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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14
PROBABLE MURDER IS REPORTED FROM
 THE CHANDALAR

It is highly probable that another murder has been added to the his tory of the Chandelar country.
 News was received in Fairbanks several days ago from Fort Yukon that an Indian belonging to the tribe living at the head of Christian river had arrived at the Yukon town bear ing news of the killing of two white men by two young Indians belonging to the Christian river tribe, the scene of the killing being in the foot. hills of that vicinity.
 The tale as told by Exacs Simon, the bearer of the news, is that the ing when they observed the two white men crawling up on them. They at once opened fire, one of the men dropping to the ground. The other was fired upon, and he too, fell
 Leaving the bodies where they were lying the boys went to the vil- lage with the news, the messenger shortly after leaving for Fort Yukon, he nearest place at which COm- missioner is stationed, with the in- formation. On being informed of the crime Commissioner F. c. White ad- vised both the marshal's office and that of the district attorney as to what had happened and asked for instructions. He was authorized to make an investigation, and if the facts of the case warranted it to make an arrest.
 It was learned that Deputy Marshal Phil Mcclure had left the Yukon town for the scene of the crime to investigate the circumstances sur rounding the killing and to bring back those charged with the murder. It will be several days before any report is received concerning the shooting, as the head of the Chris tian river is about 150 miles bf the nearest route from Fort Yukon.
 This is the same vicinity in which the Clark-Geraghty tragedy was en- acted about eight years ago, the body of Clark being found but no trace of Geraghty discovered. The Indian making the report is the same one that pointed out the location of Clark's body underneath a pile of brush on sand bar in Wind river at the time a marshars party was in that section to bring the body to Fairbanks. Whether there is any connection between the present kill ing and the Clark-Geraghty affair or not will be divulged on the return of Deputy Marshal Mcclure to Fort Yukon.-(Cordova Times.J
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14
RED CROSS AND THE NAVY.

Secretary Daniels pays high tribute to the Ameri- can Red Cross in his annual report. The Red Cross placed it's services the disposal of the Navy and has responded promptly to all calls which have been made upon it. A representative of the Navy De- partment has been continually duty the National headquarters of the Red Cross in Washington. The service which this organization renders is supplement tary 10 the usual Naval Service and includes much
 that is valuable but which could not be properly in caded ill Governmental service. Sweaters socks and comfort kits have been issued to enlisted men; relief has rendered to the families at home convales- cent buildings have been erected at Navy hospitals; comforts have been provided for the sick and injured. The service of the Red Cross has ex- tended only to the large stations at home and abroad but the small stations along the coast and to the ships of the fleet including those foreign stations. This service has been helpful it has won the gratitude of the personnel of the Navy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14
NEW VICTORY
 COLORS BLUE
 RED AND COLD
Will Predominate in New Feminine Apparel Ac- cording to Fashion
 Decree.

Word has come from Paris that after much debate she has selected red, gold and blue for her victory colors.
 Many thought that no brilliant cOlors would be selected as typical of the Allied victory for the end of the war meant more a plotting out of ugliness and horror than a joyous conquest.
 Let us give free course to our joy and hold back our tears"-appears on placards all over Paris. Sound preciates and knows real happiness well, knows real sorrow too. The soul that understands sorrow is best capable of experiencing the highest happiness. So, after all, even though victory was bought at a terrible cost brilliant colors are the most expressive of the new era that peace will usher in.
 America has, selected Navy blue and cherry This new cerise is LOutntu Wllu anu tHt DIT yer threads of the "Fantasi" woven through it.
 It is only natural to come to the conclusion that the Victory colors will predominate in the new gowns. The war is over and women who have. been in uniform are going back to their pretty clothes. Men who have seen nothing but khaki for d longer or shorter time will not want to be greeted by their wives and sweethearts clad in the dull colors of service gowns. and women them selves are weary of sombre shades and eager to revel in bright hues.
 The new Victory Colors will un- 1oubtedly be emphasized n the Spring clothes. In fact, they are already being featured.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14
Shrewd Republican Leadership.
{ Seattle Times.

