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Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-09-08
SYNOPSIS.
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peter knight. def~eted for political Of
A., mis- town. decides to venture New
yoTk in order that the family fortunes
lgrpt benefit by tho expected rise of his
pLhssrrning daughter, Lorelei A we'll
enc Snou,n critic interviews Lorelei knight,
hao sage beauty with Bergmans Revue.
sor a special article. Her coin-hunting
Ioadthar outlines Eorelei's ambitions, but
nIosson. the press agent. later adds his
sSlsS9Trnation Lorelei attends Millionaire
lannon's gorgeous entertainment. She
I1aats Merkle, a wealthy dyspeptic. Bob
L11,toTton comes unlimited. Lorelei dis
oovers a blackmail plot against Harmon.
n which her brother is involved. Merkle
and Lorelei have an auto wreck. The
4pnTeIei learns her mother is an unscru-
a,.Ious plotter. She finds In Adoree DEM
SSrast a real friend. and finds Bob Whar-
~, &c liI1able Lorelei leaves her family
~. va GOES TO live alone. Lorelei and drum
Ken Ken Bob Wharton are tricked into mar
rage.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-09-08

We been waiting for louisville you
we're out with that CRATER, drinking,
carousing-"
ne bent toward her, white with
1ufy' but she blew the smoke from her
cigarette into his face, and he checked
uIiaself, staring at her strangely. She
-au seated herself upon the edge Of the
leading table. one foot swinging idly.
"ue watched him with a brooding, In
solent amusement"
are you just drunk" he said, I'M
I(eIlllnly, "or-haye you completely
'ost your senses?'
les, I'm drunk. What are you go
ing to do about it7"
J why, you mustn't talk like that;
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-09-08

Nothing except Bobs per.uI. a, al
pearance prevented the driver from
whipping up without more ado. The
night was old-and these jokers some
times pay well, the man reflected.
How'd know you'd bring it backY's
he inquired.
Matter of honor with me. Tn be
back in no time. Will ten dollars he
right? I'll make it fifteen. and YOU
can lend me your coat and hat. Wen
exchange-have to, or no joke. Is it
go?'
The offer was tempting, but the
driver cannily demanded Wharton's
name and address before committing
himself. The card that Bob handed
MIN put an end to the parley; he
wheeled into the side street and re-
moved his long, nickel-buttoned coat
and his battered tile, taking Bob's
broadcloth and well-bocked hat in re-
turn.
First one O. these I ever had on
he chuckled. "If you amt back I'll
take these glad rags to Charley Voices
hotel, eh?"
Right! The Charlevolx. But Til be
back" Bob drove away with parting
flourish of his whip.
The elevator was in its place, tie
Mailman doing, when Wharton en-
tered the Elegancia and rang the beH
Of Lilas Lynn's apartment. Once he
had gained admittance little time was
wasted. He and Merkle helped Ham
mon to his feet, then each took an arm;
but the exertion told, and Jarvis hung
between them like drunken man, a
sreg look of death upon his face.
Watch out for the door-man" Jim
my knight cautioned for the twentieth
time. Make him think you've got
souse."
aren't you coming alongT" asked
Bob.
But Jim recolled. "MeP No. Til
stay and help Lilas make her get
away"
Merkle nodded agreement. "Don't
let her get out of your sight, either, I'M
derstand? There's a ship sailing in
the morning. See that she's aboard"
Jarvis Harmon spoke 81 want you
all to know that I'm entirely to blame
and that l did this myself Lilas is
a-good girl" The words came labori-
ously, but his heavy brows were drawn
down, his jaw was square. II was
clumsy. I might have killed her. But
she's all right, and I'll be all right, too,
when l get a doctor. Now put that
pistol in my pocket John. Do as say.
There! Now I'm ready"
Bob Wharton mounted the box and
drove TO Central Park West At Sixty
seventh street he wheeled into the
sunken causeway that links the East
and West sides.
Once in the shadows, Merkle leaned
from the door, crying softly, 'Fasterl
Fasterw
Bob whipped up, the horse cantered.
the cab reeed and bounced over the
cobblestones, rocking the wounded man
pitifully.
To John Merkle the ride was terrible.
with a drunkard at the reins and in
his arms perhaps fatally injured
man, who, despite the tortures of that
humping carriage, interspersed his
groans with cries OF Hurry, hurryr'
When he felt the grateful smoothness
Of Fifth avenue beneath the wheels he
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-09-08

