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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16
THE 8-HOUR LAW
(Douglas Island News)

(DOuglas Island News)
 If better eght-hour law than the passed by the late Territorial Legislature not be framed and passed, then it will be well to leave it as it is That eight hours should constitute days work is conceded by all farminded believe, in Alas ka Those who do not concede it not fair-minded But do not believe the present law is good enough for the laboring classes of Alaska True it does not require them to work more than eight hours day but f after working and receiving pay for that Der of hours, they prefer to make six bits dollar more by putting in hour overtime, think the law that forbds such exercise of personal liberty to the extent of putting the offender in jail and fning him. is a hardship that should be remedied Eight hours work should constitute day and be remunterated with days pay but to presume to dictate to what he shall do during the remain ing sixteen hours of the twentyfour is in the class the Connecticut Blue Laws which made it Offense for man to whistle Saturday night because it only few hours from Sunday. This is just the way the editor of this paper feels corning the eighthour proposition and he is candi date for the Territorial Legislature at that It is human slavery to force to toll long hours for short pay and it is the class of slavery that dictates to what he shall do with his time. The working man of Alaska is entitled to square deal and the eight-hour law it stands denies him that inalenable right
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16

"JinX" alibi. We have often won dered how big league teams ever managed to lose game twenty years ago when the JinX had not yet been invented
 Isn't it funny how you can al ways tell when a man is talking to a woman over the telephone?
 Politeness doesn't cost anything. they say. But, just the same, it is just as well not to close your mes sage with: "Your Sincere Friend and Most Humble and Obedient Servant when you are sending a telegram to some one a thousand miles away.
 A Dutiful Wife is one who makes the best of a bad job and pretends to keep on loving her husband when she knows she doesn't.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16
APPEARING IN EVERY UNIFORM
(AnchOraGe Democrat)

Thursdays Anchorage Times has long letter appearing of it's pages headed: Democrats in Party Fight Over Delegate" and therein one Maoney, who is holding fat job by the grace of his pull with J. F. A. Strong, and has filed his candidacy as the Democratic nominee for Delegate Congress. tears in the so-caed Democrat machine of the Territory.
 This Maoney is running for the nomination for Delegate simply to help the forces that are op. posed to Democratic success in Alaska The machin- at Juneau that is turning this junk will as soon the primaries are put their mill work turning out Wick doctrine But what should make every person in Alaska, regardless party sore at this kind of politics, is the apparent attitude of this bunch of chronic office holders appearing in all Republican papers and putting forth such talk One cannot understand how it gets into the Times with out having little word at the bottom-'A Advertising" and predict that when the 'od man" gets to Anchorage there will be something doing for this oversight. In the meantime the article should in fuence. and will influence, many honest Republicans into voting for Sulzer the best Delegate Alaska ever had.
 Reports from France the other day told of Ger. mans being captured in British uniforms and they were promptly taken out and shot and nearly as drastic measures should be used toward any party paper publishing the propaganda of a known enemy
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16

to urge that "Dr" Elliott is good" there to style him great
 with that of Dr. Jordan is not great that of pr" Elliott, given by the "Dr" himself, as follows:
 Steneger Lucas Merriam, Townsend True, Stan lev-Brown Geo. A. Clark, Evermann Macoun Kitahara, Barrett Hamilton Darcy Thompson, Chichester E. w. Clark Sims. Bowers Heath Alexander and Marsh.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16
MRS. klRMSE COMING

Mrs. kirmse, the well known own CT of the Kirmse Jewelry Store at Skagway. is a Juneau bound passen. ger on the Northwestern, which sail ed this morning.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16

After reading the facts concerning Gov Strong $ double citizenship it will not be difficult for peo pie to understand why he has been failure as Gov ernor the Territory And it will be easily under stood why he should not be permitted to be the head of the Democratic party in the Territory even through a proxy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16
Nav Knows a Few Things.

Willie-Paw, what is bachelor?
 MaW-A bachelor is a thoughtful, kind hearted man who has refrained from making some woman unhappy, my son.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16

The time has come and now is here when every American citizen and resident called upon to mani. fest the most unqualified loyalty in act and speech Every person will be expected make it his personal individual interest talk and in absolute accord. with his duty thoroughly loyal citizen Our boys barring their breasts the insidous enemy and many of them may never again see their parents and friends who are now at home and who will re- sst the bitter end any interference on the mart of enemy sympathizers in speech or act-(yaldez Prispector)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16
DOUGLAS WOMAN ILL.

