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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17
REJECTED RAILWAY GOODS REMAIN IN THE HANDS
 OF ADMINISTRATOR

WASHINGTON, May 15.-About S20O, 100000 worth of railroad equipment rejected by railroad com, ponies is still in the hands of the Federal Administration. During 1918 the Railroad Administration con. tracted with builders of engines and rolling stock for equipment costing $40o, 1000, ,000.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17

Third, Fourth and Fifth and Sixth Grades of the Douglas school, with their teachers Miss Jackson and Miss Aalto proceeded out the Gov ernment road for a days outing yesterday which they all enjoyed,
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17
SCHOOL PIcNlCS

DOUGLAS, May 1.-The children of the Treadwell school were pleas antly entertained by Miss Frances Frause, theft teacher in the school house yesterday afternoon.
 Laden with lunch baskets and ice cream cones, the pupils of the
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17
MUCH TONNAGE IS
 SHIPPED TO EUROPE

WASHINGTON, May 15.-Since January 1 the United States govcrn- ment has shipped to nger-stricken millions of Europe more than 1,359,- 400 tons of food. 308 ships have been engaged in transportaing the supplies.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17
BASEBALL GAME TOMORROW

DOUGLAS, May 1.-The Douglas ball tossers and the team from Sub Chaser No. BIO will play a game of ball on the local diamond here start about two o'clock.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17

TWO IN ONE-THE EMPIRES way for everybody. THE EMPIRES lads" keep the housewife informed of all sales and the news columns are light up to the minute on the days news.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17
BOILED WHITE SHIRT
 IS BEING WORN NOW
 BY GENERAL VILLA

JUAREZ, Mex, May 15.-Fran- ciaco Villa is adopting the ways of eivilizatioa. snapshot received bere from Montezuma, Chihuahua shows Vile wearing "boiled"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17
FOR RED CROSS BENEFIT

DOUGLAS, May 1.-The canned salmon, donated to the Red Cross by Mr. T. E. P. Reagan will be put on sale Monday morning at the Treadwell Store, F. A. J. Gallwas, and J. w. Martin Co.,, of Douglas
 Mrs. Egbert Loomis. who had per.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17
AT THE RED cRoss MEETING

DOUGLAS, May r. = The Red Cross meeting terminated with so- cial treat of ice cream and cake yesterday afternoon after their resu lar work was finished
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17
STRANDED IN JUNEAU

DOUGLAS, May IA number of the Douglas High School boys who attended the dance given by the Juneau High School Seniors last night missed the last ferry home and were forced to remain over night
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17

[ sonal supervision over the packing of this salmon, has started the ball rolling already by placing her order for one case of four dozen cans.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17
. . . q . % ' . . = P . ' . DOUGLAS CHURCH
 SERVICES . . . C + < i. . . q 4 Y
ST. LukE's EPISCOPAL
 CHURCH

Very Rev. G.. D. Christian, in Charge Fourth Sunday after Easter
 Third Sunday after Easter.
 Sunday school, D. m.
 Evening prayer worship at 3:30, with meditation-"Th Story of the Lords Life"
 The public is invited.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17
BENEFIT SALE

DOUGLAS, May 1.-The benefit Sale for the St. Ann's Hospital is on this afternoon and evening at the Catholic Club rooms. Don't miss it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17

shirt and a necktie. The picture was taken when Villa occupied the plaza at Montezuma last month.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17
GOES TO HOSPITAL

DOUGLAS, May 17.-Mrs. J. Bag ley entered Dawes Hospital in Ju- neau for an operation yesterday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17

Old papers for sale, 26c Der Dun' dle. The Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17
MUCH EQUIPMENT
 DESTROYED BY BANDITS

WASHINGTON, May 15.-Felipe Pescador, directorgeneral of the National Railways of Mexico, says revolutionists and bandits have de- stroyed 10000 box cars and great many passenger cars during the last eight years. At present there are 5000 damaged freight cars in the yards awaiting repairs The Mex jean railways are short of locomo- lives
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17
DoUcLAs PRESBYTERIAN
 MISSION

Usual service Sunday School at 10:15 a. m.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17

The City of Seattle has inaugural cd wireless service for the edifica- tion of her passengers.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17