Seattle Times)
 Representative Mann Republican whip" in the House. again has demonstrated that the shrewdest leadership of that party at the present is to be found in Congress-
 In statement issued yesterday, Congressman Mann declared factional strife should be permitted terfere with President Wilson's mission abroad
 Personally l am not in sympathy with any of the resolutions which have appeared in the Senate House regarding the Presidents visit abroad" he stated. "I cannot help what individuals may do in the House, but the Republican members of the House. as body, will certainly make move to embarrass or hamper the President in any way while he is en- gagged a mission that affects so vitally the in terests of the American people,
 This statement is refreshngly It is in part gress during the trying days of the war, when they sedulousy subordnated partisanship to patriotism despite their fixed beef-for which there was un- questionaby basis of fact-that the Chief Executive was consistently favoring his own party at the ex- pense of the minority.
 The record of the Republican party during the pe- riod mentioned one of the most inspiring of it's entire history.
 MT. Mann now is continuing the policy which won ms party public confidence in the past. He still is putting patriotism above partisanshp the common good above all consideration of party aggrandize- ment.
 litically most wise. If Republicans will follow his leadership entire responsibility for the settlement of the war will devolve upon the President and the Pres ldent's party. Neither will be in position to say in 1920 that MT. Wilson was handicapped in his efforts and his plans thwarted by rabd partisan opposition home.
 In other words, the Republicans will be in posi- tion to demand that the opposition go before the country in the next Presidential election on it's war and peace record which record will be open to le- gitimate criticism at that time with respect to any deficiencies that may subsequently develop
 And at this critical moment, when the great ques- dons of peace are being threshed out, the President of the United States will be enabled speak to all nations the premier of nation which, in matters or foreign policy knows no party lines.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14
VENIZELOS.

Little has been heard of late sfrom Premier Venize- los, largely because he has every object of his policy far they attainable up to this time. Ifs comparative obscurity in this day when fecita- tons being passed around is due to the fact that he joined class of assured victors donned his laurel wreath long while ago.
 He led the Greeks along the path of honor when their King would have taken another course he drove Constantine into exile and he placed the Government of Greece firm foundation while German power still at it's height.
 Thanks to his wisdom, courage and political gacity, and to the ability of the Greek people to recognize in him a great leader, Greece has added new glory to its most glorious history and awaits it's just and certain reward. No statesman developed by tn his task more clearly than Venzelos honorable
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14

to cuss him behind his back But if you have anything to say to a mule, say it to his face.
 There was a time when a woman hated to pay dollar for pair of new stockings, because nobody could see that she was wearing them. But it is different now.
 Another strange thing is how the woman who has a husband with a face like a catfish is always afraid that some other woman might steal him.
 Nearly every man has a pet lie that he has been telling people all of his life
 Some darn fool asks us what we would do if we had ten million dol lars. Well, to tell the truth about it, we are ashamed to tell you.
 Any married man can tell you that Eve wasn't made from Adams rib at all She must have been made from his Wish Bone
 There are thoughtful hypocrites and thoughtlcss hypocrites. Our idea of a thoughtless hyprocrite is the small boy who stands up in Sunday School and sings: q want to be an Angel"
 One nice thing about boys and dogs is that they never pretend to like a man they do not like.
 Prohibition may change the old or men and Song into Gasoline, Chick ems and Syncopation.
 And what has become of the old fashioned mother who, when her son said: "I'll be back in a minute,' '' replied: "Yes, I know your min utes."
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14
A LITTLE PREVIOUS, TO SAY THE LEAST.

Governor Riggs has said that he cannot
 and will not work with any other delegate
 from Alaska excepting Charles A. Suzer.
 Inasmuch the House of Representatives
 has seated James Wickersham may
 expect daily the of Governor Riggs
 resignation. Then again. may not
 (Cordova Herald Dec 6)
 Like the other Wickersham papers, the Herald is somewhat previous, say the least The House of Representatives had not seated Wckersham and, as far as known, it has seated him. Sometimes there is a long distance between committee report and a result, and while they usually do so, the branches Congress do always act in accordance with the recommendations of majority of com mittee Among other things, Wickersham papers need a good deal of information on the methods of pro- cedure in the American government.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14
Luke McLuke Says

Luxe Mcluke Says
 Fashion maEes fools out of few women and it makes monkeys out of the rest of them.
 When they are first married he refers to her proudly as My Wife But later on he carelessly refers to her as "The Old Lady"
 What has become of the O. f. man who used to wear a moustache like that worn by the Kaiser.
 A woman has more sense than a man. She dresses for an auto acc. dent when she joy rides and she dresses for train accident when she travels.
 Ma matter how much a man know about himself, he never knows half as his wife believes she will be able to find out about him.
 One of the pleasant moments in life is when you haze to introduce an acquaintance whose name you have forgotten to a man you have just men and whose name you didn't get.
 It often happens that when young fellow sows wild oats he raises checks.
 And what has become of the o. I. woman who used to have to raise her skirt when she crossed the street. Now that the war is over Congress can devote all of it's time to enact ing laws to prohibit some one from doing something.
 The safest way to cuss q man is
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14
Our Joe Miller Contest

