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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15

Buttercup, has joined De Wolf Hop
pers opera company. playing the Gil
bert and Sullivan operas.
o.
New York is to have . musical stock
company, and such players as Henry
f. Dixey. Pauline Hall, james 7. Pow
ers, Francis Wilson and Lulu CHASER,
are mentioned, but 1t remains to be
seen II the mention materlalizes.
THE greatest mystery serial ever
attempted in the Aims" is the YER
dict Of moving picture critics who
witnessed a private exhibition OF the
first and SECOND installments Of "The
Black Box" the newest multiple pro-
duction of the Universal.
g. Phillips Oppenheim, the worlds
acknowledged master of mystery story
writers, has written the story in his
wonderful, thrilling style. This SER
ial will not only he the first story
which Mr.. oppenheim ever wrote for
moving pictures, but also the first of
his stories which has ever been film-
ed.
The most nysterious part Of this
mystery drama is that only two men
know the entire plot OF iThe Black
Box These two are Otis Turner, the
dean director who lis producing the
|photoplay. and D. Phillips Oppenheim,
the author, They have decided that
the mystery must not be cleared ,lp
until the very last serial, and not
even the actors have an inkling as
to the mystery of 1.-THE Black Box
o.
\ More than eighty per cent OF the
American-made pictures are produced
in California, and lof that amount full
" three4fo urths of the producing com
.panies are located In and about Los
Angeles. In all there are about two
hundred companies.
{ Roszika Dolly and Martin Brown.
who are now being featured in George
NJ. Cohan's big review. Hello, Broad
way" at the Astor theater. have been
filmed in a special exhibition dance
reel which will be reteased on Feb
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
FAMINE
is Threatened in the City OF Taupieo
Report Today Says.

WASHINGTON, Feb. i5. fe4
port ito the state department. todtS
from Tampico says the food situat i6a
there Is serious.
About 400 Americans left Tampic0
recently for the United States. "A
number Of destitute families IN tho!
interior are also to be sent north
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15
CHAP. ms GREAT
COMEDY SHOWN

i.
Another fireat keystone success APP
pears today at the Orpheum theater.
The title is Fatty and Mabel's Simple
Life" IT Is in two parts and is as
funny as anything ever before pro-
iuced. Fatty pulls of some awful
funny Stunts" in this one. Three
single reels are also included in to-
days bill. 1.-THE oBttom1ess Pit" a
Kay-Bee drama; 1.-THE Volunteer Fire
man." thrilling Reliance drama, and
"Coals OF Fire." an American classic
featuring Vivian Rich.
Tomorrow Cecil Spooner appears in
the Shubert feature, THE Dancer and
the King" in five parts.
b -o-
+ r. 10. Mclean has made a. big sue
Cess in Boston as Bri1tis In the pro-
ddction OF Julius Caesar with the
sHenry Jewett Players. Xxx 1. N i
Capbell Gollan, who plays that most
romantic of blacklegs, the sexquisite
Comic Jean Du Barry, in yGeprge
Kleine's beautiful six part feature "Du
Barry which comes to the Bijou
theater TUESDAY mad his first exper-
fence before the lotion picture camera
In his old familiar role, in the Kleine
STUDIOS at Grug liasco, Italy, last SUM
mer.s With Mrs. Leslie Carter, Ham=
ilton Reyelle, Richard tThDrnton and
other Ipembers OF the original cast
that made the stage play so celebrated.
Golan vent through ithei various
scenes using the oft-repeated lines
Of the play wherever possible. In the
Petit Lever scene. where Mrs. Carter
hidessthe wounded -Cosse in her he'd
only to be discovered by Du Barry,
the language Of the play. was used by
the three chapact ersswith all the ease
Of long familiarity : 8 rig
Lot X
AS an tiniqueSand illuminating ieSi
ample Of .idoing things" In stife7most
Fystematic, Ingenious and efficient
manner, tyinaf1 II. Howe.s new Travel
Festival to be presented IFehriiarys23
TAT the Robinson Grand will show how
a ational cash register IS made :at
the most up to-the minute" manufac-
turing plant In America. Here theory
Is put into practice In a smanner that
lis OF absorbing INTEREST," II
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-02-15

