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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05

Did you ever know a man who
wasn't willing to take a chance
on Wealth keeping him out of
Heaven? Neither did we.
There are some husbands who
do not think that their wives talk
tOo much, but they have been mar
ried only a few hours.
The modern idea of Chivalry
seems to be to permit the wife to
get the divorce.
When a girl has failed to land a
husband at home and is paying a
visit to another town in which she
knows a number of eligible young
men, she carries as much special
scenery as a theatrical production.
Another reason why we have so
many divorces is because a man i'm
AGNES that it is foolish to be in
live with girl after she has be-
come his wife.
AS long as there is pretty mon
ogram engraved on the back of a
watch, a girl doesn't care whether
Il mas a movement or not.
We know a little about some OF
the things they are wearing. But
a White Sale advertisement of a
Department Store calls our atten-
ton to Basement Underwear.
After a man has gone over the
jumps for a half century he be-
gins to learn that it is easier to dc
a thing than it is to make ex-
cuses for neglecting it.
A husband is an animal who
gives his wife regular allowance
every week and then borrows back
half of it and kicks because she
can't get along on the allowance
he gives her.
Women were always consistent
They join clubs and indignate
against the small pay given the
girl who makes the shirt waist and
the small pay given the girl who
sells the shirt waist. Then they
90 shopping for shirt waists and
won't buy unless they can get one
at less than it would cost if decent
wages were paid the girls.
Bad luck and bad money are both
hard to get rid of.
A good cook book is often made
by cook. But good cook is sell
dom made by a cook book.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
WAR

To-day it will probably be officially declared that
of has existed between the United States
and Germany for sometime. The declaration is strict
ly in accordance with the facts Germany has been
sinking ships and killing citizens. That
stitutes warfare. And it is the sort of warfare that
border savages wage upon the pioneer
men and women who lived the farflung border Of
the American frontier 1t is warfare that does not
take into the helpless condition Of its
combatant victims 1t is warfare against women
and children and the aged well against those
who able to protect themselves. 1t is warfare
in tonraventon of the laws of Nations and in viola
ton of the rights of mankind 1t is an immoral and
Illegal warfare 1t is dasardly brutal and barbarous
warfare 1t is intolerable warfare
The government of the United States would
have performed its duty to the American people
humanity it would have forfeited the right of the
United States nationality, it would have been aban
doning its right to voice among nations If it refused
to accept the of battle thrown down by the
Kaiser"
1t is fitting that we are taking up the fight for
the rights of citizens and those of humanity not
in of heat and passion, not in moment
when angry blood RACES through hot veins demanding
vengeance, not at climax in the chain of barbarous
proceedings which have shocked and enraged cvilza
ton but in moment of calmness when righteous
wrath be guaged by cold We forth
executioner about to carry into effect the
dict of jury, resulting from fair and impartial
trial. rather than infamed mob of lynchers
to exact vengeance for single wrong We enter the
conflict solemny and prayerully after weeks of pa
tent consideration have shown duty. We
ter the conflict as an united people, at time when
political campaigns in sight, at time when
those in authority be accused of forcing the
for political purposes. during the second admin
istration of the President that he be said
to be laying the foundations for reelection 1t is
which has behind it the judgment and
science of the Nation.
Therefore let go forth with abiding faith in
that Providence which has guided Alright for
century a half Independent people. bring
the government of the German Empire terms and
end the war.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
United States Now the
Richest Nation in the
World - Sixteen
Billion Assets.
BEATS OTHER NATIONS
Foreign Bonds Held Are
More Than Two
Per Cent of
Resources.

w WASHINGTON, April ). - Amer
can national banks have set a new
high record for resources, again re
vealing that the United States is in
comparablly the richest nation in the
world
Comptroller Williams announces
that on March s. the date of the last
bank call, the assets of the nationa
banks aggregated more than SIG.
0O0000,000, exceeding by over $1,000,
100000 the combined resources OF
the Bank of England, the Bank O
France, the Bank Of Italy, the Banl
Of Spain, the Bank of Norway, the
Bank of Sweden, the Swiss Nationa
Bank, the National Bank of Den
mark, the Bank of Japan, and the
Reichsbank of Germany
Reports of national banks in the
central reserve cities throughout the
country as of March 5, just com
piled" said the comptrollers state
ment, show that on that date the
resources of these banks were 500,
100000 larger than ever before ir
their history, the previous high marx
having been reached November II
1916
THE amount OF bonds Of foreign
governments and of other foreign Sc
curities held by our national banks
on March 5, was approximately 1898,
100000 or a little more than Il
Of their total resources. The in
crease as compared with December
81, was $4,000 900 and as compared
with November IT, was $4,000, 900"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
QUAKER QUIPS.
philadelphia Record.

