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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23
RAIN CURTAILS
 OPERATIONS IN .
 BROOKS REGION
NO RAINFALL DURING PRESENT MONTH PRODUCES SHORTAGE OF WATER WHICH IS FELT ON
 VARIOUS CREEKS IN DISTRICT.

A recent arrival from the Tolovana district stated last night that there is a serious water shortage in that camp which is holding up sluicine operations and preventing cleanups for the time being. The operators however, are still working all men ir the camp and there is plenty to do
 Four cleanups were made by some of the operators during the month ot May when water was plentiful, but none have been able to do anything this month. All of the firms have dumps ready and plenty of dumI room so that sluicing will be matter of a short time when rain does fall The weather. while somewhat over cast and cloudy. has been extremely cool for the month of June ant probably prevented needed rainfall.
 New pay is reported to have beer uncovered on Frank Bowers claim which was supposed to be worked out last year. A layman on an adjoining claim followed the paysteak III against Bowers property and has been given a lay by the latter in or der that the ground may be worked this summer. The pay there is saif to be extremely good.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23

returned from various camps as well as Fort Gibbon.
 Replying to message sent to Fort Gibbon Monday afternoon by the Ten. his club the. boys sent the following message:
 Fort Gibbon, June 16, 1919. "E. H. Mack, Fairbanks, Alaska.
 Discharged noon today. Leave on the Alaska. In Friday.
 (Signed) U. c. CROOK"
 The club officials are busy prepar ing for the occasion. The band boys will be primed for the evening and have all kinds of music on tap. Other features will be added during the week.
 It is probable that additional means of entertainment will also be provid ed for the boys during the day. This matter will probably be taken up to day or tomorrow by those interested Nothing definite was decided upon yesterday.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23
NOW pADDLlNC HIS OWN CANOE
| SEATTLE MAN IS ENROUTE TO ST. MICHAEL IN EIGHTEEN FOOT CANOE

PRINCE RUPERT, June 17.-R- A slow and not altogether safe meth cd of transportation is being used by George Russell of Seattle who arriv- ed here today enroute to St. Michael, Alaska. Russell is travelling in an eighteen foot canoe. the motive pow CT being furnished by his arms and a paddle.
 The trip from Seattle to this port occupied thirty-five days time, cover ing distance of something more than one thousand miles. He expects to leave tomorrow or the next day, headed for St. Michael.
 Russell declares that this is the only way to travel and is confident he will reach his destination without any trouble.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23

from the marine stating that the pamphlets had been received and that he was favorably impressed with the facts therein. The letter follows.
 Mare Island. May 2S, 1919. "The Fairbanks Commercial Club Fairbanks, Alaska.
 Gentlemen:
 Received your booklet while was stationed at Hawaiian Islands and am firmly convinced that want to go to Alaska to locate. What would like to know is what is land selling for in the vicinity of Fairbanks. I was practically raised on dairy and later worked in creamery.
 "What I am figuring on is dairy I also realize that it will mean hard work to start such a ranch, but as am only 25, have good many years ahead of me in which to do it.
 "So if you can give me any informa tion on prices for cleared or unclear. ed land within five or six miles. or any other information in regard to dairying, it will be greatly appre' ciated.
 "Yours respectfully,
 ALBERT H. RUSS, Marine Barracks. Mare Island California"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23

charged that the three merchants for warded several sums of money tC Germany thru dairyman in Sweden
 When drafts for this money was purchased, the merchants declared that the payment was being made on account of business transactions with the neutral dairyman. This declara- tion was made in compliance with a federal regulation regarding drafts
 money orders payable in a foreign country. Shortly after the United States entered the war, strict law forbidding any trading with the enc my was passed. The secret service men have long suspected these mer- chants of conducting business wi Germans but it was not until recent. ly that sufficient proof was found to warrant an indictment.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23
DRAFT MEN ARE
 DISCHARGED AT
 MILITARY POST
ALASKAN DRAFTS STATIONED AT FIT. GIBBON ARE MUSTERED OUT-LOCAL CONTINGENT ARE COMING HOME ON STEAMER ALASKA.

