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The Alaska sourdough., 1911-12-19

Coxlcatlng hquOrs.
 "On the 11th day of January Charles H. Edwards, government school teach CT, located at Hamilton Bay, on Ku- prianoff Island, with ? number of Tn dians over whom he had acquired an in fuenee in his work there, boarded a sloop living in the bay, seized and de stroyed a small quantity of liquor which they found there. Mr.. Ed wards was detained on board in strug- gle with the captain, after the Indi- ans left, and was finally shot, death resulting in few days. Two of the natives also failed to reach the shore The testimony taken in the case tended to show that they were shot in the water while swimming to the shore MT. Edwards was worthy, candid and careful Christian worker, having the confidence of all good men, and without question was one of the most efficient teachers in Alaska. He had abundant reason to believe that the vessel was there to sell intoxicating h- quors to the natives with whom he was laboring, and, though betrayed by his zeal into an action not warranted by law, his motive was high one, and on ly his nobleness of character, his devo- tion to his work, the efficiency of his his service and the sacrifice of his life in the cause of morality and civil ization should be remembered. The captain was arrested and tried for the crime, but acquitted by the jury.
 "But the record,' continues the governor, sfcannot end with the death of Mr. Edwards and the two natives A most dastardly act of lawlessness, in the tarring feathering, at Douglas, of Dr. J. E. Connett by mask ed men, was the direct sequel to the original shooting. The doctor had been active in searching for testimony against the man who shot Mr. Edwards and some what severe in his characterization of the offense in newspaper communica- tion, and he fell a victim to the hatred of interested parties not yet identified. The better people of the territory con demn the outrage, and demand the use of all legitimate means to discover and punish the perpetrators of it.''
 Every year until 1899, governors If Alaska reported that the Alaska prohi- bition law was openly and notoriously violated. In 1898 Governor Brady. said in his annual report:
The Alaska sourdough., 1911-12-19

"The more the collector and his force stop the importation by the steamers, the better it is for those who are engaged in smuggling. The chief smugglers send their orders and checks to Victoria British Columbia The liquors are put up according to orders, and shipped tc Port Simpson, which IS just across the American line. Snug glers watch their opportunity to load np at this place and wind their way through the various passages leading north. The average price which the dealers pay the smugglers is $7 gal lon for whiskey which in the market at Port Townsend or Seattle is worth $4 a gallon.
 As the retail dealer considerr this high price he undertakes to adulter- ate it and by his vif1ainous compound succeeds in making two or three gallons out of it. In one instance last year one of them, not knowing the nature of wood alcohol, mixed it with other in gredients and sold it to a number of natives. In few hours two of them were dead, and several more of them would have died but for the timely re- lief given by the marine hospital sur geon. As much as 5000 gallons have been taken at time from Port Simp- son. For the past year much foreign li- quor has gone up the to the summits on the Dyea and Skagway trails. The seizures of the customs officers for the past year have probably amounted to 2500 gallons The amount of foreign li- quor which has been smuggled will probably amount to 6O,0O0 gallons '
 That same year in his annual report, Governor Brady arranged the recon mendations of the Alaska governors on the liquor question in startling array, and showed that for nearly every year for sixteen years, the governors of All aska had been urging the government to repeal the prohibition law, which it had failed to enforce,and give the ter ritory license law This effort was successful, and the present license law adopted, with prohibition still retained for natives only.
The Alaska sourdough., 1911-12-19


 marshal's office is waging to prevent the selling of liquor to the Indians IS not the first battle which the govern ment officials in Alaska have waged with the "demon rum.'
 There was time when the territory of Alaska was a prohibition territory, at least as far as the statutes went. But public sentiment never backed the law and the officials had the devils own time in enforcing it, or trying to en- force it, rather, for the consensus of opinion is that 1t was not well enough enforced to be particularly noticeable.
 s4The. utmost vigilance of the GUS toms officers cannot prevent the impor- tation of liquor; itsereepss into the dis trict in every conceivable way wrote Governor Kinkead in his annual report in 1884. Of the fact that saloons were everywhere, Governor Kinkead made no bones, and recommended that the sa loon keepers be licensed, and that they be thus compelled to contribute to the cost of government.
 In 1885 Governor Swineford said: "It is questionable, even with the as sistance of a revenue cutter constantly plying in the almost interminable wa ters of Southeastern Alaska, whether Al, 1n hon italy destroyed. That it can, however, by such means be made much more haz- ardous, and consequently less lucrative business to those engaged in it, is not to be denied; but it is my opinion that the law ought to be repealed.
 Congress neither provided for licens- ing the traffic nor making it more haz- ardous. and Governor Swineford was apparently too discouraged in 1887 10 discuss the subject in his annual report for that year. In the following year, however, he regretted being compelled to say that the law was practically , dead letter. "'The public sentiment of the territory is adverse to it, and un- less the right of trial by jury is taken away, it cannot be enforced, for the simple reason that it is impossible to impanel a grand jury that will indict, or petit jury that will convict per sons charged with it's violation
 "But were this not true, the officials charged with the duty of preventing the importation and landing of in toxicating liquors are practically pow erless in the premises for the reason
The Alaska sourdough., 1911-12-19
IN THE ALASKANPR ROFIIBrTIONDAYS

