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The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-25
ALL GRADUATES CLASS
 1923 CONTINUE STUDIES

Every member or the graduating class of 1923, Juneau public school, plans to continue scholastic training. Nine of the 13 graduates plan to leave Juneau next fall 10 attend schools in the States and four will continue school work beginning the following year.
 The members of the class leaving next fall, what they will do this summer, and where they will attend school next fall follows: William Britt will work in Juneau. college not determined; James Barragar will work at the city power plant, at- tending the University of Washing ton; Wayne Summers, working at the Juneau Lumber Mills, will attend col lege at Wooster, Ohio; Daisy Oja, work in Juneau, attending normal school at Bellingham; John Dunn, working at Empire, will attend the University of Washington; Lillian Perelle, work in Juneau, will attend normal school at iBellingham; Tecla Jorgenson, work in Juneau, will at tend normal school at Bellingham; Lillian Peterson will spend the sum-
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-25

opened for navigation. Every steam CT from the South to arrive at An chorage has more supplies for the river division which is expected to be crowded all season with ship monts and passengers. The first shipments of ore from Mayo are ex- pected to reach the railroad at Ne mana about July 20, he said. Twelve thousand tons of ore will be handled thks season, transported down the Yukon and to Nenana by White Pass steamers.
 To Build Spur
 Authority has been granted the Commission to construct a spur from the Chickaloon branch to the coal mines on Moose Creek, said Colonel Gotwals. Preparations for this work will be started as soon as he returns 10 Anchorage and the project completed by fall. It entails about five miles of construction. The spur will be narrow gauge, construc- tion material and equipment for it being already available.
 There are two properties produc- ing high-grade coal on Coal Creek. one operated by tho Baxter-Bedell interests and the other by Bruno Augustine. Thoir operations up to the present. time have been limited to the winter season. owing to the fact that no facilities for transport ing the coal were available during the Both will operate through put tho year as soon as rail facilities are extended to them. Only two mines arc now operating in the field at this time. One is tho Engineering Commissions mine at Eska and the other the Evan Jones mine near Eska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-25
PRODUCTION OF PULP BOOSTED
 TO FORTY TONS
Speel River Mill Puts on Three Shifts-600 Tons
 Ready for Shipment.

With three shifts working pro duction of pulp at the Speel River plant of the Alaska Pulp and Paper Company has been boosted to 40 tons daily, according to Manager w P. Lass, who came to town to- day for a few hours. Six hundred tons of pulp are stored on the docks at the plant awaiting shipment to southern mills, Mr Lass trip here being to arrange for transporta- ton.
 The quality of the company's pro- duct continues to be maintained at a high standard, said MT Lass. Re- cent shipments aggreagting 1,00o1 tons made 10 California mills were reported by them to be the finest they had ever handled. All of the mills who have handled it. he said, have praised 1t highly.
 Demand for labor throughout the dist rict has been so heavy that itI has been with difficulty that the company has been able to keep its shifts full and it was only byI combing the district that it has been able to put on three shifts. The third shift was made possible, said MT. Lass, by pupils from the Sheldon Jackson school at Sitka who were secured by him. Several students from colleges on the Pa cific coast have been employed for the season and will arrive at the plant in the near future.
 We have plenty of power, lots cf logs, men enough to keep grind ing continuously, the plant is in hne shape. All we want now Is the transportation companies to keep our docks clear" said MT. Lass. The Curaoo, Admiral Line freighter, will call at Speel River southbound and take on a cargo already on hand. MT. Lass returned to the plant this afternoon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-25
PARkS RETURNS FROM WESTWARD; T Q M 0 Y E 500 NJ
Says Transfer Part of Depart ment Policy-Will Have
 Office In Juneau.

