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The monitor., 1928-08-17

that when the Harding campaign of
1920 ended, there was a deficit of
more than S2,00O,O00, and that the
states, through their party leaders,
were taxed or requested to under
write certain quotas of this defici-
ency; and that it was agreed that
these state leaders would be given
carte blanche in reimbursing and re-
paying the loans made by them to
raise the amount asked of each state.
ut is further alleged that the ma
tional leaders of the republican party
at that time agreed to permit the sale
Of federal offices, in order that these
state leaders would not lose the
money advanced to the national or
ganization to pay off the outstand-
ing claims against the party.
Whether this charge or statement
is true or false, we are of the Opin-
ion that Will Hayes, former postmas-
ter general in the Harding cabinet
and chairman of the republican ma
tional executive committee in 1920,
or Harry Daugherty, attorney gener-
al during the Harding administration,
could throw some interesting light
on this subject.
IF the practice of peddling fed
eral offices is to be investigated, why
not begin at the source and head?
Would any state leaders engage
in such game if they felt or knew
that the higher ups were not in ac-
cord and sympathy with their activi-
ties?
"It appears to this paper that a
certain Southern congressman threat
ened to expose such practices in his
state from the floor of congress, but
that certain party leaders requested
that he soft-pedal such charges.
eve have heard of more than one
instance where the republican party
leaders in the South have fallen out
and come to the parting of the ways
over the question of patronage dis
tribution and barter of public offices.
"Of course, they were white repub-
licans, and we presume that no in
The monitor., 1928-08-17
Tdsters Carry Their
Fortunes in Threats

The tea and comee tasters of the
big importing and jobbing houses are
paid large salaries. The sole duty of
many of these experts is to taste the
brews of many varieties of tea and
coffee. And their palates are their
fortunes-if it's palates that register
flavor. Whatever it is, it must never
fail in its fine discrimination taste
that it requires years of practice and
experience to attain. The president of
well-known coffee importing con-
Germ, is an expert in the selection of
different varieties and combinations
of coffee and almost any day may be
found as the sole attendant at little
afternoon party peculiarly his own.
From a casual cupful of the brew
that is put before him he has no diff
iculty in telling the name and age of
the berry from which ii is made. the
country in which it was grown, and in
fact, all the family history of that par
ticular blend
Tea and coffee tasters in the large
importing houses are said to daily con
sumo several quarts of clear strong
coffee with apparently no deleterious
effects. In a measure this may be due
to the fact that, for fear of impairin2
their coffee taste" they must take no
other stimulant of any kind nor use
tobacco In any form.
The monitor., 1928-08-17
Druggists With aside
Lines" Nothing NetD

The druggist who sells lunches,
books. radio sets and fishing tackle
i nj a modern phenomenon at all, as
most of US believe.
Around 1900 10 1925 we find the
pharmacist selling sweets, preserved
fruits. brown paper plasters, hair pow
ders and perfumes. In 1917, In Eng
land a new charter separated the
apothecary from the grocer and he be
gan to concentrate more upon drugs
and to dispense.
AT later date apothecaries virtual
ly became physicians. They pre-
scribed as we'll as dispensed and Wis
tied patients. The pharmacist was
then practically fully qualified prac
titioner.
But gradually he had fewer and
fewer drugs to dispense as prescribed
Today a city will often support only
a few exclusive pharmacies and the
druggist has fallen back upon side
lines. quite as in the early days. This
is no new and riotous indulgence on
his part; he has ample respectable
precedent. IT Swami Harding In the
American Druggist Magazine.
The monitor., 1928-08-17
Hailed as Master of
Fine and Useful Arts

h The love of beauty that never passes
beyond outline and color was too
slight an object to occupy the powers
of the genius of Michelangelo, paint
er, sculptor, poet and artist of Six
teenth-century Italy. There is clos
er relation than is commonly thought
between the fine arts and useful arts;
and it is an essential fact in the his
tory of Michelangelo that his love of
beauty is made solid and perfect by
his deep understanding of the mechan-
ic arts, Ralph Waldo Emerson points
out in his essay on the genius. Ar
chitecture is the bond that uniteS the
elegant and the economical arts, and
his skill in this is pledge of his ca
pacity in both kinds. His Titanic
handwriting in marble and travertin
is to be found in every part of Rome
and Florence; and even at Venice, on
defective evidence, he is said to have
given the plan of the bridge of the
Rialto. Nor was his a skill in orna-
ment, or confined to the outline and
designs of towers and facades, but
thorough acquaintance with all the Sc
crets of the art, with all the details
of economy and strength. Michelanglo
constructed the Notifications on the
heights of San Miniato, which COM
mands the city of Florence, to defend
it against the attack of the prince of Or
ange in 1929. and frustrated an attack
by artillery by means of huge mat
tresses Of wool BY treachery the city
eventually was captured, but the forti-
fcations the artist had constructed
were so Impressive that the celebrated
French fortress builder. Vauban. later
visited them and took a plan of them.
Detroit News
The monitor., 1928-08-17
Universal Belief in
Horseshoe as "Lucky"

