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* ? * ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE ? ?> Douglas Branch ? ? M. A. SNOW, Manager 4. ? * TREADWELL, Dec. IS.?Tho bowl ing match between the Shop and the Ready Bullion teams last night re sulted In a victory lor the former. Tho 8core was 2363 to 2170. A now telephone has been installed In the Club Cigar Stand at - Tread well A meeting of the minstrel commit tee held last night was well attended and final arrangements for tho mins trels wore made. POLICE COMB DOUGLAS FOR ROBBER SUSPECTS DOUGLAS, Dec. IS.?A general round-up of suspicious characters was made in Douglas last night, in an of- j fort to discover clues that may lead to tho arrest of the men who cracked the safe of Fred Kronquist Wednes day night, robbing him of over $700, and burglarized tho Smith Drug store. While the authorities admit they have no evidence against the arrest ed suspects, they are making a rigid investigation In tho hope of landing tho right man. PURINTON WILL MANAGE "DREAM" THEATRE HERE FTod Purinton, former manager of the Dream moving picture houso In Ketchikan has arrived here to take the management of the local "Dream" Speaking of hia departure from Ketchikan, the Miner says: "Mr. Purinton has sold out his in terests in that popular show house to his partner. G. H. Kubley, and will leave for Juneau, whore ho will assume tho monagoment of tho Dream Theatre at that place with a half In terest in the business. Tho hduso, j Which is tho old Juneau Theatre, nas a seating capacity of over four hun dred and will make a specialty of pictures and will also tako care of| road shows. Mrs. Purinton will re main In Ketchikan until Fred returns from Juneau, which will bo within tho noxt couplo of weeks, and the two will then make a trip south together be fore Fred gets down to actual busi ness. He will go to tho States to mako the uecessary arrangements forj his films." , , , "All of the news all tho time." ?* YVliiie the European Nations are at War and are asking for tkree weeks truce we. the citizens of the greatest country on earth, aro preparing for a week of mcrrlmont and happiness, and to make our friends and neighbors happy: why not extend tho happiness Into weeks, and the weeks Into months, and let the entire people oxtend It Into years? 1 bavo prepared an easy way for you all?Socuro your holi day gifts at one of the three great stores conducted by Elmer E. Smith. Douglas and Juneau. Alaska, where you can got things to please you. If it's a drug, musical Instrument, or a holiday gift, I have It. Shop when you aro ready, I have the stock to seloct from. ELMER E. SMITH DOBGLAS ... 3 STORES - - - ALASKA HOLIDAY GIFTS A Few Things We Carry Parisian Ivory.? From 35c $27.50. Dolls?From 40c to $3.00. Electric Chafing Dishes. Etectrlo Percolators. Waterman's Ideal Fountain pens ?From $3.50 to $ J 5.00. Conklin's Non-Leakable Foun tain pens.?From $1.50 to $10. Moore's Fountain Pens. Ladles' Hand Bags.?From $2.50 to $10. Gentlemen's Letter Cases and pocketbooks.?From 50c to $7.00. Pearl Toilet and Manucurlng ..Sets.?From $3.50 to $12.00. Silver Toilet and Manucurlng Sets and separate articles. Genuine Forbes.?From $1.50 to $40.00. Hand Painted China Pieces.? From 35c to $2.50 each. Meerschaum and Amber Pipes. Cigar and cigarette holders.? From $1.50 to $17.50. Japanese Willow Baskets.?AU good values at from 50c to $3.50. Brass Novelties?For "smokers'* ?From 40c to $3.00. Brass Vases and Jardenlers.? From 85c to $6.00. CANDIES?"Only the Best." Augustine & Kyers. of Seattle. Bonte's,?of Chicago. Sweets.?of ^alt Lake. Johnston's?of Milwaukoe. Imperial.?of Seattle Lowneys. ?From 50c to $13.00. Stationary for k< People of Individuality" THE JUNEAU DRUG GO. lOT FRONT STREET Opposite Alaskan Hotel, at prices that are within the roach ot everyone. It Is a pleasure to show goods, such as ours, whether you buy or not. Wo arc always at your service. Douglas Opera House Hotel A Gentlemen's Resort FREE MOVING PICTURES SUNDAY NIGHT The Best of Wines, Liquors