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The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30
Kennel Club Organized

Kennel Club Organized.
That a number of the sports OF
Tanana have organized Kennel
club and will hold several good dog
races this winter is the report OF
\. Wheeler Marston- who is now
making a business trip to Fairbanks
The club is know as the Tanana
Valley Kennel club Frank O'Far-
ren is president. w. B. Rodman.
treasurer, and Mr. Marston Is sec
rotary.
At least two races have already
been arranged by the club. One
will be a ten mile ladies' race, and,
as there are a number of Tanana
ladies who are proficient in handling
dogs. it is expected to be very in
teresting The ladies who have al
READY agreed to enter the race are:
Miss Margaret Harper, Miss Jessie
Harper. Miss Nancy Wilson, Miss
Mildred Simpson, Mrs. Jack Rice,
Mrs William Page, Mrs. Samuel Ell
hot and Mrs Harry Schwartz.
The other race will be a long
distance affair and substantial
purse is to be hung up as first
prize 1t will be held as soon after
the trails become good as possible.
The route over which the racers
will pass has not yet been definitely
determined upon although it is ex
pected that it will be from Tanana
to Hot Springs and return, a distance
of 115 miles However according
to Mr. Marston, race from Tanana
to Fairbanks. distance of $50
miles could be arranged, if Fair
banksans will do something toward
putting up part of the purse.
In that event it is probable that
Ruby which would only make the
race more interesting as there are
several very fine dog teams there.
The TEAMMATES intend to make the
races an annual affair. feeling that
once one is held the people of the
Interior will become as enthusiast
tic over them as do those who an
nually stake large sums of money
on the outcome of the Nome Derby.
The dog mushers of the lower
river town are already putting their
teams in shape for the coming race.
Among those who have already en-
tered their teams are: Jimmie Camp
bell, Fred Rover Rex Hamline, o.
G. Berry G. A Callahan, Jack La
mont. Gilbert Cook. Charles Ehr-
heart, Frank OFarrell and N. Wheel
er Marston. An entrance fee of
SO will be charged, all of the en-
trance money to go toward making
up the purse However, the club
has already started making up the
purse, dance given in the latter
part of October, when it was or
ganized, having netted neat sum.
Thanksgiving Celebrated.
Opening the Tanana social sea
son and in celebration of Thanks
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30
PRESIDENT GETS
OUR POTATOES

Telegraphic news was received
some time ago in Fairbanks that
the Alaska Bureau of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce had sent
some of the Fairbanks potatoes to
President Wilson and Secretary of
Interior Lane. Copies of the letters
sent to the President and Mr.. Lane
have been received by The Citizen
from J. l.. Mcpherson, secretary of
the bureau.
The two letters are much the same
though the one sent to Mr.. Lane Is
a little longer and gives few more
details. 1t is as follows:
I'VE are sending you today by
the American Express company, a
small box of potatoes grown at Fair
banks. Alaska, which formed part
of the Horticultural exhibit held IN
that city in September of this year,
and which, through the courtesy of
its citizens now forms part of the
Alaska exhibit in the rooms of the
Alaska bureau of the Seattle Chamber
of Commerce.
"These potatoes are sample of
the eight hundred tons which were
raised at Fairbanks this year. We
felt that you would be glad to know
that the North is rapidly demonstrate
ing its ability to largely sustain its
population from its own soil, and
that you had personally had an op-
portunity of testing the quality of
it's products
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30
Bob Chamberlain
Painfully Injured

That Bob Chamberlain, the well
known Big Cinema stage driver, is
just now recovering from an acct
dent is the word brought to town by
CHARLES Beam of the Big Cinema Hot
Springs, who made a trip to town
last week. That is the reason why
Mr.. Beam himself made the first
trip of the season with the stage,
but he states that Chamberlain will
probably make THE next of the regu-
lar weekly trips to Fairbanks.
1t seems that Mr.. Chamberlain was
in the bath house trying to fix a
skylight when the heavy glass broke
and fell, hitting him on the feet.
9th of the members sustaining severe
cuts across the toes. The recipient
Of the injury was, therefore, unable
to walk for some time.
Mr.. Beam took no passengers on
his return trip to the springs on ac-
count of the poor condition of the
trail, but he did take up load of
supplies for his hotel at the health
resort.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30
ALASKA FARMING
HAS Good FUTURE

