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' dova School, and will succeed Otto | fall 8 SPECIAL SEWER BONDELECTION HELD TUESDAY Taxpayers Vote Tomonmw on I\\\Ufln(‘e Of B()ndb fOl’ S(‘\‘\"al'd Ilnpl’o\'en](‘nt Local taxpaye » carried on for last year, whose names | the municipal tax | tomorrow will | ote on the issuance of $60,000 in sewer bonds. However ned to issee but $10,000 of the bonds this year, this being the amount required for current sewer provement, announced Mayor T. Congres: 2 it is plan- | by 'vx(hmh\ for the issne was given a special law passed some three g0. The maximum amount that can be sued under it is $60,000 and it is necessary for the voters to ex- press their will on the whole is-| sue even though only a small part of it will be put on the mar- ket at this time. Only one polling place will be | used for the election. It will be| located in the fire apparatus room | in the City Hall building and will be open between the hours of 9 a. m. and 7 p. m. — .~ — U. S. GOVERNMENT SCHOOL CLOSES; | PROGRAM TONIGHT | chool | Nati The U. S. Government S will hold closing day exer night at 8 o'clock in the d ‘Presbyterian ' Church in the Vil Jage, on which occasion five pu pils will graduate from the eighth grade. Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff will deliver the address to the graduates, and other numbers in- cident to the graduation will be given. Frank Mercer will diplomas and Harry Willard will address the school. In addition to the graduation seven hoys will participate in a declamation con- test, the winner of which will re ceive a free trip to the next A. N. B. convention which will be held ,in Sitka in November where he will contest with the victorious young orators 1 enting the gixteen other Government schools in Southeastern Alaska. The program tonight, to which the public is invited, will be as follows: Song, “Marching Song,” German melody, Mrs. Bernhofer's room; song, “The Trout,” Schubert, Mrs. Bernhofer’s room; Class Will. Jo- sie Clark; Class History, Robert Clark; Class Will, John Morrison; Song, “The Dancers,” Mrs. Bern- hofer's room; address, Rev. A. P. Kashevaroff; presentation of di- plomas, Mr. F. Mercer; sonz “Cradle Song,” Brahms, Mrs. Bern- hofer’s room; speech, Mr. H. Wil lard, and Declamation Contest. The graduates are Josie Clark, Cecilia Yarkon, Robert Martin, Beénjamin Willard, and John Mor- rison. The declamation contest num bers will be as follows: Joseph Scott, “Columbus”; Frank George, “Charge of the Light Brigade”; Harry See, “The Flag Goes By"; Milton Williams, “Lincoln’s Gett: burg Address”; Herbert Merce: “Casablanca”; James Berkeley “The Blind Men and the FEle- phant”; and Willlam Wanamaker, “Paul Revere's Ride.” —— e CASAS BOUND OVER present the Ramon Casas, who was arrested on the night of April 15 and charged with assault with attempt to kill as a result of a stabbing affray in which Henry Johnson, Indian, received a deep knife wound in the back, was bound over to the Grand Jury this morn- ing at a preliminary hearing in the U. S. Commissioner's Court. Casas is in the Federal jail in de- fault of bail which was set at $1000 by Judge F. A. Boyle. Johnson was confined to the hospital for a week following the fight and for the first several days it was doubiful that he would recover. - e —— NEW SUPERINTENDENT FOR CORDOVA SCHOOLS L. W. Brewer, Superintendent of Schools at Nome, has been elected Superintendent of the Cor. ¢ G. McDonough next fall. Mr. Mc- Donough has resigned to accept a place in the States from which . he has been absent for several years. S. H. Groton; High School Principal, has also resigned to take a place in the States. Seven ‘of the teachers of the Cordova #school have accepted re-election, | ~ and will be on the job again next | - —eee — ’?onn SALVAGE COMPANY ‘Articles of 1ncornorauon of the Alaska Salvage and Towing Com- ~ pany, a Washington State com- , were filed this week in the of the Secretary of Alaska . It is capitalized for $20,000. It owns and plans to operate the Akutan. Il l[() WILL PRE The men do all the battling for the Presiden- tial chair, but it’s a matter of tance to their wives, one of whom will be the First Lady of the Land. Among the probable future hostesses to succeed M idge (lower left) is Mrs. (upper left), w oi New YO( k. SHOALTWOTO I\Irs. Hcrbcrt BE REDREDGED BEFORE JURY 1 Sand ¥ 1'15 (,hannel Dug Two Years Ago at En- trance to Narrows Calls for bias sued by Major t Engineer for the A District, for the redredging shoal number two t the north end of Wrangell Narrows near Petersburg, it was announced (o day by Major Elliott. The bids will be opened at Seattle on May 10. The removal of 19,000 y mud and silt is prog to dredge a channel the level at mean low the Shoal number two was originally dredged out two years ago by a vernment dredge brought here from California wa ters. Since then a sand wave