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The Alaska citizen., 1912-08-19
WHEN ARE GIRLS TOO
 OLD FOR SPANKING?

MUNCIE, Ind. June 13. Is a girl too old to be spanked by a school teacher when she has reached sixteen?
 Should girl ever be spanked at school?
 These two questions are vexins the school authorities and doting parents here, and there is no telling when they will be answered to the satisfaction of both sides.
 The trouble, if trouble it is, arose when eighteen girls played hockey" from the Garfield school and at tended vaudeville performance While they were enjoying themselves the principal of the school walked into the theater. turned around and walked right out again, and in front of him walked eighteen angry and crestfallen young girls. When they reached the school building wo- man teacher is said to have been called into conference. The party adjourned to room, where many boys have felt the heavy weight of their teachers displeasure, and from the sounds that soon became audi ble, each girl was being roundly and soundly spanked.
 When the budding misses return ed to their homes they are said to have protested vigorously to their parents. The parents in turn pro- tested to the school authorities, say ing that corporal punishment is out of date, and that their daughters are to old to be spanked. The school authorities hold that so long as she attends school, no matter how old girl is she is a child, and should be treated as such, even to a spanking, if that becomes necessary.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-08-19
TILLMAN'S TERROR" WILL BE GREATEST
 WARSHIP IN WORLD

WASHINGTON, July 23.-Till- battleship the world ever will see," was provided for, so far as resolu- ton passed by the senate is con cerned, without negative vote.
 The biggest battleship in the world today is the Rivadavia, built in the United States for the Argentine re- public. She is 5S5 feet long, can just get through the Panama canal, is of 32,000 tons displacement and carries 12 twelve-inch guns.
 The initial United States terror must be something like this:
 Sixty thousand tons displacement.
 Length, 1000 feet.
 Beam, 130 feet
 Ten eighteen-inch guns, which will carry thirty-two miles.
 Twenty to twenty-five inches of steel armor for the upper works and turrets.
 The beam will necessitate an en. largement of the Panama canal.
 Speed about thirty knots.
 One little difficulty about the Till man battleship is that she can be attacking or defending at only one place at a time. She could rest at any given spot in the ocean and sweep everything within a radius of 32 miles out of existence. But while the terror would be smelling the metropolis of the old world, the fleets of the old world would be on this side doing business of their own and landing troops.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-08-19

manufactured goods to this country and undersell domestic goods.
 ''I am not so sure" he said, that the tariff is the chief factor in the high cost of living. In my own experience, the articles that have gone up most are butter, eggs and meats. Butter and eggs. of course, are not affected by the tariff, or the trusts, for that matter. AS for meats, l think it is less the tariff than the trusts that are responsible for present high prices.
 Some one asked Colonel Roose- welt if it were true that he had ask ed Judge Ben Lindsey of Colorado to run on the new party ticket with him.
 "I am not advocating and have not advocated any man for the vice pres idency. That is for the convention and not for me If the convention lOI IL Ger tainly won't wish me to name the vice president That is for the people to decide,' he declared.
 The colonel's guests at dinner to- night were George w. Perkins, Med ill Mccormick, Senator Dixon, his campaign manager; George L. Stod dard of New York, and c. J. Hamlin of Buffalo. The latter reports that the sentiment for Roosevelt's nomi- nation is growing every day in the lake city.
 This afternoon Barclay Farr, pres ident of the Roosevelt club at Prince ton university. with two or three of the football stars from old Mas sau came out to Sagamore hill to re- port progress of the 'progressivism in Princeton.
 By George!" he exclaimed as he was leaving town. what a corking good coach Colonel Roosevelt would make-what?"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-08-19
PRINCESS MARY BUYS CLOSE

