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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04
EIGHT-EOUR LEGISLATION.

The Empire believes thoroughly in the eght-hour day the best possible working conditions and good wages. It also believes in fair deal for the employ CT well the employee. Unless this IS provided the best possible thing will not be done for laboring men. If employers forced out of business, there will be Jess work and fewer opportunities for work ingmen.
 The Empire believes in eght-hour lay for Alaska, but it believes the Legislature should, in preparing suchi law taase,iinto account the fact that Alaska is a long, way from labor supply that conditions change quickly in the North and vary in different parts of Alaska at different times.
 If it is desired to introduce manufacturing and other industries which require skilled labor in Alas ka it be borne in mind that the only way to make production meet unusual rush. necessity when the demand for the product is not uniform is by permitting to work overtime. It must also be borne in mind that in those lines where labor cost is the principal item in manufacturing cost it is practical to time and half for overtime because the cost of the manufactured article would thereby be forced high that the selling price would have to be advanced that the market would be destroyed. Many things make it impractcable to do business close margin in Alaska as in the States but it must be admitted that, in cases where labor is the chief item of cost it is absolutely necessary to do business margin that Will be too low to allow the payment of for over time The manufacturer cannot, except under unusual circumstances, make two prices for lis product-one price on that which is made on straight time and another that which is made on overtime.
 The Empire believes that emergencies which would make overtime necessary could be easily adjusted by agreement between the employee and the employer. By this do agreement made by the employer alone, failure to sign which would be the price of employment for the employee It means an that would be arranged by actual rather than a constructive meeting of minds-one to be negotiated by the employer and the employee meeting ground.
 In order make such agreements possible, The Empire suggests the making eight-hour law im- perative except in emergencies where such agree ment that referred to could be arrived at, and it would require the agreement to work overtime at an agreed upon wage be approved by labor com missioner commission, and permit to issue, be- fore it would be binding Such commissioner or commission could. probably, also have power to ar bitrate and adjust differences between employers and employees.
 labor law, like any reguative law that enters into every part of the wool and web of com mercial industrial and social fabric should be made elastic that it might be fair and equitable and work for the welfare at all times It should not be straight jacket which might prevent the people of Alaska, employers end employees from ad- justing themselves conditions at they arise, and thus smother development and enterprise
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04
Steel Plant Needed.

Seattle Times)
 Seattle needs steel plant big enough to all the needs of local industry-big enough to compete for business all along the and in the Orient This matter discussed at length in 1917 and carly in 1918. Later on the project apparently dropped
 Concentration of steel effort work' the gist of explanations at the time.
 The is at end The peace business, which counted to keep such plant busy still exists, Isn't 1919 good year to renew the campaign for d plant of this kind?
 There has been gossip relative to plans for establishing a plant elsewhere the Coast.
 The labor market tariff provisions and proximity to supplies of materials, however all render Seattle the logical point for the location of such all enterprise
 Have we in this city regarded this proposition with sufficient degree of seriousness in the past? Have fought hard enough to get a steel plant?
 If Seattle is to build steel ships, tractors auto mobiles, machnery-anything and everything manu- factured from this basic metal--it must have big plant capable of exploiting the iron of the Pacific Northwest and Alaska
 We have been handicapped, still handicapped and always will be handicapped long our chief source of steel supply is situated hundreds of miles inland
 We should not be much better off if industry of this kind were developed in British Columbia Seattle needs that steel plant
 Conditions favor it above all other cities on the Pacific Coast.
 In planning program of achievements for 1919, therefore let put first the list of things to be sought
 steel plant big enough to compete against all for the business of the Pacific Coast Siberia and the Orient!
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04

for a vote, but smart woman goes ahead and marries one.
 We do not know much. But we do know that if you trust the kind of man whose dog tries to crawl under the house when the man gets home you are going to get stung.
 It doesn't help much to be absent minded. You can't forget the things that you want to forget.
 It is hard to make wife believe that an automobile isn't necessary to the pursuit of happiness.
 During a political campaign man would never think of neglecting his Party for his Family the way he neglects his Fsmily for his Party
 Some men get regulations a5 tough guys by getting in the first How and then getting behind their friends and letting them hold the blow
 Even if woman is married and cant accept him, she likes to have a man propose to her
 While the modern small boy is nc dude, we are still hunting for the old-fashioned specimen who is wear ing pair of pants made out of Dad old ones
 Many June bride who expected an automobile this Spring has just about made up her mind to compro mise and accept a washing machine
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04
Rowling at the Moon.
(Douglas Island News. )

