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The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-11

Washington, Dec. 10-Rigid economy will be the regime in some quarters in congress the next few months. This will be irrespective or what the administration may do toward economy. This particular brand will be strictly personal, and for the most part will prevail on the democratic side.
 The answer is--the recent cleo tions. quite a few of the boys are going back to the quiet private life. Many of the familiar. figures in the sociai life of the capital, must retrench. No more can they fre- quent the tango parlors, nor do much entertaining on their own ac- count.
 For going back to private life means financial readjustment. They want 10 hoard what they can Of their $75OO annual salary in the brief time remaining. Some of them need a nest egg" to carry them over until they can re-estab- fish themselves in the ordinary walks of life, and that's the answer for the retrenchment that is now going on with vengeance among legislators.
 It's a gay lie, this being con- gressman. More interesting even than the proyerbially interesting life Of the newspa2erman. But take it from any congressman- it costs q pile of money to keep up appearances in Washington and then, too, 1t costs another nice piece of change to run for office. Statements now on file show that the boys who were beaten and the boys who come back victorious all put out pretty penny. In every case, practically, it was bound to nick the ordinary congressman's roll-and if he isn't coming back for the session in the fall of 1915, he's just simply got to put on the reverse action. And he-or rather they-are doing 1t.
 The congressman who used to find Washington's swellest hotel hardly good enough for their heavy funds, now are beginning to realize that some of the quiet little restaurants with neither fancy menus nor fancy prices-are just the size for their accounts. Moreover, the gentlemen, who were hailed as so- cial favorites, either through per sonal popularity or through the in fluence of lavish entertaining, are beginning to learn that home, sweet home, really, after all, is nice sort of a place-even though a bit quiet at times.
 Some of them, too, are begin ming to feel that perhaps an auto mobile is a luxury instead Of nee
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-11
STATEMENT OF AMOUNT IF
 TAXES PAID BY RAILROAD CO.

For the past few days there has been considerable discussion and comment by different residents of Skagway as to the amount of taxes annually paid by the P. & A. R. & N. Go. (one of the three companies under which the w. P. Y. R. Go is incorporated) and the amount for which its property within town linn its s assessed. One individual, who claimed to know all about it, stated in our presence that the rail road company had never paid taxes on moro than $30,OOO of assessed valuation, and that as the majority Of the town council is comprised of its employees it was doubtful if the town would get even that much this year; and further, that for the same reason it would be use less for anyone to petition for a raise n the railways assessment although it was known that it car ries in its warehouses immense stocks of various kinds Of assessa- hle materials.
 To show how little the party to whom We refer knew of what he was talking, we have gone to the trouble to gather Up the following data. For the year 1914, the P. & A. R. & N. Co. paid into the
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-11
GRINDALL BAY, ALASKA,
 FIELD OF BUNCO GAME

The Ketchikan Progressive of last week says: Late returning visitors to Seattle. brought circulars descrlp- tive of Grindall Bay, on the west coast of Prince of Wales Island, and about which-in glowing terms Of course-a bright future is prom ised and prosperity to those who will purchase lots in the town of GrindalI which is destined to be- come the metropolis of the north.
 It Is represented that hundreds
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-11

Berlin, Dec. Hope BenahcCS recent appeal to the warning nations for a truce during the Christmas holidays has received favorable con- SideratiOn at the hands of Germany, which nation has agreed tO a three weeks pOStpOnement of hoStihies commencing on Christmas, provided every other warring nation will agree To the same.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-11
A Development
 Board Urged

Washington, D. C., Dec. 1l-in his annual report secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane reviews the work of the Alaska road com mission as well as that of the AL aska railroad commission and again urges the appointment of develop ment board by congress to handle the affairs of the territory.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-11

Paris. Dec. 11-Members oT the French cabinet have returned t0 this city from Bordeaux, where the seat of government has been located for sometime.
 President POincaire has also ar rived md the government offices will bc re-established here iInmed- lately.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-11

town treasury $2921, or 1 per cent On S292,O00. Of the amount paid in S1S76.50 was for the tonnage tax at the wharf, $24O,75 for water and the remainder was for the pay ment of taxes on an assessed valua- ton of nbcut s12O,OO0 on wharf, buildings and other railroad property within the town limits. An itemiz- cd statement is given as follows:
 Personal Properly .. .. s 303.0O
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-11
THE COMMANDMENT OF LOWICZ
 Is STILL BEING PROSECUTED

