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Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
BOWLING DEaUN

In the bowling match at the Troadwoll Club hold last night the Electrical Department met the Doug las team and defeated them by a score of 214O to 2O0S.
 There are four teams that will bowl in the tournament for a cash prize, and the games will be held on Tuesday and Thursday nights Of each week
 The tournament will last until each team has met each other team. This will make six games to be play cd. Tho team with the highest total at the end wins.
 Next Tuesday the Store meets the Cyanide Ready Bullion Foundry team.
 The teams competing are the FL cctrical Department, comprising men from that and the machine shop, the Store team. Douglas team and team consisting of men from the Ready Bullion, foundry and cyanide plant.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
LYRIC SHOW

Tho Lyric theatre is presenting some good pictures for the next few nights. there being several Fox fea- turcs that arc we'll worth seeing.
 For tonight and Saturday the tea- ure will be Norma Talmadge in "Thc Law Of Compensation" taken from thc famous book of the same name. It Is in six reels and gives this great actress an opportunity Co do some plendid acting A comedy and Weekly are also shown.
 For Sunday and Monday nights "A Hearts Revenge" with Sonia Markova in the star part will be shown. This is a drama exposing Washington society life. which makes a splendid play, Besides this Rvc-reel feature thero is a weekly and Harold Lloyd. the great com cdiau. in "The Nonstop Kid"
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17

put up at tho roadhouses, for the
 boys never turn a traveller away from their door. These stations are
 models Of cleanliness and arc i'm
 rpcctcd yearly by the captain In charge. and supplies and material
 checked over.
 Hundreds of lives have been saved by Che occupants Of these tiny sta-
 tious. Che record extending back for
 years How many will never be
 known. as the unfortunate musher Is
 not prone to talk of his mishaps,
 and Che Signal Corps boys take it as a matter of course and an In thc days work. Some of thc deeds per
 formed would cntiuo Che partici pants Go medal for bravery if they were reported; others arc SO ncrvy as Go bcggar description. lt has been but a few years back since one ot tbc Signal Corps men, stationed on thc Yukon. plunged into Che icy waters of Che river. and swimming a long distance. rescued two pros pccturs and their outfit. The men were oII but unconscious when taken from Che water. and Che fight be tween Che rcscucr and thc trcacher- ous current was a hard one. He did not think Che incident worthy of moro than passing comment 10 re- maucd for thc men rescued Co tell of thc remarkable deed
 These are but a few ot the deeds performed by Che boys in khaki who guard thc farthcst north line or communication over the snowy waste. These are but a sample Of hundreds no less daring that have l been performed each year at many l points In the vast wilderness Of thc inland empire
 Could some writer or renown i'm ducc these men Co tcll Of their many | adventures he could compile a rec ord which would win him undying l fame. The men Of the Northwest ! Mounted Police are a fine body or men. and their deeds are not Go be made light Of. but they are played ! up in song and story on every occa- sion. The deeds of the Signal Corps . boys are scarcely ever heard ot, and . have never been the theme ot our writers of adventure.
 A number of these old-timers are stll tn the service In Valdez; others lrc guarding Che silent trails ot the interior. An are worthy ot thc best that can be given them In praise for their gallant conduct
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
SCHOOL STARTS

School started at both the Douglas public school and the Parochial school last Monday morning. At both places there has been a very good attendance An tho teachers n thc public school have fully re- covered from their attacks Of iuflu- cnza with Che exception of Miss Rob insou. Che primary teacher. who is stIl quite weak but able Co do most of her regular work. The Treadwcll school started week before Che Douglas schools.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
SAME TROUBLE

With the prospect of two members of the city council being out of town for several months, that body will be about as bad off as they have been in the past in the matter of having a quorum present at their meetings. Both Councilmon Martin and Nelson are contemplating taking trips in
 fact. Mr. Martin left last night on the Alameda. It takes five men to have a business meeting, and that will exactly be the number of men who will be left on the council.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
DELAYED EXERCISES

The children of St. Luko's Episco- pal Sunday school held their de- layed Christmas exercises at the church on last Sunday afternoon. Hymns were sung commemoroting Christmas and each child received a box Of candy. Dean Christian gave the children an address.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
TRIP FOR HEALTH

