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The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17
CHATANIkA HAS SHOW;
 BIGGER ONE COMING

Despite the fact that a heavy rain held down the attendance at the amateur production staged al Chat anika Saturday evening, the Chata- nika Social hall was we'll filled and the play was success in every sense. One of the biggest hits of the evening was the singing of a lit tie six-year-old boy, whose efforts were rewarded by shower of money thrown on the stage by his auditors.
 Mr. Miller, of Miller X Cox, of Chatanika, makes the announcement that next Saturday evening the Chat anika Social hall will be the stage for a minstrel show which is ex- pected to be the biggest laugh seen in any part of the camp in many a day. So confident are it's promoters of it's irresistible Iaugh-making poy- CTS that they go so far as to offer an appreciable reward to any one who can sit the play without crack ing smile. New capers just over the ice" will be introduced to the play goers that evening; fresh song hits will please the music-lcvers. and in every respect the show will be put on as high class production It is being prepared by Camp 22 of the Arctic Brotherhood, the Cleary Brothers. Harry Palmer. Dan Green, MT. Packard, who was behind the quartz drama. MT Miller and prob ably Gene Huckins will sing. Several others are expected to take part in the singing whose names have not been announced. Saturday evening, June P, is the date set.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17
COAST BRIEFLY
 ANALYzED IN
 FELCH'S VIEWS

On his fifth trip into the interior of Alaska, Mir. C. w. Felch is now hitting local dealers to land his drum mer's wares where they haven't found quarters before. Seattle is undergo ing an architectural change daily. says Mir. Felch. Towering more than twice as high as it's loftiest neighbors, the new Smith building will soon be seen as the landmark of the Sound At present it looks as though more of the building would be underground than above. as the superstructure will rest upon foun- dations laid on bedrock. Rentals do not warrant the erection of such skyscraper on the Pacific coast, says Mr. Felch, but that the building was originally conceived more in the nature of good advertisement than as an investment, is conceded by the promoters. Mir. Felch is not of the opinion, which other newcomers ex. press, that the mercantile lines on the coast are oyer-stocked, but he admits that trade in all lines might be more lively to good advantage
 Representing the Fisher Blend Flour Milling company, which is housed ill probably the best plant of it's kind on the coast and the National Pack ing company, MT. Felch expects to have covered this camp in time to leave for the Iditarod about July l.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17
DECISION IS REVERSED,
 BRANDT BACK IN JAIL

NEW YORK, May 2U - Folke F.. Brandt, formerly valet to Mortimer L. Schiff. who was released from Dannamora pris on a habeas cor pus decision of Justice Gerald. in the supreme court, is again in the tombs and may be returned to prison to serve the 30 years 10 which he was sentenced five years ago by Justice k salsky. in the court of general sessions. In decision late today the appellate division of the supreme court reversed the decision of Jus tice Gerard lberating the prisoner, whose case caused much interest early this year when he applied to Governor Dix fer executive elem ency.
 If the decision of the appellate division, which was unanimous. is appealed to the court f appeals. as counsel for Brandt assert it will be, the former valet probably will re- main al liberry on bail. After the action of the appellate division, Judge O'Sulliyan in the court of general sessions, issued bench warrant for Brandt's arrest and he was commit ted 10 the Tombs without bail.
 After reviewing the history of the case, Justice Miller who wrote the opinion, said in part;
 We have nothing 10 do with the sentence except 10 determine whether it was ill excess of the -urt's pow CT Burglary in the first degree is punishable by Imprisonment for life
 The order should be reversed and the writ dismissed and the prisoner remanded to the custody of the de fendant, the warden of Clinton tDannemora) prison
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17
| Hurled From Throne,
 Shah Turns Pirate

under arms. Another man in high favor at this strange court is Bor- offs brother, an equally desperate character.
 The cabinet is formed of people of the same calibre, but the port folio of minister of finance has not been assigned. Mohammed Ali looks after that department himself. This new king of pirates Is not quite 40 years old He has shown that he is not lacking in courage, for in his effort to regain his throne he led his troops with bravery and skill.
 There is romance in that for lorn attempt to overthrow his ene- mics. A mysterious French woman was the principal financial packer of the deposed shah. She is Countess Henryette de Clermont Tonnerre, a very wealthy spinster of about 45, belonging to historic French ducal. family. Not only did she finance the recent invasion, but she accom- panied Mohammed and was present at several engagements, remaining with the troops until the final de- feat. It was believed that she had been killed or captured, but it is possible that she has joined the pi, ratical party now operating on the Caspian sea.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17

