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The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-17
OUR NEW COMM ERCE.


Pacific coast ports of the United
States will be more benefited by
the war in Europe than injured. il
seems. for new stream OF com
merce has been opened up with
Russia by way of Asia. In all prob
ability this will continue. now that
it has been introduced. and will
: eventually lead to an important
! source of revenue.
One thing that aids this new
| line of commerce is the Panama
canal, for before that was built. the
/ cost of shipping some eastern-made
/ articles across the continent by rail
and then forwarding them across the
! Pacific. made transportation too ex-
pensive. But since the opening of
! The canal, ii will probably be found
/ cheaper to ship goods to interior
Asia from the American Pacific coast
| than by way of the Atlantic.
/ The commerce between the Pacific
I coast ports and China and Japan
/ has been steadily increasing for
| several years. and this has had
/ much to do with the rapid develop
| ment of those cities. American
! lumber and other products of this
nation have been shipped with pro
: tit as far as the East Indies from
| the Pacific coast. Now that the
/ canal has been completed it may
! reasonably b. expected that new
| line of commerce will open between
.}is coast and all Mediterranean
| ports by way of the Suez canal.
! The commercial possibilities of the
! Pacific coast with the Orient, as
/ INTO modern modes of life. cannot
1 De overestimated The Asiatics are
/ rapidly assuming American and Eu
ropean styles of dress and living,
and the demand for goods from
| this country is growing wonderfully
| fast. For the last few years the
/ japanese government has been send
| ing a special representative to the
! Southern states to contract for an
| important part of our cotton crop.
( Most OF the cotton now being raised
| in Southern California is shipped
/ directly to Japan.
One OF the problems before the
American people now is how to get
/ this commerce transported on our
own ships. for with the low wages
paid the Orientals they are enabled
! to carry on shipping facilities cheap
/ er than are our people. 1t is be-
| !ieyed that the problem can be set
( tied by government ownership of
merchant vessels which would cut
! off the profits that would have to be
paid to private capital, but would
provide labor to American sailors
and American shipbuilders.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-17

!u-arus With no liitle emotion. but
our young waif Is Il real handy man.
ana fun OF courage He has not
once tlnched when the enemy have
greeted us On our arrival on the
firing line with hail of shrapnel
or tho whizzing of bullets from q
machine gun one day our petit
l"p'u-ior so have they nicknamed
him fired at some uhlans. he was
as cool and as plucky as anyone
else. and shot remarkably well You
can trust n'U with any Job. and
y" is in charge q. ua- oi our wa
cons. lie mas become the spoiled
child Of the regiment"
The Paris police vainly attempte |
one day 20 send this infant hero
back to his home. I'm a soldier. %
declared the urehin and a soldie
! shall remain as long as there j.,
@ German left to fight against"
And the police did not insist.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-17

The humorous part of the plan
to provide Alaska with more gov
ernmental powers is now being made
evident by the Juneau Empire, which
is trying to prove that Alaska is
not prepared for statehood. but
needs a full territorial form Of
government" The Citizen has TAX
en- the stand all along that Alaska,
with only about 10000 white people
cannot afford the expenses of more
governmental powers. The Empire
Is fighting the statehood PROPOSE
ton with the same kind OF argu-
ments that The Citizen used in op-
posing the full territorial form OF
government plan" though just what
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-17
Phone 262 Phone
THE CiTY'S DEBTS.

