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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-01
NEWS ITEMS FROM
The HlcKToWN BEE

If anybody has seen q strange
young man around town, please fetch
n3m 70 the elm troe IN front or tho
I3es office and hitch him. 10 In
the town fool OF Wlller Creek and 10
feared TO bo over here In tiioktown
today
10 vtsliing In town today.
sone good feiiers II so good that
fhew make a iivin' az ". Lafc Water
tower remarks.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-01

There are 70 lights ON $50 miles
Of Atlantic coast against Is lights
on the same stretch OF the Pacific
coast that's the answer.
Recently the coastwise steamer
n locomotive for the lighthouse.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-01

THE WEATHER.

4 For Seattle and vicinity: ,
4 Fair tonight and Wednesday; /
4 light northwesterIy winds. ,
4 Temperature at noon today. ,
4 81 degrees.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-01
SCATTER WOMAN'S ASHES ON SOUND

The mortal remains Of a
spiritusIistic medium were
scattered 10 the winds from a
ferryboat deck In Seattle har-
Dor this afternoon.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-01

= = = = = = = = = = -
n The bill places on the free 4
4 Hist agricultural implements, 4
4 cotton bsoaIno, cotton ties, 4
4 boots and shoes, fence wire, 4
4 cereals, bread, lumber, sewing 4
= machines, salt and other COM 4
modities used largely In the =
= agricultural sections. n
= Besides the Kern amend. 4
Z msnts, an amendment by sena- +
tor oronna admitting boota 4
= and shoes made from all kinds 4
= ef leather was adopted. A. =
originally framed. the bill pro 4
= vided for shoes made from \
bovine leather. =
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WASHINGTON, o. c., Auo. L.
Inc farmers free list bill today
pssseo the senate. BY vote Of
20 70 80. tho measure designed by
the democrats Of the house and In
tended ~ . supplemental measure
70 give to the agricultural sections
on the country advantages In trade
which u was asserted was not cen.
tsined In the Canadian reciprocity
Dill, was finally adopted after IL had
bssn declared lost BY Vice President
Sherman.
The first vote was a tic. s.anding
~ TO -. and Vice President sher.
man declared the measure lost.
Senator la Toilette of Wisconsin.
whose wool tariff biz was recently
passed under similar procedure
moved reconsideration which car
ried. When the final vote was taken
tho tie was broken and the free list
passed.
Already Passed House.
The measure has already passed
tne house. An passed b. the senate
y has been amended. and concur
renee by the house or conference
committee In the next necessary
step before II can be sent to the
president.
The free iist IL largely a demo.
cratic party measure and II was
passed Ia the senate. az was the
wool bill. through coalition OF the
cans.
.aselprccity for Msnufacsursrs-
the proersssivss, particuisriy
senator Ls Toilette. favored the
messsre oecsuss they asserted that
reciprocity - planned was for the
oe0esst Almost exclusively of the
manufacturers. The farmer. Il wss
asserted, was left ~ the mercy of
sne raiicoads and manufacturers by
- Canadian agreement. The free
iie pnovioes for the removal of
suites On certain Imports frem
Canada. o. particular Importance
N the Iisf are nsats and meat
products
Amendments by Bailey striking
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-01

BUT

WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-PFac-
ticaliy all the express companies OF
the United States today reduced
their rates. The action came after
an announcement by the Interstate
commerce commission that n thor
ough investigation into the charges
Of tho express concerns would be
made. and. despite the reductions,
this plan win be carried out.
At the local offices Of the big es-
press companies today Il was said
that the reduced rate, which is ef.
fecsive today, really only affects
packages weighing from 7 to 50
pounds. Packages reckoned st the
hundred pound rate are taken st
the old rates.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-01

Santa Roaa OF tho Pacific Coast
Steamship company vent ashore
near Point Arguello. The light ri
this point In stationary. The man
on the bridge nisfook the light of
and tho latter light for one of an
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-01
PASS FREE
LIST BILL

