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The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-02
Good evening.
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"A SMILES THE THING"

Good evening.
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 THE GROUND HOG To crawl between the sheets at night
 Just makes me want to weep; The body gets an awful shock
 And cuddles in heap. Then one leg dares to sally forth,
 But comes back in leap And snuggles near the warmer one
 While I try counting sheep. This thing has gone on now for
 weeks
 Two months-or is it three; And now that I'm most frozen through
 make this little plea. We cannot rule the weather,
 Nor make the old sun shine; But please, dear Mister Ground Hog. Don't look behind this time. -Greta. Editor of Day by Day.: I am a constant reader of your column and I must say I enjoy it. But since the |team Lonely Lii" and "Homely Bill' are in, it certainly makes it more interesting than ever I wonder if you will please print the enclosed poem I have written about them. l thank you.-Betty of Washington Hill. TO LONELY I'LL AND IOMELY BILL
 Dear Homely Bill, if I were you. Do you know what I would do, I'd ask dear Til out some night, And gosh dear Bill, please treat her right. In these crazy days. it's hard to find, A girl of dear old Lily's kind. So take my tip, here's what to do, Tell Til that she was made for you. In every tale that's ever told, You'll always find some william bold. To "P. U. Joc," pay no attention Bill, But stand u,) strong, for our LOne- Iy Lii Now start to-day. dear old Bill. To win the heart of Lonely Lil, And if you do. just let me say, I'll write you a poem in "Day by Day" -Hetty of Washington Hill. i "Lonely Lil,'' is certainly getting plenty of support. Now our friend "Greta" steps up and iambics in this l fashion: TO LONELY LII o, Little Lady. Let you and I. Sit tight and see .... Whats up and why. With Lonely Lily. And Homely Bill There'H De spill. For P. U. Joe. Is a crab I know, So let you and l Hush up and go slow. -GRETA. | And now newcomer enters the love triangle, none other than Gus tave Wind. And here's what he has to say:
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-02
TO LONELY LII

Whats the matter, Lonely Lil If wanted. my name I'll mention, Are you sore at lIOmcly Bill? We'll pay him no attention. Now Plastercd Ann is after Bill. And Bill is after Joe, Dan is after Billy too. I'm after you, you know. If another chap horns in here, Well let him take this tip, I'll just close my fingers LiI, And then just let it rip. -GUSTAVE WIND. (And all the while Lonely Lil re- mains silent. We haven't heard from her in several days. Come on Lil you must be composing special number by the looks of things-The Ed.)
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 The man who decides to keeI pigeons for a living probably has a birdseye view of life.
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 The man who goes for a larl generally finds Old Crow.
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 The finger of scorn is often pointed through the hand of CO., incidence.
 If your husband objects to rubber plant in the house it's per haps due to the fact that he's los heavily in rubber stock.
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 ANn SO TT GOES
The Waterbury Democrat., 1931-02-02

And now newcomer enters the love triangle, none other than Gus tave Wind. And here's what he has to say:
The Nome nugget., 1931-11-07
Nome Democrats Fire Opening
 Gun of Campaign

Last Monday night meeting If Democrats took place at the -ity hail at which time the first gun in tte 1892 campaign was ex~ ploded. The meeting was called by Divisional Chairman Hugh O'Neill who stated the reason for the call of the meeting which was for the purpose of electing d full terri torial ticket at the next election.
 The first order of business was the nomination and election of a secretary. of the convention meet ing. NJ Jacbos gaard and A. Bahlke were nominated for this import ant post. and after balloting 1t was found that MT. Bahlke won
The Nome nugget., 1931-11-07

by one vote, and was thereby de- clared elected and took his seat during the balance of the meeting
 The next order of business was nomination and election of dele gates to the Democratic Terri torial Convention 10 be held at Fairbanks after January first. The following were nominated and de clared elected Thomas Gaffney. A. Bahlke. Guy Mish. Jack Divine. B. w Nelly Mrs. H Grant, Jack Solomon, and Tolbert Scott.
 The next order was he appoint ment of d Divisional Commit ee, upon motion the old members of this committee were reappointed, and the chair given power to aD- point members 10 fiji any vdcan- Cics thlt may exist The commit tee to meet at the ,fices of Hugh O'Neill to prepare their proxies which was agreed that they be sent to J J Connors, the Territor- ial National Committeeman. B. w Nelly was reelected treasurer.
The Nome nugget., 1931-11-07
stored For Winter.

