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The Alaskan., 1927-05-06
PETERSBURG HIGH SCHOOL
First Annual Commencement
 Variety Theatre

First Annual Commencement
 Variety Theatre
 May 9, 1927, 8 P. M. {. Invocation 1.-The Rev. Sigrud Sydness Z. High School Chorus-Indian Dawn-High School Students 3. Salutatory, Early History of the High School-Ruby Rayner 4. Violin Selection-Frederick R. Judy 6. Valedictory Service, The Watch word of the Twentieth Gen.
 tory - Alma Cornstad 6. Instrumental Selection, Foot steps in the snow, by Sher- wood, II Miss Isabella s Goetzman '. Presenting Class Present to High School-Alma Cornstad 8. Acceptance of Present-Julia Wasvick g. Address Education. It's Value and Purpose-Frederick Nell son. 10. Morning nvitation-Petersbu
 Mixed Chorus II. Presentation of Class H. Bowman.
 12. Awarding of Diplomas, Olaf
 Hanseth. President, Board
 of Education.
The Alaskan., 1927-05-06

take the oath of fire-maker. At the same time honors and beads will be presented.
 They are planning to hold rum mage sale May IA, and they are busy collecting clothes for this sale. They will be grateful for all articles given to them.
 Tests are being given in the sev- enth grade On Geography and Phys io1ogy. These were sent by Com missioner Henderson.
The Alaskan., 1927-05-06

Flowers for Mothers Day. adv.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

following
Of school:
j, BUDGET FACTS SCHOOL DISTRICT
Y,
Budget Items Budget expenditures New budget
Supernendents Salary --$ 100000 $4,000 100000
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03
Superintendent

superintendent
that the present system comes about
as nearly weaving itself into the local
life as any system of its size in the
country. There is no attempt made at
ostentation New ideas and fads are
looked at with caution and always
have been. To teach the funda-
mentals is the goal The pupils are
housed in simple buildings which fit
into the general scheme of local ar
chitecture and. have use Of sufficient
equipment to comply with the best OF
standards An attempt was fbegun
-four years ago to have a spot, oil
beauty in front of each building, and
today the. grounds in front OF seven
Of the ten buildings are as beautiful
as those of other institutions in the
city. A large number of the teachers
of the schools return from year to
year and the policy of using home
town graduates who have finished
normal or college training as teachers
in the local schools is a wise one.
1t is interesting to note the growth
of the school system with regard to
enrolment since 1904.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03
Bakery Equipped Through
out With Sanitary Me-
chanism for Scientific
Baking.
FINE PASTRIES
Sales Room Is Arranged
For Cleanliness and q
Proper Display Of the
Best Products.

Competition is the life of trade. The
bakery business in Douglas as one IN
/ which the competition is keen. Peo-
ple have come to demand the very
best in bakery products and II naK-
! cry does not supply this demand ~
quickly loses it's grip. There IS one
/ bakery in this city that is noted 1or
keeping pace with the times and pro-
ducing a high quality product, Ian
/ This establishment is the Pure toou
bakery, whose shop is situated at lllo-
lib G avenue, in the heart Ot the
,, business district. S.
The first essential of high quality
! bakery products is cleanliness and tins
| is one essential that the Pure Food
bakery fills fully, The cleanliness OF
I the Bakery is of paramount Importance
and is the first thing the observer no
tices upon entering 1T.
| The Pure Food bakery has served
Douglas people for II years under
the management of Mr.. and Mrs, G.
Kaiser, who are always striving to
serve the public and improve their
products. With this object in view,
they have Just completed installation
of several thousands Of dollars worth
Of additional machinery OF the latest
construction. The Pure Food bakery
represents the last word in modern.
ly equipped and up to date paxery.
I The plant is almost automatically
equipped throughout and by pressing
few buttons the bakery turns out
wholesome loaveS of bread Of various
kinds. The flour is first placed IN
bin where the desired blending OF the
different kinds of flour takes place.
Then by means Of an electric elevator
it is taken up to the sitter, which then
deposits the sifted flour into q large
white bowl looking affair, where the
flour is accurately weighed
This bowl or weighing hopper is
suspended from the ceiling directly over
the high speed dough mixer. z slide
is pulled and the flour goes into the
mixer, in which all the other nntri-
tious ingredients, such as milk, sugar,
honey, sale, yeast and shortening are
placed.
The advantage of the high speed
mixer is that it produces a loaf of
bread Of wonderful keeping qualities
and freshness, besides much whittier
appearance and finer and more uni
form texture.
A button is pressed to throw the
mixer into low speed, another button
and it goes into high speed About
eight minutes is required for the in
gradients thoroughly mix.
After it is mixed another button is
pressed and the dough is dumped into
the troughs. From there it is taken
to the scaler or weighing machine in
large masses. With one motion this
machine automatically cuts sle dough
into pieces of the desired size. On
an automatic conveyer the dough is
transferred to another machine where
it is rounded. 1t then goes to the
overhead alright proofer trays for
rising.
After proper rising the dough drops
into the molding machine which forms
the different desired sizes and then
is placed in the pans ready for the
large brick ovens, kept to the right
baking temperature. In about one
hour the bread is baked to a delicious
golden brown crispneSs.
Continued on Page Seven)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

