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The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
Thrown From Cycle
 And Breaks a Leg

Hubert Conter, the genial propri- etor of the Red Star roadhouse, had the misfortune to break his leg Fri day by being thrown from his motor cycle while on his way to Fairbanks creek
 MT. Conter had just received the machine from the Outside, and, after riding around town for day, thought he would be able to make the trip home. Everything went lovely and the machine behaved elegantly be- tween town and Fox but after leav- ing there and having proceeded about a mile he had the misfortune to lose control and was thrown so violently that. aside from the broken limb. he sustained other bruises.
 Being unable to remount the cycle he was compelled to quietly await the coming of someone along the road, and after about an hour of in tense pain he was discovered and taken to Fox, from which point he was brought into town and placed in the hospital
 The broken limb has been set and MT. Conter is resting reasonably comfortable.
 His business will be looked after by Pat Meehan.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23

that was in need of repairs. was down in the drift. so Paddy Moran started to go down trio of steep ladders to bring up the afore said buggy" Being considerably 'joshed as to his ability to pack buggy up three ladders from the 7O-foot hole. Pat bet Mike Hyat a ten that he could come up with the buggy" and Mike sitting astride of it.
 Mike covered the bet and the game was on. So both men proceeded to the bottom of the shaft and the ascent was started with Mike astride the buggy" When near the top of the third ladder. Pat made mis- step, barely catching himself in time to save Mike a fall of 70 feet to bedrock.
 Arriving at the top of the shaft, Pat said:
 "Begorra. have won the timer
 Yes" said Mike, but when yaz slipped on the third ladder I thought had ye."
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
king front Street
 Just a Little Bit

The city has decided to go as far as they can in the graveling of the main business streets, and have had the Groves truck working dragging scraper in order to level the high spots. ;nd after this has been done gravel will be placed where most needed.
 The street committee cannot see their way clear to comply with the resolution passed at the last meeting of the council, whereby they were asked to gravel all the streets of the business section. They say the cost would be too great, with the city finances at their present low ebb, and that they will be compelled to live within their means for a while yet.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
Bridqet's Guess.

Bridget, who had administered the culinary affairs of the Morse household for many years, was some times torn between her devotion to her mistress and loyalty to the small son of the house.
 Bridget" said Mrs. Morse, in a tone of wonder, after an inspection of the storeroom, where have those splendid red apples gone that the man brought yesterday four big ones?"
 Well, now ma 'am," said poor Bridget, T couldn't rightly say, but Pm thinking if you were to find out where my loaf O hot ginger bread is, likely them four red ap- pies would be lyin right on top of it, an Pm only hopin' his little inside can stand the strain. .''-Reho both Sunday Herald.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23

The musicale given by Mrs. Myers Saturday evening was attended by a number of the young folks of the city, in addition to the guests of honor. Those present were: Misses Hazel Wattl-s, May Petersen, Marion Creamer, Hazel Pauli Mayme liar. ris, Hazel Deiser, Madge Jordan, Hertha Barthel, Laura Lewis, Jane Anderson. Frances Boelen, and Messr5. c. Fenton Cramer, James Barrack, Frank P. Wood. Reed Harris, Reed Heilig, F. NJ Scott. Harry Pratt, Robert St George. Robert Benner E. D. Menzie and Robert E. Willis In the evening Mrs. Myers was assisted in the entertaining by Mrs Frank Gordon and Mrs. Wallace Cathcart. In the afternoon Mrs. Cathcart and Mrs. IT. E. St George were in the receiving line.
 The decorations at the Myers home for the occasion, are declared to have been the most beautiful seen in Fairbanks in many day. The color scheme of pink and white was carried out by the use of sweet peas, asters and roses, which, with vines intertwined made very beautiful effect. Bouquets of flowers. both large and small were tastefully arranged everywhere. During the evening the electric lights served only to heighten the color scheme. being in perfect harmony with it.
 During the reception in the after noon, Mir Victor Mente presided at the piano. In the evening the young ladies present were the chief en- tertainers, Miss Boelen. who came here directly from Boston. where she has been in a conservatory of music, rendering some very excel lent selections.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
Everything F avors
 Motoring this Year

