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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30
Representative Government.
'fCincinnati Enouirer.


 Former President Taft, addressing audience the opening lecture of the James Stokes lecture ship on politics of New York University, few day ago, declared that respect for representative govern ment is lower today than it century ago any where in the world.
 Said MT. Taft "One hundred years repre- sentative form of government looked upon as 9 means of escaping from an absolute monarchy with all it's ills and from oligarchy with all it's defects The great goal then personal liberty and equal ity before the law and these, it thought, repre- sentative government would secure"
 The former President is profound student o law, economics and the forces of ethical influence they touch the lives of and the activities o nations He could be deceived by the fallacies of Socialism, which seeks to create class war and overturn so-caled representative government; no could his clear judgment be disturbed by the pro gressve apparent of minatory minoritles ln imposing their will upon the majority people.
 When peoples representatives submit to the dictatorship of any dominating group, whether that group poses the champion of labor or of general morals such representatives to function in the interests of constructive democratic government They become either hypocrtca opportunists frank tools of insidious and perverted power power which steadily, the former President points out, con tributes to the disrespect of representative govern ment at present fuctioning
 There is little choice between dictatorship of the proletarat and dictatorship operating under the direction of alleged per-moralists whose will recog nizes constitutional limitations paramount to their desires
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30
Luke McLuke Says


 When Mother beats the rugs, it sounds like bricks falling on tin roof. But when Father beats them it sounds like pins falling on grass.
 You can be Honest and you can be Polite. But there are times when you can't be both at the same time It may seem paradoxical. But the fact that so few of us lose our faults is responsible for so much fault finding.
 The season a wife gets so tired of having her husband around the house is because she isn't willing to let him go anywhere else.
 The world may forget to give you credit for what you do, but it won't forget to blame you for what you do not do.
 No, Percival. Painting the town red isn't one of the Cardinal virtues. Too many women seem to have an idea that it isn't proper to shake hands with anyone as if you meant it When a servant girl knows her place it is a hard matter to get her tC keep it.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30

that there has been too much interference rom l' Outsde-she has been given sufficient authorltS to work out her salvation. If she had been gwen the opportunities that other sections or the W est yere given h work ont their own salvation she would have made progress like the progress that
 those other sections made in their young days Alaska has been bound hand and foot by bureaus and re- strctive legislation and executive regulations maoe at the behest of faddsts and Bureaus who seem to have set their minds beyond nope of change upon exercising authority over the Territory.
 Nor is it true that Alaska has been clamorlhe flor the privileges of Statehood. Alaska has been asking for a recognition of her right to the same sort of full Territorial form of government that the other Territories had before they admitted into the Union She the sort of government under which Iowa and Washington, Colorado and Oklahoma various other Territories developed with speed and became and prosperous during the short period between their organization and their admission as States in the Federal Union. And her request fought of right to be granted.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30
MEMORIAL DAY.

Decoration Day first observed generally throughout the United States fftythree years ago today pursuant to q general order issued by Com mander-in-Chief John A. Logan of the Grand Army Of the Republic, issued May g. 1868, designating the 30th day Of May, 1868 for the purpose of strew- ing with flowers otherwise decorating the graves of comrades who died in defense of their country during the late rebellion" Gen. Logan said that he issued the order with the hope that it will be kept up from year to year" It made legal holiday in Rhode Island in 1874, Vermont followed in 1876 and New Hampshire in 1877 It is legal holi- day in nearly all of the States and is so recognized by the Federal Government It until 1882 that the Grand Army of the Republic urged that legislation designate the occasion Memorial Day. and that is the official title of the holiday Gradually the scope of the occasion was enlarged so that the day became recognized to be de- voted not only to those who died in the Union Armies during the between the States, but in honor of all the dead who had served in any of the wars of the Nation-Southern dead as well as Northern. May 30th first observed as the day on which to pay tribute to the soldier dead in Vir- gnia and various other sections of the South before the close of the Civil War So today the people Of Alaska and wherever there Americans are honor ing the heroic dead of Bunker Hill, Yorktown Of New Orleans and Lundys Lane, of Buena Vista and Cerro Gordo of Bull Run and Shiloh, of Manila and Santiago, of St. Mihel and the Argonne
 This then, is the soldiers day made so by a national sentiment that commands Us to whisper our gratitude and thanksgiving through the darkness to the voceless graves of those who have given the supreme price for their patriotism and saved for us the freedom and liberty that attaches to the world S greatest democracy.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30
THE NEW FRENCH LOAN.

