THE FAIRBANKS HERALD
Volume 1
FAIRBANKS, ALASKA, AUGUST 8,1915
No. 6
REPUBLICANS TO
ORGANIZE CLUB
Several local men liave been preparing
tor several days a plan for tlie formation
of a Republican organization in the
Fourth Division, so a prominent Repub
lican informs us.
Anticipating that a change of admin
istration is likely to follow the election
in November 1916, they are getting
things in shape locally to assist in re
turning a Republican delegate from
Alaska at the next election.
Thomas I.oyd, Republican committee
man for the Fourth Division and ex
Mayor Carter of Fairbanks are said to be
among those who are active in the for
mation of the organization. The Repub
licans had no candidate in the field for
delegate in 1914.
CHEAT NEW BREWERY 10 BE SIARTED IN
NEW YORK CITY
David M. Neuberger, formerly vice
president of the iiverard Brewery, con
firmed a report last night that he is or
ganizing a company to establish a new
brewery in tins city.
“I am not at liberty to reveal the
names of my associates,” said Mr. Neu
berger, “but the plans have almost
matured and we expect work on the
buildings to be under way in a few
months. The brewery will start with a
capacity of 100,000 barrels, so it will be
one of the largest independent brewer
ies in the country.”
THE POLITICAL SCOUT
“I’m thinkiif I’ll maybe run lor
Supervisor this next election, Mike,”
said Tim Mcgrath, but first I’d like to
find out how strong I am with the gang.
Co you go around an’ about among the
roughnecks and just mention accidental
like that ye heard Tim McGrath was
goin’ to run for Supervisor an' see
what they say. Here's twenty dollars
expense money.”
The large silent lougshoreman nodded
once, pocketed the money and disap
peared. At the end of the third day he
returned and Tim, all smiles, hastened
to meet him, rubbing his hands in
anticipation. “Well, Mike, an’ what is
it? How do I stand with the gang?”
“Oh, Lord, don’t ask me,” groaned
the political scout. “But I’ll tell ye this
Tim: I could’ve wore out a dozen pairs
of brass knucks!”—lix.
JUSTICE
During a famous trial in Chicago two
Irishmen, on a street corner, were
heard to discuss the trial. One of them
was trying to enlighten the other con
cerning the functions of a jury.
“It’s this way,’’ he said, “Ye’re
arristed Thin, if ye gits the smartest
lawyer, ye’re innicent; but if tli’ other
man gets til’ best lawyer, ye're guilty!”
See Avakoff about having jour watch
repaired.
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LABOR INTO FACE
After A Period of
Nearly Five Years*
M. A. Schmidt and David Caplin will
be tried at Dos Angeles this fall. Tile
case against the labor men is one grow
ing out of the Times dynamiting case.
Schmidt is a member of Carpenter's
Union, No. 138, New York City while
Capian is e member of Barber’s Union
No. 193 Seattle, Washington. The trial
is set for September 1st.
LEROY TOZIER
STREET BUILDER
Many people have wondered, and pro
bably with good reason, at the announce
ment that LeKoy Tozier, lawyer, pro
moter, politician, club man and etc., is
about to take up the business of street
fixing. When we consider what lawyers
are doing these days in other places
than Fairbanks the reason of MrTozier’s
activity in street-fixing becomes more
apparent and our surprise disappears.
A German tells that over 2,000 law
yers have lost their lives fighting for the
fatherland, l-'roni an English paper we
glean the news that nearly 200 members
of the I lousy of Lords, most of whom
are lawyers, are engaged in the great
conflict.
There is no good reason why Mr. To
iler's humble efforts at street building
should not be as much appreciated as
the more spectacular feats of his con
tempories on the bloody battlefields of
Europe.
ISSUE CONVENTION CALL
FOR SUFFRAGE CAUSE
Mrs. O. II. I’. Belmont, of New York
as general chairman of the California
Convention of Women voters, scheduled
at the Kxposition tor September, has
sent out a call to the women voters of
America.
Mrs. Belmont’s call to the women
voters is, in part, as follows:
“The Congressional Union for women
Suffrage is calling a convention of its
members and friends from the suffrage
States to meet at San Francisco Septem
ber 14, 15 and 16. The purpose of this
convention is to mature plans for defin
ate action on the part of the part of the
women voters in support of the national
suffrage amendment.”
