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The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-04

be awarded a valuable business lot of the town. If there are more appli cations than lots, then, of course. some will draw blanks. and will re- ceive no lots.
 This system varies a little from the method of drawing for lands in reservations that have been thrown open to settlement In the latter case, the most successful person will draw the number entitling him to first choice of the lands to be held, and the rest of the applicants will be permitted to choose in accordance with their relative numbers, as drawn by them.
 As the drawing of lots will make it possible for many to get lots for almost nothing, it is expected that there will be large number of people from distance attracted here for that purpose. In the past, appli- cants for lands thrown open to settle ment, and for lots in government townsites, have been required to be personally at the drawing, but this rule has not applied to veterans of American wars, who have been given the right to empower other persons to make the drawings for them.
 It is not expected that the town sites will be surveyed until the final survey of the railroad is completed. According to reports received from Washington, it seems certain now that the government will establish it's main road from either Portage Bay or Seward. to Fairbanks, by way of the Susitna and the Nenana rivers. Several townsites have been withdrawn from entry along this route. one of the most important being at Portage bay, which will probably be the ocean terminus of the road.
 Each townsite, it is expected, will be placed under the direction of some government agent, who will superin- tend the drawing of lots. Certain lots will probably be withheld for use of depots, and around these the business sections will be establised.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-04
Ray Tells How New Cities May Built City Economy Becomes Live Question Government May Give Away Its Town Lots Police and Street Lights Can Be Spared

How building lots in the new cities that are to be established by the government along the line of the new railroad can probably be obtained for nominal fees was ex- plained to The Citizen by Henry T. Ray, who has charge of the Fair banks townsite on behalf of the government
 The plan of disposing of the lots, Mr. Ray believes, will be the same as that adopted by the government in disposing of lots in towns opened up on government irrigation projects. It was originally adopted by Theo- dore Roosevelt, when he was Presi- dent of the United States, and elim- mates all chance of fayoritism.
 According to this plan, the lots will be given for small fees. but no one will be allowed to select his own lot. In the first place, there will be an announcement made by the government that drawing will be held on a certain day for lots, and people will have the right to file their applications for chances to draw.
 Before the drawing is held each lot will be numbered, and these numbers will be drawn by the appli- cants for the lots.
 Thus, the first person to draw may
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-04

Members of the city council and their friends have been deliberating informally for more than two weeks regarding how the expenses of the city can be reduced without i'm pairing the citys vital needs. The matter has become topic of un- usual interest about the city and various plans have been discussed in all their phases.
 One of the most generally ap- proved suggestions has been for the elimination of the police department, 1 by consolidating it with the fire de- partment. which would mean say ing of $5,1O0 a year, and the shut ting off of street lighting, which would mean saving of $4,600 more year In this way the total an- nual saving would be $9,7O0. The total amount that must be saved this year in running expenses is said by the councilmen to total about sl2.000, but as some minor features of economy have already been agreed upon, the saving to re- suit from the elimination of both the street lighting and the police de- partment would be sufficient to meet demands.
 The plan of eliminating the street lighting and consolidating the police and fire departments has met the approval of all to whom it has been suggested and 1t is the general senti- ment that this method will prove far more popular than would any attempt to reduce the school or fire depart ment efficiency.
 As far as police protection is con- cerned, it is pointed out that if the eight firemen are given police au- thority and the two patrolmen now employed are dismissed, the police protection of the city will be improv- ed, rather than impaired. Under the present condition, one patrolman is on duty nuring the daytime and the other works at night, thus only one Is available at any time. If one of these is wanted there is no way
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-04
Alaska, Then arty,
 Says Wickersham

