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CHOICE, DARK HORSE,
REACH COURT FINAL

ATLANTA Ga. February @S tFN.-A
triumph for the experts whose minor
predictions have been mucn abused ami
tramped upon during tournament play
finally daWned when the iinasistS III
toniehtS battle for the southern Con-
ference basket ball championship were
definitely decided Alabama polytech-
nic Institute and University oi MiSsiS-
Sipri.
Auburn entered the meet a> prime
tavorite Ole Miss came III aN dark
horse or such universal comm2ndat'nn
~ to take rank also a> Il bright pros
pect,
Last nights results. when Kentucky
was forced to retire from brilliant
ptradc toward the crown by Ole Miss.
with u 4i~to~21 defeat, and when the
Mississippi AggieS were counted cut bS
Auburn IN 4.-to~34 battle. suddenly
swerved the outlook from one uncN-
pectcd by the dopcateya to one which
had been forecast hy many,
Mississippi was looked unou us n
principal contender chiefly because She
had been The only team IN the confer
cnce 10 lower the Auburn coors In pre-
tournament schedule play.
Tonieht on the Municipal Auditorium
floor ole Miss Will HoVe opportunity Of
ntoying that her previous defeat ~ All
burn WAS nn flash In the pam.
the game tonight brings together
ralaXv ot individual stars a> Welt as two
we'll Oiled units Akin of Auburn, ouc
~ the amoothcat basket toSActS South
crn courts have known In NettS, viii
appenr III one of the stellar roles,
Roth teams offer brother acts Au'
, burn viii present the James hovS. Ehh
rnd Fob. ole Nilas will counter With
the phitlipse>. ArV Aud Cary. the latter
Of Whom particularly. Allonr In the
armi~ tnAls last night nv leading the
attack on the Kentucky Quint
In reachme the finals ole Miss
WRled reSnectiVelv through the defelre
VI Nmth caroliua State. Louisiana Statr
amt kentucky.
IN onnoSe her, Auburn sutreastveiv
defeated Clemson, tlrntEla I"th NtteaH
two hN | point eaehl, and Mississippi
A * NJ
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Bg the Associated Press.
~HICAGO, February % -- The
first squad OF the Chicago
White SOX, including the high
~ priced rookie, Chalmer tBilD
Ci5scll. gathered today under
the managerial chapcronagc OF Ray
Schalk for the trip to the Shreveport.
La, training camp. Batterymen. n few
nfielderS and club officials comprised
the party, which will be joined at
Shreveport tomorrow by others under
contract. excepting only a few veterans
who have been ordered To report later.
Manager Schalk registered thorough
approval Of his new shortstop candidate,
Cisscll, who lightencd the SOx bank roll
by sI23 600.
Hes my idea Of just the right physi-
cal type for the job" said Schalk.
Reaching Shreveport. Schalk viii
have another coast phenom 10 look
over, Eulogio Iuque, who has nick
named himself Speed" A friend OF
Owner COmiskey was so impressed with
Luque's sandlot pitching around San
Francisco that he persuaded the Sox
To sign the young Spaniard. His real
name Is Fuentenelro, which he regard
ed as too difficult for the Scorekeepers
He is no relation 10 Adolfo Lnquc, the
Cincinnati Reds pitcher, who IL ol
Cuban birth.
These Two. Ciascll and Luque are the
sinndmits among collection Of Young"
stcrs and two OF three Vctrrang depart
Ing TO-DAY with Manager Srhalk. Big
Ed" Walsh back with the 50x as n
pitching coach. and Russell Blackburne
The infcld coach, compose the board oi
strategy.
PHI TADELpHIA. February % N9~
The heavy artillery Of the Athletics waf
en route for Fort Myers. FLA. today
the second contingent. In charge oi
Capt Eddie Collins, having left here
last ninht The battcrymen have been
there for 10 days
Tfis Speaker. new member OF TIC
Mack outfit, probably win beat Ty Cobf
into catnu. provided. Of course. that
TYfua Is headed that way. as Connie
Mack believes Mack Is 'reasonably
sure" that ~ viii again grace thr
! teams line up, bat the papers have nn'
| b""u signed
Three biz trunks consigned 10 Sneaker
reached Fort Myers yesterday Excess
| baggage charges amount 10 SIG m.
Cool weather greeted The i'hllies at
| Winter Haven Monday. and The work
| 9t vas held Ia "A single session or the
| recruits. Ray Ienge ~ Waco. June
| Green ~ rofifmGtlth hid August walsh
! II Pittat1cld are showing up taVotabiy
! IL the boz
| DETROIT February ~ Nt Manager
| George MDrnriY nt The Drifuit liBfff
| IL strehsinH drill 0f hlH pitchers ~
/ ptGprT methods III reldng. Il depart
ment in which he says they are woe"
| iHly weak
| Monnfiy IN discussing the situation
| al the club training camp In San An
tonic cIhhAiiled The pitchers IN three
cateGotles timber. stin backed anc
s,ttf knced The Timber pitchers. thoh,
that can property get dawn on ln1
| throws and huare grO'lndrth are much
! Ia tie minority. he said
| one ~ ulGle hours each dbY viii hf
given over ta heidIng practice tnf pitrh-
| tiH.
tiEVELAHD. February ~ Ht IN
| lnhliuiia that jDe HtMfli iinalEucr
laijplthtGp nf lie Cleveland indiana, vi
be among ihe innsideis ana auIfieldeis
2Hu report ai The training camp 81 Rev
Orleans neat Sunday have been brought
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BY JOHN II. FOSTER.

