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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09
Concentration.

One reason why so many young per-
sons find II hard 10 concentrate is that
they are not In sympathy with their
work or with .hc way their work IS
presented 10 them, or with both. Those
who try 10 force themselves into sym
pathy may be an obstacle Ia the devel-
opment Of spontaneous concentration.
There ought not 10 be any effort I'm
concentrating. There ought To be pleas
ure.
II Is this obvious truth that the best
teaching of today is founded on. in
Guiding the Montcssori system. which
deals with children 50 young that they
might not hc expected 20 be able to
concentrate Mt all.-John Barry.
Pauline Frederick i'm "The Hungry
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09

Alma women responded wonderfully
wei to the call for registration aud
the down town polling places will be
opened again Friday and Saturday
fer those who were not able to regis
ter last week.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09
Bantist Church

Gratiot avenue.
j. w Priest, Pastor. residence SOP
Sunday School $3.50 a. M.
Morning service-10:30 a. m.
Mothers Day sermon.
Il. y. +. u. Meeting
Topic "Denominational Fellow
ship" Leader Marguerite Moore
Evening servicc-7:30. Sermon by
the pastor.
Thursday Night Prayer Meeting.
1880
All are cordially invited to these
services.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09

A great number of the attractive
posters urging registration were made
by Alma college girls who have given
their val support to the committee.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09

Miss Conyne of Alma college has
given talks in Riverdale. Elwell and
other nearby towns on registration
during the campaign and has met
with great enthusiasm.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09
Another Bcnefit perform,nco

ms time by the girls glee club
Alma college. This concert will be
given next Tuesday evening atsthe
Presbyterian churea There are 2l
girls, assisted by soloists and reader
nuy ticket. il will cost you % cents
or child's ticket 10 cents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09

Mabel Normand in "Thc Floor Be
low'-ldlehour Sunday-mystery and
laughter.-Adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09

Attend the Cperetta, "A Nautical
Knot, given this evening friday,
by the high school chorus, in the
auditorium. The Red Cross get the
proceeds. The tickets are 25 and 10
cents.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09
THE CHURCHES
ST. Johns Church

Sunday School-l0:00 am.
Morning Prayer 100 a. m.
Subject: THE Fitness of the Cos
pei "
Vesper Service--5.00 p. m.
Subject "The Value of Set Times
of Worship"
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09

\ mention was made last week OF
the Lyman Howe moving pictures TO
be seen at the NJ church, the 18th
and 26th Of May, with matinee on
Saturday. 1t will be well worth your
time to see these pictures, as they
are the very best in this line. The
prices arc 10 cents for children and
70, 80. and % cents for adults. The
proceeds 20 TO the Red Cross.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09

The Junior high school boys are
Just shouting happy, now, because
the melting pot" has resulted in the
splendid sum of $4,000, which has
been turned over to the Red Cross
treasury
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09

II you did not pay your Red Cross
pledge on the sth be sure and do so
the 23rd and save the committee The
necessity Of calling upon you.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09

Pauline Frederick in "The Hungry
Heart"-ldlehour Saturday.-Adv.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1918-05-09

At the room. there is still a short
age IN gauze. but plenty Of pajama
material, also blocks to cut for the
Junior girls This will supply work
Tor good many women for some
time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18
STRONG LOCAL GOVERNMENTS NEEDED

