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The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-02

CASHIER w. E. Wilcox, the United WAS States bank examiner who SOLD" was recently in Fairbanks from San Francisco on busi- ness, has a keen sense of humor, and q store of good stories that ne tells in an entertaining manner Some of his st ries concern his own experiences, one of which is as fol lows:
 Il was my duty to examine on one occasion into the affairs of two banks that were 10 be merged There was s me question regarding what fixtures and furniture that the less CT bank would be permitted 10 turn over to the other concern.
 "'There is one thing that l must talle with me to the other bank declared the cashier. and that is the electric fan from my desk
 " Dut under the circumstances. l said, It will not be persimmible. The regulations of the government will not alloW it.
 '1he cashier wanted to argue the question wi me. but l remained firm. He alluded to the subject two or three times during that day and late the following afternoon he said
 Do you know. that I cant under stand for he life of me why the 2 yernment should object to my hay ng that electric fan over my desk in the other bank Please explain { to me if you can.'
 The government objects to it. said, because il will increase your )yer-drafts.'
 The cashier admitted that he was sold and enjoyed the joke as much IS his associates"
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-02
BOY l VAS NOT in SPANKED in

BOY How farmer living VAS NOT in the Willamette valley SPANKED in Oregon, made seri Us
 mistake in attempting to lisciyline his son, is told by a man Nho lived in that valley and is will nS to testify to the truth of the 'olloWing story:
 The old farmer was an early ris- 1T, but his son had failed to inherit his fathers industrial tendencies One )f the hardest tasks that the father lad to contend with each day was getting his son out of bed
 "The boy occupied a room at the head of stairway, leading from the hallway near the kitchen. Every morning the father would stand al he foot of the stairway and. call the oy, after the kitchen fire had been 'iindled, but in spite cf promises 10 get up immediately, the boy would lie n bed until his father would come to his room and pull him out
 One day, the father concluded to put an end to this kind of tactics. and he warned the boy that if he did rot arise the next morning pr mptly after he was called he would be punished
 Accordingly the next morning the father called at the foot of the stairs, at the same time warning the young man to be up and doing or a good, old-fashi ned spanking would be forthcoming.
 There was no reply from the 'hamber above, and losing his temper he old man stumbled up the stair ray and into the darkened room Feeling his way 10 the bed. he un- oyered the sleeping form there. and began to chastise what he supposed in the dark was his sleepy son.
 But the form in the bed suddenly 'Ook on an activity that was foreign to the lazy boy, and with wild shreks 1t flew down stairs. In the confu sion that followed, the farmer dis covered that he was not whipping his son, who had been permitted by
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-02

Captain Roald Amundsen is with the Salvation Army.
 Bismarck was in the American Revolution.
 Garibaldi was French writer of the ninth century
 Lafayette was an American Gener al, who later became President of the Uni.ed States.
 kosciusko is President of Japan
 Employers liability is the power to do or not to do thing
 Lorado Taft is President of the United States.
 Moses was the chosen father of Jesus Christ and was born about 50 A. D.
 Wilbur Wright and Dr. H. w Wiler are connected with settlement work.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-02

The Republican party is willing enough to welcome the prodigals back, but the prodigals want 10 see the fatted calf hiladelphia Rcpublic Lodger
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-02
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PRESS CONN ENT,

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 Peter Piper picked a peck of pickl- ed peppers has met it's equal Col onel Roosevelt is now staying with eXPrOyisional President of Paraguay, Pedro Pena.-Columbia State.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-02

What are you kicking about? This lime fifty years ag3 eggs were sell ing in Richmond for anywhere from $2.75 to S3 dozen.-Richmond Times Dispatch
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-02

MT. Bryan is entitled to feel much qualification at the assurance that Holland will think the matter over very carefully before declaring war against the United Sates.-New York Tribune.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-02

The supreme test is whether any public official would rather be right than baseball president. Washington Post
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-02

It's all right of course, for the laps to make arms to sell to the NeXicans, for, as hey say, business is business; but perhaps they had bet CT ship C. o. Columbia State T0urnal
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-02

Frm the way they are all putting the ban on that dance it looks as if 1914 would be the tangos banner vear-St. Louis Republic.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-02

