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The Mena weekly star., 1916-07-20
Two Opposites.

Kansas City, Mo, July i2,
Douglas Island news., 1916-07-14
New Grenade Shell

There q. now ou exhibition in the window of F. F Smith, drug store a new device intended flor u-e iu war iu the form of agr,uade shell, The product of the brmu of Jefferson Bowling, formerly of Valdez bu' uow Of Juneau. Of bis creation Mr. Bowling -tys:
 "rhis shell will Doe ti-r'ed rom va- rious sized morrat- u ed ,u indirect fire. The bell will hc tuned nud ex rloded the same gny a- the present luy shrnpupl; it will be thrown ut a high uuelr. aud bur-trh while high in the uir, ut any de.i,ed point ovrr the enemy. The eNplo-ion which takes place iu tbo -hpll viii he very light. Tho shelI |. 20 constructed that both
Douglas Island news., 1916-07-14

ends blow off, and the walls split to pieces, the explosion scattering tho grenados, which are secondary contact shells filled with highest known explo- siye. The grenades, as secondary shells, aro equipped with contact de- tonaling device at one end, and with a tail at the other, they will explode the instant anything is struck. Experience has shown that the tail is a perfect
 steering device, aud the faster the gren- ade travels the smaller the tail. The grenades may be made in any desired size The ones exhibited here arc about the same weight as those now thrown by hand iu the great European war, which burst and throw fragments of steel from 70 to 70 feet. Grenades equipped with the time fuse detonat- iug device may be placed in large cylinders, each containing several thousand, and buried beneath the sur face of The ground; when infantry at- tacks are expected, by electrically exploding tho cylinders at the right time, an uttacking army, no matter how many in number, may be auulhilated."
Douglas Island news., 1916-07-14
OFF DAY FOR JUNEAU

Juneau was outclassed all around in her ball playing last Sunday. In the forenoon her boy team came over and contested against the boy team Of Douglas. the latter winning by 6 to 4. In che afternoon Jul ncau's first team tried out the Treadwoll team on the latter5 grounds and received the first trim ming of the season, the score board showing 6 to in favor of the Trcadwclls at the end of the ninth inning. Juneau did mot score in the first eight innings The game was interesting throughout and was witnessed by an immense crowd. many belnr over from the Capital city. Up to Sunday the Juneau team had awarded 10 itself the championship of Che channel with out playing either Treadwell or tho Douglas drcmen. In fact, Juneau had only wallopcd the Perseverance team when she vested herself with the title of Champion. Pride go- eth before a fall" or words to that effect
Douglas Island news., 1916-07-14
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have not averaged to exceed three each year.
 It was In suu-ki5sed Florida that the stroller first invested in Jo- hahn Fabcr No. 9, and started out Go lead a beuightcd people from the sloushs Of ignorance and supersti- uon. It was when they refused to lead that the shooting would occur The stroller was interested in his work ln those days and 30 anxious was he Go make his paper a success that in che event Of an Issue which did not cause him Go be shot at even once. he would SO Co his room. pull down Che blinds and weep over the
 failure of his we'll meant efforts. In those days Che glory Of picking shot out of his legs with the office tweezers was sufficient to offset che physical inconvenience and pain in- cidcnt thereto. There is one thing Che Stroller alvoya admired about those Florijiaus when they mean. to only pepper a fellow in Che lcg- they never musscd up his shirt front On the other bcni. when they wished to retire man permanently from business. they never mu ed up hif legs They were good marksmcn.
 mtho-e good olI dave Florida wHe tho Mecca for tramp printers in the winter season. old hulks who had wrecked tbcir systems by oycr-in- dulrcacc iu che nulJ extract Of rye would journey south in winter for their health. and. as they would us- ually go as far cs Tampa. sometime Key West they would spend two or three weeks with thc Stroller in tho early winter and similar periods in tho spring on their way north. They usually slept In Che town lookup
Douglas Island news., 1916-07-14

local reds sufficiently educated to desire their names enrolled on his subscription books. However h he is unable Co interest them in business matters. he may succeed in stirring up emulation in social affairs which will answer the same purpose. For that reason the Stroller expects to devote more attention to Indian 3o- cial life in future than he has in the past. In this work he solicits Che cooperation of all local members of the Squawmen's Union.
Douglas Island news., 1916-07-14

