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The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-23

Finest pipes for Christmas pres ents at earford's Corner. Phone 314. d23.
The Alaska daily empire., 1916-12-23

A large shipment of coats and skirts in all colors and materials ar rived on the City of Seattle and will be put on sale at the Parisian.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
Swinu of the Pendulum.

Great reforms are only brought
about in the United States, as in most
other countries, through violent agita-
ton; and, as Is invariably the case,
the agitation leads to measures unnec-
essarily stringent.
The pendulum overswings its bal
ance and reaction follows.
It has been true in the past also that
the period of reaction has been so
violent as to nullify much of the good
accomplished, lead to renewed public
Indifference and give opportunity for
abuse of privilege to again entrench
itself.
So long as people govern themselves
and a majority of the voters remain
human, this will continue, but with
this gain, that the pendulum on its re-
turn never reaches the point from
which 1t started to swing back.
That constitutes the measures OF
beneficial accomplishment.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
Ancient surnames.

The bearers Of some of the sur
names which appear in medieval docu-
ments must have been glad of an ex-
cuse to change them.
Apparently this was done, for the
more grotesque have either vanished
or been modified out of recognition,
says the London Chronicle.
Among the former are such names as
Alice Thepunderstepdoghtr Mazelina
Stabwourchman, Frethesanccia Del
Countynghouse, Craftsman Attestretc-
sende and Thomas Wrankwisshe,
which certainly have no claimants
nowadays.
Many surnames derived from trade
or service have been contracted, such
as LIE Lindraper into Draper, LIE Cou-
hirde into Coward, lie Chapelayn into
Chaplin and Le Gresuenour Cgros ~
neurl Into Grcsvenor.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
TRAINING TODAY'S
BOYS AND GIRLS
When Your Little Daughter Has
Grown Up, What Then?
GREAT PROBLEM FOR PARENT
Girl Should Be Trained for All Expec-
tations, Marriage Probably, But
Maybe to Earn Her
Own Living.
BY sIpoNIE M. eRUENsERe.

COoNEt or later every boy begins to
- build his dreams of mans estate
about activities and interests related to
the worlds work. 1t Is expected of
him that he will grow up to do some
thing, and even If he has no special
prcdiection for work of any kind he
cannot altogether escape the feeling
that he will have to take his share
when the time comes. With girls, how
ever, the matter is different. But not
because girls are necessarily different
"by nature.' 1t is apparently differ
cnce arising out of old traditions, for
children will do their part to meet the
prevailing expectations.
This is shown by the fact that in GER
tain classes of society the only picture
the girls can form of their ndult state
Is that of managing n household or act
Ing aS hostess; whereas among others.
looking forward to work at wages is
the regular thing. 1t is taken for
granted that the girl will earn her liv
ing. And with comparatively rare eX-
ceptions, the assumption thus made
will give color to the girls outlook and
tone to her work of preparation.
In spite of the fact that women are
entering gainful occupations in ever
increasing numbers, and in spite of
the fact that women remain at "wOrk"
longer and longer periods. it is still to
be expected that most girls will marry.
and that they will become heads of
households and of families. The prob
lem of training for the adult years is
thus complicated for the girl in a way
that does not appear with the boy.
With the boy grown up the vocation is
the main concern of his time and
thought; marriage and family are con-
sidered to be rather incidental. With
the girl grown up, on the contrary. the
home must be the chief concern, where
as any other occupation is considered
incidental.
Since 1t is impossible to know be-
forehand, in any given case, whether
your daughter will or will not marry
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01

The duck hawk flies as swift and az
straight as the proverbial arrow. No
poultry raiser has any grudge against
this falcon, for 1t disdains tame and
humble quarry and lives like an epi-
cure almost wholly upon game. The
duck hawk will strike down in mid
air bird of twice its weight, and 1t
will overtake the swiftest winged duck
that flies. He is a pirate and every
thing else that is bad, but he lives the
free and untrammeled life which ma
ture taught him to live and so If 1t Ii
necessary to kill something, so and kill
nature.
There probably are no injurious
hawks in the United States except
those which have been named. or
course this qualified statement may be
disputed. but for the most part our
hawks are known to be largely bene-
fetal and concerning those about which
there Is some doubt the balance OF
good and evil seems to be just about
| even. The hawks that have been
named and in part described are. as
one might say, the worst Of the bunch.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01

