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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18
PRESSURE FROM SNOW

DOUGLAS, March 18-The weight of snow is causing disaster to many roofs here. On Saturday the Native Hall on the beach, where the Indians were want to congregate for festivi- ties, went down and yesterday the COW barn at the upper end of Front street collapsed. Both buildings were empty at the time their roofs ten dered their resignations. Yesterday the snow slipped from the building owned by Antone Marks on Front Street and the chimney accompanied it. The building adjoining the store of P H. Fox where the Holmes hand laundry was formerly conduct ed, is collapsing in several places and is already practically ruined Sev- eral other roofs around town are much sagged, and if not cleared of snow, will collapse soon.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18
TREADWELL MARRIAGE

TREADWELL, March 1S.-A pretty wedding took place here Saturday evening at 6: 30 when, at the home of the brides parents, Miss Margaret Livie, eldest daughter of MT. and Mrs. James Livie, and Robert Traver were united in marriage. Rev. E. s. Bollinger officiating. Both the young people are we'll known and popular here, the bride, originally from Scot land, having spent nearly all of the F years of her. life here. MT. Ira yer came here two years ago from California The newlyweds, after a wedding dinner, went to Juneau where they remained until today. They will make their home here. Their domestic bark was launched with the best wishes of a large circle of friends.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18
DISTRESSING ACCIDENT

TREADELL, March 18.-A most distressing accident occurred Friday evening at the home of MT. and Mrs. Jack Slee at the Pines. Their little five-year-oid daughter, Julia, was washing drinking flass into which she poured boiling water. The glass broke in the little girls hands and cut an artery in one of her wrists from which two quarts of blood es- capped before the flow could be staunched. The little girl was hur- ried to St. Ann Hospital where the wound was dressed and by Saturday evening she was able to be taken home and-except from being weak after losing so much blood, she was apparently none the worse for her accident.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18
Jacob Jackson, Who Left Douglas on the Prin- cess Sophia Not
 Heard From.
WIFE IS VERY ANXIOUS
Police of All the Coast Git ies Have Been Noti- fled Concerning the
 Matter.

DOUGLAS, March 1S.-What has become of Jacob Jackson, who left for Seattle on the Princess Sophia on February 18th?
 The above question is one which the mans wife and three children and host of friends here would be pleased to have answered. Several cablegrams have been exchanged be. tween Douglas and Seattle within the past. 36 hours but nothing has been learned of the mans whereabouts. His daughter, Mrs. Elwood Mclean, who is in Seattle, is conducting the search at that end but so far with out results. Whether Jackson ever reached Seattle or not is unknown
 For ,seeyral years Jacob Jackson (his proper name is Jacobson) was a contractor at the Ready Bullion at the Alaska-Juneau. He owns two houses in Tacoma and late in Feb ruary decided to take a hurried trip to that place to look after his prop erty, leaving, as stated, on the Sophia on February 2S. As no word was had from him by the mails arriving the latter part of last week, the fam fly became anxious and Saturday ev- ening a cable was sent to Mrs. Me Lean in Seattle asking about him. Yesterday an answer came back: q have 'phoned all over and no one has seen dad"
 Another cable was sent this morn ing to Mrs. Henry Erie in Seattle, she having been a passenger on the same steamer on which Jackson left f0rs,the south No answer had been received up to noon today but one was expected very soon.
 When MT Jackson left here he did not know his. daughter was in Seat tie, thinking she was still in Califor- mia where the McLeans went from here last fall. MT. Mclean, having been offered a good position as book
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18
MEN ARE NUMEROUS

DOUGLAS, March IS. - Robert Coughlin, who left here six weeks or more ago for Fort Worth, Texas for the purpose of enlsting in the aviation corps, writes his wife that he has not yet been accepted and ing to the fact that there are more men waiting for positions in that par ticular department of the service thar there are positions to fill. Mir. Cough lin is skilled electrician and me chanic and desires to get into the mechanical department of the avia tion department.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18
OFF FOR OUTSIDE

