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this paper and also all the local news published herein.
Charles Olarren fairbanks
The distinction of birth in a log
cabin, which illustrious Americans
of an earlier day commonly had, was
also that of former Vice-President
Fairbanks. It is probable that he
was the last of American statesmen
to have been bom in one of these
humble cabins.
The one where he was born on
May 11, 1852, was at Unionville
Center, 0. It came dangerously
near being the funeral pyre for the
future statesman. When Mr. Fair
banks was a boy of four, his father
built a new home, and the one-room
log cabin was used as a carpenter
shop. One day while the workmen
were at lunch Charles wandered into
the shop and carelessly threw a
bunch of shavings into the open fire
place. The cabin caught fire and
when the boy realized his danger
he was forced to scramble through
a window.
Mr. Fairbanks traced his ancestors
to the days of Oliver Cromwell, who
counted “Fayerbankes” among his
supporters. Jonathan Fayerbankes,
the first member of the family to
come to America, landed at Boston,
in 1636. Mr. Fairbanks’ father was
Loriston Monroe Fairbanks, a wagon
maker of Vermont, who emigrated
to Union County, Ohio. His mother
was a sister of the late William
Henry Smith, once manager of The
Associated Press.
The Fairbanks home frequently
was the hiding place of run-away
slaves and no black man ever was
turned away from the door. Fair
banks was ei^ht years old when
Abraham Lincoln was elected presi
dent. Then followed the Civil war,
the stirring scenes of which the fu
ture vice-president followed with
keen interest.
Fairbanks at 15 entered Ohio
Wesleyan College at Deleware. O.,
sharing an attic room with the son
of another farmer, and the two
cooked their own meals. Fairbanks
did carpenter work to earn his first
law books.
Soon after he was graduated, Mr.
Fairbanks was appointed agent of
The Associated Press at Pittsburg,
Pa., holding that position for one
year. His most important assign
ment was the rally of the Demo
crats and liberal Republicans in
1872. This was one of the largest
meetings of the campaign and was
addressed by Horace Greeley. Later
in life he frequently referred with
keen delight to his work as a news
paper man.
From Pittsburg, Mr. Fairbanks
went to Cleveland ana completed
his law course. In 1874 he married
Miss Cornelia Cole, the cul&ination
of a romance that began when both
were members of the editorial staff
of their college paper. To them
were born five children, one daugh
ter and four sons.
After marriage, Mr. Fairbanks
moved to Indianapolis and opened
a law office. He took a deep in
terest in politics and assisted in local,
state and national campaigns, man
aged Walter Q. Gresham’s campaign
for the Republican nomination for
the presidency in 1888 and later
labored industriously for Benjamin
Harrison's nomination.
It has been stated many times
that Mr. Fairbanks did more to com
mit the Republican party in In
diana to the gold standard in 1896
than any other man and that he
wrote the money plank in the na
tional platform adopted at the St.
Louis convention, over which he
presided as temporary chairman.
When William McKinley was nomin
ated for the presidency Mr. Fair
banks toured the country in his in
terests.
In January. 1897 Mr. Fairbanks
was elected to the United States
senate. He took his seat on March
4. the day on which McKinley be
came president. He became a close
advisor of the president in the try
ing times before and during the
Spanish-American war.
Among Mr. Fairbanks' greatest
; services to his country were those
performed while he was a member
of the United States and British
joint commission, which dealt with
the Alaskan boundary, lake fishing
and other questions.
Mr. Fairbanks was recognized as
one of the national leaders of the
Republican party and as such was
made chairman of the committee on
resolutions at the Philadelphia na
tional convention in 1900. He re
signed from the senate March 4,
1905, having been elected vice
president on the Republican ticket
with Theodore Roosevelt.
While he was vice-president, Mr.
Fairbanks, in K)08, became a can
didate for the nomination for presi
dent. He was defeated by Wm. H.
Taft, and after his term as vice
president ended, he went back to
the practice of law.
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Potatoes are nourishing, palatable
and well liked by all of us. The
more we eat the more wheat we
can ship to the soldiers on the front
and the famishing people of the
Allies.
