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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10
Hi. GILL. BOOB. CROOK, OR BOTH?

There has been time within a dozen years when ccngliet of opinion and comment could be as contradictory furious any place or about anything as would characterize a discussion of "Hi Gill by a half dozen or more Seattle men There are many who believe him to be a crook. There are others who believe shat he has roJected crooks and crOokedness because he has needed the influence of crooks in his political game but that he has personally prof tied from crooEedness There are others who be- leve that he was careless to personal pOliti cal profit but that he has protected crooks and crook edness through sort Of public spiritedneSs because he believed them be necessary to municipal pros pcrity There are others who say that he pro tected crooks crookcIness and that if there have been such in Seattle he did not known about them. Nearly all Of the latter class would tell you, however that Hi is a wise old Mike; that he does not know about the works under the cover of Seattle is not worth knowing Hundreds of businesses hold Co this doctrine They will admit that "H has been little mite loose. and has peculiar ideas about what is moral and what not but" they will say he has been crooked tolerated crooks when he knew what they doing" At the time they will tell you that Hi is a wise. old Mike; what he does not know Seattle than any one else on earth" They will aver that he is one of the "smartest' in the city and that none is so well qualified to make good Mayor.
 But this by no means completes the many con tCtiDg and contrary opinions of "HT Gill. There are many ana tlelE NQLDeE growing lAal WHO CONtS!lu that Hi Gill has been greatly overratcI" They will tell you tha, he is little man." wi;h just enough of political cunning Co get by" most of the time. They do not believe that he has stolen money par. tcipated graft profits. but that friends who serve him in elections have pulled wool his eyes. They will say that this is hard to do, because the man is not big, and does want to know anything eX- cept what would serve in perpetuatng him in office.
 However regardless Of which bunch Of theorists is nearest correct the number arriving the conclusion that Mayor Gill is either a crook" boob" and possibly both. is constantly growing. Those holding this belief will tell you that there has been more crookedness under Gill administrations than under all others during the last dozen years and they will say that it Gill as his friends say he is heI knows all about the crOokedness and could put his finger the crooks. They will tell you that if heI tells the truth when he says that he knew nothing the troubles that led Co the Wappensten di6acle or those just odoriterous, while spend ing much of his time with the main actors in the crOOkedness then he is boob" and does not know enough to be Mayor Of big city.
 The troubles that gre enguldng the reformed" Gnl's admnisration-the third one. all tod-are serv ing those who refuse to go further than to contend that Sea;tles Mayor IS either boob" or crook" or both. and le, it go that.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10
THE VIRTUES OF PLAIN LIVING

The Association of Life Insurance Presidents is an organization comprising practically all the companies which carry the life insurance Of the United States and the United States. with less than oneitteenh of the worlds population now has more life insurance in force than all the Of the world This assoca- ton had meeting in New York the other day, and in canyassing the conditions of their business had con- siderable to say about the habits of the people af fected by the popular protest against the high Of living
 The prevailing opinion seems to have been that the protest ought work the advantage of the life insuring business by promoting planer living. Mir Day declared the life insurance companies cannot view with indifference he great modern American sin of extrayagance" urging that it is their duty to make an extra and permanent effort "to check the extra ordinary wastefulness of people, Mir Rittenhouse devoted his address to deterioration Of Americans as effected by this manner Of living illustrated by the fact that in every thirteen of the 100000 persons annually examined for life insurance is re- jected
 According to him the composite physical American
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10
WHY NOT A MODERN RUSH
CSt. Louis Republic)

The Students Council Of Washington Uniyersit! ordered a flag rush for December % against the eN pressed will of the freshmen and sophOmOres, who were to do the fighting The rush off We quote from an afternoon paper:
 The Sophomores. after the fight
 dered by the Student Council, erected in the
 rayine an eght-tOOt board fence, making an
 inclosure 10 by 25 feet, and on the inside
 they erected their flag pole. platform three
 feet wide was built inside the !nclOsure, on
 which the sOphOmOres stood to defend their
 flag. They beat off the attacking freshmen
 with pieces Of onehalf-nch rope, with knot
 in the end
 No better way to court injury could be con ceived than this plan or campaign with boards to riT off and platforms to surmount. defended by excited men with knotted ropes in their hands Strangely enough, the casualty list not long The uncOv enanted mercy of Providence came 10 the The Knocking out" of three sophCmOres and the probable destruction of freshman's eye complete the list o injuries; but 1t might easily have been both longer and serious.
 Properly organized and polced. class rushes af ford an excellent tonic to class spirit and depend able satetyvaye for eXhuberant energies. Why doesn the Students Council modernize its rush. and make it sack rush an open field, with upper cassmen scattered about police to fair play and preserve discipline.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10

