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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-25

Any wife can tell you that if she doesn't keep an eye on her husband he is just as liable to use her crepe de chine waist or her silk combina- .tion or one of her stockings to rub the dust off his shoes when he de- parts from the house.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-25
FIRE ALARM BOXES Correct to Aug. 12, 1918

l-3--Cor Third and Franklin 1-4-Front of J. R. Wills store. 1-5-Op. Marshal & Newman's,
 Front Street. i-6-Opp. Alaska Auto Gar
 age, Front Street. 1-7-Front Street. opp. City
 Dock.
 1-s-Front Street. below Wor-
 then Mills. 2-1-Cor. Mrs. Germain's store.
 willoughby Ave. 2-3-Willoughby and 2nA. 2-4-Seward and Front. 2-6-Main and Front. 2-6-Main and End. 2-7-Cor. 9th and Seward. 3-2-Gastineau Ave. and Rawn j Way. 3-4-Gold and 2nd. s-5-4th and Harris. 3-6-5th and Gold. i 3-7-5th and East. 3-S-7th and Gold. I 3-9-5th and Kennedy. 1 4-l-9th and Indian 4-2-5th and Calhoun. i 4-3-West end Distin Ave. 4-5-9th and Calhoun. 4-6-7tb and Main. ., 4-7-12th St.. opp Northsrn
 Laundry.
 4-S-S-tb and E St
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-25

Eugene V. Debs, formerly social ist candidate for President of the United States, is on arial before Judge D. y. Westenhayen in Cleve- land, charged with violation of the espionage act. If convicted on all the charges against him Debs will face a penalty of sixty years i'm prisonment and $30,OO0 fine.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-25

Mebby our Prohibition friends will help us out by regulating the size of chew of strap tobacco and pro- hibiting a man from stewing moro than half pack into his cheek at one time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-25

went out and got himself another they were both copper mines. See how Waffle Reid keeps things going
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-02-25
K. D. MCLEAN
Fine Family Fuel

for those wise enough to order their coal here. Have us deliver ton or so to your address and note how much better heat and cleaner fires you have. Wouldn't ask you to make the test If 1t cost more. It doesn't. It really costs less and the trial will prove 1t beyond question.
 We specialize in feed.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-04-11

any man pays for, eh2 What are you
going to live on-airT
She answered him, grimly, "There
are several million women In this
country earning their own living, and
I'm going to be one of them"
His comment was barking, "Hah II
She lugged the box away to her room.
Bayard flung himself into a chair and
listened to the cauldron of his own
hateful thoughts. Gradually they
ceased to bubble and stew. He could
hear now the muffled beat of Leilas
sorrow. He resisted 1t for d while,
sneered at 1t, ragged at it, and then at
the cruelty of the world.
Lella's sobs had stopped now and
Bayard listened for them anxiously.
Perhaps she had died of grief. A lasso
seemed to have caught him about the
shoulders; it was dragging him to the
door.
He went there at last, and listened.
He heard low whlmpering, unendur-
ably appealing. He tapped on the door
and called through it.
Leila, honey love, forgive me. I've
seen the little gown. It's beautiful.
You shall have it-and a dozen like it.
Please forgive me and love me again.
And I'll buy you anything you want.
Please. Please don't keep me stand
ing outside your door. Honey Leila
lover
The door opening. he slipped
through to take refuge with his Leila.
A moment later the doorbell rang.
Daphne checked the maid whose ears
had been fascinatingly entertained.
and told her that If the caller were
Mr.. Wimburn he was to wait outside
in the hall. 1t was Wimburn and
Daphne went out to him. He greeted
her with the zest Of young lover.
Daphne gave him cold cheek to kiss,
and then, pulling her engagement ring
from her finger, placed 1t In his hand.
"What-what's this, DaphneT he
suffered.
ITS your ring. I'm giving 1t back.
The engagement is off-indefnitely."
"For heavens sake, Why? What
have I done?"
Nothing. Neither have L But I'm
going to do something"
what are you going to do, Daphne?"
II don't know-but something"
"Don't you love me any more?"
"Just as much as ever-more than
ever. And I'll prove 1t, too"
"Prove 1t by putting the ring back
on"
"Neverl Send 1t back and save your
money. That's what I'm going to do
with what I've bought. Kiss me good
night and go, please"
She left him outside and closed the
door as lovingly as she could.
While Clay waited for the elevator
to come up and take him Gown he
stared at the ring with sleeps eyes,
tossed It, and caught 1t awkwardly,
and laughed and almost spoke his
thought aloud:
Sunny thing. / haven't paid for 1t
yet. Got an insulting letter from the
jeweler, too, this very afternoon"
But Daphne was thumblng the tele-
phone book to see II she could find
Tom Duane's number.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-04-11
CHAPTER VII.

