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Newspaper
The Daily Alaska Empire
Location
Juneau, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1925
Page
7
The Citizenship Night School will open in the school house this evening at 7 o clock. Everyone expecting to attend the classes should enroll this evening, it was announced.
The Dramatic Art Class of Juneau High School, led by Mrs. Shumway, attended the Palace Theatre showing of Eliza Comes to Stay last Saturday evening. Douglas attendees praised the performance highly.
A large crowd attended the Finnish dance Saturday evening at the Labor Union Stall. Old fashioned dances featured the affair with music by John Niemi on the accordian. The dance did not break up until 4 a.m. Sunday.
The Douglas Island Women's Club announces a novelty dance masquerade for February 20 in Douglas to benefit the Department of Home Economics at Develas High School. Further details will be announced later.
Mike Pusich was arrested around noon yesterday by Deputy Marshal W. E. Feero on a charge of assault and battery against A. F. Johnson. He was taken to Juneau and later released on a $500 bond.
The Louisiana governor uses a Circassian walnut desk once linked to Maximilian of Mexico. Legends claim the desk and two other pieces from his office were brought to Louisiana after his execution. A walnut framed mirror from the St Louis Hotel in New Orleans also stands in the reception room.
Juneau enjoyed a concert by mezzo soprano Sylvia Sinding and violinist Willis E Newell at Ellis Hall. The hall was filled as audiences applauded after each number, with Sinding performing German Lieder and French arias while Newell delivered Violin works by Wieniawski Kreisler Schubert and encore pieces.
Mrs Wills Novell entertained at their home on Seventh Street with Miss Binding and a few friends. More music was enjoyed and a buffet supper was served.
CHICAGO December 7 Prohibition is making a capitalist of the worker and creating ownership of production says Congressman John G Cooper of Ohio at the Anti Saloon League national convention. He cites fewer strikes since the Eighth Amendment and argues prohibition has steadied labor and reduced labor disputes while expanding worker prosperity and labor institutions.
A brief notice inviting readers to inspect a collection of advertisement items promising remarkable bargains. The ad emphasizes surprising value across diverse goods and urges quick attention to the sale or checkout dates.
The Empire Office showcases a fine assortment of the latest Christmas card designs conveying seasonal tidings.
Washington December 7 The regular army status is described as extremely critical with calls to expand Hawaiian and Panama garrisons by hundreds of officers and thousands of men. The report cites low morale in barracks, high desertion, dwindling ammunition reserves, and urges rapid expansion, better housing, and a pay as you go ammo policy while defense acts are debated.
In Paris, a playful linguistic exchange grows as visitors bring English terms into daily speech. The piece notes fashioning phrases like "smoking" for dinner jacket and "sleeping" for travel, highlighting the charm of cross language flare in the Bois de Boulogne and autumn days.
Observations from Prince Rupert Edmonton Seattle Portland and San Francisco at 4 am and 4 pm Juneau time describe a low pressure system moving into Alaska bringing heavy rain in British Columbia and southeastern Alaska with light to moderate snowfall along the coast toward southern Bersen. A high pressure area in the Yukon Valley brings fair weather and cool temperatures in the north, likely unaffected by the cold wave.
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