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Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28
BERLIN SENDS OFFER
or PEACE TO RUSSIA
GoTIIl;NBrRG. Sweden. ~

EOTTIT.N III T,II. SWtUtW .NVTTI ~
The Copenhagen correspondent of the
Tidengen telegraphs that he has learned
from a depeudahle source that NJ. Borgjerg,
editor Of the Social Dcmoiraten, Of copen-
hagen. is carrying German peace pro-
posal TO Russia The proposal. the CORE.
spoudeu alleges, was formulated by the
German Socialist ma jority group after Il
conference between Philip Scheidemann and
Imperial chancellor Won Bethmann-llollweg.
Borgjerg. he says. has just succeeded in
obtaining permission to enter Russia after
q fornight'S effort.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-04-28

pietnr j. TreclStra. president of the In
tcrnatiunal Socialist Bureau. has arrived
here to make preparations for the Socialist
peace conference to be held here. NJ
Staining. Socialist member Of the Danish
cabinet. is expected to arrive today.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-18
Deafness C,an.:D. = Cured

ny local ~rpu '0linns. rs 'N'y "ru"ot r'ach ,h Gissas,d igg.gru rG t..r ,.. lh,ry Is nity one way -u cur" drnfu"~r and 'hTt Is by cousJilutiural r,:E.G.'s. D-Hfu ss ts caused ly an irG3mcI condition or the nu- cous ur.nE of the EUslavHls." Tube. When this tube i7 unframed yuu haze 8 rambling sound or imperfect hearing, Rad when it Is entirely closed. Deafness is th- result. and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to is normal condi- ton, hearing will be destroyed forever; nine cases out Of ten are caused by Catarrh. which Is nothlnG but an inlamed condition of the mucous surfaces.
 We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by Catarrh) that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure Send for circulars. free.
 F. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo. Ohio.
 Sold by Druggists, 75c.
 Take Halls Family Pills for constipation i advertisement.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-18
EYES OF PROSPECTORS
 FASTENED ON SIBERIA

Tho next big gold rush, Alaska pIospectOrs say, will be in Siberia, according to the Alaska SpOkes- man of Juneau.
 That that country is rich in gold, especially that portion Oppo- site Nome, is well known here. Many Alaska prosecutors can verify that from actual knowledge. Jaffet Lindeberg found tremdous quanti- ties Of it on Siberian beaches, but the Russian government turned his pOckl's inside out, and he left his placer and returned to Nome.
 Ot1r Alaska prOspectOrs who Yis- tied fRe country had similar experi- ences. They found gold in plenty, but they found also, the emisaries of the Czar, and a set of laws which pIundsred the prosPectOr, and Prac- tically prohibited mining.
 It is generally believed in Ju- neau tLat the revolution will be followed by the passage by the Duma Of favorable mining laws, and many residents of the Gastineau channel who have followed prospect ing all their lives, except to make for that country whenever the ex- pected changes occur.
 Former residents Of Nome now liY,rg in Juneau believe that this may moro than restore the former prosperity of Nome. It is probable that expeditions will be outfitted from there, as Siberia can be reach ed from Nome in comparatively small boats,
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-18
Arsenic Absorbed by Halr.

New light has been thrown on the legal side of arsenic poisoning, says the Scientific American. 1t has been. found that arsenic compounds are ab, sorbed by the hair of living persons' though not absorbed after death. In the hair of man arsenic has been known to reach a concentration of one 10 five parts in 100000. The deposit takes place in the hair after 1t has been absorbed by the abdominal or gans, liver and kidneys in particular
 Therefore in cases of acute, quick poisoning a chemical analysis of the hair would show no arsenic, while 1t would be found ln the liver and kid neys. On the other hand, If slow ar senlc poisoning were suspected anul, ysis would show arsenic in the hair, but not in the liver and Kidneys, and It could safely be assumed that the poisoning was not recent The legal value of such evidence Is apparent
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-18
HE Is AN ALASKAN BOY

Raymond Johnson, for the ap- pointment of whom to the United Srates Naval Academy the An chorage Democrat criticised former Delegate Wickersham, is an Alas kan buy. He was born at Tread well, and was 9 resident at Juneau at the time of his appointment. Ha Las lived all Of his life in Al aska-except for g year and a half when he was attending ahigh school in Seattle. He was appointed by the then delegate upon the recom- meudaticn of the Juneau school board. He is an eXcellent type of what Alaska can do in producing young men, and his appointment was higul~ pleasing to his hundreds of AlasEa friends. His presence in Tacoma is due to the circumstance That hs is attending a United States naval preparatory school there, pre- pairing to undergo the examination for entrance to Annapolis. - Ju- ueau Empire.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-18
Early Prseept.