When sports clothes made their ap-
)earance up-to-date women came and
hw and were conquered by them.
they are not classed among the fads
season now but acknowledged as
new departure that promises to be-
|bme permanent institution. They
Ave added lot Of color and vivucity
b the apparel of women, and have In
)uenced styles in other lines. AL
eady specialists In designing them
laye demonstrated that their charac-
pr and style lie in lines and in ma
erials ms much rs In color.
A separate skirt in handsome
Faid, shown In the picture, is not
9assed among sports skirts. although
might be. But 1t reflects the style
4 the sports skirt. 1t is made ankle
fngth with bias edges of the goods
Pined in a seam down the back and
be front. Pipings and parallel rows
most workmanlike machine stitch
Pc places 1t In the class that Is dis
|nguished by fine tailorlng-and there
nothing better.
The saddle-bag pockets, introduced
hry in the season, proved nn inspira-
on for several pocket effects which
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01

short while, perhaps for lifetime
or rs the only alternative an expensive
training for high grade efficiency that
may be utilized for but short period
and then go to waste? Must we have
them look forward to an empty and
idle middle age (after their children
shall no longer need their continuous
attention), either because they are not
prepared for work worth doing or be-
cause the organization Of work does
not permit them to utilize their train
ing after the necessary Interruptions.
This is not Dorothy's problem; 1t Is
our problem. And you women of mid
die age who have time and energy may
well consider the problem of woman's
work. rs it is bound to affect your
dnughters-and your sons, too.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
"Capped" His Story.

Crop stories quite frequently rival
"fish stories' in their tendency to ex-
ceed the speed limit in crossing the
boundary line of veracity, the bigness
of pumpkins and the immensity Of
cabbages, apples or potatoes equaling
any big fish ever described.
Now the capacity Of soils for rails
ing things and starting something"
to grow claims attentions. Here is
a story of fertile land told by DR..
Nathan Schaeffer as joke on himself.
The richness of soil was being dis
cussed with a woman farmer. Doctor
Schaeffer glorified the crop possibili-
ties of his own county by saying:
"Why, in our county the soil is so
rich that if you stick nail into the
ground the next morning it has grown
into a crOwbar."
Whereupon the other replied:
"Yes, l know, but in our county W,
use tack for that purpose"
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01

kr. ~
,e reappearing In the new fall mod
~. In the skirt shown, a shaped band
oout the hips serves a double purpose,
II decorates and also provides a
pace for two pockets.
skirts of this kind are worn with
.aih waists Of crepe de chine or of
o..on materials, The combination Of
,a,o skirt and plain colored coat, to
'a1ch the dominant color OF the skirt,
among the best Of the new show
Us tor ,fall. The swell-thilored sepa-
a.e 1' Skirt Is Q. Joy to its possessor and
ives months Of good service. For
" coldest weather long heavy coats
M replace the coats IL match, which
y G designed feeatl1med edlate wear.
"nen she goes Waiting the littls girl
ans on four Of nxs o. ~ \ more
~ likely to wear q dree1 ~ batiste
'fsandis eases ~ wtster -
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01

and have the opportunities and the re-
sponsibilities of wife and mother, it
would seem to be necessary to give all
girls preparation suitable for the mar
ried state. And since, whether she mar
ries or not, every girl should be pre-
pared to meet the requirements Of
modern life in the way Of useful serv-
ice, she must carry the additional
burden of preparation for some kind
of remunerative work. With the girl
who feels "call" for special work the
problem usually settles itself. This
girl is likely to neglect everything and
concentrate her efforts on preparation
for the one thing important to her. She
will throw herself into her work with
the singleness of purpose that we
usually expect of a good worker. Later,
IL chance and changing interests di-
rect her thoughts to the traditional
"place" for women, her problem is an
individual one, and she will make her
preparations in the thorough and sys-
tematIc manner that she previously
applied to her vocational training. But
with the vast majority of girls there
is no "call," and there is the need to
look ahead and to prepare.
Every girl should, therefore, be
trained for some occupation worth en-
terIng, and this with the standards not
of the transient or casual worker. but
with those of one who means to make
a lIfework of 1t. But this at once
raises the question whether 1t is worth
while to spend the time and effort and
money necessary for such training, in
view of the probability that 1t may not
be used to the full after 1T Is acquired.
II may be said that 1t II worth while
for every girl to become an expert In
some line Of activity, even If she does
not need to depend upon 1t for her
livelihood. It gives one certain sense
Of confidence to feel this reserve
strength Of fitness. Moreover, accord
lne to the newer. views n education,
~ culture and training to - gained
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01

