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The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-05
THE DEMOCRATIC MAGNET

Like the mushroom that gains it's full size in one night, Democracy 1 in Fairbanks has had an abnormal
 growth. It has gathered into it's folds willing and unwilling members, 1t seems. and even James Wicker sham, who was formerly Republican
 and later "Bullmooser," has been dragged into Democracy in the face of evident protests.
 Not only that but Fairbanks new papers which had never before deem- ed Democracy worth while are now either supporting the party outright, (probably as matter of profit, nowever), or are supporting men who are posing as Democrats.
 Mir Wickersham was listed in the Worlds Almanac for 1914 as a Re publican but it seems that he has been seriously taken with the Dem ocratic fever since that time and in this years edition of the same
 publication is listed as Democrat. It would not be so serious had
 MT. Wickersham alone been affect ed by this change, but the lament able part of it all is the fact that he will be forced to draw the News
 Miner into the party with him, in spite of the fact that the local news paper renounced Democracy some
 months ago.
 The poor Miner doesn't want to be Democrat, according to it's own words, but what else can
 1t do under the circumstances When the Democrats gained control of governmental affairs about two
 years ago, the News-Miner conclud-
 ed. just as the Times has since done,
 that 1t would be profitable to be
 Democratic. But it only walked
 right in and turned around and
 walked right out again." for it ex-
 plained afterward editorially that it
 had been crowded out of the party
 by the great mass of people who
 Hooked there for patronage
 Since that time, the News Miner
 has adopted MT. Wickersham, or per
 haps he adopted the News Miner.
 Anyhow, they are about the same
 as twins. and whatever the delegate
 advocates. is certain to be advocated
 by the News-Miner It remains,
 then for the News-Miner to pull MT. Wickersham out of the Democratic
 puddle, let go it's strings on the delegate or fall into the puddle with him. Which is it going to be?
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-05
Jorgenson Sells To
 Howell & Cleveland

That he has sold out his lease on the Book mining ground on Sulli- van creek, in the Hot Springs min ing district, is the report of Fred Jorgenson, who arrived in Fairbanks last week. The purchasers of the lay were Howell X Cleveland, the well known Sullivan creek opera tors, who will work the ground on a large scale during the coming sea son.
 Mr. Jorgenson says that the price paid him for the lease was 5000 He also says that the interest would have been cheap at several times the price paid him, as the ground goes from B to $4 to the square foot of bedrock, and there is a large amount of it, but he could not af- ford to hold on to it any longer.
 Jorgenson is better known in this vicinity as the man with the brok- en neck. He states that he has been very lucky prospecting during the past winter and intends now to turn his attention toward the Tolo vana country, where he hopes tc do even better than he has done in the Hot Springs district.
 OLD PAPERS FOR SALE
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-05
Matanuska Valley
 Attracts Farmers

Four hundred ranches have been taken up since last May in the Ma tanuska country and twenty people came north on the Alameda thir morning to go into that country to settle down or farms says the Sew ard Gateway.
 Gus Heller took up a farm there last May and was one of the first of the stampeders. He came bacl, from the Outside this morning and will be followed on the next boat by some horses which he went out to purchase.
 He believes the Matanuska is the greatest farming and homestead country he knows and he expects to see a regular avalanche of people go in there. Since he staked his farm there in May most of the ranches have been taken up.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-05
l ommy McSmart In
 Theatricals Now

