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Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04
Americans Advised to Leave Mexico.

Torreon Mexico, April 27.-Ameri-
can Councul Coen at Durango City
has advised all Americans to leave
the city, and is himself considering
the advisability of going to the bor-
der. A serious situation has been
caused through the violent anti
American agitation which has been
carried on by the Durango newspap-
ers since the American soldiers and
Mexicans FLASHED at Parral.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

MRS. W. d. Lee is spendinug the
weekend with her friends at Bowling
Green.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

/, VIM. II. Wallace, Of Kansas
mother Of A. A. Wallace Of
\, No., will entertain Billy and
Sunday in their home during
nngelist's stay in Kansas City.
billy Sunday meeting begins IN
Isas City tomorrow, and will run
weeks.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1916-05-04

INV Ford received such a big
sor President in the Nebraska
nv last week, that ten days
required to count It. This will
Esidered as a social boost by this
|. 10 owners Of two-cylinder
carts that exhibit the Henry
uvon their prov. Hereafter
.ocial activities viii be conspieu-
\ featured.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05
STRIKE AFFECTS
 LOCAL CONCERNS

That the longshoremen's Strik Q now reported to be on on the coast may have copsiderab ble effect on the tr'n'n Snort o tinn of @~o1e fro,, tho Outside to Alaska is the statement made by a number of local people. The reason is that there are many Fairbanks merchants who ordered their goods shipped from the coast cities after June 1, or the date when the strike went into effect
 Some fears are also expressed concerning the safe shipment 0f the supplies and equipment of the Alaskan Engineering commission, For if the shipment of the appara- Jus is ned up. the intended sun. mer's work Of the commission i'll the interior will be delayed
 The longshoremen now get 50 cents per hour. They are demanding an increase of five cents per hour, with $1 per hour overtime, and $1.50 and $2 per hour overtime for handling explosives.
 Thirteen thousand men are en- gagged in the strike An attempt to arbitrate the trouble is now be- Ing made.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05
SOMEBODY HOME.

We played joke on the Nes~s- Miner last week by passing i; up entirely neither combating it's uall ideas nor ev'n giving il passing mention Tn he weeks cartoon, but II put up such a pitiful wall that We have abod, decided never 10 let fl occur again.
 T. started its last Mondays of fusion by saying NOBODY loves Is. and ended its half column of lament with the same words
 If what 1t says be true, and we do not doubt il a bit, We hope tha, jt does not lay all the blame on IL Of course. wn have had something ro do with it but t must take the principal part of the blame for eX. istine conditions on itself. Any body or any paper who will do any thing or anyone for the money there is in it should not be the least bit surprised 10 find out that NO BODY loves them. and when they do find it out they should not cry their eyes out about 1t.
 The editor of the News Miner during the course Of his witticisms said that tn" copy of The Citizen which did not mention him or his paper was the cleancst and mos, intelligent issue ever issued during the seven years of it's existence That is not very complimentary ta himself We cannot help agreeing with him. however. that if you ill sist on playing with backing you cannot help getting spots on your self
 The News Miner now has it's copy for tomorrow evenings editorial and after its readers have digested what it has to say, if they will kindly turn 70 the cartoon on the first page of The Citizen of this morning they will find the picture or the News Miner editor-or at least what he is Gakins of himself.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05

struCtion. Any or all of these arti- board, and 1t will add greatly to the comfort and attraCtiyeness of tn" library if they can all be in place before the thrush of tourists | may be that several will like to cooperate in supplying one or more of these furnishings, or that a church or lodge or other organ, zation will welcome the opportunity to be thus represented at the li- brary But whatever may be de cided upon in this connection so generous has been the respone here tofore both by individuals and SO cieties whenever a need has arisen. that the library board feels Sire that in this emergency also the public has only to learn what ie wanted to come again to its as sistance
 The parking has now been com pleted on both sides and seeded. and the new grass is already begin ming to make It's appearance. This will be a thing of beauty in short time if not only children but grown people as well will take pains al ways to use the walk and not to step on the soft, newly-made ground. The janitor has put in many days of hard work, mostly without re muneration. on this parking and other work about the library. and the public can best show its app,"-
 iation by dong it's best to keep il in perfect condition
 The number of books taken ou- during the past month has again exceeded all previous records. 34O having been drawn in May. Of thesn 275 were fiction literature, +5 history, economies art, 1 reli- zion. 47 were taken out on juvenile cards and 29} on adult cards Fair banks is certainly reading com munity no matter what the weather may be. nor how great the other attractions Oi this most beautiful season Or tne year.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05
Local News Items

