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The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-03


 either by getting advertisement, from you or any profit whatever. any profit whatever if the rink was sold2
 A Absolutely none al any time
 e You finally sold il to these gentlemen for the sum of five thou. sand dollars. believe? A Five thousand, yes. sir.
 Q Did you after the sale of il give Mr. Thompson any portion of that?
 A No, sir. Q Or did you give him any sum whatever? A. None whatever. al any time
 c Have you given him any ad- sale?
 A. No, sir. none. O. Well. how did you arrive at the figure of five thousand dollars as q selling price?
 A. We'll had estimated. or. rather. of material in the building, and l could probably have gotten il if l could have sold all the material. could have gotten six thousand dol lars for it, and my original offer to the Loyal League was six thousand donate thousand dollars as a sub scription from myself They told me at that time or about that time they couldn't handle il at that price? O. Are you sure you said you would donate a thousand dollars? A That's my recollection. AS re- member said l would make a suc- scription of a thousand dollars. c. Wasn't your offer to donate six hundred dollars? A. It might have been six hundred, 1 wouldn't be positive. Q. You submitted it in writing, your offer? A. Yes, sir, gave it to MT. Wood o. Submitted 1t to Dick Wood?
 A Yes, sir. Q Then your second offer of five thousand dollars, would that include any donation on your part toward the enterprise? A. We'll know subscribed two hundred dollars; whether that was put in writing at the time or not l don't remember. I gave d check for two hundred dollars, l know. o. You gave that check to whom? A. Mir. Wood Cross Examination (By MT. Marquam)
 O. What was the first that you ever heard from any of the officers or members of the Loyal League, Mir Gordon, with regard to any negotia tions about the sale of this property and who did you hear it from?
 A Az recall, MT. Thompson ask ed me how much that could be I ,y,,l I poses, as 1 remember. And at that time think answered l would think the matter over, and he either at that time or some time told me to make the committee proposl ton in wrting-to Mr Wood, think which did later. Q. And that was the proposition Of six thousand five hundred dollars together with q statement of the amount of your subscription. what ever it was?
 A. Yes. sir.
 
 proposition of five thousand dollars and suppose it would be in your judgment about the subscription what was it supposed to be, five thousand cash or did you make tcrms9
 A. Five thousand cash, l don't think 1t was particular how the pay, ments should be made. 1 wanted to dispose of the building. and as long as it was protected l didn't care.
 0. How much did you receive, Mir Gordon?
 A. 1 received check for thirty, five hundred dollars-I'm positive that was the amount, thirty,five hun dred dollars.
 Q. And there were some mort gages or liens against 1t?
 A. Twenty-Five hundred dollars and interest, think it amounted 10 s2,625.
 Q. Now were there any other in- cumbrances upon il which 1t was nee essary for you to satisfy before you delivered good title2
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-03

Q. And that was done from the act that good deal ot opposition developed to assessing 1t against the public by the sale ol tickets
 A We couldn't assess the public
 a You understand if d ball of hat kind had been given the gener- Il public would feel obligated to take | ticket or be considered as disloyal ,r slackersa
 X. don't see how We could ever nope 10 make thirty-tiye hundred dol ars out of d ball there's never been one in Fairbanks that know Df where It was done pretty close 10 1t in church fairs
 e You all knew that 10 have done that, il would have been necessary that a great majority of the people would have 10 go and subscribe to at least one ticket whether they could afford to or not
 A. Well, everyone in the country would have 10 pay five dollars
 Q. But you yourself as d member of the executive committee or finance committee, found amongst your friends and business associates that there was considerable objection to money being raised that way and you thought yourself and so told the others it was not wisdom to raise it that way? A In what way?
 c, By popular subscription or by tickets? A. Oh, no, never asked anyone to subscribe; several came and vol. untarily subscribed 1 Q. I was asking if you didn't look at it in that way yourself, that it wasn't a proper method to adopt to raise funds, to ask the public gen erally and attempt to raise it in that way?
 A. Of course il could only be vol untary; there are a few men inter ested in ii and they are the only ones that put up the money. O. As far as the public or anybody else is concerned. after the method which was adopted was put in opera tion and consummated, there is no objection on the part of outsiders to that?
 A. l don't know as they would have any right to object. il wasn't their money 1 0. As far as you know there was no antagonism or objection to that at all? A. No.
 Q. These men that subscribed didn't object?
 A. If they had they wouldn't sub ] scribe.
 i Q. know, but there were no ob- l jections to them subscribing?
 A Not that I know of.
 ,b nhiaNtinnC to it as originally proposed?
 A. know MT. Caskey came out and knocked it.
 Q. That was on the first two prop 1 ositions advanced? ] A I don't know what it was.
 o. You never heard him make any objection to the plan finally adopted and put through, did you? ] A I don't remember. 1 O. As l understand you, you have no personal knowledge as to the ownership of that mortgage at the present time, that's just you belief?
 A Well, l think l have got the mortgage here myself with these pa pers. PTOduces papers,. l don't 1 know whether this is the original, 1 or whether he has (eXamining) ! this seems to be executed as an i original-never been recorded. l think this is the original mortgage | itself
 A. Just look at il. A. It's never been recorded or ! anything,
 o. Has it been fully executed?
 A. Yes.
 0. And that is the original, and 1t 1 has never been delivered to Mir. Gordon?
 A. No not that l know of.
 Q. Does MT. Gordon bank with you?
 A. Yes, sir Now there is an en- dorsement on il of two hundred and fifty dollars. supposed it was a i copy-no one is holding it as col l lnt
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-03

