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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-18

When we compare the age Of the earth, as
geology gives it, to the completion of sixty
minutes by the finger of a. clock. dividing each
period into SO many minutes and seconds, what
do we find? The first two stages, apparently
the most unproductive-the Archaean and the
Laurentian-have lasted about half an hour:
the others, from the Cambrian to the end of the
Pleistocene. which is part Of the Quartenary.
have lasted about twenty-nine minutes and q
half; and human existence has lasted, up to
now. only about thirty seconds The sixty min
utes are complete. and man has not yet had
single minute for himself.
1t seems clear enough, then, that If there be
any purpose. any design connected with Earth
and Time. man has yet to continue tens of thou.
sands Of years before he reaches his goal as .
planetary being. What changes will take place
within and around him before the day Of his
full maturity as a biped and a reasoning entity
We need not now inquire. It is our conviction
that there have been many changes in the race
within eight thousand years. that faculties and
instincts once active have become dormant:
that others. hardly noticeable up to the present
are being slowly but surely developed. We are
also deeply convinced that the Future belongs
to Mind and Soul. that every fresh marvel dis
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-18

cannot assure that the whole cosmos will
not have to face very perilous situations in
the course OF its progress: he cannot even
explain the meaning Of motion; nor has he
ever suspected that there might be counter.
motions in the system of systems to nullify
the motions Of each revolving sphere.
The geologist. again. cannot possibly forecast
the results OF the present rock system; he
cannot say what the next system will reseno.
BILE; what destructive forces are at work under.
meath the Archaean system. and what othe.
forces are silently engaged in counteractins
their effects. He has not yet succeeded in ex.
planning the possibilities of radium. in this con.
nection; nor can he tell us whether there are
other substances in earth the properties OF
which are more far-reaching than radium heat.
To be able to make any reasonable conjec.
ture or sound suggestion. we must look at the
subject from the mental or moral point Of view.
II we regard the earth as an expression OF the
Unknown, and consider its various stages Of
development, from the first rude forms of life
on the bed OF the primeval ocean to the rise
and progress of paleolithic man. we cannot help
coming to the conclusion that our planet ID In
its youth. perhaps oven in its infancy that It
has not yet fulfilled the purposes and accom-
plished the designs within and behind, 1t.
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closed by physical science will be outmarvelled
by fresh revelation in psychics.
But the observation may be made that Il q .
mistake to speak OF the present geological
period as the most fruitful. to speak Of tho
Archaean. Laurentian. Cambrian and other sys.
TENS as less wonderful. less starting. than the
system that has seen the birth and development
OF man. 1t may be urged that though the
Devonian Age. seen by the physical eye. would
indeed have been the age Of sea-scorpions. dip
1ocanthf and other strange fishes. We do not
know. we cannot say. what marvels lay beneath
those manifestations OF life. It may be urged
that We do not know what the algae siKnined to
the comprehension of some higher. non-sentient
being. and that there might have been uses
and meanings in the megatherium which the
scientist does not remotely suspect
Furthermore, 1t may be observed that the "a,
herent superiority Of man does not necessarily
indicate very lengthy duration. Ten thou.
sand or fifteen thousand years may be the exact
length OF time sufficient for his full deyelon.
ment, and the transition to- . higher stage Of
existence may necessitate the destruction OF the
planet and the reconciliation Of its compouent
elements. Be this as 1t may. the true phfloso.
pher looks forward to ever higher stages of
progress. and. confident In the unceasfnx tri.
umphs of Mind, shrinks not even from the con.
temptation Of woEld-destruction
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-01-18
BY Gerald Arundel
FAR more saddening prospect than

