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The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
ARE
 ALL WORKING
 AT TOI.ONANA

E. R. Peoples, who has been on an extended business up to the Toloyana country, returned to town last night. He visited practically every creek while on the trip, and iure-usated conditions there very closely.
 He states that there has been lot or cold weather in the district, and this. coupled with the high winds that prevail in the camp. has hin. deled to a certain eNten, the work of the camp, especially in the pros pccting operations on the Liyenzood Hats. For the last thirty days, on account of this, there has been no work done in the flats whatever.
 On all the creeks there is an unusual amount of activity going on. All the outfits in deep ground are taking out winter dumps and getting ready for the spring water. In the shallow working, on open cut work the outfits are getting wood and everything ready to begin work as soon as possible. Everybody in the district is busy at present
 All the operators are encouraged over the outlook of the camp for the coming season and are confident that this years output will be greater than that of last year. This will be the case if no new pay is lined up, as there are many more plants working on the old ground than was possible last season, when the ope- rators and owners of ground were unable to get their plants installed
 According to Mr. Peoples, there are very few shortages in the camp, and these are the same items that are short in the local market. The most important of these is feed. The local market is very short in this line also, and there is no present prospect Of relief.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
CHISHOLM FAXES
 OUT HIS PAPERS

Yesterday in the office of the clerk 0. court James Chisholm took out his uass citizenship papers. Mir Chisholm is the proprietor of the Birch Lake roadhouse which Was destroyed last November by fire, anu n which he fr0ze his feet by beine forced to mush through tle snow in cold weather over two miles f5l shelter.
 ltr. Chisholm is q native of Scot iand, and has been pretty much around the globe before coming to Alaska. His first stepping place al ter leaving his early home was Ch.Ha, and rom there Le ue-t migrated ta Manila. Leaving Manila he arrived at San Francisco in 1a52 and came almost immediately to Alaska.
 He is now engaged in robuldin4 his place at Birch Lake, and will have if il shape to accommodate the sumner traffic.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
MASONIC CLUB ROOMS OPENED
 FUR MEMBERS

The club rooms of the Masonic Temple on lower Front street have recently been opened for the mem Ders oI the Masuuiu iUdse. While the rooms are not quite completed the work is far enough advanced to make them serviceable for general use
 The panels on the walls and the ceiling are made of art metal HJ!h. tastefully ornamented and deliCately tinted The wood work of the rooms is done in dull golden oak finish, and combines nicely with the fur nishngs. which are all fumed oak, with the exception of several easy chairs. which are black Russian leather
 There are provided tables for read ing and writing The rooms are equipped with writing material, and there is every convenience for tie members to carry on their core spondence. There is plenty of read ing matter, books, and current peri odicals, as we'll as Masonic litera ture The lodge has installed a large electric Victrola. and put in big supply of the latest records for the entertainment of the members.
 The rooms face Front Street and have a number of large windows which make them extremely airy and light The rooms are lighted with an indirect lighting system, and even in their incomplete state are drawing a large portion of the mem bership daily
 The work on the remainder Of the big building is being pushed for ward with rapidity and should be finished at an early date The mag nificent ball room on the first floor is equipped with a maple floor and when complete will be one of the finest, if not actually the finest, in the entire North
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
ALASKA BANKS
 MAY FORM AN
 ORGANIZATION

COrdova Times: A movement is on foot looking toward the organization of an Alaskan Bankers Association. All of the institutions along the coast have been preached on the subject and are enthusiastically in avor of the idea. The matter will now be submitted to the interior banks. and If agreeable t. them permanent org atzauon will imuedi- at,ly be cfiected.
 The following banks have signified
 heir desire to join such an organiza- ton: Miners and Merchants, Ketehi kan; First National and B NJ. Behr- ends. Juneau; First Territorial, Doug l-s; Bank of Alaska. Skagway, Wran- gell and Anchorage; First Bank of Coadoya; First Bank of Valdez; Sew ard Bank and Hartman National Seward Bank of Anchorage.
 The idea is to promote the general welfare and usefulness of the banks of the territory. and to secure uni formity of action, together with the practical benefits to be derived from personal acquaintance and from the discussion of subjects of importance 70 the banking and commercial inter- o-.e 1s Alaska; and especially n or der to Ire the proper considera ton Of questions regarding the f- nancial and commercial usa gos. GUS toms and laws which affect the banking interests, and for the pro lection against loss by crime.
 The need of some such protective association is becoming more anpar ent each day to those interested, and as soon as the matter has been laid before the First National and Amer- can banks, at Fairbanks. the Miners and Merchants bank at Idtarod, and the Alaska Banking & Safe deposit Company and Miners and Merchants bank at Nome and they favor the plan an association will be formed.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
LIQUOR TRIALS
 ID TAKE PLACE
 EARLY IN MARCH
Associated Press)

