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The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11
A State of Mind
New York WOrld)

When the armistce signed the United States
was the greatest military power in the world Never
before had such moral financial physical energy
been developed in war. Victory had been achieved
and peace based upon American conceptions of
justice foreshadowed Yet national discomfort
began in the very hour of triumph.
The United States had the respect of all nations
for its leadership as well as for its might. 1t
in position to dominate the earth unsefishly to
impress its liberal and progressive principles upon
mankind and to guide long misgoverned peoples
of the old abyss of intrigue strife into a new
and finer relationship Yet the protesting mil
lenniumites and ether perfectionst impracticables
voiced their discomfort loudly any of the Bour-
bons who had been overthrow.
Never before has any nation had the wealth
possessed today by the United States In spite of
some garng inequalities, there never time
in all the past when riches, luxures and pleasures
were so well distributed. Labor, fully employed
receives the highest wages known. The re-
wards of capital unexampled Agriculture is
blessed with rich harvests and finds eager
high prices Notwithstanding popular extravaganza
without precedent, savings banks are glutted and
life insurance is making figures beyond the dreams
of its founders. Yet labor, capital manufacturing,
merchandising, agriculture and the Spectator
who trades upon uncertainty are alike disconnected
and full of direful forebodings.
Having the earth intellectually and
materially, the United States is looking
for new worlds to 1t is quarreling the
spoils, finding fault with everything that has been
done, complaining, pickering, ready believe the
worst of the government under which these miracles
have been wrought suspicious of every idea,
cost, inclined to reproach the army and navy, and
torgetful of the tens of thousands of brave who
died with unbelievable faith in ideal Is at
wonderful that demagogues agitators, some of
them inspired abroad, should take advantage such
a situation? Are marvel that reactionary
politicians find in this state of affairs opportun
ity to subordinate and to sacrifice honor peace
in order to gain the Presidency?
In their present frame of mind the American
people not quite capable of passing inteligently
upon the League of Nations any other proposal
for human beterment requiring far-sghted courage
and unselfishness for its adoption They sitting
by the flesh-po They wailing a distress
which is spectacular and unreal. They deludng
themselves with dangers that do exist and they
are fighting small but disqueting battles that
reproach to them and mystery to their neighbors.
To be true Americans again they must put aside all
the WEAKNESSES which have enthralled them of late.
If they cannot in this emergency revive the spirit
that never has failed to make them invncible the
moral decline of the Republic will begin with that
fateful failure.
Our discomfort heretofore have been those of
ambition and program. The discomfort of this day
is of greed ngrattude indulgence and perfidy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11
CITIZENSHIP

judge the Federal bench in Portland, Ore
gon recently refused grant naturalization to an
applicant who had been living in the United States
for thirty-nine years. He stated in explanation of
his denial to the petitioner. that there evil
IDENTIFY no love for America and American insttu-
lions of government a ruling motive compelling
the applicant seek admission into the ranks of
American citizenship, but rather that he guided
solely by selfish motives OF business eXpedency.
The applicant born in Norway Sc years
of age. and despite the that he had lived in
this country for the greater part of half century
had before made any effort become natur-
allied In denying the application, the Court said:
"A man whose motives based only the de-
sire to get special business advantage and who
has neglected his privilege for nearly half a
fury does not deserve the rights of citizenship"
An investigation made by a Federal examiner
showed that this wanted TO procure a license
to engage in fishing business. not being able to
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11
THEY DO NOT CONFLICT