Almost everyone at some time has
found a horseshoe. And almost every
one who found one has either proudly
hung it up or tucked it away for safe
keeping.
What then could be more appropri-
ate than to use the horseshoe as a
beautiful door knocker to adorn the
entrance of your home? Or to use II
as a door stop, or book ends, or as an
ash tray for your living room?
The horseshoe has been accepted
and recognized as a symbol of good
luck almost universally for many cen
turtles.
Ancient mythology credited the
horseshoe with threefold powers of
good fortune. The shape suggested
the sanity halo. 1t was made of iron.
a metal of unusual strength, and ifs
relation to the horse, a favored an
imal, gave it extraordinary power.
Washington adorned a doorway al;
Mount Vernon with horseshoe. Lin
coin cherished this treasure find OF
his early youth. Lord Nelson hung
one on the mast of his great ship
Victory.
Everywhere in England, Europe, ami
even in far-off Hindustan. the horse
shoe stands for just one thing-good
luck.
The monitor., 1928-08-17
THE TEST OF A MAN

The test of man is the fight that he
makes,
The grit that he daily shows;
The way he stands on his feet and
takes
Life's numerous bumps and blows.
A coward can smile when there's
naught to fear,
When nothing his progress bars;
But it takes man to stand up and
cheer,
While some other fellow stars.
1t amt the victory after all,
But the fight that a brother makes;
The man who stands against the wall,
Stands up erect and takes
The blows of fate with his head held
high,
Bleeding and bruised and pale,
Is the man who'll win in the by and
by,
For he isn't afraid to fail.
It's the knocks you get and the jolts
you get,
And the shocks your courage stands,
The hour of sorrow and vain regret,
The prize that escaped your hands,
That test your mettle and prove your
worth,
1t isn't the blows you deal,
But the blows you take on this good
old earth
That show if your stuff is real
Carlyle Falhworth Straub.
The monitor., 1928-08-17

FOR RENT-Nearly furnished room
in modern home, kitchen privileges.
WE. 1908. At.
The monitor., 1928-08-17
Y. w. c. A. NOTES

The Athletic Gem club held an ex-
cellent meeting Monday evening
August 10. Plans for their jitney
carnival were completed. The date
set is August %, Thursday evening,
at the North Side Branch Y. w. C. A.
In connection with the jitney carni-
val, "The Unburied Woman" pre-
coded by musical and literary pro-
gram, will be given. There will be
interesting side show exhibits, sweet
daddy, etc. Everybody, young and
old, come out. You will be guaran-
teed good time. Admission at the
door, Is cents. Tickets are on sale
at the "Y." Don't forget, next
Thursday, August %, at the "Y."
Renew your membership for the
support of your Y. w. C. A.
The monitor., 1928-08-17
HAVE A FULL INVESTIGATION

c. F. Richardson, the able and
fearless editor of The Houston In
former, in his entertaining column,
captioned The Mirror, has this to say
anent the investigation of graft in
federal patronage in Mississippi and
Georgia with which the Editor of
The Monitor heartily agrees:
"The activity of the senatorial in
vestigation committee and one of the
assistant attorney generals of the
United States, to probe the sale of
federal offices in Mississippi and
Georgia, where colored republicans
are titular heads of the party, have
literally aroused hornets nest, po-
litically speaking, and many are
charging that it is merely a plan to
diseredit and depose partisan leaders
of Negro extraction.
This paper does not want to pre-
judge these investigators, but if their
activities are simply confined to
Georgia and Mississippi, and such
other states or sections where colored
republicans WELD considerable influ-
ence in partisan affairs, then it will
appear that colored republican lead
ers are being made the scapegoats
for a practice which has long been
invoked and employed, not only in
the South, but throughout the repub-
lie.
at has been commonly rumored
The monitor., 1928-08-17
Welsh Race Vanishing

