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No matter how complete your
wardrobe was when the 'season
started, most women are eager
for a few extra costumes for early
spring. Every suit represents ex
ceedinglv high value at a low
price.
ONE-THIRD OFF.
BLOUSES YOU WILL ADMIRE
The beauty of your costume is the
beauty of your blouse, and here are
the* smartest of the season reduced to
One-Fourth Off
APRON SPECIAL
A very 'special” special, for these
aprons are in all styles for both prac
tical and pretty wear and priced very
moderately.
$1.75 each.
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MEN’S BROWN SHOES
Men’s dark brown hoot-fitter calf skin shoes in Tom, Dick and Harry
styles. $3.00 a pair less than any other shoe. A snap at $7.50 a pair.
B. M. BEHRENDS Co, Inc.
FIREBOYS CLEAR
GOOD $11 FROM
MINSTREL SHOW
About $350 Cleared for the
Benefit of the Playground
Good Crowd Last Night.
Th' Juneau l'ireboys are aoout
$350 to the good. for work on th • i
(' ty Pin '■'! >ii i l un i i o< r it m i - !>.
by th ■ ) or I of tin’ minstrel n.n»w
Riven Tin-.,1 :y m l \\ .In■ ■ il ly tf'.ght -
ut tile Coliseum Th nrp, according
to tlf r nun It t; r in charge. A lira •
crowd, whir i almost i quailed th
crowd of the op-ting night, fill:-i| ill ■
theatre at tile second and la it por
• fonnani e, l ist t islit.
The curtain went up at 8 o'clock
sharp ami sonR.; and jokes were
started off with a bang, the play
ers continuing throughout the per
formance with lots of pep and clever,
playing. Several ' n w Jokes were;
introduccT and the : mg “Don’t",
was put cleverly over entirely by
little George Hall and K.ldle Spark-,
differing from th ■ Sirst performance
when liana Bqrnh Ayr cad "Dolly
Gray” pluye I In on th • song.
The show was a sneer is up to
the last fall of the car.iiH, following
the joke on the fl ipper tab!
which was not finished again, as on
the first night, on account of th-?
sudden din made by the orchestra
as end man 1,1 even was about to
say the la 1 word. The drummer did
not taint, th - noise was terrific, and
the audience is 1-d't wondering.
Tiie nine l'irchoys as on the firs!
night of the Nshowr, attended the
ticket selling and ushering, asHls.od
by the scout boys.
x Astronomers of
Sweden and U. S.
May Co-operate
STOCKHOLM. Jan. 25.—Theareti-!
cftl work by Swedish an ronotners
eltould join hands with the observa
tional work of American astron
outers, is the plea of C. V. I,. Char-1
Her, Professor Astronomy tit Lund
University, in Sweden, who lias re
quested a government appropriation
for the purpose of visiting United
* States observatories to negotiate fori
closer co-operation.
Professor Oharlier's plan fer the1
mathematical elaboration in Sweden
of astronomical observations made in'
America should prove acceptable to
astronomers on both sides', in the
opinion of scientists here, an Am
ericans, with the finest instruments,
and the best equipped observatories:
In the world, aro usually desirous
of spending every clear night at
their telescopes, while the Swedes/
naturally fond of mathematics and:
U. S. Marines Have New
Adjutant and Inspector.
Colonel Kufiu-' H. Lane has boon
iu.aiinai.vl !■> I'r idem Harding
tn bo the ih'^. Adjut iat and lu
sh c.U r-C.eneial 1.1 tin- C. S. Ma- I
rlncu. \iitli tin* rank of 'Brigadier- j
(Jenoral. Hi' j ,i nalive of Ohio
and .1 gradualo of Annapolis, |
reiving with distinction through !
tho Snaili-h Aincri, in War. Of late i
he has been reorganizing the |
tchool e\ lent in Santo lloiningo.
ihcr.n.tical w< rk. .a ■ limited in mak-j
lug observations troth by unfavor
able climate an l :lie lack of suffi
ciently well-equipped laboratories, i
I’rofei sir Charier uggests either
the Swedish astronomers come to tlie
Cnltod Slntis to make tlie calcula
tion;-', cr that they rmain at home
while tiie date i- -out over to them.