removal of her coat discloses her finery
in these thin materials, sometimes
hand embroidered, more often machine
embroidered, and often finished Off, in
either case, with fancy needlework
stitches. In the summertime her frilled
bonnet Is much like her dress, and In
winter time it Is apt to match her coat.
The little frock pictured above is Of
achine-embroidered batiste in fine
quality. Among the embroidered fiounc-
ings there are many patterns that
seem made especially for children's
dresses. The flower designs are dainty
and the work fine. Such pattern is
needed for the little dress shown here.
Frlls are set in the short sleeves and
they are made of the same flouncing
as that used in the skirt. The skirt is
set to short baby waist, and what lit
tie needlework there is. Is done by
hand.
The finest of organdle edgings and
flouncings are used for making those
dressy bonnets, with double frills about
the face, that have permanent place
in style for little children.
The bonnet shown has puffed
crown and Is trimmed with soft
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01

acter he invites death for the bird, ana
this Is not a pleasant thing to do Tor
one who believes that the interest
which bird Of evil disposition adds
to the general scheme of life ought TO
be sufficient to save the species from
determination, even If it dearly loves
chicken for dinner and q song bird
for breakfast.
It is easy to write about the injuri-
GUS hawks of this country because
there are so few Of them. Most OF
our birds Of prey, the hawks and the
owls, do more good than harm. There
are only scant half dozen or so Into
whom nature has implanted the desire
for evil deeds. Nature Is supposed to
do everything, or Mt any rate almost
everything, well and so it may be that
If we kill the bold buccaneer birds who
do a bit Of thieving now and then, W"
may rue 1t one day for some reason
not yet disclosed to the human mind.
The scientists tell US that perhaps
the two most injurious hawks in Amer
lea are the sharp-shinned and the coop
er hawks. These two birds do large
part of the thieving which the farm
ers of the country lay at the door of
the soaring hawk, the red-tniled, the
red-shouldered, and some others.
The sharp-shinned gentleman, called
Accipiter velox, by the ornitholo-
gists, is, as somebody has put it, "a
brute of a bird" Vernon Bailey of
the biological survey of the depart
ment Of agriculture has written thus
about this bird Of more than question
able life:
"Among the hawks, the sharp
Skinned Is veritable bushwhacker.
His light body, short wings, and long
tail enable him to double and turn
among the brush and branches, and in
noiseless, foXlike way, pounce over a
hedgerow or brush heap into the midst
Of flock of sparrows, swoop under
the low branches and pick his bird
from the ground, or dart through the
treetops and snatch one in midair from
the midst of startled flock. His
small size Is so much more than COM
pensated by his audacity that one bird
often becomes the terror Of the poul-
try yard, taking the small and half
grown chickens regularly, and some
times killing and eating fullgrown
hen of many times its own weight"
l once saw sharp-shinned hawk
swoop down into flock Of Engli- ;.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01