Alaska's agricultural possibilities
are set forth in an article prepared
by j. w. Neal, superintendent of
the government experiment station,
for the Fairbanks Commercial club.
Mr. Neal shows by figures on record
at the experimental farm what has
been accomplished with potatoes and
.arious other crops.
Spring grains have not proved a
success every year, but Mr.. Neal
is still experimenting with them. He
figures to show what various kinds
of grains yield at the farm, as fol
lows: Hulless barley. 1900 pounds
to the acre; beardless barley. 1875
pounds to the acre; siXty-day oats,
10 bushels to the acre, Finnish black
oats, planted on the northern slope,
155 bushels to five acres; and on
the southern slope, 80 bushels to
one acre.
Concerning potatoes, he had the
following to say:
potatoes have been grown at
the station, on commercial scale,
TO" six years, and it wnl. no DOUBT,
be interesting to note that a few
acres on the south slope, in front
of the station cottage, yielded po-
tato crops, without fertilizers, which
=" AS follows: f year, per
acre, $500; second year. per acre,
500; third year per acre, $500;
fourth year, seeded to red clover
and alfalfa; fifth year, five tons of
potatoes per acre, at 800 per ton.
These figures are startling to people
unacquainted with conditions and
prices here"
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30
Special War I axes
Collected Tomorrow

Various features of the new war
tax, which was passed by congress
to make up for the deficiency in
the tariff revenues resulting from
the war in Europe will become eff
fective tomorrow.
These taxes are for the main part
on railroads, telegraph and telephone
business and various other things of
a general business nature, and do
not as rule directly affect the
ordinary citizen. One of the features
of the tax that is especially inter
esting here, however, is that which
requires tax on all notices of
mining claims placed on record.
Thus mining claim recorded today
will not have to be involved in a
war tax, but those filed tomorrow
will require the tax.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30
Wilson Describes
Terrible Hardship

In letters to friends in this city,
G. A. Wilson, the Fairbanksan who
was lost for almost four months
between the Koyukuk and Noatak
rivers, tells of his terrible expert
ences. During that time he had
nothing but birds and squirrels to
eat, with a little salt, pepper and
tea He finally reached the Indian
mission at the mouth of the Noatak
in a terribly emaciated condition
and was unable to walk after he
had stayed with them few days,
as his limbs swelled to twice their
usual size.
Mr. Wilson states that he likes
he looks of the Noatak region and
will return there in the spring, just
before the breakup. The letters re-
ceived here were written at Candle
and were almost two months in
reaching Fairbanks.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30
Lankey to Build
Trail Roadhouse

According to information received
by The Citizen yesterday Peter
Lankey, of Dome creek, has decided
to establish roadhouse on the trail
to the new Tolovana diggings. To
that end, he has already sent two
men into the Tolovana country, and
they have selected place about 10
miles from the diggings for the
establishment of the hosiery.
AS soon as it is finished the road
house will be placed in charge of
Roy Frankhauser, the well known
local chef, who expects to leave for
the scene within the next week
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30
TANANA news NOTES

I giving day, grand ball was held
/ in the commodious Post Exchange
/ hall at Fort Gibbon last Thursday
evening, according TO information
recently received in Fairbanks
/ The ball was given by the newly
organized military band of the post
which furnished the music, and Is
declared to have been one of the
most successful affairs ever given at
the Yukon metropolis. The crowd in
attendance was composed chiefly of
Tanana people, although here and
there in the throng of beautifully
dressed women and well groomed
men the full dress uniform of the
soldier of the United States army
was in evidence, lending dignity to
the occasion.
Among those present at the ball
were Mr. and Mrs. George F. Bemis,
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Vachon. Mr.
and Mrs. Jack Donald, Mr. and Mrs
James Lyle. Mr.. and Mrs. NJohn
Rice, Mr. and Mrs. Edward NJ.
Woods, Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Simp-
son. Mr. and Mrs William Page,
Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Elliot Mr. and
Mrs. William Weight. Captain and
Mrs. Samuel B. Mcintyre, Lieuten-
ant and Mrs. Harry Westover.
Quartermaster Sergeant and Mrs
Charles Bader. Captain and Mrs.
William Bergman, Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Wickens. Lieutenant Harry
L. Twaddle, Lieutenant James Ma
son. oseph c. De'n. Arhur Camn-
bell, Mrs. Cass. Theo Diederick, Guy
Bergman. Leo Santier Sergeant w
Wood and Sergeant T. Parsons
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30
New York Hunters
Having Good Luck

