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The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18
Publisher Lewis is Suing
 Government for Six Million

WASHINGTON. Nov. 17.-Publish- CT F. C. Lewis of St. Louis, who was tried several times by the federal authorities for illegal use of the mails, brought suit yesterday in the United States District Court against the government for six million dol lars for the destruction of his busi, ness.
 Mr Lewis was at the head of a large publishing house in St Louis and because of numerous advertise ments through the mails and by other means, was brought to task by the federal authorities and indict-
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18
CHINESE CITY
 IS VISITED BY
 TERRIBLE FIRE

CANTON. China, Nov T., - This city was swept last night by fire that has wiped out over a thousand buildings including the general post office. engine house and almost all the wharves. After raging fiercely for hours it jumped the River Gnu and completely gutted the City Wiang Horang. The damage cannot at this time be estimated, but will run up to several millions.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18
JACK JOHNSON
 JUCGED AGAIN

CHICAGO, Nov. r. Within a few hours of the time he was re leased on bail Jack Johnson. the col ored puglllSt was again arrested, this time on charge of assault. The alleged Offense was committed on the person of the cartoonist of a local paper who had aroused the pug lists ire by series of pictures published while Johnson was in jail. It is generally believed that John son has agreed to plead guilty 10 the charge in connection with the Cameron girl on the stipulation that he be let off with a fine
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18

ties she was II her zenith IL was then that the American public truly realized her ability, and that sh, was most popular. II was at this time that she played so well Ar. ticle IL" and that she portrayed so viyidly Camille"
 On account of her diminishing sight and poor health she retired from the arduous duties of her pro. tession some ten years ago. Shc has, nevertheless contributed 10 the joy of mankind since hor retire ment, by writing anccdot,s and per sonal experiences before the foot. lishts. And even now in her great misfortune she is pleasant and as affahle as al the height of her long and famous career
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18
EX.PRESIDENTS' CLUB IS
 SUGGESTED BY ROOSEVELT

NEW YORK. Nov r.. As sue cessor for the Ananias club. eddy Roosevelt no" proposes an "eN-Prcsi dents club. which would be cousid cred by a great many people as d proper heir to the first named so ciety. But should such d club be formed the public would be courronG- ed with as great d conuudrum d, How old Was Ann" There would be only two members. Teddy anu his erstwhile friend " My Dear Bill" then the question arises who is to be the president of this "ex-Presj. dents club, which question is as great conundrum as any politician can possibly solve.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18

ment has decided to make most strenuous light for the conviction Of the men charged
 TILE. Nov r. The yan- guard Of the witnesses subpoenaed in the Washingtou-AIaska bank cases. shortly to be tried at Valdez. lefI for the North on the steamer Mari posa. The attorney general has sent special rrosecutiug attorney 10 assist District Attorney Crossley. Other witnesses and lawyers VII leave on the Northwestern. the berth accommodation of which boat Will be taxed 10 the utmost T. is csti mated that the cost of the trial to the government will be ill the neigh. borhood of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18
DR. ROLLER BREAKS
 ONE OF HIS RIBS

SEATTLE, Nov. T.. Dr Roller the local wrestler, broke one of his ribs last night in his match with CzareauX, of Montreal. Roller easily won the first fall and in pinniug CzareauX's shoulders to the mat the second time the accident occurred The doctor offered to proceed with the match if the audience insisted and for this action he gained much applause
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18
CARS SON UP AGAINST IT

LONDON. Nov. T.. Ac.oraian 10 information given out today ls the family physicians Of Czar Nich- throne Is bicedrr. that is u4e who only las or sEm This is peculiarly a disease which k almos confined 10 the royal families ol lu. rope The cause for the disease k not given out. hut is genarAll sup posed 10 hc the outcome ot gp many intermarriages in the Euro9'a2 "Hl ing houses.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18
SOCIALISTS ARE
 WELL SATISFIED
 WITH VOTE CAST

NEW YORK. Nov. l7. The So. cialists here, as well as throughout the country. although downCast be cause of the defeat of their only member Of congress. are nevertht less greatly elated on account of the great increase in their vote in almost every state In the state of Mississippi their number was larger than that boiled by Taft. The total popular vote of the Socialist ticket was greater than that of four years ago by about four hun dred thousand votes, which is an increase of almost one hundred per cent. the Debs vote in 1g0S beiny but 420.793.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18
FINDINGS MAY BE BASED ON
 BROOKS IDEA

