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The Washington times., 1927-10-11
Fire Prevention Week

The President of the United States leads the nation in the
observation of Fire Prevention Week.
The Presidents annual proclamation notes that Fire Pre-
venon Week the anniversary of the great Chicago fire
of 1871 in which whole city almost wiped out through
the carelessness of milking in the early
ing hours She placed lighted lantern back of the
The animal kicked the lantern and gnted the and
infammable material in the stall.
Many fire since that caused by the Chicago
started through human carelessness
The object of Fire Prevention Week is impress people
with the necessity of the elimination of fire hazards
their premises and to remedy defects which may exist
buildings.
Americans the most careless people earth in safe
guarding themselves against fire hazards The fire losses
this nation immensely greater per CAPITA than of any
other nation earth In European nations caressness
in producing fires is severely punished by law These laws
together with the frugal habits of foreigners bring useful
results economically and in the saving of human lives
An immense proportion of American fire losses could
prevented by the of greater The lessons
Fire Prevention Week should sink deep into all minds
The Washington times., 1927-10-11

which draws a firm line between
squareness and crooked dealing
and none may stop over this line
and return again as he was be-
fore. He may argue that he has
done so-may, indeed, travel a
very long way before he realizes
that he has gone far from the
place he started from.
Men, as Ebert Hubbard said,
are under the domain of natural
law as much as bees.
1t is not possible 70 go con.
trary to the best that is in ones
own nature with impunity. All
things are balanced in the end
and what has been taken from
the fine and high and courage.
Gus side of the scales must be
evened UP, perhaps by suffer
ing some day.
1t is not possible to break
the law. Men transgress the law
and the law breaks them. For
the law is greater than men;
it is an omnipetent force which
helps them IL they work with It
but destroys them when they
align themselves against it.
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How TO GAIN
PUBLICITY

81 EXP your maiden name, !"
IN slogan which the men,
bers OF e Lucy Stone League cry
from TN housetops so Justify,
would sen most inane. Win some
one king tell us why these
women DIT prove their individu-
allty-andt heir independence of
their husnpds-by some sort Of
real achieNment? And would it
not be moreonsistent for them to
require tina every member not
only keep r maiden name. but
that she sukort herself?
But perhap they aim not to be
consistent-oF to get publicity.
For instance. e of their members
recently maria and registered
with her husbhd at a highly re-
spectacle New tork hotel as Miss
Jones and Mr.. Ninth. Naturally
the manager obfted, with the re-
suit that reporteS cot wind of the
incident and wrdS il up, thus Civ
ing the clever cAple columns of
free publicity.-Krothy Dunbar
Bromley, in feminist - New
Style" in the Octar Harpers.
The Washington times., 1927-10-11
SECRETS OF
HEALTH
BY DIR. C. A. L. Reed

F your child is word blind, that
L is to say can't see words, and.
therefore Is practically incapa.
BILE OF learning to read but is nor
NAL in other respects, you need
not be discouraged. Such a child
can often learn to write, but his
early efforts often are marred by
all manner of mistakes. Many
such children to begin with, are
left-handed, others use either hand
impartially. though they are gen.
orally made to choose the right
hand by the insistence of their
teachers. Every child suspected
or word blindness should there
fore be tested by putting the pen
into each hand IN turn.
Now, If we examine the script
which a word-blind child turns out
with it's right hand, we shall see
all kinds of mistakes, such as
letters left out or repeated, or
wrong letters used. Every now
and then whole words are turned
right round, so that cat is spelled
"tac," pig "gip," etc. We get
Prey" for Percy, gary for
gray, and the like. periodically
the child will write N e instead
of e or N.
The greatest change, however,
is noticeable in the left. hand
script, for most word blind child
rem, when using their left hand
to write with, at once write mir.
ror-fashion. Moreover, some of
them write more easily miro
wise with the left hand than they
do poperly with the right hand,
even If they never tried it be-
fore. Another very interesting
thing Is that a child who writes
mirror-wise with his left hand is
very often quite unconscious that
he has done anything at all alb.
on the blackboard correctly with
his right hand and then, IL the
chalk is put into his left hand,
will repeat the name mirror-fash.
ion underneath the first attempt.
He will read both with equal ease,
and may be unable to determine
which is the correct one. If he
has to read printed words like
BUT and TUB he often mixes
them up and reads one. for the.
other.
When he is given set of word
building blocks to spell a word
out with he will put the first one
anyhow and the second to its
right or left, according to which
hand he is using. The remainder
he will put on tn eside on which
he has put the second.
You can see from this that there
is great advantage in giving your
child the benefit of word,seeinc
exercises such as occur in prac-
tically all kindergarten, or play.
school methods.
If the difficulty Is word seeing
is only immature development Of
the word-seeing center of the
brain. the so-called angular
cyrus" the earlier it is given
stimulating exercise in play the
more liable will it be to resume
its normal growth. If it is en-
tirely absent, as seems to be true
in certain cases, the kindergarten
exercises, especially mirror.writ-
ing of figures if not letters, when
made matter of play, tends to
compensatory development with
regard to. other centers and func-
tions--as. for example. seeing and
hearing-is shown in the marvel
Gus case Of Helen Keller
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By ELSIE ROBINSON

