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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27
SEATTLE IS NOW
CHIEF GATEWAY
TO THE ORIENT

With the passing Of tho Pacific
Mall Steamship Co. from the Amer.
ican-Orientai trade Seattle will be-
come the greatest Oriental port In
the United States.
The abandonment OF the Orisn.
tai run by the Pacific Mail leaves
San Francisco with but one line
plying out OF that port to the Far
East. the Togo Kisen Kaisha.
Seattle. on the other hand, has
three lines-the Nippon Yusen
Kaisha. the Osaka shosen Kaisha
and the Blue Funnel line.
Up until now tho Great Northern
Steamship Co. has had its MAN.
moth liner. the Minnesota. on the
Seattle-oriental run. but announce
ment IL made from the local office
Of the company that when the
vessel returns from her present
trip TO Russia she will be loaded
with a big cargo OF salmon. lumber.
wheat and flour for the United
Kingdom. where the company
hopes 10 sell her.
With the Pacific Mail Steamship
Co. out of the running a great
amount OF Oriental trade will. II IN
freely predicted. be DETECTED to this
port.
OF the lines plying from this port
10 tho Orient. the Nippon Yusen
Kaisha and tho Osaka Shosen
Kaisha each have six large YES
sells. and the Blue Funnel line has
three. The Osaka Shosen Kaisha
has placed orders with the Osaka
Iron Works for the construction OF
six big new freight and passenger
liners. and the Nippon Yusen
Kaisha Is also increasing It's fleet.
preparing for the expected increase
of trade resulting from the Pacific
Mails dropping from the lists.
Operation OF the new seamen's
law Is given as the reason for the
Pacific Mall and the Minnesota
quitting.
Shipping men will wage protest
against the seamen's law az o meet.
ing at the Hotel Rainier-Grand at
1915 Saturday. under the auspices
OF the Seattle Merchants Exchange.
Discussion will be led by Kenneth
G. Kerr. editor OF the Railway and
Marine News.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27

r. p sehwern and tho Manehuris Of Pacific Mall
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal. Aug Z-The Chinese coolie
has been driven from the decks OF socaed American
chant ships on the Pacific
And when the coolies forced there no
"Amercansm" left.
FOR THE AMERICAN-OWNED MERCHANTMEN
ON THE PACIFIC DEPENDED UPON ORIENTAL
CREWS, PAID LESS THAN ONE-FOURTH OF THE
PREVAILING WHITE MANS WAGE AND ENDUR-
ING THE STANDARD OF LIVING THAT IMPLIES
The Pacific Mail Steamship company and the Dollar
Steamship company the only carriers operating under the
Stars and Stripes from this to Oriental ports have quit
The assigned is the LaFoettc- Furuseth
act which oompes compliance with American humane and
wage standards from all vessels entering ports
The patriotism OF the gentlemen owning these
could square itself with such provisions The Pacific
Mail. it has been announced will sell out while the Dollar
fleet will be placed under British registry.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27
0LMSTEAD HEADS
LIST OF ELIeIBLES

Frank Olmstead maintains HIS DO
sition as head OF the list OF OIL.
isibles for police sergeant In the
latest list announced by Examiner
ID. y. Kenyon. OF the civil service
board. T. ]. Clark is second and H.
J. Margett is third. There are ~
in the list.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27

Il
Government operation OF a ma
tional merchant marine seems to
be the only hope for an American
flag that means anything to Amer
lea on the seas.
And even those who complain
most bitterly OF the present state oi
affairs speak OF that prospect with
hiss.
Meantime. the merchants OF the
Pacific coast and the inland ship
pers to the Orient are fearful that
their business will be hurled into a
chaotic state by the withdrawal OF
the Pacific Mail and the Dollar mer.
chant fleets with their Chinese
crews.
The only ships left are the Great
Northern Company's Minnesota. and
those OF the Japanese lines. which
have contracted all their space for
the next two years.
This Is one OF the biggest prob
lens facing the Wilson administra-
ton. It becomes acute on Novem.
Der 4 when the seamen's act be-
comes effective.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27
FIRST MAN TO SCALE
MT. M'KlNLEY HERE

