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The Ordway new era., 1919-09-26
uneIe Eh<n

De li,tie girl said Uncle Eoen.
'dst's alius takin' her dolly snd dishes
an ssyln' she won't play. grows up TO
b de lady dat says unless she's de
chairman Gar ain s'tneter be no
r-eestr.-
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27
s1pErRAcK1NG THE CAR OF PROGRESS.

There is something astounding about the mental attitude of group of United States Senator's with re gard to the efforts of the councillors in Paris to form league of peace It is hard to construe them as anything less than deliberate and wifu effort to sidetrack of progress and of civilization Their almost 'ghoulish gee' over the proposal of the conference permit each nation to make its own individual reservations the final treaty must excite sort horror and indignation in the minds of millions of people who regard the league as almost, if not entirely, the final hope of humanity.
 These Senators laughing in their sleeves be- cause, of them says league of nations, with reservations maintained by all the nations would be in effect league at all! It would be league on paper and without power to do anything worth while.'
 Let us quit palavering and wind up the with a substantial peace. We have work to do at home" says of them with what consider childish naivete We wonder what he considers "substan tial peace' without league of nations to maintain it may really bel In humble opinion it would be confagaration without fire engine brick wall without plaster; planetary system without the attraction of gravitaton.
 How any sane man can contemplate the seething of life which is foaming around the world to- day without perceiving the imperous necessity of power with which to restrain its madness is mystery. Right on the heels of which has almost thrust back into the darkness of the mid dle with the nations of the world still resting their arms with existing Governments threatened with absolute overthrow; with Boshevsm rearing its gigantic form and threatening the destruction of the existing order, these talk gbly about bring ing soldiers and civilian officials back home and letting things slide in the "od" world while busy ourselves exclusively with affairs in the "new" It to like Board of Aldermen ad- vising community to a freshet which was undermining the foundations of their city, by sitting down to evening banquet a quiet game of cards
 Men who take this view of the present emergency of the may be honest and bipartisan, but if so would to be of necessity incompetent inter- preters of the phenomena of the age in which they live and unworthy to represent constituency the rank and file of which further into the future than they do themselves
 Charitable as we earnestly desire to be we not help regarding their obstructionist movements as attempt to sdetrack the greatest and nobest eff for which the world has made to save itself
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27
GERMANS PAT THE
 YANKEES ON THE BACK
 AND STILL HATE THEM

NEW YORK, Feb. 27-Edwin L. James, writing from Coblentz says: 'In this citadel of conservatism, this nursery of pan-Germanism, where the German pats the American on the back and hates him in his heart, many a tear was shed over the birth day of Wilhelm IT., for they love him here on the Rhine. When the Amer jeans first came here, one heard lit- tie of Wilhelm, but, as time went on, and the Germans found the Amer. jeans a pretty easy-going lot, one heard on this side and that about how the Kaiser had made Germany and so on. When his birthday came one heard from all sides expressions of sympathy, and here and there more than a whisper of allegiance"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27
Whoa
Our Daily Special
Luke McLuke Says

Luke McLuke Says
 A man laughs at an ostriche and then the same man will close his eyes to his own faults and imagine that other folks can't see them.
 After all, the real proof of success is the ability to hold into it after you have grabbed it.
 Some men have queer dispositions and they wouldn't be happy unless they knew that they had more hap piness than any one else
 No widow ever handled the life insurance in a way that was satis factory to the neighbors.
 A whole lot of perfectly good sugar is wasted in this country in an eff fort to make the cranberry taste like something fit to eat
 Funny how a mans prosperity withers and fades away and his bank account goes up in smoke when you call on him and try to make a touch
 One of the most surprising things in the world is how a loafer never gets tired of loafing the way an in. dustrious man gets tired of working
 Another thing we have discovered in recent years is that man doesn't have to have a mane like lion in order to be able to play the piano better than some other men.
 After hanging round a kali for a while you will soon learn that if all the money that is bet was actually put up in cash with a stakeholder there wouldn't be any money left for circulation
 And no man ever fooled anybody so you could notice it by calling his laziness hard luck
 Of course they will merely snort and pay no attention to Luke, But our humble opinion is that a fat wo-
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27
TESS OUT OF RACE.

