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The citizen., 1918-01-03

quered territory, which extended from
the Thames river to Connecticut to
Weekapaug In Rhode Island. The set
tiers of StoningtOn (then called Mystic
and Pawcatuck) applied TO the general
court at Hartford to be set off as a
separate town, but the opposition of
New London led TO the refusal OF the
application.
In 1857 the petitioners sent an ur-
gent message TO Massachusetts,, which
colony had claim TO the area in dis
pute, but Massachusetts likewise re-
fused the request Of the little settle
ment In the wilds.
Whereupon a miniature republic was
evolved under the name OF "The AS
sociation Of Poquatuck People"
In the same year, however, the COM
missloners appointed TO settle the dis
pute between Massachusetts and Con-
necticut returned their decision. They
divided the conquered territory equal
ly, with the Mystic river as the bound
AIRY line. Thus the little settlement of
mystic ana fnWcatuck was not left
alone ito defend the peace of the
place"
Lottery for a Church.
These settlers on the borders OF the
wilderness had for the most part
sprung from the better classes indeed,
a large part of them could trace their
descent through line Of knights and
gentlemen. Yet In this new country
they were proud to become good farm
ers, blacksmlths, shoemakers or weay-
ers.
In l774 the re tents of that part OF
Stonington Dor Ugh known as Long
Point (now stcnington village) were
In dire need Of "a church edlhce. Al
The citizen., 1918-01-03
SCOUTS HAVE A THRIFT CLUB.

The Boy Scouts Saving club was or
ganized by Boy Scout Troop No. 80 for
all boy scout troops of Milwaukee.
Only boy scouts are entitled to make
deposit.
The savings club was organized to
encourage the thrift habit, which is
part of the scouts program. The club
is In care Of the National Exchange
bank.
A bank book is issued TO each scout
that makes a deposit Of 80 cents or
more. and the account draws interest
ut the rate of 3 per cent.
The citizen., 1918-01-03

wanuck sometimes registered 100 new
guests In a day. People like the Van
Aliens, the Whistlers. the Due de
Choiseul and Col Vose who were
known on two continents. chose to So
journ for the summer by the peaceful
waters OF Stonington harbor.
The old lighthouse which stands at
the tip Of Long Point and looks out
over Little Narragansett bay is nowa-
days only monument to the past pros
perity OF the port. For years h
watched over a multitude of success
ful ships as they came and went, un-'
Ill at last they sailed away never to
return. Now II Is itself discarded,
like the old 1s-pounders on the Green,
that once roared their defiance TO the
British, the lighthouse is but re-
ninder Of the conquests Of Stonington.
The citizen., 1918-01-03

of thy youth.
while the evil
days come not,
nor the years
draw nigh, when
thou shalt say, I
have no pleasure
IN hem." A strlk-
ing Illustration Of
the value Of this
advice came to
our notice not
long ago. w e
were calling on n
la dy who had
passed her eight.
leth birthday. She
married a Chris
tian man, and was
The citizen., 1918-01-03
Lured Away.

II thought you said your cook was
q Jewel beyond price"
$50 ] did"
"But she's gone"
"Yes. One Of the neighbors discov-
cred that she had a price,"
The citizen., 1918-01-03
SCOUTS FIND WHISKY CACHE.

A party Of boy scouts on hike near
Dartford. Wash, discovered a cache
Of whisky and telephoned the police
station for instructions. Capt. George
Miles Of Spokane directed the boys
to remain there and he would send
officers for the liquor.
The police greyhound went out with
detectives and picked up the boys and
proceeded TO the cache. where they
found more than 100 bottles Of liquor
In seven sacks. which was taken to
the station.
The citizen., 1918-01-03