Officer Gas company is temporarily about to vacate trench which had been reported mineO-You two will remain here and if there Is any ex- plosion you will blow whistle, you understand?
 Private Spudds-"Yes sor! Will we blow 1t going up or coming down sorr?-(London Opinion.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10
Form in Line, Men! Don't Shove

l have been able to accumulate $8.OOO above all expenses during the last year and hope with your help during 1917 to make my deposits $9,OOO. You might as well give me your money fer honest work as to let someone sNln you out of it and get nothing in return. l became uLe father of my thirteenth child last week and during these times Of high cost of living you know l. need the laUuey. So bring in your work socn. IL is not necessary to tell you that this child is the most beau tiful in the world, for it looks just like it's father. SAMMY, THE TAIL OR-Zanesyille Original Cut Price CIeancr.-(Adv. in Zauesyillc (Ohio) Sunday News.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10
CLOSE CALL FOR
 YANKEE ENGINEERS

LONDON, Jan. 1O.-Seventy-fvo American engineers who escaped from the Rumanion oil fields during the German invasion have arrived at Gothenburg on their way home, according to a dispatch to the Morn ing Post from Stockholm. The en- gineers quit the oil fields at the last minute, they say, and several per
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10

his five-foot wife wash the dishes.
 Home is usually a place where q man can do his grumbIing after he has used up all his good humor on his fool friends
 There are not ten men in hun drcd who know how to repeat the Ten Commandments. And that is ten more than know how to obey them.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10
ALASKA COAL LANDS
Seattle Post.IntelIlgencerl

Seattle POSt-lnteligenCerD
 Alaska wants ample fuel and cheap fuel for it's industry, for its mines, and especially its winter mining and it wants cheap coal for smelling.
 In 1915 Alaska produced and shipped out $30O0O- 900 worth of copper ore The for the current year will probably be approximately $4OOOOOOO There is demand for Alaska smelterS to handle a part of these values in The government coal mines now being operated under process of development will relieve emergent situation, supply the navy and tend lower scale of prices, but the great bulk of Alaska coal measures remains practically undsturbed
 It is evident that if this needed development is to take place leasing conditions must be such that capital will be attracted. If the government has made a mistake in a conservative view of what a coal lease should provide 1t should remedy the difficulty with out delay and free the great territory from restrictive laws and red tape at whatever points experience and necessity may determine
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10
ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS
 AND KILLS MOTHER

NORTHFIELD, Minn., Jan. 10.- Herbert Edgar, 16 years old, acci- dentally shot and killed his mother with a revolver, as she was prepar- ing the dinner in her home here to- day,
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10

John L. Sullivan is said now to find his greatest pleasure in feeding chickens on his Massachusetts farm. morning after morning" There was time when the great John L. didn't enjoy anything the morning after"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10

It has been figured out that 1t cost just $7OOO to discover America The Cleveland Plain Dealer says that is what 1t to finance the trip of discovery Mr. C. Columbus was evidently a better sailor than promoter.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10
The Limit!

Smith is a quarrelsOme guy isn't he?" remarked Brown.
 should say he was" agreed Jones. "Why, even his own state ments conflict"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10
OooH

The man who retains Guerin & Rarret. of Chicago, the Chicagos law firm, as his attorneys. will have to do just that little thing if they lose the case.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10
Our Daily Snecial.

There Is Many a Slip Between the Cup and the Lip When You Have Not the Price.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10
Playing Lroesus

Huh (just starting for office)-By they way, was there any of that boiled squash left over from dinner last night'
 Wife-Yes, dear. Why?
 Hub-I want to put q little on my moustache to make my business as soclates thing We can afford eggs (Boston Transcript)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10
Oh Alvinl

We are informed on reliable in- formation that Alvin Kerst at Green vile, Ohio.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10

sons were killed when the rear car of their train was shattered by the German artillery fire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10
By Heck

Ry Cornstubble has a farm near Utica, III.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10

The people of Seward ought to aid the organization of athletic clubs to the full There is nothing more needed to keep from being morbid during the dark evenings In small towns little feelings sometimes creep in that hurt efforts of this kind. One person. for instance, might think that few taking too much of the lead that there is ciQusm something like that Such little feelings hurt like the deuce iu small communities and the thought that should be kept uppermost is that pastimes would be good fo- everyone. Athletics the most wholesome and ef- fectiye pastme.- Steward Gateway0
 We will soon return to the days of the Confeder- acy, when carried our money to market in basket and brought our purchases home in an envelope, Savannah Press0
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10
BITS OF BY-PLAY By Luke MCLuke Copyright for Cincinnati En-
 Quirer.
Is That So!

