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Douglas Island news., 1915-07-21

Fairbanks.-Ten Indian chiefs from the various tribes in the Tanana and Yukon valleys held a conference here with Commissioner Riggs, of the Alaska Engineering Commission, agents of the land office and Delegate Wickersha1a ir' an effort 10 secure land allotments for themselves and also Q money grant from the government. The Indians in sist that a reservation will be of DO use to them and are opposed to the plan of herding all the natives on a large res ervation. They maintain that the coming of the railroad will result in the game leaving the interior and will make it impossible for the Indians to secure a living. A stenographic report of the meeting will be sent to Secre- tary Lane at Washington, who will de- eide upon the best manner of providing for the Indians.
 A fire which started al o'clock a. ID. on Thursday, July 18th, destroyed the business portion of the town of Valdez. The loss is estimated at more than a half million dollars. There was little insurance. The flames completely de- stroyed the big stores of Sam Bluma the First Bank of Valdez, William Blackwell's Tony's saloon, the Empress theatre, the Treat buildings, the Valdez Dock Company's building, the Panama hotel, the Valdez Daily Prospector. the Alaska Road Commission offices, with the maps and records of ten years ac- cumulatiou, the Valdez Telephone EX- change, the Crawford Mills, the Copper River Lbr Compauy's offices, the J. C. Dieriuger barns, the J. c. Martin homes, the United States postotiice, the government warehouses and smaller structures.
 The following statement has been sent out by the Alaska Road Commis sion in Southeastern Alaska: "The Alaska road commission has tempor- arily suspended it's allotment for work in Southeastern Alaska, pending the result of a suit brought to prevent the use of the forestry funds as provided by the last territorial legislature. The forestry fund does not come under the iurisdiction of the road commission, but the portion of the forestry funds assigned to the Second, Third and Fourth judicial divisions was expected to be used in maintaining roads in those divisions, which would release funds formerly spent by the road com mission for that purpose. A large part of the money thus released they had allotted to new construction work in the First division, and they have been compelled to suspend these allotmenta until the disposition of the forestry funds by the territorial authorities is finally determined"
 Strip" poker is a Seattle game, ac- cording to information given in divorce trial in that city recently. The husband explained to the court that in the game the playerr bet articles of their wearing apparel, taking them off and handing them over to the winner when the fortunes of the game demand. In the case in question the husband declared his wife had played in such hard luck that smile was the only thing she wore after the game had been in progress few hours. On the show. ing made Cno pun intended) a divorce was oranted .-Fx.
Douglas Island news., 1915-07-21
The NOrthIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North, Condensed. Information for Everybody.

The Eagles bought lot at Anchor age.
 The Alaska cable is again in need of attention.
 Mount Katmai is at it again, after a two years rest.
 Forest fires ragged last week on the east side of Lynn canal.
 Among the lourishing institutions at Cordova is "Tango" club
 Whitehorse folks ate s95 worth of ice cream one hot afternoon last week.
 Five hundred lots have been sold at Anchorage. Prices averaged $500 per lot.
 pr. Alfred Thompson, member for Yukon, is visiting bis constituency this summer. Cordova's two big stores, S. Blum & Go. aud the O'Neil & Slater Go. have combined.
 Frank Amestoy, aged 31, a native of France, was killed by falling tree at Anchorage.
 The Juneau school board estimates a cost of s23,5 ,536 to run the public schools the coming year. ! Or. Alfred Brooks, head of the geo. logical survey work in Alaska, is on his way to the Iditarod. It is now announced that Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane will visit Alaska in August
 Many of the Shriuers who attended the Seattle convention will make the excursion trip to Alaska.
 From present indications the Juneau council will go the limit with a tax levy of ? per cent this year.
 The steamship Mariposa struck a rock in Clarence strait, where the chart showed 175 fathoms of water The damage was slight.
 The first wedding recorded at An- chorage was on July 4th, when Mrs. 1 Ida Walsh became Mrs. Robert Speck. Judge Leopold David performed the ! ceremony.
 Miners in the Panama valley struck when the eight-hour law went into ef. feet, demanding the same pay for eight hours work as they had formerly re- ceived for ten hours.
 Henry 5. Graves, chief of the forest service, will spend six weeks in Alaska in order to familiarize himself with the exact situation on the Chugach and 1 Tougass national forest reserves. A Vermont United States senator who visited Skagway the other day as a tourist, spraiued his ankle while in that town. It is to be hoped he will not remember it against the territory when it comes to voting appropriations.
Douglas Island news., 1915-07-21