Is expected that shortly after bis arrival al Valdez the annual ap- portionment ol funds for road work throughout Alaska Will be made
 Announcement has been made to the effect that the funeral of Noah i,OulN. The Circle old timer who re
 nul il"u art nc hospital vIll be heid Tuesday morning at 9.%O o'cIcch from the Catholic church
 Patents have been received at the land office for the C. T Crozier and Lars Erickson homesteads The former is located on Pearl erect and the latter on the Fox trail
 Max koAIu.. the well kn 4,u .ii askan artist. and his wife are back in Alaska, having recently arrived at Anchorage.
 Peter D. Gverfied. formerly on the district bench here. IS reported 10 be located at the scene of a new mining stampede at Oatman. Ar.- .-hfIl'tr llAo Ic tlllNt dl lgoS sh IT. -cles however. is still open. Fred erick F. Fuller being in charge The two former jurists are now legal partners
 A. (. SlippeIn and Rolf Brandt the two young piano tuners who have advertised their coming to Fairbanks this summer in pursuit of their vo- cation. are reported to have recently left Juneau fol other coast towns.
 Territorial Mining Inspector Willi- am Maloney is reported to have started for the interior from his headquarters at Juneau
 The government labor commission which settled the railroad strike at Anchorage has gone back to the states, according to reports receive l here
 Prospects are good for the organ zatlon of d Carbere' union in Alaska. effect that organizers have started north from Seattle
 A. H. Handles, superintendent 1t the interior mail service. with head quarters at ranana, was an arrival in town on he Delta.
 Mrs. Leslie D. Bennett arrived here Saturday on the steamer Delta from Ruby.
 M. R. Boyd has received patent for No. g. lief; limit first tier bench of Goldstream.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05
RAOlUM NEVER SEEN
 IN NATURAL STATE

Radium is a metal and is describ ed as having white metallic lu8ter It has been isolated only once or twice and few people have seen it. Radium is ordinarily obtained from it's ores in the form of hydrous sul- phate, chloride or bromide and it is in the form ol these salts that It is usually sold and used. These are all white or nearly white substances. whose appearance is no more re. markable than common salt or bak ing powder Radium is found in na ture in such exceedingly small quan- titles that it is never visible even when the material is examined with a microscope. Ordinary radium ore carries only a small fraction of a dium will never be found in large quantity because it is formed by the decay of uranium, a process which is wonderfully slow, and radium it. self decays and changes to other elements so rapidly that 1t is i'm possible for it to accumulate natur ally in visible masses Minerals that carry radium, however, are fairly easy to detrmine One of them pitchblende, as generally found, Is a black mineral about as heavy as ordinary iron. but much softer The principal radium mineral, carnctite has a bright canary-yellow color. and is generally powdery. There are other radium bearing minerals Of less importance.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05
New Writing Room
 For the Library

At the last meeting of the librar; board it was decided to furnish the larger Of the two rooms facing on Front street m the George c. Thomas Memorial Library as writing room: in which small committees can meet advantageously and where friends can make appointments for quiet chat without disturbing readers in the main room.
 A writing desk with the neces- sary materials for it's use is the first requisite. Other needs are a mirror, two medium sized or one large rug, and additional chairs, in mission style, or of similar con
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05
UNION MEETING
 THIS EVENING

There will be union meeting this evening at Eagle hall the o. casion being the getting together of the Pioneer Women of Alaska and the Native Sons X Daughters, and the Pioneers It Is the regular meeting night of the Pioneers and is the first time that the Pioneers, Pioneer Women and Native Sons & Daughters have been gathered together as organizations.
 There will be a program and the usual eats, with The Alaska Straw berry" at the head of the list will be in evidence The guests are to meet with the Pioneers at o'clock, after a short business meeting of the latter.
 w ldoW hits man who lnsulted her" says headline
 Ua the widows (S) mite
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05
Divorce Fastened
 By Alaskan Ice

