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The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-04
CODE REVISION
 COMING UP IN
 IOWA ASSEMBLY
Legislation Measures Are Pre- pared by Special Commit
 tee - Ready to Act.
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ity of attempting this at a regular session.
 Other legislation which probably will be urged includes public control over street car and telephone rates; consolidation of certain boards and bureaus; abolition of capital punish mont; creation of a legislative com. mittee to study the rural credits problem and an anti-cigarette law, sponsored by the ". c. T. U.
 The women of the state will ask for legislation permitting an amend ment to the constitution allowing them to sit in the legislature. A re qualification of the insurance laws will be aksed by State Insurance Commissioner Savage. A change in the primary law is not contemplated, although the law was condemned in the Republican platform.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-04
Ole Larson Must Serve
 Time in Penitentiary

OLYMPIA, Washs Jan. 4.-Con- vietion of Ole s Larson, president of the dcflnct Seandlnavian-Amari can Bank of Taeoml, who was sen teneed to from three to five years in the penitenliary for approprlatiae S17.000 to his own use, was today upheld by the State Supreme Coars
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-04
FURTHER ACTIVITIES
 PLANNED BY o. A. p.

A meeting of the Old Age Com munitl Club is being held this even ing to arrange for the future steps In support of the movement by those interested.
 While so far the movement in Al aska has been local, 1t is said the activities of the club will soon be extended to Juneau and other Alas kan towns.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-04
Ben Hooper Assails
 Radical Politicians

CHICAGO, Jan. 4.--SharD denunc!a. tion of radical elements in the coun- try's politics was voiced by Ben w Hooper, chairman Of the United States Railroad Labor Board.
 Many movements masquerading un- der the guise of progress. are re
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-04

actionary and threaten the stability of the country's welfare, he said.
 The organization and progress of the nation, he said, has been due al. post entirely to the conservative pr0grogsivo citizen.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-04
DOUGLAS ISLAND NEWS
'EW POOL ROOM TO
 BE OPENED HERE

Ed Mccormick, well known man of Douglas, is planning to open pool room and cigar store in the building on Front Street formerly occupied by the Alaska Pool Room, which was conducted by Frank Costinoblie. MT. Mccormick intends to put in well selected stock of goods suitable to that business and will no doubt do very well.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-04
JEFFERSON IN AND OUT

j The steamship Jefferson docked al Douglas about 3 o'clock this morn ing. A small amount of freight for local merchants was discharged and the steamer left for Juneau about 1 am.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-04
Proposes Big Cooperation
 To Help Out the Farmers
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.--senator Ladd, of North Dakota, today intro dueed q bill 10 create a corporation with 100000.000 capital subscribed by the government b stabilize prices of agricultural products by buying from the producers and selling to the coqsumers direct.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-04
FAMILIES GO TO JUNEAU

z Tom Radovich and family of Tread well has moved to Juneau, where they will reside for the present.
 Frank Moreno and wife have re- moved to Juneau to reside.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-04
OLD AGE PENSION NOTICE.

All members, "Old Age Pension Club" are requested to meet to- Gether at the Eagles Hall Thursday night, January 4th at o'clock. adv.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-04

Old bundles Of newspapers at the Empire. 25 cents.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-04

MITCHELL, Ont. Jan. 4.-William Honey buzzed over the home of Mrs. Ada C. Honey. a widow and by Ironing the old, old story, prevailed upon her to be his queen.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-04
Philadelphia Exposition
 To Be Worlds Festival

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 4.--The ex- position commemorating the Both anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in 1926 will be called the Worlds Festival of Peace and Progress"
 Bargain hunters always read The ~-npire's classified columns.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-04
FARMER-LAB STRENGTH NOW
 BE GIVEN TEST
Minnesota Legislature Pro- gram Is Mapped Out
 Four Women in House.