Mrs. King, of Douglas, yesterday hospital. Dr. L. P. Dawes perform ed the operation and reports that the patient is doing nicely.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16
Firms Is Firms.

The Good X Long Auction Com pany does business at 140 East Third Street, Dayton, Ohio.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16

If bare statement of facts constitutes abuse The Empire is really and truly the worst vllifier among Alaska newspapers, because it prints facts than any other newspaper in the Territory
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16

Maoney is pulling off lot of "gush" stuff about his being 8 working stiff" Wick wore that line out by telling all the boards he nailed together years ago and Strong was the workingmans friend also All of the gentlemen worked-beeved in workout like the w. w. they always kept at a safe distance from the animal-(Apchorage Democrat)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer
Have a Heart.

Please turn your head away in time If you have any sense; The bashful Corn Fed girl must
 climb Through that there barb-wirc
 fence.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16
Exemplary beyond reproach."

We'll it is matter of viewpoint. If the Dis patch thinks it exemplary beyond reproach for a foreigner Governor of Alaska, to parti- cipate actively in American politics, to vote in cleo tons that by law reserved for American citizens cannot help it. That is it's business and that of the public. But as for The Empire, have old fashioned preference for the government of America by American citizens and for the observance of the law in these matters
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16
HAS OPERATION.

Bob Miller, of Excursion Inlet yesterday underwent an operation at St. Ann's hospital.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16
Notice

If you want to rent house m Kenova, w. Va, call on Will Lett,
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16
Names Is Names.

Race Trach lives at NancouVer, B. C.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16
0nr Daily Snecial.

We Won't Tolerate in Others the Things That We Tolerate in Our selves.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16

Give us your next order for trans fer work or coal Juneau Transfer Company. Phone AS.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16

Good Home Cooking. 35 cents 8 meal. Circle City Cafe.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16
A MATTER OF VIEWPOINT

feeling of great pity and deep fel- lowship must go out from the hearts of all men who have one spark of human emo- tion to a man who may have made mis- takes in the past but whose life for de- cades has been exemplary beyond reproach. -(DSpatch)
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-04-16

Dine at the Gastineau. Concert every evening.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25
T SHOOK HIS NERVES.
IN Incident That Made q Man Fee
Queer For Awhils.


Zone night" said a lawyer, 90!
was preparing some tedious plead
ings which had to be submitted to
court the following morning, and.
knowing that I would need every
moment of my time, locked my
self in a small private consultation
room in the rear Of my suit, where
no chance caller could interrupt me.
The room is very diminutive, with
only one window, looking into =
court, and no furniture except
table and two or three chairs. We.
/ worked on steadily hour after
hour long after the city had settle !
into sleep and silence. The buill-
ing was so still l could hear even &
occasional mouse scamper aero
the floor alone. At last conclude !
the task and, sitting erect in ~
chair, began to stretch my cramp,
limbs.
GAS I did 40 my eyes happened
to fall on a lighted cigar stump "
ing on the carpet not four fee,
away, and l stopped stock still, fro
gen with amazement. I do no.
smoke. l had been sitting for hours
IN that little locked room. l coul5
swear that no one had entered TIE
window was tightly closed, yet the &c
right at my feet lay a half con
sumed cigar with great live coal
still glowing at the end 1t seem;
ridiculous to confess, but thrill ~
horror ran through me like a g.
venic shock. A hallucination of az
kind is an appalling thing; it make
no difference how grotesque g
homely the subject. 1t carries su, !.
fHghtful suggestion of breakaown
In ones mental engine room.
"Well, I finally summoned -
enough nerve to stoop down and ex-
anime the stump, and what do YOU
think it WASP Why, a bin foil car
sule from the top of an ordinarg
quart bottle Of mucilage. In strip
ping Il of y had assumed the cir
eular twist of q cigar md, the fol
being brown, was just the right col
fer. THE red seel at the top formed
Ehe coal, and ya-2 or go away
nusion was perfect. l drew dee
breath of relie.. but it was actually
several days before my nerves re-
sumed their normal tension
New Orleans Times-Democrat -.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25

