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The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21
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Imperial German Embassy.
Washington. d. c., April %. 1915"
Praise Members of the last
Not legislature have been
Deserved. criticised severely for
various things. but they
have also been complimented for
a few things. one of which was the
rumored passage by the Legislature
at its last session of law providing
a tax of 5000 for itinerant merchants
A little investigation a few days
ago proved. however that this ap-
probation was sadly misplaced.
After the council appointed a com
mittee. at its last meeting. to see
the federal authorities about en-
forcing the supposedly new law.
taxing travelling merchants, The Citi-
zen determined to see what was
the status of the new measure. At
the federal building there was some
doubt in regard to whether the new
law could be enforced Immediately.
and when Assistant District Attor-
ney Pratt was asked about it, he
went through the new law very
carefully and discovered quite to
his surprise. that the law passed by
the last session of the legislature
repealed the law passed at the pre-
vious session, which provided the
5000 tax on itinerant merchants.
But rather complicated situa-
tion presented itself, after ALL for
the bill repeating the former act
was passed with an emergency
clause which Mr.. Pratt believes is
not legal. Should Mr. Pratts theory
prove correct, then the tax of 5000
a year will be in effect until July
% of this year, but before the tax
could be collected the court would
have to decide that the Legislature
could not pass an emergency law.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21
Steamer Florence
Sold at Auction

At an auction sale Saturday con-
steamer Florence S., which was H.
beled. was purchased by Leroy To
zier. representing the claimant, Cap
tain Smyth, the price being s1,700.
The vessel was libeled last fall
by some Of the crew, and has been
tied up since that time. 1t is ex-
pected that she will now be fitted
up for this seasons work.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21
Churches to Hold
Patriotic Services

Plans are being made by the min
listers Of the Presbyterian Episcopal
and Methodist churches to hold
union patriotic services on Sunday
evening, July 4, at the Presbyterian
church. The services will begin
promptly at 8 o'clock. and will in
clude speeches by each Of the min
listers.
According to present plans, the
music will be under the direction Of
the Presbyterian choir The Rev, G..
G. Bruce will speak on America,
Graded in Liberty" 1t is under
stood that the Rev. ]. j. Patton will
give short talk on Americas
Responsibility to the World" while
the Rev. II. H. Lumpkin will tell
about National Christian Leaders"
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21
MARSHAL ERWIN COMING.

In wire received yesterday at
the marshars office. Deputy Mar
shall Vawter of Tanana stated that
the Delta bound for Fairbanks. The
marshal is therefore expected to ar
rive here tomorrow morning.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21
FINED FOR ASSAULT.

William Young pleaded guilty Fri
day In Commissioner Dillon's court
to charge Of having assaulted Mrs.
Charles Hinckley and was fined $25.
It was explained that the trouble
arose over the ownership of some
milk bottles at the Hinckley farm.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21

FOR RENT-Large, comfortable
four-loom cabin. Furnace in base
ment. City water for summer
months. Apply Citizen office.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21
PLAN Of WORK
IS ANNOUNCED
BY RICHARDSON
HEAD OF ROAD COMMISSION
TELLS OF PLANS FOR
YEARS WORK.

