JUNEAU SCHOOL
TEACHERS HAVE
BEEN ELECTED
Public School Instructors Are
Named with Raise of $10
Monthly Salary.
At tlio regular meeting of the
Board of Education Held in the office
of Dr. H. >C. DeVghne last Saturday
all of the teachers now in the Junem
public schools were re-elected with
a raise of $10 per month in salary.
Several of the teacher on the pr v
ent 'staff, however, have already
made other'plans and are n >t r v'tru
ing to Juneau next ydar. Those wim
are not returning are:
John E. Lanz. Superintendent of
Schools.
Mrs. J. E. Lanz, 'principal of flic
Senior High School.
Mr. H G. Hughes, manual training
and .boys' physical education in
structor.
Miss Mabel Gazzeio, sixth grade
teacher and 'principal of 'the element
ary school.
Mias Lora C. (Shoots. fourth grade.
Mrs. L D. Henderson, commercial.
Superintendent and Mrs. Lanz are
going East to alttcnd Columbia Uni
versity; Mr. Hughes is planning to
attend the University of Washington;
Mien C.ozrjlo is returning to St.
Paul, Minn.; Miss Sheets is returning
to her home at Be'. lnig'h im, Wash.
There are severatl vacancies that
remain open for the time being but
all other positions are filled. The
following 'is Jho li.se <C pa. Plans
fffi,led:
W. K. K Oiler, Superintendent of
Schools.
Mrs- Grace V. Bishop, principal
Junior High 'School.
MMss 'Mary Carnahan, language.
Miss Emima Upland, domestic sci
ence and girls’ physical odueJ m
Miss Hattie It. Ha.rt of Portlaud,
Ore., English.
'Miss Hilda iM. Kohl, fifth grade.
'Mrs. Grace H. Davis. fouKlt trad
IMtas Alnfa Meaoham, third grade.
■M'isa Violet Bourgette, second
grade.
Mrs. Iva A. Tildcn, first grade.
'Miss Imelda Piets.nm, kindergarten.
Other 'matters taken up at t lie
'meeting of the 'board were in con
nec'tion with the Southeastern Alaska |
Inker (School Moot to be .held April j
9-14. The board decided to have
(halfd'a.v sessions in tho local sell: ll
diming tho week of t.he meet. All
members of 'the board aro in favor
of giving a recaption to all visiting
teachers and 'members of boards of
education. This reception will be
given early in the 'week of the meet.
SHRINE CLUB TO
DANCE THURSDAY
The regular monthly fiance of the
Southeastern Alaska Shrine Club will
bo the affair of this week, accord in if
to all plans. The dance will be Riven
at filks’ Nall Thursday and the Coli
seum Orchestra will furnish the
music.
The committee in charge of the
da nee promises an enjoyable time ( >
all guests hnd the decorations will
be in keeping with the usual artistry
cf the vcwmnAttee.
No invitations will be issued and
the dance will be open to the public
and be strictly informal.
ELKS’ DEDICATION BALL
CROWNING SOCIAL EVENT
Cay streamers of purple and white.
Irish tflags, serpentine and no’se
makers and three hours of jazz music
gave entertainment to the imany
'guests who attended the Elks' Dedi
cation bell, Saturday last. St. rat
rick's Day, and marked the affair the
crowning social event of the scan on.
The decorations of purple and white
streamers were attractively looped
from the center light tin the hall to
the corners of the roam, long stream
ers hanging from the light. Irish
flags of “Paddy green" were arranged
in artistic design on th? walls.
Tofward midnight favors were dis
tributed and the crowd threw conven
tion in the air. along with streams of
serpentine, 'and the shrill .sounds of
the noisomakers and Jolly fun of the
guests prevailed. Punch was served
during the .evening, completing the
T.nal fduoh of a delightful evening's
•entortalnment.
preliminary" permit
A preliminary permit for water
power development on Wklu'.na Lake,
near Anchorage, has been granted to
Frank I. Heed of Anchorage by the
Federal Power Commission, accord
ling to advices irocerivpd boday at the
local IT. S Forest Buroan. Reed,
who is a well known business man
Of Anchorage. Is promoting a power
project to supply the town of An
chorage, the Willow Creek Mining
district wnd the MatanuSka coal field
district.
FIRE IN SEATTLE.
