THE NEWLYWEDS
By CHARLES McMA^US j
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DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS
D. F. D. PLANS TO GIVE SMOKER
; At a meeting of Companies 1 and
2 of the Douglas Fire Department
last evening it was decided to hold
« smoker in the near future. It has
been some time since an event of!
that kind was held on the Island.'
Jtfearly everyone can recollect the
big fistic shows which were held in1
the old natatorium during the Tread |
well days, and there is no question j
but that the affair now being planned j
will equal any former event.
It was also decided at the meet- j
ing last evening to postpone inde- j
finitely the. picnic which was under!
consideration and the committee on
lima was discharge^.
ANDREWS LEAVING
Photographer Ed Andrews expects
to leave this evening on the North
western for a picture taking tour of
the towns to the Westward. He
plans to be away about one month.
POSTPONE INITIATIONS
The Fraternal Order of Eagles of
Douglas, out of respect for President
Harding, has announced the postpone
ment for one week of the regular
tneetlng of Friday. August 10th. The
InltlatloDR and banquet will be held
the following Friday.
HOME FROM VACATIONS
Miss Hilda Aalto returned home
. Sunday on the Queen from Seattle
where she reports having greatly
fenjoyed a month’s visit.
, Mrs. Alice Pettygrove and son
Frankie arrived home last evening
on the Estebeth after having spent
about three weeks visiting friends at
Fenakee.
Miss Margaret Cashel returned lastj
night from Tenakee after spending
about a month at one of the near-by
canneries.
STRAWBERRY SEASON
DRAWING TO CLOSE
John McWilliams arrived in from;
Shelter Island last evening bringing j
in two of his berry-pickers as the |
strawberry season is about over as I
far as his crop is concerned. Thej
extreme warm weather this summer!
caused a large part of this year's
yield to rot on the Vines as they \
could not be picked fast enough.
BUYERS RETURN
T. L. Allen, buyer for the dry
goods department, Grover I’. Davis,
buyer for the grocery department,
and H. L■ Arnold, buyer for the shoe
department of Goldstein's Emporium,
returned to Juneau on the steamer
Queen front Seattle where they at
tended the Pacific-North west Mer
chants Convention. July 23-29.
SHEPARD GOES PROSPECTING.
H. R Shepard left Juneau today
on the boat Santa Rita for Jualin
and will spend the next two or
three weeks on a prospecting trip
in the Berner's Bay district.
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Mullen and!
their three children, who have spent!
several weeks in the States, are
aboard the steamer Admiral Rogers,
returning to Juneau.
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C. M. Sharpe, representative for
the Schwabncher Hardware Com
pany, arrived here on the Estebeth j
from Sitka.
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“RESCUE RANDAL^” IS TITLE BESTOWED ON
CAPTAIN BECAUSE OF HIS HEROIC STUNTS
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“Reoci^ /tapdaU” la the , najnp hx 'Jhiph men in shipping cir
cles in York, Bremen and Southampton now style Captain
A. B. Randall of tne President Fillmore of the United States
Lines. And they psc tbfc ti|fc wlth^deference and respect. In rec
ognition of the fact that the smiling, dobonalrV skipper of the
United States liner has getjUillabedarecoTd in the saving of lives
at sea which is the talk 3t tne nfai IllflW world.
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FUNERAL TRAIN
PASSES SLOWLY
TOWARDS EAST
Thousands Upon Thousands
Are Gathered at Sta
tions Along the Route.
(Oomanuua rToiu rage On*.'
jnmindful of their soili'd clothes
ind besmeared faces stood witl:
aowed hqpds, crushing their caps tc
:he breasts.
The train left here at 1: It
j’clock this afternoon for Washing
'on.
Enters Pennsylvania
NEWCASTLE. Pa. Aug. 7.—Th<
Harding funeral train entered the
state of Pennsylvania from Ohio a
10:20 o'clock this morning abotr
sight hours late.
Railroad officials said that it migh
be 0 or 10 o'clock tonight before tin
train reached Washington.
Throughout the state of Ohio, tin
ate President's heme state, thou
sands lined every mile of the track
Great crowds thronged the sta
tions forcing the train to protect
slowly.
Many persons stood all night wait
ng for the train and refused tt
leave until they had paitl their tri
bnte.
There were no demonstrations, tin
throngs contenting themselves witl
% brief glimpse of the funeral coacl
then turned homeward.