DOUGLAS, March 1S.--Ole Iver son left on the Spokane Saturday night for Seattle, Tacoma and other coast parts. He will size up condi. tions and, if satisfactory, will send for his wife and two sons to join him. He was formerly janitor at the Natatorium but of late has been em polyed at the Alaska-Juneau mine.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18
GOOD SHlPM ENT

DOUGLAS, March 1S.-The Alaska Coast Fish Company got off 7S boxes of halibut on the Spokane Saturday night. By the present schedule, the next boat to take fish south from this place will be the Spokane on her return trip-a most discouraging statet of affairs for both fishermen and buyers
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18
PINES" MEETING

TREADWELL, March IS. The regular Red Cross meeting will be held at the Pines" tomorrow after noon The walking in that part of town is said to be the best on the Island at the present time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18
NO CARDS TONIGHT

DOUGLAS, March 18.-There will be no card party at Labor Union Hall tonight and not until Monday night of next week when another big time is promised, number of spec ial prizes being arranged for.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18
CHECHACCO MONEY

TBEADWELL. March 1S.- Saturday was pay day here and. for the first time as far as the memory of the oldest employe runnethr payment was made in paper money, yellow boys" having been issued to the men before. However, paper money will buy as much substitute" these days as gold.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18
FROM NEVADA CREEK

DOUGLAS, March IS. - MT. and
 Mrs. NJ. S. Hudson, who have been weeks, returned to town yesterday evening. The former will return to their rural retreat in few days but Mrs. Hudson will not accompany him.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18

Lean was nominated for school treasurer.
 City Treasurer N G. Hanson sub mitted his report of the city's fi- nancial condition, showing a bal ance on hand in the city treasury, the sum of S867.96.
 The Loyal Order of Moose are giving a dance in the A. B. Hall
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18
w: c. T. U. TEA

DOUGLAS, March 18.-The w. c. tea tomorrow afternoon at the home of Mrs. Cupples, the receipts of the refreshments to go to the Red Cross.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18
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The seventh annual ball Of the Vacation Association, to be held on Lincoln's Birthday, February F. at Grand Central Palace. New York. will be made the occasion of a pa triotic celebration for the men of the army and navy from all parts of the United States who are in camps and aboard recruiting ships in the vicin- ity of New York. Dancing and mo- tion pictures will be the features of the celebration, music being fur nished by military band. Some of the patronesses are Miss Anne Mor- gan, Mrs. August Belmont. Mrs Newconib Carlton. Mrs. Alexander Kohut. Miss Maude Wetmore, Mrs. Daniel Guggenhelm and Mrs Pon- sonby Oyls.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18

Mr. and Mrs. Tim Vogel return ed home from Seattle on the City Of Seattle, bringing with them the two children of Mrs. Vogel's brother whose wife died about a year ago.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18
START OUT SOON

DOUGLAS, March 1S.-Emil Palm bonn and crew of loggers who came to town last week for supplies, will return to the camp tomorrow or We'd nesday
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18

N. G. Hanson has been appointed Postmaster at Haines to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of A. J. Dennerline. The appoint ment of Mr., Hanson will give gen. eral satisfaction.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18

COUNCIL MEETING TONIGHT
 DOUGLAS, March 1S.-A regular meeting of the City Council will be held tonight.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18

on the City of Seattle. Mrs. Banta has been in Seattle for some time receiving medical treatment
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18

this evening for the benefit of the Red d Cross. r e.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18

Old papers Tor saie uI The Empire ofnce. Second and Mat, stresta.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18

Mrs. II. 0. Banta returned hom,
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18

WANTED - Girl for general housework. Mrs. R. G. Wayland, Treadwell
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18

electric range; enquire Mexican Apts., No. 13,' Treadwell
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-18

FOR SALE cheap-furnished or un furnished. Groom house with bath Dan Campbell, Treadwell.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18
CLOTHES FOR BELGIANS

Every time you feel a change in the
temperature and the thermometer
drops a few degrees it is only a gen
tie reminder that there are some
thousands Ct miles away some thous-
ands of people who feel the changed
summer weather to oncoming winter
even more keenly than you. More SC
because at that particular point
thousands of miles away in Belgium
autumn is earlier than here, and
clothes to ward off the chilling tenn.
perature are scarce enough at best.
Some of the sufferers have a few
warm clothes, some have none, ant
rarely has any one enough.
Especially pathetic is the appeal,
saying that nothing is too old to be
Of USE Neither is anything too new
that one car do without.
The Red Gross takes charge of and
guarantees the proper delivery of the
clothes sent to them, with assurances
that none will be diverted to the use
Of the Germans.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18
No Idlers Among the Birds

