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GOVERNOR CAPPER WRITES LETTER ON LIQUOR QUESTION rilll-'i 1 XKCL"PI\ I: OF STATI-: OF KANSAS FM i-HATICA1.I.Y STATFS HIS VIKW'S REGARDING \D\FKT1S1NG PROPAGANDA OK I FOl’OR HI AI.KRS BRANDS ARTICKK PUBLISHED III k’F \ l*AI PABLIC FAI.SKHOOI) (( opyj State of Kansas . ItiTHl R CAPPER, GO! ERROR Topeka September / , iVlO. I >r. J. /.. Myers. Ketchikan. . Ilaska. Pear Doctor: i lore, your a lter of August doth enclosing newspaper i , ipp.ag from the / airbanks Daily A cws-Mincr of July 8 pur j nrting to give the situation m Kansas under prohibition. There is no truth in this article: it is just another link •n the campaign of falsehood and misrepresentation zehieh the liquor interests are carrying on. Since this .State closed os doors to the liquor business a never-ending campaign of alsehood Inis been conducted by the booze crowd. II itli scarcely an exception, not one truthful assertion has been i ublished b\ the whiskey dealers about the situation in Kan ■ as. The wonder in my mind Inis always been zehaf strange sort of mentality is responsible fur this particular kind of mendacity. I have marvelled at the assurance zehieh has led the liquor interests to suppose that their vicious misrep esentation would not be discovered untrue, bo palbably lalse have been their charges as to the operation of the pro hibit a \ lan oi Kansas tha1 liquor dealers publicity has proved a boomerang m almost every state zehere they have londucted th ' kind of a campaign. With be zeisites for the success of your campaign. I am Eery Respectfully, ARTHCR CARPER. (This space i> paid for by Rev. James 11 Condit. D. D., <>! Juneau. .' tska, who vouches for the authenticity of the Alter.) _ RESIDENT 01 GARDEN ISLAND INFORMED THAT THEY MAY HAVE SAMI. RIGHTS AS OTHERS ON RAILWAY RESERVES- I'ETITION [•'OR TRUSTEESHIP OF CARDEN ISLAND DE NIED RY LAND OFFICE CHIEF- ISl.ANDERsj MAY A'TEAL CASE'.. On the mail which reached Fair- t banks Friday night from the Oui side, the regtetei and receiver of the i .cal branch i i llie general land m ice was in lei.-ipt oi a communi cation from Clay Tallman, com'mis . loner of the general land oilice at v. ashington. 1> which was, in effect, a denial oi the petition of a number ol ;he residents of Garden island for a trusteeship of the town on the island and the appointment nt J. Harmon Caskey as townsite trustee The decision of the com missioner does not mean that the residents of Garden Island cannot get title to their property, but that they will have to go about getting ii by methods oilier than those which governed lownsites prior to the time iliat the Alaska railroad reserve was made. It is understood that the resident.-' oi Garden Island will either take appeal from the decision of Commis sioner Tallman or else will take other means of securing title to iheir property. Jusl what will be done in the matter will be decided at a meeting of the Garden Island people which will he called in the near future. The letter from the commissioner oi the general land office, denying the trusteeship, is as follows: "Washington, 1J. C., Sept. 29, 1916, Garden Island Townsite, Alaska. "Register and Receiver, Fairbanks, Alaska. "Relative to pftition requesting the appointment of .T. Harmon Caskey us Townsite Trustee. "Sirs: 1 am in receipt of your let ter of June 7. 1916, transmitting your petition by the re- idents of Garden Island townsite addressed to the Hon. Secretary of the Interior requesting the appointment of J. Harmon Caskey as townsite trustee filed June 7. 1916. to which petition you assign serial number 0472. It i also s': ted that the land applied for and mentioned in this petition is within Alaska Rail road townsite withdrawal No 2. and Alaska Timber Reserve No. 1. "It is represented in the petition that settlement for townsite purposes was made on land in 1908, ant! has been continuous]., o. . tpied w town- j site purposes up to the time ot filing of stiid petition; that the settlement j now consists of about 200 inhabi- I tants, whose improvements . -present an approximate expenditure of $150, 000, a photograph thereof being filed wtth said petition. In addition to re questing the appointment of .1. Har mon Caskey as townsite trustee, it is further requested that said lot be eliminated from Alaska Railroad townsite withdrawal No. 2, and from Alaska timber reserve No. 1, in order that the petitioners may secure indi vidual title to the severs I tracts oc cupied and improved by ach in ab solute good faith. The petition is signed by ten persons. "I herewith transmit a copy of the townsite regulations applicable to Al askan Townsites withdrawn or creat ed along the government road in said Territory. The withdrawal for town site purposes does not inter!ere with the settlement upon said tract, and inasmuch as the regulations hereun der change nothing only the manner of making townsite entry, and does not in any way infringe upon the rights of townsite settler: it super cedes as to spirt lands the provisions and i. e d. i l,.n.s under section 11 of i the Act of March 3, 1891, 129 Stat., 1095). Vh.