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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
Approaching a Highway
(Va1deZ Miner

(NaldeZ
 "After hearing so much from various sources both outside and inside of Alaska about the d1ffcult trail conditions, it is agreeable surprise to Hhu a road running from Fairbanks to Chitna that al tourist in Chtina to the writer few days ago. And allowing but little for the natural obstacles which have to be in road buildings In the far North in order to make such roadway' the tourist surprisingly correct.
 Taken as whole the trail to Chtina is GOOD. is said by those familiar with it to be almost fifty per cent. better than it was two years ago, and in many stretches begins to take on the ap- pearance of regular highway one that can be maintained yearly less and less expense. It shows that the Alaska Road Commission is getting results for the money it has spent. Real road men are do- ing the work and doing it well.
 But while there be no just criticism as to how the money is being expended on this project to the lay mind, the average traveller going over the road there to be some criticism as 10 where the money being spent To the trained engineer the plan of procedure may be perfectly obvious, but to the layman it is as clear as mud For instance, just south of Mccarthy, between Jar wis Creek and Beas Cache, new road is being con structed paralleling the present route and it will undoubtedly shorten the distance to sght extent; but the road to be abandoned is at present as good any along the entire trail and though narrow and winding in it's course, would serve excellenty until sufficient funds obtained for extensive work Just south of this point between Beals cache and the Donnelly Dome is stretch of trail which is rough and badly cut up, making it impossible any reasonable speed Several days of rainfall at this time would not seriously impair the service be- tween Jarvis Creek and Beals Cache, but it would make the negotiation of the Donelly Dome section a question of doubt
 Similar instances be noticed along the southern end of the trail Between the Hogan tee- graph station and Gukana theo two sections which would be difficult to negotiate in protracted wet weather It does not seem unreasonable, es- pecially in view of the curtailment of apprOpra- tions to suggest that the commission limit it's new road construction to that actually necessary for present needs and to devote more of its time and energy in repairing and maintaining that already constructed
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
STATUE OF CERMANIA
 SHATTERED BY STROKE
 FROM THE HEAVENS
Incorporated
 1914

STRASSBURG, Sept. 25.-It has become known only recently, that the huge statue of Germania, that stands in the public square here commemorating the victory of the Prussians in 1870 and the founda- tion of the Empire of the Hohen- zollerns was shattered by lightning in August, 1918, when the Allied armies were driving the Germans before them all along the Western front. The stroke of lightning now regarded as symobilic of the ap- preaching fate of the German ar mics caused consternation among the superstitious Germans and their authorities have decreed that ~abso- lute silence be kept regarding it. No one was allowed to see the monument thereafter except work men who were at once employed to repair it.
 The lightning struck the sword which "Germania" brandishes to- ward heaven. The Imperial Eagle was damaged and the Angel of War, which stands at the foot of the statue was wrecked. Despite the repairs, traces of the effects of the thunderbolt are visible yet. Z,
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25

some money that will not have to De sen away and it means that much of stralh llr'eO from the transportation lines which serve the ier- ritory. , , oo,s an increase of the permanent population or tht Territory It means homes and families who VIII " reared here and become attached to the SOIL Ahe nopulation in any country that counts moe' M the nerpetuation of civilization in the country k 4,4 .h;ob ;s reared there that which has, in ad .i+;on +o other incentives to remain, the attach ments and friendships and sentiment oeVeiopeu II vouth That is population which will not was'' too much of it's energy and resources Ill man trims between the new and the "old nome II ,1osko tho devclonment of an agricultural popula tion will mean the development Of popuiatloh u which Alaska is the "old home as well as 'h' new. , -
 Let HIS encourage farming in Alaska, ana urge the Government to continue the aid of the agrlcul tural experimental stations-and extend them an' their activities.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
CONTRACT HAS BEEN LET FOR A BRIDGE ACROSS
 THE BIG SNAKE RIVER

WALLA WALLA, Sept. 25.-The contract was let at Pasco for a bridge across the Snake river be- tween Walla Walla and Franklin Counties J. R. Wood, of Seattle, was the successful bidder with a bid of $211 ,120. Work will com mence within 30 days and it was to be finished by September 1, 1920. The State Highway Com mission will have charge of the work Bond issues of $115, 1000 by each county will pay for the struc- ture.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
Luke Mcluke Says