That the Welsh as a distinct and
separate race, with its culture, liter
AZURE and art, will be practically OUT
of existence in the next 80 years, is
the prediction of students of Welsh
nationalism. They point to figures
showing that in Wales today there are
more English, Irish and Scotch than
there are Welsh Cardiff. with 250,0OO
population. having only 5000 native
residents. 1t is estimated that only s
per cent of the population of Wales
can speak. read and write Welsh.
The monitor., 1928-08-17
The Jocaro Dance

In tropical South America and on
some of the islands in the Pacific is
found the beautiful bird known as the
jacana. Ii is famous for its so-called
love dance, which is executed by the
males to increase the admiration of
the female friends.
When the mating season approaches
the jacana will single out its favorite
lady and try to win the admiration of
the attentive female with all it's be.
witching maneuvers In the dance the
wings are spread and worked in such
a manner that the beautiful colored
feathers produce a brilliant effect
Washington Star.
The monitor., 1928-08-17
Foot Index of Character

1t is astonishing how much may be
interpreted of human character from
the foot. says Nathan Hack of Hacks
boot shop. Modern detectives. Hack
claims. relying on this hypothesis, can
guess from the footprint the size and
weight of the man to whom 1t belongs
They can go further and speculate
as to the strength of the man. and as
to little peculiarifles regarding his
physical makeup The Indians knew
this, as did the most ancient of peo-
pies, Hack said.-Boston Herald.
The monitor., 1928-08-17
Traitorous Words

1t appears there are LOO traitor
Gus words In the dictionaries of the
French and English language which
are essentially alike, but with shades
of difference In meaning French
photographer compiled list of 400
such words. and then collaboration,
at his request, found 700 more. They
had lawsuit as to whose name
should appear first on the title page
of the book, and the court ruled they
should appear side by side, the orig
inator's on the left.
The monitor., 1928-08-17

Perhaps no frest water fish is more
tenacious of life than the bullhead or
horned pout. This fish takes a long
dme to die outside its native elements
Bullheads may still be detected breath
ing in the bottom Of punt hours aft
er they have been caught, whereas
most fish die in few minutes. Many
fishermen have thrown bullheads on
the ground at night to discover la
the morning that they still show 4
flicker of life.
The monitor., 1928-08-17

NICELY furnished rooms. All mod
ern. WE. 1860.
The monitor., 1928-08-17
DON'T MISS

The trustees of Mt. Moriah Baptist
church are furnishing the public with
a program and noted speakers of the
city. Excellent music by Orpheus
Christian Choral club. Sunday, Aug
ust 10, at 800 p. m. j. P. Mosely,
chairman; J. C. White, secretary.
The monitor., 1928-08-17
NEGRO Filler
ABROAD FOR LICENSE

Monrovia, Liberia - Unable to
qualify for an air pilots license in
the United States on account of his
race, Cept. Henson Cutley, an Am
arican Negro, who is now military in
structor to the Liberian frontier
force stationed at Monrovia, has en-
tered the School of Aviation at Ber-
lin.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-09-04
|UNALCA 'DANCE.
 ON TOMORROW
C o m D 1 imentary Affair Is Given to Citizens
 of Juneau


 The officers and members of the crew of the U. S. s. Unalga. Coast Guard vessel which bases here, have invited the people of Juneau to their. third annual complimentary ball to be given at the A. B.. Hall tomorrow night. The annual affair of the officers and men of the Unalga has been. since it's inception. the most looked forward Co dance of the year in Juneau, as the personnel of the. Coast Guard vessel have proved themselves, perfect hosts.
 The Unalga dance has always drawn out a large crowd in years gone by. and it is indicated that tomorrow night will see most of the population of Juneau. from the sub-debs to their grandpar- ents, going by foot or by ear. bound for the A E. Hall.
 The Moonlight Serenaders will lend their harmony to make it an enjoyable evening.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-09-04
EKANoEL INE MEMORIAL
 PARk. 6RqWD pRE

moriai chapel built by descendants of the expatriated Acadians in the park. Inside the chapel is Ca:rere marble statue of the Virgin Mary which cost s5.0o0. The park. devel- oped by John Frederic Herbin. the only Acadian who ever returned to Grand Pre- and George Graham. of the Dominion Atlantic. Is one Of the beauty spots of Nova Scotia.
 'The Land of Evangeline.- Nova Scotia. long at the doorway of Bos- ton. almost. Is now but 20 hours by sea from New York. Evangeline first had an immortal poem ramed after her. Now majestic steamship nor only bears her name but pears thou sands from New York to Yarmouth. Nova Scotia. on their way to the lit- erary shrine at Grand Pre-. Many O; them stop at Digny: others visit An napolis Royals quaint old fort and museum in the former Port Royai founded in 1904 by the great Cham plain four years before Quebec; still others tour, the picturesque Annapo- lis Valley to Kentville. Wolfville. Grand Pre- and Halifax. guardian of the Northern gate to the Dominion of Canada But few pass through Grand Pre- without stopping-Grand Pre-. on the Basin of Minas. home oi Evnngeline. Ff
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-09-04
FINE ESCAPEMENT
 IN BRISTOL BAY


