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Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-23
UNIQUE DEVICE FOR USE
 ON PARTY LINE TELEPHONES

The Seattle Post Intelhgcncer says that Arthur r. Erickson. young Seattle cIec- tr.,.l student is the inventor of an aopl ancc Go~.enrU to eliminate e. per cent of ,h, pesy.>huo~. occasioned by the Use of .n. u-Yh.ua Nlth hl> invention in use, },r Erickson n.leyes, telephone tampcrs will be vastly ~wee,ancJ.
 The young inventor got his idea from several cAasucrarjns experiences with the evil, of the so called party Ene Why not, ho thought. work ouy some system whereby onIy oae person can Use telephone line at ooo. ue supplies the answer to the question, When is party line not party Lus."
 Four months of wor!, in lis room at l707 B,Im. If avenue, which he fitted up into work shop resulted in the perfection of Ii, ldea which h, has patented making special trip to Washington for the rug- p,>e.
 The @npar~tu, is simple. It is small weighing less than a pound ana can easily be carried in the hand. II is only few minutes work to install it. the inventor .ays. and the co>. will be very small. The apparatus consists of two electrotm>~nes@ with armarue ntact~.
 Tt + simple in construction" says Mir Iy.ck,lu "unG requires no readjuStment of the telephone wires or instrument The clacro-magnet> attract the armature which tre4k the contact on subscribers not ea- titled to the Use of the line
 The appliance is installed at the junction point where the party lines diyerse. and it operates no matter how long these party lines M4y be. The minute central come, on the line in response to q call, that tclenhone becomes the only one on the parts line which is connected with central ami tue others are Automatically cut out This pre- vents the other parties on the line from being able to use it, and ir i> male i'm possible for anyone to listen to the con- ynrsat,uu of other parties. The appliance cyn be attached to the wire in a few min u,es. This would prove a boon in offices where one or more extensions are in use"
 Nr. Erickson has the backing of J. Y. Book, local realty dealer, who by mum Der of tests convinced himself that the in- venton is practical, Ii Is hoped to interest telephone companies in the appliance
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-23
AMAZING ANAESTHESIA
 PKACTICED BY SPECIALIST

Hartford, Conn-In the presence of twenty-four prominent surgeons of this city, Dr. William II. Fitzgerald. an ear and throat specialist of Hartford, who formerly practiced in New York city. dem onstrated a new anaesthesia st St. Francis hospital
 Instead of using drugs or gas, Dr. Fitz- gerald applies pressure to the nerves. He had used the method occasionally in his private practice with satisfactory results but has only just developed it to point where he would use it in general hospital practice.
 The method of anaesthesia practiced by Dr. Fitzgerald is based on the known fact that there are areas in the nose, throat and mouth that are highly sensitive, and which contain delicate and intricate nerve sources. It was by study of the zones that pr. Fltz gerald worked out his discovery, the method of applying which he demonstrated in so startling a way at the clinic
 The physician selected several patients as subjects for his tests. In one case he anaesthetized the hand of a woman so that pins were thrust into the flesh in several places and she felt not the slightest pain, though fully conscious
 In another case a foot was anaesthetized and fifteen incisions made without the slightest pain. Two teeth were panlessIy extracted.
 In still another case, after producing an anaesthetized condition the physician pune tured a subjects ear drum without any sen sation of pain. The puncturing of an ear drum is generally regarded as one of the most painful of operations
 Another test was even more startling. After producing a condition of anaesthetiza- tlon the physician removed foreign ob-
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-23
Summons for Publication

