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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-02
WHAT WOULD you DO rHEn7
Question Put to Weuid-os Drivers 81
Army Motor Trucks Brings come
Remarkable AnsvssrA

In New YORK VARIOUS auto men nave
oven their time to the government and
have the task OF examining men for
places as truck drivers In the army.
The answers to the questions would
keep an audience of cigar store Indians
convulsed with mirth. 1t is declared.
The questions are intended to bring
out resourcefulness. for one thing.
"what would you do II you had q
spring breakT' was one question. Jaw.
I'd leave the truck alongside the road
and go call up garage or the service
station" This out on the road or In the
forests Of the continent.
"what would you do II you were go
ing up hill and had to stop your
truck, IL you had no brakes7" swell.
I'd let 1t slide back and turn the front
wheels so the rear ones would bump
into the curb and that would hold the
car" These are only two Of score Of
impossible answers.
A little runt Of a young man swag-
gered up to the desk. Here's a boy
that probably does not know a trans
mission from cnt on a telegraph
pole" thought the examiner. for he
told the story on himself.
"What do you know about trucksr'
cav, everything"
"Did you ever drive a truck?"
Meme! Did ever drive truck
Say. mister. II Old Man Pershing
wasn't sent t Frnnce I'd still be down
on the border takin' care Of a fleet.
Down there nine months as 1t wuz."
.Well, what would you do II you
broke front spring.
"Do1 What would dor with the
accent on the ~ "Wha'd dy y sup
pose I'd do? I'd block 1t up and go
ahead. Done 1t lots o. times"
"Just suppose you broke q rear
spring: could you get alongr'
''Could get along?" (Agnin heavy
on the ~ "Say, mister. I cnn run .
truck II they's one axle gone. Don't
ask any Of us boys that batted around
the border what to do In case o. breaks.
We know"
And there was no doubt ne could do
all he said. for before he finished with
the examiner he had told him more
about quick repairs than the examiner
ever knew.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-02
Power Of New Ga MIres.


As an instance Of the power Of the
latest Sea mines, writes 4 correspond
ent. one which We exploded In q shall
low channel threw high Into the air
parts Of the rocky bottom. and wide
area Of the sea was discolored BY the
upheaval Of the soil. When the mines
are blown up. the surface for long af-
ter presents an extraordinary appear.
ance. with thousands Of all kinds Of
fish lying stunned. The majority are
not killed. only stunned. and after
getting blown out With the air, they
wriggle about on the surface before
they suniciently recover to swim below
to their natural level; meanwhile, our
patrols take advantage Of the situa.
tion to harvest several boxes Of the
choicest.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-02
WIDE SWEEP OF RED CROSS
Emblem Recalls 10 Workers Myriad
ossds Of Mercy On Flslds Of sliced
and Amid 8esoee Of Suffering.

The sign of the Red Cross, to one
who has worked under 1t. calls up
countless images, says Marian Bousali
Davis, former volunteer worker IN
France. Sometimes 1t Is old shoes
shoes 30 old they let In the mud and
water of the trenches. The owners,
coming In on stretchers and In stock
inged feet. guard them protectingiy.
thinking they must do duty again.
How many professions there are. OF
pale faces and old shoes!
Sometimes an image that comes to
one woman is giant negro. John
Brown from Texas. whom she found
In a French hospital. John Brown
had come over to France as a groom
to several hundred cavalry horses. Ar
rived there. he said he thought ut was
up to him to do his bit" He Joined
the Foreign Legion. fought braveiy.
and was severely wounded.
Very often the image Is Of q pa
trician woman. wearing the Red Cross
on her arm. performing the humblest
services for private soldiers. even car
rying their poor shoes for other dark
people. sharing the agony Of the 6ght
the Singalese.
The Red Cross nag flying from the
schoolhouse that Is now q hospital In
the main street of the village that
looks 80 sound asleep without Its men:
the emblem on the arm Of q surgeon
working miracles Of science on shat
tered bodies: that red badge on the
cases Of relief supplies unloaded at
the docks: on the sides Of the motor
ambulances: over the cantines where
homeless soldiers may sleep; over this
shelter for children-the sign multi
plies into myriad banners.
The Red Crosses are there and will
be there In greater numbers, because
little children have emptied precious
pennies from their savings banks.
young girls gone without their treats:
young boys given money hard earned:
men and women given generously and
thoughtfully.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-02
Nsersss with Irish Aeon.

