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The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-06
HOME ENTERTAINMENTS
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 There was time, in the dim distant past, before the day of jazz orchestra and Stagey vampires of sinuous and scnsuous stride and pointed eyebrows. even in the memory of those not altogether in the aged class, when mothers gave little home par ties, invited the friends of daughters and sons and 'sgood times were had by all. ," That era evidently has passed, to great extent at least and like all things that have gone before, the question arises as to whether for good or ill.,
 What are the effects of the changed conditions? And what are the effect of the lack of home parties not only for young but for those passing the age covered by the term "young people.
 The natural instinct of man and wo- man is for home, a home That is not so true possibly from l5 to 25 unless parents make a particular effort to make the home more attractive, source of greater enjoy ment than the street, the dance, the public playhOuse or restaurant box, but ultimate ly the mind drifts to home
 Somewhere in that good book which has been described as the best seller of all ages something is said to the effect that charity covers multitude of sins And charity does not mean the giving of aims primarily. It means showing that kindly, brotherly, benevolent attitude toward fcI- low beings that brings happiness into their lives
 During the war there were few if any mothers or fathers, or owners of homes in Ketchikan that did not dig down and give liberally to the Red Cross, that charity might be shoWered upon suffering peoples of the world. They were charitable and are charitable, yet they go away from home to do their charity and overlook that which they could perform on every side about them
 Has 1t ever occurred to you, owners of homes, that there are men and women in Ketchikan who never know, year in and year out, the comforts or the atmosphere of homes? Has 1t ever occurred that there are many who never put their teeth into piece of homemade cake or lemon pie covered with delicious frosting ''such as mother used to make?" Has is ever occurred what It llcdIlS lO IIcSt Sttllc pcOl)lc IO NOih udS in and day out, eating wholly in restaurants and rooming in quarters where the only in terest in them is that they pay regularly? Has 1t ever occurred that it is the natural bent of men to seek the association of wo- men, good women preferably and bad WO men in desperation in some cases? Has it ever occurred that there are many men who drift thru the world without knowing the joys of home that would become homebuilders if shown the prepOnderant pleasures of the surroundings that might easily be brot to their attention? Has it ever occurred that all girls are good girls until they go bad, and that it is not usually in the home atmosphere that they drift to the path of waywardness?
 Has it ever occurred what a charity, real, home-like honest Christian charity, with little or no expense, it would be to| take these weary wanderers from the streets for an evening or two?
 The day of the home-party has gone It's too bad It is to be hoped that it may be revived, for it could be only for good.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-06
DOUCHBOY BEAT
 SURGEON TO IT

BREST, (By MaiD-A few days ago, according to story in the French papers, a street row occurred here in which some Americans sol diers took part One of them was hit by revolver bullet. The hos pital surgeon took a long time prob ing the wound; but the American +totcaIly bore the pain.
 'What are you doing anyway" he asked finally.
 Looking for the bullet" said the doctor.
 "H.hy didn't you say so? I've got it in my pocket I took it out my self" was the retort
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-06
CREEKS
CONNECTING ROUTE

Panama to -
 St. Michaels via Kokrines, Ruby. Nulato Kaltag and Unalakleet twice a week-427 miles. Panama to
 Bottles, Nolan, Koyukuk points 18th of each month. Unlakeet to Nome once a week 500 miles.
 Kaltag to Holy Cross once a month 200 miles.
 Ruby to Flat, weekly, via Long Cripple Poorman, Ophir, McGrath Ia cotna, Idtarod to Flat. Supplying Tolstoi-45O pounds each way.
 Holy Cross to Bethel once a month via Russian Mission and Pimute- 190 miles.
 Unakleet to Kotzebue, twice a month, via Haycock, Candle Kee- walik and Deering 300 miles.
 Kotzebue to Sungnak monthly. via Noorvik and Kiana. Leaves first of each month-225 mics.
 Kotzebue to Point Barrow Dec. 1st, Feb. 1st, April 1st, via Tigara and Wainwright-65 miles.
 Golovin to Council twice a month -35 miles.
 Nome to Taylor, twice a month 122 miles.
 Nome to Teller, once a month 90 miles
 St. Michael to Fortuna Ledge twice a month via Andrefsky.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-06
NOT EXACTLY

T wonder one thing, mamma" "What is it chiId?"
 Do the mermaids make up the oyster beds with sheets of water?"
The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-11-06
MAIL BULLETIN
All mails close one hour before
 departure.