The roar Of a waterfall Is produced
almost entirely by. The bnfstine t0fl
millions Of air bubbles.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21

habit OF bringing subjects before
congress that do not belong there
is growing Indeed it seems that
the Congressional Record is beCom-
ing sort of advertising medium
for selfish interests, but just how
a change is to be made is not qHi;e
clear. The matter of what shall
be allowed before congress and that
which shall be printed in the Con
sressional Record are things that
can only be determined by the
representatives and senators in con
gress. and if they choose TO eN-
change favors of this kind the
people are powerless to prevent il.
The thing that probably will dis
courage that kind of abuse of public
funds will be an aroused public
sentiment. and unless the habit of
congress changes in allowing this
kind of stuff to flood the govern
ment printing office, the public Will
soon begin vigorously TO object.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21
THE OlkES ROUTE.

II seems practically decided that
camp will be the one to be improved
by the Road commission Mr.. Zug.
at the meeting of the Commercial
Club, stated last Friday evening
that he had examined all the pro
posed routes and that he believed
the most practicable route that could
be made for both summer and win
ter will be from Dimes, though touch
ing only in spots the route that is
now travelled from the latter place.
This news is disappointment to
the people of Fairbanks, who. taking
the advice of various men who have
travelled the different routes. had
come to believe that the Happy
creek route would prove the best
for all concerned. 1t is more of a
disappointment. seemingly, to the
men who will travel the route. and
it is not at all unlikely that should
lilt plopuSti oIltS loult prove not
to be materially better than the
one now in use from that place.
the people themselves will ultimate
ly build trail of their own over
the more level ground.
At present. however, the people
of Fairbanks must take the route
approved by the Road commission.
for they had previously promised to
abide by the decision of the com
mission. The difference of opinion
that exists between Mr.. Tug and
many other men who have gone over
the two routes and have spent much
time in freighting seems to be a
matter of judgment. and it may be
that after the route selected by the
former is improved, all will approve
of il. In the meantime it seems
that there is only one thing for the
people of Fairbanks to do, and that
is to contribute the money promised,
and 10 take what is offered them
in return.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21
ONE ALASKA N ED.

Before Delegate Wickersham re-
turns to Washington. he viii prob
ably endeayor to find out if there
is any special thing that the people
of Alaska needs from congress at
the next session OF course. Mr.
Wickersham is already familiar with
much that is needed here but there
are a few things that might prop
erly be brought to his attention.
One of these is the matter of get
ting bill passed through congress
providing for the working of federal
prisoners on Alaska roads and trails.
Several states have found it prof
roads, and it has been found. also.
that the work has been for the
benefit of the prisoners, who have
gained health thereby. In Alaska,
where there IS only limited amount
of money appropriated each year
for road building and where the de
mands are so far in excess of the
amount of work that can be done.
the working of prisoners on the
trails and roads would be of special
benefit.
The great objection that has been
raised in the past against the work
ing of prisoners is that working
men have been deprived of jobs, bu;
that objection can hardly apply here,
for there is plenty of work for the
men to do here besides laboring on
roads. Besides, it is just as much
to the interest of the workingmen
as anyone else to get the trails i'm
proved here.
Two or three gangs of men work
ing for whole summer on the Val
DEE trail. for instance, would trans
form that into an excellent road.
The working of federal prisoners
on the trail could be accomplished
at very little outlay by the govern
ment. for the men must be boarded
and guarded in any case, and the
additional cost for board and guard
ing on the trail would be the chief
expenses incurred
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21
CONGRESSlO OVAL ABUSES.