That the three New Workers who
are with Harry Karstens in the
Mt. Mckinley country are having
good luck hunting, is the report re-
ceived in Fairbanks on one of the
last mails. They have also secured
several reels of good pictures with
their motion picture camera, clippings
from which have been received here.
If the film can be developed in
Fairbanks it is probable that it will
be thrown upon screen here for
the first time. 1t is understood that
the party will not return from their
trip until after January, LIST.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30
Pioneer Making His
First rip Outside

Among the Fairbanksans who left
for the Outside during the past week
was Mack Mckay formerly one Of
the owners of the Costa house at
Golden. Mr.. Mckay has not been
Outside for II years. during which
time he lived at his place of bust
ness on Pedro creek for eight years
without once coming to Fairbanks.
He, therefore, holds the record,
as far as is known, for staying away
from the bright lights. but when
he returns to Fairbanks next spring,
it is probable that he will have
some wonderful tales to relate con-
corning them
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30
lack Baird Is Now
Residing In Canada

John Baird, who was identified
with the early history Of Fairbanks
and went from here to Iditarod. has
given up mining in Alaska and has
entered the oil business in Canada.
The hall recently purchased by the
structed by Mr.. Baird.
According to information received
here from the coast, Mr.. Baird. went
to Alberta, Canada, some time ago
and since his arrival there has been
prospering.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30
RECORDS UP-TO-DATE.

That the city of Fairbanks is up
to-date in at least one respect was
demonstrated last Saturday when a
large number of new Victor records
We're unpacked at the Calderhead
Victrola shop. The event in itself
was of but ordinary significance eX-
cept for the fact that Saturday was
the day when the November records
made by the Victor company, were
opened by their agents all over the
world Fairbanksans, therefore. are
now listening to new records played
on the outside also for the first
time.
Wireless telephony is now possible
for a radius of 225 miles.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30
Moose Lodge Plans
Christmas Dance

Announcement recently made by a
temporary entertainment committee
of the Loyal Order of Moose, is to
the effect that the local lodge will
hold it's first grand ball here on
Christmas eve.
Arrangements for the affair have
not yet been entirely perfected. but
it Is believed that it will be up
to the standard of all of the Christ
mas dances heretofore given by the
Harmonic society, which relinquish-
ed the date of the Christmas dance
to the Moose 1t is understood that
the dance will henceforth be an an
nual affair. The coming dance will
probably be held at the Auditorium
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30
TANANA MERCHANT HERE.

w. B. Rodman, the Tanana mer-
chant, and Mrs. Rodman arrived in
Fairbanks from the lower river dur,
ing the past week. They made the
trip with N. Wheeler Marston who
brought them up with his dog team.
The party will start on the return
trip to Tanana tomorrow or Wednes-
day
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30
Moose to Entertain.

Another of the big dances to be
held at Tanana this winter will be
given by the Loyal Order of Moose
The Tanana lodge now has about
70 members and is growing rapidly
it being expected that it will short
ly contain all of the eligibles in the
town or at the post The proposed
ball will probably be held during
holiday week
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30

Snow When a candidate thinks
/ Lost he has lost the race,
Hope loses interest in the
late returns and leaves
+ for some secluded place to attend
( to some routine business, it must
/ be a surprise to him to find after
I all that he is to be elected. This
/ is what seems to have happened 10
C. X. Snow. who was a candidate
on the non-partisan ticket for the
/ ieEislature.
The early returns indicated that
/ Mr.. Snow was showed under But
Halter returns put him in the lead of
Maltby. who at first was deemed to be
elected. and from present indications
Mr.. Snow will go to the legislature.
How Mr. Snow gave up hope of
election and started on a prospect
ing trip. is told in the Ruby Record
Citizen as follows:
The also rams of this district
are slowly coming out of it, and
will soon be almost as good as new
again.
LAS a result of Tuesdays election.
this district, instead of mighty legis-
lators. has gained two prospecttors
for the winter. Vance Mcdonald
will leave Long for Quartz creek
next week with Hank Wallick where
they will prospect with drill on
ground belonging to Mr. Mcdonald.
&C X Snow will leave Ruby for
Straight creek early in the week
with Oliver Anderson and Julius
Schrader, where they will prospect
hr ;r urh iob
Nj Snow is interested.
There will be no lavish banquets
nor farewell balls on the eve of
their departure, and as they plod
their weary way over the hills
they will fully realize the bitter
truth expressed by the words of
Bryant:
The gay will laugh when thou art
gone,
The solemn brood of care plod on
And each one as before
Will chase his favorite phantom. .
Roth to Some time in January.
Have A probably about the mid
New Clerk die of that month, there
will be change in the
clerkship of the district attorneys
office. Mrs. Florence S Patton, who
was formerly employed in Mr. Roths
office in Fairbanks. will be the
new clerk.
At the present time. Mrs. Pat
ton is Outside. She has been mott
fled of her pending appointment.
and has sent word that she will
come as soon as she can. She ex-
poets to reach here couple of
weeks after New Years.
Roy Douse has been serving tenn
porarily as clerk in the district at
torney's office, having been working
for Mr.. Roth just previous to the
latters appointment. Mr.. Douse will
continue to hold the position until
Mrs. Patton returns.
Another Here is new story
Story OF about child, Stories
A Child of children are always
the most interesting, for
the children themselves are inter
esting. The little girl who is the
subject of this story, is not a Fair
banks child, but just as funny mis-
takes are made by the children of
this city as that detailed here:
Little Madge had been listening
to her mother reading from the pa
per. All was silent for some little
time. and then Madge burst out
laughing very suddenly
why, dearie,' said the mother,
what is it,"
Il was thinking of what you just
read about the wild people in Afri-
ca, mother" replied the child
But there was nothing amusing
about that, dear"
why, yes, there was, mother"
said Madge, about their beating on
their tum-tums till they could be
heard for miles
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30
Aid Red Cross.