Greg. February "a
- Whenever major league base
ball club lacks short8tOp and
Walls tn win a uennart Il
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i
Rueh Usnstet ID . San
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"AMpA. Fla. February 2S,--That
ancient SAW 10 the effect that
no chain is stronger than its
i weakest link furnishes some
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SMART YOUNGSTERS SEEK
SHORT. CENTER POSITIONS
Six Have Ewes on Shortficld Berth, While Five Are
Enter Fight for Place in Midway Garden.
Rain Curtails Practice al Tampa.

that no other keystone combination In
The circuit approached,
Harris found in GilliS pupil SO apt
that Snappilv engineered dual d' aths
AGAIN became a feature Of the Nation
ais performances and for this reason
alone GllliS' stock bounded high, A
hotiy contested duel between this pair
for the ShortStopping assignment IS i'll
prospect with the ono who demonstrates
the greater batting ability likely TO get
tic call.
West Favored for Post.
Candidates for the post in center
field lett open by the departure of iris
Speaker embrace. sam West. Foster
Camel. Emile Barnes. John Kloza and
Mclbern SmonS, all but the latter two
Of whom have been on view at Clark
Griffith stadium. and here again the
race starts With a lopSidcd aspect,
West ranking as an odds-on tavorite to
achieve The distinction Of permanent
post
All that is known of Simons. who is
25 years old. and last year slugged in
his SouthpaW way to an average of 1913
with the Montgomery team of the
Southeastern League. is that he Is re-
garded by Joe Engel. who scouts for
4 y
months and spends his Winters i'll an
cu0raror 10 elevate the stage, as a
promising prospect and this also holds
good for Kloza, OF a like age. and who
for Albany OF the same circuit achieved
the even more imposing figures OF .39l;
Red Barnes, - years old, attracted
Favorable attention from Capital critics
with the .364 average he recorded IN
three games he got INTO with the Har-
riSnlcn last Fall after Summerlng nj
Birmingham. where he finished with
mark o. .293 and Camel. three years
his senior. proved something of SEN
sation at the Florida avenue grounds
bv whaling for a .437 percentage in l3
games there by way OF Gaping off the
349 he registered during The regular
season as a teammate of Barnes III
the Southern Association.
Ready TO Start Anew.
Judged solely on the basis of batting
averages. it would seem that the loWly
.239 credited TO West for SO games
with the Nationals last season would
rate him as an outsider in the compe-
tition. but he was ail!ng most of the
time and for this reason the figures
are held 10 be indicative Of nothing
at all.
The 2l-year-oid Texan has becn ao-
Judged as fully recovered from the leg
injury that put him on the shelf last
Summer. and If he lives up to the
estimate Of his ability in all depart
ments Of play entertained by his own
ers may blossom as one OF the out
fielding sensations Of the league. leaV-
ing the other four to compete for the
tob Of utility outfielder and pinch hit
ter
Resumption of practice yesterday was
made with a chilly breeze in evidence
and under sky overcast with clouds
which eventually started leaking. The
players got in an hour Of work before
the drizz,e commenced however. and
both Coach Milan and Trainer Martin
expressed themselves as being satisfied
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ROCHESTER,. N, Y, February ~
tIh Ruohcatcr ot the International
Ieague. owned by the Ss Louis Car
dmala viii he known ns the Red
Wings" during the season oT la2a.
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JUNIOR ORDER NINE
PLANS FOR SEASON