Kind Lady-HOw'd you learn to pick pockets? Pickpocket-By watchin' me mother Ashtn' fer change in tn old mans trousers!-Albany Knickernock. CT Press.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-18
rha African Marriage sysssm.

7 You cannot fancy how deeply com pllcated the African marriage system ls or how many manifestations there may be to a "wOman's palaver." One day MT. Hemlnger was sitting in a hut talking with two members of his congregation. wives of one husband. Be was talking to them about their sins, which were of an obvious charac ter. The younger woman had been ac, cused of stealing food Then he turned to the elder, Wawa. she of the ten children, Gve of them dead and five or them cruel.
 "wava," he said, why cannot you live at peace with this wife of your husband? Why are you always quar relmg?" CThey are notorious scrap pers.J Well" said Wawa, "she was bought with one of my children, and l cannot forget it.''-Jean Kenyon Mac kenzle in Atlantic.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-18
LATE PRESERVES.

TTONEYED ORANGES. - Cut the oranges in CrOsswise slices three
 eighths of an inch in thickness, discarding the seeds. Cover the slices with cold water and let stand over night. Cook till tender Add half the weight of the cooked orange and liquid In honey and half the weight in sugar and cook till liquid Is well reduced. Honey may be used in whole or in part ln making preserves.
 Glace Crabapple.-SeIect a hard, red variety of crabapple Use only per feet fruit For a peck of apples take i've pounds of gruuulated sugar. Wash and wipe the fruit leaving on the stems if desired Put the fruit and sugar in stone Jars or CasserOles in layers, adding cinnamon and cassis buds to taste. Cover the jars with buttered paper Bake in slow over two and one-half hours. These may be stored as canned fruit, but will keep in the earthen jars.
 Raisln and Cranberry Jam.-One cup rul of large seeded raisins one quart of cold water, one quart of cranberries and two and one-half cupfuls of sugar Cook the raisins in water until the wa ter is reduced half. Add the cran. berries and sugar and let simmer til thick.
 Branded Pea 'hcS.-Make q sirup in the same way as for preserving. Let lt come to a bOll and skim it. Lay enough of peaches in the bottom of the preserving kettle to cook them until they are tender and transparent Lift out the fruit carefully and place It without breaking 1t into Jars. Crack some of the stones and extract the kernels. which add to the slrup. and cook for fifteen minutes more. Now add half a cupful of brandy to each pound of fruit and take at once from the fire. Strain the hot sirup and pour It over the peaches in the jars. Seal at once.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-18
SalEshness.

It is curious how little sclhshness is understood. It is generally assumed to be an intense regard for oneself, when in reality It Is supreme disre- gard.
 Unseldshness, on the other hand, Is a higher regard for oneself.
 Sel6shness Is only a form of destruc- uon. It is produced by soul avarice. What we put Into ourselves draws no interest. It is constantly deteriOrating In value. Selhshness Is an ingrowlng shortsightedness. Selhshness Is also a form of sincerity. Selfish people de .ceive nobody. They wear their selfish ness on their sleeves Their sincerity about 1t Is something so apparent as almost to cause q sense of admiration for Its genuineness.-Lite.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-18

Arctic Brotherhood. -
 Camp SkagwaV No. |, A. B. meets every sec K ond and fourth Tues
 day evening at S:SO p. m. sharp. visiting brothers cordial ly welcome. w. L. stevenson, Arc tic Chief. W. E. Burford. Arctic Recorder.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-18
Hn. crnsa Bun In History.

