The Alaska citizen., October 25, 1915, Image 8

About The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917

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The Easiest Way to Get the
BEST IN CLOTHING
Is to Look for the Best
Don’t Pick Ip a Bunch of
Haphazard Stuff
BUY AN
Adler-Rochester, Stein-Bloch
or Stadium Suit or Overcoat
and Enjoy Real Satisfaction
M. A. PINSKA,
Successor to Sargent & Pitiska
Fairbanks Dan son
OLNES HOTEL
WILL OPEN
Tuesday Morning, October 26
Rooms Refurnished Throughout. First-class Ac
commodations. Going to and From the
Tolovana Give us a Call
connection N. G. COX, Prop.
Carroll Judkins leaves today for
Tolovana station, at the mouth of
the Tolovana river, where he lias
accepted a position with the Tolo
vana Trading company.
JlSs ARRIVED
YUKON SLEDS
STOVES, TENTS
CHILDREN’S SLEDS
DOG HARNESS
SNOW SHOES
TRAIL AXES
HORSE BLANKETS
ALUMINUM POTS and
KETTLES
Come in and look around.
Always glad to show
our stock.
Ace rding to a wire received yes
terday by Judge Charles E. Butt
mil, from Thomas DeVane. com
■ s inner at Ruby. A. Ii. Clark
a resident of the lower river camp
rt entlj passed away ns the result
of an attack of pneumonia. The
\v re was not sent to Judge Bunnell
t. . >iii s ■ i i:n of the death, but nc
the destitute circumstances oi
the wife and three children who stir
vive.
Thu message also asks that the
judge allow a sum of money from
the indigent fund for burial pur
poses. Judge Bunnell stated last
evening that he was unable to make
such an allowance, but that he will
01 tier a sum of money paid over tc
the commissioner for the care of the
wife and children.
The mother of the children is
stated to be a half-breed native
w. man from Ilaines mission. One
of the children is an invalid.
VERY COLD THERE.
SEW'ARI), Oct. 24. The coldi s
weather eve- known in October ir
th s section of the country was re
corded here during the past week
At Anchorage it was eight below
zero one morning during the week
k
A
Full Line
OF
UNDERWEAR
THREE WEIGHTS
Also COMBINATIONS
in all sizes
SOLE AGENTS
FAIRBANKS (10THING (0.
J. R. FOWLE
Proprietor.
ST. MATTHEW’S
PAIR TO START
ANNUAL EVENT WILL EE HELD
FOR THREE DAYS
THIS WEEK
Mrs Mar' S Ixrve, chairman of
the committee which lias the nr
■■] .11 • nts r St. Matthew's annual
fair in charge. announced last nl-,hl
that the fair will be held this week,
starting Wednesday afternoon at 1
t'elock and ending Friday night
Ti e fair is being held much later
than usual this year, but the delay
war necessary on account of the
llness of Mrs H H. Lumpkin, wife
I i retor of St. Matthew's church,
who now. however, is stated to be
much better and hopes to he able
to hi m attendance at the fair
Whil“ rente of the usual features
f the fair will he eliminated this
■rear it is stated that a number o*
the booths will be better than evi r,
fot the reason that a much betiei
line of goods than ever seen here
before will he on display. The fish
oond. as usual, will be the big fea
•ure. but it is stated that it will
■•c even better titan usual tins year,
n aeeotmt at the fact that nine
u-ous trinkets of great value can
>e fished therefrom by those who
ire dexterous with the rod and line,
the baby booth, the raps and apron'
moth; the notions; knit goods and
bass booth will all he in evidence. I'1
fact, the only booths eliminated from
this year’s fair will be the candy
and soft drinks booth The usual
dance, heretofore the closing event
>f the fair, will not be held this
year.
The fair is to Ire held at the
George C. Thomas Memorial library
Those in charge will start putting
the library In condition today, and
t is expected that it will be trails
formed into a veritable bower of
beauty before the work is finished.
The committee wishes to announce
that the holding of the fair will
have no effect on the borrowing of
I teaks from the library, as the pa
j irons cf the institution may come
| and go at their pleasure
The following ladies will have
j charge of booths:
Fancy wo'-k. aprons and caps,
Mrs. F. M. Dunham; Baby booth.
Mrs. \V. G. Cassels: Notions, Mrs.
| John A. Clark: Knit goods, Mrs.
; \V N. Re'con: Bags. Mrs. J. ■’
Kellum; Fishpond. Mrs. George A.
McQuarrie and Miss Clara C. Heid.
Those in charge of the booths have
been given the power to name their
as dstants.
Richmond Pleased
With The Tolovana
That the Tolovana country is well
on its way toward making n good
ni iv camp, is the opinion of Yol
ney Richmond, of the Northern
Commercial company, who returned
yesterday from a trip to the new
diggings With Mr. Richmond on his
trip were Eddie Clausen, of the N.