JW. Martin. the we'll known mcr- chant. left on the Alameda for Che south in search of relief for rheuma- tism which has been bothcring Elm for n long time. He will visit Che various places on the Pacific coast until he finds some place where he can get cure. He will be gone a couple of months.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
SWANS FROzE IN

Mrs. John Fcusi received a clip ping in recent mail from a nephew iu San Francisco telling Of the swans Iu Che park there being frozen in while taking a nap In one Of the ponds. The clipping also gives good picture of the swans in the midst of Che ice. 10 was necessary for the park attendants Co get Che swans out with a pair of icc-tonEs. One of thc beauties Of living in Alaska is that we don't have to break ice to get our swans out Of the ponds.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
VACATION

Alex r. Nelson. the local transfer man. has turned over his business for three months 10 Hugh Mcitae and George Griggs, who will operate tho business. Mir. Nelson will take a vacation to rccupcrate from his re- cent attack of inbluenza and the hard work he has been doing for a number of years. He will first take a trip to Fort Seward to see his nephew. Dave Bairner, who has been sick there for some time, and after waid may take an extended trip to the States
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
DEEDS LEFT

There are still number of deeds to lots on thc Douglas townsito at the office of U. s. Commissioner John Henson awaiting claimants lt is desired that all persons who have made application for deeds to their lots call for them os soon as possible that the matter may be cleaned up.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
CAME ON PRINCESS

Charles W. Russell who it was announced arrived here last week. did not come until Tuesday night on the Princess Mary. He and his wife stopped or at Prince Rupert for a few days and caught tho Cam adian boat Co Juneau.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
NOTICE

The officials of thc Alaska Tread well. Alaska Mexican and Alaska United Gold Mining Companies would like Co be notified of any at- tempts to collect fees for medical services rendered between December 2ist. 1918. and January 9th, 1919. either to employees or to their fam lilies.
 Treadwcll, Alaska, Jan. 17, 1919.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
OLD TIMER BACK

Nicholas Snyder who was resi- dent of Douglas Island twenty years ago. and we'll known by many old timers. was a visitor here recently. He walked in on his friends, Mir and Mrs. John Fcusi, on New Years day. at which time he arrived from the Westward. With the exception of a short visit here nine years ago Mir Snyder has been at Rampant and Fortymilc ever since leaving hero. He is working at Thanc this winter.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
COMING HOME

Mrs. A. O. Anderson, for many years resident of Douglas where she has conducted a tobacco store, is a returning passenger on the AL aslla, which is due Sunday. Mrs. An dorson has been visiting relatives in Tacoma for several months.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
BIRTHDAY PARTY

A birthday dinner was given in honor of the 7lst birthday of V. $. Commissioner John Henson on last Friday evening at the home Of his son. John F. Henson and family. A birthday cake trimmed appropriately with candles was the main feature of the dinner.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
SUFFERING FROM FALL

F. II. Partridge, wharflngcr at TreadwelI. fractured one. Of his ribs last week when he and another man on a bicycle had collision on the railroad track. Mir. Partridge was not compelled to lose any time from his work on account of the accident.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
GILLIs HEARD FROM

r. D. Gnus. the local carpenter who has been away from here for the past year or SO, has been heard from. He is working in tho steel ship yards in Seattle and says that many people are talking of coming to Alaska, as there is an abundance of labor around Seattle now owing to the fact that SO many men have left Camp Lewis and choose Co stay in Washington.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
ON THE SEATTLE

A rctort and ears for the Douglas Island Packing Company, which will be operated on the city dock this year. will arrive on the City of se- attle. due Sunday. It is thought that soon after tho arrival of this mochin- cry work will start setting it mp.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
INSTALL OFFICERS
 FOR THE YEAR
Eagle Lodge Holds Election and In- stallation at Their Hall
 Friday Night

With a large number Of the mem bers present Douglas Acrie, No. IF. F. O. D., held their election and installation ut their hall on Third street on last Friday night.
 Past Worthy President J. G. Zim- merman acted as installing officer and Che following took their chairs
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
NURSE BACK

