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The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
FINE COMMUTED
 BY PRESIDENT

Word was received yesterday after noon by the marshal's office that the fine of $1.000 imposed on Harry Luckey at the time he was sentenced to serve one year in the federal jail for the crime of seditious utterances had been commuted by the Presi. dent.
 The news was received with ap- preciation by everyone who knows Luckey and the fortunate man was the recipient of many congratula. tions. He has served his time and upon the communication advice being received he was released from GUS. tody. Luckey has a number of friends in the interior who are very glad to hear of his good luck. Since his in. generation he has been an excep. uonal prisoner and was trusted to the fullest extent by the officials of the federal institution and the mar. shal's office.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
MILEAGE RATE
 IS INCREASED

The enlisted men who have re. gently returned to Fairbanks after being discharged from service will welcome the news that an increase has been allowed in the mileage rate. Instead of the three and one-halt cent rate five cents will be allowed.
 Men discharged from the service hereafter will receive the last men. tioned sum instead of the old rate. Those who have already been dis. charged will receive the cent and one-half due them. It Is advised that all men entitled to receive the in crease should delay making applica. tion for the balance due them until specific instructions have been is sued by the director of finance as to how the application should be made. These instructions cannot be made until the comptroller of the treasury gives an opinion upon the law passed for the increase.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
PLENTY DOING
 AT FORT YUKON FOR ONE MONTH

According to the late reports the peace and dignity of Fort Yukon was disturbed during the month just past Commissioner White had two offend CTS of the law before him and justice was done in each case.
 Appearing before him during tn, early part of the month was one Mag. gie David John. native. who alleged that her husband David John had wilfully deserted her and failed to give her support. On being brot be. forc the bar of justice the culprit promised to do better in the future and was released.
 Richard D. Chinnyah was taken in- to custody on the charge of assault aai attempt to commit rape. the complainant being William Matheson (Jumpoff Bill). The offense was al. legged to have been committed on April l4th. On appearance he was bound over to the grand jury, bonds being fixed in the sum of $2.000, which were furnished.
 Outside of the above two pieces of news the dignity of the camp was not ruffled.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
HIGH SCHOOLS
 OF ALASKA TO
 BE ACCREDITED

That the studies included in the of the high schools of Al. aska are sufficient for the admission of graduates of the schools to the University of Washington is the lat est word in the educational line.
 Territorial Commissioner of Educa- tion L. D. Henderson has received word that Alaska high schools will be accredited to the University of Washington upon his recommends. ton.
 While in Seattle, MT. Henderson conferred with Frederick Bolton, dean of the department of education of the University of Washington. re- sarding the matter of allowing schools to be accredited upon his rec. ommendation and without the ap proval of university inspector which has previously been necessary. Heretofore one has been brot North to inspect tho schools at the expense of the local school boards. and the new arrangements will save this ex. pense.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
HUNTERS HAVE
 POOR SHOOTING

A triumvirate of young hunters made up of Gerald Protzman. Searie Burnett and Dick Callahan have es- tablished a camp on one of the bars In the Panama river and are lying in wait for the numerous flocks of ducks and geese that are due to ar rive in their vicinity. They have been camping for about four days but 50 far report not even a feath. CT" to show for their patience.
 The boys believed that their stay would be of long duration and made their preparations accordingly. Tho following was the grub list: Two car tons of cigarettes. 12 tins of smok. ing tobacco. two plugs of "star." 24 packages of matches, six pounds of candy. chocolate, etc., one deck of cards. two cans tomatoes. corn and peas. five pounds of bacon. 10 pounds of potatoes and one loaf of bread. They have run out of bacon. bread and potatoes but are otherwise we'll fixed. A ''22." "30-30" and a pump gun with tho required ammunition constitutes tho arsenal
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
JOE CLARK OUT
 OF CLERKSHIP;;
 STAYS OUTSIDE

According to an announcement made by Judge Bunnell yesterday af ternson. J. E. Clark. wiring from Montrose. Colo, has resigned as clerk of court for this division. effective May 6. A successor to MT. Clark will be appointed immediately.
 MT. Clark left here about April ] to 90 to the states on leave of absence. He has been offered and accepted position in Montrose where he will make his home in the future.
 Joe. as he was familiarly known to almost everyone in the camp. was one of the oldtimers. He was in Fairbanks when the camp was at its best and worked hard for the good of the community at all times. Fair banks loses a good citizen in the loss of Joe Clark.
 Al clerk of court he made an ex cellent record In announcing the resignation of MT. Clark, Judge Bun nell stated that he considered him one of the best. if not actually the best, clerk in all of Alaska. His record for efficiency was above criticism.
 The fact that the family will no, return North will be regretted on all sides. Mrs. Clark will be az greatly missed in social and church circles as her husband in business and official activities. But Joe's friends can't believe that he will stick Outside. He has spent too man, years in Alaska and they say tha, sooner or later he is bound to an swer the Gall of the Wild," and como home again.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05

