Dresses
A fitting climax to a season of
unusual dress values in this sale.
Simple and beautiful, each frock is
quickly recognized as being created
to give every woman a joy in cos
tume and becomingness.
$18.00 to $35.50.
NEW GLOVES PETTICOATS
New dress gloves in gauntlet styles Jersey silk petticoats, ruffled and
with double cuff in Elkhorn and sand, pleated in pretty shades and good
Faunley and Filbert. Gloves that rep- wearing qualities, the offering presents
resent the best in glove wear. splendid economies.
$6.50 and $7.50 a pair. $4.00 to $8.75.
MEN
STYLE-PLUS SUITS FOR PARTICULAR
Finest quality suits for men within reach of every man s
pocket. Mixtures and checks.
$30.00 and $35.00.
STE1N-BLOCH CLOTHES AT $48.50.
FOOT-FITTER SHOES
Make this \%ur opportunity for better foot protection. $3.00
a pair less than any other make.
$7.50 and $8.00 a pair.
B. M. Behrends Co., Inc.
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NOVEL ROMANCE AMONG CIRCUS FOLK.
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A romance of tin* sawdust rinse has ended in the marriage of
Uiuseppo Blgnoli, known among circus folk ns Hagonghi, "Cham
pion Rider of Italy,'’ and .Miss Irene Udell Thompson, of Washing
ton, D. C. Bignoli it? three feet tall and his bride ten inches taller,
both Upping the scales at seventy pounds. Miss Blgnlol. only sev
enteen. met Bignoli when he appeared in Washington with King
ling Brothers' Circus. When the season ended, Bignoli went back
to Washington, proposed and was accepted.. They are spending
their honeymoon in Italy.
KILUSNOO OBSERVES
*'CHRISTMAS HOLIDAYS
(Special Correspondent.)
KlLIilSXOO, l)oc. Tlie com
munity Christinas ex Isos, under'
tho auspices of the Parom-Teacher
Improvement Club, were iuM Christ
mas Eve at a o'clock in the sehool
house. They were in the nature of
■worship ami were attended by all
the poople both white and native of
the entire community, including Hood
Bay and Angoon. The music was
furnished by the Salvation Army
band, stringed instruments by the
boys, hymns and songs by the con
gregation and school children.
The efforts of the children were
very much appreciated by all.
The committee, consisting of Mrs.1
David Wallace, Mrs. Olaf Person..
Willie Scott, George Betts. John Hun-'
■ter and Andrew Scott. In charge of i
the entertainment, did their utmost
to spread good will and Christmas I
cheer to all and helped Santa Claus
to see that no one was forgotten
Too much cannot be said in praise
of the committee and all who helped
to make the entertainment a succe.ss.
•» Jill the white people and natives
contributed money to provide candy,
Blits, oranges and apples for all and
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presents for the school children.
Mrs. Geo Brown donated a box of
applets.
After the close of the exercises
many of the people joined the Sal
vat ton Army in a Christmas Eve ser
vice at the Salvation Army hall. A
service was also held there Christ
mas evening.
After the benediction of the Christ
inas Kvq service the Salvation Army
band played and sans Christmas car
ols on the streets, visiting all the
houses in the village.
Give Dinner
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Kuottner gave
dinner Christmas day at 1 o'clock
in the club house, to everyone In
tlie community. Speeches were made
by different ones and music was
furn hed by the Salvation Army
band.
Everyone enjoyed the generous
hospitality of Mr. and Mrs. Kuettner.
Mr. and Mrs. David Wallace and
'nera assisted in entertaining the
guests. The children were very
much interested in the clown, Mr.
Tov eaten.
Exercise*
Many of tho people of KilUsnos
ittendod the exercisos at Angooi
'bristmas evening A very interest
ng program waa given and at the
close Santa Claus with his sleigh
ami roindeer appeared, to the delight
of tiro ebildren.
Entertain
Mr. and Mrs. David Wallace en
tertained with a Christmas dinner
on Tuesday.
