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The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-10
New Theory Evolved
 Regarding Tuberculosis

PARIS. April 24 -- A sensation was caused among medical men of this country by paper read by Pro lessor Poncet 10 the Academy of Medicine, pr wing tha' consumption is transmitted by the perspiration of patients.
 Dr Ponce, who occupies a high position in the profession, has made a germ culture from such perspira- ton by the application of hot air o cotton W ol impregnated with it. After short time this was found to contain tuberculosis microbes in pro- portion to r Der cent. and when il was injected into guinea pigs it rendered them tubercular.
 lie thinks he disease is sppread far more by precipitation than. as merly thought by mucus or saliva and has ascertained that germs from precipitation are virulent. not only in cases of pulmonary consumption rheumatism.
 One of the grayest aspects of the new discovery. as urged by Dr. Pon- cet, is that if a deadly bacillus is able to emerge from the body by means of the skin it can in all pr b. ability enter another organism by the same rOu,e. He pointed out the terrible danger thus run by all who touch consumptives, and held that scientific prevention of contag ion could henceforth be attained only by avoiding all contact with the bod ies of the patients in addition to measures observed hitherto.
 Strict attention to the cleanliness of the skin was also urged by the lecturer on the general public as precaution against accidental con- tdtlS tlOIHtS liIuSl uO" Dt ISCOS- nized, he stated. as responsible fer the spread of disease, and all ob- jects touched must be vigorously lisinfected
 Strict isolation of all patients is also necessary. and the new discov- cry affords an additional argument for the campaign against the over crowding If the poor in tenement houses.
 From purely scientific aspect, Dr. Poncet's discovery is held to give support to the theory which re- gards tuberculosis as an infection of a septicemic nature, the patho- genie agent of which. therefore, cir culates freely in the blood. and does
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-10
CATS EXILED LAST YEAR VT
 RETURN TO LEAVENWORTH

LEAVENWORTH Kas., April 23- Black cats, white cats, gray cats, tom cats and all other members of
 he feline family are coming into their own in Leavenworth again. Al Ter more than year of exile they once more are admitted to the Sol diers' Home reservaticn But they are still excluded from Fort Leaven- worth
 In the fall of 1910, BBrigadier- General Frederick Funston, then in command of the Fort Leayenworth reservation, banished all cats from it's confines Following the ex- ample of General Funston, Governor Sidney G. Cooke of the Soldiers Home shortly afterward eXiled the cat family from the reservation un- der his jurisdiction.
 Both Fort Leavenworth and the home were densely populated with cats at the time the orders were issued, and the mcurnful song of the midnight diva became mem ory of the past. Since then quiet
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-10
The Political Game

