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The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-23

and testified to the fact that Vim bish had told him in the California club that he expected to go to the Chandlar where he was interested in quartz. This conversation took place in November. 1910. At ] o'clock the court adjourned until To o'clock Saturday morning.
 THE LAST DAY.
 Fred Martin was sworn as a wit ness for the defense. He testified that Wimbish had told him that he was going either to the Chandlar. or to the Koyukuk by way of the Chan dlar, just which statement Wimbish made. not being clear in the mind of the witness. He said that in his opinion Wimbish was not heavy drinker John Gonna was then re called by the defense and the at torneys for the defense sought to bring out certain facts that were ob- jected to by the governments law yers. MT. Roth made an offer in writing to the court serving to show how the testimony he sought to in. troduCe was essential to the case. but the court ruled against him. This happened twice during the ex- animation of the witness At ten fort N.SnNen the defense rested
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-23
PLEA FOR INSTRUCTED VERDICT

R. F. Roth. an attorney for the defense, then moved that Judge Mu rane instruct the jury 10 return a verdict of Not Guilty" on the grounds that the government had failed to establish the Corpus De lecti." The lawyer Contended that it had not been proven that William Wimbish was dead. or that he came to his death by violence, or that any violence on him was perpetrated | by John Cooper. He quoted authori ties by the score, and was answered | by John Knox Brown, who likewise quoted authorities. reciting in par held in this same court a few years ago. Judge Adams then spoke on behalf of the defendant and quotei authorities, and Mir Crossley like
 wise entered plea on behalf of the government. This occupied about two hours and twenty-seven minutes of the courts time. and the motion of the attorney for the de- fense was denied. MT Roth took exception to the ruling of the court.
 THE DEFENSE OPENS
 i The first of the three witnesses called by the defense was John Con, ma. Mir Gonna testified that in reply to the question put to Wimbish as to whether or not he and Cooper were going to work the Gilmore creek ground during the winter of 1910-11 Wimbish replied No" He further stated that Wimbish had told him that he was going to the Healy river on trapping, eXpedi- tion. He described the missing man as being five feet eight and a half inches in height. The cross examination by the district attorney failed to alter the testimony of the witness. Andy Mckenzie was next called to the stand by the defense,
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-23
WHAT HAPPENED FRIDAY.


 Charles E. Davidson, the twenty third witness for the government, testified that Cooper had given him an option to the ground that had been staked by Wimbish. This op- tion was given by Cooper after the disappearance of Wimbish, and the defendant acted as if he owned the property. John Anderson then tes- tified that he had asked Cooper about Wimbish, and had been told by him that the missing man would never return that he had noth- ing to return for. Mrs. Tom Gilmore then took the stand and told how Wimbish, who had been in the cus- tom of coming to her house to look at the paper, did not appear there after the last of October or the first part of November, BIO, and that he had not. as usual. asked her to save the papers for him. or told her he was going away. Judge Dill lon was then recalled, and testified that he had located the recording of the claim staked by Wimbish, and
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-23
ABOUT THE RAZOR.

At ten minutes after nine on We'd nesday, George Smith, a colored man, took the stand at the request of the attorney for the government. He told of working with Mir Cooper for some time in March until the 29th day of May, 1911. He said that about the first of May, Cooper found a razor near the path and threw it to the cabin door in which Smith was sitting The latter picked it up, noticed what he thought to be blood stains thereon Cooper denied the fact The witness testified that he had given the marshal the razor when he came into town on the 29th day of May The defense asked no questions whatsoever of this wit ness. The razor was not in evi. dence.
 THURSDAYS SESSION.
 The first witness on Thursday morning was George Smith, the col
The Alaska citizen., 1912-09-23
THURSDAYS SESSION.

