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The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-08
Phone 262 Phone
THE ELECTION.

In unmistakabIe manner the pec. pie of Fairbanks demonstrated last Tuesday their entire faith in the old city council, the four members who sought reelection being returned by the most flattering majorities. IL was undoubtedly all expression of their belief that these men would continue to conduct the affairs of the city ccnseryattvely and to the best interests of all concerned.
 The election was conducted in a me>' orderly manner, there occurring al no time during the proceedings any untoward incident. l. is safe to say that no Illegal votes were cast, while all who were entitled to vote, under the terms of the city or dinance. were given all opportunity 10 do so.
 Noteworthy features of the election were the remarkably heavy majorities boiled by the old councilmeu. led by Dan Drscol. and the propor- tionately big vote polled by Arthur G. Bell, who failed cf election by only one vote. In his capacity of superintendent Of the mechanical de partment of the Times Mr Bell has. since his coming to Fairbanks. six years ago. found few of the oppor- tunitieS that occur 10 most of be- coming well acquainted with his fel- low townsmen. and, 10 that extent. he was heavily handicapped Had he been better known he surely would have been elected. and he un- doubtedly would have made a most capable councilman
 George NJ. Smith boiled about fifty votes more than the average of the Peoples ticket, an indication that he was accorded, to a marked de- gree, the confidence of his townspeo- pie. There can be no question but that he will have demonstrated, at the end of his term of office. that this confidence was entirely war ranted
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-08
SONG OF THE "HOUN."

For years these who keep vigil on the watch towers of the republic have been straining the eyes in yearning gaze in the hope of dis covering a new national anthem. The Star Spangled Banner" is be yOnd the range of the ordinary voice; My Country 'Tis of Thee uses the same tune as God Save the King and Yankee Doodle" the highbrows assure us. is lacking in dignity.
 But at last t has come. Matur5d mellow and seasoned these many years by the rugged backwoodsmen cf the Ozark Mountains, it has at last burst. glorious, inspiring and thrilling, upon the waiting and ex. pectant country. And what is more appropriate than that it should re ceive its patriotic baptism in the Missouri convention which nailed to the masthead the presidential ban. ner of Champ Clark-Champ, the golden-tongued orator whose lefty burning eloquence makes the eagle scream, sends the craven foes of American liberty cringing to the black cavern from which they came. and causes even the folding chairs at the Chautauqua meeting to shed tears?
 What more stirring to the fiery spirit of American patriotism than these opening stanzas:
 Every time I come to town
 The boys start kickin' my dawg
 aroun';
 Makes no difference if he IS a
 houn',
 They gotta quit kickin' my dawg
 aroun'.
 Chew de meat and save de bone. or Blue Neck lives on Tallyhone. Makes no difference if he IS a
 houn'.
 You gotta quit kickin' my dawg
 aroun'
 It only remains for Champ Clark to ehgraft fer all time this ringing bugle call upon the ardent throb- ping soul of the nation That he in tends to fulfill this patriotic duty there can be no doubt for now We can see why he did not fulfill his promise to ride up to the national capitol in Washington behind a span of Missouri mules He was saving them for this later, nobler use He will take them to the Baltimore con vention and have them sing this new
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-08
SOME SNOW FELL IN VALDEZ

VALDEZ, March 26. During the past week the snowdrfts on the streets of Valdez have begun to as sume the usual hug prop rtions of an average winter.
 A steady snowfall since the mid dle of the past week has added sev. eral feet more 10 the total precipita- ton of the winter
 Durjn5 the three days ending at noon yesterday, Il inches or nearly &i2 feet or snow had fallen. accord ing to the records kept al the Fort Liscum hospital
 Thus far this month S=a feet of snow has fallen during March and there is still another week left of the mon,h
 Las March the total snowfall for the entire month was g. feet.
 Thus .,,f this winter 232a feet has fallen as compared with 29l2 up to date this year ago.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-08
THE CAUSE OF UNREST.

