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The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-12-11
THE QUEUE CUTTERS.

When a Chinese joins the insurrec-
tiOnists he cuts off his queue. There
is a world Of significance in that
simple act. 1t represents a definite
break with The past. For the insur-
rectionary movement, as Bishop
Partridge pointed out to the Knife
and Fork club last night. is rather
protest against the old order than
the expression of a constructive pro
gram.
Chinese conditions are so imper
fectly understood in the United
States that it has been difficult for
Americans to see exactly what the
leaders of the revolt were aiming
at. There has been talk of the over
throw Of the Manchu dynasty. Yet
it is we'll understood that China is
only the loosest sort of federation of
provinces in which the meaning of
a national government is hardly
known. The formation of repub-
lie has been discussed. Yet it is APP
parent that only a handful of per
sons in that teeming empire have
any notion of what republic is.
The rebellion, then. as interpret
ed by such an experienced and acute
observer as Bishop Partridge, is an
outburst of dissatisfaction against
the dominant standpatters.
The corrupt and inefficient man
DARN government has indeed made
concessions to progress under COM
pulsion precisely as standpattism
is wont to do in the United States.
But, as in the case of the revision
of the tariff by it's friends, its acts
fall far short of its promises.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-12-11
A CHANCE TO HELP.

The Fairbanks Commercial club
has in course of preparation a book.
let descriptive of Fairbanks and
the Tanana valley. 1t is intended that
this will be issued about the be
ginning of March. It will be profuse-
ly illustrated with local pictures.
and to make it as attractive as
possible it is necessary that the
best views can be obtained
Only summer scenes are wanted.
for it is the purpose to eradicate
rather than confirm the notion prey
alsnt among Outsiders that this part
of Alaska is hardly habitable on
account of the "hardships" that
have to be endured.
We. who have lived here for a
few years. know thar We have the
most glorious climate a bountiful
Creator ever provided, but neverthe-
less the idea prevails among the
masses in the states that the coun-
try is fit only for something in the
nature of cold storage plant for
the beef trust Instead of an intell-
gent comprehension of the fact that.
except for an occasional cleo
ton we are very happy
family, and that our morals.
social inclinations and stom-
aChs are as well catered to as in the
effete East. they still cherish a be
lief that We have whale blubber at
Thanksgiving and Christmas. hole
up in the winter time and become
entitled to Carnegie medals simply
by residing here
These notions are very hard to
overcome and they will be retained
by thousands even after the booklet
has been issued, but it is hoped
that the publication will help to a
better understanding of conditions
here with people who are willing to
be convinced If those having pho
tOgraphs of Fairbanks scenes which
would help to correct these wrong
impressions would leave them with
the secretary of the Commercial
club, so that he can make the best
possible selection for the book, they
would be helping materially in the
good work of giving to the old burg
the good character to which it is
so clearly entitled.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-12-11

sidering the state it would be in
at that time. take about eight days
TO make the trip out next fall
In answer To questions put to
him at the meeting Mr. Barry said
that the best time so far made by
an Alaska Steamship company boat
was three days and six hours. hut
that boats would in a very short
time be operated by the company
whose schedule would be three days
between the two ports He also
stated that the trip over the railroad
could be made in six or seven hours.
and that the cars We're now provided
with sleeping berths
l. would therefore take only three
and Cue-half days at the outside to
reach Chitina from Seattle. as it is
to be assumed that rail connections
would be made with the boats in
case of any considerable amount of
travel This. on an eight-day SEIZED
ule. would leave four and one-half
days in which to make the
SO miles in an automobile
over the AUTOMOBILE ROAD from
Chitina to Fairbanks. time that al
ready has been beaten by winter
stage
In the summer time there is near
. " twenty-four hours of daylight,
and il is entirely reasonable 10 sup
pose that travel, in a comfortable
automobile on a good road. would
| be continued for at least twelve
( hours of each day This would mean,
as there would be only four sleep
/ ing periods that there would be
/ 56 hours of travel 10 cover 80
miles in an automobile. over an
: automobile road, or that the best
/ time that would be made would be
little more than five miles an hour
Now the request is being made
/ for road over which cars can travel
at a rate of twenty miles an hour,
/ and no road. except in mountain
| Gus country with bad grades, could
properly be called an automobile
road where this was not possible.
At twenty miles an hour the cars
could negotiate the distance, with
stoppages only for meals, in eigh-
| teen hours Add this eighteen hours
TO the three and one-half days from
1 Seattle to Chitina and we have
! four days and six hours. Surely,
when the Citizen makes the state
ment that the trip would probably
be made in six days, it is not, as
the Times insinuated, trying to
stretch" things for the benefit of
congress. nor is it assuming to be
wiser ON this point than the wisest
/ transportation specialist"
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-12-11
FOR ALASKA EXHIBITS.

