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The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-02
Nenana Athletic
 Fund Is Growing

Word received in Fairbanks from Nonaaa is to the effect that about $200 "a3 realized from the athletic asaac.ation benefit given at the new railroad town last Wednesday night. when Commissioner Thomas Riggs delivered a lecture on Alaska illus ,ratod by moving pictures and Ian torn slides. With this fund and other moneys collected it is intended to put the Nenana Athletic associa- ton on a firm footing financially, and supply all of it's immediate needs. IL is understood that the association IS not nov a railroad commission enterprise, having been turned over 10 the town of Nenana.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-02
Associated Press !

WASHINGTON. D. C.. Mar. 27.- Secretary of Agriculture Houston an nounced tonight that il Was .-paa. tive that active steps be taken at once by farmers and others concern ed. 10 strengthen the aE-.cu.taa. ani ss0ch lasssus Tysourys= vS sa. country. He urges th.s acton tAa. the country VII not run short Q. supplies Of food in case a long drawn out struggle should develop from tho present critical situation.
 The secretary tonl1lt issued hGl let.n addrcs. .pd to the farmers and stock raisers throughout the country. urging them ,o jon in @n effort to ward adequate agricultural prepared ness He calls their attention tc the importance of putting in cgur of everything that they can posz.j.. raise tow ard supplying not only Ias.r
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-02
NEW POOL ROOM
 OPEN AT BROOKS

Johnny Paquette, who Is recent arrival in town from Brooks, has an nounced that he and Joe Ward have opened a pool room at the Tolovana metropolis. It is to be operated under the firm name of Ward & PaQuette. Several good pool tables have been prepared to do business, with full and complete stock of cigars. cigar cites and tobacco. as well as legal blanks of all kinds.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-02
CABINET CONSIDERING
 PRESIDENTS ADDRESS

and for this reason it will be left open until the last minute.
 CONFER WITH PRESIDENT.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. H. Members of the senate committee of foreign relations and leaders of the administration in congress conferred with President Wilson today, and 1t is understood that a general outline of the recommendations that will be contained in the Presidents message was given to them.
 It was authoritatively stated that resolution declaring that a state of war exists between America and Germany is being drafted at present. and will De ready for presentation as soon as the address of the Presi. dent is received It will enumerate the causes neCessitatlng such a decla- ration, and state that the United States can no longer submit to the waTliko actions of Germany
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-02
FARMERS CALLED ON TO
 AID IN GETTING READY

ava needs Aa. also .aa needs o- ,-a nation. ua declare. .aat ,aa wo.a. J.. .grr handicap |. tea oyaa..g @ as ...- O. .1e l....a- G.,.a...a.l .4.a w..H B. z.a-aa. D. -ar-
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 al... am.m.o- ta millions a. a.'ars ...g s..- ....'s a.n saa.a. .tn. --r .l oa...... .. .- ... ...a.s. TT. .a. o..r. ... .4..## attain -.r. . crop ..a .a -.. ..
 IT,. I -..1 .....s rl. ,Ho oa
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The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-02
GASOLINE PR|CE
 WAS NOT RAISED

From the local offices of the North ern Commercial company 1t Is an nounced that the price of gasoline has not advanced in proportion to other commodities. The statement issued by the company on March 20 quoted gasoline as one of the com modities which had been advanced in price, but it has since been re- duced again. The old prices of $6 per case of siXty-two proof gasoline. and $7.50 per case for seventytwo proof, still prevail.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-02
SHERIFF SAW
 TRACY SHOOT
tNesosa.raa Tr,ssp