In written statement made pub.
lie yesterday, Col. Wilds p Richard
son, president OF the Alaska road
commission, announced the working
plans Of the commission for the en-.
suing year 1t states in part that
| there will be no extensive new work
on account OF the limited funds at
the disposal OF the commission. 1t
further states. however, that new
work, which seems to be most pres
sing, will be undertaken, although
most of the funds will be used for
the repair and maintenance of exist
ing roads.
In explaining the statement yes
terday John Zug. assistant engineer
of the commission. said that the
commission will not expend any more
money this year in the immediate
vicinity of Fairbanks. that is, on
the creek trail leading out from this
city, although about $500 has al
ready been spent This decision was
reached after a conference between
the road commission men and H.
II. Ross, territorial road overseer.
1t is now planned that Mr. Ross
will have entire supervision over
all Of the creek trails leading out
Eoi no nh 40 Of
seer of the Fourth Judicial division
he has a fund of little more than
$1,000 for that work
This money was supposed to be
spent on all of the trails all over
the division, but as only small
amount could be spent on each road
the benefit to each would be small
1t was therefore agreed at the
conference that if Mr.. Ross would
look after the local roads and spend
his money here. the road commission
will undertake all Of the repairs
in outlying places.
The work laid out by the road
commission for the present season
and for which allotments have been
made to the extent OF the funds
available, embraces the following
projects.
Southeastern Alaska.
Prince OF Wales Island-Portage
Juneau-Eagle creek
Juneau-Sheep creek.
Silver Bow Basin.
Douglas island
Haines Mission-Pleasant Camp.
Sitka.
Stikine river-bridge.
Skagway-bridge.
Mendenhall river-bridge
Valdez district-Main wagon road
from Valdez and Chitina to Richard
Southwestern Alaska.
Seward-Kenai lake
Mile 29-Moose pass.
Mile 34-Hope
knik-Willow creek.
Yukon District.
Eagle-Forty-Mne
Circle City.
Rampant
Fort Acknowledgements
Ruby
Iditarod
Hot Springs-Eureka.
Hot Springs Sullivan.
Winter trail down Tanana and
Yukon.
Chatanika-Birch creek
Wagon road, Fairbanks to Rich
ardson.
Trail to Tolovana
Fairbanks bridge-Constructio of
this bridge may be delayed on &C
count OF the material, which must
be fabricated and shipped from the
States, not arriving before the close
of navigation.
"Allotments in this district will
amount to approximately sixty-five
bridge.
Local Roads, Fairbanks District.
1T is expected that local repairs
in this district will be taken care of
principally by the allotment of for
estry fund for the Fourth division,
under the supervision Of Mr.. H. H.
Ross. The board will endeavor to
coordinate it's work with the ex-
penditures from this fund in the
different divisions 80 as to get the
best results.
Mono District.
Nome-Council City.
Nome-Bessie system.
Nome-Local roads.
Candle
Deering-
Steamer Florence
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21

FOR RENT-Light, airy, comfortable
rooms, by day, week or month.
Very reasonable. Second house
from Masonic Temple. First Ave.
Mrs. o. C. Williams.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21
Side
Light On
Tho War.

Side Since the Lusitania was
Light On sunk by a German tor
Tho War. pedo and more than 100
Americans were drowned,
there has been much local discussion
about the matter and about the
claim Of Germany that she had warn
ed people not to travel on ships
owned by the allies.
With the arrival of a large num-
Der of Outside newspapers and mag
azines in Fairbanks, more details
have been received concerning the
sinking of the big steamship and also
in regard to the way Germany really
advertised in the newspapers to pre-
vent travel on allied ships. The
following is taken from the adver-
Using columns of a Los Angeles
newspaper, issued about the time
the Lusitania was torpedoed:
"NoTIcE!
Travellers intending to embark on
the Atlantic voyage are reminded
that a state Of war exists between
Germany and her allies and Great
Britain and her allies; that the zone
OF war includes the waters adjacent
to the British Isles; that, in accord
ance with formal notice given by
the Imperial German Government,
vosaQlo flyiop tho flag NJ Great Rrit-
ain. or of any Of her allies, are IL
able to destruction in those waters
and that travellers sailing in the war
zone on ships Of Great Britain or
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21
SUN DAY.

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The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21

Tells OF Mrs. Helen van Camper
Railway is doing much, by her
Work. literary efforts, to ad-
vertise Alaska. and her
magazine articles are being read
throughout the country She Is the
wife of the manager of big mine
on a small island not far from Val
dez, pictures of which were pres
ented in a recent issue Of the Sat
urday Evening Post accompanying
an article about Alaska by Mrs. van
Camper.
1t seems now that Mrs. van Cam
building Of the new government rail
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
No Simple Life at Ayr.

The simple life" finds no sympa-
thetic atmosphere In Scotland and,
above all, not In the "Auld Ayr" OF
Robert Burns
Aud Ayr, wham ne'er a town surpasses
For honest men and bonnie lasses.
George Ferguson Munro Is a news
paper person who writes articles for a
Scottish newspaper. Munro wanted to
live q free, untrammeled, outdoor Life.
He began last spring. he wandered
over hill and dale, doing nothing. find
ing enough to eat and drink, lying on q
shaded hillside reading a good book.
He interfered with no one. The earth
was his bed, the starry sky his roof.
When it rained he went into a barn.
Yet for leading this simple life he was
taken by the rough hand Of the law
as a vagabond and sentenced by the
magistrate Of Ayr to three months
hard labor.-Indianapoli News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Dumas an Enigma.

