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The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-07

porting this oui-of-date mail here in
the early summer time and add It
to little mere in the winter time.
all the mail could be brought to Us
throughout the winter. Thus tho
cost OF the service would not be ma
terially increased while the people
would get the service they most
urgently need.
One thing that probably prevents
the government from giving us an
unlimited mail service in the winter
time is jhc fact that it would open
the way for The people of the In
terror to bring in much of their sup
plies by parcel post. which. 10 the
Interior OF Alaska. would mean ii
nancial loss for the government on
each pound thus sent. But the gov
eminent could change the rates on
ka. if necessary, SO that no loss
would be occasioned. and thus the
only burden to be borne by the gov
eminent would be in Transporting
reading matter here.
Far away from here, in the gov
eminent offices in Washington, the
hired employees OF Uncle Sam must
determine the ACCESSIBILITY of the mail
shipments to the Interior of Alaska.
but il is not possible for them to
understand he real situation here
and to appreciate what winter mail
means to the people of Interior
Alaska. They can. however. be told
much about it by Alaskans. if the
latter would take the trouble to
send letters and petitions in which
the situation is outlined.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-07
SETTLING SCHOOL TROUBLES.

Several months ago The Citizen
suggested the organization of a
Darent-teacher association. to be along
lines similar to those established
III most places in the States The
idea took at once with large
number of parents, but was vetoed
by the teachers But the thought
remained in the minds of many
parents, and the recent reoccurence
of trouble between the school board
and the public, thing that has
been a regular affair each year. has
inspired some of those who have
the welfare of their children most
at heart, to call a meeting next
Wednesday night for the organization
of such an association.
1t is the duty of all parents to
come in close contact with the
teachers of their children. If the
parents themselves do not take a
vital interest in the welfare of the
child, how can they expect a hired
public employe to do so To sit
back and take no interest in the
manner i'll which the schools are
being conducted until some disagree
able question is aroused and then
suddenly awaken to the realization
that the chlds welfare is being
harmed, is a careless way that many
parents have.
There are two parent-teacher as
sociations organized in Alaska, one
being at Ketchikan and the other
at Skagway. and it seems that both
are proving satisfactory. In these
two places, there seems to be perfect
harmony in all public school mat
tiers. and undoubtedly with such an
organization here. this annual school
row" which is demoralizng to the
overcome.
Schools are conducted for the
interest of the children only and
therefore their welfare comes in
advance Of the selfish interests of
teachers or school officials. That
is the way the majority of the par
ents look at the situation and all
that are looking only for the good
of the children will do what they
can to keep peace among the teach
ers and to cooperate with the lat
ter.
The Citizen ventures to suggest
that the past school troubles be
forgotten. now that the teachers are
all hired for the coming year, and
that at the meeting to be held on
Wednesday evening every effort be
made to prevent any discussion of
the recent controversy in regard to
school affairs.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-07

he was given a drink. which he said
he needed for his appetite
But after noon, when the drinker
returned and wanted second drink,
the Saloonkeeper refused il. explain
Ing that under the circumstances IL
Was wrong for him to get started
drinking again. The drinker lef'.
but returned late in the afternoon.
accompanied by man who was
trying TO take him home BY this
time. the drinker had filled up At
the saloons of the men who eyi-
IDENTIFY had no interest in the man
beyond the money he paid them
for drinks He was pathetic pie
ture. for he is not at all a bad look
ing man. and is strong and firm
in everything else except in his
dealings with liquor.
For long time the man. now
fully intoxicated. wanted to get
another drink before being taken
,urther on his journey toward home.
bul the conscientious saloonman re
used his money and denied him a
drink. OF course the man could
get all the drink he wanted from
less honorable saloonmen. and the
fact that he was refused liquor by
one man did not keep him sober or
protect him from his own weakness
rhe incident, as it is told by men
who saw it, is an evidence that all
saloonmen should not be condemned
Tor the questionable methods of
others.
Every man who has a heart in
aim must appreciate this unselfsh
action of a Fairbanks saloonkeeper.
In this case there was a young wife
at home with a small baby. The
husband had tried manfully for a
long time to brace up and take com
mand of himself, but had failed,
probably through the efforts of the
demoralizing force of some other
drinker or some disreputable saloon
man.
If thief had entered this mans
house and had stolen part of the
mans money. the law would have
done its best to punish the offender,
but the far worse crime of providing
this man with whiskey and thus de
moralzing his home. simply for the
financial betterment of liquor deal
er, must go unnoticed as far as the
law is concerned.
These men who will sell their per
sonal honor and their manhood with
drink of whskey to man who is
not able to protect himself, or to
minor. are the men who are doing
more TO promote prohibition than
all the anti-saloon people in the
country. This class of men is daily
awakening the contempt of a long
tolerant public. and the day will
come when they Will be driven from
all the lands over which the Amer
Fan flag floats.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-07
OUR USELESS MAIL.