To remain in this district until his headquarters are removed to Anchorage on July l.. George A. Parks, Chief of the Alaska Field Division, General Land Office. ar- rived last night on the Admiral Watson from Anchorage. The trans fer of his own headquarters, he said, was designed to bring him in closer touch with the districts in which most of the field work exists.
 MT. Parks had but little comment to make on the transfer of the local U. s. Land Office. 'I believe 1t to be a plank in an established policy of the Department of the Interior 10 concentrate it's forces and efforts in the districts in which it is in charge and for the development of which it is responsible, that is, where there is the greatest amount of open and unappropriated public lands. The move for the transfer. so far as I know, was initiated and consummated at Washington where complete file of all Alaskan busi- ness is kept and details for the change were worked out there.
 An office will be maintained here by MT. Parks All of the files per- taining 10 Field Division work in Southeastern Alaska will be kept in it and a clerk assigned here to handle all cases W. B. Heisel, MT. Parks chief clerk and disbursing agent. will be left here as Field Division representative. MT Parks said he expects to spend consider able time here, probably as much as he has in the past, transfer of his headquarters merely bringing him in closer touch with the field in which he has in the past spent all of the summer season
 .''I am satisfied that the Depart ment will make satisfactory ar engagements to take care of all local Land office business, he said. Just what they will be, he has not been informed. This information will probably come from the Washington offices in the near future.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-25
WHO'S HERE
 AND WHERE

Miss Mable Gazzolo. teacher in the Juneau Public Schools. who left this morning on the excursion to Whitehorse. will remain in Skag- way until the arrival of the steamer Queen, when she will return here. making the trip to Sitka.
 w. H. Evans. superintendent of Cordova Schools next year. passed through Juneau on the Admiral Watson for the States.
 Carl Sutter. superintendent of the Fidalgo Island Packing Company, is Southbound passenger on the Arl- miral Watson, on a business trip to the States.
 c. G. Norris of the Bureau of Public Roads. left on the Admiral Watson for Ketchikan.
 V. P. Morrison. hotel proprietor at Kodiak, is aboard the Admiral Watson on a business trip to the States.
 At the Gastineau
 E. Sultan, w. E. ,Mulholland. F. J. Camean. E G. Demeree and wife. Keith NJ. Nelson, Geo. A. Parks. B. H Barndollar ff
 At the zynda
 R. W. Wiley. Bajor Gotwals.
 At the Alaskan
 D. Moore. A. Meibe. w s. Hensley, Axel Jensen. H. Noryseth. w R. Cantree, A. Waterbury. Shorty Jack son.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-25
VICE CHAIRMAN R,R,COMM|SSION
 TELLS OF WORK
Gotwals Here for Few Days Railroad Activities
 Increased Largely.

To look after accumulated busi- ness in the local Alaska Road Com mission headquarters, Col. J.sC c. Got walls, Engineer Officer Of the Com mission and Vice-Chairman of the Alaskan Engineering Commission, ar rived here last night from his head quarters at Anchorage. He was accompanied by B. II. Barndollar, chief of accounts on the railroad com missions staff, who is on a vacation trip and will return to Anchorage with Colonel Gotwals early in June.
 Work on extending the standard gauge track to Fairbanks is virtually completed. The first train to make the through run from Seward to the Interior terminus will probably ar rive at the latter point about June 15. according to Colonel Gotwals. They are now operating to Happy Junction, few miles out of Fair banks. From there into town new roadbed has been constructed and although it will be in readiness for traffic before June 15. it was not considered wise to use it until after all the frost is out of the ground and the bed settled
 River Division Opens
 The steamers on the river division of the railroad began operations last Wednesday, when the first boat lefi Nenana for downriver points, said Colonel Gotwals. l carried a ca pacity freight cargo. Freight has accumulated for downriver points in considerable quantity, 600 tons be-
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-25
STASER BECOMES
 FEDERAL OFFICE
 HOLDER, ANCHORAGE

Harry l. Staser, member of the Territorial Legislature from Anchor age, has been appointed United States Deputy Marshal at that place. succeeding Clarence Mossman, who has occupied the position for 10 years or so, having received his appoint ment from former Marshal F. R. Brenneman. The new official will take up his duties sometime before the first of July.
 The appointment of Mr Staser. 1t is said, has given excellent satisfac. tion at Anchorage. where he has been employed with tho Alaska Engineer ing Commission since the war
 MT. Staser made many friends in Juneau during the legislative session who will receive with pleasure the news of his appointment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-25
NINETY EXCURSIONISTS
 LEAVE FOR WHITEHORSE

