The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-12

Copeland Court attendants are tel Was ling an amusing story of Excused. how prospective jur-
 or stopped tiresome examination of himself in a criminal ease recently.
 The prospective juror was Al. Copeland. The jury was being made up for one of the Chatanika robbery cases and Mir. Copeland was ques, toned a, great length by Attorney Morton Stevens for the defense in regard to the prospective jurors ability to give fair verdict in the case
 After Mir. Stevens had asked every kind of question that is common in determining jurors qualifications. Mir Copeland was taken in hand by the attorney for the government. and questions of similar nature were put to him over again At last it became evident that the prospective juror was getting irritated Finally he said
 Yes. can try this case impar- tially and fairly. and have no prejudice for or against the defen- dant, but what is the use of asking ne any more questions? I know you fellows don't want me. so why not say so2
 He was excused
 About Many inquiries have 'Frsco's been made of The Citi- Fair zen concerning the San
 Francisco exposition, and the following has been prepared in reply 10 them:
 The fair was opened on February 20. and will close on December |. this year The total cost of the big exposition is given as s5O.0OO,0 900, and of this the State of California. in addition to the amounts spent by individual counties. paid s17000, ,000. The site of the fair is what was formerly known as "Harbor View" facing on the bay of San Francisco. It has frontage of two miles, and the fair grounds cover a total of 635 acres. Concerning the big ex- position the World Almanac for 1915 in part says:
 fr of diversity of exhibits, it is the great est world exposition ever held, and notwithstanding the fact that more than half the world was plunged into war just as the exhibit palaces were nearing completion the celebration can boast 9 record for foreign par ticipation."
 Gibson Tom Gibson, the Fair Talks Of banks automobile enthu. Autos. Siast returned from the
 Outside recently and has much to say about the automobile business in the States. According to MT. Gibson, it is almost cheaper to ride than stand still in California provided you own a machine. He says that gasoline is selling for II cents gallon at retail in California and for l3 cents a gallon in Wash ington.
 On the paved roads in California q Ford machine will run more than 20 miles on gallon of gasoline That means you can take five peO- pie in Ford car at a cost of about a hall a cent a mile for mo- tive power In other words, 1t will cost about one-tenth of cent mile for each of the five passengers carried. This explains how the jit- ney busses can so successfully com pete with the street cars.
 If you start talking about auto mobiles in California, MT. Gibson says. someone is almost sure to tell you that Mr. Ford has been asked 10 make his automobile two feet shorter. If you ask for reason
 
 shorter automobiles is to be able to get more of them on the roads.
 According to late Outside news papers, the number of automobiles in California is increasing rapidly. A year ago. California, which has more machines according to it's pop ulation than any other state, boasted one automobile for each 23 inhabi- tants. The latest report shows that there is now one automobile in Cali fornia to each p inhabitants. She Voted One day last week aft For The CT the election, a we'll Wrong Man. known Fairbanks lady
 was walking up Cush- man street. She saw MT. A. Bred lie out in front of his shoe store, and stepping up to him she congrat- ulated him on being elected to the city council.
 Mr Bredlie listened took the congratulations as a matter of course but after the lady was through talking informed her that it was