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THE NEWLYWEDS r (TAK't HIM A WAV| HE'S CHE_WlN$ fjk,' f, i ))S£<lV' 4 IF YOUR WIFE WASN'T HERE,I'D TELE A FEW /THINGS ~ "TV NAS NT YOU L-T^ THAT wASM'T NICE OF YOU, SNCOZF R , By CHARlgMcMAWUS HE FORGETS HE L WAS A CHILD ONCE. HE’S JEALOUS) THAT'S WHAT HE IS. HOLD STI LL.SN007ER , TILL I GET THE OLD HALF DAKEO’S BEAR OUT OF YOUR MOUTH. HE'5 HORRID. l_ HOW COULD ANY1 ONE REFUSE TO | TO PLEASE S OUR l BABY. DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS - --—---——— GETCHELL RESIGNS AS DEPUTY U. S. MARSHALL Deputy United States Marshall * Gaorge A. Getchell yestreday handed In hl» resignation of the marshal job to take effect immediately and as soon as relieved will engage in j contracting. For the present at leant he intends to remain on the ehannel. The citizens of the island will regret-to lose Mr. Getchell as mar shal. He has made one of the most efficient deputies they have over had. Strict attention to his duty has been the watchword with him and at all timee he exerted his be it effort for the benefit of the com munity. XRASSEL'S DEATH DUE TO NATURAL CAUSES The verdict of the coroner's jury inquiring into the death of Anton Krassei, who was found dead on the Bullion beach Monday evening, was “due to natural causes." An exam ination of the body by Dr. H. C. DeVlghne failed to show uny evi dence of other cause. DOUGLAS CANNERY SOON BE READY TO START The Douglas Island Packing Co. plant h»s been put in shajk- for the coming season's run and as soon as the lish begin to come in which will be in a short time canning opera tions will be ready to start. Manager Long stated yesterday than he would give the people of tha Island preference in filling the various positions he has to offer just as lie always lias. Ilo desires to have all who wish to work in the cannery this summer to call at once and sign up for the work. MRS. SEY ENTERTAINS. Mesdames Gustav Grundier atid C. Oakes werei guests of honor at. a paity given yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Charles Sey at her homo. About fifteen ladies were present, earth taking their sewing for pastime. KILBURN RETURNS FROM I. 0. 0. F. CONVENTION Delegate L. W. Kilburn who at tended the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellowship which convened in Walla Walla during the fore part of last Weak, returned home yesterday on tbo Aiahka, completing the round trip in twelve days. Mr. Kilburn reports having a fine time oji the trip. While but a lit tle over one day in Seattle he saw many former Douglas people, several of whom expressed a keen interest in, their old home town. ■ o » ♦ BOY REPORTED IMPROVED. James Baronin arrived home on the Queen last Sunday after a trip to Seattle with his wife and son. Alkey, to place itlie latter under doctor's care. Mrs. Baronis will remain in Seat tle with her boy unti lhe is well on the road to counpk.te recovery. BACK FROM SPRINGS. Frank DeWolfe who lias been tak ing hot springs treatment at Tena kee for the past three weeks re turned to the Channel the first of the week not much iniprovde in health. LITTLE JOE CELEBRATES HIS FOURTH BIRTHDAY Master Joe Reidt entertained a bunch of his H'ttle friends yester day afternoon l>y way of celebration of his fourth birthday. The oc casion was one of considerable hap | ptnew for the little children. --• RODOLPH VALENTINO AND i GLORIA SWANSON TONIGHT ‘‘An ideally attractive heroine ami hero.” Thus does Elinor Glyn, famous British novelist, characterize Gloria I Swanson, the star and ltodolpli Vai | entino. leading man in “Beyond the Rocke," a superb Paramount fca I tiirc which comes to the Liberty j Theatre tonight only. Madam Glyn made a rush trip | from Europe to Hollywood in twelve I days for the purpose of aiding nnd I assisting director Sum Wood in the ; making of the picture, which was adapted from one of her most popu lar novels. “It seems