No. 176
 In the District Court for the Territory or Alaska, Fourth DIyislun.-Fred LabeIl'' plalnuM. ys. Mary LabeIe, defrndtnI'
 America to the defendant Mary La
 belle, greeting:
 Whereas, on the 27tn day of January, i9I4. plaintiff nlrd H. this court Ills complaint wherein he prayN for decree diSSulVIng the bonds of matrlmOny now eA- isting between plantn and defendant, on the ground of WillfuI assertion of the plaintn by the defendant, as set forth in said complaint; and
 Whereas. on the tOth day of March, 1914, an order was made and entered by the above entitled court, directing that the summons herein be served upon the de rendant by publication thereof in The ldIt- drod Pioneer, newspaper Of general CIT CulatiOn, published at ldltarOd, Alaska, Tor a period of uOt less than six consecutive weeks:
 Now. therefore, you are hereby required to appear in the district court in and for the Territory of Alaska, Fourth division, within thirty days after the completion of said publication, that is to say, within thirty days after the 9th day of June, 1914, and answer the complaint of the above named plantin; otherwise your dc fault will be entered and the pantr will apply to the court for the relief demanded in his complaint, to Wit, decree dlSSolV- ing the bonds of matrimOny now existing between plaintiff and defendant.
 Witness the Honorable Frederick E. Full Ter, judge of said court, by the clerk of said court, with his seal of o(ECe, on the 2ist day of April, 1914.
 lSeaN ANGUS MCBRIDE, Clerk
 GEO. w. ALBRIGHT, Deputy.
 l,rst puDnrHtion, April a5, 1914
 Last pnb1icat1on. June 6, I9IL
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-23

said many unkind things about him, but he cares not one whit about it, Work done well is his principal aim in life, and if he is satisfied in his own conscience the wind of criticism may blow itself out with out affecting him in the least.
 lis biography in the congressional dTec- tory, in which there are several elaborate biographies, is characteristic of hlm. It says simply this:
 James R. Mann, Republican, of Chi cago, was born in 1856, was educated in the public chools, is a graduate of the Chi vcrsity of Illinois and of the Union Col lege of Law in Chicago; was elected to the Fifty-fG and each succeeding congress, re- elected to the Sixty third congress-
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-23

It makes no difference what time you come to the Crosby Bath House, you will always find plenty of hot water and steam. Choice fresh lamb, 35c Ib.
 Iditarod Meat C..
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-23

because an army officer insulted his sister whereupon Villa shot the rascal down on the street and took to the hills
 "Ths IS pueriie nonsense" said the man from Mexico. "VilIa's sister became the mistress of an army officer with the full consent and approDaticn of Villa himself and all concerned As a matter of fact the Villa family stepped upward on the social road through the left t-handed connecticut A knowledge of Mexican affairs + required to appreciate the advantage the Villas made through it.
 Shot From Behind
 Villa vas cn borrowing terms with the officer until his credit was cut off. When he threatened, the officer promised him a whipping if he offended again. Whereupon Villa laid in wait for him, shot him from behind on the street, robbed the body of money and ornaments, and took to the brush So much for the romance of the bandits story.
 "NiIa is an able man. said the speaker. fife kept at liberty for thirty years dur ing most of which time a price was on his head He knows the desert and noun tain country better than you do the lines in your hand, and he has a certain quality of loyalty not common among Mexican lead CTS. His men knew that if they were cap turcd by the police or soldiers Villa would ! rescue them if he could If he could not he would have revenge for them His re ycnges were so bloody and cruel that to- ward the last he was little interfered with by the regular forces. One of Madero's mis- takes was in recognizing the man. And vet he remained true to Madero as better roen did not. He is a fairly good general and has not imposed too onerous restrictions upon his men who are for the most part mere land pirates It is not likely that Chihuahua or any other large town will be footed by him, because of the effect upon { his standing with the United States But later on you will hear that he has carried fire and sword to the lonely countryside Every man who had money before the war began has been made to give it ub-if Villa found him.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-23
WHITE SEAL COMING TO IDlTARoD

Manuel Gulartc the local agent of the Fairbanks Brewing Company on Wadnes day last received a message from Dave Petree, president of that concern, stating that the steamer White Seal lCaptain George SprouID would be despatched from Fairbanks to Iditarod just as soon after the boats arrival from the upper Tan4na aS possible During the past three seasons Caprain >proul kept the Seal on the Idlta- rod Fairbanks run. and maintained q very satisfactory service.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-23
A MerciIess Robber

