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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBE|figl!,.L 1912. . ' ?. ?; . .,-?;';>Z'^ ..y-J PRICE TEN CENTS
MEXICANS MUST STOP OUTRAGES
Wilson Will Consult
Democratic Leaders
TRKXTOX. X. J.. Dec. 21. ? Pres-:
ident-olect Woodrow Wilson, it was j
stated today. expects to have a con
ference before the NVw Year with
Senators Hoke Smith, of Georgia.
Clarke, of Arkansas; O'Gortnan, of
Xew York; Gore, of Oklahoma; Rep
resentative Underwood, of Alabama,
and other Democratic leaders.
The object of the conference has
not been stated, but the policies to
bo pursued by the incoming adrainls
tralion will be undoubtedly discussed,
and especially tariff legislation. It is
generally believed that some of the
men called to the conferenc will be
in the next Cabinet These are Hoke
Smith, of Georgia, who was Secre
tary of the interior, in Cleveland's
second administration for a short
time, and Senator Gore, of Oklahoma,
who is said to be slated for Attor
ney-General in the Wilson Cabinet.
The Town
Growing
Rapidiy
The Petersburg Fish Company has]
been organized her* by Fretl II. Story |
and C.ustavus it. Buiauau. The com
puny will nandlo all kinds 01' fresh
and salted fish, clams and cra'03.
Messrs. Story and Buhniau are live,
enterprising men. and they know their
business. The entrance of this com
pany into business at Petersburg ex
presses the confidence felt bv theiu
inihe future of this town. They have
a complete equipment to handle largo
quantities of fish of all kinds.
Tin Petersburg fire department
gave a smoker for its members on
the evening of Dec. 18. Afr^r the gen
eral order of bu-iness was over a
good 'into was enjoyed by the boys.
Ther - were speeches, songs and stor
ies. and a fine luncheon was servea.
Then the fire laddies oiled up the en
gines auu adjourned.
The line new building of the Sons
of Not way i almost completed. The
structure is a credit to the eiiterpris-l
ing society and the town. The hall I
will be formally opened on the eve- j
ning of E'-v 26 by r dance, w hich
proi <se? to b< largely attended.
C. L. Jones, leader and instructor of |
the Petersburg band, is fast whipping
his twenty-three pupils into line, aad
as a result they are bilie d to play the
Christinas odes, anil are engaged for
several dances to be given during tue
holidays.
A :ran<i mnscueruue can ?ui uc s>?
on at the Sons of Norway hall on
Now Year's Eve. The Petersburg
band will furnish the music.
Petersburg is undergoing (juite ,a
number of improvements. A heavy
plank walk is being laid on Front
street from the company store to the
fire station. This is an extension of
the work that was started last sum
mer. The street will now bo one of
the best and Petersburg citizens are
proud ot this much-needed highway.
Two new buildings are now under
construction.
The Arctic Brotherhood will organ
ize a camp here in the near future.
Hogue & Tvetea, leading mere
chants of Petersburg, have installed
an electric lighting plant and their
building is now thoroughly lighted
throughout. .Mr. Hogue just returned
from Seattle where ho has been for
several we ks purchasing Christmas
goods.
John Kildall. manager of the Pa
cific Coast & Norway Packing Co..
and family went South on the Dol
pit i to spend the holidays. Mr. Boyee
is in charge during Mr. Kildall's ab
sence.
The fishing business goes merrily
on. Tfc principal boats now in port
are the Flamingo. Lief E., Kong
Svcrrc Katie. Swan. Mary, besides
cutter::us one-dory craft.
The P. C. & N. P. Co. will hold
another sale of lot- by auction on Dec.
27. These are choice building lot*,
ar.d ro doubt the people of the town
will take the opportunity of getting
In ;v the ground floor, for the town of
Petersburg is growing and growing
fast
What might have been a fatal ac
cident was narrowly averted the other
night. While crossing the saw mil]
bridge, which was covered with
sno\.\ a couple of mushers slipped
and fell Into the icy water?
of Wrangell Narrows, about fif
teen feet below. They were rescuec
by Mr. Norbcrg just in time to savt
thee from drownlns: The bridge hat
.> 1;. ?r ?>:> oi? ride only. This ao
cident emphasizes the need of hav
ing bridge- ??rd sidewalks over danger
ous places and provided with substan
tial railing.
