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The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27
GENERALIZATION OF GOVERNMENT
 STATISTICAL WORK UNWISE.

Revival of reports that action toward reorganiza- ton of administrative departments of inc Feaaro1 government will be sought before the present Con gress expires in March has brought opposition o or the suggested changes brsling to the front Amonq tue suggestions certain 10 meet opposition is the cen Iallzation cf all statistical work of the government h single bureau, says the Washington correspondent oi the Engineering and Mining Journal Press of New York " NV"
 Members of Congress from mining reaions aro among those who view this proposal with disf,yo 4eSrihg mat the valuable work that has been done II compiling and interpreting statistics on mipino operations and mineral resources might by centraliza ""'' become mere compilation and lose the highly important character of Interpretation This eroun is not alone in opposition To consolidation of inc ,,. ments statistical work
 u may be that the proposal will be put forward Ill such light that 1t would win converts from t1 .pposiucn III sufficient numbers to assure it's aaon .oh oy congress in view of the known desire of tba
 'i~'ion 70 eliminate obvious duplication of en'it Ill some of the administrative departments A a matter Of fact, details of the plan have moi ,osa .norouehy developed although persistent rumors in. oicste 'nat some action will be proposed
 AS ihe situation stands consensus of on;,
 ns Nonsfe5sihen from mining districts appeafs t, Do .a' there ls no duplication of major statietfcol "1fA reiatng 10 minerals and that there should h no sas',, 'n practice at this time. This work is now handled by the Geological Survey If a Denartn CT Mines were to be created as has heen s,,g. me Survey would be transferred to if and tha , would proceed without interruption. "'iA
 The contention of those opposed to the s,a.. , v h'iai=a'Sh of statistical work is that at presen, '"e nsurea oi hlhihg and mineral resources are pre- fehted With interpretations which enable the indus to grasp their significance and 10 guide tx day., ment and future activities
 Interpretation of the data ii is pointea o,, quiros critical coordination of the qualities of m economic combining those of geoogist, en-
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27
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 The old-fashioned mother who used to worry about son going barefooted too early in the spring now has a daughter who worries over her daughter going next-door to bare footed all winter.
 A woman has to be might pretty 10 get a seat in the street car or be acquitted by jury (male)
 Men don't seem to stick to their New Year's resolution any better than e.of them do to their wives It is none of our business. of course, but we often have wondered where a girl who wears the ron downs now parks her roll.
 We might believe the oculists when they tell us those big. tortoise. shell rimmed glasses improve the sight-but the girls surely look like sight in them.
 Not every girl cares for aquatic sports, but we never yet have seen one who did not want to get in the social swim
 We guess men will learn to nnder. stand and manage women about inc time they get perpetual motion in. vented.
 blushlng used to be caused by sud. den embarrassment, but these days IL is caused by a trip to the drug store. '7
 me smile that won't come off is all l1ght, but we preferred the old. tashloned blush that wouldn't come DIT on fellows coat.
 Mothers arc women who point with pride to their children: neigbbnrs are people who view them with alarm. "-''' some wives never will believe they nave equal suffrage until they are allowed to mark their husbands bal. lots for them.
 We guess wffe's ideal of Der. sec' husband is one who comes home rom the office dog-tired and doesn't @uss because he has to get his own has. 4' 'io
 The man who loves himself seldom has any rivals.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27
"Many Mickle Makes a Muckle. {,
IClnclnnati Enquirer.

