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Douglas Island news., 1917-03-02
LEGISLATIVE SUGGESTION

The Territorial legislature which conyenes next week should enact something providing for public ser vice commissions in incorporated towns throughout the Territory. This suggestion is prompted by the fact that our office telephone has been out of commission for q week and all appeals, petitions, prayers and beseechings to have 1t repaired have fallen on deaf ears.
Douglas Island news., 1917-03-02
MUNICIPAL ELECTION

The annual spring election for Q city council will take place on April 8. just four weeks from next Tues day. Thus far there have been no announcements about being in tho hands of friends. Come forward. gem tlcmeu-and ladies too. Tho field is open to all ollgibles regardless of sex.
Douglas Island news., 1917-03-02
NEW DOCTOR HERE

pr. Edward Smith, formerly Of Minneapolis but more recently Of Seattle. has opened an office here with Dr. A. R. Sergeant for the prac- tice of general surgery. office and hospital work. See his professional card elsewhere in this paper.
Douglas Island news., 1917-03-02
HARD LUCK FOR
 MARTIN OLSON
Dock Breaks from Weight of Coal and 200 Tons Drop to Bottom
 of Blue Sea

Martin Olson, coal dealer at the dock of the Juneau Ferry & Naviga- tion Company at this place, experi- enced heavy loss Tuesday after noon about 4 o'clock when the bot tom dropped from a portion of his coal warehouse and approximately 200 tons were procipitated into the water beneath.
 The coal had been unloaded only the previous night from the steamer AlN and but little of the consign- ment had been put out While a few tons of the coal have been salyaged at low tide, the bulk of it will be a total loss Mir. Olson being out full ly Sl,OOO. He had but recently had the dock strengthened and consid- cred it perfectly safe for the amount of coal unloaded from the Alki.
 LATER.-Mr. olson stated yester- day evening that he is now arrang- ing with a party who owns a forty ton scow to salvage the coal and he is of the opinion that perhaps half of what went down can be recovered. The portion of the dock that broke, according to Mir. olson, held 300 tons at one time during the month of Jan uary but 200 tons last Tuesday vas too heavy for it.
Douglas Island news., 1917-03-02
JAMES IN GOOD HEALTH

The report circulated here recently that George E. James. the wellknown Douglas sawmill operator, was fin Oakland, California, and in very poor health, is denied by Frank NJ. simp- son, manager of the James interests here. Mir. Simpson says NJ. James is in California but is enjoying the best of health, which is cheering news to his many friends here.
Douglas Island news., 1917-03-02
COLD TURKEY
 FOR SCHOOL
Douglas Island Woman's Club Makes Appreciated Donation in Sum
 of S25O

Whats the matter with the Douglas Island Woman's Club?
 she's" an right.
 Sometime ago the Douglas Island Woman's Club pledged to raise S2OO for the benefit of the Economic de- partmcnt of the Douglas public school With that object in view
Douglas Island news., 1917-03-02
OFFICIAL CHANGES

Frank Bach, for long time deputy United States marshal at this place, resigned his position Wednes- day and was at once appointed Fed eral jailer at Juneau. Harry F. Nor ton, former jailer at Juneau, has been appointed deputy marshal to succeed Mir. Bach at this place and is already on the job. He will move his family from Juneau to this place the first of next week Mir. Bach will probably move to Juneau.
Douglas Island news., 1917-03-02
NOW IN IOWA

In a letter Co Che editor of this paper Fred HIe. formerly of this place. says be Is now with @ brother at Jesup Iowa. but expects Co re- turn Co Douglas iu April.
Douglas Island news., 1917-03-02

Mrs. Thos. c. Mcdonald, Of Tread well, left on the Princess Sophia last Sunday in answer to a message to the effect that her mother was ill at her home, Everett, Wash.
Douglas Island news., 1917-03-02

A. J. MeCollum, representing the J. W. Fales Paper Company of se- attle. was holding services here today.
 B. F. Miller was among the out going passengers on the steamer Alki Tuesday. He will be absent a month or six weeks.
Douglas Island news., 1917-03-02
DOUGLAS COUPLE MARRY

Miss Sylvia Coluuen and Mir. Henry Lepisto. Of Douglas, were married last Saturday night in Ju- neau. Mr. and Mrs. Waltonen served as witnesses.
Douglas Island news., 1917-03-02

Mrs. F. Wasterlain and two chill dren left Tuesday for visit to hte outside.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
TUESDAY, MARCH 27, 1917.
BARBARISM.

