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New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-10-24

Neutrality-suspicious. of The cap
ture of retrograd and kronstadt by
northwestern Russian forces under
General Y%udrnitch were received u
the State Department from an Am"ri-
can consular officer in Sweden on the
Finnish border. Confirmation of the
reports had not been received when
the dispatch was sent, hui il Was said
they were generally credited in Sw"-
den.
Reports from Slocklolm said th"
Bols.hrViki were concentrating The
bulk of their troops for Il decisive
struggle with General Denikine's Cos
sack forces in the south. DenikineS
penetration west of Noron"zh and The
fall of Kursk were regarded as threat
rning seriously the central soviet GOV
nmc at Moscow. At a recrnl
soviet meeting in retrograd, thiol
Commissary Ninivairff described The
situation aS of the utmost seriousness
An official dispatch from omsk said
that the whole Of the north siberian
army rested on the Tobol river and
that the other Two armies were an
average of only five miles from the
same river. ON the Semirctche front
Admiral kolchnk's forces have adj
vnnced, capturing 1000 prisoners.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-26
LADIES' AID TO MEET.

The Ladies' Aid of the Methodist Church will meet tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock with Mrs. Grover Davies at 511 Kennedy Street.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-26
WOULD BE POSSIBLE TO REGULATE MATTER
 OF CALCULATIONS

WASHINGTON, June 25-Defin- ately established that letter from federal reserve banks to member banks seeking information concern ing disconting of federal securities, was sent out by instruction from Federal Reserve Board in Washing ton. About nine-tenths of the loans of banks are secured by certificates of indebtedness, Victory loans or other government obligations. As serted by a high official that in normal times it would be possible to regulate speculation by advancing discount rates, but in the present situation this could not very well be done without violating faith with bankers, who had been standing be- hind the government in it's war fiscal operations, and in Notation of its loans.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-26
SEVERAL LEAVE ON ALAMEDA.

DOUGLAS, June 2s.-The follow ing passengers from the Island left on the Alameda last night. Father yanderPol, Mrs. Oscar Hanson, Mrs. Eugene Wischenfelder and Miss Ruby Johnson. Miss Johnson was accom- panied by her sister, Mrs.. James Manning.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-26
OCEAN TRAFFIC IS
 BEING ADVOCATED
 FOR BOSTON TOWN

NEW YORK, June 25-Congress- man Tinkham of Boston in letter to Governor Coolidge urges immedi- ate action by business interests of Massachusetts to develop ocean traf- fic at Boston He declares Interstate Commerce Commissionin it's differ ential railroad rates discriminates against Boston and unless action is taken, the Shipping Board will sim ilarly neglect interests of port and Boston will fall into fifth or sixth place as an ocean terminal. Dis tribution of government controlled ships for foreign trade from January F, 1919 to May 31. 1919, inclusive is as follows: New York, 252 ships, 176295S dead weight tons; Hampton Roads 101, 455.547; Baltimore, Si, 491,914; Philadelphia, 73, 464,134; Norfolk, 6l, 444,805; New Orleans, 53, 324,573; Montreal, 32, 130,900; Boston, 20, 132,613; Galveston, IS, 150, ACT; Savannah, Is, 117,909; Mo- bile, 10, 52,80S; Jacksonville, 8, 30,500
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-26
DOUGLAS WATER WORKS CHANGES HANDS;
 $5,000 IS PRICE PAID

DOUGLAS, June 26.-Wm. Kilburn, city magistrate and wharfinger, com pleted a deal with H. E. Murray yes terday for, the purchase of the city water works and is now in full con. trol of the. system. The deal has been pending for some time, although the purchase dates on the fifteenth Of this month. The price paid by MT. Kilburn is $5.0O0.
 The first pipes of the Douglas water works were layed by Abner Murray in 1906, and during the fol- lowing years were added to as the necessity arose, until there are now several miles of pipe in the sys- tenn. At one time the purchase of the works was considered by the city, the price then being asked was $20,- 900.
 Four years ago SAbner Murray sold the system to his nephew, H. E. Mur- ray, who consummated the present deal.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-26
DEMAND RELIEF
 FROM PIRATES
 IN ALASKA SEAS
Gov. Thomas Riggs, IT,, Has Addressed a Letter To All Canneries on
 the Subject

