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The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16
OUR NEW CARTOONS.

With this issue. The Citizen begins
 he publication of the famous Nut; and Jeff" coartuns. and unless pre- vented by their delay in the mails, they win appear regularly in the flu ture This is one of the innoya- ions that have been planned by this newspaper for some time to in crease it's worth to the reading pub lie.
 There is no series of comic car tOOns now being made that is more expensive to the publisher than those of Mutt and Jeff Through Ut all the world it is believed that there is not another car,oonist as popular IS Bud Fisher. and his characters of Mutt and Jeff are enjoyed by people of all ages throughout all parts of the United States. There is now no. city of importance in the country in which the Mutt and Jeff series is not being published.
 In this connection it might be well to review the events that led up Q the popularity of the Fisher car icons.
 Bud Fisher is native of Cali fornia, and is still young man. It's frs newspaper work was on the San Francisco Chronicle. where he began as an ordinary member of the art staff There he soon show ed signs of ability 10 draw cartoons, and was given the opportunity to draw pictures for the sporting page.
 It was then that Mutt was origin 3ted. The character of Mutt at that time was that of race track tout, who would sacrifice anything for money with which 10 bet on the races. The comic efforts of the character took popular fancy at once.
 The Hearst papers, which are ever on the lookout for something good, oI " III Iouu q pi Npi toonst, and he was offered good salary 10 quit the Chronicle and work for the San Francisco Examin- CT.
 It was not long after that that a campaign was started by Francis J. Heney and Detective William J. Burns against Abe Reuf and the other political grafters of San Fran cisco, and although Fisher still re- tained Mutt as one of his characters, he took up the work of drawing cartoons of tho graft investigation.
 Heney objected to being cartooned and tried in every way to discredit the Examiner for allowing Fisher to draw pictures of him that held him up to ridicule, but to nc avail. Less than a year ago. Bud Fisher in an interview declared that Heney had more to do with his success as a cartoonist than any other man, for the objections made by Heney 10 his pictures only served to advertise them.
 At one time when the races were not being run in San Francisco, Mutt. ac- cording to the series of cartoons, went insane and was sent to the asylum. There he became acqualnt- ed with little Jeff who has since been his partner in the series of comics.
 Fisher is now working at the Hearst headquarters in New York, which is the place from which the Mutt and Jeff cartoons are being distributed throughout the land.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16
BEDMAkiNG DONE AT HOME.

He-Young Mrs. Newlywed just told me that she finds housekeeping I mere picnic.
 She-No wonder! She has all her cooking sent in and all her laundry sent out
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16
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 If Porfrio Diaz really wishes to end his days in Mexico, The Chroni- cle sugges that the present is an suspicious momen..-H uston Chroni- cle
 The London Times prints an ar. ticle on eggs on it's sporting page. Perhaps because one takes such T sporting chance in buying hem New York Times.
 William B. Wilson. secretary Of abor, is revealed as poet. This may lead to his appointment as an ambassad T if he is not careful Brooklyn Eagle
 The rain falls on the just and the unjust alike. but i, some times seems as if the unjust could afford the more expensive umbrellas San Francisco Bulletin
 
 The panic caused by the passage of the currency bill seems to be quite as terrific as the one brought on by the revision of he tarif,- Charleston News and Courier
 Only one person in 10000 under $ anIs the currency question, says Washington dispatch, And pr2ba- ply he can't explain it so that any body else can understand it.-Toledo Blade.
 Gazing upon the kaiser's thrilling record of 143 wild boars and T. stags in a few hours. il must be confessed that Mr Armour's most skillful assistant could hardly do bet Washington Pos-.
 The destruction of the Whire House mint bed removes the last yestige of hope for T reconcilia- in between President Wilson and Marse Henry Mathematician Transcript.
 Even with the visit Of John Lind the news from Mexico is getting to be of the sort described by the Hartford Times newsby who told prospective patron: There's plenty of news, bu, nothing to hol- Ter" Nashville Southern Lumber man.
 The Fairbanks Citizen, speaking of the failure of the Washington Alaska bank, which took place sev- eral years ago. says that this old sore should be forgotten, but adds hat at the rate the affair is being settled the depositors will soon be indebted to the rvceiVer,-Cordova Times.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16
- MARVELLOUS.