The German military command seems determined to
leave nothing undone that might help to forfeit the
worlds respect for Germany The behavior Of the
German army recent in northern France
he incredible if it admitted by the Ger
mans themselves.
perfectly permissible. according to the recog
civilized warfare invaders their
withdrawal to destroy anything that would be of mil
itary advantage their enemies. II proper TO
blow up the bridses the roads impossible to
fortfcations such military they
could carry with them 1t may have been just-
hable carry away all the metal private and
public buildings. the church bells and clocks the
plumbing from houses the tin from roofs. But they
far beyond this
They blew up church doors and affairs. They burn
whole towns and villages the ground. They filled
polluted the wells. They confscated the Of
American relief commission leaving thousands of
women and children deprived Of the food given them
by foreign charity. Houses that they did burn
or blow up they piaged with pitiess thoroughness.
Furniture and other property that they could not
carry away they destroyed. They smashed pianos and
mirrors They hacked fine carvings They up
books They ripped and sashed paintings. They sys-
tematicaIly wrecked defled the homes of refined
people. They cut down all the fine old trees They
destroyed the fruit They hdeous,
noisome desolation where there had one of the
worlds garden spots. and where they had any
legitimate business.
purpose. 1t seems to been inspired by nothing
less than perverted pleasure To such
degradation has a great and supposedly people
under the tutelage OF Prussian militarism.
And yet Germany wonders why the world calls her
"barbarous".
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
Mr.. ROMANOFF'S INCOME.
''barbarous''

Nicholas Romanofr. lately car of Russia. doesn't
have to look for another job Of earring. lie won't
starye plenty of money saved for the pres
rainy day. and plenty coming inf it comes
Mr.. Romanon really ranks with the Rockefellers
Carnegies Astors Gouds, Vanderblts other FIRST
families in the matter of wealth. AS car has
joyed an annual salary $12.5OOOOO That's not bad
salaries go. these times. He paid that TO
himself of his royal treasury, and himself
a raise whenever that he deserevd one-a fine
system when you can get away with it. He may have
able quite a bit of that salary.
In addition he has had a large revenue derived from
private estates mines. The mines mostly in ST.
victs-a Of labor not costing anything except a
few cents day for food. There be a good profit
that kind Of mining.
Mr. Romanon has a good deal Of farm property.
is credited with the ownership of family
tates aggregating some 6S1, 100000 His farm
hands $1oOOO.OOO year him. Altogether. ac
cordng to a trustworthy European financial authority
he annual income OF about $42,5OO.OOO year.
lie ought be able live that especially in view
OF the fact that ne won't have many courtiers and
dukes banking around eating their heads Off
That is if he gets Maybe the cruel provisional gov
will him of with a 100000 so
a year
When human animal. bug bird.
sh, piles up billions when millions his fellows
dire the condition aloud arbitrary
division through numbers. Laws. arguments.
forms Of government failing what is referred to as
brute strength takes hold.
Is Russa's desirc equality and justice so strong
that she will take herself what has been wrung
fr"n her during the centuries?
List. 'twoud awful Haven't YOU heard it yet q?
'Twould be "conhscauon~, "Conhscation"' Recovery
OF that which YOU have robbed always con
dscation". The Romanons in line unload much
Of the type OF chin-musc Indiana hears from
liquor dealers its dstillers and Every
dollar these latter made has from
appreciated health degenerated morals and shrink
ing their slaves-the bbulous,-yet conhs-
cation" seems their most delightful cry.
oh, yes. Nicholas, YOU have sympathizers in
America over here you would find easy admission TO
the Organization OF Bug- House Denouncers of All
Processes for the Dethronement Of King Alcohol"
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27

solution other than impairment of
the service which the public now re-
ceives
The method proposed i'm congress
is TO prohibit any corporation from
engaging in interstate traffic unless
il is incorporated under a national
charter. That such a proposal
should be seriously considered shows
how far we have departed from the
original conception of the powers Of
the federal government.
Commissioner Max Thelen calls
attention to the fact that to make
railroads 'instTumentalities" of the
federal government would make
their taxation by states impossible.
except by consent of congress.
That is true. And, while the pro-
ponents OF the proposed law pro-
pose 10 safeguard the states in their
powers to tax railroad property, ex-
perience is demonstrating that con-
gress will not hesitate 10 use TO the
utmost. and regardless of the states
every power which it can get by di-
rect preferment or construction of
the constitution. Commissioner
Thelen suggests that the matter be
specially referred 10 the proposed
congress OF states. 1t needs no ref
erence II such a congress meets
the railroad question will come at
once 10 the front.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
Expert Aduice on
Raising Radishes
And Lettuce
BY Government Expert.