In answer to the demand for relief from trap pirates who have been lifting the traps of the vari- ous cannerics, Gov. Thomas Riggs, Jr., has taken the steps set forth in the following letter which he has addressed to the superintendents of canneries throughout Alaska:
 June 25, 1919. The Superintendent.
 Dear Sir:
 It has been brought to my atten- tion that pirating among the fish traps is alarmingly increasing. and, in oreder to establish effective means of fighting this evil I am asking that you give me the information asked for on Tthe enclosed sheet, at your eahliest convenience.
 I also request that you give the master of each one of your boats 9 written certificate, stating that he is authorized to lift your traps. This information will be given to the commanding officers of the two sub-chasers stationed in Alaska and also to tho patrol boats of the Bureau of Fisheries, and I am ask ing them to pay particular attention to all boats found lifting traps, and ascertain whether they are legally so engaged. If the patrol boats can demand that fishing vessels show credcntianl from the canners and they are furnished with list of such legitimate boats, I think it. quite possible to pick up some of the pirates.
 Very truly yours,
 THOMAS RIGGS, Jr.
 Governor
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-26
GEN. MORRISON WILL
 INSPECT FIT. SEWARD AND CONTINUE TRIP
He Passed Through Juneau on the City of Seattle and is Expected to Return
 Here

Major-General Morrison, Comman- der of the Western Division, with headquarters in San Francisco, pass ed through Juneau on the City of Seattle on his way to Fort William H. Seward where he will begin his tour of inspection of military posts in Alaska General Morrision will possibly return to Juneau before going to the Westward where he will inspect For Liscum, and the detachment of soldiers at Cordova. He will then leave for the Interior by way of the Copper River Railroad and by automobile over the Richard son Road to Fairbanks. He will inspect Fort Gibbon and go down the Yukon River to St. Micheal, in spect Fort Davis at Nome and then return South
 General Morrison has asked for recruits for service in Alaska and soldiers will be sent North to fill the garrisons at the. various Forts.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-26

It pays to eat at the Alaska Grill Juneau's most popular restaurant.
 -adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-26
TO VISIT UNCLE.

DOUGLAS, June 26-J. w. Huff man arrived here on the City oi Seattle yesterday morning for visit with his uncle, James Huffman, who is an old-timer on the Island. The latter is at present working on his ranch at Eagle River, where the nephew expected to go this morning, with John McPherson as pilot and oarsman. Mir Huffman has just been released from the army where he served for over two years and saw considerable active service on the battle front
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-26
LIBERTY House of High Glass Features
Last Time Tonight OLIVE THOMAS
 in "MADCAP MADGE"

The escapades of a vivacious school girl in Palm Beach society, who wins the man of her choice and incidentally saves her father from ruin.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-26
MUCH MONEY GIVEN
 TO CHINESE NATION

NEW YORK, June 19-The Guar anty Trust Co.,, in it's semi-monthly letter says a $100,000,000 loan will be advanced to China -four install ments of $25,OO0O00 each) by consor- tium representing American, British, French and Japanese groups. The money will be used in building rail roads and economic development oi the country.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-26
"MADcAP MADGE" THE
 SPECIAL. FEATURE TONIGHT
 AT LIBERTY THEATRE

DOUGLAS, June 26.-Olive Thomas in "Madcap Madge," to be seen to- night only at the Liberty, takes the part of a vivacious school girl in Palm Beach society, where she pulls off stunts that keep things humming. Incidentally she saves her father from ruin and gets her choice of a husband.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-26

MORE MACHINERY ARRIVES. DOUGLAS, June 26.-A power cut
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-26
HOSE TEAM PRACTICE.

;. DOUGLAS, June 26.-The ball grounds was the scene of some little excitement last evening as practice for the Fourth of July hose races started, and one or two teams were getting limbered up. Every fair evening from now until the races come off there will probably be prac- tice runs made on the ball grounds.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-26

has been screened from the famous and wonderfully successful play Mile. Fifi," written by Leo Ditrich- stein, and the screen version is even more delightfully."- unusual and enter taining than it was when presented on the speaking stage.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-26
RAINFALL SHORTAGE
 MAY DESTROY CROPS

MEXICO CITY, June 26.-Appre- hension is expressed here over the the months of February, March, Ap- Til and May and the prediction is made that crops will be materially affected.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-26
AT LYRIC TONIGHT.

