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The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-12

In an address delivered last night Delegate Wickersham declared him self in favor of statehood for Alas ka. He also said that he also ia vored full territorial government but that he intended to use that as stepping stone to statehood. He announced that he had already drawn a bill making Alaska the forty-ninth state in the Union.
 In the course of his remarks, the delegate attacked the Daily Empire and it's editor, John w. Troy, whom he branded as Alaska's greatest menace.
 Among the bills passed by the house today was one providing for the taking of depositions within the territory; another providing for the punishment of wife deserters; res olution asking congress for the sur vey of native villages for the pur- pose of clearing titles; a bill pro- viding for regulations for unincor- porated towns, and giving them the privilege of electing board of trus- tees of three members; bill pro- viding for the establishment of a form of local government for certain coast Indian villages, and one giv- ing common councils in municipali- ties power to regulate the rates of public service corporations
 JUNEAU, April g. Today was Snow day in the upper house of the territorial legislature, the senate having approved both the eight-hour bill and the prohibition bill intro duced by the representative from Ruby. The eight-hour bill applies to all classes of mines in the ter ritory. The prohibition bill pro vides for a vote on the liquor cues tion at the 1916 general election.
 Representative Dan Driscoll, of Fairbanks, introduced bill in the lower house today providing for the collection of unpaid territorial taxes, levied at the first session of the legislature. The measure provides that the speaker of the house and the president of the senate shall contract with an attorney for the prosecution of tax dodgers, the at torney to receive fifteen per cent of all collections in payment of his services. The accountants are tri- able at Juneau. It is estimated that there is $200,0O0 owing to the terri tory exclusive of the year 1915.
 The house passed bill this after noon which makes subscribers to notes jointly and severably liable for the full amount The bill also provides for the monthly payment of wages and attaches a penalty for obtaining labor under false pre- lenses.
 Despite the opposition of the rep resentatives of the First division. the majority of the members of the house have agreed to divide the forest reserve money qually among the four divisions. Should the money be divided In this manner, each di- vision will receive approximately $1l,O00
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-12
WANT BODIES BURNED.

Paris.-As a measure of precau- tion against a possible epidemic of disease after the war, M. Domont, a member of the Chamber of Depu- ties, has presented bill in the chamber which provides for the burn ing of the bodies of all enemy soldiers killed on the battlefield and in addition the bodies of French and allied soldiers which are not identi- fled and of persons victims of con tagious diseases.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-12
RIVERS EAT UP LAND,

A cubic mile of river water weighs approximately 4.2O5. 5.650,0OO tons and carries in solution. on the average. about 100000 tons of foreign matter. In all. about 2.735.O00.000 tons of solid substances are thus carried an nually to the ocean.-United States Geological Survey.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-12
WEEK OF WAR NEWS

from Berlin. it Is asserted that the Russians have made no special gains result of the fighting is still doubt. ful
 From Rome comes the announce ment that Italy IS rushing prepara. tions for war in spite of the fact that that country is still negotiating with Austria for peace
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-12

in attendance. The invalid was able to sit ID today for the first time
 WILSON NEUTRAL.
 WASHINGTON. D. C.. April g In an address delivered before the annual conference of the Maryland Methodist Episcopal church. Presi- dent Wilson said that he had no opinion 10 give the world regarding the European conflict No man is wise enough, he said. to judge the merits of the war at this time.
 JUMPS TO DEATH
 MILWAU kEE, Wis, April g. Christopher Paulis a well known member of the lower house of the state legislature, leaped to his death today from a tenth story window of the National Bank building. his body striking the pavement in the midst of many vehicles and pedes- trians. Recent financial troubles are believed to have been responsible for the suicide.
 GOMPERS FAILS. CHICAGO, April Following the refusal of local contractors to grant d demand for increased wages, six teen thousand carpenters went out on strike today and a bitter struggle is in prospect The efforts of Presi dent Gompers, of the American Fed eration of Labor. who came here eX- pressly to prevent the strike. have failed completely. both sides having refused to consider his proposals. TIMES ARE GOOD. WASHINGTON, D. C., April g. In an interview given to the news FAll the Pacific coast, Secretary of the Interior Lane declared today that he found conditions throughout the country greatly improved and he spoke enthusiastically of the future. Good times are not coming con cluded the cabinet member They ale actually here"
 TO TRY LORIMER. CHICAGO. April Civilian Lori mer and the other officials of the defunct LaSalle bank, must stand trial on the charge of conspiring to wreck the institution, according to a decision rendered by the crimi- nal court today. Strong pressure has been brought to bear on the prosecution to quash the proceed ings, but it is now believed that il is the intention Oi the authorities to make an example of the former senator.
 AMERICAN DIES. NEW YORK. April 9.-Dr. Ernest Magruder. head of the American Red Cross unit in Servia. is re ported to have died of typhus in the Balkan war zone. The adyices from Seryia and Eastern Turkey which have been received by the American board of foreign missions, state that typhus and typhoid fever are spreading with great rapidity throughout those countries. The sick soldiers are dropping out of the lines like ninepins and in many cities it has become necessary to close the schools on account of the epidemic
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-12
ASSISTS GOVERNOR.

