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The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29
Y1NErrrNGs YANEEE suPs

N.rrar- may congratulate themselves that th' j...I ~....-. a.ter having occupied .or half 90 century position .ar to bottom of thc lis. of the great sea- ar.- u.'.u- now once more near thc top The ncccS sites co. t.. World War IaJ u> to build a great fleet of u.r..r. .r.~-.- flying uc Star, and Stripes. Ibos, ships V.r. manned or tlc most part by foreigners o' .r-. h.su-. American sailors were mot available; wo l.I n..c-,l rI. ~.a .or ~o long that we had compa" lively f.r -.am.n. Bu. change has taken place. Slow ,.ard -...at Yankee .ar- arc being found .or Yankee -.n-
 T.. -ca service bureau of tbc United States Ship. .n- E.ari |. ne thanked for thi>. Through it's policy o giving rr..,rure to American applicants for jobs t .- -u...I... Admiral Benson recently announced, in raising III. proportion O. Americans ou shipping board .-- from 70 n.r cent in March. 1917, to S0 per ccu,
 March. 1a2i u, is gfaUvug for sentimental rca- .I-. hur .-n H.~ practical importance. The sea- wit American ships o0ce moro plying r. offers joins to Amer iran. u.u>H.m.u. Wage, earned by these men will stay n n. United States and be of benefit to other Amcri-
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29
ABOUT CHAMBERS OF COMMERCE

Pr-..ut Harding member o. tac Chamber o. ....... m his .um. town. Marion. Ohio. Here is what T.. -.~ a..a. tI. Cua.n.ro %. Cmmcrc idea:
 -I I.n.. know that cycra>lod myself why joined ... D.auuru. D.mucr.c. hut ] assume that t was bc ..I-. us- in 'I. newspaper business committed Co thg policy .. ...r..~u.'l boosting oW home town, and WI, looked u... Camh.r O. Commerce as thc best organ ..I .-.... .. rrem- uu tuo worl
 "I. .... Il. 0-.-~o..ate myself from thc newspaper ..-u.-- -.au assume ] would bc attracted to a D...I.ru. DHua..o because hu,uc>, is tlc j.c blood .. ....f.. .l.,-.ac. and uo community is worth while unless Is worry albert to business progress and grca'c. ..umor.. U.r.umrut
 -l know -.H..0r- o. thc inspiring woik which |, ..u. h. m. ..,. -..ro.aric~ O. tlc Chambers O. Conn ....u ..ruI-I.u. the country. They are ever pushing ..r..r. vi -u.. zeal that they take great community
 H..u.-- ut. t..l. like to think that tIc thing r. U..-- ... community is certain to make proerc>, ...... ....... and ] should hNc oT country to head th' .-. .. ......r..a. nations of the carth'
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29
sELEG0vERNNENT NOR THE PHILIPPINES

Led by American residents of the Philippine islands, scltgoycumcnt for that country is being strongly agl- atcd and the same arguments being used as are cm llovcd hv Alaskaus who seek the same thing -namcly hat those in authority at Washington not familiar with conditions in the distant possessions and can not therefore. govern them in manner commensurate with hc requirements of and to the best interests of these outlying units of the American domain In recent issue of the American Chamber of Commerce Journal published at Honolulu appears the following from Cor- tain H. I Heath, president of the chamber:
 "Thc responsibility O fbc United States for condi- lions here commenced when President Mckinley directed certain forms of ouuistc procedure in the erection of government He had wrong concept of the character and capacity of the people and the relationship of the ud mass to Occanca and the other geographical di- visions of the continent of Asia He did not understand that tine inhabitants of the Philippines consist of at least ucc distinct ctmoogical groups of people; did mot uu- icrstand that the largest similar group is divided into I least seven distinct tribes speaking distinct an- ugcs: did mot understand that each of the tribes thru restricted communication within itself, has become more or less internally localized resulting in at least thirty jistmc. dialects creating a situation in certain areas where communities separated by very few miles can not converse with each other; did not understand that more lau three centuries of Latin rule had added nothing to he original character and capacity of the people Co gov-
 
 lad developed control and cacquism over the common acop. largely exercised by the breeds of other blood
 "Wi,b this foundation to build on the President made c first mistake when he directed the forms of a- uui."c procedure in the formation of the government. These forms were rcigiousy followed by the American officials sent out here and by their successors in office Eycu arsou the latest incumbent of the office of Goy- auor-Gcuclul established precedcuts. he follow d c od; he simply exaggerated the ideas or the orig ra po.y and moved faster along the road of final ace ouplts.mrt of scIfgoycnment for completely m- prepared people than had the Goyemo-Gcuc@ prcccd- ing him.
 .Thc present situation is but the logical conclusion of thc first mistake Every official of the Philippine government, appointed OF elected is as much am oilica. a. tc government of the United States is the Prcsi lcu, O. bc United States The moral responsibility for r an is with hc United States and it can not be avoided lr d.u.od'
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29

