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The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29
HANDS OFF, SEATTLE!

They say il you want to know
something go to somebody that
knows, and ask ParentheticalLy
speaking there's lots of things |
want to know, but to get TO the con
crete or bedrock of my present
knowledge thirst | would ask YOU
what has Seattle done for Alaska
| won't ask about Alaskaus. as /
know-through hearsay-quite a lot
of things she has done TO them.
But let me explain.
The other day | received a COM
munication-th like of which
North-from Seattle that bore the
North-from Seattle that gore the
imprint of sincerity. # impartial
purpose, brave as it was. in blazon
of bond, type, slogan and copper
plate. but which seemed to mean
obscure rOughneck with knoWl-
edge of what has gone before-to
be-wel I'll have to call it meta
morphosis Of new mown hay, CT
you dassnt print it. What has Sea-
tie to give Alaska? and why her
interest in Alaska? as displayed in
the communication | speak Of. with
ITS lure OF honorary membership,
and which puts me very much in
mind OF the flashG prospectuses
one used to see floating about in
the earlier days, that promised gold
galgre in return if you only drop
ped them few beans to enable
them to get to bedrock SOS they
could hand It to YOU
Now, remember, am still ask
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29
HANDS OFF, SEATTLE.

We would have felt little disposed
10 print the communication signed
An Ignorant Roughneck" had We
not, at the same time, had an OPP
portunity to record our objection to
the sentiment embodied therein;
nor would its publication have been
considered for lnomen, were We
not sure that nothing but honest
conviction inspired its writing
While there are, undoubtedly.
some good reasons why Alaskans.
considering their treatment in the
past at the hands of the Spirit City.
should be somewhat suspicious of
Seattle there appears none TO
us at this time why d
tender of help from well
organized commercial body from that
and other cities on the coast should
be churlishly turned down until the
honesty of its purpose has been
impeached. And as the tender of
anu " IDS bSeH Ildue III
the shape of a promise to advocate
only such legislation as is suggest
ed by Alaskans themselves, it oc-
ours to us, in view of our appar-
ent inability in the past to get any
legislation at all unaided, that we
can hardly afford to turn down the
offer while there is still hope
that it may prove effective in over
coming some of our difficulties.
The Alaska Bureau has entered
upon a great work for Alaska, with
the one idea in mind that, by help
ing Alaska it will help Seattle and
the other coast cities. 1t is actu-
ated solely by business motives.
But We must not lose sight of the
fact that the amount of Alaska bust
ness the coast cities do is entirely
dependent on and proportionate 10
the prosperity of Alaska
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29

falo. y. Y.
Mrs. X. Silverstein and daughter
of the Iditarod, are registered Al
the Nordale hotel.
Louis Marymont arrived from ths
lditarod on Monday.
limerick Nelson came in from Hs,
gineer Tuesday.
Charles Nelson of Cleary was in
town Tuesday night
H. Carlson was visitor in Town
from Chatanika in the early part u
the week
{. c. Stubbefield, of Litds hl,
dorado was in town Tuesday.
Andy Johnson, from Chats.iks,
was a town visitor Tuesday
A little s-n. weighing sA pounds.
WAS born week ago Saturday
night to Mr.. and Mrs. George
Stone. OF Vault creek.
daughter was born TO Mr. and
Mrs. George HartY. of 10 below
Goldstream, Monday night
Mrs John Raap of Cinema. WAS
a city visitor Tuesday.
Joe Enos has left to do his an
nual representation work on Red
mond creek.
Napoleon Merang and partner
started Tuesday for the Si1tymiis
country, across from Dawson
After several days in the city.
George Wilson, of the Big Cinema
HOT springs. left Monday with thrn.
horses and double ender. on his
return rip. He was accompanied
by Harry Waite.
Marshal Love has notified the
local office early in the week that
he was to leave Seattle in IA day or
two
H. McCrorie, who is prospecting
on O'Connor creek was a visitor ia
town during the week.
Judge Roy, formerly OF this city,
writes from Los Angeles to the Of
feet that he has opened a law Of
flee in thar city and that Mrs. Roy
is practicing her profession as an
NJ. D. The Roys have purchased
80 acres # orange land al River
side
J. f. Doherty, formerly OF the
Fairbanks Hardware company, Of
this city. is located in San Fran.
cisco. He is the manager of ths
sales department of the Urban Reai-
~ Improvement company. In a let
ter TO the Citizen he mentions hav-
ing met Bill McPhee and other
Fairbanksans.
Dan Jacobson. OF / above Fair
banks creek. was visitor at tbs
Citizen office during the week. He
says the cid creek is destined to
be one of the liveliest in the district
during the coming season and that
it is very far from being dead
one.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29
MUDSlINGINC,