IRENE TAYLOR MUST
NOW STAND TRIAL;
Last night the Jury trying Alfred
Lundgren on the charge of giving
whiskey to Indians, after a hopeless
struggle to reach a verdict were dis
charged and the case set for retrial
next .Monday. The following com
posed the jury that disagreed: W. H.
.IL Lliila, I.. T. Merry. C. K. Carpen-j
? cr. E. I. Pohertv, Jas. Fitzgerald. Ed
Woods. S. H. Yeonians John Kosna
R??i Learning, Frank Wilson.
>hn I?. auchamp. Walter Bathe.
( '? he grand jury this morning
.ought in an indictment for man
..i! liter against Irene Taylor, for
:'i killing of John E. Anderson at
range!! on July 22, last. There is
tome surprise over this indictment.
| The defense will be self defense. Z.
R. Cheney is attorney for the ac
I cased.
The case of Anthony Kelly was ta
ken up yesterday and continued.
This is another "Whiskey to Indian"
case. The regular panel was exhaust
j ed and a special venire called this
morning before the jury was secured.
The case went to trial at 11 o'clock.
John G. Heid is attorney by appoint
| ment for the defendant.
I The court set 1:20 this afternoon a?
hour when sentence would be pro
nounced on the following persons con
victed of the crime or giving liquor
to Indians: ('has. Swan. Chas. Phil
ippn, Paul Bohfm, John Rodenguez,
Theodocio Lucero, Lewis Henderson,
limmte James, and Jake Williams.
[ The three last named had jury trials,
the others plead guilty.
W. C. Coffey, A. Bedwel. Henry
Webber. George Card. Sam Carlson,
Walter Bridson, R. Baker and Patrick
I Young will be sentenced Monday.
Each of the defendants plead guilty
'o the crimes charged. Young will
be sentenced for robbery, the others
for giving liquor to Indians.
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JUDGE G. C. WINN
PRESENTS NEW IDEA
j "Y< 3, sir. 1 am very much in favor
of a oublic library and other institu
,?ioas of learning," said Grover C.
: Vine, the other day.
"What we should do is to build a
high school building with a library
j a one floor and the school on the
other, and a laboratory in the base
i nt nt.
i " This laboratory would become of
incalculable good to the people of this
section. N'ight schools would of
course be established should this
?uildlng be erected and I am quite
sure the institution would grow into j
high favor. Mr. Thane, Mr. Bradley
and other mining men would help us
iiong with lectures on the practical
aide of mining and prospecting. The
laboratory would prove a boon to
young prospectors who want the prac
tical knowledge of metalurgy.
"In this high school reorganization
it would be necessary to employ teach
ers who know something of miniug as
1 well as the other branches of learn
ing which give a high school the rat
ing desired by the preparatory
schools. As a matter of fact there
is " no reason why our public library
and night school and laboratory should
not trow Into a College of Mines."
The workingman's reading room
could be established in another build
ing down town and be conducted as
a branch of the institution.
Many of the young University men
employed at Treadwell where they are
cuing the practical experience to
? balance up their theoretical know]
i fdgo would without doubt come over
! and give lectures to the night classes
I thn' would naturally result from the
i establishment of an Institution of this
. sort. This is the belief or Judge
I Winn who takes a lively Interest <n
educational matters.
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A complete line of tobacco jars and
. pipe cacks at BURFORDS.
- SPECIAL SALE on all CURIOS un
til January- first, at W. H. CASE.
Wilson Is
Not In a
Big Hurry
TUENTON, N. J.. Dec. 21.?The
Cabinet makers and the place-seek-'
ors under the next administration,
have resumed their activities with the
return ofPresident -lect Wilson from j
Bermuda.
Mr. Wilson has flatly declined to t
discuss Cabinet appointments, except
in a general way". In an interview to
day he said he was not likely to make'
a single assignment of importance un
til March 11, next.
CITY COUNCIL
MEETS AND TALKS
The City Council met in regular j
session last night aud disposed of the !
re vilar routine business including the
payment of a largo batch of bills.
