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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07
Ignorance Has It's Advantaqes

Blinks: Must be tough not to be able to read these days"
 Jinks: "Oh, 1 don't know. People who can't never discover the line "To be continued" at the end of story that has interested them in a magazine they've picked up.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07

With the aid of two feet, :" groaned the private.
 What do you mean by that?" angrily demanded the General.
 Well. you see. sir, I was stand ing at the wrong end of one of those mules,' he explained.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07
ColIeue Note

A boy in coonskin coat turns up his nose at anything but five and ten spots, and doesn't even recognize quarters and halves un- less they belong to the football squad.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07
Sex Grandad-

Used to be when a man saw A pair of legs showing from the knees down he knew it was his half-grown daughter and didn't have to guess whether it was his daughter his wife or his mother
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07
Huh i!

Tt says here betting is on the wane,' remarked the Mussus.
 Well. that's certainly a funny name for the seat of a motor car grinned her husband.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07
Not His Own

''How did you get here" indig- nantly asked the General of the private he found sprawling on the floor of his tent.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07

The dispatches say Southern Democrats are saying little but closely watching one another Perhaps there has been some knife and axe grinding the sly.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07
On The Winus of Love

The ribbon clerk proposed,
 But Nell said she aimed higher Which doubtless does explain
 Why she has wed a flyer.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07

The journey south of the President -elect t should be recognized something more than goodwill gesture It reasonably presages the say. ing culminaton of of the greatest achieve ments of statesmanshp in the history of the d-(Cincnnati Enquirer)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07
ALONG LIFE'S DETOUR
 py SAM uHT
By SAM HILL.

Doesn't Feel Natural The solid South now doth In wonder cry. "Oh, Lawd a-mercy me, Can this be I?"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07

And then President Coolidge might go into the newspaper profession after he to be President. The sample printed in The Empire is evidence that he write a mighty good editorial
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07
Health Hint

When you reach middle age
 To learn you quickly oughter, A midnight lunch for you
 Should be glass of water.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07

Some of 'Em Squeak, However T do admire a shoe."
 Said grouchy MT. Hawk; For, though it has a tongue, You never hear it talk"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07
Add Optimists

A St. Louis man married a girl named Gladys Fite last week.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07
Proof Enouqh

What makes you think he is crazy?"
 He sold his garage and is go- ing to open up a harness shop"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07

MT Lowden seems to have had a very busy campaign, looking after the welfare of his fine cows Toledo Blade)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07
Passing Observation

It's always safe to bet the folks who are keeping up with their neighbors are not with their bills.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07

By order of the U. S. Supreme court the self appraised value of the Klan has been re- duced from 100 per cent. to per cent That is more in conformity with truth (Dubuoue Trbune)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07
Musings Of A Married Man

You always can tell the button a man has sewed on by the way 1t looks and by the way it holds.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07

The returns indicate that in some places the Democratic candidate did not poll the entire vote of the Smiths Indianapolis Starr
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07

If the thing goes much longer that Mara thon stun Will cease to be contest and become regular job.-( Indianapolis News)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07
Zero In Information

"DOCTORING TS'-Head. line.
 Which, As
 You doubtless know, Is very, very different from CURING HAMS.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07
He'd Have Fine Big Income Ia,
 To Pay Too.

Another gent who can win the South is a genius who can find way of making fur coats out of cotton.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07

The world is so full of a number of things very few Of which are yet paid for-(Grand Rapids Press)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07

The only thing were absolutely sure of was that the prohibition candidate wouldn't get anywhere much.- Macon Telegraph
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07

We have much. to be thankful for Just suppose that Presidential election-like Christ mas-came once year!-( Milwaukee Journal)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07

Perhaps the severest strain of all when inc senate eonvenes again will eventuate when Sen ator Borah and Senator Norris run across each other in the cloak room.-(Ohio State Jonrnal {,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07

Time fes but at that it seems a long period since the word choose acquired national prom lnence.-lToledo Blade.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07

It is not an insult these days to tell a political speaker to take the air-Toledo Blade
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07

Somehow, think that the question of cam pagn expenditures is not going to loom very
 large at the next session of Congress Detroit Free Press)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07

Alaskan towns are we'll lit up remarked a recent visitor Now just what did he mean? ?- Seward Gateway.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07
Once Over of the Women Explains
 That

"At least there is one thing in this day that cant be called a mystery"
 Yeah? Whats that?"
 Why the textile mills are on the rocks"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07