Verne Reed Petty, son of Mayor Robert l.. Petty of Ketchikan, has returned from service in the United States Navy. He was engaged in the transatlantic transport service. He started as second-class machinist and ended in charge of the engine room of the U. s. g. Hilton.
 ,pbono 1T to The Empire. No, 374
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17
DOUGLAS CATHOLIC
 CHURCH

800 a.m.-Holy Mass.
 1:3O p.m.-Sunday School. 7:3O p.m.-Evening Services.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-05-17

Phone 1t to The Empire. No. a74.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-03-21

There is a gradual breaking away
of the big political machine which has
been gouging the state for the, past
three years. Too many raw deals
have been attempted the past few
months so that it-has -dampened the
ardor of many of the leaders. Attor-
ney General LANCER is too good a. man
to stand for some Of the rottenness
that the bunch Is trying to put, over
in bank deals, newspaper deals and
other big promotion deals and has
called a halt on that stuff. The big
boss does not like it and is chatting
under his collar. Tom Hall, secretary
of state, is another man with an hon
est and open mind and an independ-
ent makeup, and he too will not fall
for the deals the bank promoters and
newspaper muzzlers are trying to
foist on the people. This pains the
powers that be also. Then comes
State Auditor Kositzky, who could
not stand for the way the Brinten
bunch was trying to muzzle the press
and emf fuenceds egislatora
to vote against the emergency clause.
This got under the skin of Dictator
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-03-21
Gradual Breaking Away

!Townley, who called the auditor on
the carpet and told him where to head
in with the result that our independ-
sent state auditor told his royal nibs
to go to hell or words to that effect.
MR. 'Townley is reported to have said
that. he would get the axe the next
'election but Carl comes back by say
ing "he should worry" Here are
three of the biggest men in the organi.
!zation demanding a square deal for
the people and refusing to close their
eyes to the big promotion stuff and
other raw deals that bunch are try
ing to put over on the people-in
other words in our opinion these three
men-Langer, Hall and Kositzky are
absolutely square and want to do the
right thing. We do not approve Of all
yth:se men do, neither do they approee,
perhaps, of whatS.we do, but we be-
lieve them to be square and willing
to give the people square and up
right deal. The people will stand by
these men any old time If they keep
ssaps this present policy4 Of sletting the
people rule.-Valley City Times-Re-
card,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-03-21
THE volcELEss BOURGEOIS

AS humble member of the bourg-
eoisie may we not add our voice to
that of the Kansas City Star crying
in the wilderness for the formation
of union of the bourgeoisie.
The bourgeois is the "goat" in all
nations these days. He is shot and
starved to death by the Red Guard in
Russia. In France, England and
America he is taxed without mercy;
he is the man who bears silently the
high cost of living; he is the last to
see his salary raise. The capitalist
passes along the burden imposed on
him, and when the voice or organized
labor or the organized farmer speaks,
statemen tremble. But the bourgeois
is just bourgeois, with about as much
influence as a trout magnate at a
Bolshevist convention.
! Who will be the Moses and lead the
.bourgeoisie into the promised land Of:
lower taxes and lower living costs?
i Z - =
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-03-21
STATE AUDITOR CAN'T HELP
OUT RETURNED YANKS

State Auditor Kositzky's office is
being bombarded with requests from
soldiers for the bonus of $25 per
month which Nonpartlsan league
organs have made appear to be i'm
mediately available to them under the
soldier relief act passed by the ecrecent
assembly. Auditor KositZky is forced
to inform all the boys that the league
bill made no money Immediately
available and that there will be NO
fund from which payment can be
made until the taxes for the current
year are levied and collected. It is
estimated that by June 30,, 1920, the
state will have funds sufficient to pay
each returned soldier SIS, and that In
1921 the fund will have sWelied; to
such proportions that each soldier can
be given SIS. 55
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-03-21

and certainly should not be- consid-
cred as such. In stating my opposi-
ton of these two bills, wish it un-
derstood, of course, that I am not
criticising or attacking the laws that
have been enacted to carry into ef-
feet the league program" ""
Olson Against Them.
II believe the printing bills and
the board Of administration bills
should be referred" said Obert A. o.
son, state treasurer Neither of these
measures has anything to do with the
league program. They were wished
on us, and cannot see any good to be
accomplished from their operation.
am for the league and it's program,
first last, and all the time, but I do
not consider schemes of this type, or
iginating with one or two men, part
of the league program, and l do not
believe it will help the league to put
them on our statute-books.
"The league is in a position Of a
player on football field running with
the ball under his arm, and with the
goal in sight. If he is a good player
he is not going to stop to pick dais-
les for his friends until the goal is
reached. Nor can the league afford
to do so.''
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-03-21
ST. PAUL LEAGUE EMPLOYEES
GETS INDUSTRIAL BERTH

