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The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-14
CALL FOR DEMOCRATIC
 DIVISIONAL CONVENTION

Pursuant to direction of the Chair. man of the Democratic Territoria, Committee of the Territory of AL aska, and after consulting with the members of the Democratic Di- visional Committee of the First Division of the Territory of Alaska I, as Chairman of the Democratic Divisional Committee for the First Division of the Territory of Alaska hereby call Democratic Divisional Convention to be held at Peters burg, Alaska, at twelve o'clock noon Friday the 20th day of November 1881, for the purpose of nominat- ing candidates for a full legislative ticket, electing a full divisional committee consisting of seven mem- bers, electing fifteen delegates to the Democratic Territorial Conven- tion to be held the 18th day of January, 1882, at Fairbanks, Alaska and to transact such other and further business as may properly come before said Divisional Con- vention, and direct that caucuses be held in all the election precincts of the First Division to elect dele gates to the Divisional Convention called as aforesaid to be held at Petersburg, Alaska, and hereby direct the precinct committeeman to call caucuses for said purpose, and that at least days public notice be given stating the time when and the place where such caucus is to be held.
 The various precincts are en- titled to the following number of delegates to the said Divisional Convention, to-wit:
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-14
PURE FOOD LAW CHANGES STATUS
 OF CANNED FOODS.

Twenty-Five years ago. before the Federal pure food law passed, people looked upon canned foods with suspicion. Dishonest and careless can- ners not only gave honest canners unfair compe- tition, but also tended to give the entire canning industry a bad reputation, says w. G. Campbell, Chief of the Federal Food and Drug Administration. Many people thought canned food would ruin American cooking. Factory foods, they said, could equal those put up by the housewife.
 All this has changed. Today the housewife can buy canned foods of excellent quality and they are relatively cheap Canned fruits vegetables, soups. fish, and shefish recognized important parts of the well-planned meal. And, with the aid of the can opener, madam can serve canned foods of many varieties from all parts of the world, every day.
 When the Federal food and drug act was made effective in 1907 violations common in the canning industry. Honest manufacturers had to compete with those who habitually sackfilled their Water handy substitute for food, and the pumps did flush business in many canneries. Low grade partially decomposed, products were occasionally packed. The of artificial color or chemical preservatives was common The consumer paid the bill and the ethical canners reputation suffered along with that of the shyster.
 Paying for 8, 12, and 25 per cent of excess water in cans of vegetables and shelfish a gen. eration ago, the consumer subjected to a water tax" of several cents a can. This might readily have run into millions of dollars year had not the enforcers of the food and drugs act put a stop to "slack-fling"
 By limiting the amount of water allowed in canned foods. well by requiring the container to be a true index of the amount of food packed officials of the Food and Drug Administration believe that the food and drugs act has done more to give the housewife her moneys worth in canned food than by any other single project they have conducted.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-14

horse upon which international lottery schemes Ire based. It is just illegal to carry advertise nents write-ups of rallies conducted for the benefit of the missionary, the minister, the church any other person or institution. The Empire has endeavored to live up to requirements of the law in the past and has on a number of occasions failed to stories telegraphed it by the Asso- cated Press about the Irish and other sweepstakes It has had to reject stories and advertisements concerning local raffles and nearly always they were for some good It will have to con- tinue to do so in the future, regardless of the worthiness of the and the news value some of them might possess Other newspapers have not been so scrupulous in this matter, but in the light of the recent official warning issued by Postal authorities in Washington, it is not likely any newspapers will again carry these stories and run the risk of having the editions in which they appear being barred from the mails
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-14
''3O'' FOR ALL LOTTERY PUBLICITY.