(DOuSlaS Island NeWS.)
 Just what good MT. Wickersham is going to do for Alaska by antagonizing Secretary Lane have not yet been able to discover. MT. Lane is willing to spend the good money of the United States in build benefit whether the road costs million forty million.
 MT. Wickersham just at present is supposed to be representing Alaska in Congress, which, of course he really is not doing but is, usual, representing Wickersham there, just why he should antagonize project that finds favor with Aaskans and which of benefit to Alaska is too deep for
 Even the rabid Republican papers of the Territory loaned at the mouth when their party Senators in flbuster defeated the sundry civil bill that red with it appropriation for the Alaska railroad Wick was working against the passage of the appro- priation all the time. What magic words will he whisper in the of his followers convince them that business and prospects in the whole Territory should be sacrificed merely to make "Wckersham holiday"
 Secretary Lane has proven himself a friend of Alaska at every turn. of the road. Statesmen and business men from all over the world have united to do him homage and not dscordant note has been sounded during his administration until Wickersham, like malamute bowling at the moon charges him with every crime the calendar.
 The pity of it all is that Alaskans (poor Alaska what crimes committed in thy name) must get the credit for having sent Wickersham to Washington to hatch out plots such the against MT Lane
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04
CAN GERMANY PAY2

There has been since the signing of the armistice, a continued insisence by certain Frenchmen, Eng glishmen and Americans that Germany should be made to pay enormous indemnities. The German to be bowed under taxation. imposed by the Entente nations that he would have neither the disposition the financial capacity for mischief ..
 At the same time certain other interests in Allied countries, sometimes identical with the first, have been equally insistent that German trade and Ger man manufacturing must not be permitted to compete with others for world markets for a generation.
 Naturally the ideas have neutrazed each other. If the German is permitted to reener trade rela tions. with what will he pay? Germany produces neither silver gold in any quantities worth while Long since the bulk of American, English and other foreign securities disposed of by the Germans.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04
Mean Brute!

Mrs. Gabb was in tears when MT. Gabb returned home in the evening
 Whats the matter now?" growled Mir Gabb.
 'I told you long ago to have our marriage certificate framed" bawled Mrs. Gabb. But you didn't do il, and now I find that mouse has eaten it."
 "Oh, we'll" growled Mr Gabb Quit bawling. We'll have the mouseframed"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04

TWO IN ONE-THE EMPIRES way for everybody. THE EMPIRES
 ads" keep the housewife informed If all sales and the news columns are right up to the minute on the lays news.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04

The great activity being displayed among the mines of this vicinity certainly is reassuring to citizens With the opening up of the Granby and the Ramsay Rutherford prosperity is in the offing Give dis trct the necessary transportation facilities and things will become normal Quckly-(yaldez Miner.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04
Flaw. Flaw!

"Why were you deported?" asked the German, when he met an old friend who had been living in the United States.
 Because the American officials objected to the way I deported my self" replied the German-American who had just been forcibly landed in Germany.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04
Where the Wonder Is.
(VeldeZ Miner. ]

Those critics of the Alaska Engineering Commis- sion who complain that the road is costing far in excess of the first estimate must remember that rial Is several hundred per cent higher than pre- war prices The of labor has increased board is higher; freighs have nearly doubled; and the over head and operating keeping pace with other prices. The wonder is not that the road is costing far more than intended but that with prices high 1t can be constructed at all.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04

It is said that $1,0OO offered for seat to hear President Wilson former President Taft speak in New York, great the demand. It is not be- lieved the offer made by Senator Knox, Senator Pondexter Senator Borah.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04
Luke McIuke Says

