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The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09
WRITING 10 SENATOR'S.

The exchange of unfriendy letters between Gov Al Smith and Senator Nye indicates that the New York Governor has something to learn. Writing let ters to Senators is as profitess fool ling with buzz saw.-( Seattle Times.) It may be proftless but in this instance the North Dakota Senatorial buzz saw lost lot of teeth
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09
Seems to Settle It

We often have wondered wheth- CT optimism or pessimism pre- dominates in this grand old coun- try, but when we read what is spent for hair tonics, beautifiers and reduction dopes we decide old man pessimism must be hoeing a hard row.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09
ALONG LIFE'S DETOUR
By SAM HILL

Something You Want None Of The more you have the more
 you want" Qpines old Ezra Hubbel. Is doubtless true of many things. 3ut it don't go for trouble"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09
He Wanted to Know

We'll said the doe. "if you have rheumatism there is only one thing to do and that is have your teeth out"
 Goodnight, doci" exclaimed the patient, does that mean I've got to keep these darn store. grinders in glass of water all day as well as all night?"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09
Which Reminds Us

We don't believe being a clerk in the ladies department of a shoe store has quite the kick in 1t that it used to, either.
 As the old bus driver said: Legs ain't no treat to us''-not anymore.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09

The La Toilette crowd in Wisconsin were only able to win Ii Wisconsin delegates against l2 for the Administration in the Republican pri- mary fight in that Slate. That would indicate that the La Foletetea slipping there under the leadership of Bob the younger The Oid Bob never let anything like that happen He inst took all the delegates from the Badger State
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09

Gov. Smith in November while they say those Republicans who vote for Senator Walsh or Senator Reed in the primaries expect to vote for the Republican nominee in the fall
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09

Fada Radio Sets and aceassor- ice, Columbia Monographs and records Radio Electro Co.,, Mar fin Lynch. Phone 429 adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09
Only Time Will Tell

We know Humpty Dumpty had great fall, but what we're more anxious to know is what kind of a spring and summer 1928 is going to have.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09
More or Less True

Nor did we ever expect to live to see the day when things girls wear that end six inches above
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09

The importance of sports may be exaggerated in America but long we're interested in the throwing Of baseballs we'll not have much trouble with throwing of bombs. Cincinnati Enquirer.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09
Interesting Information

Will Irons is seeking the office of Sheriff in Randolph County, Mo.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09
Add Definitions

Add Definitions Post Mortem The discussion that follows a bonehead play in bridge.
 And We Don't Mean Mehbe So Of girls that want the boyi5h lines Course there are some; But what the girls crave most,
 course, is
 The lads income.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09
Observation

Observations of Oldest lnhabitans
 Modern better wouldn't get much of thrill out of having hls sweetie throwing him kiss--and get, remember, fellers?
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09

After all, maybe the strange thing isn't that the G. 0. P. got much money from Sinclair, but that it gave so much ack.--tCincinnat En- qurer.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09

Bernard Shaw: "Broadcasting the House of Commons would be a frightful affiction to the nation That thought can be used when the suggestion of broadcasting Congress is again made Houston Chronicle)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09

The sweetest story of the season comes from the liner California, which MT. and Mrs. Ralph Sugar and Mir and Mrs. Lyle Honeyford sailed, the Captain being Commander H. A. T. Candy Seward Gateway.)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09

Not that Hoover couldn't take on vigorous personal campaign in addition to his 716 other jobs, more or less, but he isn't that breed.-- Detroit News)
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Spain reports a slump in the cork market indicating that the bootleggers don't age their stuff long enough to need cork Indianapolis News)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09

It begins to seem as if the Mason-Dixon line oils Star)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09

General Summerall says: Desire for peace does not insure it." Mo- and desire for a meal doesn't satisfy hunger, but it does start you toward restaurant Cincinnati Enquirer.)
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FIRE ALARM CALLS

