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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-16

a mark has been set to be surpassed,
if possible. On Sosa Hill the man
who has charge of loading the cars
that take the rock 30 miles across the
isthmus to the new breakwater is
working against the man in charge of
transporting those same cars so miles
while the man who unloads them out
near the end of the Emile trestle is
rushing things so that he will always
be just little ahead of the other two.
At present there are 200 to $50 cars
of rock sent him every working day.
Out in Culebra Cut, where large
slide recently choked the channel for
few days and canal traffic came to
standstill with large number of
ships seeking passage through, dredg-
ing ceases only during the eight day
light hours, when the canal is used
for navigation purposes. The other Is
hours are devoted to the fastest work
the canal has yet seen. the men work
in two shifts and as they eat and sleep
on the dredges, no time is wasted.
Their work in handling the recent slide
and re-opening the canal to traffic in
five days won for them high common
dation from Col. Goethals.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1914-11-16

PANAMA, Nov. ia hurry-up or
der has ben issued by Governor Goe-
thals for the completion of the cana..
The time limit set by congress is July,
1916, and Col Goethals is determined
that the last of the finishing touches
in every department from dredging to
landscape gardening shall be complet-
ed ahead rather than behind time. Col.
Goethals himself is setting a pace, and
may be seen often at work in the Ad-
ministration Building at Balboa late
at night
Men and machines now on the 18TH
mus are said to be working harder
than at any time since the great work
was started ten years ago.
Every morning Col. Goethals ap-
pears at some part of the work where
he has not been for several days pre-
viously, to hurry things along. There
is the case of the steam shovels dely-
ing into the side of Sosa Hill for the
rock that goes to form the east break
water in front of Colon Harbor. On
each one is huge placard which
shows the numbers of cars loaded as
the work progresses. For every jot
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17
Phone 2O2 Phone
WAR UNJUSTIFIED.


 That Germany and AusTia-Hun- gary can hope to win out against the heavy odds that are against them. seems almost impossible. but it is quite certain from the way Germany is eonduetina the h2ht that before she is yanqujshed someone else is going 10 suffer
 But no matter who wins in the great conflict. the war will have q tendency to arouse public sentiment against warfare in general for the present trouble is almost ineNcus- able.
 The war was brought on hy de mands made upon Seryia by Austria, but until recent mails brought Us more detailed information. there "as nothing in the news received in Fairbanks to indicate what caused Austria to make the demands upon that little country.
 Now however il is learned that the whole thing was prompted by the killing of Archduke Francis Fer dinand. of Austria. and his wife. the Duchess of Hohenburs late in July, by Seryian, though on Aus trian soil.
 There is nothing to indicate that the government of SeIyia had any thing to do with the killing, but the Austrian government held that nation responsible for the acts of some of it's subjects, and placed such a severe demand upon SerHia that the little country could. even if it wanted, hardly meet them. Thus it seems the initial blame for the war is upon the shoulders of Aus tria but for a long time the rela- tions between Germany and Russia have been so strained that war seem ed inevitable, and would have come about soon, it is quite sure, if Aus tria and Servia had not started the trouble
 Thus the war is simply a matter of enmity between nations and was not a necessity it seems, and the slaughter of thousands of men who are in no way responsible for the war, is an injustice that all human ity must resent
 It is to be hoped that the self ish desires of the leaders of the nations chiefly responsible for this bloody war will never be realized and that the ultimate result will be the common agreement of the ma tions of the earth to disarm.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17
PAPER MILLS FOR ALASKA.

Photographic advices received by The Citizen week ago state that a paper famine will probably be ex- perienced in the Unied States as a result of the war in Europe, from whence the bulk of the American supply is received. This is almost certain to result in the construction of many new paper mills in the timbered districts of the United States, and it would seem that some such mills would be established in Alaska.
 Before the war started the gov ernment sent some experts to var ious points along the Alaska coast to determine the location of good power sites for pulp mills. Among the party of government men said to be sent here for that purpose were the following: H. E. Surface, special wood expert from the gov ernment laboratories at Madison, Wis; and Leonard Lundgren, special power engineer for the government
 What report this party will make or even how far will be their in-
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17
WILSON WINS ENEMIES.