Even if wife doesn't love her husband she will admire him for his good taste in selecting her as his better half.
 As long as a woman's memory is 'n good working order she will never forgive another woman.
 A foolish woman smashes windows
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04
He Had the Floor

Fhilander chattered like a jay I knocked him down, he was a
 bore; Just then I heard the barkeep say: My friends, Philander has the
 floor"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04
Quaker Quips

Philadelphia Record)
 You never can tell A bad man sometimes delivers the goods.
 With the bars closed, Summer re- sort booklets will be dry reading this year
 The man who borrows trouble al ways has to put up his peace of mind as seclrity.
 Most things even themselves up. Many a man wins a fortune by los ing his self-respect.
 It's easy enough to pick the win ners. They always look so much happier than the losers
 Any soldier will tell you it's the
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04

Being somewhat fatigued, the President recently lay abed until If the late Col. Roosevelt were alive should undoubtedly hear something about moycoddes of great official prominence
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04

Those Senators and Representatives who demanded special session without days delay should find enough to do in explaining why they neglected their duty in the session just expired-(New York World.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04

You never can tell Many a fel- low who narries in haste has mighty little leisure for anything.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04
Thank!

Private T. A. Uchtman, A. E. F., who is located near St. Mihiel, in France, sends us word that he rec ently received a letter from Miss I. Kiddo. of Jay, III.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04

President Wilson is said to be the best dressed in attendance at the Peace Congress One result probably of Mrs Wilson's presence in France.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04
Names Is Names

A. Lemon lives on Mt. Adams, Cir cinnati.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
MORE FIGURES ON
 SHIPPING LOSSES

NEW YORK, April An article in "The Rudder" shows shipping loss es during the war caused by U-hoats, mines, German raiders and naval vessels as follows:
 United States 911,854 gross tons, United Kingdom, 9.O43,744 tons Other Allies and neutrals, 5,112,- 263 tons.
 Worlds total 15,067,861 tons.
 Old papers TOT sale, 25c per bun- dle. The Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04
Our Daily Special

Every man Knows That He Could Be Successful If He Only Had The Other Fellows Job.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04

little things that get on a mans nerves, like cooties, for instance.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04

April 4, Special all Bodies; April ', Opening Session Annual Reunion; April II, Executive Board; April 17. Maundy Thursday services; April 20, Easter Ceremony; April 25, Consis- tCry, Installation officers. Harry Edward Brown, 32', Secretary.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04
Accounts

That office holder, Oswald Mounts, Has been indicted" said old Hump; Though he's now short in his ac'
 counts,
 He wasn't when out on the
 stump"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04

Any soldier will tell you it's the
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04

Entered as second class matter November 1912 at the postofce Juneau, Alaska under the Act Of March 8, 1879.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer

Gosh You can find Ida Spies in Middle town, Ohio, and you can find Ida Speiser in the Gullford School in Gin cinnati.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04

Speiser in the Gullford School in Gin cinnati.
 Etct No matter what the. season of the
 weather You'll find this to be true, my
 brother; When birds of a feather flock to-
 gether They always try to pluck each
 other. Life is full of contradictions, y sighed the Old Fogy. How do you know?" demanded the Crouch. You are not married"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04
Coordinate Bodies SCOTTISH RITE

Meeting in Odf Fellows Hall.
 Anr;1 Meetinos.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-04

Published every evening except Sunday by the EXPIRE PRINTING COMPANY. at Second and Main Streets Juneau. Alaska
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-08-01
BRASSFIELD

Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Turpin
were the pleasant guests Of her
sister, Mrs. F. P. Redman, of
Ravenna, Saturday.
Misses Amber and Sarah
Maupin have returned from a
several weeks stay with relatives
and friends in Tennessee.
Mrs. Clara Yates is very i'll at
this writing.
Rev. McClintock filled his reg
ular appointment at Pine Grove
church last Sunday with large
attendance.
Mrs. Robert Ford and Mrs
June Duncan spent the day with
Mrs. Horace Wells Wednesday.
Greenhill school opened Mon
day with seventeen pupils and
Mrs. Kathleen Broughton, teach
err.
Mrs. Chas. Bergman will
leave Sunday for a two weeks
visit to her brother, Mr., Tom
Logsdon and family at Paint
Lick.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shelton RoS'
and daughter, Deborah, of Ohio
have been the pleasant guests OF
relatives in this community.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cal Christmar
and children, of Berea section
were with relatives here Sunday
Mrs. Kathleen Broughton anc
two children, Margaret Heller
and Ellis Jr., were Richmond
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-08-01
Saturday.

