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ming from Ogden 10 San Francisco.
by the Union Pacific.
A prominent emb of the Union
Pacific legal staff stated hat the pro-
posal is, IN effect, u division OF traf-
fic territory. 1t provides, he de-
clared. that the Union Pacific shal
handle all traffic northwest OF a d.
viding line running along the north.
ern boundary of Arkansas over to the
Mississippi river. up tho river to the
Ohio river and north to Pittsburgh
and TO Buffalo. n. Y. The Union Pa
ciflc also would be permitted to go
into the Southern Pacific territory
south and east of the dividing line to
solicit business, II 1t so desired. The
business north and west of the boun-
dairy, under the proposal, will pass
through Omaha and the Ogden gate
way 10 the coast.
Prior to Edward Hartman's pur-
chase OF the Union Pacific, the South
ern Pacific owned the Central Pacific.
Hartman wanted the Central Pacific
line from Ogden to San Francisco as
a western outlet for the Union Pa
circ and to get It. he bought the en-
tire Southern Pacific system. This
supreme court ordered this merger
dissolved. as a violation Of the Sher-
man antitrust act. Suit was then
instituted TO divorce the Central Pa
cific from the Southern Pacific for
the same reason. A few months ago
tho supreme court ruled against this
combination also.
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SETTLE u. p. AND
p LEGAL BOUT
OVER RAIL Lines

OMAHA. Neb., Jan. 16.-Through
Union Pacific sources It has become
known here today that a plan for
the settlement of the controversy be.
tween the Union Pacific and the
Souther Pacific railroads over pos.
session OF the Central Pacific lines
has been accepted by the Union Pa.
cific. subject TO adjustment OF traf.
fic details. The compromise plan, nc.
cording to a statement made by Carl
Gray. president OF the Union Pacific
TO the Omaha Bee was proposed sew.
oral days & by the interstate com
merce commission and n hearing on
the proposal will DO held before the
commission next Friday.
1t could not be learned here Off.
cially whether the Southern Pacific
had accepted tho proposal. which It
was said. was made in n memoran.
dunn from the interstate commerce
commission.
Tho settlement would leave the
Southern Pacific as owner of the
Central Pacific lines but would guar.
antee satisfactory use of the line run
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Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK. Jan. 16.-Foreign ex'
changes irregular. Quotations in
cents: Great Britain demand 4.68 9-tG;
cables 4.66 1915; 6o-day bil's on banks
AGA 11.16. France demand s.7sA: ca
bles 6.79&. Italy demand 4.s9%; ca
b,es 4.s0h. Belgium demand 6.1s%;
cables e.20A. Germany demand .0065;
cables .ooee. Holland demand $3.50;
cables 39.65. Norway demand 1853.
Sweden demand 26.e6. Denmark de.
mand 1880. Switzerland demand
1880. Spain demand 1859. Greece
demand 1.2s. Poland demand. 0O45.
czecho-slovakia demand ass; ArgeE-
tine demand s7.ee. Brazil demand
11.B5. Montreal esh.
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With the announcement yesterday
OF a raise in price OF 10 cents a bar.
rel on crude oil by the Midwest Re.
filming company which was later met
by the Ohio OH company. the latter
corporation placed production from
the Sunburst field on a gravity basis
for the first time this has been done
in the mountain states.
On tho new basis all crude in that
field below IS degrees gravity will
command a price of 70 cents a barrel,
the price in force up to the time OF
the raise. crude OF % to s3.9 degrees
will be purchased at 80 cents and all
of "a degrees or above at 81.
The crude OF all other fields is on
a flat basis. there being a general
raise of 10 cents a barrel. The old
n ~ 1nrr ,rt1au FoII,urs
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Mrs. Hill, Wife
OF ambassador
Dies of Hurts

