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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-20
SEWARD'S DAY HOLIDAY

According to the bill passed by the last Legislature defining certain legal holidays in the Territory, Sat urday. March 30th is legal holiday throughout the Territory. This day is the birthday of William H. Sew ard and is officially known as Sew ards Day
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-20
DUDLEY ALLEN NOW WEARS THE SMILE
 THAT WEARS AWAY

Dudley Gregory Allen. one of the aska, looks like a new man and is receiving the congratulations of his many friends. He returned from the south with a bride, nee Miss Alma and Mrs. Jonathan O'Brien, of Seat tie. They will make their home in Juneau.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-20
NOTICE OF SALE

pun a 0 h
 
 Alaska municipal o or aiqun Case NO public t a the Hal O in the of of a n described a vMuay baowt aedwnIbso D sod provided by
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-20
WILL START CANNERY OPERATIONS FOR HIS
 PLANT AT CORDOVA

Among the passengers on the Alas ka is Nels Hawkinson. of the Carlisle Packing Company, which owns a plant at Cordova. He is on his way there to begin operations for the sea son.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-20

In addition to the speaker for the
 day. there will be offered one of the productions of the Dramatic Class which is promised as d rare treat It is an original dramatization of James NJ. Barrie's play Two Of Them by Roberta Coryell of the Senior III class. Patriotic songs and orchestra numbers will com plete the entertainment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-20
HIGH SCHOOL PROGRAM TO
 BE HELD TOMORROW

The weekly High School program will be held as usual tomorrow morn ing in the Auditorium at the school building, beginning sharply at nine o'clock The program for the week will be an especially interesting one dents on a topic of especial interest
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-20

Haley, T. J. Krigbaum and w. J. Harris.
 The first sergeant was not named last night and until an appointment is made P. J. r. Boivin will act in that position.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-11-28
(To BE CONTINUED,
Ace o. Flshea

The most striking characteristic By
which fishes Of different ages can be
distinguished Is their size. But the
size affords rs only the means to esti.
mate the age Of younger fishes; a. to
the older. It cannot serve US as an In
dication Of their age. since their
growth may vary according to the dif.
ferent conditions Of nutrition, 90 that
often the younger fish viii excel In
size the much older nsh. There ID,
however. at least as regards the fishes
Of The Northern seas. q sure indica.
ton that betrays their age. It is the
otolites, or ear stones. These ear
stones grow a. long ~ the flsh Itself
continues to grow. and form annual
rings In the manner Of trees. The
more annual rings shown By . nsh'a
ear stones the greater III ags. IN
this way the ass It . nsh ean h q
actly oetegmina4
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-11-28

tune. Miss Warren wore It at a fancy
dress ball year ago"
Want to know! Italian peasant,
hey! Fifth avenue peasant with dIa-
monds in her hair. Becomin' to her,
aln't itT'
Il thought So"
"Yup; she looks pretty enough! But
she don't need diamonds nor hand or.
gan clothes to make her pretty"
Then, looking up from the photo.
graph, he asked. Give you this pic
ture, did she?'
His friends embarrassment increas-
ed. NO. he answered shortly; then.
after an lnstant's hesitation: "That
ball was given by the Astorbilts and
was one OF the most swagger affairs Of
the season. The Planet-the paper with
which / was onnected-issues a Sun.
day supplement Of half tone reproduc.
dons Of photographs. One page was
given up to pictures Of the ball and the
costumes worn there"
Il see. Astonishln' how folks do like
to get their faces into print. l used to
know an old woman-Aunt Hepsibah
Tucker, her name was-shc's dead
now. The pride Of Aunt Hepsy's heart
was that she took nineteen bottles Of
Balm OF Burdock Tea and the tea
folks printed her picture as q testimo.
nial that she lived through It. Ho, hol
And society bigbugs appear to have the
same cravln'."
"Some Of them do. But that Of your
niece was obtained by our society re.
porter from the photographer who took
1t. Bribery and corruption, Of course
Miss Warren would have been at least
surprised to see 1t In our supplement
fancied she might not care for SC
much publicity and suppressed IT,"
"Um-hm. Well, guess you did right
I'll thank you for her. By the way.
told Caroline where was cal'latin' e
go this mornin. and she wished to be
remembered to you"
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-11-28

