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The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-02-19

stood and fairly in operation it will
prove highly satisfactory. If the
provisions of the law are faithfully
carried out by the town officers a
marked improvement will soon be
noticeable in town roads. ~.
Hon. James A. Peterson's Views.
In response to request from the
press to give my views with regard
to a conference held in this city
Saturday, February 7th, for the pur-
pose of calling a republican conven-
tion to consider candidates for gov
ernor, I make the following state
ment:
I had nothing to do with the call
ing of this conference nor have I
been in any way consulted concern
ing it. , AS 1 understand it, it is
the purpose of those back of it to
get thoroughly representative body
of anti-machine republicans together
in Minneapolis on the 10Th of March,
for the purpose of getting back of
one of the candidates for governor
that is not only the strongest but
also one whose views on public
questions and the issues involved in
the state of Minnesota are in accord
with the great body of anti-machine
voters in the state. I also under
stand the convention is called for
the purpose of assisting in the elm
ination of the machine from politics
in this state.
1t is impossible at this time to say
what the effect of a convention of
that character will be. Everybody
must realize that it is an expert
ment and may become, if not
properly handled, very dangerous to
the rights of the common people of
the state of Minnesota.
It will be held without any safe
guards of law whatever. The gen.
uineness of the convention will de-
pend largely upon the men who par
ticipate in it. If this convention
can be made to thoroughly represent
all classes of people in the state, and
the best interests of Minnesota,
shall certainly consider its conclu-
sions of great Importance in this
campaign.
We must not forget that the main
thing in this campaign is to elect a
man for governor who will be un-
hampered in any way by any of the
predatory interests, and will be in
fuenced in his conduct only by what
the voters want in the state. We
must not forget that in mass con-
ventions of this kind to be held in
the different counties, there will be
great opportunities for the machine
men to get in and pack the meetings
in favor of weak candidate, so that
the present governor and the ma
chine may be able to win out. I
want to ask the people in the differ
ent counties to be on their guard
that this movement be not turned
into an instrument of defeat rather
than of victory. I assume that the
promoters Of the plan are actuated
by patriotic motives and will try to
bring about good results.
Before learning Of the plan to call
a convention, had made a schedule
for my speaking dates. I shall
carry out my plan and start as 1 had
originally intended. My campaign
will be opened in Minneapolis, in
the auditorium. March 3rd. I wish
to say, however, to those who are
interested in the convention idea,
that the beginning of my campaign
must in no way be construed as
hostile to the convention.
Pleading for the Mail-Carriers
Hon. James Manahan, representa-
tive at large from this state, is
making a determined fight for an in
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-02-19
NOTES.

The biggest basket ball crowd of
the season watched the Anoka-
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-09-21
VESSEL WRECKED.

German youths are now adOptina
the American game of football.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-09-21
Goetha|s May Yet Build A|aska's Railroad
Lane Will Bring Great Engineer Here

congress 10 investigate the feasihl"
railway routes OF Alaska two years
ago he found that congress had
specifically provided that DR. Brooks
should be a member of the com
mission. and when the commission
organized itself il found that Dr.
Brooks had been specifically investi-
eating the matter and had already
written a comprehensive report the
substance of which was largely in
corporated in the commissions re
port to congress.
1t is Dr. Brooks greatest ambi-
ton to traverse all the principal
portions of Alaska by railroad train
When Colonel Goethals gets read.
TO begin railroad building in Alaska
able engineer that he is. it is predcE-
ed that Dr. Brooks will yet be his
right hand adviser as the man who
knows the territory better than any
one else can hope to know it for
wears to come.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-09-21
Doc ON VESSEL.
BECOMES A HERO

