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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26
GOOD HAT, BUT WRONG BRAND

1OOO r1AI, A lew QdyS ago MAT BUT WRONG tin Pinska was din BRAND ing with some friends
 in a local cafe. After finishing the party arose bantering one another the while. Martin reach ed for his hat-his friends had, ac- cording to custom, kept theirs on there was but one hat on the rack. It resembled Martins, but evidently was not his. Someone had taken Martins instead of their owE. It was case of "Hobson's choice" of hats for the local haberdasher, who had complete stock of gentlemen's lids" block away. Of course Mar tin didn't fail to call the attention of everybody present to the joke on himself He stood examining the greenish "skypiece" with an amused expression, albeit with pleased eye, as he said: Well, it's a dandy" Look inside" suggested one of his friends; perhaps the gentleman's name is there" And Martin, assum- ing a woe-begone expression for the occasion, as though feeling hopeless of finding any mark of identity i'm side the hat, turned it and scrutin- ized the sweat-band. "Ti the name in it?" eagerly asked one of his friends. "Y-e-e-s," answered Martin, still turn ing the Hid" and examining it, "the name is here all right" "Who is it?" several asked-and Martin read: {: Fairbanks Clothing company"
 LIKE Evidently Fairbanks HIS has, in tho diminutive NAMESAkE person of six-year old
 EdOscn Moody, a John D." in embryo. The little rustler doesn't specialize. He isn't particular whether he peddles soda water pop in his "express," rattling noisily over the cross-board sidewalk, or picks and merchandises all kinds of berries-the money is the main thing with him. And with what a delightful slow, sing-song drawl the embryonic merchant prince talks business! People will stop him. on some pretense and engage him in conversation, just to hear him talk. He's not verbose, but deliberate-his style of delivery of words is already an asset. Neither poetry nor prose can do justice to his speech. with its infections and intonations-it would
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26

FAIRBANKS This little narrative STYLE IS has to do with a well ALL RIGHT known sourdough who
 has figured in North land fiction created from the pen of Jack London. It seems that dur ing his late trip to the Outside he became imbued with the Classy" spirit of the effete east and not wishing to be behind the times pat termed after the fashion plates of the season. The outfit consisted of a Palm Beach suit, polka-dot ties, white slippers and all the necessary fixings The front" was purchased in Chicago and to test it out he took in one of the principal theatres rig ged out in full regalia but did not wear the white slippers, wishing to keep them spotlessly clean until his arrival at St. Louis. Arriving at St. Louis he attired himself in the full rig and calling on lady friend both went out to Forest Park to spend the day. Something evidently was wrong with his feet for he kept moving one of them around as if to relieve a pressure on favorite corn. Finally the pain became such that he was forced to remark to his lady friend, "something is the matter with my feet; one of them feels all right but the other hurts like everything" The lady looked down at the suffering pedal extremities and then burst out into laughter. "Why. your feet are not mates" she remarked. The fic- tiOn hero gave one long glance and then hastily summoned taxi to take them back to the hotel. His feet were not mates in every sense of the word. One shoe was of a six and one-half size and had a bulldog toe and the other was about a num- Der eight with a long narrow toe. On arriving at the hotel he took off the mixed fit and swore that for ever after Fairbanks styles were good enough for him.
 HASN'T DONE That infant terri ANYTHING ble," he with the SINCE. golden locks, stood
 upon a pile of lum- Der on lower First avenue yesterday and recited the following poetry, re- beating it several times:
 Old Kaiser Bill
 Went up hill
 To take a peek at France.
 Kaiser Bill came
 Right down again,
 A bullet in his pants.
 Mrs. Sam Hagen returned to her home on Cleary yesterday after a brief visit among friends.
 