SparrOws on one of the crowded cor
ners Of the city of Chicago. A trolley
car was laundering along at the mo-
ment the sharp-shinned made Its de-
scent. 1t missed its prey, much to
my disappointment, for I don't like
English sparrows. and I have n sneak
ing admiration for the bold bird which
dares to make a try for its breakfast
no matter what perils impend.
The Cooper hawk, called by the sci
entists Accipiter cooperii, Is just as
much Of a villain, If you want to look
at him that way, as Is his brother Ac-
cipiter. surnamed velox. This bird Is
just as daring as the sharp Skinned,
and being somewhat larger is able to
attack successfully larger prey. DR..
A. X. Fisher, the foremost American
authority on the birds of prey. has this
to say about the freebooter under dis
cuSsion:
"Cooper's hawk, which resembles
the sharp-shinned hawk closely in
everything except size, Is less north
ern in its distribution. The
food of this hawk, like that of its
smaller congener, consists almost en-
tirely of wild birds and poultry, though
from its superior size and strength it
Is able to cope successfully with much
larger birds, and hence is much more
to be dreaded. The flight of
this species is very rapid, irregular,
and usually is carried at no great height
from the ground, in all these particu-
lars closely resembling that Of the
sharp-shinned hawk"
One of the most destructive of the
American birds of prey Is the gos-
hawk, otherwise Accipiter atricapil-
lus. The goshawk is big bird, some
thing more than a foot and half In
length. and seemingly it has the
strength of-well we won't say ten,
but two. Its nesting place is either in
the mountains or way up in the north
ern regions. 1t preys on game birds
and rabbits in the summer season and
its summer home to take its pick of
the fat poultry Of the land. The
goshawk is daring and hardy bird.
1t typifies the wild life of mountain
and plain, and as such 1t seemingly
might be allowed to keep its place in
natures plan, but sentiment usually is
allowed to count for little when the
loss of a prize rooster or hen is In the
other side of the balance.
Now we get away from the accipiters
and get into the Genus Falco. The
duck hawk, Falsco peregrinus anatum
is true falcon. Florence Merriam
Bailey, in her Handbook of Birds of
the Western United States" says that
the duck hawk ranks next to the gos-
hawk as a fierce bird of prey. Accord
ing to my way of looking at it, bad us
the bird is, any man who shoots 1t
ought to be shot himself. The duck
hawk has that high courage which
ought to appeal to everybody who has
red blood in him on his own account
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01

through becoming an expert worker In
some useful line are just as valuable
as those to be acquired through the
old-fashioned general" education.
And yet we cannot help feeling that
there Is certain element of unreality
In training girls for work with u men
tai reservation or hope that they will
not make use Of the training. Is 1t
quite sincere to drill Dorothy in de-
signing or telegraphy, while wishing.
and while teaching her to wish, that
she mny escape the necessity of ap-
plying her skill?
1t is impossible to solve Dorothy's
problem In an entirely satisfactory
way. unless we are willing to face the
larger question of woman's work and
of woman's place in the new society.
The rising generation will have to
solve the problem. Can we help them
better by ignoring 1t and making our
individual adjustments as best we can,
or can we accomplish more by looking
at 1t squarely and, accepting the con-
ditions, fight through to some conclu-
sion?
Our daughters are growing up, yours
and mine. Must we anticipate for them
the choice between life of idlenesS on
the one hand and the. unsatisfactory
conditions that prevail in most wom-
ems occupations on the other? Must
we accept for them either casual work
and all this implies-perhaps for a
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
BEING WELL Is AN ASSET.
Physical Health Is Beginning to 30
Recognized at Its Real Value to
the Community.

Health insurance legislation will
be introduced here very shortly II
America us a progressive democracy
is going to compete successfully In
the worlds markets and ut the same
time conserve the stamina of her work.
ers."
This opinion was expressed by Felix
NJ. Warburg OF the banking house Of
Kuhn Loeb and company, brother OF
Paul NJ Warburg of the federal re-
serve board. He was referring es-
pecially to the health insurance bill
brought out by the American associa-
ton for labor legislation this year. Mr..
Wnrburg explains his interest in health
insurance by his first-hand acQuaint-
ance with its working in Germany.
II lived in Germany at the time
the law for health insurance was
passed and put into operation and the
effect from what have been told has
been excellent" he said. ut is only
by means Of system Of universal
health insurance that the service ct
advanced medical science can be
brought to the care of the workers
as whole, while at the same time
the payment Of joint contributions
brings economic pressure to bear on
the state, the employers and the work
er himself to prevent disease. In 9TH
er words, under health insurance all
parties concerned are made to feel the
cash value of good health"
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
CONVERSATIONS

The annual cheese production of
Canada amounts to 13O,OOO,OOO pounds,
of which about one-half Is made In
Ontario.
The United States produced 66'36
nor cent of the 400, ,4S3, ,4S9 barrels of
netroleum that entered the markets OF
the world in 1914.
The phrase "entente cordiale' was
f,rst used to express the friendly rela-
lions existing between France ana
Cngiand. in 1S43.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01

Flowers will turn to the light Of the
electric lamp just as they do to the
sun.
A solution of soft soap. instead of
water. was used in making water
proof concrete in building the founda-
tions of a grain elevator on river
bank in Budapest.
In granting concessions for develop
ment OF its recently discovered potash
deposits Spain Is requiring concession
aries to reserve for national consump-
tton such parts Of the salts AZ The
government deems advisable.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01