She failed to run Duane to earth In
the telephone book. She was at loss
for another source Of directions. She
was new to New York and did not
know how to set out on such a pur-
suit.
She went to her room, and found
her mother there. dismally engaged In
writing letter TO her father, breaking
TO him the dreadful news that the
trousseau was to cost far more for far
less. She was asking for extra money
at once. Daphne smiled bitterly and
said: Rub 1t out and do II over again.
mamma. There amt goIn' to be no
trousseau. No wedding bells for me"
Mrs. Kip rolled large eyes In Daph-
mes direction and looked deaf. Daphne
held out her denuded engagement I'm
ger In proof that she and Clay were
detrothed.
Coed graciousi" was Mrs Kip's
profane comment why on earth did
you"
Because I'm too expensive for him. !"
what are you going to do-go back
to Cleveland and tell everybody that
you're not going to get married, after
all this troubley
NO. Tn not going back to Ceve-
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-04-11

land, and l am going to get married
but later, much later"
II hate cOnundrums," said Mrs. Kip.
Better tell me the answer, for l won't
guess. What are you going 10 do?"
"Tm going to lend a hand" said
Daphne. "Do my share. Get a Job
and earn my board and keep"
Heaven help us! You've gone
crazy" Mrs. Kip exclaimed. "You get
to bed and you'll feel better in the
morning. I'll finish my letter."
She added, unbeknownst to Daphne,
a postscript as long as the letter, con-
tradlcting oil she had just written and
urging her husband to come East at
once and take charge of his unruly
daughter. She dropped 1t in the mail
chute, and 1t fell into bottomless pit,
along with her other hopes.
Daphne and her mother were uneasy
at the prospect of the breakfast en-
counter with the bridal couple. There
had been sense of strain the first
morning. But now bitter quarrel had
intervened-that first ugly quarrel
when the wedge of finance is driven
between united hearts.
Bayard and Leila, however, arrived
at the table all smiles, more amorous
than ever. Leila wore triumphant
smile, such as Delilah must have worn
the second time she went out walking
with her big beau.
1t was plain to the anxious eyes of
Mrs. Kip and Daphne that Leila had
emerged from the quarrel with all the
loot and aggravated power.
She had taken advantage Of her hus-
bands trust and abused his generosity
recklessly, with no more evil motive,
indeed, than the wish to beautify her
self in his honor, and yet with reck-
lessness.
1t was not altogether Leila's fault
If the lesson she learned, perhaps I'M
consciously, from the combat was
something like this:
II ran my husband into debt with
out consulting him. His listless love
woke from its torpor and enchanted
me with flrst-class demonstration of
its energy. He stormed. wept thrill.
ingly. He apologized, begged to be
permitted to bring me some more nice
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-04-11

things. Ergo. when home life grows
dull. l can always stir up the fire by
buying something we can't afford.
When l want anything 1 must get 1t.
I shall be scolded. then kissed and
treated with awe. If / hadn't bought
1t I wouldn't have had II, nor the
bonus that goes with II. If we had not
quarreled we should hare missed the
rapture Of making up"
This Is one OF the first lessons that
certain sorts Of husbands teach to GER
tain sorts Of wives.
When the man Of the house had de-
parted for his Office. and the waiter
had carried of the breakfast relics.
the three women were left alone In a
completely feminine conclave. They
faced life like three Norns: the old
mother. the new wife, and the deferred
wife. each from her colgn Of disadvan-
tage.
The two married women turned on
the maid, with common resentment.
They were married and dependent and
she had her independence. They were
Tories and she a Wing. 1t was their
privilege to rail at things as they were.
but II was their religion to frown on
changing them. Mrs. Kip senior spoke
for Mrs. Kip junior.
Now. Daphne. tell rs what Is this
new foollshness all aboutT'
Daphne answered. stoutly: "It's not
foolishness. It's the first gllmmer Of
sense I've ever had. Tn sick Of the
Idea Of always living on the mercy of
some man. taking his charity or his
extravaganza. I've always been . drag
on poor daddy. and I was getting ready
to shift my weight over to poor Gays
back. But / don't think woman
ought to be dependent on q man. !
think she ough. to bear her share Of
the burden"
AS II she didn't" Mrs. Kip broke
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-04-11
DAPHNE RESOLVES THAT SHE WILL NO LONGER BE DE-
PENDENT UPON ANY MAN

