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The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21
AT LAST PUBLIC CON.
 SCIENCE WARES UP

Springfield. ili.. March 2O--The illinois state senate committee prob ing the starvation wages and white slavery problems have returned from Chicago to resume their de- l.berations.. Communications yfrom governors of IA states, in response to letters from Lieutenant Govern Jr Barrett O'Hara, promised imme- u.ate recommendations looking to white slave probes.
 These states are Oregon, Utah Arizona, Colorado. Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Minnesota, Mississ- ippi, New Mexico, New York, Vir- giuia and Wisconsin.
 Hoping to prevent the passage of a minimum wage law as the result Ct the revelation of the committee, big merchants of Chicago are ar ranging to raise the wages of the girls they employ.
 The State Retailers association, which includes all the big depart mert stores, have made ovcrtures for a conference with the state probers % this end They think a satisfactory scale oG wages for women may be adjusted by agree mentl
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21
rb, aIon n Train Can Strike.

The force of the blow struck by a modern train going at high speed Is rrcarer than that of the shot from a modern gun At least such Is the state men. of a scientist who has been look ing Into this question He estimates that a modern passenger train will weigh about 100 tons and that 1t moves at velocity of seventy to sev' cnty-fve miles an hour, or about 100 feet a second. A mass of 100 tons pro- rened at this velocity will strike blow twice as great as that delivered hv a 2.OOO pound shot fired from lOO ton cannon This. be states, accounts for the tremendous destruction caused 1v collisions.-New York Press.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21
Astronomers' Work

The popular idea of the astronomer. says a writer in the Worlds Work. as one who spends his time ID sleeping by day and peering through the small end of a telescope by night must be dis missed "The greater part of the mod ern astronomers time" says the sru' cle. "ls spent In studying photographs, often with a microscope. Paradoxical as it. may seem, an astronomer today gazes more often through a microscope than a telescope"
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21
LURE OF THE CIRCUS.
Asls of tho Music and sswduat Oder
 Upon Old Performers,

Upon Old Performers,
 Sometimes l think there must be two distinct varieties of humanity, said an old circus man. one r which we might can the rovers and tbe other the stay at homes. With my own taste for rowing lt was hard for me Co un- derstand that ninety-nine persons in every hundred are content Co stny in one place most of their lives aud even are unhappy if taken out oi it, but there are such people, and they are the vast majority. The rover, who is one man or woman in a hundred, likes to wander and is unhappy 1T confined to one place. Probably If it were not for him there would be DO circus Love of the road has strong hold on all the circus people, from performers to canvasmen and drivers "Wheu you hear the band play you join outT' is the way they put lt themselves, and once I had e striking Illustration of this.
 l was checking window paper in a small town and came to a fne plate glass front. It was the best tailoring establishment there and ordinarily would have been passed by the lithog- rnnhcr as unobtainabIe but it had a single sheet cf our paper and ! went in to take up the order It developed tbat the taIlors brother was a rover and had trouped with Circuses as a bandsman-a windjammer, in the yer nacular. His influence had put that Autograph there, and he ch'ttej with me.
 You won't catch me round here to- morrow. Mike. while that show is ln townr be said TT ! saw as much as side wall half a mile of I'd be loin- ing out again. No, sir! I'm going up into the country tonight My brother pays me good wages here, and there's nothing in trOuping
 A week later [ dropped back to the show It was 10 in the morning, and the parade was just leaving tbe lot Somebody shouted. "Hey there, Mixer from the big band wagon, aud on going nearer saw the tallor's brother, sent ed among the otler windjammers, v I,h a red and gold coat, a plumed hat and his Cornet
 q thought you were going up Into the country"
 Forget itr' be replied "l didn't go g
 He had heard the band play.
 Circus people are Of all sOrts-Old and young. Americans and foreign born. we'll paid performers and bosses and ne'er do well hostlers. canvasmen and razorbaCks From time tO time they will turn and denounce their call ing, just like other people ln fact | never knew man in any line who woulG not occasionally scold about his occupation and regret that his talent had been frlttered away in such an un- promising 6eld when he might have done so much better in something else, but that is no indication thut be doesn't like his job. and circus people like theirs They love the smell Of saw dust horses aud animals, the music ot the big band. the peculiar hollow rat- tie Of circus wagons, the daily jumps and the little knot Of curious stay at homes who seem always to be round to watch whatcvcr a circus mn does They are born rovcrs Saturday Even- inr Post
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21
ITALY AGAIN JUMPS
 INTO THE WAR GAME

