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The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
BANKERS ARRESTED,

SEATTLE. arch l. - w II. Pa.
sons, f. l.. Webster. F. f. Barbour
and Falcon Joslin. appeared before
the United States Commissioner here
yesterday. Some of the men appear
ed in person, while others were rep.
resented by the attorneys. They
were arrested on bench warrants issu-
ed by Judge Overfield. of Fairbanks.
after the recent grand jury there
had returned indictments against
them
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
BY PARACHUTE.

ST. LOUIS. March =. For the
Berry, OF the army aeroplane corps,
today leaped from an aeroplane fly
ing at the jefferson barracks and
descended to the ground in safety
by the aid of a parachute.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
BANKER is ROBBED.

SAN JOSE, Cal, Feb. 2S. - Last
night robbers bound and gagged J.,
Acosta, a private banker of this
city, and robbed him of $1,000 which
he had upon his person.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
ANIAk A FROST.

IDlTAROD CITY, Feb. II. - Many
men who stampeded for the Aniak
report that the camp is a frost and
that it will soon be deserted
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
DENVER ISOLATED,

DENVER. Feb. %. - This city is
completely cut off by rail from the
rest cf the world on account of all
trains being stalled by deep snow
drifts.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
TELEPHONE MERGER.

SEATTLE, March /. The Sun
set Telephone company of this city
has absorbed the Independent com.
pany's business and now has a mo-
nopoly here
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
MORE RIOTIkS.

LAWRENCE. Feb 26-The strik-
ors and the militia exchanged shots
this morning, the strikers being
hidden in a tenement building. from
which they fired upon the troops.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
lDITARoDeR MURDERED.

SEATTLE, Feb. q. - Oscar J.
Olson, of Iditarod, who has been
spending the winter in Seattle. was
murdered here last night, robbery
being the motive of the crime
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
IOWA lied UP

DIES MONIES, Feb. % - Entire
Iowa is prey to a blizzard which is
no only the severest of the winter,
but the worst that has afflicted the
state within the past ten years.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
BOB STILL AT 1T

MADISON, Wis, March 2-Sena-
tor LaFollette says that the state
ments that he is broken in health
are false, and that he will continue
his candidacy
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
SPILL DELEGATION

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS. March q
Two delegates each We're elected
today for Taft and Roosevelt in
the Third congressional district,
while the delegates elected in the
First district were instructed for
Roosevelt.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
BLOCKADE LIFTED.

DENVER, Feb. 2S. - The first
rain to arrive in the station here
within three full days is due to pull
in at midnight tonight All roads
are badly drifted with snow.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04

bureau OF labor in the department
of commerce and labor. has received
instructions from Secretary Nagel to
proceed to Lawrence. Mass. for the
purpose OF investigating the indus
trial war which has been waging
there during the mast five Weeks
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
WORST IN HALF CENTURY.

ALBUQUERQUE, n NJ, Feb. 90
This section Of the United States is
experiencing the greatest snow
storm and blizzard since the year
1859
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
GILMORE CANDIDATE

NOME, Feb. IS. - William A. Gil
more lawyer and mayor of Nome, is
reported to be slated for the Repub-
lican nomination for delegate at the
Cordova convention which will take
place on March 80.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
HIS SPECIALITY.

DO you speak several languages,
father?"
No, my son." replied Mr.. Hen
peck, gazing sadly at his wife; but
do know the mother tongue"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
w. D, HOPKINS DEAD,

| SEATTLE, Feb Is. - w. D. Hop
| kins, the steel magnate, and one OF
the heaviest individual owners Of
Seattle realty, died here this morn
| ing of heart disease.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
TIMOTHY ACQUITTED.

REDWOOD CITY, Feb Is. = Sam
uel Timothy, the slayer of Million
aire Moore, was acquitted this morn
ing, upon the grounds that he acted
in Self-defense
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
APPEAL TO CONGRESS.

