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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-02
Seventy Alien Radicals
 Started Back to Russia

NEW YORK, Feb 2.-Seyenty alien radicals, including several women, ordered deported to Russia, today were enroute from here 10 Libau, Letvia. from where they will be sent at the Governments expense to Riga and thence across the Rus sian border.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-02
Imprisoned Chiropractor
 Attempting Hunger Strike

LOS ANGELES. Cal, Feb. . IT, Engmark chiropractor serving ninety days in jail for violation of the state medical laws, entered upon the tenth day Of a hunger strike today He said he had experienced no ill effects from his self-imposed starvation
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-02
Standard Oil Workers
 Accept Wage Reduction

NEW YORK, Feb. 2-Employees rf all refineries operated by the Standard Oil Company of New Jersey today voluntarily accepted a ten per cent reduction in wages effective February 15.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-02
PHOSPHATE BEDS OPENED.

SODA SPRINGS, Idaho.-A rail road has been constructed to the phosphate beds eight miles from here and soon, it is expected, shipment of the crude phosphate rock will begin The rock is to be crushed and sold to farmers for fertilizer.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-02
Theatrical Producer Sues
 Ford, $5,000,O00 Damages

CHICAGO. Feb. 2-Morris Gest theatrical producer, today filed smt against Henry Ford. Detroit auto mobile manufacturer, and his paper the Dearborn Independent, for Sj.- o00 .0oo alleged damages based on an articles in the Independent de clared to be libclous.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-02
Colorado Foundries Begin
 Operation of Open Shops

DENVER, Colo, Feb. 2. The Queen City Foundry, a union shop forI thirty years, today began operations as an open shop under police protec- tion. It's action will be followed by nearly all of the foundries in the State. according to the Colorado Foundrymen's Association.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-02
M|N|NCMACNATE'S
 SON FREED FROM. ABDUCT0R'S TRAP.
Arthur Rust, Held for $25 ,000 Ransom, Discovered Bound
 And Gagged in Garage. KIDNAPPERS AT LIBERTY
Police Search Fails to Find Motorists Who Seized Boy
 On His Way to Work.

TACOMA, Wash, Feb. 2.-Arthur Rust, twenty year old son of w. R. Rust, director in the Bank of Calif- ornia and associated with Hugh Wal lace in the ownership of valuable Alaskan mines, who was kidnapped yesterday morning and forced at the point of gun to write a note to his father demanding $25,0G0 ransom money, later in the day was released by a workman who heard his cries from a garage where he had been left by his abductors, bound and gagged.
 The boy said he was on his way to work in the Bank of California when offered a ride by stranger Soon after he had stepped into the car, the driver threatened him with gun, and drove to a garage in al out-of-the location on the tide flats, bound him and tied blanxe { over his head after first forcing him to write the note to his father
 After his abductors, who were still at liberty today despite an eX haustive search by the police, had left, young Rust chewed hole in the blanket and called for help.
 The boys father said today that he would have paid the ransom de- manded except for police advice that he await developments.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-02
MONTANA LATEST STATE TAKING UP JAP LEGISLATION
Anti-Alien Land Bill, Simi- lar to California Law, h.
 troduced in Legislature.

HELENA, Mont, Feb. 2.-Mon- tana today enlisted in the ranks Of the Western states who have passed or will vote on legislation against Japanese ownership of land when Representative John T. Spencer, of Carbon County, introduced bill in the lower house of the Montana Leg islature prohibiting aliens not eli gible to citizenship from owning or leasing land Tn Montana. The measure is modelled after the law now in effect in California.
 SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Feb. 2.- The judiciary committee of the lower house of the Utah Legislature, today reported unfavorably an antialien land bill modelled after the Califor- mia law. The committee declared that the present is poor time to enact such legislation as it might interfere with international affairs, and said the Japanese question does not form a menace to Utah.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-02-02

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Feb. 2.- Arthur and Floyd Carr, confessed kidnappers of Mrs. Gladys Witherell, wife of prominent Los Angeles business man, today were given the maximum sentence, ten years to life Imprisonment.
 Mrs. Witherell disappeared from her home here early last week and was found several days later on a small ranch GO or 70 miles southeast of Los Angeles, where she had been kept prisoner by the Cars. who had abducted her in an automobile and held her for $20,000 ransom.
 Public feeling over the affair ran high and heavy guard has been maintained around the county jail since the mems arrest to avert pos sible mob violence
The Washington times., 1921-12-04
Things to Worry
About