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The Alaska daily empire., 1923-01-04

Old papers TOT sais Sa The Empire.
Evening star., 1923-05-06
Many After Oldest
Postmaster Honor

Uncle Sam is an employer who keeps
his help year in and year out for a
stretch of half century or more.
This is proved by the records in all
Of the government departments and
by the operations Of the civil service
retirement act.
Often there is considerable rivalry
regarding longest service in certain
lines Of work. For example, who is
the oldest postmaster? John N. Van
Zandt, still active after f1fty-ssven
years service in Blawenburgh, N. J..
has Just paid . visit to the Postmas-
tor General claiming this honor. He
was appointed by Postmaster General
william Dennison during tho admin
istration Of Andrew johnson. on April
%, 1856. He was twenty-two years
old when appointed. He came to
Washington to establish his claim to
being the oldest postmaster in point
Of service in the United States after
the honor had been claimed by a ver-
monter.
New Mexico claims the oldest wom-
an postmaster in the country. She is
Mrs. Ellen M. Bolles, who is seventy
hve years old and has served for nine
years at Lumberton, N. NJ. She was
discovered at tho recent conference
convention Of postal workers at Albu-
Querque by Assistant Postmaster Gen.
eral Glover. Mrs Bolles still stays UP
for late night trains and distributes
the mail, SO the patrons may have II
the first thing in the morning.
Evening star., 1923-05-06

operative societies in Great Britain
are operated are as follows:
1. Each member has one vote In the
and consumers are entitled to be men-
bers Capital does not vote.
2. The wages or earnings OF capital
arc fixed as arc tho wages OF labor.
These earnings are not permitted to
exceed the usual legal interest ratea
5. One-fourth of the net profits are
held in the business for expansion,
are distributed to the members in
proportion to their volume of trade
with the enterprise.
Goods are sold at the prevalent
market prices, and all transactions
are for cash. In Great Britain, the
wages paid labor in these cooperative
enterprises are slightly higher than
the wages paid in private business
But the salaries paid to the managers
are ridicuiously small when compared
to salaries paid managers of great
private industries. At a yearly
salary Of $3.50, William Maxwell. for
merly president Of the Scottish Whole
sale Cooperative, organized thirty
seven factories in twenty-seven years
and. supplied 266 consumers societies
President Thorpe Of the British Co.
operative Wholesale Society receives at
present ESQ a year. He has 10000
workers under his direction in sixty
eight mills, factories and warehouses.
Evening star., 1923-05-06
Repeal by New York of Dry Legislation
Will Add to Heavy Burden of Uncle Sam

stewardship will be immensely increased
when the state quits the job"
The spectacle may be witnessed Of the
United States, confessing its inability to car
ry out its own laws under its Constitution,
calling upon the Dominion of Canada to re-
strain on her own territory the men who
would violate the laws of this land.
Effect of the repeal upon one of our own
vital political issues-the wet and dry-may
be far-reaching Unquestionably the wets
will be vastly encouraged in their present
and impending efforts to secure congressional
legislation to modify the Volstead act to
permit the use of light wines and beer. 1t
will hearten them beyond measure, in all the
states, it is thought. The sight of the lead
ing state of the Union deliberately scrapping
its own enforcement machinery and virtually
opening wide its doors to such rum runners
as may be able to escape the vigilance OF
Uncle Sam will be urged as evidence of the
existence of all alleged sentiment of wide
spread revolt against the strictncss of the
Volstead act.
The vets are counted upon to make .
still more vigorous drive in Congress for
amendment of the Volstead act, citing the
example of New York in abandoning strict
enforcement. 1--WE tell you, the country is
against the drastic provisions of the existing
federal law" they will insist. They will 60
on to expatiate on their claim that light
wines and beer constitute measure Of tenn
perance, substitute for "hard liquor
and will point out the evil effect of the repeal
of the Muan-Gage law upon the public by
making it easier to obtain high grade of
intoxicant henceforth, claiming it would be
much better to allow the substitute.
There will be only one course for the
drys in Congress to follow, and that will be
to seek largely to increase the appropriations
for federal enforcement of the law and the
Constitution. This also will be resisted by
the vets, who have heretofore charged that
the burden of the cost of enforcement is al
ready being felt by the taxpayers.
The area of the state of New York con-
stitutes it virtually an empire, in fact with
Evening star., 1923-05-06
Filipinos Sure Next Congress
Will Grant independence

