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The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
Lighting Up the Coal Industry
(Now York World)


 In submitting to the Presidents commission on soft coal strike relating to the cost Of liv ing among the miners, the statsticans of the United Mine Workers also submits some figures on the prof it's of the coal-operatng concerns
 These profit figures generally show recent large increases One large coal company is cited whose net profits in 1918 were six times what they were in 1914 Another is declared to have made profits in I91718 seven times greater than in 191415 and these profits averaged $690 per employees sum which probably would not fall far short of the total average wages paid,
 Comparing profits to capital it is asserted that about 1,oO0 companies in 1917 made from 25 to 50 per cent, 15O made 100 more per cent, and made 900 per cent
 These figures correspond generally to those given by ex-Secretary McAdoo the time of the strike and later confirmed by Secretary Glass from the income tax returns of the coal companies
 They will require some explanation from the impecunious gentlemen who operate the coal mines. Coal consumers will be interested in knowing what per cent of profit marks the line between poverty a bare living i'll operating these limited and in valuable stores of But in any case they will insist upon knowing why better wages and working conditions cannot be conceded without any further advance in prices. or why prices may not even be reduced along with bettering of the miners lot.
 This is longer merely private industry. It is industry greatly affected with vital public interest It will be the duty of the Presidents com mission to let in such flood of light as will ium- mate every corner of it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
Luke McLuke Says.

Luke McLuke Says.
 Any married man might tell you that while a woman's tongue might wear out there is no danger of 1t rusting out
 Some men have been stung so often that the minute you act friendly with them they wonder how much you are going to touch them for
 Why is it that a man hates to act good natured with his own wife the way he acts good-natured with some other mans wife?
 We expect that along about the first of June, when the weather gets hot, the women will get their furs out of the camphor and begin wear ing them
 We doubt that flour will ever get SO dear that a woman will be able Q resist the temptation to waste a pound of it on her face when she is dressing
 Even when a woman is wearing a knee high skirt she just naturally has to hoist her skirt a little when she comes to a muddy street crossing.
 Better enjoy the box of chocolate he brings you every night when he is courting you, young woman. You'll be lucky if you get a pack of chew ing gum once month after you marry him.
 And any married woman can tell you that wives are entitled to To, more sympathy than widows.
 A man does not have to take many lessons to learn how to loaf in first class style.
 If a woman trying on a new pair )f shoes and they fit her she woni too big.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
FREE SPEECH DEADLINE
(New York Tribune)

(New York Tribune)
 Attorney General Palmer, in his statement to the House Judiciary Committee, correctly traced the dead line of free speech.
 The constitutional guarantee does not protect one who, by word implication urges inces resort to physical force violence to overthrow our dem ocratic institutions.
 Free speech is flower of democratic freedom. It blooms from other soil. Destroy democracy and there Is and be no free speech. rule Of force the application of gag.
 So to defend free speech it is necessary to deny to any the privilege of attacking it's roots. Any who upholds the doctrine that it is permissible in free country to advocate the establishment Of d regime of force is enemy to, not friend of, free speech.
 This country as the Attorney General says, has had it's revolution Those who come to our shores accept the results of this revolution Some truths concerning government immutable-self- evident, Thomas Jefferson wrote-and one is that govern ment must consent and not fear.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
A Man of One Big Idea
Seattle Ti( (mes. )

Rear Admiral R. E. Peary devoted his whole life to the accomplishment of single task-the reaching of the North Pole.
 The task accomplished, he did not receive imme- diately the compensation which he undoubtedly had expected and to which he unquestionably was en- titled
 Peary will bulk larger in the eyes of the next era ton than in the eyes that which witnessed the Doe Cook fiasco and the undgnified, although un- questonabIy honest. clamor of denunciaton set up by Peary long his returning bark had reached civilization.
 The next generation will remember Cook, if at all the perpetrator of a gigantic hoax. Peary will be hailed as Of the greatest explorers of all time and his feas as one the remarkable in the history of mans exploits in the waste places of earth.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
THREE YEARS IN RUSSIA

We are now approaching the third anniversary of the beginning of the Russian revolution. It was on March. 12. 1917 that the Cars Government gave way before the uprising of the people In the in- terval what marvellous amount history has been recorded in his former empire No could have foretod quarter of it-the capture and assassin ation of the imperial household, the overthrow of the moderate Government of Lyof, the rise of Ker- ensky to power, his deposition at of Len inc and Trotzky. the present the borders of Poland to the Pacific Ocean.
 And who say what the next three years will bring forth If anyone wishes realize the futility of prophecy let his set down his opinions as 10 what conditions will prevail in Russia in 1923- and then lock them up for safe keeping until that time q A f
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
Oil Output Increases
Seattle Times.