X n EXITING a friend to whom
M you owe a fiver.
*'~ Meeting a friend who
borrows a flyer from you.
Losing the telephone number Of
the nifty blonde you met last week.
Losing your bankroll as the re-
suit Of not losing her number.
Losing your temper in q tele-
phone booth.
Taking an inside tip on the
stock market
T Not taking Il.
Failing to put away alcoholic
solace in the cellar.
Failing to hide the key to this
alcoholic solace in the cellar.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04
Various Brands

A DENVER author has offered
~ himself into slavery for one
4 L year to any person who will
produce a play he has written. He
fails, however, to specify which
brands of slavery he is willing to
endure. Among the most popular
kinds Of slavery with which we are
acquainted marriage is the favorits.
But there are many other. For
instance: .
Trying to make your income tax
report jibe with your income.
Trying to understand the Elm
stein theory.
Trying to understand your
mother.in-law.
\ Trying to live a Broadway life
on a Main street income.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

Our usually peaceful an law
abidin' citizens have been all
worked up over couple Of spectre
like ghosts which rumor has 1t
have been maxim their appearance
at the railroad depot nightly. but
It turns out to be nothin' more or
less than that the station agents
wife had washed the two white cur
tains which hung at the windows OF
the der
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

Sim Crocker has lost his job with
Crawford, the Main street plumber.
He absent-mindedly went out on an
emergency call an took all the
tools he needed with, him the first
time an didn't have to return to
the shop for any. Crawford says
he's . patient man. but he has to
draw the line somewheres.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04
Wanted--to Know
v-HETHER the movie cons
w ors. in eliminating IL

w s::: + !. . ;,ls,s .ss., !,
pose parts of their person ordi-
narily kept covered, will cut out
ears.
Whether a chorus girl. In clint
mating all persons when it is ordi.
narily convenient to know. Will cut
out Wall Street bankers.
Whether wives. In eliminating
all statements of their husbands
which may be lacking in truth. viii
have anything left
Whether husbands. after meeting
all expenses to which wives make
them eligible, win have anything
left.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04
Her Waggish Hubby.

MRS. YOUNGWEDD (shopping)
AVA Look at the new stove with
the glass door In the oven. Won
der what It's made Of glass for?
Youngwedd-It's to make the
bread lighter. I suppose.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04
Cheaper.

sII THOUGHT your father wasn't
j going to send you back to col.
leger
"That's so. Dad did kick on the
expense, but I threatened to stay
at home and help run the business
and then he decided that a college
course would be q lot cheaper.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

Local weather sharps say the
comm Winter is going to be a
very long an severe one. judgin'
from the way the squirrels are
hangin' aroun' the asylum down in
the holler waitin' to pick up any
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

The huntin' season is now on an
the rum hounds are runnin' 'roun'
unleashed. A vigilance committee
has been formed an anybody
whose breath smells of liquor an
who declines to tell where he got
Il viii be shot at sunrise.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

There was q IRE up to Sam Serb
bler's. who writes Jokes for the
New York comic papers. last week,
but the local fre department TO
fused to turn out, the chief sayin'
they allowed they weren't goin' to
pull Sans chestnuts out Of the
fire.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04
He Believed in Signs.

nHUESS we struck the wrong
place." said the clipping swain.
pulling his horse up in front Of the
parsonage.
"why7" asked the lady.
Don't you see that sign on the
tree, No Hitching Herer"
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

Our local student Of natural his
tory, Jabez White. is very busy
these days diggin' into all the books
no can find. He's tryin' to settle
the question, How old is jelly
fish before he begins to jell."
The Washington times., 1921-12-04
Didn't Practice What He
Preached.

yYISITOR-Could speak with the
v parson for a moment?
. Scranton. II disturbed him
now he'd take my head OF. He's
writing q sermon on "Self-confrol'
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

The 7:1B local wAs late In gettin'
started last Tuesday mornin' be-
cause Conductor Nate Doolfttle had
lent his ticket punch to the Dsugh-
tiers of Liberty to punch tickets at
their fair Monday night, an they
forgot TO return It till Nate sent
up for It.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04
Thoughtless.

