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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
FORMER JUNEAU MAN
 IS DEAD AT SEATTLE

Charles N. Spores, formerly of Ju neau and Douglas, died suddenly at Seattle yesterday evening of heart disease, according to news received today by J. A. Davis, secretary of the Elks' Lodge of this city, of which MT Spores was member.
 MT. Spores first came North about IT years ago and operated a barber shop at Douglas. Several years later he moved to Juneau and in partner ship with George Hain operated a barber shop in this city. He after wards moved to Seattle and from there came North again less than two years ago and was at Hoonah for a time He came from Hoonah to Juneau and was here for several months and was in the barber shop in the Hellenthal building on Front Street He left here about a year and a half ago to make his home at Seattle.
 Mr Spores was about AS years of age and was born in Oregon. He is survived by a widow.
 The funeral services are to be con ducted by the Seattle Elks for the Juneau lodge.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
Korea Hopes to Soon Be
 Free from Japan's Rule

HONOLULU, T. H., Aug. 9.-Ko. reas hope for freedom and abso- lute independence from Japanese rule is stronger than ever, according to Dr. Syngman Rhee, president of the Korean provisional republic, who returned here recently from the Far East.
 During tour of six months, Dr. Rhee is said to have penetrated Ko- rean territory despite Japanese po- lice vigilance and to have held con ferences with his peoples leaders in their home land. He goes from here to Washington
 Seven divisions of the Japanese army are stationed in Korea, Dr. Rhee declared. The presence of such a force refutes Tokios claims that recent reforms have altered the Koreans attitude, he asserted.
 Dr. Syngman Rhee, like Dr. Sun Yat-sen, is an old Honolulu boy. Both spent many years here before they took up their leadership.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
SCHOOL BUILDINGS
 THEMSELVES MUST
 HELP TEACH YOUNG

CHICAGO, Aug. y.-School build ings should Americanize by setting before children standards of cleanli ness, attractiveness and sanitation, Neither American nor foreign-born children should be exposed to the effect of living daily in schools with grimy walls and dirty floors.
 These were outstanding features in recommendations made by Will liam T. Mccoy, vice president of the American Federation of Teachers, in rendering to the Chicago High School Federation his report of the Eastern conference of the organization held recently in Washington, D. c. l
 "Our school plants should be mod els of neatness and sanitation" he said. "The existing deterioration of the school system throughout the country makes it imperative that teachers themselves establish stand ards desirable for school buildings. We note with regret that pupils and teachers are becoming accustomed to surroundings below the standards of their home environment The so- cial menace we see in this situation is that the public school will not continue to be civic model, but a symbol of degradation.
 'The following standards for school buildings were submitted for adoption by teachers throughout the United States '''
 Rest rooms for girls and teach CTS.
 Lunch rooms for pupils and 1 teachers.
 Clothing closets with facilities for drying and ventilation.
 Drinking fountains so adjusted that infection from this source will be impossible.
 1 Hot water, liquod or powdered soap.
 Absolutely sanitary conditions in toilets.
 Thorough cleaning of class rooms at least once a month.
 Abandonment of use of class rooms without natural light and pure | air.
 | '1nsistence upon systems of ven tilation, heating and sweeping whicf i do not dry up or contaminate the air Maintenance of needed repairs within buildings and of neat ap pearance outside.
 Strict conformity to regulation. established by the fire department "Only as American teachers SC the standard that school building, shall be safe and clean, can they b, said to perform their duty in teach ing civics. The building will speal louder than the teacher" -5
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
ARMS COLLECTION
 OF OTIS INSTALLED
 AS SCIENCE EXHIBIT