Base ba,'ers Of Junior Order United
American Mechanics. No /, Of Cabin
John Md, are preparing for the COM
ing season Cleve Church was elected
business manager Of the team at a
meeting held at his home. Francis
Hill was chosen secretary and treas
urer: Joe Plunkett. captain and man.
ager. and Ode Lynch. custodian. The
Mechanics will open their season April
Is and want games with uniformed
teams in the unlimited class. Manager
Church may be reached at Bradley
20l-F-i4 after p m. Or addressed al
Cabin John.
4 meeting 10 reoreani2e the Del Ray
Va. zine Is 70 be held tomorrow night
at the home Of Coach jim Thc!mer
7. O G1liT!o ha5 been elected prcsi-
dent ~ the team
Addison 4. e.. diamond athletes will
gather tonight In special session ~
1905 r street Arrangements for the
St. patrick'a dance to bc held by the
club March II will be discussed. All
Candidates for the nine are asked 10
attend.
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P.-T. 4. WILL
 MEET TUESDAY

The Parent Teacher Association win hold the regular meeting next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in the study hall of the new high school. After business of the as sociation Is disposed of there will be . program of several entertain ing features. !. Miss Frances liar land will giveS a. piano solo and Clarence Cole will give a vocal solo, which will be followed by an address byA Lester D. Henderson. Commissioner of Education.
 The association urgently requests all of the parents of school child ren in Juneau to attend the Tues- day meeting as well as those to be held in the future. Matters of prime importance pertaining to the schools, the teachers and the stu- dents are brought up at the meet- ings.
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N WET, MUCH WARMER,
 REPORT SHOWS
Tenn p erature for Last Month 3.5 Degrees Above
 Normal for November

November was much warmer and slightly wetter than the nor nal, according to the monthly summary issued today by R c. Mixe, Meteorologist in Charge. There was much more clouGiness and less sunshine than usual r. The mean temperature was .3S.S degrees, or 3.5 degrees above the normal. The warmest Novem- Der of record was that of 1905 with a mean of 41.6 degrees and the coldest was that of 1883 with mean of 22.9 degrees. The highest temperature was 5S de. grees on the second and the lowest was 22 degrees on the 18th. Previous extremes for this month were 64 degrees and one degree below, respectively.
 The total precipitation was 9.02 inches CT 0.s5 inch above the normal. The wettest November of record was that of 1890 with a total of. Is. AS inches and the driest was that of 1896 with 0.5S. Inch The .gfeatest 24-hour pre-. cipitations was 1.29 inches on tn, 7th-sth. There were 23 days with measurable precipitation as compared with an average of Ia. The total snowfall was 4.2 in ches of w:l.cn 2.7 inches fell on the 18th. There were five days with measurable amounts of snowfall. ns1 h. as
 The relative humidity at 4 a. m. was S2 per cent; at noon 77aper, cent; and at. 4 p. m. S2 per cent. f
 The prevailing wind direction was east with an average veloc- ity of 9.3 miles per hour. The maximum velocity was 40 miles per hour from the southeast on the third. the equivalent of As miles on the old scale.
 There were i've clear days, with 100 pr cent, sunshine. The remaining days. were all cloudy. There were 45 hours of sun chine, or 1s per cent of the pos
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4 Happy Boy lersus c Spotless House Ii sSaM By LILLE M SAUNDERS fs esf

