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The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-22
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
and Mail Information

i NOW BOUND NORTH l Admiral Farragut is due here at
 ten o'clock tonight. i City of Seattle is due here at i three o'clock tomorrow morn ing. Northwestern sailed from Seat
 tie Sunday night. Due here
 Wednesday.
 Jefferson sailed from Seattle
 this morning. Due Thurs
 day. Princess Sophia is due here Tuesday night | SCHEDULED sAIliNGS
 Prince George is scheduled to
 leave Vancouver tonight soUTHeoUND sAILlNGs
 City of Seattle is scheduled to
 sail southbound Wednesday. Coal, feed. hay ana grain. Fem mer and Ritter. Phone 114.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-22

That famous Nanaimo coal Femmer and Ritter, phone IA.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-22

Dine at the Gastlneau. Concert very evening
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-22
MERCHANT IS HERE

is in Juneau He is registered at the Gastineau.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-22

Old papers for sale at The Empire office, Second and Main streets.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-22
Weather Conditions as Rec orded by the U. s.
LOCAL DATA

CABLE REPORTS FOR 24 HOURS
 YESTERDAY
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-07-22

The large stock these beautiful hats which we placed on sale rapidly extraOd quoting make of them bargains exceptionally purchasing tme
  still have on all
The Washington times., 1918-12-26
A Point of Discretion
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am young lady twenty-three
a gentleman about thirty-two years OF
age This man is married. but his
wife is 4 run around" he is seeking
a divorce He has not lived with her
for over two years. They have two
children She will keep the boy and
he the girl ] have promised to marry
him as l love him dearly. but l want
10 know IL l am doing right by going
with him at this time He claims
am. as l have been a good friend TO
him during his troubles.
know l could think OF his child as
my own as ] am a lover OF children
and am very brOad-minded. / know
am everything to him, but. al the same
time. he broke an engagement that he
had with me to attend a family dinner
given by his wife's relatives. which he
claims he had TO attend. ] have a
wonderful disposition. good looking.
tall and have nice financial means.
while this man works for his living.
Although il is a good position. u is
his only income Would you advise
me to follow the idea: You go your
way and I'll go mine" until he gets his
divorce. as ] believe most men are not
to be trusted and my sincere waiting
may be in vain? GRAY EYES
You certainly should not go about
publicly with this man until he is
divorced and you can become for
mally engaged TO him. Meanwhile,
] see no reason why he shouldn't
call upon you at home. IL you really
do expect to marry him. But |
don't understand the note OF suspi-
cion in your letter. II promises
have been exchanged between you.
he has surely a right to expect tina {
you will believe in him until he
proves himself unworthy.
The Washington times., 1918-12-26
Puss in Boots
Jr.
JJT /.
BY David Cory.

II 1EI4L when the Tickery
ANJ Tickery Clock stopped
striking the little mouse
said TO Puss. Now / viii
show you something. Come with
me- So she took Puss into a little
room where a candle was burning
on a table.
Here is a little book" she said
Read it" So -Puss opened it and
saw written on the first page:
HE who reads this little book
VIII learn about a Magic Brook
Whose waters flow Ger golden sands
And holds the wealth OF many
lands"
'Ah," thought little Puss Junior.
now is my chance to find a for
tune" So he sat down and by
the light of the little fiickering
candle read the little book. and by
and by he jumped up and looked
around for the, little mouse. But,
oh. dear me.
There wasn't any little mouse
around. nor was there any little
house. For. would you believe it?
They had both disappeared. and
Puss was sitting on the bank of a
little stream. and just overhead in
he sky was a twinklinE star.
Where am l." thought Puss. and
then he put the little book in his
pocket.
Il will go to sleep till morning"
he said to himself. So he curled
up under a bush. and when the
morning came he looked into the
brook to see il he could find the
sands of gold. And. sure enough.
the bottom was covered with gold.
But just as he was going to pick
up a handful. a little fish said:
Il am king of this little brook.
Only he who had read the Magic
Book
Can take the gold from its pebbly
So look out, Sir Cat. or Til bite your
Paw"
Here is the Magic Book" said
Puss. taking 1t out OF his pocket.
The little mouse in the emerald
house gave it to me
'Oh. that is different" said the
fish. You may take all the gold
you like"
So Puss filled his pockets full and
thcn nc started OH once more on
his travels. and by and by. after
awhile, he saw a little town in the
distance. II had begun TO snow. and
the wind was cold and chilly. And
Just then. all Of a sudden. a little
robin began to sing on tree:
You had n merry Xmas day.
So hurry little kitten,
And buy some poor child a warm
coat.
\ muffler and a mitten."
80 Fuss hurried on and pretty
4,pn he reached the little town.
and then he went into a shop and
bought a little fur coat. and a red
wooden muffler and a pair OF gray
mIttens. and then he went out and
stood on the street,
And pretty soon a poor little girl
came by She was crying with the
cold So Puss put the fur coat on
her. aud wrapped the mUfrIer round
he neck aaI CAV" her ~" mitt"nF-
and then he said Merry %mas'
Even II am day late"
Copyright. 1918, David Cory.)
To be Continued
The Washington times., 1918-12-26
When a Girl Marries EsrIS TeddeG Sfs5d, Of Life
Anne Is Forced to Practice Many Evasons in Order to
/ Keep Peace in Her Busy Little Household
A Serial of

