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LETTERS FROM GOODN DOZENS OF 'EMA ¥ MENICO QTH -R©O- | NAOW,CUZ- BUENOS AIRES - PANANE - SANTIRGO - NE KNOW LOOKIT THE POST MARMKS -- 1 3\3\\‘;\2882\; 3 "EMN - v . e ¥ SOME OF 'EM --FOUR MONTHS OLD CIAMER N A OUGHTTA GET & GOCD K\CK © THE TEETH FOR H\DING THESE LETTERS, SNUWFEY ---GEE W T DONT KNOW WHICH ONE TO READ FIRST - HERE'S BNOTHER ONE FER 1S TO RIDDLE OLT - THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE AND KEEP NOWR NOSE \WHERE (U BELONGS - GOOG\LE " NORE GITTWY TETCHY @S A SETT l&;i\’El\\/- WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20, 1939. WHAT'S TS 22 ON,ME 2\ OR oW W 1-1-Tth GOWG TO © ©-FAWNT -- Continnen' By BILLY DeBECK 1 BETTER POUR SOME CORN-GQUEEZIN'S DOWN T CRUTER'SG NECK - S ENES \S BUGGWY OWT LA 8 TROMPED -ON TWO-EROG --* " You'll Find Food Fner and Service More Compiete at THE BARANOF COFFEE SHOP FORD AC77"Y Authorized enlers GREASES Fool vl Mali Sufes GAR = Ol Juneaa Motors Garbage Hauled Reasonable Monthly Rates E. 0. DAVIS | | FOR RENT 317 South rooms with VACANCY, Sorby Apt Franklin St. Two | bath, heate [ &, RGN " In case of error or if an ad FOR RENT—Oue apartment with has been stopped before ex- bedroom and bed closet bed. piration, advertiser please noti- Also one apartment with bed- both furnished, Hillerest. 439. iy this office (Phone 374) at once and same will be given attention. THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE room, Phone FOR RENT — 3-room cabin on Gastineau Avenue. Inquire Ju- neau Paint Store. | Count five average words to the FOR RENT — 4-room furnished ™e. Daily rate per line for consecutive| house, oil heat. Phone 187 after mzertions: 5 pm. 100 One day ... Additional days . Bo Minimum charge ...50c Copy must be in the office by 2 yeleck in che afternoon to insure msertion on same day. s sicurarss e A We accepr. ads over telephone| HoME BOARDING House re- — sure rENT—Apartment and room at the Imperial Hotel VACANCY Decker Apartments. Call Green 465. from persons Usted in telephone| opened. Furnished, steamheated firectory. rooms, reasonable rates, newly Phone 374—Ask f-r Ad-taker. | renovated throughout. Phone 203. § LT 'FOR RENT—Furnished housekeep- ing rooms. 200 Second St. FOR SALL ! FOR SALE—Twin beds | springs and mattresses; two rugs; 1 writing desk. Phone Red 142. Pl A - Simmons, | HOUSKKEEPING rooms. 209 2nd St. - 4-ROOM PARTLY furnished house FOR SALE—One complete full- sized bed and d very rea- sonable. See Cole Transler. ] after 5 p.n. — |5-ROOM UNFURNISHED house SINGER SEW!NG machines, Sing-| for rent, Will furnish for respon- er Vacuum Cleaners, Mayiag| sible party. Phone 426. Washing Machines, Maytag 110-;. sty el : volt light plants, Xronrite Iron- FOR RENT—Housekeeping ers. Terms: $5 down, $5 month-| Reasonable. 208 Main St, ly. J. H. Anderson, Box 101, Ju-; stairs. - j, Deau. Alaska distributer. | 7 GANGY, couple only. Apply in DIAMOND RING, sacrifice. See lt{ person. Winter and Pond Apts. room. up- ~ | Forester Wellman Holbrook who re- PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND LUMBER MILLS SMOKING Adtivity Thrfic}hout West- ward, Inferior Nofed by W. Holbrook Considerable timber activity this winter on Prince William Sound is reported by Assistant Regional | turned yesterday from an admin- \istrative trip to the Westward and ' Interior. | Besides regular lumbering, oper- _'ators are cutting and hewing ties [for the Alaska Railroad. Holbrook stopped at Cordova, i Seward, Anchorage and Fairbanks. Work on the Lowell Creek flood control tunnel at Seward is being pushed by two shifts and has pro-| ceeded about 800 feet. Anchorage | lis busy and is looking forward w" large airport development. Fair-| _|banks appears to be prospering, is working on the new cold