'i ho general plan i a step in the
dlreotion of s spe(ialization.
Anuing the American observatories
which are to he visited liy Professor
Chariier ate die Harvard, Lick,1
.Mount Wilson, and Albany obterva-j
lories.
Prohibition Commoners
Form Temperance Groupj
LONDON", Jan . -The mombers!
of the House <>t Commons who favor
prohibition h. Id meeting recently
and organized themselves into the
“Pariiamoptnry Tompereneo group."!
Mrs. Wlntring!. ni was appointed
io act vs chairina i of the group;
Phillip Snowden and Lady Astor as
vice-chairmen, and Isaac Foot as sec- i
rotary. They have not adopted a |
Program for tho present session of
Parliament, but it ia understood that
hey will do so for the next session.
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PORTUGAL TURNS
EYES ON AFRICA
Sensation Is Caused by Inter
view Given by Admiral
ol Portugal.
LISBON, Jan. 25. — Portugal is
threatened with the possible loss of
her important African colonial pos
sessions, according to Admiral Leote
do Rego, who has caused something
of a s on sat Ion by giving an inter
view to the Diario de Lisboa, In
which be declares that Moztmblque,
on tho cast coast, and Angola, on
the west coast of Africa, may be In
vaded by troops of the South Af
rican Union.
"Tho union intends to obtain pos
session of these territories by fair
means or foul,” the admiral de
clares. “It Is time that jho people
of Portugal know the truth. They
should prepare to defend their in
terests before it is too late. It is
reported.” the admiral continues,
“that General Smuts is concentrat
ing troops on tho frontiers, and that
ho means business. Portugal, de
prived of these possessions, will be
without a place among the nations
of i lie world, for her colonial hold
lugs constitute her Importance.”
Til • press is demanding that the
government inform the people as tc
mii t really is transpiring, alleging
at the same time that all questions
raises! in Parliament on this subject
are* dismissed with vaguo and un
satisfactory answers.
VETERANS PASSING AWAY
MANILA. p. i„ Jan. 25.—Veterans
of tlm American Civil War, resident
in the iPhilippin > Islands, have been
reduced in numbers until only one
remains. Up to a few weeks ago
there were throe hero, but today
Kbenezor Cook, S5, formerly of Port
land, Ore., is tho only representative
of tho Crand Army of the Republic
in the islands.
C. C. Goodfellow, a veteran, died
at Cavite a week ago, and recently
another veteran, William Thomas,
loft for the United States on a visit,
loavink Cook the sole surviving G.
A. R. member in the Philippines.
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SECOND REED IS IN
• SPEAKER'S CHAIR AT
OLYMPIA LEGISLATURE
TACOMA, Jan. 25.—Kleotion of
Mark R. Reed, of Shelton, as speak*
tr of tiie lower House of tile present
IVashington State Legislature re
reshes the memories of the “old
imers" In the state. The father or
Ho present speaker. Thomas Reed,
vas tho speaker of the House in
he first territorial legislature more
bun sixty years aga
for engraved or printed calling
mrda see The Empire,
EX-NEWSBOYS HEAD $208,000,000 COMBINE.
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r Qvi? iis-ul MkixttV van- SxxAitriitg'e.ti,.