SEATTLE, Feb. Announcement was made here today by the judge of the federal court to the effect that the liquor trials will start on March ,. These are the cases against Mayor Hi Gill. Chief of Police Chas. Rockingham. eySheriff Robert Hodge and others high in Seattle's munich pal government, against whom in dictments, charging conspiracy to de fraud the government and to break the liquor laws of the State of Wash ington, were recently found by d federal grand jury.
 E,X-Gh-Tif. Hodge Wa arraiPued to- day and the indlcmcuf read 10 him. He immediately pleaded not guilty" After his plea was entered the court announced that the cases of the three who are accused of being ring leaders in the gang of Seattle boot lcggers will be tried jointly.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
WILLS WITHOUT
 WRITING MADE
Associated TIess)

LONDON, Feb. 5.-In one of the courts of justice recently a verbal statement before witnesses, without any writing, was pronounced a good will. This statement was made by an officer, (since killed in action) who told his brother officers that if he were killed all his property was to go to his wife The possi- bility of executing such valid will is a privilege reserved to soldiers and sailors on active service by an act of 1677 which says: Any soldier being in actual military service, or any mariner or seaman being at sea. may dispose of movables. wages and personal estate as he or they might have been done before the making of this act"
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
EMILE ROATSCH E FOUND DEAD
 hEAR RAILROAD

Early yesterday morning word was l-5aeht into Nenana that a dead man was IyiuE on the right of way of the government railroad about a mile and a half south of there. Com missioner Burns, of Nenana, at once proceeded to the place, and after Investigating the surroundings, decid ed hat there had been no foul play, as had been thought possible.
 The mans name was Emile Hoa,sch. and he was very well known in and around Nenana. He had been cutting wood all winter near where his body was found. and at the time Of his death was engaged in cutting out and swamping a wood road to the scene of his cutting.
 While the cause of his death is not known definitely, 1t is thought that it Was heart failure, and that t was instantaneous. as there were no indications that he made any at tempt to move from where he lay. The body was taken into Nenana yesterday, and the inquest will prob ably take place some time today
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
FREIGHT TEAMS
 LEAVING 0LHES

According to information received in town last night. great auanuae# If freight are being m1vad from Olnas 10 the Tyloy.na. Eracu-l "Mabam" LaboyteauN shipped a ca.l.ad of goods from Fairbanks ta olnos for Brooks merchants and be san haaI.ns these supplies yesterday with eight head ct stock. Carl Whit. arrived in Clnea with atz head a- stock yesterday. and viii Ieaye Hl#h capacity loads as soon IS he can ge. loaded.
 Lois Of freight has aac-mul .cc at O.aes during the recent cold spell and the teansters got behind wtth their hauling. Bat with Che present weather holding cut it VII no. take llen long 10 get caught up.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
MORE RAILROAD CONTRACTS ARE
 BEING AWARDED
Associated Press)

SEATTLE, Feb 9.-Local head quarters of the Alaskan Engineering commission is busy place these days. For, in making ready for the coming summers work on the gov ernment railroad in Alaska, large quantity of railroad supplie- and equipment must be contracted for. and arrangements made to ship it to Alaska at the earliest possible mo ment
 Purchasing Agent C. E. Dole let a contract today to the United States Steel Products company, of Gary, Indiana, for 1900 tons of rails for the Nenana- Fairbanks division of the Alaska government railroad. The price to be paid for the rails is $49, 400 The rails are to be de livered on the docks at Seattle be, fore July l.
 MT. Dole also opened bids fol thirty-four convertible ballast cars There were two bidders. The fig, ures of the bids range between 800, 900 and nearly S10S,O0O, the differ ence in the bids being accounted for by the difference in the cost ol wood or steel cars. No contracts have yet been awarded.
 The commission has announced that ten of the big locomotives which were used on the Panama railroad are to be used in Alaska during the coming summer. It had been stated before that but four of the engines would be shipped north. These. with other canal zone equipment, will ar rive here in April by boat, enroute to Alaska They represent a value of $35O,000
 Just where the big engines are to be sent in Alaska is not stated It is presumed, however, that some of them are to go to the Nenana- Fairbanks division.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
MAIL SE4VIcE
 FALLS bEHInD

