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The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-02
WORK STARTS ON SECOND PIER IF
 HI. B|C BRIDGE
GARDEN ISLAND BRIDGE PIER IS UNDER WAY-OTHER
 NEARLY FINISHED

A crew of men working under the direction of Tom Blaylock and Leon ard Gear started the work of sink ing the pit for the Garden Island pier bridge across the Cinema river here yesterday morning IL is thought that the work of putting in this pier will IeqIire much less time than did the airbanks pier, owing to the character Ul the ground in which the men have to work. the pit on th" Ta1rba.ns side having been a very nlrd Cnr ,o work in with any satisfaction. The piledriver was brought across the bridge yesterday morning where 1t can be used when needed, and It will probably be placed in position to drive the piles which will be used and the tagging for lining the pit, sometime today.
 The pier on the Fairbanks side of the bridge is now practically completed. In fact, 1t Is expected that the last of the concrete work will be finished up today. All that will then remain to be done is to pull out the tagging and fill the hole around the concrete
 According to the specifications for the bridge, it's floor will be about three feet higher than is the frame work for the concrete in the Fair banks pier at the present time This will bring the floor of the bridge to height of nine feet five inches above the cribbing along the river bank In which event the bridge extend up Cushman street, in the opinion of contractors familiar with such work.
 Numbers of people in Fairbanks have expressed uneasiness concern ing the proposed height of the Fair banks bridge. And it was upon their request that the city council asked Col. w. P. Richardson, when the head of the road commission visited Fairbanks last summer, if the bridge could not be lowered. Col. Richard son left the matter with Captain Joseph Mehaffey, engineer officer of the commission. The council took it up with Captain Mehaffey, who. when he left here in the forepart of August, said that he would decide later as to what would be done His report on the matter has not yet reached here, according to the state- ment made by Mayor R. R. Myers last night.
 The structural iron work for the bridge left Panama yesterday morn ing on the Alaska. It should arrive at Cinema Wednesday night or Thurs day, from which point the barge which is carrying it will be brought on up to the dock at Fairbanks by the steamer Reliance. Therefore there is but little doubt but what the bridge will be constructed this winter, pursuant to the promise of the road commission if the material could be brought.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-02
Meet Your Friends
 AT THE New California

A Clayton, N J., man wanted rat killed on his farm. so he telephoned his dog at his home in town and had him come out and kill the rat Mighty good telephone service. In most places the rat would have died of SpnilitV
The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-02
FREIGHT WILL ALL UT HERE"
 SAYS FA|RBORN
A-Y N AGENT SAYS THAT AL ASKA HAS LAST FREIGHT
 FROM DAWSON

According to James Fairborn, gen eral agent of the American-Yukon Navigation company, all of the freight due in Fairbanks will be cleaned up before navigation closes. MT Fairborn stated that there was about ] 1000 tons yet due here and that 500 tons of this is on the two barges Peter and Pelly, which the Alaska is bringing with her
 Yesterday the Reliance brought up the barge Budweiser, which cleaned up the freight from the barges Va chon and Weasel from Nenana. The Schwatka is bringing the last of the freight from the lower river boats
 The Reliance is to be used from now on until the close of navigation in bringing the freight up the slough from Cinema to Fairbanks.
 There was some uneasiness eX- pressed among the local merchants that their shipments would not reach Fairbanks before the close of navi- gation. But unless something very unusual occurs, the freight will all be here in good time.
 The Navajo Indians are uprising Is it because they make cheaper Navajo Indian blankets in Patterson, N. J., than the poor Navajos can?
The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-02

Gano Johnson, an expert in stock breeding, believes he will succeed in breeding neckless cattle. Tucking our handkerchief between our neck and the saw-tooth edge of our laundered collar, We hasten to write that il would serve every laundry proprietor man race.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-02
LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF.

Harry karstens brought the En- gineering commission launch Sun beam up from Nenana yesterday,
 R. p. McGowan, the Nenana mer- chant is a business visitor in Fair banks.
 p. J. Lynch leaves today to begin his new contract with the Alaskan
The Alaska citizen., 1916-10-02

A Baltimore girl has been awarded $500 for kisses stolen on boat If she had missed them in time, it seems as though she could have them back before the boat landed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18
The Dnnburv Hotter.