Ia Third ans Franklin.
 !-i Front aud Franklin
 l-5 Front, near Ferry Way. l-s Front. opp. Film Exchange l7 Front. opp. City Wharf.
 IS Front. near Saw Mill.
 2.l Willousfb at Totem Gro 2-3 Willoughby. opr Cole Barn. 2-4 Front and Seward
 e-5 Front and Main.
 2-e Second and Main.
 2-1 Fifth anl Seward. 2-9 Fire Hall. 3-2 Gastineau and ttavL Way. 3-4 Second and Cola. 3-5 Fourth and Harris
 3-6 Fifth and Sold. 3-7 Fifth and East.
 3-S Seventh and Gold. 9-9 Fifth and Kennedy. Il Ninth, back of power house f-2 Calhoun, opp. Juneau Apts.
 4-3 Distin Ave, and Indian St. ] 4-5 Ninth and Calhoun.
 l-6 Seventh and Main. AZ Twelfth. at Northern L'dry.
 AS Twelfth and Willoughby. l 4-9 Home Grocery.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09

It has not been recorded that Harry Sinclair has discouraged Senator Borahs efforts to raise s16O,0o0 b reimburse him for money he gave the Republican National Committee
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09
The Ananlas Club

IHt HIdHIds IIuD
 No" said the clerk. T have 10 alarm clock. l enjoy working so much that I always wake up an hour before it is time to get ID in anticipation of the days dutiesl"
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09
Passing Observation

One member of the equine tribe the automobile has not bumped into oblivion is the dark horse.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09
POLITICS AND TAXES.

Why members of Congress should df-
 vide along political party lines on the
 question of tax reduction is inexplicable
 to the average citizen. There is no
 good reason why Democrats should hold
 out for total reduction of $2S9000,-
 00O while Republicans favor looping off
 only S225 ,O0O, 900. There is nothing in
 the teachings of Thomas Jefferson, the
 great exemplar of Democracy, to inspire
 Democrats to hold out for the larger
 figure The question of tax revision
 is economic and not poltical.-( Seattle
 Times)
 If the division in Congress over the extent of tax reduction were along party lines the Ad ministrat.on measure would have been passed two months ago The Republicans have ma jorty in both branches of Congress. The bill cutting taxes by 500 000,00O passed the House verwheming'y The Democratic Senators were ready to vote on the measure in January. The Adm 'nistrat,on leaders refused to permit the vote to be taken because of know ledge that the larger tax reduction measure would have passed by a very large majority and that the majority would consist of both Democrats and Republicans And many of the Republicans who agreed with the Democrats rather than Secretary Mellon on tax reduction very regular members oi the stand pat" variety Not only was that the case this year but it the last time the taxes were reduced Speaker Longworth mittee and others believed that Secretary Mel Ions deficit unwarranted
 MT Mellon has been very brilliant secre tary of the Treasury, but he has done some very wild guessing on Government income and deficits
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09
Hint to the Bores

Short skirts are popular,
 And it is my belief, Some speakers could be toe, If they would be as brief,
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09

In former days book beer signs gave us an lntimaton Of the approach of Spring - Boston Globe)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09

Overheard at an Evening Functica ''It's lucky that dame has an address.
 What do you mean9'
 Well, she's certainly shy of dress.,''
The Daily Alaska empire., 1928-04-09
Cynical DaI

Pa said Clarence. how do you spell dictator?'
 Wife" growled his dad
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-29

A NNABELLE appeared in her fathers
Office near closing time the ensuing
afternoon.
The rugs comet was the announce
nent she made
Eth, WHAT" stammered Gideon 1t
wasn't what he had expected her 10 tell
him--that something had come" He
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How Hard Is 1t?

