Winter
Modes
in
Stylish
P * A.
$ U I ts
No matter ! ow complete your
wardrobe was when the season
started, most women are eager
for a ■ \v extra costumes for early
spring. Every suit represents ex
ceedingly high value at a low'
price.
ONE-THIRD OFF.
BLOUSES YOU WILL ADMIRE
T: utv cr your costume is the
b< .ii* c • you blouse, and litre are
the smart* t c f the season reduced to
One-Fourth OH
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.
MEN S BROWN SHOES
1 ■ rk brown Foot-fitter calf skin shoes in Tom, Dick and Harry
style--, v 5 f|0 a pair less than any other shoe. A snap at $7.50 a pair.
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FROM RUSSIAN CZAR TO CONCERT QUEEN.
i ii i ( ir union, i ,i .iu t i ( Mvoit i unique present
id .ii !■ r lie ;npanJ : iu imnil, Humor Samuels. The crystal of the
•< i ( .0(1 i run; ,i slx-c.iiat ilinmcnd Unit once belonged to
of ii' -in The photograph shows the watch on the sign
er's wrist.
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ALAMEDA SITE
IS NECESSARY
AS NAVAL BASE
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San Francisco Chamber of
Commerce Issues State
ment—Rodman Report
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 26 - The
Rodman Board, cn recommendation;:
for naval shore station report-d
to Secretary of the Navy l>«aJj by
that acquisition of the Alaim d.i
ni(je for naval purposes is imperative
for national defense.
This is according to a s‘.:it< men*
■Jesm-d by the San Francisco rliam
-ber of Commerce and declares the
assertion is baaed on the copy of.
the report received here ir m W; li
ingtou.
YOUR “CXCSKD" ASSETS that
typewriter, mtndoal instrument, fur
■iture, office fixture or appliance —
•re marketable, for cash, throughj
tbe claselfled columns of The Empire.
Manitoba Citizens Will
Vote on Liquor Contrc
WINNIPKG, Jan. 26. — Premie
Bracken announced today that tit
citizens of Manitoba be asked t
vi te this year on a resolution o
the abolition of prohibition and fo
- iv. : :ini nt controlled sale of liquo
i .c as is in vogue in Blitis
Columbia.
Prohibition Director
Acquitted Graft Charge
HKI.KNA. Mont.. .Tan. 26.—O. H
I' Shelley. Republican Nations
Ci cimittceman. suspended in Augus
- Si. 'p Prohibition Director, wa
; quitted this forenoon on th
charge of accept ng bribes of brew
•tics at Great Fulls and Lewlstoi
i ' permit of t’ue manufacture o
: c r of more than one half per cent
Dun Callahan. representative
'•■"I t, from the Fourth Division, wht
■"I'iv.-d here this week from the In
i : left lust night on the Kstebett
for Tenakee, where he wii! spenc
several weeks, returning here shortlj
Pefore the opening of the legislature
ARMY OFFICIAL
I - ASSASSINATEI
I _
Lt. Col. Varela Is Killed b
German Deported from
United States.
BUENOS AIRES, Jan. 26.—Llei
tenant Colonel Hector B. Varel
Commander of the Federal forci
suppressing the insurrection <
ranch laborers in Patagonia, la
year, was assassinated today 1
Kurt G. Wilckens.
NEW YORK, Jan. 28.—Kurt Wi
! ckens, assassin of Lieut. Col. Varel
escaped from an interment can
of German civilians at Fort Dougin
[Utah in 1917. He was later ca
I lured and ordered deported in 19!
for advocating destruction of pro
erty.
;Shop Union Calls Off
Great Northern Strili
j* SEATTLE, Jan. 26 .—Operating (
I'fioials of the Great Northern Ra
read in Seattle received official a
vl< < s from St. Paul to the effe
l'. a: tie national heads of the sho
craft i unions had called off tl
tliipmen's strike against the Gre
Northern system and that men i
» rike would be free to return
work under the terms of the pea
pact agreed upon.