SEATTLE, March 19.—Fire swept
the dock of the plant of the West
ora Pipe A Sted Company on the
East Waterway this forenoon cess
ing damage estimated at $75,000.
BOB TURNERS
Bnt *57
AUTO SERVICE.
New 7 passenger
ptudekaker car. Comfort, and safety
gtMi toast tor po«i>u Store,
-ndv.
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Japan’s Prince Regent
Has Recovered.
x »iio tiic uit-L puo>uj&rcipn to
be taken of the Japanese Prince
Kegent since his recovery from
his severe illness.
JOINT SESSION
TUESDAY NIGHT
FOR DELEGATE
|
i Sutherland Arrives and Will
Speak on. Fisheries Ques
tion Tomorrow.
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Arrnngements for a joint cession
of the Territorial legislature to be
held tomorrow evening at 7:30 p.
in. in the liall of the House of
K< presentatlves, were compelled to
lay by Moure and Senate Commit
tees in conference with Delegate
Dan Sutherland. The purpose of
the joint session is to listen to the
Delegate's exposition of his atti
tude on the fisheries question.
In this and other speeches he
Intakes in the Territory in the next
several weeks, the Delegate will de
vote his entire attention to the
fisheries situation, lie raid today,
lie arrived in Juneau on tlie Ad
miral Watson. He declined to make
any public statement prior to his
iddrr ■ tcniorrow evening.
Delegates Sutherland will spend
hut a short time here, lie expects
i'o go to the Westward on the first
heat sailing after the Alameda,
touching at virtually every West
I ward town. Prom Seward he will
hall on the mail steamer Starr for
Dutch Harbor. If lime permits, he
I raid, he will probably take a trip
I into the Interior.
FIVE AUTUMUBiLES
ARRIVE IN JUNEAU;
TRACTORS IN DEMAND
Five now automobiles arrived at
Jun-M'ii this imnrn'.na on 'the steamer
Admiral Watson. They were a six
cylinder Buh-k far II. II. I’ost. a four
cylinder Bit ink for W. .1, Loivors and
a CMC ono-ton truck for stock, con
signed to the Alaska Auto Supply
Company, and a Studebaker Light
Six touring car and a Light 'Six road
at or for stock, consigned to Mar
shall & New lira n Oo.
Marshal & Newman do. also has
tiwo Kord';-«on tractors on the way, ono
for Martin Madsen of Haines and
tihe other for Charles West of Peters
burg. A tractor arrived on one of
tile 'la t boats for Dr. II. C. DeVigllue.
to be used at the Taiku camp. Mr.
Marshall said the two other tractors
are to be used tor getting out yellow
cedar logs, ito sawmills, the first
time they 'have been used in this
work in Alaska.
SUMMERS RETURNS
Meteorologist M. B. Summers, of
the Weather Bureau, returned to Ju
neiu on the Northwestern from Cor
dova. Mr. Summers left here for
■Cordova on 'tin* Northwestern, north
! bound. At Cordov'a he es; iblishod a
■special inoteouologlra.l stint loti, with
Mr. R E. Eisner, formerly a mom
! bnr of the Territorial Legislature, as
I observer. Coincident with the es
• liblishmen’ of the station at Cordova
tiie Valdez station was closed.
ALASKAN WEDS
Mr. Alan McIntosh, a former Sew
ardlte. and old-time Alaskan, sur
prised a number of iris friends by
announcing his marriage lo Miss
Christina Sham McIntyre, of West
Roxbury. Mass.
For engraved or printed calling
(tarda are The Empire.
BLUE SKY LAW
BEFORE SENATE;
GETS APPROVAL
Stringent Requirements in
Proposed Bill—Ayer In
troduced Mining Bill.
The .Senate .s morning agreed on
I file ] issag - of i .stringent blue sky
i.wv, designed to curb the Blokatlon
I of bogus securities, to punish Calsifi-I
( r in of corporation books and ac
counts and gcnoraily regulating is-'
r.unce of '."neks aind other securities
’ and providing severe punishments for|
' iivfi ngements of the Act- The mean-!
! are, Senate B'll No. 44, is one of
jthe 47 submitted to the Senate by tihe
Attorney Oencral at the opening of
j the session.
T.va met.sure is entitled: An Act!
