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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-12-11
Oh you PACKERS!

Possibly the reader have noticed in the dispatches
few days ago that convention held San Fran
cisco. and that convention Mr. Lewis Swift of the
great packing firm of Swift Co, made the statement
that packers profits amount to about two per cent and
all stories of exhorbitant profits in meat packing
nonsense"
been talking lot of and you ought to quit 1T
You certainly must agree that two per cent annum
interest large investment is not exhorbitant
But for all that there few things about it we
understand possibly because of being obtuse.
something What can't understand is just why Messrs
Swift Armour Cuddehay and other multi,mllionares
like they should work hard all their lives for
measey two cent, when they could take the money
to the savings bank and get twice that and fishing
and have to about business strikes and
all that sort of thing They could invest it in Govern
men bonds and get four cent and then just sit
the porch and smoke and do nothing. instead of rolling
up their silk undershirt sleeves and grabbing big
butcher knife and cutting steers threats all day. and
wndng around in blood and cutting hams and livers
and hamburger and everything all for beggarly two
only half what they could get for doing nothing
We where these gentlemen instead Of
being pirates and profteers. have been thinking
and saying, in reality phazthrophists who work
hard ala their lives just for benefit and at loss Of
half to themselves. Mr. Swift says himself. and he
ought know In point of the fact he does know Far
be 1t from to intimate that Mr. Swift and his
philanthropists are undertaking the lAurels
from the brow of the late Mr. Annanias who departed
this world few hundred years ago with first prize for
being able stretch the truth far any girl does
her chewing gum.
But naturally enough, when to the butcher for
slice of Swfts premium ham and he slices it thin
with safety that it is In the class with pink
plaster and charge about 70 cents pound for
it. why just sort Of get tangled in calculations
and don't know which is Mr. Annanas and which is
Mr.. Swift
We glad to be set right.-Nucla Independent
1t is mighty poor opinion Governor Shoup has
Of the ability of the state legislature which he has called
into special session He believes the members competent
ffu~lv Hated
States constitutional amendment giving the right
to vote to the additional appropriations which
he has recommended for several and
their salaries and but the absorbing
subject of proteering the advises that 1t Be
let alone being too big question for them to handle
On the other hand he advises at great length the
sty Of curbng the of the multitude for relief from
cruel and oppressive costs Of living necessities head
ing to public sentiment fraught with danger to the
stability of the In plain unvarnished words
he advises gagging deportng imprsoning those that
complain because of oppression. while extending ndef
nitey the period and of the
Chief, axe
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1919-12-11

today & l was tawlcing 2 her & had
my hans behind my back in the dish.
asst her why diddent the wimmen
strike & she sed mebby they will sum
time. As I went out she seen the
coolVs & she struck Busting
coolys. Which had in my hip
Pocket. 4Il.
Wednesday-Skool was very dul
& uninteresting place today as Jane
was absent all day. herd she has
indispepsy or sum thing.
Thanksgiving fut ball in the
morning & ct a lotta turlkie & Kran-
berrys & mints pie & etc & TUX sum
medisine in the evening. Mebby I
can get out Of going 2 skool tomorro.
We still have saur naut Cabbage
for sale. &c per pound.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24

The actual defenders Of the red flag
do not know or have forgotten that
red was formerly the color OF the
church militant. and also OF royalty un-
Ill the epoch when Henry vi. kim OF
England, took the title OF king of
France. Then red came 20 be consid'
cred as an inimieal color In France
and wa replaced by white. which In
its turn was given up by the English
The red flag was displayed by the
Catholic troops Of Charles TX and
Henry III. while the nag Of the Prot.
estants we're xhta
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24
AncIent lime Recorders.

Perhaps the first reference to al
tenipts to reckon time by mechanical
a Is found In Isaiah 3S-S. writer
supposedly about 7l3 b. c.. "the sun
dial OF Ahaz." Pliny says that Anaxl
mander invented a sun dial about 55C
b. G. The FIRST u dial at Rome was
placed In the Temple OF Quirinus
about POS Is. c.. when time was divided
into hours. The clepsydra. or water
clock. was the NEXT time recorder In.
vented.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-01-24
Wind That scorehea

The name 'harmattan" has been
given 10 a dry hot wind which blows
from the interior OF Africa toward the
Atlantic during December, January
and February. Every plant. every bit
Of grass and leaf In Its course 10
wtthered as though II had been scar
cd by heat from q furnace.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-14
UNDERGROUND WATERS OF ARID SECTIONS TO
 BE USED FOR HOME

