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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-21
DAVIS TENNIS
 CUP MATCHES
 TO START SOON
England and Spain Will Meet in the First Tie During
 Month of June.

LONDON, May 2i-England and Spain will meet in the first tie of the Davis cup tennis matches at Han don, June 23, A and 9. This Is the only 1921 Davis cup play that will be staged in England.
 William c. Crawley, who played for England in the Davis cup matches at Philadelphia in 1909; Lieutenant A. B. r. Kingscote, who played an the last Davis cup matches; Randolph Lycott and Mr Woosman, will rep 'esent England, while Spain's play. CTS will be Jose Alonzo, Manuel Alon 70, Senor Flaquer and Senor Gornar
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-21
MEssERscHMIDT BUYS HOME

By q transaction made today, G.. H. Messerschmidt, proprietor of :he San Francisco Bakery purchased the residence property of R. H. K!etzinS on E Street in the Casev-5hsttuch addition. The financial consi lesatl1n involved was not made public. l. F understood that Mir. Messers 'hmsdt will remodel the upper portion of the building in the near future m ;l <! it his residence.
 Mir. Kletzing will leave tor th' south on the Princess Mary ne> Monday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-21

Old papers for sale al the Empire office, 2F cents a bundle.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-21
WATSON HAS BIG TONNAGE
 FOR GASTiNEAU CHANNEL

The steamer Admiral Watson, due in this port next Tuesday morning has 293 tons of freight for Gastineau Channel, z30 tons for being for Ju- neau and the remainder for the vari- ous other ports.
 The Northwestern due early tor!oi row morning, it is said has 176 tons of freight for Juneau which will re quire about five hours time % un load
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-21
LITTLE TOM IS IN
 PORT FOR SUPPLIES

The canncry tender Little Tom, of the Deep Sea Canning Company at Cape Edwards, is in port today after supplies and mail. This is tha first trip of the vessel to this port this season
 The cannery tenders Pybus of the C. of the Taku Harbor Cannery are also in port for their companies.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-21
SPANISH FARMERS
 WANT A REGULR
 FARMERS LOAN ACT

MADRID, May 21.-Farmers' as sociations of Spain are demanding that the government set up land banks to loan them money at req sonable rates to purchase modern machinery and fertilizers. They say the tenant farmers now have to borrow cash from usurers who often chargeas high as 250 per cent.
 This leaves the farmer so poor that he cannot afford to buy the implements for deeper plouching necessary to dry farming, to which 50,0O0, 900 acres of land are de ovted. # if
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-21
HALlBUT BOATS BRING
 CATCHES TO BE SOLD

Several halibut boats were in port today with catches that are to be offered for sale to local buyers for shipmen south on the steamer Prin- cess Mary Among the boats are the Wild Rose, Fane and Scout
 Most of the other boats of the time are now outfitting for trip to the banks
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-21

YOU CAN GET WORK. in the line for which you are fitted. through a small campaign in the lassified Try The Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-21

The Lest of jon work, of all kinds Is done by the Empire. Call us up for quotations.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-11-03
kopyriqht 1921 by tire Bell Syndicate Inc.

side of the yard. "Lers ralK over
here"
Florence was puzzled, but consent
ed. what you want to talk over here
for? she asked.
"Oh, / don't know" said Patty.
Lets go out in the front yard"
She led the way around the house,
and moment later uttered cry Of
surprise as the firm of Atwater &
R0oter, passing along the pavement,
hesitated at the gate. Their celebrat-
ed eyes showed some doubt for mo-
ment, then brazenness; Herbert and
Henry decided to come in.
isn't this the funniest thing?"
cried Patty. "After what / just a
while ago-you know, Florence. Don't
you dare to tell 'em."
II cert'nly won'tv' her hostess
promised, and, turning inhospitably to
the two callers, "What on earth you
want round here?" she inquired.
Herbert chivalrously took the duty
of response upon himself. eLook
here; this is my own aunt and uncle's
yard, isn't it? If want to come in it.
got perfect right to-"
,"I should say so," his partner said
warmly
"Why, of course!" the cordial Patty
agreed. "We can play some nice Sun
day games, or something. Let's sit
on the porch steps and think what
to do"
81 just as soon," said Henry Rooter.
II got nothin' p'ticular to do"
st haven't, either" said Herbert.
Thereupon, Patty sat between them
on the steps. "This is per-fickly
grand" she cried. "Come on, Flor
ence, aren't you going to sit down
with all the rest # us?"
swell, pray kindly excuse me !"
said Miss Atwater;. and she added
that she would neither sit on the
same steps with Herbert Atwater and
Henry Rooter, nor. even if they en-
treated her with accompanying genu-
flections, would she have anything else
whatever to do with them She with
drew to the railing of the porch at
point farthest from the steps. and.
seated there, swung one foot rhythmic
ally and sang hymns in tone at once
plaintive and fnimical.
1t was not lost upon her. however,
that her withdrawal had little de-
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-11-03
sweet, tantalizing young soprano with
their changing and cackling falsetto.
SAY not so, Florence Oh. say not
so! Say not So"
PART TWO

