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The Alaska Citizen PCBU3HED WEEKLY BY J HARMON CASKEY Prop CITIZEN BLOCK. FAIRBANKS, Entered Second t lass Matter. May 14. 1910, at the postoffice at Fair banks Alaska, under the Act of March 3 1S79. SUBSCRIPTION PRICE One 1 ear J10.00 Six Months . . . . 5.00 Three Months . 2 50 One Month .. 1 00 Single Copies . . . 25 Pay of Publication MONDAY Phone 262 Phone THE COMMERCIAL CLUB Few people in Fairbanks realize the importance of the functions ot the Fairbanks Commercial club, or the magnitude of the work laid out for such ;ui organization to accomp l.sh If they did, more interest would be taken in the work, but at the present time all of the im provements of the city and sur rounding country, from a commer cial standpoint, devolve on a few of the most enterprising spirits i .nstituting the executive board of the club. The Commercial club needs the sup port of every business man in the city The men who are elected each year to manage its affairs are perfectly willing to do so. hut at the same time they would like the support of their constituents. Owing to the fact that a quorum of the members of the club was not M.inabie. the last two meetings of the organization were declared off. The result is that a "Get Toge ther" meeting is to be held in the near future, the exact date to be an nounce^ during the present week. The meeting should be well attend ed, for the reason that a number of matters of importance to every business man in the city are to be discussed, among which will be the very vital matter of immediate con struction work on the Alaska railroad TWO GREAT AMERICANS. "To maintain peace in the future it is necessary to be prepared for war. "We should have a good navy and our sea-coast defences should be put in the finest possible condition. Nt-i ther of these costs much when it is considered where the money goes and what we get in return. Money expended in a fine navy not only adds to our security and tends to pre vent war in the future, but is a very material aid to our commerce with foreign nations in the mean time. Money spent upon seacoast defences is spent among our own people and all goes back again among the people. The work ac complished. loo. like that of the navy, gives Us a feeling of securi ty."—GENERAL U.- S. GRANT. "The best guarantee against ag gression, the best assurance that our diplomacy wrill be successful and pacific, and that our rights and honor will be respected by other nations, is in their knowledge that we are in a situation to vindicate our reputation and interests. While we may afford to be deficient in the means of offence we cannot af ford to be defenceless. The noto riety of the fact that we have ne glected the ordinary precautions of defence invites want of considera tion in our diplomacy, injustice, ar rogance and insult at the hands of foreign nations’'—SAMUEL J TIL DEN WHY THEY DO IT. The American protest against en forcement of the British Orders in Council as being destructive of our commerce with certain neutral na tions in Europe has called forth a reply in two sections from the British government. The latter’s notes deal with the question of whether, in order to cut off all overseas trade with Ger many, Britain has a right, under international law, to prevent im portation to any neutral country' of goods which may afterward be ship ped to Germany. Britain has es tablished a virtual (though not a proclaimed) long-distance blockade o* the ports of Germany, Holland, Den mark and Norway on the North Sea, and of Sweden on the Arctic, but has not as yet blockaded the Baltic coast of the German Empire nor the coast of the neutral lands abutting on the Baltic. Sweden. Nor way and Denmark may trade freely with Germany on the Baltic side, and so may Holland on the landward side. In order to keep commodi ties from the United States, espe cially munitions of war, from reach ing Germany through the four neu tral countries named, Britain has seized and held for prize court dis posal numerous vessels from the United States, not only those laden with contraband, but also those bearing cotton, provisions, etc. Though the cargoes were billed to neutral ports, Britain claims that their ultimate destination was Ger many. In corroboration of this, she quotes statistics showing that im ports Into these neutral nations in creased amazingly above the normal after the outbreak of the war, the inference being that Germany was -•v”-.