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Douglas Island news., 1919-02-07
YUKONER'S IDEA
 OF HUSBANDS
Appreciation of the Married State as Written to a Seattle
 Publication

The following was taken from thc issue of January {, 1919, Of the Cameo a Seattle trade journal pub lishcd by Che American Can Co and of which cliff Farmer, former tele- graph operator at Whitchorsc for the White Pass, is editor.
 whitcnorsc, Oct. 23,19iS. Editor Cameo:
 HUSBANDS
 A husband is the dream of maid ems. the hope of single ladies, and a stern reality with married women
 A husband is about one-eighth of a married couple Being a husband is a serious business with most men and it requires most of their time and an their money to make good on the job. Men become husbands al the age of twcnty-onc or whereabouts and continue during life or good be havior
 Being a husband is a great privi' lege. and most men make severn frantic efforts Co so into husbandry during their early youth before they succeed. To become a husband ono must acquire the unanimous consent of some girl. This requires from 1O minutes Co 10 years, according t' the amount of sense possessed by th, girl. Some girl will spend four day picking out a husband and foul weeks picking out a wedding dress But girls of this sort are very ap to make several selections of hus bands before finding a perfect ft
 The duties of a husband arc (, come home on time for meals, (, pay the bills, to cxtcrminatc bwL lars at night, to go to parties an, remain happily around until calle, for. to hook up dresses beneath hi breath. Go eat the tough end of th beefsteak at dinner, to go back t the house for handkerchiefs and gloves. to admire the latest misde meanors in millinery, to make las years ovcrcoat do a few years long CT. to put his collars i'm the laun dry bag, Co mail at the earliest pos sible minute any letter written il answer to one received last veal and Co enjoy conversation serve, hot or cold at all hours. There ar no perfect husbands and the usua success in accomplishing thes duties is about 33 per cent. I'm husband business has at many fail
Douglas Island news., 1919-02-07

For the best and ncatcst job print ing. come Co the News onicc.
Douglas Island news., 1919-02-07
REGISTRATION NOTICE

Notice Is hereby given that che registration books of duly Q"alided voters of the City of Douglas, win be opened at the onicc of the City Clerk. from Che ard day of March, 1919. and remain open until thc 5th day of April. 1919, both dates n- elusive. Registration hours will be from 10 a. m. to D. m. and from 9 D. m. to 4 o'clock each day.
 Dated this 7th day of February 1919. (Signedl
 THE COMMON COUNCIL OF
 THE TOWN OF DOUGLAS.
 Elmer D. Smith, Mayor Attest: l.. W. Knburn. City Clork
 For the best and noatcst job print inc. come Co the News OniCc.
Douglas Island news., 1919-02-07
LEAVE SOON

Dr. S5rFeant expects to leave next week. perhaps on the City Of Seattle. for his future home in Oregon. He will be accompanied by his two daughters, Helen and Ethel.
Douglas Island news., 1919-02-07
POISONING
Raman's Wizard On Safe HrstAidTreatmeni

How often lockjaw and blood poisoning result from the neglect of a slight scratch or little cutl Ham lin's Wizard Oil is a safe and citec- tive first aid treatment It IS pow eriul antiseptic and should be ap- piled immediately Co wounds of this kind to prevent danger of infection.
 It is soothing and healing and quickly drives out pain and inham- nation in cases of sprains, bruises, cuts, burns, bites and stings. Just as reliable, too, for stiff neck, sore feet, cold sores, canker sores. earache and toothache
 Get it from druggists for 30 cents. If not satisfied return the bottle and get your money back
 Ever constipated or have sick headache? Just try Wizard Liver Whips, pleasant little pink pills, 50 cents. Guaranteed.
Douglas Island news., 1919-02-07

GUsVIOUs BE MAN Suuaw Man Extraordinary
Douglas Island news., 1919-02-07

"sIrKA HOT SPRINGS" Accom- modauous. American or European plan. For terms apply Co Dr. l.. F.. Goddard. sanitarium. Alaska.-Ady
Douglas Island news., 1919-02-07

ONE VISIT TO OUR STORE MAKES
 A REGULAR CUSTOMER
Douglas Island news., 1919-02-07
PIANO TUNER