Xo new business originated. The i
matter of reaching an understanding
with Gov. Clark over an uncomplctt d ;
roadway received some attention.
For the most part the evening was,
: ivon over to the discussion of a
proposed dockage contract.
The fire committee was ordered to:
provide new hose for the hydrant at I
Fifth and Kennedy streets.
THE MASONIC BALL.
Next Thursday evening the first
annual hall by ML Juneau Lodge. F.
& A. M., will be giveu at Elk's hall.
While this is a strictly Invitational
affair, the managing committee wish
es to announce that all Masons and
their families are invited whether they
belong to the Juneau lodge or not
and that no further lnvltatlpn will be
given or required.
The committee of arrangements are
bending every effort to make the first
event a probable future custom, some
thing to be a pleasant memory.
STEAMER GEORGIA'S
INCOMING LIST.
The Georgia arrived from Sitka
and way ports at C o'clock last night
bringing the following passengers:
from Sitka?\V. G. McDonald, J. \V.
Moorhend. Wm. Seminotf, J. H. Hart
sock, Ben P.ilzolle; from Hoonnl:
Mr?. Kane, Miss Rose Kane,; from
l'enakee?C. J. Gillam, E. Johnson,
I'. Martin; ? from Peril straits?J. P.
Reedi; from Gypsum Mike Gorman,
Alex McAuley, John Jevich, John Ca
rey. x
SENTENCE PASSED
ON RECENT CONVICTIONS.
Judge Overfield handed out a few
Christmas presents this afternoon
Chas. Swain, R. Baker. A. Bedwell,
W. Coffey, H. Weber, Walter Bridsou,
S. Carlson, each received an eight
mouths' sentence In the federal jail.!
George Card and Henry Smith each
received a sentence of one year in
the same place, all for the crime of
giving liquor to Indians.
The following were sentenced to
McNeil's island penitentiary: Chas.'
Philippe,. 16 months* Paul Bohn, two
years; T. Lucero, one year; J. Rodrl
quez, one year, and Lewis Henderson,
one year; all for selling liquor to In
dians. P. L. Young drew two years
for robbery.
QUICK FIRE
INSURANCE RETURNS
Mrs. J. B. Denny was today paid
by Sowerby & Boll, the loss sustained
on furniture damaged by fire on Dec.'
3. last.
TO LET?T'.vo furniidi-1 rooms, i
with hath. Intiuir O .erne i louse,
48 Franklin street.
Now is the time to buy holly at
GOLDSTEIN'S.
French cluster raisins, candied and
pressed ginger at the Sanitary Gro
cery. t.f.
New sugared figs, Dromndory dates,
and maple sugar at the Sanitary Gro
cery. t.f.
Finest line of Calabash pipes in
Alaska at BURFORD'S
Ladies wishing to make a selec
tion of a pipe or box of cigars for
' Christmas presents may 'phone their
warts in to BURFORD'S and depend
on prompt and efficient service.
HOLLYWOOD ART PRINTS, latest
styles In PICTURE MOULDINGS,
? FRAMES, made-to-order at W. H.
CASE.
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TURKEY WILL NOT
GIVE UP ADRIANOPLE
."t
LONDON, Dec. 21.?With the Bal-,
knn war peace plenipotentiaries in
dully conference 'trying to reach a
basis for the restoration of peace, the:
situation at large, does not Beem to ]
be improving. The action of Greece
in continuing hostilities against Tur
key adds to an already badly com
plicated situation.
While Turkey is prepared to make
important concessions to the victor
ious allies the Daily Telegraph today j
declares that it*"has unimpeachable
information to this effect that Turkey;
has resolved to detain Adrlanople or;
continue the war. On .the the other
hand the Balkan States are united in
the demand that Adrianople be Hur
rcndered.
It has always been conceded that
the matter of disposing of Adrianople
would be one of the moat delicate
questions to be handled and the hope
was held htat a settlement would be
roached on )the basis that that
stronghold would be dismantled and
remain in the possession of tho
Turks. But Turkey's demand has ?
uow upset that hope.
Matters relating to Macedonia have
formed the subject of protracted dis
cussions in the conference.