In few days the government
will deliver here, at considerable
expense, tons of out-of-date news
papers and other reading matter,
that will be useless to the people
receiving it. 1t will be useless in
most cases for two reasons; one
being the fact that the papers are
out-of-date and the other that the
people for whom the papers are
intended are too busy now to read
them.
When the long winter nights come
on and the people of this far north
ern country have trouble in finding
ways to pass the time. newspapers
and magazines are among the
most necessary things in home
here, but that is just when the
government is not delivering second
class mail here.
If the government would take the
money it spends in paying for trans
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-07
DEATH OF A MAD DOG.

Good people all, of every sort,
Give ear unto my song,
And if you find it wondrous short,
1t can not hold you long.
In lslington there was a man,
OF whom the world might say
That still a godly race he ran
Wiener he went to pray.
A kind and gentle heart he had,
To comfort friends and foes:
The naked every day he clad
When he put on his clothes
Ana in the town dog was found
AS many dogs there be,
Both mongrel, puppy, whelp and
hound,
And ours of low degree.
This man and dog at first were
friends,
But when a pique began,
The dog, to gain his private ends,
Went mad, and bit the man.
Around from all the neighboring
streets,
The wondering neighbors ran
And swore the dog had lost its wits
TO bite so good a man.
The wound it seemed both sore and
sad,
To every Christian eye,
And while they swore the dog was
mad,
They swore the man would die
But soon a wonder came to light
That showed the rogues they lied,
The man recovered from the bite
The dog it was that died,
OLIVER GOLDSMITH.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-07
WHAT CAUSES PROHIBITION

That certain element among the sa-
loonnen is bringing about this nation
wide sentiment fayoring prohibition
is quite certain. but it is true. too.
that all the men who keep saloons
are not 10 blame for the growing
resentment against the business.
If one man out OF every three OF
four of any one profession disgraces
his occupation, it all reflects upon
the better class of men who are
earning their living in the same
kinds of saloonmen, just as does al
most every other community. There
is one saloonman in this city who
a few days ago proved that he
thinks more of being able to do the
right thing than he does of the
chance to earn an extra dollar
Men who We're in this mans sa-
loon at the time are relating the
incident, which is well worth ex-
planning here. 1t was early last
week, when a certain man in this
city who has been on the water
wagon" for about a year, entered
this mans saloon. and asked for a
drink The saloonkeeper. realizing
that at home the man had wife
and child tried to argue him out
OF the notion of taking a drink,
was already well started in the di-
rection OF intoxication.
The drinker argued the case for
some time. and after he had prom
ised that he would 90 directly home,
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-07
GARDNER QUITS
GOVERNMENT lob

That c. Ellis Gardner has resign
ed as assistant district attorney in
this division, is the information con
tanned in a private telegram received
from him by one of his friends a
few days ago Mr. Gardner simply
announced that ne would leave for
his home in North Carolina in Sep
TENDER.
Friends of Mr. Gardner believe
that he was forged to resign by fac
tional trouble in the court house. II
was known that everything was not
altogether harmonious in the court
house for some time. and it was even
rumored about Fairbanks Just preyi-
Gus to Mr.. Gardeners departure for
the lower river, that he had quit
1t is understood that on his way
home, Mr. Gardner will make trip
to Washington, but whether he has
been called there by the department
of justice for conference in re
Sdlu " Ills WI mere, OF Is SOlng
there upon personal business is not
known
The first intimation had that Nh
Gardner was going to resign came
early last week i'll a telegram sent
by him from Ruby to the Garden
Island school board. in which he an
nounced that his daughter was fore
ed to resign her position as teacher
of the Garden Island school This
prompted some of his friends to
wire for an explanation, but the ex-
PLANTATION sent by Mr. Gardner in
reply did not give further details
that to state that affairs at home
would prevent his daughters coming
mere and that he was going home
II September.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-07