Now that the bill is signed, it might be pointed out that those who fought 8 bravely for the beauty Of Hetch He,chy really ought to have begun on the name.-New York Evening Snn
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-02

he child of equal mental ability who gets his elementary training
 in the city schools. This fact ha- been proved beyond question by the records kept by some of the leading institu-i ns of learning. which en deavor to keep in touch with their alumni.
 One of the results of our modern method of instruction is found IF the vague ideas that the children get of things they have been studying. In the attempt to crowd so much in t1 the mind in a short time, the impressions left there are often in definite. This psychological fact s Illustrated in the answers to ques- .iOHs in an examination held in Chicago early in January of candi- dates fir positions in the public li- brary of that city Some of these answers, contained in a Chicago pa per that has just reached Fairbanks. are as follows:
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-02

SEVERAL fires have been extin. suished of late by the prompt action of the Fairbanks fire department The money spent in maintaining thG department is proving a good in Vestment.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-02

CONTRADICTORY reports ar, constantly being received concerninl the outlook in the Chisana and Nel fhina camps. Ii seems that eacl mans opini n of a place is coloret by his own success or failure Nhil, there.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-02

AUTOMOBILE hearses are beccm ing such a fad on the Outside tha it is asserted people are just dyins 0 ride in them.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-02

The Almanach de Go ha announces that the marriage of Nancy Leish- man and the Duke of Croy is mot one of equal birth which is the first time in history. the Almanach de Gotha has officially recognized the superiority of the free-b Tn Amer North American.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-03-02

Secretary Bryan's completed arbi- rati n treaties with Switzerland, Denmark and Uruguay take a great load off our minds The thought of war with them was terrible Mem phis COmmercial-Appeal.
Evening star., 1914-09-21
CUPID SPECIAL BRINGS
800 FROM VIRGINIA
Five Couples Ready to Marry,
With Any Number Of Prospects
and Possibilities.

Cupid entered Washington today on
a personally conducted tour under the
auspices of Mrs. ]. r. Gill, superin-
tendent of the Male Orphan Asylum
at Richmond. Mrs. Gill has brought
several Cupid specials to this city.
The party, 800 strong and having
five couples and any number of pros
pects. arrived shortly after noon. Two
of the couples proceeded to Baltimore
where they had friends. for the cere-
mony- The other three were married
here
These couples We're married this
afternoon at o'clock i'll the American
Hotel by Rev H. A. Downs of Wesley
Chapel: Alan L. White, aged thirty
four. and Ophelia .. Kelsey, aged
twenty-eight: James E. Bailey. aged
twenty-nine, of Disputanta, Va. and
Isabella o. Boisseau, aged twenty, of
Prince George county, Va: William T.
Rowlett. aged fifty-eiSht. of Black
stone. and Nellie E. Gosee, aged
fifty-two. of Petersburg, Va
Mrs Gill said mammoth crowd
would have come except for the fact
that tomorrow is voting day in the
Virginia capital.
Il would not have selected today for
the trip had 1 thought about it being
d day when all the men would be
of politics. she said. "but
YOU see. | am not ii suffra gette .ad
do not think about those things"
Evening star., 1914-09-21
IT Is ONE OF THE MOST COMFORT.
ABLE HOUSES l EVER WAS
IN" SAID SHE

as she could. Bully reached in and
tusged and pulled. while Mrs. Bully
pushed. and between them they man
aged to get all of Skinner's nest out
in very short time. With the straw
and feathers went two little eggs of
pure white. Bully saw them and de-
liberately broke them.
Il think We can use some of that
stuff when we build our own nest
said Mrs Bully. as she sat in the door
way to rest and get ner breath. IF
those people come back and try to
take any of it away you stop them.
All this time the other little people
of the Old Orchard had been watch
ing what was going on, too aston
ished to know what to do or think
Nothing like this had ever happened
in the Old Orchard before. and 1T was
hard to believe. OF course, there had
been quarrels, and sometimes worse
things had happened, as when Sammy
jay or Chatterer the Red Squirrel had
stolen some ones eggs. But never
had anybody deliberately taken the
living in it. OF course, it was wholly
and no business of any one else. Still,
it did seem as if something ought to
be done about it. While they We're still
discussing the matter Goldie the Oriole
spied Skinner and Mrs. Skinner COM
ing home.
wait until We see what they do
he advised. Perhaps they will he able
to drive these diSa gree able people out
without our help. ] have an idea that
something exciting is going to happen
presently"
Evening star., 1914-09-21
COTTON LOAN IS URGED.
House Committee Hears Arguments
for Emergency Measure,

