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The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14
ISLANDERS FIND A WAY TO BEAT
 MISTER H. c. OF L

DOUGLAS, June II. While all positions as bank presidents or mine managers, the majority of them can rig up fishing boats and angle for the finny tribe if they so desire. At least that is the way many Islanders are solving the question of the high cost of living at present.
 Down at the mouth of Gastineau Channel, only few miles from Douglas, great big halibut are placid ly reposing in the water and yearn- ing to be caught. The result is that several parties are fishing during odd hours and are making more mon ey than at their daily ayocations. It is told that two men went out for three hours Tuesday evening and came back with 200 pounds of halibut, worth SIP.
 Several parties are now outfitting and will devote the next few months exclusively to fishing Joe Manley and two sons, Earl and William, got away this forenoon; Walter Bazner and Bill McGinnis expect to get out the fore part of next week, and Matt Hahn and Albert Garn are ar ranging to get out by the first of July. Other parties are looking for boats and figuring on fishing out fits. The fact remains. however. that the average person assumes an air Of Ofdisiufaractodnacs if asked to oat fish Oftener than once a week.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14
DOUGLAS HAS A GOOD SUM
 FOR JULY 4
Finance Committee Has Been Entrusted with Spending Money to
 the Best Good.

DOUGLAS, June IA -- second meeting of the Fourth of July general committee was held last night at the city hall when Chairman Fox of the finance committee. reported about $70O in sight with which to defray celebration expenses. Of this sum it was estimated that $400 will be prizes.
 The finance committee was en- trusted with the arrangements and distribution of the money and in structed to make such distribution as in it's judgment, is best under the circumstances.
 While the finance committee has made only partial canvas of the towns, it is a difficult matter to see all who would possibly contribute, and, realizing this, it was urged that any and all persons who have not yet been solicited for contributions, hand the amounts they feel like giv. ing to any member of the finance committee. Chairman r. F. Fox, F. A. J. Gallwas, P. R. Bradley, James Christoe, Martin Olson
 An adjournment was taken for one week by which time the amount of money available for all celebra tion purposes will be accurately known and the various committees will be in position to requisition the amounts they will require.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14
GOING TO CORDOVA

DOUGLAS, June 14.-Paul Bloed horn. for many years leading jeweler and watchmaker of the Island, an nounced this morning that he will close out his store here next week and leave for Cordova where he will engage in the same business MT. Bloedhorn only last year built one of the finest homes in Douglas, but his family will continue to occupy it until further arrangements are made. The departure of the popular jeweier from Douglas will be much regretted as he has always been active ill ev- erything that has tended to boost and enliven the town.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14
DOUGLAS AND TREADWELI4 NEWS NOTES

chenfelder who returned night be- fore last from hurried visit to Cordova, has accepted position as manager of the Douglas Market, the former manager, Chas. Johnson, hay ing resigned to engage in other busi- ness. Gene" will play lone hand in the market, doing all the work himself, cutting out delivery and sell ing only for coin of the realm.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14
BOUND FOR FRANCE.

Miss Margaret Fox, daughter of P. H. Fox, the Douglas merchants will leave tomorrow morning on the Princess Alice on her way to France to serve with the field di vision of the Red Cross. Miss Fox will take special course in the St. Vincent hospital for a short time before leaving for overseas. She is sister of Mrs. Royal Shepard of Juneau.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14
Instant Action Surprises
 Many Here

This grocer's story surprises To- cal people: T had bad stomach trouble. All food seemed to sour and form gas. Was always consti- pated. Nothing helped until I tried buckthorn bark glycerine. etc, as mixed in Ad.er-i-ka. ONE SPOON FIJI astonished me with it's IN- STANT action" Because Adler-i- ka hushes the ENTIRE alimentary tract it relieves ANY CASE con stipation. sour stomach or gas and prevents appendicitis. It has QUICKEST action of anything We ever sold.
 euTLER-MAuRo ( CO, Druggists
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14
MRS. LIVE 6NTERTAiNS

DOUGLAS, June IT. - Mrs. Jack
 Livie entertained at her home Tues
 day evening in honor of Mrs David
 Leggett and Mrs. Frank Robertson The evening was spent at cards fol- lowed by dainty refreshments. Mrs. Robert Fiafer won first price at
 cards, the consolation going to Mrs. Brahm.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14
ISLAND NOTES

