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The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-07-19
RAISE STATE OF SIEGE

COPENHAGEN. July 19-- The state of seige in Pomerania has been raised as the general strike which has been on for two weeks was ended to- day.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-07-19
NO SUBSTITUTION
 . FOR KAISERS TRIAL

PARIS. July l9- The Peace Councils committee on responsi- bilities has reported against al- lowing any substition for the trial of the former Kaiser The cOun- cil'has not yet acted upon this re- port.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-07-19

CHICAGO. July l9- All engineers and assistants of the Fire Depart ment struck this afternoon when the city refused q demand for higher wages.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-07-19
KEEP
 SPREADING
By Associated Press

SPOKANE. Wash. July l9--' For est fires in Northern Idaho continue to eat their way into valuable timber. A high wind today is working havoc. Many of the fires are O. enormous size.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-07-19
ON WAGES
Ky Associated fress

CHICAGO. July l9- Employees Of the transportation lines have voted to strike if the wage demands were not met. Mayor Thompson has delayed the strike by appointing mediation com mittee to investigate the controversy.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-07-19

l.. w. Kilburn. city clerk of Doug las. has purchased the Douglas Island water company.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-07-19

BOSTON. July l9- The strike of the elevated railway system entered the third day with transportation 'n the city entirely inadequate. Several have been injured. one man being k'I'' ed in a crash of jitneys.
The Seward gateway daily edition, and the Alaska weekly post., 1919-07-19
BILL S|GNED.BY
 WILSON
By Associated Press

WASHINGTON. July l9-- Presi' dent Wilson has signed the sundry civil bin.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-15
Faithful to Superstition.

An cidish man In rusty brown
clothes and with a rusty-brown beard
met up with a pin. 1t was shining
sharply bright on tagging. and he
stopped TO pick 1t up. -,
He had stiff joints and his fingers
were in that state informally known.
us hungly. Sc he had trouble picking
up the pin. S"H
a young man paused to offer his
services. but tho old one refused. He
just grunted and Erumblcd until at
last victory came his way. Then HE
Strengthened UP mis- rickety joints and
put a hand to his back.
I'm not as young l used to be-"
H. admitted, as genially as his joints
saying: ~
Sec pin and let it lay. and
you'll have bad luck all the day. Sec
pin and pick 1t up. you are sure
to have good luck
so ! never pass one by"
And yet he didn't look as lucky as
man ought to be who had made u
life habit of picking up pins. Isl
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-15
The Sandman Story
ONE NIGHT IN THE sUMMEn

a" MT nss II srs s sa Eli s saa sse
e ena o0t The at ow teS gay clothes our
Fl have. looked at them often and
Gi ns nn, said Hdd the Chestnut tree spread
the garden below.
often ns o %at 'f fes sa sban sas had
II would choose IL l could have a new
a wkRy ss0 pIa,y B .S hs s1se ne
feel sure that some one could help US
to. Eet them if we only asked
favor?" said the Maple. NO one but
he fairies gould bring about such a
would not care for plain color. Il
should choose gold and red"
+, I she Maple rustled as she spoke. as
new clothes.
oh, / would choose to be dressed
den" said the Chestnut tree Il nave
always admired he, color"
au Hsd as the T seaeSy o .4es shG sey
would choose the shade like the tall
Sunhowcr which looks over the garden
But all this choosing Of colors for
1 tbe Sowns does n not get them" said
our sister Oak can help us. for does does
she not furnish for the fairies and the
hat sc tnsa, eaps one knows KNOWS
dishes dish '"s arc 'AFS ana sooin
no The ; S,nFy Oak X began to move IT
ask this very night"
And she did, but the fairies told her
lhey could do very little besides get
ting the COLLINS to listen to theirs re-
Guest for Jack Frost kept all the fail
shades up in his house in the North
You See said the fairies, you
cculo not put those gay coiors
when the flowers are in BLOOM be-
cause the green is needed 20 make the
world beautiful. but we arc sure that
later in the season you could have
The Goblins listened to the trees
and PROMISED to see Jack Frost as
soon rs he was awake, and when the
nowc's went to sleep that season the
trees were given their new clothes and
lherc they stood all gay and beautf-
full like n huge bouquet. and every
wear since that time they have changed
their dresses as soon as the flowers
wen. to sleep.
And to think that We wore those
Crecn clothes all that time" said the
Maple. when for the asking we were
given these beautiful cIpthes-tlie
very latest autumn colors."
Iiut so proud were these trees in
! their new gowns that they rustlcd and
shook themselves until all their ,guy
leaves fell off, and though every year
they think they will be more careful.
ncir pride is SO great they cannSt
stand still and when winter days
come they are without a leaf to cover
them.--CoDyrisht. 1919.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-15
He Didn't Agree.