The Times suggestion 10 the ef-
feet that the government should be
asked for an appropriation to de
fray the expense of annual exhibi-
tons in the states of Alaskan pro
ducts is an excellent one and should
be acted upon. Large appropriations
are constantly being made by state
governments for the exploitation of
their resources, and in the case of
Alaska, as the Times explains, the
work and expense appertaining to it
would naturally devolve ON the fed
eral government and should be as
Sumed by it.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-12-11

So the younger element the men
profoundly dissatisfied. Few of them
know what they want. except that
they want to overturn the old regi-
me. Years will be necessary to per
meate the population with modern
ideas. But every outbreak is a cam
paign of education 1t helps stir
things up.
In the end the Chinese progress
sivos will find out what they want
and they will put their program into
effect because time and the forces
of evolution are on their side-Kan-
SaS City Post.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-12-11
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PERSONAL MENTION.

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E. W. Meyer is on his way tc
the Outside.
Arthur Cruger left Monday last
for Wood river.
August Conradt was an early week
visitor in Fairbanks.
Fred Clark left for Ruby City
Monday morning last.
Mrs. Minna Bond expects to leave
foI the Outside soon.
Fred Clinton returned Monday
from trip to Richardson.
Rev. Charles f. Betticher. Jr.. was
i'll Fairbanks early last week.
Ole Hanson came in during the
week from Fox after a load of goods
Frank Forsman, who is freighting
to Ester creek arrived in town Mon
day
Judge Samuel Weiss was Fair
banks visitor frem Chatanika last
week.
Andrew Olson. the Cleary freightel
came in Monday for load OF
goods.
John Fay. commissioner at Ester
banks.
John Josln is one of the very
latest arrivals from the Bonnifield
country.
Paul Ringseth, of Chatanika, was
an early week visitor in the me-
tropolis.
II. c. Quiner. who recently came
up from Ruby City has left for the
Gu side
II. A Currier and wife and Joe
Coyner were visitors in town last
week from Ester.
Gus Johnson, of Eat em-up Frank 5
fish camp on the Tanana river, was
in the city last week.
H. H. Mcdonald and wife of Il
below Goldstream were town visi-
tors during last week.
Mr. and Mrs TeodOre Farrell ac-
companied by Miss Draddy will
leave for the Outside soon.
Tom Gibson will take today's stage
for the Big Cinema hot springs. where
he will rusticate for a month.
G. A. McQuarrie. Mrs. McQuarrie
and their niece were in town from
Ester creek during the past week.
Sumner ]. Waite, Jr. has left for
the Outside for the purpose of TAX
ing a course in general mechanics.
Deputy Marshal Robinson of Eagle
who recently brought some prison
ers TO Fairbanks has returned to his
station.
Paul Hopkins, who left on Thurs
days stage as a guard, figures on
spending the balance of the winter
in Seattle.
William Cooley is in from the
Little Delta country. He says that
travelling is hampered very much
for lack of snow.
Mr. and Mrs Jerry Ford of the
Eureka creek roadhOuse are in Fair
banks for a stay of some length
having been summoned to attend
court.
DR.. Medll who is prospecting in
company with George GarwOod near
Washburn, on the upper Tanana,
started backk for the diggings after
few days in town.
J. H. Miller left for Chitina on
feed for the different roadhouses
enroute. He will bring load OF
freight for Fairbanks on the return
trip.
Harry Badger. Ed Russell, Wendall
Clarke and Gilbert Gregg, who left
in the latter half of November, ar
rived in time to catch the stage at
the Overland roadhOuse and rode to
PaXsOn's
Mr.. and Mrs. Rasmussen left on
Tuesday last with horse and a
double-ender for Lhitina enroute to
their old home in Michigan. Mr.. Ras-
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-12-11