me announcement that J. P Morgan and Com pahy IS about to float French loan in the United States for s100 OO0 the bonds to run for twenty years but redeemabe after fifteen years and to bear 1a per cent interest. does mean that the s1O oooooo that it is expected the bond will bring will be shippea to Europe. The loan is simply for the pur- pose of lqudating maturing French obligations in this country. If the loan should be subscribed if would mean that American investors wouId carry Frehch oblgatons that are evidenced by short term obligations which are in the hands of banks busi- ness houses and individuals. It is similar to the SiVo'Voopoo French loan of something more than a year ago which was hoated ten year basis "hh per cent interest, and the floating of which resulted in clearing up the French credit in this country to such an extent stimulate exports to that country If the present loan should be taken up by American investors 1t is likely that there would be an increase in exports to France for the remainder of the present year
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30
Ensnaring Our Financial Doctors.
(Atlanta Constitution.) )

There is alluring attraction in the proposal under consideration at Washington to lay a tax upon the undistributed earnings of corporations. The entice- ment. though, is with the glow of the fox fire of the forest
 Analysed and thought out to the last phase, this levy upon capital, because undistrbuted ings those remaining after paying fixed charges and dividends, which prudently are added to the in vested capital. Unless other taxes remitted -he proposed mpost would confscation, and it's eff fects scarcely could be measured in advance
 Economists aware that such tax is loss to the country desperate foolish enough to adopt it. Levies upon incomes be n&ared indefinitely but tax upon capital itself is destructive because the principal is progressively eaten away and lost forever It be likened to the eating of seed corn in times of famine
 Only a nation in extremes financially will restort to such remedy, and then only for a limited period The national leaders in Congress need every bit of sympathy and assistance that be given them, and no better service be rendered than to them from pitfalls disguised by pausibility and fair promise. There is more dangerous than this camoufaged eonfscaton of corporation capital.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30
JUNGLE JOE'S" MAXIM.

For many years the New York World has mad 1t practice to ask Uncle Joe" Cannon for some maxim on his recurring birthdays and Uncle Joe has made it practice to comply faithfully with the request On the former Speakers eighty-ffth birth day, recently celebrated, the World asked him What is the greatest need of the country?" Uncle Joe answered.
 TO do something that ought to be done.
 put It is just as important to prevent some
 thing that ought not to be done from being
 done"
 mat is a very good maxim for all patriotic c'tizens to follow If every citizen would devote a part Of his time and energies doing something that ought to be done for the countrys good-and that does not mean something promote the personal advantage of some potician--and part of his time pd energies toward preventing something that ought not 10 be done from being done there would be no u"hser rom those who try to develop political in huence for commercial purposes
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30
The Manchester Guardian's Centenary.
(New York World. ]

"On Saturday, the 5th of May said prospectus published hundred years ago in Manchester, will be published price sevenpence, No 1 of weekly paper be entitled the Manchester Guardian. The announcement promised spirited and vigorous discus sion of public questions, sedulous avoidance of pri- vate islander. articles of literary and scientific interest and the accurate reporting of facts this last matter particularly important at this juncture."
 The Manchester Guardian has lived up to it's pros pectus in a manner that reflects honor the ed tors who have been in charge during the century of it's existence and that has for it a place of usual esteem in the world of journalism At all times one of the great liberal influences in England and at present the main organ of liberal opinion, it has followed it's original ideals, and bettered them as steadily it has gained in power C. P. Scott who became editor in chief in 1872 and still directs the policy, deserves the thanks of all who believe in democracy for steady adherence to the Anglo concepts of freedom and justice.
 The Guardian has lived long but it has not out lived it's usefulness. Because it is the earnest 1t is still in many ways the most useful paper in Great Britain.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30
ALASKA HAS HAD TOO MUCH
 INTERFERENCE.