That Alaskas welfare is nearer sentiment expressed by Delegate Wickersham in a letter received a few days ago from him by Henry T. Ray. his local representative here. Mir. Wickersham says that le strongly in favor of President Will son, who is determined to work for the welfare of this Territory
 Mir Wickersham expects to be on his way to Fairbanks within the next two months, he says. He thinks that soon after the opening of navi- gation the department of the inter- for will have representatives here to look after the proposed routes for the railroad.
 Concerning his political views, MT. Wickersham in part says:
 You and Bill McPhee seem to have transferred me bodily to the Democratic party, without consulting me about it.
 T feel truthfully just what I said in my letter to McPhee, which has since been so extensively quoted in the newspapers. believe that MT. Wilson is a truly great President and that he has only the good of Alaska at heart. He Is intensely interested in settling the Alaska question and developing the territory free from monopoly. That is a platform broad enough for all the people of Alaska to stand upon and I am determined to stand in the middle of it myself intend to support him earnestly now and in the future and intend to continne to be a Woodrow Wilson progressive Whether that makes me a Democrat or him a progressive is quite i'm material for it means the upbuildine of Alaska, and it was for that pur pose that my friends elected me to congress. I think much more of the development of Alaska than l do oi
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-04
Twenty Houses at
 Flat City Burned

Twenty houses in Flat City were burned to the ground Saturday morn ing, according to telegraphlc m1or- nation received from Iditarod on that day The fire started in the Home lodging house, owned by Bob LoWrie, and a high wind spread it rapidly to other buildings.
 Among the buildings burned were the Arctic Brotherhood hall, Me Councils building, Maud Earls bath house and the Connolly saloon build ing. No lives are known to have been lost The insurance carried on the houses that were destroyed was small.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-04

, to reach him by telephone, for naturally he is out about the city On the other hand, if the firemen were given police authority, it is pointed out that one or more could be called by telephone night or day whenever needed.
 The duty of the police is simply to enforce the city ordinances, and the more serious crimes, which in volve the violation of national or territorial laws, would be attended to by the marshal and his deputies
 That a single patrolman can be of but little use in city Is another argument that is made in favor of the elimination of the present system, for it would be merely an accident if the patrolman would happen to be in the vicinity where a crime is committed, and if he Is not there would be scarcely any way to find him when needed.
 Under present regulations, each of the firemen is given three hours a day to go about the streets of the city for exercise, and if they are given police authority, they, in their turns, would keep the city as well patroled as do the two policemen now, who are never on duty at the same time.
 In regard to the elimination of street lighting that is something that has been advocated for some time, owing to the excessive rates charg- ed by the N. c. company for the maintenance of the lights. The city Is now paying eight dollars month for each light, and every time the council has asked to have the lights put on meter in order to shut them off when there are moonlit nights, the company has set up violent pro- tests.
 That the N C. company is making excessive charges to the city for keeping up water pressure, is the opinion of some of the city officials. The city is paying for the water service $7,200 a year, which is deem ed beyond all conservative reason.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-04
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The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-04
Don't forget the concert tonight
TO GO TO WEST POINT.

Howard Rolston, who has been nominated for cadet to the United States military academy at West Point, has telegraphed his parents in this city that he has successfully passed the entrance examination and expects to enter the school early Fairbanks high school last year and has been attending the Lieutenant Braden preparatory school at High land Falls, New York.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-04
GARDNER COMING,

G. Ellis Gardner, of North Caro- lima, sailed from Seattle for Fair banks on April 16, according to ad- vices received by wire by the dis trict attorneys office Mr. Gardner will be assistant to District Attorney Crossley, and will arrive in this city on the next incoming stage from Chitina.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-04

the name given to any particular brand of politics. The development of Alaska Is politics enough for me and l know that my friends there will stand by me in that determina tion."
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-04
N1cETIEs OF LANGUAGE.

Wilt fly with me-" asked the ar dent swain.
 "All depends answered the practical girl. 'Is that proposal or merely an invitation to go aviating?
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-04
STRICTLY LEGAL.