Secretary Baker told the Governors Conference Baltimore that the demonstrated the need for strong governments in the United States.
 No careful student of governmental affairs will question the attitude of the brilliant and studious Secretary War the necessity of strong State soyernments, and while possibly not obvious the need ia greater in time of peace than in war lfrc ln war time the country military basis, aud if State government fails to do its whole duty tfe amy see that the necessities are served, though the strong State is the right and proper and most efficient authority to perform the
 functions to which MT Baker calls attention. But in I8e qf peace there is authority like that of the to function in those matters where government is brought into intimate relation with the people.
 One of the diaeuities ol progressive development ir this country hat many Feformers have carried their ideals and oobbcs to the National capital in stead oT to State cap tals The state governments are near the people, They have jurisdiction over camUact and the problems that come for con 4i0erlti9H directly people who living der similar geographic, climatic and industrial con GHoas These people watch the government procedure and participate in the government. The State governments offer the only opportunity for the peopl. take part in the regulation of those things ila init mately concern them The Federal gov eea,ftlt is spread that is too wide to permit i be the people. The interests of the coultry are too varied and the conditions and indus tries diverse in different sections of the coun- try intelligent participation by the people in be if everything is directed from Wash lngon.
 The American Nation has gorwn great, the purely national questions -parcipat ion in world af- airs commercial natter International relations and a multitude of other things have become vast that the perpetuation or efgovernment in this coun try requires that he state governments be strength the scope of their authority extended Con aress has neither the time the information to give necessary consideration to hundreds of matters that have been receiving spasmodc and cratic atten- ton Washington for years
 Tharo iS spctio of he demonsEations of he need of strong local gov ernment than Alaska. that mas suffered more be- cause a and powerless government. Alas kan affairs do not and will receive the attention they deserve Washingtou-not through lack of in terest desire but because Washington is too far away and and Congressnfen have much to do to gain the information necessary to make them intelligent legislators for the Territory.
 In Alaska and in the Nation there should be more self-government, and that only through strong local gov rnments.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18
More Laurels for Alaska.
(Cordova Times. )


 Now that there has been time since the Fourth Lib ed out that Alaska leads the entire district in the amount subscribed. Figures received from headquar show that this Territory e dthe Twelfth Federal Reserve district, over-subscribing its quota by a greater amount than any other State Territory in the district.
 Alaska subscribed hundred and ffty-six per cent of its quota, grand total of two million, one hundred and thirty-two thousand five hundred and fifty dollars a record that the Territory may well feel proud over and that shows the spirit of this country better than almost anything else it could do to help the Government carry the
 This is the way it has always been since the very beginNing of the war, and the Government called upon the people to give their support. Every demand and request has been promptly and cheerfuy met every good that has come to hand has been given liberal support. Thousands of dollars have gone of the country to various forms of work and the funds fo rthe relief of those unfortu- people who have suffered most from the war have been given support all over the Territory
 Cordova hold up it's head with the rest of the country in the matter of loaning money to the Gov ernment over a million having been put up by this community, total that is comparatively out of pro- portion with the number of people living here.
 All this is characteristic of the Territory. All touched, everyones is by the events that have transpired the outcome of this great And in response this appeal the Territory has given with free hand given wholeheartedly with great single ness of purpose, helping to win the war.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18

tain that the mirrors are all liars.
 Men and women both get their rosy !, complexions out of a bottle. But. the men take theirs inwardly.
 They may have been both the same age when they married. But when Friend Husband is 39, Friend Wife will be 29.
 When a woman sues for divorce and picture shows her hugging a lap dog we always hope that she will win the suit.
 And the cost of living wasn't such much in the old days when fam fly thought more of paying debts than it did of keeping up appearance eS.
 The reason why you know you would give so much to the poor if you were a millionaire is because if you were millionaire you wouldn't give the poor any more than you are giving now.
 There are all sorts of people in the world, including the fellow who wouldn't know what to do with him. self if he ever got out of debt.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18
Railroads After Peace.
(St Louis Renuhlic.l

est. Louis Republic)
 of the reasons for fixing the expiration of the law establishing Government control of rail roads date nearly two years later than the sign ing the peace treaty the belief that Congress would want time in which to provide for en- tirely system of railroad regulation.
 It believed by many that the multfarous system of national and State control neffec- tive, wastful and illogical, and that laws on the national statutes restricting railroads merely prevent them from exercising sense in the management of transportation.
 Winthrop H. Daniels, chairman of the Inter- state Commerce Commission, is apparently of these, for the Railway Utility Commissioners meeting in Chicago he expressed the belief that the Government would either and operate the railroads else exercise high degree of con- trol them under private ownership
 The country is likely to to the way of thinking. Why should private competitive manage ments be permitted to waste money by running sev- eral trains at the time between the points over different roads when train road will for all the business? Why should mon ey be wasted in hauling freight by roundabout routes between points that joined by direct route! There is very satisfactory to such questions except that they shouldn't, pri- vate management means that they will and that the public will pay for the waste.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18
NOT TRUE. OF COURSE.