that they have never been provided with any means whatever which will erable them to watch and guard any part of the extensive coast line, save immediately at the few points where they are stationed. There is no water patrol, no revenue cutter, no transpor- tation, not even a row boat under their control, and, as a consequence, the smuggler pursues his nefarious calling with very little molestation from any quarter. The innumerable bays and coves along the coast of South eastern Alaska, with it's network of deep and narrow channels, afford as many hiding places, and am in doubt as to whether revenue cutter, per manently stationed in these waters, would be wholly able to break up the illicit traffic in intoxicating liquors, ' and again recommended a stringent li- cense law.
 In his annual report in 1890 Govern sor Knapp said:
 ''Liquors of the vilest quality, it IS said, are sold openly and in violation of the law, even to those whose faml- lies are suffering for the necessaries of life. The reasons assigned for the in efficiency of the law is that prosecu- tions would be of no avail. Grand jul ries refuse to indict, and petit juries re- fuse to convict. I presume this state ment is made intelligently and in act cordance with the facts, though l am not aware of any attempt to secure con victions. A number of complaints to the grand jury at the January term, for smuggling liquor, resisting an officer, etc., were treated by that body in a way to indicate that they were not in sympathy with the restriction laws. The governor recommended the enact ment of license law, and repeated the recommendation the following year.
 sOURDOUGH-4
 In 1892, differences of opinion over the liquor question eliminated in trag- edy. In his annual report for that year, Governor Knapp said:
 "While the, general condition of the territory has been peaceful and quiet there have been several outbreaks of crime and lawlessness and resultant consequences So serious that special reference to them sems to be required Like most crimes and misdemeanors ot the foregoing record, they were directly connected with thessale and use of in
The Alaska sourdough., 1911-12-19

Special sale on curios, souvenir goods and native ware for holiday trade. w. H. Case, Juneau, Alaska.
The Alaska sourdough., 1911-12-19

The sourdough, $500 year.
The evening world., 1911-05-03

ccmransed By the acoommodAting Nd
Carthy. haSttly suinmonsA had braosd
the horso's recent ownershap 10 q free
lance dealer in "sypsiss'' named Freed
man m Twenty-fourh street. 20
butcher named Hines ~ one Hundred
and TNventy-fourth street and escund
avanua also q horss dealer. end 20
'.shoensy Jaka.'' an occasional dealer IN
horses m Sixteenth strsst- brooklyn,
. Seventh
IT got htm from q 6ey nezt teW."
@h 'Shs~ney Jake '~wlihs BnGisR."
Wine was not a. home Sut ~ ettle
sister
Have you M oscondIhand AaSasD -
seii7' asked Mr.. Rouvepn.
YES ss1d ths lrtle 81 "ecss
r1eht m"
There WA ne mxsusrg harness. Tns
World initial MONOGRAM hah been prisd
OF the l-ethsr. 1rt the Impressed eut-
line was plain
'Tn take this harness" mid Nfr, Rouf
rton. The little rir1 ~obtectsd. Mccarthy
whs IN doubt. RE d1d not thinE Il was
hight 10 take s. Mr.. Rculston said he
was .Goins 20 take ME own harness
wherever he found H. end he did.
Tncn tho always otiiginG Central
Office man said that ~ Mr.. Roulston
would 30 sround 90 the back door Of
tho house and wait ne himself would be
very comfortable IN the runanout seat.
watching the front door. WiiAs BnSfsr
dfd not corne homo and at dark MoCar-
thy said 81 was . hong way from Oak
street and the ~pi wa abandoned.
Mr.. Revision arranged with some OF ire
n~eighbors 20 let him know n Willie
appeared.
Fruitlcss Wsit Of Hour and q Hall.
A message cans to him owe he esls-
phone at 3 O'Clock on Friday that Willie
FNngler wa at homo. At onoe Mr.. Roul-
eton telephoned for Friend Mccarthy.
He wasn't at tho station. the lieutenant
at Oak street said. but II another man
would do. ono would be right around.
The World Building IL five minutes'
walk from tho Oak street station. Mr..
Roulston waited until $50 O'Clock and
then he headed for brooklyn alone.
When ne had told his errand TO the
lieutenant OF the Fifth avonue station
q uniformed policeman was sent with
Mr.. Roulston to the EnGler house But
While had Sen gone just fftecn min
utca. The uniformed man was keen
enough to say that no thought he could
fnd out whore Eng1er waA TO be found.
At 8 O'Clock he mot Mr.. Roulston with
tho information that EnGler was prob.
ably At homo again, n that the boy
had formerly been a truckmAn for .
ma mod Clark. Also other In.
formation which may prove useful
later. The uniformed man also brought
along one OF former Deputy Commits
sfonsr Hymns recruits. a slim. live fell
low who looked like anything but q
detective. Harry J. Etherington. Ths
detective vas OF duty. but no con-
sented 10 join Mr.. RouiSeou wnn Id
The evening world., 1911-05-03
Small Chance Of Recovering
Stolen Property II You Rely
on Detective Bureau.
DUTY OF A CITIZEN.
Read This True Story of Pro-
fessional and Amateur Sleuth-
Ing and Find ON.

