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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
ST RANGE BUT TRUE.
It may be that those mysterious monster guns Somewhere in France have jarred

something loose around Fairbanks, or it might be that he has become crazy with the heat, but, anyway, during one of those hot days last week Potato Missou let go of 25 cents in silver at one throw for a big dish of ice cream7-and as he was getting up from the counter he pulled a plug from the pistol pocket of his overalls and bit off a big "chaw."
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
WE SAW Now, whadda v HIM know about our fel- FIRST. low townsman Harry
 Brown bragging that

his block sports more service flags than any block in town? And all because Bob Bresnahan, who be- longed to The Citizen force, now with our boys of the draft at Fort Gibbon, has been living in a cabin with him near the brewery since the time he came here, and this man Brown now has a service flag with one star in his cabin-huh!
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
Town Gossip and Stories
By The Tattier.

action for several hours. until he made up his cash, and the drawer was $10 short, when he mad such a headache trying to forget it.
 BOTH ARE "Eat'em up Frank, VERY MUCH the Whiskey Island WHiskEYLEsS flshwheel and road
 house man and wood dealer. while up on his last visit of several days was in good spirtg most of the time and thoroughly enjoyed himself. Now. Frank, every time he visits us, stops with his old friend Frank Miller at the Min CTS Home-hard by The Alaska Citi- zen building on Garden Island-and in the course of last weeks events happened to be there when the fed eral authorities raided the Miners able quantity of Rock and Rye, red wine, Maraschino and other booze. which was found there. contrary to law. Now. whether it was mere coincidence or not. Frank. bright and early next morn. set sail on his homeward bound voyage--in other words. he quietly left Garden Island for Whiskey Island. now both thor oughly dry (What's in name)
 An oldtimer saw him when he was about to shove off his old boat. Well, Frank" he asked. "how's she coming?" Evidently. judging by Franks doleful look, he was return. ing to old Whiskey Island very low in spirits. Huh" he answered, talk ing up an oar, it was coming fine last night, but this morning she's pretty bum." and he shouted from his boat. out in the stream, splitting cotton over the side of his boat into the muddy river: Here's water, wa ter everywhere. and not a drop tO drink; no more O your civilization fer mel"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
AND HE IS A GOOD FUR BUYE ER.

Thursday watching a small wolf pup which John Strelic. the Panama Crossing trader, brought down with him Tuesday. The little pup, while very tame, was naturally shy of so many people and passing autos, and MT. Strelic held it on a chain, an. swering questions, when up stepped Abe Stein, the local fur dealer. "Oye. Dye" says he, "and yOt iss it a lynx"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15
HORSE ON HIM.

came out of the post office and in a hurry jumped upon his seat took "a line in each hand and started to drive away, leaving the heavy weight which was attached to the horses head on the ground. He was urging the horse to "giddap" when an on locker called his attention to the big weight. Thank you." said the new driver as he jumped down again and lifted the heavy iron onto the footboard; that's the second time done that! Giddap!"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15

PIGS Some childless fami- IS lies adopt babies; PIGS. others dogs; and
 still others cats, but Carl Selberg has one eye on Hoover and the other on the lonesome wife and has adopted twin orphan pigs. The cutest little pink-nosed and toed piggies that ever looked an Irish man in the face. Every morning Mrs. Selberg trots out to the crib where they sleep with nursing bottle and feeds them, for they just have their eyes open and have to be carefully nursed by their foster parents.
 GOOD A local school boys BUSINESS, mother had a birth THAT. day last week and
 he had six bits saved up to buy her present. He studied and worried over it and finally decided to buy her book. He went down to a store and looked over the books and again was in q Quandary as to what to select, but finally selected good Boy Scout" book that he had not read!
 At that there are others. A year ago Gus Burglin had birthday and bio wifo liLo tho youth ;,, tho ,hoyn story, could not think of punish, ment to fit the crime Qor Gus is getting older each day he lives) so she finally bought him nice vac uum sweeper. The Tattler figures it out that Gus is lucky, for the handle of vacuum cleaner is much softer to be beat up" with than an ordi- nary broom handle.
 PUT UP There is a Fairbanks OR BE matrOn who is a reg DISCARDED. ular Sunday evening
 church attendant and is generally attended by her two small sons. The boys are each very anxious to put the quarter on the plate and as there were two boys and one quarter it wouldn't go around, but the loser Was struck with a brilliant idea. He changed seats just before the collection was taken up and went and sat down with sister and her beau, and when the plate approached leaned over and said to the young man: Let me put your money in" The youth, full ladies man had no change and had to dig up whole half dollar for by this time everyone around him was risking one eye to see what the little brother was up to. Re- suit, no picture show or mud balls for the next week.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15