If some women had their way they would get new husband every time they get new hat.
 Some men are born obscure, some are elected Vice President, and others marry Militant Suffs.
 You won't get anywhere by pre- tending that you are better than you are. You must convince people that you are better than they arc.
 A lot of women require more admir- a tion and attention than can possibly be supplied by one man.
 Every time the devil discovers a new hypocrte he gives one of the assistant devils a vacation.
 Anyway, the woman who marries 12-cylinder snorer can save lot of money that she might have to pay a specialist for vibration treatments.
 What has become of O. f. Demo cratic statesmen who used to knock the tar out of the tariff?
 A man has 10 be mighty ignoran. when he gets so he imagines that he knows all there is to know.
 Some men go crooked because their wives want % rlnch. And other men go crooked because they have no wives to keep thcm straight.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
FARMERS MAKE MONEY

The statement of Fairbanks farmer that on 100-acre farm he will have cleared SIC, 900 this year, and the knowledge that he is of many farmers in the Territory make money this and in previous years evidences that agriculture is destined to be among the great industries of the North If it were not that the results at the var fous Agricultural Department experimental stations in the Territory their ample justification for the experiments that being made at them. and the cost of them the results being achieved by the farmers would furnish that Justification.
 It may be that it will be a long time before Alaska will produce much foodstuff her farms for export, but it is certain that there assured profit in the Territory for many farmers to produce for local consumption. No doubt the day is not far distant when there will be stock-raising in some sections of the country for export and the reindeer industry already has become an exporter, small scale now but profitable one.
 Every pound of foodstuff raised in Alaska means
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
HOME OWNING AND PROFIT-SHARING
 THE REMEDY

Lieut. Col Theodore Roosevelt, who is making tour of the United States, is giving evidence LII he is awake to the conditions which confront | country, and he is giving some very good advl His remedy for the unrest that confronts the pc ple is home owning and profit sharing. His wholesome observations are best explain in his own language Of speech at Seattle gently made by the of the distinguished form the Seattle Times says
 "The man who owns his own home in most will have children to bring up there" he said "I speak from experience And when he has his children to bring up he will be looking to the future and think ing about the future. And when he does that-when we have approximated that situation where every man owns his own home and is bringing up his children Tn IL there will be chance For this country ever to come into the grip of Bolshev1sm or kindred anarchy.
 AS remedy for industrial and social unrest and as the great single factcr for bringing about the situation of each man his own home-owner and a fixture in the community, Colonel Roosevelt urged gen eral adoption of some system of proflt-shar-
 "The argument that all the world under stands" he said lis that contained in the pay envelope. Speak through the pay en- veope and speak loud enough and most of the dangerous fallacies of the day will be powerless.
 There is the fallacy that must les production Make the employee, the laborer. profit-sharer that the output speaks in bis pay envelope and he will not talk of curtailing production.
 "Then there is the fallacy that the man. ager of is unimportant; that there is for employing man. ager at s25 GOO year to save you $2O0,- 900 when for 5000 year one can be em- ployed who will lose money for you. Let the employee share in the profits, let logic speak through his pay envelope, and that faacy is done for
 Colonel Roosevelt referred to letter he received from his father while in the trenches in France regarding the dangers of the reconstruction period. In this letter the elder Roosevelt said this country faced two grave dangers-one that there would z be a swing to fool conservatism and the other that unrest would cause rush , the other way to fool radicalism.'
 We cannot turn the clock back the younger Roosevelt told his hearers, "and return to the things of twenty years ago. meanwhile sitting on the safety valve. We must go ahead But steer clear of untried, half-baked isms that would take off the road of progress
 This is what America must do to avoid any such catastrophe has Russia We-every citizen--must it that men are placed in office, from the highest place to the lowest in the land, who will enforce law and order Then, equally important must to it that have a contnu- ing policy of logical, sane liberalism"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
Oh !!

How long must you serve in this terrible place?" asked the Sob Sister who was visiting the Pen.
 Five years, man." replied the Con vict.
 And what was your trouble?' asked the Sob Sister.
 q picked up an old halter and sold it." replied the Convict.
 And they sent you to prison fol selling an old halter.' exclaimed the Sob Sister, Isn't that terrible!"
 "Yes,. man. replied the Convict "They claimed that there YVES a horse attached to the halter when sold it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25

Delegate Grigsby is proving himself to be doer.
 He has helped hustle several bills through Congress already, the latest being the Petersburg bonding bill to enable the town of Petersburg to build school house and an electric light plant. Who fidded around with the Juneau bonding bill for long time and then let the laundry to Washington and put it through?-( (Douglas Island News.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
0Dn FELLOWS

The regular weekly meeting of the Odd Fellows will take place tonight at o'clock Visiting broth CTS are cordially invited.
 GEO. KIDD, Noble Grand.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25

The United states Treasury has paid out Sso- ooo ooo in intoreet on bonds during the month ot September. Practically every cent ol It ""' P to Americans and if was distributed among the people of every county in the Uhlted otates.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25