When a mans political enemies be gin to give him credit for his popularity, his success is evident.
 Thus, President Wilson's success way some of the Republican news papers are forced to acknowledge lis growing favor with the people of the country.
 Even such an oldtime Republican newspaper as the Seattle Post-ln telligencer is now willing to speak we'll of President Wilson and to give him credit for his political pop ularity. In an editorial published on July 19, the Post-Intelli9ence. contains the following;
 Woodrow Wilson, albeit his ad ministration is travelling a rough road, Is not to be underestimated politically He is stronger than his party.
 If half the newspapers of the land are today criticising his policies the other half are just as earnestly and aggressively championing him In the independent press of the East it is significant to note, more is to be found in praise of him than of criticism and censure. So. too. of the magazines that go in for dis cussion of politics and current af fairs. The trend of their comment is Wilsonward.
 "All this is the more apparent since Theodore Roosevelt returned from the wilds. His arraignment of the administration has not gone un challenged and he has become the target of editorial fire. Indeed, one might readily be led to believe, in following newspaper discussion, that already he was in the running for president.
 "The Columbian treaty which he resents and so scathingly denounces does not lack defenders.
 James T. Dubois. of long state
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17

vestigations. is not known here, but il is known that the wood of Alaska is more serviceable for making pa. per pulp than for lumber and under that paper mill projects would be promoted in various parts of the ter, ritory.
 Scattered throughout the Alaska forests are countless trees that are so dwarfed that they would be of little value in commercial uses, ex- cept for making paper Then, too. the government is preparing to open up the vast coal fields of the terri tory. and these will aid in making power a cheap article here. Then why should paper mills in this ter ritory not become profitable enter prises?
 The amount of paper consumed by the big city newspapers is enor- nous. This may be realized from the fact that one of the Los An eeles papers consumes loo tons of paper for each Sunday edition. and d cores sponding amount for it's daily editions. There are Is big daily newspapers published in Seat tie, Portland San Francisco and Los Angeles. Thus the consumption of news paper on the Pacific coast alone. can readily be comprehended, when the smaller cities of the coast are also taken into consideration
 There are paper mills in Oregon and Washington, but these are not able to meet the demands of the newspapers of the West and when 1t comes to providing paper for the East and Middle West, Europe has been relied upon
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17

department experience and former consul tU Bogota- Roosevelt ap- pointee recently gave publicity 10 his views in strong and dignified statement. meeting attacks upon the treaty and championing the cause of Colombia on the ground of equity and right His presentation Of the ease seemingly has made a pro found impression in the East and greatly tempered the criticism of the proposed indemnity. And word comes from Washington that the President confidently expects ratification of the treaty in due season. He will press 1t upon the senate in the same de termined manner that he forced the canal tolls repeal act through con sress.
 "Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt are figuring in the press n the exclusion of all other states men. They occupy the center of the stage and monopolize the nation Il lmelight. It is exactly the sort of situation that Theodore Roosevelt craves. and were Woodrow Wilson the same clever politician he could ask nothing better in the way of preliminary settings.
 Not single star of disputing as eendancy appears on the entire po- 1itieal Armament on either side, and the next national contest is only ttrn tnarS nff ''
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17
TO AID THE MOTHER.

One of the merchants of Fairbanks declared a few days ago in a con- versation that women without child ren could do a great kindness by aiding overworked mothers occasion. ally to enjoy holiday. He said that ill Fairbanks there are some mothers who never have any recre- ation because all their time is talk en up caring for children. If wo- men who have much time on their hands would take the children of a mother off her hands for day, he believed that most worthy deed would be accomplished.
 Undoubtedly there are many child less women in this city who would be glad to spend day entertain ing some little children, and would get as much pleasure from the work
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17
Str. Yukon Sails
 With Passengers