FOR SALE-Barber shop in Nenana.
 Inquire Citizen. IS
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15

action for several, hours. until he made up his cash, and the drawer was $10 short. when he mad such a headache trying to forget it.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-07-15

There's another new driver on an old fa- miliar delivery wa gon. Yesterday hc
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
WAR-STAMP SALES
PASS S1OO,OOO,OOO

Announcement was made yesterday
that war savings BOO ihc United claics
have passed lhc sio00m0o0 mark. Nari-
ous committees consirue ihI- as ln en-
couragins sign. although they are ill-
ile moro than s30W0O00 behind their
schedule The former figure represents
sales for ihe last three and nau
months. The campaign must Doe hnish-
ed by December a. 1918.
4 statement issued hy ihe commillee
.cis forth that "a tremendous drive
must result FOR the balance of ihe
months War-sayings officials are
greatly encouraged by the amount al
ready sold. since The greater part ol
the campaign in IFS infancy was neces-
sarfly given over 90 educaling the pup
lic io the war-s1yings plan. Wiih ihe
formation OF war-soyinss sociele5
throughout ihe country and every
every American a pledged war saver
There will be mo- di1culiy in disposine
of me entire issue of lhc stamps Eng
land has more than 5000 war-s1'inss
societies. The United states has mo- -uch
number as yet. but Che work Is steadily
increasing.
70 was said that work VIII pe n'sul
here soon among aliens in on effort TO
enlist their money
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
ACCUSE THIS PAIR
OF HER0lN SALE

Charles Palmer, Negro. and Grace
Foster. Nerrcss. were arrested by mem
bcrs of tle city detective bureau un-
der the direction off Sergeant NnS carly
-unda, morning and hoti defendants
arraigned before judge Churchman To-
day on charges of selling neroin. Their
cases were continued until Friday at
lhe request OF Assistant City solicitor
Malloy
Palmer lives at 500 23j Talnal street
and when his rooms were raided a
quantity of alleged heroine done up in
packages and ready for disposition was
found Detectives say lhal Palmer ilas
been dealing n ihc drug iu whole
sale way. getting tho goods in large
quantities and sellinc 10 t1 oincrs of
Wilmington who then secretly sold ID
lo the known users of Che drug.
When the rooms occupied 10y the Eos.
Ter woman We're searched quantity OF
lhc alleged dus was found in small
packages ready for sale. The foste'
woman lives somewhere ON Elinheil
street Roth defendants were held li
$500 bail each
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
DELAWARE TO GET
STONE FOR ROADS

In an effort 70 obtain shipments of
stone for the building of the Lincoln
highway and other important roads iir
This vicinity. Benjamin a. Groves and
Assistant County Engineer Charles NJ.
Grubb. representing thc Levy Court.
and state Highway Commissioner
Charles M Upham. held conference
recently with Representative Polk. inc
Onlcc of public Roads and the High
way Transport Committee, al WASH
nclon recently. 40 thc lwo latter oli-
cc5. Che officials .rere assured nI r.-
operation in receiving -hipmcn 3
q. rough lns director of 20 'r0ld' E't'
of these r1Ccs are ln direct ipHrii With
the railroad office and every thing per
tanning 90 road work is referred io
them.
The f-,icrai officials explained t1a-
the railroad situation is sim acute. hul
that the present embargo ON road INA
lariai would Dee lifted as soon a- con.
dnions warrant Then. they stalled. ii
the Delaware men We're unsuccess lul
i'm dealing with local railroad auihori-
tics they would take up the more im-
porlsnt cases with the Director oi
Railroads.
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
]. ]. KERRIGAA IS
ACCIDENT VICT N

