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The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17
Luke McIuke Says

A squawk always goes up when newspaper gets anything wrong. But this would be pretty good world if you were half as careful anou what you say as the newspapers are
 A fellow and girl might keep company for years and not get as we'll acquainted as they wouid II they were married ten hours.
 A woman can worry over nothing 70 much that if shc took sea v'y- age she could worry for fear me pecan might run dry and leave the vessel stuck in the mid.
 Every town has q man who IS dis appointed because his grca,-srahh' father didn't brv the Dostoffcc hiocF for four dollars whcn he had a chance.
 Funny how man isn't as hiarions about taking his wifc along for com osny as he would If she were some other mans wife.
 A paraeraDher announces fh1f WI r,cn should do 'h, prooosing insfean of the nan. Wolf for the love of Mike. who hes he-r doing the pro posing since marriage was invented
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17
MASSACHUSETTS REPUBLICANS FOR
 LEAGUE OF NATIONS

The Massachusetts Republican State Convention few days since declared specifically in favor of the peace treaty the League of Nations covenant and their speedy ratification without amendment. Previously to adopting platform approving the terms of the treaty and the league, the convention rejected resolution approving the of Senator Lodge with reference to them. While opposing his at ttade the league, the Massachusetts Republicans showed that they friendly Lodge, liked him personally and generally speaking approved of his leadership by adopting resolutions giving him the very strongest of endorsement citizen, Senator and statesman. The fact that the conven- tion fond of Lodge yet refused to endorse his position the League of Nations and treaty but on the contrary, approved the course of President Wilson these, makes their action more than ally significant. Massachusetts Republicans for Lodge but against his position the League Of Natons--they for the League of Nations and the work of President Wilson in Paris.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17
Three Steps Toward Reform
Seattle Times ]

Seattle Times)
 The country is ready for d labor truce, such as las been proposed by representatives or the publt 1t the round-tabe conference in Washington.
 :jut truce, to be successful, must involve nore than a ceosat;Cn of strikes on one slde IT anti-uniCn the othe". 1t must embody strong declarations for
 Increased production.
 Price stabilization.
 On the hand, there must be an end to the leitation for five-day week and six-hour or ivehour day. We shall get nowhere at that rate or production hardly will equal demand and Will commence to make good the deficiencies due to world underproduction.
 On the other hand, there must be re-establish- nent of values for commodities and standards for wages. Employers and employees must learn, once lgan, what constitutes "a fair days pay" for a air days work all the people must ascertain what just reasonable and defensble price for any lrticle in common
 The labor truce would be the first step in the given direction, because it would give the law of supply and demand chance to work toward the re-establshment of values.
 But it should be the policy of the round-table conference, working with the President and Congress with capital and with labor to speed up the other ,eforms mentioned above, which of utmost equal importance to the nation at this time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17
BETWEEN TWO FIRES

The President of the Irish Republic" in this country and Sir Edward Carson, the other side of the water, both belaboring President Wilson because of his support of the League of Nations. Both distinguished and able Irishmen but each would probably deny the other is really Irish They agree that the President is wrong and disagree upon everything else.
 MT. De Valera complains that the President n his support of the league, supports scheme which will prevent other nations from taking hand in dent regards the League agency through which other nations may take hand in Irish affairs
 And there you are. Twas ever thus
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17
WORTH- WHILE KNOWLEDGE

distinguished educator. Dr. Frank P. Dyer the other day declared that every American citizen ought to know. because of their bearings Ameri- can citizenship. the Ten Commandments the Golden Rule the introduction of the Declaration of Inde- pendence. the preamble to the Constitution Lin coln's Gettysburg address.
 What noble collation. of incomparable wisdom. Here have the fundamentals of all law. all re- iision all liberty. all patriotism. all charity.
 Well. indeed were it that each citizen. and es- pecialiy each wouid-be citizen of this great democ r.ey should know and understand in his heart the
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17

words of these immortal announcements which in clude within themselves every hope of material and spiriual progress, which alone sufficient if understood and applied in their funess, to setue every question: national and international
 And how many citizens hold this treasured wis dom? How many consistently turn to this mex haustible fountain the living waters necessary for the full development of flower of Christian democracy? Many, indeed. But here every youth of discerning years should come early to drink. Here should come day by day through the passing years all men and women who believe in and love law order faith and liberty. Here is the concrete greatest library for human guidance in existence.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17
A ReauIar Rainbow Division.