"Oh, Jack, dear. l went to for tune teller today and she's simply wonderful"
 What did she tell you?"
 "Why, when she found out about our engagement, she said right off that the wedding was set for June.'
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16

COXEY'S new army" invaded the churches of Cleveland, Ohio, a week ago yesterday, and some of the churches were closed in anticipation of he invasion, If it was relgi n that the unemployed We're after. why not have let them have it?
 GOVERNOR STRONG has decided to postpone a special session of the legislature. if such a thing proves necessary. until after the rivers are open. II was not generally believed that the members of the legislature were so dependent upon wa.er.
 TRY this on your piano:
 The Spasm uses lots of ink
 To boast and make a sh W. And brides i,self by saving, too.
 It is a Sourdough.
 But while the Spasm boosts itself,
 And worthy people apes,
 We know the Spasm, after all,
 Is only 'sourgrapes.
 THE regular monthly meeting of the Commercial club could not be held Monday because there we're not enough members present for a quorom. Had the meeting been call ed through the columns of The Cit- zen, the m ~rning paper would prob ably have burdened it's news report of the failure with insulting person 3li ies.
 IN his editorial concerning the failure of the mass meeting. the edi- tor of the Spasm declares that the scribe of The Citizen is sore" be- cause he did not get d chance to speak For the information of the SDasm We want to confess that the editor of The Citizen is not a speak CT and never was Cne, and that any effort on his part at oratory would probably be nearly as great a failure as he Spasm's editor is at real, modern journalism,
 THE Spasm editor says he did not use his influence to get Moves ap- pointed receiver of the Washington Alaska bank. but he confesses to having secured the appointment of Abe Spring as commissioner at Cir cle Probably that was the reason hat the people of Circle secured Springs removal by petition. Moves, with all his incompetency, is respectable, but that can not be said about Spring. It would have been better to have assumed the responsibility of Moves appointment than that of Spring. but in either case no credit is due the Spasm editor.
 WHEN Delegate Wickersham first suggested the construction of rail road to Fairbanks, the plan was not taken seriously even by the people f this city, who believed that there was not the slightest possibility for the success of such scheme. The Fairbanks Commercial club is now nlauning an exposition for Fairbanks for 1917 and there are some of the people of this city who evidently think the club is not in earnest. The exposition is just as possible as the railroad, and all it needs is for the people of the city to back up the Commercial club in their efforts along that line.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16
WOMEN CANDIDATES.

Women of Fairbanks should be encouraged. rather than discouraged to enter into local politics It would .,aat b. -adyisahla 1t is quite true, to
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16

THE eclipse the other evening lark hours.
 TWO first class mails a week are now Teaching this city. It seems that everything is coming this way now.
 CHENA SLOUGH will certainly have Fair banks when they are lin cd with docks and railroad terminal yards.
 AN amateur miner wants to know how to keep his picks sharp while working in frozen ground. The ques- ton seems to be altogether to pointed.
 THE man of the hour" is a phrase that almost every man would like to have applied to him, but there are 0 many who are men of only very late hours.
 PRESIDENT WILSON'S signing the railroad bill on Thursday knocked out the hoodoo from last Friday, the 18th, as far as the Territory of Alaska is concerned
 IT would be interesting to know how many new members the Panama club will get when the new order requiring the closing of saloons on Sunday goes into effect next month,
 LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Cali fornia, boasts of being the greatest nut producing county in the United States. Perhaps that is why Cali fornia is forced to have two insane 3sylums.
 ALREADY the influx of people from the Outside has begun, and if the general forecast proves cor rect. Fairbanks will begin to exper- fence it's most rapid growth within the next few months.
 NOW that the railroad bill is pass ed and signed. there may be a ten dency to boom Fairbanks. A boom was never for the best interests CT a city and should not be encouraged. Conservative boosting, however. is necoDOary.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16