Bismarck, N. D., March 14.-Main-
tanning the policy of giving to Non-resi-
dents of North Dakota the controlling
positions, the state industrial commits
sion, created by the recent Legislature,
appointed Oliver Morris, of st. Paul,
to the position of executive secretary.
The original proposal to pay the
secretary $4,000 a year was scaled
down to $4,000.
Morris, according to announcement
made here, already has accepted.
Oliver Morris is former Spokane
3newspaperman, who has been in the
employ Of the Nonpartisan league
nearly three years: He was in Fargo
for several months, but has resided
in Minnesota the last two years.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-03-21
LANCER SPEAKS HIS MIND

Attorney General William LANCER,
who last evening in an interview
published in The Forum, took stand
openly opposing certain league bu-
reau laws which cannot be included
among the industrial platform meas
ures, voices the views of very big
body oof North Dakota voters, chiefly
the more conservative and substantial
league members.
There are five measures which The
Forum has insisted are vicious legis-
lation, in the sense that they were
designed and passed with sinister
purpose. Others may be foolish laws
or poor laws, but these five are vici-
GUS. They are not part of the indus
trial program, and not in any way
necessary to it. They are simply puni-
tive, graft or smachine-building laws.
The five are the printing bill, the i'm
migration bill, the judicial redistrict-
ing bill, the tax commission bill, and
the educational bill.
The printing bill is just a plain
graft, coupled with an attempt to
punish independent editors. The i'm
migration bill is partly grab meas
ure which puts some of the league
hangers-on on the state payroll in
stead Of the league payroll, and 1t
is machine building measure, de-
signed to spread league bureau doc
trine in other states. North Dakota
farmers, in other words, are going to
pay for sending Socialist lecturers to
other states. The julicial redistrict-
ing bill, the tax bill and the educa.
tional bill are all designed to build
a league machine and fasten this
little old man Of the sea" more firm
ly on the states shoulders.
Mr.. LANCER has had the good sense
and the courage to oppose two Of
these measures and. co it openly. The
Forum has felt called" upon to say
some hard things about Mr.. LANCER in
the past, and it is not apologizing for
or recalling anything it has said, but
when he will stand up to the league
bureau Which elected him, as he did
last evening, It shows he is not lack.
ing in the courage Of his convictions:
If Mr.. LANCER has the influence we be-,
lieve he has in league circles, his
stand should result II these five bills
being: showed under 50 deep at the
referendum election, that even an: in
dustrious .canyassing: board can't dig.
them out. sss5 ;5saI .ss
During 9l1S the number sof women
e, factory workers through ghtout the.
country nearly sdoub lied
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-03-21

A farmer who paid $50 in state tax
last year, on his land, will pay $40
this year. A farmer who had a horse
assessed at $50 last year will have the
same animal assessed at $50 this
year. Owners of bank stock will pay
five times as much in taxes as they
did a year ago; railways will pay 1888
times as much as they did last year.
State Auditor Kositzky is inclined
to doubt whether the four-mill levy
for state purposes, even on the vastly
assessed valuation brought
about through the leagues reclassi-
fication, will suffice to meet expendi-
lures provided for in the appropria-
ton bills of the last assembly.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-03-21
$1,239,65O,S61
S403,422,258

State Levy Near Five Mills.
AS matter Of fact, State Auditor
Kositzky estimates that the levy for
state.purposes, including the half-mfIl
levy for soldiers relief and the Hvy
of approximately one mill which will
be required for. the interest and sink
ing fund of $1,100,OO0 per annum
which will be required to retire the
states s17,0oO,OoO bond issue in 30
years, will more nearly approximate
five mills. Should the state leavy 60
to five mills, the farms of North Da-
kota will pay a tax of $3,690,990 for
1919, the railways $1,2S7,4S and all
property combined, $6,19s,254, as COM
pared with moved $685. ,6S9 in 1918.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-03-21
FEDERAL: Jury. PROBE
~ # S 81! /. FOR BANK DEAL