weather |{rom medical care at St. Ann's Hos- for rent. Reasonable. Phone 67|Army airport and on a spur mek;pl it. Workmen are constructing| last bridge on the spur. to the +- A | pital, Jacob Clark is receiving med Hit, Runner AppearsHere Juneau has a hit-and-run auto driver. Bob Toussaint, of the Territorial | Treasurer's cftice, is the authority | | for the statement. Late yesterday afternoon, Tous- | | saint was standing on Main Street, below The Empire office, An auto, coming like a bat out of Hades, ran up on the sidewalk, and as a result Toussaint was given a glancing blow, right hand lacerated and overcoat torn. If he had slipped as the result of | the impact, he says, he would cer- tainly have been under the wheels. The driver of the car apparently swerved and then kept going up Main Street at high speed. Loussamny has a description of the car and is looking for it and | the driver. . L HOSPITAL NOTES _l C. R. Eaton was dismissed today tal. Admitted to the Government Hos tower is up for a new beam sta- |ical attention. |ticn at Fairbanks and the CCC! !is building a telephone line to it | At seward on his return, Hol- ! broock met Charles G. Burdick and |W. J. Clark who were to charter la plane at Anchorage for a flight 'to Nome in connection with their reindeer purchase activities. sf: Ofpheumasane: FOR RENT—Two-room furnished apartment. Phone Douglas 28. FOR SALE—28 beds, springs, mat-| tresses, bedding, linen, dishes. | Can be seen at Thomas Hard- ware. FOR RENT — One gas pump, i operation. Call Femmer at 114. | | | STEAM HEATED room for rent. Phone Green 675. furnished. In Seatter Tract. Phone Black 479. DURING THE winter months live i AM BUILDING = My fortably at Hotel Juneau. | i AM BUILDING new home. My| Som ; | present home for sale cheap and ?fi‘:i:;" view rooms. Residential on terms. P. O. Box 466 or phone Blue 675 after 12 noon. i VACANCY—Nugget Apartments, FOR RENT—2-room furnished apt. 725 Basin Road. Phone Green 100. MUST SELL equity in income earn- ing apartments on Dixon. Three apartments, two furnished, one with fireplace. Five minutes from business district. Best view prop- erty buy in town. See Bob Hen- ning at Empire office. MISCELLANEOUS ! E)(_PEI{’E dres ;x’kin‘g: phone Green 739, Hazel Austerman. FOR RENT—artly furnisaed flat Inquire Snap Shoppe. COZY, warm, fumn. apts. Light, water, dishes, cooking utensils and bath. Reasonable at Seaview. W;xfii):D;mestic—work by or month. Box 2105. BAX and clarinet lessons. Phone Green 739, Ted Austerman. “Watkins Produets. Call Black 634. WANTEDUsed gunny sacks. 3%c each delivered to coal bunkers. LOST ARD FOUND LOST—Bunch of keys on ring; EXPERT pubne stenography and bookkeeping. Alice Mack, office, Bar: N GUARANTEED Realistic Perma- nents, $4.50. Finger wave, 65c. Lola’s Beauty Shop, telephone 251, 315 Decker Way. TURN your old gold into value, cash or trade at Nugget Shop. L;)EWTE}Ad; BRIDGE classes now open. Helen F. Griffin, 427 4th St. NOTICE Visiting days at the Minfield Home will be on Sundays only, from now on. adv, MINNIE FIELD. e —r————— ORDEK TREES NOW «name on tag, A. Zender. Return to Empire. Reward. | WILL THE PARTY who placed package of clothing and pair of boots in automobile, license No. 4119, by mistake, please call the Empire. He may have same by paying for this advertisement. Anchorage Alaska, November 17, 1939. Notice is hereby given that Ma- thias Halm has made application far a homesite upder the act of May 26, 1934, for a tract of land embraced in U. 8. Survey No. 2377, | ests. 