A FAR more saddening prospect than that
~ OF the end of the earth is that Of the
gradual extinction of mankind OF all
animal life while the planet is still in it's hey.
day. Disturbing influences in elemental nature.
causing changes in every climate and conse-
quent changes in vegetable life, might lead to
the weakening Of the cells and tissues of the
body. This, of course. would be fatal to new
births, and the existing generation Of mankind
would then obviously be the last.
What a strange. deep, inexpressible feeling
of detection would take possession Of the rap.
idly dwindling human race! No prospect Of a
grand posterity-no wonderful forecasts born
Of hope and aspiration and the passion TO:
progress! Nothing but the sad. silent end Of
the drama Of Man. now in the last scene of the
last act Better the sudden dissolution Of
earth than this dreary. lingering decay OF an
impotent humanity!
Is it likely that the .arth will come to an
end very soon? Neither the astronomer nor
the Seologist furnishes us with sufficient data
from which to Judge satisfactorily. The astron.
omer cannot assure US that no new comet win
suddenly appear in our system at any partic.
ular time and approach the orbit Of earth: no
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though it has been. We still have a code of
international law and morality, we still have
craftsmanship that has not gone into the
hands of the receiver.
what shall insist upon a. the terms Of
settlement OF this war?
We shall have a right to demand that they
make something less Of hell and more of
paradise of this world; that we, too, may live
in it as well as they. In the first place, the
peace must be G decent, honorable one. and
not a thieving, rascally, diplomatic makeshift,
such usually see. There must be
tearing apart Of any great yower limb from
limb. No degradation of any power, great or
small. It should be an honorable and mag.
unanimous peace. 1t must be the kind Of peace
that will be guarantee against future wars.
do not know of better guarantee than gen.
era. disarmament.
Heretofore people who have talked about
disarmament have been regarded as lunatics.
as too chimerical to be listened to by sensible
people. But the time has come when the
thing looks very sensible. Six months ago I
would have laughed in derision had anybody
talked to me about the possibility of confeder.
alton of European states: but to-day that is
the talk OF men who have not been thrown In.
to tho bankrupt class into the discard of civ
iization.
we began to build forts on both sides of the
Canadian boundary, and started to train men
to defend them. But the American Minister
to England thought that all this waste and
preparation for fighting were unnecessary, and
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Neutral Citizens Are
Being Starved and Killed.

In the present war. the belligerent powers
we're not content with devastating one an.
others fields and killing one another's soldiers:
they have found it necessary to assume that
It was their right to occupy neutral territory
to carry on their quarrel and to interfere
with the commerce Of the world.
What is the result?
There misery, unemployment, starvation.
and death. not only in the countries engaged
in the fighting, but in the neutral nations
which had nothing to do with the quarrel
Our own sufferings in this country are insig'
nificant compared with the sufferings Of the
inhabitants of countries in Europe not con-
cernec in the struggle. There is famine in
Palestine, famine the frontiers OF the
populations throughout South America. We
are having, and are likely still more to have,
an unprecedented condition Of unemployment
in the United States this Winter as result Of
the Everywhere on the face OF the earth
loving people are caught in this wise and
are having the life crushed out Of them.
We told all this is strictly in accordance
with the rules Of International law-law
which was framed by belligerents and for
belligerents. and not by neutral powers nor
In their interest. When I contemplate the
situation in Europe, with its contemptuous and
intolerable disregard for the rights Of other
humanity here and in other nations which
tolerates that abuse. When George Bernard
Shaw recently wrote to the President OF the
United States, suggesting that he be so good
as to ask the fighting powers to fight on their
own territories he seemed to be perpetrating
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he used his influence to have drawn up Q
treaty which did away with the boundary dis
putes entirely. It made a natural and not .
military boundary
The Good Example of sRWHj
the United States and Canada. EsE'
For over hundred years there has been no
trouble with England in regard to this boun-
dairy line. Four thousand miles Of boundary
without gun to keep it intact. This disarm.
ament on the part of England and the United
States along such extensive stretch OF
boundary was brought about merely by mutual
agreement II it has worked 50 well in this
case. why should it not work equally ~ wen
elsewhere? The peoples OF Europe after this
war will conclude that It is unnecessary to
fight one another over every trining dispute
that comes up. and from this readjustment OF
ideas we nay hope for disarmament.
There should be q United States OF Europe.
It may not be called by this title. but It will
De the same IL substance. 1t may have tho
more modest title Of the concert Of powers.
but it must have something to hold It to
gether no matter what the title may be. Il
must have a conductor or leader to make It
play in tune and in harmony. There must be
may be carefully and peacefully considered.
This country must use its influence to bring
these things about. There Is no need for war
and there is no question that causes q dispute
which cannot be better solved by calm judicial
consideration than by mad violence and force
of arms.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-03-22
Harry f. raft to
Be Roth S Assistant

