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The Alaska Citizen I I'USIIKl) WKKKLY RY J HARMON CASKEY Prop CITIZEN BLOCK FAIRBANKS. . . i Second Cl ss Matter Maj 14 1:<1". at the postoffice at Fair h it Alaska under the Act of March 3 1879 T Ca . «• . A .. 4 ■ t >8 - ,E.NG l f THE GENERAL OFFICES NEW YORK AND CHICAGO BRANCHES IN ALL THE PRINCIPAL CITIES SUBSCRIPTION PRICE One Year (In advance) Jin.OH Six Months (In Advance) . . 5.00 e Months (in Advance) 2 50 One Month . 100 Single toples . -25 Dav of lHihlii ation MONDAY Phone 262 Phone LNKEPT PROMISES fit the licht of very reient events a o.lid appear to most people t it discretion was the Letter part e! valor and the man who cates” for his reputation and his liberty would not let the grass grow unde, his feet in an endeavor to evade the pitfall which was the cause of at least two men going over the i. el to: :t term of years as the re It of Me last court session held in Fairbanks. : i such seen is not to be the , S11:11 * people accept a warn me while otliers heed it not. and it i tit1.. in circulation are true, and t is .very reason to believe t at they are. at least two men of •■ . immunity have paid no atten •inn to the warning and are entitled to receive tilt- same allotment cf pun.slum in administered to others. A promise was made to the people e this d.strict that the direct causes of the late trouble would be re ■ ,iv, .1 ,st as -min as Kinds could he obtained, hut evidently there wen- prior promises to the girls thetn-el-, es fot they are still in the I .mil.unity and practicing their wiles i pm u weak humanity with varying 11.•, . — As time goes on and the memory of late happenings is dimmed in the minds of the people there l> • more victims prepared for tit. next grand jury and the fair ; :.np• of Fairbanks will again be drag-id in the mire of unfavorable notoriety The facts referred to in this arti cle Pa\i been laid before a civic body of this city, and have also been called to the attention of the district attorney's office. Time enough tins elapsed for the head ofli. ial of that office to at least is sue a warning to the one particu lar man in question or see that ids wards are restrained from entering men's cabins at ail hours of the night, but nothing has been done, so far as indications would show. The residents of lower Second avenue are very indignant at the inactivity of the officials, first, in not carrying out their promise to remove the "jail bait" from the community, and second, in allowing these nightly occurrences after they have been notified of their existence. It would appear, and many are of the belief, that the officials care nothing more for the actions of these "babies" since they “got the ones they wanted” last term of court. THE DEMOCRACY OF 1916. The Democratic party elected us candidate for President in 1884. 1892 and 1912. Bat in each of these campaigns division txis'ed in the forces of its opponent. Republican vitality in IXS4 had not yet raided from tne disastrous quarrel caused by Senator i'onkling. It was said that Mr. I'onkling waving Ins hand from a window at a great Democratic pa rade in New York, had been as po tent in defeating Mr. Blaine as Dr. Burchard's three R’s. In 1892 Mr. Harrison quarreled with Mr. Blaine, and in 1912 Mr. Roosevelt with Mr. Taft. It might he inferred that the Demo cratic party Is a hopeless minority [tarty and can only win when Re publicanism is split. But exactly the same deduction applies with greater force to the Republican party The Republicans won in 1896, 1900, 1904 and 1908. But in each of these years Democratic effort was neutral ized by division, irreconcilable coun sel. refusal to heed appeals for party regularity and support of the ticket. This year, for the first time since 1888. when Harrison was elected over Cleveland, substantial unity is found in both parties, with all important leaders and elements according sup port to each who might naturally he expected to accord support. That is to say, for the first time in 28 years there is a chance for a measuring of Democratic and Re publican strength, in a square, up and-down fight. Not even a flank ing movement resembling those by Patrons of Industry or Populists in former years can be discerned. Democracy, united as it has not been in more than 20 years, enters this fight with the advantage of be ing already in power Prom the practical standpoint, this is of Int portanre At least the advantage which the "ins" have over the "outs" ha.