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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-07
ENFORCING DRY
 LAW DIFFICULT
Prohibition Commissioner Sets Forth Conditions
 Confronting Agents.

WASHINGTON. April 7.-Dllfi- ition includes hostile public senti- ment, lack of cooperation by the states, bootlegging on the borders and issuance of too many dealers permits, according to John Y. Kramer. Federal Prohibition Com missioner.
 What he termed as his honest views" on prohibition were given by MT Kramer in a letter to Sen ator Arthur Capper of Kansas and made public here
 ''In view of all these conditions and circumstances" he said, T be- lieve we have made remarkable progress. We still have much work 10 do and will have for years to come. You cant turn the current of history overnight. Anything that has fastened itself upon political, economic and personal history of our country as has the liquor traf- fic, cannot be removed in a day or a year
 Volstead Act Sound.
 MT Kramer said that the Vol stead law was sound. that he was not advocating any radical revision of the law and that enforcement problems largely were administra- tive.
 The bulk of the people, he ex- al ha fore substantial headway can be made and this sentiment, he said, was largely absent in New York and some other communities.
 MT Kramer said that while Con gress had been criticised for proyid- ing inadequate prohibition enforce ment funds, he was disappointed in the reduction of defcinecy ap- propriations, whi If necessitated dis charge of about 150 men.
 But I believe, he continued, that the appropriations made for the next fiscal year of $7,500, ,000 is sufficient to enable the Federal Government to carry on the work,
 Co-0peration Lacking
 MT. Kramer said that the Gov ernment had to considerable ex- tent lacked help upon the part of state and local officials. This condition he said, was improv- ing and with new state codes being
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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-07
Middle Class" to Protest
 Solid Front to Profteers

CHICAGO. April 7-Organiza- ton of the so-called middle class to present solid front against all forms of proiiteering was announced today as the new aim of the Chi cago Tenants Protective League.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-07
New York Central Refused
 Permit to Reduce Wages

CHICAGO, April 7.-The National Railway Labor Board today handed down a decision refusing to permit the New York Central Railway sys- tenn to make provisional reduction of wages for unskilled labor
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-07
Wisconsin Man Is Named
 Chief Postal Inspector

WASHINGTON, April 7.-President Harding today nominated Rush D. Simons of Wisconsin to be Chief In spector of the Postoffice Depart ment.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-07

he declared The shot which killed Elwen was fired by Dunkin, accord ing to the confession.
 Every element of the classic de- tectiye tale appeared in it's most dra- matic setting in the Ellwell case which since June II has defied solu- ton by the foremost sleuths of the country. Wealth, divorce. the glitter of Broadway night life. beautiful wo-
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The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-07
Worst Storm of Season
 Raging Near Pocatello

POCATELLO, Idaho. April 7.--The worst storm of the season ragged here yesterday and today. More than foot of snow on the level Is reported over wide stretch of territory.
The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-07
Big Wheat Crop Forecast
 By Dept. of Agriculture

WASHINGTON. April "A win ter wheat crop of 621,00o, 900 bushels, the fourth largest in the country's history. was forecast today by the Department of Agriculture.
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Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-21
TWO RUNAWAY
GIRLS FOUND
Arrested at Ferry on Their
Way Home Here and in So.
Amboy; Robbery Charged

Two girls. fifteen and sixteen years
Of age, one from this city and the
other from South Amboy. probably
have learned their lessons in finding
hat the Great Broadway" cannot
be visited unless one has plenty of
money to spend. The girls. Eliza
beth Share, fifteen years old. of 2S9
Meinzer street, and Mary Baczynski,
sixteen years old. of David street,
South Amboy, were arrested yester-
day afternoon by Patrolman Michael
Fitzpatrick at the Staten Island
ferryhouse charged with being run
Always. They stated at that time
that home was their destination.
The two have been given owe to
their parents.
Cleaned of $50. stolen by the
Baczynski girl from her father. in
three days, the girls decided TO re-
turn to this city where they were
arrested. The Share girl claimed
that IL was impossible to obtain
work and decided TO 90 to New York
to look for work. She stated that
the Baczynski girl bought clothes,
food and paid her board. The South
Amboy girl when asked II she had
stolen $50 from her father, answer
ed the court in a cool manner that
she had only taken $50. 1t is said
that this girl had been crossed by
her lover and ran away. \ letter
received from him is said to have
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-21

