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The citizen., 1911-09-22
The Cedar Chest.

II you have to live In furnished
room get cedar chest at one of the
big departmen ent stores and Danish
your trunk to the cellar. The chest
is pretty to look at. 1t is useful as a
seat and 1t preserves furs and woolen
garments from moths There are
prices and prices. of course, accord
ing to size and make of the recep-
tacle, but 81 will buy treasure. The
box at this price is long enough for
skirts and high enough for a settee.
The top is arranged with two little
end arm pieces which hold a cushion
comfortably In place and inside there
is a tray for unnumbered odds and
ends. The smell of cedar on all clo-
thing Is delicious. A good chest will
be lifetime possession, never going
out of fashion and always being SER
viceable for the beloved things one
cares to keep In choice receptacle.
The cedar odor Is considered rather
smart. too-suggestive OF the aristo-
cratic fragrance of sandalwood.
The citizen., 1911-09-22
RIBBONS MAY BE WASHED
And, as Most Mothers VIII Agree,
There Is Considerable Economy
In the Plan.

When there are several schoolgirl
daughters In the family the expendi.
ture on hair ribbons becomes quite a
considerable item. Fastidious moth
ers who declare that ribbons never
look well when washed should try
the following method:
Make mixture of three ounces OF
soft soap, three tablespoonsful OF
honey, to teacupful of gin and wa
ter
The ribbon is placed on a board and
scrubbed with the mixture. 1t is then
rinsed by dipping several times in
clean, cold water, and not squeezed
out, but hung over a line to drip.
then put between cloths and ironed by
drawing the ribbons from under the
iron. This prevents creasing and a
stringy appearance at finish. The iron
should be kept still with pressure up
on IL.
White ribbons will not turn yellow
when washed if the water is warm in
stead of hot. and the soap used fine
white quality. Rinse in three waters.
the last being a strong blue.
Hang in the sun until half dry. then
press under clean muslin with warm
iron.
The citizen., 1911-09-22
thus lifted sufficiently high above the

thus lifted sufficiently high above the
crowd.
Fellow citizens" he began as the
cheering subsided and the multitude
gave him opportunity to speak, you
know that in order to complete the
ring OF oppression which holds the
city in its iron grasp under the name
OF the Gotham Freight Traction COM
pany, it was necessary that the old
franchise of the New York Street Car
company expiring today should be.
come the property of that company.
Through the franchises they already
enjoy, they have created an institution
that will enable them to continue
their predatory practises-"
Talk English" shouted a voice
from the crowd,
THANK you. my friend" answered
Gormly. (Which will enable them to
steal from you your money, your earn
ings, your investments, your profits,
your capital, whatever you have for
lhC hCAL OnS uuluIeu years. 1H6y
have sold bonds to pay for the build
ing of the road; not one cent of their
own money has gone into it. They
have issued stock to themselves to
double or quadruple the value of the
investment, and they are determined
to make you pay interest, large inter
est, on that stock as well as on the
bonds. But, in order that they can
carry out this nefarious and thieving
proposition, they must secure this
franchise which expired today, other
wise their traction lines will be incom-
plete, will end in the air, there will
be no connection between its ends;
or the territory covered by this fran
chise is so situated that If the lines
ire to be connected it must be
through this territory. Consequently
this franchise is the most valuable of
the few remaining properties of the
people. You own it; it belongs to
you. It's your last chance to get your
rights. If you hold it. they are at
your mercy.
The citizen., 1911-09-22

"This franchise, the possession OF
which means so much to you. is about
to be given away. The council has
overwhelmingly passed an ordinance
granting it, without restrictions, to
the Gotham Freight Traction company
for the space of one hundred years.
viii you sanction thaty'
The square was now seething with
excitement. Gormly's clear, powerful
voice carried to the extremes of TIE
crowd His plain, practical presensa-
tion was simple enough for all to uil-
derstand. He paused at this junctuTe
and surveyed the crowd, A voRe
suddenly cried a shrill negative, ana
instantly the word was caught up and
great laundering chorus OF No, no!
Never" rolled through the park with
ever increasing volume and vehe-
mence.
If Gormly had looked back, he could
have seen the windows OF the CITY
hall crowd with aldermen, white faced
and anxious, listening to that tre-
mendous and even furious negative.
Lets get the aldermen out here!
cried a voice in pause in the COM
motion, "and show 'em what we
think"
There was an instant response to
the suggestion. The people made a
wild surge toward the entrance OF
the city hail. The multitude could
easily have degenerated into mob.
But Gormly checked 1t. His control
was admirable.
mo. gentlemen" he cried. mo, men
and citizens of New York. We must
do things lawfully. The grant has
not been signed by the mayor. Be-
lieye me, they will net be insensible
to this protest. Let 1t be repeated in
every local organization; let every
member of the board of aldermen be
warned by his constituents not to
The citizen., 1911-09-22
GREAT LIONS OF STATUAHY
ScuIptor's Masterpieces Tha. Arc So
Recognized by Artists Cs
the World.

