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The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
HUMBOLDT GOLD ROBBERY.

SAN FRANCISCO. June 16. - In. dicted by the federal grand jury on the charge of grand larceny. Elmer J. Smith. suspected of being the ring leader in the robbery of the Alaska steamship Humboldt last fall. pleaded guilty this afternoon The chief evi- denCe against him consisted of $l0.000 worth of gold filings for which he could not account Margaret Smith, !. T. Woodson and G. NJ. Woodson. supposed to be partners in the rob bery. were released for want of evi- dence
 The gang secured from the Hum boldt a total of s57 900 in gold dust and bullion, and slS.O00 in money Margaret Smith and Henry became associated in Alaska, and passed as man and wife in San Francisco. but acted as strangers toward each other while on the steamship Humboldt, on the trip when the robbery was committed. It was Margaret Smith who walked the deck with the pur- ser of the Humboldt while the rob bery was being perpetrated.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
The SENATE|
 LINDSAY & BeCKWITA, Props.
.BR|TON'S DUTY ID
 WEAR WHISPERS

LONDON. May 15. Whiskers rent interest through the indignant rcbukes that Captain Edward Macil- Waine of the navy is engaged in heaping upon EngliShmen who do not wear them. in letters 10 the London newspapers. The burden of his at taCks is tha' the Countrys manhood has become very low when il ignores the plain hints of two sovcreigns, the present king and his father, that Britons should be bearded. Macil- Waine himself sets an example of the duty of all loyal subjects by wear ing an enormous beard and insist ing that all of his staff cultivate that adOrnment
 The gilded youth to whom the letters appeal have got only as far as the musfache in the line of re- form. Fashion will do good service iu many of these cases. for there has long been crying need to cover thou sands of most appalling upper lips in gay circles Along with the mus tache the pOmpadnur style of brush ing 'he hair k hecoming the vogue
 King George views cu beard. is not disclosed. He has worn beard since he went into the navy, and il improves his appearance King Edward wore one to avoid the rou- hle of shaving.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
D|ETz LOSES LONG
 FIGHT

HAYWARD Wis. May l3 - John natural life at hard labor at the state pcnitentiary at Waupun by the verdict of the jury today for the murder of Deputy Oscar Harp in the battle Cf Cameron dam Cn October s last.
 The jury brought in the following verdict:
 John r Dietz guilty of murder in he first degree.
 Hattie F. Dietz, his wife. not guilty of murder in the first degree,
 Leslie DietZ. his son. not guilty of murder in the first degree"
 The smile with which the old man" has always faced the things that have happened to him did not desert him. He smiled as the judge read the verdict handed up by the foreman of the jury. He made no demonstration.
 The verdict in John DietZ's case was the first read As the verdict came out, a froWn came over the face of Mrs. DietZ and she glared at tHt JtlS i-tSIIc Silllltu ldlIllS anu the color came and went in his face
 The announcement that the jury had arrived at a verdict was made at S:43 o'clock. Judge Reid was mo- titied immediately and Sheriff Fred Clark received telephone message from the clerk of the court to bring John Dietz into the courtroom.
 Mrs. Dietz had been with her hus- band throughout the night, and Les lie had called this morning. The three defendants came to the court house. walking side by side. ac- companied by three special deputies
 On account of the unexpected early verdict the courtroom was occupied only by those who have followed every move of the trial from the beginning.
 There was a moments silence fol lowing the reading of the verdict The court then asked John Dietz 10 stand up MT. Dietz." said Judge Reid. have you anything to say be- fore sentence is passed?" DietZ calmly faced the judge.
 Do you suppose" he asked, look ing straight at the judge, "l haven't known that sooner or later the lum Der trust. because it is big and am little, would kill me or put me out
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19

