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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-24
THE TIMES Henceforth:-

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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-24

her say as the curtains fell aud parted
behind her. Il suppose | AIN a good
hit younger than you are, aud you
may say all Of this is none Of my
business hut all the samee. while /
got You here, am going 10 give you
a little piece Of Stella Kings mind
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-24

ed rest Resides they could not see
IN the night Hs he could.
ITS too bad that the work has IA
stop, said Peter aloud us he made
ready 10 leave the Old Orchard.
Whit work. demanded n voice
right over his head. There In one Of
the apple trees sut Tiumy the Flying
Squirrel.
Then Peter told Timmy how
every body Ia the Old Orchard that
day had been trying 10 help Farmer
Browns boy, aud that he meant that
II WAS too bad that the work had ~
stop at all.
1T doesn't replied Tmmy, sud.
denly spr!uglng ON Il fat hurd-shelled
beetle. I'm here aud / ruther think
that | shall be- rather busy by the
looks " things. There are u great
many bugs that don't appear IN the
day time, and there are "A few VI US
that prefer the night lu which 10
work. You n depend on me 10 do
my share to help Farmer Browns
hoy. He found my nest a few days
ago aud took great care not 10 dis.
turb H. And he chused away that
black cat when she cume nosing
around. ! shall hr only too glad 10
do something for him and II catching
bugs viii help you can count on me.
! see Boomer the Nlghthawk aud
Filter the hat ARE at work already.
Excuse me, / see another bettle over
yonder."
In Il twinkle Wmmy was %
Peter looked up I'm the air. Sure
enough there was Filter the Rat
darling IN and out among the trees.
and Peter knew that he was cntch-
Ing insects In the air 4 second late
Boomer the Nighthawk swept over
his head and he heard the snap of
Boomers bill, which meant TINT
boomer had caught something. Peter
sighed happily lie had forgotten all
about these little night workers.
They could do what the day workers
could not DO.
wouldn't Farmer Browns boy he
glad n hr knew thought Peter ne he
started Tor home by way ~ the gar.
den, for he had a mind ~ nihble n ten.
der lettuce leaf. When he reached
the garden he nte one lettuce leaf
and had just begun on another when
a voice, n very indignant voice, made
him Jump guiltily.
What are YOU doing?' demanded
Old Mr.. Toad nnErily "non't YOU
know that everybody II working for
Farmer Browns hoy? Ot what use
Is II for us 10 XIII all the hugs and
worms So that the green things can
grow II you are going In eat them all
up A nice help YOU arelr
I'll didn't think" replied Peter
meehly.
well, It's time you did think" re-
torted Old Mr. Toad tartly. There's
plenty FOR YOU to ent over on the
Green Meadows m have YOU To
know. Peter Rabbit, that I'm not
working FOR you" An the time old
Mr.. Toad was busIly hopping about.
swapping mp hugs for he had rested
during the heat NJ the day and loves
n'N' I" NoIk III the DUSK or the even
ing.
Peter wanted another leaf OF let.
tuce. II seemed 10 him that he never
had wanted n thing more. hut he
knew that Old Mr. Toad was right.
II certainly wouldn't be helping
Farmer Browns boy II he ate up his
lettuce. SO Peter gulped hard once
or twice and then bravcly turned His
back on the garden After all. sweet
wOs very nice and very filling.
old Mr. road's ewes twlnklpd es ne
watched Peter hon away "poter
means MI right" said he, and hegan
to hunt bugs harder than ever.
Next story Farmer Browns Roy
Rcpnys His Friends.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-24

The appointment Of an eminent and capable
naval advisory board does not constitute adequate
defense. Not a bit more than a grand jury indict-
meut constitutes conviction.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-24

1t is the theory Of iurists that law is the per.
lection of reason. Observe the word theory"
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-24

"The fools have been making all the money in
Wall Street lately says a broker. Evidently the
lambs have been gambling
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-24

Plumbing, Ph. Wal. $50 Taylor RrO.
ADV.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-24

Next story Farmer Browns Roy
Rcpnys His Friends.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-07-24

Look here, Mr.. Barmore." l heard
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-28