We had wondered for many
months why it was that the Times
persisted in so idiotically charging
Wickersham with being the cause
of everything that went wrong in
the territory or outside of it, and
continued to throw billingsgate at
him whether occasion offered or not.
We had continued to ascribe that
papers course to spite on its edi-
tors part until a few days ago,
when the suggestion was made to
us that we had had the wool pulled
over our eyes and that the Times,
in reality, was WORKING FOR
WICKERSHAM
The suggestion at first blush
was startling, but after mature de-
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29
AWFUL.

Henry Clews, at a dinner in New
port, said of American travelling:
1T is delightful TO travel in
America. but | think that American
porters handle our luggage a little
too roughly.
Once, at certain station, | was
amazed and pleased to hear uni
formed official shout TO a burly
porter:
Hi, what are you knocking them
trunks about like that for?
The porter had been lifting great
trunks above his head and hurting
them down onto the floor furiously;
but now he stood stock-still in as
constituent.
What's that boss?' he said"
What do you mean by knocking
trunks about like that repeated the
official Look at the floor, man.
Look at the dents you are making
in the concrete. Don't you know
you'll lose your job if you damage
the company's property?''
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29
RADlCALISM NOW AND IN THE
COS.

A writer in Moody's Magazine has
found people who are fond of com
pairing the present uprising with
that Of the COS, and the Farmers
Alliance and the Silverites. who
We're threatening to carry all before
them The outcome then was
that before the movement actually
accomplished anything the period
of depression was promptly followed
by a season of great prosperity and
conservatism. The writer believes
the present wave of radicalism to be
far more deep-set than was the radi-
cal wave of the '90s. He says:
For a real parallel to the pres.
ent situation we must go back prior
to the Civil War, when the Wing
and Democratic parties were both
split in twain, and the Wing party
actually went out of business. The
issue of slavery, at that time, cut
wide swath across both parties
There were proslavery Wings in the
South and antislayery Wings in the
North; there were proslavery DEM
ocrats in the South. and antislavery
Democrats in the North. The Wing
party suffered the most. just as
the Republican party is suffering
the most today And, if the signs
Of the times mean anything, it
seems probable that the Republican
party will be done to death in this
instance just as the Wing party
was in the sos. Some may say
that this view is extreme, and that
the issue of the sos was far and
away more serious than any issues
before the country today. But let
no one be too sure that this is the
case
People nowadays are too fond of
looking back to the time before the
Civil War and saying that the con-
test was based on great moral
issue. AS matter of fact, the
South never went to war ON a
moral issue The issue to them
was economic. Nearly all the wealth
of the South was bound up in slaves
and the slavery system, just as cor
porate wealth today is bound up in
the corporate system. What the
capitalists of this generation are
fighting for is not sentimental
moral rights. but what they con-
slider to be their property; what the
masses are fighting for is legisla-
ton which will curtail the power
of the corporate interests TO exact
(what they believe to be- monopoly
privileges, which divert wealth
from the masses for the benefit of
themselves. OF course. from the
standpoint OF the people, there is
a moral issue, just as there was in
the slavery question on the side Of
the abolitionists But ths thing
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29
Phone 262 Phone
AUTON OSlLE ROAD OR RAIL.
ROAD

