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The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
RAkOCEVECHE IS
SENTENCED

Borisa NJ. Rakoceveche was on
Monday sentenced by Judge Over
field to twenty-five years in the
penitentiary on McNeil's Island, for
the murder of Fred Sellers, on June
IA, 1911. In passing sentence the
court appealed to the citizens Of
Fairbanks to aid the officials IN
every way possible to suppress
gambling.
Rakoceveche through his attor-
ney. John A. Clark, on Monday
changed his plea of not guilty" TO
one of guilty of murder in the sec
Ond degree.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
SOMEBODY LIED

Jesse SChwendiman, of the n. c..
hardware department., returned from
a visit to the stat on Wednesday,
and is back at work again. During
the time he was Outside he visited
his old home i'll Ohio and toured
the Cntla! states. meeting lot of
old Alaskans Oh his travels.
Contrary to advertisements run
in a local daily Mr.. Schwendiman
was not an investor with the Geor
gia-Florida Land company in South
eastern Georgia. In fact he is very
much incenSed at the wrongful use
f his name, such action being
taken by the company absolutely
without authority from him. Mr.
SchWendiman states he was not at
all favOrably impressed with the
lands
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25

SEATTLE, Dec. %. Former
Senator Wilson will leave here next
week for Washington. where he
will direct the fight the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce is making for
recognition of Alaska's demands for
legislation.
The Seattle interests are giving
thousands of dollars TO the fund
and campaign equaling in vigor
that conducted for the Lake Wash
ington canal will be Waged. The
Pacific coast is unit in this
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
CASSELS Wins SALE TROPHY

BY defeating the rink skipped by
Bob Gels, on Wednesday night, Dr.
Cassels won the possession of the ].
l.. Sale trophy for the forthcoming
year. The game was conspicuous
for its large score. the tally being
16 to 10.
This made seven out of eight
games won by the doctors rink
and the quartet is naturally some
what proud of the record. The rink
was composed of Buisch, lead; Ray
second; Whitney, third, and Cassels,
skip.
The curling rink will be vacant
until after the holidays. Early in
the New Year another tournament
will be started
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
RUSHING TOLOVANA WORK

Sam C. Smith. the foreman out
at the Tolovana mine, was in town
last week and reported that work is
being hurried along at an encourag-
ing rate Three shifts are at work
driving a tunnel and some very good
looking ore has been followed. A
crOsscut from this will be started
in few days. The Huntington mill
will be started up again shortly
when the wood supply has been stor-
ed 1t is probable a stamp mill will
spring.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
fine run OF REXALL ORE

The run of the ten and one-half
tons of ore from the Rexall claim
at the head of Wolf creek, was
completed and the plates cleaned
on Wednesday. 1t was found when
the amalgam had been retorted, that
the brick weighed los ounces and
13 pennyweights. No assay has yet
been made of the brick, but il is
believed that the ore has shown
value of better than $175 to the
ton. The ore was taken out by
Cooper & Stillman. who have
lease on the ReXall
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
FIGHT HARD FOR ALASKA

movement and the whole congress
sional delegation will stand together.
Delegate WiCkersham. while here,
was enlisted in the movement, agree
ing to drop all quarrels so that all
pro-Alaskan dele cations could de-
scend on congress with a solid
front Last night. at St Paul,
however he broke out anew. damn
ing the Guggenheims. and making
he sweeping statement that As
things are now, Guggenheims and
Morgan control not only the terri
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
KIDNAPPED GIRL
SENDS P|TE0US
PLEA FOR HELP

CHICAGO. Dec. %. - A note was
found on the street today which
is the first clue to account for the
disappearance of pretty fifteen-year-
old Miss Buehler. who disappeared
from her. home on November %,
and has since been anxiously search
ed for by the police. The piteous
appeal from the lost girl read
Help. Release me. | am prisoner
in room 81. The name of the
building was not given, however,
and the police believe the girls cap
to.s discovered her in the act of
sending the note and have since
spirited her away
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25

tory. but the real seat Of territorial
government at Washington.
All Alaskans here and the local
organizations are angered at the
delegate because of what they term
his direct violation of voluntary
pledges he made in Cordova and
Seattle speeches. but they are re-
framing from mixing with him be-
cause their chief aim is to keep
Alaska representatives going before
congress out of any controversies
among themselves.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
BECKWITH GRANTED LICENSE

