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That the real price paid by the United States to Russia for Alaska was 1,400,000, instead of $7.200, 900 as Is generally accepted to be true is the statement made by the late Franklin K. Lane, which appears in the recently published book, Letters of Franklin K Lane (Houghton Mifflin Co). The other $5,S00, 900 involved in the purchase was money owing to Russia for a friendly dis play of war vessels during the Civil War, according to MT. Lanes ac- count.
 MT. Lane based his statement on information coming to him from Charles w Glover, president of Riggs National Bank, Washington, D. C., who handled the warrants for payment and was told dsby w. w. Cor coran, famous Washington financier and founder to the Art Gallery there, of the entire transaction.
 Glover Tells of Transaction
 The following extract of one of MT. Lanes letters giving the ac- count of the Alaska Purchase. is talk en from the volume mentioned above
 Washington. Dec %, 1911
 Last night I dined with Charles Henry Butler, reporter for the Su- preme Court and a son of William Allen Butler, for so long a leader of the New York bar.
 In the course of the evening MT. Charles Glover, president of the Riggs National Bank, told me this bit of history That when he was a boy, in the bank one day Mir. Coch- ran (W. w. Corcoran) came to hin and handed him two warrants upon the United States Treasury, one for H,400,0OO and the other for $5,S00- 0o0 He said, Put those in the safe" Mir. Glover did so, and they remained there for a week, when they were sent to New York. MT. Glover said "These warrants were the payment of Russia for the Terri tory Of Alaska Why were there @No WdTTdulS! never Knew until some years later, when I learned the story from Senator Dawes, who said fha'. prior to the war, there had been some negotiations between the United States and Russia for the purchase of Alaska, and the price of S1.4O0,0O0 was agreed upon. In fac. this was the amount that Russia asked for this great territory. which was regarded as nothing more than l barren field of ice
 Where Help Was Needed
 During the war the matter lay dormant. We had more territory than we could take care of When England, however, began to mani fes- her friendly disposition toward the Confederacy, and we learned rom Europe that England and France were carrying on negotia- tions for the recognition of the Southern States, and possibly of some manifestation by their fleets against The blockade which we had lnS .tuted, land which they claimed was not effective and merely a i
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-30

for any month. Nenana had an even larger total, 7.10 inches, with 21 days with rain, while Ruby had 7.42 inches and Nome 6.20 inches
 Temperature Subnormal
 While August had less than the usual precipitation in the Yukon and i Panama valleys, the temperatures continued subnormal in those regions as well as the Matanuska valley to development of crops were retarded for the fourth consecutive month. With normal season practically all farm products mature by the last of August, but in this instance killing frosts that occurred throughout the interior on August 29 found vegeta- tion still immature and wrought the most destructive blow that agricul- tural interests have sustained since the development of the industry in the Territory. The frosts did not reach the Pacific coast and south | eastern districts, however, and vege- tation reached maturity as usual in luUSe StClIOuS.
 No extraordinary conditions ob- tained in September, though the | month was somewhat cooler than 1 usual. There was scarcely any snow fall except in elevated mountain re- gions and the more northerly DOT tions of the interior.
 Nature Is Kind
 As if to make amends for a most lnfavorable summer, Nature dealt iindly toward Alaska in the weather If October and November, which were both unusually mild and favor lble for outdoor work. Both months ears in the Copper and Matanuska alleys, and among the warmest in he last 17 years in the Tanana and Middle Yukon valleys. This was in le5plte of Q spell of real wintry weather that eliminated on Novem- )er 22 December weather was generally Ill that could be desired. No ex- reme cold weather occurred, and while there were one or two violent torms over the Gulf of Alaska the Territory as whole experienced ut little wind, with moderate tenn 'crature and precipitation.
 Lowest Temperatures The lowest temperature recorded lur.ng the year was 57 degrees be- ow zero at Allakaket, on January 6, md the last zero temperature record sd for the winter was on May 19, at \ Barrow. on the Northern Arctic Coast The last freezing temperatures of bring occurred during the last 10 lays of May over most of the south east, Pacific coast, Matanuska val ey and Aleutian Islands regions, hough in some localities of the southeast there were no readings of g degrees after May g. In the Upper Yukon valley the last freez- ng temperatures occurred in the first week of June, and in the lower Panama and Middle Yukon regions n the second week of June. OWlnS to the cloudy summer, the did not reach the high that usually occur, the Fl maximum recorded in the Territory being 8S degrees at Strclna, in the Copper River valley, on July 9.
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The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-30
Empire Will Publish On New Years; Issue About l O'Clock