The hot cross bun has both antiquity and tradition In Its favor. Its history traces back not only to the time of Cecrops and AStarte, but also to the Jewish passover cakes and the cross marked wafer or eucharistic bread adopted by the early Christians and mentioned In St. Chrysostom's liturgy. The substitution of the cross mark for the horn mark on the surface Of the bun by the Greeks is supposed to have been done for the purpose of dividing more easily the bun into four equal parts. Similar cross marked buns were found iu the ruins of Herculaneum.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-18
A sueesss After All,

What became of the Yardle girl who was ambitious for a stage ca reerT
 "She turned out much better than her friends expected"
 "You don't mean to tell me she's starring nOwT
 "No, indeed. She's the mother of six children and has a husband who doesn't run around at night. ."-Bir- mingham Age-Herald.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-18
OFFICIAL CITY PAPER l. 8, KELLER, PublisheE

Admitted 'Rs 'Becond elaEs mall matter July .S. 1898. at the skaB- way P. O,
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-18
Air and Hunger.

Experiments have shown that the Rlr of an unTentilated, occupied room contains substances which in some way and without producing conscious dis comfort and detectable physiological symptoms diminishes the appetite for foOd.-ExchaDge.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-18
Busy.

'LOahey tells me be hasn't been go busy for years"
 "Nonsense! That job be has Is A clnch. He never has to work hard there"
 That's just It He's been fired, and he's chasing around after another job uoW."-EXchange
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-18
History.

The real history of the human race is the history of tendencies which are perceived by the mind and not Of events which are discovered by the senses.-BuCkle.
 Historical facts should not be a bur den to the memory, but an illumina- ton of the soul.-LOrd Acton.
 History ought surely in some degree, if 1t is worth anything, to anticipate the lessons of time. We shall all no doubt be wise after the event; we study history that We may be wise be- fore the eyent.-Seelcy.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-04-18
Ths Method,

Willis-What kind of a school is yoVr son attending? Gillis-Very fashion able, one of those institutions where you develop the mind without using 1t -Tifn
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-11-29
THE DRAFT FOR ALIENS.

The days of the foreign Stacker ir
this country are numbered, if the policy
entertained by federal powers is carried
out.
That's as it should be Entirely apart
from the question of patriotism in
volved. it is not fair that a citizen OF
a foreign country. or one holding first
papers. should be exempted from the
American draft on the claim that he is
an alien not fair TO the genuine
American citizen who has to 20 to the
front to fight and suffer to maintain,
to strengthen, the glorious freedom
and privileges Of this country, in which
the alien prefers to revel.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-11-29
AIM OF THE. |. w. w.

1t is important that all Americans,
at this iuncture, understand the differ,
ence between the genuine labor union
and other organizations that at the
present time are making much trouble
in this country. especially in the west.
The average newspaper reader rather
hazily regards the |. w. w. as some
thing in the nature of labor union.
Such conception does an organization
like the American Federation of Labor
great injustice, The |, w. is not en-.
gagged in the campaign which we mainly
associate with workmen's combina-
tons. 1t is not seeking 70 obtain
higher wages and better working CON
ditions, to bring about changes in our
industrial system in the interest of the
working class. The so-called Inter
national Workers have one aim and one
aim only utter destruction of the
existing political and economic order
They are not engaging in strikes Their
one activity is the wanton destruction
of property. They smash machinery,
food mines. burn wheat and destroy
fruit, dynamite reservoirs and. aque-
ducts, and tie up railroads. Probably
most people believe that they commit
these depredations in order to bring
employers to terms. Not at all. The
employers cannot purchase immunity
by paying high wages, reducing hours,
or making easier working conditions.
The international Workers are solely
engaged in a continuous attempt to de-
stroy all physical evidences of,an eco
nomic order which they regard as ini-
auitous. Horld's Work.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-11-29
Henry F. Rowtey
John K. Rowley

This il q war mother and her four
Pons who have enlisted 10 help Uncle
Ss n win the war She is Mrs. Leslie
b Rowley Of Madison, Wis. Mrs. Row
IT,. is member of the Red Cross and
is worker for the American Fund for
French Wounded She has been ac-
tive in the work OF the Women's Com
mittee OF the State Council of De
fersc She inhe-its her war spirit,
for She is u. A. r, Lawrence NJ.
Row ey, her Oldest son, is 81. He was
employed b. st. Louis automobile
concern when war was declared He
has been a member OF the Milwaukee
LIGHT Horse Squadron for seven years
and then enlisted III Troop A, First
Wisconsin Cavalry, and went to the
border during the Mexican trouble in
1916. lie was mustered out, but re-
enlisted and is now with the medical
corps Of the machine gun battalion at
Waco, Texas. John Rowley, age 27,
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-11-29
BADGERS TO BE FIGHTING IN
FRANCE BY JANUARY 1918.