 There was not only a large pack of salmon in the Bristol Bay district during inc season just past, but there was a fine escape ment as we'll" declared Dennis Winn. Alaska Agent for the [. S. Bureau of Fisheries. who returned last week from the Bristol Bay district where he had been since lasi May.
 T made Q trip through the Ili- anna and Lake Clark country t0 inspect the spawning bedl. and all indications showed that the escapement had been mora than adeouate," ." Mr. Vim said.
 "The pack in the Bristol Bay region was 1.274,164 eases. though I think that IL will run slightly over that when the final totals come in,' MT. Vim said
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-09-04
Attractions At Theatres
"WHlTE FlANNElS"
 N COLISEUM TONIGHT

:. Life in the coal fields of Penn- sylvania is portrayed with thrill ling vividness in White Flannels" the Warner Bros. production fea- turing Louise Dresser and Jason Robarts, at the Coliseum tonight.
 The Broska family lives in pov- erty, the father and son working in the mines, and the mother do- ing odd jobs for rich mine owners and saving, every hard-earned pen ny to send her son to college Father Broska objects, but when he is killed in the mines, the moth- ar urges the son with such vehe- mence that he leaves the village girl whom he loves and goes away to get an education.
 The mother is admirably played by Louise Dresser, the son by Ja- son Robarts and the father by George Nichols. Virginia Browne Faire Is also featured, as the sweetheart of the hero. who. be- lieving herself forgotten by him, becomes engaged to his pal, played by Warner Richmond.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-09-04
COLORADO SPRUCE
 IS CUT FOR PAPER

DENVER, Sept. 4.-Paper man. ufacturers, after pushing to the far corners of North America in quest of timber to convert into newsprint and stationery, now look to Colorado as new source of their raw material.
 The spruce on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains has grown so tall it must be thinned out. The United States forestry service has given lumber company four year contract to cut and haul out of the Mount Wilson district 120.- 900 cords of spruce. Telling of trees will begin in September.
 One of the few. narrow-g -gnage railroads in the United States will haul the timber to Montrose, Colo. where it will be loaded on a broad-guage line for shipment to paper mills at Combined Locks, Wis.
 The logs will measure not more than eight feet in length when they arrive at the mills. The narrow guage flat cars, drawn by a little engine around sharp mountain curves and up step grades, will not accommodate longer logs.
 The forestry service points out that Colorado has several billion feet of timber available for paper making, and that by process of felling trees in working circles . much as a farmer rotates. crops, the spruce supply in the national forests of this state will not be di- minished.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-09-04
Mme. Nungesser Note
 In Lindbergh Display

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 4.-An auto- Tgraphed message in blue and gold embossed book, written by the mother of Charles Nungesser, French flier who was lost attempt ing to fly to the United States. has been added to the Col. Charles A. Lindbergh collection of gifts at the Jefferson Memorial here.
 The book had been given to the mother of the American flier. who presented it, together with an an- tique candelabrum given her in Mexico, to the collection. The caa- delabrum is representative of the art of old Mexican silversmiths.
 Two, elaborately bound and il. luminated antique volumes were given to the collection by H, B. Stebler, of Berne, Switzerland.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-09-04
1.-THE MYSTERY CLUB"
 AT PALACE TONIGHT

Ireland, England, Australia, Rus sia, Hungary, France, Denmark and the United States are repre- sented at the Palace theatre to- night and Wednesday, where the Universal-Jewel, '.The Mystery Club" is the feature attraction. Each of the cast represents the highest type from his respective country. In addition, when one stops to consider that the picture is screen adaptation of Grimes of the Armchair Club" by Arthur Somers Roche. perfect entertain ment is assured. The cast con- sists of Matt Moore, Mildred Har- ris, Edith Roberts, Charles Lane, Warner Gland, Henry Herbert. Charles Puffy ,Alphonse Martell, Finch Smiles, Earl Metcalfe, Nat Carr, Jed Prouty, Alfred Allen, Sidney Bracey and Monte Monta.. que. N Aes 917
 The ban is off on children at tending theatres and they will have their first opportunity of hearing the Paiiedatone.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-09-04
Peat Bogs of Ireland
 May Now Yield Alcohol


