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The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09
COST OF MAKING COUNTRY DRY

Senator Warren announced in the United States the other day that it will cost $50,000000 year to keep the United States dry-or approximately so. This will not, he said. appropriation for this year and next but for every until the taste for intoxicating liquor is eradcated from the It is burdensome and of doubtful value to those moderates who have developed need for stimuent. but there little doubt but that future generations will praise those who bore the burden and suffered the cruciction of appetite and longing for old joys and stimulents
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09
INTERESTING CONTEST STAGED

They have interesting contest staged for the Territorial natorsnip in the Fairbanks district, where William T. Burns, who member of the First. Second and Third Territorial Legislatures, and Earnest Collins, who member of the First, Second and Fourth Legislatures and Speaker of the House in the First and Second. will be ptted against each other Burns has been successful in every test he has made in the Fourth Division, and Col lins has been victorious in three out of his four contests. though he the low among the successful candidates two years ago
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09
BILLY SUNDAYS TICKET

Billy Sunday recently said if the Democratic and Republican parties do not candidates for President who earnestly in favor of the prohibit tion law the Prohbitionists will nominate Will liam Jennings Bryan for President and William Ashlevy Sunday for Vice President. He added that ifnthey were elected William H. Anderson, leader of the Anti-Saoon League in New York would be made Ambassador to England.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09
Alaska

(McCarthy Weekly News)
 Alaska is still steadily forging ahead and every is doing his her share towards the develop. ,nents of the country.
 No complaints have been made regarding the annual assessment work to be performed this year, in fact the majority of the miners in favor of 1t and some have already left for their fields of operation.
 At the present time Governor Riggs and many other able men are working in Washington for the sood of the Territory, and if one-haf of their concentrations are acted Alaska will surely have it's chance to be recognized
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09
sEHvicEs TOMORROW

The funeral services over tho re. mains of Eli Odalovich. influenza vie tim will be held at two o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the R ,ssian Church. Interment will be made in the Serbian Society cemetery.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09
Goats

His daughters coats cost so much per They keep dad digging mp, poor
 man. In winter it's a coat of fur, In summer, it's a coat of tan.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

Former Senator Joseph w. Bailey, of Texas who formally announced sometime ago that he would never again vote support Democratic ticket has announced his candidacy for the Democratic nomina- tion Governor of Texas. Politics is queer game the way it is played
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09
Mean Brute!

Well of all things!" exclaimed Mrs Gabbs as she looked up from the newspaper she was reading. 'It says here that q man and woman in New York tried to murder each other and then went and got married!"
 That's funny" growled MT. Gabbs
 Whats funny? demanded Mrs Gabbs.
 That's funny. repeated MT. Gabbs Tt is usually the other way round.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

It is significant that in spite of all the charges that made against the administration for favoring the big interests whom it is charged with ciding to profiteer the big interests the manufactur ing trusts the most bitter enemies of the admin fstration. They aege that it is in league with la- bor and opposed to profits in business.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

The United Press service says the Democrats iubiant when Senator Penrose read Hoover out of the Republican party It says it made the Democrats feel that they had in the hole. But then the Republican party has been known to
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

Gen. Wood is having the time his political life with the other heirs to the mantle of Roosevelt In Ohio Senator Johnson has consented to permit his to go the ballot second choice with Sen after Harding Senator Poindexter and Gen. Wood to meet in joint debate just before the South Dakota primaries
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

There is an old saying that chain is strong as its weakest link The links in the government Of the United States the municipal county. state and national governments. If the people would strengthen those close at home they would have fairly strong chain and long by the time Washington reached.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

The country is suffering of many ills and con sidering many remedies for them that will never be heard of after the setting behind the Pacific horizon marks D. m., November g. 1920. That will be fine if she will only solve those problems which actually survive the campaign and election.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

The telegraphic dispatches tell us that Great Bri- ain is shipping gold to the United States to equalize the value of exchange. That is the old reliable way of paying the balance of trade and maintaining sta ble exchange values
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

At least we shall be spared, in the coming cam paign, those stories telling how the other side is fi- nanced by the breweries and backed by the saloon 9ote.-( Indianapolis Star)
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09
Big Town Stuff,

