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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-07
SPLENDID ENTERTAINMENT

DOUGLAS, Jan. 7.-The delayed Christmas program of the Congre- gational Sunday School was present. ed last night when the church was filled with children and their par ents. The Christmas tree was just as at was left two weeks before when the scarlet fever scare brought about a postponment of the exercises Several numbers, including special songs, recitations and drills were given and all present enjoyed the occasion just as much as though it had taken place when due two weeks before.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-07

out no more interesting evidence than Costellos testimony that from the spasmodic picking up of little stray money, the former Chief was put on such a paying hasis than in 15 months he received from Cos tello $13,9O0 as the price paid for the protection of vice, gambling and for the restoration of saloon li- censes.
 He told that he was the power behind tho throne that had police men transferred, arranged for their promotion at a set price and built up a splendid business, all cash,
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-07
ALL SCHOOLS RESUME

TREADWELL, Jan 7-The school here resumed this morning after two weeks vacation. Owing to the fact of there being three cases of scarlet fever in this vicinity, it was decided to not have school last week as was done in Douglas, but no new cases having developed, the school started against this morning. The St. Ann's school. also resumed this morning as did the Native school on the Douglas beach.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-07
MARRIED IN JUNEAU

Martin BOrlerk and Miss Sina Lar son, both of Juneau, were united
 in holy wedlOck last Saturday in Mrs. Farrest's apartment on Fifth St. in the presence of large num- Der of friends. Rev Martin L. Lar son officiated. John Enge and Miss Lima MattisOn served as witnesses. A very fine wedding dinner was served. Mr. and Mrs. Borlick will make their future home in Juneau.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-07
REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING

DOUGLAS, Jan. 7.-There will be a meeting of the city council to- night, the last meeting having been held December 17th. It is under stood that proposition will be sub- mitted tonight by the ferry company relative to making certain changes at the city dock landing with the view to using that dock in the fu- ture as the exclusive landing place here for the ferry.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-07
REPORTER SAYS HE WAS THE MAIN GUY" IN
 POLICE CRAFT CASE

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.-Thomas Cos tello, once a police reporter, testi- fled for the state in the trial of for mer Chief of Police Charlie Healey, accused of graft while in office, that he virtually was business man. ager for Healey during the latter s administration.
 In the opinion of the Prosecut- ing Attorneys the trial, which has lasted three months, has brought
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-07
DOUGLAS AND TREADWELL NEWS NOTES

misfortune to fall three months ago of his legs and who has since been in St. Anns hospital, will leave on the Alameda, due probably tomorrow for Tacoma, where he will continue treatment for his injured limb. The many friends of MT Sutherland on the Island hope that he may speedily recover after reaching the outside
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-07
CHRISTMAS PROGRAM

DOUGLAS. Jan. "A large num- Der of people filled the Lutheran Immanuel Church last Sunday even ing, when the children's Christmas program was rendered. A large Of fering for the missions was lifted Next Sunday the English language will be used at the service in the Lutheran church at 7:30 p. m.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-07
NEW LOGGING OUTFIT

DOUGLAS, Jan. IL. A. Slane and Victor Von Arx have purchased a portion of logging outfit of P. A. Anderson and expect to engage in that business in the near future as the present prospects are that there will be a heavy demand for lumber the coming season.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-07

erGeeraP Prsng and odert n route a
 
 emach neand reww be e one il n h is time he be o ofa abou miles wihou stopphg n
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-07
p. r. A. MEETING TONIGHT

DOUGLAS, Jan. 1.-The regular monthly meeting of the Douglas Parent-Teacher Association will be held tonight, starting at o'clock in the Assembly room of the school building. A splendid program has been prepared and a good crowd is expected out to hear it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-07
NO NEW CLUES

DOUGLAS, Jan. 7.-There is noth- ing new here to report in the dyna hitting affair that took place last Thursday night or early Friday morn ing when the boat house and launch owned by John McWilliams were wrecked. The officers are still at work on the case.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-07

FOR SALE-Six-room house, all furnished; fine,. big basement, bath, and all modern improvements. price
 $7OO; inquire Box 73, Treadwell.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-07
MINE ROOF CAVES !
 AND SEVERAL ARE s as INJURED AS RESULT

WILKESBARRE, fa., Jan. 4.--It is believed that four miners were killed when a roof caved in in ono of the Barnum mines of the Penn sylvania Coal Company. Twenty. three were injured.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-07