Users oil throughout the country will be gratified by the announcement that production in the United country
 An increase of more than 24.000,OOO barrels was registered in comparing production last year with that of the preceding twelvemonth and larger put reported in a number of fields throughout the Union.
 This very favorable showing should be a guarantee to consumers that the price of the comedy will be raised during 1920.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
MANUFACTURING LEADS IN UNITED STATES

study Of the report of the exports ana imports of the United States for 1919 shows clearly that this country has become great manufacturing ha- ton. In the old days most of American exports were raw material for manufacturing and foodstufis Ill crude condition and flood animals. while the most imports manufactures. That condition has now been reversed.
 year 57 per cent of our imports were crude materials for use in manufacturing and foodstuns in crude condition and food animals-more than 75 per cent of which for crude material for man ufacturing. Only 12 per cent of our imports were manufactures ready for consumption.
 On the other hand, only 29 per cent of our ex- ports were crude material for in manufacturing foodstufs in crude condition and food animals, while more than 6S per cent of our exports were wholly or partly manufactured--nearly GA per cent. o which wholly manufactured.
 Our exports and imports of raw material and raw foodstufs last year and imports of the same character about equal, while our exports of wholly partly manufactured goods exceeded imports of the character by $2,791O 900.
 The following table is significant and tells the whole story:
 GROUPS Value in Dollars
 Exports Imports
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
Blankets and Comforts
 Need Washing Often

If blankets and comforts were washed once year a century ago, pur forefathers thought it was suf- icient
 Now we know that these bed ,lotbes become soiled even if to he eye they may seem sanitary though.
 If you would have your blankets nd comforts as spotless and i'm naculate as your other bed linen, ;end them to us. We employ a special method of laundering that makes them light and fresh, that gives them wonderful fluffiness hat frees them from every impurity Al ACKA CITE EAM AITNnDV
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
Then 1t Hannenedl

T wonder why it is?' unused the Rummy, as he poured d little iodine into his grape juice to give it a kick.
 You wonder why 1t is?" demand ed the Barkeep, as he produced the stomach pump.
 "I wonder why it is when two men it out when they meet?" replied the Rummy, as he drained his glass.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01

With threatened stampede to Hyder in the spring snd actual stampede to the Western oil fields, the Alaskan stampeder is awful fix. He he goes he will be that he is missing something at the of the other strike Douglas Island News)
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
Oh 1!

What do you mean by going around telling people that I am swel! headed and stuck up?' asked the Big Man.
 "I didn't say anything of the kind, replied the Little Man. "I merely remarked that you were orgulous to an extreme degree"
 "Oh. well, that's different said the Big Man.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
FORD FLASHES

It is love of Justice not fear of law, that makes civilization .s Mothers the only goddesses outside of myth ology.
 Love never stands still. If it does not increase. ii decreases.
 It is no use to hustle until you first get your bearings,
 Life is a pleasure because it is a speculation We all salute virtue-and on our way. Girls put airs to take on monaires. Pretension is the mother of poverty.
 Hope builds better than money
 Beauty is sin deep
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
We'll Investigate. (Houston Post.)

Luke McLuke has located an Indian man named Huntwork. But as apt as not, he may be d blood first cou sin to Jim Dodge of Atlanta.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01

Considerable reduction in the wholesale prices of the socalled necessares of lfe in the United States already announced. It will be interesting to see how long it takes for the reductions to become per- ceptible to the naked eye the average consumer Christian Science Monitor)
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
Good Boy!

He'll never be an "also ran.'
 He's bound to lead his fellow men, 1 am now speaking of the man
 Who tries, and fails and tries again
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
BITS OF BY PLAY By Luke McLuke
 -: :: Copyright by Cincinnatti
 Enquirer

The Limit.
 Smith is always putting up d bluff of some kind, isn't he?' said Brown.
 Yes, agreed Jones. TT he had a pack of cigarette papers and sack of tobacco, he would brag about own ing some rolling stock ....
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
Douuone Him!