A close study of bird life shows
a most careful division Of labor, OBJ
serves d contributor in Canadian Boy
Builder, who knows the value of our
common birds and has also detected
the recent popular interest in the
movement IN their behalf. Some
birds, such as swallows, swifts, night
hawks and whippoorwills, sweep the
air and keep down very small gauzy-
winged pests like mosquitoes, gnats
and midges; while the kingbird, pc
wees, phoebes and other members of
the fiy-catcher family take care Of
the larger flying insects, most Of
which are injurious to vegetation.
TO the warblers and vireos is as
signed the task of keeping leaves
clear Of larvae, plant lice and canker-
worms. Thrushes, bluebirds, robins,
orioles, catbirds, thrashers, wrens and
tanagers pay special attention to the
larger caterpillars and tree insects.
Another family Of birds has special
charge of the bark; among these bird
takers are to be found the vari-
Gus woodpeckels, the nuthatches,
brown creepers, chickadees and king
lets, who keep up tireless search for
insects III the tree trunks, preventing
their destruction.
Not only are there birds who work
in The air and on the trees, but there
are also the ground floor workers.
Hidden on the ground around the
roots OF trees and in the grass, are
insect c.I1.llies whose name is legion.
Blaci,birdS, crows, robins, oven-bids,
thrashers, ground warblers, and flick
ers, are well-kncwn members Of the
ground workers gang.
Other birds worI; in close coopcra-
ton with man in the destroying Of
weeds by the eatin.: Of seeds. The
various sparroWs and finches are his
constant co-workerS. Some of the
more tender spar1oWa who have TO
winter in the south, leave their work
to be carried en- throrH!: the autumn
and winter by juncos, &Aowhakes,
redpolls and grosbeaks.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18
BAPTISTS SHOW PATRIOTISM
Plans Are Being Made to Enable
Them to Do Better Work

New York, Oct. IA campaign
ito enable the Baptist denomination
to be OF larger war service and to
stimulate the laymen to take a larger
part in their church activities" will
be conducted by the Baptist church
from November II to "a, to be known
as Christian enlistment week, it was
announced here today by DR.. Fred P.
Haggard, director of the national com
mittee of the northern Baptist lay
men. Thi.; committee covers all
American territory north of the
Mason and Dixon line.
Bapti:;o lay1nen have organized in
every statc in this territory for an
intensive campaign among the 1885,
300 members of the denominations
},542 churches. The homes of all
members will be visited to induce the
members to sign the "war roll-a
pledge ii, which they will be asked to
specify in how many church activi-
lies they are prepared TO participate
throughout the coming year
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18
The Telephone Girl

Whenever there is Il catastrophe,
great or small, the telephone operator
is sure to prove her bravery. There
have been examples Of this right here
in Rutland. AS far as we know,
case Of cowardice on the part of one
Of these workers is not of record.
Standing out among the hundreds of
heroes at the great munitions plant
disaster near South Amboy, New Jer-
sey, there was one heroic Agure in
the person of the telephone operator.
In spite of the fact that shells were
being hurled over her hut, that every
window in it was shattered and the
whole force of an inferno seemed to
be raging about her, she remained
at her post, calling ambulances, ply
sicians, firemen, and giving aid. Even
when it seemed inevitable that her
office was to be destroyed, she simply
declined to leave, but stayed to rem
der every service possible. The tel
ephone operator in time of danger
shows all the nerve of. the man in the
renches.-Rutland News.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18
SAVES MONEY FOR SOLDIERS
Dominion Government to Retain All
But So of Disabled Mems Pay
Each Month During Train
lrg for New Jobs

