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The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-21
CALLAHAN CASE
 MOTION ARGUED

The motion filed by District At torney R. F. Roth for a change of the place of trial in the case of the United States vs. Dan Callahan, was argued in district court yesterday af
 ternoon. After hearing the argu- ments of MT. Roth and Attorney
The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-21
LOOKING AT TER
 HUMES|tAUtKS
 AND OPERATORS

That the government intends to do ,verything in it's power to prevent
 he war from working hardship )n settlers is shown by the bills being introduced in both houses Of
 he national congress. Recently Rep .esentatiye French introduced in the house bill providing for the sus pension of all homestead regulations Il case of the person making entry Dr having already made entry, en- listing in the military or naval ser vice of the United States.
 In the senate, Senator Walsh. of Illinois, introduced a joint resolu ion providing that the annual as sessment work required on mining ,laims shall be suspended where the owner is enlisted in the military or naval service of the United States. The suspension will be effective un il six months following the time when the party is mustered out of the service. In order to take ad- vantage of this privilege, parties en- listing must file notice of muster into the service of the government and their desire to hold the claims under the resolution.
 Copies of the two measures fol low:
The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-21

In report received in Fairbanks ed that good pay prospects have been encountered by Shippe & Go. on Alabam creek. on the Yukon side of the divide
The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-21

ls aforesaid for the years 1914. 1915 md 1916. your interests in said min ng claim for which you failed to pay your share will become the property of the undersigned. under he provisions of Section 2324, Re ,ised Statutes Of the United States.
 II. RINGDAHL.
 JOHN CARLSON.
 First publication May II. 1917 Last publication Aug 20. 1917.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-21

Roy Porter writes from Vancouver barracks. Washington, to his parents here, stating that he expects to be sent to an aviation corps camp in Texas soon to commence his army duties in aerial navigation.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-05-21
A BILL


 Granting leave of absence to home stead entrymen.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all persons who have heretofore made homestead entry or may hereafter make such entry un der any of the homestead laws of the United States and subsequently hereto may enlist in the Army or Navy of the United States shall be rxcused from the provisions of the homestead laws touching residence md annual improvements or cultiva- ton required under said laws dur ng the period of the pending war md for one year thereafter.
 JOINT RESOLUTION
 To relieve the owners of mining claims who have been mustered into the military or naval service of the United States as officers or enlisted men from performing assessment work during the term of such ser vice.
 Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress as sembled, That the provisions of sec ton twenty-three hundred and twen- tv-four of the Revised Statutes of the United States, which require that on each mining claim located after the tenth day of May, eighteen hun. dred and seventy-two, and until pat ent has issued therefor not less than $100 worth of labor shall be performed or improvements made during each year, shall not apply to claims or parts of claims owned by officers or enlisted men who have been mustered into the military or naval service of the United States. so that no mining claim or any part thereof owned by such person which has been regularly located and re corded shall be subject to forfeiture for nonperformance of the annual assessments until six months after such owner is mustered out of the service or until six months after his death in the service: Provided, That the claimant of any mining location n order to obtain the benefits of this resolution, shall file, or cause to be filed, in the office where the location notice or certificate is re corded, within ninety days from and l ter the passage and approval of this resolution. a notice of his muJ- ter into the service of the United States and of his desire to hold said mining under this resolution.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-24
Too Much Autocracy

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: The Englishman who, in The Tribune
Of the 18th. defends the use OF enlisted men
as personal servants for officers, and who
oxprcsses a willingness to polish Congress
man Miller's boots for limited time, speaks
from a consciousness trained to class distnc-
tions. each class respecting itself, but ac-
knowledging the superiority or privilege of
the class above.
We Americans have a consciousness trained
20 the belief that we are all equal-and this
makes all the difference in the world in the
u, int Of view. The American Army should
be the most defnocratic organization in the
world, and at the present time there is far
TOO much Of autoeratlc tradition governing
its makeup.
In time our army and navy will free them
selves and become truly American, in practice
as we'll as theory Meantime, Congressman
Miller's vague discomfort over the boot shin
.rg episode shows how truly American he is.
AN AMERICAN WOMAN.
New York, Dec. 10, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-24
Reinforced Concrete