DOUGLAS, June 26.-Aiice Brady will appear in the Divorce Game" as the star. This newest World Picture Brady-Made is a clever offering. It
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-06-26
DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS

ter arrived on the last trip of the City of Seattle yesterday for the Douglas cannery, and with its installation, the cannery will be entirely ready to take care of all the fish that comes in. Some salmon was brought in yesterday and a steady supply is ex- pected from now on. About fifteen people will be employed in the can nery
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-25
High School
Council Elected

Using the Australian ballot sys
TEN, high school pupils elected las,
week the 80 room members of the
student council who will serve to
gether with the three councilman
at-large, and aid the school team
!, captains.
William Dudhoff, Martha Tiff
James Sackman and Roland Cutter
are cOuncilmen-at -large, Glenn Price
is captain of the basketball team;
William Emslie captain of football
team, and Richard ThOrnburg, of
the tennis team.
Room members are:
Robert Carson, Room AZ; Nal
colin Smith, 48; James Wentz, 43;
William Winchester, 46; Bernice
Ludwig, Al; Hadley Kirkman, a.;
Mathew Mercurio, A; Iona Weist
SO; Francis Garnett, 81; Mary
Jones, Sc; Ray Hawekotte, So;
Jean Harding, 81; Donald Elliott,
25; Vernon Ward, Helen Addleman,
20; Robert Reid, %; Malvin Minor,
26; Esther Reid, S; Mary Brum-
field, 4; Rosetta Elstro, S; Helen
Young, "a; Louis Wilson, 80; Her
bert Gross, 80; Jack LennoX, 81;
Kenneth Dollins, "a; Robert Fan
cher, 34E; Hazel Mashmeyer, SO;
Vogelsong, IS; Morg Evan,
80; Francis Robinson, 81; Bonita
55-E; Rankin Jones, IS;
Harold Latta, "a.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-25
We Thank Thee

For mOther-IOVe and father-care,
For brothers strong and sisters
fair,
For love at home and here each
day,
For guidance lest we go astray,
Father in Heaven, We thank Thee.
For this new morning with its
light.
For rest and shelter of the night,
For health and food, for love and
friends,
For everything His goodness sends,
Father in Heaven, we thank Thee.
Sent in by Helen Moody 10
years old, Grade "A, Warner school
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-25
The Twins Have
A Birthday Party

Byron and Myron Mcdonald
had birthday last week, They
invited Junior and me to spend the
afternoon at their house. We
played games and took turns at the
player piano. When we were be-
ginning to get tired, their mother
told US to come into the dining
room. We were so surprised for
there in the middle of the table
was a dandy new coaster and in it
was the birthday cake did you ev-
er see a twin birthday cake? This
one had twelve candles on it, six
red ones for Myron and six yellow
ones for Byron. Their names were
on it too. They had many nice
presents. Every one of Byrons
presents were like Myron's. Baby
James thurman was there and en-
joyed it as much as if he was six
years old instead of six months
Mary Hayward, Joseph Moore
School
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-25

of Martha's it was the same, ex,
cept there was no note.
On the inside of the note there
was written a few lines, and five
hundred dollars from Mrs. Harris.
When Mrs Norris saw this she
said. II must go Immediately and
thank Mrs. Harris.
That night as she was being
tucked into bed, Lucille said to her
mother, II am so glad we invited
them. want them to come over
often and play with me, because
they are just as nice as any little
rich girl"
After that the little girls were
often seen playing together on the
lawn, under the shade of the great
elm trees loise Mills, GA grade,
Baxter School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-25
Hallow Zen

| sit on the porch out at Grandpa S
Just before going to bed,
And watch the light of the freflies
AS they climb to the sky over
head.
And / wonder if they ever fly
downward,
Or, just fit on till they're dead?
Sometimes I hear a voice hooting,
From the top of an old hollow
oak;
used to think someone was
calling,
And very politely I spoke.
But now l just smile in the dark
ness,
For it's an owls only kind of a
joke.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-25
Dear Aunt Polly;
Why do ghosts carry chains?
]. G..


