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The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-09
PURE BRED STOCK
 IS NOW INTRODUCED
 BY MEXICAN FARMERS

CHICAGO. Jan. 9.-Introduction of pure bred American livestock for the rehabilitation of Mexican agriculture has begun in a system atic way, according to Guy Hall, director of the National Institute of Progressive Farming. B. F. Abbott, representative of the Mexican Aux sociations of the United States at Mexico City, writes that Mexico Is stocking her vast plains with pure breds, which probably will give Mex leo a wealth greater than her mines and oil wells, and add to the world 5 food supply.
 Mexico is a potential market for American farm machinery, but in the matter of tractors there is an anomaly said MT. Abbott. "There are number of tractors in Mexico Pancho Villa has two-bttt 1t is cost ly to operate them. This is because the price of gasoline is so high. With the greatest oil fields in the world. Mexico is without refineries and gasoline is imported.
 Government officials pledged that custom house difficulties at the bor- der would be eliminated and freigh. rates reduced on all purebreds com ing in under the guarantee of the registry association. This includes the acceptance as final by Mexican authorities of health certificate from American veterinarians"
 F. w. Harding, secretary of the registry associations and president of the American Shorthorn Breeders Association. who is in active charge of the export field for the associa- tions. Is optimistic over Mexico as market for puebreds, tractors and farm machinery. and as a market for purebreds.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-09
GLASGOW pEMoLIsAEs SUMS

GLASGOW, Jan. 9.-The famous river tenement district of Glasgow which has long had the reputation of being the most squalid in the world, is to be entirely wiped out As the buildings were in danger of collapse. the city authorities ordered the tenants to vacate. and have ap- proved plans to have the slum houses torn down.
 The district will not be rebuilt, but new municipally owned houses are being erected in the suburbs to care for the hundreds of homeless cf the poorer classes.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-09
FRANCE TRYING TO
 SUPPRESS ABSENTEE

PARIS, Jan. 9.-Illicit trade in ab sinthe has been an active industry in France for seven years, but the last of the bootleggers in this field will be driven to cover fl recent decree of the President of the re- public is made effective.
 Since the law of March Is, 1915, prohibiting absinthe, and it's substi tutes, users of this brain destroying drink and the caterers to their tastes have evaded the law by a pretended ignorance as to what Is an absinthe substitute.
 There was much agitation against absinthe in France previous to the war. and during the war it was pro. hibted. Then there appeared num- Der of substitutes. The old-fashioned absinthe contained 72 per cent of alcohol, while the substitutes varied from 25 to GO per cent. Sometimes the real thing is sold today in old bottles at 30 to 100 francs each, smuggled over from Belgium or Lux embourg, where absinthe is still sold over the bar.
 Last July a law was voted defining exactly what is mean by an absinthe substitute. Then the pure food bu. reau of the ministry of agriculture. through Premier Poincare. submitted the matter to President Millerand, and he has issued a decree intended to remove from public sale all of these substitute products.
 The National Prohibition League has issued a statement, however, de- claring that the definition of sub stitutes does not define, and that in realty the manufacturers of near-ab- sinthe have won a victory. The revenue officers engaged in prevent ing frauds, on the other hand, assert that absinthe has become a rarity, with manufacturers, afraid to sell it.
 Old bundles Of I<cWsDaDprS at the
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-09
PLENTY OF TIME NOW IN
 WHICHN TO WRITE LETTERS

It is almost certainty that the next southbound steamer will be next Sunday night. This long wait will furnish plenty of time for citi- zens to write their letters instead of waiting for the 15-minute whistle to toot before grabbing pen and paper.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-09
SNOW FALL REPORTED
 FROM ALASKA REGIONS
Depth of snow (il inchcs) on the ground at D. m. Monday. January &, at various Alaska stations.
ESTEBETH LEAVES

The mail and passenger boat Els tebeth left Juneau at II o'clock last night for Haines and Skagway. Pas. sengers leaving were: For Haines F Smith, Daniel, Morgan, Myers Levy, J. F. Monohan, ]. J. Garrity, Lieutenant Gruhn, c. F. Clark, w. l.. Ambrose. For William Henry Bay-Charles Williams, Pete Peter son.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-09
''PUSSYFOOT"IS BACK; FIGHT IS
 LOST ON LIQUOR
Johnson Claims Cards Were Stacked Against Him in
 New Zealand.

