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POLLY AND HER PALS Pa's Defense Cannot Be Penetrated. BY CLIFF STERETT \ LWD?RSTA*JD AIEEVXMH'S T\3MJ' CUSSiaT ffR H/M ^?AlCe f4?'5 ^ ^ Off. VS\ tt/Qte- HE r_ ? Do OOHE.M AjEEtt^rtJ ~~1 /?iaJT /iro;AID?^ ^ pH4TS tt/H4T| 3 "TOKdOVXl.^j \ p it! there. i (jOES OOT OAl XU ERR^D ft)r Sah'L, aioik/i II 1 T 16RE4T-1 UTS 6lT Vte "do/fx" vMili ~Th? (STTmIGS (^o! H isiwuai hisp|( door's. Locked m.Mm WTTVVI?I?nr M/aID, AUtfT MAG61E. , his is CXeaL \ /wd w/e cstill J the use of \ ^^nvtiios!) Co^oZ I* J I{tfoSjrPJtffja DOUGLAS AND TREADWELL NEWS NOTES V ?' - ? ? J L DOUGLAS ORPHCUM I THE HOUSE OF HIGH CLASS FEATURES ANOTHER BIG FOX FEATURE STARRING VIOLET HORNER in 'The Marble Heart' Tonight and Saturday DOUGLAS LYRIC j LAST TIME TONIGHT "SEVEN YESTERDAYS" The Alaska Pageant?Show starts at 8:00 ADVERTISED LETTERS Letters remaining uncalled for at the post office at Juneau. Alaska. Jan. 15. 1917. Parties wishing same, should call for "Advertised Letters." and giv?j date of list: Mrs. Gustaver Atekensen, Archi mede Ferretti. Knute Abraham. War ren S. Bums, Mr. Pady Brady, Mr Charles Bcrqulst. Bert Bollinger Mr and Mrs. Theo Cobb, Maurice Clark. Tonly Carlson (2). .Miss Myrtle Craig. | Arson Dumont, J. L. Drummoni. John | H. Dougherty. C. PL Dolphin, Charles | Dolphin. William Dickerson, Mr. and Mrs. Jack Ewing, Berger Edwards. Victor Green, Mrs. Kittie Hall. Mr. and Mrs. G. E. Johnson. Enoch Ger rick, Thomas Krakawski. Joe Kinni nook, C. F. Leubben. Jerry McCar-; thy, Tillie Martin. Jessie Maddo.x. Master Robert Morris, Jas. Olsen. Carl G. Olsen. Billy Patterson. Ern est Peterson. H Ronnblom, Mrs. An na Smith. Mike Saga, Mr. and Mrs. I Ed. Stevens. Geo. Swan, Walter) Thomas. Elliott Wheatley, Mrs. P'rank Matson, William Wadleigh. AMERICAN U-BOAT VICTIM PARIS, Jail. 19.?The Norwegian steamer Helgey was torpedoed the nJght of January 14. The night was clear and the moon was shining. The entire crew wa3 saved. One'mem ber of the ship's company. Walter bupree. or Atlanta. Ga.. arrived in Paris today, l'notvc was the ceok of the Helgov, a steamer of 1.119 tons net. TWO IX ONE ? The EMPIRE'S way for everybody. The EMPIRE'S "ads" keeps the housewife informed of all sales and the news columns are right up to the minute on the day's news. ? : I? * HOTEL ? ? | ANCHORAGE | ANCHORAGE. ALASKA (Newest and Most ? Modern in the City SUNNY ROOMS ELECTRIC LIGHTS IHOT and COLD WATER i SAMPLE ROOMS REASONABLE RATES | INDEPENDENT | MARKET ? ? J | Phono 1-2-9 X ? X Julius Rhelnberser, Prop. X J \ Eastern Corn Fed Beef?Live ? ? Chickens ? Home Made J o Sausages ? ???????????????????????MS COAL SHORTAGE ! IS SEVERE IN SWITZERLAND Swiss Are Compelled to Abandon Many of the Schedules on the Railroads. GENEVA. Jan. 19. ? The federal council decided today to reduce con ! uiderably railway traffic at an early | date, as it is not possible to pro-! cure coal from neighboring coun-1 tries, while English coal is at a very j high price. Italy hai not suffic ient coal for itself, and France only enough for home consumption. Aus tria is in the same plight as Switz erland. both of them depending for coal on Germany, the supply of which ! is from 30 to 10 per cent. less than j normal. FATHER AND HIS THREE SONS GET S150.000 FOR THEIR WHEAT CROP COLFAX. Wash., Jan. 19?Walter Davis and his three sons, farmers of Whitman county, today sold 100, 000 bushels of wheat at a price av eraging $1.50 a bushel. A check for $150,000 in payment for the wheat was deposited in a local na tional bank here. , The grain, which is in three ware houses, is only a part of the last two years' crop. The family rc ? fused $1.42 for