PACKED JURY
SAYS HALL
PORTLAND, Ore. Dec. 21.?John
Hall, a former district attorney, who
lut. just received a pardon from Pres
aft after ^erving several years
i In "'.to !? nitentiary on a convic
ts of conspiracy to fence public
lauds, has broken an eight years' si
1. ? a to bis conviction. Hall al
1. was the victim of a
t ?! Ju: 'beted by Detective
William J. Burns.
CANAL TOLLS
CAUSE SENSATION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.?A reso-l
lution offered by Everett Wheeler, of'
New Vork, urging President Taft to |
accept arbitration by the Hague Peace I
Tribunal of the dispute between the |
United States and Great Britain |
over Panama canal tolls, created aj
sensation today at the opening session
o? the American Geographical Soci
ety.
CHICAGO JEWELER
FOUND MURDERED
CHICAGO, Dec. 20? J. H. Logue, a
La Salle street diamond dealer was
found murdered In his office today.
Robbery was the probable motive.
CHICAGO, Dec. 21.?The police to
day say that revenge was the mo
tive for the murder of Logue, who
was found bound and gagged with
seventeen knife wounds in his body.
COURT NEWS.
Aathouy Kelly, who went to trial
thh morning, was convicted before
noon?the jury was out 15 minutes.
Irene Taylor was arraigned this
afternoon. Attorney Cheney inter
posed a demurrer to the indictment.
A special venire of 18 has been or
dered for the new trial of A1 Lund
gron.
Jimmy James and Jake Williams
did not receive sentence today?Jake
was sober.
I,. C. Cherry, wharfinger at the
City dock, has resigned to accept the
position of cashier at the Jualin mine.
Gov. Walter E. Clark yesterday ap
pointed Steve Ragan, of Haines, Alas-1
ka, a notary public in and for the
district of Alaska.
Hot chill beans all the time at
l.ockie McKinnoit's Mayflower. tf
See the new Goul Belt City spoon,
designed by Winter & Pond. t.f.
Chinawar** makes a suitable Christ
man present, and is most useful. Cups
and saucers, nrcad and butter plates,
J sug ir and cream pitchers, steins, Jap
aaese and home decorations. I. J.
Sharick's.
For Sale. '
A $125.00 National caBh register,
?rood as new, for sale, cheap. See
Denny Orfanos, Douglas.
HIGH GRADE CANDIES.
The Curacao brought mo a fresh
lot of Augustine & Kyer's "Queen Vic
toria" and McDonald's "400" choco
lates.
These are the highest grade can
dies ever offered for sale In Juneau,
and if you want the best, I have it.
J. E. BARRAGAR,
Post Office Store.
Christmas flowers?carnation, holly,
violets, chrysanthemums?at the Win
ter & Pond Store. Place your order
now. t.f.
Mrs. M. Olson will leave on the
next Georgia for Warm Springs to
stay two months.
PROSPERITY
PREDICTED;
ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla., Dec. 21.
President Taft in a speech hoer while
e:; oi !" to Panama, congratulated the
South on the election of a D>mocrut
ic president, and he predicted nation
wide prospcritl under the new admin
istration.
The President was extremely felic
itous in his remarks, and he was giv
en an enthusiastic reception; and
there were rousing cheers when he
predicted a successful administration
under the direction of Presides! Wil
son.
During his short stop here many
prominent people who makeup the
winter colony, called upon him in his
private car.
RUCKER GOES
ON MISSION
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21.?Repre
sentative A. W. Itucker, of Colorado,
who has the endorsement of William
Jennings Bryan, and the Colorado del
egation for .Minister to Cuba, left for
the Island republic today to look orcr
tho situation. Mr. Rucker will re
main in Cuba until the beginning of
January.
REFUSES PARDON I
TO WAPPENSTEIN j
OLYMPIA, Wash. Dec. 21.?Go\<r-J
nor M. E. Hay has announced the
ho has denied the application of|
Charles W. Wappenstein for a par
don.
Wappenstein began serving a term
of seven years in the state peniten-:
tiary, on conviction of receiving!
bribes while chief of police of Se
attle.
It was stated that Wappenstein had
received the promise of a speedy par
don on condition that he remain mute
as to a number of "higher-up" Seat
tle citizens, who participated with him
In the graft extorted from gamblers
and denizens of the underworld.