A, committee of tie whole. the
council will meet tonight to discu IS
WAYS and means Of reducing the
c,ty's expenses The meeting is one
in which the public is deeply inter
ested fer il is certain that unless
some rrtreuchment Is made in city
expenditures. there will be higher
taxes paid this year than during
last year. for there is now deb:
of SO 600 hanging over the city.
This Indebtedness could have been
avoided il pre, ious councils had mad.
An effort 20 keep their expenses
within their revenues. 1t is all non
sense to say this cannot be done
Tor II there We're no other way 10
accomplish il the city could 90 with
CIT treet lights. just as new min
!7s camp has to do before an elec
,ric plant is Installed.
Unfortunately there is no way TO
force council 70 live within ito
means though it is possible that if
: G matter We're taken to law. the
members of the council could be
made to make up any deficiency
that might exist at the end of their
terms
In many Of the larger cities, there
are provi. ions made in their char
ters maxim. councilmen responsible
for expenditures beyond the citys
revenues In other words, the law
holds the councilmen responsible for
any debt that might be left on the
shoulders of their successors. This
Law has wonderful effect in max
ing councilmen manage the city
within its income.
II seems that with a few excep-
tions the towns of Alaska are go
ing dee9e. i4to debt each year. Thus
it is up TO tx people of the Terri
tory to ask congress to make the
councils responsible for this indebt
edness. for the moral responsibility
rests upon them in any case. and
to. place the legal responsibility in
the same place is only just.
Almost everybody in Fairbanks
could see that something had TO be
done year ago, when the council
at that time Went out of office with
big debt. 1t was due to this grow
ing Indebtedness that business
mans ticket was put in the field,
and this resulted in the election of
businessmen to handle city affairs.
But the businessmen failed in their
mission. and the indebtedness of the
city increased almost $4,000 during
the last year.
The council and the people of
the city have come to the realiza-
ton that a small town cannot be
run with all the conveniences OF a
large city, and therefore, if we can
ut support metropolitan style, we
Will have to so without some things
that We really want, just as a person
must economic in his home in or
der 10 make his income and his ey-
pense3 harmoniZe
1t will not be an easy task for
he council to cut expenses, for the
members are certain to meet with
opposition from people that will be
affected by the change But the
city councilman who does not have
the moral courage to do what he
knows is his duty, regardless OF sci
fish influence. is not a fit man for
public office There is reason to be-
lieVe that the council will do its full
duty in this matter as has been
indicated by the way the members
have already cut down some ex-
penses.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-17

tries has never been fully explained
In dispatches from the Outside. bur
il seems that Japan has set out to
get Is much from China as possible
W-ilH the European nations are at
var. If the war in Europe lasts
long. new demands upon China may
be made by the Japanese, unless the
United States makes It evident that
a halt must be made
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-17
HAMlST MODERNiZEO.



The following. entitled. Miss
Har,Iat,. S,IiIoonv was road du,i,,
'i'e 'o'lai """I lolio" IiE 'he ou9''
ness session at the meeting of the
Eastern Star Chapter last Friday
nioht nv Miss r1ar, Hold.
To vad mr. MOI 70 yyad thar is ,t,
Question V.batbor III, hattar ,fta,
an 70 narr, ana he c,inlad and
huiIie5 h,, bnsh,,,d TOD, ~,
staro@,ar,b, or rlarl,ino a,d sIaya
"a. frr sorIeo.r,'s aIs, Lnsband .
~, Tn.,a 70 81 md h,. ,raddi,,e
nettv caro- tbat .si ia'u u are 5oi, 20
its a rare vocation deyoutlv tn
be wished for, To loyv-to wed,
10 wed perchance divorce, Aye,
~ hIiSs ',, Sfat ta1,s NAV ,,,", ", J,'','
We have cast aside our little Jobs.
must make us wary? There's the
sorry thought that makes SO many
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-17

the latter means has never been
made quite clear
Editorially. the Alaska Dispatch,
the Nickersham paper of Juneau, is
supporting the statehood plan, evil
IDENTIFY because Mr.. Wickersham in
troiuCed il. The following appear
I'd in tie juneau Empire recently.
as an argument against statehood.
and certainly it should be just as
strong an argument against any kind
Of more expensive form of govern
ment than We already have:
The Dispatch says Alaska has a
greater population than California
nad when she was admitted to the
Union. California was admitted
September 9, 1850. It's population
as enumerated during the previous
spring was 92.597 And that was
s. years ago when population fl
CURES looked much larger than they
do now.
The states admitted during the
present century We're. oklahoma.
November Is. 1907. population, 1900,
seven years before, 790.391. New
Mexico, January 8, 1912. population
1910. 327,30l: Arizona, February IA,
1912 population 1910. 204,354
North Dakota South Dakota,
Montana and Washington We're adj
mitted in November 1889. under the
terms of the Sunset" Cox omnibus
enabling act. Six months afterward
the Federal census of 1890 showed
them to have populations as fol
lows: North Dakota. 1872 .719: South
Dakota. 32S,S2S; Montana. 132159;
Washington. 349.390 That was 25
years ago
"Alaska's white population is es-
tmated at 10000 to $4,000"
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-17