de- veloped through tidal encroached on the channel to such an extent as to lessen the depth required for it to be used by steamships at all stages of wa- ter. It is expected that the re- dredging will be accomplished by July 1 and the N s open con tinuously for all vessels, The work on the present con- tract is progressing at a good rate since repairs were made recently to the dredge. It is expected the contractor will have the work en tirely completed by June 1. b cois B Ao GYPSIES IN HOSPITAL have va heen Malcolm is: ott, ska of ds of d in order feet below water on Lena and Rose Xury, were taken to St. Ann’ from the camer Admiral Watson Saturday evening, by Dr. H. C DeVighne, Territorial health offi cer, in response to a cable from Dr. Standard of Petersburg, where the Gyps had been for some time, ing that they had scabie: or “iteh.” They will be sent south on the Alameda tonight, accord ing to Dr. DeVighne. Owing to the fact that the Gypsies boarded the Watson at an Alaskan town it was impossible to insist that they stay aboard until the steamer returned to Seattle, Dr. DeVighne said. The two women with their fath- er recently returned from a for- tune telling trip to Honolulu, and hoped to be able to here for some time reading palms and foretelling the future for Juneau people in return for remuneration, according to their story. hospital s Leather Goods Very Latest in LADIES’ PURSES Moderate Priccs LUDWIG NELSON Expert Watch and Jewelry Repairing Alfred ife of the Democratic governor tion which | TH SIDE AT WHITE HOU no small impor- James E. rs. Calvin Cool- E. Smith President, Hoover (upper | Twelfth Safe Cracking Job in Seattle ;Robbers Get Thousand Dollars April 30, The safe-cracking in 12 cracksmen §1,000 they hammered open a box in the Central Ford here. Apparently taking r time, the robbers screened Ith ition behind two large Hfilin hinets Another large safe, {tained only office not touched. Finger prints, sledge hammers |and a six-foot crowbar were left behind. - e GUN CLUB ARTISTS SCORE LOW MARKS Scores of the who gathered at {of the Juneau ! held rather low yes {of strong winds and poor I Truesdell and Morris tie first homors in the 25-bird event when they each made a perfect score. Radde was next in line with 23, Masci and Waterude had 22 and 20 respectively, and Ba- romas, Hermle and Miss Robbing brought up the read with 19, 17 and 14, respectively. Morris had fifty to go on his bet with Darby he would make 100 straight before July 4, but missed two birds out of fifty, giv- ing him 98 out of 100. —_— eee - Not many husbands look distin- guished-—at least not nearly so | m as look extinguished. ATTLE, ninth netted cit ays | when strong ney thei which con- records, was catrer gun artists the weekly meet Gun Club were ise ht. M i | BASEBALL SHOES H. 8. GRAVES The Clothing Man SPECIAL 72 sheets of fine WRITING PAPER with 50 ENVELOPES to match for $1.00 center) is already one of the most popular and | charming hostesses Watson (upper left), wife of the Senator from Indiana, is well established in ‘Washington society, as indeed is Mrs. Charles G. Dawes (lower left), the wife of the Vice- (nternational Mewsteol and Harris & Ewing) BRITISH REAI]Y FORDISCUSSING OUTLAWRY WAR {House of Commons Is Giv- en Information by Chamberlain { LONDON, April 30.—The Brit- | overnment warmly welcomes | | Addsethah proposals for a further effort to world, Sir joint afeguard peace Austen Cham- told the House of Com- | in replying to the ques- |tion as to when the Kellogg out- lawry of war project would be |discussed by the House of Com- mons | Sir Austen Chamberlain said British Government had giv- len sympathetic attention to the {text of the treaty proposed by Secretary of State Kellogg, to- |gether with observations and sug |gestions of the French Govern- ment. e ain nons |the PARENT-TEACHER BODY ‘WILL MEET TOMORROW The Home conomics exhibit {from the local High School that was displayed recently at an ex- hibition held by the Inland Em | pire Teachers’ Association at Spo- Wash., will be shown to the ! Juneau Parent Teacher Associa- |tion at its regular monthly meet- | ing Tues evening, it was an- Inounced today. The display wa returned here recently from Spo- kane where it received high praise, The Association . tomorrow in the High assembly room in the [uhunl building. It will final meeting of the gchool year. The Executive Committee of the Association will meet tomorrow to appoint a secretary for the meeting in the evening to take the place of Mrs. E. M. Goddard, present secretary, who is in the hospital recovering from an oper; ation, Mr. Keller said. The entire program for the meeting will be announced tomor- row. caad =~ | kane, in Washington. Mrs. meets at 8 p. School public be the current EIGHT KILLED IN ACCIDENTS OF AIRPLANES WASHING l()" ht men irplane Har were piloted { | \ | \!lrll 30.