New York, Dec. 21, 1917.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The MayOr-elects suggestion, pub
lished in the New York papers, recommend
ing the use Of reinforced concrete in public
schools is 20 be noted with great satisfac-
tion BY the taxpayer.
At the present time reinforced concrete
construction is the only economical and ex-
peditous form Of iireproof construction.
The writer's experience with this material
as structural engineer on the recent large
Westchester County improvements and on
work for the Brooklyn navy yard enables
him to speak with authority on the subject.
The taxpayer has undoubtedly suffered in
the past due to the failure of the authori-
ties to adapt themselves to the changing
conditions in The material market, especially
as regards school construction
While on the subject il might be pointed
out that lack Of hexiblity in the present
building code results in many expenses to
owners which do not increase the utility or
safety of the structure.
Apartment houses and lodging houses
might be built fireproof at the same cost as
they are now constructed if a proper allow
ance for the greater stability of walls in re-
inforced concrete construction was per-
mitted. ELWYN L. SEELYE.
New York, Dec 81, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-24
A Shocking Waste

Whether the failure TO employ the idle
clothing workers Of this city to make the
nuch-needed army garments is due TO a
labor union quarrel or to a disposition on
the part Of minor officials to favor "Ameri-
can Bolsheviki" at the expense Of the
soldiers. it ought to be ended. The needle
workers are here, needing employment
The machines are here, standing idle. The
soldiers are in cantonments. needing, ac-
cording to testimony and official admission,
the garments these workers and machines
could turn out. To permit this condition to
continue seems TO be the veriest folly, not
to give it a worse name.
The country is not interested in quarrels
between labor unions just now. The sol
ders who, inadequately protected, have to
meet winter winds wouldn't care whether
a member of the American Federation OF
Labor or an out-and-out syndicalist made
the shirts, underclothes and oyercoats they
need. The government oughtn,t to care
either. if the garments were well and
honestly llaQc, WIFI JuoC Ne'5Os W '4iN N''
ploves and due observance Of the labor
standards set up in this city after many
years effort. The War Department has
set its face, and properly, against having
Government work done in sweatshops or by
sweatshop methods. 1t has created board
TO supervise its work in order to prevent
this. But the question of sweatshops and
sweatshop labor doesn't enter into the sit
uation, with machines in many shops idle
and some thirty thousand or more opera
tives clamoring for employment.
There is no reason, no excuse, for pro-
longing this absurd, wasteful, harmful
state of affairs. When the government
appeals for the support and effort Of every
citizen, when special stress is laid on the
necessity for speeding up industry in order
TO enable the United States to do its share
in the war, nothing should be permitted to
keep an army corps Of workers here idle,
likely to become objects Of charity-espe-
cially when army corps need the clothes
these idle ones could turn out
New-York tribune., 1917-12-24
What No American Ever Says

The one really humorous magazine IN
TIE English tongue, "Punch," is naturally
interested in the speech Of our visiting
Americans. It was recently criticislng a
critic Of Mr.. Lloyd George, writer in
The New Statesman" who ieered at the
Biblical turns Of the Premier in his cele-
brated Paris speech. Gle used the unnat-
ural word yea twice" declared the critic;
each time it gave one shudders down the
back" Touching which Punch remarked:
"No doubt next time. in view of our obliga-
tions to U. S. A., the Prime Minister will
say Yep"
There are countless variations on this
theme. The syllable selected is probably
the most typical of all American afiirma-
tives. Yet much might be said for many
other estimable CALCULATIONS. "Yup,' for
instance. with short "u," somewhat re-
sembling the exhaust of an impassioned
motor car, has large following IN the
region of New York City. Second only
to it. hereabout, ranks "Yeh"-long drawn
and becomingly nasalized. Whence comes
the "Yes-r" which frequents our horizon?
Philadelphia, perhaps, or the Far West!
1t would require an ear attuned TO a
thousand subtle shades of vowel sounds to
identify all our American yeses
The main point is thatno American, II
he can possibly help himself, ever says
..Nro- rTboro eoov,e 20 ba a conc+i+r1tiO
antipathy to the word. Rather than he
tricked into such a proper part of speech
he will 20 to any length Of vocal distortion
and use up breath and energy on the
stalest and most elaborate slang, "Sure
Mike" "Betcher sweet life" what not. An
occasional precisian makes the exception.
He SAYS "Yes" with a real hiss--but as he
also says "bean" for "bin" and ''wear' for
"wur" he can be dismissed as an eifete
and insignificant affectation.
There are other lands with a similar
aversion to a simple affirmative. The Irish
man. says 81 did" or Il was" or any other
responsive phrase rather than stand on the
monosyllable. is the trait sign of eau
ton or cantankerousness? Or is it simply
one more item in the record of swiftly
changing speech? eyes" was "Yis" in the
best of English only century or so ago.
Who knows but that at the end of the
war yep" will appear in the language
Of the new diplomacy as Of the revised
Shakespeare!
New-York tribune., 1917-12-24
Another National Army