Sheriff Holt captured a still Tn Newport, Tenn. tho other day, His posse consisted of Charley Brown, Charley White, Harry Grcen Oliver
 Gray, Rcdd McSwecn, Jim Black and Ping Dawson
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17
Just as Easy!

l Another reason why we like Ro the new world speech, is because Ii
 you want to say: "I did not write 1 to him. all you need glrgle is: Al 1 neki ruff id ad."
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17
His Wife Knows Better.
fyy;,m;ngton News-Journal.) ]

Almost every man has the mis- taken idea that he is essential to the workings of the universe. Luke Me Luke And at the same time he has an idea that nobody else is
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17

Great Britain has paid s32,000,000 of the money he limited States loaned her, says the telegraphic news But the same week New York bankers loaned London banks $10OO0O0O0 the first of a series )f loans So the interest will continue coming this
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17

Labor make none of the useful and perma- nent gains to which it is entitled if it shall follow shallow radicals who willing to precpitate this country or the State of Pennsylvania, any part of it, into industrial chaos in order to push wild theories of industrial democracy. Keep within the bounds of law; change the law if necessary by the peacemul processes of agitation the polls do not let any strike grow to the point where it's aim may be turned against lawful government and public secu1ity.-( Philadelphia Bulletin.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17
Then 1t Happened!

"I wonder if you could?" unused the rummy, as he picked up his change.
 You wonder if could what?" de manded the barkeep, as he grabbed a bottle.
 q wonder if you could say that a circus inspires in tents enthusiasm in q small boy?" replied the rummy. as he headed for the door,
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17

A Ketchikan dispatch says Delegate Grgsby and Judge Wickersham left for the South on the City Of Seattle as occupants of the same stateroom "Poli- ics makes strange bedfellows.'
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17
Few Going Out
(Dawson News)

(Dawson News)
 Few people leaving Yukon this Fall for he Outside. Few leaving the Interior of Alaska Outbound steamers carrying scarcely any passen compared to those sailing at this period in for years. There is
 People of the Yukon calley realize the unrest md the uncertainties of the outside world They know that few of the contentious of the sphere of intensive strife in the outside world reach the North land They know that opportunities outside are few and far between; that competition is keen; that the lockstep and the cogwheel move of indus trial centers do not fit easily to the man of nde pendent spirit with the of initiative and love of the land of magnificent distances, wide op portunities and class distinction.
 Here keys bar the doors: the latchstrings hang out the milk of human kindness flows, and the wolf is kept from the door in brotherly ways that legion The air of freedom prevails, and the wealth of world lies in the wales and hills invitation to all
 Outside it is overcast, dark, mercurial. Inside there is the silver lining, and sunshine of hope bazes respendant every trail. Optimism pre- vails. It is the Yukon spirit working. It is more ardent this year than for many years and it is holding them. That is why they not going out.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17
The Crank.

A cranky cuss today met. His name is Ignatz Brown; I know he is a crank, and yet I could not turn his down.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17

Freight rates between the United States and 3uenos Ayres have been greatly reduced, says the .ews of the day. Fine, but it would be finer if it passed along.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17

Increased production as a means of solving the present industrial unrest sounds all right first blush, but in the last analysis suppose involves more work and wouldn't be popular-(Ohio State Journal)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17
Our Daily Special

Most of the polish" in society Is nothing but varnish.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17

For the first time since Cleveland went ahead of her in the ten years ago. Cincinnati is acting as if she proud of being Cincinnati- Cleveland Plain Dealer)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17