For years" said the man from Mexico Villa has made practice of robbing iso- lated ranches or little towns First he killed every man he could find both be cause he liked to kill and because he car rie5 caution to an absurd excess. Then he took the women. He led his men in the excesses that followed.
 ''For twenty years Villa has been ban dit In that time he has never exposed himself willingly to bullet or knife I do not say that the man is a coward 1 merely declare that fair play, as Anglo-Saxons un- derstand it, is folly to Mexicans They hate and fear Villa, but it has never occurred to them that he was anything but superla- lively sane in lying behind a rock when he shot down his man, or in approaching a man with a smile, only to thrust a knife through him when his back was safely turned. They do things differently in these Latinized countries We have a little of that spirit in our southern mountains, where feuds are decided from behind trees. There is more of it in New York streets where gunmen, for the most part of Latin blood-shoot at each others backs with true Latin hysteria of aim"
 A Robin Hood sort cs tradition bas s,-o"-- 1t .~o-.. ,.--t,. --.-s .,l-- .o peatedly told that he became bandit
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-23
BEAUTIFYING A. B. HALL

The A. B. hall is being repapered anI otherwise beautihed under the direction of Iditarods premier decorator, Herr Heinrich Schneider It will be in readiness for the anniversary haIl of Camp Iditarod No. P, which takes place about June 10.
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-23
VILLA, MEXICAN HERO"
 IS HALF DEVIL, HALF CUR''

Nov York. Jan. l5.-"NilIa," said the man who has just returned from Mexico, "is half devil and half cur. He is the most unspeukable wretch that ever stradCled a horse, but he doesn't expose himself to dan ger if he can keep out of it. l suppose he has killed as many men with his own hands as any other man in Mexico. l doubt if half dozen were given the chance to shoot back"
 The speaker was one of the wcalthicst mine owners in Mexico He has speni his life in spanish countries and the last ten years in Mexico. Not many weeks ago his mine superintendent was called out of his house one day by Mexicans who were personally known to him-and sup posed to be friendly toward him-and shot down without a word of explanation. His employer fought his way to the border with the murdered mans wife and children,
 The bandits" said he, "outnumbercd lIlC men III btl t>tDi L. i)Gt must I4 oN'! men were Americans and they would fight. A Mexican bandit is unable to see any profit in getting shot. He will always ayo.d fight in which he has q chance to get licked"
 Villa is cut from the came card, accord ing to the mine owner,
 Ny friends in New York, sad he, seem to think that Villa IS a sort of leader of irregular horse-a semi-recognized guerrilla ch.elyin. They do not know that he is q murderer and thief-and far worse'
 A Cruel Murderer
 He told of one occasion in the early days f the present instruction in Mexico when Villa captured twenty men of band that had been bad@ering him. He condemned them to dcath in the usual way, never both ering with court martial, or other hubdub- 5cry. Then he designated himself as the exccuticrer of his own degree. He had the men bound, hands behind backs but with eyes unbandage1
 This will seem impossible to you said thc mine owner, "but Villa walked down jha, line of men, revolver in hand Frcm time to time he shot a man through the heart, and stood by him until the victim had kicked his last kick He taunted the bound men.
 "I want you to enjoy this, as l do' he told them. Those who gave way to terror he put aside, to be shot last of all In that way they savored to the last twinge the full agony of their position Then he killed them, fairly licking his lips as he did so'
 There was another story of Villas gar roting half dozen men one day For some reason he did not want to shoot He slipped short loop over the head of each man, thrust a stick through it and twisted As the victim gasped for breath he let up on the pressure, so that the death agonies might be as sweetly prolonged as possible An eyewitness told the mine owner of this series.
 "When they were all dead" said the wit ness Villa was so tired he slept like q babe"
Iditarod pioneer., 1914-05-23

