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Daily Alaska Empire ROBERT W. BENDER - - GENERAL MANAGE! Published _every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE_PRINTING COMPANY at Second and Mair | Streets, Juneau, Alaska. | Entered in the Post Office in Juneau as Second Class matter. | SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Deilvered by carrier in Juneau and Douglas for $1.25 per month. mail, postage paid, at the following rates: “’l’year. lnn advance, $12.00; six months, in advance, .90; one month, in advance, $1.85. subscribers will confer a favor if they will promptly notity the Business Office of any failure or irregularity | in the delivery of their papers. Telephone for Editorial and Business Offices, 374. MEMBER OF ARSOCIATED PRESS. The Assocrmted Press is exclusively entitled to the wse for republication of all news dispatches credited to ®or mot otherwise credited in this paper and also the scal news published herein. ALASKA CIRCULATION GUARANTEED TO BE LARGER | THAN THAT OF ANY OTHER PUBLICATION. OSCAR G. OLSON. The Empire welcomes to Juneau Oscar G. Olson who has arrived from Cordova to take the office of Territorial Treasurer the first of the year. *to English history. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, DEC. 28, 1934. !v:omr Shaw, Brig Young and Dr. Will H. Chase. | There is much in the magazine to interest Alaskans R| and sportsmen who are interested in Alaska. Four-Fifths of a Quart. (Cincinnati Enquirer.) Our familiar national boast is of our inventions, yet the English invented one thing th: mendous distribution in America. at has a tre- That is the “fifth,” which has replaced the honest quart bottle of our ancestors. ceive. has thought he was getting a quart. Apparently it was meant to de- It looks like a quart, and many a buyer | Fortunately, our pure-food laws require the ca- pacity of a container to be stated plainly. fifths are marked. Still they are an irritation. by a decimal | system. The farthest our ordinary arithmetic goes | in that direction is that two pints make a quart.| The worst of the matter is that when England | we took to So we are as much to blame as the English. are not accustomed to measure quarts invented the abominable fifth gladly. These We it so Nevertheless, a bottle holding four-fifths of a quart is' not anything of which to be proud. Somehow it does not seem to chime with the Scripture, which says “full measure and running over.” Shakespeare at the Wedding. - (New York Times.) Two of King George's younger sons bear titles which owe more of their luster to Shakespeare than kingdom for a horse!” Duke of York and Duke of Gloucester (Gloster) live because of “Henry VI” and “Richard III” and the Wars of the Roses and “My | The youngest son and bride- groom of last Thanksgiving Day is Duke of Kent, and the last man to hold the title was Queen Vic- toria’s father. But there is a Kent in Shakespeare, not a Duke but an Earl, who is one of the noblest figures in the Collected Works. | 20 YEARS AGO From The Enpire e —— DECEMBER 28, 1914 The Russian forces that had been besieging the Austrian fortress of Cracow, had been driven back fifty miles by the German-Auktrian army. The Russians admitted their retirement, but said that they had improved their strategic position by | falling back. President Woodrow Wilson was day. | *Mrs. John F. Malony and Master Joseph Maloney arrived in Ju- |neau on the Mariposa. Mrs. Malony was making a short business trip to Juneau Mrs. Sam Guyot was expected home from Portland on an early boal Mr. and