I to punish fraudulent and unlawful I
j acts of officers and agents of coc-j
i H-ralions and associations in keep- i
j irg, I’lnnagilng, using or misrepresent-:
j irg 'he accounts and records of such I
I corncr.dTons 'and associations. Sec-1
i ti'.on one provides:
; “Every director, officer or agent
cf any corporation or joint-stock as-i
-oelation, who knowingly receives on
. poss'ccsos titnvsetf of any property of;
such cooperation or association, oth
ciwise them in payment "of a just
| demand, and who. witih intent, to de-i
fraud, omits to make, or to Cause or
I fT-rrct |lo .be nvvdo, a full and true I
! entry thereof in the bocks or ac-‘
j Co urts 'iif such coop; "a.ion or asso
, (t'Jti'on, and every directc.-. officer
g'-if or 'in"'rubor cf inv corpora'ion
destroys, niters, mutilates or falsi
ties any of the books, papers, writ
' ittgs or securities ‘belonging to such;
c po-raf on or association, or makes,'
iconcurs in making, any false en-:
rics, cr emits, or concurs in omit-1
ting to nraike any mbtcrtail entry in'
any hock of accounts or 'other record!
' i' document kept by such corporation
lor assec'iati'on, js punishable by ini
T; ri sonmont in 'the penitentiary not
i more ifhan fire years, or by a finc(
I not to exceed one thousand dollars. I
jr.r bv teth such fine and imprison-,
meet.”
Bogus i-romotion nu
The bill also bits at wildcat pro
motions generally, section two provid
ing thlat anyone interested, “who
kv wlrer’y concurs in making, pub
11 ‘h!ng or posting either generally
rr privately ito the stockholders or
other 'persons, any written report,
exhibit or 'statement of ' the affairs
any corporation cr joint stock asso
ciation. or of Us financial condition,
“or bock of notice containing any
material statement 'which is false,
or, my untrue or wilfully or fraud
ulently exaggerated report, prospec
tus, account, statement of operations,
values, -business, profits, expenditures
or -prospects, or nny other paper
document intended 'to produce or
give, or having a tendency to produce
or give, the share of st-oclc in such
corporation a greater value or a -less
apparent market value than they
really possess, is guilty 'of a felony,
and upon conviction shall be punished
by imprisonment in the penitentiary
for not more than five years or by a
fine of not more than $5,000, or by
both such tine and imprisonment."
Examination of Records
The examination of books of ac
count and other records by stockhold
er or member of any such corpora
; tion is provided ifor In section three.
The penalty upon conviction for re
; t'usal Ito permit the examination ol
i accounts, books, etc,, is placed at a
maximum of a fine of $2,000 or im
:prisonra-ettt not more than 90 days ot
I bo"h such flno and imprisonment.
: The Senate discussed the measure
i today in committee of the whole and
j ait the conclusion of the hearing
| voted unanimously to recommend il
'for passage.
iSen'ate Bill No. 11. providing f;u
'the attendance and examination, oi
I witnesses before ithe Houses of the
I legislature and before committees
; thereof, was also t.'Jken up at the
| hearing and w-u ordered recoin
■ nlifted to the Committee on Judi
j clary fer further hearing and amend
ntent.
In the same hearing, the Senate
after some discussion, agreed to In
definitely postpone Senate Bill No
16. entitled An Act providing foi
filing of affidavits of prejudice tc
disqualify District Judges for tryinf
certain cases.
New Measure Introduced
'Senator Ayer this morning Intro
dm ed 'Senate Bill 'No. 78. An Acl
to prohibit other than competent min
era to ibo employed as foramen, us
I sistant foremen, or fire-bosses, it
coal -mines. It provides that it shall
j be unlawful for the operator of anj
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Canada Sends Minister
to Washington.
iSt-l51 i/DXllAl't? GotlitU
Sir Lomer Ckniin. Minister of
Justice of Canada, Is reported to
liavo been selected as the first
Canadian envoy to the United
States.
coal mine employing 10 men on any
one shift to 'have as online foreman,
I assistant foreman, or fire-boss, any
i person who (foes n/ot hold a certifi
cate of competency as a mine fore
man, etc., itv.-iuod 'by any state board
of examiners within 10 years prior
ito such employment, or whose ability
has not been certified by the Super
j vising Mining Engineer of the U. S.
Hare ra of Mines. Provision is made
■for employmentt of oilier than certi
I! 1 m. n during exigencies for stated
periods of ttnve- Violations of the
Act are declared Ito constitute mis
demeanors 'and purlvhatle ly a fine
• of $500, imprisonment for (iO days,
] or both fin" and imprisonment.