uf the way? I have fought my figh' and defended my home and family , l have don" nothing wrong and this ! conviction does not alter the fact The trust has one creed. one law one purpose. That k rule or ruin ! They could not rule John Dietz Sc they tried for six years to ruin him This morning it looks as if they have got what they were after. T have done nothing wrong. and
 the state has And vet it is the state
 that sends me to jail T. is the state that has come in here. in q court cf law. and told the jury 1 was q
 bad man. when was not allowed. and have never been allowed to tell
 what started this whole trouble "lt is the state that waylaid my children and took one away to jail and put a bullet through the other "a young girl"
 II cannot see. MT Dietz. that that has a thing 10 do with the killing of Oscar Harp" said Judge Reid. The judge then sentenced D'etZ to prison for life
 John nictz made th" usual motion for new trial. although the motion probably has never been followed by an argument like the one heard
 this morning in the little country court. \. w James of Euclaire. special attorney for the state, sug- gested to the convicted man that
 he get an attorney. draw up the motion ii proper legal form and ask the court for ten days stay in which to file the execution Dietz ignored the suggestion and plunged neadlong into his denuncia- tiOn of the lumber trust" The court
 also advised Detz to get an at motion for d new trial. but gave Dietz ten days in which 10 file ex. captions.
 The trouble between John F Dietz and the lumber companies operating
 in Sawyer county. Wis. began in
 February. 1904. through Dietz's re
 fusal to allow the companies to flow
 logs over the Cameron dam on a quarter section bought by Mrs. DietZ.
 without paying him the toll he de handed.
 In the ten principal attempts to capture hlm on various charges and oGal processes. Oscar Harp, dep
 uty sheriff. was killed October last several men were wounded, Myra
 Dietz was shot through the body.
 Clarence Dietz was wounded in the
 forehead and John DielZ was shot
 through the hand. The shooting of
 Bert Horel at Winter Wis. by
 Die1z. September 6. last. is more or
 less closely traceable to the original trouble.
 The tenth armed effort 10 take Dietz was successful, and he became
 prisoner October s last. He was
 charged with various of1enses. rang
 ing from destruction of property and
 assault and battery 10 murder in the first degree. Mrs. Dietz and Leslie
 were defendants in the murder case
 They. Myra and Clarence and John
 DietZ are defendants in other ac-
 tions pending against the family.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
ONE NASTY SCANDAL,

CINCINNATI. O.. June Is. - Mrs. Jeanette Steward-Ford startled the auditors in the courtroom here today when she testified that Edgar s. Cooke. on trial for embezzlement of funds of the Big Four railroad. gave her $2O,0O0 in cash. and visited her frequently in her flat He told her she said. that the money came from the Big Four
 On the stand today, Cooke. in his own defense, refuted all the testi- mony that has been offered against him. He denied vigorously that he was the father of Frs Ford's child
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
What She Was Working For.

They tell me you're working ard night an day. Sarah?" her bosom friend Ann said.
 Yes" returned Sarah. Pm under bonds to keep the peace for pullin' the whiskers out of the old scoundrel f husband of mine. and the magis- trate said that if l come afore i'm ag'in. or laid me 'ands on the old man, he'd fine me 40 shillin's!"
 And so you're working hard to keep out of mischief"
 save up the fine"
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
.DET TAILS 0F DEATHS
 IF MOUNTED POLICE

uuG south. bg could lao, see any raf'M-- uu i' Carter k completely l -r and does uo. know one river rom another
 Ne hay. now only fen pounds o. galr and eirn, pounds of bacon and some dried fish My last hope i~ goHc. and rhe only thing can do i~ ID return. and collect some of rh, dogs 'o feed the others and nGr~"ly,.. unless W, can meet some iHllars
 Ne have How been d week look ing for river to take Us over '.e divide. lur there are dozens Uf r.y r~ and I am d. loss. I should have lakcn Carers word that hc knew fEe way from the Little Wind river
 This j~ The true explanation of H.. el'az'rorhc l. .s eyiden, that Inspector Fitzgerald had relied upon cy-Cru~'ab'e Carer aS guide to Dawson A tLc time that the party uru,d back tho2 were about 264 miles from McPh,r-on.
 on Jangry 24 diary says.
 "'EiI ,@ aurhor dog and all hands 'aata a sooI III al on meat.
 On January @t The going vas very heavy in deep snow and the hands and drss getting weak.
 "Jaluary &1: All hands feeling sick. supposed d ro he from eating dogs liver
 January 21 Skin peeling off our taoeS and bodies. and parts of our toii's and lips all swollen and split | supp ~r rhi, is caused by feeding au dog meat; everybody feeling the cold very mn,h for want of proper faud
 February | Killed another dog tonight this make eight dogs We have Killed and We have eaten most of rhom and fed dried fish 10 the logs
 February 9. Men and dogs very hin and weak and cannot travel far
 February ; CIast cntry1: Just af, Ter neon I broke through the ice and had .o make fire. found one foot slightly Irozn Killed another dog tonight; have culy five dogs now and can only go a few miles a day; T. N'l i'..'lN l'l '-tih iIlE 'tll OH tue DOuN and skin rceiiug off
 Tho last entry was evidently made while rh" party was proceeding down Trail river to the Peel river Corporal nrmrs'er. who commanded thc relief parry. followed their trail and began al this point to fear for the w"rsr. on account of the camps they made being SD close together Al Collins cabin he found the mail and the dispatch bag which had h"cn cached th'rc.
 On MarcH 2l ahout three miles below tho portage on the Peel river tc fund the bodies of Constables Kinney and Taylor There was a camp kettle half full of moose hide cut in small pieces. which had been hoileI fr soup The two men lay side by side. the fire bcinG al their feet. Each lay on his back. They had three Alaska sleeping bags. one under and two over them.
 Constable Taylor evidently com mrted suicide by blowing the top of his head off. No doubt he had be- come insane from he terrible hard ships which he had undergone.
 Fl sg ems that Inspector Fitzgerald had concluded that these men wec" too weak 10 travel through. and left them all the camp equip mcur the party had. With Carter, he mshcA on toward McPherson, with the hope ot getting relief to send hack About ten miles further on he and Carer yielded up their lives. Garter succuIubed first and Was laid out by Inspector Fitzgerald, Nho pr bahly died shortly afterward DOT aMN sim of the 20gs"
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
BIBLE HAS BUT 5000 WORDS
Shakespeare Has Twice That In His Vocabulary.