OUTSIDE AND coAST-
 Leave Fairbanks Sunday and Wed nesday 9 a. m.
 Leave Chitina Thursday and Friday ' a. m.
 Arrive 11-day limit. PANAMA AND NOME, via Hot
 Springs
 Leaves about Wednesdays a. m. NENANA-
 "unadav and Friday 5 a. m. Closes D. m, night before No regular schedule. CIRCLE
 Leaves Chatanika 1st, Sth, 16th, and 2ith of each month.
 Leaves Fairbanks on train to con meet. See bill board in local post office
 Time five and ~one-half days. RlCHARDsoN-
 Leaves Fairbanks Wednesdays with Outside mail. LIVENGOOD. via OInes.
 Leaves Fairbanks, Wednesday a. m. CREEKS
 Berry, Fox, Dome and Cleary, Leaves Monday, Wednesday and Fri day a. m.
 Arrive Monday, Wednesday and Friday ' D. m.
 Meehan leaves Monday and Friday 9 a. m.
 Arrive Tuesday and Saturday ' p. m.
 Cinema leaves Tuesday and Satur- day ' a. m.
 Arrives Tuesday and Saturday g a.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-20

rho disturbance lasted 20 minutes
The cnImrird distance Of the origin
~ the shoe. Is $3.50 miles aud iis
probable location, according To ".p.
,gp figures would be Ia either south
cGI McA.cO or ln ~" coasf noun
Guny NJ eouthwoslorn British Coz
IufubIa
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-04-20

city. arrested Nolln, who admitted
his identity before COmmlrfipu"r
Wilkins .Nu uri,r ~ removal may
hc uu'tuSt from Iu1g" WuuIrouru
nov pI,aIdIrg a. tho Tulsa term OF
tho limited Slutca district ,oTrt fpr
invites friends 90 after Easter dance.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-30

lative power The short s..,.-
passed into history as do-no,,tonn
session Even appropriation h",ss
FAILED In the final jam and srra,,n'. S,'A
There was absolutely no lcsd.r.h,.
In either party. sup
The new congress will face .,,.-
war tasks hardly less lmporiar, ,h..
those with which the late rn,,o..Il ,''N
wrestled. Partisan polite. .ta'.''
be s'ernly discouraged, and cy.,,. "a
fort shopld be made 10 win anrl,,''', ~,
by sincere and intelligent ssr,,.,-'
When the congress confin,. r. ~
tion to the dictation OF the p-esidn.,
II loses Its efficiency and i,s rnusc.,,
for Independent action. Thr ay
ficiency OF congress must be re-.
tablished In or9er ghat II ma, -
cover the confidence o the pennlo
serving them lt'must have tho ron,l
age 10 perform its own d.Iti..
that OF necessity will In turn 60
the executive department 10 ,,rt,o.
Itself to It's proper duties as rl,
down In the constitution ana ~
laws We have been going Wv
strongly In the direction OF ors. r,," ,ou
government We must get h.cg ~
first principles
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-30
Governments and PcopIe

hAHhhh Nlly star.
In much OF the current digcr.s,,.
or the league of nations there ~
disposition to draw "A sharp lin. h,
tween peoples on the one hand a,.,
governments" on the other IN.
president began IL when ne first ,sa5
tho draft OF tho proposed constItn'
ton TO the peace conference. ~ u,ay
say there IN universal feeling" bs
said, that the world cannot resi- an,
isfied with merely official guidance 4.
And the New Republic find, thu
league constitution objectionable he
cause II provides for the rrpresents
ton In the league only " govern
mems In this respect the proposed
league falsified its own deepest need
by doing nothing to supplement the
association OF peoples"
This IL "A curious and Interesting
distinction here. We know how II Ia
Ourselves. when We are enthusia.
tically for something that the gov.
eminent happens to be dense abou,
We feel certain that the government
is something distinct and apart. ana
that the people" somehow are dii.
ferent.
1t Is fashionable Just now TO refer
TO the old. bad order in Europe
that Is to say the governments Th.
peoples are supposed TO be much
more enlightened. much more libera!
than their governments
tnhappily that is one OF the ll,
sions' OF enthusiasm. In the long run
the government Is a pretty fair rep.
resentalon OF the mass or the people
lf II were not the people would
change H.
How would the Association ot
peoples" that the New Republic re-
fers to so easily get their expression, -,
They would have TO elect representa-.
tircs. But that Is what they do new
Governments are elected hv III.
people. How would the new repre-
sentatives differ from the old They
wouldn't
The editors OF the New Republic
doubtless think that the people ct
the United States would send a dele.
CATION OF editors OF toe New Repub
lie. supplemented perhaps by certain
liberal colleges professors. to sit IN
the body OF delegates OF the leagus
OF nations. beside the official dele.
CATION OF editors OF the New Repub.
men. But experience IL against this
idea. The people OF Pennsylvana
elected Mr. Penrose. The people Of
New York city elected Mayor liylan
The people of Chicago elected Mayor
Thompson and seem likely to repeat
No. II has to be confessed that the
people get about the sort OF repre-.
scntation In their governments ,ha,
the bulk OF them want Various
minority groups usually think they
display bad judgment. But tho az.
eraRc citizen prides himself on hi,
right to vote as he durn plcascs And
he does.
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-30
Live Issues of the
Day