Mrs. Georze T. Snow were honored in Seattie by elec- tion to presiding offices re- spectively Miller Post, G. A. R., and the Slevens Relief Corps, ac- cording ‘o word received by Miss Crystal Suow, their danghter. The B. P. O. Flks were hosts (o the children of Castireau Chan- | nel at a big Christmas tree. Pres- Kent is the frank and loyal servant who warns cnts for children, cntertainment by King Lear against his rash abdication of power at|the school: and music by Juneau ! the opening of the play. He is banished from the orchestras Mr. Olson, who has a large personal following in yinoqom under pain of death, returns in disgulse‘emoyam. his own Third Division, carried all four dlv\sions.in‘flnd offers his services to the old King, who says, the September election and comes to Juneau With «what art thou?” Kent replies, “A man, sir,” and the approval of the whole Terrtory. With the exception of a two-year absence when he was over-| seas during the World War, Mr. Olson has lived| in Alaska since 1913. His business training provides a good background for the position to which he has been elected. He will make an efficient Treasurer. Mr. Olson and his family will find themselves among friends in Juneau. Juneau will like them, and we hope they will like Juneau. THE ALASKA SPORTSMAN. The Alaska Sportsman, “magazine by Alaskans for everyone,” and official organ of the Alaska Sportmen’s Association, made its bow in Juneau yestegday and is receiving applause from people | who have seen it . The first issue carries greetings and felicitations from prominent Alaskans, writers and sportsmen— Delegate Anthony J. Dimond, former Governors George A. Parks and Thomas Riggs, Barrett Wil- loughby, Stewart Edward White and Frank Buck. Each gives the new magazine a hearty welcome, to which volume 1, number 1, makes a worthy response. The Alaska Sportsman is published by the Journal Printing Company of Ketchikan. T. K. Smith is editor and his first " editioh “carries stories ‘and articles by Frank Dufresne, Hal Gould, F. W. Gabler, i SATURDAY SPECIALS! Colfax Tissue | 4 for 19¢ i Money Saver Coffee " 25¢ Ib. Granuh;:gl Sugar 10 lbs., 59¢ Hard Wl:;:t Flour 49‘lbs., $2.25 Ripe Bananas 3 lbs., 25¢ Large Artichokes 3 for 25¢ 342 et b b Bl Phone proceeds to state his qualifications: I do profess to be no less than I seem: | to serve him truly trust; to love him that is honest that will put me in | ; to con- | verse with him that is wise, and says little; | to fear judgment; to fight when choose; and to eat no fish. He amplifies this later: I can keep honest counsel, liver a plain message bluntly; ride, mar a curious tale in the telling, that which I cannot | promised everyone an evening. Pledding parties aboard the big, specially constructed sled owned by A. H. Humpheries were becoming popular. Several groups of young people had made reservations for “joy rides,” using the which had room for eighteen peo- | ple. run, and de- ordinary men are fit for I am qualified in; | and the best of me is diligence. P. S—He got the job. = | severely Style notes for the ladies re- | | vealed that the latest fashion had introduced tailored suits, worn with sand colored velvet hats trimmed in black or brown. The suits followed simple lines, some of them in the style of the Tommy There are people in Cordova anxious to build :Amm uniform. homes and the Government is anxious for them to get the money and give out the work. This Weather: Maximum, 26; mini- combination ought to get along—(Cordova Daily mum, 20; clear. Times.) So many young zealots have just Lien elected to |Darvested cotton burrs to be ground | Congress, the older Democrats there may be in for | and used as stock® feed. la “liberal” education.