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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
BUSY Days COMING
Period of Stress Ahead of the
American Worker.
Labor Day an Excellent Time to
Think Of the Future That Must
Be the Result Of the War
in Europe.

Every American, whether he works
with his hands or with his head, will
take full advantage Of Labor day, the
last of the summer holidays; every
one will appreciate the fact that there
is long period of work ahead Of him.
This fall and winter is sure to be
time Of readjustment in many lines
of American commerce and labor, due
to the European war, which not only
shuts off some Of the things we buy,
but is filing our warehouses with
many Of the things we sell. How to
manage without the particular things
we have always imported and how to
get a market for the things Europe
cannot buy must engage our serious
attention for months, perhaps for
years. There may be some failures il
the effort to readjust, but there will
be more successes, and great ones. No
doubt about the future need be in the
heart of anyone.
The best thing about the whole sit
uation is the stout heart Of the bust
ness world and the people in general.
They enter upon a combat with un-
certainties with the old Yankee con-
fidence, backed by the knowledge that
in the fundamental items of physical
life we are safe. We can feed our
selves, clothe ourselves, warm our
selve. The rest is only matter OF
time and adjustment. There will be
no hard times if the hard work is
well tackled.
Business must not wait until the
war is over" for nobody knows when
that blessed day will be. If we are
prepared for long war, SO much the
more prosperity if the war is brief.
1t is a splendid time for every
American, from the housewife to the
capitalist, to study American econo
mics and get better knowledge OF
values.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
WON HONOR WITH THE FIST
Some British Soldiers Who Have
Earned the Victoria Cross by the
Use of Their Bare Hands.

Skill in fsticuffs has several times
won the Victoria Cross. At lnkerman,
for instance, Capt Hugh Rowlands
saved his commanding officer, Colonel
Hay, by a straight left-hander. Hay
waG wounded and lying on the ground,
with gigantic Russian standing over
him and about to plunge bayonet to
his heart, when ROWlands, who had
lost his sword, smashed the Russian
with his left hand, knocking the man
unconscious. Rowlands got the V. g,
At Jeerum, in India, during the In
dian mutiny, Cen. James Blair, whose
sword had been broke off at the hila
and who had no other weapon, dasha0
into crowd of armed mutineers and
knocked five Of them down with bic
fists in few seconds. The Victoria
Cross also went to him.
Another officer whose sword broke
at the handle while in action was Ad'
miral Tug Wilson, who. at El Teb,
bowled over six Arabs with his fists.
He not only won the V. c., but also
his nickname, being called Tug" VIII
son after an English boxer who about
that time had gained brief nOtoriety
by fighting John L. Sullivan, the heavy
weight champion of the world.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
EIZEAT EApWW Z1lXA1RA N4LL.EY

had passed over it. Running aft, we
sew the bear bob up unframed, and,
after shaking himself like dog, swim
serenely on his way.
We arrived at Fairbanks on the af.
ternoOn of June 15 Fairbanks, a thriv-
ing town, is the market place and dis
tributing point for a placer distri t
that turns out from 100000 to 81
100000 annually. Then, too, it is the
agricultural center of the Tanana val
ley region, where, despite the general
idea to the contrary large crops are
grown of potatoes and other root prod
ucts, besides a great deal of barley
and oats.
The country along the Tanana river
has weird sort Of monotony. On the
south side the country is one vast fiat,
mostly tundra, swamp. In this lati-
tude the ground seldom thaws beyond
a few feet in depth: consequently
there is little or no subdrainage. This
is the swamp country through which
our portion Of the preliminary line
ran.
A great deal has been written Of the
Alaska mosquito, but nowhere have
seen accounts of the little insects eX-
aggerated. During the period from
May to August it was necessary that
one wear constantly a head net that
dropped from a stiff brimmed hat to
a bottom taken in and securely tied
around the chest. To protect ones
hands one had to wear heavy canvas
gGuntlets, which were tied tightly
about the wrists. The little pests
would sting right through an ordinary
cotton shirt, so l found it necessary
to wear an additional flannel shirt. At
lunch ION line" we would build a
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02