WASHINGTON. Jan. Is. - Mrs.
Jayne Hlll, 90 years of age, wife Of
the former ambassador to Germany.
died here esdly today from injuries
received when struck by an automo-
bile late yesterday. Stepping from the
curb Just after leaving her home.
Mrs. Hill was struck by a delivery
wagon driven by Guy c. Lee..h negro
who Is being held by tho police. She
was removed at once to a hospital
where her condition was seen to be
critical.
Mrs. HiIl, who before her marriage
IN 1886 was Juliette Lewis Packer,
was prominent IN Berlin during DR..
Hills service as ambassador there.
Since his retirement. they have lived
IN Washington, where Mrs. Hill also
was prominent socially.
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completed some time and a por.
tion Will be used for the purchase of
the stock Of the Lyons Petroleum
company. The balance will remain
in the treasury to be used as needed.
An offer Will soon be made to the
minority stockholders OF tho two com.
panies recently absorbed to exchange
IS shares OF P. & r. for each 100
shares of Fensland and ono share OF
p. & r. will DO traded for each so of
Lyons.
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A statement was made by Chas. NJ
Schwab before a bankers associa-
ton hat tho two months combined
operation OF tho Bethlshem and
Lankawanna steel properties has re.
suited in a saving OF from $1,000, 900
TO $1,000. 900.
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lone

NEW YORK. Jan. 16.-Call money
steady; high 4: low az; ruling rate
4; closing bid 81; offered at I; last
loan az; call loans against accept.
ances az; time loans steaGS7: mixed
collateral 5000 days ~ OAK: 40
months 4ha4E. Prime mercantile
paper 4Aq4h.
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SUGAR

NEW YORK. Jan. ls.-sugar
closed steady; Approximate sac.
$3.50 tons. Demand for refined was
reported as being dull, prices un,
changed al $50 but special terms be.
ing made by refiners In an effort to
attract business.
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Butter and Eggs

CHICAGO, Jan. 1s.-Butter lower;
creamery extras 4shc; standards 4s;
extra firsts 479o94shc; firsts q 500
44s1sc; seconds 44ca45o.
Eggs higher; receipts e.654 cases;
firsts sehc; ordinary firsts ase9 S4c;
miscellaneous s5c8sec.
NEW YORK, Jan. 10. - Butter
weak; creamery higher than extras
52h @53c; creamery extras BI5 8bac
firstB 4s@51c.
Eggs firfner; fresh gathered extra
flrsts 42a4sc; fresh gathered firsts
3s841s Pacific coast whites extras
4se;firsts to extra tirsts &3147c.
Cheese steady.
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OMAHA, Neb., Jan. ia OMITTED
States Department of Agricultural
Hogs receipts 15 900; 1oc to 200 high
er; bulk packing grades S7.1587.bo;
bulk butchers ss.1o9s.2ci early top
ts.z5.
Cattle receipts 1900 beef steers.
fairly active. steady TO strong; best
steers s1o.25; bulk fec steers $500
9.s5; all other classes generally
steady; bulk COWS and heifers s4.25
ae; and cutters s2.7594;
bologna bulls S4@4.T5: veal top sio.2S;
stockers and feeders ss.5o47.75: top
ss.o5.
Sheep receipts $4,000; lambs steady;
bulk s13.7B914.2o bid; sheep and
feeders strong; bulk ewes S6.5o97;
top $40; feeding lambs flaso9
1890.
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METALS

NEW YORK. Jan. 1s-copper
steady; ~electrolyto spot and futures
IAN, Tin easy; spot and nearby
as.75; futures ss.s7Q3s. Iron gu ct:
prices unchanged. Lead steady; spot
7,5o87.75. Zinc quiet; East ST. Louis
spot and nearby delivery 6ebaL An.
timouy spot SIS,
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POTATOES

CHICAGO. Jan. 1e.-Potatoes
slightly weaker; receipts 81 cars;. to-
tai United States shipments e2s;
Wisconsin sacked round whites 500
100 cwt; do bulk oo@1.o5; idaho
sacked round whites .$1.O01s1.o 5:
Idaho sacked russets fancy $50 cwt;
North Dakota sacked Red river ohios
s110 cwt.
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WYOMING OILS