Wondering how she can pos
sibIy escape the drunken ca
resses of her new husband the
first night OF their marriage,
LoreIel finds the problem sud-
denly solved for her-but In a
uhastiy manner. The demons of
blackmail and intrigue which
have followed her give way to
devils OF bIoodshed and murder.
How she acts in a tragic crisis
is told in Rex 5each's best
style In this InstalIment.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-09-08

Bob Wharton and his bride and
Liias and Jimmy Knight are in Lias'
apartment celebrating the wedding
when Harmon enters. He and LiIas
are quarreling.
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-09-08

Do you believe Lilas is really
quiity-was she justified? And
do you think that Jimmy knight
will use this occasion to collect
hiackmat money!
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-09-08

(xO liz CONTINUED
Wauwatosa news. [volume] (Wauwatosa, Wis.) 1900-1948, 1916-09-08

the growl Of hungry beast. His eyes
roved over the table for weapon, and,
reading his insane purpose, she cried
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28
Passengers And
 Small Mail In

With II passengers and a small quantity of first class mall for Fairbanks, the regular Saturday stage from Chitina reached this city Saturday night. The mail for Fairbanks consisted of only one sack, although there were several other sacks for lower river points The failure of mail to reach Fair banks was a great disappointment tc many, as large quantity had haen expected. Postmaster D7a' has wired in an effort to ascertain the reason for the delay.
 The arriving passengers were Mir. and Mrs. R. c. Wood, Mrs Adolph Landaas, Miss Dorothy Bennc't, Miss Norah Moore, F. l.. Scrafford, c. A. Coburn Julius Hoffman, ni- chael Jordan. J. O'Connor and x. Hunt
 Sometimes it happens that q man is above suspicion only because sus- picion does not go high enough.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28

peCted 10 do a mans job when hc is only an infant in the crime-de tecting business. while the chic, mogul. who told the department that he did not want government as he could handle all matters of crime with his force. is either payinc an official trip to Washington to answer charges or is skinning mules on the trail for nIs own profit.
 Had Erwin kept biz mouth shut after the good work accomplished by MT Crossley. the Interior ot Alaska would today haye five skilled detectives working in plain clothes and the lone women of tNe com munity would not be afraid to Gn 10 bed at night And he was sc proud of his act that he rushed tp tic kept lady" and had her 9'lhlieN the fact that h" had the honor cf writing the telegram wAic'' r1urt"r.r9nlcd t'.e order
 THc r'arslal should be held to strict account for every crime com mittoT in tho Fourth di"i'ion in wNic', conviction is not secured and if Tho Citizen were allowed 70 fiH the penalty it would impose the sentences prescribed by law upon the perps trators of the crimes so committed and not detected. upon the marshal himself. and he would be forced 10 serve them one after tho nt
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28

THERE is one female prisoner in the federal jail, an Indian girl from down the river somewhere. who is in full possession of all her facul- ties, yet there are three matrons working eight-hour shifts to admin lster to her comforts
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28
INDISCRETIONS.

Many young people are sometimes indiscreet in what they do and say, but the indiscretions are over. looked on account of their youth. When man or woman gains ma ture age. however they should have passed the point of indiscretion and their every act should tend tc place them before the people of the community in which they reside as being above reproach.
 This thought is given birth by the reports current regarding the conduct of certain parties whose business took them from the city during the season of navigation last year. If but one-half of what is said be true 1t would show that persons of mature age and of so- cial as well as business prominence were decidedly indiscreet. to say the least.
 It is to be hoped that all the reports are rot true, which they probably are not. if for no other req son than to protect the innocent ones at home. If the stories are mere idle gossip the ones circulat- ing them should be made to desi*t but if thern be semblance o1 tr11th 1T should he a lesS0n 10 those interested.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28
F our Were Hurt In
 Railroad Wreck

It has been ascertained that, de spite the several reports received in Fairbanks concerning whether CT not there was a wreck on tn" Copper River railroad about the middle of the month, wreck really occurred And four people were injured, none of them seriously but the passengers who arrived in Fairbanks Saturday night state that everyone who was on the train con sidcrod himself lucky to get away as easy as he did.
 The collision and subsequent wreck took place during a blind ing snow storm on the Miles gla- cicr bridge A rotary snow blow outfit had been sent on ahead of the regular train. Unbeknownst to the engineer of the train the rot ary stopped on the bridge. So thickly was the snow falling that the train ahead could not be seen, the result Deln3 that the regular train, running at a good rate of speed, crashed into the rotary out fit, and three freight cars were tele- scoped.
 The four people hurt in the col lision were Julius Hoffman, J. Gius. J. O'Connor and Michael Jor- dan Hoffman was the most seri- ously injured, having received glancmg blow on the head. He was standing in the dining car when the collision took place, and was thrown violently forward. O'Connor had one of his teeth run through his lower lip in the collision. The others were merely bruised.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28
MURDERoUs GOSSIP.