synops-Cay Wimburn young New Yorker visit
pretty Daphne whose brother the
Clay Wall After whwind courtshp they become
Clay buys ring credit
Daphne early marriage after extracting
mOneywored father what she regards sufficient money
New York with mother
brother Bayar Europe
with his BRIDE Leila Daphne and her mother install themselves
Bayards fiat Wimbun introduces Daphne
New York m Daphne meets Tom Duane
greatly attracted her Daphne accidentally
pennes his salary
Unexpectedly The three shopping
gowns having charged
Bayard
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-04-11
CTo BE coNTINunp.>
Impress Left by Romans.

The old Romans and still oida
Celts have left their traces thlcku
strewn In the place-names Of the coun.
try through which the victorious al
lied armies advanced during the lattes
part Of the war. yalenciennes was
named after the Roman emperor. VAL
entinian. Just as Orleans was named
after Emperor Aurelian. The mark al
the Celt Is seen In the dun. or fortress
Of the ever-famous yerdun, and
though now contracted out Of exist
ence. In the towering old city Of Laon.
the stronghold Of the Merovingiana
The River Meuse. perhaps the river
most connected with war, has the uosI
peaceful Of names. Mouse being Oh
tic for the River Of Meadows.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-04-11

She refused to go to the tea parity
now that the gown was lost, and sha
said she had letters TO write.
But when her mother and Leila had
left her she wrote only one letters
note of regretful rejection to Dutilhs
She pinned II to the box and sent it
off by a messenger. Then she tele-
phoned to Tom Duane.
She did not quite realize the temers
ity Of calling q man at his club, and
Tom Duane misunderstood her, lm-
puted her innocence to its opposite. He
remembered her as a pretty thing. IL
she were brazen-well, he liked brass
in certain forms. When she said that
she wanted to have a serious talk with
him at his convenience, he made 1t the
immediate moment at the cost OF
breaking an engagement at tennis.
He asked her If she would not meet
him somewhere for tea, but she said
that she preferred to see him at her
brothers. apartment His invitation
aroused her suspicion. Her invitation
confirmed his.
Daphne's heart was beating excited.
ly while she waited for him and she
began to feL that she had put herself
in wrong light. When Duane art
rived and the maid showed him into
the living room Daphne tried 20 re*
deem herself by buslnessllke direcN
ness.
"Mr. Duane, you must thlnh 1t very
peculiar of me to drag you up here.S
II think It's mighty kind Of you.N
"You say that before you hear what
I'm going to ask you. I'm going ID
ask you to do me tremendous fas
vor."
"That will be doing me a tremen
dous favor" he said.
Then she amazed him with her re-
quest: "Ycu offered yesterday--Oi
course I know you didn't mean it--bui
you offered to get me a job with
theatrical manager"
Duane's hospltable smile hardened
into a grlmace of anxiety. He muns
bled, "Oh, yes"
"You know Mr.. Raven-or whatevet
his pane is-very well, don't your"
"Mr. Reben-oh, yes-yes, know
him fairly WELL"
II want to go on the stage. Woult
you dare introduce me to Mr.. RebenN
"Indeed will, and proud to DO it,
"Do you think he'll give me g.
q job7"
"Tll make him."
"How can l ever repay your
Her hand went out to him and ht
took 1t and squeezed It, and
squeezed back gratefully. But he did
not let go. Duane seemed to be en-
cited suddenly.
Daphne drew her hand back, but hif
came with 1t, and Ne followed 'sios(
upon. There was a look In his EYED
that made her uneasy. HIS voice wai
uncertain as he said:
"You can repay me eaihly enough
If you want to-"
II do. But how7 How7" she asked
anxiously, not quite daring to wrench
her hand free.
"By-by being-by being kind ID
me-"
"Kind7 Howl"
He did not answer with words, bW
he lifted her hand with both of hit
to his lips. It was an act of old
tangled gallantry that could hardy
be resented. But. manlike, having
made formal surrender, he tried tt
take command. One hand held hefa
the other swept round her shouldert
and pressed her against him, withosi
roughness yet with strength His lip(
moved now. not toward her hand, but
toward the saeredness Of her mouth
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-04-11