It is worth while to note that the
enrolment has been on the increase
since 1928, the low peak in schooi
enrolment since 1915. The last year
has shown q decided increase when
goes to indicate that the city has
filled up with many new residents
All indications at this time are that
the enrolment for the coming year
will be again on the increase and
will undoubtedly show as much as
for the year 1926727.
After ten years service in the
schools of Douglas, first as instructor
in history at the high school, then as
principal of the grammar school for
two years, and later as superinten-
dent of schools, R. E. Souers is leav-
ing the district to begin private
venture of his own in Bonita canyon,
in the Chiricahua mountains. j. E..
Carlson, who has served with Mr..
Souers in the administration OF the
schools, first as principal of the
grammar school and later as principal
of the high school, will become SUI
perintendent of the city school on
August l.
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03
r. E. SOUERS.

Magnificent school buildings, ultra
modern educational equipment, spa
cious and beautiful grounds are not
requisites To education. Each of these
is desirable factor ia the, educa-
tional process, but, in the last anal
ysis, the real test of any school sys-
TENS efficiency lies in the heart of
each boy and girl in the system,
Rather than ask such questions as to
the newneSg of. any one school build-
ing, the amount of late equipment
installed therein and the number of
new schemes Of theoretical teaching
the citizen who is really interested
in his towns scheo1 system should
ask of any boy or girl who attends
that system, sAre you happy? Are
you progressing toward a goal which
is going to teach you how to live?"
These two answers should indicate
school systems value to boyhood and
girlhood Happiness and prepara-
ton for life'S every day experience
should be the real goal OF any public
school system.
Too often parents are discouraged
when a boy or girl brings home a re-
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metie or geography or reading or
conduct, Repeated low grade records
are cause for alarm, but the boy or
girl who does bring home frequent
low grade is getting somewhere IN
the process of education if next time
he brings home a better grade. Tus-
sles between teacher and parent over
low grades too often have to do with
the Immediate subject in hand. The
real value of the issue should be to
help the boy or girl overcome a mis-
take which has been made-lack OF
interest, too late hours, not enough
sleep. carelesSness and the many
other human faults which crop out
in small children. All of this is part
of the process of education-to help
each one to overcome the little mis-
takes which are affecting ones School
record, to help each to live rightly
AS for happiness, the greatest OF
all the teachings leach boy or girl IS
going to get as much of it as he or
She puts into it. True enough, a happy
teaching force is going to dispense
happiness, Constant chickering's WIFI
rules that are ANTIQUE, too much req
tape and too much supervision VIII
soon tell on the nerves of the best OF
teachers. "A sympathetic staff OF
puklic school, principals and CO.
operative group of teachers under
each principal, both working with a
school board that is awake to modern
reouirenients, will make far happier
and efficient corps than any other Or
ganization ever attempted The boy
and girl reflects the mind and the
attitude of the ones higher up IN the
system, and to keep these later ones
happy. the ones higher up must DC
kept free from the petty and small
chickering's which too often can creep
into a school personnel from without.
The Douglas school system is yet a
young one. Scarcely. % years it has
been in existence Mistakes were
made in the early days, much has
been learned and much is yet to be
learned, but it is generally thought
The following is financial state
term Of school
BUDGET FACTS SCH
JUNE
Budget Items
GRADES:
/. Superintendent's Salary --.,....-..,..-$
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

