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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20
Fishing in Fresh Water.
(Valdez Miner.)


 The investigation, at Seattle by the Bureau of Fisheries commission the protest against allow Ing canneries to operate in the Yukon and Copper rivers has gone far enough to already show what farce it's conclusions will be- To allow canneries to operate in any part of the Yukon Copper rivers IS to eHectualy prevent the fish from ascending the rivers to spawn What Alaskans desired was to stop all fishing in fresh water. The fish good by caught is loaded with spawn. Andreafski is loaded with spawn. Andreafski, where a large cannery is located, is probably 100 miles up the Yukon from mouth, and at the junction of the Clear river with the Yukon. These mountain streams the natural spawning grounds of the salmon. To allow can nery to be placed here is crime which would be tolerated for instant Aaskas chief indus try controlled by intelligent Aaskans Any sane man knows that when the fishermen spread their across the stream that fish ascend spawn The matter of allowing certain portion of the fish to escape the nets and go to the headwaters to spawn is wholly discretionary with the cannerymen | If 1t is bad year everything that smells like a fish is taken to help out the pack if it is a good year | and hsh are running freely small number get by anyhow Much comment has been caused by this cold blooded evasion of Alaskas rights by the com mission and the cannerymen. If the natives along the upper reaches to be kept from starving to Geath and the salmon supply is be increased Nit is time to put a curb upon the predatory interests
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20

Australia has offered to sell 1000 900 tons of wheat at $11S bushe in order to raise money for the wheat harvest. Australia has a large quantity of wheat in her warehouses ready for export. The mon ey for the wheat advanced in 1918 and previous years to the farmers, and the wheat stored.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20

the desired end is the creation and promotion of business for the Gov ernment railroad
 The Chambers action in the mat ter is in the form of resolutions, which have been mailed to Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane, Secretary of War Newton D. Baker, Senators and Representatives to Con. gress and the commercial bodies of cities in States on the Pacific Coast and of all places in Alaska. In view of the fact that the Government rail- road with it's proposed tributary trails and wagon roads will benefit, directly or indirectly, all parts of the Territory, the commercial or ganization in every other Alaskan city is urged to endorse the request of the Anchorage Chamber for trail and wagon road funds for the Fed eral transportation system.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20
Where Was the Safety Razor7

(Ad. in Cincinnati Newspaper
 7 LOST-A black moire handbag, Ja- panese lining, yellow and black, with a lady's diamond ring. surrounded with sapphires, a small amount of money, pair of lady's black kid gloves, dull effect, two handkerchiefs and small gold moustache comb with c. J. B engraved on same: a pasteboard box of French powder
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20
Comfort for Scribes.
(New York Evening Post. )

NNeW 1orR EVenlng Post
 What chance would Stevenson or Dickens have if ne worked on a newspaper? None, of All the immortal stuff in his copy would be ruthlessly buepenciled. Everybody knows this, but in While a new reporter learns it afresh and agonzes accordingly. One such in book in which he DOT trays his dsilusionments relates how he trapped the unwary editor by the old trick of introducing sen tence from masterpiece in the midst an account of everyday matters. The sentence was from Lies Miserables, and ran follows:
 ''The perfume shed upon the air by towering shrubs seemed their own outbreathings, and they gamboled about in joyous abandon, at times showing their pret ty little legs with the chaste indecency of infancy"
 The copy reader with muttered This will never do, seized his pencil When he had finished the sentence read thus:
 "The perfume shed by flowers and shrubs seemed their own sweet breaths, and they jumped joyousy about, stretching their little limbs childish glee
 The reporter followed up his triumph by innocenty inquiring of the revser why he had changed it. The copy reader replied, because he thought it needed changing, chaste lndecency in particular being a poor phrase-cohtraolctory, In fact. This story should De great comfort to all reporters of genius.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20
sIans Is sians

Sign in the depot shoe shining stand at Greensborofi N. C.:
 "Gentlemen will not gaze at ladies while they are having their shoes shined. Others must not
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20
Mercy!