. They went satirically down the
street, their chumminess with one an
other bountifully increased by their
common derision Of the outsider ON the
porch; and even at distance they
still contrived to make themselves in
tolerable; looking back over their
shoulders. at intervals. with say-not-so
expressions on their faces. Even when
these faces were far enough away to
be but yellowish oval planes. their
sy-not-so expressions were stlll biting
ly eloquent.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-11-03
NAB 2 IN 100000 THEFT
One Hundred and Fifty indictments
Against Brothars Employed in
Bank Forty Years.

San Antonio, Tex, Nov. Paul
and Peter O'Brlen. brothers, and for
40 years employed in the ID. Sullivan
& Co. bank here, private institution,
were arrested here on an indictment
charging embezzlenent and theft az
bailee. total of $50 indictments
were returned against each and charge
the theft or embezzlement Of more
than $20O0,000
The alleged thefts and embezzle-
ments are said to have occurred dur
ing period Of three years from early
In 1913. Recently a suit by ID. Sui
Ivan against the O'Briens was set
tied, and in settling they decided prop
erty TO Sullivan said to be be worth
$10,010000.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-11-03
II Was Not Lost Upon Her, However,
That Her Withdrawal Had Little
Depressing Effect Upon Her Guests.

pressing effect upon her guests. They
chartered gaily and Patty devised, or
remembered, harmless little games
which could be played by few peo-
pie as well as by many; and the three
participants were so congenial and
noisy and made so merry that, before
long, Florence was unable to avoid
the impression that, whether she liked
1t or not. she was giving quite a
party.
At times the noted eyes Of Atwater
& Rooter were gentled DER with the
soft cast of 'enchantment, especially
when Patty felt called upon to reprove
the two with little coquetries of slaps
and pushes. Noted for her sprigbtll-
ness, she was never sprightier; her
pretty laughter footed continuously
and the gentlemen accompanied with
doting sounds so repulsive to Florence
that without being actively conscious
of what she did, she embodied the
phrase, perfectly slckenlng" in the
hymn she was grooming. and repeated
II over and over to the air of "Rock
of Ages"
snow I tell you what let's play"
the versatile Patty proposed. after ex-
hausting the pleasures Of "Geog-
raphy," "Ghosts,r and other tests OF
intellect. Lets play Truth Wen
each take a paper and a pencil. and
then each of us asks the other one
some question. and we haf to write
down the answer and sign your name
and fold it up so nobody can see 1t ex-
cept that one, and we hat to keep IL
a secret and never tell as long as we
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-11-03
Travellers Guide