GEORGE ANDERSON. Expert
 gu years experience. High Grade Players and Pianos for Sale and Rent Address Box g9i. Juneau Phone l-l-G
Douglas Island news., 1919-02-07
DOUGLAS FIREMEN
 WIN TOURNAMENT

Tho bowling tournament that has been on ut the Trcadwcll Club for thc past several weeks between the different fire companies at Tread we'll and team from the Douglas fire department came to close last Tuesday night.
 Before the game of Tuesday night the Electrical Department had a very good chance Co win. as they were 2iS7 pins ahead of their near competitor. thc Douglas team. As scores of that size had not been made during this tournament it was al- most conceded that they would get the money
 The Douglas team bowled the last series with Che Ready Bullion, and in the first game of the evening rolled the splendid score of S23, which was most unusual for this tournament. The next two games were not nearly SO good but were large enough Co take the money.
 A cash prize of S25 was given Co the winners by the Treadwcll man agemcnt
Douglas Island news., 1919-02-07

The way they finished: Douglas Fire Dept. .........-.-6522 Electricians ......................-. 6iOl Ready Bullion ............... 639S Trcadwcll Store ................ 632S High individual score Watorud. 2O2.
 High average score, V. Pcrovich, l00H.
 High game Douglas Fire Dept. S23.
 The scores follow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-28
&Mf


MTN.
Of their connection with II. TheSsl
was q western clergyman, for ~
stance. who came 10 France WITH
, reputation as an mplacable fos-
secular amusements on SUNDAY re
became a divisional director. ~
One Monday morning this minister
called In his physical director anas
administered q stern rebul.e n Two
ali hut quarreIed. No. It was no.
that the athletic director had Jailed
to attend religious services the Gay
before. 1t was because he had staged
only one sunday afternoon baseball
gam when the preacher believed
there. should have been q doupie.
hcader&
Big. men willingly buried tnsr
identity in humble positions. mar
from n Middle Western state, who, IN
peace times. manages n BUSH. es2 sof
more than n million and q half dol-'
lars IA year, run a hut. SO also fId
a big New England manufacturing
ny, and so did a New York
tanker Until he was called IL TO NIL
an important financial .1oa!lion AZ
Paris headquarters.
Hundreds OF the "T" mel nnd-n.o-
men worked harder kan e@er~ before
In their ijvcy. There were no union
W. asNs+ kfRftt We " ~ -
wei e aroused TIC so!d.cr in the
morning n continued Till after
'.,nEs' Wv. sounded ct night. They
had to prepare the cocoa against the
cary morning of the ~doughboy. and
when the hut was deserted at last
they had the cups and saucers to
wash, the place to sweep out, the ffoors
10 scrub and tht days report to draw
up. Frequently. even outside the
%k1x. v,o~a ~ rcr~<ar<
duty from s O'Clock till an hour be-
fore midnight.
They sic vt usually on the cots they
had brought. in the little kitchen OF
the hut. in a cellar or In a dugout. In
large camps they took their n1eals..at
the officers mess--army regulations
, requiring them TO dine with cffittrs;
instead of mcn-but in many in~
stances u,cy boarded In the village,
and in isolated places they Frequently
had to shir. .cr themselves. pre.hT-'
ing their own meals-such as they
! were.
Conditions in Paris were less try
ing. of .r,,r<.. but city prices ,Thra
often ~exc-hitant.. and the Hirsss
economy wa. rnquired TO stretch IN.
part Of the allowance from one pas'
aay 10 .he next. Until very recerfTy
everybody had e present a ticket-1nr
each r,Orec: ui bread that he received.
/ Strips OF tickets were given at az
f~eaduuarters 10 workers goinS out
into the n.ld, hut secretaries perma-
neHfly stationed in Paris had to do
like the r.r.sians themselves-estnh-
fish their residence and obtain tickets
at the war mayors office.
Beside five hotels operated for
! officers and enlisted men. h assocl1
! ton has one hotel in Paris whertsA
! few hundred men secretaries are
hilieted. Theree o. four often occupy
n rooi~. together and the very reaspn-
able rates ttai ged leave no surplus
Of receipts for Injuries. Many II"
women. find accommodations FOR
~ r,saiyae
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-28
THE vRuINIAN- MONDAY, july 81 1918.

