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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-02
GRADE WORK I'M P ROWING
 IN SCHOOLS
Report of Superintendent r Lanz Shows Improvement
 in All Departments.

The outstanding feature of the con solidated report of Superintendent Lang for the six weeks period just ended is that the grades have i'm proved in all departments of the school.
 In the elementary school the mum Der doing unsatisfactory work has been reduced from 42 to 12 and in the high school from "A to 13
 The number of failures for the second six weeks period shows a very marked improvement in the Senior High School. At the time of the last report the failures in this department reached 1921 per cent, Every possible means to improve this condition were taken with the result that at the time of this report the percentage of failures is HOP per cent. This is still slightly above the average t10 per cenD and efforts are being made to reduce this by the time of the next report at the end Of the semester
 In the Junior High School the per cent doing failing work at the end of the first six weeks of school was S.23, and at the time of the second six weeks report it was SS4 per cent. All students doing failing work are closely watched and methods for improvement are constantly sug- gested.
 Enrolment Large
 The enrolment continues large in spite of the fact that a number of families have gone South for the winter. In the elementary school the total enrolment has now reached 33J and the high school enrolment 86, making a total of 421 Practically every seat in the school is occupied. $; The attendance in all departments during this period has been regular and cases of tardiness have been operation of parents and teachers we hope to be able to improve our record in the next six-week period in both attendance and punctuality. In the high school the per cent of attendance is 97,24 and the per cent of punctuality 99.39, while in the ele- mentary school the per cent of at tendance is 9977 and the per cent of punctuality 991.
 Record of Standings
 Below is given record of stand ngs by grades in both attendance and punctuality:
 Per cent of punctuality:
 First place, fifth grade, 100 per cent
 Second place. kindergarten, 99.94.
 Third place, eighth grade, 99.89. N
 Fourth place. sixth grade, 99.76
 Fifth place, seventh grade, 9967; second grade, 99.67.
 Sixth place, third grade, 99.66.
 Seventh place, first grade, 99.64.
 Eighth place, fourth grade, 9914.
 Per cent of attendance:
 First place, sixth grade, 99.18 per cent.
 Second place, first grade. 99.10.
 Third place. fifth grade, 99.05.
 Fourth place, fourth grade, 9899. 2
 Fifth place, seventh grade, 9S97. '
 Sixth place, third grade. 9885.
 Seventh place. eighth grade, 9830.
 Eighth place, second grade, 9815s>
 Ninth place. kindergarten, 96.88.
 The "attendance' banner will go to the sixth grade for the next six weeks period and the "punctuality" banner to the fifth grade
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-02

of a young widow who finds love in a highly original manner. There are many thrilling scenes in the picture
 Tom Chatterton is the leading man and in the support are included Row land Lee. Mae Busch. Aleen Man ming George Pierce and Robert Dun bar.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-02
JAPANESE INTRIGUE IS
 SHOWN IN MOVIE PICTURE

Saturday night Jack Livingston will be shown in Who Is to Blame" d story with scenes laid for the most part showing Japanese intrigue. An American is involved but Yankee wit comes out ahead of the Oriental treachery.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-02
Zulu Prince Plans
 To Sell Some Wives

BATON ROUGE, La. Dec. l. Prince Hosanna of Cape Colony, Afr ca, is hereNvisiting seven of his sis ters who are attending the Southern University. The Princes father, who is head of the Zulu tribe, has 50 wives and "A children. and the Prince has nine wives, but says he is considering selling some to his broth CTS. Wives can be- purchased in Cape Colony for from two to 200 head of cattle, the Prince explained
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-02
ERE ELECTED CAPTAIN

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 2.-Charles Erb of Los Angeles. quarterback of the University of California's chap- pion football team, has been elected captain for the 1922 season at a meeting of the players.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-02

A stampede on the McQuestIon side of Galena Hill, Mayo district, has taken place and many claims To- cated. It seems. however. that only float has been, found and not the vein.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-02
COMING ATTRACTIONS