Progressive Republicans Led by La Toilette Aided by
Democrats Beat "Old Guard in Senae-Progressive
Measure Together With La Foliette's Wool Bill Now Up
to Taft
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-01
WAR ON SHOE TRUST

tBy United Press Leased Wirc Direct -
Seattle star Offies-y
BOSTON, Aug. War on the
United Shoe Machinery Company,
the trust which is said 70 control
the price of practically ali the foot
wear made In the United States,
was opened here today when = fed
ersl grand jury bGsn nvestipstion
Of It's activitiea II 10 believed that
the probe Will land some Of the
trust heads In jail.
FIRE Beyond CONTROL
SAN BERNAaDINO. Cal. Aug. 1.
Still far beyond control. the for.
est fire which for eight days hnn
been raging on the back Of the San
Bernardino range. today crep1
slowly up City creek canyon toward
the big lumber mills and yards e
Fredai
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-01

Kinder cold and raw to-day,
Coal man called around
Coal man made this fsltor my
All the coin he found.
Cash was not for this year's coal
"Last years coal" ssys Pa:
Gee. . coal man has no soul,
Amt 4 cold and raw7
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-01

They needed the good old bIan-
kets, the wooIIy, red-banded kind,
In many a Seattle home long about
the time tho cat howIs to get In
this morning. That 10 about 4 a.
m, our cat editor says.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-01


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The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1911-08-01
MIXED HIM UP
IN ARITHMETIC.

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The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02

men sew with their mouths as well as their fingers?
 The next time you go into room filled with people, just count the women who are sitting quietly with their hands in their laps. Most of them will be geSticulating wildly, and those who are not talking will be tapping their feet impatiently or fussing with their hair or hat. or perhaps dangling chains CT rattling bracelets.
 Do not allow yourself a motion or gesture that does not mean some thing.
 Do not wiggle in your chair, grit your teeth or clinch your hands. for every time you do you are using up some nervous energy that can be expended to much better purpose.
 Do not say, Il am so nervous cannot keep still" Train yourself to steady your nerves. Hurry if you must, but try to make hurry" the necessary exception-not the rule. Absolute repose is always beautiful. Tense muscles mean age. and tense
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02
CITIES MAKE THEIR OWN HEAT.

Cities generate great deal of their own heat, which is greater than that of the open territory around them, the president of the American Society of Heating and Ventilating Engineers says.
 The climate of cities is annually becoming warmer and the tempera- lures taken in them is in no sense cor rect for the region which surrounds them. The zero mark has been in. frequent in New York City for many years and since 1904 has been un. known. while In the country adjacent this is not so. The rainfall has de- creased from 45 to 70 inches.
 This student of city conditions also finds that the immense amount of fuel consumed in large cities meas. urably accentuates the heat, 19 mil. lion tons of coal being burned in New York in one year: the annual heat from 5,oO0,00o people is not without its effect on the human con. stitution and is equivalent to the consumption of 438,O0O tons of coal annually: so that we should say by little rough figuring that every human being is something of a small furnace in himself: and a street car full of them might heat the water in bathtub if the heat could be conserved.
 A man weighing three hundred pounds on the seat beside you will wilt your collar as well as his own. We should all endeavor to keep cool, as cool as We can, not only for our own sake but for the sake of our fellow sufferers: for all the time are we not helping to decrease the rainfall and multiplying the chances of sunstroke? St. Louis Globe Democrat
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02
PhilosoPhv.

The signs is bad when folks com
 mence A-findins fault with Providence, And balkiD' cause the world don't
 shake At every practicin' step they take; No man is great till he can see How less than little he would be If stripped 10 self and stark and
 bare. He hung his sign out everywhere My doctern is to lay aside Contentious and be satisfied. Jest do your best. and praise CT
 blame That foiiers that counts just the
 same. I've allus noticed great success Is mixed with troubles more or
 less. And it's the man who does the best That gets more kicks than all the rest.
 James Whiteomb Riley.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02
MAIL SYSTEM IS DISCUSSED