Secretary Mellon urges the people to save some thlhg every day. The pennies make the dimes and the dimes make the dollars. A savings account is n suranee or the best kind for the future
 Says MT Mellon: Let make 1923 a heftar a,a more prosperous year than 1929. It can be dono if all Of us Will unite and try to save more and wost less" ~ anu waste
 This is homey advice, and familiar but if |; - sound and worthwhile in the day vben ..p hlchard phrascd It in many attractive ways
 To save is to justify what is earned Tho c tafy practices what he breaches Notwiths+andin almost insuperable handcaps and difficulties h points out that the Government has saved h,,, collars during the last year. ~
 This IS a good example for the peonle. ana .. people are composed of manufacturers indus+ria,,. farmers, bankers, lawyers. doctors teachers bnsi men-everybody The Secretary in his n,essaa 3 talking to everybody. He means you is
 If Ireland is the most distressfuI courtr, IT., ohited states certainly is the most wasfefnl a hipfoVident country in the world We only arc h sinnlng to understand the meaning of tbrift i
 national sense We waste national reso,,ra we are wastefu in manufacture, industry and Ia,' ' We are wasteiul m our homes we waste tinoo G , millions annually in strikes. We can be nr,.., m u ! lhility and saving and economical if we will u ,t, slofiously proved this fact during the years s w w war We did Il without suffering We CO., 'ne asan, ana Keep on doing il from year t ~ @ It fafslmony IS not necessary Individual ecopom 'i @ , saving Will do the business. We can lva ,.aa anu me limits of reasonable economy and sin iih , better than any other people on the face o, s ,, eafth So heed the Seeretary's appeal to moL cue ae better year than 1922 by saving more and aszS less e anu wasting
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27
MEMORIAL TO JUNGLE JOE"

Il s written that d prophet is without honor save in lis country. Apparently, the of Uncle Joe" Cannon. Danye, Ills, sage and veteran Congressman. is exception. his honor the Dan vile Chamber of Commerce recently decided to build a memorial The City Of Danville will donate the land and part of the money and subscriptions will bg accepted all parts Of the country to carry out the plan completion. Uncle Joe" is serving his
 last term in Congress, refusing be a candidate for reelection last year. His voluntary retirement will cause regret both sides of the House and through cut the country Contributions 10 the memorial will not haze be solicited but will pour in from all parts of the country from Republican and Democrat alike for the man who at one time was characterized as the Car of the House of Representatives has won warm place in the hearts of millions of Amer ican people from which he cannot be displaced By all means let's have an Uncle Joe memorial
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27
Those Coed Old Days

No telephone5-to give you ner. voqs proatration trying to guess the wreng number that will enable you to get the right one
 No motor car5-to dodge or keen yon busted trying to keep going
 No electric lights--to make the mo. ter run a bill
 No electric cars-in which you could hang to strap and cuss the company.
 No income tax blanks-to drive you bughouse figuring out what they mean.
 No movies-with comedies that made you weep
 l. is no wonder people of those days lived so long.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27
Aiming to Be the Pecan
 Supply Center for World

SAN SABA, Tex. Jan. 27-San Saba county and it's neighborlng dis triet is ont to become the chief pecan production section of the world Already supplying a goodly portion of the output of the nuts, it is increasing its present pecan area of 1000 acres to 5000 acres. which, according to J. F. Bell, secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, will make it's position of supply less dis puted. c
 "In 1919 San Saba shipped three million pounds of peeans,' says Mir Bell. "Included in the customers be- ing the King of England who paid one dollar a pound for them. Ma. tive oceans here average three and one-half inches in circumference and weigh B to the pound"
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27
Where He Drew the Line

Bill" remarked the first tramp, T wouldn't mind belonging to some of those big orders, but there's one never want to get in"
 Whats that one?" lazily inquired his travelling companion.
 "The Order of the Bath Once, when l got took up in a jay town they ordered a bath for me, and it took me nearly q year to get over f
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27

gneer and political economist The fear is expressed that this production Of various statistics through a centralized bureau might lead to the elimination of one of these clements which up the present have proved valuable in aiding the mining industry 10 direct its energiss intelligenty.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27

Soviet Russia appeals to all citizens to give n- formation regarding bribery grafting promises secrecy and protection. Which reminds us that the Prohibition Enforcement Commissioner Haynes alfo called American citizens 10 give information re garding violations of Eighteenth Amendment and promising secrecy and protection.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27
First Aid

Blinks-Wh does Jones always take that parrot with him when he takes a motor trip?
 Jinks-Well, his wife won't stand for his using profanity, and some body has to provide the strong lan- guage when tire blows out or the engine stalls and the parrot has a splendid vocabulary.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27
1 i " .cS (g < sec .tls74,o,r
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Miss Grace Mercy. daughter of Congressman Frank Mercy, of Louisiana, has just reached Amer ica after five years relief work abroad with the Red Cross and the Near East Relief. She has served in France, Russia, Armenia and Turkey and has returned for q ret from her arduous labors.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27

The negro hghwayman who has just been sen teneed by New Jersey court 420 years imprison- ment won't mind it bit after the first 100 years
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27
Fool Questions