On next Monday, New Years Day, The Empire will publish as usual, but the edition will go to press during the noon hour and undoubtedly be on the streets and in hands of the car riers before l o'clock The afternoon will be spent by the employees in holiday celebra- tion.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-30
FREMMlNG TO LEAVE

Elliott s. Fremming will be a pas senger south on the Spokane for Long Beach, Cal. where he will be employed in the oil fields This is his first trip to the States in eight years.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-30
TOICH LEAVING

w. T. Tolch and wife expect to get away for the States on the Ad- miral Watson, leaving sometime this evening.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-30
MASQUERADE BALL

Monday night at A. N. B. Hall at 7:30 Admission soc. Music by Alaska Juneau Band. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-30

For that rush 1oD Of printing call pn The Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-30
MONEY FOR ASTORIA

ASTORIA, Dec. 30--Senator Me of War Weeks has reported favorable on the McNary resolution to appro priate $500,000 to dredge Astoria harbor and fill in the streets of the business section along the water. front.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-30

For engraved or printed calling cards see The Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1922-12-30

Lost something? You can get 1t back by using the Lost and Found" 'olumn of The Empire.
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WHOA, JaNUaRY !

The first seven days of JAN
uary have slipped by so fast. we,
like the. clown in the cir IS
have felt like calling, IVA "a
January"
Nevertheless we have pre-
pared to protect your health
each day of the month and call
your attention to the following
SEASONABLE NEEDS.
CHECK-TO-ACHE has become
a household word as a reliable
remedy for Headaches, Rheu-
matism. Neuralgia, Neuritis,
Lumbago. Sciatica, Toothache,
Earache and Aching Joints.
Does not affect the heart.
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berry. But they
public.
ght to bear in the in
aected-by marriage
.nthropies. Washington
nvicted in Judge Cousins
lily when the conviction was
.shington are Republicans. but
not on questions of evidence or
Every sort of social pressure was
iators to hold them in line for the
not to know anything about the
until the goal had been
% votes in one of the biggest
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iii. bunting
lived ON all
ate..
,onths the force patrol
miles, the report shows.
IN flights against forest and
fires and, among numerous
ehings, assisted in subduing and
Anely transporting violent and
, sive insane persons to places Of
4 IGNITION.
' The need of training schools for
the establishment is emphasized.
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"a. ..AL.
ST POLICE
To State Held Absolutely
.cessary For Welfare OF :
The Citizens