-'"- the surplus- The United States, however, contends that there Is no proof that the detained car goes were bound for Germany. In Justification of her course, Great Britain points to a decision of the I'nited States Suptente Court, af terwards adopted by the Internationa dntmission of Arbtration in tin famous Alabama rase The court justified the seiture of the slitp Springbok carrying supplies, ultimate y intended for the blockaded Sou them Confederacy, while she wa in route to a neutral port in the West Indies. Britain claims t list ■ he i« simply applying to new con i ditions a l.ng-arcepted principle of international law President Wil -on and Secretary of State lain . inc are carefully considering tin British view and will undoubtedly make an adequate response. lx»s ic's Weekly. WE are informed that a resident ■f the Tolovaua left a note on hi abin door when he left home, stating tiiat lie had a "gun trap" set for anyone who tried to enter. Maybe lie expected unwelcome visi tors in his absence. In taat event it was kind of him to warn them "EVERY ! ITTLE BIT HELPS" is lie title of an old song, but it can readily be applied to the effort now being made to raise the classifica tion of the Fairbanks postoflice <Jet a box for three months for 75 cents nd help the good work along You will never regret it and you will help your town just that much. WHEN Thomas Riggs. Jr., left Fairbanks, he stated that he was coming back, end vve believe in* will in the light of his statement the precautionary resolution adopted by the Fairbanks Commercial club was unnecessary", but it only goes to r w what Fait banks ami Fairbank - ans tliink of Mr. Riggs ♦ * • .JOSEPH H. CHOATE says that •ve will have to fight the winners of he war in Europe. He also says that he is in favor of President Wilson’s policy of ’’preparedness" ■{ v t>iP reason tliat that power will have a trained army to send against us. •' v i Mr. Choate’s is a long record of diplomacy and statesman ship. * * * THE quantity of freight taken to the Tolovana country by any rout-1 is not proof positive that it pay streak exists. It is, however, a proof that Alaskan.; will take a chance when one presents itself and that they will develop a paygtreak if such is to be found. It is esti mated that 460 tons of freight found its way to the new diggings during the past summer. OPPOSITION to our railroad is to be expected from those who are ignorant of the conditions here, but a man like Engineer Hussey, who has made several trips north, should be better informed on the subject than he appears to be from recent dispatches. He is right in the mat ter of our wagon roads, but what we really need and will eventually get, is both. * * * THE Cordova Times may not in tend to hurt our chances of getting a better mail service when it says that we are getting all of the sec ond class mail matter which arrives at Cordova this winter, but the edi tor of that paper and Mr. Mail Dis patcher Ames, with whom he ha. been conversing, no doubt, fail to take into consideration the quantity of mail which accumulates at Seat tle and which is brought to us in the spring of the year a full six months later. Will Take Body Of Wife Outside E. C. Ross states that he will take the body of his wife Outside for interment at his old home in Quebec. There will be no funeral ceremonies here, but in order that friends of the deceased may be given a chance to view the remains the casket will be open tomorrow af ternoon from 2 o’clock to 5 o'clock at the undertaking parlors Mrs. Ross died last Thursday night about 9 o’clock at the hospital, from pleuro-pneumonia. She had been ill for about ten days, sinking grad ually until death came peacefully to relieve her suffering. The deceased was born in Ire land about 40 years ago, coming to America when very young. She was one of those pioneer women wrho helped make the north, having come to Dawson in the early days. She came to Fairbanks in 1904 and was united in marriage to E. C. Ross in 1907 She is survived by her husband, who is a machinist in the employ of the Northern Com mercial Co., her sister, Mrs W. F. Kramer, and her neice Mrs. William Goodrich. John Solen fell on the slippery sidewalk one day last week and dislocated his shoulder. He was taken to St. Joseph’s hospital, where he is stated to be resting easily. Garden Island is to be asked to donate to the support of the Fair banks fire department. The city clerk will soon make a canvass if the residents of the island. French John and wife, of