There can be no doubt regarding
The wisdom of the course taken
by the Commercial club on Thurs
day night when if refused TO allow
any other issue. or fancfed issue. II
interfere with lis campaign Tor
he automohila road appropriarion
lis action in declining 10 go on
Ie,ord with a resolution to the eff
feet thar a government owned and
operated railroad vas this districts
most urgent need was taken not
because any one of tn. members
was opposed 70 s4,b a railroad byt
because there appearad no good
reason for complieafing The cam
paigu for the aHfomohile road by
the Endorsement. al This time. of a
proposition thar has nor vet been
formally made
There does no, seem the remofest
chance of the scheme for the bui1d.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29

which really is back of the radical
uprising is economic and is related
10 bread and butter"
Moodys Magazine follows these
comments with an extract from a
ident of a large bank in the Middle
letter received by it from the pres
West While the views this obser-
er expresses read like the COM
ments OF an extreme radical. they
are really the mature opinions of a
hard banker:
We feel that the trouble in
America is much more fundamental
than most people realize America
is experiencing great revolution
which will be better understood
and recognized in twenty years from
now than at present The writer
has interviewed many people in all
walks of life. and is profoundly i'm
pressed with the feeling of revolt
against old conditions among all
classes cf people. He strongly be-
lieves that the old days of finance
and politics have gone forever and
that those people are wrong who
feel that the present disturbance is
merely one of the periodical out
bursts OF social unrest. The citi
zens OF this country are through
with the old forms OF corrupt bust.
ness and corrupt politics, and they
are going TO demand and will get
reduction of the tariff. a change
in the conduct OF the business of
corporations. direct primary laws in
all states. direct election of senator's.
iniative. referendum and recall pro.
visions. parcel-post. and a lot of
other things that will be looked
upon by the old-timers as Socialis.
tic. Nevertheless if the old-tmers do
not see the handwriting on the wall
and grant these things. newcomers
will be placed in power. for the peo-
Notwithstanding the above-indi-
Gated rather gloomy state of mind.
we are pronounced optimists for the
long swing We believe that the
revolution going on among our peo-
pie is right and just, and that
while the pendulum will doubtless
swing too far. nevertheless the Amer
lean people will regain their equi-
librium and go forward on much
higher plane than ever before We
have looked al this matter from
many angles, but we can not bring
| ourselves to believe that any ad-
ministration or any Legislature or
any court can combat an economic
tendency"
Commenting on these views.
Moody's Magazine adds that. while
there is not a great deal yet to
warrant optimism in the immediate
outlook of the security market, at
the same time there is no more
warrant for extreme pessimism.
Prices are now at a low level While
| they may decline further, there is
no pinnacle from which they can
fall; that is, the decline can not
be great because they are already
| halfway to the bottom" This means
that anything like panicky condi,
ticns are extremely unlikely.-Liter-
! arv Digest
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29

Knowing An ignorant SourdOugh'
as We do there is no doubt in our
mind that if he were sure of the
honesty of purpose of the Seattle
organization he would be enc of the
last 10 withhold his thanks Tor the
aid rendered or rendered and We
hope and believe that he will in a
short time receive convincing proc:
of the Bureaus coed faith
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29

In last Tuesdays Times there sp-
peared a communication which, a
footnote stated. had been sent to
the Citizen for publication. AS
there was no request for publica-
ton attached TO the communication
when it reached the Citizen office,
and as we considered at least one
ly capable of doing his own advertis-
ing Of his military record" we
could imagine no good reason why
we should waste our space by Civ
ing publication to the letter.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29
CORRESPONDENCE

Under this head The Alaska Citi.
zen will be pleased to publish com
munications on subjects of general in
terest. All letters should bear the
name and address of the writer. not
necessarily for publication. but for
reference and as a guarantee of
good faith. If publication of name
is not desired pen-name should be
attached
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29
TO PROPERTY OWNERS.

No tax notices were sent out this
year, but if you own any property,
whether deed is recorded or not,
there are TAXES charged up against
it. and TAXES are LIEN on the
pay now and save 10 per cent No
discount allowed after this month,
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29
HE PASSED..