philadelphia Record
Many family tree is of mush-
room growth.
1t costs nothing to think, so long
as you don't think out loud
An alarmist is a person who
cries over milk before it is spilled
Fine feathers don't make fine
birds. but sometimes they entail a
big bill.
1t seems to be quite an accom-
plishment to do nothing, and do it
gracefully.
The man who can get no one to
do his bidding would make
mighty poor auctioneer
Perhaps the follow who marries
reigning beauty should anticipate
leading a stormy life.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
OUR FOURTH FORMAL WAR

For the fourth time since the Revolutionary War
the United States is about formally to declare
against a foreign power The first the War of
1912 against Great Britain. Then the Mexican
War in 1S45, and the Spanish War in 1898. We
navy against France in 1898 and against the
Mediterranean pirates early in the last century. We
participated in the invasion of, China at the time
of the socalled Boxer War marines and blue
jackets fought in Samoa, there have been numerous
landings OF warsmen in Central America China,
Cuba and other of the way places and twice dur
ing the first Wilson administration troops in
to Mexico but of these instances there
a declaration OF
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
HASTY PUDDING HISTORY

The following cabled item is going the rounds OF
American papers
When the broke Port Said held
the reputation. indeed it had held from
time immemorial, of being the wickedest city
the globe Into this port the flosam and
jetsam of the underworld drifted from all parts
of the universe. Here every type of vice
imaginable represented But today,
thirty months of military rule, the "Sinkhole
of the East" is well-nght a model city.
hand of the army having cleaned up as
no other power could have done.
THAT street of international notoriety. Rue
Babel. named because of the many
guages spoken by its inhabitants. has ceased
TO thrive the leader in the worlds in
EQUITY
Many places institutions. varieties wckedness
are old in the East The thoughtless writer falls
easily into the habit of using such terms as i'm
memorial in describing anything of the Medit-
erranean The fact is that Port Said named in
honor of said Pasha, whose reign ended during our
Civil War 1t was not founded until the Suez canal
was in course OF construction 1t wicked
Is Hot Springs Ark, perhaps and is about large
MT nothing like .Immemoral." Among its earliest
nonnnents is one Of Queen Victoria erected in 1888
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
U. S. GETS HUGE
STEEL NETS TO
CATCH DIVERS

WASHINGTON. April 5.-Uncle
Sam has begun buying nets with
which to catch submarines. A con
tract for 100 was awarded the Am
erican Steels & Wire Company OF
Philadelphia by the navy depart
ment. The nets will be 1900
feet long, thirty feet wide, made of
steel ropes and having 12-foot
meshes. Each one will cost ST.
SSl. The company promises to be-
gin delivery in three weeks, deliv-
ering ten every week.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
CHINA AND PRUSSIANISM
New York Worldl

China is the one neutral which aligns itself with
the United States in its attitude toward Germany
Nearly all of the others have expressed adherence of
the barbarous practices which led this country to sew
diplomatic relations but China alone takes the
action Perhaps the Prussian military party will see
in this defiance by nation long underestmated and
despised in Berlin the final response to the humia
tons which it suffered at the hands OF the Germans
after the Boxer uprising in 1900 had suppressed
The fighting that occasion done by American
British Japanese. French and Russian forces Some
time later the Germans appeared. Their customary
greed for indemnltes and their depredations were
such that they hoped, the Kaiser had proclaimed
that no Cinnamon for thousand years to come would
venture to look askance at German Less than sew
enteen have passed, and China not only looks
askance at all Germans but refuses recognize them
automatically and places their ships crews under
surveillance
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
TO PUT BROOKLYN
ON WAR FOOTING

WASHINGTON, April 5. - Ar
engagements have been completed
for the expenditure of 100000
to place Brooklyn navy yard on a
war footing, it was officially an
nounced.
The ship slips, without which
it is impossible to construct big
vessels at that yard, will be en-
larged, as one of the first moves to-
ward greater efficiency.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
Our Joe Miller Contest.

