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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

United States authorities Word was sent out that any attempt to punish Moses or tho under him would be resisted. grand jury at Yakima indicted Moses and some his chiefs The Sheriff by no means a coward but he refused to attempt to arrest Moses his men, or to ask any of his deputies Co do so He said however that he would appoint any one or all whom the Prosecuting Attorney would sug gest as deputies, or he would resign in order that they could select a Sheriff who would do the work. The luandry that the peculiar situation caused con
 nued for several days until the Prosecuting Attorneys mind turned to Jack Splawn, then young manager for Ben Snipes He sent for Splawn, who finally agreed that he would rp to serve the warrant With out assistance or companion, and wholly unarmed with an appointment as deputy sheriff in his pocket Splawn went to the reservation asked the moody and threat euiug warriors that he encountered 10 take him to Moses He told the alter that he wanted him ana his sub-chiels, who had been indicted to accompany him to Yakima and told him in straightly spoken words that it would be well for him and his people to obey the request Moses and his men were taken to Yakima tried for murder and hanged. The hanging was the occasion for an outbugs of indignation on
 hc part of Eastern senmentalsts against the pioneer way of doing things but it occasion for relief in Washington Territory. Westeners have never Ques-
 toned the justice of the persued in the matter by their early officials,
 Jack Spawu was a who knew not fear with whom courageous honesty that could always accurately measure the right part of his being, and one whose modesty and simplicity caused him to shun uotorety He never passed the age when he would not blush or retreat words of praise for anything
 ha, he had done He abhored anything of spectacu- lar or theatrical nature He could never that he had accomplished anything of the ordinary or per
 formed any act that entitled him to special considora ton He always did his duty because he could do nothing else.
 It is gratifying that the last years of Jack splawns long life were years Of plenty of happiness and of houors He was held in high esteem by the people of whole State. and is survived by young who is a chip off the oil block"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

and foreign born, with ease. rapid ity efficiency and economy, and al so, as far as possible, for extending better opportunities tothosc adults which possess but meagre education And, further this commission Is au thorized to convey such information and methods 10 such education au thorities as desire them in districts counties, and states Of the United States, and to advise with and co operate with such authorities in tho elimination Of illiterGcy from sucl districts, counties and states"
 The bill would appropriate $1OO,OOC 10 defray the expenses of the com mission.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
THREE ALASKA PARTIES

Nothing has more clearly indicated that there are three political parties in Alaska than the cir cumstances connected with the deadlock in the Ter ri;ogial Senate and collateral incidents We have a Democratic party. a Republican party and a Wick ersham party. The latter party goes under diff geren, names u different sections Of the Territory and its methods os procedure are not always uni form. 5u, is one party nevertheless. and its diff Ie-eut factions never fail to work together where ever there is a general locking of horns.
 In the First Division. the Wickersham party has separate organization It has and again attempted capture the Republican organization here but failure has been its lot up the present time
 In the Second Division the situation is good deal like is in the First, though the parties there did not place party tickets in the field for the Legisla turc.
 In the Third and Fourth Divisions the Wicker sham party worked a local political organizations The local Wickersham parry iH the Third Division styles itself the Progressive Democratic party ani in the Fourth Division i; calls itself the Non.Partsan party
 All three of these par,ies-thc Democratic. Re. publican and Wickershamare represented in the Ter. r;oraI Senate The Democratic Senators are AIdrich, Roman and SuIzer; the Republican Senators are Heck man and SunGbacE. and the Wickersbam Senators are Gaus;ad. Hubbard and Sutherland
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
MANY SIGN TO PLANT BEETS

ELLENSBURG, Wash, March 8. That probably by planting time there would be 1000 acres in bects was the statement made by II. C.. Rosenfeldt, representative of the Utah-Idaho Sugar Company. There are 625 acres signed up at the present time, he said, as against 43S acres when he came here three months ago.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
Luke McLuke Says


 The reason why father knows that his son will have to quit smoking is because Father tried to and couldn't quit.
 Another Fairy Tale: Once upon a time there was a married man who didn't think that his wife talked too much.
 Telling a woman that she is worth her weight in gold won't keep her from trying to reduce.
 You may not believe it. But thousands of the worlds greatest men managed to get by without the aid of a Do It Now" motto on the wall.
 A whole lot of men are not afraid of the Hereafter because they feel that they are getting all the punishment coming to them right here on earth.
 If he is late showing up before they are married, his excuses are all explanations. But if he is late showing up after they are married. his explanations are all excuses.
 Any regular church-goer can tell you that it doesn't take much to make a choir giggle.
 Every now and then man has a bad day and things get on his nerves until he feels like telling the 1 whole world to go plum to Halifax. l A College Graduate doesn't say that we have had right smart" of | rain or right smart" of snow like his country-raised daddy, but his grammatical remarks on the weath- or are just about as entertaining.
 Give a small boy charge ac- count at grocery store and let him order what he plcases, and the betting is that he won't keep you broke paying for the soap he orders. Maybe married life would be |, more pleasant if a woman felt as 'orry for her own husband as she loes for some other woman's hus- ,and.
 The old-fashioned girl who used o consult the fortune teller before he married now has a daughter who is wise enough to consult the
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
NOTABLE CAREER TERMINATES