LAW KENCE, Mass, MarCh I. =
The strikers will send a committee
to congress, accompanied by the
children who work in the mills here,
TO show the justice of their cause
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
TEDDY IN BOSTON.

BOSTON. Feb. 26.-Theodore
Roosevelt has arrived in this city
and is the guest f Edward NJ. Bran
degree
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
MANY FOR INTERIOR.

SEATTLE, Feb 26. = On the
steamship Alameda, which sailed for
Alaska ports on Saturday night, the
following were passengers:
j. Knowles, Mrs. Bradley, Alexan
der Balzimer, Louis X. Pratt and
wife, Augusta koencke, Miss NJ
Mitchell, T. ]. Talland, Mrs. A. w
Clark, Ira Orion, John Delafield
Joseph Bird, r. R. Stewart, j. M
Elmer, r. NJ Gibson, August Hanoi
Mark Thomas, w. J. Coutts, Miss A
Webb, Mrs. Webb, E. Mckinley, Con
Junkins, |. Shanks, ]. Lee, August
Wormy, M. Riegler
crNoK cNnENrcn
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
OUTSIDE WEATHER.

DENVER, Feb. 81. Not a sin
gle railway train has come into Den,
yer or left it since yesterday, and
there seems to be little chance that
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
SNOW IN MISSOURI.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo, Feb. % - The
entire state is covered by a blanket
OF snow that lies fence-high on the
level
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
FAMILY WIPED OUT.

SAN FRANCISCO. March 3. -
Samuel A. Fisher, local manufac-
turer, today killed his wife and two
daughters and committed suicide
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
TEDDY GOES HOME.

BOSTON, Feb. rs. Theodore
Roosevelt left this afternoon on his
return trip to New York
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
BROWN GETS TEN.

TACOMA, Feb. 81. - Brown was
given ten years for the murder of
his wife and her affinity.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
JURY STILL OUT.

FORTH WORTH. Feb 26-The
SHead jury is not in, having been
OUT since Saturday
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
BRYAN Al SEATTLE

SEATTLE, March =. William
Jennings Bryan will arrive in this
city tomorrow
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
DIXON MANAGER.

NEW YORK, March .. - United
States Senator Dixon of Montana has
accepted the management of the
Roosevelt campaign
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04

owners here have agreed to advance
wages per cent. if the wOrkmen
will sign an agreement to do sc
hours labor each week The mil
workers desire shorter hours. as
we'll as an increase in wages.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
REBELS IN REVOLT.

HANKOW. Feb. % - A portion
of the republican troops are in re-
volt.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
COLD AT PORTLAND.

PORTLAND. Feb. 2S - Entire
Oregon is in the grip of cold
wave
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
NEWBERRY CHAIRMAN

NEW YORK. March 2. Truman
II. Newberry # Detroit is the new
chairman OF the Democratic National
advisory hoard
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
TO PROBE STRIKE.

WASHINGTON, Feb %. = Com
missioner Neill, head of the federal
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
HOW NEWS WAS RECEIVED.

MADISON. Wis. Feb. % - The
adherents of Senator LaFollette de
clare that they can do better work
now that Roosevelt has been forced
out into the open.
OGDEN, Utah, Feb. % 1t is
almost news" was the brief com.
ment of Colonel William Jennings
Bryan here today on the announce.
ment by Colonel Roosevelt
NEW YORK. Feb. %. - Colonel
Roosevelt will sweep the West.
says Governor Johnson. of Califor.
nit. who is named as the colonel 5
running mate. There is nothing
to il but Roosevelt west of the Rock.
les"
NEW YORK. Feb. 26 The
Roosevelt announcement is fine bus
mess for the Democrats" says Nor
man +. Mack. chairman of the Dem.
oCratic national committee.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
Outside Happenings Of the Week for Quick Reading

to Lady Decies. who before mar
riage was Miss Gould. of New York
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
OFFER ADVANCE

LAWRENCE, March l. = The mill
The Alaska citizen., 1912-03-04
STORK EXPECTED,

LONDON, Feb. &c. = 1t is said
The herald., 1912-01-25
STORE OF ARTHUR DUvlC
ROBBED.