Among the mass of delayed mail
that reached this office last week
was copy of a speech delivered
before the house of representatives
in Washington, on February s, of
this year, by Congressman William
E. Fields, of kentucky. In this
speech an effort is made to give
DR.. Frederick E. Cook the credit
for having been the first to dis
cover the North Pole
On March T. 1911, congress passed
a bill retiring Robert E. Peary,
with the rank of rear admiral, in
appreciation for his having reach
ed the North Pole, and it was
thought at that time that the con-
troversy between Mr.. Peary and Mr..
Cook was settled, as far as congress
was concerned Why the time of
the house of representatives of con
gress should be taken up for many
hours during the last days of a
busy session, and the government
go to the expense of publishing the
speech in Dr. Cooks favor and hav-
ing it distributed free, simply to
reopen up controversy that never
can be settled, is not quite clear
1t seems that the claims of DR..
Cook to have reached the Pole can
never be proved or disproved to the
question rests upon his own truth
fulness, matter regarding which
people generally differ.
A careful inspection Of the Con-
gressional Record shows that the
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21
TRANSIENT MERCHANTS

Alaska's first legislature passed
a law providing that itinerant mer-
chants must pay an annual tax of
$500, but just as the people of Fair
banks We're getting stirred up to
the necessity Of having that law
enforced, it was discovered that the
law had been repealed by the last
session of the legislature. So the
peddlers and travelling merchants
can come here and unjustly COM
pete with the local merchants, who
pay the taxes and keep up the eX
penses Of the community, and in
return for the money they take out
of the country, they leave nothing
that will benefit the public.
The Citizen has been fighting for
four years these transient mer-
chants and the unjust law by which
they are enabled to steal trade from
the taX-paying merchants. but it
has been hard matter to get the
dtetlNlS litlIlStINtS W DIV dhtIl 10
the situation to the extent of taking
some action. At last, however, they
have become active, and aided by
the city council they will try to
get a law passed through congress,
or the next session of the legisla-
ture. which will enable the Alaska
municipalities to tax such merchants.
Fairbanks is not the only Alaska
town in which transient merchants
are unjustly competing with the
dealers who must pay the municipal
taxes and bear other expenses that
the strangers escape. 1t seems that
in all the towns of the Territory,
these pirates" on local trade are
.arousing much public opposition
Epstein & Greenbaum, one of these
transient mercantile firms, has es-
tablished itself this summer at Cor
dova, and is competing with the
merchants there who are paying the
taxes. They have a city law over at
Cordova which provides for the pay
ment of license fee of $50 a day
for peddlers, but when the merchants
at Cordova tried to enforce the law
on Epstein & Greenbaum. it was
found that the city law was illegal.
and the intruders went ahead with
their sales.
According to recent issue of
the Juneau Dispatch the same firm
operated previously in Juneau, and
when they We're forced to pay
license there. they began legal ac-
ton to get it refunded. 1t is under
stood that they were successful in
the suit, and the city of Juneau has
made no further effort to collect
fees from travelling merchants
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21
GETTING RID OF A JUDGE.