□ ills Approved
! Senate Jodnt .Memorial No. 1. by
Mr, Chamberlin, relative to extension
rtf the zon'ine system to Alaska, was
favorably re ported out of com mi t
| tee. Mr. Ayers’ memorial asking for
■he establishment of an Indian train
ing’school by the Bur rail of B.iuca
I Mm for Eskimo children of Seward
Peninsula was alsa reported favor
: ably.
To act with a similar committee
from the House, Pr.-si-dent Hunt ap
pointed Senators Ayer and Dunn to
confer with Delegate Sutherland n la
itlve to holding the proposed joint
ession to be addressed by tile Ds-Ie
sate.
CANNERY MEN ON
WAY TO WESTWARD
Superintendents for three can
I net ies at the Westward, are aboard
' the Eteamer Admiral Watson for
I their respective plants, to supervise
preliminary work for the season’s
'operations. They are C. M. *CIay,
Jof the Kodiak Fisheries; E. J. Free
hack of the Snug Harbor Packing
;Company and K. Armstrong of the
I Ninilchik Packing Company, near
j Seldovin.
| Crews of al>Aut 12 men each are
with Clay and Freebnck to start
work for getting the plants in
ichape for operation. The crew of
! the Ninilchik Packing 1 Company
will como north on the next
it earner.
P. A. F. BUYS PHOENIX
The ‘caiPftaO sf'.odk otf the Phoenix
Packing Company, operating on Her
j endeen Bay, has been ipupohased by
; the Patli'fJc American Fisheries, but
i the company will con, inuo in exist
e.ace under the same n'aime. Th?
Port McSHer ipiant Of 'tlie P- A. F„
however, will this year <palok for that
conpany, the Phoenix Packing Com
pany and tile Fatal-go Island Packing
| Company; the Everett Packing Com
j pany operating ilts own plant at that
| point.
! Other Pacific American canneries
Co operate this year are those at
1 Gamibier Bay. Excursion Inlet, Bcr
i log River, 'Squaw Harbor, King Cove
j and Ikatan.
Old papers iur sate at Em pits.
RADIO SUPPLIES
Our prices are right.
Out of town mail order
promptly filled.
JUNEAU ELECTRIC CO
P. 0. Box 517. 310 Front St
ALASKA MEAT COMPANY
Wholesale and Retail Batchers
FHOll S9 SEWARD STREET
MEN AND WOMEN'S TAILORING
Correct in Styles, Fabrics and Fashion.
Foreign and Domestic Woolens in Stock.
F. WOLLAND
MERCHANT TAILOR
RAILROAD LEVY,
$100 PER MILE,
IS INTRODUCED
Callahan Bill in House Pro
poses Mileage Tax on
Alaska Railroads.
A mileage tax of $100 per mile on
railroads operated within the Terri
tory by "any person, corporation or
company,” 13 proposed in House Bill
j No. 12, whidh was introduced tills
I morning by Representative Callahan,
lot Fairbanks', lit was referred to the
I Oomtmitttee on Ways and Means.
The bill requires railroads to obtain
licenses 'for ape rating front the Terri
torial Secretary. The proposed tax
1 would rirnly not only to main line
1 mileage fcart also to ibranches, Sidings
and switches. A penalty of 12 per
cent annuaMy is provided for in case
•of refusal or neglect to p«y the tax.
Violation of the act is declared to
be a misdemeanor and each day of
operation by radlroaift without such
license and payment of taxes is to be
regarded us a separate offense. Bn-j
'forcemeat of the act is placed in j
he 'hands of the Attorney General
r her legal counsel employed by I
/the Territory. I
Other Bills Introduced
Six other 'bills were introduced in |
the House tod/ay, three of which!
deal iwftlh the (filling of articles of hi
Corporation by domes 'lc and foreign
corporations, filing lees for annual
reports, etc. One each such measure!
■was presented by Representatives i
Iveys, Shepard and Phil ley. Mr. John
son introduced a ibl’l amending sec
tion 362. Compiled Laws of Alaska,!
relative to bond requirement of the i
Secretary of Alastkla- Mr. Racison i
BEEF, WINE
AND IRON
is the best Spring Tonic
Iron performs a very import
ant office in the human body.