smudge, and, somewhat relieved at
least from the attack of the bugs"
would eat our sandwiches in bath
of smoke.
Bathing Under Difficulty.
The matter Of baths was difficult.
Often in the evening we would pad
die out to bar in the middle of the
stream, build smudge of drift, and
take hurried plunge in the icy Ia
mana waters. We would be nearly eat
en- alive by the persistent little bugs
before we could get back into our
clothes and to camp. One mans meth
cd Of taking bath was ingenious. He
would drag the camp washtub, filled
with hot water, into the Office tent,
carefully kill off all the insects inside,
and take his bath with the utmost
luxury
We were fortunate in not having to
depend upon pack trains for our trans
portation. All our work being near
the river, we were able to do our NOV
ing with boats.
In the actual field work we made
great progress, unless in heavy spruce
timber, where oCr speed depended up
on the axmen. In the swamps-and
there was swamp wherever there was
no spruce-we were forced to wade
for miles in water to our waists or
higher There were occasions, too,
when series of streams and lakes
had to be crossed by swimming and
by RATS. In this swamp work we were
able to practice that beautiful athletic
and modern dance, the 'niggerhead
tango" Niggerheads are tufts of
coarse grass that grow in several feet
of muck. When traversing a niger.
head swamp one must step quickly
from niggerhead to niggerhead or else
drop between, and as they are very
unstable peculiar step is evolved.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02

erSing a great deep and green river,
and the echoes from the screw were
thrown back from both shores. The
shores were precipitous walls, spruce
clad and fitting down from snow-capped
SUBMITS Little waterfalls trickled
down every slope.
We touched at Ketchikan and
Wrangel, and at Juneau spent a part
of a very pleasant afternoon. Skag-
way, the breathing place for many '97
and '9S pioneers who crossed the Chill
coot and White passes, and which lies
at the extreme end Of Lynn canal, a
narrow channel with many small
glaciers on it's shores, is almost de-
serted.
Leaving Skagway on the world-fa-
nous White Pass and Yukon railroad,
the train started the heavy climb al
most Immediately There were places
on the climb, where looking down an
enormous depth, we could see the tum-
bling Skagway river, like an uneasy
streak of molten silver, and then, look
ing up, met only the overhang of
granite cliff, with the glare of snow
covered peaks across the canyon. We
shortly tipped the summit and rushed
through White pass, Bennett, Caribou,
down into White Horse in the ghost
~ midnight of an Arctic day.
Down the Yukon.
1t was a. N. when we tumbled into
our hunks aboard the river steamer
Yukon, and we we're well across Lake
La Barge before / awoke. Several
little incidents occurred to break the
tedium. We heard one morning an out
cry on the forward deck. Leaving
Dur bridge game, we rushed out to dis
cover a huge black bear swimming not
far ahead With the helm shifted
little the steamer bore down directly
upon the swimmer and in a moment
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
CUTlCURA SHAVING
Is Up-to-Datc Shaving for Sensitive
Skins. Trial Free.

Prepare razor. Dip brush in hot
water and rub it on Cuticura Soap held
in palm Of hand. Then make lather
on face and rub in for a moment
with fingers. Make second lathering
and shave. Rub bit of Cuticura Oint-
ment over shaven parts (and on scalp
if any dandruf or itching) and wash
all off with Cuticura Soap and hot
water, shampooing same time. One
soap for all-shaving, shampooing,
bathing and toilet. It's velvet for SEN
sitive skins. No Shiny mug. No germs.
No waste of time or money. Free
sample each, if you wish. Address
postcard, "Cuticura, Dept. ky, Bos-
ton" Sold everywhere.-Adv.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
Drink Denison's Coffee,
For your heaItb's sake.

You can't very well dodge the toll
gates on the road to success.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
DEMAND IS FOR SERVICE
Public Ideas Have Had Significant
Change in Comparatively
Few Years.