The pants factory of Abel Haskell,
at 122 Charities street, and the store
of the Motor and Yacht Supply Com
pany, 1870 Chartres, conducted by Ar
thur Duvic, were robbed Sunday or
Monday morning. Although the build
ing occupied by the pants factory OF
Abel & Haskell was ransacked from top
to bottom, the thieves got only eighty
cents in money and fifty cents worth
of stamps for their trouble. They
were more fortunate in their raid upon
Mr.. Duvics store. Articles to the
amount of $3.50 were stolen.
The robbery Of the pants factory
was discovered at a. m. Monday. The
lock on the front door OF the unoc-
cupied building at 124 Charities street
was forced and entrance into the pants
factory made through the skylight.
Mr.. Duvic's losses include knives
marine glasses, battery testers and
other articles.
The herald., 1912-01-25
D. r. HOLMES SENDS BUYERS TO
EUROPE.

In order to furnish their customers
with the best, not only of home make,
but of other Chimes, the ID. H. Holmes
COMPANY, Limited, has sent ten buy
ers to Europe, who will return with
the choicest that Paris, London, vi
emma and Naples have. Wednesday,
January "a, the buyers will sail from
New York on the Oceanic.
Linens of the finest weave, muslins,
toys and novelties will be bought by
Mt. j. B. Bellamy, merchandise man
ager Of the firm. Mr.. l.. n. Clark will
purchase china, crockery and glass
ware. Mr.. ] Gemmel win handle the
purchases of laces and embroideries
Mr.. ]. Streck will buy silks. velvets
and ladies' neckwear. These buyer:
will be accompanied by the Berlin re
representatives. of the Holmes Company
Heinrich Schwarcz & Co., and the
Paris representatives, Perkins, Val
Bergen G. Co.
England will furnish the linens, ar
ware and glassware; Ireland the lace
lTke 4ftfHnery, which swih be the .lnt
est creations, will, of course, be pun
chased in Paris, as will the novelties
robes and other articles for whicl
that gay city is famous. Italy an
| Turkey will also be visited.
Mr.. F. w. Evans, general manage
of the big department store, is enthr
siastic about the trip and will be abb
to offer the finest lot of foreign proc
ucts ever carried by the firm.
The herald., 1912-01-25
ALMOST DROWNED.

On last Sunday morning, while the
ferry boat Halliday was in midstream'
the pilot o fthe boat, Capt. Worley, no
ticed a boy in sailboat, about IL feet
long. and seeing that the boat was not
being properly handled, kept close
watch. and it was only a short time
afterwards that the boat turned turtle
and the young occupant of. the boat
was compelled, in order to save his
life. to climb upon the bottom OF the
boat as she turned. The young man.
whose name was Laughlin, being the
son of VIM. Laughlin, night
engineer of one of the ferry poats'
fought heroically to save himself, but
had It not been for Capt. Worley's I'M
mediate action in the matter the young
man. no doubt, would have been
drowned. Capt. Worley ordered lire
boat to be lowered at once and this
boat. manned by two colored boys Ed
Williams and Robt. Mitchell, reached
the young man just in time. At the
time that the accident occurred the
young mans father was on the othel
ferry, the Josie, which was on the
other side of the river. When the &C
cident was discovered . the Hallida!
The herald., 1912-01-25
ACTION DEFERRED ON ALeIERs
BID.