CHENA SLOUGH will certainly have Fair banks when they are lin cd with docks and railroad terminal yards.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16

William B. Wilson. secretary Of abor, is revealed as poet This may lead to his appointment as an ambassad T if he is not careful. Brooklyn Eagle
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16

now reaching this city. It seems that everything is coming this way now.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16

THE eclipse the other evening proves that even the moon has it's lark hours
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16

AN amateur miner wants to know how to keep his picks sharp while working in frozen ground. The ques- ton seems to be altogether to pointed.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16

The London Times prints an ar ticle on eggs on it's sporting page. Perhaps because one takes such I sporting chance in buying hem New York Times
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16

IT would be interesting to know how many new members the Panama club will get when the new order requiring the closing of saloons on Sunday goes into effect next month.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16

COXEY'S new army" invaded the churches of Cleveland Ohio, a week ago yesterday, and some of the churches were closed in anticipation of he invasion. If it was religi n that the unemployed We're after. why not have let them have it?
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16

THE man of the hour is phrase that almost every man would like to have applied to him, but there are 70 many who are men of only very late hours,
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16

PRESIDENT WILSON'S signing the bill on Thursday knocked out" the hoodoo from last Friday, the 18th, as far as the Territory Of Alaska is concerned.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16

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 If Porfrio Diaz really wishes to end his days in Mexico, The Chroni- cle suggess $ that the present is an suspicious moment.-H uston Chroni- nln
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16

The rain falls on the just and the unjust alike but i. some times seems as if the unjust could afford the more expensive umbrellas San Francisco Bulletin
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16

Only one person in 10000 under $ anls the currency question" says a Washington dispatch, And pr5ba- ply he can't explain it so that any body else can understanl it-Toledo Blade.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16

GOVERNOR STRONG has decided to postpone special session of the legislature, if such a thing proves necessary. until after the rivers are open. IL was not generally believed that the members of the legislature were so dependent upon wa:er
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16

The panic caused by the passage of the currency bill seems to be quite as terrific as the one brought on by the revision of he tariff- 'harleston News and Courier
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16

Gazing upon the Kaiser's thrilling record of 143 wild boars and T. stags in a few hours, il must be confessed that NIr Armour's most skllful assistant could hardly do bet Washington Post.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-16

The destruction of the Whire House mint bed removes the last yestige of hope for ! reconcilia- i n between President Wilson and Marse Henry Watterson-Bo Transcript.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-12
LIQUOR INTERESTS
GROWING DESPERATE

Kansas City, Mo-, May 11.-"Fright-
ened because Of the advance of the
temperance movement in Missouri and
elsewhere, the liquor people are now
resorting to all forms Of advertising to
bolster up their fast declining bust
ness, but their money is being wasted
and their efforts will come to naught,
for nothing can stop the on rushing
tide of sentiment throughout the
country which favors the annihilation
OF the saloon"
This statement was made by the
Rev. w. C. Shupp Of st. Louis, state
superintendent of the Anti-salon lea
que of Missouri, in an address here
today.
"There are now seventy-seven dry
counties in Missouri" continued the
Rev. Mr.. Shupp There are twenty
seven states in the American union
which have voted out the saloon either
wholly or partially and which believe
are now ready to say through their
legislatures they favor temperance
amendment to the constitution of the
United States"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-12
Nation Pays Tribute to- The
BODS Who Died at Vera Cruz

country in whatever cline the country
needed service.
Never was there more solemn Oc-
casion than this, If the conservation of
the Battlefield Of Gettysburg, fifty-one
years ago may be excepted.
President Wilson says these men
were not killed in war. But to their
loved ones has come all the horrors
of war They were not shot down In
actual battle, but during the course Of
their work in making reprisal for an
other nations insult to the flag Of their
country, and they were shot from am
bush, not from the open. The only
wonder is that more of them were not
taken
Several of them were shot as they
hoisted the American flag aloft on
buildings ordered seized by their COM
manders.
Today the flags which they raised
are lowered in their honor, but tomor.
row they will be flying against the sun
in all their radiant glory and thou
sands more will volunteer to step for
ward and hoist them still further at
the first command from their superior
officers.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-12
RUSHING WORK ON
ARMY TRANSPORT
STEAMER CHARTERED BY WAR
DEPARTMENT TO BE FINISHED
WHILE ON WAY SOUTH.