Southward and westward from our
newly acquired Virgin islands lies the
British possession Of Montserrat-a bit
Of tropic land set In a blue sea. Mont.
serrat Is remarkable for possessing 4
negro population that speaks with q
marked Irish accent. the result Of de-
portations Of 1rlshmen to this remote
islet more than a century ago. Al.
though you can zee nothing remotely
resembling a son Of the Emerald Isle
In Montserrat today, your ear can
still catch q touch Of the brogue in
the peculiar dialect Of the place. and
many Of the names are Irish pure and
simple-such as O'Hara and Hogan
and Ryan; there u even . village Of
NnsalA
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-02
wh.. Our swamps Could %,

Some swamp land at the mouth of
the Mississippi IL being reclaimed.
which Is In size equal to the three
states Of Indiana, Illinois and Ohio.
and It IL ten times as big as that lit
tie garden patch which we know as
Holland. The soil Of our swamps 10
also ten times as rich ms TINT Of The
Netherlands. Nevertheless. Holland IL
now feeding almost 100000 people.
and mt the same ratio our swamps
could feed &C. 600 600. or 10000, 900 more
than half Of all the people in the coun-
try today.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-02
AN Apo1HEosIs OF COFFEE
~vvhst wife Can Fall - Admit the
peses and Serenity She Owes 70
Yev1~ Queries Writer.

Let me make my husbands coffee
and 1 care not who makes eyes at
himl
Give me two matches . day
One to start the coffee with at break
fast and one for his cigar after din
ner.
And defy all the hours In Chris
tendon to light Q new fame in his
heart!
Oh. sweet, supernal coffee pot!
Gentle panacea Of domestic troubles.
Faithful author Of that sweet nepen-
the which deadens all the Ills that mar
fled folks are heir to.
CHEEKY, glitterins. soul-soothing.
WARM hearted, inanimate friend
What wife can fall to admit the
peace and serenity she owes to your
To you, who stand between her and
all the early morning troubles
Between her and the before-break-
fast crouch
Between her and the morning after
Between her and the cold gray dawn
scrutinyi
To you, who supply the golden nee.
tar that stimulates the jaded mascu-
line soul.
Soothes the shaky masculine nerves,
stirs the tagged masculine mind. In
spires the slow masculine sentiment.
And starts the sluggish blood a-6ow-
ing and the whole day right!
Give me man who drinks good. hot,
dark, strong coffee for breakfast!
A man who smokes Q good, dark. fat
cigar after dinnefi
You may marry your milk faddist.
Or your antieoffee crank. ~ you will
But I know the magic Of the coffee
pot Helen Rowland In the American
Grocer.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-02
IS BEST OF ASSETS
Character Enables One to Win
Great Battles Of Life.
The Gutter Falls Because As laea<s
Strength Of Will That Regards
Disbursements -
Incentives.

"God Almighty hate a.auitter I" said
Tom Reed Of Maine. The nation
ronred applause fromsthe Atlantic to
the Pacific and from the lakes to the
gulf for the virile vigor Of this rough
expression Of manhood. The sentiment
Is one Of perennial value.
But what makes the man Who does
not know when he Is defeated and
fights to the finish. be the finish his
or his opponents'7 asks the Spokane
(Wash.) Review. Is 1t not character /;
and Is not character at bottom only
the moral equivalent of stalwart
backbone9
The gutter falls and falls because
he lacks the force Of character. the
strength Of will. which sees possibili-
ties beyond capacities and regards
obstacles as opportunities. discourage
ment as incentives. The fight which
Is worth attempting at all Is the fight
which deserves to be fought through.
"It's logged as does It," as when
Hoenan said to Sayers: "Now. Tum-
my. Ind. It's thou or II" and won the
last round and match.
There was character. 1t may not
have been ideal character. 1t GER
tainly was not character in its high
est expression. But II was the sum
of the mans whole personality. All
the power Of him. all the plth and
punch Of invinclble determination
went Into the winning Of his fight.
The bulldog shows the same strength
Of will when he lets himself be
choked or cut to pieces rather than
let 20 his grip on the other dogs
jugular.
1t Is this readiness to be killed, II
need be. II one cannot best ones ad-
versary. which wins the battle OF life
for men and the wars of nations for
their existence. Such a readiness Is
form Of character and the product.
whether awares or unawares. Of
fight to achieve character. 1t Is the
reaction Of the spirit to the long
working life and circumstances upon
the raw and plastic ore of human
nature.
Make money. then. and do no hon
orabsy Get undesstanding-for the
sake OF social service AZ well as your
own growth. Win power over men
through right methods Of approach
and appeal. But with all your get
ting and gains achieve character
above all.
Nothing can take the place Of char
acter. 1t knows no substitute. Clever.
ness. cunning and shrewdness are
paper money. Character Is the gold
which alone gives them value. Pier
pont Morgan rated character above
collateral as security for loans and
credit. Character IL the best Of all
assets.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-02
MARKS OF DANGER
Certain Characteristics Oistln-
guish Poisonous Mushrooms.
Edible Varieties May d 9ssiiy ldsntl-
fed With Exsrelee Of Q Little
Car, Says Agricultural
Expert

