The Alaska citizen., 1914-08-10

GOSSIP U
 Mexcans W l. Alexander. the Prove Alaskan who has return Ignorance ed from Mexico where
 he saw much of the war there, tells this story to show the ignorance of the people of that coun- try.
 The owner of big plantation concluded to test the ability of his Mexican employees to vote intelli- gently So one day he announced that he wanted all of them to cast straw vote for president of MeXi- co, and the vote was to be counted. It was the understanding that the men of the plantation should receive no suggestion from the Americans on the place or any one else con corning whom they should vote for
 The vote was counted and the re suits showed that the two leading candidates were a tie. One of these was a Mexican patriot who had been dead for nearly 100 years and the other was a popular bullfighter. Prisoners Marshal L. T. Erwin be Guard lieves in placing men on Themselves their honor and in the humane treatment or prisoners This was demonstrated about a week ago. when he had a couple of young men under arrest | serve as their own guards in com ing to town from the creeks.
 Deputy Marshal Foster was on i the creeks on business. when it be- came his duty to arrest two young men on a petty charge. As he had other business there that required his immediate attention. he tele- phoned to Marshal Erwin, asking l for instructions.
 l In reply, Mir Erwin said he would go down to the creeks for the two young men, but later he discovered that official business would keep l him in Fairbanks. So he telephoned Ito Mr. Foster that he could not come after the prisoners.
 "Ill tell you what to do," said the marshal to his deputy over the tele- phone. You look the young men over. and if you think that they are reliable. give them money enough to take them to Fairbanks, and put them on their honor to come to the jail"
 MT. Erwin waited with some in terest to see if the two young men would come as directed. He was not surprised, however. when a few minutes after the train came in to learn that the two young men had reported promptly at the jail, and had been placed in confinement
 Patronizing Certain businessmen in Outside Fairbanks are of the Firms opinion that the local
 newspapers should not advertise Outside mail order firms, for the reason that in so doing peo- pie would be encouraged to send away for things instead of patron izing local merchants
 Now, however it has been brought to my attention that some of the businessmen of Fairbanks have been sending Outside for stationery sup plies and printing work, instead Of patronizing the local printing of fees.
 It is poor rule that works but one way they say, and if the mer- chants are going to patronize Out side firms, except those from whom they get their stock in trade, they should not be so quick to oppose CTS.
 As a matter of fact l doubt very much that anything can be saved " sending Outside for printing sup plies, any more than by sending for household supplies, for the high transportation charges on small packages and the ability of local firms to get things at wholesale prices, make it possible for the businessman to get things here at ! much less cost than the retailer can hope to get them.
 But even if there is small say ing. 1t is poor policy for the busi- nessmen to set up one code of ethics for the newspapers to follow and
 mother for themselves. The news paper owners have not been accused of sending Outside for things not needed in their business. All that any of them has done. as far as l am able to learn, has been to accept natronaee of other merchants than those living in Fairbanks, which is no more wrong. it would seem, than for a merchant to sell to any per son not living here.
 Printing done Outside carries on it an imprint of the firm doing the Drjnting and serves in giving the