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CHALLENGE FOR DEBATE PICKED UP FOR W.L,PAUL Roden’s Challenge Accepted for Paul—Others Fail to Respond to Defi. The challenge Issued by Henry Roden, Independent candidate for At torney General, to Delegate Dan Sutherland. John Rustgard and W. I,. Paul, any or all of them, to meet hint In a debate hero on the arrival tomorrow of the steamer Ninth western lias been accepted for Patti ! It was stated today, although Mrs Roden, through whom the challenge was sent to the Delegate and Mr i Rustgard said today she had not j been advised directly of any such; action. The acceptance for Paul, was made public yesterday evening when- slides appeared on the Herein at both lotal moving picture theatres announcing that he had accepted Mr. Roden’s challenge. On the sir, ngth of these slides Mrs. Roden, acting for her husband, today engaged the palace Theatre in which to stage the debate. It was Impossible to get Moose Hall, which Mr. Roden asked to be secured, ow ing to the fact that decorators are at work there. Efforts to get responses from Delegate Sutherland and Mr. Rust gard, it was said, had been unpro ductlve of results. The challenge was sent directly to the former by messenger who was Instructed to seeuro a reply. This was refused curtly by the Delegate, it was said. A copy of the challenge was mailed to Mr. Rustgard with a r quest that he reply to Mr. Roden's offer by mall. No reply, it was stated, had been received late today. It was impossible to send Mr. Paul a copy! as lie is making a tour of the north t mi end of the district and was not , due here until the return of the j Admiral Rogers. However, the slides | announcing his acceptance were ( banded In at the local theatres t yesterday evening. W. D. Gross, j proprietor of the Coliseum theatre, t said the slide run at that place was handed in by Mr. Sutherland I and Mr. Rustgard who stated they I were accepting for Paul. Th > latter I is due here tonight from Sitka. t -♦ t j t NOTED CHESS MASTER DIES , IN LONDON AT ADVANCED AGE , LONDON, Oct. 2».—J. H. Black- . burn, an outstanding figure In Brit- | ish chess, who was accounted one of the finest tournament players that ever lived, died recently at the age of 83. Blackburn received bis early In spiration In chess from Paul Mor phy, the American prodigy, whom he met in 1859. Then It was that he took up the study of chess with a self-confidence born of youth and genius. it Is said that no player was ever more successful In exhi bitions of blindfold ■ and simultan eous play. In 1S62 Blackburn's success In an exhibition of blindfold play in an international tournament in London against ten strong amateurs most astonished bis critics. On that oc casion he won five games and drew two. He was the lVst to meet 12 and then 15 opponents without sight of board and men, and at Baden Baden he was preporing to deal ‘‘blind-folded" with no fewer than 40 opponents when the Franco-Ger man war broke out and scattered the gathering of players. With a smile, recalling the inci dent in later years, Blackburn re marked: "Perhaps it was as well i for me.” | r THE JUNEAU LAUNDRY ] VruUla Streat. fceAwwra Froal and toroai IN. ALASKA MEiTFcJhPANY Wholesale and Retail Butchers | *_ SEWARD STREET ^—— i i ii ■ 11 i i i jar m ^jlllMiiiliiillliiiiiiliiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiHiiiiiiiiiiiimiimmiiimmimiimiiiiiiiiiiiiii’ ( ELECTRIC HEATERS | $4.00-$4.00-$4.00 5 Why pay more for the same size heater. ! Ask for the Guaranteeed POLAR CUB. 1 Alaska Electric Light 8 Power Go E Home of Edison Mazda Lamps and Regular, Reliable Brands ot Electric Appliances. Phono 6 Juneaiv, *1*,fc* fsllllllliaiHfllllllllllllMIIIIUIIIIIlUAIIIIIIIIIIIIIilllllllflllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll error of Russia caches America 'r- afcMHtSWRcR/ General M. S. Kommisarov, some times referred to as the “Terror of Russia,’! and Chief of the Political Police during the regime of Czar Nicholas, lias reached A in erica to write his memoirs During his reign as Chief of Political Police, Kom misaroy was the most dreaded man in Russia and the implacable foe of the revolutionists who sought the life of the Cssur. HARK TWAIN'S NEVADA CABIN BE PRESERVED RENO, ()cl. The cabin in vliicli Mark Twain (Samuel Clcrn ns) lived for a time at Aurora, Jev., is to be brought t.i Reno an 1 ilae (l in one of t.lie parks. The aliin is situated on the property f lieorge Wingfield, mining mag iale. who is preparing to transfer itle to it and its furnishings. Tile abode is much as Mark Twain eft it when lie dosertc-d the west or the east. The stove on which ie cooked, t hough a trifle anti luated, is still in its place, and lie wooden bunk on which the amous author reclined when he hought out some of his western ales is intact. It was is this cabin that he wrote ‘Roughing It” and many other r.lor eu tlhat carried the tang of Nevadn. MINDANAO NOW PREPARED TO ENTER RUBBER MARKET MANILA, Oct. 