Postmaster Jack Henson went ov-
 CT the hills and far away yesterday and returned with a basket of fine trout.
 Ed Mugford has resigned his posi- ton at Thane and will leave in a few days for the lower Yukon coun- try which has been beckoning to him for Q long time.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14
RESUMED OLD HABIT

DOUGLAS. June A. = After an elapse of nearly three weeks. the roof of the Mackie Boarding House on St. Ann Avenue again caught fire yesterday. Henry Kufer, whose bar. Der shop is across the way from the boarding house, was the hero of the hour and managed to douse the flame before any headway was made. Tho
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14
IF HE'LL FIGHT:
 FORCED TO KISS FLAG

RACINE. Wis, June 14.-John Bobush, foreigner, employed at the J. l. Case Tin Company plant, was forced to kiss the American flag by 300 of his fellow employees after, it is alleged, he declared that he would not go to war if called, saying:
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14
INVOICING GOODS

DOUGLAS. June 1.-The work of invoicing the stock of the M J. O'Connor store, preliminary to turn ing the business over to F. A. J Gallwas, is now under way It will probably be around the first of July before the O'Connors get away for their future home in Seattle
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14
TICKETS IN DEMAND

DOUGLAS, June 14.-There is 3 ready demand for tickets for the benefit dance at Mayflower Pavilion Saturday night for the purpose of buying flag for the cadets. As the tickets are only fifty cents per couple, they are going very rapidly.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14
MRS. GRIER'S AT HOME

DOUGLAS, June 14.-Mrs A. E. Grier was "at home" yesterday af. ternoon to a large number of her lady friends at her residence on St Ann Avenue. Mrs. Grier accom- panied by her son, will leave in about week for Seattle, their future home.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14
CARDS FOR RED CROSS

DOUGLAS, June 1.-The first of series of card parties for the bene- fit of the Red Cross will be given next Tuesday night al Odd Fellows Hall by the ladies of the Eastern Star. All card players are invited
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14
TO FIGHT INSECTS.

WASHINGTON, June A. In line with it's general policy of stim- ulating food production the De- partment of Agriculture has creat- ed a new section in the bureau of entomology to be devoted entirely to stamping out vegetable-destroy- ing insects and to fight destruction of stored food crops.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14

"Ill be Id if I'll fight for the United States"
 The man was made to crawl on his knees to the flag, which had been spread upon the floor, and af- ter kissing it, compelled to salute. Then he was escorted to the door of the shop and dismissed.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14
FIND NEST OF SPIES.

GENEVA, June IA - rho police have discovered in one of the prin German and Austrian spies. Eight arrests have been made thus far, including the correspondent of the Frarkfurter Zeitung A number of compromising documents have been seized
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14
TWILIGHT OUTING

DOUGLAS, June 14.-A gay party of young people went to Nevada Creek yesterday evening and fingered around big bon fire until long after the curfew had tolled the knell of parting day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14
AT DOUGLAS ORPHEUM

DOUGLAS, June IA. Charles Richman will be the star tonight at the Douglas Orpheum in "The Dawn of Freedom" This is Vitagraph production.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14
RED CROSS MEETING

DOUGLAS, June 14. = A regular meeting of the Red Cross of the Island will be held in Labor Union Hall tomorrow, Friday afternoon at. 2 o'clock. A full attendance is re- quested.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14

chimney of the building was recently repaired after fires in the roof had been of almost daily occurrence, but evidently there is yet something wrong.
The Alaska daily empire., 1917-06-14

Everybody reads THE EMPIRE.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-11-23
A SOLEMN DUTY.