Flintoff. formerly of Fox, Is settled there with his family and is work ing in the shipyards. Ed Wicker sham Is also employed in the same yard.
 MT. Bleecker states that every Al as!san in business in Seattle is pros pering and that while wages are high and the men work only eight hours the H. c. L.. Is on the job, showing a tendency to so still high CT. the wage earners practically liv' ing a hand-to-mouth existence. The prices of many things are higher in Seattle today than in Fairbanks. Cliff O'Brien. the pioneer Fairbanks and Brooks freighter. Is reported to be engaged in the logging business but suffered a loss thru a forest fire.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
NATATORlUM IS
 DOING BUSINESS

The Natatorium ls now open and ready for business. The tank has been thoroly cleaned out and repair ed, the well from which the water is pumped has been cleaned out and only the purest of liquid goes into the tank.
 The opening of the resort will be hailed with delight by those Fair banksans who favor water sports and swimming. Already . number of people are planning on forming "wa- ter" parties in order to enjoy 2 pas time that Is healthful and beneficial. The patrons are only assessed 8 nom- inal sum for the use of the pool and the bathing suits. together with the privilege of the shower baths and the dressing rooms. The proprietor will make . speciality of catering to parties. reserving the use of the tank for that purpose when due notice has been given. With the coming of the hot weather the public will be well pleased to have . place to cool off.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
MORE MYSTERY
 REPORTED FROM
 YUKON COUNTRY

Another mystery of the North is in the making.
 It is more than likely that some where above the Arctic Circle lie the bodies of two men whose talk ing off will probably remain a mys' tery. in keeping with the other mys terious deaths that have happened north of the Yukon within the pas, few years.
 The first report to be received con corning the affair was brot to Fort Yukon by William Johnson, a trad CT on the Old Crow river just across the boundary line. He stated that two brothers by the name of King ston had been missing for some time and their whereabouts was unknown. They had left Fort Yukon for the Old Crow regions last July and since their arrival there and the establish ing of a camp nothing had been seen or heard of them. Their cabin. in which was stored their supplies, had not been visited by a human being all winter.
 The mounted police on being in- formed of the circumstances early in the winter instituted search but found no traces of the men. A thoro search of the flats surrounding the Old Crow country was made and not the vestige of a clew could be found This information was brot to Fort Yukon on the 28th of April. an In- dian being the messenger.
 A dog was picked up some time ago on the East Fork of the Chand lar river in a starved condition. Par ties familiar with the outfit of the Kingston boys state that the dog un. doubtedly belonged to the outfit. The dog is at the present time being kept at Fort Yukon.
 It may be possible that in the dis. appearance of the Kingston boys there may be some connection with the reported killing of two white men by . native last winter on the Chris. tian river. At that time it was stat ed that a native saw two white men sneaking up on him while he was out hunting. He fired upon them. kill ing one and on the second shot he killed the other. An investigation was made regarding this affair but definite report covering it has never been received.
 Whatever has happened to the Kingston boys is shroulded in mys- tery.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
CHIEF BUCKLEY HAS RESIGNED

Yesterday morning Mayor A. L.. Wilbur received the written resigna. tion of John J. Buckley as chief of the Fairbanks fire department. The resignation has not been acted upon as yet and will not be until the city council meets next Tuesday night. Filling the office vacated by Buckley until such time as official action has been taken by the council will be Henry Gohres. for long time cap. tain of the fire crew.
 Just what was tho cause of the resignation of Mr. Buckley is not made public. He had entered upon his duties on the first of the month. resisning after serving only ono day.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
TO
 TABELLECREE
 ON THURSDAY

Thursday morning party of well known local mining men consisting of Mike Erceg. Ole Fisher and Harry Williams stampeded in an auto from Fairbanks to Isabelle creek and 10. cated some claims.
 Isabelle. which heads up against Birch hill and empties into the flats back of town. was located in 16o' acre association claims by Fairbanks men in the early days. Ben Estby, pioneer drill man of Fairbanks. and Mike Erceg. another well known drill man. put down several holes on that creek in the winter of V7'0S but as the ground was wet and deep (it did not take much water in deep ground in those days to cause . prospector to shun . creekl tho development of tho creek was abandoned and it
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
FLOATING MINE
 DANGER NOT TO
 END FOR YEARS