After having failed in its own behalf to stop publicity for the big Irish sweepstakes and other horse lotteries, the Ulu-ed States Government has called on and obtainad from the Associated Press. United Press and International News Service cooperation in ending this sort of news matter The Federal statute against lottery publicity is ironclad in its provisions. It forbids the use of mails for any publication which carries any sort of publicity for lotteries paid advertisements or free matter. Thus newspaper carrying the news stories sent out by the several press associations about some of these big horse races in the past two or three years was subject to being denied mailing privileges
 Nor does the statute stop at such things as
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-14

All citizens of the United States residing in the Territory who will have resided continuously in the Territory one year and will be 21 years of age or over by the time the next general election is held, and who are able to read and write the English language as pro- vided by law, or have legally voted at the general election of Novem- Der 4, 1924, are qualified electors at said caucuses. All delegates tc
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-14
FUNERAL RITES
 ARE HELL D FOR
 CAPT. T|BB|TS
Services in Catholic Church and Interment m Ever
 green Cemetery

Funeral services for the late Capt. Charles E. Tibbits, who died early last week, were held this morning in the Catholic Church of the Nativity. Rev. w. G. LaVas- suer, pastor conducted the rites.
 Pallbearers were J. L. Gray, John Beck Frank A. Metcalf, William R. Garster, Edward Jones and J.. A. Davis.
 Interment was in Evergreen cem- ctery.
 Mrs. Alice Wilde, sister of Capt. Tibbits, arrived in Juneau from Petersburg this morning in time for the funeral.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-14

the Divisional Convention called for Petersburg, shall be elected by the caucuses in accordance with the foregoing call. Delegates thus elected to the said Divisional Con- vention may be represented by proxy, and if unable to attend the Convention in person, may and should appoint proxy by letter or telegram.
 Dated this 10th day of October, 1881.
 SIMON HELLENTHAL, Chairman - Democratic Divisional Committee for the First Division of the Territory of Alaska. adv
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-14
AT THE HOTELS

Gastineau Mrs. V. A. Paine, Rake; Mrs. O. E. Wilde, Entrance Island
 Alaskan M. Martinez, Petersburg; J. O. Berg, A. 4. Nelson, George Hig- gins, Tenakee; John Higgins, Du- pont; A. T. Garbonea, Funter; D. Wenthrob, J. N. Butts, George Clemens, Juneau.
 Zynda Mrs. Henry Lustro, Pybus Bay; Charles A. Hawthorne, Portland Ore. Capt. and Mrs. E. l.. Hun ter, Juneau.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-14
ATTENTION-ODD FELLOWS

Regular meeting of Silver Bow Lodge No. PA will be held at Odd Fellows Hall on Thursday, October 18th, commencing at 7:30 p. m. sharp. Work in the initiatory degree. A large attendance is de- sired Visiting brethren always vel come.
 E. A. JOHNSON. adv. Noble Grand. Old papers for sale at The En-
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-14

There is certainly one thing which has reflected to Aaskas credit from the recent Lindberghs flight publicity throughout the world Papers are being received in every mail by The Gateway from former visitors to Alaska and from subscribers in the States all of which play up the Lindys hop and brief Alaska stay For which we give thanks-(Seward Gateway)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-14

Agriculture, says writer, will ask Congress Tor a bigger and better dollar Lots of us would like to have bigger dollars and more of them either better
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-14

During his absence from the spotlight take 1t that Senator Jim Watson is hunting the answer to his prophecy that the Hawley- y-Smoot tariff would at once carry to the peak of prosperity (Atlanta Constitution)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-14

All of thls talk about Federal sales tax would sound more honest if it labeled buyers tax" for in the end it will be the buyer who pays it.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-14

If the depresson's don't burn it isn't be- cause it isn't being talked aboutl-(Cincinnat En- quirer)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-14

If the jingoes keep on talking and planning for the next war" they may not have long to wait-(Anchorage Tmes)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-14

Old papers for sale at The Elm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-16