NEW HAVEN. Conn.,. April 20. - In connecticn with the Bible tercen- tary which is being celebrated throughout the English-s speaking world Professor Albert T. Cook. of Yale. has made an interesting com putation. showing that in spite of the influence of the Bible upon lit erature the number of words which appear in it falls far below the number of words used by Milton or Shakespeare
 In the authorized version. accord ing to Professor Cook, use is made of only about 5000 words, whereas Milton found it necessary to draw upon about l3.000 and Shakespeare something like 12,0O0.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
MERGE WAS PROFiTA6lE.

WASHINGTON. June Is. - Before the committee ot congress appointed to investigate the affairs of the sugar trust. Henry Oxnard, president of the American Beet Sugar company. testified that he had made at least s2o0,OO0 by merging his beet sugar interests with those of the National Sugar trust
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
TO PREVENT CORNERS.

CHICAGO, June 16. - The Chicago board of trade today adopted a rule which is calculated to make corners less profitable in the future A de- fault committee is appointed to de termine the actual value of any grain at the time corner is effected in that commodity, and all settle ments must be accepted on the basis of the figures determined by that committed
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
ESTRADA COMING BACK.

NEW ORLEANS, June 16. - Form CT President Estrada, of Nicaragua is due to reach New Orleans this eve ming. It is suspected that his party ill Nicaragua will undertake to derive advantage out of the general dis turbance in the Mexican and Central American zone, and try to reinstate themselves in power in the republic
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
UNWRITTEN LAW.

ALBANY, June 16. - On the plea of selfdefense, John McStea, the well-known local theatrical manager, says he is not guilty of the crime of murder in the first degree for the killing of Arthur Brown, who was a member of the Albany baseball team Brown was with the wife of McStea at the time the tragedy occurred
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
POLITICS IN OREGON.

PORTLAND. June 16. Politi clans are concerned most at the present time over the choice of the people of the state for senator to Washington, to succeed Senator Bourne. It is well known that Sen ator Bourne would like to keep his office, but he will not take the stump in order to retain it. It is understood, also, on good authority that former Mayor Simon, of Port land. who was defeated in the cam paign for reelection last month, will be an active candidate for the sena- tOrial tOga
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
FAVORS LA TOILETTE.

MINNEAPOLIS. June 16. - Sen ator Poindexter. of Washington, has announced that he will give his un- qualified support to Senator LaFol lette, in the campaign for the nomi nation for president
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
INDICTMENTS DISMISSED.

SEATTLE, June l6. - Several in dictments against former Chief Wap- penstein were dismissed today. These were the charges involving graft upon the Pacific Coast Steamship company and bribe of 2,5OO from Clarence Tupper for protection to Tupper's gambling resort.
 Upon dismissal of these indict- ments, Wappenstein was given until June 21 to enter pleas to the indict- ments that remain against him
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
DlAZ IN SPAIN.