The visitor to the lawyers Office
stood in Amusement
Il say, old mani he exclaimed.
Whatever has happened to you?" Hal
a motor smash, or what?"
The lawyer shook his head YEARLY
na he gingerly touched his bruised and
banda gcd face.
mo. You remember that case the
other day when ! defended nRn
charged with assault? Well. made n
strong plea for him on the ground that
lac was fool rather than a criminal.
Yes: but" -
81 did 1t so well that he was ae-
Quilted, and no waited for me outsidc
The court"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-15
The Wise Wolf.

For tho opening OF their thrift
society, the Muddleborough committee
invited T. successful local man 10
speak. Unfortunately. his business
methods were not SO reputable as they
We're bcneficial--to him.
The chief cause of distress In THIS
country" he said In his address. els
lack of fruEality and thrift. We hear
Well. he never. comes TO mine"
Course not" came a prompt \retort
'e's afraid o. being skinned!"
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-15
Scotch Thrift.

sandy" said his sweetheart "let ia
break this saxpence in two and each
keen half for luck until our wedding
day"
Woman" no said reprovingly, II
don't hold WI such a waste O. siller.
Gang TO the shop and get twa three
penny bits for 1t. then we can pay our
tram fare to kirk on the weddln
The Washington times., 1919-03-17

Fve-Inch Ribbons. 2c
Reanfifuf Ribbons. I'VE inches
vide. Including fancy gtTire and
niain ulofre: color aGooftulclt ccl-
Eisfs of cardinal. old rose, CorFu-
ha~en. pink, white and other
eh1dss. Elf1f ElooEs
The Washington times., 1919-03-17
SHERIFF KILLED AS
HE SEARCHES AUTO

ATLANTA. Ga, March I7-Deputy
Sheriff D. w. Webb, of Decatur. was
: instantly killed and Deputy r. T.
House was wounded early today by an
unknown white man while they were
searching his automobile on the Druid
Hills road near Decatur.
House stated that he and webb dis
covered the automobile in the woods
not far from the roadside and in IL
was q man asleep. When they awak-
ened him, the man stated that the car
had broken down, and that while he
had been engaged in making repairs
ne had fallen asleep. Becoming sus-
Dicious, House said the deputies start
cd to search the car. The man warn
cd. them TO stop, and when the officers
continued the search, the man pro
duced q revolver and started shoot
ing. escaping into the woods after
Webb was killed.
House stated he left the scene to
notify the police. and when he return
ed the car had disappeared.
The Washington times., 1919-03-17
OBSERVE PllRIN IN
D. C. SYNAGOGUES

The Washington synagogues and
Jewish societies and families OBJ
served the Purim feast yesterday
with religious ceremonies and enter
tainments. Rabbi Louis stern, Of the
Washington Hebrew Congregation, n
his sermon last night said that the
history of Purim is connected with
Esther and Mordecai who defied the
mighty king Of Persia TO save their
people from destruction.
A Purim entertainment was ten
dered 10 uniformed men and war
workers by the Jewish Welfare
Board at Carroll Institute Hall, last
night, An address was made by Dr..
BENJAMIN Grossman. There was
music by the Y. n. II. A. orchestra
and vocal selections by Lestrange ard
Balista. A comical sketch was pre-
sented with Sarah Joyce. Sergt. L.
II. z. Greene. Max f. Kahn. Morris
Levine. Anna Bromberg and Jack
Norwood in the cast.
Yehudah Barak, a native OF PaleS-
tine, spoke at the Eighth Street Tenn
pie on Jewish Culture in Palestine"
He said that the League OF Nations is
but a realization of the Prophet
Isaiah's words. The speaker urged
support for the Hebrew university
TO be built in Palestine. which is 40
be the center OF Jewish learning and
culture.
The Washington times., 1919-03-17
6oc Satines, 4oc

French Satines. SO inches wide,
in fast black. only; rich mercerized
finish grade First FtooF.
The Washington times., 1919-03-17
SUIT WILL DECIDE
THE FATE OF BEER


