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The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05

orchestra received its pay accord
ing to contract.
Punch, which in a little while pro
duced some tired. dizzy feeling
and created a hilarious mood" was
served, the supply being undimn-
ished. One well known New York
woman was taken home in an auto
mobile before midnight by the wife
of a wealthy Los Angeles man
Because they intended filing their
divorce suits some time this week.
certain members of the divorce
colony who had received invitations
We're afraid to attend, fearing that
II might influence the court.
Two of the women at the ball
had row and one was heard to tell
the other that she would get her
before the evening was over. A
few minutes later two pistol shots
were heard. There was much
alarm. and many scurried for the
doors. Investigation showed, how
ever, that the piece the orchestra
was playing called for the pistol
shots.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05
SWISS SYSTEM OF RECALL
New Plan to Be Placed Before the
Arizona Legislature.

TUCSON, ARR, Jan 1. When
the legislature convenes in Phoenix
in February it will be asked to adopt
the Swiss system of recall and let
the Oregon system, which was voted
out of the constitution on December
II on the ultimatum of President
Taft, go by the board.
The essential difference between
the Swiss system and the Oregon
plan is that under the forme< the
only thing voted on in--the recall
election is the recall q the eused
official and my be Lsvent his
elimination the\ tovetnor a points
his successor, NJ -
The bill to Fovise la when
the recall is r&subNiteH o the
people for incorporating Fl be con-
stitution the Oregon And -Sw 5 plans
shall be placed on the aIld so the
voter may choose between hem.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05
RENO YOUTHS MAKE,
RECORD IN ORGIES

RENO. Nlv.-Rivaling and far
understanding all prior events of a
similar nature in Reno. the divorce
BALI given recently stands in class
by itself, and has been the theme
OF every tongue among those who
have heard the details of the af-
fair
The ball was given under the aus
picCs of q number of Reno youths.
none of whom has as yet attained
his majority There were just two
grown men in attendance, the rest
being boys around 10 and 20 years,
some OF them younger. They had
as their guest the women members
OF the local divorce colony.
The affair was strictly invitation
al, and after 9 O'Clock the doors
were closed The orchestra in at
tendance was informed that if any
dances other than the grizzly
bear, turkey trot" Texas Tom
my" or airs of a similar nature,
were played, no pay for services
rendered need be expected The
The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05
4 MURDERS YEARS Ago
Laid AGAINST YOUTH

INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. l. - Chas.
Bowman, % years old, son of an
Indiana farmer, was arrested late
this afternoon, charged with being
ders, at Kansas City, Kan, on De
cember 9, 1910. Four persons, in
Guiding George BARNARD, Mrs. Sarah
BARNARD, % years old, farm
hand and an old trapper were found
dead with their skulls crushed, a
pick handle and an axe being the
death dealing instruments used.
Bowman was arrested by Indian
apois police and Chief of Police
thinner, and Sheriff Cave, of Kan
sas City, near Nora, Ind, where he
was working on a farm under an
alias. He was Immediately brought
to this city, waived requisition pa
pers, and is now speeding on a train
to Kansas City, where he will be
formally charged with the quadruple
murder. The alleged murderer, the
police say, admitted that he was
employed by Bernhard, but denies
being connected with the crime. He
is said to have described the kill
ing of the four persons to the police,
but asserts that he was told of the
circumstances by the real murderer,
who is now out of the country.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05
PATTEN BARS TITLES
and FORTUNE HUNTERS
Wheat Kings Daughter Will Wed
Childhood Friend.

CHICAGO. Jan. /. - would
not allow a daughter of mine to
marry a title. also barred all
fortune hunters Two things have
worried me the possibility of a
title in my family and the inevita-
BILE pursuit of fortune hunters |
wouldn't have either and have
guarded my daughter most closely
from them"
SO says James A. Patten. retired
wheat king. whose daughter Agnes
was married Christmas day to Law
renee Russell Wilder.
Now. you may rest assured of
one thing a loveable girl will al
ways make a good wife and a good
mother. That is, if she doesn't
marry some scoundrel of a man.
And that's why have guarded
my daughter, who is not quite 90
| want her to be just as fine a
wife as she can be We men can't
set the standard eff womanhood TOO
high"
Miss Patten will inherit something
like sS.000.000 of her fathers estate.
Wilder is a college graduate and
has known Miss Patten from child
hood
The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05
HIRES BOYS TO PAINT
HOUSE With EGGS

