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The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-15
aiTTLE NEGRO
 CHARMS COURT

DALLAS. Texas.-(P)-Sitting hud- died in a chair in Juvenile court here, a diminutive yellow negro, Il years old, recently sang himself from a charge of bicycle theft There was nothing of apparent greatness about the lad unless it was his feet En- cased in a pair of worn-out mems shoes, 1t was difficult to tell how much shoe leather was superfluous.
 Judge, you ought to hear that boy sing" suggested court officer when the case was called
 Judge R. B. Seay, of criminal dis trict court No l, presiding tempor- arily in Juvenile court, said he did not mind"
 Without a trace of embarrassment the negro boy closed his eyes, threw back his head and broke into the melodious croon of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" Court officials and oPo|I@Iol9 HtelaIlS HeIu Il'oIA o't"I' as the singers voice rang thru the court room.
 That boy has thousand dol lar voice" Judge Seay declared He shall be educated and trained as singer am personally going to see that he is placed where he can have the proper advantages. With that voice he will be power among his race.
 The boy, who says he does not know his own name, was placed un- der the care of the Dallas Negro Y. NJ. C. A pending other arrangements.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-15
SPANISH GRAFT"
 H0ARY WITH AGE
 COMES TO LIFE

MADRID (PO The Spanish Swindle" has shown it's head again. America has been inundated with letters from "a dying prisoner, per secuted by political enemies, only able to communicate with the out side world thru the kindness of q prison chaplain" The writer of the letter claims relationship with the person addressed and explains that a valise containing yaluables has been concealed outside of Spain, the contents to be left to an only daugh- ter and the American relative.
 Should the American reply, he later receives a letter from the chap lain" stating that the prisoner is dead and that a certain sum Is re quired to release the prisoners bag gage, including the mysterious ValiSe. when the correspondence reaches this point the American GSldLlN6 uSudlly DeCOllcS Cu4IOuo et4l+ as d result the embassy in Madrid and the consulates turnout Spain have flood of correspondence on the subject.
 In other cases, the victim takes the bait without question and parts with his money, or even worse still goes to the expense of travelling to Spain to pay the required sum to release the valise and claim his share of the contents.
 In the latter case the swindler is generally prot to book for the Span ish police are on the lookout and the presence of a stranger looking for lost relatives arouses their suspicious.
 Recently an American arrived in Madrid with certified check to claim his share of a prisoners es- tate. The Spanish police put him in prison until he could be convinced that he had been the victim of clever swindler. It took all the elo- auence of an American consul to do this and induce the man to return home.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-15
BUSINESS MEN
 REPLACE SPIES
 IN THE HAGUE

THE HAGUE-(PJ-Trade confer ences between bankers, merchants and statesmen oI the entente coun- tries and central powers have sue ceeded the mysterious gatherings of spies in the hotels here and at Am sterdam The iron, steel, shoes, ships ana sealing wax of commerce are the topics instead of the routes of submarines, troop ships and food ships.
 Whatever may be the opinion in America, or England, or France, re- gardmg resumption ol business with Germany and Austria, the reLresen- tatiyes of the business concerns of those countries show nothing but a keen desire for such trade at the conferences here.
 The other day at one of the Hague hotels the groups seated in the lobby, engaged in earnest con- versatlon on trade subjects, includ- ed:
 One-English ships owner and di- rector of one of Germany's biggest Transatlantic lines;
 Two-Belgian banker and German automobile manufacturer;
 Three-American travelling sales man and Hungarian general importer.
 All of them so far as the cores pondent could judge from the frag- ments of their conversation that came to his ears, were on friendly terms and keen for business.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-15
BRITISH
 BALLOON BUILT

BARROW-IN-TURNESS Ens-lP) The airship R-80 which is of a lager design than the P-24 which recently visited the United States, is expected to be comDlctod and hand cd over to the admiralty here by Christmas. Airship construction, un, der orders of the government, has been suspended here but as the R-So was 95 per cent finished, it was de cided to complete her.
 The airship embodies the latest i'm movements in British design. Her hull is of stream-line shape. She is 535 feet long, 70 feet wide and has an overall of 85 feet, Her liftinG power (totaD is 36 tons and four engines, each of 24O horsepower, will give her a maximum speed of 65 miles per hour. A crew of Is or Is will be able to navigate the ship.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-15
NAMES COMMITTEE FOR
 AIDING ALASKA
CHAMBER OF COM MERGE APPOINTS PROMINENT MEN ON COMMITTEES FOR SPE- CAL WORK IN CONNECTION WITH TERRITORY.
Seattle Times)