- application, therefore, for the appointment of ; trust.-e to take entry under said section 11, is here by rejected, and you will notify the parties thereof, and of their right to appeal. Very respectfully, •CLAY TALLMAN, "Commissioner.” ASTRONOMER IS I MORE (Associated Press.) WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 28. Cleveland Abbe, widely known me teorologist and astronomer, died here today, aged seventy-eight. In addi tion to being one of the foremost authorities on astronomy and mete otic actions, Mr. Abbe was celebrated as the originator of weather bureau service in the city of Cincinnati, in 1809, which eventually led to the establishment of the government weather bureau. He was also noted for having been the instigator of the time controversy which ended in the establishment of the modern stan dard hour meridians from Greenwich in 1879. He became widely known as “Old Probs” between 1871-1891, during which time he was meteorolo gist in the United States signal ser vice. He was with the government weather bureau here at the time of his death. (Associated Press.) OGDENS BURG, N. Y„ Oct. 28. Charles Evans Hughes, Republican candidate for the presidency, spoke to a large audience here tonight. The gist of his remarks pertained to Americanism. He also spoke at considerable length on American rights as compared with those of other nations, stating, in concluding his speech, that, if elected Presi dent. he will protect American tights both on land and on sea. "It must be with us as with our fore fathers," said Mr Hughes "We must be possessed of a willingness to sac rifice ourselves and our ambitions for the country we love." Mr Hughes made a tariff speech at Oswego this afternoon. In part, he said "Let not Labor deceive it self with the delusion lhat we can maintain the prosperity we now en joy after the European war is over. Out present prosperity is based on the exceptional demands made by the war We are cherishing a notion of prosperity suddenly created and destined to cease when the war ends." SURPLUS MAIL KNOX WRITES-INTENTION OF DEPARTMENT TO GET MAIL IN FROM CORDOVA In the last mail Postmaster T. II Deal received a letter from K. C. Knox, superintendent oi railroad mail service, to the effect that a rea sonable amount of the surplus mail this winter at Cordova will be sent in to Fairbanks. The department plans to provide an ample emergency service so that the mail will not be unduly delayed. The present intention of the de partment is to create the first of these emergencies in November and December in order to prevent the mail from getting so old that it is valueless, or nearly so. This letter is an answer to the efforts that Mr Deal has been making recently. Although the postmaster has been able to secure only a few bidders on the contract to deliver this mail, it will come in anyway. This winter, then, there is not likely to be the congestion of second class matter at the coast town that has ordinarily been the case. Mr. Deal’s attempts to get all the mail all the time seems now to have been crowned with success. He has been working steadily for some time to get the mail moving this way as fast as it arrives on the coast. He is much pleased with the letter. LEWES raw MINING ENGINEER TO PROSPECT IN THIS VICINITY DURING NEXT SUMMER. Yesterday W. G. Jack, representing the Hughes-Timmins-Lewis dredge mining interests in the Tatlanika district, announced that he had se cured options on several mining properties on Birch creek, in the Circle district. He also secured fur ther options on Coldstream and the mouth of Engineer creek. Mr. Jack leaves this morning on the Northern Commercial company's stage for the Outside. He will re turn in the spring, probably over the ice. He plans to leave California about the middle of March. Not all of his arrangements for bringing in drills have yet been perfected, but he plans to do prospecting in this vicinity during next summer. The prospecting is likely to be done either on the Coldstream op tions or those in the Birch creek country. The engineer has other op tions in view, but, owing to the shortness of time allotted him, none of them have been completely closed. Next summer he will make a super ficial examination of other properties in this district. SULZER MONEY GOING BEGGING The following wire is self explana tory: Fairbanks, Alaska, Oct. 28. John W. Troy, Juneau, Alaska. There is $2,000 Fairbanks money here to bet on Sulzer carrying First division. Cannot place it here. Can you get it covered at Juneau? No more money being bet here by Wick ersham’s followers. GRIFFIN. I GREATEST PAPER IN UNITED STATES WILL NOT COMMIT IT SELF REGARDING POSSIBILI TIES OF THE NATIONAL ELEC TION. AM. INDICATIONS I'OINT TO \\ II.SON SPECIAL DISPATCH FROM NEW YORK WORLD TO ALASKA CITI ZEN SAYS THAT RESULT OF ELECTION IS UNCERTAIN —IS CONSERVATIVE PAPER. (Special to 'The Citizen.) NEW YORK, Oct. 28. The result is still uncertain. but indications point strongly to the election of Wilson. THE NEW YORK WORLD. ( The foregoing special wire to THE CITIZEN from the NEW YORK WORLD is in answer to the query sent out by this paper to several leading newspapers of the country, asking for the views of those papers in regard to the national election. It is the second answer we have re ceived, the first, sent by THE CHI CAGO RECORD-HERALD, having predicted the election of President Wilson, provided he should carry any two ot the great middle western states. The above wire would indi cate that The World, although Demo cratic in politics, is conservative in the matter of making statements re garding the election, and can there fore bp depended upon. The wire is quoted verbatim.