Jim Kelley claims that the Oldest
man who forgot to send his wife
any money on the first of the
month. She wired him for money
to pay the rent and said that the
landlord was insistent. The trav-
cling man who had been on a
bat, wired back: Am broke my
self. Will send check in few
days. A thousand kisses Next
day the travelling man received this
reply from his wife: Never mind
money. ] gave the landlord half
OF the kisses. He is satisfied.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
FORMER JUDGE DIES
IN KANSAS PRISON

LEAVENWORTH, Kan, April 5.
Eli II. Redman, one of the men
convicted with the alleged election
conspiracy at Terre Haute, Ind,
died here in the federal peniten-
tiary, where he was serving a s.
year sentence. He formerly was
circuit Judge
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05

Champ Clark the plurality of nineteen for
Alaskas Delegate, while small. serves the purpose
emergency. Champ probably had in mind that plu
rality he had just received for Speaker His
jorty was only four his tenure seems to be just
stable when it 145
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
FAVOR SIMPLE DRESSES.

DALLAS, Tex, April 5, - The
City Federation of Woman's Clubs
has adopted resolutions favoring
simplicity in dress as a measure OF
economy in view of the possibilities
of war.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
NO NATURALIZATION TO
BE GIVEN TO SLACKERS

ST. LOUIS, April 5. Instruc-
tions that first citizenship papers
be refused to applicants who say
they are unwilling to fight for the
United States, were received from
Washington at the naturalization
Office here.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
COUNCIL OF DEFENSE is
CREATED IN CALIFORNIA

SACRAMENTO. Cal, April 5. =
Governor. Stephens has signed the
Benson bill creating state coun-
ell of defense.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
HIKES rs MILES TO
ENLIST IN MARINES

NEWARK, n. j.. April 5.-An-
drew Miller, young farmer who
is on his way to join the United
States marines at Charleston, S. c.,
walked twenty-five miles to enlist
because he had no money and was
too proud to beg a ride.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
Fooeyi

You have often seen girl gnaW-
ing on the end of one when she is
trying to think of something more
to say in her letter. So don't be
shocked when we inform you that
Hazel Eta Penn in Springfield, o..
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
ARE YOU PREPARED?

Don't let Easter temperatures mis-
lead you into thinking that Summer
has arrived. A ton of coal will come
in handy during wet, cold days, that
always precede warm weather. Or
der today Don't delay till the last
minute. Many Spring colds have been
contracted before emergency coal
orders could be filled.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
Advice.

My son, you should use liquor right,
Don't guZzle to your sorrow;
We know the cup viii cheer to-
night,
But it may jeer tomorrow.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
How Il Happened.

The Serfs had all tired of the
knout,
They rebelled, and they started to
kshout:
"WeIl set ourselves freeski,
A Republic we'll beski,
And the Czaroyitch Wen put to
krout,'
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
Poor Old Paw

Willie-Paw, can l ask a cues
ton?
Paw-Yes, my son What Is 1t?
Willie-Why, could you refer to
the Chief of Police as copper
head?
Paw-You'd better take a walk,
young man, and keep your mouth
shut.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05

and one of De Lesseps nearly seventeen years
old
A good deal hasty pudding history is being
turned out nowadays, by travelling, and hurried cor
respondents.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05

Mayor Ashley Of Skagway and Mayor Henneshan
of Ketchikan reelected and both towns will be
served well in the past.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
Mean Mrutet

WHO was it that said Lord,
| thank Thee that | am not as other
mem" asked Mrs. Gabb, as she
looked up from the magazine she
was reading.
HE was a bachelor growled
Mr.. Gabb.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05

Whoever adds to the food supply this year will
have performed substantial service both to his coun
try and his community says President Wilson That
is of the greatest problems of the present year.
Raise something to eat and be patriot
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
Oh |!

Of course it is hard to judge a
girl by her name. We know black
girl whose name is Lily, and We
know a 200-pound girl whose name
is Tiny But what we started to
say was that Lolita Bull lives at
New Martinsville, West Virginia.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05

War may result in the speedy opening OF the
Alaska coal fields. That would be compensation for
of the things resulting from
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05

And the Wick bunch down in Junean and
proceeded elect the socalled Progressiye Democrat
God save the mark-Hubbard of Valdez as Speaker
Hubbard and several others elected as we'll as
their Wickersham in 1914 the presumption
that they Democrats, tseekng for offcecrats II
should be-, and reaping the harvest ~
lack of inspection Let be sure that II never
happens again anchorage Democrat
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
Well. WE'LL

When woman wants groceries
or meats in Upton, Ind, she pa
tronizes place there in spite OF
dow reads; Skinner-Moore.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05