'FREED FROM CELL; " CHRISTMAS GIFT | SAN JOSE, Cal, Dec. 20—A cen- | tral figure of a courtroom slaying, of two years ago, Mrs, Nellie Del- | gado, is free in time to spend| Christmas with her five children.' Mrs. Delgado's husband was killed in 1937 by Cirilo Soliz. Soliz objected to Delgado's attentions to his young niece. Soliz was tried for | murder, and acquitted. As he started to leave tne court room, | Mrs, Delgado handed a pistol. to| Frank Delgado, her brother-in-law. Delgado killed Soliz with a singie | shct. Mrs, Delgado and her: brother-in-law were tried on mur- der charges, convicted and sen- tenced to Jife imprisonment. A new trial was ordered for the wo- man, and she pleaded guilty to manslaughter charges. Her term is| now ended. o "FLOATING EASE” 'SPECIALIST GOES NORTH BY ELECTRA George Jacobsen, B. F. Shearer Co. theatre chair expert, flew to Fairbanks with the last PAA Ele- | tra to do work on the new theatre there of the A. E. Lathrop inter- | Jacobsen recently completed in- stallation of 120 new foam rubber | and air cushioned “floating ease” comfort chairs at the Capitol The- Dorothy Fawcett left the Govern- ment Hospital ‘today. | The Fai Mys, Beannes Obevt and he bahy were dismissed today from the vernment - Hospitak I NENEER Dismissed. wsva.. - Nedicas Julia Johnson was discharged from THE STORY SO FAR: Eric, the son of Lightning, and Leezen, a doll, are headed for the castle of an evil king who makes friends quarrel. If they break his spell the Fairy Queen has said they may go to the Kingdom beyond the sunset. Chapter 15 The Evil King RIC and Leezen set out im- mediately for the kingdom of the evil spirit that makes men quarrel. The Queen of Fairies accompanied them to the gate, and the white fox trotted behind them. Just outside the gate the Queen of Fairies said, “Now I must leave you. Remember that this evil king is called ‘Chatter.’ He will seem full cf fun. He will try to please you. But then he will try to make you angry with each other. If he succeeds you will never see each other again. If he doesn’t, you may do as you wish.” Eric and Leezen listened. The white fox whined a little. His silky hair stood straight up on his back. Queen disappeared and Eric pulled a long bell cord at the gate. He smiled at Leezen to gn'i_eh er fourage. e le swung open and the: stood fi‘ing Chatter himself. l:g was a roly-poly man with a broad smile. He was dressed magnifi- cently in red velvet with gold DOUGLAS . NEWS EASTERN STAR ELECT OFFICERS AT DOUGLAS Nugget Chapter No. Douglas Order of Eastern S held the yearly election of officers at their regular meeting in Douglas last night. Installation of the newly lelect will be part of joint cere- menies with Juneau Chapter No. 7, Order of Stars, and Douglas and Juneau Masons to take place on January fifth, in the Masonic Tem- ple. Those elected are as follows: Wor- thy Matron, Katherine Balog; Wor- shy Patron, Robert Bonner; Asso- ciate Matron, Lillian Bonner; Asso- ciate Patron, Sam Devon; Secre- T tary, Roberto Johnson; urer, Jessie Fraser; Trustee, 3-year term, Thelma Engstrom. - | BASKETBALL SERIES OF DOUGLAS ENDS TONIGHT The final games of the Douglas City League Basketball will be play- ed tonight in the Natatorium when Warner’s meet the High School and Jensen's meet the Foundry. | Warner's have already won the championship, but Jensen’s and the | Foundry-will be putting on a tip- top baftle for second place. Games start at 7:30 o'clock isual. i as - OPERETTA TOMORROW The+ Grade School: operetta, “A cheduled for to- | | | Christmas Carol” the Government Hospital today, ur-imormw at 2 o'clock in the after- |ing and financing under home loan | ter receiving medical attention. noon and 8 o'clock in the evening, <TALK Ly oo . e M SANITARY | Jones-Stevens Shop ‘ PIGELY LADIES'—MISSES’ READY-TO-WEAR Jeward Street Near Third | WIGGLY [r— ZORIC SYSTEM CLEANING PHONE 15 Alaska Laundry Sanitary Meat Co. FOR QUALITY MEATS AND POUITRY ¥ DELIVERY ( tells in dialogue and song the well-| known story of the hard-hearted Scrooge whose crusty spirit is soft- ened by the iety of the Christmas helidays, and who then takes an| iwctive part in the celebration. Obert Havdahl has the part of ¢; Billy Devon, Bob Cratchit; | Jimmy Hopgood. the part of gere | | T - - FIRE DRILL RECORD, DOUGLAS Fifty seconds is all that it took yesterday to have all pupils out of the Douglas school building when Fire Chief Pusich rang a surprise alarm during the afternoon period. | It was the fastest time yet record-| ed during any former similar drill.