Killed by idle gossip" was the verdict brought in by a coroners jury in an Illinois village the other day, after Investigating the suicide of a beautiful young woman who had shot herself.
 It is a pity that the jury could not have gone a step farther and indicted for murder all who had bandied round the false and ma liclous stories that had first slain the young woman's reputation and then slew her. Certainly every scandal moneer among them was accessory before the crime of her death.
 Killed by idle gossip" How often that epitaph might be written over a ruined life or broken heart. and how few of us can hold up clean hands and swear our selves free of blood guiltiness. We may not have originated the black story that blighted the career of a fellow creature, but we have lis- tened to it. We stood by and held the garments of those who stoned the innocent.
 Our attitude toward gossip is passing strange. We all admit that the good namG is the most precious possession of man or woman, and that to rob them of this is to make them poor indeed. Yet we, who would not take a penny from their purse, have no hesitation in filch- ing their reputation from them. We. who are punctiliously honest and would scorn to pass on a dime whose value We even suspected, pass on a scurrilous story without stop ping an instant to investigate its truth
 We, who are tender-hearted and could not bring ourselves to inflict the slightest physical pain upon an other human being have a ghoulish delight in tearing to pieces the character of even our friends. though there is no other torture that the victim would not rather undergo.
 There is nothing sacred from idle gossip. Nobody exempt It is rare ly even Intentionally malicious. It is just an evil. miasmatic wind that comes from nowhere and
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28
Personal Mention

LEACH-Mr. and Mrs. Jack Leach, of Ester City, visited in town dur ing the week.
 M'DONALD-Mr. and Mrs Joe Ne aid were in town during the week from Ester City.
 BARTHEL-Walter Barthel is in town from the Tolovana. He will leave on his return trip to the new camp during the coming week.
 HESS-Ed Hess, the Ester creek quartz man, was city visitor dur ing the week.
 HILL-E. Coke Hill, the Ruby attorney, is in Fairbanks on a busi- ness trip.
 COLLINS--Mr and Mrs. F. B. Col- lins and daughter. of Fox, were In town during the week.
 WAECHTER--Ralp Waechter. of Fox, was buisness visitor in town last week
 BUCHOLTZ-Pete Bucholtz was a business visitor in the city frol. Olnes during the week.
 PERUSSE-Mrs. George Perussc. of Gilmore. was city visitor Ire early part of last week.
 HUNT ER--Jim Hunter, the well known old timer. has returned to Fairbanks from the Outside after absence of several years.
 MARKS-Guy Marks is a recent arrival in town from the Tolovana country.
 BURNS-Mark Burns is in town from Fish creek, where he has been prospecting.
 KEYS-E. M. Keys has returned to his mining in the Tolovana coun- try, after attending to jury duty in Fairbanks.
 PATTERSON-Mr and Mrs. Harry Patterson, of Brooks. are recent arrivals in the city.
 PAULI-Miss Hazel Pauli left town Thursday for Brooks fo, an indefinite stay with her parents.
 CARLSON-C. L. Carlson, Of Wildcat creek, is recent arrival in the city.
 HOOVER-H H. Hoover, tho Fairbanks creek quartz man, is city visitor for few days.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28
Goldstream. Feb. 25, 1916.