The first witness on Thursday morning was George Smith, the col ored man who had testified on the preceding day. Smith told of 8
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02
Stray Yellow Dog Finds Good Friend

EVEN in staid and sedate Washing
l. ton an amusing scene will occur
and a stray yellow dog will find
friend. The gallant Ambassador Jus
sefand of France, in faultless attire,
was returning from a hall where he
had delivered an address A liveried
footman was holding open the door of
his carriage, and the coachman, sitting
stifly On the box, was the very picture
of convention. The chivRlrous ambas-
sadox was boving right and left, when
hie eye fell upon a little dog who had
mado his way through the crowd and
stood In front OF him. The little ami
NAL looked beseechingly up into the
eyes of the great diplomat, who for
got his white gloves and stopped down
to pat the dusty head. But the sud-
den notion frightened the dog, who
was used to being kicked and beaten,
and with bis tail between his legs he
Bcampered away.
The ambassador thrust away all dig
ATTY cf diplomatic custom. and to the
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02
MORE HOSPITALS ARE NEED
Situation Improved, but Further w,~
Is Needed to Stamp Out
tuberculosis.

Only four states. Mississippi ~
vada, Utah and Wyoming. have +
beds whatever IN special hospitsls !.
wards for consumptives. Eight rs,,-
ago when the National Association -
the Study and Prevention Of Tubsr,.
lOsis was organized. there were q
states In which no hospital or saBl,o
rum provision for eonsumptives eri..
ed, and the entire number Of beds /.
the United States was only 10000
while these figures would indie,,.
q remarkable growth in snt-tuberes
losis activity says DR.. Livingsto.
Farrand. executive secretary Of X
National association. In eommeuiiur
on the subject there are stiT ~
tieally ten INDECENT consumptives "a
every one Of the 10000 beds, includin-
those for pay patients, n other worls
we have from 250,O00 to 100000 su..
sumptives in this country too poor =
provide hospital care for themselvs.
II tuberculosis is ever going to b.
stamped out in the United Stats
more hospital provision for these iocl
of infection must be provided
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02
Not to Be TrIAed With.

A rather forbidding-looking man
walked into the Office Of the collector
Of water rates recently and from the
dangerous CLEAN in his eye 1t was ex.
pected that he had come for trouble.
After looking around the office he
made his way to one Of the windows
and demanded:
did you turn my water Off"
The clerk took his name and looked
up his residence number and informed
the caller that they did not shut OF the
water at his house alone, but that all
the water In his district had been
turned off while some repairs were be
Ing made.
We'll, that's all right, then" the
man replied but never turn my wa.
ter off again, for my woman Is a Vi.
cious critter and she blames It ontc
me. kansas City Star.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02
Your Uncle Sam Has Books to Burn

THAT you, Mr.. Voter may get just
! the government publications that
are of interest to you, and that you
may be spared the expense Of printing
costly books which serve no further
purpose than would q friendly postal
card, congress ia strenuously attempt.
ing to reform itself with relation to the
business of printing. To accomplish
this congress has appointed a joint
commission to investigate its monster
printing bills, and that commission has
reported that the wastes in this direc-
tion amount to tens of millions, and
that, despite the great expense. the
end aimed at is not accomplished.
Uncle Sam has, the commission
states. a gang of laborers at work reg
ularly destroying books which It has
cost him millions Of dollars to print.
Almost any day these workmen may
be seen with axes chOpping vigorously
into great stacks of leather and cloth
bound books such as would be an or
nament to any library.
Every few years the government
finds itself the possessor of vast guam.
titles of printed matter stored in many
Easements as is grain in granaries. In
the vaults under the capitol 1t is no
uncommon matter to find thousand
tons of worthless public documents
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02
Plan to Stop Cats Midnight Opera

law for the impounding of dogs pro-
vides that the animal may be recover.
ed upon payment by the owner Of two
dollars, but no such leniency is extend.
ed to the cat.
Nine cats have been impounded
since July l last year, the commission
ers say, and each of the pets" is ac
cused Of being afflicted with rabies.
They also were accused of biting IL
persons. 1t is to prevent spread Of
the dread disease, the officials declare,
that the amendment to the police reg
ulations is made.
The term running at large" is held
by the authorities to have the same
meaning as in the proclamation re.
lating to the muzzling of dogs.
This is not the first proposition to
place tax on cats. Such measure
was under consideration by the board
of commissioners several years ago,
but it met with serious opposition by
the Washington Cat Club, of which
Mrs. Henry L. West, wife of former
Commissioner West, was president. Nc
action was taken at that time.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02
lWELL OsO

