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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21

lures, but the sight of camera will
cause a perfect stampede to cover.
Tho women sit about the streets of
the towns offering baskets. moccasins
and trinkets for sale.
Baskets Real Treasures
Their baskets are sometimes gen.
uine treasures. Weeks are consumed
in making half dozen, rs the weaver
must first make the fibres. These are
usually made of spruce tree roots in
terwoven with blades Of grass colored
by q vegetable dye prepared by a
process known only to themselves.
The grass is gathered by the natives
in the lagoons. The root gathering
takes the form of picnic, as the
women carry their cooking utensils
and go out to camp in the woods for
several days. The roots gathered are
scraped, parboiled. and then left in a
pan Of water for two or three weeks.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21

adorn the arms and hands OF tho
squaws.
Women Have Rights.
The ambitions of the sufrragists
have been carried to the fullest
extremes among the Alaskan Indians
The women do all the bartering and
trading, and the children take the
crests OF their mothers-indeed, the
members of the fathers family are
only regarded Us distant relatives. A
mans heir is not his son but his SIS
ter's sons. This makes complicated
system of relationship but one that
tends to create hospitality among the
tribes. Totem poles are tho city d.
rectory OF Indian villages, as q strange
Indian entering the village will con-
suit the totems to find his relatives. rs
these carved poles show the family
tree. fl
The Alaska Indians are stolid crea-
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by the fact that when it comes to
the shrinking operation the largest Of
the cranes proves itself capable Of
not only centering its many-ton bur-
den within one thirty-second Of an
inch. but lowers it with fine delibera-
ton at the rate of one foot per minute.
Short Cuts In Rebuilding Guns.
While Uncle Sam has been saving
steps and minutes at this stage and
that of the gun making process it must
be confessed that the greatest eco
Monies have been attained in rebuild
ing guns. Perhaps you had not heard
that it is the custom to rebuild the
big guns. Fact though: guns are ere
built" much as automobiles and type
writer's are rebuilt and the procedure
is every bit as important in its way
as the manufacture of new guns be-
cause 1t keeps old guns in service
which is of course better than relying
solely upon, new ones when your need
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21

that play so conspicuous a part in
gun making the outside of the gun is
smoothed off and the muzzle is given
its distinctive bell-like fare. After
that comes the fitting of the breech
mechanism, the putting in place of
the business end Of the "peacemaker"
and then, provided with portion of
It's mount, the weapon is ready to go
to the trial ground for its proof firing.
The mere handling of one Of the
shooters upon which Uncle Sam re-
lies to enforce respect is no mean
chore, as may BIO surmised from the
fact that our standard heavy gun, the
14-inch, has a length of "a feet and
weighs moro than SO tons. Why, the
shell which such a gun flres-hurls
to distance of $1,000 yards-has a
weight of 1,4Oo pounds. But the in
PRODUCTION of powerful electrically
operated cranes has provided a short
cut over all old-time methods of hand
ling the guns completed or in process
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Saving Time and Labor In the Making ofHeavy0rd-
nance : Lessons Of the Present War Taken To
Heart InGunM Making Tricks Of the Trade
BY wALDoN FAwCETT.