LONDON, June 22. Princess Mary goes shopping nowadays, but hers are very quiet and inexpensive expeditions. She arrived in Bond street one morning this week in a one-horse brougham with her gov erness, and entered one or two shops
 The princess inquired the price of each article before she purchased it "a custom which does not generally obtain among royalties, and once or twice turned to her governess and wish me to spend SO much on this ''
The Alaska citizen., 1912-08-19

contractor or subcontractor may within six months after decision by such head of a department or the Commissioners of the District of Columbia file a claim in the court Of claims. which shall have jurisdiC- ton 10 hear and decide the matter in like manner as in other cases before said court.
 Sec. 2.-That nothing in this act shall apply to contracts for trans portation by land or water. or for the transmission of intelligence. or for the purchase of supplies by the government. whether manufactured to conform to particular specified tions or not, or for such materials or articles as may usually be and armor plate, whether made to conform to particular specifications or not. or to the construction or re- pair of levees or revetments neces- sary for protection against floods or overflows on the navigable waters of the United States: Provided. That all classes of work which have been. are now, or may hereafter be per formed by the government shall, when done by contract. by individu- als. firms, or corporations for or on behalf of the United States or any of the territories or the District of Columbia. be performed in accord ance with the terms and provisions of section one of this act. The President, by executive order. may waive the provisions and stipulations in this act as to any specific con tract or contracts during time of war or time when war is immi- nent. and until January first, nine teen hundred and fifteen, as to any contract or contracts entered into of the Isthmian canal No penalties shall be imposed for any violation of such provision in such contract due to any extraordinary eventis or con- ditions of manufacture. or to any emergency caused by fire. famine or flood, by danger to life or to prop erty, or by other extraordinary event or condition on account of which the president shall subsequently, declare the violation to have been excusable Nothing in this act shall be con- strued to repeal or modify the act entitled An Act relating to the limitation of the hours of daily ser vice of laborers and mechanics em- ployed upon the public works of the United States and the District of Columbia being chapter three hun dred and fifty-two of the laws of the Fifty-second Congress. approved August first, eighteen hundred and ninety-two, as modified by the acts of congress approved February twen- ty-seventh, nineteen hundred and six and June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and six, or apply to contracts which have or may be entered into under the provisions of appropriation acts approved prior to the passage of this act
 Sec. 3.-That this act shall be- come effective and be in force on and after January first, nineteen hundred and thirteen.
 Approved. June 19, 1912"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-08-19
ALASKA'S BIGGEST
 QUAKE

The United States geological sur vey has just published an account of one of the ten greatest earth quakes of historic times that in the lakutat bay region, of Alaska Al though there is no special relation between earthquakes and volcanic eruptions. the recently reported earthquake at Fairbanks as we'll as the activity among Alaskan yolcan- oes gives perhaps added interest to this account of a natural phenomenon of another class.
 The Yakutat bay earthquake oc- cured on September 2. 1899. and was followed during the next three weeks hy many less violent shocks. The area of greatest intensity lay along the Hanks Of the St. Elias range, i'll q region of high mountains and superb glaciers. and the move ment was accompanied by enormous avalanches and rock slides his is a vivid demonstration that the growth of mountains is still in progress. At some places in the region the land merged At most places. however. the land rose. and many points which before had lain below sea level were elevated above 1t. Bar nacles which had lived in sea water were found 4I feet above sea level. Thhe study of the effects of this earth movement was undertaken by the late Ralph s .Tarr. of ornell uni versity and Lawrence Martin. of the University of Wisconsin, and their report of the work has just been published as Professional Paper 69 of the United State geological sur yey, with q preface by G. K Gilbert
 In addition to making an ehaus- tive study of the movements of the land which took place in the Yaku- tat bay region and the effects of the earthquake upon the many glaciers of the region, the writers amassed great fund of information in re gard to the intensity of the quake throughout the whole area within which it was sensible and recorded the testimony of many witnesses The shock was felt at distances of 6lO and 1,200 miles in opposite di- rectons from Yakutat bay. and the area of the region over which the tremblins were felt is more than l. 300 900 square miles. This gives among the very greatest earthquakes of historic times. The other great shocks. without exception, resulted in heavy loss of life. the number of persons killed reaching in one of them the enormous total of over O. 900. The Yakutat bay shock was fortunately froee from fatalities. not because it was less severe than the others. but on account of the sparse l ysettled character of the region in which it occurred.
 This report-"The earthquakes at Yakutat bay, Alaska, in September. 1S99"-is illustrated with halftone views showing the effects of the earthquake maps. and seismograms of the shock as recorded at places as far distant as Batavia. Java; Cape Town, South Africa, and Ca tania, Italy. A copy of the report may be obtained free on application to the Director of the Geological Survey. Washington, D. c. - IT. S Geological Bulletin.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-08-19
HAD NO AIR PASS; ARRESTED

