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The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09

Before he was appointed governor Mir. Clark was a newspaper cores pendent at Washington, represent ing the Post-lntelligencer of Seattle and as such was required to spec ialize on what news concerning Alas ka developed at Washington ana once, representing his newspaper, ho made tour of Alaska As gover-. nor-general and just before making his report, referred to, he made seventy-two day journey over the great domain. Returning to Juneau the capital, from this journey, Mir Clark, in a newspaper interview made the very interesting state ment that: More liberal treatment is absolutely necessary. I haven't for a long time recognized this as true, but our affairs have now reached point where it will be ab- solutely discreditaDe further 10 withhold helpful action"
 Now the point is this: If Cover nor Clark, who has resided in the territory two years as its executive and who, as related, has only re gently become educated to realiza ton that Alaska requires more fiber al treatment although the conditions are such that 1t would be absolutely discred'tablc to longer withhold help pected of legislators in Washington who have never been within some thousand miles of the district. and therefore, how can We blame them should they continue to withhold helpful action? Alaskans have for years known the need of such action and have been pleading with Wash ington to grant it, but to no avail Alaska itself, or it's needs, will never as Washington, and by his own statement Mir. Clark is an example of how long it takes a man from Wash ington upon the mere mission of sitting as it's executive head, to come to understand it. What that country needs is some sort of eff fective local self government and a government-built railroad from the coast to the interior, which is the means whereby it may get the cheap transportation it stands in need of
 Governor Clarks recommendation
 hat the people of the territory be permitted to develop their vast coal resources should be granted, but that does not mean, even though there be enough coal for ten thousand years, that locations made contrary 10 law should be honored by the in
 erior department. And the ques ton arises whether the long delayed report of the majority of the con gressional committee, whitewaahing MT. Ballinger, means that this is to be done.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09

1 man who for many years has been I great success in life, take it for granted that you have before you steady, sincere, honest and reli- able man.
 Whatever talent he may possess is of no use to him unless that tai ent is the servant of his character, and you will find that this holds good no matter what the pursuit in fife of that man, whether he is a man Cf business, an employer or an employee, or professional man, lawyer. doctor journalist, artist, lit erary man, actor.
 It is owing to the absence of char acter that great geniuses have been known 10 die in poorhOuses. It is on account of their character that men with little talent have died millionaires. and most respected ones, too.
 It is not the cleverest boy in class who is at the top; it is gen crallv the one who has the strong
 st character. Of course if he has 10th genius and character, he stands beyond competition. That goes with put saving.
 There is no luck in life Luck is of our own making Luck means "ising at 6 in the morning. living on one dollar day if you make two, m'nding your own business. and not meddling with other peoples; luck means the hardships and privations which you have not hesitated to endure, the long nights that you have devoted to work; luck means he appointments you have never 'ailod to keep, the trains you never have failed 10 catch; luck means
 rusting in God. and in your own resources, a religion whose motto $ Help yourself and h0aven will he1D you" Luck comes to those who help themselves and know how to vait.
 If vou are successful, all the so-
 ial failures will howl at the top f their voices that you have always , en lucky. You may certainly be 'ucky for a short time. but you
 annot always be lucky. any more han you can always be unlucky The man who plays cards every day If his life will tell you at the end f the year that he has been lucky IS many times as he has been un- lucky.
 This is mathematical law. a Fatal law. The Cnlv way to be lucky o+ cards oftener than unluckv is to heat; that is 10 say to force your luck to make it.
 The same in life: the only way o be lucky that is to say, suc- ~essful is to leave nothing to nance. but to work, and work. and "Ork again; to inspire confidence n others by the strength and up- 'iehtness of vour character to make ourself indispensable bv your reli- 1hility and your devotion to your ralling, pleasant by your cheerful 1~ss. respected for your honesty and ';nceritv, and always to bear in hind that what can be obtained once " tricky means can. as rule, be 'btained forever and ever by hon Nst ones.-Max O'Rell, in New York Journal.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09