All of the lighterage equipment of the Lomen Commercial Co, us ed this past season in the discharg ing of passengers and freight from the boats from the states, and the loading of same <fth products of this country. is now stored in win ter quarters. The tugs and bars- es have been pulled up onto the ways. and the highline transfer has been taken down andA stored OF the dock The wharfafe stor- age quarters are being covered in to prevent the drifting of snow on to the big dock.
 It was a very successful season. and little occurred to hinder the company from loading and unload ing the vessels at Nome with the greatest amount of speed and eff fciency
 Two new barges' are to be
The Nome nugget., 1931-11-07
LOCAL NEWS
Planning Entertainment and Dance .irlnistiCe Day.

Plans are under way for the observation of Armistice Day, next Wednesday, November llth.
 According to plans announced an entertainment and dance will be given On that evening from 9:30 pm. to 12:&0 am. under the auspices of the Thomas Alfred Ross Jr., Post No 9. American Leg ion at the A. E. Hall. There will Ne musical numbers. talks and other entertainment features.
 District Attorney Leroy Nj. Sull- ivan will give the address.
 E will be free to the public which is invited tl attend this celebration of the day on which the world war came to an end.
The Nome nugget., 1931-11-07

built this winter for the Lomen Commercial Company. the lumber having been shipped in by them on the last voyage of the steam CT Baldwin from Seattle. A good aspect of the matter will be that the entire construction work on these barges will be done by Nome or local labor, thus helping in d big way those who remain here during the winter months
The Nome nugget., 1931-11-07

The Catholic Missionary plane is now frozen in, on pontoons, at Lake MiHshumina at the head of t1e Kantishna River. according to reports received. It was purpose ly left to freeze in, we understand So that when snow came it would be Ju. si2 pie job to change to skis and resume the flights sched uled for this winter IL is also reported that Brother Geo. Feltes is at present in Anchorage. await ing the time when work can com meEce on the plane. The Bellenca plane with Father Woodley is now at Fairbanks. where the plane is stored in the hangar of the Alas kan Airways. We have no infor- mation as to when Brother FelteS is due 10 fly tc Nome or this sec. ton.
The Nome nugget., 1931-11-07
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD EJECT OFFICERS

Last night, November 9th, in the club rooms of the Arctic Broth erhood, this coming years board of officers was elected. and plans laid for this coming year.
 A unanimous ballot was east for the following:
 Arctic Chief . - ] S Stangroom Vicc-A. Chief - -- Geo Hellerich Arctic Chaplain .- C w Thornt0r Arctic Recorder Carl Glayinovich Keeper of Nuggets A F Wright Trustees:
 4 $ Kemp
 Guy Mish
 w II Cameron
 w 4 Oliver
 N'm Arthurs
 A meeting was called for nert Friday evening. Nov ambe' 18th at hich time the newly elected of ncers would be installed
 Another feature of the meetir 7 tc take place next week will be 1Ge commencement of the baseball season for 1882 Tentative plans formulated last night seem to in cate :hat each Wednesday even ing beginning January 9th, exhibi- ton baseBalI games will be play ed in the A. B. Hall. between the four teams now comprising the northern Alaska lea ague-Comme"- cialS Nome team, Hammon team and the Federal team.
The Nome nugget., 1931-11-07
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

IN THE PROBATE COURT FOR THE CAPE NOME PRECINCT, TERRITORY OF ALASKA. SEC OND DIVISION.
 In the Matter of the Estate of WILLIAM S. HAMMOND. deceas- ed
 NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the undersigned G. R. Jack son, has been appointed by the above entitled court. administrator of the estate of William s. Ham mond, deceased.
 All persons having claims against the estate of said deceased, are hereby required to present the same duly verified to the under signed administrator of said es- tate at Nome. Alaska, within six months from the date of this mo- tice
 Dated at Nome, Alaska, the 7th day of November, 1881. G. R. JACKSON, Administrator. Publish-Nov 2. l4, 21, 2s, Dec 5, 1881.
The Nome nugget., 1931-11-07
TERR. COM. EMIGRATION
 KELLER VISITS SCHOOLS
 IN SECOND DIVISION