Miss Margaret Kinney. a nurse at SC. Ann hospital who was here for several months last summer, return cd on the Princess Mary Tuesday night from visit at Victoria, B. C.. She will again take up her duties at the hospital.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
LIVING IN SEATTLE

Mrs. Peter Carlson. formerly Mrs. William Christie of this place. is now living in Seattle with her hus- band and family. Mrs. Peterson was married this fall to a fisherman whom she met while living near Sitla.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
FOR TRIP

Charles McTaguc, son of Mrs J.. D. Baglcy Of this city, left on the Princess Mary for thc south. He has been acting as assistant wharfingcr at Trcadwcll for some time. He will return soon.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
FIRE MEETINGS

There win be a meeting of Hose Companies No. 1 and of the Doug las Fire Department at the city hall on next Monday night. Hose Co. No. 8 win meet at their quarters on Tuesday night.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
NEW MAIL CARRIER

Alexander TT. Nelson now has the contract for carrying the mail from thc ferry landing and the different boats iu place of John Mills, who has resigned. The contract was given by competitive bids.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
CAME BACK

Mir. and Mrs. Henry stragier, for mer we'll known residents of the Island who have been away for some months, returned here last week.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
IS COOK

Jim Hawthorne. a butcher who formerly worked here. is now chief cook with the Medical Corps at Camp Lewis. Wash. He expects Co get his discharge this month.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
ELECTRICIAN COMING

Otto Jacobson. a former employee of the Treadwell electrical depart mont, is a returning passenger on one of the steamers now on the way north from Seattle.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
ODD FELLOWS LODGE
 INSTALLs OFFICERS
Pioneer Order Holds Installation Ceremonies Last Wednesday
 Evening

Alaska Lodge, No. i, I. O. o. F. held their installation ceremonies at the Odd Fellows Hall on last Wednesday evening. at which time the officers for the ensuing year were installed by Alex. T. Nelson, D. D. c. NJ. Tho following are the
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
LIGHTS OUT

Owing to an accident to the light wire between Juneau and Douglas this town was dark for a couple Of hours last night.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
MASONIC LODGE
 INSTALLS OFFICERS
Local Masons Install Officers for the Year at the Odd Fellows
 Hall

With worshipful Brother NJ. S. Whittier acting os installing officer, Gastincau Lodge No. l2i F. & A.. M.. installed their officers at the Odd Fellows Hal on last Tuesday night. A banquet was held at the conclusion Of the ceremonies.
 The following officers were in- stalled.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17

Safest investment on carth-War Savings Stamps.
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17
OFFICERS ELECTED

At tho meeting last Monday night the Douglas Island Labor Union elected its officers for this year. The following were the ones named:
 Jack Wilson ..--..-..---..--..-- Fresldeht Charles Sey .Secretary-Treasurer James Edmiston .... First Vice Pres. Frank Oliver ...... Second Vice Pres. David Brown. Jack sloe and Wil-
 Ham Franks Finance Committee
Douglas Island news., 1919-01-17

For the best and neatest job print ing. come to the News office.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
What Those Who Smuggle Are Up Against

malned loyal to human nature it
has rather raised the standard of
fastidiousness.
Byron r. Newton is The Collector
of the Port of New York, a man
who has an intimate acquaintance
with human nature through more
than score of years newspaper
experience, and human nature, after
all, is that with which he deals most
freely. 1t is human to smuggle and
brag about it if successful-or weep
and beg no end of pardons if it
isn't. Generally it isn't-success-
fully, that is-so Mr.. Newton sees
many tears and listens often to the
explanations of the potential snug
gler who "didn't realize" Women
are the more smuggling minded, sta
tistics prove, hence a large number
of MIR. Newton's compulsory visitors
and ardent apologists are women, or
the more smuggling of the species,
as it were.
The wars end is bound to com,
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Could She?