London. March Pit is under stood that Italy is about Co take measures to stop the bombardmept os Scutari. The announcement has caused something of a sensation of surprise u Europe, because it IS not known what are the underlying motives in her taking part in the at this time
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21
PROSPECTUR WASHES OUT
 SEVERAL HUNDRED DOLLARS

Tuck F,sherty has just received letter from Atlin regarding the Teslin strike. A friend writes that he has just interviewed his partner from the creeks, who brought )ut ss'' eral hundred dollars in gold and reports that things look good in the new country, but there has been very little work done so far. He did not say which creek produced the gold.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21
TO HORSE OWNERS

1. The Copperbottom stallion King Robert by Barcleys Copperbottom and Crowder Maid is offered for sac at Ft. William H. Seward, AL aska. Six years old; perfect in dis position and physique; 16A hands tall and weighs 1900 lbs.
 2, Also a bay gelding, ladies single footeT, very stylish and hand some animal and very fast in har- ness.
 Parties interested can communi- cate with Captain R. s. Porter, Fort William H. Seward. Alaska, where horses can be seen.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21
correetino Him

"When I try to talk to you, Maudle," faltered Algy, "my heart comes up Into ny mou:hr
 'aThat shows how little you know of anatomy" said the lovely girl "lt isn't your heart, Algy. It's your 6ia- phragm. Chicago Tribune
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21
GRAND EEDUC1IoN SALE

The Pack Train is now selling a big lot of Good Goods at reduced prices as they are getting too old to hold and sell at a profit, Yours,
 tf. Herman Grimm
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21

Olympia beer on draft al the Board of Trade. This famous hrew is kept constantly fresh both on drast and in bottles This is tle time to drink beer Get it at the Board of Trade Bar. where the eel
 ehEated Rainier Beer is also kept in bottles. IT.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21

PILES CURED IN 6 TO "A DAYS
 four druggist VII refund money h PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or PrOtruding Piles ia 6 to IA days. soc.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21
COLES CAUSE HEADACHE

Send the Daily Alaskan 70 the statea LAXATIVE PROMO ouininS. tho world vide Cold ard Grip remedy rOmoTO8 cause Can for full mama Look for signature R ". GROVE. 35o.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21
CAUCUS CLOSE TO
 APRIL FOOLS DAY

Washington, March 21-April 9 is the time set upon by the Progress ives in Congress for their caucus to determine the policies of the parI and to select leaders to govern the body.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21
Liberty

Liberty may be defined as that con- dition of things which does not per init us to take liberties with others.- Puck.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21
CLEANLINESS Is NEEDED
 NEXT TO GODLINESS

Skagway claims to be the clean est town in Alaska.-Douglas News. Claims to be.
 We know not claims, she is, she
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21
A SNAP

$1750 for a Smith Premier Type writer at the Daily Alaskan-it taken at once.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21
SHOW TONIGHT-i REELS

The WOrdless essage-Am. The Lure of the PiCture-Imp. No Children Wanted Powers. While Wedding Bells Ring Out Rex.
 At The Movies. Change for Sunday night
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21
WANTS TO KNOW IF
 IT Is ALL THERE

Washington, March 21-Assistout t-easrer Burke today began the counting of the cash iu the National treasury.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21
PHILOSOPHY IN PARA
 GRAPHS.

A little too wise, they say, do ne'er live long.
 The better the day the better the deed.
 Iris slight, not strength, that gives the greatest lift.
 Ground not upon dreams. You know they are ever contrary Thomas Middleton.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21

Good only is great and generous and fruitful.-Bailey.
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21

c. B. Wright has houses 1or rent, u
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21
sMoKERs AfTENrIoN..

Harold Hartwigsen, successor C W. W. Boughton, has taken fhs agency for the justly famous
 FL uNFTNITO CLEAR
 HAVANA CIGARS.
 5000 just received from the fac tory at Tampa, Fla. If you want the pest don't fail to give these socds
The daily Alaskan., 1913-03-21

WANTED-To rent plano. Apply Alaskan office. S-t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16
TREMBLER SCREWS
SHOULD Be WATCHED
See That They Are Flat and
Are Trimmed Up
Well.