Motoring never faced q touring season like the present one. Never was it possible to get such value for small outlay.
 Every element seems conspiring to bring down the cost of motoring in the year when conditions arc making it necessarily the most pop. ular of vacations.
 Prices of automobiles are tumbling Makers of cheap cars are present. ing six cylinder models to the puh. lie. Low priced four cylinder ma chimes have their prices cut almost to the vanishing point Even man ufacturers of the standard, high priced machines, have felt the call of the times and are early improv ing the character of their output but are selling their cars at prices that would have been considered i'm possible a year ago.
 Gasoline Is cheaper than it has been for years, and tire manufac- turers have made their contribution by giving the public tires that bring greatly increased mileage.
 There never was such a touring season." says an official of a tire company, "Europe's war is keeping at home thousands that would have spent their vacation money on the other side of the Atlantic. Automo piles play 8 big part in their home
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
Three In From
 Chisana Country

Coming down the Panama river in a small boat, three Chisana mining men reached Fairbanks Saturday evening. They were Al Willette, Billy Campbell and Henry Wright, They made the trip from Chisana city in 15 days, just drifting along most of the time. Shortly after their ar rival here, Mr Wright went into the hospital, where he will undergo d minor operation,
 Interviewed yesterday concerning the Chisana, MT. Willette said that he expects that about $15O,00O will be taken out there this summer. There would have been more but for the fact that it has been very dry in that section of the country no rain having fallen since the snow went away last spring. In fact, the small streams tributary to Bonanza which are known to contain gold in paying quantities, were not work ed at all this summer for the req son that sluicing water could not be obtained.
 MT. Willette also says that Sam Shucklin, or Hard Luck Sam as they call him up there is preparing to move. He may come back to Fairbanks, but it is more probable that he will go Outside.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
.50-Year Sentence
 Given Man of 72

Samuel Darby, aged 72 who pleaded guilty here today to obtaining money under false pretens- es, and had been released in Feb ruary after term of twelve months at hard labor, proved to have re- ceived altogether sentences total ing between 45 and 50 years. These included three terms of penal servitude, four terms of five years two of eighteen, two of nine months, one term of six months and other shorter terms.
 Tt is a long lane that has no turning" quoted Darby, give me another chance"
 "Six months,' said the judge.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
City Council to
 Meet This Evening

To dispose of the matters which come regularly to their attention, the members of the municipal coun- cil of the city of Fairbanks will meet this evening at the city hall Mayor Andrew Nerland stated yes terday that he knows of no impor- tant issue to come up except the itinerant merchant ordinance, which comes before the council this time for passing.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
Welded on Spur
 Of the Moment

Friday night shortly after 9 o'clock. two people were sitting in Calder heads Victrola shop listening to the music They had been there for some little time, as the night was rainy and strolling bad. Anyone having known them for any length of time, would have considered hem to be great friends. if not sweet hearts.
 About the hour above mentioned, a friend of theirs came ii4.o the music store and joined them. Being a friend to both of them he felt that he had right to speak freely and so he asked them why they did not get married The young man re piled by stating that he had popped the question" already but had been refused for various reasons.
 The friend then commenced 10 argue the pros and cons of the question. He pointed out to them the advantages of being married in his argument telling them not to wait for anything, but to do it now.
 Soon the young lady left the two arguing men. She walked over to tablet lying on a table near, se- lected a sheet. and, picking up a pencil began to write. When she had finished, she went back to the two men and handed the note to her sweetheart. On it was written, Let's make it tonight, Jack"
 And that is how one hour later, or at 10 o'clock Friday night, Miss Gracia Marian Boardman became the bride of MT. John w. s. Irvine. The ceremony was performed by Rev, George C.. Bruce at the Presbyterian manse The only other persons pres ent at the wedding were Dr. H. J. McCallum and MT. Fred Shumacker An informal wedding supper at a down town restaurant, followed the ceremony
 Having made Fairbanks their homes for the past several years. both MT and Mrs Irvine are well known here The groom has been engaged in quartz mining most of his time of residence in the Interior but he recently returned to town from he Tolovana country, where he has eX- tensive placer holdings. The we'd ding ring which he gave his bride on the night of their marriage, was made of gold which he banned out of quartz when he was interested in lease on Dome creek about a year ago. Until the past few months, Mrs Irvine was employed in creek mercantile establishment.
 MT. and Mrs. Irvine will make their home on lower Second avenue for the present. However, it is un- derstood that Mrs Irvine will leave for Spokane. Washington, shortly after September l to see her mother. who is stated to be in ill health MT. Irvine will then return to the Tolovana to look after his interests there.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
TOO MUCH.