COllSEUM-Jack Livingston in "Who Is to Biame?' PAlACE-Frank keenan in he Gates of Brass"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-02
EPIDEMIC HEATING

According to advices received in Juneau today. the pneumonia cpl demic at Mayo City is abating. There are no new cases and the patients are recovering. Four miners have met death so far
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-02

A. E. Fucker. former dennty clerk of the court at Valdez. is to be the editor of the Seward Gateway. which expects to become a daily some time this month.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-02

A Rochester, N. Y., man forgot to turn off the water in his foun- tain the other night, because he hard heard the call of the robins that morning and believed that Winter was still a long, way of. Wasn't he fooled in the morning when he looked out over his lawn and saw this beautiful cone of ice where his fountain stood. A sud den drop in the temperature took place. the water in the gushing fountain turned into ice, and there you are. Moral: Don't let the birds fool you on the forecast of the weather.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-02
Attractions
 0t THeuneS
ATTRACTIONS ToNioH

' ATTRACTIONS TONIGHT COLISEUM--Enid Bennett in "Her ] Husbands Friend" and ]. J. Cor !, bett in s'The Midnight Man." PALACE-Bernard Burning in Seeds
 of Vengeance"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-02
JUNEAU SCHOOL NEWS COOPERATION Is Our Watchword.
 
EDITORIAL

EOi VI RIAL
 The basketball season is drawing near and the height of enthusiasm is being shown by the men turning out under the old Scarlet and Black. In the past few years the J. H. s. has not received it's Share of victor;e., but the 1922 team representing che High School bids fair to bring back the Scarlet and Blacks lost holors. To lose a game, however, does net prove that the losing team plays q game inferior to that of the vim PTS for in most instances the defeatsd team plays the hard game.i .t There is something that makes a team almost unbeatable and that is it's school spirit. If team plays merely for the honor of having a winning team, there is something radically wrong somewhere.
 A hard team to beat is a combina- lion that plays altogether for the glory of the school it repre- scnts instead of merely trying to put over | winning team.
 This idea of playing together Mot only holds true in basketball, but in any game, for in future life we wiil need the lesson it teaches us. 1
 GRADES Frank Saloum sand Helen Carter were absent from school yesterday on acconnt of sickness.
 The sixth grade is now working hard preparing Christmas posters.
 Junior Assembly James Golding has been enrollei in the eighth grade i8t ii The ninth grade has just finished Lancelot and Elaine The students found the work very interesting and have written several remarkable es- says on it.
 Tenth and Eleventh, English
 The tenth and eleventh grade Eng fish classes are now working with rhetoric. This work is mostly for pointing out errors in written Eng fish The work also includes spei;- greatly in need of.
 Twelfth English
 The twelfth grade English class is now studying Emerson's essays. While at first this work was not very interesting the class found that it grows more interesting as it goss along So far the essays on politics and gifts, have been the favoritcs with them. ,s ,,,s ~ es PsychoIogy-Twelfth The psychology class, in studying has found this to be a valuable mental quality.
 Eleventh English
 The eleventh graders are now studying the history of the drama to taking up Shakes oeare's works. The history O. the | drama deals chiefly with the times before Shakespeare. This history is l great help in getting an under standing of yShakespeares works. |
 Ancient History
 In the test just taken by the An cient History class, the papers were mostly good. The work in Ancien. History is now teaching life in times i of Caesar.
 Modern History
 A number of interesting reports have been made on the life of Ma | poleon and other noted characters | during the revolution.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-02

Calling cards engraved or printed by The Empire
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-02

Furniture moved and stored Heavy hauling done. Jansau Tgans fer. Phone 48. -adv
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-02

For engraved or printed calling cards see The Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-12-02

Henry Berry, dealer in Curios Ivory Beads a speciality, 165 Fron Street. adv
The Washington times., 1921-09-25
GOSPEL SINGER
ANDP|AN|ST ARE
BARRED|N TOWN
Two Members Of Powell Evan
geIistic Party Forced to
Leave Bowling Green.