he is to leave everything just as clean and orderly as he found it. Anyway, Mary dear" continued her aunt, don't you consider it all part of your job as mother and homem maker? You can't just feed and clothe your boy and call him raised. You've get to study him, live with him and for him, love him and show him you do. I've been here three days and I've not once seen you play with Billie, or show the. least inter est in his aifairs. He's such a fine little fellow, too. I wish he were my boy. she added wist fully
 oh, I don't quickly replied the mother with laugh. II want him myself, but he does drive me half frantic sometimes
 always wanting to be doing some .unheard of thing"
 Well" returned her aunt. that's the way Columbus hap pened to discover America. You q not want him sitting around like a dummy. would you? Anyway, I like to see a boy take an in- terest in housework. Mary, if you let Billie make those cookies I'll see that ho leaves everything in good condition.
 "Aii right. Auntie dear, you win :. IT call Billie" She found him sitting disconeolately in, his wagon back f the house.
 Oh, Billie. come here she called.
 What yu want?" asked the lad, sulkiIy
 Well, come and see," return cd his mother. I've changed my mind about those cookies. Yon may make some 1T you want to and will clean up afterwards.
 The lad gave bound and let out a yell of joy. "Oh, goody, goody, Mother! You bet III clean up afterwards! You'll see. And I'll make you some good cookies, too.'
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INSPECTION WILL BE MADE OF VESSELS OF
 US. FOREST SERVICE


 To inspect several of the older vessels of the Tongass fleet of the U. s. Forest Service, Capt. George Tyler and Capt. John New marker. U. s. Steamboat Inspec- tots, left yesterday for Ketehikan. accompanied by M. l.. Merritt. As- sistant District Forester. They made the trip on the Range- VII, Capt. George Peterson.
 The vessels to be inspected arc he Rangers l., H., ILL, and ", and the Weepoose and Tahn. All of them have been operated for many years in the waters of South eastern Alaska After completing he inspection the three officials will return here On the Ranger VII.
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LAWYERS ARE IN MAJORITY
 IN CONGRESS
Fifty-Eight in Senate 250 in House of Rep
 resentatives es
--4-n
By kIRkE L. SIMPSON

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1ts-Some folks with violent views, one way .or t'other, about prohibition en. forcement might cavil af the of repeated statement, that this Is d government of law. but who can challenge the assertion that It's a government of lawyers?
 l lave been moved to an infor- nal occupational census of the membership of Senate and House. l am ready to vote in the affirna- tive on, the. latter proposition.
 Out of 96asenatofse 5S, claim the law as profession or chief, occu- patton when not engaged in, polil tics, if ever. In the House there are more than 250 lawyers ,,by pro- fession on their own biographical showing out of a total membership of ,435. ,.l ..f 2, ess.s sa..,. *s..,s,s,.
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Mother, may l make some cookies?" asked. nine year7old Rlllie Dean, 4'
 T should say you may not,' quicky answered his mother with atartled surprise. What in, the world ever put such all. idea into your head?"
 We'll" replied the fad in raths CT shamed tone. Tommy Rog- CTS mother let him make some and they tasted awful good cause he gave me whole handful of them. He said he made 'em all by himself and l know l could, too P.eass. Mother, let me try just once an if they are not good. I'll never ask again Hon. eat I won't, Mother" he added earnestly.
 Well, I'm not willing and that settles it. I'm not going to have you messing up my kitchen. Go on cut and play with, your wagon.
 .'0h. shoot exclaimed the dis appointed boy. T want to make rome cookies. Pm tired of play ing with that old wagon"
 Billie Dean, that's not an old wagon and you know it." said his mother. Why. shame on you. You've had 1t only a week Now go on out and keep still, l say" Billie slouched out. shut ting the screen door with bang that caused his mother to ex- claim impaiently. That boy What shall 1 do with him?''
 Her aunt from another town happened to be visiting her. In answer to the mothers perpiexed query she replied. Mary, think you are making a serious mis- take in not permitting Billie to make those cookies when lie wants to So badly If he were my boy I'd be culy too glad to have him want to db such things"
 But. Auntie, just think what 1iess .he'll make" protested Mrs. Dean. -a
 1T don't see why lie should. :" returned the older women. and oven if. he did be could clean il ID. couldn't he?"
 "Oh, maybe he could but he wouldn't" ,
 We'll. have it understood that if you Jet him make. the cookies
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First Church of Christ,
 Scientist