One point about Salvation Army work overseas has been overlooked, which the extension ot money credit soldiers. Out of hundreds of thou sands of francs thus used the Army will break even The doughboy paid. = (Ford's International Weekly.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
Agriculture Second in Interior
Fairbanks Citizen ]

Second only to the mining industry of the in- terior at present is the agricultural industry Its actual vaue it is true, will not at this time nearly approximate that of the mineral ouput but it's pos abilities practically limtless and the history of it's growth in recent years, proves beyond all doubt that it will in the not distant future be- come of greatest sources of revenue. visit to the farms being worked anywhere in the Panama Valley will convince the most skeptical that substantial harvests be produced This is especially of grain crops. Last winter the sale of bread made from Farbanks-grown wheat tried on small scale and will be extensively used during the present winter Slowly but surely
 Interior Alaska is increasing the production of food supplies to point where its people live almost entirely on home grown products.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25

Just why the agitators have picked the Alas ka-Juneau fertile field which to try out their principles have failed to discover Why not go somewhere where someone is profiteering from the labor of workingmen? Why try to kill the goose that lays the golden egg? The only who are making anything from the Alaska Juneau those who working there. is cinch that the stockholders not getting anything out of it. Douglas Island News.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
AID SOCIETY TO MEET

The Ladies' Aid Society of the Methodist church will meet at the home of Mrs. R. H. Whitney, 333 Second street, Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock |.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
Strange.
0Cr dHge' olomat is Mr. Hunt,

No. Diplomat is MT Hunt He speaks his mind right out, by And, while folks say that he iF
 blunt He's always saying real sharp
 things.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
The Wise Foo

The Wise Fool. "It is more blessed to give than tc receive" observed the Sage. Maybe" commented the Fool. But most of US know it only from hear say"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
Police {!

"A clock has no feet" said old Bum "A yardstick has three feet, IT
 prove;
 Yet, while a clock can run and run. A yGrdstick cannot even move.'
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
MEETING NOTICES
L LAplEs, GUILD TO MEET

The Ladies' Guild will meet with Mrs. w. H. Waugh, Sixth and 1iar ris streets, Friday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
Advice.

Take this advice to heart today,
 Don't make a foolish crack; For you will find the less you say The less you need take back.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
Correct.

Yes, you guessed it the first time. Needle & Go. are tailors in Allentown Pennsylvania.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
Our Daily SneciaI.

A Wise Man Keeps On Good Terms With, His Stomach.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25

What has become of the old-fashoned inde- pendent husband who didn't have to wait for his wite 10 press his pants before he went to a party?
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
ALTAR SOCIETY TO MEET

The Ladies Altar Society will meet with Mrs. Valentine Friday af- ternoon at ? o'clock.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
Paw Knows Everything.

Willie-Paw, what is blockheadf 7 Paw-Any man who goes around with a chip on his shoulder, my son
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25

Personally we are uneasy good many our oil well afire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer
Good Dope.

My friend, do not let your heart
 court dismay, And do not make a bosom friend oi
 sorrow; The sun forgets the rain of yester
 day, And shines the brighter on the glad tomorrow
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25

Tilie Ginger says that when looking for new !odsinss the other evening she asked at one place if sbe could have bath every day No" replied the landlady. this is boarding house. not a nata- torinm''
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
NOTICE

Miss Ruth FicKen will act as my agent during my vacation. Phone 2133. DIR. T. H. WHITE. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25

Ahd although we are not very good hand at reading faces have never seen man taking the church collection who looked like he expected big things. <
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
Whar's Them BIoodhounds?

WHdTS THtW bToUuHouHus! State Emamner Sniff noses into accounts for Ohio and smells out errors and falsified entries.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25

Officer Call A Cop! Doolittle X Steel are in business in Waterloo, Iowa
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25

Of course a barber may have other embarrass- ,nents, but he ought to be good hand at remem- lering faces.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-09-25
] TIPS FROM TEXAS l
(Dallas News !

Another reason why a bride should be careful about wearing orange blossoms is because the bride groom may suspect somebody's handing him lemon.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-03
ARMY WITHOUT
 MUNITIONSLOST TO THE HUNS

At one of the villages we learned the cause of the disastrous panic in our army" says Corporal Iogolovitch In his story of experience in the Rus sian Army, Under Two Eagles in Boys Life for October. Our troops, it seemed, had been entirely success full in the drive against the Huns and had recaptured the town of Rossieny, but large bodies of troops which had been sent from Kovno to reinforce our left flank had gone forward with out a pound of ammunition. Col. Petron, the commander-in-ch chief of the fortress of Kovno, who was later found to have been a traitor to Rus s1a, had told the commanding off, cers of the contingent that they would md ample ammunition when they arrived on the firing line.
 When they took their places In the front lines, the only ammunition they received was what came from the enemy's guns! An army without ammunition is worse than helpless Its useless guns and equipment retard its movement, and in the face of an attack, retreat is the only logical course. Needless to say, the treach- cry that had placed our army In this awful predicament had kept the enc my fully posted, and at the proper moment an attack was launched against our helpless lines.
 Such catastrophtes as this, which, unfortunately, were far too frequent and which were invariably the result of treachery in the Russian High Com mand, did more to break down the morale of the Russian army than all the legitimate successes of Ger
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-03
REST, GOOD FOOD AND SUNSHINE
 PLAGUE CURES