In his introduction to J. A. McGuire's book ..In the Alaska-Yukon Ganelands," Dr. w. T. Hornaday writes
 Far too long and too much has Alaska been left to work out her own salvation Now Alaskans are beginning to clamor for the privileges of Statehood before their Territorial resouoees sufficient for Alaska's many needs.
 That Is neither true In premise nor accurate in conclusion. The great trouble with Alaska has been
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30
Hooray!

Hooray! Carrie Keys, of Cumberland, O., has accepted a position as House keeper in the Names Is Names Club
 No Joke. In spite of the fact that nearly all stenographers are women, there are more men taking dictation from women than there are women taking dictation from men.
 Our Daily Special Comon Courtesy Is Mighty Un common.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30

Those French fight fans to be of the genuine brand They have chartered a ship to carry them tc New York to see the Dempsey Carpenter mill, anc provides that the passengers may live on the vessel while they in America. The vessel vii be anchored beyond the three-mile limit where tho great quantities of booze she will carry may be dspensed with impunity
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30

The coal strike is proving almost as destructive of British cargo shipping the marine strike is to that of the United States. recent dispatch said about 300, 900 tons of British deep shipping i tied up at Liverpool account of inability to get fuel.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30
Whats Wrong?

The United States is leading the world in divorces. In some states the ratio of divorces to marriage is almost one to two. The ''jazzing wife" comes in for her share of blame, but how about the jazzing husband?
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30
BITS OF BY.pLAY By Luke McLuke Copyright by Cincinnati
 Enquirer
Poor Baby!

These directions come with sanl tary feed bottle:
 When the baby is through with the bottle it should be taken apart, soaked in boiling water, washed thoroughly and laid away in clean place."
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30

Then It Happened! 'I wonder if she does?" unused the Cheerful Idiot
 You wonder if who does what ?'' asked the Wise Guy.
 "Why, when a sailor dies, I won. der if his widow wears sea weeds?' replied the Cheerful Idiot.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30

Panama isn't behaving very nicely. Maybe she's tribe jealous because we're going to pay Colombia that s25, ,000, ,0OO-( Charleston News and Courier
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30

Before you empty your pipe, or throw away your match cigarette, be sure it is out. spark may destroy a forest city
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30

There is hope for disarmament. The women cer- tainly have reduced the hapin within recent years-tc Chicago News.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30
Alta Boy!

Other men may be too modest to announce the fact. But I. Amaman has drugstore on South Halstead Street, Chicago.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30
Betchai l

Betcha! "A loose skirt is a full skirt, sir. Remarked old Mir. Bull; And yet a tight skirt always looks Like it is pretty full"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30
The Lucky Stutterer.
Flying.

He has an awful temper, gee: 1 speak of Oswald Page; Though he's no aviator, he Can fly into a rage.
 Yum, Yum! Fried Chicken Roast Duck Sraw
 berry Short Cake. For sand and gravel call J. P. Price -(Ad. in Chillicothe, O., News-Ad vertiser.)
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30
That's as Good a Name as Any.

Mature Medicine has discovered a new disease called Mental Infection. Those suffering from this malady pre- sume that they have patent rights On truth and morality, and they want everybody else suppressed by law.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30

Is That Where They Come From? Sign on store in Minneapolis Minn.:
 Misses Smiths Baby Shop"
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-30
Strange!