C. Grocery, and H. P. Parkin, of the
Fairbanks Meat company, all re
turning to town yesterday.
Mr. Richmond stated over the
phone last night that lie had very
little opportunity to look around
when lie was in the Tolovana. He
I went up Livengood ereek as far as
! pay lias been lined up. but did not
j go over the divide to Mike Hess
; creek, on account of lack of time.
Asked concerning the rumor that
tiie N. C. company will establish
a store in the Tolovana, Mr. Rich
mond stated that such a story is not
■ r-' fa -t. He expresses him
1 -elf as well pleased with the outlook
of the new camp in a business way.
hut also states that no store will
be established in the new camp by
the N. C. company, at least not at
j 'he present time.
“Mignon” Pleasing
To a Large Crowd
One of the best of the World
Film corporation’s films ever seen
m Fairbanks is “Mignon,” the mov
ing picture dramatization of the fa
mous opera which was snown at
Thorne’s last * A large crowd,
-uch as is usual on Sunday nights,
was on hand to witness the produc
tion, many of those who wished to
! see the picture having been unable
to gain admittance to the show
| house.
The picture will be repeated this
evening, starting at 8:30 o'clock. The
price of admission will be 50 cents.
"Mignon" is produced in five
reels. The title role is taken by
the famous prima donna. Beatriz
Michelena, who has already won
feme in such motion picture produc
tions as “Salomy Jane,” "Lovey
Mary” am] "Mrs. Wiggs of the
j r'abb::ge Patch.” She is supported
by an all star cast, including some
of the best performers employed
by the World Film corporation.
Frank P. Manton. the local min
ing man. lnft town this week for a
few days' stay in the Tolovansi camp
Max Love, a member of the Tolo
vatta road crew, is a recent arrival
: in town.
Jim Duffey, of Ester creek, was a
city visitor the latter part of the
week.
Fight Duel To
Death for Woman
ARKANSAS LEGISLATOR KILLS
MAN WHO OPPOSED
HIM IN LOVE,
OZARK. Ark.. Oct. 21 Alien
Nixon, a prominent resident of
this rity and a member of the
slate legislature, today killed
Carl McLaughlin, also a promi
nent citizen of this place in a
duel with knives. Immediately
after the killing Nixon surrend
ered to tile county sheriff.
After ids arrest Nixon stated
that the fight was over a woman
with whom both he and Me
1 aughlin were infatuated. Sat
urday night he was railing on
the woman when McLaughlin
appeared and started using very
h id language with the result that
there was a fist fight, in which
Mr [.aughlin was worsted.
McLaughlin then left the place
telling that he would “get
him ' Nixon was informed the
this morning that McLaughlin
had armed himself with a knife
and is free in stating that he
sent a challenge to McLaughlin
offeting to ffieht it out with him.
the killing being the result.
Sandow the Strong
Man Shot as Spy
LONDON, Oct. 24— It is un
officially reported that Sandow. the
tront man. who a number of years
ago surprised the world with hi.,
feats of strength, was recently shot
in the Tower of London, on th*
charge that he was a German spy
p! e report : • uncorroborated, al
'hough it has been known for some
time past that Sandow was incar
■prated in the town.
ROSBURG IN.
.! S o-v-burg, the Tolovana ex
messman. arrived at Olnes last
:i -dit from his regular weekly trip
o Brooks. He states that tile re
■ent snow has almost all worn off
the trail, which is, in consequence,
'■■•rv bad A large quantity oi
'night, however, is being moved.
Freighting is hard work with the
(rads bad. as the freighters are
compelled to relay their outfits
A goou fall of stiow would be a
blcs3ing to the trail to the Tolo
vana and the freighters who arc
trying to negotiate it just now. ac
cording to Mr Rosburg.
Tyrannosaurus
Is Enthroned
NEW YORK, Oct. 24.—The skele
ton of a prehistoric animal called
the “Tyannosaurus" was placed in
the Museum of Natural History here
today. The skeleton i3 more than
"'0 feet in height. This specimen
is the only one ever located by nat
uralists. It was found in Montana,
and is therefore called the “Montana
T> annosaurus."
LARGEST VESSEL THAT
EVER CAME TO SEWARD.
The government ship Sinalao ar
rived from Panama at Anchor
age last Satuzday morning about five
o'clock, according to word brought
on the Maiiposa. She has four
thousand tons of freight for that
place and will come here after
unloading. She is described as the
largest vessel that ever came to
these waters. She made the trip
from the canal in about 16 days.
It is said that she was compelled
to anchor away off from the new
railroad town, and in this respect it
may be mentioned that a persistent
rumor has gained currency that the
tests made of the sea bottom over
there have caused the authorities to
give up the idea of dredging a chan
nel, at least for the present. It
must be admitted that no positive
information to this effect has been
■erured and the statement is made
only for what it is worth.—-Seward
Gateway,
NEED MORE CLOTHES.
