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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-19
BALL WAS
 AN ENJOYABLE AFFAIR

DOUGLAS, March 19.-NIore than forty couples attended the masquer- ade ball given in the Eagles Hall Saturday evening under the auspices of the Swedish Order of Vasa. Clowns in the motley costumes of modern day circuses and garbs of an. cient day testers vied with knights, summer girls, Irish biddies and flow CT girls for recognition from the judgesRwho found their task a diff. ficult one when the time for decid. ing prize winners arrived. As one of the first masque parties which has been given for many day the affair Saturday evening was espec. ially we'll attended.
 Prize winners for the evening and the valuable prizes awarded each were as follows: Mrs. Forrest of Juneau, Ladies first-umbrella. Fritz Lindreth, Gentleman's first-fountain pen. Mrs. Carl Carlson-most comi- cal iady character Orish wash wo. manC-cake plate. Mir. Rundquist- most comical gentleman (clown) - prizc-gold cuff links and tie pin.
 Punch was served throughout the evening and dancing continued un. til a late hour to excellent music. Close on to fifty dollars was taken in from the sale of tickets alone.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-19
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tics prepared by the Bureau of La Dor Statistics. The increase was greater than for the three years previous combined. The four years gain was 30 per cent. Every food staple except coffee and tea ad- yanced during the year Onions and potatoes led with increases of more than 30 per cent.
 Some of the advances were: Sir loiu. : per cent; round steak, s per cent; rib roast. s per cent; duck roast : per cent; pork chops 10 per cent; bacon, s per cent; ham, per cent; lard. 22 per cent; hens, 16 per cent; salmon ' per cent; eggs. g per cent; butter IS per cent; cheese 27 per cent; milk, Il per cent; bread 13 per cent; flour, 3S per cent; corn meal. 23 per cent; potatoes. 57 per cent; beans, 39 per cent; prunes 3 per cent: raisins, 16 per cent; sugar, 16 per cent.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-19

TWO IN ONE = The EMPIRES way for everybody. The EMPIRES lads" keeps the housewife informed of all sales and the news columns are right up to the minute on the days news.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-19
LATE FERRY TONIGHT

DOUGLAS, March 19.-In order to accommodate Juneau people who at. tend the dance tonight given by the A. c. Club at the Natatorium here the ferry Gent will make a late trip, leaving here afte, the close of the dance but not before all attendants of the latter have ample time to reach the ferry landing from the Nat" All preparations for the biz ball tonight are complete, the Nat" is nicely decorated and a splendid time is promised all who attend. IL will be a program dance-sixteen reguar and four extra numbers The admission is $1 for gentlemen, but no charge will be made for the la. dies. It will not be a "swallowtair function, although there has been no order issued barring such attire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-19
MEAT PACKERS
 THREATENED IN
 MANY LETTERS
Special Guards Placed About the Homes of Chicago Men Who
 Are in Danger.

CHICAGO. March l9 = Threaten ing letters which have been received by Chicago financial leaders have Eeen turned over to the federal sec. ret service men, and operatives are seeking the authors. Among those who are said to have been singled out for attack were Joseph P. Griffin, president of the Chicago Board of Trade; J. ogden Armor, head of Armor & Co.,, packers; and Nelson Morris, chairman of the board of directors of Morris & Co.,, packers.
 Guards have been placed at the homes of the men against whom the threats were directed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-19
ST. PATRlcKs PARTY

DOUGLAS, March 19.- About twenty lady friends of Mesdames Benson and Galwas enjoyed a most pleasant afternoon at the home of the former Saturday. Sewing and games formed the pastime of the af. ternoon. prizes for which were awarded to Mrs, Christmas as win. ner of the first, and to Miss Kor- mig, the consolation prize. The rooms were decorated in shamrock in keeping with the spirit of the occas- ion, March F. and each guest was given St. Patrick favor.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-19
DOUGLAS NOTES