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-To en courage reclamation of Nevada's des ert lands, the House passed a bill authorizing exploration in that state for underground waters to be used for irrigation purposes The meas ure, having passed the Senate, now goes to the President. Under its terms the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to give a home seeker the exclusive right for two years 60 develop underground waters, and if in that time. he, demonstrates the successful irrigation of 20 acres, he is given $40 acres for his labor.
 Peculiar climate and geographical conditions in Nevada were cited by proponents of the bill in urging its passage. The pointed out that less than 100000 of the 7O,OOO, ,O00 acres in the state had become pri vately owned under the existing homestead and desert land laws, but that if irrigation from underground were successful, the states develop ment would be rapid.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-14

To NEGLECT to advertise real estate, in a timely and adequate way. is usually very expensive rolicy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-14
NEW OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED
 BY THE KNIGHTS

Archbishop Seghers Council No. 176G Knights of Columbus installed officers for the comm term in their meeting place in the rcolls adjacent to St. Ann's hospital last night.
 Fred Hehert, Past Grand Knight, acsed as Installing officer an! the following officers were installed:
 Grand Knight, B. A. llossclle.
 Deputy Grand Knight, Martin 4. Lavenik.
 Chancellor, William Van Well.
 Reporter Maurice Casey. Financial Secretary, James F. Hur- ley. l
 Treasurer, Eugene McCloskey. Advocate, Wm. H. Kelly. Warden, Peter Coggins Inside Guard, James M. Mahoney. Outer Guard, Albert Thibadeau. Trustee, Harley J. Turner. You get real meal satisfaction at the Alaska Grill. adv. The ice cream that can't be beat at the
 adv. JUNEAU BILLIARD CO.,
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-14
FALL REUNION OF
 MASONS TO BEGIN
 ON THE MORROW
Scottish Rite Bodies of the Valley of Juneau Will Then Commence Their
 Sessions

Tomorrow afternoon, in Odd Eel lows hall, the fall reunion of the Scottish Rite bodies 3of the Valley of Juneau, will cornmence their ses- sions, which will continue each af- ternoon and evening for the remain der of the week, closing with the banquet at 10 o'clock Saturday even ing.
 According to the program the first days session will be in charge of the officers of Alaska Lodge of Per lection No. 1, with Emil Gastonguay, S2, Venerable Master; Thursday's s session in charge of Alaska Chapter of Rose Croix No. 1. Harry Edwin Garlock, 32, Wise Master; Friday in charge of the officers of Alaska Coun- cil of Kodosh No. 1, Weinand T. Tolch, 32. Commander, and the final )f Alaska Consistory No. 1, Maurice Staples Whittier, 32, K. c. c. H., Commander-in-Ch A large class )f initiates are in the city awaiting the reunion when the degrees Of Masonry from the Fourth to the 12nd are to be given.
 The decorations and setting for the different degrees will be under
 the direction of Louis Lomax Hard ing, 32, while the music for reunion will be under the direction of Miss Ethel Forbes.
 The following are the officers of Alaska Lodge of Perfection No. 1 who will have charge of the open 'ngsessions:
 Emil Gastonguay, 32, Venerable Master; Walter Bradley King, 32, Senior Warden; Clarence Jefferson Woofter, B, Junior Warden; Louis Lomax Harding, 32. Orator; Charles Goldstein, 32, Almoner; Harry Ed ward Brown. 32. Secretary; William Casey, 32, Treasurer; Amos Walter Hundstrom, 32 Master of Ceremonies; Alexander Mills. Assistant Expert; Laurie M. Stevenson. 32, Captain of -he host; Louis Irkin Mccoy. 32. Tiler.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-14

They're off! Elias Colonel 
  a emigrant Old America competing with the Doughboy ptted against lieutenant colonel blood mingling with red Island. N originally ground taking tn political staged In history. the Democrats to overwhelmingly staggering odds f'a'" pide himself against him?
  C raise his family sweat of his brow in the land of the free
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-14
CHANGE IN BREAD PRICE

Effective October 15, we will dis continue handling the small Decent loaf of bread, and will sell only the larger 16-ounce loaf for 15 cents, or two loaves for 25 cents This is change in the interests of economy and convenience and does not represent an increase in the price of bread. although the price of flour has been increased lately, to say nothing of freight rates.
 We are also discontinuing deliv- cries except to restaurants, hospit- als and outlying stores.
 adv. PEERLESS BAKERY.
 SAN FRANCISCO BAKERY.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-14
WHALE IN
 THE YUKON RIVER