GOVERNMENT SUES
SOUTHERN PACIFIC
LOS ANGELES, Calif.. Doc. 21.?
United States government has
brought suit against the Southern Pa
cific rnllroad, which involves th< ti ,
tie to mineral-bearing lands in Fres
no County, valued at $250,000,000.
STEAMERS SAIL
FOR THIS FORT.
SEATTLE, Dec. 21. ? Steamers1
Doiphin and Northwestern will sail
for Juneau tonight, with nine first
cabin passengers on the Northwestern
as follows: Miss L. Markham, Mrs.
M. Blair, Mrs. M. A. Leibers, Ike Sow
erby, G. W. Reynolds and wife, L. A.
Ilcrtogas, Robt. Craig, W. Winn, E. A.
Zachcll, W. Nightingale, R. A. Gwinn,
H. "Pellsner, W. Kirimun, H. Panun
sen.
Comfort for Job.
Job was recounting his troubles
"At least, 1 never had to run for
Governor on a Republican ticket in a
Democratic year," he cried.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.
The annual meeting of the stock
? holders of the Oddfellows Building
i and Improvement Company will be
held at the office of J. W. Doran in
: tho city of Juneau, Alaskn, on De
cember 27, 1912.
EDWARD WEBSTER.
Secretary.
New Smyrna figs and Fard dates at
; GOLDSTEIN'S.
Strong Protest to be
Sent to Mexicans
WASHINGTON. Dec. 21?The re
pealed outrages perpetrated upon i
American citizens residing In Mexico
will result In the preparation of a
roto by the Department of State which
will be presented to the Mexican am
bassador here for transmission to Ills
government early In January.
The United States government will
demand that ample protection be glv
en to Americans In the neighboring
republic.
Senator William J. Stone, of MIh
i aouri, chairman of the Senate Com
j mittce on foreign rclatlonn '.turned a
statement Inst nlg'.it in which he ex
prefses the opinion that the Taft.ad
ministration should leave the Mexi
can situation' to Wilson's admlnfs-,
tration.
VICTORY TOR |
THE INDIANS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 21?The In
dian freed men of the Cherokee nation,
Oklahoma, to the number of five
thousand have scored a victory in
the r.uit which was brought in the Su
jir. au Court of the district of Co
lumibu to determine their right to
participate in the distribution of the
Cherokee land funds of Oklahoma.
Their right to a share of the funds
has been sustained by Judge Ander
son of the District of Columbia Su
!>rcmo Court. The case has attract
d wide attention and has been before
he court for some years.
STOLE MONEY
AND CONFESSED!
,
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 21.?Rob ,
ert Forsyth and Wallace I. Poland
:>!< tided guilty yesterday to a charge ,
o embezzling eighty-four thousand
dt i'.uro from the International Har
vi.tor Company. They have not
been sentenced. ,
Forsyth was a former chief engin
eer of construction of the battleship
Oregon which was built by the Union
Iron Works, of San Francisco, anil
Poland was the Pacific Coast repre
sentative of the Harvester Company.
The money is said to have been lost
rhrough stock speculation.
PLAN LOU IUL!)
STORAGE PLANT
Tin city of Juneau Las ha.. ju offer
? . e a certain portion of its wa
. r ; oiit property. The matter came
. ;> hi ht form of a tentative propos
nbmitUd by B. H. Brooks, to the
city Council, In which the former
lock? to lease a tract (>0x250 feet ly
! '.orlhvcstorly of the present City
? from franklin street to deep
water for the purpose of erecting
hereon a cold storag e plant.
i ho proposal goes on to state that
!>i building Is to cost $20,01)0 and Is
0 he completed within five moiitlis
"roni the date of the execution of a
?ontract between the proposer and
1 < City of Juneau.
''?t>e p yjiiosal calls for a contract
?rovidin a lease for a term of thirty
divided Into periods of ten
h. for the first period the
i: y i; to be paid a yearly rental ot
500. At the expiration of this time
hoard of appraisers will fix a value
on the proper1 v and the rental will
>e iifht per cent annually on such
valuation. At the end of twenty y?ars
?mother appraisement is to be mnde
and eight per cent of the last ap
praised value shall be paid yearly
as rental until the' expiration of the
lease.
