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The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-25
THE COAL TEST.

As the Mexican situation has pre- vented the use of the cruiser Mary land in testing the coal dug from l C Matanuska fields, the coal has been ordered shipped to Seattle, from whence the test will be made at some date not yet fixed It is d matter to be deplored that the test could not be made as planned, for he whole country is anNiously wait
 n4 to learn the result of the test.
 Government officials have made he assertion that if the coal makes the test necessary for the use o1 the navy. it will mean the establish ment of city in the vicinity of the fields with a population of more than 100000 It will mean the em- pl0yment in Alaska of a large num- Der of coal miners, and will go far toward making the new governmep railroad in this Territory finin- cial success.
 Concerning the coal situatinl on the Pacific coast, the Seattle Times of a recent date, said:
 The government. according to statement made by Joseph's i)anlels. secretary of the navy, n his visit 10 Seattle last summ'r, will use 100000 tons of coal ~r annum Tor many years. and in he event of full fleet of battlehlps being plac- ad on the Pacific coast, more than 9 ROO OOO tons of -oal will be needed. Al present tlp fuel for the naval ,,assels plying in Pacific waters is rr,ren arted rom West Virginia at a cost of a,proximately 100 per cent more tb-n for the same amount of n,a, h ought from Alaska. The gov ,,,,,,, ,at's freight bill on naval coal ,+ ,Jesent amounts to approximate l,, $l00o.000 per annum-more than efe cost of the upkeep of several 
 The recent test of the Boring riv- CT fuel, which the government en- 9ineeTs have declared practically valueless for naval purposes, leaves the Matanuska measure as the only available source of a fuel supply, and that the proposed Alaskan rail road will tap this field is regarded IS certain"
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-25
SMALL BOAT STOLEN,

Charged with having stolen a small boat, Edgar Maxwell and George Ryan were taken into custody at Panama Friday, on complaint of Chief of Police Wiseman, and will be brought back here for pre- liminary hearing on the next boat. The boat, valued at about $20, was the property of Peter Andre, and the oars taken with the boat, which are valued at $5, were the property of John Hagen. The boat and oars, it is alleged, were taken from a landing in this city recently.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-25
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which is 250 miles southwest of Canton It proved later that this change in the location saved their lives, for a year later. the mission aries and their families at Lien Chow were murdered.
 The year spent in China, MT Bruce says. was the most interest ing period of his life, but owing to the failing health there of Mrs. Bruce, they were forced to return to the United States sooner than they had planned.
 When asked if he had experienced any adventures while in China. MT. Bruce told of how he and Mrs. Bruce had nearly been wrecked in a small boat along the China coast. while The trip included ride down the river to the ocean, and a days rid ing on the open sea.
 Before setting out to sea in the small boat, they were warned of the expected danger from a typhoon. but failed to heed the warning. On the boat were five Americans, some Chinese passengers and a Chinese crew.
 When the storm broke, it seemed for a time that they would certain ly meet death. for the crew became seasick as well as the passengers For five hours they were tossed in the trough of the sea, but finally they managed to get into the shelter of an island, off the main coast, and there the waters were more quiet and their danger ended.
 Upon their return from the Orient. Mr and Mrs. Bruce went to Grimes. Iowa, for three years of church work, and later moved to Mediapolis, where the former had spent some of his boyhood days There he served as the pastor of a Presbyter- ian church, until they came to Fair banks, arriving here on July 29, of last year In addition to being pas tor of the local church, Mir. Bruce is the stated clerk of the Yukon Presbytery.
 When asked how he liked Fair banks, Mir Bruce replied:
 II like Fairbanks very much. I have never before lived in a climate that proved so healthful for me as people more interesting to work with than those with whom l am asso- ciated in Fairbanks
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-25
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There was time when ferry boats were so common that everyone was familiar with them and their method of operation. but in tlese days they are so scarce that many people, some of whom would be eX- pected to know better, show how ignorant they are of the motive power that sends a boat across the river.
 A few days ago well-dressed man, one who has the appearance of being educated, was watching the local ferry boat plying backward and forward across the slough, and at last he turned to a man sitting by him and remarked:
 'l say, does the N, c. company furnish power for that boat?"
 When it was explained to him that the current of the stream fore ed the boat across the river, he showed much interest in it.
 On another day recently, a man was riding across the ferry to Gard en Island, when he asked man what caused the boat to "go."
 The man to whom the question was put, was uncertain at first if the question was asked in good faith, or if 1t was meant as joke. SO he replied that the boat was pro- pelled by electricity.
 But I don't see how the cleo tricity reaches the boat" said the first man.
 From that wire cable, up there" was the reply.
 That may be-" he continued to argue, but the cable has no out side connections"
 At this point due explanations were made, and the questioner seem- ed satisfied
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-25
DIVISION IS DANGEROUS.