An incident connected with last
Week : issue OF the Citizen sheds
exceedingly effulgeut light on the
question of in what medium il is
best to advertise. A large local store
instructed Us to copy an ad from a
morning daily that continually adyis-
es that the merchant who would get
the maximum results from his bust
ness must advertise with them. On
tuesday our adj man was informed
that We mad made mistake in the
al and that the store had been oc-
casioned considerable loss through
having to sell goods at half the
price they should have been adver-
tlsed at The store had felt compell-
ed TO sell the goods al a loss TO
conform with their principle of do
ing as they advertise" 1t was then
up to the Citizen to see who was to
blame. and 1t was found that the
daily. in its ad run through the
week, had made the original mistake
II was not. however, until the ad
appeared in the Citizen that RE-
SUITS were obtained and people
came to the store to take advantage
.of the remarkably low price. The
merchant of the town know a good
advertising medium without being
told-and that's why the Citizen
looks somewhat shot to pieces this
morning.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-12-11
find THOMAS NOT GUILTY

After being out an hour the jury
which deliberated on the case of
the United States vs.. J. g. Thomas
returned a verdict of not guilty
Thomas was charged with having
stolen the sum of 1920 from his
roommate, Grunninger, while the
two were stopping at a local hotel
on April %. 1911. Both of the men
were eX-soldiers. and had just come
UP from Fort Gibbon. The grand jury
returned a true bill after their inves-
tigatiOn OF the case.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-12-11

mussen has been in the employ of
the ~ G. company.
Mr.. and Mrs Jack Lindsay and
their three children went to the
Big Cinema hot springs on last Mon
days stage. They will remain at
the health resort for several weeks,
Jack having been under the weather
for some time
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-12-11
NEWS SPECIAL EDITION.

The Publicity Edition gotten out
by the News on Saturday is a credit
to the town, besides being calculated
to do a great amount of good The
generous support extended by the
merchants is indicative of the fact
that they are alive to their own
and the towns interests. Such good
work is bound to bring results.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-12-11
FAST time FROM SEATTLE

j. r. Mathews and F. M. Strong
by making close connections, came
through from Seattle to Fairbanks
in II days, 221A hours. The Alameda
made Cordova in 31a days from
Seattle, and close connections with
train and stage aided considerably
in making the short time.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-12-11

would be won by the Republicans.
says the Popular Magazine. the Dem
ocratic leaders were always wonder
ing what outsiders thought of their
policies and principles. One day
Champ Clark. the speaker of the
house, met former Representative
James TaWney. who as a Republi-
can. has spent most of his life abus-
ing. docrying and ridiculing Dem
.ocrdcy. Well Jim" said Clark quiz
%caIIy, how are We doing?" Taw-
ney'S response was highly CRAFTY
ing; Too rotten well. Champ"
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-12-11
PRISONERS ARE TAKEN OUT

The stage which left Thursday
morning took out the party of pris-
oners and insane patients. The party
was composed of Samuel BOnnifield.
Gilbert DOnne, William DANES. b.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-12-11
AFTER THE COMPLETION OF AN
AUTOMOBILE ROAD FROM FAIR
BANKS TO CHITINA"