'I'die consolidation of live large railroad systems into one oi
the largest systems cast of the M i sippl River lias brought into
the public eye the two brothers head'll'.i; the combine-.Oris I’, and
.Mantis J. Van Swerinncr, oi ('lev land. Ohio, two practically un
heard-of financiers, They obtained a common school education in
Geneva, Oiiio. bore later they sold new papers for living. G
to Cleveland 2d year,-' ago, they entered the real estate business in.
a small way, and it was not until they interested capitalists in the
purchase of a lame tract of land near Cleveland that they began
to attract attention. N'ow their interests operate and control the
New York, Chicago & 8. Loui , the Toledo, St. Louis & Southwest
ern, I he Lake Krie a Western, tic Fort Wayne, Cincinnati & Louis
ville and (be ( iileapro & Slat- Line railroads, all of which they
have consolidate I into one syn. nn
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SAYS TOO MUCH PROSPERITY
LEADING TO DEGENERATION
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STOCKHOLM. Ja:;. 25. Trosper
j ity Ls a bail thins for a rai- i lut'iiuw
; it is one of tile first stops toward
degeneration, is the opinion of I’ro
, feasor Herman Lundborg, head of liie
Ittice Biological Institute ;ut l-p
j sala, Swedjyi, and well known for
I his Investigations inlo eugenics and
| racial biology. Prosperity brings
I with it the gradual elimination of
the good old middle class, the profes
j sor declared In a repent address on
! this subject, and this in any country
Is a sure Sign of decay. “There is
! gra ve doubt,” the speaker continued,
j “whether a people really Ruins and
! profit when millions of money begin
i to pour into the country. Experi
ence, post as wo!! as present, hows
that when wealth is suddenly in
creased it brings endless new needs
Luxuries are demanded, las-utud ;
sets In, and lilts inters at in work
and production falls off. Women
begin to avoid maternity. All o!
these processes, beginning in the
middle anil upper das gradually
work downward and in time destroy
the race. Thus they are as much
menace to a oounlry as a powerful
political enemy.”
The professor approves of birth
oorttrol, h xwevor, especially among
the less desirable elements of a coun
try’s population, and he believes that
the rcprodin" n of a race should be
Mnfttod, as far as possible, to those
wiio are “w 11-born," He is stoutly
opposed to the lrtixting of races, and
gives tills as one of the reasons why
papulations in larger cities tend to
degenerate, . xcept in so far as ra
cially repb nislied from the country
districts.
“Europe is decaying, not only ns
a result of political cataclysms, bill
also because of a misconception of
racial hygiene, and a failure to coun
teract the for h of degeneration. A
strong middle claws is net-css iry for
the racial health of a people. In
creasing industry and trade make it
possible to tv. 1 a larger population,
but at tile stime brings about a
serious clvanac in the structure of
society. Tin- old middle ejass de
cays and finally disappears. A n ,v
nvi'ddle class jg formed, to be sure.
but it is of poorer substance. Mean-1;
while there is numerical gain in lx>th !
tiif upper 1,111 tiio lower classes, os-!
pociatly the latter. In time the
working cla-s's becomes the largest, |
an’rt underneath this t ames a layer of i
human trash.”
TO CUT IT OUT!
NEW YORK, J.m. 25.—A btwz
sow, two axes, a ermvlr.tr and 1
numerous and sundry nails and
hammers were held In readi
ness today for tint: of the most 1
: unusual surgieal operations In |
olcphiiat history.
lit will not he a gland opera
1 'ion. bora lire "Hattie” is only
| 35 ye,ai s old—a mere infant, 1
p tihydormicnll.v speaking,
i "Jtfl!” Snyder, veu-Hnarian
] emeritus’ of the C>nth.l 'Park
Zoo, has been summoned here
to s-ive the giant elephant's
j life.
1 Hattie is said to be suffering !
from a disease, anil an operation
I ha hern declared necessary.
I FiiSiy gallons of chloroform [
will be necessary to anaesthetize j
| Ha'tftfe.
to--.——-*
DIG SMOKE PROMISES
EIRE ONLY IN STOVE
Half the people in .Jttnaau turned
out in about ten minutes fiiit after
no n to view the outcome of a thick
moke screen which poured from the
Orotto building, Front Street, at 3
o'clock. When the smoke was first
a the fire alarm was turned In
and a few seconds lalor the ''fire
boys were on the scene. The smoke
grew denser and the onlookers thick
- and appearances were that the
entire building was afire. With all
the excitement no flames could br-|
' ecu and after Chief Gray bad spent I
i few minutes inside the building
it v, 's annnout ml the promised flro!
would net be, as tho smoke eatne
from the stove pipe, which had fallen
down and the only fire in the build
ing was in the stove.
