Coming—300,000 Ft.
Cargo to Arrive
About April
7th
Remember, This is the class
of stock we have the rep
utation of handling
A COMPLETE LINE OF BUILDERS’ SUPPLIES,
SASH, DOORS, BUILDING PAPER, ETC.
McNally & Maitland
CONGRESSMEN
NOT COMING
TO SEEOOftD
WASHINGTON, March 20.—No
large and interesting group of sena
tors and representatives, making up a
joint congressional committee, will
journey to the Pacific Northwest this
summer to view work on the govern
ment railroad in Alaska. That is, it
will not unless congress makes some
law authorizing such a trip of inspec
tion at the extra session, and also not
unless congress gets through with that
special session and adjourns before au
tumn. Legislation to provide for the
expenses of such an inspecting com
mit was carried in the sundry civil bill,
which was one of the big bills which
failed of passage. The provision was
that the money should be taken out of
the appropriation for the railroad’s
construction.
Secretary Lane Favors the Trip.
Secretary Lane heartily favored the
' idea. While, of course, he does not say
iso, he thinks congressmen and sen
| ators will stand a lot of educating
\ about Alaska and the railroad. The
I fact that congressional cpmmittees
| frequently visited the Panama canal
i notoriously was a large factor in the
i canal receiving so much generous at
tention from congress.
When the session adjourned without
passing the sundry civil bill, Secretary
Lane put up to the comptroller of the
treasury the question as to whether,
without special legislation and under
the broad terms of the Alaska railway
act, a committee of congress could be
sent to Alaska to inspect the work, ex
penses to be borne out of the railway
appropriation. Comptroller Warwick
has just ruled in the negative. He
; holds that congress has indicated, by
putting special legislation into the de
ceased sundry civil bill on the subject,
that the existing legislation does not
admit of the proposed expenditure.
So no trip of inspection.
Wants to Shift the Burden.
Secretary Baker, of the war depart
: ment, has initiated a movement to put
| under the department of the interior
! and, presumably, the Alaskan Kngi
; neering Commission, the work of con
structing roads and trails in Alaska.
That work is now carried on by the
rauai
WE HAVE
A Complete Stock
OF TOBACCOS, CONFECTIONERY AND
EVERY KIND OF CHEWING GUM.
(Wholesale Only)
OUT OF TOWN ORDERS GIVEN PROMPT
ATTENTION.
J. H. LEVY
G. and P. Building - - - Fourth Ave. Bet. C and D
Alaska Road Commission, consisting
of three army officers, with Col. W. P.
Richardson at the head. Secretary
ker has found that his departmen
has to fight the battles of Alaska each
1 session in order to get money to carry
on the work, and that it also has to be
alert to the curious and mixed politics
of the territory if it wants to get the
appropriations through congress. The
I secretary, having many other fights
on his hands, is not pleased with the
; situation. Hence he wrote recently to
Secretary Lane, of the department of
the interior, pointing out that at the
time the law establishing the Alaska
Road Commission was enacted the mil
itary arm of the government was the
only one equipped to carry on such
; work, but that conditions have now
changed. He asked if Secretary Lane
would favor a transfer of the road and
trail work to the interior department.
Will Require .Special Legislation.
Secretary Lane replied that he
would be willing, but he pointed out
that the road commission was estab
lished by law in the war department,
and that to accomplish the change new
legislation would have to be secured,
and he suggested that the initiative in
securing that legislation should come
from the war department.
Secretary Baker has not made any
reply so far to the suggestion. He
has a lot of preparedness legislation
in his mind right now, and may not
want to take on any new legislative
burdens for the coming session any
how.
_
C Me Felix bought the entire line
of Gent’s furnishings from Frank
Cotter. Among those goods are the
finest line of silk and sport shirts. Fe
lix Brown & Co. 638
Kitak Show Case Co.
Furniture, Cabinets.
Bank and Office Fixtures
Made To Order
Kiln Dried & Seasoned Lumber
Factory Opposite White House
IT THE EMPRESS
FAMOUS ARTIST’S MODEL
IN A PICTURE 'OF
AMAZING BEAUTY.