70 buy the WashingtonAlaska, and. without consulting the depositors in the Washingt n.Alaska bank, the deal was Consummated. But, because th re might have been some objec- ion on the part of the Washington Alaska depositors, an attempt was made 10 fool them by keeping the name of Washington Alaska"
 IL may be possible, however, this clever move will prove a boomerang 10 those stockholders in the old Washington-Alaska who did not have their capital stock all paid up. There is not enc line on record in Fair banks to the effect that the banks have become merged or a new incor- poration formed. in spite of the law regarding foreign corporations and the fact that Vice-President Jack son was frequently asked in the recorders office to furnish some data to show why the Fairbanks Banklng company papers SHoulu De recorded in the name of the Wash ington- Alaska bank. It may be that, even if the Fairbanks Banking com- pany has applied in Nevada for per mission to change its name, this will be insufficient to protect those of the stockholders of the original Washington-Alas bank who have not subscribed to the full extent of the stock in their name. If this is the case substantial increase to
 he percentage of the deposits to be repaid would result and a contem- porary might learn where the money came from to buy those Seattle automobiles and things
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
CAPTAIN BARNETTE.

Probably 1t is safe to say the majority of people in Fairbanks who discuss the bank failure, believe Captain Barnette is directly or in directly responsible. The motives ascribed are various, and some of them far-fetched, but little doubt is entertained by the majority that the captain is to blame.
 As far as can be ascertained by the Citizen at this time the immedi ate cause of the suspension of the bank was the failure of the Dexter Horton people to further extend credit to the amount necessary. In this connection it is reported the Washington-Alaska bank had an ar rangement with the Dexter horton bank whereby 1t would be given credit to the extent of S250,000, on the strength of the deposit of the Gold Bar stock and Barnette's per sonal guarantee. This arrangement was agreed to by the board of di- rectors of the Dexter Horton bank, on the solicitation of Barnette him self, and lacked only Barnette's sig nature to the necessary papers. This signature the captain for some reason withheld. He then went back to the Dexter Horton people and asked for a credit of s35O,O0O, instead of the $250,00O first arranged for On this the Dexter Horton directors baked and refused to extend any credit at all to the bank here, and 1t had to close.
 Barnette is said to have left here with the understanding" with the stockholders of the bank that he would continue personally responsi- ble in Seattle for s2OO,O0O on account of the bank. So long as he did this the bank was able to continue to do business, but as soon as he withdrew this support it naturally had to go to the wall, for the time being. as it could not at once real ize on its loans and securities.
 Therefore the failure of the bank Is directly attributable to Captain Barnette. Whether he is criminally liable is matter which will be carefully threshed out in the courts if occasion requires. Several cpl sodes in the history of the bank are being scrutinized and if further in, vestigation develops that the charges in connection herewith are founded in fact there will be criminal pro- ceedings instituted.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
PERMANENT POPULATION

The following sensible observa- tions on a timely Alaskan topic ap- peared recently in the Seattle Post lntellieenoer.
 Tn discussing the question of the possible granting of local self-gov. ernment to the people of Alaska Attorney General Wickersham said: In considering government for Alaska, you must consider that the people do not go to Alaska to live as they come to Washington. They go there to make their pile and then get out. For that reason the population of Alaska is transitory.'
 This sounds logical, but it is really fallacious. If Mir. Wickersham were as familiar with the history of the growth and development of the Far West as are those who have spent some years on the iron tier he would know that conditions to which he refers as existing in Alaska existed in precisely the same shape and with even stronger force in every one of the present great states of the Pacific. Indeed, they existed at one time in Australia, in South Africa, and in every new pos session when first offered to the world
 When California was admitted into the Union, it is a safe bet that more than ninety per cent. of the popula- tion, outside of the native Califor- nians of Spanish stock, had no in tention at the time of ever making permanent homes in California Prac- tically every man who went to Cal ifornia during the gold rush, and for many years thereafter, went there to make stake, expecting to re- turn with it to h's native state Even during the sos every one in California spoke of the East or of the Middle West, as the case might be, as home
 The same was exactly true of the population of Nevada, of Idaho, and of Montana when they were or ganized as territories. It is safe to say that Alaska at the present mo- ment has a greater number of resi- dents that have determined to spend the rest of their days in that terri tory than either California or Ne vada had when they were admitted into the Union, or than either Ida ho or Montana had when they were erected into territories. MT. Wicker sham, If he had gone under the sur face, would have found that the man who has spent few years in Alaska, when he leaves that terri tory, always has a hankering to re- turn to it, and that there are thous- ands of men who have no thought of ever making permanent homes elsewhere than within the borders
 f the great territory that fascinates all who have spent any length of time within its borders"
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
WHY IS THIS THUS?