SEATTLE, Dec. 10.-To aid iD the solution ot problems affecting trans porLauon, fisheries and industrial de yeIopment of Alaska, $. II. Hedges, chairman of the Alaska Bureau, Seat Ile Chamber of Commerce and Com merclaI Club, has appointed official committees to make study of these matters to devise means of bettering present conditions. The committee named follows:
 Transportation-A. w. Leonard. cnalrman; George Albers, E. G. An derson, k. w. Baxter, E. B. Bur well, N. Eckstein, James Griftiths. A. F. Haines, J. T. Hefferman, Omar J. Humphrey, J. L. McPherson, J. c. Lang, T. $. Lippy, L. B. Peoples, J. s. Powles and E. c. Ward.
 Fisheries-James A. Haight, chair man; E. J. Brown, F. II. Baxter, Au- gust Buschman, William Calvert, Ed ward Cunningham, P. E. Harris, F. E. Johnstone, J. L. McPherson, c. M. Pettibone. A. II. Soelberg and John Wallace.
 Industrial-David Whitcomb, chair man; w. E. Herring, Robert Nj. Jones, Falcon Joslin, A. E. Knoff, F. IS. Lang, J. P. Hartman, Winlock w. Miller, J. L. McPherson, w. H. Par sons, k. L. Webster and J. w. Roberts.
 Alaska Railroad
 Legislation George Donworth, chairman; c. B. Blethen, James Haight, J. l.. McPherson, J. P. Hart man, Falcon Joslin, M. D. Leehey, A. w. Leonard, c. Nettleton, s. H. Piles and David Whitcomb.
 The only large construction pro ject on which the United States gov ernment is actively engaged In this so-termed reconstruction period is the Alaska railroad. The railroad when completed will reduce costs of transportation turnout a large portion of Alaska, but this alone will not tend to the development of the coun- try and the success of the project, it is urged by the bureau. The es- tablishment of local industries must be encouraged, not only in the region tributary to the railroad. but thru out all sections of Alaska settlers must be aided during the pioneer Inonproductive period; and improved water transportation and mail con- ditions provided that will attract the pioneer type of citizenship to Alas ka, says the bureau.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-15
HANDY CARD OF
 WEIGHT TABLES

WASHINGTON. D. C., Nov. 28.-CP) For the benefit of the housekeeper, the bureau of standards, department ot commerce, has published a card, to be hung in the kitchen, giving infor- nation useful in the household. This includes weights and measures equiv alents, weights per bushel of the more common vegetables and fruits, weights per cup of household com modities, such as sugar, butter, lard, flour and rice. Much other useful in formation is condensed upon this card.
 Until the supply is exhausted, copies of this publication may be obtained by writing to the bureau of standards, Washington, D. C., and re- questing miscellaneous publications No. 39 Household Weights and Meas ures.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-15

Look here, now, Harold" said the a father to his little son, who was naughty, If you don't say your pray CTS you won't go to heaven"
 q don't want to go to heaven, sob bed the boy, q want to go with you and mother"
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-15

There is one extremely odd thing which happens often in summer" What is it?"
 That there should be such hot time over the price of ice"
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-15

q never take sides in town row"
 q always do Then I don't have to listen to the grievances of both fac tions."
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-15

Whats the matter?" demanded i'm patient passenger in the stalled auto mobile.
 Ut seems to be a case of locomo- tor ataxicab, sir" responded the chauffeur with a mirthless laugh.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-15

And many a woman has married nan to reform him-because she dis covered him before the foolkiller found her.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-15

"Lo, Jim, Fishing?"
 Nav; drowning worms"
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-15

The hardest bills to pay are those for things you have already used.
The daily Alaska citizen., 1920-01-15

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The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-23
CLOSE NOTED
SUBTREASURY
New York Federal Institution,
Linked With Financial His
tory, Is Hit by Law.
HAS HELD BILLIONS OF DOLLARS
viii Cease to Exist at End Of Year,
and Its Functions and Powers
Added to Those Of Local
Federal Reserve Bank

New YOrk.-Pursuant to an act Of
tion Of the various subtreasuries scat
tered throughout the country, the
| United States subtreasury in this city
will cease to exist at the end OF the
year. and it's functions and powers
will be added to those already dele
| bank
Many of the employees Of the sub
treasury, now numbering less than
100. will be taken over by the Federal
Reserve bank, which will occupy the
treasury building until it's own new
home in this city is completed, and
other employees may go into the Gus
toms service.
Linked With History.
The local subtreasury, for genera
tons an integral part Of the financial
history Of the government, occupies a
commanding position in the heart Of
the financial district and Is on the
site of the seat of the federal congress
where George Washington took the
oath of Office as first President OF the
United States.
It's Grecian facade and broad ap-
proach have been the scenes Of some
Of the most important and interesting
events In the annals of this city and
country. From its steps, standing In
the shadow Of the bronze statue of the
"Father Of His Country" have spoken
some Of the most distinguished states
men Of this and foreign lands.
Many political demonstrations Of
deep significance have taken place
there, including thosDheld during the
Blaine and Cleveland campaigns, and
Roosevelt made his first open-air
speech from its steps when he ran for
governor of New York.
During the World war the SUBJ
treasury was the center Of numerous
Liberty bond rallies and other similar
gatherings. Only recently its steps
were thronged while speakers repre-
senting various patriotic organizations
voiced their protest against the mys-
FERROUS explosion of SEPTEMBER 16.
which occurred within nifty feet of
the Washington statue and caused
serious damage to the new assay
office building next door.
Has Held Billions.
In It's many years Of service the
subtreasury has been the repository
OF well-nigh countless billions Of dol
lars In gold and silver and paper
money, and its chiefs have included
some OF the most notable fures among
the financiers of the city,
Martin Vogel, now assistant treas
urer, will return to the practice of law
as soon as he is relieved of his duties
This will not be possible, however
until an official count has been taken
of the vast sums of money still re-
posing in the underground vaults Of
the building.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-23