Confidence that the new Sixty
eighth Congress will act favorably
upon the question Of Philippine in
dependence 10 expressed by the ma
tive commission, which was created,
provided with funds and directed by
the Philippine legislature, duly elect
ed by the Filipino people, to cam
paign in America for Philippine inde-
pendence. and "to promote better
understanding, greater confidence
and closer economic relations between
the United States and the Philip
pines"
This confidence is based on tho fact
that in last falls elections scores Of
senator's and representatives who had
been opposed 7 independence were
Republican senators who will take
the lead In seeking to have the
United States make good its promise
of independence to the Filipino peo-
pie are: La Toilette Of Wisconsin,
Borah Of Idaho. Norris Of Nebraska.
Ladd and Frazier Of North Dakota,
Brookhart Of Iowa and possibly also
Capper Of Kansas, Couzens Of Mich
igan. Howell Of Nebraska. McNary Of
oregon and Eorbeck OF. South Da.
kotA.
Evening star., 1923-05-06

Clarence Cannon, who succeeds the
late Champ Clark, and served as
House parliamentarian for Speaker
Clark and, for time, for Speaker
Gillett, is a friend Of immediate in
dependence. He is now at his home.
at Troy, Mo-, reading all the litera-
ture on the subject he can obtain.
preparatory to forcing the question
Of independence before the approach
ing session.
Some former representatives who
helped put through the Jones law and
who favor immediate independence
will be back in Washington again
when the Sixty-eighth Congress CON
venes. Among them are o. c. Dill OF
Washington and NJ. NJ. Neely of West
Virginia, both newly elected senator's:
Representative Henry T. Rainey OF
Illinois. William A. Ayres of Kan
sas. c. c. Dickinson and Thomas L.
Rubey of Missouri, John NJ. Evans of
Montana, A. C. Shallenberger Of
Nebraska, Isaac B. Sherwood and
Robert Grosser Of Ohio, and CordelI
Hull OF Tennessee.
Evening star., 1923-05-06
Metal Tags on Fish to Reveal
Data on Migration and Growth

The United States bureau Of fish,
cries is at present engaged in a num-
ber of scientific investigations Of un-
usual general interest. Among the
most important Is the study OF the
migrations Of some Of the most val
uable Of the commercial fishes. Within
the past two weeks a party Of scien-
lists from the bureau has been tag
cling cod and other important species
OF fish on the banks off the New Eng
land coast.
The bureaus steamer Halcyon is
being used and has been outfitted
with appropriate fishing gear. The
vessel left Gloucester on April Is. The
tags used are small and are made OF
metal, and are being attached to the
tail OF the flsh. Bach tag bears the
letters, ~. 8. b. F." and a serial
number. A reward Of 25 cents Is Of
fared for the return Of these tags
together with tho information as to
when and where they were taken. 1t
10 planned to attach at least 10000 Of
these this ysar. and II is expected
Evening star., 1923-05-06

that the work will be continued for a
number Of years.
Socialists Aboard.
The party on the Halcyon contain
cd. in addition to the regular officers
and crew, DR.. H. B. Bigelow Of Har-
ward, a well known biologist and
oceanographer; Willis H. Rich, in
charge Of the division Of scientific in
quiry Of the bureau OF fisheries and
w. c.. Schroeder, scientific assistant
in the bureau of fisheries Mr.. Rich
has had extensive experience in tag
ging fish.
BY this means the bureau hopes to
obtain valuable information as to the
movements OF the various species OF
fish between tho different fishing
banks and between the banks and the
shore.
This work is really only a part o,
q comprehensive plan which the bu.
reau has for the investigation Of the
life histories and habits Of tho i'm.
portant commercial fishes In addi.
ton to the tsgging sxtsasive ocean.
Evening star., 1923-05-06

