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The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-27
SHELDON PARTY
 REACHES COAST

In wire received here yesterday afternoon by Mrs. J. H. Caskey from her sister and niece, Mrs. J. E. Ro- barts and daughter Mona, who are enroute to their home at Anchorage after having visited Fairbanks, it is stated that the party reached Valdez yesterday morning at 10 o'clock, A Sheldon line car with Robbie Shel- don himself at the wheel took the party through. The ear left here last Wednesday morning at o'clock the trip being made in two hours over three days
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-27
German Ship Sunk
 Running Blockade

LONDON, Aug. 25, Word was re- ceived here from Ymuiden. a Holland seaport, that the crew of the German steams hip Renate Leonshardt had been rest led and landed there. The London war office ton sht admitted that it had received news of the of the vessel, but no state, ment was forthcoming as to the man. ncr of the sinking.
 The German steamship was in termed at Rotterdam for the period of the war. Her ", however. stole the steamer out of the harbol and attempted to run the British pa trol blockade and return 10 Germany.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-27
SNODCRASS IN
 FR0M COAST

Accompanied by his wife and five children, W. D. Snodgrass arrived in Fairbanks las night. He comes to take the superintendency of the government farm in place of J. w. Neal, who, with his family, is soon to leave for the Outside. MT. Snod- grass comes to Fairbanks after ten years experience at the experimental station on Kodiak island.
 The party came in from Valdez on a car of the Sheldon auto line driven by Mcdonald They made the trip in five days, travelling by easy stag es, having left the coast city en route to the interior last Monday morning.
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The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-27
BOMB PLOT 10 DISTURB STOCK MARKET IS WIPED
 BY POLICE IN NEW YORK
Associated Press

NEW YORK. Aug 24-.A spectacular pic, to produce panic u tn. >o+> market by exploding "mb i'll the ol ..r> oi p Morgan Co., va, disclosed T.. ay vixen Mon Ir~cl and George Mciri1gcr arralgI III to"r ahd pleaded guilty to the cJ argc They were e..el a1 icr n,uatc sentence oi from four months j"r Erar~ in c state pcuitcutiary Sing Sing.
 Tie two men had evolved al amazing p.a, to cry.., panic in the stock market. and iii o doing make sum ranging into the hundred, ot thousands o doag Jaro0g >pccuIation, The plan to explode bomb m the M1r gan offices the purpose of causing any casualties but to start wild rnor~ that would stock market Guo raor, tumble.
 Wfth foreknovrcigc oi such cont. yclcy the tive men were in position to reap big profits
 The poice however, received clcW and arrested the two men before they could put their idea into cNecuo1
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-27
NEW STRIKE
 IS REPORTED

Recent arrivals in town from lower Goldstrcam are authority for the re port that Walter C. Fisher has made d strike of considerable magnitude on Spinach creek, a tributary of Goldstream, coming in on the right limit. Fisher is stated to have ground that will go $50 to the square foot of bedrock He does not yet know the extent of the pay located.
 It is also stated that pay going $1.0O to the square foot has been discovered on the flats of Nugget creek near GCldstream
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-27
UNCLE SAM WILL INSURE HIS
 FIGHTING UlEN ON LAND AND SEA
(hssOClatcd Press

WASHINGTON. D. C., Aug. 2+.-ln spite ct t'c op- position insurance companies and friends oi inc pen sion ,y>tem commission Of the house representative, ha, finished consideration o the soldiers and sailor, ia urauce bill and expects introduce the floor ol the house Tuesday.
 Though considerable opposition s expected 10 develop from quarters affected by the provisions H the proposed law. members of the committee having it ii charge believe ii will pass the house in practically the present form.
 The bill proposes that the government carry the 1nsur ncc on the soldiers and sailors and pay losses for deaths and disabilities What amounts stipulated in the pro posed measure have been made known Early advocate, of the law placed the death claims S4OO) each
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-27
MILE, RACE TO FEATURE BIG
 CELEBRATION