BACKU, Southern Russia, May 19. -Mohammed Ali Mirza, who sue ceeded his father, Muzaffar- Ed Din as shah of Persia in 1907 and was deposed in 1909, has become a pirate king upon the Caspian sea The medjis (parliament) at Teheran offers $200,000 head money for him, dead or alive.
 At the present moment he is oc- cupying an impregnable position on the coast, to which he recently re- turned from cruise with two ves- sells laden with priceless booty. He has in command 200 desperadoes full ly equipped and eager for prey.
 In company with his uncle Malik and his brother Itezad, the former shah recently captured personally a party of Persians. For one of them, noble, he exacted a ransom of $20O,000 The others were burn ed alive.
 Among the pirates the deposed shah has set up regular court, his ministers and associates being robbers. who have spread terror in the Caucasus for years. His min ister of the interior is a robber nam- ed Zaurbeker Boroff, formerly Russian police spy, who was con- demned to hard labor for robbery
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17
ABOUT THE MAIL.

Creek mails will be dispatched as usual this afternoon. Although no notice has been received by the post office officials to the effect that mail is to be expected on the con- nection Cf the Panama with the St. Michael, it is fully believed that a shipment is coming, as up-river con nections of the N. N. company in the season of through navigation to White Horse almost invariably bring mail. In the event that mail is coming on the St. Michael. it will be in Fairbanks Thursday or Friday
 In the meantime the postoffice force will be working steadily in distribut- ing some 200 sacks of second class
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17
TAR AND FEATHER
 GOLDMAN'S MANAGER

LOS ANGELES, May 26. ,- Dr. Ben Reitman, supposed to be the manager of Emma Goldman. the an archist, who has been on speech making tour of this state, was cap tured at Oceanside by a mob of men believed to be members of the Industrial Workers of the World, and after severely beating him adminis- tered a coat of tar and feathers.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17
WALL FLOWERS? NOT IF
 STANFORD CAN HELP IT

STANFORD UNIVERSITY. May IS. Students of Stanford have invent ed something. It is a social func- ton without "wallflowers"
 How can 300 young men and 900 young women attend dance in which all the young men pay equal attention to the girls of all sorts. sizes, ages and descriptions?
 That was the question which was settled by the committee in charge of Friday nights "Jolly-Up." which the student body attended. Here are the rules which were drawn up and posted on the walls cf the ball room:
 No student will be permitted to queen coed to the dance or to see her home
 2-Young men must not pay ex- elusive attention to the campus queens"
 3-Everyone must dance with the person of opposite sex nearest at hand, whenever the orchestra lead CT says so.
 4-Every student must hand his partner over to the first young man who taps him on the shoulder
 Stiff, white collars are under the ban. Soft-neCked shirts must be worn.
 6-To attain complete democracy. supper must be eaten sitting on the floor
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17
Largest Circulation Of Any Newspaper h he Territory
100000 WOMEN ARE ROOSEVELT
 CHIEF RELIANCE.