More than five hundred different medicinal concoct. sns. serurns and other treatments have been offered to tuberculosis victims during the past ten years, according to a statement issued recently at the offices of the National Tuberculosis Association, but not one of them has been found to be even partly successful in curing the disease.
 So far as is known at present, the statement continues, fresh air, sun shine and rest are the only cures for tuberculosis. Most of the medicines or serums offered do not check the progress of the disease and in many instances after slight Improvement bring dangerous relapses.
 Every effort is made to give the cures a fair triaI,'' continues the statemen "but as yet none have passed the tests. For years we have studied tuberculosis with the aid of the best physicians and experts in the world and we have learned that there Is only one certain cure now known to science.
 That cure is fresh air, sunshine and rest. It is best given in sana- toria but there are now only enough such institutions in the country to provide beds for about 50,000. Against the number there are at least 1,200,- O0O cases of tuberculosis every year in the country which can only be cured by fresh air, sunshine, good food and rest. Many of the victims are taking g the treatment at home with success, but when they hear of a cure which can be brought about by taking medi- cine or undergoing some sort of a treatment, some of them are easily
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-03
ONE FIFTH OF SERBS PERISH
 DURING WAR

Belgrade, Oct. 3-One-fifth of the population of Serbia, or about sO0.- GOO persons, perished from all causes during the war. Typhus alone claim ed about 300, 900 of these. No figures have yet been furnished by the Ser bian War Department as to the num- Der of deaths in the army. It is known that the total number of men mobilized was 100000. Of this num- Der 300,0OO were combatant troops and 400, ,0O0 were used in various aux Hilary service. About 100000 Serbians were interned in Bulgaria during the war, and of these about one-half are believed to have perished, according to the reports of the Inter-Ailied Commission.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-03
CONFIDENCE MEN WORK NEW GAME
 ON L0ND0NERS

London, Oct - Confidence men here have 8 newer means of victimiZ- ing credulous persons. Dressed in an army officers uniform these tricksters produce papers purporting to show that they are entitled to a monthly allowance payable the following day and offer to sell the paper at a re- duced figure.
 A desire to render a service man some return has led many persons to the exchange of $75 or S100 for one of these worthless allowance forms, according to police reports. Public warnings have resulted.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-03
B(JRCLARIES ARE
 INCREASING IN
 CITY OF LONDON

London, Oct. 3-Burglary has in creased 80 per cent. in London during the past year, and burglary insur- ance companies are urging policy holders to help them defeat the gen tlemen who covet other peoples prop erty- and take 1t.
 we tell a householder that if he would remove the ordinary rim lock and replace it with a mortised lock. one sunk Tn the edge of the door, he would make his premises safer," said an official. "The first can be readily jimmied; the second is almost bur glar proof"
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-03
YANKEE LIQUOR
 HUNTERS ANGER MEXICAN AGENTS

Mexico City, Oct. Complaints have been received by authorities here from customs officers in Juarez, Chihuahua, against the actions of American soldiers who are said to cross theb order frequently without permits, searching for liquor. In some cases, say the officers, the sol- diers have entered private homes in their quest. Pedro Dalgado, chief of the customs inspectors in Juarez, says that such violations of neutrality create an extremely delicate situation.
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-03
FORMER CzAR'S PALACE BOUGHT
 BY RED CROSS

Warsaw, Oct. 3-The American Red Cross has purchased the chateau of the late Emperor Nicholas of Russia in the forest of Bialystok. In the days when Nicholas ruled over all the Rus sias he often iourneyed to Bialystok forest with a numerous suite, where hunting parties would be organized.
 The hundred and 20 rooms former ly occupied by the late Emperor's guests now shelter Polish babies for whom the Red Cross is caring
The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-10-03
MARY'S ANKLE.

Something novel in screen stories is promised in "Mary'sr Ankle which Director Lloyd Ingraham is making for Goldwyn, with Douglas MacLean and Doris May as stars. The play is of the gayest sort, with none of the melodramatic features usually found in films. Ingraham is noted for his sense of hunor and the scenes in 'Mary's Ankle" are said to be one laugh after another.