been responsible for her returning
to this city.
In both cases the parents decided
to give their girls another chance,
although the court pointed out IN
the South Amboy case that there
was a state prison or reformatory
sentence facing the defendant II the
parents desired to press the charge.
Although the parents OF the girls
showed their sorrow for having 10
appear in cour on such a mission,
the share girl did not seem to be
affected at all. while the Baczynski
girl offered stiff opposition to break
ing down until her mother and
father. with tears in their eyes,
questioned her as TO whether she
will try to be better. The parents
were warned TO notify the police at
once If the girls do not improve.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-21
CAPTAIN MARTIN TO GIVE
LECTURE AT WOODBRIDGE

BY Special Correspondent.
WOODBRIDGE. Feb. 21:-There
will be a lecture given in the Wood
bridge high school auditorium to-
night under the auspices of the
United Mems Club of this place.
The lecture will be given at s o'clock
by Captain Hugh Martin, one of h
leading speakers of the country. and
the topic will be in regard to Boil
shevism and Radicalism." Captain
Martin, formerly of the American
Expeditionary Forces, will speak on
"Bolshevism in Russia and Its Mem
ace to the United States"
On account OF having spent three
and one-half years in Russia, in the
diplomatic and military service OF
the United States. the speaker Is
acquainted with conditions there.
The speaker has been secured
through the New Jersey Society,
Sons of the American Revolution, to
which several Woodbridge men be-
long.
This lecture is free of charge. and
the townspeople are requested and
urged to attend.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1921-02-21

t%
During the past year real progress was. made
toward meeting your demands tor more ana
better telephone service.
By strengthening our operating force and
increasing our central office equipment, we
brought the service of existing subscribers up
to pre-war standard.
We met IS per cent of the demand for new
service. This demand was II per cent larger
than that of 1919 and 70 per cent larger than
that of 1915 when wartime requirements
reached their peak. :
Nearly "A, 900 new telephones were installed
in our New Jersey territory. This installation
was made possible by the addition to the SyS-
\ tenn of over 100000 miles OF telephone wire,
$50 miles of pole lines, 40 miles of under
ground conduit and a large amount OF switch
board apparatus. The years expenditure
for new apparatus totalled nearly Sc, 200, 900.
In considering this accomplishment, bear in mind
L. The intricate charachr-of telephone apparatus
which requires months to build and INSTALL
. All telephone manufacturers were swamped
with orders from every section OF the country
and no section could secure all the equipment
3 When or property was returned to us by the
United States Government We had no reserve
of telephone plant to start with Our reserve
wasu used up and could not be restored during
the war because of governmental restrictions on
commercial telephone construction
Jersey on os books = care for tsns enc N 1@ s1s other applications phaa that will
These facts are given as evidence Of what We are doing te provide the
quas in very respect
q
New York Telephone Company
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-11
HIS CLOTHES IN THE MUSEUM

Ambassador Jean Jules Jusserand
for the last twenty years the repre-
sentative of France in the United
States has a sense of humor that is
a constant delight to Washington.
What is probably his prize quip
was made some years ago, when the
public was engaged in laughing a ri
d~iculous statue out Of the capitol
grounds. This statue was of George
Washington. It represented the Fa-
Their of his Country sitting, entirely
nude, amid the SHOWS and wintry
blasts of Captain hill, n finger
raised solemnly above his head.
81 know just what he is saying"
Mr.. Jusserand opinioned. "He is say
ing: my soul is in heaven and my
clothes r in the National Museum.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-11
GUUu-NATURED AND PAlic..
English Visitor Pays Tribute to viz.
tues He Noted as Distinguishing
American People.