Did you know that you can see the Naked Grocery store in Mont pelier, Ohio. Dave Naked runs it and he gets at least a bare living out of it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20
A Millionaire Told Us So
(Liberty Center News)

ILlberty Center NeWsJ
 Luke McLuke says that the milled edges of the twenty-dollar gold pieces will wear wholes in your pants pock- cts. And without any desire to seem doubling at all, we rise to ask Luke how he knows, or if he has some source of income other than para graphing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20
Meet mr R Alley. Bows!

H. Billiard and H. Pool are Super intendents and Foreman of the Gen eral Railway Supply Company at Rochester New York.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20

That President Wilson is of the most popular officials that ever presided the destinies of the Nation is shown by the cordality with which he has been received at all points abroad His clarity of wis ion his mastery of diplomacy and approachableness nave been revelation to the custom-bound nations of the Old World and his visit at this time will re- suit in great good to the United States by removing friction and jealousy arising our in tbe recent war. Woodrow Wilson is a great man-one of the greatest in history.-(yaldez Miner)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20
Oh

A soldier in camp near fair Nooties Was frisking his socks and his
 booties.
 When asked why he hunted,
 he paused, then he grunted I'm trying to locate my cooties."
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20
More About Mary

when Mary starts to board car, And bid her friends adieu; Some guys is always in the way. And this obstructs the-entrance.
 -(Billie Wood. ]
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20
Mean Brute!

Mean Brute!
 Your daughter is a great talker, but she is a regular photograph of her mother, isn't she?" asked MT. Naybor.
 "Photographer?'a asked MT. Gabb. You mean photograph, don't you?'
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20
Practical

What is your idea of a good prac tical joke?" asked the Poet.
 My idea of a good practical joke is one that you can sell for a dollar to buy meal with" replied the Humorist.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20
Gosh

Be keerful, Si, when you are in Louisville, Ky They do tell us that Sam Will Steele lives in that there town.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20

Alaska has shown that she is a good booster for patriotism. She has boosted for Uncle Sam Let her show that she can boost for Alaska
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20

The s19,000. 900 improvement in exports in No Vemper over the hgures Tor October shows material progress toward peace basis-(New York World !
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20

Try some of our fresh cream cake after the show tonight. The Alaska Grill.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke NcLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer
Gobs of Gloom! i!

Gobs of Gloom! The game breaks up at p. m. I hear the husbands praying; The song has just occurred to them. What Are the Wild Wives Saying?"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20
Giddap!

The calf said My"
 To Farmer DOoS: "I'm glad that I
 "Ain't in your shoes,"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20
Names |. Names

Miss Faith Apple is employed in the L. and N. Building in Louis vile, Ky.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20

will need every page and then some, for all the homemade beer and booze receipts necessary to tide us over the Great Drought.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20
Correct

This rhyme is very true, you'll grant, With the truth we never stall; A sure way to be ignorant
 Is to think you know it all.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20
Paw Knows Everything

Willie-Paw, what is an after-din- ner speech called a toast?
 Paw-Because it is usually so dry, my son.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20

The world is still waiting for the philosopher who and eggs-tSt. Louis Republic)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20
Is That So?

Serk sends us a memo book with a dozen extra filters. He says we
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20

Seek, and ye shall find" But ye may have to nay $S or $10 quart for it.-(Anaconda Standard n
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20

Our Daily Special A Mans Natural Bent Is To Be Broke.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20

Mrs. c. M. Isaacson registered at the Zynda Hotel yesterday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20
Old Papers

For sale now at The Empire, 25c
 per package.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20

Entered as second class matter November 1912, at the postoce at Juneau, Alaska under the Act of March 8, 1879.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-01-20

Published every evening except Sunday by the EMPIRE PRINTING COMPANY, at Second and Main Streets, Juneau, Alaska.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-07
Getting Public Ownership