lacked the means OF manufacturing
1t. Then, all of sudden, the powers
that be finally. got busy and the Presi-
dent sent abroad board. of army and
navy officers who were told to find
out how our cousins on the other side
of the Atlantic managed their gun
making.
Tho establishment of Uncle Sans
two foremost gun factories may be
traced to the activities of these globe
trotting ordnance inquisitors. They
visited Russia, France and England
and us a result of their recommends
lions the Government made the be-
ginnings Of the great naval gun fac
tory on the banks OF the Potomac
river, at Washington. D. c.. and the
big ordnance mandatory ut Water
vliet on the Hudson. As n sort OF
annex" to the big gun factory at tho
national capital is tho proving
ground" located ut Indian Head.
Maryland, to which the big guns are
conveyed by voyage of two dozen miles
down the Potomac in order that they
may be formally tried out ere they are
placed on permanent sentry duty
afloat or ashore.
The buildings at Washington cover
forty-scven acres and they are con-
stantly being augmented, MS witness
tho provision last year of new foun-
dry that is up-to-date in all respects
and capable Of turning out castings
of the largest size in steel. cast iron
and bronze.
Building Up A Thundcrcr.
Perchance every reader Of this has
heard of the wonders of tho shrink
ing process in big gun making when
lotion metal Jacket" Is fitted with
in four one-hundredths OF an inch
over tube and welded by shrinkagc,
and yet this masterpiece of delicate
work executed by asbestos-gloved
workmen Is merely the most spectac-
ular feature of a series Of Industrial
processes, every one OF which is n
marvel In its way. The operations
of turning and boring might impress
the chance visitor almost as deeply
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ONOUR up-nnd-doing Yankee has
w proven for some months that
y he Is Johnny-on-the-spoi
~ when 1t comes to supplying any
power in need with arms and ammu-
milton. But how many good Ameri-
cans realize-whether they favor such
exports or not-that this playing OF
the role of armorer to the world a,
large Is likely to work out nightly
to the good Of tho Republic should
this nation ever be called upon to
defend itself against foreign foe
Next to being armed to the teeth
there is nothing like knowing where
to lay hands on weapons when they
are needed.
Uncle Sam has nothing to do with
the export of American-made wnr
equipment to Europe any more than
he has with any other private bust
ness, but he is nightly concerned
about obtaining an adequate supply of
''peacemakers," as the biggest guns
are sometimes called, with which to
outfit his ships apd seacoast defenses.
Hence the desire OF the government
10 WOTk III ulUEc VI lcSS ClOoc ili :
mony with the great steel plants of
the country. The War Department
and the Navy Department have gun
shops that rival the plants of any
power on earth but wonderful as these
are they are not qualified to perform
every function in the transformation
of iron ore into 14-inch guns. Thus
it has been the custom to purchase
forgings from commercial steel plants
and leave 1t to Uncle Sans own work.
men to put on the finishing touches
indeed to perform nil the painstaking
and exacting operations of gun maxi
ing.
Rapid Progress In Gun-NIakins.
II the recent story of American gun
making is a chronicle OF short cuts
to efficiency so might it also be said
that the whole modern history Of Yam
kee ordnance manufacture has in
volved an advance by leaps and
bounds. AS late as the year 1884 the
United States was entirely destitute of
modern artillery and. worse yet,
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row some of the baskets are decorated
with fur, ivory or reindeer hide. while
others made from the roots of cedar
trees are ornamented with strips of
wild cherry bark. Moccasins made Of
moose hide or fur seal, heavily lined
with squirrel or rabbit skins, are also
offered. These make excellent bedroom
Though not industrious and in
genious in art rs the women, the
men are quite expert in hammerins
out native copper into articles of use
fulness, such as paper knives or
spoons, or in making q pretty brace
let from q silver dollar by the same
process.
Famous Blankets.
The Chilkats who live near the
Lynn Canal weave blankets which
show remarkable artistic taste, giving
to the work an unusual value. Until
few years ago these blankets were
the distinctive ceremonial robes Of the
native tribes of Southeastern Alaska.
They are made of the wool of noun
tain sheep and are gorgeous in the ex-
quislte blending of the colors, and are
worth from seventy-flve to two hum
bred dollars. The Chilkats are also
skilful In carving on stone and goats
horns. The Indians are great imi-
tators, and while they retain their
own ideas as to the figures they carve
they will frequently copy a picture Of
the President Of the United States on
u walrus tusk or on mastodon ivory.
The Alaska Indians are for the most
part hospitable and polite, and these
virtues grow as one travels farther
north. Many times they have saved
the gold hunter from starvation by
sharing their last morsel of food with
the white brother" They love to
copy the white mans, ways and be his
friend.
Legend or The Mosquito.
Their legends are almost innumer-
able, but the one of the mosquito
seems most reasonable, especially
when one is suffering from the stings
of that insect. AS told by an Indian,
1t runs as follows: "once upon q time
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-01-21
Uncertain Origin Of the
AlaskaAborigi Their
Manners and Customs
Wholly Different From
the Redskins ofthe West
Copyright, 1916. by The International
Syndicate,
- HE Alaskan Indian is so unlike

