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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-17
Charles G. Titus of the Ju- aIin Mines Spent Some Time in European
 Nations.
TELLS OF CONDITIONS
Found Prices in Brussels Practically Prohibitive for All Save Very
 Wealthy.

Charles G. Titus, manager of the Jualin Alaska Mines, with his fam fly, who arrived from the South on the Princess Mary, has just returned from a trip to Europe.
 MT. Titus left Montreal, on the day the armistice was signed, for London. He then went to Paris, from where he motored to Brussels where he motored with Jean Van ophem and other officers of his min ing company.
 Conditions in Paris
 Though conditions in Paris were fine, Mr Titus said in Brussels they were quite the opposite. At the time he was in Brussels, MT. Titus said there were no rail or steamer con nections with Outside cities. All articles of clothing and food sold at prohibitive prices. Eggs cost 50 cents each, shoes sold at $70 pair, and bread was $3.40 a loaf-Klon dike prices were put in the shade by the H. c, of L. in the Belgium city. Had it not been that the poor were being cared for by the Belgian Re lief Society, starvation would have run rampant among the population.
 Demonstration to Wilson MT. Titus was in Paris when President Wilson landed. He said the spontaneous demonstrations for the President were the largest and most enthusiastic people had ever made for anyone He was also in Paris when the King of England and the King of Italy arrived there, but their reception was not half that of the American President. The peo pie went wild whenever Wilson was seen on the Paris streets, MT. Titus said, and nothing was too good for any and for all Americans.
 MT Titus motored from Paris to Brussels passing through some of the towns made more famous by the war. Along von Hindenburg line, where Mr. Titus journey led him, the most destroyed territory he saw was on the Somme river. Towns and villages had literally been blown in to eternity Geographically the country was just one shell hole af ter another Some were over 50 feet across and 50 feet deep. Mir Titus left Brussels Christmas Eve.
 A Remarkable Incident
 One of the most remarkable things that happened in Brussels on the day the armistice was signed, MT. Titus said, was | the sudden appearance from a window of every house in Brussels of six foot flags. In view of the fact that the Germans had searched every house in Brussels, time after time, for every bit of clothing or cloth that they could car ry away and that the inhabitants of the city had been reduced to the barest necessities in the way of thing to wear, it seemed hardly believable that all this time they had these flags hidden away, waiting for the time when peace should be declared that they could once more display them.
 Americans Are Esteemed
 MT. Titus said that Americans are held in high esteem in France and 1 Belgium and that everywhere the Americans go they are treated with the utmost consideration.
 After all his travels, MT. Titus | said that ha and hiS family as well are glad to be back in Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-17

The Alaska Grill, the largest and best known restaurant in Alaska.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-17

The best cup of coffee in town at the Alasks 0rill.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-17

John Foster, secretary of the New York Giants, has written to Sterling Stryker. the young boxman who has been on the clubs roster for season or two, to apply for his discharge from the army, and inforElng him that there is job awaiting him with the Giants. Stryker is with the A. B. F. at Pouillenay, France. rest camp. He wass1n the opera. tions of the American army in the Argonne. Stryker is a tall. robust youth. He is taller and more robust tban before entering the army
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-17
WEDDING LICENSE ISSUED
 TO JUNEAU PEOPLE

A marriage license was issued this
 morning for Miss Garnet Laughlin and James Murray Lahr. Miss Laugh lin is a Juneau girl and graduate of the Juneau High School, She has recently been employed in the office of the Alaska Electric Light & Power Company. MT. Lahr was
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-17
G0LDSTf|NS EMPORIUM
MONEY FOR ADVERTISING.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-Presi- dent Louis F. Swift. & Co. testi- fled Friday at the hearing on the bill for regulation of packers that his company last year spent $1,- 700,O00 for advertising, or twice that for 1917. Half the increase, he said, was due to natural growth of their advertising department and the other half was spent because of propaganda being put out by the Federal Trade Commission.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-17
CHANGE OF VESSELS NAME


 Notice is hereby given that under Chapter 107, laws of 1881, and Ar ticle 62. Customs Regulations, 1915, and in pursuance of authority grant ed by the Commissioner of Naviga- tion on the application of Jacob Had land. the name of the gas screw Wm- and John. official number S1,S35-l3 net tons. has been changed to White Bear. aff
 ROSCOE M bRUMHELLER.
 Collector of Customs. Seattle, Wash, February 3, 1919.
 Thursday ii tho day; watch foE 1t in Wednso1ny's Enpiyo.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-17
WILL VISIT HOME