fteso.atal Tr,ssl
 sEEw~lU. Mar. 21.- shcu', Mic. Rae. or snaE.aa a county. taking the stand for tE str.a in tre trial of Thr-rz Tracy. m " H charged with murder .H connection with the riot at Eyei.u lat November. tes- HreI that he law Tracy firing a re- yolve~ o9. Of w.HIoe reaT the
 .Ht cabin Q. tha Verona the ship which carrie. .-a l. W w. whom tleE made the expedition. This is .ha u.. direct testimony that has roun...aa Tracy with participation ? tha fight
 Tho shetf 5a.la~oI that on soy crll previous occasions. during the labor troubles a. Everett in tbc early part of Fl. .r o' 1916. when ho had been making arrests among -rs leaders O. .la trouble makers. hg had b..n f... nd ur members ol the Industrial Worlar and that h. c.ua.f...I hs lr. in danEe"
 The cross examination failed to shake .ae story Q. tho witness. Ho reiterated thea h. #a= positive Jha. it w-a Tracy tl.. he say shooting al taa e-aH H.sse i-a adm ted .lat 1a fired .## shots at th, steam CT Nsua..- ~'an it Was brneina u bar load s Industrial Workers .n E,r.al on September but was unable to say Hhethe. CT not the shots L.f tho vessel
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-02
GROCF,RS MAKE
 WISE, RULING

CHEYENNE, Wyo, Mar. 27.-Chey- cnne grocers have issued an ultima tum to the eating public that here alter all credit will be strictly on a thirty-day basis and there will be no more balances on current bills after April l, Customers who do not live up to the terms of the ulti- matum will be penalized with a charge of eight per cent interest, ac- cording to an announcement publish ed in local papers.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-02
SPEAKER URGES
 NEED OF HASTE
5spara. To The clt.zen)


 lSp.c.a. 70 The C!tizen)
 JUNEAU. ,iar. 21.- Speaker Hess today go. after the chairucn of the -aa.oga house committees and urged H.m 10 hurry along thu reports of Dlls now being held by them. Or otherwise ha would be forced 10 call Tor the reports.
 Very little work vas accomplished n The house. Casey introduced 9 bill providing for a pioneers home .s be- erected in Juneau which vi. be- used for both men and women similar measure in this Was pre- u..I in the senate several days zo Tho b1I granting munloipalt ties the right to issue franchises to public =eIl ice corporations for limited terzrls of time came up for ijs first reading. All amendments 10 tho ..el.luur law were approved, and h. Giaeu sIon of Ih.s measure will ae followed daily until t t5 disposed In the senate the resignation or Senator Suizer Was accepted. Scna- .oe sutherland succeeds him on the a-a.r..u committee; Aldrich on the committee on minug, and Ucciiwtn a...5 Lis place on the engrossmout committee. I,js thirteen and twen- ..-auo a+grc advanced to the third aadina, and will probably be d.s ar-od of tomorrow.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-02
BEER AND STUDS
 FOR TOIOEAN.A

If the people of the Toloyana lack for anything, it will not be in the nature oi beer CT spuds, according to word received from OInos last night. At least, after they receive what is now euroute to the Toloyana camp, they vii not want for such proycnder for a while. For foW tons of potatoes are being taken to Brooks by Gus PetcIson's teams, leaving this morning, in addition to other freight while Jim MonzelI, leaving yesterday, took four and one half tons of beer
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-02
INDEPENDENTS
 EAIL ID AGRE
-sua.atCd pIeSsl

I-N H. - -ADNI ,L.
 tA-saa.atcd pjessl
 NEW ORLEANS, Mar. 27-Con gre man Martin, a progressive In dependent. from th.s state, tontah. teloggaphod Congresm Randall oa California that under TO ctrcumstonc es would h. agree to vote with tn Democrats on the O. anizat.on o. the national house of representatives He aa.G, in an interview, that h. Was ignorant Of waeso Randall got his authority for announcing tha. .our independents would vote wiJL the Democrats, and that he for one would make no such promise.
 Monday night Congressman Ran dell, T Washington, announced thai he had positive information that at least four ot the prosrcssives anC independent, in the lower house would join the Democrats in order to assure the speedy organization ol the house. and llc.Ittatn the passage of the emergency measures which the President will recommend
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-02
JOHNSON GOES OUT TODAY.