WASh41gton, D. C., Dec. 1f~1Sena- tor Wm. s. Kenyon of Iowa intro duced a resolution in the senate today asking congress to request through thetr diplomauG represent tattyeS, the warning European na- uons to declare a Christmas cessa- Gop of three weeks in the fight ing.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-11

In addition to the above the White Pass & Yukon Route has paid the federal government a mileage tax of an aggregate of $26.00O in the first thirteen years after It's construction, which tax has now been repealed by Act of Congress.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-11
M'vEY DEFEATS
 JIM JOHNSON

New York, Dec. 11-Sam McVey the colored heavyweight, last night defeated Battling Jim Johnson in q len round SO in this city.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-12-11
FOR
 ANOTHER TERM

Phoenix, Arizona, Dec. 11-Presi- dent Scholz and Secretary Call breath were both reelected at to- days session of the American Mill ing congress.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-08-17
pushed forward later.

puSneQ 1OrWarQ later.
What is that crawling along the
ground behind our line? there
is one here, another over there-it
looks so novel and so odd. They are
crawling back out of the firing line.
And 1 see how one of them suddenly
tries to rise, clutches his rifle with
both hands, and hauls himself to his
feet by his gun. And now he is
spreading his arms out, tumbling
over backwards, and fiinging his
hands away from him, far apart
his hands are still Tapping up
and down on the grass. l am looking
back as if fascinated while my legs
keep on advancing.
But suddenly something seems to
set up rattle over there in the wood
and buzzes like huge alarm-clocks
running down.
'Lie down."
And there we are lying down, fat
on our stomachs, as if we had already
been mown down, for every man of
US knows what that was. They have.
masked machine-guns in the wood
over there; they are opening fire on
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-08-17

us. 1 feel how my heart is humping
against my ribs. A machine-gun is
equivalent to a company, the Old Man
once explained to US, after we had
been shot down in heaps to the last
man by the machine-guns in the au-
tunn maneuVers.
What's the next thing?
Cautiously, without rising, 1 turn
my head. Behind us, too, the lines
of shrmishers, close up to US, have
disappeared from the face of the
earth; they, too. have gone to cover
in the grass. Only outside the firing
zone are they still being pushed for
ward.
Shall we have to retreat? Are we
going to attack?
Rapid fire! Into the wood"
Yes, but what are we to fire at?
Lying down. there is nothing to be
seen of the sharpshooters. They
won't do us any harm; in. another
minute they will have disappeared
among the trees. But the machines
they have hidden them away
among the foliage to good purpose.
Ito Be Continued TomorroW.)
GOVERNORS LIKE BEST
Mix all well together; bake with
one crust; be sure to have deep pie
plate. This recipe viii make two pies.
'--O-O
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1914-08-17
DISHES OUR AMERICAN GOVERNORS LIKE BEST

Whether or not JEFF Davis was par
tial to custard history doesn't relate,
but, anyway, the favorite dish of
Gov. Park Trammen of Florida is
Jeff Davis custard."
BY MRS. PARK TRAMMELL,
Executive Mansion, Tallahassee, Fla
The Jeff Davis" custard, which is
a faVorite dish in the South, is a spe-
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-21

search of many months the thief re
Gently was arrested at Davenport, Ia. :,
and told where the stolen property could
be found. officers came to South Da-
kots and took the horse and buggy
away from Engebretson. 1t was be-
lieved he would be out the good money
he paid for the property, but it now is
stated he has been reimbursed by the
parties from whom he purchased the
property.
Belle Fourche- Curid operated some
what under difficulties at the county
Jail here, put despite this, succeeded
in uniting the lives of Geo. Wander
car, an alleged horsethief and Mrs.
Jessie Tunley. Several weeks ago
Vandercar was brought back from
Canada in connection with the theft of
horses from the W. r. Classic ranch
here. He was shortly followed by Mrs.
Tunley, his sweetheart. Although the
prison officials discouraged a wedding
in every way possible until after
VandsrcaI had had II trial. the woman
insisted and while she stood ON the out
side of the cell and through the bars
clasped the hands of her lover who was
confined inside, a justice of the peace
tied the knot. Now Mrs. Tnnley is
inst as industriously working to clear
her husband of the charges he faces
and swears that she will be success.
ful,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-21