Miss Louise Sprott. who has been employed in B. M. Behrends Bank. left on the Princess Mary yesterday on her way to her home in Califor- nia.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-17

One he fell distance of mile him dis while suffered Heinrichs
  tx hale hearty right and another they have a n o one
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-17

discharged from the Army at Camp Lewis a short time ago. He is em ployed at Thane.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-17
DISTRICT COURT

Frank Ori, Native of Italy. was admitted to citizenship of the United States in the District Court this morning by Judge Robert w. Jen nings.
 A special term of Court will be held. in Juneau beginning Wednes day, March 19, according to an or der made by Judge Jennings this morning.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-17
UNION MEETING OF ALASKA LABOR LOCAL
 TO BE HELD TONIGHT

The regular weekly meeting of the Alaska Labor Union, Local No. 4, will be held tonight.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-17

Watch for it in Wednesdays Elm. pire; it will come off Thursday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-17

A sure way for Mother to get Fathers goat is for Mother to say to daughter: q certainly hope You will never be big enough fool to get married"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-17
MAY EXPECT WARS

NEW YORK, Feb. 14.-Major Gen eral Leonard Wood says: "The pre- diction that there will be no wars is as old as time. but war is like a pestilence. It comes unawares and the most democratic methods for a Nation like ours is to be prepared"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-24

need your good advice. Please Az
sist me II you can. IN DOUBT.
Mention 1t to him ana relieve
your mind. He may have met some
friends. who merely said: Jump in
and take . little air With US" No
harm to that at all. Then, he may
be all wrong, Ask him.
Brown Eyes-You have evidently
made your decision about marry
ing, so why bother me? II you l6-
year olders would only realize what
you are losing by trying to initiate
women Of mature years you would
laugh and romp and cling to youth
as long as possible.
Sweetheart see no harm in go
ing to little parties with nice boys
IL mother knows all about 1t and ap-
proves. mo steadies," mind you,
Mercy, yes! You are too young to
be engaged. 1t is a bad practice for
girls so young to spend money in
large sums. 1t fosters false ideas
of what money is worth.
Miss Elva Krogh's group held a
swimming party at Krug park, Fri
day morning. ..
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-24
WomenfromMany
Countries Due at
Sex Meeting

A convention of large national
women's organizations which hive
carried responsibility for some phase
of constructive work on sex prob
lens has been called in New York
for the week of October 19 to "a by
social morality committee Of the
War Work Council Of the Young
Women's Christian association for
the purpose of initiating an enlarged
program of education on health and
social problems.
Delegates to this convention will
be invited to the open sessions Of
the international Conference of
women physicians, which will then
be holding its final weeks program.
This conference, also called by the
Y. w. c. A., will last for six weeks,
and will include among the dele
gates leading women physicians and
psychologists of Europe, Aisa, South
and North America.
Among the national organizations
to be represented at the October
convention are: Association of Col
ieaiate Alumnae; Council of Jewish
Women; General Federation OF
Women's clubs; Medical Women's
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-24

turn me down and 60 with the
worst girls in town. Would you 60
with him II you were me? Do you
suppose he likes me? How old
should girl be before she goes with
boys? What should one do II q
boy kisses and hugs you against
your will? Is my writing good or
poor? One night / went with q
boy and he tried to hug me before
We were introduced. Do you think
that was right? II you are we'll
acquainted with a boy and you like
him is it all right for you to let
him kiss you? ! hope to see this
in print in The Omaha Daily Bee
soon. am ALVIN SISTER.
am surprised that self-respect-
ing young girl would go out with a
boy who treated her with such dis
courtesy. I fear he Is fooling you.
A girl should be old enough to have
sense enough to conduct herself
properly. Some girls attain this de-
gree of wisdom very early and some
never. Boys do not kiss girls
against their wishes more than once
If it occurs more often, the boy
evidently takes it for granted that
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-24

women who are supposed to be fair
ly representative of health ideals.
1T is important for the industrial
girl to be able to say not only what
she can do today, but with a fair de-
gree of certainty what she will be
able to do one year or two years
from today. If she comes to US COM
paratively we'll, and follows our in
structions, she will be able to keep
her health and to improve it. For
that reason industrial girls will be
the first consideration at the health
center.
an examining factory girls and
college girls, I have found that there
is no great difference in their condi-
tons. 1t is true that one has been
under a mental strain and the other
under a physical strain, but I have
found that the girl who is delicately
brought up has not the chances of
one who has had to rough it. The
main thing that is wrong with both
classes of girls is their faulty eat
ing"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-24
BY BEATRICE FAIRFAX.