 Jim Russell arrived in town last evening from Happy station.
 Frank Hazel of Ester returned to his home last evening.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26

JORDAN IS Probably the idea of HARD ROAD having to take his TO TRAVEL horses outside to sell
 or give them away coupled with the circumstance of the draft age soon to be raised, has caused jovial Ben Hoerler, the water
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26
Town Gossip and Stories
LIKE A DOG
 TEAM
A well-known federal official who lives, out Lacey way has just l.,~l.x L;no,ale n nool,
By The Tattler.

DOG official who lives out TEAM Lacey way has just
 bought himself peck of trouble in the shape of an auto. He has been Hitting around in it pretty successfully, but the other evening it went on the bum as he was nearing home He got down on all fours and tinkered around the engine and screwed something or an other underneath, muttering away all the time.
 Some children gathered around, curious to know why he was lying on his back in the mud. He heard their prattle and kept the rising steam well under the throttle, but the blamed thing wouldn't work. He crawled out and told the Ettle girls to run home. They did. Then he told the machine just what he thought of it in good plain English and that sure helped for in few minutes he turned the right nut, and was speeding homeward.
 COAL Louis Levy, late man. TO ager of the Mammoth NEW CASTLE Clothing store, was
 packing his suit case and talking to a friend at the same time
 See that tie; pretty swell, eh?"
 The friend admired it and Louie continued
 "A friend and customer gave me that for Christmas. Yes sir; I had done several favors for him and he came in Christmas day and handed me the box, saying, Here's a present for you I opened it up and would you believe it-he had gone down to Fowle's and paid two dollars for that tie and brought it up here; with me selling hundreds of them. I thanked him and said, Come over here and I'll give you a present. and I gave him tie-but I didn't go out and buy it, you can bet"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26

Mrs. Sam Hagen returned to her home on Cleary yesterday after brief visit among friends.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26

Jim Russell arrived in town last evening from Happy station.
 Frank Hazel of Ester returned to his home last evening.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1918-08-26

good American money from a Hebrew for tearing down Protestant hospi. tal!!! Dan said he never relished laborious work so much before in his whole career.
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08
A New Club for SoIdlers

Secretary Myron s.. Kesner of The
war service board has fitted up a
comfortable club room for soldiers
in one Of the c'ommodious basement
rooms Of the armory, and the place
Is already aytonishingly popular with
the boys in uniform. You would not
wonder a. that il you saw Che home
like wey things have been fixed up
for tle boys. A library Of fiction
IS Dot the least magnet to draw them
to enjoy a comfortable easy chair
IN front Of the big fireplace. A piano
Is shortly to be added 10 the equip
ment as well as games Of various
sorts.
Tho idea is simply and only for the
comfort and enjoyment Of the sol
diers," said Mr.. Kesner, "and there
aru no strings TO their enjoyment
whatever. We have no rules-every
man is on his honor. The club *
theirs to do with as they please
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08
TOm nuahes on Honor SYstem

While / had no opportunity to
give careful study to the theory OF
prison reform before taking charge
of the penitentiary, practical expert
ence has taught me that merely lock-
ing men up will no. reform them or
even control them properly. What
ever benefit comes IL the convict or
society from the prison must come
from something other than the con-
finement; and that something else
believe to be healthy work under and
by apphoatpn of the honor system,
which will tend to put the man who
has gone wrong back into the manner
Of working and the habit of thinking
Of the men who have stayed straight
TOM HUGHES,
Prison Reform.
Santa Fe, n. NJ.
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DON'T WEAR KHAKI OR
GREY KNIT GOODS
Save II for Uncle Sam Unless You're
for kaler Bill, Says S. p.
Official