Capital News: 1t Is not enough
for those who must stay behind in
this war to merely help pay the bill
and provide food from conservation's
cupboard for the allies and for our
own soldiers. THEY MUST BE THE
REAR GUARD AT HOME. They
must help protect the rear of our ar
mics and they must protect the stu.
alton at home, in front, behind and
on both sides.
There are two reacons back of that
demand. First. to curb pro-Germans
at home. Second, to restrain eXcita-
BILE people who are good citizens but
who may lose their heads.
The supporters of the Kaiser
which means all those who are not
with the United States-have become
emboldened because unchecked.
They have not come out openly be
cause of fear of the federal law but
have worked with the jimmy of sus-
picion and specious argument and the
dark lantern of delusion.
There Is only one instrumentality
that can check and. If necessary. pun
ish them in the absence of open rebel
lion and that is public sentiment
crystalized into action-and be-
cause there has been no emphatic
step in that direction these agencies
have become more active and less a IL
tious in the belief that the body OF
American citizenship was not truly
interested-the basis for the reports
that nave been carried frcm the Unit
ed States to Potsdam and respecting
which the kaiser mind has not beer
shaken Notwithstanding bond sub
scriptions, volunteering and conscrip-
ton.
1t is up to the public to apply the
~correctives, and to do it deliberately
and not in spasmodic passion. il We
are to have the seeds of sedition ear
ly Invested of their damaging posi-
bilities and prod~uctiveness. 1t is the
solemn duty of every citizen to enlist
for home defense, with its unaueS-
toned bearing upon home defense.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-11-23
TIME TO CALL A HALT,

1t may be good politics. from thu
standpoint of certain elements. to go
on bowling about timber companies,
and abusing our numbering industries
continuously, but 1t must be admitted
that Clearwater would make a sorry
showing were we to take the advice
of the muck rakers, and by confiscat-
ing their property, drive the timber
people out of our county. In spite of
the incessant howl to the contrary. II
is timber company taxes that build
our roads. pay for our bridges, and
maintain our public schools. 1t is the
timber companies, even with few OPP
Grating as yet, that make a home
market for our farm products. and
give employment to labor within our
county. Directly and indirectly, tim
Der is all there is to Clearwater coun-
ty, and upon it's development and
Growth depends the future of our
section of Idaho. Hurt timber mana-
featuring and you strike a deadly
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-11-23

they came because CT the disparity of
guns. The Germans did ome and
the Italians could not withstand
them. 1t does not aagur we'll fol
the United States, for we have no
guns at all to speak of; and 1t takes
time to make them. Our chief depen-
dence for guns is the Bethlehem
Steel Company. Yet their i'm
mense works, devoted almost entirely
to government work, turn nj only
$50 guns a week at the maximum
and Mr.. Schwab has told the Phila-
delphia Ledger hat in order to main
tain an effective artillery line 1t will
require one gun for every thirty feet
of front which our troops will take
over. And the maddening thing to
think of is that we were drugged into
apathy for more than two years by
the kept us out of war" narcotic.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-11-23
PATRIOTICR ANCHER.

Grangeville Free Press: Down in
the Salmon river country there lives
a rancher who is a genuine patriot.
Never mind about his name. He is
MT the kind of citizen who seeks to
advertise himself. He Is not making
q big noise about the war, for he Is
too old to shoulder a rifle and march
off with the boys to France. But he
is not too old to love the country
which has made 1t possible for this
man to accumulate a modest fortune
and to do his bit in opposing autoc-
racy.
what are they going to do about
price regulation he asked a visitor
the other day, and went on to tell
that he had read of the possibility
that the price of hogs would be re-
duced by the government to 10 cents
a pound.
II just sold a bunch of hogs that |
raised for Is cents a pound this
patriot continued, land when | sold
them l thought of the poor working
mar in the industrial centers of the
East, who has to buy his meat, per-
haps at 40 or so cents a pound.
I'VE ranchers in the West are not
suffering from this war;" the patriot.
ic gentleman asserted. why. we
are living on the fat of the land, and.
while my neighbors are receiving
high prices for their produce, l NIGH
as we'll receive the same. But, by
gum, l should like to see the govern
ment cut the price of hogs to 10 cents
and give the consumer a chance to
eat"
: Idaho county should be proud to
claim such a citizen. He is deserving
of as much praise and honor as arc
the boys who have enlisted in the
cause of their country. and men OF
his type are vastly more rare. Hats
off to this Salmon river rancher!
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-11-23
1t is going to cost several thousand

1t is going to cost several thousand
dollars of money, collected from the
taxpayers of Clearwater county, to
patch up the middle pier of the Oro-
fino bridge. And two piers are. in
fact, out of commission, and both
must be repaired at heavy expense II
this valuable structure is to be safe.
For who will guarantee us that, once
started, the first pier, now only a foot
or so out of place, will not go down
and out, carrying with it the whole
structure, with the first, or possibly,
second or third recurring high wat
er? And suppose, in the beginning,
when this bridge was being con-
structed. the piers had been properly
placed, and the money that was graft
ed, and s~quandered for alleged plans
and imaginary expert supervision had
actually gone into foundation. would
it now be necessary to do this repair
ing? The shame of it is that the
people must be taxed now to pay for
the incompetency, the graft and the
skulduggery of a corrupt gang. Nor
is the end in sight.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-11-23

TRAITORS.
By Walt Whitman.