Sometimes Che Stroller sits and thinks and at other times he just sits. It was when In Che forme, mood few days ago when it came Go him that at that particular sit- rr-. it was just s3 years since ho had decided Co give up design. ou th. White House at Washington and engage in somcthius that would
 supply his temporal wants. iucluo- ire Ham and" Tho Stroller was ss years younger then than now and rre manner in which Che red blood raced through his veins. Co borrow
 from political platform, causes him Co now point with pride It Is tbe way oi che world After 1 mau gets cradle feet and his blood becomes sluggish. his mind cous,an-- ly reverts Co thc halcyon days of hls thr,c-buttou-cut-aVay-youth when
 le frmIg believed li. was @ Heaven sent mission to reform humanity. A casual sIauge through che corridors and vista. of tb, past thirty-threa years forces Che Stroller to acknowl- cd-e tHat as % reformer. he has not be.n smluontIy successful aside from tne good that has accrued t1 hl fellow mon who followed his ad- vice and put a squirt Of lemon In G.
 rhuty-tn-e. years ago the 5th Of Che present month the Stroller cn- parked in che newspaper business and fos che next fev years hr marked nj. successes by Che number Of Ime- he was .ho, at and by tb' number of hospital cots which wer. occupied as tte result Of his uDcr- ring mark5mansbip. Different now
 Hc has been winged only twice in che past twenty years while Che casualties committed log himself
Douglas Island news., 1916-07-14
nnuGLAS CALLER

A. P. Harris, general agent in the north for the popular Chicago. Milwaukee G s. Paul Ky. Co.,, with headquarters in Juneau in the Gold stein building. was on the island Monday of this week. Mir. Harris recently returned from a visit Co the westward and will go to Ketch- ikan this week. Mir. Harris is some little mixer
Douglas Island news., 1916-07-14
SPECIAL NOTICE
 TO DOUGLAS FOLKS

We wish Co announce we Hte rN
 clu-ivr Douglas agents for 'he -implr miNiuteot bucklhoru bark, glycerlnr, etc., known as Adlpr-i ku Thl- remedy, used successfully for appendicitis, is The mo.t THOROUGH bowel cleanser we eyer sold. lt Is SO powertul that ONE SPOONFUL relieves almost ANY CASE of c1nstipHi -our or gas-y stomach. Adler ika never gripes, i- -af, Co nee and the INSTANT action is surprising. Guy L.. Smith, druggist
Douglas Island news., 1916-07-14

while in the Stroller'a employ. Few of them ever remained sufficiently long Co get on Che poll ,ax list or to be elected to the state legislature. ! but when in town on election day, ! they a.ways voted from three to Ave ! times. their politics depending large fly on their locations. In any town in Florida four tramp printers were good for an overwhelming Demo cratic victory.
 To Che ordinary newspaper the colored people of thc South are of as .Iltue worth as are the Indians of this country, but in these cases Che editors are at fault Flattery is what wins with the negroes and, in this respect tho Brother in Black" somewhat resembles Che balance of humanity. For example: George Washington Rasus Brown was Q cotton grower in a small way in the Cootcr Pond ncighborhood and one day when he came to town the stroll Ter gave him Che following notice in his paper
 "G. Washington R. Brown, an in- tcnisent colorad farmer from Cooter Pond. is In town today with load of cotton. c. Washington R. Is a credit Co his race. Sober and in- dustrious. he is one Of the few col orcd men in his locality who hayc never been convicted of hos steal ng Long may he wave"
 When that nlggcr came GO town the following Saturday he called at Che office. paid for tac paper year i'm advance. and every Saturday thereafter for five years he paid a similar amount When Che stroller left Florida, G. Washington R. Brown was paid ahead on his paper something like two hundred and fifty years.
 The Stroller had similar patrons scattered an over tho country at Pen Ridge. Hos Hollow, Posom Trot Coon BluG. Lynch Hnl Gator Swamp. Niger Prairie. Dosyllle. Gopher Valley and. in fact every where he could find a prosperous colored farmer he had Q subscriber who would pay a years subscription every time he came to town in cX- change for short no,cc which would refer Co him as Che "Leadn- colored farmer Of hi. community 70 worthy citizen whose lardcr is oi- ways uu Co ovcrnowing with hos. hominy and sugar cane lasscs"
 In a few more years Che stroller hopes to have tho Indians of south eastern Alaska sufficiently educated Co be susceptible to newspaper flat tery but he submits that Che outlook is not encouraging. IT am Indian knows the meaning of Che word "lcadlng." he does not seem Co be nattersd if it Is applied Co him. Such being the case. the Stroller almost dcspairs of ever having any of Che
Douglas Island news., 1916-07-14
NEW OATH FOR MILITIA

