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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03
HIS MEASURE AT A GLANCE
(Ketchikan Progressive-Miner)

(KetChikan PrOgreSS1Vt- -N1HtTJ
 The new Governor of Alaska, Thomas Riggs Jr came and met hundreds of people, presumably to give them a chance to measure him up. Which measure taken at a glance, happy to say IS to ms credit; and words and action, he seems already o have smoothed many wrinkles in the political blanket and although politics not publicly discussed ne managed to leave the impression on everybodys mlnd that politics was not his favorite game. Again to his credit and let us hope that he will refrain from forming the habit of playing the game.
 From what measure we have taken or him the Governor is not a man who will bend the knee before a machine clique faction in holy suDmls sion We believe him to be man while professng to be of the Democratic faith, will not warp hls con science to please a faction. This say despite the fact that fooled before
 All in all the new Governor left in the minds of all who had honor and pleasure of meeting him. a pleasant impression, which was evidenced by the generous welcome accorded him and to which the Progressive Miner joined heartily Meanwhile, we shall all hope that the Chief Executive will give no cause during his ncumbency to disfigure the memory oi this first happy meeting
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03
ALASKA AND THE VET.
Seattle Times)

Governor Thomas Riggs of Alaska is confident that at the conclusion of the world conflict numbers of American veterans will seek new homes in Alaska
 Our young who have gone to war;" he recently remarked will come back with great love of adventure The majority will not to be tied down to ordinary routine matters. They will crave adventure. It is to Alaska that scores of these men will flock"
 His view is one with the view of official England, France and Italy Each of these nations is making preparations to place its released veterans the soil, preferably in the colonies. Canada already has taken to provide homes for it's returning fighting men and undoubtedly will do what it to aid "Tommes" seeking to make a start in life on the soil.
 As the Times pointed out time ago there is large acreage of land in Alaska available for agricultural purposes and still larger acreage suit able for cattle raising
 Now is good time to make arrangements for the opening of this land under conditions which will be inducement the rapid settling up of the Territory when the republics victorious legons return home
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03
Our Joe Miller Contest.

Joe zimmerman claims that the oldest joke is the one about the Swede servant girl who met another Swede servant girl on the street and was telling her about the fine house she was working in. ''It is a fine yob," said Hilda And it bane a fine house. We got a eremated cellar. cemetery plumbing, indecent lights and hoosit." What's q hoosit?" asked the other girl. We'll ' said Hilda, "a bell rings and you
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03

By the way, that Fourth Division vote might have been, in part, expression what the people ol ue Interior think of Judge Wickershams expert advice ,o Dr uornadav that there were not 5000 caribou in Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03

Western front may be expected. British and American destroyers operating from Great Britains ports and American submarine killers" working out of the Azores means that the U-boats will be harassed from either flank and their work made doubly difficult
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03
Habit.

The Church Worker was trying to prevail on tho ROunder to at tend the evening services with him, and the Rounder finally said: Al right, I'll try anything once" They went to Church together and sat together After a half hour had passed, the Rounder began to get uneasy He leaned over to his companion and said:
 Say, pardner, when does this first act end? Pm gettin dry"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03
Fact.

To other women Mrs Catt
 About her wardrobe braggs; And then she'll tell her husband that
 Her dresses are all rags"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-05-03

The people of Alaska and sufficient number ol voters of all parties participated in the Democratic primary to make fair criterion by which to guage public sentiment decided for two more years o1 Suzer and development rather than Wickersham and