When . man wants to prove 4
favorite theory, he begins collecting
statistics, taking notes, visiting for
eign countries, that promise to con-
tribute the desired information, and
finally he writes . book, which, Of
ten as not, gathers dust on the shell
YES of public libraries. Here it re-
mains-uncalled for, unread and
unsung.
A woman on the other hand has
. much less expensive, less CUM
bersome method, of arriving at
conclusions than this-she consults
her intuition, and nine time out Of
ten she is right.
For instance, Prot. w. M. CALI
can wrote book on 1.-THE Psychol-
ogy of Marriage" in which he says
that primitive man was allured by
physical charm and is still so at
tracted among uncivilized tribes"
Just how uncivilized he regards
present day Americans, Englishmen,
Frenchmen and other Europeans
who put on straw hats in May,
wear linen collars and hard-boiled
shirts, it would be difficult to say.
But certainly no woman would take
the time and trouble to w1ite a
book about the havoc physical
charm causes among men, gentle or
savage.
She recognizes that as an incon-
trovertible truth, and she would
never think of visiting the Hotten-
tots to observe its baleful effect
She may see it next door, down town
or under her own roof, for that
matter.
To her straight-to-the-point, in
stinctive way Of looking at things
a book on the subject would BE- a
waste of ink. Without stopping to
theorize, she turns to the business
in hand-the subjugation of man
by good looks, either natural or &C
CURED.
She changes her figure, the color
of her hair, her expression, her very
stature itself to suit the prevailing
standards of beauty, whatever they
may be. Her business is to look
pretty and appeal, and this she does
quite successfully. In the meantime,
man writing tones on the subject,
gets no nearer the truth than
primitive man was allured by
physical charm, and is still so at
tracted among unc,vilized tribes.
Personal Experience to Help.
HE own exoeriences are appa-
rently no help to him. He sees
Hottentot worship a fat lady-that
particular heathen's ideal of beauty
his own Waterloo may be Excess
sivc slenderness, he falls, but he
never learns.
Standards of female beauty differ
all over the world, the Arab ad-
,nircs slenderness to the point of
emanciation Other desert tribes
share the Arabs adherence of fat.
Readers Of the Garden of Allah"
will recall Hitchin's description Of
Irena, the Kabyle dancing girl who
looked enemic, almost tubercular.
yet thrilled the spectators to the
verge Of frenzy by her dagger dance.
He thus describes her:
Her features were narrow and
pointed. Her bones were tiny, and
her body was so slender, her waist
so small. that, with her flat breast
and meager shoulders, she looked al
most like a stick crowned with a
human face and hung with brilliant
~draneries"
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-24
Girls Eat Too
Fast and
Foolishly

Girls eat irregularly, too fast and
without the proper regard to the
rules of diet. Such is the pronounce
ment of DR.. Augusta Rucker, direct
or Of the division of health Of the
social education department, Young
Women's Christian association.
Next to faulty eating. lack Of
proper exercise plays the most havoc
with girls health nowadays. says
Dr.. Rucker. Her plan is to establish
health centers all over the country,
where girls and business women can
be examined and advised in health
matters and where they may, if they
wish, enroll in classes for gymna-
stun work which will be given with
a special thought toward corrective
exercises. The purpose of the center
is To keep women we'll"
A model health center has been
opened in New York City Exami-
nations are made from II until 10
p. m. daily i'll order to accommodate
business women. No fees are
charged. Any woman may go in to
be examined. DR.. Florence Mere
dith, who has recently made medical
examinations at Wellesley college
and at a Boston factory where $500
women were employed, is directing
the center.
There is a vital need for educat-
ing women to proper valuation of
their health" DR.. Rucker says. "In
examining women of the National
Board of the Young Women's Chris
tan association | have found that
out of Ala women not one measured
up to normal. These are intelligent
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-24
Cheer Up Girls!. Eve5y
Woman Is Beautiful
to SOME Men