Heads of the army in all the states are now in receipt of the neF form of oath which is to be taken in the future by those who shall join the National Guard under Che national defense act These oaths read as below:
 state of
 County of
 or hereby acknowledge to have voluntarily enlisted this day of . 191-. as a soldier i'm the National Guard of Che Unit ed States and of thc State of , for the period of three years in ser vice and three years in tho reserve, under the conditions prescribed by law. unless sooner discharged by proper authority And ] do solemn ly swear that win bear true faith and allegiance Co tho United States of America and to the State of . and that ] will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enc mics vhomsoever and that l win obey Che orders of Che President O! thc United States and of the Gov crnor Of the State of - and Of the officers appointed over me. according Co law and the rules and articles of war
 "(Slgna,uro ot Soldier)
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-09

Habits and economic status. The
prairies of the upper MississipnI val.
ley. with their numerous sloughs and
ponds furnish ideal nesting places for
redwings. and consequently this re.
sion mas become the great breeding
ground for the species. These prairies
pour forth the vast nocks that p,ay
havoc with grain fields. East of the
Appalachian range. marshes on the
shores of lakes. rivers. and estuaries
are the only available breeding sites
and, as these are comparatively few
and small, the species is much less
abundant than in the West. Red.
wings are eminently gregarIous, liy-
ing in focks and breeding in com.
munities. The food of the redwing
consists OF p per cent animal matter
and 73 per cent vegetable Insects con.
stitute practically one-fourth of the
food. Beetles Qargely weevils. a
most harmful group amount to IL
per cent. Grasshoppers are eaten in
every month and amount to about S
per cent. Catcrpillars Camong them
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-09
Flicker
(CoIaptes auratus)

Length, thirteen inches. The yer
low under surface of the wing. yellow
tail shafts. and white rump are char.
acteristic.
Range: Breeds in the eastern
United States west to the plains and
in the forested parts of Canada and
Alaska; winters in most of the east
ern United States.
Habits and economic status: The
flicker inhabits the open country rath-
er than the forest and delights in park
like regions where trees are numerous
and scattered. 1t nests in any large
cavity in tree and readily appro-
PIRATES an artificial box. 1t is pos.
sible, therefore, to insure the presence
of this useful bird about the farm and
to increase its numbers. 1t is the
most terrestrial of our woodpeckers
and procures much of its food from
the ground.t The largest item OF ami
NAL food is ants. of which the flicker
eats more than any other common
bird. Ants were found in 524 of the
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-09
LIQUOR DEALERS BARRED.

The Manufacturers and Dealers as
sociation, an organization of the liquor
interests with headquarters in Chica.
go, is Offering to furnish newspapers
with antiprohibition material. In his
letter to the editors Mr.. Daniels, busi-
ness manager of the association, says:
This is not liquor organization. We
do not accept as member anyone who
deals in alcoholic liquors. We are tax
paying business men who help make
the wheels of commerce go round" 1t
may be in order to ask, why discrimi-
nate against the liquor dealer? From
the standpoint of the above-named
antiprohibition commercial associa-
ton he is necessary factor in making
the wheels go round. Does the liquor
trade, wholesale and retail, view with
approval this ostracism by manufacture
ers and dealers?
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-09
PERSONAL LIBERTY,

A man may not even do with his
own body what he pleases. Suppose
he tries to kill Ito commit suicide.
If he fails he will go to jail. And yet
If the United States government should
decide to go to war with any
other nation 1t assumes the right,
II necessary, to send him to the front
to be shot down. He belongs to the
state as we'll as to himself.
If the state should decide that the
saloon Is q menace, and that it dis.
penses poison, then society has right
to say that the saloon must go. no mat.
ter how 1t may affect anybody's per.
sonal liberty. We accept the restric-
ton which the state imposes upon us
in other relationships. Why not &C.
cept it with regard to the saloon, espe-
cially since it has been so clearly de-
monstrated that the interests Of the
saloon are always opposed to the in,
terests of the workingman?-Cha Charles
Stelzle.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-09
CBlllpgtallCe
= Notes! .
Conducted by the National woman's
Christian Temperance UnionD
NEW STATES SATISFIED.