BOSTON Captain Daniel Probs.
of the Hansa Line steamship Widen
fels recently arrived at East Boston,
received word that he had been
awarded sold watch and chain by
the Danish government for rescuing
the sury vors of the Danish steamer
EBliptika, which foundered in the
Bay of Biscay, February, a. while
bound from Newcastle, England to
Cagliara with a cargo of coal.
The Wildenfels, which was then
on its way from Antwerp to Cal
cutta fell in with the ship just as
she was on the point of going down
An explosion fastened the destruc
tion of the luckless freighter and
before boats could be put out it
plunged to the bottom. Eleven Of
the crew including Captain Hem
mingsen. came to the surface and
were rescued by means of life belts
thrown from the Wildenfels They
were taken on board and cared for.
Captain Hemmingsen died the day
following and the remainder of the
survivors were landed at Libson.
Ten men We're drowned
Half an hour after the survivors
We're taken on board the Wildenfels
Captain Probst saw something black
swimming in the wake of the yes
sci He thought at first it was a
shark. but after carefully scrutiniz
ing the object il was seen TO be a
dog The vessel was stopped and
the animal taken on board. 1t was
so exhausted that it fell on the deck,
but quickly recovered. The dog was
Jack, a Newfoundland belonging to
Captain Hemmingsen Of the lost
steamer. In the vortex caused by
the sinking of the ship Jack was
drawn under. While still under
water the dog tried to save the a.
yedr-Old DANISH mess boy. lie selZed
the lad by the clothing, but in the
swirl of the rushing waters the dog
lost its hold The survivors thought
the dog was drowned. The Danish
mess boy was saved and told of the
dogs attempt to rescue him.
When Captain Hemmingsen died
he left Jack to Captain Probst and
the dog has since been the mascot
of the vessel He is the pet of the
crew and when the captain is on
board he is his constant companion.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-09-21

The campaign was permeated as
usual, by the liquor question. and
it was upon this issue, as much as
any national question, that the
for governor
WAR COMMISSION HERE.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Sept. II
The members of the Belgian com
mission. who came to the United
States to protest against German
atrocities, We're received by Presi-
dent Wilson this afternoon. The
executive thanked the delegation for
choosing the United States as a
friend before whom to lay their
troubles He also expressed the
hope that the war would soon be
ended
President Wilson has sent reply
to the emperor Of Germany. who
protested against Belgian atrocities
CANAL GETS SOLDIERS.
COLON. Sept. 1S.-Several Ameri-
can transports have arrived here
this week with soldiers for the canal
zone. The troops are being dis
tributed along the canal and at va
rious points throughout the zone.
BALDWIN NOMINATED.
HARTFORD, Conn, Sept 1s.-
Governor Baldwin was placed in
nomination for the United States
cratic convention which was held in
this city
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-09-21

Springfield Republican: Secretary
Lane. OF the interior department, re.
Gently said that as soon as Colonel
Gocthais got through with the Pan
anna canal job he proposed to steal
! i'm for long enough to build a gov
eminent Alaska railway system.
Railroads for Alaska which have
been provided by congress with an
appropriation of $4,000 600 hard
cash dollars not the paper and
water dollars with which most priv
ately built railroads have been con
structed is pet administration
measure. Notwithstanding that it :
strictly non-partisan proposition.
Secretary Franklin X Lane and
President Wilson have been push
ing it as hard as they could, but
no harder than did President Taft
and lis secretary of the interior,
Walter l.. Fisher It is believed
10 be probable. therefore, by people
at Washington, that when the time
comes, as soon as the detailed sur
veys in Alaska are made. Colonel
Goethals will accept the huge as
siGnment of binding together the
Alaskan wilderness by the bands OF
steel which will develop the enorm-
n,,, Of hn
BROOKS GETS CREDIT
When the railroads are built tho
people of Alaska and of the United
States will have nobody to thank
so much as Alfred II Brooks,
has done more pioneer and eXplora-
tory work in Alaska than any other
man living.
He has been in charge OF the
Alaskan work of the United States
Geological survey for fifteen years
and during that time he has spent
lust fifteen field seasons in Alaska.
He was the first white man to
reach the slopes of Mount Mckinley
eight years ago, then the center Of
an unexplored wilderness, and his
trail has since been followed by
everybody who has attempted TO
climb this highest of American
mountains. while he and his men
have made practically all the maps
and written practically all the re-
ports on Alaska that are in existence
today He has refused offers Of
positions of higher honors because
of his love for Alaskan work, and
in every congressional Investigation
OF the resources and needs of Alaska
it is DR.. Brooks who is always cali
ed upon.
When President Taft came to ap-
point the commission authorized by
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-09-21
GENERAL NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH

WASHINGTON, d. c., Sept IA
Bearing the National Suffrage asso-
citation colors, a special train left
for the Middle West this afternoon
with a load of women campaign
takers. who are to make an extend
ed tour of the country in the inter
est Of their campaign for votes.
MAY MEDIATE.
DENVER. Colo, Sept. IA. The
mine operators of Colorado will meet
in this city next Sunday for the
purpose of considering the plan sug-
gested by President Wilson for the
adjustment of the differences between
the operators and the mine opera
tives The President is urging the
operators to enter into a three-year
truce with their employees.
SENDS MEAT ABROAD.
CHICAGO, Sept IA. 1t was
learned here today that Armour &
Co. have taken a contract to supply
the French government with one
million pounds of meat daily for a
period of one year.
WILSON RETURNS.
CORNISH, N. H., Sept. 14.-Presl-
dent Wilson started on his return
trip to the capital this afternoon. He
will arrive at Washington at 9
o'clock tomorrow morning.
GENERAL
PRoGREssIVEs DEFEATED.
PORTLAND, Me, Sept 15,-The
outstanding feature of the elections
which were held throughout Maine
yesterday was the wholesale defeat
OF Progressive candidates. The vic
tories were shared about equally by
the Republicans and the Democrats
Oakland A. Curtis, the Democratic
by good majority over Governor
Haines, the present incumbent. Har-
old Gardner the Bull Moose candi-
date. was a poor third
In the First congressional dis
trict. Asher Hines, Republican was
reelected, despite the fact that he
was prevented by illness from taking
an active part in the campaign,
John Peters and Frank E. Guernsey,
Republican representatives from the
Third and Fourth districts, respec-
lively, were returned without seri-
Gus opposition. Daniel J. McGilli-
cuddy, the lone Democratic con-
gresham, was returned to office by
the Second district. He was Wig
prously opposed by Alden J. Wheel
er, the Progressive candidate, and by
Harold Sewell, son of the late Ar
thur Sewell, who was the Demo-
cratic candidate for vice-president
in 1896 with Bryan.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-09-21
SHAW HOUSE CHANGES HANDS

E. H. Mack and Mrs. Belle Campbell
have leased the Shaw House.
The news will be pleasing to the
travelling public Mr. Mack will prove
most genial host, being popular in
social and musical circles, and very
prominent in Masonry. Mrs. Camp
bell has been housekeeper at the
hotel for the past year, and has
made many friends.
The Citizen bespeaks most lib
eral patronage for the new manage
ment.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-09-21
1ANANh VALLEY.

\ picture is here given of a pros
Fairbanks, in the great interior Tan
ana valley of northern Alaska. a
region which. according TO popular
impression. is covered with glaciers
and snow fields the greater part of
the year.
Although the winter is a com
paratively extended one. the sum
mer weather is warm and the days
very long. so that most of the or
binary vegetables and flowers of the
northern part of the United States
flourish. and produce abundantly.
The new s35,OOO,OOo governmen.
railroad system will tap this great
valley of the Tanana and Yukon.
thousand to forty thousand square
miles of good farming and grazing
land
This transportation development,
with the opening up of the coal
fields. which will be the governments
next move will effect a marvellous
change in Alaska in the next few
wears According to the United
States Geological survey there are
immense. reasonably rich deposits
of gold. silver and copper which
with the present high cost of living
and wages. cannot be worked with
profit. but with transportation and
agricultural development they will
be mined and the mineral output
of the territory enormously increased.
And We do not want to forget that
practically all of the mineral produc-
ton of Alaska comes to the United
States
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-09-21
OTHER DIFFICULTIES.

Many persons ask why it is not
possible for correspondent to
study the operations of, for instance
the armies along the German, Bel
gian and French frontiers; fill him
self with information Of the kind tn"
American nation is hungering for;
speed post haste to Denmark, Swe-
den, or even straight to America,
and publish whatever he pleases, re-
CARELESS Of censorship. 1t would ap-
pear to the average person unac-
quainted with conditions that this
could be done: but 1t is next to i'm
possible.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-09-21
NINE CEN SORS.

