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The daily Alaskan., 1914-03-04
RWHHmuHRH BHB <: tTLIN NEWS i: EnHWuBHHmHHHE

The Overseas club Of Atlin gave an entertainment last Friday even ing. It being ladies night there was dancing, singing and music, and during ttr evening delicious refresh ments were servd by Mrs. Sid Smith
 Mrs. A. Erickson of Spruce creek was brought to the hospital here a few days ago in a very critical con dition from injuries to her spine which she had received when she slipped and fell to the ground while shoveling snow off th@ roof of her house.
 George Adams and wife are down from Mckee creek and will remain in Atlin for a few weeks.
 Vie Carlson, of ODonnell river had the misfortune the other day to have one of his thumbs almost cut off by a saw. He bandaged the hand up as well as Ie could and came to town where he had the in- jury attended to by a physician and it is now healing up nicely and will be all right again in a few days.
 O'Donnell river is still producing as much gold as ever Herman MIL CT, one of Prescott & Co.'S part ners, came into town the other day with a large poke containing about 50 ounces of dust which had been banned and rocked out of their claims.
 Messrs. Miller and Anderson, who have several leases about six miles above discovery on ODonnell riv- CT, recently sunk a shaft about 20 feet deep on one of their claims but encountered so much water that they were compelled to quit work. At the bottom of the shaft, before they were forced to abandon it, they found good prospects and it is their intention to put in machinery next spring and give it thorough test.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-03-04
FRENCH CLUB
 JOINS ALLIANCE

Seattle, Wash, March 3-The French club of the University of Washington is now affiliated with the Alliance Franchise, a Seattle or ganization composed of societies in terested in the study of French lan- guage, literary and history. The university organization is. now known as the Alliance Franchise Cercle de IUniyersite.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-03-04

Do you know?
 That we use the best hard wheat flour obtainable.
 That we use pure lard.
 That we use the best eggs.
 That we use the best extracts and spices.
 Th.t we use the utmost care in the preparation of all our articles.
 That We give a money-back guar ty with everything you buy from us. If you don't know these things, it's time you did for it's to your benefit to know them. The New Idea Bakery and Delicatessen. If.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-03-04

Bonded WhIsKeys-GIbson, Noun
 Vernon and Belmont. The best of Reer--Blue Ribbon, Budwelser and PnIe Rainier, at the Mascot, Tele- phone 67 ft
The daily Alaskan., 1914-03-04

Only One "BROAIO OUININE".
 That is LAXATIVE PROMO QUI- NINE. Look for signature of E. w. Grove. Used the world over to cure q cold in one day. 25 cents.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-03-04

Whats a Skagway Omelet? You'll never find out until you visit the New Idea Bakery and Delicatessen.
The daily Alaskan., 1914-03-04
oArARRH CANNOT DE CURED

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they cannot reach the seat of the disease. Catarrh Is blood or constitutional disease, and in order to cure it you must take internal remedies. Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly upon the blood and mucous surf aces. Halls Catarrh Cure is not quack medicine. It was prescrib- ed by one eff the best physicians in this country for years and is a regular prescription. It is compos- ed of the best tonics known, com bined with the best blood purifiers, acting directly on the mucous sur faces. The perfect combination of the two ingredients Is what pro duces such wonderful results in cur ing catarrh. Send for testimonials, free.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01
fAE FREEDOM or THE PRESS
AND UNLAWFUL MONOPOLY.

IS0ss tAe con, pioiWf 81 the sun Printing and
Pv0asAIHo Assoesofios TO the Afforsev. General
Our constitutional system Is based
upon the freedom Of the press, and to
this end there should be given to the
great organs Of public opinion every
facility to present all the news: and a
monopoly which seeis 10 shape Ind con-
troll the news into one standard form,
and that form determined by it's govern
ing body through its executive off,cers,
70 . peculiarly Objectionable monopoly.
Thus q considerable part Of the news
paper press OF the country has been
compelled TO print only such news as
the said Associated Press sees fit to
trannnit to its several members. and
It has been for many years q matter Of
complaint that by such control Of the
news partial. unfair and partisan
statements have been given TO the pub.
Tic at large. Even II the Associated
Press has not thus abused. as 60 many
citizens have believed and openly
charged. its dominating power over the
Transmission Of intelligence. yet It is
prejudcial to tho public that II should
b sctthtn tts poicer to determine IN
what form and to what extent the news
of the world shall be given from day to
DAY to the average citizen.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01
The Wit Of Beaumont :.