Chicago Pays Tribute
CHICAGO, Aug. 7—The Hartlini
funeral train arrived Kedzie Aveniu
station at 5:50 o'clock yesterday af
ternoon. Central-Standard time, twi
hours and 20 minutes behind thi
first approximate schedule.
One of the largest throngs gather
ed in Chicago for many years, wai
massed about the station and aroum
the tracks for blocks.
After an eight minute stop, tin
train moved to the Wood Statioi
where it was turned over to the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad for move
ment eastward.
As the train picked up speed am
left the dense masses of person
who followed its slow progres
through (he city, it was more thai
five hours late.
Through miles upon miles of pen
pie, the train passed scarcely faste
than a man could walk. It was prn
bably the greatest demonstration tin
nity has ever witnessed.
Eight thousand fans attending th
American League game here yestei
day afternoon, stood silent for fiv
minutes while a bell tolled in :
nearby church.
Throngs Stand Silent
MILFORD, Ind., Aug. 7.—The Hard
Ing funeral train passed slowl;
through here at 10:30 o’clock las
night without stopping. One of thi
largest crowds ever gathered her'
recruited from all points north o
the Michigan line and as far soutt
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Tries to Make Up Time
CHICAGO, Aur. 7. After leaving
bore the funeral train traveled at
nearly a mile a minute to make up
for lost time owing to great crowds
gathered in Iowa and Illinois, and
sped Ihrough Indiana toward Wash
ington.
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For Day of Mourning
WASHINGTON, All;; 7 A request
that business and industry set aside
Friday as a day of mourning for the
late President Harding is made by
Julius H. Harnes, President of the
Chamber of Commen ce of the United
States.
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Funeral at Marion
WASHINGTON, Aug. 7 -It Is an- '
nounced that the Harding funeral at “
Marlon will begin at 7, o’clock, Cen- ‘
I tral-Standard time, on Friday after- “j
I noon.
Escort of Newspapermen
WASHINGTON. Aug. 7—The stand- ;
j ing committee of newspaper corres
: pondents designated as an escort of
I honor to accompany the body of the
late President, include members of
the Alaska party, those who covered
I the front porch campaign and the
j White House .reporters,
| Tlie newspapermen have passed a
resolution expressing sympathy and
I consolation to Mrs. Harding. The
I resolution declared:
"We mourn In his passing the loss
of a real friend and colleague whose
; connection with the profession shed
a greater dignity and lustre to it.”
Cards for Coolidges
i WASHINGTON.' Aug 7—Former
President Woodrow Wilson, neeom- |
panied by Mrs. Wilson, motored to |
the Willard Hotel today and left their
cards for President Coolldge and Mrs. j
I Coolldge.
ATTENTION REBEKAHS.
, Perseverance Robckah Ixulge No.
2-A I. 0. O. F. will meet Tuesday,
. the 7th, at 8 P. M.
, All members urged to be present.
I MRS. OHAS. W. CARTER,
—adv. Secretary.
Kupture
Are you
ruptured?
If so, do not neg
leet your case. At
tend to it NOW be
fore it gels beyoncf'control. Rup
ture has been my specialty for
over 4 5 years. I have an appli
ance for it different from ALL
others. Hundreds of CURES! It
costs nothing to investigate.
Write PROF. PIERCE, 954 Park
Street, Alameda, California. For
merly of San Francisco, New
York and London. N. B. Perfect
fitting appliance sent anywhere
by mail.
Russian Steam Bath; |
NOW OPEN I
Wednesdays and Saturdays I
PHONE 340. 1
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Weather Conditions As Recorded by the U. S.
Weather Bureau.
'orecast foi Juneau and vicinity ior 24 hours beclnnln* 8 p. m. todf.J:
Partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday; moderate variable winds.
p. m. yest'y
a. m. today .
2 noon today
LOCAl, y A T A
Humidity Wind Telocity
72 E 1
83 S 1
53 W 5
RAPID REPORTS
B&rom. Temp.
30.07 60
30.09 54
30.09 67
caaLE AnD
Weather
Clear
Cleat
Clear
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Highest S p.m.
temp. temp.
. 74 78
66
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78
84
"airbanks . 80
IcICinley Park ... 70
.nchorage ...». 68
t. Paul . 46
'utch Harbor .... 60
Codiak . 68
lordova
6
68
70
64
uneau .
Sitka .
Prince Rupert
idmonton . —
Seattle . 72
Portland . 72
San Francisco .... 70
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Velocity !4 hr* Weather
q Clear
* 0 Cldy
4 .34 Cldy
— Trace Pt.Cldy
48
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NOTE: Observations at prince Rupert, nestle, r-ortiana fcna B*o
rranclsoo are made at 4 a. m. and 4 p. at., Jnneau time.