Radishes and lettuce are favorite
plants in small gardens because.
while these are attractive ad iitions
TO the table, they are in a way luxur-
les on which many housewives hes
itate 10 spend money.
Lettuce does not withstand heat
we'll and thrives best. therefore in
the early spring or late autumn. In
order TO have the leaves crisp and
tender, it is necessary TO force the
growth Of the plant. The usual
method Of growing the plant for
home use is TO SOW the seeds broad
cast in the bed and To remove the
leaves as rapidly as they become
large enough for use. 1t is better.
however. 10 SOW the seeds in rows
IA 20 16 inches apart, and when the
plants come up TO thin them 10 the
desired distance. With the heading
type this should be about II inches
apart. This will result in the for
nation Of rather compact heads and
the entire plant may then be cut
for use For an early crop in the
north, the plants should be started
in a hotbed or cold frame and trans
planted as soon as hard freezes are
over. In many sections of the south.
the seeds are sown during the
autumn and the plant allowed TO re-
main in the ground over winter
Frequent shallow cultivation should
be given the crop and. if crisp and
tender lettuce is desired during the
summer months. some form of par
tial shading may be necessary.
For head lettuce. Big Boston,
Hanson and California Cream But
ter are good varieties. The loose
leaf lettuce. Grand Rapids or black
seeded Simpson are recommended.
Radishes are so hardy that they
may be grown through the winter
in cold frames in the latitude of
Washington. and farther south in
the open ground. In the north, they
requires hOtbeds, but can be sown
in the open ground as soon as the
soil is moderately warm. They should
be planted in drills II to is inches
apart and thinned slightly as soon
as the plants are up. on a quick,
rich soil some of the earlier varie
ties can be matured in from three
TO four weeks after planting. If the
plants are allowed 70 remain long
i'm the open ground. the roots loose
their crispness and delicate flavor,
and. in order TO secure a constant
supply. successive paintings should
be made every two weeks. One
ounce of radish seed is sufficient TO
plant 100 feet of row. A large per-
centage of the seed terminates and,
if the sowing is done carefully, later
thinning may be unnecessary. The
first radishes 10 appear may be pull
ed as soon as they are of sufficient
size. and this will leave enough
room for those that are a little
later. The plant is not suited 10
hot weather, but should be planted
in the early spring and late autumn
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27

hibittye tax cakes it would commit less stupid
oense against the public than il does
through the present tax oeomargarne. And there
much 10 be this view.
The cleo tax was imposed less for the purpose Of
special favor to the great dairy interests II has
ceeded protecting the butter manufacturers from
the competition OF a cheap. popular and wholesome
artificial 1t hasn't succeeded any other
spect
As a revenue producer. the is a joke. There
is Of 10 cents pound colored cleo and one
fourth a a pound uncolored. The uncol-
ored product is precisely the the other
position taste. lacking only yellow It
practically the make II is just good
except that doesn't appeal the eye.
reason disdained by hundreds of thousands
who otherwise would gladly use it, and who would
hereby 10 80 pound their butter
bills
The consumption Of in this country
last year according the internal revenue figures,
was less than pound and half capita Colored.
at the price it would have been many times as
much. The heavy imposed for adding color has
almost driven the colored cleo market.
Taxes paid than 4OO. 900 pounds of it
II months. Thus for this oppressive excess tax on
than 100000.
The discrimination has not availed, either, safe
guard the public against the imposition of having col
oeo sold There is as much cheat
ing under the present law there was.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
WOODEN SHIPS.