That a mile race between three local long distance men will be 6 curtain raiser for the big automobile race that is to be held at the park on Labor Day. September 3, is the announcement made by the park com mission. The men entered are George Herring. who made quite d record for himself as sprinter at the Uni yersity of Washington, and who has carried of number of races here; Chris Vachon, the all round athlete who thinks that with little train ing he can beat Herring, and Sam DumboIton, who, until the coming ol Herring, held the local championship.
 This race will precede the automo- bile race, the latter now being q certainty. according to the members of the park board. It is understood that five, the required number Of cars which must enter before the race will be started, are already as sured and that several more will, in all probability, be entered. Fur ther announcement concerning the prospective racers will, however, be made during the coming week.
 The series of baseball games be tween Nenana and Fairbanks will be feature of the celebration The first game is to take place on Sun day afternoon and the second on Monday morning. Should it be nee essary to play a third game, it will probably take pace at the conclu- sion of the automobile races on Monday afternoon
 On Monday evening there is to be dance at the Loyal League Ar mory. II is also probable that other attractions will be arranged for the celebration,
 To insure the coming here of the Nenana baseball team for the Labor Day celebration, the Fairbanks base ball team will make the trip to the railroad town today for game. It will then be up to Nenana to play return engagement with Fairbanks, and therefore the ball players from that town will be here next Sunday morning It is also stated that a number of other Nenanaites plan to attend the celebration, mixing busi- ness and pleasure together, as they wish to make a trip here before the close of navigation anyway,
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-27
GIRL FOR BRANDSTROMS.

Al the residence of MT. and Mrs A. Livingston yesterday afternoon at 2:20 o'clock, baby girl weighing seven and one-half pounds was born to Mrs. J A. BIandstrom. Dr. NJ. F. Hall. who was in attendance at the birth reports mother and daugh- ter as doing nicely Mrs. Brand strom is from Eureka creek in the Hot SDIings district, where her hus- band is engaged in mining, and ar riy ed here only Thursday morning on Panama The little new ar rival has been cl.istened Clara Eliz. beth
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-27
VIEWS
 FROM NENANA

EENANA. Aug. 24.- Tomorrow ev- enlng after the show at the Coli -eum Mrs. Thomas Riggs, Jr, will make public presentation Of the stl- Yer cup whicn she offered for the best cultivated and most beautiful vegetable and flower garden in Ne mana, to Mrs John Dwyer. The award of the prize Was made by a committee Of judges composed of Ng-. NJ $. Love, Dr, F, l.. Forbes and Dr. D. II, More. The prize was not awarded upon the eXtensjyeness of the gardens, but on the variety of vegetables and flowers grown, Mrs Riggs expresses herself as well pleased with the effort put forth by the contestants for che prize.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-27

Mrs. Beatrice Boiling, one of the popular lady clerks at the post of flee, is reported to be seriously ill. She was better last right, according
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-27

Howard r, Curtis, chief commis- sary officer of the commission, to- day received confirmation of the ru- nor that has been ir circulation both here and at Fairban!,; Tor the past ten days, of the sinking of a barge at St Michael loaded with a quantity of railroad construction ma terial consigned to the Alaskan En- gineering commission. The wire is from St Michael and says that the barge Bill was sunk, carrying down with it 500 seventy-pound rails, 590 kegs of spikes and 2,446 angle bars.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-27

to the report, but Thursday night her life was despaired of for time. Her many friends expect to see her short ly on the road to recovery
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-27

Lyman E, LongfelloW, of the Al askan Engineering commission force who received notification that he had been drafted into the army some tune ago, received d telegram tonight ordering him to report 10 the nearest qualified medical officer for a physi- cal examination. His case will then be placed before Commissioner Riggs, who has been named as exemption officer in the matter of drafting En- gneering commission employees.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-27

Those liable under the decisio for the illegal dividend of S33 72O and who will pay promptly when t1al adjust nent is made Dave Yarnal L. R. lesson, John l.. Me- C1inn and R. C. Wood each in the of SS45O, accord ing to the statement Mr. Wood yesterday explaining the matter Mr. Wood further said that dividends aggrc eating S1OOOO belonging Mr. Yarnal in the settlement of the banks affairs being held by the receiver pre- ,umaby the purpose of applying them his part Of the S3372O
 That an appeal the decisions of the district here and the appellate court to the supreme of the United States is probabe also stated by Mr. Nood is also probable he says that suits will be instituted i'll the local for the application of the Barnette and other trust funds the judgment.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-27
RECEIVER WINS APPEAL
 IN ONE OF BANK CASES
 IN SAN FRANCISCO COURT