Mellette-Although the fight is hope
less from the start, the prohibitionists
of this (Spink) county have placed in
the field a complete county ticket.
and will give it their support at the
primary election in March. Many of
them object to supporting the other
| party tickets because men are upon
them who favor the liquor traffic. so
| they decided to have a ticket of their
own.
Elk Point-The city council has
called a special election. to be held
Tuesday. Feb. II. at which the propo-
sition of issuing bonds in the sun of
S25. 900 for installing a municipal cleo
trio light and will be submitted to the
voters. The proposed bonds will be
due in twenty years, the city reserving
the right to redeem in ten years.
Lead-From the report Of Health
Officer j. W. Freeman. for 1913, it is
shown that Lead with it's 5000 popu-
lation was unusually free from disease
last year. There were but nineteen
cases of contagious disease in the city
in 1918 as compared with l16 in 1912
and 240 in 1911. Most of the cases
two and three years ago resulted from
improper sanitation which has been
adjusted by n vigorous campaign.
Yankton-The probate court of Yank-
ton has Unexpectedly been assigned
an important and unusual case.
George Winters. a pioneer of this coun-
ty. died suddenly and left an estate
valued at about $25, 900. He lett no
will and so far as ascertained there
are no legal heirs. p. J. Conklin. of
lGayville, n prominent farmer, has
been named as administrator. If no
| legal heirs develop, the estate will 20
to the state.
Pierre-All indications point to a
large increase in alfalfa acreage in
! this part of the state for next year.
In all of the creek valleys where the
roots can get DOWN to the water be-
low the surface tracts will be pnt in
and many acres along the river will
be seeded, as the crop is a most
profitable one especially since a mar,
ket is being built up for the baled
product in New York and other
eastern states. The crop of baled hay
with early cuttings and the seed crop
of a late cutting makes the return from
an acre of alfalfa run into more dollars
each year than for sny other crop
which can be raised in the northwest,
some farmers reaping from $75 to
800 an acre for one years crop.
Milbank-G. M. Engebretson, a
rural mail carrier of Grant county,
has returned from Breckenridge,
Mimi, where be was an important
witness in the trial Of a man who stole
a horse and buggy from a livery estab-
lishment at that place, the stolen
property. after passing through two
other hands. having been brought to
South Dakota and sold to Engebretson,
] who. Of course, was unaware that the
property had been stolen. After a
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-21
Notice of Hearing Petition for Letters
of Administration.

State of South Dakota, county of
Lake, IS: In county conrt, January
term, 1914. In the matter of the es.
tate of Frederick Chapman, deceased
The state of South Dakota sends greet
ing, to Ford Chapman, Frank Chap
man and Lucy Chapman, sincs married
and whose full and true name is IN
known, heirs at law and next of kin of
Frederick Chapman, deceased, and to
all to whom these presents may Come.
Notice is hereby given, that Erick Hy-
land has fled with the Judge of this
court, a petition praying for letters of
administrator of the estate of Freder-
lex Chapman, deceased, and that
Wednesday, the 2sth day of January,
1914, at 10 O'Clock a. m, of said day,
being a day of a regular term of this
court, to-wit: of the January term,
1914, at the Office of the judge of the
county court in the city of Madison, in
the county of Lake, s. d., has been
set for hearing said petition, when and
where any person interested may APP
pear and show cause why the said petit
tion should not be granted.
Dated at Madison this 10Th day of
January, A. D., 1914.
"A. ". Sponhclz,
Judge of the County Court.
Attest:
Fl l.. Burnett, Clerk,
F. L. Soper,
Attorney for Petitioner.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-21
HOLD OFF POSSE TWO MONTHS
Quintet OF Alleged Moonshiners Cap.
tured in West Virainia.

Blueields, w. Va, Jan. 20.-Fed-
eral officers in this district were jubi-
liant over the capture of Dave Hall,
his three sons and a negro, alleged
"moonshiners," who held out against
a posse for two months, killing Depu.
ty Marshals John Sloan and Marion
Ramey and ~wounding Deputy Marshal
j. w. Porter.
The quintet, comprising Dave Hall,
Harlan, Hunt and John Hall and Tim
Riddle, the negro. yer locked up for
a preliminary hearing in the United
States district court.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-21
BUSINESS EXPERT ENDS LIFE
Said to Have Suffered Heavy Finan.
ciai Losses.

New York, Jan. 21.-Stephen T.
Williams, known as the first business
efficiency expert and who reorganized
more than 400 of the largest business
in the country, committed
suicide in his home here by shooting
himself in the head. Mr.. Williams
was sixty years old 1t Is understood
heavy financial losses and had been i'll
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-21
TEXAS BANK Is CLOSED
Alleged Enforcement by Former Of.
fetal Given as Cause.