The death Of Andrew Jackson Splawa at North
 Yakima last Friday removed from earth of
 the great characters of the Northwest His services
 to the pioneers of Central Washington in the days
 when they were harrassed by savage Red Men and
 white cattle and horse thieves and other classes Of
 outlaws were of that character which would have
 given him world fame had he had a Fennemore Cooper. Francis Parkmau or Aldred Henry Lewis tell the tales or had he possessed the theatrical spirit of a Buffalo Bill the adventurous lust or Carson or Bowie. As cowboy Indian fighter and scout manager for the great cattle business Of
 Ben Suipes. the owner and manager of his own herds leader in introducing bloojed stock the Western ranges as public spirited citizen whose ironl!Ee nerve and matchIess courage were always ready for enlistment in the of law and order Sta,e legislator and. in his later days. Mayor or North Yakima his long career from poor orphan influential and aiueut citizen Of great State was one that is inspiring and one that should be told in history and story.
 Jack SpIawn began taking mans part in life when he twelve years old, and ne = years age at his death In the intervening three score years he hardly passed idle day. He crossed the plains from his native Missouri with his widowed mother in a wagon drawn by an OK team when he was six years of age. locating in Oregon He became citizen of EIicEitat county, Washington Territory. a. sixteen and the year-1S62-he was in Yaki- county, where he destined to spend the years oc long, interesting and useful lifetime For the succeeding twenty years he devoted great deal of his time to public servce-trailng thieves and In dan5 and other criminals. and most of the time with cut remuneration or hope of other reward than the security that comes with orderly conditions
 Probably the most notable of Jack Splawn's early career in Central Washington were his single hand pursuit of the bands of cattle and horse thieves that ever infested Washington Terri tory, his battle with them in which he either killed or disabled captured the whole gang restoring V several hundred head of live stock their rightfu owners. and his capture of Chief Moses. The chase D, the cattle thieves took days and lead him from he Yakima country up into the Okanogan where the o battle occurred. W
 The capture of Chief Moses was one of the inter- sting incidents historical episode that attracted
 great deal of comment. Moses had lead @ murder 2 us raid of Indian warriors large part of East b rn and Central Washington Territory and returned to he reservation where he and his fighting were uuning the ranch and, still in paint detied the
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
.ILLITERAGY IS
 TO BE GIVEN AN
 INVESTIGATION
Bill in Congress For a Commission to Probe Question and Make
 Its Report.
IS THE SPONSOR

1 WASHINGTON. March S.-m addi-
 ton to the long list of federal com. missioners now at work in various Hines of governmental endeayor is "a new one which was proposed in a bill which was under consid- eration by the Senate committee on education and labor
 The measure would create tho American literacy commission" for the purpose of Investigating and ameliorating conditions of illiteracy throughout the country.
 The bill was introduced by Sena- tor Ollie James Of Kentucky, who has made a study of adult initcracy in the United States, and who be lieve5 that the Federal government should aid the various states in providing means for nstrucung the illiterate.
 Would Name commission
 The James bill would create a com mission to be composed of seven members to be appointed by the President of the United States byI and with the consent of the Senate" Of the initial appointees to the com mission, three could continue in of- flee for two years, three for four years and one for six years.
 The commission would become er- . fectiyc January 1, 1918. and would . continue until June 3O 1929, some thing over ten years. The Presi. !. dent would be authorized 10 remove the commissioners for "inefficiency, neglect of duty or malfeasance in of flee" They would be chosen for their fitress and ability as educat. ors, and particularly for their know ledge of conditions of adult Hitter lcy and their experience in dealing with the same"
 Investigate Illiteraey
 The bill would provide:
 "That the commission shall have he power to make investigation in- o the conditions and causes of H. iteracy in the United States of Amer ca, and to report these conditions md causes regularly to Congress, md 10 ascertain and compare meth. .ds of teaching ilHteratc adults in he United States and foreign coun- ries and to devise plans for inter- sting and methods of teaching ilIt rate men and women, both native :
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
CLOCK IS ADVANCED.