The nerve-rscking chase aftsr se&n
eradication or material ssin ofrsA
blinds TO the nobler sestinents; ~
the cold. perhaps unintenional. digit
inattention or rude. though thozskt
les. rebuff wounds still further IN Al
ready sore and bleeding sui wkes<
tagging and detected splits .trAf
have. with a sympathetic glance. q
smile OF approval, or a welcoming go
ture. been set all atune. the harmssx
to be passed slong.--0rsst EhenzkA
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-04-11

Long ages be-
fore, at the dawn
Of creation, there
had been a song,
"when the morn.
ing stars sang
together and all
the sons Of god
shouted for joy
but that infinite
anthem has not
b cen preserved
nor the words of
the song recorded.
God see m s to
have hastened In
his account of
creation In order
to tell out at
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-04-11

The future seems bright to
Daphne as she ls given what
she believes 10 the opportunity
to realize her ambition. So fe~
difficulties are In the way at the
beginning that she cannot see
those that may loom W In the
future.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-04-11
Songs by the
Sea ~
By REV. GEORGE GUILE
Extension Department. Moody Bihls
Institute. Chicago

TExT-Then sang Moses ana the chill.
dren OF Israel this song unto the Lord
Elk. ISL.
The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1919-04-11

The first song in the Biblei And on
the wilderness side Of the seal
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-27

OF doing away with the department of
reinforcement. leaving the enforce
ment of the law to the local authori-
ties. But in every one of these con-
tests other elements entered into the
contests that determined very largely
the results.
Fourth. The primary indicates q
woeful lack OF interest on the part of
the good people OF Virginia in the
election of men to the legislature to
enact laws uron which to a large ex-
tent depend the health. prosperity and
happiness OF the people. Notwith-
standing the fact that the wet inter-
ests put forth a vigorous and determ-
ined effort to get their friends to the
polls, only about one fourth of the
qualified voters showed sufficient in
terest in the primary to cast their
votes.
The activity OF the wet forces and
the interest of men at the head OF the
state government in the election OF
wet men to the legislature, prove that
there Is In the state Of Virginia an &C
tive organization opposed to prohibi-
ton This wet organization knows
full we'll that the prohibition law as
administered by Commissioner j. Sid
ney Peters and hts department has
been n success, and has proved such
a blessing, that the people of this
commonwealth are In no frame Of
mind to hear any discussion or to take
any part In opposition to prohibition.
But this organization has been wise
enough and shrewd enough to make
its night against the department, the
destruction .of which would weaken
the prohibition law, and eventually
bring prohibition into disrepute In the
state. To show that there b such an
organization. backed by the wet In
tereets of the country, want to quotes
from a letter written by l.. II. Gibson
and Gale NJ. Hartley The quotation is
as follows:
In April Of this year your or
gantzation department, upon your
instructions, was represented at
conference held at the Jeffer-
SON Hotel in Richmond, Va. to
discuss the campaigns about to
be waged In that state. At this
meeting your representatives
suggested a survey Of the state
and a campaign based upon the
plans which such a survey might
develop. Under your instructions
man was sent to Virginia rep
resenting your bureau in order to
give such advice Ar might be re-
quired regarding the method OF
utilizing the information con-
cerned in the survey.
tsigned):
Il. H. GIBSON.
GALE NJ HARTLEY.
The contents OF this letter was writ
ten In the Congressional Record at the
hearing Of the senate committee on
the activities ~ thn HArvS = - A ~ at.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-27
EXCHANGING PLEASANT WORDS