tian man, and was
n regular church attendant for prob
ably forty years. Indeed she sang In
the choir for many years and heard
only good Gospel preaching.
She always enjoyed a good sermon
and could give an excellent description
of II to those who were not present.
She was fond Of attending Bible con-
ferences and revival meetings, and en-
tered heartily into the aim md spirit
VI such services. But she never
formed any definite habit of Bible
reading; indeed she was not a great
reader Of anything. except the daily
papers. She liked TO hear other peo-
pie expound the Bible, but she would
not, or at least did not, read II much
for herself.
As old age came upon her, the
| friends and relatives of early life nat
urnlly scattered and died Her family
was all gone, except a devoted daugh-
ter with whom she lived. However,
MI her needs were supplied, as well as
/ the comforts of life.
LonciJ dno tFouDlco.
AS her daughter was obliged to be
away during the day, and she was liv-
ing In large city, she was naturally
somewhat lonely. but loneliness was
not her chief trouble. / found that
she had no definite assurance of sal
walton. She was full of doubt and un-
| certainty as To the future. She knew
the Gospel, but could not seem to
grasp II. She prayed. bit she had no
assurance that God heard or answered
her. The Bible afforded her no COM
fort, for she hardly knew where to find
the passages which she needed, and II
another found them for her, they did
not sound real and true to her ears,
so duh of hearing. She had lost her
capacity TO enjoy spiritual truth.
She had neglected to store her mind
with Bible truth while she was young,
her daily comfort and chief JOY, she
had lost her capacity to enjoy II. Had
she formed habits of Bible reading In
youth as David did, she would now
have been familiar with IL, and Da-
vid's experience would have been hers,
''The Lord is my Shepherd, shall not
want. lie maketh me to lie down In
green pastures; he leadeth me beside
the still waters. He restoreth my soul.
Yea. though walk through the valley
of the shadow Of death. will fear no
evil for thou art with me. Thy rod
and thy staff they comfort me-" Hers
was an old age without a staff, and
almost without God.
. How sad is old age without a
Saviour. earthly props falling and no
everlasting arm to lean on; forced to
leave this world with no hope Of
heavenl
Old Age Beautifled by Faith.
How beautiful is old age when
cheered by the presence of the blessed
comforter Grateful for the mercies
of the past. IL refuses TO believe that
anything Is not mercy which God
permits. The future is full of hope,
for We realize that more and more the
earthly shall disappear out of our
lives, and more and more the heavenly
shall come In. until at last we shall
awake In his likeness" and be salts
fed.
Growing Old Happily.
Far from the storms that are lashlng the
ocean,
Nearer each day to the pleasant home
light:
Far from the waves that are big with
commotion,
. f..l Al.
The citizen., 1918-01-03
Her Last Word.

Mr.. B. during the quarrel)-well,
II you want to know It, married you
for your money.
Mrs. B.-I wish l could tell as easily
what l married you for.
The citizen., 1918-01-03
Great Expectations.

He-Do you think your father win
put down anything when l tell him
We are TO be married.
she-I know he will. dearest; hls
foot.
The citizen., 1918-01-03
Read the Bible
While You Can
BY REV. HOWARD W. POPE
Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago

TEXT-Remember now thy creator In
the days OF thy youth.-Eccles. 1871.
II was wise man who said. RE
member now thy Creator In the days
The citizen., 1918-01-03

God ever speaks to a receptive mind.
The citizen., 1918-01-03
4BOYa
SCOUTS
conducted BY National Council of the Boy

Conducted by Nationsi Council OF the Boy
Scouts OF AmericaD
Evening star., 1918-12-22
GOODYEAR'S COURT P[EA|
DENIED BY LAST COURT
Alleged Infringement Of Tire Max
ing Patent by Firestone Company
Is Not Sustained.

BY a decision handed down by the
United States court of appeals In Gin
cinnati in favor of the Firestone Tire
and Rubber Company, litigation which
has been dragging through the courts
since 1914 has been brought to a
close.
In that year the suit was brought
against the Firestone Company by F.
A. Seiberling, president of the Good
year Tire and Rubber Company, for
alleged infringement Of basic patents.
These patents were alleged to be
basic on the manufacture Of pneu-
matte tires by machinery. The scale
of royalties demanded by the plain
tiffs amounted to millions Of dollars
per year.
The Firestone Company fought the
case through the courts until the
present times when the United States
court Of appeals reversed the decision
Of the district court. with instruc.:
tions to dismiss the bill 1t declared
there was no infringement Of the
Goodyear tire machine patent.
Evening star., 1918-12-22
OMAKERSBUSY
ADJUSTING PLANTS
Bending Energies to Resume
Production on Orders for
Civilian Use.
WAR HAS AIDED INDUSTRY