jcct from the subjects eye, and then, to the amazement of his watchers, drew a scaIpel lightly across the patients eye, In this case, as in the others the patient suffered not the slightest sensation of pain.
 This demonstration by Dr. Fitzgerald was sequel to one which he gave at the hospital two weeks ago, in which he showed the preyruinary steps in the use of the method.
 By pressures on the neck the physician produced sensations in various part, of the body and demonstrated that acute pain in any section may be relieved quickly by mere pressure
 There are several advantages to be gained by the use of reflex anaesthesa as demonstrated. In the first place the use of dangerous anaesthetics like ether is avoided. h spite of the general Use of ether, its administration Is still accompa- ncd by danger, except in the hands of an 1 expert It Is sometimes said deaths were caused by operations when q stricter state mcnt of the truth would be that they were due to the anaesthesla.
 This danger is avoided when method ! of anaosthesia is used which avoids all Use of drugs or gases.
 h the case Of minor operations such as the removal of spInterS, the use of the local anaesthesia avoids the necessity for administering ether, which requires twenty minutes or more though the actual opera ton can be performed in thirty seconds,
 Dr. Fitzgerald is native of Mddetown and is recognized as leading specialist Of the state in treatment of the nose and throat. He was graduated from the Uni yersity of Vermont, was in the Boston City hospital three years, and studied n Europe Jour years lie is an associate member of the New York Academy of Medicine and frequent contributor 10 professional magq- zines Hartford Correspondence New York World
 It makes no difference what time you
Evening star., 1914-03-22
TOUCHES THAT COUNT.

CROCHET novelties in new colors and
~ embroidered and printed linen orna.
ments will be much used on summer
dresses.
There are handsome white silk tassels
for use on evening gowns. and a wide as
sortment of buckles or braid and silk
in rich and unusual designs. The fes-
toon idea, prominent in beaded trimmings,
is also effectively carried out in braid
ornaments.
Tango caps are in metal effects lined
with 1esh-colored silk and trimmed with
fancy metal bands. tassels and orna-
ments. A very attractive cap is Of net
with lace motifs appliqued on the crown.
novel ear tabs of yellow chiffon bound
with tango-colored velvet, and handsome
rose trimming in delicate French shade.
Roman stripes and Scotch plaids are
seen in suit and dress materials, in silks
and in ribbons. These stripe and plaid
effects even appear in bead embroideries
Starched cottons of the sheerest kinds,
especially organdie, are prominent in
neckwear. guimpes and sleeve trimmings
This transparent and crisp material has
taken the place of net and chiffon for
such purposes.
Buttons are on everything-suits, waists,
dresses, etc.-and are in beautiful colors,
often matching exactly the article on
which they are used. They are mostly
conical in shape, Chinese in design and
medium in size. Some are decorated in
gold, others are In clear and colored crys-
tai.
Among other butterflies are the che
mile butterflies in natural colors at
tached to bone hairpins. by means of
which they are readily placed at any an
gle in the coiffure. Butterflies made of
combinations Of pearl beads and rhine
stones combined with a white aigrette are
employed for more formal wear. A but
terfly made Of black net is studded with
jet and pearl beads and rhinestones.
A corsage bouquet particularly appro-
priae for Easter is composed of lilies
of-the-valley and pink rosebuds. Fifteen
sprays of lilies-of-the-valley and three
pink rosebuds comprise the bouquet.
Evening star., 1914-03-22
100000 Builning from
Tmentp=5ehen Gents
Inasmuch Mission in Philadelphia, Having Broken All
Records in Three Years, Will Be Dedicated by
Bishop Rhinelander With Special Services.

The Inasmuch Mission. which has had
a marvelously successful career since it
was started three years ago by four ex-
down-and- outs, whose combined capital
amounted to 27 cents. will open its one
hundred-thousand-d mission build
ing. at 1919 Locust street, Philadelphia.
Tuesday evening The rapid success of
this enterprise. it is said, is without
parallel in the history Of missions.
Mr.. George Long, the only one of the
founders who remains In the work, is
superintendent OF the new mission, which
combines all the features Of a frst-class
rescue mission and poor mans hotel.
The building is of solid concrete. four
adornment, as utility was the object OF
the building. The mission contains a few
hundred rooms, which will be rented at
prices ranging from 10 to % cents a
night; parlors, reading room, game room.
shower baths, restaurant and other hotel
features. A large chapel for religious
services adjoins the dining room. and by
removing the partitions the mission has
an auditorium with accommodations for
more than 500 persons.
Bishop Rhinelander will oficiate at the
niversary of the opening of the mission.
supt. Long. Rev. David NJ. Steele and
Rev. J. ]. Joyce Moore will participate in
the dedication service. A. v. Morton
will make the address Of welcome.
A week of dedicatory service has been
arranged. with splendid programs. We'd
nesday night the Rev. DR.. A. J. Rowland
Evening star., 1914-03-22
New Striped Silks Popular for Spring Wear