According to a message received yesterday by Harry Brown, all the draft at Fort Gibbon were discharged Monday. This includes the men who left Nenana Sunday for the lower river post.
 It is the intention of the boys to come up the Panama river on the steamer Alaska which, it is believed, will leave Tanana this morning some time. The vessel will probably ar- rive here next Friday and should have all the local contingent aboard.
 NENANA CONFIRMS.
 The Citizens Nenana correspondent stated over the phone last evening that messages received there yester- day also told of the discharges and stated that all of the boys would be on the Alaska. The exact number of men coming here is unknown, but it is believed to be about thirty.
 TWO ARRIVE.
 Two of the Fairbanks contingent arrived here Sunday on the Victory, coming to Nenana on the government steamer General Jacobs and from there with Fred Douse. These were Einar Tonseth and c. R. Backlund Einar shows the benefits of the train. ing he acquired while in the service, even if he did cop storekeeping ioh while there. He stated that a total of eight men were discharged at the time with him and MT. Backlund.
 LOCAL AID GETS ACTION.
 It is the opinion of all the boys that their discharge from the ser vice was materially hastened by the aid rendered by the local people District Attorney Roth's message tC the adjutant general, sent from the lower river station describing the conditions and explaining the injus tice of holding the men, started the ball rolling and this, reinforced by the message sent by the Fairbanks Commercial Club to the commanding general of the western department is what got action, according to the belief of the boys themselves.
 ASSURED OF JOBS.
 All the boys returning have beer assured of jobs during the summer and can start to work immediately after their arrival. Engineer-in charge F. D. Browne assured the loca commercial organization that these men could find employment with thu commission, and there will undoubt edly be openings for such men as de sire to work on the creeks. as there is said to be shortage of mining la bor in certain sections.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23
HAMMOND QUITS
 RAILROAD WORK
A. E. c. EMPLOYEE FORMERLY. AT FAIRBANKS GOES INTO IN THERMAL REVENUE SERVICE WAS ANCHORAGE DISBURSING OFFICER.

G. c. Hammond has resigned from she position of disbursing officer of the Alaskan Engineering commission and will leave for Seattle on the steamer Alameda.
 MT. Hammond has been connected with the government railroad work since 1914 in Fairbanks and came to Anchorage in April, 1915. He has al ways occupied positions of trust and is held in high esteem by the commits sion and fellow employees alike.
 MT. Hammond accepted an audi torship in the classified service of the bureau of internal revenue and will probably be located at Washington D. c. MT. Hammond is deservedly popular with the townspeople, who wish him success in his new voca tion.-Anhorage Times.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23
ALASKA BETTER
 THAN ~OUTSIDE''
RETURNING SOLDIER DOESN'T THINK MUCH OF STATES
 AT THIS TIME.

H. J. Amend, one of the local draft boys who was stationed at Ft. Gibbon last summer and at Fort Dodge dur ing the winter doesn't think much of the chances for getting ahead in the states just at the present time. Alas ka to him holds far more inducement to the average man than can be found anywhere on the outside.
 MT. Amend says that it is no trou ble to find $25 and $3O week jobs. In fact they are common. But the high scale of wages is more than overbalanced by the higher prices on everything. A bare living is all that can be had under present states con ditions, according to MT. Amend, and he is back at his old job on the Tana na Valley railroad.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23
WILL NOT TRY
 COLLECT LOAN
NO EFFORT TO BE MADE TO COLLECT LOANS NOW DUE
 ON ACCOUNT CONDITIONS

WASHINGTON, June 17.-P)-A loan made by the American bankers to the Russian government in 1916 is now due but the American govern ment will make no effort to collect the loan at the present time.
 The amount involved is fifty mil lion dollars and was to be paid at the expiration of three years from the time the loan was granted. The bankers, as well as the government. realize it would be useless to make representations concerning the col lection of the loan now owing to the unsettled affairs of Russia.
 Altho the soviet government is full ly aware of the indebtedness, it has made no move toward a settlement or an extension of time.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23
BIG STRIKE ON
 IN CALIFORNIA

SAN FRANCISCO, June 17.-P)- A general strike of the telephone employees in this state has started Eight thousand of the phone workers in various parts of the state quit their jobs today. It is said that prac. tically every employee of the tele. phone systems will go on strike. Higher pay and recognition of unior rights are demanded by the strikers.
 There will probably be more or less disruption of the telephone ser vice on account of the strike altho the company officials say the sys- tems will be kept working.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23
AIRPLANES TO
 LEAVE SOON ON
 A LONG FLIGHT
FOUR PLANES TO MAKE TRIP FROM NEW YORK TO SEATTLE FOR PURPOSE OF MAPPING A TRANS-CONTINENTAL AERIAL ROUTE.