- been sufficient to prove decisive in many state and some national elect lolls Hut it has other advantage- ttia' mil be of greater avad thi- year Its nominee is a man of remark able intellet t and still more re markable force who ha- profoundly impressed the people of the country He lias won peculiar gratitude be cause of the wisdom and success with which he lias guidisi the couu ■ ry • a period of difficulty unprece dented in the history of the world The obvious and commonplace •bine would have been to solve some of the larger of his difficulties by joining the war that ha- shaken iv ilization He looked higher than the obvi mu- was too resourceful to resort to the commonplace. Partisan disparagement stigmatiz ing his administration as one of words and not of deeds shows only Ingenuity in perversion of fact His great -tat pap-r-that will always ha - m a place in the literature of interna tional relations are matched by ac tualities in achievement even greater. Democracy during four years ha dispelled suspicion a- to its inca pacify for government It has shown itself a tremendously efficient fore, in our national life, devoted to prin ciple. responsive to public opinion -a vital, progressive Democracy Its brilliant record in legislation of the highest wisdom and useful ness is too extraordinary to be set aside by the distortions of partisan hip It takes its appeal to the people when prosperity never completely restored for almost eight years af ter the Roosevelt hard times of 1!U'7. has reached the stage of highest visibility and most nearly universal prevalence. Perhaps the Democratic party, with all these favoring circumstances, will not win next November. But if it is unable to win this year, when will it ever be able to win? Is it condemned perpetually to de feat, except in those occasional years when the leaders of the opposing party quarrel over their share of the preferment and the party spoils? IS WICKERSHAM'S SUCCESS. The fa t that Fairbanks is to have an experimental mining station in connection '.'ith the government farm here is undoubtedly due to the efforts of Delegate to Con gress from Alaska James Wicker sham. For the mw experimental station is indirectly an outcome of | ihe delegate’s attempt to get an ! agricultural college and school I if mines established here. And .Secretary of the Interior Lane's de | vision to establish the mining ex I jierimental station is undoubtedly j (he forerunner of the establishment of the college, the corner stone of which was laid a little over a year ago out near the government farm. SUBSIDIZED PRESS. Subsidizing the press is a vicious practice which should be frowned upon not only by newspaper men, but by readers. Self respecting newspaper men will not allow themselves to be subsi dized no more than a self respecting voter will allow himself to be bribed. The editor who has certain politi cal beliefs and accepts money from the party in which he believes for bona fide advertising cannot be ac cused of being subsidized if he litotes the same rate for advertis ing to his political opponents, re serving the right to maintain his editorial policy according to his own dictates. In fact, subsidizing a pa per does not consist of buying its advertising space. ! But the paper which accepts j money to color its editorials and news, or to reprint Items from oth er publications as bona fide exchange I matter, is—well, it behooves the advertiser and reader of that paper to think over the question of wheth er or not he cares to support a bribe taker. Such papers will print false news about mining schemes—for a price; suppress news—for a consideration, and do most of the other things to which bribe takers stoop. The