Aid Red Cross.
1t is understood that the next of
the many social affairs which are
being planned by TEAMMATES. is to
be held at the Arctic Brotherhood
hall on the evening of December II,
1t is being given under the auspices
of the Tanana Chamber of Com
merce. which, although it is organ
lied for the promotion of the in
terests of the town in general, finds
time to think of the suffering occa-
stoned by the war in far away Eu-
rope. and will send the net proceeds
of the ball as a contribution to the
American Red Cross fund
The names of those who are on
the committee appointed by Pres-
dent Bemis to handle the affair
are: Edward NJ. Woods. Andrew
G. Vachon and Joseph c. Dehn
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30

Boston is said to have had the
first telephone exchange in the world.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30
LOCATIONS RECORDED.

Gus Conradt filed for record the
following location notices last We'd
nesday: l above discovery, Olive
creek, tributary of the Tolovana
river, by Louis Conradt; discovery
Amy creek, tributary of Livengood
creek. by August Conradt; 8 above
discovery, Livengood creek, tribu
tary of the Tolovana river, by John
Mihalcik; above discovery, Liven
good creek, by Louis F. Conradt; 5
above Livengood creek, by August
Conradt Rifle association claim by
Carl c. Conradt and Louis F. Con
radt.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30

Dan Eagan, the Fairbanks creek
merchant, is paying business visit
to the city.
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30

Diseases John kuhl who has
Kill spent more than 20
Natives years in the Arctic re-
gions, has gone to the
Outside for his second trip since
coming North. According to the
Nome Nugget, Mr.. Kuhl blames the
white men for the rapid decrease
In the population Of the natives
in some districts Of Alaska.
In telling Of Mr.. Kuhl's departure
The Alaska citizen., 1914-11-30
T cachcr
Somewhat
Confused

Beauty discoveries in science
Doctor and invention have been
made by accident, and
now a Fairbanks woman has dis
covered by accident how to eliminate
hair from the faces of the fair sex.
This lady, who declines to have
her name published, is something of
a humorist. She went to the Red
Cross dance recently disguised as a
man and it was while taking off her
makeup that she made her discov-
cry. so she asserts.
According to her story, she pasted
on her face a false mustache, using
liquid glue to make the false hair
remain in place. There had always
been little down on her upper lip
that she did not like, but when
she removed the false mustache,
and. of course. the glue that had
held it in place, the hairy down
had disappeared.
II am thinking of opening up a
beauty parlor, where l will take the
hair off women's faces with glue"
she declared a few days ago.
"Why not advertise that you have
found new way to cure 'hair-lip?''
a friend suggested.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-29
TRADE OUTLOOK IN
Is GOOD