SANTA MONICA.—The Police
j commissioners will attempt to regu
i late the clothing worn by some of
j the dancers in the cafes and pavil
! ions under their jurisdiction. Rai
! inent is too scarce, is the belief of
| some of the commissioners. Com
j missioner Goetz remarked: “I hon
I estly believe some of the women have
; about concluded to wear no clothes
at all. The stores are advertising
clothes for the women that do not
weigh more than two or three ounces
and even the school girls in some
cases are wearing clothes which in
Quantity is hardly enough to keep
them from catching cold."
"Mr. Jones wants a windy pane
12 inches by 14,” remarked young
Patrick Mulrooney, entering the
glazier’s shop.
In the shop was a smart young
assistant who wanted to have a joke
on Pat.
"Haven't any that size,” he re
plied gravely. “Will one 14 inches
by 12 do?”
Pat looked thoughtful for a min
ute. Then he replied:
“He’s wantin’ it at once, and this
is the only shop in town. Give me
wan o' thim. P’r’aps if we put it
in sidewaya no one will notice.”
EDITH CAVELL
WAS KILLED BY
PETTY OFFICER
FIRING SQUAD SHOT OVER HER
HEAD. SO OFFICER
SHOT HER
AMSTKBDAM, Oct 24, The re
port which has recently reached
this city concerning the execution
.;f Miss Kdith Cavell, the young
Kngl ish woman who was shot by the
Germans in Belgium a few days
ago, gives all of the horrible details
of the event and shows to what
lengths German oilmens are going
in order to fulfil the orders of
their government. The report states
that the girl stood up against a
wall and was blindfolded, as were the
men prisoners, and a dozen guns
trained on her body, but after the
volley was fired, she still stood,
and it was found that, of the dozen
dozen shots fired, only one had
toucher] the body of the heroic
woman.
When he saw that tho shooting did
not have the desired effect, the
petty ofTieer in command of the fir
ing squad walked up to the still
landing girl. and. drawing hi.s re
volver. placed it to her ear and
blew out her brains. It is under
stood that all of the men who
composed that particular firing squad
are to be courtmartialed for neg
lect of duty.
The Germans claim that harsh
measures are necessary in order
that the persistent opposition of tho
ic'gians and English in Belgium he
overcome. They claim that a regu
lar organization, having as its ob
ject the helping of prisoners to
escape, has been established and
'hat there is no other means of teach
ing the malcontents that they, as
conquerors, must be obeyed.
Tlie plan of the conspirators is
a clever one. A stage line was es
tablished from Brussels to the Dutch
frontier, and. after prisoners had
been brought to the hospitals at
Brussels, presumably ill or wound
ed, they would be smuggled on the
stage to the border and taken into
Holland at night.
HONORS HER MEMORY.
LONDON, Oct. 24. The funeral
of Miss Edith Cavell, the English
girl who was executed last wi *■'
in Belgium by the German govern
ment on the charge of being a spy
and furnishing information to her
horne government, will be held here
next Friday. The services promise
to he the most elaborate held in this
city for many years, for people
ether than royalty. The body will
be interred in Westminster Abbey.
Note Is Ready
For Transmission
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct, 24.
The note which the i'nited States
government will dispatch to Great
Britain, relative to and protesting
against the seizure or the malls
while on the high seas, is about
! ready for transmission. Its contents
I have not been disclosed. The note
i will probably be forwarded some
I dry this week.
| Will Be Their
Second Venture
! The little God. Dan Cupid, is very
I vacillating in bis ways sometimes
I as can be testified to. by millions
I of people in the world. He does
i things which are unaccountable for.
! at the times he does them, but
! lhey frequently turn out for the
best interests of all parties con
cerned,
A very close friend of Dan Cupid
is Dame Rumor. In fact, wherever
the former ip found, the latter is
sure to be on his heels, and, like
the woman she is, whenever she
gets hold of one of Dan’s secrets
she can't keep it.
1 l Mat is Mow it came to Me noised
about that Dan has been instru
mental in causing a recent family
' reunion. As far as can be learned,
j the actual reunion has not yet
j taken place, but that It Is a near
| event is the assertion of Dame
| Humor, and she secured her infor
j mation from Dan.
The Dame, of course, did not
expect that any of her confidants
I would repeat what was told to them.
Therefore, all there is to say is
that a certain pair of people who
have traveled the road of matri- !
I mony together, and who, because j
j Dan Cupid forsook them to look
after the affairs of somebody else,
neglected to remember his teachings j
have decided to try the double bar- |
ness once again. For Dan has re- j
turned to them In all of his pris
tine glory', according to the story i
told by Dame Rumor, and has [
promised never to desert them again. ;
Just yvhen the event will take |
pi- not stated by Dame Rumor. '
However, she assert3 that she thinks j
it will be within the next week.