L L. Bales leaves on the Mauposa To O pen an exhibit at San Francisco. The exhibit will be called the Alaska Bear Den or a similar descriptive name. He will take bis great bear skin and several other trophies of the chase and will probably create quite an interest in Alaska as a hunting ground.-Seward Gateway.
 The Atlin district of British Colum bia has the distinction now of fathering about the largest pure gold nugget ever found. The news comes along the government telegraph line to Van couver-a prospector, not yet known by name-found a 54O,OOO lump of gold. This is calculated from rough weight aud represents more than 2,000 ounces Troy weight This lump was lying loose on the hanging wall of a quartz vein.
 G. Ellis Gardner, assistant district attorney in the Fourth division, has re- signed and returned to his home in North Carolina. He is referred to by Fairbanks exchanges as an exception ally capable officer and his departure is regretted. Friction among the of hcials is believed to have been the cause of bis quitting office. His daugh ter was recently forced 10 resign her position in the public schools of Fair banks, although the parents of the pupils insisted that her services be retained. Fractional squabbles are at the bottom of the troubles.
 Senator Dan Sutherland believes that when it comes to tricks the ordin- ary lobbyist has nothing on Professor F.. x. Karrer, of the Fairbanks public schools. The professor drew up a school bill which he sent to Juneau last spring with the request that Suth. erland and others secure it's passage. Investigation of the proposed measure showed that Karrer had concealed colored individual in bis cord wood and that he alone would be qualified for the position of territorial superin tendent of public schools if the meas. ure had passed. His qualifications fit exactly and the only thing he omitted was sending his photograph as the only qualified candidate for the posi- tion. The legislators discovered the "joker" and consigned the measure to the waste basket.
 Nineteen avoirdupois tons of gold were deposited in the Seattle branch of the United States assay office during the fiscal year of 1915, ending June 30, according to the official report of J ohn W. Phillips, assayer in charge. Led by Nome, Iditarod second and Tanana third, Alaska has given to the Seattle office the greater portion by far of the deposits. The total valuation of Alas. ka's contribution for this fiscal year is placed at S6,313, ,38398, sub-divided from the following districts: Nome, S2,744, l4L23; Iditarod, s1,437,O33,38; Tanana, s9O8,O61.O2, and the talance of Alaska, S1. .224, ,148.35. British Columbia cou tributed s1,49256412 and the Yukon Territory, sS43,9C9.95. These figures do not represent by any means, the annual output of the districts named, says Assayer Phillips, as portion of their gold and precious metals is shipped to other United States assay offices and miuts.
Douglas Island news., 1915-07-21

Orders from the war department have reached Sitka to clear the coal sheds there to receive naval coal.
 Even Whitehorse has it's political troubles, when two worthless, maugy CUTS will get into pen and kill nine hogs at S15 a hog.
 Andrew Malakof, of Ellamar, was drowned July 5th near the Valdez dock when the little skif in which he had attempted Go reach the Tokeh Lou was upset.
 The Booth Fisheries Company has cousummated the purchased the five cauueres operated by the German Company in Washington and Alaska. The cauneriee in Alaska are located at Kasaan and Shakau.
 The salaries of postmasteIs at the following places in Alaska have been raised S1OO per year, because of growing receipts: Cordova, Douglas, Juneau, Ketchikan, Nome and Seward. Fair banks lost a hundred
 Senator Gaustad may purchase the Fairbanks News Miner from its present owner, W. F. Thompson, who will go outside The senator has started uego tiatious for the plant and the paper and expects to make satisfactory deal.
 According to the statement of Con sultiug Engineer J. II. Mackenzie, the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining Go. will spend two and a half million dollars 10 make it's property one of the big pro- ducers of Alaska. The money will be apportioned, one million for milling plant and docks, a million for mine development and S5OO,OOO for power plant.
 With the synod of the Yukon diocese in session at Dawson this week the spiritual welfare of that place should be we'll looked after We can remem- Der the time when, if the word, "dio- cese" had been mentioned in Dawson, some fellow would have inquired if it was played with cards or dice. Now they probably even know what "synod' means.-EX.
 Two hundred and forty acres of land located in the townsite reserve in what is known as the junction has been se- lected for the government experimental station to be established along the line of the government railroad. The choice was made by M. D. Snodgrass, of the government agricultural service, as- signed to the work, after an investiga- ton of the various sites proposed. The area is located in the northwest corner of section 15, township IT, range east, in the MataDuska valley.
 The Dent Lumber & Sbiugle Go. has arranged to purchase the barge Kate Davenport, at one time a wellknown windjammer, and 100000 feet of mis cellaneous Der, with some shingles, will be loaded by this company and shipped to the Anchorage Supply Go. This company is a private concern which has opened a large lumber yard at Anchorage, mainly for the purpose of supplying building material to the rapidly growing town. Many other miscellaneous shipments have been sent north on account of the great ac- tivity in the Cook Inlet region.-Se-
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02
Miss Rose ONei Who Will Be Judge of the Sketches the
Universal Gown for Women.