One of the important matters dis cussed by the delegate at the Com- mercial club meeting was the mail service He said in effect the fol- lowing:
 We have a mail service in this territory: and think it is about the bummest one in the United States Q.aughter) The North ern Navigation company, or the Northern Commercial company, controls all the mail routes and the mail contracts in the Interior of Alaska The Alaska Syndicate peo- pie control all the mail routes and the mail contracts along the coast, and they get very large pay for a very small and bad service. You people sitting around here haven't had a mail for three weeks. And no one says a word This organization sits here and doesn't say word And if you don't you ought not to have a mail
 The difficulty with matters of that kind is that your delegate can do but very little, for this reason: that the contracts have long since been made for series of years; and very largely these matters are now controlled by politicians, whose only interest on earth is renOminating MT. Taft You can't do very much, but the people who have these con- tracts can do lot, for they have big lobby in Washington. and are able to control the papers here and In other places. In that way you get mail once every three weeks, when it ought to come-How often? Ga voice Six times a mOnth.D)
 You people have some rights in that regard, and all you have to do is to get up and talk about 1t. Get up and complain about it. Send letters, or telegrams. or what not, to the department; and keep on sending them, and making so much noise that they will finally pay some attention. A great deal more could be said about it, but l am not go- ing to make political speech. or going into great detail. l am just telling you what the club ought to do. and what it can do'
 Telephone x. C. Davis 66A for Ctner. Ooeh
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02
PERSONAL MENTION

Jim Sherard. of the Newsboy mine was in town on Tuesday.
 l. J. Mullally. of Fox. was in town on Tuesday on business visit.
 Deputy Marshal Snipes and his wife lei, on Wednesday for Circle.
 N R. Hudson and J. B Hudson ar rived from Eagle during the week.
 George Wheeler. of Eva creek. was q visitor tl town early in the week.
 Mrs Willis was a passenger for the Outside on the bo9t leaving on Wednesday.
 Paul Menzel, the Fox butcher. was in town attending 10 business eally in the week.
 c. EngstrOm came into town at the beginnning of the week from rhe Salcha country.
 John McPike. of Pedro creek. was i'll town attending 10 some business matters on Tuesday
 Andy Beckwith. of the Eagle. was laid up for few days during the week with rheumatism
 Colin McGillvray on Tuesday To- cated the extension of the Newsboy lead on the Cleary side.
 Mr and Mrs George Coleman re- turned on the Tanana on Monday rom pleasure trip down river
 l.. A. Freestone. the millman. was helping ill the installation of the Newsboy mill on Monday and Tues day.
 Sam Hoel. who is prospecting for quartz on Treasure creek. was in town 10 purchase winter supplies on Tuesday.
 Joe Nee was a passenger for the Outside on the last boat, heading for Rochester to get treatment for his feet.
 Mrs. William Casey returned on Monday from the Iditarod. William will come later over the trail with his team of foxes,
 Paul Schade. one of the proprie- tors of the Germania cafe, left on Wednesday for Germany. intending to return in March.
 Bert Smith. who strained his back while working with the core drill, was on the streets again on Monday
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02
DEMOCRATIC CLUB
 $ OPPOSED

At melting of the Democratic club Saturday night, the following resolutions were adopted unanimous. ly:
 Whereas, an appropriation of 3l2,500 was made by congress in June, 1910, for the purpose of erect ins detention hospital for the in sane at Fairbanks: and
 Whereas site for the same has long since been donated by the peo- pie of Fairbanks: and
 Whereas Governor Clark and Marshal Love in order to defeat the purpose of the aforesaid appropriation by using portion of the same in improving the federal jail at Fairbanks by adding story thereto and using the same for such hospital:
 Now. therefore, be it resolved that the Panama Valley Democratic club hereby condemns the attempt to prevent said appropriation from being used for the legitimate purpose intended. We condemn the conduct of the govern. or and of Marshal Love as not only cruel and inhuman to attempt to lodge the insane and those verging on insanity in the federal Jail, where the prisoners will be a nuis anCe to the sick, and the insane a nuisance to the prisoners, but that the same would be criminal careless ness for the reason that the federal Jail is in the most dangerous place in the town of Fairbanks as far as fire Is concerned. It is located against the courthouse, two-story frame building that has burned down once and has been on fire three times within five years, and is immediate ly across the street from three story frame hotel.
 And be it further resolved that that this club will render every as- sistance in it's power to the Commer cial club and to the common council of Fairbanks to defeat the attempt to divert said appropriated fund from it's true purpose, and to assist in having the appropriation used in building the hospital provided for at once.
 And be it further resolved that a copy of these resolutions be fur. nished the newspapers of Fairbanks.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02
ANOTHER SACRIFICE.
 ID CARElESSNESS