According to information given out by the local postomce officials yes
 ogdag. the emergency mail service for the month oi January fell short of the specified amount by S.50o pounds. The contract calls for any amount up to G,00o pounds, whether 1t specifics first and second class mail is hot known here. II is thought that it docs, n y.ew Of the shortage .l the service. IS it is certain that there is considerable amount of mail oI other cIassitcauous that could and would have been brought in if it had been offered to the con tractor.
 The \. c. stage line. which is carrying the emergency service. has handled all mail that has been turn ed over to them for shipment and it is not any fault on their part that the full amount was not hauled. MT. Deal is taking the matter up with the department in order to see if there is not some way to have mail of any classification brought in, 9 long as the specified amount in the emergency contract is not eE- cceded.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
ALLIES HELP
 AT SALONIkI
Associated PreSS)

SALONIkI. Feb. eff the allies have done nothing else at Salonik, they have at least enabled everyone to know the right time. Hitherto one railway worked to Vienna time, another to Constantinople time. Sa- loniki had it's own local time, and there was also Turkish time other than the Constantinople variety which differed from all the others in being based on the course of the moon
 There are still three different Sap baths a week: Friday for Moslems; Saturday for Jews. and Sunday for Christians.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
MRS. j0SIIH
 IS YERY ILL

Mrs, John Joslin is reported to be very i'll. She has been sick, as nearly as can be leaned, for the better part of the past month, being confined to her bed at the Columbia most of that time. The phy- stciau in attendance on Mrs. Josljn stated last evening that she appeared to be some better
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
MIGHT HAVE TO
 SAVE DAYLIGHT

Some time ago there was some .alk Of adopting the Daylight Saving plan locally. The matter was fully discussed and. although there was some sentiment in favor of the plan. lately there has been nothing much said concerning it, and it seems to have been dropped.
 The matter was also taken up with the Fairbanks Commercial club by the New York Daylight Saving committee, but the local body de cided to have nothing to do with it at present. On the last mail com municaton was received by the Com m,rcial club from the New York committee, which reads as follows:
 New York. Jan. 16, 1917. Wallace Catheart,
 Secretary Fairbanks Commercial Club.
 Dear Sir:
 Several weeks ago an invitation was sent your organization to ap- point ten delegates to the National Daylight Saving Convention to be held tt Hotel Astor this city. Jan uary 3O3l, 1917. A great many organizations have responded and a large attendance is assured.
 Hon. Wm. F. Borland, who has introduced the Daylight Saving" bill into Congress. will speak Among the other speakers are MT. Arthur Brisbane, MT. John Mitchell, labor leader Mir Robt. Garland, president plttsburg Chamber of Commerce, Ex. Gov John K Tener, of Penn, and Mayor Mitchell of New York City. As yet we have had no reply from you. Kindly let us know as soon as possible if you will send dele gates; also if your organization has endorsed the Daylight Saving" move, ment.
 Yours very truly,
 MARCUS NJ. MARKS,
 Chairman"
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
MRS. NARQUAN
 OUT OF DANGER

That Mrs T. A. Marquam is now out of danger is the cheering in, formation contained in wire re. ceiyed by her husband yesterday. She is in Providence hospital, in Seattle A little more than week ago her life was practically dospdircd of, but the latest developments in her condition, as reported here. in, dicate that she is now showing a great deal Of improvement
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12

satisfied with the favor uf Gea Tha-e things We prove of value as We give. for our real wealth .s made known la ,h. eE--s va Ha#.9" oa others. tae gr.a.c.t gift of which Is the eternal life We may make known unto all those whom We may reach.
 Let Us take the cup of salvation then, for it contains what sweetness. what joy. what onrlg9ua.nE health. Call upon .ae name of the Lord ia
 full thaEEzev.nE for Ill the won doru works he has done 10 the children oI men.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
FINDS
 WATER SUPPLY