COUNClLMEN are opposed to en-
forcing a curfew law in the sum
mer time. They seem to think that
chtldren's vitality and health should
not be conserved simply because it
does not get dark and there is no
school in session. 1t seems that the
women asking for the curfew have
better Judgment in this matter than
have the cOuncilmen
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-17

IN England they are talking Of
segregating foreigners in order to
protect them. In the United States
a movement should be started to
have those fellows segregated who
are wanting us to go to war, for
their elimination would probably aid
in preventing the flow of American
blood in a useless cause
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-17

WHEN man gets too positive in
his assertions in regard to how the
war in Europe will end, he should
be reminded that the news received
on this side of the Atlantic is col
ored to suit the nation from whence
it is sent, and that no one at this
great distance is in position to say
with any assurance who is getting
the best of the great conflict
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-17

COLONEL ROOSEVELT is Of
German descent, but still he is
wanting the United States to fight
Germany But, then Roosevelt at
one time was quoted as wanting
us to fight the allies, and previously
he wanted US to go TO war with
Mexico. So it may be assumed that
it is only an excuse for war that
the former President wants, or, per
haps more properly, an excuse to
criticise President Wilson
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-17

DIFFERENCES between China and
Japan have been settled by the
former agreeing. under protest. to
meet the demands of the latter.
The trouble between the two coun-
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-05-17

THE playground plans of the Wo-
man S Civic club are proving to be
extremely popular Here in Alaska
children seem to have more consid-
GRAFTON than in other places and
anything that promises the little
people pleasure is certain to get
plenty Of hackers.
The Washington times., 1915-11-18
Can't Help Stealing
Lad Goes to Prison
Youth Of Nineteen a Thief Since
He Was Nine, Says His
Grandfather.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1s.-"You'rc a bad
boy" declared Judge seufert, as he
sentenced Edwin Longstreet. nineteen,
to state prison for from two to seven
years.
II know It," answered Longstreet de-
jectedly. But l can't help It. 1 can't
help stealing"
Lohgstreet was convicted Of breaking
into sylvester Babson's house on Au-
gust % last: he has been In Hackcnsack *
jail since. Detective John W. Courier
quotes Capt. Silas Spicer OF the United
States Revenue Service. Longstreet's g
grandfather. az saying:
Eddie has been an hnbitual thief
since he was nine years old. He stole
money from my pockets: he stole the
change whenever he was sent on an
errand. To discipline him / put him
In the United States navy. He came
home saving he was on furlough.
heard from the captain Of the Mon
tana, Eddie's ship. that he stole money
from his mates and was discharged"
The Washington times., 1915-11-18
Believes She Swallowed
Husbands False Teeth

PHILADELPHIA. Nov ls-While
Mrs Florence Lindsey. aged forty-nine.
Of Cape May Point. n. u. is sure she
swallowed her husbands false teeth.
physicians at Cooper Hospital. Camden.
have made an x-ray examination in
vain. The teeth could not be located
although Mrs. Lindsey's throat was lac
Grated.
She said she and her husband had
been cutting up" and that she had
placed his false teeth In her mouth and
while she was laughing they disappear
ed. She has every reason to believe she
swallowed them. but II they are In her
stomach several X-ray pictures failed to
reveal them. As Mrs. Lindsey did not
suffer any great discomfort she was
permitted to return home.
The Washington times., 1915-11-18
Unique Wedding Gift
For Wilson and Bride