| Credit for the performance is large- ly due tc reorganization effected by Supt. Pool Chief Pusich expressed appr: tion for the cooperation of the boys of the student body with the De- partment. In January, he stated that a demonstration of the newly | SURPRI® Call l’ho:__ll and 49 GEQRCE BRES, Widest Selection of LICUORS PHONE 92 or 95 e LOCKSMITA Let Us Repaly Your Locks OR M\AKFE NEW KEYS Alaska Music Supply Arthur M. Uggen, Manager Pianos—Musical Instruments and Supplies Phone 206 122 W. Second — Utah Nut and Lump COAL Alaska Dock & Storage Co. JORGFNSON MOTORS TELEPHONE 412 Arto Repnir Work—Gas Ferryway nud Willoughby Ave. HOME GROCERY Phone 146 Home Liguor Store—Tel. 699 American Meat——Phone 38 HERMLE & THIBODEAU Bodding Transter MARINE BUILDING Rock—Conl Hauling Stoye—Fuel 0il Delivery PHONE kL) received gas mask will be made at the school. - - - SCHOOL BOARD MEETING A business meeting of the Doug- las School Board has been sched- | uled for this evening at 7:30 o'clock in the school to take care of the! ;momhs‘s, expenditures and attend to other matters as may come up. D R AMILIES RE-LOCATED nd Mrs. Willlam Pcol are idents in the Shitanda apart- ments, moving from Juneau a couple of days ago, and Elroy Fleek and | | family are now located n their new | home purchased from Charles| Tuckett, who engineered the build- regulations. Thomas Hardware Co PAINTY — OILS Builders' and Shelf HARDWARE The Juneau Laundry FRANKLIN STREET between PFront and Second Streets PHONE 359 | JUNEAU-YOUNG | Hardware Company PAINTS- Ol -GLASS Shell und Heavy Marwire Gun- and Ammunition When in Need of DIESEL OIL—STOVE OIL YOUR COAL CHOICE GENEFAL HAULING. STORAGE and CRATING CALL US Juneau Transfer Phone 48—Night Phone 481 GENERAL MOTORS, DELCO and MAYTAG PRODECTS W. P IDHNSON “The Frig dnire Man”, NG DOLL SIGRID ARNE { PHONE 149—NIGHT 148 A O PSP 0 T O Phone 723———115-2nd 8t your-¥ou should be coming to us.” l - écg;y/, pered and they pointed at her. They laughea “there lies a perplexing corridor. [thought he saw Leezen talking It winds in and out in the castle | about him with another woman in walls. We shall start through and | the party. But Eric only grinned the first ones back will receive |and walied on. remembered mt“t;..j’ o bt o, theé Queen’s warning. 'ine,” shou everyone. 8 the doors were opened and the theB e ‘:'f)rte}aemcu‘:raig;fi ‘;::rro ufl group started tHrough the long|hour. Then two hours. Each little chains about his neck. He took Eric and Leezen by the ehir?gs. saying, “How charming. Come e Smiles Of Welcome atre for Manager C. D. Beale. The new type of theatre chair installed here by Jacobsen represent the first installation of “floating Anchorage serial 08807, containing Order your Christmas trees, spruce 8 y conta prera 2.18 actes and situated within the or Jackpine. See the Hi-Way De- livery. adv. | Mendenhall Elimination from Ton- 3 v, gass Nationgl Forest, in latitude Empire Want Aas Bring Results, [58° 23° 10”7 N. longitude 134° 34’ W. and it is now in the files of the U. S. Land Office, Anchorage, Al- aska. Any and all persons claiming ad- versely any of the above men- IT COSTS S0 LITTLE TO DRESS SMABTLY ease” seats in any theatre in the country. ‘Toaay—Empire. Today’s News ‘How To Relieve - Bronchitis | So they walked