Now as the Times says 1t would
be silly 10 intimate that the Times
d Is nov want the route to be cover
ed in six days" The Citizen is alb
solutely certain that the Times eff
forts in behalf Of the road are be-
ing honestly, and, except in one in
stance. intellgently made with only
the interests of the general public
in mind When the Times was in
formed of the move inaugurated by
the Commercial club to get the APP
preparation for the road it got busy
al once and launched the campaign,
unfortunately. however. starting off
with a slogan which fails to convey
an understanding of the advantages
to be reaped from the existence OF
such road as il is proposed should
he built
The Times is entirely mistaken
when il says that Mr. Barry told the
Commercial club that eight days
was a sound and sensible estimate
of the time it would take to travel
from Fairbanks to the states after
the completion of the automobile
road from Fairbanks to Chitina."
and in making such an as
sertion that paper simply holds Mr..
Barry up TO ridicule. There
were more than fifty persons
present at the meeting and they
will recollect that Mr. Barry stated
that if lie road were started in
the SPIN it would probably, CON
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-12-11

When the whole country was pre-
dieting that, unless the Democratic
house of representatives acted wise
ly on all matters of legislation last
spring, the next presidential election
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-12-11
WILL INSPECT STATIONS

Lieutenant Tatum left last week
on one of his regular inspection
trips. He viii inspect all of the
government telegraph stations be-
tween here and Hot Springs, includ-
ing that place. During his "bsencG
First Clast Sergeant Campbell will
be in charge of the Fairbanks of
flee
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-12-11
MATHESON JURY DISAGREES

The jury trying Mel Matheson on
the charge of larceny, in which the
defendant is accused of stealing 20
gallons of whiskey from +. w. Crit
fin, failed to agree and after being
out all night were discharged. The
court set the case for retrial on De
ccmber 10.
For Furniture and Rugs see An
derson Bros. & Nerland
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1911-12-11

| For Furniture and Rugs see An
| derSOn Bros 4 Nerland
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-12

interested in the work Before the good able began
his work only occasional cases had been known in
Which mobiles or men OF great wealth had succeeded
in finding peculiarly equipped and devoted men to
teach their deaf children At the time that
iEpee took up this work others in England, Scot
land and Germany teaching by the oral
method, but We're catering only to the rich and
keeping their methods secret. The French priest
opened his doors to all. Thomas H. Gaaudet, sent
to Europe for training In 1916, found welcome
where the methods were so closely guarded but at
the lEpee school he warmly welcomed and
was taught what Able Sicard then in charge,
knew. so 1t was when Gallaudet opened the first
school in the United States, at Hartford, Conn, in
1917, he could give instruction only in the sign
language and by the manual method This plan
was continued for half century.
In the oral method all manual forms of com
munication either gestural signs or finger alphabet
abolished. All instruction communication
is spoken except that writing is taught in any
ordinary school to hearing pupils little book.
syllabus on the Education of the Deaf" pub
lshed by the biological section of the American
Medical association asserts that in Europe at pres
ent the oral method is almost universal while
the United States is the stronghold of manuallsm"
It also gives figures showing that in 1901 Europe
had $50 schools out of 423 teaching the oral sys-
TEN, while the United States in 1910 had eighty
two and Canada two oral schools out of total
Of 1872. Pupils taught In purely oral schools in
the United tSates I'm 1910 numbered only 2.S09 out
OF a total enrolment of 2,332. This Indicated
an average of but % per cent orally taught in this
country, against an average of so per cent in
Europe. Germany Norway, Holland and switzer-
land teach the deaf By the oral method exclu-
fycly IN addition TO the $500 pupils mentioned
receiving oral instruction in the United States.
4,753 others are put down as being taught wholly
or chiefly by the oral method" This would bring
the percentage OF the United States up to about
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-12