Representative Raker of California, who introduced
Delegate Suzer to the floor of the House OF Repre-
sentatves of the Pacific Coast Democrats
in the House He is serving his fourth term in Con
gress.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
Noticet

If he promises not to turn, we
will admit A. Wurm, of Cincinnati,
to the Club garden.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05

Alaska will get her road money according to as
surances received by Delegate Suzer from the Con
gressiona leaders spite of the circumstance that
is
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05

Democratic Senators and congressman seem to
take Suzer like the Alaska miners took to him last
fall.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05

The success OF the Duma in throwing off the sim
mister influences Of proGermanism ought 10 encrur
age Congress in its handling Of the case of Mr. Jane
r. Mann Boston Transcript
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
We'll, Well!

You would expect to Ind NorIh-
ern Woods up in Canada, wouldn t
you? But he lives at Stone Branch,
w. Va.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
Yum, YUM

o. U. Chicken runs a reStau'
rant in Winano, Mimi.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
Names Is Names.

Hazel May Steele lives in New
arw, Ohio.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05
BITS OF BY PLAY
By Lux dcLuke
Copyright by Cincinnati En-
quirsr.
Huh !!

Huh
Your wife appears to be very
strong-minded woman, remarkeu
the Friend.
YES" sighed Mr.. Enpeck She
thinks that a mans whole mission
in life is mission
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05

Our Daily Special.
A Leaky Mouth Can Cause More
Damage Than Leaky Roof.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-05

All the News All the Time"
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-12
SCHOOL NOTES

The literary societies have been
organized after the plan of last year.
They have not yet chosen their
names, SO they are called x and Y
for the present. Tho officers OF the
X society are: President. Esteiie
Crisman; vice president. Paul Eagle
ton; secretary and treasurer. Myrtle
Worker. In the Y society they
are: Emerson Eagleton. president;
Elva Edgar, vice president; Dorothy
Green, secretary and treasurer; ana
Mr.. Berryhill. sergeant-at-arms.
These societies intend to give some
good entertainments within the COM
ing eight months.
Among the special numbers given
by the students in the assembly the
past week were two songs py
Gladys Hosler. with Geneva Mitchell
on the piano. and sew
eral musical selections by a trio OF
girls composed of Lucille and
Georgia Berg and LaVera McNulty.
Tuesday several of the teachers
of the Sugar City schools spent the
day visiting our school. The Sugar
City schools did not hold sessions
that day because the furnace was
out of working order
On last Friday morning Mr.. Dalby
the student body on the
subject, THE Present War" His
talk was very interesting. as his
talks always are. We are always
glad to have Mr.. Daily with us.
Last Saturday night the Sopho-
more class gave party in the Cham
Der of Commerce hall. Games were
played and at late hour refresh
nents were served. All who were in
attendance report fine time.
The enrolment in the High school
md eighth grade to date is 1O4.
Six desk chairs have been added to
accommodate the new scholars.
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-12
PASS EXAMINATIONS

The following soldier boys who
were sent to Camp Funston in the
first contingents have all passed the
regular army examination:
Archie o. Ford. Walter Scott Witt.
Edward Dennis. Henry Lahman.
Henry c. Bruce. Mike Molinar, John
G. Hopkins. Dolores Seledon. Abram
E. Ball. Tom Adams.
Soldier boys who left Crowley
county last Thursday for Camp
Funston are as follows:
James H. Lemaster. Price l..
Thomas w. Hill, Freder-
ick V. Hickman. Willie West, Leon
ard w. Ryan, Levi Buhrman, Henry
Dallas, James R. Mock, Albert H.
Henderson
There will be two more to report
for duty on October IT, which is
of next week. One of
these boys is Earl C. King. colored.
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-12
LOCAL AND PERSONAL