There is no question that the
political Alaska resident, development
board of five is much preferable to full
Territorial form and the sooner the people
of the Territory it and start boosting
the better it will be for ALL Ketchikan
Chronicle)
The Chronicle is missing the purpose of the De-
veopment Board idea wholly. There should be abso-
lutely no conflict between the functioning of the
proposed Development Board and the work of
full Territorial form of government. The two meas
should be prepared at the same time and shoud
be passed and placed into operation at the same
time The object of the proposed development Board
is to administer the of Alaska that belong
to the Federal government and to perform those
functions that Federal in their nature The pur-
pose of the Territorial government is to govern the
people Many of the things that are now performed
by departments, bureaus, commissions and boards at
Washington should be placed under the control OF
the people of Territory to manage because they
concern people of the Territory more than they
concern the of the country, because their man
agemenf rightly belongs to the people and because
the people better prepared to manage them.
The Chronicles contention, carried to its logical
conclusion would entail abolition the Territorial
Legislature and the creation of sort of commission
proposed by the late Beverage bill.
We would not object to a commission form OF
government for Alaska instead the dual house
legislature with the executive and legislative func
lions separated. In fact there are many arguments
in favor of the union of legislative and executive
functions and for legislative and executive com
mission take the place of both legislature and
executive branches But would want the com
mission elected by the people of Alaska. Many large
American cities have adopted the bipartisan com
mission form of government, and many OF our best
pubcists have urged it substitute for the pres
ent form of government in this country, and
the arguments in favor of it many and sound
1t would count for greater efficiency the elimination
red tape and of time and money that result
from cumbersome form of government.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11
Got Any Bait?

Got Any Bait?
You can C. A. Sardine in Center,
Vermont.
Oh, Joy!
We love to fish by shady pool.
But what we started to tell you
was that Leafy Dell Fisher lives in
indianapolis, Ind.
Here He Is!
Lawrenceburg, Ind. News.)
Christian Kommer beer maker
and Bible agent, formerly of this
city, has located in Indianapolis.
This rhyme may make some men see
red,
But it is fact that
The man who has the biggest head,
Oft wears the smallest hat.
Help!
All sailors are good farming men,
I'm made to understand;
They plow the seas in ships, and then
They raise Cain when they land.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11
The Road To Wealth

The subject of our sketch is Henry
Howden Holden Humm. newspaper
editor. Twenty years ago Mr.. Humm
started in with 81. Today he is
worth $4,000 His accumulation is
due to four things as follows:
I. His honesty.
II. His frugalty
III His strict attention to business.
w. The fact that an uncle died
last week and left him $4,000.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11
Why the Stork Is Lame

Mrs. Lee c. Gentle. of 13 Curran
street, Atlanta, Ga, has just pre-
scented her husband with their
twenty sixth baby. The newcomer
weighs 16 pounds This gives Mr.
Gentle 10 boys and 10 girls and they
are all living.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11
Paw Knows Everything

Willie-Paw, what is the labor
problem?
Pavilion to do the least work fol
the most money, my son.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11
The Honest Native

"Where is the best place to get
fresh fish around here?' asked the
City Angler, who had just climbed
off the train at HicksviIle.
cat the market replied the Hon
est Native
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11
Mercy!

Carrie Hug wants divorce from
Charles L. Hug, in Brooklyn, n. Y
She claims she saw him hug won
an on the street corner in Jamaica
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11
CANADA'S NEW PREMIER

Notwithstanding the conceded great ability of
Sir Robert Borden and his undsputed leadership of
his party for nearly twenty years it is admitted that
the position of the conservative party in Canada
has been greatly strengthened by the substitution
Arthur Meighan head of the government and
party. Borden had led the government during the
and fallen heir to all the complaints of the
multitude. Everyone with grievance, real fan
ciful, laid the blame the War Premier
But the improvement of conditions political in
our neghboring country from the standpoint of the
Unonists is not by any due wholly to the re-
tirement of Borden. The selection of Meghan as
his successor seems to have met with general ap-
prevail He has been called the operating intel
lect' of Borden's coalition government. AS a de-
batter he easily the strongest in the Dominion
Parliament In addition to his great capacity for
work, his wisdom and brilllancy, Meighan is de-
scribed a good scout and famous mixer"
Canada imported five times more whskey in the
last fiscal year than in the year previous Visiting
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11
Yum, Yum

You know what a heather cannibai
does to a missionary, don't you:
Well, anyway, you can find Marietta
Christian in Lawrenceburg, Ind
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11

The folks in Ohio ought to get enough politics
this Summer and Fall last them so years
Charleston News and Courier.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11

or it may be a fact that truth lives at the
bottom of a WELL but il isn't oil Well
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11
they're Off!