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 9.-Wil- liam E. (PussyfooD Johnson, re- turning from a losing fight, said:
 ''The cards were stacked against me in New Zealand"
 ''Pussyfoot" declared that 16,000 majority for the vets was caused by confusion with other issues.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-09
No Bills Affecting
 Revenue This Session

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9. The House ways and means committee declared no bills affecting revenues will be reported this session except those purely of an emergency nature or direct assistance in treasury ad. ministration of fiscal affairs.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-09
NurICE.

After January 10 no telephone rentals for the month of January will be accepted at a discount. All remittances by mail must bear post mark of not later than last discount late. Please be prompt.
 JUNEAU & DOUGLAS TELE- adv. PHONE co.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-09
PERiSCOPES BEING USED
 ON BUSSES IN LONDON

LONDON, Jan. 9.-Among the lat est inventions for the comfort of public servants is perscope for double-decked tram cars which al lows the conductor to have a full view of the top deck without the ne cessity of climbing the stairs.
 The new convenience also will be of use to passengers by enabling them to see, from below, if there are any vacant seats on the upper deck.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-09
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MARINE NEWS
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
Northbouad No steamers northbound. Scheduled Saiiinus

 ESTEBETH VIII leave for Sitka II p. m. Thursday, MAIL BOAT GEORGE, JR.. sails for Petersburg and way ports next Saturday noon. SPOKANE scheduled to sail from Seattle tomorrow. WATSON scheduled to sail from Seattle Jan. II. ALAMEDA scheduled to sail from Seattle January 13. PRINCESS MARY scheduled to sail from Vancouver Jan. 13, 3 p. m. fsf ta JEFFERSON scheduled to sail from Seattle Jan. IS.
 @oubpouro NORTHWESTERN scheduled 10 sail southbound about Jan uary IA. ~p
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-09
CHANGE OF LOCATION.

Frank Heller, formerly with the Ptack Barber Shop, is now operat- ing the Senate Barber Shop on Front Street, opposite the Coliseum Theatre. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-09
LATOUCHE LEAVES SEATTLE
 JAN. IS FOR ALASKA PORTS

The frcighter Latouche is sched- uled to leave Seattle January 15 for the North, according to word receiv- ed today by C. Mitchell, assistant local agent The Latouche will go Westward to Latouche.
 Latest styles Of engraving for visiting cards at The Empire.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-09

William Averill Hartman. son of the late k. II. Hartman and Chairman of the Board of Di- rectors of the United American Lines, has transferred the im- mense liners Resolute and Re- lianee from the American flag to Panaman registry, because the Government stopped the sale of liquor on American ships
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-09
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HE E Nj P l R E

HE E Nj PR E IS THE MEDIUM Through which the general public can always have its wants supplied. Closing time for classified advertisements: 2 P. M.
 Closing time for display ad- vertisements: II A. M. . Ten cents per line first in- sertlon.
 Five cents for subsequent in- sertion.
 Count five average words to the line.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-09

See The Empire when you need a good job of printing.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-09
LOST AND FOUND

q LOST = Pair of spectacles near school. Reward for return to Elm pire.
 LOST - Pocket book containing citizenship and army papers, also $10.00 Reward for return to Empire.
 MISCELLANEOUS
 CARD READING at 322 West 9th St., on Tide Flats.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-09
FOR RENT

FURNISHED house for rent. See T. J. McCaul
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-09
FOX SALE

FOR SALE-5 l9 foot bath tub, Tn perfect condition. also other bath room fixtures. Call Empire.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31
Hope to Stop
Rise in Price
of Gasoline