last year's crop and [also refused the $1.50 price once j before this year. FIVE HUNDRED CHICKENS AT BIG 7/EDDING FEAST j MERCED. Cnl.. Jau. 19. ? Five ! hundred chickens, with other good I things In proportion, were served at i the two days' celebration of the wedding of Bert Mussatio, a wealthy horticulturist, and 17-year-old Kath erine Bertalna. The ceremony was followed by ? the protracted jubilee. Including i fireworks, music, feasting and danc ing. Throngs attended the wedding , and partook of its spectacular de lights. Music was furnished by a brass band, which escorted the bri dal pair to a studio, where they were photographed in wedding attire. ; THE EMPIRE'S classifieds pay. * , VJ/HT use airvr uanu one gravel when you can get good clean sand and gravel at the Juneau Sand and Gravel bunkers? Gravel and bar sand $1.75 per yard. At Tread - well. $1.50. ? ?" <? DR. CHAS. D. CARTER | DENTIST O'Connor Bldg. Phone 3. Douglas. Alaska +? 4 PAGEANT GIVEN AT DOUGLAS IS WORTHY SHOWING "Seven Yesterdays" Make Rare Offering For a Good Evening's Amusement. DOUGLAS. Jan. 19.?Promptly at S o'clock before a lmll filled to its capacity, James I-'itzmorris, herald of "Seven Yesterdays," responded to the first call of the bulglo and an nounced the plan and purpose of the' Alaska Pageant as written by Mrs. i Alice Henson Ernst and presented in the Lyric Theatre last evening. With the lifting of the curtain | the audience gaze! upon a woodland scene, where the Indian of a day be- j fore the white man roamed the for ests and fished along Alaskan waters, j Children of the first grade, in the garb of the native, danced about the Indian camp fire to weird mu sic which was also provided by Mrs.1 Ernst for the pageant. In the second of the seven yes terday. A Russian wedding cere mony in all detail is reproduced, ? from the leading of the bride to bo] to the altar to the receiving of co graluiatlons by the attendants. Ap-' rons, improvised from ancient Rus-1 sian towels, contributed greatly to the costumes of the children in1 this scene, which was both Inter esting and instructive. A Russian dance concluded the wedding scene. ] Tite transfer of this Territory from the control of Russia to the United j States government was also well car-1 j ricd off, with "Columbia the Gem of the Ocean" saluting the raising of line American nag. A glimpse of Alaska fairyland is presented in the dances and anticsj of the water nvmphs before the ar i rival of Carmaeks and his Indian' | guides whose discovery of gold at the mouth of Bonanza Creek wav I followed by the rush of '98 which; ! is the subject of the fifth scene | 'in the pageant, wherein the prospect-j . or, climbing the White Pass in quest j i of gold is cleverly pictured, i The day of quartz in the territor ial history is depicted by an assay i office in full operation. The last word in the Seven Yes j terdays is spoken with the arrival of the passenger coach filled with passengers singing "Alaska. My Alas ka." the finale of the entertainment. Thus far the pageant has been successful beyond all expectations both from a financial standpoint and front the standpoint of entertain ment. Considering the handicap of lack of scenic devices, the effects produced have been exceptionally good. The second performance will start promptly at 8 o'clock and last until 9:30 if there is as little delay between thg scenes as there was last evening. AGAIN IN COMMISSION i TREADWELL, Jan. 19?The swim ming tank, which was out of com mission yesterday on account of a bursted water pipe, is all right to day and there will be swimming this afternoon and tonight. Lucky "What are you doing now, Pete?" "I'm collecting." "Collecting what?" . "My thoughts." "Gosh, you always were lucky | getting light work."