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IlllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllilllllllllllllllC Dresses! m AT | 115 1 AND | &22.50 ( Sport Dresses, Street || Dresses, Afternoon Dresses = in silk and woolen fabrics: = 3= sport silk, crepe de chine 2 and sport flannel. A dress 2 to meet every occasion. 2 stylishly and correctly. i --*—- -———-— 9 I GLOVE SILK - GLOVES I 1 UNDER VESTS PURE SILK Long or Short 1 Made of the popular CHIFfON HOSE . S s aM(1 Arable glove silk. Jo say tbey are °a'e ' ‘ppe "! “ 1 I Pink only. first quality J lull- « ovos or the popular | S $1.50 each. fashioned makes chamots-suede gloves m g £ -the story just a lit- ^ or gaunt,et styles. s p MEN'S TIES tie more interesting. $1.35 to $4*00 a pair, g p Dapper Dan neckties. They come in plat- , , t ....._§£ M All colors. inum, nude, gun nDCCC dawtc S 3 50 cents each. metal and black. MEN S DRESS PANTS £ I OTHERS $2.75 a pair. Men’s odd dress pants. j §j 75 cents to $1.25 each.-- $6.50 and up. |g 1 JUNE 21st to 28th MEN’S OXFORDS CHILDREN'S OXFORDS | 1 ,00'com' F°°‘ Fitl" °*,ords Po11 f>arrot ox,ords’ I afc SEE OUR WINDOW summer wear. All foot shape last. All ss I foot comfort services lea,ber' a11 sizes- slzeS in brown' 5 1 FREE. $7.50, $8.00, $8.50. $3.25 and up.'' g | B. M. Behrends Go., Inc. | aiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii DUSTIN FARNUM SEEKS DIVORCE .- ! REND, June 26 Suit for divorce ■was filed in the Washoe County Courts here by Dustin Earuum, film star. Divorce from Ills wife, Mary Eliza beth Karnum, is smight on the grounds of desertion. LpS ANGELES. June 26. Inti mates of Dustin Karnum were sur prised to learn here today that lie is set king a divore from Mrs. 'Far num, who was Mary Elizabeth Curl well, although it Is known that he has not lived with Mrs. Karnum for several years. It has been reported at various times that if he obtained a divorce, Karnum would marry Wlntiifred King ston, motion picture actress who has been his leading woman in sev eral productions. PEKING DEPUTIES GET NERVOUS EX-RULER SIGHS FOR THRONE PEKING, June 26. Four million dollars a y.&r s the pens,on guar anteed by .ha Peking Government to the Main iiu Emperor, Hsitati Tung who abdicated In 1912 when the Re-1 public was established. He lives in j retirement lit the Imperial City, with in the walls of Peking. He retains his Imperial title and the formal! j ties of the Matieliu court, although I virtually a prisoner. A bill was introduced recently in \ the lower house of the Chinese par liament to abrogate the imperial ti- j tie. It is supported by some 5<l dele-j gates, who allege that Hsun Tung Is planning a movement to restore' the monarchy. ■-m ♦ ♦ MEW ELECTRIC POWER PLANT ti nearly ready in braiil RIO DE JANERIO, June 26—What' j8 ggid to be the largest hydro-elec tric power development In South America Is now nearing completion on the Parahyba River near this city. For more than two years an o.gauization of about 3,000 men, un der the direction of a staff of Amer ican engineers and lonslrmtion men. has been building darns, canals, pow er houses, and transmission lines which will generate and distribute 182,000 electric hoise-power over u large zone in this part of Brazil. It is expected that the new plutit will be in operation by June of this year. AMUNDSEN CANT GET HIS PLANE CHRISTIANA, June 2«.*~A PG*a dispatch says he factory which bt< the plane for Capt. Roald Amund sen's expedition to the pole has. re fused to make delivery until 14.000 pounds, the balance of the priee, is paid. Italy Is expected to organize an expedition to use Amundsen's plans as far as possible. -»-»■♦ Mabel Normand Will Hire Greer Again, He Says Los ANGKLRS, June 20.— Horace Greer is going back to work for Mabel Normand. That Greer, acquitted by a Jury of ten women and two men of shooting Courtland Sylvester Dines an,' out on bail on a charge of possession of intoxicating liquors, will return as chauffeur to the famous film star, is reported here. Greer attracted much attention because of his chivalrous refusal to testify in his own defense at the Dims trial because he said "it might hurt Miss Normand.” Greer's attorneys said that Miss; Normand has promised to hire him j Iwick in event h-^ was freer! in tlfej Dines trial. He told his attorneys the liquor | irrest made hint "feel terribly” he-' •ause he was going to work again! or Miss Normand He said he want ’d to have a clean record when he [ot on the star’s payroll. i south to Petersburg on the Admira Rogers today. Edward Naghel Is a passenger or the Admiral Rogers to Petersburg 1 for the summer months. Alisa Lila Vtaek, who was grad Hated from the University of Ore Ron thjf month, is