Representative Simon D. Fess, of Ohio chairman of the Republican Congressional Campaign committee, has announced his withdrawal from the race for the Speakership of the National House of Represen tatiyes Supporters of Representative Frederick H. Gillet of Massachusetts who acting floor leader TOT the Republicans for the most part of the long session of the Congress say the withdrawal MT bess nsures the election of their candidate Sup porters of Representative James R. Mann of Chica- go the Republican floor leader, do admit the de- feat of their man.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27
The Gold Question.
(Boston News Bureau

The report of the British committee appointed t consider the increasing cost of gold production coin States committee. Both reject the proposal of bounty, subsidy, gold mining and advocat availability of free export movement. The Britis committee offers little in way of solution for tn present difficulty, except that steps should be take to control the amount of development work that ma carried out by each mine and allocatior of avail able labor force,' The committee has mo reaso to believe there will not be forthcoming from tn British Empire the parity basis as much gold a we shall need for strengthening reserves. The United States committee advocated removal o excess profits taxes in case of gold mining corpora tons.
 Sound money students have, from the first depre cated payment of bounty to stimulate gold pro ducton, and it is interesting to observe how decid edly the British committee rejects the plan Tn report reads, in part:
 "The committee not prepared to rec mend any bounty subsidy to stimulate gold output of the empire. Gold being the standard of value no more can properly be paid for it than it's value in currency. Such subsidy would fundamentally unsound Result would be that the purchasing power of the worlds gold would be diminished, while the value of commodities for which it is exchanged would rise.
 ''It is desirable that gold reserve should be held ,and its most important function would be availability for export at the standard price when required to meet foreign indebtedness.
 We can only maintain our gold if the value of exports, visible and in visible, exceed balance the value of imports If want gold and cannot pro-
 
 capacity to render services, and to pro- duce at profit the commodities wanted else where by holders of gold, and to do must adjust prices to world prices.
 We shall not be able to keep gold which acquire by means of subsidy if balance of trade is against us and, apart from share holders in gold-mining concerns, whose gain would be merely temporary, the only people who would benefit by the subsidy would be the foreign purchaser of the gold.
 ''The London Chamber of Commerce ap- prehends that prices may fall rapidly with disastrous results to industry, and contends that it might be in the public interest to take steps to prevent rapid fall in price of commodities by stimulating production of gold at expense of the taxpayer. The com mittee neither share their apprehension nor accept their contention.
 ITO give for of gold than it is worth in currency appears to be out of the question, except on the supposition that want to keep it locked up and unavailable for export. The committee see any in acquiring gold for such purpose.
 They have believe there will not be forthcoming from the British em- pre parity basis much gold as shall need to strengthen reserves, but in any case the additional amount of ; gold which at best could hope to se- cure by subsidy would, in the opinion of witnesses. be of advantage to this country for building up reserves unless can afford to keep it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27
TO FIGHT PROHIBITION

NEW YORK, Feb 27.-Prominent lawyers have been retained by distill- ing interests to fight Nationwide pro. hibition on the ground that it would be unconstitutional to interfere with personal habits" Levy Mayer of Chicago will direct the legal work,
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27

man wouldn't look so fat is she would quit trying to look slim.
 Every man has Red Rag of some kind. And some boob is always standing around waving it.
 What has become of the old-fash- toned man who used to carry a pat. ent cigar lighter in his pocket?
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27
Then 1t Happened

q wonder if you could?" unused the Rummy, as he wiped his mouth.
 You wonder if you could .what"' demanded the Barkeep, as he reached for a brick that was hidden behind the bar.
 "Why, if a man sold his vote for a campaign cigar, I wonder if you could say he was roped in?" replied the Rummy, as he headed for the door.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27