them 1 didn't perceive Neal and
Phoebe Then / stopped in fear. for
the sweet trusting youth of little
Phoebe as a flashing memory came
back to me of the day when Neai
and Envy had come out of the
kitchen-her hair flying and on his
face the same look of. smiling
triumph IL wore now. Neal was
leaning back against the icechest.
and close in his arms with her head
tilted up and her lips softly parted
for his kiss stood Phoebe. They
didn't see me-and as part OF the
mercifuI deception I was to practic"
all that evening. I slipped behind
the screening door and called:
Neal wanted at the phone
Then-with mastery ease at the
game OF evasion-ease that made
me tremble anew for Phoebe-Neal
began doing his part in the play
Terry had outlined TO MS. As he
approached the point where II was
his cue to say hat the job was too
big for him. but that maybe with
coaching on the acccuntant and
bookkeeping end OF 1t Jim would
help out at least till they could get
another man. I was hard put to IL TO
keep my teeth. from chattering-
Neal did II all so well-with suoh
joy in his play-acting.
His concluding words rang out
nonchalsntly:
Its like this. Captain Winston,
Tn darn proud you thought OF me-,
and I'd be a bit prouder vet IL
were capable of handling job like
that of vour friend. Now. can't
speak for Jim. but I'll bank on him
to help you out IL there's any way
he can see to do it. Let me talk tn
him. and in half an hour I'll call
you-with good news. I hope"
Then he turned from the phone.
but before he could say one syllable
my Jim did precisely what Terry
had counted on his loyalty to
prompt.
Say. lad. is there actually some
thing ] can do for Terry? Call him
back at once and say I'm on"
There was no question as TO what
was required. no thought OF paw:
but at the mere suggestion that he
might be able 10 help his friend my
generous sick boy fell neatly into
the trap Terry's affection and un-
derstanding had set for him.
Ito He Continued.l
The Washington times., 1918-12-26
BY Ann Lisle.
'(Copyright, 1918, by King Feature
Syndicate, Inc.C
CHAPTER LNIII.

s. q NNE. dear, / snatched the
S N phone from Wee be-
cause I wanted to hear
from the bride, herself.
ihow our Jimmie is getting on, sald
Betty in her clear vibrating voice.
But even while Twas assuring her
that Jim was almost as well as he
Thought himself, my lips were trem-
bling with the hurt of Virginia
.snub and the clever twist Betty
had given to facts in order to save
me from being hurt.
You'll come 10. see Jim tomor-
row. won't you. Betty asked
hopefully. 'Td,like chat with you.
myself"
Maybe I'lT run in and take you
sout for a breath OF air while Nir-
tFinia is visiting with Jim," sug-
sgested Betty.
Then we said good-by, and I set
my face into a smile before ! turned
sto face my boy. But there wasn't
"a smile in my heart-for in the
very way Betty was standing be-
tween Virginia and me. l recognized
THE intimacy and understanding be
stween them.
which shall we move, jim
your throne or the table," I asked
lin voice / hoped was light and
casual.
Meal and I will give Jimmie a
ride" laughed Phoebe, answering
for him. Say. Anne. you're lucky
The Washington times., 1918-12-26
A Timid Lover.
DEAF MISS FAIRFAX

