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soIutely without smooth, acid
resisting utensils such as enam-
eled ware utensils. As a matter
Of fact, the colonists themselves
did not possess them. Among
their most cherished possessions
brought with them from England
were cleaning pots and pans, but
to make them shine required
hours OF work and elbow grease.
In New York. where the Dutch
settled, the thrifty fraus were es-
pecially proud of their kitchen.
ware, but no modern housewife
would be satisfied with it today.
When the thirteen colonies
gained their independence they
changed their form of government
but not their style of cooking.
which was founded in large part
on the English model. Today. in
fact, though American cooking
has an individuality of it's own,
1t still has sufficient kinship with
the English for the relationship to
be traced very easily. All during
the years when the West was be-
ing developed and the tide of set
Element slowly moved forward,
the kitchen remained the most
important room in the house.
Often it was the only room aside
from the sleeping quarters; guests
were received there; it was the
place where the family ate it's
meals; there everyone would sit
after supper until bedtime came.
The one big advance that was
made in the kitchen was the in
PRODUCTION of enameled ware
about 1870. This gave the house
wife kitchen utensils that were
practically perfect and far SUI
perior to anything she had known
before.
CENTER OF HOME.
Today, although the kitchen
has been forced to share it's pre-
eminence with dining room, living
room and library, it still remains
one of the most important rooms
in the house. AS we have seen
1t, 1t is there that the question
OF Americas future is largely de-
termined. Will the experiment of
the Melting Pot succeed? viii
this nation go forward to repeated
triumphs. and to greater and
greater prosperity, or will it fol-
low Rome and the other mighty
nations of the past?
The food that is prepared in
the kitchen will tell the story.
How we'll and how thoroughly it
is cooked, how it is seasoned,
what variety is afforded-all this
will count. In one particular the
modern American housewife has
a tremendous advantage over
those Of Colonial days. With very
little effort she can keep her
kitchen utensils shining, for
enameled ware pots and pans are
cleaned with hardly any trouble
at all; it is not necessary to
spend long hours in securing
them to make them CLEAN. Also,
most women. like to keep their
kitchens looking neat and at
tractive, and it is possible to get
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KITCHEN AND FATE OF NATIONS