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 9.-A collection of arms of the late Gen eraI Harrison Gray Otis, noted pub fisher of the Los Angeles Times, containing more than 2,000 pieces and said to be the most complete in the West, has been installed here as a permanent exhibit at the Mu- scum of History, Science and Art at Exposition Park
 Among the collection of knives, pistols, rifles and antique re-pieces are many weapons of historical sig nificance A brace of "horse- pistols in the collection once belonged. it is said. to General Lambert of Napol cons staff Several highly ornament ed pieces are Moorish and the ex- hibit includes a large number of Arabian rifles, with barrels seven silver.
 feet long, covered with brass and
 Other pieces include a gun from Clusters Last Stand fight, a cross bow from the Boxer rebellion, pieces used by frontiersmen of Kentucky. bowie knives, pike from the time of the Crusaders, Chinese swords, Per sian battle axes, American Indian battle axes and modern automatic reyOlyerS.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
LOCAL RADIO STATIONS
 PICK UP S. o. s. SIGNALS

Distress messages from two yes sels off the California coast were picked up by the Juneau radio station early this morning
 At 12:55 a. m. the steamer San Jose wirelessed brief S o. s. mes sage stating that she had grounded on San Pueblo reef off Ascension Island.
 At 3:50 a. m. the steamer Multno- nah reported that 50 miles north west of Blunt's Reef, where the Al aska was wrecked Saturday night, she had lost her propeller or broken her tail shaft.
 No particulars were given in either message.
 The local radio station boys were the first in Alaska to catch the s. O. s. sent out by the Alaska Friday night and it was through them The Empire received the first informa- tion of the disaster to the former Al askan steamer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
SEKENOFF IS BOUND OVER TO GRAND JURY
 ON ASSAULT CHARGE

Arrested yesterday, charged with a statutory offense, the alleged vic tim being a little 11-year-old girl Pete Sekenoff, Russian, following a preliminary examination today be- fore U. S. Commissioner H. B. Le- Fevre, was held to answer to the grand jury for further examination to a charge of assault. Judge Le- Fevre fixed bond for the defendant in the sum of $2,000.
 Three witnesses were called by the government, represented by U S. At torney J. A. Smiser The defense, represented by J. B. Marshall, offered no evidence and made no statements Bail had not been raised late this afternoon. rs.pt
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Northbound

Northbound CITY OF SEATTLE, due 6 a. m. tomorrow. PRINCESS ROYAL, due Il D. m. tonight.
 Scheduled Sailings ALAMEDA, leaves Seattle to- day. JEFFERSON, leaves Seattle Au- gust 12.
 Southbound Sailings ADMIRAL WATSON, south bound, not reported. NORTHWESTERN, southbound, Thursday. PRINCESS ROYAL, southbound Friday. 9 a. m.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
ANOTHER FEDERAL BUREAU 10 HAVE
 JUNEAU OFFICES
Headquarters ot Bureau ol Public Roads to Come
 Here on September l.

Starting about September l, the Alaska headquarters for the Bureau of Public Roads. Department of Ag- riculture. will be at Juneau instead of Ketchikan. was the announcement made today by C. W. Cheatham, su- perintendent in Alaska for the bu- reau
 With the transfer of the head quarters of the Forest Service from Ketchikan to Juneau, our headquar- ters had to be moved to this city, MT Cheatham said today. We have a common paymaster who audits our accounts If we remained at Ketchi- kan it would necessitate the trans hitting of accounts coming from out lying places, first to Ketchikan, then to Juneau then back to Ketchikan and then on to their destination at a loss of at least a week in time.
 More Central
 We have so many cooperative projects with the Federal Road Com mission. the Forest Service. and the Territorial Road Commission, that it is almost necessary that we be in the same city with the heads of these departments" he continued. and we have almost as many road projects on foot in Western Alaska as we have in Southeastern Alaska and Juneau is the central point for all of them," he concluded
 Has Quarters
 MT. Cheatham has secured offices in the Goldstein Building on the fourth floor After having made trip to Western Alaska he will re- turn to Ketchikan and move his of fees here about September 1. With him will come NJ. L. Stepp, auditor, and Mary L. Wall, stenographer, who with himself constitute the of flee fdrce for the summer. In the winter the various engineers of the different projects are with him.
 Mr. Cheatham arrived here last week with Mrs. Cheatham and they have rented the Malony residence on Fifth and Harris Streets, which will be their future home.
 Going to Westward
 MT. Cheatham will leave here on the steamer Alameda for Western Alaska and will inspect several prof ects that are under way, all of them in cooperation with other bureaus. They are at Kenai River near Sew ard; at Seward. Cordova and Ka- talla He expects to return to ketchikan in time to superintend the removal of his office to this city.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
Japanese Tariff Law
 Can Be Easily Evaded

