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The Alaska citizen., 1910-04-16
A CHAMBER OF MINES

The miners of the Panama are cOntending with one great diff culty which overshadows all others, and that is insufficient capital. That this should be the case when the district is known to contain such enormous wealth
 is surprising. Alaska is prob ably the only country in the world where good mining propo- sitions are going a-begging by the score, and yet no properly organized attempt has ever been made to interest capital in the country. The raising of money for proved mining ventures would be the easiest thing i'm aginable, if the matter were Loly taken in hand by a committee oI business men. Of course nOth- ing of that nature can be expect ed from the present chamber of commerce, but there is no req son why the miners and mer- chants of the Panama valley should not institute a chamber of mines. This chamber could be organized at a trifing ex- pense, and would be invaluable in collecting data relating to tiIe equipments and working of mines in Alaska. The chamber would also form a base for the dissemination of information re lating to the industry, keeping itself informed of the progress in mining methods in other coun-
 tries, and keeping our own country before the eyes of pros pective investors. Small pros pecting syndicates under effici-
 ent and trustworthy manage ment could be organized to work properties which had been ia vorably reported upon by the chamber A permanent consult ing engineer of known integrity and experience could be attach
 ed to the chamber, his salary
 being paid partly by the cham
 Der and partly by fees from those miners requiring his ser vices. Capitalists could be placed
 in touch with claim owners or
The Alaska citizen., 1910-04-16

prospectors, and T per cent on secured loans would soon be- come a thing Sf the past Min ing would receive d strong i'm petus, and before the chamber had been established very many months capital would commence to flow in this direction in an ever broadening stream. The present chaotic condition of the industry here is surprising to any one who has had experience of other camps, and is probably due to the fact that the major ity of the mine owners and Op- orators in Alaska have had little or no previous mining expert ence. With a chamber such as the one suggested all this would change and much good would result to the mining and mercan- tile community.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-04-16
MINE INSPECTORS

The appointment of mine in spectOrs for the Territory of Alaska is a necessary measure, and should be passed regardless of the opposition of the Tread well interests or any other gang of selfish capitalists. It is time that these people were made to understand that the miner has rights which should be respected. Why should the capitalists be allowed to send Workmen to their death in order that tritling expense may be saved the share
 holders? This is probably the only civilized part of the globe where such utter disregard for the workers interests prevails, and it is a disgrace to the Re publican administration that it should have been allowed to con tinue so long. What is needed is legislation which would pre- vent men being sent down rot ten shafts, by means of rotten ropes, to work in rotten drifts; legislation which would prevent miners being killed in dozens by falling rock or by the caving in of badly timbered shafts; leg
The Alaska citizen., 1910-04-16
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS

The utter useleSSneSS of send ing an independent delegate to Washington has been amply demonstrated in the case of James WickerSham. Apart from his private quarreis with Major Richardson and former Cover Tor Hoggatt, it iS evident that his influence at Washington is practically nil in matters of a con tentiouS nature. While the lien law, if passed, will redOlmd to his credit, it should be remem- bered that the discussion of this measure has been conducted in a non-partisan manner, and does not in any way indicate that the delegate has gained in prestige. His successful opposition to the BeVeridge bill is hardly a vic tory for Alaska, as the pros poets of his own measure re- ceiEing consideration at the hands of the present congress are very poor The main issue, self government, is no nearer re- aliZation than before, and it is unlikely that an independent delegate without a vote will ever be able to influence congress in that direction. With a strong party man the case would be quite different He may not be able to force acceptance of his ideas, but he could at least rely upon them receiving the careful consideration of his party. This would not avail much if his party were in opposition, but would surely mean success Ii the dele gate belonged to the party in power. As the next congress sional election is certain to result in sweeping majority for the Democratic party in the house of representatives, it follows that the chances for home rule will be greatly increased by the election of a Democratic delegate to congress from the territory of Alaska.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-04-16
EOT!Gt Qf .TORFElTpRE.

