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The sun., 1919-03-09

time which is beginning TO treat these
things more nationally and more toler-
antly."
Here it became necessary to send the
waiter back for more tools in order to get
rid Of him. 1t is probable that he had
read The Spoon Rirer anthology and
wanted to hear its author talk. Spoon
River fans in the presence Of their master
are lost TO shame. Taking advantage Of
his absence l seized my courage in both
hands.
''Do you deny you are an atheist" l
asked, trembling only slightly.
81 not only deny that am an atheist but
/ can prove that am not one. You i'm
ply that perhaps it is thought that 1
am. [Cries of "Oh no, Mr.. Masters" &C.,
and much fear. II have never said any
thing or written anything that would in
dicate it. To be an atheist one must be
prepared to back up his assertion that
there is no God or Power beyond the world
with some sort of demonstration. Other
wise he would have no right to make the
affirmation. The surest proof of Power
is the human mind. To me q man is much
more wonderful than star, and civilza-
ton in this globe more marvellous than
the solar system. The manifestations of
the human mind in sacrifice, in devotion, in
love for each other, in understanding, in
the inspirations of genius, in hunger and
appreciation of beauty and truth, in
everything that makes up hfe-these are
proof conclusive to me that there is some
thing back of people more wonderful than
people themselves. You can use the word
God or power or what not. The trouble
with any word is that it seeks to imprison
an idea too great for words l have no
idea what relation this Power has to us:
what it wants with us; what it is doing to
us; what We are expected to do for it, or
anything about it. I do feel, however,
The sun., 1919-03-09
Poetry Prohibition and P0lygamy


that human beings are weaving texture
out Of their own natures and that there
is development.
"On the other hand / think Jehovah,
the Jewish tribal God, has made more
trouble than any one thing in the world,
and am against him. If this be atheism
then I am an atheist. In America, for ex-
ample, in forty-eight States, in almost
numberless villages in every State, and in
cities of these States there are men call
ing themselves clergyinen who preach
fifty-two times year from book called
a Bible and undertake to tell people what
God or Jehovah wants, how he hates this
or that or will punish or ayenge this or
that. These people are the pests Of our
civilizations; they have made more trouble
than all other things put together. No.
body knows what God wants. To me
Jesus is a soul who demonstrates the ex-
istence Of Power beyond the world; and
with much that he said am in deepest
sympathy and think it is for the better
ment of the world; but with much of it |
am out of sympathy and believe 1t has
made great trouble for the world
Not word about the League of Ma
tons, whether he or Patience Worth
really wrote The Spoon Rirer Anthology
or what is to become Of modern literature
had l said when Mr. Masters decided that
he must get out to the sea for long walk
on the sand in the mist A far cry from
Thirty-fourth street and Fifth avenue, but
it can be done if you are an Edgar Lee
Masters. He was last seen-in a fur lined
overcoat which he admits is too warm but
wears doubtless because it is most awfully
becoming with a queer searching look IN
his eyes and an alluring smile revolving
through the Thirty-fourth street door of
the honorable hotel to which crcum-
stances had forced him to repair.
Copyright, 1919, by Edgar Lee Masters.
The sun., 1919-03-09

book I have attempted here to summa-
rize, does not mention sassafras roots
with the bark on, but he has good word
to say for oatmeal and herrings and the
sturdy Scotch race that subsists chiefly
upon these may l say ''vitaminous" p
victuals.
He is A. White Robertson, Liccntiate
of The Royal College of Physicians and
Surgeons of Edinburgh, Temporary Ma
jor in the Royal Army Medical Corps,
gentleman Of undoubted erudition, who
has travelled much, seen much and thought
much. One feels on reading his book that
he would like TO met the Major; one OF
such decided opinions and perfect conf
dence in the infallibility of his own con-
illusions is q man TO tie to. You always
know where to find him. He las laid
down dogma that may serve rs the
creed OF new food cult; perhaps enough
people will try to return to the Law OF
the Wild so that the police may have to
give attention 10 individuals who persist
in following his suggestion Of oiIing ones
entire body and exercising naked in the
sun. Soapf Very bad TO use
As companion volume Arthur T..
Baines, Consulting Electrician. has writ
ten Studies in Electro PhysioIoqy 1t is
quite largely upon the. undoubtedly cleo
trical properties Of all forms of organic
matter, as described by Mr.. Bainrs, that
Major Robertson has based the new theory
he advances in support of ancient and
well understood laws Of hygiene and good
health.
STUDIES N ELECTRO PATHOLOGY.
BY 4. WHITE Robertson. T.. Z. Dutton
Co. s..
STUDIES IN ELECTRO PHYSIOLOGY.
BY ARTHUG L. BAiNEs. T.. p. Dutton &
60. s..
The sun., 1919-03-09
Two Books on Electricity and Life

