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ON WITH THE DANCE?
The Ladies' Home Journal is publishing a series of articles on the "un-|
speakable Jazz" and the Immoral character of much of tlte modern danc-'
itig. This Is a sign that decent public oplnoin is beginning to awake from I
its apparent lethargy and to make itself felt. Several cities have Initiated i
police supervision of their public dance places, and violators of good man- j
ners and good taste are put out. In one town they are sent home in the
rollce patrol.
It has come to be a common thing for a young man to meet a young
lady In good society. Invite her to dance, step immediately on the ballroom
floor, clasp her in a tight embrace, place his cheek against hers and begin
a series of gyrations, twisting, wiggling, wobbling and toddling to the
moaning. Jerky strains of the orchestra, which a few years ago would have
brought the blush of shame to a hardened sinner and would have caused
the arrest of both If seen by a policeman. The young lady who would slap i
a man's face if he attempted such familiarities with her in private quietly J
submits on the dance floor, and often meets her partner more than half j
way. Until comparatively recently such actions were only witnessed as a
part of the orgies of the underworld where they had their origin.
Many reasons have been assigned for this sort of behavior, but what
ever may be the reason there is absolutely no excuse for it. It is vulgar
love-making, frank sex-excitemeut. promiscuous and in public. And strange
to say, mothers and fathers stand by and see their daughters indulge in |
this sort of thing with one man after another without making the least
criticism. They stand for it because the public stands for it. There seems
to have come over us a sort of moral paralysis for the moment, to the ex
tent even of causing those who are disguested to shrug their shoulders and
say nothing.
There are many people who like to dance but who have temporarily
stopped because of the new character dancing has assumed. These people
would welcome a reform, and would be glad to join again the ranks of the
dancers. If the dance stays bad or gets worse, discriminating men and wo
men will gradually drop out and dancing will gradually sink to the plane
of things to be watched by the police officers.
Intelligent dancers and intelligent people of every class should put a
stop to public misbehavior in the guise of dancing. Cool, hard-headed men
who are not reformers have said that the modern jazz dance is doing more
harm to our youth and to our country than the saloons ever did. It leads
our girls by easy and logical steps to joy rides, drinking, smoking, profan
ity and the indulgence in stories which were supposed to be confined to
men's smoking rooms. There is no use blinking this condition, it exists.
And there is going to be a reform from within or from without. As long
as America's heart is sound such a situation will not long go unchallenged
If those on the inside will do the cleaning up the dance will be saved. If
not the uncompromising reformer, who cuts off the leg to cure a sore toe.
will be on the scene with blood in his eye.—The Pathfinder.
hoonah native will test
LAW OF C ITIZENSHIP
In the application of Paul C.
White, a native residing at Hoonah
for a certificate of citizenship, under
the territorial provision, likely will
enter some of the many sided prob
lems points, which the courts will
be sailed to pass up.in in the future.
His hearing will iome before
judge Reed in February uext year,
he was born in Ketchikan and given
an excellent recommendation by
Mrs Isabel C. Oilman, teacher of
the government school at Hoouah.
In addition his application is signed
by a numper of Hoonah residents.
Apparently there Is no bar to him
securing citizenship the same as has
been granted to Natives in the past,
but at the recent conpention of the
Alaska Native Brotherhood held in
Pouglas the point was raised wheth
er a native living with other natives
in a native community fully com
plied with the United States law for
securing citizenship. Hoonah is
mostly a native sttelement.
The case of White will serve some
what as a test case, so far as the
district court, at least, is concerned
If White gets his certificate, it will
be an admission that living in Na
tive commuuities is no bar to citi
zenship. The Natives themselves
are very anxious. to have a court
decision on the point at issue..
To Core « Cola m One Day
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Last Rail Is
Placed on Road
With the Exception of Two Bridges
Through Connections Prom
Seward lo Fairbanks
Fairbanks. Nov. 25.—Laying rails I
for the government's $54.000,0001
railroad was completed yesterday!
afternoon. Thanksgiving Day, fori
which due thanks was offered by the]
people of the interior. Three bridg
es remain to be bu'lt yet, one at |
Riley creek being t/ractically finish-j
ed now. the bridgb across the Ne
nana river which will be finished
for Christmas, and the $2,000,000
span for the Tanuna river, which
will take 18 months or two years
to complete.
Meanwhile the traffic on the road
will not be impaired, as there are
sufficient locomotives and cars in
every section to hai.dle all the traffic
bv relays until the bridges are all
complete.