“'.Shall the famous painting* of
women anfl men in the nude be dis
played in art store windows, art gal
leries, public libraries, etc., and the
famous poses of nude women in mo
tion pictures be barred?” was asked
of Ted Shawn, the husband and danc
ing partner of Ruth St. Denis. His
reply was. “ Athletic dances will be
interpreted iif the nude by dancers
on the American stage in less than
ten years.” The American Film com
pany evidently believes that it is un
necessary to wait ten years, and an
swers the same question by present
ing to the unbiased mind the world
over, Audrey Munson, the famous ar
tist's model, in the nude in a seven
reel picture entitled “PURITY.” Miss
Munson, however, does not appear in
the nude throughout the entire pic
ture. On the contrary, she appears
I in various scenes in nature’s original
garments; again in the simple diaph
i anous garb of Ancient Greece; and
' yet again, in the dress of modern
j times; and through it all she displays
t a subte artistry that is indeed re
freshing. Her winning sweetness, her
nobility of mien, her superb grace
; and finished acting are "never to be
forgotten optical delights.” In the
picture her poses in the sculptor’s
studio, and again in the Garden Fete
are the work of true artistry, and
have won Unstinted praise and sincere
admiration of the thousands who have
been so fortunate to see her.
The picture is one that is admired
I for its amazing beauty, and its pow
erful arraignment of mawkish prud
ery; stinging in its rebuke of false
I social customs, and a picture that will
strip your mind and heart of all de
ceptive ideals and leave in its place
this golden thought: “Nature un
adorned, is essentially pure and beau
j tiful.
“PURITY,” together with Pathe
News of world-wide current events
will be presented at the Empress the
' atre this Thursday and Friday, April
6 and 7. A combination worth four
times the regular admission fee, yet
there will be no advance in price.
However, twenty-five cents will be
the admission price for adults and for
children. The commencement hour
for Thursday and Friday is changed,
The shows beginning at 7:lo and
It; 16. 746
WIZARD OF KLONDIKE
IN OTHER WORLD
DAWSON, March 9.—Del Adelphi,
once well known showman of Dawson,
died in Tennessee a few days ago.
Oldtime Klondikers will recall Del
Adelphi, an adept in ledgermain, who
astonished the denizens of the realm
in early days in his performances at
the Auditorium and other local show
houses. On one occasion he made a
, visit to Moosehide and had the In
dians gather around him. He called
tor some raw potatoes, and told them
he would show them what could be
found in their spuds. The Indians
brought forth a dozen or so. From
every one of which Adelphia cut open
he extracted a fine bright silver dol
lar. After Adelphi departed the In
dians brought forth from their win
ter caches their entire supply of spuds
and got busy in every cabin. They
cut open sack after sack of the Irish
life preservers in breathess sus
pense but did not find one coin. They
put Adelphi down as; a wizard and a
bad medicine man and always looked
on him askance when they visited
the garish metropolis of those sinful
days.
NOTICE.
The Auditorium of the Labor Tem
ple may be rented for social affairs
and entertainments, also club rooms
and offices on the upper floor. Call on
the secretary or phone for particu
lars. 512
Postage stamps we have. Robarts.
Dancing will be continuous at the
Spring Carnival, Labor Temple, April
4, 5, 6 and 7. 701
LUMBER FDR
Bids for 5,000,000 feet of lumber for1
the Anchorage division of the govern- j
ment railroad in Alaska will be called;
for shortly by C. K. Dole, purchasing
agent for the Alaskan Engineering
Commission. The order will replace the
recent call for 12,000,000 feet for the
same division.
March 10 bids on the original order
for 12,000,000 feet were opened, with a
number of Portland, Seattle, Tacoma ;
and Everett firms submitting tender .
The prices ranged from $175,000 lov.
to $200,000 high. Instead of making
an afvard, the call will be re-adver
tised and circulars issued for the
smaller amount of material. Mr. Dole
said yesterday that 5,000,000 feet
would suffice.
