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The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-24
RAILROAD BILL SENT TO WILSON
 FOR SIGNATURE
(Continued from page one)


 -------- ----------------------------- --' cision, however. must be concurred in by at least five members, one of whom must be of the public group.
 Determination of the aggregate value of the property of the carrier for rate-making purposes is left to the interstate commerce commission with the provision that it shall give to the property investment account of the carriers only that consideration which 1t is entitled to under the law in establishing values for rate-making purposes When any carrier re ceives for any year net railway operating income of excess of six per cent of the value of its property one half of such excess goes to the carriers reserve fund while the rest gent fund which is to be used by the commission in making loans to rail- roads or for the purchase of trans portation equipment or facilities and leasing the same to carriers.
 The bill greatly widens the com missions powers and increases the membership from nine to II commis- sioners with an increase from $10,- 900 to $12.000 in annual salary.
 New Powers for Commission
 The commissions increased pow. CTS include the following:
 Supervision over the issuance O railroad securities, the cofhmission approval being required before rail road can issue stock or bonds.
 Establishment of minimum rail rates, the commission up 10 this time having had only power 10 establish maximum rates. This power will en- able it to prevent carrier from con. ducting "cut throat" competition.
 Authority to make such direction with respect to car service in times of emergency as will best promote the service in the public's interest.
 Authority to compel the joint or common use of terminals; to give di rection for preference or priority in transportation. embargoes or move ment of traffic under permits.
 Approval of new construction or abandonment of railroads.
 Complete control over railroad op eration throughout the United States in lease of war or threatened war" the bill provides. would be centered in the commission which would have powers similar to those now exercised by the railroad administration.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-24
WILD COUNTRY WILL
 BE PENETRATED

HOQUIAM, Wash. Feb. 24-Wiid country in the Olympic Peninsula of Washington will be pentrated this summer by the Mountaineers. a tramping organization which mas lis headquarters in Seattle and mem bers in all parts of the state. Ine Mountaineers made their first trip into the Olympics in 1913.
 Explorations will be made by the Mountaineers on their trip in the Anderson Range. where little eY- ploring has been done. They will also visit the Queets Basin and the Quinalt district and may canoe down one of the rivers to the sea
 About 100 Mountaineers will take the trip. They will be in the Olym pics, three weeks.
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ahead of her can just imagine. You see. I have to play that waitress and Mir. Hart is the puncher from the west Yes it is a great story.
 Mir. Dr2w portrays the role of a man who tells his wife a white lie to avoid family spat and to pre- vent the discovery of his falsehood he is obliged to tell many more un- truths. Of course, his drceit d is finally discovered and he is made 10 pay the penalty. The comedy situa- tions are excellent and there is laugh in every scene. All those ad. mire the Drew comedies have a chance to see one of their best ones at the Coliseum theatre Sunday and Monday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-24
HOW THE WOMEN WILL ENJOY IT!

Every woman has a seuse of hif- nor-but some don't display it very often. The truth of this will be de. monstrated at the Coliseum Thursday and Friday. For those whose mirth bubbles over easily, thore are so many funny situations in "Oh, You Women!" that they will giggle and smile for week afterward, and when the next election comes they will re- member it with such pleasure that they will ask us to run it again.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-24

which is registering all trees in Il national honor roll, is the organiza- tion at Tampa Florida. At a cost of $7000 tree will be planted along the West Coast Road for every man in the service from Hillsborough County.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-24
PACKED HOUSE ENJOYS KINGDOM OF YOUTH" AT PALACE THEATRE.

A packed house enjoyed Madge Kennedy in The Kingdom of Youth" It the Palace last night, which will be seen for the last time tonight. There is lots of comedy and horse back riding. The other features arc in keeping with the play.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-24

At Middletown, Ohio, the Welfare Association will plant 1000 trees along the Dixie Highway next spring and at Chattanooga the National Lea. que for Womens Service will plant road of remembrance leading out Of that city In Minneapolis a road
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-24
SPORT AT RANDOM

"Tud" Kent, winner of the Ashton Idabo doe derby in 1917 and 1919, is depending on barking shepherd to to sneed ND the other five dogs on his team. all English setters, when he enters this years race.
 "It takes barking dog on the team to win the race" said Kent He keeps the shepherd at the rear as sled dog on the theory that the barking dog serves the purpose of coxswain in a crew race.
 For the first time, woman will enter the race this year. She is Miss Gladys Oberhansley. She weighs l2o ponnds and is five feet five inches tall. She runs her barking dog, collie, as leader of her team, fou' members of which have made the race before.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-24

of Remembrance between two parks is being laid out now and the trees will be planted in 1921. The Wom ems Club of York. Pa. will plant tewnty five miles of the Lincoln Highway with memorial trees.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-24
WANT MORE WAGES