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
am a soldier twenty-three years
old. and am engaged to a young girl
of eighteen. have been going around
with her for the last two years. and
she always sends me lots Of things be-
sides money But since I have been
away, my mother writes me that the
girls folks do not care much for m"
NY mother loves this girl also.
A. she is deeply in love with me.
and love her, ! am very much in need
OF advice. J. u
Ask your sweetheart what her
parents objections are. and do your
best to overcome them. Try to meet
this matter frankly. instead OF in
a roundabout way. What YOU really
want to know. suppose. is whether
they will object to your marriage
and that you will have TO find out
by inquiry.
The Washington times., 1918-12-26

that you didn't get to speak with
Wee. Ny. wasn't she peeyed because
] didn't phone home the tidings
that / was staying here, for dinner!
Wee acts as il were an infant"
Darling infant" murmured
Neal as he managed to lay his left
hand very close to Phoebe's right
for their joint task of swinging
Jim's couch alongside the table.
Phoebe hung her head for a mo-
ment. but that didn't hide the swirl
OF pink that rode triumphantly from
the tip of her little pointed chin
right up to the shadows OF her
long eyelashes. Then she flashed
out with an idea she considered so
daring that it left her almost
breathless:
Gay Amateur Servants.
Neal. let's do every smidgin OF
the work. Wen wait on Anne and
Jimmie and play we're the butler
and maid. Want to-"
Il want to do everything you
want" declared Neal softly-so
softly that again his words escaped
Jim. who seemed wrapped in
thoughts OF his own
entered into the spirit OF their
play. and dressed Phoebe up in my
best ruffled sewing apron. with a
tiny twist of lace and black velvet
for cap to crown the soft fluff
ness OF her hair.
Then devoted myself to my boy,
who had to be coaXed to eat even
his delicious little steak and mealy.
baker potato. He seemed sunk in
I f,u
him on the couch his response was
perfunctory-abs minded
Suddenly. when our maid" and
butler" had gone TO fetch in the
sweets. Jim turned to me with an
expression of what was in his
heart:
''Oh. little sweetheart-if only
really could give you servants to
wait on you. It's wonderful to see
you sit quiet and actually enjoy
your dinner And to think I'm
wn-and-out-haven't even a job"
"Jim. dsrling-please. please!
For my sake don't think. about a
thing in the world but getting well.
Next week wen do the third Hal
dane article. and that's another
hundred dollars to add to our fat
bank balance"
lit is fat" unused Jim. thanks
to my haul at the automobile race
the other day A few winnings
like that any l wouldn't have to eat
my heart out because I can't find
work"
And on that terrifying reminder
of his betting and OF his joy in the
gambling for stakes, the phone
sounded once more.
answered and turned with
humping heart to Jim:
Kitchen Love Scene
ats for Neal-Ill go call him."
UnsteadiIy made my way to the
kitchenette, so intent on my own
thoughts that until L was full upon
The Washington times., 1918-12-26
Advice to the LOvelOrn
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

pal than II they acknowledged that
you bewitched them. by tricks and
makeup. Men do marry pals. and
with the happiest results. Don't be
discouraged because you are not
married at twenty-three. 1 should
say that happiness is sure to come
to you.
The Washington times., 1918-12-26
Setting Sons.

where were you boys when
lcslled for you 10 help me an hour
ago. asked Farmer Jones at the
supper table.
Il was in the barn settln' a hen"
said one.
{ And was in the loft settin' a
saw" answered another.
: 81 was IN grsndmA's room settin'
the clock" came from the third boy.
And ! was up IN the pantry set
tin a trap" said the fourth.
You're a fine set" remarked the
farmer. 'And where were your" he
asked, turning to the youngest
I I was on the doorstep settin'
stir" was the reply.
The Washington times., 1918-12-26
An Awkward Incident.

DEAR MISS FAlRFANX.
I kept company with girl for
three years, until she moved TO Can
ada Then ! corresponded with her
for nearly six months. until she cPms
10 Brooklyn TO spend a two weeks
vacation az her girl friends house.
While there she called me TO sur
prise me. and found me at home with
q strange girl seated beside me. in
troduced her 20 this girl. who was a
friend OF my sisters Finally, her
two weeks were up. and she went
back 20 Canada.
Then I wrote her about seventeen
letters inside Of three weeks trying
TO get an answer Would you mind
telling me whether I should keep this
Up or drop the correspondence
ALFRED.
wonder II you don't feel just a
little at fault in this incident. espe-
cially as you have been unable to
make satisfactory explanation
even in so many letters. 1t certainly
does not seem worth while to keep
on writing. under the circumstances.
The Washington times., 1918-12-26
Sister Is Her Rival.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
I am a young girl OF eighteen. ard
In love with a young sailor. but he
seems TO care for my sister. and she
Is mean enough TO return the stteu-
tion. Please advise me what TO do. a.
! am heartbroken. A. c u
Don't blame your sister too much
for returning the sailors love. II
is forlorn for you. but can give
you no better advice than 70 con-
sole yourself and wait until real
love comes your way. You are very
young.
The Washington times., 1918-12-26
Why the Train Waited.