From the coast sections come re. ports of d serious split in the Demo cratic ranks, which. unless il is overcome. threatens to Tesui1 in the holding of two conventions. The division seems 10 be along much the same lines as ii was previous to the Baltimore convention, though 10 the credit of SOME of the coast Demo crats who lost out !n the national convention, they have refused 10 keep up useless and harmful fight. and have recognized inc ne@eS. sity of party unity.
 The faction that lost out at Balti- more can hope to gain nothing by continuing its old oreanization and holding a separate convention this year from that of the recognized party of the Territory. The an nounced purpose of the old faction is 10 nominate James WickeTsham for delegate. but such a course would accomplish nothing that would aid either the Democrats or Mir Wickersham. for with such an en- dorsement he could not return 10 Washington and truly say that he was returned there by the aid of the Democrats of the Territory.
 In the Fourth division. the Demo crats have buried the past and are united for the work that is before them. It may be that they can bring influence to bear upon the opposing factions along the coast with the result that their differences can be overcome, and the entire Territory become a unit for the common good of all
 United, We stand divided, We fall" This motto, which has so long been used in promoting the unity of the States, might be adopted in :, beneficial way by the Democrats of Alaska, who must choose between unlly and probable defeat al In" coming election.
 The proper, and the only reason able way for the opposing factions of the Alaska Democrats to settle their differences is by their votes at the primaries and the conven- Tion, if, indeed, it is found that they cannot come to an agreement prev iously. By settling all differences within the party before the general election is held and by following out the only safe rule, which is the1 submission to the will of the ma jority, the Democrats will be p'' pared to go into the final campfiSh with much assurance of succeg'.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-25
HOUSE TO MAKE PROBE.

WASHINGTON, D. C., May 24.- It has been agreed by a majority of the members of the house of representatives that probe will be made of the relationship between the transcontinental roads and the coastwise steamship companies. Ac- cording to the rules governing the use of the Panama canal, steam ships owned wholly or in part by transcontinental railroad company cannot use the Panama canal, with out paying the full fees of for eign vessels.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-25
OKLAHOMA GOVERNOR SUED.

OKLAHOMA CITY, May 24.-Gov- ernor Cruce has been made the de- fendant in a suit filed by the lessees of the fair grounds. The governor is charged with having illegally stop ped racing in the park, and the plaintiffs ask the court to award them total of $4OOOO, the amount, they assert, they have lost by req son of his action.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-25

want to save this waste. do what they can to get congress to act in the matter.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-25
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The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-25

THE river boats are leaving now and so are the trees.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-25

ACCORDING to a new ruling of the postoffiee department, soldiers Will be permitted to send letters on which the postage will be collected on delivery. It is to be hoped that the same privilege will never be extended to cheap advertising firms.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-25

JACOB AUGUST RI1S, the noted author and philanthropist, was des- ignated a few days ago in the morn ing paper as ''publicity agent Although MT. Riis was born in Den mark, there are few men in the United States who are better known than he, and it seems strange that newspaper should make such mis- leading statement in regard to his vocation.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-25

A SMALL army of policemen is required to protect the king of England from the suffragettes who are determined to see him. This condition of affairs should make Queen Mary jealous.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-05-25

ALMOST all of the population of the Chisana district is now being transplanted for the season in the Fairbanks district.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25
COSTS " S. THOUSANDS TO
GIVE LEPER START HOME

ST. LOUIS, Dec. ALLOW a Greek
leper, Anastasios Loizos, recently dis
covered in St Louis, was taken secretly
to New York and put in the isolation
ward OF q transatlantic liner for de
portation at an expense of approximately
81 900 to the United States immigration
bureau at st. Louis became known here
today.
A special car was engaged at cost
Of $500 and permission was obtained from
the board of health of every state be
tween ST. Louis and New York, through
which the railroad runs. A government
revenue cutter carried the leper to the
passenger ship.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25
BUSINESS BETTER
THROUGH GERMANY
Fewer Idle Than There Were Earlier
in Struggle Owing to Demands
for War Material.
LARGELY WORKING
Talking Machine Shops Engaged in
Trimming ShrRpneI to Prepare
Them for Explosive
Filling,