\. supposed Mir Tozlrr had tho original and recorded IL
 e didn't look al the mortgage. but when is that mortgage due
 A one year fl remember do you wish to sec it.
 e You can state | don't care particularly
 A Examining paper) Yes. the 33rd day of May 1918
 Q Who is it made by, who exc cuted the mortgage the trustees?
 A. Let's see Geading) By and between George A Coleman. R C Wood and w F. Thompson trustees of and for the Alaska Loyal League"
 Q And it's due in year, you say
 A Yes, and l have since received $250 upon that, too.
 C. Mir. Tozicr was acting as your attorney in this matter. representing you?
 A Well, in d sense think he Was
 e. The negotiations were had through MT. Tozier. were they not
 A AS far as drawing up rhe mort gage, l think.
 Q. Didn't MT Tozier interest him self in bringing about this deal?
 A. don't think so. not that know of
 O. Was he a member ol the eXecu- tive committee?
 A That couldn't say.
 O. Didn't Mir Tozicr consult on several occasions, call you up on the phone and make appointments with you or go and see you with reference to this deal?
 A He asked me only in regard to the block and some details in rc- gard to the property itself
 Q. Nothing else?
 A. l don't recall of another thing
 Q. You never had any talk, you say, with MT. Thompson about the matter excepting the first time he inquired?
 A That's all l remember, except in general way; no talk about thr price or anything except when hr asked as to the price which 1 was to make ill writing, which l did.
 O. How long before that time MT, Gordon, had you offered this prop erty for sale-I presume il was for sale any time there was purchaaa'
 A Any time ill the last eight or nine years.
 e. mean when was the last time %ou made any definite proposition2
 A. l think before l went outside two years ago to St. George X Cath cart 10 sell it; that's my recollec- ton of the las, tlrnc made any offer
 O. Wua tha offer oG yours put in writing?
 A ne} TT made any written propo. sition to anybody outside of the Loyal League unless it was long time ago
 Q. When you Were outside a wear ago, d4nr you wire lo St George x Ca,hem auhom1n4 them to sell CT fix a price?
 \. No, not autnorizjuS them Jo fiN Il price: they either wrvl" or wired me an I replied a5Aln1 them to well. do the best they could do.
 Q. What was the lowest price you ever quoted to anyone on that build ing?
 A. My recollection is five thou sand dollars.
 o. Is your recollection sood2
 A. Usually good when il comes to matters of that kind.
 0. Was that proposition the one you offered to the Pioneers or the trustees of the Pioneers?
 A. don't remember that, unless il was a great many years ago.
 Q. Within the last year and half, while Mr Clesg was one of the trustees?
 A. Not to my recollection.
 o. Do you know whether St. George X Cathcart offered it to the trustees of the Pioneers?
 4. That l don't know. If they did so they must have done it tentatively, as have no recollection of putting a price on 1t.
 Q. Don't you recollect before you left for the east the time you men toned of mentioning a price-,what was the price you fixed?
 think if was five thousand
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-03