WASHINGTON. June 17.-(R-For the purpose of mapping trans-con- tinental route which can be regularly used by aviators, four army planes expect to leave Mineola. New York. enroute to Seattle.
 Four of the best pilots in the avia- tion have been selected to make the trip. The planes are now being made ready at the big aviation field in Mineola. No attempt will be made to establish either speed or endur- ance records as the trip is for the sole purpose of ascertaining the best route from the Atlantic to the Pa cific oceans.
 Several stops at the more import ant cities will be made by the avia. tors, including Philadelphia, St. Paul. Minneapolis, Fargo and Bismarck. The planes will each carry two men: one pilot and mechanician.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23
PICNIC PARTIES
 ENJOY OUTINGS
MANY FAIRBANKSANS TAKE SUNDAY JOURNEYS TO QUIET
 PLACES BY TRAIL AND WATER

Taking advantage of the first near summer day in several weeks, large number of Fairbanksans Sunday went by water and trail to quiet places for picnics and on fishing trips, recuperating from the weeks work. All of them report a splendid time, and some of them were lucky enough to bring home some of the finny tribe for Mondays breakfast.
 Those making the water trip had the best of it in the going" while the automobile excursionists had the best of the fishing, thus tieing the score. The autoists report that there are four holes within easy reaching distance from Fairbanks which make the trip risky to some extent. The first of these is about the Emile post, and is said to be about the length of a city block It has been cut up so badly by traffic that ruts hub-deep run thru it across the entire width of the trail. The next one is just south Of the Smile post, which is not quite as bad as that at the Emile Another bad hole is at the 14-mile post and the fourth at the Emile Beyond this point and thru to Nun sons roadhouse and beyond the trail is in fine shape. It is said that an eff fort will be made to induce Captain Zug to have these holes filled in with gravel which can be had near all the soft spots.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23
LEFT SATURDAY
 FOR Fl. YUKON
ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY TOURISTS ARE NOW ENROUTE
 TO THE ARCTIC CIRCLE

VANCOUVER, June IT, R On one of the ships sailing north last Saturday there were one hundred and thirty excursionists enroute to Fort Yukon. These people are making the trip for the express purpose of viewing the famed midnight sun of the north. They expect to arrive at their destination by the middle of next week.
 Several of the party announced their intention of taking advantage of this opportunity and visiting oth. CT points of interest in Alaska.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23
MOODY RESIGNS AT FLAT GOING
 OUTSIDE SOON
FLAT COMMISSIONER QUITS ON ACCOUNT OFELIrHE,ALTH AND IS GOING OUTSIDE ON FIRST AVAILABLE TRANSFORMATIONS NEW MAN CHOSEN.

J. c. Moody, who has been commits sioner in the Flat recording precinct for several years. has resigned and is going to the states as soon as possi ble. The reason for the resignation is stated to be ill-health which neces sitates a trip outside for medical at tention.
 Judge Bunnell has appointed How ard R. Moore to succeed MT. Moody as commissioner, and the new aD pointee will enter on his duties al once At the same time this appoint ment was announced. Clerk of Court H. Claude Kelly stated that he had appointed William D. Thomas as deputy clerk of court for the Flat dis trfct.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23
TRAIL OPEN TO
 COAST; GIBSON
 CARS GO THRU
FIRST CARS OF SEASON CROSS SUMMIT WITH MAIL AND PAS SINGERS; GIBSON CARS LEAV- ING FRIDAY MAKE DIRECT CON- NECTIONS.

The first automobiles to cross the summit between here and PaxOn did so last week, bringing mail and passengers. The trail from Fairbanks to Chitina is now open to thru auto- mobile traffic and mail service will now be much quicker than has been heretofore possible.
 The mail which arrived in Fair banks Sunday afternoon made the trip from Chitina in one hour less than three days elapsed time, while the time of actual running was much less as stops at regular roadhouses were made every night. With the exception of few bad mudholes the trail is said to be in fairly good con- dition.
 The mail cars which leave here Friday for the south will be able to make direct connection with Billy Frame with cars from the other end and there will be no more packhorse traffic over the summit this season unless something unforeseen happens.
 Two passengers arrived on the Sundays stage. They were Alex Simson, the Front street clothing man, and Homer J. Amend, one of the men drafted from here with the first contingent and who served at Camp Dodge until discharged recent ly. The trip from Seattle to Fair banks was made in nine days, which is believed to be close to the record.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23
CHIMNEY FIRE CALLS
 OUT FIRE DEPARTMENT

