davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-08
TUBERCULOSIS.

by this dread disease has caused
medical men to cooperate in
checking it as far as possible.
Some facts presented in the
Minnesota Health Journal point
to it's serious nature.
tuberculosis kills 100000 per-
sons each year in the United
States-1 every 3A minutes. It
kills one-tenth to one-seventh of
all our people. 1t kills one-third
of all who die between the ages
of Is and IS. It costs in dollars
and cents over $500,O00,000 a
year in loss of life and labor to
the United States. Not less than
100000 people, it is estimated,
in the United States are now
suffering from it.
More men die Of tuberculosis
than women, 60 per cent. of all
tuberculosis deaths in New York
City being males. The death rate
for negroes in the United States
| is more than three times that of
the rate for whites (450 as
against 148 per 100000 popula-
ton in 1910.
Tuberculosis seems to be de-
creasing rapidly in those cities
where active anti-tuberculosis
campaigns are being waged.
Death rate from tuberculosis in the
Registration Area Of the United
States has declined from 200.7 per
100000 population in 1904 to
1853 in 1914.
tuberculosis is a disease proc
ess caused by the growth in the
body of the tubercle bacillus or
germ. The daily expectoration of
a consumptive may contain mil
lions of germs. The germ grow
ing in the body destroys tissues
and produces poisons of toxins
which cause the well-known symp.
toms of the disease.
The commonest form Of tuber.
culosis is tuberculosis of the
lungs, or consumption, but it may
occur in any part Of the body, and
especially in the bones and joints
of children.
The journal suggests the fol
lowing means of preventing the
spread Of this terrible scourge
1t may be obviated:
| By teaching the consumptive tc
| destroy his sputum.
| By teaching people not to sleep
| live or work in dark or badly
ventilated rooms.
| By teaching the consumptivt
how to destroy his sputum so a.
not to infect his family or neigh
bors.
i By discovering the disease il
it's early stages and curing thu
patient, thus removing a source
lof infection to others.
By educating the community al
to the nature of the disease tina
it is communicable, preventabl'
and durable.
By educating people to keel
their bodies in such physical con
dition as to enable them to resis
! the germs.
i By advocating fresh air, out
door life, sunshine, rest, no over
J, work, wholesome food, temperat
habits.
By safeguarding the health 0
children, keeping them away espe
: cially from sources of Infection.
By insisting on periodic "a
!, least yearly physical examination
: for everyone, well or sick.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-08
THE STATE UNIVERSITY AND
MURDER.

In recent years the University
of Minnesota under able leader
ship has risen to prominence
among the great institutions Of
this country. Favored in many
ways, our State University has
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-08

Peace on earth seems as far
away now as it did in August,
1914. But the designs Of God are
being worked out even amid the
stress Of battling nations.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-08

Between the apathy Of certain
city officials and the unjustified
meddling of others, st. Paul has
witnessed a beautiful official dis
regard for law and order.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-08

1t is gratifying to witness the
large number Of service flags
being raised by our Catholic
churches and institutions through
out the land.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-08

The Bolsheviki of the Twin
Cities have been emulating the
disturbing acts of their Russian
brethren.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-08

According to reports, the K. of
G. and the Y. NJ. C. A. are work
ing in delightful harmony for the
welfare Of our soldiers. This is
real patriotism.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-08

dents; and all this has been accom-
plished without State aid and at great
self-sacrifice, solely from the love of
God, from which motive alone a true
love OF education springs.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-08

IF disobedience to parents were
not so fiagrantly encouraged by,
parents themselves there would be
few of those disappearance Of
young girls reported every week;
nor would the juvenile courts be
kept busy by refractory boys, OBJ
serves the Sacred Heart Review.
Old-fashioned folk insist that the
first step on the way to He'll is
taken by boy or girl who defes
parental control. It seems to us
that the great difficulty is the alb
sence Of parental control in many
homes. 3
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-08
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1917

The itching for future votes
sometimes makes puppets of APP
parently respectable men.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-08

Entered as second-class matter. jan an
uary - 1911, at the post office, ST.
paul. Mimi, under Act of March 8. 1917.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-08

Non-Catholics are sometimes
sorely puzzled by the actions OF
some Of their neighbors who pro-
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-08

Remittance may be made by Draft.
Post Office or Express Money Oroer' of
Registered Letter, addressed to
THE CATHOLIC BULLETIN,
s16 Newton Bldg, st. Paul, Minnesota.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-08

SUBSCRIPTION PRICE:
$3.50 a year, if paid In advance.
$500 a year, if not paid In advance.
$500 a year to foreign countries.
The Catholic bulletin. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1911-1995, 1917-12-08

Published every Saturday at 315 New
ton Bldg, Fifth and Minnesota Streets'
st. Paul, Minnesota, by
The Catholic Bulletin Publishing Co.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-12
PLAYING POLITICS.

