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ative session under held at Nome r, for it is time example Alaska part on 13th absent t 1o being weatl to Dflll\ Alaska Empire . = and Fairbank ROBERT W. lH* NDER % members flying Editor and Manag T This nd in s of like k t depend e our pilots are forced to conditions with/ the SUBSCRIPTION RATES. Dougla month. | arrier in Juneau and for $1.2 antial approp: if in m come Alasl MEMBER OF ASSOCIATED PR iR Rush He's whether s or Congre stopping ons man the most obably W to elucidate soon European w that probably won't Reporting for the Army War Depariment believes to be future, in existing nal G 175.000. at t ould be in- anized citi- in the 30,000 year ted strength of current ar, s famed t the only or the obilization Alaska that at least e officers t ) activ duty eack iiden g weeks ing, instead of the 20,000 now i the construc- posts will be ireraft 'y of a ach the able,” and to army with communication at old stand 0.0 1 force availak immedia of war, for recc ner d ye Report iring At closed the that of total value 12 mo the wing the hopes that military scurement for uch of apprc year on of nece: over 8.000,000 $45,000,000 the. .previoy ontinued be sufficient num 1thoriz for omplete nodern acilities within a reasons The needs of the almon I 21515 $589,506. Gold produced in value making a grand tc north land ne ca pou value of 1909 1 umv 1 total of . value we of the When propo Co! t ar ions velop outlined, call for udden great but obviously and tor na- level. The purposes this year more than 70 pe vears ago. For sponsible are of level on e before essional committee s A5 statement persons in and the of the Unite Aside which ir annual no reduct nized at all there arc liar on basis of population, they are not entitled t con: ation 1 States same der as heavily populated sectior 000.000. it incre tures factor bout ent his incr litic expenc wo Ter touri from other income in the pr chunk of On s $1.183 ka fish, appro production man, States Uncle It is something a nice $71,000,000. e a new I ar gold quipme ice the A more armies in otk ription wrmies with their personnel rmy is smaller than the armies Germany Russia, ether it is possible tion in the cost of | ment, in the light of condi- is a question which must be Hearings will be held to consider in detail program outlined b 1 expensit neans woman a pour hes most Sam? Dele: Alaska consider when Dimond for government aid in developing ary ests evailing elsewh new Cong ress convenes, Vtions ¢ } SHARP ess CONTRAST liner crashes in the States with 1t is ol Another bable loss of dents that air lines airfields means stances is repc In sharp co air e es inve ft e of a series of serious acci- | oAHR truck the transcontinental they t he that recently have where, incidentally have the best of | Not s manuf only and safety other equipment Weather in to b radio beacons air d otherwise pu most in- may, in tim joble Detroit passenger is ted prima be Ne the me. | { absence air- T rast Alask compared the world because I ur new Congress to extremes. o scarce in the representa Republicans that they carry Chic New are r virtually no| Here have to be. there States they ka whe with re the plane accidents i are facilities a pilots, the b battle throug! adequate made portation absolute Example of the our 20 lack of | appeal | o BPPERH| 1 ysterious is 1 v aerial trans- pic; afjanta Constit Territory seen in the pres- Ther conditions and appeal eloping our of the whether China the backing into 2 out the chin or never can landin while after y 1in dev ¥ which become one lover Blade. the world archbi Ops AFTER STORM LASHED CALIFORNIA COAST a necessity may be of io [ | s e Here are some of the results of a 60-mile gale that raised havoc along the Southern California coast. Above, the beach home of E. C. Plumb at Santa Monica is shown after the storm and high tide wrecked it. The three-story building beyond escaped with slight damage. Below, the Mexican Mail liner Sinaloa, ounded on a submerged breakwater with great holes in her bottom after she dragged her anchors more than a mile in the harbor at San Pedro. Two ’v;nen alg;\ard were rescued by a salvage