VANCOUVER. wn., Feb. 24. - Clarke County teachers have organ ized and have voted to take out membership in a state teachers as- sociation which is fighting for wage increases and for increased eff
 ficiency in the Washington schools.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-24
NATIONAL HONOR ROLL
 BY PLANTING OF TREES

WASHINGTON, Feb. 23.-The first Rotary Club in the country to report plans for a Road of Remembrance to the American Forestry Association
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-24
Attractions ct IHeuteYS

COllSEUM-Liia Lee in "The Se- cret Garden" and a weekly and comedy to open the show.
 sf PALACE-Madge Kennedy in "The kinudom of Youth for the last time tonight.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-24

Watch for our coal announce ments. FEMMER & RITTER.--adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-24

old papers for sa,s. 2Sc. per bundle, The Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1920-02-24

-rf'
 Miss Eleanora Goss of New forK second irt the women's national tenhis singles list and holder of the nationa doubles championship with Miss Mar ion Kinderstein of Boston, is in san Francisco on her first visit 10 the west.
 Exhibition matches with Miss Helen Baker, Pacific coast champion Miss Anita Myers, former coast cham pion, and Mrs. J. C. Gushing or Der kelley are being arranged.
 last Season Miss Goss lost twice by narrow margins to Mrs. Haze Hatchkiss Wightman, national sin gles champion. In the Metropolitan tournament at New York she won the first set from Mrs. Wightman so cnd had 40 on the second when Mrs Wightman pulled out ahead by chang ing from driving tactics to steady chop to Miss Goss' back hand.
 Tn the national women's singles Mrs. Wightman took the first set from Miss Goss 673, but the latter won the second 6-4 and led 40 in the third. From this point on Mrs. Wight man won all the games in the match
 Miss Coss is the guest of Mrs Whitelaw Reid of Millbrae, south oi San Francisco.
 The baseball team has begun preli'
 ot Ctonfnrd
 Veterans of last year who are ex- pected to make the 1920 team, are Captain Kallam. Draper Wayland Bundy. lNewland, Kline, Teubner and pelouZe.
 Eleven games on the home diamond and 13 on the road comprise the 1920 baseball schedule of the Michigan Az gies, just announced. The first road trip will be to Rochester, Syracuse Penn State, Washington and Jeffer. son, Marietta and Toledo. Games also have been scheduled with Chica 20, Indiana, Michigan and Notre Dame.
 University of Michigans boxing club just reorganized and including more than 60 men in it's membership has challenged Yale and Princeton to an intercollegiate boxing tourna. ment.
 Tn announcing the challenge the club has expressed a willingness to put on the bouts either here or in the east.
 Ten matches are 10 be staged 1T the Michigan union shortly to deter mine tue boxers who will be groomed for intercollegiate and inter-confer ence competition.
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The Crittenden press., 1920-04-16
Three Events Included In the Celebra,
tion, Which Is Observed by Three
Great Churches,

The word epiphany" is from the
Greek tongue and means ito he evil
dent" It Is used by the church to
designate the festival which Is cele'
brated on January q by Roman Cath
Ollie. Eastern and Anglican churches 10
commcnnratlon Of the manifestation
OF Christ.
Three different events are included
In the celebration: As early as the
third century II was observed MS the
commcmoratlon Of the baptism Of
Christ aud his revelation 10 the world
US the son NJ God. Later IN the East
~ was taken also MS n manifestation
Of divine power In Christs first mir.
ucle nj Cana. In the western church
the alteration of the Mugi was nrlncl'
pnlly put forward, the baptism being
especially mentioned In the services
for the octave, and the Cana miracle
on the following sunday. In the fourth
century the birth OF Christ was also
connected with II by some writer's.
Many special observances are or
have been connected with II under
the nnme Of Twelfth day. Twelfth
night was time Of special merry.
making In England. and closed the
Christmas festivities. The date for
Easter is announced, and In many
plnccs the blessing of waters takes
place. Soverclgns commonly offered
gold. funklncense and myrrh ut the
altar, n custom st!ll maintained by
England.
The Crittenden press., 1920-04-16