A. G. Findlay of Seattle, royal
chief of the Scottish Clans, is travel
ing salesman whose work takes him
into every city OF considerable size in
the far West This is what he says:
National prohibition is not far dis
tant-of that feel certain from the
satisfaction which prohibition is CIV
ing in the West. 1t is interesting to
note that stores report marked in
crease in the volume of cash business
which they are doing and that the in
stallment houses and others carrying
many accounts with people of moder-
ate means report that collections are
very much better, payments made
more promptly and, in q much in
creased proportion, without 'dunning.'
"One entire set of arguments against
prohibition is, it seems to me, knocked
out by what is seen to be happening to
the saloon. The poor mans club the
saloon has often been called by some
who sought to defend it and the at
tempt has been made to call prohibition
class legislation, as depriving the poor
man of a place for social intercourse
with his fellows since he could not af-
ford membership in club, as more
well-to-do men can. One finds that,
under prohibition, many OF the places
which formerly were saloons are more
nearly a poor mans club now than be.
fore. Games and place to read his
newspapers are provided for the Gus
toner, these places supporting them
selves by the sale of temperance
drinks, and so forth"
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-09

retiring, but 1t is much bolder and
more conspicuous In the far West and
there often frequents gardens and
parks Like most Of its family It Is
a seed eater by preference. and in
sects comprise very little more than
Z per cent of Its diet. Caterpillars
are the largest item. with some
beetles. few ants and wasps, and
some bugs. among which are black
olive scales. The great bulk OF food.
however. consists of weed seeds,
which amount to "A per cent OF the
whole. In California this bird is ac-
cused OF eating the buds and blossoms
Of fruit trees. but buds or blossoms
were found in only 30 out OF SIG stom-
achs, and probably 1t is only under ex-
ceptional circumstances that 1t does
any damage in this way. Evidently
neither the farmer nor the fruit grow
er has much to fear from the white
crowned sparrow. The little fruit it
eats is mostly wild, and the grain
eaten is waste or volunteer.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-09

Warspitc (sunk. Berlin rcport)-
Dreadnought, 27.500 tons; eight 1G-
in. guns, crew $50.
Queen Mary tsunlD-Battle cruis-
cr. $1,000 tons; eight 13.5-in. guns.
crew $50.
Indefatigable tsunk) = Battle
cruiser, 1880 tons, eight l2-in. and
sixteen Ain. guns. crew $50.
Invincible tsunE)-Battle cruiser
1880 tons, eight l2-in. and sixteen
sin. guns, crew 73l.
Defense Sunk nk)-Armored cruiser,
1900 tons, four 9.2-in. and ten To-
in. guns, crew 755.
Black Prince tsun k)-Armored
cruiser. 1850 tons. six 9.2-in. and
four 7.5-in. guns, 7O4 men.
Warrior tabandoned. in sinking
ondition)-Armored cruiser, 1850
tons. six 9.2-in. and four 7.5-in.
guns.
Marlborough fstruck by torpedo.
Berlin reporb-Dreadnou $4,000
tons. ten l3.5-in. guns.
Twelve torpedo boat destroyers
sunk, according to Berlin estimate.
(England admits loss of eight.)
One British submarine sunk. Ber-
lin report
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-09
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GE ERMAN LOSSES

Pommern (sunk) Pre-lread-
nought type, $4,000 tons, four Hin.
and fourteen 6.7-ip. guns; crew 729.
Dcrfflinger or Lutzow - Battle
cruiser--blown up. British report.
Wicsbudcn (sunk)-small cruiser.
Frauenlob (missing) = Protected
cruiser. 2.7l5 tons. ten i.1-in. guns.
Six torpedo boat destroyers sunk,
according to British report.
Two battle cruisers seriously dam
aged or disabled.
British reports add to this list of
ships sunk two dreadnoughts of the
Kaiser class carrying LOSS men
ench, and one German submarine.
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-09