. know what hr had. but MI- Roth had d htuy bm
 @ We'll Una, was Withdrawn or zau~uede
 A. There va. something with. drawn.
 Q Ir had a mortgage upon sry .gd pieces ol property. you have som. tnowleder of that, Mir Pratt -ho lien of the attachment Was ro. leased. as understand:
 \ It wa- released
 e In oshrr words. Nj Wood. wc mght arrive d, ,, in ,hl~ Nay Have you d record oG how much cash you turned over to Gordone
 A Thunayc hundred dollars in 1 inc first instance.
 Q Didnt >ou before turning over inc cash see that the mortgage and ] hens were -ati-Iode
 A got checks from him to satis. ry them
 @ Do you have any recollection of how much that would leave him
 A About live hundred dollars. Q And then there was two hun Ired dollars received later?
 \. Two hundred and fifty, after fhc dance.
 e. We'll, now, does Mr. Gordon -on hold that mortgage?
 \. He still holds it.
 8 hasn't been assigned to any, one?
 A. No. sir, not that know of
 Q. And tho legal title of the prop arty stands not in the name of your sell, but yourself, Thompson and Coleman \. Yes, sir. @. As trustees for the subscrb- els to this fund? A Well, that's the trust, yes, sir.
 Q. Well now were there any when this money was turned over to you by these subscribers and you and Thompson and Coleman were l dcs gnated as trustees, was there any i written declaration ol trust showing the conditions under which it was received?
 A. Not any, no
 c. There was general talk and understanding that il was to be used 1 for public purposes? i A. Yes. sir
 Q. And wasn't to be used for pri- vato purposes, and these subscribers were in the position of donators? 1 A. Yes, sir.
 C. But the subscribers can do what they please with the property. cant they A1r Wood? l A We talked over that, and it was understood that those who sub 1 scribed. as soon as they receive their money back, the building would then be turned over to someone as trustee for the city and used for public pur- poses.
 Q. But if the subscribers wanted to do something else with il they have a legal right to do il?
 A. | don't think so; that was the trust
 O. You don't doubt if all the sub scribers changed their minds and thought il could be devoted to some other better purpose, they could do as they please. they are the owners ol the property you don't doubt that?
 A. Yes, sir. (Objecrion, etc). The understanding is we turn the build ing over
 O. want to know if they change their minds about the disposition of that building, if they haven't the right to do as they please with it , (Objection. A. 1 hardly think SO
 c. When the matter came up ol purchasing the armory, you were then member of the Loyal League And an officer?
 A. Yes, sir.
 O. And there were a number ol meetings held in MT. Toziers office who is d member of the executive committee?
 A. Yes, sir.
 O. And the plan to raise the money by voluntary donations wasn't the first plan tried?
 A. There were number suggest ed, but this was the only one tried
 c. Let me refresh your memory Mir. Wood: Isn't it a fact that the executive committee CT some sub,
The Alaska citizen., 1917-09-03

when ,hs, contributed the money is .o .hv.r being au owner n the real .~tatoe
 < No. s.e The idea Was To gel hall n ,he quickest tune with th' feast fuss.
 R C WOOD. witness for he govern mcnt being nrs, duly sworn. rrsn fled on
 pr~r, Examination JHs Mr rrmn Q Mir Wood. you're prr~idrn, O. The First National bank belt~'"' A Yes. sir.
 e Do you hold any ollie" in 'he Loyal League of Fairbanks
 A Why. | think have been ap pointed by rhr committee one Of 'h' trustees yes. one of
 e one of ,he trustees.
 \. Yes
 Q And on the executive commit ice you.te trustee for the binding are you. for ,h" association or what e,.r you m.gh, call lte
 A. Yes.
 e Are you familiar with the build ing called the armory here n town tar old Gordon rink
 A Yrs, am
 Q Were you holding tn" office you mention a, ,he time that was pur chased2
 A. Yes.
 c When Was he purchase cul mua,edo
 A In the early part of May, @ And how was the title taken A Taken in the names ol Mir Coleman Mi Thompson and my self
 c. oh. 1t wa- taken in the names ol the three of you was it2
 A. Yes, sr
 Q. Hy the Court Was that a. trustee. Mr. Wood ?
 By Mr. Pratt had an idea it wa, taken In your name then both lhc other TWO gentlemen were joined with youo
 \. Yes. sir.
 Q The whole committed?
 A. Yes, sir.
 e. You received a deed, did you2 A Yes. sir
 e And put it on record yourself. A Yes, sir.
 Q. The others didn't see it. sup pose?
 A. | dont think they did
 Q. Well. now before the purchase of this building, Mr Wood, what wa, the need or such d building? cob jecuon etc), What led you Mr Wood, To make negotiations toward the purchase of the armory2
 A. We'll, il was about the tim, with the break with Germany whcr the Loyal League Was organized and there was talk ol drilling sol diers, drilling men; the question came up for a proper drill shed anC the only suitable place We coulc ind Was the armory, and then Vt talked ol ways in which We coulC purchase that or acquire il in somt way and We finally agreed that i il could be bought al the right pric, 1T would be the best place for th' men to drill, and to b" used in other ways for the benefit Of the city. A that time the primary object was for the drilling of the men, and rc hold different meetings there tha' would be of benefit to the town. Q Well, now, was the thing tha suggested the armory to you meI the existence of conditions in thi. country and war, or was it the sug acstion of Mr, Thompson or someone else?
 A No, I think the first need O that building was felt when We haC To have a place for the men to drill That was where it first started. c. And you then commenced |, think about where you could get ; suitable building to drill in?
 A. We tried different halls anC lodges. but they all refused on ac count of the men scratching th' floors with nails in their shoes.
 Q. Did you consult with Gordol yourself and get d price on th building?
 A. Well, no, I don't think l did Mr Gordon gave us d price on th building, he rendered it to Us il writing.
 O. Was he after you and urgin!
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-07
IN DOUBLE RECITAL
Noted Musicians Will Appear at First
Baptist Church.