The council iook no ucuou w iu<.
matter but from remarks made by
Meyor Jlishop it is understood that
the proposal is to receive some con
sideration.
:\'r. nrooks. It will be remembered,
is the man who appeared here a short
while 3Ro and commenced buying
halibut on the dock in Juneau, and
thus cutting off the supply formerly
going to the Seattle fish dealers and
putting an end to their ruinous cull
ing system. The imperative need of
a cold storage plant is appnrent?if
the business is to be kept up.
The Japan current has caused a
20% discount on all Indies FURS
until January 1st, at W. H. CASE.
Chili concarne served every night
at Locklo McKlnnon'fi on Second
avenue. if
To Juneau patrons:
I ? ? -.nuouuee "?r* I am jp
pared '?) r. nrompt and rflc!
serve- c'eU'.vrin:?. < al l atti r
fiv ' 1 ' : ' . ge. etc.
" ' "V "cFCAXN* \ TRAN'SFEK
r>- Orr' r 5-7 .or 63 ti
Winter & Pond have fresh holly. ,M
Airsliip
to Cross
Atlantic
Crossing the Atlantic by airship in
now only a matter of a very short
time, according to a group of Ger
man capitalists, which recently formed
a company to exploit, as a means of
long-distance traveling, a new type
of dirigible balloon devised by llcrr
Bonier, a well-known German engin
eer, which ia proudly called the aer
ial ocean cruiser.
Plans for the realization of this
scheme are now well tinder way, and
have already advanced to the point of
choosing the site of a hangar on the
European side of the Atlantic, the
ev ict location of which, however. Is
kept a secret for the moment.
In the near future New York will be
rislted by Ernest Gunther Honne". the
representative of the company, who
was lit Paris this week, with the ob
ject of ascertaining where would be
the most suitable landing place for
aerial erulsors bringing their load of
passengers from Europe.
The Inventor, and those backing
him, assert thsi ot only will the new
balloon carry int o thai) three hun
dred persons, and i inro th 1,000-milt
journey In two and one-half days, bu'
tbey also maintain thai safety and
comfort will be the chief features of
the Journey.
The specifications of the now dlrig
lile ha" already been drawn up in
thirty-six different sizes for various
piirpo; !. The type destined for
transatlantic passage will be con
tracted k. navigate on the water, If
noees ?ary, as well as to fly. It will
ha- e a length of about 300 meters (or
about 075 feet) by thirty meters wide,
and fitted with thirty-four benzine mo
tors, seventeen on each side, on an
entirely new system, capable of de
veloping more than 5,000 horsepower.
The airship will have its own power
for rising or descending, which will
permit the doing away with ballast
and take no account of loss of gas.
The average rpecd Is estimated at
<17 mil- ??? an hour. The airship will
hnv ' a 'Ifting force of 210 tons, which
will ? ft to Oflrry
? ith i> crow of 102. The total cost
;p calculated at f."65.000.
ATTRACTIVE CALENDAR
The Daily Empire is iti receipt of
n leauti ni ami artistic calendar for
1913. presented with the compliments
of the First National Bank of Juneau.
The calendar hears a genuine water
color and hears the inscription;
"Best wishes for 1913. .May you
accomplish what you attempt -enjoy
what you have?and find nothing to
regret."
The Mariposa leaves tonight on a
rpecial trip arriving at Juneau the
dnv before Christmas. The princi
pal part of her cargo is cut flowers
for the Winter & Pond Store.
YOU GET NEW IDEAS
as yon look through my holiday stock
It i? a. practical de?no:i?<ration of pos
sibilities in ratbering under one roof
neariv everything to make people
happy at Christinas time.
E. Valentine's Jewelry Store. Juneau
'(? <ut nitty and tjimllty are what you
want: you should see Valentine's cut
before making your purchases.
Many pew ar.d bi autiful designs arc
displayed, not heretofore soon in
Alaska. ' ???
rTJ :FD O- \ her. ahold furniture
for ? 'r E "trc o'tcA. 4t.
T ? V--c V- cf and
not , GOt ?,STFfIN'S.
For "hjs" Christmas present, a box
of cigars from BURFORD'S