BALTIMORE, March 1.-THE real
test OF the cSnstitutionality OF the
law prohibiting the manufaeture OF
beer after July 1 is 10 be principally
through Baltimore lawyers.
william I. Marbury and William l.
RaWls, Of this city, are associated
with former United States Senator
Elihu Rect and william 81. Guthrie,
of New York. in the case filed sat
urday in the United States district
court OF southern New York which,
both 'pEets" and ~drys' are agreed,
win decide whether beer. containing
only 2E per cent alcohol, is an "in-
toxicating drink" within the provis-
Ions Of the wartime prohibition law.
sees BreWeries.
JOSEPH z. Everhard, of New York,
has filed a suit in equity against the
James Everard Breweries Of New
York, claiming that his investment
in those breweries was damaged when
the directors of the breweries de-
cided recently TO suspend the manu-
facture Of beer containing 2% per
cent alcohol, the decision Of the ci-,
roetors being based on the assump-
tion that such beer was prohibited
by the wartime prohibition act which
q effective July /. Mr.. Eyerard. in
the brief filed through Senator Root
and the Baltimore lawyers, Mr.. Mar
bury and 1Er. Rawls, contends that
such beer is not Intoxicating; that the
directors. therefore, could not sus-
pend Justly its manufacture on that
ground, and be asks compensation
FOR the damage to his investment in
the breWeries.
While the Baltimore counsel in the
case win not be quoted in the matter
just now. it is understood that the
United States Brewers Association is
backing Mr.. EVerard in his suit: aud.
in fact this Organization is quoted in
the records Of the case. as filed in
New York Saturday, as being respon-
sible Tor the opinion rendered 20 Mr..
EVerard as to the intoxicating ouali-
ties Of 2& per cent beer. The case, Il
was said in this city last night, viii
court as the one legal protest Of
brewers against the July / prohibi-
tion. Both counsel and members OF
the anti-prohibition societies ap-
peared conhoeBt that the case would
be won. and that the continued manu-
facture Of beer after July would be.
legallzed by q decision Of the courts.
The case does not. IN any way, aneci
the manufacture or sale OF Whiskey or
other liquors. II concerns beer solely.
kicks EnfhuslastIe.
James F. Klecka. head OF the Mary
Land branch Of the Antlprohibition
League. was enthusiastic over this
latest legal move. Mr. Klecka said
that his organisation was ready to
50in forces-in fact. il necessary,
merge into-the new association
formed in New York last week under
the name of the Association Opposed
70 National Prohibition. This associa-
tion has as it's incorporators such
men as PerciVal s. Hill, president Of
the American Tobacco Company; Jo-
seph w. Hartman, president OF the
Hartman National Bank, and others.
This association Is not to have as it's
members any one actively or inac-
sixeis identiaed with the liquor trade.
The Washington times., 1919-03-17
$2.9s Crepe KinOnOs,
S2.49

Crepe Kimonos. plain colors, in
cluding pink blue. Copenhagen,
and lavender. Satin trimmed COLI
lars and elastic waist line. Full
cut sizes. ThlFd FlooF.
The Washington times., 1919-03-17
S2.25 Pure SiIk Hose.

Women's Wayne Knit Pure silk
Hose. full fashioned, deep garter
tops. double sole and toe. high
spliced heel. In black and white:
extra sizes. Strictly perfect quail
ity. FiFst FlOOF.
The Washington times., 1919-03-17
$1.OO Alover
Embroideries, sec

Swiss and Nainsook Au-over
embroiderfes, % inches wide; in
pretty openwork, blind and baby
patterns. First FlOOR.
The Washington times., 1919-03-17
$50 LonacIoth. $3.50

No. 215 Imperial English Long
cloth, fine chamois finish grade, &c
inches wide: II yards in each piece.
First Floor.
The Washington times., 1919-03-17

Pure Linen Ta1f8 Runners.
stamped o. natural linen color
pure linen craehs enc nlottT r4l-
teFns comRIec8 with Io1o 81 com
plot1s slEs 1G3tx18 inches. gsl
The Washington times., 1919-03-17

SOC Suspender Waists, 44c
DR.. Parker's Suspender waists,
with hose supporters attached;
stronriv made: for children from
. to ia years. First Floor, Notion
The Washington times., 1919-03-17

Purchase OF Broca1ed Fancy
COlored Linings, in beautiful de-
signs: one yard wide: in every
leading color. These are called
mill seconds" but the impeTfec-
tions are very slight indeed.
The Washington times., 1919-03-17