Representative MARTIN DIEs of Texas
was very happy in his brilliant remarks
upon Jeffersonian simplicity under the
present Administration. but may we
make so bold as to predict that per-
chance the wit Of Beaumont may live
to rue the day upon which he let his
tongue wag On such a freely unceremo.
NOUS manner? To laugh Indirectly and
with subtle mien at the humble sim.
plicity Of the great Commoner himself
Is an act of lese majesty almost with.
out parallel in the Astounding records OF
hnprudence.
A Washington despatch reports the
scintillatlon Of the Texan Swift in these
unbecoming words:
And on account OF the terrible pace
that somebody has been setting here In
Washington. another Cabinet officer, the
great Secretary Of State, exclaimed IN
anguish that he could not live on 1000
month. ] am sure no told tho truth
I have great faith In our Commoner but
somebody has made the pace so hard In
the capital Of our republic that ono OF our
servants. the great Commoner. cannot live
In this city In BETTING style on S12, 200
q year."
Can 1t be that the Hon. MARTIN Dies
does not wish to return to Washington
for another term? Does he imagine
that beneath rude inurbanity ne car
play fast and loose with the dignity
of the true servant Of democracy and
not suffer for It? Let him know tina,
henceforth his days as the representa-
tive Of Angelina county are as the pass
ing slips from the calendar.
Did the wit Of Beaumont ever hea,
Of the old fashioned New England
schoOlmaster who told u clever youth
that he was smart but not wise"f
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01

Our British brethren are now study
ing a little Of the eccentric vocabulary
Of baseball, wherein "southpaw" and
"charley horse" are not the loveliest
or the least mysterious words. What
a sea change Of meaning will those
noble vocables suffer when they fall
into the hands Of some of the trans
atlantic collectors Of the vernacular and
colloQuial American and English Of the
day. Mr.. J. REDDNG WARE, for in
stance, whose passing English of the
Victorian Era" Is stuffed with mar
rowy British and incredible Ameri-
can slang. A few specimens will show
how difficult is the art Of transplant
ing slang. That strong meat Of speech
is easily spoiled by an ocean voyage.
Thus "hairpin" Ia defined by Mr.. WARE
as "simpleton." We should hate to
think, II we could remember. how many
years ago That's the kind OF hairpin
/ am" was on the lips Of multitudes.
Was Il contemporary with thoss oncs
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01
An Ipish Heroine.

To THE EpiroR OF THE SuN-Sr. The
Long Island Clan-na-Gael on Sunday eve
ming. March I. will honor Emmet's mem-
DRY at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
1t is well that his memory should be kept
green. but It is nevertheless fitting that
the self-sacrifce Of Ann Devlin should not
be forgotten.
When the patriot leader WAS arrested
and a case was being planned against him.
all efforts to force the humble little SER
want, Ann. TO give evidence concerning
his revolutionary plans were fruitless,
She was thrown into prison, bayoneted
on a number of occasions and at another
time half hanged. but all to no purpose
her lips were sealed. For n number OF
years after Emmets execution she was
kept a prisoner. but never revealed any
thing. even though large sums Of money
were offered her. and she never was far
from poverty. After her liberation she
lived to a ripe age. but died In want, and
her body was only saved from a pauper's
grave through the generosity OF DR. Mad
den, who wrote the lives OF tho men OF
1898
hope tho Clan-na-Gael on March I
will include in ITS tribute TO the gallant
young loader OF Irelands hopes some ref
erence to the unselfsh patriotism OF Ann
Devlin. who remained true TO Ireland until
death In spite Of every temptation.
ROSE NJ. MAcDERMorr.
BRooxLYN, February 81.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01
The First Submarine Boat.
From the London Chronicle.