An overloaded chimney at the residence of E. B. Collins, on Fifth avenue and Noble street, was the cause of an alarm yesterday evening about 5 o'clock. The department res bonded promptly and effectively. The creosote was dislodged from the heat ed pipe without any damage being done by it. It was not necessary to altho a line of hose was laid from Cushnfan street to the scene of the alarm.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23
MARINE COMING
 NORTH TO OPEN
 UP DAIRY FARM
CLUB LITERATURE WINS SETTLER
 FOR NORTH-MARINE WRITES ASKING FOR INFORMATION RE- GARDING DAIRY POSSIBILITIES.

Several months ago the Fairbanks Commercial club received inquiries from marine stationed in the Ha' waiian Islands, asking about condi. tions in Alaska and what the oppor. tunities were here for prospective settlers. Secretary Erwin answered the inquiries and sent club literature to this man.
 Nothing was heard for some time and MT. Erwin had almost forgotten about the inquiry. On the last mail however, another letter was received
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23
?. STEEL NAMED
 FOR COLLECTOR
LANDS JOB AS SCHOOL TAX COL HECTOR FOR THE OUTLYING
 DISTRICTS.

Peter Steil was yesterday notified by Governor Riggs of his appointment as tax collector for the Fourth divi- sion. It will be his job to collect the $500 school tax which was levied upon all male persons residents of the territory between the ages of 21 and 30. MT. Steil will not collect any taxes in incorporated towns, but those districts which have no muni- cipal government to look after the tax collection.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23
BOYS SAY WILL
 BE PRESENT AT
 WELCOME DANCE
WIRE TENNIS CLUB THAT THEY ARE LEAVING ON THE ALASKA FOR AIRBANKS--DANCE PLANS PROGRESSING BE ONE GOOD HOP.

The "Welcome Home" dance which the Tennis club has planned for wei. coming home the draft boys is sure going to be one good affair and it is bound to draw big crowd. The Fort Gibbon bunch will be there and all the other fellows who have already
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23
ENGLISH CHAMPION
 RETAINS HIS TITLE

LONDON, June 17.-P)-By reach ing Frank Goddard with a sleep-pro- ducer in the second round of their bout today, Joe Beckett retains the title of heavyweight champion of Eng land A purse of five thousand pounds was awarded to the winner of the fight.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23
Something of intercs,

Dad, is there love story in that magazine?"
 No, daughter; this is trade jour nal.'
 "Oh. dear, wish I had love story"
 Well, maybe this would interest you Read the proposals"
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23
FUND IS GIVEN
 ANOTHER BOOST
AFTER A FEW DAYS OF REST FUND AGAIN BECOMES ACTIVE
 OTHERS EXPECTED.

The month of June up to the pres. ent time has been a little slow for the fund for the fatherless children of France, but several of the regular monthly subscribers will be heard from before the end of the month and swell the total to normal size. One donation was received yester. day. This was from Mrs. Caskey, being regular monthly contribution for $500.
 The fund now stands for this month:
 Previously reported. .$31.25 Mrs. Caskey .................. 300 IOIdi ........... ......... $S1'"o
 -0
 "How is it she was never sent to jail?"
 "The judge, before pronouncing sentence, asked her if she had any thing to say"
 "Well?"
 "And the judge was due for retire. ment before she got thru saying it."
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-06-23
MEN
 UNDER CHARGE
 OF CONSPIRACY
THREE MERCHANTS ARE INDICT- ED CHARGED WITH TRADING
 WITH ENEMY DURING WAR; AL LEGED SENT MONEY TO GER MANY THRU SWEDE DAIRYMAN

SAN FRANCISCO. June 17CR)- Business and society circles were shocked today by an indictment being returned against three of this city's most prominent merchants charging them with conspiring to trade with the enemy during period of actual hostilities. The penalty for this crime is very severe in case guilt is proven.
 It is alleged that the defendants conducted regular business with in- dividuals in Germany and that the enemy benefited by the transactions on account of the money which was sent them by the merchants. It Is
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-05-21
LUCK
Of NAVY HELPED
AVIATORS ON WAY

BY w. =. BeazcIl.