29. Actual quail illy production of crude rubber for tlie market will start In Cotobato province. Island of Mindanao, with in a mouth, it was announced today. A shipment of machinery for a rub ber plant was made recently from Zamboanga to Cotobato. consigned to the Uio Grande Rubber Estate at K&bacun, Cotobato, and it is ex pected the Installation will be made by the end of November. The com pany has a large number of trees just maturing and it exports to add further acreage. It already has a considerable acreage which will ma ture within a few years. Wlille small shipments of crude rubber have been made from the Philippines for several years, they have attracted little attention in the market. PORT NAHAVEN. Scotland. —The British Trawler Anida has been vreck'sl near Islay. Ten members if the crew- lost their lives. Throe len wore saved. CONTRACT MINE ! WORKER KILLED IN MINE RAISE Ernest Ottestad Killed When Ladder Gives Way— Companion Rescued. Ernest Ottestad. contract mine workman, dropped 300 feet to his death in a new iai.ie in the south ore body in the Ala. ka Juneau mine yesterday afternoon while he was engaged in removing timbering from the raise which had just been com pleted. Arthur Llewellyn, a fellow workman, who was in the raise at the same time, was rescued by other members of the crew from a pre carious situation. The raise i:i which the accident happened was recently driven to eon met the 100-foot level with the 2001 foot level. While the work was being done, the raise was timbered both for safety and convenience of the workmen. Yesterday the crew engaged in removing the timbering and had almost reached the top of the raise. Just before noon a “pop shot" was put in to loosen a stull. .When tlie crew resumed work. Ot testad and Llewellyn went down the ladders to resume removal of the timbers. The former, having work to do below the end of the last lad der, tied a rope to his waist before •going down and fastened the oilier end to the ladder. This, apparently, hail hi i n loos ned by tin "pop-shot" as it gave way as soon an the strain of Ottestnd’s weight was put on It. He fell to the bottom of the raise. The skull was badly crushed anil death was said to have been instantaneous. Ills body was recovered by Henry l Stragier who was let down on a j rope from the bottom of the raise. Llewellyn, the second workman, whs not tied to the ladder and held his footing In the raise. He braced himself with his hands against the walls anil was soon taken out of the raise by fellow workmen. tie was but a short distance, some two ladder lengths, from the top. Ottestad was about 33 years ot age. He is survival by a brother Martin Ottestad, who resides in t'.liH city and is said to he on the fishing boat Pilgrim. It is not known if he lias other surviving relatives. The body is at Young's Undertaking Par lors ponding funeral arrangements. GIANT ORRERY SHOWS STARS MUNICH, pet. 29. — The "starry vault of Hegven,” with every con stellation known to man moving in its cellestial orhits, has been repro duced within the cupola of the newly erected German museum by means of a largo orrery. Forty-one projecting cameras will be used to reconstruct the intricate movements of the heavenly bodies. I THE YACHT EURUS j | FOR CHARTER f To anywhere In Alaskan waters—Dy far the most seaworthy, s = strongly built and best equipped boat of her class In Alaska. E — 60 h.p. Diesel engine. Sleeps six with comfort. Radio equipped, ; 5 PAUL KEGEL, Master—Phone Douglas 40. E 'riiimiimiiiimmiMiitiiiiiimiiHiiiiiiiimimimiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinii JHHUiinnuMmimuHmuHniimiMiiiiiiiiHiHiiiituHUHUHiimiuniiiumiMrmni^ 1 /fSH’T f i /ekvyjumIX 22 ■» • mm mm mm mm 5s mm mm a a = 2 ■a a aa M 5 a 1 WE PAY 4% INTEREST 1 THE FIRST NATIONAL s OF JUJfFAiJ F.iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiniiiiiiiiiiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiifiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii i imimiiiimiiiiiiiiiMiiimiiiiiiiiMimmmiiimmiiiiiimiitiiitiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiitiii NEW STOCK FRESH CARBON PAPER AND 1 TYPEWRITER RIBBONS 1 Buy Them by the Box—IT’S CHEAPER | J. B. BURFORD & CO. ♦ ; Jusscrand Has Quit as French Envoy. if * ■■ M. Jules J. Jusserand, Bixty-nlne, for twenty-<me years French Ambas sador to the United States, and dean of the Washington diplomatic corps, has finally secured the per mission of the French Government to retire. He will be succeeded by Georges Daesehner, administrative director of the French Foreign Of ’ice. ARCTIC TOWNS SEND CONTRIBUTIONS FOR HARDING MEMORIAL From (ihe Arstic Slope via Nome 1 ns come to Gov. Scott C. Hone what Is Alaska’ final contribution to the Harding Mom >ri:il Fund, contribu tion Horn white reidents of ihe communities of Wailnwright and Ft. Farrow, nineteen in number, each done ting $1 to the fund. Tho money was forwarded to Curl Lomen, Chair man ol the Fund Committee for tlie Second Division, at