- HE Alaskan Indian is so unlike
the Red Man of our great
West that he is probably of a
~ different racial stock, Many
students of ethnology claim that these
queer people of the North are OF Ash
attic origin from the fact that their
skilful carvings and method OF weav-
ing indicate that at some time or
other they must have been in contac,
with the Japanese race-even the fea-
lures of the Chilkat tribe bear strik-
ing resemblance to those of the little
Brown Men of the Orient. According
to Washington Irving Japanese junk
was wrecked off Queen Charlotte's
Island in 1888, and with two excep-
tons the crew either died of starya-
ton or met worse fate at the hands
OF the cannibal natives. II one boat
came from Japan there is every rea-
son to believe that others may have
crossed the Pacific years before. The
topography Of the country is such
that in order to reach the section in
which they now live in coming from
the East wide rivers would have to
be crossed and the heights of the
rocky coast range scaled. Even with
these obstacles many students Of In
dian life claim that they went there
from a more eastern locality rather
than from Japan. However. they are
IN Alaska, with manners and customs
entirely different from any of the
tribes of the States.
+ After the coming of the White Man,
and especially after the Klondike
rush, the Indians began TO decrease,
and the number of them has been
reduced fully thirty per cent by death.
There are numerous deserted villages
where these people once lived strong
and healthy, subsisting on game and
wild fruits and wearing warm furs
throughout the cold season. Now they
have for the most part discarded their
picturesque blankets and animal skin
robes for gaudy, ill-htting American
clothes of an inferior quality. Pneu-
inonia is common among them, being
easily contracted from lack Of suita-
bic winter clothing. Consumption
has played havoc in their ranks, and
4 contagious disease such as measles
or diphtheria soon becomes epidemic
from their ignorance as to Its proper
treatment, The shaman or medicine
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of manufacture. These huge burden
bearers pick up the guns and swing
them thither and thither indoors and
out with an ease that is awe-inspiring
and yet there is delicacy as well as
method in their madness as is attested
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-01


Of the university. and Miss Glass.
There happy young reported
belle Metropolitan theatre Monday morn
her W -.
friends she stopping door by Mis-. phoebe Hunt The
a5sam into the ,ssi,ao" Of LEADING lady Of the Wilkes
Gorsach university faculty
players espvacd Prot Goueh presented Miss
Glass only 4us @ s' Il, ea sS aS 2.
miss s io The s sS' Of tn. uplv,
Hf:s the ' soaa9 @ ss:.s ;
production The production of great
ute the memory sssSpeare Ts and ssos aq ns souS
celebration. week
a. ~n... . IT & EGns Pay ws slated
s;SP George S'P ssaTa s
tees viii be new secretary
"ThE play bcnen, o, blind
to be presented tho Moore May 1870
HASTINGS Standard Grand Opera company
temple Tenth
MEMORIAL SERVICES for departed members weo held at II
o'clock Monday morning BY Loyal Order Of Moose.
81; :.a OF
cRANsToN of Methodist diocese at Saratoga
3. BACON ACCIDENTALLY from secondsory window
Of lodging house at 1909 Third ave Arm fractured
fire ssss:y or Dn. @ SGT: s
II
companion. John cOnnei. escaped
MESSENGER paper E1ma robbed o, .5es
Saturday nigh, by who lured him into
II onE-rHRD ARRESTED in April we're for drunk
cnneas.
PHYSICIANS eeAOs Of FAMILIES physician, are no,
called will be arrested hereafter failure
4Ae.r, Seattle attorney speaking before womons
Rooseyet o'1 ealed Teddy spinal column of nation
81. 3 sGARg1 go oFs n M ,sss sHGS
used gum " '' '' '''' l. '''N St miss ''''0
OPEN HOUSE will be Broadway high
MORE oRLs THAN BOYS
Five OF the "a boys.
URGING BLANKET BALLOT
NOnpasan spoke Commercial Club saturday
s.zHoET- ns aAUsss , %
to members of Kns County Democratic club.
rLoRENclo CONSTANTINE Spanish tenor and Standard Grand
Moore theatre sunday afternoon
in Dr. Waldo Richardson
1s @ n LAW %as tot
tcring, and IT to United States to uphold IT,
SAN rRANcsco's FORMER MAYOR sc4Mlrz to begin his re
call OF Mayor Rolph on May o.
night Higher wages demanded
ApeuTloN CIRCULATED Mrs Frank by
VIII be presented to Gov Lister week Stone sentenced TO
connection with oong of state industrial insurance
PIERCE COUNTY DEMOCRATS saturday a, meeting in Tacoma
IA delegates
o national convention.
PLANS DEPARTMENT 100000 be expended
strengthen Marin countys tcaL) big gun forts
FL. PETIT NEWLY ELECTED county
nounce Saturday he VIII Gust Fire Chief McAovy from his position
CHANGE IN YEARS Elensburg state Normal
Saturday Professor George Black head school,
changes due resignation Encouragement faculty
SEVEN soaoRriss at university start movement to cohe feed
children Alderman h0me whose parents unable
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-01
Wash Day Needs