Disloyal takers still abound, and
in my watchful waiting, while l am
fostering around, l hear the traitors
trailing. Oh, some of them are hum
BILE guys. and some have higher pla-
ces. who push unpatriotic lies thru
never-resting faces. hear them in
the blacksmith shop, where smoke
and SCOT blow DER 'em; and then "a
gain I hear them yawp in senate or
the forum. Some of the traitors
mean no harm, but wish to draw at
tention. and SO they're boosting
peace's charm with zeal too coarse to
mention. And some just let their
jawbones play because that's their
ambition; and some, perhaps. draw
Prussian pay for dealing in sedition
No other warning nation thus would
stand for all this treason. would lei
the traitors rant and cuss without a
rhyme or reason. The traitors great
and traitors small, obscure or bear
ing titles-they'd back 'em up a.
gainst a wall and shoot them through
the vitals. hear them yawp
where'er I am. these pestilential CAD
ders! How patiently u Uncle San
endures his nest of adders!
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-11-23

A HOGS A HOG.

Reports from the rural sections of
this county indicate a decided slump
i'll the price of hay, and those who
have been laying awake nights fig
uring on how they would reap a for
tune from $50 a ton for their hay,
will, if the present mild weather con-
tinues, be seeing things that will not
go far towards paying taxes or buy
ing that new Ford. Some are report
ed to be now holding in this section
for as much as S45 and $50, and ex-
pecting to get 1t. Read the letter in
this issue from the State Farm Mar
kets Department on the hay situation
for 1t Is a reliable artitle based on
first hand information. Then remem-
Der what happened to the selfish dog
with the bone. Greed may be as
unkind to the fellow who is holding
hay for a price hal makes it impos-
sible for poor people, at least, to feed
a family COW. 1t would be a crime
for hay to go above present prices.
and a mercy if the bottom, because
of an open winter. should fall COM
pletely out of the hay market, and
stock food go begging for buyers. So
far as the Republican can see, the
farmer who hordes hay is just as bad
as the big fellows who horde 1t or any
other necessity pf life, and deserves
the seyerest condemnation from the
press. the people and the government.
What Is the difference? How are you
to make fish of one and fowl of the
other? Both are human hogs, the
motive greed. and the results the
same. There should be no escape.
The government must control all or
nothing. 1t Is rank injustice to let
the hay hogs escape. A hogs a hog.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-11-23

The official organ of the North Da-
kota Non-Partisan League is still
boosting Bob LaFollette, and excus-
ing and justifying the reasonable
utterances of the Wisconsin senator.
And North Dakota runs strong to the
l. w. W.. treason, anti-draft senti-
ment. Liberty Loan slacisers, and all
that sort of thing. The official organ
is all but openly pro-German, and We
are inclined to the opinion that the
me- behind the Non-Partisan Lea
que are doing their bit to obstruct in
war preparation. A patriotic farmer
ought to stop and do a lot Of serious
thinking before contributing SIG for
a membership in this organization
and find out which way the thing is
headed. Let us not forget how only
a short time ago the l. w. w. was a
friend of American labor. and how ii
roped in the suckers. Anything that
will endorse Senator LaFollette Is not
right, and no place for American cit
liens.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-11-23
If we would avoid war we must al

If we would avoid war we must al
ways be prepared for war. But, says
the pacifst. preparedness makes for
war. Which is a lie. for had France
and England, or any of them been
ready and able to meet Germany, mar
for man, cannon for cannon, and
boat for boat, Germany would have
hesitated to plunge into war. Had
the United States been prepared for
war Germany would not have sunk
the L%usitania, and deied this coun-
try. Unprepaledness got us into war.
and talk of being too proud to fight
was one of the contributing causes.
The politicians who ch~loroformed us
with "he kept us out Of war" dope
are responsible for our being in the
war. and for the present unprepared
condition of many of our troops.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-11-23
blow to Clearwater county.