The tribes of Africa, on the con-
trary, esteem fat. And they are not
alone in their admiration of gen.
erous outline. THE Reubens
type" says another authority, "is
perhaps the most admired by man.
No doubt the desire for 4 disparity
of structure and form, in the two
sexes, is deep and fundamental"
Havelock Ellis, who has written 4
library on the general subject Of
sex attraction, asserts that carriage
has a decided influence on selection,
and that an awkward gait detracts
from a woman's effectiveness.
Stoutness is, however, not neces-
sarily a handicap to graceful move
ments. Spanish women tend to
stoutness, but they have the inward
curved spine, which makes for sta
tuesque bearing and nimbleness in
motion.
Carrying Bucket on Head.
The carrying of bucket Of water
or other burden on the head in
sures an incompatible beauty Of
gait. A number of opera singers
have recourse to this particular
form of exercise in their physical
culture exercises. It insures poise,
with a rhythmic, yet hardly percep-
tible undulation. Many Of the
women of our Indian tribes have
this splendid characteristic in walk
ing. due to the bearing of head bur-
dens.
Ideal. change. the excessive
slenderness that has been so much
admired in America of late years
was not very long ago regarded as
distinctly unattractive. The bellies
of the sos wore garment called a
basque" that fitted them as a pin
cussion fits its cover. Furthermore.
they distended the back breadth OF
their skirts with steel atrocities
known as reeds" and they were not
obliged, as are their present day
counterparts, to give up cream and
potatoes in order to sidestep adj
pose tissue.
Before the reeds we had the
crinolines of the sixties, which were,
of course, revival of much earlier
fashion. The farthingale Of the
Elizabethan days and the hoop
skirts of the Velasquez sitters were
doubtless designed to heighten the
suggestion of embonpoint when ex-
cessive corpulence was the feminine
ideal Of beauty.
Havelock Ellis also notes a mas
culine preference for blends as
widespread Even in Italy and
Spain, where an olive complexion is
racial characteristic, fair women
are preferred.
The sole exception to this appears
to be the Chinese, who abhor
blends. regarding them as the rein
carnation devils. When Miss Carl
painted the portrait of the late
dowager empress of China, the i'm
perial lady gave the artist mag
nificent sable cap with which to
cover her blonde tresses, as even
glimpse of blonde hair was dis
tasteful to her
Men write books on physical
characteristics and continue to give
themselves away in their chapters.
But woman does not commit her
self; she is there. however, with
whatever brand of beauty is called
for. 1--WE aim to please" might be
the motto of the fair sex, only on
this subject she has succeeded in
maintaining an absolute silence. He
does the writing and talking, she
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-24
Advice to the Lovelorn
Love, Comes Unbdden and, "To Love or Not We Are
No More Free Than the Ripple to Rise and Leave
the Sea-"
Undecided.
Bx BEATRIcE FAIRFAX

Undecided.
Dear Miss Fairfax, Omaha Bee:
For some time I have been an in
terested reader Of your, advice to
Lovelorn" in The Omaha Bee. I'm
not lovelorn, but I am business girl
Of 10 coming to you for a bit Of
advice. What do you think Of being
"everybody's pal?" am working
in an office where there are a num-
Der OF men and no ladies employed.
! have been working for this firm
for over a year and until last De-
cember ! found no trouble in keep
ing my business relations with all
Of them on a practical common
basis.
A young man came to work for
the firm last December, and since
that time it has been very hard for
me to continue to do this. He Is
what story books would call a per-
feet gentleman" and lately he has
asked me to become his wife. am
proud Of the honor and yet I am
not sure. Until I met him / had
been "everybody's pal" was not
serious with any one and never had
what the girls call q STEADY" With
this boy want to play square. I
had planned on attending business
college this fall, but he would rather
I should be married before October.
Don't you think that had better
continue my studies for a while-un-
til I am sure. I do 50 want to be
fair with myself and with him, for
I like him very much.
Thanking you beforehand, I am
very truly yours,
EVERYBODY'S PAL.
Remember. there Is great deal
more to the marrying game than
just pretty new clothes. gifts and
general glamour. There Is always
the dull gray of the morning after,
and II you are not sure-I advise
you to go slowly all means. You
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-24
Cleaning Household Articles