Austin, Tex, Jan. 21.-The state
banking department announced that
the Lockney State bank at Lockney.
Tex, had been ordered closed be-
cause of the alleged embeZzlement of
nearly $4,000 by a former official of
the bank. The mans name was with
held. The bank is a small one.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1914-01-21

Cambridge, Mass, Jan. 20.-Har.
ward faculty has barred the tango in
the chemical laboratories. Dancers
Jared the floors and instruments
worth thousands were damaged.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-20

barred from all hi gorld' : champion
ship matches.
'.'Bob Smith, who is owned by the
Minneapolis club. has been in keene
this week and reports there that he is
considering offers from two Federal
league clubs-Bufalo aud Baltimore.
According to the keene Sentinel Smith
expects to accept one or the other Of
the two offers. II he does it will remove
one possibility of kocne oycrsteppine
the bounds set by the league directors
regarding the employment in the Twin
State league Of men under contract in
organized ball.
= Hank Shea, who was a frost as
manager of the Bellows Falls team in
1911 and failure as our umpire in
the Twin State league later on that
year, and who was driven out of the
game while holding the indicator III the
Sunset league last season, has been
engaged as coach for Norwich univer,
sitv. : Hank is relic of ancient
days in baseball and % years ago was
4 star in this part Of the country.
playing with the IIinsdalcs when that
village was alive and also in Kecne
and Bellows Falls. lie also WAS for 4
while with Senator Whitney : world
heaters in Lebanon when that good
oil sport put baseball OH the toboggau
rs the expenditure OF big sums oil
money. u blow from which Lebanon
viii never recover. and stunned New
port until the game was revived there
last year by an application of Twin
State elixir We hope our ancient
friend viii mak good on the banks Of
the dog river Cheshire Republican,.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-20
WILLARD MEMORIAL
TO BE CONSECRATED
IL Memory OF Former Resi-
dents Being Placed in Episcopal
Church-Special Service Sunday

y memorial window viii lee cousc-
Grated in St Michael's Episcopal
hurch next Sunday to the memory of
two former parishioncrs and long time
residents of this town. Henry G. and
Mary +. Willard
Mr.. Willard was for 80 years one of
HrattIehoro : leading business men
and owned the drug store now under
the name Of the Brooks House Phar-
macy.
His wife was daughter OF the late
Charles X. Field and of family ia-
timat6iv connected with the life OF the
town. and OF the state.
The window, which is n gift of their
only surviving son, David Willard. is
from the studios Of J. X II. Lamb OF
New York. whose representative i
now here to put the memorial in place.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-20
ASPHYXIATED IN SLEEP.
John Kcster Dead and His Wife III
Diving Condition

SPRINGFIELD Feb. 2n.--Whcn Mn.
aud Mrs. John Lester, al aged couple
living on Allen street, failed to appear
about their house a usual yesterday,
George Fuller, a neighbor. entered their
home by forcing window and found
Mr. Lester asphyxiatcd in bed and
Mrs. Lester barely alive as the result
of coal gas which escaped from the
furnace
Medical examiner :. !. Russell view
ed the body of Mr.. Lester and pro
nounccl death due to accidental as
phyXiation. Mrs. Lester is in 4 critical
condition in her home and it is doubt
Jul if she will recover.
The couple retired early in the even
ing, but in some way a damper in
the furnace was left open and the
poisonous gases escaped into the room
where they slept.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-20
Sporting Neus
CHAMPION BAILEY
DEFEATED McPHEE
For Second Time This Season Brattle-
boro Wrestler Threw Worcester
Man-Young Dowley Victorious.
Special TO The Reformer.y

.
WINDSOR. Feb. 20.
George w. Bailey, the heavyweight
champion wrestler of Vermont. defeat
1T Scottv McPhec OF Worcester here
lasr night in two straight fails. The
first came In - minutes and 80 seconds
lay body scissors and double arm
hold, aud the second in - minutes
with a body scissors and face lock.
The match was Glenn and fast, but
~eotte ,ueruuflcd TO Bailey weight
and strength for the second time this
season.
Young rh,ley ef Brattleboro. sue
rcertcd ~ his undertaking 10 throw
three local men weighing under $50
pounds iu til" time limit Of H. minutes
The inst victim Was Guild weighing
~ pounds, whom DouleH forced 10
shoulder the mat in eight minutes and
20 seconds The second was. Burdo
weighing 80 pounds. in Is minutes
and 70 seconds, and the third. Hen
der>on, the big Swcdc" weighing
lf~ pounds, in eight minutes
i'owlcy received much applause at
accomplishing The feat and many ex-
prc-~c. their surprise ut the young
Erattlcboro wrestler
Two local men are endeavoriug to
promote bout between Bailey and
Maumouth. the Giant OF the West =
Bailey has expressed his willingness
and the match will take place as soon
a. Manmouth can be induced to sign
IN agreement.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-20
PERSONAL