Tomorrow a big excursion of An
chorage business men is to make
the trip over the railroad to Fair
banks. They expfct to cover the
distance in 20 hours' traveling,
which will be considerably lessened
after all the bridges are completed.
While it formerly took weeks to
make the trip from the interior to
Seattle, it is now a matter of little
more than a week. The last crowd
to go out left Fairbanks in time to
connect with the Victoria and will
arrive in Seattle in less than nine
days from the time they left home.
.Mr ftlfiney prTmnrrt nn<l tiR] til's face
In his hands. "ScmgKsy." he said sad
ly, "It's a cinch yon nln't used the
past four years to stimulate that Imagi
nation of yours. Of course they was
purchased for tlie Mexicans, but what
was to prevent me from lettln' the
Mexicans pay for tlietu, help nut on
the charter of the hont. and then have
me divert the cargo to the United
States of Colombia, where I can sell
'era at n clear profit, the cost heln'
nothln' to speak of? Now you cot to
come huttln' In with the Manple. and
what happens? Why, 1 got to he hon
est, of course. 1 cot to make c"*"! on
my bluff, and -hat's tn It for me?
Nothln' but clery. Pan you hock n
-•htink of trlory for ham and epg?.,
I'hlneus Scrnrcs? N <mr life Tf
"I Framed It All Up for This Filibus
ter Trip You're On."
It hadn't hcon for yon hnltlti' In with
your hlii«tcd. rotten hulk of it fresh
water skill. I'll—"
Mr. Glhney paused oni'notisly and
savagely hit the end of Ids cigar. As
for Opinio Scraggs. every drop of
olood In Ills holly whs hoilini; iu de
fense of the ship he loved.
"You're » pirate." he shrilled.
"And you're Just as his a hornet as
you ever was," replied Mr. mhney.
"Always huzzln' around where you
ain't wanted. Hut si ill. what's the use
of hawlln' over spilt tullk? We'll drop
into San Diego tor a couple of hours
and tHk'e oil coal, anil about sunset
we'll pull out anil make the run down
to Descnnso bay in the dark. We
might as well forget the past and put
tills thine through as per program.
Only 1 saw visions of a schooner all
my own. Scraggs.v. and—well, what's
the use? What's the use? Scraggs.v.
you're a natural-horn mar-plot. Al
ways hnttln" In. hut.'n' In. fit for noth
ln' but the green-pea trade. However,
I guess I cnn turn Into my <vld berth
and Ret some sleep. Put the old girl
under a slow hell and save your coal.
We'll have to fool nwa.v four or live
hours in San Diego nnyhow and there
ain't no sense In crowdln' the old hulk."
"Gib," said Captain Scraggs, "was
that really your lay—to steal the
cargo, double-cross the Insurrecto
Junta, and sell out to a furrin' coun
try?"
"Of course It was," said Mr. Glh
ney pettishly. "They all do such
things In the banana republics. Why
should I be an exception? There's half
a dozen different pangs fltfhtln' each
other and the government in Mexico,
and If I don't deliver these arms. Just
see all the lives I'll be savin'. And after
I got the cargo Into Colombia and
sold It, I could have peached on the
rebels there, and got a reward for It.
and saved a lot more lives, and come
awav rich and respected."
"By the I.ord Harry," said Capraln
Scraps, "but you've pot an Imagina
tion, Gib. I'Jl swear to that. Gib, 1
take off my hat to you. You're all
tight and shipshape and no loose ends
bobbin' around you. Don't tell me th'
scheme's got t" fall through, Gib. Great
snakes, don't tell me that. Ain't there
some way o' gettin' around It? There
must be. Why. Gib, my dear boy, I
never heard of such a prand lay In my
life. It's a absolute winner. Don't
give up. Gib. Oil up your imagination
and And a way out. Let's pet to
gether. Glh, and make a little money.
Dang it all, Gib, I been lonesome ever
since I seen you last."
"Well," replied Mr. Glhney. "I'll (urn
In and try to scheme a way out, but I
don't hold out no hope. Not a ray of
It. I'm afraid, Scragpsy, we've got to
be honest."
Saying which. Mr. Gibney hopped up
Into his berth. stretched his huge legs,
and fell asleep with his clothes on.
Captain Scraggs looked him over with
the closest approach to affection that
hail ever lightened his cold gray eye.
and sighing heavily, presently went on
derk. As he passei' tip the companlon
way. tlii- first mate heard him mttrmur: j
"Ulh's a fine lad. I'll he dad huroed
If he ain't."