VIGO, Spain, June 16. - President Diaz of Mexico arrived here today from America. He did not remain in this port, but continued aboard the vessel when it sailed north It is understood that he will get off at La Coruna
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
SUBWAY EXPLOSION.

CHICAGO. June 16 Another explosion took place today in the ca ble conduit subway that is now un- der construction in the streets of this city. II is the third explosion of the kind 10 take place since the begin ming Of the undertaking The crime is attributed by the police to labor agitators
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
To PROHIBIT SIRENS.

NEW YORK, June 16. Siren horns on automobiles within the limits of the city of New York will be prohibited by law if the Anti Noise society of the city can ac- complish that result
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
RECIPROCITY TO PASS.

WASHINGTON, June Is. - Sena- tor Penrose, chairman of the sen ate finance committee, which had charge of the Canadian reciprocity bill. called at the White House to- day on official business. and told the president that in his judgment the reciprocity measure would un- doubtedly pass, although only after long and earnest discussion.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
BOXING BARRED THERE.

NEW YORK, June Is. = Orders have been communicated to all branches and members of the police department in this city to prevent in the near future all kinds of box ing matches in the city.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
RUSH DOG ACROSS COUNTRY
Is Taken In Private Car In An Ef-
 fort to Save It's Life.

OMAHA. Neb, May To - Accom- panied by it's owner, an eminent vet erinary and an expert canine doctor an aristocratic California dog, now speeding across the continent in a private car in a race against death, will pass through Omaha tonight. Al his office in New York, the best dog doctor of the land is anXiously await ing the arrival of the car in hopes of saving the patients life.
 The dog belongs to Mrs. Beason, of San Diego. Cal, wife of a multi millionaire. Besides being the favor ite of many bench shows and win ner of scores of blue ribbons and gold medals, the canine is the clos est companion of it's owner and is given all the favors of son, there being no children in the family.
 The dog began showing signs of illness early this week, and despite the attention of the best veterinarians of the Pacific coast grew steadily worse. As a last resort the fond owners are taking it to New York specialist at a railroad expense of $2,500.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
OEEl TO PAPkE.

OAKLAND, June l6. Flushed with his victory over Dan Sullivan in the arena here last night, Frank Klaus today issued challenge to Billy Papke.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19

"Is music of any practical beue tit?" was the question asked by one of party discussing the subject
 Well, replied he cynic, judging tr m the photographs of eminent yiolinists. il keeps the hair from
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19

Do not throw away egg shells. Wash each egg used. ekep a dish handy for shells. You will be sur prised to find how much of the egg adheres to the shell, and what a different taste your coffee will ve.-Johannesburg Star.
 It is not obvious where the coffee comes in, but to be on the safe side We should refuse it.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-06-19
Panama Valley Railroad
TIME CARD,

In Effect 12:o1 a. m., June 12. 1911.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
COOKS PROOFS" A MYTH
Box He Left in Greenland Con-
tains No Evidence Of Discovery.

Copenhagen, oct. IA message re-
ceived here from Greenland says that
Fruchen. a Danish explorer has OBJ
tanned from Dr.. Frederick A. Cooks
Esquimau assistant, Etukishuk. the box
which Cook alleged contained the in
struments and papers which would
prove his Poar discovery claims. The
box was found to contain a broken sex
tant and other instruments, but no pa
pers According to Fruchen, Etukishuk
said that Cooks story Of his trip TO the
Pole was absolutely untrue.
Knud Rasmussen, the Danish explorer,
If whose party Fruchen was a member,
failed TO discove- any traces Of Captain
Elmar Mikkelsen and his companions.
who after having been rescued on tho
coast Of East Greenland last year, left
their party TO search for traces of the
lost explorer EriClsen. Rasmussen eN-
presses the fear that Mikkelsen and his
rarity have perished.
DR. Frederick A Cook. the explorer who
wrote recently that he was not certain
that he had found TIN North Pole. sailed
for Antwerp yesterday on the Red star
liner lapand.
TrOvc that / got as far north as ever man
dd. As all explorers are Judged by their
final data, feel that 1 should be so judged
as was PeaTy.'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
REPORTS ON MAINE WRECK
Explosion Mystery to Army En-
gineers, Saws Capps.

