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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-07
FTuiE rieke'y iistie white man ha

TUE rickety little white man had
i given mo tho key TO unlock tho
door OF an Alaska salmon job. II
was tina same sort Of key that un-
locks rnany doors In America IL
was silver key.
nut I had been turned down once
by Meyer. and I could think OF no
way TO insert the key. What need.
ed was a pull
As I was walking down Howard
At. again. I passed several little one
horse employment agencies. almost
deserted because OF tho lack Of jobs
on file. A sudden within made me
turn into one OF them.
II want 90 so 90 Alsska.@ I told a
stout. ovrrdressed man who emerged
from the rear.
lie told mo 70 try tho Alaska Pack.
ers' association. 7 told him I had
and failed TO Evt Job
I'D 10 willing TO 80 Chinee
gang. " they'd hire a white man.
1 remarked. 1--WE got a little
money Id be glad 10 spend on an
outfit with anybody who'd help
me sign up" I jingied csverai dol
lars in my pocket.
I'm see what can do" he
Said brlskiy. and retired 10 phone
In tho rear.
heard him call w Young. He
said something about friend who
wanted TO so 10 Alaska Then his
voice dropped and could not hear
the rest.
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ms BOSS ~ RICH.
MYSTERIOUS CiiI>AstAN


Alaska Packers association. nor for
Hungry Petersen. nor for the
Alaska Salmon company. nor for
any other duty Incorporated firm IL
salmon packers. Neither was l work
\ Ing for tho firm u Meyer a Young.
rad hired out 20 a mysterious
land wealthy chinaman.
l did not know my boss. In ths
entire trip did not once hear his
name. IL Was days before J knew
that my boss vas an unknown ORR
entail. Hut. here was i. white man
and an American. In the direct en-
pioy Of one Of race whose stand.
ards of living and whose social ideals
arc an widely different from ours a.
day h from night.
was part Of ono % the rtranEeas
and most un.Anerican institutions
that sian survive 20 mock our dc.
mocracy--the Chinese contract syn
tenn Of the Alaskan fisheries
In the gold ru~h dnva Of Csiifor.
MIA tho cheap labor Of the sco,hill
placer camps was all done by Chi
nes~ coolies. when IN the 'Io's the
first salmon ranneris~ were opened
on the Sacramento river. u was =
natural thing that the labor should
be done by Chinese. The ''Chlnks
were good fishermen and they were
good workers.
More salmon cnnneris. were Pot
on the Sacramento river and tho fish
soon gave out. This industry moved
70 tho Columbia river and puges
Sound. Then n pushed on to Alaska.
The first happy hunting ground
ssas southeastern AlaNks. then cen.
trai Alaska. and now ~ N Bristol bay
and the rivers that feed II with is
untold millions Of fish. In each
hewirs OF the pioneer Gamers. thc
Chinese worker went along 20 DO the
mnckinR and griiiipr work IN the
canneries. They became specialized.
and tho same coolies went IN this
holds Of the salmon fleet year after
y~ar. ! n1et one Chlnnman who had
been 10 Alaska each season for "a
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-10-07