The Groat Northern officials sa
they were sending out notices th
s.rikers would be given until Febr
i.i y i u> me appiicai ions lor re-ei
ploy ment under the strike settleme
1 agreement. Employment, they sal
■will be triven to the former strike
as vacancies occur.
a Wealthy Ranchpian Shot
And Killed from Ambus
j SANTA KE. Jain. 2G.--Robert Hut
wealthy ranchman, was slain fro
ambush last night while enroute fro
the town of Capitan to his rant
seven miles north of here. .Vine bv
lets ware fired and all took effe*
I 'Signs found near the scene 1
dilated two men lay in wait ft
Hurt.
t German Government
» Gets Really Hu0
[ RERUN, Jan. 26.-—Ti e Germa
f Government lias notified the Allli
. governments that no German offiel,
will be permitted to accompany tl
Interallied Control Commission c
official trips through Germany if ti
1 investigation commission contain*
■ French or Relgian "members.
SPBOI.yl FEATURE SATURDA
NIGHT at Elks’ Hall dance—5-pier
orchestra with 2 pianos all even in*
Transferred from American t> Panaman registry because liquor
could not otherwise be carried 01 board, the immense liner Reso
lute has sailed from Now York 01 a tour of the world. Mrs. Will
iam Nickerson, of Memphis. Tenmssoe. took the ship’s wheel to
steer her into her new registry. Miss Mae Salmon was called the
prettiest woman on hoard.
KOTO DIDN'T I
OUT NEARLY
Inference Was There All]
Right But Phraseology
Is Only Changed. {
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26—The Jap
anese Embassy announced today that
official information from Tokio had
been received that Premier Kato di I
not say as quoted that «n understand
ing existed between Great Britain,
the United States and Japan as to 1
tho course to be pursued if the Wash- 1
ington treaties wore not ratified.
What tlfe Premier did say was that
“such an understanding might be
reached.” f
JAPAN-U S. 0. K
TOKIO. Jan. 26.—Premier Kato
today told the Upper House of tliej1
Diet there was no necessity of feati
between the Ignited States and Japan;
as regards construction of auxiliary
I warships
Premier Kato declared that both
powers would always respect the .
ODD FELLOWS GIVE
SOCIAL LAST NIGHT
An evening of entertainment was
enjoyed by the members of the Odd
•Fellows and Rebekah lodges of Doug
las and Juneau last night at Odd
Follows' Hill at the social given by 11
the members of Silver How Lodge
No. 2A. Th? early part of the even
ing was devoted to the regular meet
ing of the lodge and the entertain
ment started about 9 o'clock, when
the guests began to arrive. A large
crowd attended.
'Cards filled the first part of the
social, followed by a supper, after
■which dancing and a general enter
tainment was continued until a:i
early hour in the morning.
Mrs. Merle Morgan and Wellman
Holbrook were awarded prizes for
holding the highest scores at cards.
SPECIAL FEATURE SATURDAY
NIGHT a' Elks’ Hall dance—a-ploco
orchestra with 2 pianos all evening.
HSORBERS IN
OCCUPIED RUHR
ARE PUT DOWN
rench Military Acts Prompt
ed in Sullen Mood.
—
(Continued From rage One.)
n the Ruhr Valley have struck and
iver traffic is at a standstill.
THOUSANDS CHEER THYSSEN.
ESSEX. .Ian. 26.—Thousands as
embled at the railroad station today
vhen the Industrial magantes re-:
urned from Mayence where they
re re fined for disobeying orders of
he Kronen military authorities. |
Fritz Thyssen was hailed as a sec
nd Bismarck.
STATE OF SIEGE.
BERLIN, Jan. 28.—The French
uthoritiee have issued a prociama-'
ly—Germans
ion proclaiming a state or siege in
lie Aix la Chappelle and Krenznach j
list rids as the results of demonstra
ions yesterday. This is according
o advices received here.
TWO GERMANS JAILED.
DLSSEUDORF, -Jan. 26.—Bnrgo
naster Schmidt and Ur. Ocxile. Dl
T'Ctor of Police, have been jailed |
lending a courtinartial trial for fail-1
tie to enforce order.
MINERS QUITTING.
UUSSETJXJRF, Jan. 26. French
•ontingenls of troops are arrivingj
tere this afternoon. Miners are!
■ontinuin-g to gradually leave the
)its.
Sailor Killed; Explosion
On Flagship California
I.OS ANGEL.ES. J.m. 2G.—One sail
»■ w.ts killed and two seriously in
ured by the explosion of un acety
ene tank aboard the California, flag-1
ihip of the Pacific fler*. The acci-|
lent happened early last night.
Weather Conditions As Recorded by the U. S,
Weather Bureau.
