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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-14
Mercy!

A small boy in a Massachusetts town came home from school with several problems for night work. One of the problems was as follows:
 "If one horse can run two miles in three minutes and ten seconds, and another horse can run two miles in four minutes and eight seconds, by how much would the first horse beat the second horse in a six mile race?"
 Next day the boy came to school with the problem unsolved and with the following note from the boys mother:
 ' Teacher am surprised that the school will attempt to lead boys astray by giving them problems like
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-14

Germany will take note that want Bergdoll, and that in the Supreme Allied Council and the Preparations Committee.-(P Philadelphia Record
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-14

Secretary of State Hughes would like to hear of something that would be good to pour troubled oil - Detroit News)
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-14

Oh. joy One astronomical enthusiast announces
 that the tail of the comet is composed of intoxicat- ing gas - New York Herald)
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-14

Denver miss has made singing altitude record but think of the Denver elevation she has start wth-( Minneapolis TrbuneD
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-14

Don't smoke, remember the Chicago hre don't spit. remember the Johnstown food-(ndia na polls
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-14
Notice

J. Kelly Pool, of the Missouri State Prison Board, has been ap- pointed Superintendent of the Names Is Names Club billiard room.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-14
Truth VII! Trlumphl

Truth Will Triumph
 merchant had advertised for headed, freckle-faced, blue-eyed, hon est-looking boy applied for the job. Do you like to work?" asked the Merchant
 No, sir!" replied the Boy.
 "Then you can have the job" re- piled the Merchant. You are the first boy who's been here today who didn't lie about it and say yes"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-14

Self-dtermination and self-contro seem to be two entirely different propostions-( Washington Post)
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-14

this one. I refused to permit him to work the problem because 1 do not want him to have anything to do with horse racing"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-14
Alta Bowl

If Littell Rust is elected to the City Council in Nashville, Tenn, we hope he'll oil up the machine,
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-14

Bob Is a Pker!
 (Hueston (Texas) Post Robert Ryder says the human stomach holds only a pint. We dare say Robert and Luke McLuke didn't study anatomy in the same school.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-14
Heipt

We hate to keep any one out of the Club. But whadda we gonna do with Garden Mudd, of SO7 East Mar ket Street, Louisville, Ky?
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-14

Alta Boyl Cheer up, old scout, and sing song. Don't be in gloom, gee whiz! Don't think the whole darn world is wrong Because your liver IS!
 Luke McLuke. Get out, old top, and stir the ground; Youll learn it Is the best Of all the ways that can be found To give your liver zest.
 Canton (Ohio) News.
 Quick, Doc! Sign in the window of tailor shop in Lenoir City, Tenn: ..
 By It From Cecil!
 He Has Fits!
 Names Is Names Daisy Legg lives in Huntington, w. Va.
 Our Daily Special @ A Soft Answer May Save A Hard Wallop.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-07-14

our UaTTy opeCIdI D A Soft Answer May Save A Hard Wallop.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-29
BRITAIN To CO DRY,
SAYS PUSSY FOOT

WESTERVILLE, O., Dec. 81
The downfall of the British empire
liquorially speaking-was predicted
here to-day by William E. pussy
FOOT Johnson, international prohibi-
ton organizer.
"Pussyfoot," back in his home
town for a short rest after a siren
uous tour abroad, likened England's
position to a hen who has Matched
out a little of ducks.
"First they Matched out the Unit
ed States and it is completely dry"
he said. "Then they Matched Can
ada, which is partially dry; New
foundland, which is dry, and New
Zealand, which will probably vote it.
self dry next November; South AT
RIGA and India, which are rapidly
heading towards prohibition.
The only difference between Lon
don and the United States, he said,
is that the United States is dry
twenty-four hours day, while Lon
don is dry sixteen hours. London
ers, he said, are allowed to buy
drinks only between certain hours.
IT tried to tell them there is only
matter Of eight hours difference
between us, but they only look
blank" he said.
ireland he said, will go dry be-
fore England.
Sim Feiners, he declared, have
adopted total abstinence in the Irish
Republican army.
"a prominent Sim Feiner told me
this was because they had so many
secrets that they couldn't afford to
have anyone around who wasn't a
total abstainer," he said.
Johnson said he received a marvel
Gus reception in India.
more than half the country is
dry" he said. "Ceylon, with its
population Of 100000, will be dry
within year."
"Pussyfoot" will start out on an.
other dry tour next week. He will
invade the southern states, opening
at Asheville N c. January 4.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-29