THE species of cat that takes delight
! In ensconcing itself upon the back
fence at undesirable hours and sere-
nading would-be sleepers is doomed.
The habitue of the alley has incurred
the displeasure of the commissioners,
and as all other offenders who arouse
the ire of the District officials, his
punishment will be swift and terrible.
An edict issued at the District build
ing the other Gay provides that all
stray cats hereafter found roaming at
large will be impounded and put to
death. The unfortunate feline must in
the future be confined to the premises
Of its owner, or, should Its mistress
deem 1t necessary to take 1t for an
airing, 1t must be held in leash. The
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

VxTASHINGT0N.-Fors some fve years
W past. the residents OF Sixteenth
street have been thoroughly mystihed
and made not a little curious BY the
presence Of a most unusual carriage,
which from time to time appears there,
II Is an ordinary brougham, very
spick and span, drawn BY one horse, a
black one. and beautifully caparisoned.
The coachmsn is . large man, with a
clean-shaven. fiorid face and iron-sray
hair, usually wearing . black coat.
Thus far the carriage ls most eonven-
tional. but when the eye lights on the
doors 1t stops, and one 10 tempted to
turn and take . second look; for, in
stead OF the usual glass at the win
dows there are oak panels hlling the
entire space Each has . crescent
shaped hole cut near the top, as II to
admit air to some one inside.
Only on bright. sunny days, spring
Rnd fall It may be seen, and usually In
the morning. From Sixteenth and H
street to Sixteenth and N streets It
goes, up and down, up and down. sp-
parently never changing its course, for
no one remembers ever having seen 1t
anywhere else. The horse travels at
q medium pace, never fast. and the
shining. tightly closed carriage, gleam'
ing In the sunshine. looks almost un-
canny.
At short intervals the driver leans
around. first on one side and then on
the other and looks carefully In at the
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

which congress finds itself unable to
even give away. Yet these documents
have cost millions Of dollars in the
printing, and these millions, accord.
ing to congress itself, are absolutely
wasted.
Every day through the congressional
season there is mailed from the capitol
and the house and senate ONCE build.
ings an average Of 20 tons Of printed
matter. The men who mail It confess
that the vast majority of 1t is intended
to have no more effect than would
postal card which reminds the con-
stituent that he is remembered. Tho
cost to the postofi1ce department in
sending this matter through the mall
amount to 5000 a day.
Every year the federal government
sends out more than 100000 expensive
books to certain designated libraries
in different parts of the country,
Very few Of these libraries use thu
books.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02
Strange Carriage Has All Guessing

front window, which is Of glass. This
continues for four or i've hours at 3
time some days. and 1t is almost too
much for the curiosity Of the Sin
teenth street people. who have noticed
it. A good many thought it must be
an invalid. or maybe an imbecile, while
some suggested dogs, cats. or even
snakes.
Finally one day an enterprisins
young resident Of sixteenth street, on
her way home. decided that she would
at least get 3 peep inside, so ae'
cordingly she went to the curb and
nearly lost her balance n the attempt
as the carriage went by. but the empty
seat only greeted her eye, and ne
queer face or form.
"He must be on the other side" she
said to herself. "Fn get him whsa he
comes back"
So when 1t returned she was there
ready, but not q sign Of life was to be
seen within.
Probably be has moved over" was
the young lady's conclusion, and she
pursued her way, but on reaching
home another girl was seen on the op'
posite curb, staring down the street
Did you see that carriageT' she
called I'm dying to know what's in
it,"
When next 1t came up, q girl moved
toward It from either curb and took .
look.
EMPTY
The mystery is still mystery, and
will be until some clever person finds
the solution. According to Sherlock
Holmes process Of elimination, Il
there is no one inside, they must be
outside. Is it the coachman? Who
knows? Sixteenth street would bt
grateful for any light on the subject
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02
GOOD NIGHTS SLEEP
No Medicine SO Beneficial 70 ?
and Nerves.