It was announced yesterday that the Alaskan Engineering commission had succeeded in striking a good water supply at Nenana. The well was sunk near the machine shop, and the supply is sufficient to feed two fire hoses under full pressure.
 Th.s will give Nonana better fire protection than they have had here tocore, and the town will derive great benefit therefrom.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
REPRESENTATIVE MOULD PUT VAR
 TO REFERENDUM
tAEsociated PTessl

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. g. Repre- sentatiye Oscar Galloway, of Texas, introduced a resolution in the house today providing for the sub mission of the war issue to a refer cndum vote of the people of the country, No action has yet been taken, although it will probably be brought to the attention of the house again tomorrow.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
WOULD NEVER DO.

WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. g. Members of the senate are authority for the statement that there is no chance that the senate will adopt the resolution introduced in the house today relative to putting the war issue between the United States and Germany to popular referen dun vote. The resolution was in tr5duced by Representative Oscar Galloway. of Texas.
 Speaking of the matter, Senator FarGaman, one of the five senators Who voted against the senate reso- luUon endorsing President Wilsont act in breaking diplomatic relations with Germany, asserted that it would be a useless waste of time to put such a resolution into the senate In his opinion, the resolution would not get more than three or four votes at the most.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
TAFT FOR CONSCRIPTlON.
Associated Press)

NEW YORK. Feb g. Reiterating his remarks made in a speech few days ago, William Howard Taft to- day emphaticaIly expressed himself as being in favor of conscription. He is of the opinion that this country is facing war the very near future. He says that the country should stand behind the President in the present emergency.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
MORE BOATS FOR ALASKA.

SEATTLE, Feb. 9.-Ten boats will be in operation on the Seattle-Alaska run during the coming summer. ac- cording to announcement made to- day from the local offices of the Pacific Coast Steamship company Freight reservations made with the company, it is stated, are the larg- est ever known at this time of the year.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12

port received last night from Olnes was to the effect that a heavy gale was blowing from up the Chatanika. It is. however, not doing the usual damage to trails and traffic, owing to the fact that insufficient snow has fallen to pile up in drifts.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
BIG FIGHTERS
 ID MEET SOON
Associated PreSs)

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. 9.-A license for ten-round bout between Jess Willard, heavyweight champion of the world. and Fred Fulton, was granted today by the state athletic commission. The fight is scheduled to take place on the evening of March 26 at Madison Square Garden, New York. Both fighters are under stood to be already in training for the event.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12

The school at Haines was closed recently and quarantine law estab- lished on account of an epidemic of measles.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-02-12
Sermon to the People G. G BRUCE
BY THE REV G. G. BRUCE


# you 5yant tic hrc0clcr to say something good abcm y0a at yOw- fuUeraL thsH L.-r 50 Jp ruu.
 THE oVERFLoWlNG CUP.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-14

like that? There is no question you
can ask me today that l will answer.
Neither by statement, implication or
cross-question would I reply to any
question. A statement will be given
out"
Five other officials of the Big Four
rail brOtherhoOds are at the Great
Northern. It is known they are get
ting ready to handle strike in the
Chicago district.
It's a mystery how detailed strike
plans sent out in telegraph stories
from New York got started. The only
explanation is that the secret serv-.
ice of the railroad managers has pen
etrated the inner circles of the rail-
road brotherhOods and the expose of
the plans is intended to put a crimp
in them.
Enormous profits - recOrd-break-
ing dividends paid by the railroads
this year for 1916-have added to
the unrest of rebels inside the broth
erhoOds.
The Pennsylvania road alone had
earnings last year of $52,276,5O4, a
gain of S9,851 ISL over the previous
year. Besides putting $2,136,959 in
to sinking and reserve funds, paying
banks over S12,OOO,OOO for interest
and placing more than S13,OOO,OOO
into what goes on the books as new
construction work itemized as in
vestment. in physical property" the
Pennsy road is paying 10 per cent
dividends on its stock, VIGOROUSLY
watered.
A similar record of fat and swag-
gering profits is shown by nearly all
the big railroad corporations. The
threatened strike Of next week is an
attack on these profits and an at
tempt to divert part of them into a
basic 8-hOur day.
-O-O-
New York.-A glass eye, artificial
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-14