Sunday sery ices wifi be neld al II a. m. in the First chnIqh of Christ. Scientist, Juneau, on Slffp and Main Streets. The sub ieet will be: Ancient and Mod ern Neeromancy. Alias Mesmer- ism and Hynotism. Denounced. .
 Sunday School al 12:15. D. m
 Wednesday, S:00 ?. m.---Testi monial meeting.
 Christian Science Reading Room In csurch building. This room Is opon to the public Wednesday afternoons from z;JO to l.
 -gAe public, is cordially invited 3 alfand stheae services and visit the reading room.
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Metropolitan Methodist Episcopal Church
Fourth ana seward Street

Fourth ana seward Streets REV. HENRY YOUNG. Minister.
 1The church with the cordial welcome"
 Sunday School eonvenes at 10 8. m.
 Morning Worship will be with our Brethren of the Presbyterian Church. Subject of Sermon , i"Chfistlanity and Reason" as
 Evening worship at 7:30. Sub ieet, Five Tests of Life.v
 Come. you will enjoy the con- gregational singing.
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Occupations in Congress


 Tha psaPesti rival ejHa5hes Senate of he lawyer majority is the p,'o- fession of publisher l.Five sena tors, give that as their main. pri, vate Interest or occupation, Next in number are the. three. bankers. whilea the bussinesses.. of. former. educator, and live stock raiser show two each. Occnpations. hay- ing single, representative in that august body are: civil engineer. doc. tor, merchant, we'll. drillcr, iron master explorer, insurance man and lumberman. massaasa
 sa The House, of course. shows n far wider, variation. Next to tha lawyer group comes school teAch- CTS of assorted varieties from ,I4 lege professors down. total around 25. There are a. dozen newspaphr or magazine publishers: half q doze1 newspaper reporters or edi- tors as distinct from owners And publishers; eight or ten manuf..c- turers; seven each doctors, beak. CTS, real estate men and farmers.
 There are four merchants, d wholesaler or two, three who rate themselves as business men, five building contractors, two mining engineers, two locomotive engi. neers. two ordained ministers. one journcyman glassblower. now head of a glass company. four Insurance men. one travelling and one bond salesman. one dentlat. one depart. ment store head. one owner Of q chain of restaurants, one. actor. one forest ranger, one power plant owner one plumber, one butter and egg man set down as a produce merchant, one head of tree den- tistry company, seed company president. Al as ,s
 Many Taught School
 The thing that cannot fail to i'm press anyone who looks even caps- ally Into these personally, contrfbu- ted biographical sketches Is the part played in American life by the occupation of teaching school. For page after. page every personal history shows a young, man setting out on his career. teaching school to earn his daily bread as he pre- pared for college or read law. PoA. nsihly two-thirds of all members. tf both Senate, and House have had such experience. ssfs ss.s sst. Another thing particularly i,o- ticeable abont the biographical re- view of the sevanthieth congress Is the number of men who served ih the World War. some of whom also had service in the Spanish American war. l. feniairs for Rep. Poe Grail of Los AHgelss, to touch his record up with Intention. tal humor. however uin reeountIns the, service of himself and twin tbrother in the volunteers of 1a9e eas.s enlisted men ;, Joe bcca ms "a corporal. Charles n sergeant, aJuc discloses in his biography, ''ac- tcordin- to their commanding offl- cer in order that he could teli one from. the other by their chbt. rons." b 4g
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Al Smith Democratic Club of Washington
 Just Began to Fight