CONSTANT1NOPLE. March g. Floating mines in the Dardanelles and Sea of Marmora still constitute great danger to navigation. Several ships have been lost since the armistice thru mine explosions. The armistice required Turkey to indicate all mines, but 1t has not been possible in all cases to give their exact posi- tion. Mine-sweepers have been at work for some time. but naval au- thorities say 1t will be many months before vessels can proceed thru the straits in safety. No navigation is permitted at night. On passenger vessels lifeboat drills are held regu larly. just as in days when subma. rtnes menaced the seas.
 Eeven in the broad stretches of the Aegean Sea the greatest precautions are taken against floating mines. :n certain areas passengers are required to wear life preservers, and narrow lanes of travel have been marked out for pilots to follow.
 But it is in the Black Sea that the greatest danger exists. Not only are there numerous floating mines there. but extensive unmarked mine fields laid indiscriminately by the Germans, Russians and Bolshevik. They are constant menace to shipping. The steamer bearing the American Red Cross mission to Rumania narrowly missed a floating mine while pro ceeding to Constanza. Often these mines are carried down by the swift current in the Bosphorous Straits to the Sea of Marmora. where they are an ever-present danger to the hund- reds Of naval and merchant vessels.
 Naval authorities say 1t will be sev- eral years before the waters of Flu rope are entirely free from floating mines. Many of the German mines destroyed by allied trawlers were found to have been moored by rope. When the rope rotted the mines broke from their anchorage and drift ed in many cases to the main line er steamer travel.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
NEW TEACHER
 IS INSTALLED

Thursday morning Mrs. c. s. Hahn assumed her position as instructor in the Fairbanks schools, filling the DO. sition left vacant by the resignation of MT. Hahn. Mrs. Hahn will in. struct in general science. geometry. bookkeeping and shorthand and bi. ology. A graduate of one of the leading colleges in the states she ie well qualified to fill the position.
 MT. Hahn will in the future be connected with the government ex- pertinent farm. being assistant to M. D. Snodgrass. the superintendent.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
MINER IS BACK
 FROM VISIT TO
 OLD CALIFORNIA

F. c. Bleecker. the Goldstream min. ing man who arrived on one of the recent stages after spending the win ter with his family in California, has. from all appearances, been benefit ted by his trip. Mrs. Bleecker and child were settled at San Diego, California, when MT. Bleecker start. ed northward. They will come in later.
 Mr. Bleecker did not enjoy last winter as much as others he has spent Outside, having caught the in, fluenxa. He suffered the loss of [ brother and a nephew from the cpl deniic. A considerable part of the tina he spent at his mothers home near Los Angeles.
 During his sojourn he met many nor ortherners along the Pacific coast Los Angeles has an entire colony of Alaskans while other cities have them without number. Among those he mentioned having met were Ray Erchinger. who Is associated witl othsr Alaskans in thriving brass foundry in Seattle; Ernest Tyo war In charge of prosperous garage business owned by another forme, Fairbanksan named Jas. McCraken- formerly engineer at the N. c. light ing plant: Jimmy Barrack was ir Seattle endeavoring to secure passage back to tho north. all of the boats bsing sold out for many trips ahead os schedule. Abe McCord. who had bssa mustered out at Camp Lewis was running . taxicab. Johnn1
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
MINING MEN HAVE BECOME
 T'LLERS OF MOTHER EARTA

It is reported that Henry Wagner and Leo Rogge, well known mining men. have acquired the Jones ranch at the junction. In the future they will devote themselves to raising DO tatoes and hay They have not aban. doned their mining ventures but are trying to make both ends meet by raising something else besides buck cts of pay dirt.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
OHIO ROADHOUSE HAS
 CLOSED FOR THE TIME

The Ohio roadhouse on the Nena na-Fairbanks trail has closed its doors for the season, Chef Jake Ben der arriving in town yesterday after making everything secure until mex, winter. The Joyce Lake road house (Dunbar's) will be kept running all summer and will De ample to take care of the public travelling the trail between the two towns.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
SLi0HT MOVEMENT or ICE
 WAS NOTICED YESTERDAY

A slight movement of the ice fields above the bridge was noticed yester. day. A large field moved down to the rear of tho Nordale hotel and damned. causing . slight raising in the ice. For . considerable stretch above the foot of Lacy street open water exists. For . time 1t was thot that the ice coming down would start the main sheet which extends from . short distance above the bridge to the St. Matthew's church. The rifle checked tho run of leo and to all appearances 1t h a solid as ever.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
H. CLAUDE KELLY NAMED TO FILL
 CLERK VACANCY