William r. Taylor. the first man
to scale Mt. Mckinley. Is In Seat.
tie en- route 20 the California expo.
sitions. II Is the first time he has
been outside" In II years.
Taylor and another "sourdough. "
named Pete Anderson. scaled Mt.
Mckinley April 3, 1910, shook
hands and planted a flag pole on
the topmost peak. 10000 feet above
sea level II took them is hours
to cover the last 1900 feet. a dis.
lance other parties have failed to
mako In two weeks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27
ASK RECEIVER FOR
TRANSPORTATION co,

Asking that the action of Clal.
lam county courts In appointing a
receiver for the Port Angeles
Transportation Co. on the applica.
ton OF Peter Grub. be ignored. the
Fidelity & Deposit Co. OF Mary
land. has asked that receiver be
appointed on its petition In King
county. Judge Tallman has or
dered the transportation company
TO show cause why this should not
be done, September 2.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27

At this time tho situation seems
to present very clearly these alter
natives:
Either the Caucasian seaman
10 doomed to be wiped entirely
from the Western sea before the
cheap coolIe Of the Far East, or
Tho American-owned vessel,
which has operated with orlen-
tai erews and Oriental stand
ards In competition with jap
anese merchantmen for the
transpaclflc trade, must quilt.
Either one spells a gloomy pros.
pect for the triumph OF American
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27
SAYS ANCHORAGE
WILL BE GOOD TOWN

Anchorage. terminus OF the Mat.
anuBka branch OF the Alaska gov.
eminent railroad. will be az model
a town as Utopia. according to Jack
u. Roberts. who's Just down from
there and who liked II so we'll he
bought a lot, paying for II sf,400.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27
TAMPIco COMMERCE HEAVY

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27.-During
the year over 500 American vessels
are expected to clear from Tam
pico, Mexico. carrying oil and other
commodities, according to reports
OF the bureau OF commerce, II the
present rate continues.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27
CURE FOR FEl%

EAU CLAIRE. Wis, Aug. H.
Joseph Michaels. 2s. today insists
that he has found a brand new
remed for felons. His euro" is
to soak his finger In carbolic acid
for couple OF hours. The felon
came off and so did the finger.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27
- . - HHars~alaaaaaa-~lsl-
FURusETh SAYS:

The Seamen's Law will give
America every advantage over
other nations" said Andrew
Furuseth. because Il will at
tract to this country the most
skillful seamen OF tho world and
vii, place American mariners
on a plane that they need not
be ashamed of. Unless the act
is enforced. Asiatics will rule
the sea"
Furuseth, In replying to tho
statements OF Captain Dollar.
declared the Dollar Steamship
Co. owned four tramp steamers.
all OF which were built in Eng.
land. were manned by British
seamen and were registered in
British Columbia.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27

Both employed Chinese seanen
exclusively IN their transpaeific
service.
You ought to know about this
special brand OF hyphensted pa.
uiotism" which demanded Chinese
scamen TO uphold tho American slag
on tho high sea: what the flag has
stood for on the ocean highway be
tween this country and the Orient.
THE STARS AND STRIPES
HAS FTOATED OVER FORECAs.
Tiles CROWDED WITH CHINESE.
OVER FoREcAsTLES FRO N
WHICH EVERY AMERICAN
STANDARD OF LIVING HAS
BEEN ELIMINATED,
That 10 what Col. n. r. Schwerin
OF tho Pacific Mall means when he
prates about the patriotic duty OF
the United States In keeping les
merchant flag flying.
Permit American-owned ships 10
operate on equal grounds with for
eign vessels In competition" plead.
ed Capt. Robert Dollar. head OF the
Dollar fleet before the Federal
Trade Commission recently when
the question Of foreign trade was
being discussed. We ask no help.
no subsidy. no odds-juss an equal
chance"
BUT CAPTAIN DOLLAR, LIKE
THE PACIFIC MAIL. WANTS TO
OPERATE WITH ORIENAI.
cooLIE CREWS. NOT AMERICAN
OR ASGLO-SAxoN SEAMEN.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27
Big CROWD TURNS
OUT AT CnEhklIS