Our modern submarine IL tho direct
descendant Of the diving bell which had
proved that air could be supplied for breath
Ing purposes under water England can
claim priority IN this kind OF adventure. al
though the nrst submarine boat on record
was tho Invention of a Dutchman. Oddly
enough. she was propelled by oars. BY COM
msnd Of James l.. tho trial trip OF this
grandpsrent of subms rines was made on the
Thames. The chief secret Of the inventor,
prebeli. was described thus: THE compo.
sition Of a liquid that would speedily restore
TO the troubled air such a proportion Of
vital parts as would make II again for a
good while NJ for respiration" The secret
was never disclosed. Plymouth Sound. near
which AT has just gone down. was the
scene of the earliest submarine disaster; for
here II was that In i77< . too ssnguine ex-
perimenter named Day made . descent In q
vessel Of nifty tons-and never came up
again.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01
Alexander Dumas on Flying the
Atlantic.


ALEXANDER DUMAS. engineer. has the
faculty Of Imagination usually asso-
ciated with distinguished name. Talk
ing on Thursday to the Society of
Aerial Navigation about flying the At
lantic. he admitted that It could not be
accomplished with any machine now in
existence. but declared that one could
be built to make the voyage. 1t must
be a leyiathan Of an aeroplane equipped
with four 200 horsepower motors work.
ing in pairs alternately and fed by four
and half tons Of petrol. 1t must be
capable Of carrying ten men and 5000
pounds Of food for flight Of 100 hours
ALEXANDER DUMAS, engineer. would be
regarded as a dreamer by Mr.. ORv1LLr
WRIGHT, who says:
you do not increase your lifting power
with the size Of your plane surface.
Aeroplsnes are not like steamships and
railroad locomotives. You lose efficiency
heavily instead Of gaining II with an in
crease In size"
The triumph Of q Russian inventor
who has carried seventeen passengers
In his "aerobus" bears Mr.. WRIGHT out
1t was wonderful performance. bu,
the big machine. driven by 1OO-horse
power motors, could not keep the ali
for more than eighteen minutes.
light aeroplane with moderate spread
Of canvas" will 60 faster and further
than heavy machine equipped with
powerful motors, and Mr.. WRIGHT de
clares that the greater the horse power
the less reliable the motor IL. Neither
VEDBlNEs nor CARLOS uses q big aero
plane, nor did the German aviator who
was credited with q Night Of 1905
miles.
1t is singular that the transatlantic
enthusiasts are overlooking the short
est stretch Of ocean. that between st
Vincent III the Cape Verde Islands ant
Pernambuco In Brazil, which Is 1.61i
miles as the crow flies; some fifty mile.
could he cut OF by landing north o.
PernambucO.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01

national ballads 'shoo Fly" and Gap
tain Jinks"7 And didn't that "hair-
pin" mean simply person "chap."
fellow?
On the opposite page OF the 'dic-
tionary Of heterodox English. slang
and phrase "gun-fiints" is defined az
people Of Rhode Island" This may
be taken from BARTLLrr's romantic
work on "Americanisms," but can any
body in Rhode Island or the Providence
Plantations point to an instance? When,
why and where was the name applied
TO them? "Tanglefoot" we know by
hearsay. but Mr.. WARE gives "tangle-
leg" as "Anglo-American" for "whis-
key" "Tammany' In the sense of
bribery" may have some accuracy, but
who ever heard II in that sensel
Saratoga" our delightful friend makes
equivalent to anything large, huge"
Hence. no doubt. Saratoga chips. %
Let the spirit Of PHINEAs r. BARNUN
be summoned:
Occu tuo etcpuaiN WitTeC8ou
the hnish. from the universal American
circus. whose chief attraction in country
places u the elephant. Therefore enc
phrase means proud exultation and is ap-
piled to boastful persons"
Another treasure in the great bed of
WAVE is "'sub.' abbreviation Of sub
ject. very common In the q. S." Is It?
"Jee" is ian oathlike expression. First
syllable Of Jerusalem" Is money
bugs" for "millionaires" in Use I'm this
country? big bugs" Is, and there
fore this bright lexicon knows II not.
A hummer originally a commercial
traveller. from one who booms. Now
a noisy cad" "Bunko" means doubt
full, shifty. From =. America. Heard
In Liverpool" Part Of Mr.. WARES
example is an Cleveland he was taken
for q bunko man. "Desdbeat" is q
"pauper. lost his last copper" and
dead give away" Is "a swindle. de-
ception." And so on. What in fiaxa-
ton. II we may use zone of the more
remarkable hypocritical American eva
sions Of actual swearing" will happen
to the esoteric McGraw-Comiskey dia-
lect when MIR. WAVE culls It for his
next edition?
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01
Pour yesr..rno. ,b7s.oss EOS Inc. ui,57..1,