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 2+Thc appeal to prevent the of the ill the Ot the NashngonA tska bank Fairbanks Alaska, otalng S34/2O to r. c. Noyes receiver was lost the United States court ot ap eals here The originated by the receiver against the directors hinged the directors declaration O dividend of $3572O April F. 1910. The dividend represented twenty per the outstanding capital stock. The re cciver sued for the the dividend, declaring that
 had been paid without cash surplus to uSlly the trans action. The receiver given judgment by the d1a court, holding the payment illegal Inc recover also secured judgment for the of S2l OOU stock from the directorate which, the court hcd had been illegally rendered. Both overrued appelees claims that the receivers complaint failed Ot aCtO dd not plead statutes involved They also held that the endeaNo of F. T. Barnee the president ot the bank, to hqudac the creditors through sale ol personal property could not have bearing the individual of Barnette or d' recors in announcing dividend and surrenderng stock contrary law Thirty thousand nine hundred i've dol lars and xtyfive realized at this sale apphc on the claims against the bank and the directors conended that their joint liability thereby met to some extent
 The court held that there has been joint ahHE that }arnecs transactions affected nN own interests alone and that all those named in the receivers complaint shall be obliged to answer for their individual The directors named are John A. lesson, l.. R. Peoples James w. f1 Ray Brumbaugh R. C. Wood and John l.. Nc(inm
 The foregoing wire was received yesterday b> Thy Citizen direct from the western headquarters oI the \~S ciaed Press at San Francisco It k quoted practically yer batim It means that the decision Judge Irrdcrlc J.. Fuller in one of the Washington \aska bank ha~ been affirmed by the appellate which dccl'on &INc the receiver of the Washington AIasla bank N?+/Z0, II d, can be collected into the general fund o the de tunct institution
 The appeal brei prepared here and sent to the court O appeals shows that the following liable for the re turn to the bank of stock in the sum o1 S2l,Oo0:
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-27

The wire further states that diver is now enroute rom Seattle to St Michael to salv se the cargo, but that it is doubtful if any of it can be raised in tiae to be forwarded to Nenana this season.
 Commissioner Thomas Riggs. Jr, is lately in rece. pt of d letter from d Philadelphia friend who is d ser grant in an aI bulance corps now in France. The letter discloses many startling facts concerning the atroci- ties of the Germans as seen by the writer. French soldiers returning to the base hospitals where the writer of the letter WIS located, told of seeing comrade crucified to the door of a dugout The letter also states that the famous Gordon High flanders had tn same experience. AS the result of these discoveries, says the letter, the French troops are giving no quarter and taking no prisoners.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-27

Liquor registration books for sale a. THE CITIZEN.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-08-27

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The Washington times., 1917-11-25

much more manageable. 1t would
cease to be an aeroplane and be-
come a true mechanical bird.
Increase Of size and of engine
power are not all that are needed.
There are secrets Of construction
In the birds wings not yet COM
pletely analyzed. The feathers evi-
IDENTIFY count for much; they are
not a simple cover or an adorn-
ment. but they have an important
function, a necessary part to play
In the act Of flying.
When an aeroplane Is seen in
high fight its likeness to a bird,
or to a gigantic dragon-fiy, is
startlingly realistic, but when it
rests on the ground the crudeness
Of Its construction becomes glar-
ingly apparent. Cannot and Will
not the things that II lacks be sup
piled? Surely they can and they
will.
The nearest perfect aeroplane
of'today will seem, to those who
look upon its successor OF the next
decade, like the form and ma
chinery of Fulton's first steam
boat compared with those OF the
swiftest and most luxurious prod
uct of modern shipyards. What
would have seemed even to him a
dream of unattainable perfection
has now become a commonplace
fact.
1t will be the same with the de-
volopment of the asrOplane. l
would not dare to fix the limit 70
the number of passengers or the
weight of freight that may be
carried through the air, to no
body's astOnishment, BY the year
1880. Give US peace. give US an end
forever Of wsrbreeding dynasties,
give US the whole world wrapped
In the mantle Of universal brother
hood and genius-frseing demOe-
raey, and there viii come upon
this planet such 4 millennium As
no seer or prophet ever saw IN hi'
dFeama Through mah-made
millennium only can We VIA
0od,aivon onA
The Washington times., 1917-11-25