particular place is "a hours long,
each day lasts on earth at least AZ
hours.
Any given day, say Christmas, is
first counted as that day just west Of
the date line. An hour later, Christ
mas begins Is degrees west of that
line, two hours later it begins 80 de-
grees west of it, and so on round
the globe.
That Third Day
The people just west of the date
line, who first hailed Christmas, have
enjoyed ~ hours of it when it begins
in England, IS hours of it when it
begins in central United States, and
"a hours of it, or whole day, when
it begins in western Alaska, just
east of the date line. Christmas,
then, has existed "a hours on the
globe, but, having just begun in
western Alaska, it will tarry "a hours
longer among mankind, making 4S
hours that this day blesses the earth.
But the date line is not quite
straight; it varies. Attu Island, for
instance, is included with Alaska.
Because of this, every day actually
exists 40 hours and II minutes, be-
fore it actually ceases to be on the
earth.
But 40 hours runs into the third
day!
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-29
Famous Paintings
Are Sold In Russia

MOSCOW, Dec. 27.-The new eco
nomic policy permitting free trade
within Russia has brought from
their hiding places large number
of paintings, some attributed to IA
nous artists.
Among these are works by Will
liam Hogarth, Jean Baptiste Greuze,
Christian Dietrich, Rosa di Tivoli
and others, the Italian and Dutch
predominating.
The prices these works are bring.
ing are ridiculously small, if they
are genuine. A portrait of a woman
attributed to Greuze was sold to a
foreign buyer for $3.50. 1t was orig
inally owned by the Countess Solo
hub, who was stripped of her wealth
and estate in the Povroskaya dis
trict and imprisoned by the Boil
sheviki. She sold it for small sum
to buy food.
Paintings by well-known Russian
artists in some cases sell for the
price of pair of shoes. A Shiskin
landscape. placed in a secondhand
store by it's owner, brought 81.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-29

/, struction Of a bridge over the Flint
river at cambridge.
1.-THE work of paving the road from
Atlanta to Campbell county will be
started early in the year, and when
completed will provide a splendid
highway from Atlanta to the Geor-
gia line at West Point. This Sec
ton of the road has been in poor
condition for more than a year and
many complaints have been filed by
automobile owners because of its
poor condition.
Many Bridge Projects
The two bridge projects are both
important ones. and when the
bridges are finished additional links
in trunk highways will be COM
pleted.
Georgia did wonderful work in
bridge construction during 1921. The
amount of work done can be COM
pretended when it is learned that
ne-seventh of all bridge work con-
structed in the United States with
federal aid money was built in Geor-
gia.
1.-THE most important bridges built
during the year were the following:
Bridge over the Altamaha river
between Darien and Brunswick.
Bridge over Ocmulgee river at
Hawkinsville.
Bridge over Flint river at AL
bany.
Bridge over Oconee river at Dub
lin.
Bridge over Ocmulgee river at
Mt. Vernon.
Bridge over Burton lake, Rabun
county.
bridges over Ochlochnee river
near Valdosta and Thomasville.
Another big thing the depart
ment wants to see accomplished in
1922 is the completion of one vital
link in the Asheville-Atlanta high
way. This link extends from Blairs-
vile to Dahlonega. We now have
a splendid road completed from At
lanta to Dahlonega by way of Gaines
vile. The state of North Carolina
has finished a splendid highway
from Asheville to the Georgia line
near Blairsville. But we must yet
build good road between Dab
lonega and Blairsville if we are to
receive full benefit from this high
way. Lumpkin county is not able
to build the road, and some means
must be devised under which the
link can be built SO that the entire
highway between Atlanta and the
resort city of North Carolina can
be utilized.
with the completion of projects
under construction during the year,
there are several trunk highways
radiating from Atlanta which are
now in good condition for travel dur
ing the entire year, Mr.. Neel de-
clared. Highways now in good shape
are between Atlanta and the follow
ing points: West Point, Columbus,
Tallapoosa, Macon, Athens and
Gainesville.
1--WE are working now to obtain
county cooperation on several 9th
er trunk highways running out of
Atlanta" Mr.. Neel said.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-29
EGYPTIANS HEADED
BY A JOAN Of Arc

