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Douglas Island news., 1918-08-16
SNEAK THIEF
 STARTS FIRE
Fire Started Probably to Cover Up Theft of Number of Tools
 From Cabin

Last Monday evening Mrs. Carl Erickson discovered smoke issuing from the cabin next to Che house occupied by the Erlcksons on B street. past thc Lyric Theatre cor ner.
 Upon investigation by the author ities lt was found that a candle had beon placed in a box and when Che candle burned down it set Che box on fire.
 The person who had left Che con- dlo had taken a number of tools that had belonged to the late Jo- seph Dickcy. which had been stored i'm that place for safe keeping. G is not known whether it was Che intention to burn mp thc place Co cover up tho theft or whether Che person who had been using the can- dlo had become frightened and got out, leaving Che candle burning
Douglas Island news., 1918-08-16
Transportation

Harry Chester, merchant of Colo vim, has organized the Goloyin-Koy- uk Transportation Co.,. which will operate steamers between Nome, Col ovln and KoyuS.
Douglas Island news., 1918-08-16

A considerable quantity of liquor was destroyed recently at Fairbanks by omptylng it into a trench that had been dug for that purpose It was liquor that had been seized by tho marshals office in a raid.
 Pat Driscoll who recently left Fairbanks Co enlist In tho navy. is the fourth boy of his family to be enlisted in thc allied armies. One of his brothers was killed at tho bat Gle of Jutand There ls one more boy loft in Che family who Is not lighting, and he expects Co go when he can arrange his affairs.
 The members Of tho Fourteenth Infantry. U. S. army, who have been doing guard duty at Cordova and along tho Copper River railway re- turned last week to Fort Liscum, preparatory Co leaving soon for tho States on a transport. Their places there as guards will be filled by soldiers from Che fort who are not qualified for overseas duty.
 The U. S. ship Saturn arrived at Seward the first of tho month with tho wireless cxpcditionary force which will put the radio station at thc head of Resurrection bay into perfect condition. install a modern machine shop and complete Che pipe line between Seward and the sta tiou and make many more improve mcnts
 A baby girl was born to Mrs. E. P. Walters recently on the steamer Alaska while that boat was on route to Dawson from thc lower river. On tho arrival of Che steamer at Daw- son four days after the birth of the child the mother walked ashore with Che baby in her arms and embarked few hours later on another boat for Whitchorsc.
 Torrance F. Currau. mining re- recorder for Southern Yukon, sta tioncd at Whitehorsc. disappeared on Che night Of August first and although duigcnt search has been made for him no trace has been found He had been nervous and Respondent for several days before his disappearance and it is thought that he wandered away and either fell or jumped into Che river and was drowned.
 The shortage and high cost of dog feed m Che interior is resulting quite seriously. Recently a pack or starving dogs at Flat attacked a mule belonging Co Pete Michacls and worried thc animal until it became exhausted and became mircd in the brush. When Che animal was dis covered Che tail had been torn on, both ears had been eaten away and thc neck badly chcwcd but was stil alive He was put out of his mis- cry with a gun
 A man by the name of Rockefeller had hearing recently at Cordovn Co determine whether hc was sane or not. At Che hcaring he said he was a colonel In a Texas regiment in tho Civil war and that he had lived in Alaska for thirty years. He claims Co have dug up eighty pounds Of gold in Che Niziua district and pack cd it over thc trail Co Valdez. where it was cached in a cabin that was afterwards burned down. He claim cd also that his spinal column was broken a number of years ago and a piece of Che spine of a boa con- strictor put in its place He insisted on disrobing and showing the court where the operation had been per formed. He is at Mount Tabor by this time.
Douglas Island news., 1918-08-16
U. .. Tool AdmInIltTatIon.

Br'er Tator nin't skocrin' up a Ehos' wen ho say we alls mus eat less wheat on less meat en save all dc fat on sugar wo kin. We has jist got ter feed dat big army CT hghtin' Boier boys. on VIC kin do hit by catln' right smart mo taters on garden sass on oatin' mo fish on game 'stid or pork and beef Ef wo alls don't gin ter feed dem sojors right now we'll loo feedin' somebody 10 long en it won't loo us.
Douglas Island news., 1918-08-16
Too Liternl

In the last two weeks twelve men and four girls have been arrested in Concyville for fighting, and The Journal fears a misconstruction has been placed on the worl1-or-Gght ordcr.-K Kansas City Star.
Douglas Island news., 1918-08-16
NEW ALASKA BUSINESSES
Fisheries