The business outlook for Seattle
for the present year is decidedly
roseate. according 10 the optimistic
comment which appears In the Is
sue OF the n. G. Dun a. Co. Pacific
Northwest Trade Review, off the
press today.
That the yehr OF 1913 was very
prosperous one in most lines OF
trade. save for the lumber business
IL shown.
The bank clearings and postof.
flee receipts reached the high-water
mark. No failure of crops is re-
ported in the territory which ships
through Seattle. Grain crops. 9th
er than wheat, show very notice
able increase over the preceding
year.
The dairy and livestock indus.
tries show steady growth
throughout the entire territory.
Dun a. Co. has only the lumber
trade to lament. While the lumber
cut Is found to have increased for
the year. big decrease in the de
mand is recorded. especially dur
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-29
CAPITALIST
Being HELD
FOR RANSOM
Letter Signed "Blackmailers'
Demands $4,000 for Re-
surn Of Spokane Man.
THOUGHT DROWNED
VIE Refuses to Believe The
~ That He Had Thrown
Himself Into Sea.
THOUGHT DROWNED

lOS ANGELES. Jan. Police
/ I southern California will be asked
n1y 10 aid Los Angeles authori'
II 10 f.nd the authors OF a letter
b chief Of Police Sebastian. sisned
n Blzekmaiiers." which offers 10
sHrsrter r. Lewis Clark. Spokane
eselallsi. who disappeared from
ssass Barbara recently. upon pay.
nenf Of $4,000.
The police suspect the letter is 2
loax. but are determined to find
The writer.
Clark dropped from sight more
han week ago. after placing his
rife aboard San Francisco train,
The following day his hat was
'euna on the beach.
Even his closest friends here be.
1Bed he had killed himself. but Mrs.
chrk remained confident that he
soald Be found alive.
The purported blackmailing let.
tef vas written In n cramped hand,
spparently disguised. II said.
we are holding Millionaire
cisrk for ransom. $4,000.
State n his folks will pay u or
not. He Is we'll taken care Of.
feurs. The eIackrsilers, L. A."
Psnriled at the top OF the paper
vas the advice: make a prompt
'sply In the papers. as he 10 very
snxieus 10 get out"
ina lower corner were the words
'Stats u once"
Detectives believe his hat. found
on the beach. may have been
cropped In a scuffle that occurred
rhen bis abductors placed him
asosrd power launch to bring him
here.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-29
HUBBY Gets up
3A.M.,SnE SAYS;
WANTS DIVORCE
WHAT SHE SAYS HE DID

WHAT SHE SAYS HE DID
Gave her no peace Of mind until
she married him, although she
had refused several times on &C
count OF her young son and
adopted daughter.
After marriage made her i5year-
old boy 90 to work and forced
him TO pay board the last three
years. depriving him Of school
privileges.
Traded 5000 worth of real estate
for an automobile.
Became a stingy. greedy, nlggardly,
n,iserIy. penurious and sordid
person.
Brouqht home bad meat and com
manded her TO clean and cook ".
Got up at $50 In the morning and
made a noise prowling around for
his breakfast.
Unusual allegations are being fea-
tured against Paris A. Williams by
his wife, May r. Williams. In d.
yorce proceedings today before
Judge Humphries.
The defendant. an old man. sat
on one side Of the table. while his
wife. well dressed and younger,
conferred with her attorney on the
other side OF the legal bench.
She requests that she be given
a divorce. a share OF the property
and her maiden name OF May Fur.
back
She says he has property In Ne
braska and King county valued at
nearly 100000.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-29
FIRE.! But ssrprT, It's

Hello Is this the fire depart.
ment7" cxcitedly inquired a voice
over the telephone to the operator
at fire headquarters NJ a. m. to-
day There's been a big fire out
here
out where answered the opcr-
ator. Give me the address quick
and can the conversation stuff. DO
you want the place 10 burn up?"
"Oh. well. You needn't mind.
said the voice. The house has al
ready burned down The address
Is 5037 Sheldon av., South park"
And the caller rang off
Whereupon the operator filled
out a report TO this effect. Fire
at 5037 Sheldon av. Owner un.
known. occupant unknown. loss un-
known, Insurance unknown"
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1914-01-29
TELLS OF FIRING A
MOVIE" Theatre

NEW YORK. Jan. 2e.-How a
motion picture theatre full OF peo-
pie was soaked with kerosene oil
and fired. and a bomb later placed
In the hall OF crowded Houston
ST. tenement house was told 10 Dis
trict Attorney Whitman today by
Alfred Lohman. Antonio Sedalls
and Rocco Puccrarsllo. members OF
al alleged Black Hand gang
The outrnges were perpetratcd.
they said. that gang leader mixh,
obtain vengeance for interferencc
ir n love affair.
The three men are witnesses In
the case OF Angelo sylvestro. charg.
ed with planting n bomb tina;
wrecked the Houston street teus-