BERLIN, July ,. Professor Poeschel and an assistant. who made an ascent at Dresden in the airship Elbe, belonging 10 the Saxon Aero club. have been arrested in Russian Poland.
 Their balloon was driven across the frontier and fired upon by sol Giers, who forced the aeronauts to come to ground.
 As the Germans were unable to produce the necessary air-pass. they were arrested and remain in GUS tody.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-08-19
EIGHT HOUR LAW FOR
 ALL GOVERNMENT WORK

Following is a copy of the bill passed June 19. 1912. limiting the hours Of daily service of laborers and mechanics employed upon work done for the United States in any ot the territories:
 Be 1t enacted by the senate and house of representatives Of the Unit ed States Of America in congress as- sembled, That every contract here after made to which the United States. any territory or the District Columbia is party, and every such contract made for or in be- half of the United States, or any territory or said District. which may require or involve the employment of laborers or mechanics shall con tain a provision that no laborer or mechanic doing any part of the work contemplated by the contract. in the employ of the contractor or
 
 any part Of said work contemplated. shall he required or permitted to work more than eight hours in any one calendar day upon such work; and every such contract shall stip- ulate a penalty for each violation of such provision in such contract of five dollars for each laborer or mechanic for every calendar day in which he shall be required or permitted 10 labor more than eight hours upon said work; and any of ticer or person designated as in- spector of the work to be performed under any such contract. or to aid in enforcing the fulfillment thereof, shall, upon observation or investiga- tion. forthwith report to the proper officer of the United States. or of any territory or of the District of Columbia. all violations of the pro- visions of this act directed to be made in every such contract. togeth- CT with the name of each laborer or mechanic who has been required or permitted to labor in violation of such stipulation and the day of such violation, and the amount of the penalties imposed according to the stipulation in any such contract shall be directed to be withheld for the use and benefit of the United States. the District of Columbia, or the territory contracting by the officer or person whose duty it shall be to approve the payment of the moneys due under such contract, whether the violation of the pro- visions of such contract is by the contractor or any subcontractor. Any contractor or subcontractor aggriev- ed by the withholding of any pen alty as hereinbefore provided shall have the right within six months thereafter to appeal to the head of the department making the contract or behalf of the United States or the territory, and in the case of a contract made by the District of Columbia to the Commissioners thereof, who shall have power to re- view the action imposing the penal ty, and in all such appeals from such final order whereby a con- tractor or subcontractor may be az erieved by the imposition of the penalty hereinbefore provided such
The Alaska citizen., 1912-08-19
IT WOULD BE STRANGE.

There Is something decidedly wrong with a boy if, in 10 minutes after he dOns a new pair of shoes, he isn't making break for the near est mud puddle.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-08-19
Boston Baked Beans,
Real Johnny Cake.

Two cupfuls of flour, one cupful spoonfuls of sugar, one teaspoonful of salt one teaspoonful of cream of tartar, one-half teaspoonful of soda, or two teaspoonfuls of baking DOW der. Milk or water to make a thin batter
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-25
SUNDAY QUIETNESS
PREVAILS IN LONDON
Strike Of Transport Workers
ParaIyzes Business.

London, May 25.-Although the
strike OF the transport workers has
not become general a quietness re-
sembling that OF Sunday prevails in
the streets of London owing to the
absence of the usual long lines OF
trucks and drays.
The order to lay down tools affects
upwards of 100000 men in Central
London alone, but those engaged on
JOBS will be permitted, through an un.
derstanding with the executive com.
mittee of the Transport Workers
Federation, to complete them before
joining their fellows. The full effect
of the strike order will therefore not
be felt for several days
Everything is quite at the docks and
in the immediate vicinity. Picketine
is being carried on by the men in a
peaceful manner and no disturbances
such as were associated with the
strike of last year have been reported
The grain and flour trade, head
quarters of which are at Mark Lane
has been brought practically to a
standstill by the strikers. Sellers are
unable 10 guarantee delivery and in a
few cases where the grain and -four
actually can be delivered prices have
been marked up.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-25
H. M. PENN, Agent
Lake County Phone 27O Madison, S. D.
OR PROTECTION OF
AMERICAN CITIZENS
Uncle Sam Assembling Land and
Sea Forces at Guantanamo.