Fisheries
 M Bloch and Co. is new Gsh- salting establishment recently start ed i'm Juneau. M. Bloch is a repre- sentative of the Lakeside Fish Co, Chicago, New York, Green Bay and Buffalo. He expects shortly to man ufacture caviar from herring eggs. Juneau Empire.
 Claus Rodinc of Seattle, is pre- pairing Co start a salmon and her ring saltcry plant on Grantley liar bor. near Teller Alaska. Pacific Fisherman.
 The Washington Bay Packing Co., operating at Washington Bay, is en- gagged in salung herring Pacific Fisherman.
 IT. B. Nelson is organizing conn pany Co engage in the salting of fish at Kachemak bay-Pacidc Fisher man.
 John L.. Carlson former owner Of thc Talu Canning & Cold Storage Co.,. Taku Harbor is building her ring canncry at Aux Bay, which will be ready to operate next sea- on.-Juncau Dispatch.
 A new hcrring-curing plant has been established by Yakamoto & Co.,, on large barge at Saginaw Bay. The product will be saltcd in tanks and boxed for Chinese markets. Petersburg Report
 A. IT. Humphrics, of Juneau, is conducting a fish saltcry at Seymour Canal.-Juncau Dispatch.
 Capt. Rcichweim has completed a fish salting plant near Hood Bay Juneau Empire.
 Mercantile
 The Anderson General Mcrchan- disc store. seldovia, has been sold Co Chambers and Colwell.- Anchorage Times.
 The Northern Commercial Com pany has bought out the E. R Peo- pies and Dominion Commercial Co. stores at Fairbanks. - Fairbanks News Miner
 Tho Non-Paroll, ono of Che oldest mercantile firms of Nome, will dis continue business this season. Publications
 The Cordoya Herald is a new newspaper started at Cordova, with Chas. F. Heron as president and |J. W. Ward, monager--Jmcau Em- pirc.
 Transportation
 Harry Chester, merchant of Colo win. has organized the Golovin-Koy- uk Transportation Co.,, which will operate steamers between Nome, Gol- ! ...f.. ..H rr.....r-
Douglas Island news., 1918-08-16
Planning Their Vacation

Perhaps Emperor Charles and his wife are Quarroling about where they shall go on their long vacation. -Kansas City Star.
Douglas Island news., 1918-08-16
Hard Up

Abdul-Hamid attempted suicide several times. Think of the sultan of Turkey falling SO low that he has no one Co kin but himself- Column hia Slnte.
Douglas Island news., 1918-08-16
Did 'Em All

"Did that watermelon sold you do your whole family?"
 every nearly. The doctor is call- ing yot"-B Boston Transcript.
Douglas Island news., 1918-08-16
Adaptable

"Is this medicine to be used only for local application?"
 Dear me- no; you can use it any place you happen Co be-"
Douglas Island news., 1918-08-16
Mercantile

The Cordova Herald is a new newspaper started at Cordova, with Chas. F. Heron as president and .J. w. Ward, manager.-Jmcau Em- pirc.
Douglas Island news., 1918-08-16

Walter DoLong, at ono time em- ployed at Thano as storckooper. but more recently general storokcepor for the Alaskan Engineering Com mission. has resigend his position at Anchorage to take a smilar position with the American Smelling and Re- nnlng Co.,. with offices at Salt Lake City. Before leaving Anchorage he was the guest of honor at smoker and luncheon given by his friends at which he was presented with a diamond stick pin as Q mark of es- teem.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-30

braids. At the upper left of the group
one Of the new russell shades is
developed in crepe and c~hrysanthe-
mum braid-sometimes called carpet"
braid. 1t has n sash of blue velvet
ribbon that passes through slashes in
the br1m and is tied in a bow with
long loops and ends at the back. Two
small dahlias in rose shades are posed
owe the sash at the front.
The picturesque model at the right
is a real poke bonnet developed in
crepe g%eorgette with a facing of yedda
braid. Sand color faced with blue,
gray faced with rose, are among the
pretty color combinations that are
used in hats of this kind. At the
front there is a simple bow of ribbon
with a very new sort of quill thrust
through it. The quill is made of col
ored beads. There is a collar of rib
bon around the crown. The hat at
the bottom Of the group is entirely
covered with crepe ]georgette and its
brim Is bound with velvet. A wreath
of fanciful apple foliage and small
satin apples in warm, dark colors, lies
about the crown, and a small bunch OF
little grapes finds a resting place on
the brim at the front.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-30

