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Only One Supervisor at a Time P«ease!
By HELEN GREGG GREEN.
Aunt Becky and 1 were railing ati
1 he liome of n now neighbor recently.;
Aunt Becky is a ncighboYliood-iiuni
nnd family counsellor to all of iis. She
had known the new-c-otner for years.
While “Patsy" as she railed her. had j
been living in a suburb of the < ity
Patsy has four children, (he oldest:
ten anil the youngest thr*'j. Palsy's
elderly cousin Edith liv. d villi Hu m ,,
We happened to see thcj shildr n
together, at our little vigil v. ^S'
made on a day when they v . ■• urtt j
in school.
1 soon noticed that . neither Patsy
nor Cousin Edith had any control
over the children.
1 wondered at tills, as they s nurd
to he eonsrientfhnsly striving for dir
cipline.
While 1 was iiubnrdly ! idyl: Hi
Situation I found il^‘ trouble.
Patsy, .If., was plainly straying
from the wny of right.
“Patsy, Jr., Patsy. Jr., slop " cann
excitedly from cousin Edith, and
“Patsy, dear, don't," implored Patsy,
Sr.
“T was just telling Sister that sh'
shouldn't do that," drawled ten
year-old Maybelle.
And then 1 knew! The trouble was1
— too many supervisors.
No doubt every time a child coni-j
initted a misdemeanor, Aunt Edith,
Mother Patsy. Daddy, if he were
present, and the other children, took
a hand in the disciplining.
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ELECTED ON
SCHOOL BOARD
Named by City Council as
President to Succeed M.
B. Summers, Resigned.
Following the acceptance of tin
resignation of M. It. Summers as
President of the Juneau Board of Ed
ucation, the members of the City
Council last night elected It K.
Robertson, former Mayor and one of
, tjre leading attorneys of thp city,
' to the vacancy.
Mr. Robertson will serve on ■ tile
Board until April, Mr. Summers
While I was thinking, Amit BorEy]
was talking.
“My dear," slip was saying, "don't 1
i'«u know that a rhilrt should he *lls-j
■Ipllned by only one person at a
line? Too many supervisors -giving
nstriu lions is confusing to the yottngi
rititl. fa this way your discipline
ifcomi ; weakened. I should think
mu would know better. Edith Sykes,
loving taught school fifteen years."
' Why -1 r -1 r, 1 never thought of
ipplying my pedagogy "to my nieces'
and nephews," frowned Aunt Edith.'
"Why not? You taught school suc
cessfully. Now help Patsy to raise
her ililldr. n sucfessfully.” .
"Why Aunt Becky, how fto you, a
I ,'nster, happen to know so much j
Burnt children?" Patsy smiled.
"Oh. Aunt Be< ky knows more than
til the rest of ns put together,’ I
jffered.
The next time 1 called nil the in-1
cresting little family, I noticed a de
rided change. The children were!
all better behaved and Happier.
"Yes, Aunt Becky knows what1
she's talking about, all right.” Aunti
Edith admitted.
“Indeed she does!" And Patsy, Sr..1
turned adoring eyes toward four hap
py children playing in the corner of
the long room. "We hope she will
come often."
“And give us lessons!" added Cou
sin Edith, here eyes twinkling.
having been elected for the one year
term.
Mr. Summers slated the reason for
his resignation from the Board was
on account of leaving .Juneau this
month for Seattle, where he has
been transferred to take charge of
the U. S. Weather Bureau station
there.
The regular routine of business
took the time of the remainder of the
cotineil meeting.
FAMOUS OLD LONDON THEATRE
MAY CIVE WAY TO PUSH CARTS
LONDON, Aug. IS—Shal it he
"Opera” or “Onions" is the qeustion
agitating holders of, market premises
in Covent Carden Market. Business
has grown to such an extent of late
that dealers allege the Opera House,
which is admittedly old and decay
ing, shall be demolished and the
site utilized for an extension of tile
congested market.
While people complain tin y cannot
get to the opera with their motor
perShing Meets heroes of former wars.
General a-ruX mr
t.
Above is an inspiring group at the opetiing of the Citizens' Military Training Camp at Fort Sam
Houston, fir.'i Antonio, Texas. Tho ’veterans of many American wars are represented, as well as
nurses and a member of the prenhit training camps. Standing, let't to tight, is a World War veteran
and. commander of the San Anton'o American Legion Post; a nurse who served in the Civil War and
a nurse who served in tho World War. Seated, left to right, are a Spanish-Americah War Veteran,
(General John J. Pershing, a Confederate war veteran tnd a Mexican War veteran, now 95 years old.
while seated on the ground is a youngster just getting his first training as a soldier.
cars because the market wagons
block the way, fruit and vegetable
merchants assert that a food market
is more Important to the genera! pub
lic than "Faust” or “Tannhauser.”