Lying awake nights makes i
to keep awake and do things ~
time. To take "tonics and stlmulaA'|
under such circumstances is nks !
ting the house on fire to see y z
can put 1t out.
The right kind Of food promo'ss
freshing sleep at night and
awake individual during the WI
A lady changed from her ola W.
eating Grape-Nuts, and says
For about three years ! had
a great sufferer from inulss
After trying several kinds OF msuns
the doctor would ask me TO ulvR
potatoes, then meat, and SO on ~
few days that craving, gnawiny
ing would start up, and woulu
everything l ate and drank.
When l started on Grape'Nu's
iting stopped, and the bloateO y
which was SO distressing disapT
entirely.
my mother was very much Do1n
with diarrhoea before commenolss
Grape-Nuts, because her stomao1 !.
so weak she could not digest nst
Since using Grape-Nuts fooo
well, and says she don't tnlnh
could do without 1t.
1T is a great brain restore
nerve builder, for | can sleep =
and undisturbed after a supps
Grape-Nuts as in the old days y
could not realize what they lus'.
a bad stomach There IS ~
cine so beneficial to nerves anu
as good nights sleep, sucn Il
can enjoy after eating Graps 4.
Name given by Postum Co.
Creek, Mich.
Look in pkgs. for the fanlgv
book, "The Road to Wellville.
Ever read the above letter
one appears from time to 49,
are genuine, trues ana rus
Interest.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02
helned a Little.

At Dinard one summer there was 1
beautiful young countess, the wife q
a millionaire, whose bathing dress
was-well-
A couple of men about town veH
talking in shocked tones about ID
countess bathing dress on the caslns
terrace.
ITS shocking; it's most imprODsI.'
said the first.
But" said the second, Il cant ID
lieve it's any worse than the dime
dress she wore at Mrs. HughesHl3
let's ball last night.
"Oh, WELL" said the other, she ~
her diamonds on hen,"-Rochesta'
Evening Telegram.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02
Singing and the Lungs.

1t is we'll known that singing, ID
whistling, is a fine exercise for Y
lungs, and some doctors advise the''
who fear consumption to 80 In q
singing for this reason.
At the same time, they, Of ccuIiA
do not advance the claim that singl.
alone will save anyone from or Gs
consumption. Acquire the habit :
taking the big deep breath, which Z
primary requisite of any kind Of alg
ing, bad or good, and the phySia'
Joy derived from 1t will never al's
you to relapse into lazy breathing
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

bewildernent of an amazed crowd, he
pursued the fleeing canine while soci-
ETY. folks looked on at the novel chase.
The dogs four legs made better time
than the ambassadors two, and Mr.,
Jusserand sought the help Of the foot
man. That lfveried gentleman shook
his skirts Of dignity, descended from
his mighty seat and overlook the dog,
which he delivered to the waiting am
bassador In triumph Mr.. Jusserand
tucked hts new friend under his arm.
swung into the carriage and convinced
the tramp dog that he had found .
friend and would have home. Chap
pies Newsletter
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

Boodlers many years ago acquired
by experience strong distate for TAX.
ing the Doodle in the form Of checks.
sThey will now be forced by reason Of
the advance in Nmodern methods to be
strictly on their guard against the
lurkIng and insidAoua dictograph.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

Burglar in New York was tracked
by means Of the perfume on his
clothes. We move that he be freed on
the charge of burglary and sentenced
TO life Imprisonment for wearing per.
fume.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

Although he had committed his
crime a year before. holdup man
was recognized By his victim and ar
rested. The moral is that man with
such a face as that has no business
70 90 into the holdup business.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

The new battleship Arkansas is de-
clared to have proved herself the
~wiftest in the world. Well, II we
must have battleships 1t is some COM
fort to know we have the best-st
least until somebody else builds bet
ter.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

One hundred thousand caddies are
kept from Sunday school by golf, says
. religious convention. But there is
no guarantee that they would go to
Sunday school If there were no golf.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

The report that prunes are selling
in New York for q nickel apiece re-
veals the startling fact that some
persons eat them deliberately and
without coercion
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

The alphabet, according to scient-
Ist, is 5000 years old And yet,
good many Of US have not taken ad
vantage of the opportunity to become
acquainted with 1t.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

A man was arrested for refusing to
hiss his wife-that is. this complaint
vas made along with another about his
refusal TO pay bills.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

Illinois boasts Of a laundryman poet.
II he can mangle verse as we'll as
the average laundryman can mangle
shirts, we sorrow for the English
language.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

A western girl has been awarded a
judgment for s2s,s2S for breach Of
promise. Probably the s2S is for the
Ice cream and soda water she didn't
get
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

The weather mans prediction for
the week is generally fair" II Is
characteristic of his prophecies that
he always leaves room for hedging.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