you reflect the lady's sentiments? I'm
properly Inundated either way. Tell
me Just what she said"
"Well. sir she just laughed when
took the liberty Of apolOgizng."
"Thc sneering laughter of outraged
dignity Go ahead and give me the
rest Of II.
at was at ten she came, sir, and the
guard held her up. not recognizing
her here at the gate, and when the
car wouldn't stop the boys chased her
aud fired at the tires of her machine.
1t was very dreadful, sir. And ut the
hOuse-nt the door, sir-the guard
was very harsh with her, sir, most
regrettable."
"You certainly made mess of IT,"
calculated. "But you did let her
| in--lnto her own house, we must
remember--you did grant her the
courtesy Of lodging for the nlgl I"
/ | inquired ironically.
"Shc's retired, sir. There was lady
with her; maybe n maid; can't
exnctly say: and we did everything,
sir. 10 make her comfortable. She
was not what you might say fussy,
but quite human-lIke. | hope you'll
pardon MS. sir, which was due to not
being warned"
ooh, it's all right with me. but In
the morning she'll probably bounce the
whole lot of us. An old lady fatlgued
from journey cross country and
shot nt on her own premises Its a
very pretty story"
Antoine was swallowing hard In hlG
effort TO continue the recital.
"You sny an old lady, sir; the mis-
tress is not really what you would
call 80 old-not exactly. sir"
"Really n younglsh party, should
sny." volunteered Graves, the gardener
Just what these veterans would call
old wns n matter Of conjecture.
Young or old. she would hardly
relish her reception. There was Il
maid. and they came In II mnchineI
Did you put up the chauffeur or did
you shoot him on the spotr'
1T was hired machine. sir; md
madame sent It away. The driver
was n good deal upset over the shoot
Ing. one OF the rear tires was quite
blown away"
you're IN luck II he doesn't have
you all arrested tomorrow" remark
ed consollngly.
"Airs. Bashford seemed quite amuse,
by the occurrence" Antoine continued
Wonderful America = she kept say
The Crittenden press., 1920-04-16
city VLADVOSTOK
OCCUPIED BY JAPS
HE RUSSIAN FLAG HAS BEEN
REMOVED FROM AL GOVERN
MENT BUILDINGS.
OFFICIALS ARE DEP0RTeD
Took Only Eight Hours to Rout the
Russians, Many Of Whom Fled to
the hills-u. S. Soldiers
Had Left.

Observation-Disclosures troops occu-
,ied Vladivostok, after eight hours Of
revere fighting in all parts of the city.
The japanese imperial flag is flying
n the place Of the Russian ensign
rom all government buildings.
Some of the officials of the revolu-
ionary regime have already been ar
ested and deported Russians have
jeen disarmed.
Throughout the night the Japanese
ought with rifles, machine guns. gre
lades and small artille.y in all por.
ions OF the city. Their incessant fir.
ng met little opposition as the Rus
slams were taken by surprise, the Jap
inese moves towards occupation hav.
ng been unexpected by the party in
power.
Many Russians escaped into the hill
country behind the city. whence they
had come two months ago, when the
lll.Russian government OF Admiral
Kolchak fell before the attacks Of a
revolutionary army.
The japanese launched their attack
n the Korean quarter which they oc
,upied. Later they marched Korean
md Russian troops. tied with ropes,
through many streets Of the city.
The last OF the American expedi.
.ionary force, under Brig. Gen. VIM.
s. Graves, lef. Vladivostok on April /.
A few hours subsequent to their de-
parture a proclamation was posted
throughout the city stating Japanese
:roops would rot evacuate Siberia al
he present time. The proclamation
warned all inhabitants against any
unfriendiy attitude on the part OF the
Russian population. The tensenese
OF the situation had increased hourly
since that time until the clash.
The Crittenden press., 1920-04-16
Tense PRESSURE
ON HER HEAD
my Sides, Back and Head
Panied Me Just All the Time,"
Says Alabama Lady, Who
Took Cardui and Got Well.

Uniontown, Ala.-"After the birth Of
my baby. came near dying" writes
Mrs. Maude Felts, of Unlontown. 81
was In an awful condition. =. 1t
Just looked like I would die.
II couldn't bear anyone to even
touch me. was so sore, not econ to
turn me In bed. My sides, back and
head all panied me, just all the time.
eve had the doctor every day and
he did everything he knew how, it
looked like. Yet I lay there suffering
such intense pains as seems l can't
describe.
"Flfally, I said to my husband, let
US try Cardu' He went for 1t at
once, and before I had taken the first
bottle the came back, the soreness
began to go away, and l began to
mend. The intense pressure seemed
all at once to leave my head. anu be-
fore long I was up.
81 took three bottles and was well
and strong and able to do my work.
I believed Cardul saved my life . .
cannot praise 1t enough for what
Il did for me-"
If you are woman, and need
a tonic
Take Cardul, the Woman's Tonic.
ADV.
The Crittenden press., 1920-04-16
REFUGE SPOTS FOR ELOPeRs
Fleet Prison and oretns Green Were
Highly Deslrsble Places In
the olden Time.