Correspondence of the Associated Press.)
BERLIN, Dec. 12.-The business stu
alton in Germany has undergone a con-
siderable Improvement since the first
month or two OF the war. Outward signs
of this are visible at Berlin. More trucks
laden with boxes of goods are moving
about the city now.
Christmas shoppers keep the big de-
partment stores we'll filled; buyers still
show a tendency to make large purchases
and the usual attractive window exhi-
billions of Christmas specialties have not
been neglected by merchants.
There also is far less complaint about
people out Of employment Many factories
running on goods for which there can be
little or no demand in war time, were
shut down at the beginning of August,
but a considerable number of these have
now turned their plants to other forms
of production. chiefly for making army
supplies of some kind.
Trimming Shells.
Curious changes of this nature are men
toned. Thus talking machine factory
Is busy trimming shrapnel shells to pre-
pare them for the explosive filling; a
plano factory makes cartridges, a BIZ
cycle factory turns out bedsteads. for
military hospitals, a wood working es-
Enlistment makes barracks. to be set up
where wanted to accommodate the pris-
oners Of war, and a sewing machine fac
tory Is producing shrapnel.
Many OF the ready made clothing shops,
for which Berlin Is famous. are now pro-
ducing army uniforms, overcoats and
other garments for the troops.
Throughout Germany, too, many con-
Germs are running exclusively on big
army contracts for wooden goods. blank
cts. tentcloth, rain coat cloth, and, OF
course, arms and ammunition are pro-
duced on an enormous scale.
Fewer Idle Than Before.
The improvement in business has to a
great extent relieved the unemployment
that assumed serious dimension by the
end OF August. Already at tho end OF
October the labor unions of Nthe coun-
, try were able to report that the num-
Der OF their members without work had
dropped to less than half of the number
at the end of August.
In Greater Berlin the number OF persons
having steady employment was 10000
greater at the middle of November than
at the first OF September.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25
Higgins Anxious
To Save What Luck
Yet Left to Him

Please don't take that away from
me. I'll have bad luck II you do" pite-
ously cried Frank Higgins. pandhandler.
who was being searched at police head
quarters after Patrolman John Unger had
sent him In.
That" was a small. drab colored rock.
I've had II as a lucky pocket piece for
twenty years. and I'm afraid III have
bad luck II you take It away from me-"
Higgins begged. The stone was given
back to him. but his pocket knife was
held for safe keeping.
You look like you've had plenty Of
good luck in the last twenty years."
laughed Andy Pstullo. as he handed the
thing back. 'Tf this rock viii keep any
worse luck away from you than you
have already had take 1t, and welcome"
Higgins eagerly snatehed the pocket
piece and buried In deep In a pocket OF
his ragged trousers.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25
WALTER JOHNSON
GIVES BONUS BACK
Star Pitcher Mails Weeghman $1,000
Draft He Got for Signing
Federal Contract.
SAYS INCIDENT NOW CLOSED
II Complications Arise, They Must
he Fought Out Between Leagues
or Heads of Two Climbs,
He AsnertH.

CoFFBYvILLE, Kan, Dec 24-with
the money obtained from the sale OF a
herd of steers, Walter Johnson, star
Of the Washington American league club
pitching staff. today mailed a draft re
imbursing Charles Weeghman. president
of the Chicago Federal league club, for
the bonus given johnson when he signed
Federal contract. The draft was for
5000.
LAS far as am concerned the incident
which has proven an unpleasant one to
me, at least. is now closed" Johnson
said. There is nothing more 1 can do.
1 shall report to the Washington club
when the spring training season opens.
If any complications arise they will have
to be fought out between the two leagues
or between the heads of the two clubs
Washington and Chicago. When / mailed
that draft my responsibilities ended
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25
!Colored Sport Lovers
Are Planning Big Day