Dear MT. Editor:
 We thank you very much for publishing the Hon. R. F. Roth's committee report. However, we are very curious to know how you got the report. Didn't the honorable Gentleman treat you with silent contempt7 When you saw the H.. c. could he give you the names of the precinct chairmen, the majority of whom are Republicans, look you in your face and not blush? We had great argument over that Mike thought that the Hon. Gent must have good reasons for placing Republicans in charge of Democrat ic primaries, but Dick declared that the Hon. Gent. is one of those hy- phenated Democrats. Democrat for personal revenue only. For Dick declared that uo man who ever he might be whatever party principles or religious belief he might follow, if he Is man of principle, he would not select men of contrary principles and beliefs to represent his party In their con- ventions or conclaves. Dick asked Mike if he thought that, if there was to be Catholic conclave in Fairbanks. would Catholic priest appoint an 4 P A. living in Tar ana to select members from there for that conclave? Or would a Bap- tist Methodist, Presbyterian, Odd Fellow. Eagle, Mason or any other organization, be it social, political 0r religious. honor persons net bo longing to their respective orders with responsible position or admit non-members in their meeting and
 uncils on equal footing? And just to think of the snub he gave us when there are plenty of good men and Democrats in every pre-, cinct who would be better suited for the purpose and would be proud of the small honor conferred on them. He, the so-called Democratic power that be. Is consigning us and our cause into the hands of our political enemies. Everywhere else it would be political suicide and it will not benefit the party here. No other man. no, not one. would do trick like that That honor belongs to the only Hon.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28

blows everywhere poisoning all upon whom it breathes.
 A man and his wife live happily together trusting each other Idle gossip begins whispering over the teapots or through the haze of cigar
 smoke some vague suspicion oi husband or wife that grows into rumor that spreads into report. that crystallizes into heinous charge. and home is broken up
 by it.
 A boy does something wrong iu the folly of his youth. He repents. tnd i> all the better and stronger .ar it. But 90 where he will, idle gossip tr Is over tH" story wi;h l. { .hvu,Gni embellishments, and shuts
 ayer9 9. or opportunity ia hi
 face
 ! A girl l.. silly sn1 iaIi5cre,, 1 Nothing is really wyon- with hoc ! ut idlr gossip b.a Erns he. Ea.u"
 Ni' tH IL hi irtN il'i tllO'' U " liiI !S
 th" thing it calls heI. ! Why shouli We hurt people with
 ,ur tongues that wn would nst i4. 1 UT" with our hands Why saouI. { "" biacken tEei" c.ara"t"ra whan we would scorn tj throY mui a, ! their clothes? Should We who de i mand authority for everything else demand none for injurious stories con clning our neighbors? 1 Idle gossip does more harm than 1 anything else in the world, and Il ! the ladies who are so fond of rc- i forming things really do want to
 start reform that will do more | for the happiness of the world than anything else, they will inaugurate an antigossip crusade. And they can begin it in their own proper
 persons. for gossip like charity begins at Dorothy Dix in
 Great Divide.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28
BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY

It is to be hoped that the readers of The Citizen will not be disap pointed in the manner of handling editorial subjects during the pres, ent troublous times. There are certain things that can be pub lished without being in contempt and that are not of a libelous na, ture, and those are the things We intend to handle in the most cir cumspert way. The old saying that "the greater the truth the greater the libel" is just as true now as it ever was, but we are not hankering after a berth in the fed eral bastile, and will necessarily forego that pleasure until such time as conditions or marshals change We will go just as far as. in our judgment. the case will warrant. and We trust our readers will see the logic of our argument.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28
CORRESPONDENCE
Deer herr editur

Deer herr editur:
 iss so mat cand stan cop so sets me doun to rite to you Iot for you dond go py yourseluf mt your paper X brodesding mt lis srantury for making our prom auentng citiz. ns so much drouble.i. If Cud walk vud make miseluf sc but i haf some bat lumbago on yon oof mi lais so haf to sei .uc doun u rite my matness to you. i dink it so bat dot granturS Inak so much drouble init beopley dot i5s trying to devilupment desc .,Untrics ant desc towns dot putrv tuik vC you: haf no body 10 do .ny dHyiupment ant i tink ve go by CurSelufs to some more towns Yair day dond got grantury vot.
 Blese go brodesding init desc e!antury for your frent.
 FRITZENHEIMER.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28

TT has been suggeated that the federal and city officials negotiate with some representative Outside firm for goodly supply of muzzles A supply of antitoXin is kept con, stantly on hand by the authorities for immediate use in case of au epidemic, so why not muzZles?
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28