Ninety excursionists left Gastineau Skagway on route to Whitehorse for the annual celebration of the Queen 5 Birthday tomorrow, May 26 Twenty. six left from Douglas. nine from Trcadwell and one from Thane Among those leaving Juneau were: Mrs. Thomas Darby, Ruth Nelson John Siesul. MT. and Mrs. F. " Harris, Charles Sinclair. Glen Sage. J. c. Sauls, H. Messerschmidt, Sam uel Feldon, Mrs. c. Breiand, E. E. Ninnis, George White, Chris Dimitri, Mrs. K. J. White, Albert White, Miss Nell Wold. Miss Florence Boyd. Mrs. Nina J. Ford. H. J. Turner. E. G. Kecney. Claude Helgeson. Miss M Gassolo, Ben Burford, Jack Burford, Robert Morris, Dan Russell. Axel Koskey, James McCloskcy, Jr. Frank Coggin, w. R. cantrell. J. D. Hall, Miss Lydia Korkonen. J. E. Suther- land
 The excursionists will arrive at iSkagway tonight In time for dinner and leave early tomorrow morning for Whitehorse, returning to Skag way in time to leave there at noon for Juneau and will arrive here Sun. day night.
 Burford's orchestra, the members being Miss Esther Cashen, piano. and Jack Burford. saxaphone, will furnish music.
 The Douglas baseball team went with the excursionists and will play for the championship over the two northern towns
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-25

mer in Sitka with her parents, at. tending business college at Seattle i; Carol Webster will spend the sum mer in Juneau. attending normal school at Bellingham.
 The graduates who plan to work a year before attending school again are: Harry Ellngen, to remain in Juneau; Eva Tripp, working in the office of Dr. A. W. Stewart; Eugene Kirk, to remain in Juneau; John .Janiksela, will work for Seims & Carlson. road contractors, this sum- mer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-25
TEACHERS GO SOUTH.

Miss Verna Eastman, Miss Nita Johnson and Miss .Naida Johnson. teachers at the Cordova schools and Miss Dorothy Melody teacher at the Valdez schools, the past year, pass ed through Juneau on the Admiral Watson on route to the States for the summer q
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-25

Call Berry's Auto Service for that seven passenger 1893 Cadillac tour ing car. Stand at Gastineau Hotel. Popular prices. -dav
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-25
WILEY RETURNS.

R. ". Wiley, mining man of Haines, returned ito Juneau last night on the Admiral Watson after a trip to Yakataga, where he has been looking over the oil fields there.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-25
ON COURT BUSINESS.

R. E. Robertson, attorney, left on the Admiral Watson for Ketchikan on court business.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-25
EARL DURGIN WILL
 EDIT RYDER MINER

Earl Durgin, well known news paper man of Fairbanks and re- gently of Seward, passed through Juneau on the Admiral Watson, en route to Hyder where he will edti the Hyder Miner. MT. Durgin will spend a short time in Seattle before going to Hyder to receive treat ment for an injured leg, which he hurt while playing baseball at An chorage some time ago
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-25

FOR BOB TURNER'S AUTO PHONE 257 Anytime. seven passen. ger car. Comfort and Safety. Stand next to Boston Store. -ady.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-25

Rent Ford and enjoy yourself. Marshall & Newman adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-25
COURT OFFICIALS LEAVE.

IOuft oHlciaIs Ieav1ng Juneau Iast night on the Admiral Watson for Ketchikan for the term of court there were: Judge T. M. Reed, John H. Dunn, Clerk of the U. S. District Court, H. D. Stabler. Assist ant U. s. District Attorney and Mrs. V Pugh, clerk in the office of the Clerk of the Court. ss
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-25

Old papers I0i sale at Empire Cmpire Printing Company.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-25

For gooo printing phone 374
The Washington times., 1923-08-08
BOY
KILLED BY
AUTO
Little Son of John Saunders
Dies at HospitaI-DrWer
of Car Is Held.