He is d pessimistic gink. This man l know; For every day he says: "I think We'll have more snow.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01

It will do no good for to say boo at the "bu . but 1t will do lot of good If prudent in our conduct eat regularly dress warmly, sleep normally racing around in search of what has been called and remember that there is something in life besides good time.-St. Louis Globe -Democrat.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01

with babble4-- Wall Stret JournaD
 The Wall Street Journal gives pretty fair idea oi what was principally intended by the League of Nations. It was to give the nations chance to talk about their troubles rather than fight about them. Sir Edward Grey said if he had had author ized representatives of all the interested countries about a table for half an hour where they could talk, the war in Europe would not have been fought. We have heard wise bysander, when were quarreng in loud voices the crowd was afraid there was going 10 be fight. observe Nothing doing. for they talk too much for fighting men" Ma tions are good deal like individuals and the League of Nations is designed make them talk about their troubles rather than fight about them. Many words sometimes cheap. but when they prevent fighting they costs
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01

If it is, true. the prosecution alleges. that the managers of the Truman H. Newberry campaign boased they could make him the best known man in Michigan, they didn't exaggefate
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01

Present day political economy resolves itself into the question of how raise the money to pay for time spent in ideness
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01

That promiscuousness of the fork appears to be of the real evils that bonedry has banished (Cin- cinnat Enqurer)
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01

Electric motors replacing windms in Holland. Well, that will make a little
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
, syI sH.E ALASKA STEAM LAUNDRY

Gotta A Match On Va
 May Light lives in Darke County. Ohio. .4 aN NF
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
Fooey!

On your great wisdom do not gloat For one fact I'll reveal: A man who's busy eating goat Thinks he is eating veal.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
Thanx!

A Hamilton, Ohio, girl informed us that we would win more bets if we would train with Al B. Lucky, the Cincinnati salesman.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01

Mott work and more economy will bring up the rate of exchange More borrowing will plunge it till lower
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
Notice

Noticel Any time the dirty dishes pile UT on you. send them to Fly Synk in Coldwater Ohio.
 1t Sure Are! This sign. about five feet square is painted on a building in Dayton Ohio, that was formerly used as a beer bottling plant:
 Gus A. Sigritz,
 Soda Water Plant
 Ain't it Hell!
 Exercise. If you'd feel well and wear grin, If you'd be strong and wise; See that you take less medicine, And take more exercise.
 Luke McLuke, My exercise had aftermath, And now I'm in the dumps; Bacilli lurked beside my path, And so I took the humps
 Newark (Ohio) Advocate.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01

So far observation goes men just as sociable in the old days whtn they used the same fork at the free-lunch counters
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
Hn HIIn

Troubles never come singly. The two plaques, Bryan and influenza at tackled the country simultaneously.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01
JUST WHAT WAS INTENDED

League of Nations should suit the Socialists. It looks like an interna- tiona debating society in world cursed
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01

It is to hustle until you first get your
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01

It is love of Justice. fear of law. that makes civilization, .s
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01

Life is pleasure because it is a speculation
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01

i Mothers the only goddesses outside of myth
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01

! Love never stands still If it does not increase.
 it decreases
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01

etension is the mother of poverty.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01

CrRCIr1AT1oN GUARANTEED TO BE MORE THAN
 DoIIn E THAT OF ANY OTHER ALASKA NEWSPAPERS
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-03-01

Hope builds better. than Beauty is never sin deep.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-09-16
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Reserving the right to reject any
and all bids and readvertise the let
ting of this work, notice is given that
the following work Of construction
for Indian Creek Drainage District
No. 8 Of Upton County. Tennessee,
will be let at the office OF the County
Judge Of Upton County, Tennessee.
at the courthouse in Covington. Ten
nessee, on the 18th day Of October,
1920, at IL o'clock a, M, and sealed
bids on this work will be received
until said hour and on SAID date:
Clearing and cleaning off 1877
acres of right-of-way for the main
canal and laterals as per plans and
specifications. orders and DEGREES of
the Court. The clearing Of the main
canal shall be $50 feet from Station
10 to Station ITS, and from Station
It's to Station 405 to be 100 feet, and
from Station 405 to Station 621 to be
rs feet wide; the clearing for all lat
erals to be rs feet wide. These rights
of-way to be cleared and cleaned to
the outside edge Of same, nothing to
be left or covered by dirt from canal
or spoil bank.
2-The excavation, digging and
construction work necessary to dig.
construct and turn over complete, ac-
cording to plans. specifications. blue
prints, profiles and DEGREES of the
Court, the main canal and laterals Of
Indian Creek DRAINAGE District No.
8 Of Upton County. Tennessee. The
estimated yardage for main canal and
laterals and excavation totals five
hundred and five thousand. four hum
dred and twelve (5O5,412l cubic
yards; however the contractor must
handle all additional yardage, if any
and do all necessary work to complete
said canal and laterals according to
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-09-16
WOMEN MAY VOTE
WITHOUT PAYING TAX