From The Miltrhukee JourndD
Right after January begins the siege OF
finding out just what is the taxable income Of
some 100000 Federal income tax payers.
The vast majority Of them are paying taxes
directly to the Federal government for the
first time. There will be vexatious delays
and difficulties in interpreting the new law.
The cost of living is high and there are plenty
of demands for the harassed taxpayers
money in many ways
But the war tax must be paid 1t is being
paid for good cause. Bringing democracy
and freedom 10 the world is pretty expen-
sive job, even when the government gets of
with per cent interest and low wholesale
prices on war goods. The money must be
raised Let's raise it with willingness
which spells 100 per cent loyalty. The
grumpy taxpayer will find less sympathy this
year than ever before Taking a whack at
the Kaiser is the business of the whole
American people, together with their funds,
and if ones dollars help, let him rejoice in
the privilege Of helping to put over the
worlds big job.
Tell the government of every dollar Of your
income. Then pay your tax cheerily and call
down your neighbor If ne kicks.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-24
Conscription in Ireland

The renewed rumor that conscription is
about to be extended to Ireland is improb-
able. nor is it easy to understand how this
step would, as the London correspondent
Of "The Sun" intimates, ensure the sup
preston Of Sim Fein and do more than
ANYTHING else to bring Ireland into senti-
mental unity and sympathetic UNDER
standing with the remainder Of the en-
pire. bringing about ultimately perma-
nent and satisfactory solution of the Irish
question"
In the first place, the experiment could
hardly be tried before the Irish Conven-
ton had published its conclusions. 1t is
possible that the proposed settlement may
be Of no value or may prove unacceptable
to the majority, but at least until it is
made known it is quite inconceivable that
compulsory service will be enforced in Ire
land. 1t is true that few papers of the
extreme Unionist type have been talking
a great deal about the military risk in
volved in delay and cautioning the gov
ernmont against inc udliEcI VI oNtISIIdlu-
ing the patience Of the people in other
parts of the United Kingdom. eve warn
the Prime Minister" says "The Outlook" /"
Of London, "that this country viii not toll
crate any government which attempts to
take more men out of England, Scotland
and Wales without at the same time exact
ing the proper proportionate quota from
Ireland" And it goes on to predict that
"he Will be amazed and appalled, by the
storm which will burst If he ever ignores
a feeling which is daily becoming more
prevalent and more bitter But no one
takes these threats very seriously.
Naturally, most Of the gallant Irishmen
serving with the armies in France would
have been glad to see the national service
acts extended to Ireland from the very
FIRST, but probably there are few who
would think it prudent to force conscrip-
ton now. 1t is significant, too, that tho
New-York tribune., 1917-12-24
Military Decorations

Shakespeare


The American civilian has an intense desire
TO put plume on his nat and march behind a
brass band. He will decorate an uneventful
life with any colors he can lay his hands on,
and pin q badge on the front Of his coat
whenever occasion is kind enough to offer
him a badge
Indifference to tokens Of personal dstinc-
ton is not a national Characteristic. The
American is not a coral working undistin-
guished in the mass. He is as fond as any
person alive Of the ribbon which sets him
apart.
It might seem strange that in nation Of
people keen to possess marks of distinction
no sense of drama has operated to decorate
military achievement. We know the decora-
tions Of every nation but our own. Probably
il is because the civilian has a purely con-
stabulary idea of an army. Il IS an lnstru-
ment Of an activity in which he has no idea
of engaging except in time of great emer-
gency. when he finds himself unfit to engage
in il.
Other nations know that the soldier morale
is the better for pageantry and decoration,
which give evidence Of national appreciation.
We neglect both. 1t is not wise.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-24
Christmas in the Subway

