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The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13
PLAY AT CHATANIKA

The Fairbanks baseball team will play at Chatanika tomorrow This will be the final match of the series which commenced last week to de eide which is the best team.
 The series is being played for a purse of $500 and great efforts will be made by both sides to capture the prize. There has always been the keenest rivalry between the two teams. and the outcome of the match tomorrow will be awaited with inter- est by large number of people.
 Arrangements have been made to run a special train from Fairbanks. The ball committee has guaranteed s150 to cover the expense of this train. Tickets will be only $3 for the round trip, and a good opportun- ity is thus presented of visiting Chatanika The train leaves at 1O:30 a. m., and will return immediately after the game is over.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13

spection, and other matters which come within his jurisdiction The yastness of the country, the great distances, impressed him with | the necessity of having someone in au | thority on the spot who could act with promptness. and it's officers should have wide discretion to en able them to act promptly when oc casion demanded. These facts were so evident that not even a cabinet officer need fear to speak of them
 The speaker said that Alaska pre- sented big proposition. It was big enough not to be afraid of big things Dealing with conservation Secretary Nagel said that he did not believe in bottling things up for ever at the expense of the present generation.
 Nowhere in Alaska had he seen a better spirit than that shown in Fairbanks, and he believed the key. note to the reception was patriotism
 Touching upon the exhibits, he said that both the Attorney General and himself had been surprised at the display, and he called attention to the fact that permanent prosper fly could only come through agricul- ture.
 When he saw the strong proud wo- men he said to himself They have allied themselves to the pioneers" /" and when the women said they had come to stay the country was estab- lished.
 After the addresses had been de livered, the children sang the Star Spangled Banner" and America !" The citizens then filed past the Cab inet officers and shook hands with them.
 The proceedings were most enthus- iastic throughout, and the remarks of the Attorney-General and Secre tary Nagel were frequently inter- rupted with loud applause
 Dancing began a little after 10, and continued until late hour. The guests left for Cinema at midnight
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13

orable results on the ores of the Transvaal In these goldfields heavy stamps are general. Increased weight of stamps has unquestionably been brought about by reason of the char acter of material delivered to the mills. The ores supplying these mills during the earlier period of activity had been softened by oxidation and were easily crushed Stamps of a light weight, varying from 900 to 1000 pounds with screen of P and "A wires per inch, gave a duty of , tons per stamp per day.
 The weight of a stamp must con- form with certain limits to the hardness and toughness of the mater ial to be crushed, so that the resist ance of the rock beneath the stamp shall be great enough to prevent the shoe and die from unnecessary fracture, and at the same time ob- tain satisfactory discharge of the crushed material through the screen It remains to be proved that the standard of heavy stamps now used on the Rand could be successfully
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13
A CRAZY COLLECTOR

A man was out on the creeks col lecting road tax. He came upon a party of quartz prospectors. What are you doing said the collector We're looking for quartz, said the boys. Huh, you must be crazy, if you expect to find quartz here Crazy are we?' was the reply, Well, that's all right, but we understand that crazy jeople don't have to pay road tax, so what are you going to do about it?' Collapse of the crazy collector)
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13

Attorney General WiCkersham and Secretary of Commerce and Labor Nagel arrived al Fairbanks at II o'clock on Thursday night. The Cab inet officers were accompanied by Dr. Fischel. of St. Louis; H. A Ste vens, secretary to Secretary Nagel; C. 4. Coolridge, of Boston; and J. s. Lionberger, of St. Louis. They were escorted from Fort Gibbon by Cover nor Clark and Major Richardson
 The distinguished visitors receiv- ed a great ovation from the citizens on their arrival at the depot They were met by a band and a large num- Der of the citizens. and were greet ed with loud and continued cheering and footing of steam whistles.
 The ladies turned out in force, and the sidewalks from the depot to the Nordale hotel were lined with enthusiastic crowds. The sight must indeed have been surqris- ing to the visitors. The brilliantly lighted streets and the decorations gave quite festive appearance to the scene.
 On arrival at the Nordale hotel the guests addressed the crowd from one of the upper windows.
 The Attorney General expressed his surprise at the large number of people which had greeted them. and said he was unable to fully express his appreciation of the welcome they had received. He never knew that there were so many people in Alaska as there were here, and he realized now that had they not come to Fair banks they could not truly have said that they had seen Alaska and he had never met finer hospitality than they had here.
 Secretary Nagel also addressed the crowd. He said that after a consider ation of what the settlers had to contend with, he was sur prised at what had been accomplish ed. IL was something which had to be seen to be believed. The gen erous reception by the people made
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13
FOR SANITY CONSERVATION.