Wisconsin boys with the former
National Guard regiments stationed at
Camp Macarthur. Texas, will be in
France by January 1918. This is the
belief of the state department at Madi-
son. 1t is said that orders for the en-
training of the three old Wisconsin
regiments have been issued but not
made public and it is indicated that the
movement Of troops to New York is
preliminary to immediate departure for
France.
The report that the boys may soon
sail for France is received with mingled
feelings, because il had not been ex-
pected that Wisconsin soldiers woulc
go before spring.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-11-29
WHAT WISCONSIN HAS DONE

Madison, Wis.--In response to q
question as to what Wisconsin has
done during the war, the following list
has been prepared from the records TO
show some of the accomplishments
through the State Council! of Defense:
Conducted a campaign against the
practice of food boarding.
Distributed thousands of POUNDS Of
rough fish at a state price OF 5 cents
per pound in the larger cities and in
dustrial centers, where meat has been
Il luxury.
Organized the bakers of the state
until they have individually pledged
themselves not 10 accept unsold bread
from retail customers.
Completed survey Of the state of
mills equipped to grind -four, which
gives the condition of these mills and
their capacity.
Compiled a list OF unused land, by
counties, available for cultivation.
which has been referred to the county
councils for attention in 1918.
Aided in the establishment of city
markets in cities of over 5000 at which
thousands of carloads of produce have
been sold TO the mutual benefit of pro
Queer and consumer.
Created and is conducting a depart
ment headed by market commission
er which will aid in the marketing OF
surplus food products which in other
years have gone to waste
Inaug1lrated q statewide soldier mol
movement so that every enlisted and
selected man from Wisconsin has q
pal at home who will look after his
interests while he is at war.
Appointed county labor agents in
fifty-eight counties out of seventy-one.
covering the entire agricultural sec
ton. who work with labor committees
of the county councils.
Completed a registration Of all boys
and young men from 16 to q, who
have been enlisted in the boys work
ing reserve.
Called a conference of the sheriffs
and police officers Of the state and
through their cooperation enforced a
vagrancy law until there is not a
known idler in the state.
Organized automobile squads in cit
les and larger towns. composed OF
business and professional men. who
have gone into the country to assist
farmers where labor was wanted for
harvest.
Through the cooperation OF the
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-11-29
Leslie E. Rowley

was manager of a business at Aim
herst, Florida, when the call came for
the national army. He did not claim
exemption and now is sergeant with
Company A, 324th Infantry, Camp
Jackson, Columbia, S. c. Leslie Row
ley, age %, joined the American am
bulance Corps in France in February,
before war was declared. He was
registered in Madison and card was
mailed TO him. He has been at Verdun
since March. Henry Rowley, age 20,
was attending the University High
School when he enlisted in Madison's
company of the Wisconsin National
Guard He is now at Waco, Texas. Two
other members of the family who are
at home, both barred from service be-
cause of age, are doing their bit. Les
lie B. Rowley, the father, is captain
of the home guard company. Gordon
Rowley, age IS, is a corporal in the
home guard.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-11-29

| Highway Commission, suspended road
work wherever possible and sent the
road gangs into the grain fields.
Conducted comprehensive state
wide investigation of the fuel situa-
ton, the information secured having
| been forwarded to Washington.
Induced the Wisconsin railroads TO
sell or give away discarded railway
ties for flrewood.
Sent an appeal over the state for
farmers and people in small cities
to burn wood instead of coal, prac-
tice which has resulted in some relief
| in the coal situation
Organized a state Health Aid Course
| through a special appropriation Of
$4,000 by the legislature. The object
| is to train young women to take the
| place of registered nurses in caring
for the civilian sick during the war.
More than 100 of these young women
| are in training.
Has conducted, with. the co-opera-
ton of the State Industrial Commits
| sion and the insurance men OF the
state, statewide inspection and cen
sus of storage plants, warehouses and
| factories, with view of preventing
hre losses and conserving food.
One of these activities deserves
more than passing mention. Because
OF the increased production II was
early decided by the State Council OF
Defense that market must be pro-
Vided for the men who had expended
money and time in planting additional
crops. The department OF the market
commissioner was created, and the
| commissioner is in touch hourly with
the markets of the state. He acts as
a go-between for the producer and the
consumer. For one he provides a
ready market; for the other he re-
duces the cost OF living Unnecessary
middleman profits are eliminated, the
producer is receiving a satisfactory
price and the consumer is buying for
less than at any time since war prices
prevailed.
The work of the State Council of
Defense has been made possible by
me cooperation OF the people of tho
state. The foundation was laid by tn.
legislature and the results obtained
can be credited largely 10 the mem
oers OF the County Councils of De-
tense and other loyal citizens of every
community who have supported the
ehorts Of these suxiliaries of the State
Council.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-11-29
Continuous Watering Best.