was contracting for Chinese labor.
would leave their luxurious homes IN
Chinatown and make for the offices
OF tho superintendent. lie wanted
tho labor. on. say. 5000 cases 81
salmon.
The Orientsis would submit bids.
Tsu isoul would do the work for ssc
cas.. III. BID Was lowest and he
got the contract. Iiencesorth nll tho
worry Of hiring workers fell on hls
shoulders. lie not only hired his
men. but be fed them. and paid them
off. The only responsibility the
superintendent had WAS 20 furnish
them quarters IN tho forward hold u
tho chip and AZ tho eanncry.
There was no signed agreement.
Tho Chinese boss word was sui.
ficient.
A. long an The Chinese bos. hired
only Chinese help the system proved
fairly satisfactory. The coolse. alto
little. Plenty OF tea and RE. and a
little fish and seaweed suffiosd 20
keep them In working order. Al least
there were no strikes.
But as tho years vert on. the
coolie labor situation became q social
problem. ard congress passed the
Chinese exclusion act The coolies
began 20 thin out. aud other labor
had 60 be sought. Negroen. whites.
FIllpinon and finally M~xicanz were
taken 10 fiIi In tho ranks 81 the
aging and dying Chinese veterans.
win new oanneries sprinxing up
zach year. the supply ~ yellow labor
began 20 dwindie rapidly. But the
contract system persisted.
FEW JAP CREws
ON PUGET SOUND
4 japanese we're tried. but they
failed utterly 10 get along with the
Chinese boss and ths Chinese work
srs In San frsncssco no jspanese
laborsrs have been hired for several
years. In the Puget Sound region
and In southaastsrn Alaska y mum.
fbcr ~ crews are all Japanese. But
these work for a Japanese boss.
The dwindiing of the Chinese labor
IL shown by figures for 1890. There
we're 27.ssz workers employed la
Alaskan fisheries. out OF witch
is.0ss were whites: s.73s natives,
s.sss Chinese. i.<t6 Japanese, 1851
Fliipinor: 1879 Mcxscans: soT negroes
and 1i0 miscellaneous workers.
In western Alaska or tho Bristol
bay region. where tho newest de.
velopmcnta. have taken place. there
were f.1zI Mx!cans TO sei Chinese.
This year tho proportion was nearer
three 20 one.
But the new workers didn't work
for the Chinese boss AZ well ma the
old ones. Tho Occidentais don't rel.
ish rich. ten and renwecd. Each year
belly strikes" and mutinle. en-.
livened the trips 20 Alaska. At one
cannery, Il became necessary ona
year for the u. =. marshal 10 step In
and order the Chinese boss 20 feed
his new workers suitable food, under
threat Of calling In the revenue cut.
ter
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GUESTS or THE nsr,.n pru

GUESTS or THE Bar,sf Drug
company. n. II. Nelson. president
OF tho Nelson. Baker Drug com.
pany Of Detroit. Mich. ID. G. Rsliar.
president of the bow company. op.
emtofs Of ~ drug stores IN Gin.
cinnsti: J.. q. Gibbs. president Of
the Peoples Drug company OF
Washington. -. c.. and clifford
stout. president of stout.I.yons
Drug company OF Portland. Ore.
are visiting the points OF interest
In the vicinity Of Seattle Saturday.
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exceptional In sire. Most Of them
ranged rom $40 TO $50. but some
went as high as 800.
From Young's tailor shop upstairs
1 was measured for n pair u corda.
roy trousers. which be aAld he would
try 20 have ready FOR mo and for
which he charged me tis.
My adopted name was Frank
sscinert. but Meyer q Young had
signed mo up as y Msxicsn 70 get
ma BY.
VAS assured of . job IN Alassta
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ONE s. BnL
Presently he came out with a
not. h- had written TO Young.
fis hsrded u 20 mo with instruc.
lions 20 zee Young. He charged
me g.. fee for furnishing cor.
rect Information to secure employ.
m~nt."
Ms informant war II. s. Mitchell
OF the firm Of Mitchell 4 CO.
had my pull. n had cost ms
only -.
recrossed Marke, ~. 10 chlns,
town. Al the store handed the
letter to Young. II acted like
magic. He nodded toward tho fat
Mexican behind the Elass show
case.
90 ever and sign up he sAid.
The Mexican flshed out . blus
order slip and set - b~fors me.
He took only my name. an a.
sumed one. had gone TO shs
trouble OF renting a room. bus n
was an entirely unnecessary prccau
ton. Not once in the entire trir
was I asked where lived nor n
give tho name Of anyone to notify
IN case of illnens or death.
But was given . nuush>r. which
II bore like a convic, all turnout the
season. II was sft
Willis ! was ordering. Meyer came
In. He looked suspleiousiy az mo and
mustsred something 70 Young. Bu,
Young assured him that was "a
friend Of Mr.. Mitcheii'' and II wns
"aii right"
remembered what the rfrkety little
old man had told me about buying
heavily. but having only few dol.
lars | suggested that I cosre back
later TO buy the OUTFIT.
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THE Mexican resssursf me that
the money for the OUTFIT would come
out Of my wages and 7 didn't nerd
the cash.
Tho slip was IN tho form OF n
printed bill. On tho head was the
firms name. The =. Young Tailor.
ing Co. Alaska Outft,err. Gents
Furnishing Department"
The prices seemed pretty high
hut I figured that the articles mus,
he exceptionally good. was going
10 rigorous climate and on a cold
trip. and needed clothing and covers
Of the best and heaviest varhty.
asked the Mexican where the
things were. I thought ia like 10 sec
them before 7 bought.
I'VE snd 'em to you on boat" he
assured me. mo gotten here"
Ny bill totaied ss275. II was big
for summer job that would net me
only siT0 al most. but needed every
thing had ordered and more. too.
I had many OF the things on YounRs
list and had been bona fide down
and.outer would have needed many
more things. TO keep me In comfort.
Later. learned that my bill was not
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-22
In Serious Condition
Run Over by Auto