The government issue of 100000. 900
in money as loan to the cotton farm
ers of the south at the rate of s35 on
q bale of cotton was advocated before
the House banking and currency com
mttee today by members of Congress
and representatives of the National
Farmers Union. Representative Henry
Of Texas changed his original PROPOSE
ton to the half billion dollar idea and
urged the committee to report a bill
providing for ii and to stop the issue
of emergency currency. which, he said
would not help people in distress.
Mr.. Henry said the banks in the south
We're Withholding the currency from
the cotton farmers, who needed imme
diate help. He wanted the money APP
portioned among the southern states
according to the cotton production OF
1913. He said the details could be work
ed out The money could he loaned by
the government through the banks or
through postmasters.
Evening star., 1914-09-21

operations by belligerent is repeated
departure from such territory by a
naval tender of the belligerent, or by
a merchant vessel in belligerent serv-
Ice. which is laden with fuel or other
naval supplies.
"a merchant vessel, laden with
naval supplies, clearing irom a port
oI the United States for the port OF
another neutral nation, which arrives
AZ Its destination and there discharges
lts cargo. should not be detained, if.
On a second voyage, it takes on board
another cargo of similar nature.
IN such a case the port of the other
neutral nation may be base for the
naval operations of a belligerent. If
SO: and even II the fact is notorious.
thls government is under no obligat ton
70 prevent the shipment of naval sup
pies to that port. Commerce in NUM-
lions of war between neutral nations
cannot, as rule. be basis for Il
claim of unneutral conduct, even
though there is a strong presumption
or actual knowledge that the neutral
state. in whose port the supplies are
discharged, is permitting it's territory
20 be used as a base of supply for bel
ligerent warships. The duty of pre-
venting such an unneutral act rests
entirely upon the neutral state whose
territory is being used as such base.
In fact. this principle goes further,
IN that, If the supplies we're Shlpped
directly to an established naval base in
the territory or under the control of a
belligerent. this government would not
be obligated by its neutral duty to limit
such shipments or detain or otherwise
Interfere with the merchant vessels en-
gagged in that trade. A neutral can
only be charged with unneutral conduct
when the supplies furnished to bellig-
erent warship are furnished directly
to it in a port of the neutral or through
naval tenders or merchant vessels act
ing as tenders departing from such
port.
THE foregoing propositions do not
apply to furnishing munitions of war
included in absolute contra band, since
in no event can belligerent warship
take on board such munitions in neu-
trail waters. nor would it be permitted
to do SO indirectly by means of naval
tenders or merchant vessels acting as
such tenders"
Evening star., 1914-09-21
Mrs. Bully Makes Up Her Mind.

Skinner the Swallow and Mrs. Skim
mer had gone to hunt for their break
fast when Bully the English Spar
row took Mrs. Bully over to their
house. Perhaps he knew that Mr.. and
Mrs. Skinner We're out, though
doubt if it would have made any diff
ference if they had been at home
Mrs. Bully hooded her head in approval
as they approached the doorway. 1t
was in the trunk of an old apple tree.
not too high from the ground. and one
could sit in the doorway and get
splendid view of the Old Orchard.
1T certainly is very nice location.
said Mrs. Bully, as she inspected the
outside. Then without wasting any
time she disappeared inside She was
gone some little time. but when she
came out Bully knew by her face that
she had found a house to suit her.
'It is one of the most comfortable
houses I ever was in said she. 1T
is nicely shaded from the sun. and that
big limb just over the doorway pre-
vents rain from running in. 1t is per
fectly dry and large enough to be very
comfortable. I do detest a house so
small that you nave to go outside to
turn around. l think we'll move in
bother if we get moved il: before the
people who live here return. Who
did you say they are?'
"Mr. and Mrs. Skinner. the swallows
with the white breasts replied Bully.
It expect they will try to make us a
lot of trouble when they find us here"
Let them." snapped Mrs Bully. Il
never yet saw a swallow that ] was
afraid of. Now let's get busy and get
their stuff out of here before they get
back. 1t will be much easier to keep
them out than to put them out. and 1
don't propose to let them get in
With this Mrs. Bully once more dis
appeared in the house Of Skinner the
Swallow. Right away straw and
feathers began to come out of the door.
Mrs. Bully was tearing the nest of
Mr.. and Mrs. Skinner to pieces as fast
Evening star., 1914-09-21

