TEACHERS DENY
SLANDERS UPON
PUBLICSCHOOLS
All the teachers of the Public
Schools, except the Superintendent
and the Principal of the High
School, who have been subjects of
hostile criticiun today joined in is
suing a statement which speaks for
itself. The statement was purely vol
untary. issued at the initiative of
the teachers, themselves, and do
ltberately signed after due consid
eration.
The statement follows
AVe, the teachers of the .funoau
Public Schools, out of loyalty to
Junaau and for the benefit of those
who have had no opportunity of get
ting first hand or reliable informa
tion. wish to state that the .Juneau
school system is efficient, and that
it compares very favorably with sys
tems elsewhere.
Furthermore, the discipline is ex
eellent, being above the average. The
general attitude and co-operation of
the students are commendable. The e
results have been achieved largely
on account of the complete harmony
existing iM-4ween tut* umem-i ■ nn
llie sapcrlntfndent, who givis them
his unqualified suppori and nuis
ance.
We wish to correct I lie impression
created by a tew misinformed und
unlnfoimed critics who, being 11n
qualified to patv judgment and being
Unsupported by facts, are thought
lessly attempting to tear down an
institution built up by years of
work, thought, and care.
(Signed i GRACE V. BISHOP,
ALICE MORRISON.
M. CARNAHAN,
RAE HENDERSON.
LORA C. SHEETS.
1MELDA EIETSAM,
HOWARD O. HUGHES,
MABEL GAZ'/OLO,
IVA A. TILDEN,
GRACE II, DAVIS,
HILDA. M KOHL,
V. BOURGETTE,
ALMA MEACHAM,
EMMA UELAND.
1 WHO’S HERE
i AND WHERE
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Mrs. Ralpn i-i. i;enry, wife of
Capt. Henry, of the Chilkoot Bar
racks, with her son Kenneth, was
a passenger south yesterday on the
Princess Mary. . She is en route to
her old home at Erie. Pa., where
she "will spend a few months.
H. R. Hoover, auditor from the
Seattle office of the Price-Water
housc Company of New York, is in
Juneau tol audit the accounts of the
Alaska Gastineau Mining Company,
at Thane. He expects to lie here
several weeks.
U. S. District Attorney A. G.
Rhoup left on the Princess Mary for
Soattle en route to San Francisco on
court business, lie was accompan
ied by Mrs. Slump anil their two
children. The Slumps expect t> re
turn in three or lour weeks.
N. H. Castle, special agent foi the
nureau of Investigalicn, is returning
lo Juneau on the Northwestern, lie
lias spent the past month in Seattle.
Mrs. .1. I,. Freelmrn, wife of tno
manager of the Chichagof!' Goi I
.Mining Company mine at Chichagof.
Is n passenger on lho Northwestern
for Juneau
Mrs. George Getchell, wife of lie
puty U. S. Marshal Getchell, a
Douglas, is a Juneau passenger on
the steamer Northwestern She spen.
the past several weeks visiting in
Ihe States.
Earl Blossom is returning lo Ju
neau on Hie Northwestern. Mr
Blossom left here several months
ago.
At the Gastineau
Mf. and Mrs. John B. Ward. Yielor
Vealow.
At the 1 ..ynda
Glenn Oakes
At thu Alafitcan
C. Kossell. r. Curtis. T. W I^elvers.
13. R. 'Maxwell, Mike Christ. Troy
Ostroiu, Tony <«ariio, Alex Galanoff.
GUSTAVE GACHLING
DIES THIS MORNING
Gustave Guchling. 70 years of ay >
and old time resident of Alaska, I I
at 10:05 o'clock this morning at St.
Ann Hospital, from the effects ol
septic poisoning. He had been 11!
in the hospital since February S
Mr. Gachling was a native of Ger
many and served in the German
army during the Franco-Pru;-.ian
war of 1870. being with the forces
in the siege of Paris. About 30 years
ago he came to the United States
and a number of years ago cam • tp
Alaska. He traveled over the coun
try, prospecting for gold, and for
the past 12 or 15 years has lived
near Mendenhall Glacier, where he
had a mining claim.
Mr. Garbling lived a quiet life here
but was well known and respected
by muny friends in Juneau.
The body is at the Sully Under
taking Parlors. „\o arrangements
have yet been made for the funeral.
W. C. T. U. PROGRAM
POSTPONED FOR PRESENT
The Frances Willard memorial
program, arranged to be given to
morrow afternoon at the City Hall,
by the local union of the Women'
Christian Temperance Union, has
been postponed until further notice,
cm • account of^ .the present stormy
AeMherU ifhisv. was uunomiced to
day,)** officers of the union.
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FIGUR S
IN NEXT ROYAL MARRIAGE.