Fiddler Wants His Pay, Eh? k. Y. Dance has been sued in Dallas (Texas) court for money on a debt.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-12-07
Marry For The BilIionth Time

Marry For The Billionth Time Mary had a little lamb
 And to her sweetie, twas a blow. For when he got the check, He found he didn't have that
 much dough.
Evening star., 1928-06-14
LUMBERJACK HIKES
EIGHT MILES TO SCHOOL
Another Man Drives 10 Miles 10
Attend Glasses ia Minnesota.
Many Adults Seek Education.
Csfsesoee,afnos "a The slar

CSssses1ossafn1s ~ The Star.
DULUTH, Mlnp,-~Lumberla Jacks, some
~ them walking q distance Of Ssy-
eFai miles, are among those who are
taking advantage Of the rural night
schools ia ~. Louis County, according
70 z. H. Barnes. county supeFtntend-
ent One man walks eight miles from
o lumber camp 10 the school each night
and bark " camp next morning
Another man drove ~ miles each
night W attend gcflcol." Mr. Barnes
continued, ia relating some ~ the
hafeeigips endured DY students, "A
man ard his wife came 10 school by
car In the Pail, and across the LAKE
four miles ny sled III tns Winter. Many
~ the settlers. both men and women
walk three ~ H9Oar miles each night
10 attend CLASSES"
Night schools for adults were started
70 the iron range country and in Das
Iuth about 20 years ago, Tkae soaps
has been gradually bEoa1enfd until Ia
eonsE eeBteFE 30 per cent ~ the In
kak8tsKaas attend either the day ol
night sci3ooi Mr. Barnes cited FsuEi
Chisholm and Mountain lion ss ez'
empleE.
Evening star., 1928-06-14
HIGHER ROYALTIES SEEN
FOR PLAYS SOLD ABROAD
Direct Bargaining with Producers
to Bring Better Prices, Con-
fierce Discloses.

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
BERLIN playwrights will
IN the future get much better royalties
In Europe than heretofore. This Is the
confldent expectation OF George W. Mid
dieton, who represented the American
authors League at the recent Interna-
tional Congress of Authors an Com
posers held In Berlin,
american writer's often sold their
European rights for few hundred doll
lars. without knowing that there was
Dig money on the other side OF the great
pond" Middleton said. IF they got as
much as $500 they thought they were
pulling real money. Their agents nat
urally did nothing TO disillusion them.
Now that We have come together
with our European confreres. We find
by comparing notes that there Is big
gap between what the European the-
aters have been paying for American
productions and what we authors ac-
tually receive. We have now inaugural
ed a system of direct bargaining and
eliminating the miHdlemen"
Eighteen countries were represented
by their respective authors societies,
Evening star., 1928-06-14

Hoover governed convention were
slowly, but exceedingly well, grinding
the corn belt farm-relief program out
of existence as far as the Republican
platform Is concerned. The conyen-
ton itself in adopting the resolutions
committees equalization fee report
will be actuated by the same confident
motives that inspired its authors.
1t, too, refuses 10 scare" Kepub-
iican managers have been studying
every angle Of the farm situation wen
IN advance, especially from the koyem-
Der election standpoint. They declared
today, when their work was done and
McEary- -Haugenism lay at their feet
erumpled and rejected that they were
satig1ed and win now tackle the Job
of organizing victory without any re-
morse on tEe agricultural score.
The third-party menace, as result
OF the q. .. r. farm plank, seems 10
be giving Hoover headquarters at Kan
sas City as little anxiety ~ the Nc
Eary-Haugen aftermath. IL is not con-
sidered within the corn belters' power
To name ticket that could family
approximate in drawing power the
Progressive combination headed by
Fighting Bob" La Follette In 1924
Coolidge was never imperiled by II. and
Hooyer's people are gereneiy confident
that he Will not be hurt by similar
scf1ism, II any, this year.
Thinking Of Al smith.
One thought that gave the anti
Mchafy- Haugen phalanI courage 10
lake the bit In It's teeth and defy the
equalizations in the resolutions COM
nlittee and the convention had nothing
10 DO with agriculture IL concerned
Al Smith. The farming West is over
Whelmingly dry. extensively Protestant
and tradilionaiIy anti~Tammany Bore
as sections of the West may be over
the doom of their platform hopes at
Kansas CITY, they win never carry their
femorge 80 Hoover leaders are assured
to the point Of supporting the Smith
candidacy.
For every farmer or farmers wife
who bolts the regular Republican ticket
In November the q. q. r, has convinced
itself that thsre will BE- two farmers
and two wives Of farmers who VIII stand
fast on the Smith issue" and make IT
paramount 10 all other considerations.
These we're the strictly political fac
tors that induced The Hoover steam
roller attack at Kansas City 10 go fun
steam ahead on the farm issue The
pilots gf ttlat Jllggernaut measured The
distance between june and November,
and came calmly ~ The conclusion that
II can he tfayersed without sacritice of
the Coolidge Hoover policy Tor agfi"
cultural relief The q, o. I, STANDS pat
Evening star., 1928-06-14
GERMANY SEES INCREASE
IN MATING AND UNMATING
Marriage Market Busy, but Di-
vorces Trend Upward Due to
Ill-Assorted War Matches.

