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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-11
Steamer For Sale.

Steamer "Alice," wooden hull, length 61.6, breadth, 16.2, has an .81ax16x12 compound condensing engine, new Scotch marine boiler, all pumps and other equipment in good working order. For further particulars inquire of Geo. E. James Co.,, Douglas, Alaska. If
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-11
NATIVE MAN AND WIFE
 WILL FACE GRAND JURY

Jimmy Hanson, Native, who was on trial yesterday before Commis- sioner N. l.. Burton, charged with having attacked and cut Mary John son with knife at Taku Harbor re gently, was bound over to the Grand Jury under bonds of $500. Hansons wife was also bound over but was allowed to go on her recognizance on account of her several small children. The testimony brought out the fact that the wife held one hand of the Johnson woman while the man did the cutting.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-07-11
NOTICE

Under the provisions of Ordinance No. 152 owners of dogs in the City of Juneau should procure licenses, the year beginning July l., 1917 All dogs not licensed within ten days will be subject to be i'm pounded, as provided for by ordl nance
 E. w. PETIT. City Clerk.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
BY PAUL PuRMAN.

In 1919, when Fred Kelly hurdled
over the 1O.yard route in II seconds
Nat. breaking world record that had
stood for 10 years. experts on track
athletics declared that it would he
years before the record was beaten
again.
Then along came Fob Simpson, Mis-
souri, farmer boy, raw country lad,
but possessed of wonderful physique,
who proved TO be the greatest hurdler
OF ill time-the wonder Of the track.
Simpson knocked two-fifths OF a see
ond OF Kelly's wonderful record and
It is row predicted that he will go
over the sticks in "a % or even IA 10.
The secret of Simpsons great speed
over tho hurdles Is due TO change in
arm action which, experts declare,
save from 1-3Oth TO 1.50th of n second
at each hurdle and from - to 1.5 OF a
second over the 100 yards.
Hurdler5 have always swung their
arms sideways in going over the sticks
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
Frankfort Has Trouble Getting Fuel
For lan,ns.

Frankfort zeitung publishes a hu.
morous article entitled MY Lamps"
in which a writer tells OF the time
prior to 1914 when every fortnight a
man came with cart TO his subur.
ban village with kerosene at 6 cents
quart.
"a time came when the kerosene
man made himself so scarce the en-.
tire village lay in wait for days at a
stretch, like an ancient brigand for
the passing traveller. And every time
he came. the quantity brought home
by the children in their little cans
grew smaller and smaller. and the
lights in the lamps thinner aud thin.
ner."
Next fall they fell back on potato.
spirit lamps. but famine brought 20.
tato.cards and these lights were TOO
costly, and finally the spirit supply
was cut down to an amount per month
that would furnish light for about
four evenings.
/ Hamburg Naehrlehten Advises Eating
Oysters.
Hamburg Nachrichten attempts to
aid in solving the food problem by
Advising use Of oysters.
MANY gulp oysters down and then
express wonder that anyone can enjoy
eating them" says the NdQhrichten.
Only by chewing the oyster does
one appreciate the delicate and savory
meat"
1t is announced the embargo on i'm.
portation of Dutch oysters has been
lifted.
English Plays Running In Berlin
Theatres,
"Charley's Aunt" by the late Eng.
lish playwright, Brandon Thomas, is
appearing at Berlin theatre, accord.
ing to announcements in the Vossische
Zeitung.
Plays by Shakespeare and operas
by BiZet and Verdi also are on the
boards in the capital
Wives Of Carmen Ask Full Wages be
Paid.
Vienna Arbeiter Zeitung publishes
the appeal OF municipal street car en-
ployees' wives that they receive their
husbands full wages:
"a description OF tho DEAFNESS OF
living is suporfuous," they say. How
Is it possible for the family on half OF
$15 to $3.50 a month to support It
self?
"Then men called up are fighting
for kaiser. fathefland and commune.
yet their families. Vienna women and
children are STARVING!
THE men not called up receive
their full salaries, and on two occa.
sions got war bonuses. Nevertheless
they starve. What must he the condi.
ton of us miserable creatures living
on half salary?
Have mercy on our ehildren!"
Peace Won't End the Food Shortage.
Cologne volkszettung declares
that peace wont bring resumption OF
! Gern4any's pre,war diet.
Germany in coming years will have
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