WILKES-BARRE, Pa, Jan. l.
Eggs in Swoyeryille borough. near
here, are at premium since Stev-
en- Copak discovered a new method
of increasing the cost of living for
the borough folk Copak had a griev-
anee against William Layek, a
neighbor, and in order to give vent
to his wrath in the manner that
would hurt, he bought all the avail
able eggs in that section.
He hired II boys for a penny
each and ordered them to pelt the
house occupied by Layek. They
pelted for an hour before the sup
ply OF eggs gave out. The house
was covered from top to bottom
with scrambled eggs.
In his haste to secure the eggs,
Copak was not discriminating and
found the bad eggs cheaper. The
odor was such that it was difficult
to approach the house
Copak and the II boys were ar
rested charged with trespass and
We're given a hearing before Squire
Miller, of Swoyerville Copak was
fined $3.50 and costs. He told the
justice that he had spent all of
the money for eggs and could not
pay up. He was committed to
jail for 10 days. The boys were
severely reprimanded
The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05
Blind Indian Identifies Stolen
Horse by Feeling Its Ears

SPOkANE.-Bl Blind and old, but
lacking none of the cunning of his
race Indian Alec" of the Spokane
Indian reservation yesterday recog-
niZed horse which was stolen
from his farm, near the mouth of
the Spokane river. several months
ago, by feeling of its ears and run
ming his hand over the animals
back and legs, thus distinguishing
marks upon it.
During the fair Indian Alec" with
several members of his family, were
in the Indian village and during
their stay in the city son saw
a horse attached to a transfer wag-
on which he thought belonged to
his father.
The old Indian accompanied by
an Indian friend, Lawyer Sam
came to Spokane two days ago.
With the aid of G. A. Miller, spec
ial for the government, the horse
was located.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05

supposed murder by illicit distillers
or their sympathizers, of persons
who had given information LEADING
to the detection of such establish
ments.
Illicit distilling is most extensive.
ly engaged in in the states of Ala
bama, Georgia, North Carolina, South
Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.
The year 1911 was record
breaker in the production of beer,
63,2l6,S51 barrels having been tax
paid, as against 59,4S5.l17 barrels
the previous year. The business
of bottling beer increased tremend-
ously, but the revenue service has
no definite figure covering this por-
ton of the brewing business. One
hundred and sixty-three breweries
went out of business within the
year
Enough beer was brewed to give
every man, woman and child in this
country two-thirds of a barrel or
about glass day not counting
sundays. While the brewing in
dustry shows a general increase il
is not nearly so great as the in
crease shown in the distilling bust
ness, which probably means that
the American people prefer whisky
to beer.
Increase of Tobacco Consumption.
Uncle Sam collected $67,0O5. $50
% from tobacco users, or db3uy -
cents head for men and women
alike. This traffic showed an in
crease of almost 100000 in the
last II months. There are in oper-
alton 22,519 cigar factories and 531
cigarette factories. These figures
show a slight decrease in the act.
ual number of establishments, which
is accounted for by the centraliZa-
ton of many plants under one man
agement
The total number of cigars made.
weighing more than three pounds
per 1000, was 6,S10,O9S,4lG; an in
crease of more than 142 1923, 501 over
the production of 1909 There were
made also 1,11S,135, $50 cigars weigh
ing less than three pounds per
1000
There We're S,G63, 709.4S4 cigar
cites consumed by American smok-
ers in the last ~ months. This
shows a tremendous increase over
all former figures This number
does not include the home made"
variety.
Here are the figures for the
other classes of tobacco: Plug ia
353,625 pounds, showing virtually no
increase; twist, 14,4SO,022; fine cut.
12,S57,930; smoking, 214.O5G,402
Snuff users shifted 31,45517S
pounds of their favorite in 1910. The
greatest increase is shown in the
use of cigarettes in relation to
all other forms of tobacco.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05
NO CORSETS. HAIR
ONLY IN BRAtDS, IF
HE WERE ELECTED

:: PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 1. :.
:: Or Moses Stern. of the Fifth :.
= ward this afternoon camo uptown :.
= TO the county commissioners :.
= office to file nomination pa :.
:. pers making himself a candi- :.
= date for select council. and :.
:. was turned down :.
:. 1t is the dream of DR.. Sterns :.
= life to run for mayor on :.
:. liberal Sunday platform. :.
:. When he is mayor. the doe :.
:. tor said. corsets will be for :.
: hidden in this town. and all :.
:. women will have their hair in :.
= hraids or be arrested The cor :.
:. set. said the doctor in hushed ac- :.
= cents, is the crying cause of :.
= the race suicide that Mr. :.
:. Roosevelt was talking about :.
:. when his voice last rang across :.
:. tbs land :.
= - :. :. = :. :. :. !. !. :. !. !. !. = ).
The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05
Americans Drink More
Than Ever, Say Figures

WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. The
annual report Cf Royal f. Cabell
commissioner of internal revenue
shows that at the end of the last
fiscal year there were 249,279,34t
gallons of distilled liquors locked VI
| in warehouses Most of this was
whisky. If it were distributed pre-
rata to every man, woman and
child in the country each individual
would get a trifle over two and two
thirds gallons.
In the year 175,4O2,395 gallons
were produced. This new product
went into warehouses and vaults to
replace that which had matured and
had been placed on the market. The
total tax collected by Uncle Sam
was s14S,O46. 3S277. or more than
$50 per head for each of the 81 ;.
912. 226 citizens of this country who
were counted by the takers of the
last census.
These figures show a tremendous
increase in the production and con
sumption of spirituous liquors. In
the last decade the production of in,
tONicants has increased more than
80 per cent, while the increase in
population was CnLy 81 per cent in
that period.
At the close of the fiscal year of
1902 there We're 1GS.742.43O gallons
in warehouses, which figures com
pared with this years show an in
crease of approximately 10000 600,
or a jump of almost 30 percent
against the increase of population
of less than half that per cent.
Moonshne Not Counted.
These figures do not take in the
tremendous amount of red eye"
'sure-death," and other brands of
eNhilaraters made in private stills
in the moonshine districts of sew
eral states. Agents of the internal
revenue service seized and destroy
ed 24SS illicit distilleries as com
pared with 1911 for the previous
year.
In calling attention to the great
increase in the number of these il
legal establishments. Commissioner
Cabell says: A large portion of
the field force has been used dur
ing the year in detecting illicit dis
filling, which practice has increased
steadily, especially in those states
in which prohibitory laws have been
enacted. The prevalence Of this
practice will be better understood
when ii is recalled that there We're
i'll operation last year only 523 reg
istered distilleries in the entire Unit
al States.
IN raiding Illicit distilleries last
year no officer was killed, and but
one officer and one posseman were
wounded while on duty. There
were several cases, however, of
The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05
GRATEFUL CAB DRIVER
FEEDS HORSE MONEY

:. CHICAGO. Jan. l. - William :.
= Hohson was fined 81 yesterday :.
= by Judge Walker of the NUM- :.
:. cipal court, as the result of :.
: trying to feed $50 in fresh :.
= green bills to horse hitched :.
= to a truck. :.
: 1T was this way, your honor" :.
: explained Hobson. Il drew :.
= $50 from the bank to buy :.
: clothes and invested in some :.
= drinks. used to be a cab :.
= driver and / met a horse that :.
= had once saved my life by :.
= refusing to let me drive him :.
: eff the Clark street bridge on :.
: dark and stormy night. :.
= felt so bad for that poor old :.
= horse that I burst into tears. :.
= hauled the rest of the $50 out :.
: of my pocket and offered it :.
:. to him" :.
= =.
=. =. =. =. -, =, =.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05
HORSESHOE PLATE IS
SURGICAL INNOVATION