magnetic force. For all physical phe-
nomena, including digestion, are electri-
cal in their nature, and unless we re-
charge the battery with a sufficient num-
Der OF ions three times a day we get short
circuits and disturbances such as those
for the alienation Of which the late Mr..
Beccham was elevated to the peerage
As a result, we die Of influenza and
pneumonia, unless we use plenty Of par
ATTN oil internally and externally and get
back IN our feeding habits TO the Law
of the Wild.
Let us, therefore, emulate Bosco, who
eats EN- alive. Vitamines are in almost
every sort of food except soups, stews,
white bread, fried oysters, baked ham
with champagne sauce, Camcmbcrt cheese,
timed vegetables and fruits, jams, jelies
and pie. Flesh Of animals that have been
killed more than forty-eight hours is
dead. Its yitamines have lost their f.. NJ
j.. Beefsteak John, who used to hang his
steaks for six weeks, knew nothing of the
Law of the Wild; though, on occasion, his
customers manifested acquaintance with
some phases of it Cold storage plants
must be done away with and Mr.. Burleson
must speed up the parcel post so we can
get our fresh-killed chickens and cat them
while the vltamines are, so 10 speak, still
writing in their agony. We may eat
sun dried vegetables and fruits; pcrhaps
even dehydrated vegetables contain live
vitamincs, though probably not. since all
life comes from the sun, the source OF
electricity The pemmican of the IN
dams Of Western America is permis-
siblc food; the meat dried in the sun re-
tains tie life Of It's vitamincs Salt meat
is fatal; smoked meat only slightly less
SO. Rice with the hIsks on is full Of
Iilamiucs; 50 is whole wheat The author
Of STUDIES an Eleciro-PGthology, whose
The sun., 1919-03-09

ON black letter day-February 25,
" 19l9-shortly after the President
signed the internal. revenue bill, Edgar
Lee Masters might have been discovered
lunching at the Waldorf, gathering up
strength to be interviewed, but In the
meantime talking about really interesting
things like Bolshevism, prohibition and
whether or not he approves Of polygamy.
Already he had agreed to meet the joVial
waiter in Paris cafe on the tenth or
fifteenth Of next July, according to the
speed Of his vessel The waiter, in that
graceful way they have, had remarked
that worse things than that might happen,
and gone off for baked apples. Mr.. Mas
tiers, recoiling from the recent insult, re-
vealed the most startling thing about the
Bolsheviki and prohibition; namely, their
eloseness Of relation.
II have a perfect adherence of prohi
bition and prohibitionists," said the
author Of The Spoon Riper anthology,
'also Of that strange creature known as
the American moralist. To ME they are
the worst of Bolsheviki. In America we
have too many logicians-close reasoners
who wish to apply what they call princi-
pies Of morality, ethics or religion to other
peoples liberty and lives. AS a matter of
fact we live much better and much more
wisely tn 'ough our intuitions and our in
stincts than we do through our reason or
our logic When the United States Coy
eminent was set up the Constitution
through which 1T was created intended that
life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness
should remain unalienable rights-rights
which government should protect but
never infringe Life is very broad
term. IL you are entitled 10 life you are
entitled to the things that make life for
you. As TO liberty, it Is equally broad in
its significance. The trouble about these
words, and about all other words, is TO
fix upon definite meaning. What l call
liberty some people might call license. 1t
sometimes seems to me that the word
license was invented to infringe the prin-
eiples Of liberty"
At this point the waiter introduced the
baked apples and it seemed good OPP
portanity TO remark that prohibition
would be hard on the poets. Mr.. Masters
didn't agree.
"As a matter Of fact it will have no eff
feet whatever on poets" he said, because
they will make their own A man who is
engaged in creative work and who
cherishes his talent cannot indulge except
in the most moderate way and so it should
be easy for him to provide himself.
have hope which will be realized: the
prohibition amendment will be evaded,
disobeyed, seoifed at and trodden under
The sun., 1919-03-09
By F. PARKER STocKBRIDGE.