NEW YORK, Jan. 1s.-Prices OF
Wyoming oils at 2 p. m. today were
listed on the New York curb as fol-
lows:
Boston-wyoming l 116; Fensland
1875; G,enrock ~ Merritt .; Noun.
tain Producers II; Mutual 1873: Salt
Creek 81.
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The Mutual OIL company which re.
Gently acquired control of the Merritt
OIL Corporation is making an offer
to the minority stockholders TO ex.
change one share OF mutual for IL
shares of Merritt.
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The German mark reached q new
low with quotations al 1880 for n
pound at the opening of the London
exchange today.
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The average price of twenty active
industrial stocks traded in on the
New York stock exchange on Mon.
day was 9s.o4. a net loss Of los. The
average price OF twenty railroad
stocks was s5.a5 a net gain Of .06.
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Raise in Price OF
Pennsylvania Oil

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Jan. 1s.-The
price OF crude oil was advanced 10
cents 4 barrel at thu opening of the
market today.
The new prices: Pennsylvania
ss-35; Cabell s7.21; Somerset 50 and
Somerset light s2.25.
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DUEsSELDoRF. Jan. 1s. Ry
The Associated Press.r The Rhein-
ish-Westphalian mIno directors re-
ceived final orders from General De
Goutee today to resume coal dellv-
cries to France and belgium tomor-
row morning at the latest. Other
wise further penalties would DO ap-
Piled. he announced.
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According to reports from Omaha
an agreement is lea between the
Union Pacific and Southern Paci.
fic involving control OF the Western
Pacific between ogden and San
Francisco.
, 1923-01-16

It is reported in Washington that
the United States has agreed to &C.
cept 81, 900, 600 pounds annually from
England for 81 years in settlement Of
the British debt.
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GRAIN PRICES UP
ON HEAVY Buying
Foreign News and Unfavora-
BILE Weather Conditions Con-
tributing Factors.

CHICAGO, Jan. 16.-Buying on the
part Of houses with seaboard and
foreign connections leo to an upturn
in wheat prices today during the
early dealings. Reports which were
current hat the French planned TO
occupy Berlin and some bullIsh ef.
feet. Besides farmers deliveries / n
Argentina were said to be unexpect-
eddy small and there were continued
adverse waeSaer conditions in the
domestic winter crop territory. The
opening which ranged from hc TO
&c higher with May s1.1s% to
S1.1e1S and July s1.13 to s1.13h, was
followed by material further gains.
With fair general buying and little
opposition. the market
reached the highest point in several
weeks. The advance accompanied
gossip that a large export business
under way. Prices closed strong,
1870 to zI5c net higher, with May
$1.21Si to S1.21h and July s1.14A to
s1.14ss.
Corn and oats responded to the az
vance IN wheat. After opening &c
to sc higher. May 72% &c to 72Ae
the corn market continued to as
cend.
Increased speculative purchasing
a decided price lifting influence
'ater. The close was firm IN 1lxc
to 1Ac net higher. May 74Hc.
Oats started unchanged to Nc
higher. May 45o to 45Hc and later
showed an advance NIL around.
Higher quotations on hogs, togeth-
er with the relative smallness OF
warehouse stocks. gave strength to
the provision market.
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MARKET GOSSIP AND field NEWS
capital OF ?. AND R. IS INCREASED

At a special meeting Of stockholders of Producers & Re-
liners corporation held at Cheyenne on Monday it was voted
to increase the capitalization of the company from $50, OOO,-
900 TO $52,S45,350
Part of this increase will be used to acquire the holdings
of the Fensland Oil company for which negotiations were
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The government today is withdraw
ing s47, 900, 600 from federal reserve
member banks in the New York dis.
trict.
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DENVER. Colo. Jan. 1s.-Cattle-
Receipts, 5000: market steady. beef
steers, s6@s.Tb; cows and heifers $3.50
@s.25; calves s599.5O; stockers and
feeders s3.5o@s.75.
Hogs-Receipts 1900; market 1oc
higher; top IS .35; bulk S7.sO8s.1o.
Sheep-Receipts 6,4oO; market
steady lambs s1291s.5oi ewes SAC
s.75; feeder lambs si7@I9,50.
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PRICES uneven
NDAY'S TRADING
Market Opens Weak but
Strengthens Later With
Firmer Buying.