M lHU.
 Misses Smiths Baby Shop"
 Strange The boarding house of Mrs. Lime Will never go to smash; She always serves her meals on time, Yet she insists on cash.
 Gan you suggest good book for me to take with me when 1 go on my vacation?' asked the Old Fogy. Yes replied the Crouch. Be sure to take your pocketbook."
 The Lucky Stutterer. "I am no fool because I stutter,'' 1 heard a quiet young man mutter, You'll find l am no gabby geek, And think twice before I speak
 Ouch!
 The Medical Quarterly took ref erendum vote among the physicians of the United States, the question be- ing whether they wished to continue whisky to patients. The vote was 20,176 in favor of alcohol
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-16

across the capital and near the city
hall
DAYTON-Active preparations from
the aviation standpoint, are going for
ward here for an aerial attack on war
ships in June or July to demonstrate
the effectiveness of bombing planes
against dreadnaughts. Two triplanes
and bomber from the Wilbur Wright
Field will participate in the test. &C
cording to statements made by Nc
Cook field officials today.
HAMILTON. - In juvenile court,
Judge r. S. Woodruff arraigned three
boys on charge of having disturbed
meeting of the Improvement associa-
ton at Cokeotto last Friday. 1t was
alleged that they engaged m a fight
because they were called 'briars" by
IL year old boy, whose eye was near
ly knocked from it's socket
DAYTON.-Declarin himself to be
outraged by the issance of a search
warrant through S A. Probst, of the
Anti-Saloon league, William M. Todd
has entered suit to recover damages
and also to end the action of enforce
ment officials in Dayton and Mont
gomery county. The suit was filed in
common pleas court for $4,000. In
his petition Mr.. Todd AYERS that with
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-16
Merry :Squarehead' Writes Letter
Seeking to Join American Legion

come a member OF the American Le-
gion and would like to learn the de-
tails and particulars about the organi-
cation. l am 81 years old, ITS cent?
meters "a fraction over 5 feet .
inches) tall, and have been in the
army for more than two years. Free
transportation to the place of report
ing is expected.
Respectfully,
JOHANNES NEDLICH."
Lemuel Bolles, national adjutant OF
the legion. said that the application
would be ignored, except for notif'ca-
ton of the Amaroc post No. Of the
legion at Coblenz, Germany, of the de-
sire expressed by Nedlich. The Am
aroc post is the only unit organized in
Germany and is composed of members
of the American Expeditionary Forces
stationed in that district. 1t was sug-
gested that the letter might reflect
lurking desire of many Saxon soldiers
who had chafed under the Prussian
military regime.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-16

To Cure Cold in One Day
Take GROVES Laxative BROMO
QUININE tablets. The genuine bears
the signature of E. w Grove. (Be
sure you get BROMO.) s0c.-Adver-
tisement
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-16
Indiana Brevities

BLOOMFIELD-Th who enter.
ed the Citizens bank at Newberry. IL
miles south of here. Tuesday night,
carried away two army carbines. re.
Gently purchased by the bank for pro-
lection in case of daylight holdups
Entrance had been made by boring a
hole above the lock on the door and
using some instrument to turn the
knob.
LAPORTE-Cecil Burkett, IL years
old, charged with first degree murder
for the killing of Bonnie Salvin, an
other boy about his age, will go on
trial in the Starke circuit court al
Knox, Ind. April S. Burkett is alleged
to have shot and killed his playmate
last Thanksgiving day following a
quarrel. Prosecutor J. A. Dilts will at
tempt to prove malice and deliberate
intent to kill.
SEYMOUR-With IA cases of diph
liberia reported in various parts of the
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-16
RAINMAKER HATFIELD
EMPLOYED BY CANADA
AT $4,000 Per inch
tBy Associated Press)