rnis 70 . story vhioh may throw
Borne i1rht On the sctnsi results Of oar
ryins out tne susrestion TO the public
Of oeore~ D~ouxherty. the new sscond
Deputy Commissions OF Police, that
enc who has been robbed should BY no
means attemvt any detective work on
~ own account. but instead cali 'a1O
oprfnC' and let the Detective Bureau
% the wsvk Tor INN.
N me last h~s ysars many horses
nave bean stolen from The World. TIE
sAssv>s have climbed aboard The
Wesal's wagons In Park Now. in Will
I'M strsst and IN Frankfort street
vN0 chs dF4vsrv vWs nsAds The
WSysd eufldtns getting bunAlss Of
peosrs. end rave driven on INTO parts
unAnSwn. The poNos ave always been
DAaiy prompt IN nndins the abandoned
Astsv9y vagona but until the present
49, no horse or harnea has been re-
covered. and TIN time II was hardly
psffos wosk which brought the rssulta.
A herss worth e1so Ind . dSNvsry
G dhappsassd from ne vivian
Utrsst SIDE Of he budding on afarch Il
q O. Noukeon. shs guosr.nesndsnt Of
asafvsy Wagons Cor The Word. ~ y o
called u Poltos HsaA0uArosv asinng
tha2 Q general alarzn b sent ovt Cor .
world delivery wagon neady marks
With me oiGns Of tA owusrShtD. drawn
b. . chestnut horse with . white star
On IT. forehead. white hind feet, and
branded on the right fore hoof with ths
number 20"
49, u-- --A >~~ 49,
Q general alarm. not only 10 all sta
tons but TO all ferries and bridges. Mr..
Roulston needn't worry any more about
81 ct all.
Enter +. elective Mccarthy.
The wagon was found nsxt day near
the Old Slip police station. but no
horse or harnssA Mr.. Rouisbon Con-
fided 20 Police H,aduuArtcas that he
horse. lie was told that Detectivs Mo-
Carthy would be ssnt 70 him from the
Oak street station
Mccarthy vas a mighty onmpanAonr
able fellow. He drove about with Mt.
HOUSTON all over Manhattan and near
by New Jersey looking at susy-eotad
fences for stolen horses. He was most
complimentary to MIR. Roulston not only
on account OF his zeal IN tho hunt but
Tor the good meals no crdeTcd on thcse
occasions. But after two weeks II patied
on MCCARTHY. There wasn't chance
OF finding the horse and hs wvuh not
impose on Mr. Itoulston's company any
longer. He quit.
Mr. Roulston went TO the horse mar
tct ~ Lexington ayenus and Twenty
fourth street last Thursday to buy a
nov horse. He looked over the sop
and $50 stock ana then said he thought
he would look over the sypey horses
entered for auction salt. There were
-four hundred Of them In the basement
of IN. p,nce. 1t vas rather dark down
there. One OF tho hrst no iOokcd over
looked familiar TO him. . chestnut with
. white star and white hind feet. And
% tho fors-foot was the number 20"
Willie Englsr Peaehed.
~ Thusday night Mr. Rouiston, ac-
The evening world., 1911-05-03

~ Thursday night Mr.. Roulstou, &C,
The evening world., 1911-05-03
FUNERAL WORDS HIS own.