Japan declares its earnest desire for peace with China rather than piece of, China.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17

The full dinner pair which was once the slo- gan of the laborng man is now giving way to A lemand for a family auto to take him home to luncheon every day.-(Boston Transcrpt
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17

If some one will just take the ire out of Ireland, we agree to settle all the trouble over there before Christmas-(C Cincinnati EnquirerD
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17

Germany sees now the wisdom of paying for var & out oi taxes lndemnities failing to materiaze -(Wall Street Journal)
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17

'The Challenge" a play by Eu-
 gene Walter, which has Vs its theme the problem of social unrest, or Bolshevism, as it presents itself in the country today, was presented at the Selwyn Theatre, in New York. The various sides of the problem are brought forcibly forward. There is the new conflict between the rad cal element and its agitators on one side and the established and respon- sible institutions of democracy on the other. The accompanying pict-
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17
The Limit.

A lying pup is Oswald Tut, The worst beneath the sun; Though he speaks seven tongues, the
 mutt Can't tell the truth in one.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17
AW, Gwan!

There is a man who always goes where duty calls" remarked Smith. What is he, soldier?" asked Brown.
 Nav" replied Smith. He is e customs inspector"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer
Oh !!

Oh Mary had wart, poor dear, Where she should wear her La Val Here; This is the reason why, by heck, Her waist is fastened round her neck.
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17

Don't bury your talent in napkin. The people wno are most accomplished don't always accomplish
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17

The fellow who is known a diamond in the rough may develop into a pretty smooth customer
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17

me people who get to the front never think to st aowh ana give the rest of a chance to see over their heads " "
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17
QUAKER QUIPS
{ Philadelphia RecOrdD

IffuUeIPHId h You never can tell. It's easy enough to mt m II bluff, but faith will move mountains
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17

Il Love is blind. Many fellow asks for girls
 nahu without even knowing what size glove she
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17
Oh, Very We'll!

Said a bashful young lady named Pct To well-dressed young man she'd
 met;
 "I'm sure careful, bo, Of the places I go, So let's eat in some swell cabaret"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17

l. me winds may be tempered the shorn lamb
 put the naked truth isn't always so fortunate
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17
Fooey!

Fooey! 'It says here that an oyster is as complicated as a watch" said the old fogy, as he looked up from the newspaper he was reading. "I guess it is," replied the grouch q often get one that is out of or der"
The Alaska daily empire., 1919-10-17

You can't have too much of a good thing: still we sometimes wish the fellow who knows if ali would forget some of it. ~
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-05
SEW FOR RED CROSS.
Catholic Woman s Club and Women Of
Congregational Church are stCom-
ing Back Splendidly.

Many soldiers and refugees will be
healthier and happier somewhere as a
result Of work done in the Red Cross
Sewing Rooms this afternoon. An
swering the appeal published in a re-
cent edition of the Evening News, the
Patriotic Circle of the Catholic Wo-
man IS club re-volunteered for service
today and basted, stitched, and tina
chinedo pajamas, conyalescing robes
and nameless something's for men and
women who have served and suffered
for Liberty. The women Of the First
Congregational Church will follow their
example on Wednesday afternoon. An
xious to show little gratitude to the
folks who have done so much for them
they will meet at headquarters to " car
ry on' until the latest assignment has
been finished, packed and shipped to
camps in America, France, or Eng
land
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-05
"A WRONG CONSTELLATION.
Four Stars Scintillate in Rather
Clouded Sky at the Rhode Opera
House on Monday Evening.