There are two important ways of
fighting public ownership of utilities
such as railroads.
The one is to prevent the utility
from passing to public control; the
other is to mismanage the utility af-
ter it is taken over.
The real test of public ownership
comes when it is in the hands Of
those favorable to it, thing which
is possible only in a few of our cities
and in the farmer controlled state of
North Dakota.
Public ownership is not so strong
that it can withstand being handled
by it's enemies.
There has been much said, for IN
stance, for and against the success o.
the present control of our railroads.
The railroads are sure that it is q
failure; the advocates of public own
ership may feel that it has been a
success.
This much is certain, however, that
even if it has failed, nothing has been
proved against public ownership.
It has not been in the hands CT
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-07
Manager Of 7. &R
Goes to Hon.,,,.

n, John F. Phelps, mama.
brentwood po fsyv, e5. Tanner 8 Bs ssf ~, q
take charge of the Tapn nonsstsad !
store at that point. e' { Be-
able mere merchandise is sal l'a :, f .
the the PlentywoOd T. & b B, On 't,i hand
.h0 ps. and Billy Ewing win sip'f, ~
the store for several weeks s'l b Be
will show customers what hss1 a. yet u
are left. "' goods M,
Mr.. Phelps informs tbs =
News that he will return m + a'9 d
wood each Monday for Several y PEne
to attend to delayed eolleet i '''ii
other business in connection o'' IONS Y
closing of the business, and s sssl y
cause of the fact that tbsr. ' :
siderable collections yet n !
care OF, and some one must 's :. laia
attend to them, is the reason t ls9 ! y
store will be continued Omen n sus' y
affairs are settled. 1ial b
Shortly, however, Mr.. pb.,.
the remaining stock will h. = aA
and placed before the publ;s ~ '.Slll'i
that are bound to clean up what b p NE
that is left Of the stock. u'''
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-07

TT1onQS.
The measure was delayed until
transportation had become unbear-
able, whereas the railroads ought to
have been taken over as soon as We
entered the war.
The administration was not elected
on a public ownership program, and
what evidence of inclination there Is
shows that the administration is OPP
posed to it.
How, then, can the experiment
prove anything?
Moreover, how can we have any
reasonable hope of efficient transpor-
tation under the existing conditions!
If we want efficient public owner
ship of any utility we must do more
thran put it across in law.
We must elect to Office men who
are committed to it rather than &
private control which is to be dis
placed.
Therein lies the logic Of the League
farmers of North Dakota in cleaning
house politically at the same time
they were putting over their public
ownership measures.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-07

The Nonpartisan league program
is frequently styled as the outgrowth
of Selfish demands" of the oversee
fish farmers. In fact, when we con-
slider the modest demands of the spe-
cial interests for only 80 to 100 Der
cent annually and when we consider
their brilliant service in return for
such modest compensation, we won
der whether it is not extreme selfish
ness for organized farmers to insist
on living at all.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-07
Eliminating War

Again President Wilson surprises
us with an accurate analysis of
great evil.
Appearing before the Paris peace
conference in behalf of the league of
nations on January 18th he said:
eve are here to see that the very
foundations of this war are swept
away Those foundations were the
private choice of small coterie of
civil rulers and military chiefs. Those
foundations were the power of small
bodies of men to WELD their will and
use mankind as pawns in a game.
And nothing less than the emancipa-
ton of the world from these things
will accomplish. peace"
No one probably could analyze the
problem of war more accurately, at
least in its immediate aspects; yet
this particular situation shows up
clearly both the strength and the
weakness of Wilson.
He can analyze a vital problem in
such form as to lead men everywhere
to think he understands it, but. his
remedy is always insufficient.
Thus to remove war, caused by spe.
cial privilege rule, he proposes a
league of nations; whereas what is
needed above all is to kill special
privilege.
Without taking our government out
of the hands of special privilege, the
league of nations will be only a gen
eral committee of the special priv
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-07
Roosevelt Countu