CHEHALIS. Aug. 27.-Today's
attendance Mt the Southwest Wash
ington fair was record-breaker.
~ was Chehalis and Centralia day.
and all school children were ad-
mitted free.
Seattle. Portland and Tacoma
day, as well as Governors day,
Thursday. was marked success.
Portland sent delegation OF boost.
ers that kept the town alive with
excitement. Gov. Lister. who is
East. was represented by Lieut..
Gov. Hart.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27
tiiude she assumed.

titude she assumed.
And then he fined her $40 on a
specific charge of begging.
Thank you," she shouted. "a
nice way to treat me-with no
friends and no money" and she
flounced out OF the room.
Later the sentence was suspend.
ed. after Rev. George Wood of the
Columbia Baptist church had prom.
Used to look after her. and she had
promised not to give public per.
formances with her violin any more.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27
200 AUTOS WILL
HELP BOOST FOR
PUYALLUP FAIR

To advertise the 18th annual
Western Washington fair. at Pu-
gallup, September Is, 20 and 30. and
October !, 2 and 3. inclusive, an
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27
THE MAN WHO
IS PERPETUALLY
HARD UP

Cannot be happy. and no man can
win q safe place In the world II ne
10 hampersd with debts. The man
who starts out right. Will never Be
poor In the extreme sense. no mat
ter how limited hls Income. because
he will always manage to save
little.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27

STAR WANT ADS ARE GO
GETTERS.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27
FRUITS


Wax Beans. s lbs. .........1Or
Large Cucumbers. . for. Zoe
Red Cabbage, 2 for. ........5e
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27
FREE FARM Frs

STALL e5
GEORGETOWN BAKERY's
REGULAR SATURDAY
SPECIAL
1oc COOKIES. doz. ........ 6<
2 large loaves Bread. .....15r
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27
STALL 81


Yakima Honey. Wholesale and
retail. combs. each .......l5c
Washington Creamery. 10. zoe
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1915-08-27

kinds Of Chicken Feed These Prices Sept 9Th
Phone Orders Taken. Free Delivery Over Entire City.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-04-09
MATERIALS TO MAKE SHELLS
Articles Containing Lime Must Be
Given In Liberal Quantities-Do
Not Overlook Grit Box.

There is no possible objection to
feeding egg shells to hens, provided
they are broken in small bits SO that
the hens may not readily recognize
them, or they may get in the habit of
eating eggs. Oyster shells and clam
shells pounded up fine must also be
fed and in liberal quantities, for all
of them are needed to provide the hen
with material to make shells. Do not
confuse the grit box with the box con-
tanning the shell-making material
Mix the ingredients if desired, but
see that there is enough of sharp bits
OF stone, broken flower pots and
crockery, fine cinders and the like in
the mixture SO that the hens may OBJ
tain sufficient to grind the food they
consume. Then bear In mind the box
OF dust; make this of fine road dust
In which is mixed little lime and
considerable insect powder. Have sew
eral such dust boxes if the flock is of
considerable size, and set them In the
sunny part of the yard or house. If
the dust boxes are literally supplied
the hens will give one material help
In keeping out the insects.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-04-09