BOWLING GREEN, KY, Sept. 25.
This town. capital Of the Western
Kentucky oil fields and the wealth.
lest municipality in that section is
in the midst Of the greatest sensa-
ton in its history.
A gospel singer and his beautiful
pianist, both Of the Powell evangel-
istic party, were found together in
a hotel room. The man was fined
and both forced to leave the town.
Henry e. Litchfield is the man. He
Is married and his home is at Ashe.
vile, N. c. The sirl Is Miss Jeddie
Mae Bristow, twenty, whose home IL
also in North Carolina.
When officers arrested them Litch.
field Is alleged to have admitted he
had been in the girls room when
she was clad only in her night
clothing. He said her room adjoined
his and that he looked upon her as
his daughter.
The warrant against Miss Bristow
was dismissed on condition that they
both leave the city Immediately. They
took the next train for Louisville.
The Washington times., 1921-09-25
ARbUCkLE
RULING BY
M|D-WEEk
Whispered Testimony" Of Al
Semnacher Proves Damaging
to Fatty's Defense.

SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 25.-
The Arbuckle hearing will be re-
sumed tomorrow morning in Judge
Sylvan Lazarus court with prose-
cutting witnesses on the stand.
The judges decision on tho
charge against Roscoe Ar
buckle in connection with the
death Of the film beauty, Virginia
Rappe, WIN probably be given
Wednesday or Thursday, when, the
hearing is expected to conclude.
80 whispers Dap,aging.
The whispered testimony" Of Al
Semnacher, manager Of Miss Rappe.
II the most damaging yet introduced
against Arbuckle.
Semnacher. testifying at the hear.
ing, declined to speak aloud the re-
mark he said was made by Arbuckle
the morning after the party. He was
asked what Arbuckle said he had done
to Miss Rape.
I'VE were talking about her intox.
icated ondition-talking and laugh.
ing-and-" a
Answer the question" ASsistant
District Attorney Golden commanded.
We'll. Arbuckle made the remark
that"
And again Semnacher paused. en-
He said he did not wish to
repeat the remark aloud. He whis-
pered 1t to the judge and wrote it on a
slip Of paper for the court record.
Golden, continuing the question. re.
peated the vulgar remark aloud sew.
eral times.
Additional news of the inter.
esting Arbuekle case will be found
on page three.
The Washington times., 1921-09-25

anybody may draw. 1t may be your
good fortune to get Free Gift Cou-
pons that call for substantial sums
Of money every day. There are no
rules, restrictions or limitations
whatsoever--except that the en-
ployes Of The Washington Times and
their relatives are barred from the
distribution-so it Is possible for you
to collect 500 one day and come
back the next day and get another
hundred or some other sum. Putting
1t in another way, II you hold twenty
five Free Gift Coupons, you have an
opportunity to draw twenty-five
sums Of money.
No Limit on Chances.
You will not experience the slight
est difficulty in getting large num-
Der Of Free Gift Coupons, because
they will be handed out to you in
theaters, chain stores and business
houses every time you enter those
establishments and ask for one. In
many instances you will not have
to ask for a Free Gift Coupon, be-
cause the clerks behind the counter
will be eager to cooperate with you
and help you get some of this
$4,000.
Tomorrow Free Gift Coupons will
be distributed at each Of the Piggly
Wiggly stores in Washington.
Each day The Washington Times
will publish not only the lucky num-
bers calling for wads of kale, but
also q complete list of the places
where Free Gift Coupons will be dis
tributed. Read this list and be sure
to 20 to the stores or theaters and
ask for Free Gift Coupons.
The Washington times., 1921-09-25