CAIRO, Dec. PA Joan of Arc
of the Egyptian nationalists took
up the banner of revolt against
British authority.
Madame Zaghlul, wife of Said
Zaghlul, who was deposed by Brit
ish forces, was hailed as a woman
saviour when she assumed the po-
sition left vacant by her husband
and rallied her forces for resistance.
British troopers held little fear Of
the threatened new flare. Zaghlul
is to be finally deposed on Wednes-
day. He has been taken from Cairo
following his refusal to obey gov
eminent orders that he discontinue
his political activities. 1t is be
lieved he will be banished from the
province.
Zaghlul probably will be taken
to Ceylon, it was believed.
In many parts of Egypt, accord
ing to reports, the nationalists were
adopting the non-co-operation poll
cies of unarmed and peaceful resist
ance. Railways have been cut in
southern Egypt, other dispatches
said.
Five were killed and four wound
ed in an attack on a police station
here yesterday.
A majority of government officials
have planned to strike, but the gen.
eral opinion is the walkout will be
short-lived. 1t cannot last more
than three days, British authorities
believe.
British naval units are now sta
toned in Suez, Port Said, and Alex
andria. In the latter city street car
service has been suspended.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-29
Rockefeller Institute
Doctor Victim of Fever

VERA CRUZ, Mexico, Dec. 81
By the Associated Press. - DR..
Howard B. Cross, of the Rockefeller
institute, died here this morning, a
victim Of the yellow fever.
DR.. Cross came here early this
month to open a laboratory for study
of the yellow fever and the marsh
fever for the Rockefeller institute.
Twelve days ago he went to Tuxte-
pee, center of the yellow fever dis
trict, and after spending two days
there inspecting sanitary conditions.
contracted the disease. He was i'm
mediately brought here and futile
efforts were made to save his life.
The funeral will take place to-
morrow, attended by the medical
corps and representatives of the AL,
thorities. DR.. Cross is the second
American physician to die here Of
yellow fever within a year, the first
being DR.. Haedrick, attached to the
American consulate
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-29
BY HEREWARD CARRINGTON
Scientist and Author

If anyone were to tell you that
there could be two, and even three,
Christmas days going on at the same
time, on our earth, you would prob
ably ask them how they made their
home-brew And yet it is a scientific
fact which may explain to the chill
dren how it is Santa Claus can cover
the whole world on Christmas!
AS the earth revolves on its axis,
midnight and morning must con-
stantly change. A new day is al
ways beginning somewhere. But
there must be some official spot or
line where any given day begins on
the earth.
By a fortunate chance, this line
can be drawn precisely half way
round the globe from Greenwich
meridian, and this line crosses no
important land area, being almost en-
tirely in the Pacific ocean.
Where Day Begins
This line is known as the "Interna-
tional Day Line" and here each day
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-29
SIS, 900, 900 WAS SPENT
ON STATE ROADS IN 1921

Neal on the fact that the state high
way bond issue, as proposed, would
carry with it no ad valorem taxa
ton, but the whole issue would be
financed with funds collected from
the sale of motor vehicle licenses and
the gasoline tax. Thus motor We
hic1e owners, who are the principal
benef1ciaries of improved highways,
would pay the entire cost.
The chief accomplishments of the
year in highway and bridge con-
struction, Mr.. Neal showed, were as
follows:
Construction of $5,00O,000 worth Of
bridges, which was one-seventh of all
bridge work constructed in the Unit
ed States with federal aid.
Completion of 155 road projects in
IS counties; inauguration Of 76 road
projects in 70 counties; construction
Of 1,170 miles of road, of which 1874
miles was paved, 500 miles was sand
clayed, and "a miles was graded.
Expenditure of approximately $751;
100000 out of an available total Of
100000. The federal money N
this expenditure was $5,975,511.
In 1922, Mr.: Neal stated, the de-
partment will center it's efforts large
ly on maintenance of the state high
way system, $500 miles, which will
be taken over on January /.
The Proposed Bond Issue
"In addition" he stated, 1.-The de.
partment will do all it can to pro.
mote sentiment in favor Of the pro-
posed $75,000,000 bond issue, pas
sage of which will mean so much in
the future history Of the highway
system.
''It should be made plain that this
$75,00O,000 is to be raised without
the imposition of five cents direct
tax on any person in Georgia." Mr..
Neel said. 1.-THE money Is to be
paid back out Of funds raised from
sale of automobile license tags and
from the gasoline tax, and arrange
ments have been made to pay all
expenses Of the issue, including in
terest, out of the money acquired
in this manner.
During the coming year most Of
our work will be in maintaining the
state highway system Of $500 miles
which we will take over January l..
Chief construction work to be I'M
dertaken will be the building of six
teen miles Of concrete highway from
Atlanta to Campbell county, con-
struction Of bridge over the Sa-
vannah river between Savannah and
the South Carolina line and con-
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-29
All Previous Records of
Money Spent and Mileage
Completed Broken During
Present Year