ce]p Ssh'S "atu Nafothop amt uT"
can't tell. But now that had done II
and discovered what had couldn't
give 1t up. l must 80 on and learn
more. And knew enough already to
be certain that the more learned the
more ! should write and have publish
ed. 1t was one Of those things which
had to be made public-if q fellow had
Q conscience about him and q pride In
the decency Of bis profession.
"All this was going through my head
as. sat there In his private office. And
be took my surprise and hesitation as
symptoms Of wavering and went at me,
hard. OF course l knew. he said, that
the operation was absolutely within
the law. did, but that didn't make
1t more honest or moral and just. he
went on to say that In large financial
deals of this nature petty scruples
must be lost sight Of. Good of the
business, rights Of stockholders, all that
sort Of stuff. He rang the changes,
All the papers care for was sensation.
To imperil the fortune of widows and
orphans whose savings were invested
In the South Shore stock for the sake
Of sensation was a crime. He should
have known better than to say that to
me. 1t Is such an ancient, worn out
platitude."
Il know. I've been to political meet
ms The widows and orphans are al.
ways hangin' on the success Of the
party, whichever way you vote. The
amount Of tears shed over their invest
ments By fellen you wouldn't trust
with q brass i've cent piece IL some
thin amazin'. Go on; ! didn't mean
to interrupt"
'Then be switched 10 Q more Per.
sonal appeal He said b. had taken 4
fancy to ms-had liked mo from the
very beginning. he recognized my IN.
usual genius at 6rst sight and had
gone - far - b make plans bearing
directly on NJ future He wss associ-
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-11-28

j made no comment. Captain Elisha
blew smoke ring from his pipe.
"And say. Jim,' he added, embar.
rassed In his turn, II hope you won't
think I'm interferin' In your affairs
but are you still set against comm ur
to where liyei know you said you
had a reason. but are you sure its q
good oneY'
He waited for an answer, but none
came. Pearson was gazing out Of the
window. The captain looked at bis
watch and rose.
Il guess I'll have to be goin'," be
said. "It's after II now"
His host swung around In his chair.
"Sit down. captain" be said. "I'ye
been doing a lot Of thinking since I
saw you, and I'm not sure about that
reason. believe I'll ask your advice.
It's a delicate matter, and 1t involves
your brother. You may see It as he did,
and II 80 our friendship ends, sup
pose. But I'm going to risk 1t.
Mr.. Rodgers Warren and l." be
went on. were well acquainted during
the latter part Of my newspaper work.
| was financial man on the Planet, and
some articles l wrote took your broth
er's fancy. At all events, he wrote me
concerning them In highly compliment
tary terms and asked me to call and
see him at his office. I did 80, and
well. we became very friendly, so much
so that be invited me to his house. I
dined there several times, was invited
to call often, and-I enjoyed II. You
see. had few friends In the city out.
side my journalistic acquaintances. and
] suppose | was fattered by Mr.. War
ren's kindness and the fancy he SEEM
ed to have taken to me. And / liked
Miss warren-no one could help that
and I believed she liked me-"
"she does like you." interrupted his
companion, with surprise. "Caroline,s
q good girl"
"Yes; she d. However, she isny In
this story except % Z side issue. Al
this time my ambitions were for Z
newspaper career, and I thought
was succeeding. And her fathers
marked interest and the things be said
to me promised moro than an ordinary
success. He was . well known man
on the street and influential. b my
head began to swell. and I Dreamed
Z lot Of foolishnsss. And then"-
He paused, put down his empty plpe
and dghed.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-11-28
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The Raymer enterprise., 1918-11-28
PEARSON MAKES SOME DISCLOSURES REGARDING HIS
RELATIONS WITH THE CAPTAINS BROTHER.

synopss-Atwood Graves lawyer goes South Dens-
boro Cape Cod Captain Elisha Caught
storm while the he Capn
with the latter his
that his brother whom he had
and named him guardian his aged twenty
and Stephen aged nineteen The tells
New York and look the situation before
the The
tion his wards and their asocac friends captain
makes friends with James Pearson
Sylvester head Of Graves firm The accept
brothers trust Sylvester pleased but disgust
and smay Pearson calls and Is
Warns and their father Caroline
seyant whose father hurt by The
Malcolm had the help paving
the sufferers expenses until his death.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-11-28
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Christmas wouldn't seem like Christ
mas without the lovely bags Of all
kinds that women delight In. Some Of
them are rich and splendid and others
charm by their daintiness. Here are
two that belong to these extremes.
The shopping bag Ii Of black satin bro
caded with silver and has handsome
silver mounting. The other is a pow
der bag Of lavender satin ribbon with a
big ribbon pansy on the front Of 1t.
The petals are tinted with water COL
ors. making blossom that looks very
real. 1t carries powder puff and q
little box Of compact powder and q
small mirror Is incased In the reverse
side.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-11-28
By JOSEPH C. LINCOLN
tcopyrishs b .. Appissoa , os.)