It isn't that MT Taft is a mean man, or dishonest, but simply that his ideas have hardened in certain class mould He has never had to work for living in the vulgar sense, his association has always been with the rich and powerful, and as matter of course he has taken their point of view. As MT Taft and his friends see it, the prop ertied class bears the same relation to the working class that the ancient manor lord bore to his tenantry. Just as the humane master felt it his duty to see that his retainers had food and clothes and shelter, so does MT. Taft feel that the prop ertied class has similar responsibil- ities to it's dependents.
 In other words, MT. Taft has no conception of democracy but honest ly believes in a sort of benevolent aristCcracy. He is utterly unable to grasp the democratic theory that the worker has rights as well as the man who gives him the work In his scheme of things, justice is not horizontal in it's operations, but something that pours down from above. And balancing his insist ence that the propertied class shall be just and generous there is equal in- sistence that the working class shall be properly humble and grateful for all favors received.
 Right here there is chance to put finger on the cause of American un- rest. This theory is dedicated to the proposition that all men are free and equal and that there is dignity in labor. The assumption that material possessions are entitled to certain privileges and exemptions is denial of this theory And with specific application to the Taft idea, Abraham Lincoln said these words: Labor is prior to and independent of capital. Labor is the superior of capital and deserves much the high CT consideration"
 So, even did the propertied class treat the working class with all the charity, generosity and consideration | in the world, the pretense of superi- ority is opposed to democracy and the spirit of our institutions. And | when the working class is NOT treated generously and charitably, and sees wealth accumulated while they starve and struggle, how much less chance is there for peace and | contentment?
 We may boggle over the thing as we will, and hang to traditions and prejudices, but until justice IS equal
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-08

ly discovered batrle hymn of the Ozarks 10 the delegates. Cleveland Leader
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-08
BANK BANDIT KILLED
 ON EVE OF WEDDING

MONTREAL, March 2. The killing today by a vigilance com mittee of a bank robber, who was shot during the pursuit of gang which tried to loot a branch of the Royal bank of Montreal West, ended romance which apparently was to have eliminated on Tuesday In the clothes of the dead bandit were found lock of hair, the picture of ! a pretty girl, pasted in the back of a pocket mirror, and a new wedding ring engraved with the words, Will to Kitty, March ), 1912"
 Tattoo in Memory of Mother"
 The ring with it's engraving and a tattoo mark on the chest of the man, bearing the words, Tn mem- ory of mother and father" are the only clews by which the police hope to establish the identity of the rob- | DNi' III llSlI OplIloil luS Sdlc blowers came from the United States
 Four members of the gang escap- ed after a running fight with the vigilance committee, which attacked the robbers before they could obtain any booty.
 The attempted robbery was the most daring in the history of Can ada. Late last night a Canadian Pacific railway watchman saw the men lettering around the station and traced them without being no- ticed. Early today he saw them crawling through window of the bank, the protecting bars having been sawed through
 He notified the police and posse surrounded the building. The ban dits were called upon to surrender.
 Blast Wrecks Building.
 Suddenly there was a terrific dyna- mite explosion and the bank was completely wrecked. In the con- fusion the robbers got away, but were cornered later in shack on the outskirts of the city.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-08