A while ago l published a little
book on a tour I made in America dur.
ing war time. l dedicated it ITO the
kinlest people In the world" and !
put the dedication in Latin to spare
their bushes. Should ! write another
work Of the same kind, l think !
should dedicate 1t ITO the most good
natured, tolerant and patient people
in the world" writes Sir Arthur e.
Siipley in the Outlook.
Although as the election grew I'm.
minent interest in it became keen and
discussion eager, still only once
heard an acute disagreement between
the supporters of the rival candidates.
and this was between q husband and
wife. 1t seemed based upon a funda.
mental difference Of opinion on thai
most innocuous and unexciting fluid.
milk.
As n rule the discussions were mos,
amicable. and usually finished up, aft.
er the method of Lincoln, In q joke or
a story. Their federation equals their
good humor. They bear patiently
every variety Of religious dogma;
these are almost as numerous in the
United States as are patent medicines.
They quietly endure and ignore the
most Internal noises. Owing to the
enormous distances one has to trav.
erse in the states, one spends a con.
siderable part Of ones time on the
train and it is this reason which pos.
sibly accounts for the fact that Ameri-
canS persist in talking on the cars.
Mr.. Lucas has recently reminded us
that Carlyle b%equeathed certain books
to Harvard university because of his
esteem and regard for the American
people-"particularly the more silen,
part of them" The latter exist moi
only in the imagination Of the Chelsea
philosopher. They are perhaps moi
very numerous, still they exist.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-11
No Aerial Mail for Chimes.

While llfang Tso Lin, who today
dominates the north of China, was
wondering just what he would do with
six airplancs which he ordered from
England the question Of the disposal
of three of them was settled for him.
FIe was undecided whether to use
them for military purposes or for the
establishment Of q mail service, in nc.
curdance with the terms Of the con-
tract. While debating the question he
ordered three to be sent to Mukden,
e possible pes!s! ase, and the re-
iialnder e Paotihgfu for military pur.
hoses. Those shipped to Mukden were
loaded on fiat cars and started on
their way. Some distance from Tient-
sin they bumped q railroad bridge and
were not only smashed but also put
the bridge u Of commission. So IT
looks as though those who expected
to get their mail via the air route arc
doomed to disappointment.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-11

President Obregon of Mexico lI's
given his sanction to bull fighting by
appearing n Sunday afternoon whe"
Rodolfo Gaona and Ernesto Pastor
fought jointly. He occupied a ring
side seat. When Pastor, playing the
last bull, made what appeared to be a
death thrust, the President arose to
leave and the band Immediately
struck up the national anthem. The
bull, however, was not dead and start
ed to charge. At the sound Of the an
them he stopped in his tracks, lowered
his head, and with Pastor standing Mt
rigid attention not three feet from the
bulls horns, the hymn was completed.
A second later the bull tumbled over
dead. Veteran f1ghtgoers asserted che
spectacle IA the strangest ever seer
in the Mexico City arena.-BrookSya
Eagle.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-11
MEAT UNDER PERPETUAL BAN
Residents and Visitors on Island of
Valamo, Finland, Must Obey Law
Centuries old.

Every day is fish day on the little
Island of ralamo, Finland, ~ squares
miles i'm area. Almost ten centuries
ago monks Of The Greek Catholic
church embarked on Lake Ladoga to
find a new home and landed on Valu-
mo.
A fine old monastery they built and
framed Il law that from that day Oh
no meat should ever be eaten on the
island. Recently several members Of
the American Red Cross stationed at
the Russian refugee camp at VibOrg.
made :: journey 10 the island and were
entertained at lunch In the mOnaS'
terry built 10 replace the one destroyed
in l754. The old law Is still observed
10y The 40 monks now living there.
From the day they arrive on the
island to the day they leave or die
no meat is eaten by them. Husky.
strong and living to a good old age.
this lack OF meat as food is not mp.
parent i'm their build. For lunch the
Americans had fish in several forms,
fried, baked and in soup, but always
fish.
Hunting is barred, trapping is ia
boo, SO that temptation In the shape
of meat may never come. Smoking
also is banned.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-11
ON HARVESTING AND
STORING SWEET POTATOES