Teachers fer the COHai1lg Year
1928
High School. Principal, Chas. w.
Granger; Jessie Black, Ruth Keller,
Eileen Houghncy, Verna Fenton, Shir-
lev Penny, 3css Cavanauga, Harriet
Shedd, Glenn Penny, II. w. Griffiths,
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

Paul Huber, D. K. Ingman, Annabelle
Driskill, Rose Callan, Harry B. War
rem, Geo. H. Morris, Gilmore Camp
bell; Mae Stillman, librarian.
Grades. Especial teachers: Harry B.
Warren. physical education; school
Continued on Page Seven)
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03
DRAG RIVER FOR BOOK

DRAG RIVER FOR BOOK
JEROME, July 2 (P) - Searching
parties were dragging the Verde river
here this afternoon for the body OF
Lecna league, nine-ycar-old daughter
Of MI. and Mrs. H. S. league, OF Clark
dale, who was swept to her death by
sudden rush Of flood waters from the
mountains today.
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Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03
PUBLIC SCHOOLS SHOW fine
EFFECTS OF BUSINESS like
RUNNING OF THEIR AFFAIRS

Increase In Population Is Taken Care of BY New Build
ings and New and Better Teachers; Economy and Et-
ficiency Are Notices of the School Heads; New Head
To Take Charge In Place of Man Who Built System
Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-07-03

Dispatch Telephones 81 and 80. !.
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next years price. After the plan had
been in operation ever a period of
years the dangers Of overproduction
would, it is contended, be recognized
by the farmers themselves. since the
sterilization board would only buy at
a price that 1t thought the crop was
worth in relation to the total supply
and demand.
There is another feature of the adj
ministration plan which is declared
essential. 1t is the lending of money
to the co-operatives direct for plant
and equipment, so that dairy farmers,
for instance. and wheat farmers can
have terminal facilities and elevators
available for tho storage of their
products. At present the farmers are
unwilling to invest their own capital
in such facilities, which are an inn
portant factor in orderly marketing.
The Government would lend money on
physical property just as do building
and loan associations or trust COM
panies.
Most Of the machinery for the pro-
posed plan, however, is already avail
able through the existing cotton and
wheat exchanges and cooperative as
sociations. 1t is the cooperative
movement, however. which would be
strengthened under the proposed plan.
Instead of forcing all farmers to acs
cept certificates as receipts for the
sterilization fees. which was to have
been mandatory under the McNary
Haugen bill and would have required
an immense collecting machinery, the
administration plan is to leave to the
farmer the option of selling his prod
net to the sterilization board. If he
thinks he can get a better price else
where he will sell elsewhere, but the
administration plan contemplates pur
chases by the sterilization corporations
at prices that will either force the
market price upward in regular chan
nels or enable it to buy all the surplus
that is offered.
The sterilization board. of course,
would have the privilege under proper
restrictions of borrowing 60 per cent
Of its funds from the Federal inter
mediate credit banks and 40 per cent
from the Federal sterilization board,
which would be composed of three
members appointed by the President.
and sitting at Washington as a super
visor of credit rather than as a regu-
lator Of prices.
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DIGGING OUT OF BLIZZARD.
Bright sun Brings Relief to Isolated
Towns in West.

DENVER. Colo. April 10 R).--
Breaks in the record storm, general
over Colorado and Wyoming this week,
brought prospects of relief today to
many snowbound communities.
A bright sun shone over Colorado
as a climax to four days of snow and
sleet, and skies were clearing in south
ern Wyoming.
The Casper, Sheridan and Lusk dis
tricts in Wyoming We're beginning TO
dig out of the drifts. Mild tempera-
lures at Casper encouraged stoCkmen
that despite the sixth day of the hliz-
zard, live stock losses would not be
heavy.
Laramie reported that sheep losses
were aVerted there and that most cat
tlemen had sufficient hay left over to
take care of stock.
Three inches of snow fell last night
as Casper, making a total of SO since
Sunday.
Scores of persons We're marooned
in automobiles and busses More than
so motor cars We're stalled last night
between Palmer Lake and Greenland,
Colo. The central and northern sec
tions of Wyoming were blanketed by
snow which approached feet in depth
at many points
Trains were delayed several hours
in Colorado while snowplows cleared
the tracks. A northbound Colorado
and Southern train made only 20
miles in two hours. Trains from Ne
braska were hours behind schedule.
Air mail service was abandoned in
the storm zone.
One death was attributed to the bliz-
gard when H. T. Higginbotham of
Steubenville, Tex, was killed by a
bus near Greeley, Colo. The driver
was blinded by snow.
Score of Towns Marooned.
OMAHA, Nebr., April Is LP.-Ma-
rooned by huge drifts of snow, tower
ing as high as Is feet, residents of a
score of western and northwestern
Nebraska towns today were in the
grip of the worst snowstorm in years.
A mild April shower, starting Sunday
in western Nebraska, developed into a
heavy snow, which continued I'M
abated until last night, with total
of 80 inches at Chadron.
Reports from the farming and
ranching districts indicated cattle
raisers will suffer considerable loss.
In the northwestern part Of the State,
where the Elkhorn River was over its
banks for so miles on either side of
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COLUMBUS. Ky, UNDER WATER
Town Faces Danger of Isolation as
Flood Rises.