1t Is of such vast Importance that
the government desires To obtain. as
speedily as possible. correct esti-
mate Of the woman power, and to do
so II is putting to work the machinery
OF the Council Of National Defense.
and Of your own Indiana State Coun-
Gil OF Defense appointed by Governor
James p Goodrich, with headquarters
In the State House at Indianapolis.
IL you do not register. whether you
can serve or not. you are not doing
your bt to help win the war-you are
Q Stacker
A channel was needed to carry 10
the women the requests OF the gov
eminent.
The plan aimed 10 do en- particr.
lar thing-to take in every woman.
Women's organizations. in each state
were asked TO get together and form
permanent executive committee.
The central state group should be
duplicated in every county and every
town. TO pass on the word to the un-
organized groups, so that all the
clubs, associations. churches. social
agencies, teachers and individuals
should be drawn IN.
In this State the Woman's Commit
tee was made a section OF the State
Council OF Defense. by Chairman Will
II. Hays. and was put under the
chairmanship of Mrs. Anne Stude
baker, OF South Bend
Quarters are maintained In the
State Defense Council rooms. and a
secretarial force is constantly busy
Hy way OF this executive COMMITTEES
the groups all over the state are &c
be kept In immediate touch with the
national committee. and will receive
from IL direct such requests as the
government may make.
The channel has been created. but
IL must be dug deeper and broader
and the absence OF your name W.
render ii less effective. IL is ht
clearing house through which all We
mans work will pass. And IL is tn
agency by which tho government ii
cosozsInatlng the nations woman
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25

an exceptionally strong cast will be
seen in her support. George D.
Baker, who recently Joined the Metro
directing forces, will produce it. -
Since entering the motion picture
field, little more than a year ago,
Miss Wehlen has won wide vogue
and great popularity. She possesses
q charming personality and has long
been considered QsE of the most
beautiful young woAen of the stage.
Her dramatic gifts, also, are of pre-
raier rank.
Miss Wehlen came to this coun-
try with the London Gaiety Com
pany, playing the leading role in
"ToRight's the Night" which
proved a tremendous success on
Broadway. . For more than two
years she was the star of the Lon
don Gaiety. and played the leading
role in "Ihe Merry Widow" ''The
Dollar PRINCESS" and other notable
productions at the 'Gaiety.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25

power
The Woman's Committee will not
be satisfied until 1t has in this state
an organization SO perfect that any
piece OF information or request from
Washington can be spread over Indi-
ana in twenty-four hours time apd
reach practically every Indiana wo-
man.
Already there is a wenlan's con-
mittee in every county OF the state
and these committees will appoint a
local chairman for each community.
The important point is that every
woman shall register. Preparations
now are going forward for state
wide registration drive to begin Jan
nary 1. that will enlist the help Of
every social and woman's club. II
necessary a house TO house canvass
Will be made.
II you are housekeeper - the
mother Of little chiidren-do not
think that you are exempt from reg
istration-fOr the government wants
to know who YOU re. what you are
and whether. IN case o 0eed, you can
give anv service to help via the war.
The Womans Committee is the
agency apnoir'e1 - gather this in
formation ror the sovcrument. 1t is
expected that 100000 signed regis
traticn cards VIII be In the hands OF
the State Council OF Defense by the
middle OF January. Up TO date 40,-
600 Indiana women have registered
Womans part is no longer purely
OF the hands and heart-she is being
fitted int cTefy part of the war pro
gram. Inc ID, it Is recognized that
without her aid, ii is impossible tC
win the war. She has been called
INTO council by Washington, has been
recognized" and her brains reqHsi
toned for war work. In fine. women
have been given definite part. al
though a wholly voluntary part, in al
the great economic and social read
justments-in all the big war Ques
tions.
II you have not signed your regis
ton card, hurry and sign = so you
will be readily accessible when the
information from Washington begins
to flow through the channel, and yol
are asked to help In the way yor
want to help.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25
Clas. POLISHING.