NEW YORK, March S.-Daylight saving by advancing the clock one hour was put into effect yesterday in Portugal the Azores, Madeira and Cape Verde Island, continu- ing 10 October 31, the Commercial Cable Company announced.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
TOMBSTONE AND ChSKET
 AWAIT DEATH OF OWNER

FULTON, Mo-, March S.-John Caswell Hobson, 9S, a native of Vir- ginia, who erected his tombstone seven years ago and bought his cas- ket three years ago, died at his home in Williamsburg after two days illness.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
When Greek Meets Greek.

Did you prevail on that book agent to buy a policy?' we asked the Insurance Solicitor.
 'No,' replied the crcstrall insur- ancc solicitor but he talked me into buying a set of books"
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

lncomo-tax collector before she mar ries.
 The reason we feel safe when we crosses a street in front of an au- tomobile that is driven by woman is because an auto won't change It's course as quickly as a woman can change her mind.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

Also, doubtless the cost of living was lower in the good old times when calico was considered a dress material
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
Advertisement!

exchange 100 shares Standard oil Stock for one bushel of potatoes. Or will exchange SO shares Bethlehem Steel preferred for 1 peck of onions.-Addrcss Luke care Of this office.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
BITS OF BY = PLAY By Luke MoLuke
 -:- Copyright by Cincinnati En-
 Cuirer.
Haw. Hawl

"How on earth did you gOt littlo Johnny to take that nasty medi- cine?" asked NIr. Jones.
 "I put it on the top shelf of the pantry and told him he must not touch it," explained Mrs. Jones.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
Is That Sol

l. May runs a store in Chicago, IT,, and every time he fails to make sale he turns the prospect over to his brother so E. May.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
NO GROUNDWORK FOR IT
lSt Lnnis RnnnhIirl

IoT. LOUIS NepuDUGI
 An esteemed local contemporary suggests "cOali- tiOn Cabinet" for President Wilson. The suggestion shows a curious confusion of thought
 In England the Executive is composite and the Cabinet is the real ruling body. The formation of coalition Cabinet the pooling of the energies Of the leaders of both parties in the direction ieg satOn-the joint support by both of legislative pro- gram worked out in joint conference In this country we have a single Executive and the Cabinet members are only his advisers; in any executive matter his will may Overrule them all; while tho Executive has no relation of leadership to the Congress except that of making recommendations which Congress is wholly free to ignore. and the Cabinet members appear in Congress at all
 We have not the groundwork for a coalition gov. ernmeut' in Constitution except in so far as a working agreement between Majority Leader Kttchin and Minority Leader Mann, with similar arrange. ment in the Senate, might approximate one.
 As a matter of fact. every time of war the nation relations.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

Former President Taft has been enrolled in the New Haven military census. He answered that he could swim drive automobile and ride horse Has Judge Taft the heart to ride horse?
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

Our observation is that about the hardest work some men have to do is to part their coat tails when they sit down.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

While Congress and Legislatures have been wrest. ling with bone,dry laws Uncle Woodrow has been lining up a jawbonedry rule for United States Sen ators.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

Our guess is that after a smart girl has thumped a typewriter for q while, piano-Dlaying looks like piddliug job.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

Charles Meldner, the professional cleaner and dyer, is back on the job with facilities to handle anything in the cleaning and dye business. Call up IF Capital Dye Works.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

Brazil has renamed the River of Doubt, Rio Roose- welt. All doub, has now been permanently removed
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
TIPS FROM TEXAS.

(Dallas Ncws) And when it comes to nose wells, a good deal depends on the nose.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
Famous Whistlers.

N tIaI-"E EI8 " IIN0IINA Gallery Gods. Messenger Boys. Wind. Bullets. Steamboats. Dog Owners. Peanut Roasters. Office Boys. Birds. Traffic Cops. Locomotives. Nocturnal Graveyard Pedestrians. Creditors.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
NoticeI

Iva Key Of Paoli, Ind, can open the door of the Club and come right in at any time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

What we wonder at is what the people did with their money before they bought automobiles with it. The tax assessor couldn't find it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

TODAY-Do not wait, 1t may be late. Protect yourself and family. Three-m-One policy Northern Life Ins. Co. R. R. Stewart, Represen. tative, Gastineau Hotel. m.th.s.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
Things To Worry About. Microbes cannot live in ink.
Names Is Names.