The spell of fair weather remains unbroken from the Kobuk. Yu
ton and Tanana Valleys to California, with a slight moderation in
emperature In the Interior of Alaska. Precipitations occurred dur
ng the last 24 hours In the Southern Bering Sea region, Kuskokwim
I'alley and In Alberta, Canada.
MORRIS CONSTRUCTION CO.
We are always busy, WHY ?
-There is a reason.
HOME INDUSTRY
Having successfully passed one week in the
practice of “Trading at Home” we now turn our
attention to HOME INDUSTRY for one week, and
Juneau will continue to grow.
F. WOLLAND
“IN THE GOOD OLD SUMMER TIME”
Save baking, women folks, and get your bread, electrically cook
ed, and other pastry from us. We also carry a select line of
groceries.
DROP IN FOR A LUNCH. We have opened our lunch
counter again. QUICK SERVICE.
AMERICAN BAKERY AND GROCERY
“The Baker Who Bakes"
WE DELIVER PHONE 393
FINE POULTRY
FRYE-BRUHN MARKET
FRESH SAUSAGE'
EVERY DAY
DEUYERY HOUR Week 2 p m Daily.
Saturdays. 10 a. ra. and 2 p. m.
ARTHUR FICKE1T, Mgr
Seward Street.
THE JUNEAU
Franklin Sttpet. between Front acu feecona Is.
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WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE
and are prepared to execute your orr.ers on Europe at the lowest
prevailing rates. Our New York facilities are second to none. If
you are cbnteinplatlng sending money to Europe cal] Douglas 65
and we will be glad to give you our latest quotations.
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DOUGLAS .ALASKA
FIRE ALARM CALLS
1-3 Third and Franklin.
1-4 Front and Franklin.
1 5 Front, near Ferry Way.
1-6 Front, opp. Film Exchange
1-7 Front, opp. City Wharf.
1- 8 Front, nedr Saw Mill.
2- 1 Nome Grocery.
2-3 .Villoughby, opp. Oole Bara.
2-4 Front and Seward.
2-6 Front and Main.
2-6 Second and Main.
2-7 Fifth and Seward.
2- 9 Fire Hall.
3- 2 Gastlneau and Rawn Wwy,
3-4 Second and Gold.
3-5 Fourth and Harr la.
3-6 Fifth and Gold.
1-7 Fifth and East.
1 1-* Seventh and Gold.
3- 9 Fifth and Kennedy.
1-1 Ninth, back of power honaa
4- 2 Calhoun, opp. Juneau Apt*.
4-3 Dietln Ave., and Indian St,
4-5 Ninth and Calhoun.
4-6 Seventh and Main.
4-7 Twelfth, at Northern L'dry
4-8 Twelfth and Willoughby.
“LET GEO. DO IT"
I have gone to Sitka to Install
plumbing in the Sheldon Jackaoa
School. Will return about Aug
ust 10.
SAVE ME TOUR WORK. I
WILL SAVE YOU MONEY.
GEO. B. RICE
Forrest Building
Plumbing Hunting
Phone 34.
MADE RIGHT,
Right Juneau
CONFECTIONS
and ICE CREAM
Buy home products—in
this case a pleasure as well
as duty. ,
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Manufacturers of the high
est quality of building
blocks and brick
Krause-Judson Company
Contractors and Manufacturers
of Concrete Units.
Former Estes Cannery Sits,
Willoughby Ave. Phone 438
Visit the Famous
Sitka Hot Springs
Dr. F. I. Goddard's Sanitarian
Rates $3.00 Per bay and Up
Every Comfort
Junean Public Library
and Free Reading Ro«bi
City Hfjii Seoond Floor.
Main street at 4th.
Reading Room Open
8 a. m. to 10 p a
Circulation Room Open
1 to S:S0 p. ol.—7.-00 p. a.
to 1:30 [. m
Current Magazines, Newspapers
Reference Books, Ite.
FREE TO All
GIVE THEM PLENTY OF
GOOD, RICH MILK
Our Motto ia
'Absolute Cleanliness”
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PHONE 145
PALACE OF SWEETS
Eat a dish a day of our ioe
cream. A healthful vitamins
food.
Vanilla, Strawberry, Chocolate,
Pineapple.
We also serve Seattle Velvet
Ice Cream,
large room for dance or oard
parties.
Ladies’Rest R
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