at may be taken as certain that
no confederate was employed. The
tests. were conducted as stated. in
Sir William Crookes's own laboratory
and the doors We're securely locked be-
fore the seance began. No, if any
fraud was possible at these times, the
medium herself was responsible for it.
Could the medium have PLAYED the
part of Katie King?
"Writing of this, Sir William says:
40. Katie is half head taller
than Miss Cook, and looks big
woman in comparison with her. In
the breadth Of her face she differs es-
sentially in size from her medium,
and the photographs show several
other points OF difference.
~ have the most absolute certainty
that Miss Cook and Katie are two
separa-e individuals so far as their
bodies are concerned. Several little
marks on Miss Cooks face are absent
on katie's. Miss Cooks hair is so
dark brown as almost to appear
black; lock of Katies which is now
before me and which she allowed me
to cut from her luxuriant tresses.
having tilst traced it up to the scalp
and satisfied myself that it actually
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

the customs department. Picture
the embarrassment Of Fifth Ave
nuc dowager who, as an airplane
passenger, is chased to the roof of
her home that all the neighbors and
bus passengers may see simply be-
cause she is under suspicion of hav-
ing landed at Halifax and smuggled
into the United States three dozen
pairs of silk hose that most unfortu-
nately she had forgotten to declare.
"There is no doubt" declared
Mr.. Newton, that the temptation
to smuggle has been somewhat in
creased under war and post-bellum
conditions. Rare jewels are traded
abroad for bread. Heirlooms that
have been with families for cen
turies have been disposed of that
the bare necessaries Of life might
be procured. With such objects
easy to obtain, the logical sequence
is to get them home, hence the
corollary of smuggling.
'If the government continues to
exercise passport control the situa-
tion can be adequately governed,
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

but when passport control ceases to
exist, or is less stringent, our
troubles will multiply We are pre-
pared for it
Recently the issuance of passes
into the Enclosures on piers was
discontinued. and there has been
much fuss and feathers about
that Some of New York's oldest
families have challenged the Col
iector to keep them from their Gus
tomary perQuisites. even going to
Washington about it, but so far Mr..
Newton has lost no decision.
There are very good reasons
why these pass privileges have been
Abandoned said Mr.. Newton.
"There is in the traffic from Eu-
rope a potential menace to this
country, possible danger that may
not be exaggerated, and the place
to stamp it out is at the steamship
pier. Then it has not gained foot
hold. The expeditions way to gov
ern this condition is to refuse passes
to the inclosure and, once refused,
the business and the policy Of this
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
LeritatiOn

Regarding, for instance, levitation,
Sir William Crookes says:
"'On one occasion ! witnessed chair,
with lady sitting on it, rise several
inches from the ground On another
occasion, to avoid the suspicion of this
being in some way performed by her
SELF the lady knelt on the chair in
such manner that its four feet were
visible to US. 1t then rose about three
inches, remained suspended for about
ten seconds and then slowly descended.
The most stiking cases Of levi
tation which l have witnessed have
been with Mr.. Home On three SEN
arate occasions have seen him raised
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Cracked Ice

gray-haired man, sporting what in
this same circle would have been
termed coat of indoor tan, cracked
the ice. He poked into an inside pocket
and brought forth wallet. From it he
drew q $50 bill and walked to the
small window on the left, placing a bet
on Arravan. The ice broken, others
followed, for the betting on each race
must be accomplished in half hour.
But some there were who shook their
heads in negatlon. The odds were dis
appointing; their horse was scratched;
the weather conditions at Saratoga
counselled action--or perhaps they
were just blutfng
Why not? Here was q spot to kill
an afternoon with no expense attached
TO the fascinating ceremonies OF all
games Of chance; a retreat where chairs
were provided for the defunct as we'll
ss the going gambler; place where
breezy intrigue and gossip foated on
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
Through the Air

For one thing the airplane will
be veXatious. There is no port of
entry for an airplane. The other
day in New Jersey one landed on
top of department store. AS
suming this airplane carried from
Canada goods that had not been de-
clared, what could the Collector do
about it? He is not an aviator. At
best he would have to wait until the
goods appeared upon the market,
when it would be his duty to try to
set up proof of illegal delivery.
1t will therefore be necessary in
the near future to establish some
airplane control in. so far as
TRANSPORTER traffic is concerned.
1t may be necessary to add
chase planes to the machinery of
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

office shall be to sustain the refusal
except under conditions specified
in our bulletin"
It is commonly reported that
there have been some rather strik-
ing smuggling cases of late, but the
Collector is chary about discussing
them.
Il place my evidence in the
hands of the United States Attorney,
and there my offices end he said
Yet the story that war workers
have transgressed the law Of customs
is rife-and since the great ma
jority of travellers have been war
workers it is tolerably certain that
whatever smuggling has been tried
will not leave them blameless,
though the Collector refuses to YER
fly it and to be quoted at all.
Duties have picked up marvel
lously. On August II there was
collected at the New York port ST.
235, ,861.66, which is the largest
days business since August l, 1914.
This is significant as showing what
may be expected later.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31
H0W Hard Can the psychic Force" Push?