returning ti , Juneau <o visit avtth her parents *u passenger on the Queen. A. G. Means, who recently le' Juncdu to attend a prohibition con (crone* at Seattle, is returning ti ills headquarters in Juneau on th Quoen. Mr. Means is accompunie by his son Donald who made th trip with him. M.iss Mary Oarn, who has beet in the States attending the copven ! tion of the Rebekah lodge, is re | turning oh the steamer Queen. M. D. Berry is returning to Ju j neeu on the Queen. Mr. Berry wen South about a mouth ago for eyi I treatment. * LONDON, June 26—The Senati of the University of London has appoint.:,: •iirco representatives t< the Anglo American conference oi professors (f history to be held in Deceinb •. at KL-hntond. Vs. They are Professors A. E. Poltard, R. VV Seton-Watson and Hubert Hail. Bargain nun ter* aiways -sad Tbs Emnlrs’s claMlflad noluma*. BALLOTING FOR QUEEN STARTING IN GOOD SHAPE New Entrant Appears from Ballot Boxes — Date for i Closing Contest Announced ! . Wt 're off in u clonil of ballots for the* Queon*For-a-D.iy contest and an ! other entrant showe d up from tli I ballot boxes win n tin- fount was made this forenoon from the returns of the past 2-1 hours. Naney Berg I.- the new entrant and she started off with 43 votes to her credit ami her supporters say the/ will see th.-.t slip runs strong if ten or nt piece.- ran do anything With Miss Berg's entrance into the contest (tier aie now six for Queen of the Fourth of July cole bration and all tlir attending fen tnres which have been devised foi this year to make the honor one to be sought for and possessed. The committee'announced that in ordi r to liavp plenty of time In which to make full preparation for the Queen's reign, llie contest will ! close next Monday night at midnight I Wlien the ballots were counted this ; forenoon the result was as follows. Florence Boyd 52 Nancy Berg 43 Jessie Mock 39 Alice Case 30 Begin Kashevaroff lti Mildred Hooker _ 10 I The contest is going to be a ' friendly one. The participants ate I popular and no hard feelings will be aroused, no matter who gets the i honor. But a: ttiat. there Is going to he a fight and the supporters of , tin* candidates are quietly making | their iilans and scheming Just how ! to get out tile votes for their re I speetlve favorites To show just how much interest Is being token In the contest, the 'telephone In The Empire office lie j gan ringing shortly after 8 o’clock j this morning, inquiries being made as to t’.ie result of the overnight I voting. The votes are not counted j until tin noon hour so no statements I can he made until after 1 o’clock | and then Tin* Empire will lie on i the street about two hours later land the suspense can then be re ! lie veil. GOVERNOR SMITH PROPOSED TODAY FOR PRESIDENT I ; Where you may buy Paint with Confidence Wherever you see the > the above window pos ter displayed it identi fies a p.ogressive, de pendable merchant. From him you may buy, with confidence, your paints and varnishes — he is a Fuller dealer. His reputation has back of it our quality guarantee of Fuller paint and varnish products—a guarantee rest ing on 75 ye.rs of experi ence in making paints for Pacific Coast conditions. Trade with some merchant whose name appears below. Ask or send for our FREE book “Home Painting.” 1 FOH ANT FULLER PRODUCT CONSULT THE NEAREST FULLER DEALER: C. W. Young; Co. w. P. FULLER & CO. 901 Ml—I—i $ treat, a Fiaariat*) 21 BuAcitM la Picifi< Com CWm Puller PAINTS VARNISHES WOlluS^HITE L*0 l-<” .7 _ Noisy Demonstration Results When Roosevelt Finishes His Speech. (Continued trom rage One.) : thousand? of American flags were : borne by the marchers. !! As the Smith musicians passed in : front of the speaker’s stand, women i delegates from Missouri, supporting i McAdoo, dropped big wads of paper | into the horns of the wind instru ments. I The demonstration was still going strong as the hour mark was I reached. Roosevelt Stops It. After one hour and 15 minutes, I Roosevelt waved his hand for the I demonstration to halt and the eou | vent ion was quieted hut the whole performance began again as soon as ; Roosevelt had left the platform. ; whereupon he returned ami made 'an appeal to let the convention * proceed. . ij The demonstration ended one hour , 'and 30 minutes from the time Roose j velt said: "Our own Alfred Smith.” Caulsbury-Houston Named. ., United Staaes Senator Thomas F. II Uuvard, of Delaware, placed formei *!U. S. Senator Williard Sauisbury, ol I. Delaware, one of the nation’s best > I attorneys, in nomination. | Lewis C. Stevenson, of Illinois 11 nominated David Houston, former [Secretary of Agrtcsulture. ■' Managers of John \V. Davis moved | into the convention