WASHINGTON, Nov 17.-While
 of course, there is nothing definite on which to base the surmise, it is believed here that the commission that was appointed to investigate the Alaska railroad situation under the home rule bill will base it's findings on Alfred Brooks report published in Bulletin o20A, in which the chief of the geological survey advocates the building of road from any open port in the coast to the Panama by way of the Matanuska coal fields.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18
DECORATION F0R CAPT. AMUNDSEN

NEW YORK, Nov. T.. - The lat est honor conferred upon Captain Amundsen, the Norwegian Arctic explorer, comes from the Royal Geographical society of London This society has decorated him because of his wide investigation and dis discrimination of new Arctic geographi- cal information which has been of greatest value to the sciences and maritime countries of the world This declaration comes because of the particularly good work the cap tain did in 1910. when he sailed North on the Tram to make meteoro logical and oceanographical re searches. the success of which is al ready history.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18
VALDEZ ERCHANTS
 KEEP TRAIL OPEN

VALDEZ. Nov. T.. - For the pur- pose or keeping open the trail be tween Willow creek and this point the merchants of Valdez have four teen head of stock employed and the trail is reported to be in very good condition. A very heavy fall of snow occurred today. however, and this end of the trail will be heavy for some days
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18

ed At the first two trials there was a disagreemcnt, and at the last trial he was acquitted.
 While Mir. Lewis was awaiting his trial, and because of the legal pro ceedings, he was forced into bank ruptcy.
 Alleging all these things and many others also he asks to be reim- bursed for the loss of his business The Post Office department, who have had the whole matter in hand, recommends that the government settle for a smaller amount. which in turn MT Lewis refuses 10 ac- Cept.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18
NAVAL CLERK IS FREED BY
 FEDERAL JURY

SEATTLE, Nov. IT. The fed eral grand jury which has been in vestigating the ease of Navy Pay- masters Clerk Meyer, who was con victed of shortages in his accounts principally on the testimony of De tective Burns, has found that there was miscarriage of justice at the courtmartial and recommends the re- instatement of Meyer to his former position. The jury took occasion, also, to rebuke Burns for the ques- tionable methods pursued by him in his probing of the case.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18
WALDRON FUNERAL
 TO OCCUR TODAY

VALDEZ, Nov IT. - The funeral of David Waldron, the old man who was burned to death in his cabin on Friday last, will be held on Mon day. It is expected that it will be very largely attended, as the deceased had made many friends during his ten years residence in the city.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18
ROADBED TRAVERSES
 MAMMOTH CEMETERY

COUNCIL BLUFFS. la. Nov. It. That the country traversed by the roadbed of the Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad in this state was once an immense burial ground for mammoths. is the opinion of sci entists who have examined the fos- sil remains that are found along the roadbed for a distance of four hun dred miles. So common are the fossils that they are used for bal last for the roadbed
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18
SEATTLE TURKS ARE
 AFTER CITIZENSHIP

SEATTLE. Nov. r. Fearing that he and his countrymen may soon be without a country, Sam krom, the leader of the Turkish colony in this city, has retained a lawyer to procure naturalization for himself and as many of his friends as are eligible to assume the re sponsibilities of citizenship.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18
CHANGE IS PROPOSED
 IN THE RECALL LAW

SEATTLE. Nov. IT. Because of the many charges that have been from time to time made to the ef feet that numerous signatures to re call petitions have been forged it is proposed to change the law so as to make it compulsory that the citi- zen must sign the petition in the city comptroller's office.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18
SECOND SNEAD TRIAL
 WILL COMMENCE TODAY

FORT WORTH, Nov. r. The jury having been completed the sec, ond Snead trial will be commenced on Monday. Great interest is ping evinced in the trial but it is gen erally believed that another mistrial will result
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18
BERLlNERS FED
 ON STOLEN DOGS

BERLIN. Nov. r. The meas market in this city has literally gone to the dogs" h the et- fort 10 reliey" the famine the butchers of the city are offering the boys prizes for tte capture oi dogs and fl is believed that many hundreds of the cal. asses have already been sold for food The society women are formm2 al. alliance for the protection of their canine pets.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18
DUTiFUL WIVES LEARN
 TO TALK GENTLY

they may be able to talk "shop'' with their husbands a number of Everett women, whose spouses are in the railroad employ, are learning to run locomotives and other branch es of the business
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18
B. C. GOLD IS SENT TO
 SEATTLE ASSAY OPTIC