cut with the skirt in walking length.
Have the coat made SO that when fully
fastened it appears to be Of very
plain and simple description, with a
toned 1t reveals a velvet lining of the
same color, as does the collar also,
which gives an attractive touch.
When this same coat is worn open
there is skirt to go with it. one that
is gracefully draped and longer. The
fourth piece is q. blouse of the mate
rial with long sleeves trimmed with
net or lace. or course, this blouse may
be ornamented in any way you may
choose. or with any sort of trimming
that win go with the material.
);
You will see that while you have
four distinctive pieces to your suit, in
reality you have three suits in one;
namely, the coat buttoned up and worn
with the short skirt, the coat opened
out and worn with the longest skirt. and
the longest skirt worn with the blouse
waist If you have a little of your
goods left, a fifth piece could be made
into a vest. You will find that there
are real economical possibilities in this
arrangement, and there would be plenty
Of change. which would prevent your
becoming tired of what seems to be
all one color.
Work at least two or three hats into
the above scheme and have them very
different In order to give variety in
color and style: but be careful Of your
choice, as a badly chosen hat can en-
tirely spoil the effect of a handsome
suit
1t Is a good idea for a business wom-
an at the beginning Of a season to
choose a ore-color effect for herself
This plan is effective and economical
Evening star., 1914-03-22

Christianity has crossed the oceans. as
cended the mountains and traversed the
valleys of earth's wide domain. Its in
f1uence is felt in all the laws. statutes
and institutions of the governments of
the world. How much better will its end
be than its beginning. Universal donain-
ION at last.
AS it is with Christianity as a principle
so it is with every one who is a Christian.
The end of the life of every good man
is better than its beginning. OF the
righteous Solomon declared, Better is
the day Of ones death than the day OF
ones birth"
1t is not natural to feel that it i. better
to die than to live. We celebrate the
| birthday. 1t is time of gratitude and re-
| joicing: the day of death is a season of
sorrow and mourning: yet many reasons
are obvious why the end of a good man
is better than the beginning.
l. He enters into better conditions. In
this life there Is much that is evil to
give WEAKNESS and pain-many hardships
and great suffering to be endured; but at
its end there Is freedom from sin, from
conflict, from sorrow. THE pure in heart
shall see Cod; and in that vision is
peace-perfect and eternal peace.
=. He enters upon new and better ers-
ployments. The toll for daily bread ID
| over. The struggle against evil appe-
tites and passions Is ended. He is fed
Evening star., 1914-03-22
new TABLE FAVORS.

A THREE-LEAFED Japanese screen
~ is a new menu card. It Is made of
boiling cloth painted with sprays
of graceful lavender wistaria. The bolt
ing cloth is mounted on a deep blue
frame. The center panel Is reserved for
the words OF the menu. The screen
stands about six inches high.
Pretty plate cards are little ballet
dancers, cut out of stiff paper. with
bright silk butterfly wings attached to
their backs. In spite of the airy wings
the little ladies do not fly away for they
are firmly attached to pasteboard stand
ards that keep them upright on the table.
For a bridal luncheon or dinner plate
cards are small Cupids holding in their
chubby arms stout life-savins belts as if
they were about to throw them to the
poor, Aoundering guests.
Small potted artificial plants are still
used effectively for place favors. A tiny
card can be tied to these little plants for
name card. Artificial rose trees n
square little porcelain tubs are pretty.
Flowering violet plants are also good,
and SO are all the dozen and one other
flowers that are reproduced. each appro-
Evening star., 1914-03-22

our nation has been involved in perplex-
ing problems with other nations. We
have thus far been preserved from that
brutal and unholy solution of difficulties
ment of the sword.
Second. That we emphasize our un-
alterable belief in the brotherhood of all
men, and that We deeply sympathize
with every nation and peop.e In their ef-
forts to solve some of the problems
which in one form or another confront
all mankind
Third. That We commend the Presi-
dent of the United States and his ad-
ministration for their efforts to adjust
and solve some of the issues between US
and the other peoples in the spirit OF
Christian diplomacy