Despatches from Juneau seem to indicate that the present fight in the territorial senate is as distant from amicable settlement now as on the opening day of the session of the legislature. In fact, the solution of the difficulty appears to depend on the stubbornness of the leaders of the opposing factions.
 That the spectacle for the present is amusing is true, but a prolonged continuation of the deadlock will soon change the exhibition from ridiculous to disgusting. It is all very well to play politics when there is nothing else to do; those who have had eX- perience in the gentle pastime say it is the most fascinating game in the world But for a body of men who are supposedly down at Juneau to transact business for the people to squat there on their launches and growl at one another like surly ca hines, and let their work go hang, is piling it on little bit too thick
 Of course we are not on the spot, and may not be in possession of all motive for the fight, but it looks, from safe distance, as if both sides are convinced that it is more important to the territory at large that neither side shall name president of the senate than it is to transact the business for which they have been sent there If the people of Alaska chose these eight men to go down to Juneau to see to it that no legislation is enacted, these men are certainly proving trustworthy and showing the bigness of their caliber by sticking so nobly to their guns.
 If it is sure to be disastrous to the territory for Sutherland's candidate to preside over the meetings of the sedate body of men who at present as if about half the people of Alaska have been badly bamboozled, and the same statement applies to the other side, since the membership is so evenly divided. Surely all eight of these men are not so disreputable that it is impossible to choose one from among them that will discharge satisfactorily the duties of the office over which the fight is raging,
 As fight it seems to have all the earmarks of good one, but as legislative body it looks bum. and a continuance of it's present per formance might lead it's makers to relegate it to the scrap heap. as hay ing outlived it's usefulness. It seems to us that it would be good scheme to effect a compromise, settle down to business, and quit wasting their time and the peoples money. This scrap is not getting them anywhere, and besides, there are enough false alarms in the camp of the white hopes" without the contribution of Alaskan entries.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-12
Phone 262 Phone
FOR SMALL FAVORS.

Only three millions for our rail faad' Its surprising but undoubt rIIy and uudeniably true; and here -e'yo been thinking of all the good Atngs that that $1o.50o.00o was go ing ro get for Us this summer That .,as the amount of the appropria ion which was asked for and which # seemed likely We were going to get. unuI it commenced to appear saat aAe 5undry civils bill. in which he item of the appropriation for railroad construction purposes in Al aska was incorporated. would not pass unless there was an extra ses -.on of congress.
 But the fact that congress in its dying hours. has seen fit to turn its attention to Alaska long enough tc make any kind of an appropriation for the railroad, should be gratify ing 10 t.a.rDanhSans even though We think that We are getting less than onC-third Of what We ought to have Small favors thankfully received :; Iarrer ones in proportion"
 Nothing vas stated in our dis patches of last evening relative to m extra session of congress. It is possible. however, that the resolution adopted which practically amounts co an appropriation, was for the pur pose of tiding the work on the rail road over until such d time as an extra session could provide further funds
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-12

congress, Is the opinion of those who have made the matter study The action of congress will be 10 decide who Is 10 get the delegateship. with out regard to the validity of the election law In deciding contested seats during recent years. the hous of representatives. in making the decision has not taken into consi. eration certain omissions from tho regular provisions of the laws, when these omissions "ele shown jO hay been due to ignorance or oversight. and not due to an intent to commit fraud or to evade the statutes fo. the personal benefit of either can didate
 The decision Of Judge Jennings, at Juneau, today. therefore, should be regarded by every Alaskan as one that will fix the status of our pres tUl tItCklOu law anu l4ON OAi' NAI'AO will decide who is to get the certifi- cate of election from the Canvassing board With this in view, it should be upheld by both sides, since the very existence of society rests on the upholdng and respecting of these laws
 If the precincts in question and the votes were therefore not pre- pared and turned in properly, then they should be thrown out. if the law holds To do otherwise would establish precedent that is sure 10 prove dangerous in future years. Without doubt the right to vote is one of mans most sacred enjoy ments and duties, but the safeguard
 ing of that ballot is just as much
 duty. and just as sacred. If We be
 gin by disregarding this one law, it
 will be much easier to let the second
 one slip. and upon such a founda-
 ton is built a state of anarchy, which is merely a disregard of all laws. We regret very much that such q contest is necessary to decide who is to be delegate. as it engenders still more the animosity that already f is in existence between followers o1 both Mir Wickersham and MT. Sulzer, and which is very detrimental to the community in more ways than ono. Every one of us did what he considered his full duty when he cast his ballot for his leader. 1T seems, therefore, that it would be well to let the leaders take what ac-
 tion they deem eXpedient, and the rest of us turn our attention to other matters of more immediate lmpor-
 tance to the camp, and await the decision of congress, which will be final and forget the bitterness which i political feeling has stirred up.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-12
CHANGE IN GOVERNMENT.