SEATTLE, Nov. 17.-One hundred thousand dollars in gold dust was received at the local assay office yesterday from British Columbia
The Alaska citizen., 1912-11-18

It costs a lot of money to keep the school of experience going.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
NOTED PRESBYTERIAN
MINISTER, FATHER OF
ROME NATIONS, DEAD

KNOXVILLE, TENN. July Tin
The same house in which he was born
and which at one time was owned by
John Sewer the first governor of Ten
nessee Dr. James Park. father Of Mrs.
=. !. Hughes and Mrs Nj. p Howell.
prominent Rome Ca. matrons died
this week in Knoxville His funeral
was conducted Yesterday afternoon
Mrs. Hughes, Mrs. Howell Miss
Phoebe Hughes and Nj. and Robert
Graves. Of Rome attended the funeral.
Or. Park would have been 80 wears old
on September 1 He was one of the
most noted Pres hyterian divines of the
South He was the oldest living alum
nus Of Princeton university and the
University of Tennessee While on his
death bed he sent telegram to Wood :
row Wilson former president OF Prince
ton congratulating him on his nomina ,
tion for the presidency by the Demo
cratic national convention,
Or Park retired from the active min
stry in 1906, after having served the
First Presbyterian church here contin
uously for 40 years as pastor. DR. Dun
bar H. ogden. now OF Atlanta, sue
ceeded him
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
COURT HOLDS SURGEON
MAY CUT AS HE WILLS

TRENTON. y. j.. July l7.-That a sur
geon instructed to perform certain on
grafton upon patient may exceed his in
structions while the patient is under
ether and operate more extensively than
directed if he finds it necessary. is the
sist of an opinion just rendered by Jus
tice Garrison. of the supreme court The
iuris was formerly a surgeon of note.
Harris Bennan sued nr Victor Parson-
net and got verdict Of 900 because
the surgeon. who started to operate on
the left groin. found a more serious CON
dltlon IN the right which threatened the
man NE and operated on it instead
The patient was poor Or Personnel
operated free Of charge. and was sued
for assault and battery The verdict is
set aside
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17

NEW CURE FOR LOCKJAW
Is FOUND IN BALTIMORE

BALTIMORE. July 1.-THE survival of
Bernard Myerly, nine years old. a. victim
of lockiaw resulting from a stonebruise,
has increased interest in the method of
treatment used in the case by Dr. Pearce
KNITTING. This is the ninth of a series of
lockiaw cases in which Dr Knitting and
his assistants at the Franklin Square hos
pital have used new plan of treatment
with success.
The remedy IS a solution Of phenol Of
10 per cent strength, diluted to suit the
cases and administered by hypoGermic
injections deep into the muscles The in
jections are made at intervals of about
three hours q the start, with longer in
tervals as the patients rallied The full
adult dose used is Equivalent to about one
grain Of pure crystalline phenol, ten drops
of the 10 per cent solution 10 avoid
soreness, in some cases one half of the
solution diluted is injected and then the
other half injected in another place.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
Commissioners Call Halt on
Cutting Asphalt for Water
and Sewer Pipes.
Continued From Page One,

afternoon considering the proposal ~
property Owners on Ivy street to ad
vance the city the money 10 regrade
this street N conjunction with the
grading al tine junction of the Peach
trees and Baker. The county commits
sioners want To- do am this work Ut tine
same time. Captain Tom Donaldson
superintendent for the county who is
in charge Of the grading now undel
way said the Peachtree work can be
done IN half the time and At much
less cost il the city viii provide that
lvN street work be done at the same
time
The county has agreed to do all the
grading work. II is estimated that it
viii cost the city at least $4,000 to ad-
Just the houses 70 the new grade. Coun-
ell has appropriated $4,000 for the pur-
pose and the property owners have Of
fered to advance $1,000
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
HERE'S NEW VERSION!
CHAUFFEUR is FINED
FOR GOING TOO SLOW

CHICAGO July Il. james Kelly.
chauffeur has met the oddee fate of
all those who have been tax ~ before
Chlcagos new speeders cot t. H. was
fined s. for driving too slowly. Judge
BETTER who had listened to cas- af'er
case in which men We're accused ot
driving 90 rapidly, displayed sudden
interest when the clerk announ ed that
Kelly was charged with gong too
slowly
Kelly according to the story Of ne
policemen who arrested him. s,aytod
down the car tracks in South Clark
street He vas in no hurry He lfove
very carefully. Before he had eons f1r
he was the head Of a procession made
up of his machine and FIVE street "a.
lie refused to leave toe car ia * an
~ the policeman ordered him O .lrN
to the station
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
Vengeance of Gamblers,
Police Assert.

