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FstablitM 1898 ,. OIJ»»t D»3y a Alula
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EDITORIAL
NOW SEE THE SI X GROW—THE
WORST IS OVER
In looking backward' over a span
o*" SHi a scare of years, we find an
editorwl written by 8am Wall, who
was then editor of the Daily Alas
ka:!. The conditions have not chang
ed as to the shortening and length
ening of the days, and it is time
ly that as it aopeared on December
:i, lyus, the article be reprinted
now: _ .»
It is the shortest day—the louges
uignt 01 the year, 'lonight the sun
reacnes itssoutneru meridian, i>au®-.s
in tb. mighty sweea and tomorrow
ha wjll turn his face to the north
a.'piu. This is what happens in the
ory, so to speait; in. practice, ug »e
know it is the earth that makes and
pauses in the mighty swing and to
night i? standing at the winter sols
tice. her southern pole baskin* in th
glare of the sun while we of the {
uorth sit in d-'rkness and await the
fl^s1! ot the signal from Washing
ton. telling us that the limit of the
southern flight has been reached!
».:c that Jocund Day would now
t'-e us into his thoughts and give
ua nioie and more of his beaming j
and confidence.
i it ;:s that relieves the som
t»er contemplation o£ th© "longest
M»inf—mat it 15 me limit, 'mat
uuiv, from Uav to Uay henceiortu
«e 1^ watch the great orb grow
in h j daily circle ot the SKy rather
ta;in to auuer as we feel him ditaiu*
loii and withdraw. To be sure the
stiver is aiso a matter largely of
tutor} and ;inaignatiou, for the
compensation of the Stars and the
whu* silence is here to minimize
tue !»ense 01 loss in the recreating |'
day _ I
■Now as we contemplate the beamy
o' t'r^j northern winter night we j
K'-ve the added satisfaction of knoy-i
i"^ thi" the sun tomorrow wili rise j
. little higher tha yesterday it cl'id- •
\v'e know that it will continue so
until presently his light will lie "P*
on the hills t&e whoe span through
and banish utterly the darkness I
through, which, now y-'e grope, and j
under its influence the birds will re*,
turn and even the highest peaks of ]
the mountains will spangle with
spr>ng flowers.
It is because of the meeting thai
this longest night hag to the pe**"
ol« of the north it has been sug
g>'sred that it is afitting day—or
night—to mak« of it an annual
feast night ."throughout the north.
1» h»s been the subject o£ discus
sion in tha camps of the Arctic
Brotherhood to make it the occasion}
of a special festival, it woul<>i have
befen establisher as guch long ago 0
no doubt but that it falls so near r
tr «he time of the universal festival
o' Christmas. However H is rath- n
er a t)ity that a night of so much ^
significance might not b« given the ^
observance i* s- .ms of itself to call n
Xor. c
CifcRitfAJri'S PENALTY
Muca concern is being expressed
amou* friends el tne c^use or tne
Allies over the coiiapag 01 re
sponsible government in tne Ucr"
man Empire, because, it is "s*
serteu, there is no government uu
v> aiep to impose tne penalties. But
tile territory and inhabitants of the
wrongdoers remain, intact, and are
liaole to the victorious Anies for
•ill me damages suffered: by Lfte Al
lies through the wrongtui «<'t# oI
taeir uniamented, and now dotunct
wrongdoer's agent. It is said that
this would be publishing the iuuo
cert people for the crimes or their
«juilty rulers:
But war's a game which, were their
subjects wise,
Kii«s would not play at.
It th* mere political organization
called the Empire had remained in
existence, the penalties would have
beeu, and should have been, right
fully imposed upon, it, but ag the
Empire would have bad no means
o* paying such penalties except by
levyin? them upon the people of
the country, the effect would have
been precisely the same as levying
the penalties, by the terms of a dic
tated ipeace, directly upon the ter
ritory of the defeated' country and
its inhabitants. j
Tile German, people cannot oe
relieved from the Payment of all
damages wrongfully inflicted upon
either Allies or neutrals during the
war, ecep*t t» compiling the in*
nocent, people who suffered them
to ogar the losses without redress.