It should be comfortable for drawing room
wear or suitable for walking.
1T is difficult problem we have set,
yes. But 1t is not impossible. have
faith in the cleverness of designers.
think some American will give a design
for such costume and earn the gratitude
OF all women, compared with which the
$3.50 prize is bagetelle."
Upon Mrs. Rose O'Neill Wilson, the
gifted and beautiful artist who originated
the kewpies, and who has recently given
the world the newest fad, which is a Mer-
kewp," kewpie of the semblance Of a
mermaid, with which It is the fashion to
battle, has fallen the committees choice
OF one who shall judge of the artistic mer-
its of the sketches. While Miss O'Neill
win pass upon the beauty Of the sketches,
her colleagues of the committee, Mrs. A.
M. Palmer, Miss Florence Guernsey and
Mrs Mildred tombstone Landone, the
originator Of the idea, will contribute
their ideas and votes on the matter of
utility as we'll as beauty.
"A garment may be beautiful as well as
useful is ray OF hope shed by the IA
nous artist. I'VE must not assume that
to be durable costume must be ugly"
Another ray of hope. "A garment need
not be made of expensive material to be
beautiful Some lovely stuffs now cost
ten cents or less yard.
Tnls movement Tor q universal gar
ment Is one OF the worthiest outgrowths OF
women's liberty of thought. Il is step
toward stopping the enormous waste in
dress. the waste ef strength, of time, of
nervous force and 30 of life.
''The clothes we have been wearing have
imprisoned our waists and ankles. They
have squandered our time and nervous
force by endless intricacies OF fastenings.
Why does II take a man so short a time
to dress and woman so long? For In
stance, have you watched a man stalk
angrily about the beach at the seashore
waiting for his wife 10 disrobe herself and
get into her bathing costume, or after the
bath attire herself for a more conventional
appearance? II is because she does not
get into her garments in the same way,
and when she has gotten into them has
to daily with innumerable contriyances
for keeping the garments on.
1.-TWO practicable and invaluable hints
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02

All the protective laws did not increase
the number OF fish
man will protect his money, and II
bis money is invested in quail he will pro-
teet he quail Il was Buffalo Jones whe
saved the buffalo in this country, because
he bought a few specimens and kept them
Tor their increase. II Is not always the
hunter that kills and exterminates game.
Disease, starvation and lack Of proper
care IS the biggest factor in game destruc.
ton. In a wild state II Is estimated that
II required all North America to support
Two hundred thousand Indians, and IL Is
estimated the population OF this Continent
was two hundred thousand when Column
gus discovered lit. But civilization and
comfort enable more people to live in a
given territory than can live In the same
territory In savagery. What is true OF
human beings Is true OF game.
Also, the time is rapidly passing when
farmers who own and cultivate the land
VIII tolerate laws made solely to permit
some loafer with a gun 10 tear down
fences, destroy crops, shoot domestic ami.
mails, XIII human beings and outrage gen.
erosity for the purpose OF calling himself
a sportsman and killing game that the
farmers land has protected and the farm.
ers grain he's fed
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02