Former Mayor William Hickman Moore former City Engineer R. H. Thomson and Charles B. Fitz- gerald lead the voting the Seattle primary election for places on the City Council. All of them are now members of the City Council and are candi- dates for reelection They will be opposed in the election March 4th by three labor candidates Seattle elects three of her nine eouncmen each year.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27
Paw Knows Everything

Willie-Paw, what does it mean to settle a dispute by arbitration?
 Paw-It means that you let your wife have her own way about the matter, my son.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27

The latest definition of Sim Feiner is one who of war.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27

Holsknechk &c., the Court rendered judgment for the Kaiser"
 Hooray! This life would be pleasant, now wouldn't it, ffiend, And few of us would have a sorrow If we could collect all the money we lend, And forget all the money we bor- row?
 Whoa Hosse & Hosse have a locksmiths' shop in Nashville, Tenn.
 Our Daily Special Exploded Theories Make The Most Noise.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27

The Germans want league of peace and the rest of the world wants league to keep Germany peace full.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27
Say Not

Say Not
 Wagner was born about one hun dred and five years ago, wasn't he%' asked Miss Highbrow, as she skim med over volume of selections for the piona.
 Nav" replied MT. Rounder. "Ho- nus played ball a long time, but I'll bet he ain't that old"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27
Fooey! !!

Fooey! This fruit I bought is bad,' said Matt, There's not one thing that's nice; It got it cheap, but I know that I paid an offal price"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27
The New South

The New South Lay the jest about the julep in the
 camphor balls at last, For the miracle has happened and
 the olden days are past. That which made Milwaukee famous
 does not foam in Tennessee And the lid in Mississippi is as tight
 locked as can be; For the eggnog now is nogless and
 the rye has gone away, And the punch bowl holds carnations,
 and the South sah"s dry. By the still side on the hillside in
 Kentucky all is still, And the only damp refreshments
 must he dipped from the Till; Nth Clina's stately ruler gives his
 Cocoa glass a shove, And discusses Prohibition with the S'th C'lina Gov. For the mint bed makes a pasture,
 and the corkscrew hangeth so
 high;
 And the cocktail glass is dusty, and
 the South, sah's dry. All the nightcaps now have tassels,
 and are worn upon the head Not that nightcaps that were taken
 when nobody went to bed; When the Cunnel and the Majoh and
 inc Gpn1 and tho Vad0p Met to have little nip to put their
 appetite on edge, Now each can walk chalkline when
 the stars are in the sky, For the fizz glass is fizzless and the
 South, Sahs Dry.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27

Bogton demonstrated to London, Paris and Rome that Europe has monopoly of wilsonian enthus- iasm.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27
Correct

Oh, woman, don't let this enrage, For it's very true; You may refuse to tell your age,
 But it will tell on you.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27
BITS OF BY PLAY sy Luke hoLuk'
 -:@ Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer
Bless His Heart

Bless His Heart We're fond of him, and in our breast We know he'll stand the test; For he's man who is liked best By those who know him best
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27
Gosh!

We would hate to live in Sisson, Mississippi. and have lisp. because we would have to tell people that we came from Thithon, Miththithippi
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27
act!
Fact! The Modern Statesman

The Modern Statesman That Senator great fame will gain His praises will be sung; For he possesses one part brain, And ninety-nine parts lung.
 -Nuke McLuke.) This very fact. I do declare, Will to his fame rebound; For his constituents will swear That all his views are sound.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27
"Himmel!"

In common law action in Louis vile Court. said action styled: Low Deutsch Sehuetzen Gesellschaft vs.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-27

Entered as second class matter November 1912, at the postoice Juneau Alaska, under the Act of March g. 1879.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-07-10
OIL FOR THROW.0UT COLLAR
There Are Several seIf-Feeding cups
on Market Which May Be Used
for This Purpose.