Every year there are q few eases
OF mushroom poisoning. In some In
stances the individual In only made
sick, while in other cases the results
are fatal.
and fast rules that can be used to dis
HDguish between edible and poisonous
mushrooms. In some cases q species
that may be harmless for one individ-
ual may cause serious digestive dis
turbances in another. There IL. how
ever. one group Of mushrooms that 10
deadly poisonous, This IL the group
Of Amanitas. says w. W. Robbins Of
the Colorado Agricultural college.
There are q number Of species Of
Amanita, all Of which are deadly pois-
onous. The deadly Amanitas have
white sills. . ring about the stem just
beneath the cap. and cup or scales
ut the base Of the stem.
Do not place any reliance in the
many popular and traditional tests Of
poisonous or edible qualities. These
tests are entirely worthless. The dis
coloration of a silver spoon; sinking
In water; or brilliant coloration-are
Nd indication Of either poisonous or
edible qualities. Furthermore, the
notion that poaoonous mushrooms can
be rendered harmless by boiling In
water and then WashinS thoroughly In
cold water Is ssToosous.
One can eaa1y become familiar With
4 few edible Kinds Of mushrooms.
There IRE many Of these spnnging up
In cur lawns. dooeyards and along
fences. One may feel absolutely safe
In using all those mushrooms having
black gills which dissolve with age
Into an inky mass. These. Of course,
must be eaten before turning black.
but usually several stages Of ripening
will be found in the same clump or
group Of individuals. % that identin-
cation can be made. Among these
black Gill species are the "shaggy
mane." with . more or less bell-shaped,
.reamy.white cap which becomes shay.
~. and the "inhy.cap." growing In
3ense clusters. These two are both
:ommon in lawns. gardens. etc. from
spring to autumn and are among the
best Of our edible forms. All Of the
puff-balls are edible. and excellent II
eaten when the 6esh u white and
solid.
Mushrooms are sometimes soon at.
lacked by worms. and In sathering
those which have perhaps stood long
n than the others 1t II we'll to break
81 the caps and note whether the
worms have worked their way up
through the stalk into the cap.
The deadly mushrooms are those
which possess the following three char.
scter1stics: ~ white 91lls; (2) .
ring on the stem Just beneath the cap:
and (3) q cup or scales at the base Of
the stem.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-02
No csuotrymsn q Hls.

tx. w." on q recent visit home. told
q story about trainload Of British col.
diers who stopped the engine and took
the hot water from the boilers to make
tea. The Pittsburgh Chronicle-Tele-
graph prints q Scotch version Of what
10 apparently the same story, wherein
the testy engine driver explained to the
scot commandant that they were not
on tho way because ~ lot Of whisky
lrinkin' Scotchmen had sneaked all
the hot water from the boiler to make
grog." '.They Gamma be countrymen Of
mime" replied the commandant skep-
tieally. "or they'd nae bothered about
tn water.~-Kansas City Star.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-02
A Political, Puzzle.

"Thcrc Is much about your political
system" said the foreigner. "'that
cannot understand"
"Go on" replied the American.
"you're kiddin'."
upon my honor. spenk truly. For
instance, you will not permit rich
man to run for office. md n poor man
can't afford to. don't understand It
really"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-02
In 017,

"What are you reading aboutf'
"Ancient customs In 1917. It seems
the ancients used to And food very
cheap a. compared with "a. They had
dollar dinners"
"Some Of these stories about the an
clients we have to take with a grain
Of salt. There IL even tradition that
they had free lunch"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-02

His Language.
"Your true lover II often at q loss
for words"
"But nature makes that up to him
By supplying him with an extensive
vocabulary Of gurgies, SHINES and
slghs."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-02

-Can any little boy" asked the new
tencher. "tell me the difference be-
tween a lake and an ocean1"
II cnn." replied Edward, whose via.
dom had been learned from experience.
Lakes are much pleasanter to swal-
low when you fall ln."-Christian Reg.
lister.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-02
No Phi,anthrsplst.