Keep the points Of trembler screws nat
and trimmed up we'll. otherwise failure TO
DO this Will have a bad effect on the firing.
The Irembler should give loud high note
when 1t buzZes. If il doesn't ii must be
adjusted till il does. 4 little practice viii
soon enable the reader 10 get the exact
adjustment by noting the difference IL
running.
!! coil and accumulation are either or
both carried in separate box. screw the
coil to the side of the box TO prevent i
jumping about and breaking wires. and
IL the case of the accumulator pack II In
tight pushing down the packing round Il
with a screwdriyer
Make sure. besides. that the wires are
sufficiently long to allow the accumulation
70 jump about with inpGnitN. for If II Is
In any degree held In position by these
wires il IS sure to break them. The same
applies even more strongly TO the coil. Ii
fastening on the coil, screw the coil to the
box il is carried in, not the box TO the
coil. The screw must. of course. go n
the. back Of and above the main portion
of the coil. if YOU put Your screw first
through the outside box and then into the
! coil you may get il too low. 50 that the
end of the screw penetrates the coil itself,
in which case You will ruin it.
Keep both coil and accunulators dry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16
FILLING DETRIMENTAL CASING
Attention Should Be Paid to Get
Right Amount.

Most ears have an oil level in the diff
ferental casing. the filling hole being
generally the right level. In this case
fill till the oil begins to overflow. and
then you have the right amount In
other cases there are usually three holes
instead of two. Fill through the top one
unscrewing the cap from the one about
half way up. When it commences to run
out of this, sufficient is in the casing
The bottom hole is for draining off In a
new car this should be washed out in
the same way the gear box, after
about $50 miles, the drain cock being
left open all the time SO that the kero-
sene cannot get into the axle bearings
if too much is put in; the kerosene can
be caught in tin and strained each
time through fine muslin or a gasoline
funnel to avoid waste. Jack up the
wheels occasionally to see that the
thrust bearings tight enough; there
should be slight amount of end play.
but only just sufficient to tell that there
is play at all The bearings on the shaft
between the universal joint on the car
dan and the driving bevei must not be
neglected: the thrust bearing here must
be treated in the same way as the others
or else trouble will come from its ne
glect.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16
Care of Storage Batteries.

Storage batteries never should he per
mitted 10 remain III discharged condition.
The effect is certain TO be the sulphaticn
OF the piates--mean.ng that an Improper
chemical reaction is taking place-v hich
causes the active material 10 swell buck
ling the plates and causing them 10
short-cireuit in the ends. bat primarily
cutting down the capacity Of the cells.
\ short-circuit of the terminals or even
in the wiring near the battery or too
high rate or discharge due 10 any other
cause may bring about the same result
If the sulphation has not progressed too
far il may be remedied by giving the bat :
terry a long charge at very low ampcr-
age rate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

II water gets into the top OF the coil N
VII probably short il, and most coil boxes
ON the dash might be open drains, espe~
cIallv IL the car has glass screen which
doesn't III to the dash with waterught
joint. as the water runs down IL. and BE-
tween the screen and the dash. ana 80
into tho box. The box should have rub
her washers between II and tho dash.
The best time 10 discover short circuits
is At night. i'm the motor house. II you
know there is one and YOU can't md IL.
put the bonnet on. one side at a time. and
see if any OF the connections short To H.
Keep the communication clean. In soma
makes. grease works through from the
bearings. and If IL doesn't II wants look
ing after.
Always have new accunulators charged
more often than is necessary. the oftener
the better at first, they seem TO hold
up better in the long run.
If YOU keep your accumulation terminals
coated with vaseline latter the wires are
screwed onl they viii be less likely 10 be-
come corrodcd.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16
Employing College Men.