Salcha, are recent arrivals in the city. Louis Anderson returned this week from a hunting trip in the Salcha ket country. He reports that moose are plentiful. First class mail from the Outside is expected to reach Fairbanks Wed nesday afternoon, according t vices received here. John Mogan has taken out a 11 cense for his roadhouse, on the Valdez trail. COMMERCIAL CLUB ASKS FOR RETENTION OF R R MAN HERE. A spec ial meeting c.f t'e c \.i>. board of the Fairbanks Comim-ici.i! dub. I,eld List Wednesday aitc'm - a resulted in the formulation < f resolution which will be sent t> Secretary of the Interior Franklin K 1,1111', in regard to the retention here of Thomas Riggs, Jr., as the interior representative* of the Alas ka Engineering commission. The resolution was not passed through fear tliat Mr. Riggs would not be retained in the commission, but oil account of the possibility that ho may be transferred from a field of labor where bis work has been satis factory to the people generally. During the meeting the members of the board present took occasion to express their satisfaction at the progress of the work done here by Mr. Riggs- They also individually expressed the hope that he will he retained here, for the reason that he, of all the commissioners, is probably the hast fitted to cope with the conditions coining up in interior Alaska by reas n of s nii" her of years experience in the ter ritory. The resolution passed by the rltil was as follows: “Uosolved. That t lie Fairbanks Commercial club extend to the Hon orable Secretary of t lie Interior Franklin K. Lane, our appreciation of the excellent work done in the Tanana valley by the Alaskan en gineerlng commission, under the abb direction of Mr. Thomas Riggs, ,lr. especially for the thorough and eco nomical manner in which he has per formed the extremely difficult and highly important work of the pre linitnarv and permanent survey, art “lie it further resolved. That if it is consistent with the policy of Ids office, that he retain Mr. Riggs as engineer in charge of the Interior while the actual construction of said railway is under way from the Fair lanks terminus.” “As Ye Sow” Next Sunday One of the strongest hills ever presented at Thome's popular pic ture theatre twill be the feature play "As Ye Sow," in five acts by Win. A. Brady, starring Miss Alicw Brady next Sunday and Monday. The following brief synopsis will give an idea of some of the big scenes to be expected: Mrs. St. John lives with her two sons, Frank and John, and het daughter, Dolly, in a small town or. the Cape Cod coast. John has been studying for the ministry and is appointed to take a place in tit; little eliureh. Frank, the black sheep of the family, goes to New York to seek his fortune. In New York, be gets a good po sition in the sales ottice of an auto mobile company. Dora Mason -pel ted daughter of a New York mil lionaire, persuades her father to buy her a new automobile. They go to the sales rooms where Frank is working. She is attracted to Frank immediately. When the sale is completed, she tells her father that she needs a chauffeur. Frank applies for the job and is accepted by Mr. Mason. In the meantime, Frank has become mixed up with a crowd of very fast young men and changes his name. Frank persuades Dora to run away and get married. The night tha Dora leaves, her father dies of heart disease. Frank takes to drink and becomes very abusive. A little baby girl is born and Dora is wrapped up in her love for the baby. Frank becomes jealous and devotes more of his time to his fast friends. Dora asserts herself an<l says that unless ho reforms, lie need not come back. In a drunken rage lit J threatens to kill her and the child. The nurse has the baby out ir. 1 tlie park. Frank comes on and j steals the baby. He goes to the ; little Cape Cod town and leaves the baby on the doorstep of his mother’s | home. He runs away and ships on j board a fishing schooner. When j Mrs. St. John finds the little baby, j she thinks it is a gift from heaven to take the place of her lc.-t boy Frank. After mourning three years for : her child, Dora thinks a trip to the sea shore would brighten her ! up and gets off at the little Cape Cod town, not knowing that it is j Frank’s home. There are no hotels J there, and by chance she is taken | in by Frank’s mother as a paying I guest. John, the brother, falls in love with Dora. Dora’s heart has gone out to little Katie, little deam ing that It is her own chid. The day of the wedding arrives. A storm breaks out at sea. The fishing schooner that Frank is on is driven ashore and wrecked. The volunteer life savers launch the life boat. The waves are too high for them, so they run to the church as Dora and John are about tc be married and call for volunteers. John offers his ser vices- The life boat is safely launch ed. Frank Is rescued and brought avkote \V'i*n Mrs Mt. .1 v-n re-' c •1 e her s *!'