COURT has adjourned in Fair
banks for the summer, and the legal
fraternity can now have vacation.
1t must be nice to be a lawyer
EVERYONE should boost the plan
Of holding the annual Midnight Sun
celebration even though it cannot
be on as large a scale as in the past
BUSINESS conditions Outside seem
to be improving, according to re-
ports received here. There seems
also to be a tendency for business
here to grow better,
THE steamer Yukon is coming
down the river with 1,48S sacks of
mail for various Interior points. Evil
IDENTITY there will be no lack of read
ing matter here after the Yukon
arrives.
PRZEMYSL has been retaken by
the German and Austrian forces,
and it is hoped, in the interest Of
all people unaccustomed to pronounc-
ing names composed almost entirely
of consonants, that it will figure
no longer in war news.
THE only business appearing to
prosper in Mexico for a long time
has been that of making new presi-
dents for the republic. But now
Uncle Sam is threatening to stop
that occupation before every fellow
in Mexico has had his turn.
IN just two weeks from today
We will have the longest day of
the year, and then the days will
rapidly begin to shorten. But in
spite of this fact, nothing has been
done by the people of Fairbanks
toward getting road built into
the Toloyana camp.
PREPARATIONS have been made
by the American-Yukon Navigation
company to bring tourists this sum-
mer to Interior Alaska. But now
it seems that the weather man
must be induced to give his aid by
sending some rain, or the rivers will
be too low for excursion boats to
operate.
WHETHER the Chatanika people
have the best route to the Tolovana
is something that must be deter
mined. However, it is quite certain
that the people there are deserving
Of getting the road for they have
worked hard for it, which is more
than some people more vitality in
tersstsd have done.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-07
LLOYD WILL SHIP ORE.

According to statements made by
his friends here. Tom Lloyd the
well known local old time mining
man, is preparing to ship a large
quantity of anthony to the outside
He is now in the Kantishna country
looking after his quartz properties
there. it being stated that the
Lodges in that vicinity show good
values in the now-important mineral
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-07
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The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-07

1T is reported that the govern
mont IS planning TO raise telegraph
rate, toI news sent in here from
the outside. This would cause the
Newspapers TO reduce their amount
Of news. and thus while the public
would suffer the government would
not get any more money. II would
not be a wise plan by any means.
MUCH is being done by the fed
eral government for the people of
Alaska. but ii was not until about
a week ago that an Alaskan news
paper published an editorial written
at the expense of the government
The editorial was originally issued
as a news bulletin by the geological
survey. but appeared as an editorial
in last Tuesday mornings Fairbanks
Times.
CHARLES SEBASTIAN, chief of
police OF Los Angeles. who was
accused of serious crime recently
and acquitted of the charge. has
been elected mayor of that city, the
largest city west OF the Rocky
mountains. This may be taken to
believed him the victim of a con
spiracy that was concoCted after
his announcement that he would be
candidate for the office of mayor.
TrCkery does not always win.
ALMOST everything that goes
wrong nowadays is blamed to the
war in Europe. The lack of business
in the United States. the faults in
the fashions. the high cost of living.
and even the explosion of dynamite
that shook Seattle is credited to
the war. Thus it is not surprising
to hear some miners in this district
declare that the war is at fault
for the lack of water in Alaska
the inference being that the shoot
ing on the other side of the world
has disturbed the moisture in our
atmosphere. If the Tolovana does
not prove to be a good camp, some
one Will be sure to say it is due
to the war.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-07
CAR JUMPS TRACK,

Valley Railroad did not reach town
until very late Saturday night. the
delay being due to car jumping
the track on the outbound trip,
short distance from Dimes. 1t took
several hours to get the car back
age resulted.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-07
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RIVER N EWS.
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SUNDAY.
Washburn, al Gibbon
Delta, down kaltag l1:l5 p. NJ. oth
Jacobs. up Mimic, 2:l5 a. N.
Sibila. up Rampant, 1890 p. III,
9Th.
Yukon. down Eagle, Il. m.
Nasutlin, up Hootalinqua, 5 a. m,
5th.
Davis. down Circle 1920 a m. 5th.
Marathon, up Tolovana, 8 a. M
Kerr, down Gibbon a N.
Julia b, at Kotlik
Robert e. Lee, up Kokrines, 1880
p. m. 5th.
Mariposa, up Louden, sos q. N.
Dan, up Nenana 2 p. m. 5th.
Alex Hanoi, the Pedro mining
man. was business visitor in town
the latter part of the week.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-07
Pacific Coast League.
RORABAUGH RETURNS.

Ray Rorabaugh, of local roller
skating fame, is back in town again
after an absence of several years,
drawn here by the new strike in the
Tolovana He came in over the
trail on a bicycle reaching town
Friday evening.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-07
PRESS TAKES SECOND PLACE

According to an order issued by
Captain B. o. Lenoir, officer in
charge of the Alaska Military Tele-
graph and Cable system, all com
mercial messages will be given pref
erence over press messages in the
future Every precaution will be
taken to keep press messages from
being delayed, but any rush of COM
mercial or official business will ne
cessitate a delay in the transmission
of press dispatches.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-07

THE steamer Yukon is coming
down the river with 1888 sacks OIL
mail for various Interior points. Evi
IDENTITY there will be no lack of read
ing matter here after the Yukon
arrives.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-07

BUSINESS conditions Outside seem
to be improving, according to re-
ports received here. There seems
also to be tendency for business
here to grow better
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-07
SESAlL STANDINGS

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The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-10-08

w. NJ. H.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-10-08
CLOSE OF SUMMER.