WANTED = Two good women, one for upstairs, and one for down. stairs work. Apply Mrs. P. R. Brad ley, phone 10, Treadwell. -2s
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-07

Life is cocktail composed of two parts fattery, one part tact and dash of common sense.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-07
SUTHERLAND GOING OUT

TREADWELL, Jan. "A. Suther- land, the former drygoods clerk in the Treadwell store, who had the
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-07

It's easy enough to go to law. but it is just as well to book your return passage.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-07

AfYeu H sTa6 sna1 zet sasuoH from saloon keepers, who wanted to stray just outside the law.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-01-07

Today's News Today-ia Empire
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-14
Fifteen Pledged by
University Clubs

NORMAN, Okla, March l4.-(Spe-
cial. )--Ten men and five girls from the
junior class of the University of Okla
homA were pledged today by Pe-et and
Owl and Triangle the two senior hon
ofary societies. These societies each
,year select the student leaders, consid-
efinG scholarship and student activities
/! fof membership.
Pitdgins took place on the campus
| In front OF the administration building
! ID TIE presence Of the entire student
body and faculty OF the university.
Pact pledged John McKoy Camp
|bell, Joe Koch, Charles Taliaferro and
Robert S. Gordon, Oklahoma City
Charles Fawks, Snyder; Marvin Hen
/ ~, Bluejacket; ], D. Cox, Duncan
iJemos Armstrong, Anadarko; Theodore
Walls, Norman, and Maurice Merrill
j Sanford
0Vl and Triangle, girls society
otedoed Ruth bretch and Ruth Long
I tE1rt: Alva Jarbeau, Altus; Ami,
yoV,and, Shawnee. and Fannie lnei
I'M Nuskogee
1 Eenbership in these societies is con
Ss11sred the highest student honor which
Ira ~ STAINED Ia the university.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-14
Bv RHErA cHlLDE DoRR.

LONDON (By MaiD-Eyerybody in
England IS talking about power
England need, men, more than a mil
lion men. and she need, them now. She
need, nearly hall million more sol
dier,. and am equal number Of men and
women 10 supply the soldiers with ships,
munitions. acropIancs, food, clothing
and other supplies
10 hold ihc enemy until the Amer.
cans can come IN effectively, a matter
OF months perhaps Of year-that is
the tfemend1u, task 20 which England
has SET her hand France cannot DO
much more than she IS doing at pres
enf. and II. as seem, pfohable the bulk
Il the German armies ON the east front
are soon tp hc flung against the allies
IN France and Handlers. England has a
terrible load ll bear between now and
the end OF 1918
The prospect is s0 serious that people
talk of lIllc els, How j, England 10
raise the new army she must have in
order 10 "carry on" She has the men
and she has the machinery oi conierlp-
ton with which 10 summon the men.
Rut no one IN America can know the
immense dIii.ul'lc, which Great Brit
am. a little country np bigger than
New York state, Naggcr, under
One Perpetual Family jar
She has population more difficult
TO handle than our own We think
Of England as a land where one peo-
pie one language, one national uadl-
tion, one political ideal exists. But
this !, not the case.
Taking with Lord Northclifie re-
Gently, ! asked him why the British
kept up such a perpetual family
quarrel, why labor unrest was so
constant, and why the life OF cabinet
ministers was one long defensive
| warfare
Lord Norlhcliiic answered my que'-
ton with his usual ,Candor
THE basis OF our unrest is the fact
that We have so many races struggling
| in our national character There are
az least eleven races IN Great Britain.
The men Of the midland, and the men
Of the south, those who live on the
Yorkshire coast, and those who live a
few miles north, over the Scottish bor-
dcr-al different races. We don't un-
dcrstand one another"
But the original Americans were
English" protested I'VE never had
any difficulty understanding one an
other"
"Oh. hadn't YOU" replied Lord
Northclife. And he reminded me
Of the misunderstanding which led up
to four years OF bloody Civil war.
Besides" he added "the English
who settled America were one people
They all came from the same neighbor-
| hood
No Common Ground 81 Education.
The worst feature OF education in
England is that il is so radically dli-
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-14