Washington, May 25.-Uncle Sam
does not intend to intervene In Cuba
unless IL becomes apparent that such
a step is absolutely imperative to
avert condition of anarchy beyond
the control of the Gomez administra.
ton, or unless IL develops that depre-
dations upon Americans and their
property continues. At present the
administration thinks the covert threat
OF armed force will be enough.
This is the way officials here
summed up the Cuban crisis.
Seven hundred marines are now en-
route to the American naval base at
Guantanamo and three gnnboats have
arrived there.
In diplomatic parlance this concen.
tration is simply in case necessity de-
velops for protection OF Americans
near Guantanamo-just now the fever
spot of the rebellion. In reality II
gives Uncle Sam the nucleus of an
army of Intervention should this dras.
tic step be determined upon.
That President Gomez is making a
desperate effort to quell the negro up
rising was indicated in dispatches to
the state department. Government
troops are being rushed to the disaf-
fected provinces and volunteers are
being enrolled.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-25
COMPROMISE is REACHED
Agreement on Legislation Affecting
White Earth Indians.

Washington, May 25.-After thresh-
ing over the White Earth Indian sit
uation for months a compromise
agreement has been reached between
Senator Clapp and the house commit
tee on Indian affairs. Chairman Gra-
ham of the special investigating CON-
mittee is also a party to the agree
ment A substitute bill has been re-
ported embodying these propositions:
First-To authorize the court of
claims to establish'a new and correct
roll of mixed and full bloods on White
Earth.
Second-To modify the existing
Clapp act of 1906 so that restrictions
shall apply to those less than quar-
ter bloods, those with more than quar-
ter blood to get their titles.
Third-To raise the embargo on all
titles that have been tied up so long
pending the outcome of civil suits.
Minor provisions of the bill apply
TO methods of adjusting pending con-
troversies.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-25
HOSTESS TO POOR CHILDREN
Mrs. C. n. Mccormick Entertains
Urchins From Tenements.

Chicago May 25.-Urchins from the
tenement districts, without any re.
straining hand to stop their fun,
romped through the home of Mrs
Cyrus Hall Mccormick on the North
Side.
1t was the first day of the open air
schools and was like a visit to fairy
land to the children
They were the guests for the day OF
Mrs. Mccormick, who sent them to
Lincoln park, in charge of teacher
In special car. There they picnicked,
visited the zoo and listened to stories
about the animals from Cy Devry,
keeper of the ZOO.
A feast of ice cream and cake at the
Mccormick residence marked the clos
ing chapter i'm a day of fun with the
exception Of the homeward journey in
automobiles.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-25

Although the first clash at Rellano
began Wednesday afternoon, lasting
until dark, the real battle did not
start until o'clock Thursday morn
ing
1t lasted practically all day and was
ended only when Orozco ordered the
retirement northward of his main
body.
II was still dark Thursday when
Huerta, the federal general, ordered
his artillery to open fire on the rebel
position in the suburbs of Rellano.
Before day broke the federal front
was a blaze of fire, Huerta's entire
force being engaged. The federal ar.
tillery fire was particularly deadly,
quickly forcing Orozco's gunners to
run to cover, abandoning their guns.
This at once increased the disadvan.
tage OF the rebels, while IL enabled
the federal rifiemen to get in close
and pour I'm a CALLING rife fire.
Several times Huerta ordered his
infantrymen to charge, but each time
Orozco's force succeeded in driving
the enemy back Huerta also attempt.
ed to turn the eastern rebel flank, but
Orozco massed rifiemen at that point
and repulsed the attempt
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-25
new JERSEY GETTING
HER FILL OF ORATORY
Presidential ASpiTants Continue
Hunt for Delegates.