NEW YORK. June l.. - Presi- dential candidates will have to reck- on this Year wi'h the votes of more than Noo.ooo women in six states which control thirty.seyen electoral votes
 The four states in which women were entitled 10 vote in 190S had only foureen electoral votes. so that the addition of Washington with seven votes and of California with thirteen to the equal suffrage list and the allotment of one more vote each 10 Colorado. Idaho and Utah more than doubles he power of the woman's ballot.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17
OLD TRINITY CHURCH
 WORTH $6OO,OOO,OOO

NEW YORK, May p. - Besides it's ten houses of worship and it's schools and other tax-exempt realty Trinity church corporation now has productive property in this city val ued by the assessors at $14, 100000. according to the year book of the parish, issued today. This is an in crease of SS60,000 in the last year.
 Of the exempt property, one tract alone, is that occupied by Trinity church on Broadway and Wall street, has an assessed value of $2O,00O, ,OO0. The year book puts nc valuation on the exempt property, but it has been said by realty experts that s600, ,0OO,- GOO is the potential value of the en- tire Trinity holdings The produc- tive property subject to taxation con- sists of dwelling houses and office buildings, the rents from which totaled $S35,O00 in the last twelve months. The number of dwellings owned by the parish is 365.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17
N. P. PEARSON JOINS
 WITH MARIE NELSON

the Nordale hotel Saturday evening to M. P. Pearson, of Fairbanks creek. The ceremony was perform ed by Rev s. Hall Young. After the wedding bridal supper was given to the couple at which MT and Mrs. A. J. Nordale, Miss S. Pe- terson, Miss Schonberger, Adolph Landaas and Rev. Young were in at tendance besides the bridal couple. MT. Pearson and his wife will make their home on Fairbanks creek where MT. Pearson Is engaged in mining work
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17

matter, which have not Yet been opened. All of the registered mail has been disposed of. The postal travelling clerk who accompanied the last heavy shipment of mail down river reports that with that con signment all of the winters accumu- lation of regular package, registered package and second class mail had been cleaned out of the Seattle of flee. From now on. the full mail service may be expected on every cons gnment.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17
Newsboy Cleanup Yields
 458 Ounces of Amalgam

The half-monthly cleanup al the Newsboy mine yesterday yielded 45S ounces of amalgam, the result of about fifteen days continuous This will probably be re torted today. as it was brought to town by Manager Sherard It is difficult to estimate the size of the brick to be expected, but, figuring
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17

was made at the Cinema mill. They were found to be worth about s70O to the ton. The concentrates will be shipped Outside this summer
 With plenty of gravity water on hand there is no occasion for pump ing for the mill and the stamps are being kept busy every hour of the twentyfour There are at present about 12 men employed at the mine.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17
CAPTAIN ROEDIGER RETURNS

Captain Richard Roediger. one of the best known newspaper men on the coast and in the North. was an incoming passenger on the steamer Panama on her last trip, returning to Fairbanks to look affer newspaper interests he has here Since his arrival he has been busy renewing old acquaintances of this and the Dawson camp. His stay will be an indefinite one.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17

the shrinkage on the same basis as that of the last cleanup, it should be worth about $2.5OO
 The ore continues to yield heavily in concentrates and there are now on hand at least three tons. Only one assay has been made of these concentrates, and this was taken a year ago last month when the run
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17
Is SELLING RUBBER GOODS

On the last trip of the steamer Panama Mr. R. H. Chadwick, the Alaska representative of the Gorham- Fracisco and Seattle was a passen- ger, coming from Ruby City, where he has been located since coming over Laberge this spring. Mir Chad wick who is paying his second visit to Fairbanks. intends 10 remain here for about a month. He is staying at the Shaw house
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17

NEW YORK - Liners coming in to this port all claim records of some kind but the prize goes to the Columbia from Glasgow, which made the passage without selling a drink.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17
VIE ARE WIRELESS

.' For some unknown reason our :. .:' telegraph dispatches failed 10 ar :. :. rive last night and We have to ... :. go to press without the latest :. 4 news from the Outside We < :. can only imagine that our cor :. :. respondent, who has never be- :. .:. fore failed us, was taken sick ..' :. or otherwise incapacitated and :. :: unable to make arrangements :. :. for the forwarding If our stuff. :. .s .s.
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The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Criticised for eating beans with knife, Victor Williams shot and fatally wounded his critic, H. H. Williams, of Adams vile, Tenn. Williams gave himself up
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17