The candidate with might and main
Now starts to use his tongue;
He is composed of one part brain,
And ninety-nfne parts lung.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11

1t has Just about gotten in this country that
the man from Missouri will bite as soon as any
body.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11

Our guess is that it depends good deal on tn
speedOmeter to how many hugs there in
gallon of gasoline
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11

II has just about gotten in this country that
a married not only has TO walk the chalk,
but stand the talcum.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11

And a general thing. even strong minded
woman feels that she needs face powder after eating
hash.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11
/ TIPS FROM TEXAS
dallas News)

And sometimes a mans spectacles impress
sive he is bound to be good for something
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11
BITS OF BY PLAY
-
By Luke koLuks
Copyrlghs y Cincinnati
Enquirer

Our Daily Special
There Are 100 Takers To every
Listener.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11

Canada imported five times whskey in the
last fiscal year than in the year previous. Visiting
Americans bootleggers are said to have created
the market
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-08-11

Firms Is Firms
Harding and Cox are in business
at 400 Andrew Street, Munhall, Pa
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26

There comes time each year in
the life of the head of the family when
there is state of unrest in his home.
The air seems charged with cleo
tricity, needing flash only to change
into double.action lightning.
Mother mopes. And reads the want
ads. And pays particular attention to
the publicity of rug cleaners and pa
per hangers. And waits expeetant.
And then there comes a day, smil-
ing spring day, which mother senses
afsr, intuitively.
Presto! Down come the curtains, out
go the rugs, in comes women with hot
hotswater and scrub brushes and pals.
The whole place is topsy-turvy.
Not spot in the house where man
can sit down and read his paper.
Meals9 Perish the thought! 1t is
buffet luncheon taken standing off
the kitchen stove.
Beds7 Not the first night after the
morning this paroxism Of cleanliness
begins. All the beds are down. z and
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26
OBITUARY

Mrs. Julia Newbury, eldest daughter
of the late Salmon and Mary jackson
Epson, pioneers of Bristol, Kenosha
county, Wisconsin, died at Red Cloud.
Neb. on Oct. 18th, 1919. She CAM
with her parents to Southport in June
1910 from Wolcott, Conn.,, where she
was born, Dec. 9th, 1885,, the family
coming west the entire way by water
via the Connecticut river, Long Island
Sound, the Hudson river, Erie canal and
the Great Lakes
Mrs. Newbury grew to womanhood
in Bristol where she lived until she was
married to John c. Newbury on July
9th, l87o-going at once to Shiloh,
Texas. Two years later they moved to
Pilot Mound, Texas, where she lived un
til after the death Of her husband on
Feb. 28th, 1898. With her son, Juliu
she moved to Red Cloud, Neb., January
20, 1908, which has since been her
home. Her son julius died on Aug
10, 1906. She is survived by a stepson,
Lee Newbury of Dallas, Texas, a
brother, salmon b. Epson OF Bristol.
Wis, and sisters, Mrs. Mary Marsh OF
Lisbon, n. OAK, and Mrs. Lucy Stone
breaker of Red Cloud, Neb. Mrs New
bury early in life united with the Bris-
toll and Paris Congregational church and
also was member Of the d. A. z.
society,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26
VOICE OF
THE PEOPLE
Editor, Evening News:

/, as a small atom in the mind of the
innocent public, referred to by your
Oshkosh, Wis, correspondent in his ar
ticle on "Muskrat and Deer" wish to
express few of my thoughts on this
subject.
I was taught the art of trapping by
father who had made it business
every fall and winter for at least forty
years and therefor feel that I know
whereof I speak.
When but very small boy, I have
seen my father bring home as high as
a hundred skins on a single morning.
These skins he cured and sold for to
10 cents each. In those days there
were but few men that trapped and my
father had the run of the Des PLANES
river in the town of Pleasant Prairie
wholly to himself, but unlike the pres
ent day trappers, who take everything
In sight, he made it a rule to leave
plenty of the season S crop to insure a
full supply for the next year.
Now, in regard to this proposed law
to protect muskrats during the mex
season, let me say to your correspond
ent from Oshkosh that some Of the
thick-headed, Misunderstanding public
do understand the absolute need Of this
law and are working hard to put it
through. As an example of how much
1t is needed, it was only five years ago
that I caught over 800 rats in two
weeks trapping, and left plenty, as
per my teachers instructions, on the
Des PLANES river, only six miles from
Kenosha. At that time the river and
every slough was thickly dotted with
the homes built by these animals, but
since the great demand for this fur has
forced the price of good muskrat felt
to So each, the hundreds of men and
boys who now infest this same terri
tory have reduced the supply so that
on a trip over my old trapping grounds
late last fall found just two places
where there was sign that the plenti-
full supply of but a few seasons ago
was not entirely exterminated.
It was my great pleasure, Mr.. Osh-
kosh Correspondent, to afix my sigma
ture to a petition only yesterday re-
questing our law makers to pass this
much-needed law, and here's hoping
there are not many of the innocent
public who hold or have been infu-
enced by your narrow-minded ideas
Yours truly, R. G. Mcneil, Pleasant
Prairie, Wis.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26
Isn't Tt a Wonder?

A studicus chap had just finished
reading John Drinkwater' Is play Cab.
raham Lincoln. - He threw the book
on the table with d satisfied air.
Great book" said the chap. "It's
a wonder some one didn think Of it
BEFORE
There Is an idea! It's wonder some
one didn't think of it before.
No doubt folk said the same thing
after "Uncle Tom s Cabin " was writ
ten. They said it, we are sure, after
Lincoln had uttered his undying Gets
burg address when John Greenleaf
Whittier took the simple, dull story Of
Maude MulIer's life and made of it a
thing of beauty.
They are saying it at every advent of
q new idea. Every pathologist now
knows the chemistry of anti-typhoid
and anti-tetanus serum. It's wonder
some one didn t think Of such things
years and years ago. It's wonder
some citizen of the Roman empire
didn't figure out such simple thing as
the law of gravitation instead of wait
ing for Sir Isaac Newton to do it in
100.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26
MARTIN PURCHASES
LAKE FUEL COMPANY
Jack Martin Becomes Sole Owner Of
the Lake Fuel Company Today
and Announces Extensions.

Announcement was made this morn
ing that Jack Martin had purchased all
of the stock of the Lake Fuel Company
and was now the sole owner of the cor
poration. At the same time it was an
nounced that the coal yard at the
corner lot of First and Wisconsin
streets which the company has operated
for several years, will be continued in
operation and in addition a new yard
win be opened on Elizabeth street
across from the electric station.
The company has purchased the rail
road property on Elizabeth and Avery
streets and also four lots on Superior
street. Most of the coal will be ship
ped over the North Shore limo and the
company will have two switch tracks
in the yards with capacity of
twenty-five cars.
The new company is to be known as
the Jack Martin and Supply Company.
Mr.. Martin has had several years Of
successful experience in the coal bust
ness and his friends predict prosper
Gus future for the new company.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26
BIG TAX RUSH
YIELDS, $3.50, 900 TUESDAY
City Treasurer Lauer Getting Ready to
Close Up Books With Some Thirty
Thousand Dollars Unpaid.

Tuesday was the last day for the
payment of city taxes, but City TreasA
urer Lauer was still accommodating
late corners this morning and it is prob
able that he will take money which
trickles in during the next few days
while the books are being closed up for
the year. On Tuesday a total of
$4,000 came in through the windows
at the Office and in addition there was
a large number of checks. It is not
expected that the delinquent tax viii
be large this year. "Of course we can
not tell how much the delinquent tax
is at this time,'' said the treasure
this morning, "but if I was to make
an estimate I would say that it is some
where in the neighborhood of thirty
thousand dollars.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26
TONY MELCHOR
WINS LEGAL BATTLE
Judge Belden Dissolves Injunction Ty-
ing Up Melcher's Gate Receipts
and Holds Contract Invalid.

