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The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-12
NOTICE TO MARINERS

.Wrangen StraIt-Point Lockwood float light. reported extinguished February 26. was found relighted March 3, 1923.
 Stephens Passage-Midway Island light, reported extinguished March 1, was refighted March 4. 1923
 Stephens Passage-Favorite Chan. nel-Shelter Island light, reported ex- tinguished March l, was relighted March 5. 1923.
 Gastineau Channe1--Sheep Creek light, reported extinguished March 1, was relighted March 4, 1923. By direction of the Commissioner of Lighthouses, w. c. Dfbrell, Super. intendent.
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CANADIAN BOAT IN

The Canadian fishing boat Chris topher is in port with a cargo of 1000 pounds of halibut. The cargo was taken by the Juneau Cold Stor- age Company.
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STEAMER MOVEMENTS
.orthbound

 PRINCESS MARY due to arrive tomorrow night JEFFERSON due to arrive here next Thursday.
 Scheduled Sailings ESTEBETH will leave for Skagway at Il o'clock tonight. MAIL BOAT GEORGE, JR., sails for Petersburg and way ports next Saturday noon. ADMIRAL WATSON scheduled to sail from Seattle March 15. ALAMEDA scheduled to sail from Seattle March IT.
 Southbound ADMIRAL ROGERS scheduled South late tomorrow night. NORTHWESTERN due south bound about March IT.
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SALESMAN WANTED

Very attractive Silk Lingerie line of 100 numbers suitable for side line with ladies garment or piece goods. Give references, etc, first letter. MO- HAWK MANUFACTURING COM PANY, 307 Third Ave, So., Seattle, Washington.
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The Alaska Steamship Company freighter Odun, formerly the Medon, Is scheduled to leave Seattle March IT. according to advices received by Lccal Agent Howell. The freighter will make the regular ports of call along the coast.
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FOR RENT-Apartments

FOR RENT-Cozy and comfort able furnished modern apartments for housekeeping or single rooms; all newly tinted and renovated throughout; baths and phone serv- ice; all outside rooms. Rates from $10 up.
 JUNEAU and SEAVIEW
 APARTMENTS. Phone 286.
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Tides Tomorrow

Furniture moved and stored. Heavy hauling done. Phone AS. Ju- neau Transfer. adv.
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FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Frame' Taxicab, Bus and Transfer Service. at Cordova, Alaska. One nearly new Chevrolet Sedan, one twelve passenger Ford. worm drive truck with an all inclos- ed body. We'll advertised. Established at Cordova five years A three-room furnished cabin and garage goes with outfit. Good reason for selling. A bargain and a money maker for someone Anyone interested look me up when the Alameda is in Juneau on about March 20th. c. C. FRAME.
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WANTED

TUTORING in English and Latin Phone 4003.
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FOR RENT - 4 room apartment, newly renovated. Nice, large, cheer full rooms suitable for small family. $500 per month. Juneau Apart ments. Phone 2S6.
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FOR SALE = Medium sized roll top deck. Price s15.00. Phone 143.
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FOR RENT

FOR RENT House for rent, z rooms and bath. Apply Nugget Shop.
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FOR SALE-50 horsepower boiler, 2 retorts, expansion box, seamer, chlnk. all is new equipment and has never been set up. Phone 4621 or P. 0. Box 131 Juneau.
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FOR RENT-F'urnishe room and bath. Use of piano. Mrs. H. P. Hansen, opposite Governors Man sion.
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FOR SALE Modern house; rooms with bath. Apply to Charles Goldste ein.
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WALL BOARD - Write for sam pr. of Washington plaster wall- board; won't warp. won't burn. Mid. by Washington Building Products Co.,, 6851 E Marginal Way, Seattle.
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FOR SALE Four room modern house with basement; fine location; furnished or unfurnished. Inquire Empire or Phone 3024.
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FOR SALE OR RENT = Fairly modern 2 room flat. Apply Chas. Goldstein.
, 1923-02-11
TO IRRICATE
LARGE TRACT OF LAND
Butte Reservoirs; Waters of Wind River to Be
Turned Into Wyoming Canal by Diversion Dam.