Detroit Free Press.
Tho men who nre orgnniziHg so
CictyIfor the placing OF American
objections to the league NJ nations
covenant before the Paris confer
cnCc. and before the people OF Eng.
land and France are taking a
mumontuus and significant step. II
Is a step OF "A sort generally resortcd
TO only by people under dcspotic
government Nevertheless 1t cyi-
dently IL a step inspired by a convic-
tion that In no other way can
Europe hc made acquainted with
the position OF a controlling clc-
mcnt I'm the American senate and
with the sentiment OF a large part
OF the American public.
The movement under way Ia cs-
scntially patriotic and non partisan n
and defensive. Tho society IL to
have Tor lts president Henry Wat.
terson. "a lie long democrat and one
OF the original Wilson men, and the
prime object is 10 forcEtall what
Senator elect Mcdil Mccormick Of
Illinois calls an attempt by the pres
idont to put over "A coup d'ctat in
Paris.
The society Is an answer 20 the
supprcssiyc censorship which has
hcen imposed by the executive de
pRrtment IN violation ~ its promise
when II took over the cable systems.
and which is preventing the trans
FER across seas ot American COM
mcnt on the league covenant in up-
position TO the presidents views, Sr
in contradiction OF his recent dccla
ration that he was returning to
Europe with the people " the
United States solidly behind his
championship OF the unamcndcd
Covcupnt There ig evidence Of q
general ignorance abroad ~ the real
state Of sentiment i'm this country
which may work harm II j, is not
removed In France for instance
there has been no publication OF the
debates in the senate over the Gov
cuRut sOnly the presidents Metro
pulitau Opera House speech has re
ccivcd general dissemination
Presumably the society Will en-
dcavor to 4rocurc information as
well lg spread it. There is plenty
TO show that We n America are
getting only fraEmCutnry and fugi-
tive accounts ot the discussions go
ing on abroad We know there Is
great deal of sentiment In favor
OF amendments TO the covenant. we
know thaB'Mr Wilson as champion
OF amendment program
stands almost alone. but on tho
whole, the information we obtain
Is general and sometimes more sug-
gcstlyc than Informative.
Again the society may hc expected
60 seek practical rapprochmcut
between the American and the Brit
ish aud French peoples for the pur-
pose or untrammclcd first hand Als-
,useIou uf matter that means a
great deal 10 all Of them. This
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-30
MIR. Bakcr's Stacker Pets.

