Highlights of the trip from Eu
gene, Oregon, to San Diego included
hot sunshine, palm trees and fruit
orchards, and a view of the large
Kern oilfields.
Misses Elizabeth Kaser and Thais
Bayers were compensated for hav
ing contracted colds when, on Mon
day, the train ran over a skunk.
GIRLS WEAR BADGES
The Daily Alasira Empire, sponsor
of the campaign with the coopera
tion of local merchants, ha# been
notified by Don Eck. tour manager
of the Northern Pacific and South
ern Pacific railroads, that all Jun
eau girls have been supplied' with
attractive Alaska badges.
Newspaper reports from Seattle
tell of the excitement created in
the Queen City by the arrival of the
seven Juneau Better Times winners.
Even the staid “Seattle Business.”
published by the Seattle Chamber,
devoted one-half column to the ar
rival of the Juneau Queen, saying in
part, “When the M. S. Northland
tomorrow docks at Pier 5, she will
have on board seven fair Good Will
representatives of Juneau, Alaska.”
The post-intelligencer, in com
menting on their arrival, said, “Sev
en lovely, lovely young ladies of Ju
eau, Alaska, started on their way to
Seattle yesterday on the good ship
Northland, and the Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce is all adither pre
paring to greet them.”
hagooiTgiven
THREE MO! NS
ABSENT I AVE
Disciplined Major General
Has Two-Hour Talk
with President
PORT EVERGLADES, Florida,
March 24.—President Roosevelt has
authorized a three months leave for
disciplined Major General Johnson
Hagwood pending decision for "fu
ture assignment to duty.”
The President and the General
conferred two hours yesterday af
ternoon as the train traveled across
Florida to this port.
Hagood was relieved of command
of the Eighth Corps for terming
WPA funds stage money before a
Congressional Committee.