One day a Scottish boy and an English boy who were fighting were separated by their respective mo, thers with difficulty, the Scottish boy, though the smaller, being far the more pugnacious.
 What garred ye ficht a big lad die like that for?" said the mother as she wiped the blood from his nose.
 An I'll fight him again." said the boy, If he says Scotsmen wear kits because their feet are too big to get into their trousers"
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
WHEN THE WAR IS OVER.

returning from Europe declare that the end of the war will mark the beginning of an era of opportunity in Europe for American manufac- turers. The allied governments, es- pecially England and Russia, are of dollars worth of cars.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
RIVER NEWS.

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 SUNDAY. Julia Blown Nulato 21st. Tanana-Down Circle , 4. NJ. Alaska-Down Circle 12:30 A. M Fist.
 Sarah and Reliance-At Gibbon. Tana-Up Koyukuk river 18th. Yukon-Up Rampant 20th. Schwatka-Up kotlik 16th Delta-Gibbon for Fairbanks 4 A
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23
NOTICE.

A special meeting of the Woman s Civic club will be held Monday August 23 at 8 o'clock F. M., in the are urged to be present, for the dis cuSsion of important business.
 MRS. l.. R. GILLETTE Secretary
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23

pleasuring plans. Cars, from little fellows up to the luxurious nam moths, are being sold as never be fore. The difficulty is not to make sales. It is to get cars for prompt delivery"
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23

Thought The engine was silent He Had and the hoist was out Him. of commission for the
 night on a certain claim on Pedro creek. A wheelbarrow
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23

Safety A "wee sma' merchant" First" located on lower First SIogan. avenue, with federal
 official of round propor- tions, and prod! ::nstd hani, z" gyrating when cOnVprSinS, while me andering around town disco\ cred d very fine patch of nn3hrocms. wh. h they staked ard began an immediate cleanup Now, this federal official jumped the clam D. virtue of epr curean honors, a Id con1iscatnd the patch-though with some misgivings.
 On being interrogated title later on as to the quality of the edihle fun gus (agaricus pestris) said, with a sly wink, that he would let his wifi" eat of them first. and would wait 10 see if she "Ni ,krd 'lp." IIc then would be prepa ,l =, si. expert testimony.
 Later-By phone I,l dot you; veil, you need not ne sons afraid. mcih wife she eat soc already yet. Come soon for some.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-08-23

A Case Of It is occasionally unfor- Too Much tunate to have the same Johnson. name as that wished up
 on some other man, espe cially if that other man is inclined to look on the sporty side of life
 That is the position Theodore John son is placed in There is another man that used to be in Fairbanks
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-08-10
J|TNEY ZONE
TRAFFIC ORDER
IS MODIFIED
Broad Street Merchants Win
Point for Stopping Cars
at Store.