NEW YORK. jan 1e.-Renewal of
short pressure combined with exten.
slve selling on the part of the fright.
ened investors because of the threat.
ened complications in the German rep-
arations situation, resulted in a fur.
Their REPAYMENT of quoted values in
today's stock market. The decline
which ranged from n to three
points In standard shares. was con.
ducted In an orderly mannsy, the
curse OF the market indicating sub
stantal supporting operations in varI.
Gus quarters by insiders. Sales an.
pronmated 100000 shares.
NEW YORK, Jan. ia arxe vol.
I'M OF overnight selling order I'm.
parted a reactionary trend to price,
at the oyening of today's stock mar
ket. Anaconda and Chile a sold Off
on publication of the terms of the
proposed merger the former drop.
ping a point and the latter a u point
A downward tendency also was noted
In h Independent steeIs. low priced
rails and some of the specialties.
Prices sttffened somewhat after the
initial selling orders had been alb.
sorbed and fresh buying power made
It's appearance in a number of spe.
cial shares. KresSe was pushed up
~ points and gains of one to n
ana q half were recorded by Famous
Players preferred, Hartman corpora.
ton, Steel and Tube preferred, Hous.
ton oil Ind Endicott-Johnson, Gulf
States, Replogle and Crucible Steels
alan NanNyaH e. q Ig-L.- -
Bethlehem B continued reactionary
Chicago and Eastern Illinois dropped
a point and fractional r~ecessions were
noted in st. Louis Southwestern pre-
ferred. Chicago and Northwestern
and New Haven. but New York Cen.
trail advanced y: Baldwin and Cos.
den yielded slightly. Foreign ex.
changes were easier, demand sterling
opening at s4.66% and then dropping
back to S4.66 an overnight loss of 4
OF one cent. France dropped five
points 10 6.T5. German marks estab.
lished another new low record. being
quoted at 61-1o0ths OF one cent a hun.
dred. or more than $4,000 to the
American dollar.
The market presented a spotty ap-
pearance throughout the morning
with tho ma Tor activity on the down
ward side. Special buying in Kresse,
which extended it's gan TO 81 points
and In Gulf States Steel. Corn Prod.
ucts. International Paper and the
American Water Works issue W IL
to . points temporarily halted tho re.
action. The general buying power.
however. was limited and when pres
suro applied again to the copper
shares, Bethlehem b and Republic
stesls and Baldwin all OF n to two
points and Tl6ewater Oh. off 7h; the
market began to sas again. Fear of
more serious complications In the
Ruhr valley and the concurrent
weakness. Of foreign exchange and
French bonds caused some selling on
the part Of small investors and a con.
traction in pool operations in many
stocks. California Petroleum made a
sudden squirt of III points but the
other active sue showed little re-
Cooperative powers at midday. Call
money opened at 4 per cent but eased
to S1s before noon
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LONDON. Jan. I5-The German
mark exhibited another sharp drop
today falling to 1880 to the pound
storling on the, possibilities of fur.
Their drastic action by the French in
the Ruhr.
The French franc was slightly bet.
ter. being quoted at 69.O5 to tho
pound
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LONDON, Jan. 16.-By Tho Asso,
c!ated PressrThe French threat TO
arrest the German coal directors in
tho Ruhr valley has caused Il panic
In Berlin, says n Central News dis.
patch from Berlin this afternoon. On
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SILVER

LONDON. Jan. is.-Bar silver
a2bd per ouneei Money ihd per cent.
NEW YORK, Jan. Is.-ForsiEn bar
silver ss&ei Mexican dollars Bic
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the Berlin exchange today the dollar
was around $4,000 marks,
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GERMAN TROOPS
= ARE MASS|NG

mund and Leunen passed out OF the
neutral n fixed by the Versailles
treaty on the right bank of the
Rhine, from which German regular
troops are barred. into the territory
where the relchswehr hol% SWAY.
French cavalry appeared or the ~
skirts Of the city at noon
The French are continuing to send
up reserves which are taking up DO
sitions behind tho river Lippe.
The occupation of the Ruhr ba.in
is now complete. and the French de.
clare that not a single pound OF coal
can get out Of the Ruhr into the un.
occupied territory without their
checking It up for the coal tax.
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ROME. Jan ia report that the
German ambassador to Italy had
been recalled was semi officially de
MED today.
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TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY

FOR sALE-By ownor, strictly mod.
ern new stucco house, four rooms
and bath. Phone HOW. l-i6-it'
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DULUTH, MINI, Jan. 15.-C1osinE
cash prices: Flax seed, January ESQ
asked; February 775% asked; May
2.B5 bid July 2,5ah bid
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MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi. yam. 49,
wheat-cash No. 1 northern s1.2oS;
B1.2ess; May SIa21Ss: July S1.1sH.
Corn. No. 8 yellow 66@66h. Oats,
No. 3 white 4OH CAS- Barley 5OQ6O.
Rye No. 2. s29s2h. Flax No. l,
ASST @2.90h.
CHICAGO. Jan. 16.-wheat, No. 2
hard $1.21k @1.22h. Corn. No. 2
mixed 721A 97sh; No. 2 yellow 72& q
T3h. Oats. No. 2 white 45A G4Th;
No. 8 white 4Sh145. Rye. No. 2,
ss3k. Barley. 6o@s5. Timothy seed
G06.5o. Clover seed s16.5o@2o.5o.
Pork nominal. Lard 11.ao; ribs 1915
@11.60.
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Cotton.

NEW YORK. Jan. I6.-spot cotton
ruieii middInE 2E.4o.
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DUSSELDORF, Jan. Icy The
Associated Press)-The French now
control every outlet from the Ruhr
into Germany whether by rail or
water. The lines were extended to.
day through Dortmund 10 kllometers
northeast TO Luenen on the Lippe.
and thence to Wltten. seven kilom.
eters south Of Dortmund.
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OF the French upon Germany's rich
coal fields.
There was great interest as to
whether the SHINES holdings would
comply with the summons to send a
representative to the conference.
Herr SHINES himself was reported to
have left for Berlin.
French economic Experts appear
somewhat less sanguinei than the
military leaders over the prospects
Of obtaining practical results from
the occupation. They came here, It
was admitted, unprepared for an op.
Grafton Of this magnitude and the
turn of event has caused NJ. Coste,
head Of the mission, to look rather
depressed, although ho voiced the
OPTION that today's conference would
straiEhten out the situation.
The about face position of tho Ger.
mar in~dustrialists took the Fren7h by
surprise. They were quite convinced
Sunday night that the Germans had
agreed in principle to the coal de.
liverics; hence yesterdays breakdown
In tho economic negotiations came as
a bombshell.
General De Goutte has issued a
proclamation in which he declares
that II tho local authorities, either by
their actions or by passive resist.
ance, cause any impedient whatsoever
to the normal progress of business,
all the penaltieH deemed necessary
will be Immediately forced.
, 1923-01-16

NEW YORK. Jan. 16.-rraders who
were convinced that the immediate
course of prices was downward put
out short lines freelv during the after
noon and a number of the popular
shares dipped a point or two below
yesterdays final figures. Losses in a
few instances were more severe, Liz
gett and Myers falling ~. Coca Goa
5h and Famous Players 8 points.
California Petroleum was marked up
sm. American Radiator ., Beeohnut
Packing as, and Standard on of CAL
frornia, Reynolds Tobacco "B" and
United States Alcohol 1 to N before
reacting in sympathy with the heavy
selling elsewhere.
The closing was weak; offerings OF
stocks continued to TOW into the mar.
ket in the late dealings and values
melted away rapidly in a number OF
active shares. American Car broke
~ poitns and Baldwin. s~tudehaker.
Allied Chemical. Canadian Pacific.
Consolidated Gas. Republic Stee. and
North American yielded 2 10 nearly !
points.
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ESSEN. Jan. 1s.-By Tho AssocI.
ated Press)-The Ruhr valley mine
operators. forbidden by the German
coal commissioner to make deliveries
to the entente, have decided to wait
and see what France win do. their
spokeBmen said today.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-21
The Virus of Discomfort.
fCordoya Times1