Save the khaki aud grey knit
goods for the soldiers IT. you do NOT
want to help the kaiser" /, the warn
ing of A. Ii. Babcock, consulting en-
gineer Of the Southern pncific. who
has also been commissioned a major
in the United States army engineers
reserve corps.
"All our mothers. wives. sisters
and sweethearts are knitting socks,
scarfs, gloves, sweaters. in khaki and
grey for our army and navy boys
IN The camp and in Inc field. So
great is the need that knitting now
may be said to be the feminine avo-
cation.
"The need for these articles by
the men in the field is grcnl. Lack
of them often means 81 decrease Of
physical resistance, which in time
NAV mean inability TO fight off pneu
monia. Since the regulations pcrmlr
only the use Of khaki and grey, civi-
hans at home should not accept on
wear knit articles in those colors. II
they Wust wear articles of military
cut let them be Of either colors.
Every woman who spends hen
strength knitting should see that hef
efforts are for the direct beuofit of
some mau in the ranks, rather than
for some one YET TO be called.
"The important facts are that our
soldiers and sailors urgently need
those particular garments OF which
there is great natural shortage
Whoever or whatever diverts c,cs
one such garment from its naturai
function, thereby and by just thal
much helps the Kaiser"
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08
The Photo Shop

The Photo Shop, on North Gold
avenue, this week received a new
moving picture machine. which now
completes their facilities for turning
out the highest class work in moving
pictures or still pictures.
p. W. Turner, owner Of the Turner
Amusement Park, has placed an or
der with this firm for 5000 feet OF
film Of scenes in and around Dem.
ing which viii be shown here at an
early date, and also in the states
represented here in camp.
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08
THE DUST PROBLEM

The reports Of both the Nebraska
and the Minnesota investigations of
Camp Tody, conducted respectively
hv Viii Manpin, chairman Of the Ne
braskn department of publicity and
Govrruar Bunquist and staff, OF
Minnesota, are published, in sub
sisnrr. il today's Graphic. They are
considerably alike in at least one
particular: both, in effect, declare
the -and nuisance in as strong
words ~ thev could command. Mr.
Maupir. however, while even strong
er fh.H ,iovernor Bunquist on this
point ..oes not 60 so far rs TO re-
commend removal of the camp, as the
latter du,s. lie contents himself
with an nmerciful scoring of the
uuIho,llies possible for locating the
vann hrc in the first place. lle
find nu nther particular on which to
place blame; Governor BurnQmst
found yeral minor ones IN condl-
tioin. ai camp Both are exceedingly
fair g. he people and the city gov
ernmcn IL Deming
W, heneye that in both cases our
hidc cl lhr matter is not given full
justice, lint both reports are unQues.
tioEahly made in fair spirit and u
misr,i.r,-,utaiions are made it is not
The faNll of the investigators, but Of
She nnrica who supplied them the in
formation
We hrliNe in giving these reports
10 thc mihlic. regardless Of what they
ere. hca,, have quoted verbatim the
passnr'- in both that hit us the hard
psi. There is no use in playing the
ostrich with ourselves when II comes
10 our own shortcomings. To stick
our nwiaphorical heads deep in the
sand ara lie quiet in the hope that we
have aliiahated the defect thereby is
lnerel, o play into the hands Of those
who wuuld like 10 see Deminc loss
the enrichment. Our business is "a
,lo or best 10 remedy the condition,
that rau-r criticism, to give the gov
crnmem overy reason possible fol
lnainta,nne the cantonment here. A.
iegarl The other faults found, thi.
thoull bc easy; with the sand w
cannot he 50 sanguinc But thcrl
Iuusi br .ome way, it not 90 climin
tie the evil. at least TO modify il
II relnuns for us--it is simply up Il
us, ~ rart- to do this. or take
chance Of losing the soldiers. Wha
are We going TO do about it,
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

The new X. p. lodge instituted at
Hurley last week by officials Of Dem
ing Lodge No. 20, will be known as
Cypress lodge No. 81, the Graphic is
informed. The officers Of the new
lodge are:
c. CT. K. Weeks.
Y. Crank W. Taylor.
Prelate--W. r. Taylor.
NJ. We. L. Hutchinson.
X. r. q II. NJ. FIR. S. Platt.
NJ. Err. o. Dryden.
NJ. A. Z. Joubert.
!, W.-0. II. Bryant.
o. WI. NJ. Price.
Trustees-O. r. Bilbro, Newton
Holman, J. j. Fooshee.
The installation officials from
Deming lodge were Hugh II. Williams,
/. Z. Medley, A. J. Zimmerman r.
II. Hughes, c. B. Stewart, G. n. Pet
icy, G. 7. Coleman, NJ. L. Stewart.
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