DAWSON, Y. T., Oct. 14.-Dawson is exercised by report that a vale was seen in the Yukon river at the mouth of the Sixtymile river a little south of here and 1000 miles inland. Angus Cameron, prospector, arrived in small boat and VOWS he saw the big fellow playing beside the boat. A whale was killed in the Yukon at the mouth of the Panama river early last spring after travelling 1000 miles inland.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-14
MRS. s. SWANSON
 DIES AT HOSPITAL

Mrs. S. Swanson, who was so badly burned or last Wednesday at her home on Ninth street, died this morn ing at St. Ann's hospital. The re- mains are at the c. w. Young under taking parlors awaiting arrangements for the burial
 S. Swanson, the husband of the de- ceased woman arrived in port several days ago on board the halibut boat Valhalla, he being a member of the crew of that boat, and having been sent for.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-14
RED CROSS CANTEEN
 CLOSED AT LEWIS

TACOMA, Oct. 14.-The Red Cross canteen, which served soldiers sent to Camp Lewis for demobilization, was closed after serving 22.673 sol diers since last February. A total of 45,200 sandwiches, 1000 cakes and 1,500 gallons of coffee was part of the food consumed by the returning fighters.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-14
RELEASED ON BAIL

Vincent Rendazzo, who has been confined in the federal jail under sentence from the U. s. Commission CT at Petersburg, was let out today under $500 cash bail. Rendazzo was found guilty of gambling at Peters burg some time ago.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-14
HARRY s. NEW WILL
 HAVE TRIAL LATER

LOS ANGELES, Oct 14-Trial of Harry S. New, who claims to be a son of United States Senator New of Indiana, on charge of murdering his fiancee, Miss Frcida Lesser, was postponed until December 16.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-14
CAPT. KELLY ENTERS
 GOVERNMENT SERVICE

Capt F. Kelly, for several years master of the Alaska Steamship Company's freighter Ketchikan. has been appointed a member of the Board of Inspectors of Hullsi and. Boilers at Seattle, and will quit the. Alaska run. ~aDatne l. 9satfol
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-14
LEAVES FOR skAoWAY

The Estebeth left for Skagway and way points at 10 o'clock last night carrying the following passengers: For Jualin, Miss M Walsh, Tom liar. ris, Mike Joyce, J. D. King. J. W. Sin clair, Pedro Lopez; for Eldred Rock Fred King.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-14
DELEGATES STILL BUSY @t9i
 WITH NEW CONSTITUTION

The delegates to the Labor Con- vention in Union Hall continued their session today in formulating and going over a Constitution and Bylaws.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-14
LEAVES FOR coBoovA

J. P. Hubrick was a passenger booked for Cordova today on the Alaska. Aa
Evening star., 1919-11-16

frequently changed from left to right,
and during portions OF the trip the
prisoners have their handouts re-
moved q few at time e 11sssn, The use Of
cape, and more particularly to pre-
vent attempts at escape that would
only lead to injury Of the individuals
concerned.
1T is believed that Miss Dexter must
have been misinformed by some
prisoner or former prisoner. The
statement that the guards and sem
tries who are to convey further
shipment of prisoners west had ar
rived last Thursday is untrue, as is
likewise the statement that they
brought with them iron boots and
chains In the transfer of the last
lot of general prisoners to Fort
Leayenworth they were turned over
the gates of the disciplinary barracks
They had been bathed and provided
with clean. warm. serviceable winter
Undertaking and good. comfortable
outerclothing. Upon being turned
Evening star., 1919-11-16
Z1ONISTS GATHER TONIGHT.
Mass Meeting to Be Held at

The mass meeting of the Zionists
Of the District of Columbia will be
held tonight at 8 o'clock in the Ahavath
Israel Synagogue. Louis Lipsky and
Alb. Goldberg, leaders of the Zionists'
movement, will speak on 1.-THE Realiza-
ton of the Zionists' Program" The
movements and accomplishments of
the cause will be summarized. includ-
ing all the happenings that have oc-
Cured since the momentous declara-
ton of Arthur ]. Balfour, who pledged
Great Britain's support in the effort
to create Palestine a national Jewish
home The second anniversary of this
declaration Vas celebrated here two
weeks ago today.
A recent pronouncement with re-
spect to the future Palestine policy of
Evening star., 1919-11-16