NEW HAVEN. Conn., May o-Dar1 ID.
Kenyon, one Of ehe oldest conducosrs
on ehe New Haven Railroad n aGs and
service, wrote che address chat was de-
The evening world., 1911-05-03

COTTON DRESS GOODS. IN Both Stores.
Thirty Thousand Yards Of Washable Dress
Fabrics including Bordered and Dresden
Dimity. Striped and Checked Bingham, Pig
ured and Polka Dot Batiste. Printed Flaxon
and Bordered Shantung. 15c to csc per yard
value aSc 10 SOC
The evening world., 1911-05-03

Willie Tells Of Another Man.
WINE DnG1sr wa taken 70 re Sta
ttsn and after . p~ersuAaavs examination
With MI Rculeton and DthsnangtnA IN
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-25
BUTTER and eggs
ARE MUCH Lower
COLD STORAGE HOUSES LEFT
WITH LARGE SUPPLIES ON
HAND AND WHOLESALE PRICE
HAS sLUMPED SEVERAL DE.
GREES.

The egg and butter trade in the
United States is in chaotic condition,
Says The Duluth Herald. The con-
sumers are paying less money for these
commodities than they were a short
time ago. In fact, they are paying
lower prices than they have paid with
in two years, approximately, If the
particular retail dealer they patronize
is giving them a fair deal.
Prices on eggs and butter have
dropped to an exceedingly low figure
They declined this week to the lowest
level within many months.
Commission men think that if re-
tailers, who have not already done so,
would give the consumer the benefit
of the recent reductions in butter and
egg prices the consumptive demand
would be largely increased.
Cold storage houses in the dairy
districts and in the big cities of the
central states hold thousands of eggs
which are waiting sale. The whole
sale price has dropped 20 to Is cents
dozen and the retail price ranges from
20 cents to 25 cents a dozen although
few dealers have shaved prices to
within a few cents of the wholesale
price. Fresh eggs are selling at whole
sale at 2o@21 cents.
The make of creamery butter is now
OF sufficient volume to take care of
the consumption as large part Of the
regular trade has gone over to oleo-
margarine in an effort to cut down the,
cost OF living. The surplus of butter
In the United States is now about
60,O00,000 pounds. This must be sold.
| abroad so that obligations incurred byy'
spectators and owners can be met at
the banks, note brokers and ware
houses.
The low grades Of creamery. dairy
and packing stock are inclined to be
| exceedingly weak. The fancy crem-
cries are fairly strong and the market
has firm undertone. Weakness in the
market for packing stock and other
! cheap grades of butter indicate that
the export out let which looked so
promising short time ago has fallen
short OF expectations. There is less
evidence of foreign buying in this
country, say reports, and dealers find
supplies to be accommodating again
| Consumers have been buying literally
| or the fancy grades and their pur-
chases have been particularly effective
because the fresh receipts have in
Guided a comparatively small proper
ton of butter sufficiently good to grade
up to high standard.
Cheese prices display weak under
tone Receipts are heavy and the mar
ket feels the effect of their pressure
Milder weather has had tendency to
hasten the curing process of cheese and
| impair its keeping quality With stocks
in excess of requirements, receivers
are disposed to shade values in order
to move supplies quickly.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-25

and elected their officers. Clarence
Stone is foreman and Emory Gestie
manager. They propose to not only
learn more about printing themselves,
but to teach other boys what they
know.
Interest in the reading room was
hurt great deal because the maya
zines for the present year were late
in being ordered. Now, however. the
boys are again beginning to watch for
them
During the latter part of December
little social affair was held by each
Of the different gymnasium classes in
honor of its winning team in a series
of contests that has extended over the
two previous months. These little af-
fairs added considerable importance TO
the interest in the class work. The
expense was born for the most part by
the boys and the greater part of the
work was done by them.
after the failure to revive the older
boys club, as a distinct Organization.
rather than let the room stand idle. it
was thought best to open the room and
it's games to all members of the high
school and employed classes. This
seems to have been a good move. MANY
more Of the fellows spend their extra
time there than formerly"
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-25
Coming Events

Saturday, Feb. Is.
Japanese Girl at the operahouse.
Wednesday, March, I.
Lent begins.
Friday, March 3.
z. M. c. A. state convention.
Saturday, March 4.
7. M. C. A. state convention
Sunday, March 5.
z. M. c. A. state convention
Monday, March 8.
Etereopticon lecture on Passion Play,
First Baptist church, by Charles w.
Harris. Bismarck.
Pupils recital at Dakota conserva-
tory.
Tuesday, March 7.
New England banquet.
Bertrand Alan Orr, baritone, in song
recital.
Friday, March 10.
Clarence Eddy organ recital at Ma.
sonic temple.
Tuesday, March ID.
William A. Willett, baritone, in song
recital.
Friday, March II.
Modern Woodmen of America, dane
ing party.
Monday, Marsh 20.
Mrs. Geo. Hancock, lecture on Pale
slime at public library
Thursday, March 80.
Fargo Conservatory of Music festival.
Friday, March 81.
Schumann- Heinke and st. Paul Sym
phony orchestra.
Saturday, April I.
Philharmonic club and st. Paul SYM
phony orchestra, In Tannhauser.
Tuesday, April ~.
Address by p. A. Baker, d. D.. on
temperance.
Sunday, April is.
Easter Day.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-25
HEREDITY
Can Be Overcome in Cases.