Simon Niman of Front street is In
a dangerous condition at his home as
the result of being run over by an
automobile, driven by r. w. Lint, at
Gas Friday morning MIR. Niman
works az the Shoddy Mill on Mes
salonskee stream near the pumping
station, and was walking to his work
de is an aged man and was moving
rather slowly. He was walking on
the northern side. of Western avenue
and started to cross Elm street. go
ing toward the mill. Mr.. Lin, is en-
pioyed as a telegraph operator in
Oakland and was on his way In his
Overland car bearing the number
$3.50. As Mr.. NimIn started to
cross the street Mr.. Lint attempted
to pass behind hi mand turned 10 the
left hand side Of the street. nut Mr..
Niman becal-c confused and stopped
with the rcsJi. that lie was struck
and knocked ijwE ~ the car. Both
tones on the right Les Were broken.
his nose broken. his face battered.
besides badly racking his body. Ic
vas taken % his home and Dr.. Good
rich was summoned. The work ef
dressing thu wounds was considers.
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charged with larceny of about $40,
from the store of man named Shop
pc on Riverside Drive. The boys did
not deny that they had taken the
money, and said that they had taken
it so that they could go away and get
job. Your Mari said that he had
taken it, but that the other had told
him how to get into the store.
Judge Cony said that in view OF the
fact that the Mari boy had been be-
fore the court several times charged
with small larceny of more or less Sc
rious nature, he felt that it was nee
essary to send him to the reform
school at South Portland He will be
taken there this morning. The SEN
tence in the case Of the other boy was
suspended.
The boys after they took the money
from the store. hoped freight train
and went to Waterville. From there
they took car to Louden Hill and
worked on a farm one afternoon
They were taken by the owner of the
farm toward this city, but after ar
irving here they got a ride in a truc,,
and went to North Parish. They re-
turned to Louden Hill late that eye
ming and when found by the officers
the following morning they were on
their way to the farm to work again
VI the $40, which they took, but $50
remained.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-07-22

Election Of members; address, by the
president. Frank Hewins; address BY
Professor Whitehead. An entertain
ment will be provided for the ladies
in the afternoon. At $50 shore
dinner will be served at the Girls
Community club. B. F. Keith's cir
cult will provide vaudeville acts both
at the dinner and at the City hall
later in the evening.
Evening session, o'clock-Open
meeting at the City hall with the ex-
hibits referred to above.
August 9-Mormng session, 10
o'clockvReports Of the committees:
new business; address by Professor
Moadinger. Afternoon session, 2
o'clock - Demonstration by Prof.
Moadinger; quizz; entertainment for
the ladies. Evening session. 8
o'clock-BanQuet at the Augusta
house with an entertainment on the
plan Of q cabaret with Celiste Con-
ant. singer who has been in the
Entertainment Course in Augusta
and with Irene Goodrich OF Augusta,
who will dance.
August 10. $50 o'clock-Reports of
committees; election of officers;
installation of new president and his
address; adjournment.
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Philome Pooler

Mrs. Philome Pooler died Friday
morning at the home of her son
Lewis Pooler on Milburn street after
being i'll only two days having suf-
fored very severe shock Ncdnes-
day morning. Mrs. Pooler was Sc
years and six months and six days
OF age and was born in Canada. She
was the daughter of Louis Robache
and Mary Laroche and the widow
of Active Pooler, who has been dead
about 25 years.
Mrs. Pooler has been a resident
of Skowhegan about 40 years. She
was valued member of the Notre
Dame of Lourdes church. She is
survived by the following children,
Gus Pooler, Frank Pooler and Louis
Pooler, all of Skowhegan and one
daughter, Mrs. Mary Lesser of Lew
iSton.
The funeral service will be held
Monday morning at 8 o'clock in the
Notre Dame of Lourdes church and
will be conducted by the pastor, the
Rev. Father J.. Louis A. Renaud.
The burial will be in the st. Mary's
Catholic cemetery.
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WATERvILLE
Jessie A. Hunt