result Wi.l be clos. the Republican ua touIi mmi lee met here thls af- .sFu5eu n consider the matter of t.o temporary roll call of delegates .a a= national convention on June lS.h.
 Tudays session was deyo-ei priu- ,ipaiiy 0 organization and ne adop- ioH of The Iales of procedure which vHH govern
 ihe iait men control the commit zee as large majority. and the Cad. s HE Iaf delegates will in all eronahiIry he inc ones seated.
 BALTIMORE. June 6. - l. Is the $ r,ral belief here among promi- Hen D mocrats that Theodore Bell, rAt popular Californian, will be he tluI,r of he conyeu ion for The usurnau-hip.
 PAEkERoRCRG. W Va. June 6. A resolution msjructing he dele Eat,- for Champ Clark was adopted " Iares majority today al the >-a louyeu ion
 CHICAGO. June 6. - The Repub- iean Id ieual committee, which is ,1 decide the many contests which adye teen filed by the Taft and &ee-et | factions. convened yester- IaH in his ely and organized r +eFk. Ike fITsa matter of business 4as tae cleo ion of \ictor Rosewater, editor uf the Omaha Bee as chair man. and itis understood the com mi'te- will he ready for business jo- MOTION
 | is ramorpd that the national h dy, which is controlled by he ad- miuistraricu will decide all of the saut esss II Ia1or of Tatr This is denied hy 5he members of the com mitee, hu it is confidently believed by prominent politicians that the president will gain sufficient strength through h. action Of the committee that there will remain no further doubt a. To the ou.oome of the na- l.tual convention.
 CHICAGO. June :. Taft won the tirsr H'sst befora the Republican national commit ee today. i; being he Alabama delegation. The Rouze- vel. teAoaing has given up all hope uf mak+ug Wugrt ~s before the ua- tioraI committee in the matter of coutes ed delegates. eXeeptius in tae case th GeIeea ion from Ihe "a pt Washington.
 CHICAGO. Jun1 A tae meet jng of tHe Republican Ha ional com uutttc yes erday. i'll the work of or aauial,ion. he Taft people scored .he initial victory in he erection of Eicror Rosewaeer. f Omaha. brother of Edward RoSewater, the editor of .ee Omaha Be. a. chairman of the efeaniza ioH. Tais gives the Tatt forces ctter than an even break in the conttss fa come. and is many points iH the game in favor of the administration candidate.
 All the Southern leaders of the Ha ional committee have agreed to stand -oli3iy for President Taft
 CHICAGO. June :. By the vie -ory ill he committee as To the Ala, bama cutess case the Taft forces .ea- 2i del gates.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-10
MOST COSTLY NEW YORK LOT

NEW YORK. - The firm of J. F. Morgan X Co., will soon begin work on skyscraper office building 10 replace their present office build ing al Wall and Broad streets, op- posi'e the s;.ck exchange and sub treasury, according to report print. ed recently r is said the Morgan firm has just completed the purchase of tae property which has heretofore bean i'll the hands of The Drexels.
 The plot is considered the most valuable piece of its size in the world Real estate men estimate its market value at nearly $l,O00 square fo [. The record price for d lot heretofore was that given by the Bankers Trust Company for the site on the opposite corner, said to have been $500 a square foot
 The DreXel property has a front age of S3 feet on Wall street, and 1i3 feet n Broad street At $l 900 square foot ii would be worth abont $9000, 900.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-10
BRAND BABIES IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO - All babies born in Chicago hospitals are stamped, it was announced recently, after at ,antion had been called to the prob lem now VeXing two Paris mothers As soon as baby arrives an anti septic label bearing the name of the mother. the date and hour of birth. and the name of the attending physician, is attached to the child Attendants at Chicago lying-in hos pitals discussed the enigma with which two Paris mothers have to deal.
 The stork visited mother and her daughter in the same hospital and at the same hour in Paris. The attendant then mixed infants. Each m ther now fondles a baby and wonders whether it is a son or brother, or a son or grandson.
 If We didn't have the stamping system," said Chicago nurse, we would be in trouble all the time Identification is absolutely necessary where We have babies arriving at the rate of dczen or two an hour"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-10