The original order called for free
alongside ship, ports of origin, but the
terms of the new call have not yet <
been determined. It is likely, how
ever, that they will be the same, and
the Columbia Barge company and the'
transport Crook will handle the bulk
of the shipments.
I l l IM'HORAliE SHOW
JUST WHAT IT ( AN DO
Thr golden opportunity for the An
chorage Chamber of Commerce to!
spread itself is at hand. Opportunity,
in the guise of the Alaska bureau, is
knocking at the door of Anchorage
and asking for admittance.
Two hundred and fifty members of
the Alaska bureau, composed of rep
resentative business and professional |
men, are coming to Anchorage July:
18th and according to the itinerary j
will remain in Anchorage until the
night of the lbth. Arrangement have!
been perfected to this end and it is up!
to Anchorage to do her part and she I
will do it.
As the representative body of the
entire citizenship the Chamber of
Commerce has started the ball rolling!
and will work in conjunction with the !
various organizations and further ex
pect Anchorage as a whole, regard
less of politics, factions or creed, to •
affiliate in the movement to make the
: occasion a success. The matter of en
i tertainment was discusser) at the
meeting of the executive board last
night but final action was held over
until next week when the newly elect- t
j ed executive board and officers will !
> take office.
All night service. North Pole Bak-j
ery. 71(5
Ten cents is the most you can spend
(at one time) at the Spring Carnival.1
Labor Temple, April 4, r>, 6 and 7. 701
War News
Rumors and facts at Petersen’s. 444
Watch A. L. U. space. Something i
brewing. 548
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Open all night, the North Pole ifak- I
ery. 716 I
Inlet Soda Works
W. A. TAYLOR, Proprietor
Manufacturers of all kinds of
MINERAL WATERS, SODA
CIDER, SYRUPS.
AGENTS FOR GRAPE JUICE j
Anchorage - - Alaska ;
WOOD COAL!
YUKON TRANSFER CO.
General Expressing.
F. A. ACKLES Phone 89-R
740 Fourth St.
CHOVIN SUPPLY
5th and C.
Carries Everything in Electri
cal Supplies and Fixtures
to make a happy Home
Agent for
FRISCO STANDARD
GAS ENGINES.
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Tony's Cafe
OPPOSITE EMPRESS
t THEATRE.
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| —NEWLY REMODELED
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FOR SALE
CRESCENT
HOTEL
COR FOURTH AND C.
ALSO 24 x 130 FEET
ADJOINING HOTEL.
SEE OWNERS
F. W. Redwood & Co.
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Tex Jones
K. C. Jeffery
The Panhandle
1 C I c; A R s
C AN DIES
T O R A C C’ O S
FRFIT ^
N U T S
1th AVE. NEAR C STREET
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§ 5th. near G. Anchorage
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Taxi and Transfer
CITV AUTO SERVICE
PHONE 89-R
LAUNCHES FOR (HARTER
Office: Nest to Labor Temple
FRATERNAL ORDERS.
MASONS
Anchorage Masonic Club
meets first and third Thursday
in month. G.C.HAMMOND, Sec.
L. 0. 0. M. 1534
Regular meeting every Wed
nesday night at 8 o’clock,
at A. L. U. Hall.
JAS. L. CORT, Sec.
BILL S CLUB
J. T. WESTERMANN, Secy.
Meets at Club Rooms every
Tuesday evening at 8 o’clock.
EAGLES CLUB
Meets every Friday night
at the Anchor club. Lathrop
Block. C. G. GANTY, Secy.
DANISH CLUB
HAMLET
Meets Every Fridaj, 7:30 P. M.
A. P. Rasmussen, Sec’y.
EUREKA HOUSE.
NOTICE
To all Carpenters: United Broth
erhood of Carpenters and Joiners of
America, Local No. 1175 meets at the
Anchor Club rooms. 4th and H St. ev
ery Tuesday evening at 7:10 p. m.
J. S. BALDWIN. Sec.
MONEY TO LOAN
Short term loans on Real
Rstate. Bills discounted.
&. N1CHOLLS, 615 7th Ave.
Four nights of continuous merri
ment at the Spring Carnival, Labor
femple, April 4, 5, 6 and 7. 701