The federal shipping boards proposal to build a
large number of small wooden ships carry American
commerce is coming for good deal of criticism. 1t
is hard see, however. why there should be any par
ticular objection Ordinarily would ridiculous
build wooden vessels, but these ordinary times
There is alarming scarcity Of tonnage. That
growing smaller and the need greater There
is such tremendous demand for steel that it is almost
impossible to plates for all the ships wanted. More
over all important shipyards filled with steel
craft under construction. Wooden ships could built
in the smaller yards. in the interior They could be
built in sections, and shipped seapors
assembling. There is lack of timber Ship
penters may be scarce but they could be found
veloped.
The national chamber of commerce indorses the
plan That ought TO satisfy critics its feasibility.
If wooden ships be built time help carry
to Europe fall and manufactured goods
thereafter by all let's build them What if they
are "old-fashiOned" and Obsolete? This is time
to let foolish pride in the way
merce. Anyway. they would be than scores
of the old tubs flying flag.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
WITH OTHER EDITORS
THAN OURS
NATIONAL CONTROL OF RAIL
ROADS.

(San Francisco ChrOnicle.)
The railroads of the country are
a unit in demanding that the inter
state commerce commission be given
Jurisdiction over interstate as well
as interstate traffic. Those who have
followed recent judicial construc-
ton of the constitutional question
involved will not doubt that should
congress enact such a law the courts
would uphold it.
The Association of State Railroad
commissions is a unit in opposing
any impairment of the powers of
state commissions. except that its
expression favors the interstate COM
mission taking jurisdiction of capt.
talization of interstate roads.
Now. it will not be wise TO oppose
national control merely for the rea-
son that the railroads favor it or
that the state commissions oppose
it, Ii is best TO try TO consider the
question on its merits.
The railroads declare that they
cannot live under the Jurisdiction Of
40 masters. The answer is that
none of them have TO do il. A few
systems penetrate 10 or II states,
and in some recent cases their con-
fiicting jurisdictions have worked
real hardship to the companies, and
injury TO the public. There should
be ways of dealing with such cases.
however. without revolutionizing
our entire system.
The railroad commissions insist
that the people of all parts Of the
country are entitled 10 prompt hear
ing and settlement of disputed
questions growing out OF traffic such
as can be given only by local au-
thorities who become intimately ia
miliar with conditions within their
Jurisdiction. and who. in fact. per
sOnally visit the scene Of controver-
sy: take the testimony without cost
TO any party. and in the light of
what they see and the testimony
given, give prompt decision.
To that contention there is no an
swer. Such service cannot be given
by the interstate commerce commits
sion. however changed. Nor can the
regional commissions which IL is
proposed TO establish give any such
service as the state commissions. or
at least, the California commission,
now gives.
That service ought not. and must
not. be lost TO the people. There
are doubtless state commissions
whose mental attitude disqUaliies
/ them from sitting in judgment or
matters in which public service cor
porations are concerned. There ore
state commissions which seek 10 I'M
Justly prefer their own communities
/ 10 those OF other states and 20 avoid
burdens OF which they should carry
I their part.
A little frank dealing with the
I facts as they exist in the different
states should make clear the actual
problem TO be dealt with. and some
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
A CASE OF STICK TOIT.

Back east in New York Harry Farnum has got yes
from Miss Viola Trueman after sparkling her for eleven
years and getting the mitten thousand times.
Someone is likely to cheated in this affair. Any
woman who has said no to fellow thousand times
is going to have awfuy hard time breaking up the
habit after marriage. The tendency is rather to
two after marriage. where said before.
There's a mighty difference between marrying a girl
whom you've courted for eleven solid years and who
has given you whole clothes line full of mittens and
marrying girl who is glad that she just grabs you
and won't let go. There's the makings of a chronic
boss in the and the malings of delightful angel
in the other
Then, too consider the awful big stock anticpa-
ton that Harry has worked up for himself. We know
number of seemingly wise elderly people who testify
that there about 10 points of fun in anticipation
to in realization. Shopping for
IL long years and then discovering that she's only
woman
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27