Theodore Johnson, one of the mem bers of the firm of E. R. Peoples. Inc, leaves for the Outside on this morn iEE's stage. He is going out on the annual buying trip made by some member of the firm. The exact time of MT. Johnson's return north is not known. but 1t is presumed that he will be back in Fairbanks shortly after the openin. Of navigation
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-02
DAYS WORK IN
 DISTRICT COURT

Most of the time in district court yesterday was taken up with the re rial of the Henry libel case, in agreement yesterday. The case was given to the jury for the second time ;hortly after o'clock last night.
 The grand jury brought in two true bills yesterday morning and one indictment marked, not true bill. v 'Om Savage was eXonerated of the harge of selling liquor to Indians, he two people who were indicted icing Jim Roland and Mrs. Rose St. .ouis. Both are charged with illegal ohabitatiOn. The witnesses whose names were read as having been be ore the grand jury regarding the natter were James Hagen, the depu- y marshal from Nenana, Fred S. 2yus, Mrs. Fife Sweeney, J. C. logers, Charles B. Hanover, Mrs. Alberta Hanover, Martin Gilman. Will jam St. Louis, John Fahey, John IcD0nald and John Gonna. The ,rime is alleged to have been com mittcd between November ', 1915, nd February, 1917. The defendants Eill plead to the indictments Thurs loIning at 10 o'clock, or otherwise uoye against them.
 CLAIR PLEADS.
 Charles Clair pleaded mot guilty o assault with dangerous weapon when he appeared in court yesterday morning. Bail in his case was fixed It $500. It was furnished at the lGternoon session of court. No time or the trial of the case has yet been set.
 HALL CASE CONTINUED.
 Upon an agreement of attorneys, the case of the United States vs. NJ. r. Hall was continued until April i. The trial is scheduled to take place at that time.
 COURT DECIDES CASE.
 At the afternoon session of court yesterday Judge Charles E. Bunnell rendered an oral decision in the case of Vachon & Sterling vs. the Town of Chena The decision was in favor of the plaintiff. The case involved certain property which the plaintiffs claimed at Cinema, and a sum of money in the hands of a receiver The plaintiffs were given ninety days time by the court in which to remove the remainder of the proper ty claimed from the Cinema water front.
 BEDOFF DEMURS.
 Leroy Tozier. the attorney for Mike Bedoff, who is charged with timber depredations, demurred to the indict- ment of the grand jury when Bedott came into court at pleading time yesterday morning. Both MT. Tozier and District Attorney Roth agreed to submit the matter without argu- ment. The court, however. indicated it's desire to hear the attorneys. Bedoff is at liberty under bond of $250, with Andy Mckenzie as his surety.
 OTHER MATTERS.
 The case of Martin knezevich, charged with assault with a danger ous weapon. will be the next tried. Knezevich is the man who has indl- cated a desire to defend himself. He appeared in court yesterday af- ternoon ready for trial, but his case was continued until after the Henry case is decided.
 Carl Bergge, proprietor of the Ho- tel Northern, was granted a renewal of his liquor license by the court yesterday.
 Look the world over with the help
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-02
LOUIS LEVY IS
 DUE. HOME, SOON

wire received at the Mammoth Clothing store brings the informa ton that Louis Levy, the manager O. the establishment, will leave Sew ard for Fairbanks. today. He has been at Anchorage for the past sey- eral months managing the Barney Simon store there. The Bon Marche. He arrived at Seward on March 25 from Anchorage.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-02

The dairymen of Juneau have raised the price Of milk to eighteen cents per quart. The high cost oI feed caused the raise.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-02

Plans have been launched at Ju, neau for holding an exposition to commemorate the fiftieth anniversary of the purchase of the territory Of Alaska from Russia
The Alaska citizen., 1917-04-02
OTHER MATTERS.