The Skagway Alaskan says:
 ..In the Second Division Wickersham has
 a lead of 202 votas Judge Holzheiner, cor
 respondent of the Juneau Empire, wired out
 this div sion as previously reported is POI for
 Wickersham. "
 This same item also appeared in the Juneau Dis patch Of course, it is untrue
 In the first place Judge Holzheimer is not the correspondent of The Ehpire,' in the that term is usually understood. In the place Judge Itolzheimer never conveyed any such word.
 Judge Holzhemer wired that the report that Bethel lsd given Wiekersham 26 plurality was unofficial not confirmed and seemingly unbelievable, but if it were true, Wckersham's lead in the Second Division ,gould be the same it reported before from Haycock and Dime, which gave Sulzer 26 plu- rality had been receved-2o1. Subsequent dispatches say that Bethel gave Wickersham 16 plurality. "A little veracity would help the wckersham papers lot--and little Information would help them some more
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18
Our Daily Special
Luke McLuke Says

Luxe mCGukS SIyS
 It is the easiest thing in the world to make yourself popular with the average man. All you need do is to sit still and listen.
 A woman could make over an old hat so that her own husband wouldn't know it, but she couldn't fool the other woman that easy.
 All of the upholsterers are not men. A whole lot of them do business un. der the name of dressmakers.
 Another reason why men get mar red is because a parrot costs $15 and a marriage license only costs $2. If fifty mirrors tell a woman that she is homely, and one man tells her that she is beautiful, she is cer'
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18

The circumstance that in list of twenty citizens of the State of Washington, who gave up their lives for their country in war; whose portraits were re gently printed issue of the Seattle PostIntei gencer, bore Scandinavian names is worthy of consid eraton by those who universally condemn the war attitude of those from Northern Europe
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18

Russia and Germany have shown how easy it is for a country to go from monarchy and Junkersn to Bolshevikism. It is simply the transfer of the rens of government from class to another. Amer ica must avoid class government, of these days we shall be experiencing the transfer of the rens of authority from the Junkers to the Bol sheviki.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18

A New York sceptic insists that you can discern
 perfect Mona Lisa smile the face of every third woman if you will look at her long and steadily. We believe the rascal is trying to some of in trouble. -(Knoxville, Tenn, Journal.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18

Personally, expect to see street car service that the public will prase telephone ice it will not abuse gas service it will not ac- cuse; railroad service it will not crticise But nevertheless, you cant get along without public -(I1ouston Post.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18

Say what you will about Publicity Director Cree the chief reputation in the present war not made by Lieutenant Colonel. with long spurs and one rim of his hat tied to it's crown The men who did the fighting are getting the credit this time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18

A young giving the name of Sallow and evidently bearing the of Yellow ar rested recently at Anchorage stacker and placed in the Federal jail He is probably Blue by this time at least in Brown study.-(Wrangell Sen tinel)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18

MT Taft, while realizing that baseball has prob- lens for the judicial mind, does not intend to get close enough the actcual play to risk being mis- taken for umpire.-(Washington Star.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18

Even Germany has proved the Lincolnan philosophy that you fool all the people all the time The Kaiser had em a long time and it looked like it was for keeps, but Wilson, Foch and few others opened their eyes in several directions
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18

We, the faithful, hasten to hurl back into the teeth of the insulting Republican party that Tues. days disaster did not catch pnprepared we have tasted defeat before.-(Lexington, Ky. Herald)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18

the following members: Sallie Topp, Moses Dunn, William Fell, Laura Felt Carrie Irons. and Minus Short. We have appoiAed Minus Short Presi- dent of the Columbus (Miss) branch. Learn One New Thing Each Day Ferns are very fond of castor oil.
 Names Is Names Dayton Benabout lives in Marietta, Ohio.
 Things To Worry About Turkey has been dry for 800 years.
 Our Daily Special A Man Always Prays For Twice As Much As He Needs.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18

Emperor Charles had trouble about abdicatng ybody can abdicate throne that has already been yanked out from under him.-(St Louis Repub- lic)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18
Printed Christmas Cards.

