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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-27
DOUGLAS AND TREADWELL NEWS NOTES

the Middle West. A collection cer- tainly of Americas finest gathered on the deck of floating fortress to form the first line of the nations defense.
 Broad Smiles Appear
 On every sun-tanned face is worn a broad smile in expectation of the sport that the afternoon will bring Over the rail, the visitor sees the ships launches bobbing about in the to the ships side with their boat hooks. Then the sharp word of com mand rings out on deck and the white line of sailors begins to move for ward toward the gangway and the men go over the side to the waiting launches.
 Discipline begins to give way a little at this point, although the cox swain of the boat is all business as he calls to the bowmen to shove off. The afternoons recreation has be- gun. Thousands of superfluously healthy absolutely carefree and very young men are turned loose To be sure there is the provost guard with their policemen's sticks, but that is only to guard against the chance of ugly blood developing from the fun, which does not happen.
 PeIl Nell Tumble
 When the dock of the athletic field is reached the men from the launches tumble out pell mell and immediately begins a raid upon the canteen. Pop is sold faster than corks can be pulled The man who gets anything over the canteen coun- ter fights for it. You must come with your change ready or go with out. There is too much business to stop to change money.
 A pump receives the overflow from the canteen and those who have been unable to spend their money for candy or pop take their chances on getting ducked under the pump. farmer drives onto the field with a load of watermelons. At fifty cents apiece his watermelons last about fifty seconds. A colored cooks help CT buys a melon and dives into it
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-27
DAN CUPID MUST
 HAVE "PEEVE ON" , AROUND DOUGLAS

DOUGLAS, June 27-While United States Commissioner John Henson is sticking around his office very close ly these days in anticipation of a mat rimonial rush before the marriage li- cense law goes into effect July 3, the rush has thus far failed to ma terialize.
 In this connection it is well for those contemplating matrimony to know that, after July they will not only require marriage licenses, but that to procure them they will nee essarily answer long list of very pointed questions regarding previous marriages and conditions of servi tude and other questions thereunto appertaining Also in future males IS and females 16 before they can contract matrimonial alliances. Even at that, if the males is under 21 and the female under IS, their pa pas, mamas, or guardians will be re quired to give their verbal or written consent. Other impediments are thrown in the pathway of loves young dream that are liable to prove troublesome.
 In the meantime Commissioner Henson will be in evidence in the vicinity of his office so long as the present law, or rather lack of law obtains.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-27
Citizens of the United States Have Prepared Place for Recreation
 of Warshipmen.
HOW THE DAY IS SPENT
Special Correspondent of Fleet Writes a Most Interesting Story
 of Our Boys.

WITH THE UNITED STATES AT LANTIC FLEET. June 17th.-(Spec ial correspondence.)- is two bells in the afternoon watch when the shrill trill of the bos'n's whistles are heard piping the crews of the mighty dreadnoughts to the rails and the sing song cries of the bos'n't mates party to muster"
 This is the summons given three times each week to the men of the Atlantic Fleet to take their hours of recreation on the immense athletic field provided for them by the Navy League. By the hundreds. on every battleship and cruiser, the younthful, white uniformed Jackies come rush ing on deck to form into line for the liberty inspection.
 Stand At Attention
 Two long white lines form on deck and every man stands rigidfy at at tention while officers pass along marking the appearance of each man. Their uniforms are spotlessly white. Their shoes are freshly blackened Off come their little round white caps to show that their hair is close ly cropped. No visitor to the Fleet fails to be struck. when he views that line at inspection. with the ex- treme youth of the men, their intel ligent faces and happy. smart appear ance. The average age appears to be less than twenty years and many of them seem barely to have passed their eighteenth birthday on the date of their enlistment. From every State in the Union they hall and thou sands of them from tho farms of
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-27

trip to the south. They will make their future home in Douglas.
 Mrs. H. Nelson and her two sons, Vernon and Arthur, and Otto Ander- son are ruralizing at Aux Bay.
 J. J. Penglase and K. Anderson left today in the latter's launch for an outing at Warm Springs Bay. Mrs. Lawrence and children have been at the bay for several days.
 Mrs. Kade and rMs. Williams, beth of Thane, have returned to their homes from St. Ann's Hospital.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-27