Trenton, N. j., May 25.-With three
candidates for the Republican presi-
Dental nomination delivering oratory
from the rear of fast flying special
trains, automobiles and trolley cars
and with Governor Woodrow Wilson,
by proclamation, calling on the voters
to support him for the Democratic
nomination, a new high water mark
for exciting politics, even for New
Jersey, where the werd was invented
lis being set.
While Colonel Roosevelt and Presi
dent Taft were hustling here and
there, their paths crossing and criss
crossing, Senator La Toilette was pur
suing the even tenor of his way in his
quiet hunt for a spare delegate or two
who might be used to advantage al
Chicago next month.
President Taft got away from Tren
ton on the jump at o'clock. He was
billed for several speeches before
sleeping in the New York home of his
brother at night. The Taft smile was
not as much in evidence as on previ
Gus tours of the state, but he was in
good fighting trim and he overlooked
no chances to land on the epidermis OF
his oyster Bay opponent.
Roosevelt was effervescing cordial
fly when he made his first appear
ance at Burlington en- route to Atlantic
City. His program called for speeches
at various cities and a night windur
at Trenton
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-25
OPERATOR BRIDE ON STAND
British Titanic Inquiry Compiling
Wireless Messages.

London, May 24.-The days session
OF the Titanic court of inquiry was
devoted to compilation of the wireless
messages sent by the steamer and
from the various craft that went to
the rescue, including the Carpathia.
The evidence for the most part was
a duplication of that taken before the
senate investigation committee in
Washington and New York.
Wireless Operator Harold Bride re.
peated his former testimony regarding
the ice warnings given In the inquiry
at New York
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-25
FIERCE FIGHTING
AT BUDAPEST
Strikers Battle With Police
and Troops.
FACTORY is DESTROYED

Infuristed Mob Sets Fire to Building
and Beats OF the Firemen to Pre-
vent Them From Extineuishing tho
Flames,
Budapest. May 25.-Fierce fighting
has broken out again in the streets oi
this city between the strikers and the
police. who are aided by a large force
of troops
A big mob of men disobeyed theil
leaders orders TO return to work anC
began again the wrecking tactics in
dulged in the previous day.
The infuriated men first overturned
q number of street cars and then de
molished some display windows G.
stores on the principal streets.
They then made a fierce attack or
the Calvary church, afterwards pro
ceeding to Neuschlossl, where they sci
fire to factory, feeding the flame:
with petroleum. The rioters beat of
the firemen to prevent them from ex
tinguishing the flames.
Troops then put in an appearance
and this was the signal for severa
volleys of revolver shots and stones
to which the soldiers replied with vol
leys from their rifles. Rioters an6
troops suffered heavily.
At one factory a lively battle oc
CURED between strikers and nonstrik
ers Revolvers were used freely and
many were wounded
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-25
GOMPERS URGES FlRMNESS
Federation President Addresses this
Freight Handlers.

Chicago, May 25.-Samuel Gompers,
president of the American Federation
of Labor, addressed a meeting of strik-
ing freight handlers. He advised the
men to stand together and urged the
winning of the strike by concerted
action guided by the officials of the
union.
Railroad stock that has not already
dropped since the strike of your union
will be affected" said the American
Federation of Labor president, "and
the railroad owners will be glad to
make peace IL the freight handlers
show a solid front and a determine
ton to stand by their cause"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1912-05-25
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN
Columbian on ST. Paul Road Partial
iy DeraiIed.

Aberdeen, s. d., May 25.-An at.
tempt was made to wreck the Colum-
bian westbound fast coast train on
the st. Paul road four miles west of
Andover. A heavy piece of angle iron
was placed across the rails and the
train ran into 1t at full speed.
The drive wheels of the engine left
the track and ran on the ties for a
distance of 100 feet before the loco
motive could be stopped. The track
and engine were badly damaged, but
the coaches remained on the rails and
no one was injured.
An engine from Groton pulled the
Columbian engine back on the rails
and the train completed the run to
Aberdeen.