Well, the little old town seems to be putting on metropolitan airs lately, doesn't it? said the native who had returned after an absence of several years. -
 You betcha, replied the Editor of the local paper. Some of our recent divorce cases are unfit for publi- cation
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

There's genius born for every need. Possibly the mathematical boy wonder of eight is destined prepare the future income tax blanks
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke X
 -: " Copyright by Cincinnatti
 Enquirer

Hives. The other day man 1 met Who is a joke to me; He elaine lie has the hives, and yet He never owned bee.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

About the worst punishment the Allies could pre- scribe for Wilhelm would be order restraining him from ever wearing uniform having his picture taken again. New York Teegram)
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09
You Win. Georuci

Luke McLukes idea of salesman is one who can sell near-beer. Oul idea of bonehead is one who car drink 1t.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09
Police

When l want q nice fresh fish I go And see Fish Dealer Dan, He's very generous l know,
 Yet he's sell fish man!
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

sl Prof Garner died before he was able to prove that monkeys have language of their own. But it is common knowledge that many people employ a monkey language
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

We will never forget say the Germans. Good that was the purpose of the lesson.-( Cleveland Plain Dealer)
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

Lynching and pstototng. They go hand in hand. And they must be stamped out in America regardless of the price, Atlanta Constitution)
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09
Names Is Names

Sarah Etta Pickles lives in Chat. sanooga. Tenn.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09
Betcha l!

What is needed in this country is more elastic currency said the Financier
 Huh" commented the Mere Man.. What is needed in this country is more adhesive currency"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

Tco much of the asking in this country is don, with a club in hand Cincinnati Enquirerl
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

II work were play there would still be a lot of men who'd insist being nothing but spectators
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09
Ouch!

That fellow Smith is always going around with a chip on his shoulder remarked Brown
 "Ycs.' agreed Jones. Tt probably dropred from his head"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

Nothing annoys a gabby more than to bump he
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09
FLASHLIGHTS

Detroit Free Press In these days it seems almost as though poyerty disgrace
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

We've often wondered if people who go South Tor the winter get as much fun of it as people who are compelled to stay up North imagine they do
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

Everybody admits that too much money is a nui- sance but everybody hopes that some day he'll he annoyed in just that way
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

Once in a while you across a married woman who really envies an old maid, but it isn't often
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

Oh, Joy! There are works of art that have brought sculptors fame, That have given painters a world wide name; But the work of art that catches my eye Is the lattice work on a cranberry t,to
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09
The Limit.

That fellow Smith is a quarrel some cuss. isn't he?" said Brown.
 Yes" agreed Jones. "He acts like he is afraid there wont be enough trouble to go around"
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-09

You Have Something to Sell? Use Empire Want Ads
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-12
Rudolph s. Herr Dies at 90

Lancaster, Pa, May 12.-Rudolph s.
Herr, pioneer manufacturer. founder Of
Lancaster county's horse car line and
widely known here. died at his home late
last night at the age of ninety three.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-12
NAME: 'c GERMANS
AS WAR CRIMINALS
Allies Will Arraign Group Rang
ing From Corps Commander
to Private
By the Associated Press

Berlin, May IL. Forty six Ger
mans ranking from an army corps com
riander to a simple private figure on the
Allies first specified list of war Grim
ipals to be arraigned in the Lcipsic su :
preme court.
Prominent among them are Prince
Ernest of Saxony and General Won Bu-
low, commander of the Second army
corps, who, together with some Of their
subordinate officers. are accused OF
cruelties in the Namur district of Bel
gium. General Won Kirchbach and
Colonel Won Seydlitz will b. tried for
alleged cruelties committed at Kalisz.
Poland, and the well known submarine
commander. Arnauld de Ia Pcrriere. for
torpedoing Italian vessels. Three other
submarine commanders. Neumann Won
Nostitz, Werner and Patzg. will be
tried on the charge of torpedoing re.
spectively the English hospital ships
Dover Castle. Torrington and Liam
dCvery Castle.
General Sterger. Of the army, Is
charged with ordering that prisoners and
wounded taken by his brigade be nut
I" death. A further number of off
GERS. nOncommissioned officers and
privates are accused Of inhuman treat
mcnt of British prisoners in the diff
fcrent camps.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-12