Washington, oct. Rear Admiral
Washington L. Capps. chief constructor
of the navy, who has been making Il
personal inspection Of the wreck Of the
Maine in Havana HarbOr under orders
from the department, has returned 10
Washington and prepared report to
Secretary Meyer. 1t deals with the
present condition Of the wreck, the plans
OF the army engineers for further work
on it and the conclusions to be drawn
from the facts so far developed as 10
the original cause Of the destruction of
the ship.
on this point the army engineers have
very decided views. They have ex-
pressed absolute conviction that the
Maine was torn 10 pieces by the explo-
sion Of a magazine, and that the de-
struction wrought by the magazines was
so great as 10 obliterate all traces Of
any outside explosion. if there was one,
thus leaving that point forever in doubt.
Constructor Capps has attacked the
problem from naval point of view, but
it cannot be learned whether he accept
eG or rejected the army engineers con-
tentions.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
DICKENS JOKE OFFENOS HUB
City Takes Seriously Remarks
About Girls with Beefy Ankles.
IBy Telegraph 20 Tho Tribune. J


Boston, oct. !. Alfred Tennyson
Dickens, son Of Charles Dickens, now in
America TO repeat the tour of his father.
is touching on dangerous subjects. so the
Boston city Club believes. But Mr..
Dickens means no harm.
In the jolliest fashion imaginable Mr..
Dickens was recounting to the members
of the Boston City Club what he told
young man who asked his opinion OF
Boston young women.
II told him." said Mr.. Dickens, that
from what I had observed during all the
rainy days Of my stay in this city that
girls with beefy ankles appeared to
greatly outnumber those with the grace
ful extremities that linger longer in
mans memory.
There was a twinkle in his eye. but
the members Of the club failed to notice
it. a number of bright young men Of
the press also stolidy accepted the
statement.
Called on to explain. Mr.. Dickens said
It was only bit Of a joke. Upon my
word I had no idea it would be taken
seriously. was only talking informally
To the club members. It distresses me
to see they missed the point. Really.
haven't a word TO say against the
charming Boston young ladies'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
AUTO PARTY INTO LAKE
Thorough Wetting Worst That
Befalls Seven Men.
by Telegraph to The tribune.

Lakewood. n. J., Oct. 7.-One minute
riding along the highway headed for
Atlantic City on pleasure bent and the
next finding themselves in a lake was
the fate that overlook an automobile
party of seven men this afternoon. W. L.
Conwell, Of Montclair. owner of the car,
telling Of the accident, said:
Just ss we approached small bridge
which spans River avenue, running
alongside Lake CarasalJo for short
distance. a heavily loaded lumber wagon
hove in sight. l Immediately swerved
10 one side. the machine skldded and the
next minute we were all dumped in the
lake, with the machine lying on its side
in about eight feet Of water"
All escaped serious injury, but Mr..
Conwell was pinned beneath the car, and
il was only by the greatest effort on the
part of the others that he was eXtri-
Gated from his perilous position. The
chauffeur was thrown through the wind
shield. but escaped with minor cuts and
bruises. All received a good ducking.
The automobile was pulled out after
two hours Of strenuous labor, apparent
" none the worse for its immersion.
Others on the trip with Mr.. Conwel
were Butler Keyes Of New York J. ].
Sinclair. Of Montclair; W. s Haines, of
Chicago; T. Dunbar. jr., Of Chicago, and
w. R. Hamilton. OF New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-10-08
THRONG WATCHES RAIDERS
Police Chop Through Door Of Al
legged Gambling Place.

A gambling house fitted up with regal
magnifcence. which yielded several van
loads Of paraphernalia. including roulette
tables, telephones, racing charts, black
boards. layouts Of various sorts and sew
eral buckets of poker chips, was raided
last night by Lieutenant Becker and his
strong arm" squad, while thousands
a gamblers luck" Deputy Commits
sioner Mckay was in the raiding party.
The house. which stands near 33d
street and Third avenue, was descended
upon suddenly by the raiders. who were
armed with axes. crowbars and batter
ing rams When the invading forces
swarmed up the street steps and then
continued TO the second floor, all this
time without opposition. they thought
they would have an easy time in gain
ing access. At the door Of the alleged
gambling den. however. heavy iceboN
door was encountered. This yielded TO
msty blows Of "Becker's Best, and the
raiders burst into the room.
More than two hundred men were in
the place. but only five OF these were
arrested. all being charged with either
common gambling or aiding and abet-
ting. They were locked up in the East
3Jth street station. Later, when ar
raigned in the mems night court. two
Of the men were held in $500 each for
further examination. The other cases
were continued