This would, he not only; a hard
ship but an injustice as well, while
thier imposition upon the German
peoplr. would oe a hardship but no
Lu justice.
A p.eaco of justice involves the
imposition upon the territory and
itihabitaats of the Germa^ Empire,
as damages secured "by a prior lien,
csrt—July Dy a lien having priority
ove4- bonded and other government
obligations, so matter for what pur
oese contracted, £uil oompensatiou
ft-r au injuries inilicted upon, and
al. «xyensts neoessarily incurred t»y
the Allies and associated countries,
a:>d By neutral countries. Then
if 't ^opearg that portions of the
£mpir& have set up independ!ent
governments and should .have the
judgment segregated and (their
shares apportioned, let that be
done; and if there be those, like the
Czechs and Slavs of Autsria, who
ha^e been recognized; and received
as Allies, and should therefore he
exonerated from their share of the
buruen, let that be done. The terms
Df a dictated Deace may c»e harsh
but they are easily formulated, and
Ml equities and eetopples, as the
awyers call them, can be given
ittentioa.
WlUKERSHAM SEATED
The election committee of the
tioubg o£ representatives yesterday
reported to the House that James
ft ickersham was entitled to the
>eat ot delegate from Alaska, ac
;ording to the returns made two
fe"-rs ago.
'iaus, after having been forced
:o see privileges usurped by; another
or nearly the entire .term, justice
[in&]ly is doue\, and Charles A. Sui
ter, thg court -made delegate, is
forced from t,he seat which he ac
luired by the 'help of the democr^ic
"ing in Alaska and held against
bft wishes o£ the majority of Alas*
laas. ^
In tbi» coii aeetion the Hei-ald
nay be pardon ed if attention is caU
id to the laqc that in the last
iltction the 1® afi^rs of the Demo
cratic party attempted to discredit
he RepoWicaj i party by asserting
nat the elect ions committee had
lot wade tb-e ir decision as print*
•d in the Heaald. The report of
he committer as made yesterday is
, vindication of the nefws as pub
ishej* in this .paper, which. at the
ime, wag kronen by the Democratic
saders to true. •
Thi3 report as given, to the
louse of Rpp.f esentatives. now will
e accepted^. J-a d James "iVlckersham
fill be seatsed and will ijxercise the
ights of bis^ ct 'fice until March 4th,
* which time he will t)e sworn
ofo office for the next two years
s the result of the la. >t election,
he returns of which show bim ye'
1 the lead. I : ■ * f
It now is ai i acknowledged t&ct
hat the democi ats managed to keep
t> t» elections « >m mat tee from mak
its report luotil after "the Alas
a election. K now tag l!ull well,
rhat this repoi t w as, and UnWxHing
) f«Ce the re« Its <»f their" attempt
> ro*' James "W 'icketrsham tor a»is
fflce, they maij aged to suppress the
jport until tfctis late date.
However, the result now is a
»tter of record , andHha Denvocrafio
»rty can be Ju4 ged by the methods
has nse«5> to * uppr ess th^ official
bws until thi« time. — Cordova
erald. , i, , . f
INFORMATION FOR MEN
ABOUT TO BE DISCHARG
ED FROM THE ARMY.