Lem-Women in Louisville who wear split skirts are to be arrested.
 Clem-Won't that be unconstitu- tional?
 Lem-No. The constitution only gives the right to bear arms.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-04
AUTOMOBILE TIRES At Factory Prices
SAVE FROM 30 to 60 PER CENT

All other slZeS III stOcK. NOn-ok1u tires 15 per cent additional, red tubes ten per cent above gray All new, clean, fresh, guaranteed tires. Best standard and independent makes. Buy directo from us and save money. Five per cent discount if payment in full accompanies each order. c. O. D. on 10 per cent deposit. Allow ing examination.
 TIRE FACTORIES SALES co. Dept. A. Dayton, Ohio
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-12
Sweeney Joins the Cubs, Giving Hank
o'Day Strong InfieId.

The eclipse of the moon last night
was great stuff, and all the sky sharps
had their telescopes pointed heaven
ward to get all the dope.
But our private telescope is point
ed in the direction of Tampa, Fla, to-
day, where Bill Sweeney, last year
second baseman of the Boston
Braves, is due to report to Manager
Hank O'Day, having signed a Cub
contract for three years.
The news that Sweeney had signed
last night overshadowed all the 9TH
er diamond gossip.
Just how Sweeney was acquired
has not yet been made clear, but the
fact that Secretary Thomas signed
him indicates that everything was
legal. President Tener of the league
has given out no official statement
turning Sweeney over to the Cubs to
replace John Evers.
T. The addition of Sweeney means
that Hank O'Day will have a regular
ball club the coming season, one that
will be in the flag hunt from the first
gong, and hghtlng for the top until
the final drop of the flag.
Sweeney will be stationed at sec
ond base, Zim will return to third, and
Safer will hold down his old job on
first. This information ensemble will
be plugged up with youngster at
short, and O'Day will have about the
hardest hitting infield in the National
League.
Safer should hit anywhere from
280 to above 300 Zim can be count
ed on to remain above the charmed
mark, and Sweeney naturally clouts
the ball at a gait above .290. With
this smashing power O'Qay will be
able to take a chance with a light
hitting, sure-felding shortfelder.
Phelan, Bronkie, Corriden and
Heating are all candidates for the
vacant berth. and the race is an Open
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-03-12
BASEBALL SPORTS OF ALL SORTS BOXING
All Set for Big Fight Tonight
Richie Made FaVorite.

President Wilson'S policy of
"watchful waiting" has nothing on
the fight bugs in this vicinity who are
palpitating for the first gong of the
hie-Wolgast battle in Milwaukee
tonight
There is nothing to do but sit pa
tiently until the men Chamber through
the ropes. The usual confident state
ments were given out by both camps
this morning, and in neither case was
a loophole left for an alibi in case of
defeat.
Reliable information points to the
good condition of both scrappers,
and the battle will be fought out on
it's merits, with slight probability of
the stalling that made notorious the
last Milwaukee fight between Britton
and Mcfarland.
Richie will get lot of money, win
or lose, but he must maintain his title
to remain a DRAWN gcard and obtain
further swollen purses.
WoIgast does not stand to get
much coin out of the meeting, as
modern prizes are reckoned, and his
only hope is to make such an am
bilious showing that he will hop back
to the lightweight spotlight.
Richie is the favorite in the bet
ting, at odds of 10 to 8, and is being
backed heavily by Chicagoans, Up
in Milwaukee considerable Wolgast
money has appeared, and the wagers
of Ritchie's friends are being prompt
ly covered. The odds are just about
right. What advantage Ritcliie has
is because of the weight arrange
ments,-Which favor him.
Two special trains over the St.
Paul will leave Chicago at 6 and $40
p. m. The Northwestern will send
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
Fruit Candy.