There were some questions in geo.
graphy required in the preliminary
examinations for law students who
aspired to admission to the bar
Among them was-"Name ten ami
mails that live in the Arctic zone"
One young man wrote: Five polar
bears and five seals N. B.-Per-
nit me to call your attention to the
fact THAT the question does not
specify that the animals should be
OF different varieties"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29
AASTY MAYOR SHANK
SORRY HE OFFERED
HIS PLACE TO WOMAN

= :. = = = :. :. !. !. + + + +
INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. IL. As.
founded and hedging Mayor Shank
of this city is today in a dilemma
as to what to do with the prompt
acceptance by the Restricted Equal
Suffrage association of his offer 10
name woman as mayor of Indian
apolis while he is absent from the
city.
When the mayor made the offer
the suffragettes called" him with
disconcerting readiness, naming DR..
Hannah Graham. former president Of
the association, for the mayors
chair. The perplexed mayor 10
now making confused utterances to
the effect that he must consul, HE
wife and that he may not leave
town anyway.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29
PERSONAL MENTION

Tony Nordale and Jimmy Hamil
who are interested in quartz at
the head of Wolf creek. went out
to the creek on Monday.
Dennis Crowley was in town Mon
day from Alder creek. whore he
has encountered very promising
prospects.
Ike Thompson came in Wednes
day with his dog team from the
mouth OF the Big Cinema, where he
has boen hunting
+. W. Griffin of Cinema, was in
the city for several days during
the week
Former Corporal Carl Bloxham, of
the town station, is now running a
garage at Swayzee, Ind
T. c. Cover. baseball player and
formerly member of the signal
corps with headquarters at the wire.
less station, writes that he is com
ing back to Fairbanks in the near
future. He is at present in Green
Vile. South Carolina.
Al ST. Joseph's hospital Mrs b.
II. De'aney, wife OF the wood con-
tractor, on Tuesday night gave birth
to a nino-pound girl.
John l.. McGinn and wife are
registered at the St Francis hotel
in San Francisco.
Henry Riley who recently went
out over the trail is in San Francis
CO.
Mrs. Agnes Tate of Cleary was
in the city for medical treatment
during the week
Mark Burns was III from Little FL
dorado creek during the week.
Jack Chovin. chief of police, has
gone to the Big Cinema Hot Springs
upon a vacation.
S. Bredlie. who is prospecting on
Anaconda creek, was in the city
on several days business trip
during the week
Jack Clayworth and Tom McLain
were in from the Birch creek cCun-
try Wednesday.
Having bought out the interest
of Robert Russell Strang in the
Ester cafe and bakery. Sam Glenn
ems has opened up after complete
renovation. The building is fixed
up in first class shape ana has been
rechristened as the Northern cafe.
Albert G. Johnson, the merchan,
of Engineer creek was in town We'd
nesday.
Big Sandy of Little Eldorado is
on Cleary for a few days, where
he has a wood hauling contract
Charles Watson and Mel Boyd, of
Chatanika. made trip up Cleary
during the week TO examine the
quartz properties.
]. J. Mutually. the Fox merchant,
was in the city Thursday on bust
ness trip.
Jack Lowrey has returned to Fox
after several days visit in town.
Jack Bigelow came in from Gold
Thursday
Glen La Borde. the former Cleary
creek operator, has just been con-
victed before the commissioner at
Ruby City of having sold liquor
without license. The bottled
goods were disposed of to the New
York roadhouse, below Ruby
Mrs. Agnes Kelley was arrested at
her cabin on Fifth avenue Tues
day evening on the charge of be-
ing an insane person.
Sam Hagan and Mike Erceg have
taken Is percent lay on the Min
nescJa association claim OF Eva
creek above the workings of Wheel
er and Cox. The ground is owned
by Harry Wallace
Chris George and associates are
taking out a large winter dump on
the Oregon association of Vault |
creek. They are hosting from |
their l75-foot shaft, and expect to
continue until the freeZeup next |
TALL.
Herman Schero, a former resi-
lent of Fairbanks. is inquired for
by his sister. Mrs. Joseph Hesl,
at 172 Cotton street. Buff,
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29

P1TTSBURG, Pa.-Robert McCuns
was knocked twenty feet by street
car When picked up he wavsd
aside all help and said 1T was just
bit of poke"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29
SHE KNEW.

My dear" called a wife to her
husband, who WIS in the next
room what are you opening that
can WITH"
Why" he said, with the can
opener; what did you suppose |
was doing it witt?''
Well replied his wife, Il
thought from your remarks you
were opening it with prayer"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29

Quality printing 10 the kind that
pays. Citizen office.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29
NATIVE SONS.