An unpleasing play most pleasingly
played this was the comment Of one
Kenoshan as he left the Rhode Opera
House on Monday evening after wit
Messing one Of the most notable thea.
trical productions in the history Of
Kenosha, t'The Good Bad Woman. !,
as presented by Margaret Ellington,
Wilton Lackaye, Robert Edeson and
Katharene Kaelred.
The plot Of the play may be dis
missed as a morbid thing with a mis-
sion. Nuf said. It's atmosphere sug-
gested Ibsen, its theme Brieux; but it
lacked the spark Of genius that illu-
inmates the works Of the great Norwe-
gian and the lesser Frenchman.
And yet the performance seintillated
with genius, namely the genius of Will
ton Lackaye in portraying a doctor
with a conscience and a friend who
was unafraid; the genius Of Margaret
Ellington in depicting a good woman
temporarily gone bado under the in
fluence of a wicked woman and the
haunting fear of death; the genius of
Robert Edeson, whose naive idealism
and sincerity almost redeemed the in
delicacies of a sordid sex-drama
Lesser parts were taken with an
equal perfection. Katharene Kaelred,
a Titianhaired adventures true to
type in every scene, was most convinc-
ing and almost fascinating as a wife
who cajoled her conscience. Verona
Martyr as the maid and tango queen
and Richard Taber, "cave-man1 So
called, furnished delightful humor to
relieve the tragedy of seyeral-well,
rather serious situations.
The attendance at the show, while
good, was not as large as it should have
been. None the less the actors, being
real artists, played up to each other
and themselves so brilliantly as to
make the play histrionic event in the
annals of local theatricals.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-05
FOR RED ARROW DAY.
Members of the Famous 32nd Division
are Asked to Register for the
Celebration in Milwaukee.

Friday, June 9th, will be celebrated
in Milwaukee as Red Arrow Day. y
On that date the state metropolis will
turn over the keys of the city to the
men who saw it through and came back
home loaded down with honors and
decorations. A great fete has been
planned for the occasion. Barred Ar
roWers from all over Wisconsin will be
the guests of Milwaukee and will be
treated as such by special committees
appointed for the purpose. Captain
Coney and 1t. Alexander are anxious
that Kenoshans of the 32nd should
have the full benefit Of these honors
and emoluments. Accordingly they are
arranging to take party Of the Barred
Arrowers to Milwaukee on Friday and
participate in the revelries of the
greatest militry festival in the history
of Wisconsin. To facilitate their ar
rangements they are asking all men Of
the 32nd who care to go op to "the
big town" with them to register
their intention at the Becker Cigar
Sore on the corner of Main and Wis
consin streets.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-05
Peter Elsen OF Kenosha
Fights For the Stars and
Stripes While Brother Is
In Kaiser's Army.
YANKs IVjURE BRO TIER
Private Peter Elsen, Now Returned To
America 'sfor Good" Learns Of His
Brother Fritz Fate LOCKER For
Brother In Firing Line.

.
War is no respector Of persons and
Private Peter Elsen Of Kenosha, learn
ed this today when he received letter
from Germany telling him that while
ne had been in France fighting for the
good old U. S. A. - his brother, Fritz
Elsen, native of Germany, had been
opposing him in the army Of the former
Kaiser. The Elsen that followed the
German flag was injured in the last
few days of the war and is now in a
hospital recovering from shrapnel
wounds, while his brother, Peter Elsen
is back in Kenosha telling his friends
how he barely escaped meeting his Ger
man brother on the field of battle.
The strange story Of the Elsens was
started in Kenosha many years ago
when Peter Elsen, with his father, John
Elsen, and the latter IS family came to
Kenosha. After several years Mrs.
John Elsen became sick and in order
to improve her health the family moved
back to Bitberg in the Rhineland
When Peter Elsen was seventeen years
old the lure of America became so
strong that he left Germany forever,
as he thought then and returned to
Kenosha. When the war broke out
he was one of the first to enlist in Ke-
nosha to fight for the United States.
!" Yes, thought that perhaps I
might meet my brothers over there"
he said this morning, sbut if / had
they would have been out of luck.
knew my duty and ] IN American
through and through even if it comes
to brother against BROTHER
Private Peter Elsen was in the End
Ordnance Battalion and for more than
two months was at the front. He did
not have an opportunity to go into his
native country, but declared today that
ne was ready to follow the American
flag aeven into the city Of his birth.
The information concerning his brother
and how near he came to meeting him
somewhere on the western front was
received In letter from Hugo P. Al
brecht, an American sergeant now
CHARTERED in Elsen s father 8 home in
Bitberg. This sergeant had written at
the request Of Elsen's parents to tell
him that they were still alive. The
American declares that the Germans
have accorded them the best Of treat
ment.
Private Peter Elsen returned on
Sunday to his former home in Keno
sh7. He has for many years made his
home with Mr.. and Mrs. John Blake of
III North Chicago street, as he has
no relatives in America.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-05
COUNTY COMMENCEMENT.
County superintendent Kerwin An
nounces Annual Exercises to be
Held on june 10th.