EAGLE RIVER RANCHER
SENTENCED TO SERVE
60 DAYS; MOONSHINING
John Burwasli, Ragle Itiver randi
er, yesterday pleaded guilty to manu
facturing and possessing intoxicating
liquor in violation of the Alaska Bone
Dry Law when arraigned In the IT.
S. Commissioner's Court. He was
sentenced to 60 days’ imprisonment
in the local Federal jail and to pay
a fine of $100 by Judge V. A. l’aine.
Burwash was arrested at Eagle It
ver Thursday by Prohibition Agents
Parr and Sharpies. Their official
report shows a still and eight gallons
of moonshine were seized in tibr
wash's possession. The still is tie
| scribed as a "home-made” contri
vance, manufactured largely from
I tin pails and bound together wllli
meal puste, solder, tape and wire.
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Lost acme,thing? You can get';it
I hack by using the "Lost and Found”
'column of Tlie Empire.
ROYAL CANADIAN MOUNTED POLICE'CEEEBRATEe5(frH KIKTHDAY
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■“Scarlet Riders of the Plains,”
as the Royal Canadian Mounted
police are romantically termed, are
celebrating the semi-centennial of
the cxiltcnce of their remarkable
organization. From a small band
of 300 men they have grown to a
force of over 1,200 and the history
of each year of their service is an
annal of heroic deeds.
> Called into being by the need of
an indomitable police force to
patjol western Canada after the
upheaval of the Riel Rebellion in
1S7 0. they were -ordered to keep
peace throughout that vast, then
upty. country; to protect the In
,j dwn against the dishonesty /of the
white man; to protect the white
man against the treachMjr of tbs
Indian; to prevent thc/hmuggling
of liquor over the frontier, and, in
ease* of any outbreak or iH^pient
to disarm and disperse the
of the original 309 waf
Duffcrin on the Mani
i
recruited from thfc provinces of
Quebec anu Ontario and mobilized
at Toronto. From this point they
started westward on June 6, 1873,
via Chicago, having been granted
permission to pass .through the
United States* because at that time
there was no Canadian Pacific or
other Canadian railway bridging
the vast distances between east and
west.
From Fargo, N. D., a six days’
march brought them to Dufferin,
where the two forces became one.
It consisted of 22 officers, 287 con
stables and sub-constables. With
them they had 310 horses, 67
wagons, 18 yoke of oxen, 50 cows
and 40 calves. They made a long
procession as they filed oat of
Duflerin on July 18th on s trail
that was long and hard, 1,959 miles
through unknown country to Ft.
Ellice and. back. Major McLeod
with 100 men was left ft a paint
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FIRST TOURISTS
TO MT. KATMAI
VOLCANO RETURN
Reached Crater in Valley of
Ten Thousand Smokes
—Two Weeks Trip.
Members of the lirst organized \
tour into the Valley of Ten Thou
sand Smokes, pased through Juneau
on the steamer Northwestern en
route to tlie States. The party spent
two weeks in the valley, leaving
Seward July 15 lust and succeeded
In getting into the crater of Kat
mai and through Katmai Pass into
the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes,
where the unique opportunity of
cooking all food in fumeroles and
ill the hot ground in front of tho
camp tents,, .as well as sleeping on
the warm ground, was enjoyed.
The tour was conducted by L. 0.
Folrom, who has been with all of
the National Geographic Society’s
expeditions in the discovery and ex
ploration of this region. He conduct
ed the expedition in co-operation
with the Travel Service Iiureau of
Los Angeles. Mr. Folsom is em
phatic in his statement that such an
(xpedition is too great a hazard
for any who are not familiar with
all tho conditions on account'of tho
difficulty of landing In Katmai Hay.
He also Elated that he will give
earnest effort to tho development ofj
a trail into the region from Geo-j
graphic Harbor, the only safe and
feasible approach for mixed parties
and excursdonsHs. Only words of
compliment and commendation are
I expressed by Mr. Folsom with re
I he says are a "game hunch of.
: sports."
Hardships Encountered.
Coiulderable difficulties were en
countered throughout the trip in
I <lifficult passage's over tide flats,!
boulders, fields, drainage ditches and
swift running streams and at Kut
mai Pass it was necessary to travel
| 12 miles in a dense fog and a fewi
j drizzUrig rainy days in camp, Butj
j me st of the trip was made in dry!
[weather and through more acces-l
1 eihle territory.
Only one bear ,was reen in the
ivolea.no but it was huge in size!
and provided a thrill to the “chce-l
chacoes” not accustomed to such en
counters.