4ho-LASS 4S NdAuCSs Carrie Breeze lives at Maysyillc, Ky.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

General vou Ludcndorrf is called the "real boss" of Germany Still, it is hard to believe that the Kali ser would take back seat under any circumstances Birmingham Age-Herad)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08
Our Daily Special

A Wise Woman Never Quarrels With Her Husband Until He Has Turned Over His Pay.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

Representative Moon, which rhythmes with boon" would postpone bOne-dryness until October which 'hynes with sober" But the poets are too sad to sing CNew York World)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

The suggestion that Congress delegate some more f its powers to the President will astound those yho did not suppose that it had any left.-(Bostor rranscript)
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-08

President Wilson is reluctant to go before Con sress And when you look Congress over you can blame him.-( (Hnckerbocker Press)
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-21
LOCAL ITEMS,

The Eagle Hali puts on a first class movie entertainment on Sun- day night with George Fawcett, the distinguished Broadway actor iE Otis Turner's vividly realistic drama The Frame-Uup", a feature film of great interest in five acts It is the story of an honest mayor, a crooked boss and the woman who 1onged to be good and achieved her hearts desire in the face of terrible obstacles; a departure from the hackeneyed legends that pass muster in many of the make-shift features, which will be greatly appreciated. In addition an L-Ko Comedy, "Blankmail in a Hospital" with Peggy Pierce as the nurse will furnish just the right amount ot levity for well balanced entertain ment. A good show.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-21
DAnv NOME INDUSTRIAL WORKER SATURDAY. JULY e1 1917.
SOCIALIST LEADER BITTER
 IN ATTACK ON AAICHAELS

tended to avert reforms within the empire by keeping up the spirits of the people with a promise of speedy victory. He sarcastically pointed out that they had promised that the submarines would bring victory in April, then in May and when these had passed surely in June. He de- nied that tho submarines were ef- fective. He said that they were doing more harm than good for they were alternating the sympathy or every neutral nation from Germany while the ether and enemy nations were daily growing more immune from results. SCheideman appealed for candor. He declared it was no time for vagueness, for idle pro
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-21
JOHN SCHRANK FORGIVING T.R.

OSHKOSH, Wis, Jure 23-1n his cell at WauIun hospital for the criminally insane here, John Schrank, the man who shot and tried to kill Theodore Roosevelt as he was making a campaign speech in Milwaukee in 1912, declared that he has forgiven T. R." and even feels kindly toward him. Schrank has no relatives and no friends. lie is destined to remain here while he lives. He is a house painter by trade. He ina zines he is a great philosopher and that he will die famous.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-21

noon, bitterly attacked the speech of the Chancellor.
 He denounced MichaelS speech for it's vagueness. He declared that he and his comrades had expected to hear something of definite inter- nal reforms within the German En- pire and they got nothing but illu- sive general;ties which meant mo- thing and which he concluded the Chancellor had intended to mean mo- thing,
 Scheidemann declared that it was quite apparent that the officials in-
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-21

AMSTERDAM, July 20.-An
 evening dispatch from Berlin de scribes Philip Scheideman the so- cialist leader whose whole souled support of the war policy of the government bas resulted in a split in the party with Liebknecht and Hasse bitterly opposing him, speak ing as the leader of the Social De mocrats in the Reichstag this after
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-21

LONDON, July 19.-Haig reports in violence upon the British front The Germans are clearly seen mass ing more troops before the British lines beyond Lens and south of Armcntieres in preparation for an attack.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-21
BANKER DIES.

SEATTLE, July IS. - John Holmes, an Iditarod banker died here this after noon of an illness from which he suffered for several months.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-21

mises of victory, but for preparing the road for universal and lasting peace by reforms within and by sincere evidences of good will with out
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-21
LITTLE FIGHTING.

PETROGRAD, July 19.-There is more quiet on the eastern front today than in almost 2S days with the both sides strengthening their forces with a view of renewing the battling.
The daily Nome industrial worker., 1917-07-21

PARIS, July l9.-Small and in decisive raids on the French posi- tions in the Champagne district are all the engagements reported on the French front today
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-09-27

yarn leaving 12-inch end.
Thread into worsted needle and
proceed to weave the front and
back together as follows:
Pass worsted needle through
LIST stitch of front knitting
needles as if knitting and slip
stitch off pass through I'd stitch
as if purling leave stitch on,
pull thread through LIST stitch of
back needle as if purling, slip
stitch off, purl thread through
I'd stitch of back needle as if
knitting leave stitch on. Repeat
from until all the stitches are
off the needle,
Sock when finished should
measure:
Foot, from tip Of heel to tip Of
toe, IL inches.
Leg, from tip Of heel to tip Of
leg, IA inches.
Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1917-09-27

change. ! later took Lydia E. Pink
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felt a change for the better. / took it
until I was in good healthy condition.
] recommend the Pinkham remedies to
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MINGs, 1922 Harmony ST., PENIS Grove,
N J.
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