lefent lof the different Cll'sc, The
people OF the nation have mo- COMMON
background Of schools. as the Amrrl'
cans have This, in my opinion Is th-
real reason why the English under
stand one another ,1 badly The work
ers are constantly diIrwtiul and su'
picious. They have 90 hr shown at
every step Just now they are D'amof
ing very disagrccably l0 be- shown 81
regard to the man.powcr boil
In hi, great speech before lhc house
Of commons on January Il Srr Muck.
land Geddts minister iur national
service, clearly explained that the best
possible way to raise the new army
was 10 comb out Of civil life aWrou-
matcly half a million young men be-.
tween l8 and y The mon bad been
exempted from draft for NrHU, fel.
sons. a large number because they were
needed in certain lndu,'rieN Their
places must be filled nov, because they
were more urgently needed no the army
combing Industries Sun Up Storm.
Armies In these days said the min
ister for national service, ARE some.
thing more than men in tho field. An
army IS now a body OF experts handling
the most wonderful machine, guns,
moftars, aefOplanes, telephone e'cg.
tric lights, RaS-l know not what And
all these things have TO be made by
men and women and transported 20 the
front, with hundreds OF tons OF shells
and bombs and high explosives.
There IL also vast array Of rea5
ward service extending from the mine,
through the factories along the lines II
communication right 10 the hands Of
the men who use the weapons"
Sir Auckland Geddc' named.sthe
minimum Of men required for the ~y
as 10000 to 10000 Some Of these
men will he furnished from the home
defense troops. some will be Combcd out
Of business and professional and de-
nartment staff ranks. but the majority
must be released from industry mainly
from mines and muullIun, work., for y
Is there that the greatest number OF
me-. have received exemptions,
Know Little Of Labor Party.
Mr. LLOYD George saved the situation
for the time being by meeting delegates
from all the principal trade unions, and
giving them more light on the war
situation than any1ot them had pos
,cSscd before. But the union most ai-
icctcd by the man-power biz the Anal
gamatcd Society OF Engineers with ms
10000 members. refused to attend the
conference at all.
In America We have an imperfect
knowledge OF British labor organlza-
tion.. I'VE know they have a labor
party, but II is not generally known Of
what it is composed The labor party
consists Of trade unions, labor organl
rations Of various kinds, and several
socialist groups.
The extreme wing Of the labor party
is, unhappily, the noisy wing
1t numbers thousands where the saner
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-14
Mrs. Dorr Finds Clash of Classes in
England Compicates Man-Power
Problem and Keeps Labor Restiue

membership ron, INTO million, Boo
whenever the party hl, a special gney.
lnce II seems % give the rvtTrmau
the lead The man power b.Il calling
i1r more soldiers. furnishes ipcC'l.
grievance, because the labor party 1as
got II firmly ln'rsnchsd In lts m0ni that
rrade unions not SOLDIER. are needed .7
end the var
CAunot Cash Psaee Checks
According 20 the peace program
me- labor party. adopted 10 DeCrnaeI
lhe 'ifreducible minimum terms are
given a, iollos, The absolute .r-s-
dom and integrity OF Belgium sfr0.a,
Rumanfa and Montenegro. and .7s csc
nhlishmcnt ON a firm bass 1t a irlgHe
u nations and peoples ut n.-rnlH.na.
cooperation disarmament and .Hr Hrr-
rniIHn Of future welfare
When Mf Lloyd George nrr
trade union delegates ln conference r
told them e'0qusn'Iy why a peace "
negotiation With Germany vas su'l 0w
0i the possibilities ~, reminded .rrm
of their iredlcble minimum li terms
and he said
eco 10 Won ll0nisrblrg s.'' .fem
fy i1 cash that .Heg. no .r- fHf-m
mrg hank I, vl'. he returned #.
n.nlfr1 Whatever terms llr
forward hy any pac.iist orator
these lands. sou will not get ..."
.l,hed BY Ludeniorii or ihe a,ssr
any Of those great magnavs-not one
of thsm-unl,,s you have got ne power
TO enforce them
Herr Lisbknechi,- remarked LLOYD
George, dryly. has been put IN jail.
That is wha, happened 10 his attempt
10 cash peace checks IN Germany and
rather guess that Herr Sehs't-mlnr
will find himself ~ the same place
he attempt, similar operation
Labor sun clAmors
Ru, Ull the demand persisted Dele.
gate after delegate put a labor confer
cuce forward as a certain path 20 peace
They h0o'cd az the suggestion that In
delegate, from Germany would be- hand
picked hy me German government rn.
the premier said
90 not lei %, deceive 1urr.vs,
with a dc'u,rn You can only mH..
peace with government IN tae q.
eminent docs not represent 're neo" u
OF Germany let them change their gov
crnmcnt
Not one of the allied gey-r0ncu.
declared the premier rvst .ra.
any good could come out ar conferences
between sections OF the population
They must not cherish the |el 'H.
because they formed a majority they
we're the only people
1T is fundamental m'conc-puon of
democracy" said Lloyd George, 'ra.
any section, however powerful really
represented the whole OF ,he people
The only people who can negotiate
peace arc responsible representative of
the various governments
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-14
Problems
Heart
A/M1r HLLiM1E ZlRZ12RX
~ mrs EZLL46t7H Z191k2tW