strike of 100000 railroad employees
on the 100000 miles Of roads in the
United States was expected to be
forthcoming shortly following sud
denly convened meeting today of del
egates from brotherhood locals with
the four big brotherhood chiefs.
In the event of a strike it is be-
ieved conditions at this time would
be even worse, in view of high food
prices, than when strike threatened
last summer.
The United States board of me-
diation and Cancellation, which failed
to prevent an open breach between
the big four brotherhoods and the
railroads last April; will make a final
effort to reach an agreement in the
present recurrence of the COntTo-
versy, the United Press learned to-
day.
AS evidence of their determination
not to embarTass the government in
an emergency, brotherhood chiefs,
without argument, voted with labor
council unanimously to uphold a res
OlutiOn expressing willingness of
100000 members of organized
labor, as represented by the broth
erhoods and the American Fedora
ton of Labor, to do their bit and do
it with all their energy" in any ma
tionaI emergency that may arise.
-O-O-
RUMOR SAYS BIG R. r. STRIKE
WILL COME NEXT WEEK
Bets, guesses and cOnjectuTes on
the rail strike situation run more
than $3.50 that next week will
see thousands of freight traffic en-
gineers, firemen, conductors and
brakemen in Chicago idle and thou
sands of cars snagged and snaTled in
the freight yards of Chicago.
I'm a clam" was the direct an
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1917-03-14

New York.-A glass eye, artificial
arm and wooden leg are not bars to
chaUffeur's license in New York,
Judge House ruled.
New York.-Wanted: A house with
Is rooms and four baths for Billy
Sunday to live in while he's in New
York.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-03
MYSTERIOUS PAINS
 AND ACHES
Make Life Hard to Bear For Many
 Norwich Women.

2 Too many women mistake their pains and aches for troubles peculiar to the sex. More often disordered kid- peys are causing the aching back. dizzy spells, headaches and irregular urinatson. Kidney weakness becomes dangerous if neglected. Use a time tried kidney remedy-Doan's Kidney Pills Hosts of people testify to their merit Read Norwich case:
 Mrs. Jennie L. spaulding. 21 Tanner Avenue. Norwich. says: s"Exertion of any kind seemed to make my back tired and ache. Dizzy spells and head aches were frequent. used two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills, which I got at Utley & Jones Drug Store. and was cured. I haven't felt any need of a kidney medicine since"
 Price soc. at all dealers. Don't sim ply ask for a kidney remedy = get Doan's Kidney Pills = the same that cured Mrs. Spaulding. Foster-Mlburn Co. Props, Buffalo. N. r.
Norwich bulletin., 1917-04-03
OBITUARY.
Mrs. Edward E. pawlev.

Mrs. Lizzie Viola Dawley, wife of Edward F. Dawley, died at her home in the old village Sunday morning af- ter an illness of four weeks. Mrs, Dawley was the daughter of the late George H. Fisk, blacksmith at Moosup. She was born in the old Tanner house ir Moosu1 Jan. 26. 1872. and for a number of years was a member of the Moosup NJ. E. church and Sunday school. Later she moved to Providence and then t2 Georgiaville. R. l. She joined the Baptist church of Georgia vile under Rev. William H. Lakin. Four years ago last June she came back to Piainfleld. She gained many friends in Rhode Island end Connecti- cut and was liked by all who knew her
 She loved flowers and always had one of the handsomest flower gardens in the village where she made her home.
 She is survived by her husband. Ed ward F. Dawley. two daughters. Edith H., six sisters, Mrs. Charles L. Har- rington of AIanton, R. l., Mrs Ellen Perry of Warren, R. l., Mrs. Maud Praunto of Willimantic. Mrs. Mabel Lamont of North Scituate. R. l.. Miss Ida R. Fisk of Providence and Mrs. J G. DavoI of New Bedford Mass: also two nncles, William Weaver of Yantic and Charles Fisk of Bozrah- vile. A cousin is Mrs. Jane Gill of Moosup, and her aunt is Mrs. Rose Holmes of Yantic.
 Personals.
 Mrs. Charles Headen spent Monday with Norwich friends
 Stanislas Charron and son Ovilas were Norwich callers Monday
 Miss Florence May Taber is spend ing q week at the home of Mrs. Bertha Smith in Central Village.