Canada has fixed, by an order in
council, the rates of pay and allow
ances for discharged soldiers under
going treatment in sanitoria and hos
pitfalls. With a few variations, the
pay will he the same as that which
the man received in active service.
Dependents will receive the militia or
naval separation allowance.
Men who, after their return to CT
william life, ultimately break down as a
result of their wartime experiences,
will be eligible for further treatment.
Nearly 5000 soldiers and sailors are
under the care of the Department for
Soldiers Civil establishment, the
work of which partakes in some de-
gree of that done by the United
States War and Labor Departments
and the Federal Vocational Board.
Allowances will be paid to depend
ents as fellows: Wife only, $40 a
month; wife and one child, $40; wife
and two children, $26; wife and three
children, $31. Foreach additional
child $5 is paid, but $45 is the maxi
num- Men with dependents are also
expected to assign them at least $50
from theit pay.
While disabled men are being
trained for civilian employment they
will be allowed only So a month for
spending money The rest of the
money due them will be deposited to
their credit in banks, to be retained
until training is completed.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18
RECORDS FOR FARM LABOR
Owners of Threshing Machines Now
Must Make Monthly Reports
Of Work Accommodated


How much farm labor is accom-
plished in the war will be at the
finger tips of the officials in the
United States Department of Agri-
culture, which has sent out instruc-
tons to the States that every man
who owns a threshing machine,
whether he uses it on his own farm
or is employed by some one else,
must make monthly reports showing
the amount of work he does.
The system whereby the reports
will be made varies somewhat with
the different states. In Connecticut
for example, each threshing-machine
owner will report to q county agent,
who will forward the reports to
Washington.
Not only does this provide a labor
record, but it also enables the De-
partfnent of Agriculture to keep in
close touch with the wheat crop, for
shreshers are instructed to find from
the farmers how much land they
plant to wheat and the number Of
bushels harvested.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18
Words That Ring False

What nonsense it is to suppose
that the words of Hohcnzollern or
his agents have any weight at this
juncture Of the worlds liberty
march! What a waste Of time it is
to discuss what Germany may or
may not say! The emperor of that
assassin empire is man of few
days, visibly going down to his
doom-and he struts and utters bonn
bast and makes his brothcr-in-law
kinglet Of Finlandl What a sight
for the gods, who see the tense face
of liberty through the storm, sur
rounded by her streaming flags and
moving quickly TO her vengeance
Washington Post
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18
LENDING A HAND
American Soldiers Help Tired French
- Housewives and Clean House

Paris, Sept. 81, Correspondence of
The Associated Press)-American
soldiers billeted in French village
behind the firing lines recently sur
prised and won the gratitude of the
women at that village by giving it a
regular house cleaning last June.
Telling of the incident in a Red Cross
hospital, an American soldier said:
"rhe women and girls were in the
fields cultivating. At night they were
too tired TO do house work, yet the
whole village needed it. One day
when they were all in the field US
boys turned to and cleaned that burg.
We washed every window in the place
and swept and scrubbed everything
that would stand it. When the wo-
men came that night they were so
pleased they cried. After that they
couldn't do enough for US and were
proud when we would let them have
shirt to wash"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18
CAROLINE S. WOODRUFF
BIRD PROVES PATRIOTISM
What San Francisco Parrot Really
,' Said Was "T'eII With the
= Kaiser"

San FranciscO.-The customs Office
was all wrought up over an irnpudent
parrot which had been brought in on
a ship from South America and which
seemed to have pro-Teutonic tenden-
cies.
'FThis bird keeps saying Tell the
KAISER" reported clerk to John S.
Irby, inspector of customs.
Sounds like German spy talk" OBJ
served Irby. perhaps we'd better
send him over to the internment
camp"
Before taking such drastic action,
Irby decided upon Il further ;nvestiga-
ton and discovered that the bird had
been grossly miSquOted.
The bird was actually saying, Or
screaming: "T'ell with the kaiser"
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18
PRESS COMMENT
Took the Entire Quota

There is a great and inspiring ma
tional fact wrapped up in the little
story sent out from Liberty loan
headquarters at Minneapolis. 1t tells
of German-born farmer in South
Dakota who asked of the loan COM
mittee of his town what its quota
was, and On hearing that the sum
was $4,000 subscribed for the whole
amount. He said he had a boy
fighting in the American ranks in
France and wished to prove to him
that 81 am backing him up to the
limit. New York Herald.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18
Wate.> and Air.