The police insist that Rosenthars
murder was an act Of vengeance on the
part Of the gamblers, who feared eX-
posure or VINO We're angry because
Rosenthal had got them in bad"
Police Commissioner Waldo. Deputy
Police Commissioner Dougherty and
Inspector Hughes who have been fiit-
ting about in department automobiles
continuously since the arrest of Ltbbey
and shapiro say seven men We're in the
plot and four actually engaged in the
assassination. according to admissions
made to hem by the prisoners
The plot against RosenthaIs life is
alleged bv some Of the authorities
working on the case to have been CON
cocted last Sunday during an outing Of
the sam Paul ASSOCIATION an East Side
organiza uon, part Of whose member
shin is made up of gun fighters and
professional gangsters The actual KILL
ing was FASTENED when Roseuthal be-
gan 10 give away inside information
70 the district attorney
"Bridgie" Weber is said to have been
a member Of The Sam Paul associa-
sion and 2 participant in last SUNDAY
picnic sam Paul. after whom The ass
sociation is named is a powerful pol-
tieian and ~ the past has ever been
one Of Tie first to respond with BAN
when ara East Side gang fighter was
arrested
Charles Ganagher hotel singer.
who was arrested Yesterday and de-
tanned as material witness because
be had furnished The authorities with
the number Of motor car ia which the
assassins escaped has been released
upon orders by the district attorney
Gallagher was standing in front of
the Metropole When the shooting took
place and noticed he number of the
automobile in which the murderers fed.
When he gave this Information to the
police they got suspicious and locked
him mp in the West Forty seventh
street police station
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
DEAD BROTHERS
NAME HIS VILE
Case of marquis DeRoque.
feuiI," Bigamist and Title
USurper, ExCites Paris.

PARIS. July IA case now before ~.
courts is causing great interest sn,,r~
Parisians. The defendant is the ,Ms-o,.
de Roquefeuil, who is being assaued .
the Roquefeuil family for usurpstio,
title
II has taken the police many wears
diligent inquiry to obtain a consecgt.,s
record of this adventurer's career vb.-
is as romantic as any story in sensatiorar
( fiction
The chief character in the cas-. is \f
Jules Reiss. one of four brothers He
always noticeable by reason of his lows
hair and the fact that he alwavs b4.
monacle fixed in his right eve. r. o..
also great favorite with the ladies
In 1888 he married Mile Carteron b,,,
his conduct was such that his wife sffsr
a few unhappy wears of married life iaf
| him and has not been heard OF sine,
Then under the name of the Confs ~
Nelles, he kept house with q we'll knoon
dancer For embezzling $4,000 belongry
to d too trusting ouvreuse" Of the onar.
he was sentenced to five wears in defsYt.
having escaped to Algeria before he eoi,'d
be arrested
Here he opened up as wine mercbant
and married a Mile Laponte using ~
name of his dead brother, whose paDers
he had stolen
Began courtship by Mail
He next started newspaper. which ld
not prosper. Becoming tired of his second
wife and three children, he commenced
courtshin through the post with liIa
Dagand. He persuaded this woman To- go
TO Dover where he met her and rlada ~,
third trial al matrimony TheS were mar
| r a at'c. Is
After spending all her money ire disap.
peared and later turned UP at Baugnolle.
where ne started an antique dealers bust-
ness. Here matrimonial agency intro
duced him to the rich widow of the Count
La Bournemere, and styling himself re
Marquis de Roquefeul, he induced her to
marry him on June Z 1909 at the same
marie where 81 years previously he
had welded Marie Carteron Nam so.
ciety people including an eX-ambasead
were witnesses at this ceremony.
Coaxed Wives to Shield Him
He was prosecuted for trigamy some
time ago. but when he was taken before
Mile. Laponte and Mile. Dagand, his sec
ond and third wives they pretended not
to know him The police have now dis
covered that Jules had coaxed them into
shielding him
Reiss had obtained through an old serv-
ant of the real marquis the papers enab-
ling him to put forward his claim to the
title
In preliminary examination many wit
nesses recognized him as the husband o'
Marie Carteron and of Mile Dagand but
he persisted he was not Jules al all but
Charles Adolphus Reiss, his brother Who
died in 1877 The production Of this
brothers death certificate proved the
falsity Of his statement SO far, moth
ing can be got from him except denals
given with a shrug of his shoulders and
! mild smile
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
Edmondson Objects
To the Regarding.