The absolutely insincerity Of the
Democratic campaign is striklngly IL
Illustrated by the attacks made on Mr..
EiurLeg based on the contention that
he decided the Danbury hatters' case.
This attack is typical OF the effort of
the present administration at every
turn 10 impose on the public and fake
advantage Of the voters not being in
formed regarding details of legal
cases.
Mr.. Hughes was not member Of
the supreme court when the first de-
cision in the Danbury hatters' case
was rendered. The case came before
that court on second appeal, after
Mr.. Hughes was a member, on a
single question of law. viz: IL an en-
plOyer responsible for the acts of his
agents? The court decided unani-
mousiy that an employer Ii, and
Justice McReynolds, President VIII
sons appoinLee. voted just as did
Justice Hughes and every other mem
Der Of the court. TO have held the
contrary would have established the
principle that II railroad sets fire
to your barn and 1t Is burned down,
or If it's tlagman signals you that
the road Is clear and n train smashes
up your rig and kills your wife and
children, you must sue the engineer
or hagman, but cannot sue the rail-
road.
Congress passed the Sherman law,
which provided that when anyone
committed an act in restraint Of
trade he must pay damages amount
ing to three times the amount of his
act had caused. hat manufacturer,
who had been boycotted by the Dan
bury hatters union. claimed their act
was in restraint of trade and had
injured him.
The case went to the supreme court
while Mr. Hughes was Etill governor
Of New York. The court decided that
the boycott was restraint Of trade
and that il the firm alleging injury
could prove the alleged damage the
union would be responsible. The
case was then tried before a Jury and
the jury decided that damage had
been caused. fixed the amount. and
decided that the members of the
union knew. or had reasonable OPP
portunity of knowing, what their
leaders had done and therefore were
responsible. Then came the appeal
on the question OF whether the mem
bers of the union were responsible
for the acts OF their agents and, as
has been said, the supreme court de-
cided unanimously that all employers
are responsible for the acts Of their
employees. whether the employees arc
members Of union or stockholders
In a railroad or a factory.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18
Governor InvadeS CornWeIFs
Home County and Tells Home
People What CornweII is.

tFRscIAL TO TELEGRAM
ROMNEY. Oct. 1S-Dearding the
lion in his den was appropriately
exemplified here Tuesday night when
Governor Henry D. Hatfield. against
whom the Democratic orators and or
ganization have been directing their
fireworks in the present campaign
spoke in the home town OF the
Democratic nominee for governor,
and reminded his hearers in no I'M
certain terms that the Democratic
standard bearer upon being chal-
leuged to prove many of the as
sertions he had been making, failed
to accept the challenge and sought
shelter behind the cloak that he did
not desire to provide an audience
for the present chief executive.
The Democratic candidate was
called" for the statements he has
been making and a denial of the
truth defied by the governor.
The Dawson tax laws which Corn
well has always attacked, the gov
ernor declared had been a blessing
to the citizens of Hampshire county.
He showed that under the old system
which Cornwell favored, the tax rate
for state purposes would have been
$1.29 instead of fourteen cents in
/ 1915. He pointed out that If the tax
was high it was due TO the local
bodies and that while the total
amount collected in 1915 was $685.
! 600 more than 1897, the last year
Of Democracy in this state. the popu-
lation of the state had almost
doubled. the number of students or
inmates Of institutions. as the case
might he, had more than trebled
and that nine new institutions had
been erected
Mr.. Cornwell says have been ex-
travagant" said the governor. "Sev-
enty-fve per cent of all taxes collect
ed in West Virginia go toward edu-
cation and our hospitals. yet our per
capita tax is only S2.75, the lowest OF
any state in the union.
Does Mr.. Cornwell propose 10 i'm
pair our educational and hospital in
stitutions, lessen the salaries of
school teachers and shorten the
school terms in order to economize?"
The total expense of the state
government was shown TO be S137.-
512.2O. or four and one-fourth per
cent of the amount collected in
1915.
According to Mr.. Cornwell." said
the governor, good chief executives
remain in their offices. What's the
Democratic candidate for the presi-
dency doing these days? 1t will be
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18