speak all over again. 1t is practice that does It.
talk some days till almost hoarse in effort
to let the pupil just how the letters should be
formed.
Then l sometimes have him practice before
mirror. In that way he watch his lips
move as he pronounces certain letters combina-
lions of letters"
The method here described is practiced at the
Nebraska school with encouraging success. While
it is hard at first for the little comprehend
such thing sound, they eager to learn and
soon begin to initiate the lip movements of the
teacher who must have illimitable patience Re-
ward comes in seeing the CLEAN OF qualification
that to their faces when the realization
dawns that they being asked to make sounds,
and that this is possible. Experienced teachers
bear testimony that interested the deaf chill
dren develop a wonderfully keen insight. Their
sense of touch is also very acute, and of
them detect vibrations of the vocal chords in
a surprising way.
The present number OF pupils in the Nebraska
school Is 1G5, distributed among fifteen classes,
giving an average Of eleven pupils to each teacher
1T will be understood" says superintendent Booth
that instruction is largely individual therefore
the number of pupils under teacher must be
smaller than in the of hearing children. Es-
pecally is this true with oral classes where speech
is taught and lip reading is the medium of instruc-
tion The best authorities agree that a.al classes
for best results should not contain than from
six to eight children"
The pupils range in age from c TO q, and the
classes in their work ten grades carrying
them through arithmetic, algebra, English gram
mar, American and English history and giving
year of Latin preparing them for Gallaudet College
for the Deaf institution maintained at Wash
ington by the United States government and which
deaf students from all the states attend lor lull
college course free of expense for tuition board.
The graduating class last year contained seven
students two Of whom are now at Gallaudet col
lege. Nebraskas present representation at Gal
laudet includes students IN the various col
lege classes The present high class OF the school
contains twelve pupils all Of who will It is thought.
graduate In Juno.
The total number Of pupils that have been
enrolled IN the school since it's founding IN 1869
IS S29, coming from seventy-nino counties OF the
state. At this time Gftytbree counties have repre-
sentatiyes in the school Douglas county has forty
one, Lincoln fourteen Eoarucy, Knox and Dodge
each seven, Dixon Fix, Han and Custer each five,
Pierce, Saline end Ofoe each four. The state Of
Wyoming maintains three pupils in the school at
annual cost OF $500 per pupil
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-12

Omtting cost OF buildings apd the interest on
the money invested, the cost perbupil to the state
for maintenance and instruction approximates $3.50
per annum.
The number Of pupils who have completed the
prescribed course and received diploma of grad
uaton is ninety-fve. far larger number, having
completed partial course, have received certif-
Gates OF honorable dismissal.
The school maintains an industrial training
school, and teaches carpentry, printing, painting
shoemaking and farming to the boys and dress
making and laundry work to the girls. The former
pupils of the school are generally following the
occupations thus taught at school and rule
successfully.
The last Nebraska legislature responding to
a request Of parents desiring 1t, passed a law
making the employment of the oral method COM
pulsory in the future work of the school. Tho
oral method aims to give speech and lip reading
to deaf children and where skillfully applied under
favorable conditions the method in other states has
proven a success. At present all new pupils or
those entering schools this fall, being taught
orally. These constitute two classes In addition
TO these. six classes formerly taught orally con
tnued under the oral method. The remain
ing classes, made up principally of the older pupils.
heretofore taught manually, continued, and
will be continued, under the manual method until
their graduation.
II VIII take time, probably several years, ac-
cording to Prof Booth, for for the oral method TO
entirely replace the manual method, by graduating
the manUally taught and by training the pupils
as they enter exclusively by speech. The process
is thus evolutionary rather than a revolutionary
enc, process Of natural growth rather than Of
destruction and attempted reconstruction.
Since 1855, when the Able de TEpee ostab-
lished little school in Paris for the Systematic
education OF the deaf, supported by his own small
income great strides have been made by those