well, then" be continued, came
the upset. ! judged from what Jon
said at your previous conversation,
captain, that you were well enough &C
quainted with Wall street to know that
queer operations tate place there. Did
you read about the south shore trolley
businessT'
Captain Elisha considered. why,
yes" he said slowly: seems II did:
one Of those consultations with hold.
In companies and franchises and ex.
tensions and water BY the hogshead.
Want that III ! remember now. The
Boston papers had considerable about
1t, and l presume likely the New York
ones had more. One Of those all &C.
cordin' to law swindles that sprout
same a. toadstools In dark place, but
die out II the lights turned on too sud.
den. This one didn't come to nothIn
but bad smell, II remember right"
"You do. And suppose I'm respon.
sible for the smell. got wind Of the
thing, investigated, found out some
thing Of what was going on and print.
ed a preliminary story In the Planet
1t caused 4 sensation"
He paused once more. Captain Ell.
sha for the sake Of saying something
observed. Il shouldn't wonder"
1T certainly did. And the morning
on which 1t appeared Mr.. Rodgers
Warren phoned me. He wished to see
me at once. went down to his ofiice.
Captain, l dislike to tell you this. Mr..
Warren was your brother"
II know he was. And I'm his execu-
tor. Both those reasons make me spe.
cially anxious to have you tell me the
truth. Heave ahead now to oblige me. !"
"well. found him very polite and
cordial at first. He said that Z ridicu.
lous and sensational story concerning
the trolley combine had appeared In
the Planet. and be would like to have
e contradict II and suppress further
falsehoods of the kind. ! told him
couldn't do that, because the story was
true. had written II myself. He was
angry, and could see that he was
holding himself In by main strength
went on to explain that II was the
duty Of an honest paper. as I saw it.
to expose such trespass upon the peo'
pies rights. He asked me II l knew
who was behind the scheme. ! said ]
knew some Of the hackers. They were
pretty big men too. Then he Informed
me that he himself was deeply inter
ested.
II was knocked Oh my feet BY that,
you can imagine. And, to be frank,
Captain. II had known 1t at first I'm
not sure that I, personally, would have
taken the matter up. Yet ! might,
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-11-28
~NsreNettsssssNees'eeee'Ns

Here is pretty pedestal supporting
q small basket to be used for bonbons
or as sewing basket or for table
decoration, now that artificial flowers
are part Of house Furnishings. It is
made Of paper rope and is gilded. It
is very substantial bit Of decoration,
suited to almost any room In the house.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-11-28

Each soldier "over there" Ia to be
allowed one Christmas package from
home, and only one. Here Is a small.
waterproof portfolio containing q
writing tablet, envelopes and pencil.
The donor might slip few unmounted
photographs In 1t. too. 1t is made
Of a long strip Of black oilcloth folded
up at the ends and machine stitched
down to form the pockets. An extra
row of machine stitching across one
end makes casing for the pencil.
The portfolio is shown closed Mt the
top Of the picture. With oil colors
bright roses or the flags Of the allies
or figures clad In khaki are painted on
these portfolios.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-11-28
CHAPTER TX.
The New Second Mate.

DEARSON seemed pleased, but he
j made no comment. Captain Elisha
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-11-28

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The Raymer enterprise., 1918-11-28

The eaptaIn's plans for esls.
bratlng carcIlne's birthday 20
astray - Z result Of interior.
ence Of the Dunns. The next
lnstallment tells how the captain
70 called upon to confront q new
situation.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-11-28

Canton lanuel, eiderdown flannel
and plushes are used for the doggies.
ponies and circus animals that prove
absorbingly interesting and dear to
his babyship. Patterns for them can
be bought from any Of the standard
pattern companies and they are stuffed
with sawdust.
The doll pictured can be made to 90
through many antics. She is without
a body and her coat ia to be slipped on
over the fingers Of whoever undertakes
to amuse the baby. She will bow her
head, wave her arms and dance.
The Raymer enterprise., 1918-11-28

The dolls Of yesterday-so beautiful
and % .heap-they are no more. II b
the war. But no little maid need be
without q doll. for 1t II the easiest
thing ever to make one Of heavy do
mestic and paint q face on It. One
can buy 4 pattern Of any Of the pat
tern companies and make the body,
which II to be stuffed with sawdust.
Such q doll dressed and making her
appearance at Christmas time win be
n much loved - the most fragile
waxen beauty that syE came from
eyegssaA
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
OBITUARY
Foster s. Powell.