In certain cars 1t is necessary to
remove the floor boards In order to
lubricate the clutch throw-out collar.
AS consequence many car owners
neglect this important item Of lubri-
cation, until trouble in the units
makes the need evident. In cases Of
this kind where no provision has been
made for fabrication by having a
grease cup that extends up through
the floor boards 1t will be wise to in
stall an oil line to feed this part. This
can easily be done by arranging a
large oil cup to feed through small
opening into a metal pipe running to
the thrOw-Out collar. 1t Is necessary
to have small opening. SO that the
flow Of oil will not be too rapid, for
obvious reasons. There are several
self-feeding oil cups on the market.
which may be used to advantage In
this connection.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-07-10
Copyright, W. q. Chapman

She carried sable muff, too, and
under these furs was a dress of un-
stylish fashion and cut that contrasted
curiously with them. ! thought that
those loose sleeves had passed away
before the nineteenth century died. In
one hand she carried bag, into which
she was stufIing large roll OF bills.
She passed so close to me that her
dress brushed my overcoat, and for an
instant her eyes met mine. There was
q look In them that startled meter
ror and helplessness, ns though she
had suffered some benumbing shock
which made her actions more auto
matte than conscious. '
was bewildered. What was n girl
like that doing in Days at half past
twelve In the morning?
She began walking slowly and rather
aimlcssly. II seemed to me. along the
street In the direction of Sixth ave-
nue.. My curiosity was unbounded. I
followed her ut a decent interval to
see what she was going to do. But
she did not seem to know.
Inc btTeet lohleTs stuTcu ulttf Htr,
and two men began walking abreast of
her on the other side Of the road. !
followed more closely.
As she stood upon the curb on the
east side of Sixth avenue saw her
glance timidly up and down before
venturing to cross. II was quite half
a minute before she summoned reso-
luton to plunge beneath the structure
Of the elevated railroad. When she
had reached the other side she stood
still again before continuing west
ward.
The two men crossed the street and
planted themselves behind her. They
were speaking In tongue that sound
ed like French. and one had patch
over his eye. A taxicab was crawling
up behind them. was sure that they
were In pursuit Of her.
The four of US were almost abreast
in the middle Of the long block be-
tween Sixth and Seventh avenues.
Suddenly the man with the patch
turned on me. lowered his head and
butted me Off my feet. I fell into the
roadway, and at that instant the Sec
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-07-10
AUTO JACK WILL
Do MANY THINGS
Four Of Them Of Different Sizes
viii Save Car Owner Much
Time and Temper.
WILL JACK CAR OUT OF mud
Device 10 Indispensable During Spring
overhaulIno or When There Are
Bent Parts to Body or Frame
Of Machine.

That lltt|e jack slowed away under
the seat Of your car will do many help
full things, but three more Of them,
Of different sizes, Will save you much
time and temper.
For instance, when you get hope
lessly stuck In mud, sand, clay or even
snow your jack may be the means Of
getting your cur out Of Its predica-
ment and save you that six-mile walk
to the nearest village to get span Of
horses.
Every Jack should be fitted with u
two-inch block of wood as broad and
long as will conveniently fit into the
car. If the jack is so equipped, 1t will
allow the car to be lacked up out Of
the mudhole, so that the rear wheels
can have boards slipped beneath them
for traction. II necessary 1t Is not a
bad idea even to use the car cushion
for traction; that Is, II no planks are
at hand and you are hard-pushed for
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-07-10

ond fellow graspcd the girl by the arm
and tho taxicab whirled up and
stopped.
The girls assailants seemed to be
trying to force her into the cab. The
bag flew open. scattering shower OF
gold pieces upon the pavement.
And then, before could get upon
my feet again the dog had leaped at
the throat OF the man with the patch
and sent him stumbling backward. Be
fore he recovered his balance was at
the other man. striking out right and
left.
II was all the act OF an instant. and
In an instant the two men had jumped
into the taxicab and were being
driven swiftly away. I was standing
beside the terrified girl, while an III
LOOKING crowd. gathering from God
knows where. surrounded us and
fought like harples for the coius
which lay scattered about.
The girl pulled at my arm dlstrac,-
esily. She was white and trembling.
and her big gray eyes were full Of
fear.
Help mel" she pleaded, cllnging to
my sleeve with her little gloved hands.
"The money Is nothing. l have eight
thousand dollars more In my bag.
Help me away!'
She spoke in foreign, bookish ac-
cent, as though she had learned Eng.
lish at school. Fortunately for us the
mob was too busily engrossed In Its
search TO hear her words.
SO drew her arm through mine and
we hurried toward Sixth avenue,
where We took an uptown car.
We had reached Herald square
when It occurred to me that my COM
panlon did not seem to know her des-
| tination. So we descended there.
had forgotten the dog, but now the
beautiful creature came bounding up
to us.
"where are you goingf" asked the
] girl. II with take you to your home
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-07-10