TACOMA, Wash, Aug. 9.-The fact that the Japanese tariff taxed lum- Der per stick instead of per board feet has resulted in the cutting of some extremely large timbers here. Recently one mill shipped to Japan timbers 36 inches square and 40 feet long, which weighed six tons
 They will be cut into lumber upon their arrival in a Japanese port.
 The largest piece of timber that can be cut here, it is said, is stick AS inches square and 110 feet in length Such a timber would weigh about 13 tons and could not be load ed on a vessel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
Seven Thousand Dollars
 Is Reward for Priest

SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Aug. g. Rewards totaling $7,000 are today of fered for information leading to the return of Rev Patrick k. Heslin, Catholic priest who disappeared one week ago tonight. The priest at the time was answering a sick call and has not been seen since.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09

his promotion to d
 place on the staft of Surgeon General Cummings, of the Department of Pub
 lie Health. pr. Kerr has been in the Government service since the Spanish American War. He was stationed for { h r Q Q years in C h i II a studyin z cholera. Three times he has been sent to Europe to study
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09

established many rigid quarantines. He and Dr. Kerr and Dr. F. NJ Corput, who will continue in charge of immigrants at this port in 1918 Island, all entered the U. s. Public Health Service in 1918.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
John D. Spreckels, IT,, Dies in Hospital; Auto Accident

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, Aug. 9.
 John D. Spreckels, Jr., of San Francisco, died last night in hospital here following an sauto- mobile accident near Taft. Spreckels was riding along in limousine which turned over on a curve. Mrs. Spreckels. Jr. is at present in Reno, New, where she went to live the customary period in order to secure a di- vOrce.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
Vladivostok Workmen on
 Strike; Reign of Terror

TOXIC, Aug. 9.-Newspaper ad- vices from Vladivostok say work men, who have gone on a general strike, are committing acts of ter rorism with bombs and by shooting
 The Japanese commander has is sued 2,000 rifles to Kappell forces, with which to make common cause against partisan bands.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
Sir Sam Hughes Is Near
 Death; Condition Serious

LINDSAY. Ont. Aug. 9.-General Sir Sam Hughes, Minister of Militia. an outstanding figure of Canada during the world war, is near death Phsicians have practically aband- oned hope. He rallied slightly this morning.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09

Inspection for the Port of New York.
 He succeeds Dr. J.
 w. Kerr. Dr. Bill in gs has been Chief
 s Il r g e on of the Coast Guard. This
 now embraces not only the Revenue Cutter Service but the Life s a Y i n g Patrol of the coasts of the U. s. He has studied epidemics in various sections of the country and
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
Baltimore Professor Is
 Given Degree by China

PEKING, Aug. s.-A presidential mandate has been issued conferring the third grade of the Chia Ho dec oration on Rev John Boucher, President of Goucher's Women's Col lege, Baltimore.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
First Stacker to go to
 Trial Guilty; Sentenced

NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-Louis Jude lovitz of Brooklyn, the first man named in the government stacker lists, to be tried here by courtmar- tial, was sentenced today to serve one year in military prison and for felt his pay and allowances from the date of induction, May, 1918.
 Use The Empire Want Ads to help you sell what you do not need.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
100 Killed when Powder
 Magazine Exploded Today

HIROSHIMA. Japan, Aug. 9.-One hundred have been killed or injured when a government powder maga- zine exploded late this afternoon The cause of the explosion is not ex plained.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
NO DANCE TONIGHT