! BLANCHFIELD-D Blanch- 1 field was married while on his re cent trip to the Outside, according 1 t. advices received here.
 DOGGETT-Lon Doggett returned to the Tolovana country last week.
 j.' :, s'.ort visit in town. 1 ANDERSON-Jim Anderson is q. St. Joseph's hospital, sufferer from l typhoid fever i WATKINS-Mrs. Sharpe-Watkins has arrived home from the Out side. She brought her daughter back with her. CHADWICK-Mr and Mrs Hiram Chadwick were in town last week from Ester Siding MENDHAM MT. and Mrs. W. H, Mendham are due to reach Fair banks on tonights stage from the coast.
 NEWMAN-Mrs. Maurice Newman, of Cinema, was a city visitor Satur- day.
 JOHNSON Ludwig Johnson, the Goldstream operator, is making a business visit to town FRANKLIN-Cal Franklin expects to leave today or tomorrow for Lii vengood creek after an extended visit in town.
 HEARN-Ed Hearn, the Tender foot operator, is a business visitor in the city for a few days.
 BLOOM-Herman Bloom, of Vault creek, is a recent arrival in town.
 HARRAIS--Martin Harrais, the Skoogey gulch quartz man, was a city visitor the latter part of the past week
 POLSON-Hugh Poison was in town last week from Ridgetop, where he is mining in antimony.
 THOMPSON-Mr and Mrs. A. D. Thompson, of Chatanika, are city visitors for a few days.
 MILLER-Deputy Marshal M F Miller, of the Tolovana, expects to get away this morning for Brooks.
 WILSON-Herb Wilson has re- turned from a business trip to Ne mana. He expects to go to the Tolovana country during the coming week
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28
NO CONCURRENT SENTENCE.

About the only thing that seems is the manner in which the news papers are advertising his mule teams and the exact amount of freight brought into the country under his direct supervision The fact that two murders have been committed during his short term of office, and not scintilla of evi
 dence can be furnished appears not to worry hin little bit, Joe Mill Ter, chief deputy. is the man who is doing the worrying He is ex-
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28

Democratic committeeman for this division He must either be a Hold on, Dick" Mike slips ill Don't be too hard on the Hos. Gent. We don't know how it hap pencd. It might be oversight ami all that. but you see he done well by Us. He appointed MT James Mcpike for Gilmore. We all know Jim to be a good old scout and I true Democrat. We will have square election here all right Now let Us just help Jim and try t' elect true Democrats from here. By the way MT. Editor Pete waited to know whether you 1a,r seen Martin. from Cinema since tha report came ont. How does he like 1t! Petn said how he heard Martin brag about Cinema giving Democratic majority on the last election, etc. and now the Hon, Gent. picks out a Republican for NIltIid lco- " ' ouPpoHFN that Ilit Hon. Gent wanted to punish the Chcra Dcmocra,t for yobuH r.. Democratic ticket But in spite of the fact. Pete offered to bet me Stetson hat against one of the - cigars John Moe sells that Martin will have the credentials and proxies from Cinema. I didn't take him up. Would you MT. Editor?
 The other evening several neigh bors dropped in, and We had an p4.rtl meeting, as it were, Mr. Editor We discussed the talk you gave to the grand jury, and unani- mously agreed that you did your duty as newspaper publisher, and did it well. The only dissenting voice that was raised was Dicks. He thought that you didn't make it strong enough. We'll sir, you should have heard the different opinions expressed about the mar shal by that bunch of roughnecks- and 1t wasn't complimentary. either. You would have material enough to write about for year Pete and Dick were working around O. nes last summer. when that horri ble crime was committed, which shook the whole community They told us how the Hon. Marshal Er- wins Hawkehaws and Sh"i ocE Holmes came out there in droVes to ferret out the crime, each one supplied with Conan Doyle's de tective books and continually con sulting it; how they went around asked the men where they were on the night of the murder, took another look around and usually wound up by asking each other: Do you see anything suspicious around here? I don't.' Neither do l. Let's go to the next cabin" So they continued the rounds there until someone gave them an afi- davit. We'll, you know the result of that. Speaking about that there are no trained man hunters in Alaska: Dick claims that there are right here and now in the Fairbanks district as good man hunters as ever walked in shoe leather but that Marshal Erwin don't want no man hunters in his office all he wants is proxy hunt CTS. Dick wants to bet that, al though the marshal's deputies did not get the murderer, his Chatani- ka deputy will get three proxies for him, but Dick always is looking for sure thing bets.
 Allow me, MT. Editor, one more in behalf of our meeting to expr.es our thanks for tho address you sa"t to the grand jury.
 Yours Respectfully.
 ROUGHNECK.
The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-28

'0 infer that MT. Clegg is either fool or baby. but instead to show his intimate knowledge of some lawyers and thereby prove assertions made by The Citizen in the past