The organization Of the native
born white children of Alaska into
a society is an undertaking tina,
perhaps may be the means of &C
complishing certain amount of
god Il will. at least. help to i'm
press on the people Outside the facr
that there are a large number of
people who have made Alaska their
home and who have remained long
enough % raise families here. But
the choice of the name-Native
Sons and Daughters of the Golden
North-is just about as pernicious
a lie as could we'll have been
thought of. and it is one that. if
the organizers of the society really
have the welfare of Alaska al heart
Will he changed
This suggestion is made with nc
idea OF casting any aspersions on
The Native Sons OF California or any
ether state. for the writer has moth
ing TO say IN that point. good. bad
or Indifferent. never having come
in contact with them on their native
heath But he has, in various
parts of the United States. on very
many occasions. heard the society
criticised harshly and its object and
intent condemned as being un-Amer
lean
When George Washington. on his
approaching retirement from the
presidency. made that farewell ad
dress that has been handed down
fre m generation to generation as
an epic he said
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29

- ti4lN tNl 9'll 'lIAtl ttiIIlS a iOuDi
than the existence of the Native
Sons organization in California was
responsible for keeping many peo-
pie away from that state he can
have that doubt set at rest by con
sulting members of labor unions
who have worked in any part of
The country east of the mountains.
He will be told that. so bitter was
the feeling against California on
account of its inner circle" in la
Dor organizations, that some state
unions, in an effort to get even"
Went TO the length of discriminating
against men coming from California.
II this Alaskan society is to have
a fair start it should be launch
ed under a name to which no
odium attaches. There must be
dozens that could be suggested In
fact the name it now bears would
be all right and fulfill its purpose
II the word native" were omitted.
The matter may seem trivial and
would be so were it not that the
name will actually constitute men
ace to the advancement of the terri
tory For it is an actual fact that
many persons in the East contem-
plating coming to Alaska to look
fer work would be deferred there
from by hearing that there was
Native Son organization here. On
account of the difficulty in reaching
Alaska il is reasonable to suppose
that many more would be afraid TO
try their fortunes in Alaska. for fear
they would be Disseminated against.
than stayed away from California
on that account 1t is TO be re-
membered that they might be I'M
informed that the society is one
composed of children at this time.
By all means let the organization
be proceeded with until all the ma
tive white children are enrolled I'M
der its banner, but there seems lit
tie sense in handicapping it with
name that will be as milestone
around its neck and a handicap to
Alaska's development.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29

Legal blank for every use kept
in stock at Citizen office.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-29

III is OF infinite moment that
You should properly estimate the
immense value of your national
union 20 your collective and individ-
aal happiness; that you should cher
ish cordial, habitual and immov-
able attachment to it. accustoming
yourselves to think and speak of it
as the palladium of your political
safety and prosperity; watching for
its preservation with jealous anx-
lety; discOuntenancing whatever may
suggest even suspicion that it
can. in any event. be abandoned;
and Indignantly frowning upon the
firsf daWning of every attempt TO
ALLEVIATE any portion of our country
from the rest. or 10 enfeeble the
sacred ties which now link together
The various parts.
For this you have every induce
ment OF sympathy and interest. Cit
liens by birth or choice of a common
country, that country has right TO
concentrate your affections. The name
Of America. which belongs to you
in your national capacity. must al
ways eNalt the just pride Of patriot
ism, MORE THAN ANY APPELLA.
TION DERIVED FROM LOCAL
DETERMINATIONS"
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1912-01-24
EDITOR wHITNEY'S CONDITION.
Statement Made That Permanent Re-
covery, Though Slow, Is Hoped For,

In view of the reports which have
been made concerning the illness of Fred
N. Whitney, editor of the Mortified
News. many of which were very alarm
ing the following statement was printed
in yesterdays issue of that paper;
Editor Whitney, who was making a
fine recovery from an attack of pneu-
monia suffered during the lat.~r part of
October, and the month of November,
was again stricken with relapse the
early part of December. Since that time
he has been confined to the house contin-
uously and large share of the time
has been in bed, having had several very
turns in the disease.
Although confined to the bed at the
present time, it is hoped he will now
make a permanent recovery, though
slow, and it will probably be some
months before he will be able to take
up his duties at The News office.
"This statement is made to correct
some Misunderstanding that have arisen
and will also explain why some matters
that should have had his personal atten-
tion have not been attended to-