The appropriateness cf placing fig
ures of lions in front of New York's
new library has been questioned. It
has been represented by some public
spirited citizens that the king of
beasts Is out of his element when
placed in front of a library. Others
have said that lions represent in
statuary, heroic military or naval
achievements. Whatever may be the
final decision it is interesting TO To-
cate the great lions of statuary.
There are eight lions known the
world over-the Lion of st. Marks,
the four lions at the base of the Nel-
son monument in Trafalgar square,
London; the Lion of Waterloo, the
Lion of Lucerne and the Lion Of
Chaeronea. Ruskin. in his Stories Of
Venice" said that the Lion of st.
Marks was the one lion the fierce ex-
preston of which no artist had ever
been able to reproduce. This beast
of bronze has the distinction also of
wearing pair of wings. 1t surmounts
a granite column brought from Syria
or Constantinople By Doge Michael,
and is as much part Of Venice as
the Cathedral in front of which it
stands.
The famous lions at the bause of
the Nelson monument in Trafalgar
square are the work of the sculptor
Sir Edwin Landseer. The figure OF
Nelson stands 145 feet above them.
These colossal lions, stationed in what
has been called the central square"
of the universe, are the awe of the
British youth and the pride Of every
bobby. Sometimes they perform the
ignominious function of coat rack
for the cabbies in the neighborhood.
The lion of lions. however. is that
on Lion Hill at Waterloo, marking the
greatest battlefield OF all time There
is no monument which means so much
nor so closely adheres to fact as this
one. That great beast, wonderful in
its meaning, is the sole cause for
many Journey to the battlefield, al
ways a tedious journey from the
Belgian capital.
The Lion of Lucerne, the work Of
Thorwaldsen, was executed in 1921,
to the memory of 26 officers and 760
soldiers of the Swiss Guards who fell
in defending the Tuilleries on August
10, 1892 The animal, hewn out of nat
ural sandstone and reclining in grot-
to, is represented as dying. transfixed
by broken lance and sheltering the
Bourbon lily with its paw.
One of the Oldest monumental lions
is that of Chaeronae. 1t is recum-
bent figure and is reminder of the
Greeks who fell in the battle against
Philip of Macedonia Gather of Alex
ander the Great in 1913 B. G.
The citizen., 1911-09-22
Oil Well Near kataIla.

northern territory. That was Is
years ago.
White went to Alaska in 1889. He
was a member of the Israel c. Rus
sell geological expedition that made
the first ascent Of Mt. St Elias. Again
he climbed the mountain with the
Duke d'Abruzzi when the Italian no
bleman wanted to ascend the highest
mountain on the continent. That was
before the discovery of Mt. McKin-
ley, in the interior of Alaska.
A number of the early claimants
organized an oil company which in
turn leased to second company-a
Canadian concern-and this again
leased to third company, which
finally did the well drilling. But
the last company was to pay a big
sum of money as soon as oil was dis
covered in commercial quantities.
The four wells drilled produced
oil. How much the outside world did
not know, because the three COM
panies began their long struggle to
freeze" out each other. 1t was not
long ago that fourth company came
In and got possession of the "old Eng
lish' property. as 1t was called. and
opened up the choked wells. Two
tons of stun was taken from one bore.
and the oil in Its exuberance at being
released. carried away the top of the
derrick. Then 1t settled down to
steady flow of 720 barrels a day. Oil
stood in two of the other wells. but
1t was found that when the flow was
started with pump, 1t continued at
the same rate of its own accord.
Being so light and volatile. wood
containers are useless In handling the
Katalla oil. Therefore iron and steel
receptacles and conveyors were or
dered. and now are being placed in po-
sition. One tank OF 10000 barrels is
being erected at tidewater on Con-
troller bay, and two others. one Of
1000 barrels and the other of 5000
barrels, will stand at the wells, about
eight miles from the big loading tank.
The distance is covered by an iron
pipe that will deliver $500 barrels a
day.
The citizen., 1911-09-22