Work of framing legislation neces-
sary to meet the situation in regard
to gasoline prices uncovered in the
investigation of the various oil COM
panics by the L. s. Senate committee
on Manufactures. headed by Senator
Robert NJ. LaFollctte will begin in
dead earnest as soon as Congress
convenes this fal'. according to a let
ter received by NJ. O. Eldridge. EX
ecutivc Chairman of the \. y. A.
from Gilbert +. Roc, special attorney
for the Senate committee.
Mr.. Roe points out in his letter that
there is much preliminary work to be
done and expresses the hope that the
investigation will tend to make the
big companies hold gasoline prices
fairly steady during the summer. In
the mean time, at his request. the
a. A. a. will continue to gather data
in order to furnish the Senate with
the utmost assistance in preparing
legislation in the fall.
The A. A. A. has already gone on
record as opposing the upward trend
in gasoline prices and has asked
the Attorney General and the De-
partment of Justice to use their best
efforts to curb any tendency to fix
prices on gasoline during the coming
touring season. The Association,
through its member clubs. is also
making the same request of the
proper authorities in the various
states.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31
Not a Wise Plan

Asking repairers to estimate the
expense of a job is the same as ask
ing for trouble. The best Of mechan-
les cannot tell beforehand just how
long a job is going to take. even
though they may have just completed
one on the same order.
All repair jobs are different. A
rusty bolt will sometimes take a man
a half hour to undo. Putting on a
new fender may be a matter of an
hours work in one instance: five
hours in another. Losing a small part
may tie up n job for a week. If a
spare part is not available finding a
substitute may double the repair bill.
Time charges for repair jobs on a
few standard makes of cars have
been worked out for tho purpose of
guiding repair shops in the matter of
timing their mechanics. Such pub
lished charges help to prevent profit
eering in the repair trade. and also
give car owner an idea of whether
he is getting fair treatment. If the
repair charges are always in excess
Of what they ought to be he is jus
tilted in taking his repair work else
where, but variation in a single in
stance is no cause for alarm.
If the mechanic takes longer than
YOU think he should give him the
benefit Of the doubt. He may have
encountered difficulties peculiar tc
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31

customers advice about drainin' the
Oil from the crankcaSe. They think
its an old subject, and one that eV
orybody knows about. And when a
mOtorist gets to a point where he
knows it all he's due for trouble.
don't like to have EN- bring in a lot
of work because of ignorance or ne
eject Il get enough work as it isl SC
I've hit upon the plan of simply tell
in them what happened to Dave
Smith
Dave brought his car in here one
day to have the bearings taken up
We ground in the valves and pulled
down the plstons so as to put in new
rings at the same time. Before we
got ready to attach the case again
showed him a lot of dirt in the bot
tom of it and suggested a good clean
ing. Dave agreed. But then the
trouble started.
When the whole job was ready
started putin back the old Oil which
Joe expected to have me throw away
Right away he got excited and de-
manded that l use nothing but fresh
oil. He was soin to go on a long trip
and wanted to have everything just
right. My idea. you see, was to use
the old oil for a few days until the
dirt which we had stirred up, the
/ foreign matter on the rods and bear
incs. and the valve grindin' compound
which cropped down through the CYL
indcfs hod been taken up by the Oil
| l wanted Dave to stop by the way
side after drivin' a While and have
the old oil drained out and fresh oil
put in.
But Dave thought he knew all
about it. He made me use fresh oil
He drove the car for about a thous-
and miles before he thought it was
necessary to change. In the mean
time the dirt in the oling system was
having a fine time damaging the
motor. 1t clogged an oil lead. The
cars back in the shop again. Maybe
some of these chaps will listen to me
some day
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31
Did You Know

That tie brake bands should be
concentric with the drums; that is.
they must have a common center
With no excessive variation in the
clearance between band and drum
at any point? The better cars usual
ly have adjusting screws at one or
two points of the bands 50 as TO allow
for necessary adjustment. Where no
adjustment is provided for the bands
should be taken off and rolled out
wherever bad sag" is found. Run
ming over a large stone OF other read
obstruction Will sometimes dent or
bend the bands. If the adjustments
will not remedy tho dragging point
the bands should be taken off and
smOothed out.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31