when a huge hand belonging to a ies the darky's face into the melon up to his ears. Another enterpris- ing farmer brings some old farm nags on the field to hire them out for 'gentlemen's mounts" to the sailors. Obviously the horses are hog is to work. But they are hired by the sailors at any price the farm CT asks. A lad hailing from Maine takes his first chance on horseback and slides down the horses neck. His shipmate yells at him, "Go aft, you fool, go aft"
 Swarm Over Field
 The thousands of Jaskies swarm over the field Hundreds of them break and run for the beach for a swim. A crowd of them gather at target practice with small rifles. Six of the ten baseball diamonds are promptly put into use by scrub teams.
 And then more launches from the battleships come in bringing the star baseball teams from four of the battleships. A double-header is to be played between four of the best teams of the Fleet in series to de- termine the Fleet championship. The grand stands fill rapidly and soon they are swelling sea of white suits and red and brown faces as the sailors cheer their ships teams on to victory. Rattling good ball is played by these Navy teams. The nine men on the diamond represent the pick of a thousand from battle ship and they play with the interest and a good bit of the money of the whole crew backing them. They train and work for months for a championship series like this.
 Citizens LiberaIity
 It is the liberality of private Amer ican citizens that has given these men of the Fleet their big athletic field. When the war came on the Fleet lost the income it usually had for it's athletic fun from the Guan. tanamo Canteen and the Navy League of the United States offered to lay out a field for the men of the Fleet
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-27
DOUGLAS TEACHERS RESIGN

DOUGLAS, June 27.-Word was re- ceived in Douglas today by E. J. White, of the School Board, that Miss Floy Tracy and Miss Isabell Wilson, teachers of the Douglas schools, have resigned and will not return north the coming year. Miss Tracy has been teacher and princi- pal in the Douglas High School for the past two years and is rec ognized as one of the best teachers ever on the island.
 Miss Tracy has secured a posi- tion in Tacoma, and will teach there. Miss Wilson taught in the Douglas schools last year for the first time and in her notice of resignation did not state what she expected to do. The successors to the two teach CTS will be chosen at an early meet ing of the Douglas School Board.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-27

In all about 115 acres have been ob- tained The ground has been leyeled, ploughed and prepared Ten base ball diamonds have been laid out. Docks were built at the waters edge. A bathing beach was cleared. The officers of the Fleet also were provided with tennis courts and a golf course. Every sort of sport is found there. The result is that ev- cry man on the Fleet has plenty Of healthy outdoor sport and the off cers of the Fleet say that this pro- vision for their recreation has done much to provide happy ships in the Fleet as it waits for the opportunity to strike a blow at the Huns in de- fense of civilization and freedom.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-27
BENEFIT FOR D. H. S. CADETS

DOUGLAS, June 27. Tomorrow night benefit will be given at the Orpheum Theatre for the Doug las High School Cadets who are striving to secure money for uni forms and other purposes. The play given tomorrow night will be "The Enemy" Vitagraph Blue Ribbon feature and hummer. Tickets are now on sale around town and the price of admission will be the same as usual. A big turnout is bespoken in behalf of the boys
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-27
UNCLE SAM WILL
 START AND COUNT
 UP ALL HIS BUGS

in eliminating crop damage by in sectc pests the Department of Az riculture's bureau of entomology plans a detailed insect census of the country with the help of oil gov- ernment agents and entomologists.
 Exast information will be gather ed as the basis for timely statements of warning and advice to farmers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-27
RUSSIAN AMBASSADOR
 ADDRESSES THE SENATE

WASHINGTON, June 27.-Am- bassador Bakhemetieff, Russian rep resentative in this country, address ed the United States Senators late yesterday and said that he was certain Russia would not make sep arate peace with Germany.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-27

THE EMPIRE-An the News All the Time. When It Is News.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-27
MRS. BESANT CURED.

LONDON. June 27.-The Times Madras correspondent sends the text of government order issued forbid ding Mrs. Annie Besant. the Eng fish Theosophical Society leader and worker in the movement for home rule in India, and two male asso- ciates named Arundale and Wadea, to participate in any meetings, de- liver lectures or publish their writ ings.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-27
KIDDING THEMSELVES.

AMSTERDAM, June 27. The Berlin Morgenpost asserts that the British Government contemplates moving the seat of Government from London owing to the continual air raids.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-27
c. P. R. LOANS MONEY.