Reports received here show that
ing every energy to readjustment OF
their affairs for production of their
regular lines as speedily as possible
While those companies whose war
orders were for their regular models
will have little. if any, difficulty In
getting into production on orders Tor
civilian use, except some unavolo-
able loss of time in securing delivery
Of certain engines. transmissions
axles. springs and few other parts
the manufacturers OF Whlch were
greatest difficulty will be experienced
by those passenger car companies
which endeavored patriotically to
comply with the request OF the war
Industries Board to liquidate thelr
stocks of parts and materials and get
on 100 per cent war basis by Janu-
ary 1.
The facilities of number already
were fully absorbed in war work en-
tirely apart from passenger car pro
duction. while many others were fast
approaching that condition.
Worked Day and Night.
Such plants were working day and
night shifts on a long list of Army
and Navy materials which required
special machinery and readjustment
of the whole plant. This list includes
airplane engin }, tractors. tank parts
Is MN. and 155 MN. shells, adapt
ers for shell fuses, gun carriages
naval gun mounts. gun reco1l mechan-
isms, artillery wheels, water carts
and escort wagons. mine anchors
lepth bombs, airplane bombs. gren-
1des. balloon winches, torpedo direc-
.ors, submarine chasers, litters, nan
ding trucks for seaplanes. and SO on.
There were in addition many thou
sand motor trucks. ambulances. ON
GERS cars. tgailers and electrical IN.
dustra dust trqeks ons oFdefs Of doars dIr
Automobile and truck companies
that were engaged from so to 100 per
cent Of their capacity on war orders
when the armistice was signed IN
clude Mitchell. Buick. Ford. General
Motors Truck. lntefnationai tefIa %ardvne Motos <
Marmon. Overland, Packard, Paige.
Pierce, Root & vandervort (Moline),
Studebaker, Velie. White
and a number of others. More than
eighty companies holding membership
in the National Automobile Chamber
ernment orders. the total value of
which amounted to more than $1,000
900, 00,OO0-equivalent to so per cent of
the whole value of the output of mo-
tor vehicles by the industry in 1917.
Industry Has Been Benefited.
Increased efficiency and facilities
and experience gained in war work.
such as manufacture of airplane en-
gines and accurate machine work.
will be Of value to the industry after
the transition period and should re-
suit in improvement of cars and
trucks and increased production of
both. Thus. while the industry may
suffer temporarily because of its pa
triotfc efforts to help win the war In
the shortest possible time and with
the smallest sacrifice of lives. in the
end both it and the general public
will derive benefit therefrom. The
best thought is that there soon
will be large production and full em-
ployment Of labor in all lines. with
consequent prosperity in America for
q period of years following the settle
ment Of peace terms.
Evening star., 1918-12-22
AUTO WORKERS AT BANQUET.
Emerson & 0rme Organization and
Chaufeurs Entertain.

The display room of the Emerson &
Orme Garage. M street between 10th
and 18th streets, was turned into a
banquet hall for the annual dinner Of
the chauffeurs and members Of the
Emerson & Orme o. ganization gen.
orally last Thursday.
The room was decorated with flags
and Christmas greens intertw lined
with the flags Of the allied nations.
Ever since the war started the
garage has sheltered the cars of most
of the allied nations represented In
Washington, whose chauffeurs sat
about the board with the chauffeurs
of the celebrated dollar-a-year men
and others who are in Washington
doing var work. Practically every
state in the Union was represented.
Speeches followed the cigars and
coffee. The floor was then cleared
and the boys danced.
Evening star., 1918-12-22
COL, SKERRETT RETIRED.
Ohio Man, Artillery Officer, Has
Been in Service 33 Years.

Dull III OCI V1OC % 4Ve&1D'
Col. Delamere Skerrett, Coast Artil-
1ery Corps. at Fort Hamilton, N. Y.
has been placed on the retired list of
the Army on his own application after
thirty-three years. service.
Col. Skerrett was born in Ohio in
February, 1856. and was appointed to
the Military Academy from New York
in June, 1885. With the exception of
details to the paymaster generals de-
partment and the inspector generals
department, his entire service has
been in the artillery arm. in which he
reached the grade of colonel few
months ago.
Evening star., 1918-12-22
TRADE NOTES..

The Taylor-Tolley Sales Company.
dealing in Fords, has secured the
property directly opposite its present
place of business and will turn 1t
into service station.
Charles W. Darr, jr., formerly con-
nected with the firm Of Moore & Hill,
has Joined the forces of Hill & Tib-
belts, Ford dealers.
Newton W. Smith, formerly con-
nected with the Fort Motor Company.
has been mustered out OF the Navy
and is now with the Semmes Motor
Company.
Milton D. Smith, president Of the
Professional Chauffeurs' Association
and active campaigner for the safety
first movement. has been appointed q
member of Maj. Pullman's police
force, and will be assigned to the
third precinct as a traffic officer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-29
MRS. CHARLES WORKMAN PASSES ON AFTER LONG
 AND LINGERING ILLNESS