FOR long time the average manu-
facturer was satisfied after tenn
perlng tool, TO find IL sufficiently hard
10 resist file. However, a tool NAV
nave been oyerheated in hardenins
thus reducing its percentage of carbon
and rendering ii more liable to break
age, as we'll as less capable of retain
ing Keen edge, while its ability Ia
resist file would be the same. The
ScIeroScope indicates the quality Of
steel before and after hardening sn
that any error in It's manufacture Is
very quickly detected.
Tool steel must be annesled cr
softened to a certain degree. before II
can be economically machined The
ScieroScope indicates at once whether
the piece Is soft enough To be properly
worked. In the making of large ouan
titles Of duplicate parts, therefore this
instrument is of tremendous value
me machine consists of small weight
or drop hammer sliding in glass tube
ana held at certain height by hooks
that are released by the pressure Of
a rubber bulb acting upon a specially
designed valve. The drop is eduipned
with a conical diamond point and
though Of itself the drop weighs about
40 grains, II gains sufficient momentum
IN falling To strike blow equal 10
100 pounds to the square inch. This
pressure is again tremendously multi
piled when ii is considered that the
area of the point Is but one-twenty-
-hundredth part of a square inch
and that In testing hardened steel only
about one-half of tile point can pene-
trate the surface because of its conical
shape. We have, therefore. one-five-
thouSandth Of square inch multiplied
by the measured impact of 100 pounds
giving thus a pressure Of 500 goo
pounds to the square inch exerted bv
the instrument on hardened steel As
the degree Of hardness is measured nv
the rebound Of the drop after striking
the piece tested, 1t is necessary that
the point should be of conieal shspS
In order that II shall slightly break
or penetrate the surface; otherwise the
rebound might in part indicate the rlr-
face elasticity. The height OF She -.
bound is indicated upon a scale.
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of the Milky Way, comprising a gre,
of 81 beautiful photographs bound 3,
a single volume This was the life-woT.
Of DR.. Edward E. Barnard. astronomc
of the Yerkes Observatory. This alta.
is unique in that it pictures and &C.
counts for $40 dark objects which spo
the luminous loneliness of the Milk
Way. 1t was long thought that these
splotches indicated empty spaces. where
nature didn't have enough of the mil
ky substance to I'LL in. But nature is
ample; she has an abundance of COS
mic substance and what was once
thought to be vacant space Is nov
considered to be ebony" nebulae. Our
lew conception of the Milky Way Is that
OF mass of milk mixed with ebony. =
The credit for this discovery must
so to DR.. Barnard. although he did not
hold this view when his famous atlas
was begun. But now there Is little
doubt that these dark clouds of ebony
nebulae" are clouds of dust finely diff
fused and serve TO blanket the white
brilliance behind them.
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Rogers Finds "Boloney' in News
Indignation Meetings Wasted, He Says
Because American People Never Made
Up Minds So Far in Advance.
Publicity Seekers.