• Frank, c o rejoics a ■ nly a : 'ide r can He la c»r i ' ; ter home and r i-'-!. Dm > - : i and rwegn.i .e. !,• r f I mer husband. The story is then ' M the pa-t Iris'ead of t'lank ir G i»1 f >r his rescue, be becomes nn.re abusive and jealous of John thinking he is .till Hying to v.in Dora. He smuggles a bottle ol wh'skey into the house and starts to drink As he goes out the d am in o'd friend of the evil days In the ■ ity turns up. Steve Stetson. Steve has become a tramp and when he Frank with a roll of money be demands a part of it Frans pretends not to know him. He wanders out to the edge of a cliff, allowed by Steve. There is a strmr le ami Frank draws his gun. Steve manages to get tils hand on the gun and as he is turning it on Sieve they le.;e their balance. Frank falls over the cliff, the gun explodes and kills Steve. When Dora is told of the acci dent, tiie old Biblical quotation comes back to her. "As ye sow. so 1! ye reap." Warm SessioR of City Council Held i h • meeting of the city council of Fairbanks last Monday evening was a short one, but it was also a warm one, in every respect. A number of routine matters were up :.»r discussion, such as reports of committees, reading of bills and ■ >. imunieaiions, etc., while several .t; er matters were also talked over. A communication from' the’ Woman's ■ ivic club ot Fairbanks, read at tiie council meeting, showed that the organization is unanimously in favor of keeping the present curfew ordinance in force. A communica tion had previously been received by the council, asking that the ordi nance be changed, but the matter was referred to the Civic club, as that body was instrumental in hav ing the ordinance drawn up. The letter of the Civic club was placed on file and nothing more was done in the matter, indicating that the ordinance will remain as it is. A report the health committee showed that a supply of antitoxin had been ordered in cose of a diph theria epidemic. The health com mittee also reported that Judge Bun ne!l has agreed to relieve the city of the support of an indigent per son now in St. Joseph'3 hospital. Mayor Norland also stated that the Sister Superior at the hospital had agreed to reduce the care of the said patient from $105 per mon’h to $80 per month. All of the bills were ordered paid as read, with the ^veeption of that .[ Mrs. Frank Brido, which was for $12 damages to goods in her store during the Columbia hotel fire. The bill was not paid for the reason that it was not shown that the damages sustained were the fault of the firemen. Lavery & Bailey secured the monthly bid for fire department supplies for $145. A man who was fined $1! for the impounding of his horse, was ordered reimbursed, as it was shown that the horse was wandering in the streets without tile knowledge of its owner. The matter of giving more money to the school board resulted in a decision not to allow more funds unless a majority of the members of the board were present when such funds were requested. It was pointed out that such a decision is necessary by reason of the fact that only one member of the school board is in town at the present time, and that the other membei who is now in the territory, J. K. Moody, refuses to resign, even though he is not here to attend to busi ness. The matter was put as a motion, all of the members voting for it. with the exception of Calla han, who opposed it. The climax of the evening came when Councilman Callahan and Chief Buckley of the fire depart ment. got into an argument over how long it takes to dry hose and why the water was not turned on at a recent cabin fire. The rhief stated that the reason that water was not turned on wras that the chemical was ably handling the fire and that water would have done more harm than good. The discussion ended when Councilman Myers suggested that Councilman Callahan prefer charges against the chief if he felt that such procedure was necessary, after which Mayor Nerland ruled tha' the w-hole dis cussion was out of order. IS PROCLAIMED According to advices received here last Thursday, Governor Strong issued hig annual Thanksgiving pror tarnation on that day. The procla mation sets aside Thursday, No vember 25, as a day of Thanksgiv ing throughout the territory. CORRESPONDENCE “TO THE EDITOR—Is there any way of learning to skate without hurting the bark of one’s head?” Sure: keep on your feet.