?(Puck.) i ! SMOKER GIVEN AT DOUGLAS IS GOOD AFFAIR Entertainment Abounds in Sports and the Good Things For the Inner Man. DOUGLAS, Jan. 19. ? The smoker given In the Natatorlum las: night by the Douglas Island Amateur Ath letic Club, the second of a scries be ing given during the winter mouths, was a success from the start at S:30 until the last "hot deg" disap peared and the last smoke ring was blown at 11 30 o'clock. The entertainment started with a : basketball game between firemen of Douglas and Treadwell, the latter j winning after a very spirited contest . which was greatly enjoyed by the ; largo crowd present which filled the balcony and every ^ipok and corner: cf the big hall. Mayor O'Connor, president of the; Athletic Club, was master of c< re monies and toastmaster and at the completion of 'he ball same so' busy and kept things going In rapid rui cession for the remainder of the ev ening. There was music by "Happy" Duncan's "shade" band of Juneau, piano and vocal solos by "Billle" Woodsworth, stories, short nalks, special skits and more music. There were refreshments galore, solid and fluii, and cigars for everybody sev eral times. K. J. White also addressed the crowd and told some funny stories, ar.d James Daniels and '.M'tid" Mu seth acted as masters of the liquid and "solid refreshments. The basketball game resulted in a victory for the Treadwell team by a score of 27 to 10. The teams lined up as follows: Treadwell?Vincent, Jackson, Kertis, Oliver and Higley. | Douglas?Barquist. Liljcstrand, Sabin Brahm and Fitzbcrg. During the evening thirty new names were added to the Club mem-1 bership roll, and .taking it all around, It was a glorious occasion for thnt popular organization. There were many present from both Juneau and Thane. - DOUGLAS CHILDREN INVITED TONIGHT TO THE JUNEAU PALACE Manager Perry Jackson announced this afternoon that tonight at his theatre in Juneau, the Palace, all children of the Island are invited to be his guests to witness the educa tional feature, Williamson's submar | ine movies. Not to be outdone by I .Manager Jackson, Captain Morgan Isays: "And you can tell the kids | for me that tho Gent will carry them ' free to Juneau and return. Come j on now you boys and girls." DOUGLAS NOTES Mrs. Joseph Bland left on a hur ried trip to the States the early part of this week in reply to a message that her mother was seriously ill. Mr. and Mrs. James Chambers, ac companied by Miss Jes3le Koss, ex pect to leave tomorrow for Seattle where Mr. Chambers will go into the transportation service on his arrival. Both the Chambers and Miss Koss have taken an active part in the athletic and social life of the Island during their residence and have made many friends. An enjoyable evening of cards wasi spent in tho Eagles' Hall last night, I Delicious refreshments supplied by j the Ladles' Auxiliary, P. 0. E., were I served at tne close of the card j games. SOCIALISTS QF WARRING LANDS WANT PEACE NOW BERLIN, Jan. 19. ? The German, Austrian, Italian and French Social ists recently met at Zurich to dis cuss plans for an organized peace propaganda in all of the belligerent countries. Another conference, which will also be attended by Russian and i neutral Soclallsst, will take place soon either in Stockholm or Copen hagen. POOD PRICES ARE FIXED LONDON, Jan. 19.?Baron Deyon port, the Food Controller, has fixed the following prices with home grow ers may charge for their 1917 crops. Wheat. 