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: This is the season when we remember
with some token of appreciation all who
have served us during the year. We do not
forget our servants, uor even our newsboys
and bootblacks, but there is one class Of peo-
pie who will be forgotten b. most Of US;
hence this reminder
! refer TO the employees Of the subways and
troleys. Are they not as worthy as any +?
How must they feel when every other worker
gets numerous presents and they get none +?
May I, therefore, suggest that everybody
pay a double fare during holiday week? We
won't miss a nickel az a time. and il will
make thousands happy. Instead Of handing
the conductor 3 cents, make IL 10. or, better,
IS. saying: Double fares this week, and one
for the motorman.'
The subway and elevated guards and at
tendants should each be given 8 cents, with
the same comment. Come now, all hands,
pull together and make it Merry Christmas
for the railroad boys
EUGENE V. BREWSTER.
New York, Dec. 20, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-24

will Of the government. II has been
thought advisable TO relieve the chief Of
ordnance and the quartermaster general.
Evidently President Wilson also considers
il necessary TO take the control of tho
carriers out of the hands Of the Inter
state Commerce Commission and to put 1t
in the hands of a railroad administrator.
That, at least. is the outcome now indi-
Gated. Fortunately, the roads have done
much since the war began 20 unity opera
tion Snd develop a higher efficiency. In
spite Of their unprepared condition they
have handled in the seven months from
April to September, 1917, II per cent
more freight traffic than they handled H.
the same period last year-and last year
all previous traffic records were broken.
They have also handled the largest pas
senger traffic ever known. Moreover, the
carriers have done this under stagger-
ing pressure Of increased costs. No In
dustry in the country has responded more
unselfshly and more energetically to the
demand of patriotic service. Yet up %
this time that service remains urrecog-
nized by the government. In the face OF
increased business, earnings have fallen
and stocks of the soundest railroads have
made new low selling records.
The railroads have given their best to
the government. which has treated them
like a step-parent. It is time to reverse
that policy and to meet generosity with
generosity. In every other war industry
a fair return on service is allowed. The
owners ofthe railroads ask only fair treat
ment Their present unpreparedness and
their comparative shortage Of facilities
are due to the governments mistaken pol
lev. not to their own neglect. The govern
ment has long undervalued the economic
and public value of our transportation
system. Also its military value. Why
not admit that blunder and repair it in
sensible and magnanimous way? An IN
correct or only half correct solution of
the railroad problem at this stage would
be only another self-created obstacle to
the successful prosecution of the war.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-24
Canada's Verdict
New York, Dec. 20, 1917.


To the Editor Of The Tribune. i,
Sir: 1t might be of interest to some v
your readers to have the views Of Canao'A
on the significance of the general s'ee.l'.
held in Canada yesterday, and which resu'''s
in such triumph for the Union goyern@eAss
There was no difference between the s'or.s
policies Of both parties as 20 their ceternlL, =.
tion TO win the war. There is no one onessI vi
will question the sincerity Of SIR Nn'..
Lauriers declaration that he IS as anA.ss,
to win the war as his opponent, Sir h0V.i'
Borden. Sir Wifrid maintained that 'hs w..
untary system had not been given iair W.,
and opposed the enforcement OF the m."ss.s
service act without referendum. SIR hoOs
insisted on the immediate enforcemene o. ,,.. -.
act in order that the strength OF the Canss'-S CaI.S
forces at the 'front.' should be main'Aa.Ss
Thus, after three years of war, notw!'ns'ss.,
ing stupendous sacrifices and with mcp'a-'
in nearly every home, Canada STANDS hin 4.
Her message to the world Is ths. ~
prepared to continue with infexiole ae";l I'll
ration the struggle against the Huns s !.
they are decisively beaten and eiviiits"'-
saved ,.-.,.r
The real significance then Of the Az :.
is that Canada will back her brave s's' 49,
the front in Flanders and France ana
other theatres Of war with her last mss mar
her last dollar. WI. wICKki1
St. Thomas, Ont, Dee. 1S, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-24
The John Burroughs Pledge
Let the German People Know How
Other People Feel
To the Editor oe The Tribune.