Mayor NJ. J. OConnor left on the Princess Sophia yesterday on a hurried business trip to Seattle. He will be abseut about three weeks.
 Joe De Hulster a Belgian, cele. brated St. Patricl.'s Day in an up- roaricus manner so much so that he was arrested for disordcrly con. duct. In court this morning he was mined $1O. Joe's face is quite fa- miliar in the local courts where he plays frequent engagements.
 E. A. Dad" Heath, at one time engaged in the newspaper business at Ketchikan, was a caller on the Island this morning. He is now engaged in the mercantile business.
 The children of the Douglas Par ochial school are enjoying a holiday today in honor of Father Bruckert's birthday. Yesterday the children presented the Reverend gentleman with a beautiful decoration of flow CTS for the altar accompanying their gift with a fegtal song and presen. tation speech.
 J. Brennan, an employee of the Treadwell mines, had the misfor- tune to have his toe painfully crushed while at work Saturday night. He entered the hospital for treatment, but was able to leave again this morning.
 Mrs. Cornelia Templeton Hatcher, president of the Woman's Christian Un;on in Alaska, expects to arrive on Gast.neRu Channel en-
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-19
FORECAST OF EVENTS
 ON ISLAND FOR WEEK

Monday DOUGLAS, March 19.-St, Patrick's Ball in Douglas Natatorium under the auspices of the Alaska Catholic Club this evening. The national col. or will predominate in decoration, A most enjoyable time assured. City Council meets in the Council chambers of City Hall this evening at o'clock.
 Tuesday
 TREADWELL, March 2O.-Boys' gymnasium class meets at Treadwell hall this afternoon.
 "Wednesday TREADWELL, March 21.-Regular Wednesday club dance will be held at the TreadweiI hall this week. The Island W. C. T. U. will meet at the home of Mrs. Esman Wed. ncsday afternoon at 2:3O o'clock. All interested arc invited to at tend.
 Thursday
 TREADWELL. March %. - St. Luke'S Guild will meet at 2:SO this afternoon.
 The Ladies' gymnasium class will meet at the hall this afternoon. Swimming will follow, provided the water system is working on that date.
 DOUGLAS, March 22.-Meeting of A. c. c. in club rooms, this ey- ening.
 Friday
 TREADWELI. March 2S.-Ladies' Day at Tread sell Natatorium.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-19
MOTOR MACHINE GUN
 COMPANY IN NEW YORK
 WILL NOW BE ORGANIZED

NEW YORK, March 19.-W. B. Thompson plans toorganize a motor machine gun company of 15O men, to be independent of any other un- its of the New York militia. The company will be supported entirely by private funds.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-19

w. Martin Grocery and General Store Douglas Alaska, calls particular attention to the value of N C. R. receipts when selling goods to children.
 He says that the N C. R. receipt all the protection he needs when selling to children If the child loses part of the money or spends penny for candy the amount of the purchase printed figures protects hmand hsds just much protection to the child as it is to the merchant
 Mr. Martin also places much value on the record he gets every time one of the receipts is prntedsay such record of his daily business worth thousands of dollars to him--wonders how any merchant gets along without it.
 Mr. Martin uses complete National Cash Register and all the supplies that go with it.
 The National Cash Register Company
 SIDNEY S. JACOBS, Alaska Agent
 433 Godstein Block ,s Juneau, Alaska
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-19
WEDDING IN DOUGLAS

DOUGLAS, March 19.-Carl An ton Grastad and Mrs. Violet Argyle Hill, both of Juneau, were united in marriage Saturday by Rev. Martin l.. Larson in his home in the Luth- eran Church. John Leidy and Mrs Amanda Anderson signed the cer- tificate as witnesses. Mir and Mrs. Grastad will make their home in Juneau.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-19
WORD FROM M. s. HUDSON

DOUGLAS. March 19-According to good news received this week from NJ. S. Hudson of the Nevada Creek properties, the writer is rap idly recovering from rheumatism at Memo, California, and expects to return to Douglas about May 1.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-19
ROOSEVELT HAS ADOPTED
 TWENTY BELGIAN CHILDREN

NEW YORK, March 19.-Colonel Roosevelt has adopted" 20 Belgian children until the end of the war by contributing to provide each child with food.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-19
TO
 KEEP GUARDSMEN TO
 THEIR FULL FORGE

BOSTON, Mass, March 19.- By direction of Governor Mccall, Ad. jutant General Gardner W. Pearson wrote the War Department today for authority to recruit and maintain the Massachusetts units of the Ma. tional Guard, mustered into Federal service last summer under a call of President Wilson, at the strength au- thorized in the call. This action was taken, it was explained as a preparedness measure.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-19
AERIAL COAST PATROL
 IS FORMED AT YALE

NEW YORK, March 19.-A sec ond coast patrol unit has been or ganized at Yale University, the Aero Club of America announced here last night.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-19
Bureau of Labor Shows Nineteen Per Cent. in the Year which
 Ended Jan. 15.
ALL STAPLES WENT UP
Onions and Potatoes Led with Increases of More Than Fifty
 Per Cent.