far as the Republicans are concerned therefore, MT. Roosevelt centers the hope of the progressivists, and is The only nominee that could possibly pre- serve the party from practical dis iniegration
 similar situation, and just as pronounced in it's contrasts. pre- vails in the Democratic party. Since Governor Folks voluntary withdraw al. Woodrow Wilson stands out as the one man whose nomination could be construed as victory for the PEOPLE, for the ideals of Jeffer- son. the ideas of Lincoln. Harmon. Clark and Underwood, it would seem, are receiving their campaign monies from a common source. and the methodical manner in which they have divided the country into three sections for each ones hunting leaves little doubt that their move ments are being directed by a com mon head
 Clark has been assigned to the West, Underwood 10 the South and Harmon to the North with plain in tent to pool delegates in the con venton and prevent Governor Will sons nomination. Harmon and Un- derwood have both announced stead fast opposition to the Initiative and Referendum. and although Clark has taken no reactionary stand. his plat- form to date contains but one plank, T am Democrat"
 Woodrow Wilson alone stands in uncompromising championship of the progressive movement that has the restoration of popular sovereignty for it's object. His money is not be- ing supplied by corporations. He is not operated by strings pulled in directors rooms. Always a man of remarkable intellectually. it was not until he assumed the presidency of Princeton, and struck powerful blows at the rich "societies"-those "hotbeds of snobbery"-that the pas sionate democracy of him stood re- yealed. As governor of New Jer- sey he has exhibited rare executive ability, and through the PRACTICE of politics, where he proceeded form erly on THEORIES, he has grown" 1 in such amazing fashion as to make him the most promising personality in our entire offical life.
 Along with his intellectually, abil- ity and sane radicalsm. Woodrow Wilson has shown MORAL COUR- AGE in high degree Not only has he refused to be bound by corrupt definitions of friendship" and Joy alty," but he has gone his upward way without regard to that EASY POPULARITY that undermnes prin- ciple all too often. When he sees past mistake he confesses it, but such confessions proceed from his own convictions, NOT from conces- sions to the popular demand
 AS stated, of all the presidential 1 candidates, Roosevelt and Wilson | alone stand for the people and prog ress. and of the two, Governor Will son would seem to be more firmly imbued with that high impartiaIity which takes account neither of the ! seductions of the moneyed interests nor the assaults of demagogy. - George Creel
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-08
FLIES lO2 MILES AN HOUR

PAL, France, March 1 Aviator Tabnrcau, in monopianc, today. brokp his own record for fast fly ing. covering l5a miles at the aero drome here in hours, : minutes. II seconds His former record was hours. 22 minutes. 57 seconds. shortly aftarward Verdrines, the not ed flyer, broke his own speed rec ord for one hour. flying 102 miles during that period
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-08
$17.713.13 $11,713.13
MUNICIPAL COURT.

MUNICIPAL COURT persons  
 WHITNEY Municua MapiStr Clerk
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-08

until class lines ARE abolished until HUMAN rights are given he some importance d. PROPERTY rights - our national If is going to be given over to levers. violences and fostering hatrcds.
 Mir Bryan has coined the phrase
 put the man above th- dollar" and it is in discussing this phrase that NIT. Taft most clearly proves his inability 10 grasp dem cratic truths. He sneers at il, and indignantly adds. as if the preservation Of prop erty rights had some other purpose than the assistance to and the up- lifting of human rights"
 This is not true. History dis proves the assertion at every point. Our laws grow out of custom. as the late James C-olidgz Carter so admirably set forth in his books. and in that early custom property rights were established long before human rights were evsn considered. Follow the law down through the centuries and it will be found that murder was only punishable by fine while theft meant death.
 The cave men, even, knew all about property rights, but it was not until Magma Charta that civilization granted the right f trial by jury. Protection against theft has been granted from time immemorial. but the right to vote was based on a property qualification in this very country until 1912.
 We do not have to delye into an. cient history, however. for such facts but only need to go back to our own frontier days" or the life of the mining camps. To kill a man was not the Hnforgivable sin at all, but to steal something was the cardinal crime. The bad man" could shoot a man down with i'm punity but if he stole that mans horse. the entire community joined in hanging him.
 All through the ages. down to 1892. stealing was punishable by mutilation or hanging. yet slavery continued until 1863. and even now the cotton mills of the South and the woolen mills of the North are working children to disease and death Ina, American property in terests in Mexico are imBeriled is considered cause for American inter- vention and war. yet 22.000 Ameri- can citizens are in danger of their lives in Massachusetts, and the near est approach 10 American inter- vention" is congressional probe.
 Trace the progress of civilization, and you will find that property rights have always come first ill the mak- ing of laws. and that consideration of human rights has been a slow, painful process. What more natural. as matter of fact? Property rights are animals fight 10 pro tect their food or lairs-while ap- preciation of human rights is ac- quired, and cnly comes with growth in fraternity and morality.
 This, then. is the American prob lem; To fashion our laws and mould our thought in such manner as 10 give the same protection to life, lib erty and the pursuit of happiness that is now given to property And in the solution of this problem Mr. Taft is as unfitted to play part as is the most violent demagogue. Both are biased. - Denver News
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-08
PRESBYTERIAN LADIES' AID
 HOLDS MEETING THURSDAY