—(The Daily Olympian.) " — A Pioneers who built this nation didn't to help them.—(St. Louis Globe-Democrat.) Yale plan forces fraternities to .quit. the Greek word for; the plan is bankruptey. News.) ask Congress Evidently (Dallas —————— Farmers in Bailey county, Texas, WARRACK Construction Co. Juneau Phone 487 Arizona Grapefruit SWEET o~ e 5 for 25¢ Florida Grapefruit =P ANCY Jonathan A'ppie‘s : 8 ibs., 25¢ SATURDAY SPECIALS! B~ R Cigars : Cx.':arenr- LCandy Coras The I Pabst Famous Draught Beer On Tap Delicious A p'pl'efs' ; 71bs., 25¢. s 2 for 25¢ -~ AVOCADOS FANCY Sunkist Orang 2 doz., 45¢, REDUCTION OF 207 on all CALIFORNIA MISSION PAK FRUIT @®WE DON'T SELL CHEAP MERCHANDISE . . WE SELL GOOD MERCHANDISE CHEAP!! _ Seward St. Free Delivéry es i = e PHONE 36 Fot very. prompt 1 1OUOR DELIVERY [ - FORD AGENCY (Authorized Dealers) GREASES GAS OILS Juneau Motors - FOOT OF MAIN ST, ¥ celebrating his fifty-eighth birth- | new sled | HAPPY : — BIRTHDAY The Empire extends congratula-| tions and best wishes today, their| | birthday anniversary, to the foliow- | |ing: i DECEMBER 28 Madge Hildinger | Bill Rudolph Jennie Johnson Harvey Wildenradt John H. “Bud” Dimond ‘ NOTICE i ‘ON AND AFTER JANUARY 1, 1935 the scale of pay per hour will be| $120 for carpenters as allowed| Northern Zone by the PWA. | CARPENTERS LOCAL NO. 1. 1 | COLDS THAT HANG ON Don't let them get started. ':‘lghti them quickly .Creomulsion combines 7 helps in one. Powerful but harm- less. Pleasant to take. No nar- cotics. Your druggist is authorized to refund your money on the spot if your cough or cold is not re- lieved by Creomulsion. —adv. | Jones-Stevens Shop ! | rApms—cumoeENs READY-TO-WEAR Near Third | | Seward Street “Tomorrow’s Styles Today” “Juneau’s Own Store” 3 l. | JEWELER | a Watch Repairing | | Philco—General Electric Agency | . FRONT STREET | THE JuNEAU LAUNDRY | Franklin Strect between l | | Front and Sccond Streets L PHONE 35¢ Not Because We Are Cheaper BUT BETTER | RICE & AHLERS CO. §| 7" UMBING HEATING “We tell you in advance what i E job will cost” Banished forever are the | clothes basket, wash line, i and laundry tubs. And she's | a gayer, jollier companion | for her husband now that ‘ she sends her clothes to the laundry. | ® | YOUR ALASKA Laundry | ELECTRICAL The Florence Sho)}:n Permanent Waving a Specialty Florence Holmquist, Prop. PHONE 427 Behrends Bank Building " TYPEWRITERS RENTED $5.00 per month J. B. Burford & Co. | “Our doorstep Is worn by satis- fied customers I . Juneau Ice Cream Alleys Rheinlander Beer on Dranght POOL BILLIARDS BARBER SHOP | T JUNEAU FROCK {|| * Exclusive but not Expensive” Coats, Dresses, Lingerie, Hosiery and Rats | SHOPPE ; | | " JUNEAU-YOUNG , Funeral Pariors Licensed Funeral Directors and Embalmers | Night Phone 1851 Day Phone 12 Parlors } | CONTESTS |jitmn o | B - M b L BEEY wAC | get in on the fun? Teams || BEAUTY SHOP ' from all parts of the city || 103 Assembly Apartments and representing many or- i PHONE 547 | ganizations have already en- | o - tered this first series. | ; 3 Brunswick SABIN’S 5 d DR, ®. E. SOUTHWELL | s o s e Everything In Furnishings . for Men ——————— Optometrist—Optician i Eyes Examined—Classes Fitted | Room 1, Valentine Bldg. | Office Phone 484; Residence | Phone 238. Office Hours: 9:30 | to 12; 1:00 to 5:30 | HOTEL ZYNDA Large Sample Room ELEVATOR SERVICE 8. ZYNDA, Prop. and Alaska in all mat sound banking. We all your banking prob [ EXPERIENCE Nearly half a century’s accumlated ex- perience and conservative progress have qualified the B. M. Behrends Bank to offer its services to the people of Juneau you take advantage of our facilities in The B. M. Behrends Bank JUNEAU, ALASKA ters pertaining to are glad to have lems. = P PROFESSIONAL ] [ Fraternal Societies — ——— OF —— —— —2 Helene W.L. Albrecht PHYSIOTHERAPY Massage, Electricity, Infra Red Ray, Medical Gymnastics. 