- Ed) WILSON TALKS PRESIDENT ADDRESSES A NEW YORK DELEGATION OF DEMO CRATS ON ISSUES OF THE CAM PAIGN — HIS REMARKS LOUDLY CHEERED. SAYS OLTOS1TION IS UNSCRU 1*1.'I.OUS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF NATION SAYS THAT REPUBLICANS ARE STOPPING AT NOTHING TO AC COMPLISH HIS DOWNFALL, IF POSSIBLE. (Associated Press. LONG BRANCH, N. J., Oct. 28.— Headed by bands and carrying flags and banners bearing inscriptions praising President Wilson, the larg est crowd yet assembled here for any of Wilson's speeches came in on spe cial trains today. As they left the trains the various delegates formed in line, and, headed by their bands, marched to Shadow Lawn, the home of the President. It is estimated that fully twenty special trains were in the yards here at an early hour to day, all of them having brought dele gations of Democrats from New York and elsewhere. Nine train loads of delegates came from New Y'ork City alone, being, for the most part, Tam many Democrats. The Tammany dele gation was headed by John R. Voor his, grand sachem of Tammany. The President’s remarks, as he spoke to the various delegations, were roundly cheered. Among other statements he made was one to the effect that the Republican campaign managers are stopping at nothing in tin attempt to accomplish his down fall. ROOSEVELT IS SPOUTING SOME NEW Y’ORK, Oct. 28—Theodore Roosevelt delivered an address in Brooklyn tonight. And among other things he criticised was the viBit of the New Y'ork delegations of Demo crats to Shadow Lawn today, where they listened to a speech by Presi dent Wilson. “If today is what our Democratic friends call Wilson Day,” said Mr. Roosevelt tonight, "It should be ap pointed as a day ot fasting and hu miliation. For during the past three years the people of the United States have eaten the bitter bread of shame and have trod paths of dishonor un der the leadership of Woodrow Wil son.” AT ATTITUDE OE 3AY3 THAT NEWSPAPER MEN OF UNITED STATES AND NEWS PAPERS THEMSELVES. KEEP FORCES OF BANDIT VILLA IN THE FIELD. Igivks statkmknt FOR PUBLICATION TELLS REPRESENTATIVE OF AS SOCIATED PRESS THAT CONDI TIONS IN MEXICO HAVE BEEN GREATLY M I SREPRESENTED O F LATE. (Associated Press.) MEXICO CITY, Oct. 28. That the Villaista movement in the state ol Chihuahua is able to continue because of the facilities furnished the bandit leader by enemies ol the eonstitu- j tionalists of Mexico in the United States, was the statement made today by General Venustiano Carranza, pro visional head of the Mexican govern- ' ment, to a representative of the As sociated Press, Furthermore, he said that American newspapermen and the papers they represent have been an ■ other stumbling block in the path of the constitutionalist forces in their pursuit of the bandit, Villa, as they have continually misrepresented the encounters which have taken place between the Villaistas and the Car ranzaistas. General Carranza pointed out tie fact that the American newspapers persist in calling the situation in Mexico “grave and serious." He said that "important victory" were words which had appeared more in \meri can newspapers in connection with the bandit activities, and always in favor of the bandits, than any others Practically all of these statement.-, the general said, have been absolute ly false. Reports published in the United States are to the effect the the rebels have gained victories in Colima, Mexico, Oaxaca and Chiapas, when, in reality, they have been forced to keep on the move all the time in order to evade capture by the Carranza troops. General Carranza further said that the Mexican government troops will eventually suppress the rebel move ment in Chihuahua. He says thai Felix Diaz and his followers have al ready been defeated, Diaz making his escape across the Chiapas boi der into Guatemala, where he ha: taken refuge. And he further stat ed that all of the Zapataistas haw been forced to take to the moun tains, as all of the cities and towns in southern Mexico are in control of the government. BUI CASE IS BP TO JUDGE Yesterday the arguments of the counsels in the case of the First National Bank vs. F. G. Noyes were brought to a close. Judge Charles E. Bunnell now has the case under ad visement. Attorney de Journel finish ed the argument for the defendants in the action early yesterday and then John A. Clark closed