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esteem. Beef, lamb, mutton,
beans. pease and other foodstuffs
developed the sturdy iegions that
conquered the entire western
world. But when Rome became
all-powerful a gradual change
took place in her methods of
cooking. Rich. heavy sauces
came to be favored, and instead
of Simple meats and vegetables
the markets OF the world were
ransacked to provide luxuries for
the city's mobiles. For the first
time in Western Europe the art
Of cooking came to be studied
carefully and even scientifically,
but for all that the best utensils
the Romans possessed were iron,
heavy, clumsy. difficult to clean.
The feasts Of Rome's wealthy
men, however. where sufficient
food to feed thousands was
wasted, became a byword. One
of these huge banquets, given by
Lucullus, is said to have cost the
equivalent of 100000. Half a
million dollars for a dinner! No
wonder Rome declined and fell.
STEAK A LA HUN. -
But who was to take the place
of Rome and hold the power, that
had been hers? There were two
rival peoples, each of whom had
the chance to establish supremacy.
One was the Huns, led by Attila,
called "the scourge of Cod" A
Huns notion of a nicely cooked
meal was to take a freshly cut
steak. put it under his saddle,
ride on it all day and then, after
the steak had been cooked" by
the animal heat of the horse, eat
it at night. II the Huns had
triumphed cooking would have re-
ceived a blow from which 1t
would have taken centuries to
recover.
But opposed to the Huns were
the various German tribes, the
Franks, the SaxOns, the Cloths,
the Vandals, etc. The Romans
called them barbarians, but it il
unfair to judge them by the
opinions Of their enemies. They
were brave and valiant folk and
they believed in enjoying the
good things of life-including
food. Even their heaven, which
they called Valhalla, was a place
where warriors spent their time
feasting and drinking. However
much the various Germanic peo-
pies might dispute among them
selves, and they were often at
war among themselves. they
agreed about the value of good
food. No matter how important
the campaign. they stopped at
night and cooked a good meal
probably an entire OK roasted.
No half cooked steak for them!
It was easy to tell which
people would be victorious. The
Huns were defeated in 451 at the
. battle of Chalons and all danger
of Mongol conquest of Europe
ended. The ruhe of the Germanic
tribes that had been established
in Italy, France, Spain, Sicily
and northern Africa, as well as
in Germany itself, was not
threatened for almost 800 years.
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Then came the Saracens, who
swept over Africa and across to
Spain. They. mastered that pen
insula and then invaded France.
SARACEN DIETARY.
The Saracens were a civilized
people. but their cooking was not
on par with their skill in rnedi-
cine, in mathematics. in chem
istry and in other sciences. They
were q people OF very few foods.
Lamb, rice and dates formed their
principal articles OF detail
good, healthful foodstuffs. to be
sure, but not to be compared
with the well-rounded diet that
the German peoples enjoyed. 1t
would have been simple for a
culinary expert to predict which
folk would conquer. In 1872, on
the. fields of Poitiers, Charles
Martel and the Franks drove
back the invaders, who were glad
to recross the Pyrenees into
Spain.
From then on the history of
western Europe was the history
of the different Germanic king
doms established there and their
struggles against the other Teu-
tonic invaders from the north
the Danes and Norsemen. It was
a struggle between similar
peoples with similar anceStrfes
and enjoying similar kinds. of
food. Often, as in England,
where Saxons, Angles. Jutes,
Danes, and, later, Norsemen
(Normans) united to form one
people, closely related tribes
amalgamated into the nations
that we know today. In all this
time, however, no real change
was made in cooking utensils,
which still were made Of iron Or
copper.
Gradually, however, each sepa-
rate nation developed its own
school of cooking. When the
Spaniards under Ferdinand and
Isabella finally drove the Moors
out Of Spain, Spanish cooking
was very much as we know 1t
today, highly seasoned. piquant.
peppery, enticing-but hardly the
thing for steady diet. That
same year Columbus discovered
America, and for the following
800 years most of the important
wars are concerned in some way
with the desire of the different
nations to obtain possessions in
the New World.
INDIANS POOR COOKS.
No one seems to have consid-
cred the rights of the Indians at
all, and the redmen were unable
to protect their native country.
OF course, they did not have fire
arms, but even after they &C.
quired these they were no match
for the whites. The truth is that
the Indians, though they gave us
two important vegetables-corn
and the potato-were not cooks
at all in the modern sense of
the term. Though they had some
permanent villages, most of the
cooking they did was campfire
cooking, much like what Boy
Scouts do today. They were alb
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She is usually woman without ambition, without .
nursery profession or responsibilities OF any kind.
She is frequently woman devoid Of intelligence, al
except certain sex instinct that makes her shrewdy.
proud Of her surface conquests and chldish1y sure
that all women would make them il they could
Fortunately for our homes children domestic peace
and national safety most not vamps Il j.
cheap game at best ruled by petty laws Of vanity and
self deceiving too easily begun it is awkward bus
ness to end satisfactorily: And when it is played out
there is dismal time Of awakening.
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Minister Would BAN
Mythical "StOrk" Tale
CHICAGO, Jan. q

CHICAGO, Jan. 81.
WILLARD Lampe, principal
speaker at the Presbyte-
rian conference of the Synod of
Illinois, declared parents should
no longer tell their children tho
''stork" story and other mytho-
logical bombast.
He advocated the teaching OF
sex biology and pathology and
the institution Of classes by
churches.
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Rise and Decline of Ma.
tions Shows Strange
Parallel With Devel=
oprner1t of Cookery
Through Ages.