Is 1t the chief engineer? He, too,
was following orders. Is it the coal
passers, the steward or the rest Of the
crew? They all were following or
ders. They had their jobs to keep.
Is it the owners? They had their
money invested in the boat. The
season is short, with many rainy
days, and they had to make hay
while the sun shOne, for failure means
bankruptcy, and bankruptcy means
social ostracism-lOss of position in
society. Is it the inspectors? Too
many reports against the condition
of private property subjects them to
criticism as Cranks, with the cOnse-
quent loss of their jobs. 1t is easy
to raise the drenched garments of
the victims on high and cry for the
punishment of some one. But after
one man is in jail the same conditions
go meTriIy on. It's the same spirit
that hung witches in Massachusetts.
Who is to blame? It's the capital
and the devil take the hindmOst- It's
the system of everyone for himself
and the dew ltake the hindmOst. It's
the system whereby commodities are
produced not for use, but for sale
and profit. Was this boat operated
for use? No, it was operated for
profit. Are the rickety railroads that
invite wrecks operated for use? Are
aduIterated foods produced for use?
Is the hay that is sold for tobacco
productd for use. No, it's the profit
system.
Single takers, individuaHsts, cap
workingmen! Where
is your remedy for this? Single tax
ers, by what hocus pocUs is a single
tax on land to reach this and still
maintain the commOdity-prOdUc
system wherein the sole object is to
get out of an article all that is in it,
and then some; wherein commodities
appear in the market dressed in their
best to fool somebody into believing
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-28

THE PUBLIC FORUM
SAFETY AT SEA. - The terrible
disaster in the overturning of the
Eastland is another dire lesson that
there should be no limit in the en-
fOrcement of the law concerning
safety at sea.
have sailed under Capt Peterson
and know him to be one of the most
careful and conscientious masters l
have ever been with, and think a
thorough investigation will uncover
lot of things of interest to the
public.
The Titanic, Empress of Ireland or
even the Inflated Lusitania should
not have paid the awful toll in hU-
man lives which they did through
lack of trained crew.
One statement from a passenger Of |
the Lusitania read that the crew did
not seem to be sufficiently trained.
Several years ago the undersigned
was one of the crew of a trans-At- |
lantic liner and am well posted on
the line of training they receive.
After hiring a crew, some of which |
have never stepped on a boat before,
each gets the number of the lifeboat |
which he is supposed to man in case
of need. Then he is ready to assist |
women and children that might be en-
trusted to his care.
After the voyage across the ocean
we did have a sO-called boat drill. |
It was painful sight to see some Of
the crew hardly able to scramble into
the boats themselves, much less as
sist anybody else.
The main cause why passenger
boats especially are unable to keep
weIl-trained sailors is the i'll treat
ment as well as low wages.
There are lot Of good men to get
and the sooner the public realizes the
of a weu-trained, efficient
crew the sooner will that law he on |
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-07-28

WHO IS TO BLAME? - Is it
captain? He was following ORD
If he didn't he would lose his job,
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
and cut the sides of the boat and
buclsled and formed little ice noun

and cut the sides of the boat and
buckled and formed little Ice noun
ta.ns over the lake. The steamer ran
slower and slower until after cutting
through five miles the captain decided
he could go no farther in safety so
the steamer tied up at an uninhablted
island to wait until the sun and wind
would cause the Ice to break.
All night and all next day the
steamer waited and in the meantime
the crew carried logs aboard and built
an ice plow Tor the boat. The wi
dette." small boat used by the
Northwest Mounted Police of the
Yukon was trying to reach Dawson
with supplies and she had started from
white Horse few hours later and
was compelled to tie up at the island
as we'll Late In the afternoon sew
eral people who were sitting on the
upper deck saw a vessel steaming
through the ice. 1t proved to be the
"Prospector" coming from Dawson.
She had fought her way through the
ice. The "vidette'' Instantly steamed
up and crept out hugging the shore.
AT eight o'clock in the evening after
twenty-four hours delay. the shrBt
boat cast Off and went into the Ice.
It was eleven o'clock when the sun set
with that gorgeous coloring which the
orb OF day shows only in that north
land. Red, yellow, pink and violet
followed each other in quick success
sion and blended themselves together
In indescribabIe beauty. The noun
tains and clouds caught the spirit OF
the light and when the sun had passed
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