he put 1t in his pocket and forgot
about it until he came out Of the
thsater, when one Of The Times
lusty-lunged youngsters was offering
the Sunday morning edition for sale
in no uncertain voice. Mr.. Lashlee,
who is an ardent admirer of The
Times, coughed up thin dime. Idly
he ran through the pages to the full
page announcement Of the distribu-
tion Of $4,000 cash. He looked over
the lucky numbers. Then he looked
at the coupon he held.
Jumping shades Of Billiken!"
roared Mr.. Lashlee. I've got one Of
the lucky numbers!" He put the
coupon carefully in his wallet, went
home and dreamed Of . rain of IS
bills and arrived at The Times office
at q reasonable hour this morning to
cash in.
Wait for the Lightning.
Simplest thing ever saw" said
Mr.. Lashlee. "All you do is hang on
to your coupons and wait for the
lightning to strike"
Mr.. Lashlee opines that he will
wait until tomorrow to spend all his
money, and Is inclined to believe that
he will spend it all in one place.
The Times is giving away $4,000
in cash to holders Of numbers pub
lished daily in the paper. This is an
unusual offer, there being no strings
to it. There Is no work, no dots to
count, no subscribers to get.
One Of the Attractive features of
this $4,000 distribution is that there
is no limit on the amount of money
The Washington times., 1921-09-25
FINDS WIFE At
DOCTOR 5 HOME;
SHOOTS LATTER
Lynchburg, Va, Scene OF
Tragedy-Physician Fired
Pistol Before Dying.

LYNCHBURG. Va, Sept. 26.-Dr.
william A. Strother, Bedford county
physician, who enjoyed a large prac-
tice in the northeastern part Of Bed
ford county and who was prominent.
" connected in Lynchburg. was shot
and killed yesterday at his home by
Jesse r. Ford, superintendent for
the J. r. Ford Company. on a State
highway contract. near Boonsboro.
Ford Immediately surrendered to
the police and shortly afterward an
inquest rendered a verdict charging
Ford with the shooting.
Wife Witness to Killing.
Ford's wife, who was at Strother's 8
residence at the time Of the shoot
ing, was the only witness before the
coroner. She testified that her hus-
band shot Strother, and as he turned
to walk away Strother raised and
fired two shots at Ford. Then the
physician fell dead.
At her solici,a lion Ford returned
and aided his wife to carry DR..
Storther to the veranda Of the house
and then went away to surrender.
Ford has three small children, the
youngest only nine months old. Mrs
Ford is said to have been away from
home for some time. Her husband
found her this morning at DR..
Strothers home.
Father with Him.
Shortly after the inquest Ford was
taken to the county jail at Bedford,
and tonight an effort was being made
to secure bail for him. His father, ].
r. Ford, a contractor, with his wife,
were with the son.
When asked for a statement as to
the causes leading up to the shooting
Ford stated that he went to see DR..
Strother. He said there had been bad
feeling between them for several weeks.
He went to Strother to call on him
about a matter which he failed to de.
scribe, and said that DR.. Strother at
tempted to shoot him. In a scramble
for the possession OF the pistol Ford
says he finally got II and fired at the
physician, who fell with mortal
wound in his breast.
Mrs. Ford testified that DIR. Strother
raised up, fired two shots at her nus.
hand, who was walking away. and then
fell dead.
The Washington times., 1921-09-25
SWEEPING
SHAKE Up
ORDERED
Chief Declares Half His Force
Cooperate With Booze
Peddlers.