SEATTLE, Aug 13.-Secretary Ballinger addressed a meeting of the Portland Chamber of Commerce to- day. There were some 800 members and their friends. Ballinger's ad dress consisted of an explanation of his policy regarding conservation. He said that the administration was in favor of a policy of sane conserva- tion, and not the permanent and arbitrary withdrawal of natural re- sources. Without a somewhat liberal policy, said Ballinger, Alaska would never be opened up. The audience was in hearty sympathy with the speaker throughout.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13
NEW DISCOVERY BY THE BROTHERS COOK
A. H. and M T. Cook Have One of the Best Prospects the Neigh borhood of FambanksAssays Iaken Yesterday Show Res
 pectively $l2360 and $9343 to the Ton

Clark visited the Cook brothers On the evening of his departure they were lucky enough to make yet an other discovery, which they have named the Governor Lode claim, and the Mayor extension, in honor of the Governor and Mayor Nordale, who accompanied him on the tour around the creeks. Pannings showed quite string of colors. They now look upon the Governor as mascot.
 Altogether the Cook brothers have discovered five different leads and are following up traces at the pres ent which hold out much promise.
 Work will be continued on the claims throughout the winter. A shaft will be put down 200 feet and a tun- nel will be driven on the Excelsior. Messrs. Cook intend to let the ground on leases, but will only grant the same to practical men who have cap ital.
 They will confine their own ener- gies to prospecting, and they expect to have many tons ready for the mill before many months are over.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13
PROPER WEIGHT
 OF STAMPS

As the matter of stamp mills is attracting considerable attention in the Fairbanks district at the present time the following article on the subject, taken from the Mining and Scientific Press, may be of interest: 1:
 The most economical weight of stamps has been much discussed, and the practice in various parts of the world, under conditions of req sonable cost of iron, steel easy transportation, and an abundant mining capital under superintendence of competent engineers, shows a var
 iation ranging ordinarily from 75O to 1900 pounds in common use. Stamps weighing 175O pounds have been used experimentally with fav-
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13

them feel at home. and they were here to accept all the hospitality and information the people had to give them
 VISIT TO CREEKS.
 Yesterday morning was spent in visit to the creeks. Three auto mobiles conveying the party left town at an early hour. The road was in splendid condition and excellent time was made to Chatanika.
 The visitors were shown around several properties, They were de lighted with what they saw, es- pecially the cleanup on Riley and Aitken's at Cleary. Both the Attor- ney-General and the Secretary of Commerce and Labor frequently ex- pressed their interested surprise and in every way the trip proved most entertaining to the visitors.
 THE EXPOSITION.
 Hastily organized as it was, the cA ApOSIlIOH Ol NtStldDltS dllu OlHel products of the garden and farm was astonishing in it's diversity and eX Cellence. Enormous cabbages, beets, tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce, celery, turnips, carrots, beans, peas, cucum- bers and many other vegetables were on view, and the ensemble formed most interesting and instructive lesson ill the enormous possibilities of this section. In addition to vege- tables there were cranberries, rasp- berries. blueberries, highbush cran- berries and other samples of Alaskan wild fruit.
 The quartz exhibit, although small, on account of the short notice given, was sufficient to convince the most sceptical. The Tolovana Mining Com pany had many good specimens, the Pioneer Mining Company, of Chatanika, was represented and there were samples of rich ore from Wood river, Engineer creek, Dry creek. Little Delta. from Dome, the Koyukuk, Fairbanks creek and other places One of the most noteworthy, because the most recent, was the
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13