F. H. asks: "Do the professors of mathematics have their meals served on the multiplication table?" Figure 1t out for yourself-we can't add anything to such a silly one
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27

CLASSIFIED ADS find desirable boercers. If you are prepared to keep boarders it is important that you should know how and when to use the classified ads-for they afford ycu the means for making the busi- ness PAY. Try. the Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27

Higher travel is predicted for Juneau this sum mer-when all the seaplanes ordered put into commission
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27
So Her Husband ss Safe

Tt is just too exciting to sit there waiting for the jury to bring in the verdict of acquittal,' gushed the first pretty actress who was minus one husband.
 "i suppose so," sighed the second ditto, but my doctor says l have q weak heart and must avoid all ex- citement. so it's a thrill I'll neyei have chance to experience, I'm afraid"
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27
Zip Was Out'a Luck

(Adams Cor. Prescott (N. Y.) News.)
 Zip Friday did not make his speech Saturday.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27

Prince Christopher of Greece, ninth in line of succession to the Greek throne. has arrived ill New York with his American wife, the former Mrs. William 5. Leeds, widow of the American "Tin Plate King"
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27
ALONG LIFE'S DETOUR
 By SAM HILL

Observations of Oldest Inhabitant
 l kin remember when dry goods stores considered heavy woolen un- derelothes their best seller in winter.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27
News of the Names c,uh

NeAt tlme We got to the races we re gonna take Will Picken along 10 lay our bets for us. informs us that the Moist c,, ,.,ao oompany has headquarters in D.,l'aso' Pianos, we think, should al ways be kept dry.,
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27
Daily Sentence Sermon

& man can learn to love his tached to it. pN' '
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27
Ultra Dry

If you believe all the stories That tho prohib tionists tell, They'll put sponges in our sponge
 cake.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27

oic papers Tor sale at Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-27

And wringer on our well
 R. B. H.
Evening journal., 1923-01-26
Causes Of Fire and
HOlU TO AUOid Them
BY WILLIAM j. LUTz.
Chief OF Bureau OF Fire.

panles have 10 do something to get
back a part OF their losses. and
consequently increase the insurance
premiums. The incendlary FIRE then
becomes OF interest 10 all property
holders.
IL the insurance agents In vii
mington. when application IL made
for insurance, or an increase IN in
surance would personally investigate
and ascertain the actual value OF
the thing TO be insured. IL would
prevent over insurance and It's re-
suits. This is an easy matter for
The insurance companies. and one
that could be carried out II all the
agents banded together for this
purpose.
The Bureau OF Fire has adopted
a slogan. Let the citizens be tn.
Are preventers. and the fremen the
fire fighters" and the Insurance.
companies>csn hslp prevent fires and
make Wilmington better place in
which 20 live.
II this - not done voluntarily.
stringent laws will be enforced TO
this effect. but believe that the
agents OF this city have interest
enough I'm the city TO make this
step unnecessary.
Evening journal., 1923-01-26
EIlsMERE NEWS NOTES.

Special 10 The Evening journal.
EISMERE. Del, Jan. ga very
enjoyable quilting party was given
hv Mrs. Charles MaNamee on New
Road on wednesday,. followed by an
oId-fashicned chicken dinner. Those
present were Mrs. Minnie Jones.
Mrs. Elsie stats. Mrs. Frances
smith. Mrs. Martin. Mrs. Mary
Melvin. Mrs. Charles MacNsmee.
Misses Avis Martin and Mildred
Brsckin.
walter Firth. husband OF Ethel
sanderson, who was taken III with
pneumonia on Tuesday. died yester-
day. He is survived by his wife and
three small children. The funeral
services will be held today at 2.SO
n. m, the Rev. Irwin F. Wagner
oficiating. Interment will be Silver
brook cemetery
Mrs. s. Frank Sterling and son
Frank are suffering from the grip
At their home on Cleveland avenue.
Mrs. Eugene Wivel. OF Oak Grove.
Is much improved.
The Marshsllton Give Club will
give a play called Clubbing Hus-
hand" in the Elsmere Civic Club
building tonight.
This play was given in Marshall
ton on two occasions 20 overcrowded
houses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Slicer are re-
ceiving concentrations on the birth
Of baby girl.
Master Russell Grinith is III at his
home on New Road, Oak Grove.
Evening journal., 1923-01-26