while the woman must be appealed to
in the selling of a car she, nevertheless
does not always make the best sales per
son in selling this type. There are quite
d number of requisites necessary to make
the electric vehicle salesman successful.
Many electric car concerns are engaging
young college men. whose contact with
society and education makes their entree
easier into the circles of that class or
people which purchase electrics.
THE qualities necessary for the electric
sa leSman are. naturally-a good business
head. good address good appearance and
social position among that class of peo-
pie which purchase cars. With these
qualifications the salesman may secure
an order far more easily than possessing
the things necessary in selling gas cars.
In the latter d fairly good knowledge of
the mechanical details of the car and the
ability to talk business convincingly are
the only essentials necessary to secure a
hearing from the prospective gasoline car
purchaser. Our greatest trouble IN find
ing electric car statesmen IS that those
who possess all of the above qualifica-
tons are so well situated that working
for living is not absolutely necessary.
i'll the electric vehicle business the cleo
trio car salesman who possesses the
above qualities has easy sailing. The
average woman is sufficiently loyal to try
to assist the salesman In selling cars,
provided she Is satisfied with her own
purchase. The clever salesman can Sc
cure unusual results because of the in
fluence brought to bear upon the prospect
by the satisfied woman customer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

country highways used by rural mail
carriers. and it is not improbable that III
the near future some comprehensive plan
of federal aid may be adopted. This will
bring about an important relation of the
state To road Improvement Whatever
may be our individual views as to the
wisdom or unwisdom of federal aid,
there can. | think, be no question that
if such aid shall be extended. it Is de-
Sirablc that it shall be in such form as
to be most beneficial to the people who
use the country highways. 1t will mani
testify be impfacticable for the federal
government to deal with each county.
The consideration that has been given
to this subject in Congress points to the
adoption of some systematic way of APP
portioning the money that may be APP
propriated among the states so that the
federal government will deal with each
state relative TO the selection OF the
roads within that state to be improved.
supervision of the work and the control
ling of expenditures. The method adopt
ed will. of course. be prescribed in such
legislation as Congress may enact. l.
believe. however, that federal appro-
priations should be apportioned among
the states on an equitable basis, in ar
irving at which not only area, present
population and road mileage, but also
the potential possibilities of states should
be considered.
I'm the selection of the post roads to be
improved by federal aid and in the char
acter of the improvements to be made.
some federal authority will necessarily
have voice. l believe, however, that
the selection of these roads should pri-
rnarily rest with the state. There should
think. be no insurmountable difficulty
in the evolution of n system by which
state and nation would work together
tremendously. The interests of each are,
think substantially Identical. General
~ speaking. the roads which are most
used by the people of a community are
those radiating from market town or
shipping station, and these are the roads
which the state would naturally be most
interested in having improved. The inn
provement of these radiating roads from
different centers to connecting points
would ultimately cover the state with a
! network of through highways Market
towns and shipping stations are generally
important postal points from which rural
free delivery routes radiate. and the fed
eral government is, therefore, likewise
interested In the Improvement of these
radiating roads. If system of federal
aid shall be inaugurated il will be neces-
sary for each state to have some or
ganized machinery for cooperating with
the federal government In the state
highway commission such machinery
would be provided.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16
WOULD TAG CITIZENS
TO SHIELD MOTORISTS
Portland, Ore. Resident Also
Suggests Lights and loot
Horns for Them.

In Portland. Ore. new set of traffic
regulations is about to be inaugurated
and as a result there has been quite a
discussion over some of the features en-
bodied in the new project One Of the
citizens of that place has suggested a
number of amendments, which If adopted
would result in the pedestrians being
licensed and requiring them to display
tags and lights and toot horns
In communication to the editor of
one of the Oregon papers he says:
IAN pedestrians who desire to run at
large upon, over. along and across the
streets, alleys, highways and byways of
the city of Portland shall pay an annual
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16

196l9-Joseph Gonsolin. Baltimore Md.
Ford.
1a62o-Richard A. Jrquhart, Baltimore,
1g2l-H. f. Price, Centerville. Nd.
EMF.
1sGco-D. W. Williamson, Baltimore,
Md. Pullman
19623-H r. Whitelock Baltimore. Md,
Pierce-Arrow.
1S624-Berny KatzenberG, Baltimore,
Md, Buick
19fi25-Isaac r Norris, Baltimore, Md,
Cadillac.
1962i-Herbert Sunderland. Gainesville
Md. Chalmers.
1627-I.. B. Linabury, Cumberland, Md.
Peerless.
1962s-Arthur Holshoe, Cumberland
Md. Chalmers
l96o3IHenry l.. Mas. Rossville. Md.
Ford.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dalam, Laurel, Md.
Chalmers
19631-S salabes, Baltimore Md,
White
19632-H NJ Benis, Annapolis, Md,
Studebaker.
1863 Henry B. Dillehunt Baltimore
Md. Packard.
12634-Charles F. Miller. Bethesda. Md.
Packard.
19635-Alice NJ. V. Smith. Frederick,
Md. Cadillac.
19636-Harry r. McCabe. Gaithersburg
Md. Ford.
19637-Charles II. Cromwell, Eilicott
City. Md, Cadillac.
1963s-Hugh S. Orem, Baltimore Nd.
Buick.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16
Could Use Convict Labor.