The Riverton Project. Wyoming,
will irrigate a tract north Of Wind
River and west OF the Big Horn river
lying within the cedeG portion of the
Wind River Indian reservation. con
shutting the major part of what was
formerly known as the Wyoming
project.
Storage will be provided at Bull
Lake and Pilot Butte reservoirs. The
total capacity of these reservoirs will
not be less than l45 900 aCre.feet. As
the project is entitled to n consider
able portion of the natural flow Of
Wind River, the construction of these
reservoirs viii not be undertaken I'M
til the construction of the distribu-
ton system is well under way.
The irrigable area will exceed 1OO,-
600 acres of which about 80 per cent
is in private ownership, the remain
der being vacan public land which
will be opened for homestead entry
with n ninety day preference to cX,
service men, when water Is available.
The soil ranges from n sandy loan to
n clay loan and is fairly heavy on
the average. Soil and climatic condl,
tons are well suited for the produC.
ton of alfalfa, cereals, potatoes,
sugar beets, and other vegetables,
Subsurface conditions are such that
Il considerable portion of the project
will require protection from seepage
and It is intended to construct the
necessary drainage system as n part
Of the irrigation system. 1t is also in,
tended to recover the waste and seep.
age water coming from the upper por
ton Of the project and apply 1t t.
the lower lanes OF the project.
The waters Of Wind River will be
diverted into the wyoming Canal al
Il point about So miles above River
, 1923-02-11

ton by n concrete structure known
as the Wind River Diversion Dam.
he construction OF this dam was
begun in the fall of 1921. The head
works, s.uiceway, loGway and about
40 rer cent of the weir were COM
pleted on October 81, 1922 and 1t Is
expected that tina entire structure
will be completed about December 81,
1929.
Tho first nine and one-quarter
miles of the Wyoming Canal will have
n capacity of 1900 second feet. The
water depth Is ten feet and the bot
tom width in earth is Go feet. About
three and one.half miles of this can
al lie along Il steep bank and will re-
quiro lining with reinforced concrete
where the bottom width will be 10
feet. The excavation of this canal
mas been practically completed for a
distance of ten and one.half miles.
The excavation for the outlet of tho
Pilot Butte reservoir has also been
completed.
Future proErass will depend on APP
preparations available and on the gem
eral industrial situation. 1t is plann-
cd in 1929 to complete the Wyoming
Canal to nine and one-quarter miles,
including three and one-half miles of
concrete lining. several large cross
drainage structures and bridges and
tho outlet into the Pilot Butte Reser-
voir also to build the outlet works
for this reservoir so that water may
be passed through when desired.
The Midvale Irrigation district, GOV.
erIng private land and tie adjoining
public land. has been organized in Or
der to take advantage Of the Smith
act IN cooperation with the United
States for the construt ton of the
project.
, 1923-02-11

coal and railroad strikes, which
occupied about four months of our
time said Commissioner Roach.
Charges on which the $50 arrests
were made included violations OF pro
hibition laws, gambling, narcotics. car
thefts, prostitution. drunk and disor-
derby, assault and battery, assault
with intent to kill, burglary. unlaw.
possession of firearms, imperson-
atlng an officer. violations Of game
laws. bunco game, obtaining money
under false pretenses, check raising.
wife desertion, wife beating. Mann
act, hiding criminals, conducting house
of i'll fame, first degree murder, cat
tie stealing, sheep stealing, peddling
beef without license, petit larceny,
grand larceny, violation of motor We
hicle law. horse stealing. shop lifting,
rape and apprehension of escaped
criminals.
Since the early part of September
operatives of the department have
been bus'ly engaged in range work..
, 1923-02-11

InSs is the Teton hotel. a four-story
structure equipped according to the
best standards of modern hotels. It
reflects great credit on the aggres-
s~iveness of the men Of the city who
succeeded in putting it over. A hun
bred and fifty citizens of RIverton
own stock in it.,
The Masonic temple is well describ-
ed as n beautiful three-story building
of light colored pressed brick and
mined with white terra Gotta.
The Acme theater building is one
of the finest in the state. 1t has been
deliberately designed both from the
standpoint Of artistry and conven-
fence.
Two banks show evidence of River
toms financial stability.
Riverton looks toward greater
growth than ever, coming from a
steady and consistent. ueod for new
buildings and new outlets for re-
sources.
, 1923-02-11
NOTED FOR WIDE AND
Y FARM L
Fremont County Town Is Located in Heart Of an I'm
charted Oil Basin, Close to Bank Of River, Down
Which Ties from Forest Reserve Are Hoated.