Clean Easy Soap, 7 bars
for 25c.
Wool Soap, large size
nc cake, small size, O.
bars Z5c.
Ivory Soap, 8 bars for
25c.
White Laundry Soap, 7
bars for Csc.
Naptha Soap, Bon Marche
brand, bar &c.
Citrus Powder, large pack
ages, zoe.
Miscellaneous
Columbus brand Maca-
roni, Spaghetti or Noodles,
package, SC.
Crisco, large size 81. 90,
medium size SOC, small
size 25c.
Cottolcne, large size
81. so, medium 6Oc, small
size 3Oc.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-01
In Canned Foods

Del Monte or Happy
Home Sweet Potatoes, can,
1910.
Small Eastern Bects, extra
large can, ne.
H. J. Heinz Pork and
Beans, with tomato sauce,
Csc can zoe, l5c can
12Xc.
Campbell's Soup, any kind,
can, Sc.
Del Monte Solid Pack
Tomatoes, No. 3 cans
12Hc.
Imported Pimentos. can
10c.
Domestic Oil Sardines, 4
cans for 15c.
Pink Salmon, a can Sc.
White Star Tuna Fish,
can, 15c and ESQ.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-01

SHERIFF n. sHATTuck Rolling Bay wash slated TO ap
witness In trial OF David Captain to-day
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-01

There IL very happy young
belle IA Seattle today who IL tho
envy Of her many admiring girl
friends. as sho is stopping from a
dream into the realization OF a
stage career. stepping from a lin.
lied amateur experience into tho
fold OF company OF professional
players who have captiyatcd Seat.
tie theatre goera.
Miss Cornelia Glass. only daugh-
ter OF u. ~. Glass. OF tho city &C.
counting department. winHome.
Yiyacioua young miss. IL the for.
tunate young person.
She will appear with the wilkes
Players toniEht and all week IN the
production OF The Tanning OF the
Shrew." which IA the wilkes trib.
ute 10 the memory OF Shakespeare
and their part OF tho terccntsnary
celebration.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-01
New
Silks

In n new shipment OF Black and
White Silks are block checks in
a variety OF sirca and stripes in
range OF sizes. Thirty.fiye
inches vide. tl76 yard.
New Black Tane,as, s5 inches
wide. $50 yard.
Taffetas In plain eoiors. checks.
fancy stripes and plalds. adapted
10 many uses OF summer. 30
inches wide. ti50. ti75 and up 20
s?.50 yard.
Heavy Coating Ponsee. in
natural color. 81 inches wide. $3.50
yard.
Natural-coior sulting Poneee, 50
inches wide. $500 yard.
Tub Silks, In many pleasing
stripe effects. on white grounds,
80 inches wide. $3.50 yard.
-Firnt Floor.
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when Miss Glass reported nj the
Metropolitan theatre Monday morn
ing for tho final and dress re-
hearsal. she was me, at the stage
door by Miss Phoebe Hunt. the
leading lady OF the wilkes com.
pany. and Professor william 7.
Gorsuch. OF the university faculty.
and president OF the Drama league.
Prof GorSueh presented Miss
Glaks with n lucky" horseshoe on
behalf of the Drama league. and Miss
Hunt extended a hearty welcome
20 the theSpiau world.
Tho student body OF tho univerr.
fly is planning several theatre par.
ties In honor OF their representa-.
tive.
The production OF this Frent
ShakoApearean comedy II 10 be
lavish and elaborate and should At.
tract large audiences thruout the
week.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-01