THE Caproni brothers, the
great Itlaian aero construc-
tors, are not straining any
body's credulity in predicting
transatlantic aerial traffic and the
running of aerial trains for pas
sengers and goods at a speed ap-
preaching 200 miles an hour, and
all to be accomplished shortly
after the termination of the war.
Many foresighted persons have for
some time been looking forward
confidently to Just such a consum-
nation Of the enormous progress
that this originally American in
vention has exhibited, under the
stress Of war, within the past three
years.
Everybody knows that the aero
plane has come to stay" and that
we have seen as yet hardly more
than a beginning Of its develop
ment. The paths Of the air are
opened, but its great highways are
to come. The best Of the aero
planes of today are, to those Of
the not-far-off future, like the car
ayals Of Columbus to modern ocean
liners. Yet to attain the point al
ready reached the progress has
been SO widely rapid that we are
not apt to appreciate the wonder
Of II.
Here is a fact that may serve as
a kind of milestone by which to
measure the amazing distance that
we have traversed:
Not long before his death, which
occurred in 1907, Lord Kelvin,
who for many years had stood at
the very forefront Of English SCI
enee, paid q last visit to this eOun-
try Just at the time when the news
Of the secret flights Of the Wright
brothers was beginning 10 leak
out When ! spoke to him Of what
these inventors were doing and Of
the growing hope that mechanical
fllght would soon be an accom-
plishod, practical fact, he shock
he head and dsclared that these
tAlan could nsEaF n anythlnl
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
Enormous Possibilities of the AerOplane
The Marvels That VIII Follow Peace
By Garrett p. Serviss

ity pronounced the aeroplane to be
only toy it has established itself
as one Of the mightiest weapons
with which warning nations con-
tend for victory, and has made its
immense practical usefulness so
evident to everybody that thou
sands are longing for the end Of
the war, If for no other reason
than to see what peace can do in
turning this terrible "toy" into an
instrument Of human advance
ment, to which the entire history
of civilization can present few
rivals.
There are many possible ways in
which the aeroplane can be i'm
proved. Today it is a soaring, cir
cling eagle; but 1t is not as the
eagle when It flaps his wings.
Will there ever be a wing-fapping
aeroplane? If there could be many
advantages would apparently be
gained. Sudden turns In the air,
direct motion toward an object,
taking fight and alighting would
all be rendered easier through a
more flexible control Of the wings.
Merely the ability to tip and turn
them independently Of one another
and Of the rigid frame Of the ma
chine would make the aeroplane
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
Its Development in the Face of

more than interesting scientific
toys, incapable of playing any
part in the practical affairs Of the
world. Yet at that very time, or
Immediately afterward, one Of the
Wrights made a fight of more
than twenty-four miles.
A year after Lord Kelvin's
death, orville Wright began to
carry passengers, and Wilbur
Wright few fifty-six miles, re-
naming an hour and a half in the
air, and Lord Kelvin had been but
two years in his grave when Bile
riot electrified the world by flying
across the English Channel as
nonchalantly as a butterfly flut-
ters over a pond.
OF course, every reader will un-
derstand that here there Is no
challenge to the soundness of Lord
Kelvin's science or to the accuracy
Of his judgment on subjects that
he had specially studied; but the
very solidity of his fame empha-
sizes the marvellous quality Of
what was accomplished SO swiftly
in direct opposition to his settled
opinion concerning the limits be-
yond which human achievement
could not go.
Within only about dozen years
since the highest scientific author
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
An0n nV10Fc Look Well
Convripbt 1917 international News Service.

TgH
You have a big family of children
You look growing circle as prontaoe investment
Under certain conditions this Is true
But have look upon thse children solely as
OF support your workin days are over
Thousands Of fathers and mothers have had perfect
confidence yo have that Of children will
in old look that lar INTO the tuture
But they hayebee disappointed, and bitterly.
the children who were blame but the other Of the
partnerA
Did you ever see household where he mother was always wnR
ana scodinR about paG
OF vice vera. The trouble Wasa always with ma
the Kids who Il picked at and
reaetion sr6 N snd tuTns tido u love 10 the
and children cannot oA oheshsf ehh 90 not
pot ~ much Whsa tkoY at ablo 70 leaEe henA
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
When Producer and Consumer Meet.
(Continued from First

(Continued from First Column)
In the quaels Of kings the people have always found
their opportunity and betterment
In this world quarrel kings win dsappsar and the peo-
pie win get greater share Of that which they produce-
farmers mechanics lAborerS and legitimate business
There fns fat profitesring now inevitable IN war.
But win not last A the French look back 70 the rev
civil war that made ne united nation the world Win look
back 10 this that win make o earths inhabitants sell
ruling HUMAN 1EMoA
The Washington times., 1917-11-25