Tor the season OF l913-19l4 the names and
addresses Of twenty-four game raisers
who in that season set seventy-fye thou.
san pheasant hens. Don't get the idea
that this is a typographical error. The
hgure is $4,000.
On the other hand, as soon as the sue
cessful rearing of pheasants was assured
In the United States, some OF the fool
game hunters, game commissioners and
legislators succeeded in having several
States enact laws prohibiting their do
nestle rearing and handling. The result
Is that II Is taking US q painfully long
period OF time TO put upon a solid foun.
dalton an industry that England made a
success In ten years. II is due solely 10
private industry that we have the ring
neck In America.
The States that interfered with Chinese
pheasant culture have in the main seen
the light and II is now permissible to rear
the birds In most States. There are still
some fowl laws 10 be repealed but as
they are not enforced II is not a matter
OF immediate moment One such law was
passed by the State OF New York. II
permits rearing and sale OF pheasants In
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Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02

the State, but forbIds any person bringing
any pheasant into the State. They say
that law was passed 20 increase the NUN.
Der OF New York pheasants. Another law
Is that OF Indiana, which permits the rear
ing and sale OF pheasants, but forbids any
railroad or express company to accept
them for shipment. The asininity OF such
laws is self-evident.
While the ringneck pheasant in a
strange country and In all its different
climates has thriven because II has been
raised by private parties as a business
enterprise, the prairie chicken, native
grouse, quail and other native game birds
have been almost exterminated by disease.
natural enemies. rodents and the gradual
thickening OF the human population which
destroys their feeding and hiding places.
Give private parties the right 70 rear
quail as a business and the interested
persons will protect, feed and care for
them, and as consequence they will
multiply. They will be reared and fire.
quently sold 10 clubs and individuals who
will liberate them for stocking purposes.
Private and State hatcheries make posi-.
BILE the restocking OF our fishing grounds.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02

which is as follows: Chickens were origi-
naly a wild bird. The. habitat of the
chicken is very limited. It consisted OF a
strip of territory bordering on the Medi
terranean Sea on the southern border OF
Europe, the western border OF Asia, and
part of the northern shore of Africa.
The chicken was not domesticated until
after the coming OF Christ Then we
learn from Clixtus that a certain fowl
very shy Of mankind was brought TO
Athens and after three seasons reared
progeny. Since then the chicken has be-
come the most numerous of all birds. II
laws were TO be enacted protecting chick
ems from hunters and butchers and for
bidding their ownership and rearing by
private industry there would not be
chicken in existence In i've yearA
Some contend that II private ownership,
sale and killing Of any game birds Is per-
mitted, it will accomplish destruction OF
that bird by affording game hunters an
opportunity to kill the wild game and
palm It on on the public as domestic
stock. The Chinese ring-neck pheasant Is
not a native OF this country. All the
game laws devised would not make the
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02

Chinese ring-neck resident of this coun-
try. That required private enterprise. An
American official resident in China be-
came acquainted with this bird and
brought some to this country
The bird was then unknown to this
country and on that account there were
no fool game laws 70 prevent raising the
birds. He raised many. Most OF these
he liberated in Washington and Oregon,
and as a result those States are now we'll
stocked. England is ahead OF the United
States and Canada In many respects. one
or which is game legislation.
In England wild game hunting Is only
allowed under regulations made by Parlia-
ment, but all the game laws OF England
expressly provide It shall be legal for any
person to raise, ship, sell and kill game
for pleasure or profit. The English sport
ing fraternity learned OF the success OF
the ring.neck experiment in Oregon and
Immediately undertook their propagation.
To-day the pheasant population OF Eng
land Is twice as great as the human popu-
lation OF that island. and the secretary OF
the Field Sports and Game Guild" OF Eng.
land and Scotland gives In its directory
Copyright 1915. BY the Star Conn
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02

not only Will tt
veil the body. but
II will float about
II. When a woman
enters a room
there should be a
vision OF floating
things, OF drap-
cries sw irlin g
a bout her as
cloud float In the
heavens. rt
II hope that the
designers OF the
universal costume
keen in mind
the three deslra-
Bile characteristics
OF clothing, beau
ty suitability TO
the wearer and
the occasion, and
freedom OF move
ment. II must be
as far from hsr-
ness, and especi-
ally from that
torturing form OF
feminine harness,
the corset. as the
North Pole from
the South.
When we are
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02
New York Club Women Offer ~
Prizes for Designs for a 90
Dress Woman Can
Wear All Day with =
Appropriateness