Look the world over with the help of an Atlas. Inquire CitIzsn.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20
ARSENALS
POORLY RUN.
is CHARGE
Machinery 80 Years
Old, Says Expert
MaclliDist

WASHINGTON. Dee. Co. Ord
uarce officers without appreciation
90 The first principles OF mauufactur
lag are Handicapped with machin.
ery go years Gid &c the Springfield
soyernment a7eenal
Nih this estimony. Fred IT Col.
VIZ editor of the American Machin
lst told the l,nate military prob
eT today that an expert production
eu neer should be placed Tn charge
of American munitions manutac.
tu-e lie gave strong impetus 10
tha movement for Unlted States
minister of munitions
Criticislug grmy heads FOR spend
ING "too much time on non-essen.
tt.s." Colvin declared their failure
10 decide on small details kept
w0rkmen Idle In rifle factories In
one shop he photo raphed wurkmeu
gll ying checkers ON Aue 2
lt was some weeks after that be
fore the rifle orders were received
by that factory said Colvn II
was told conditions were tie same
in other factories The government
later had 10 Fay the cost or holding
these men while orders were
awaited
00lvin spent IS weeks IN the
nEiela arsenal year ago. a
be sent 10 Secretary ~ War
Beker outlln,ug methods nf nroduc
was urUed oyer 10 chief ot
Ordnance CroEier who wrote Col
win sharply ririCisiug him for sug
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20
Sister Not
A Bit Pretty, But Possesses
Magnetism That Attracts

uefsm about hor thaE attracts ans
.s likely tH HNuI't dH those W
whom she comes lI contact
voice is agreeable HHe and She
always careful .0 ur our,eols m
manner and roH-r u peech to aH
one ho address ft Nt1'eF,
She mas nvudt fhak oft her
tors hrr quarters in thc county M
he progrDss uf ,Ue rCsi the spac.a
tors Ahn f- ousIF or
.he reasraperiolk who spaa6
her. she rn...- ta soUIullr keep
u th.u herself
Sitting between her brother ana
her husband. the thrive are q tg.o of
sloics, so tar as ordinary outward
manifestations 60 THOR faces Ve
MAIN quite blank and rhcy have nor
seemed to take amy special interrs
in tne testimony of Dee Vifuesse-
Occasionally as lhe pros secutioR mas
scored with q witnesses 00 The stand
p vicious CLEAN has lighted Mrs
Meets ewes. hut She controls an
other show OF emotion
That She Or woman ~ unusual
and peculiar mental makeup whose
rather ph.egmaDc. undressing eX
terror coDceaIs an especially keen
and alert mind fha, yields -o no suf'
umrg influence EheH once bent uucr
IN end IS ogplTrnt 10 those Whe
have stud 30 Mrs Aeef closely dur
ing the ulll
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20
j. S. MUST
WILL. GE T
TONNAGE
-HIRI UN
Ship Chief Admits the
Task viii BE
Difficult
HUXLEY

WASHINGTON. Dec 20-FacIng
Allied demands or betv sIx m
lan and eigAt miacu TON M hiU
ping for 1915. The United St5tes ship
ping board is bard pressed 20 ull tba
order This WAS ohiclally admitted
today by members ot rhe shipping
board preliminary fo "a bin before
he senate committee tomorrow
opening IN inquiry into ship cou-
struction work
'But we've got 20 DO t-aud wiN
Chairman Hurley declared
Red tape and necessity Tor fire.
Quent re-orgaEiZa oI OF the BOARD
and its subdivision The emergencs
deet corporation are responsible for
part of Jhe delay
a SERIOUS condition" iu shipbuHd
ing yards also exists. OF the old
Yards, seventy per cent are now be-
ing used bv the navy department
In the new Yards established for
emergency building there is q tre-
mendous demand for labor 20 carry
on the work
To-day thp shipping board received
p telegram from shippuldel- n 1Da.
tle Washington stating tha, heir
Yards would certainly pfol4ce tbe
million tous promised FOR next year
Reports from other west coast yard
show that theiE tonnage VIII be-
ready
Rainbrldge Colby representing the
shipping board on rho American
commission 70 Paris. has increased
the Agures Tie Allies have placed on
what America must contribute 20
the shipping cause In 1918. In
creased submarine losses led Off
cials here 10 state 100000 ton
must be provided by.this country
Hurley is ia complete charge of
the shipbu.ldug Work-a change
from the regime under Admiral
CapDs. when CaDps was virtually In
control Of the building and Hurley
of the contracts. THIS divided re
sponHbiUty, 81 is claimed. led 20
confusion and delay.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20
POLICE FIND
35 FAMILIES IN
NEED OF CHEER