Mr. Joe Toy has been quite ill
this week, but is able to be around
again.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Johnson of
Angoon wero visitors in Ktllisnoo
Friday.
Mr. Neis Knutson shipped fresh
pork to Sitka on the Esteb»th this
xveok.
A baby girl wa.9 born to Mrs.
James, wife of Peter James, Friday
morning, December 2>.
The people of KlLllsnoo, under the
leadership of George Betts. Willie
Scott and John 'Hunter, have opened
up a spring back of the village, for
a more adequate water supply, and
are brushing « trail to it.
iMr. and Mrs. A. H. Kuettner are
leaving on this Kstebeth on their
annual trip to Portland, Ore.
‘During Mr. Kuettner's absence Mr.
H. W. Gnrtwt will hare charge of the
store and Mr. Joe Hager will take
Mr. Giiibo's place as night watch
man.
From present indications Ktllisnoo
will have a white New Year's, the
first lasthig snow of the winter
having fallen recently.
10-STAMP MILL TO BE
INSTALLED IN MARCH
AT CANN PROPERTIES
The lOstamp mm recently pur
chim'd by Capt. J. H. Oann, presi
dent of the El Nido Gold Mining
Company from the Eagle River Min
ing Co., has been moved from the
Eagle River property, where it was
operated, to the heaeh at Eagle
River and will be taken to the El
Ntdo and Apex properties at Llsian
ski Ialet in March, according to
Capt. J. H. Oann.
The mill is in complete order to
be installed and will he put up Im
mediately when it reaches the Li
sianski properties.
Captain and Mrs. Oann arrived in
Juneau last night on the mine tender
Apex No. 1 from Lislanski and will
leave on the Princess Mary for the
States. They expect to return early
In March when Captain Cann will
supervise the moving and installing
of the mill.
SET ASIDE NATIONAL
DRAMA WEEK IN U. S.
CHICAGO. Jan. 2.—The Drama
Loague of America, which has net
aside the week of January 21-26,
Inclusive, as National Drama Week,
will observe Tuesday of the vreek
as Library Day. The Amerloan Li
brary Association has asked all li
brarians to suggest ways or making
the library ooptrlbute to the cause
of better play^ advocating the adop
tion of auch slogans as “Drama
books In every library" and “Read a
play before you-Me It.’’
Frank Dafreane. many montha
deputy marshal at Nome, has resign
od to attend to private business.
Ola paper* for aala at tapir*.
IRISH REPUBLICANS EXECUTED.
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Rory O'Connor and Clam Mcllowea, right-hand man of Kamonn
de Valera, have been executed by tlie Irish Free Stale in Dublin,
in reprisal for the assassination of Deputy Sean Hales, who was
s.hot down in front of his hotel in the Irish capital.
RADIO MEASURE :
NOW DISCUSSED
Bill Is Before House Commit
tee—Would Give Power
to One Department.
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WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. The House:
merchant marine committee today
began hearings on the Kellogg-Whit:- i
bill, which would give the Depart- j
meat of Commerce complete super
vision over all wireless communion-j
tlon in the United States.
Representatives of the American
Radio Relay League protested on
one section that it would give the ;
Secretary of Commerce the power taj
abolish all amateur sending stations.
The Department of Agriculture and :
Post Office Department represents-1
tives approved of the bill.
KETCHIKAN BOUT
IS CALLED DRAW
KETCHIKAN. Jan. 2.—The fight |
between Solrflb^ Woods and Joe M i
nils here yesterday was declared a j
draw and the decision gave perfect
satisfaction.
Both men were cautious in the first
four rounds. 'Woods following instruc
tions from his corner and Manila
RtAlllng.
Manila landed a few times in the
fifth round and had alt the best of
that round
Woods tore loose in the sixth
round, working on Manila's body. The
sixth was all Woods
There Is probabilities of a return
bout later.
Woods left today for the South and
said he would like to meet Joo Col
lier, of Juneau.