The meeting of directors of the Cot
ton States League held at Jackson,
Miss, showed that Meridian, Green
wood, Vicksburg and Hattiesburg have
all deposited their forfeit money and
are ready to play ball when the time
comes. Yazoo City is the only one
tagging behind.
Laurel has also deposited her $3.50
and is eager for franchise. Yazoo
wants a bit more time in which to see
what can be done about. 1t is said
that Yazoo is not a good ball town and
it has lost $4,000 on the spirit. AL.
giers and Baton Rouge also want to
come in. Yazoo was given until Jan.
uary % to decide whether it will come
in. Action was deferred on Algiers
and Baton Rouge's applications. Indi
cations are that a franchise will go to
Laurel.
The herald., 1912-01-25
MRS. MATHEWEs ENTERTAINs

The tea given by Mrs. ]. Creighton
Mathewes at her home on Bermuda
street Friday afternoon in honor OF
her guest, Mrs. Alvin Bailly, of New
ton. Mass, was one of the most en-
ioyable affairs of the season. The
home was a bower of beauty, with a
color scheme of pink enhanced by a
profusion of pink bridesmaid roses.
Receiving with Mrs. Mathewes and
Mrs. Bailly, who were both gowned in
white and pearls, were Miss Eliza Har-
raj. in a pink chiffon; Mrs. John l..
Toilette. in gray chiffon; Mrs. w. s.
Slack, in pale blue; Mrs. Isaac Wands
in a handsome black gown; Mrs. Roy
dan Douglas, in blue chiffon; Mrs. h
Buford Meyers, in a hand-painted chit
fon: Mrs. George Fisk, in black lace
gown, and Mrs. Addie L. Piper, Of
Chicago, in a pink and white silk.
| Mrs. Edward Wisner and Mrs
George Koppel poured the tea ant
chocolate. The young ladies servin.
were Misses Hattie Parker, Cecii'
Wands and Enid and Alva Graham.
The large number of guests who at
tended the reception, despite the in
clement weather, was tribute to bot
the hostess, Mrs. Mathewes. and he
charming and brilliant guest, Mrs
Bailly.
The herald., 1912-01-25
JOINTHEORDER
OF FOWLS.

A chance for young and old to be-
come a charter member of the order.
From 16 years old up, no limit of age.
Charter initiation $500 and so cents
dues per month. Benefits are $500
per week, 500 death benefit. Free
physician for your family. Free en-
ployment bureau. Business patronage,
social advantages. We are paying
pensions to widows; We have a great
and beautiful asylum for orphans. We
now have 100000 members in the Unit
ed States. We have instituted 1913
nests between March l and July 80,
1911. We have already two strong
nests in New Orleans, composed of
some of the best citizens of the city.
We have a beautiful ritual, but no re-
ligious observances. Nothing in the
ritual is offensive to any mans re
ligion After the organization of this
nest, the initiation will be not less than
$1,000. Don't miss the opportunity to
become a charter member now.
We also wish to organize Ladies'
| Auxiliary Nest in Algiers. We are Or
ganizing one now in New Orleans.
Charter member fee for ladies is $3.50,
and so cents per month dues. The
benefits are regulated by their own
Nest. Ladies can join from IL to 45
years old; after the initiation of the
Ladies Nest, it will be $500 to join,
and from Is to 40.
! Don't miss the opportunity to be
come an Owl.
Call at the Office, 305 Bouny street
| Algiers, or at the headquarters, 4O1
Carondelet street, New Orleans.
LOUIS LAPOTAIRE,
Organizer of the Order
The herald., 1912-01-25
THE SECOND TERM.
Important To Parents.

February marks the beginning OF
the second term of the session 1911
1912. AS valuable time is required In
organizing classes and adapting the
child to school life, parents are urged
to have their children vaccinated now
so that they will be ready for admis'
sion February 2. The one who be-
gins work on the opening day Of the
session with the other members of his
class will be better able to keep w
to the standard than the one who loses
two or three weeks.
The herald., 1912-01-25
WAuBIN r. PuJol.