topograp phical features and border alignment
peculiarly fitted to increase the difficulties of
guarding against the invasion of smuggers
1t will take an army of federal agents ef-
fectively to police the borders, with conse-
quent back-breakng. expense.
1t is true that provinces OF western Can
ada are dry and their provincial governments
show spirit of sympathy with the United
States in its efforts to enforce its own laws
by restricting the activities of smugglers on
the Canadian side. The states on this side
the border, facing those provinces, still re-
tain their enforcement laws but the difficult
ties of even those states will be added to un-
less the wet province of Quebec puts re-
straining hand upon its citizens and the west
ern provinces cooperate in preventing flow
of Quebec liquors westward.
President Harding has reiterated assur
ance of his continued support of his proposal
that the United States adhere to the Pcrma-
nent Court of International Justice, as out
lined in the plan he submitted to the Senate.
But he makes it clear again that he is not
urging it as what might be called political
"campaigner" At the same time it is to be
understood that refraining from undertaking
campaign for it from the rostrum does not
mean weakness in support of it.
AS construed by the politicians, the Presi-
dent has done his part in presenting the
subject to the people. through its submission
to the Senate, and it is cup to the people
to take it or leave it, whether they be demo-
Gratis or republicans. In disnihed way.
consonant with the ethics of his presidential
position. he will not fail to keep his position
clearly defined before the public; but he does
not desire, it is deduced, to have the public
think that he is political propagandist for
the plan.
Democratic campaign managers are un-
derstood to be disappointed that the Presi-
dent does not intend to stake off his coat"
and go out to comb the country as the lead
ing protagonist of the world court. They
are said to realize that the Presidents policy
will serve to render less conspicuous fac
tonal friction among the republicans and
that it will devolve upon them to keep thcl
fire blazing among the republicans. !.
Evening star., 1923-05-06
BY N. o. MESSENGER.

sapntat s the the sss ssss is ss:ess s: ss
i Friday night by the New York legis-
lature of the bill to repeal the Mullan-
Gage law, under which state officials and po-
lice enforced the eighteenth amendment and
the Volstead act. The repeating measure
awaits only the signature of Gov Smith to
become effective, which IS confidently expect
ed in view of the fact that he was elected
on platform advocating repeal. Repeal was
effected with the aid of republican votes-leg
isators who either had Endorsed it in their
campaign or were avowedy "wet."
The Mullan-Gage law, supplying the ma
chinery for state and municipal enforcement
of prohibition was very drastic act. strict
carrying out of which would have fulfilled the
spirit of the eighteenth amendment That
it was only partially enforced was notorious,
especially in the cities.
The effect OF repeal of the law upon pro-
hibition is expected to be felt at once in a
food of liquor pouring into the United States
across the Canadian border, extending over
hundreds of miles through woods and along
the shore Of the St. Lawrence. Sheriffs and
other state officers will oppose no barrier
to the entrance of smugglers. Another deluge
is expected from New Jersey, the state which
is "wet as the Atlantic ocean" in fact as we'll
as threat, as demonstrated by the presence
of the rum fleets outside the three mile limit
off the Jersey coast which landed their car
goes almost without hindrance until the past
week, when the United States coast guard
service put crmp in the runl-runnng ac-
tivities.
X X X X
When the repeal becomes effective. the
United States government will be the only
bar to making New York state rival of
New Jersey in point of actual wetness. It is
we'll known that the federal government has
been hampered in carrying out the law, even
with such aid as the states have rendered
Withdrawal of state support now leaves
Uncle Sam the sole guardian in the state OF
New York of the spirit and the law of pro-
hibition. The burden of responsibility in this
Evening star., 1923-05-06
WOULD PLACE THE WORLD
ON A COOPERATIVE BASIS
Senator Brookhart Off to Europe, Seek
ing to Solve Problems of Both
Producer and Consumer.