In letter to Thomas G. King of this city, Tommy McSmart, the former well known local drummer and orchestra man, tells of his branching out into the theatre bus mess in San Diego, California. One of his business partners, also well known here, is Jack McRae.
 The theatre being conducted by the former Northerners is the Elm press, at the corner of Fifth and B. streets, San Diego. The managers book nothing but good legitimate plays, and MT. McSmart writes that they expect the venture to be sue cess. Some of the plays so far put on there are "Checkers,' Three Weeks" and The Girl From Rec tors"
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-05

the effect tfat the city must find some way for curtailing it's expendi- lures must be employed
 There are ways by which the the voters should make every can didate explain what his plans are in that regard. Fairbanks has a fire department that would accommo- date city many times its size. and which consumes the bulk of the citys income. In return for this. the property owners are compelled to pay slightly higher insurance rates than are imposed upon the people of Valdez. where the fire department costs only S4,000 year. or less than onefifth of the cost of maintaining tae Fairbanks fire department.
 It is about time for the voters to take this matter into their own hands and see that they are not compelled to carry unnecessary bur uenS. indirectly the voters have been at fault in the past for not pnning the candidates for the coun cil down to definite policies They have in each case been elected oI' the vague assurance that they will do all in their power to keep down expenses, but each year finds the city still in debt As long as the voters elect men who do not show how they are going to improve con. ditions, just that long will this city go behind financially, and just that long will unnecessary burdens be saddled upon city taxpayers.
 The really conscientious voter will do what he can before he casts his ballot to determine which of the candidates will sincerely endeavor to bring the city's expenditures within it's income, or little below so that something will be on hand for emergencies.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-05
Phone 262 Phone
kNOWlTON's CANDIDACY.

Friends of r A knowlton have induced him to become a candidate for the school board at the coming election, but it is doubtful that he will be elected
 Mir knowlton was principal of the Fairbanks public schools. and as such seemed to be doing his duty. But for reasons best known to them selves. the members of the school board a year ago decided 10 drop Mr knowlton. The latter's friends took the matter up in his behalf and made considerable objection to t. but. of course, the authority of the board was supreme in the mat ter, and he was forced 10 quit.
 Should Mir. knowlton succeed in getting elected a member of the school board now. it would almost certainly mean trouble on that board and in that case the public would suffer. It cannot be expected that Mir Knowlton would not feel some resentment to the other mem bers of the board for having de prived him of his job last year, and, it seems. he would not easily be able 10 work in absolute harmony with his associates.
 As a rule the conservative voters of a community are not promoting trouble among public employees. Only a rash person, one with little discretion. would do anything that would create unnecessary trouble in a public office, and thus to elect Mir. knC"ltNn to serve with the pres ent school board would be endanger- ing the welfare of the schools.
 It is true that t'e two old mem bers of the L 'td could out-vote Mr. Knowltou, and thus his election would not harm them in that way But it must be remembered that to elect him under such conditions would deprive him of any power in the board should an antagonism be created which can be expected. AS long as there are other people qualified to hold the place, it would be an ill-advised thing 10 elect a person to an office who would not fit we'll into the position to which he aspires,
 Another thing that should be talk en into consideration in the election or mother who has vital interest in the schools, should receive a pre- ference
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-05
RAILROAD JEAUOUSIES.

If reports be correct, a certain organization in Juneau passed res olutions recently conforming the town of Seward for what it was de town. The resolutions denied it is said, that Seward had any assurance of being the coast terminus of th" government railroad, and il was as serted that it made eNtravagan' claims in regard to it's future pros poets
 This is not the only indication that some of the people of towns not to be directly benefited by the proposed road are jealous of the advantages that are promised the more favored places.
 It Is lamentable that there should be such short-sighted people in land so full of promise. Any right thinking person will agree that the building up of one part of Alaska Is certain to promote the welfare of all other places The building of the government railroad will not injure Juneau, even if Seward is made the terminus. which seems probable at this writing.
 If the people of Seward do not promote their own prosperity by boosting their town and it's prom
 ising future. who will assist them to grow? In place of being blamed for trying to induce people to come there. the people of Seward are en- titled to credit, for certainly they are proving to be one of the most progressive communities in Alaska If Seward gets the railroad some of the credit will be due to the
 people Of the town for their sys- tematic boosting
 Cordova and Valdez need not feel unduly disappointed if Seward is the , chosen point, for il is almost cer
 tain that if the first railroad line pays, one or more other lines will be constructed later At any rate both towns will be so near the new line of road that they will get more or less benefit from the start And Juneau and the towns of the eX- treme southeastern part of the ter ritoIy will profit because the con struction of the railroad will mean more sea traffic to Alaska, which will indirectly aid the towns along the coast.
 Nome will profit in various ways ! The railroad will have tendency 10 put Nome in touch with the out side world in the winter time and will promote mining there as we'll as ill the interior
 People who oppose everything ! that does not affect them directly are unfit residents of the Territory.
 and it would be well if some system could be found for eliminating them
 from Alaska.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-05
DILLON MATTER
 HAS NEW PHASE