307 Goldstein Building Phone Office, 216 ‘ Gastineau Channel | | B. P. O. ELKS meets every Wednesday at 8 om. Visiting brothers welcome. | | Second and Main Rose A. AnTirews Graduate Nurse Electric Cabinet Baths—Mas- sage, Colonic Irrigations Office hours 11 am. to 5 pm. Evenings by Appcintment Phone 259 . John H. Walmer, Ex- alted Ruler. M. H. Sides, Secretary | KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS Yeghers Council No. | | 150. Meetings second nd last Monday at /130 p. m. Transient srothers urged to at- | P SR r____.__’ F. B. WiLSON Chircpodi—Foot Specialist 401 Goldstein Building PHONE 496 DRS. KASER & FREFBURGER DENTISTS Blomgren Building PHONE 56 Hours 9 am. (0 9 pm. _ 3, lend. Council Cham- sers, Fifth St. JOHN F. MULLEN, | |3 K., H. J. TURNER, Secretary MOUNT JUNEAU LODGE NO, 147 ! Second and fourth Mon- day of each month in Scottish Rite Temple, beginning at 7:30 p.m. L. E. HENDRICKSON Master; JAMES W. LEIVERS, Secretary. | poucLas \] \c"/ E i AERIE L & 17 F. 0. E o 95 g | Meets first and third Mondays, 8 & 1 | | Dr. C. P. Jenne DENTIST Rooms 8 and 9 Valentine Building Telepnone 176 Dr. Geo. L. Barton CHIROPRACTOR 201 Goldstein Bldg. Phone 214 Office hours—9-12, 1-5. Even- ings by appointment p.m., Eagles’ Hall, Douglas. Visiting brothers welcome. Sante Degan |W. P, T. W. Cashen, Secretary. | = | \ Our tru.“s go any place any time. A tank for Diesel Oil and a fank for crude oil save burner trouble. PHONE 149; NIGHT 148 ! | RELIABLE TRANSFER | Commercial Adjust- o | | ment& Rating Bureau Dr. Richard Williums | || Cooperating with White Serv- | | ice Bureau DENTIST Room 1-shattuck =dg. | OFFICE AND RESIDENCE V/e have 5,000 local ratings | Gastineau Building on file ] Phone 481 —l . —8 | = P b & — 3 — % : | obert Simpson ""Dr. A. W. Stewart ey ! DENTIST t. ¥ Hours 9 am. tc § pm. Graduate Angeles Col- 1 SEWARD BUILDING lege of Optometry and | Otfice Phone 409, Res. I Opthalinology | Phone 276 ‘G]a.!ses. Titted, Lenses Ground | gl —_— o= Wiring . Serviciny and Repair Work ® PHONE Mize 3804 THE BEST TAP BEER IN TOWN! [ THE MINERS' Recreation Parlors and Liquor Store BILL DOUGLAS DR. H. VANCE OSTEOPATH Consultation and examination Frec. Hours 10 to 12; 1 to 5; 7 to 8:30 and by appointment. Office Grand Apts.. near Gas- tineau Hotel. Phone 177 Alaska Transfer Co. GENERAL HAULING ED JEWELL, Proprietor PHONES 269—1134 SEE BIG VAN Guns and Ammunition | LOWER FRONT STREET | | 1 Next to Midget Lunch | | | || | i | ] | Drucs AND Sunpures ] or LIQUORS IN A HURRY! PHONE 97 Fast Free Delivery Guy L. Smith Drug Store Next to Coliseurs _:—._r—.l ollywood Style SthT Formerly COLEMAN'S ay Less—Much Less I l';on( at Main Street EULAH HICKEY .,A_*m ¥ = [ ——— GARBAGE HAULED I Manthly Rates Reasonable 3 Phone 4753 I For Quick RADIO REPAIR |1 - Telephone HENRY PIGG ——amad, 3 R RS R B T Dr. J. W. Bayne ’ | DENTIST Rooms 5-6 Triangle Bldg. | | Office houfs, 9 am. to 5 p.m. | | [Evenings by appointment | i PHONE 321 | | —_— ] Harry Race DRUGGIST | The Squibb Store | Sy 1 IDEAL PAINT SHOP .I It’s Paint We Have It! | ) WENDT & GARSTER ! _PHONE 549 e SRR Old newspapers for sale af The Empire Office, - oo o 98