Strange how hard it is for the
Republicans to nominate ticket
that win please the Democratic cam
paign managers! Thore is not the
slightest doubt that il some one 9th
or than Hughes had been nominated
the Democratic press would today
BE- lauding Hughes to the skies and
telling the members OF the Rcpub-
lican party how they had been be-
traycd by the bosses" They
would point to him as the one mem
Der of the party possessing the
s'atesmanship. w. integrity and tho
patriotism to lead the party in n
political campaign.
But since he was nominated. ii is
an entirely different matter. No
difference how high n regard the in
dividual editor has for Mr.. Hughes.
no difference how thoroughly the
Democratic campaign managers may
be convinced OF Mr.. Hughes's fitness
for the office, the eNigencies of a
political campaign make it necessary
for them to say everything possible
derogatory OF him. But the rank
and file OF the Democratic party un-
dorstand the reasons for the sudden
outhurst Of venom and will not be
deceived.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18

Gary tInd.) Times-What good
does steel common do US Of tho
common herd. with bread at ten
cents potatoes twenty cents a peck.
pork chops twenty-cight cents. but
ter forty cents and coal nine dollars
a ton?
Kcarney CNeb.) Hub -Four Yeas
more Of Democratic administration
would be an eternity not worth
CHANGING, 1t is better to be safe
than sorry.
Gaylord CMich.l Herald and
Times The new half dollars viii
have an olive branch on one side and
on the other an eagle in fun flight.
Wilson money,
Manhattan CKan) Mercury The
present national administration,
Judging from its expenditures during
the past three and haIf years. an
pears to interpret the word "appro-
pirate" in its sense OF taking the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18

John ]. Cornwoll while snoring
some remarks at Wheeling Monday
night about his recent speech here
forgot himself so much as 10 refer 10
the young Democrats Of Clarksburg as
rowdies Here are his own words as
published by the Wheeling Register,
THAT paper, after stating that Young
Democratic rowdies blockaded the
county court house door in order to
give the impression that the hall was
crowded-and 1t was packed 1000
strong, let me toll you that with an
other 1000 on the outside-they
charged that a bootlegger had visited
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18
Boards
LION IN OWN DEN

Shadow Lawn after November a."
! Cornwell's recent statement that
forty per cent of the premiums re-
ceived by the workmen's compensa-
ton fund was being used to operate
that department was dealt with firm
", the speaker pointing out that such
Misrepresentation were inexcusable,
that the law provides that not over
$4,000 can be spent in the opera
ton of that department, and that not
one cent except the salary of the
commissioner can come from the
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18

The relation OF the railway mon
OF West Virginia to Wilson and Corn
wen presents a strikingly contra
dictory aspect.
President Wilson. while crucifyinp
the principle of arbitration in an eff
Tort 10 force Congress to grant the
demands of twenty per cent of tho
railway men of the country. stead
lastly refused to hear representatives.
Of the great body Of railway en-
ployes, 100000 in number, or
eighty per cent Of the whole.
Tho same men TO whom Wilson
made such abicct oheisance were. IN
1911 characterized by John j Corn
well. who then opposed their de-
mands upon the West Virginia leg
ts!ature for a full crew law as
grossly immoral" and "reprehensi-
ble.' At the same time he boldly
charged the trainmen with trying 10
force the latter to impose upon The
railways by legislation and enact
ment which would compel them "a
employ 1t high wages large mum.
Der Of men not needed.
Mr.. Wilson surrendered to the
men Mr.. Cornwell so bitterly de.
nounccd,
Mr., Wilson with fine scorn and
disdain refused 10 hear the repre-.
sentativcs OF eighty per cent OF the
railway employees OF the country, OF
That part not represented in the foul
bro,herhoods whose part he took in
forcing the Adamson wage increase
bill through Congress.
II the trainmen have any cause for
supporting Wilson, they have the
same cause for opposing Cornwell.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18