Correspondents OF the Associated Press.
BERLIN.-Every seventh German
marriage ends in the divorce court.
according To latest statistics. Up 70
the war it was one in 200. since when
divorce figures have risen rapidly.
mostly as consequence of ill-aSsorted
war" matings
The marriage market, however, Is
buster than ever. and matrimonial
knots are tied light-heartedly. Berlin
civil registry Offices were SO overrun
between Easter and Whitsun with
people anxious TO get married that
there was delay OF seven weeks for
the necessary documents TO be made
out.
The average ages OF the partners
are also lower, Before the war il was
80 for the bridegroom and "a for the
bride: now 1t is 81 and %. respectively.
although there are many boy and girl
marriages also. Cases OF youths Of IS
wedding girls OF is are not uncom-
mon
The American "companionate" mar
riage idea was hotly discussed some
time ago. Some writer's we're in favor
OF giving Il fair try-out, but there
was much criticism on the part Of the
religious section OF the community.
Evening star., 1928-06-14
TOURISTS R0UT WsAS.
Of laA Assqelales pfsps

6l0ysssssBsegAs of ne Assge9ates Pfsss,
PARIS. The tourists Dfpekfttsy9k
again mas routed tie passport,
English and FFerseB alike set up such
o loud protest recently when tts geS'
efnuenE decided W require passport
ylsss 0f the Engjisa who oftfD run oyei
for b few days vacation IN France that
ne or6kT yas TsNaIoed with amazing
DF0naptTaesE.
The British toF soFns time have beer
allowed W make Wefk fnd tFlDS "
France On the strength Of an identity
Elip attached " tiaslT tacEelk The po'
EeE. always hunting for dangerous In
GerBataoEsI crooks and spies, didn't liz
fjgla ard ttae system W0silc hA&f 9esI
ehcllEaee 3tlne ! II me Ffenl vim
thrive on tourists hadn't naAnN a0is3
ssFnpasiDt, s'lpDort@a ~ FTepk1 so
IkIIskk E&Akk&IkKh -
Evening star., 1928-06-14
CORN BELT RATED
SAFEFOR HOOVER
Advice of Political Leaders in
Farm Areas Backs G. 0. P.
Platform.
BY FREDERIC WILLIAM VILE.
.peclal plspal1.h % 14e star.