SSIIALLOA. old chap! Heard the
II latest about Brown"
mo; what's thatf'
why, he had q terrible accident
the other night. He had his brain
wrecked"
Good heavens! How did It hap
pen?"
"Oh, he let train OF thought
run through It."
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

When the car swerves or stops
suddenly do not lose control OF
yourself to such an extent that you
fall into the lap Of man. This ia
dangerous and Is not considered
proper under the circumstances. II
there IL any laplanding to be done.
be sure q rather obese woman is
selected therefor. This. too. will
preserve the old tradition. for We
have never read Of q man falling
into q mans lap.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

Try our Hobo brand of fresh can
ned fruits. We call 'em Hobo
brand because they are guaranteed
not to work.-Adv. The Main Street
Delicatessen Shop.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

Danny Green says some Of these
screen stars look pretty young
when their girlish features are
flashed by the cinema, but some of
EN- are old enough to be cine
gran'mas. Rishto, say We.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

- AMANTHY TIBBINS says the
list OF Fall brides promises to
- be very long providin' men
enough can be found who are will
in to be fall guys.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04
Rural Editors Scrap Basket

stairs backwards, with Q candle in
one hand an a mirror In the other.
Sort of bobbin' for apple jack.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04
Still Missing.

IOHNNY-Say, paw, l can't get
- these 'rithmetic examples. Teach
or said somethin' bout f1ndin' the
great common divisor.
Paw Tin disgust)-Great Scotti
Haven't they found that thing yet?
why. they were huntin' nor It when
was a boy.
Candid.
TIME-Ten-thirty p. m.
i She-Do you really mean that
YOU would put yourself out for my
sake?
He--l certainly would!
She-Then please do 1t. as I'm
swfully tiredl
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

Halloween parties are goin' to be
purity popular hereabouts this year.
Most everybody is willin' to take
a chance walkin' down the cellar
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

In going through q crowded car
10 not step on the smaller toes d
any foot. This II considered q.
tremely rude apd painful The big
ger toe caa stand 1t much better.
and by coming down with the heel
instead of the sole relieves the
shock.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

loose nuts. It allus been . wonder
to us, say we, how the weather
sharps escape the squirrels.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

Two breakfast food firms had .
prize test the other day. givin' .
prize to the person who could eat
the most Ho Hum oats IN thirty
minutes. II was . gruellin' con-
test from all accounts.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04


lovers don't foolishly build
castles In the air any moro ought
TO realize building materials are
yet too high these days Of read
justment.s
The champ optimist in the world
Is the fellow who thinks the boss
IL doing tho right thing by him by
not raising his salary because he
would then have to pay 30 much
moro to the Government on his
income tax
We can't understand why people
advocate Esperanto a. the univer-
sal language when . woman's
tongue just about nlls the bill.
Tho best cure for the stoop-
shouldered nen has been found by
Paris fashion designers. They Just
prescribed long skirts for women.
Tho ardent sutton who told hif >
lady-love she was 30 sweet that she
possessed the soul Of violin was
probably stringing her.
A prominent college professor
says women are becoming moro
interested in the ats. Yes. the
arts Of makeup.
A woman Doesn't need the
Fourth Of July to start the IRE
works insofar o. her husband Is
concerned
Perhaps the reason women like
large diamonds in their engage
mont rings II to add sparkle to
their romance.
When Q woman says she be-
Heves In signs she probably means
the dollar kind.
II you ask us. silk hosiery has
been ono Of thE potent factors In
tho downfall of many . man who
thought he could escape marriage.
Funny, but marriage Is in itself
q separation-of name for the
bride and of freedom for the groom.
Everybody expresses doubt as to
which came first, the hen or the
egg, but somehow or other there
seems to be q unanimity Of opinion,
relative to marriage and divorce.
That Chicago husband who put
q live mouse in his wife's bed
worked under the assumption all
women were cats.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

till some disgruntled guy tries to
break II.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04
Better Late Than Never.
lIVNHAT'S thisf" demanded the

old sea captain, carefully
tasting the contents of the bowl.
IT'S oyster SOUP" replied the
waitress.
Funny" said the captain. 1--WE
sailed in this stun all my life and
never knew what Il was"
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

Our aviators are fyin' aroun' an
dom q lot Of starEaxin' these days,
say we.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

Speakin' OF "r's," the new tele-
phone girl at the central office can
certainly roll her own.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

II you are carried past your sta
tor do not scold the conductor. for
he is always instructed BY his boss
to carry on" Always remember
that you are below his station. r
is not polite to talk back to ono O.
these big. burly conductors until
you have made sure that the door
is closed and the train Is starting to
move. Then you can hurl epithets
at him with safety.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04
Anew Good Ones
Fine Town.