Grptna Green, whose chief industry
was once nntrlmony. is village In
Scotland less than a mile from the
River Snrk. which marks the English.
Scottish boundary line In that vIcln.
ity. near the Solway firth. The Eng
llsh marriage laws sent clipping
couples 10 Scotland Just ms the divorce
laws OF ~ Of our states make Reno
desirable Tor would.he Divorces, and
therein lies Gretnn Green's first claim
20 fame.
Fleet pSson WIS the fgurutive
"Gretna Green" of England until the
passage OF the famous Hnrdwlcke act
of 1884. which made unauthorized
marriages voldable. Grctna Green
thoreupon becoming the romance spot
Of the British Isles. All the Scottish law
required wus that two persons should
declare their Intention to be married
IN the presence OF witnesses, and the
lritlsh law then. as now, recognizes
marriages aS legal so long MS they con.
formed 10 the laws In the places whore
they were performed
During the three decades when
Grctnn Green fouriShed, there were
more than 1000 marriages recorded
there, nearly 500 of which were per.
formed In 1888, the year before Scot.
land enacted law which made n three
weeks residence n requisite to mar.
rlaec, Marriage by declaration is silll
legal IN Scotland.
The Crittenden press., 1920-04-16

Ing after we'd got her inside, We
gave her ten. which was all she asked
for. We dld our best to make her
comfortable. And there was n dog,
sir. recall that the master was not
fond OF dogs"
Antoine spoke truly; II there wns
anything my uncle Rash detcs,cd II
was a dog hut ! reflected that n
world.skipping widow who could
corral 81 difficult n subject as my
uncle would he quite capable VI lnspl-.
Ing him with delight In the canine
species. My respect for the womnn's
powers NJ persuasion was intensified
hy this disclosure.
To make sure nothing was required
~ me until morning. drove past the
house with the army hanging TO the
f,othonrd. The lower rooms We're
,nrk. hut lights twlnkled through the
sccond.story shutters. .ly aunt was
established on the premises. and her
coming ani the circumstances " her
advent constituted good Joke VI
which aud not she was the victim
When | reached my quarters In the
garage sat down and laughed until
Flynn appeared. frightened by my
noisy mlrth that had penetrated 10 his
quarters
| wnkcncd early, rang n hell con.
Meeting my rooms with the chnuf.
frur's end Of the garage rs warn.
ing 10 the flynns To prepare break
inst. and was dressed when the Irish.
man came In with the tray In the
absence NJ II morning pnpcr ! clung
81 him for company.
81 trust sou will not he leaving,
sorr." he remarked, cycling my half.
packed trunk.
every soon. Flynn"
"Then Elsie and I will he going
too. sorr. It's most uncomfortable
they're making us-Dutch and the
rest. Tint Antoine and his army
keep pcstcrin' us and cnllln' US Huns
ats most dlsngreeablc we nnd II,
the wife and me-"
The Crittenden press., 1920-04-16
SALTS IF BACKACHY
AND KIDNEYS HURT
Stop Eating Meat for a While u
Your Bladder Is Troubling
You,

When you wake up with backache
and dull misery In the kidney region II
generally means you have been eating
too much meat, says well-known au-
thority. Meat forms uric acid which
overworks the kidneys In their effort
to filter It from the blood and they he
come sort OF paralyzed and loggy.
When your kidneys get sluggish and
clog you must relieve them. like you
relieve your bowels; removing all the
body's urlnOus waste, else you have
backache. sick headache, dizzy spells
your stomach sours, tongue Is coated.
and when the weather is bad you have
rheumatic twinges. The urine Is
cloudy. full Of sediment. channels
often get sore. water scalds and you
are obliged 10 seek relief two or three
times during the night.
Either consult a good. reliable physl.
clan at once or get from your pharma.
cist about four ounces of Jad Salts
take a tablespoonful In a glass Of
water before breakfast for few
days and your kidneys will then act
fine. This famous salts Is made from
the acid Of grapes and lemon juice
combined with li,hla. and has beer
used for generations 10 clean ant
stimulate sluggish kidneys, also Il
neutralize acids In the urine so II M
longer irritates. thus ending bladde,
weakness.
Jad Salts is a life saver for regula
meat eaters. II is inexpensive, canno
!njure and makes n delightful, efler
resent iithia-water drink.-Adv.
The Crittenden press., 1920-04-16
BAD BREATH
Often Caused by
Acid-Stonlach