On Tuesday night of last week i the sand laden waters of the Tanana ] claimed another victim in the per | son of Charles c. Sewers. Sewers with his partner. Robert Peden, ship 1 ped on the St. Michaels at Dawson 1 for Tanana. It was their intention to engage in cutting wood during the 1 winter around Fort Gibbon.
 1 Arriving at Panama. however, they did not find things as they expected and accepted the opportunity to ship as deck hands on tte Schwatks. which was to sail immediately for Fairbanks. About two hours above l Tolovana the signal was given for soundlngs. and Sewers, who was on duty, started for the starboard for ward end of the barge, Seattle No. 1, which was being pushed up the swift flowing river. It was a very dark night and Sewers remarked to his companion that there should be light of some kind as there was danger of falling overheard. His companion replied take your time," and started climbing over the roof i of the barge. Sewers who was fol- lowing reached the corner of the barge, and a moment later his screams for help aroused the ship The engineer anticipated the signal a few seconds and stopped the wheel. Life preservers and sticks of wood were quickly hurled into the stream and followed the cries of the drowning man as he raced back ward into the darkness. His cries continued to ring in agonizing shrieks till he reached the swells caused by the previous action of the steamers wheel, when they ceased-The Tan ana had claimed another victim. In the meantime boat had been low cred and manned and it too, had been swallowed up in the darkness to the rear. Captain McCann turn ed his searchlight shoreward and searched diligently for the lost man, along the bank toward which the current swept, as the steamer drift ed backward over the course she had travelled
 1 After several hours of fruitless effort the boat returned and the Schwatka once more steamed to- ward her destination
 
 most of the other barges has no hand line running along the house above the narrow runway. Near the after end of the house there was a hole in the runway through which a syphon had been inserted for the purpose of pumping the bilge water from the barge. It is supposed that Sewers stumbled over the syphon in his hurried attempt to reach the forward end of the barge and slip ped overheard. No one saw him fall, nor was he seen by any one after starting for the barge.
 The deceased was fine fellow according 10 his partner, Peden, and others aboard the steamer who knew him. He was wen known in Dawson and in the Forty Mile section. He had been in the country for about ten years and owned mining property in the Forty Mile district on the American side. He was about 35 years of age and hailed from Mis-. souri, The only personal effects known 10 be with him consisted of his roll of blankets and one or two letters which are in the hands of the first mate of the Schwatka and will be delivered to the commissioner when the Schwatka arrives.
 Telephone h. C. Davis ssA for | Storm Sash
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02
PALE POET AND PRESIDENT.

A pale poet who wrote pale poetry was taken to the White House one day and presented to President Roosevelt by friend. The friend and the president had occasion to go downstairs, followed by the pale poet. who Jagged few steps behind
 ''l don't like that mans poetry. said the president. Tt is anaemic. '
 When the president left, the poet turned to his friend and said: Did understand the president to refer 10 my poetry as anaemic?"
 Anaemic?" said the friend. Oh mol" And then, working his wits overtime, he added: You misunder stood. He said it was academic"
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02

 is understood that the operation is of serious nature. A chEMicO.METR,c MADRiGAL
 (Ascribed to Dr. Wiley by New York
 IndependentJ
 With beautiful eyes like the cobalt
 blue
 or the borax bead. and guess she'll If she hasn't another reaction
 Her form is no bundle of toilet shams.
 Her beauty no boon of arsenical balms,
 And she weighs just sixtytwo kilo- TO a duo-decimal fraction. Her hair is crown. can truth fully state, 'Tis metre long. nor curly. nor straight, And it is as yellow as plumbic chro- mate In slightly acid solution. And when she speaks, from parlor or stump, The words which gracefully gambOl and jump Sound sweet like the water in Spren- gels pump In magnesic phosphate ablution
 One day said. T will leave you for years" To try her love by rousing her fears; She shed declliter of tears. Turning brown the tumeric yellow ] To dry her tears, gave her. you know, A hectogIam of candy; also TO bathe her red eyes, H2O: She said. You're a naughty fel- low" have bought me a lot. about a hectare, And have built me a house ten me- Iers square, And soon. l think. l shall take her there, My tart little acid radicle. Perhaps little sailors on life's deep sea, Win be the salts of this chemistry, And the lisp of the infantile A, B, C., Be the refrain of this madrigal.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02

after two-weeks layup in St Mat rhewS.
 $. Widman of the Independent Lumber company, has left for Ruby City to take over the management of the companys plant at that place
 Alex Hanot and Harry Close re turned Monday from five weeks sCjourn in the Mt. Mckinley district where they secured excellent pictures of the mountain.
 George Wilson. wner of the Big Chena hot springs. charged with the theft of saddle by Tom Roberts was found not guilty at hearing conducted in the commissioner s court on Tuesday.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02
AT MOTHERS KNEE.