Glass grinding Is effected by tht
use Of er.err powder of various de
grees of h.cncss But it has beer
shown that this grinding cannot be
carried beyond certain point
however fine Il pow der may be used
In fact, q continuation OF it undoe'
the work and breaks the surface uI
again. Tie most finely ground
plate, i largely wAsnitied, is showr
10 be .nerred Niih tiny bits which
no rrindin. WI! r",nove. The wors
b thereto .si' nued with roug,
carried on T., of rosin, which
gradually smool4is down the eleva
tons between the pits. Hydro
Huoric sc.d gas oorrodes glass yer.
rapidly, but = weak solution of i
melts sway the rougheaed surfac'
and leaves o fine polish underneath
This method is used where YER,
fne adjustments of the surface ar,
neguires-as, for instance, in lenses
eR te1sssppes ana microscou~-
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25

her work in The Scarlet Woman"
Nine. Petrova left for Bermuda
with party OF friends. While
there she will arrange the scenario
for her next Metro production.
.The Scarlet Woman" which
wasa written by Aaron Hoffman, is
one OF the strongest features ever
provided for Nine. Petrova. There
are scores of scenes where this
gifted emotional actress is given
splendid opportunities 10 display
her talents TO the fullest extent.
The story is said to be one OF the
most powerful that Nine. Petroya
everpresented on either the speak
ing stage or the screen.
Nine. Petrova Is surrounded by
strong supporting cast which in
cludes Arthur Hoops, one OF the
foremost leading men In the coun-
try. Before Joining Metro he was
the leoding man Tor Mary Pick
tord, Marguerite Clark, and other
seSys % the Paramount program.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25
The Ola Constitution.

The Constitution originally car
ned forty-four guns. \ particular
ly interesting history is connected
with this ship. During the wa,
with the Barbary powers in lS01
she was Commodore Preble's flag.
ship in the VI iterranean anC
played a conspicuous part during
the whole var. Lieutenant Wads-
worth, who was blown up before
Tripoli in the i'll fatsl Intrepid
wae one O. the officers of the Con
stitution. In the course Of the wal
with England III 1872 the Englisf
papers laughed at the Constitution
and spoke Of her as "a bendle o.
pine boards sailing under bit o.
striped bunting" But when under
Captain Hall she captured th'
English frigate Guerriegc, vesse
Of nearly equal force, the peopl'
who had before ridiculed her eaiiec
heS "enc Of the stanchest yssse.
afoat." A few months after thi
victory the Constitution. then com
manded by Captain Bainbridge
compelscd one OF tie finest frigate
in the British navy, the Java, Il
strike rs colors.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25
WHY WE MUST SAVE FOOD.

/ The 1917 wheat crop In France was
less than han normal. .-psing the crep
OF 1913 as basis OF comparison.
There was shortage OF 17c,06o. coo
bushels, or JS.3 per cent. Tbs potato
crop was orly within onsthird Of nor
nal. The sugar beet crop showed a
deficit OF n.9 per cent Her meat
herds IN the early fsu showed short
age of J, ,S0n, 600 animalA
Those are a fsu Of the reasons
America must feed hey associates in
the war. They are no longer able TO
feed themselves and unless We come
starvation. And starvation means de-
feat ia the war.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25
AN ALGERIAN STORY.
An and Mohammed Exchange Secrets
of Their Trade.

Mohammed ben Mohammsd wa
y marabout whose affairs were In H
most fourishing condition. PHI
grims visited his ancestors tomb By
hundreds, leaving many and rich
offerings, and Mohammed ben Mo-
hsmmed grew fatter and wealthier
1z1ty.
His servitor, Ali ben Ali, became
tired of watching his masters in
creased wealth and bulk, while his
own pocket was as fat as his bcF
vas thin. So one dark night he u
lently took his departure. riding on
the back of a young ass belonging
to his master.
After a march of about thirty
miles the ass had enough of carry
ing Ali. 1t was a young ass and
knew no better. So it went. on
strike, lay down and forthwith died-
Thereupon Ali dug a hole a,d
put Tie ass in, pilinga great noun
tain of stones over it. Then, sit
ting down beside the heap, he be-
gan to pray. A traveller passing In
quired by whose tomb he prayed SO
fervently. Ali was filled with o.
tonishnent.
What! Had he never heard OF
the great saint AInsr ben Amar
Qiterally can ass, the son Of an
GssD? All the people, of the coun-
Try around came there topray.
The traveller did not fell to men
ton the marabout Anlar ben
Anars tomb, and soon pilgrims
focked to it with offerings, and Ali
ben An grew fat and rich.
The faithful neglected Moham-
med ben Mohammed, who at last,
furious, abandoned his marabout in
order TO pay a visit to his rival
Great was his astonishment whk ,
he recognized his runaway servitor.
Taking him ls:ae, he whispered :
'Tell me the truth Who i your
marabout ?"
"The ass ] stole from you. And
now tell me-who il your mara
bout ?"
"The mother Of the ass you stole
from meP'-"My Expenehces In
Algeria" by Baroness do Bosrio, IN
Wide World Magazine
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25