On Thursday Judge Overfield grant
ed roadhOuse liquor license to
Audy Beckwith for Cleary City, stat
ing that if he found the resident
population within the two-mile limit
to be greatel than 80 he would in
crease the license fee to 1000. A
number OF witnesses testified to the
good character of the applicant and
TO the fact that a rOadhouse is much
needed at Cleary City.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
zUG LEAVES FOR THE COAST

John Zug, superintendent of the
Fairbanks division of the Alaska
road commission, left on Thursdays 5
stage for Valdez, where he will be
stationed until April, taking charge
Cf the work at that end during
Colonel Richardson's absence.
The only unfinished work of the
road commission, according to Mr..
Zug, is the survey of the Chatanika-
Beaver trail. and this is being at
tended 10 by Fred Date.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
CARD OF THANKS.

Father Monroe and the sisters of
ST. Joseph's hospital wish to express
their deep gratitude to the ladies
in charge of the fair just ended,
also the gentlemen of the press.
to the business men of Fairbanks
and many friends that have con-
tributed in making a success of this
fair. To one and all they return
their sincere thanks with the as
surance that their participation in
the good work will long be remem-
bered.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
INSANE man Being SOUGHT

On receipt of word from the Four
teenmile house. on the Big Chena
trail, to the effect that a crazy man
was in that vicinity, Deputy Marshal
Cunningham was sent out yesterday
to bring him in.
The man is said to be laboring
under the delusion that some sticks
he is carrying around are rabbits He
is also said to be well armed.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
Peterson INCREASES PLANT

Gus Peterson. who recently took
a lay on No. II Goldstream, has
moved his 5O-horsepower boiler
from the B.-P. claim on Chatham. He
already has a 40-horsepower plant on
the ground and as soon as all the
machinery is in place he will COM
mence the work of sinking. The
drill tests made on the ground in
dicates the existence of good pay,
but there will be some trouble in
working it as the ground is thaw-
ed
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
CHRISTMAS AT ST. JAMES

The Christmas exercises Of St.
James Methodist church and Sun
day school are to be conducted to-
morrow. both morning and evening.
A beautiful Christmas tree al
ready adorns the audience room, and
other decorations appropriate to the
Christmastide. In this feature the
Sunday school is being assisted by
the Ladies' Aid society.
All the services tomorrow will
express the Christmas spirit. In the
evening the choir and Sunday school
will give short program, and the
usual gifts will be distributed. Be-
ing Christmas eve. it was decided to
combine the program in one service.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
LEASE ON HOFFMAN BENCH

julius Hoffman. of the Hoffman
bench on the left limit of Ester
creek, opposite l and 2 below dis
cOvery, recently gave two-year
lease of the property to +. l.. Scraf-
ford, Walter Mcclure, c. A. Hamil-
ton and c. B. Barret. The lessees
are to install 20 horsepower plant
on the ground, and are to give up
20 per cent of the output as royalty.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
GEORGE WESCH SUBPOENAED

George Wesch, who was formerly
connected with the Washington-Alas-
ka bank, is expected up from the
Iditarod in the course of a day or
two. he having been subpoenaed as
a witness in one Cf the criminal
cases Mr. Wesch has recently been
connected with the American bank
at Iditarod City, and during his abb
sence his place will be taken by
Duncan Niche
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
FAIR Was A Big SUCCESS

After three very successful days
at the Auditorium, the ST. Joseph s
hospital fair closed on Thursday
night The attendance each day was
very gratifying to the promoters,
and il is expected the receipts will
exceed those of former years.
On thursday night very good
moving picture show was held, six
reels having been loaned by the 10
cal picture houses
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
HER HEART BROKEN.