= . ~ W II II M
TIVILIzATIoN is a failure. The
~ whole human race is living in an
unnatural environment and IS doomed TO
perish. Upon the ashes Of our civilization
will arise a new race, recruited from some
of the tribes that are still living in saw
agery. This new civilization will develop,
as ours has, out of the successful efforts
of the weak to rule the strong. Abandon
ing, at the instigation Of its priesthood,
the humane practices of killing off the
aged and infirm and drowning surplus
babies, members of the tribe will refrain
from killing one another on sight and SET
tie down to stationary dwelling places
and the softening influences of commerce
and industry. After a while this people.
also, will succumb TO its environment and
disappear and another will take its place
and so the cycle Will go on until there is
no more raw material left and the whole
earth will be depopulated. This cycle
has been recurring since the beginning OF
time; our present civilization rests on the
dead relies of many that have fourished
before it. Already the inhabitants of the
British Islands are doomed to extraction.
Continental Europe comes rcxt. North
America and Australia are IN better case
their civilization is not yet developcd'to
the vanishing point. Their time, how
I'LL ~ oil ha..,,,-a' l.,li
our food before we eat it.
But stay! There is nope! We may
vet be saved if we will but turn back
back TO the Law of the Wild. What is
the Law Of the Wild7 Darwin said it
the Survival of the FittesL. We cannot re-
main civilized and revert to the natural
and humane practices referred 10 above;
therefore, we must have no unfit. We arc
all unfit now. Proof-the high state Of
development OF medical science, called into
being by The multitude Of ills of which
Aboriginal Man Is innocent. Unit, that
is, all but the Jews. They are at, be
cause they have observed the Law of the
Wild as laid down in the Book OF Levitt
Gus, eating their food alive.
Food is alive when its Nitawj.c- are
active. People used 10 talk abo'tt food
values in terms Of calorics Galleries are
very much out Of date now. Niaamincs
were discovered in 1911. They are power
ful but short lived engines, dependent for
their liregiving proper les upon certain
electrical qualities which are referred TO
in terms OF ioa,, die'tctrjcS and electro
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-11-08

There are crowds. Il is most advisable
to come early. The IL and l o'clock
presentations are complete in all re-
spects.
Douglas Island news., 1919-08-01
HOT WEATHER

This section Of Alaska enjoyed some exceedingly hot weather Che latter part of Inst week and thc 7rsl purl Of h.s Tho fact Of tho matter was that ending with Mon lay night Che weather became too warm Co last Monday was a corchcr getting SO hot that in thc uu it was almost unbcarablc Co old lime Naskans We do not know what Che temperature was on that lay. but we do know that it had everyone gaspiug for breath.
 f usual tho oldtimers were go- nr around with their tongues hang ing out and pauting for breath. Many of them sighed for long. .ool glass Of beer and had very un- complimentary remarks to make about Che folks that came between . man and his beer
 It was predicted. as usual by sourdoughs that a few more days 1f that hot weather and we would 1u be sick. Hecding these warning words Che weather changed very suddenly and somewhere before mid night Monday tho rain started Co can for time with vengeance. Since that umc we have been having our usual summer weather consisting of sunshine and showers. with an om- Dhasis on Che showers
Douglas Island news., 1919-08-01
CITY COUNCIL
 FIXES TAX LEVY
At Meeting of Last Monday Night the Tax Levy Was Set at l7
 Mills on the Dollar

The Douglas city council finished their duties as a board Of cquallza- tion on last Monday night. and ad- iourncd as such During their slt- ting they heard numerous complaints
 on valuation Of property but all assessed values were left the same as last year, approximately
 Tho tax levy for the year was set at Che meeting. The total valuation Of an property was found to be something over four hundred thou sand dollars To produce onoJgh revenue to support tho city and the schools it was found that a levy Of i7 mills on Che dollar. with 5gs on if paid before date Of delinquency. would Doc required. This should produce something over six thousand dollars in tax money.
 The budget for thc expenses of Che city including support Of schools. upkoop of streets. police de- parhnent and an other departments. will be between ten and twelve thousand dollars. With Che very strictest economy it was estimated that Che tax money. with Che cash on hand and other sources Of city revenue including wharf and license money, would be sufficient to keep ,he town running for tho next year. The tax levy was tho very lowest that could Doe made. As compared to last year. the taxation will be two mills higher on tho dollar. as the levy was fifteen mills
 A representative Of tho school board was present and requested mills on every dollar for the support Of schools. lt was found that it would blko more money to run the schools this year than last as tcach- ers salaries have an been raised and an tho work offered Che pupils last year would be offered again this term.
 After tho taxation business was concluded Che matter Of tho lease which Che city council holds on the waterfront property where the city wharf stands. Martins store. the BarItollo warehouse and what is known as Che nsh house on the wharf approach, was gone into and a lease was executed as a renewal Of thc existing lease The now lease is for a period Of ten years.
 An current bills were ordered paid and business was settled up in shipshapo manner.
Douglas Island news., 1919-08-01