John J. Korrigan. Of No. iii North
Franklin street. was killed on saturday
while at work at tho plant of ihe
American steel and Wiro Company n
Worcester Mass Mr. kerrsln, was
superintendent of erection Tor Che Edgo
Moor Iron Company, and mad been in
Worcester for about two weeks super
intending some work There FOR The COM
pany. Ills relatives in thls city have
MOI received full particulars of the acci-
dent which happened al the plant. but
navc learned lnst three men were I'M
ured 100 lhc fallng of some structure.
Mr.. Kerrican being fatally injured aud
diving about A. 80 o'clock sunday morn
lnf. The other two men we're seriously
injured
Mr. kerrigau leaves q wife and several
children BE was the SON of James =.
and Mary a kerrigan lc was well
known foo Wilmington. and highly cs-
iecmed hy wide circle of frfnds he
Vas RI member Of thc Brovnson Library
Association. OF WIlminglon Camp No.
Qa55 Modern Woodmen of America
and of iho Delaware Fire Company
THE funeral will Doe held FROM his Tag
residence. 80. ii North franklin street
at q O'Clock on "Wednesday morning
with REQUIEM mass at 20 Pauls Cath
Ollie Church and intermont In the Clhe
dral cemetery
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
bishop Lewis Tells
Of UPuFT IN China

Bishop Wilson s. Lewis. OF Shanghai.
China. recently returned to work FOR
the 1919 Methodist Centenary Of Home
and Foreign Missions, reports that the
open door in China is most hosptable
10 education. especially on social re-
lgious and national affairs. He de
scribes the American missionaries as
among the most ac0ve forces for
democracy in China and education is
their weapon. Bishop Lewis will Doe
one OF the speakers on centenary plans
al the Wilmington Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, In Dover
this week.
In three years time the Chinese
Publishing House Gf The Methodist
Episcopal Board Of Foreign Missions
hopes TO be able Go put one book a
month OF good clean. popular htera-
lure into The hands Of The Chinese peo-
pie, 10 awaken their interest in social,
religious and national affairs.
"The Chinese Government has set on
foot an interesting movement 90 sim
plify the writing Of Chinese characters.
This Will mean much Co The ten thous-
and newspapers Ia the country, for the
aim is so TO reduce the time required
20 learn 10 read and write that a boy
who now must study until he is 81
before he can read the newspaper may
learn the same thing by The time hc is
eight years old In other words. the
Government seeks 10 cut nearly In half
the time required 10 learn to read and
write Think what that Will mean TO
a nation Of more than three hundred
compulsory education is enforced
"Bui that millennium IS Tar distant
and meanwhile the missionary is the
great educ7tiyc force in China today
l Already we have thirty-two thousand
students in our primary schools. In
five years we will have one hundred
thousand The Chinese want MS 90
build these schools In an their villages
They offer 20 supply the land and hoh
the cost. In one conference alone wf
have seyenty-three uuRlled applications
for primary schools.
"Our churches. together with on
schools. are miniature republics sprea'
throughout the country. 10y which ihi
people learn their FIRST lessons in self
government. They are the ouiposts %
: democracy For instance the only form
Of trial by jury known in China toda'
is found in the discipline In the Metho
dist Church, used when a member
tried by his peers
English is the language OF educate
China today and perhaps may be tha
or all China some day, n we are ebl
lo supply the primary and second grad
schools which the natives are demand
inc These schools must be induslria
, and closely related 10 the occupation,
life of thc people. The school house
must be well lighted, we'll Nentilaic
sanitary. but simple I'm construction
, Each school will not cost the missio
, over $3.50 90 huiid and with IFS nati'
: teachers not more than $50 yearl, Z,
, up-keep. 70 seems a small invcsimcl
, for one OF The direct steps In makir
the world safe for democracy.
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
JAIL, LASHES FOR MAN
OVIOLATEDPAROLE