syPSas Oes'UU ot SPtt-Io0 Ora9.
the rungs. These boards should be
about 8 inches wide and their length
should be slightly less than that Of
the runners of the drag.
The chain by means Of which the
drag Is drawn should be about 8 feet
long and Its links should be made
Of three-eighths-inch steel. On light
drags two trace chains may be used
for this purpose.
Many road drags constructed as
above described, without metal-cutting
edges or other notifications, have been
very satisfactorily used where the con-
ditions were favorable. 1t Is evident,
however. that such drags are effective
only on comparatively soft road sur
faces, and to diminish this limitation
and also to increase the life Of tho
drag II Is very desirable to provide
a metal-cutting edge for the front rum
ner. An excellent edge Of this kind
may be made from a strip of iron or
steel about one-fourth inch thick and
about four inches wide. and even old
wagon tires or wornout grader blades
have been very satisfactory.
The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-07-10
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PLAN TO MAKE A ROAD DRAG
illustration Shows an implement
Which is Simple and inexpensive
Tough Wood Best.

prepared by the United States Depart
ment OF Agriculture)
The accompanying illustration shows
a typical design for a road drag, which
Is very simple and inexpensive. The
design contemplates the use Of an ordi-
nary log of timber, such as may be
readily obtained In almost every local.
lty. The log should be about or 8
inches in diameter and from 9 to 8 feet
long, and should preferably be Of hard,
tough wood which will not decay very
rapidly when exposed to the weather.
White oak, burr oak, chestnut, cedar,
hickory, walnut, or any similar wood
may be satisfactorily used, provided
that 1t is well seasoned before the
drag is put into use. Railroad ties
have been frequently used for this
purpose and possess the advantage
that they are already cut to about the
right length. In selecting the tie,
however, care should be exercised to
see that 1t Is Of sound wood and Of
the proper size.
The drag Is made BY splitting or
saving the log into two equal semi
cylinders, which are then framed to-
gether in the manner shown In the
illustration. The better Of the two
pieces should form the front runner
of the drag, because 1t Is the one SUBJ
jected to the greater wear. Moreover,
while the front runner should always
be placed with the face forward, 1t is
claimed by many that better results
may be obtained by having the round
part Of the back runner go forward In
order to increase the smearing action
Of the drag. The two runners are
usually spaced from about 30 inches
to 80 inches apart, and are connected
In ladder fashion by means Of cross
stakes or rungs.
The ends of the rungs are ordinarily
fitted into 2-inch auger holes. bored in
the runners, and are securely held In
place by means of end wedges. The
auger holes are SO arranged that the
runners, when framed together, will
be displaced In longitudinal direc-
ton with respect to each other. The
object Of this displacement, sor offset
as 1t Is usually termed, is to make the
ends Of the front and back runners
follow approximately the same line ON
the road while the drag Is in oper-
alton. The amount Of displacement,
therefore. should depend on the amount
Of skew necessary to make the drag
empty itself. But since this skew va
rics with the condition Of the road
surface, the proper Offset to be given
to runners cannot be definitely fixed.
Under ordinary conditions an offset
Of from about II inches to about 10
inches will prove satisfactory.
In order to make 1t easy for q man
to stand upon the drag and to shift his
weight properly when dragging over
hard surface, the drag should be
provided with two 1-inch boards paral-
lei to the runners and nailed down to