Fruit candies require no cooking
and can be easily and quickly made.
1t is best to use confectioners' sugar,
as this may be more easily nodded.
The sugar is moistened with various
fruit juices to obtain various colors.
The sugar should be separated into
as many portions as there are colors
and moistened with enough Of the
juice to enable one to mold easily.
The mixture should then be formed
into little balls and rolled in granu-
lated sugar.
Grape Juice makes a delicate laven-
der-colored candy; orange juice light
yellow; cranberry and currant jellies
more or less diluted-diTerent
shades of brown are obtained by mix
ing cocoa with the sugar before add
ing moisture. Cream and white of
egg make the white candies, and the
yolk of egg makes a bright yellow.
Any of these favors may be used as
filling for dates A layer of chopped
nuts and raisins between two layers
of candy is good.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
DROVE GU0RMET TO SARCASM
Evidently French Restaurant Wine
Was Not Exactly the Quality
He Had Ordered.

William E. Corey praised at a Pitts
burgh club the wines of California.
Our California Wines" said the
steel magnate, ARE much better than
wines of similar price in France,
for French wines are so adulterated
today that even a high-priced one
often tastes like burnt sugar and
water"
But the fine wines, the grand cru
wines are wonderful, young banker
interrupted.
Mr.. Corey shook his head.
Not always" he said. "A friend
of mine, gourmet with whom l
lunched not long ago at fashionable
boulevard restaurant in Paris, ordered
a bottle of very on celebrated Mar
gaux. Pouring out little of the wine
and rolling it on his tongue in true
gourmet fashion he made wry face.
'Waiter.' he demanded. What
wine is this you brought met
at is what monsieuy ordered, was
the reply. 'Margau1 1895, grand cru
"'Humph, sneered by friend, how
lucky it is to be SO old and to conceal
its age SO well.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
PIONEERS or THE FRONTIER
Red-Blooded Men and Women Wefn
Those Who Carved an Enlpire
From Wilderness.

No doubt the run of the continent
has improved the fiber of the Amer1-
can people OF course, the well estab-
lished and the intellectuaIs had KID Eao~
tive to seek the west; but In energy
and venturesomeuess those who sought
the frontier were superior to tl2es
average of those in their class whco
stayed behind 1T was the pike rather
than the carp that found their way
out of the pool Now, in the D1aauoe
those who pushed through the open
door of opportunity left more children
than their fellows who did NOT Often
themselves members of large families
they had fecundity, as it were, In thss
blood. With land abundant and thes
outlook encouraging. they KnarEiecG
earlier. In the narrow life OF thSp
young west, love and family weraD
stronger interests than in the Older
society; hence all married Thanks
to cheap living and to the need OF.
helpers, the big family was we2c0naaG-.
Living by agriculture, the weSa hUe7s~
little of cities, manufactures, BoCiaA
rivalry, luxury and serving class, ala
foes Of rapid ipIfcation. F rorHD
Origins of the American People Bg
Prof Edward A. Ross, in the Century
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
rmn Hall convenienees.

A shoe buster and long handled
oyershoe remover are things that will
add. to the comfort of any family If
they are hung in a convenient place
near the hall entrance, throughout the
winter and early spring rains. They
can be homemade. The buster may
he made from piece Of old blanket
or any thick wooden material cut into
a fringe and tackled to an old handle
of a feather duster or just a stick,
so that dust may be ficked from the
shoes without any STOPPING.
The overshoe remover may be made
bv using stick about yard long
and the lower end cut into a strong
and capable shoe horn. In this FORM
one can stand upright instead of get
ting smeared by the dripping mud
caked shoe.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
crundy on Shaw.

Sydney Grundy has written little
pamphlet in which he has gone for
Mr.. Bernard Shaw with a Ratchet,
He says: Mr.. Shaw is a spent force
"a closed chapter-a tale that is
told-a back number-a lost chord-a
fired rocket-an exploded mine-an
extinct volcano, vomiting only ashes
and dust Mr. Shaw is done. His
star is on the wane; his candle only
cutters in it's socket; his beauty is
passe, his wheezes are chestnuts, his
sleights of hand transparent, his
humors rheum. He is running race
with time, and gave himself twenty
years start, and time is beating him
to a FRAGILE"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
snanish style Reefsteak.