Tli# introductory portions of the
booklet entitled 'When You
Cet Home," which has
Deeu issued* by the de
partment of civilian relief of the
American Red' Cross for distribu
tion a* cantonments to each dis
charged soldier, was printed in
The Official U. S. Bulletin on No
vember 23, together with the para
graphs in reference to Government
insurance and compensation. The
booklet also contains the following
Information in reference to arrears o
pay, legal advice, tie soldies* and
sailors- civil relief act, and other
matters which it is essential for a
discharged soldier to know:
The Daily Alaskan will publish
sections from the above named regu
lations and advice in its Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday editions, in
order that those who have not oeen
receiving the Official Bulletin, nor
s copv of the Red Cross Home Serv
ice, and it might be well for sol
diers having served under the col
ors and the families of those having
relatives who have served under the
colors to clip these articles and pre
serve for future reference:
avu iu -v* ill rvu
OF PAY AND SECURING
LEGAL ADVICE
Ordinarily each returning soldier
will he paid in fuili u.poa discharge.
Tf you hay© good reasou to believe
th«i you have t>een underpaid, con
sult the Home Service Section. There
you Will be advised bow to apply
to the Government for further mon
eys. It is unnecessary to retain a
claim agent or attorney to file the
claim for you.
While you and your family are
readjusting yourselves to everyday
life, you my need legal advice. If
you can not afford to pay for it
you may secure it withoughj charge
by apjlying to tho Home Service
Section. A committee of some of the
best attorney in town has been co
operating with th0 Red Cross to
render such advice and asssit»nce to
aolditrs* families.
IF JUDGMENT HAS BEEN REN*
DERED AGAINST YOU
It " court has rend>ered judgment
Against you to default, either while
you wer© in the Army or within 30
days after your discharge, the civil
relief act provides that you may stil
have your chance in court. You
must apply to the court in person,
or through an attorney, within 90
days after your dischage fom the
service. ^<1
If the court oelieves that being in
th« Army prevented you from Pro
perly defending the action, and that
you have a good defense, the court
cats, open t^e judgment and give
you a chance to defend the action.
I* legal proceedings were begun a*
gainst yon while you were in the
Army, or within 60 days after your
discnapge, and if you have been un*
able to d-efend the action properly
cv reason of military service, the
court may, on your application,
stay the execution of any judgment
rendered against you, or prevent
your propety fom being attached
»a a result of such judgment.
BIG SAVING IX POWER l'LAXT
Six power companies of ©astern
New York, through, a joint plan of
operation and th© usq of water pow
er heretofore wasted, undertaken at
the suggestion of the Fuel Adminis
eration, have effected coal saving of
5,000 tone a month. Such a saving
is viewed by fuel experts ag re*
m»rlcabi0 ju view of the fact that
It was done without any change in
existing equipment or additional
cost to the power plants. The com
panies which combined and carried
out tho plan through a joint com
mittee mad® up of their regular or*
gaaizationg gerve what ia known as
the "capital district" of New York,
iacluding the cities of Albany, Troy,
Schenectady, Amsterdam, Mechanics
ville, Cohoes, Saratoga,' Glen Falls
and' adjacent territory.
OH, HEIj—>1! ^
Who put the hel—m in Wilhelm?
Who took the bel—m out of Wil'
helm?
Well, if four years of conjugal
bliss makes a couple feel like go
ing on a spree, it is to be hoped
that when five times thajt number
of years has t>een chronicled' that
prohibition will still maintain, for
there i3 no telling what thi^ "old"
couple would do then. k
TENNIS
By R. ESTELLE EVERETT.
(Copyright, 1118, by the McClure Newspa
per Syndicate.)
Geoffrey Hilton tossed a penny on
the counter, caught up a newspaper
and hurried Into the waiting car. He
opened his paper, and after finishing
an article, was about to turn the page
when he heard a smothered and dis
appointed "Oh!" beside hlra. He turned
and discovered that he was sitting be
side a very attractive girl dressed In
sports clothes, carrying a tennis
racquet. Her golden hair curled about
her face bewltchlngly; she turned her
head so quickly that Hilton received
only the tiniest glimpse of blue eyes.
He opened the paper to where It was
before and searched diligently for
what had so Interested the beautiful
stranger. His search was of no avail,
however, and soon the girl got off.
Nearing his stop, and turning to press
the button, Hilton noticed a postcard
lying on the next seat addressed to
the firm of which he was an employe.