To (. Warren
 You are hereby notified th1t the undersigned has expended ir lahor and improvements the sum of one hundred (51G0) dollars for the year 1909, upon ;he Last Chance association claim opposite and adjoining No 30 below first and second tiers, left limit, on Gold5trcam, in the Fairbaal;s recording district, Territory of Alaska.
 Yol are further notified that if at the en- piration of ninety t90) days aite- the last pub ltcation of this notice YOU iaiI or retue to con tribute your proportion oi sufh expenditure your interest in said eiir.n ail become the property of the anters. sned, your co-owner un- der section 2321 of the Revised Statutes of the United States.
 LEO PEEG Co-owner. Date of first publication, March l9, 1910. Date of last publication. June II. 1910.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-04-16

The spectacle of president of the United States taking the stump in defence Of his party will not tend to inspire confidence. That the Republican party is in very uncomfort able position is doubted by none, but to think that this position can be improved by revival meetings is absurd. The Republican party s doomed, and no effort of the president ian save il at the next elections
The Alaska citizen., 1910-04-16

The rumor that (. E. Morse will become senator if released from jail lacks confirma- expressed his determination to recover his lost fortune, and we know of no other method by which the desired object could be so easily at talned
The Alaska citizen., 1910-04-16

The directors of the Treadwell mine are us ing their great influence at Washington to op- pose the appointment of mine inspectors for Alaska. They pretend that they will have to submit to blackmail If such inspectors are ap- pointed, The only persons who need pay blackmail are those that are trying to evade the law, and the Treadwell people know that The Treadwell is controlled by the European house of Rothschild, and the directors are merely seeking to prevent the passage of law which has been enforced in the United States and Europe for generations. Will the people stand for foreign capitalists dctatine American legislation?
The Alaska citizen., 1910-04-16

The Miners Union Bulletin is angry at the Citizen. The editor of the Bulletin has taken 2 paragraph from the Citizen and applied it to his owE case. It did not take much i'm agination to make the words Bulletin" and knocking synonymous terms, but such was not our intention. We thank the Bulletin for the tip, however. Never again shall we assume that the Bulletin acts or thinks inde pendently. In future we shall look upon its puny journal istc efforts with tolerant pity. which is akin io contempt.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-04-16

You give your votes to a clod of common clay-and then fall down and worship the ideal of your own making.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-04-16

Tax the man who peddles his goods with a push-caFt. Because he pays no rent, IS no req son why he should not pay taxes. What he saves in rent he spends in Seattle
The Alaska citizen., 1910-04-16

Considering the high price of things there ought to be proSperity-for the few who are in on the game.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-04-16

If bill at present before the senate became law, cold storage goods would have to be so marked To carry the idea little farther, all meats might be compelled to carry the union label, as a guarantee that the cattle were slaughtered under sanitary conditions. Of course the label could be withheld from over the-ice eggs and other unsavory comestibles The consumption of these latter articles would then be confined to members of the manufac- turers' association, and the present occupant of he White House.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-04-16

Tax the trader who comes in the summer mercantile community. Tax him,
The Alaska citizen., 1910-04-16

When the story of Peary's journey to the pole first appeared in the public press Alaskans were not slow to express their opinions as to the merits of the feat. Considering the ex- tensive preparations made and the lavish eK- penditure of money involved, the dash for the pole did not appeal to the average sourdoueh prospector as particularly heroic nor par ticularly difficult task, and it freely stated that greater difficulties were being daily en- eountered and surmounted in the quest of gold in Alaska. The reported successful ascent of Mt. Mckinley by few Alaskan prospectors. under the leadership of Tom Lloyd seems to support this contention. Whether Tom is prepared to submit his data to the competent authorities or not we do not know, but sThe Alaska Citizen hopes that his proof will be something more convincing than the rock he is sendine to the Smithsonian institution
The Alaska citizen., 1910-04-16

The passing of the miners lien law will also mean the passing of the erub-stake 'oper ator" This creature has in the past got all the profits without taking any of the risk As often as not he has deliberately robbed the poor devils who worked for him of their hard earned wages by giving them worthless time check. The miners lien law will make wages first charge on all gold extracted from the dumps. This is as it should be
The Alaska citizen., 1910-04-16