David. eleven !; Tillie, eight. and
Sophie. six years old, were led To tbe
open window by their father. who chr
ried eighteen months old George in his
arms.
One by one the father tossed tbo
children to the yard below. David and
Sophie received scrained ankles in tbo
fall and were bruised
BY this time heavy drauoht mo.
sweeping the flames up the stairvav
and IL was Impossible for Brooks ~ !,
reach the front of the house 70 arouse AZ
Mrs. Bergen. He then jumped from
the window. ''''
Patrolmar Saunders arrived M ,ho
scene shortly before the firemen Ue
rushed up the front stairway, tbrougb
the dense smoke, and carried Mrs Re-
gen. unconscious. from the burning
building.
Fire swept the interior of the bu;,d.
ing from top to bottom. I,rooks toid
the police that $500 in bank NOES
which he had drawn from a bank vas
terday to make first payment m n
property, were burned. The loss will
total $4,000.
Mrs Brooks and her four chilJron
who saved none of their clothes or nor.
sonal belongings. are being cared for Lv
friends at 4o42 Chestnut street.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-12
COUNCIL IS TARGET
IN FIGHT ON BAIRD
Independents Will Try to Estab-
lish Commission Form of
Government in Camden

Camden independents today began
assembling their forces with the ultimate
aim Of ripping out the present city coun :
Gil based on ward lines and establish :
ing commission form Of government.
Prominent business and professional
men who are proud of Camden. but arc
opposed to its political organization.
are looking to a revised form Of gov :
ernment to wrcst "the biggest little
city in the world" from boss control.
Camden. independents pointed out to
day, is the only city of its size in New
Jersey that is without the commission
form of government The present sys-
TEN Is termed archaic" and entirely
untitled to the needs of a growing and
progressive city. -.
One target for the anti machine forces
is what their leaders term the extrava-
gances of the existing system and the
extreme difficulty of molding the city
administration along business like lines
The situation in Camden today is
somewhat similar to that which existed
here when the movement to give Phila
delphia new charter gained force.
Under the New Jersey law electors
may petition for an election on com
mission form of government. The first
step in the campaign will be the edu-
cation of Camden residents to the value
of more up to- date municipal system.
one more responsive to the needs and
wishes of,the residents.
Around this nucleus. leaders say. the
fight will take definite form and at the
proper time the matter will be put be-
fore the electorate.
Strong interest was manifest in the
movement today among the
of shipworkers employed in
and near Camden.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-12
FATHER DROPS 4 CHILDREN
FROM WINDOW DURING FIRE
Man Leap Unconscious Woman Loger Is Carried
Out by Parolman--S5OO in Bank Notes Are DESTROYED

A woman and her husband leaped
from a second story window and a
woman lodger was carried unconscious
through smoke and flames in a fire which
swept the interior of A. Brooks's home
and tailor shop at 154 North Fifty sec
ond street, shortly after II o'clock last
night.
Brooks tossed his four small children
from the window from which his wife
leaped to safety. Two were caught as
they fell, but two others struck the
ground and were painfully hurt,
Brooks had ladies' tailor shop on
the first floor of the three. story brick
building. He, his wife and four chill
dren were asleep in two rooms at the
rear of the second floor. Mrs. Madeline
Bergen, twenty three years old. a
lodger. was asleep in front room on
the same floor.
Shortly after II o'clock. Brooks was
awakened by the choking smoke. He
rushed to the stairway. to discover it
blocked by flames. which were bursting
through the door leading to the tailor
shop.
Brooks aroused his wife, She
smashed a window and leaped from II
twenty five feet to the ground. in her
night clothes. Brooks groped his way
through the smoke to the adjoining
room. where his children slept.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-12
NEW zEALANDER HERE
TOSTUDY BOOK TRADE
Waiter Nash Says American
Authors Are Popular in
the Antipodes