tyne. built very much after the plan
OF the old Mississippi River boats ex-
cent that their bows are square in
stead of pointed or rounded, the de-
partura from the regulation ship be-
ing made on account of the boats be
Ing used to push barges OF freight
down the Yukon. Their engines burn
wood and stop two or three times a
day to ..wood up: at the steamship
"fuer' camps. At these points great
niles of wood are kept on the river
banks. There is no wharf and the
steamer runs directly up to the bank
From four to 1--WE cords are taken at
: time and while the loading is being
done the passengers step ashore and
spend their time gathering wild flow
ers and fighting mosquitoes.
A walk on the deck OF the first
boat viii convince the traveller that
all sorts and conditions OF men and
women make UP the passenger list.
for the first boat invariably carries
gamblers and women OF the half
world, as we'll as miners and supply
dealers. Az soon as tho steamer pulls
out the games are on in the smoking
room and before the boat reaches
Dawson q number of men are cleaned
out. of rnonny. Those who travel sec
ond class bring their own blankets
and sleep In tiers of canvas strung up
like hamnocks. The space about them
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

the, two conrederates I indicated. If
there is ono thing q New York crowd
revels in 1t is a. thief chase, and sew
eral volunteers grabbed the two pick
pockets and held them while slipped
the handouts on my man who was
struggling frantically to get rid Of the
wallet I had caught him clutcMng-
The subway police then came to my
assistance and with our three prison
ers and the man who had beepsrobbed
we went to the nearest police station,
where. 1 preferred charges against the
trio. Their conviction followed speedi-
~ and they went to Sing Sing for long.
terms
This case may convey I'm small
measure the manner in which pick
pockets work. while IN crowds and /
trust IT wtll3serve to warn the unwary
against permitting suspicious strangers
lcrowdins them too closely when IN
close quarters and to be always on
the alert for the man who tries to
engage them In conversation in IKE
situations.
There are many men whe carry.
their waIiets IN the trouser hip pocket
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

the yukon. territory into our own
Alaska. The place Is named Forty
MHe, and Is the pioneer. mining town
Of the Yukon Then follows Eagle.
where there Il q great wireless sta
ton owned by the United States
IGovernment. After many twists and
turns Circle City. at one time the
most popuIous bettlen1ent in In
terror Alaska, is reached The rush
to the KlondilSe. however,, took away
many OF the inhabitants. In the
creeks near this place such q large
amount of mastodon ivory has been
discovered that one Of the creeks tss
known as Mastodon.
Farther down the stream broadens
and the shores and small islands are
dotted with Indian dshinR camps. and
very often on account Of the steamer
getting on a sand bar the traveller gets
a good view OF the great strings OF
fish being dried IN the sunshine.
At Fort Yukon the river runs to
the edge of the Arctic circie-tl1e true
land OF the Midnight Sun ~ for sew
eral days in June the sun - never OUT
Of sight. At one time this place was
an Indian trading post. After this
come the Yukon Oats which spread
out for at least one hundred miles.
after which Fort Hamlth comes into
view Thousands OF geese may be seem
on these fats. Rampant CITY place
founded in1ss7. Is the next stopping
point At present there is q hydraulic
mining proposition in operation there
which employs large number Of
men. but the City isEnot attractive.
At Tanana those who are going to
Fairbanks change boats The Gov
eminent keeps d herd of reindeer at
this point which IS really worth eo-
ing miles to see. Another amusement
at this place is baseball, and In mid
summer the games are called at ten
p. M. and end between midnight and
one A M.
Below Tanana the current of the
river increases and Kokranes Is soon I
passed. Kuykup and Nulato. an In-
dian village. arouse the curiosity Of
the travellers. especially the latter.
where the indian women with tat
to sell curios About this time there
Is new arrival Of mosquitoes and be-
tween bargaining with the Indians and
AghtinE the voractous pests the travels
er has lively time. The majority Of
the settlements or the lover Yukon
still retain their Russian nanneg and
life goes on much the same az It did
under the Russian regime. AT Kallag
there is a Government station and 2
Trail WnASh 4s uSS0 - = -
Nome by mail carriers with their dog
sleds In winter. From this place the
river flows almost directly south to .
Koserefsky, then northwest to Ap-
dreafslSy and into BehriuX Sea- st. 4
Michaels. built ON an islend near the
rivers mouth. is reached through
channel between the island and the
mainland and the travellers journey OF
two thousand miles on the Yukon r.
ended trip which though at times
mon tonous Is never uninter esting.
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29
HungrestC Criminals Ali Big Cities Those Whose
NimbIe Fingers Abstract Valuables From
Pockets and Purses Of the UnWary-
Breaking the Pickpocket Irust
InternatfolIal syndicate.