and the city of Washington without its
slums and unspeakable alley condi-
tions will be a fitting tribute and
monument as lasting as the nation it.
self to the sweet nobility of Mrs Will
son. who from her exalted place as
the first lady of the land gave of her
the happiness and comfort of the poor.
lowly and unfortunate, and whose last
thoughts were not of her position. but
Of poor suffering humanity.
Private capital can now make Its
plans to house properly and cheerfully
those who will have to leave these
alleys, and Congress can take whatever
steps may be necessary TO assist in
this work and to do Justice to any
who may be wronged by the passage
of this legislation"
Evening star., 1914-09-21
SEASON EXTENDED ONE WEEK,
Municipal Bathing Beach Will Be
Open Until Saturday Evening.

An extra week was added to the mu-
nlcipal bathing beach season today,
when Commissioner Newman gave ap-
proval to the plan of DR.. W. B. Hudson,
superintendent. to keep the pools open
through Saturday, September 20 To-
day. Wednesday and Friday the beach
Will be turned over to the exclusive csc
OF women during the hours of | and j
pm. Tomorrow, Thursday and Satur-
day it viii be at the disposal OF men
and boys during the same hours.
Extension of the season was made
possible by funds saved from this
years appropriation. DR.. Hudson eX-
poets to have a sufficient balance on
hand to open the pools next year June
>. two weeks sooner than the opening
this year. But for the fact that the
beach was temporarily closed last July
on account of lack of funds, attendance
during the present season would easily
have broken all records. it is believed
The total attendance is expected to eX-
ceed $4,000.
Evening star., 1914-09-21
MANY TOURISTS APPLY
TO RELIEF COMMITTEE
London Office Notes Arrival of 600
in One Party From
Germany.

LONDON, September 81, 11:45 am
The relief agents Of the American gov
ernment who have been busy in Lon
don since the outbreak of hostilities
may not be able to bring their work to
an end by October if todays influx of
Americans from the continent is a cri-
terion of the number still to come from
Germany.
Six hundred Americans. all from
Frankfort. reached the offices of the
relief committee today These are vir-
tually all bona fide Americans and
have unquestionable passports, and
most of them are in possession of suf-
ficient funds to take them back home.
Only few lack the sums necessary to
pay for their passages.
Scarcity of Trains Reported.
These refugees say that not enough
trains have been running in Germany
to bring out all the Americans who
wanted to leave. They wanted TO come
from the first, but We're unable to find
accommodations. They declare that
several thousand American tourists
still are awaiting transportation to the
Dutch border.
The London relief committee, COM
posed of American residents, intends to
continue its work, no matter what is
done by the government
THE American relief committee has
established a subcommittee under the
presidency of Nine. Hochus of Ant
werp," says the Ostend correspondent
of Reuters Telegram Company, with
Mrs. Marshall Gorselin and Mrs. Mar
chais La Grave. an American woman
residing in Paris, as vice presidents, to
distribute relief among Belgian vic
tins Of war in Ostend.
Evening star., 1914-09-21
TO FORECLOSE MORTGAGE
Maryland Agricultural College Will
Be Sold to Vest Title in State

In order that the title to the Mary
land Agricultural College may be vest
ed entirely in the state Of N.rvland
the coliege property. which now is
heIa paftly ny the state and partly by
private individuals. is to he sold
ednesday. The sale is to be effected
through the foreclosure of a MORTGAGE
held BY the state, and il is stated The
plan is favored by all concerned
The college originally was a nrivat.
corporation and when il was ast,b-
lIshed stockholders contributed S4735O
IN cash toward the purchase of build
ings. land and equipment. This con-
triention was IN the nature of gift
TO Col. r. e Goldsborough. Chairman
of the stockholders of the college, all
of the stockholders favor the plan OF
the state to take over the property
Evening star., 1914-09-21
REPORTS FOR DUTY HERE.
Lieut.. Col. Winslow Relieves Col
Burr. Ordered 70 Manila.

