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The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-01
A. 5. NEW YEAR MASK BALL

The masquerade ball given under The auspices of the Arctic Brother hood on Saturday evening was one f The most generally enjoyed of any of the parties given by the local camp The costumes were handsome. varied and in many instances unique and The q cOratiEns of the hall were admirable. During the early part of 'h, evening the galleries were well filled with those who did not care to mask and there was plenty of room for dancing. After midnight. however.
 Ee floor was crowded for a time 10 'uu great an extent for comfort
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-01
WHEN LAZY DOGS HOWL

He was poor miserable looking dog, and the strangers heart was filled with pity. For the dog was bowling, and it was only too evident that he was suffering pain.
 So he asked the tired rustic who lounged near, why the dog howled
 "Im?" asked the rustic Hes just lazy-that's all"
 But laZiness doesn't make a dog howl, surely?" queried the benevo- lent one.
 Does i'm" said the tired owner. "On'y lazy"
 But how?" queried the persist ent questioner. How can laziness make him howl?"
 Well, you sec" said the rural lounger, that pore dog is sttin' on some real tough thistles and he's too lazy to get off. so he just sits there and howls, cause it hurts. See?"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-01
What Bannette Had to
 Say When Arrested
Indicted Official of the WahngtonAaka Bank Tells Los Angeles Reporter That His Arrest Came to Him as Thunderbot
 Out of Clear Sky and IS Work of Enemies

The following article is repro duced from a Los Angeles paper. of November 90. which arrived on Sat urday's mail. IL is printed in connec- tion with two column cut of Bar nette. There is not much new in the article further than the verbatim re port of his interview with the report CT immediately following his arrest: ALASKA BANKER
 ARRESTED HERE
 Elbridge F. Barnette. Los An geles capitalist. who. with his wife. founded Fairbanks. is under arrest here charged with having embedded nearly half a million dollars of the funds of the Washington-Alaska bank. Following the alleged embezzlement, the bank collapsed. with liabilities placed at S900,000. The grand jury which has just concluded investigat- ing the institutions failure returned seven indictments against Barnette, who was president.
 Barnette, upon hearing that a re- quest had been teegraphed from Alaska for his arrest. immediately appeared before United States Com missioner Van Dyke and offered bail for his appearnce. Clarence and Henry Berry, his friends in Alaska and here. went his bail It was fixed at 5000. this nominal sum being asked simply to insure his appearance when an officer from Fairbanks ar rives here with the warrants.
 According to Associated Press dis patches from Fairbanks. the failure of the Gold Bar Lumber company, of Gold Bar. Snohomish county. Wash. played a big part in the bank fail ure. Among the banks assets was s341, ,000 worth of the stock of the company. This stock was not sal able, but had been pledged for a loan. it appears.
 Says Blow in the Dark.
 Barnette declared that he is en- tirely innocent of any crime in con nection with the failure of the bank
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-01
WOMAN CHASTISES INSULTER

NEW YORK, Nov. 19. - A woman administered severe beating to a man in the middle of Broadway at Thirty fourth street today. Nobody interfered and the man took his chastisement like a perfect gentle man.
 The woman was dressed in the latest style, her skirt being slit sev- eral inches above the hem The man, who evidently had not kept up with the new fashions, was tremend- ouly terested-decidedly too much so, the woman thought,-and he so far forgot himself as to nudge the friend with him and deliberately pointed with his finger while he giggled audibly.
 The stylish woman allow ed her anger to get the better of her and she lifted her parasol and laid on with vim, vigor and violence
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-01