Frederick c. Breidenbach. president
of the Board of Police Commissioners
and Commissioner Frederic Bigelow
conferred with Acting Chief of Police
John E. Brown this morning and sub
sequently issued an order that auto
mobiles may stop in front of business
houses on Broad street within one
block of Market street and remain
long enough to allow the occupants
to transact business.
The new ruling went into effect at
noon today, but does not affect the
jitney busses. which are still prohib.
tied from stopping in the restricted
zone. The new order is the result
of the complaint made yesterday by
Frederick Ball. of the firm of Mar
shall & Ball At that time Mr.. Ball
threatened injunction proceedings II
the stringent traffic rules were not re-
laxed
The traffic rule issued several weeks
ago still stands, with the exception
noted. This rule, which formerly ap-
piled to automobiles, now merely
prohibits iitney busses from stopping
to take on or let off passengers on
Broad street between Branford place,
Market; Mechanic and Bank and
Clinton streets
Business men generally, whose
stores are located on either side of
Broad street, between Branford place
and Bank street, are complaining of
the severity of the traffic rules rela-
tive to the parking Of automobiles in
front of business houses.
While - ore does not appear to he
3sfty =. .anent in favor of
citing out An injunction to prohibit
the police department from enforcing
its traffic orders, the opinion is unani-
nous that fhe traffic rules are a
little too severe.
In most instances, business men
give the traffic officers. charged with
the enforcement of the parking
order credit for doing their duty in
firm. but courteous manner. al
though in some instances there ap-
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-08-10
FIRST BREAK
IN RANKS Of
4ANTEDALS'
Alderman littlefield Announces
Withdrawal as Board of
Works Candidate.
mo BOSS" LEAGUERS
HOT UNDER COLLAR, TOO
Say Raymondites Made First
oyertures-May Now Go
1t Alone.

Divisions in the ranks of The Anti
Dal" Republicans, the story of which
was told exclusively yesterday in the
Evening Star, continued 10 multiply
today. Alderman Charles W. Little
field resigned as a Board of Works
candidate on the "Anti-Dal' ticket,
and representatives of the No Boss
League" one of the contentious fac
TONS while admitting that overtures
have been made by the Raymondites
with A view OF putting in the field
a coalition ticket of the two organiza-
tions were highly incensed today
that it had been made TO appear that
these negotiations had been initiated
by the league.
while it is true that the suggestion
has been made that some of Our AS
sesnbly candidates should withdraw
in favor of men selected by Mayor
Raymonds organization and that We
should unite on a common ticket.
such a suggestion never originated
with u.s." declared Edmund r. Hal
sey, of SO Delaware avenue. So 18th
Orange, at the headquarters of the
No Boss League" in the Kinney
building this morning.
Numerous esnissaries purporting
to represent the so-ealied 'Anti-Dals'
about such a coalition, but We do not
propose to iSht for the nnseatng of
one political boss with the result of
placing another one in the ddle"
MIR. Littlefeld. who had been Sc
lected by the executive committee Of
the "Anti-Dal' organization as a
candidate for the Street and Water
Board, announced his withdrawal i'm
communication addressed to Fire
Commissioner Gilbert +. Grogan, who
with former Assemblyman Thomas +.
Goldingar is getting the Anti Da"
ticket together. lie said he had de-
cided to retire from the contest and
would also withdraw his petition,
which has been filed with the city
clerk. Alderman Littlefeld's letter,
which is self-exp planatory, follows:
Newark, Y. j., Aug, .. 1915.
Mr.. Gilbert F. Crogan
Dear Sir-Under this date I am
writing to inform YOU thai at re-
cent conference of my immediate
friends, held AT my residence On
August 5. ] then and there placed
before them the ACCESSIBILITY of my
being candidate for the position of
commissioner of the Street and Water
Board.
They. with the exception of two.
unanimously agreed that II would be
the proper thing to withdraw my
petition at this time
Having given their decision serious
thought, together with other matters
In which I afu interested. ! have
reached the above conclusion, that IL
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-08-10
COUNTY CLERK
WANTS RULING
ON SUFFRAGE
Asks Secretary of State and
Attorney-CeneraI to Settle
Election Points.