Locust beans nre produced yearly to
the extent of $4,000 tons.
Impressment-the SELLING Of men for
the British navy-was practiced for
centuries, and did not become obsolete
till just before the Crimean war.
Sometimes the crews were taken from
foreign ships on the high seas.
The death rate from cancer In Penn
sylvania Is said to be fncreAsing It =
rate out Of f,all proportion TO the srpwtA
in population. It u predictsd TIT
there will be 6.u00 deaths frose -
disease In thas stats this ysesS u 81
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01

A new French parachute to be car
ried on aeroplanes. by aviators II
forced to open by the explosion Of .
cartridge at the instant Of its release.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
cA,Lo.s DRESS OF sA1IsrE FLouNcINe.

rosettc of pink ribbon at the left SIDE
Short sox and black strapped sup
ners complete the visiting toilet OF
the little miss, in which she LOOKS
much like an animated doll. There Is
nothing unusual or different about this
pretty outfit. Every little girl may
have one like 1t. Every merchant car
ries the materials needed for making
q and all hearts warm to the daintily
clnd little ones in their frills and RIB
bons.,
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01

L is an easy task, but
not altogether q con-
genial one, to write
about the hawks OF
America In whose lives
the evil outweighs the
good. When one sets
down black marks
against a birds char
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
In Woman's Realm.

os Clothes Which Have Achieved Such Wonderful POPULAR
|ay Bound to Become Permanent Institution Have Given
Impetus to the Separate Skirt ldea-Prey PARTY Dress
in Batste or Organdie, for the Little Miss.
The Ordway new era., 1916-09-01
!, M,ke FowIs Tender.

To MAKE Fowls
II 4 turkey or chicken = rubbed Y
s,ds and gut vslh lsmeo e W. 49,
sSs ,, naeat 1iitsi 5ulcy .desadsr'
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-02
GERMAN PHYSICIAN Is
GIVEN SAFE CONDUCT
HOME BY THE BRITISH

On his way back to Germany, hav-
ing been assured Of safe conduct by
the British government, is DR.. Liese-
gang, a German physician from New
Guinea, who Is a through passenger
on the Oceanic liner Sonoma today.
accompanied by his wife and their
small child.
An expert on tropical diseases, the
doctor was living in New Guinea at
the time a British expeditionary force
captured German New Guinea from
the Germans. He was not interned
as were other Germans, but was re.
tanned by the British government to
look after the health of English and
Australian troops stationed in New
Guinea.
Many of the German residents OF
New Guinea have been allowed, by
special agreement, to return home,
and DR.. Liesegang is one of them.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-02
MAJOR OF ENGINEERS
RETURNS FROM STUDY
OF AUSTRALIAN WAYS

Returning to his post at Whining
ton, Delaware, after several months
passed in studying Australian river
and harbor Improvement projects,
Mai. Edward N. Johnston, major of
engineers, whose office is in the old
custom house at Wilmington, is a
through passenger today on the 0ce-
anic liner Sonoma.
'I am in charge of improvements at
Wilmington" said Maj. Johnston.
having succeeded Maj. r. r. Ray.
mond two years ago. when he was or
dered to Los Angeles, later coming to
Honolulu. l intend to call on Maj.
Raymond here, and have chat with
him."
Mai. Johnston passed through Ho.
nolulu on his way to Australia, in
January, on leave of absence. He de.
clined to comment on the present feel.
ing of Australians toward the United
States.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-05-02
TWO REPUBLICS
BLOSSOMING OUT
OF Chinese ROW
Southern Provinces Send Rep
reSentatives to Canton and
Name Government
Especial Cable to Nippu Jijl

z =. .
TOXIC, Japan, May 2-Reyolution.
lists in China have organized q second
republic, making two republics In that
country under seperate governments,
At q meeting in Canton yesterday
Of the southern
provinces formally announced a new
republic, which will be called the Ma
tional Protection Government.
Tsen Chun Hsuen has been named
as temporary president of the new re-
public, bui as yet the cabinet has not
been formed. The results of the for
nation of the new government will
give the provinces added strength in
their fight against Yuan Shih-Kai.
With the announcement Of the new
republic comTS q story from Pekin
that Yuan, who has been at the head
of the anti-Japanese faction, is seek
ing the friendship Of Japan. Yester-
day Yuan entertained 20 prominent
Japanese residents of Picking, among
them being Minister Hioki.