and Cigars PETE ROLANDO, Prop. Douglas, Alaska GROCERIES MEN'S GOODS M. J. O'CONNOR Qouglas Watches!! $1.00 to $150 Each HOWARD, WALTHAM ELGIN, HAMILTON EQUITY and INGERSOL I . An Elgin 16-size, Seven Jewels, Nickel Case at $0.50 NEW DESIGNS IN ALASKA JEWELRY PAUL BLOEDHORN, DOUGLAS, ALASKA FINAL VERDICT IN COAL CASES NEAR News Chat final settlement 9! most of the Alaskan coal land ensoa may be oxpoctod within a short time was contained In a telegram to tho Post Intelligencer by Aehinun Brown, tho ?Washington correspondent. It is said that some cases will be held open at tho instance of tho claim ants. It is provided In tho Alaska coal leasing law that a claimant whose claim is ponding may relinquish, and, in the discretion of tho secretary of tho Interior, recoivo back the purchase money or $10 an aero which ho paid. A number of such applications to' ro llnquish already aro on me, among the applicants being nearly all of the claimants in the Frost group In tho \latanuska fields. Other claimants have indicated that thoy would like no final ruling -until thoy have made up thoir minds whether to offer to relinquish. ' But there aro some'claimants -who, strongly convinced of the justice of their claims, aro standing pat. ilu>y Insist on going through to a docis ion Save Taking Chances. It Is broadly hinted at tho bfflco of tho commissioner of tho general land office that these claimants aro taking chances. Should tholr claims be cancelled, it is pointed out. cancel lation might bo construed as taking thoso claims out of tho classification ! "ponding", and leave no chance what ever of the claimant getting back his money. '. ... There is ground for boliovlng that very few. if any, claims will bo allow ed, save tho one claim in tho I. P. McDonald group, the Seattle claim, in the Boring field, patent to which is uow practically assured. Commissioner Tallman aald that field examination and tho taking of testimony In all of tho cases is now practically closoa and tho cases mndo up. _ ASK ALARM SOUNDERS TO "STICK" AT BOX Chief Frloman, of tho Tiro Depart ment today asked Tho Emplro to urge that tho people who turn la al&rmB from fire boxes, to romain at tho alarm box until the auto-truck arrives, in order that the'department bo shown where tho flro 1b without delay. Yesterday's alarm was turned In from Hogan flats box and tho flro waa a block distant Whon tho depart ment reached the box no one was i there. The flro department will moot Mon day evening. CLERK BELL AND DEPUTIES COMING ?? Advices rccolvcd at tho clork s of- H flco aro that Clerk-of Court J. W. Boll and Deputies John T. Roed and Mro. Z. C. Denny will arrlvo from Ketchikan on,.tho Alameda. It was expected that tl?cy would como .on the Humboldt but...evidently thoy could not get their work finished on time. TO STOCK SALMON CREEK BASIN WITH FISH Through H. O. Smith, head of the U. S. Fisheries service In Alaska, the matter of securing the co-oporatlon of tho Bureau of Fisheries for the stocking of tho big Salmon Creek res ervoir has been obtained and Gener al Manager B. L. Thane, or tho Alas ka Gastlneau Mining Company, Is now preparing an application toward thai end. It is claimed that tho now fresh water lake that has been created by tho erection of tho great concrete dam In the upper basin of Salmon creek will be Ideal for stocking. When this Is accomplished, tho natural' boau ty of tho place will havo another vory strong attraction for lovoro of out door nature. INTREPID MISS TO LEAD EXPEDITION Just five feet tall In her highest heels, Ida Vera Slmonton is about to lead a company of American traders Into tho West African jungle, where no glint of Stars and Strips has boen seen for a hundred and fifty yoars. Needless to saly, Miss Slmonton Is tho first woman ever Invited to ac company such an expedition in an ad visory capacity, says a Now York pa per. Miss Slmonton spent more than two years in tho cannibal district of the French Congo and wrote her im pressions In a book bearing the sig nificant title, "Hell's Playground." A