New York, May lin order to rush
to finish the work of preparing her
for use as a transport ship, 200 me.
chanics will be aboard the liner City
of Macon which was chartered by the
war department Saturday when she
sails tomorrow Tor Galveston.
The City of Memphis which was
chartered at the same time, also will
sail for Galveston tomorrow. She ar
rived here yesterday from Boston and
was sent to a dry dock in South Brook
lyn where force of carpenters and
mechanics were set to work putting
her interior in shape for the soldiers.
The steamship Minnesota is also in
dry dock here, being made ready for
transport use.
Neither the City of Macon nor the
City Of Memphis will carry troops
when they leave New York, but 1t is
expected that they will be held in
readiness at Galveston for an emery
ency call.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-12
WAGE SCALE IS ADOPTED
Trouble Between Illinois Miners and
the Operators Is Amicably
Settled.

Peoria, H., May 11.-Three thous-
ands miners returned to work In the
Peoria Canton subdistrict this morning
following the adoption of the new
wage scale at joint conference OF
mine workers and operators here Sat
urday. Probably 10000 men are ex-
pected to resume work in the central
and southern districts of the state
within the next week. Operations in
the majority of mines are being re-
sumed on what is generally known as
the summer basis, the mines running
only two or three days week. Many
of the mines have been operating in
the last two weeks, the last year agree
ment being effective until the 1913
contract was signed wherever the
miners and operators mutually agreed.
It is not expected that full time will
be resumed in the mines over the state
until Sept. 1.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-12
TELL OFFICIALS
TOENF0RCELAWS.
Committee From Civic and
Law and Order Leagues
Waits on the Council
BLAMECITY HALL
AND NOT POLICE
Charge Bootlegging, Prosti-
tuition and Gambling
Exist; Must Stop

The enforcement of the law BY the
ofiicials Of the city was demanded this
morning by committee OF seven men.
representing the Wapello County Civic
league and the Law and Order league.
The demand, made special applica-
tion to bootlegging. club rooms, gam.
bling and prostitution. The visitors
stated that they believed the police
We're efficient, but that the fault was
not In the police station, but In the
city hall instead.
The collecting Of the taxes against
places where violations Of the LIQUOR
laws are known to have taken place
and convictions OF the sellers made,
was demanded by the committee. The
members stated that the state law
provides that where the viOlator fails
to pay the mulct tax that the owner of
the property Ia to be assessed for the
amount and that the assessor should
be instructed to make the assessment
against such property owners.
The men attending the meeting az
a joint committee of the two leagues
were, DR.. Il. F. Lowry, chairman; T. d.
Foster, G. l.. Gillies, DR.. Il A. Sheafe,
w. T. Archer, G. b. Simmons and g.
G. Chance. A written statement con-
sututing q request or demand for the
enforcement of the laws in Ottumwa
was read by the chairman and a copy
loft with the city to be placed on file.
This statement was some two pages
In length and typewritten, II openly
charged repeated violation OF the laws
as regards the selling Of liquor, stat;
ing that b0otle4ging. club rooms where
liQqpr is a0ld. houses Of prostitution
whsXS liquor r. sold. street WALKING
by women and gambling are all going
on under the eyes Of the public anc
must be stopped by the city or else
the league will take the means at
hand to stop 1t.
Talks by T. D. Foster, George B
Simmons, G. L. Gillies and DR.. Sheafe
were all in accord with what was con-
tanned in the statement and all insisted
that steps be taken by the officials in
the city to stop the alleged violations.
The transportation of liquors into
the city and It's delivery about the
town at night was said to be carried
on without any apparent effort on the
part of the city to stop 1t. The state
ment was made that the only seizures
made from the railroads into Ottumwa
was made by the Wapello County Civic
league.
1t was stated that there are some
twenty places where liquor has been
sold in violation Of the mulct law and
no effort has been made to make the
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Continued on Page
DEs MONIES man
FALLS TO DEATH.
PLUNGEs NINE STORIES DOWN
ELEVATOR SHAFT IN TRYING
TO ExTRIcATE FOOT.
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Kansas City, Mo-, May 11-Charles
Fl. White, representative here OF 9
Des Moines, lows, life insurance COM
pany, fell nine stories to death In an
elevator shaft in an ONCE building
here today. Mr.. Whites left foot
caught as he attempted to enter the
car from the ninth floor. The opera
tor lifted the car little to release
him and Mr.. White plunged under 1t to
the bottom of the shaft. He ID SUR
vived by widow and Ave children.
An undertaker's ambulance on the
way to the Office building to receive
the body OF White ran over and prob
ably fatally injured John Norton, 2
clerk.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-12