Private Louis lIan, of the lGnta
engineers, and Miss Mary Milag. Z
Des Moines, Iowa, and Pvt. T.. g..
Kurz, Of the l00th enbineers 15i
Miss Elsie Mae Iuhnley. of il,.r
sofa, we're united IL marriage 80 q ,
Methodist parsonage, HemlorR as.,
Saturday. February 2. The a..
John r. Bell, pastor Of the Mrin /
church, performed The ceremon.
vate II. L. clingnan. Of III, 80 q
engineers, Witnessed the ceremm,
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

Miss NJ. C.. Hutchinson, the we'll
known chautauquo STAR will visit
Deming on Thursday Of next weet
and will give n program ai the Ar
morv in the evening under the ans
pices Of the women's missionary so.
cictv Of the NJ. E. church. Rebecct
Of Sunnybrook Farm" a version foI
which Miss Hutchinson is famou
will be the subject presented. w
are informed that an admission {
Of soc viii be charged TO defray Nj
Hutchinson's expenses. Children v
be admitted for 25c.
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08
The Bank that Does Things for you

sity will dedicate a big service flag
with fifty stars at Las Vegas Febru.
ar 2l Each star represents a stu
dent or teacher who has entered the
service of the United States. Two
silk flags in honor of all the nations
soldiers and sailors will be unfurled
and placed permanently in the chapel,
beside the statues Of Lincoln and
Washington.
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08
Allison Dairy Co.

The Allison Dairy Company have
opened a milk and cream depot at
l03 North Gold avenue, Wholesale
and retail, in any quantity. Milk
and cream products Of this dairy
have been inspected by government
inspectors and has been indorsed BY
them. Mr.. Allison is thoroly reliable
in every respect and nothing but the
highest class milk products leave HE
depot.
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08
WAzARENE SERVICES

Sam Swanzin, formerly Of Pasa-
dcna. Cahfornie, but now Of Camp
Cody, win deliver the morning ser.
mon at the Nagarene church. on
Spruce street. Sunday. February 10.
at II :0O. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to al.
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08
Camp Pastors Chance

Rev. Rudolph lauphey, Of 4inuc.n.
Nebr-- has succeeded Rev. Allen In
Wis as Presbyterian camp pastor ue r
Rev. Davis returned tO his pustoru,p
at McAlester. OKLA.
Rev. D B. MacQueen, camp a.-
tor for he Bapiis.., has also ,J-n
succeeded in that capacity b. d.
John l.. Barton Of Nebraska.
MacQueen left Mooday for Ka .u .,
N. Y, his old pasiorate.
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08
HeInsman SaiIOnerY store

Miss f. Heineman has opened up|
a cigar and stationery store in the
Deming aCsh Grocery, North Silver
avenue. A fine line Of cigars will be
kept ia stock; stationery Of all des-
criptions; and headquarters for all
Of the leading magazines and periodi-
Gals.
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

Secrl.Ty Baker has gone off half
lhot again. this time with the an
Iouurcmput 30 The newspapers that
ibe soldiers NAV be removed from all
the sunIhern cantonments during the
winter ION account Of the extreme
Ieat." That may be good stuff for
the Gulf coast country. but If he ap-
phes such policy 10 Deming be will
stan sasicted Of simon-pnre idiooy.
The -,Tature here in the summer
iiles 80 the average than in most.
II not 80, Of the lower Mississippi
valley states. and the cool summer
nights ore boon that country does
NJ know anything about from ex-
terieuec More important yet, they
leel over in the low attitudes froin
aunstrnte ut q great rate when the
liercur, nears the 100 mark. john
DLearv. who has represented local
fewspapers aud the associated press
lere for two wears. informs US that in
taat whole period he has not reported
single heat prosiration. What fact
I ia sieeretary Bakers possession
fiat o5fsas that glitterine facts
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

