The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-24

of the coast newspapers to the distinction Of political boss of Fairbanks Anyone who knows Tom would hardly accuse him of such ,hina Is being a aPolitical boss, for the political boss as he is gen egaily known. Is a scheming, cum niue individual who is able to make people believe all sorts of untruths. and who has no objections to tell lu. things that are not true.
 Thc title of political boss was bestowed upon Tom by the Valdez Prospector. in a recent issue. IL cane about in connection with a published interview with C. F. Her ron chairman of the Republican territorial committee.
 Mr Heron passed through Val dez some time ago and while there stated that tlere would be no Re publican nominee for delegate to congress He stated that he had found the sentiment throughout the Territory unfavorable 70 the holding of convention. for he had sent wires to various leading Republicans for their opinions.
 In telling of those who refused to reply to such wires, the Pros pcctor said:
 National Committeeman Bayless refused to reply to the wire sent him. although the chairman of the committee paid for the reply. Tom Marquam, the boss of Fairbankc also refused to reply"
 Phrase While the flood was at Had Two its height few days Meanings ago. two ladies. one ill
 Fairbanks and the other on Garden Island. were talking over the telephone. They had finished talking about various subjects that interested them. when the lady in Fairbanks said:
 Well. hope when you come over you will drop in"
 Then good byes were said and il was not until the next day that the Fairbanks lady suddenly thought that her Garden Island friend may have misunderstood her about dropping in"
 Why maybe she thinks would be glad for her to drop overheard into the river" she explained 10 some one present. so she sent an apology. which proved to be un- necessary, for the Garden Island lady had failed to place any but the conventional meaning on the end of the interview
 Trail People who received Shipment mail on the steamer AL Fails aska about week ago
 did not generally know that much of the mail had made one unsuccessful attempt to reach them over the trail, and failing to get here had been sent back by way of Skagway.
 There were several hundred pounds of mail sent to Valdez to be ship ped over the trail from that place to Fairbanks. il being planned to take in on the new government auto mobile that had been purchased by the Alaska Road commission for that purpose The effort to send the mail over the trail proved failure and it was then sent out to come back by way of Skagway.
 IL was owing to this failure from Valdez that the last consignment of mail taken by the road com mission was shipped to Chitina 70 be brought to Fairbanks by the government
 Damp It has been suggested Cellars that the flood waters in Danaerous local cellars may cause
 disease, unless some CT fort is made to care for them It has been found that flooded base ments and cellars under houses are apt to breed diseases, and 1t is one of the cares of a health department to see that such places are properly ;ired and dried
 The suggestion has been made that as almost all the cellars have been flooded, they should be dried, and some good disinfectant should be placed in each. Chloride of lime is considered excellent for the pur- pose, or just ordinary lime is good
 Anyhow, it does not seem that a little precaution in this regard would be harmful, and there IS the possibility of it's preventing the loss of health or even life. Per haps the health officer will look in to the condition and make suitable efforts to see that the damp cellars are cared for.
 Alaskan It has often been said inherits that American pioneers Title care little for title ol
 any other attempted des