!" HERE is an old proverb to
the effect that not clothes
- but. food makes the man.
Does it? Food and the way 1t
% cooked-can these two factors
explain all of human history?
Can it account for the difference
between the Huns, who cooked
their steaks by keeping them
under their saddles as they rode,
and the Romans of the late em.
pire who demanded such delicacies
as nightingales' tongues?
Cooking will not explain every
thing of course, but the main cur
rents of history have run in
strange parallels with the rise and
decline in the art of cooking. Un-
I'll a nation develops skill in cook
cry it never rises above barbar-
ism. When the art of cooking is
exalted too highly the nation
weakens and loses its viriIity.
Somewhere between the two ex-
tremes lies a golden mean where
well cooked, well favored food
produces men and women who
achieve their highest possibilities,
physically. mentally and spirit
ually.
MEN ATE HEARTILY.
The great periods OF achieve
ment in history-the age Of Peri
cles in Greece, the Augustan era
in Rome, the EIizabethan age in
England, the period in our own
country when the great West was
being 'settled-these were all
times when men ate heartily and
ate well, when mealtimes were
looked forward to with gusto and
when the art Of cooking flour
tshed.
One of the most important
events in all history was the rise
Of democracies in Greece-little
city states that proved SO well
against the Persian hosts their
right to independence. But the
Greeks, though they despised Per-
sian pomp and luxury, neverthe-
less We're particular about their
own diet-with this difference,
that with the PersiAns the good
things of life were confined to a
very few persons, while among
the Greeks every free-born citizen
lived upon a fare that was whole.
some and stimulating. The
Athenian who applauded the plays
of Sophocles and Euripides was
not content with the bare, meager
fare Of the Persian nor with the
bread-dipped-in-oil diet of the
Egyptian; he demanded well baked
meats, a variety Of vegetables
(artichokes were his favorfte) and
sweets such as honey, figs and
dates. =
When the seat of power was
transferred from Greece to Rome
well cooked, well favored food
continued to be held in high
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and can always tell, especially
especially il like a person. Such
a dear, friendly sort OF boy. and
he hasn't any use for me2
The unhappy youth stammered.
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Write to Better Homes Edi-
tor, care of this newspaper,
for advice or information
about home furnishing or
decorating, sending stamped,
addressed envelope for reply.
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cold and bored. that he had no
feeling about her at all.
Then you're going to like me, |"
she said, and tell me about the
girl you loveof course, there's a
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enameled ware that harmonizes
with almost any color scheme.
TEST OF KITCHEN.
These pots and pans are impor-
tant because what goes into them
may well decide the fate of this
country. We have seen how Sara
cen civilization failed because of
the limited range of its cooking.
There is no limit that can be
placed upon American cookery,
for enaneled ware cooking uten-
sils make stewing, baking, boil.
ng,-foasting all equally easy.
In the world war the question
Of cooking hardly entered; it was
a contest between nations whose
cooking, differing though it did
in certain particulars, was basical-
ly very similar. But in days to
come the strength of this nation
may be tried against a people
whose cooking and whose ideals
are fundamentally at variance
with our own. At that time the
American kitchen will be put to
its severest test, and 1t will not
be found wanting. 49,;
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Points ON Buying and
Caring for r ug
With Proper Atterl-
ton r hey Should.
Last for 4 aaly Y ears.
By ETR!IIEL UNA.

= N purchasing rugs and floor
coverings generally, even per
haps more than in any other
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y
coverings generally, even per
haps more than in any other
article OF domestic utility,
should quality be borne in mind,
for to nothing does time apply
more severe test. This is why,
whenever possible. it is best to
buy good Oriental rugs. which
have to recommend them not only
their surprising beauty and val.
ue as works of art, but qualities
of endurance, as well, far beyond
those of almost any other floor
covering. OF course, the price
exceeds that of other rugs, and
yet not SO. greatly as not. to
prove an economy in the long
run.
A good rug should, and will,
with proper care last at least a
lifetime, even under the hard
conditions Of wear in this coun-
try. In the Orient, where the
custom of removing ones street
shoes, or sandals, upon entering
house prevails, these rugs last
for generations, and improve in
color and surface finish as they
gather age.
ARTIFICIAL TONING.
The dyes. which impart the
beautiful hues to the yarn used
in these rugs, are all Of vege-
table nature, and the :. colors,
therefore, tone perfectly with the
passage of time. Contact with
the heavy wooden stockings, worn
the year round by Oriental peo-
pie, causes the yarn of the nap
of the rugs to unravel, and pol
ishes the surface, thus imparting
SN~~A~N~ANNNNMNNN
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-04
MOUNTAIN PEAK NAMED
 AFTER EUGENE OWENS