After being parolcd by Judso Boyce
in Court OF General Sessions last week
after confessing the larceny OF forty
pounds of beans. from samuel q. smith.
HAY Smith, Negro. was again brought
before ihe rourt for violation 0f h,s
parole. being charged now with break
Ing an entering with intent 20 com
INIT robbery. This tune Dee was SEN
fenced 20 boz whipped with % lashes.
20 serve one year IN the workhousc 60
pay Ti3J restitution money and pay
The costs of prosecution.
On saturday night smith, 10 Is az
leg,d. broke the show window Of a wine
and lQuor store. in Market street. near
second and took "a quantity Of liquor.
ne was caught. and became so violent
that force had 90 be used TO suhdue
him. When Doe appeared In the pris-
oncrs dock This morning his head was
bandagcd.
Hearing ON The second charge will be
heard later
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
GIAEN NARIETN snOMER.

q merry party Of Young people gath
cred at the home of Mr. and Mrs NJ. 4.
Maloncy. 80. 10 south Rodney street.
ou Friday evening and rendered va
riety shower t0 Miss Ncrna RaIghn.
who will shortly become the bride of
>. Garrett Redmond 4 delightful cycn-
ing was spent In playing games. dane
ing and singing, and the guests were
entertained with vocal solos by Maryil
Wright Miss Mariory Maloney and lii-
tle Margaret Traynor. The guests were
called 10 The diningroOm al a late hour
for delicious refreshments. The dining
room was beautifully decorated I'm
green and white. Miss Raighn received
many beautiful and useful gifis Those
present were: The Misses LILY ~.
Davis. Sara Turner, Nerna Baighn, Mill
drcd Ryan. Frances l.. Orpcn, Mariory
Maloney. sara Hsndelman, Margaret
Mulrooncy. baby Margaret Traynor.
Jessie Ncstc Edna Henry. Edith Raighn,
Mrs 4. NJ Bennett, Mr. and Mrs VI. j.
Maloney Mr.. and Mrs. p. r. Maloneyi
Mr.. and Mrs. B. NJ Traynor. Mr.. a. n.
Kruger. George Braunslein. Nillard Ma
loney. /. Hirshlcr, William J. Mundy
Marvil Wright. :. Strickland, =. Miller
/ y Garrett Redmond. p. n. Evans, l.
kramer and W. e.. Higgins
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
Celebrate 30 YEARS
OF Married LIFE

Edward and Cephas Parsons. two
brothers. met today for The FIRST time
i'm forty-nye years, The occasion being
One golden wedding anniversary NJ Mr.
and Mrs Cenhas Parsons. 40 he home
of their dauchier. Mrs William %. Hof-
fsckcr. 80 3 West Eighteenth street.
Edward Parsons. who was a prominent
dentist. came 400 Che way from hi7
home in Georgia 90 attend Che cclebrl
uon and renew his acquaintance WIN
his brother aud family
Cephas is the Older of ihe iWn lle
is as wears and Edward is 90 Cephas
Parsons. for % years. was employed 10y
the Richardson ami Robbins Company
of Dover. and DC and Mrs. Parsons.
with their daughter and son Jaw
lived in bower until recently. Mr. Par
sons was born in Northampton. Mass
and Mrs. Parsons near Canterbury. ihis
state. but they were both residents
of Kent county for many years
They We're married 100 lhe Ola
Academy. at Dover. hy ihe Rev cyrus
pretiyman, a Presbyterian minister.
Mrs. Parsons is now SD years ot age
To celebrate ihc anniversary % ilini2
dinner was held and there viii Doe
public reception This afternoon ah'
/ evening from 8 until @ o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs Parsons have s'N ei
children and thirteen grandchildren hN
Ing.
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
eleven Soldiers
ILL IN HOSPITAL
Officers Deny Poisoning
Rumor, Say Men Suffer
With Grip
ARE REGULARS AND
ON ShIPYARD GUARD