JSr mm
"ir’xnn^-s'^ -Mau<3l
| Eart F&cquJitur Gsu/tfkuY rJt SitJU^aioce Earl ot SltraikmorA.
Here are t mt of the c-ntrul figure:’ in the forthcoming marriage of the Duke of Vork, second
■! 1,1 : ih Hrititli ruler, to l.idv Elizabeth Bowe>Lyon. The Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne,
father <if the bride, was phoiogra >hed at his (state, at St. Paul's, \V tidenburg, near Welwyn, Herts,
Em land, while his wife, tlie Pointers, was snapped during a rec lit visit of latndon. The others here
pietur d were bridesmaids at the wedding of Princess Mary to Viscount I. s relics and, according to tx>
; eiet> at !p in London. will act in 11 similar capacity at the wcddin cf llic Duke of York.
ARGENTINE FIRM
I BUYS MACHINERY
FROM THANE MILL
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One Ihousand Ions Will Be
Shipped 10,000 Miles to
Mines lop Andes Range.
One thousand tons of machinery
ling been purchased from the Alaska
' Gastineau Gold Mining Company and
8 the Northwest iStecl & Products
? Company, by the Corporation Miners
de Famatima, at Chileci.to, province
- ot Lai Rioja, Argentine, according to
It. G Knickerbocker, metallurgical
8 engineer for the corporation. Two
" thirds of the machinery has he >:i
1 purchased from the Northwest Steel
' & Products Company and the balance
• from the Gastineau Company.
‘ The machinery includes six tube
mills, gyratory crushers, motors, two
• rolls and screens. It will be shipped
from Thane the latter part of this
1 month to Seattle and will he re
- shipped ft mi that port, direct to Ar
> gentine. by way of the Panama
■ Canal, traveling an entire distance
of 10,000 mties.
Mine In Andes
5 The Corporation Miicra de Fa in a -
' tinia (property consists of copper, gold
and silver mines, situated at the toi
‘ of tile Andes range, at an elevation
I of 1,600 feet. The mines are c m
. nected with a smelter and the ia
i tended concentrator, which will he
equipped with m.ic'ainery from the
Thane mill, and with an aerial tram
way 32 miles lung, which also con
ijnects ho plant with the end of the
. j government railroad at Ciiil.cito,
ij which is ‘too mile-- northwest tr. n
j Buenos Aires.
| Tli? copper bull m runs $600 p
< | <5 per cent < oppc . the gol I t eas
! $4 per tun, and the silver runs. $3
|per ton
The mines lin\ been worked for
1 hundreds of y irs It; tlie natives,
Mr. Knickerhockci said, and inten
sive mining was started by the Fa
matima Company, an English organ
ization, in l!UO. They were unsuc
cessful. owing to poor ntetalurgical
treatment on act ant of the refrac
tory nature of the ore
Erect Concentrator
"The present organization, which is
i entirely of Argentine capital, has
been operating since June last," said
■ Mr Knickerbocker. "During this
time ‘it has been proven that for
. successful treatment of ore it is n> -
opssapy to erect a concentrator. The
machinery purchased by this com
patty, from the Alaska (iaslineau'
Company and the Northwest Steel
A I‘rod uc: s Company, comprise the
most essential units in this installa
tion.
"The mill is being designed by
Bradley, Biuff K I.abruthe, of Wan
! Francisco, which organization ban
'died the designing of the mill at
Thane.” •
i Native labor - emp! red in tha
mines. The laborers are of a poor
class, being prone to laz.ness. which
condition is caused In the tropical
'climate of the country. Mr. Knicker
bocker said. A number of the ling
iishmen associated with tlie old Eng
iish property have remained at the
mines and the organization us it
stands today is made up of Ameri
can and English foremen. Argentine
1 management and American supervi
sion. and native Argentine labor.
Derives Benefit
So far the mines have been run
entirely by hand drilling, but air
; drill* and compressor are being in
t stalled a' the present time.
“Owing to tii ' Quality of the ma
’ chinery in tlte Alaska Oastineau
Mining Company mill and the pecul
iar suitability of that machinery for
| “Cut’er Out” Says
Classified Ad Man;
Oh, No, Jack!
"Aw, cut’er out,” sa'id the
(las&lfiod “ad" alley man in The
Umpire office this morning.
"This is getting t > be as blustery
Mid changeable as the wi.ftiit.-t."
"Nothin’ doin''' was the reply
from tlie clasoified “ad clerk
and the matter was "it: , u
at that."
You see, the classified "ad”
column of The Empire lias been
titling big work lately, somehow.
People ijr'iij. i th m wants in
one day to ran far a week or
month and the n \i day the
wants come out—they have got
r -suits. This is going on regu
larly in the office nowadays. It
shows if you want to sell or buy,
results are attained quickly. Of
course taking out anil putting
in mean- work, but that is what
everybody likes to d > around
Tin- Empire, especially if ihe
public gets the result- Let 'mu
, come.