Post is referring in this edi torial to those papers in Alaska which accepted money, small pif fling amounts at that, to reprint ar ticles concerning the possibility of prohibition in Alaska. So far as the evil results from this kind of bribery are concerned, it doesn’t make any difference which side of the fence these articles take so no reference is made to it—Seward Post. WARNINGS FROM THE PAST Justice Hughes will be the first member of the United States Su preme Court who has ever made the presidential race. Where the experiment has been tried by Jus tices of State Courts the results have not been altogether pleasing to them. Take Judge Parker, for in stance, taken from the New York Court of Appeals in 1904 to head the Democratic ticket. One of his predecessors, Chief Justice Folger, left his high office in 1881 to be come Secretary Of the Treasury un der President Arthur. In the year following he was nominated for Governor of New York by the Re publicans Ci rover Cleveland rnn against him and performed the r** liii.ikabb* f»*at of beating him by nearly 2t>0.oon plurality an unprece dented figure for those day- Thi made Cleveland President in ivsi and sent Judge Folger to his grave about the same time Doubtless all these warnings fn'-i the past are familiar to Ju- • Hughes When he reflects up< ... them and listens to the angry thun deis from Oyster Bay hi- dign ti • 1 and congenial position in the su preme Court with promotion to the chief justiceship reasonably certain in the near future, must seem more than ever a delightful post of honor. To descend from it and become the butt of attacks by a disappointed rival for the nomination will ho hard indeed Such is the thorny path of those who let political am bition disturb the calm serenity of the judicial seat Philadelphia Rec ord. Seatttle Will Have Another Exposition Numerous communications have I itely been received in Fairbanks relative to the "Northwest Land Products Exposition.” which is to be held in Seattle from October 4 to >1 from officials of the two Seattle commercial organizations and from P. D Olds, manager of the exposi tion. There will he exhibits from Montana. Idaho. Washington. Ore gon and British Columbia, and it is the desire of the promoters of the exposition to get exhibits from \1 aska as well The plans for the exposition are very elaborate It will he held in the Arena one of Seattle's largest buildings, as well as a large tented spare, permission to use which ha been given to the promoters of the exposition by the Seattle city council II is probable that the exhibits of the Tanana Valley fair will be sent out to the exposition after the fair here Is over, according to the statement made by a prominent member of the Fairbanks Commer cial club. Oldtime Fairbanks Suicide According to Information received here from Ketchikan, Tom Pierce, a negro well known here in early days, committed suicide by shooting during the latter part of June. He had been afflicted with rheumatism and was unable to work. In his pockets the sum of $37.50 was found. He asked in a note that $2.50 be used to pay his cabin rent and that the remainder of the money be turned over to a physician whom he owed for medical attention. The corner's verdict was “death by pre meditated suicide " Extracts from an article printed in the Ketchikan Progressive-Miner relative to his death and to the esteem in which he. was held on the coast are as follows. “The marshal found that last Mon day Tom had bought a revolver at one of the stores and ammunition i at another. At the time of the discovery of his body he had not 1 been seen for two days. “ ‘Old Tom’ Pierce was known all i over Alaska as the "White Black” j man. and was everybody's friend. He w-as in Fairbanks in the early | days of that camp. He kept the ! best restaurant at that time and ] acquired considerable property, but lost it all through litigation with the famous Barnette. He had been i all over Alaska, and wherever he went he made friends. A man was never hungry where Tom was. He had a black skin, but It wras only 'skin deep. HiB heart was white.'' iTanana Bringing Passengers Here The steamer Tanana, of the A.