Supplies of potatoes are good in
England. Liverpool is installing ma
chinery to prepare twenty tons of
potatoes daily for distribution to
bakers for use in the manufacture of
bread.
Beautify Your Home I
NOW IS THE TIME TO MAKE YOUR HOME COMFORTABLE
AND ATTRACTIVE
We Have In Stock A Complete Line of
WALL PAPERS AND INTERIOR DECORATIONS
In the Latest Designs
BEAVER BOARD—CRETONNES—SHEETING AND ROOFING
PAPER — FURNITURE—MIRRORS — CLASS—WINDOWS
DOORS — PAINTS — OILS AND VARNISHES
GUNS AND AMMUNITION
ALSO A COMPLETE LINE OF HARDWARE, INCLUDING THE
FAMOUS DISSTON LINE OF TOOLS.
SIGN PAINTERS
ANDERSON BROS. & NERLAND
LEAVE
10 FIND BREAK
IN PHONE LINE
Believed That Communication Be
yond Lost Slough Has Been
Cut By High Water
The telephone service to the Alas
kan Engineering commission camps
situated beyond Lost Slough has not
been in working order for the past
few days and it is surmised that
some of the tripods supporting the
wire has been washed away by the
floods and the line submerged, in
consequence, authentic news from
out the line will not be obtainable
until the necessary repairs to the
telephone line have been effected.
Frank Murphy and Jim McQueen,
of the elctrical department, left town
this morning for the purpose oflocat
ing the trouble and making the
necesary repairs, and owing to the
difficulties that are sure to be en
countered in following the line
through the flooded area, they ex
pect to be away for some time.
The gang of men sent some time
ago to extend the line from Resi
dency 4 (43-mile) to the engineer
ing camp to be established on the
right of way at a point about six
miles beyond, toward Lignite, have
not been heard from. It is known,
however, that the work is being
pushed forward, but as they are out
of communication with headuarters
it is not known what progress has
been made with the extension.
CONTRACTORS GO
Several Outfit* Left Town on Train
This Morning to Establish
Thair Camps.
Several grading contractors who
have been forced to stay in town
for the past two weeks or more on
account of the floods, left on the
train this morning and will make an
effort to get through to their camp
ing grounds.
They were not able to take all
of their outfits, but expect to get
this later on. They were only able
to take a small quantity of bed } lg
and will probably have to pack this
themselves from camp at 20-mila
till their destination is reached.
The majority of the grading con
tractors have their working places
on Residency 4 (43-mile) across the
river and beyond the engineering
ramp towards Lignite. It will be
necessary for many of them to use
norses on their grading contracts
and, it is now practically impossible
for horses to be transported across
cither at Lost Slough or at Nenana
Crossing (43-mile).
Most of the contractors that will
have to use stock to complete their
contracts, intending using their own
stock instead of renting them from
the Commission, as done last season.
These men will not be able to get
away to commence their labors for
some time to come.
The wheat we export from now
on will be the direct amount that
the people save out of their bread,
for we have shipped our surplus.
This means literally that everyone
who saves a slice of bread is giving
a slice of bread to our Allies.
Every particle of diminished con
sumption by the American people
is one particle more for the soldiers,
the men, the women, and the child
ren of our associates in the war.
There is a personal obligation upon
every one of us toward some indi
vidual abroad who will suffer pri
vation to the extent of our indi
vidual negligence.
Many French girls are coming to
the United States to enroll as stu
dents in American colleges.
The boxing commission of Oregon
has ruled against admitting women
to boxing shows in that state.
DAM GIVES WAY,
ISOLATING DARN
AT A EC CAMP
May Be Necessary to Construct
Bridge at 35-Mile to Connect
Camp Buildings.
The residency camp at 35-mile is
composed of scattered buildings and
tents at the foot of the hill, where
the wagon road leads into camp, is
situated the tent occupied by the
resident engineer, with the feed
cache and old barn tents a little to
the rear. Some distance away and
below the high fill of the grade, the
mess tent and two sleeping tents are
located; about a thousand yards
away on a bleak and wind-swept
point of land where the big cut in
the hillside begins, the big log cabin
housing the store, and the tent used
by the timekeeper are located, while
away on an island to the rear of
the mess tent, the barn an'* skinners’
cabin have been located.