ltensive purchase of livestock be made
1t is better to purchase one kind OF
|licestOck at a time, remembering that
each new kind added to the farm
means additional handling devices
means of feeding, separate pens or
|corrals, and not infrequently separate
pastures. The same Effort and capital
will 60 several times farther in caring
for one kind Of stock than it will for
two. Sheep and COWS need separate
pastures. If in the same enclosure
colts and mules will sometimes kill
or injure sheep, and hogs will anOy
ewes during Landing time and will
get the habit of eating newly born
lambs. This could be expanded at
length.
In general livestock should be pur-
chased only after it can be properly
cared for. This follows necessary de-
velopment and improvement work.
When livestock is purchased it is bet
ter to prepare for one kind at time,
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-23
Start Tomorrow
and Keep It Up
Every Morning
Get IN the habit Of drinking Z
glass Of hot water before
breakfast.

| We're not here long, so let's make
our stay agreeable. Let us live well.
eat we'll, digest well, work well, sleep
we'll, and look well. what glorious
condition to attain, and yet, how very
easy 1t is If one will only adopt the
morning inside bath.
Folks who are accustomed to feel
DUH and heavy when they arise, split
ting headache, stuffy from cold, foul
tongue, nasty breath, acid stomach,
can, instead, feel as fresh as q daisy
by opening the sluices OF the system
each morning and flushing out the
whole of the internal poisonous stag
nant matter.
Everyone, whether ailing, sick or
we'll, should, each morning, before
breakfast, drink glass of real hot
water with teaspoOnful of limestone
phosphate IN it to wash from the
stomach, liver and bowels the previous
days indigestible waste, sour bile
and poisonous toxins; thus cleansing,
sweetening and purifying the entire
alimentary canal before putting more
food into the stomach. The action Of
hot water and limestone phosphate on
an empty stomach is wonderfully in
MIGRATING. 1t cleans out all the sour
lamentations, gases, waste and
acidity and gives one splendid
appetite for breakfast. While you are
enjoying your breakfast the water
and phosphate is quietly extracting
a large volume of water from the
blood and getting ready for q
thorough flushing Of all the inside
organs.
The millions of people who are
bothered with constipation. bilious
spells, stomach trouble; others who
have sallow skins, blood disorders and
sickly compilations are urged to get
quarter pound of limestone phosphate
from the drug store. This will cost
very little, hut is sufficient to make
anyone pronounced crank ON the
subject Of inside bathing before break
fast.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-23
LIVESTOCK ON NEW
IRRIGATED FARMS

Some of Prof T. C. Mead's personal
experiences on irrigated forms leads
him to belive that a definite order of
procedure should be followed in the
adding of livestock to new irrigated
farm
The first effort should lie made to
develop the place apart from the live
stock feature. The settler will need
la house, domestic water supply, gar
den, provision for team, the level
ling and preparation for irrigation of
"a portion of his land; and fences. At
this stage he will need team. If
he has feed he can look after a family
COW and a few chickens. Even the
hickens will need q house and, bet
er STILL a chicken run. The danger
t this time is that the settler may
led by favorable prices or abund
mt natural feed to invest in livestock,
he care of which will delay and seri-
usly handicap the improvement of
he place for irrigation farming.
Only after there are fences, de-
'endable feed supply, stock water and
stock shelter, carrals, feed racks and
eed handling devices should any ex-
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-23
DEVELOPS A PERFECT PRUNE'
Fruit From Domestic Variety
of Plum.