Weather Conditions As Recorded by
Weather Bureau.*
the U. S.
Forecast for Juneau and vicinity for 24 hours beginning1 8 p.
1 Snow flurries tonight and probably Friday; not much change
attire; gentle variable winds.
LOCAL uATA
Barora. Temp. Humidity Wind Velocity
29.57 35 83 SE 9
29.60 31 89 E 2
29.61 31 86 S 5
CABLE AND RADIO REPORTS
I TODAV
i 8 p. m. yest'y
8 a. m. today
112 noon today
m. to4 i:
in tempcr
Weather
Snow
Cldy
Snow
Dutch Harbor
St. Paul
Kodiak
Nome
Noorvik
Tanana
Eagle ...
Fairbanks
McKinley Park
Anchorage .
Valdes
Juneau ..
Sitka
Prince Rupert
Seattle
Portland . .
San Francis* ,
YK-'TERD.YY
Highest
tempt.
6
34
-28
-34
30
8
26
38
32
42
48
48
8 p.m.
tempt.
30
24
-34
-42
-40
4
-30
-16
24
18
30
4 0
46
44
J_io west
tempt.
20
-36
-28
-42
-38
12
18
31
30
30
36
40
8 u.m.
tempt.
28
26
-28
-52
-50
-28
-38
-38
14
28
31
32
36
3 4
36
4 2
Preclp.
20 hrs.
0
0
0
■ (t
0
0
.10
.4 6
1.04
0
0
0
.10
NOTE; Observations at Prince Rupert, Seatle, Portland and San
Francisco are made at 4 a. m.. and 4 p. m., Juneau time.
The pressure is still low over the Gulf of Alaska, with a reading of
29.54 inches at Vadez this morning Snow or rain occurred during the
last 24 hours from BriLish Columbia northward to Kenal Peninsula.
Unusually cold weather prevails from the Tanana Valley westward to
Seward Peninsula, with temperatures of 52 dogrees below zero at Tanana
and Noorvik. j£ f » »
8 a. in.
Weather
Cldy
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Cldy
Cldy
Snow
Cldy
Cldy
Cldy
Clear
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JUNEAU LUMBER MILLS
Manufacturers of high grade Sitka spruce and
hemlock lumber. Boat lumber a specialty. Inquiries
for both local and foreign business given prompt
attention.
Mills and office at Juneau, Alaska.
Seattle Office: 506 Mutual Li^e Building.
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LATEST VICTOR DANCE HITS
FOX TROTS: “Tomorrow Morning"—"The World Is Waiting for
the Sunrise.’’
"True Blue Sam"—"All Muddled Up.”
‘ Sweetheart Lane"—"Yankee Princess.”
WALTZF.S: “The Waltz Is Made for Love"—"A Kiss in the Dark.” '
RED SEAL RECORD: ‘ Waltz and Elfin Dance (Grieg)"—Sergei J
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that. It not only lasts, it grows!
Lay the cornerstone of your success today—
at this bank.
Interest at the rate of four per cent paid
on savings deposits.
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JUNEAU, ALASKA
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YOUR AID WHEAT THE TEMPERATURE !
DROPS TOO LOW. 1
We have a complete line of hardware |
for every use. |
Sleds, Skates and SkHs for sports offered I
by the present fine weather. |
C. W. YOUNG CO. I
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BUSINESS IS SOOD
We want to tell yon that our customers are satisfied when
they trade here, in our grocery department. They tell others and
business is getting better.
EVERY THING IN THE PASTRY LINE, ALSO.
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We Deliver Am Mi
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