your car. lie may have covered some
small but important jobs along the
way.
1t is for this reason that car own
ers should not hold repairer to an
estimate. When repailcr feels that
he can't exceed certain figure he
either loads that figure to cover pos
sible contingencies, or hurries over
some of the details of the work along
the way.
The car owner pays in the long run,
even though he feels that he was
clever in forestalling the possibility
of any extras" The extras" may be
well worth paying for.
Makes Doors Rattle
Every time a passenger leans his
weight on one of the doors of the car
il means that the hinges and door are
stra ined little farther out of normal
position. This makes for rattles and
poor fitting doors. One way for the
driver to prevent this is to do the Sir
Walter Raleigh act more often. A
helping hand to n passenger in en-
terinc or leaving the car pays divi-
dends in more ways than one.
Cars by the Pound
and sometimes an advantaSe-to fig
ure out how much YOU arc paying for
* by the pound. It's also startling,
One of the light cars-and it's not
the Ford either-sells for the remark =
ably low figure of % cents a pound
+. o. B. facory. war tax extra. An
other car in a higher price group sells
for IS cents a pound, while the Ford
touring Job sells for about % cents
After figuring it out on this basis
you'll think a whole lot more of your
car-or the one you're going to buy
when you've paid fifty cents for a
pound of butter or sixty for a few
measly chops.
OF course there's quality to be con-
sidered. and nobody is going to claim
that dollar-a pound car is an eX-
travagance. There is one touring car
on the market selling for approx
mately two dollars the pound, but
even that is rather remarkable con-
sidering that some candy brings the
same price, and considering that a
pound of sweets makes Il sad compar-
ison with 4 pound of automobile use
fulness.
The Old Mechanic Says:
I get criticised lot for giving
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31

valve of the carburetor float chamber
causing flood of gasoline on the hot
exhaust pipe. Even that last squirt of
gas YOU give the engine. that squirt
which causes it to race and shoot hot
Particles OF carbon from the exhaust.
may ignite some of the grease thrown
on the chassis by the universal joints
Any little encouragement of this sort
Will serve to render the car useless
in the morning-and for many morn
inGs thereafter.
The wise car owner takes little
motoring nightcap before locking the
garage doors. He gives the car a
hasty> examination of the vital units
Just as though he considered it a
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31
vas only 261 per cent greater. says

was only 261 per cent greater, says
Jewett.
AS head of one of the ten automo-
bile concerns in the United States
which mold, tie enviable position of
manufacturing 80 percen. of the au-
tomoblles built in the United States,
Jewett believes that the figures of
the Paige. Company are representa-
industry. "
me sales figures from the percent
ases We're made up from orders
actually IN the factory. 1t can read
10y DC seen, says Jewctt, that it will
oe impossible for the Paige and
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31
That Walking Auto

When the inventor who has devel-
opcd a car that walks on four legs
begins demonstrating this innovation
along automobile row the tire manu-
facturers will be justified il referring
to their products as shoes" Suppose
inner tubes viii have to be renamed
socks. Modest folks are already talk
ing about this remarkable car as a
machine with limbs. The only trou-
BILE with a car that uses legs is the
danger of rheumatism, but then that
will give the oil companies chance
to spread out into the patent medi-
cine game.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31
You can tell how far an automobile
will jump by letting in the clutch
abruptly, but only trouble hunters do
Good Niqht Prudence

Your car is entitled to bit of your
time before YOU leave it for the night
Also a bit of your elbow grease. If
more motorists would bear this in
mind fewer cars would act like mule
in the morning.
1t takes but few moments to look
over few things about the car be-
fore leaving it, vet these moments
save hours-even days-of delay later
on. One pet trick of the hustling
driver is to leave the ignition or
some of the lights on with a dead
battery for the mornings greeting.
When YOU say Good Night" to your
car be sure that it isn't "Good-bye
That abrupt stop Of the car when YOU
bump it into the wall may shake a
Wire into new position where it
doesn't belong. It may disturb the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31
Jewett-Paige Cars
Beat 1922 Marks