when flying and her coloring is so ex-
quisite that, once having been seen, she
is not easily forgotten. She makes swift
flights of short distances. Watch her
as she comes near. Once She has set
tied, search for her where you will, I'M
less she again spreads her wings right
before you, the chances are you Will not
be able to find her.
The reason for this is that her wings
are so marked underneath they initiate
perfectly dead leaves She folds her
wings tightly together, settles herself
and appears to grow out OF the twig.
From the tail to the wing tip is prom
inent riblike vein. which is just the
size and color of the midrib of the leaf
The branching veins Of the wings sinu-
late the leaf veins. The hind wings
end in little tail, which forms the
stalk of the leaf
The canny butterfly alights on a
nearby tWig and the hollow margins
Of the forewings at the base tend to
conceal her head, which is very small
The long, slender antennae, with slight
club tips. are held back and hidden
between the folded wings. The under
sides of the wings are speckled or
clotched with greyish-brown, rustic or
ochre The ground color is always in
perfect harmony with the surrounding
dead leaves.
The outside colors Of the wings are
blues and puppies. The forewings are
crossed with a ribbon of rich Grange.
The body is robust and pale blue. the
legs are slender and usually brown, the
eyes naked.
The eggs are dark green and not very
large They are ribbed with lines of
creamy yellow. About five days after
being placed on their food plant they
hatch into tiny, black, shiny caterpil-
lars, with dark brown, glossy heads.
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Handwriting
What 1t May Reveal.
BY MILDRED MoCKABEE.


THIS writing is noticeable because
OF its unchanging slant Be-
cause this slant is very decided,
Il we may expect to find an emo
tional writer. She is probe bly, q
very sympathetic person to whom her
friends come to pour out their troubles
They would feel sure that she would
not be bored, but would give them any
possible aid
| Apparently this Is the writing of q
careful person. She would never take
risks, but would prefer the safe, sure
course. Probably her life is definitely
planned and varies little from one year
to the next. Though this would worry
some people, she would prefer this repe-
tition to making change. Likewise, it
would be difficult for her to change
fixed ideas or opinions. Once convinced
of the right or wrong of matter, no
amount OF evidence would sway her. For
this reason she probably follows lines
OF behavior learned when a child
Though the world and its customs may
be different, she seemingly prefers the
old order.
She would be particularly adapted for
work where an exact system must be
followed. In handling money she could
be trusted without fear of making mis-
takes. Account keeping, with its multi
tuulIlOuS SInal QeCallS, would De 1alCh-
fully performed by her.
She should force herself to try to
make new contacts. Though she may
have Travelled, she probably always Wis
tied the same places. New scenes would
afford stimulation. Though she might
not enjoy new experiences at first, they
would tend to broaden her and soften
her viewpoint. It seems that eventually
she would learn to like this different
life.
She need not 60 far from home in
order to find new and strange things.
BY visiting little-known parts of her
cwn city and nearby country, she might
accomplish this. She should try to un-
derstand different people. Although her
friends may enjoy her sympathy, people
unlike her type may arouse only an
tagonism in her.
Note-Andlysis OF handwriting IS not
DestigGtorS. but all agree it is interesting
and lots Of fun. The Star presents the
Gbope feature in that spirit
II you tcish to have your writin0
ondirzed send q sample to Miss MockG-
bee. care OF The Star. along with a
2-cent stamp. II DtH be either inter
preted in this column or you tofu receive
handwriting dndlvsis chart mitch you
wiI fnd an interesting study.
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quickly If that happened often enough.
A girls resentment toward the women
who are rude to her is greater than
TIE. &c the woman who doesn't buy.
1t seems silly to say to you that you
ought not to be rude to salespeople
But 1t seems to me that most women
show their worst aspects when they're
shopping.
In a lovely shop in Los Angeles the
saleswoman told me that among her
customers were several movie stars who
dress up deliberately in the films and
at parties. To purchase these elabo-
rate clothes they come to the store in
the morning wearing q soiled sweater
and skirt. Their hair is not combed
and their faces not only have no make
up, but are hardly washed. This
seems fantastic and impossible, but I
have seen some of them.
A girl in another store told me that,
for her. all customers fall into two
classes when they buy dresses-those
who wiggle about before mirror and
those who strut about And she says
that she Is terribly weary Of both wig
Cling and strutting. True. this girl is
conceited and reSents bitterly having
to sell to other women. She wants to
wear them-not sell them.
There Is one excuse for women who
aren't so agreeable as they might be
when they're buying clothes. Most Of
us, when we look in full-length mir
ror, get blue and depressed. Our eyes
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-16
Scarf Attached With Buttons
BY MARY MARSHALL.