NANCoi Elk, k. C.. April B T@ree Wears "ill witness unparallel- ed activity in railroad construction in Canada and the opening of the Panama canal The opening of the canal means momentous changes in the commercial currents of tine rid, but more momen,ous for Can, ada than for any other nation.
 The wheat crop in 1911 was from lA0,ooo,06o to 200,0oo. .000 bushels, and 15o.oo0.0oo bushels will have 10 he moved by he railroads before the next crop ripens. Besides. l00,- ooo.ooo bushels of oats will have to be handled by the railr ads. and 30.0oo. .ooo bushels of flax and bar ley. Had the weather been season able. Wss ern Canada would have had 200000,000 bushels of wheat, and 200,oo0,000 bushels of oats, bar 'ey and flax for export. As it now stands the railroads will have to handle 250000.00O bushels before next harvest. and 10 accomplish this gigantic w-rk and handle coal and other traffic will lax he Canadian Pacific and Canadian Northern rail roads 10 the very limit of their ca, paeity and ability.
 Ii is a fact that railroad facilities of he Canadian Northwest lag far behind the needs of the country. Some people ill Wall street. l.ond n and Paris have been complaining about Canada oyerbuilding her rail roads and Oyerdoing things general ly, but this talk is uncalled for in the light of actual facts. In 1915 the prairie provinces will be growing 00,00O,000 bushels cf grain and will nsed transportation facilities
 The c. P. R. is now rushing work 10 double rack from Winnipeg to Vancouver. In fact, by 1914 the Canadian Pacific will be a double track line from Lake Superior to Vancouver. In addition it will have a second line in connection with the 500 from Duluth and Chicago and St. Paul to Vancouver
 Resides, the Canadian Northern will have it's line complete and in operation firm Lake Superior to Vancouver. and the Grand Trunk Pacific will also have it's railway completed from Lake Superior to Vancouver and Prince Rupert Bul were all the Canadian roads double tracked from the lakes to the Pa cific. ;hey wculd even then be un- able 70 take care of the immense traffic that will originate in the Can adan Northwest
 Some imagine that the Hudson Bay railroad will relieve this con- gestion. This is doubtful. The line to Hudson Bay will develop grain, lumber and fishing industries. but there. will be n2 feasible com nercial outlet through Hudson Bay
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-10
HIT BY TWO TRAINS;
 GETS UP AND WALKS

POMONA, April 9 - Hit by the eastbound Salt Lake paper train, thrown to another track and hit again by a freight train, Edward Percy aged 32 years. a commercial tray eler. is in the Pomona Valley hos pital with a lacerated scalp. and no ether injuries.
 Percy was walking toward the depot to catch an early train, when e was caught by the cottatcher of the paper train and thrown fit teen feet to the parallel track. A freight engine hit him and tossed him to the middle of the road
 Despite his experience in the role of a human football, Percy was able, with the assistance of a passerby, to walk to the statien. where a doctor was summoned. Examination revealed only deep cut in his fore head He will be out of the hospi- tal tomorrow.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-10
SOUNDS LIKE DEMOCRACY

The Socialists demand of their ot- foials.
 First-That they must be dues paying members Of the party for at lcasr one year.
 See nd No one presumes to au- nounce himself a candidate for ant Cffice The nominations are made mostly by referendum; and when person is notified of his nomination, he is asked to. and must. sign his resignation Def re his name is plac- ei on the ticket If he fails to carry out he mandates of the parry. thc resignation is dated and accept cd and the person is expelled from the party.
 The Socialists use he initiative and referendum rue democracy a direct vote of the members; no platform is made. no imp rtant rule adopsed. excepr ii first has ma jorify vote of the members.
 By his method the humblest mem her of the party is on an equality with every other member in shap- ing the wishes of the parry for ha can initiate any measure he may wish Ii f receives the sanction of the majority of the Local" or ganizati II to which he belongs. ii goes forth to The entire membership that would be affected by it; and if it is seconded by five per cent in cludinG five states, if goes 10 refer endum of the whole party This is for national issues If for state or county then il must have the sanction of those interested. as be re. when i, goes 70 referendum.
 This shows how impossible it is for a Socialist officer 10 sell out. He might sell himself but as he canuos deliver the goods. wouldbe buyers dc not bother him. This shows, also. Il W impossible il is for anyone 10 become boss or in'rench himself in office In thus hedging @ Socialist offices and keeping the final say in the hands of The mem hers, human nature need not be re formed.
 The Socialists ask investigation. and claim there is n way short of cooperation by which the people can possess what riehfully belongs to them-Geo F. Kline
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-10