At six o'clock next morning the
Maggie was rounding Point I.oma,
heading In for San Plego hay. and
Captain Scrapes went lielow and
awakened Xtr. Glhney.
"What's for breakfast. Scraggsy. old
klil?" asked Mr. Glhney.
"Fried eggs." said Captain Scraggs.
p-memberlng Mr. Olhney's partlaJlty
fur that form of nutriment In the van
ished days of the preen pea trade.
"Ham an' fried eggs an" a sir.zlln' pot j
o' coffee. Thought a way out o' our
mess, f.lli?"
"Not yet," repl'ed Mr. Glhney as he j
rolled out of bill. "Iiui eggs Is always I
stimulating and I don't give tip hope I
on a full stomach."
An hour later they wefe tied up nn- j
der the ''"al hunkers, and at Mr. Olh
ney's suggestion some twenty tons of I
sacked coal were piled 011 top of the
f-i'cHstle head and on the ma'n deck
fitr'd. In case of emergency. They lay
!n the harbor nil day until about four
o'clock, when Mr. Glhney. hy virtue of .
his authority as supercargo, ordered '
the lines cast off and the Maggie |
steamed out of the harbor. Off Point 1
l.oma they veered to the south, leav.
In:: the Coronadn Islands on the star 1
'irtard quarter, ten P'lles to the west
Mr. Olbnev was below with Oaptaln I
*>-raggs. battling with the problem I
that confronted them, when the mate |
•••tick his head down the companion- |
way to re.'Ort n large power schooner 1
coming out from the lee of the Coro- I
rados and standing off on a course cnl- '
cnlated to Intercept the Maggie In an j
hour or two.
Captain Scruggs and Mr. Olbnev
sprung up on the bridge at once, the ,
latter with Scruggs' Jong glass up to '
Ills eve.
"Slip was hove to under the l<V of 1
the island, and the nilmite we came •
out of I lie luirhor and turned south '
she come nosln' after us." said the j
male. j
"I I mil!" niuttereil Mr. Clhney. "Gaso- I
line schooner. Two mnsts and bald- j
beaded. About a hundred and twenty i
ton. I should say. and sliowln' a pretty |
pair of heels. There's somethln' up ;
ford—yes—let me see—ye-es, there's
two more—holy sailor! It's a gunboat' i
One of those doggoned gasoline coast '
patrol boats, and there's the federal '
flat flying at the fore."
"I.et's put back to San Plego hay."
quavered Captain Scraggs. "I'll he
dnrtied If I relish the Idee o' losln' the '
Maggie."
"Too late." said the philosophical j
Glhncr. "We're In Mexican waters J
now. and she can cut us off from the
hay. The only thine we can do Is to I
mn for It and try to lose her after I
dark. Tell the engineer to crowd her 1
to the limit There ain't much wind to j
speak of. so 1 guess we can i
to hold our own for a while. Never- 1
theirs*. I've got a litinoh that we'll be
overhauled. Of course, you ain't (tot
no papers to show, Scruggs, and they'U
search the cargo, and confiscate us,
and shoot the whole bloomln' crowd
of us. 1 bet a dollar to a doughnut
that fellow Lope7 sold us out, after
the fnshlon of the country. I can't help
thlnkln' that that gunboat was there
just a-waliln' for us to show up."
For several minutes Mr. Glbney con- 1
tinned to study the gunboat until I
there could no longer be any doubt I
that she Intended to overhaul them, i
He made out that she had a long gun |
for'd. with a battery of two one-ponnd- j
ers on top of her house and something j
on her port quarter that looked like a
Maxim rapid-fire gun. About twenty
men, dressed In white cloth, could be
seen on her decks.
Presently Mr. Glbney was Inter
rupted by Captain Scraggs pulling at
his sleeve.
"You was n gunner once, wasn't you,
Gib?" said Captain Scraggs In a
trembling voice.
"Ton bet I was," replied Mr. Glbney.
"Mv ihootln' won the trophy three
times In succession when I was on
(lie old Kearsarge. If I had one good
gun and a half-decent crew, I'd knock
that gunboat silly before she knew
what had hit her."
"Gib, I've got an Idee," said Captain
Scraggs.
"Out with It," said Mr. Glbney cheer
fully. .
"There was four little cannon low
ered Intp the hold the last thing before
we put on the main hatch, and the am
munition to load 'em with Is stowed In
the after hold and very easy to get
at."