DOUGLAS, Aug. 29.-Mrs. Charles Wortman passed away at her home last night after suffering for some time with cancer of the stomach.
 Deceased was 56 years old and has resided on the Island for the past "A years She and her husband were engaged in business many years ago on Front Street in the building now occupied by the Elmer E. Smith Drug Co.,, Mr Wortman passing on about twelve years ago
 Two children, Charles and Alma both of whom are grown and al present living on the Island, survive the parents.
 Undertaken H. V. Sully has the re mains in charge and funeral arrange ments will be made this afternoon
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-29
GOOD FUND IS RAISED
 FOR ENiAN-SYRIAN
 SUFFERERS LAST NIGHT

DOUGLAS, Aug. 29.-Twenty dol lars and ninety-seyen cents was rais- ed last night at the Liberty Theatre for the Armenian-Syrian Relief Fund Gabe Paul, in charge of. the collec' tions, reports that there is balance of only $9.80 still to be raised for the Island quota and he feels sure that this amount will be subscribed before Saturday night when the col lections close.
 Patrons of the. Liberty Theatre responded generously last night and Manager Ott subscribed $5 personal ly to the Fund. Those in charge of the fund thought of giving a dance or some entertainment tomorrow night or Saturday evening, but it is believed that it will not be neces- ssry as the balance is sure to be raised from other sources
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-29

improving the fishery legislation for Alaska, nor will it do the thing they seem to be most concerned about, aid in the election of Wickersham.
 Mr. Sulzer is working for us in Congress with the idea of develop ing the resources of the Territory. first, for the benefit of those who make their homes here, that these homes may be prosperous and happy and continue to multiply as years go by; next to make Alaska a perma- nent source of supply to mankind everywhere for those things produced own people. Then why should he not receive all the aid possible from
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-29
MRS. A. RAND
 PASSES AWAY FROM A
 THIRD STROKE PARALYSIS

DOUGLAS, Aug. 29.-Mrsf A. Lil- jestrand, who was taken to the Jul neau hospital recently suffering from a second stroke of paralysis, passed away this forenoon between II and 12 o'clock.
 The family was notified and left on an early boat this morning, arriv ing only a short time before Mrs Liljestrand passed on. Last evening and early this morning she was in apparent good health, but a third stroke of the dread disease took place this forenoon and she was uncon scious when her loved ones arrived
 Funeral arrangements will be an nOunced by the family during the week.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-29
PAROCHiAl SCHOOL TO
 HAVE FIRST YEAR OF
 HIGH SCHOOL THIS YEAR

DOUGLAS, Aug 29.-The St. Ann Parochial School will open on Tues day next, Sept. 3, and will have their first year of high school this coming season, heretofore having taught only as far as the Eight grade.
 Three teachers will be employed this year and music teacher em ployed who will give piano, violin mandolin and guitar lessons.
 Arrangements have been made by the school management to take ir boys from three to twelve years foi board and room and girls from three years up on the same plan.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-29

those of us who have all our in terests centered in this land? For more than decade the people have been striving for freedom, for the right to develop, use, and conserve the natural resources of the coun- try, then why should they not wet come the idea of taking control of one of their greatest resources and most active industries?
 AN ALASKAN
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-29