The Presbyterian Ladies' Aid SO ciety will meet with Mrs J. H. Groves Thursday afternoon at 2.30 ane full attendance is desired. As the president of the society has re- turned, work will be planned for the coming summer.
 (Signed MRS. GEO. GATES,
 Corresponding Secretary
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-08
Absent-M

A distinguished consulting sur geon is noted for his absent-mind- edness The other day he placed his stethoscope to patients chest, and cried: Are you there?"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-08
WHITNEY w. CLARKE.
Municipal Magistrate and Clerk. TREASURER'S REPORT.
Recapitulation, April l,
Total
GEORGE HUTCHINSON,

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The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-08
TENDERER,

Customer-Whats this. waiter? Waiter-That's sole, sir
 Customer-Well, just take it away and bring me bit of the upper with the eyelets removed.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-04-08
GIRLS AT CHURCH FAIR
 CAUSE TERRIFIC FIGHT

HAMMOND, Ind, Feb. 19. - Wal ter Halcome of Royal Center is dy- ing as the result of church social at which boxes of candy were being auctioned off to see who got the prettiest girl A free for all fight followed and Halcome was slashed with razor
 In going to his brothers assist ance James Halcome was hit over the head with a stick of stovewood and his skull was fractured. Five others suffered injury.
 There is certain bishop who is noted for his funny stories, and his latest is said to be about an old rep rebate who decided to repent, and announced to every one that what ever wrong he had done should be made right So man whom he had cheated out of large sums of money went around at midnight to demand it.
 But why did you come at this hour and wake me up? Why not wait till tomorrow" said the old sinner, grossly.
 q came early" replied the man, ito avoid the rush"
Sharp County record., 1912-07-05
P0U G H X EEPSIE
W. A. Stewart has bought the D

W. A. Stewart has bought the D.
Sauls store.
The corn crop never looked bet
ter at this time of year.
Quint Tompkins and wife have
fine new boy at their home,
W. T, Campbell and family visit
ed the family of A. D. Taylor at
Smithville last week.
Mr.. Rhoads, the photographer
will soon have his new residence
ready for occupancy.
M. E. Butler had a well drilled on
his premises last week. T. j. Nor
ris did the same thing, The Abee
X Parrish drill did the work.
George Norris received the con-
tract for carrying the mails on the
new route from here { @
Williford He made his first trip
July |,
James Graham and Burtus Tomp-
kins paid a fine of one dollar each
and costs before W. T. Campbell
Esq, a few days ago on the charge
of assault and battery.
Charles Heath stands head in the
matter of having pure good luck
Recently he went to his boat to
cross the river and when the boat
swung close to the bank a SIX
pound trout leaped into the boat
and of course was captured, Who
can beat itY
AT a mass meeting of the citi-
zens of the town and vicinity held
here on June 18th 1t was agreed
upon by a great majority to peti-
ton DR., H. L, Darby to delay the
dipping of cattle in this community
until after the September election
when the people will vote upon eX-
cluding this county from the tick
eradication area, About forty or
fifty citizens signed such q petition
United we stand divided we fall
and lose all we have gained in this
work,
Sharp County record., 1912-07-05
Will SON WILL
LEAD DEMOCRACY