Harry E. Pratt was made assis-
tant district attorney by order OF the
attorney general Saturday morning
He was sworn in a few minutes after
the telegram authorizing his appoint
ment was received and is now busy
with the work Of the office.
When District Attorney Roth was
appointed last fall, he was informed
that he would be required to &c.
along with but one assistant Pre-
viously, however. he had asked for
the appointment Of Mr., Pratt as ar
assistant.
Since that time the work of the
office has been found to be more
than Mr.. Roth and his assistant.
G. Ellis Gardner, could handle, a,
the department has been asked t.
authorize Mr. Pratt's appointment
Friday afternoon kilograms were re
ceived at the federal building from
the department, asking for more in
formation in regard 10 the matter,
The Alaska citizen., 1915-03-22
School * 3enses
Are Explained

That the expenses OF the Fairbanks
public schools during the time the
present council has held office is
not a just indication of the money
that should be charged to that per
iod is the assertion of Mrs. thinner
man. school clerk.
1t is pointed out by Mrs Zimmer.
man that more than a year ago the
schools We're closed for some time
on account of humps having be
come prevalent in the city, and that
this caused the schools to be held
three weeks later in the year. caus,
ing an additional amount Of expense
to be met by the present council
This made a difference of about
S1,100 in the total, she explains.
The explanation was prompted by
the publication last week in The
Citizen of a statement of expenses
since the present council took office
The Alaska citizen., 1915-03-22
arty at Peoples
Residence Enjoyed

At the home of Mrs. f. r. Peoples
on Friday afternoon Mrs. Peoples
and Mrs. Edwin A. Suter entertained
at hearts, or black lady, and the
hours were passed in a lively and
happy manner.
The first prize was won by Mrs.
Caskey, which was a beautiful cut
glass dish and Mrs NJ F. Hall who
won the consolation was awarded
pretty sterling silver stiletto.
A special consolation prize, for
which everyone drew card, was
awarded Mrs. A f. Herpick, who
drew the black lady, the prize heing
lovely cut glass pansy basket.
The guests present We're: Mrs
H. Barthel, Mrs. Joseph E. Clark,
Mrs. Wallace Cathcart, Mrs. Frank
R. Clark, Mrs. ]. Harmon Caskey
Mrs. Cecil H. Clegg, Mrs. VIM. Gilch,
er, Mrs. A, Frank Herpick, Mrs Al
bert r. Heilig, Mrs. c. J. Hurley.
Mrs. NJ. F. Hall, Mrs. J. c. Kellum,
Mrs. Roy Maddocks, Mrs. r. r. My
ers, Mrs. A. J. PAUL., Mrs. Louis X
Pratt, Mrs. H. e, ST. George, Mr.
P. S. Whitney
The Alaska citizen., 1915-03-22
Marshal Has Marrow
Escape From Death

You newSpapah fellahs come aw-
full neah havin a chance to say. the
old scoundrel is dead, said L. S.
Marshal L. T. Erwin yesterday The
reason for his remark was that be
narrowly escaped death or serious
injury yesterday morning when A
huge wardrobe in his room at the
detention hospital fell over on him
and nearly crushed him. AS it is.
he was bruised considerably on tt Z
back and on the left side, but is
otherwise all right. except for a cut
on the head.
That he was not killed instantly
when the wardrobe fell, the mar
shall considers almost a miracle Ii
weighs more than 500 pounds II
fell over on him when he was tryine
to get piece of wearing apparel
out of it, and had il not been 70.
the fact that the edge of it struck
on a rocking chair, thus preventing
it striking the floor, the marshal
would have been struck down by
800 pounds of weight
The Alaska citizen., 1915-03-22
Offer for Federal
Site is Accepted

1t Will be a matter Of but a short
time until the government will hold
title to the site of the proposed new
federal building in Fairbanks for the
treasury department has accepted
the offer of F. G. Noyes, receiver
of the Observation-Disclosures bank
owner of the property, of $4,000 foI
the site. 1t is understood that Mr..
NOyes will soon return to Fairbanks
and soon thereafter it is expected
that the deed will be signed.
The government appropriated $15
600 for the purchase of the site, bul
nothing has been appropriated for
the proposed new building, which
it is expected will receive the al
tention of congress at its next SEES
sion.
R. A. jackson began the survey Of
the site Friday morning.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-03-22
Government May
Send Fish Here
EFFORT MADE TO GET FRY PUT
IN LAKES AT EXPERT
MENTAL FARM