ing The employee of Uncle Sam took with him four pairs Of eyeglasses as
they were to stay down river several days. and eyeglasses are easily broken
During the days that ensued three pairs If glasses were broken, until he
had gotten down to his last pair.
One evening the party took q trip in IN automobile. On the way back
later, through ONE mlsmanagement the ar went over in the ditch and its
contents spilled into the road.
Nobody wa hurt, but the government employee had that last pair of
glasses knocked off his nose.
They searched the road, but we're unable to find the aids to vision. The
ma had the notion that they had fallen o the grass and were unbroken.
He chung to this hope after they had returned to the launch.
"Jim" he told the coored manofan[work, tomorrow morning early you
go back up the road to where W had that spill last night and see if you can't
find my glasses"
"The next morning, when the government employee awoke, he recalled
his glasses, and wondered if jim had gon after them.
81 car see him now" he said. -"Now he is coming down the road, now he
is looking in the grass-ahl there they are"
Jim had got ahead of him, however, for NJ sooner had he thought this
than that early bird Jim hove in sight 1t. the head of the ladder running down
into the cabin.
81 found EN- I found emp shouted Jim, holding the glasses aft in
triumph.
Then Jim slipped and broke the glasses into a thousand bits
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-30
RETURN OF TRIMMED MIL LINERY.

Hats reached the limit Of plainness
last fall after travelling in the direc-
ton of sCant trimming for several sea-
IONS. The first hats of spring-those
prepared for s%ojourns Mt Southern re-
sorts-ventured tentatively to present
a few blossoms that fattened them
selves against crowns or nestled on
brims in the most retiring manner
Ribbons and certain feathers were
used with more assurance but no one
predicted or seemed to fcresee the
coming of abundant trimmings and n
variety of them.
As happens in millinery, all at once
we woke up TO the fact that there were
a lot of flowers and fruits, feathers
and ribbons on hats that made their
appearance in February as the van
guard of summer millinery. 1t is re-
ported that Paris sponsored this cheer
full mode rs an expression Of her
u%ndaunted confidence in the satisfac-
tory issue Of the wal and her courage
and fortitude in the face of it.
Three models that show much mod
GRAFTON when we consider the new or
der of things are pictured here as ex-
amples of tasteful Easter millinery.
They are of crepe geOrgette, or georg-
cite in combination with millinery
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-30

The Red Cross hopes TO accumulate
a reserve supply of comfort kits for
the soldiers and sailors who will fol-
low those already somewhere in
France" or on the seas. Some sys-
tematic and devoted women are CIV
ing all their spare time to making
these comfort kits, receiving the ma
terials from the Red Cross chapters,
and doing the work at home. One
Chicago lady has turned in 500 of
them and this In addition to other Red
Cross activities, and club work. AS
she attends to her own housekeeping,
she has not a great deal Of leisure,
and finds 1t best to specialize in kits
so she has become an expert In max
ing them.
There is very great need of mechan-
les in the ship building arm of the
service. Perhaps some of our woman
readers can be instrumental in call
ing the attention of men of their fam
lilies or acquaintance to this work.
The following admonition appears In
the Red Cross bulletin, issued by the
Southwest division of February IS:
GOOD ADVICE FROM ST. LOUIS.
A Shipping Crisis.
Slowed away in the hold of every
vessel that clears from our Atlantic
ports are boxes, bales and bundles of
Red Cross supplies. The amount of
space available for this precious cargo
has. been woefully limited by the
ruthless behavior of the subma,
rine. Should this space be fur,
Their diminished or finally denied us,
all Of u preparations for service,
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-30

Ion admitted, he shipped again, with Miss Emma Bok of SOB East Eighty
third street, Manhattan. Wife No. l learned of the second Mrs. Hanlon and
got Il warrant for Hanons arrest
"Eow did you expect to take are of two wives o n your salary?' Mr..
McCrystal asked him.
"oh, I'd live with them both" vas the naive reply. "They are not very
big and guess I could keep them from pulling each others hair if they tried
to start anything"
Etanlon told Mr.. MCCrystal Emma Bolk knew when she a married to
him that he had married Elizabeth Connolly.
The second wife denied this. She said she had seen Hanlon and Miss
Connolly CONF ut of the church October 10, but thought they werec coming
from confession. She admitted the couple were followed by a crowd that
threw old shoes and rice at them.
az thought it was a joke" she explained, land I Joined in the fun"
Magistrate Grossman sent HanIon to the Tombs in default OF $500 bail
for examination.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-30