than now. Chickens fell from soc
to zoe. Sugar took a drop. And
so it has gone down the line of those
fcodstuns that the people refused
to touch at the exorbitant prices de
manded.
This same experience was had
early in the winter with eggs and
butter in many cities, where prices
were boosted TO levels that were pro-
hibitive to all but the well-to-do.
The consequence was that prices
soon began to yield. In a few days
eggs and butter were procurable at
prices that il neither cheap nor
honest at least were more nearly
within reach of average means.
Foodstuffs of unfamiliar sorts
have just been taken into New
York from the far west. and have
gone on the markets at very mod
crate prices A variety of fish, said
10 be palatabIe and nourishing. has
been brought in large quantities
from the PaClnc coast. IneSe VIII
have some effect TO further bring
down prices
The boycott is a clumsy weapon
10 employ in any case, for when it
is directed against the commoner
necessaries il is perforce unpleasant
10 the bOycotter. II means abstin-
ence from the thing attacked and
the thing attacked is the thing de-
sired and the thing required, OF il
would not be attacked. But until
the governments Of state and nation
find the effectual way to deal with
price conspiracies the boycott seems
10 be the only recourse and il is a
weapon that viii be used until a
better is found.
II is important however. 10 OBJ
serve that the boycott reaches what
il is after and procures the result
it is designed TO attain and that is
satisfactory proof that scarcities are
made and that prices are artificial
beyond a point that usually reveals
itself
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
HE WAS WELL SANDED.

Warned by Il grand dukes writing bluntly
warned by Grand Duke Nicholas in personal inter
view. Car Nicholas exclaimed
What has my wife to do with politics? 1 refuse
TO believe that she unpopular"
oh fellows! It's the blindness. We open
eyes to the sand. We don't what she's
doing and accept her cutting of a wide swath as
reliable popularity. And when the comes we
plead that eyes full sand anyhow We let
her go into the wide wide world to harvest the
ephemera and artificial when better be in the
back yard hanging up nice squares
ties the clothes line. The didn't lose that
crown. Nick did
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
BoYCoTT WORKS AGAIN.

CIT. Wayne, Ind, JOurnal-Gazette.)
Proof that the skyrOcketing prices
OF certain oodstuffs-potatoes and
onions as notable examples we're in
large part artificial is furnished in
the sudden and considerable drop
ping Of prices This was the case
consp!cuously in New York city and
TO a lesser degree in other large cen
tiers.
There was a great volume OF pub
licity given TO the outrageous char
acter Of the cost Of fOodstuffs in
New York and consumers in rapidly
increasing numbers-and by no
means all Of them OF the poorer
classes who could not afford 10 buy
quit using these commodities on
which the demands were plainly the
result OF conspired priC PO-
tatoes dropped from Il and l cents
a pound 10 seven cents Onions
tumbled this week from prices that
last week were 100 percent higher
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
THE AVERAGE AMERICAN.

Although he never makes a hit.
He doesn't wall and whine and cry,
But just serenely does his bit
And never pulls an alibi.
He slips and stumbles now and then
And gets up, staggering, but game,
And never says that other men
Who soaped the pavement are to blame
He never says that he has not
Become a captain of finance
Because, somehow, he never got
The other fellows lucky chance.
He plugs along as best he may.
Content his daily bread TO earn,
And confident that some fine day
He's pretty sure to get his turn.
He's peaceful till his goat departs;
But you can crowd him just far,
And just as soon as something starts
He'll fight whatever foes there are.
You'll find him, when he's let alone,
AS placid as a little child,
But it is pretty widely known
That he's a terror. when he's riled.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
THE MELTING POT
COME! TAKE POTLUCK WITH US.
NO REAL ACTORS NOW,

The worlds tbs an undisputed fact
And there can act.
They often hurry forward their
poses and
To hint subtle and insnuatng
That they waiting ourc
worlds with talk,
say vvhe to md how
It's such their advice be all applied,
becomingly diversified
And functonary thinks
To set the situations manipulate the
The worlds stage very thick dense
With spirits OF past or
And shake their ghosty heads
There modern artists gaced the former day.
Consistently the larger smaller
uarks back ancient history bygone hitherto
Brook Bake
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
hklings and Thmklings
Blu Wex Jones

a dancing graft
ers" ango
still extra buckshot
No canal
He
shou sue Won infringement
Celebrated actress says beauty
exactly a
Abolition o horrible
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27
The Best Way.

Those Boston lawyers who want
TO help the country out in time of
war can be put TO drying Goldfish
and baking beans, which will he
better than bringing contempt pro-
ceedings against the invader.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-27

Many food stuffs cheaper in 'bOckaded" Eng
land than in country, because the govern
ment controls the prices. our policy is to club the
rioters