Nome and by him forwarded to Gov. Hone, Those donating to the fund from the two communities are the farth est north subscribers to the Me morial to the IfUle President Hard ing, Gov. Bone srtid. It will take several montlhs for them to receive acknowledgements of their donations and membership certificates of the Harding Memorial Association. These cannot be sent in time to reach them before next season. HARDY FINDS SKAGWAY SUPPORTING CANDIDACY _ N. O. Hardy, candidate on the , Democratic ticket tor Representa tive. returned home today after a I brief visit to Skagway and Haines. He said the outlook was good in both places for p blR vote for the ticket. At Skagway, Mr. Hardy said, the interest in the election is especial ly keen. The Bentiment there, he added, is favorable to the cleancut iiMHimiimimiiiiiiiiimiimiimiiiiiiiiii'i stand taken on various issues by the Democratic candidates ai.d lit expects the entire ti kei to be givi it a majority. He formerly resided in Skagway and w'as given a warm ■welcome by his old friends. THE JOY CHILDREN BRING BERLIN, Oct. 29 —It is the hobby of Dr. Laura Turnuu to collect children. She is a welfare worker i in Berlin, and her house is constant ' ly filled with little boys and girls for whom she finds homes. "It is a wonderful recreation from the cares of my professional work." the 1 doctor said. ' to come home every I night with two or three new chil I dron tagging at my skirts K O. Burkhart, who has been iii ! Juneau for the past month salvag ing at the Tee Harbor cannery, is j leaving on the Admiral Rogers for Seattle tonight. Mrs. H. C. Herman .and three children are leaving on 'the Admiral Rogers for Seattle. Mr. Herman, who is on the Unalga, has been transferred to Seattle and will join them there. Mrs. M. F. Brown, mother of Mrs. Herman, is also going South. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Sokoloff are leaving on the Admiral Rogers to night for Seattle where they will remain for the winter. USE SYRUP OF WHITE P!NE AND TAR v Mentholated for that Cough BUTLER MAURO DRUG COMPANY 96 Front St. 8ifaitation Post Office No. 1. Fighting for Women in Congress Race. wp ME5>. D0J51?* 5TE?/KKr?? . p ■ ____—_ 1 nm mu mi "■ ■umi ■* ■ 1, n Mrs. Doris Stevens, of Now York, ij lg taking an active pan in the politi cal campaign in Pennsylvania, where a number of women are can didates ror Congress on the La Fol lette ticket. e -•—* 1 Old papers for s»'‘- *. Vie Krnplre ; BABY NEEDS I I Baby Talcum Nipples Nursers Infant Medicines Infant Syringes Sponges Pacifiers Castile Soap Teething Rings I “Service That Is Better’* aTCSGl&. 1 DO NOT WORRY ! ABOUT YOUR THANKSGIVING TURKEY OR CHRISTMAS PRESENT UNTIL AFTER , THE PARISH HALL BAZAAR !' NOVEMBER 13-14-15. j ipiM Churches Should Run “Ads” in Newspapers i CHICAGO, Oct. 20. — Churches should avail themselves of the op I ortunity to reach the public through newspaper advertising, in the opinion of the Committee ou Publicity of the Lutheran Church in America. The view is expressed in the committee's report to the biennial convention of that (hutch in session hpre. The committee says: "The churches have found pub licity and advertising proper aids in prosecuting their work nationally and locally and the public press has come to attach a growing value to church activities as news for their readers. The paid advertisement has become invaluable to a consid erable' numhe, of local churches.” Old papers ror sate at The Kmpire. While out,tide recently we ran across numerous “SPECIALS” or "Close outs." These are of ferings fcy seme Jobber or Manu facturers’ Agent of his samples or remainder or stock at greatly reduced prices to the one who will buy it all. The small town merchant has usually learned by bitter exper i<nce to let these things alone. His field is small and easily saturated and also unaccustomed to responding to appeals for quick turnover and small profit. We could not resist trying a few unusual bargains and trying to pass them on to you. Among them is one hundred boxes of the finert brands of correspondence paper and envelopes. These boxes cf paper usually sell at double and triple the pi ice we are asking for them. This is an opportunity for you to stock up for yourself and also a few Christmas presents for friends outside at very rea sonable prices. An inspection of these will be worth while. Prices from 45 cents to $7.50. THENUGGETSHOP ROBERT SIMPSON ,-* Vi.it SITKA HOT SPRINGS Rates $3 00 Per Day and Op Dr. F. L. Goddard, Prop. l ' RELIABLE~TRANSFER j Phone 149. Rea. 148 . Courtesy and Good Service Our Motto. - - — - ---• iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiSiiIiiill Luxite Hosiery FOR MEN, WOMEN and CHILDREN V FIRST FOR WEAR FIRST FOR STYLE FIRST FOR BEAUTY Our stocks are most complete now with shades o{ every hue. f — • HOUDAY GOODS NOW ON DISPLAY ON BALCONY Goldstein’s Emporium JUNEAU’S STYLE CENTER nmmMnmiiMiHiiimiiiiiiiimniiiiiiiHiiinniiiiiiiniiiiimiiinmiinniinniiiniiiiiiiini