Clemson College, May 7.-Annu-
ALLY % to so per cent Of the entire
potato crop placed in storage
is lost because of poor methods em-
ployed in harvesting and storing the
crop according to the horticulturists
of the Extension Service of Clemson
College; and yet this easily grown
crop IAN also be easily saved by pro-
G attention to the three important
factors of harvesting, grading and
curing.
To help meet the demand for in
formation on these subjects the Elk,
tension Service has just issued Elk
tcasion Bulletin Al, Harvesting and
Storing Sweet Potatoes" by Geo. P
Hoffman, Extension horticulturist
and A. E. Schilletter, %assistane Elk
tension horticulturist. The publica'
ton is one of unusually timely in
terest and Importance because of thu
fact that the sweet potato is rapid
~ becoming an important crop il
South Carolina farming, especially il
the lower part of the state.
The new publication contains in
structions in the harvesting, gradinl
and storing of sweet potatoes, AM
detailed information concerning tn
operation of the curing houses, a
we'll as bills of material for swee
potato houses Of 500 bushel, 1000
bushel, 2,5O0-bushel, 5,2oo-bushel
and 15,000-bushel storage houses.
This bulletin and all other publ
cations of the Extension Service ma,
be had upon application.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-11
Then All Was Quiet.

Junior has reached the age OF m
quisitiveness. With grandma, he was
making a social call. He noticed thai
the piano was not In the same posi-
ton as the one at home, that the dar,
EXPORT was different, and that thu
library table was Of another design
and called attention to the facts i:
tones that all heard.
"Grapdma," he said, finally, "hav@1';
they got any more chairs?"
"Why ef course they have. Nov
keep lr;et."
Wei. why Is that mHu sitting u
Gle piano stool them
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-11
A GOOD WORK
K
FOR THE SKUNK
New York Times)

Althouh the skunk socially is not
a pleasant animal, he possesses great
economic value. Generally despised
sometimes with a bounty offered for
his destruction, and under the ban
of both farmer and sportsman, the
animal now has become a recognized
asset of the communities in inhabits.
The skunk indirectly conserves the
food supply by preying upon insects
and other enemies of crops. Among
fur animals it is second in impor-
lance in the United States, the
muskrat alone exceeding it in total
value of fur produced
The Bureau of Biological Surrey
of the Department of Agriculture
has collected some interesting data
regarding the skunk. The three fur
animals still fairly abundant in the
United States, the bureau finds, are
the muskrat, the mink and the skunk
Of these the muskrat is most likely
to retain it's numbers since it multi
plies rapidly and, properly protect
ed as in no danger of eNtenction ex-
cept where swamps are drained for
agriculture.
The mink breeds but once a year,
and close trapping has already made
it scarce over wide areas. It's choice
of banks of streams and marsh lands
as a habitat aids in its preservation,
but unless given more adequate pro-
lection it cannot long survive the
high premium on it's pelt.
The skunk, although not yet in
danger of extinction, Is likely soon
to be even more closely trapped, as
its pelt has great intrinsic value and
the demand for it has not yet fully
developed. The three fur animals
named are economically the most i'm
portant ones, because each is widely
distributed and adapted to a variety
of climatic conditions. If, as is be-
lieved, they can be domesticated or
successfully reared in captivity their
breeding may became a means of
profit in most parts of the United
States.
Restricted in North America
The common, large skunks are re-
stricted wholly to North America.
They range northward 10 Nova SEQ
tia, the Hudson Bay country, and
British Columbia; and southwark
through the greater part OF Mexico,
including part of Lower California,
10 Guatemala. The number Of spe-
cies recognized is nine, with eight
s~ub-specicies, or geographic races.
Fifteen of the forms occur within
the United States. AS these species
and races are not separately recog-
nized in the fur trade, in general,
the more northern forms have the
finer fur: but in the fur trade the
pelts r graded, according to the
amount of white in the pelaee. III
the best grade, No. i, are placed
those in which there is no white or
in which the white areas do not ex.
lend much beyond the head and
neck of the animal.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1921-05-11

The first domestic reindeer
brought to Alaska were imported IN
1892 from Siberia.
, 1921-04-26