There is great excitement in Sheri-
dan county over the proposed division
and the formation of Roosevelt coun-
ty.
Many of the citizens supporting the
bill and many of those opposing it
have been to see. the Producers News.
The position of this paper on coun-
ty division has and will continue to
be, absolutely neutral.
We wish to leave the settling Of
the issue to the people concerned,
those who will have to pay the fiddler,
if the music is paid for.
However, it is our private opinion,
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-07
Babson Wants Big Business

Roger w. Babson, head of Bah
sons Statistical. Organization, Inc,
which furnishes reports to merchants,
bankers and investors, has sent out a
Barometer Letter" in which the les.
sons of the war are discussed.
This letter raises the question,
"Shall we all voluntarily give up
something, or shall we all run the
risk of losing everything?"
The answer, Babson tells his busi-
ness clientele, depends upon whether
or not we are willing to profit by the
real lesson of the war.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-07
Townley is insinc'ere, you say.

Townley is insincere, you say. i
Then why don't you put your
friends wise and have them buy
Townley up? That would be cheaper
by far than fighting him.-Madelia
(Minn.) Rural News.
Looney Lundberg, the disorganized
farmer, who fed his flour substitutes
to the pigs while he and his dog par
took of white bread, and his disloyal
neighbors were patriotic enough TO
eat their hog feed, says that "old
Dobbin" got frightened at "bul-she-
ve-ke." "Bul-she-ve-ke" is the new
name that Unorganized Looney has
for big red "sea sarpents" with large
green eyes. We wonder il Looney
erar saw q mouse climbing q blur
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-07

To such Americans as have of late
lifted thsir hands in pious horror at
the accounts of terrorist activities In
Russia; to those who have seen in
the cowardly murder of Karl Lleb-
knecht and Rosa Luxembourg proof OF
German depravity; to those who have
execrated with due JUNCTION the un-
spe2kable Turk, the account OF the
last Texas lynching is commended.
A negro who had been duly tried
and condemned for murder. and
sentenced to be hanged within a
month, was taken from jail by de-
putation of citizens and burned 70
death in the public square for the eds-
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-07

touches off the recent Seattle expert
epce along this line as follows:
"Just as soon as the city began to
flourish industrially, the landlords be-
gan boosting rents with the result
that the cost of living has steadily
enhanced until it is worse in Seattle
after the war than it was during it.
High real estate values directly in
terfere with industrial development.
Industries can not make good in COM
munities where the workers are over
taxed for the benefit of landlords.
Seattle probably will have to take
another slump before the property
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-07
Outlook News Items

2 G.. Mills, one of our progressive
hardware men, received word that
his Youngest brother is seriously i'll
at Kansas City. Mr.. Mills fastened
to his bedside.
olias Underdahl was Z honorably
discharged from Camp Lewis, his
friends at Outlook were surely glad
to see him back.
Berry Stephens is in Minneapolis
and will return home in company
with Mrs. Stephens who has spent
several days in the Cities.
Jim Sandy was Minot visitor last
week.
Eli Shallbetter left for Scobey,
where he will work on the Valley Viri
ranch.
VIM. Korth returned from bust
ness trip to the Cities this week.
A pleasant surprise party was Civ
en- in honor of Mrs. Harck at the
home of Mrs. Koester. A silver ber-
ry spoon was presented as a token Of
friendship by the guests. Music and
,efreshments were the entertaining
features. Mrs. -Harck will make her
future home in Seattle.
Mrs. N. J. Nelson entertained few
friends Saturday evening at cards.
Mrs. Clinton Kosper gave birth
day party for her son Kenneth. Many
little folks of the neighborhood Were
present. Games and luncheon fur
nished entertainment.
MIR. and Mrs. Rydberg gave a we'd
ding dance Saturday evening. A
large number of friends were pres
ent. Supper was served at the Deck
| Cafe.
Mr.. Pavalaca from Sawyer, N. d..
is here arranging to start a paper al
Outlook in the near future.
Use Want AID in the Producer.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-07