completely from the floor Of the ROOM
once sitting in an easy chair once
kneeling on his chair and once stand
ing up. On each occasion | had full
opportunity OF watching the occur
renee as it was taking place. There
are at least a hundred recorded in
stances of Mr.. Homes rising from the
ground, in the presence of as many
separate persons, and I have heard
from the lips of the three witnesses
to the most striking occurrence of this
kind-the Earl of Dunraven, Lord Lind
say and Captain c. Wynne-their own
most minute accounts of what took
place. To reject the recorded evidence
on this subject is to reject all human
testimony whatever, for no fact in
sacred or profane history is supported
by stronger array of proofs
1.-The accumulated testimony estab-
fishing Mr.. Homes levitations is over
whelming. 1t is greatly to be desired
that some person whose evidence would
be accepted as conclusive by the scien-
tlfc world-if, indeed, there lives
person whose testimony in favor Of
such phenomena would be unequvocally
taken-would seriously and patiently
examine these alleged facts. Most of
the eyewltnesses to these levitations
are now living Cat that time), and
would doubtless be willing to give their
evidence. But in a few years such
direct evidence will be difficult, if not
impossible to be obtained
"Other phenomena recorded by Sir
William Crookes regarding the medium
ship of Home are still more wonderful
For instance, on number of occasions
Home took live Goals from the fire, held
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

Florence Cook full-form materializa-
tions, which were seen and photo
graphed by Sir William CrooAes and
proved by him to be Independent be-
ings, separate from the body of the
medium. Sir William thus cnumerates
the phenomena witnessed by himself:
The movement of heavy objects
without contact; raps; the alteration
of weight OF bodies; movements of
heavy substances at distance from
the medium; levitations of tables and
chairs, without contact; the levitation
Of human beings; luminous appear
ances Qights) the appearance of
hands; direct writing; phantom forms
and faces; various phenomena indi-
eating intelligence other than that of
the medium.
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

them in his bare hands and blew on
them until the flames licked between
his fingers, and the coal could be seen
burning with fierce heat in his hands
On several occasions Home asked one
of his sltters TO touch the coal to as
sure himself it was hot; he did so,
with the result that large blister was
at once raised on the hand.
"On other occasions, however, Home
would apparently communicate his pre-
the sitters. He would say, Now touch
the coal!' and they would be enabled
to do so with the same impunity as
Home himself. These phenomena-in-
credible as they may appear-were
vouched for by many witnesses, includ-
ing Sir William himself, and seem to be
among the best attested of Homes
phenomena. The only analogy We have
is the so-called fire walking ceremony
performed in India, Japan, the Fiji
Islands, etc.-if We leave out of con-
sideration the historic case of Shad-
rach, Meshach and Abednego.
"Doubtless the most striking tests
undertaken by Sir William Crookes,
however, were those made with the
medium Florence Cook. These mani
festations took place in Sir Williams
own home-usually in his laboratory
and were of the order Of full form
naturalization. Florence Cook, the
medium, would enter the cabinet, and
apparently go into a state OF deep
trance. The room being in complete
darkness, a white robed spirit form,
claiming the name of Katie King,
would emerge from the cabinet and be
seen by the sitters-aa times carrying
New-York tribune., 1919-08-31

could i'll afford fare to Saratoga or
who had fallen on evil days-there is
about them that stoicism that is met
wherever the profession gathers, and
which, withal, is the most remarkable
thing about the gambler. Those who
hold winning tickets edge toward the
pay window and those who don't finger
souvenirs. There is a hiatus, broken
by the voice Of the croupier:
Here ware. The dogs only pay
twenty to one and III give y thirty"
The amber "bones," or the "gallop-