The elder Dumas was the greatest
enigma In the literary world Of Paris,
for who has ever been able to explain
Just how and when all the books that
bear his name were written? He loved
the mysterious for its own sake. He
told me how he had dabbled in magnet
ic and mesmeric experiments. he
spoke with absolute conviction Of the
power of magnetism and declared that
the whole of life and society was, to
his way Of thinking, nothing but q
manifestation Of magnetic force.
His talk was like the man himself,
calm, nonchalant, without a trace Of
emotion. He was 80 far above discus
gion as to ignore 1t. When he was
speaking he seemed to imply by his
look and manner that It made no diff
ference to him whether you believed
what he was saying or not-Francis
Grierson in Century Magazine.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Ancient Gardens.

Statues were a decorative element Of
which the Florentine garden architect
made expensive use. At first a few
antique busts were placed along the
parapet Of the terrace or under the
central loggia, but ere long Greek gods
and heroes, fauns and naiads were
seen at the end Of every alley, while
giants and caryatides were introduced
70 support walls and porticoes.
One great charm Of renaissance gar
dens was the skillful manner in which
nature and art were blended together.
The formal design Of the giardino Sc
greto agreed with the straight lines of
the house, and the walls, with their
clipped hedges, led on to the wilder.
freer growth Of woodland and mead
ow, while the dense shade Of the bosco
supplied an effective contrast to the
sunny spaces Of lawn and flower bed
The ancient practice Of cutting box
trees Into fantastic shapes. known to
the Romans as the topiary art, was
largely restored In the fifteenth CEN
tury and became an essential part of
Italian gardens.-New York Telegram.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Both Trumpeters.

Among the quaint old epitaphs col
lected In England by an American
with fancy for odd verse and an
cient brasses are two commemorating
trumpeters. The first is often quoted:
Till Angels trumpets on the Final Day
Shall Blow and Graves shall Ope
Here Abram Crumpett In his Tomb doth
Lay
And Waits the Call in Hope
The second is less known and, with
all its quaintness, has a fine, bold
swing to it Moreover, the deceased,
as a prose addition to the inscription
makes clear, was a gallant soldier as
well as a musician and had served
through many campaigns. civil and for
eign. Thus it runs:
When Gabriel. Angel, shall hys Trumpet
blow
uppe from the Sod commanding all be-
vaster than Armys when those Millions
rise
Ansring that Summons from the Pealins
Skyes,
There's One Ives Here VIII joyful Rouse
at last
And sound manful Echo to the Blast
John Petres. Trumpetter, who All his
Dayes
Blew for the Kynge his Wars and God
his Prayse.
Youths Companion.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Bad Handyyritind.

Sometimes the worst Of handwriting
becomes Ineligible when one grasps
the rules, for a mans script-particu-
larry an author's-is frequently made
difficult chiefly by his deliberate or
unconscious inversion Of the accepted
rules of calligraphy. Henry Ward
Beecher had a daughter who acted as
copyist, and she read him with ease
simply by remembering three pinci-
ples-that In her fathers manuscript
no dotted letter was meant for an 81"
no crossed letter stood for st" and
that no capital letter ever began a SEN
News.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
RusI<in In the Kitchen.

In her book Of "reminiscences, "Thir-
teen Years Of Busy Woman's Life"
Mrs. Alec Tweedie says that her IA
ther, DR.. Harley, a well known Lon
don physician, was q great friend of
Ruskin and often stayed at Brentwood.
One night Ruskin asked DR.. Harley
whether he liked tea or coffee before
he got up.
"a cup Of tea" he replied.
"Why don't you choose cofreeY
swell, to tell the truth, 1 have lived
30 much abroad that I don't fancy
English coffee. It is generally so bad
ly made"
His host said nothing. The next
morning Dr.. Harley was awakened,
and strong smell Of coffee permeated
the room. Turning to a servant, he
asked, els that my cup of tear
mo, sir; it Is Mr.. Ruskin's coffee"
"Mr. Rushn's coffeel What do you
meanT
The master was up early. He roast
ed the coffee himself, he ground the
coffee himself, and he made the coffee
himself, and he hopes you win like Il"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Curious Telegraph Lines.