Water in contact with the air alb
serbs it's carhonic acid in a decidedly
practical degree. IL densely popu-
lated districts this is of considerable
Importance. The difference is percep-
tible to the sense after a long drought,
as the common expression refreshing
showers" indicates.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18

In the priceless collection of
swords possessed by King George is a
straight, sone-edged blade, bearing the
holy letters l. H. S. Jesus, the Saw
Tor of men), which is said to have
been carried to the first crusade or
Godfrey de Bouillon, and to have
been worn by him when he was pro-
claimed King of Jerusalem eight cen
turtles ago.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18
Prevents Windows Sticking.

To make sliding screen or a win.
dow sash move easily, rub a paraffin
candle along the edge which is likely
to bind This is an effective lubricant
that lasts a long time and is easily
replenished. Dry soap may be used
in this way.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18

Experiments having in view a gen
eral substitution of wood fiber con-
tainers for tin are to be made by the
Forest Service. Relief for decided
stlingency iii the tin-can market
seems possible only through restrict
ing the use of tin to containers of
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18
IS 1T Il?

as it IL" The murmur rose around
the table in the upper room
On that far-off and solemn night in
old Jerusalem
And almost we can hear the Masters
voice
"Not thou-nor thou-nor thou
But he that dippeth with me in the
dish
Oh, dark and awful night for him
Who held within his hand the thirty
burning coins
That scared his very soul on that last
hour!
And are there any yet who keep with
in their tightening grasp
The coin that means the very blood
Of some poor soul-some refugee
from home, mayhap,
Driven hence by cruel hand of brutal
Hun?
Ten thousand wait today but for the
opening hand
OF some, Of us-to find the where
withal
To live Orcc more-though never yet
again to be with those they love,
Some clinch it fast and turn away
Lord, is it /?
The silver coins grow brighter as we
turn them DER
Shall we not hold them fast until
some later hour
When we perchance may have a need
of them?
The "1nasmuch as we have done it
unto one of these"
Comes ringing in our ears-and 10,
we ask again
Lord is it |?
Oh, will there be for us some solemn
night
When all IS past? And will the silver
lose its sheen,
And burn within the soul of him who
holds il dear?
Lord, is it I?
There are who think not, even now,
OF any save their selfish own-for-
getting still
The brotherhood of man with man,
Whatever race or tongue or creed
That each frail child of God has
claim upon the other
Lord, is it 1?
And some there be who, seeing, vet
will turn away
And spend few more days in piling
higher
Their growing, heaping, ever brim-
ming store
Lord, is it I?
Ope thou our eyes to see, our ears to
hear
The call that comes from all around
today
For bread to feed the starving souls
Of those,
WhO've los; their hold on life
AS well as to sustain the hungry,
shivering, little ones
Who find no warm and loving arms in
which to crawl
For comfort and for shelter from the
cold.
They look alone to us-fed, clothed
and housed, beyond all need,
In this fair land teeming with plenty.
Who turns away in silence from the
scene today?
Lord, is it |?
Oh, if it be I,-stab deep within my
breast
Until wake and answer.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18

The j. G. Turnbull company, which
has run butter factory in East
Swanton for 10 years, has sold the
same to III. p. Wood G Sons. The
factory has been closed and the milk
is drawn to st. Adams.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18
Safe Gunenftnn-

GHncotton, properly made and COM
pletely purified from "free" or uncom-
hined acid. is not liable to spontane-
GUS combustion. Such guncotton, kept
for many years, shows no tendency
to chemical change, however gradual.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18
VERMONT NEWS

The Western Union Office in Yer
gennes has been discontinued and
telegraph messages are now dispatch
ed from Middlebury to Vergennes by
telephone.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18

There was q double funeral in Rut-
land Monday for Miss Sadie LaPlant
and her brother, Roger, both of
whom died of pneumonia, following
an attack Of influenza.
The evening Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1918-1920, 1918-10-18
commodities that can not be. satisfac-
torily packed otherwise

The Chinese have code of salu-
tation, eight in number, and use them
according to the rank and position of
the person greeted.