Not many changes of importance;
were noted, although to one who]
lias been over the region several I
times before, Mr. Folsom states,]
{here aVe many modifications in
coutcur detail aud .some of interest
In evidences of development of
plant and animal life.
| The lake in life1 ifrater of Kutmai
[covers less area than formerly and
there lias developed near the east
end a mud geyser which to" throw
ing mud ami water intd the air
more than two hundred feet.
JMoaquitoes Are Troublesome.
hor instance, mosquitoes were
more troublesome in the Valley cf
Smokes than they were at the base
camP uqar the beach where plant
IMo to more vigorous than ever.
t*Q mosquitoes wpre in the valley
as lat* as 1»19^ Plants, which
Started out vigorously in tho ash
and pumice are struggling in n
dwarfed and starved ebhdition.
Members of Party. *
The members of the party wtfre:
Mies Myrtle lticlmond, of Pasadena,
’Mi* Eisie Hamilton,, On
tario, Cftl.; Miss Florence Bettman.
Bio de Junerlo, Brazil; H. M.
Stewart. Lead, S. Dak.; Thomas S.
Colby, Detroit, Mich.; Y. O. Erick
d>n ai\d son, L...0, Jr„ of Glen
Ridge, *Wis.; Mr. and Mrs. J. E.
Rogers, Beaver Dfjji, Wls.; Mian
L. Black. Santa Monica, Cal,; Mr.
Orelchen Stutzell, Seward;. Samuel
aP5 E- J\ >YiR4 and h, 0. fqlaqot,
and Mrs. L. R. Paxlon, Los Angelos
of Monterey Park, Cal.
AJ1 of the party excepting Erick
son and his son, Stewart, and Colby
and Miss Stutzell, ate aboard the
Northwestern.
Thy’ members of the party repre
sent. u variety of professions, in-!
eluding students of forestry, mining I
ami (hemistry, an Instructor of li't-i
eratuiV, a globe trotter, a represen
tative. tffctiti Wilson Obsi rvatorv. ail
clretriciaii, a lecturer and business
people.
The packers who accompatiied the
party from Reward and who won
commendation from the party for
their efficiency were John Doyov,
A. J. Colly, Alex Salles, Martin
Anderson and Mike Nachlk.
The members of the party have]
declared themselves as being de
lighted with the trip despite hard
ships encountered and a number
plan to return north. They are en
thusiastic over the development of
the country and return to their
homes boosters for Alaska.
LOCAL MEN HOLD CONTRACT
FOR CONCRETE WORK ON
PETERSBURG SCHOOL BUILING
Holding a sal) contract from the
Warren Construction Co. of Seattle,
In charge of the construction of the
new school building at Petersburg,
for the concrete work, D. O. Tcvia,
concrete man of San Francisco, and
Frank Rach and James McCloskcy,
his assistants, left Juneau today on!
the George Jr. for Petersburg.
They expect to soend aboit: three
months on the job.
PARTY OF 14 TO SPEND
DAY AT TAKU RIVER CAMP
A party of 14 people from the
Channel towns loft Juneau today on
the Diana for Twin Glacier Camp
to spend the week-end. They will
arrive at camp this evening and
dancing will be held until a late
hour. Tomorrow the guests will
be taken on sightseeing, hunting
and Ashing trips, returning here
tomorrow night.
EDISON IS VISITING
TWIN GLACIER CAMP!
Theodore M. Edison, son of Thom
ur Edison and Frederick Very, left
Juneau today on the Diana for Twin
Glacier Camp on the Taku River to
spend the week-end. They will re
turn here probably late tomorrow
night or Monday morning and will
leave on the gasboat Jazz on a sev
eral days' cruise in the Tracy Arm
district.
KETCHIKAN CANNERIES
WON’T CEASE WORKING
In the southern part of the First j
division the closing season does not!
start until August 20, but indications
are, from statements of those engaged
in the industry, that the majority of
the canners will follow the example
set In the north and pay no atten
tion to the legislative act until they
are forced to do so.—(Ketchikan
Chronicle).
Jack Burford of the H. R. Dott Com
pany, returned to Juneau on thp
Northwestern after a business trip to
the Vestward.
Capt. J. H. Cann of the Apex-El
Ntdo Gold Mining Company is ijt
Juneau on a business trip and ex
pects to leave tomorrow for the mines
at LJafanski Inlet.
Earl Hunter has given up his. posi
tion as assistant clerk at the Oas
tineau Hotel and will spend the re
mainder of his summer vacation be
fore school opens, aboard the U. 3.
Fisheries boat Murre, as a member of
the crew.
. FOREST FIRES RAGE
Forest flres began in the vicinity
of Fairbanks late in July and were ;
still burning with great ferocity when j
the last mail left that place. The j
New»>Miner says they are the worst j
forest Area they have ever had In !
that country. Many farms wei
threatened. „ _ ....
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