OTTAWA, June 27.-The Cana dian Pacific Railway Company, it is officially announced, has advanced $10, 0,000,000 for the production of war material in Canada.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-27
BINGHAM GETS 3 YEARS.

KETCHIKAN, June 27.-E. R. Bingham, convicted of manslaught- CT. having murdered Johnny States of Wrangell, and who was found guilty. has been sentenced to three years at McNeils Island. The jury recommended leniency.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-27
ISLAND NOTES

turned on the Princess Alice last
 night from a six-weeks honeymoon
La Junta tribune., 1917-01-20
ROAD PROBLEM AND FARMERS
Improved Country Highways Means
Cheaper Transportation.

Each year the Importance OF good
roads becomes more manifest To every
Intelligent farmer. says the Home and
Farm. The expense OF the crop is not
finished with the harvest You have
10 transport the cotton, or your meat.
or your wheat. or whatever you have
raised TO the market You must ar
range to reach the nearest railroad sta.
ton at the least possible cost.
That means that. in order TO reduce
this transportation charge. you must
have better roads and you must have
the best carrying vehicle.
What that vehicle Is will depend
upon great many considerations
your distance from the railroad sta
ton. the character OF your crop and
the character of your farming.
But whether you haul your goods to
market In wagon drawn 10y horses
or whether you carry Il to market In
nn automobile truck your roads must
be- In good order II you are going 10 do
this work nj the least possible cost
You do not waste money In improy-
Ing your roads. but where money j.
wasted j. In nrglccting your roads.
paying your taxes or employing your
lator unwisely. lueife,tiyely. In many
eases roads are no sooner finished than
their defects Become apparent.
There are two road cXpcuse--th-
building Of the road first and the main
tcnRuce uf the rad. II cannot be too
often repeated that good roads are not
luNuries They are necessities. and TO
have the best roads at the least posi-
hlc cost you must have the work done
lnt.lliEently. scientifically and con
siautly
II you do not attend To- your roads
your officers VIII not Watch and com
plain u" the roads and then report
10 the proper authorities. and II you
hav. not got any proper authorities
form local committee. road yiEi
lance committee. and la this committee
discuss your own special problems ana
work out some form of relief.
Landowners will ma the lands IN n
country Of had roads steadily i.pr-ci.
ate. They ought 10 d.prcciate. They
are less valuable than lands els.
where because the net result TO the
man who tllls them l. less ia n country
u bad roads than la country Of good
roads
La Junta tribune., 1917-01-20

particularly In case OF military neces.
siiy. At meeting Of the executive
board of the American Automobile as
ISOLATION. with President John \. WI
son presiding. resolution was passed.
nj the suggestion OF Chairman Diehl OF
lis national good roads board, that the
A. 4. \. respectfully asks congress. In
It's consideration OF federal aid In good
roads TO the several states. TO bear In
mind that highways constructed in
seacoast and border STATES should pos
sess relationship to the military pre-
parcdueSs Of the country which Is de-
handing such widespread attention"
The state and local clubs Of the
American Automobile association are
calling 10 the attention OF their rcprc.
scntatiyes in congress this action u
the national automobile body and nlsO
asking that a bill shall be passed pro
yIdug for an annual federal appropria.
ton. divided among the several states
on the basis Of area, population AMI
road mileage. 10 De supplemented by a
Ike amount Of money from The states
and the total To b" expended on post
aud military roads. selected through
the cooperation Of the respective state
highway departments.
La Junta tribune., 1917-01-20
,ndor,e County Road system.

The State Highway Officials Asso-
citation Of New Mexico has indorsci the
state highway commission and the
county road board system. II was rec
the sake Of harmony member Of the
board Of county commissioners lie APP
pointed Oh the road board The United
States department OF agriculture was
requested to make provisions for an
advance OF S2Ocoooo annually for
building roads Ia the national forests
Of New Mexico. Congress also was
urged ia pass n Joint memorial grant.
ing 2.GrocDb acres OF public lands IN
New Mexico for highway purposes
La Junta tribune., 1917-01-20
To LINK North and South.