KANSAS CITY, Mo. June IA
Before steam. .roIlering the equalization
fee brigade In the resolutions commit
tee. Hoover forces carefully counted
noses in the corn belt and decided that
Republican success bl November would
not be seriously endangered,
The committee vote 10 sustain tbe
Coolidge Hoover ~Jardine farm policy
was IS 10 IS II the States represented
in the minority were to 40 Democratic
In November, Hoover would he sunk
without trace. Bu. that IL Just ezaetiy
what his managers al Kansas CITY
persuaded themselves cannot INA VIII
not happen.
They did not rely ON their own jndg-
uent. which is admittedly warped d
little by the state of enthusiastic ex~
altatf0n In which they non have iheif
being. They consulted Western farm
slzokesnseu and Western political
authorities. The CONSENSUS was tflas
The great agricultural region lying be"
tween the hlieghsnies and the ROCKY
Mountains normally Republican, WIN
adhere 10 It's traditional coiofs IN 1923
Prediction Of One Leader.
WINE ttlF feDJltitpJI3S GJHttHEItsE SnA
IN the tilrOes Of It's deliberations over
| the agricultural relief plank, q, o y
organization leader NJ national prom"
| inenGk, VINO halls from the very LenlFf
OF the 1xyYu belt revolt" sent Hoover
| captains this message: "'i'bs Republican
party, with Ho0ger and q Hoover arm
| platform, win carry every northern
| Etat@ west 0f New 1DTk, with the SOLE
| possible exception of Kentucky, Ten
| neSsee, Missouri and Oklahoma. II
| has more taan d flgftipg chance w
carry those four States, tins us'iaI
| hep1bitean mia j0Tittss may be fe1'es9
( but ttley viii bs btg enough To carry
| the 'Eolid West into tne Hoover eject
0FsI column"
These assurances we're being mads
white t9F streets ~ Kansas CITY imnle,
dssEely adjacent " ttle convention hal
gfrs ringing With tfaA racket produced
by tae farmers march Some huns
dreds ~ mefl, chanting IN college sei3sfT
fashion We WON'T Yote for Hover
We won't yDtk tor Iffsygel"l we're stag
Ing tas1T demonstration, sith . city
Land clad In country clothes leading
tne procession. "Y0I may nominate
Hoover, but you can't eject him And
thirty million farmers dDu't want Hoo
yegi" we're D,nge of thR plahards tnf
psTsding sgrtesiihirists carried,
Warnings Are Ignored,
! But upstairs IN the Kansas ciis
Chamber ri Commerce fasgfag EfEafol
,AN6ed EQzGUl md In QlnsL kQ0k .af LII
Evening star., 1928-06-14
SOUTHERNER ASKED
ON HOOVER TICKET
virginians See Plan as Posi-.
bile Way to Win G. O. P.
Votes in Dixie.
BY FRANK II. FULLER.
Associated Press stan Writer.

KANSAS CITY, June l4.--~VirginIans
attending the Republican national con-
yention In an official capacity today cx-
pected TO help nominate Herbert Hoover
az Republican candidate for President
Of the United States and 10 offer a
Southern man and Virginian az his
running mate
Claims Of supporters OF John q, TIL
s0t lfat the Connecticut Representative
would have the support Of Virginia.
his .iF I've State, for the vice presi-
dency we're vigorously denied al Vir-
ginia headquarters. Col. Henry An
defson Of Richmond In their candidate
THESE claims are propaganda" said
II. H. Angel Of Roanoke, chairman OF
the Virginia delegation. Our position
from the first 10 the last has been
outlined In three statements:
Gist Of Statement.
First, Virginia was for Herbert
Hoover for President. Second. Virginia
was for n Southern man for Vice Presi-
dent, hoping by this means 10 give con-
SefYatiye Eouthernefa an opportunity To
forget sections and come Into the Re-
publican party when 10 offered the
candidate acceptable to~them. Third
Virginia was for Col. Anderson, out.
standing leader Of anti~sectionaiisi
forces In the South, VINO seek more
perfect union"
Mr., Angel declared that Virginia was
advocating the principle OF d South
erner on the ticket and that Col An
dGrsOn only allowed his name 10 be
USED IN this capacity, making il plain
~ the delegation that he was not a
personal candidate for anything. MIR
Angel pointed out that the delegation
had pledged It's support to both An
defson and Hoover In formally adopted
resolutions and that any other claims
u Virginia support could not be other
than untrue,
Woman Delegate Calm.
"EEclledp I'm neither young enough
nor old enough for that" said Mrs.
NJ. J, Caples Of Norfolk, when asked
If being the only woman on The con.
Vention committee on permanent or
ganlzation caused quickening 81 The
pulse
Graham M Bnhfman of Gala, found
an easy assignment ~ secretary OF The
Virginia delegation, g, Bascom Hlemp
lA being urged as candidate for anna
teIf ggt champion Dt Virginia Viz
RlniA llnksmen must play better game
than Republican Senators 10 defeat The
veteran Virginia Republican leader
What does hs shoot? For detailed In
formation apply 10 Senator Hmoot Of
Ak kA4t4 .AaA
Evening star., 1928-06-14
DUMPING TO MUSIC"
FORBIDDEN IN CANTON
Introduction Of Charleston and
jazz Band Brings Ban
by Mayor.
Co,responaenoe of the Associated Press.