That the present system of gov ernment of Alaska is inadequate for our needs is being proven more and more conclusively every day. It IS in reality misgovernment of Alaska, and what is needed just now Is gov ernment FOR Alaska. For years Al askan affairs have suffered from such a maladministration, that if the Territory had not been a veritable storehouse of treasure, and it's re- sources practically unlimitable, it would have long ago been transform ed into a barron desert, and shorn of all it's population. The territory owes it's existence today, not to the beneyolence of paternal govern ment, but in spite of the hindrances to it's development set up by groups of ignorant politicians of both par ties who have attempted to make laws for this northern country from the standpoint of an effete east.
 After years of trial. the hybrid form of government which we now have has shown itself to be a con- plete failure. Since the purchase of the territory from Russia, the gov ernment of the United States has been paid by it millions of dollars from various sources; from taxes levied on a people without repre- sentative in the taxing body-the principle for which the American colonies rebelled against England in the latter part of the eighteenth cen tury.
 Alaska now needs money to con tinue the construction of wagon roads and trails. without which the coun- try will fall into stagnation. She needs funds to push the work on the government railroad to an early com pletion, upon the operation of which the development of vast region of Interior Alaska is almost entirely de pendent She needs an adequate system of lighthouses, proper sur vey of the coast, and the charting of shoals and reefs that every year exact their toll in property and hu- man lives. through the parsimony anu udTTON -ulluueuueSS Oi d le" bigoted politicians.
 The administration at Washington has shown disposition to grant us return on the money that has been collected from Alaska by the na- tional government, but the attitude of the administration has been frus- trated by a small group of ignorant politicians in congress. The last ses- congress has dealt us a body blow. foul in its nature, that, if not reme- died soon. will work incalculable dam age to the entire territory. Its failure to enact the army bill and the sundry civils bill, which include appropriations to carry on work, the accomplishment of which is vital to the life of the territory, should be the means of creating such de mand for a system of adequate gov ernment that the evil of it will be not unmiXed with good.
 The money which Alaskan enter prises would have derived from these appropriations is only very small portion of the income which the United States government has re- ceived from Alaska in previous years, and Is still getting. But few men seem to have appointed themselves as watchdogs of that particular en- trance of the United States treasury,
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-12
THE TEST OF THE LAW.

Alaska and Alaskans are now be ing treated to spectacle unique in the history of this northern coun- try-that Of a contest in the courts to determine the right of the can wasting board to issue certificate of election in accord with their judg ment-when this judgment is gov erned by votes that the attorney gen eral of the territory considers il legally cast.
 There have been numerous cases Of this kind arising in the courts in he States, but none exactly parallel as far as We can ascertain. It is, perhaps, an undisputed fact that the board in making it's decision was gov erned with the idea of not want ing to deprive any Alaskan of his vote, and from this standpoint il seems to be an unquestioned fact that Judge Wickersham has polled the larger number of votes, and in this light the action of the board is iustifiable and equitable.
 The action of MT. Sulzer in taking the matter into the courts is per lectly natural, as the issuing of the certificate hinges on the admission of votes that, in the opinion of the attorney general of the territory. were not cast in accord with the Alaska election laws. The most important seems to us, is not who has been elected delegate, and to whom will the certificate of election be issued, but, is the Alaska election law valid? That the decision of the lat ter question will to a certain extent involve the former one is unfor- tunate for everybody concerned. This issue is clouded by personal feelings and prejudces of the followers of both candidates, and seems about to resolve into a factional fight as to who is to be delegate, and not. shall the laws be upheld?
 The proceedings instituted by MT. Sulzer appear to us to be very apro- pos, as now is the time to find out if the election law is valid, and if it is not to get one put through this session of the legislature that is. 1t would also seem that the court is the proper authority to pass on the validity of the law If the statute is constitutional, then it should be upheld. To our mind there is no quibbling on that point. The law is designed to give every possible pro- lection to the voters, and not to take away any of their rights. nor to de- feat the will of the people, but in order that their will may be mani fested beyond question. and carried out
 The decision of the court at Ju- neau will have no-or practically bearing on the status of the merits of the case if it is finally taken to
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-12