from the automobile. The man struck
back violently; clubs flashed in the
air. The multitude in another instant
would have been a mob. Gormly II
was who came again to the rescue.
These" he promptly interposed,
raising his voice, are peaceable citi-
zens discussing a great public ques-
ton. appeal to you as mayor Of
this city to call off the police. Take
your hand off that mans collar, Con.
nell. he shouted, "or by the living
God I'll turn this mob upon you and
there won't be rag left of you and
your bluecoatsl"
He stepped down to the body of the
car as he spoke; and before the chief
realized what he was about he seized
him by the collar and threw him back
ward. 1t was a magnificent exhibition
of strength and nerve and courage.
Call them off" he shouted to the
mayor 'or | won't be answerable for
the consequences"
AS soon as he stopped, the ross OF
the mob began. Some were there who
thought they had never heard sound
so terrible and so menacing. The
mayor, not without good sense, came
to the rescue.
so long," he said In his powerful,
finely modulated voice. "as these peo-
pie do nothing, they shall not be inter
fered with. March your officers up
here to the steps of the city hall,
chief" he cried.
There was nothing for Connell but
obedience. Shaking his baton fierce
ly at Gormly, he gave an order to his
men. and. followed by the curses and
groans of the multitude, they marched
up the steps of the city hall aad
grouped themselves about the mayor.
Il want to tell you," cried Gormiy,
mounting to the seat again and now
thoroughly aroused, his voice ringing
like a trumpet. that you have no
need of police protection in the pres
ence of the people of New York"
Let me speak," said the mayor.
mol" Numbered the crowd I'VE
don't want to hear you speak,"
Mr.. Mayor said Gormly, these
people want to express an opinion to
you. Fellow citizens. those who are
in favor of indorsing the action OF
the council in granting the franchise
to the Gotham Freight Traction com,
pany will say aye"
Every henchman. every follower
every ally, every official present, cried
AYE"
1t made brave showing until the
negative was put, when such a roar
of disapproval arose that, 1t was like
the breath of the gods and fairly
shook the ancient stones of the hall.
ITO BE CONTINUED.)
The citizen., 1911-09-22
Wed like to talk to 'em!"
Give us a chance at them!"

WED like to talk to 'em!"
"Give us chance at them"
Where's the mayor"
The square was in a tumult again,
which even Gormly for the moment
was helpless to control.
Now Hon. Peter D. Warren was in
the city hall. He had heard all that
had been said, and witnessed all that
had been done Although he was
briber and corruptionist, he was
not without courage. 1t seemed to
him that the psychological moment
for his advent had arrived Therefore.
he hastily made his way through the
aldermen, and boldly appeared on the
outside steps back of Gormly. He
was recognized at once. The mayor
stood quietly. little pale. but appar-
emily ufdaunted. He waved his hands
for silence. Gormly assisted him in
quellinE the tumult The mayor
stepped to the extreme edge of the
portico; but before he could begin his
speech. the same burly voiced man who
udu DCCA ouIn q uSOiuA duJuhSt "
Gormly interrupted him.
1--WE don't want to hear any speech
from you tonight Mr.. Gormly," he
roared, his great voice compelling at
tention, and as he spoke he sprang up
on the steps of the automobile and
faced the crowd, I'VE want you to ask
the mayor of this city If he's going to
sign the bill granting the franchise.
But before you do that we want you
to tell him what we citizens OF New
York think of the proposition
Through the crowd at this moment
came charging platoon of police, at
the head of which was the chief him.
self. The men handling their sticks
shouldered their way roughly through
the people groaning, raging, swearing.
about them. Connell laid his hand on
the speaker and sought to drag him
The citizen., 1911-09-22
ALASKA RICH IN OIL
Wells Choked With Debris to Pre-.
vent Natural Flow.
Conflicting Interests Have Long
Sought to Control the Output of
Petroleum in the Rio~ Kat
ALA District.