—Ed. LARLEST FOR THREE TEARS OUTPUT OF SEASON OF 1915 IS FIGURED AT $3. 611,000. Figures compiled under the di rection of George Hutchinson, cash ier of the First National bank, dur ing the past week show that 'he gold output of the season of 1915 in the Fairbanks district, was lar ger than for the two previous year The total figured in the estimate is $3,611,000. In 1913 the total amount of gold shipped through the Well3-Fargo express office here was $3,630,899.03, but that included sev eral large shipments from Kuby. and at that the 1915 production I only $29,000 less than the 1913 shipment. In 1914 the shipments aggregated $3,109,072.24 The production of the past sea sou was materially increased bv $150,000 worth of antimony ore. and by $60,000 produced in the new Tolovana camp. However, compared with last year’s figure3, several of the old creeks of the Fairbanks dis trict show an increase of produc tion over last year, among them the Chatanika district, which pro duced $42,000 more than in 1914 Among the outlying districts Hot Springs leads with a total produc lion of $600,000. | The figures of the annual output for ly 15 are as follows: FAIRBANKS DISTRICT. Cleary & tributaries and Chatanika district . .$ 667,00.) j Fairbanks creek and tribu taries . 262,000 | Pedro and tributaries .... 327.Ot/" Coldstream and tributaries . 321000 j Little Eldorado . 65.000 Dome . 268.000 Vault . 106.000 Ester . 380,000 Other creeks in Fairbanks region . 40,000 Placer Production. 2,436,000 Quartz Production . 250,000 TOTAL, Fairbanks District . 2.686.00T j Hot Springs . 600.Out) Tenderfoot . 72,000 Tolovana . 60.000 Outlying districts . 43,000 $3,461,000 Antimony Approximately 1.000 tons . 150,000 TOTAL PRODUCTION ..$3,611,000 PERSONAL MENTION PAULI Fred Pauli will leave i his week for the Tolovana country, where he tend his mother will go into the mercantile business. THOMAS— 'Shorty" Thomas the Lstc'r creek quartz miner, was a visitor in town last week. KAADY—William Kaady, the clerk of the local signal coips office, has been transferred to Beaver Dam, on the Valdez trail He e.\pects to leave lor his new post in about ten days' time, or as soon as his reliei arrives here. M’CARTY—Dan McCarty, the To lovana mining man, is in town foi a few' days on a business trip. SMYTHE—Captain E. J. Smythe is a recent arrival in the city from the Tolovana. MELVIN—Win. Melvin, of the firm of Melvin A- L’Kiezvic, Tender foot miners, arrived in town early in the week < n a husiness trip. GAUSTAD—Senator O. P. Gaus tad is making a business trip to the Tolovana country. HUTTON—Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Hutton, the former of whom has been employed at the Berry dredge during the past summer, looking al ter the interests of the Union Con struction company, arrived here from Circle early In the week, leav ing for the Outside on last Teus da>'’3 stage. GEIS—Bob Gets made a trip to Fairbanks creek during the week \ to see the work being done at the Mizpah mine WARD—Joe Ward and Andrew Johnson, of Chatanika, arrived here from the Big Chena Hot Springs early in the week. LEACH—Jack Leach, the Ester creek mining man, was a business visitor in town during the week. LETENDRE—Jack Letcndre, who is mining on Happy creek, made a hurried trip to town last week. ARMSTRONG—George Armstrong, of Ruby, arrived here during the week. He is on hi3 way to the Outride, where he will upend the winter. AITKEN—Tom Aitken, the Idita rod mining man, is making a trip here for the purpose of investigat ing conditions in the Tolovana coun try, and wdll then go Outside. Marshal L. T. Erwin 1b now a speeiaJ disbursing agent of the gen era land office, according to word received here. The arrangement i* made so that the special agents located here may not have to wait for their accounts to go Outside for approval. Tonight at Thorne’s A GENTLEMAN FROM MISSISSIPPI k IN FIVE ACTS With TOM WISE in the role which made him and the play famous. Admission 50c 0NISf,,S2pAT About Staking Lots At Nenana Special Agent of the General Land ! office Charles W. Ritchie was in re ! ccipt of a telegram during the pas week regarding the locating of town lots at Nenana. The wire, which