state War and Navy Departments .to houao Ono collective service roe ords and a forco oi 5000 clerks to compile statistics
 A rostcr of tRo Aiuaka service men hus bccn compiled by Capt. FInnogan and win bc kori horo witch tao Tor rltoriai re.orda Tho roator contains only Che name of those who arc registered n Alaska Naturally lhorc arc hundreds Of others who entered Che service who should bo properly credited to tho Territory. A roster of thcc men. ao far os har bcon received has been prepared. but it is necessarily Incomplete
 Capt Fnnegm win report lo Fort William IT, Seward Immediately upon Che completion or hIs work for further duty, Ho expects Go re- cclyc hts discharge sometime In Che noar future
Douglas Island news., 1919-08-01
ALMA TAKES CROWD

Tho blg ferry boat Alma which bad been chartered by number or Douglas folks. got away on an oy- curion trip shortly nfter o'clock fhia morning. Tho crowd aboard was composed mostly of local Scot lah people and thoir friends There Foro Twenty-Five or thirty grown-ups tnd two or three times that number 1f children. Tho children ranged n size from babes i'm arms to those fourteen or fifteen years old
 Il 10 thc Intention of Che crowd to
 pend Che day at Talu Harbor and maybe alao visit tho glacior There s enough food aboard Che boat to last n week In case they should be marooncd. os each family took its own lunch and some extra for em- rgcncy
Douglas Island news., 1919-08-01
ANTON MARKS BACK

Anton Marks. one Of the oldtime pioneers of Alaska and Douglas Isl- and. returned last Sunday on the steamer Alameda. He was exceed iugly glad to get back Ho said that Che weather was SO warm In Seattle where he had been staying for some time. that another week Of it would have finished him. He also stated that he could hear the porcupines calling him, and that as soon as pos slblo he win SO out into Che hills and get himself a young porcupine Co roast.
 James and Stanley are still In se- attlc with Mrs Marks. James is working and Stanley ls to finish mp his schooling at tho University Of Washington this year.
Douglas Island news., 1919-08-01
OUT OF LUCK

The Thano ball club lost The base bah game with Juneau last Sunday afternoon on Che Juneau grounds. The game was for tho $50 that was put up for second prize on July ith by thc Juneau celebration committee.
 Thano led until the sixth Inning by a score of Co ]. when a mum bor of hits In a bunch gave Juneau the lead. Three Douglas boys were In thc game Coughlin and Martini for Juneau and Grundler for Thane. The timely and hard hitting of Mar uni and Coughlln for Juneau had a great deal to Co do with that club winning Che game.
 The battoricu were: Thane- synncs and Gamarra; Juneau Honnmg and Coughlin.
Douglas Island news., 1919-08-01
POST OFFICE MOVED

The Douglas posi o1'co wos moved las. saturday and Sunday from iia formcr location on Third 7troot Co Che new ono in tho odicc of John Hcuson on Front street The new location is a worry good one and win bc quite convenient
 Thc work of putting in Che screen from thc boxes to Che ceiling haa uot yct been completed and it is necessary at present Co lock up Che lobby at night but as soon as th's work is completed Che lobby win bo open for box owners at all hours ol .thc day and night
Douglas Island news., 1919-08-01
SENT TO TOWN
 TO FIX UP PAPERS
Many Fishermen Aie in Go Get Naturalization Papers
 Strengthened Out

Many hand and power troiicn hayo come m from Che dshmg grounds within Che paat fow days Thoy wore semi n by Che nah come missioner to straighton out lhcir naturalization papers
 Thorc h a law that no one but American citizens or Chose who have declared their intentions to become citzons can dsh in American waters Many of Che men who are engaged m trolling have never tokcn out any papers of any kind Many more have taken out their nmt papers but allowed thom to lapso without gct- uns Che second
 Those who had no papers at an wcro tbo best oG, for thoy oomc 'o town and declared choir Intentions of becoming citizens and then wont rlrh, hock to fishing Those who had lot their papers lapse on ac- count of mot having made appIica- tion for thoir second arc iu @ more serious prodicamcnt Thoy win be delayed in town for some tmc mtl tho matter is straighlonod out
 This fishing law Is good one. as itavos tho 0sh in American waters from alien fishermen The Import ance of becoming citizens has beon strIkingiy brought home Co many right now, os Che fish arc just bc- ginning to run n good shape To bo away from Che fishing grounds at Che present timo means Che loss of much money to Che tronors
Douglas Island news., 1919-08-01
SELLING OUT