visitors Saturday.
Miss Amber Maupin and MIR.
VIM. Maupin were shoppers in
Richmond Saturday.
DR., and Mrs. Johnson, of Pa
nola and Mr.. and Mrs. Shelton
Rose, of Ohio were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. M. M. Brougntcn
Sunday.
Miss Ora Mae Turpin gave a
lawn party at her home We'd
nesday evening in honor of her
guest, Miss Eunice James, of
Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Those pres
ct were Misses Katherine Ran
kin, Katherine, Lucille and Gene
va Rice, Gertrude Reeves, Thel-
ma Whisman, Laura Moberly,
Katherine Duncan, Messrs Harry
Wells, ]. c. Cotton, VIM. Duncan,
billiard Bergman, Joe and VIM.
Pearson, Ernest Johnson, Stead
Whisman, H. X. Woosley, Mr..
and Mrs. A. ]. Johnson, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. Fl. Thompson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Cornelison, and son,
and Mrs. c. w. James. The
lawn was beautifully lighted with
Japanese lanterns. Refresh
ments were served and the guests
departed at late hour report
ing a happily spent evening.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-08-01
Paris Green at Welch's
Best Quality only 48 cents
per pound. Get yours today.
FOG At

LOST-Tuesday evening in or near
Brewers store, on Irvine pike,
pocket book, containing from $75 to
500 in money and bonds. Return to
II, G. Brewer and receive $40 reward.
..-S... AZ, 206-,3t !
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-08-01

d STRAYED-From my place on
Lancaster pike Saturday, A miles out.
A small brindle COW, with cut near
hoof. Call B. L. Kearns, 726 j., Lam
caster pike. 205 2--1-pd.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-08-01

FOR SALE-Baldwin Piano $3.50; Q
Starr Piano $235; Crescent Plano $3.50.
These pianos are all in perfect condi-
ton and practically brand new. The d.
c. Christian Music Co., 205-207 East
Main street. Lexington, Ky. tn tn
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-08-01

WANTED-Furnished house or
rooms, suitable for light housekeep-
ing for my sister, brother and myself.
Modern conveniences. Apply to Anna
Bell Ward, Alhambra Theatre.
205-2-1.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-08-01

DR.. E. E. Edwards, of Irvine, visit
ed his mother, Mrs. Nancy Edwards,
Sunday.
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-08-01

ORDER your motorcycle now--ln-
dian, Harley Davidson. Excelsior,
Reading. Standard. new and second
hand. Bicvcle Repairs. Chas. Burnam
703 Main streas lao tt
Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1919-08-01
CLASSIFIED ADS.

FOR SALE+Pipe and fttings for
water, steam and gas: machine and en-
CINE repairs. Phone 498 for prices. Ben
r. Hurst, Elks building. II
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-05-29
McC0VERN NAMED
Chief MILL AND
ELEVATOR BOARD
Well Known Grain Authority
Given High Post Bonds Of
State Bank Ready.

Bismarck, N. d., May 26.-(Spe-
cial. flames A. McGovern of Fargo,
who came to North Dakota two years
ago to become ciief deputy inspector
of grades, weights and measures, ua-
der the new state grain-grading act,
was named manager Of the North Da-
kota mill and elevator association by
tho industrial commission at a spe-
cial meeting Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. McGovern's immediate duties il
connection with the mill and eleva-
tor association, authorized with al
most unlimited distributing and man
ufacturing powers for the handling
of farm products and provided with
a state bond issue capital of $5,0O0,-
600 by the sixteenth assembly will be
discussed at conference with the
commission next week.
Governor Frazier and State Treas
urer Olson made million dollars for
North Dakota on Saturday when they
signed 1000 $1,000 bonds Of the
Bank of North Dakota series. They
will be signeo by Secretary Of State
Hall and will be attested when sold.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-05-29
MAY
PROCEED LANCER
SAYS in OPINION
Secretary of State to Be Home
Thursday and Sign New
Bonds.