Every Year there would be trans f=rred from The imperial to the Irish eNehedner a sum representing the seoss 10 he United Kingdom of the Ifish services at the passing of the aot. the C st to he determined by board Of five, two of whom are to he appointed by England. two by Ireland and the chairman by the croWn That would be the first reyenue of Inc Irish government, the second would be Irish postal rev cnue and an addit nal sum is to be paid 10 Ireland, $2.500.o0o the first year and a lesser amount each ycdr until il is reduced to $l .00O, 900. The premier went fully into the question of financial relations and Ir,sh representation at Westminster, which he considered just, as the i'm pcrfal parliament would continue to tax the whole United Kingdom
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-10
PHOTOGRAPHIC RECORD
 SHOCKS STENOGRAPHER

ANN ARBOR, April I. - Below Is the letter which the stenographer to Purchasing Agent Loss. of the University Of Michigan, hoard spok. eR into her ears from a phono- graphic record cn which NLr Loss had started 10 dictate shorr time previously:
 Messrs. Brown X Blank.
 New York City
 Gentleman Replying to your es. teemed letter of the 22nd instant. Ne can say that little Willie's bad as hell, pushed his sister in the well. "ilIie's mamma, drawing water. said is hard to raise a daughter.
 Tn" stenographer Is recovering From her shock. Of course, the let ter was not written thus. An inves- tigation was instituted, and these are The 9eductions:
 Mir Loss started to dictate let ter. hut was called to another part ot the building. and was gone for some lime. While he was away someone and what the University officers would like to know is, who hat person is entered the office of Mr Loss. started the machine and sp Ike his little bit of humor in to t then, hastily removing the rac0rd placed it among the records of other letters which had been die tated and were ready for the stem osrapher, Loss completed the die taiou of the letter on fresh rec ord without noticing he change. It only came aut when the innocent .enosrapher took the record out Q write tal letter
 And now the people in the pur- chasing department declare d fresh man did it.
 Waiter Uo customer who has been waiting a long timel-Your fish will b. coming ill d minute IT two now. sir,
 Customer Tell ne, what bait arc ,eu using?
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-10

of his pamphlet. Food for Thinking Christians" which examines every mention of Hell in the Bible. can be had by addressing him.
 Everybody goes 10 Hell. Why ? Because Hell is the grave. or death condition, to which goed and bad alike go to remain until the blessed time of resurrection, judgment. and restoration 10 perfection of all the obedient. The Hebrew word shecl is positively the only "helT' word in the Old Testament Its Hebrew definition is the unseen state. or the place of the dead. l. occurs sixty-fiye times. and nowhere is the word fire associated with il.
 No Work In Sheol.
 Solomon said. There is no work nor device. nor knowledge in sheoI." and he adds. "whither thou goest. Why? Because all in Hell are dead. Referring to the resurrection, the Revelator says Death and He'll (marginal reference reads 'or grave'o delivered up the dead tnot the living) which were in them"
 "SheoI is translated twenty-nine times as hell" three times as "pit." and thirty-three times as grave" In the revised versicn, "sheol' is trans lated as hell only about twenty times out of sixty.five times. and it's Greek equivalent. "hades," occur ing eleven times in the New Testa- ment, is not translated as hell" al all. but is left untranslated. be cause the Bible revisers knew + did not mean eternal torment.
 Only sixteen out of the sixty-six Bible books use the word "heil." in the English translation St. Paul wrote fourteen books of the New Testament. but never mentioned hell fire" John never mentioned it in his Gospel, nor in his three Epistles nor did; Peter in his two Epistles, nor Ruth, Ezra, Nehemiah. Esther, Jeremiah Daniel. Hosea, Joel, Obadiah, Micah, Nahum. Ze- phaniah. Haggai, Zechariah or Nal achi Strange that all these holy Apostles and Prophets did mt harp upon the danger of falling into thas lake of fire" which is supposed jo he the doom of billions of humanity,
 No wonder that men turn away in disgust. full f fear and doubt, No wonder that church pews are empty and no one seems to care, No wonder that hundreds of thous- ands are infidels, or are fast be- coming such, The sure cure, the only cure, is 10 gel a knowledge of G d's true character, for to know Him is to love Him. With present day Bibles, Bible Helps. Concord anees Bible Dictionaries. and Stud ies in the Scriptures, no one need be in the dark"
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-10
Believe Canal Opening
 Will Hel D West Canada