WASHINGTON. March 19.-Retail food prices in the United States ad- vanced 19 per cent in the year end ing January 15, as shown in statis-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-16
Causes of War.

Tie horrors of the Indian mutt
nv viii still be remembered, anA
The caase which led to it is a mat
Ter Of history. Cartridges creased
with cow lat were served out to
he sepoys. who refused to uss
hem on tie ground that the cow
vas a sacred animal. Almost with
out any warming ne terrible massa-
eres .o.ioH cj. w'xch we're only
avenged al ~ enormous expendi-
ture o. live and money.
The war when deluced Austria
and Prussia with blood in 1866 en-
anatel in lie former failing TO an
swer qaee 81 asked by the latter.
In the sprlar of that year tie Aus
TRANS beeal 10 arm ye-y speedily
and powe.f llv. AMI the Prussians
wanted t. aow the reason. TO
this they roa.1 give no reply, and
Prussia, t akng it was an un-
friendlg AL mcnacing action,
brought about tie cory campaign.-
London Iit-I}its.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-16

An interesting feature OF telas
rapher's cramp is that certain let
ters are nearly always the stumbling
block. The most frequent are {
and Y-that is, the code signals
used for these letters. When {
sender begins 10 be Conscious
about so common a letter as c his
case soon becomes hopeless. Anoth
er form of cramp attacks the re
ceiyer of the message. 1t takes the
form OF inability to write fasl
enough to take down & message
quickly transmitted. TINS is easily
understood when it Is remembered
that "a receiver often has to write
continuously to code dictatlon, so &c
speak. for hours a. a time. Th.
strain involved is enormous ana
leads fai..v eommonly to what i
practically forln of nervous break.
dovn-D1ndee Advertiser
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-16
4 BUDDING GENIUS.
Ambitions and Hard Work Of the Bey
Saint Gaudens.

Immediately on being appren-
ticed to Avet | applied for admis-
sion TO the drawing school of 8
Cooper institute, and every eye'r
ing after my return from work at
o'clock and hasty tea | went
down there. where my artistic edu-
cation began.
can recall there the kindly i'm
preston produced on me by Abram
3. Hewitt "a he glanced at me dur.
ing some function. Father at tina.
time was rlaklng shoes for th'
Cooper family. and suppose tha'
that is Why he looked at me- The
feeling of profound gratitude for
the help which | have had from
that institution abides with me to
this day.
1t was during the next two OF
three years that my first aspirations
and ambitions made themselves
felt. l became q terrific worker
toiling every night until IL O'Clock
after the Cooper institute was over.
in the conviction that in me anoth.
er heaven born genius had been
given to the world.
/ can recall thinking in public
conveyances that if the men stand.
ing on the platform around me
could realize how great a genius
was rubbing elbows with them in
the quiet looking boy by their side
they would be profoundly impress.
ed. AS result, | was so exhausted
by the confining work of cameo
cutting by day and by drawing a.
night that in the morning l was
literally dragged out of bed by
mother, pushed over to the wash
stand, where | gave myself a cate
lick somehow or other, driven to
the seat at the table, administered
my breakfast, which consisted of
tea and large quantities of the long
French loaves of bread with. butter,
cnd tumbled downstairs, out into
the street, where / awoke.-"Rem-
iniscences of Augustus Saint Gan
dens in Century.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-16
4 STUDENT jo.,E.
Conspiracy of SiIenee Thz. P.t ths
Profrsscr In a Panic

fTcTrSScr In Panic.
Professor Elias LOOMS for myn-
years occupied the chair OF astrd ~
my at Yale and was the author of
the well known series of mathemat-
ical text books.
Professor Loomis repeated each
year to the junior class a course Of
lectures or physics. The lectures
were illustrated By experiments,
and in one on compressed air be
explained the principle of the well
known air gun.
The students of each succeeding
class as they entered the room for,
this particular lecture found on the
side of the room remote from the
platform a small target. After ex-
planning the operation of the gun
Professor Loomis was in the habit
of landing three of its projectiles
with mathematical accuracy in sthe
center OF the bullseye.
The professor was always ap-
plauded for this feat, but his grim
face. covered By q tightly drawn
skin Of parchment hue, never show
ed the slightest sign of qualification
or recognition of any kind. To him
it was apparently only scientific
experiment to be exactly demon
strated
One class of Juniors, however,
who had learned of the immemorial
incident from the then seniors, at
tempted a little experiment OF
their own, the subject being matho-
matical and scientific human na-
ture.
Three puffs from the air gun, and,
although the students saw that tho
bullseye was perforated as usual,
there was not sound of applause
Professor Loomis looked a moment
at tie clas. in startled way, then
at the target, and then, with a de-
gree of emotion he had never be-
fore shown, exclaimed:
Didn't It hit? Didn't it hitl
Didn't it hit 2"
\ roar IF laughter, followed by
evon iaerc han the usual applause,
showed the professor that he had
aot lost hi mathematical accuracy.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-16
Chireee Worship cf Ancestors.