so good to boo you again — after the many pleasant memories of "The Great Moment,” smiled Miss Swanson. it will be recalled that that picture was also based on Madam Glyn’s stories. . The noted novelist remained on the set every day until the picture was completed, giving many valu able suggestions drawn from her knowledge of the places and people concerned and iroin the fact that she, being the author, had visual ized exactly the characters she hud drawn. ^ -♦ - B. P. 0. E. ATTENTION. There will bo no meeting of B. P. O. E. Lodge No. 420 Wednesday night. JOHN A. DAVIS. —adv. Secretary. dHHiiiiiiiiiMiiiniiiiiiniiiiHimmummiimiinmmmumimmnimiinmiiumii LIBERTY 4 TONIGHT ONLY The Most Goroeous Love Btama Ever Filmed—The Two Mo*t Per fect Lovers Ever Seen Together. Gloria Swanson '■$ A '« fi f *»• i IN ELINOR GLYN'S - ' With RODOLPH VALENTINO A flaming romance as only the author j}f “Three Weeks" could write it;' as only glorious Gloria with Rodolph Valentino, playing the lover, could make it live in all its ardent splendor. A picture you can't miss. A Burton Holmes Travelogue IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIOStMIIIMMNSMUIIIIIIMlINIIINaNHtlStintll.llllimnillllNfVllllllllllllimWMNIItnillllllllllillllllMf? Frances Ruth Wilson Levy-Whitely •was in' Rome, Italy, at the time tie case canto up iit the San FYari citicocourts she was granted an annulment decree against Thco dorc Levy, San Francisco lawyer, whom rho had tried to divorce. Her attorney showed that her dl.otco front Levy had not become final when she married Frank \V ! VVhltely, a wealthy Knglish man, at Manila. When a mere girl, slut had a narrow escape from blindness as a result of tlie action of a jealous youth, Van Camp Kcdlern, in throwing vitriol into her face. RICHIE GIVEN STATE BOXING LICENSE, N. Y. NEW YORK, June IS. — Willie Ritchie, whose real name Is Geary A. Steffen, was today granted a li cense to box by the New York Roxing Commission. Richie was for merly lightweight champion of (he world. He is making a strong ef fort to “come back." NEW YORK, June 1.1. — Balm Herman, of Los Angeles, anil Kid Kaplan, of Merldan, Conn., fought SillilllllllllllllllllllllMIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII 12 rounds hsr« last night tn a drav It \v:ih a slugging match thumghou with honors even* REV. ZIEGLER RETURNS Hov. E. 1’. <*r, pastor of th Episcopal Church at Cordova, is passenger aboard the Alaska, retort ing lo that place. Rev. Ziegler ha recently completed 15 murals In th new ticket office of the Alask Steamship Company and two aboar the new steamship Alaska. Old bundles or bewspispere »t th dm Dire. SB cent*. 1111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 AN OPPORTUNITY BEFORE SHIPPING TO SEATTLE Wreckage from the ALASKA GASTINEAU MINING COMPANY Mill at Thane Doors, Corrhgated Iron, Windows, Pipe, an kinds of Steel all very low prices. i NORTHWEST STEEL AND METAL PRODUCTS g Phone Thane 10. ^iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiHiimiiiiiiimmiimmiiiiiiMiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiii MEN AND WOMEN’S TAILORING -. . Correct in Stylet, Fabrics and Fashion. s Foreign and Domestic Woolens in Stock. F. WOLLAND MEECHAHT TAILOR SPECIAL SALE on LADIES’ AND CHILDREN'S WHITE SHOES F. A. J. GALLWAS Phoae Douglas 17 DOUGLAS 1 1 ' ' ■ ■ ■ ' ■ . . ■ _ Weather Conditions As Recorded by Weather Bureau. the U. S. Forerut foi Jtmesu end vicinity tar 24 boon beginning 8 p. m. to*.|: llnsefttled, with occasional light rain tonight, probably followed by fair and warmy W'ealher Thursday; gept.le variable winds. LOCAL uATA S p. m. yest’y 8 a. m. today 12 noon today station*—_ :Noorvik . 7 4 Barom. Temp. 29.93 59 30.01 49 30.08 60 CaUL£ AND E3TEKDiY-1 8 p.ra. I temp ! 74 Humidity Wind Telocity 53 N 8 95 S 2 90 S 6 BUiiy REPORTS - TODXi Weather Cldy Lt. Ram Cldy Highest temp. Nome . fi8 Tanana . ! Kagle ... Fairbanks .... McKinley Park Anchorage . :4t. Paul .... Dutch Harbor . Kodiak Cordova . Sitka . Prince Rupert . ISdmonlou . 