CINCINNATI. Dec % Friends
and neighbors of Mrs Mary Nc
Namara, the mother of James and
John Mcnamara, now serving sen
teDce for dynamite outrages. report
that the cid lady is very feeble and
that she is dying of a broken
heart
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
XMAS Tree At CHATANIKA

the kiddies, young and old, will have
all kinds OF a good time with a
Christmas tree and social that will
be held in the Social hall Last year
the event was tremendous sue
Guess and the Chatanikans have
made similar preparations for to-
morrow night
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
SPALDING SHIPS A HOIST

Captain Spalding, of the Reliance
Mining company, at the head of
Dome creek, has been in town dur
ing the week seeing to the ship
ment to his property Of hoist and
other necessary machinery. The
captain intends to send about 20
tons OF his good ore to the mill in
few days.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
WANT M'NAM ARAS,

INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 21 The
federal prosecutors in California are
trying to get the McNamaras before
the local court to turn states evi-
dence on those associated with
them in the dynamite cases.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
KNIGHTS TEMPLARS WILL
MEET XMAS MORNING

All Knights Templars, of Fair
banks, will meet at 7:45, at the
Masonic Temple, Xmas morning
There will be over 100000 Knights
Templars meet at that time all over
the United States and Canada to
make a response to the toast of
the Grand Master, William B.
Melish.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
BRING HOME BODIES.

WASHINGTON. Dec 21 The
bodies of the men who went down
on the battles ship Maine which have
been brought up by pumping out
the Golfer dam built around it, are
to be brought back to the United
States by the warships Florida and
Utah
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
KIDS ENJOYING HOLIDAYS

For the Christmas holidays school
was closed on Wednesday afternoon,
TWO days earlier than had been in
tended The vacation will last for
six weeks, to tide over the coolest
dark days, but this portion of the
school year is made up by the term
commencing two weeks earlier in the
fall and continuing two weeks long
er in summer
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
TO SUCCEED GRAVES.

LONDON, Dec q. - Vice-Presi-
dent o. l.. Dickson, of the White
Pass & Yukon route was elected to-
day to the presidency of his com
parry. He fills the vacancy caused by
the death of Samuel H. Graves Mr..
Dickson, who was elected to his
late office last May, is a Chicago
man
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
WRONG KID SHOT.

PORTLAND, Ore. Dec. %. - 1t
is now learned that the man shot by
Policeman HeWston under the be-
lief that he was a notorious charac-
ter known as the Tacoma Kid"
and a desperate. is instead Frank
Ryan. a reputable miner of MissOu-
Ia Ryan has since died.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
THE MASK BALL" IS COMING

That The Mask Ball the play
made famous by Maude Adams and
John Drew, is shortly to be produced
by galaxy Of scintillating local
amateur talent, is the announcement
made by William Mullen. A very
capable cast is sa d to have al
ready been selected and rehearsals
are to commence at once.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
TO STUDY PRISON LIFE.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Dec. 81. -
Governor Ben w. Hooper, of this
state will spend the next two days
in the state penitentiary for the
purpose of studying penal conditions.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
new SPECIAL FIELD DEPUTY

William Rider has been appointed
as special field deputy, with head
quarters at the Mission of Our
Savior Chief Deputy Marshal
Charles made the appointment for
the purpose of affording aid to Dep
uty Marshal Vawter in keeping or
der at the Indian settlement above
the mouth of the Tanana
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
Will PROBE DISAPPEARANCE

Deputy Marshal Bert Hansen left
yesterday morning for Deadwood
creek, in the Circle district His trip
is for the purpose of subpoenaing
witnesses and also to conduct an
investigation of the disappearance of
Red McCarty.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
GIVEN UP FOR DEAD.

SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. %. - Viii
liam T. Cummings, of Vancouver,
who was reported to have been fro
zen to death near Valdez and
whose supposed body, was recovered
by the relief party, today surprised
his sister by walking into her
house.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
To WINTER In TATLANIkA

William ketchpool and William
Goodrich started out Thursday morn
ing for the Tatlanika country to
represent some of the Hughes hold
ings. Mike Kelly and Jack Rodgers,
who also will winter in the Tatlani-
ka district, went with them.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
MANY join BROTHERHOOD

Last night % chechachoes were
taken over the trail into the A. B.
camp the initiation of the big class
being the excuse for night of
pleasurable jollification at which
very entertaining program was rem
dered
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
Have PAY ON AMERICAN Ck.