The one spiritual force that DOM I
mates evc7v class of society in Chi :
IA is ance or worship. In the Chi >
nese RELIGION there is no other thatt
can take it, place for moment. AZ
man may or may not worship idols. 4
lie may express his utter skeptic-1
ism about them or profess belief in
them No one cares what hsS
thinks. Let him, however, neglect :
the worship Of the dead and he il =
looked upon and pointed to with
the bitterest scorn both by his own /.
relations and by his neighbors. The
worst taunr that the heathNn can
hurl against the Christian, and the
one that siings him most, is the
sneering statement that he has no
ancestors.-New York Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-16

duction is laid IN the mountains or
North Caroli'4a and centecs around
the activities of a band of moon
sinners, who are routed by stall
wart young man from up east"
md who carries away the pride or
the mountains IS his prize. Mr.
Lockwood plays the role of the
hero, and OF course Miss Allison Is
the prize.
This feature is one after Miss
Allison's own heart She is seen In
many interesting situations in the
great outdoors. the lie she loves in
reality. There are many exciting
moments and some daring riding
on the part OF Miss Allison, who Is
always at home in the saddle. she
also displays her prowess when
she comes TO the rescue or her
champion, Just when he is being
bested in a terrific encounter.
The Masked Rider" promises TO
lie one OF the best productions In
which Miss Allison and Mr.. Lock-
wood have yet appeared.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-16

The nntrles Is iae Eernc' OF II
fruit OF several spccies OF trees
growing wild in .tsia. .Africa and
America. The cultivated nutmeg
tree is from fifty to seventy-fve
feet high end produces fruit 10
sixty years. TIE fruit is Of tht
size and appearance Of round5i
pear, yellow in color Tie fesh5
part - the frnt a rather hard a1o
resembles candied citrol. Witbir
ia the nut. enveloped IN tie clrioot
yeliowioh rcd a1il luoVn II us
mace. Tp to 1896 the D4tca, r. II
in possession q! toe islands p.o4ue
ing lie oniy valuable earie,y Of tht
na5meg, .ealousl, : ca - pre,en.
the carr"iae of,,he tree = wi. :
seed II II ITO - territory nc.
pendent II i4.ra
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-16
The Clever Weaver Bird.

An interesting bird is the yves,
er." 1t seems to be fond Of max
ing enormous nests merely for the
purpose of exercise in the art of
construction. Supply &ese birds
with strings and straw, land they
will use them up rapidly .sand their
fabric is woven with . Perfectness
that is astonishing. In some coun-
tries it is the custom of the weaver
birds TO colonize and build one bic
fiat topped platform, two or three
yards across, which is so admirably
put together as to shed the rain a
well as any roof could do. Under
this. roof they make individual pock-
ct shaped nests, bringing up under
this unique structure large and
interesting family Of little weavers.
There is another bird, called the
ea5&r,S which, instead Of weaving
h1Rt, ,.incloses / in hie leaves and
ltd les the lulicr ec1h"r wits
lan fbers, iusi rs a. wcaid sew .
Eof cloth.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-16

"0h. 90; e. fever trust ny hus
oaul again zee. convinced ne e
carr ins On Fita lie coo1."
"baat ma os You thile thGtT'
last uiEat he kissed me n tAs
iaFk. - Fues slnde Batter
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-16
NcgrIy through.

A stranger entered q church
the middle - tie sermon AID ses
ed himself IN the oack pew. Aft
awhile he beear IL fIeet Ieani-
over 10 the wh..e haired ran a.
side, evidently IN oil ber q
the congregation. he d:
"lio" long hGs 10 )reacL
incs
"Thlrty or fol.v thinl
- old man - ed 1 don
] exactly
ii stay t,.ea. decided thr
st lger. O. must be nearll
done. ."-EyerYbodY's Magazine.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-16
A Circus Aorse IN sastlo.