Nashville, Tenn. September H.
The fact that the recent legislature
failed to pass the bill leyying a poll
tax upon women win in no wise inter
fere with the rights of women ITO
vote in the November election, ac-
cording to Attorney General Frank NJ.
Thompson.
Under the provisions Of the nine
teenth amendment the only requisite
to the women voting is for them to
register at the supplemental regis
trations before the election, General
Thompson stated.
Il don't believe that the levy as
sessment and payment of poll tax is
necessary to the right to VOTE" he
added.
"The supreme court Of the state
Of Tennessee has held that the levy
and assessment of poll tax against the
men and the failure to levy and as
sess it against the women is not an
unlawful discrimination under the
constitution and laws Of the state.
II think the levy and assessment Of
poll tax against men and the failure
to levy and assess it against the
women is not an abridgement Of the
rights Of men under the nineteenth
amendment, because the poll tax
levied against the men was Of Janu-
airy 10. 1919. and was therefore due
and payable before the nineteenth
amendment was passed and an
abridgement, if any exists, occurred
before the rights Of women attached
under the nineteenth amendment"
Gen. Thompson thinks that possible
suits charging abridgement of rights
and unlawful discrimination can not
accomplish anything in the face Of
the supreme court ruling of mems
rights.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-09-16

plans, specifications and orders and
DEGREES Of the Court
3-The berms or distance between
the outside edge Of the canal and
spoil banks. when settled. must not
be less than 10 feet. Each bid shall
be accompanied by a certified check
for 10 per cent, Of the amount of
the bid and made payable to the
Drainage District. which check will
be returned to the bidder when the
bid is rejected, or, if successful, when
contract is executed. Bond in the sum
of twenty-five per cent. Of the con-
tract price will be required to guaran-
tee performance of the contract
MACHINERY and materials must
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-09-16
CONDITION OF COTTON
CROP TAKES SLUMP
BOIL WEEyIL VERY ACTIVE
DURING PAST TWO WEEKS
Expect Little Top Crop-Plant I'm
usually Large, but Sappy and
Poorly Fruited-Picking May Be
come General in About Two Weeks.


Crop letters. of the average date Of
September 10. received from corre-
spondents Of the Commercial Appeal
indicate that the condition Of the
cotton crop has deteriorated in ex-
cess Of normal since Augusust rs,
states George L. Fossick, the special
cotton correspondent in the issue Of
September IS of that paper. De-
terioration has been general, but
heaviest in Oklahoma and least in
North Carolina. The general con-
dition Of the crop is somewhat below
the 10-year average for the corre-
spending date.
Unfavorable weather and boil
weevil activity, stimulated by excess
sive moisture and low temperatures
about general over the belt, account
for the poor showing made by the
crop during the past two weeks. The
plant in most sections is unusually
large, but is sappy and has run too
much to weed and is showing little in
dication Of maturity to be expected in
various stages at this season.
Boil weevil are now in every im-
portant cotton producing state, with
the exception of North Carolina, but
are doing little damage in Oklahoma.
Tennessee, the Yazoo-Mississippi del
Ia and West Texas, and in scattered
counties of South Carolina. Else
where boil weeyil have vitiated, on a
very large scale, efforts Of the plant
to make a top crop, and where the
planting was late the middle crop has
also been greatly reduced by boil
weevil. In some sections, due prin-
cipally to heavy foliage. and exces-
sive moisture, bottom bolls. especially
those touching the ground. are rot
ting. On the whole the plant is not
well fruited.
1t is now merely question of how
much cotton will escape the boil weevil
in weevil sections, and how much will
be ahead of frost in sections where
boil weevil is negligible factor.
Some cotton is open to about the
northern limits Of the belt, but it will
probably be 10 days or two weeks be-
fore picking becomes general.
Weather conditions have been most
" favorable for picking in South and
Southwest Texas, where picking is
about so per cent. completed, but less
favorable in Louisiana, South Ala
bama and South Georgia.
Fields as rule are completely free
from grass and there has been little
abandonment Of acreage.
Warm. dry weather is badly needed.
Tennessee - Lake. McNairy and
some counties along Tennessee river
report boil weevil, but damage APP
pears negligible. Weather unfavor-
able for cotton account too much rain,
deficient sunshine and temperatures
at times far too low. A little cotton
is opening, but picking has begun in
only desultory way. Too much weed
and too little fruit. About normal de-
terioration has occurred since August
Is, and condition not far from To-
year average. Labor scarce.
The Covington leader. (Covington, Tenn.) 18??-current, 1920-09-16
GOV ROBERTS ISSUES CALL
TO COTTON GROWERS

Nashville, Tenn. September To-
b complying with the request made
IA resolutions adopted at the cotton
conference of the national officials Of
the American Cotton Association held
recently in Montgomery, Ala, Cox.
A. n. Roberts today issued a procla-
nation designating Monday Septem-
Der 90, as the date for meetings in
the various cotton growing counties
Of Tennessee for the purpose Of for
mulating plans for financing this