49, V"'o'Voo'sVo
It IL estimated that during this quad
rennium about $2.O00,00O,00O Of new
capital was spent on the railroads, in
volving an addition Of 100000 900
at the interest rate Of per cent to
the annual burden Of fixed charges
which must be met out Of net earnings.
II the railroads had been able to keep
operating expenses at something like
the ratio which. used to be recognized
as normal. say about two-thirds Of
their gross earnings. the net revenues
would have increased about $1S1.O0O,-
900 in the last four years, or more than
seventeen times their actual increase.
Such gain in net would have provided
satisfactorily for the increase in capt.
tai charges and left a satisfactory sur
plus for the owners and for the needs
Of the property.
On results actually achieved the
Financial Chronicle ventures TO ask II
It is an exaggeration to say that the
railroad system Of the United States
is rapidly drifting toward bankruptcy"
and II It is surprising that under
these circumstances. and with further
radical legislation Of various sorts pro-
posed. business should be everywhere
depressed" The question Is posed all
over the face Of economic conditions for
the American people to answer.
The effects Of a control over rail-
roads separate from the responsibility
which attaches to private ownership
have been demonstrated. Under Gov
eminent ownership the political regu-
lators Of railroad service and expenses
would he obliged to acknowledge finan-
cial responsibility for their acts and
edicts. Do the American people want
Government ownership Of the rail-
roads? The alternative is to concede
to the private owners of railroad prop
erty a measure Of control over the use
Of their property proportionate to their
financial responsibility and risk.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01
The Actors Play.

It used to be customary to speak
patronizingly Of dramas written by
actors, although there are enough ia
nous instances of works of this kind.
They were commonly supposed to sac.
rifice life to theatrical effect and rea-
sonableness to the opportunity for the
display of the talents of the performer.
It cannot be overlooked, however, that
the present season has brought forth
four very successful plays that are the
work Of actors ''Seven Keys to Bald
pate" Grumpy" 1.-THE Things That
Count" and ".NOo Many Cooks" are
certainly among the most popular
dramas seen here this winter. And
they deserve the cordially with which
the public has received them. This
estimate of their popular value must
not be construed AS any proclamation
of epoch making merit. They are taken
in comparison with the other works
that the theatres have offered.
The return Of the actor and play.
wright was inevitable. The present
trouble with the theatre about which
10 much Is heard IL altogether due to
the presence of the amateur dramatis
Following one or two brilliant but dan.
gerOus models the men who are Ell
deavoring to supply the dramatic stage
to-day have departed widely from It's
approved rules. They have either been
ignorant Of them or have ignored them
1t Is perfectly true that the cOuven
tiOnal theatre Of the sos did need some
sort Of reforming. It's manner had
grown ms circums'ribed M it's subjsc'
matter. A pull at the bottle Of me
lhIeinal poison was necessary. But the
nmna - Aarus.
&nm 49, - An H. v>a
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01

cue. The success Of their plays WIN
have Q result important to others than
them. It viii attract attention to the
public enjoyment Of the works Of men
who respect the laws Of the theatre.
After while other playwrights may
come to have the same respect for them.
even II they cannot exercise them with
equal facility. Then there will he
fewer inquiries as to what Is the mat.
ter with the theatre.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01
"LIBRARIOLOGY."
what the Admirable Book arian o. the
Newark B00kstube Has - sSy.

Wuot INC A0mIFuOIo nOOh0Tu0n OF v0o
Newark Bookstube Has - ssy.
To TIE EDITOR or THE SUN-Sir: You
md fault with me for using the word
'1ibrariology." I confess that II may on
first view offend the 1udcious. But will
you not grant me some license by reason
of the occasion7 I wished TO catch the
eye Of the merchant Of these parts who
suffers poverty sadly and Is always very
busy at his travel worn ships. Would
'bibliology" arrest him? Surely. no.
Would 'bibiiotechnics'' lead him to look
down the page? Not for a moment eli
brary" he knows, and all the oloGies are
his friends-and there you are.
And why not? Did not the Romans
borrow from their betters. the Greeks, and
did they borrow according - your rules.
or according to their taste and their need
Do ! wrongly read our poet from up Di.
gentia Valley when ne says:
u forte nscssss est
tAnd have shown you that the need vas
1ndiciis monstrare reesntibus aodita rerufn.
Finsers cinctutis non sxaudits Cethesis
ContinGet dabiturqus iicsntiA sumpta pu-
denter.
wickham puts II very well In prose:
II so BE- there are abstruse things which
absolutely require new terms to make them
clear. II will be In your power to frams
words which never sounded In the ears OF
q einctured Cethegus and free pardon will
be granted II the license be used modestly.
hope you do not mind that you seem
here to be referred to as the Cethegus OF
that most Horatian Of all Journals THE
SUN. J. c. DANA.
NEWARK, N. J., February IS.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01