fall her mOtherw would become suspicious So they agreed to take the mid
night train for Milwaukee. In the meantime "Yaks" luck took another turn,
and this time the bones failed him to the extent of the entire forty Yak"
came back to Margaret cresfaTen.
Margaret ws determined lot to let their future happiness be halted by
a mere few dollars, and from a girl friend she borrowed aI-$36O.
The happy couple decided 10 take n a movie" before the train left Mar
gUret was restless and "Yak' was nervous. Their actions, coupled with their
possession of the two Overpacked sutcases, aroused the suspicious of q Do
ucewoman in the theater
Despite protests, they werem marched to the Despdnes street station.
Mrs. OBren, Margarets mother was sent for. With a daggerike glance
at her almost sonInIaw she rushed to her daughters side. She per-
AIDED Margaret to return home.
YAK" is still selling papers m the corner, and is confident that he'll win
his bride yet
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-30

bigamy. HanIOn enlisted when this
country entered the q Clad in his
uniform he made a big impression on
the girls in his neighborhood. October
10 he married Miss Elizabeth Connolly
of 26 Erie street, Jersey City. The
ceremony, Hanlon told Assistant Dis
trict Attorney McCrystal, to whom he
surrendered when he heard a warrant
had been issued for his arrest, vas
performed in Jersey City by Rev. Will
liam r. Mclaughlin of st. Mary's Ro-
mar Catholic church. LnnuarY I. Ham
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-30

all of our plans for the relief of suf.
Ships are needed to win the war, ships
are needed to carry uccor and sus-
tenance to our armies over We
must build these ships with frantic
haste unless we are to acknowledge
the defeat of all u hopes. The pres
ident is calling on the artisans of
America to offer themselves for serv-
ice in the ship yards where vessels in
great numbers are building. Two hun
dred and fifty thousand Industrial SOL
diers are needed at the present mo-
ment in order to carry the plans Of
the Emergency Shipping corporation
to frultion. Good wages and steady
employment are offered to carpenters,
shlpwrights and artisans of almost
every trade. The enlistment of these
men is a matter of vital Importance
to the American Red Cross and to all
Americans. Therefore, we are asking
the assistance of chapters in spread
ing the knowledge Of our country's
needs. Men available and fitted for
this work should offer themselves at
nee at the state headquarters of the
national council of defense or COM
municate direct with Edward N. Hur-
ley, chairman, Emergency Shipping
corporation, Washington, d. @. The
headquarters of the Missouri branch
Of the national council of defense Is
at 2104 Railway Exchange Building,
st. Louis, Mo.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-30

daughters and sisters of senators and
representatives in congress, past and
present, Of cabinet ministers and 9th
ers in high official station, were pres
ent at a trench breakfast. The feast"
was served with the same utensils and
In precisely the same manner as
"chow" is dished up in army camps
and environments or in the trenches.
The menu, too, was identical with that
Uncle Sam provides for the men in
khaki Tho official uouaan Of WoShino
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-30

"What was the matter with your asked Judge Page, when the accused
was arraigned in his court.
"Wen, your honor 1 ave a application in tic be appointed a probation
officer, and l thought that If 1 went down In that section and cleaned u 10 a
good cset would help my future" said Tuczynsk.
"Then you thought that a little practice would make you perfect for the
position which you desired" said Judge Page.
~ think he is a little gone In the upper story" interposed Patrolman
Zarek.
BY order of Judge Page, Doctor Rupp examined the defendant, and his
decision was al follows: ,.
"The boy is sane but he has a bug oil being appointed probation officer,
and l advised him that unless he mended his ways he would OF b. q n em-
poyee Of the county but a patient of Doctor Young"
He a fined So. Ha8
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-30

to u at the rate of about 20 miles a hour until she managed to get hold Of
a 81 pillar in Park Row. She swung around it three times and her hat was
blown high in the aira and hung suspended from the IL" structure.
For three tortuous moments the young woman strove to keep a hold on
the pillar and keep her talOr-made suit where a talormade suit should
remain after which she vent running again and was carried straight through
the swinging doors O. q modest saloon on the east side of the street. There
her lat was delivered to her and a policeman led her to the subway kiosk.
Samuel Vchie a twelveyearOld schooboy living at SO oliver street,
never knew his strength until that time. He was standing at the corner
OF Lafayette and Duane streets when the gale swept into his REFER and
rompers and Hted him quite free OF the earth. He flew across the street and
landed against a team o stalwart horses. Both horses fell down, and a
moment later, to the boys utter establishment the truck rolled over after
them. The boy suffered slightly from shock and greatly from ego.
At nine o'clock a human chain formed at the corner of One Hundred and
stream of persons made their way to the subway by the expedIent of getting
a place in the line and holding onto the hand of the person before them.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-30