was from A. Christensen, ehh-f of the Alaskan field division of tin General Land office, was as follows: "Seward, Nov. 10, 191 r. "Ritchie, "Land Office, ‘“Fairbanks. “Please have it made known to public generally and particularly persons who contemplate locating at Nenana that lots that have been sur veyed are not subject to location or settlement. If anyone does at tempt to settle or make improve ments upon such lots or upon any land within the townsite withdrawn' they are subject to being removed any time without notice. No rights can be acquired to any of such lands except as provided by the Alaska Railroad Townsite Regulations “CHRISTENSEN.” LOCAL NEWS IN BRIEF. George A. Hunter, of the Pinska store, made a business trip to the creeks during the week. He was taken out by A1 Mutton and a t a .i of seven dogs. Advices received here are to the effect that Courtney & Schonbeck, former well known merchants of Cleary city, have opened a store at Anchorage. Mike Murray, the Hot Sprin; s mining man and freighter, bought a team of horses here last wee!; taking them home with him. Mr. and Mrs. E. R. Peoples, Peter Vachon and Mr. Johnston, the lat ter a brother of Mrs. C. H. Cleg:, are due to arrive here this week from the Outside. A. K. McLean, the former Fair banks creek merchant. Iut3 com menced suit to foreclose a mart - gage on quartz mining property on Fairbanks creek owned by A. H. and M. T. Cook. The complaint states that Cook brothers own Me Lean the sum of $533.75, with inter est from 1912. Word has been received here to the effect that the recording books for the new Tulnvana precinct have reached Cordova from the Outside A wire has been sent asking that the books be sent here as soon a possible. Mrs. A. E. Golden has started foreclosure proceedings against the .\'ew3boy Mining Co., alleging that the company owes her the sum ■f $20,021.49 on a note and mort gage. It is probable that a meet ing of the stockholders of the com. pany will take place in the near future to •determine what shall be done in the matter. Court will adjourn this week, pi- ’ ably Wednesday or Thursday, ac- j cording to information given out a the federal building. * R. C. Wood writes that Anchor age and Seward are filled with old i it to tie coa.-t cities while on ' i . \v ; v (iutslde. Ml i lari Haggerty, a former \v< !'. l;n >wn Fairbanks girl, was unit I in marriage to IT M. Day. tile M ulling taking place at Great Fri! Montana, on October 9. ar '■onl i"; to advices received here. The two ri;s of the fire depart ment lave b on placed on runners for the winter. It is understood tie t the new automobile truck or dered by the city council has not yet been given its ofliclal tryout. Leon Kellum has sold to Julius Hoffman a quarter interest in the Helen K bench claim, on Ester creek. The consideration was not made public. Let Squires do your WOOD SAWING Prices Reasonable Orders taken at the IMPERIAL CIGAR Store FRESH FRUIT ORANGES, PEARS GRAPES, LEMONS DELICIOUS APPLES Selected Stock GABE VENDETTI %\)t Btjott Front St. near Ticneer Hotel. llakeiite, Wellington and Waah ington 1'ipos. Calabash and Corn Cobs. 1'ipes from 2 for 25 cants to $S.OO. FYRENE FIRE EXTINGUISHER ) Is the only one that will put out every kind of a fire in its incipient state | PYRENE is the only ex tinguisher that triumph* over fire* resulting from the ignition of benzine, gasoline or acetylene g.’.s. Will not freeze at j 50 below. PRICE $10.00 Just the thing for cabine. REFILLING LIQUID ALWAY* IN IN STOCK. Any of the above articles sent l'OSTAGB FREE on receipt of price or part in advance. Legal Forms for tale. Postage Stamps at all Hours. GEO. L. BELLOW*, Notary Public. OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE AA Marquette Rye (the genuine bulk) per qt. $1.50 Waterfield & Frazer Bourbon (the genuine bulk) per qt. _ ___ _$1.50 10-Year-old California Brandy __ $1.50 9-Year-old White Lodge Gin . _ $1.50 12-Year-old Claret, domestic _ .50 14- Year-old Sauterne, domestic_ .75 15- Year-old Port, domestic, for 30 days only_ .75 15-Year-old Sherry, domestic, for 30 days only .75 Imported Wines of numerous kinds—Port, Sherry, Claret, Rhinewine, Champagne, French Liquors of almost all kinds, Imported Burgundies, Gins, Rums, Aquavit, Military Punch—in fact we carry the most complete stock of any liquor estab lishment in Alaska. We do not sell cheap goods, but we do handle strictly first-class goods cheap for your sideboard at home. Give us a call. THE GLOBE BAR JOHN MOE, Prop.