The Democratic campaign in West
Virginia seems to have been mapped
out ON The supppsitiou that most Of
the people are either ignoramuses or
fools. As . matter Of fact most Of the
people arc neither.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18

Instetl Of helping 10 defeat Judge
Robinson, the Vinson. Marcum, ct al
letters. should elect him ovcrwhclm-
inEly It shows up the whole scheme.
the complete alliance between Watson
Democrats and Vinson Republicans.
II the voters of the state cant wise
themselves mp to what has been going
on and is now under way. there is
Immediate need for a decided improve
ment In our educational system
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18
NOTICE.

any person or persons having possession
Of or any Claim to missing bank book No.
zoos are requested to present same to
The LOwndes Savings Bank and Trust
Company and submit to having said book
cancelled and a new book issued in lieu
thereof
TRUST COMPANY.
BY GEO l.. DUNCAN. Treas.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18
state treasury.

state treasury.
The Republican party has kent
every promise made in its platform,
out that cannot be said of the DEM
ocratic party in the nation"
The governor repeatedly chal-
lenged denial of the regulations made
against the Democratic candidate in
his policy of misrepresentation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18

Treasurer Beall should arrange with
Gold Hill Bill 10 give a sheet Of mining
stock with each contribution 10 Boss
,Watson's popular" campaign fund.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18

It was Judge Thomas A. Brown, the
able and brilliant lawyer and publlcist
Of Parkersburg. who recently reminded
the people Of West Virginia that God
Almighty hates gutter"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18

The Exponent says 1t Ia in position
to substantiate It's charges in conuec-
tion with the Weston state hospital.
Well, there is no better time than the
present.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18

No wonder John Cornwell wouldn't
debate with Governor Hatfield. He is
having hard enough time going il
alone.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18

Taylor vincon will now probably
share honors in Huntington as Corn
wells manager with the Hon. Loud
Bill Fitch.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18

With war-made prosperity. il is
entirely proper to have war tax"
isn't it? OF course
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18

In 1904 they advertised him as
''Honert John Cornwell." In 1915 il
is just plain John" showing how
fashions change In eight short years.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18

cornweil must have been seeing
double. yea. treble and then some,
when he sized his court house crowd
here up at 1000 strong" That
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18

He kept us out of war when nobody
wanted to fight US. says the Toledo
Blade.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18

Taylor WILSON'S senatorial ambition
Is now ready for the moth balls.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18

shows there was something rotten IN
Denmark.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-18
THE DAILY
NOVELET
HUMPHREY DOwD.

Oh, what a tangled web we weave,
When We first practice to deceive.
But constant practice. sad to tell,
Makes some of rs do pretty we'll. Z
The Dermott news., 1916-07-20
FLOOD LOSS IN $
 STATES s|5,o0O,0OO
TWO CAROliNAS, TWO VlRGiNiAS AND TENNESSEE SWEPT-NINE
 LIVES ARE LOST.
ASHEVllLE WAS HARD HIT
Houses, Bridges and Railway Tracks in Five States Have Been Washed Away-Flood Waters Are Reced-
 ine-ReIief Work Is Begun.

Raleigh. N. C.-Flood waters which swept parts of North Carolina, South Carolina, Virginia. Tennessee and West Virginia taking toll of at least nine lives. rendering hundreds of per sons homeless and doing property damage variously estimated at from s10,000.000 to S15 5000. GOO were reced- ing
 The worst conditions obtained in western North Carolina. where the flood was described as the most dis astrous in the history of that section, Asheville and it's environs were the heaviest sufferers but with train ser vice at standstill as the result of washouts, slides and lost bridges. telegraph service badly crippled and roads almost impossible. it probably will be several days before the full ex- tent of death and destruction will Do determined.
 Lower Asheville still was flooded by tho high waters of the French Broad River. which went over it's banks, sweeping away mills and other manu- featuring plants and a number of homes. Two deaths occurred in the city proper. while six other persons were drowned in the town of Biltmore. 10 the east, and two score persons. in cluding members of railway con struction gang. who went down with a bridge, were listed as missing.
 Between Ashville and Salisbury railroad bridges were washed out on the Catawba River and farther south along the same river railroad and highway bridges were carried away and tracks were placed under water. Sawmills and other property. as we'll as livestock. suffered throughout this section.
The Dermott news., 1916-07-20
ACT NO. 3 WILL SAVE TAXPAYERS MANY THOUSANDS OF
 DOLLARS.
APPROXIMATE COST $46.O0O
Publicity Act Reduced Time of PubIh cation From Six Weeks to Four Weeks and Cut Price From $l
 Per Square to 50 Gents.
Little Rock.