Passengers leaving on the steamer Yukon last Monday and their destin- ations were:
 Hot Sprinss-Albert Oleguey, L. Person.
 Nenana-Michael Cooney. John Burns
 Tanana-K YamatO
 Seattle-Mrs. P. Lorentzen, Hazel Petree. Alice Petree, Jack Couse, Norah Burke. Mrs. J. Harmon, Har- " Wickersham, J. H. O'Connor.
 Skagway-Mrs. J. J. Moore, Mas ter Jack Moore, Sister Mary Rose, Mother Aristido, c. A. Deruchla, Wm F. Schnabel, A. R. Thorne, Mrs. Lena Lewis, R. D. Mckinnon, Miss Grace Carter, H. w. Ford.
 Whitehorse-Mrs. A. Carey, Miss Ruth Carey, Miss Gladys Carey.
 Dawson-George Hardy.
 Tanana-T. w. McChesney, w. F.. Corey, H. T. Rowbottom.
 British Columbia salmon fisheries
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17

as the children themselves. but the
 trouble is in getting them to make The start in asking the children. Public holidays are special occs-
 sions when mothers might be given much help. For instance. where there are three or four tots in d family. by the time mother has finished bathing and dressing them,
 the thought of the task of keeping them neat and carins for them all day without help takes all pleasure out of the prospect of enjoying the holiday no matter what form that prospect may take-a large picnic, street sports or what not
 It is to be hoped that women
 who have no families and only their own pleasure and comfort to consider will give thou-hJ
 to helping some tired little mother,
 whether relative or friend. the next
 time the occasion offers.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17
ABOUT THE SPASM.

Last week The Citizen criticised 1 the News Miner for lowering the standard of local newspapers by try i ing to impose on merchants. The i Citizen believes that any eftor, on i the part of newspaper to beg is 1 just as unethical as il is for tie individual who is in needy circun- stances.
 As was to be expected. the News 1 Miner Was an9eTed with the offered criticism. and defended itself ty l saying that it could not get it's war
 news unless the merchants paid for i il. The editor was so angry at the ftime he wrote his reply to The Citi-
 Zen that he childishly made all sorts of false allegations about The Citi- zen. chief among which was the as ! sertion that this newspaper does l not receive telesraphic news. The i very absurdity of the News Miner $ l charges serve only to weaken the i editors defense for having induced merchants to pay for his news as we'll as for their advertising and l fol subscriptions to the paper. l 1T the assertion of the News Min
 CT We're true to the effect that The i Citizen gets no telesraphic news, cer- i tainly this newspaper is one of l the best suessers of the country, for l il Was The Citizen that published i the first news in Fairbanks to the effect that Huerta had refused to salute the American flag, and that
 war between the United States and
 Mexico was threatened. It was The | Citizen, also, that published the first
 declaration of war in the present 1 European mNup.
 As matter of actual fact the
 telegraphic tolls paid by The Citi- | Zen each week amounts almost to
 as much as the News-Miner pays each week, when the merchants of i Fairbanks do not foot the bills for 1 he latter, and what is more, ! The Citizen pays for it's own news. But all this has nothing to do with the assertion that was made by l The Citizen to the effect that the l News Miner is violating all news paper ethics in getting merchants to pay the chief expense in mak- l ing the paper, and then requiring i them to pay the regular advertis-
 ing and subscription rates in ad-
 dition.
 Self-respecting newspapers are just
 as anxious to have the newspaper | business up-lifted as are self-respect- ing merchants to have the public ap- l preciate the mercantile occupation.
 In all large cities the honest mer- chants maintain ad clubs, which have for their chief purpose the prosecution of merchants who make misrepresentation in their advertise ments. And ill just the same way the decent newspapers are ever ready to expose the craftiness of the publication that belittles the business for the sake of the dollar
 The News-Miner says that it was
 induced to sell bulletins by mer- chants who asked for them. In
 that case. the bulletins could have been furnished, but the News Miner
 does not deny that it also solicited thing that no creditable newspaper would do.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17
"Oh, certainly" came the ready

"Oh, certainly.' came the ready reply One guinea each"
 Right" replied the autocrat,
 Then I'll take couple-and good measure please!"
 Aunt" remarked the fair and dainty damsel. forward please. Two kisses for this gentleman!
 For a moment the man of means was nonplussed. but only for a mo- ment. Then he turned to his ser vitOr.
 James," he said coolly. just take this purchase, please! e!"-Lon- don Penny Pictorial.
 That suffragette who ruined the portrait of Henry James deserves a sentence as long as one of Hen ry's.-Pittsburg GaZette-Times.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17
INCOME TAXES FOR WAR.