To the Editor os The Tribune.
Sir: The Tribune's recent article by Mr.
John Burroughs, as strong and able an indict-
mcnt of Germany as words will convey to the
mind, embodied a significance which surely
is not to be disregarded. I refer to German
intriguing methods TO undermine this and
other nations in times of peace as well as
war-a menace more to be feared than mill
tarsm itself, for it works in the dark.
| suggest to you and your readers the for
nation of a society to combat this evil, and
propose as president of this organization
Mr.. John Burroughs, who has shown US the
way. MAY we not hope that with the wei
fare of his country at heart, he intends carry
ing on his good work, appreciating, as he
must. the necessity for cooperation and fear
less leadership, the utter futility Of even so
good an example as his against such an OBJ
stacle?
To achieve the desired result we must out
propaganda these arch -propagandists, and
this requires a nationwide awakening to the
peril: an urgent advocacy of the only meas
ures likely TO bring about its eradication;
complete ostracism of things German-so social,
commercial and POLITICAL; a general uproot-
ing Of every instrumentality which has ena-
bled this outlaw race to secure its present
hold or countries other than its own, from
their teachers and professors in our schools
and colleges down through every walk Of lifa
to the veiiest dregs, who, when the occasion
arises, are assigned TO the dynamiting of our
homes. factories and ships in the interests Of
"kultur."
1t Is only by some such means that we shall
prevent recurrence of these caamitous times
ten. twenty, thirty years hence, or whenever
this monstrous octopus has stretched its ten
tacles sufficiently far TO achieve its world
dominion ambition. In France and England,
perhaps. the danger has been eliminated, but
With the tenacious grip already acquired in
this fertile, easy-going land the danger will
grow apace, irrespective Of the result Of the
present conflict.
Shall we not fight it collectively with our
minds as earnestly as we intend fighting
militarism with our hands, remembering al
WAYS that the latter is only half the battle,
and of the two perhaps the lesser evil? I'M
less this is done the war will have been
fought and won in vain, for the menace will
continue its underground workings until its
grin has become throttlinc.
REGINALD JORDAN.
New York. Dec. l9, 1917.
New-York tribune., 1917-12-24
Engage Soldiers Dependents

To the Editor Of The Tribune.
Sir: Approaching .he active part The
Tribune has taken IN encouraging and ener-
gizing every effort to back up the men now
In arms in defence Of our country, might !
be permitted to suggest that you call the
attention Of the business men Of your com
munity TO ORC service they can render those
men. who are now making such great sacri-
fee that is sure to earn their hearty graft
tude and give them new courage for the WORK
before them?
This is to always give preference when
engaging employees wherever that is prac-
ticab!eJ to the mothers, the wives the sis
ters or other dependents OF men who have
sacrificed their work and their business pros
poets and stand ready TO sacrifice their lives
TO serve the United States or any of its al
lies in any branch of war service.
This has been made an imperative rule by
the Universal Film Manufacturing Company
in its New fork Offices. in its studios on the
Pacific Coast and it's seventy offices through
out the country, one of which, as you are
aware. is lotated in your territory. This
rule applies not only TO the relatives of the
two hundred employees Of Universal now in
the service but TO all women who have made
the supreme sacrifice Of giving their men to
their country.
And there is another thing we can do for
those women. Let them feel that when their
men do come home again all employers will
realize the fact that they have not become
derelcts, but that, on the contrary, they
are more effective, of more value, because
of the service they will have rendered. Let
them know that this service, with its stern
discipline, its severe trials, viii have de-
veloped and strengthened their manhood and
made them Of greater worth to themselves,
to their families and in the work to which
they will return.
UNIVERSAL FILM MANUFACTURING
COMPANY.
CARL LAEMMLE, President.
New York, Dec. 21, 1917.