— were killed Sunday| crash William | y Beatty and Billy| killed when the by Spaletta, fell Cal. in Spaletta, Winz plane, near Bureka, H. E. Laurie, pilot, Lore Crav- en and Emil Deitrich were fat- ally injured when a machine tail- spinned in flames near Denver. Gerald Niller and Myron Kelly| Near tional Scandal” Is Said To Be Approaching WASHINGTON, April 30.— Charging that conditions *“ap- 3 proaching a national scandal” were burned to death In a sim-|existed in six of the 12 Federal iflar accident mear Columbia, |Land Banks, Senator C. L. Blease, Ohio. |Democrat of South Carolina, to- The pilot and two passengers|day introduced a resolution ask- a plane, which struck a down-|ing Secretary of Treasury Mel- crurrent and crashed at|lon to transmit to the Senate the ward current and crashed at|annual report of the Federal slight injuries. !Farm Board for the last year. of WRIGHT SHOPPE JUNEAU'S JEWELRY SHOPPE BIG SPRING SALE FROM MAY FIRST TO MAY 10TH 50 PER CENT DISCOUNT ON ALL SILVER HOLLOW WARE, CHIN CUT GLASS AND ALL GLASS WARE, LAMPS AND NOVELTIES OF ALL KINDS Nothing Damaged or shop worn, we must have room for our large stock of summer curios, ete. WRIGHT SHOPPE JUNEAU'S JEWELRY SHOPPE WM. C. WRIGHT, Proprietor. | DRIED FRUITS WEEK RECEIVED 2 TONS OF DRIED FRUITS DIRECT FROM GROWERS Santa Clara Prunes, 8 pounds for . Best Seedless Raisins, 9 pounds for . Best Black Figs, 6 pounds for Fancy Apricots, per pound... Fancy Pears, per pound .......... NOTHING NICER THAN DRIED FRUITS FOR BREAKFAST .$1.00 1.00 o 3 American Women Are in Bad in Turkey . DROUSSA, Turkey, April 30.—Three American wom- en, Miss Edith Sanderson, Miss Lucille Day and Miss Jeannie Wilson, charged with | | disseminating religious pro- paganda, have been convict- ed by a Turkish court and sentenced to three days im- prisonment and fined $13 | | | | N. Y. WELCOMES THREE FLIERS NEW YORK, April crew of the German men, Hermann Koehl, Huenefeld and Col. maurice, were today given such a tumultuous welcome that they were left almost breathless. The plane Bre- of the for the Mayor yons of city by official Walker. ——————— NOTICE The dumping of garbage, etc., on the Alaska Juneau tailing dump must stop.s ALASKA JUNEAU GOLD MINING COMPANY. the lower part 10,000 troops welcome by adv. A Tribute to the Graduate In presenting a watch, select one that reflects a standard of quality which will make its recipient proud to wear it for years to come. A Gruen Watch assures smartness, accuracy, and the joy of owne ing the very best, NUGGET SHOP MAJOR FANCHER | Hand at Dedication, New Flying Field SPOKANE, 30- Major John American i flier and commander ty-First Division Air Service Uni Wash., April T. Fancher, Expeditionary died in a Wenatchee hospital ceived Saturday night when in his hand. in an a lone flight DIES, INJURIES Bomb Explodes in His veteran Force of the For- t of the Washington National Guard, terday as a result of injuries re- an aerial demonstration bomb explod- | ed prematurely Major Fancher had landed from illuminatea fliers were led through deep can-: 30.—The AN ANNOUNCEMENT Will soon be made to inform you of our new location, where we will specialize and serve you better than ever with medicines and sundries. We carry a very large line of magazines and Sunday papers, including the New York Times. Baron von | James Fitz-| HELLAN’S PHARMACY Next Door to Graves Store Phone 33 Free Delivery I plane and started disposing of un- used bombs. Two exploded safe- ly and were thrown to a safe dis- | tance. The third exploded in his hand. Major Fanchor flew here for the annual Apple Blossom Festi- {val and dedication of » mew fly- ing field. / e, FIREMEN CALLED OUT ! An overheated chimney in the (rear of the Wright Shoppe, jewel- ry store owned by William C. Wright on Front Street, called out the fire department at 7 o'clock yesterday evening. No damage whatever was done and firemen stopped all danger from fire by cooling the furnace in the rear of the building. — o MOTHERS’ DAY SUNDAY, MAY 13TH We Have Many Pretty MOTHERS' DAY CARDS Also WHITMAN’S CANDY FOR MOTHERS BUTLER-MAURO DRUG CO. When We Sell It It's Right Free Dellvery Phone 134 Sub Statlon Post Office No. 1. et e s B, SPECIAL'--WhLle They Last “WEAR-EVER” ALUMINUM PAN FREE WITH 2 PACKAGES OF S O S GARNICK’S PHONE 174 CALL ME GEE BEE and call me when you want GOOD plumbing, heating or sheet metal work CHEAP. Largest ami finest display of plumbmg fixtures in Alaska. GEO. B. RICE PLUMBING HEATING SHEET METAL “I tell you in advance what job will cost” (LB TP R EAT T ETRT R R B LT R spirit SILLERLTT LT SRR RERT PR RIE BUET T EERP R ML P RER R D L LT b Ll about style at spring time men ought to be, too 7$35.00 and up Goldstem s Empormm Women are emphatic It’s really a dress-up time. It’s a good thing, too New clothes give you new for life, for_your business, for your leisure hours HART SCHAFFNER & MARX

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