The Grm of s,oft 6 Ronlng Of Petersburg. Che members of which firm were former residents of Doug las. oro selling out thoir large mor- contilc business at that placo. They arc reducing thcIr stocks gradually and thcn iobbing of different lines 10 is very probable Chat both mom- hors of Che firm. with thclr families. win mako thc.s homes In Che statos after thcy wind up their affairs Tho firm has had a worry successful ca- rcor ever since it started.
Douglas Island news., 1919-08-01
sOURDOUGH HORSE
 WINS MONEY
Big Horse Race on July 4th at Brooks Won by Old-Time
 Race Horse

According Go arrivals from Che roloyana district. tho town of Brooks was Che scene of an unusu- ally lively Fourth Of July cclcbra- lion. with very substantial prizes and a lot Of money circulating in Inc form Of wagors on tho various events. gays Che Nonona News.
 The big event of the celebration was a horse race. with the two ourdough horses. Montana, and To- klat and two now horses entered. with considerable money bet on tho outcome Tho race was won by Montana. owned by George Wheeler. Inc Toloyana mining man.
 A new horse. said Co have been brought up from Ruby for a killing. was heavily backed by his owners and others familiar with Che cir rumstanccs. but there was no lack of money Co back Che buckskin. In act one man oamo forward with fl.50o lust as Che race was started. eager to bot on Montana but Che packers Of Che dark" horse re- fused to cover It. Several thousand lollors changed hands on the raco.
 Both Montana and Toklat have been running in Fourth Of July raccs n Interior Alaska for many years. and havo won considerable money for their various owners rokiat is now owned by "Gus" Gus afson. tho Brooks merchant Mou ana. now owned by George Wheeler. 'ormcrly belonged to John Cignetti, lf Vault
Douglas Island news., 1919-08-01
NO NATIVES

There seems to bo absolutely no natives lcft In town th.s summer. They orc ali out fishing or working m Che canncrios. One native man and his wife came to town thc other day to get his gas boat repaired Tie got hIs boat fixed up. got nc mp on hard cider and yesterday lit out arain for some fishing camp.
Douglas Island news., 1919-08-01
MRS CARPENTER BACK

Mrs K. L. Carpenter accompanied
 by her cousin. Mrs. John Patton. arrived at Trcadwcll on the Princess Alice. Mr. md Mrs. Carpenter. who are former Trcadwcll resident, have been away for about a year. Mr.. Carpenter came North some time ago and is now at shakan. where Inc Is working for tho Troadwol company.
Douglas Island news., 1919-08-01
NEW MEETING PLACE

Tho girls athletic club has changed its meeting place and meot- mr night 10 now meets on Tues day evenings and at Che fire deport- mont headquarters.
 Tho girls mado arrangements wih Che city and Che fire department officials for Che downstairs portion of the city hall. belonging to tho ircmon. and held their first meeting lt chat place last Tuesday evening.
 Tho place is an idoal one for tho purpose. as it contains gymnasium room and is equipped with shower haLh.
Douglas Island news., 1919-08-01
CAMP rNsrALLs

On Saturday evening" Aurora En- ramrmcnt No. !. 10. O. F.. installed Che blowing officers. to serve until Che last Of thc year John Olson ID. D. e. D.. acted as installing of. Gcor.
 Hugh McRae. e. p.
 Ed Asplund. H p.
 Ben Olson. s. ".
 Chas. W. Carter. J. W.
 L. w. Kuburu. Scribe.
 John Cuium. Treasurer
 Arvd Rhcinhoid. First Watch. George E. Kidd. Second Watch. Chas. Fcustcr. Third Watch. Nat Swanson. Fourth Watch. Gus Olson. Sentinel
Douglas Island news., 1919-08-01
LAUEDRYMAN HoBB

A. e. Johnson. owner of Che Doug los Steam Laundry. came back last Sunday on Ono Alameda. after hav. 0ng spent several months visiting .n thc States. Ho has totally recovered from tho effects Of am operation that was performed ou him several wceks ago and now feels better than ever before.
Douglas Island news., 1919-08-01
TELLS OF TRIP

Vernon l Lucas. one of Che crew of Che sub-,hasor 3O9, who was with chat boat during is 1918 cruiso of Alaskan waters. tells Che story of tho cruise very interestingly In Che July number of the Pacific Motor Boat
 The article. which is very inter- oaunr. Is Illustrated by number of pictures and is Che first of sorics that win run In that mor9z.nh