The rose has turned her perfumed
face,
To sorrows of life and all that dies;
Now slowly the tree-like stems take
her place,
Her last leaf crimsons, and aloud
she cries.
Pauses the oak outside of life's do
main,
To the noblest heights did thou
thus reach:
From active body-and to death a.
gain,
Thus to the entire world does ma
ture teach.
In the sky above a sunset of fire,
Now urges a seige before the gates;
And longs to keep with the strongest
desire,
Thy liberty--and at the fortress
waits.
EMMA McGINTY.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-10-08
TO THE SUNDAY SCHOOL OF
THE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH

Your committee appointed 10
draft resolutions concerning the res
ignation of brother NJ. R. Lyon.
SPIT, of our Sunday School, beg
leave to report that our beloved
brother assumed this responsible po-
sition in the year 1888.
With an interruption of 2 or 3
years, that he declined to serve, he
has filled this office from then I'M
til now, making service of about
thirty years. He has been faith
full and conscientious all this time
He loved his Lord, and was an earn
est worker for the advancement of
the Sunday School.
We regret that his feebleness re-
quires that he lay down the work
His prayers and influence, however,
will be with us for years to come.
We pray God that his last days
may be a season of pleasantness
and peace. We are sure that there
will be a rich reward for him hero
after.
End. we suggest that a suitable
picture of Brother Lyon be framed
and hung. in the Sunday School room.
Bird. That copy of these reso-
lutions be spread on our minutes
and also a copy furnished to our
town papers.
J. w. l.. STOVALL,
MISS MARY TOWERS,
MRS. L. B. robson,
P. H. NELL, Committee.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-10-08
ST. JAMES CHURCH NEWS.

On Monday the Auxiliary held an
interesting meeting, though the at
tendance was small on account of the
rain. The program was excellent.
The text book to be used for a course
of study is THE Why and How of
Foreign Missions" The "Why'
doubtless was really settled 1000
years ago for Christians; but the
How will always vary with the
new ideas of men.
There are three Flows" of doing
Christian work which are recogniz-
ed as most valuable; first, the
preaching of the Gospel by word !;
second, the preaching of Christ
through schools; third, the preach
ing of Christ as the Great Physi-
clan of body and soul through hos
pitfalls.
st. Luke's Hospital, Toxic, Japan.
Having heard some rumors about
st. Luke's, the writer has written to
investigate, because it did not seem
to be possible for these rumors to be
true.
1t was stated that it is $4,000
600 hospital. Would that it were
true But as figures are not at
hand, it's value will not be stated ;
but instead, report made by the
head physician year ago. DR.. Teu-
sler said: This spring 1914) we
have been very busy in the Hospi-
tai, and our charity work is way
beyond what we can handle. We are
seeing about 175 charity cases a day
in the Dispensary, and some times
over 200. Every day we have to
turn away from ten to thirty cases
for lack of facilities and arrange
ments to care for them. Some day
we must have a special building for
Dispensary cases only"
That does not sound SO large and
rich. A responsible party stated that
the hospital of Mayo Brothers in
Rochester was valued at about half
the above, and they handled several
thousand cases day.
But it is natural that long dis
lance reports must be in error, when
even in ones home town a statement
made as a supposition on one side
will perhaps be announced as a GER
tainty on the other side.
This hospital is being enlarged,
and it will be remembered that in
this column nine months ago, it was
recorded that the Emperor of Japan
had given $25, 1000 towards the new
equipment, and then prominent men
in his cabinet $4,000.
Emergency Fund.
An error was made last week in
stating the amount given by the
whole church. 1t now amounts to
1875, 100000. That is the positive
proof that America wants to give
the Gospel to the world. For none
of this was torn from mems pockets
1t was given by men and women to
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-10-08

pay for the spreading of the Gospel
by men and women whom they have
sent to spread it, and as directed by
those who have given it,
A new branch of the Woman s
Auxiliary is to be organized on Fri
day in the church at o'clock. The
hour for Friday service is changed
to p. m.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-10-08
BAPTIST HOME COMING DAY.

The Smyrna Baptist church will
have Home Coming day Sunday
October 10.
All former members and Pastors
are invited and urged to be present.
Sunday school at ten o'clock, preach
ing at eleven and dinner will be
spread on the church lawn at twelve.
There will be many good things pre-
pared for the afternoon.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-10-08
MAS0N'S ATTENTION.

There will be a regular commun-
ication of Kennesaw Lodge No. 33
F. & A. NJ. on Friday night, Octo-
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-10-08

Der 18th, at 1880 p. m. and all Mas
ter Masons are cordially invited TO
attend.
Work in the entered apprentice.
]. P. Power, w. M,
John P. Cheney, Secretary.
The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1915-10-08

and purposes, the broadening of the
scope of opportunities for the utili-
cation of the great things that ma
ture has SO abundantly in store for
us.