The annual report to Governor
Ritchie of the Commissioner of Motor
Vehicles, +. Austin Baughman, is
largely devoted to a description of
the accomplishments of the State Po-
lice force, put forth as the reason for
the enlargement of that establish.
ment.
The State Police force now mum
bers IS; the Governor in is/budget
has made provision for the/ mainten-
ance of tn, number /that is the
number he recomme e in his mes
sage to the Legy ature. Colonel
Baughman's plan was for the in
crease Of the Enlistment to $50,
and while, dCsubtiess in view of the
Executive adisapproval, he does not
urge it IN his report, the Commits
sioner continues TO maintain that the
pres ent force should be increased.
The statement of expenses for the
and maintenance of the
state police force, including initial
training camp. shows total outlay
of S77,s90.S0. OF this amount $685.
5S5.72 was expended for equipment
and expenses of patrol and mainten-
ance of the uniformed force, and
$7905.0S for the equipment and main
tenance of the investigating or plain
clothes department. OF the total
amount expended S55.130.2l was dis
bursed from the receipts of the title
department and the balance Of S22,-
S60.59 from the legislative appro-
priation.
Serve Whole State.
'In concluding this portion of my
annual report" says the Commits
sioner, Il urge upon Your Excellency
and no less earnestly upon the men,
berS of the Legislature, that no ques-
ton of present personnel, no question
of ill-advised, uniformed or preiu-
diced opposition be allowed to stand
in the way of State police force for
Maryland"
The Commissioner points out that
besides serving the rural communities
the State police force also serves Bal
timore city by helping 10 make the
whole State ''more unhealthy for the
yegg, the confidence man, the gun
man, the rapist and the murderer"
The daily running expenses and sal
AIRY of the force We're met by the
fines collected for violations of the
motor vehicle law.
A return to unpoliced highways"
says the report, would, under condi-
tons facing US today. result in a
situation too chaotic and too deplor-
able TO contemplate" and then goes
on:
THE organization has not been
above fair and constructive criticism.
Il has been necessary to dismiss some
of those who were taken on as Off
GERS. These dismiSsals, for acts that
could not be condoned. have intensi-
fed the determination that the unfav-
orable impression they created shall
be overcome.
unfortunately, evidences are not
lacking that the instances of unfit
ness have been seized upon by critics
who have deliberately failed to give
any credit for summary action taken
in purging the force of unfit men,
and the highest standard sought TO
be established and maintained.
Requests For Assistance.
a better understanding of the
purposes and usefulness of the force
is shown, however, in the hundreds
Of requests for assistance and pro-
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FRS WILL CURE THEM.

among the big city papers over the
IS. 1t seems that it is most terrible
apresent farming states to really rep
rdless of politics.
=. lives of farming states went to
rave their attention and their votes to
ng interests, there would be no cutlery
for more than half century-aye,
interests have been well looked after in
It decided upon a certain policy. many
congressman forgot their politics to
S. such important bills as the great
ustry demanded. 1t is true that off
9TH parties-sometimes led by a
gainst all the good things of leg
men and none to the class of
md the small tradeSman. But
sneered at. and the bloc in
ess the same as ever.
J would spring up. If the
.ould get nothing from the
uld take the very steps that
ests.
he result.
bloc" that has represented
thing, perhaps the new
eln newspapers and poll
,e whole bloc" business.
omething to trade with
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SOC. A Bottle

In addition to the above we
carry all the WORTHWHILE
advertised Cold Remedies.
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ITION."

act that the Department
,r Debs' release. If petit
-ich. Nothing is so easy
orleans t.ill sign anything
Let a smiling chap with
in America and pipe up
old Gene Debs has been
X present would step up
es. Unless, perchance,
fought in ;ance.
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Csc. A Bottle

HONEY GARGLE. We have
made this gargle for sixty-five
years and its splendid reputa-
ton as an effective gargle in all
kinds of Sore Threats and
Chronic liberation of the fau-
ces is constantly growing.
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PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Preaching Sunday morning at 1880
and in the evening at 7.45. Theme,
evening: Three Bible Tests of {
Possession of Spiritual Life Sr-
School i1.30. Mrs. c.
Supt. All are invited.
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Requests For Assistance.

"A better understanding of the
purposes and usefulness of the force
is shown, however, in the hundreds
Of requests for assistance and pro-
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Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-01-14
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
First National Bank OF Snow Hill

at Snow HILL in the State Of Maryland. at the
close Of business. Dec. 3ist. 1921.
RESOURCES
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REPORT SHOWING THE CONDITION OF
The Commercial National Bank,

at Snow Hill. in the State Of Maryland. at the
close Of business. Dec. 3lst. 1921.
RESOURCES
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State Of Maryland. County Of Worcester. IS.
l. VIM. +. Bratten. Cashier Of the above named
bank do solemniy swear that the above statement
Is true 60 the best Of my knowledge and belief.
VIM. F. BRATTEN. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this nth day
Of Jan. 1922. HATTIE h. WILLIAMS. ~. p.
Correct-Attest:
THOS. NJ PURNEI.L.
OLIVER d; COLLINS. Directors.
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25c., 5Oc., and $l.0O
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harmless drugs and it contains
no opiates. A valuable remedy
for stubborn coughs and bron-
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The oldest and the youngest
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State of Maryland. County of Worcester. IS:
I. Clayton 7. Richardson. Cashier of the above
named bank. do solemnly swear that the above
statement is true to the hest Of my knowledge
and belief. C. T RICHARDSON. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn 20 before me this 9Th day
of Jan. 1902. HATTIE b. WILLIAMS N. p.
Corrcct-Attcst:
JAMES W. HANCOCK
GEO. s. PAYNE Directors.
GEORGE NJ. UPSHUR.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-10-27
you MAY NOT BELIEVE THIS
But, " True. This Young Lady 10 Very
Evidently Not In the Class Of
Modern "Fiappers."