Councilman Harvey Hatcher and
George H. Hoynton We're appointed as
a committee 10 confer with the county
commissioners to see if the commits
sjoners would use the old belgian blocks
i'm building retaining walls
Frank F,dmondsnn was bitterly OPP
posed to the street being regarded on
account Of alleged damage to his prop
erty r. L. Meyers and W r. Healy
were opposed to the work being done
us il is nov planned. But Joel Hurt.
G NJ. Hope Martin Amorous and 9TH
ers urged that it is one Of fhe most
needed improvements in the, city
The committee ordered the Georgia
Railway and Power Company to replace
its ct" rails IN Highland avenue and
North Boulevard with groved rails.
Both these streets are passed up for
paving and the citizens petitioned a
change of the rails on the ground that
tine IT rails tear NJ the paving
Seven thousand dollars was appro-
priated for the Highland avenue paw
ing on the first Of the Year and $1,000
for the North Boulevard paving. But
the order changing the rails will so
delay the work that it may not be done
this year some Of the councilmen who
were spectators a the meeting suggest
ed mat the trolley company SHOULD
have been ordered 10 change its rails
months ago.
Anpther striking evidence Of the bad
condition Of streets was given last night
when the Grady hospital ambulance
stuck IN the mud at the corner Of De-
Kalb and MAY con avenues While going
~ the ala Of a man IN Edgewood who
was badly cut The call was received
Al the Grady AT o'clock but it was
10 o'clock before the ambulance re
turned
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
HIBERNIAN LEADERS
START BIG CRUSADE
AGAINST SOCIALISM

chicago July l7-An effort TO over
throw socialism is to he iuaugUrated at
the convention OF the Ancient order OF
tjhernsns In session here The drst at
tack on socialism was delivered 10y Bishop
lohu = Carroll. of Helena. Mont 4 def
ute plan for a great crusade against the
socialist propaganda is expected before the
Sessions come TO an END
REQUIEM hieh mass for members who
h,,c died since the last convention of the
ORDER was celebrated al 81 paWicks
church to-day Following ais service the
convention went INTO session al Emmett
memorial hall
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
CHARLES M. WHITE is
DEAD; HE HAD LIVED
IN ATLANTA 20 YEARS

charles NJ White, 40 years old promi-
nent real estate and business man, died
last night a a private santarium The
body is at Patterson & Sons chapel pend
ing funeral arrangements
Mr. White had been resident Of At
lanta more than twenty years He was
for "A time a member of the firm of White
n Bros wholesale merchants. but later
entered the real estate business. He was
with the e Rivers Company at the time of
his fatal Illness
Four brothers and one sister survive.
They are Warren & White and l. W.
White, of atlanta Mrs j. { CLAY, Of East
Point II \. White, of peka1h county. and
j NJ WHITE. OF Mhites MN. Ga
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
1lD0fbere
G3fErienG

SUFFERED IA YEARS WITH lTCH Nc
PILES. LETTERING CURES THE CASE
Mr. j. r Shuptrine, Savannah. Ga .
Belaire, Mich, Nov IS, lsVs
About sixteen years ago had a cas- y
then another, until | had tried all lhe
remedies | had heard Of A clerk IN Jne
Economical Drug Store on state
Chicago. sold me boz Of Tetterlne
fore ] was entirely cured and after toa...
teen years suffering. -1.+
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
MAN WHO WON MEDAL
AS SWIMMER DROWNED

PGTTSBURG, luly H. Joseph Black. Of
Jersey city went swimming In the Ale
gheny river and was drowned According
TO friends Black las August won a medal
by swimming ten miles Of % mile course
from Battery Park. a. y, to Coney Is
land. besides winning other medals
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1912-07-17
Soy HERO GETS MEDAL

SAVANNAH. GA, July IA hand
some silver hero medal has just beer
awarded to Samuel F. Smith. Jr the
tfteen-year-old son OF s. r. Smith. by
the treasury depa, tment for rescuins
Miss Mary helly Morrison daughter ot
D. a Morrison from the surf at
y bs3 june II. 1911.