This is the first OF a series OF
articles dealing with the principal
causes Of nre in the city OF VIII
minston and the msn.r in which
these fires can be avoided.
Over Isurancc.
A great part Of this clty's nre
losses IL due TO over insursnes, tina,
ls' where the insurance policy on
contents and buildings is much great
er than the actual value OF the con-
tents and buildings. This cause Of
hre is very frequent in a city the
size or Wilmington. and IL could
easily be avoided II the people were
on their guard to prevent fires.
This may or NAV not interest the
average citizen. but n the nre is
started next door to you. and hap
ems TO get beyond the starting point
into your own home Il will interest
YOU very much. But that Il too late
the nrsmen are the ones who are
called 10 eNtinEuish the fires started
~ uishonest people. and many times
the hre Is roaring good one that
costs the Insurance compsnie.
thousands OF dollars. When this
occurs frequently as is the case in
wilmington. the insurance COM
Evening journal., 1923-01-26
MARKET SHOWS
MORE GAINS
Fisher Body Jumps Twenty
Points After Durant's
Offer 10 Purchase

I NEW YORK. Jan 2s Omitted
Press sterling reflected no mis-
i z. wing. al the opening over the pros
pect Of prolonged occupation OF the
Ruhr by French forces and stock.
which appeared to have broken
further away than ever from Euro
/ pean affairs In the previous session
showed even less concern today.
Early dealings were given over TO
transactions based on Developments
affecting individual stocks. Fisher
Body jumped TO 1872 up 20 from the.
recent low on the offer of ". c. Du-
rant 10 purchase the entire capital
stock at 5000 a share.
Bethlehem B.. advanced frac-
tionally 70 s3i.. on a statement by
President Grace that the remainder
for the common stock in 1922 was
equal 10 ti.14 share which ex-
cesded wall Streets most optimistic
estimates.
Changes IN the general list were
largely confined 70 fractions.
Industrials In the hrst hour dis
plsyed the greatest degree OF buoy
anov since the market hrst felt the
restraining effect OF the French sd-
venture.
/ II Is a long time since such deo-
mite statements regarding steel de-
msnd have been made a. those ~
. Judge Gary and Eugene Grace. Tn :
resulted IN stimulating not only steel
shares but stocks n all companies
in a position TO benefit by the trade
boom which steel prosperity fore
casts.
The head OF the steel corporation
says:
we cannot M domestic require
ments"
Bethlehem's president character
izes the domestic steel demand as
enormous. and adds that we do
not need Increase exports st pres
emit"
Although the main body OF stocks
made no further progress IN the
second hour the general market
continued strong and operations for
the rise went ahead IN q number or
groups. with the foreign situation
reiegst.d 20 tho back ground. stocks
benehting from the steady expansion
OF domestic trade. were picked as
leaders. New highs on the move
we're reached by American Can at
S3ts and Continental Can a. 12s.
Kresge made a record high At 2O3 /
and Columbia Gas sold az 10sik /
against Thursdays low OF 1O5L.
Opening prices included: Calf I
fornia Pete 7Gis. NJ a.: S'ude- .
baker 115s: Baltimore and Ohio. !
az Anaconda Az. on =: Bald (
win 13ss. up -. Bethlehem r,
S3it. Up = Southern Railway 30is.
lp = General Motors 14L. Up \
Reading 7si7, on 4; Southern Pa
,ihc s0is up = Pan American Pc
.roleum 3. sos. A. ssls: Amer
can T and 7. 122h. OF y: Con-
solidsted Gas esis
Evening journal., 1923-01-26
DURANT after
FISHER BODY
Would Take Over Entire
Common Stock at 5000
a Share
HIS OFFER CREATES
WALL ST. SENSATION