with the object o stopping the oute5 of every penny That therr as- other doors to he treasury which al- pouring forth a golden flood for other and less worthy purposes does not make a particl" Of difference to them. A postofticc for $3O.upO at Podunk. Illinois multiplied by a hun dred other Podunks al a hundred other places. from which the govern ment never got penny of revenue. and will never get cent in return. seems to them to be a worthy cause struct useful arteries oi commerce and travel and 10 open up new lands or settlement. and rom which the nation will reap returns of greater and greater value as time passes money which the goyelnuent has already received from Us. they ab. solutcly block us ava; from
 Recently on the floor of the na tional senate Senator Oyermau of South Carolina, stated that by an eff ciont system of bookkeeping the gov ernment could save the nation $50 00O.0O0 d year. and he asked the unanimous permission of the senate 10 give the President authority 10 in stall such a system. stating that it would b. impossible to accomplish the reform in any other way, as it would loP off numerous heads in diff ferent departments. causing such a pressure to bear that no other source of power could get the reform through. Some pinheaded, peanut politician thereupon got up on his hind legs and declared he objected to giy.
 ing any Democratic President sd
 much power and as it takes the unanimous consent of the senate to
 put such a resolution through, it was
 lost. Think of it, enough money
 saved in one year by an installation
 of a simple set of books to build
 the Alaska railroad, and lost be. cause President Wilson happens to
 be Democrat.
 President Wilson has a right to
 be peeved and get his back up. II
 there Is any means in the world by
 which a gag rule can be put into
 effect in the senate, it should be put into operation, the sooner the better. When one man can hold
 the floor until he is forced to quit through hysical exhaustion; when if his lungs can stand the gaff. he can read through complete set ot Laura Jc n Libby, some method oi
 silencing him should be handy, i. chlOroforrl has to be resorted to as a last measure.
 These and other methods have been
 used to hand us dirty deals for toe long Il would seem that we have stood it long enough Let's get busy then, and try for new government Statehood has been suggested, bu, it does not appear that We are yet ready for that. The most likely plan and one that would probably get the best results, is Secretary Lanes com mission plan-if We can get non-parti san, resident commissioners, who can be on the ground, Investigating oul needs and studying conditions with view of meeting these needs as they should be met. Put this com mission under any department that seems the best one with which tc cooperate, give them the power tC formulate and carry out plans fol
 T the future of Alaska will take care of itself, and Alaska will take hel rightful place in the nation.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-12
EXPONENTS OF JUSTICE.

In our news columns we print a story of the judicial career of Judge
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-12

Dave Cascaden plans to leave Fair banks this morning for the Tolovana country.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-12

SUBSCRIBE FOR THE CITIZEN
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-12

A WICHITA man is advertising for his wife, who recently ran away from his bed and board, and states that she can be distinguis he'd from the common herd by the fact that she has a e" tattooed on her leg. As there are no bathing beaches in Fairbanks, we do not see the neces- sity of any of Us staying awake nights to claim the reward
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-12

Four volumes short stories. $1.50 per set. Inquire citizsn.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-12

THE territorial senate has already consumed one-fifteenth of it's allotted time in wrangling and has not even accomplished it's organization. Judg- ing from the performance. perhaps it would be better for the territory as whole if it continues in deadlock for the remainder of the session.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-12

Before going on the bench, Judge McGinn was considered one of the most brilliant lawyers at the bar. For many years his law office was in the Oregonian building. Now. on his retirement from the bench, he will re-engage in the practice of law and his offices will be in the same building
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-12

IF, instead of establishing new set of rules for future appointments of poslmasters, Attorney General Bur leson had exercised his ingenuity a bit and improved the Alaska mail service. postmasters throughout the territory would probably have been more enthusiastic in their support of the ruling.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-12

DISPATCHES from Washington in dicate that President Wilson is about to succeed in his effort to present the senate with a gag rule.' Bet ter late than never, but to us "outland- CTS" it looks like a case of locking the stable after the animals have been carried off.
 ON March fourth, after a tour of Guty covering six weeks, the silent sentinels" guarding the approaches to the White House were withdrawn. We are not surprised at that. In fact, it is an eloquent argument for suffragism that it was able to keep bunch of women from talking for such length of time.
 UP to the present time candidates for municipal offices which are soon to become vacant are conspicuous by their absence. Whats the matter? Do they doubt their ability to con duct the affairs of the town on "jawbone?"
 Four volumes short stories. $1.50 per set. Inquire Citixsn.
The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-12

Judge McGinn's uncompromising stand against convicting any person who has been entrapped into doing wrong by stool pigeons" or police Is well illustrated in a bootlegging case that came before him on ap- peal from the municipal court.
 Officers of the moral squad had ar rested the Japanese proprietor of &