Sale of Embroideries
xaluss wsrtA Up to 12Isc
A special purchase Of an inn
porter's surplus lots and dis
continued patterns OF embroid-
cries At savings that range up
to half regular prices. Superior
quality Swiss, Cambria and
Nainsook Embrotderies, IN
edges, insertion galloons, bead
jng edges and demi-fiouncinEs,
in a wide range or pretty open
work, blind and baby designs.
Good washable grades for
spring sewing
The Washington times., 1919-03-17
s4.25 Nainsook, $500

No. 100 Imperial English Main
sock. fine mcTcerized quality for
twelve yards in each piece. First
Floor.
The Washington times., 1919-03-17

SOC e 59c Waistings, 29c
S6 and 40-inch White Novelty
Wolfe WaisIingss in the newest and
most stylish effects, for waists and
dresses Extra fine two-ply quail
ity, with beautiful chiffon finish.
First FlOOr.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-30
PATRIOTS GET POOR REWARD
British Soldiers Who Won High Dis
tinction Have Right to Com
plain of Ingratitude.

Attention has been directed TO the
hard case of men who won dlstlnctloh
in the great war, and seem 10 nave
been forgotten, by two dramatic incl
dents. One is the public statement by
Sir Douglas Haig that a demoblllzed
officer who won the V. G., ID. ). O.'
and NJ. c., is at present trudging the
streets of London in search OF WORK.
The other is the announcement that
Mr.. Arthur Richings has rejoined the
Cardiff police force as an ORDINARY
constable, Notwithstanding the fact
that he has just relinquished the army
rank of lieutenant colonel.
The latter's record is an astounding
one. He was promoted second lieu
tenant on the field, and his subsequent
| promotions were astonishingly rapid
Mentioned in dispatches three times,
he wears six wound stripes, the Mons
Star. the Croix de Guerre with
palms,, the Military Gross, and IS also
In Cheyalier of the Legion of Honor
i Perhaps one may be hardened loi
/ questioning whether there is not some
| thing wrong with an army ADMINS
| tration which allows a man with 81
Isctiye service record like that to DIS
anpear into the decent obscurlty OF
police constable's tunic. = Montrea
Family Herald.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-30
In the May WhirI.

Eleanor. five, had seen her first
dance. She was frankly delighted
watching the dancers, but had little
to say when she got home that eve
ming.
The next morning mamma told her
to tell daddy about the dance, as II
daddy had never seen a dance. She
explained it thus to daddy:
"Well, you see, daddy, they sort OF
cuddle up with their hands out this
way on one side and hug with the
other hands and then they scrape their
feet on the floor and sort of run up
cne side of the floor, scraping their
feet and down the other side"
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-30
YOUNG HEROES, AT OXFORD
Many Customs and Traditions OF ths
University Are Likely to Seem
Tame to Them.

The returning hero, fresh from battle
fields, will no longer rush to the
cricket fields and the river at OXFORD
with the zest of young barbarians al
their play, observes a writer IN me
Nation (London). To one who may
wear the ribbon of the Military Cross
or the D. S. O., the position of his col
lege boat in the Fights can no longer
seem the one matter Of life and death,
and even the halo of a goal shlnes
with diminished glory.
So, too, in lesser pursuits. HOW
shall he dwell upon the squabbies OF
compartments in ancient Greece, When
he himself has motored from Saiomki
| to Athens in day, and on to Sparta
| in the next? Or what will he reei
| when questioned on his fading mem
| cries of the irregular verbs? PROBABLY
most public school boys are haunted
| to old age by a dream-a terrible
nightmare-of being "put on" by ths
| old headmaster when they have no
| taken the trouble to prepare line 9
| the passage. 1t makes no difference
| that they are more than so and tn
headmaster has long been dead. IN
horror Of the situation remains ap
Mailing, and the dream is far inor
frequent than any of Freuds inaee
mary perversions.
The feeling of the soldier returnin
RI the class and lecture room will 0
much the same, with sense OF TUT
, fty added. For, indeed, 1t is imposs
Bile to go back in life and second ems
, hood is not like the first Little W
tins play regardless Of their doom
but not men who have known VIM
, doom can do.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-30
chicaoo,s Oldest Saloon.