In thousards OF cnscs \ financial ~.
crince, and many could iii be spared
by dependents. Moreover tho rigid
physical requirements caused many
Yet the adaptablity Of hundreds
who came abroad In itsel was a re.
markable tribute to American man
hood and womanhocd. Despite the
reTfort to enlist numbers OF specialists.
score Of men and women had to
combine many of the qualities OF
preacher. professor. physical director.
grocer. accountant. carpenter. actor
and. chauffeur. How they me- war
conditions and situations utterly new
to them Is best seen in the results
achieved.
The examination In New York, as
has been shown. would seem to have
left nothing more in the way Of in
formation regarding ones self and his
antecedents to be revealed. Yet to
the necessary steps preliminary
to hts entry upon actual war work re-
quired at least four busy days in
Paris after the secretary's arrival,
Usually the workers came In large
parties. The associations personnel
department had been advised in adj
ance of their coming and repre- . nta
tives met them at the station in Paris,
conducting them to a hotel where &C
commodations had been reserved.
AS soon as possible the worker went
to headquarters and registered. re-
ceiving l. military permit. good for
four days residence in the city. Then
he filled out a so-called dope" sheet,
telling, among countless other things.
his passport number. the duration oil
his serv:ce contract. the birthplace OF
each OF his parents and his wife, his
" profession. the extent of his edu-
cation his religious preference. his
experience in various forms of activ-
lily. such Gs business, teaching law,
m otor mechanics. craftsmanship
stenography and cooking. and his tai
ent for musical O. other entertain
ment. He showed also his vaccina-
ton and incubation certificates. but
before he was set to work he had to
submit tc another physical examina-
tion.
On each of three mornings the
new arrival attended a conference
bearing addresses on women's work,
work among the French, and athletic
and refigi ous activities. besides sug-
gestions and advice from men and
wor,en qualified by their own expert
ence to offer hints to the newcomers.
Another requirement was to call a.
the Uniform department, submit His
equipment &c inspection and, in most
cases, accept material additions to his
wardrobe. Each secretary sen into
the field In times of activity had. be
sides the trunk allotted him in New
York. a roll-up, in which he carried
a collapsible cot and half a dozer
blankets. These later provisions were
destined to serve him excellen
stead.
4. few hours OF one day were de-
voted to instruction in the use OF
The gls-mask with which men and
women sent to the front were sup.
lied. Calls were made also upon this
cashier Tor the settlement of expense
accounts end the adjustment Of the
overseas allowance. Each ocean voy-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-28
: and resn!t whatever may nave re-
n aimed OF the amount. The average
allowances maid overseas workers il

agc and rem!t whatever may nave re-
n aimed OF the Mount The average
allowance paid overseas workers il
$50 franco a month. The outside
| worker receives AS francs. the secre-
tary assigned to Paris $50. Field
. workers required to be In Paris tenn
pora,i!y were paid 10 franch tabout
SCI fol. each day passed In the city.
The Arrangement Of identity paper
and means OF transportation required
attention to a wealth Of detail on
the part Of the, newcomer. For safe
keeping H.. left his passport at Paris
headquarters. receiving In exchange
a so-called Red Workers permit, q
card bearing his photograph and sig
nature, and official authorization to
work with the A. e. r. II he Travelled.
! the date of each trip was recorded
upon 1t. 1t assigned to duty in Paris.
III, received also a special Paris per-
nut. authorizing him to remain In
the city.
! At all times the secretary han to
be PREPARED to show either or botH
! OF theee cards to a military ponce
, man on demand. The welfare WORKER
, was constantly subject to military
regulations. On meeting an oficer ne
was required to sa.u'c. without &C
ltualiy fighting. he suffered many OF
the Inconvenience Will enjoying
few OF the privileges OF the soldiers
II ne YVES sent out OF town. MS
transportation was issued by the army
authorities on presentation OF a move
ment order from the association. In
going to his train he had to register
with the assistant provost marshai AT
the railway station. repeating the
operation en- arrival at his destination.
In every station In France where
troops were located there wa a par
ticular exit for American soldiers and
/ militarized civilians and NJ. P.'s were
on duty to sec that every detail was
attended to before the traveller left
the building.
BY the time the n~ewly-arrived
secretary was ready for his assign
i ment interview. the ~" man entrust-
! ed with making appointments to par
ticular fields was we'll fortified with
Information as to the newcomer ex-
pertence and qualifications for vari-
ous kinds of work. 1t NAV eadilv
be seen, however. that. cnder the
sire IS OF war conditions. men fire.
auently were called upon to fill odd
! situations.
II was obviously impossible that
every man should get just the job
he wanted. A vast majority OF the
secretaries arriving before the arms
! tice was signed were insistent upon
! getting to the front. or as close 70
the front as they could be sent. Ii
wasa't that they merely wanted 70
see the excitement. There were
hundreds who would have preferred
to h soldiers and who. denied the
j opportunity, demanded to be placed
where they could render the most
direct ana effective service TO those
who did the fighting.
Pos~ bly, some one in studying the
o~ccupationnl list has remarked the
Urge number of msr-sters in the
services. Scores of these men. while
doing nothing inconsistent with their
calling. at the ~ars tir,n gave no hint
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-28
MEN WHO SERVED THIS
COUNTRY OVERSEAS