w. K. Keller. Territorial Com Nissicner of Education. who ar rived at Nome from Juneau via Seattle on the last north bound trip of the steamer Victoria, has been investigatins the territorial schools tAruuut the Seward Penin- sula.
 After an inspection of the Nome public school. MT. Keller believes that the local school is doing very good work for the number nf teachers employed and equip ment on hand Mir Keller states nc advised the school board as to the inadequacy of the library. due to it's lack of being kept uptodate with modern literature He also recommended improvements in the heating plant and the instala- tion of covered stairway type uf fire escapes on the outside of ithe building.
 Plans For Regional Schools
 Commissioner Keller said that plans are heinz formulated where 1 hN certain number of Regional schools may be established thru out the territory. to make high school education available in those regions m which that schooling is not offered at present If the next legislature approves the plan Mir. Keller said. Nome will be made center for this class of school
 Mr Keller visited Candle, ko;- zebue, kiana Teller. Haycock Golovin territorial schools and finds that school work is progress
 tr all these communities and the enrolment increasing. and in general the school outlook very satisfactory.
 He left via plane yesterday for Fairbanks, and will go to Mar shall where a new building is l planned for next year. He will travel to Bethel and make an in vestigation of the schools turnout the Kuskokwim section; later he will cover the railroad belt and Copper River section; thence re- turn to Juneau about the middle of December.
The Nome nugget., 1931-11-07
Free Fur Marketing Service

which. since 1925, has en- abled many thousands of tEappers to obtain more fur money. Learn now how the Worlds Largest Store can help you-write tor Johnny Muskrat s new book today!
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-06
PANGBORN AND HERNDON WIN.

In spanning the Pacific Ocean between the Orient and the United States, Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon accomplished feat that will live in the annals of the conquest of the air. Among all of the great accomplishments of aviation in 193l- regarded the greatest year in the history of fly ng-none stands out more boldly than this. The Pacific Ocean has been crossed by airplane before but a nonstop flight until these two flyers who have had more than their share of trouble since they started out weeks ago to try for 6 new globe circling record made the hop
 The elements against them in their original effort Disappointed in it, they changed their plans enroute datoured to Japan and landed in Japanese jail, from which they escaped by paying a fine That they persevered and finally succeeded in flying from Japan to the United States without stop is proof of their courage and determination. In ing the Pacific they taking a desperate chance gambling against a partially unknown route and uncertain weathe. conditions. And after they had negotiated the course and braved the weather, not the easiest part remained to be done-landng with out landing gear. Here too the chances were against them coming down without serious mishap possibly death both unless whatever gods avators with them in the landing, but it took, also the same sort of skill that it required to make the flight
 They gambled with death, and It is gratifying to Americans that it so--that Ameri- flyers first spanned the Pacfic-and no ont will envy them whatever rewards of glory money that comes to them result. They deserve al they get of either
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-06
THEY MAY HAVE SOME SIGNIFICANCE.

The Federal Census Bureau continues to digest the of statistics it accumulated last year in it's decennial enumeration of the population of the United States. It has just announced some inter- esting facts regarding divorce and marriage In the decade from 1921 to 1880 divorces in this country doubled in number compared to the previous To- year period climbing from 5o8,588 to 1O62 726 In the period marriages increased six-tenths of one per cent
 Just what the lesson to be derived from. these figures may be depends somewhat the viewpoint of the studying them. To some they will reflect the jazz age and it's "demoralzing influence To others they merely tend to show that the marriage tie is not the roncad, nonbreakabe contract of the Victorian the hand, and that it is no longer the only goal offered to for attain ment. Whatever the cause the divorce rate in- creased 100 per cent. in the past decade while the marriage rate failed to keep with the rate of growth of population, which is food for thought.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-06
THE GOLD STANDARD.