much as they need. The water should
be slightly warmed on all cold days.
Do not allow the laying hens to be-
come too fat as they not only become
lazy but are apt to become egg bound.
Laying hens need a bulky ration
such as cut steamed clover or alfalfa
meal They should also have plenty
| of vegetables.
we would rather allow our hens to
roost in the tree tops as long as they
can keep dry, than in damp stuffy
poultry house, even In the coolest
weather, as they will suffer less.
1t Is not a good plan to wait until
spring to buy your breeding stock.
II you want well-bred rooster for
instance, look around among the
breeders and pick out one that is fit
to show at the poultry exhibition. II
you wait until he goes to the show
and wins prize, you will pay twice
or three times as much
Field corn parched crisp, in fact
nearly to charcoal. is always
relished by the hens and is valuable
addition to their winter food
OF course 1t is unpleasant to leave
| warm fire and go out and shovel
the snow from the path to the poultry
house to make things comfortable for
the hens these stormy days
Some people imagine that If they
give their chickens skim milk. water
Is not necessary. This is a mistake.
as milk turns into solid food almost
as soon as 1t reaches a birds diges-
tive apparatus, and water must al
ways be given.
II the poultry house is perfectly dry.
and by that we mean the ground un-
der and above it, the chickens will
not suffer from the cold.
AT the high prices of grain the man
who has to buy all of his feed must
figure very closely and make the most
OF every pound of it in feeding his
poultry, else he will come out at the
little end Of the horn in the spring.
There is nothing better than ground
charcoal to correct slight bowel
trouble In chickens.
A perforated dust can is Just as
necessary in the poultry house as the
sprayer If the fowls are to be kept
free from insects.
1t is not stretching the truth to say
that II the farmers marketed their
poultry in the best possible condition
their receipts would be increased one
tn I'd. Neither is it stretching the truth
to say that less than 10 per cent of all
the poultry marketed is in perfect
condition when it reaches the con-
sumer.
If you are selling eggs for hatch
ing, visit to the best breeding farm
You can easily reach. will pay you
Wen. Observe closely the methods fol-
lowed there, and then improve on
them all you can.
Always ship eggs in baskets or
cartons made for the purpose and
never in dirty old boxes, packed in
sawdust or bran
The pullets do not need a nest
egg as pattern, but one or two
dummies placed in the nest will show
them where they ought to lay.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-04-09
FAR TAHlTlAN WOMEN

den in verdure, green slopes rise quick
ly to splintered volcanic peaks nearly
eight thousand feet high, carved by
precipitous valleys with countless
flashing waterfalls. Melville wrote
that the ineffable repose and beauty
of the Tahitian landscape was such
that every object struck him like
something seen in a dream, and he
could scarcely believe such scenes had
real existence. Often" said Bou-
granville, Il thought | was walking in
the Garden of Eden"
Papeete is the only town, but the
fertile level shores of the island are
so thickly populated as to form almost
continuous village along the road
that skirts the beach for its circumfer-
ence of nearly one hundred miles. Yet
there is practically no open land ex-
cept in the uninhabited mountains.
Houses and villages are bensath end
less groves of cocoanuts, breadfruit,
mangoes, oranges, banyans and bam-
boo, with occasional ornamental exot-
les from other tropical lands. Alligator
pears, native "chestnuts," mummy ap-
pies and bananas. are in almost every
doorway. Except for two small sugar
plantations, few half hearted cotton
patches, and small clearings for taro.
yams and other vegetables, there is
no farming as we know it. Copra and
vanilla are the island crops
Work Ia Not a Worry.
On the whole, however. industry has
small part in the daily life of the in
habitants. Very little work suffices
to procure all that is essential where
nature supplies food and shelter. The
writer once asked a native to bring
him some fish.
Why don't you catch your own
1sh?" was the response
That isn't the question. III give
you dollar for good string of fish, >.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-04-09

was parried with the offer as riposte
| The answer to this was unanswer>
able and final: Il don't need any dol.
| lar"
Such Is island philosophy The sea
viii always provide fish. the land all
| other actual requirements, and since
| this VIII be as true in the future as
| today, why trouble to lay up for ones
| children? Even tobacco and coffee
are homegrown, so only imported lux.
| uries require effort to obtain Most
| OF the real work of the island, such
| as curing vanilla, is done by Chinese
who value money for it's own sake.
They bake the bread, run the restau-
rants, and own most OF the small
stores.
Nevertheless the natives are splen-
did people physically, no doubt an in.
herltance from their warlike and atb.
letic past. The men are often we'll
over six feet and tremendously mus
cular. The women are erect, grace
full, beautifully formed, and often very
handsome. Their brown eyes are I'M
usually inc. luSlT DldCh Nd1T ID long
and waving
Polynesian races differ slightly In
color, that of pure Tahitians varying
also with caste and exposure, but the
commonest type is an olive gold NOT
darker in shade than the skins OF
Chinese and Japanese, but warmer and
less yellowish. Their features are
pleasing and contain nothing Negroid
or Monaghan.
The typical native dress is the pa
reu, bright colored patterned cotton
cloth much like the Burmese sarong.
twisted by the men around the waist
and by the women around the breast.
The latter. however rarely wear IL
away from home, except bathing or
fishing, without loose over dress
The men also are more and more COM
ing to regard the pareu as informal,
comfortable for home and work wear,
but to be replaced by coat and pants
on dress occasions. These customs
vary much with the distance from
town. Flowers constitute the chief
adornment, worn in wreaths and singly
over the ear. Carriers come in from
the mountain valleys with loads Of
plantain, naked except for loin
cloth but with garlands Of ferns and
flowers.
Are a Social People
The chief Tahitian characteristics
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-04-09