Lincoln Circle No. j, Ladies of the
c. A. r., and the New York National
Society for Broader Education are the
foster parents of a double song recital
to be given at the First Baptist church
tonight and tomorrow night. The art
lists appearing are Wilmot Goodwin,
baritone: Miss Florence Austin, violin
list, and Lee Cronican, piano soloist.
Wilmot Goodwin was a soloist with
some of the largest churches in New
York. and was later connected with
the st. Paul. the New York Philhar-
monte, the Boston Festival and the
Russian Symphony orchestras as a
baritone soloist. He was also leading
baritone with the Aborn Opera COM
pany for three years.
Miss Florence Austin was the first
American to win the first prize at the
Royal Conservatory of Music at
Liege, Belgium. She also scored heav-
lily in the larger cities of Great Britain.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-07
DOCTOR GIVES RECIPE
FOR GRAY HAIR
Well Known New York Physician
Gives Recipe for Homemade
Gray Hair Remedy.

A. L. Paulson, NJ. D., who has prac-
ticed medicine in New York City for
many years. gave out the following
recipe for homemade gray hair rem
edy: Gray. streaked or faded hair
can be Immediately turned black,
brown or light brown, whichever
shade you desire, by the following
simple remedy that you can make at
home:
3 Merely get a small box of Orlex
powder at any drug store. 1t costs
only rs cents and no extras to buy,
Dissolve it in one ounce of water and
comb it thru the hair. Full direc-
tions for use come in each box.
~You need not hesitate to use Orlex
as $4,000 gold bond comes in each
box guaranteeing the user that Orlex
does not contain silver, lead, zinc,
sulphur, mercury. aniline, coal-tar
products or their derivatives.
1T does not rub off. is not sticky
or greasy and leaves the hair fluffy.
1t will make a gray haired person look
twenty years younger" ADV.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-07
U. S. TO USE LIQUOR
No More Confiscated Wet Goods to be
Dumped in Sewers.

All liquors seized in Kansas will be
used by the federal government in
the making of munitions and for
practical war purposes. Adjutant
General Mccain has written to Gov
ernor Capper asking that all confis-
Gated liquors in this state be turned
over to the federal government.
In Kansas the favorite pastime of
police officials has been to dump Ii
quorS in the sewer. Car loads of
wines, Whistles, and beers have found
their way to the Kaw river after To-
peka raids. Throughout the state the
order to destroy liquor always meant
it was to be dumped in the sewer
Now the government proposes to
make practical use of the liquors and
prevent the waste. They are direct
ing campaign through the adjutant
generals office in an effort to make
practical use of the confiscated sup
ply.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-07
MUST JOIN BOLSHEvIKI
Dismissal Is Alternative Extended to
Russian Diplomatic Officials.