When the dry law went into effect
and Chicagos 5000 saloons went out
Of business, it ended the career OF
Chicago's Oldest saloon which was es-
Established in 1887, the same year Chi
cago was Incorporated as city. Since
That time the business has passed
through the hands of a family OF four
generations. Indian camps were q
common sight in Chicago in those
DAYS. The city had about 5000 inhab'
itants; to-day there are nearly 5000
600 persons.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-30
FHEa u Pants, 1889
~ After the Four Months

cross the Atlantic and attack the
shores of. Spain. AS soon as it be-
came evident that the purpose was a
reality and not bluff other European
powers put diplomatic pressure" on
Spain to end the war. The prospect OF
American guns awaking The echoes of
European hills was not looked forward
to in 1898 with the eager pleasure that
1t was anticipated by some nations a
year and half ago. Spain did not
need much urging, and on July % the
Spanish minister of state transmitted
through the French ambassador at
Washington letter to President Nc
Kinley asking for peace. This letter
! reached the president on July &c, and
| four days later the secretary of state,
Mr.. Day, replied, stating the terms
lpon which an armistice would be con-
| Guided. They were The evacuation
of Cuba by Spain and the relinquish-
ment of all claims of sovereignty over
that island; the cession of Porto Rico
4 and all other Spanish West Indian
islands to the United States; the ces-
sion to the United States of an island
i in the Ladrones to be selected by the
United States, and the occupation by
4 the United States of the city and bay
of Manila pending a treaty of peace
II which should determine the disposition
4 of the Philippines.
| NJ Tr,la No q
French ambassador, signed on behalf
| of Spain the protocol, or terms OF
I armistice, in which were embodied MOI
: only the demands stated but three 9th
J err articles providing for the method o.
: evacuating Cuba and Porto Rico. Fight
ING stopped. 1t was arranged tina
Q peace delegates should meet at Pari
i in October. Mr.. Day resigned hi
! office as secretary of state in order Il
i accept an appointment as first dele
v gate. The other delegates were Sena
! tors Davis Of Minnesota and Frye O
t Maine, and Whitelaw Reid of Ne,
q York. Spain sent like delegation.
philippines Stumbling Block.
y The principal stumbling block wa
! reached when the commissioners cam
q to consider the Philippines Havin
taken them and destroyed the onl
,s government in the islands the Unite
il States could hardly go away and leaN
them loose in the world, as it wer
Other nations had envious eyes {
,e them and stood ready to grasp Il
W fruits of American success. Spain r
n fused to give them up and threatent
1t to break off negotiations. The Unite
q States made the cession of the islam
he an ultimatum and, running true
q. form" in paying cash for what she h;
be already obtained by conquest, offer
ut Spain twenty million dollars II s.
it, gave them up. Spain yielded and t
to treaty was signed on December 10.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-30
nninn Him a Favor.

When my cousin, newly commits
stoned, was sent to Camp Grant ne
found himself in command of lot OF
draft men drawn mainly from our
Stun district. One in particular took
quite a fancy to him and never lost q
chance of doing him a favor.
One day after the man had been
in camp only a week or SO he ran
breathlessly up to my cousin, who was
In the far end of a trench. He re-
membered to salute after a fashion,
then stood plainly trying to think what
to do next. Finally he burst out,
"Beat 1t, mister, while de COINS good.
De boss is after youse, and gosh, he's
sore!"
The colonel was at the other end OF
the trench calling for the officer In
charge Chicago Tribune.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-30
PERHAPS He Had Repented.

A funny one happened the other oay
in the Office Of justice of the peace
Young couple were being married
surrounded by several friends. AS
usual, the ritual came to that place
where the justice said:
"Does anyone present know OF any
reason why this couple should not De-
come man and wifeW
And to everybody's amazement, tie
groom spoke up, Il do"
AS he said afterwards, chats what
comes of too many rehearsals."
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-30
SAFE, GENTLE REMEDY
BRINGS SURE RELIEF

vou need. Take three or four every day.
The healing oil soaks into the cells and
lining of the kidneys and drives QUE
the poisons. New life and health will
surely follow. When your normal yigor
has been restored continue treatment
for q while to keep yourself in condi-
ton and prevent return OF the dis
ease.
Don't wait until you are incapable Of
fighting, Start taking GOLD MEDAL
Haarlem Oil Capsules today. Your
druggist will cheerfully refund your
money if you are not satisfied With
results. But be sure to get the original
imported GOLD MEDAL and accept no
substitutes, In three sizes. Sealed
packages. At all drug stores.
The Knoxville independent. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1894-current, 1919-08-30
June Advice.

Bishop Bristol, in an address I'D
Chattanooga, was giving advice to pros
pective bridegrooms
"Whatever you do" said the bishop
don't spoil everything on your we'd
ding day by telling your wife what
fine pies your mother used to make.
Swallow the brides creation, even II
Won have to break the crust. with a
sledge hammer, assure her it's Gull
nary chef d'oeuvre, and then take a
pill on the sly"