The train had been waiting n
long time in the little station. and
the impatient tourist. tiring OF the
delay. put his head out Of the win
dow and said to the guard:
81 say. my man. why aren't We
going on? Anything wrong7:
Nae, sir replied the guard
looking up from his al fresco lunch:
there's naething wrong. but !
Gamma whistle the, moo, ma moUth's ;
full o. biscuit"
The Washington times., 1918-12-26
Loyal to His Friend.
DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:

DEAR MISS FAIRFAX:
had been keeping company with =
young lady for nearly HTo years when
We quarreled. for. whirh was TO
blame. while ! was blindly mUs'uE
over the quarrel a dear friend Of mine
fell In love with this young lady
After keeping company with her Tor
three months ne left for a Southern
training camp.
n Is just now that I have seen my
blunder In IuArreiing and I know that
the young lady still loves m" aud 10
ready to bury the past &" like
20 return. because Of doirE Jus
ties 10 my friend But rAa1
your advice will be the b's
Your feeling for the rights OF
your absent friend is creditabia.
but to me the whole question Is
simpler than you have found It.
Has your former sweetheart
promised to marry the young SOL
dier1 II she has, that eliminates
you from the situation. II she
hasn't, you are perfectly free to
attempt to win her over again.
The Washington times., 1918-12-26
Do Men Prefer Dolls,
DEAR MISS FAIRFAx:

why do mon prefer the "ehIeken"
type-rsuEhsd-up doiiB-to q plain,
good girl. a girl who would make a
good wife and nntheF-ons who ssWs.
IL good cook. who has worked and
earned a good wHgef
am twenty-three years cid, am .
very neat dFesBsf and wear glasses
I hold q good ponitisn. in which I
meet ali kinds 81 men, and ell are the
same They tell me that my type ia
lust pal" bat as for marriage, LsFd,
no! Often have I dFss med about a
good man, about home and children,
but tt Just seems eE II I were born to
be q pal and nothing more
SEE.
u is q good deal more flatteriHg
10 have men consider you a good
The Washington times., 1918-12-26

disturbed by a change OF name,
as well as a change OF colorIug.
in your friend. y Ci:l with
bleached hair has difficulty in
persuading people that she is a
lady, and this young lady will, /
The Washington times., 1918-12-26

~ Ens has plaach-I hs7 hair and
changed her name 10 Fpari 1 trICd in
va'u to persuade her not 10 q" this
b"u- HtTp advice would Ic Eropfiy ap-
'-'-isted, as ! am about To Ei.c h.r
~, o. d.
l de not wonder that you feel
The Washington times., 1918-12-26

n.H -@".t; her mistake
very much. II your understand
..u TO-. 10 better t!Hn u
appears 10 he. ! think perhaps
YOU will have no choice but to
drift apart.
The Washington times., 1918-12-26
The Club-FOOted Man
A NEW SPY SERIAL BY VALENTINE WILLIAMS
Desmond Tries to Decipher Message
From Francis and Begins Search
For His Brother

Synopsis Of Preceding Chapters)
Desmond Okewood. British army Of
hcer. goes TO Germany In search Of bis
brother. Francis. member Of the Brit
ish secret service. At a small frontier
town a man named Semlin. a German
Government agent. drops dead IN MS
room. Desmond appropriates Semltns
Dapers and assumes his Identity. he
reaches Berlin without incident and -
conducted into the presence Of General
Won Boden. an aide OF the Kaiser
Desmond. having convinced Won
BOden he Is really Semlln. is ushered
INTO the residence Of the kais-r
Later he receives n cipher message
from his bcother. Francis
o Eichenholz, o Eichenholz,
Vie leer sind define Blatter.
VIE Achilles in dem Zeite.
Wo zweie sich zanken
Erfgreut sich der Dritte.
The message fell into three parts.
each consisting OF a phrase. The
arst phrase might certainly be a
warming that Francis had failed in
MS mission
o okewood; how empty are thy
leaves
What. then. of the other two
phrases?
They were short and simple.
Whatever message they conveyed.
IL could not be a lengthy one. Nor
was 1t likely that they contained a
report OF Francis mission to Ger
many. whatever IL had been.
Indeed. II was not conceivable
thHt my brother would send any
such report to a Dutchman like van
t-rutius, q friendly enough fellow
vet a mere acquaintance and an
Ilien at that
The message carried in those two
,hrases must be. felt sure. a per-
sonal one, relating TO my brothers
welfare. What would he desire to
ay? That he was arrested. that he
vas going to be shot? Possibly, but
more probably his idea In sending
iut word was to explain his silence
nd also to obtain assistance.
NV eye recurred continually to
lhe final phrase: when two people
all out. the third party rejoices-f
Might not these numerals refer to
he number OF a street, Might not
these two phrases be hidden an
ldress a. which one might find
'raucis. or at the worst. hear news
I him?
ntfor the Berlin Directory.
Irned up the streets secuon and
agerly ran my eye down the col
mns OF the AS" I did not find
hat l was looking for. and that
ls an "AchiIles-Strasse.' either
ifh two us" or with one
Then l tried "Eichenholz-" There
The Washington times., 1918-12-26
Monument Erected to AppIe-tree.