LiAllt fNONh
 Publication of the proposed amend ments to the constitution and the in- itiated acts to be subuited at the gen e,al election November ', under the initiative and referendum. will cost only approximately one-third as much this year as a similar publication cost in 1914. The saving is due to Act No 8, the publicity act. initiated in 1914.
 In 1914 the initiated acts and amend ments amounted to seven columns and their publication cost approximate ly s611.50 per county. or approximate ly s46,000 for the entire state. This year the amendments alone will make seven columns and their publication will cost the state S200 per county or s15.000 for the entire state. The acts to be submitted this year amount to approximately four columns and will cost SIP per county. or sS.402 for the entire state
 The publication of the II columns this year will cost s23,502. a little more than half the amount required in 1914 for the publication of seven columns. The publicity act reduced the time of publication from six weeks 10 four weeks and cut the price from s1 per square to $50 per square in all papers. except those having a guaran- teed circulation of more than 5000 copies. There are only four newspa. Dprs in the state having circulation larger than 5000 copies.
The Dermott news., 1916-07-20
Standard Oil indicted.

Memphis The Standard Oil Com pany and seven of its local employees were indicted by the Grand Jury upon the charge of having refused 10 give L. L. Allen, state factory inspector, in formation about wages, hours and con ditions of employment of men hired by the company The indictment was brought upon complaint of Allen.
The Dermott news., 1916-07-20
Notify Hughes July 3t.

New York The official notification ceremonies of the nomination of Charles F. Hughes will be held in New York July 3l at D m at Car nerie Hall. Roth Colonel Roosevelt and MT. Taft will be invited
The Dermott news., 1916-07-20
Mrs Peek Gets Divorce.

Grand Rapids, Mich.-A decree of annulmcnt of marriage was granted to Mrs Clara Louise Peek Waite. wife of Dr. Arthur Warren Waite, who is in Sing sing prison, under sentence of death for the murder of his father, inlaw. John F. Peck, of Grand Rapids
The Dermott news., 1916-07-20
Mistaken For Bandits.

Prcsidio. TeN,-Onc detachment of the United States border patrol fired on a second detachment near here, mistaking it for body Of bandits. One soldier. Private Milhoun Of the sixth Cavalry, was wounded.
The Dermott news., 1916-07-20
Canadians imprisoned.

Ottawa. Condemnation prisoners in Germany were sentenced to year in jail by the Germans for refusing to make war munitions. according 10 a letter received from Corporal Daniel A Simons. formerly prisoner in Germany and now transferred to the intcrnment camp in Switzerland
The Dermott news., 1916-07-20
Carrie Nation Memorial.

Kansas CttyA committee of the Kansas W. (. T, |. has begun an ef. fort to obtain funds for a memorial to Mrs Carrie A Nation, the temper ancc worker The movement will eN- tend throughout the country,
The Dermott news., 1916-07-20
Storm Damaae In Kansas.

Topeka. Kan.-Wind, floods and hall caused a loss of s2.O0oo 900 in Kansas during June. according to monthly es. inmates issued by the local office oi the United States weather bureau,
The Dermott news., 1916-07-20
Cost Of livinq Reduced.

Washington The cost of living. at' ter rising steadily since 1907, except in 1911. took a downward trend dur. ing 1915 A report by the Bureau of Labor shows that relative retail prices during 1915 average one per cent lower than in 1911.