Advice from the secretary of state
and the attorney general on several
questions pertaining to the special
amendment to the constitution. to be
held October 10. has been asked by
the county clerks office. Deputy
County Clerk George L. Mahr wrote
to Secretary of State Thomas F.
Martin today 10 get interpretations
Of the law on several doubtful points.
In the first place. the law on the
special election says II shall take
place on Octobe; 20, which is also the
last day for registering for the gen
eral election. The law states that
the polls be open during the same
hours as for a general election. from
a. m. to p. m. Under the 1ction
laws no one. except the members of
the election boards, is allowed in the
polling place after the polls close.
II this part of the law is to be en-
forced nobody can register after 7
o clock, which will he a violat tion of
the law regarding REGISTRATION.
Point as to Registration.
lnen LneTe is question as 10
whether or not voters may register
for the special election on the same
day as the election. The law, chap
ter 2, section H. special session laws
1915, says: THE registry lists for
the special election shall be those
which are prepared, revised and cor
rected on the first and second regis
try days and as added to or corrected
on the day of the special election
Mr.. Mahr believes that this Sec
tion would allow voter to register
and vote the same day The words
added to- makes the section doubt
full 1t may be that it means added
by the county judge. as in the case
of citizen who has been unable TO
register for some good reason.
Mr.. Mahr is also seeking light on
the rate of pay for the election Of
ficers II the last section means that
the election day shall also be spe-
cial registration day. in that case
the officers are entitled to extra pay
for the extra regiStra thDn work.
Notices to be posted in conspicu-
Gus places. telling of the special
registration and special election, are
Icing prepared by the county clerk
and will soon be ready to be dis
tributed The registration days, both
for the general and special election,
are September ID and 2S The date
OF the special election, October 10, Is
also registration day. and the last
one for the general election on No
veniber . Whether or not II will be
Q registra tion day for the special
election depends on the attorney
general.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-08-10
j|TNEY OWNERS
WANT 1O-CENT
FARE IN CITY
Either That or a Five-Cent
Zone-losing Money
Now.

The Jitney Service Association to-
day discussed changing the jitney
fare In Newark TO ten cents. II was
decided to call a general meeting of
all persons interested in jitney cars,
including the members of the asso
ciation at the headquarters of the
latter. sd Broad street. for Thurs
day morning, at $3.50 o'clock. to dis
cuss whether a ten-cent fare should
be charged or whether five-cent zones
should be esta blshed. II the zone
system is decided upon. the zones
will likely extend from the city line
to one of the downtown terminals.
Five-cent trips to the suburbs will
be ended, unless independent iitney
men choose to run fve-Cent lines for
themselves.
The meeting definitely decided
against issuing transfers. The mem
bers declared only ten per cent. OF
the itney men are making money
now, and that with transfers 1t would
be impossible to clear a profit
The association had Police Com
missioner John l.. Reid on the tele-
phone during the meeting, and ar
ranged with the commissioner for a
conference between him and the di-
rectors of the association, at date
to be decided on, to attempt to ar
rive at a set of traffic rules affecting
the itneys.
Jitney Service Association cars are
to bear j. S. A. emblems hereafter
The first were put on at the close of
today's meeting.
About all the reward jitney men
have had in Newark for turning their
motor cars into "Iits" has been the
fun of it, according to the reports or
several OF them at meeting. me
members said they have not been
making any money and opposition
was immediate and determined
against an effort to foster transfers
on them. Jitney transfers are long
way off for Newark. it was declared:
More than half the men present said
they were not making any money.
Among them were those who claimed
to have as good routes as existed III
the city. In the course of the discus
sion eight and one-half cents per mile
was mentioned as the cost OF operat-
ing five-passenger bus. and from
nine to twelve cents per mile for the
operation of a truck transformed into
a bus.
What the iitney men have to help
them is their opportunity for hack
service. including trips to shore re-
sorts at good figures. city ordl-
nance requiring them to stick TO their
routes would Interfere with this side
line very seriously.
The iitney men are alarmed by the
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Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1915-08-10
900, 900 i'm Gold
Sent from England
Reaches New York

NEW YORK, Aug. TO- UnheraJded,
but accompanied by squad of silent
men whose hip pockets bulged sus-
picously. long steel car slid into the
Grand Central Station today and
stood unnoticed among the hurrying
thousands.
In the car was 800, 900, 900 in gold.
Shortly after il arrived the gold was
transferred to motor trucks and still
accompanied by the squad of silent
men, taken TO the sub treasury where
It was placed to the credit Of j. =.
Morgan.
II was tho first direct shipment of
gold to this country from England
since the war broke out. and it paid
for the ship load after ship load Of
arms and ammunition that have. left
these shores for British ports.
Strictest secrecy was observed re-
garding the shipment. The exact
amount could not be ascertained def
initely but IL was learned from
authoritive sources that the shipment
approximated one hundred millions
The gold vas shipped from England
on Canadian ships and escorted by
Canadian guards 10 the border where
express guards took IL to Bangor,
Maine, and thence to New York.