There seems TO be much dissatis
faction in California with the re
tusal of a committee of the legisla-
ture to bring to trial Judge John L.
Childs, of Del Norte county. who
has been charged with numerous
questionable acts. 1t seems that
the press of the state wanted him
tried, declaring that only in that
way could his innocence or his
guilt be established to the salts
faction of the public.
1t is intimated that politics had
much to do with the ability of the
judge to escape a trial and probably
as long as the jurist remains in
office the people of the country will
feel that he is not a proper person
for his position
Among the numerous other things,
Judge Childs is charged with refus-
ing to call a grand jury for four
years, of having refused to author
ne tIle oettltlllelll Vi al estate ul'
the statute of limitation freed him
from debt he owed it, and that
he borrowed money from people who
had cases pending in his court.
There are numerous other charges
of importance, any of which would
justify the retirement of a judge,
and thus the people wanted a hear
ing in regard to them.
There should be a legal way to
bring a judge to trial, just as any
other official can be brought to trial
for improper conduct. OF course,
the recall of judges can be used to
unseat judge, where such law
is in force. but in a case where
charges are made and not investi-
gated. the public is not in position
to vote intelligently in regard to
a judge. Such cases should be tried
before a jury.
This is not the first instance in
which the people of California have
been aroused through the ability of
a judge to retain his seat when
the public believed he was not fit
ted for it. A certain superior court
Judge in San Francisco became tenn
porarily deranged mentally through
the excessive use Of alcohol few
years ago, and it was not possible
to remove him from his position,
as the law provided that the legis-
lature had the only right to do that
For months it kept the other courts
and the supreme court busy trying
to undo the mischief this mentally
incompetent Judge did, but his term
expired before the legislature met,
and the evil ended
Owing to the nature OF their
work, judges are entitled to GER
tain amount of respect from the
public, especially while court is in
session. but the jurist Of recent
years is beginning to find that in
return for this enforced respect he
must prove to the public that he is
honest and fair in his work. Many
states have adopted laws providing
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21
WAR DATES.
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1914.
July 2S-Austria declared war
against Serbia because of Serbia S
refusal to accept Austrian internal
Serb of the Archduke Charles Fer
dinand
July 30-Germapy gave Russia
twentyfour hours in which to ex-
plain Russian army mobilization.
Aug. 1-Germany declared war
against Russia.
Aug. 2-Germany invaded LuXem
berg and violated Belgian neutrality
Aug. Germany offered Belgium
entente if Belgium would facilitate
movement of German troops across
her borders Belgium refused and
appealed to England.
Aug. 3-England, through Sir Ed
ward Grey, announced she would
fight if the kaiser's fleet attacked
the French coast.
Aug. 4-Germany declared war
against France.
Aug. 4.-Germany declared war
against Belgium.
Aug. 4-England declared war
against Germany. Latter retaliated
by similar declaration.
Aug. 6-Austria declared war
against Russia Russia declared
war on Austria.
Aug. montenegro declared war
against Austria.
Aug. 9--Austria declared war
against Montenegro.
Aug. 10-France declared war
against Austria.
Aug. 12-Montenegro declared war
against Germany.
Aug u (MidnighD -England de-
clared war against Austria
Aug. 23-Japan declared war
against Germany.
Aug 25-Austria declared war
against Japan,
Nov 5-England declared war
against Turkey.
May 23-Italy declared war against
Austria.
OF war with Italy.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21
THE LIBRARY PROBLEM.

Whether the Civic club will take
over the library is question that
is seriously bothering the members,
as to do so will mean a great bur
den on that organization with little
or no reward. But if the Civic club
does not take over the library, the
latter may have to go out of COM
mission, for nobody else seems in
clined to be burdened with it.
To maintain the library means
a constant outlay Of money, and the
present trustees of that institution
are beginning to realize that they
are not in position to provide the
necessary funds. And there is no
reason, either, why these trustees
should be burdened with a thing
that is benefit to the whole pub
lie, and in which everybody should
bear portion Of the expense
AS the library is public insti-
tuition. which has been established
by various contributions, the city
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21

should to-.e Il over and levy tax
for its support Indeed. the only
organization that is in position to
bear the expense of the library and
to see to its future care is the
city council. Unless the council
takes hold of the library and makes
ii a public affair. it must sooner or
later be closed. for even the Civic
club seems to have no means for
permanently providing funds for it.
If the Civic club takes over the
library, the members will have to
keep up a continual campaign for
contributions for its support, as the
Civic club itself has no income that
would support such an institution
Thus, even in that case. the public
would be called upon to provide
the funds. and the burden would
fall upon few philosophical peo-
Pile. while others, who are always
lodging public burdens, would do
nothing
On the other hand, if the council
takes the library in hand and IN
dertakes to maintain it at public
expense, the burden will fall on all
alike, which is certainly the just
solution Of the problem.
To let the library be closed. would
be a disgrace to the community,
now that it is we'll stocked with
good books, but to make few
people support it, would be inn
proper.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21
PARENTS SHOULD ACT.