Lueien Daniel, French botanlst
,'"N mace some experiments with cab
pages chicory, lettuce, etc. which
prove that they thrive far better NV .
system q continuous watering than
oy dFenching the soil thoroughly ey-
cry other day. As presented to the
Academy Of Sciences in Paris con-
sls'S OF placing under each plant n
l'lse houthey Jar containing water. in
winch Is dipped one end of a strip Of
men or cotton whose other end lies
near the plant Mr.. Daniel determined
,Ae exact amount Of water required
IN any given plant for its best deyel.
opment.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-11-29

TROOP movement figures to date in
dicate that the railroads of this country
have safely transported approximately
800, 900 soldiers to training camps and
embarkation points. Since August
five hundred thousand of these men
have made journeys necessitating over
night travel and have been moved in
tourist or standard sleepers. To assure
the saefty of the men in transit, the
railroads have adopted an average speed
of Is miles an hour for all troop trains,
except when freight cars needed for
the transportation of equipment are in
cluded IN the trains; the speed is then
reduced to 20 miles an hour.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-11-29
Swiss Funeral Customs Odd.

The funeral customs Of the Swiss
are very peculiar At the death of n
person the family inserts a formal
black.edged announcement in the pa
pers, asking for sympathy, and stating
that the mourning urn" will be ok.
hibited during certain hours on spe-
cial day. In front Of the house where
the person died there is placed little
black table covered with black cloth.
on which stands black jar. Into this
the friends Of the family drop little
black margined visiting cards, some
times with few words Of sympathy
on them. The urn is put on the table
On the day Of the funeral Only men
eve. - to the church yard. and they
q, ly follow the hearse on foot
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-11-29

ONE of the most momentous decisions
made at an election in this country
since the Civil War was embodied in
the granting of equal suffrage in the
state of New York at the recent cleo
ton. There could have been only a
few, other than the enthusiastic suf-
fragists who waged the campaign, that
such victory for the rights of women
was possible. But it was accomplished
by an unprecedented majority, and New
York's presidential vote, together with
that of other suffrage states, will give
the women such power in national
elections that the submission of suf-
frage amendment will likely be &C
complished.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-11-29
Compromise With Stupidity.

The public mind is nearly always
slow working. The deliberations Of Il
body Of men must usually wait upon
the intelligence Of Its least intelligent
member, and the final result Of such
elaboration Will ordinarily be closer
to the mentality Of the stupidest mem
Der of the conference than that of
the most intelligent. Intelligence must
compromise with stupidity. The broad
minded must compromise with the big
oted. Stupidity and bigotry are near
ly always reflected in public opinion
william Maxwell in Golfers Weekly.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-11-29

The Elgin butter and egg board has
closed its doors at the request of the
U. S. attorney generals Office in
charge of the Investigations of viola
tions of the food laws. The Elgin
boards quotations have been accepted
for many years as the standard price
for butter. 1t has been charged that
the quotations have in fact been an
artificial control of the market. Mr..
Hoover will now tell us what price the
consumer ought to pay for butter.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1917-11-29
New Glass Industry.

The commercial spinning Of glass
has been lately reported as new Ven.
ice industry The straight flbers IN
hanks, are supplied as glass cotton
the curled dAers are known as glass
wool ana white felt pads one quarter
20 one-half inch thick are inside by
coogreSSing either The spun glass
Is chiefly used In electrical insulation.
The glass wool IS suggested tor wigs
and various other purposes; aa1 ne
pads may serve as filters.