have one of the finest properties in the Panama valley.
 Some weeks ago the Citizen an nounced that the Cook brothers had uncovered a large body of gal ena ore. which assayed s221 to the ton. They have crosscut 30 feet and have not yet struck a hanging wall, so do not know how wide it is.
 Prosecuting their searches still further, the Cook brothers have been very fortunate.
 First they located the North Star Claim, with it's extension, the Bull frog, then the Excelsior The Ex- celsior is the best claim so far. It has four rich str.ngers and one four foot ledge within an area 150 feet square, all making from different angles into the main lead, and all running high n gold values.
 On another claim, the Orphir, a trace was found and the ledge To- cated within the space of half a day The values of this ore are unknown, but it pans well.
 Last week Governor Walter E.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13
HOT SPRINGS NOTES

Ben Baker has sold out his inter est and share in the lay on the Da, kota Association to Pete Jopson. He is leaving for the Outside.
 Johnny Call is at Hot Springs look ing for a mining property.
 Harry Heins has left Hot Springs for the Iditarod.
 Reports from the creeks state that there is plenty of water and all hands are busy
 Mir. Spicer has found a nugget worth S75. He picked it off the fork of one of the men working for Alex ander Morrison and Company.
 MT. Howe is working a full crew on Cache creek
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13

motive behind the exposition had impressed him greatly. There was no doubt that when he returned and told the President all that they had seen and heard, MT Taft would re gret that he had not been able to make the trip himself
 Secretary Nagel said that he was principally concerned with the commercial aspect of his trip. but he thought he was forgetting the original purpose of his visit. But after they got started they had been carried from point to point, and had at last found themselves in the interior. He had indulged in the theory that they were getting home now, but he had serious doubts, and was. afraid to commit himself definitely In any case, if he did go home, he had two nephews with him who wanted to stay. and if they did not they would certainly come back later. He thanked the people for their generous reception and was profoundly touched by their hospitality When he had greeted them on the night of his arrival as fellow citizens he had meant it, for he thought he was back in the Unit ed States. He was not a member of the laW-making body; his duty was to execute the laws, but it was the duty of the delegate and Con gross to see that suitable laws were enacted. He had nothing to do with lawmaking. but came to obtain that information which would enable him to judge for himself. In future he would not to have to accept all that was told him. He had seen enough of Alaska to be impressed with it's vastness. Alaska had it's North. it's East, it's South and it's West, and each had it's separate requirements. It was impossible to treat Alaska as one country for all purposes. In coming up the coast he had seen the need of lighthouses, and could now judge more of the actual needs of the geodetic survey, steamboat in
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13
CABINET OFFICERS GET BIG RECEPTION
General Wckerm and Commerce and Labor Nge Will be Paid to Alaskan Affairs in
 Pleased With What They Saw

samples shown by the Cook broth CTS. These specimens had only been assayed a few hours before, and ran to the tune of s123.60 to the ton The Cook brothers also had a sam. pie of galena on view which went 221 ounces to the ton.
 The energy displayed by the com. mittee who organized the exposi- tion at such short notice shows what can be done by united effort.
 THE RECEPTION.
 The reception was a gigantic sue. cess. The hall had been beautifully decorated. Ferns in profusion, beau tiful potted plants and flowers, num- berless hanging baskets. and canar- ies and other cage birds made a most pleasing effect.
 The reception commenced with the parade of the children past the dais. This being over, Falcon Joslin introduced the guests in a few we'll chosen words.
 Attorney-General Wickersham. in reply, said that it was difficult to find any language in which to ex. press his appreciation of the mag nitcent greeting which had been ac- corded them. He did not take it as personal tribute. but as an ex- pression of a yearning for closer par ticipation in the affairs of this great nation. He explained that the orig inal intention had been to visit the coast only, but they afterwards found that if they wanted to learn anything about Alaska at all they would have to come to the interior also. They had travelled so far north that they began to think they were approaching the North Pole But they had not met Dr. Cook, nor had they seen any sione of Peary. but after many miles of travel they had suddenly found themselves in Fairbanks, and at home Both he and Secretary Nagel felt deeply the kindness which had been accorded them and both felt more than pleas ed that they had made the trip. The
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13
ENGINEER FOOTED SOME.