Philadelphia angler claims hat be
caught a fish with a diamond ring In
lts stomach. This brings the number
hp TO 1.456,7s2.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

A New York man wants everybody
10 keep a snake In his home. II the
N. Y. mans happiness depends on this
want, he'll die unhappy
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

A new French acroplane has wings
that can be folded. but the average
aviator is satisfied II the wings only
stay where they belong while he 10
hying.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

Man." says an uplift person, "is
me only animal that smokes" Like
wise he Is the only animal THAI holds
political campaigns. Poor man!
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

We have II from John l.. Sullivan
that the pugilists OF today are not
What they used to be. but in Johns
day typewriters were scarce.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

The comfortable and comicru
people are those who look upon 2
bright side of life, gathering Its E0s'
and sunshine, and making the nu|
that happens seem the best-DoF0q.
Dix.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

Naturally the Summer Girl who
tAns expects to have a much happier
vacation that the Summer Girl who
freckles.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

A Connecticut man says he has been
struck By lightning every seven years.
Probably he means political light
hing
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

A California man claims to have
taught an eight-legged fish that barks
like a dog. Still, they claim California
wines are harmless.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

This is a cruel world. After q col
lege man is graduated he has to hunt
Q Job at boys wages.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

A bumper wheat crop Is promised
this year. All OF which goes to show
that political hot air has no effect on
crops.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

A girl lately died from eating too
much Ice cream. The majority OF
girls would die rather than own Il
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

A genius comes to the front nth
the seedless apple. but the seedless
raspberry Is still afar oR.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

One By one the pennant hopes that
blss as closely as 1t does the French
and American airshlps.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

Disaster follows the German dirigi-
budded IN April are stricken By dry
rot and disappear
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

One Of the latest triumphs Of mod
arn science Is the dried sgg. In fact
you cart beat L.
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

All Is not gold that Slitters. A New
York woman wants a divorce because
her wedding ring is brasA
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

Aviators nay carry the mails. but
nost Of cur postmen viii prefer to
yak
The Southern herald., 1912-08-02

Ths sin stocking girl Is very much
a evidence these sumner days
The Southern herald., 1912-10-11
CRUST COVERED sGsrS HElD

6S2 Brunswick St., Baltimore Ma
"My baby's face broke out in ulmul..
which after bathing would weeu ~
form scabs until his head and ~
were completely covered with 4 ems
and his hair all fell out. It was cu.
and would not sleep. Each dsy +
spread until his entire face and -
were covered with weeping sores 7
tried several prescriptions, but dla ns
find any relief. Then decided d =
Cuticura Soap and Ointment
AFTER using them two or ihsaa
times the sores dried up and aftsr |,
half dozen applications all dlshrun
ment disappeared. In less than lhr..
weeks the sores and scales were cn
pletely gone, and babys skin a
smooth and clear as when he was An,
born. Cuticura Soap and Ointment
cured him" (Signed) Mrs. Lotto Y.
Steinwedel, Jan. IA, 1912.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment I'D
throughout the world. Sample Of essh
free, with 32-p. Skin Book. Add. posb
card "Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston" All
The Southern herald., 1912-10-11

involved In that single establishment.
Many factories in the fatherland had
Joined in this international effort to
find an artificial process by which
rubber could be built up syntheti-
cally from raw materials readily
available, but to the Elberfelder Far.
benfabriken belongs the distinction of
priority in the solution Of the problem
DR., Fritz Holman, director In charge
at Elberfeld, gives his own story Of
the pursuit OF the elusive key
" BY mere chance my attention was
called to this question Of synthetic
rubber through lecture delivered in
London about six years ago by Prof.
Dunstan. AS a phsrmaceutic chemist
In a dye factory my work did not take
me In the direction of rubber, but the
problem fascinated me.
II found on reading up the subject
that caoutchouc was based on iso-
prene, and tried to prove 1t, To do
that | had to have isoprene. and, what
was more, had TO have synthetic iso-
prene and not the kind obtained by a
dry distillation Of rubber such as had
hitherto generally been used. ! had
task before me. Fl
TO the organic chemist coal is an
ideal mother substance, and chose
1t as my basic material In this we
we're justified. and in March of 1909
Carl Coutelle and l succeeded in OBJ
tanning the first large quantity OF
pure synthetic soprene--several