David Meauy visited yesterday IN
keene, y. Il.
MIS- Georgia Sears OF Main street
is entertaining the b. G, club today
Florence NJ Holden began work
Monday IN the Holstein-F riesian Office
Y. e. Areand, who was i'll at has
home on Clark street, has recovered.
Mrs. Charles Nichols has returned
after 10 days stay in Concord n IL. I
Mr.. Burke of Clinton. Mass, is Wis
iting his son, Rev. Father Thomas !.
Burke.
Miss Mary Curtin OF Greenfield is
visiting Il week at her home ON Pine
street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Crouch were
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dorr Allen the
past week.
Miss Agnes Garrity has returned af-
ter visit withe her aunt, Mrs. Patrick
Ryan, in IIolyoke.
G. ". Bcmis is unable to be at his
work IN X. +. Moshcr : livery stable
tn account OF illness
Mrs Fred Dillbaek returned Tucs.i
after two weeks visit in New York.
Hartford aud Springfield
Mrs T. \. Austin has returned after
q week : visit with her daughter, Mrs.
Bernard Nichols, jn Middlehary.
John pa4gctt is III, Threatened with
Pneumonia. \ nurse l~ earing for hun
NJ his boarding place on Elm street.
! George h. Harris of Elliot street,
1 who has been III with pueurnona, is
/ much improved aud viii return TO work
soon.
Merrill O. Allen of South Ncwfane
has been visiting Il week with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. IL. !. Allen
VI Canal street.
Mr. and Mrs G :. Pimgrce viii
move next week from - South Main
street to the stuart apartment house
on Canal street.
Lester Moore moved Monday from
the Newton house on South Main
street to one of Mr., Angler houses
on Washington street
Miss Elizabeth Doyle OF the firm OF
DOYLE and Doyle went SUNDAY to New
York city TO stay three weeks studying
the spring styles in millinery.
Mr.. and Mrs. y, NJ. Brosnahan re-
turned Monday after Il few days vis-
~ Win ti1iL tltth1Ht1ir iAE' = "A4i'E =
Meehan, in Waterbury, Conn.
Mrs Allen Reed gave Il ) clock tea
Thursday afternoon in honor of Mrs
Mary ~ Gould of Northfield, VT. whl
is i guest OF Mrs Carl Gushing.
Henry J. Allen of Canal street ha,
been confined to his home since Friday
with a serious bronchial trouble. JOIN
Il. Allen was here this week on ac
count of his father 5 Illness.
Mrs Fred Rose of Ludlow. while OF
IA visit to her sister, Mrs. Christophel
McCourt, was called Saturday TO Leb
anon, y. H., by the serious illness OF
her brother law, +. 4. Rose.
William II. Sumner returned Tues
day to his home in Waterveliet, Mich.
after five days visit with his mother
Mrs. \. l.. sumner of Estabrook street
This was his first visit here III /
years.
Miss Mary Martin went ycsterda,
to Northampton. where She was calle'
BY the death Of her brother, Thoma
/. Martin. Mr.. Martin. who was
well known baker. learned his trade il
the old Cutler bakery.
Went Wednesday to Springfield, Mass
called there by the death of Michae
Fitzgerald, nephew of Mrs. Guiheer
whose funeral took place this mornin
from the Church of the Sacred Hear
The burial was in ST. Michael's GENE
i terry in Chicopec Falls.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-20
THE GIRL WHO KNEADED

Bread dough with gloves on to pre-
vent her hands from losing their com
plexion bad nothing on the manufac-
turers Of White Satin flour that We
make q speciality Of. Thus flour II made
of the best wheat obtainabe and made
under conditions that insure perfect
cleanliness and its many good quail
ties, with other ingredients, make the
best of bread. E. Crosby & Co., flour
and grain merchants.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-02-20
WHAT TOYS WE MAKE

Are of the substantial kind and they
may be purchased in Brattleboro at
several different places handling chill
dren's toys. Our big plant on Flat
street is turning out hundreds of them
daily and they are shipped to all parts
of the world but we always take care
of the home trade by having a good
stock in the hands of local dealers. -
S. A. Smith Manufacturing Co.