Last Thursday morning, Jan. Is, our
community learned with keen regret
of the demise of Waubin r. PuJol, son
of Mrs. Albert Pujol and a promising
Young citizen Of the Fifth District, at
the Presbyterian Hospital, where he
had been taken to undergo very Sc
rious operation.
Although our young friend had been
sick about six weeks, 1t had not been
considered necessary to resort to an
operation, until two weeks 'befoer the
end came; even then, everyone enter
tanned hopes for his recovery, so his
passing away from our mortal sight
was a distinct shock to his family and
friends.
The funeral was held from the resi-
dence of his aunt, Mrs. Cora Johnson,
and was largely attended. The inter
ment took place in Odd Fellows Gem
etery.
Waubin's bright, genial qualities
and his rollicking, roguish smile VIII
linger with us for many a day, and
serve as sweet membranes OF one
who has passed into that life eternal
which knows neither sorrow nor pain
He has found that sweet peace, which
passeth all understanding.
| A large number of relatives ant
friends attended the funeral, whici
took place Friday afternoon, at
o'clock from the residence of his aunt
Mrs. C. Johnson, PA Delaronde street
Rev. w. S. Slack, of Mt. Olivet Epis
copal Church, officiated. Six OF nj
boy friends and six of his girl friend
acted as pall-bearers and with kee
sorrow placed the casket bearing nj
remains in their last resting place l
Odd Fellows Rest. The pail bearer
were: Misses Valley Hebert, Aim
Porzler, Stella Joeckel, Marguert
Corbett. Adriel Lennox, Jeannett
French and Messrs. Robert Platt, Wa
lace Hebert, George George, Ed. Pc
tigrove. ]. Binghouse and john Nj
Closkey.
Go thou thy way and l go mine;
Apart, yet not afar;
| Only a thin veil hangs between
The pathways where we are;
And God keep watch tween thee an
me-
! This is my prayer;
! He looks thy way. He looketh min
And keeps us near"
The herald., 1912-01-25
NORMAL EXAMINATIONS.

Superintendent ]. NJ. Gwinn, of the
public schools, announced that the
examinations of normal students and
conditional applicants for grammar
grade certificates will begin at the
Normal School, Coliseum and st. Mary
streets, Jan. go, and end Feb. 2. The
examinations will be open to both Sc
niors and juniors, and at least two
subjects a day will be taken up. The
examinations will begin at $3.50 each
morning and end at 8 in the afternoon.
Full information may be obtained from
Superintendent Gwinn.
The herald., 1912-01-25
DEATH OF SUPT. J. STAINS Ian
DRY OF N. o. S. & G. !. r. r.

j. STAINS Landry, member of one
of the oldest of the Louisiana Creole
families, and for many years superin-
tendent of the Grand Isle Railroad,
died at a m: Saturday. at his resi-
denie, 1924 North Dupre. He was in
his sixty-fourth year. Death followed
an illness of two weeks. Funeral SER
vices were held from the house at
1880 O'Clock Sunday morning, and
the burial was made in the st. Louis
Cemetery No. 8, Esplanade street.
The late Mr.. Landry was born in
New Orleans. His early education was
received at the Jesuit School, follow
ing which he was graduated from
Spring Hill College. Most of his life
was spent in the railroad business
For the past 81 years he had been
connected with the Grand Isle Rail
road, for a considerable part of that
period as superintendent, and previ
ously he had been with the Southern
Pacific and the International and Great
Northern.
OF the immediate family surviving
there are a widow, formerly Miss Ju
liza Sarrizan, of New Orleans, and three
children, one daughter and two sons
They are Mrs. Rene Marchesseau, O
Tampa, Fla, and j. Narcisse Landry
and Raoul Landry. Among other rel
atives surviving is sister, Mrs. NJ
Bartelemy, of New Orleans.
The herald., 1912-01-25

The official count for this side OF the
river will alter but little the figures
given below. The results as tabu-
lated were taken from the different
polls.
John T. Michel gets handsome
vote here and his majority over both
Hall and Aswell lacks but four votes
of being two for one. James B. AS
well. the candidate of Robt. Ewing oil
the Tenth Ward, received but 80 votes.
Henry Umbach, our present asses
sor won the distinction of having re-
The herald., 1912-01-25
Michel Carries A|gierS By
Almost Z to | Majority
Over ASWe|| and Hail.
MORE THAN 1000 VOTES CAST
Aswe Gets But 50 Votes Herein. }. Rooney Defeats
Anton Graf More Than Two to One--1enry
Umbach Leads All Candidates with
Majority of $40 Votes--Christy
and KoppeI Each Receive
Majority in Algiers
of "a Votes.