He Is not at all spoiled. and is all Kid.
He is nut on flying. although he has
never been up. His folks wont let him
But ne knows more about Aviation than
any Aviator l ever talked with. He Is
simply mad about Planes. Engines, d.
mansions OF wings. records and Horse
power OF all the different engines Talk
about reading Movie Magazines! All
the way across on the train three DAYS.
ne would be of at every station getting
some aviation magazines, and all these
Wild flying stories. You know I guess
they have just about supplanted the
old Wild West things. A Horse moves
too slow for Kids nowadays Jackie and
ms father were going back 10 play on
the stage. His father has learned him
the dance routine and they have a great
act framed up He is a fine looking
strong healthy little fellow and he will
be success In these Taikies, for he has
good speaking voice You know we
all used 10 wonder what he would be
when he grew ZIP too big for those Baby
! parts. and everybody had an interest
| In him, for he was just about the cley-
crest kid that ever appeared on stage
/ or screen. Well / believe he is coming
out fine and will make very likable
manly and clever young man.
so that's that, and say speaking Of
! people that amount 10 something, did
! you remember readin a few weeks ago
| about the death down In Rogers, ARK
/ Of Tom Morgan Mayby that dident
| mean nothing 10 you and If you are
/ kinder an old timer and read a good
| deal why mayby II did mean something
| 10 you. Somebody Is always yapping
about being a Humorlst. Well this
| man WAS humorist. One of the best
| ones IN America. | venture 10 say he
| has written stuff that has made more
| people laugh than any man In America
He contributed loads Of stuff for years
10 Puck and Judge Well he lived In
| The Town where my wife lived and
had always been a friend OF their fam
| lily and she had always been especially
FOND Of him. ! first met him many
years ago on my pilgrimage6 there to
| see ner, He Was an old fellow then
but he had In the early days been on
the stage with the old Repertoire shows,
and kept up on show business Well,
WAS Just breaking In H., and I believe
he really helped me out with my wife,
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can manufacturer. The Bushnells,
however, will never know the differ
ence. l understand that rugs of this
size. of domestic weave. are not worth
more than three or four hundred dol
lars. A good joke on Gideon and his
avaricious women. who have only been
waiting for my demise to squander nv
estate. They'll probably put on all the
dog possible, thinking they've really
got something valuable. OF course,
you're not to tell them the truth.
Very cordially yours,
CATHERINE BUSHNELL"
The stenographer carried the letter
to her employer.
Something's wrong If this letters
true Mr. Richards" she exclaimed when
/ the attorney had identified it, i've
been In that swell home the Bushnells
have built on Magnolia terrace. Anna
bellies showed me the rug that started
them toward prosperity-having 1t, liv-
ing with it. And it's not an imitation
1t simply couldn't be. It's too beau
tiful"
Helen" said the employer. have
YOU any idea how much money I've
made from the Bushnell store chain
their leases and legal business-this
past four years."
mo; but it's lot, take it."
Nearly fifteen thousand, Helen. And
yet didn't do 1t for that 1 looked at
little Gideon that day I read him his
aunt's will, and I pitied him from the
bottom of my heart All he wanted
was something in his life to give him
incentive-awaken his pride
You didn't do what for money. Mr.
Richards?"
Put that bogus Oriental Of an &C.
centric woman on an upstairs floor and
saw that he got real one out Of my
collection. I rather think the Jokes on
old Miss Catherine"
The lawyer chuckled as he ripped w
the letter and dropped it in his basket
fake by fake.
tCopyright 1927
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their lives. Gideon Bushnell sat with
his consort of 80 ragged years.
I'VE come such long way, Josie"
the man said huskily, it'd seem like
tossin' 1t all away to let ourselves be
busted up n-n-now"
Il was just sort o. desperate. Giddy.
After all, it was for the girls and Joe
that I wanted 1.-THE money The girls
q you! I just couldn't bear to think
we had to live on Adams street always"
Il know, Josie. I've felt the same
mself."
"I'm-I'm-sorry, Giddv An Joes
such good boy. If I went of some
where's, I'd worry m'self sick-'bout his
help you. like / always helped you. I'll
tend store for you. SOIL the girls.
Wen all work--start all over an pitch
in like as if there'd never been any
so years wasted. waitin' for that money
| never bucked work. Gideon. 1t
was workin an workin' an never SEEM
in to get anywheres that made me so
frantic"
THE week that the seventh Bushnell
e. Son automobile accessory store
was opened Lawyer Richards stenog-
rapher found a letter misplaced in the
/ files. She read 1t curiously:
Dear Atty. Richards: Having dis
posed of all my other effects, In antici-
patton that my health may not sur
vive my forthcoming trip abroad. am
sending to your house today my So
called mandarin washed rug. I request
you take personal charge of it for me.
In case of my demise, it is to go to
those improvident relatives of mine
Gideon Bushnell and his family. / am
willing 1t to him that no one may know
how was swindled on 1t. the only time
in my life was worsted in bargain.
l bought it for a genuine Chinese
washed rug. but you can imagine my
chagrin later on discovering a label on
its lining 'Henkling a. Son. Hoboken.
N. j.. evidently the name of an Ameri-
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Hoops on Barrels.

lave YOU ever watched cooper as
Semhle the slaves OF a barrel ana
drive the hoops over them, one after
another, with series Of taps Slven
while ne walks round the caSks This
hand-hooping Is much more interestine
10 watch than the modern barrel-mak-
ing machine. which slides each hoop
into place with = single. powerful thrust
But even the latter Is waSteflll of time,
as IL has To be reset for each hoop
Now magnetism mas been called Into
service to reduce the time required
for assembling the casks. The hncns
for each end are slipped into truss
ms bell and are held I'm place hy
magnets So that they win not tilt and
catch ON the ends of the slaves while
the bell Is being forced down over the
assembled slaves. The result Is saw
ms az nearly two thirds OF the time
formerly required for setting un and
hopping
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BY WILL ROGERS.