The Rev. C. c. Bruce of this city Is being brought into the contro- versy started by Secretary Davidson in his efforts to get Commissioner Dillon removed from office Mir Bruce, however, denies that he has Intentionally done anything that would reflect on Mr Dillon's off cal duties.
 The report Of the judicial commit tee of the house of representatives at Juneau. in which it is recommend ed that Judge Bunnell be asked to remove MT, Dillon, appears in a copy of the Juneau Empire that reached this city a few days ago. From this it is learned that the report con tains among other things. the fol lowing:
 That the said Dillon also fixes, in some instances, the charges to be paid for recording instruments con trary to the amount fixed by the Territorial law, and so extorting ex- cessive fees for his services, as will more fully appear in the letter of one George G. Bruce, attached to the said report of the said Hon. Secretary and made a part of this report"
 When asked about his letter, MT Bruce stated that he had been ac cused in a letter from Secretary Davidson of failing to record cer- tain marriage certificates, and in writing his assurance to MT. David son that the certificates had been filed, he had asked why he was forced to pay $2 instead of $1 for having each one of them recorded.
 MT. Dillons explanation, which was made some time ago, was that the federal laws required him to collect s2 for that service, but that since he discovered that the Terri toTial law put the price at S1, he had been charging the latter amount while waiting for an opinion from the attorney-general of the United States in regard to which law he must obey,
 Judge Bunnen has received no re. port from the legislature regarding the matter,
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-05
Baatz Opens the
 Golden Gate Hotel

The hospitable doors of the Goll en Gate hotel, at the corner of Third avenue and Lacey street, are again open to the public, Henry Baatz having decided to conduct tte establishment this summer He h, already taken charge of the popular hostelry and has had it entirely renovated for the accommodation of expected guests.
 MT. and Mrs. Baatz are not new in the hotel business as they erly conducted the Loop roadhouse at Gilmore station, which was fam ous throughout this locality as g place of cleanliness and good cheer More recently they have been con- ducting the Loop Cigar store on Front street.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-05
|IT IS RUMORED lon the Streets

That if a certain well-known man who has two B's in his name. and who has no visible means of sup port, does not refrain from making lady, the public will be treated tc a spectacle on Front street. wherein d rawhide whip will play an import ant part The lady in the case con firms the rumor
 That ''gink" who recently came into possession of large sum of money by dint of being lucky con nected with hard work. has proven to be easy game" for the class that never works.
 That the tail of one of the kites which hopes to sail into control of city affairs is much heavier than the head
 That fools rush in where angels fear to tread, which means that some people should stay out of politics until the people have time to for get.
 That there is another bigamist in the city whose case was up be fore the grand jury.
 That the whereabouts of certain sum of money alleged to have been stolen some time ago, is now known
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-05
RIGHTS OF POLICEMEN.