When the French aristocrat before
the great revolution was asked as to
his chief service to society, he replied,
ITO have been born" He felt that his
mere presence in the world conferred
an honor on his country.
That has been the attitude Of priv.
legged classes of all time. But a new
ideal has come into mems minds-the
ideal of labor, of service to the com.
munity. Today the public is constant.
ly asking men to justify their income.
What have you done to deserve it?" is
the question. by what service to so.
ciety have you earned your money!"
1t used to be considered perfectly
proper to water the stock of great pub
lie service corporations. But now PEG.
pie have come to see this means tc
get an income without working for it
and public sentiment is shutting of
the practice.
Melon cutting in connection with
franchise grabs was once popular. But
it became apparent that this was mere
ly one way Of getting something fol
nothing, and the day of melon cutting
is done.
So, all up and down the line the de
mand has come for service in return
for income. Society is willing to write
it's note for pretty nearly any amount
to the energetic man, but it insists thai
the payment shall be for value re
ceived.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02

- a locating crew on the first
WA government railroad in the in
va terror of Alaska would fill a
book. How we ran down a
monster black bear in mid-stream with
q river steamer; the everyday trials
in our work; the wading and actual
swimming of swamps, and the con
slant attendance Of the little singer,
the Alaska mosquito, methods of bath
ing; foods on the Tanana river-these
are only few of the occurrences that
befell one of eleven engineering par
ties on this herculean government pro-
ject, writes George Mayo, assistant
United States engineer
The first 400 miles of railroad, the
part only of the great system that
now is to be a reality, has it's initial
point at Seward, a thriving town on
the southern coast of Kenai peninsula;
follows the now imperative Alaska
Northern railroad around Turnigan
and Knik arms, and then follows the
Susitna and Chultina rivers to Broad
pass, from where the projected rail
road runs down the Nenana river to
it's junction with the Tanana, and up
this river to Fairbanks.
In order to reach the Fairbanks end
Of the line, where our work lay, we
took q coast steamer from Seattle to
Skagway on June 3; over the White
pass and Yukon railroad to White
HOrse. and from there by river steam
or down the Yukon river and up the
Tanana river to Fairbanks.
AS the days went by the more won
derful grew the scenery. At times we
would pass through a channel so mar
row that it seemed as if we were trav-
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
Local Color.

so you've been out West for the
first time in your life?"
Yes, and I'm sorry didn't go
sooner"
See any real live Indians?"
Il should say So The proprietor Of
the hotel where | stayed had a dozen
or more on his staff, who were paid a
dollar a day each to loaf about the
premises within easy range of tour
lists cameras"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
Pronress.

Il hope you are using your vacation
to good advantage" said the boys
father. when you go back to col
lege, shall expect you to be more of
a credit to your family than you were
last year"
Don't worry about that, father,
said the boy. MY batting average
has improved so per cent since last
spring"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02

SEASONS experiences with
a locating crew on the first
government railroad in the in
A terror of Alaska would fill a
- Lo0Ix How vuo ron down q
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02

Making Him Feel at Home.

I'VE are to entertain O distiR
guished Russian visitor this evening
What can do to make him feel per
fectly at homer?
Il don't know, unless when it comeR
time for him to go you let him out by
the back door and wish him safe
retreat"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1915-09-02
sharina Peace,s Blessing.

Sharing Peace's Blessing.
You are surely not in favor of
WARP"
Certainly not replied the aggres-
sive citizen. But l want to be suf-
ficiently prepared to convince any
belligerently inclined neighbor that
he is not in favor of it, either"
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29
THIRTY-FIvE SALOONS
IN TIA JUANA, WHICH
HAS 200 POPULATION

IF any Bartletts or McGraths we're
living around the Mexican village OF
Tia Juana we didn't have any inkling
of it, says George w. Ashley, treas
urer of the .Schuman Carriage Com.
pany. who with Chester Irwin and Rob.
ert McKeague of the Honolulu Plan.
tation Company was Recently in the
border town during trip to the south.
.ern end OF California.
- .''I'll admit that didn't have a very
favorable impression of the place, and
did not care to stay there long. but 1t
wasn't because ] had heard of any old
Honolulu people having been or be-
ing there. we never heard a word o.
either McGrath or bartlett" says
Ashley ~ - tss'ak q
Tia Jnana is not exactly a church
city 1t has about sol buildings. ac-
cording to people who have been there.
and of these SO about. S5 are saloons
Gambling is rife. with bull fights. and
any other amusement (which is shut
out from the United States naturally
.creeps across the border. The town
boasts q population of some 200 souls:
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29
LEAVING LEGISLATION TO THE
OFFICIALS.