COLUMBUS. KY, April is GP)-Co.
lumbus, inundated to a depth of from
8 to 10 feet by flood waters of the
Mississippi River, faced danger of iso-
lation today.
Water, pouring through break in
the ievee and a man-made cut, was
rising ON the tracks of the Mobile 81
Ohio Railroad. Officials feared that
traffic would be blockaded. In that
event it would be necessary to haul
food supplies from Arlington, a dis
tance of miles over roads now al
most impossible.
Refugees were quartered in homes
in the hills back of the city, and no
serious cases of restitution were re-
ported. A half dozen negroes marooned
In their homes were rescued in boats.
Three families remained in the flooded
area, which covers three-fourths of
the town. They have taken refuge in
the second floors of their homes and
refuse to leave.
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PRESIDENT PLANS
FARM AID FARLEY

Continued from First Page.)
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GRAIN WAREHOUSING
CHANGE ADVOCATED
Head of Federal Futures Admins
tration Also Approves Suspen-
sion of Armour Co.
BY the Associated Press.

CHICAGO, Apri. 15.-Readjustment
of the grain warehousing situation
was advocated today by ]. w. T.
Duvel, head of the Federal grain flu
lures administration, as the Illinois
legislative inquiry into grain market
ing was resumed.
In connection with possible revision
of the warehousing laws, Silas
Strawn has been employed by coun-
sci for the Board of Trade, many of
whose traders regard the present
warehouse laws as archaic.
The action of the board in suspend
ing the Armour Grain Co. from all
privileges of the exchange, effective
tomorrow. had his approval. DIR.
Duvel said.
I'VE are not interested primarily in
the punishment of individuals" said
DIR. Duvel, but in bringing about a
general improvement and in making
this a good market, efficient and eco
nomical, between producer and con-
sumner. This will have to be done
even though it hurts a few pocket
books -
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height that kept herds from feed lots.
With western Nebraska in the grip
of a blizzard, northern State points
faced a flood. The Elkhorn River was
ont of it's banks for 100 miles. Schools
were closed at Chadron.
Thousands of acres of valuable farm
land was under water in Illinois and
Missouri.
Silt and debris left on growing crops
throughout the flooded area was ex-
pected to wipe out much small grain
and cotton.
Damage in oklahoma and Kansas
alone was estimated as high as
$4,000, 000.
The National Red Cross supervised
relief to thousands
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HOPE FOR CRUISERS
IS SEEN IN FARLEY
Congress Members to Ask
Three-P Power Conference to
Approve Larger Navy.
BY the Associated Press,

By the Associated Press.
The forthcoming three-power naval
arms conference at Geneva, now ten
tativelv set for June u, is being
watched closely by big Navy members
of Congress, some of whom already
are preparing to continue their sue
cessful fight of last Winter for add
tional cruisers for the American fleet.
Both Senator Hale of Maine and
Representative Butler Of Pennsyi'
vania, chairman of the naval commit
tees of the Senate and House. are
keeping posted on developments, the
former having announced that he is
considering introduction OF bill 10
authorize construction of seven addl-
+iona1 cruisers. He, however, pro-
noses 10 delay his decision pending
fhe o1tcome of the conference.
Date Under Consideration.
While the conference meeting date
has not been definitely determined,
exchanges between London, Toxic ana
washington have led the State De-
nartment to believe that the time Sc
iected will be satisfactory, as both
the British and japanese governments
previously have indicated that a meet
ing date later than June /, would be
preferable.
Chairman Butler. who last session
sponsored a bin to provide for ~
cruisers in addition to those for which
funds were appropriated, yesterday
EXPRESSED some doubt as to the out
come of the Geneva gathering. lie
said the United States, by having a
large fleet at the time of the Wash
ington 2rms parley, went to the con-
ference able in a commanding posi-
ton, but at the present he feels that
the lack of ships to scrap, reduces the
leverage America possessed at the
other meeting.
Confer With President.
Both of the committee chairmen dis
cussed naval affairs with President
Coolidge yesterday, and upon leaving
the White House, Senator Hale said
he found himself in general accord
with the President, but added that he
had not taken up his plans for
larger cruiser program.
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TRADE CALLED SAFE.