George Eaton, of Covington, Ky, one about the old colored parson whose favorite theme was infant baptism. Every Sunday he preached a sermon on infant baptism and eV- cry prayer meeting be brought up infant baptism and discussed and debated on it. After a year of this a committee of deacons was appoint. ed to wait on the parson and tell him that his flock was sick and tired of hearing infant baptism ev- cry Sunday, and that they wanted him to preach about something else for a change, So the committee waited on the parson, and the spokes- man told him in plain words that the flock had heard infant baptism as the text and substance of the ser mon every Sunday for a year and they wanted a change or they would get another preacher. The parson promised to give them some variety and said he would preach from the text: Adam Where Art Thou?" the following Sunday. Next Sunday the parson got up and announced his text :a Adam, where Art Thou?"
 This text, my brethren" began the parson, this text can be diyid- ed into fo' heads First-Every man is somewhar. Secondly-Most men is where they ain't got no business to be. Thirdly-You'd better look out, or you'll be thar yo'self. Fourth. ly-Infant Baptism. Now, my breth- ren, I reckon we might as well pass by the first three heads and come immediately to the fo'th head-infant baptism"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14
Canadian Pacific Wants Lights.
Seattle Post-Intelligencer.- .

Following up it's previous article the need for a lighthouse and aids navigation Vanderbilt reef Alaska, where the Sophia went down, Railway and Marine News in it's issue of December publishes doe uments showing that in April, 1913 the Canadian Pacific in official letter called attention to the authorities of the United States that two yes sells had ashore at that point previously and that aids to navigation were badly needed. this company being the which suffered the great loss mora than five and half after it had mailed that petition
 The December issue publishes analytical statement of the present tonnage situation in the world and the leading feature is article stating that the Govern ment administration of railroads has proved sue cess and that the lines will shortly be returned to their rightful owners
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14
Airplanes and Alaska.
(Cordoya Times.


 In the November issue of Munseys magazine is a very interesting editorial anent the airplanes after the Particular stress is laid upon the fact that valuable will be found for the heavier than air machines in exploring and negotiating dan gerous portions of the tropics Instances are given where at least in particular place the machines being used. And if these conyeyances can be of such great in equatorial regions why can not they be made equally useful in polar semi polar regions?
 Most people would say that Alaska has been all explored, but matter of fact this is at all the If will take a map of Alaska and in dicate to himself the big region lying the Arctic sope-practically all the country from the Rocky mountains to the Arctic and from the Mac kenzie river Boring sea-he will be describing region that we know practically nothing of
 Whalers and scientific expeditions have been all nation is very meager, less is known of northern Canada than of Alaska The few prospectors and ex- plorers who have at all ventured into sections report herds of caribou and the mounted police expedition northeast of Great Slave lake found heav- fly timbered with plenty of animal life includ- ing large herds of buffalo
 In the country north of the Rocky mountains in Alaska lies territory larger than many States; it is probable that timber exists close the foothills and it may be and likely is rich in placer
 So, let the Government, some big-mnded geograph- cal society even some private combination get busy and fit out a few birdmen and them loose m north of and find what we have. In purely scien- tifc knowledge the effort would be than simply remuneratiye.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14
JOIN THE RED CROSS.

Let Gastineau Channel make 100 per cent. rec ord in the Red Cross Christmas Roll Call membership drive. There is not adult Gastineau Channel who should permit next week to go by without mak- ing of his membership in this great organiza- ton The work that it has done the work that it is doing, the work that remains for it to do in this greatest crisis of the world entities it to the UNANl- NOUS endorsement of the people of America.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14

prepared for and accepted by the Associated Press and the papers generally have been gathered from the four Judicial Divisions of Alaska by The Empire. In this work it has been assisted by the Valdez Miner the Cordova Times, the Seward Gateway, the Fair banks Miner the Clerks of the District Courts in the different Divisions and others.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14

In his annual report Attorney General Gregory says that before in it's history has this country been thoroughly policed as at the present time This is but another instance which shows that the United States into a with the same unity of action determination to make war eff cency the matter of first consideration when she went into the conflict that is ending so happily.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14
JUNEAU READY FOR JOYOUS CHRISTMAS

One needs only to read the advertisements in The Empire realize that Juneau merchants pre- pared to the demands of most joyous Christ mas occasion-th first for five years with peace on earth" Read them, then, do your Christmas shop ping early, and observe the day in fitting the time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14

Washington correspondents say professional politi- clans already beating the bushes for with military regulations to lead them to victory and the offices in the next Presidential election. year or hence the serious and American will yey for who will to them best qualified to meet the situation that confronts them and who will serve the whole people competent construc- tive President.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14
ENGLAND WANTS TO
 GET MORE COTTON

LONDON, Dec. 13. = Declaring that increasing shortage of raw cot- ton was likely to close English mills. British cotton manufacturers have appealed to the British Board of Trade for additional tonnage to transport cotton from America
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14
EMPIRE GATHERED RETURNS.