LOS ANGELES. May -Saddenou by an experience of the world, the unkindness ot man. and a desire to sob out her story on the shoulder of her mother, Mrs Margaret H
 Rhind, r years old, will start soon for Alaska. The story as she tOlC it in the divorce court yesterday
 was that of light-hearted girl
 filled with the wonders of great city. Mrs. Phind was sent from Fairbanks, Alaska, to Los Angeles to be educated. She met Charles F. Rhind and he rroVed to be ar impatient wooer.
 Though he IS her senior by thirty five years, she was first attracted by him, then learned to love him.
 The result was that three weeks after they met they went to Santa Ana and were married. But spring and fall may not mate and always
 be happy. The wife wore her beau t full dark curly hair down on her shoulders. She looked very young,
 probably she acted very young.
 Life turned from rosy hue to dismal brown. Mr, Rhind had been married before. There was .
 child by that marriage as old a' the school girl wife. She said that Mir Rhind drank. and once when
 he had been imbibing she testified l before Judge Wood in divorce pro ceedings that he sparked her with hair brush It hurt and humiliated the child wife.
 She was huniliated when she said he came home one night bringinG meat for their dinner, and seemed to enjoy seeing the dog eat it. Lite
 was one continual quarrel Innocent | r could not reason with the eyes of 52 They separated last March. The trial of the divorce suit was
 originally set for July 27, but be | cause Mrs. Rhind wants to reach Ter parents before the ice closes in, Judge Wood advanced the case on the calendar until yesterday. He granted the decree. but it will not
 be entered until July 27. Meantime
 the court wants the assurance that Mrs Rhind has really gone to Alaska. The couple whose troubles are above referred to are well known here Mrs Rhind is the daughter of Mir and Mrs Frank Young, and
 Mr. Rhind was formerly a solicitor and collector in the employ of the Northern Commercial company.
 Old DawsoHites corroborate the
 statement of Fred Rhind's former
 marriage contained in the divorce story His daughter is now about
 Is years of age, and was born on a
 scow on Lake Lcharge while MT
 Rhind and his first wife were coni
 ing into the country. The first wife
 was divorced in Dawson in 1902
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05

2. of the inhabitants Of the terri tory prefer drought that every rcr son who voted for fl wer" enau les uI The territory and that thtr li- l,r-e to live should be revos"l I always take differences of 0plni- rn- 10 make arguments.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-06-05
RAILROAD NEWS

together with his family and Mrs. G. FentOn Cramer. sailed from Sc attle for Fairbanks on May 31, ac- cording to word received here. Sev- eral office employees of the cOmmis- sion are also coming in with MT. Riggs
 F II. Bailey division engineer in charge of he railroad work now being done at Nenana. is of the opinion that it may vat ha nacae- sary to change the townsite previ- ously located on the north side of the Panama river to the south side of the river, near Dukes trading post. The matter, however will not be decided until after the arrival here
 Commissioner Riggs
 The work of driving piline for the warehouses. etc, at Nenana is now progressing. It is very difficult on account of the frost. Steam P'4AINo di c' 44AS '''' u GU AiiSii' ''i thawing the ground, the piles being driven the next day. About l 00o @ards of pili?g are to be driven. G. Fenton Cramer and J. Casson Williams, composing the present To- cal office force of the Alaskan Ell 2ineering commission left on the Midnight Sun Saturday for a trip to Nenana. They expect to return some time today or tomorrow The Sun came up to get d load of sup plies. WoodDury Abbey. in charge of the government survey at N. mana. was one of the passengers
 The fast boat of the Engineerin- : commission which is to be operated on the Tanana between Fairbanks and Nenana during the coming sum mer will be equipped with a water proof and fireproof safe. To the safe buoy will be attached by a 30foot rope 10 prevent the chance to losing the safe. should the boat sink
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
BLUFFINC The U. S.
French Newspapers See Dual
Purpose in Raid.
Force America to Break Block
ade or Sue for Peace.