sturdy, fat, littlo three-mastod lumber schoonei, called the Adeline Careton, will sail out of Now York barbor bound for Monrovia, Freetown, Akkra and other ports which sound savage, but which Mi3s Slmonton says aro less so in some respects than Broadway and Forty-second street. In'tho hold will bo stowed flour, milk,, tinned fish, porfumo tobacco, gin, matches, bottled beer, ham, beans and the gayest of calicoes. For these treasures will bo barter ed crude drugs, precious woods, cof fee, rubber, ivory and palm oil. Not? that they will be "bartered" not pand in monoy, but actually exchanged, as In tho old romantic days of tho trader and the jjoathon black. The good ship Adeline has no aux iliary power at all. 'If wo strike one of thoco west tornadoes that breaks without warning, and slams things about until human nerves roach tho snapping point, wo may ba seriously crippled." said Miss Slmonton. "If we run Into the doldrums oft Sierra Leone, wo shall simply havo to sit still for hours, days, weeks, or until the wind starts blowing again I'll havo to think up new ways of do ing my hair, so that tho captain and :rcw won't go mad with motnny look ing at mo three times a day at the mess tablo." It Is hoped by tho promoters and stockholders of tho American Tropi cal Trading Company that this trip will result In establishing pcrmanont trading relutlons with tho African west coast. For 150 years this com merco ha9 been controlled by Ger many, Franco,' England and Belgium. I i * * ? * ? * ? ? * * ?? MARINE NOTES ? ?5 v ?> 4- o ?? <s> * * * + * v 4 Tho Humboldt left Wrangoll at 6 o'clock this morning and i3 expected i horc at S o'clock this evening. ( Tho Mariposa was expected from , tho Westward this afternoon and was: i scheduled to sail south at five o'clock. Tho Admiral Evans left Cordova at . 10 o'clock last night and Is scheduled . to sail south from Juneau tomorrow night The Alameda should arrivo from the South about noon tomorrow. t Tho City of Seattle sailing from Se attle yesterday, should arrivo in Ju i ncau Monday. Tho Al-Kl io expected from the South, December 22. Tho Georgia will arrivo from Sitka ? tonight or tomorrow. NOTICE. ?*? I have been appointed administra tor of the cstato of Matt Bcsoloff, deceased. All persons having claims against tho samo are required to pre sent them, within six months from this 18th day of December, 1914, veri fied as by law required, at my office, in Juneau, Alaska. V. A. PAINE, Publications, Dec. IS anil 25, Jan. 1 and 8. Stoney Blivens has aranged with Win ter & Pond to handle his Christmas orders for flowers, having decided not to open a florist shop. Mr. Bliv ens leaves for the South on tho Ad miral Evans. 12-18-tf. Beautiful, practical gifts, all hand made. At THE VOGUE, 317 Seward Street. 12-17-tf. We aro at your sorvlcc day and' night, Butler-Mauro & Co., 96 Front St 12-15-tf < Empire ads reach buyers. Hubbard's Christmas SPECIALS 25% OFF ON DOLLS FROM NOW ; UNTIL OHRISTMA8 A complete line cf toys and tree ornaments and the latest boobs for irro'wn-ups and little onos ? ? : ?' I R.R. HUBBARD 3 EROtiT ST. DOCGLAS 3 i . ?? ?: WE have the largest stock of raw aird made up Furs in the city. All the popular Furs shewn here, reliable goods, priced right. Holiday (lifts e ?h?wins: lhe lare?st w?e of useful " "uat UU.IO Holiday Gifts. Also a choice line of Novel ties. You can find Gifts here suitable for any member of the family. 17 e A new line of Silk Kimonas just opened for jjfftK! HHMOliaS the Holiday trade. Beautiful creations in Baby Blue, Flesh and Pink, priced from $13.50 to $29.00. BUY MERCHANDISE BONDS FOR CH^STMAS FRONTS Goldstein's Emporium "We Lead?Others Follow" GLOVE | CERTIFICATES | FOR I HOLIDAY | GIFTS | ? 4 ?> PERSONAL MENTION 4 <' ??. >;? ?> tf> <:? ?