A certain class in our county, be-
cause it is popular with certain ele-
mentS mons the voters, is continu-
ally holding up all timber operators,
which means all who have been so
foolish as to invest a dollar in timber
in this county, as bad men. dangerous
to the welfare of the citizenship OF
the county; men BEN on crime, par
ticularly anxious and determined to
avoid the payment of taxes. But
when n takes an unprejudiced view
of the matter, there is really not much
ground for alarm. For no matter
how much any wner of timber may
object to paying taxes. the fact of the
matter is that the overwhelming pre-
p~onderance of voters of the county
are not timber owners, and now have.
and probably always will have the
votes and therefore will always run
he county. At the ballot box the
owners of our timber are not a drop
in the bucket. To talk about these
nonresident property holders, there
fore, electing county officials is to ar
u that the majority of the farmers
and laboring people of the county are
untrue to themselves, and do not en-
joy the right to cast a ballot to suit
-. outI Tain 10 iOl, dIlu all
insult to the people of this county.
At Elk River we have the Potlatch
Lumber Company operating one large
plant. Let us see what kind of citi-
zens they are, and the sort of citizens
this company employs. When war
war declared and Il government ap-
pealed for funds for the Red Cross.
il was Elk River. a Potlatch Lumber
Company town. hat came over with
the lions share of Clearwater coun-
tvs quota; when our government APP
pealed for funds 1t was Elk River that
enabled Clearwater county to hold
up its head and stay out of the slack
er column. the same thing was true
in the last Liberty Loan. and now
comes Elk River, when the call is
made for $3.50 for our county for the
\ NJ. c. A., with the handsome con-
tribution of 5000. Whatever the flu
ture may demand of sacrifice Elk
River will do its part Loyalty, whether
1t be . call for men or money. Our
timber people are entitled to at least
a square deal. and it Is time public
sentiment put a stop to this campaign
of y~illitication and falsehood.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-11-23

The only logical conclusion the
Clearwater Republican can reach Is
that large companies are a detriment
to a county. and are not wanted in
Clearwater county. We do not want
our timber manufactured. we do not
want saw mills: we do o want a
million dollar cement factory, we do
not want a company of any financial
standing to operate our lime conf
pany. we do not want corporations
TO do anything in our county. What
we v,ant is a bowling wilderness and
Tamniany county government, with
graft. booze and reckless extraya-
sanca
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-11-23

The German Invaders are at this
time searching every home In Bel.
GUM and taking every conceivable
brass, copper and bronze object that
enters into the construction or fur
nishing of aihouse. This Is the sort
of work the Socialists endorse who
endorse the German cause, and II is
in protest of this sort of thing that
the United States Is nghting. On
which side are you?
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-11-23

1t is a measley. cowardly commun-
ity that will send its boys to the front
to fight for the preservation of a ma
ton, and tolerate d~isloyalty and trea-
son at home. AS a matter of fact few
communities are tolerating it. and as
the war progresses these few will not
tolerate it. Horse whipping, tar and
feathers, and eve worse punishment
is being meeted out to the disloyal.
Clearwater Republican. [volume] (Orofino, Idaho) 1912-1922, 1917-11-23

Life is a funny thing. The farmer
looks lat the man in town with en-
yious eye. and longs for the time
when he a quit the country and
move to the town OF the city. To him
farm life is drudgery, and city life a
dream. But the city mar with long
ing eye dreams of the day when he
can own a farm and live in the u
try. enjoying life in the open air on
Gods green footstool. and grow opu-
let4t raising pigs and beans. And us
uaiy each, after trying it, discovers
there is more joy in anticipation than
in realization. But we keep right on
~envying our neighbor, and cursinS
our luck. We are satisfied.
never contented, never willing to oc-
cupy oar proper place in this old
world. Theigleenest grass is over the
fence in the neighbours pasture: the
largest nuggets in the next gulch,
and the best town anywhere except
our own. We are as changeable as
Palouse country weather. and as
tickle as a firt. Such is the two-leg-
ged creature called man.