to brutal and intolerable conditions"
He said that Maj. John E. Hunt. COM
mandant of the Atlantic disciplinary
barracks. declared the charges 'false"
and that Miss Dexter had been dis
missed from the War Community
Service for having made them with
out proper foundation.
1T has been necessary recently"
said Gen. Harris. ito transfer certain
general prisoners from the Atlantic
branch to the main United States dis
ciplinary barracks at Fort Leaven-
worth on account of the excess num-
Der Of prisoners at the Atlantic
branch. due to the transfer of prison.
ers from Europe. A shipment of 1870
general prisoners was made a few
days ago. In the transfer of these
prisoners there was no use made Of
any iron boots, leg irons or chains
There is no record Of these irons be-
ing used at any time in the transfer
of our prisoners from one disciplinary
barracks to another. In all of our
transfers Of prisoners use is made Of
handouts, two prisoners being hand
cuffed together These handouts are
Evening star., 1919-11-16
MEETS T0D|SCUSS
ECONOMIC TOPICS
RELATING TO SOUTH
Plans Under Way for 18th
Annual Convention of Com
merciaI Congress.

Preparatory to the eleventh annual
convention of the Southern CONNER
cial Congress. to be held in Savannah,
Ga, December to 10. DIR. Clarence J..
Owens, director general of the con-
gress. assisted by Buist c. Getsinger,
commissioner of commerce of Geor-
gia. is to open offices in Savannah
this week. Offices and headquarters
will be in the Hotel De Soto, it is
announced.
the eleventh anniversary of the con-
gress and on the siXty-third anniver-
sary of the session of the original
Southern Commercial Congress held
in Savannah prior to the civil war.
Evening star., 1919-11-16

over to their new guard. they were
searched for contraband. They were
allowed to retain the cigarettes that
had been given them for the trip.
Articles like pictures and papers that
they wished to preserve were collect
ed, suitably marked and placed in
bags and taken with them on the trip
for redelivery on their arrival at their
destination. There was absolutely no
destruction of any articles belonging
to the prisoners. Their extra articles
were handled the same as the extra
baggage taken by any individuals
travelling by train"
Evening star., 1919-11-16
SAYS ARMY PRISONERS
WERE NOT M|STREATED
Adjt. Gen. Harris Answers Charges
Made by Miss Elizabeth
B. Dexter.

Adjt. Gen. Harris at the War De-
partment has made a specific denial
of published charges made by Miss
Elizabeth B. Dexter. house mother of
the Hall of States, New York city.
that certain military prisoners trans
ferred from the Atlantic branch disci-
plinary barracks to other disciplinary
barracks in the west were subjected
Evening star., 1919-11-16
Commissions to Delegates.

Commissions are being issued to
each states 100 delegates, appointed
by the governors of the states with
in the jurisdiction of the congress- and
representatives are being appointed
by commercial organizations and mu-
inequalities throughout the territory.
1t is expected that several thousand
delegates will attend the convention.
Seats will be provided on the plat
form for 100 men and women nation
ally and internationally known, in
Guiding foreign diplomats and trade
commissioners, members of the cabi-
net and Congress, governors of states
and group of experts to discuss the
economic subjects relating to the
sorth.
The congress will be presided over by
Senator Duncan U. Fletcher, honorary
president, and Robert W. Bingham. The
woman's auxiliary will be presided over
by Miss Louise G. Lindsey of Nash
vile, Tenn. and the house of southern
governors by Gov. Hugh NJ. Dorsey,
chairman of the house.
Evening star., 1919-11-16
PARD0NED BY PRESIDENT.
DR.. Chambers of Florida Ever
glades Company Gets Freedom.

KANSAS CITY. Mo. November Is
full and unconditional pardon has
been granted by President Wilson 10
DR. E. c Chambers, president of tho
Florida Everglades Land Company.
sentenced January S. 1915. to servo
pay a $4,000 fine by Judge John c.
Pollock of the federal court.
A copy of the pardon was filed today
by the United States district attorney
with the clerk If the court here.
Evening star., 1919-11-16
Hangar and Five Planes Burn.