What promises TO be the niftiest passage
at arms 90 be staged In Omaha In good
many years IA TO be pulled off az the
Auditorium. Christmas afternoon, In con-
nection with tho big ax-day social given
by the Dunbar Athletic club. composed OF
local -eolored sport lovers.
Young Dudley, 4 1SS-pound yellow-skiu.
who has been keeping the fight fans OF
Memphis fed up. will mix with Jackie
Moore OF Kansas City for ten rounds. II
will be a friendly little affair with light
gloves and ',tho contest will be an eN-
hibition OF the protective science rather
than ono OF blood
AS q curtain raiser Fred Hunter viii
70 four rounds with Ralph Fields, ana
Young ichlnn and Kid Langfofd win do
the honors Rs a curtain raiser.
Following the athletic program colored
eociety foik will dance
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25
SIMULTANEOUSLY BOUT
STOPPED BY REFEREE

NEW YORK. Dee. A-The bout be-
tween Tom McCarty and ''Gunboat''
Smith OF California was stopped here to-
night in the fourth round by the referee
Shen MeCarty. after taking the count
Of seven, staggered to his feet in an APP
parently helpless condition and Smith
refused 10 hit him again. Both are
heasyweishts. smith. iS2; McCarty. 100
Mccarty clearly outpointed Smith In
the first three rounds, but his blows had
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25
OMAHA LAD HITS JOHNSON
ONCE INTO DOUBLE PLAY

I'd o'connor. former Omaha amateur,
who Il IN the city tpending the holidays.
"a having the time Of his young life
telling the athletes around the city how IL
feels 10 .Dst against Walter johnson. I'D
played against the speed king twice. when
Mussiosee. on which team O'Connor
played, bueked pp against coffeyFille,
Kan. oCoppor hit the ball once during
The two games and when he did hit IL
that once he slammed into a neat double
play. The rest OF the time Ia says he
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25
URGING PRINCE EITEL
FOR HUNGARY'S THRONE

Copyright. 1914. by Press Publishing Coz
LONDON. Dec. sL-(special Cablegram
TO New York World aud Omaha Bee)--
The Petrograd correspondent Of the
Morning Post wires;
The candidacy of Prince Eitel Fried
rich for the throne OF Hungary Is GER
tainly being energetioaliy pushed by Ger
many. II has been put about In Hun
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25
Germans Urged to
Live on Vegetables

AMSTERDAM. (via London), Dec. "a
The Vossische zeitung of Berlin prints an
appeal signed by leading German profess
sors of political economy which urges
Germans to live on vegetables and rye
bread, leaving meat, white bread and del
icacies for the sick and wounded
England wants to starve us and we
must, therefore. do everything possible to
economize in the use OF our food
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25
Servia Refuses to
Treat with Austria

LONDON. Dec. 4-The Daily Tele-
graphs Athens correspondent. In a dis
patch. claims that he Is able 10 confirm
a statement he makes that Austria twice
has attempted 60 make a separate peaca
with Servia. once by direct proposals
through the Rumanian government
SeUyia's reply IN both cases was an en-
phatie refusal he says
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25
SHEPARD JUMPS TO SECOND
IN CAPITOL POOL TOURNEY

Last night at the Capitol Pool tourna-
menq Shepard defeated Mooney 100 to
a. which put him In second place, The
game was very close up TO the last three
frames when shepard won out. Both
players were in fine form playing good
pool. Score by innings.
Shepard, ~. 10. 10. o. $. !. .. IL. 3, 4. 0.
L. TO- f-l03-leO.
Mooney. 4. 3, II. 6. Is, 4. D. II. TO- 3.
2 4, 0-Si--T1,
cratches-Shepard. 8. Mooney, T.
The next game win be Monday, Decem-
Der IS
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25
ALL-STAR BASE BALL
TEAMS BACK IN THE U. S.

SAN FRANcIsCo. Dec. 2l.-AIembers OF
ne ail-Ameriean and sll-National base
ball teams. who played series OF ex-
hibition games In Hawaii arrived In san
francisco yesterday on the liner Mat
sonia from Honolulu.
The players left Tor Fresno. where the
teams play today. Games will be played
in Bakersfield, Nos Angeles and san
Diego before the party starts for the east
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25
Les Davies Leaves
Happy Hollow for
Lincoln Golf Club