MT Blair, of McSweeney & Dor sey, who have been mining on En- gineer, is in town, but expects to go out on the the creeks again soon. His partners have been dCing no ac- tive mining since turning over their lay on Engineer Although MT Blair expects that they will locate on Goldstream property, he is not definitely assured of it, and accord ingly does not care to state what the extent of their work will be.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17

NEW YORK. - Giusseppi Terro, six feet, when he appeared in court to present a request of his wife, explained that he was head of his household, in Italy, yes; in this; country, no"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-17
HARRY THAW, RELEASED,
 WOULD BE A LAWYER

PITTSBURG, Pa, May 24. - liar ry k. Thaw, attorney at law, is the way the slayer of Stanford White may sign his name if he be given his liberty, according to some of his friends today.
 So certain are his friends that Thaw will be released from Mattea- wan that they fail to mention such calamity as the decision going against him.
 Roger O'Mara, the detective who has been active for years in the vel fare of Thaw, said tonight;
 Harry is perfectly sane and he been confined. He is well fitted to pass an examination for admittance at the bar That he would make a good lawyer is shown by the help he gave his lawyers during his trials"
 CHICAGO. - Judge Newcomer de cided that a pedigreed dag was ex- ercising ordinary care and dil- gence" when run down and killed by train, and gave c. R. Barrios, the owner, judgment for $20O.
 PlTTSBURG, Pa. Councilman Robert Garland bravely told the Bus mess Women's Educational league men, advising them to hurry up and get married.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-08
When Butt Lost a Shoe.

This is the sad narrative of how
Archibald Willingham Butt, major
in the United States army. and mill
tary aide to the president, cast a
boot. The thing was done before the
admiring gaze of a crowd, in bril-
liantly lighted theater, without the
aid of wires, and in perfect form. The
president was to occupy a mezzanine
box, and Butt stood at the head of
the stairs leading to Mr.. Taft's place.
The electric light shone warmly on
the red carpeted steps, and toward
that particular locality were turned
the eyes of everybody In the house.
When the president entered the
theater, Major Butt, in gold braid and
with clanking sword, started a dash
down the stairway. AS he did so, the
patent leather low-cut shoe that he
wore on his left foot flew into the air
like a boomerang, wavered, glided
downward, and struck the steps, down
which II rolled to the floor.
There stood the president. There
stood Butt with one shoe off and one
shoe on. Then the president laughed.
So did the whole house-that is, ey-
erybody except Butt. He merely serv-
ed as the butt Of the-But why pur-
sue it?-The Sunday Magazine.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-08
The "Baby Mckee, Jokes.

One day, in the course of business,
I found myself in Mrs. Harrison's
presence. That she was suffering
keenly needed no telling. She had
been reading some OF the newspapers |;
and as / approached she raised her
eyes and exclaimed:
"Oh. Colonies Crook, what have we
done!"
Shocked at her appearance / said:
II do not understand, madam. What
do you mean?"
What have we ever DONE" she ex-
claimed, that we should be held up
to ridicule by newspapers, and the
president be so cruelty attacked, and
even his little, helpless grandchildren
be made fun Of, for the country to
laugh att"
For aAnoment / did not know what
TO reply; and she continued
IF this Is the penalty for being
president OF the United States, ] hope
the good Lord will deliver my hus-
band from any further experience. -
w. II. Crook in Memories of the
White House."
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-08
Reporting News an Art.

You will find before am done that
have proper conceit of myself.
think | know what news Is and how
to prepare 1t equally for the tea table
and the breakfast table. Like victuals,
II may be served hot and savory, or
raw and unsavory, be brought on plain
or be dressed and decorated to suit
the varying public taste. There is in
this, as in cooking, an art.
A fine rudy murder, like fair
round Of beef, may be ruined in the
roasting. and scandal fat and juicy,
blond and frowsy, be wholly spoiled by
figurative excess Of vinegar and gar.
lie. A skillful chef can take a few
scraps and fabricate dish to delight
gourmet.
So, the def reporter can put this
and that together and piece story
to stir the town. In both cases, how
ever, there must be basis of fact.
The essential ingredients must be
there. II is given to no man to make
silk purse out of a sow's ear; to
no cook to render a saute out of saw
dust and bootheels; to no reporter to
turn a scoop out of lie.-Henry Wat
terson before Boston Press Club.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-08
Stole Easter Letters.