but Simpson moves his straight for
ward ana backward.
The possibilities of Simpsons hurd-
ling havo not been nearly reached. ac-
cording to c. l.. Brewer. director Oh
athletics at Missouri, where Simpson
attends college.
Simpson is like q gold mine whose
surface has only Just been scratch
cd" Brewer said. when he has dcnc
SO much in so short a time. there j.,
no telling what he may do with greater
experience.
"He has specialized in high hurd.
ling and the world knows how sue
ccsstul he has been, but do not be-
lieve that he has yet reached the zen
It'll of his power, and it would not sur
prise me to see him reduce the worlds
record TO IA 20 aecond and perhaps
even TO IA 1.5 seconds before he has
finished his career.
AS low hurdler he has never
even tried seriously TO develop him
scn. Nevertheless he has equaled the
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

worlds record OF 90 3.5 seconds. In
racing over the low hurdles he has ap.
piled tie principles which apply to
high hurdles racing and has not yet
taken the time to study the problem
Of making the greatest speed with the
least effort over the low sticks. When
lie does the low hurdles record will
drop 10 even time or under.
IN every way he is a wonderful
ath'c lie runs the hundred in even
time. is close TO the record for the fur.
long and is good for so seconds in the
Guarier.mile. lie has board jumped
% feet 10 inches, and has cleared
> feet IL inches in The high jump.
tic throwa 4, discus 100 feet and over
and puts tac lG.pound shot close to
20 feet"
Simpson is q. lie entered high
school in 1871, but did not really take
up athletics seriously until he entered
college. Before lie finished his fresh.
man year, he had become famous.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
WRECKED
HIS NERVES BUT
NOT FOR GOOD.
Nerv-Worth Came to Their
Rescue in Grant Town
Mans Case.

Here is the story Of a man whose
eczema or at least that diseases Sc
rious effects, were overcome by Nervs
Worth. Cranes Drug Store-I want
to make a statement to you endorsing
Nerv.Worth. the wonderful nerve tom
ic you have for sale at your store,
have suffered for seven months with
Eczema-attendance of five dIfterent
doctors did me no good. All the medis
cine prescribed never reached my
case. could not say too much in
Nerv-Worth's favor. i had q stub
born case OF Eczema. For two weeks
/ sat in chair with my eyes swollen
shut-entirely closed. Was afraid 10
lie down on account OF smothering.
! have not used quite one bottle OF
Nerv-Worth. My nerves are as steady
us clock and ! sleep all night. Ap-
petite good, general condition improS-
ed. In another month I'm satisfied
Ill return to my trade. During this
terrible suffering of eczema would
scratch and tear my flesh until i tried
your medicine, Nerv-Worth. cheer
fully recommend Nerv-Worth and am
glad to talk to people about its Won
derful curative power.
j. E. SMITH.
Grant Town P. o., West Va, Box los.
Your dollar back at Cranes Drug
Store, Fairmont, IL Wentworth does
not help you.-Advt.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
WHAT IS GOING
ON IN GERMANY
Transitions From Newspa-
pers Received From
Other Side.
Describes Berlin Food
Conditions.

This description of food riot" is
taken from Berlin Vorwaerts:
when towards o'clock the people
arrived in large numbers they were
greeted with the announcement that
no more food was to be had. Very
many persons who had been hard at
work in the whole OF the forenoon,
and who had taken advantage OF the
half hours rest interval to hurry to the
food kitchen, were obliged to return
to work with empty stomachs.
"Thc matter was further aggravat-
cd by the circumstance that as the
mat and potato coupons had been
cut of and retained by the authori-
ties in advance for the whole week,
these unfortunates were deprived of
even the possibility Of obtaining the
food elsewhere.
at was therefore not at all surpris-
ing that number of the city's disap-
pointed guests should have vented
their dissatisfaction in no uncertain
manner. and that considerable dam
age was caused to the windows of
the food hall before the police contriv-
cd to dispense the angry people.
in the interest OF the public peace,
We would earnestly warn the city au-
thorities against n repetition Of such
cases OF faulty organization, at the
same time reminding them that things
other than windows have frequently
been broken in the course of popular
tumult."
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
WIASH lINGTON NEWS =
GOSSIP ~ sEzzzzs ss59zs s15za:

Ore Of the interesting ard amusing
bits Of debates IN the House at the
close OF last week was occasioned by
lie reading IN that body oi news and
editorial comment on the action OF
the House committee on the military,
at the request OF member Of that
committee. Representative Adam Il.
Littlepa2e. OF West Virginia. The arti-
cies in question asserted that some
members Of The committee. Mr.. Little
page included. were traitors TO their
country because they voted that not
more than fifty per cont. OF the gem
cral stan OF the army should reside In
Washington. The comments OF the
Chicago paper were fairly raw, but the
debate they caused in the House can.
net be asid to have been other than
laughablc. That is true as to effect.
The protectarts we're serious enough,
goodness knows. Their complaints
were profounGcd fearful and splendi.
ferously patriotic. Congressman Lit
tlepage, who perpetrated the discus
sion, gave up his life willingly several
times in the advanced trenches of his
country. He said: Ever since l en-
tered Congress have struggled to be
honest" So great was the gravity OF
the debate that this delightful allu-
sion escaped all but few. Mr.. Little.
page would have some unknown often.
der in the press gallery expelled. The
Hon. Percy Quin followed along the
same lines in tones so effeminate end,
at the same time so profane that only
the staid Congressional Record could
carry his remarks through the mails
and get by with it. The whole thing,
as usual amounted to naught, as It de-
served.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
yh@FFyLaIlBf5
.iaSPeQFBz.(.

Michigan university has raised an.
other Sisler. It's about time for Au.
gusta 70 come across with another
~.
"a promoter offers $4,000 for a Glib.
bons-DaTcy bout in Milwaukee. Mon.
ey must be cheap there.
1--WE didn't mean all OF tho minors, ("
saya DaYe Fultz. We thought you
We're spoofing, Dave.
The fellow who comes away from
2 modern boxing match usually looks
like the before part OF 0 beforeand.af.
ter:taking ad.
Johnny Evers wants to become a
baseball writer. II Johnny got along
With editors as well as he does with
umpires, the Office where he worked
would need a peace commission on the
Job.
Revenge IS sweet. Yale swimmers
WIN from Brown. ;
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

Parker Hamlin, who told the police
that he came here from Hinton paid $4S
to play game that he said that the
boys in Hinton didn't know anything
about. Two strangers introduced him
to it at the Union Station. There are
no clues. -.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
Normal Reserves to
Play Salem Reserves

The Normal Reserves will meet the
Salem College Reserves in u game to
be staged on the Normal floor at S:15
this evening. Tho Salem boys are q
fast playing, coed sportsmanlike bunch
and the Normal second team is almost
as fast and accurate as the first string.
An admission OF 10 and Is cents will
be changed for the game this evening.
The Normal mon VINO play are: Ten
nant, Baughman. Miller. Gregg, Fur
bee, Payne and Conway.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

John D. Mollohon has been appoint
ed postmaster at Nebo, Clay county,
succeeding H. C. Jarvis; E. Wilson
Pullen at West Hamlin, Lincoln coun.
ty. succeeding W. F. Tabor; James E.
Potts at Lego, Raleigh county, a new
office; and Lucinda Clark at Daniels,
Raleigh county; Samuel H. Dean at
Oswald; Altha Kinder at Andrew;
Elmo A. Hatcher at Dehue, and Mar
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

Automobile mail service between
Fort Spring and Union, the county seat
of Monroe county, has beer establish.
ed by order Of the Postoftice depart.
ment upon request Of Representative
Littlepage,
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
b. a.. DEFEATS w. e j.

ELkINS, Feb. 12.-W. & ]. was not
fast enough for the d. & E. college
boys and the West Nirginians won
s1.21 in a hard played game hero Sat
urday night. With Saturday nights
victory, Davis and Elklns is further
along toward the state championship,
which she this year seems likely to
win.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

Congressman Edward Cooper in a
speech on the latest tax measure took
whack at the proposition to take
eight per cent. OF the profits of cor
poration over and above $4,000 and
eight per cent. profits. He doesn't
agree with that kind of system OF
taxation and he, told the House so. II
is class stuff, he said. 1t is discrimi,
natory, and he hasn't any use for it.
He applied 1t very thoroughly to West
Virginia. He said there were over
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
VICTORY FOR FAIRvlEw.