81 Louis Globe Democrat
As officers are gradually released
from military service they are tell
ing the truth about thr lcnicnt treat
ment of self-styled conscientious oh
jectors directed by Secretary Baker,
under admonitions to "Reep the. In
structons from getting into the
newspapers" The charges were long
ago given wide circulation, but there
were carefully wordod statements
from the war department construed
Rs emphatic denials, although. when
scrutiniZcd. they were patent eva
sions. intended To deceive. The ac-
Cumulattng evidence Is becoming
overwhelming that all sorts OF shirk-
crs. including towards and German
pthlZers, were ordered treated
AS privileged characters. They we're
exempted from the stern discipline
enforced against soldiers who had
responded 10 their country's call ana
were ready to give their all In the
defense OF the government which
had done no more for them than for
the miserable skulkcrs who pleaded
conscience as an excuse for escaping
their patriotic duty.
Positive dcnials from Secretary
Baker will he received with suspL
Cion. The country remembers too
many OF his assurances and denials
which turned out to be without sub
stantial basis 60 accept his unsup-
ported word on any subject affect
ing his administration. They re-
member the CHEEKY assurances in
February, 1918. as to the sending OF
aircraft to Europe "in quantity" "A
gross misreprese which. no
matter how he might have been TEN
pornrily misled by subordinates into
making, he should have had the
common deccncy to correct, as soon
as he discovered the facts. They re-
call his denial that Gen. March had
reprimanded Gen. Ctowder. although
Col George Harvey has reproduced
the exact text of the reprimand. sent
10 all members of the General staff.
That all the paCifists and slackers
considered Secretary Baker their
friend" is matter of common
knowledge and that he acted as their
friend In critical cases is now a mat
ter Of proof, growing continually In
strength. His action In releasing the
crowd OF sIackers at Fort Leaven-
worth, with honorable discharges.
new suits OF clothes and fun paw,
giving them chance 10 get Jobs in
advance OF the valiant defenders OF
the republic still held in service, was
a conspicuous illustration OF the Ba-
ker attitude. He Is the only secre-
tary OF war any country ever had
that believed in treating slackers
with more tenderness than soldiers.
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A Deteriornting Railroad Service,
Dallas Ne~.


During the war the railroad ad.
minlstration had a sovereign excuse
for the moor service II was giving to
the country. The country understood
that everything had to be subordi-
mated to the needs OF the war. II
trains were discontinued In one part
OF the county, II felt that It was be-
cause there was need to run more
trains In another part OF the country
where industries supplying our mill
tary forces were located, And doubt
less that was not only a good CT.
cuse. but a valid explanation. The
railroad service was purposely made
worse in some parts OF the country
as a necessary means OF making u
better in other parts, where the neeu
OF making IL better was imperative
But the war has ended without,
however, having resulted IN any be'-
terment of the service. II anythlng'
II has bAcv~ae worse. The excuses
and explanations which served IN
war time are no longer aNailaple. .
Addressing the National lndustrhl
Traffic league. during its session III
New Orleans the other day, an OF
ficer OF the railroad administrator
promised an early and great II"
provement In the service. lie seems
to have offered no explanation 10,
the poorGservice that has been give"
since the war ended. and the coun
try, we imagine, would ike 10 hcH,
one. II knows that the service -
much worse than It was before WV
war. And IT knows that EE 49,
much more costly service. lhoso
two facts naturally excite 49, 80
curiosity as to the cause, The oNn,
of the railroads are not getting au,
more than they got before the wa
Neither is more money oelhE pT,.
on tbs upkeep OF the properurr,sgu an
contrary is true, In fact sun So,s
inferior service costs much .s H,o,
than n superior service dld os'.,
tho war. Rates have gone UP Ia
cent, the service has dr'rrIo'S, n,rr
and still the roads arc not ohn.nGG
the low rental. ls the lncl 'bs
wages given to jhe emp,&syess tate.
sole explanation? or docs W. s other
ment made by Mr.. Elliot uls Wr
doy afford some part OF u ,hat
TIiiott. II will be recalled s'H'r" an an
during last year there had ner" me
increase of more than 4o'ouo pcrn.
number OF employees on ihe
sylvania alone,
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-30
Good To Telephone Companies.

I'illdA News.
The supreme court OF Louisiana
has held that suit to restrain the
postmaster general from decreasing
telephone rates In that state is IA
suit against the government OF the
United States, and can not therefore
be entertained without the consent
Of the government. This IN the con-
tention Mr. Green was directed to
make against the suit OF Houston.
and IL the higher courts shall sus-
tain H. hope of escaping the increas>
ed charges would shrink II not col
lapse. As II is, the hope must be a
feeble one The likelihood seems to
he that the postmaster general will
be allowed 10 impose whatever
charges he may think necessary TO
earn the compensation which the
government has obligated itself to
give the telephone companies for
the use OF their properties.
II was said that the telephone
properties were being taken over by
tho government TO serve the Interest
OF the people in the war. The people
will have difficulty In perceiving how
any interest they had in the war has
been served. hut they will have no
difficulty whatever In perceiving how
the interests of the telephone COM
panics have been served. The COM
pensa alton guaranteed 10 them by the
government Is greater than they
could have earned II they had con-
t.nucd to operate their properties,
for they would have been held to
the rates previously in force under
franchise agreements The contcn-
tion OF the government is that these
rates are not compensatory Thus
during the period OF government CON
troll the telephone companies Will
enjoy greater net revenue than
could have hoped for II the govern
ment had not assumed control.
Nor IL this likely to be the only
benefit they will derive from the aC-
ton OF the government in taking
them under it's protection, The gov
ernment has formally declared and
insisted that the higher rates will
yield no more than fair return on
the value OF the properties. Just
what use the telephone companies
will be able to make out OF that
Acknowledgment when they resume
control and operation OF their prop
critics. perhaps only LAWYERS are COM
petent to say. But that they will
try 10 make use OF Il will hardly be
doubted. They will make 1t the
basis Of claim for the retention Of
the higher rates with which the
postmaster general has endowed
them: offer 1t as proof that the rates
which their franchises permitted
them to charge were too low. II
that argument should be allowed,
the telephone companies will have
succeeded In permanently modifying
to their own advantage, franchise
agreements that had become irk-
some TO them. The government has
been good TO the telephone com
panies, undoubtedly
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-30