It is rumered3 that q number Of wit
'nesses have been subpoened to testify
IN connection with the Valley city
bank console idation before the federal
tgrand jury. This was the consolida-
!tion In which Jack Hastings and T.,
SA.a Box figured ins recent news articles
and IN which; astings testified be-
fore the state banking board, ;5$ Il
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-03-21
I ak Receipts
To Be Eyeopener

RecassHcaon Plan viii
n o
Alone Predicted kositzyt
Gigantic History
ss3s,144
improvements Lands in
$5673s,e92 Assessed 9e-The
Of Owning
Mclean Should
1e1e-The Sam on
Spectator
Tax is Duplicate
Of the ederalIn
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-03-21
Laws Denounced
By Big Leaguers

Join Denounne Laws Passed by Recent
Assembly un0emocac and u"Amer'ea" Real League
Selfish Wants of individuals
People Know hat
Approve of Laws
resu aies No Adequate Check Big
State Enterpses
Kositzy.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-03-21
~, VII i:iI5 AZ REMOVE FORTS

4 Paris, " March 81: 2 :-(H !: lH1ayas) The
chamber Of deputies today authorized
The removal Of special Notifications
about 40, Paris, which were erected; when
the war began. 81
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-03-21
BOY BABIES DURING '.f. III: 81. 81.
z -: T4E'WAa--NoW GIRLS

& 4 Underwood, N. d March. 20.7+Du
ing the war most of the babies born
IN this vicinity 1 were boys. Nov;
that peace conditions once more pre-
vail, girl babies are taking the, lead
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-03-21

Showing how the leagues reclassi-
fication plan will increase assessed
valuations in North Dakota from
s403, ,422,258 to 1929, ,650,851, and the
four-mill levy for state purposes from
s1,613,6S9 to $4,958,603, State Auditor
Carl Kositzky, a prominent league
member of the state administration,
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-03-21

Valuation
Farm lands Observation-Disclosures. 1921, ,459525
improvements farms .................. 7,938,144
Town and city lots ................... 15,340,001
improvements on city lots ............ 20,57S,2S7
Household equipment NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2,33l,O82
Live Stock ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 25,35S,572
Farm implements ....................... 7,093,124
Bank stock Observation-Disclosures. 5,498,705
Elevators NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 2,721,952
Isouspment of -four bills ................ 180102
improvements on leased sites ........... 648,597
Manufactur tools and implements. 50O,499
Goods and Merchandise ................. 9,737,677
Oil tanks Observation-Disclosures. S9,317
Office fixtures pool halls and picture
shows ......................... 1,161,344
Electric light and gas plants. ............ 661,621
Water works systems Observation-Disclosures. 51,979
Franchise and patents and miscellan-
eous items .................. 5s7122
Railroads Observation-Disclosures. 77,S4s1o5
TELEGRAPH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 721,312
Telephone ........................... 1,762,753
Express Observation-Disclosures. 900,807
Street railways and Pullmans ........... 240,641
Totals Observation-Disclosures. s4o3422258
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-03-21
Koshzky Submits Some Real Figures on
Taxes Payable In 1919 Under Redistribution

s123e60e51-
se1ss25Pbabie,
Declares Auditor Levy
AoneW ss,eeo,sso Estimated.
The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1919-03-21

issued the following interesting table,
whose correctness he vouches for.
The Assessment of properties as
given for 1918 is based on the old
rate; that for 1919 is based on the
new rate, made effective by league
measures passed by the recent gener-
al assembly
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1919-11-06
Getting Anxious

Many farmers are concerning
themselves about the unfavorable
weather for hog killi0. Usually
by this time in November we have
weather that will do to kill some
light hogs but it is not so this time.
The fact that the river has damag-
ed so much corn for the farmers, 1t
is important to slaughter soon as
possible, for the fattening hog re-
fuses to eat the damaged corn.
Stock hogs will eat it and so will
cattle, but the porker calls for the
choicest grade, and this is now
very scarce with most farmers.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1919-11-06