A country correspondent Of nm Indi.
ana weekly newspaper. who dIscinIn,ed
being either a pesslmIst or reformer,
recently wrote ns follows THE other
day man and his daughter from near
Danville. Ky, pissed through our town
on their way 10 II nearby village. They
expected 10 be met nj the train by n
relative, but he was late. M they had
10 whit for him for four or Eve hours.
The daughter was n young woman of
seventeen. but stin wore her hair d
curls. We were especially Impressed
by the natural girlishness and sweet
modesty OF the young woman. She
was refined. too. both In manners and
dress. Her father apolorIzed for her
bashfulness There's nothing else 10
say about this little Incident EXCEPT
that II In n rare nd beautiful thing 10
hear a father apologize for the mod.
esty OF daughter az seventeen sum.
mers. Indianapolis News.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-10-27
Sow Grass In the Fall.

Springtime Is commonly considered
TO be seedtlme. but with lawns better
results often are obtained by seeding
at some other season. Except, per-
haps, In the northern tier of states
and In New England, says the United
States Department Of Agriculture,
early autumn seeding Is much more
satisfactory than spring seeding
South Of the latitude Of New York
spring seeding should rarely II ever
be practiced. There are good reasons
for this rule. Young grass does not
stool well In spring and summer and
Is not sufficiently aggressive 10 com.
bat crab-grass and other summer an
nual weeds. In the area south 81 this
and north ~ the Potomac and Ohio
rivers the time Is early September.
The reseeding Of an old lawn should
be done ut the same season as new
seeding.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-10-27
PLAN NOW FOR THE FUTURE
Too Many American Communities
Have Failed to Foresee the Impor-
lance Of Looking Ahead.

Most great cities have grown after
q kaphazard fashion, with narrow and
often crooked streets. insufficient park
and recreation space, overcrowded
tenement districts and improvised
means Of transit. Occasionally they
have been made over at great expense,
as Paris was made over by Baron
Haussmann under the Second empire;
oftener they have CROPPED their way
blunderingly into greater and greater
confusion. Washington Is an almost
unique example of city that was de-
liberately and spaciously planned from
the beginning.
But In recent years city planning
has become a profession. and city gov.
ernments have more and more become
convinced Of the advantages Of intel
lIgent study Of their special problems.
In Germany great deal was accom-
plished before the war In improving
and beautifying such cities as Berlin.
Cologne and Nuremberg. Something
has been done In England and some
thing also In the United States, though
oftener In new or small cities than In
the larger ones-Eschange.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-10-27
Save Trees When PossIbI,.

One Of the unfortunate results of
urban growth Is the destruction Of fine
trees which have sheltered genera
lions 81 young villages only 90 be sac.
rifced at last TO make room for a few
yards Of asphalt or TO obviate the
necessity Of detecting = concrete side
walk. Often. 81 course. u II Impos
sible TO save = venerable elm or maple
or oak which GETS in the path Of bust.
ness expansion. but not infrequently
these ine cd veterans Of q hundred
years war with the elements are
slaughtered ruthlessIy.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-10-27
Home buIl|
! T Helps Y |
PEOPLE GROW MORE ORDERLY
Gratifying Improvement In Sense 81
Municipal Responsibility Shown
In Recent Years.