DENVER. Col-GovernOr Carlson today announced that his wife would be first assistant Governor. He said that the fate of all legislation affecting. women and children would be decided by her.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-12
Thursday

According to a press dispatch re- ceived by the Associated press in New York, Italy has agreed to re-
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-12

Japan is considering a plan to bridge the Shimonosekh strait at cost exceeding 3l0,o00 900.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-12
CANNOT BE SAVED.

SAN FRANCISCO, April S.-The salvage crew which was sent to Lower California to rescue the Jap anese armored cruiser Asama, which has been hung up on reef for several weeks. returned from the South today and report that the vessel cannot be saved.
 The Asama has displacement of 9,750 tons and q main armament of four S-inch and fourteen 6-inch guns.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-12
HORSES MOVING.

PORTLAND, Ore. April S.-Five thousand horses. which have been purchased by representatives of war ring nations will be shipped soon from various points along the Pa cifiC coast
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-12

NEW YORK. April s. F. Hop kinson Smith. the noted artist, au- thor, and originator of the cement bulkhead, died in this city today aged 77
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-12
GENERAL NEWS
 BY TELEGRAPH
NlSIYS CANAL ION

PANAMA. April Major-Gen- eral Leonard Wood arrived here to- day and will spend several days in the canal zone inspecting the forti- f!CatiOns
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-12
DIDN'T WANT HIM

WHITE PLAINS, \. Y, April s. U Unable to convince the authorities that he killed eight of the aged in mates of the German odd Fellows home during tEe time that he was employed there as a nurse, Fred erick Mors walked out of the local jail today, free man. After con fessing that he had committed the crimes because of the refusal or in ability of the inmates to work, Mors was placed under arrest pending an investigation. and his release today is the result of the failure of the
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-12
ALL SET ED.
ALL AT ONCE.

PASADENA, Cal, April S.-Carl Busch, son of the late millionaire brewer, died suddenly in this city today At about the same time, Marie Busch a granddaughter of the late brewer, became the wife of Drummond Jones' the marriage talk ing place at St Louis.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-12
WHOLE GANG CAUGHT.

INDIANAPOLIS. Ind April 6.- The trial of Mayor Roberts. of Terre Haute, and the 26 other politicians who were accused of election frauds
 ended today in the conviction of the entire gang The defendants Were permitted to return to their homes with orders to report to the court on
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-12

STORM CAUSES LOSSES.
 NEW YORK. April 5-The gale which swept the Atlantic on Satur day and Sunday caused heavy losses 10 life and property along the coast l. IS estimated that between 70 and 100 persons met death.
 Two steamships are known to have foundered and many smaller craft, including a number of sea going tugs. are believed to have gone down. The old Dominion liner Jefferson and the steamship Prince Mauritz were the two big boats lost, the latter going down off Cape Hatteras with p.rSnDs
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-12

ROME, April 8.-According to sta tistics which have been prepared in this country, the European nations now at war have suffered an az gregate loss of six million men since the commencement of the conflict, an average of more than half mil lion a month. The total cost of the war to date is estimated at S,400,- mn D0O
The Alaska citizen., 1915-04-12