Pat O'Connor and William Merri-
field came up on Wednesday morn
ing from American creek, in the Hot
Springs district They confirmed the
news published in the Citizen some
weeks ago to the effect that they
had struck good pay on the Wild
Goose association. This, they say,
will average about SO to the foot.
1t took the boys three and one-half
days to make the trip.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
SUNNY jim QUITS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21. - 1t is
reported that Vice-President James
S. Sherman will not be candidate
for reelection.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25

Sam Carruthers, of Homestake
creek, returned to the city last eve
ming. He is lessee of the mining
ground of the old Chatanika ditch
company. and has hydraulic plant
on the ground. Mr.. Carruthers re-
ports that there is about three
times as much snow at the head of
the Chatanika as is found in Fair
banks.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-25
OFFER TO TESTIFY.

LOS ANGELES. Dec. 2l. - Ten
state labor leaders have offered TO
testify before the grand jury
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-07-29
Tribute to "Dick" Richards.

Hawaii Herald: The passing away
of Mr.. f. e. Richards is a blow from
which Hilo will not recover in many
years. His place in this community
is one which can only be filed
through the lapse of time, Though
the gradual growing up of another
strong, kindly character filled with
the associations which have been i'm
pressed by many years of residence
here, and even then, the older resi-
dents will always look back with re-
greet to the days when they remember
"Dick" Richards as their fellow resi-
dent and friend. Few men have the
strength of personality and kindness
which was found in this character.
Quick to follow his natural impulses,
strong in his mental grasp of affairs,
whether in business or in personal
dealings, with that greatest and finest
quality of all, that Of man so broad
and noble that he could always aC-
knowledge a mistake and in doing so
bring himself closer to those who
knew him and bring those who did
not into a position where they desired
a man of his caliber for friend. OF
the local men Mr.. Richards stood at
the head in many ways, but especially
in his position as the hardest worker
for the good of Hilo His time, his
energy and his ability were always
ready when there was work on hand
through which this city might be ad-
yanced He was always prepared to
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-07-29
THE KING BACKS The COMMONS
BUT SOME OF The LORDS Do
NOT WANT To SURRENDER

LONDON, July 21.-The constitu-
tional revolution tonight appears to be
an accomplished fact. Great Britain in
the future will be governed practi-
cally by the House of Commons, with
the hereditary upper house possessing
only a veto with time limit of two
years.
The peers find their one CLEAN of
hope in the prediction that the next
Conservative Government will over.
turn Asquith's revolution and restore
old conditions, but the radicals are
confident that in such matters the
hands of the clock will never turn
back
Yesterday the future career of the
veto bill was apparent to all politicians,
and its eventual acceptance by the
House of Lords not doubted. Premier
Asquith dispelled all clouds today by
communicating informally to A. J. Bal
four, leader of the opposition in the
House of Commons, the substance Of
an announcement which he will make
IN that house Monday. His letter, which
Balfour communicated to the meeting
of the lords this afternoon, follows:
Dear Mr.. Balfour-I think IL is
courteous and right, before any public
decisions are announced, to let you
know how we regard the present situa-
ton. When the Parliament bill in the
form it has now assumed returnS TO the
the House of Commons we shall be
compelled to ask that house TO dis.
agree with the lords amendments. In
the circumstances, should the necessity
arise, the Government will advise the
King to exercise his prerogative. to
secure the passing into law of the bill
in substantially the same form in
which it left the House of Commons,
and his majesty has been pleased to
suggest that he will consider it his
Guty TO accept and act on that advice
Yours sincerely, II. H. ASQUITH,"
Many caucuses Held.
This was a day of caucuses. Three
meetings were held to discuss the stu.
alton. The Cabinet sat for two hours,
and later the conservative leaders OF
both houses met at Balfour's residence,
the Marquis of Landsdowne, Lord Curz-
on, the Marquis of Londonderry, the
Earl of Selborne, Austen Chamberlain,
the Right Hon. Henry Chaplin, the
Earl of Halsbury and the Marquis OF
Salisbury being the principal figures
Of the conference.
The last and most impressive gath
ering was at Landsdowne House, where
more than 400 peers, among them al
most the greatest names of their men,
bers, listened to the reading of the
Prime Minister'S letter and practically
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-07-29
FEDERAL COOPERATION
AGAINST FOREST fires
(star Correspondence.)