Several years ago American cities
cut poor figure in respect to neat
ness compared with the cities OF Eu'
rope. At present the comparison in
disarray Is not so unfavorable to this
country. European cities have be-
come less tidy-the war. OF course, is
to blame for this as for most other
things-and American municipalities
nave become cleaner. At the present
time. Indeed, the Uttered condition of
London and the English countryside
y receiving much attention from the
British press. The careless populace
not only throws its newspapers into
the public highway. but disposes Of
tin cans In similarly informal man.
ner. But American cities are still far
from immaculate. For this reason the
cleanup weeks" and the creation Of
agencies which devote their energies
to anti-litter work are hopeful signs.
Improvement Is certain. Anyone who
has watched American cities for
twenty-five years knows that men and
women develop municipal RESPONSE
bility much more rapidly than Is COM
monty supposed. Twenty-Five years
ago few free-born Americans hest
tated to spit in public conveyances or
public places The inhibition that has
developed In respect to this vice shows
how rapidly personal habits can be
improved. The day will probably come
when the average citizen will be az
careful about dropping his read news
paper in the street as he is now about
splitting In street car.
But there is still much opportunity
FOR missionary zeal. especially among
the crowds who spend Sundays in the
public parks Nothing would more
nloquently portray. the perfection OF
The civic conscience than an unlIttered
rity park on Monday morning.
Worlds Work.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-10-27
PRAYER CAME FROM HEART
Under the Circumstances, There Can
Be Little Doubt sambo Was Sin.
esre In His Supplication.

Representative ChrIstopherson of
South Dakota tells good story about
darky who was short OF meat nj
home and selerted his pastors smoke
houss - Z nkely place to get n nice
ham. A. he vas leaving with n big
one under his arm the pastor sudden
~ appeared before him and said:
why, Sambo, what are Won doing In
my smokehouse M this time of night ?"
TO which the trembling dnrky re.
piled: ~Ah suh. Ali just come In to
pray. sub"
whereupon the pastor said: IF that
10 the purpose Of this visit here, then
you just get down and pray"
Thereup0n the dnrky sank on his
knees, rnised his eyes and hands 10
heaven and offered up this prayer:
"Oh. Lord. ] fray that you now
promptly dismiss us 80 that we may
depart In peace.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-10-27
ANNOUNCE PROGRAM OF
BETTER BUSINESS MEET
Retail Merchants to Spend Day At Ed.
ucationsI Gatherino-1,o0o BusI-
ness Men Expected.

Plans have been completed for the
annual Better Business Convention
which is to be held in Memphis on
October 9Th at the Hotel Chisca, which
will be attended by approximately L.
goo business men OF Memphis and sur
rounding territory. Fred p. Mann, sue
cessful retailer of Devils Lake, North
Dakota, who did a 100000 business in
1921 in a town OF 5000 persons, will
be the principal speaker.
The completed program as announc.
ed by r. w. Reich, general chairman,
follows:
1000 a.m.-Welcome address. Steve
II. Butler, president of the Memphis
Chamber of Commerce.
1915 a.m.-"The Banker and Mer.
chant" by John J. Heflin, manager OF
the Memphis Branch OF the Federal
Reserve Bank OF ST. Louis.
1915 a.m.-"Present Business Con.
ditions." by John w. Mcclure, sec.
retary-treasurer Belgrade Lumber Co.,
Memphis. Tenn.
1890 p.m.-Luncheon. Hotel Chisca
ballroom.
1918 p.m.-"How 10 Increase Your
Sales" by Fred r. Mann OF DEVILS
Lake. North Dakota.
1880 pm.-Questions and answers.
by Fred p. Mann.
The convention opening was fixed at
10 am. TO allow plenty OF time for Wis
ting merchants TO arrive in Memphis
on the early trains and yet reach here
In time for the start OF the convention.
The afternoon session will also close
In time for visitors 10 catch the even.
Ing train for home.
The Sneedville news. (Sneedville, Tenn.) 191?-19??, 1922-10-27
free Selection.

There 10 popular notion that oaks
csnnoi 10 comesiIcsied. but have .
burr osL 10 feet high that I planted
- a aNlrch seeding just - years
ago. writes a correspondent % the
Chicago Daily News A red oak in
my isun ] planted when three feet
tall and 81 has kept pace with Nor.
usy spruce set ~ the same time. fur.
nlshing with Its brown clingIng foliage
IN the winter no less charm than the
green % the spruce. The hickory IL
perhaps the shyest OF dornestlcstIoa.
but treated rightly u Is q rapid grower.