That the government will i'm
port trout and bass fry to Fair
banks for propagation. seems
quite likely. for a petition. pre-
pared by l.. F. protzman and
signed by some of the leading
men of Fairbanks, is to be for
warded to Washington with that
request
The petition was prepared upon
the suggestion made by w. p.
Hemenway, who is in this city
representing the bureau of fish
cries. Mr.. Hemenway was ask
ed what he thought about the
plan. and ne asserted that he is
quite certain the request will be
granted
In the petition being sent TO
Washington. addressed to Hugh
NJ. Smith. commissioner of fish
cries, the request is made that
bass and trout fry be placed in
the two lakes on the govern
ment experimental station near
Fairbanks, 1t is planned. if the
request is granted, to produce
enough fish there to stock local
streams in this vicinity.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-03-22
CHATANIkA.

Paul Ringseth and DR.. Price left
here Friday morning for the Tolo-
vana district Other miners from
this place expect to depart soon for
the Tolovana, also.
About rs members of the local
branch of the Fairbanks Moose lodge
met Friday evening at Social hall
to transact various matters of bust
ness. 1t was decided to hold the
local meetings in the future on the
first Saturday night of each month
P. O. Anderson, who owns the
dredge on Eagle creek, left for home
yesterday morning.
The stampede to the Tolovana and
the Wilbur creek strikes seems to
be increasing, for in the last few
days a large number of men have
left here for those places. Mr.
Cacey, of the Cacey roadhouse on
Wilbur creek, left here for his home
yesterday accompanied by his wife
and little daughter.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-03-22
MANY TRIALS
On CALENDAR
FOR The WEEK
BUSIEST PERIOD OF COURT
TERM is NOW
AT HAND.

| \ glance at the calendar of cases
and other matters set for hearing
| in the district court this week. is
said to be convincing evidence OF
the fact that the week will be one
of the busiest court weeks ever seen
in the history of the camp. Several
cases are set for trial this week. the
other matters to be disposed OF per
tanning chiefly to arraignments and
pleas
| Judge Bunnell has set this morn.
ing at 10 o'clock as the time when
he will hear the motion calendag
which was continued from Saturday.
Other matters to be taken up this
morning are the plea in the case of
the United States vs. George Smith.
who is charged with perjury: t. 5.
vs. c. X. Hammond perjury. arraign-
ment; L. :. VS. Robert Herrold, Ii
quor case, sentence L. 5. vs.. Robert
Herrold, liquor case, plea L. S VS..
NJ. Hall. assault. arraignment.
L. S. VS. NJ. F. Hall. assault with
intent to commit rape, arraignment;
L. $. VS.. John Rogoch and J. Nicol-
off, assault with dangerous weapon.
arraignment.
The two latter We're brought into
court yesterday afternoon on bench
warrants sworn out under secret in
dictments. The indictments recites
that the men are accused of assault.
ing Martin kneczvich with a rifle
and revolver On Dome creek on Jan
uary 2. Nicoloff is represented by
Attorney Reed Heilig who was ap-
pointed by the court Rogoch havius
asked for time in which to secure
an attorney.
The trial of NJ. e. BondiXen.
charged with polygamy is set for
this morning at 10 o'clock. Cecil
II. Clegg is his attorney Other
matters set fer trial on other days
of the week but which will probably
be continued in the order given be
low are as follows: L. S. vs.. Hy
Clark, burglary, Tuesday; n. s vs..
Mike Erceg, forgery, Wednesday
L. S. vs. Katie Pinchetti. robbery,
Thursday; Z. s VS.. Earl Brown. OBJ
tanning goods under false preteuses.
Friday; L. S. VS.. Gins Karaganias,
The Alaska citizen., 1915-03-22
Asks Damages Of
His Former Wife

Thomas II. Beaumont, formerly OF
Fort Yukon, filed a suit in district
court on Saturday asking that he be
granted the sum of $10,19339 a;
damages from his former wife, now
Mrs. w. E. Phillips of Fort Yukon.
He alleges that the defendant and
her husband converted certain goods
and merchandise belonging to him
and located at Fort Yukon. to their
own purposes.
This is the third suit filed by Beau
mont within the past few days. In
the first he asked that a deed from
himself to Mrs. Phillips, then Mrs
Beaumont for merchandise and real
estate. be set aside. The second
asked that Phillips pay the plaintiff
$4,000 for alternating the affections
Of Beaumont's wife.
The Alaska citizen., 1915-03-22
Conditions Outside
Are Very Bad Now