nm with symptoms Of the grip. eleven
soldiers. members of Company T. Both
Regiment. l.. =. Infantry, stationed here
TO guard Wilmington shiphuldins
plants were removed 20 the Homeo-
paihic Hospital last evening in the
Phoenix ambulances from their barracks
in the rear Of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company office building There were
fumors Of the men being poisoned This
was denied, however, 10y their command
ing officers.
10 was said al the hospital today that
t would take at least twO days set 20
determine Just wnal allied the men, but
from their condition 10 was thought
they had the grip.
ON account OF the men being iil addi-
uonal men from Companies a and B oi
the 5Olh Infantry, stationed al Washing
ton. are expected to arrive here today
90 take the places OF those M.
Captain Lyman, commander of one oI
the companies, and Lieutenant Mcllain
surgeon of the detachment, said the mcr
are suffering with a fever and denied
there are any poison symptoms. one
report, which the officers denied. was
that the men became ill after parlakine
of condensed milk at the barracks.
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
WOULD DEFER ACTION
ON PAID FIRE DEPT.

Discussing the question Of paid fire
department for Wilmington. Richard ".
Bond of the Bond Machine Company
says that while he. and all of thc manu-
racturcrs are i'm favor of such a meas
ure. they do not feel That ihe question
should be forced upon Che present
war" session of the Legislature
There is more than enough io do
al Dover at this time said Mr.. Bond.
Enact such legislation as is absolutely
essential to permit our Governor 90
aid 0nA national government in any
way pra,N cable But lei MS not open
The flood - 20 all classes OF leeisla-
iion through the simple placing upon
them Of the hallmark, needful for The
Nar.
There will be other sessions OF our
legislative body. one not many months
away. When that session conyenes. and
In the meantime a fair and 20 AL our
citizens satisfactory nre department bill
has been discussed, prepared aud pre-
sented. then J most strongly urge iis
passage. for our city needs 4 paid fire
department. Let ia not be oyer-hastN
In action now. thereby. even though
such a bin might be passed, renderine
the act liable 60 criticism and suhse'
Tueni amendment
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
i. S. STANDS PAT
ON SIBERIAN ISSUE
D4 mo Tniiod proes

By Tho 7 nitcd pross
WASHINGTON March iS-The United
~iaics viii probably intorpose no neN
objections lo iic japanese proposals
for Intervention sin Siberia.
The original Withholding OF assent
and the expression of views AGAINST
Intervention. however, viii stand. lt
Japan goes into siberia, even though
with allied approval. she viii silll be
moving without the American ap-
pAval.
frhis was indicated in reliable quar-
lers TODAY as the American position
aN lhe 90 e-rnl mnmenl
The general viewpoint is that The
United States has said iis say but this
Is framed n friendly language and D.
not such rs i0 prevent Japan from act
Inr n She sees nt
Officials made 30 clear, however. tiia'
lhc American Government has not re
laNcd %, position a. ail.
Japan apparently Is marking time
ovailinr President Wilson's expected
remarks before thc court of worll
opinion" on lhe Oronosed expedition
Announcement by Premier ierauch
that nothing has been decided upor
with reference io The situation squares
with Official announcement that negot
ations between the two governments "r'
stnl going ON.
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
QUITS UNCLE SAM TO
GO WITH DUPONT co.