The defeat of the initiative and referendum
proposals as amendments to the California
Constitution is significant. 1t is quite possible
that the voters are beginning to grow wary of
plans which complicate Legislation and add to
its expense. The initiative and referendum
measures are meant for public emergencies,
where the elected officials are Indifferent and
fail to pass good laws, or pass laws which are
obviously iniriical to public welfare. Frequent
selections, intricate ballots and the impulse of
half baked opinion too often are the results of
this so-called direct legislation" As long
ago as 1854 veteran Republican of Honolulu
predicted that the pendulum was swinging
way from the progressive" measures and
ultimately would discredit the direct primary.
We see no evidence of this latter but there is
evidence that states and municipalities are
giving less encouragement to the initiative and
referendum this year than last.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29
BOOK
IS COMPLETED
/. FOR PUNAHOU
r0n nMIMV hM1nMH
49,

+ With the completion of the Pageant
Book for the Punahou Pageant 10 be
held next June, 1916. and its accept
ance by the anniversary committee,
one OF the biggest tasks in connection
with the celebration of the 18th ami
yersary OF Punahou has been success.
fully accomplished. The book was
written by Miss Ethel NJ. Damon, a
graduate OF Punahou, and at present
a teacher at Punahou on leave of abb
sence. assisted by Miss Mary p. Winnie
and Mrs. Isaac NJ. Cox. In its repre-
sentation of Punahou life and its pol
ished literary form the Pageant Book
will be a real contribution to Punahou
and Hawaiian literature. Mrs. Cox,
who will have charge or its presenta-
ton, speaks of its dramatic POSSIBLE
tiles with great enthusiasm.
The general anniversary committee,
acting under the leadership of A. F.
Judd, chairman. Is also getting busy
on other plans for the celebration. The
tentative arrangements for the cele-
bration week at Punahou include a
dignified academic program with dis
tinguished speakers. "Punahou and
Community Days on the Campus, a
Hawaiian and an Alumni evening, and.
of course, the pageant, which will be
made the chief feature Of the celebra-
ton. The dates that the committee
has definitely set aside for the cele-
bration are Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday, June 90 to %, 1916.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29
NORWAY AND SWEDEN HARD HIT.

Every nation at war will in the end be ire
mendous loser industrially, say the economists.
So it appears, will the neutral nations Aside
from the trade in war supplies with the Allies,
Uncle Sans European commerce is disorgan-
lied and yet the plight of the United States
seems lucky indeed compared to that of two
neutral nations of the continent Norway and
Sweden.
Associated Press advices from Christiania
saw that something very close to panic is
spreading over both Norway and Sweden, as
! result of the alarming scarcity of provisions
and the unprecedented prices which are de-
handed for the simplest kind of food. Norway
s now on the point of following Sweden's lead
- prohibiting the export of all provisions
~ which there is a present shortage, in order
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29
REV. W. D. WESTERvELT Is
PUT ON LIBRARY BOARD

Rev. DIR. w d. Westervelt was yes
terday appointed by Governor Pink,
ham as a member Of the board Of trus-
tees Of the Library of Hawaii for
term ending April 30. 1917. DR.. West.
ervelt succeeds A. Lewis. Jr., whose
resignation was handed in some time
ago, and represents the Hawaiian His.
torical Society. The board Of trustees
of the library is now made up as fol-
lows: Rt. Rev Bishop Henry Bond
Restarick. John r. Gait and Mrs Eliz-
abeth Cartwright McCandless for the
Territory; Frank z. Blake. Charles H.
Atherton and Judge Philip l. Weaver.
for the Honolulu Library and READING
Room Association, and Rev. DR.. w.
D. Westervelt. for the Hawaiian His.
toricaI Society
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29
LIEUT.. REARDAN WILL
LEAVE HEADQUARTERS
TO JOIN REGIMENT