Butter the bottom of roasting pan
Just enough to prevent sticking and
lay in it a sirloin steak one and one
half inches thick. Put upon this a
half can of tomatoes, rubbing the vege-
tables through a colander, a green pep
per from which the seeds have been
removed, chopped fine; 8 medium
sized peeled and minced onion, two
tablespoons of butter cut into bits,
and salt and pepper to taste. Bake for
half hour in a hot oven, basting fire.
uuently. Remove the meat to hot
platter and thicken the gravy left in
the pan with Drowned -four. Pour
over the steak just before sending to
the table.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
Critic Gets Relation.

"Dowling's" burned out on Times
square the other night, and those who
for years had occupied rooms above
the famous old billiard hall were
forced to run for their lives in what
raiment they happened to be wearing
at that Nocturnal moment. Among
them was Kid Critic, who was at one
time fighter and is today the best
piano player between midnight and
one o'clock in an uptown music hall.
Il did a nut trick" Critic is quoted
as saying. Il took two flights of stairs
in two jumps, wi the fire bitin' at me.
If I'd been left at the post you coulda
buried me in q fryin' pan"
And what did you get?" asked his
friend
ION them stairs" said Mr. Critic. q
gets a pair Of singed hands and re-
lgion.'
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
Mo Joke.

At the Chicago Athletic club a
game had been put up on cynical
old bachelor. The man had waited
from eight to ten in the park on a
snowy evening in obedience to a
pale pink, violet-scented note that his
friends had faxed in order to see if
he was really as confirmed a woman
hater as he claimed.
Turning up at the club for night
cap, the duped and frozen bachelor
was very sullen and sulky when his
friends derided him. He saw no fun
whatever in the fake note.
George AIDE, noticing his black and
lowering looks, gave a loud laugh and
said:
What skinhint you must be!
Won't even laugh at 2 joke, eh, if It's
at your own eXpense!"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
unliness a Qualification.

Some bvgone housewives appear to
have regarded ugliness as a quaney
to be desired in their servants. When
Eliza Coke, daughter OF Coke of Nor
folk. Was about to marry, she wrote
to her prospective mother-in-law:
Pray. have the goodness to decide
as YOU think best about the pretty
housemaid. l wish she were less
pretty and less fond of dress, but II
her conduct and principles are good
neither are really Objectionable faults.
| think our establishment will be a
pattern of morality, particularly II
Mr.. Stanhope engages the squirting
butler and the terrible housemaid he
mentioned to me-"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-03-18
TO SUIT THE SEASON
BREAKFAST A MATTER WORTHY
OF CONSIDERATION.
Much Depends on the First Meal of
the Day, and in Cold Weather Es-
peeialiy 1t Is of Supreme
Importance.

If breakfast is merely a repast of
rolls and coffee, then it is much the
same in winter and summer. But if
It consists OF any other dishes, it should
change with the season. The school
chlld's winter breakfast, for instance.
should be Of q different sort from the
breakfast it eats in the summer. If
a walk or any other exercise is taken
before school begins, the breakfast
should be of rather substantial or
der Oatmeal, hominy and rice are
good cereals for this breakfast. A
baked apple or a raw one or an orange
can precede the cereal. Afterward
crisp buttered toast and a cup of
cocoa, not too rich with cocoa, but
made entirely of milk, can be eaten.
This breakfast is substantial enough
for any child.
For the adult who eats more than
rolls and coffee for breakfast, honey
or marmalade or jam are often rel
ished instead of fresh fruit for the
winter breakfast. One of these sweets,
with toast, coffee and a coddled egg,
rounds out satisfactory breakfast.
Butter should be generously in
dulged in at breakfast time by any
one who is Immediately going out into
the cold. Bacon, broiled or served
with or without eggs, is another good
breakfast dish in cold weather. In
fact. any digestible fat may be eaten.
Bacon served with fish makes an ideal
winter breakfast dish.