S.mcln.lv ought to organize an
t.tpesti.siien committee TO tell these
fsrihern people why The cantonnient
lhould NIT be removed from Dem
iar. If there IS O bad point about
ihis connirv that has not been re-
toriod to them in full, in many cases
tfih plenty Of exaegeration, we don't
laou Of It. Let's tell them a few
e. the good points
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

it TO some soldier. Make the bows
feel that you have their welfare at
heart. They are going to risk their
lives for yours.
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08
Ola Irene GaOs

Came TO live with Mr.. and sli
j. c. Gage, Sunday morning. li
needless to remark the little slrnmar
was very cordially welcomed.
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

Buy your war stamps now. Alsn
tomorrow, and indefinitely thereafter.
We are in this war and we've got tu
win it.
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

Five knitting machines have been
stalled in the state penitentiiary,
d five more are on their way from
factory. Each machine knits
shteen times as many socks as a
oman can knit in the same time. An
Deraior working six hours a day
IN turn out. thirty-six pairs Of socks
weSk, Levi A. Hughes, president
the First National Bank, and
rs. Hughes, of Santa Fe, furnished
e funds for the purchase of these
achines.
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

Governor Lindsey will attend the
pnnual meeting of the wool growers
dissertation in Albuquerque March Is.
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

An automobile show will be held in
Albuquerque at an early date,
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

) The citizens Of Berino, n, NJ, have
Albscribed $3.50 towards the improve
tnent of the road between BeriUo
md Chamberino.
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

the millers and grain dealers of.
lw Mexico, at their meeting in Al
querque, resolved TO cooperate
|th the U. S. food administration
d to comply strictly and Loyalty
'th oil the government regulations,
ling their bit in conserving the
leat flour supply,
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

OF a total of 435 convicts in the
state penitentiary at Santa Fe, l4O
Of this number are serving time for
murder, with 43 received in 1917.
There are u manslaughter eases ;
jS for larceny; 1G for grand larceny
II rape cases. Mexico furnishes
l07 OF the total number of men.
Grant county leads in the state with
a total number Of 63 prisoners, 3s
received during the year
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

"The National Week Of Song is
a special week and holiday that has
been added to the regular list of
February holidays. Governors Of
states, superintendent of schools,
and mayors, are requested to Issue
proclamations directing that the week
Of February II to % be observed by
every patriotic American. and that
the public, schools and churches en-.
gage in singing patriotic songs, at
a special hour each day There is
no program only that the song ser.
vice is to open with "My Country,
'ris Of Thee" and closing with "Tho
Star Spangled Banner
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

Murder Rate High in New Mex
leo" says headline in Ell Paso Til
No higher than in Europe, we res
pectfully submit, The Germans Nd
init It cost them $1,000 a head 10 kip
off the Belgians,
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