Detroit, Mich, March 3O.-The
healthy condition Of the motor indus
try is reflected by a comparison of
the production and sales of the
Paige-Detroit Motor Car Company
for the first two months of this year
with 1922, according to Harry M.
Jewett. president.
In January and February. 1923 the
sales were $50 percent greater than
the first two months of the previous
year. The production, planned in the
expectation of the best possible mar
ket conditions or similar periods
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31
1923 To Set
OldsmObile
Export Record

The year of 1923 promises to break
all OldsmObile export records. Dur
ing the month of January, export
demands for Oldsmobiles increased
to such an extent that 1000 of the
entire 1928 export schedule was
shipped. The demand during Feb
ruary still continued. to increase and
500 of the entire number of Olds-
mobiles shipped during all of 1922
were exported during February. The
export schedule up until June calls
for nearly five times as nony Olds-
mobiles as were shipped all during
last year and it is likely that this
schedule will fall short of meeting
the demand of the first half Of the
year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31
Motor Car Misaomers

The Society of Automotive Engin-
GERS is urging US to be more careful
in the use of automotive terms. We
should say motor" for instance,
when we refer to the electric starter
motor. and not confuse it With en-
CINE" which refers specifically to
the cars power plant as whole.
This reminds us that there are lot
of folks who refer to a real axle as
the AK" which, in turn, suggests that
possibly the misnomers are based on
logic. Many driver manages to do
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31

valuable piece of property, Because
nc does not rush off from it as though
he was genuinely ashamed Of being
seen with it he is seldom ashamed Of
j. in the morning.
The total cost Of all the safety de-
vices for an automobile is something
less than half the cost OF one acct
dent, which any one of them might
easily have prevented.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31
PITTSTON

NORTH-Miss Polly Laurence !"
at her home here.
Elwyn Grant of Waterville has -
visiting friends in town.
Miss Mary Woodbury. OF be
has returned home after visiting
sister. Mrs. II. b. Moody. ..A,.
The high school students OF ua.S
Eer are at home for their Easter /"
cation.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31

If motorists would simply visualize
all holes in the road as holes in their
bank balances there would be fewer
broken springs.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31
NOTIFYING MOMENTS OF A MoToRIs7
Observations

n good deal Of cutting up with his
rear axle.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31

OF all the hands one sees signaling
intentions to stop, turn or slow down
the dirtiest is the one that doesn't
signal at all.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31

Copyright 1928 BY Ullman Feature
SerVice)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31
by Beck

Jewett cars to be produced anyWns..
near the number needed to MI tns'>
orders.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31

When mechanic looks at Your car
and eXclaims, I'll fix it," he usually
does.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31

It's long road that has no filling
station.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31

Some of these days were going to
realize that the cheap!y made license
plate which hangs beneath the tan
light is a back number III every sense
OF the word.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31

The news that a dispute over the
right of way ocCasioncd the murder
OF one motorist and mortal injury OF
another seems to have attracted con-
siderable attention. One wonders
why this variation of the story should
gain such publicity: the only differ
ence between this and the usualthing
is that generally drivers rush TO eter-
rity at sweet intersections without
the formality Of dispute and duel.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-03-31

The Old Mechanic Says:
I get criticised a lot for giving
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-09-11
By L. A. NIVEN
} In the Progressive Farmer.

wherever this pest is found the vel
vet bean should be used.
For winter cover crop hairy vetch
is excellent. Being a legume it is
much better than some Of the grain
crops. Small grain makes a good win
ter cover crop, provided a winter leg
.ume cannot be used. However, small
grain crops should be turned under
early in the spring. 1t is harmful to
allow them to grow to any size in the
pecan orchard. as they will consume
much plant food and moisture that
should go to the trees.
If the pecan orchard has been al
lowed to grow weeds during summer
by all means get busy and cut them
out. 1t is highly desirable to do this
to keep out various insects, diseases,
and animal pests, which may seriously
injure the trees during the winter and
following season. The pecan orchard
should not be in this shape, but un-
fortunately some of them are, and
should be given attention.
The fall webworm in the caterpillar
form often does considerable damage
to pecan trees by eating the foliage.
1t is especially damaging during Aug
ust and September The damage may
be very serious to young trees, but,
of course, large ones are not often
killed by it. 1t is extremely import