Pity tle poor Alaska drummer In summer he is happy rd his face beams like the picture on package . Rising Sun stove polish. But in winter thc shades of
 soutcu. encompass him about and his dcmcauor is that . bo, who has just been spanked and who knows that .o-hcr awaits him when he gets home. Steamers are ..v and far between aud sometimes he mus. remain a week or tcu days in a bum town where the bread is m- ouc aud soJdcu and the mattresses are stuffed with willow branches and sea wccd He makes long and ardu- ,us journeys in small boats in which conditions are la- ,oyb'c .or tbc study of entomology, while the wild waves suie> a him and the benumbug sou westcrs toy with his vctebra And with all this he is supposed to ffuso sunshine and good cheer wherever he ictcles up ls u amy wonder he ages prema,mely and has fallen arches!
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29

There is mo longer any doubt but that the Auxiliary O.. lgoo Mo- 6, Pioneers of Alaska, will be g go-bossom as thc rose and flourish a green bay tree. One hm- drcd and hrtccn mostly wives, sons and daughters of Pioncers took the Auxiliary obligation and signed the roll of membership at the meeting Monday night making total of ouc hundred and ffty-cght members enrolled at two meetings the only ones far hcd Douglass the ucstor of pioneers, furnished splendid quota of the members uud with many more o come in, the Auxiliary of lgoo Mo- promises to rank with the biggest lodges u the Territory, from a membership standpoint, within a few weeks
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29

While Juneau is probably better off 1Ian the ma orty of cities and towns in that her quota of indgents
 e far known less than half of per cent of her population there are a few cases where if actual want is not being experienced at the present time, 1t will be m he very near future. Knowing this to be the ease, his paper last week called upon all who of the existence of actual need to report the same to it. The result of that request has been sufficient to justify the organization of society club that will engage in relief work and give assistance to any and all deserving cases brought to its attention The organization is already a reality and prepared to carry out the purpose for which it was formed.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29

When the divine writer said, "A womus glory is er ha he did mot stipuate whether it was to be worn oug or bobbcd but we suspicion he meant the former way. Anyway. we not picture our beloved mothers ud sautIy graudmothers wearing dockcd hair And egs-wc neither the world, the flesh or the devil had amy means of knowing that the women of those good old lays had such appcudagcs And yet there are logical ud uncomfortable arguments in favor of both bobbcd
 and bobbcd dresses but they have mostly to do with sanitation. At recent meeting of eminent educators t Dcs Momcs, Iowa, considerable time, we are greyed % announce. was devoted to the discussion of "Bobbcd Hair and Legs" We did not learn the result of the dis cJ-siou.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29

Things have come to a bad pass when the sovereign state of Massachusetts can not convict and execute a couple of foreign assassus without America s rprcscn- tativc in a foreign country being threatened with death by communists as was the only recently Not only must we mot enforce our own laws but communists from foreign countries are sent here o preach their doctrines against an law and order How much longer is the spirit o Amcrcauism be subjected to the dcoccs and whms of those whose only ambition is to pull down the temples of our fathers gods,
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29

After occupying the same quarters for fifteen years. hc Sugway Alaskan picked mp it's Merg~ presses and Hc forty thousand other things that go toward cQuip ping am up-to-date printing office and moved last week ato recently purchased home of its own The Alaskan Ias greatly improved in appearance within the recent past auj we hope will be compelled to move again soon 'tho ifs present quarters will be inadequate to accom- uodaatc the increased business it win have when pros ucrty comes marching home
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29

Tine gUvo.afe~ %. law and order in tho First Judicial Division ~.. hone or reduction of crime W the future n. substantial and decisive manner m which scn .ne.- being imposed on convicted offenders by Judge Reed -hc oc and on'g means by which respect for tho r, o te .nJ cam hc u>tillcj into the majority of law breakers Nominal fines and short time incarceration are hut acro>>0Iios to crime
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29