FAIRvIEW, Feb. ~. = Fairview
High cleaned up on Morgantown High
Saturday night in the best game play
ed this season on the local floor. Dur
ing the first half the score was tiea
number Of times, the final score be-
ing 1921. Goudin. for Morgantown,
was conspicuous with his field work
and foul shooting.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

A banquet was given Saturday at
the hotel Lafayette by the Delta Chi
fraternity in Washington in honor OF
Representatives Bennett, of New York;
Smith. Of Minnesota, and Nicely, of West
Virginia.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

The Lutherans still lead in the
Church league at the end of their reg
ular schedule but owing to Il number
Of games having been postponed there
are still some matches to he rolled.
These win be made up IS soon as The
Y. Ar. c. y. lnambcT-h,p c1Tpaign is
over next week.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

Representative George NJ. Bowers,
Of the Second district, knowing pretty
we'll that Republican congressman
hasn't much chance to get one of his
own parry appointed TO n postoffice or
any other bit Of patronage, takes de-
light in boosting along a Democratic
constituent WHO has an ambition to
serve tho government. lie goes per.
sonally to the departments for them
and does the best he can. Simon Jesse
Shaver has just been appointed post
master at Fort Scybcrt. Randolph
county. Simon Jesse is q Democrat,
and as n Democrat had to be appoint
ed there. Representative Bowers went
to the front for Rim. He visited the
appointiye powers an dtold them that,
just among Democrats, Simon Jesse
was sure and certain Il worthy aspir-
ant Simon Jesse has received his
commission.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
RDW THEY STAND IN
bowling III! CIRCLES
CHS 2 eople Fighting 1t Out
in the Temple
League. H.,

{ The Owens Bottle trio heads the
race In the Temple league with the
Mouongah Glass team close second.
The Temple team holds third place
by q small margin. Harden, of the
: Backups, has high total OF AIS for the
past week, and Johnson. Of Owens,
: has 453. ~. -
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

urge the claims OF Mrs. Emma Taylor
OF ParkeTsburg, and jeremiah Stew
art, Of Wi!liaMstown.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

George B. Goetz, of Ransom, W. Va,
has been the guest. of Representative
George NJ. Bowers. Mr.. Goetz is a
wealthy manufacturer Of harness and
hardware and has big factory at
Ransom.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

recourse almost exclusively to such
food as can be produced within her
borders" this paper warns in an ar
ticle unsigned by DR.. Michaelis.
"Topnags will be scarce. and deter
ioration Of the exchange rate viii force
US to import as little as possible.
There Will be a scarcity Of grains,
fodder and fats.
Germany cannot produce the nee
essary breadstunfs and fodder even
under normal conditions. 4 fun har-
vest can suffice only when It IS ra-
toned. Even when peace comes il
will be necessary to keep the belt
pulled tight"
To BE Sure.
Tenderfoot-How do you get down
of an elephant?
LiEhtweight-You can't. You have
TO get It of goosc.--Boy's Life.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
chureh .-,nruc s.anaina
l6aiyid.al I4iaa scor.

l6iiyid:al tIigh Score
One gam>- G2rducr, Mouonsah
Glass. Us
Three Gardner, Monongali
Glass, $50.
tiieh Team Score
West Nirginians-Onc game, 677.
Ccnrol. CeaI Co.-Thrcc games.
1919.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

tina Topplns at Hubbardtown; Frank
McTaggart at Eureka; Jacob D. zeig.
Ter at Giles.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

Samuel W. Booher, Jr., of Mounds
vile. has been recommended by Rep
resentative Nicely for appointment as
midshipmen at Annapolis.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

The Ceaser and Des Moines. two ma
val vessels at Alexandria, which were
to have sailed this week with Ameri-
can-Syrians and other refugees to
Mediterranean ports, have been or
dered not to sail. There are probably
fifty Syrians who belong to West Vir-
ginia among these refugees. Most of
them live in Wheeling and towns in
northern West Virginia. Their rela-
tives have been to considerable ex-
pense in arranging for their transpor-
tation. But there is again nothing do
ing in their case for the present.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

The West virginian team is forging
to the front in the contest at the "Y.
Redic rolled high single of 14S Sat
urday night and Barkalow three.gamc
total of $50.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

Special pension bills asking for In
creases to $50 a month have been in.
troduced in the House by Representa-
tive Nicely in favor Of the following
persons: John R. Bungard, of Metz;
jeremiah Bogard, Of Moundsville; As
bury. Mayfield, of Mobley, and Sidney
Merrifield, Of Fairnont
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

HE. Vance, of Wheeling, was in the
city yesterday en- route to New. York.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

Charles L. hardwood has resigned
as postmaster at Eglon, Preston coun
ty.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

Mrs. Martha A. Whetzell, OF Ter
Alta, has been granted pens.Ja
81 month.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
By CHARLES BROOKS SMITH.