A trunk line highway linking the
strait OF Macklnac with the srilf OF
Mexico 3.3GS miles from Mnckinac.
Mich. to Miami. Fla.-is the dream OF
good road enthusiasts that promises to
come TO early realization. With the
enthusiasm already awakened by tours
and meetings that are being held along
the route very few years are eS.
pected TO witness the major portion
converted into modern and suvs'antia
roadway.
La Junta tribune., 1917-01-20
EVOLUTION.

OUT of tho dusk a shadow.
" Then a spark.
out OF the cloud a silence.
Then a lark.
Out OF tn. heart a rapture.
Then "a pain:
Out OF the dead. cold ashes
Life again.
John q Tabl
La Junta tribune., 1917-01-20
WHY COUNTY ROADS FAIL.
Road Specialists Of Department Of Az
rtcul.ure Place the Responsibility.

riculture Place the Responsibility.
Where a county builds good road
and soon lets 1t become rutty. washed
out or uneven. who or what Is prin.
cipany To blamef As result OF 4
study OF conditions In number OF
counties. road specialists OF the de-
partment are inclined to place the re-
sponslbIlity upon the following defects
In road management. some or all OF
which ARE found ia all counties where
good roads are not properly repaired
aud maintained.
First.-County boards, although hav.
Ing full administrative authority. ap-
pear not TO attach to their official nc.
ton In ruad matters the Importance or
legal effect which 1t should have.
Second County boards do not gen.
orally have sufficient accounting con
troll Of road funds TO know what Is
available FOR any particular project,
where funds have been or where ex.
listing balances are TO Ice expended.
Third Lack OF any systematic prac-
to-. Ia handling roaJ fuul. an,nuy
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La Junta tribune., 1917-01-20

OF about 81 degrees F. A hole or
crack thar does not extend through the
cleaned and dried out. painted with
hot tar and lillcd with stone Of suit.
able size. graded as nearly as possible
10 MI the void> This Is iampcd or
toiled IN place. after which IL is COW
cred with no, tar. enough being used
so that most OF 1t will be taken mp by
the remaining volds Coare dry sand
Is then shoscled over the surface
La Junta tribune., 1917-01-20
s25O,OOO,OOO FOR HIGHWAYS
This Huge Sum Was Spent In 1914 For
Roads In United States

Very nearly quarter OF billion
dollars were spent In highway con
struction and maintenance in the Unit
ed States during the year 1914. a.
shown by statistics issued 10y the office
of public roads and rural engineering
One.hfth of the work was done undo
the stnte aid system. the various STATE
highway departments pnyin. s2i22O.
coo and the counties and townships
s25,%2n.1n1. State aid laws are In er
feet IN forty-four states. New Jersey
hayin. instituted the system In 1891
and Tennessee and Georgia being
smong the last TO adopt Il.
Thirteen states spent S2J.C0lp OO
during the year IN the construction
and maintenance OF state roads solely
at their own expense, making total
OF almost SjO,OoDOoI paid directly out
Of state funds Ouc,third ~ much
Nl2,JOnopr was spent for repairs and
maintenance as was spent for new
construction CS3j.JOonrp This shows
the enormous loss resulting from the
binding ~ types Of roads whose sur
faces ARE not durable under pre,en,
traffic conditions SIX eastern states
paid two-thlrdS a. much out ~ the
state treasury for maintenance as for
new construction.
La Junta tribune., 1917-01-20

lJcss Of the United States the adyiSa
mlity Of Investigating the necessity OF
building hard surface highway along
the Pacific ocean side from Mexico TO
british Columbia and other national
highways to be- used as military AMI
commercial highways"
Earlier In the year. at meeting OF
the Maine Automobile association. the
chairman Of the state highway com.
mission ooniendcd that the first fed.
cral money spent in TINT state should
hc In connection with system of
roads pqsallcling the coast, To serve
La Junta tribune., 1917-01-20
WHAT GOOD ROADS MEAN.