The gold standard, discussed since last week than any time since the famous Free Silver campaigns of the late William Jennings Bryan, brought to the fore because of its suspension by England, Norway Sweden and Denmark is the basis of the monetary system of the United States that adopted in 1900 ending the hectic fight bimetallism.
 In effect. it means that the Government guar antees that goods, products and services may be exchanged for gold or gold equivalent. In this coun- try the unit of value fixed at gold dollar which the law defines 25.8 grains of gold 0900 fine equal to 232 grains of pure gold The Government has dollar for dollar eligible paper for all cur rency in circulation Adoption of the standard followed various systems since 1796 That year Con- gress adopted silver standard and defined the unit as silver dollar containing 37564 grains of purs silver. In 1792 two units adopted-one of gold containing PATS grains of pure gold and silver dollar containing 37l 25 grains of pure silver The ratio of gold to silver was to fifteen and both were legal tender
 Various changes were made from time to time in the ratios until the gold standard abandoned during the Civil War Congress in 1873 adopted a gold standard making the gold dollar the unit Of value with 25S grains of gold o9Oo fine In 1878 Congress provided silver dollars should be legal tender The act of 1900 establishing the gold standard also provided that nothing in the act should affect the legal tender quality Of the silver dollar or other Federal money The law now guar antees that all currency checks issued by the Government any bank will be paid in gold upon csmand of the person holding the currency or checks Silver certificates are redeemabe in silver Gold because of its weight is not much in demand in everyday business transactions
 Gold certificates issued by the Treasury are passed out only for their equivalent in god-that
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-06

LOUISVILLE, HS., oct. 6.-Mrs. Ann.s Fellows Johnston, aged 68 years, noted author, is dead at her home in Pewee Valley, near here, where she had spent her declining years.
 Mrs. Johnston was born in Evans vile, Ind, May IS, 1863. Her par ents were the Rev and Mrs. Albion Fellows. After attending the Evans vile public schools she studied at the University of Iowa in 1881-l882. She was married to William L. Johnston in 1888 in Evansville. Her husband died in 1892, leaving three children, John, Mary and Rena, by a former marriage Only one of them, Mary, survived Mrs. John ston.
 Beginning her literary work shortly before her husbands death, Mrs. Johnston wrote almost con- tinually until 1929, when she fin ished the Land of the Little Col onel," in which she depicted many incidents of her own life. Her first book was Big Brother" a chil- dren's story, in 1892. Prior to that time she had contributed to mag azines and had written many short stories
 Her frequent visits to friends at Pewee Valley gave Mrs. Johnston the material for her Little Colon el" series The heroine, whose name gave the title, was Hattie Cochran, later Mrs. Hattie Cochran Dick of Louisville, granddaughter of Col George Weissinger of Louisville. The title was evolved from a fam cied resemblance of Hattie Coch- ran's ways to those of a southern gentleman of the old school.
 The series attracted attention in America and abroad and were printed in several languages, in- cluding the Japanese.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-06
Hoover on Beer: Then and Now.
Seattle Star.)

t During the the Ant-Saloon League and other temperance organizations much per turbed because the brewing industry was using ur millions of bushels of grain every year Today with huge grain surpluses and no market to speak of, the same temperance" organizations fight bitterly against the resumption of brewing and alleged that it would not stimulate business Of course 1t would stimulate business The crea- tion of any new industry stimulates business. The best estimates that this business would yield about 7OOO0O0OO a year in taxes and lift s30o0O000O wasted in efforts to enforce the dry law.
 So there's way to make billion year. with out any trouble at all Why not do it? | Incidentally, at the time the drys were con- plaining about the use of grain for beer one Herbert Hoover arose and fought them, asserting that denial of beer would force the American people into 'an orgy of hard-liquor drinking" That was one time MT Hoover was right And doesn't it possible that, if cutting off beer started an orgy of hard-iquor drinking re- sumption Of beer drinking might curb that orgy?
 It does to us; and to every American not blinded by bigory and fanaticism.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-06

s when gold certificate for S10 is paid out by the Treasury S10 in gold must be received for it. that back of the outstanding gold certificates amounting s1 1,7Oo0 900 the Treasury holds gold dollar for dollar
 National bank notes must be secured by their equivalent in Government bonds deposited with the Treasury, so that back of the 69S505000 in such currency in circulation the Government holds in it's Treasury an equal amount of it's own bonds deposited by the banks.
 If it's outgoing payments exceed the incoming payments that it can no longer pay in gold, it has to abandon the gold standard. This in sub stance is what has happened again to England, as it did to all major powers with the exception of the United States during the World War, and to Nor way Sweden and Denmark.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-06
Good Cheer.
(NeW York Times.D