= LUG 4OWA.
SCVNHERE can I get drink in
w this town. asked . travel
ling man who landed early one
morning ct little town in the oil
region of Oklahoma Of the bus
driver.
SEQ that millinery shop over
there?" asked the driver. pointing
to q building near the depot.
lyon don't mean to say that they
sell whiskey in q millinery store!"
exclaimed the drummer.
mo; 1 mean that's the only place
here they don't sell It." said the
bus man.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04
How to Behave
in the Subway

VWYHEN the door u opsnsd. %
w gin to push. Do not sSoow
" your way through, Tor that
is ungentlemsnly. but simply raise
your knee. place It In the small Of
the back Of the person in front of
you and shove gently.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

Judge Meeker says that legal
statistics only go to show that
where there's a will there's a wait
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

II the car is crowded and q lady
is standing do not Jump up to give
her your seat. The shock might
kill her. The proper thing to do ia
to offer her your seat Just AZ you
reach your station. This is just
what she expects and consequently
will not be disappointed.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

! never saw such scenery
Since skirts were short and free:
II needs NO stretching Of the neck,
'Tis . knsessy view to sssi
The Washington times., 1921-12-04
Walls Of a
Benedict

TvHE fellow VINO said romance
II dead because modern
lovers don't foolishly build
castles In the air any moro ought
TO realize building materials are
yet too high these days of read
justment.s
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

7 AvINSKY-which 10 the biGOogt
Il diamond In the wor1df
Skivinsky-Ths Cohen-uoor. q
course.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

! never raw q tall silk hat
With iridssesnt sheen,
But what ! itchsd to throw q brick
Straight at the wearer's beani
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

SSWHAT does she dor
" "She paints"
81 can SEQ that, but Whist does
she do>for . livingf"
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

I never saw an elephant
Go crashing through the brush
But what I wished that I were one
When in q subway crushi
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

The champ optimist in the world
Is the fellow who thinks the boss
II doing tho right thing by him by
not raising his salary because he
would then have to pay 30 much
moro to the Government on his
income tax.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

We can't understand why people
advocate Esperanto a. the univer.
sal language whom . woman's
tongue Just about hlls the bill.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04
| Never Saw

I never saw q daffydill
Upon the rivers brink
But what I wished the river
Wsrs something fit to drink
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

The best cure for the stoop-
shouldered nen has been found by
Paris fashion designers. They Just
prescribed long skirts for women.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

That Chicago husband who put
q live mouse in his wife's bed
worked under the assumption all
women were cats.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

A woman doesn't need the
Fourth Of July to start the IRE
works insofar a. her husband Is
concerned
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

A prominent college professor
Gays women are becoming moro
interested in the ats. Yes. the
arts Of makeup.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

Perhaps the reason women like
large diamonds In their engage
mont rings II to add sparkle to
their romance.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

Tho ardent sutton who told hii
lady-love she was 30 sweet that she
possessed the soul Of . violin was
probably stringing her.
The Washington times., 1921-12-04

Everybody expresses doubt as to
which came first. the hen or the
egg, but somehow or other there
seems to be q unanimity Of opinion
relative to marriage and divorce.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-01
Prices Decline
On Selling and
Profit Taking
Attack on Mexican Petro-
leum Unsettles List; Tech
nical Situation Regarded
as Factor in the Reaction