(The following time tables have
been corrected to date.)
Hereafter the time for arrival OF
trains will be carried instead of the
time of their departure.
Chicago A. Northwestern RaiIwav
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live
"An right" said Henry Rooter.
"Tll be the one TO ask you question,
Patty"
No." Herbert said promptly. 81
ought to be the one to ask Patty"
'Why ought you?" Henry demanded.
"Why ought you?"
"Listen!" Patty cried, ST know the
way Wen do. I'll ask each of you a
question-we hat to whisper it-and
each one of you'll ask me one, and
then We'll write it. NThat'll be simply
grand!" she clapped her hands; then
checked herself. "Oh, guess we
can't, either We haven't got any pa
per and pencils unless" Here she
seemed to recall her hostess. "Oh.
Florrie. dear! Run In the house and
get us some paper and pencils
Florence gave no sign other than
to increase the loudness of her voice
as she sang. "Perf'ly sick'ping, clef'
for me. let me perf'ly -kin-ning"
''We got plenty" said Herbert. as
he and Henry produced pencils and
their professional notebooks and sup
piled their fair friend and themselves
with material for Truth" "Come on,
Patty, whisper me whatever you want
to-"
'No; ought TO have her whisper
me first" Henry Rooter objected. "Pll
write the answer to any question:
don't care what it's about"
''Well. it's got to be the truth, you
know" Patty warned them. "We all
hat to write down just exackly the
truth on our. word of honor and sign
our name. Promise?"
"All right" said Patty. snow I'll
whisper Henry a question first. and
then you can whisper yours to me
first, Herbert"
This seemed to fill all needs happily,
and the whispering and writing began.
and continued with coziness little
to the taste of the piously singing
Florence She altered all previous
opinions of her friend Patty. and when
the latter finally closed the session
on the steps and announced that she
must go home, the hostess declined
to accompany her into the house to
help her find where she had left her
hat and wrap.
81 haven't the least idea where /
took 'em off" Patty declared in the
ARREST manner. eff you won't come
with me- Florrie. s'pose you just call
in the front door and tell your mother
to get 'em for me-"
"Oh. they're somewhere in there"
said Florence coldly. not ceasing to
swing her foot and not turning her
head. "You can find 'em by yourself,
presume. or If you can't I'll have
our maid throw 'em out in the yard,
or somep'm tomorrow"
swell. thank you'll" Miss Fairchild
rejoined, as she entered the house.
The two boys stood waiting. having
in mind to go with Patty as far as
her own gate. "That's pretty way
to speak to companyw Herbert adj
dressed his cousin with heavily marked
severity. "Next time you do anything
like that I'll march straight in the
house and inform your mother Of the
fact"
Florence still swung her foot and
looked dreamily away. She sang, to
the air of "Rock of Ages:
Henry Rooter-Herbert. too-they
make me sick--that's what they dol"
However, they were only too well
prepared with their annihilating re-
Spouse.
ooh, say not so! Florence. say not
so! Florence, say not SOL"
They even sent this same odious
refrain back to her from the street,
as they departed with their lovely
companion; and, 80 tenuous is feminine
loyalty, sometimes, under these
stresses. Miss Fairchild mingled her
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-11-03
ITO be continued
Best Picture Wire.

They have recently been expert
mentlng In England on the best sup
port for pictures, and the Scientific
American says II was found that plain
copper wire in one strand is far supe-
rior to twisted brass wire, and copper
wire Is Of course not liable to rust.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-11-03
laImo T,apIets

transform weak, broken down, uery
Gus wrecks into magnificent types CO
physical perfection. They restore
the nerves and kidneys to their normal
conditions and make you look and
feel years younger. Guaranteed. 80
cents. Book Free The s. X. reh
Co.. Cleveland. o.
For sale by W. w. Albsrs. druggiDt
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-11-03
W. S. BRUCE, EXPLORER, DIES
Was Naturalist for the Scottish Ant.
arctic Expedition In 1892
Made Several Trips.

Edinburgh, Nov. 1.-Wllllam Speirs
Bruce, explorer and author, is dead,
II is announced here. he was natur-
alIst for the Scottish Antarctic ex-
petition. Later he made three voy-
ages into the Far North as natural
list for the Prince Of Monaco. He was
leader OF the Scottish national Ant
erctlc expedition. which left Scotland
In 1902.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-11-03
weather Arrested By Sun spo,..

A Dutch meteorolodst has studied
the winter temperatures in western
Europe from 760 to 1916 A. d. He has
found that greater activity of sun
spots is accompanied by winter set
ting in harder and earlier than usual.
while less activity Of the spots CORE
spends to late, mild winters.
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-11-03
C. M. & st. Paul Railway

Train, north, daily--7:05 a. m.
north, daily-7:53 D. m.
Z south, daily-9:45 a. m.
south, daily--7:10 p. m.
north, Sunday--7:05 a. m.
south, Sunday-7:10 p. m.
north, Saturday, 1880 a. m.
south, Sunday, 10:45 p. m.
The train going north on Sunday
runs only as far as Minocqua.
Close connections are made with
9:45 a. m. train for all points fr
Southern Wisconsin and Northern IL
linois.
Tickets on sale and baggage
checked to destination.
r. l.. HUDSON, Agent
Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-11-03

Train leaving at Ills daily has
daily sleeper for Milwaukee and Chi
cago. Train leaving at 1905 a. M, has
sleeper and reclining chair car for
st. Paul and Minneapolis. Tickets
sold and baggage checked to all i'm
portaint points in the United States,
Canada and Mexico.
d. McNAUGHTON, Agent
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-30
ALL TN READINESS
FOR BIG AUTO RACE
Last Of Preliminary Tryouts on in
dianapoIis Speedway Held
Vast ardaw