The problem OF improving our
roads Is practical and can he
solved. what's more. 1t ought TO
be solved. II is of immediate
and pressing Importance. Good
roads mean increase of p0pula-
lion. Increase OF wealth, increase
In church and school attendance,
Increase In social affairs - In
short. increase in the JOY OF liv-
Ing Champ Clark.
:.
La Junta tribune., 1917-01-20
THE GRAvELEo HIGHWAY.

q The giavelcd highway IS rap g
9 idly making friends In the first 4.
9 place. IT. cost Il within reason. (.
. and II 1t is properly put in shape 9
@ and maintained with drag 1t Z.
. Will In the course OF one season (.
. make a surface upon which an 4.
. automobile can De run without Z.
% chains OF any time aud under (.
q. all conditions OF weather, :
q Real friends Of road improve Z.
., ment will indOrsc the plan OF the Z.
s. Iowa highway commission In re- 4.
Z: qulring that roads De graded be- Z.
a fore they are surfaced There Z.
4. has been money wasted Ia the .
% past In dumping load Of gravel &.
. here aud another there TO make 4"
:. mudholcs passablc, but In the 4.
&. end this plan has been AZ least Z.
:. - per cent pure waste The first 4"
- thing TO do under all conditions q
q. OF road improvement Is 10 get Z.
q rid Of the water. and this can q.
o best be accomplished by throw Z.
% ing mp good grade - Iowa (.
% Homestead.
% (.
=
La Junta tribune., 1917-01-20
Brie. Roads Grow In Favor.

Brick ro-ds are growing In favor In
the United States. They are expensive
TO construct. but they are durable. easy
10 repair and keep clean, and they af
ford moderately cool foothold FOR
horse.
Hispano América., 1917-08-19
LOS REYES EN- SANTANDER

Suntuosa resulto la reception he
cha a los reyes en- su reciente vista
a Santander.
Musicas Y cohetes, palomas y flo
res. aplausos y vitores, hallaron los
monarcas al poner ell pie en- Ell bello
puerto de la Montana.
Los ninos de las escuelas, llevando
banderas con los dolores naclonales,
himnos patrloticos al paso
de los sobcranos por las GALES &c la
poblacion. Esta estaba e~ngalanada
con profusion incalculable de colga-
duras. flamulas y gallardetes, y du-
rante el trayecto hasta ell palacio de
la Magdalena, una m~uchedumbre in
mensa, que Sc hace ascender a mas de
cincuenta mil personals, no DECO de
ac1amar a los soberanos, y dc aquel
mar de genie, tornado por a%ristocra-
Hispano América., 1917-08-19
LA PRIMA DE LA PESETA

Acquire proporciones grandes la
prima que esta alcanzando la pese-
ia sobre las principles monedas eX-
tranJeras.
Tomando como tipo Ell de los Ill
limos cambios cotizados EN- la Bolsa
de Madrid, Ell resultado es ell siguien-
tie: libra esterlina, 20.75; frances;
7O.4O frances suizos, S7.25; marcos,
argentine, 4.40, los cuales comparados
con la paridad de esas monedas con
la peseta lie suministran hoy a esta
una prima de PISA por 100 sobre la
libra esterlina, de 30.88 sobre los fran
COS franceses; de 1461 sobre los sui
EOS de 1888 sobre los marcos; de
1913 sobre la Ira; de 1926 sobre ell
dollar y de II por 100 sobre Ell peso o.
70 argentine.
jOuien Sc hubiera atrevido a profe-
thar tales hechos hace unos cuantos
amos?
Hispano América., 1917-08-19

tas V plebeyos, en- Ell que Sc hallaban
m~ezcladas las cigarreras y las damas
de la nobleza, los p%escadores y los
burgueses mas adincrados, Gaia eobre
la carroza que conducia a los reyes
una v~erdadera 1luvia de fragantes flo
res.
Al llegar al bello palacio de la Mag
dalena, Sc celebro la reception Official
V el rev. ~dirigiendose al alcalde de la
ciudad, rogo a la au%toridad municipal
que Sc hiciese interprete de su reco-
nocimiento al pueblo de S%antander y
lie .manifestara SUI agradecimiento por
la reception que habia dado a los re-
yes.
Hispano América., 1917-08-19
''PINE LODGE

Esta situado en- las montanas, a 2 mi
las de la costa y tiene I'm parque de
700 acres. Sus ~instalaciones son moder-
dar, con canoas y pistas para tennis.
Sc puede cazar y pescar. Comidas ex-
c~elentes. Servicio de autos. Cobramos
$40 pol semana. A familias solo dos
dolares por dia. La excursion en-
auto $1.OO. -Telefono 16,-J-1. Diri-
girse a Mrs. M. ]. Grandell. PINE
LOGDE, Santa Cruz. California.