Surrounded by vast areas Of farm
ing land. located in the heart Of an
uncharted oil basin, handling the
products of a national forest reserve,
and with an eye ever toward the flu
turo, Rtverton lies within three slices
Of q triangle formed by mountain
n and continues a steady
growth with rich possibilities before
It of becoming the metropolis of Ere
mont county.
RIverton is located on the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad. rs miles
from the terminus at Lander. 1t is
close to the bank of Wind river it.
self. down which each year are float
ed thousands Of ties and logs which
are "pIckled" at a plant located in
this city. Three mountain ranges
the Wind River mountains to the
Nstward, the Owl Creek range on
the north and east Inc the Sweet
water divide on the south. form nat
ural barriers to storm-bearing wines
and help toward the general attract
iveness and pro~ductiveness Of the eli
mats here.
RIverton is noted for its wide and
level valleys. When the Riverton
project is completed 10000 acres of
this land adjacent to Riverton will
be put under irrigation and will bios
som forth as one Of the leading farm.
ing communities of the western
states. At the present time there are
at least 10000 acres close to the city
which are under irrigation and which
are producing valuable crops IN the
way of sugar beets, potatoes and gar
, 1923-02-11
Law Enforcement Carried .
Into All Sections of State

Activities OF the Wyoming Law En-,
70, cement department, created by the
i st session OF the Legislature, are
carried :rto every county of the state
and total arrests between. April l and
December 81, 1929. numbered $50.
County o,!.cnrs have thus received
material assistance in enforcing ;he
laws, particularly those relating to
prohibition.
The department has made speciaI
Investigations into 81 crimes in the
various parts of the state. One of the
important criminal cases the depar..
ment is now trying to solve involves
the cattle rustling in Platte county.
Two hundred f~ifty.three and one.
rnllons OF moonshlne whisky
, 1923-02-11

den truck. Sugar beets are the most
profitable of all crops raised in this
community.
Sheep and cattle raising is a profit.
able industry surrounding Riverton,
and has succeeded in making some
of those who have entered into it
wealthy.
Oil is also a big feature of this part
of the country. Production of oil on
a commercial scale in thi section has
been going OF for fifteen years. The
Sand Draw and the Pilot Butte fields
are known producers while there are
yet other fields to be tested. There
is stH possibility hat the Shelton
dome which disappointed many inter-
esed parties because of the drillers
having struck water, may yet prove
a valuable asset. The Producers &
Refiners' corporation has a gas alb
sorption plant located at Riverton
which adds one more industry of i'm
portance to the community. Natural
gas is piped from Sand Draw field.
Riverton has a well organized
group of business men who compose
the Riverton Chamber of Commerce.
This organization works enthusiastic
ally for the general advancement Of
the community.
The city has an efficient school sys-
TEN. The full grade school and high
school courses ire given. The high
school is accredited and admits of
entrance TO the best universities A
new 500 900 building for this insti.
tuition was completed fer occupancy
during the early par OF 1922.
One of Riverton's several fine build.
, 1923-02-11

were conf seated by the department,
"a stills were taken in raids, 80 gal.
Ions of bonded whisky were confis-
Gated. Various ads resulted in the
seizure of $500 gallons of "dago red"
1900 quarts of home brew and 5000
gallons of mash.
the department is prosecuting. Tween
ty-five !nJunctions and Is penitentiary
sentences have been secured.
The counties in which the law en-.
forcing department aided local off,
Gals collected SIS, G56.5O in fines and
forfeits. --
1.-THE departments entire force as.
sisted local police off GERS in the re.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-24
$500 Members of
Order Here for
Big Ceremonial
ny WANDA yoN KETTLER

This ~ Campfire day IN seattle.
Two thousand. five hundred Seat
tie Campfire Girls. guardians and
firefiies hava laid claim 10 tho city
and welcomed TO II tho sisters In
Campfire from Bremerton. Charles
ton. Kirkiand-prneticaily from all
Northwestern Washington.
Today they celebrate the nth
birthday or the National Campfire
organization and the fourth birthday
OF the local. Four years ago Seat
ties girls organized with something
like 100 members. To-day well. as
said. $500 Indian maids. their guar.
dams and little sister "fIreflIos" have
laid claim 20 tho city.
This afternoon reception ls to be
held for all the girls at "Lohequa. I"
the local headquarters OF Campfire.
IN the Arcade building.
Tonight the public IL TO gather
with the bead and feather.wcarlng
maids about the grand council fire.
nj the Armory The public will OBJ
serve from the outskirts, while the
buglcrs will call to the center Of the
hall the many color.bearors, torch
bearers. firemakers. wood gatherers
and new members. The fireflies will
skip in TO soft music. The Camp.
fire pledge will be repeated
Much music. including the Camp.
fire song. "Taho." sung by tho
torch. beearers and the local song.
we Are the Maids OF Seattle" sung
by tho entire Seattle group, win be
featured.
Local Boy Scouts will be on hand
10 favor the audience with their
song. America. the Beautiful"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-24
HOLD JAP FOR
BOYS DEATH /!
Find Blood on Wheel of Car
He Drove