At last it has been discovered why
so many letters from America to Aus
tria-Hungary have gone astray In the
last twelve months. The culprit Is
Heinrich Muller. a sorter at the
Southern Railroad Station postoffice
in Vienna, who was observed the 9th
er day to put an American letter into
his breast pocket.
Muller was questioned, and driven
into a corner he soon owned up. He
first produced thirty-one American
letters from various pockets, and a
further search resulted in finding
seventy-four more letters hidden I'M
der his shirt. He then confessed
that he had been systematically rob-
bing the mails since September last
year and had. opened four thousand
letters from America, the majority Of
which inclosed dollar notes sent home
by Austrians and Hungarians in
America.
His greatest haul he made about
Easter time, when people In America
were sending presents to the old
folks at home. They were chiefly
sent to Hungary, Galicia and the
southern provinces Of the monarchy.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-08
Fatal Street Music.

In casting up the score against
street musicians II must never be for
gotten that to them was due the un-
timely death Of one Of Englands fore
most humorists-John Leech. The
strain Of ceaseless application to his
work rendered Leech abnormally SEN
sitive to street noises Of all descrip-
tons. and street music in particular
drove him frantic. The organ grind
ers. It Is said, knew of his enmity to-
ward them, and played within esrshot
OF his studio simply to plague him,
In letter to Mr.. BASE. NJ. p, who
was framing bill for the suppress
sion OF street noises. Mark Lemon,
the editor Of Punch. declared that be-
yond doubt Leech's ultimately fatal
maiady, angina pectoris, or breast.
pang. was due to the disturbance OF
his nervous system caused by the con-
tinual visits OF street bands and or
gan grinders.-LondoR Chronicle.
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-08
HOW PETERSBURG WAS TAKEN
First Organized Command TO Enter
That City Was Second BrIoads.
First Division, Ninth Corps.

On Sunday morning. April 2. Capt.
Robert Eddy. commanding Co. B.
Goth Ohio. volunteered to lead q
charge to try the capture of a rebel
battery located on the right bank OF
the Appomattox and on the right bank
OF creek just east of Petersburg.
provided Lieutenant Mathews, OF Com
pany d. and another lieutenant. would
accompany him. Some 200 men OF
the Goth volunteered to make the
charge. When all were in the line
ready to move forward. Captain Eddy
stated the purpose of the movement
and asked all WHO did not want to go
with the command TO step out of the
ranks as they would not be disgraced
by SO doing About so stepped out
of the ranks. and with the remainder
the charge was made and the battery
captured.
Soon brigade OF rebels was seen
coming out Of Petersburg to retaks
Belding banner. (Belding, Mich.) 1889-1918, 1912-02-08
FIRST DAY OF CHlCKAMAUGA
Details OF Bloody Engagement Given In
Letter Written Home by Sergeant
John Stevens.

or all the battles OF the Civil war
the battle of Chickamauga resulted In
the greatest loss Of fighting men from
both sides combined bloody detail
of the engagement was set down Sep
TENDER rs. 1868. in letter written
home from Camp Chattanooga by a
Union soldier. Sergt. John w. Stevens.
who is now the railroad fiagman at the
Kenilworth avenue crossing In Oak
Park. Ill. An extract from the letter.
telling of the first days fight (that or
September 10, 1859. is as follows:
After marching all night we halt
ed-orders. 20 minutes for coffee-but
before the 20 minutes were up our bu-
gle sounded Fall in. and our Of
ficers repeated the command. We
could see mounted orderlies riding In
al directions. and II was apparent
there was something more on hand
than we knew. We only marched a