Colonel Charles Marshall, vino
was aid-de-carnp to General Robert
E. Lee and who went through the
battles of the war with bis chief
told the following amusing story Of
his experience with new horse
His old horse had been shot from
under him in the fght of the pre-
vious day, and he had taken posses
sion of an animal that seemed 10
suit tho work. In the battle a few
hours later he was riding across {
field in which there were numerous
stumps.
Suddenly the performance open
ed. The guns TUared, and the air
was filed with smoke and noise
Before Colonel Marshall knew
what was happening the horse had
his four feet on one of the stumps
and was gaylt dsNcing in circle
In the meantime the firing was IN
creasing, and the situation was any.
thing but comfortable. But the
horse kept on az il he were enjoy
Ing it,
ct was not until afterward," saio
Colonel Marshall. chat | found The
horse bal ca-cd to circus snt
had been train6l TO do this re-
amid the Cror Of Common"
Sorks and the Coin.
Place two forks with their prong
one set over the other and slip o
coin between the middle prongs o.
the forks. Then place the coin
fiat on the rim o. a wineglass O.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-16
His Clu-

Have you ever stepped q
@nk-- he bcsaa and then -
hted.
~sWell,- che urged. &C. or Wiz
Rere you going To 81, =
Il BEG your pardon, 3" he reH
i was a.out 70 ask vna $50.
You had ever stopped u taiak
something. hut ! misht have Aoaa
that you never did"
sAnd vou mean u iasinaete =
Enever think? ?" she demanded
~Oh. no, no. not at I'll" he rpads
haste to assure her. i only mean
that women don't have to stop talk
Inc to think, for we al know thai
they do think sometimes.
And yet he wonders why abs
AGtes him.-Cleveland Leader.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-16

Whoever knows anything about
the small 5ov and his pride in biz
first pair OF irousers will recognize
the truth of story the philadsle
phia Ledger prints.
Tommy was at Sunday school In
his first ''real" clothes. A picture
of lot Of little angels was before
the class, and the teacher asked
Tommy if he would not like to be
one.
mo, ma'am," replied Tomlay
after inspe, ting the picture.
"Not wart t. be an angel, Tom.
myw reproachcG TIE teacher. "Why
not p u
"'Cause "a have 70 give up N
~ pants" said Tommy saeeH J
-, -- ~
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-16
1.-THE MASKED RIDER"
A REAL WCNOERPLAY

New lockWood-Allison Feature
From Metro Brims With Thrills.
May Allison, one of the most
charming and gifted stars of the
screen, who made her debut on the
Metro program in THE Come
Back" sharing the stellar honors
with Harold Lockwood, will make
her bow in a second Metro wonder
play when "The Masked Rider"
just completed, is released early
next month. The story of this pro-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1917-11-16

pushing it outward unit
the two circumferences are touch
ing externally. IN this position,
shown in the illustration, the fof
will remain in equilibrium, and t.
water may be poured steadily iro
the glass into another without a''
saarhinO the coin or the two FORKS
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-01-10
Everyone Should
Drink Hot Water
in the Morning
Wash away all the stomach, liver
and bowel poisons before
breakfast

To teel your best day n and day out.
70 feel clean inside; 10 sour bile 10
coat you- tongue and sicken your breath
or dull YOUR head: no consttpa ton. bill
!ous attacks. sick headache, colds.
rheumatism or sassy. acid stomach.
YOU must battle on the inside like you
battle outside. This is vastly more i'm
portant, because the skin pores do not
absorb impurities into the blood. while
the bowel pores do. says a weN-known
physician.
To keep these poisons and toxins well
flushed from the stomach. liver. kid
neys and bowels, drink before break
fast each day a glass Of hot water with
a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate in
it. This will cleanse, purify and fresh
en- the entire alimentary tract, before
putting more food into the stomach.
Get a quarter pound OF limestone
phosphate from your pharmacist. 1t is
inexpensive and almost tasteless, eX-
cept a sourtsh twinge which is not un-
pleasant Drink phosphated hot water
every morning to rid your system of
these vile poisons and toxins; also TO
prevent their formation.
To feel like young folks feel; like
YOU felt before your blood, nerves and
muscles became saturated with an &C
.cumulation of body posons, begin this
treatment and above all, keep 1t up! AS
soap and hot water act on the skin
cleansing, sweetening and purifying. 81
limestone phosphate and hot water be
fore breakfast, act on the stomach, liv.
err kidneys and bowels.