Mordecai :. Pmmmer, puS,o0icc in-
speclor. has rendered his resignation
from the Federal service to take effect
March 81. He will Join the sales force
OF the dupont Company, IN ihe Fahri-
koid division
Mr. pmmmcr leaves the postofiice SCR
vice with an excellent record and With
ihe best wishes OF his associates for
his success Ry ymuo of mis- position
he has been thrown In contact with
many public men, and is well known hy
many prominent persons aI over tnc
United states
Mr.. pummer was first sent TO Della
ware by former Posimasier-Generel
James s. Gary, under the Mckinley Ad-
ministraiiOn. 3i The request Of Colonel
n. 4. dupont He afterwards was sent
10 The Eastern shore of Maryland 10y
General Gary, at the request of the late
William ". Jackson, of salisbury, Nd
After finishing his work on the shore
he was sent TO Virginia. North Carolina
and Tennessee. whore No remained until
me death ~ the late Inspector W. Il
Maxwell. when hc was sent 10 Della.
ware again. AZ the request of Colonc
dupont. and where ho remained unit
September last. when Doe WAS trans
ferred 10 Camp Lee, Virginia
/ Mr.. pmmmer f. at present engaged
on special worl, iri Washington, mde'
The direction Of the Chief postoihce In
spccior.
: air. plummer has handled some of th'
most important postal cases eve
brought before the United states Court
for trial. and has been successful b
brineing viola'ors OF the postal laws q
trial
Evening journal., 1918-03-18
ARGUMENT DAY
IN SUPER OR Court
Counsel ia 10 Hour Law
Case Asks That Dispo-
sition he Deferred
SOME DEMURRERS
ARE SUSTAINED

Arrumeni day In Superior Court TO-
day brought several cases before Judges
Boyce and Conrad.
I'm the matter OF an appeal In the
ease of Tony Giandonancio. defendant
below. against John r. 0'Donnell, plain.
tin below. concerning possession Of
small strip OF land on the north side Of
M $40 Market street. decision was re-
served. Julian T.. Walker argued for
Mr. Giandonancio and g. AARON Finger
appeared for Mr.. ODonnell
Demurrer in the case of John j.
Jones vs.. EFF. Higgins g Co. was sus-
tained Ward GRAY and Neary appear
cd for the plaintiff and Edmund 5.
Hcllngs and Arnon ID. Chalt0r for thc
defendants.
In the case Of George IT, Burrows ys.
he Harlan & HollingsWorih Corpora
ticn. demurrer was sustained Robert
Adair was counsel FOR the plainiif and
William s. llilles represented the de-
fendant
The court overrlled demurrer in The
case OF a. s. Reed & Bro. Co. against
George W. McCaulley and son Ed
mund s. Hellmrs and William =. Hilles
were attorneys for The plainiin and
MiIIihNl 7 - IAAlN f'fA7 ''NlA""A A't '-.
defence.
ON ihe ground that The law docs moi
specifically provide that game shall not
h. killed out Of open seas0n-that the
statute Simply defines open season and
does not prohibit killing Of game IN
closed season philip l.. Garrett argued
IN the matter OF am appeal iu The cases
Of Peter Oliver. defendant below. appel
.r~a twaf EfnI. rInfuffm haIntn re-.
spondent and Charles Lamb defendant
below. appellant against the state
plaintiff below. respondent Deputy At
t0rncy General Green. arguing for th'
state set forth the full intent NJ th,
Legis' allure in cnaciing OF the law zig
Or0udy opposing Mr.. Garretts ara1I
meni
"Thors are some weird decisions be
inc handed down by justices OF thi
pouce for violation of game laws, az
they consider That ihe defendant would
prefer paying The nue than tO lakini
an appeal remarked Mr. Garrett. @
the opening 0f his argument and cite
an instance in which q man was nne'
by Justice on two counts of law
for hunting mushratCs with "a dog anI
for disturbing O wild animal in iis lair
Mr.. oliver. appellant in the nrs
case. was caught with dove. whirI
IS alleged l0 have been killed by M
Lamb. appellant in the second cast
The case was held under 5dyisemen
boy tha court
Henry R. lsaacs asked that dispos
tion of the fine charges OF violating th
womens len-hour employment Law
against Charles Long local resiauI
ant proprietor. be deferred for On
present. AZ the last term OF court, VI
Isaacs nlcd a demurrer, attacking tf
oonstitutionalty of the LAW. settiu
forth that discrimination is shown
that women are allowed 20 work
cannericG and certain other factori'
more than ten hours and al nigh
while i'm other places of employinel
they cannot work for more than e.
hours or at night.