sey. Robert Menzies. John Kelly and
 Max Smith.
 Mr. and Mrs W. F. Whitely had as guests for Xmas: Mr and Mrs. George c. Hutchinson. MT. and Mrs. J F. Clark, Mrs. Meacham, Miss Adda Knox and Leslie Bennett.
 Mir. and Mrs. A. II. Hansen en- tertained on Christmas day for Mir. and Mrs. Thomas Marquam, Mrs. Anna Nee, Miss F. L. Gerisch. Percy G. Charles, II. C. Jackson and Will jam Priestly.
 Barney Larson left Friday morning with horse and double-ender, and a winters supply of provisions for a prospectcr who is working on the left limit Of the Big Cinema.
 Assistant [. $. District Attorney l., R. Gillette is at Fort Yukon working on the ease of the United ! States vs. Demar and Williams. in which the defendants are charged with having given liquor to natives.
 The Malamute Kid, is planning on starting on his regular runs down river. He will go to Ruby instead of to lditarod, leaving tomorrow morn ing. and will take any letters or packages left at Halls book store. While l. A Frazier was cleaning the snow off the roof of the Bernard residence on Sixth avenue. on Fri day afternoon, he slipped and fell to the ground landing with his back across flower pot. A physician was summoned and he was placed under medical care.
 Marshal Love during the week advised Deputy Marshal Charles that he was going to Los Angeles to secure the eXtradition of Captain Bainette. He has with him requi- sition from Governor Clark, which will be presented to Governor John son of California.
 Tony Goessman, of the Panama Quartz & Hydraulic Mining com panE, was in the city during the week to record assessment work done on several of the claims held by the company. Tony is again working in the tunnel on the Wyoming ledge and hopes to have a mill-run in the course of a few weeks
 On the stage which left Saturday morning were Dr. and Mrs. Suther- land and Mrs. Ray Brumbaugh The latter will return on the first boat after visiting friends in the East. Dr. and Mrs. Sutherland will be back over the trail in April The doctor plans to make arrangements for the shipment of a two-stamp mill to a kantishna quartz property in which he is interested. He will also attend clinics in Chicago and New York and other Eastern cities.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-01

and asserted that his indictment
 was brought about by personal enc.
 mics. who have been working since
 the failure of the bank. more than
 a year ago. with this object in view
 I. (. West of San Francisco is his attorney and was with him yesterday.
 After conference Barnette said
 The blow is blow in the dark. l never expected anything like this. l have just started a deal with a London syndicate for the sale of 12.. 00o acres of land on the west coast of Mexico. and in four months time would have cleared off every dollar that the bank owes. I am not legally 1 responsible. or morally. either. for
 the failure of the bank, but I deter
 mined to pay dollar for dollar what was owing. This amounts to about
 half million dollars. s40O.000 of
 the liabilities having been paid off immediately after the failure.
 'I founded the Fairbanks Banking company, and few years ago the institution was consolidated with an. other bank. and out of this cCnsoli- dation grew the Washington Alaska | bank. Several months prior to the
 failure of the institution, and while it was still on a firm basis, l tender ed my resignation as president, but the board of directors had not acted
 cn il when the crash came.
 Jealousy among banking officials | in Seattle caused the bank to go under A former official of cur bank became connected with a big bank ing house i'll Seattle and this house
 was to have carried our banks over drafts during the winter to the amount of s350,00O. Another official became jealous of our man and sue ceeded in having the Seattle bank refuse to carry the oyerdrafts We could not secure the help of any other bank, and when the outside drafts came piling in. the Fairbanks bank was swamped."
 At this point Clarence Berry
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-01

broke into the conversation.
 "I know that Barnette is all right and that this trouble will soon be straightened out" he said
 Barnette smiled gratefully at this tribute 10 his honesty. Then he began relating experiences that he and his wife had in the Far North.
 Some of the people of Fairbanks are evidently sore at me because I entered Fairbanks first and made a success there" continued Barnette. T was the first white man in Fair banks. and the first winter there myself and my wife made a 4O0-mile trip across two mountain ranges and a trackless country to the coast.
 "1 worked and fought hard up there and made good I now have 10000 acres of fine land in Mexico which l am improving. This land is worth S2,O00, 900. If I am given a chance this land will pay off every dollar that the bank owes. Several grand juries have investigated the failure of the bank and last winter grand jury looked into the whole matter and refused to indict me. I will go 10 Alaska willingly and have no doubt of the outcome of the case"
 After the failure of the Fairbanks institution, Barnette gave a personal pledge of his fortune to guarantee the payment of the depositors. He says that the largest depositors are standing by him and are not pushing him for payment.
 The bank failed last January. On January 1 gold dust amounting to Sl01,000 was seized at Cordova while in transit from Fairbanks to Seattle. It was consigned from the Wash ington-Alaska bank to the Dexter H9rton bank. It was levied on by order of the United States court. Deposits which were received on the day the bank closed its doors were ordered returned to the de nOSitorS
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-01

There are 1,I50,0O0 boys in Eng land between fourteen and seventeen years of age who do not attend any 5aN school
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-01
UNCLE PENNYWISE SAYS.

GIoe clubs are all very well in their way, but i'll Boston they cam Huigu With symphony orchestra.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-01


 Barnette declared that he is en- tirely innocent of any crime in con nection with the failure of the bank,
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-01
PLENTY OF ROMANCE AHEAD
Eyes of "s1o ooo, 900 Widow" Seek. ing Separation. Fixed on Future.