During 1921 the state highway de-
partment has broken all records in
the amount Of money expended, in
the mileage of improved highways
constructed, and in the number and
size of bridges completed, according
to a review of the years work is
sued Tuesday by w. r. Neal, state
highway engineer.
A total of $15,0O0,000 was expend.
ed during the year, Mr.. Neal showed.
A total of 1,170 miles of highway
was finished, of which 1874 miles was
paved, 500 miles was sand clay and
thirty-five miles was graded. The
department completed bridge prof.
ects aggregating $5,000,000, which
was one-seventh Of all the bridge
work done in the United States with
federal funds.
Going into the new year, Mr.. Neal
stated, the department will put
forth every proper and legitimate
effort within it's power in support
of the proposed state highway band
issue of $75,000,000. SO that Georgia
may obtain the full maximum bene-
fit of federal aid for improved high.
ways.
He showed that Georgia's alott'
ment next year Of federal funds al.
ready appropriated is $2,000,000. and
that Georgia's allotment Of the pend
ing emergency bill would be $2,700,'
900. He expresses the confident
opinion that the pending bill will
pass, and Georgia will receive this
allotment ($2,700,00O annually for
five years.
Mr.. Neal showed that the federal
government has waited two years
for Georgia's constitution to be
amended so as to provide for the
building of state highway sys'
tenn. The federal government would
then be able to deal with the state
as unit instead of dealing with the
state as a collection of counties, he
further showed. A constitutional
amendment providing for state
bonds has now become not only
necessary, but imperative, he
showed.
No Taxation for Bonds
Special stress was laid by Mr.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-29

officially begins. A glance at the
map will illustrate this.
On the right of this line it is, say,
Sunday, when it is Monday on the
left of the line. Monday begins at
midnight at this line, but Sunday is
still finishing on the rest of the
earth. 1t takes Monday "a hours to
encircle the globe, and get back to
this line, so as to begin Tuesday.
Meanwhile Sunday is running out, as
Monday catches up with it, while
encircling the globe. Thus, there
are always two days going on at the
same time, on our earth!
Furthermore, while a day at any
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-29
"Woman in Brown
Figures in Suicide
OF Man In Macon

MACON. Dec. 27.-A suicide YER
dict was rendered Monday morning
by the coroner's jury which 1nvestl-
gated the death of Forrest Porter
Armstrong, which occurred Sunday
night at the Macon hospital as a re-
suit of internal injuries he received
when he jumped or fell from third
story window Of the Saratoga hotel.
His identity at first was in doubt, as
he registered as w. T. Baker, of
Key West, Fla. His baggage at the
Terminal station revealed he was F.
P. Armstrong.
The inquest failed to throw any
new light on the death Of Armstrong
other than the fact that he had
been seen in Macon on two occa-
sions by different parties several
days prior to his death with wom-
an dressed in brown, whom no one
seems to know anything about and
who was a stranger in the city. This
fact was brought out in an informal
statement made at the inquest by
Virgil Murray, brother-in-law or
Armstrong. Mr.. Murray advanced
the theory that the mysterious
woman in brown" had in some man
ner secured a considerable sum OF
money, approximately $1,000, accord
ing to testimony from Mr.. Arm
strong, which he is known to have
possessed few days prior to his
death. Armstrong at one time lived
in Atlanta.
Besides his wife, who resides in
Atlanta, Armstrong is survived by
his father, J. r. Armstrong, of At
lanta; six sisters, Mrs. w. S. Poole,
Mrs. C. w. Phillips and Mrs. Virgil
Murray, Of Macon; Mrs. B. E. F.
McWhorter and Mrs. J. H. Quinn, of
Umatilla, Fla, and Mrs. E. E.
Waller, of Miami, Fla; three broth
ers, Jack Armstrong, Of Mayf1eld;
J. w. and Hugh, of Norwood; three
daughters, Annie, Ruby and Sara, Of
Atlanta, and two sons, George and
Forrest, of Atlanta.
The body will be carried to Nor
wood for burial.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-29