dollar which the laboring manor
any other man-pays for the prod
ucts Of the farm the farmer in this
country gets 81 cents. It has been
estimated. too, that out of the dol
lar which the farmer-or any other
man-pays for the products Of labor
the laboring man gets less than So
cents.
These figures are sufficiently star
thing to bring the American consumer
up with round turn. 1t appears
that the cost Of distribution and GER
tain processes through which farm
products are put before reaching the
consumer is SIS per cent Of the entfre
cost to tho consumer. It appears,
too, that tho cost Of distribution Of
the products OF labor, including the
interest paid on invested capital, Is
IS per cent OF tho total cost paid by
the consumer. This is not new con-
dition In this country, duo to tho war.
1t has been going on for years. though
tho development has been to increase
the spread between what the pro-
ducer receives and the consumer pays,
it is said. In 1912 the American farm
900 for their crops, but the consum-
ers paid s13.o0o,ooo,ooo for them.
Co-operation in Denmark.
What tho cooperative movement
has been able to, do in the way OF
cutting down the cost of distribution
may be found by an examination OF
what has happened in Denmark.
where tho farmers have gone in for
co-opssAtion wholsheartedly. Pr.ct-
cally IN the farmers In that coUn-
try have Joined the associations. They
cooperate in marketing their prod
ucts, in financing their operations. In
purchasing their needs, and they have
reduced tho cost Of distribution to 25
to % per cent, as compared with 63
to 65 per cent in this country.
It was In 1S43 that a small group OF
weavers-twenty-e eight all told-started
the cooperative store at Rochdale.
England. They had saved their pennies
for a year and half, and started their
operation with $140. The present-day
CO operative movement traces its be-
EinninEs to that little store. Today
the little society started in 1843 has
grown until II has as members 4,000,-
900 families In Great Britain, or over
one-third of the population. Today
the cooperative societies Of Great
Britain distribute over a billion dol
lars worth OF commodities to their
members each year. The pront-more
properly the avings-of these So
cieties are distributed to tho mem
bers, amounting to $100,000,000 a
year. Tho British Wholesale Society
supplies 1900 societies It owns
steamship lines. warehouses, fac
tories, banks, etc. It does business
throughout tho world. Tho banking
department, with . turnover Of e5oo,-
ooo,o 900 in 1919. ranks NEXT to the Bank
Of England in Importance among tho
financial institutions Of the empire.
P.i.eiDles Of Os-0Der.tise.
The principles upon which ths 90
Evening star., 1923-05-06
Wheat Is Saved

The campaign that the United
States Department Of Agriculture has
carried on for more efficient threshing
methods has saved 100000 bushels
OF wheat in the principal wheat
growing states. Kansas heads the
list with q saving of about 10000, 900
bushels.
Evening star., 1923-05-06
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

A GREAT international cooper
~ ative exchange as a cure for
~ many OF the economic ills
from which the United States
and other countries are suffering to-
day is tho proposal of Senator Smith
W. Brookhart of Iowa, progressive
republican, who sailed for Europe
last week to make an intensive study
Of tho cooperative societies abroad
months.
Senator Brookhart is convinced
that through the organization OF such
an international exchange, with CO.
operative associations from all the
countries doing business with Amer
lea and with each other, great benefit
will accrue to both consumers and
producers.
Already Under Way.
Already there exists today an inter-
national cooperative exchange with
three nations having part-Norway.
Denmark and Sweden. 1t has been in
operation only a few years, and Sena-
tor Brookhart will make a particular
study OF the operation of this eX-
, change. Besides visiting those coun-
tries, Senator Brookhart will go to
France, Belgium, Holland, Scotland,
Ireland, Germany and C1eohoslovalkia-
The Iowa senator goes not only ~
q legislator and student OF tho CO.
operative movement. but a. q repre-
sentative Of some Of the great CO.
operative farm organizations in this
country. Cooperation IN becoming
more ana moro the watchword among
the farmers Of America The growth
Of cooperative movement has been
startling. For example. the fruit
growers of California, acting CO.
operatively. do an annual business of
over $25o.oo0,oo0; the Farmers Union
Of Kansas is doing moro than $780,
100000 Of cooperative business q
year; In Nebraska the cooperative
business Of tho farmers is not far
behind that Of Kansas; the Equity
Cooperative Exchange Of st. Paul.
Mimi, does q huge grain business:
the largest commission houses IN
Chicago, st. Louis, indianapolis. Buff
falo, Omaha, Sioux City and St
Joseph are cooperative; there are
today more than 1900 cooperative
grain elevators, more than 5000 CO.
operative stores and. many co-opera-
tive banks. The cotton producers and
tobacco producers of the south have
developed very large cooperative
associations also.
Relief From MiddIemen.
From tho standpoint Of the farm
| ers, labor and the consumers, who
include the farmers and labor, in the
opinion of. Senator Brookhart, the
principle Of cooperation is an es-
sential il there Is to be some relief
from the heavy burden borne now
because Of an excess Of m1ddismsn.
! It has been estimated that out OF tho