eighteen wallets ana pocketbooISs, be-
fore closed in on the thieves and
nailed them with the goods on them.
It matters not swhet hers a man carries
his wallet In hip pocket or the inside
pocket of his coat. a. dip can get II
who hrags that mo pickpocket can.
get near me-" better not let q dip.
hear him make this boast for It IS
the wise guy" they take the most
pleasure in trimming.
Coats No Bar 10 Them.
have seen them go for a man
wearing a. heavy overeoat and, de-
spite the fact that this outer garment
was buttoned tightly, the Thieves
gained access to- an inner coat pocke;
and got away with the wallet with
out arousing the least, supicion-
A few days ago was descending
the stairs to one. OF the stations of the
subway. A line. had: formed at one
I saw there. was a suspicious bit Of
dostling going on. slipped behind
one Of the pillars from which vantage
point; could survey the operations.
knew at once that q mobfwas at work
and didn't care to make move un-
til could get them just as I wanted
them. 1t is impossible to bring about
the conviction Of a. pickpocket In a
New York court unless you catch, the
thief in the act and get the wallet,
he has stolen, in his possession.
Ono Of the men standing in line
was being violently jostled by a man
standing directly. behind him. To the
unwary it appeared. that the man do
ing the jostling was In; a hurry and
chafed at the delay OF the line ahead.
When the. man who was being SO
roughly handled demonstrated with
the one directly. behind him, the lat
ter apologized profusely saying that
1t was due to the rush behind. Just
then man directly. In front Of the
mi dleman. or victim. decided that
he would worm his way out Of the
line, turning in his tracks and nearly
twisting the clothes on tho body of
the man directly behind hlm-the VIC.
tim Of course.
While this man was squirmtng out
of. line the man IN the rear OF the
one marked for plucking, got into acc
ton. his niInble fingers deity lifting
the wallet from the. victims inside
coat pocket. his overcoat and under
coat: both having been wrenehed open
by the frenzied efforts of the person
in front OF him to get out Of the
waiting line. Tho man who had lit.
ed the wallet, quickly passed it to
still another man directly behind him,
and this latest recipient of the loot
turned hurriedly as though, he. too.
had changed his mind; and was about
to leave the subway.
Got Man And Wallet.
Before he could advance ten feet
had seized him by the hand that
clutched the wallet crying. out to, sey-a
eral citizens at the same time to seize
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