Baroness Opens School
For Her Own Servants
TOKIO. Jan J.—Baroness Takeko
Kujo. a prominent poetess, has plan
ned the establishment of a night
school for servants where she will
act as principal. The Japanese lan
| guage. sewing, music and sanlta
i tion will bo I lie, subjects of study.;
i She is issuing n new volume of!
! verse in support of her organization.'
| Baroness Kujo is the only daughteri
j of the late Count Otuni, Lord Abbott!
|of the West Honganji of Kyoto. Her*
Italians May Make
Cardinals Senators.
The cordia. attitude of Premier
Benito Mutolini, Fascisti leader,
toward the Vatican lias led to the
report that Mussolini wculd pro
pose to King Victor Emmanuel
that two Papal Cardinals be ap
pointed to the Italian Senate. Car
dinal Maffi, Ariohbishop of Pisa,
is one of the Cardinals mentioned.
Permission from the Pope is nec
essary.
husband is tne brother of the pres
ent Empress.
The Baroness' life romance is well
known in Japan. Soon after her
marriage and honeymoon trip to
England, the Baroness returned
alone to Japan and it was during
the ten years of separation from her
husband that she wrote the poems
of the “Golden Boll.” Baron Kujo
returned a year ago and the couple
reunited. However, the Baroness is
now living in the llongwanji Tem
ple and is busy with her philan
thropic work.
Bargain hunters always read The
Empire's classified columns.
Wtather Conditions As Recorded by the U. S.
Weather Bureau.
Forecast for Juneau and vicinity
Fair and continued cold tonight,
temperature Tuesday, moderate
I G C A
8 p. m. yest'y
8 a. m. today
12 noon today
Barom. Temp.
29.75 14
29.67 21
29.66 22
CABLE AND
TEhTEHDAY [
Highest 8 p.m.
tempt, tempt.
for 24 hours beginning 8 p.
probably followed by snow
to bisk east and southeast
h v A T A
Humidity Wind Telocity
57 W 1
40 SE 12
43 S 8
RADIO REPORTS
~TODAir
Lowest 8 a m. Precip.
tempt, tempt. 20 brs.
3 4
Dutch Harbor
St. Paul .
Kodiak
Nome
Noorvik
Xanana
Eagle
Fairbanks
McKinley Park
Anchorage
Valdez .
Juneau
Sitka
Prince Rupert
Seattle . 46
Portland . 46
San Francisco 56
36
16
10
12
34
14
0
2
21
30
38
80
18
34
16
10
-12
-42
-18
-16
0
14
3o
34
44
46
54
24
14
6
16
-44
-26
24
-10
14
24
32
42
46
46
26
18
38
6
-10
4 2
-16
-24
4
21
26
36
46
50
46
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
• 0
0
0
.08
.08
0
m. today:
and rising
winds.
Weather
Pt. Cldy
Cldy
Cldy
8 a. m.
Weather
Snow
Cldy
Cldy
Clear
Clear
Clear
Cleat
Clear
Cldy
Clear
Cldy
Pt. Cldy
Pt. Cldy
Rain
Cldy
Clear
NOTE: Observations at Prince Rupert, Seatle, Portland and San
Francisco are made at 4 a. m. and 4 p. m., Juneau time.
A low pressure area of considerable intensity overlies the Gulf of
Alaska, with the lowest barometer 29.04 inches at Kodiak. The pres
sure is restively high at Eagle, with a reading of 30.16 inches and in
Caitornia with 30.34 inches at San Francisco. Extreme cold weather
prevails throughout the upper Yukon Valey, Eagle having atemperature
of 44 dagrees below zero this morning. Snow occurred yestreday over
Seward Peninsula and rain last night in Oregon and Washington.
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JUNEAU LUMOER 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.
New
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FOUNDATION FOR A SUCCESSFUL YEAR
The cornerstone of a building is firm and
lasting. But the coiner stone of a savings ac
count in this bank—a dollar bill—is more than
that. It not only lasts, it gi*ows!
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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YOUR AID WHEN THE TEMPERATURE
DROPS TOO LOW.
. We have a *t inplete line of hardware
for every use.
Sleds, Skates nd Skiis for sports offered
by the present fin • weather.
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