I $500 corporations doing business in
that state and that they weren't cor
pcrations in the seusn OF size that the
people mieht DC lead 10 believe. Trey
we're mostly incorporated partner.
ships, he said, MIR. Cooper took the
position that the brunt of the tax would
fall OH the ultimate consumer" but
that tho spirit behind the law was that
OF class and sectionalism. He made
rather unique comparison. The tax
cXempts the farmers and vale he
did not believe that such u tax should
be levied on the farmers any more
than upon other business, he used for
the sake of argument a seversal OF
the proposition, showing how it woulI
work, aud what hurrah of criticism
IL would cause, If 1t were levied on the
farming interests and e2clusirg cor
porations and all others. sail ne
would like to hear the r. OF the
House" on a proposal OF /. It
{ was decidedly clever an line
of argument and attract i at
tention. OF course, Cooper I'd the
raising Of taxes at til ~ustoms
houses.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12
standIna Of lac cIubs
Meekls Sehedule

WEEKS 5ChGuUIc
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. vs.. Plckups.
Neutrality-suspicious. VS.. BARRIERS.
Thursday-Temple VS.. Owens.
Friday-Monongah Glass vs.. X. Of
G.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-02-12

Representative H. C. woodward was
at the Pension Bureau Saturday to
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-09-27

The government needs Farmers ~
we'll ~ Fighters. Two million, three
hundred thousand acres Of Oregon and
California Railroad Co. grant lands.
Title revested in the United States
To be opened for homesteads and sale.
Containing some Of best land left in
United States. Large Copyrighted
Map, showing land by sections and
descriptions Of soil, climate, rainfall,
paid, One Dollar.-Adv.
Grant Lands Locating Co.,
Porand, Ore.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1917-09-27
Wainwright, who has

and family. Wainwright, who has
been visiting up there for the past
week, returned with them.
The two-year-old son Of John Wal
ker, living IL miles northeast of Lin
ton, was brought to the Wolverton
hospital for treatn ent for q very bad
scalp wound received from being kick
ed in the head by horse.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Rowerdink were
up from Strasburg Thursday to meet
their son, William, who is working in
bank at Tappin, N. D. He came
down to bid his brother, George, good
bye. George left with the boys Sat
urday for Camp Dodge.
Miss Laura Petrie left for Evanston,
ILL.,, where she will enter the North
western University as member of the
senior class. She will also visit her
brother, Fred, who is in training in
/! the Officers Training Camp at Fort
F! Smelling.
The Bertheau family received two
large pictures from Herman who is in
the Naval Training camps at the
Great Lakes, one Of his company and
the other birds eye view of the
camp. They have been framed
and are in the furniture store window
s. A. Mikalson and Pat Ryan came
down from Hazelton Wednesday anc
brought with them man who gives
his name as E. j. Dahlen, of Albert
Lea, MINI. /, and who seems to be par
TALLY demented. After an investiga
ton it was found best to give hin
transportation and let him go to hi
homestead at Halliday, N. D.
F. C. eau, one of our local con
tractors, and Miss Caroline Hollwortl
left for South Dakota Monday noon il
Fred's big six Studebaker car. Mr.
eau will be gone about week, Will
Miss Caroline may stay month o
six weeks visiting with her sisters
, Mrs. Mas and Mrs. Lawien.
G. L. Acheson, of the Dale country
was q business visitor in Linton las
Wednesday. He reports that Their
is considerable fax in that part of tn
| country that looks like it might nc
:. ripen this fall. Also that some fla
: had been about destroyed by gras:
t hoppers.
Mrs. F. B. Streeter and daught {:
Beverley, returned Monday noon frol
E a three days visit at Minneapolis IN
n Fort Smelling with Mr.. Streetcr
k While there they had the privilege {
: visiting the trenches recently dug b
e the officers in training, also to 81
the French Officer Cheffaud instru'
and demonstrate the different methot
of hand-grenade throwing. The tr
> to the Fort is certainly well worth tai
ing. Mrs. Lester Briggle, who a
- companied them, stayed over for
y further visit with relatives. While
the city the ladies were the guests
= the Edward Braddock home, form
g Emmons County people, and were &c
!. tainly loyalty entertained.
Vice President Marshall sugges
sending some of the windy senate
to France with the aviation corp
Up We had thought of recommending q
to other place, but too much wind mig
IS, blow out the fire.