In the main. Professor de Valera's
address was scholarly presentation
Of historical facts already familiar 10
most of his audience and equally IA
miliar opinions as 20 their bearing.
His references TO the last six score
years of English Irish history were,
however, dIsappointingly meager. A
lot of water has flowed under the
bridge since the beginning of the
nineteenth century and many things
have happened of much more imme
diate importance In relation to Ireland
and its aspirations than all OF the
events of more remote periods.
There was throughout a suitable
recurrence of applause but never any
profound outburst of emotion never
any indication of the rampant fight
Ing spirit that used to characterize
f3EShiuES talttH w ulSCuSS lEeidIn =
national aspirations. This may have
been due 10 a preponderance in the
audience of Americans who are sucn
first and last and In between, or it
may have been caused by an earnest
desire to avoid any of the unseemly
demonstra tons which have marred
some of the de Valera meetings.; or,
most probable of all. the audience
felt the incongruity of being told that
America is obliged TO decide whether
Ireland shall be free.
Not that there was any lack OF
sympathy for ireland or Its people.
No question could be raised abou,
that.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-27

Something has happened TO take
the shamrock spirit out OF Irish
meetings That's the sorrowful de-
cisson Of at least ore who attended
the gathering of the Friends OF Irish
freedom at the city Auditorium.
True, expert Interpolation OF the
national anthem and Dixie" at
psychological moments STAYED off the
appearance of lack Of spontaneity in
the cheers addressed to individuals
By an audience OF moderate size.
But nobody was inspired TO so out
and smash the first Englfshman he
met al was the case in the good old
dayT' before the Irish Republic" IL
thare II one. acquired president and
sent him to the United States TO urge
the righteousness CT Ertn's cause,
The genial gentleman who presided
d16 In fact, speak well OF Ireland ana
the Irish and. with many polite words.
introduced the mayor. the mayor, In
turn, with meticulous courtesy. pre-
scented the governor. and he. after his
customary allusion to the days of his
boyhood spent in Richmond. intro
duced Professor de Valera with
friendly expressions: and the profess
sor talked earnestly in support OF the
general proposition that Ireland never
has legally been subject to England
and ought to be legally freed from
England now. His most fervent sen
fences were uttered on behalf of his
title to the presidency" OF the Irish
Republic" about which he appeared
deeply concerned.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-08-27
INCREASE m RICE CONSUMPTION

proaches maturity, and ordinary reap
ing and threshing machines used II
harvesting the crop.
This revolutionized rice growing II
the United States. and was in fact 4
new development In world produc-
ton, for IN no other country has this
method been practised. The produce
ing area was expanded from the
Carolinas and Georgia to the Missis-
sippi Valley. Arkansas. and Texas and
recently certain areas in California,
and the annual production has In
created from $4,000 600 to 100000
900 pounds lin former years to over
1000, 600, 900 pounds year at this
time. making the United States by far
the largest rice producer of the Oc-
cidental world
or course. our biggest rice crop of
over 1000. 0oo. 900 pounds per annum
while the largest in the Occidental
world is a triie when compared with
that of some of the Oriental coun-
tries, where rice is the chief article Of
food for a very dense population.
Siam, for example. produces over
5000, 000,0 pounds of rice a year
against our 1000. 900, 900 pounds, the
Dutch East Indies 1000, 900, 900
pounds; Japan 1900. ooo. 900 and In-
dia 10000. 100000 pounds while
China, which has no official figures OF
her crop may equal or possibly ex-
coed India in production. bringing the
worlds total crop to approximately
200. 900, 900, 900 pounds a year.
Few people realize that the worlds
production Of rice Is nearly as great
as the world production OF wheat,
pound for pound. We often hear It
said that rice is the chief cereal food
of more than one-half the popula ton
of the world. and this is probably
true, but we do not realize how near
the rice production comes to equalling
that of wheat when compared by ac-
tual quantity. The best estimates
that can be made of the rice produc-
ton of the world indicate that the
grand total In favorable years il
600 pounds. while the number OF
pounds of wheat grown even In the
high record years of 1919 and 1916
was but about FAC, 900, 900. 900 pounds
each year.