It improves the quality of the i
blood, the tissues are better j
nourished and all functions arc
performed with more vigor.
• The combinaton of Beef, Iron
and Wine also promotes appetite j
and invigorates and stimulates
the digestion and thus acts as the
very best stomach tonic.
BRITT’S PHARMACY
The Rexall Store
PHONE 25
CROWD ASSEMBLES TO
WITNESS PRESENTATION
MEDAL TO COL. GOTWALS
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The legislative hs’l in crowded
with fipeetators this afternoon to j '
w ness the ceremonies for the
presentation of tlhe Distinguished
Service Medal to Col. John C.
Gu wJ'.s, Conpa of 'Engineers,
vice Tcesidenlt and engineer of
the Alaska Hoad Cu.amission,
which started at 3:30 o’clock.
Colonel Gotwais returned to Ju
neau Sunday afternoon on the
steamer Northwestern from .the
Westward, where he has Hpe.it ,
the. past several weeks.
presented a measure providing for1
collection of a fee by the .Secretary1
of tlie Territory for issuing certifi
cates with the seal of thef Territory
affixed. He' also introduced a resolu
tion asking that the report of .thej
Boa id of Trustees of the Alaska A. I
& M. College ho printed.
Appropriation Passed
The Pioneers' Home deficiency ap
propriation bin, carrying $4,500, was
passed unanimously 'by the House. It
provides funds to carry the Home
until the end of the present month.
In Committee c.f the Whole the
House discussed Senate Bills No. 14,
which was ordered recommitted to
lie Judiciary Committee; No. 15.
which was passed to its third read
ing; No. 19, also passed to its third
reading, and No. 20, w’taieh also
passed its second reading.
ESTEotTH HERE
Tho mail and passenger boat Este
both, Ca,pt. J. V. Davi3, arrived in
Juneau eatiy this morning Horn Sitka
and Way ports. Passengers for this
iplaeo were: From Sitka—Henry
Moses. From Tenakee—A. H.
Straight, 'B. Jtefonson, B. Hlodenbaugh,
A. A a'.to. From Gypsum—John Picoo,
Raymond Zurich. From Hoonah—P.
Parsons. From Fiintor Bay—Radio
Pekov'icli.
JUST ARRIVED
WORLD’S 1923 !
ALMANACS
TRY THE
BUTLER-MAURO DRUG
COMPANY
FIRST
96 Front St. Juneau, Alaska
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MRS. CARTER DOING WELL
FROM SEVERE INJURIES
Mrs. Aftlhtir Carter, who suffered a
double compound fractirre of the left
arm and shoulder, when she fell 2u
fee<t 'from the porch of the Sorby
Apartment's, fate Saturday afternoon
last, is doing nicely today, accord
ing to a report from the St. Ann
Hospital, where she Is being treated ,
for her injuries. Mrs. Carter lost
her footing on the ice which covered
ilie porch, wiien she leaned over the
raft to ciall to a friend in the apart
ment below, and fell to the ground,
striking on her sliouldor and arm,
SITKA NOMINATES
FOR CITY OFFICERS
At the nravinatiifg mass meeting
called by the City Council Friday
evening in the U. S. Commissioner's
office, Dr. J. W. Johnston was nomin
ated for Mayor; W. P. Mills was
rJamcd for the three-year term on the
»chool board, and Robert W. DeAr
mond for the two-year term, and for
the three council men tio be elected
April 3 were named Felix Beatt
hanip, John H. Peterson and J- A.
Smith, of the present council, and
Ralph Young, Peter Trlerschield, J.
H. Walmer and C. Jay Mills, the
holdover members of the council are
I. W. Johnston, Waldo C. Mills and
Len T. Peterson.—(Sitka Tribune.)
latest atyieo or engraving for
visiting cards at The Empire.
We have on display
some
BEAUTIFUL
IMPORTED
CHINA
PEPPER AND SALTS
CUPS AND SAUCERS
TEA SETS
and
CHOCOLATE SETS
The Nugget Shop
R. SIMPSON, Manager.
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Getting Your Spring?
Wardrobe Ready
J
If so, be sure to see our display of the very
latest in wash fabrics as well as woolen and silk
materials.
TRIMMINGS
We also have a good assortment of the new
braids, girdles, rufflings, collars and all kinds of
ornamental trimmings that are up to date.
Goldstein s Emporium
JUNEAU'S STYLE CENTER
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