F. A Williams, of Engineer creek, came in yesterday to be present at the reception of the Cabinet off cers. When told of the blowing of whistles upon the arrival of the not ed guests in Fairbanks, MT Williams remarked that there were few whistles out on Engineer which made plenty of noise when the party in the autos passed that point
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13
MAUS AND THE MAlAMUTES.

VANCOUVER, Wash, Aug 12.- General Maus, who has been visit ing Alaska, will recommend that the government pension off the mala- mute dogs used by the United States army in Alaska after they have served a certain time or become dis abled.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13
PICNIC PARTY IS BACK.

Mrs. Lewis, Miss Laura Lewis, Edna Lewis, Mrs. Robarts, Mona Ro- barts and Miss Golden, who have been camping near Fox for the past two weeks, are back in town again. They found an abundance of berries and have brought a large quantity into town for preserving.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13
THE ASSAYS.

of rock brought in from the various properties above mentioned, and the following results were obtained:
 From the "Governor" Ledqe, $123.6O to the ton.
 From the Mayor" Ledge $o3.42 to the ton.
 The above assays, taken in con- junction with the detail of the prop critics given above, lead US to be- lieve that the Cook brothers have struck one of te best things ever found in Alaska or elsewhere in the world
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13
MINERS HISS PRESIDENT.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug 12.-During the convention of the United Mine workers this morning, President Lewis made a speech in which he said he feared neither the capitalists nor the union He was roundly hiss ed for his remarks
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13

A. H. and M. T. Cook, the we'll known prospe tors from the Wood river country have been prospect ing for the past two months oppo- site II above left limit Fairbanks creek. During this short period they have met with quite remarkable success, and now believe that they
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13
NEW DEPUTY IN kOYUkUk.

Thomas w. Howell, of Panama, has been appointed deputy-marshal at Wiseman in the Koyukuk, in place of J. l.. Donovan. who has been transferred to the Iditarod
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13
Stockings Cost More Now.

Ginghams and laces are not the only thing. that cost more because of the passage of the "eXtortion" bill Take stockings for instance:
 A year ago a popular seller was a German knit cotton stocking with a seamless foot and Louis Herms dorf dyes This stocking cost the merchant s225 dozen pair and sold for 9 cents pair.
 Last year a certain American stock ing, not so well dyed, nor so well made, cost the merchant $1.75 doz en pair and sold for % cents a pair
 Today the American stocking costs the merchant s2.25 a dozen and sells for 25 cents. Do you see the point The tariff has raised the price of its German rival 10 cents a pair and it is no longer on sale. The greedy American gets a monopoly on stock, ings. Then he immediately raises his price to the retailer And you are now paying the same price for an inferior article that you used to pay for a good article
 Higher prices and cheaper quail. ties! That is the short definition of Aldrichism.
 Figures Tell the Story.
 Here is a table supplied by a lead. ing wholesale and dry goods estab, lishment which tells its own story: Mems Women's and Childrens
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13
WHICH EXPLAINS WHY THEY HAVE TO PAY MORE
 FOR CLOTHING.
FIGURES TELL THE WHOLE STORY
Prices Soar 10 Heights Previously Undreamt of, So That Few Greedy Manufacturers May Make Great Fortunes.