monies were simple and comparatively
brief. After hymn by the battleship
bands and an invocation by Chaplain
William G. Cassard Of Annapolis came
President Wilson's address. Prayers
by Rabbi Stephen S. Weiss and Father
John p. Chadwick. chaplain Of the
Maine, three volleys by detachment
of marines from the Texas, and taps"
by bugler completed the program.
Wilson's Address.
President Wilson had no formal ad-
dress prepared for the ceremonies at
the Brooklyn navy yard today. Sec
retary Daniels read to him the names
of the nineteen American dead in
whose honor the services we're held.
with slow impressiveness His voice
was low and feryent and his face was
grave.
"Mr. Secretary" he said, know
that the feelings which characterize all
who stand about me are not feelings
that can be expressed in eloquence or
oratory. For my own part ! have a
mixture of feeling.
"The feeling that is uppermost is one
OF profound grief, that these lads
should have had to go to their death.
But yet feel a profound pride and
envy that they should have been per-
mitted to do their duty so nobly.
Their duty is not an uncommon
thing. Men are performing 1t in the
ordinary walks of life, but what gives
these men peculiar distinction is that
they did not give lives for themselves.
but gave their lives for us because we
as nation called upon them.
"Are you sorry for the lads? Are
you sorry for the way they will be re-
membered? hope to God none Of you
will join the list, but II you will, you
will join an immortal company and
while there goes out of our hearts an
affectionate sympathy for them, we
know why we do not go away from
this occasion with our hearts cast
down, but with confidence that all will
be worked out.
I'VE have gone down to Mexico to
serve mankind IL we can find the way
We don't want to fight the Mexicans
we want to serve them. 5... t
"a war OF aggression Is not thing
in which 1t is proud to die, but war OF
service is a war in which it is a proud
thing to die"
The president referred then to the
cosmopolitan personnel Of the victims.
II listened to the list, he added with
profound feeling, because they were
not Irishmen or Germans or Hebrews
when they went to Vera Cruz They
were Americans and no matter where
their people came from they did the
things that were American.
"War Is only sort of dramatic rep
resentation, a symbol OF thousand
forms OF duty. never was in battle
or under fire, but I fancy it is just as
hard to do your duty when men are
sneering at you, for when they shoot at
you they take your natural life and
when they sneer at you they wound
your heart.
"As think of these spirits that have
gone from us. know that the way is
clearer for the future, for they have
shown us the way"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1914-05-12
NATIONAL MUSIC
MAKERS MEETING

Des Moines, May 11-Nearly 300
delegates to the American federation
of musicians, representing a nation
wide membership Of $1,000 were pres
ent today when the convention of that
organization was called to order by
President J. N. Weber of New York.
The sessions will continue during the
entire week. President Weber and
Secretary Owen Miller of st. Louis,
were among the earliest arrivals.
The convention began with a parade
at noon in which hundred piece band,
composed of local musicians was the
feature.