-5 . N. Co., is reported to have sailed from Dawson yesterday with a quan tity of freight and a number of pas sengers for Fairbanks and lower river points. A number of people making the belt tour of Alaska are also passengers on the boat and will probably come here. The pas senger list, as reported here, is as follows: For Fairbanks—Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Suter. Mr. and Mrs. J. Svenn Rose Patton, Mrs. M. L. Dover. E. Leanor, J. Ridway, M. G. Finley. G. G. Middleton. F'or Betties—Mrs. A. H. Dennis. Grand Belt Tour—Miss C. Geis man. Miss E. Simpson, Miss Maude Baxter. Mrs. E. Somer, Hon. N. Neilson. Mrs. Neilson F. A. Bidwell, Miss Bidwell, Miss F. Comings, Miss C. I^angmuir. J. E. Harding. Mrs. I H. Wolfe. The steamer Whitehorse is report ed to have left Whitehorse with 155 sacks of mail and 72 tons of mail for Fairbanks and lower river points. She also has about 50 grand belt tourists, in addition to the following list for Fairbanks and Ruby: Louis Westlow, John L. Fox, Fargo F. Rose, Mrs. C. E. Jones. Ida Fal Strom, Mrs. M. Bernard Miss M P. I.ane, Miss M. Dennister, Profes sor H. S. Hering, Mrs. H. S. Her ing. For Ruby—Mrs. G. P. Saswell. OLD PAPERS FOR SALE. BARTHELS SELL INTERESTS HERE 10 DAVE PETREE BREWERY INTEREST CHANGES HANDS—PRICE WAS OVER $30,000 One of the most important busi i nes- transaction- of recent years in Fairbanks took place during the | past week, when Mrs II Barthel jand her children sold their inter ests in the Barthel Brewing company to David Pettee The deal involve:' about $32,000. It was a sale only in , one sense of the word, for title to the stock held by Mrs Barthel | does not pass to Mr. Petree until A pi il 1. when the latter is to finish making the payments on the stock optioned by him. He paid one-half of the purchase price when lie took the option on the stock. Mr. Petree states that he is not I nuying Mrs. Barthel's stock in his own name, but in the interests of the c, tnpany. unless Dave Cascadeu who Is the owner of 20 per cent of the stock, does not wish to make the purchase In which event vlr. :'ctrrs' will himse!; take tip the option. Prior to taking the option Mr. Petree controlled f>5 per cent of the stock. Mr. Cascaden controls 20 j per cent and the Barthel family are the owners of 25 per cent. There j lore if Mr Petree takes over the infer. . t liimself and not in 11 ■ name of the concern, he will own and control SO per cent of the stock of one of Fairbanks' largest manu facturing concerns. It is understood that in taking over the brewery interests of the Bar thels, Mr. i’etree also acquires title to the family residence near the brewery. it is also understood, however, that the Barthel family is not selling out completely here, as they own valuable mining interests in the Tolovana These interests will be under the management of Richard Barthel during the next year. Mrs. Barthel and daughter. Hertha, are going Outside shortly after the first of the month, where Walter Barthel has already preced ed them. Mike Stepovich, Peter Yuehon anti George W. Seay were outbound pas sengers for the coast on tne ir.til mail automobile leaving (own on Wednesday. Grover Frame, the big trail auto mobile man, left tune Friday alter noon for Chitina with three passen gers. They were N. P. Nelson. Jerry McCarty and Miss Dixie Fowler. He expects to meet li is brother, who is coming this way with passengers from Chitina. on the trail, and the two will exchange loads. Frame's present intention is to leave again for Chitina about next Wednesday. Passengers arriving in Fairbanks on one of the last boats from the upper river report having seen a very handsome automobile on the dock at Dawson consigned to Mrs. Fred Bleecker Fairbanks, Alaska. A report received in Fairbanks is to the effect that a big Cadillac touring car, the owner of which is unknown, broke down near tlie Soui dough roadhouse when making tin trip over the trail. And owing to the fact that no parts for the ma chine are obtainable at Cordova, it was necessary