May United States Commissioners
JOHN A. SHIELDS soon return to his
post OF duty! II Is tnept to speak Of
him as "the aged Commissioner" as
some Of the newspapers do. It Is true
that he has served tho Government
fifty-nine years. but 1t caught him
young. snd at seventy four no rs stiil
youthful and full OF work. The fact
that he has been Commissioner thirty
eight years has no note Of superannua-
ton In it-a brief period in the life OF
. man who does not grow old. No
doubt Commissioner SHIELDS has
worked Of late too hard at his desk and
needs to relax and keep quiet. His
friends. however. Will read with in
credulity that his heart has been AZ
fected by overexertion. II was never so
before, and the Astor House Veterans
Association, Of which Commissioner
SHIELDS Il one OF the most respected
members. can think of his heart only
Is being always in the right plaza.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-03-01
STATE PRINTING GRAFT.
NJ AntSQuity - Ceadit1sas Pleosaat1y
but ForcSbly Set Forth.

but Fsrcibly Set Forth.
10 rHB EDITOR or THE suN--Stv: Web
ster defines news as fresh Information
Of something that has lately tAken place
at q distance, or Of something before un-
known" The fact that tho tide rose At
Sandy Hook yesterday" might be classed
~ news to transmit to Albany to-day
under the first dehnition. but Il could
hardly be published az such under the
second statement II Is likewise ~ true
that the fact that graft hourished in Al
bany yesterday" might be classified "a
news to-day for New York. but Of hardly
moro surprising interest than information
concerning the tides. Every extra rise,
discovered In either tide or graft, might
interest. but long descriptions Of the we'll
known progress Of hxed conditions seems
waste Of space In your valuable COL
umns.
In THE suN Of February - see "state
Printing Graft 100000 Hennessy 1nds
men in ring are sharing big spoils At Al
bany." &c. Good Henneesy must have
been reading The SON Of March 30, 1912.
and the Report Of the special committee
Of the Senate appointed to investigate the
city and county Of Albany, transmitted
to the Legislature March 20, 1912" That
Is where he found the ~. b. Lyon Conn
pany. the Argus Company and the Jour
nal Company" that If where he found
oHs tuat tno 8rOsb extTaVd8onCo III tne
expenditure of public money In Albany
for public printing Is simply scandaious."
And that IL where he discovered these
transactions happening year after year
(1sS6 to 1910 we're, Of course, collusive
and anticipated" That In how II became
known to him that tho bidding for these
contracts was thus sham, a farce and
a fraud
Hennessy's news" consists only In his
disclosure Of the figures down 10 1918
and shows the highest tide yet His
duplication of charges. padding Of print
ing. coliusive bids, &C. even down TO the
tabuiated figures, were all set forth at
length In the report and In the news Of
the day.
The tide rises. and SO dos graft At Al
bany. The tide GIBBS. but graft never.
Reports and Investigations and messages
from outraged Governors have as much
effect upon the forces Of graft as have
the bukheads Of Seabright and the COM
mands OF Canute on the progress Of the
tides.
Why does not THE Sun learn from these
sly knaves? Keep your matter set UP and
In future you can run II over again with
only change In the date line and an
increase In the figures.
These things will continue a. long a.
the people expect the executives to de-
vote themselves to running the Legislative
branches Of the Government instead Of
being. as originally intended the respon-
sible head of the executive branch. charged
with the administration and enforcement
Of the laws as made and held to account
for every deficiency In the departments
under them We need not another line
added TO the statutes TO stop the rascsls
and Jail the knaves II the present laws
were enforced. The repetition of inves-
LEGATIONS has established school In which
the YOguea learn the art of esCape.
A. OUTRAM SHERMAN.
NEW YoNK, February IS.