L8 LUdI OU' - We know that 1t is pretty cold up there right now. And we also know that if you need any fishing tackle when you are in Stevens Point, Wis, you will have to C., Jack Frost.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10
Where,s Them There Chainsl

It is none of our business, of course. But Miss Eula Ford, of Chi cago, has a cousin named Nan Skid more.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-01-10
Names Is Names

Faith Hieronymus lives at Enid Okla.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-05
QUICK RELIEF FROM
CONSTIPATION
Get DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets

That is the joyful cry of thousands
since Dr.. Edwards produced Olive
Tablets, the substitute ior calomel.
DR.. Edwards, a practicing physician
for II years and calomels old.tlme
enemy, discovered the formula for Olive
Tablets while treating patients tor
chronic constipation and torpid livers.
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets do not
contain calomel, but healing, soothing
vegetable laxative.
No gripping is the keynote" of these
little sugar.coated, olive-colorcd tab
lets. They cause the bowels and liver to
act normally. They never force them
to unnatural action.
If YOU have dark brown mouth"-a
bad breath-a dull. tired teeling-sick
headache-torpid liver and are consti-
pased, you'll find quick, sure and only
pleasant results from one or two little
DR.. Edwards Olive Tablets at bedtime.
Thousands take one OF two every
night Just to keep right. Try them.
lOc and 25c per box. All druggists
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-05
EXPLOSION MAY
RESULT FATALLY
HELEN AND MILDRED ARNOLD OF
lockwood, SERIOUSLY BURNED
SATURDAY
when Gas Main Which Was Being Be
paired Burst and Gas Ignited-
Other Pike News

An explosion IF the gas main OF the
Vest Virginia Trlction & Electric com
pauy on Cherry Tree street and EdGins-
Ton Lane. EdE7Sn"d. resulted quite SER
i,usly for Isaac Tuttlc, Elm Grove. Ed
ward yelling. Park View. ard helen
and Mildred Arnold If EdEington Lane.
Tho explosion occurred about 4:t1
o'clock Saturday afternoon while Mr..
Tutrlc and Mr.. WcllinE were making re-
pairs - a high pressure main. tn"
ra,usr IF the explosion - not Known
hi, Immediately after II happened IN"
r3s burst. into flames. completely "nTel-
CHING Helen and Mildred Arnold, J. and
s years. respectively. who wcr" watch
ing ih,, men Ut work. and burning them
uui,r seriously. The mon seeing the
DANGER the girls were in ran t" their AS
sis,tnco and rescued them from the
t,tmcs, receiving severe burns in doing
So. nr l.. * ,'racraft was called and
administered medical aid. The men are
not seriously burned but arc confined tc
their homes. Tho girls are i'll serious
condition and arc being attended con-
sfnu,ly by two physicians. The exact
extent Of their burns could not be as
crrtaincd.
The tire department Of the town
fought the flames for thr"r-QuirtcTS OF
an hour but they could not be cXtlur
yJishcL until sand WAS used.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-05
SUICIDE
IN BELLA|RE JAIL
JOHN rRoUTs, AUSTRIAN. ENDS
LIFE ENHANCING EARLY
YESTERDAY.
Concern Over Safety Of Relatives on the
Battle Front Probably Prompted
Act-Bel1aire News

Using a wire fastened to one OF he
steam pipes in the Bellalre city jail FOR
q moose. John Trouts. an Austrian. COIN
lnitted suicide at an early hour sun
Lay morning. Officer James JeNsrs.
night sergeant at the city jail. discore!"1
Trouts suspended from the wire about
. O'Clock. Officer Jefsers had made
trip of inspection AZ o'clock.
Trouts was arrested about $50 O'Clock
Saturday night on q charge OF Shopiltt-
ing. 1t is charged that he entered the
Ner shoe store on Union street. and
when placed under arrest. had three baby
shoes, all odd s;Zes. in his pockets. He
was taken to the city jail and !ocksa
in the wonen's department.. as the Other
department was crowded. There was
no other occupant in the women's de-
partment at the time.
Trouts' ingenuity began working and
evidently tired of life. he decided 10 end
ALL There va; no one present ~ "pp"S"
him. and he climbed upon tins radiator
and got the wire which he used for n
moose. One end Of the wire was attached
to a small pipe and the other end was
wrapped around 4 larger pipe support
ing the latter while plumbers were en-
gagged several days ago making repairs
After untwistinG tae wire. Trouts htt"d
it to his neck and gave it several twists
after which he stepped from the radiator
to death Coroner J. K. Wyatt was mott
fled and will conduct the inquest later
The body was removed to the HraiilE an
dertaking establishment and prepared
for burial.
Troa:s was about IS years "f age anil
is Survived BY 2 VII and on" ch;Id. His
wife stated yesterday that h" had
brooded recently over the War and sn"
states at times became very d"Sp"rd"nt
She is OF tho opinion thai worry Of IN"
world war and the fact that numb:
of his relatives w"r" On the battle line
was the cause for the suicide.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-05