Ray Erchinger, the We'll known 10
cal hardware man, arrived home frcw
the Outside yesterday morning o,
the sheldon auto He says that he
is glad to get back where he car
breathe freely again. as even the air
On the Outside is tight, so to
speak. As for money. it is muc
tighter conditions generally on the
coast being very bad
Mr Erchinger says that he saw
many oldtimers outside Those who
went out last fall are mostly pre-
pairing to return soon. although some
of them will not come in unit
after the opening of navigation. He
stopped off at Juneau and had a
couple of hours with Loss Bernard
whom he reports as working on the
Juneau Empire. He says that Charles
Ostrom and wife expect to leave
juneau soon for the interior.
Concerning the rumor that he
now trareiing in double harnes
Mr. EgGafEgor said
1T t.aes TIVE To make bargain
The Alaska citizen., 1915-03-22
DILLON DENIES
CHARGES MADE
BY LAW MAKERS
COMMISSIONER SAYS HE HAS
RECORDED ALL VITAL STA
TISTICS FILED.

If my sumisal is correct, | am
entirely innocent OF the charge of
neglecting my duty in respect OF
the territorial laws concerning vital
statistics"
The above was the statement Of
Commissioner and Recorder John f
Dillon regarding the report which
lately reached Fairbanks that the
judiciary committee of the territor-
idl house If representatives had ask
ed for his removal from office for
holding in contempt the territorial
statutes. 1t is understood that the
report Was accepted in the house
without a dissenting vote, and that
a copy of it will be forwarded to
Judge Charles f. Bunnell
Continuing, Judge Dillon said il.
part.
In no place in the territorial SEES
sion laws, or in the compiled laws
OF Alaska. am | authorized to en-
force the registration of vital sta
uStlcs. When they are presented
with the proper amount in fees. I
am supposed to record them and
can conscientiously say that all
which have been presented have
been recorded.
The truth of the matter is that
the people who are supposed to re
cord such vital statistics according
to territorial law, have neglected to
do so. When the law was passed
| issued blanks for both births and
deaths to all of the physicians in
town Only two physicians have
ever taken any notice of them by
recording them in my office, although
one other coctor has said that he
has several on hand
The Alaska citizen., 1915-03-22
Good Prospect on
Mike Hess Creek

According to c. Z. keene and +.
3. Gray, who arrived in town Sat
urday from the Tolovana country.
good prospects have recently been
found on Mike Hess creek. The
ground is not phenomenally rich but
it Will go about so cents to the
square foot of bedrock. This in
itself is said to be encouragement
enough to the miners of that section.
who are continuing their prospect
ing.
The 50-cent prospect was found
on number 8 below, in hole abouf
80 feet deep, on the left limit OF
the creek. On number l below,
Jim Sherrard has just finished q
hole TO bedrock, at depth of 30
feet, and is now down to a depth of
so feet in another shaft, further
up on the left limit bench. and in
a direct line with the recently
found prospect
Mr. Keene states that he has
run a tunnel into the hill opposite
number 3 below discovery. and that
the gravel uncovered will go Is cents
to the cubic yard. He therefore is
OF the opinion that there is a chance
of his ultimately discovering a good
hydraulicking or dredging PROPOSE
tion
The Alaska citizen., 1915-03-22
Alaska | temperance
Women to Meet

The First Territorial Convention
OF the Alaska branch of the Ma
tional W. c. T L. will convene in
Skagway on May 18th and 14th, says
the Skagway Alaskan.
These meetings will conducted by
Mrs. Cornelia Templeton Hatcher.
who is at the head Of the temper
anCe work in Alaska. Mrs. Hatch
er is too well known in Alaska to
need any Introductory remarks, all
who heard her in the meetings of
the local W c. T. L. will be pleased
to hear again this accomplished and
eloquent speaker,
A number of delegates will be
present representing the temper
ance work in various towns in south
eastern Alaska and the meetings
promise to be of great interest.