; Forecast for Juneau and vicinity for 24 hours beginning 8 p. m. toi | :
Fair and colder tonight, with lowest temperature about 15 degrees;
Saturday fair and continued cold; brisk to
L 6 C A b jj A
Barom. Temp, humidity
8 p. m. yest'y .29.69 30 74
18 u. m. today... 29.68 27 90
12 noon todav .29.63 30 49
CABLE AND RADIO REPORTS
YESTERDAY “I TODAT
st rong
T A
Wind
S
SE
E
northeasterly winds.
Velocity
3
5
10
h Dutch Harbor
J St. Paul
* Kodiak ....
t.lKomc
il Noorvlk
n| Tanana
Eagle
Fairbanks
Highest
tempt.
36
32
24
-26
-48 v
-46
-22
-34
McKinley Park-34
Anchorage 16
Valdez . 30
Juneau 33
Sitka 32
Prince Rupert 38
[Seattle 42
y Portland 44
San Francisco 52
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8 p.m.
tempt.
32
24
-26
- 48
-54
-32
-38
-36
12
30
30
34
40
44
52
Lowoet
tempt.
20
28
24
-48
-56
-52
-46
-36
- 6
18
27
24
28
34
36
42
8 a.m.
tempt.
32
30
28
-42
-36
-50
-34
-30
- 4
20
27
26
32
34
36
44
Preclp.
20 hrs.
0
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0
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.60
.40
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0
Weather
Cldy
Snow
Clear
8 a. rn.
Weather
Clear
Cldy
Clour
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Clear
Snow
Cldy
Cldy
Clear
Clear
Clear
NOTE; Observations at Prince Rupert, Seatle, Portland and San
Francisco are made at 4 a. m. and 4 p. m., Juneau time.
The center of low pressure lias shifted to a point south of Sitka
this morning, thus inducing northeasterly winds over Southeast Alaska.
The barometer at Sitka stood at 29.56 inches at 8 a. m., while the high
est pressure is at Tanana with a reading of 30.80 inches. Although it
Is still extremely cold in interior districts, a slight moderation has set
in from Seward Peninsula to the Tanana Valley.
Snow occurred last night in Southeast Alaska and British Colum
bia. and rains in Oregon and Washington.
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* LOGGING SUPPLIES ; f
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Axes, Saws, Wedges, Mauls, Grindstones, Pea- |
vies, Peavy Handles, Timber Carriers, Ringed Augers, |
Boom Augers, Files, Wire and Manila Ropes and |
Blocks of all kinds. • ^ f
JUNEAU HARDWARE COMPANY (
AGENTS FOR DU PONT POWDER CO. |
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Just received a shipment of the Old Reliable i
SUNNY-SUDS ELECTRIC WASHERS |
You are respectfully invited to call and give them the jolly 3
once-over. s
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Remember that a Sunny-Suds in the home means just as 2
much to your better half as an adding machine or any other labor §
saving device in your office affects your efficiency. 3
Yours for home efficiency via the Electric Route. Fret g
trial in your home. Cash or time payment plan. S
ALASKA ELECTRIC LIGHT & POWER CO. I
PHONE 6 JUNEAU, ALASKA. I
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The Home of Radio Phone Supplies and EDISON Mazda Lamps. 5
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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 Life Building.
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.”
WALTZES: “The Waltz Is Made for Love”—“A Kiss in the Dark.”
RED SEAL RECORD: ‘‘Waltz and Elfin Dance (Grieg)”—Sergei
Rachmaninoff.
JUNEAU MUSIC HOUSE
FOUNDATION FOR A SUCCESSFUL YEAR
The cornerstone of a building is firm and
lasting. But the corner stone of a savings ac
count in this bank—a dollar bill—is more than
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.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
JUNEAU, ALASKA
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CALL OUR PLUMBING DEPARTMENT TO
YOUR AID WHEN THE TEMPERATURE
DROPS TOO LOW.
We have a complete line of hardware
for every use.
Sleds, Skates and Skiis for sports offered
by the present fine weather.
C. W. YOUNG CO.
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BUSINESS IS CDOD
We want to tell you that our customers are satisfied whea
they trade here, in our grocery department. They tell others and
business is getting better.
EVERY THING IN THE PASTRY LINE, ALSO.
THE AMERICAN BAKERY AND GROCERY
We Deliver Phone S03
“THE BAKER WHO BAKES”
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