Lester Davies, for the last three years
assistant to Charles johnson, profess
sionai ct the Happy Hollow Golf club,
has been elected instructor for the Lin
coin Country club and Ia TO report March
1. He has been caddy master and club
maker at the Happy Hollow club Across
the pond Davies was club maker to J. H.
Taylor, British open champion for five
years and French open champion for two
years.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25

little effect on Smith. who appeared to
take things eoolly. allowing his opponent
70 force the fighting.
In the fourth . right TO the jaw sent
McCarty down for q two-second count
He took another count OF four from a
right and Smith downed him again with
a similar blow. Smith refused to hit him
when he arose and the referee stopped
the fight.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25

gary that Eitel is merely the modern
form of Attila, This. naturally, accord
ing to the German reasoning. makes out
the holder of the name as the hereditary
claimant to an independent throne which
will be one OF the results OF this war for
Hungary" cd
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25
ALUMNI TRIUMPH
BY ONLY ONE SCORE
South Omaha Basket Ball Fans See
Game Of the Season Between
Crack Elves.
HIGH SCHOOL PLAYS BRAvELY
stars of Former Xenrs Come Back
and Have Difficult Time Beat
ing Coach PRtton's
FIippers.
Alumni. 8; south omaha. q.

Alumni. p; South Omaha. q.
Straight from the fathering arms of
Coaches Yost and Steihm of the Universe
ties OF Michigan and Nebraska, respec-
lively. came several astute former bas-
ket ball warriors of the South Omaha
High school, with the all-dominant In
tentIon of tasting some OF the sweet kind
or revenge. Incidentally, they got the
other. The game went to the Alumni
By the margin Of one lonely point. the
final score being q to q in favor OF the
SHOW men,.
The massive university vets" Meme
fee, Shields and Foley. ran up count Of
q 20 10 IN their favor In the first half
Glass" was hardly the name for the
frightened playing OF the Packer five. al
though now and then a spark OF the old
form would bubble TO the surface. Shields
made sensational toss from midfloor
.Fittle. outdld his former records and
clipped the ball In for two points.
The high schoolers awo~e IN the second
half and gradually tore up the basket
machine OF the Alumni team. The old
Efnpoth running machinery OF the Patton
ualiber found It's place and the score be
Gan 20 pile. Nixon. ana Foley were the
men OF lnc uOur WINE Saptaln Mcloflut
did splendld work. The fast center and
howard played as ~ isfa was In. the bal
ance and each Blicceeded in landing two
baskets. Mcbride shot beautiful basket
from past midfloor and the crowd cheered
necessarily. With but two minutes to
play and the score standing Is TO % Nixon
made a tremendous leap in the air and
snapped the leather sphere straight
through the basket. The crowd was on
its feet and both teams played desper-
ateiy with tremendous speed. The Alumni
team held. but In spite OF all Lesch got
away with one trial at the hoop before
the final pistol shot
strongest In Year,.
The alumni team was the strongest
presented in years and all men were
up 20 trim, both In training and basket
hall. Several hundred people witnessed
the game The lineup:
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25
ALUMNI

Substitute: shainholtz for Flute. Field
Goals: South Omaha, Mcbride ca. Foley
CD, Nixon ca. Leach CD; Alumni. Futile,
Shields ca, Foley 90, Meneiee t5l; Free
Foley; Alumni, Shields. Foley. Points
awarded: Alumni. :. Fouls; South
Omaha, 10; Alumni, l6 Referees; Gus
Scorer: Karl Lee. Time OF quarters.
30 minutes Score: South Omaha, q;
Alumni. -.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25
STANDING OF PLAYERS
IN BILLIARD TOURNEY

NEW YORK, Dec. A-The standing OF
the contestants In the Billiard Players
league was announced today as follows;
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25
ALL NATIONALS WIN
FROM THE AMERICANS

FRESNO. Cal, Dec. A-The Alma
tionals defeated the All-Americans here
today. to :. in their first game since
returning from Honolulu. The teams left
tonight for Bakersfield. where they will
play tomorrow. Score: RH.E.
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25

didn't waste any energy swinging at the
BALI
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25

smith, eminent physician and baoogt OF Lon
published the "Iancet recognized
England subject of 1.-THE Use
conclusions from clinical
experiments extending twenty
which able practitioners with
he
such infected wound or the
of which
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25

Parent healthy people often unwitngy carriers
IN
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prove
to
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prejudice
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25

% aGs more games Players a" here rate" according the number
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25
stron gest In Years.

The alumni team was the strongest
presented In years and all men were
up 20 trim, both In training and basket
hall. Several hundred people witnessed
the game. The lineup
Omaha daily bee., 1914-12-25

lay tomorrow score;