for the owner ot the machine to telegraph to Seattle for the broken parts before being able to make repairs. — There is now a famine oi repair 1 parts for Dodge motor cars in Fair banks. The N. C. company, the j agents for the car, however, are doing everything possible to help out the owners of Dodges until tit repair parts, which have beer, tele graphed for, arrive here from the Outside. it is expected that they will be in on one of the next boats The company still has one Dodge car left here, a runabout. And to iht-w what lengths are being gone to by them in an effort to secure Un necessary repair parts, they have knocked down the car and are using the parts for other Dodges. The bearings used by Grover Frame on his last trip out were out of the Dodge runabout still in stock at the N. C. store, and other cars are also using parts which have been taken from it. After the repair parts arrive, of course, the runabout will be set up again. The Jacob Satnuelson Dodge brought in here several days ago from Richardson, is still in the garage waiting for the new repair parts to arrive here. Misses Frances Boelen, Jane An deison and Hertha Barthel celebrat ed their birthdays last Tuesday ev ening at a party given primarily as a surprise on Miss Boelen. Gix couples of young folks were in at tendance. SULZER WILL NOT COME HERE AT THIS TIME CANDIDATE NOW ENROUTE TO NOME—IS COMING TO FAIRBANKS LATER — Charles A. Sulzer, the Democratic candidate for delegate to congress j trom Alaska, is not eoming to Fair- J banks at the present time, as was | expected. Instead, he is now on* route to Nome, and will < otne to Fairbanks later in the summer for the purpose of waging his delegatory campaign. The information that Mr. Sulzer would not be here on the steamer Alaska, as was expected, was re ceived by Frank 1*. Boarman chair man of the Sulzer Democratic re ception committee, from Captain Grey, of the Alaska Mr. Boarman had wired to Captain Grey at Hot j Springs in an effort to ascertain the hour of the probable arrival «: the Alaska at Chena. Mr. Sulzer held a political meet me at Tanana when he reached that point from Dawson. He and his party then went on down the rivet on the steamer Sehwatka RIVER TRAFFIC IS ■ Passenger traliic on the boats of the American-Yukon Navigation com pany is heavier for this season Ilian ever before at this time of year. All incoming boats are crowded, while on their outgoing trips each takes a number of passengsrs. The number of people traveling toward Fairbanks, however, far exi reds tin number who are leaving. And then the tourist travel of which there is quite a little tuts summer, also helps to fill up tlve passenger lists. The steamer Alaska left Fairbanks at an early hour yesterday morn ing. after being in port about 24 hours. Site reached town at an early hour Saturday. On her outgoing pas senger list were the following names: j For Dawson- Mrs. (’. J. Vifquain. Mrs. YV J. O'Brien, T. A. McGow an. Mrs 'I'. A. McGowan Mrs. F Hanover. Miss M. Mulrooney, \V. F. Thompson. For Skagway—Miss M. DeForrest, Vernon Summerfield, Robert Dun can, Mrs. Flora D. Duncan, Miss C. Weatherby. Miss Flora Duncan, E. YV. Armstrong. Mrs. E. YV. Arm strong, Miss C. W. Cooley, Hazel Hensley, Mrs. Louis K. Prat t, t\ Janin Haley. For Tatiana Mrs. Pugh, Miss Pugh, Miss Barrington, J. H. Hilliard, Mrs. M. Maxwell, Rev. P. 11 Williams, 0. F Townsend. For Nenana Mrs. Alice Christo pher. For Tolovana—George YY\ YYheeler. For Minto-—Olaf YY'old. For Ruby- Mike Erceg. For Hot Springs—J. Y’. Jackson. The incoming passengers on the Alaska were the following. Bishop P. T. Rowe, Rev. G. M. Madara, Rev. P. H. Williams, Miss Alice YY'rigiit, Mrs. YV. J. O’Brien, Mrs. Viiguain. J. J. Hillard. Howard Turner, Col. YV. P. Richardson, Mrs. j. F. Pugh and child Henry Deal, Judge L. T. Erwin, John Watson. Dr. J. R. Bowen. Mrs. Bow. n. W in. Dipperman, A. E. Lilledale, Mrs. Lilledale, Denis Carura, Mrs. Carura, J. H. Reed. E. I1. McClay. 