BELLEFONTE, Pa, November Is
Fire tonight destroyed the hangar,
office building, four De Haviland and
one Curtiss plane at the Bellefonte
aviation field. the first station on the
New ork-to-Chicago aero mail line.
rhe origin Of the fire is unknown.
Evening star., 1919-11-16
W. J. divers Trial Date Fixed.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, November 15-
The trial of William ]. Oliver, presi-
dent Of the Oliver Tractor Companv
and former president Of the Knoxville
Board of Commerce. who is charged
by the government with sabotage and
fraud. has been set for hearing in
federal court Monday. December 50
Evening star., 1919-11-16

England made by Lord Curzon. pre3ent
secretary of the British empire. will
also be disclosed. as well as infor-
nation regarding late negotiations
with the French and Italian govern
ments on the development of Zionist
aspirations.
Evening star., 1919-11-16
Themes for Discussion.

The themes of the eleventh con-
gress will be, first. the south's part in
he American merchant marine; second.
the south's part in the solution of the
economic problems of the nation; third,
the extension OF the trade of the
outhern states with Latin-American
countries.
The house Of southern governors is
to hold an executive session and it is
expected program will be worked
out providing for a concert of action
~ the southern states, both as to ra-
clal and economic subjects and as to
the financing of the south's greatest
asset, its cotton crop.
A complete program for the con-
gress, giving the full report as to
speakers and titles of addresses, will
be ready within a week.
Evening star., 1919-11-16
i. D. c. F|VE-DAy
CONVENTION ENDS
Hearing Reports and Ad-
dresses and Final Business
Occupies Last Sessions.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
TAMPA, Fla, November 15,-with
presentation to the convention of the
officers elected for the coming wear.
the twenty-sixth annual convention of
the United Daughters of the Con.
federacy closed it's five-day session
here tonight The new president gen.
eral is Mrs. Roy Weeks Mckinney of
Paducah, KY, and she succeeds Miss
Mary q. Poppenheim of Charleston.
S. c.
Today's sessions were given over to
receiving final reports and closing up
business. and hearing an address BY
Gen. W. B. Haldeman Of Louisville.
KY, chairman of the Jefferson Davis
Memorial Association, who told what
the association had accomplished and
expressed the belief that all the funds
necessary to complete the statue to
the president of the Confederacy
would soon be in hand. DR.. Henry
Lewis, president of Washington and
Lee University. also made an address.
complimenting the Daughters on their
work.
Georgia's organization heads the
list in number Of scholarships given
to descendants of Confederates in the
past year, with a value of $2S,s5O.
Alabama was second, with a value Of
s6.741. The grand total of ali the
scholarships conferred in the past
year was $72.464.65.
World War Committee Reports.
The report of Mrs. ]. A. Rountree
of Alabama, chairman Of the war re-
lief committee of the organization
now known as the world war record
committee, reported that members of
the U. D. c. had purchased a total of
s24,655,25s.ss of liberty bonds and
war savings stamps. Contributed by
the membership to the Red Cross
work. s43s,603.66; to other war relief.
S370.O51.S9; to French and Belgian
orphans. s73,900: to American Hospi-
tai No. l, $41.60o; to hero fund, $1O,-
500; a grand total Of $25,59s.916.03.
Articles contributed to the Red Cross
for war relief numbered 15,742,9O4.
At tonight's session the Daughters
passed resolutions offered by Mrs.
Florence Murphy Cooley Of Jacksonville,
Fla. indorsing the treaty Of peace and
the league Of nations as submitted to
the Senate by President Wilson, and
urging that they be adopted without
reservations.
Evening star., 1919-11-16
Trade Commission to Report.

The trade commission, organized by
the Southern Commercial Congress, that
has just returned from a survey of the
opportunities for direct and reciprocal
trade relations between the south and
Europe, will submit it's formal report at
the savannah congress. Representatives
OF the trade commissions of European
eountries now in the United States will
participate in the convention. The Sec
retary of the Navy, as in former con-
Sresses, held in Charleston, Norfolk and
Baltimore, will mobilize vessels of the
stlantic fleet in the Savannah river and
harbor for official participation, and it
expected the War Department will be
'epresented by Gen. John ]. Pershing
nd staff. Gen. Pershing having ac-
nepted tentatively and having indicated
that he saw no barrier in the way of
his presence in Savannah
The United States Department of
Commerce will be represented by the
ct!ns Secretary, who viii Ii an
address. and by officerslDf the bureau
# foreign and domestic commerce,
who, as trade advisers. will be in at
endance for consultative purposes
lcting Secretary of Commerce Sweet
will mobilize the fleet of the Depart
nent of Commerce in the Savannah
liver. and arrangements will be made
or delegates attending the congress
o visit the vessels of the Navy and
he Department of Commerce, and
,ruises complimentary to the dele
gates will be conducted on the river
and harbor.