Suspected OF driving the auto
which ran down and killed G.year.old
Norris Delanc, GLE sixth ave, at
Fifth ave. and Cherry ST., Tuesday.
II, Ito, 2i4S Day ST., Japanese mer-
chant, was arrested Saturday noon
by Traffic Patrolmen II. A. Pierce
and o, *. Holschumaker,
Ito was Immediately taken be-
fore several witnesses to the nccl.
dent in an effort to Identify him rs
the driver. He was arrested after q
rigorous police search directed by
+, c, Fuqua. head OF the traffic bu.
reau. Ito, when arrested, told
Fuqun that he had been driving the
car Tuesday, but denied having had
an accident,
Blood spots We're found on the left
rear wheel, according to Fuqun,
making n strong chain OF clrcum.
stances against him. together With
the fact that he was identified. by
the license number OF his Chalmers
auto. What action will be taken
against Ito has not been decided
upon, according TO the police and the
coroner,
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-24
port OFFERS
FLOOR SPACE
TO CHAMBER
Return Good for
Evil; Can U S e
Building for
Exposition

The annual exposition OF the Pa
oinc Northwest Merchants conyen-
ton will be held next July IN the
Bell r. terminal. as usual.
This was definitely assured satur-
day when tho port commissioners
dispatched a letter 10 tho Chamber
OF Commerce and Y. Rex Smith. gen
eral chairman OF the exposition COM
mittee. announcing that the terminal
which is owned by the port, and
which r. the only site IN Seattle suit
able for the would be placed
at their dinpoSal.
The letter got AZ rest fears enter
tanned by the chamber that It's re-
cent efforts TO obstruct development
Of the port would make II impossible
for the show 90 be held this year.
The view had been expressed that
the port commissioners would refuse
TO turn over their property TO the
organization that has been fighting
their plan to acquire the old Skinner
& Eddy shipyard site
The commissioners. owevcr.
proved that they were willing to
subordinate any personal feelings TO
their desire 20 cooperate with the
business men Of Seattle in advancing
the general interests Of the commun-
ity.
1T has always been the policy and
always wifi be the policy OF tho port
commission 20 cooperate in every
way with the business men OF the
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BERNHARDT
ANSWERING
DEATH CALL
Close of Renowned
Career Is Near;
Relatives Weep
at Her Bedside
ny WEBB MILLER

PARIS. March s4-Mme. Sarah
Bernharas Is slowly sinking. and 1, Is
feared the end Is near.
But as the worlds greatest actress.
and, indeed. one OF tho worlds great.
est women. steadily glldes from tho
wings OF life toward the great stage
OF the invisible tomorrow. the voices
OF her immortal Camille" and her
never.to.be.forgotten "L'AIglon" are
calling.
Relatives aud other members OF
the household were gathered al the
bedside OF Bcrnhardt this afternoon.
Her doctors fear She win not live out
the night During the day the great.
est actress became deiirious. and IA
those who loved her stood weeping
near by. they heard Bcrnharit. per-
haps for the last time. in the roles
which brought the world 20 her feet.
In her delirium. the great actress
imagined herself again on IN. stage
While her body was slowly perlshIng.
her soul spoke. she rccited. In the
voice which kings. princes and the
people OF the world had acclaimed.
the dramatic roles OF the days when
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WOULD CHECK
SORE THROATS

"A preventive measure TO
check any possible epidemic OF malsx-
nant sore throat in Seattle such n.
has been prevalent in other cities.
DR. Hiram ". Read Is preparing an
ordinance requiring that all milk sold
IL the city must be pasteurizod.
In Portland IS deaths resulting
from tho sore throat epidemic were
traced back TO raw milk. Dr. Read
says paSteurixation would destroy
all the harmful bacsIii in the milk.
but would not inJure the milk in any
way. he claims,
Dr.. Read says tina, his ordinance
win probably he introduced by coun-
clwoman Bertha Laudes. altho other
members OF that body are interested
In hts plan.
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EXPECT PROBE
OF WEATHER