What right has a chief of police was a question that was asked of the city council last Monday night, and il is a problem that has con- fronted the officials of many cities.
 At the meeting last Monday night, City Attorney MarQuam explained that a chief of police has no tech nical authority to close such a place, but he said that in a practic- al way it was often found necessary for him to do so. This is probably as good an answer to the problem as can be given.
 Police departments of all cities take it upon themselves to order undesirable characters to leave town and to close such houses of Ques- tionable repute as circumstances sug- ,hority of law. and the public never objects, nor does anyone else ex- cept the persons forced to observe such orders. The reason that the public upholds such arbitrary au- thority is that il has tendency 10 prevent crime. which is expen- sive to the taxpayers and detri- mental to public welfare.
 But there was another suggestion made at the meeting of the city council that is no less interesting than that involving the rights of the chief of police. It was suggested that councilman, as an individual, has the right to tell the chief of police what he should or should not do. This question has been de question of doubt The decisions of various courts is to the effect that as an individual, acting with out instructions from the council as body councilman has no more right to dictate to an employe of <, city than does a private citizen. The same applies to committees and police boards or commissions.
 A few years ago a member of the police commission of Los Angeles authorized 8 policeman to arrest a man he did not like. The arrest was made upon the theory that the policeman had to obey the dictates of a member of the commission. When the man was brought to jail the police commissioner appeared there and instructed the captain of throw him into jail. This order was obeyed, but the incident resulted in
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-05
ANNUAL SERVICE SOON

of the Fraternal Order of Eagles Saturday night, announcement was made to the effect that the annual memorial services will be held on Sunday April IS, The service. as in the case of those of previous years, will be open to the public. Further announcement concerning the affair will be made at later date. Only one member of the local aerie died last year.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-05
CITY IN DEBT AGAIN.

It is admitted by city authorities that the present council does not have enough funds to pay up all its bills. and that, as has been the case in the past the incoming coun ell falls heir to a debt accumulated by its predecessors.
 The school teachers have not re- ceived their pay for March. It is understood that other city employees are in the same fix It will be some time before the incoming council will be In a position to pay this indebtedness. and the argument pre- sented by The Citizen recently to
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-05
WILL BUILD HOTEL.

J. C. Kinney, the well-known To- cal mining man, left yesterday for the Tolovana country, where he has extensive holdings. He stated be- fore departing that it is his inten- ton to build roadhouse soon after stood that he contemplates moving his Ester creek store to the Tolo- vana at an early date.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-05
MASON GOES DOWN RIVER.

Lieutenant Mason, who has charge of the telegraph lines in this dis trict, departed for Fort Gibbon Sat urday He has been on an inspec- tion trip to various parts of his district, and declared before he left that he likes mushing and hopes he will be kept in Alaska another winter. He came up from Fort Gib- bon recently and then went to Cir cle, returning from there few days ago.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-05
PIONEERS MEET TONIGHT.

At Eagle Hall, at 8:30 o'clock this evening. the regular semi-monthly of the local lodge of the Order of Pioneers Is to be held It will be followed by a social ses- sion. The next meeting after that of tonight will be held Monday even ing, April 19. after which there will be but one meeting . month.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-05

ACCORDING to a telegram re- ceived here on March 3O snow was falling heavily in Tennessee. The South as we'll as the North has it's drawbacks. it seems.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-05

THE tide of travel from the Out side has started this way in earnest
 THE greatest issue confronting the people of Fairbanks at the present time is the construction of road to the Tolovana
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-24
Honorable Mention0
Dog Saves Little Girl,

BY Norma Woerdehoff, Gregory, s. d,
Red Side.
Once there was a little boy named
Billy who lived with his Aunt Lizzie
His father and mother were dead. He
had for a playfellow a st. Bernard dog
named Jim" They went together down
to the beach to play. One day little Billy
called. Jim, Jim, where are your but
no answer. He called and called In
vain. All OF q sudden Jim came into the
yard with a little girl on his back. He
had found her in the river and saved
her She chung to his back tightly. Billy
ran to his aunt and said. "Aunty, Jim
has saved a little girl His aunt went
and brought her in. She rang 70 rthe
doctor and while he was coming she
bathed, dressed and gave her some lunch
con. After the doctor had gone she asked
the little girl her name. She said, MY
name is Dorothea Smith and live one
mile north of here. Won't you take me
homer" Mrs. Bethlyn (for that was the
good lady's name) said she would, So
the next afternoon she brought her
home. Her parents thanked the kind lady
very much for treating their daughter
so kindly. Billy and Dorothea were very
fast friends ever after and Dorothea
liked Jim" the dog, almost as well az
Billy himself.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-24
Girl Who Loitered.