William Saunders, four-year-old
son Of John Saunders. of 622 Massa-
chusetts avenue northwest, died at
the Emergency Hospital this morn
ing a few minutes after he had
been taken there suffering from in
juries received when an automobile
ran over him. Doctors at the hos
pital say that the boy died of a
fractured skull. He also sustained
numerous cuts and bruises.
Henry j. Batson, chauffeur, of
1879 L street northwest, alleged
driver of the car that killed the
boy, is being held at the Sixth pre-
cinct station house pending the de-
cision of coroner's jury.
According to information given
to the police, William was running
across the street when Batson's au-
tomobile struck him. Witnesses to
the accident picked up the boy and
did what they could for him until
a passing motorist volunteered to
take him to the hospital. The
physicians were hopeful at first
that they would be able to save the
boys life but he sank rapidly.
The inquest will be held tomorrow.
The Washington times., 1923-08-08
To
HOLD SERVICE
FOR CHIEF
Several Faiths to Be Repre-
scented in Memorial
to Harding.

A community memorial service
in honor of the late President Hard
ing will be held in the Takoma
Park Seventh-Day Adventist Church
Friday morning at II o'clock. The
services will be Neutrality-suspicious.,
members Of the Adventist, Presby-
terrain, Baptist and Episcopalian
faiths taking part.
Those taking part in the services
will be the Rev. w. E. LaRue,
pastor of the Takoma Park Baptist
Church; the Rev. C. NJ. Young,
rector of Trinity Episcopal Church;
Prof. G. S. Longacre, associate
pastor of the Adventist Church; the
Rev. T. G.. Clark, pastor of the Pres
byterian Church, and DR.. b. f.
Bryan, pastor of the Adventist
Church.
All business at the international
headquarters of the Seventh Day
Adventist Denomination in Takoma
Park and in the Review and Herald
operated by the denomination, has
been halted today and Friday in
tribute. Work will also stop at
Washington Missionary College, the
Adventist School in Takoma Park,
and only that which is absolutely
necessary for the Well-being of the
patients will be carried on at the
Washington Sanftarium.
The Washington times., 1923-08-08
BALDWIN SEEKS
FARLEY WITH
BELGIUM
Little Nation Is Anxious to Act
as Mediator Between
France and England.

LONDON, Aug. S.-Premier Stan.
ley Baldwin consulted his cabinet
today in an effort to establish new
basis of reparations negotiations
with Belgium. 1t was reported from
Brussels that Premier Theunis, of
Belgium, is anxious to intervene to
settle the differences between
France and Great Britain.
With Italy lined up with Eng
land, the British may find means of
bringing pressure upon France
through Belgium. The latter have
begun to feel the economic strain
arising from uncertainty over repa-
rations and are anxious to have the
question definitely settled as soon as
possible.
After an informal consultation be-
tween the premier and his minis
terial colleagues, a full meeting of
the cabinet was held. Initial steps
are under way to draft a reply to
the latest French memorandum on
reparations.
The Washington times., 1923-08-08
WIFE,, HIS AUTO
AND GOODS
STOLEN
Tramp He Gave Ride to Got
Away With All, Michael
Mccall Tells Police.

A wife, some household effects,
and an automobile, all belonging to
the same man were reported stolen
by the victim to the police of the
Ninth precinct last night.
Michael Mccall. thirty, of Harris
burg, Pa, told the police the story,
and hard boiled coppers found their
credulity taxed. Mccall said that
he picked up a tramp and gave him
a ride in the automobile with him.
self and his wife. The tramp rode
to Baltimore with the party and
when Mccall went into a lunch
room to get some food, the auto
mobile, wife and chattels had
strangely disappeared, he said.
Borrowing machine from a
friend, Mccall came on to Washing
ton, reported the theft, and then
returned to Baltimore to await de-
vclopments. Mccall told the police
that he was moving from Harris
burg, Pa, to 428 Cherry street,
Macon, Ga.
When the stranger was told by
Mccall that he was moving to
Macon, he is said to have replied
that he was going to the same
place and would go with Mccall.
The Washington times., 1923-08-08
PLAN
SERVICES FOR
FRIDAY
President Coolidge to Hear the
Meistersingers at the First
Congregational at 4 pm.