strong people-we are actuSly
grateful to them. They nv
often be mistaken. They may ke
careless or violent or lazy or sik
but we still admire them, II
they enlarge and stimulate OH
more negative lives. And we I'd
ward them accordingly.
We are more grateful to such
dashing people than we are to
those who serve us faithfully
and faultlessly. For those who
serve, only do things FOR us,
but the other people do things
TO us,
There's a big truth in that for
certain men and women who
feel that life Is handling them
unjustly.
DON'T MERELY DO SOME
THfNG-BE SOMETHING! Put
yourself on record as well as
your work.
DON'T ALWAYS BE A RUB
Der STAMP FOR ANOTHER'S
WILL!
The Washington times., 1927-10-11
Equal Rights

Few businesses professions closed nowadays
women Parity of the in the matter Of earning living
is accepted fact.
So perhaps the headline Woman Arrested for 100000
Theft inevitable, however deplorable
Nevertheless would be wrong suspect in the charge
against this secretary accused of betrayng her employers
confidence indication that starting to compete
with field hitherto titled almost exclusvelyby males
the field of commercial trckery and crookedness.
Tustworthness and honesty plenddy characteristic
in business An isolated instance of apparent feminine
gdoing should only emphasize the general uprghtnes
Of the girl who works.
Sex equality is modern development full Of glorious
promise sad day for society it extends to crime
The Washington times., 1927-10-11

Jay ana refused to carry out his
orders. You'd think fellow
like that would be canned right
off, wouldn't you? But he wasn't.
Everybody seemed to fall for his
line. And now he has the pro.
motion I've been working for.
That's all the thanks a fellow
gets for eight years of drudgery
working Notwithstanding err
rands-being a regular handy
man."
All the thanks a fellow gets
You've said that too, haven't
you, friend, as you have seen the
race go to the swift and the
battle to the, strong" while some
patient plodder was forgotten?
And it seemed terribly unjust.
Seemed as il some fellows had
all the breaks, without half work
ing for them"
But they did work for them.
They earned that reward for
actual service rendered.
We humans like strength and
audacity and confidence. We de.
The Washington times., 1927-10-11
MEDITATIONS
OF A WIFE
BY Helen Rowland
Mixed Grill

Mixed Grill
A PHILOSOPHER is one who
"A never inquiries what's in
chicken croquette, woman's
mind, or a mans promises.
Since love has become just
matter of "It," divorce has be-
come just a matter of time.
One.LOve-At-A.Time
This mixing drinks and mixing
kisses
Is stupid, cheap and deadly
tame.
A true sport has his code--and
this Is
While you're playing, play the
"Onewoman" men are rare-that's
granted.
Love does not always lead to
Hymen;
But why are so few men contented
To be "one-woman-at-a-TIME"
men?
Even the best OF cars has to be
lacked up occasionally; and the
best of marriages needs an over
hauling and a new stimulus now
and then to keep it running along
smooth and pretty
A woman's love is not actually
dead. until a mans sentimental
follies and reflections have ceased
to make her cry and begun to
make her laugh.
Some men can break off a love-
affair so gradually and gracefully
that a girl feels almost flattered;
kthers do it so clumsily and ruth
Assly, that she feels almost
Nmiliated and shaken up az
qpugh she had been knocked
Yn by taxicab.
officially speaking, NO attrac-
~ woman is ever over thirty
MN until she is verging on
1lfV
The Washington times., 1927-10-11
YOU CAN'T BREAK THE Law
BY Lucy Lowell

THE man who thinks he can
= get away with 1.-THE one
who says to himself, with a
sly satisfaction. ct put it over on
them that time" fools only him.
self.
There is no such thing as get
ting away with an unfair or
dishonest or shady deed. The
legal authorities may not find
out the perpetrator and demand
a penalty-his friends may re-
main In ignorance and 60 on
giving him their faith and es-
teem-his acquaintance and as
sociates may never know his
secret.
But he will know. He may
think he has justified himself,
even be rather proud of his own
acumen and daring. But the very
knowledge he carries about will
have its effect upon him. He
will be changed. He can no
more escape this than night can
escape following day.
Fer there 10 q natural law
The Washington times., 1927-10-11
LISTEN, WORLD!