Sheriff Wesley rShprn. al 81. Claire
Vile, VAS IN tho city fur u short time
y.st"rdnv calling on friends.
M arrests was made ny the local
r,.I.... aS;ur,lay night or Sunday.
I.riyaf" George Ecash"ck returned To
Cniup sherman las, evening aFt"t SiT'!'-
ing (. ~hnr, Through with his mother in
th., city,
Tho weekly meeting of tn" 7. y. y. +.
]ndrr will b. held III their hail ouf>if;h
street This evening"
Glenn prirc has removed his family
from Fin S'rrct % III" FnTman prop
CIV or North Fourth street
:: Tho meeting Il council Saturday
evening L was said that tn" parhinc
or,linanr" w"uid likely b" ready Il; N"
n.yi meeting.
The meeting &C Tho NiEilant hos"
cnnrany schedules: FOR yesterday was
r,.,nrnnd tiIl next Sunday.
rh, D.morraiS will hold their final
,;.ccliDr of the CamnaiEn his evening IN
,i,.. n"rir. af Francis Il Krhrrr
Tho HOW nip.. ,.rE;Ln t. II, installed in
81 JuIr'S German Lutheran church ar
rived Saturday rv.niu.; and was II
once unlnadrd and taken L. IN" church.
Sergeant John IIvl"y returned 10
,'ainr sherman last evening after Spcnd-
:uc a short rur'"urh in tbs CITY.
Fret. Frank l:"w"r. returned last
evening after spending Sunday with
friends; AMI relatives n n"nnlS"n.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-05
WILL RESIST THE
BIG THREE MOVE

MlLWAU liz LIZ. Mis-: Nov. d.-Repre-
scntatIvcS OF tlv, OF III" American as
ISOLATION of baseball clubs together
with Thomas j. Hickey. president OF The
organization. met in Milwaukee today.
and according to Mr.. Hickey. took such
action relative Ia the reported proposal
1" scccdc o. the Louisville. In iiahapolis
and Toledo clubs as the interests Of the
association require. Mr.. Hickey did
not diyulsc tho SPECIFIC nature Of I've
action.
We discussed lhc opening Of next
s"lson." lie said. and ii seemed 10 BE
the unanimous opinion that about May
nr$t SHOULD be Iii. opening date and the
playing Schcdul, IN consist Of li0
:amcS.'
IN the conference with MIR Hickey
wcrc ~. l.. CantiIlnn. Minneapolis: j.
W. Norton. 81. laul: Albert +. Tlmn1c.
milwaukee,; Joseph L. Tinker. Column
bus and George J.. Nuchlcbach. Kansas
CITY.
Mr.. Hickey said that every ono OF he
eight cities holding franchises belonged
to American association territory and
tina; n" chang. could b. mad" in tho cir
cunt. without unaniIronS consent
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-05
Sad Casualty.

a we'll known man of Patterson was
the unfortunate victim Of It sad Gala
~. us he thought. Saturday evening.
about o'clock He WIS what YOU cali
slightly souSrd; in fact 50 S"uSed that
he had Ia keep curkS in his cars t. keep
the booze from fnaminS ont. When nc
dropped II perfectly pure bottle OF "Old
81 Whisky" on the pavement E"ar tn"
stone bridge the affair vcXr.l linn so that
h.. was moved TO tears. Hc took The
accident so hard that he almost moved
several bystandcrs tn tears also. Quite
Il crowd collected 10 Inhaie III" fumes
Of the spirits.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-05
Service very Poor.

Local patrons OF the Wheeling TTac-
ton company stated that the service
furnished this city Saturday by inc
company WAS the worst in years. IL
WAS said that IN" matter would !k"IE
b. taken up with IN" council IN Il $il"rt
;i;r" asking tha; h"hT 10 request IN"
company |" xiv" better serve" /" '"'S
cit. in tn" future. MauE kaylaud l''"-
Mo who waited for over Al hour on
rlr a; 1ha, place became disGuist"d and
tool; tho late Z. x L. train in "rdr: 10
Ct 20 their homes.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-05
Home on FurlouRh.