One very much interested-and most
interestinp-visitor at tho convention nj
a. ,...;,.. poo,ao,,a- = A.. ~
"F n"'e, ,."n ,'oNs'''e's J" '"e ne''e-
'Stratford Hotel came all the way
from the distant Antipodes to study
ma American book trade
n w.. = ~
ne waiter Nash' OF new flSm-
outh, New Zealand. He Is especially
Interested ,I in books on sociological ques-
study by several sociological societies.
but he knows all phases of the book in
ldustry.
America. said Mr.. Nash in reply
liea question. lis not yet ready to take
place beside or supcrsede England as
he worlds grcatebook market. but she
ma lot to give the world in the line
of books.
Always heretofore bookmen from
ny portion of the world have gone to
conventions and meetings in London
md other English cities, but we believe
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-12
CIRCUS CLOWN DEAN
IS Y0UNGSTER AT 81
Al Miaco Proves Once More He
Is the Real Peter Pan of
the Big Tops"

If Ringing Brothers and Barnun
& Bailey's greatest show on eartl
has congress of CLOVIS as Jay Rial
official dispenser of adjectives an,
Annie Oakleys,' says it has. thel
AL Miaco is combined "speaker o.
the House, and "whip of the Senate
in that congress of cut ups.
Jay Rial has been with the Barnun
show as authentic press agent evel
since an elephant was called a pachy.
dcrm. and hippo became an emblazon
ed 'behemoth of the jung'es." but ht
is yOungster beside Miaco in the
realms Of the tanbark and bigtop.
AL Miaco rubbed bit of make IN
from his eye today. looked at his In
terviewer and smiled when asked tc
recall incidents of his life of laugh :
making.
81 don't remember much that's in
teresting. he said. ''but. say. I'm go =
ing to pull some brand new stuff in nv
act this afternoon and tonight"
Proving why he is good clown.
From others. who have Travelled with
Mr.. Miaco for the last quarter of a cen :
fury. 1t was learned that this prince of
'h' p"h.o'h'h' ~ hoN elSntN one years
old. and has amused small children and
overgrOwn girls and boys by his antics
for sixty years.
When Mark Twain was gathering his
impressions of the Mississippi river and
also his nom de plume. Al Miaco was
already familiar with the course of tho
Father of Waters. He Travelled I'M and
down the Mississippi fifty years ago
with the old Dan Rice show. when that
historic institution moved by boat.
Mr.. Miaco is one of the Youngest
eighty one year old boys cxtant.
The smell of the tanbark. the fan of
the canvas. the blarc of the circus band
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-12
LEAVE BED TO FIGHT FIRE
Men, In Nightclothes, Get Blaze
Under Control

Two men in night clothes fought fire
to such good result today that the city
firemen had little work to do when they
arrived.
The blaze started on the second floor
Of the home of William Bray. 2314
Madison square. Robert Bray. twenty
years old. was asleep in the room. Hc
was awakened by Frank McGoldrick.
twenty seven years old, an uncle. who
discovered the blaze.
Both are employed at night and were
clad in their night clothes. They car
ried water from the bathroom to fight
the flames. Patrolmcn Lamond and
E.eegan, who were passing. turned in an
alarm.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-12
GROUPS
IN MERGER PLAN
Hearings Will Be Announced
Soon on Five Big State Con-
Germs Application
SEEK TO ECON MIzE