BOSTON, April Is (H9.-Cotton tex
tile work is among the least hazard
Gus of occupations, according to fig
ures made public today by the Ma
tional Association of Cotton Manufac-
turers.
A survey of an insurance company
showed but four accidents per 10000
employees a year caused by operation
of machinery. These resulted in the
loss of but minutes per employe
per year.
Non-mechanical accidents accounted
for nearly 66 per cent of all mishaps.
The investigation was made to de-
termine the effectiveness of safety de-
vices in cotton mills.
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BOAT LAST OF TYPE.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
BALTIMORE, April 15.-Sale of the
old sailing pilot boat Calvert by the
Maryland Pilots Association has re-
moved the last of that type of pilot
cruiser from the Chesapeake. If not
along the whole coast where sailing
boats supplied the service. The Cal
vert was built by William Skinner &
Son in 1873 and was first operated In
1874.
The Calvert was bought for junk
ing. but it is thought that she may be
acquired by some real yachtsmen in
the Chesapeake to fit out for a cruiser.
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HUGE TOLL TAKEN BY STORMS
IN VAST AREA WITHIN FIVE DAYS

Miss Caroline Grigg, telephone oper-
ator, and her assistant, Mrs. ]. b.
Heny, remained at their switchboard
when the levee broke, giving alarms
and calling for assistance. They were
forced to wade out, knee deep in
water, by the rapidly rising water.
For two weeks Miss Grigg had re.
NAMED by the board, fully dressed for
a hasty exit. A temporary line estab-
lished last night was the only com
munication with the outside world.
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tCopyright. 1877
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O'Neil, and the North Fork River was
rising steadily as a result of continu
Gus heavy rains, the flood situation
was considered menacing. A report
from Pierre, S. Oak, saying the Mis-
souri, River was at its highest stage
for more than year, added to the
anxiety.
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RECORD FLOODS FORECAST.
More Rain Predicted to Swell Missis-
sippi River.

MEMPHIS, Tenn, April is Rl.-
While the Mississippi and its tribu-
taries continued to stretch their pow
erful arms over the lowlands today,
more rain was in prospect to strength
en- the grip and far down the Missis-
sippi came a forecast of a record flood
stage.
From Cairo, ILL.,, to New Orleans
the great river and the streams In
Oklahoma, Arkansas, western Ken
lucky and Tennessee not only were
overspreading man-made barriers, but
were sending a flood toward New
Orleans that the Weather Bureau pre-
dicted would reach 22.5 to 1872 feet,
or more than a foot higher than the
memorable food of 1922.
In the States whose watersheds feed
the angry streams today's forecasts
were generally for more rain. AT
Alexandria, La, the rain came down
in such force as to inundate the lower
portions of the city and wash away
small bridges and stall automobiles
in the streets. In the "a hours end
ing at am. today Gal inches had
fallen.
Refugees Leave Bottom Lands.
Hickman, KY, had feet of water
in it's principal business street, and
refugees poured out of the bot
tom lands Hundreds worked to
strengthen the levees there.
In Arkansas three new breaks were
reported today, one at Big Lake and
a double break on the st. Francis
River near Truman, which threatened
to overflow the town and Wenona
nearby. The Arkansas River already
overlooking thousands of acres.
seemed at its crest at Fort Smith to-
day, but was rising rapidly to record
stages throughwout western Arkansas
and northeastern Oklahoma, and
levee was reported broken at Fort
Gibson, Okla.
The Fort Smith water works plant
had to suspend operations today, but
its reservoir supply was believed to
be sufficient for five days, during
which time it is hoped the river will
recede at Fort Smith.