Peabody Atkinson. son Of MINI. and
Mrs +. II. Atkinson. Of Elm Grove. is
HON" ~ Il short fur'nUgh from Nj.
Clemens. Mich. where hc is in the aVla-
ton s"rvjc" Of tnrlr Sam. He enlisted
last summer AMI reported for training
in July lie has gained considerable
weight since "nlistinc AMI states h"
likes IN" S"rvi"" we'll and is very en-
IhusiasIic over his chances of seeing
actual service in France.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-05
MARTINS FERRY
Miss marrretta sohoRield Dies

Saturday night ut the home OF hHr
sister Mrs. Lou pcmmick. OIL Walnut
street. occurred the death Of Mrs ''r"'-
IA Schofrield. after mn illness "N'rna'n"
nvcr n period Of several months. " ME
Miss SrhotIcId did not make her nome
in this city she was we'll known h'r" US
she visited her several times. i'"S'u'S
Mrs. prmnick she is survived ny an
other sister. Miss blanche Sch"ilI''u 81
chicago Funeral services will II" CON
d,,rtcd =, tho place uf death Tuesday
evening n, -:3n n'rlcCk in charge III rev
= T. shit, pastor Of the First NJ. h"
cbrrcb assisted hy Roy. T.. &. N"Sh,ii
of tho First Presbyterian church. Inc
body will he taken on III: mid-niEht L.
& .. train from Wheeling for Maroon
where lntrrmcnt will bc made.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-05
Union Meeting at High School.

\ union meeting III the interest NJ me
prutIiillion iIi;ht wts held last evening
IN tho high school auditorium. ana INC
building WAS crowded to uNcrii"WltlS.
Il!S. j. w. EIair. Of Adams county. was
.hn ,.hirr speaker. and his talh was very
INTERESTING. Ia tin. lnr.:" crowd That WAS
present. No services w"r" held IA ANY al
the local churches last evening. III "rdrr
to give all II chance To attend the meet
iuE al the auditorium.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-05
Soldier Vote DISTRIBUTED

When the presiding judges who VIII
serve at tho rlcC ton Tuesday went -
li.llajr, Saturday to. ct their supplies
tr,n, tho election board th"y were Elr"h
III, soldier votes which were cast n
r'amn sherman Thursday. TIL" votes
wrrr given to tho various precincts III
which tho men lived and they will not
h, oponcd Till tho POLLS close tomorrow.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-05

Al meeting Of the fir" department.
hc,d Yesterday afternoon. r"S"Iu '"i'
was adopted requesting the ch'"l an"
members Of tho department 'hr"u"H '''
director "c safety. /" <" h"i"fr '"uh''
in regard 70 having IN" FIR" 'a'arn SIS
tnn, uy.rhaul-.l Til" wi""S "t III" SHS'
I'm, bay.. nrnn IN IIS,, for I'll" past ,W"h-
,v.:jyc wears and are IN had shape. IN
effort Will hC made !" hti" the 'htnr'
s,s,arl rnwirrL with heavier wir". lnnl
xr,,,c,hinr If that nature - don" Il ls
.ln,ns, useless e. spend money repairing
th,. nrrscnt system AZ 'hr recent w"l
snow ,auSrd thirty breaks.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-05
BRIDGEPORT
Campaign Closes To-day.

Tho municipal campaign which has
been or" If In" nuI"i"St in ihr history
IF tn" city. will! com" - 4 clos" tn"
evening and no doubt r." friends at tho
ran,lidui"s will max" n late effort Ia So"
IN" voters to-day. TIL" polls Will open
and clos" n the usual hours. $50, fast
time. t".mnrrrw. with pra"tiraiiy III"
sam" election officers a$ IT former cleo
tirES.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-05
Appointed Acting Principal

Miss Katherine lwVnh"'k. WE" mas
he"u a m"lrb"r "a! III" high S'h"' ta|hi'N
Tor tho pas several years. mas '"''.'
elected acting, nr,i"l!'a' - ihr hiSn
school 10 succeed prot. ". l.. Srri"S"'
who leaves S,It;"':lN :" "n!"r IN" aNi"-
ton CORPS ~ ,'n.unIh'!s. SE" VII a'l ~
that raracity unIiI another principal -
elected.
The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1917-11-05
Last Game Saturday.

The local high school football team
will close ly> season Friday afternoon
of this w"ch whrn il journeys 10 Sisters
Vile |" play tn" high school team III
that place. Although tn" locals have
not wuu a gam" ih!S season they nave
malcrial that will make Il winning team