A family ~ 10 has' been listed
among those to receive Christmas
di ners from ,hc police ~ the cen
trsl station. Lieut. NHd ln charge
ot the holiday fund, contributed by
the uniformed division of the FIRST
precinct, said he had already re-
celred the names 90 25 needy faml
lies and all are being investigated
So TAR two contributions have
been made One is from the Cor
don Pagei company. witch Will sup
plg the bread. while p. NJ Golden.
wholesale meat dealer. has sent I'm
an order calling Tor 100 pounds of
beef A Ike amount viii be pur.
chased by the officers
It IS planned 10 put IN each has.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20
RED CROSS
W YORK ERS
JUBILANT
Membership Drive
Goes With Vim; Quota
To BE Reached

Omcers OF the Detroit chapter OF
tue National Red Crosswere jubtant
Thursday over the progress Of the
campaign 20 make Detroit one OF the
greatest Red Cross cities In The
world.
Mrs p p. stsir who ls head o..
the womens part % rhe campaign,
predicted Thursday that the goal set
$1,000 new members before Christ
nas- would be surpassed The s5f
HH0 ncw members viii give Wayne
county a quarter ~ "a million mem
beers. each ~ whom Will have paid IN
at least 81 and In many cases more
Ihe campaign committee ia asking
ali tht old members also to pay 81
each aitho they aro paid mo until
Apr. and most 0t them have put in
t1e cXfrn dollar so that 'he cRm
pAcn here wii se % lbe Red
'ro~s fund a least $3.50 600, accord.
ing 20 those AT the head ot the cam
pN-u
IJ AIS reported to he committee
thaf dozens of big Detroit firms wero
,r. -d} roo per cent pure Red Cros
snj tha ,hey were reporting every
rus0u under tHr. roofs as having
-lcu.3 Up ss members " the Re-!
Cross
SrEt William N Jarosch. cf the
United States artillery. one OF the
STAR Vi nm ssrs for the prosecution ir
fbe K8ltschmidy trial DaV iu prog
TOSS n the United states district
aolrf Applied thru a friend 20 ha
Red eros Wednesday for q Christ
ua k Hi. request was rejected
because 10 Tas understood th5t D..
w8. iL Detroit or government tS-
t,r-o ana s s'0np.0E az a fash
.nr e' Hlfri Rod Cross ofiru'
ere sa.3 iVe felt thar he as
SOC f.r esai for the bounty 90
ho orz oll
Voufn were rf'cu'arly ectlv" in
he crfEU aa thursday AMI
was reIor- tt7t $50 s. ega on dHr
iu tle yerou booths around he
city
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20

To the casual observer there is
rothing about Mrs Ida Kaltschmio.
NeeL on trial 10 the federal court
With her brother Albert ka't
chmidt. and several others, on t.c
charge OF conspiracy ln connection
with dynamite plots, tQ suggest
IMcrezia Borgia on bombs yat ac
Cording 90 the testir eDy submitted
ln the course OF thc tial this wo.
man was 20 large ekfent the brain.
OF the gang ~ GcrmaT plotters.
Mrs. Neef is about H or aS year
1f ara. slim, darAha'rtd and aa-s
eyed. with a face rhat Is capable g.
no EXPRESSION whatever. or Who's
features may express any emotion
at the will of rhei~ owner hrs
Neef is always reatlg and Incdnsp c-
Iously dressed i'm q dark suit with
white blouses of nne material lier
ands are rather small and delicate
In shape. and during he trial about
the only indication that she has git-
IN OF any emotion has been the gril
ming ot her hands or the nevcu.
play ~ her fingers, a!tho during The
addresses Of thc attorneys t0 the
jury a haltsmiIe appeared on her
face
she Is rot IN any sense a goot
looking woman, and iH detail her
features are undressing almost
homely Bgt there is certain mag
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20
STUMBLES ONTO
100000 ESTATE