ceived the largest vote of any OF orr
candidates and his majority was also
greater than any of our local candi-
dates, being $40 votes.
w. T. Christy and G. H. Koppel,
candidates for the Senate and House,
respectively, each received a majority
here of Ga votes, thus assuring their
election. Mr.. Christy's majority, in
Gliding the 18th and 18th wards, could
not be ascertained at the hour OF 60
ing to press. The following is the full
State and Parish ticket for our ward:
The herald., 1912-01-25

was on her way to the city side. The
young man has suffered no i'll effects
from the accident except severe chill
ling and a genuine fright.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-11-06

His Mother.

The poet Goethe owed much Of his
greatness to his mother, a woman
we'll made to bear such a son, a per-
.ect mother, and, better still, his in
Innate friend and confidant Brought
ap in strictly borgeois and limited cir
.les, with very little education, such
vas her natural intelligence and SYM
2athy that she afterwards became the
friend of princes. poets. and philoso-
piers, and her house a rendezvous for
The great minds of her day.
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-11-06
Tome bwn'
Y Helps Y
MUST BEGIN PLANNING EARLY
The City Beautiful 10 a Matter OF
Wise Thought Extending for
Many Years

In the awakening to the imperative
need OF a different and better method
OF city making America is following
the precedent of other nations. Con-
tinental European cities decades ago.
and English and South American cit
les more recently. changed radically
their municipal regulations and their
methods of building cities. The splen-
did results OF their activity are now
apparent to every citizen and visitor
| In the cities OF Germany especially
/ the results are large and convincing
! Transportation and highway systems.
water fronts, harbors and docks, In
dustrial and commercial development,
public recreation, better homes. par
ticularly for families Of small means
such great municipal subjects as
these have been handled with skill
and experience supported by law and
public authority.
There are many misconceptions cur
rent about town and city planning, but
none is further from the fact than the
notion that comprehensive plans are
only for large cities. The reverse is
nearer the truth. In big cities the
COnOlllOnS COnpdA dbANCAy ANON
and unyielding. Comprehensive plan
ming. especially with our present linn
tied city charters and the hampering
laws OF our states, can have only mar
towly limited influence IN larger
places-relieving only the worst civic
conditions, ameliorating merely the
most acute forms of congestion, cor
recting but the gravest mistakes OF
the past. Wide, many-sided, magma
tive planning, so far as large Amerf
can cities are concerned, must be con
fined for the present mainly to the ex
tension of those cities and to the bet
terment of what are really separate
communities on the outskirts.
: But with small cities with a popula
ton ranging from $500 to 100000. thu
case is different. Comprehensive plan
3 ming or replanning may be to them o
far-reaching and permanent service
There is scarcely anything in tn
smaller places that may not
q changed. In small cities, for example
IL railroad approaches may be set righ
T. grade crossings eliminated, waite
fronts redeemed for commerce or re'
J. reation or both, open spaces acquire
even In built-up sections.
A satisfactory street plan can .
carried out and adequate highway
8 established; public buildings can
n grouped in at least an orderly wa
r and a park system. made up OF we
l. distributed and well balanced publ
It grounds, can be outlined for gradu
r and systematic development. All
h these civic elements, indispensab
a. sooner or later to a progressive col
Ie munity, may be had In the small ci
o. with relative ease and at slight col
Lexington gazette. [volume] (Lexington, Va.) 1871-1962, 1912-11-06
Not an Unmlxed Blessing.

A woman claims that by prayer and
fasting she has gained the gift OF
tongues and now can converse In any
language. The cynics will probably
retort that, taking the self-asserted
miracle for granted. one tongue has
proved to be far too voluble We
hicle for the majority Of her sex. and
that the access Of all languages is not
so much a personal merit as gen
eral Observation-Disclosures Amer