Kctchi5an has been grossly msultcd. 4 Saskatoon Canada paper, says that baseball was never played in Ectchikan until during the past summer when tourist came along and demonstrated the game. The Canadian paper also says that al the business houses including eighteen saloons closed up while the first game be- ing played Only eighteen saloons! The idea!
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29

Public opinion has placed its stamp of disapproyaI ou the xxx and nothing but shame and disgrace will hcnccorh attach to membership in that organization. It's founders may have meant well, but u soon got beyond their control Anyway if thing has to operate behind a mask, there is usually something wrong with 1t.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29

Not advice from office hoIdcrs mot the theorists moi hc econ pcddlcrs will restore prosperity o the couu- .ry but "rca work for am honest wagc' is the slogan that will do b and the beginning has already been wit messed.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29

dftccn-pomd cabbage raised at Aux Bay was ou .Nhibtou in Juneau store this week. There were other cabbage heads around town, but none of them had as large cores as this onc The latter are often ou exhibition at bridge parties
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29

That Unemployment Conference" at Washington reminds us of the king of France who marched up the n and then marched down again. In the meantime con- ditous are improving throughout the country just the same.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29

Passing on to "Good of the Odcr': We have been securing Iot of data lately on freight rates on pulp from Southeastern Alaska to Seattle which will be in shape for publication in the near future l, will be m tcrcstmg information.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29

It is possible that never before in the history of the United States have S many men had definite object in ifc but the definite object of a large number of them is to have the prohibition law repealed.
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29

While winter weather is lingering in the lap of lall -or some other placc-wiutcr conditions are upon ms and we are standing very nicely It is uot probable that times will be amy dullcr between and next March than at present. in which event, while winter may mot bc ouc long, sweet soug u will be far from being drgc
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29

And now the world has been informed that Jack Dempsey overweight He is to be congratulated ou be- ing able to get over something He never went over amy oceans or tops in 19l7-18 that we can remember
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29
Preidenl Hardmg has mtmated that he wouId l.

o see Congress get down to business and do something llc is the peoples representative and spokesman. all right, a right
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29

There seems to be general decline in thc price of automobiles but there is nigger in the woodpc There been decline in the price of repairs after smash mp.
 President Harding is probably the hest "miNer' That has ever occupied the Presidential chair His favor e song seems to be "Whcre Do We Go From Hcrc!'
 Under the head of "Unfnshed Business: How is the Arbucklc ease stacking upl
The Stroller's weekly and Douglas Island news., 1921-10-29
FERRY TIME CARD

EFFECTIVE JULY 2l 1927
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28

326 Pa. ave. nw.-14 rms. & bA. Rent, SIS
mo. Mahorney and Sullivan. 1897 Eye st.
NV. Tel. N. 1921.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28

18TH ST. Mr.. sT.-s-story basement
store: imm. pOSs.: $50 900. MsddoT Tren-
holm a Co. 924 18th st nv. Main sS2R y
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28

COR LOT Mr.. ltTiI 4 z STS.-iS 900 "a.
Il. in business EoEe. MADDOX TrenholH
&Co. gsI 18th II. NV. Main 4Se6.
The Washington herald., 1921-04-28

KALoRANA RD-. eOl5-l2 rms b: a. VI.
l.; imme. poss.: SiS.JOo. MsddoK Tren-
holm 4 Co.. 9el 18th st NV Main ass.
The Washington herald., 1921-09-21
'u9uaae B1oun sS1ovY5azk
By Zud9e u2fzlis grown
Grand COLLINS and Big Turnips