The most original telegraph line in
the world once extended from La Plaz,
the capital Of Bolivia, to the neighbor-
ing town Of Oruro, a distance Of about
156 miles. There are no growing trees
In this part Of the world, and wood of
any kind is so rare that the telegraph
poles were made Of the same material
as the natives household furniture
dried mud. The pillars were built on
stone foundations and measured about
five feet square at the base, with a
tapering height Of fifteen feet. They
were placed about $50 feet apart An
other curious telegraph line was con-
structed in Uganda by a British en-
gtneer. who transported growing trees
to the roadside and used them as poles
because he could not find any dead"
wood that would withstand the raw
ages Of the white ants. In Dutch
East India growing trees are also
turned to account in this manner, but
there a wire is stretched across the
road between the trees on either side
and the actual telegraph line suspend
ed down the center.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Fleas as Jumpers.

The jumping powers of feas have
been much exaggerated. according to
a bulletin on these insects issued by
the department Of agriculture. The
species known as the human flea
Pulex irritans) is probably the best
Jumper. According to Mitzmain, the
maximum horizontal distance this spe-
cies' can jump is thirteen inches and
the maximum vertical distance less
than eight inches.
The question of the flea's jumping
powers is of Importance in connection
with the spread Of bubonic plague and
other diseases Of which this insect Is
the carrier. The Indian plague COM
mission. which has investigated the
habits Of the Indian rat flea, finds its
maximum horizontal jump to be only
five inches. while Mitzmain records the
maximum height to which it can Jump
as three and one-eighth inches. One
species Of flea. the "sticktight." is near
ly incapable Of jumping.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
JUDGES Gowns.

The London Law Times points out
that the silk gown Of the bench and
bar owes fits original use to its having
been adopted as a form Of mourning
at the death of an English sovereign.
On the death Of Queen Mary In 1894
the present silk gown was introduced
as mourning and, having been found
more convenient and less troublesome
than the regular dress then worn, has
since been continued. The late Sir
Frederick Pollock is said to have ex-
pressed an opinion in reference to the
ordinary costume Of the bar that the
bench and bar went into mourning at
the death of Queen Anne and have 80
remained ever since. American courts
adopted the gown along with the Eng
lish common law.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Scotch Breakfasts.

DR.. Redgill. in Susan Terriers "Des-
tiny" dwells on Scotch breakfasts with
gusto. After proclaiming that Scot
land in general is "a perfect mass of
rubbish and the cookery not fit for
dogs he adds: But the breakfasts
That's what redeems the land, and
every county has its own peculiar ex-
cellence. In Argyllshire you have the
Lochfine herring-fat, luscious and de-
ncious, just out Of the water, falling
to pieces with its own richness, melt
ing away like butter in your mouth.
In Aberdeenshire you have the finnan
paddock, with a flavor all its own,
vastly relishing, just salt enough to
be piquant without parching you up
with thirst. In Perthshire there Is the
Tay salmon. kippered, crisp and juicy
"a very magnificent morsel. In other
places you have the exquisite mutton
Of the country made into hams Of a
most delicious flavor"
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
GroNlth of Wealth.

The wealth Of the world grows very
slowly, and the amount Of real saving
is amazingly small If, for example,
the wealth Of the United States when
George Washington became president
was equivalent to a billion dollars
and that perhaps Is not a bad guess
and this amount could have steadily
earned little over 8 per cent every
year since, this gain, compounded,
would exceed the present estimated
wealth Of this country. This means
that all the rest of the saving and the
gains from new enterprises and a rap
idly increasing population have only
just about balanced the annual waste
and loss. True, more than two-thirds
Of the wealth Of nations Is still the hu-
man machine and not the visible tax
able property, but the fact serves to
show how slight Is the ANIMAL gain
even In the premier get rich quick
country of the world, the United States.
Carl Snyder in Golfers Weekly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Both Far Away.

A prominent Kentucky lawyer had
been in Jackson during the hearing Of
big land case and after the strain Of
several weeks in the courtroom had de-
cided to take a trip up In the noun
tains and enjoy the Quieting influences
Of the hills. He Travelled the paths and
narrow mountain roads till he found
himself, at the end Of several days
Journey, about forty or fifty miles from
the railroad. 1t was about noon, the
lawyer judged, for his watch had run
down and he could not be exact But
in the midst Of this deep contempla-
ton the lawyer came upon an old
darky sitting upon a bowlder along
side the road. What time have your
he asked Of the old darky. well, sub,
boss, the old watch says she's about
ten minutes to r." was the reply. els
that sun time or railroad timer again
questioned the lawyer. "Whut diff
ence at make? Ones nigh as fur frum
heah as de yudder."
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Limitations of Science.