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 80. All
invention which means years of ad-
vance to surgery came into use
at the county hospital for the first
lime a few days ago during an OPP
Grafton upon John MACEDONIAN
Through the medium of horse
shoe plate dangers from surgical
wounds and sickness after opera
tons have been practically abolish
ed. This horseshoe plate, which is
a flat piece of aluminium varying
from one inch by two to three by
four or five inches in surface, does
away with all sewing of wounds af-
ter the operation.
The horse shoe of metal is plac-
ed around the wound and the edg-
es which meet the flesh are sewed
20 the skin. The wound is, in most
cases, left open. 1t is held in
perfect position for healing by the
flat piece of metal, and on account
of a complete absence of motion
the wound heals in less than one
third of the time which usually ex-
pires. Danger of poisoning and
other inflammations is practically
abolished.
IN the case of MACEDONIAN, who
was operated upon for serious inter
nal injury at the county hospital,
the horseshoe plate was used for
the first time at public institution.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05

her daughter at their home near
Earl, 30 miles east of here yester.
day while trying to shoot a chick.
en- hawk which had been carrying
away her poultry.
While The mother was in the act
of raising the weapon TO fire. the
trigger caught on her apron. the
gun exploding. The charge struck
the little girl who was standing a
short distance away.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05
PEACEFUL WAR ON
RATS
SECRETARY OF PEACE SOCIETY
URGES CHICAGO WOMEN
TO START CAMPAIGN

CHICAGO, Dec. 80. - The United
States Daughters of 1912 were ask
ed to celebrate the victories of
peace as well as the victories of
war by Charles Beals, field secre-
tary of the American Peace society,
who spoke at the socieE's annual
illinois day" luncheon
Mr. Beals prophesied the early
end of all international war, and
asserted the United States had
reached that point in its relations
with Great Britain.
Whether or not the arbitration
treaties are ratified by the senate,
there never can be another war be
tween the United States and Great
Britain" said Mr. Beals. Every
question between the two nations
has been settled.
I'VE are getting to the beginning
of the end of the old order. Eyolu-
ton is headed toward internation-
aIism. 1t is no longer a dreamer's
dream, but a reality. Hereafter
We shall fight disease and the rat
in the world housekeeping.
I'VE are beginning to realize
that when war is declared and
Wholesale murder licensed the worst
passions of a nation are aroused
The massacres in Tripoli indicate
this. We have done in the Philip
pines everything we charged Spain
with doing"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05
WEDS OWN WIFE
TO KEEP HER
AFTER GYPSY CEREMONY. FAITH.
Err OF BRIDE GETS LARG-
Err OFFER FOR HER.

! CHICAGO, Dec. 80. - Peter
Bllmble. gypsy, married his own
wife to prevent her father from
auctioning her off to another mem
Der of the tribe. The ceremony
was performed by Superior Court
Judge Cooper. 1t followed a mar.
riage of three months under the
gypsy law.
Blimble says he paid John Toma.
tho brides father. $1.5uu for the
privilege OF removing her from the
family tent roof. Then came the
gypsy ceremony and Peter and his
bride settled down for the winter
with Stephen Blimble the bride.
groom's father. Up to that time
the elder Blimble's participation had
been limited to furnishing the pur-
chase price of the bride.
Some weeks ago, says Peter RIim-
bic his father-in-law decided he
had missed good bargain. An
other gypsy, it seemed had taken
a fancy to the bride and was will
ing to pay $4,000. Her father tried
10 hedge
He offered, says BHmble. 10 nav
back The s1,5oo. Blimble refused
The result was that friends advised
the couple to be remarked under
the civil law, thus disposing fin
ally OF the fathers interest in his
daughter
Some difficulty was experienced
by the couple in getting license.
The bride was unable to remember
her age She thought it was Is.
but didn't want to swear 10 il Fin
ally, she was persuaded to take an
oath that her father had told her
it was Is. Then the ceremony
was performed
The wife Wore dark shawl.
dark red dress, red neck beads
and necklace Of foreign coins.
Among them were 10 Australian
ten dollar gold pieces.
The Blimble tribe. If which Ste.
phen Blimbe is chief patriarch, is
said 10 be one of thu wcaltIlicst in
gypsyland
The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05
SPONSOR SOCIETY
IS SELECTED
CHRlSTENERS OF DIRTY, Smell
LY GOLFERS NOT ALLOWED
TO JOIN SOCIETY.