One night at bedtime while Will lie was being undressed his mother said 10 him: T hope you were a good little boy while at your aunt's, and didn't tell any stories"
 No, didn't" he said, "only the one you put me up to, mamma"
 Why, what do you mean, child?"
 Well, you see. Auntie asked me if I'd like to have second piece of cake. and l said; No, thank you; I've had enough just as you said"
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02
NOT THE REAL THING,

As usual, they began discussing the play after the theater. Well, how do you like the piece, my dear?" ask ed the fond husband who had al. ways found his wife good critic.
 Very much. There's only one i'm probable thing in it; the second act takes place two years after .he first. and they have the same ser want"
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02
SHE FLEW.

What is an angel, mother?" ask, ed a six-yearold.
 Why, dear, it Is beautiful lady with wings, who files. But why do you ask?'
 Because. heard father call my governess an angel" replied the lit tie boy.
 "Oh!" said the mother Well, dear you watch her, and you will see her hy tomorrow"
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02

nerves are a foe 10 good looks. Quiet does not mean rigidity; it means cont""l both of body and mind
 The woman Nno IS able to sit still at will can he assured of all the grace that comes from correct poise.
 Remember-sOme men say. after yeals of devotion. "l love htr-slill." Lillian Russell
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02
THE VALUE OF REPosE.

Can you keep still, mentally and physically?
 Try 1t once. You will not find it so easy. Sit down in an easy chair and drop all worry. Relax. keep per fectly quiet. and dust" out your brain.
 You are not still if your eyes are blinking, your jaws working, or your feet and hands nervously twitching
 Watch yourself and see how many useless muscles you keep in mo- ton and how tensely drawn are your nerves.
 Did you ever notice how many wo.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02
A QUESTION OF LENGTH.

A small woman travelling with her son-a boy very large for his age handed the conductor a half fare ticket and a whole-fare one. The conductor scrutinized the boy criti. cally, and said: But, madam, can't pass this boy on a half.fare ticket. He Is very large and has on long trousers"
 Very we'll" replied the woman, use the whole ticker for him and the half for me-
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02
QUARTZ CLAIMS ARE BONDED

The quartz properties owned by Jim Russell and lying within four miles and half of the heart of the city, were bonded during the past week to Washington s. Vanderlip for the sum of $l00,000. The properties comprise the Jean. Norman and Joisie claims.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02
CATERPILLAR ENGINE WORKS

The new Caterpillar traction en- zine belonging to Parkin and asso- ciates had tryout yesterday after. noon and attracted considerable at. tention by its evolutions on Front street. This is the first machine of Its kind ever brought into the coun. try, and it's advent has been looked forward to with much interest by mining people.
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02
ALL HOPE GONE.

This most persistent lover seemed to make no progress whatever with the object of his affection; she gave him no apparent encouragement. Finally he said:
 My dear Gertrude, can you give me no hope-none whatever?"
 No, my dear boy, cannot; not one speck of hope-for am going to marry you"
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02
GOOD ApVlcE-bUT-

One of the fair passengers of a yachting party noticed that the cap tain was anxious about a mishap to some of the machinery of the craft.
 Whats the trouble. Captain" she inquired.
 The fact is, madam" was the re. sponse, the rudder's broken"
 "Oh, my, don't worry about that" replied the lady "As it's under wat CT nearly all the time no one will notice that it's gone"
The Alaska citizen., 1911-10-02
CASCADEN'S "PEEPS" FIXED

Dave Cascaden, who has been con. fined to his room in St. Josephs hos. pital for the past few days where he went for thepurpose of having hls eyes treated, was discharged yester- day and pronounced cured.