Johnny was sent to study mathemat.
ics, and the teacher told him that II
was a true science.
For instance" she said, IF it takes
one man twelve days to build house,
then twelve men can build it in one
day."
Johnny replied: And 2SS men will
build it In an hour, 1920 in a minute
1,036,SOO men will put it up In sec
ond- Now, 1 don't believe they could
build even a single brick in that time.
Again, If one ship can cross the Allan
dc I'm twelve days, twelve ships should
be able to cross it in one day. don't
believe that either, so I'm not going to
study mathematics" And Johnny left
the teacher studying it herself-Ex-
change.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
Simply Separated,

The janitor Of a hall In a country
place was asked by an entertainer from
the city If there wasn't a piano that
he could use for the evenings enter
tainment.
~Waal, yes. there is piano down in
the cellar" said the janitor, "but you
couldn't play on it-leastways, not as
It is, for it's full Of books"
Then the janitor bawled to his wife:
Susan, where's the works Of that
pianoT
And Susan's voice fioated down from
upstairs:
"Ain't they out in the gardenT-
Washington Star.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13

N. B. Jones, magazines, cigars, to-
bacco and news stand, 24s E. 35th st.
N. G. Chalmers, cigars, tobacco, no.
ton store and news stand, 5O12 8.
State street.
L. E. Chiffon, news stand, 8. E. cor
ner 51st and State streets.
s. Berenbaum, Cigars, Notions and
News Stand; 81 W. 81 Street, near
Dearborn.
E. Il. Faulkner, news agency; 31O9 s.
State street.
George l Martin, maker of fine Gig
airs and news stand, Is w. 31st St.,
near State.
r. M. Harvey's barber shop and
news stand, 1924 State street.
W. N. Maxwell, notions, cigars, to-
bacco, CONNECTIONS and news stand,
5244 State St.
Edward Felix, notions, cigars and
news stand, SO w. 3Oth st.
F. Bishop, cigars, tobacco and news
stand, W. 9th St., near State.
Sylvester McGlofin, news stand and
laundry Office, 4122 State st.
William Gaughan, laundry Office
cigars, tobacco and news stand, 1886
State st.
E. M. Oliver, notions, cigars and
news stand, Is W. seth Street, near
State.
A D. Hayes, cigars, tobacco, notions,
stationery and news stand, 3640 8.
State st.
George McFaro, shoe shining parlors
and news stand. 3sOOh State street.
T. B. Hall, Laundry Office, cigars,
tobacco and news stand. 361S South
State street.
Fred M. Waterfeld, cigars, tobacco,
notions and news stand, 5000 South
State street.
Coleman & Glanton, cigars, tobacco
and news stand, 3342 8. State street.
Miss E. M. McClain, hair dressing
parlor and news stand. 80 w. 39th
street.
F. NJ. Diffay, cigars, tobacco, notions
and news stand. 36O5 State street.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
No Alienation.

A belted earl was In the habit OF
playing golf daily at Musselburgh.
This gentleman had contracted some
ailment which made his head always
shake little. Frequently he had had
occasion to rebuke his caddie for ex-
cessive indulgence In alcoholic liquors,
and one day he spoke to him very
sharply. Robert, you are drunk to-
day. 1t is a disgrace. You are very
drunkr
''DrunkT replied the caddie. II know
I am drunk, but I'll be sober tomorrow.
You're daft, and you'll never be rightf
Dundee Advertiser.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
ANXIOUS 70 HeIp.

He (after the honeymoon)-Has your
father said anything about helping to
provide home for us? She-Oh, yes,
indeedl He said that when we had a
home Of our own he would buy me a
cookbook and allow mother to come
and teach me how to use 1t, even If 1t
took a year.-New York Weekly.
The broad ax. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1895-19??, 1915-11-13
FIVE BRICK HOUSES FOB SALE
AT A GREAT BARGArN

We have for sale group of five
brick houses that are offered at a bar.
gain, they are to be sold all at once,
and on easy payments, three to five
hundred dollars down and the balance
the same as rent, they are located on
South Park Boulevard near Thirty
fourth street. Do you want to be q
member of a syndicate that will pur-
chase these housesi IF so address z
care this paper.