~ EAR MRS. THOMPSON am
| married woman, having mar
- ried a wdower with two small
children. Their real mother was bad
and left them when the girl was one
and the boy about three My husband
loves me more than he did her, at least
he has always told me so, and. he is
good to me, but ! am Jealous OF the
children.
They are old enough now to he told
of their mother. Do YOU think they
should be shown her picture and should
he told the kind OF woman she was
| think they should, but my husband
says they should no, He wants them
to see her picture and | don't want them
to unless they can know the rest
| love my husband and hate TO dis
agree with him and so will you please
settle this question for us'
MRS. O. AL.
To keep your husbands love you will
have to control Your jealousy Just as
soon as he feels your jealousy and
thinks that YOU are trying to poison his
childrcn'S minds against their mother
, who made a mistake, he will become
, disgustrd with YOU and his disgust
/ may even turn to hate,
r We were told by Jesus not TO Judge
Y the sins Of others, and think He was
| right. If YOU want to show a big
, generous spirit. ono that will make
e. your husband love you more than ever
YOU will show the children the picture
4 of their mother Just as your husband
g wants YOU to do, but you will tel
4 them nothing Of the wrong she did
You will probably have to explain tha
she went away, but you can do it in =
kind beautiful way so that they vii
always feel that they had a sweet
lovable mother who was not strong a
) the time she most needed 10 be whcr
she went away and left them sacrlic
- ing her right to her children which wa
e her greatest gift in the world
4 Dear Mrs Thompson am youns
man twenty-five years old and | hay,
h always been very industrious anC
steady. When ! was twenty-five me
g a girl fell in love with at first sight
got acquainted with her and took hei
6 to several parties and we cared grea
o deal for each other. A little later | los
4 track Of her and always believed thai
she had become tired OF me and wanteC
,- other company
d Just recently she secured a position
as bookkeeper in the office where an
employed and it made it very embar
!; RAISING for me, because we had mo-
e seen each other for so long Sa,
/, seemed very interested in me and
find that care for her as much a.
Y, before. The questions ! am anxiou,
&, TO have answered are these
ie % Do you think she still cares foi
r1 me-
(0 Would It be all right TO asl
I her to go to a party with me
n BOBBIF,
O) | presume that she is still inter
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-14
Bird House Contest
Prizes Announced

Rules for the bird house contcs, FOR
boys to he conducted this spring under
the auspices Of the Federation Of Wom-
ems clubs, and the prizes, donated by
the Rotarians, were announced ycster-
day
In keeping with the patriotic spirit
that obtain, among Oklahoma City bows
and girls thi, year prizes Will he
awarded in the form OF thrift ,tamr,
and war savings stamps. 1t is the pre-
cnt plan that the bird houses entered
for the contest viii be sold by officer,
OF the federated clubs, the sale 10 take
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-14

Unpaid telephone bills for the month
# March are past due II not paid
by s p m of the 18th. service viii be
discontinued Southwest Rc.I TEL Gs
Lcl o. -Alv J
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-14

ested in you and perhaps she would like
to renew the friendship. You might
talk to her a little and see II Sho is
ready to tell you about her lie during
the year or so since you were going with
her.
~ Yes
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I am going
with a young man who has asked me
to meet his mother Would t he proper
for me to- would love to meet his
folks.
THANK YOU.
Certainly il would be all tiQh, 10 meet
his mother II YOU are invited 20 his
home the invitation should come from
his mother herself
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-06-06
Reasonable Supposition,

There is Il Teller here who owns n
queer animal" said the landlord Of the
pctunin tavern. at has II head like a
turtle AMI Il body like u calf. There IS
u lin along It's spine. 1t has feathers
"n it's body, fur on its legs, and II spike
or stickcr on the end Of its tail. 1t
whistles UP to ten o'clock in the morn
Ing, and then brnyS till noon. After.
wards"
NONSENSE! said the guest, whose
count"nnnce was shaped considerably
like that of Il rare old fiddle. you
HHni expect me to believe Il fantastic
inlc Ike that. do your"
wei, | heard YOU saying Il little
while < that you feared we could
never whip the Huns and might even
tunlly be compelled to conclude Il Ger
man pence. OF course, II Won believe
ihnt YOU will believe neutrality-suspicious..
saS City Star.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-06-06
MUSTACHE COMES WITH BARS
Or, at Least, That Would Seem to Be
the Idea That Mas in the Mind
of Private Jones.