The above was recently printed on
the pay envelopes of an eastern pack
ing company. The industrial concerns
which are carrying on campaign OF
temperance education among their en-
ployees are increasing in number with
q rapidity most encouraging to pro-
hibitionists. "The tendency of big cor
porations to encroach upon the per-
sonal liberties OF workers." says a
liquor journal, "is one of the most
preenant signs of the times
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-09
Common Crow
(Corvus brachyrhynchos)

Length. nineteen inches.
Range: Breeds throughout the
United States and most of Canada; !;
winters generally In the United States.
Habits and economic status: The
general habits OF the crow are uni
rersally known. Its ability to COM
nit such misdeeds as pulling corn
and stealing eggs and fruit and to get
away unscathed is little short OF mar
velous. Much of the crows success
In life Is due to cooperation, and
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-09
white-crowned Sparrow
tzonotriehia leucophrys)

Length, seven inches. The only
.,milar sparrow. the white.throat. has
yellow spot in front OF eye.
Range: Breeds In Canada. the
uountains of New Mexico. Colorado.
wyomIng, and Montana. and thence to
,he Pacific coast: winters in the south
arm half Of the United States and in
northern Mexico. .o
Habits and economic status: This
beautiful sparrow Is much more
numerous in the western than In the
eastern states. where, indeed. 1t is
rather rare. In the East 1t is shy and
The Ordway new era., 1916-06-09

Berlin, June 3.-GermanyS high sea
fleet met the main part of the British
fleet in battle in the northeastern
section of the North sea on May 81.
In the heavy engagement which fol-
lowed the German fleet, according to
a report issued by the German ad-
miralty, sank the British battleship
Warspite, the British battle cruisers
Queen Mary and Indefatigable, two
armored cruisers and large number
of warships of smaller tonnage. Sew
eral other British battleships are re-
ported damaged. including the battle
ship Marlborough.
The German losses are announced
as the battleship Pommern, the crui-
ser Wiesbaden, the protected cruiser
Frauenlob and several torpedo boats.
An army order was issued Friday
commanding that flags be raised
throughout the city and holiday de-
clared i'll the schools in celebration
of the German naval victory.
Admiral Hebbinghaus, director Of
the admiralty, told the Reichstag Fri
day that the British torpedo boat
losses were greater than had first
been reported. At least three of the
destroyer flotilla flagships, said Ad-
miral Hebbinghaus, and nine or ten
other destroyers had been sunk. OF
these, the battleship Westfalen alone
sank six.
The German battleship Pommern
was sunk by a torpedo, the admiral
continued, and the Wiesbaden by ar
tillery. The Frauenlob was last seen
by German destroyer in night en-
counter, with heavy list, and the ad-
miralty said it was assumed she had
been sunk
London, June 3.-Great Britain and
Germany again have met in battle at
sea, and Germany, apparently. SO far
as the details have been made known,
was the victor. At the bottom of the
North sea, off the west coast OF north
ern Denmark, lie at least three Brit
ish battle cruisers. three cruisers and
eight torpedo boats, and the German
battleship Pommern and two small
German cruisers and number OF
German torpedo craft.
Great Britain admits the loss of bat
tie cruisers and cruisers with tom
mage of 1880. represented by the
battle cruisers Queen Mary, Indefatig-
able and Invincible and the cruisers
Defense, Black Prince and Warrior.
Germany's losses. In addition to the
Pommern, were the Wiesbaden and
Frauenlob, both the latter small
cruisers, and several torpedo boats.
The Germans claim in addition to
the admitted losses of Great Britain
that the British warship Warspite. OF
the largest type in the British navy.
was sunk, that the battieship Marl-
borough was hit by torpedo, and
that two cruisers Of q Chilles type
(the Warrior is Of this class) and one
submarine were sent to the bottom.
The British admiralty adds to two
dreadnoughts OF the Kaiser class.
vessels OF 24.700 tons, dsstroyed. the
blowing up Of one battle cruiser, the
damaging Of two other vessels Of this
class and the ramming and sinking
OF . German submariup.
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The Ordway new era., 1916-06-09
PROTECT PUBLIC HEALTH.

The prevention Of disease is the
most notable contribution Of the pres
ent generation to civilization. The
discontinuance of the use Of alcohol
will mark a greater advance in public
health protection than anything since
the application Of our knowledge OF
the bacterial origination Of disease
DR.. Haven Emerson, Commissioner OF
Health OF New York city.