When Taft ayows that he is a fhekd of union labor, but opposes the boycott he is as Samuel GomPers says, equivocatng The president knows very we'll that the boycott is the only effective weapon labor has against en- trenched wealth. What Taft means IS that he believes Tn organized labor only so long as it does not conflict with organized capital, and he might wetl be honest about it and say so
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-31

moved from the category of the aver
age best seller"
'.Whirlpools" is not a Quo Vadis,'
character study and deals with features
of Polish life and Poland's troubles in
manner to excite profound interest. 1t
is woven about a love story that is de-
c1dedly unusual in its treatment, and
altogether is well worth while.
Polish author in nine cases out of
ten is first of all a patriot, and usually
writes with a purpose. Similar incentive
has greatly enriched the worlds litera
ture and probably to this eharacteris-
tic is due the almost uniform excellence
of Polish novels. The principal charac-
ter in ''Whirlpools" is Ladislaus Krzy
love with a Miss Anney, who makes her
appearance as an English woman, but
proves later to have been in her girl
hood peasant on his fathers estate
with whom Ladislaus has had meretri-
cious relations. The death of an uncle
leaves Ladislaus as the trustee of an
adjoining estate, which has been de-
vised for peasants agricultural
school, as we'll as of a specific bequest
for one Hanka Skibianka. afterward
found to be Miss Anney. other leading
characters are Gronski, an aged friend
and adviser of the family, and an in
veterate philosopher: Laskowicz, a tu-
tor in Ladislaus' family, who turns out
socialist leader. and Marynia. young
musician and relative with a heart full
of love for the people, and with whom
Laskowicz is in love.
Laskowicz stirs up trouble among the
peasants. who have been led to expect
a material division of the estate among
them Marynia Is killed in raid re-
Il clr nyyic icz sch biaf Z
ing, and the latter commits suicide.
Ladislaus and Miss Anney become en-
gagged but the formers failure TO ap-
precfate the nobility of character of the
woman who has twice given him her
love results in a rupture which leaves
the book without the usual happy ever
after ending.
If Sienkiewicz has one fault above any
other it is that of being too wordy. His
style generally is smooth, and Gronski's
philosophy is keen and full of
thought. In places the book sayors
too much OF Zola. 1t adds nothing TO
its value to be told that one OF its
meal because he has catarrh of the
stomach however faithful the state
ment may be to unpleasant detail.
Mayrnia is sweet and lovable charac-
ter, by far the best in the book. Miss
Anney is admirable but Ladislaus is a
cad from the beginning. The delinea-
tion of his character, however, is VAL
liable study of one of the causes of
agrarian unrest. Altogether Sienkiewicz
is hardly fair to the socialists. but his
point of view is rather that OF the phil
anthropic noble than of the student
lover of humanity. and IL he makes too
much of the worst faults of the prole-
tariat he offers much just criticism of
aristocratic intolerance.
fsUbirlnoolS" fs not a Of
hour, but one that deserves to live.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-31
The Late N ark Twain

Third street in San Francisco 1t was
a sleepy, dull Sunday afternoon, and
no one was stirring. Suddenly, as /
looked up the street about 800 yards,
the whole side OF house fell out The
street was full of bricks and mortar.
At the same time l was knocked against
the side of a house and stood there
stunned for moment
Il thought it was an earthquake No
body else had heard anything about it
and no one said earthquake to me
afterward, but saw it and l wrote it.
Nobody else wrote it and the house 1
saw go into the street was the only
house in the city that felt ii. I've al
ways wondered if it wasn't a little
performance gotten UP for my especial
entertainment by the neither regions. 4"
The book is a valuable addition TO
the authors works and no collection is
quite complete without it, 1t is well
printed and bound and contains an ex-
celient frontispiece of the great hu-
morlst.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-31

torical fact. For example. in his reply
TO the toast The Ladies" at the ami
versary festival OF the Scottish Cor
poration OF London he said:
.'The phases Of womanly nature are
IN nHnite in their variety. Take any
ttpe of woman and you shall find in
il something TO respect. something TO
admire. something 70 love. Who was
more. patriotic than Joan of Arc? Who
has. given US a grander instance of
seIf-sacrihcing devotion? All, you re-
member. you remember well, what
tlrrob OF pain. what a tidal wave of
grief swept over US all when Joan of
Arc fell at Waterloo Who does not
sorrow for the love Of Sappho. the
sweet singer Of Israel2 Who among US
does not miss the gentle ministrations.
the.. -softcning influences, the humble
piety OF Lucretia Borgia? Sir, women
have. been soldiers, women have been
painters. women have been poets. AS
long as language lives the name of
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-31