men have given us in the matter OF dress.
We should accept and adopt them. A man
slips his shirt over his head. We should
be able to get into our garments In the
same way. In my studio and at home or
for evening wear, j usually wear cos
tune that can slip over my head. This
robe is made of one long, broad piece OF
cloth. An opening IL cut in the middle for
the neck. The selvedged edges are joined
at the side by seam, leaving a long
opening for the arms. This foundation
garment fasten at the neck or bosom by
a cord or clasp. Presto, have dressed In
less than a minute. For beauty's sake
often wear a second and shorter tunic, OF
the same or a contrasting color. IL add
this to my costume the process of dressing
requires a full minute. have accepted
the second hint men have given us in
dress, to use few and simple fastenings.
"Such garment can be made in an hour.
Think of the time saved for fitting. For
this garment needs not to be fitted.
Women can make the costume themselves,
or IL they give the task over TO dress
maker who has their measures In her
book they need never visit her establish
ment.
"My own conception Of universal cos
tune for women is combination of Greek
and Turkish apparel. The Greek costume
Is beautiful because II serves the two pur-
DObB6 VI uTdpcig AOi thC btNys ~ NOho
and floats. It gives woman the sense
of being hidden in her robe, and this sense
is peculiarly agreeable to woman,
especially II she be a plentifully rounded
one Nothing lovelier. so far as intrinsic
beauty goes, was ever devised than the
early Greek robes, for all women. For
even the over plump woman looks as we'll
in them as she does in the present re-
vealing fashions
but advise a combination OF the Greek
with the Turkish accessories. ! do not
care for the upper part of the Turkish
garments They are too heavy and bur
densome about the shoulders / eliminate
their robes from all my plans for dress.
but I do earnestly advocate the neither
garments. The Turkish pantalettes are
beautiful and comfortable. They are much
more practicable than the skirts Of the
day, because they are closed at the ankles.
No need to fear rheumatism, ye who wear
them.
"A Greek tunic reaching to the ankles
at the sides, and below the knees In front,
with a pair Of Turkish pantalettes, is a
combination that is beautiful and practical.
A tunic of satin and pantalettes Of velvet
would be charming for Winter. An extra
tunic could be worn for warmth
I'm the Summer the soft cheap stuffs,
such as cheesecloth could be utilized
For footwear recommend sandals
with strong strap over the instep. /
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02

do not ADVISE, as
some extremists
do. discar d ing
hosiery. i shrink
from thought Of
that extreme be-
cause the dust OF
the street Is hor-
rible and menac-
ing. Wear the
dainty stockings
OF the day by all
means, but let
them have large,
loose CART ers
woven into them
as the elastics are
fastened into the
boomers of bath
ing suits.
" For lingerie
with garment /
have described !
should dvise
lighter, looser gar
ments of the same
kind. With this
might be worn n
ra ssiere, but
never a corset.
II should like
to see a Summer
costume devised
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-05-02

ST4HE Game Bird Society of the United
States is urging the passage of this
= very sensible new game law:
THAT all birds and animals reared
or bred in captivity shall be consid-
cred domestic stock, and the owner or
raiser thereof may keep. sell, ship,
transport or otherwise dispose Of
them, and such stock shall not be az
fected or covered by any laws pro-
hibiting or regulating the killing or
disposition of birds and animals Of
the game kind grown or propagated in
a wild state"
In support of the intelligence OF such a
law the society points out that Of the eggs
OF quail set by the birds in a wild state
81 per cent hatch. OF the eggs Of the
same bird Matched in captivity on private
game farms p per cent hatch OF the
birds Matched in the wild state, is per cent
attain maturity. OF the eggs Matched in
private preserves, "a per cent mature
These figures are taken from one hundred
and seven observations made in the years
1908, 1909. 1910. 1911, 1912, 1913 and 1914.
these figures can be amplihed by the
statement of the observers, q part OF