CHICAGO, Sept. 25.-The Chi
cago Police Department was
shaken up today as Chief Of Police
Ftzmorris started a campaign to
break up the alleged combinations
between police and illicit liquor
dealers, in which he declared half
the force to be involved.
Sweeping Transfers.
A sweeping transfer order. remov-
ing the men who have grown too
parts OF the city, was the first blow
Fitzmorris struck to smash up the
booze ring.
In addition he ordered q change in
the precinct boundaries that will in
crease the efficiency Of the depart
ment by centralizing the administra-
tive machinery.
Tho chiefs orders, involving hun.
dreds Of police and breaking down
relations, were carried out throughout
the city today.
Fitzmorris said that prohibition was
q fallacy, that more drunkenness,
more deaths from LIQUOR, and more
vice and crime resulted from the
old saloon days.
$500 Affected.
As q result Of the wholesale activity
Of police officers in the liquor traffic,
the chief issued orders shaking UP
the entire police department. More
than $500 policemen, including men
Of every rank, were transferred. At
the same time he created new police
districts and changed the boundary
lines Of old ones.
A thorough cleanup Of the depart
ment, with q view of ferreting out
the guilty parties, was ordered by the
chief. Immediate removals Of officers
found engaged in Illicit booze traffic
was promised.
The chiefs assertion came with the
announcement Of the dispatch Of let
ters to United States District Attorney
Charles M. Clyne and John H. Alcock,
first deputy superintendent Of police.
Wants Evidence.
In his communication to the dis
trict attorney, Fitzmorris requested
Clyne to turn over to him evidence
Federal agents gathered in dry law
violations in which policemen were
Armed with this. the chief says he
will go before the city civil service
and demand the discharge
Of officers named.
Considerable evidence Of this char.
acter, authorities say. was collected
recently by prohibition enforcement
officers working under the direction of
John HIGHLANDER, in charge OF the cen.
tral division, and by special agents
operating under Bernshaw. intelli-
gence officer for the internal revenue
bureau In the Investigation Of dry law
ao aofiytfioa
The Washington times., 1921-09-25
CLAIMS UNKNOWN BODY IS
IN DANIEL BooNE'S GRAVE

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Sept. 26.-The
body Of an unknown man instead Of
Daniel Boone, the famous frontiers
man, is buried in Frankfort. KY, Jesse
p. Crump. great-great-grandson Of the
pioneer, believes.
Data in Crump's possession indi-
eating that the wrong grave was open
ed when the Kentuckians removed
what was declared to be the bodies Of
Boone and his wife to Frankfort from
Marthasville, Mo-, was being investi-
gated. Crump, president Of q title
company here, believes Mrs. Boone's
body was removed, but that an error
was made as to Boone's grave. Tho
removal was made In 1854.
The Washington times., 1921-09-25
- u
1,00OEYES'
WATCHING
PR0bERS,
SAYS NOTE
Atlanta y Prosecutor Receives
Warning Note-Simmons Re-
ported in Washington.
BY Universal Service.