That one of the high peaks Of the Coast Range in Southeastern All aska has been officially named after Eugene Owens, known locally as the Mayor ,of Sumdum," is the informa ton received here. Mir. Owens has resided in this district considerably more than a quarter century, pros pecting and mining, mostly in the Sumdum region, and is widely known.
 He is a native of Illinois, and a number of his relatives reside in Chicago. A recent issue of the Chl- cago Tribune carrying a photograph of Mir Owens, contained the follow ing story of the naming of the peak
 "tOwcns' Peak, the highest point in the Tracy Arm chain of noun tains, which mark the boundary line between Alaska and British Columbia, has just been named after Eugene Owens, formerly of Morris, Ell., the first Illinois man to have such an honor paid to him. MT. Owens, who is a prospector mine operator and widely known mining expert, went to Alaska 35 years ago. MT. Owens is a brother of Mrs Lillian Felt oi the Plaza Hotel and Mrs. Charles Hynds, 54 Division Street"
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-04
PETERSBURG MEN ARE
 SENTENCED BY PAINE

Erick Sodal and Maruis strand, both of Petersburg, today entered pleas of guilty in the local U. s. Commissioners Court to charges of violating the prohibition laws. They were charged on two counts each, selling and possessing intoxicating liquor. Judge Paine sentenced each to pay a fine of $lO0 and 30 days Imprisonment on the first and $l0O on the second count.
 l.. T. McInnis, master of the gas boat Dauntess, was arrested today by Federal officers, charged with violating the dry" laws. This Is a sequel to the case tried in the U. s. Commissioners Court last week. aris- ing out of the seizure of five bottles of beer on the Dauntless, George Alexander being charged with pos session of it. and acquitted by the jury's verdict.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-04
BOY SCOUTS ARE OFF FOR CAMP
 GLACIER GLEN
l2 Scouts Will Spend Two Weeks of Outdoor Life
 Sunday Visitors Day.

Off in a cloud of dust, Juneau Boy Scouts left town this morning for their camp, Glacier Glen, at the end of the Aux Lake road, near Men, denhall Glacier on a two weeks camping trip. Two trucks donated by the U. s. Bureau of Public Roads were used to transport the Scouts and their dunnage.
 A cloudless day and slight breeze makes the start eff of the camping trip rerfect, the day to be spent in arranging the camp. Mountain trips and camp and wood lore will occupy the camping days.
 Visitors may visit the camp at any time and the official day for visitors is Sunday. Visitors are requested to bring lunch and to refrain from making gifts of goodies to the Scouts.
 Those leaving for the camp were: Assistant Scoutmasters R. F. Red lingshafer and M. s. Whittier and Scouts Ed Garnick, John Rundall, Clayton Policy, Clarence Dunn, Jud- son Whittier, Winston Cheatham, Henry Pigg, Curtis Shattuck, David Ramsey, Harold Brown and James Connors.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-04
BIDS UNSATISFACTORY COVERING ALTERATION
 OF GARSIDE BUILDING

Bids for alterations on the Garside Building, opened Saturday afternoon by the Territorial Historical Library and Museum Commission, were all re- jected as unsatisfactory, according Ito a statement made today at the Gov ernor's office. The smallest oi the bids entained the expenditure oi more money than is available for the work.
 The Commission held another meet ang today. at which time new plans were adopted for alterations. less ex- tensive than had been proposed in the original draft. Calls for new bids will be issued at once, it was said.
 The bids for wiring the building and installation of new plumbing were accepted and the successful bidders will start work at once.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-04
BODY FOUND
 CUT IN TWO

KANSAS CITY, June 4. The body of Guy A. Moore, of the Law less Grain Company, former Presi- dent of the Board of Trade, was found on the tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad to- day, cut in two by train.
 The police are of the opinion that Moore was murdered before the body was placed on the tracks.
 The theory of suicide has been raised by the fact that the pockets of his trousers and coat were turned inside out and valuables were hid den in the weeds nearby.
 
 J. H. Cam is in Juneau on busi- ness in connection with the El Nido and Apex mines at Lisianski Inlet.
 Bargain hunters afways read The Empires classified columna.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-04
4. BOYLE IS SREAPPOINTED
 IN LAND OFFICE
President Signs Appointment Effective July Trans
 fer Notice Here.