Mr. Gihnev turned a beaming face to
the sklpner. reached out .hls at™*.
folded Captain Scruggs Id an emnrace
that woolfi have done credit to a |
*rlx*ly hear. There were genuine tears
of admiration In Ills eye* and In his \
voice when he could master his emo
tions sufficiently to spruk.
"Scraggsy, old tarpot, you've been a
long time comln' through on the Imagi
nation. but you've sure arrived with
all sail set. I always thought you had
about as much nerve as an oyster, but
I take It all hack. We'll get out them
two little jackass guns and fight a
□aval battle, and If I don't sink that
Mexican gunboat, and save the Mag
gie. fped me to the sharks, for I won't
bo worthy of the blood that's In me.
Pipe aU hands and lift off that main
hatch. Reeve a block and tackle
through that cargo gaff and stand by
to heave out the guns."
Rut Captain Scruggs had repented
of his rash suggestion almost the mo
ment he made It. Only the dire neces
sity of desperate measures to save the
Maggie had prompted him to put the
idea Into Mr. Glhney's head, and when
be saw the avidity with which the lat
ter set to work clearing for action, his
terror knew no bounds.
"Oh, (Jib." he walled, "I'm afraid we
better not try to lick that gunboat aft
er all. They might sink us with all
hands."
"Rats!" said Mr. filbney, as he
leaped Into the hold. "Bear a light
here until I can root out the wheels of
these guns. Here they are, labeled
'cream separator.' Stand by with that
allng to—"
"But, (lib. my dear boy." protested
Captain Scraggs. "this Is Insanity!"
"I know It." said Mr. Olbney calmly.
"Scraggsy, you're perfectly right. But
I'd soimer die fightln' than let them
"I'd Sooner Die Fightin' Than Let
Them Stand Me Up Agin a Wall
in Ensenada."
stand me up ncin a wall In Ensenada.
We're filibusters. Scrnpgsy. and we're
caught with the (roods. 1. for one. am
coin' down with the steamer Magpie,
hut I'm goln' down fightln' ll'ite a
Hear."
"Maybe—maybe we can outrun her.
Gib." half subbed Captain Scraggs.
"No hope." replied Mr. Gibney.
"Fight and die Is the last resort.
She's eight miles astern and galnln'
every minute, and when she's within
two miles she'll open fire. Of course,
we won't be hit unless they've got s
Yankee gunner aboard."
"l.et's run up the Star® and Stripes
and dnre 'em to fire on ns." said Cap
tain Scraggs.
"No," said Mr. Gibney firmly, "mi |
old man died for the fine an' Fve
sailed under It too lone to hide be
hind It when I'm In Putch. We'll
light If you was ever navigatln' of
• cer on a Colombian gunboat Scrags*
/ou d reaiiie what it mean* to run
fron: a .Mexican."
Captain Scraggs snid iioth'np fur
tl'er Perhaps he was a Htt'e ashamed
of himself in the fuiv of Mr. Gib
ney'* simple faith In hi*- "wn ability;
perhaps in his veins, all unknown,
tlieiv flowed a taint of ihe heroic
bloinl of some forgotten sea -dug. Be
that us It may. something did swell
In his breast when Mr. Gibney spoke
of the flag and Ms scorning to hide
behind It. nnd Scrags*' snaggle teeth
came together with a snap.
"All right, (Jib, my boy." be said
solemnly. "I'm with you. Mrs. Scraggs
has slip|ted her cahle and there ain't
nobody tu mourn for me. But If we
can'l fight under the Stars and Stripes,
by the tall of the Great Sacred Bull,
we'll have a flag of our own." and
leaving Mr. Gibney and the crew to
gei the guns on deck. Captain Scragg* '
ran below. He appeared on deck pres
ently with a long blue burgee on which
was emblazoned In «hlte letters the
single word Maggie. It was his own
houseflag, and with trembling hands
he ran It to the fore and cast Its
wrinkled folds to the breeze of heaven.
"Good old dishcloth!" shrieked Mr.
Gibney. "She never comes down."
T)—d If she does," said Captain
Scraggs profanely.
(Continued on Tnesflaj)
Men's clothing will be looser next
spring, savs a helpful fashion bint, but
unless money gets the same way the
new style* will have only an academic
Interest for c good many of us.
Wouldn't It be a good thing to for- (
get all a boot Doctor Einstein, his
theory and his remarks about Amer
ica, at least until cool weather cornea (
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