The Citizen would like to be told how it is that, although when a mans sluice boxes or caches on the creeks are robbed there can be no aid afforded by the marshals, unless the man is practically arrested for them, it is entirely different when some ninny afflicted with nerves tells them a cock-and bull story about an armed invasion" of the town by honest laborers, and that then it is possible to have lot of special deputies sworn in. And this paper would like to know why, in the pres ent financial situation of the city, with taxes increased although prop erty values have materially shrunk, special policemen are sworn in to cope with situation which a very
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
YELLOW JOURNALISM.

Within period of thirty days or so the News-Miner has blazoned forth to the world that there has Jeen an uprising of the In dians in the kantishna, re sulting in the wholesale massacre of the whites in that country, and that a large body of armed Greeks was marching on Fairbanks with in tent to rob, burn and kill.
 It was but last week that the Citi- zen called attention to the harm that is likely to result from such yellow" stuff being sent Outside as was printed in the Seattle Times in connection with the local fire of d few weeks ago. Business men who have been informed that they can place no more insurance here req lize the truth of the Citizens re- marks better than anyone else And culated to do just as much harm in other quarters as did the grossly exaggerated fire story.
 So long as a newspaper does not use discretion in handling the vague rumors that come to it it will contin ue to be menace to the commu- nity. It is not alone in the district where it is perpetrated on a suffer ing public that it does harm. In fact it does much less there than elsewhere, because the paper soon becomes discredited and it's frantic strainings after sensation are rated at their true worth. But some of the papers unfortunately find their way Outside, and there the people are not as we'll able to discriminate. Believing such stories as the two we have referred to, it Is easy to imag- inc that there are many who might have contemplated coming to Alaska who would be prone to reconsider and come to the conclusion they pre- ferred to stay within the bounds of civilization a while longer.
 But the worst feature of the massacre" story printed in Satur- days News was undoubtedly con. tained in the absolutely uncalled for and gratuitous insults directed at the foreign population of the creeks, for there has not been one single act committed since these men came here which gives anyone the right to say that they have not been as law. abiding and well-behaved as any other body of citizens.
 At a very small cost of labor the truth or falsity of the story could have been arrived at and the city council, federal authorities and the News-Miner would have been saved from committing them selves in this almost crim- finally foolish manner. As 1t is they have demonstrated that they are sorely in need of having a guar dian appointed for them whenever there is anything on hand more ex- mi nk tno
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
TALENT AND CHARACTER,

Talent helps man to obtain sut cess, but it is character which cures it for him. A man will su' ceed with character and very littl, talent, and will never succeed with out character, whatever talent h, may have at his disposal
 By character mean honesty steadfastness of purpose, tact, per severance, industry, sobriety, sell control, reliability and strict pun' tuality. The man who poSsesse these qualities need not leave tn, old world and try new countries t get better chance in life; whel ever he goes, wherever he happ to be, he is bound to be successful simply because he is wanted, indis pensable, everywhere.
 No one wants shrewdness with out honesty, or diplomacy withou sincerity.
 When you are in the presence ol
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09