LOS ANGELES, Cal, ApTll 6.- Mrs Elsie Nelson, wife of the en- eineer of the sunken submarine F-4 is quoted as saying that the officers of the craft were responsible for the loss of the submarine, because Of their refusal to make needed repairs to the machinery before their depart ure from Honolulu. The motors of the submarine were known to be in bad condition. yet, notwithstanding this knowledge, the officers ordered the men to prepare for the fatal cruise
 Reports received from Honolulu today state that grappling hooks have been made fast to the sub: merged craft and that efforts are now being made to drag the vessel into shallow water The expert div CTS who were sent to Honolulu by the navy department are expected to arrive there on Sunday
 SUBMARINE DEFECTIVE.
 LOS ANGELES. April 9.-Allison Ede. a brother of the commander of the sunken submarine "A, has received a letter from Honolulu, written before the fatal cruise, in tions the fact that the machinery was defective at that time.
 M'ADOO IMPROVING.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., April g. The condition of Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo, who underwent an operation recently for appendicitis, is improving rapidly, and his early recovery is predicted by the doctors
Evening star., 1915-04-05

ding gowns, and the fad for yelling
dress designs with long, transparent
tunics affords charming opportunity
for employing laces.
In the very lovely designs shown In
the illustration ivory white charmeuse
is made up with Iierre lace and trim
med with sprigs of orange blossoms
The underskirt OF cnarmeuse is very
simply cut with a medium length train
and over it is hung the long lace tunie
iattached to a scalloped hip-depth tor
Of self net. The tunic is caught up in
four places with clusters Of orange
blossoms. and a scalloped band of the
white charmeuse is festooned with the
i tunic between these four points
+, A simple underbodice of lace is worn
F, beneath the satin corsage. which is In
/; terestingly cut. with pretty shoulder
/: straps and scalloped edge. 1t is
slightly draped in at the waist anG
must be kept quite short. Orange bios
SONS in larger cluster are caugh,
against the front of the waist
! The veil is hung from a fine lace cap
encircled by wreath of orange bios
SONS and made with quaint HOLLAND
wings at either side.
Evening star., 1915-04-05
TODAY'S
HOUSEHOLD
AFF AIRS
BY MARY LEE.
Farming in a Back Yard.

! Is the small vegetable garden a lux
| ury or an economy?
: This question can be answered
/, through another: Do you do all the
work yourself. or do you noto
| If you hire a man to garden once a
week, or if you pay boy to weed. your
vegetables probably are a luxury. If
you plan a garden OF which you can
personally take entire charge, your
vegetables are a distinct economy
plot of ground 40x40. carefully
planned and intelligently cared for can
easily be made to yield enough vege-
tables to supply family of five or six
from June ] until frost. This means an
ample supply of fresh vegetables and
salads every day.
A much smaller plot can be made to
yield enough to reduce the household
bills materially. besides supplying the
family with frcsher vegetables than
can he had from the average green
grocer.
Therefore. if you have small piece
of ground at your disposal. whether
it be n city back yard or Il tiny sub
urban lawn patch, You cannot do bet
ter than transform it into "a vegetable
garden If you have Il little time to de-
vote to it.
In panning the small garden where
every foot of space must be utilized il
should be plotted out with special ref
erencc to the needs of your household
Choose such vegetables as all the mem
berS of the family like and will not
tire of; use only those seeds from a
well established firm. There is no econ
omy in bargain seeds Get the best
not the high-priced novelties! but good
standard stock
In the i0x40 plot you viii have room
to raise beans, peas, beets, cabha gcs,
sweet corn. lettuce, options. radiShes.
tomatoes. parsley and carrots All
these may be sown from seed in the
open ground in April and May.
The first sowing of beets, lettuce,
onions. peas, radishes. parsley and car
rots may be made from the 1st to the
18th of April, and the first sowing of
beans and cabbages about the last of
April, and the first sowing of sweet
corn well into May-about the 18th.
The tomatoes should be raised from
plants put into the ground at the end
Of May.
Evening star., 1915-04-05