FATE OF I. cTTsCHOOLS
DEPENDS ON ACTION
OF SCRANTON BANKERS
SCRANTON, l’a., July 5.—-Important
developments in the situation confront
ing the International Correspondence
Schools are expected here tomorrow.
Upon them may depend the entire re
organization of the International Text
book Company, the §10,000,000 concern
that controls the schools, and also its
allied foreign company.
“DRYS” WILL QUESTION ALL
OFFICE SEEKERS
ATLANTIC CITY, N. J., July 6.—
Before the next election every candidate
for seat in Congress will have been put
on record in the matter ol his views on
prohibition, unless the present session
of Congress puts through a bill calling
for an amendment to the constitution
providing for nation-wide prohibition.
This course of action was determined
on shortly after noon here today ut a
meeting of 300 business men from all
parts of the country, who assembled
here at the call of Foster Copeland,
president of the National City Hank of
Columbus, Ohio. The meeting was pre
iminary to the national convention of
the Anti-Saloon Heague, which assem
bled here this evening for its annual
conference.
BAR ASSOCIATION PROCRESSES
SLOWLYJNJTS WORK
It is reported that the Bar Association
of Fairbanks has made but little pro
gress in the work which it set itself to
do. The last meeting of the organization
was poorly attended. The reason the
work is not meeting with the success
that it should, an attorney says, is that
some of the attorneys are under the
misapprehension that the Association is
organized for political purposes and are
purposely staying away from the meet
ings.
PROHIBITION IN GEORGIA
Prohibition went into effect in Georgia
last week The first result was the pas
sage of the following new floor-rule by
the House of Representatives:
“No member shall be permitted on
the floor of the House while in an in
toxicated condition, and the doorkeeper
is directed to keep a close watch and e
ject any member who is intoxicated."
They know what Prohibition means in
daown Saouth.''
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Whitehorse Smith is in town again.
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Whitehorse has been in town this sum
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NOTES AND COMMENT
(By The Commentator)
Sam Carruthers is said to he waiting
round in circles, (political)
Sam is an old line Republican and be
lieves that the Democratic Administra
tion lias made a failure.
The "Daily Somersault” informs us
that a petition is being circulated by Be
rov Tozier which is signed by the
"heaviest taxpayers” requesting that
gravel be hauled in front ol their prop
erties because the streets are too muddy.
It would be a good idea, it seems to
me, to get the signatures of all the tax
payers, big and little, and haul gravel
to all the streets thul improving every
body’s property alike, but tills idea pro
bably would not meet with the approval
of the.local John Ds. who apparently
are imbued with the prehistoric idea of
their namesake—that those who pay
twenty cents in taxes should have more
say in running the government than
those who pay only ten.
• . . .
The John D idea is that he w ho pays
the most taxes should have the most say
in running the government.
The American idea is one mail, one
vote.
Scores of millions of Americans, rich
and poor, are opposed to the John D.
idea.
People of the John D idea are apt to
be careless of the truth when the
assesssor calls.
When trouble calls we are more apt to
be at home than when fortune knocks.
It’s nauseating to hear some of the local
merchants who sit on chairs all day
whining about business being quiet, and
continually holler their heads off about
people patronizing the outside mail-or
der houses. If they would knock off part
of the paystreak prices which they
charge for some articles a n d abandon
the idea of making a fortune in a short
time off of a shoestring, contenting
themselves with smaller prefits, they
wouldn’t have so much cause to whine
about people patronizating the mail-or
der houses. If a person can get four ar
ticles from an outside mail-order house
for a dollar and the Fairbanks merchant
only gives one, is the local embryonic
Marshal Fields foolish enough to think
that people are going to pay his prices.
Hinton Henry, who did team work
with Leroy Tozier in the Hot Springs
country during Judge Overfield wants to
know if anyone has any objection to Mr
Tozier’s schemes regarding street fixing
and explains how the mud was put dow n
in the country adjacent to the Hot
Springs.
We are not conversant with conditious
in the Springs country at the time re
ferred to by our contemporary and are
in doubt regarding the method used to
get rid of the mud; whether a scraper
was used or some other tool we are un
able to state. Lawyer Olson might en
lighten us as he lived in that country a
considerable period and had time to
study the method of handling mud.
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