connecting link between the govern
ment and the men. They were an
active liaison, possessing the min
utest information concerning the SOL
dierE and most able TO serve them.
II the draft boards could serve an
efficient purpose by taking the men
ont Of their homes and their ioUs,
certainly no other agency could he
better fitted to receive them back
from war and reinstaN them in
their civilian position. But. instead
OF being retained for this service tho
boards were discharged in the face
uf protest. and the soldiers tossed
upon the country from far canton
mcnts
The motive for this blundcr may
or may not be apparent. Perhaps
certain influences preferred to loose
the fresh paid soldiers In sections
~ the country where spending mon
cy is scarce and where the money
of soldiers would be most welcome.
But we do know that the soldiers
were not demObilized from their
home draft boards. where they would
have got some advantage and where
home Influences would shield them.
so we find the draft boards gone
and the government employment
agencies abolished. There remain
the private employment agencies,
which collect "A fee Gor each situa-
ton given and each worker given a
job. The government agencies did
this for nothing The draft boards
would have been glad to do their
bit for nothing And now the whole
business goes for nothing.
II Is now urged that "A nation wide
plan Of free employment bureaus for
soldiers be taken up, II Is IA COM
mendahle idea. only men who are
on the ground can get results There
viii be nothing gained through ad-
min!stratiye action. Washington
has succeeded only In making 1t
tough on the soldier ll'S pretty bit
ter 20 tdlk OF charity beginning at
home in connection with Jobs for
soldiers who fought for the country,
but 1t will have TO begin at home,
We believe that draft boards are
ns eager as ever to organize things.
They have the experience OF men
and they know the situation. They
do not need governmental sanction
for volunteer work, They have n
right 10 organize as civic boards. We
suggest that the whole organization
In Chicago at least, be revived under
It's old discipline. and that It's mem
hers be asked to take a hand In put
ting the soldiers In Jobs. Surely the
administration cannot object 10 the
boards doing az citizens that which
as officials they were forbidden to
do
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viii give a practical application TO
MIR Wilson's doctrine that the mo-
mentous matters now under cons$i-
GRAFTON nt Paris are matters which
are to be settled by peoples, not
merely 10y governments.
For obvious reasons the nSw So
cirty does not expect TO Communi-
cate with Europe by mail or cable.
lts plan IS to employ accredited
,ouricrS who will be able To speak
in an authorutiye way with thC Paris
delegates and to tho entente peoples.
These c0uriers will be expected
TO set forth the real situation In the
The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1919-03-30
PROSTITUTION on WORDS.

The majority of people, In their
anxiety to express mpoitc ideas In
camouflugcd language seize upon
sowo harmless word and put It to
absurd uses Their effort is to CON
ycy meanings that they are too po-
lI'c 20 say lu proper language The
resul. is that often good English
words come 10 have bad repute
that does not logically belong 10
them. and from time 10 time the list
of t1booed words grows ns people
are forced TO make new luroads on
the dictionary 20 find some word 10
use fur hidden meaning that has
NOT already been prostitutcd Occa- 10
slonaUy man arises who insists on
speaking and writing in plain Eng.
i,sh-ln other words, In calling \
spade a spade The result Is he Is
usually considered vulgar and the
public turns from his frunkness ia
lnNur.atG in some politely "snapny"
stories whore the most riSuue infer.
cnres are clothed in unlmpeachablr Ia
language.
As examples Of plain speaking. the
Bible probably stands foremost OF
all English publications. while tho
works Of John Bunyan. Dean Swift