He picked It up, slipped It Into his
pocket and promptly forgot all
about it.
At nis ciud several nours laier wnue
he was smoking his after-dinner cigar
Hilton's mind wandered to the girl on
the car. Thoughts of her reminded
him of the card which probably she
dropped, and he fished It out of his
pocket. Being careful not to read the
message, he just glanced at the signa
ture—Rosalie Earnshaw, 340 Somerset
avenue.
"By Jove," he murmured, "Jack
Warren lives at 343. I wonder If he
knows her."
The next day, accldently on purpose,
Geoffrey Hilton happened to stroll by
Jack Warren's place of business just
as the latter was leaving for lunch.
The two old collegemates were glad to
meet again, and Joyfully talked over
old times. After a little maneuvering
Hilton obtained for himself an Invita
tion to dinner at the Warrens' that
evening.
As It was still light after dinner,
j thanks to Uncle Sam's light-saving
Idea, the two men had o set of tennis.
| After Mrs. Warren came out they had
another delightful hour on the ver
anda.
It was with great Interest that Hil
ton watched the house across the
street. Suddenly a light glowed in one |
of the upper windows, and his girl of
the car appeared to pull down the
curtain.
"Nice girl—Rosalie Earnshaw," re
marked Warren. "Do you know her,
Jeff?"
"I believe I've seen her once or
twice," replied Hilton, "but I do not
know her."
"Say. Beth," cried Jack, "I've a
corking Idea! Let's Invite her and
Jeff Wednesday evening for dinner
and have a couple of set of doubles."
"Why, It would be lovtiy," agreed
his wife. "Could you come, Mr. Hil
ton?"
"Witn tne greatest or pleasure,
said Hilton, heartily.
Soon Hilton bade his friends good
night and departed, promising to be
there Wednesday. That night he
dreamed that he was at the Warrens'
playing tennis with Rosalie. Some
how his racquet twisted and he sent
the ball he was serving directly into
Rosalie's face! Stunned by the blow,
Rosalie, fainting, dropped to the
ground. Hlltoa rushed for water, and
awoke to And himself kneeling on the
floor liberally besprinkling the rug
with water.
Wednesday was an Ideal AuguSl
day. Hilton strode gayly along Somer
set avenue, swinging his racquet, his
heart keeping time to his quick foot
steps.
As Mrs. Warren Introduced him to
Miss Earnsbaw, he fnneled that she
grew a shade pinker, but be wasn't
sure. She gave him her band and a
beautiful smile In such a way that
Jack asked:
"Have you two met before?"
Hilton looked at Miss Earnshaw In
terrogatively. She replied:
"We've never spoken, but Mr. Hil
ton very kindly permitted me to read
his paper one evening."
Geoffrey was dumfounded—that she
should remember; he never even Im
agined—luckily the Japanese gong an
nouncing dinner sounded, and the
group went Into the dining room.
Mrs. Warren, ardent- matchmaker
that she was, made Rosalie and Hilton
partners In the tennis which followed.
All four were excellent players and
there was a hard tussle for the games.
They played until It was so dark they
had to stop, leaving the score a tie.
Very often In the fortnight which
followed Hilton was to be found In
the ylrfnlty of Somerset avenue—
either at Rosalie's or the Warrens'.
They had many delightful tennis
| games and canoe trips on the near-by
lake.
One afternoon In late September
Geoffrey and Rosalie were Idly drift
ing, across the Uke In a canoe, when
Geoffrey asked Rosalie to share the
rest pf his life with htm. .
SAN-TOX COUGH DROPS, Admin
istered o» sugar. Acts almost In
stantly. Tha prescription, of
an eminent physician. Keller
Bros The B&*-To« Drug Store.
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It la not the gift of money, the
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for membership in the Red Cross.
It li the greater gift Of your faith
ygur loyalty. ! 1 ! —
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