Wilmington, Del.-The perfect
prune" is soon to be grown In Ameri-
ca, Prof. l.. r. Detjen of Delaware
college announced In an address before
the thirty-fourth annual convention Of
the Peninsula Horticultural society.
Describing his super-prune, which is
to be evolved from domestic plum,
Professor Detjen said 1t would be the
first time an American variety had
been adapted to prune purposes, the
output hitherto having been grown
from European varieties.
Professor Detjen explained that his
plum, while Of no commercial value
now, will be carefully bred until 1t be-
comes the ancestor of an American
prune aristocracy which, he said, will
be the breeding stock for new and
harder race of prunes for eastern
America"
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-23
Could Not Fool Blind Man,

Americas, Ga.-Henry Otin has
been carrying q chain because ne
could not make blind man take a
newspaper clipping for a 81 bill.
Otin's conviction was brought about
when Ed Jenkins, blind coroner Of
Sumter county, unerringly rejected
several slips of paper handed him In
court and identified the one Otin had
passed him for the dollar note. Judge
Harper assessed Otin's punishment at
twelve months on the chain gang.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-23

or the STOCK aoeaos
is notde
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-23

Let me write your accident and
sickness insurance The best and
cheapest protection. No doctors ex-
animation required. J. F. Schroeder,
real estate and insurance. Office at
Lange's Garage. 72-77
Utah and Wyoming coal, the very
best varieties, at big reduction this
week. Farmers Store, Telephone
1851. 1875
GIFTS THAT LAST at Bolding's
Jewelry store, the Bird Street Fairy
land. 72-76
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-23
Robbed SO Often That
He Sold Out His Business

After ten years as a general
merchant In Natr0na, Pa, A.
Morris has announced that he
will sell out his business be-
cause Of burglary losses. These
losses, Morris asserts, eat up
all the profits.
In spite Of special police
guards, barbados against doors
and various devices intended to
serve as burglar alarms, Morris
store has been robbed several
times during the last few years,
and hundreds of dollars worth
Of merchandise has been taken.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-23
But in Death They Are.

Olive Hill, Ky.-The body of Ernest
Skaggs, aged twenty-five, one twin
brother, arrived here ahead Of the 9TH
er. Cecil, and was buried. Both were
killed at the same time on = French
battlefield. The other body, the War
department says. will arrive later.
The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1920-12-23
An Earthly Eden.

Mount Olivet, Ky.-When Circuit
court convened the docket was blank
and adjournment was immediate. The
grand jury met, but didn't have any
thing to consider.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-03
WASHINGTON WORKERS
DELAY CALLING STRIKE
Induced by Mediators to Give
Commissioners Two
Days More.

Washington, Aug. 3.-Twenty-four hun
dred per diem employees of the District OF
Columbia Government who were to
strike for higher pay, have decided to
postpone striking for two days to give
time to the members 81 the Board of Com
missioners, Louis Brownlow and Lieuten-
ant Colonel Charles W. Kurtz, L. S. A.
TO reconsider their refudsal 10 grant the
demands. Postponement was decided last
Sunday after mediators had advised the
employees to renew negotiations with the
Commissioners.
Roland B. Mahany, acting Secretary
of Labor and one of the mediators who
represented a Buffalo district in Con-
gress while advising postponement, charged
that the two Commissioners have acted
without justification in faith or honor.
The per diem employees demanded that
the Commissioners adhere to the scale
of wages at the Washington navy yard,
which was raised 76 cents a day The
District Government scale was advanced
only 80 cents day on July L.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1920-08-03
SAW BALD EAGLE TAKE
RIDE ON SALMON'S BACK
Big Bird Swoops for Prey, But
is Unable to Lift it
From Water.
by Associated Pres. to Every Evening

BY Associated Press to Every Evening
Seattle, Wash, Aug. 3.--Every mar
aboard the schooner Roosevelt, from tho
master TO the cook, in from a recent
voyage, said they would take an oath
that they saw huge bald eaale take o
wild ride on salmon's back in the stretch
of water between Cape Nudge and Sey.
mour Marrows, Gulf of Georgia. And
they brought the eagle to Seattle to
prove it.
The Roosevelt was on its way TO
Seattle from the fishing banks in Hecate
Strait. Shortly after passing Seymour
Narrows members of the crew said they
noticed bald eagle flying close to the
water, near the vessel. As they wat tched
the big bird skimming near the surface, q
spring salmon, estimated to weigh about
20 pounds leaped clear of the swift NOV
ing current. Quick as flash the eagle
drove his sharp talons into the fish's back.
There was a great splash as the big
springer dived, taking the eagle beneath
the surface. All hands rushed to the rail
to watch the struggle. Three times they
said, the fish and the bird disappeared in
the water while the Roosevelt steered
a course close behind them.
Finally the eagle loosened its hold on
the salmon and Topped over on the sur
face of the water completely exhausted.
1t had put up a game fight but had lost
its prey The crew of the Roosevelt pulled
the bird aboard with bait hook. The
eagle was nearly drowned but on deck
it soon recovered and showed fight
While the battle between the bird and
the fish was in progress two other eagles,
the Roosevelt's men said, flew around
the vicinity screaming loudly. Captain
Barney Pedersan presented the captured
eagle to one of the local public parks.