Yukon Valley News
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TAXAXA, ALASKA SATURDAY, OCT. 28, 15)11
No. -18
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ONE THAT WASSUPPRESSED j
j Which Goes To Show That T. R. Often j
Avoided the Limelight. j
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One would think from the way the <
big newspapers used to hop onto every
little incident in the daily routine of
Roosevelt's life, while he occupied the
office of the chief executive, that very
few incidents that could in anyway be
twisted into news items were allowed
to go unheralded by the crowd of news
paper writers who thronged the capital
city.
Such, however, is evidently not the
case. A Washington correspondent of
a San Francisco newspaper, who passed
through here not so very long ago, is the
authority for the statement, that more
good news items are daily squelched
around the capitol than ever see the
light of print. For instance; such an
item as the Seeley dinner given by Pres
ident Roosevelt to Mr. Washington,
would, in all probability, never have
been given publicity, if it had not been
for the excessive vanity of Rooker T., in
mentioning the incident to every one he
met. If a correspondent for one of the
big newspapers had happened upon
the incident while visiting the capitol
tor the purpose ot newsgathering, it is
more than an even chance that it would
never have been printed and would
probably never have been commented
upon except among his brother corre
spondents.
Only a suggestion was required from
some one who stood close to T. R. and
the pen of the mighty correspondent at
once became powerless or else there
was no attempt thereafter to conceal
from the offending newspaper writer,
that his presence in the vicinity was
less welcome than that of a spotted pole
cat.
A little incident that was talked about
among the correspondents and yet has
never before been published was the
moving picture scheme of Lew Dock
stadter, the celebrated colored minstrel.
Sometime.after the Booker T. incident.
Lew Dockstadter conceived a scheme
for obtaining a very realistic appeal ii g
moving picntre scene. Early one morn
ing when the streets of the capital city
were deserted by all but a few belai d
milkmen and a very few early pedestri
ans two closed carriages drove rapidly
up and stopped in front of the flight of
broad steps leading up to the main en
trance to the eapitol. Out of the lirst
carnage sprang two familiar lot.-big
figures. One to all appearances, was
none other than the strenuous one him
self, while the other, a big black man,
surely could be none other than the
president of the Tuskeegee school for
negroes. Both ran rapidly up’the broad
flight of steps, while out of the second
carriage sprang a photographer, who
hurriedly proceeded to focus his moving
picture camera upon the two objects on
the steps. One of the figures—he with
tall silk hat; the long frock coat; the
smiling, good natured face with the
two rows of big, strong teeth that seemed
always in evidence when the face was
turned towards you, was now clinging
helplessly to the figure of the big black
negro. Both now reeled drnnkenly
down the broad stone steps and the
camera clicked, clicked, clicked, as
every movement of the strange pair
was faithfully recorded.
As they neared the bottom of the I
steps the white and the black man sud
denly straightened up and then sprang
rapidly for their carriage, The pho
tographer bundled his machine into
his carriage and the two drivers cut
sharply at their horses. As the two
carriages rolled rapidly away a blue
coated figure on a big, black horse came
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galloping up in the rear.
The occupants of the carriage were
overhauled. The figure, looking so
much like the president, that the fair
Alice herself might have been fooled,
was found to be none other than the
disguised Mr. Dockstadter. The other
participant was of less importance and
his name has been forgotten. Of course
tire films were destroyed and a quiet
little investigation was inaugurated.
Mr. Dockstadter told the investiga
tors that the pictures were intended
for no other purpose than to raise a
laugh in one* of his shows and lit* was
very profuse in his apologies.
T. U. said it was a damnable scheme
of his enemies to injure him politically,
and he was exceedingly plain spoken in
his utterenees, which fact could he ver\
well left unsaid1.
NEWS BY
TELEGRAPH
The fourth jiame of the World’ (’hum
pionslup series, played in Philadelphia
on Tuesday was won by the Athletics h\
a score of Jour to two. Pender, pitcher
for the Philadelphians with -Thomas,
catcher. 1 he Athletics scored three
runs in the fourth and one in the fifth
with eleven hits and one error.
\\ iltse replaced Mathewson in the 8tl
for the Giants, who made two runs in tin
first and failed to score thereafter. Three
errors and seven hits. Myers catcher.
On Wednesday, the (iiants won their
second. Game played in X. A'. Ames
replaced Marquard in the box for tin
Giants in the 4th in’*; and Crandall re
places Ames in the 8th. One run in the
7th, two in the 9th and one in the 10th,
ten hits and two errors.
Coombs pitched 9 in'gs for Athletics
and was replaced in the tenth by Plank
which change cost the Phillies the game
as the X. Y's. got their run in that in’g.
Lapp catcher; three runs scored in 3d,
and none thereafter; seven hilts, er's 1.
On Thursday in Phille. the 6th and
last was played. Philles heating N. Y's
four games out of the six. Philles
made 13 hits for 11 runs. N. Y's. get 2
runs, 1 in the first and 1 in the 9th..
Philadlphias 0 0 1 4 0 1 7 0 0
New Yorks 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Phils 5 errors, N. "S'. 4 hits 3 errors.
Seatth\ Oct. 23.—Alaskans in Seattle
are now raising a fund to maintain a
publicity bureau, where information
will Ik- handed out gratis to all pro
spective Alaskans.
Seattle, Oct.. 2S.—The Arctic club of
Seattle is making elaborate preparations
for the celebration at’ Alaska day on the
t> >u rt h i if N i worn her.
San l>iego, Oct. 29.—The Pacific fleet
is assembling in Sun Oiego harbor.
New York, < Vt 2*.— Die (iovernment
is seeking to dissolve the Steel titist.
the magnates will put up a desperate
light. _
Kansas City, Oct.28—The drawing of
the jury for the retrial of I>r. Hyde is
now taking plaee. The prosecution an
nounces itself as very confident of
changing the verdict.
Los Angeles, Oct. 28.—Slow progress
is announced in selecting the McXumaia
jury.
Chicago, Oct. 28.—President I>ern of
the Mining Congress favors the appoint
ing of a commission of congressmen to
report upon Alaska needs.
Washington, LaFollette announces he
will tour the West in November.
Mexico City, Oct. 28.—A rebel out
break is expected to accompany the in
nauguration of Madero on the fifth of
the coming month.
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