The Alaska citizen., 1914-07-13


IN spite of the meddlesomeness OF
the Times, the Democratic primary
in Fairbanks was decidedly har-
monious affair.
FOR the last two weeks the city
council meetings have been quiet.
This is probably the lull after the
milk storm"
THE caution exercised by the SEN
ate banking committee in approving
the nomination Of men to serve on
the federal reserve board. will tend
to promote public confidence in
both the senate and in the banking
board.
WILLIE RICHIE lost out In the
prize fight with Champion Welsh OF
England. But even at that. Willie
received consolation prize OF
$40, 900, which is not so bad, after
all And then, too, he Is still light
weight champion of America.
FIFTEEN excursionists are re-
W Uc VII lASh WV $1,000
Seattle to Fairbanks. AS they are
all probably men Of more than or.
binary influence, an effort should
be made to give them a good I'M
preston of the city and its people
1T must be irritating for King
George of England to be made Il
target so frequently for the liter
allure thrown by the suffragettes.
However he has the comfort that
suffragette literature is not so dan
gerous as the bombs that are often
Intended for the Gear Of Russia
ROOSEVELT has been branded q
faker by H. S. Lander. an explorer.
who takes the Colonels own words
to prove that he did not discover a
river in South America. Roosevelt
is the author of the term. nature
faker," and probably that is why
Lander did not apply 1t to him.
GOVERNOR STRONG has been
made a member of the commission
appointed to have charge OF the
$500, 1000 appropriation by the gov
eminent for exhibits for the San
Francisco exposition. His appoint
ment is further proof Of the kindly
interest entertained by the Demo
cratic administration at Washington
for Alaska.
WOMEN'S suffrage met with de-
feat in the Georgia state senate
few DAYS ago. When Georgia gets
the initiative and referendum laws,
now enjoyed by the people OF many
of the other states, women OF that
state will probably be given the
rights they deserve by vote OF the
people, regardless of the arbitrary
views Of the legislators.
1T looks now as though there will
be several Fairbanks men in the
race for the senatorial toga to be
dropped by Henry Roden this fall. Ro-
denis part in the questionable effort
to prevent the building OF a govern
ment railroad in Alaska has made
him so unpopular In this DIVISION
that it is probable that almost any
one of the proposed candidates
would be welcomed as his successor
DAVID STARR JORDAN. who
was made president Of the National
Educational association a few days
ago, is declared by the morning pa
per to be president Of Leland Stan
ford, Jr.. university. Mr.. JORDAN
retired some time ago from the
presidency of the Stanford univers.
ity. and that position IL now neid
BY John Casper Branner. The tele-
graph editor Of the Times seems
to have been doing some guess work
SENATOR TOWNSEND. according
to recent telegraphic dispatch,
criticised President Wilson for re-
fusing to consent to an adjourn
ment of congress until the antitrust
Legislation is disposed Of. From the
dispatch received here 1t seems tnat
Mr.. Townsend's criticism was the
result Of his disappointment In hav'