And the Great Invisible Empire with its Grand
Palace IN which dwels the Imperial Wizard and Emperor
The King Keage of the Invisible Kingdom Chief Of Staff of
the Invisible Planet and Knights OF the Air becomes with
His Worthy Cyops and orsakes the Blood Smeared OATH defy
ing the Imperial Keage and Grand Goblin and refusing longer
to be the King Keage subject the orders of the Imperial
Wizard of the Invisible Realm.
Do you know what this is all about?
Strange such ridiculous and
pretend to be Emperors and COLLINS and Keagles.
Some boys less imaginative than the Goblns, organized
THE Order of the Turnps"
There the Big Tunip.
The Chief Rutabagas and the Grand Mashed Turnps in
veton decided that the Butter Of the Great Kettle should
call the Grand Potato Msher leave His Imperial ghness
OF the Irish Spud and with Mighty Force the
Order of Tunps First Ruabagas and
them for the Interior Kingdom
Do you know what this is all about7
The sounds sensible literary the other.
really did know Of crowd of boys who called themselves
The Turnp Gang They had leader called THE Big Turnip
Boys who applied for membership given three weeks to
they fit for the Big Tunp Gang and while the
waiting list called Ruabagas.
These boys might have manufactured and had
Goblin Turnip, but they old foolish enough
The Grand Goblin and the King Keagle and the Exalted
which reported composed of Of Ku
Klux Klan. -
Whatever be the purposes Of the organiza
ton illustrates that there nothing but which divide the
Invisible Empire where the Imperial Wizard rules from the Tur-
nip Gang controlled by His Majesty The Big Tunp otherwise
the leader of the Gang
Years only divide for far wisdom and sense
and real language concerned the OF the
Tup Gang put the Keages and COLLINS and Cyclop
What sane world this would be all had the unsoied
HERE'S TO YOU, TIM, BIG TURNIP, OF THE TURN1P
GANG
The Washington herald., 1921-09-21

i. . It's just a month ago now
I'd been tramping England for
some time-I came back from
Frisco after I left you-you re-
member? There's a hve-
barred gate over there"Ahe point
ed across the field-"and I was
sitting on top of IL one evening
counting my last eight-and-twenty
sJillings. and wondering where the
devil the next was to come from.
when l had the curious sort OF
feeling that something was going
to happen
I'm not a fanciful. chap, yoL
know that!-but, sure enough, as
walked on through the woods, /
came across a dead man lying in
the bracken.
He had no papers on him by
which he could be identified, as far
as 1 could see, and l was going
| back to fetch the police when l
saw a pocket case lying on the
path.
Il opened il, more with an idea
| of trying to find out who the poor
devil was than from mere curiosity.
and the name John Smith was writ
ten on the fiy-leaf. There was a
letter from a girl, too-several let
tiers, but 1 didn't read them ala
girl he was evidently coming home
to marry.
well. went on; the road led by
| the river bank-and l was just In
time to get a boy out of the water
who had pitched in from a punt.
He was a cripple-a poor. miser-
able little worm, and and he
had,a girl with him-his sister,"
| The Fortune Hunters voice fall
tered little, and he paused for a
| moment.
GO on" Garry prompted him.
"Well-well, 1t was the girl in
the letter-the girl that poor devil
in the wood was coming home to-
She-she asked me to go home with
them-I was wet through, Of course
so 1 went! And she asked me my
name. What did it matter what I
| told her? I've had hundreds of
names in the last fifteen years
Il said my name was John Smith
The Washington herald., 1921-09-21