Foster Saunders Powell. yeoman
In the United States navy. died at the
age OF twenty three years yesterday
morning In the home of his parents.
Joseph Foster Powell and Mrs. Edna
Saunders Powell. 2o02 Grove avenue.
His funeral will be conducted this at
ternoon at O'Clock. with services at
the grave in Hollywood. Woman
Powell was a member of All Saints
Episcopal church and a former mem
Der of the boys choir. The rector.
the Rev. j. y. bowman. will con
duet the services. assisted by the Rev.
Thomas Semmes. Pallbearers will be
Ralph Ludwig, Rufus Hackete, James
Womble. Robert Woodbridge. Allan
Womble and Charles Clark. Woman
Powell had been Ill only week with
pneumonia when he died,
Besides hts parents, he is survived
by four sisters--Mrs. A. s. Epps. Mrs.
". II. Johann, Miss Lucy Powell aud
Miss Edna Powell. and two brothers,
Horace Il. Powell and Robert Nelson
Powell,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
MEMBER OF SEA SERVICE
BUREAU rs DROWNED

Norfolk, Va Oct. .l--Wilhert p
zimmerman. American seaman and
member of the Sen Service Bureau.
was drowned in Hampton Roads at
SIS r. NJ, October IL He was on
hoard tise tagbnat Fitzgerald. which
had in town the s. Westhrock.
When IN Cut channel. Hampton
Roads. the stern line OF the Fitzser.
AID parted. and In attempting to get
another line on the Westbrook. Zim-
norman went overheard.
Efforts were made ut once to save
him. but he sank before he could be
reached and the BODY was not recov-
cred. although the captain of the tug
searched in the vicinity where Zim
norman went down for some time.
In expected that the body will be
washed ashore sometime within the
next few days.
zimmerman was assigned to the
Fitzgerald on September IL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
MANY FRENCH ORPHANS
AWAITING ADOPTION

There are hundreds of little French
children whose fathers have given their
lives for the cause and who must suf-
fer in consequence. For 1856 in add
tion to the allowance made by the
French government, child Will be able
To live with its mother If it's mother
is living, or with relative who cares
Tor IT. This money goes through the
Virginia war relief committee of the
Fatheriess Children of France society.
Mrs, J, Taylor ElIyson is Virginia chair
man and the money may be paid her
quarterly or monthly--only about SO
per month. People who are willing to
adopt child are given its name, age,
and address and may personally CORE
spond with the child or it's mother and
know that it is being benefited Mrs.
Ellyson has placed a bout 500 children
since April, 1917, when she undertook
the work.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
NEWS OF VIRGINIA
UNIvHss1TY STUDENTS
AT RADFORD FLU HOSPITAL

Hadfcrd, Va, Oct. 21.--The emer-
sency hospital which was gotten In
order sunday. October / :. has been
no doubt the means Of saving many
lives. The West End hotel, which was
closed. wAS put At the disposal OF the
board OF health, the Boy Scouts took
mp all the carpets and secured the
floors, the ladies went In and arranged
and red isitioned the necessary ar.
ticles and supplies. The Radf0fd Wa.
ter. Power company installed q. big
electric range, fitted up the lights and
is furnishing the. power free. The city
purchased coal for the furnace and
that was the only nrst cost People
have been sending rupp1ies for the
sick and food for the nurses. Miss
Truxall. the school nurse, was placed
in charge but went down herself on
Thursday, and since then one Of the
older ladies doing the shift. has been
placed in charge.
The state board ~ health has sent
two students from the University Of
Virginia. r. N. Fowlkes and r.. M.
Sloan who have been relieving each
other and doing splendid work.
Up to this mornirs there had been
twenty-six admissions. two deaths. and
four children dismissed. The patients
have come in groups Of whole families
IN many cascs, ana all have Come
from the manufacturing districts, ex-
cept two cases who were taken from
the trains.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
TO CUT SHORT A COLD
TAKE A CALOTAb
The New Calomel Tablet That
Is Entirely Purified Of Nau-
seating and Dangerous Quail
tiles.