Thayer resigned. After various ex.
periences Thayer took hold of the De.
lineator. and here he made his greatest
fight. 1t was for clean advertising
and resulted in the elimination of hail
restorer and quack medicine advertise.
ments from the pages of that period
ical He did great work here.
One thing in criticism of this very
interesting life story: the author ap.
pears to be lacking in a sense OF
humor. This is fatal to the entertain>
ment of his readers and makes the
majority of them more critical lie
has told his story. the story of man
successful from a worldly point of
view. in as modest a fashion as can
be expected when the matter is almost
entirely personal He is Justly proud
of his success, all through his own
efforts. but does not brag. He has
much interesting matter to tell and
does it in a direct. straightforward
manner.
The book Is published in Americs
and England simultaneously, and a
French edition under the title Les
Etapes du Success, Souvenirs dun 'Busi-
ness Man Americain'' is brought Out
by Pierre LATTE & Gle, Paris.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-31
'e'0nce Aboard the Lugger-

By A. $ NJ Hutchinson. Published by
p: Mitchell Kennerly. New York. Price sl.5o-
In lieu Of a preface we have The
authors advertisement OF his novel"
and part OF a page of that is so good
: II clamors for quotation:
. This book has its title from that
dashing sentiment. once aboard the
-lugger and the. GIRLS mine. 1t is not
to> be read by those who in, their novels
would have the entertainments Of char
scters that are brilliant or wealthy.
loble Of birth. or admirable Of spirit.
= And there are no problems In
this history. nor in the reader TO be
tickIed by any risks taken with nice
department This history may be kept
upon shelves that are easily accessible.
III is true that you viii be invited TO
,spend something OF a night in lady's
bedroom, but the matter is carried
through with circumspection and dis
match. There shall not be a blush.
AS touching the title we have
chosen it is label that
might be applied to all novels. 1t is
=
since there is not one of these but in
This form or that sets out the pursuit
of his mistress by a man or his treat
ment Of her when he has clapped her
beneath matches"
The book is quite unlike the usual
novel with all its talk Of common
rIaoeness. It's commonplaceness con-
eists in its reality Of life. The charac-
fers are real uen and women. not at
ali the creations OF the authors brain.
re IS narrating the life story Of these
-eonle and has 20 tell what happened
- tbem-he can not stop by the way
ana compose episodes to please or in
struct Us.
INC love story Of George and Mary
a. ss real and dainty as anything which
Lss been written for years. 1t is a
t,ol, 10 please every sort of reader,
II is full of wit and wisdom, has
nroblem, is clean and wholesome,
- viii suit all ages and both sexes.
s-.- hest praise one can write of il.
-. 1er. IS that after reading ii you
~, 49,. want to own it and have it on
49,. hook shelves. for a desire to reread
ts 81 il is sure to come.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-31

whittier he sailed April %. He went
hoping to arrange for readings, but the
kings death stopped everything. He
recited at the Savage club in London
when the club entertained Peary, and
had most enjoyable evening lately
with w. j. Locke. His second son,
Alfred Loomis. who left London on a
cattle boat. will be with his father in
london for a week. Battell, the Oldest
son. is In northern New York for the
summer Both are budding writer's.
When Loomis returns he will join his
wife and daughter at his summer home
at Torringford, Conn.
William Dean Howells sails for Eu-
rope early this month. In order. that
he may use the five or six days spent
on the transatlantic voyage to the best
advantage in finishing the literary work
which he has on hand and may thus
enjoy an uninterrupted holiday while
he is in Europe. he has engaged an
extra stateroom as a workshop and
study.
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-31