tug. (Associated ress Photos) |of amusement? [him that she has had a very pleas- ‘.Il]l evening. in lis = | town, * |ding be —— 20 YEARS AGO From The Empire HAPPY BIRTHDAY The Empire extends congratula- lions and best wishes today, their birthdey anniversary, to the follow- ing: e e =/ JANUARY 13, ka was shocked by the death amuel Blum, wealthy Valdez who fell to his death from third floor window of his Se- office. It was known that he been despondent following the in Valde two weeks before had destroyed his large mer-| ntile store. Friends were firm in| heir belicf that his death was ac-| dental 1917 JANUARY 13. Dallas Weyand Harry Stonehouse Stanwood Whiteley - MODERN ETIQUETTE By Roberta Lee nke newly organized High School Club, through the chair- ) Horoscope “The stars incline but do not compel” THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 1937 This is not a fortunate day in netary direction, according to as- While there is a sign en- to initiation, caution taken in every enterprise this sway the judgment trustworthy. The most: sons are likely to be ing in wise fore- c ing should be Under may not b onfident pe the most I thought The pl s conflicts debating committee, Wil- had challenged Doug- debate to be held in| question: “Resolved | rnational police force| hed to enforc "l-‘ Burford Q. Shouldn't a girl thank a mar for having taken her to some plac to a double h on t A. No. She should, however, tel onal T Q. Should a doctor be addressc Govern International Peace the salutation of a letter Dear Doctor,” or, “Dear Doct Brown"? A. Neither is correct. “Doctor™ per vn." Q. If a girl lives in one town s going to be married in anot from where should her wec announcements be mailed? A. The announcements shoulc mailed by her parents from h home town DeVighn { the upper 1 on the subjec Profession.” addr clas The wo should be abbreviated, form being, “Dear of Dr of th fol- lker Tripp en’s Social Unicn ist Church elected 7 officers: Mus. C Oak Olson, Mrs. H Mr Martin George Coryell and elected president and ury of the Junior las High School. | w T s Robert n were tary-tres Elmer LOCK anid LEARN By A. C. Gordon 1 Juneau hi school luded Miss Eula Alice Bollinger, Roberta Cor- Wilma Gamble, Virginia Laugh- and Helen Niemi. A Dental Society was organized h Dr. Maule, of Douglas, presi- dent; Dr. Carter, vice-president, Dr. Freeburger, secretary-treas- Other members of the organ- ere Drs. McMillan, Mulholland, Zuber and Ka- 1. What i Who ernor of 3. What New England? 4. What and when w rebellic 5. What a certified check? the last Dutch Gov- York? the largest is river in s the Boxer are the most import of the Sahara desert? 'WERS A check, the payment of whict d by the bank on which Weather: Maximum, 33; minimum 5; cloudy. —_——— e —— .4 2. HARRY RACE, Druggist “The Squibb Stores of Alaska 2. Peter Stuyvesent 3. Connecticut River. 4. A Chinese uprising foreigners, in 1900. Dates and salt against 5 DAILY LESSONS IN ENGLISH By W. L. Gordou P | * Compounued exactly | Do not'say, than you Words He Often Misused: a better player for.” Omit for | Often Mispronounced: Intricacy.! | g dactor. Pronounce in-tri-ka-si, all i's as in! | it, a unstressed, accent first syl-! lable Often Misspel lar) ; (plural) Synonyms: Collegiate. scholarly, scholasti Word Study: e times and it is yours, vocabulary word each day. Holocaust; a as written by your Crisis ( gu- crises academie, pedantic. a word three Let us in- by mastering | Today's word: complete destruction, especially by fire. (Pronounce hol- o-kost, first o as in of as in no, third as in or. ac syllable. “The holocaust hundreds of live i i Try an Emnire ad. i 129 H | Pay’n Takit PHONES 92 or »5 Free Delivery Fresh Meats, Groceries, raquors, Wines and Beer We Sell for LESS Because | We sell for CASH | Leader Dept. Store George Brothers crease our cne claimed PHONE 36 For very prompt LIQUOR DELIVERY i | | Hemlock $6.50 Cord Cash Delivered Fireplace—Glacier Alder—Any length cut to order. Bill Manthey PHONE 2653 __-__—___J PIGGLY WIGGLY ECONOMY | We truly believe thaf we sell | America’s Greatest Shoe Values and Prettiest Footwear DEVLIN’S | The B. M. Behrends Bank Junea‘u, Alaska COMMERCIAL and SAVINGS Resources Over Two and One-Half Million Dollars ties and Agreements |y Hall, ¢ conty in E and even clashes with arms. rore prevalent than' usual this nd in many cases explosions 1 accompany them The stars are read as indicating the of bombs in warfare to an extent au versies bodies Fires may be UNITED STATES Procurement Division, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR Buildings Branch, Washington, D GENERAL LAND OFFICE |C., Dec. 30, 1936.