By Fay Rosalyn Hubert, Aged II Years,
Oakland, Neb. Red Side.
Once upon a time there was girl
named Mary. One morning. before she
went to school her mother said, II want
you to como home right after school to-
night, Mary. because I have some shop
ping to do After school Mary walked
home with a friend. Her mother saw her
and then, went and told her to go home
because her baby sister was in her rock
ing chair Mary started, but met a girl
friend when near the house that wanted
her to go uptown with her. Mary forgot
the baby and went. Just as she got to
the corner she saw flames coming from
the house. She hurried to the house but
no baby sister was in sight, someone
had rung the fire bell and the men were
hurrying to put out the fire. Mary began
to cry, but she thought of the cellar
door. She ran to 1t, but she wasn't
there. She saw the bathroom door open
so she went in, There was baby on the
floor He had unloosened the strap of
the chair and fallen to the floor. because
he had bruiSe on the forehead. He had
then crawled to the table and got his
J fathers pipe and matches. He had lain
the pipe on the floor and the matches
/ had started to burn. She picked him up,
kissed him, and when she met her
mother, her mother scolded her and told
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-24
Geraldine Farrar Comes With a
Company of Famous Musical Stars

The next musical attraction at the
Auditorium is the appearance OF Gcral-
dine Farrar Tuesday evening, November
o. In the Charity concert course, under
the auspices OF the Associated Retailers OF
Omaha, OF which organization MIR. Louis
G. Nash. Mr.. Charles c. Belden and Mr.
George Brandcis were appointed COM
mittee TO promote and manage tho series
Miss Farrar has no desire to be the
whole thing In her concerts. She wants
her assisting artists to be OF a dignity
bctitting a high class concert In her
present tour she has the assistance OF
three artists OF international rcnown.
Reginald Warrenrath. the distinguished
American baritone; Ada Sassoli, the fas-
chatting Italian harpist and Richard Ep-
stein, generally regarded as the most &C
complished accompanist OF our time.
Mr.. Warrenrath belongs 60 the young
generation OF singers. lie il an Amer
lean OF Danish Iarentagc, a gradu ate with
high honors Of the University OF New
York, and In addition to being n singer
OF foremost importance, Is a man Of hi III
culture, His career has boon one OF un.
broken success. and despite his youth
his recitals In New York are treated by
the critics OF that city as events Of ut.
most importance.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-24
Honorable Mention.)
Saved from Drowning.

BY Gladys Yetter. Aged 10 Years, Fuller
ton, Neb. Blue Side.
This is true story:
My mothers father was miller and
they lived near the mill. One day
grandma put mamma out to play in the
yard. She had little dog that she
followed every place. That dog the little
dog went down by the mill pond and
was walking along the side of the bank.
So she thought that she could go wher-
ever it went. She got too near the edge
and fell into the mill pond The little
dog started to barking. Grandma was
looking for her, but she was missing.
Then she heard the dog barking and
looked down toward the mill pond, and
saw mammals little dog standing by the
pond barking in it, and barking as hard
as 1t could. Then she knew what was
UP and ran to the mill pond as fast as
she could. There was a man near and
she told him that her baby was in the
mill pond, but he was so frightened that
he didn't know what to do. Grandma
Jumped into the pond when mamma was
Just going under the water the last time
Grandma caught her by her fingers and
pulled her near to her, and then they
got out. Just as grandma had got her
out grandpa came. She took her to the
house and brought her TO. have had
my mamma tell me this story over and
over.