T YN'S pretty
IL bitter about
life. Thinks it's
all unfair. Yes
terday another
fellow in the
office was pro.
NOTED over Lyn
Ia chap who
has only been
with the firm
for three years.
Nothing but
a hot air art
list, !" orts
Lyn. Yes, 1
admit he has
some pretty
b ri e h t ideas.
But you ought
to see the way
he's loafed on
his job!. Has an
awful temper,
too. A c t u a lily
stood up to the
Old Man one
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y a n d these
Qualities with
al fierce in
tetsity. When
wa see another
peAon display
thek We not
only admire the
dispAy. but we
feel What we
have aken part
in THAI display.
We de n tify
ourselv& with
that brae. bold
being, Ne feel
that he lis ex.
pressing what
we wouR ex.
press, II we
were in rs POI
sition. FL au-
dacity is our
audscity / his
triumph, OF rs
So we mot
anIxy a a MI,
The Washington times., 1927-10-11
The knowledge Test For
Readers of The Times
Match correctly:
/. Aberdeen


Match correctly:
l. Aberdeen Montana
2. Breslau France
3. Albany Minnesota
q. Butte New York
s. ST. Paul Scotland
s. Dieppe Germany
Choose the word which correctly completes statement
An accordion musical instrument strng-snake-howe
8. A cachalot is shark-whale- sardine-oyster
g. A harquebus 10 a carriage-gm-c lown-game.
10. Gamma is anirnal-pant-dance
IL. Hake is a vilian-body o water--fish-too
In what line did each of the following gain fame
IL. Petroleum v. Nasty?
IL. Samuel Gompers? 80
ID. Jascha Heifetz?
Is. George Barr McCutcheon?
16. Thomas Mott Osborne?
II. Charles Goodyear?
See Magazine Page For Answers
The Washington times., 1927-10-11

or gifts. there seems none
more becoming to offer a friend
than a beautiful book. --Alcott,
Conversation enriches the un.
Outstanding, but solitude is the
school OF .Eenius.--Eihhnn.
The Washington times., 1927-10-11

The more we study, we more
discover our ignorance.
Shelley.
The Washington times., 1927-10-11
WORDS FROM LIPS OF WISE MEN

IRON the looks, not the lips,
n is the soul reflected.
Clarke.
The Washington times., 1927-10-11

A PHILOSOPHER is one who
"A never inquiries what's in
chicken croquette, womans
mind, or a mans promises.
The Washington times., 1927-10-11

Since love has become just a
matter of 1T" divorce has be-
come just a matter of time.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-18
ALASKA MINK ARE 'sss, .,s DRAWING INTEREST

The day is not far away when Alaska mink farmers will be call ed-upon to supply breeding stock to. fur farmers, in the states, in ehA opinion of Bert Olson, of the flrm of Olson & Overby. owners ola successful mink farm in the Ditwell lake district. MT. Olson ms been seeking an outlet fol VhsWeli lake breeders and he be Hvps hR Ia About to get results 3kufn advertising which he placed 1h outside publications. Inquiries are beginning to come in from many sections and MT. Olson is confident that when the high qual NfAyof the Caswell lake stock be- .qpues known among fur farmers n the states, there will be stead ilt increasing demand for Alaska mink.
 Mink raised in the Anchorage helts possess fur of the highest ,jAfx.ity, equal to the best in every respect except that the fur, 4 A trifle lighter in color than that 6 the Labrador district. But il wffI' not be long. Mr.Oieon says b6fore the Alaska mink will be as
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-18

brero and chaps and let him ride so-called western horse on Sta ten Island long ago between spprts of the set-building, which was his regular job But it did not make him an actor.
 Now, Bess Meradyth, Liking the best of her failure at stardom, has fbacome one of the highest paid writers of the screen, earn ing more than some rather well known stars. Al Christie taka5 what solace he can. find in his fame and prosperity as producer of comedies, and Mary Lewis film failure is softened by her spectacular success in grand op- era.
 These are but a few Of the extras who "flopped" in their at tempts to become screen actors. Archie Mayo earned three dollars a day doing falls" for the old Lko outfit, which got him a lot of bruises. At that he was no worse than Chester and Sidney Franklin, who were extras on the same lot. All three of these lads now get handsome salaries as di- rectors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-18
 SELECTION LIBRARIAN.