MEDICINE HAT, Alta, March 16-
"Rainmaker" Charles NJ Hatfield. who
has contract with the United Agri-
cultural association to produce rain
has come to this district from Los
Angeles, Cal, and according to ar
rangements made by the Agricultural
association, is about to begin work on
his new project.
Hatfield. according to the terms of
this contract, agrees to construct and
build a rain precipitation and atrac-
ton plant at a favorable site to be
chosen by him for his operations.
Has Number Of Offers.
In outlining plans to a meeting of
the United Agricultural association. F.
s. RatlIff. secretary, announced that
the "rainmaker" has been offered in
ducements to visit the district of No
bIeford, in southern Alberta, and Fore
most, Saskatchewan. Farmers in
general, are highly enthusiastic over
the prospects.
The main rain precipitation plant.
according to the plan announced. will
be located at Chappice Lake, about 20
miles from this city. The matter of
financing the project was referred to
the executive committee as was also
the selection of locations for the rain
gauges, which Hatfield is expected to
bring with him. What methods the
rainmaker intends TO pursue in pro-
ducing the rain has not been dis
closed.
Territory Is Laid Out.
"'ta contract between the United
.'.-~i u'tural association and Hatfield
g" Foi-.h that his plant is to be kept
constant operation from the first
f"v of Nav. 1921. to the first day of
August, 1921. in the endeavor to bring
about the largest possible increased
precipitation over and about that por-
ton of Alberta. Canada, and section
OF territory at least one hundred miles
radius with the City of Medicine Hat,
Alberta. as a center"
And it is hereby understood and
agreed" the contract read, that of all
rain falling from the first day of May,
1921, to the first day of August. 1921,
in the above described district said
Hatfield. through the efforts of his
operations upon the atmosphere, shall
be given credit for one-half of the pre-
cipitation that falls at the uniform rate
Of $4,000 per inch up to four inches
Or fraction thereof. The maximum
consideration of the contract being
$4,000 for a four-inch rainfall.
"All rainfall in excess of four inches
no extra charges whatsoever.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-16

INDIANAPOLIS, March 16- Adjt.
Lemuel Bolles and other officials at
national headquarters OF the Ameri-
can Legion Tuesday unanimously vot-
ed one Johannes Nedlich OF Dresden,
Germany, the distinction Of the "ner-
lest squarehead emerging from the
world war;. Nedlich. it appears. after
more than two years service in the
German army, has suddenly become
possessed Of passion to leave his
fatherland. desert the army. come to
America and Join the American Lee
gion. He blandly asks the legion to
send him information regarding the
organization and pay his transporta-
ton to a place designated for him to
report and join it's ranks.
A letter addressed to national head
quarters here arrived yesterday from
Nedlich. making application for mem
bership and giving a description Of
himself and his military service. He
was apparently oblivious to the fact
| that the United States is still official
ly at war with Germany, it was said
and that American Legion member
ship is open only to those who served
, with honor against his country before
{ the armistice was signed.
Speculate on Motive
Much speculation as to the motives
of the German soldier in making ap
plication was aroused by the letter at
headquarters. 1t was generally agreed
that Nedlichs chief desire was to get
| to America, desire that is said to be
frequently expressed by young Ger
| mans in the territory occupied by
American troops. The fact that Ned
! Itch gave his height and age were
, though. to indicate that he considered
the legion part of the American
army and that he perhaps thought il
similar to the French foreign legion
military service department.
The letter of 1.-The nerviest square
head" was written in neat German
script, correct to the las; detail in
form, and was dated Feb. 20, 1921
from 35 Dorndluthstrasse, Dresden
Free State of Saxony.
Nedlich's Letter
Translated, it reads as follows:
THE undersigned would like to be-
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1921-03-16

the wake of the exposure by the
American Legion of the projected re-
vival OF German propaganda efforts in
this country, the insidious objects of
which were to estrange the United
States and those nations which were
our comrades in arms in war. and the
restoration to its place of former
power and influence in our national af-
fairs of the powerful pro-German
political machine of which Herr van
Bernstorff and others made such good
use in the imperial cause before we
entered the war. The cards are on
the table. The disloyaiists have stated
their case and America has made its
answer"