Mr. and Mrs. A1 llilty, of Cleary
creek, are recent arrivals in town.
C. H. Laboyteaux (Alabam) will
leave town tomorrow for the Tolo
vana country-.
Mrs. Jennie Balt on is back at her
work at Gordon’s Glass Block now,
after having been compelled to take j
a vacation of several days on ac
count of an attack of la grippe.
Faster and More
Furious than Ever
We had entirely too much
goods for Fred Carter to dis
pose of in the thirty-day time
limit allotted him, so this
week we begin.
See Our Windows
For Prices
We’ ve also hundreds of oth
er bargains arranged on ta
bles and racks inside our
store.
Simson Bros.
How Praeger Got
His Assistantship
Just how far Otto Praeger, the
second assistant postmaster general
of the United States, is competent
to judge as to the class and amount
of mail reaching Fairbanks in win
ter and the time required for its
transportation, Is to be seen from
the exchange dispatch herewith quot
ed. It shows that at the time ho
wrote his famous letter relative to
the mails to the Fairbanks Commer
cial club, on September 9, he had
been less than two weeks in office.
The dispatch Is as follows:
WASHINGTON, D C.—Official
Washington was surprised tonight
over a brief announcement by Post
master-General Burleson that Joseph
Stewart, Second Assistant Postmas
ter-General, had tendered his resig
nation. effective Sept. 1.
At tk? sa-::-' time Postmaster
General Burleson announced that
Otto Praeger, now postmaster ot
Washington, at a salary of $6,000
per annum, would succeed Stewart,
who’e salary’ was $5,000. Meriitt
O. Chance, chief clerk of the post
office department, has been appoint
ed post’uastm to succeed I’ru-mr
Stewart will become a special as
sistant to the attorney-general on
Sent 1 and will handle -'ll I'ti
gation involving postal matter which
comes before the department of
justice. It is understood that his
compensation in the new position
will be $0,000 a year. There are
between 000 and 300 cases pending
and to he brought involving pri
marily questions affecting the trails
nortation of tlie mails. Stewart ha?
been regarded for years as the best
posted man in the country on such
questions.
COMMISSIONER LEAVES.
II. G. Myers, commissioner at
Eagle, has departed for the Out
side on a vacation trip, according
to a wire received by Judge Bun
nell. The wire asks that arrange
ments shall be made as to the re
cording there in the absence of
the regular recorder.
Mails for coast points, including
Whitehorse, V T., and for the Out
side, are dispatched from Fairbanks
every Monday and Thursday morn
ings.
Mails for Hot Springs, Rampart,
Tanana, and all lower river points
is dispatched from Fairbanks the.
next day after the arrival of the
mail from the coast and the Out
side.
Mail for Circle, including Miller
House, Deadwood, Ft. Yukon and
Dawson, Y. T., will be dispatched
on the 1st, 8th, 16th and 21th of
each month after November 1st.
Mail from the Outside is due to
reach Fairbanks 12 days after be
ing dispatched from Cordova on
Mondays and Thursdays.
Creek mails arrive and depart {
from the Fairbanks postotlice every j
day. _
HALLOWE’EN
NOVELTIES
AND
FAVORS
NEW CHINA WARE
IMPORTED WINE
GLASSES
RUGS
VICTROLAS
RECORDS
Everything New
Prices Exceedingly
Low
The Fair
The Up-to-Date Store
AFTER LAWBREAKERS.
SEWARD, Oct. 24.—Game Warden
Erick. <m lias started a campaign
at Anchorage against the uncere
monious killing of moose. Four of
the lawbreakers have been jailed.
EOES LEAVING.
SEWARD, Oct. 24.—Chairman W.
C. Edes, of the Alaskan Engineering
commission, lias made announcement
to the effect tiiat he will leave for
Washington during the first week of
November. He expects to return
north as soon as the appropriation
for construction work is secured.
Let
Squires
do your WOOD SAWING
Prices Reasonable
Orders taken at the
IMPERIAL CIGAR Store
Another Cut in Groceries and Produce |
Your Last Chance to Get Groceries
and Produce at These Prices
R. L. VINING. Third Avenue. Phone 44
GUARANTEED ALL NEW,
FRESH GOODS
1 Onions, Winter Stock, per crate $ 5.75
White Nugget Eggs, Winter Stock, per case 15.50
(Candled and Guaranteed)
, Carnation Milk, per case - 5.00
I Winter Banana Apples, per box 5.00
Pasteurized Butter, per keg 37Jc lb.
Premium Hams, per crate 27Jc lb.
Silver Leaf Lard, per crate - 18c lb.
Sweet Potatoes, small boxes -15c lb.