WASHINGTON. Dec 1 - The Al Smith Democratic Club of Washington like Paul Jones has just began to fight A group passed a resolution to maintain it's origin as an active, energetic body to foster nation wide movement to bring about the nomination and election of Gov. Smith in 1882" l e ..g
 The preamble of the resolu- tion extols, the defeated Demo- cratic standard bearer and de- nounces the activities of the Ku klux Klan and Anti-Saloon League. sp
 No mention was made of Gov. Smiths announcement that he never expected to run for pub lie office again. ta
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Resurrection Lutheran ..ss e, Church aa

Corner 0: -rniro and Main Sts. ERv. HAIRY R. ALLEN. Pasto,
 sunday, serviceseI eI..4S. assea4
 1l:00 2. m.---Morning worship. Subject. The Y Blessing Christ Brings" e.a .2s5,#
 1915 D. m. Sunday School.
 S:00 D. Evening worship. Subject, Following Jesus"
 Start the Advent Season right ny coming to church. A hearty welcome awaits, you.
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AT ST. AIMS HOSPITAL

Andrew Llndstrom was ddachar8. ed from the hospital this mornlhx He has been confined for three days receiving medical treatmsnt..
 Edward Larsen. suffering fruni injuries to his side, was received at the hospital yesterday aftefnbofi for treatment. s
 Jimmie Salpid was admitted y6s- terday to undergo medical trent menf.
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Assembly of God Mission
(esthel Pentecostal Assembly,

(sethel Pentecostal Assembly,
 POT Seward Street CHAs. c. PERSONEUS. Pastor Sunday services: .s.s 11t00 a. m.-Morning Wor- snip
 12:15 D. m.-ljibis School. 730 ?, m.-Fhe evening serv- ice.
 The Lords Supper the first Sunday of each month.
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ARE MARRIED HERE

David M. Grant and Miss Lowell Dee Clark were united in marriake last Wednesday night at the Luth- eran Parsonage by Rev. Harry R. Allen. E. F. Watkins and Mrs. Watkins were the witnesses. 1fr. Grant Is with the Harri Machine shops.
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CITY DOCK coNsTRuc+ioh

Construction work on tho risx City Dock is progressing rapidly Jake Cropley. who had the pile driving contract under Alfred Di- shaw, has completed his work. The new piles have been driven 4hd new timbers and planking are rep idly being put in place. II the present good weather cohtinusa the construction of the warehonsb building will soon start.
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sible amount, as compared with an average of 27 per cent.
 Auroras were observed on the 10th, 12th, 18th, 14th and goth.
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Northern Light Presbyterian
 Church

Corner Fcnrtil aad PFanklin Sta 6Ev. Q. \. STILLMAN. Pastor
 Morning rerTice at II o'clock. The Rev Henry Young will prsaeA on the eubject. "chris- tis.hfty and eason.n.
 Special musical number by tho Chu r.
 Bible School st 1915 o'clock
 There will be no evening sery- ica. .
 starr the week right by going
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The Salvation Army
Presbyterian Native Church

HARRY WILLARD, Lay Worker
 1o:30 g. m.-Morning Service
 1i.30 a. m.--Bible School
 zoo D. IT. W Wednesdcy-Mid. week prayer service.
 A cordial welcome Is given tt all te attend these services.
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Catholic Church
eifth and Goln streets.

riffh and Gold Streets. First Sunday in Advent
 500 a. m.---Mass and Sermon. 10:a0 a. m.--lIigh Mass and 5ernon.
 1'.:30 D. m Sunday School and Biblea Class nr
 730 D. m Rosary, lnstruc- ton and ?, Benedicti0n of the Blessed Sacrament.
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Holy Trinity Cathedral
CHARLES 2. RICE. Dean.
 Phnnn GOA

a. m.-!Ioiy Communion. 11s00 d. .ul--IIoly Communion and Sermon.
 sunday School at 12.30 D. m. E9en.ng service at Douglas.