w. L. Wagner of Pueblo was in
Ordway on Friday OF last week. He
is the state parole officer and is one
of the busiest men in Colorado.
Wagner is the one man for the
place. He is a man whom the men
in the state institutions love and
they know him to be their friend.
M-s. Minnie Enyart of McFall.
Mo. visited this week with her
neice, Mrs. NJ. o. King.
Mrs. Russell Fountain OF Pueblo
visited with friends and relatives
here this week.
Mrs. l. A. Rodeck went to Rocky
Ford yesterday. where she will re-
main a few days.
Miss Susie Adams. one of the
school faculty. who has been quite
ill, is improving.
Mrs. Maggie Colgin arrived last
week from Arnett. Okla. where she
has been for some time visiting with
her daughter. She expects to re-
main with her son, W. u. Coigln,
during the winter.
The Misses Ruth. Ethelyn and
Juanita Dean entertained the Sew
ing club Wednesday evening. This
meeting is the first of the season
and was mostly a business meeting.
Those present were the Misses 70
rayda Lorimer, Belle Gallavan, Es-
ther Kelly, Ruby Case, Mable Vim
yard and Thelma Herman, and Mrs.
Ray Cook and Mrs. Harry Mast.
The young people who recently
gave the play entitled "Tho For
tune Hunter" will give the sa ne at
Sugar City Monday evening, October
8. for the Red Cross OF that place.
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-12
TWO ARE ARRESTED

F. G. Burnside of Sugar City was
arrested Wednesday and charged
with the illegal sale OF intoxicants.
He was arraigned and entered plea
of not guilty His bond was placed
at $500 and the case will come up
at the December term OF the county
court.
Jack" Smith was also arrested,
charged with having liquor illegally
in his possession. He was also ar
raigned. entered a plea of not guilty
and placed under a bond Of $500 for
appearance at the December term
of the county court.
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-12
BLUFF SPRINGS

School opened on Monday. Octo-
ber /. Mrs Nell ]. Williams is the
teacher.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Totten were in
Ordway Tuesday, the guests of the
l. D. Divine family, where their
daughter. Wanona. is making her
home.
AT meeting of the Mothers
club held on Friday of last week
officers were elected as follows:
Mrs. NJ. L. Emo. president; Mrs. Nell
Williams, vice president: Mrs. NJ.
Totten. secretary-treasurer. Meet
ings will be held each month during
the year and the year ahead prom
ises some good work for the club.
There will be church and Sunday
school services Sunday. Come.
]. C. McCaffery has returned to
Pueblo after a short stay on the
place harvesting beans.
Miss Lena Oelke Of St. Paul. Neb.,
visited at the Williams home last
week. She opened school at Star
Valley Monday of this week.
Mr. Ragsdale was home over Sun
day.
The mail carrier is "fording" it
now in a Henry.
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-12
SHIPPING NEWS

III Cantaloupe shipments out Of this
district 20 far this season have
amounted TO more than 375 car
loadn. The melons have held up
wsil and the honeydew melons have
bsen = big Item In bringing up the
output.
There are fve FIRMS shipping mel
ons from here this season. as fol-
lows: 8. A. Gerard & Co.. M. Pho
waty. Pstterson-Pope. John Amicon
Bro. Z Co. and Dawson Bros. OF
the total shipments made Gerrard's
have shipped 273 cars.
Other shipments recently are:
Wheat-Thomas Fountain, one
car on the 10th; Ordway Trading
company. one car on the 9Th; A R.
Widick. one car on the 5th.
Hogs-Jacob Pantle, one carload
on the 9Th; A R. widick. one car
load on the Sth.
Beans-Ordway Trading company,
one carload on the 9th.
Cattle-A. R. Widick, one carload
on the goth.
Onions-S. A Gerard & Co., one
car each on the 5th and 6th.
During the past ten days several
carloads of various commodities
have been received among them be-
ing two carloads of -four, two of
lumber, several carloads of of coal
and one of automobiles.
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-12

The quarterly meeting of Friends
will be held at Sand Arroyo Friends
church on October 10, 20 and 81.
Program, Friday evening. ministry
and oversight; Saturday morning
preaching; noon. Iu-:h: afternoon,
business session: evening, E-caccilg;
Sunday morning, SupIav school. %;
preaching, II; noon, BASKET dinner;
afternoon, Drn ,rh:rr: evening,
Christian EnGeavoI tidress. The
public is cordially inv:r,l
The Ordway new era., 1917-10-12
KING CENTER

William Auckland Sr. returned
this week from Long Beach, CAL,
where he had gone to visit his wife
and daughters. He says he pur-
chased the incest home in Long
Beach for them and beautiful
Cadillac eight for Miss Jessie, be-
sides other luxuries which make
life more than worth while. Mrs.
Auckland and Miss Jessie will re-
main there because the coast is so
beneficial to Miss Jessie's health.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G.. Snodgrass re-
turned the latter part of the week
from McCracken. Kans., where they
visited their son, Allen.
Mrs Dave Simmer left last week
for a two weeks visit at Russell and
Hoisington, kans