Hurry, Mother! A teaspoonful OF
"Califoruia Fig Syrup" now will
thoroughly clean the little bowels
and in few hours you have well,
playful child again. Even a cross,
feverish, constipated child loves it's
"fruity" taste. and mothers can rest
easy because it never fails to work
all the sour bile and poisons right
out of the stomach and bowels with
out gripping or upsetting the child.
Tell your druggist you want only
the genuine california Fig Syrup"
which has directions for babies and
children Of all ages printed on bot
tie. Mother, you must say
California" Refuse any imitation.
ADVERTISEMENT
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-29
Parvin Thornton Held
For kidnapping His
Wife's Young Sister

ATHENS, Ga, Dec. 27.-Parvin
Thornton, young Oglethorpe county
charged with kidnapping his sister-in-
law, EVE Holbert, two weeks ago.
The couple was found in Aiken, S.
c., Monday, following a search of 70
days. They disappeared December
10, and at first it was thought the
little girl had been murdered. She
is ~ wears old.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-29
Involuntary Petition
In Bankruptcy Filed
Against Ingerson Bros

NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-An invol-
untary petition in bankruptcy was
filed in federal court today against
Robert H. Ingersoll & Brother, man.
ufacturers of the Ingersoll watches,
of this city. Liabilities were set
forth as $3,00O,000, and assets, ex-
elusive of good will, as $2,000,000.
The concern admitted it's inability
to pay it's debts, and expressed will
lingness to be adjudged bankrupt.
The proceedings were brought by
the National City bank, of New
York; Chase National bank, of New
York, and Hathaway, Smith, Folds
& Co., with combined claims Of $780,
000
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-29
Grieving for Child,
Doctor Kills Himself

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 27.--
Torn with grief because he no longer
had his little girl and could not
give her a Christmas tree, DR.. Hugh
Smith, prominent physician here,
put a bullet through his heart Mon
day. His baby daughter died little
more than year ago.
DR.. Smith had been visiting his
child's grave each week since her
death. His body was found on the
bed in a room of a local hotel. A
revolver was by his side. An oc-
cupant of an adjoining room dis
covered the body.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-29
Lawrenceville Pastor
Goes to Columbus

LAWRENCEVILLE, Ca, Dec. 27.
Rev. L. A. Henderson, pastor of
the First Baptist church of Law
renceville, has resigned his work
here to accept the pastorate Of the
Rose Hill Baptist church, of Column
bus, Ga. The resignation becomes
effective at once, and he goes to his
new field the first of January.
DR.. Henderson is vice president of
the Georgia Baptist convention,
member of the state executive COM
mittee of that body, and one of the
most popular and successful of the
younger men in the Baptist ministry
of the entire state.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-29
EUROPEAN TRADE
IS OFF 8 PER CENT.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.-Trade
between the United States and Eu-
rope fell off approximately 40 per
cent in value during the first IL
months of this year, over the same
period last year, the department OF
commerce announced today.
Exports fell from $7,507, 100000
last year to $4,1S9, 100000 this year,
and imports dropped from $5,012, 0OO,-
900 to $2,271 100000.
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-29
Ashes at Hospital Yield
$4,000 Worth of Radium

NEWTON, Kans., Dec. 27.-Near
Iy $4,000 worth of radium, or about
one-third of a quantity missing from
Axtel hospital here, has been re
covered from 800 pounds Of ashes by
eastern chemists, it was announced
today. The radium disappeared
about two months ago and investiga-
ton prompted the theory that 1t
had found it's way to the furnace in
bandages removed from patients.
More ashes will be shipped to the
chemists for examination, 1t was
stated
Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-12-29
Maude Moore Takes
Warrant Against Her
Husband in Tacoma

TACOMA, Wash, Dec. 27.-Wil-
liam Stubs, husband of the former
Maude Moore, of Knoxville, Tenn,
was under arrest here today charged
with violating the Mann act. His
wife swore to the complaint late yes
terday after telling the police
story of how, she alleged, her hus-
band attempted to force her into a
life Of shame.