YELL all know is just what /
read in the papers, and its
w been too hot to read lately,
and If ! did read there
wouldent be anything but
~Dry Democrats hold indignation meet
ing. are about 10 come out for somebody
beside Smith" or wet Republicans are
about 70 bolt for Smith and leave
Hoover high and dry" Now all that is
Q LOT Of Boioney the election Is not held
TIL November and American people
never MADE up their mind that far in
advance Of anything People collectively
ere as BID as individuals. they will DO
anything ~ the World 70 get their
ns!ne ~ tie paper So anything that
VIZ keep their Gang" before the pub
lsc noH or any time Is all o. r.
Hoover crossed the Continent in the
hottest weather IuSi 10 be told that he
vas nominated Smith didert do quite
80 had He tried 10 find the shady side
~ Brooklyn Bridge TO have the news
broke 10 him. Hoover went by and had
p talk with Coolidge where Calvin was
fishing for FISH without Goiter Or at
le2ef ia the early stages Of the affection
where they could swallow the hook.
He even went b. and bid Dawes
Goodby. Said he was sorry he cOuldent
keep him on the same capacity, but that
he would fix up some plan over in Eu-
rope that Charley could go over on.
Hoover cicent go by Topeka 10 see
Charley Curtis he figured ] viii see
en- 3uQl 0f him as il Is without purpose
~ hunting him up. ! passed through
Topeka the other day and they are all
mighty strong for Curtis, You know
they really have Two fine fellows for
Wee Presidential Candidates. ! hate
TO see either one Of them lose.
And oy the way 70 get away from
Politics and ali that HoOey. on that
train going east that trip was little
Jackie Co0gan hadent seen him In q
long time. and had wondered just like
BET BOT Of you have, What kind Of q
kic is he anyway" / had known his
father on the Vaudeville stage for years
snd its was good To renew old &C
0uantances with them. and WA
tickled 10 death with the Kid He b
n fine manly little fellow Just about
one ~ the brightest boys you eyei
talked 10 his age, which Is Is now.
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hundred bucks. besides payin' my
board, Do you know what I'm thinkin'?
There's a swell chance in this city for
chain of auto-accessory stores. A fell
Ter to the garage yesterday was tellin
about firm on the coast that started
in with one store seven years ago. Now
they got So"
TT was long past midnight when the
two returned home.
Where you been?" demanded Clara.
YOU still here?" her brother chaffed.
"Oh. Pa and me have been wanderin'
around the business section. Spottin'
vacant stores. We been planning to go
into the auto accessory business but
we'd always aimed to do 1t on Aunt
GATHERINGS capital N0w that we got
Stung. we'll 60 ahead and do it anyhow.
We gotta have house to go with our
rug. It's the kind o. rug that Just
hatchery has to have the right kind
o house around 1t. Where's MAJ"
Ma appeared at that moment. with
out hat or street wraps Also. the grips
had vanished from the hall You're
goin TO do WHAT" she demanded
family.
Joe sailed his cap into chair. PA
and me have decided 10 start a chain
o stores he repeated. And we're 60
ing to have for trademark that pic
ture O. the Magic Carpet seen in a
movie once--that flew through the air
and carried folks that owned 1t where
riches was awaitin' EN-"
At o'clock that morning lights
were still burning in the Adams street
tenement. Utterly oblivious of the
miracle he had helped to project. Joe
had gone to bed and was snoring
soundly. Clara and Annabelle were
likewise abed. though they had not
fallen asleep. The father and mother
heard the low drone of their voices
from above, interspersed with Joes
snorings.
On the battered old horsehair sofa.
that was much like themselves and
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for when he would see some little mem
ton in the Theatrical papers about me
land 1t would be mighty little too why
he would send or take them up TO
Betty. He WAS kinder my booster
had good deal of outside opposition
from some local and semi-local talent
and needed some aid that was con-
stantly on the ground. He was a queer
character He wouldent leave there
We used to try and get him 10 come
east and visit US, or 10 California but
he stayed right there. wrote all his stuff
just from what he read and his local
surroundings. But II was always origi-
nal, 1t was nobody's idea An old
Bachelor. lived TO himself II he had
gotten out and mixed with people and
had a chance 10 see all that was going
on with his queer turn Of describing
things, he would have raised quite
rumDis as q Writer. But 10 dident
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want to, and / don't much blame him
He had lot OF great friends among
writer's that he had never met, but who
liked and admired his stun. We will
miss his letters, for news and brief
ness and humor they coulden't be beat
He was SIS at death He left his home
and some fifteen thousand dollars. He
had no near relatives, so his will dis
tributed II around to people who had
befriended him. He died as l think
he would have liked too. He saw all
he wanted to see He did what he
wanted 10 do. He had his life. he had
his laugh, he was satisfied, and when
you are satisfied you are successful
For that's all there Is To success is sat-
iafaetion. Now you kids all know
Jackie CooRan, But You old time read
ers will always remember the name
Tom r. Morgan, We've lost Humorist.
tcopyfight. l91a.l
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-27

Best mattresses on earth at J. L. Graef.
Seward daily gateway., 1928-07-27

Don't overlook hearing the new ''Okeh" records at Sylvia's. You'll be surprised.