]. G.
Dear J. G.
Is there any good reason why
a ghost does anything? Why do
they roam about lonely places las
stories tell us they do) knocking
on doors, groaning horribly and all
the other things they are supposed
to do? Ghosts do SO many queer
things that it is hard to tell just
why they do these things Gf they
dO). ! have heard two reasons,
though, why a ghost is supposed
to carry chains around with him,
and l will tell them to you and let
you decide which reason is best.
Someone said that clanking of
heavy chains and groans and such
skeery noises were made by fiends
whom the wizard named Merlin
had set to work to build great cas-
ties for him. Somebody else said
that the idea of ghosts carrying
chains started several hundred
years ago when people lived IN cas-
ties under which were dungeons
divided into lots of cells. Often
prisoners were chained in these
dungeons by the Lord of the cas-
tie, who did not tell the rest of his
family and the servants that a
prisoner was in the castle When
the prisoner would start to walk
back and forth in his little cell, the
people up above him in the rooms
Of the castle would hear the foot
steps and the clanking of heavy
chains. and not knowingwhat made
these sounds, would get real scared
and say that some. sn0st made
them. Next time you hear
ghost dragging chains, try to see
him and ask him just why he es-
pecially likes to carry chains.
Aunt Polly
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-25

Once upon time there was
little girl named Lucille who was a
very spoiled little girl. She lived
in New York City and her parents
who were very wealthy, and who
loved their only child dearly, gave
her everything that she wanted
that money could. possibly buy.
Next Friday would be Lucile's
birthday and she wanted to have a
birthday party. OF course she had
her way.
Across the street lived two poor
little girls named Kitty and Mar
tina. Lucille didn't want to invite
them, but her mother said it
wouldn't be right to leave them
out, so they were invited.
Lucille shed many bitter tears
over that invitation.
"They won't know how to dance
or anything" she sobbed.
"If they can't dance" said Mrs.
Harris, 1T certainly can't hurt
them to sit and watch the rest"
That made Lucille feel better, so
she finally consented to having the
invitation sent.
There were to be fifteen boys
and fifteen girls. When it came
time to have the party and all the
boys and girls were there but Kit
ty and Martha, Lucille was sur
prised to see them come in, all ar
rayed in fine dresses. She was
not less surprised to see they
could dance as well as anybody
there
This was the reason Before
Mrs. Norris was married she had
had plenty of money. She had |
saved all of her very pretty dress !
es that were worth saving, so when |
her little girls received the invita-
ton she had made them dresses,
and she had also taught them how
to dance.
For a souvenir each child re-
ceived an invitation stick of candy
with something on the inside.
On the inside of Kitty's there
was a five-dollar gold-piece and a
note to her mother On the inside |
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-25
The Broken Window

Once a boy was walking along in
front of a store in New York city.
Suddenly stone from some place
in that square flew and broke the
store window. A stout German
came running out, and, grabbing
hold of his arm, accused him Of
breaking his window
The boy said that he had not
done it, but the man said he had.
The people talked about it until a
policeman came, and the boy
slipped away,-Clifford Leighton,
age II years, Finley school.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-25
MY Dream of A Spook

I was out in the garden, when
all at once, something very scary,
with open eyes and a big mouth,
came into sight. And it had a
harsh voice that said, What are
you doing?" l was too scared to
talk. and again it said, Speak, or
l will kill you" Then I started to
run. When he was about to over
take me, fell over a log, but, in
stead of falling, it was Grandma
shaking me and saying to get up
and get ready for school-and this
ends my experience with a spook.
Frances Harper.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-25
Dear Aunt Polly:


How many buttons are there on
my new suit? William
Dear William:
Oh, my poor head, such time
as 1t has had figuring out the num-
Der of buttons on your new suit
which l have never seen! I'll
say it has TO- And this is the way
found out how many it has.
thought a coat suit MIGHT
have Is buttons, then | thought
a double breasted coat suit MIGHT
have 10 buttons, and a soldier suit
MIGHT have q buttons. added
these all up and divided by Switch
was the number of suits, you might
have had and so found out that
your new suit probably has 20 but
tons. Isn't that a good way to
find out? Aunt Polly
Dear Aunt Polly:
What would you do if you had
a dog and a bunny, and the dog
was a rabbit dog, and wanted to
kill your bunny? Miriam
Rear Miriam:
| would sell or give away one of
them, or build little houses or ca
ges for them, so that they could
not get out. Aunt Polly
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-25
Bond and N. Hosier
Hold Record at "Y"