 If you ask us in what part of the world the business revival will first make itself felt
 No one as yet has really come forward to ask us that question, but people might do worse
 Where business recovery will first set in then, it is cur firm belief that it will be somewhere in Latin America; perhaps in Mexico possibly further south in Peru or Argentina.
 To this conclusion have been led by state ments from shipping companies and transportation agencies predicting that the next great tide of tour ist travel will run south in own hemisphere. Mexico, indeed has already been the fashion for some time
 The results to be expected are obvious. If the tourists can do well by Latin America in the next Winter or two as they have done in the last few Summers by Soviet Russia, it is plain that South Americas troubles will be at an end. As the result of thousands of ten-day birdseye views of Soviet Russia that country has become the hap piest, busiest safest, most contented, most prom isng nation on earth. There is no reason why the n-day vacation treatment should not prove just as beneficial for southern neghbors.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-06
Under New Rules.
Seattle Times.)

Seattle Times)
 The life of Federal Prohibition agent is likely to be made hard practical and joyess if Col. Amos w. w. Woodcock Chief of the Bureau, persists much farther in changing practices long held to be law fully inherent in the work of law enforcement Jus- a few days ago he announced that agents must no longer take drink to "get the evidence ana now comes mandate that women must not hereafter be used as decoys, whether to detect or to provoke violations of the law. AS to this Colonel Woodcock says:
 I have decided that women should have
 no place at all in enforcing Prohibition l
 think we can enforce Prohibition without
 the use of women in any way.
 The new rules, if enforceable and enforced, will bring the Prohibition Service long way from the methods to which older agents have been accustom- practices now ruled out of order by their chief have long been cordially and outspokeny sanctioned by Dr. Clarence True Wilson in his weekly bulle- tins and by many others high in the counselS or the Anti-Saloon League. Heretofore criticism of anything that dry agents might do, or ot any tools they might use has been vigorously denounced as emanating from corrupt vets.
 The apparent purpose of Colonel Woodcock IS to give enforcement effort more tone Of respectabty He would close the gates against the drinking, fight ing shooting men and their complasant female associates who have melted, provoked and con- nved in crime under of service to the cause. The new policy will be gratifying to the better class of men in the service and should bring in more of their kind. Public esteem for any law cannot rise much above the character of the per sons who are charged with it's enforcement.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-06
.P.-T. A. TO HOLD { RECEPTION FOR
 TEACHING STAFF
Musical Program Has Been Arranged for Affair
 This Evening

Under auspices of the Parent Teacher Association, a reception will be held at 8:30 o'clock this evening in the Juneau High 7chool flor public school teachers. The as- sociation urges all persons inter- ested in the local educational sys- tenn to be present to meet mem bers of the teaching staff - Before the reception short bus mess meeting of members of the association will be held, in. the As sembly Room of the high school building.
 An interesting musical program has been arranged. Its numbers will be given at intervals during the reception. The program follows: Valse in A Flat Chopin To Water Lily Chopin S''' Joyce Morris
 Love Like the Dawn Came Steal
 ing .--CaQman It's Home to Me Eugene Lockhart Vocal Solo by Hazel James Madden La Flleuse -Rah
 y4l Helen Torkelson A Wanderers Song ........... .Rafbach Vocal Solo by Max Scriber
 Old naperS at The Empire
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-06

The seizure of 600 Of liquor on the estate of Secretary Adams of the United States Navy is not expected to open hostlites between the Anti Saloon League and it's allies and the Navy Department
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-06
RUMMAGE SALE

The Martha Society will hold rummage sale Tuesay, Oct. 13. De- nations will be gladly received;
 they may be left at Presbyterian Church. -adv.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-06

About the only way know that Senator Fess is still Chairman of the Republican National Com mittee is when is mentioned as his probable successor.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-06

That foreign fellow who says we have no imao nation over here ought to drop in at one of oue parties some evening and see what the hosteSs proudly refers to as gin.-(Macon Ga Telepranh
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-06

We reckon the only harder job these days than breaking all the laws would be lodging all the taxes Cincinnati Enquirer)
The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-10-06

Eastern Stal5s se; fine moral example to California last year by selling nearly S5 1000 900 worth of grapes without throwing any bricks or issuing any oracularly inverted nstructons-(W ington Post)