one of the most novel monuments in existence has been
V'~:p ir Canada bv the farmers of Dundas County,
Ontario They has erected marble pillar to mark the
site on which grew famous apple tree The tree itself
planted than century ago by settler named
Macintosh.
The Washington times., 1918-12-26
This Day in Our History.

THIS the anniversary OF the Battle OF Trenton one d
General Washngton's greatest feas in the Revolutions
ary War After crossing the Delaware and battling with
ice on Christmas Day. Washington and his 24OO men
SURPRISED the foe His success was complete About
1000 Hessians taken prisoners.
The Washington times., 1918-12-26
A Changed Personality.

DEAR MISS FAIRFAXI
have been going about Nlth a ysUng
lady ~ ths name OF Pauline Rscsat-
The Washington times., 1918-12-26
How System
Aids Women
By Eleanor Gilbert.

ME other day / heard OF a
professional man VINO had
been prominent and success
full, but can't possibly tell
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1918-02-02
TAG YOUR SHOVEL DAY
Observed By High And Grammar
Schools Palmer Phillips Tags
Mayor StYange's Shovel

Observance OF tag -your-shovel-day
in the Annapolis High School and the
Grammar school on Wednesday was
conducted without special ceremony.
Miss Linthieum, principal OF the High
School, gave each pupil two tags. and
defined the meaning Of tag-your-
shovel-day
The principal delegated Palmer
Phillips to tag Mayor strange's shovel
In the Grammar school. Miss Rior-
dan, Principal one thousand tags
were distributed. and the scholars
were told the Significance Of the oc-
easion. The tags are to remind the
one who shoyels coal to be economical
in It's use, and to conserve fuel dur
ing the war.
There was no special observance at
the Governors, and no pupil was
delegated to tag the shovel at the Ex-
ecutive Mansion. as the day was the
Governors busiest. It was the day Of
the Hon. William Jennings Bryans
visit here and the day the Governor
sent down his budget The school
authorities thought best not to divert
the Governors attention to the tag
your-shovel-day by any ceremony at
his official home
Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1918-02-02
LAST MONTH WORST
IN lOl YEARS
Record FOR January For aiean fem
perature Remained Unbrokens
Since 1917
AND SR0WFALL SETNEW MARK
City Catches Outer Edge Of Cold Wave,
With Warmer Weather
ID Sighf.

Some January just ended. Old
Aan Janns ought 10 be ashamed OF
himself
Il was the meanest" January since
.lSI4 mere matter OF 101 years.
That is, the mean temperature.
Naich means the average temperature.
eas exactly So degrees lower than fer
any January II al that length Of time.
That low temperature average was
"a 2. degrees. where as the next low
est in 1877 was 5S.2 degrees.
And besides. more snow fell during
me month That ended Thursday than
descended in any single January on
record!
The snowfall for the month was 16
inches above the average.
An in All, it was winter with a ven
geance.
Cola Wave Peiered Out.
That cold wave scheduled for here
abouts last night sorto' petered out on
tho way
Annapolis got the extreme eastern
edge OF it last night. but a cloudy
state Of affairs that arrived at about
the same time kept the mercury from
going very low The lowest tempera-
ture during the morning was at
o'clock. when the thermometer regis
Tered q degrees.
That cold area, which was central
yesterday over the Ohio Valley. didn't
move eastward quite as rapidly as the
experts had figured it would. That's
shy Annapolis, when it awoke this
morning. didn't shiyer as much as il
was prepared to shiver.
Cold In Interior,
The cold. wave itself Is howing signs
of breaking up. although the weather
till is severely cold in the interior,
vith temperatures Of zero to 20 below
10 The upper Mississippi valley
The forecast for tonight is for fair
and continued old weather; for tomor-
row, fair and warmer. with a Dossi-
bilHy Of a BIT Of sunshine during the
afternoon hours.