4 .
| INDIANAPOLIS. May 2s.-The las
Of the preliminary tryouts for the
| ninth renewal of the five hundred mile
speedway automobile race Were helt
here today and the % qualifying driv-
ers had put the finishing touches or
their cars and were ready for the
starting bomb which will be fired al
10 a. M, tomorrow Central Standard
timc.)
Rules We're suspended today to per-
nit the cars to be driven by Eddie
Pullen and C. w. Van Ranst, late ar
rivals, to qualify. Pullen's car was
driven by Joe Boyer.
After these tryouts the track was
closed to drivers and given gasoline
bath. At 8 o'clock the garages were
sealed and mechanics will have no fur
Their chance to tinker with the cars
before the start of the race
A cool breeze tonight gave indica-
lions of a fast track that might bring
new records tomorrow.
Relph de Palma, who established a
track record of more than 100 miles
an hour in the tryouts and who holds
the race record of an average of better
than SO miles an hour for the five hun
dred miles tonight was the popular
favorite for first place despite his rec
ord of bad luck during the final lapse
Of his race.
Nearly 100000 will be distributed
among the winners in prizes, including
special prizes for the winner of every
lap. First place finisher will be re-
warded with $4,000, second place
$4,000, third place $1,000 and on down
to $1,400 for tenth position.
Automobile accessory companies
have donated $4,000 and the lap prizes
total about $4,000. The winner of
each of the first $50 laps will receive
$100 and a 500 prize will be given on
the alternate laps after the 150th
With the lap prizes assuring speedy
work throughout and the greatest
drivers of four nations-America, Eng
land, France and Italy-competing the
possibility of record breaking work
appeared good.
Howard Wilcox, an Indianapolis boy.
who won in 1919, will drive virtually
the same car he used that year ard
ranks second to de Palma as the fast
est among the local public. Rene
Thomas, 1914 winner, and Dairo Resta
1916 victor, also are fayorites.
Indications were that last years at
tendance record of $4,000 would be
broken for Indianapolis tonight was
crowded more than in many years.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-30
COMMENCEMENT
WEEK OPENED
Dr.. A. J. Moncreif Delivers baocaiaur-
cate Sermon to Senior Class
and Friends

commencement week at Pensacola
High School was formally opened at
Mo'clock yesterday morning when Rev.
A. ]. Moncreif. pastor of the First
Baptist church, delivered the Bacca-
laureate sermon to the members OF the
era duating class, their parents and
friends. The church was crowded with
the students of the local high school.
parents and guests and the sermon
was received as a message of hope
and inspiration, not only by the MEM
bers of the senior class but also by all
those others who attended.
The opening prayer was by the Rev.
l. w. Chalker, pastor OF the First
Methodist church. This was followed
by the anthem 20, How Amiable Are
Thy Dwellings," and a hymn by the
congregation. DIR. Moncrief then read
the scripture lesson. The prayer for
the graduates was offered by DR.. A. S.
Moffet of the First Presbyterian.
church. The sermon and benediction
were by DIR. Moncrief.
The program for the remainder Of
commencement week follows:
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-30