IL is a common experience of Aaskans who. after having lived in the Territory for time. oni side 10 engage in business occupation. to find themselves confronted wiih situations 10 which they find it difficult io adiuss themselves. Making living Is discovered To be strenuous affair Com petition is fierce Conditions there are an-aas6e some other man. Environment offers nothing for nothing and all that gets is what he earns by the quickness of his wits the energy ef his body The Alaskan is likely find himself undtted for the contest. Life in the North is different affair Competition here Is virtually nil. If he chooses. man may live largely ..of the eouniry"-aRd he livelihood There is nc great need for money because there are relatively few ways of spending II. The standard of living averages below that ihe Outside in that comparatively few requirements suffice And yet the Alaskan. in his environment. lives well.
 Sometimes he lives too we'll for what il him. It is the best thing for a lind life 100 easy. He becomes extrayagant Of time and fabby of purpose And satan finds mischief still for idle hands to do" Unfortunately there are sections of Alaska where this is too So-called fishermen. propectors. Summer yagabonds who work just enough ill season to earn grubstake and then hole in'' for the remainder of the time, living 'off the coun- try for nine months of the year not citizens of firm fibre. Loafing sleeping, hunched a fire, euzzling white mule and playing Pah they become the ready prey of moroseness and discontent. Dis content is infectious. Carping criticism is easily dugcd And the man that has too much time on his hands is likely to get taken by both. He s apt to forget what he the country he lives off what the deccnces of citizenship, the ordinary obligations of manhood. Instead, he becomes meat for the demaeogue and the agitator, and because it is these that make the noise and create the most disturbance, it is their are heard in the land.
 It is all bad thing for Alaska It gives the country the name of being infested with Bolshevism hot-bed of agitation. It succeeds in remote places in controlling elections to the point putting into office radicals and destructionsts, against whose wrench in the machinery the substantial and con structive element do little to make the wheels go round. A small minority in the Territory if is nevertheless, these neer-do-works, living too easily ana With too little exercise of elbow grease that buckle the coes.
 It would be we'll for Alaskans and the Territory they live in if they had stfer competition. if the wheels Of industry revoved to keep the idle man alerty on his job. There is no satisfaction equal 10 that which comes of work we'll done and the busy man has no time for discontent. On the contrary ne IS happy in the consciousness of a general we'll being. As Ebert Hubbard used to say Blessed is the man that has found his work,"
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-21
POincare Tastes His Own Medicine.
(New York World. )

The French army of 2G GOO men in Syria to which M Poincare is hastily sending 20, 900 rein forcements, faces Turkish army which Frenehmen helped to train advise ant The French Govern ment which last September left the British to face the Turks alone at Chanak is today askini the Brit ish to relieve the pressure Syria by massing troops in Mesopotama.
 There is certain ronic justice in this dramatic reversal. After all. 1t something less than hon. orable to make secret treaty with Angora behind the back of Great Britain. It was something less than honorable to help arm ex-enemy troops that were threatening the troops of Frances ally. It was something lees than honorable to leave the British in peril at Chanak.
 The Poincare Government played this underhand game with the Turks in the hope of concessions and q diplomatic triumph Lloyd George But the Turks have prejudices They would just as soon sell out the French any one else And M poin- care can hardly complain. He is tasting his own medicine
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-21

instead of getting him into the movies at $5o0,OOO a year when he was still d kid.
 We hear a lot about making mar riage harder as a cure for the di- vorce evil, but 1t looks to q man np a tree as if that would be the surest way Of making divorce unanimous.
 Probably no one in this world looks funnier to other people than the bird who is taking himself too seriously.
 The knickeTbOcker craze lasted about as long as the overall craze which goes tp show the world hasn't gone clear erazy-yet
 The reason mothers don't call down their daughters fur sticking to the ultra-short skirts and using so much paint and powder is because the mothers are living in glass houses.