The influence of heredity cannot. of
course, be successfully disputed but it
can be minimized or entirely overcome
In some cases by correct food and
drink A. Conn. lady says:
For years while / was a coffee
drinker ] suffered from bilious attacks
OF great severity, from which | used
TO emerge as white as a ghost and
very weak. Our family physician gave
me various prescriptions for improv-
ing the digestion and stimulating the
liver. which l tried faithfully but with
out perceptible result.
he was acquainted with my family
history for several generations back.
and once when visited him he said:
III you have inherited one OF those
torpid livers you may always suffer
more or less from its inaction. We
can't dodge our inheritance. YOU know
was not so strong a believer in
neredity as he was, however. and, be-
ginning to think for myself, I conclud-
ed TO stop drinking coffee, and see
what effect that would have. / feared
1t would be severe trial to give II
up, but when I took Postum and had
1t well made, it completely filed my
need Tor a hot beverage and l grew
very fond OF it.
nave used Postum for three years,
using no medicine. During all that
time nave had absolutely none OF the
bilious attacks that / used to suffer
from and ! have been entirely free from
the pain and facilitating effects that
used to result from them.
The change is surely very great, and
am compelled to give Postum the ex-
elusive credit for It." Name give by
Postum Co, Battle Creek, Mich.
Read The Road to WellviIle.v in
pkgs There's Reason"
Ever read the above letter. A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full OF human
interest.
The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1911-02-25
ODD INVITATIONSTO
new ENGLANDERS
We oLDE TIME STYLE is USED TO
INFORM THOSE WHO ARE EN-
TITLED TO ATTEND THE NEW
ENGLAND DINNER OF THE TIME
AND PLACE.

Unique in the extreme but decidedly
appropriate are the invitations that
have been gotten out by the New Eng
land society, to their meeting and din
ner which will be held Tuesday, March
Z. The officers of the society request
that all who are entitled to join this
society, by reason of having been born
in New England or having resided
there ten years communicate either
with the president, Mrs. w. H Best,
I'LL Third avenue south or with the
secretary, Mrs. w. ]. Clapp, S24 Fifth
avenue south.
The invitations read as follows
Ye Goode People of We New England
Society will meet at we Gardner Inn
(wh is settle down on We corner of We
streete across from We Poste Office in
we Toune of Fargo,) on Tuesday, We
VII of March, in We year of Our Lord,
1911 N. s.
Ye dores of we Inn will bee unlatch-
ed at of we Toune Clock. when ye
womenne will bring they're sewing and
knitting worke, and spende We p. m.
in olde time visiting until on We Clock,
whenne We MEME will come and allie
will be in they're places at We table by
Garlic candle lighte.
Ye price to goe will be 5 Yorke
Shillings, and we paffportes may be
had at We dore of we Eating Room.
Everybody who was born in New
England or lived there tenne years
will bee expected toe pay two Yorke
Shillings as due by custome, besides
they're paffports at we dore.
If you will fill quite, f1gne and poste
this little carde everybodie will know
you are coming to we supper, and Mis-.
treff Leinbacher will have a place allie
ready for you at We table.
Ye Biographer and Historian-Judgt
Spalding's wife will be glad of any
interesting facts about We Ancestry.
Ye President is Madame Abigail Best
We Scribe is William Joshua Klap's
wife.
N. Bye Wommenne will dres.
plainlie.
N Bye Tyething Name will
watch We cupples vt bee sparkin.
N. B-A Committee has beene re.
quested toe finde goode places at "
table. (Houbeit IL We Bonnets VIII "
Womenne Folks weare, bee large, tina
fhall not site on We front settles.)
N. Bye Pitch Pipe will be sound
ed for We mufic by Squire Perley, anC
| we olde MEME and womenne, younl
MEME and maidens will sing Ault
Lang Syne, Hurrah for Olde New Eng
land and We Olde Oaken Bucket.
N. Bye Womenne are going to,
make somme of We speeches after sup,
| per.