NEW YORK, Nov 29. - My mat. rimonial experiences have been sad so sad. but I still feel that the greatest romantic episode of my life is yet to CUme,' sighed Mrs. Phillip Van Valkenburgh tonight Mrs. Van Nalkenburgh. who as the young, pret- " and fascinating "s10,0OO, ,O0O widow of William Hayes Chapman was much discussed, particularly as 10 her numerous suitors among the foreign nobility, arrived from Flu rope tonight on the Mauretania Mrs. Van Nalkenburgh was overjoyed when informed by her lawyer, Edward Lauterbauch, that her suit for sep aration from her millionaire club man husband has been placed on the calendar of the Supreme court. "I shall be glad to rid myself of such man. she said.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-01
TO PROPERTY OWNERS.

Notice is hereby given that the common council will sit as board of equalization at the City Hall, on the End, 3rd, 4th, Sth and 9th of January, 1912, between the hours of s and 10 D. m., to consider any ob- jections which may be offered to as sessed valuation on property for the year 1911.
 No tax notices will be sent out this year, but everyone owning prop erty will have to pay taxes, and can ascertain valuation placed on same by applying 10 the
 MUNICIPAL CLERK.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-01
PERSONAL MENTION

E. B. Collins was in town from Goldstream. Friday.
 Gust Raymond is down from the l Big Cinema country.
 Gus Balzimer is in town from his | quartz work on Wolf creek. Dr. Danforth was in town from 1 Chatanika during the week. Roy c. Hall came in Thursday 1 night with the Panama mails Tom McGowan reached Seattle ! from Dawson few days ago
 Mrs. William Gorbrecht. of Fair banks creek, is at the Nordale.
 Captain White, of the Julia B. was in town during the week.
 W. H. Smallwood returned to town l Friday after a visit on Gilmore creek.
 Emmett Kincad, of Fairbanks creek was in town early in the week
 Roger Sharkey, of ? below Fair banks creek, spent the holidays in the city
 G. A. McQuarrie, of Ester creek, was visitor in town on business 1 last week
 MT. and Mrs. McCluskey left We'd nesday morning for their home at i Richardson.
 E. w. Harris, of the Newsboy mine. returned to the creeks Satur- day morning.
 MT and Mrs. Henry Paris. former 1 ly of this city, are now residing in l Portland. Ore.
 MT. and Mrs. John Bigelow. of l GOldstream, came in to town We'd nesday afternoon.
 Mrs. Howie, who nas been visiting her relatives in the states, returned on Saturdays stage Frank Isaacson left Friday on a quartz prospecting trip to the vicin- | ity of Gardner's ranch. Charley Surridge, who has been driving on the Hot Springs stage, is leaving for the Outside. J. w. Barker, special agent of the land office, returned from the l Outside a week ago Saturday. The passengers on Saturdays stage were MT. and Mrs. T. c. West, c. c. Page and Mrs. Wallace Howie.
 MT. and Mrs. J. Harmon Caskey had Jack Robarts and Walter Rowson al blCDOIu lclt HUI SCdy HOll ing for 23 below Goldstream, where he will prospect on the left limit Pat Helmick returned week ago Saturday night after short visit at Munson's roadhouse at Salcha.
 Jack Nirich, the Skoogy gulch quartz man, returned to the hills Thursday after a short stay in the city.
 Miss Laura Burnett, of the Fair banks telephone exchange. is visit ing with her father at Skoogy gulch.
 G. G. Berg. Jensen and Anderson are preparing to drift from their shaft on the left limit of Happy creek
 G. A. O'Connor, one of the freight CTS with the Schumacher Miller out fit. leaves over the trail today for Chitina.
 Archdeacon Stuck is at Fort Yu- kon on his way to Allakaket in the Koyukuk. He will return to Fair banks in March.
 MT and Mrs. Claude Kelly. and Mir. and Mrs. Sam Sea were the guests of MT. and Mrs. R. S. Me Donald on Christmas day
 Harry Ellis, who has been work ing withMcGillwray & Fisher on the Cleary extension of the News boy, was in town for the holidays
 Special Game Warden Irons left for Circle, Eagle and way points on the train Wednesday, He will travel with Nels Rasmussen and J. P An derson.
 MT. and Mrs. H. B. Parkin were hosts to MT. and Mrs. R. c. Wood, Mir. and Mrs. J. l.. Sale and MT. | and Mrs. Harold Reeves, on Christ mas day.
 MT. and Mrs. George A Coleman | entertained Christmas day for MT. | and Mrs. E. H. Boyer, Morley Lit l
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-01
WHEN SCOTS TALK