Swimming and diving contests
have been held lately by the Junior
BIS of the Y. M. C. A. Byron Bond
and M. Hosier hold the class rec
ord on tie, for the spring board
high jump with a height of 5 feet,
inches. Morris and Beach tied for
second place, having jumped S
feet, inches, and George Kruger,
William Hosier and Leslie Hart
have jumped feet, inches. Great
interest is being shown in
swimming, both by the Junior BIS
and the Junior AS. Mr.. Russell
Crab is swimming director.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-25
HOW We EXPLORED A
HAUNTED HOUSE

HAUNTED HOUSE
For over all there hung C:oud OF
fear,
A sense Of mys' ;ne spirit
-uunfsr
And said, as plain as whisper in
the ear
The place is haunted! ."
Did you ever explore house
you heard was haunted? | did.
1t was very old little house, al
most in ruins, that stood or, rath-
err. should say, sat, because it was
so rickety that it did not seem to
have enough strength to stand
by the side of very small stream
in a lonely corner of big farm,
southwest OF Richmond. People
had told us that spirits danced in
the upstairs rooms, that tiny f"'r-
Ito nIh ulluNI dlll llit oldII Noy
and in closets during the daytime.
When night came, they stole out
side and danced and hoWled about
the house.
1t was an odd looking little
house, all built of stone, the only
stone house for miles around. The
roof Of the part that probably had
been the kitchen once, had given up
trying to hold itself up and had
Crumpled down onto the deCaying
old floor. Perhaps, though, it may
have fallen, because gay ghosts
and witches danced over it nd
much in the moonlight ~, not
sure which was no ro,l reason
no '''' -,rCys were huge, and so
ere me windows. The walls were
as thick as the old stone walls OF
the castles we read about.
We went in through the back
door and we felt very brave. Some
one started to peek into the I'M
mense fireplace which had been
halfway sealed up. A mischievouS
boy in the crowd gave low groan.
and the girl who was starting to
examine the fireplace jumped and
gave up the search. Another per-
son was exploring one of the clos
cts, which were as big as rooms,
and we stepped on some creaky
old boards and the would-be eX-
plorer gave a shaky laugh, saying,
"Oh, that's you making that nOiSei"
but she gave up looking for any
ghosts that might have been hid
ing in the closet.
The stairsteps were the spooki-
est looking things, real narrow and
all boxed up. We fairly had to
crawl up them to get upstairs. Hav-
ing arrived at the top of those
shaky steps, we looked all around
the upstairs, but we only found
about SO spiders and thousand
legged worms.
That was worse than ghosts for
the girls of the crowd, so we
creaked carefully down the old
stairway again and out of the
house.
We picked big lunches of the
beautiful orange tiger lilies that
grew all around the house, and
took them away with us.
guess if there were any ghosts
there, they must have suddenly be-
come invisible, or else changed
themselves to the SO spiders and
acknowledged worms, or, per-
haps, they hid under some trap
door we knew nothing abouts A
ghost is likely to do anything.
AUNT POLLY.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-10-25
Human Birds

The aviators who are in Uncle
Sans aerial mail service and sta
toned at Belmont Park, New York
city, call themselves by the very
suitable name of birds"
Dana D. deHart is the oldest of
the flock" and so is called Pop
Bird, The other unfeathered fly
ers are Turk Bird, King Bird and
Bob Bird.
Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1919-09-05
SURPRISE THEIR FRIENDS.

The many friends of Mr.. John R.
robertson, only son OF Mr.. and Mrs.
effersen d Robertson OF this town.
we're given quite surprise on Satur-
lay last when it was learned that he
nd Miss Cecil Marguerite Anderson,
IF Seattle, Washington State, had
tipped over to Philadelphia on the day
before and were quietly married Mrs
Robertson, who is a most attractive
Dung woman, is daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs. Michael Anderson, OF Seattle,
Washington State. She has been in
Washington since the beginning OF the
var engaged in government work and
Il the time of her marriage held are
iponsible position in the Interior de-
iartment
Mr.. Robertson who for a number Of
ears was bookkeeper for the Matthews
Howard Implement Company OF this
own now holds high and responsible
POSITION in the Bureau OF Standards.
lie has always enjoyed the high respect
nd esteem Of all with whom he came
n contact and has a large circle Of
riends in this county who join , the
Maryland Independent in extending con-
ordinations to him and his bride and
n wishing them every happiness and
success in life.