Incidentally there are more ,
hats in the office, brought in.
found on the streets Maybe
yours. Also, The Empire man
has some Information for "lo-t
spectacles.”
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I Argentine concentrating, the Argen
tine company, it uiigir I- - said, has
1 derived big benefit from Alaska's
loss." said Mr. Knit-k..
“The machinery i-‘ , uaa • has been
kept in perfect condition and I con
sider it not a sale of sc ,md hand
machinery, but a resale of machin
ery.”
Mr. Knickerbocker expects to
leave Juneau when the machinery
i lids firm has purchased is ready for
shipment, probably about February
- He will spend a sii irt time in
the States, thenco returning to Argen
tine.
REALTY DEAL
RE MADE BY
LOCAL LEGION
Local Lost Authorizes Pur
chase Lot 50x100 on
Second Street.
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At a special called meeting of
Alford John Hrudfor Post No. 4,
American Legion and the Auxiliary,
hot night at Elks' Hall, the local
Legion authorised the purchase of a
lot 50x100 fret, on Second Street,
between Seward and Franklin, by
the L< ?lon Building Association. It
is expected the deal will he closed
tomorrow. The property is owned
by Mr.. It 10. Clurlte and at the
preri tit time holds two business
borne and a residence.
The property is being purchased
by the Legion for the purpose of
eventually erecting a hall and ath
letic quarters.
The vole for the purchase of the
property was unanimous and a cor
poration was authorized lo be or
ganized by the Executive Committee
of the Post, lo purchase and hold
the properly ter th benefit of the
Legion and the Auxiliary. It was
voted to turn the building fund, now
on hand, over lo the corporation.
The members of the corporation
live John Ford Starr. Myrven S.
Sides, (leorge K. Mann, Homer G.
jNerdling. Edward V. lif-audin, John
[P. Walker ami John .1. Woodard.
GLANDS REVIVE i
HUMAN YOUTH j
SAYS SURGEON
New York Specialist Studying
in Europe Foreshadows I
Medical Development.
LONDON, Fob. Ki. • -Sonsation.il tie-1
v< !:>j. 11 • nt s in m ..hails of rejuvenat
itf worn-out hum n subjects thrush
a j lid opcr i lions v. re foresha lowed
by Dr. Leo .Michel cl New York, who
is in Bitrope on in -:i lifted research
work which wil'l Jo cardie:! on in
L id on, Paris, Bulla ; 1 Vienna.
Dr. Michel, who was till ■ first man
i A ncrico to in, r.itl'iK the St inach
inn-hod, goes to Faria io consult Dr.
Sc. Re Vo run Ho wili later so to
Vienna to study hi the Steinich
'IlnlV. He is fir,oily convinced as a
i*. • .:! t of liis cxparmioata and re
r.ireii that neither human gland I
tr.an-ill.into; on ntor the Stetnaclii
m. .ho i will • -suit in permanent
cures.
1 "Human ■' nd tran-:j;!.intation can
net be sic, ful ailoae,” said Dr.
M chol. “T Steiniacit plan is bet
ter, but it (I id not give permanent
I remits. In many opinion a combina
Iti.'l of the two s the only successful
[toe lure.
"With th i' iii my mind I am going
i to study with l)r. Voronoff and Dr.
! Steina.iih • o t'.ieir laboratories. I
will take tit ults of mv investiga
| I'.ors back to X - vv York, from where
.they will be na Io 'available through
i.U'i uiw rummy.
COUNCIL TONIGHT
Thi> City Council will meet at k
; o’clock toniglr in the council chant
‘l.er at City Hill, it was stated to
t .lay by Mayor R. K. Robertson.
DALY COMING HERE
ON NORTHWESTERN
j J. P. Daly. Representative-elect,
to ilie Alaska Legislature, from the
j Second Division, will arrive in Ju
! neau cn the earner Northwestern,
| from Seattle He has spent some
dime in the Sta rs, going south from
I Nome on the lest trip of the Vic
i toriu.
Our shipment of Vitafood has ar
rived. Sanitary Grocery. —-udv.
Headquarters for Ladysmith coal,
itineau Transfer Co. Phone 48. adv.
JITNEY DANCE
ELKS’ HALL
SATURDAY NIGHT
COLISEUM ORCHESTRA
6 pieces
See the Coliseum Orchestra’s
windows display at Wright’s Jew
elry Store. Prizes Valued at $75.
SAVE YOUR COUPONS
Follow the Crowd
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P.-T, A. SHOW
ON TOMORROW
Vaudeville Entertainment
Will Be Given in High
School Assembly.