The polling will ommence at | o'clock
p. m. and in accordance with Art. 80 of
the Colonial Law will close at 4 O'Clock
D. m. at the earliest.
At the election no one can be consider
ed unless he has announced himself as a
candidate or has been so announced by
one of the electors Of the electoral dis
trlct. The announcement of candida
ture shall either be made in writing or
by personal attendance of the announcer
before the electoral board. The written
announcement, signed by the announcer
(announcers) must be sent to the under
signed chairman at my official office, not
later than 4 O'Clock o. m. on the 3rd
May a. c. and for receiving announce
ments made personally the Electoral
Board will meet at the place where the
election is to be held, at 3 O'Clock p. m.
on Wednesday the 4th May a. c.
The Electoral Board for the Country
jurisdiction of Christiansted, St. CroiX,
April 21st 1921.
WILH. JENSEN.
, 1921-04-26
Publication

IT is hereby made known, that whereas
the following Members of the Colonial
Council, elected by the Country juris-
diction of Christiansted, will have to re-
tire from the Council in accordance with
Art. IL Of the Colonial Law viz:
3rd Member Mr.. Robt. w. Skeoch
4th Mr.. Thos. Ramsay
Government has resolved Is virtue of
Art. % Of the Colonial Law that the
GENERAL ELECTION of members to
the Council in lieu of the said gentlemen
shall take place in the Court House of
Christiansted Jurisdiction on SATUR-
DAY THE 7TH MAY a. c.; and further:
election of a Member to serve the un-
expired term of
End Member Mr.. w. H. MacKay
whose resignation has been accepted by
the Colonial Council.
, 1921-04-26
Publication.

II is hereby made known, that whereas
the following Members of the Colonial
Council, elected by the Town and Su-
burbs of Christiansted will have to retire
from the Council in accordance with Art.
II of the Colonial Law. viz:
1st Member Mr. VIM. S. Abramson,
Bird VIM. l.. Pentheny
Government has resolved in virtue Of
Art. % of the Colonial Law that the
GENERAL ELECTION of members to
the Council in lieu of the said gentlemen
shall take place in the Court House If
Christiansted Jurisdiction on FRIDAY
THE 9Th MAY a. C.
The polling will at l o'clock
p. m. and in accordance with Art. 80 OF
the Colonial Law will close at a O'Clock
p. m. at the earliest.
At the election no one can be consider
ed unless he has announced himself as a
candidate or has been so announced by
one of the electors of t e electoral dis
trict. The announcement of c~andldature
shall either be made in writing or by
personal attendance OF the %nOunc
before he electoral board. The written
announcement, signed by the
~(arnouncers) must the sent to the under
signed chairman at my official office, not
later than 4 o'clock p. No.. on the End May
a. C. and for receiving announcements
made personally the Electoral Board will
meet at the place where the election is to
be held, at 3 O'Clock p. m, on Tuesday
the 3rd May a. c.
The Electoral Board for the Town and
Suburbs of C~hristiansted. St Croix, April
21st 1921.
With. JENSEN.
, 1921-04-26
Publication.

IT is hereby made known, that whereas
the following Member of the Colonial
Council, elected by the Town and Su-
burbs Of Frederiksted will h We to retire
from the Coupcil in accordance with
Art. II of the Colonial Law, viz:
End Member Mr.. Robt. L. Merwin.
Government has resolved in virtue
of Art. % of the Colonial Law that the
GENERAL F.LEGTION of Members to
the Council in lieu of the said gentle
man shall take place in the Court House
Of Frederiksted Jurisdiction on FRIDAY
THE 9Th. MAY a. c.
The polling will commence at | o'clock
pm. and in accordance with Art. 300 of the
Colonial Law will close at 4 o'clock D.
M. at the earliest.
At the election no one can he consi-
dered unless he has announced himself
as a candidate or has been so announced
by one Of the electors of the electoral
district. The announcement of candi
dature shall either be made in writing
by personal attendance of the announcer
before the electoral board. The written
announcement, signed by the announcer
-(aunouncers) must be sent to the under
signed chairman at my official office,
not later than 4 O'Clock D. m. on the
End May a. C. and for receiving an
nouncements made personally the Elec-
toral Board will meet at the place where
the election is to be held, at 3 O'Clock
p. m. on Tuesday the 3rd May a. c.
The Electoral Board for the Town and
Suburbs of Frederiksted, ST. Croix, April
22nd 1921.
G. n PAYNE