How can anyone with . sour. gassy
stomach. who u constantly belching. has
heartburn and suffers from indigestion have
anything but ., bad breathf All of these
stomach disorders mean Just one thing
cid-Stomach.
EAToNIC. the wonderful new stomach
remedy In pleasant tasting tablet form that
you eat like q bit Of candy, brings quick
relief from these stomach miseries. EATON
&c sweetens the breath because II makes the
,tomach sweet. cool and comfortable. Try Il
Tor that nasty taste. congested throat and
'heady feeling after too much smoking.
II neglected, Acld-Stomach may cause you
4 lot Of serious trouble. II leads to ner-
sousness, headaches. insomnia. melancholia.
rheumatism, sciatica, heart trouble, ulcer
and cancer OF the stomach. 1t makes Its
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istless. lacking In energy. all tired out, II
,ften brings about chronic invalidism. pre-
mature old age. q shortening OF ones days.
You need the help that EAToNIC can give
Tou II you are not feeling as strong and
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20 see how much better you will feel Just az
'oon as you begin taking this wonderful
rtomach remedy. Get a big so cent box
rom your druggist today. He viii return
,our money II you are not satisfied.
The Crittenden press., 1920-04-16
TOLEDO CAR STRIKE ENDS
Court Orders Higher Fares and In.
creased Waees-Latter Will Be
Retroactive to April I.

Toledo, O.-With a working agree
ment between the Toledo Railways &
Light Company and its car operators
signed. service which has been sus'
pended by a strike has been resumed
The announcement was made by
Frank R. Coates, president Of the trac.
tion company, following an order IN
United States distric, court which
provided for resumption Of service
as soon as the men could be notified.
Judge John NJ. Killits fixed the rate
Of fare at seven cents and two cents
for transfers and the wage scale at
81. &c and 80 cents.
The court order is indefinite as to
the time II shall be operative and
Is fixed so that either the city or com
pany may ask for modification. No
date was set for hearing from either
faction.
The carmen met and rescinded the
strike action.
The Crittenden press., 1920-04-16
AUNT ALICE.

Synopsis Richard scarles. sue.
cessful American playwright, con
fidcs TO his friend. Bob Singleton,
the fact that. inspired by the
genius Of young actress whom
he had seen In London, he has
written play. Lady Lhrkspur,"
solely with the thought that she
should interpret the leading char
Hctcr. This girl. Violet Dewing,
has disappeared Singleton. an
aviator. has Just returned I'm
valided) from France. His uncle,
Raymond Hnshfofd. a wealthy man.
had contracted marriage short
time before nj. death. while on "A
visit to japan. lie left Singleton
IA comparatively small amount of
money and the privilege OF resi-
dcnce In the garage" of his sum
mer home. Barton n-on-the- Sound.
Connecticut Mrs. Bashford is be.
lIeycd to be travelling In the Orient
The household at Barton is made
up OF broken down employees of
New York hotel. where Bashford
made his home Singleton goes to
Barton. taking with him tho manu-
script Of Lady l.arkspur" There
he rnds the household strangely
upset. some ot its members being
suspected by their comrades of pro
Germanism Antoine. head Of the
establishment. Informs him that he
has been porpleNed by the some
what mysterious visits of
stranger. apparently foreigner,
seeking Mrs Bashford Antoine
has formed the male members Of
the household into a guard for pro-
lection Torrcncc. Bashford's law
yer. informs Singleton that Mrs.
Bashford In In America and may
he expected at Barton at any time.
Singleton reads searles' play and
thinks highly OF II.
The Crittenden press., 1920-04-16
MUTHERc

DO you know yoN can safeguard
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keeping vacher. Balr handyf
II gives instant selief and is also
the best thinE for all kinds II hurts.
Keep Il hanty. and avoid limitations.
II you conp"t get II locally, send Soc
for tube, to +, W. Vachcr, Inc, New
Orlenns. Il.-Ahv.
The Crittenden press., 1920-04-16
STRAWBERRY CROP IS SAFE
Warm Winds Saved Louisiana Berry
Crop from Expected Dis
astrous Freeze.

New Orleans.-A strong, warm,
southerly wind came up Unexpectedly
and moderated the cold to such an ex'
tent that the strawberry crop was not
damaged. according to reports reach
Ing the local weather bureau from
Hammond and Amite. in the berry
growing section, Serious damage was
expected to result from predicted
frosts.