piece it in the center If you do not
want to buy a piece as long as this.
Simply make narrow machine stitched
hem along the sides and one end of
the scarf, or finish with a hand rolled
hem. Finish the unhemmed end with
facing an inch or more in width, so
as to provide substantial place for
your buttons. and then along the side
of the dress where the scarf is attached
make the necessary number of button
holes.
Buttons, you know, are very much
used this season. A new wool crepe
dress has simple v neckline. with but
tons placed at intervals about one md
q half inches apart all around the neck.
In dress with surplice closing you
may have buttons round the collar and
down the side closing.
Copyright, 1879
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-16
BY HELEN WOODWARD,

get hollow. We get tired and we hate
the image which faces us in the mir
ror. This makes us hard to satisfy
and sends US home with severe head
aches.
There are exceptions, of course. A
girl who is rather vain. or very beau
tiful, doesn't get depressed when she
sees herself &: @E mirror, no mat
ter how unuecoming are the clothes she
is trying on
But I am getting away from what
started to say, which is that you who
are working for living yourself ought
to remember that 1t is unfair to q sales
woman for you to shop without mean
ing to buy. When you make her waste
her time on you, she loses other sales
and that means she loses her Job. 1t
may be good exercise for her to lug
around clothes for you. but I'm sure
she knows better ways Of !seeptng thin.
(CopyriEbt, iesil
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Caviar on Toast.

Squeeze the juice of half an onion
over eight slices of buttered toast from
which the crusts have been trimmed.
Spread with caviar, using two cans.
Over this pour sauce made by melting
two tablespoonfuls of butter and blend
ing in two tablespoonfuls of flour until
it forms smooth paste. Gradually add
one pint of milk, stirring to prevent
Jumps, then stir in half a pound of
grated American cheese and one small
can of mushrooms from which most of
the juice has been drainedA Add a
pinch of salt. Pour over the caviar on
toast. Paprika and pimento may be
added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-16

Two rows of warts on each side OF the
body, with one hair sprouting from the
center. make the baby look much larger
than he really is. Three days old and
they are too fat for their first clothes.
The hairs are replaced by spines, which
are a yellowiSh buff at the base.
With the third suit they have hand
some outfit. They seem vain and are
forever tidying up. They comb their
spines with their hind legs and Jaws.
The last change gives hairy, yellowish
coat with reddish Spines.
1t now constructs a cocoon in which
tC hang and 10 days later another lovely
Kallima emerges from its cradle. She
spreads her crumpled wings and f1ys
away.
Fifty or more of these butterflies will
alight upon a dead branch and clothe
it AS there are no two butterflies
marked alike, it is indeed difficult to
find the clever imitator.
(Copyrigkt, 1917
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-16

Remove the crusts from one loaf Of
sandwich bread. Cut the slices thin
lengthwise and spread with softened
butter. Then spread with a filling made
from cream cheese softened with cream
or salad dressing and mixed with
chopped parsley. Roll up each slice
like Jelly roll. Cover with a damp
cloth and let stand for q while, then
slice thin. -
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To protect the top of the blanket
which came close to the sleeper, she
usually spread a sheet over the blanket.
Many women are dcing this lately They
have used blanket protector strips and
liked them, but the sheet is often
preferable. It shows white through a
semi-transparent spread.
OF course, the sheet must be the
full length. 108 inches. No sheet, in
Nancy's opinion, should ever be pur-
chased if it is shorter than that.
In buying blankets Nancy weighed
the advantages and disadvantages of
double versus single blankets
Single ones are easier to handle cas-
fer to shake when taking them out on
the airing porch. But single ones do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-16
Baked Fig Custard.

Wash one pound of dried figs, cut
them in halves, and stew them. Butter
a baking dish and put the figs in it
with the seed side upward. Stir half a
cupful of flour into two cupfuls of milk
add two tablespoonful of sugar and
four eggs well beaten. and cook the
mixture until 1t begins to thicken, then
pour it over the figs and bake until
done.
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NANCY PAGE
Winter Bedding Includes
Blankets and Sheets.
BY FLORENCE LA GANKE.
By FLORENCE LA GANKE.