WHVH We But IHtIV IHIS ItIIOW
told me that a mar had tried to hold
up a girl, but that he got away" said
Patrolman Zarek.
The patrol wagon was sent back
with a much-disgusted crew.
about ten o'clock 1 came across
the defendant after he had told a
small boy that he was Probation Off,
Ger Kelley, and that he was in that
neighborhood to break up the gang
known as the Bloody Sl~xty-Four,'"
said Zarek.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-30

very much impressed with the fact that I an al elder" said Matthews
"Oh, it's fine. of course" replied "Rody" but it reminds MI of a colored
man l used to know.
This fellow va a chickenstealng, goodfornothng darkey. But one
day he announced to the owner of the plantation that he had been elected an
elder by his comrades.
"'You a n elderp cried the owner why, you chcken-stealng, goodfor
nothing SamI How did they come to make you IN elderT
"'Wen, boss, it was dis way, explained Sam. DE rough eTment in
de church des rz up in dy might an say, 1--WE wants REPRESENTATIONS"
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-30

WVIIUI, WIVII VTU IIVVWUHu VL hEIUIJ
association, started the talkfest:
what have you been doing with
yourself all this time? 1 hope you are
going to tell me that you have found
the best wife ever"
"No, still sticking to my hobby
everybody ought to have a hobby. I
prefer dogs, myself, because they are
honest and loyal, but 1 also have gone
in for
Dogs are all right, but you r
too fine q chm not to marry and settle
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-30

HeTStTI on the way 70 buslness one
morning recently. All sorts of per-
sous took the storm in all sorts of
manners, but in the main New York
regarded the draught rather seriously
and went in whatever direction or at
whatever velocity the breeze sug-
gested.
One young woma who refused to
give her name, address or any inkling
OF what she thought of the day was
blown all the way across City Hall
park from Broadway. She continued
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-30

neWsDOy Ut NduIsOn n HuISItu
streets, had talked things over with
Margaret, and the stage was set for
the elopement. "Yak' counted his
days earnings .5O-but still not
enough to get mGrried on.
An alley crap game profted him
10 the tune Of $3.50. With the money
ucked away in a secret pocket, he
''l to break the glad tidings to
Margaret.
margaret agreed to pack up at
once, but said if they left before night
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-30

her portion dished up to her as her urn came in the long line which wound
about the Chow wagons" o be served before she made her way to the long
tables upon which were stretched a width of white oIbdoth. and practically
nothing else. A glass Of water marked each "cover"
1t was exclusively a womans party, nevertheless the speakers table
presented a very martial picture with Miss Mabel c. Boardman, commanding
general Of the National Red Cross Lay Service, in full uniform, hanked by
Mrs. Alan Dawson. wife of a onehme minister to Spain her full dress uni
officer n her remarkably becoming uniform of a Red Cross commander TN
the reheshment division.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-30

latter until lately.
Bob was out in Kentucky, and
while there was made an elder in his
hometown church. "At last" he
thought, I've got something on Rody.
He's not an elder in any church,"
When Bob met Rodeheaver neXt
time he told him about his becoming
an elder.
He looked at "Rody" to see how
impressed he was, and found he wasn't
immersed q bit. "YOn don't seem
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-30

GOLDEN TEXT-Let this mind be in
you, which was also in Christ Jesus
Phil. 2:6.
PRIMARY ToPIC-Jesus our example
In helping others.
MEMORY VERSE-Follow me.-Matt.
e:9.
EASTER LESSON.
LESSON TEXT Cor. 15:5o-5S.
GOLDEN ~TEXT-Thanks be unto God
who giveth us the victory through our
Lord Jesus Christi Cor. 1856.
The Kansas City sun. (Kansas City, Mo.) 1908-1924, 1918-03-30

SpTIHB, 50 II 0 IeeI lhe CHI OF IHB
wild soon, remember these lines, and
beware.
Look well to your eyeglasses,
specialized readers. You should worry
if eyeglasses and spectacles are not
exactly the same-it's the same family.
The birds were singing last spring;
the sun was warm; all nature was in
dulging in harmony. The government
employee rounded up a party of friends,
one Of whom owned a launch, and the
crowd went down the river for an out.