$50. Mrs. Closeleigh got up q b.
saar to- help q poor widow pay her
eentf didn't know she was philan-
thropical."
Che isn't. She owns the house the
DOOR widow lives IN"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-02
Would d HaeeewIoo.

Would d Narrowing.
n wonder why We seldom sce a
woman running department sturep :"
"A woman could never bear 10 mart
with all those bargains."
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-02
just WenAerlnO.

did you know that he was once the
lightweight champion Of this town.
-was hef I've been wondering where
- ep< his lightweight training. we
~ sR groceries from hlm."-JudSe.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-02
No Further Bother.

EVERY family is said to have skel-
eton in its closet"
'"That was the old why. Now you
rent a closet from reliable law firm.
Just as you would safe deposit box"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1918-03-02
style In Motor Costume.

style In Motor Costume.
n want n motor costume, something
In half mourning"
"Why, what"
my engine has habit Of going
dead"
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-05

funds and workers will grow even more widespread and more spon- taneous as the nation enters farther into the war and as the vast human itarian work of the American Red cross becomes more familiar to all.
 The Treasurer's report for the month ending Jan. 31st, shows dis bursements by Juneau Chapter to the amount of $2,29O.45, receipts to the amount of S4,609.01, and balance on hand of $2,318.56.
 Increasing output of work, and extended organization throughout the Chapter, and permanent plans for financing the Juniors, will, of course, necessitate increased funds for operation, but there is no doubt that the additional funds required will be forthcoming from the pa- triotic citizens of Juneau Shapter.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-05
MARTIN BURKLAND
 TO JOIN PARENTS

Martin Burkland, who has resided in Juneau for the past four years will leave on the next trip of the Princess Sophia to join his parent at his former home in Seattle. MT
 Burkland's brother Phillip is the boy who became paralyzed while living in Juneau and who is now taking treatment in Seattle. Word is received that Phillip will soon undergo an operation on his spine which the doctors say will cause his complete recovery. Mrs. J. A. Burk- land, mother of Martin and Phillip is the lady who secured second prize in The Empire voting contest last fall. Martin Burkland is em- ployed in the Alaska-Juneau mill.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-05

gullible to take over and operate all the factories. all the mines, all the railroads and other public utili- ties, all the banks, all the stores and all the farms-in fact, all the productive forces, and operate them
 in their own sweet way.
 l say, it is not surprising that the Trotskys, the Bill" Haywoods and the Emma Goldmans should start a movement in the interest of this crazy, this mad and impossible pro
 gram But the fact that single
 business man" espousing it could be found in the United States, outside of an insane asylum, is certainly as founding. There are, it is true, hair brained professors and preachers who have been defending the anarchistic methods of the l. w. W's, their in famous sabotage and all-on the mis he unskilled workmen, not knowing that the American Federation of La bor has thirty times as many un- skilled men in it's organization as the l. w w; and we have Professor Edward A. Ross of the University of Wisconsin, who has just returned from Petrograd shouting the praises of the Bolsheviki and who two years ago made a speech before the Amer ican Economic Association in praise of the l. w. w; also there is Roger w. Babson, "statistician, economist and financial expert who has been openly advocating l, w. Ism (Bol- shevikism( in this country for sev- eral years. In the case of Babson he has even been able to sell weekly letters to bankers and other business men in which he advocated l. w. w. ism In a letter to the bankers of \ the country written in 1914. which was also published in "Soli- iarity," the official organ of the w. w. after describing the destruc- tive and revolutionary character of that organization and eXpalining that It's ultimate aim is the ownership of the banks, stores, factories and all other industries by the workers themselves, he co0ily announces his belief that they are right and will win, and advises the employers to get in line with the idea that all they have is to be confiscated by the workers
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-05
DETAILS OF THE DEATH
 OF SHAVER ARE GIVEN