Announcement is made today that there is to be no dance this evening at the Elks' Hall. The late arrival of the steamer Princess Royal is given as the reason for the dance not being held.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
HEAVY SEA RUNNING AT TIME OF WRECK; ONE LIFE BOAT IS
 LOST; INQUEST IS BEING HELD
Continued From Page one)

abled and drifting helplessly 9o miles northwest of Brunt's Reef lightship, near Eureka This is according to d wireless received early this morning. The Multnomah carried crew Of 70.
 Late this afternoon a wireless was received that the Multnomah was in no danger and would be taken ill tow shortly.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
EXPLORER TAKES COAL
 AND LEAVES TO SURVEY

After having been in port for two days, taking on cargo of bunker coal, the survey ship Explorer left last night for the scene of the wire drag survey work being done by the vessel in the mail steamer channel south of Gastineau Channel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09

Alterations are now being made in the public school buildings at Ketchikan preparatory to the term in September. Tf
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
RETURN FROM VACATION

MT. and Mrs. Harry J. Raymond have returned from Sumdum, where they have been on a vacation of sey- eral days picking berries and fishing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
ANOTHER STEAMER STRIKES

SAN DIEGOy Cal, Aug. s.-All the passengers aboard the Pacific Mail steamer San Jose have been landed and an effort is being made to get her off the reef on Ascension Island by her own engines. This is accord ing to radio messages. The San Jose sent out the S o. s. call short ly after midnight after going on the reef
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09

Bob Turner, carry morning auto. Service a. m. on. Phone 64, stand Alaska Grill. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
Dr. J. W. Kerr Appointed to Staff of U. s.
 Surgeon General.

Dr J. w. Kerr, Chief Medical Of- ficer at Ellis Island, who was re- gently informed by Washington Of
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09

epidemics He took control of Ellis Island Hospital and the inspection of immigrations at this port in 1918.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09

Dr. Billings, New Chief Medi-
 cal Officer at Ellis Island.

Dr. w. C. Billings, newly-appoint- ed Chief Medical Officer on Ellis Island and Director of Immigration
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09

Old papers for sale at The Empire
 Office. 25 cents a bundle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09

The reader of the ads never threads" shopping trip. She knows what she wants, and has a definite idea of where to find 1t.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09

Headquarters for Labyrinth Coal Juneau Transfsr Co. Phone 4s. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09

Furniture moved and stored Heavy hauling done. Juneau Trans fer. Phone 48. adv
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09
LATEST BULLETINS
 BY SPECIAL CABLE

1 WASHINGTON - Steamer Grsa: Northern to be used as flagship bI Admiral Jones of Atlantic Fleet 1 NEW YORk-Five thousand tols of flour have been purchase from mills in New York state for Russian Soviet.
 VANCOUVER, B. C.-Mss Eliza beth Alsron. noted educationaist, in Japan for 20 years. is dead following an operation. TACOMA-A To-day truce has been declared between the local street car company and it's conductors and mo tormen to agree on new wage schedule.
 TREAL-Announcem of the consolidation after September i Of the Canadian National Express Com pany and Canadian Express Com pany is announced.
 CHICAGO-Directors and stock holders of the closed Michigan Ave nue Trust Company will make good the shortage of Warren c. Spurgn, missing president.
 CHlCAGO-Robert Emmet Burke, GA, widely known Democratic poiti clan and candidate for U. s. senator from Illinois last November, is dead.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-08-09

WASHINGTON - Steamer Grsas Northern to be used as flagship bI Admiral Jones of Atlantic Fleet
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26
A DIAMOND MINE IN
 ARKANSAS