Paris, oct. 10.-Under the headings
of "Blackmail' and Defiance" the
morning newspapers print in promi-
nent position every scrap of news OBJ
tainable about the submarine cam
paign on the American coast, accom-
panied by plentiful comment.
The general sentiment of the press
is that Germany is challenging the
United States with a conviction that
the challenge will not be taken up,
and that neutrals must see today that
they acted unwisely in not "nipping
the sui marine warfare on commerce
in the bud
The newspapers express the opinion
that the submarine campaign off the
American coast is the last touch to a
situation which is becoming impossible
owing to the sinking of Scandinavian
and other neutral ships. They de-
clare that neutrals must feel bound
to act, as the navigation of the whole
world is affected.
The Gaulois says:
Germany imagines that American
merchants and the big trusts seeing
their overseas trade paralyzed will de-
mand that Washington intervene for
peace or force Great Britain to loosen
the blockade. Berlin believes with the
elections approaching, President Viii
son viii give way"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
Gold You Can See Thru.

Gold, which becomes so important
in wartime, is an extremely interest
ing substance in many ways.
1t can be beaten so thin that 1885,
600 leaves of it piled on top of one
another would only reach an inch in
height. When beaten into the thin
nest possible sheet it becomes ira
parent.
Gold, too, can be drawn into the
finest wire of any metal Michael
Farady, the great British chemist,
once calculated that he could make
a gold wire from four sovereigns long
enough to go around the earth.
1t is because gold can be beaten so
thin that tobacconists are able to use
real gold for tipping cigarettes. and
yet not charge an exorbitant price for
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
KANSAS JOY RIDE
Nearly 10000 New Autos in
State Since July 1, 1915.
Prosperity POurs Money Into
Motor Factory Centers.

All Kansas seems determined to
participate in a wild joy-ride if fig
ures obtained from Curtis Myers, of
the state automobile department, are
a criterion. Since July 1, 1916. 1867
789 new automobiles have been regis
tered in Kansas, an increase of 37,723
over the automobiles purchased from
July 1. 1915, to Oct. 10, 1915.
This means that the people of Kan
sas have spent $30,S94,137 more for
new automobiles in two and one-half
months of 1916 than they did in the
same two and one-half months of
1915. The average price of an auto
mobile purchased by a Kansan is 1919
and this multiplied by the 37,723 in
crease makes the thirty million odd
dollars,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
Forestry Preparedness.

The president of the American For
estry association voices a timely warn
ing against wasting timber resources
at the moment when other nations are
sacrificing vast quantities OF timber
to the uses of war. Americans are
proverbially careless of their natural
resources, and this word of caution
may well be needed
Modern artillery has blasted great
tracts of forest lind with its deadly
fire Towns have been destroyed that
must be rebuilt after the storm has
passed Great Quantities of timber
are used in tie construction of
trenches and temporary shelters. In
many directions there has been created
an abnormal demand for forest prod
ucts. To meet the need in part.
Great Britain is row denuding some
of her famous old wood lands France
has adopted the same measures
In normal times the United States
imports lumber rom Germany and
Russia. but war has stopped this proc
ess. Yet we continue to send Ameri-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
REICHSTAC UPSET
German Statesmen WrangIe
Over U-BOat Warfare.
Cloud of Uncertainty on Action
To Be Agreed Upon.

Berlin (via London), Oct. 10--De-
clarations and counter declarations re-
garding the attitude of the Centrum
party toward the submarine question,
the burning issue of the day leaves
the S tuation extremely foggy. There
is n cloud of uncertainty as to how
the clerical members of the reichstag.
who hold the balance of power. will
vote on the decisive ballot regarding
the conduct of the war
The Cologne Volks zeitung, repre-
senting one branch of the Prussian
center, declares that the Centrist
members of the Reichstag are in no
wise convinced by the arguments
against submarine warfare.
On the other hand the Centrist par
liamentary correspondence-the rec
ognized publicity bureau of the Cen
trist reichstag group-declares com
pletely unjustified the announcement
of the Lokal Anzeiger that enough
clerical DEPUTIES have broken away to
give majority perhaps to the side
favoring ruthless submarine war.
For Ruthless U-Boat War.
I'VE wonld emphasize said the
bureau, that the Centrum's declara-
lions and the attitude Of its members
in committee are in complete accord.
The situation is to be interpreted
solely as an attempt to define pre-
ClSely lIle responsibility OF the cnan-
cellor before the reichstag on the
political aspects of the question of
ruthless submarine war.
The supreme military command,
and therefore ultimately Field Mar
shall Won Hindenburg, is alone COM
petent to pass upon the military side
of the entire question. 1t is wrong,
however, to deduce from this attitude
of the Centrist members of the COM
mittee. a rapprochement with that
ipo
rine warfare under all circumstances"
The bureau says that the Centrum
is endeavoring to harmonic contend
ing standpoints, feeling that the con-
troversy over the submarine issue, un-
less terminated. will have lamentable
effects on popular sentiment.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
new WAR BRIDE
Costly Meat Yields Armour 400
Per Cent Melon.
Distribute Stock; Raise Capital,
20 to 100 Million.