London, Dec. 7.-All Russia's diplo-
matte officials have been formally
asked by j Foreign Minister Trotsky
whether they support the Bolsheviki
general peace plan. The alternative
as presented in the message received
by the Russian ambassador here, is
dismissal. An immediate reply is de-
manded.
The Russian embassy here will not
reply to the message, it was stated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-07
2 YEARS IN PRISON FOR
PLAYING ARMY OFFICER

Chicago, Dec. IL. Francis
Toomey. who says he is the son of
the public safety commissioner OF
Elmira, n. Y, was en- route to
Leavenworth prison today to serve
a two-year sentence for masquerade
ing as a United States army officer.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-07

and were asked to rise as their names
were called. They are: Lieut.. Dwight
Thatcher Harris, Lieut.. Guy E Gas
coigne, Lieut. c.. B. Franklin. Lieut.
Robert Clarkson Millspaugh, Lieut.. F.
A. Myers, Lieut.. c. P. Cowgirl, and
Capt T. j. Stricken.
Music was furnished by the boys
and girls Glee club of the Topeka
high school.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-17
May 3t3

Sealed bids will be received by the
clerk of Ohio township at his home
In said township for the road describ-
ed to be graded. All bids to be at my
home by June /, 1917 and said road
to be completed by September 1, 1917.
This road of 2 miles to be graded
by contract, commencing at the south
line of Section 10 and 20 running 2
miles east. Slough in the center of
the south line of the S. K. of section
IS. Grade to be made so foot at
bottom and 20 foot at top, 6 foot high
so rods long. Also grade to be made
on s. K. corner of Section 10 20 foot
at bottom, Q foot high about 10 rods
long. Hill to be graded s. w. of Sec
ton 20 and west of the s. r. corner of
s. Il. quarter or 20. Cut to be 16 rods
long, 20 foot wide and average of 6
foot deep. Dirt to be all pulled east
in fill. Three bridges to be put in
draws all in S. e. quarter of Section
20. One bridge to be made 6 foot
high, s foot wide and 20 foot road way
/ foot walls top of bridge, Is inch
thick guard, / foot high, 1 foot thick.
Two bridges 4 foot square, 6 inch
walls 4 foot wings, 8 inches thick,
3 inch guard. All bridges to be made
of cement and all bridges to be rein
forced, all abutments of said bridges
TO be put in. All bridges to be made
of cement, contractor furnishing all
material to build these bridges. Said
road of two miles all to be graded
with grader % foot wide, 10 inch
ditch at sides.
Township board reserves the right
to reject any and all bids on this 2
miles Of road.
Louis ID. Ruff,
Ohio Township Clerk.
The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1917-05-17
May 3 t6

May 3 to
-. SUMMONS
State of South Dakota, County of
Hand. In Circuit Court, Sixth judi
icial Court.
Cullen ]. Cranston, James O. Grams
ton, and Carrie Cranston, Plaintiffs,
VS..
Abraham ]. Spain, F. r. Fisher, as
the administrator of the Estate Of
Mary ]. r. Spain, Deceased, the un-
known heirs at law of Caroline Grams
ton. Deceased, the unknown heirs at
law, devisees and legatees of Mary j.
K. Spain, deceased, and the unknown
creditors of Mary ]. X. Spain, deceas-
ed, and all persons unknown who
have or claim to have any estate or
interest In, or lien OF incumbrance
complaint, Defendants:
The State of South Dakota to the
Above Named Defendants:
You are hereby summoned and re-
quired to answer the complaint Of
the plaintiff, which was filed in the
office OF the Clerk of this Court at the
Court House in The City of Miller, in
the said Hand County, South Dakota,
on the 2Sth day of April, 1917, and
which prays for a Judgment determ-
lining who r the heirs at law of
Caroline Cranston, Deceased, who
made the original homestead entry
on the land hereinafter described, and
also Quieting the title to and determ-
nation Of, all adverse claims against
the premises described In the com
plant, situated In Hand County,
South Dakota, towit:
The South one-half (Sh) of the
Northwest One Quarter (NWA) of
Section twenty-five (25), In Town
ship One Hundred Ten (110) north,
Of Range sixty-eight), West of the
Fifth P. NJ, and to serve a copy of
your answer to said complaint on the
undersigned, at his Office In the city
or Miller, Hand County, South Dakota,
within thirty days after the completed
service Of this upon you.
exclusive of the day of such service;
and II you fail to answer said COM
| plant within that time, the plaintiff
| Will apply to the Court for the relief
demanded in the complaint
Dated at Miller, South Dakota, this
2Sth day Of April, 1917.
G. M. CARROLL.
Attorney for the Plaintiff