Linen sheets are ccol on hot night.
Cotton ones are fairly so. But on a
Winter night they are both positively
icy. Accordingly most housewives, like
Lois and Nancy, used blankets on the
bed.
But that did not mean sheets were
put. away for the Winter.
Nancy liked to put bcttom sheet
on the bed, tucking it under at top
and bottom for full inches. Then
over this she put the blankets.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-16
Custard in Ramekins.

Beat three eggs and add three cupfuls
of milk and six tablespoonfulS of sugar,
and any favoring preferred. Pour this
mixture into ramekins. Place the rame
kins in shallow pan nearly filled with
water, and bake in a moderate oven
until the custard is firm in the center
This takes about 20 minutes. This will
fill about four ramekins.
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LOII1cT uledIlS ulOIc
to them than a
sale. Not that a
girl is willing to
stand all day long
and not sell any
thing, or that she
has any particular
delight in pulling
down mountains of
goods to show and
t h e n h We you
walk away without
buying. She would
lNwA hAr S4A yNrnkkwv
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Knife Handles

Knife handles that get loose may be
made firm again by maxim ga stiff paste
Of powdered alum and water and filling
the shaft of the knife with it. Insert
the blade and leave until quite dry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-16
They Wiggle or They Strut.

The girl behind the counter wants
to sell goods to her customer. But that
isn't all she wants. The girls tell me
that courteous treatment from q Gus
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-16

IC has appeared on numDer
of new dresses and is likely to appear
on a good many more before many
weeks have passed. But it is not neces-
&Arv for you to buy dress with this
ecarf arrangement when it is such
simple thing to add a scarf in this way
to dress that you already possess and
that stands in need of a new touch of
thinning.
The scarf does not have to become a
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n A T i II E S
C. IL ID II E n
BY LILLIAN COX ATHEY.
Illustrations by Mary Foley.
CLXIV.
DEAD-LEAF BUTTERFLY.
KaIIima Inachis.

NY FAR the most famous of dead
u leaf imitators is the Kallima
N butterfly Of India. She is so
IL clever that. in order TO catch
her, you must bait her with
sugar or stake beer. She seeks the sap
from trees, too. Drinking deeply at the
fount she has found. she loses all sense
of danger, and in this way she becomes
another addition to the collectors box.
1t is almost impossible to detect her
once she has settled among the dead
leaves. She is a very beautiful creature
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-16
JOLLY POLLY
A Lesson in English.
By JOSEPH J. FRISCH.

M. H. B.-"Nothing is worse" is the
required form. Worser, although at one
time in good use, is now regarded as
a vulgarism. The word has been used
since 1895 and occurs frequently in the
works Of such authors as Shakespeare.
Southey, Burns, Whateley, Dickens and
DiSraeli,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-11-16
The AMERICAN
WOMAN
lacks only one charm

SHE has taken the special charm of
every nation and made it her own.
Allure, culture, chic and grace are
hers. But her complexion does not
rival the breath-taking loneliness of
Englishwomen's -. the most ia
NOUS complexions in the world! And
for fourteen decades Pears Soap has
guarded them!
The rich lather of this translucent
soap brings delicate, natural color to
the skin. Get a cake and watch your
complexion glow with new radiance.
At all drug and department stores,
wherever toilet goods are sold, Pears
Soap, unscented, 15f. Scented, but
trife more.
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not keep the feet as warm, since they
may pull out at the foot of the bed.
Nancy knew enough to buy her
blankets from a reputable store. She
choose all wool Of good brand. Half
cotton and wool are heavy and not very
warm. She was particular to look at
the binding. A cheap ribbon binding
will shrink when blankets are washed
and will wear out long before the
blankets are discarded. Occasionally it
pays, Nancy found out. TO rebind the
blankets when purchased
(CoDyrIght, 1891
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r ERE is a new way to arrange
j scarf, and it is such a simple
trick that we wonder why no
Il one ever thought of it before.
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ALAN Ed BLEND

discovered after two years of painstaking re-
search, makes Certified Wheat Bread = the
successor to whole wheat bread-more easily
digested, and far more delicious
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3 scarf dces not have DO become q