In an apparent effort TO improve
on Seattle weather, and TO straight
en- out some Of tho erroneous snow
storms and cloudbursts that have
been predicted by George Salisbury.
local weather prophet, II. u. Calvert
chief OF tho forecast division of the
United states weather bureau. viii
arrive In Seattle April 1. lie is now
ia Denver arranging for better
weather for Colorado people.
Salisbury said Saturday he did not
know what the object OF Cnlverts
visit rs, but he intlmated II might
hive something TO do with tho re-
cent controversy between Seattle and
san Francifco over who should fore
cast the weather for Seattle
when Calvert has fixed things up
here. maybe II VIII no longer be
necessary for scatlciies TO don rub
Dor boots when sunshine IL predicted,
ard unlimbcr straw hats when tho
forecast Is cloudburst. More
power TO Calvert
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-24
WALL OF WATER
MENACES TOWNS
Iowa Flood Peril Continues
to Grow

SIOUX CITY. Iowa. March "a
Flood waters backed up from the
Missouri river by huge Ice jam COW
cred lowlands in Sioux City during
the night.
Residents abandoned their homes
In the early hours today. fleeing be-
fore the advancing waters.
Tho stream continued to rise,
backing up waters In the Floyd
river, and a rise OF another foot will
submerge nearly 40 blocks In one
residential district. The river rose
two feet in the six hours ending at
z n IN.
A sharp rise in temperature
brought n new menace TO villages
and farms below the huge ice gorge,
now extending 10 miles down the
Missouri. The Ice by melting rapid
ly would release a great wall OF
water. Preparations were made to
warn villages for so miles down the
river when the Ice dam does go out,
Dwellcrs in the lowlands are ready
to flee to high ground.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1923-03-24
Army Air Hero to
Visit Sound Forts

Maj. Gen. ~ NJ. Patrick, chief OF
the United States army service, who
is touring the country. inspecting
army camps and air service bases.
will arrive in Seattle between April
% and 80. it was announced at the
Chamber of Commerce saturday.
Gen. Patrick will include Camp
Lewis. Sand Point and Fort Lawton
in his tour.
He has an enviable war record.
having won the d. S. NJ. in the world
war while commanding a division in
France. He is also commander OF
the Legion of Honor and of the Or
der of the Crown of Belgium.
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COL. BRADEN'S
WIFE MISSING

SAN FRANCISCO, March "a.
Search for Mrs. u, A. Bradcn. wife
Of Col L. A. Bradcn. U. S. A..
retired. was In progress today,
friends of Col and Mrs. Buden
aiding police squad assigned to
the search
Col. Dradcn reported TO officers
that Mrs. Brudcn dropped from
sight Wednesday afternoon when
she left her home for stroll in
Golden Gate park.
Fear either that she met with
violence or that she suffered some
form of mental lapse, was cx,
pressed
Reports that Mrs. Bradcn had
been kidnapped and wos being held
for ransom were discrcditod by pc,
lice.
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DEMAND ACTION
IN SUGAR STEAL
American Public Gouged
S15,000,000 Monthly
by WILLIAM j. LOsH

WASHINGTON. March 74--The
department OF justice enrly next
week is expected 10 reach de.
cision as TO whether the federal
government can prosecute specula.
tors who arc charged with gouging
the American people out OF SIS. 0oo..
600 n month by boosting sugar
PRICES.
4 comprehensive investigation OF
manipulations on tho sugar market
during the last six weeks which
have resulted in an increase of
about as per cent in the price the
housewife must pay is being mnde
by the department. according TO A.
r. Seymour. acting attorney general.
In It's inquiry tho justice depart.
ment Is being assisted by the dc.
par,ment OF commerce. Z.
The department is interested In
determining whether any artificial
shortage has been purposcly Great.
cd in the supply OF sugar shipped
to the markets of the United States
and whether any other arbitrary in
terfevncc is affecting the price,"
Seymour said.
Pending the result OF the inqulr.
les by tho departments OF justice
and commerce. no investigation viii
be made by the federal trade com.
mission.
Meanwhile, the Peoples Legisla.
tive service, with the backing OF
congressional progressives, is con.
tinuing to demand prompt action
OF definite character by tho fed.
eral government.
Basil Manly, head OF the orsaniza.
ton. declared that nothing less than
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