60 shillings per 504 pound:-; oats, 9S shillings 6 pence per 336; pounds, and potatoes, a varying price of 115 to 130 shillings per ton. Maine sugar corn per case $2.75. Gold Creek Grocery. J19. For one man who is laying up treasures in heaven there nrc a; thousand who want the earth. 'Phone it to The Empire, No. 274. MINING APPLICATION No. 03468 In the U. S. Land Office For the : Juneau Land District Juneau, Alaska, November 4, 1916. ' NOTiCE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Chlchagoff Mining Company, a; corporation organized and existing. under the laws of the State of Wash-' ington, and qualified to do and doing business as a corporation at Chicha goff, Alaska, has made application for patent for the "nig Four" lode mining claim, Survey No. 1047, which said claim is situated near the north west shore of Klag Day, on Chicha goff Island, on the southeast slope of Doolth Mountain, near Chichagoff. Alaska, and particularly described as follows: Becinning at corner No. 1. one line 3-4 Young No. 2 lode, survey No. 864. v.hcnco U. S. L. M. No. 7 bears S. 17? 32' 52" E.- 957.91 feet distant; thence N. 17" 16' W. 989.30 feet to corner No. 2; identical with corners 3 and 4 Young Nos. 2 and 3 lodes, respectively, survey No. 864; thence N. 47" 04' \V. 464.50 feet to corner No, 3; thcnco N. 42? 16' E. 414.40 feet to corner No. 4; thence S. 17? 02' E. 1454.80 feet to Cor. No. 5; thence S. 42? 46' \V. 409.S0 feet to corner No. 1, the place of beginning, containing the i place of beginning, containing an 'area of 13.775 acres. Mag. Var 30? 30' E..3t. Tlio names of tlie adjoining cldims arc the Young Xos. 2 and 3 lodo mining claims, Survey No. 864 pat ented, on the southwest, both belong ling to the Chlchagoff .Alining Com I pany. The conflicting claim is the Young No. 2 lode, Survey No. 864, the area in . conflict being 0.022 acres, as shown by the field notes and plat filed herein, reference to which Is hereby made, and said area in con flict Is excluded from this application. The location notice of the "Blfe Four" lodo mining claim was filed for record April 20, 1910, and re corded at page 168, Mining Book No. 2, Sitka Recording District, Record No. 1564, at Sitka, Alaska. This notico was posted on the ground on the 25th day of November, 1916. C. B. WALKER, Register. First publication :)ec. 30, iul6. .Last publication, Feb. 28, 1917. TODAY, TOMORROW The present 6hapes the future. What you do today con cerns the things of tomorrow If you arc at all anxious about your financial future, you should quickly seize the opportunity to save money. An account with this bank affords an easy way to save money. The FIRST TERRITORIAL BANK OF ALASKA 26 FRONT STREET | COOKING WITH j , ?makes housework easy and counts for cloanllnets, because It * 7 does away with the dirt, crime and coal dust j Use Electric Power j 4 It's always the same and always ready and cheaper? > | Use Electric Light I * and save the eyes, protect the nerves and makes good work ^ possible. | | Alaska Electric Light and Power Co. j | IN OUR BIG ' I I - Clothing Department 1 Men's Clothing ? Overcoats ? Boys' Clothing ? The Clothing Placed on Sale, Regularly Priced at Our Usual Low Price, Is Further Reduced to from 20% to 33 1-3%. ?Remember? A TREADWELL STORE SALE | IS A REAL SALE jj * * y. y y y. .y. P J. We. Are Told That Our Prices Are Lowest on the vJIhIIKS Coast ? Which Is Probably Right as We Bought Heavily When Shoes Were Worth Much Less Money, H and We Are Giving the Consumer the Benefit. ******* I DRY GOODS NEWS I We Are Showing a New Line of Ladies' Neckwear, latest effects LADIES' WASHABLE XID GLOVES In Oyster White, Cream, Ecru, Alabaster ? Economical, High Grade in Quality, Reasonable in Price. 1 ALASKA TREADWELL GOLD MINING CO I ji MERCANTILE DEPARTMENT