In the Times of Saturday morn ing is an editorial reprinted from
 the Seattle Sun, which tries to prove that an unmarried person
 whose income is 5000 a year pays to the government $30 a year in
 come tax, of which $1S90 is really
 war tax.
 That the editors of the Seattle 1 Sun and of the Times of this city should both be so ignorant of the income tax law as to make such d statement is surprising, for editorial writers are supposed to keep post ed on those things. and furthermore
 are supposed not to write about things they do not know to be facts.
 Everybody who has been called upon to pay income taxes, or any body who has had anything else to do with the subject, knows that the single man or woman whose income is only 5000 a year pays no income tax whatever, and the same is true of the married man whose income is only $4,0oO a year The law provides that a single per
 son must pay one percent of his or
 her income which is in excess of
 $3,000 a year.
 Thus, single man whose income
 is S3,1OO pays to the government just $1 income tax each year. If his income is S6,000 a year, he pays one per cent of the $3,000 or $30
 a year and pays nothing for the first $3,000 he earns.
 The editorial appearing in the Seattle Sun and reprinted in the Times is based upon a magazine article written by Ray Stannard Baker, who is credited with the fig
 ures presented. However, a news paper reprinting such statements as editorials, assumes that they are true and evidently intends that it's readers should accept them as facts, just
 as though they had originated with
 the editor himself.
 It is probable that much of the inflammable literature of would-be re formers, who center their efforts on too ar,i, l 1oN iC i l, irresponsible authorship as that men, toned. The editorial in question leaves the false impression with the reader that people of ordinary incomes are burdened with heavy war debts of the country, while as
 matter of fact, the figures quoted apply to people who have incomes of $6,00O year or more, and are easily able to bear the taxes. The war taxes of the United States are not the fault of the laws of the country, but the emotional sentiments of it's people, who too frequently force war by their de mand for it when some international difficulty arrives. The people them
 selves cause it and the people must
 pay the cost, but the men and the
 newspapers that are always looking for some criticism to offer the na-
 tional government are sure to stretch
 point of the fact in order to blame
 such condition upon the govern
 ment itself
 Wars and their tolls upon life and
 property are frightful enough with
 out being magnified by untrue news paper editorials
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17

The London militants threaten 10 publish soon a list of British royalty in sympathy with the votes for women cause.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17

William J. Burns the detective, proposes to train up number of young college graduates in the de tective trade.
 Talking about crime to group of college graduate applicants for posts on his staff MT. Burns said
 It doesn't take me long to decide on alad's suitability for this career. on a lads suitability for this career. discharged a Yale first honor man after twenty-four hours trial His first case proved him yalueless."
 What was lis first case?" asked a Harvard oarsman.
 Theft of box of soap" said Mir Burns Theft of a box of soap from a freight car-and the idiot arrested a tramp" New York Herald
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17

There are ways of doing things.
 that is elementary and eximatic wisdom and people are slow to act upon it. Take the case of the East Clevelander who has a garden and a small boy, suggests the Plain dealer. This man said to his wife the other day:
 Emily, We aren't going to have any sweet corn this season if we don't take better care of it. I wish you would persuade Robert to take a morning from his baseball and swimming and get after that corn patch"
 T tried to" sighed the mother but he just won't do it."
 Tell him you'll give him a quar- ter to do it."
 T did I said just yesterday Robert, if you'll cultivate that corn and get all the weeds out of it by noon I'll give you a quarter to put in your bank"
 "Oh, pshaw, That's not the way to do it. Call him in here and I'll fix it. Robert. have you got any sporting blood in you? Will you take a small bet? I'll bet you a quarter you can't get that corn hoed before noon today?'"
 q got you" says Robert Then as look of triumph spreads over his fathers face he adds: Have you got any sporting blood in you?"
 'I sure have. Robert"
 Then I'll bet you half dollar you win the bet I'll be at the office this noon and collect"
 The corn isn't hoed yet.
 Past stall after stall went the rich merchant, followed by foot man in smart livery. It was the annual village bazaar.
 ''Ah, Mir Fitzbrendon," said really sweet and charming lady at one of the stalls, "and what are you going to buy? Dear old auntie and I are running this table, and we have homemade cakes, aprons. penwipers, and"
 "Yes," said F.. "and I'll buy just one of each. But do you sell kisses at your stall?"
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17