MEMORIAL SERVICES for departed members were
o'clock Monday morning by Loyal Order OF Moose
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-01
Phoenix Isle
Stockings, 35c

n u r A B l. f, Lisle
- Stockings, of the
well-known = hoenix
make, black and white,
with hemmed or ribbed
top. Priced at Soc pair;
3 pairs for $1.OO.
basement Salesroom.
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GEORGE D. WEBSTER. member OF state legislature. n
candidacy for county clerk Saturday republican ticket
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-01
Laces
1Oc Yard

EINE and Heavy
l. Laces in white
and ecru, adapted for
many trimming uses,
widths up to 7 inches;
attractively priced at
Toe yard.
basement Salesroom.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-01

oET-TooETHER MEETING and smoker given SAT-
the Rainier club in honor OF Dr. Waldo Richardson and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-01

FLoRENcio CONSTANTINE. Spanish tenor. and Sta
Opera company added fine climax TO week OF success
Moore theatre Sunday afternoon
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-01

a HAoHT Seattle attorney. speaking before Women
Ib. called Teddy spinal column OF nation"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-01

GEORGE a. HASTINGS, basso of Standard Grand Opera
viii assist the Schubert club Monday night
temple. Tenth and Pine.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-01

THE SPRING DRIVE" soclety's play for bcnen, q
TO be presented tho Moore May 1920 progressing nicely
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-01

II CLARENCE mArsoN. 49, of BelinghSm. arrested
charged with stealing bicycle In Olympia selling
companion. John Connen. escaped.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-01
SHAKESPEARE
IN THE BOOK SHOP

In Commemorative OF the Ter
centenary Of the Bard OF Avon
A window has been filled with
Shakespeare Pictures and Books.
Some OF its contents are:
Shakespcare's complete works
In volume good type--illus
trated. Complete Temple Edition
Bible paper. Priced at 81 90.
Eyeryman's Library Edition
OF Shakespesre-works In vol
umes; Shakespeare's Comedies.
SIC: Tragedies. 35c: Histories
and Poems. Csc.
The Pocket Faistasf- Edition
OF Shakespeare's complete works
in 10 volumes. Any Shakespear.
ian scholar viii like n set at
$50.
Shakespears's Plays In tho
Pocket Edition. from the Cam
bridge ToIt--cloth binding at
25c a volume, leather binding.
soc n volume
Upper Main Floor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-01

ELIZABETH J. HAusER, representing Carrie Chapman ca
dent National Woman Suffrage association talked briefly
to members OF King County Democratic club.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-01

C. O. MORRISON has resigned sccre;Rryship Municipal
TO 60 into real business tefeld
tees will be secretary
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II RESIDENCE OF e. ARMSTRONG at 1853 seth ave- des
fire Sunday night Damage estimated $4,000 $1,000
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burglar SCARED OFF by Miss I H. Bestor train
4710 10th N. T., and Mrs. f. Mckay 1906 Il G5th
used n gun.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-01

URGING BLANKET BALLOT in county and city election
people might without disclosing affiliations Otto
secretary OF Nonparsan league spoke at Commercial Club
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1916-05-01

r WAR DEPARTMENT show 100000 will be expended
Marin countys tCal) big gun forts
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TN the offering are appropriate models 70
L Street, Motor and Utility wear, tailore
in the favored fabrics OF the season, including