Washington churches will join in
holding memorial services to Presi-
dent Harding at II o'clock Friday
morning, according to an announce
ment of the Washington Federation
Of Churches.
There viii be special services at 4
o'clock Friday afternoon at Presi-
dent Coolidge's church, the First
Congregational, Tenth and G streets
northwest. The services will be con-
Quoted by the assistant pastor, the
Rev. Franklin I. Winter, and Capt.
e. w. Scott, chief chaplain of the
navy, will read the scriptures.
The four local Christian Science
Churches will hold memorial services
patterned after those held twenty
two years ago for President Nc
Kinley.
Representatives Of several local
fraternal organizations will attend
memorial services at Christ EpisoO-
pal Church at 10 o'clock Friday
morning. The Rev. E. D. Kizer,
pastor, will preach on Harding az
a Man of Fraternity
The Washington times., 1923-08-08
KEPNER KILLED
WIFE, ASSERTS
SISTER
Miss Eleanor Houck Tells
Court He Was UnfaithfuI.
Crowd Hears Testimony.

FREDERICK, Md, Aug. S.-One
of the States star witnesses, Miss
Eleanor Houck. gave important
testimony today when she occupied
the stand for more than Two hours
at the trial of B. Evard Kepner,
charged with the murder OF his
wife, Mrs. Grace Simmons kepner.
Miss Houck. sister of the dead
woman, laid bare the family life Of
Kepner.
do you believe Kepner killed
your sister," Attorney Leo Vein
berg, representing Kepner, asked
her during the cross-examination.
IT do" she replied without hesi-
tone.
Denies Jealousy.
Then followed a series OF Dues
lions tending to show that Miss
Houck was jealous of her sister
affairs. Miss Houck denied she
was jealous Of her sister and de-
clared she had always loved her
and was devoted to her.
Miss Eleanor was emphatic in her
declaration that she did not believe
her sister, Mrs. Kepner, committed
suicide.
Il don't think she ever dreamed
OF doing such a thing" Miss Flea
nor declared. "She always appeared
happy. She never mentioned sui
eide to me, nor do / know of any
time when she ever attempted to
take her own life"
Miss Houch told the court she
knew that her brother-in-law was
unfaithful to his wife.
She Kept 1t From Sister.
II knew it for more than a year"
she said. Everybody but my sister
Grace knew it. We didn't tell her
because we knew It would cause a
disturbance in her family"
Did Mrs. kepner know about her
husband?" she was asked.
Not to my knowledge; in fact
am sure she didn't" was the re-
ply.
During the past year, Miss Houck
said, Kepner has been out late al
most every night. She said that
ne sometimes stayed out until after
II o'clock
zone night late I heard a noise
downstairs and went down and
found my sister lying on the divan,
Miss HOuck said. "EV had not
come home and she was crying"
Miss Houck denied that she be-
l1eved Mrs. Kepner knew then where
hepner might be or that he was
unfaithful to her.
An effort was made to show that
Miss Houck was jealous Of Kepner
because the latter was entrusted
with the care Of the Houck estate
She denied this.
"On the surface we all treated Ev
with the greatest respect" she said.
We didn't want Grace to find out
about him"
Exchanged Presents.
Miss Houck said that at Christ
mas time and on Kepner's birthday
she exchanged presents with him.
she did this, she said, because she
didn't want her sister to get sus-
picious ana find out how cool she
was treating her husband.
we all made special effort to
make things as comfortable as pos
slble for Kepner," she said. eve
never referred to his dual life while
my sister was about"
On June 18, the day the body of
Mrs. kepner was found in the room
Of her fathers home, bullet wound
through her head Miss Eleanor said
she left the house shortly after noon.
Grace and my other sister, Eliza
beth, had been talking together for
about a half hour" she related.
I'VE tried to get Grace to come
with RS. But she wouldn't. She
The Washington times., 1923-08-08
WOMEN ASK DISMISSAL
OF KENYON LAW CHARGE

A plea for the dismissal Of pro-
ceedings alleging violation of the
Kenyon law was filed by Attorneys
O'Shea and Sacks in the District Su-
preme Court yesterday on behalf OF
their clients, Hattie Diggs, 334 Ar
mory court, and Irene Harrison, OF
457 Armory court southwest.
The latter declared that she was
not the tenant of the house, as
charged, and therefore knows moth
ing of the alleged vice. The other
woman asserted that she had neither
roomers nor boarders, and that she
lives there alone.