hearings will soon he announced by
Ine Public Service Commission upon the
applcation for merger Of five big
groups OF electric light and power COR
porations in this state. -.
Application for permission to merge
was WAS received today by the commission.
Inc new corporation Is to be called
the pennsylvania Power and Light Co.
IL is explained in the application that
.ne merger will eliminate needless cor :
porations and make possible present and
.utmre financing required to extend the
iaCinties OF the corporations concerned.
All will be under one management. and
| VIII DC operated as one great system.
Millions Ct tons of coal are expected
TO be saved by the merger, as the new
management hopes to be able to so
extend Its lines and service that many
coal mining companies now depending
| upon steam for power will be able to
buy their current in future. thus re-
leasing for the general market the great
| Iuantity OF coal annually burned under
ooilers at the various collierics.
To Merge With Penna. Co. e,
There was a consolidation three years
ago, bringing under one control various
electric corporations. These concerns
VIII now be merged with the Pennsyl-
vania Lighting Co., forming the new
corporation. = -
The Lehigh Power Securities Corpor-
alton controls four of the group to
enter the new merger. The northern
central group of these companies op-
crates from Berwick north and north
west through the Susquehanna river
valley to Milton.
u another group operates in Hazleton.
shenandoah. .Freeland and the sur
rounding territory, obtaining its power
obtains power from the plant at Hauto,
operating in Lansford. Mauch Chunk.
Iamaqua. Nazareth. Bethlehem and
Stroudsburg. The plant of this COM
pany was built originally by the Lehigh
| Navigation Electric Co.
Still another group. known as the
lehigh Valley Transit group. takes care
Of Slatington, Allentown and surround
ing country. Power from Allentown is
also supplied the Lehigh Valley Transit
Go. electric lines from Easton. Norris
town and as far down as Chestnut Hill .
this city.
Independently controlled. the Penn.
sylvania Lighting Co. is operating now
| in Mount Carmel, Treverton, Shamokin
and surrounding regions.
TO Spend $5,OOO,OO0
Close affiliations will Se had by the
new corporation with the General Flee
trio Co. and the I.ehigh Coal and Navi-
CATION Co. At least $1,000, 900 addi-
tional capital is planned to be spent
by the new corporation for new electric
generating machinery and stronger
transmission lines.
. AS more than 1 900 900 tons of coal
year are now burned by the Phila-
delphia and Reading Coal and Iron
Co.. and the Lehish Coal and Naviga-
tion Co. last year burned up $50 per
cent of the coal it produced. under its
own boilers. the purchase Of current for
these collierics would release this coal
for general consumption. 1t is under
stood this matter is now being discussed
by the electric people and the coal men.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-12
Trimble to Head Frat Council

Francis G. Trimblc. Of this city. has
been chosen to head the intcrfraternity
council of the University of PcnnSyl.
vania next year. Trojan NJ. Koddinr,
Of Pittsburgh. will bc secretary. The
Y. w. G. A. organization yesterday
elected the following officers for next
year: President, Ruth Nibcrt vice
president. Ardis Nocgcln: secretary.
Marguerite Evans; treasurer. Henrietta
Webes: annual member, Margaret
Sharp1ess.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-12
Mayor Asks for Ships Here

Al mayor Moore has appealed to Chair
%om Tom IlarK' OF the Interstate Commerce
SSaInllSSlon nan at Washington. to use his
~ o"upnce o,,n to induce the shipping board
aIocate eleven ships to Philadelpbia
S e'leVe freight congestion. His letter
o"s,, @ III answer to the telegraphic re :
9SeM on,. from the Interstate Commerce
m,5 r"5I'IIsSion n'in to assist in relieving rail y.
'Vaa freight troubles. 'e '"n
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-12
Breaks Leo In Fall on Street

Henry Moessner. thirty eight years
old. 2631 Aspen street, fractured his
left leg in a fall at Twentieth street
and Glenwood avenue last night. A
slippery pavement was the cause Of the
accident. He was taken to the Wom
ems Homeopathic Hospital.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1920-05-12
,'o'ey Hits Wagon, Driver Hurt

AnSnSSoard SuSard Bane, twenty years old Of
WsSOu WuO0n, n. j.. driver of bread
Al tSsV%, ',, was painfully cut and bruised
car liz tlCCk this morning, when n trolley
AMI ~, w. MS wagon at Haddon avenne
t6s s,.y tny llnG; Camden, throwing him 70
Hospital. ''' was taken to the Cooper
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1920-02-10
LOANS AND CITY PROPERTY.
CITY PROPERTY.

location college for sale or will trade
TO home n Chckasha
2 miles from Nnnkah so acres good improved very
S will echange for Chick
asha property
go Bitter creek bottom two sets OF improvements loo acres
shade good farm place has loan
of Al 5per eentn Price S55
bottom miles Chckha; good improvements
Chckaha;
pleasant living and shades Price OO
fenced and well weer Middleburgh
South Seventh street, price SS5oO
odern; Price $4,000
Sroom nhome o Price
$4,000
first class conditions furnace els
and
condition. oneouh block 'front.' barn. fine
Price $4,000
Have addition
Have following described
Groom, modern, close in
Fourroom south hill
n preferred cash.