Orders from the War Department
have been received at headquarters
here instructing 1st Lieut.. John d.
Reardan, LIST Infantry, now detached
as aide-de-camp to zen. William III.
Carter. to join his segiment. The or
der is the result of the detached ser.
vice law. which limits the time an Of
ficer may be on service away from his
regiment
Lieut. Reardan has been popular. at
headquarters and the men there will
regret his leaving. He came to Homo
lulu with Gen. Carter and was an
nounced as aide-de-camp March .13.
1914. His army career began as a
private with the S5th Company, Coast
Artillery Corps, October 5, 1904, and
after being promoted first to- corporal
and then to sergeant, be took an ex.
animation, and was given commits
sion as second lieutenant January "a
1908
Lieut.. Richard H. KimbaH is still
on duty as aide-ie-camp at headquar-
tiers, and as far ss is known viii re-
main here.
Lieut.. Kimball, 4th Cavalry, was
named today in general orders to sue
coed Lieut.. Reardan as inspector of
small arms. No other changes at
headquarters have been announced,
but it is said that when Gen. Wiser
assumes command there may be some
transfers.
Principal officers at Headquarters
now are Maj. Arthur s. Conklin, gen.
eral staff; Lieut.-col Archibald Camp
bell, acknowledgement, and Capt.
Charles G. Mettler, ordnance depart
ment.
No information as to transfers, IL
any are to be made. will be given out
until Gen. Wiser assumes command.
Lieut., Reardan will remain on duty
at headquarters until Sunday.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29
MANY INVITATIONS OUT
FOR FRESHMEN'S BALL

Young men and women clad in cos.
tunes of all colors, shapes and varie.
ties will be seen at the masquerade
dance that will take place this even.
ing at the Normal school
The dance is being given by the
members of the freshman class, and
thanks to the efforts of Miss Adeline
Aaague, president of the class and
also to the class officials, they have
everything all set and the affair is e..
pected to rank as one of the best
dances ever staged by school.
Several hundred invitations have
been distributed to the friends of tie
freshmen, and providing it does not
rain this evening there will be ire
mendous gathering.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-10-29
TOO MANY DEADLY WEAPONS.

On September % the Star Bulletin, calling
Intention to violent crime in Hawaii, proposed
rigid city. regulation regarding the purchase
and registration Of deadly weapons The sug-
eestion was made after casual inquiry at the
city hall showed there is no adequate super
vision of such purchases. Editorially this
paper said
The supervisors BY. ordinance could readily change
t1is They could require intending purchasers OF
firearms to report to the city clerk and register,
e. S 3. permit e e BUY ~ the n,snsas
chasers to regster at the police station. and dis
erection should bs given the police officials 70 refuse
permits except Y cases where the purchasers are
Known to besfsputable careful men.
As to the need of supervision there is no con-
Iroversy whatever. Crimes Of violence are in
creasing rapidly, particularly crimes commit
ted with revolyers, and to less extent with
|nives. In many cases deadly weapons are in
the hands Of men who have no personal re-
sponsibility, who are on the edge of lawless-
ness In many other cases the weapons are
carried BY Orientals whose creed is to take life
when offended, either their own life or that of
3 rival or lover
Stores which deal in knives and firearms will
be glad to cooperate in any plan toward pro-
noting law and order; legitimate dealers viii
not object and illegitinlate dealers may be
punished When man is caught carrying a
weapon, the police can learn where he got it,
and if 1t was issued without permit, the seller
should be prosecuted.
We are glad to see that Mayor Lane has now
reached apparently the same conclusion as to
the necessity of checking the distribution of
dangerous weapons in the community. He has
directed an inquiry to the city attorney S office
With the object of having prepared an ordi-
nance which will lay down new and more
stringent regulations than the present ineffect-
i've rules now supposed to be in force
The distribution of deadly weapons has been
50 large, either by legitimate Or underground
channels, that campaign TO take away the
Weapons from irresponsible hands should be
begun That this is difficult matter to ac-
complish is obvions, but crime has reached
such proportion that drastic measures are
Imperative.