George Burford has just received letter concerning the death of Cecil E. Shaver, who died at Bakers field, Cal, recently.
 Mir. Shaver was well known in Juneau in days gone by, having been connected with s. Blum, and later the mercantile department with B. NJ. Behrands. For the last 15 years MT. Shaver had charge of the grocery department of large bust. ness firm in Bakersfield At the time of his death he was one of the prominent members of the Elks' lodge, and it is stated that at the time of his funeral he was given the largest tribute ever extended to any man in Bakersfield
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-05
JUVENILE HOME GUARD IS DRILLING DAILY
 FOR WAR PURPOSES

Following the worthy example of their elders Juvenile home guard has been organized by the young sters who live in the vicinity of Cold Creek. The Company did not elect officers and they are not guild ed entirely by military regulations, but they drill with vim and spirit that shows they are in earnest.
 Daily drills are held and every thing from trench digging in the snow to charging up the wireless station hill is worked under the direction of commander who car ries the flag. The work and play of the little soldiers is very agree able except for an occasional hand to hand encounter to decide who is the Captain for the day.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-05
R. M. EasIey Says Their Dream of Democracy Is Merely a Mad
 Fancy.
BUBBLE IS PUNCTURED
Declares That Movement / Was Financed by Ger man Money From
 the Start.
(By Ralph M. Easley)

Chairman Executive Council The National Civic Federation, New York We'll the dream is overl The bub ble has burst! The pipe has gone out Bolshevikism will not save the world, not democracy, nor anything except it's own malodorous reeordi
 While the headlines of the New York morning papers of February 5 disposed of the fantastic camouflage whereby the Bolsheviki were going to instigate revolutions in Austria and Germany and lead the Kaiser to sue for peace, the headlines on the 11th disposed of that greater illus ion that the Bolsheviki would never make a separate peace and that be fore they would surrender to the criminal demands of the "Potsdam gang" they would again gird up their Joins and pat on the armor for the fight
 Of course, between those two dates, a great illumination was shed upon the whole LenineTrotsky game. by the publication of the documentary proof that Lenine, Trotcky, and other leading Bolshevikists had engineered their revolutionary movement in Rus sia with German funds. In fact, the correspondence shows ahat the Imperial Bank of Germany had or dered about half a dozen different bankers to honor checks not only , from Lenine and Trotsky, but from five other Bosheviki leaders, in cluding Madame Alexandria kollon- tay, head of the Department of Pub lie Welfare-who by the way, was lionized in this country by the Hill quit Socialists at the same time that Trotsky was being entertained here. And finally-which disposes of an other -Scheidemann, the lead CT of the Socialist Party in Ger many (and the personal friend and collaborator of Morris Hillquit in the United States), whom the soft heads" of this country have been counting upon to overthrow the Ger man Military Party, was, it turns out, the very UlaH lHTOu6u WuolH tHe money was sent, he having been the official "go-between." These irredes- cent dreams had been given tangible and concrete shape in this country by radicals and disloyalists of all shades-pacifists, proGermans, anti English Irish etc, and few we'll meaning but misinformed patriotic Americans who thought it would be good joke to have Bolshevikism undo Junkerism and save democracy for the world and so it would have been-a very good joke But more of that later.
 It is not surprising that the an archists, revolutionary socialists and l. w. W.'s should start a propaganda for the Bolsheviki in this country, because they are all one and the same when it comes to the ultimate aim the confiscation of all the means of production. distribution and the land. In other words, Lenine. Trotsky. Bill" Haywood. Emma Gold man and Alexander Berkman are urging revolution in every country on the face of the globe that will enable the unskilled. those of little skill. the most ignorant and the most
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-03-05
VON TIRPITZ IS CHECKED UP ON
 HIS SPEECHES

AMSTERDAM, March 5.-Fol- lowing is report in the German Socialist paper vorwaerts of a speech by Admiral von Tirpitz at a meet ing of the Fatherland Party in Essen:
 Tn Essen, von Tirpitz told his hearers that no one in Germany, from the highest to the lowest. had melted, or wanted, this war
 ''In Essen, von Tirpitz railed at British mammonism and capitalism. Germany fourished only by hon. est labor he said.
 "In Essen. yon Tirpitz pleaded for public spirit and unselfshness.
 ''In Essen, von Tirpitz thundered against the trust magnates of Amer lea and England.
 Tn Essen, are the Krupp works