tuAt - N'SN AhNh FvfNNp q ANNN w ~
off the Belgians,
90
1t cost them more than that, as
they will discover one Of these days.
Killing Belgians brought England in
to the war; bringing England into
the war made the submarine ques
ton; the submarine question brought
America in. And bringing America
in was the fatal misstep that is going
to cost Germany the war. 1t will be
a long time before the Kaiser sets up
another wholesale business in Bel
gian corpses.
just to cheer up Friend Hinden-
burg: Saw a Cody soldier fire a
whole round of bullets in one of our
shooting emporiums t'other night
without once failing to ring the bell.
q
Our idea of a fine job not to have
would be that of the particular Fritz
that has to go over the top just OPP
posite that bird,
o.
do not yearn
NV salt to earn
BY dodging leaden kisses
But if / must,
III draw, trust,
Some guy that sometimes misses.
o.
Il will be a great moral victory fol
the Hun that draws that particular
lob, though, come { hink OF IL. 4
moral victory, as we understand it, i
one the other fellow wins.
o.
We started this KOllum with th,
idea Of staying off the weather as
subject, but can't refrain from com
ment on the official announcement
that New Mexico had only one sun
less day in January. In the eas
they don't count the sunless dGys this
time Of year. They count the sum
ones, which is much easier.
Seems hari luck, at that, that on
one sunless day Of the winter could
nj have come on Grounding day. S,
now we have to endure six week.
more oR "winterp
o
rs a fat chance Bre'r Groundhol
has in this country
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

Railroad valuations in New Mex
leo have been increased from S07,-
347,T20 ON the 1917 tax roll to $lOS.-
734,957 for 1918 by the state tax
commission, The Western Union
Telegraph Company was increased
from $432,5l0 to $558,sO6; The
Mountain States Telephone 4 Tele-
graph Co. from 100000 to 81 ,O9s,-
563' the Postal Telegraph Co. from
$92,O65 to sl49,37l The state tax
commission will have all property as
sessed at full value, and it is hoped
to increase the gross assessment of
the state TO s450,O0O,0O0.
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

The fourth annual convention Of
Ae New Mexico Electrical Associa .
fbn will meet in Silver City February
4. II and 13.
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

REV. FIR. Haelterman, a Belgiaa
lih, and who has been stationed a.
IA Blanca, has been appointed q
dlplain for work in France. Fr
| ielterman is a graduate Of the Uni
Ysity Of Louvain and speaks five
1 guages. lie has been a resident
4 the state 20 years.
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

The New Mexico Normal Univcr
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

milton plahtss ls fcaplng one OF the
first benefits Of her association with
the Bolsheyiki Of Russia. One Of
the few good points about Bolsle-
vism from our standpoint is that il
goes off at both ends, thereby being
a splendid thing for Germany to mon
KEY with.
Mutter, may l 90 oudt to svim9--
Der shower bath iss leakyl
You may, mein SON
Und ven you're done.
Go Join der Bolsheviki.
%
The cruel FL Paso papers, having
wished a "reign Of terror on Dem
ing last week, dropped the matter
right there without so much as n
hand extended to help US out Of the
grip of our terrible twice syndicate"
Suppose wen just have to creep back
to civilization unaided, as best we
may. Amt il a hard world9
o.
As secretary of war you've got
to admit Mr.. Baker is one of the fin
est mayors Cleveland ever had. II
seems, BY the way, that all you've
POT to do to be famous these days
is to be an ex-mayor Of Cleveland.
Oh, wouldst that we
Could mayor be
Of that dear Cleveland town
For after that
One picks the fat
From president on down.
o.
Hereafter when a Camp Cody sol
der gets fractions and draws dis
honorable discharge he has a pert
ahbi for the folks back home. /
was "for the good of the service
o.
/ Not one man in a hundred can tell
YOU the number Of buttons on the
front of his vest without making an
inventory. But thev can all tell you
4 Just how to win this war.
O.
Murder Rate High in New Mex
ico," says headline in Ell Paso Til
No higher than in Europe, we res.
( Oaate,l,. .,,h,s,,t Tho No,.,,o,,.. a 4
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

IT'S a fat chance Bre'r Groundhoc
has in this country
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

Not one man in hundred can tell
YOU the number of buttons on the
front of his vest without making an
inventory. But they can all tell you
Just how to win this war.
Deming graphic., 1918-02-08

HERE AND THERE WITH
OUR CONTEMPORARIES I

t+*+++*++******+++ : :
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The United States food admins
tation has asked for a thirty du
Ption on 100 cars 81 New Mexico
phto beans at 7l2 cents pound.