Cotrespoaaenos 81 the Associated Press.
CANTON. Miss Violet is not
% be permitted 70 introduce the
Charleston 10 Canton.
This slender, glant-eyed maid, a
former sing song girl, whose real name
Is Eg and VINO has acquired a few
American dance steps, Is one Of the VIC
tins and the chief inspiration Of Mayor
L1m's decree closing ali dancing places.
Miss Violet. With the support Of a
fe1 young Chinese. returned from
schools abroad. opened a large, eiabor-
decorated cabaret with q Filipino
jar orchestra. But Mayor L1m de-
ciared that this foreign Jumping 70
music must stop. because ii distracted
young people from the revolutionary
equal treaties WITH foreign powers.
Evening star., 1928-06-14
SLUM DENlZENS SPOIL
COLLEGE CEREMONIES
White and Red Russians Do Not
Live Amieably Under
Chinese Rule,

Correspondence of the Associated Press.
HARBIN. Manchuria.--white and
Red Russians live none too amicably
together under Chinese rule In Harbin.
Bloodshed Is infrequent. but each group
y keen 10 strike at the prestige and
dignity OF the other Hence the cir
eumstanceS which made a farce OF the
recent graduation exercises OF the Har-
bin College OF Law. controlled by citi-
Gems OF the Soviet.
An hour before the program was 10
begin the hall was invaded by more
than 200 hoodiumS from the Chinese
slums. Dirty and odoriferous. they
took the best seats and neither expostu-
lations nor threats OF the college au-
thorities could budge them.
The police were appealed 10 In vain;
IL was a public occasion, any one who
wished might attend, Nevertheless the
program was carried out 10 developed
that White" students by judiclouS eX-
penditure OF few dollars in coppeTs
had rounded up this cast Of types"
Evening star., 1928-06-14
Knows l79 Languages. =

That Sir deorge Gresham, who las
just completed linguistic survey NJ In"
dia, ~ acquainted with if9 languages
and 564 dialects WAS told by Lord Bifk~
enbead nj luncheon given Ia London
In honor Of Lord Gresham recently.
This number Of tongues known by one
man ~ believed ~ be the world record,
Evening star., 1928-06-14
Nothing to DO hut Walt.

President went TO the rear platform and
waved and bowed In response To the
happy greeting, but he made no speech
The radio placed In the Presidents car
was tried out this morning and was
found 10 be IN good working order, II
win be through this medium that the
President and members OF his party
will receive news of today's session OF
the Renuhllenn convention
Evening star., 1928-06-14
gartorial PuzzIer.

BANGOR, Me How cap Bangor
chief Of police wear a uniform like The
Boston eniff ~ police, when boston
has no ehief7 A Bangor. ordinance re-
qlilfea ttie chief 10 eWAste E0sion's
police mead AaFtofiallg. Ats pEoblsIg
Evening star., 1928-06-14
DUE TO ARRIVE FRIDAY.
Presidential Party win Complete Trim
by Auto,

President Coolidge was on his way
today 10 the lakes region OF northern
Wisconsin. where the fishing Is said
10 be 1ne
Cedar Game Lodge at Hrule. Wis,
where the President h 10 stay during
the Summer. will probably be reached
late Friday The party will detrain
at Superior and will caveF the last 20
mileA ef thsir journey " automobiles,
Evening star., 1928-06-14
Pretty Compliment.
From Tit-Hi,s,

From Tit-hHss
An American girl. about 10 visit Eng.
land. was recommended by a friend To
see Lincoln Cathedral,
"oh, indeed" said tho girl. rs there
4 Lincoln Cathedral In EngiandP"
There II. and superb building, too. I"
Say, now," exclaimed the girl
wasn't II Just too sweet of them 10
name II after our Ahes"
Evening star., 1928-06-14

The new German airahip under
construction by the xeppelins ~ the
i.1-l l27-is designed as commercial
airship with . range Of about 5000
sengers and Is tons of baegasr ,"eu
and freight, The ship viii eaF
crew of "a and viii have "a normal -.
q sQ aallss an hour, -
Evening star., 1928-06-14

France 'pfodueed $4,000 tons Of plg
iEqn in Atecent month.
Evening star., 1928-06-14
Radio In Presidents Gar.

There Is some talk Of abandoning the
plan 10 make the Journey from Supn~
cars II u thought Mrs. Coolidge would
be more comfortable on q train This
was 10 be determined later today
At New Castle. Pa, the first stop
made by train after the President
was up. several hundred people
had gathered at the station to wave
and call greetit These people
stood ollt In the kaurlng rain and
ssilllse npl - =. y the isael 1hs