of course"
In the course of the story all classes
of women are pictured to the reader,
and the author uses some very strong
language. The pioneers in any move
ment are the ones who must bear all
the SCOTS and sneers and abuse for
their daring. Those who come after
reap the benefit and have none of the
disagreeable burdens to shoulder.
Elizabeth Davenay was real pioneer.
She felt that she had cali for the
uplifting of her own sex. and nothing
was allowed to stand in the way. This
work in no way unsexed her. She was
delightfully."- feminine, never loud and
aggressive and had none of the offens-
i've traits of character so long asso-
ciated with strong minded woman.
Her character is well drawn and thor
in love and is a very human woman
about it, too; but denies herself her
happiness, for she has become so strong
a woman in the work for the cause
that she knows 1t needs her, and mar
ried happiness would take her away
from it all. 1t is made quite clear.
however, that the cause" does not
preach against marriage. 1t is only
these first few workers in the field who
must give it up, and every other inter
est, too. in order to gain their demands.
The book is we'll written throughout.
and should make a strong appeal to
American and English readers The
author is not very well known to Amer
lea, but books like this will make her
readers watch with interest for her
neyt effort
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-31

In America we have been so taken
up with interest in the great suffrage
movement and its counterpart in Eng
land, the fight of the suffragettes,
that little has been said of the "femin-
lists" and their struggle in France. To
all intents and purposes it is the same
battle for freedom, which is rousing
not only the women, but the thinking
men, all over the world.
Claire de PRATT woman with de-
cidedly advanced IDEAS of American and
French parentage, has written a novel
dealing with this great question in a
sprightly fashion. The scene of the
story is in France and centers about
Elizabeth Davenay, girl of French
and English blood. thrown upon her
own resources. She has plenty of poise
and moral strength and a fine educa-
tion, but the French laws are such that
she can do precious little but be a
teacher in school. She is determined,
however, to do all she can for the ad-
vancement of her sex and eventually to
gain a position for women which they
now lack
Early in the book, when Elizabeth is
scoffingly called "feministe," she ex-
plains her position plainly once for all:
Why throw 'feministe' at me as If 1t
were a term of reproach? We must
first of all quite understand what each
Of us means by the word. What do you
call 'feministe'? IS it a female crea-
ture who wishes to renounce all her
feminine virtues, qualities and graces
to become creature possessed by the
same qualities of mind as man? Who
oats off her hair, throws aside her cor
set and those other adjuncts of fem-
nine apparel which men always re-
proach women for-but which they
would be very sorry to see women
without, be it said en passant'?
If SO. well then, certainly, / am no
'feministe' any more than you are. But
If you understand by a 'feministe' the
woman who demands the right for a
young and dowerless girl to walk hon
estly and remunerativeiy in all those
careers for which her talents fit her,
exactly on the same basis as a man, If
you admit her right to choose such
work instead of the only other alter
native that society offers her. which is
prostitution in some form or other
The San Francisco call., 1910-07-31
"Fanny Lambert"

BY H. de We're Stacpoole. Published by r.
F. Fenno s Co.. New York. Price $l.5o.
Fanny Lambert is the most engaging
young person you will meet this sum-
mer. She is beautiful, young, innocent
and as irresponsible as a child. Her
responsibility comes TO her naturally,
for her father is just such another
charming, lovabIe character, with no
notion of the serious side of life what
ever 1t is cruel that such kindly, gen.
erous people should be poor, for they
would be doing for others always.
They do anyway. quite as though they
were possessed of an unlimited income,
and they hope the bills may be met
somehow, sometime.
Fanny's father with all his kindli-
ness and gay disposition, has mania
for suits at law. When the tale opens
he and a distant. cousin (whom he has
never metz are 'lawing' about the fish
ing rights Of a stream which divides
their property. This cousin, Charles
Bevan, is as rich as Lambert is poor,
and how Lambert is to continue the
fight is a problem. Bevan is deter
mined to fight to the last ditch and