The annual expenditures for
all Government purposes prior to
the war amounted to bout
81 500, 900, 900, ana the total bond
ed Indebtedness was approx.
mately $1,000, 900, 900, the in.
terest charges on the amount
being practically $22, 100000
year. When the books are all
put in order the United States
will have interest. bearing obli-
cations amounting to about 1884,.
900, 100000, and the annu /
interest and sinkingfund charge
will approximate something like
81 600, 100000. These figure
make it perfectly plain that the
interest charges alone of this
Government in the future will
be equal to, if not greater than
the total cost of maintaining the
Government prior to the war.
These are stern figures, yet the
American people carefully and
deliberately incurred the big OBJ
legations they represent. Con-
gresham Ricketts, of Ohio, voices
the obligation of Congress toward
the public most admirably. He
says: "The American people
should stop, look and listen.
They have apparently gone mon
ey mad. They are standing on
tptoe, all working on a high
tension. The people of the Unit.
ed States need to be rebaptised
in pure, unadulterated Ameri-
canism. They should be taught
the lesson of thrift, frugality,
and economy which, of necessity
is the result of industry. Our
national debt is staggering, but
we must meet it and pay it. How
are we to do it? Go on making
eXtravagant appropriations? No;
curtail them. 1t is up to Con.
gress TO devise the ways aud
means"
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1919-11-06
Sweeping Tide

1t began raining Friday night and
continued through the greater part
of Saturday with the result that a
very high tide was in the river Sat
urday Sunday and Monday. Thou =
sands of barrels of corn were COW
cred by the water, much of it was
washed away and all of it greatly
damaged. Many farmers got busy
early Saturday morning and haul
ed much of the corn that was in
the shock to higher ground The
loss is very great in this county
ana will stimulate the price of corn
considerable. 1t is predicted by
some that the price will soon be to
$40 per barrel.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1919-11-06
Governor Black for Thanksgiving

Governor Black, not withstand
ing his serious defeat, has issued
the usual proclamation f o r
thanksgiving Nov. 81. The Gov
ernor is all right. He has proved
that he would rather be dry and
outside than to be wet and on
the inside. 1t reminds us of Hen.
ry Clay who said he would rath-
er be right than President. Yes
the Governor has every reason
to be thankful. He was loyal
enough to the righteous cause to
manfully go down IN defeat
rather than compromise with
what he knows TO be wrong.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1919-11-06

We are proud of Powell for
one result Tuesday. 1t rolled up
a dry majority of 303 votes. The
vets gained the day by' carrying
off the city vote. Louisville, Gov.
ington, Newport and Lexington
went overwhelmingly wet, as
might have been expected. The
country vote everywhere is dry.
True, indeed, must be that say.
ing that "God made the coun.
try-man made the city"
By the state voting wet it does
not mean that we will have Ii.
quor. 1t has no legal bearing,
whatever, because we are now
under national prohibition as a
war measure, and the first of the
year we 60 under prohibition by
a change in the national constr.
tuion. But should peace be sign.
ed by this country any time be.
fore the time that nation
prohibition takes effect, Ken.
tucky will be wet as it was wet
before the war. All the dry coun.
ties will remain dry as formerly,
under every event.
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1919-11-06
"Profteering"

Wholesale shoe manufacturers
say the high prices of shoes are
the result of "A shortage of hides.
But the best beef sold, hide and
all, it is said will not bring half
enough to buy the shoes that his
hide will make. 1t is strange
that a shortage of a raw product
does not increase its owu price as
well as the price of the manu-.
factured article. There is, of
course, but one real solution,
"profiteering." "
The Clay City times. [volume] (Clay City, Ky.) 1901-current, 1919-11-06
The Election

Tuesday marked one Of the
qmetest elections ever held in
Powell county, but the result
was very disappointing. Clay
City retained its democratic ma.
iority and so did Powell. But
the vets and the Republicans
carried the state by large ma
iorities. The line. up of the Dem.
ocrats with the drys and the
money they spent in advertising
for votes for the dry amendment
seemed TO have worked disas.
trously with them. This coupled
withsthe unfavorablc Stanley
administration, which Gov. Black
could not help, is undoubtedly
the cause Of Democratic reverses.
Ed Morrow will be our Gov
ernor just the same as the Re-
publicans, and we are sure no
Republican will do more TO make
it success than The Clay City
Times, ability and opportunity
considered.
Black carried Powell by nine
votes, Robbins, for Representa-
tive, carried the county by seven.
ty.five votes. Stamper carried
Wolfe by sixty.three votes which
elects Robbins by an even dozen
majority.