lege groups in the several great ma.
tons.
The great work of preventing war,
therefore, is on the home field; yet
Wilson apparently fails to see this
logical sequence of his analysis.
He has likewise said much about
the trust evil at home.
His remedy of trust busting, how
ever, was unavoidable, and the trusts
fiourished more under his admins
tration than before.
During our participation in the war
he. had much to say against the evil
Of war profteering; yet for long
time he was trusting enough to rely
On moral and patriotic appeal to
the profteers.
His later and seemingly more
drastic advice to congress on the sub
ject had nothing in it to scare the fat
boys.
While hoping, therefore, that Presi-
dent Wilson may accomplish a great
deal that is worth while in Europe,
we may as well make up our minds
that he is not going to solve any
great problems for us.
These things are done only by fight
ing organizations Of the people such
as the labor movement and the Non
partisan league.
We shall get rid of war, for III
stance, not through the league OF
nations, but through destroying spe-
cial privilege at home.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-07
MEAT-AXE STATESMEN

Ex-President Taft is aspiring for
leadership of that group of so-called
statesmen who would remove the dan
ger of bolshevism by welding the
meat axe.
Without passing on the question of
whether the vicious results of the
work of these fat-head statesmen in
the past has made revolution neces-
sary in Europe, we are absolutely
certain that the way to avoid revo-
luton is to give the people relief
from oppression and not to chop off
their hungry heads.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-07

owners will learn sense. 1t is ques-
ton If the ship building industry can
stand a raise in wages at this time'
and if the men can not afford to work
at current rates the result probaD'v
will be that the shipyards will close
down and the business be transferred
to places where the cost OF living is
less"
If we were really serious about
building up the town, we Wouio de-
vote ourselves to reducing living costs
and to putting crimp into the soar
ing aspiration Of the real estate
sharks.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-07
An Assault on Independence

mentioned in such "disreputable" COM
pany.
There will be a new excuse for fir
ing many of them, as Scott Nearing
was fired from Pennsylvania univer-
sity by Pennsylvania politicians.
|. But Stevenson has so overplayed
his hand in this despicable business
that a child can see the game.
On his list are mild Quaker minis
ters who took an interest in seeing
that conscientious DIRECTORS were bet
ter treated.
On his list is the Nonpartisan
league, logged in by vicious distor-
ton of the facts.
On his list is Miss Jane Adams,
head resident of the Hull House in
Chicago, who has spent her whole
life in improving the conditions of
the poor and who is held with par
ticular reverence by all the social
workers of the country.
On his list is Frederic c. Howe,
commissioner of immigration and
author of many valuable books on
reform.
The prescribed list of special priv
lege thus becomes the honor list IN
the minds of all Independent think
ing citizens.
But we have not mentioned the
worst.
We made a mistake in taking the
word of the kept press that this foul
bird was head of the military intelli-
gence bureau.
Secretary Baker declares Steven
son has never been either an officer
or an employee of that bureau.
The guilt Of the deception and the
foulness of the act rest heavily OF
the senate committee.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-07

This terrible appellation, this phan-
tasmagoria, this horrible phantom
seems constantly to invade our other
wise placid and simple sojourn on this
planet and it will not down. The
news headlines herald it, the news
boys shrek it, the solemn bells toll
it, the north winds howl it, the ora
tors spout it, every one chatters it,,
but who the hi knows what it really
is ?-Clay County (Minn.3 Leader.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1919-02-07
To Make Us Humble

fication of all who cared to enjoy the
uplifting spectacle. There was abso-
ll1taly no other excuse for the deed
than that the people of Hillsboro
preferred seeing the doomed wretch
perish before the public gaze, in the
tortures of flame, than suffer the
relatively humane death of hanging.
And when this latest evidence OF
American culture is read in connec-
ton with the great increase in lynch
ings the past year, perhaps we shall
be a little more charitable in OUT
judgment of the atrocities committed
by lesser breeds without the law
Fargo Courier News.