Judge Chas. E. Bunnell announced last night that he had appointed H. Claude Kelly. of this city, as clerk of the district court to fill the va. cancy left by the resignation of J. E. Clark. who has gone Outside. MT. Kelly will assume his new office at the beginning of business May 7th. next.
 During the time to elapse. the clerks office in Fairbanks and the deputy clerks in Flat and Ruby will be engaged in preparing for the ac- tual transfer.
 The appointment of MT. Kelly will give general satisfaction thru the en- tire district. He is we'll known thru. out the interior and has been a resi-. dent of Fairbanks since the early days.
 In business in Fairbanks since the infancy of the camp. he is familiar with its people as few others are. He has been one of the leaders of the democratic party in the territory for years and his friends, who are many, are confident that he will fill the office of clerk with the utmost eff. ciency Generally. public opinion seems to indicate that Judge Bunnell could have selected no better man for the position.
 Tho Vienna lodging house. on Sec.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
IN HOSPITAL;
 CAUSE HEART TROuBLE E

Late last night Mrs. Stay Brooks was taken to the hospital suffering from heart trouble. her condition be- ing stated as serious. She has been suffering with her heart for the past several months. At a late hour no report had been received concerning her condition.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
DOUCHBOY AND MOTHER MEET
 IN SPIRIT CITY

Appearing in one of the mid-April issues of a Seattle paper was the fol. lowing article pertaining to the ar. rival of Jack Bell Jour Fairbanks Jack Bell) in Seattle and the meeting between him and his mother:
 The arrival Saturday of the 1z2 Se- attle casuals returning from overseas service to Camp Lewis, where they are to be discharged, was anxiously awaited by Mrs. Leroy Tozier, of Fairbanks. Alaska, for in the contin. gent was her son, Jack Bell, the youngest soldier in the United States army, who enlisted in Seattle three months after he had passed his fif- teenth birthday.
 It was in the summer of 1917 that Mrs. Tozier saw her son last. in Fair banks, Alaska. And yesterday. as she greeted him for the first time. despite her happiness and pride to be the mother of Uncle Sam's youngest sol dier. she could not keep back a flood of tears that would come It was hard for her to realize that this great, brawny soldier. six feet tall, as brown as a nut and as self possessed In his action as the competent com, manding officer who directed every move of his detachment. was her son. It was hard to realize that 1t was only three or four years ago that he, then a small boy in knee trousers, used to come running home from school with his books under his arm to seek her assistance in his studies.
 In the summer of 1917, Jack. living in his Alaskan home. secured employ. ment on a river steamer as cabin boy. He went up and down the river for trip or two, met the sturdy young. stsrs of the Northland leaving for the Outside to get into the great ad- venture. Temptation was there, but he was afraid he couldn't get parent al approval. Finally, arriving at the port of St. Michael, he saw steam. ship there, ready to sail for Seattle in a few hours.
 seizes Opportunity
 The thot occurred to him to take this opportunity to get to the Out side, and he immediately made ar engagements for working his way down on the long journey. After reaching Seattle he went to the re- cruiting office presided over by Col. Frazier A. Boutelle. the oldest soldier In the army. and enlisted, thereby be- coming the youngest soldier serving with the American forces.
 After a short training at Fort Flag Ter, he was sent east and finally to France. arriving there as a member of Company F of the Sixty.third coast artillery corps.
 Because of skill with the rifle he gained while hunting in the North, he won fame on the rifle range shortly after his enlistment and qualified as an expert rifleman.
 Judging from the boys mature ap' pearance for one of his age. and from the mothers youthful appearance. a casual observer at the station Satur- day morning might have surmised rather that they were lovers meeting again after an enforced separation rather than that it was mother and son being reunited.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
BABY GIRL ARRIVES FOR
 MIR. AND MRS, ED HERRING

A baby girl was born to MT. and Mrs. Ed Herring last evening at 8:15 at the hospital. Dr. J. A. Sutherland. the attending physician. reports moth. CT and daughter as getting along fine. For the past several days Mir. Herring has been enlarging his home for the new arrival
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05
APRIL MONTH
 WAS GOOD ONE

The month of April was a good one for the Fatherless Children of France as Is attested by the following re. ceipt:
 $462.00 May 1st. 1919. Received of The Alaska Citizen Four hundred sixty two dollars. To tai amount collected for orphans in April.
 A. ". FITCHETT,
 Treas. F. c. of F. Fund
 The results of last month are gratifying to those in charge of the fund as all expectations were exceed ed. Nenana was largely instrument. al in bringing the fund up so high and especial thanks Is due to the representative under whose direction the money was raised and to the people who made the return possible This month is starting off with con. tribution from . regular donor. A. M. F, who handed in three dollars. which Is the amount on hand for the month of May.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05

John Perlanda left for 0oldstrean yestssday.
The weekly Alaska citizen., 1919-05-05

The Vienna lodging house. on Sec. ond avenue. went out of business yes terday.