Of all the. medicines in the world the
doctors prize caIotnei most highly 10
break up a cold overnight or TO cut
short an attack of influenza, grippe.
sore throat or deep-seated cough and
possibly to prevent pneumonia. Now
that all of its unpleasant and dan
gerous qualities have been removed,
the new kind of caiemei called 'Cale-
tabs is the doctors ideal treatment
for colds, etc.
One Calotab on the tongue at bed
time with a swallow of water--that' $
all. No salts no nausea nor the
slightest interference with your eat
ing, your work or pleasures. Next
morning your cold has vanished and
your whole system is purified and re-
freshed. Calotabs is sold only in
original sealed packages: price thirty
Ave cents. Your druggist recon-
mends and guarantees Calotabs by re-
funding the price If you are not de-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
ROANOKE HAS HAD
3.02t CASES OF FLU

Roanoke. Va, Oct. 2i.--Roanoke is
now entering on the fourth week OF
the influenza epidemic and conditions
are not what the people OF Roanoke
and the health department, In par
ticular. would like to see. Yesterday
io7 new cases were officially reported.
IN the three weeks since the disease
became especially noticeable In Roa :
noke. s.02l cases have been reported
10 the cttv department Of health an
average Of l44 cases daily. Yesterday 8
report, while il shows material &C.
crease. IL not so encouraging as those
IN close touch with the situation would
Ike 1t to be.
The total number Of deaths Officially
reported during thu month OF October
totaled is.--This does not include Il
number of deaths from the disease
during fhe latter flaws OF Septem Der
There are consid arahiy over fifty In
all There have been as many as thir-
teen funerals in Roanoke in single
day
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
PORTSMOUTH TO FORM ROTARY
CLUB AT CREAM PUFF SOCIAL

Portsmouth. Va. Oct. 21.-That a
rotary club will be f4rmed here with
in week Ia now practically assured
Letters have been sent to all those
who have signified their intention OF
becoming charter members. and a
meeting will be held next Thursday
night. when the work Of orga nixation
will be taken mp. the organizer for
the state will be present and will as
sist In the work
There are now between twenty five
and thirty men on the prospective list
and the club will get away to a good
start. Norfolk Rotarians have been
taking ciose interest In the local pro-
ject and have issued an invitation to
the Portsmouth men to be present a,
FEAST 10 he held across the river on
October %
This feast 10 DESIGNATED as a Cream
Pun and Dill Pickle social, II sounds
weifd, but every prospective Ports
mouth Rotarian has declared his in
'ention of attending.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
STEADY DECLINE: OF FLU
CASES IN LYNCHRURG

Iynchburg. oc.. 21.--Stv enteen
deaths from the influenza or pneu-
monia have been added to the total
of the epidemic here In the twenty
four hours ending u, noon Saturday.
making total OF I72 Twenty one
physicians today reported one-hun-
dred cases OF pneumonia under their
care In the city limits. this indicating
probably 80 cases in city and suburbs
Reports the physicians are beginning
TO make indicate a slow but steady
decline in the number of new infiuen-
"a cases. Thursday there were f32
new cases but up - noon Saturday
twenty-four Of twenty seven doctors
reported liz cases
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
Y. MI. CADETS PROVE
HEAVY BOND BUYERS

Lexington. Oct. 21.-Cadets at the
Virginia Military Institute subscribed
70 practically twenty-thcusanri dol
lars worth OF Liberty bonds this week
Al Liberty loan meeting in the mesa
hall on Tuesday great enthusiasm was
dtsplayed by the corps and there was
much cheering when the plan for OBJ
tanning subscriptions was announced
BY the commandant. Colonel George
a. Dorhyshire.
This plan provided that each COM
pAny commander have charge OF So
Mctting among the men or his COM
pAny. On the hrst returns made Il
WAe shown that the total reached was
within 4 few dollars OF being twenty
theuAAnd. A number OF the cadets
found Il advisable to communicates
WIKI home folks before making a def
inies subscription. For this reason It
n believed that when the totals are
tsbuiated. the cadets will have taken
about $4,000.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
BAN ON MEETINGS Still.
HOLDS IN SUFFOLK

suffolk, Va. Oct as.--The auaran-
tine against Spanish influenza in Suf-
folk will not be lifted for a shor,
while yet and the churches were clos
- again yesterday. Il Ia hoped that
conditions win be 70 much better mex,
week that it will he possible to lift
the ban against public gatherings and
thAt things may resume their nor
NAL proportions
The health board has not yet de-
cided when places Ut amusement. the
schools. moving picture shows and
indoor pnblic meetirEa~of any kind
may open. but II IN believed that con-
datsUns' are improving each dSy.
soda fountains we're allowed ia
open Friday afternoon on condition
that all drinks were sold from sani-
teFy cups.
There /have been two deaths here
fEosa iafuensa and pneumonia with
In the past two days.