WASHINGTON. D. C.. July 23- Special Cores spondence,) - Madam, nave you been to the dry goods store aieiy-the dry goods store in your own town?
 Have you noticed tha. You must pay from 2o to 25 per cent. more for muslins than you did not 50 long ago?
 And do you know that ginshams that sold last year in the states for IF cents yard now cost >1a?
 These questions are addressed to the womenfolks In fact, this article is dedicated to the women of Fair banks. This is because the editor has asked for a political letter from Washington for the sole interest of his women readers.
 Yes. the request was somewhat un- usual. The newspaper correspondents who sit in the Press Galleries in the United States Capitol seldom, if ever, prepare an article for the ell lightenment of the women of the land. But why not? Is it not true that they do more buying than the men? And that increased prices pinches the women even more than the men?
 Now if you have noted that mus lins and ginghams and such are higher, do you know the reason? Senator Aldrich of Rhode Island, and Senator Flint of California stated on the floor of the Senate that the re tailers were to blame for the up ward tendency of prices. These Sen ators were simply trying to pass the responsibility from their shoulders, where it belongs, to the shoulders of the corner store, where it does not belong. Your local retailer is as blameless for the increasing prices as you are.
 Then who is to blame? l can give you the answer. The gentleman in the woodpile is the Payne-Aldrich tariff law. The members of Congress who voted for this measure will be eX- blaming to your husbands before long that they voted for protection. But what they really voted for was eXtor- tiOn.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13

Judge Wickersham leaves Nome tomorrow night.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13
Hosiery.

Cost Prior to Cost of Same Payne Tariff. Articles Today. Per doz. Per doZ. S167 $1S8
 1.84 POS
 221 PAS
 259 2.S6 Mems Cotton and Jersey Gloves.
 .72 IT
 1.26 165
 1.62 1.98
 Women's Clothes Cost More.
 Women's clothes cost more this year than they did last as a result of the Payne-Aldrich bill A woman's ready-made suit costs 8 more than 1t did, for pattern of the same quality. The woman who bought a pattern and made her own spring suit had to pay $1 yard for con- mon blue serge that she bought last year at 75 cents, or for broadcloth $150 a yard for what was formerly 3l25.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-08-13

them feel at home. and they were here 10 accept all the hospitality and information the people had to give them
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-13
BODY DISCOVERED IN
TRUNK BY THE SHERIFF
Mystery of the Disappearance of
Mrs. Gertrude Maxwell of Mis-
souri, Solved.

Hannibal, Mo-, April 12.-The body of
Mrs. Gertrude Maxwell, wealthy
widow who lived alone on her farm,
one mile east of Palmyra, near here, to-
Gay was found in trunk at her home
by Sheriff Thomas c. Lasley. She had
been missing since last Wednesday.
Ezra CheckwaIter, a neighbor, not
seeing her about her home. made d
search and was unable to locate her.
He then notified the sheriff
After the body was found the officials
began an inv estigation. The coroner's
jury that held an inquest into the death
of Mrs. Maxwell this afternoon brought
in the following verdict:
eve find that Mrs. Gertrude Maxwell
came to her death by getting into d
trunk and closing it, where her body
was found at $3.50 a. M, April r."
AT the time the verdict was rendered
no autopsy on the body had been held.
The trunk was open when the coro-
ner's jury viewed it. In the bottom
were several rags which were appar-
emily saturated with carbolic acid The
acid stains on the rags were the chief
evidence upon which the jury reached
its conclusion.
The verdict was rel4LaPed despite the
fact that the sheriff produced a club
which was lying near the trunk No
marks were found on the body.
The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-04-13
CHS LAST poLLAR.u

A play of the romantic South is always
Dollar" which comes TO the Colonial next
Sunday for one week, will prove doubly
so. This piece is now in its sixth season
and has never been presented west of
the Missouri river. Few plays on the
stage today contain a more interesting
story The main elements OF interest
love, intrigue, horse racing and Wall
street speculation-are woven together in
such manner as to hold the spectator in
es ger anticipation from start to finish.
Stair and Nicolai have provided a strong
cast headed by David Higgins.