with Annie a. the thief. In The bud
and now she . almost afraid % ptxs
her head outside other home. But -
tI1At she makes q little noxtte evex1
now and then ana Il - . safe bet thak
lIAnnie never comes hpIna empty hand
ed She would rather steal than eat.
She is. worth q lot otsmoneY and could
retire. and live luxus9ct1s on her ~
gotten gains Il she so- chose. But
stealing e q Joy. shs sa1net forego
Got Annie II, ne Act.
I. recall an instance when I enes
Annie with the goods She appeared
in, Fafth avenns. which sgaS sutieient
warning for me to get on her trail
4 saw that Annie was 1ollowing an
Exceptionally wei dressed woman from
shop to shop. hut appaFe ntly. she could
mot get close enough to her victtlaS
to get at her handbsG- Emerging
from q fashionahle conf ttonery store
in Filth avenue. where q had seen
Annie steal: several little tranlkets that
attracted her. fancy. she sided up to-
Il saw her withdraw her. hand from
the bag. with the. pidity ola snakes
fang and transfer it. to q huge pillow
muR she carried. 4 knew, had her
SO i leaped forward and enyeloped her
In . bearlike hug and held her untt1
she. had dropped tina nnn and the
bills. Annie had extractad. just 1910
from that handbag and while she
whiped and pleaded and; reved and
cnrzsed. i held her until. the woman
who had. been robbed; identined the
Imoney. and consented 10 accompany
ma 1, and prosecute the case. We had
q dead case against Annie that time,
but she gave ball and fnFfeited 4.
jumping to Chtcago. where she re-
mains d. for some lime Taat charge
Is still ngtng oXsr heS- and we VII
yet put her sway fof saae cannot re-
main long away from the lure q;
Broadway
Thera are q pair OF women. sisters
Eknowssn in the undarworld a. the Dos
Ron sisters" who are married to two
Itln horn gamblers In New York. Theee
girls have made FORTUNES by shopltxt-
|inR and pocket picking. yet doubt e
they could raise 9 MoMAa4a dolla1e
between thorn Az fast as. they steal
iawaY the proceeds vet they 80 ON
stealing and their hush Ids contiprs
Ito gamble In luxury These sister1
ARE among the best dressed women Ia
new york. Their toilatfea are always
turned out by 1ashiopA BILE modisses.
miLinera and bootIpiaskkarA and Wner-
ever they 60 they are sure 70 as.faes
mon too. These. sisters are - dan
gsrous q pair a. ever operated To-
eather. They frequent the fashion
abia hotels ana shops and on matinee
days they are at their best In aush
|fimes their tevelry Is OF the costliest
and these ara. among the Few women
Of the underworld who can mingA0
with those Of tho most exclusive circles
without afousfng suspicion
IN ,sota .Sff3aFs fairly 4VRafmin&
The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-29

from view their shadows were pic
turesque1y reflected In LaBarge's clear
waters. It was scene not soon for
gotten-the quick orders Of the Off
GERS, the beating OF the log ploW
against the boat. the noise Of the
breaking ice, and the stiffness Of the
passengers who watched the opening
of navigation in absolute silence.
Just beyond the lake is what Is
known as the ..sweepers'' swift cur
rent which Is unusually dangerous
especially for small boats. and during
the early days many people lost their
lives at this place. AT times the wa
ter is SO clear that the fish can be seen
swimming about but it gradually be-
comes darker as the steamer goes
down stream. and at places is stained
with the silt and decomposed moss
carried down through the creeks from
the moraines of glaciers
Along the Yukon Nature Is un-
maryed by the hand Of man and. in
many places Its banks rise to the
dignity OF mountains. Their slopes
are well covered with spruce and
birch, and the high sand banks are
so honeycombed with martens nests
as to resemble miniature forts. The
river is tortuous and at many places
the current runs nine miles an hour.
Running The Rapids
Narrow gorges are entered and at
the Five Finger Rapids ESQ called
from the fact that four rocks pro-
trude to q height OF about forty feet
from the center of the stream dtvtd-
Ing 1t into five channels) the pas
sengers are treated to the sensation
Of running the rapids between rocks
scarcely twice the width Of their boat
apart. The place is considered ex-
tremely dangerous and, boats coming
up the river IN order to avoid being
dashed against the rocks pick up
cable fastened on shore for that pur-
pose, and by winding 1t around the
capstan pull Themselves up the rapids
The isolated rocks In the channel are
the breeding places OF guns ana other
Wild birds. At Fort SeIl<irlS the Lewes
ana Pelly Rivers join each other and
form the Yukon proper. There in
Vulnerable islands and hflly shores
combine TO make the scenery not un-
like that of southeastern Alaska.
Small settlements and Indian villages
are sprinkled along the banks. and
little farther on. nesting on nat al
the foot Of the Dome. lies Dawson.
the Mecca of the gold hunter OF 1898.
and one of the greatest mining camps
In the world town which sprang up
over. night and has passed through the
various stages OF life typical to q nain-
ing camp and finally settled down into
a law abiding. sober little city.
From Dawson 10 The Sea.
After leaving that city wild life be-
comes plentiful and frequently the.
passengers are treated to the sight OF
a moose swimming through the waters
or catch q glimpse OF . black bear
through the trees. Fifty miles below
Dawson the river crosses the line from