are social Feasting, dancing and sing
ing are always in progress, usually ON
a Wholesale scale. The entire village
participates on the slightest excuse
Anything that can be done alone is un-
popular. Even in fishing, the single
venturer is regarded as a pothunter
and no sportsman, the gentlemanly way
being to set net IN the lagoon and
invite the neighbors to a drive, AFFORD
ing much noise and frolic. or to or
ganize deep-sea expedition for al
bicore
In several stays on the island the
writer was never allowed to fish with
hook and line from a single canoe be-
cause, while all right for a commoner
VINO needs fish, it is not the thing for
quality" to do. The visitor is struck
with the invariable good nature of the
people. They rarely quarrel, drunk
or sober. Violence is practically I'M
known. Murders are so infrequent as
to he little more than traditional and
even fighting is extremely rare.
Like all Polynesians, they are won
derlul swimmers, and probably excel
all others as canoemen. Whereas, in
Hawaii the canoes seen today are pure
ly unitarian, the Tahitian retains his
navigating ancestors love for naval
architecture. Racing canoes carrying
20 paddlers or more are built with
great ceremony and beating OF drums
and carefully kept from the weather
In houses constructed by the district.
These canoes have beautiful lines
and are incredibly fast SO are also
the sailing canoes, which carry iremen-
dous canvas and are trimmed by the
gymnastics of the crew, who balance
themselves on lateral spars extending
from the side. They also have out
riggers, but in racing these are not
allowed to bury themselves and 80 i'm
pede progress.
The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1915-04-09

Poultry raisers living in towns and
by selling them to private customers.
A hundred post cards or a little ad-
vertising in the local newspapers,
stating that you will supply eggs the
year round at a stated price, will
bring plenty Of customers.
Roup, one Of the most troublesome
diseases among chickens. is almost
always caused by damp quarters.
Keep the quarters dry and warm, and
the yards clean and roup will not
trouble you.
Some people think it is cute" to
let the puppy run through the flock
and set the hens to flying Maybe
1t is. but the egg production will al
ways fall off after such a perform
ance.
Worms and bugs in the field and
garden have now gone into their win
ter quarters, where the hens can't
reach them. and to take their places
meat. meal and cut zone must be
supplied, If you would keep the hens
strong and healthy.
Are the winter quarters for your
laying hens to be the old dirty, Lousy,
smelly house that has been used with
out cleaning or disinfecting? You
need not expect many eggs from such
place, no matter how good your
hens are.
Keep ground charcoal on hand and
throw a handful into the drinking
pans once or twice week.
A few drops of tincture of iron put
into the drinking water is also a
good thing for the hens, and some
people believe that it prevents many
minor diseases Even II 1t does not
1t will do no harm.
Chickens have no sense of affection
for their owners, but they will repay
kindness Of warm. dry quarters and
good food and clean water by laying
more eggs. The hen is all business.
A hopperful of bran, placed where
the hens can get it at all times, is
an excellent addition to the food in
winter.
While it is desirable, 1t is not al
ways necessary to start in the chicken
business with flock of pure breds.
Buy the best hens you can afford, and
then spend as much more as you can
afford for pure bred cock.
If you have some birds in your flock
that you think will line up well with
the winners at the poultry show, and
you are in the business of selling eggs
for setting, do not hesitate to exhibit
them, but it will be well to have some
expert poultryman judge them first.
He may save you some disappoint-
ments, and then he may find birds
that are more likely to be prize win
ners than the ones you have selected
yourself
There is many a farm where the
poultry is considered an unimportant
offshoot of the business, but which If
cultivated as it should be would pro-
duce more money than all the crops
raised
Ii the fowls have 60 break through
a coating of ice to get water these
frosty mornings they win not take as