Seattle. Wash.-A strange story
comes from the Katalla region. in
Alaska. Oil wells that were bored
half dozen years ago, and prom
ised great returns In high grade pc
troleum. were never allowed to be-
come producers because of conflicting
interests that were seeking to drive
each other out. Recently new own
erships have prevailed. and the four
principal wells near the town OF Kat
ALA were found to be choked with
scrap iron, junk, and all sorts Of
debris. When the load was taken
out the wells flowed 2,100 barrels Of
oil day.
For two years or more the country
has been discussing the Alaska coal
problem. pro and con. yet scarcely Il
word is ever said about the oil
fields which border the great north
ern coal areas. The country at large
hardly realizes that the Alaska oil
fields are the newest to be developed
on the American continent.
The Katalla belt is strip OF land
diOhb tic Quasi VI AldShd duJOlHlHk
the Copper River delta. and extending
off eastward toward Mt St Elias To
the north is the Bering Lake coal
country. and through this territory oil
seepages are to be found.
The Indians of that district had no
ticed these seepages. and had spoken
Of them 70 the traders along the
coast, but It remained for Thomas
White. pioneer of Alaska even at
that time. to make the actual discov-
cry of petroleum. He was hunting,
and on the trail of a bear. when he
stumbled across one of these black
pools To assure himself that he had
found oil he drew out match,
scratched 1t. and touched the surface
of the pond. Instantly he was re-
warded with proof. White made the
first oil location in Alaska, and soon
there was a quiet stampede to the
The citizen., 1911-09-22
GOOD TO LEAVE HAIR ALONE
Rarely Does It Pay to Seek to I'M
prove on What Nature Has
Ordained.

After all, would advise no one to
change the color of the hair, though 1t
be as black as Erebus. Nature gives
each face the framework most suit.
able to 1t. She never needs correc-
tion on that point.
Why not dress the hair to suit the
face. no matter what is the prevail
ing fashion?
Hair should be allowed to grow gray
naturally. All dyes destroy the beauty
and color of the hair. Let us grace
fully accept the snowy locks OF age.
They harmonic with the face which
has been changed by time and sor-
row. Many faces are softened and
beautified by white hair. 1t is more
graceful and dignitied not to attempt
to repair the ravages of time.-Ex.
change.
The citizen., 1911-09-22
SYNOPSIS.

foolish youns tenderfoot becomes
Iscinated with tho bold artful wife of
funken prospector in western mining
4 IN They prepare to elope in blind
"hlizzard but are confronted by the
+srSiin husband. He is shot by the
M, but the chivalrous boy pins
H.. IN the body taking the crime
Pm himself In their flight to the
Hraed station the woman's horse
Siia exhausted; the youth puts her
4 his ova and follows hanging to the
run strap. Seeing he is an impedi-
anow drift and rides on. Half frozen
stu,nbles into the railroad station just
& the train bears the woman away.
Evsntv-five years later, this man. George
tormy. is multi-mililonaire IN New
crI He meets Eleanor Haldane,
lautjful and wealthy settlement worker.
co-operates with her in her work.
@orlnly becomes owner OF steamship
FL and finds himself frustrated in pier
n track extension plans by grating al
[rn,en backed by the Gotham Traction
%mnany. An automobile accident brings
II Haldanes to his country home. CORN
4 announces that he will be mayor OF
&ew York and redeem the city from cor
|bntion. Mr.. Haldane in long desired
%tergiew with Gormly. makes an indirect
%op1sition to compromise the fight which
H. latter has been waging In the news
bpers against the Gotham Traction com
nay, and which tialdane IS suspected OF
binE the head Gormly boldly announces
|s man of campaign to Haldane. Gormly
{des 20 Haldane's place. carrying word
TIE auto accident. The next morning
8 refers to the ride of the night before
/ mild compared to one he experienced
4 lib boyhood days. The papers an
|b,n,.e his candidacy for mayor. The DO
&Icat declaration of the merchant prince
fodliced a tremendous sensation The
Minority party seeing in him a possible
#oseS. make overtures looking to the in
of his candidacy by the "outs.
@brmiy. however rejects all proposed
1liancs meeting of tie Sachem So
ietv or the "R'ug." is held at the HaI
Bne Home. Many political dignitarae
=bd hsnchmen are present and ways and
Means sre adv anced to dampan Gormlv'
Savaralty asnisatiors and s'detrack hi
8ndidacy The younger Halaane l.
ropossd as an opposition candidate; the
&hole machinery Of the citv's detective
Srce ie to be nsed to dig Ip somethn"
Amag'ng to Gt."mlv. Haldane. Jr.. rH-
hses the nomins-io and announces thu.
j will support Gormly. The reignin"
Rrty then decides to name a non-parti
&n ticket for the purpose of dividing tho
Iprmiv forces. AMI at the same time rust
hrough a Freiss Traction companv
*anchise without which the Sachem So.
ety weuld be hel::less.
The citizen., 1911-09-22
Uncle Sam and His Divorces.