In Pine County, Arkansas, is locat- ed the only diamond mine thus far discovered in North America. The mine is situated two and half miles south of the hamlet of Murphrees- boro. The diamonds are found in a "pipe", the crater of an extinct vol cano. Ages ago this volcano boiled up through the surface, and it's ter rife heat, chilled by the waters of an inland sea, left bits of carbon scatter ed throughout the peridotite, which now fills the crater, and these bits of carbon were pressed into diamonds by the contraction of the rock.
 The first Arkansas diamond was found in 1906 by John Huddleston, then owner of the farm on which the sixty-acre pipe is located. Quite by chance he picked up a crystal, and then one day showed it to some friends in Murphreesboro. A jeweler from Little Rock pronounced it a diamond, and jewel experts in New York later confirmed his opinion.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26
RARE FOSSIL FOUND IN KANSAS
 FIELD

One of the two specimens in the world of birds teeth has recently been found in the chalk beds of western Kansas by Professor H. T. Martin, curator of the museum at Lawrence, Kansas. This unique fossil is of the Cretaceous period, and ten teeth are included with the fossil. According to the statement of the professor, this is the second oldest type of bird life. It is the most complete specimen that has been preserved. The bird was of the Herperornis family. It was five feet long, had short vertebrae tail, and possessed no wings. It was a marine bird and resembled the modern penguin.
 The earliest specimen of bird that was ever discovered had teeth. This type lived in the Jurassic period some millions of years ago. Specimens have been found in the Photographic limestone beds of Germany. This type of bird was about the size of crow and had sharp, pointed teeth and
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26
OREGONE NATAL DAY

At Champoeg, Oregon, thirty-six miles south of Portland on the Will liamette River, there is little shaft of granite, and on it are written fifty two names. These are the names of the men who voted on May 2, 1S43, ro be counted with the United States. Fifty other men voted to be true to Great Britain. And yet with this trifling majority of two votes there was no quarreling among them. Both sides abided by the decision. And in those days there was no law other than the law of honesty and fairness.
 This was the birthday of Oregon. ,Champoeg, where the voting took place, consisted of warehouse for the Hudson's Bay Company. To-day there are only the remains of this building and a small house which has been erected by the government to cover the historic site of the voting And, of rourse, the granite shaft.
 On Saturday nearest to the second of May every year the pioneers of Oregon repair to celebrate the oc- casion. Men and women famous In Oregon's history gather together to pay their tribute to the founders of the State.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26
INDIANS BUILD WITH sEAwEED

The Lumni Indians on Orcas Island, off the coast of Washington, have given a useful suggestion to Western builders. This tribe uses bladder kelp, a form of seaweed, in making various articles from waterproof box es to door frames. When mixed with wood ashes and water and baked the seaweed becomes as strong a substan- ce as concrete and is as resistant of wear as iron. The finished material is in color dark green, mottled with yellow.
 Visitors to the Indian village on Orcas Island noticed that some of the redskins were making molds in wet sand, into which they poured the plaster mixture. The chief explained that the men were making door fram- es. As soon as the mixture had dried it was left in its original position, and fire was built over it. The next morning the door frame was pried out of the sand mold.
 Several builders from Seattle have been experimenting with this new form of material, which, because of its plentiful supply and simplicity of manufacture, might be used widely. If experiments prove it's value it may be used for roofing light buildings, for making utensils for canneries, fruit boxes, shipping containers, and lawn furniture. Refrigerators, it is said, might be made of it because of it's nonabsorbent qualities. The Lumni Indians use it in the manufacture of caldrons, parts of stoves, anchors for fishing boats, and collins.
 Bladder kelp is found in great quan- titles in Puget Sound and along the Pacific coast from California to An chorage, Alaska. It can be gathered into boats with an ordinary garden rake.
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26

Cows have shown many farmers the way to better farming and indepen- dent living. Why not more cows and plenty of feed?
Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1921-08-26
A TRAGIC ECHO

While engaged in the construction of the Columbia River Highway some workmen dug up six skeletons, each one with its skull crushed in. The men thought that the skeletons prob ably represented victims of an old In- dian attack during the early settle ment days of The Dalles, Oregon, where the skeletons were found. An old cavalry saddle, such as the sol- diers stationed at old Fort Dalles used; an old copper campaign kettle such as the soldiers used while in the field, and a gold watch chain, were also found. The skeletons crumbled to dust when handled.