John J. KerWin, county snperinten-
dent of schools, has announced that the
annual graduation exercises Of the
schools of the county will be held at
Paddocks Lake on Thursday, June 10Th
and the program which has been fol-
lowed in other years will be carried
out this year. A musicale and literary
program will be given by the graduates
OF the rural schools and each school in
the county will have one student ap-
pearing on the program. In addition
there will be short talks by prominent
educators. The diplomas will be con-
ferred upon the members of the classes
by the county superintendent. The
commencement will mark the close OF
the most successful year in the history
of the county schools and it is ex-
pected that a great crowd of people
will attend.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-05

men separately. We knew the outcome
before hand, as well as such thing
could be known, and we had the double
assurance that Mr.. Mann, an old and
experienced member, majority floor
leader, would not push the amendment
unless he were fortified positively
against failure. When the votes were
actually counted and announced, 304
for and SO against, there was no excite
ment, no jubilee on our side, no appar-
ent mourning on the other side. The
fight had been SO long and the victory
had come so gradually that it was diff
fcult to grasp. We filed out smiling
quietly at each other and that was all.
The Wisconsin delegation made the
same record that it made at the pre-
vious vote. We have eight votes re-
corded in favor, two against, and one
place is vacant. The aye votes were
cast by Messrs. Randall, Monahan,
Kleczka, Browne, Frear, Nelson, Clas-
son, Esch; noes, Messrs. Voigt and
Lampert. Mr.. Voigt continues in the
path, the wrong path, we think, along
which he travelled last year, and Mr..
Lampert appears to have made a bad
start in his congressional career.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-06-05
The Spectate

That s a bold statement in the face
of the European critic s comment on
Ibanez but IS if this is madness, there S
method in it,, as Claudius discovered
at Elsinore some several years ago.
The most essential element of any sue
cessful narrative is sustained interest
Ia sequence of incidents so conceived
and so arranged as to carry the reader
preparedly, expectantly, from one to
the next one until splendid climax is
reached. "The Four Horsemen has
its climax the battle of the Marine
but the long, long, trail that leads to
the golden goal is anything but a
primrose PATH; it is rather the
thorny road to heaven with its
sleeps of obvious philosophy and end
less windings through blind alleys pur-
porting to be necessary characterize
ton or motivation for the climax.
More bluntly, the book is much too
hard "to get into and wade through -
to be classed as a novel of world note
and significance.
But here's the redemption for it: it s
worth reading every word of it -
because it presents such grippingly real
though disconnected transcripts of life
as it was lived in the most vital hour
of the worlds history, the time that
elapsed between the first victories of
the Yandals in Belgium and their final
defeat in France.
Senior Ibanez realized this fact when
he called his book ''The Four Horsemen
of the Apocalypse. In that title he
virtually acknowledges that the novel
lis to deal not so much with personah-
ties as with the mystical, irresistible
forces that control those personalities.
The weird concept around which the
book is written is borrowed from that
chapter in Revelations in which the
poet of Patmos sees four horsemen rise
from the quiet splendor Of world at
peace. The first is War, a fendish
rider astride a f1ame-colored steed,
whose every footprint is pool of blood;
in his wake come Famine on a charger
as black as starvation, Pestilence,
mounted on weakling vaguely sug
gestive Of white-faced sufferers lying
helpless by yawning graves, and death,
seated triumphantly on a gray horse