little inquiry would have shown to De non-existent.
 When this story was first brought io town it was the duty of the mar shal. if he were authorized to take any steps at all in the matter, to at once send a deputy out on the trail to meet the men supposed to be com ing in to wreck the town. Within two hours at the most he could have accomplished his mission and in formed the office, through the med lum of the creek telephone, as to the truth or falsity of the story. The rumor itself, to a man who used a very little common sense, was one to be laughed at, and the burden of it's pproof was most unquestion- ably placed upon its relator. In stead, the whole story is gulped down and believed, and it is prob ably only the remoteness of Fort Gibbon which saved the town from an invasion of the soldiers. Fair banks has already received one black eye through such childish actions, on the occasion when the News every day for a week shouted that a state of riot existed and the marshal was prevailed on to call for troops. And there is no doubt in the world that the Outside pa pers yesterday had items which told of an invasion of the city by bloodthirsty foreigners, and how it had been necessary to swear in dep uties and arm the populace.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09

he wanted to realize loan of ;1a.006 from the Fairbanks Banking company The directors refused Co agree to this, and Barnettc told Hill
 b fore ,he directors. that he, person ally. would advance ten thousand on he stock. l. is asserted now that Barnette advanced Hill the ten thousand from the banks money. taking in return a portion of the stock which the directors had re
 fused This action. unless Barnetre covered himself by giving his personal -uarantee in the form of note. savers of the criminal and should present a good peg 10 hang a suit
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09

Forcola pass on the Swiss-Italian border Five of the men were loaded with valuable contraband goods, and two acted as guides and scouts. When they were all safe ly on Italian soil one of the guides named Marotoli gave vent to joyful yodCl
 In the still air the least sound causes vibration which may set enormous masses of snow moving That is what occurred here. A quarter of a million tons of snow thundered down from the mountain side upon the party who were swept in an instant into an abyss. MaretOli alone was able to extri- cate himself.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
STORk TRAVELS WITH TRAIN Peep at the Baby, $1 a Look, Raises
 Fund for Mother

AYES, Ia., Nov. 29 - The stork keeping up with swiftly moving eastbound Northwe stern train as pulled over Western Iowa, won its race when this city was reached an, the train was stopped so that Mrs Emma Hamstadt of Columbus, Neb. might be taken from it and re moved to a hotel.
 kind-hearted men who were at tn, hotel devised a novel plan to provide money to hire a nurse and pay tht woman's physician One travelle took charge of the affair and noise it about that each could have a pe at the new baby girl for ST. Tn, money needed was soon secured
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
MAY BE BOOMERANG.

The old Fairbanks Banking com pany was incorporated under the laws of Nevada and the old Washing ton-Alaska bank was incorporated under the laws of Washington. Bar nette made a dicker with Parsons
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
365 Miners Have Perished.

BOLTON. n c. 23. - As nearly as can be estimated it is figured that 3G5 miners have lost their lives as consequence of the explosion on Thursday.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
,HOUT OF JOY BRINGS
 DEATH TO SIX MEN

'ibration of Voice Causes Snow Av- aanche on SmueoIers Safe Over
 Italian Border.
 GENEVA, Nov. 26 A joyful hcut thoughtlessly given by an It. ian smuggler on having eluded the ustoms guards on the Swiss from fer was the cause of his six con- anions being killed by an avalanche The party, coming from the Gris- nS, had with thousand precau- ions. successfully neootiated the
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
Innocent Man Liberated.

PITTSBURG, Dec 23 After having served term cf 9 years for murder, Andrew 10th, was today liberated. tho real murderer having confessed and then suicided in Hun gary.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
Rebels Have Upper Hand.

CHIHUAHUA. Dec. g. - Advices have been I. "eived here to the ef- feet that General Navcrro is surround ed by insurgents and that the gov ernment troops are starving. with prospect of being annihilated
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
Cashier Ccnfe5ses Guilt.

TACOMA. Dec 22. - Cashier Fuhr- man has conf ssCl to the embezzle- mcnt of the banks funds with which he has been charged and has turned over all of his property to the own- CTS
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
Kaufman Issues a ChaIIenue.