Paris. July 26t--F'orty-eight pro-
fessi 1ns and vocations are represented
In the latest roster OF " NJ. C.. A..
mel workers overseas, There were
-.018 secretaries, who described
themselves merely as business men,
these being generally employers, as
disting uished from the 427 statesmen,
iG clerks n others obviously en-
gagged In commercial pursuits.
among the SIS educators were coll
lege and university professors. city
Euperintencents OF schools and many
sc1soos teachers A factory worker
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-28

Ire exactly the same allowance an
OF the 80 bankers, and a miner.
a steamship captain and three police
mon worked side by side with some
Of the ass lawyers.
Two rabbis were on tho volunteer
staff and Roman Catholics a. well as
Protestnnts end Jews were in the list.
The records show that the ~" or
~ganisation. like the army itself. was
thoroughly democratic.
The aeures are interesting because.
aside from the actual individual ser
vice. OF ~ach secretary, they afford
the best insight int the personality
OF the association worker. More than
f0,cCp American men and women,
each In Uniform, have passed up and
down the ~stairways and through the
corridors OF the Y. NJ. G. A. head
quarters building at IL Rue d'Agues-
seau IN the last two years. Because
Of the uniform ii was not easy for
the casual observer to tell just what
manner OF folk they were. A..
Every one of the soldiers in this
citizen army was required. before his
rroner of service vas accepted. to
submit to a close scrutiny. mental
and physical. His record in bust
ness and private life was studied. His
acauaintances were questioned. Even
his family tree was examined. II the
hairs of his e are not numbered.
AZ least the color of his eyes Is set
down IN documents preserved in the
archives OF BAT Madison avenue, New
York, where the national war work
council has its headquarters. Still
these records. yer IL accessible to
the curious. would fail to answer ade-
quately the question respecting the
" secertary's personality.
The mems occupatfonal list. show
ms recruits from almost every walk
of life, is as follows:
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-28

~ -
The names of 1919 of the 5,02s
men and $50 Of the 1851 women ap-
peared in lists publised In February.
A supplementary list shows that
among the later arrivals of secretaries
in Europe, the educators among the
mel were 81 per cent, of the total.
instead OF IL, and the entertainers
4 per cent, instead OF 3. Among the
women. the percentage. of educators
rose from rs to 20. and of profess
sional entertainers from 10 to IS.
Also, in recent months. hundreds of
soldiers have been transferred to ~"
service.
1t would have been impossible, OF
course. to recruit 1000 men from any
class or profession. and highly
undesirable to do SO. The purpose
for which the Y. NJ. c. A. entered
upon war work would have been de-
fcated in the very beginning. To
carry out the extensive program
which was drawn up required the
presence of many specialists.
A vast majority OF the workers
were recruited at a time when Uncle
Sam was making a draft on the man
hood of the country to fill the ranks
OF the army and navy. No one OF
draft age could be X unless he
was in a deferred class. Enhstmen,
In the US overseas service involved
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-07-28