Mrs. Jessie A. Hunt, wife of Milton
Z. Hunt, died at her home 46 Boutelle
avenue Thursday night, aged 81
years. She had been i'll Tor two
yeats with throat trouble. She was
born in Georgetown, p. l., and was a
daughter of Daniel and Emily Nc
Leod. She married Mr.. Hunt 2S
years ago in Boston. They have
lived in Waterville % years. She is
survived by her husband; one son,
Sergeant Everett M. Hunt, U. S. A.,
stationed in the canal zone. Panama,
three daughters, Mrs. Martha A..
Seavey Of Bradford Mass; Misses
Elsie !. and Irene R. Hunt, who iye
at home; her father, Daniel Nc
Leod of Georgetown. p. l., two sis
ters. Mrs. Mary Mason Of St. John, n.
B., and Mrs. Julia Rowell of Exeter,
N. H.; three brothers, Archie Me-
Leod Of Vancouver, B. c.; William
Mcleod Of St. John. n. B. and James
Mcleod of New York.
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UNDERTAKES OF
MAINE TO MEET
HERE AUG. 8, 8, 10

The Maine Undertakers' Associa-
ton will hold it's 22nd annual conven-
ton August s, 8, 10 in Augusta. AL
most all of the funeral directors in
the State will be present to take part
in the important sessions already
planned for their instruction.
This convention will be the larg-
est get-together of its kind ever held
east Of Boston. The entir. City hall
will be given over to the delegates.
There will be complete displays of
caskets, ladies gowns, and auxiliary
articles of the business. At least two
sarcophagi, valued at $4,000 each,
will be shown. At some time during
the convention there will be a unique
exhibition OF funeral gowns or living
models. Such a display has never
been attempted in Maine.
On the first night of the convention.
City hall will be open to the public
that all may see the beautiful display
Of funeral furnishings. A musical
entertainment is on the program as
well. Other meetings of the UNDER
takers and their families will be for
members OF the association only. The
delegates will hear addresses by Prof,
Harold Whitehead Of Boston Univer-
sity, an authority on business prin-
ciples and by Professor c. F. Moad-
niger Of New York college, q well
known teacher Of embalming.
The committee in charge of the ar
rangements for the conference are
Frank Hewins Of Augusta, president
OF the association for the current
year; Trouant and Bates, Henry w.
Plummer and The F. b. Wood Estate,
undertaking firm of Hallowell.
A synopsis of the three days pro-
gram is as follows:
August S-Morning session, 1880
o'clock-Invocation, Rev. A. Francis.
Walch of the Universalist church:
address Of welcome. Mayer Stanford
L. Fogg; Chamber of Commerce
greetings. George C. Clarke, secre-
tary; memorial service; minutes of
the last meeting and reports Of off,
GERS; presentation Of names for
membership; nomination of officers.
Afternoon sassion. o'clock
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PROBATE NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that the fol-
lowing appointments were made by the
Probate Court within and for the
County of Kennebec on the tenth day
Of July 1922, and said appointees duly
qualified on said date:
CHARLES L. POWERS Of Litchfield.
executor of the will of LIZZIE z.
POWERS, late of Litchfield. deceased.
JOSEPH H. UNDERWOOD of Fay
cite. executor Of the will of JANE A.
UNDERWOOD. late OF Fayette. de-
MARION CARET GENEST of Au-
gusta, executriX of the will of ,EU-
GENE j. GENEST, late of Augusta,
decease
BESSIE j. HUNNEWELL of China,
executrix of the will of ANNA NJ.
JACKSON, late of China, deceased.
NELLIE l.. PEACOCK of Farming
dale. administrative of the estate of
MARTHA SMITHERS. late of Au-
gusta deceased
WILLIS w. WASHBURN, of China,
administrator of the estate of JOHN
r. GETCHFLL, late of Vassalboro, de-
ceased.
Attest: II. w. LEIGHTON,
Register of Probate.
iIy15. sat.3t
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Adams and Spaulding
Taken to Prison