Increased selling pressure attributed
to proft-taking and fresh speculative
offerings for the decline checked the re.
covery In the stock market yesterday
aud caused general declines throughout
the trading list
1t was q reaction that was not en-
tirely unexpected. In fact the specu-
lative element at the end of last week
was talking Of an impending setb1ck
which it was believed was due in view
of the extent Of the recent movement
of recovery. There was nothing in the
news to explain the tendency in prices
and the explanation that tho reaction
was due to technical considerations
rather than to any adverse outside de-
velopment appeared to meet the situa-
tion adequately. Dealings at the ex-
change ran IN excess Of 100000 shares.
The outstanding event In the market
was the severe fail in the price OF
Mexican Petroleum stock. This issue,
which has gained the reputation Of be-
ing one Of tho most erratic performers
Of the entire industrial list, broke in
a violent manner on the publication Of
interviews which painted a gloomy
picture Of the future Of Mexico as O.
producer Of petroleum. The same kind
Of bearish reports have been circulated
for months. most of which have taken
the stand that the light oil reserves
in Mexico were rapidly being ex-
hausted, due to heavy production and
the encroachment Of salt water In many
Of the wells.
The decline in Mexican Petroleum
stock yesterday carried tho price down
77s points net to 99N. The sensational
weakness Of this particular issue nat
urally had disturbing effect upon
other industrials and probably induced
selling in other parts Of the list, es-
pecially in the case Of the oils. Hous-
ton Oil, General Asphalt, Sinclair Con-
solidated and Pacific Oil were among
The other issues in this group which
were under pressure. Steels were gem
orally steady.
In the bond department. Cuba Cane
Sugar debenture Is advanced strongly
on the announcement that the new
financing plan for meeting the pressing
needs of the company has become oper~
ative.
! The effect Of the heavy end Of the
month transfers Of banking funds was
discernible in the call money market,
where the rate went to 6 per cent in
the afternoon after renewals had been
made at 51s per cent. In the foreign
exchange market the tendency was
toward increasing frmness with the
exception Of marks, which sagged OFF.
The commodity markets were irregular,
with cotton closing substantially lower.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-01
Royal Dutch-Union Oil

Formal announcement of the forma-
tion of new company to acquire the
American holdings of the Royal Dutch
and Union Oil companies is expected
to be made tomorrow in a circular
calling special meeting of Union Oil
shareholders to act on the recommends
tion of the directors, who have already
approved the deal. 1t was said yester-
day that the Royal Dutch-Shell group
will own approximately 72 per cent Of
the stock of the new company, while
Union Oil's participation will be equiv
alent to % per cent. Stockholders in
Union Oil are expected to get shares
OF the new company on the basis out
lined. The special meeting of Union
Oil stockholders probably viii be held
within a month. All the American
properties of the Royal Dutch, except
the New Orleans Refining Company,
and all of Union Oils properties, ex-
cept Wayland Oil and Gas and the Ken
tucky properties of the National Ex-
ploration Company, are scheduled to go
into the merger.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-01
Industry's Unbalanced State

Factors converging to keep industry
Of the country in state Of unsettle-
ment are stressed in this months issue
OF the National City Banks bulletin.
Railroad freight rates are given promi-
nence, and an effort is made to show
that downward revision is necessary
to stimulate buying, especially in rural
communities, where the purchasing
power of the dollar has been greatly
depressed. The relation Of izh wages
to unemployment is also discussed. and
the advantage of general readiust-
ment is pointed out. A large part of
the monthly review is devoted to the
controversy between railroad manage
ments and union labor chiefs, several
phases of the dispute being discnssed
New-York tribune., 1921-11-01

Dawson Chemical, ordinarily one Of
the quietest stocks on the Exchange.
suddenly attracted attention yesterday
with rise Of five points in the first
two hours. The explanation most gen
orally offered was that a favorable de-
cision by Standard Oil on the Dawson
company's by-product "silica--9el'
might be expected soon. The formula
is designed to reduce the expense Of
refining crude oil. Profit taking after
the upturn brought about reaction in
the afternoon, but the stock held a
gain Of nearly three points.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-01
The Dollar in Foreign Exchange

Foreign exchange rates moved
within narrow margin in yesterdays
quiet trading, and changes at the close
were small and irregular.
Strength Of lire which carried quo
tations up about ten points above the
Accent level was the only real feature.
The rise was attributed to covering on
reports that Italy had withdrawn from
the market for dollars.
Gable rates on London eased off a
quarter of a cent at s3.93A, while
French francs and some Of the other
Continentals worked slightly higher.
Scandinavians were easier.
Changes in the Far East and in South
American were small.