 As provided for under Ordin. ance No. 200, The Common Coun- cil of the City of Juneau, will at it's next regular meeting. Friday, October 21, 1927, select Librar. ian to serve until first regular meeting in April, 1928.
 QUALIFICATIONS
 Applicant must be over twenty. one years of age, of good moral character, and shall have had at least six months tr.sning in an accredited library school or sis months tutoring by an experienced librarian accompanied by actual experience in the cataloging oi books, or one year actual expert ence in the conducting of a Ii brary of at least five thousand volumes.
 Librarian appointed shall before entering upon duties give bond of One Thousand Dollars guaran teeing faithful performance ol duties as such librarian.
 Applications for position Librar ian will be received up until D. m. at the office of the Cit, Clerk. k
 H. R. SHEPARD, Oct. 1S-19-2O-21. City Clerk.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-18

dark as any raised anywhere. Iu fact, there are now Y the Gas we'll lake farm, some very dark mink and with careful breeding it is believed the Alaska product can be developed to the point where 1t will be superior in every way to that of any other part of the world The industry is. a young one in Alaska but it is l..-.king rapid strides and gives promise of becoming one of the big businesses of the railroad belt.
 MT. Olson, who arrived in An chorage on Wednesday from the Caswell lake, farm, brought six of his best mink with him for ship ment to the Williamson fur farm at Kusilof, 1t being the intention of Mir. Williamson to include mink raising in his fur farming activi- ties, as was suggested recently by Perry A. Cole. inspector for the Amerits,n Fox Breeders Associa- tion. The mink, which include 4 females and two males will be shipped at once. tAnchorage Times.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-18
.,3REDGE HAS
 ROUGH TRIP
Outfit Req ch es Wrangell : Narrows Alter Barge
 Lost, Recovered

The dredge sent north from Vancouver about two weeks ago otb continue the work left uncom- !. pieted last summer by the, burning ]. Qf one dredge on the, Wrangell tNarrows project. reached the Mar rows at 8 o'clock s'urday night after trip during the course of which the dredge and barges were nearly lost in the storm which struck the tugs and their tows out of Ketchikan. Work on the Mar rows will commence this week. it is expected, now the dredge is on the scene.
 Although the dredging outfit was due in the Narrows a week ako, the storm caused it to lay in Ketchikan for time. While in the hArbor at the First City the dredge dragged her anchor when driven by 60-mile-an-hour gale which struck there, and 1t was only after some effort that the dredge was secured to the float. Barge Ia Loose
 szsI.Atef, after some of the fury sof,the storm had abated, the out fit set cut for their destination and while in Snow Pass, the wind arose again, and the barge Ed ward Schenk broke from the tow ing rope. It was later recovered by tho. boat which lost it, and was found practically undamaged, and 9s now being taken to the Mar. rows.
 The storm reached such fury that the captain of the tug towing the dredge was tempted to cut 1t loose several times when waves seached great height As there were men on the dredge while f 'Tvaa under tow he decided such . plan wfts not feasible. After battling the storm for many hours the Narrows was reached safely
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-18

Motion picture history rerlctc with of those who have
 tried to star and aedbut have stayed to succeed in other fields of the industry Al Christie (abcve) pped western but became leading deccr Bcs Meredith the lass with tho long urs at the lower right lost cut actress and became successful writer Mary Lewis the gmacng lady the fame in grand opera
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-18

Artificial noral pieces and home decorations. See Mrs. Suliy. adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-18
fame in grand opera.

HOLLYWOOD, Cal, Oct. 1s.- That wildly and widely sought op- portunity--a chance to act in the movies rarely results in stardom. Many an ambitious younggter who starts hopefully never DOT trays a. role big enough to carry screen credit. and many another gets nothing but the knowledge that, after all, he was never born to be an actor.
 Beth Meredyth, was little cx
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-18

Old papers for saie at The Empire
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-18

tra girl, ws.o back in 1912. had high hopes of becoming star. But it was just dream. Her face quickly faded from tho screen. Mary Lewis. barely seven years ago, was thrilled with her b'g chance to act before tho camerl. But six months of make-belisya and she was through with cellu- Ibid.
 Al Christie tingled with ambi- tion when they gave him a som
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-18
DOUGLAS NEVIS
~-- EASTERN STAR CARD PARTY
 BE GIVEN HERE TONIGHT