SO while the repair man straighten,
ed out the kinks In the machine Public
pulled the bags Of excess taxes from
SaInson's back and treated the mule 70
a good meal OF his customary food
PresDl The mule began To run, the
readnin began to buzz, and the board
OF directors voted to raise Public's sal
ary for increasing the prosperity OF
Prosperity Town
But that is not the end OF the story.
Some enterprising sleuth linked up the
injury which had been done to the
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25
CO Aht.

In Pniladclphia thev tel a
X q ms.l vaose vile had arr:
= "suttors evening and per
-1 her feluc:ant husband to re
at heme and help her receive
ittJ gaestes'ho were asked to p
dcipets in this intellectual feast.
The first author was dull enoug.
bat the second was worse. Nor
over, the rooms were intolerabl
wszm. So, on pretense of lettin
Ia sanne cool air, the unfortuna
host escaped to the hall, where /
found e servant comfortably ace
on the settee.
%Wake upY' stern,y = -napde
the PhIladelphian in 'he mars e.
wake up, l say! Icn must ha
been listening p he heyholsr'-
Harper's Magp-u,e
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25
inconsistency.

Doc Lewstater says that there 10 .
Salvation Army barracks in his town
that he's a = lber of signs painted on
the outside One of the signs reads:
WHISKY Is Your Enemy" And an
other reads: Love Thine Enemies.
Luke McLuke," Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25
Cardinal Gibbons SAYS.

Prohibition will never be enforced
in Christian country. Ii
is calculated TO make hypocrites and
lead TO the manufacture Of Illicit whis-
key, replacing the good material with
the bad. while at the same time rob
bing the government of the legitimate
tax. Gibbons.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25

A Kansas woman claims that her
husband tried TO force herAto drink
come carbolic acid. Her husband
claims ,ra- it was whisky he offered
her. A that, 1t takes an expert to
tell the difference between Bone-Dry
whisky and oarbolic asid.-Luke Ne
Luke In Cincinnati REnukar.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25
EMMY WEHLEN AGAIN
UNDER METRO BANNER
Starred in ''The Pretenders," an
Elaborate Five-Part Feature

Emmy Wehlen, the charming and
talented young star, who was last
seen on the Metro program ir Tables
Turned" and when Woman
Loves" has begun work on another
hve-part production, THE Pretend
ers," at the studios OF Rolfe Photo
plays, Inc.
This vehicle was especially selected
and prepared for Miss Wehlen, and
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25

woman In Indiana
20 register with the
Woman's Section OF
the State Council of
De. .easc.
Perhaps you have
been asking your
self that very ques-
tion-of what prac-
tical use the mere
S / & ming OF your
name to q registra.
ton card?
Here's your an
C~ar.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1918-01-25
Eouno Philoso aty.

OF all methods Of making anoth
r person angry and disagrceab
the worst is Ia teA him that he wn
shave to- 90 something. How often
do we hea-. You s1l have to &C
to the other windOws-" "You will
have to 90 irto the other car
you viii have to wait an hour
you Will have 10 ~-rite the general
passenger agent or superintend-
ant," and the like. Primarily we
are all free agents and don't "have
to" do a darned thing. We may
find it expedient or necessary to
certain end, but we don't even
'have to" eat Il we don't want to
How easy to put the direction II
another manner, snch Is, The 9th
sr window, please or Viii yo'
kindly take the car ahead" OF ''Th,
rules require" A SHORT, very shor'
explanation of WHY certain ti:n
l. necessary viii always work vol
ders in avoiding troubls.--Railros'
EMPLOYEE