WASHINGTON, Jan. /. The
color line has been drawn in the
United States Navy Sponsors asso-
citation. This society is made up
of women who have chrstened yes
sells of the United States navy. A
decision recently based on the dis
covery that GOLFERS are used in the
navy to carry coal, are sometimes
dirty, and sometimes black, has had
this result social lines governing
the organization have been strained
to the breaking point.
Blissfully ignorant of the bar that
would be raised against her. Miss
Dorothy Loud, daughter of Repre-
sentative Loud OF Michigan. a men,
Der of the house committee on naval
affairs, made application for admis-
sion to membership in the United
States Navy Sponsors association.
Miss Loud Names Neptune
She based this application on the
fact that on January 8, 1911, on
the invitation of the contractors
and the navy department, she broke
bottle of wine on the bows of the
United States steamship Neptune. as
it slid down the ways at Sparrows
Point, Md.
All went well until it was discoy-
cred by the committee on mem
bership that the Neptune was a col
lier. 1t did not matter a bit that
the Neptune is the prize collier of
Uncle Sans navy, and just about
the biggest thing of it's kind afloat.
The fact that the Neptune was
to carry coal settled Miss LIQUIDS
fate as decisively as if she had
herself been a coal passer. The
congressman daughter was polite.
ly informed that the association with
the coal carrying ship was a blem
ish which would bar her from the
privileges of membership in the Unit
ed States Navy Sponsors associa
| ton.
Society viii Pardon Mistake.
The society would gladly forge.
her early mistake, however, and
welcome her as sister, she was
| told, if she could at some future
time, christen some ship Ter the
navy not designed for seagoine
coal bucket"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05
To the Point.

A little girl received an invitation
to party which a friend was
about to give. The invitation had
been written by the small hostess.
After surveying the note with de-
light for few minutes the recipient
said:
Papa, | wonder if it's a birth
day party?"
Let me see the invitation"
After a brief inspection he said:
Yes, it must be birthday par
ty. 1t begins: Your presents is
desired"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05

The patient was an old man. The
lnclsion was several inches in
length. Each day after the oper-
alton the plate made antiseptic
treatment possible. Four days have
proved that the plate will revolu-
1onize after treatment of surgical
cases. Physicians at the hospital
are enthusiastic and the plate will
be used constantly at the institu-
tiCn.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05
Fires AT HAWK; HITS GIRL
Child Shot by Mother When Trig-
ger Catches Woman's Apron.

TRINIDAD, Colo, Jan. 1.-Serol
Hawks, 8, is undergoing treatment
at local hospital for the effects of
a gunshot wound in her arm and
side inflicted by her mother, Mrs.
Frank Hawks, who accidentally shot
The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05
Society Will Pardon Mistake.
THE SEQUENCE,

1T was very romantic" says the
friend. He proposed to her in
the automobile"
"Yes?" We murmur, encouraging
ly.
And she accepted him in the
hospital"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-02-05
Chinese Revolution Started
Over Thirteen Years Ago

SSSSS$SSSSS<SSSSSSSSSSSSSS,
NEW YORK. Jan. , The sys-
tematic organization and surprising
activity of the Chinese revoIutionists
are the results of ten years Of
educational Development. carefully
conducted by the revolutionary asso-
citation of The Chinese students in
Japan. is the opinion OF close stu
dents Of affairs in the far east
The beginning of the movement
dates back To ISIS. when two teach
ers, named kang Yu Wei and Yang
HI Chiaa. who had been conducting
a campaign OF instruction in con
stitutionalism throughout the coun-
try, We're bapished by the late en-
press dowager after they had sue
ceeded in converting the young en-
peror Kwau Hsu Their aim was
to perpetuate thu Manehu dynasty.
and al the same time establish a
constitutional form of government,
This action of the empress dow
ager in depriving the young emper-
or Of his liberty and power and eN-
polling kang Yu Wei and Yang ri
Chiao drew the line between the
MauChu rulers and the Chinese. The
two teachers. concluding that the
Chinese could never be depended
upon 10 take any part in achieving
their national destiny so long as
the Manchus We're in power. fled
% Japan.
The next move came in the form
of the exodus of Chinese students to
Japan after the Boxer war. Many
of them were sent by the Chinese
government, and remittances for
their maintenance were sent to
them through the Chinese minister
at Toxic. A. one time there were
over 10000 Chinese students in
Japan, sent there because it cost
less than to send them to western
countries
The noted revolutionary leader
Sun Yet Sen appeared during this
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be BY train and boarded the steam
er kasuga Maru for Shanghai