I think 1t was a horse in the held.
Go on"
The Fortune Hunter finished his
story; he filled in all the details
he could remember, sparfng himsen
nothing, making the worst Of his
own case.
And now she's beginning to dis
trust me-" he ended. with a mirth-
less laugh. Lately everythings
gone awry. and sol thought
tried indifference-letting her think
when YOU do care-like the very
devil!" Gary Cannon intercepted
shrewdly.
The Fortune Hunter made no an
swer.
Garry laid kindly hand on his
arm. a-r.
Il suppose you want my advice.
as you've told me so much, old son,
he said grayely. well. here IT Is
you. tell that girl the truth! Tell
her the truth as you've told II to
me, and IL she cares tinker's curse
about you"
The Fortune Hunter shook his
friends hand away.
"I can't-my God. can't! To tell
her I'm a fraud and a liar.
it's impossible. I tell you i
can't do it,"
There was a profound silence.
then Garry Cannon said dryly.
"well-I don't pretend to under
stand women-good women. at
least! But II I were you. that's
what I'd do. The other way
your way-Sounds very cruel. and
that's my opinion. It might break her
heart to find you're not the angel
she seems to think you are, but I'm
not SO sure! Women like a man
with a spice of the blackguard
about him-but it's a hundred TO
one it's going to break her heart
II you let her think you've had
enough OF her"
He smoothed a crease in one Of
the very new gloves, frowning
heavily. then he broke out again:
You're a believer in luck! You've
always rammed that fact down my
why don't you believe your luck
will hold now? believe II
will. Stick It, old boy! Stick II
out, and something will turn up:
but don't go on in your way! It's a
rotten trick to let a girl think
you're fed up with her: II hurts
'em more than anything else-gets
their pride on the raw, SO to speak"
The Fortune Hunter shook his
head.
(To Be Continued Tomorrow.)
The Washington herald., 1921-09-21
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You don't look 50 bad yourself,
Ia said with a playful dig at the
fortune Hunters ribs Fallen on
!our feet at last-eh? like me! Yes,
IN one of the new rich for the time
oeing." He glanced back at the
,andsome and very new car. What
10 you think of her? Isn't she
oeautyr''
And your very ownT'ths Fortune
Hunter asked skeptically.
My very own, my boy. and paid
ior," he chuckled- Honestly. too"
h, added more gravely. That's a
surprise, isn't il? Why. the last time
met you. birmingham. ...."
The Fortune aF1unter interrupted.
That's rot my name now, If it's all
the same to you: I'm John Smith.
spectable." he added with bitter in
tonation.
John Smith" the other echoed re-
fectively. We'll, they're a big fam
lly, those Smiths! I've known lots of
en- in my time. but why didn't you
choose something more uncommon? I
ike a variety myself"
The Fortune Hunter shrugged his
shoulders.
I don't know that l had much
choice in the matter" he said dryIy.
Anyway. that's my name. so IL you
are staying here"
Bless your heart. I'm not. This
is 200 much OF a hole for me-what
10 they call IL? Summerside?'
q. Ia
place"
well. I'm only passing through
seeing England in style. you know" I"
And he winked again cheerily. Amy
chance OF you coming along vic me
for a bit?. Why not let me run up to
town for a couple of days? I'll stand
all the exes! A change that. Ell!
It's always been you who've paid the
piper"
"I can't, thanks all the same.
Tm-well-Tm fixed up here for
the present Later on. perhaps. II
you're anywhere about. l may be
glad TO look you up"
There was a note OF constraint
in the voice which the other man
was quick to notice.
Not in any trouble old boy. ]
hope" he said earnestly. IF you
are. well. anything I can do: but
I don't need to tell you. You've
got me out OF a tight corner more
than once" The Fortune Hunter
cut him short.
Nonsense. I'm all right. al
least" he stopped, and for a
moment he looked away down the
quiet lane.
He was in troubIs dasnerate
trouble, and after all-this man
and he had been friends in a queer
sort of way for years. It would
ne a relief to be able to talk
openly to someone, a relief to un-
The Washington herald., 1921-09-21

burden his soul and be assured OF
kindly interest and sympathy.
Garry Cannon was a rough dia-
mUnd He looked ridiculous in his
expensive clothes, with a large
diamond horseshoe pin stuck In his
tie But his heart was in the right
place, and he was sincere enough
as he laid a hand on the Fortune
Hunters arm.
Let's hear what II Is, old boy:
I knew you were down on your
luck as soon as l set eyes on you.
suppose it's not money, by the
ct of your togs-and know
darned well it can't be a woman,
as you never look at 'em. So
The Fortune Hunter laughed
roughly.
Cant be a woman" he echoed.
You're wrong. Garry. 1t is a
wcman-this time"
Tommy Learns a Secret.
Garry Cannon pursed his lips into
a shrill, drawn-out whistle.
"a woman. is it, My son. no
wonder you've got it badly after
all these years, Who is she? Won't
she have YOU? Is she married
Fooh, don be faint-hearted! II
she's said No she doesn't mean
1t. know 'em. ="
The Fortune Hunter broke in
roughly.
Don't make a joke of it. Garry
It's not a joke-it's a tragedy, and
I tell you that I'd gladly give the
rest of my life II / could wipe IL
out or end II honorably.'
Garry raised his brows.
Like that, is it?" he said. sym
pathetically. We'll, let's hear
about it."
The Fortune Hunter threw the
end of his cigarette on to the road
and ground 1t down with his heel.
1T will sound impossible when
try and tell you," he said un-
evenly. Sometimes il seems like
a dream to me, and as IL 1t can
never really have happened! !
wish to God IL hadn't no! 1
don't mean that! It's been the only
happiness m ever likely to know