making a landing at the first attempt
by grove of trees The airship
crossed over the trees safely and an
peared to put on power to reach an
open field a short distance away. Ap-
parently the motor either failed to re-
spond or the high wind checked the
ships flight for 1t was seen to turn
over and fall nose first. It then was
only few hundred feet in the air.
Officers at Indian Head sent a detach-
ment to the scene, but 1t was some
time before they arrived and word OF
the accident did not reach Rallinp
Field here until IL o'clock last night
Officers at the field had been await
ing the arrival of the Eagle but when
she failed to arrive early in the even
ing they assumed that she either had
landed somewhere to escape the storm
or had turned back to Langley field.
Mrs. Ames wife of the pilot. was wait
ing for her husband at the landing
field here and when the report of the
accident came she started for Morgan
town in her automobile. arriving after
midnight and remaining there through
out the night.
The bodies of the dead were taken
out of the plane by the naval detach-
ment and early today were started to
Washington on navy motor trucks.
Meantime officers in charge of the
army ambulances had been sent from
this city and the bodies We're trans
ferred to them and carried to Walter
Read hospital here. The families of
the dead have been notified and their
wishes with regard to the funerals will
be carried out.
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4
was flying an SE-s pursuit plane capable
| of a speed of 1sO miles an hour.
II left Langley Field about 6 o'clock
! in the single scatter, accompanied by
! Captain William Dcker in another
SE-5'', said the general. 1--WE flew in
formation and although it was already
dark we expected to beat the storm
out. After a short time we found that
the low lying cloud ceiling was only
about HOO feet from the earth. We
could see the storm south of Wash
ington and apparently about over In
dian Head Md. Almost before we knew
what was happening we were caught
in the midst of it, terrific wind with
hail or rain and plenty of lightning
and thunder. AS we crossed the Po-
tornac. the wind was coming out of the
north in great gusts, causing my ship
to twist and dip badly. Captain Ock
/ er was behind me, but we could scarce
~ see ships length ahead of u.s.
1t was like driving into solid wall
of black.
at was apparent that we had our
choice of three alternatives. One was
to land at once, with practical GER
tainty of bad crash, another was to
at Langley field. but in the storm that
course entailed danger of missing the
field and being blown out to sea. The
last alternative was to turn and run
away from the storm and try to go
around it or between two storm areas.
That decided to do. In the meantime
my ship was being thrown into sue
cession of spinning dives some of them
of these that the problem of turning
away from the storm was solved for
me for when T came out of it I was
heading in the return path.
II estimate that the wind must have
been blowing at least 100 miles an hour
up there for my plane with the engine
full open, should have been doing at
least 100 miles an hour and actually
was hardly making Roadway against
the wind. / have been in some bad
storms In the time have been flying,
have seen a storm under me blowing
trees down in its path, but / never
was in such a storm as that be-
fore.
| 1--WE recrossed the Potomac and rae
ed almost back to Richmond. then out
in between two storms, doubled back
over Indian Head and reached Boiling
field at 1920"
After he arrived at his home. after
having been in the air more than six
hours during the day. General Mitchell
learned that Captain B. S. Wright, who
had started about the same time he
had from Langley field in a Fokker
plane. had crashed at Rock Point, Md.
after dropping behind in the race
home. General Mitchell left immedi-
ately for Rocky Point by motor where
he had found Captain Wright unin-
jured but the Fokker demolished. 1t
was not until his return home at two
o'clock this morning after bringing
Captain Wright back to the city, that
the general received his first informa-
ton regarding the fatal crash of the
big Eagle.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-05-30
COMPLETING ROAD
TO GEORGIA Line
Rapid Progress Being Made on Highway
Between jacksonville and

Rapid Progress Being Made on Highway
Between Jacksonville and
Waycross.
JACKSONVILLE. May 29.-Rapid
progress is being made on the highway
between Jacksonville and Waycross. Ca.
according to information received by the
Jacksonville Automobile Club. This sec
ton Of the road, part of the Eastern
Division Of the Dixie Highway and tray.
eled by hundreds of automobile tourists
has been regarded as one of the most
difficult stretches 60 negotiate and many
who have made the southern journey
over IL have returned north by other
routes.
A message received from w. r. Neel
Georgia State Highway Engineer. says
Georgia is making good progress on the
highway between Waycross and the
Florida state line and that the Job is
about two-thirds completed with the
surfacipg half done. He expects to COM
plete the work by January 1.
III. b. Phillips, Chairman of the Flor
ida State Road Department in a letter
Of recent date regarding the highway
between Jacksonville and the Georgia
state line. wrote as follows:
In response to your inquiry as to
work being done on the Florida side Of
the Waycross road. beg to say that
there is now a hard surfaced road from
Jacksonville TO the Nassau county line,
across Thomas swamp. and a bridge Is
now being built by the two counties
under the supervision of the State Road
Department.
ION the other side of this bridge we
have made the first ten miles of the
road in Nassau county a federal aid pro-
ject and we expect to get the approval
of the Bureau of Public Roads on same
in a few weeks time and will then rush
the completion OF this work. We ex-
pect to build first class hard surfaced
road either OF asphalt. brick or concrete.
The remainder of the road in Nassau
county to the Georgia line is now being
clayed as a sand-clay project The grad
ing of this part of the road is now COM
pleted The Road Department will main
tain this stretch OF road keeping IT at
all times At for travel. We hope to have
the Florida side OF the Waycross road
completed by the time Georgia gets to
the line