II has been stated to me that
"cable dispatches" intended for pub
LEGATION pass the eyes of nine cen
sors before they are delivered to
the publications addressed First.
on the other side they go to the
first or preliminary censor. Then,
concurrenfly with this. they are in
Spected at the interior department.
then they pass the eyes of the Off
cial censor at the point of leaving
the country Then they are inspect
ed at many other points before be
ING delivered. the last important
one being the receiving station IN
Nova Scotia or Newfoundland, from
which points all the French and
ENGLISH cables have their start.
No doubt throughout the war there
will be criticism of newspapers here
and abroad by statesmen who see
bias or prejudice in published re-
ports Bat it is a fair assumption
that the newspapers in America are
moved by tho one desire to publish
the news without color, and without
wishing to hurt or help anyone en-
Gagged in the strife Whatever false
impressions may be created will it
may be safely assumed. be due to
the action of Governments them
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-09-21
International
NEWS BY Wire
CRATER SENTENCED.

TOKYO, Sept. IA - ViceAdmiral
Fuji, of the Japanese navy. was
sentenced today to term of four
and a half years in the penitentiary.
following his conviction in connection
with naval corruption, the exposure
of which recently caused sensation
in Japanese official circles.
VETERAN KILLED.
CAPETOWN, South Africa, Sept.
17-General Jacobus Delarey, vet
eran of the Boer war, was acct
dentally shot and killed by police at
Johannesburg this week. The po-
lice claim that they We're searching
for a notorious outlaw and mistook
the general for the desperate.
VESSEL WRECKED.
VICTORIA, B. c., Sept 17.-An
unidentified vessel is reported to
Rave foundered off Cape Flattery
The story was brought to this city
by vessels arriving today but no de-
tails of the reported disaster are
available. Further advices are
awaited eagerly in shipping circles.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-09-21
Complete War News Cannot be Obtained
Messages Are Cut to Pieces by Censors

In the first place the governments
do not now. as they did many years
ago, permit correspondents to roam
at large along the firing line. so to
speak. They must do whatever oh
serving they are allowed to do from
far-off point
Then they are subject to military
rule or martial law. and the moment
they set out to file their dispatches
from some distant point they are
humping against sentries and out
posts who are so utterly devoid of
sentiment. romantic spirit and news
paper enterprise that they would
lust as soon shoot a correspondent
as a soldier from the enemies lines.
But even if the correspondent should
fight his way to another country he
would be unable to get aboard ship
without passports. Even with these
he could not get away until after
he had given a pretty good account
of himself to the government au-
thorities.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-09-21

Jack Nelson and Mrs. Maud 10
hanse were married on September :,
but the news Of the wedding was
kept secret until a few days ago.
They will live at Cleary creek. II
is announced
Evening star., 1914-04-19
Continued from page 3

and the composers who mistake imitation
for originality know not where to turn for
fresh model. Except among the Italians,
melody is rare, and to make up for the lack
of it eccentric combinations of sound and
cacophony of orchestral noises are freely in
dulged in, and with nerve-racking results.
That serenity which young musical stu
dents expect to find in Europe is nowhere to
be found; but instead, discordant condi-
tions, opposing interests, and personal strife.
The musical war started by Wagner con-
tinues with unabated vehemence; but it is
war without general. Musical anarchy"
better describes the state of music in Europe
today. Nothing like it has ever been known.
1t is scandalous to expect American students
to spend time and money seeking abroad
what is not to be found there. AS for the
art of operate singing, it is not taught any
better in Europe than it is in America 1t
is another illusion to suppose that the art
of singing is easy in Europe, but difficult in
this country. All the conditions for music
are more favorable in America, and the keen
est and most appreclative audiences in the
world are here. 1t was an American audi
ence that first rose to full appreciation of
Madame Tetrazzini's singing, and many
cases of the kind might be cited.
The notion that Americans have to pass
some years in Europe to develop their tai
ents as artists, thinkers, and writers is
superstition that is doing vast amount of
harm, not only to American intellect, but
to the spirit of independence that was once
so marked a characteristic of the people of
this wonderful country
Evening star., 1914-04-19