Somewhere in France, they're NIL
hcre-Or they will be.
Private Bill Jones, late customs in.
spcctor mt San Francisco, walked into
a depot qunrtcrmaSter's office, Il CODY
or Paragraph - $. O. -, In his hand.
IL was evening, and only Il major and
q captain were present.
What do you wnnt?" asked the can.
tain.
Transportation, sir" replied PR.
vnte Jones, putting forth his best sa.
lutte, this order says I've got to GO"
We'll, I'll be-" said the captain,
l~nterrupting. This is the last place
l expected to see YOU"
We'll, for the love OF Mike !" tx.
claimed Private Jones. "Td n known
you in Il minute If 1t wasn't for that
muStachc and thc-a-shOulder bnrs."
The captain uscd to be in the i'm
migration department in San Francis.
co and lie and Private Jones used to
work. together.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-06-06
Every Profession Has It's
Indorsers of Eagle Remedy

From physicians to lawyers, MGR
chants, mechanics, locomotive cngi-
ncers. Office men and housewives como
words OF highest praise for the cfrcc-
tlvrnrSs of Eagle File Remedy in ban
ishing piles Of every form. Some OF
recent origin and others Of long stand.
Ing.
Because Eagle Pile Remedy, by its
entirely practical home treatment,
taken internally, bnniShcs piles from
inc source instead Of treating the re-
suit OF ailments incident to their
cause.
Try a box, If you arc troubled now.
Or have q box handy when they begin
10 appear. Send 81 to the Reed Dis
~xrihuting Co., III Goodwin Street, Pat.
crson, n. j. Or drop n postal for an
explanatory booklet. 1t Is frce.-Ady.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-06-06

pound my husband wanted me to try II,
l took it fora week and felt a little bet.
ter; kept itupf for three months, and
l feel fine and a eat anything now
without distress or nervousness. MIRA.
:; WoRTHLINE, 2842 North Taylor St.,
Philadelphia Pa.
The majority Of mothers nowadays
overdo, there are so many demands
upon their time and strength; the result
Is invariably q weakened, rundown,
nervous condition with headaches, back
ache, ~irritability and depression and
soon more serious ailments develop.
It is at such periods in life that LydiaE
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will
restore a normal healthy condition. as
it did to Mrs. Worthline.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-06-06

Look ut the tongue, mother! If
coated, it Is Il sure sign that your lit
tie ones stomach, liver and bowels
needs n gentle, thorough cleansing at
once.
When pcoyiSh. cross, l~istlcss, pale,
doesn't sleep, doesn't eat or act nntu.
rnlly. or is fevcriSh, stomach sour,
breath bad: has stomach-achc, sore
throat. diarrhma, full of cold, give a
~tcaSp"oniul of "California Syrup Of
Figs and in a few hours all the foul,
conStipatcd waste, u%nligcstcd food
and sour bile gently moves out of the
little bowels without gripping, and you
have a well, playful child again.
You needn't coax sick children to
take this harmless "fruit laxative"
they love its delicious taste, and 1t
always makes them feel splendid.
Ask your druggist for Il bottle Of
"CnIifornia Syrup Of Figs" which has
directions for babies, children of all
ages II for grown-upS plainly on the
bottle. Beware OF countcrfeits sold
mere. To be sure YOU get the genuine.
ask to see that 1t Is made by the Cali
torhia Fig Syrup Company" Refuse
any other kind with contcmpt.-Adv.
The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-06-06

bottles with his entrenching tool
handle and smash vt, to give the i'm
preston that Alkali was a good shot.
Alkali Ike started in and aimed ut
the right Of the line of bottles instead
of the left, n the poor boob behind
the scenes started breaking the bottles
on the left, II then the boxholders
turned loose; but outside Of this little
fiasco the performance was Il huge sue
cess, and we decided to run 1t for q
week.
New troops were constantly coming
through, II for SIX performances we
had the rs. r. O." sign suspended out,
side.