declaring con fidence that he would emerge tills | week as the man chosen to reconcile >! conflicting currents. | The McAdoo managers seemed to have settled down In u grim effort to prevent a last minute swing-away from their man. Raliton Nominated. Frederick Van Nays placed irt nomination Senator Samuel Moffett Ralston, of Indiana. Cheers wore given but no demons!ration was at tempted. Woman Seconder. Mrs. Alexander Thompson, of Portland ,Ore., seconded the nomina tion of McAdoo. She r-poke in a voice of surpriring I ! pcwor and got the convention cheer ! ing. Ritchie Nominated. Howatd Bruce, of Maryland, nom inated Gov. Albert C. Ritchie, of Ma ryland. The managers at this time were I planning to adjourn soon and ro cnvene at 7 o'clock tonight. Alaskan- in Parade. Another Smith demonstration oc 1 cm red when Gen. Charles H. Cole, of Massachusetts, seconded his nom ination. Alaskans started to join in ihe parade but when the standard ! nail reached their rendezvous several States, Including N w York had crabbed the delegates and they \yere found circling the hall separately in the howling mass. Ferrir Is Nominated. A. M. Cummins, cl Michigan, nom inated U. S. Senator Wood bridge N. Ferris. Ad.j utnment Take11. The sc rut ray read a notice that the platfi rm committee would be I unable to report before tomorrow land the convention took an atljourn j ment until 10:30 o'clock tomorrow forenoon. ELKS' DELEGATE OFF FOR BOSTON ; Ur. ('has. I' ,Jenqe left Tuesday j itTorning on tin Princess Alice to at | tend tin Elks' Convention which meets at Boston oil July 7 to July 12. Dr. Jenne was elected di legate to represent the live lodges in Al aska. Dr. Jenne is going direct to Bos [ ton. After the i convention he will J go to New York City to spend a few idays and them e to Seattle 1o visit with Joe Snow, formerly of Juneau, j Dr. Jenne Intends to return to j Juneau by August 2. j Henry Shattuek, Jr., son of Henry | Sbattuck, who formerly resided in I Juneau, and nephew of Allen Shat :tuck. is a passenger on the Queen j for this port. He will visit here i with his aunt anil uncle. j Old papers for sale at Empire | Printing Company. jjUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIillllllUllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllltMNIII^ I THE TROUT ARE BITING 1 DROP IN AND SEE OUR COMPLETE | LINE OF TROUT TACKLE | I mm IS s ] JUNEAU HARDWARE CD. | AGENTS FOR DUPONT POWDER CO. 5 £ ~illllllllllltlllllllllllllllllllllllllllll"lllllllllllllll||iltllllll|||ll|ll|||t|i!|Hlil|||||||||||J* TAILOR CUSTOMER Wien you have tried everybody else, come back to Wolland’s and get a good HOME MADE suit of clothes. We give you the best, both in style, quality and value. F. WOLLAND, Merchant Tailor. i |- ---1 ALASKA MEAT COMPANY Wholesale and Retail Butchers I FE0Wl SEWARD ITXXXI ' ■■ ! ~ 7 —-T | TREASURES OF THE NORTH | The storehouse of Alaska’s wealth has opened j i to more wonders and now we have a joy to the sum § mer vacationist. ~ Four glorious trips in the interior land, via the! = ALASKA RAILROAD, “McKinley Park Route,” aresj 1 offered. ~ 1—Seward to Fairbanks—through a land of contrasts, beauty i — and charm. ~ 2—McKinley National Park—3,000 square miles of fascia = sting grandeur. Comfortable camps, saddle horse* and guides S Insure constant enjoyment. i E 8—Nenana to Holy Cross*—1,450 miles round trip by steamkr = on the mighty Yukon River. ♦—The New Golden Belt Line Tour—a trip made by thrif '5 modes of travel, steamer, train and automobile through 921 milks = in the interior over THE ALASKA RAILROAD, Richardson High> is way and Copper River and Northwestern Railroad. 2 For further information inquire local steamship . agents or = write General Manager, The Alaska Railroad, Anchorage, Alaska THE ALASKA RAILRDAD 'iiiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimitimmiiiMmimiiniiimimiiiimifnimiiiimiiitiN --- 111 ■ '■ YOUR BIN SHOULD BE L .AL ; FULL OF FEMMER’S COAL The Right Coal, The Right Prlee, Rest Delivery Service In Town. . We also carry a full line of Feed, Dive Chickens. We drees them and deliver at your D. E. FEMMER _ PHONE! Ill f MILLER'S TAXI ; v PHONE 183 PACKAFiD, STUDEBAKER AND ESSEX CARS WITH EFFICIENT DRIVERS AT YOUR SERVICE AT ALL HOURS. SERVICE—COMFORT—SAFETY 8-Paasenger Car for Hire Without Driver, if Desired. I-—-— _ ' . _• * A " - - ■■ ■ ' ■ .—Tf .... ' ""\ . Modern Conveniences ^Comfortable Rooms ■ HOTEL Z Y N D A LOCKIE M’KINNON, Proprietor. I < * * Elevator Service Reasonable Ra&p ) i—' ‘■"J- ' .q'Mli WHOLESOME BREAD ELECTRICALLY COOKED—3 LOAVES FOB 86 CENTS Best Kind of Pa*tries, Cookies, . . , - Doughnuts, Bolls, Etc. “GET THE AMERICAN WAY” AMERICAN BAKERY AND “Tho Raker WE . 4 I ■v '»*