II can only make an ocean highway for two months of the year. and then only with ships specially con struc,ed and which no underwriters would insure, but yet the farmers. harassed by transp rtation difficul. ties, clamor for the Hudson Bay rail road.
 Ii is not through Hudson Bay. however, but through the Panama canal that the grain growers of the Canadian NorthW est are going f gel relief The greater part of the grain grown after 1914 will find it's way to Europe through Vancouver and the Panama canal than trough Montreal and Halifax, and Vancouver theref re, must i'll time become the great grain emporium of the world.
 Some transportation experts will tell of the great cost of transport ing grain over the Rockies They forget tha' the California oil fields have cut fuel costs of transportation over the mountains in two The Chi cago, Milwaukee X &. Paul is now using il in it's engines from Seattle o Montana and in little while the Canadian Pacific will be using oil 10 run it's trains.
 II is patent, therefore, that Al h5rta and Saskatchewan in winter will ship flour and grain not through Atlantic ports. but through Vancouver. II may be argued that Halifax and St. John ocean liners must have carg es and. therefore. they will carry grain and flour for so much less than from Vancouver. This is fallacy. The ocean liners , running 10 St. John and Halifax can all be filled with a small percentage of the grain grown in the West. The greater part must find its outlet through Vancouver,
 It must mt be forgotten. too. that the era of the big economic ship has come. Ships propelled with oil, and carrying 20000 tons of flour and grain and lumber and fruit from Vancouver to Liverpool, can make the journey in three weeks, and the cost of carrying that freight from Vancouver to Liverpool will be the equivalent of 400 miles of a rail haul Such ships can als2 carry first class tourists far cheaper than can railroads. The immigrants for Alberta and British Columbia will come through the Panama canal af- ter 1914 Moreover. when these great ocean steamers are built for the Panama and Vancouver trade, New York and Montreal and Boston merchants and manufacturers will rou'e their wares and merchandise through Liverpool via Panama and Vancouver for Spokane, Seattle. Port land. Calgary. Edmonton and dozens f other cities in the West.
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-10
MATCH-M TAXING KAISER.

The kaiser is continually promin- ent before the world as d sportsman. Riding, shooting and yachting are his chief pastimcs. though he is go Il at tennis, which he plays al he fine courts at Wilhelmshohe, neaer Cassel The officers of the near Cassel The officers of the and the empress pours out the cof- fee and often butters the "Knup- pels' Once a young lieutenant. who was not hungry, politely declined ihe roll offered by the kaiserin quite in ignorance f the fact that 10 do so was serious breach of etiquette. The kaiser was close to Jim, and, noticing the youngsters ngis ake, quietly observed. My dear fellow, when ,he empress offers you a roll buttered by her own hands you will doubtless ut want to eat it. but you can surely have f framed"
 On one occasion while on a mili- rary round the emperor came across a private with very melancholy yisaSe, and he asked The reason Of he troubled face.
 It's like, this, sir. said the sol dier. I've fallen in loye with a sergeants daughter, and she loves me all righr, but the father won't Iet her marry any ne of lower rank han his"
 Oh. that's i,s laughed the kaiser. Well, trot off and fell him the em- neror has made Anm I sergaant
The Alaska citizen., 1912-06-10

has reigned supreme during the long hours of darkness and no articles of footwear or pieces of the bedroom furniture have been thrown 10 the winds
 But Governor Cooke is a kind hearted man. The recent extremely cold weather perhaps made him re. gret his action in banishing the eat from the confines of the home But whatever his reasons. he has re. called his order and all this week the felines have been trooping back 10 the national military home. where the word welcome" tnce more ap- peaas above the gate,