WASHINGTON, d. c., July 1S.-A
cooperative agreement which has
been entered into between the United
States Department of Agriculture and
the State of Minnesota provides for
an expenditure by the Government of
not to exceed $4,000 during next year
toward meeting the expenses of for
est fire protection in Minnesota. The
cooperative agreement is made pos
sible by the terms of the Weeks law,
which Congress passed last winter.
This law, besides providing for the
purchase by the national government
of lands on the headwaters of navi-
gable rivers for the purpose of ere
ating national forests to protect these
rivers, carried also an appropriation
of 100000 which the Secretary of
Agriculture might expend in order to
protect from fire, in cooperation with
the states, similar lands in state or
private ownership. 1t was provided
in the law that expenditures by the
Federal Government in any state
should not exceed the amount spent
by the state itself in the cooperative
work. Other states which have sign
ed similar cooperative agreements
with the government are Maine, New
Hampshire, Vermont, New Jersey and
Wisconsin.
State Must Have Plan.
The Secretary of Agriculture con-
cluded that the most effective way to
use the money available would be by
requiring, as a preliminary to enter
ing into an agreement with any state
for cooperative fire protection, that
the state authorities should submit a
definite plan showing in detail exact
ly what it was proposed to do. With
these plans were required maps
showing areas to which protection
would be given. All plans submitted
are carefully examined by the De.
partment of Agriculture, to see both
that the area to be protected is ac-
tually forested land on the headwa-
ters of navigable streams and that
the plan of protection proposed is
well conceived and thoroughly pTac-
tical, with an organized and effective
system of administration by capable
state officers. 1t was decided for the
present year that the amount spent
in any one state by the national gov
eminent should be limited to $4,000.
The funds of the federal govern
ment will be used solely for paying
.patrolmen. The state officials select
these patrolmen, subject to the ap-
proval of the Department of Agricul-
ture. The maps submitted to the fed
eral government show where each of
these patrolmen will be located, the
approximate routes of patrol, and all
matters necessary to a clear under
standing of the states plan of fire
control, including the location of
lookout points, telephone communica-
tons, railroad patrols, location of
state forest fire wardens and other
officials, and the like.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1911-07-29
Fire Fiahtina Drill.

In short, the basic idea is that eff
cient fire protection can be given
only by the development of a care.
fully worked out, well manned and
capably oflicered scheme, which stud
les the situation beforehand and
makes provision for the most effect
i've disposal and use of the available
forces, with a view both to prevent
ing fires from getting started and
concentrating upon them quickly Il
they do get started In the national
forests Of the West, where the fires
must often be fought at a long dis
lance from a base of supplies, a fur
Their consideration, often of great i'm.
portance, is how to provision the
forces which are on the fire line, per-
haps for days at time. To provide
for this, every forest officer is ex-
pected to know beforehand from what
stores, construction or lumber camps
and ranches he can obtain food tools,
pack horses and men, and in what
quantities. In fact, the training of
the forest officers includes a sort of
fire game, which consists in suddenly
locating an imaginary fire on the map
of national forest and calling on q
ranger to tell offhand how and from
where he would gather help, how he
would organize and conduct his de-
Tense, and whence he would obtain
supplies and means of transportation.
Although conditions in the East sell
dom present such serious difficulties,
they are regarded as calling equally
for intelligent planning and the de.
velopment of a trained force.
State Is Responsible.
Under the terms of the cooperative
agreements, the Secretary of Agricul.
ture may terminate the cooperation
at any time that he finds it not 10
be conducted in a satisfactory man
ner. In this way the responsibility
for organizing and maintaining the
work is placed upon the state, which
however, must keep its system up Z
a good standard of efficiency in order
to have tie cooperation with thu
federal government continued. For
estry officials Of the Department CT
Agriculture will act as inspectors "a
keep the department informed as to
how the states are handling the work
1t is believed that under this system
a great advance will be made in the
Development of good state systems
of fire protection.
In addition to the states with which
agreements have been signed by Sec.
rotary Wilson, Massachusetts, Con
necticut and Maryland have requested
cooperation this year. A number of
other states have made inquiry con-
corning the possibility of their enter.
ing into cooperative agreements with
the government, but have found that
they could not do so under the terms
of the law because their legislatures
have made no provision for eXpendi.
lures on behalf of the state.