Street costumery for women has been
through many vicissitudes since that
day; 1t has been on a higher and a
lower plane: it has been diverted from
common sense by the frenzied attempts
of the designers to give women some
thing new. Throughout all the con-
fusion there remain number of wOm-
en-. not in the same generation. neces-
sarily, who cling to the original method
of dressing. and recently one hears
them more highly appraised than ever
There is no doubt that the time has
come when we acknowledge with SUI
preme weariness the fact that we are
no longer able to look with approval
upon changing the style and the cut
of our clothes every few months. 1t is
not possible for the trades to stand
still. for stagnancy in that line would
he annihilation, and we will have new
things offered us as usual
The interesting part of it all is. that
We women are tired of change and the
necessity for destroying our indiyidu
ality every few months and trying for
fashions sake to be something that we
are not
Evening star., 1915-04-05
|COMB SAGE TEA
{ into GRAY HAIR
Ladies! Try this! Darkens beauti-
! fully and nobody can tell.
! Brings back its gloss
and hi c kness.

Common garden sage brewed
into heavy tea, with sulphur and
alcohol added, will turn gray,
streaked and faded hair beautifully
dark and luxuriant: remove every
bit of dandruff, stop scalp itching
and falling hair Mixing the Sage
Tea and Sulphur recipe at home.
( though, is troublesome. An easier
way is to get the ready : to : use
! tonic, costing about so cents
! large bottle, at drug stores. known
as "Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur
Compound" thus avoiding lot of
muss.
While wispy, gray, faded hair is
( not sinful, we all desire to retain
our youthful appearance and at
J tractivcness. By darkening your
hair with Wyeth's Sage and Sui
!, phur no one can tell, because it
does it SO naturally, SO evenly. You
just dampen sponge or soft brush
I with it and draw this through your
( hair, taking one small strand at a
time; by morning all gray hairs
}have disappeared. After another
application or two your hair be-
comes beautifully dark, glossy, soft
! and luxuriant and you appear years
J younger.
Evening star., 1915-04-05
A Garden of Herbs.

Why not have garden of herbs
this summer? In a few feet of ground
you can grow all the herbs you can
use, and, unless you are accustomed ID
to the use of herbs, you will be sur
prised to find what an addition they
will make to your table.
Lettuce and tomato salads are great
ly improved by adding few chopped
leaves of thyme. tarragon. sage and
chives to the dressing. Sauces, fish
minces, croquettes, etc, all gain in
flavor from the use of these herbs
The seeds of dill. anise, coriander
caraway and fennel are useful fol
f1avoring in bread, cookies and cakes
Catnip. rue, saffron and tansy have
medicinal qualities. while lavender and
rosemary yield aromatic oils and
waters.
A little knowledge Of herbs is both
Useful and interesting. In colonial days
an herb garden was regarded as nee
eJsary adjunct of every kitchen garden
Today, however, it is seldom seen, and
the housewife who prizes these aro-
matte additions to cooking is obligated
as a rule. to rely on the dried herbs
from the shops-which are far from
satisfactory.
An herb garden should be started
early III tne SpTlIS, IN Carefully pre-
pared and thoroughly cultivated
ground. A light, sandy soil is most
satisfactory. The seeds should be
planted in shallow drills and the soil
firmly pressed down.
Here is a list of the most useful
herbs that are not difficult to raise:
Anise-Seed aromatic.
Balm-For cooking purposes.
Basil sweet-Used for favoring.
Borage-Leaves used for salads.
Caraway-Seeds used for fiavoring.
Catnip-Has medicinal qualities.
Coriander-Seeds aromatic.
Dill-Seeds for favoring.
F'ennel-Sweet, seeds used for flavor
ing.
Lavender-For oil and distilled water,
dried flowers. and used among linen.
Marjoram-Sweet; used for season.
ing.
MintA-Leaves used for favoring.
Rosemary-Oil aromatic and distilled
water.
Rue-Medicinai qualities
Saffron-Medicinal and fiavorinG, also
used in dyeing.
Savory-Summer, culinary purposes.
Evening star., 1915-04-05
SEASONS HANDBAGS.