Doctor Abeinathy, the Scotch sur geOn, was a man of few words, bun he once met his match-in wo man. She called at his office in Edinburgh one day, with a hand badly inflamed and swollen. The following dialogue, opened by the doctcr, took place:
 "Burn?"
 "Bruise."
 "Poultice."
 The next day the woman called and the dialogue was as follows: "Better?"
 Worse"
 More poultice"
 Two days later the woman made another call.
 'Better?"
 Well. Fee?"
 Nothing. Most sensible woman | ever saw"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-01-01

Many girl would rather cul- tivate her voice than cultivate her friends. It is difficult to do both.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-25
COUNCIL MEETS TO
DISCUSS FRANCHISE

With the view OF agreeing upon a
redraft Of the franchise Of the Port
land, Eugene & Eastern Railroad COM
pany, Robert Strahorn, president of
the company, and Frank Waters, the
local representative met with mem
bers of the city council last night and
discussed the situation.
Because Of several existing defects
Mayor Lachmund vetoed the franchise
granted the company by the council,
and his veto was sustained by it. The
council Is now engaged In correcting
these defective features and the pur-
pose Of the meeting was to go over the
situation with the representatives of
the company. Mr.. Strahorn expressed
himself as willing to accept the fran
chise as II stood at the present, gem
orally, and that he would not oppose
any reasonable changes which will be
made. The council covered much
ground last night and 1t is the inten-
ton OF the members to secure re-
draft as soon as possible and pass a
franchise so that the company may
proceed and make contemplated i'm
provements
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-25
JURY TAKES A LOOK
AT THE PROPERTY

After an examination Of the prop
erty in controversy, the jury in the
case of the Willamette Power com
panw against the Hammond Lumber
company returned from Detroit last
night.
This suit involves claims for dam
ages amounting TO about $5OO,000, and
is one of the largest, II not the larg-
est civil case ever tried in this county.
The purpose Of the action is to con-
demn land and property rights held
by the Hammond Lumber company,
the plaintiff desiring It in developing
power from the Santiam river. Just
what the plaintiff desires the power
for is problematical, but It is sur
missed that It is identified with the
Hill interests, and that when acquired
the power will be used IN railroad de-
velopment.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-25
THE DARROW TRIAL
RESUMED TODAY


Los Angeles, Cal, July 25,-When
court convened today in the Darrow
trial Chief Defense Attorney Earl
Rogers charged in open court that
Juror L. A. LeavItt, who has been abb
sent from the trial for the past three
days, causing a delay in the proceed
lDgs, had expressed opinions Of Dal-
rows guilt before being called for the
Jury service and attempted to cause
the Jurors dismissal from the case.
Rogers claimed ne had several wit
nesses, neighbors and relatives Of
Leavitt, who were then available and
who would prove that the juror was
biased when he entered the box, con-
trary to his expressions in reply to
questions of the attorneys.
Judge Hutton oyerruled the motion
Of the defense, and the trial will pro-
ceed again this afternoon with Juror
Lenvitt in the box. The court refused
TO hear the defense witnesses in an
attempt to disqualify Leavitt.
After hearing arguments for both
sides Judge Hutton decided that there
was nothing in the law which would
warrant him in stopping the case at
this time to try the qualifications of
Leavitt as a juror.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-25
Campbell Is Expelled.
sITED PRESS LEASED wIRE.l

UNITED PRESS LhAsED WlRE.l
Cripple Creek, Colo, July 24.-Ex-
PEELED from the Western Federation
Of Miners, Thomas Campbell left here
today for Buttev Before his departure
Campbell said.
II am going to show the miners OF
Butte that, although lost here, the
battle Is not half over. 1t is mercy
begun, and shall spend the rest Of
my life, II necessary, fighting for the
principles I represent. The statement
that am an Industrial Worker of the
World is a malicious and wilful lie. !
have not been a member of the I. w
W. since the Federation was connect
ed with the /. w. w. The Meyer
crowds sneaking tactics were evident
from the start in the fight here"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-25
OFFICERS
WILLING
TO TESTIFY
ONE WITNESS BEFORE THE
GRAND JURY TODAY SAYS lie
SAW WEBER RUNNING AWAY
FROM THE SCENE OF THE MUIR.
DER.