British Columbia salmon fisheries in 1913 yielded 739,059 cases.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17

Children" said Mr Timkins, who had been suddenly moved to deliver | a little sermon as he swallowed his second egg at breakfast Whenever you hear anybody say anything mean or unpleasant, act as though you hadn't heard it. Talk about some thing else and pretend you didn't | bear That's what we call tact" Then Mr Timkins took the S:13 train to the city. When he got back in tue latter part of the afternoon he observed that somebody had streWn his favorite golf clubs and
 Il his golf balls all over the front yard, Sumn,oning his 6 year old daughter Glory te said sternly:
 'Glory, did you get all dads golf things out and then put them out here where anybody could steal | them?"
 Dad" replied Glory with perfect composure, isn't it too bad our ice cream freezer's out of order cause Mary can't make any ice l cream? But Mary's gone to the store to get some strawberries
 Glory, did you dig up all this turf knocking those balls around?"
 And Uncle Randolph came and took mother for ride in his auto" continued the 6 year old. When are we going to have an auto, dad?" "But, Glory" said MT. Timkins, q want to know about those golf clubs. Did you strew them around here? Why don't you answer?"
 Well, yes. I did," said the young person, but l was trying to change the subject, cause I didn't want you to know that I heard some thing mean and unpleasant. ."-New York Evening Post
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17

The late Mayor Gaynor of New York was talking to a group of Rus sian educators about the corrupt voting that has now nearly been abolished in the metropolis. Ahem,
 They tell a story" said the may or. "a story of the past, about a newly elected official who was hold ing a reception on the evening of his victory.
 Among his visitors was red faced man with a fur cap perched above his left ear 'IIowdy, boss, said the fur cap.
 My dear sir, Good evening" said the official, And you were one of my supporters, eh2'
 One, Excuse me, boss was eight"
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17

AS rule people do not take pleasure in seeing fellow human be- ings punished, but it is certain that the directors of the New Haven rail road who have stolen millions from the poor stockholders, will get no public sympathy if they are pun ished for their thefts.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17
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 Maude Fulton. the talented act ress, tells the following story:
 Two negro roustabouts al New Orleans were continually bragging about their ability as long distance swimmers. and a steamboat man got up match. The man who swan the longest distance was to receive five dollars. The Alabama Whale i'm mediately stripped on the dock, but the Human Steamboat said he had some business and would return in a few minutes. The Whale swan the river four or five times for exercise, and by that time the Hu- man Steamboat returned. He wore a pair of swimming trunks and had Ia sheet iron cook stove strapped on his back. Tied around his neck were q dozen packages containing bread, flour, bacon, and other eat able. The Whale gazed at his op- ponent in amazement
 "'Wha's you vittles?' demanded the Human Steamboat.
 'Fittles fo' what" asked the Whale.
 Don't you ask me fo' nothin' on the way ovah," warned the Steam boat. Nah fust stop is New York and nah next stop is London.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17

THE war in Europe is threaten ing to hurt the fur business in Alaska. However, that is not so serious as the threatened rise in food prices as result of the war, for the people of Interior Alaska are burdened with as high cost of living now as they can maintain.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-17

THE war across the Atlantic has stopped the importation of goods into the United States to such an extent that this country will lose about $100000,O 900 in import duties Roosevelt can be relied upon to fix the blame for it all upon President Wilson.