A n appropriate accompaniment to
~ the present-day quantity designed
gowns are the f1owered silk handbags
for spring and summer wear, which are
provided with change purse and a
small fan. a shirred pocket on the in
side of the bag holds the change purse.
The fan is of matching silk.
Beaded handbags. appropriate for
very dressy wear or for use as opera
bags, are made with gate" tops. The
open mesh is composed of extremely
small beads. and the lining is of satin.
One bag of this sort has a nickel
gate top. the beading being composed
Of steel and jet mounted on black
satin foundation. Black satin ribbon
is used for the handles. and deep lr-
regular steel fringe, beaded In lattice
effect. completes the bag. Fine steel
tassels are used at the base of the
handles.
A small patent leather bag for girls
is made in a combination OF black and
red, and fitted with a gilt chain handle.
Evening star., 1915-04-05
VIII Simplicity Prevail?

The question concerning the dura-
bility of the present tendency toward
simplicity is asked on every side. Men
arc yoicing their opinion right and left
that the clothes of the moment arc
charming and women acknowledge
that the relief from freak shness is
welcome. but we are not sure of any
phase of clothes remaining for long.
The thing to do is to accept with
enthusiasm the straight path. the
broad highway. offered us this mo-
ment- If we can dress simply. let us
do il. If regulation mannish coat
suits are given us for the morning
hours. let US wear them
This brings us back to the starting
point and the discussion of the revival
of an old costume for street wear. No
less a designer than Nine. Cheruit has
brought about the adoption of the
short covert cloth Jacket and the plain
dark blue skirt for morning hours.
A sketch is given of it today. It is
a news feature IN the trade and most
of the selective importers brought 1t
over from Paris and are exploiting it.
The skirt is wide and plain except for
always employed by the house of
Cheruit to gain fullness at the hem.
At the foot line there are small bat
Elements which are outlined with
tiny pleatlng OF black SILK braid. The
top part of the skirt over the hips is
deftly arranged to give flatness. This
main idea runs through most of the
skirts made by the best French design
ers. as they probably realize that few
of our women want a skirt that is
frankly gathered at normal wai-t
line.
The Jacket Is made of a kind of
covert cloth that is far more accept
able in coloring than any other fabr' :
offered under this name. As you see
by the sketch it flares at the side is
fastened with link buttons only at
neck and waist. The collar Is Of dark
blue cloth.
Copyright 1915. by Mcclure Newspaper Syndi
c1te.)
Evening star., 1915-04-05
BY LILLIAN E. YOUNG.

The most important dress Of a life
.ime-ones wedding gown-it is nat
irally desired should be as perfect in
every way as beautiful materials and
the finest Of workmanship can make 1t.
The prospective bride Of this spring
will not find herself restricted to a
certain few models. On the contrary,
here are few restrictions. most Of the
oldtime conventions, such as long
sleeves and the uncomfortably built
Up neck having been eliminated. leav-
lpg personal preference practically the
oTly rule by which to be guided.
Fine laces are favored again for wed
Evening star., 1915-04-05
WEAK, SORE LUNGS
Restored To Health BV Vinol.

! Camden, n J-"I had deep seat
ed cough. was rundown, and my
)1ungs were weak and sore. ! had
tried everything suggested without
help. One evening ] read about Vinoi
and decided to try it. Soon ] no
ticed an improvement. ] kept on
I taking it and today ! am a well
man. The soreness is all gone from
J my lungs, ! do not have any cough
} and have gained fifteen pounds. -
} FRANK HILLMAN.
We guarantee Vinol for chronic
coughs, colds and bronchitis and for
all weak, rundown conditions.
(O'Donnelrs Pharmacy. 904 F St: 32d
and NJ sts.: Sd and Pa ave; 32d and
70 sts.. and other leading Washing
ton drug stores.
Evening star., 1915-04-05
BY ANNE RITTENHoUsE.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

NEW YORK, April 4, 915.
I There was a time In the sartorial
history of American dress when nc
woman considered her wardrobe COM
plete without street costume, which
consisted of plain dark blue skirt
and short covert cloth jacket.
This was soon after the expulsion OF
the one-piece frock and topcoat Tor
the mannisi coat suit which created a
furore In its day. Few fashions tha'