Trepasscy, n, T.. May 2O,--Tre-
passey bay is eighteen miles wide
running from Cape Pine to Cape Race
the site of the great wireless station
The high land which ends in Cape
Pine forms the western shore of the
harbor as well as of the bay. About
800 yards east of this land runs
Powle's peninsula. a narrow tongue
of land which forms the western
shore of Mutton bay.
The excellence Of the weather that
marked the stay here of the Nancies
was phenomenal. To natives it was
a source of actual establishment, for
they are entirely frank regarding the
climate and agree that it is generally
had in May. Since Friday they have
pressed their luck, and potato patches
have been made, cod traps gone over
and schooners repainted by the score.
No better evidence of exceptional
weather could be asked than this.
Nature Kind To Expedition.
Visitors have been told by the men
in charge of the planes some advan-
tages have been taken of the Compli-
ance of the elements. Except for a
stiff breeze, when One was being
moored and suffered in collision with
a launch. there has not been a single
untoward moment. Not an hours de-
lay attended the examination of the
planes and making trivial repairs
that were required, effecting read
bustments that suggested themselves
or refueling for the long voyage, 1t
is not too much to say, indeed that
if the officers could have had the
making of the weather during their
stay they would have made just what
they got
one might go to the fanciful
length Of imagining that Nature had
been awaiting the desires of the
Americans and that when their pro-
gram called for the start on the
transatlantic flight she signed on
with them for the duration of the eX-
plot. When comparison is made with
the heart breaking difficulties that
have stood in the way of the
Sopwith and Martinsyde expeditions
nj St Johns, it is hard to believe
that the way could be so smooth for
the Americans.
The long succession of fortunate
developments will stand henceforth
as evidence that there is standing
luck in the American navy. as well
as in the British army. But these
same developments will be still more
eloquent of the infinite care, no less
than of the extraordinary prescience
with which preparations for the
flight We're made Some day the full
story of that will he told. When it
is, it will be found TO be as amazing
as dramatic.
Used Every Available Record.
The story of advance preparations
for this flight will furnish a most
important chapter in the study of
weather conditions. There was no
such taking things for granted as
marked the coming of the Sopwith
and Martinsyde expeditions for q
flight for the prize offered by the
London Daily Mail. On the contrary
the Americans consulted every avail
able record, and they found that
with patience it was possible to get
records covering a long period Of
years and covering them in detail,
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-05-21
HUNS USED BIBLE
AS AGENT OF SPY
SYSTEM IN AMERICA

New York, May 20.-Messages writ
ten in invisible ink on the blank
pages of a Bible, was one way in
which the German spy system in this
country endeavored during the war to
communicate secretly with the Ger
man imperial government, Madame
Marie De Victorica, who has admitted
she was a Hun agent in America, tes-
titled here today in the trial of Will
lard j, Robinson. charged with trea-
son.
Called by the government in its eff
forts to prove that Robinson went to
Holland TO carry information to the
German consul there on behalf of
German agents here, Madame Victo-
RIGA testified she was introduced to
Robinson by jeremiah O'Leary, that
Robinson consented to carry her mes
sages to Germany and that she gave
to Robinson q Bible containing Sc
cretly inscribed messages, which she
said were in code and which were de-
veloped with the aid of iodine tablets.
Nine. Victorica said she brought the
invisible ink from Germany soaked in
white neckties from which she subse-
quently had it extracted.
Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-05-21
WOMEN! DRY CLEAN
THINGS AT HOME
Try it! For a few cents you can
dry clean everything.

Save five to ten dollars quickly by
dry cleaning everything in the home
with gasoline that would be ruined by
soap and water-suits, coats, waists,
silks, laces, gloves, shoes. furs, drap-
cries, rugs-everything!
Place a gallon or more of gasoline
in a dishpan or washboiler, then put
in the things to be dry cleaned. then
wash them with Solvite soap. Shortly
everything comes out looking like
new. Nothing fades. shrinks or wrin-
kles. Do not attempt to dry clean
without Solvte soap. This gasoline
soap Is the secret of all dry cleaning.
A package of Solvite soap contain
ing directions for home dry cleaning
costs little at any drug store. Dry
clean out doors or away from flame