—Sealed proposals District Land Office |in” duplicate will be publicly open- Anchorage, Alaska Jv n this OflC‘(‘ f}t 1 PM., April 6, Notice is hereby given that Glen ' "o 5 Al 4 R. B. Parker, cntryman, together | foh cOpIUCtion of the O8P.O. and with his witnesses, Inez May White tention is directed to the sx;e(‘xa-l and Albert F. Parker, has made conditions of bidding set forth in final proof on his homestead, An- the specification Upon application, chorage Serial 07420, for the NE!; 'three sets of drawings and specifi- NW14, sec. 17, SE%SWY4, W.SE cations will be supplied free to each sec. 8, T. 40 S. R. 59 E. CRM, General Contractor interested in containing 160 acres, and it is now Submitting a proposal. The above in the files of the U. S. Land Of- drawings and specifications MUST fice, Ancorage, Alaska, and if no 'l’f,:r’"";””r‘:’qllt‘?fl:"-}]‘;{fif]“ C?“l' protest is filed in the local land|p-rOs reduiring ad i office within the perfod of publca- | coos ‘:hfinz\m grmsclhoa\;;-r”::" tion or thirty days the aid inal proof , will be this office \\hwh will not be returned. Checks 1 certificate GEOR Public ffered as payment for drawings and specifications must be made payable to the order of the Treas- urer, U. S. Drawings and specifica- tions will not be furnished to con- tractors who have consistently fail- ed to submit proposals. One set upon request, and when considered in the interests of the government, A First Last publication, publication van. 13, Feb. previously employed There is a sign today that appears promise r labor a slight ad- may be the precursor| ins to wag ired advaniages. the interests of the year tion to South and Canada chemists and sts will find em- Rhodesia, Transvaal and other parts of Africa Women's clubs will benefit this menth when national problems will members to contribute ts to public ce rve weather will increase Y upon charitable institutions and philanthropic projects. Persons whose birthday it is-have augury of a year of advance- n in many Financial matters should be satisfactory and there will be for many unexpected honors Children born on this d ably will be meticulous and able to attain P Subjects of succeed in practical affairs ek scientific vocations Frederick A. Eailers, metallurgist, was born on this day 1839. Others who have celebrated it as a birth- day include Marquis of Lansdowne, British statesman, 1845; John Bid- dle, founder of the Unitarian a fc de One of wil Afri Ame se de- nds th y prob- in detail a broad this sign Many ctive, (Copyright, 1937) Foea Sleeps with Face in Pillows and Suffocates CHICAGO, Ill, Jan. 13.—Appar- ently suffocated by two pillows on bed, the bedy of John Kolonow- found in his room. Kolon- was lying face downward, head between the pillows. - Empire classifieas pay. “THE REXALL STORF” i your Reliable pharmacists compound prescriptions. Butler Mauro Drug Co. . PR || “Tomorrow’s Styles i Tod dyu ) i V7 Juneau’s Own Store ety PHONE CARDINAL 25¢ Within City Limits will be furnished builders' ex- chambers of commerce or izations who will guar- antee to make them available for any sub-contractor or material firm interested, and to quantity survey- ors, but this privilege will be with- rawn if the sets are not returned after they have accomplished the purpose. W. E. Reynolds, Assistant Director of Procurement, Public Buildings Branch. Tirst publication, Jan. 13, Last publication, Jan. 15, e 1937. 1937. About 20,000 United States troops are stationed in the Territory of Hawaii. | FOR INSURANCE See H. R. SHEPARD & SON Telephone 409 B. M. Behrenids Bank Bldg. ‘—“__—J HOTEL GASTINEAU Every Effort Made for the Comfort of the Guests! 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