NEW YORK. Dec. 23. - Al Kauf- man last night issued a challenge to Champion Jack Johnson to fight for the worlds championship. John- son has replied that he is willing to meet Kaufman at any time if suit able arrangements can be made.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
One Hornet Gets Away.

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 23. - The Hornet euded the revenue cutters and managed to get away last night on her fribustCr ring trip.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
CORRESPONDENCE

Under this head The Alaska Citi- zen will be pleased to publish com munications on subjects of general in terest. All letters should bear the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publication, but foI reference and as a guarantee Of good faith. If publication of name is not desired, pen-name should be attached.]
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
Bnger Herman Cases Dismissed.

PORTLAND. Dec 23. - On the advice of Prosecutor Heucy all of the cases against Ringer Herman have been dismissed.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
Lacke Wipc Aoip

LINCOLN, Dec. 23. Hacken- schmidt, the Russian Lion, took two straight falls here last night from Mandino, the Italian wrestler.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
EnqIish Knocks Out Farmer,

JOPLIN, Mo, Dec. 23. - Clarence English knocked out. Kid Farmer in the third round of their fight here last night
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
Pool Champion Defeated.

NEW YORK, Dec g. - Pool Champion De Gro lost a three cush- fen game last night to John Daly.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
SHOULD BE PROBED,

When Jim Hill, Barnette's broth er-in-law, was leaving Fairbanks he held $22,000 worth of stock on which
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
Checked Uo on Juneau Me

SEATTLE, Dec. 23. - Federal In SpcctOr5 MaStersOn and MOuntjoy, who have been checking up on the federal officers at Juneau, returned from the North today
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
Alaska Salmon Catch Big One.

catch in Alaska for the past year is the largest since the year 1903.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09
Fairbanks, Jan. ,, 1911.

dlI UttIIhS, JdL. ., IVII Editor Citiz, n-J. Fallon and J Handbury takes contract to dig ditch 100 rods long for S1O0. Joe is more expert with the pick anG shovel than Jimmy. Joe is to ge; 75 cents a rod, and Jimmy $125 a rod. How many rods must eacL man dig of the 100 rods to get $5t out of it?
 X. Y. c. NOTE - Will some reader kind ly get busy and figure out the an swer to this problem and forwarl same to the Citizen.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-01-09

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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-09
iacSES
LETTER POSTAGE.

Strange ideas some people have
about postage" said the clerk who
opens the mail. eyes. See this let
ter here with three one-cent stamps
on it and stamped one cent due?
That's a case in point. The writer
of that letter thought that perhaps
it weighed little over an ounce,
little more than would go for two
cents, and so he put on a little more
postage-one cent more-which he
thought would cover it, when the
fact is that it required an additional
two-cent stamp.
"Of course You know that letter
postage is not fractional, but that it
goes in multiples of two. If letter
weighs ever so little over an ounce
it requires an additional two-cent
stamp; but not everybody seems to
know this, and so we sometimes get
letters like this one with a little
more postage for little more
weight"
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-09
LAST SURVIVOR OF 70.

The last survivor of the revolu-
tionary war was John Gray, who
died in Noble county, Ohio, aged
one hundred and four years, on
March &c, 1868. He came to the
Buckeye State early in its existence.
For some years before he died he
drew an annual pension of $500
from the government, Gen. John A.
Bingham having gotten a special act
through congress for this. Gray's
father was killed at the battle Of
Saltwater and he took his place in
the army, being only sixteen years
old then. He served through the re-
mainder of the war. His military
record is on file at the Office Of the
state commissioner of soldiers
claims.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-09
VALUABLE DISCOVERY.

While cleaning out an clubhouse at
Netherhampton, Wilton, England,
recently, a laborer came across seven
old spoons all stuck into the earth.
When cleaned these proved to be Of
silver and gilt in excellent condition,
and scarcely furnished. The spoons
are dated 1929, and have been val
ued at ESQ each. This is the second
find of antiquarian interest on the
earl of Pembroke's estate this year,
the scene of the latest discovery be-
ing about two miles distant from the
previous one, which consisted of two
urns containing Roman coins.