Hezekiah Squiggins, choirmaster
nf (the Steuhcn.svi'jle Corners Com
munity 'Church sure can wield a
wicked baton. Mezekiah, in the per
son of Harry .1 Kish r. will rehearse
the 'Stetivensville Corners Glee Ciub
for [lie last time tonight in their un
usual sketch, which U part of the
big show to be given tomorrow night
'ri tli * Juneau High School Assembly
Hall.
The er.'fire program, which will b°
printed in The Umpire tomorrow, i
going to li:> an unusually interesting
ma, according to the dramatic com
mfttee appoi:;1 ed from the member
ship of the Parent-Teacher Associa
lion in charge of the show tomorrow
night. Tiie program will be in four
parts and will be one that old and
young will be interested in witness
ing.
The vaudeville night is given as ,t
benefit for the Par: ut-Teacher As
sociation.
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EASTERN STARS TO
GIVE ANNUAL BALL
ON EASTER MONDAY
Tii > Eastern f ars will give their
mnual ball this year on Easter Mon
lay. April 2. according to announce
mend made todaty.
t'i ’ b ill will I; • ghea • In Eik
Hall and the Coliseum Orchestra has
been engaged to furnish the music.
The ball is the annual affair ol
the Eastern Stars, having been one
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
blood, the tissues are better
nourished and all functions are
performed with more vigor.
The combinaton of Beef, Iron
and Wine also promotes appetite
and invigorates and stimulates
the digestion and thus acts as the
very best stomach tonic.
BRITT’S PHARMACY
The Rexall Store
PHONE 25
of ille after-Lent™ season affairs for
■the past five years.
The committee in announcing the
date so that the public can be cer
tain to not make any conflicting
dates, states that no invitations will
bo issued, the dance being a public,
informal affair.
HEYDER TO INSTALL
ELECTRIC OVEN AT
PEERLESS BAKERY
Theodor Heyder, of the Peerless
Bakery, left Juneau on the steamer
Princc-s Mary lor Seattle. Mr.
Heyder plans to purchase an electric
oven, to be installed 'in the bakery.
Hr expects to return to Juneau in
about three weeks, when the ovep
will be shipped from Seattle to he in
./ -tiled immediately after its arrival
iec >
Tiie oven used at present in the
hak tv will be held for use during
lb,, remainder of the winter, but it
i, expected the electric oven will be
i used entirely through the summer
; months.
JOHN ABRAHAM30N SWEPT
OVERBOARD BY WIND
The -evere wind storm of last
We Inesday < ume near claiming a vic
i tint when i't swept John Abraham
,n. hi' tim Pheasant crew, overboard
i; jr Sp‘el River. The Pheasant was
owing a boom of logs to the pulp
iiill when a guest of wind picked
ip tic skiff on board and hurled it
ig. ns* Abr ihamson, who was car
! i;rd into the sea.
t.i . • . le: . atid Abraham*.>n swam
j l<> iIn; boom that was at anchor,
though st!: 1 held by the Pheasant's
j tow line. He was rescued from the
) boom by "Mac” Mclnnes, who was
In a rowboat about 200 yards away.
Abrahamson was in the wator
| about 10 minutes, and while he suf
! for ■'! from the cold, there were no
j serious consequences.
Old bundles or newt papers at tin
'•IniDlre. 25 cents.
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VALENTINES
ALL KINDS
AND PRICES
TRY THE
BUTLER-MAURO DRUG
COMPANY
FIRST
96 Front St. Juneau, Alaska
i MURDERED IN
YARD OF HOME
Los Angeles Man Slain at
| Home in Exclusive Resi
dential Section.
I.OS ANGELES, Feb. 16. — Karl
Remington, aviator and electrical
! engineer, was shot to death at mid
| night in the yard of his home in
!one of the most exclusive residential
I sections of law Angeles.
The circumstances have proved
mystifying to the police investigat
ing the case.
The victim hold a large portfolio
over his chest attempting to save
himself but two bullets, inflicted by
| a shot gun, went through the port
folio. one penetrating the heart and
the other the stomach.
No attempt was made to rob tho
house or loot the body.
The body was found by neighbors
who were aroused by the shots.
Engraved visiting cards, latest
styles, at The Empire.
Redrock Cottage Cheese, made py
the Carnation Milk C'o., has arrived.
Sanitary Grocery. —adv.
We have just received
another shipment of those
beautiful
IMPORTED
PENDANTS,
LOCKETS,
BEADS,
EAR DROPS, ETC.,
at prices from
75c to $10.00.
See our special, lustre
china, individual
PEPPERS AND
SALTS
m blue or yellow at
50 cents a pair.
THE NUGGET SHOP
R. SIMPSON, Manager.
AT-TEN SHUN!
Your comfort and peace depends upon the quality of your
Overcoat.
We are offering special inducements in Overcoats this
month. Look them over! The prices will certainly speed your
buying.
One-Fourth Off
Goldstein’s Emporium
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