SEATTLE. Wash. Nov. 1s.-Alaska
citizens. from Nome to Ketchikan. are
raising a fund for unique wedding
present to President Wilson and his
bride. It is to be a reading lamp stand
OF small gold nuggets, of both the
northern and the Fairbanks variety.
l.. A. Newton. goldsmith OF Juneau.
will do the work. The nuggets will be
arranged on an upright standard mod
eled after the Alaskan fir tree. The
first spreading of the limbs will con-
tain the wires for tiny electric lights.
The nuggets will be arranged on the
tree trunk so that the light and dark
Colored will make the bark. The mug
gets will cost $500
Mrs. Swineford. postmaster at Ketchi-
kan. originated the idea and started the
subscription paper. Nearly every vii
lage and town has added to It,
The Washington times., 1915-11-18
CHILD GETS SICK
CROSS, FEVER|SH
IF CONST|PATED
Look at tongue! Then give
fruit laxative for stom-
ach, liver, bowels.
"California Syrup of Figs"
can't harm children and
they love it.

A laxative today saves a sick child
tomorrow. Children simply will not
tahe the time from play to empty their
bowels. which become clogged up with
waste, liver gets sluggish. stomach sour:
Look at the tongue. mother! II
coated. or your child Is listless. cross,
feverish. breath bad. restless. doesn't
eat heartily. full of cold or has sore
throat or any other children's ailment.
give a teaspoonful of california Syr-
up of Figs" then don t worry. because
1t Is perfectly harmless. and in a few
hours all this constipation poison, sour
bile and fermenting waste will gently
move out OF the bowels. and you have
a well. playful child again. thor
ough inside cleansing is ofttimes all
that is necessary. 1t should be tho
first treatment given in any sickness.
Beware OF counterfeit fig syrups
Ask your druggist for a 50-cent bottle
OF "California Syrup of Figs" which
has full directions for babies. chill
dren Of all ages and for grown-ups
plainly printed on the bottle. Look
carefully and see that 1t Is made by
tho "Ca!ifornia Fig Syrup Company
hGvt.
The Washington times., 1915-11-18

Mayr's Wonderful Remedy is we'll
known throughout the country. Many
thousand people have taken II for
Stomach. Liver and Intestinal Ailments
and report marvellous results and are
highly praising It to others. Astonish-
Ing benefits sufferers have received
even from one dose are heard every
where and explain its tremendous sale
TO more than a million people. 1t rare
ly ever falls and those afflicted with
Stomach, Liver and Intestinal Ailments.
Indigestion, Gas In the Stomach and In
testines, Dizziness. Painting Spells. Collie
attacks, Torpid Liver. Constipation,
etc, should by all means try this rem
edy. Mayr's Wonderful Remedy gives
permanent results for stomach, liver
and intestinal ailments. Eat as much
and whatever You like. No more dis
tress after eating. pressure Of gas In
the stomach and around the heart. Get
one bottle Of your druggist now and
try II on an absolute guarantee-if not
satisfactory money will be returned
Adyt.
The Washington times., 1915-11-18
Urges Military Training
For All Male Adults

WORCESTER, Mass, Nov. 1s.-Ths
adoption Immediately In the United
States OF the Swiss or Australian sys-
tenn OF limited military training for all
male adults was earnestly advocated
here by Major Gen. Leonard Wood. at
the dedication Of the Worcester Acad-
emy gymns SUM.
I'm case Of war, we will need a mil
lion men and 1000 officers" he said.
We have at present 5000 officers and
800 militia officers. 1t is the officers
that the schools and colleges should
specialize In training. The success of
the Plattsburg camp means that many
either this year or next, including one
In southern New England"
The Washington times., 1915-11-18
HALT BUDGET PLAN
CONFERENCE
Definite Program Postponed
Because Of Indefinite Rev.
enue Situation.