NEW YORK. Jan. 2s Omitted
Press) Following announcement by
William G. Durant that he would
purchase the entire common stock OF
Fisher Body at 5000 a share. that
stock took a jump at the opening Of
The New York Stock Exchange to-
day.
The comeback OF Durant. who
went down In the crash or General
Motors during the defsuon in 1919.
was the talk Of Wall Street today.
his offer OF 500. 600. .0OO for Fisher
Body's entire common stock wac a
sensation.
Durant's recent activities IN con-
nection with a unit system" he de-
v.sed a. part of his comeback led
a powerful group on the street to
hammer stocks ne was buying. The
recent drop IN Fisher Body was a
sign Of this. Durant Motors lost
ground az we'll
The fortune Durant lost when
prices crumbled two and a half
years ago he rewon sinEle-ha nded.
Refusing to remain director OF
terests got control. Durant organized
the motors company that bears his
name. He sold stock to his friends
at SIS a share which recently sold az
sSS IN open market.
As the Durant motors corporate
became successful its founder
brsnohed out into new lines. form
ing other companies. Recently he
devised HIS unit system OF stock
sales.
Buying large blocks OF stock. he
sold 20 small investors in ffths OF
shares. transactions backed by suit
able guarantees which provided con-
profits both 10 Durant and
the unit" buyers.
A Wall Street group declared war
this week and hammered Fisher
body. which Durant was buying. His
response was TO offer to buy the en-
tire common stock ISSUE az consid-
erably more than its present market
value. As General Motors produces
using Fisher body pro-
ducts extensively the offer will not
be accepted. Il II generally believed.
Evening journal., 1923-01-26
ARREST NEAR IN
POISON LETTERS
(Contlnued From First Par.

CONTINUED From First Page)
cock. city councilman: Charles p.
Jackson. merchant. and his wife.
formerly Miss Minnie Brics.
Postal inspectors are taking mart
in the investigation. william g.
sanerheid. postmaster. hs- turned
over all OF the letters 20 them.
along with all the evidence IN hand.
All missivss are written on the sam.
paper, initisled and bearing = water
mark. The general tone r. of dire
prophesies concerning members OF
the families 70 whom the letters are
addressed.
The police say they know the
wrlter. but are leaving the matter
in the hands OF the postal author-
ties.
With the departure this afternoon
OF the postal inspector after fully IN
vestigatlng the "pioson pen" cases
there has been a slowing down OF
interest
Mr.. Robinson went to Wilmington
to present the full details % HE in
vestigstion 10 L. s. District Attorney
James II. Hughes. Jr. II any arrest
j. made II viii be made by the
United States Marshal.
Evening journal., 1923-01-26
CAREY'S Nj. E. CHURCH
NAME NEW OFFICERS
Special 70 The Evening Journal.

Special 70 The Evening Journal.
GEORGETOWN, Del. Jan. 7s-
Oficers of the Sundsy School Of
Carev's Methodist Episcopal Church.
between Millsboro and Laurel. have
been chosen for the year. a. fol-
lows: Superintendent. Clarence ~.
wilkins; assistant superintendent. /.
T. Jones; secretary. Roy Jones; as
sistsnt secretary. Edgar Timmons;
librarian. Della Jones; assistant IL
br4rlsn. Olive Bush: treasurer, l..
r. Jones; assistant treasurer. s. f.
Layton; orsanist, Estella Jones: as
sistsnt orga mist, Elizabeth Hall.
Relatives and friends OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey n. Hastings. OF Doyles-
town. Pa. residing in lower Della
ware. have received word that he Is
in a serious condition in the Abing-
ton. Pa. hospital. a. a result OF fall
Ing fromFa building on which ne
was working last Monday. I'M
medistely after the accident. he was
rushed TO the hospital. where It was
found that he had suffered concus-
sion OF the brain.
Residents in the vicinity Of New
found GumborO Hundred. are
alarmed over the killing OF their
poultry by foxes. and want the Leg
islature 10 pass an act granting
them the right 70 kill them at all
seasons Of the year.
Following their custom OF lsny
years. Mr.. and Mrs. Myers r. Petty
john. OF near Lewes. observed their
annual wedding anniversary on
Thursday by entertaining many
friends and relatives. Close friends
and relatives OF Mr. and Mrs. Petty
john have formed a band. and Il IS
customary for each to give a big
turkey dinner some time during the
year. The members OF the band
have assembled together eight times
since Christmas. Each year the
home OF former Coroner and Mrs.
George r. Walls Is the first in the
list TO be visited. followed in rota-
ton by the others as follows: Re-
ceiver OF Taxes and Mrs. r. Frank
Walls, Mr.. and Mrs. william Petty
john. Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Lank.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gussie Rust. Mr.. and
Mrs. John Wilson OF G. e.. Mr. and
Mrs. Harry Dodd.