GREENsBuRG, Pa, Dec. 20 q.
p. Ellsworth. ianitQr Mt The public
school building net ont the room
as usual the other might a h.t O..
raber caaeHt ha ESQ and p ret
0thai be vas heir ~ haif ON eetIte 81
5000 600
. Tho estate is tb5t of Robert D.
Ellsworth. aged oehtyciEht Who
died eighteen months ago at he
home IN Washington and left b ea
tire fortune tO Ms nsphew in
Greensburg, and bis sistnr. Mm Et
vins Rindon Of Washington.
The nephew here had lost ala
trace OF his uncle, neither having
sson nor heard from him for more
thsh forty yesEs,
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20

country now. Iie decl,red that III
defendants were guilty only OF hnv
lng been born Germal instead ~ Al
lies
Mr. Bradley made much of The
fact that Won Papen. Won BernsiorH
and others who might have been
called are now in Germany and
that their lips are sealed for the
present. He also wanted the jurors
20 have sympathy for men and wo
men whose parents and loved ones
are IN Germany
The attorney bitterly attacked
Jarosch, The army surgeon. vho tes.
tined against Kaltschmidt and de-
clared that he parnded IKE a dandy
in the uniform OF the country he dis
graces
Put him IN France today" he
shouted and be ls OF the type that
would shoot his own officers IN tho
back. lie comes here 20 shield him
self behind his uniform He is IN
dicted, but at liberty and here Try
Ing 90 swear away the liberty OF
Kaltschmidt"
James A. Murtha. Who with ia.
gone y, Mistersby, is repfesentiug
Mrs. Ida iSaitschmidtNoef and Ffrz
Meet. her k-nband. declared On open.
ing his address IN behalf OF his clt
ents that he believed The govern.
mont. The district attorney. the court
and ]. Herbert Cole. special agent oi
thc department OF Justice. had han.
died The case Ia the fairlst possible
manner. he said that All were actu.
ated hy the same motive 60 arrive
st the truth All he wanted sas
snstioe-
-rhsrs are only two Kinds Of peo-
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20

WASHINGTON Dec. 20-Den-
marks mi1-winter darkness viii BE-
relieved by American kerosene. IL
was officially stated today the em
barge VIII bs lifted 10 permit siE
D7rlsh vessels now held .1 Ameri
car ports 20 eail With lighting fuel
Dermark is wrapped IN darkness 90
hour. our of each "a az this season
80 food tlfs will go in the yes-
srls
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20

etsfne that army ordnance men did
NOT Know their business
"rhc fact s" declared Goivin
"the military men there do rs well
as can be expected with antiQuatcd
ecurmcnt aaJ small training They
haven't any appreciation ot the
prrciules of manufacturing They
have machines 80 years old
lusisttuco pu unnecessary inter
clanec1hlity OF parts rs slowing
up rifle production, increasing cost
and wasting materials. Colvin de
cl~ed. payooot blades are reject
ad on variation of one sixteenth ~
an inch from he standard.
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20

keS hye pounds OF meat and one OF
TWO chickens. depending on the size
of the family one pound OF coffee.
one can OF milk. half peck OF po-
tatoos. two quarts OF apples. two
cans of peas. one pound OF sugar,
nuts. oranges and candy
Each basket will cost little more
than So The officers hope 20 re-
cetve enough tn contributions from
downtown business men 20 buy q
few toys and clothing where II is
needed
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20
EI EVEN KILLED
IN MINE BLAST

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Dec 20
Eleven miners we're killed IN an ex-
rlosion OF mine 40. 8 ~ tho Oar
Dour Coal q Coke Company at
Ca.9osa. near here. la night
seventy Eve men were in the mine.
aH escaped except hose killed oUt
riglt
The Detroit times., 1917-12-20

Colds Cause headache and Grip
LAXATIVE BROMO QUTNTNE Tab
lets remove the cause There is
only one "Bromo Quinrne" t. W.
GROVES signature on box. Soc
Adv.