=
ilSneo ntsle paragraph calling At
tention to the fact that there were
little children In this e;tv m huuu1-v
that they sometimes tainted IN fha
school room or the rl..--o,,.i
-yDI VI me playground.
In reply received q sarcastic lst-
yer Irom . ecat1butor to my daily
maii. de wondered II those hungry
Sniloren were among the crowd cf
klds VINO hang around DR.. Soids-
ooeys dru9 store IN the mornings
waiting for the ice cream cone clerk
p..A..
I;..,e tT.ps saeze ere others who be-
T ygve.eleM tne plcture:
- % 'es me ven you what Is going
on, .. III
r. = eoa.Inunisy association in the Old
- iiss wALa y quietly getting 70 wolk
pnoT ~ ~ pInn y m,,z 5una. MkS. SUSIE
..~ss'a. a AnODz3, dlreetor OF play
nss. ,..,S,. -. IN nen yca about Il. This
eh;;d,s,, IiI5 .1no ~ ~ % % tor the benefit Of
a playground director, who asks 70
DS anonymous. told me Of children
W. NJ eotApse peIore noon because
my laes nae netnnR 70 eat.
lsked nef VINO were the parents
oI tnese enildren-becauss It Is Z
popular fancy that We have no more
poof. -,
ons nepneos MANY o. them are
tne eeilaren o. men VINO were thrown
oes " Iohk "nen the preweries were
Slosen oovn. many o. thsm are chill
o. arsn cl ne gnforsanat, men and
mAsser Wnas occurs.
! nope mat some Of the fanaticA
iAaiee ana gentlemen VINO have ecn-
triDuted 20 the daily suffering Of
some OF these little children BY tax
M M aEay tneir fatners enployment
tney isie when they were rnmpaging
" -. nc 1,es cow eleanon 81. . SeaEs Ter-
h:Sss .h.I:sS t1so pLo11plt.on iAW
Misnos sIogm tne reneents mere
70 say woru about II
m. =, =, t-e--s- -. So.
alSo 70 be pretty high up in = Gov
fore be nameless, uttered loud howl |
- ptMy.s NJ " me yesSsLoAy speut me
Wy MT sfooset y h5h1nt nien toou
ministration has no direct power over !
retailers and that thousands Of small
retailers never VIII Be reached
through the license system operating /
against those doing . one hundred |
thousand dollar q year business.
However, be says, Mr.. Roovar,s !
only weapon Is publicity, and suR-
the prices consumers should pay for
staple food products. Such Z list
would stabilize prices. His guRRes- 4
hon strikes me as Q rood one.
-
There n no mora s,opwiar tonic Of
tka. t6s ,,r;.s AZ tooi 4
Thsre' q ~ crcafs~ oysr,s6lsgys a., |
fEaf eonTeefsd sritk ~ D,,;es AZ
vEsrs Dricss "a not soerg
JAMES z. MAYNARD com
mander Of the Spanish War Vet
erans, talked to me about food prices
for q long time. He Is in touch with
men from one end Of the city 10 the
The Washington times., 1917-11-25

PETER F. TAGUE, that nns
broth Of . boy. he, too, Is running
for office as mayor Of Boston now
that Washington Is dry. The last !
heard Of Peter he. was raising Cain
because he declared political enemies
were tampering with his mail right
here in Merritt Chances postofhee.
To which ! say. "RatslS
The Washington times., 1917-11-25
HEARD AND SEEN
By EARL GOD WIN.

Several days ago wrote and pub
iished q little paragraph calling At
tentiOn to the fact that there were
little children in this city 30 hungry
that they sometimes tainted in the
school room or the playground.
In reply l received sarcastic lus-
ter from q Contributor to my daily
mail. He wondered If those hungry
enildren were among the crowd q
kids who hang around DR.. Sonis-
body's drug store IN the mornings
waiting for the ice cream cone clerk
to arrive.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25

There e no more popular topic of
conversation than the price Of food.
There g no greater gTifmbtiNa than
that eoRnsctsd tgitk the price Of
food. And vet tUos tiers svsr q Scdr
where prices did not sOor9
The Washington times., 1917-11-25

However, be says, Mr.. Ecovor's
only weapon Is publicity, and sug-
gests he should give out frequently
the prices consumers should pay for
staple food products. Such q list
would stabilize prices. His sugges-
tion strikes me - . good ons.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25

jim CURLEY, ths present mayor,
Is running. He was q member Of
the House. We al know him
The Washington times., 1917-11-25

L. E. SCHREINER tells me the
Union Savings Bank Is doing an ex-
tremely practical thing to aid the
Shop-Early-For-C Christmas move
ment. The bank Is mailing out its
Christmas savings checks on Decem-
ber 5.
The Washington times., 1917-11-25

He kept saluting and salutins and
begging and begging and GENERAL
CR0NKHITE kept saying NO.
Finally II took one Of the gsn-
erals aides to 50 down and squeleh
that movie man In Uniform