11. E Seneff. N. G. ( reek. 11. Nordale, s. B. Moore. Mrs. Moore, Miss E. G.l cher. Mrs. N. A. Dm’.. Lewis K Morse, Mrs. Morse, Marie S. Hoda. Is Mrs. Jack Brevis and two children, VV. G. Jacks, H. F. Lewis, II I! Meatman, W. Wells. Flora D. Dun can. Miss E. Houck, Miss O. Harris. Miss Gladys Knapper, Mrs. Clara Allred. Leslie Kettleson, Elizabeth Holm, Millicent Noftzer, S. G. Ward. L. J. Thomas. Robt. Duncan Vernon Summerfield. Flora Duncan, Chris tine Weatherby, Mrs. Amos Brown, Mi-s. S. A. Franklin. Dr. Rose Val lely, Mrs. M. B. Graves, C. E. Al len, G. F. Cramer, Nellie Stevenson. Miss DeForest O. Rothenburg. Mrs Rothenburg, A1 Copeland. Johnny Glass. W. J. Vaclion. Joe Wood, J Campbell, H. C. Coe, Jr. W. I’ Con nell. Sol Philips, W. II. Gilcher. Teddy Rolston E. Clausen, Mrs. Samuel Sea. Carl Kahleen. K. Okada. Chief Thomas. DENTIST OPENS OFFICES. Dr. A. G. Atamian, a dentist from the Outside has just opened offices in the Horseshoe building and is ready for business. He came here from Fresno, California, where he enjoyed an extensive practice. Prior to that time he w:as located at Providence, Rhode Island, and Bos ton Dr. Atamian came north in the first place to visit his daughter. Mrs H B. Avakoff, wife of the local jeweler, but has now decided to locate here permanently. Tonight at Thorne’s The World Film Corporation presents WILLIAM KI.LIOTT. -npperted hv Alee 1! Francis Dorothy Green Henry Lentil and an All Stitt 111st in \rtliiir Shirley' r. i t drama “Woman and Wine” Produced by William A Brady The utmost in features show im* Paris and New York (’afe 1 if** Brilliant Kffective. Wonderful. Admission 50c ,,N^'!iaAT The American Yukon \av. Co. SAILING DATES ANNOUNCED THROUGH THE DAILY PAPERS AGENTS FOR Kells Fargo & Go. Money Orders and Travelers Checks. For Full Information Apply at Dock Office MISS FRANCES R. BOEEEN Graduate of New England Conservatory of Music IN PIANO Wishes to announce her intention of remaining here to teach. Arrangements for lessons may be made by telephone or by calling at her Studio, 90 Fifth Avenue. DELTA SAILS. The steamer Delia, of the A. N. Co., sailed shortly alter 11 o'clock Thursday night for Iditarod and way points. On her passenger list were the following names: For Dikeman W. II Fairhaitii Volney Richmond. For Ruby A. Hendrickson. (' Nel son. A. Tehnyes, H. Simondson. K. Odegaid, A. Gustafson, Mrs. F. A. Stevens. For Xanana- -Miss A ('. Sargeart. Mrs. T J. O'Hara. For Hot Springs - Mrs. C. Hep finger. lane helps interior. That Fairbanks is to have an ex perimental mining station in con nection with the government farm a re wi s the information eon'aiaed in a wire received Saturday by Henry T. Ray from Delegate to Congress from Alaska James Wickersham Sec retary of tiie Interior Franklin K. Lane announced liis intention to es tablish such a station in Alaska some time ago, and intimated that it would b© located at Fairbanks but the matter was not definitely decided until very recently. Tie press dispatch telling of the secre tary's intention was first printed in The Citizen. Georg© Johanson, of Richardson, was bound over to the grand jury under bonds of $250 on the charge of maliciously killing a dog, the property of Val Lawrence, at his hearing in commissioner's court last week. i COLLEGE MAN HERE. l'rof. Lowell Jackson Thomas, of Princeton rnivers.tv. was an arrival in town on the steamer Alaska He is her*- gathering data on a series of lectures ho intends to give in the east and will remain in tin* Fairbanks district for about a week He is already pretty well versed on conditions in Alaska, having made a trip to other parts of the territory last year. Pun I n. a well known Russian, about JO >ears of age. died Tuesday a' Joseph's. The funeral was held Thursday afternoon. WANTED Antimony mine; state location, character and quantity ol ores, and full particulars Address Manufacturer. Station C. New York. WANTED Antimony ores: state price, percentages, analysis, quanti ty can be delivered monthly, and points of delivery. Address Manu facturer. Station (\ New* York PAINLESS DENTISTRY Dr. A. G. ATAMIAN OPIN I OH BUSINtSS Rooms 8 and 12 Horseshoe Huilding ALL WORK GLIARAN1LLD (MARQUETTE) sale a*/ THE 'GLOBE "BAR JOHN MOE, Prop.