Bismarcki.{N. d., May 2s.-(spe-
cial. THE Bank of North Dakota
may proceed.
In answer to Secretary Of State
Halls request as to the legality of
issuing 100000 of bonds without
first mortgage or public utility Sc
curity when the state already has a
bonded Indebtedness of 100000,
and when the constitutional amend
ment under which the issue for the
Bank of North Dakota Is made re-
quiries such security for all bonded
Indebtedness in excess Of two mil
lion, Mr.. LANCER today ruled that in
his opinion the constitution. us
amended. authorizes the state to is
sue bonds, not secured by mortgages
900, irrespective Of the amount Of
bonds outstanding at present.
Hall Called Halt.
To make bond issue constitution
al the securities must be signed by
the governor and state treasurer and
state auditor. The governor and
treasurer had already signed one mil
lion dollars worth of the bank bonds
when Secretary of State Hall dcclin-
ed to affix his signature until forti-
fed by the attorney general, to
whom, in asking an opinion, he cited
the fact that the constitutional
amendment rem owing the debt limit,
adopted last fall, requires bonds in
excess of two million to be secured.
The attorney general in his opin-
ion quotes a decision from the su-
preme court of Oklahoma in SINH
lar matter affecting bonded indebt-
edness, which upholds the stand he
has taken. Kentucky had an expert
ence of the same kind and its supreme
court held as Mr.. LANCER has indi-
Gated. The rule of construction fol-
lowed in each of these cases is that
existing Indebtedness is not included
in such constitutional limitation, un-
less expressly so stated, and a care
ful investigation discloses no decis-
ion to the contrary, advises the attor-
ney general. -'-. '.-. -
Secretary Is Absent.
{ Secretary OF State Hall lis On the
southwestern part of the state to-
day, but he is expected to return to-
morrow noon, when it is expected
that the signing of bonds will be re-
sumed.
Only half of the bonds, 900 Of
the 81 900 issue, have been signed to
date by the governor and state treas
urer. The remaining bonds, in de-
nominations Of $50 to $500, will be
signed later It is planned by Direc-
tor General Cathro to Immediately
offer but half million for sale in
North Dakota.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1919-05-29
WILSON CANDIDACY
DEPENDS ON FATE
OF PEACE LEAGUE
Demo crat. Gather in Chicago
For Convention Political
Gossip Rife.
,By the associated Press)

Chicago, May 28.-President Will
sons candidacy for third term will
be determined largely by the fate OF
the League OF Nations, in the opin-
ION II Cummings, chairman OF
the democratic national committee,
Who came .to Chicago today to- pre-
sfdeaae q two-day session of -thatbody,
Z. ..While have no information re-
garding President Wilson'S inten-
tions about becoming a candidate for
third term, I believe the question
largely rests with the fate of the
League of Nations.
"If the league should be defeated,
and this to my mind is unthinkable,
the pressure brought to bear on the
president to be run again would be
great and I feel certain that he
would be reelected. If the League
of Nations is successful, don't
thing the pressure would be nearly as
great"
In absence of word on the subject,
there was little gossip of candidates
among the party leaders. The names
most frequently mentioned were
William G. McAdoo, former secretary
of the treasury, and A. Mitchell Palm
er, United States attorney general.
Every state was represented by
either committeeman or by. proxies
when Chairman Cummings called the
body to order, in session which
formally marks the opening of the
presidential campaign Efor 1920.
Chairman Cummings praised the rec
ord Of the achievements of the ma
tional administration and declared
the republican party again is falling
under reactionary- leadership, as in
dicateds by recent organization of
congress. He urged closer cooper
alton in preparing for the national
campaign and referred to the impor-
tant part women will take in future
activities.
He said party headquarters would
remain in Washington at the opening
Of the 1920 campaign, when they
would be removed to New York. He
said it was probable that sub-head-
quarters would be opened in Chi
cago and perhaps in other cities later.