76 78 82 70 56 42 52 58 54 GO 54 48 70 68 76 G G 52 4 2 48 52 4 6 50 50 Lowest temp ■14 54 46 Seattle . 62 Portland . j San Francisco 64 62 56 62 62 48 42 38 44 40 48 48 44 58 48 50 52 8 a m. temp. 50 48 56 56 60 52 50 40 46 52 52 50 4 6 62 48 50 52 —Less 8 am Velocity Preclp. lam. 24 hra. Weather Cldy 0 0 .70 0 s .01 0 * 0 0 * .02 * .02 * .08 * .10 * . 0 man lo mile* Cldy Cldy Cldy Clear Cldy CHv Until Cldy Clear cldy Cldy * Cldy Cldy Ilain Rain Clear NOTE: Observation* at prince mjp'.rt, seatte. Porttano and San w>Mncieoo are made at 4 a. m. end < ; w jt.u*au time Rain set in over Southeastern Alaska lapt night, and during the last 24 hours there have been light showers in llritlsdi Columbia, Washington, Oregon and Alberta. Rainy weather continues In tho southern llering Sea region. Temperatures are lew for the season In the western part of the Territory and In the north Pacific Stales, and about normal elsewhere. -tiiiitiiiiiiiiimiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimtmiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiL Ml i is CLASSIFIED Al^ Quick-results come from our classified pages/ Have you ever considered the work our classified ads do for our advertisers. They search into every store and home in Juneau and if there is an interested party they will surely find him. The best class of people read “The Empire’ — and from this group of 10,000 people you will receive many inquiries to your classified advertisement. Telephone 374 today. iiiiiiimimiimmiiHiiiiiiiimimimiimiimiHimiiiiimiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiimiiii WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE and are prepared to execute your orders on Europe at the lowest prevailing rates. Our New York facilities are second to none. If you aro contemplating sending money to Europe call Douglas 66 and we will be glad to give you our latest quotations. Alsace-Lorraine ...-Per Hundred Francs Great Britain .... Germany .. German Austria Belgium . Czecbo Slovakia Finland . Greece . Italy .. Norway .. Sweden __ Jugo-SIavla _ Pounds Marks K rones France Kronen Fin marks Drachmae Lire Kronen Kroner Kronen 7.81 870.00 1.26 .16 7.63 1.26 1.61 6.73 4.32 13.46 21.70 .«2 FIRST TERRITORIAL BANK OF ALASKA, DOUGLAS ALASKA — FIRE ALARM CALLS 1 3 Third and Franklin. 1-t Front and Franklin. 1 8 Front, near Ferry Way. 1-8 Front, opp. Film Exehangm 1-7 Front, opp. City WhaK. 1- * Front, near Saw SOU, 2- 1 tome Grocery. 2-3 *. 'i’ousrhby, opp. Cole Bern. 2-4 Front and Seward. 2-5 F; nt and Mein. 2-o second and Main. 2 1 Fifth and Seward. 2- 9 i ire Hall. 3 2 lias Jneau and Rawn Way. 3 1 second and Gold. 3- 5 • Fourth and Harris. 3- '> Fifth and Gold. 3*7 Fif n and Eaet. 3 8 Sr nth and Gold. ! 3-3 V i ,i and Kennedy. ; l-l Tin'h, back of power hounn 4- 2 oun, opp. Juneau Apt a i 4-2 nisiin Ave., and Indian It. i 4-5 N'in.’h and Calhoun, i 4-8 '->v nth and Main. 4-7 Tw 4fth, at Northern I.’iiy 4-8 Twelfth and Willoughby. “LET GEO. DO ir He knows his busineis. He does good work. He doer, neat work. He does it cheaper. He su es you money, lit wonts your trade. He will treat you right. He THANKS you. GEO. B. RICE Forrest Building Plumbing Phone 34. Hentiit MADE RIGHT, Right i? Jmnn CONFECTIONS. mi ICE CREAM Buy home products— thif <a3* a pleasure if im *c duty. r aw CONCRETE FIFE Whether for tile da’rine, ei work or culvert purpoene, is hurt suited for your needs. Krause-JudsoO Company Cou i octore and .Mauafactunji jf Conorete Unite. • Former Wales Cannery Site, Willoughby Avo. Phone ijil I !» June** Public Ufofy and Free Raadby Rm* “iswysfA* Reading Room Opel Ffp 8 a. n. to IS R I. Circulation Room Open film 1 to (:S0 p. k.—T:ll p. m. to l:so *. »• Current lfif bmi, “‘SKSSi** v :ir MORE CREAM! Of EVERY BOTTLX 01 OUX, mxiL And oar motto it CImoUm*” JUNEAU DABT pson 14s.