career might have been ruined. Failure
to stand prosperity. an inflated Uranium
caused by early successes, or too much hero
worship at first, have been the ruination of
many promising recruit in baseball.
THAT fame is feeting in the world Of
baseball is proved by the case of Dan
Brouthers, who in his day was one of the
greatest hitters in the business, and in recent
years has worked for McGraw at the Polo
Grounds. Several years ago he was in
charge of the press stand, and before one of
the early games of the season was sitting in
one of the front boxes, watching the work
of the recruits. The batting ability of one
of the youngsters, who had natural swing
and looked as if he would develop into a
good hitter, greatly interested him. He soon
found several little flaws in his work that
could easily be remedied.
Calling one of the veterans to the box,
Brouthers asked him to tell the recruit that
he wanted to talk to him. Thinking the
youngster knew Brouthers, or that if he
did not he knew of his deeds, the veteran
walked over and said:
Big Dan, in the box over there, wants
to talk to you for minute. Better listen
carefully. He is liable to tell you something
worth while"
The youngster walked over to the box,
and in quiet way Brouthers pointed out
two or three mistakes that he was making.
He also explained how wise pitcher would
soon take advantage of these weaknesses,
and put a crimp into his batting average.
The young man listened in silence; although
it was evident from his nervousness that he
was bored by the advice that was being given
him. Brouthers closed his remarks with:
"Now go up there trying to remember
what 1 have told you, and I'll bet you will
find your ability to hit certain kinds of balls
much improved"
Evidently you don't know that hit .3S9
in the league 1 played in last year. led
Evening star., 1914-04-19

that league IN batting. | guess my style at
the plate can't be so awfully bad
With the air of much-injured person he
went back to the cage where the players
were indulging in batting practice, and
walking up to the veteran who had delivered
the message from Brouthers remarked:
"Of all the funny things, that one was the
limit Can you imagine that big fat boob
over there telling me how to bat?"
"No-1 can't imagine anyone telling you
anything" answered the veteran, disgusted
with the chestiness of the young man who
had yet to play game in the majors.
And this recruit who was too wise to ac-
cept advice is no longer in the big league.
THERE are scores of players who come to
= the big league minus the belief that they
know all there is to know about the game;
that Connie Mack or McGraw cannot en-
tighten them on managing a team; that
Mathewson and Bender cannot tell them
anything about pitching; or that Lajoie,
Wagner, and Cobb have nothing on them
as batsmen. These recruits have a much
greater chance of making good than the
athletes who know it all. The veterans of
today like to see the youngsters do well, and
are always willing to aid them, provided the
new men do not insist that there is nothing
that can be told them about the art of play
ing baseball.
Some of the greatest stars of the present
day are the most modest and unassuming
chaps on their teams. In the lobby of the
hotel the recruit will attract five times the
attention of the star who has thrilled the
baseball world with many sensational per-
formances. The hero worship and the
glamour of the game soon wear off if the
fellow is wise; for if you once begin to slip
you are soon forgotten. The recruit who
does not know it all, and wants to learn
when he does not know, is the fellow who
has the best chance some day to be a Cobb, a
Wagner, a Mathewson, Bender, or Lajoie.
Evening star., 1914-04-19
AN ABSOLUTE VACUUM

WHAT would seem to be an absolute
vacuum may be produced in an ex-
tremely simple manner. There is employed
test tube "a tube of glass closed at one end)
which in this particular case must be COM
posed of kind of glass that melts only at a
very high temperature. Into the tube is
poured molten glass of another kind, which
melts at a comparatively low temperature.
suction pump is attached to the open end of
the tube, and heat is then applied until the
softer glass inside is again melted.
The next step is to withdraw the molten
glass by means of the pump, enough being
left to close the end of the tube completely,
when it is allowed to cool once more. As no
air can enter the space left vacant by the
withdrawal of the molten glass, perfect
vacuum, it is believed, is produced there