into the castle with the white fox behind hang- mf his tail between his legs. The King led them into a handsome hall where a dinner was set. There | EF were gold plate§ and crystal gob- lets and great bowls filled with shining red tulips. Nearby three musicians played on harps. There was a zrour of fine ladies and gentlemen already seated. Every- one was smiling and all nodded welcome. i/ i tioned land should file their ad- nnle"'s verse claims in the district land office within the period of publica- | e tOn OF thirty days thereafter, or Case Lot Grocery “LOWEST PRICES BY FAR" they will be barred by the pro- visions of the Statutes. GEORGE A. LINGO, Register. Date first publication, Dec. 6, 1939. Date last publication, Jan. 31, 1840. Phone 704 240 So. Franklin Bronchitis, ng\te or m&n&bw , seat of the to loasen germ | mwmmm Through the dinner Eric and Leezen could find nothing that displeased them. After dinner the musicians g:ayeg waltzes and everyone nced. Then Kin, soothe and heal raw, | Chatter clapped his hands | tender, inflamed mucous | cveryone listened. He alcflhuckall;d il:wnk‘:'n«.'I‘ellyom' tosell | and said, “Now I have a game you a bottle of o wlfihn'-hk: for us all to play. Beyond that mwwmn t you are to door,” and he pointed fo a great, ar you are t0 have double door of carved walnut, with candles. But it was a magic corridor. It was made with mir- rors set at such curious angles that people seemed to think they could see around corners. The group walked and walked, some Egtmg ahead, some falling behind. ic and Leezen were the last in line with the white fox follawing 1C. And finally Leezen found her- self in a small turn of the corri- dor alone. She kept looking at her many images in the fine mirrors as she passed but then she stopped in hurt surprise. In one mirror she saw Eric talking and laughing with another man in the company. They whispered and they pointed at her. They iaughed. “They’re making fun of me,” whispered Leezen to herself. She couldn’t hear them, but she could see them. “Patience, patience,” she whis- pered to herself, “This is' King Chatter’s evil.” Horrible Faces At the same time Eric was having_the same experience. He TALKING SANTA CLAUS now appearing at THE CAPITOL—3 P. M. to 4 P. M, winding hall ahead. It was lighted | while they thought they saw each other. Sometimes the images made horrible faces. Sometimes they seemed to whisper. Once Leezen was so sure it was really Eric ridiculing her that she started to run. “He’s hateful! Eric is cruel,” said a whisper in the air. “No, ni shouted Leezen to the mirrore “FOR INS “SMILING SERVICE” Bert'’s Cash Grocery PHONE 105 Free Delivery PEOUE 36 FOI VEeY pRaver LIQUOR DELIVERY| ] Juneau IF IT'S PNt vt [AVE JT! Idea! Psint Shop FRED " WENDT PHONE 5497 Reliable Transfer time. "X “fank for Bicset O aud a tank for Crude Oil save burner trouble. McCAII! HOTOR COMPANY - DODGE . | VAR neAT RPR THE ROYAL BEAUTY SALON “If your hair is not becaming to Califernia Groncry GROCERIES AT FAIR PRICES COMPLETE LIGUOR STACK Buy in Quantities and Save! Telephone 478 Promp! Delivery § SRS PP ANCE See H, B. SHEPARD & S04 PHONE 409 BARANOF HOTEL GG, - B e e UR walls. “Eric is good—but—but- and she wept. She ran weeping, and finally she was back out in the big banquet hall. There sat | King Chatter looking sullen. And | there stood Eric. Leezen hesitated for a minute, and then she ran to his side and said, “Oh, I'm so glad to see you."” As she said it, King Chatter snored loudly. His servahts began putting out the fire, locking doors, clearing the table and pulling down shades. “Come let’s go,” said Eric. They ran from the castle and down to the gate. TOMORROW: A new task is set for Eric and Leezen. Window Cleuing PHONE 485 LUMBER m P Juneau Lumber Mills, l’nc.'