JUNEAU, Aug. 27.-To the Editor) Much has been said on the matter of Alaska's food fishes, such dis cussions being for the most part
 criticisms of the methods employed
 in the taking of fish, alarm over the
 rapidly waning supply; or on the other hand, strong defense of the methods employed on the part of those engaged in the business and optimistic declamations about the in exhaustible supply About the first public utterance on the subject, of record, seems to be found in the re port of the first grand jury that , convened in Sitka nearly thirty-five years ago. The men who composed this jury were among the earliest ol Alaskas pioneer settlers, and like all pioneers, were seers and prophets They had grasped the importance ol the fishery resources and declared that in the near future, the world would look to Alaska for it's supply Iof food fishes They recommended that Congress be appealed to for fl nancial aid that thorough survey of the fisheries might be made to ,, the end that this resource might be intelfigentiy developed.
 In the course of time the U. S. Fisheries Bureau, extended it's au thority to Alaska Thus far, how ever, in spite of the great intelli' gence and power vested in this bu reau, little advance seems to have been made toward the preservation of any of the food fishes of the Ter ritory, but the taking of fish foI commercial purposes, has reached
 such magnitude that those who have
 given thought to the subject are
 convinced that the supply of salmon
 especially is certainly being rapidly depleted
 | How to maintain the industry or a conservative basis and yet pro
 vide means of increasing and perpet
 uating the supply is the problem
 that is now interesting those who have real interest in Alaska ana
 it's people, as well as some of those | who have no other interest in Alaska than that of being engaged in the | fishery business and who hope tc
 continue in that business.
 Every year certain cannery inter ests file with the Clerk of the Dis 1 trict Court, affidavits certifying that
 many millions of perfectly good sal
 mon of tender age have been lib
 erated from one or more of the nurs
 cries of their respective hatcheries
 and such cannery interest receives 1 for said affidavit credit in lieu ol
 cash, to- the amount provided by law
 on the salmon tax due for that year
 which tax if paid in cash would find it's way into. the Alaska Fund. But strange to say, history does no,
 record, nor can it be shown that
 these perfectly young salmon have
 ever returned in appreciable nun
 bers to the hautns of their youth
 or to any other part of Alaska's
 coast waters after reaching matur | ity.
 It is charged that fish traps are
 responsible for the depletion of the salmon supply in those sections where it is no longer possible to disguise the fact that salmon are
 extremely scarce where they used
 to abound in plenty. This charge is
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-29
LEAVING FOR TACOMA

DOUGLAS, Aug. 29-Mrs. J. O. Kirkham and daughter Elva, have booked passage on the Humboldt and will leave on the next South bound trip of the steamer for Ia coma Mr Kirkham left some time ago for the South and is now em ployed at the Tacoma ship yards.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-29
DUCK SHOOTERS PREPARING

DOUGLAS, Aug. 29.-Sunday marks the opening of the waterfowl season and the report that many ducks are now on the bar and different flats where waterfowl abound, is causing the Island nimrods to oil up their shot guns and lay in a supply of shells for the Fall sport
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-29
ENGRAVING AND EMsossINo

EngraveO visiting cards, wedding
 nvitations and announcements, and Dther. society and business station sry; monogram dies ani monogram ciety and business stationery--lhe oest on the Pacific Coast. Leave or- ters at the office of EMPIRE PRINT
 NC COMpAN N
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-29

TWO IN ONE. ---- THE EMPIR.' s way for everybody. THE EMPIRES ads" keep the housewife informed of all sales and the news columns gre right up to the minute on the lays news.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-29
JURORS TO MEET

DOUGLAS, Aug. 29.-The grand and petit jurors called from the Isl and will report at Juneau on next Tuesday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-29

Cordova experienced three weeks recently without passenger boat from that place to Seattle according to the papers of that city.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-08-29
AMERICAN ARTLL GUNS FROMF
 FRENcH TRAINS -

uhas aenadhe h unloading n dshavgu
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
Bruce Caldwell to Be
an Aviation Engineer

Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Bruce Cald
we'll and their son arrived from
sharon yesterday as the guests of
Mrs. Caldwelis parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
i. ]. Stackpole. 1895 North Front
street. Mr.. Caldwell left last night
for Pelham Bay training station
where he enters the service of his
country as an aviation engineer. He
is a graduate of Cornell, class of
1912. having received the degree of
NJ. E. For six years he has been with
the National Malleable Castings
Company. at Sharon. Pa. and re-
signed his position as assistant su-
perintendent of this large plaet TO
enter the service. His training in
cludes several weeks at Columbia
University preliminary 10 a commits
sion in the Naval Aviation Depart
ment as an engineer. Mrs. Caldwell
will remain with her parents.
Mr.. Caldwell received number OF
gifts from his associates at the
Sharon plant on his retirement Sat
urday. including an engraved wrist
watch.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1918-09-02
INTERESTING PERSONAL AND SOCIAL NEWS
Keiser-Fawber Wedding
at Stevens Memorial Manse

The wedding of Miss Amy Dorena
Fawber. daughter of George E. Faw-
ber. 1216A Bailey street, to Ira
Clifford Keiser. of Allentown. Pa,
took place at 9 o'clock Saturday
evening in the manse of the
Stevens Memorial Methodist Episco-
pal Church, Thirteenth and Vernon
streets. The service was read by the
Rev. DR.. Clayton Albert Smucker.
minister of the church. II was the
first wedding ceremony he perform
ed since his return early in the week
from Camp Robinson, Wis. A recep-
ton at the residence of Mr.. Fawher,
the brides father, followed the
ceremony.
After a short wedding journey Mr..
and Mrs. keiser will reside in Allen
town.