Our stock is now here. We have on hand Christmas cards and en- velopes of the best quality of stock with pretty Christmas designs. We print these to order in the latest society type faces.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18
TRAINED STENOoRAPHER0
 WANTED

Uncle Sam is calling for insistently every day for trained stenographers war work. Will you help Uncle Sam?
 If so, provide your daughter or son with a business course in stenogra- Bellingham. witf its NormaIs School environment is the cleanest and safest city on the Pacific Coast for your daughter to live In while prs pairing herself to do her bit.
 ALASKA BUSINESS COlIE0E 9th Fl. Exchange NidQ. eeilln0ham.
 Wash.. Writ" us tor information
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18

Having passed through Limburg, the army of oc- cupation is rushing for Cologne.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18

Don't bother to cook this busy holiday season. Enjoy a good meal at The Alaska Grill.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18
Mot At Home"

Mot At Home"
 (From a Woman's Magazine) Not at home" is really not a lie at all A lie, according to the theory, is a misstatement of facts, calculated to deceive, and deceiving. But when a caller is told that Mrs. So-andSo is mot at home" she is not expected to believe it, and does not. It. is only polite form of declination to be seen, sparing the feelings of both caller and hostess.
 Notice! We have paired c. A. Head with c. A. Foote, the Sulpher (KyD groc- CT.
 Hooray! Private R. P. Sabin, Company C.,
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18
JUST BECAUSE IT IS NOT TRUE.

Thomas J. Donohoe, Democratic national
 committeeman, wired A. A. Shonbeck, of
 Anchorage, confirming the election of Del
 egate Wickersham. Donohoe conceded Wick
 ersham's election by 22 votes.-( (Dispatch.) The Dispatch probably printed that because it is not true It just loves to fool it's readers.
 Some weeks ago. when Judge Wickersham was ahead in the returns Mir Donohoe sent MT Shon- beck telegram telling him of that fact Since then returns have been received from something like 900 votes and there 150 that have not been heard from yet.
 The Dispatch knows very well that it printed what was not true but it is fond of deceivng the people
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18
Impromptu

Don't bother him! Keep away! B
 ware!
 Stay we'll beyond his reach! For he is trying to prepare Tonights impromptu speech.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18

Eighth Battal;an, Springfield, Mass, says that while the Kaiser's hair is turning grap, he hopes it won't be long before the Kaiser dyes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18
BITS OF BY- PLAY Dy Luke LcLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer

Still The wise moonshner doesn't blab He talks but little, Bill; You very seldom hear him gab, He knows how to keep still still.
 Horrible! Debt makes a man desperate and often prompts him to do terrible things" said the Old Fogy. That's right" agreed the Crouch q once knew a boarder who got so far in arrears that he had to marry his landlady."
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18
The Wise Fool

The Wise Fool
 You cant drown your sorrows ir a drink" observed the Sage. "No," replied the Fool. "It takes about eighteen drinks and cigar.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18

Eighth Battal;an, Springfield, Mass. says that while the Kaiser's hair is turning grap, he hopes it won't be long before the Kaiser dyes. Gobs Of Gloom
 Oh,
 Me!
 Oh,
 My!
 O.
 Hi
 O's
 Dry!
 -Uuke McLuke.) And
 Me
 As
 We'll.
 Oh,
 Ain't
 It
 H-ll!
 .-(Ball Crank.) Gosh! d9' It must be pretty damp around Mt. Olivet, Ky Anyway, you can al ways see A. Dewey Day in that town. We'll, We'll! (Headline in Charlotte (N. O. News Wooden Shoes and Cattle Trained to Answer Bugle Calls. Watch Us Grow! The Columbus (Miss.) branch of the club has been organized with
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18
Ach. Himmel!

A German who lived in Metz, Said: Now lose all of my betz! The Kaiser is whipped, Of power he is stripped. And we'll have to pay off his
 debtz."
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18
No Joke

The fellow who can make good
 friends f
 Is certainly in luck; For, when a fellow buys his friends, He's certain to get stuck.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18
Notice!
HoorayI

Private R. P. Sabin, Company C.,
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18

Things To Worry About Turkey has been dry for 800 years
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18
Huh!

"It says here that Missouri man boasts that he has an umbrella that has been in his possession twenty years" said Smith.
 Well" replied Jones, that's long enough He ought to return it."
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18
We'll, We'll!

(Headline in Charlotte (N. O. News.
 Wooden Shoes and Cattle Trained to Answer Bugle Calls.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18

It must be pretty damp around Mt. Olivet, Ky Anyway, you can al ways see A. Dewey Day in that town
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-18

Watch Us Grow! The Columbus (Miss) branch of the club has been organized with
Freie Presse fuÌˆr Texas. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1865-1945, 1918-05-02

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