Deputy Warden Fish Of the State
prison was in town Friday and ac-
companied Irving A 1ams and Leon
Spaulding to State prison at Thorn
aston where they go to begin SEN
fences Of 10 to Is years. Adams and
Spaulding We're charged with crimi-
nal assault on Mrs. Adeline Whittier
an aged woman residing alone on the
cross road leading from the East to
West Ridge roads in Cornville. They
were tried at the September term of
the supreme judicial court and pro-
nounced guilty by the JURORS before
the cases were tried. Both cases were
taken to law court on questions of
law and for want of prosecution have
been dismissed.
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OAKLAND

Frank Jones Of Lewiston arrived in
town Thursday night and will visit his
daughter, Mrs. Frank Trainor. at her
home on Water street.
Mrs Harold McTaggart and daugh-
ter Betty, have returned from Great
Pond. where they have been enjoying
amounting the guests of Miss Marion
Brown.
The Dirigo class of the Methodist
Sunday school will hold a sale this
afternoon at the home OF Miss Mar
ion Gordon on Oak street. The sale
will consist OF candy. ice cream and
root beer.
The annual meeting Of the Ladies'
Aid Of the United Baptist church was
held Wednesday afternoon at the yes
try. The following officers were elect
ed for the year President, Mrs. Alice
Wing: vice president, Mrs Angie
Hersom; secretary. Mrs. Mary Baker;
treasurer. Miss Louise Benson; audit
ing committee. Mrs Avis Leech and
Mrs. Lottie Williams.
DIN Benson who was recently op-
Grated upon at the Elm City hospital,
has so far recovered as to be able to
return to his home on the Waterville
road.
Elmer Stuart OF WinsIow was a
business caller intown. Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melbourne Cronkhite
and two children, have gone to their
home In BENTON. after visiting with
friends in town.
Funeral of Mrs.. Sophia PubIicoser
The funeral services for the late
Mrs. Sophia Elizabeth Publicesee
were held at her home on Fairfield
street, Friday morning at 10 o'clock.
Rev. II. G. Gennedy Of the United
Baptist church ofiiciatipg. The bear.
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Maine Biologists
Field Meet to Be
Held in Lewiston

The first meeting Of the newly
formed Association Of Maine Geolo-
gists will be held on August II in
Auburn and Lewiston.
Professor Frank d. Tubbs of
Bates college. N. B. Tracy OF Auburn.
L. c. Bateman of the Lewiston
Journal and other members Of the
local committee have arranged a
program that will take In all the
points OF geological interest In the
vicinity. These include Mt. Apatite.
the source of much Of the feldspar.
and OF many of the Maine gems and
a large variety of rare and beautiful
minerals; the Lewiston Falls, which
present features of particular inter-
est to biologists; and a number Of
other localities.
1t is hoped that the biologists from
other parts Of New England will take
Part in the meeting; and it is expect
ed that Prof. George P. Merrill, Cur
ator of the National Museum at
Washington, will deliver an address
In the evening.
The first purpose of the Associa-
ton. is. naturally, the promotion of
scientific investigation of the rocks
and minerals of Maine. Next in i'm
portance to this purpose. and in
separately connected with it. is that
of arousing an interest in the mineral
resources of the State on the part
of the general public. The Asso-
citation wishes to extend a hearty in
vitation to others beside biologists
and miHeraiegistsa aad Il 10 hoped
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SkOWHECAN
Committed to County Jail

Two men were committed to the
county Jail at Skowhegan Friday.
Albert A. Quay of Jackman for 80
days. for intoxication. He was
brought by Deputy Sheriff Hall of
Jackman.
Henry Ferland Of Lewiston was
also committed Friday. Ferland had
been put off the train at Fairfield be-
cause he had made disturbance on
the train from Lewiston to Fairfield.
He was arrested at Fairfield soon
after being put of the train and was
brought to Skowhegan by enc of the
Fairfield police force.
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that many such will find it worth
While to take part.
The headquarters of the Associa-
ton will be at the Auburn Cham er
of Commerce. The secretary will be
on hand early on the morning of
August II. and all who attend are
asked to register with him. .whe Their
members of the Association or not,
in order that an account of the meet
ing may be as full and accurate as
possible. The exact time of meet
ing, and the details of the program,
will be published later. Communi-
cations should be addressed to Free
man F. Burr. secretary. Augusta,
Maine, or to one Of the above named
members Of the local committee.