A knowledge of practical chem
istry and physics can be used to
good advantage in the home when
methods for removing stains and
cleaning household articles are to
be utilized. One must exercise care
in the choice of agents to see that
they do not injure the article to be
polished or cleaned.
Borax, added to water, greatly
aids in the removal of dirt, and most
readers are familiar with the use of
ammonia for this purpose, says a
writer in Electrical Experimenter
for July. All polished wood sur
faces, except those finished with
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-24

wax, may Be cleaned with a weak
solution of ammonia. but they never
should be treated with a strong aka
line solution. Kerosene or turpen-
tine may be used as solvents for
grease, and painted surfaces, espe-
cially white, and may be cleaned with
whiting.
Leather may be kept bright or
clean with kerosene and occasionally
a little oil, marble may be secured
with sandsoap, and alcohol is used
extensively to clean delicate glass.
As a substitute for dangerous gaso-
line one may use carbon tetrachlorid,
which is non-inflammable.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-24

you are quite pleased with his IA
miliarity. The boy who tried to kiss
you before you were introduced was
rushing things . bit, to say tho least.
Personally. don't care how many
boys you kiss, but 1t Is bad taste In
the extreme and cheapens you in
their eyes. Now. with this advice.
90 as far as you like and act as silly
as possible.
Ask Him
Dear Miss Fairfax. Omaha Bee: I
am in need Of some good advice. I
am a girl, IS years of age. / am
engaged to be married In one
month from date. think very
much of my fiance and he loves me
dearly. so he says. ! always trusted
him and thought him true until one
week ago, when ] saw him out rid
ing with anothen girl. l didn't say
anything to him, but have thought
lot about it and it worries me very
much. Should let it 60 or should
l say something about it to him
I would not like to marry him and
think him untrue. / have a beau
tiful diamond and We have selected
our furniture. l am undecided and
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-24

National association; Congress Of
Mothers and Parent-teachers; Amer
lean Women's Suffrage associations;
National Council of Women; Ma
tional League of Women Workers;
Women's Trade Union League;
Southern Association of College
Women; National Women's Tenn
perance Union; Women's Depart
ment of the Civic Federation;
Young Women's Hebrew associa-
ton; National Board Of Young
Women's Church association and
Professional Women's clubs.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-24

Dear Miss Fairfax, Omaha Bee:
am a reader Of your advice to
Lovelorn," SO I have come to you
for advice. I am girl with dark
hair. eyes and, dark complexion.
Now, boy friend Of mine that
like quite we'll goes with me once in
a while. He takes me home from
parties and shows. Then he will
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-24

like this young man, but I do not
think you love him, for the simple
reason that there are doubts in
your mind. Go to business college
this winter, If you like, and con-
tinue to be good friends with him.
Time will tell. and maybe in few
months you will know your own
heart, which you certainly do not
now.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-24

My experience with pawn shops
has been so limited that hesitate
to give advice. However, there are
such places listed in the classified
section Of the phone book and city
directory.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-24

Between $4,000 and 10000 women
are convicted of drunkenness in the
metropolitan AGRA of London each
year.
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-24

Lsas, long aftsrward. In IN eak
found the arrow, still unbroksi
And the song, from beginning 70 end.
found again in the heart Of friend.
Long fellow
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-24
This Is Great for Tired,
Wilted, Wrinkled Faces

An effective warm weather treatment
heat tending to cause wrinkles and flab-
solving one ounce Of powdered ssxolite
in q half pint Of witch szel Battle the
face In te solution and remarkable i'm
provement will be observed Immediately.
The lines and says disappear in a hurry.
You feel and look much refreshed and the
face has . more youthful appearance.
As there 10 . beneficial tonic action the
results are more than temporary, this be-
ing noticed particularly in the effect upon
the relaxed facial muscles. The saxolite
and witch hazel. which can be purchased
ut sny drug store, are quite harmless, Of
sourss-Adysztisemsnt
Omaha daily bee., 1919-08-24

Pawn Shop.
Dear Miss Fairfax. Omaha Bee:
am a goung girl coming to you for
a little information, but not "Ad-
vice to the Lovelorn." Are there
any jewelry or pawn shops here in
Omaha where one can sell second
hand rings at q reasonable price?
If so, can you give me the address :?
How's my writing? Sincerely,