The movement for a budget commit
tee OF the House has been halted pend =
Ing conference between the President
and all the members Of the special
committee named at the last session to
Investigate the practicable Of such
a plan.
Speaker Clark. Majority Leader Kit
chln. and Congressman Hay were not
present at the White House conference
last night. and no decision was reached
by the President and the remaining
members of the committee.
another factor tending to Justify a
gostponement OF the formation OF a
nniteness OF the situation regarding
revenues and the question of raising
the money to finance the national de-
tense bills Those subjects are to be
considered considered at the next White House
The budget committee. which is seek
Ing to evolve means for systematizing g
House appropriations. which are now
handled by half dozen different COM
sressmen Fitzgerald. sherley. Hay.
kltchln. Garner, and Stout
There is disagreement as to details
among the special committee members.
the father OF the budget idea in the
House. favors large committee con-
sisting Of the chairmen and ranking
minority members OF the committees
now handling the appropriation bills.
This committee would apportion tho
appropriations among the several Gov
ernment departments. and would for
bid any appropriation bill exceeding
the amount named for II. Mr.. Fitzgerald
believes in an enlarged appropriation
committee to handle all OF the supply
bills.
With the return OF the three absent
members Of the special committee the
President and the House leaders will
hold additional conferences.
The Washington times., 1915-11-18
BUFFALO WHO POSED
FOR NICKEL KILLED
Black Diamond, Father Of Gen.
traI Park Herd, Couldn't
Stand the Cold.

NEW YORK. Nov. 1s.-Black Da-
mond. the leader Of the bison hero IN
the Central Park Zoo for twenty years
has been killed. Black Diamond. or
Toby. az he was affectionateiy caleo
nv keepers and public. was the largest
bison in captivity. and his likeness was
widely known. for he was the moue' VI
tho buffalo on the United states Treas
ury SO bills and more recently on the
new buffalo nickel" Black Diamond
was also the model that Augustus SAINT
Gaudens used in his famous group de-
plotting America.
Black Diamond was twenty years ola
and was born In the Central Park Zoo
During his lifetime he had known no
other home than the bison inciosuro
there. He was the father Of nearly the
whole present herd and many others
that have heen sold or exchanged.
During the last two winters Black
Diamond had bad attacks OF stffness
and many times he was hardly able to
get up. One OF these attacks. more Sc
we're than the others. came last winter.
He lay for weeks In warm spot. and
then It was decided that he should not
In August Black Diamond was offer.
cd at auction and sold for $500 to A.
Silz. n meat dealer. Mr.. Silz requested
that the buffalo be kept at the Zoo until
the approach of winter. Yesterday ~
was decided that the weather was cold
enough and Black Diamond was coaxed
into large truck and taken to a
slaughter house and killed. He seemed
to realize that his time had come. for
no one dared to go into the Enclosure
while the wagon was backed up there
Early in the morning a keeper went in
but he Just escaped In time to avoid
the wicked horns OF the herd leader.
Today the buffalo meat will be placed
on sale. and the carcass. weighing near
ly 2.50O pounds. will bring between 81 .20l
and $3.50 to the dealer. The head will
be mounted and placed on exhibition.
During the last few weeks many
cffers have been made to Mr. Silz "a
prevent the killing OF Black Diamond
One offer was to take him to n ranch
In southern Colorado. but II was de-
cided that the old leader could never
stand she trip.
The Washington times., 1915-11-18
Dog Defies Death
To Save Sleepers
Collie, Locked Out, Crashes
Through Window Into Blazing
House to Warn People.

BINGHAMToN. N. Y. Nov B.-Mr.
and Mrs. John Church. jr.. owe their
lives to Shep. their collie. who saved
them when their home burned down.
They were awakened by the dog stand
Ing by their bed barking loudly. The
room was filled with smoke. and. going
into the hall. they found the front por-
ton Of the house and stairway blazing
lercely.
They escaped by the rear stairs. They
were In night clothing and were unable
to save any Of the contents Of the
house.
AS they passed through the kitchen
they saw that one Of the window" sad
been broken out. Shep had been locked
out of the house when the family re-
tired for the night. Cuts on the dog 8
forelegs and shoulders showed th"t he
had discovered the fire In front Of the
house. and. scenting danger to his mas
ter and mistress and being unable to get
into the house In any other way. had
broken the kitchen window by jumping
through II. the jagged edges Of the glass
making the cuts. and then had mounted
the stairs to their bed room and barked
until they awakened.