Among the educators lead,
exceeding In number eve those
without occupation" but thirty
other callings are represented. There
are two printers. two dentists. a bank
or and n manufactured in the list:
The sun., 1919-05-04

COURTS Of JUSTICE HIGH JRsuH4N ~ PERoeRAD

listed" market. Early in the fall OF
1915 the movement began when Mext-
can Petroleum and Texas Company
shares went TO new high levels. The
first name climbed in an incredibly
short space Of time from about 95 to
we'll above $50 with hardly any ap-
probable reaction. Then 1t rested mo-
mentarily and with renewed vigor
started again on its upward climb. not
pausing this time until 1t reached the
tremendous figure OF 1914. When the
movement finally stopped. Il had set
ted back some 20 to 80 points below
its high mark, but had registered a
tremendous gain over its starting
point. Texas Company shares sailed
along easily on the same movement,
climbing up from around $50 to well
above 200 before they met with any
noticeable setback
Then the oil market again sank into
quietude for some weeks, springing
into new life again early this spring.
But this time the activity was not con-
fined to Mexican Petroleum and Texas
Company. In fact these shares had
but slight rise In comparison with
some OF tho other oils. California
Petroleum, Pan American Petroleum
and Transport, Pierce Oil. Royal Dutch
Petroleum, Sinclair OIL and many
The sun., 1919-05-04

awakened to a realization OF what the
future held in store for the oil indus
try. these early birds had captured
their worms and when the mad rush
began they had but TO ride along easily
on the crest OF the wave to prosperity.
That immortal phrase coined years
ago by the only Barnum-"there's one
born every minute"-has taken on a
new meaning in the financial world
and II was recently used very apuy
with reference to new oil companies
instead of suckers Almost every
owner or lessee Of property in or any
where near the proved oil districts OF
this country and Mexico has formed a
new company for the development Of
his land and It Is probable that moro
OF these new concerns have seen the
light Of day within the last Elk months
than during any corresponding period
In history.
Probably nowhere has this activity
IN oil been more prominently shown
than in the market for stocks, both
listed and unlisted. Tho oil shares on
tho New York Stock Exchange have
risen in price until they are. with few
exceptions, at Unprecedented levels
The same Is true OF the shares on the
New York curb to cay nothing of the
scores OF oil stocks sold in the "un-
The sun., 1919-05-04

as a joke had been accepted as bona
fde purchases by the stranger and he
Immediately communicated this infor-
nation to his friends. Tho result was
a rush on their part TO dispose OF their
holdings" at the market price. which
netted them all a profit Of about s. 900
on an investment OF nothing but wind
Then there is the chauffeur of a well
known market operator who over
heard the conversation OF his employer
and a friend in the car one afternoon
regarding a certain oil stock listed on
the New York Stock Exchange which
was expected to move soon. Taking
what few Liberty bonds he had ac-
Quired as a result OF careful saving
this motor driver took plunge on the
information he had secured and
bought on a small margin some $50
shares of the stock. The rise came al
most Immediately and he hung on
tenaciously for an advance OF about
so points. when he sold half of the
stock he had bought at profit of over
$4,000. The other half he chung to for
another % points and cleaned up an
! other $500, having made total profit
on the entire transaction OF almost
$4,000.
The present oil boom began in a
small way soon after the arnlstice
The sun., 1919-05-04

was signed. Men who stand at tho
forefront OF American finance imme-
diately began to look about for de-
velopment prospects. realizing that
the time must come when capital must
find some outlet other than munitions
factories. Many new fortunes had
been made during the war; vast
profits had been garnered as a result
of the unprecedented prices secured
for steel products. munitions, copper.
and the hundred and one other COM
nodities so necessary to the success
full prosecution Of tho war. In their
search these men looked upon the oil
fields; they smiled. Here was the one
product for which there would be a
worldwide demand; here was the solu-
ton. In part at least, OF their problem.
Then began the campaign to secure
oil stocks. 1t must be done surrepti-
tiously, OF course, else the purchasers
would defeat their own ends And they
Aust hurry, too, for what they In their
| farslghtedness had discerned must
soon become apparent to tho whole
world and II was only n matter OF time
before the entire investment and spec
| ulative universe would be bidding for
the same shares. So II was that by
tho time the public buyers OF stocks
| and the less keen professionals had