After one of the most spirited
contests in the history of the demo-
cratic party Woodrow Wilson, gov
ernor of New Jersey and one OF
the greatest exponents Of progress
i've democracy.in the entire coun-
try, was nominated for president
Tuesday on the 46th ballot,
There was a good deal of bitter
ness exhibited in the convention at
Baltimore, but those who were un-
willing to sacrifice principle for
possible votes controlled the situa-
ton and saved the party from ma
tional disgrace. Foremost in this
fight for party purity against the
domination of dollars, as usual,
was William Jennings Bryan, who
is always fighting the good fight,
and who has never yet betrayed
the confidence Of more than six
million democrats who supported
him in three campaigns
Gov. Thomas r. Marshall of In
diana, another true one, is the
nominee for vice president.
Sharp County record., 1912-07-05
.SHER|FF'S SALE
'"''"' ITN UNDER EXECUTION

By virtue Of an execution issued from the Of
flee Of the Clerk Of the Circuit Court for the
Southern District Of Sharp County, Arkansas,
ON the sth day of May, 1912, IN the case Of H. Z,
Smith n Soma Company, Plaintiff, against =, h.,
Shaver and Mary 4, Shaver, ~ ~ l., Shaver n
Co., Defendants, directed 10 the sheriff Of auId
county, the undersigned, aH such sheriff, has
levied upon and will sell at public auction 10 the
highest bidder, on credit OF three months, at
the south front door Of the court house IN the
town Of Evening Shade, Sharp County, Afkah.
sas on
Saturday, July 9Th, 1912.
between the hours Of . o'clock In the forenoon
and o'clock In the afternoon, the following
lands, situate In the Southern District Of Sharp
County Arkansas, to'wltI
The northwest fractional quarter Of section
u containing ldl and d,l0o aeroa and the wept
half of the northeast quarter, containing NJ
arrps, and the eAR half Ot the northwest quarter,
containing No acres, Of section jd In township 10
north, range west, Levied upon as the prop.
ertv Of the defendant, \, Il, Shaver, Ia satisfy
said execution amounting to the sum OF three
hundred and ievehty.nye dollars aud seventy.
i've cents, and ntereni and costa,
Given under my hand thla the 1Olh day el
May, 1914
w. w. DRlST0W
5h erin, Sharp County Arkansas
Sharp County record., 1912-07-05
What splendid time this is to
those weeds about the
premises.
Deafness Cannot Be Cured

by local applications as they cannot
reach the diseased portions of the
ear. There is only one way to cure
deafness, and that is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness is caus'
ed by an innamed condition of the
mucous lining of the Eustachlan
tube. When this tube is inllamcd
you have a rumblinG sound or i'm
perfect hearing, and when it is en-
tirely closed, deafness is the result
and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to
its normal condition, hearing will
be destroyed forever; nine cases out
of ten are caused by catarrh, which
is nothing but an inflamcd condi-
ton of the mucous surfaces,
We will give One Hundred Dol
lars for any case of deafness (caus-
ed by catarrh) that cannot be cur.
ed by Halls Catarrh Cure, Send
for circulars free,
+. j. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, 0,
Sold by druggists, 75c,
Take Halls Family Pills for con.
stinntion
Sharp County record., 1912-07-05
KIN G MIL L S
Uncle Enoch" Holt is able to |

"Unclc Enoch" Holt is able to be
up again,
Crop prospects are improving
The people are going to be mighty
busy fighting General Green after
all these rains we have been having
lately
Since we last wrote Ed Birchfeld
and Miss Bessie Horn of Mt View,
Mo-, were married and are living at
Eds home one mile south of here,
Father Kelley and Miss Minnie Jones
were married recently We wish
both couples a happy sail DER life's
troublesome sea,
Children's day exercises were
held at Liberty Hill on June 10,
Everything went off smoothly until
late In the afternoon when some Of
the boys GOT too much red eye
and raised trouble. There was some
fighting and some Of the partici-
pants have since submitted and
paid fines, It Is true that the way
Of the transgressor is hard
A part of the Center Telephone
Co, met at that place lately and de-
cided to put In a switchboard at
Center A portion of the King
Mills Co, was present and 1t was
decided to give the Center Co. free
connection over their lines when
the switchboard Is installed II Is
the intention Of both companies to
place their lines ln better shape,
Sharp County record., 1912-07-05

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