ATLANTA, Ca, Sept. 25--"The
eyes Of 1000 real men" are again
on the alert in Atlanta, and the first
threatening letters since the inves-
tigation of the Ku Klux Klan started
are reported to have been received.
w. F. Brandt, an attorney who
has been active in the investigation
Of the activities of the Klan, gave a
statement to the newspapers last
night that he had received several
threatening letters warning him to
leave town. He said one Of them
was signed tx. K. K" others "The
eyes Of 1000 real men" and 1000
eyes"
Recalls Thompson Killing.
This has recalled vividly the kill
ing of Fred Thompson several
months ago in a wood near Lake
wood Park, on the outskirts Of
Atlanta.
Thompson was killed by J. c.
Thomas, who slashed him to death
with a knife and wounded three
other men who had carried him to
the spot to punish him for alleged
improper conduct with q woman.
Previous to the night when Thomp-
son was killed Thomas had received
threatening letters signed 1.-THE eyes
Of 1000 real men" and "The eyes of
the unknown"
1t was generally believed thai
Thomas had killed Thompson and
wounded the others in defending him
self against a hand Of self-appointed
Regulators" and no indictment was
returned against him after the grand
jury Investigated the case. Homer
Pitts and Ed Shute, two of the men
in the car with Thompson, are now
said to be working as agents Of the
Ku Klux Klan.
Brandt said the letters to him
warned him that 1000 eyes were
watching him day and night and I'D.
vised him to leave town. He said
he had destroyed the letters.
Klan Officials Fall Out.
Rumors were in circulation here to.
day that high officials Of the Khan had
been divided against each otl .er. Mrs
Elizabeth Tyler. head OF the women's
Department. denied that there wa.
any friction. 1t was impossible TO
reach Edward Young Clarke. imperial
kleagle, and 1t was said he left the
city last night. He was here during
the day.
Col. w. J. Simmons, imperial
wizard left here Friday morning 70
be gone for a week, and DR.. Caleb A,
Ridley, a minister, said to b.. imperia,
chaplain OF the order, declared he
Colonel Simmons had gone
to Washington. Other officials re.
fused to confirm this.
The three Atlanta newspapers,
which remained silent for some time
after the Ku Klux story had attracted
attention, are now publishing
full reports OF the news, and each Of
them has made editorial expression
religious intolerance and
attempts to stir up race and class
Clarke Quits Ku Klux.
The editorial published in the
Searchlight on Friday by Carl T..
was declared not violative
Of the law by Federal District Attor,
ney Hooper Alexander, who admitted.
however, that II was violent and
The editorial was an
attack upon the Catho-
lie Church.
Investigation OF the khan by the
Federal Department Of Justice and the
postoffice inspectors is expected to
The Washington times., 1921-09-25
$4,000
Given Away!
The procession starts!
E. G. Lashlee gets the first chunk of
cash distributed BY The Times.
Easy money!" he says.

E. G. Lashlee 901 street northeast leads the parade
Mr. Lashee stepped into The Times office this morning
and greeted the staff with the that he had
to collect $5.
Mr. Lashlee proered little card which were printed
four numbers, among which No. KSOO0O one of the
numbers designated as lucky by The Times.
The bearer was tickled.
"Pretty sof' he chucked, he received an order on
the cashier for the five.
Here's how it happened Last evening about $50 Mr..
Lashee decided to take peek at the show at the Empire
Theater gil street northeast When he purchased his
ticket he given one of The Times coupons
The Washington times., 1921-09-25
WOMAN HELD IN $4,000
FOR DEATH OF HUSBAND

AKRON. Ohio, Sept. 25.-Attorneys
for Mrs. Minnie L. Derr, charged with
second degree murder in connection
with the death Of her husband. an
Akron business man. waived prelimi.
nary hearing in police court yesterday
and was bound over to grand jury
under $4,000 bond. Mrs. Derr, re-
mained silent throughout the court
proceedings.
The Washington times., 1921-09-25
FARMER MAKES 10 MILES
IN DAY, EXPERIMENT SHOWS

ISLAND FALLS, Me-. Sept. 25.-The
farmers boy about his chores covers
a lot Of ground in the course Of q
day. Norris Nickerson, son of q
farmer here, speculating on tho ex
tent Of his steps from sunrise to sun
set, recently put on q pedometer
At night II showed he had walked
thirteen miles.
The Washington times., 1921-09-25
HOUSEWIVES FORBIDDEN
TO GOSSIP IN GERMANY

BERLIN. Sept. 25.-"Gossir' by
housewives Is forbidden by the mu.
nicipal council Of the German town.
ship Of Suhi, because Of the loss Of
time and neglect Of duty occasioned
thereby. Police have orders to arrest
all women found gossipins on door.
steps or over garden walls. Gossip
Is allowed only on Sunday afternoons
and after sunset.
The Washington times., 1921-09-25
LENIN'S REPLY MAY MEAN
POLISH BREAK WITH SOVIET

MOSCOW. Sept. 25.--If Russia
throws down the gauntlet in its reply
to the Polish ultimatum, q severence
Of diplomatic relations between the
two countries II bound to result, II
was believed here today. 1t was ex.
pected the Soviet answer would be
dispatched within q short time.