Chicago, Oct. 10.-With bacon re-
failing at 35 cents a pound, Armour &
Company, big packing house, will cut
400 per cent melon. The distribu-
ton will be in the form of a stock
distribution which will increase the
capital stock of the company from
100000 to S1O0,OO0,O0O. The last
income account of the company, made
public in 1915, showed that after de-
Quoting 10 per cent dividends on out
standing capital, the company surplus
was over $9S, 100000.
Financial authorities say that the
war contracts accepted by Armour &
Company have been vastly profita BILE
and that the surplus is now much
more than s100,00O,00O. r. J. Dun
ham, vice president of Armour &
Company, in announcing the increased
capitalization, said the step was sim
ply reimbursement of the capital of
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
Up CAME
President Planned Taking In
World Series, but
Has to Stay Home Because of
Submarine Crisis.

Long Branch, Oct 10.-President
Wilson gave his entire attention today
to considering facts collected by the
navy department regarding German
submarine attacks On merchantmen
off the American coast. He had in
tended going to Brooklyn for the third
baseball game of the worlds series,
but changed his plans to devote him
self to the foreign affairs of the ma
ton.
The president shut himself in his
study this morning and went careful
ly over all the evidence collected so
far While this evidence was not Civ
the president has received no infor-
nation necessitating drastic action by
the American government.
No Immediate Action.
1t was not believed that the Amer
lean government would take any i'm
mediate action on developments to
date in the renewal of German sub
marine activities but serious consid-
Grafton was given to the question of
whether attacks on merchantmen so
near the American coast do not con-
stitute a virtual blockade of American
ports.
James Gerard, American ambas-
sador to Germany who arrived in New
York today from Germany, is not ex-
pected 20 see Mr.. Wilson until next
week. 1t was stated authoritatively
here that Mr.. Gerard does not come
on any peace mission and that his trip
has no connection with the submarine
warfare, but that he is simply on a
vacation.
President Wilson plans to leave
Shadow Lawn tomorrow afternoon for
Indianapolis, where he will speak
twice Thursday afternoon. 1t was
said here today that he had shown no
indication of cancelling the Indiana
polls trip which was taken as a sign
that so far he does not consider the
submarine situation critical.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
MINES. CUT CABLES
Possibilities of Visit of U-Boat Are
Without End.

Washington, Oct. 10.-Possibility
that German submarines operating off
American coasts may cut the Atlantic
cables, Gripping communication with
Europe or sow mines in transatlantic
steamship lanes, brought new men
ace into consideration.
What action the United States could
take if the Atlantic cables were cut is
a matter of doubt. officials said. When
British forces destroyed the German
cables, no action was taken by the
United States
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
NO MORE U-BOAT RAIDS
German Ambassador Said to Have
Made Promise to President

Shadow Lawn, N. J., Oct. 10.-Ger-
many has promised, thru Count Won
Bernstorff, there will be no more u
boat raids on the American side of the
Atlantic, according to a report here.
The German ambassador, it is said,
made this pledge to President Wilson
at their conference yesterday
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-10
DEATHS AND FUNERALS

GLADYS OLSON, age years and
9 months, died Saturday in Lovett.
Wyo. She was the daughter of DIR.
and Mrs. Ed Olson. formerly of Bur-
lingame, Kan. The body will arrive
in Topeka this evening and the funeral
will be held at 1900 o'clock Wednes-
day morning at the home of G. r.
Brown, 1874 West street.