 DUBLIN. Sept. 4.-Ireland is rich in bogs, and there have been many projects for developing them for the production of fuel for loco- motion and manufacturers.
 A possible new source of profit from them is indicated by mo- tion in the senate which urged the government to allocate grant of $10,000 to enable experts to carry out trials demonstrating the net cost of producing crude alcohol from peat and ascertain the possi- bility of doing so at price which will enable it to compete with petrol.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-09-04
BYE CONCERT IS | ARTISTIC EVENT

The concert given by Erik Bye
 at the Palace theatre last night
 to a large audience was a night of song, given by an artist in six
 different languages from as many
 masters. Each number was round
 ly applauded, showing apprecia-
 tidn for the masterly manner in
 which selections were given by
 this marvellous baritone-tenor con-
 cert master.
 Opening with the difficult se-
 lection "Alucevanle stelle"-aria from La Tosca. this international Ily acclaimed operatic and con- cert singer, went through five
 part program of thirteen selec- |tions and ended with giving six folk songs, two Swedish, two Dan- ish and three Norwegian. Then the audience still remained seat ed and Mir. Bye responded with three extra numbers, including axe Mt I1dCh IO Olu Y II |given perhaps with more feeling 'than any one in the audience has heard before.
 Mrs. Howe Vance, accompanist
 was twice thanked from the stage by Mr. Bye and she was given a Iseperate ovation at the conclusion |of the concert for her masterful
 instrumentation.
 The concert started at o'clock and without any unnecessary in- termissions concluded at 9.15 o'clock It is needless to say that If ever MT. Bye returns to
 Juneau, he will have an audience that will pack the largest audi torium in this city.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-09-04

carried a bouquet of sweet peas and rose buds Many bowls of colorlul dahlias decorated the liv- ing room and dining room, where dinner was served after the we'd ding.
 Mrs. Kirberger is very talented unsteady, and studied singing un- der Guisppe Inzerillo, of the San Carlos Opera company for some time.' MT. and Mrs. Kirberger will leave this evening on, the Vir- ginia F. for Rake where they will make their home.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-09-04
WATSON IN
 T x SATURDAY; WEST

Steamer Admiral Watson, Capt. c. c. Graham, arrived in port from the south at 8 o'clock Saturday evening with the following pas- sengers for Juneau:.
 Miss Alma Olson, Miss B. D. Burgh, Mrs. N. Nelson, Mrs. Joe Baines, Wilfred Baines and two steerage. :,
 Before leaving for the westward at midnight she loaded zoo rail- road ties at the Juneau Lumber Mills for the Alaska Railroad.
 Passengers leaving here. were: K. M. Axelson, T. M. Italio, An nie Dick, MT. and Mrs. Frank Dick and three children for Yaku- tat; one steerage for Cordova; Mrs. James Galen and two Tsteerage for Seward; one steerage for Kodiak.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-09-04
MARRIED LAST NIGHT
 AT QUIET CEREMONY

Miss Beuhal Burgh, of Seattle. became the bride of Ernest Kir- berger, well known merchant of Rake, at quiet ceremony at the home of Judge and Mrs. V. A.. Paine at o'clock last evening. The Rev. o. A. Stillman offlciated at the ceremony and Judge and Mrs. Paine attended the couple. The bride was charming in she'll pink beaded georgette gown, and
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-09-04
ENGINEER FLA FINISHES SPIEL RIVER SURVEYS

Engineer A. J. Ella, employed by the Cameron and Zellerbach pulp and paper interests, has finished surveys of power development possibilities at Long and Crater Lakes, and is now engaged on surveying probable routes for transmission lines from the Speel River section to Gastineau Chan mel, according to J. H. Cameron, who arrived on the mail boat Sum- day. MT. Ella will probably fin ish the surveys for the transmits sion lines before the end of the season. according to MT. Cameron.
 MT. Cameron will return to Speel River tomorrow.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-09-04
NEW SCREEN STAR IS
 COMING TO COLISEUM

IA new screen leading woman appears. opposite Jack Holt in "Forlorn River" Paramount's stir ring picturisation of Zane Grey's adventure-thriller of the cattle country. at the Coliseum Thurs day. ss tc
 She is Arlette Marchal, the sen satiOnal French beauty, who first attracted the attention of Ameri- can noviegoers through her DOT trayal of Napoleon's sister in Glor- ia Swanson's Madame Sans Gene" which was filmed in Paris