Tony Melchor, the Chicago heavy
weight who put Jack Burke to sleep
here in one round at the Colise UNI. sew
eral months ago, got his share Of the
gate receipts of the show on Tuesday
when Judge Belden in the Circuit Court
handed down a decision dissolving the
injunction filed by Harry Forbes to
keep Melchor from collecting any mon
ey from the show. forbes when he
thought Melchor was going to fight his
way into money, dug up an old contract
and tried to claim that he was manager
of the Chicago taxi driver, who devel-
oped a good punch. Fred Valentine,
Melchor's new manager, fought the
case and won complete victory.
Judge BeIden declared the old contract
was invalid and released the moneys
tied up by injunction.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26
PARK BOARD HEARS
CONTRACTOR ANDERSON
Louis Anderson Again Explains His Bid
for New Comfort Station but
No Action rs Taken.


The Park Board had a two hour SEES
sion on Tuesday afternoon in the Of
fees Of Mayor Joachim when they list
ened to the appeal Of Contractor Louis
Anderson that the bids for the new
comfort station at Lincoln Park be re-
opened and that he as the lowest bidder
be awarded the contract instead Of
Ernest Schroeder, who topped his price
by $500. Anderson explained that the
delays which had held him in the erec-
ton of the building in the West Side
Park would not again operate against
him and that he was certain he could
have the building completed by June
the LIST. The board neard the complaint
but did not take any action. It is as
sumed from this that they former action
of the board and council in letting the
contract to Schroeder is confirmed and
that the affair is closed
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26
MRS. MARY COTTON IS DEAD.
Mrs. Mary Cotton Dies Early This
Morning at Her Home at 800
Congress Street.

Mrs. Mary Cotton, widow Of the late
Wallace Cotton, died early this morn
ing at her home at 800 Congress street
after short illness. The deceased
had been a resident of Michigan for
many years but had lived in Kenosha
Tor some time. She has made many
friends here to whom her death comes
as personal sorrow. The remains win
be taken to Michigan later in the week
for interment. The deceased is. sur
yiyed by one daughter in Kenosha and
by other children in other cities.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26
FORMER ALDERMAN
WOULD COME BACK
Edmund H. Stein Takes Out Petitions
for Alderman in the Fifth Ward
This Morning.

Former Alderman Edmund II. Stein,
who served two terms on the Common
Council as alderman for the fifth ward,
wants to stage comeback" and pc
titions for his nomination were taken
out this morning. Stein was active as
a member of the council, serving for
sons time as the chairman on buildings
and water works. Elmer E. Swartz has
also taken out petitions for alderman
in the same ward and it would look as
If there is going to be a real merry
chase for the nomination in that ward.
Alderman Rudolph Henschen took out
his petitions some time ago and they
have been signed by many of the cleo
tors of the ward.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26

the best to be offered is a mattress ON
the den floor.
And what may have become of faith
er's golf clubs, and his fishing tackle,
and the best guni What? Nobody
answers
Oh, yes, mere man, who is really
not SO mere, has other troubles besla es
trying to ease over living for moth
er and the children. House cleaning
time is one Of them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26

The funeral services of Eileen Ma
honey, the seven months old daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mahoney, 161
Garfield avenue, were held today at the
ST. Casimir Church with interment fol-
lowing in the family plot in the st.
George cemetery.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26

Judge Belden has handed down a de-
cision in the suit of the American Sic
ing Machine Company VS.. Ben Klafter
ordering judgment in favor Of the
plaintiff.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26

We want the police to get them all
but we can not help but reflect that
bird like Loveday, safe in the pen, is
worth considerable more than q lot Of
lesser birds out in the bushes. Lets
make sure of him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26

Herbert Hoover does not want to
make compaign issue out of the rat
ification of the peace treaty. A lot Of
other people feel the same way about
it but Mr. Hoover and these people
are not members of the United States
Senate.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26

William Sobey, for years vice presi-
dent and superintendent of the j. l.
Case Plow Works and known through
out the farm implement world az an in
ventor of plows. died suddenly Mon
day at Dallas, Texas, where he was
spending the winter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26

If you are interested in the advance
ment of Kenosha 60 up to the city
hall tonight and hear what this man
Lawson has to say. Kenosha has been
famous for making a lot of things. Lets
make il famous fer air ships too
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-02-26

Prof. Fink believes tobacco reduces
mental efficiency. It does make it hard
er to think up something to be grouchy
about.