Just how long the parents of Fair
banks, who are interested in making
the schools as proficient as possible
will tolerate the efforts of the
moning Times to disrupt the schools
by breeding contempt on the part
of the children for the man who
has been engaged as principal for
next year remains to be seen. Ger
tainly. such tactics should be stop
ped, even if the mothers and fathers
find it necessary to enter into a cam
paisn for boycotting that newspaper.
A week ago The Citizen pointed
out the underhand methods used by
the Times in attacking the school
principal. which is evidently for
some cheap political purpose or for
some effort at yellow journalism.
But that newspaper failed to say
word in its own defense, though OH
last Saturday morning it printed
again a story of the same libelous
nature as that which had appeared
there a week previously.
When one remembers that the
Times sold its editorial columns
previous to the last election for a
consideration of about $500. this
campaign against the head of the
schools may be looked upon in the
light of more paid advertising, for
what else can prompt it is not APP
parent.
The people of Fairbanks are not
interested in the fight between the
Times and Mr.. Karrer beyond it's eff
feet upon the school children. But
looking at it from this standpoint,
it seems that the corrupt journal of
this city should be made to obey
the demands of common decency,
or be forced from the local field
Fairbanks is no place for yellow
journal. and the sooner the people
here make the Times know where
it stands by refusing to support it,
the better for the community.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21
SUES FOR COM SSION.

r. NJ. Crawford has filed suit
against Val Diebold for $495, alleged
to be due the plaintiff as a commits
sion fee for having sold claim for
the defendant on Portage creek, in
The case will be tried before Com
missioner Dillon Thursday.
The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1915-06-21
THIS is Alaskas own holiday, and
everyone here should celebrate.

THIS is Alaska's own holiday, and
everyone here should celebrate.
THESE little submarines that are
so fatal to the large vessels, may
properly be called the microbes of
the sea"
THEY are blaming the captain of
the Lusitania now for failing to save
more people when his ship went
down. 1t is probable that there
never was a passenger ship sunk
without the captain having been
blamed.
JUDGING by the comment appear
ing about the Juvenile Bostonians
in the Alaska papers where they
have been showing on their way to
Fairbanks, their visit here will prove
to be rare treat to everybody
that can see them.
THIS is the longest day in the
year. and if there were no hills
north Of town we would be able to
see the sun for 90 hours. But the
days will soon be growing shorter
rapidly and another long winter
will soon be at hand.
IF Alaska should ever be visited
by as destructive summer storm
as the one that struck Wisconsin
a few days ago, people would be
certain to say: What else can
they expect in that far Northland?
But as the storm was in the States,
it is different, you know
THE Pacific Coast Steamship COM
pany is running excursions from
is placed at only $66 for the round
trip. This should prove that the
one-way fare of s45 from Cordova
to Seattle, about half the distance
to Los Angeles, is too much.
PRESIDENT WILSON will prob
ably make known in few days his
policy in regard to Mexico. Per-
haps little war with the Mexicans
may satisfy these people who are
always wanting us to get into trou-
BILE, but it is probable that they
will be the last to volunteer to go
to the front
ACCORDING to the San Francisco
Star the big exposition realized a
net profit of $4,000 in the first 80
days of it's existence The Chicago
exposition lost $4,000 and the ST.
Louis fair lost $4,000 during their
first 30 days. respectively. Perhaps
the war has had something to do
with the success Of the present ex-
position.
SALOON interests in the State of
Washington are endeavOring to have
the supreme court Of that state de-
clare the recently adopted prohibi-
ton law, which was voted by the
people. illegal. II they win in this
effort, however. it will probably
do them little good. for new law
can soon be passed declaring an
emergency, and making prohibition
effective without further delay.