Lieut.. Col. E. Eveleth Winslow. Corps
of engineers, for several months in
charge of river and harbor improve
ments at Norfolk and vicinity and of
the defensive works at Hampton roads,
reported at the War Department today,
under orders. for duty as assistant to
Gen. Kingman, chief of Engineers, in
special charge of the personnel and
fortifications branches. He relieves
Col. Edward Burr, who has discharged
those duties since May, 1910, and fre-
quently has acted as chief of engineers.
The latter has been ordered to Manila
to take charge of important engineer
ing projects in the Philippines, and will
leave this city for San Francisco in a
few days. The transfer of the Office
at the War Department from Col. Burr
to Col. Winslow is now in progress.
Evening star., 1914-09-21
SWITZERLAND NOT BANKRUPT.
Cabled Reports Denied Today at
Swiss Legation Here.

Cabled reports that the European war
is forcing Switzerland into bankruptcy
were denied today by the Swiss legation
here The formal statement follows:
I'm the last few days cabled reports
We're published in the American press
which arc apt to injure the credit of
Switzerland and give entirely false
impression of the prevailing financial
situation mere.
Nothing is known 10 the legation of
Switzerland of these exaggerations. Con-
dItlons i'll Switzerland are quiet, and the
prices OF 1oodstuffs are normal The
army is still at the frontier.
"A war loan emitted in Switzerland
recently was largely oversubscribed."
Evening star., 1914-09-21
THREE SUSPECTS CAUGHT
Police Believe They Helped Rob
Woman of 500 OO0

CHICAGO, September 21.-Three men.
believed 10 be the remainder of the
quintet which robbed Mrs. Nellie Clark
of Je"elry valued at $4,000 at Kan
kakee last week. were arrested here
today On their persons the police
found diamonds valued at $4,000 and
$4,000 IN currency. believed by the po-
lice to represent the proceeds of the
sal OF part of the booty
Two alleged members of the gang
were captured near MOmence last Sat
uTday.
Evening star., 1914-09-21
President to Vote Tomorrow.

President Wilson will leave Washing
ton at o'clock tomorrow morning for
Princeton. n. j., to cast his vote in the
primary election. He will return to
Washington at 6 o'clock tomorrow
afternoon
Evening star., 1914-09-21
Starts With Sixty Voices.

Already the society possesses sixty
voices, and 1t is hoped by an early date
as many as one hundred may be Sc
cured.
Mr.. Dickinson. the director, is a man
of wide musical experience, gained as
choirmaster at st. Paul's Catholic
versity of Winnipeg, director of the
Toronto Symphony Orchestra and of
the Cecilian Oratorio Society of the
same city, numbering $50 voices, as
well as organist and musical director
of st. Michaei's Cathedral in Toronto.
Rehearsals will be held every Sunday
at 2:30 o'clock in the afternoon. Prepa-
rations are already being undertaken
for the annual vesper services of the
Knights of Columbus to be held at ST
Aloysius' Church during October. The
association is expected by it's friends to
do fine work in providing church mu-
sic for the Catholic churches of the
District.
Evening star., 1914-09-21
Destitute Refugees Cared For.

The wants OF a number of destitute
refugees. including many children. al
ready have been attended to. The COM
mittee intends to hire d large house, in
which it will lodge persons who for
merly were in easy circumstances, but
who have been rendered destitute by
the war"
Evening star., 1914-09-21
Of COLUMBUS
FORM CHORAL SOCIETY
Organization Starts With Enroll
ment of Sixty and Hopes for
One Hundred.

The Choral Society of the Knights of
Columbus. District of Columbia. is now
a full-fiedged organization. 1t took
form at meeting yesterday afternoon
at O'Clock. when plans for it's incep-
tion met with gratifying enthusiasm on
the part of the representatives of the
various councils of the association.
James Smithson Dickinson was elect
ed to fill the Office of director of the
society; Maurice =. Fitzgerald was
chosen executive head: oliver j. Moore
received the office of secretary, and G..
II. Dorsey that of librarian.
Council representatives chosen at the
meeting yesterday are: Joseph p Re-
petit of Washington Council. +. ]. Ber-
ras of Kane Council. James W. Hicks
of Carroll Council. James +. Meegan
of Spalding Council and T. l.. O'Brien
of Potomac Council.