the argu ment for the plaintiff. The argu ments were concluded about 5:30. This case has occupied the atten tion of the court for the better part of the last two weeks. Every p >int has been hotly contested. The argu i ments of the attorneys in the case has also taken considerable time Villa Is Wounded; Has Bullet In Leg MEXICAN BANDIT LEADER SUF FERS FROM OLD HURT. SAYS DESERTER. CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, Oct. 2.3. —That Pancho Villa. the bandit leader, is so badly injured that he can scarcely get about, as the result of a bullet wound in the right' leg, is the report brought here by a deserter from the forc es of Villa and turned into con stitutionalist headquarters. The deserter says that, while \ ilia rides a horse most of the time, he suffers so terribly that he has to have help to mount or dismount. The wound is an old one, ac cording to the story told by tin deserter. It is therefore believed in constitutionalist army circles here that the bandit leader has never fully recovered from the wound he was reported to have sustained last summer during an engagement with a force of Car ranzalstas. MINERS’ HOME HOTEL OPP TANANA VALLEY R R DEPOT P O IOX 707 FAIRBANKS THE SAMSON MACHINE SHOP and GARAGE Splendidly Equipped | SHIP YOUR GOODS IN CARE OF ! 1 PIONEER EXPRESS X Nenana, Alaska l PROMPT DELIVERY GUARANTEED % | A t Office: Terminal Citfar Store, Nenana X LEON KELLUM, Prop. ...PIONEER HOTEL... ESTABLISHED 1903 85 Rooms Stables DAVE PETREE, Prop. WILL DE ASKED ALASKAN ENGINEERING COMMIS SION WILL ASK TEN MILLIONS; FOR CONSTRUCTION WORK ON ALASKA RAILROAD DURING THE NEXT SUMMER. KIM'S IS I.HAVING FOR WASHINGTON CHAIRMAN OF ENGINEERING COMMISSION GOES BACK TO MAKE HIS REPORT—COMMIS SION PURCHASES TERMINAL, AT SEWARD. (Associated Press.) SEWARD, Oct. 28. From Alaskan Engineering commission headquarters here it was announced today that the commission wili ask congress for an appropriation of $10,000,000 with which to carry on construction work | on the Alaska railroad during the next fiscal year. It was also tin nounced that the commission has made the purchase of a site for a terminal station at the foot of Adams street. FROM SEWARD POST (Special to The Citizen.) SEWARD, Oct. 28. W. C. Edes, chairman of the Alaskan Engineer ing commission, leaves Seward for Washington tomorrow on the steam ship Admiral Watson, to report on the work done by the commission, both on this end of the Alaska rail load and in the interior. Including the work done on the Alaska North ern railroad, the work on this end of the line consists of the completion of 157 miles of track. It is expected that 150 miles of track will be com pleted next year, which will mean that rails will extend from Sew ard to Broad Pass. From commission headquarters it was announced today that the com mission has purchased ten lots at j the foot of Adams street, in this j citv. for a terminal site. VILLA'S MOVES (Associated Press.) CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, Oct. 28. An engagement between the Villa forces and the constitutionalists un der General Macotte is expected soon. For the constitutionalist leader is close!' watching the movements of the forces of the bandit chief, with the object of keeping hitn from start ing trouble, if possible. Villa is reported as having aban doned ills base of supplies at Santa Ysabel and is now moving southeast toward Santa Rosalia. Rarral Is be lieved to be the objective of the ban dit leader, who is stated to have practically all of his troops with him. General Macotte, the constitutional ist leader, who is in pursuit of Villa, has 2,300 Carranza soldiers with him. it is understood that he is moving out from Santa Rosalia to meet the bandits. No Milk For Poor People In Germany INVALIDS ARE ALL WHO WILL BE ALLOWED MILK, SAYS BERLIN TAGEBLATT. (Associated Press ' BERLIN, Oct. 28.—A milk fa mine is imminent in this city. At least, so states the Berlin Tage blatt in its issue of this evening. And the newspaper claims edi torially that it has secured the information it is dispensing to the public from a perfectly reli able source. The Tageblatt does not come out with the bald statement that the German government is re sponsible for the milk shortage. It intimates that such is a fact, however, and also implies that the government’s conservation of the milk supply is for the pur pose of caring for Germany’s in valids und wounded soldiers. Berlin alone will not be the sufferer. For, according to the statement contained in the Tage blatt, all of the large cities of the empire will suffer accord ingly. According to reports, the Tolovana trail is in good condition and has about a foot of snow beyond Wash ington creek. The Chatanika river is still open, and there was very lit tle ice in it yesterday. W. E. TERRILL FOR FAIRBANKS. Leaving Chitina between Novem ber 20th and 25th. Leaving Chitina between Febru ary 20th and 25th. Leaving Chitina between March 10th and 15th. Will have heavy horaee for sale on arrival each trip. Two heavy teame for ea*e now.