Everything is in readiness for the card party to be given this evening by Nugget Chapter No. ?, o. E. s. The usual prizes for cards will be given and excellent refreshments will follow the card playing. The event will be in the Odd Fellows hall.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-18
rAsksIsA.L PRACTICE

The H,gn School basketball squad turned out last evening for it's first practice of the season and from now on regular workouts will be hold.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-18
SUITS PRESSED--S1.0O
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You will be pleased at your ball. room gowns if you let us clean and press thcm An expert lady presser on women's dresses is at your service. It is our greatest pleasure to please you Jordan B Valet Service. adv.
 Advertising aswavs pays. Use the columns of The Empire
The Daily Alaska empire., 1927-10-18
kENNELY LEAVING

D. D. Kennedy. taken off the Aleutian on her way north for treatment of sore eye and plae. ed in St. .Ann's hospital, w..s dis charged today, and will return south o7 the Aleutian tonight.
Evening star., 1927-05-30
Establishing Harmony.

There is n soothing, harmoniZing re-
action to every spiritual thought, says
the Christian Business Magazine for
May. Systems of accounting and of
bookkeeping are the outer records of
an orderly plan within, and they are
installed and made a part of business
activities because in every person is
q natural impulse to work according
to system. Since this impulse is uni.
versal, it Is reasonable to assume
that it is of divine origin. Perfec-
tion in expression always follows
when divinity is unhampered in it's
activity.
The knowledge that harmony must
proceed from his divine nature en-
courages man TO seek a deeper under.
standing of the qualities within him
in order that he may reap the bene-
fits Of the outer expressions of these
qualities. In other words. 70 establish
harmony In his affars-which should
bring to them efficiency and success
man first must harmonic his think
ing.
Continued recognition of an inner
spirit Of harmony is followed by a
growing trust in 1t. which in turn
brings poise and self-mastery. AS
ones confidence grows, he gradually
turns from futile outer methods Of
regulating his affairs, and Is content
TO leave them in the certain keeping
Of divine order
Evening star., 1927-05-30
MRS. MARY L. GIBBS DIES.
Body Conveyed to Lexington, Va,
Following Funeral Rites Here.

Mrs. Mary Louisa Gibbs, SO years
old, widow of DIR. Edwin A. Gibbs.
chief medical examiner of the Pension
Office during the Cleveland administra-
tion. died, after a brief illness, yes
terday at her residence. 1880 Fuller
street. She was the daughter of for
mer Senator John f. Lewis of Vir-
ginia.
Mrs. Gibbs had been employed in
the arrears division of the District
tax office for the last 25 years. She
was member of st. Andrews Episco-
pal Church.
She is survived by her daughter,
Miss Mamie l.. Gibbs OF this city; a
son, Rev. j. Lewis Gibbs, rector of
Emmanuel Episcopal Church. Staun-
ton, Va, and a sister. Mrs. P. n.
Ions of Tungunga, Calf.
Funeral services We're held at the
home this morning and the body was
taken to Lexington, Va, for inter-
ment,
Evening star., 1927-05-30
Fredericksburg, Va, Recents Claim
Of Charleston, S. c., as Oldest City

bate the whole matter before three
reputable judges.
Fredericksburg has been using the
most historic city" slogan for years,
the local chamber contends, and this
Claim has gone unquestioned through
out the Nation--until Charleston re-
Gently came forward with the same
claim.
AS soon as it's attention was called
to Charleston's action in throwing
down the gantlet, the Fredericks-
burg chamber, through its president.
DIR. S. l.. Scott, sent a protest to the
Charleston chamber and a challenge
to 81 debate on the subject. Charleston
has accepted, but has asked that the
debate be delayed until next Fall. 1t
has been agreed to have two of the
three judges selected by the respective
cities, while the other judge will be a
prominent citizen having residence in
neither jurisdiction. The debate will
be staged elsewhere than Fredericks-
burg or Charleston.
Evening star., 1927-05-30

complained OF feeling III. and before
the members of his family could assist
him he succumbed to n heart attack.
Mr.. Kennedy was born in Washing
ton December IT, 1868. and in 1902
he married Mary Hanford, who died
several years ago. Entering the Gov
ernment service as young man, Mr..
Kennedy played a prominent part in
the establishment of the rural routes
of the Post Office Department. He
then transferred to the Agriculture
Department, and several years ago
entered the general accounting office
as an attorney.
Mr.. Kennedy was past master of
New Jerusalem Lodge, No. 3, l.. A.
A. NJ. He is survived by three chill
dren, Mary Hanford, Jane Elizabeth
and George Hanford Kennedy, and
two sisters, Miss Mennie Kennedy and