> + 4 4 4- 4 4 4 4 Paul T. Benson and Mrs. Bonson havo engaged passago on the Mariposa for Seattle where they will spend the Christmas holidays, returning to Ju neau about January 15. Mr. ipd Mrs. Oak Olson havo en gaged passage Tor the south on the Mariposa and will spond tho holi days In Seattle. Prof. W. T. Lopp, chief of tbo Al aska Division of tho National Board of Education, did not leave on the Jofforson as planned, but engagod pas sago on tho Mariposa for the South. Margrlo slipped on nn ley walk last night and sprained her anklo. Tho accident will keep her Indoors for several dnys. Judge John R. Winn has entered St. Ann's Hospital. His condition Is not serious. Stoney Blivens will give you Ideas for Xmas. decorations If you will call at the Winter & Pond store at any time prior to tho sailing of the Evans, at which time he leaves for the South. 12-18-tf. THE LAST WORD IN* CANDIES? "Whitmans" Butler-Mauro & Co., 96 Front Street. 12-15-tf. PUBLIC DANCE evory Saturday evening at tho Juneau Athletic Club lial!, Forrest building. Gentlemen fifty cents; ladies free. Everybody is welcome I PUBLIC OPENING I MISS GULICK'S TEA ROOM ] SAT. DEC. 10,-3 P. M. Tea and Dancing, 25c. o:.i ' | 2nd. St. j ? ?. .?, , . . ? . A Grand Opportunity For One And All Thoro Is a time In all our lives when we feel that wc have fol lowed tho old path of wastefulness and shiftlessness long enough and tho desiro to acquire Independence, to reach tho top of the ladder of success, takes hold of us. If tho desiro Is strong enough, we realize our ambition, but if it Is weak, wo are pushed aside by tho earnest ones, and wo find ourslves at tho ond of our days on the old path, and following the samo old grind. The results of our last week's advertisement, prove that many of our young men aro beginning to realize and tako advantage of tho existing possibilities, aro forsaking tho paths of frivolty and fool ishness, and are looking forward to future prosporitly. In almost ever case where opportunities for investment exist, tho amounts required are too large for one of small means. By our methods of combining tho small units to make large ones, your money will earn for you just as much in proportion as It docs for the big investor. Is It not a fact that the early settlers did not mako tho most out of their hard pioneer life and work; why should this be the samo in your case? There aro opportunities all around you, and ono in particular which has several out of the ordinary features to bo taken Into consideration. To realize a fixed interest on your investment; fo be credited with the balance or .your net earnings. Tho increase In value on your original investment, and tho realization of investing your money where you rcccivo the best of security. Do not pass by this golden opportunity. It will pay you to tako advantage of it. Wo will take great plcasuro in giving you full information as to our plans and methods. j Address all communications to Alaska Building and Commercial Co., Inc. P. O. BOX 181 ? ? ? ? DOUGLAS, ALASKA '? A BEAUTIFUL BASKET OF CANDY given away froo as a prize for Christmas at TIjc Palace of Sweets?Douglas frw-H ( h ; e; i it n i i n 1111 ^ ? ? When you want Hardware, Stoves, Furni- !! ture, Carpets, Linoleum, !! Sashes, Guns, Electric Sup plies, Trunks, Suit Cases, !! ? Chinawarc, Faints and Oils ! mo mc !? Julius Jensen ? Doueliu Alaska ? ? T-v-h niiiiiiiiiiiniHim i ROI LFR SKATING every night at the DOUGLAS SKATING RINK Good Music-Good Floor- Good Skate*.?Tues day*. Fridays. Saturdays for Native*. Ladio Free. Special attention to beginner* ever Friday afternoon frcm 2:30 to 6.?'We aim t-? rlco-e.?Oren at 7:20p. m. till lOitO p. m.? Skating Sunday afternoon.? Sunday night ladicn freo. II.. G Thorn-'1. Mori F. Thomaa o Alaska Furniture 8 Undertaking ?> Co., Inc. o Fune/al Directors & Embalmers | ^ ^ ^ ^ ^Douyl&a Alaska < > B1 "1H Douglas Undertaking 1 =PABLORS= | Funeral Dir'cciiirs and Embalnicrs a H. V; SULLY ?* Bl McRibbin's Hats |j Broadway and Fifth Avenue Styles. ! $3,50 i?-TWfaub"? *~r" "**,A4v \ 'J.!?> B? E I j Get The Habit! Shop farlvfa li SOW! !' Get the Pick of the New, Fresh Goods and Buy before the rush is on. ? ?'"T~""v.'" : 1 L. - ? . - " " " - - - 1 - - , ?*** * s r GO. Telephone 248 146 Front Street f : : s h t ^-4-h-k-!-h-? m m b h-k-' ; i m in ii i i' '