questions sometimes arise as TO the
most advantageous use that may be made
of convict labor. With due difference TO
the views of others I have no hesitation
in expressing my opinion that the best
use that can be made of such labor is
In the construction and maintenance OF
the country highways of the state When
employed i'll this way convicts do not
come into competition with free labor
engaged III skilled occupations, and | can
conceive OF no work which can be done
by them which will directly benefit so
many people of the state. The state high
way commission should. believe be
charged with the duty OF apportioning
convict labor among the counties and
with the general supervision Of such
labor.
nder the constitutional power to
establish post offices and post roads
Congress has already. in an experimental
way, entered upon the policy of extend
ing federal aid To the Improvement of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16
Purchased Ford Cars.

Ford touring cars were delivered during
the past week to Frank w. Bolgiana, j.
II. Goodrich, Robert Cumberland F. s.
Ensor & Co. two), III. G. Machen, S. +.
Hindes. S. G. Bryant. NJ. Eiseman, Will
liam r. Reith. and town cars to Charles
e. Bailey and the Fredericksburg Motor
Company. Delivery wagons were put
into service by Morris Stein, A. S. Reeves,
Andrew B. Graham, j. l.. Leverton and
George c. Altemus.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16
Reasons for Explosions.

Muftier explosions and back-iring still
are apt to be confused IL the lay mind.
Muff1er explosions result from the dis
charge from the cylinders of quantities
of unburnt gases, while back-tirlng in
variably is caused by the ignition of
body of gas in the intake manifold which
is on its way to the cylinders. The two
difficulties are caused by conditions as
directly opposed as are their manifesto
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16
Speeders Going to San Antonio.

Within a few days Ralph De Palma and
Spencer Wishart plan TO leave New York
with their fast Mercer racing machines
bound for San Antonio. Tex, where they
will compete in the races to be held there
November eo-eS. De Palma is to drive
the car with which he won a trophy at
the Elgin races last August Wishart
VIII drive the machine which De Palma
drove so creditably at track meets this
season.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16
Return From Toledo.

r. {. Smith and Joseph r. Trev, prcsi-
dent and sales manager. respectively. OF
the Overland Washington Motor Com
pany. returned yesterday from trip TO
the Overland factory At Toledo. Ohio
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16
Should Pay License.

All pedestrians who shall have paid
such license and shall have passed such
examination shall have issued 10 them
metal tag bearing a number. and such
tag shall be worn at all times.
"All pedestrians shall carry prominent
ly displayed. a white flag by day and a
red light by night All tags, flags and
lights shall be plainly visible to all mo-
tor vehicle drivers.
"All pedestrians shall be provided with
horns, and pedestrians desiring to cross
the street IN an east and vest direction
shall be required to blow one foot OH said
horn and pedestrians desiring to cross
the street i'm north and south direction
shall be required to blow two toots on
said horn. In all cases except as provid-
e6 n section i pedestrians shall be al
lowed one second of time in which TO
cross any street. alley. highway or by
way. and failure to do SO shall consti-
f,,fo crt.,,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16
Chevrolet Deliveries.

Julius II. Hanlein is the aAest pur-
chaser of a Chevrolet Baby Grand" tour
ing car. and DR.. r. Thomas West a
Chevrolet Royal Mail roadster. Deliv-
cries We're made during the past week.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-16
Visiting in Cleveland.

Joseph NJ. Stoddard and George A.
Weaver are attending the Baker Electric
Vehicle Company convention at Cleve-
land. Ohio. They expect to return to
Washington Tuesday.