The returns from the remarkably close election con- test for Delegate Congress from Alaska the second very close contest the same candidates for inc same office in two successive elections which is attracting the attention of the country which were
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14
Oh Boy! !

Oh Boy! Say, Luke, Wouldn't you like to be there when the boys in Khaki march down the Unter Linden with Old Glory flying and Sousa's band play ing: "The Stars and Stripes For ever!"
 ID. J. R.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14
ADVERTISED LETTERS

Letters remaining uncalled for in the Postoffice at Juneau. Alaska, Dec. 13. 1918. Parties wishing same should call for Advertised Letters, and give date of list. Once Cert Due on Advertised Letters
 Otto Anderson. Mrs. Geo. Sahi, Sitka Susa.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14

Now that the is over, will tell us what the Germans understood the word "kamerad' to mean?
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14

Things To Worry About A coOtie has 19 upper teeth and P lower teeth
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14
BITS OF BY . PLAY By Luke kcLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer

Whats the Fare To Valparaiso? In Valparaiso, Chile, there is ont saloon for every 24 men.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14

Even the influenza isn't what it used to be before the
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14
Names Is Names

I. l.. Pickett lives in Mercyville Colo.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14

Holly and Poirsetti boxes at R. ?. Nelson's.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14
Names Is Names Ivy House lives at Mt. Sterling Ky

Our Daily Special Some Men Listen And Learn And Some Just Listen
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-14

Our Daily Special A Man Forgives Those Enemies He Knows He Can't Lick
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-11
Letter from Owen Donley
Newport News, Virginia.
July 5th, 1918.
Dear Folks /:

Dear FOLKS:
If you people put in as sane a
Fourth as did and are as we'll salts
fed with tine day as | am, 1 think
you are sure enough lucky. For once
in my life did not fill up on pop
and tramp around in the hot sun and
spend most of the night in hot,
dusty dance hail and this morning !
feel as we'll as any fellow would hope
to feel.
The day was really very large
day in this town and there were many
interesting things to see. Things
started at eight o clock in the morn
ing when the first of three destroycrs
was launched and the other two were
launched during the hour. These de-
stroyers are about $50 feet long and
built very much like a racing boat,
low and cut off at the rear. There
are no faster destroyers than this
type and they are expected to devel-
ope 40 knots and will turn in their
own length. The boats launched
yesterday make ten of the thirty-two
they are to make at the local yards.
The launching was sure enough inter-
esting and new to all of us. Expect
ed to see the ship jump right into the
water and cause a very large splash,
and instead Of that these boats were
released by compressed air and glid-
ed into the water without causing a
splash at all and it seemed that before
it had stopped a tug had it in hand
and placed in another position. Ev-
erything went off like clockwork and
two bands made things lively between
launchings.
While the ships were being launch
ed, two flying machines came over
the ship yards and did some mighty
clever stunts. 1t was the best flying
have ever seen and was done by
come of the best men we have at this
port. They did everything from fly
ing right around the smoke stack of
the ship yards not higher than 300
feet from the ground to going up a
couple of miles and doing long spiral
dives and looping the loop.
There was parade after that and
all oversee men, that is the men who
are to go over in the next few days,
were in it. The men marched in
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-11

It is now becoming apparent why
the non-paitisan league neglected to
put up any candidates in the South
Dakota primaries. The state conven-
tions Of the republican and democratic
parties were held in Sioux Falls last
week and both parties adopted plat.
forms embodying nearly everything
that the league has contended for.
Apparently the league threw up its
hands and despaired of trying to make
any issue that the old parties would
not discount. The old parties declar-
ed in favor Of state owned terminal
elevators, state owned Touring mills,
state owned packing houses and state
owned and operated coal mines. The
delegates should be censured for stop
ping 80 soon in their declarations.
The state certainly should manufact-
urs all farm machinery. Shoes and
clothing are also out of sight in price.
The state should make them and sell
them to the consumer. Lumber and
building material are high The state
should own its own timber land, man.
ufacture and retail the lumber. If
we are to adopt socialism as a state
policy let it be complete and give all
classes the benefit.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1918-07-11

Senator E. S. Johnson says: "The
government control Of the stock yards
will be helpful. but it is only par
tial step. The government ought to
take over the packing plants. This
is the only step which will deal fully
with the packing and live stock situa-
tion.'
The government has fully dem.
onstrated its ability to handle big
enterprises successfully in its hand
ling Of the RAILROADS. The rates have
only been advanced twenty-five per
cent; the service is not great sight
worse than before, and the deficiency
in the revenues during the six months
that it has been tried is only about
$3.50, 900, 900. According to Wesh.
ington special Of July 8, the revenues
Of the roads during the first FIVE
months of government management
were larger than during the same
months last years but the margin was
more than eaten up by increased ex-
penses.