His reappo inument as Register of the U. s. Land Office for the Juneau land district with headquarters at Anchorage, effective July 1, was of ficially communicated today to Frank A. Boyle. On the recommendation of Secretary Hubert Work, of the Interior Department, MT. Boyles re- appointment was formally signed by President Harding on May 26.
 AS Receiver of the local land office, Mr. Boyle took office here on Feb ruary 9, 1912, under appointment from President Taft. He was re- appointed by President Wilson four years later. In August, 1919, the positions of Register and Receiver of the Land Office were consolidated and Mir Boyle was appointed to fill the office at that time. His fourth term in that capacity would have expired next August. The discon- tinuance of the Land Office and it's removal to Anchorage, it is under stood, made it advisable to make the reappointment at the time the change Is to be made
 Mail confirmation of telegraphic advices relative to the transfer of the office from Juneau to Anchorage were received today by MT. Boyle. The official notice states:
 'sNotice is hereby given that the President of the United States has, by Executive Order of May IT, 1923, in accordance with the provisions of section 2,251 of the Revised Sta tntes of the United States and by virtue of the authority therein given, directed that:
 "The location of the Land Of
 flee for the Juneau land district
 in the Territory of Alaska, be
 changed from Juneau to Anchor
 age.
 'In pursuance of said Executive Order the Land Office at Juneau. Alaska, will be permanently discon- tinued at the close of official busi.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-04
STEAMER MOVEMENTS
.nrthbounE

PRINCESS LOUISE due to ar rive at 5:30 o'clock this afternoon.
 JEFFERSON scheduled to ar rive at ' o'clock tomorrow morning.
 NORTHWESTBRN due to ar rive tomorrow afternoon.
 Scheduled Saiiinps ESTEBETH will leave for Skagway Il o'clock tonight. MAIL BOAT GEORGE. JR. sails for Petersburg and way ports next Saturday noon. QUEEN scheduled to sail from Seattle June 6, 9 a. m. ADMIRAL WATSON scheduled to sail from Seattle June T. ALASKA scheduled to sail from Seattle June 9, 9 a. m. PRINCESS ALICE scheduled to sail from Vancouver June at g p. m. Southbound l ALAMEDA due southbound about June T.
 ADMIRAL ROGERS southbound 8 o'clock Thursday night ADMIRAL EVANS due south bound about June 10.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-04
GREETING SENT
 PARTY BY BONE;
 LAND TOMORROW
Governor Wirelesses Greeting to Delegation
 Seward Tuesday.

Official and personal greetings tc the Congressional party aboard the transport Cambrai were sent by wireless by Gov. Scott c. Bone Sat urday afternoon and transmitted to the ship as soon as 1t entered Alas kan waters. Acknowledge of the greetings were received last night by the Governor
 In greeting the party, Governor Bone said:
 "Heartiest official and personal greetings upon reaching Alaskan waters. Knowledge gained by your visit will be of great and enduring benefit to the Territory. cordial welcome is assured you everywhere Juneau eagerly awaits your coming
 In reply to the Governor, it was stated that the schedule as an- nounced last Saturday remains un- changed. The party by leaving Sc atsle one day ahead of the original sailing date will have an additional day on the Alaska Railroad which will be spent in extending it's tour to Fairbanks, the interior terminus or the road. It will arrive at Seward tomorrow and spend four days along the railroad, leaving Seward south. bound next Saturday. Time allowed Is insufficient for a etap at Cordova and a trip over the Copper River X Ncrthwestern Railroad. The cambra fs scheduled to arrive al Chilkoe' Barracks on Juno IL The party will 20 to Skagway on small boats and make a trip over the White Pass and come here June 13, remaining until the following day.
 Plans for local entertainment ol the party are well under way. Ar rangements for the banquet are Eains held in abeyance until adyiees art received as to tho exact time of th' Cambrais arrival hcre.
The Alaska daily empire., 1923-06-04
SUNDAY SCHOOLS HOLD UNION PICNIC TOMORROW

Tomorrow will be big day for the members of the Presbyterian and Methodist Sunday schools, when a union picnic will be held, beginning at 9 o'clock in the morning, at Salmon Creek. Cars will leave be- tween 9 and 10 o'clock the morn ing from the two churches to carry the picnickers.
 For those not able to spend the entire day at the picnic grounds, cars will leave at noon from the Goldstein building. returning at 1 o'clock. Those desiring this transportation are asked to call MT. l.. D. Henderson or Wallis George.
 Lemonade, ice cream and coffee will be served and picnickers are re- quested to bring other lunch they may desire.
 Deputy U. s. Marshal c. A. Getch- ell returned to Juneau on the Ad- miral Rogers from a trip to Seattle ,1Hf tota 1,.ot