Almost every twelfth marriage in
this country ends in a divorce. About
two-thirds of the divorces are granted
to the wife. Thirty-nine per cent. OF
divorces are due to desertion. The
marriage rate in southern states IL
larger than in the north. America
with the single exception of jGpan)
leads the world in the number OF d.
vorces. The divorce rate is three times
as large as it was in 1870. or the d.
vorce cases that come up only is per
cent. are contested. and rs per cent. of
the divorce applications are granted.
Uncle Sam not only has high divorce
rate, but has the highest marriage rate
on earth, his only rivals In the latter
line being Hungary, west Australia
and Saxony Ireland has the lowest
marriage rate and Sweden the next
lowest.
The citizen., 1911-09-22
THIS FAMILY WITHOUT TEETH
False Molars, Used In Common by In.
diana Couple, Broken I'M
Fight.

Elwood, Ind.-It is SOUP hash and
the like for the subsistence OF Mary
Myerly and her aged husband now,
neither being able to eat solid food
since their one set of false teeth.
which they used in common. was bro
ken in fight between the two.
Called before the mayor to explain
an attack on her helpmate. Mrs. Myer
ly said that her spouse was using the
teeth when 1t came her time to eat
supper and that he refused to give
them up to her. She said that she
then hit him over the head with a
rolling pin. The much used molars
fell from the old mans mouth and the
plate was broken.
The citizen., 1911-09-22
Effective Dress.

A simple but effective dress worn
recently by young girl is broad
striped blue and white cotton. made
with tunic bound with blue. mar
row belt embroidered with currant-
tinted chenille. full bodice, pretty
we'll hidden by an old-fashioned EN-.
broidered white muslin collar, cover
ing the shoulders. and made in front
with plated ends of the same EN-.
broidered muslin. the white hat hay.
ing an outstanding crown. white and
blue tulips set up against It.
Blue foulards with large lozenge
spots find a great deal of favor for
girls at garden parties. made with the
deep sailor collar of the same, bound
with soft blue silk.
The citizen., 1911-09-22
Motor Ronnets.

New motor bonnets are made up en-
tirely Of wide and narrow plated
frills. These are put on a thin gauze
foundation which is stiffened with
wire. The frills are often made of
black and white ribbon and held in
place around the middle of the bonnet
by two-inch band of black velvet.
Green is favorite color for summer
and stone gray has proved service.
able one.
The citizen., 1911-09-22
Street Dresses Featured.

Dresses of blue serge can practical
ly be considered staple merchandise,
as they are usually in good demand
for general wear. says the Drygoods
Economist This season they will be
especially favored and are being fea.
tured with bright-colored INNINGS
and white. The blue and white com.
bination has been particularly popular
in Paris, and manufacturers who have
several models showing the white or
blue and white trimmings anticipate
they will take well with the trade.
judging from the orders already
placed.
The citizen., 1911-09-22
The FrilI Jabot.

One of the latest novelties from
Paris is the frill jabot of plated mus
lin. in which plated piece of mate
rial about twelve inches long is
caught together in the center with a
strip of muslin and pinned at the front
of the lace collar. forming semi
circle or spreading fan-shaped jabot.
Another new jabot which is very SINH
lar has the lower edges graduated by
being cut obliquely. This is made of
marquisette with insertions and edg.
ings of valenciennes or cluny lace be-
tween which hint of color is intro
duced.
The citizen., 1911-09-22

This pretty dress is made up in
Shantung in light shade Of blue.
The full bodice has little square
yoke embroidered with shades of
brown. green or blue silk. the waist
band and cuffs being embroidered to
match
The full gathered skirt has two
tucks made above the hem; it is sewn
to the same band as bodice, and both
fasten at back
Material required Three yards thir-
ty-four inches wide
The citizen., 1911-09-22
MattIna Rua..

When purchasing mating get sew.
eral yards extra, with which to make
summer rugs. You can cut this ex.
ira piece into desired lengths and fin.
ish them neatly on the edges by pull.
ing out the straws to the depth of
several inches and tying up the
threads.
These rugs protect the floor cover
ing quite as well as heavier ones
The citizen., 1911-09-22
Aarnnnious ROASTING.

Mrs. Homely keeps her house in
print"
"Yes, and she takes care to publish
it,
The citizen., 1911-09-22
Life Summarized.

Just justice. good days work, a
square deal. and in the evening
peace.