New York, July 25.-Reisler, the
first witness called before the grand
jury today, testified that he saw Web
her running away from the scene Of
the murder, 10 minutes after Rosen-
thai was shot
Neutenants Beckers, Costlgan and
Reilly were invited today by District
Attorney Whitman to testify before
the grand jury, but he stipulated that
Becker must waive all rights Of inn
munity. Although neither Of these
men were subpoenaed, all appeared.
Becker was accompanied by an attor-
ney. who explained that the officer
could not testify without securing
Commissioner Waldo's consent Beck
er asserted that he would testify, al
though he had not been advised to do
20.
AT the request Of District Attorney
Whitman, the coroner's Inquest was
set over until Monday.
The application OF a writ of ha-
beas corpus to secure the release of
Paul was Withdrawn today. No rea-
son was assigned for this action.
After Lieutenant Becker had waited
around the court room for an hour,
expecting TO be called. the grand jury
adjourned until Monday. Becker was
told TO return Tuesday.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-25
DIFFERENCE OF OPINION
AS TO VALUE OF LAND

The suit brought by the state In the
circuit court to condemn certain lands
belonging to the Savage heirs, for the
use of the penitentiary, will be con-
cluded today.
The state land board found 1t nee
essary to acquire this for land the in
stltution, and offered to purchase It
at reasonable price, but the heirs
declined to sell at the figure offered,
The board then directed Attorney
General Crawford to begin condemna-
ton proceedings. Today witnesses
were placed on the stand to determine
the value OF the land, and the testl-
mony was very fluctuating, estimates
ranging all the way from a few hun
dred dollars an acre up to a thou
sand.
There is always big demand for
thing that cannot be had.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-25
Parcels Post Prices.
[uNITnp PREss LnAsrn wIRn.l !

UNITED PRESS LEASED WIRE
Washington, July 25.--How the par
cells post regulations embodied in the
pending postoffice appropriation bill
will charge for the transportation Of
small packages was explained here TO-
day in a statement by Senator Bourne
of Oregon. If finally approved by the
house and senate conferees and by
President Taft the rates will be:
For city and rural delivery, five
cents for the first pound and one cent
for each additional pound
For 5O-mile zone five cents for
the first pound and. 8 cents for each
additional pound.
For a SOO-mlle zone, 8 cents for the
first pound and Z cents for each addi-
tional pound.
For an 1SOO-mile zone, II cents for
the first pound and 10 cents for each
additional pound.
Above the 1S0O-mile zone, 12 cents
flat for each pound.
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-25
THE CAPITAL NATIONAL
INCREASES ITS CAPITAL

The Capital National bank has In
creased It's capital stock to $685.
900, an addition of $4,000. The new
stock was taken by the present stoc-
holders. The original capital was
$4,000, and this was advanced to
100000 two years ago. Besides this
capital stock, the bank has earned
surplus of $4,000 The Capital Ma
tional was organized "a years ago, and
has grown surely and steadily, until
today II Is one of the solldest financial
institutions In the state n credit to the
city, as we'll as a substantial benefit.
II has fine clientele. and an ever
increasing patronage
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-25
ENGLAND AFRAID OF
GERMAN AGGRESSION
UNITED PRESS LEASED wInn.l ]

London, July 25,-Marked difference
of opinion concerning the likelihood
of England becoming involved with
Germany was expressed in the house
OF commons today by two Of Englands
public men. Referring directly to the
speech Of Winston Churchill, in which
he said that England would double
Germans program, Premier AsQuith
said:
England has no quarrel with any
one, and 1t covets no additional terri
tory"
Andrew Bonar Law, conservative
leader, expressed a conflicting opinion
He said:
Careful consideration has con-
vlnced me that Lord Roberts was not
exaggerating when he said England
was never in graver peril than at
present"
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-07-25
ALL BUT ONE COMPANY
CARRIES EXHIBITS FREE

Advices were received today by
State Superintendent Of Public In
structlon Alderman that both the Ore
gon Electric and United Railways will
transport free all exhibits TO be dis
played by the Children's industrial
Fair. to be held at the same time as
the state fair, and in connection with
II.
The Southern Pacific has also
agreed to do so and has prepared reg
ulations under which the exhibits may
be shipped, and this leaves the Ore.
gon-W Washington Railroad company as
the only railroad which will not do
nate its services free for this purpose.
This company, when the subject was
up for discussion, declared that It
would 80 unable to agree to the ar
rangement, and that all exhibits which
are to be shipped over this line are
to be paid for at the regular rates.