A shallow slough with a heavy
gravel bed cuts into the foot of the
hill just below the store building,
isolating the barn and skinners’
cabin from the rest of the scattered
camp, and for the purpose of re
uniting the island with the rest of
the camp, a dam was constructed at
the point below the store where the
slough cuts into the hillside.
For some time after the breakup
the dam held and afforded easy com
munication between the various
camp structures and the corral, but
news recently received would indi
cate that steady pressure of the
water brought to bear on it has
caused the dam to collapse and the
slough is once again flowing calmly
i in the old channel.
The corral at 35-mile is a handy
l place on the long journey to 43-mile
j camp and is largely used as a tem
| porary halting place by the team?
; engaged in freighting, and it is quite
; probable that a temporary bridge
• will be thrown across the gap to
j connect the camp with the corral
again.
THE GOOD MAN
Three noisy young fellows in
! civilian dress boarded a street car
operated by a woman. From the
! moment of their entrance it was
: quite evident that they were bent
| on making the little woman in the
: conductor’s chair feel uncomfortable.
: An excuse for finding fault with
her was taken by one of them im
mediately when the car started with
i a sudden lurch that seated all three
I of them unexpectedly,
i “It’s a wonder you wouldn’t learn
something!” he flung at her.
“She didn’t jerk us,” another cor
rected; “but,” he added, “she’s no
business in a man’s place, so she
hasn’t.”
“Of course she hasn’t,” agreed the
third.
| “Why don’t you go back to your
own business? You’ve got no right
to be taking a good man’s place
in here,” the one who had first
; spoken snarled at her.
' Not one word in reply had she
made; but “a good man’s place”
roused her. “Did you say that I
am taking a good man’s place?” she
asked, directing herself to the last
speaker.
i “Yes, I did say just that,” he re
; torted. “You’re doing some good
: man out of his job.” He was quite
proud of himself.
; Her cheeks were flaming, but she
'answered him, quietly: “All the good
;men are in khaki.”
At the next corner three silent
j young fellows left the car. A short
; ride had given them their money’s
I worth.
One of the large automobile con'
cerns of Indianapolis, which has %
'$10,000,000 government order fo:
motor-trucks, is planning to employ
several hundred women in its plant
in addition to its men employees.
The women will be specially trained
and will then operate in the inspec
tion and machine tool departments.
Battar than moaey, because they
earn aaoaay.’ Buy a WAR-SAVINGS
STAMP TODAY!
OLD PAPERS FOR SALE—Inquira
Navi Office.
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS
FOR SALE—Sixteen foot V bottom
launch, with 2H H. P. Ferro out
board motor. A. C. Slippern. 5-31
FOR SALE—On easy installments,
Player and Plain Pianos. Simson’s
FOR SALE OR ENT—Nat’onal Cash
Register. Simson’s.
FOR SALE—Show Cases. Simson’s.
FOR SALE—Blue-Flame Coal Oil
Cook Stove. Oven and cabinet
complete. M. V Tyler. t!
FOR SALE—Dining Room Tables
and Chairs, Dressers, Rocking
Chairs. Upholstered Couches. Ai
Simson’s.
VICTOR PHONOGRAPHS anc
Records, at Outside prices. Ai
Simsons.
SKOF HOUSE for rent. Inquire or
premises. t!
FOR SALE—Two tents, one 18x30
one 20x40. Inquire Simsons.
LOST—Sunday afternoon along rail
road track south of town, Steven:
.22 calibre pistol. Please returi
to Grigg at the townsite office.
Flood and lea Postal* for sale a
The Portland, The Arctic and a
Slippern'* 5-2f
FOR SALE—3-room log cabin, com
pletely furnished, $200. Locatei
at 5th and A St., across the stree'
from Coghill's warehouse. In
quire at house. 6-i
FOR RENT—PIANOS . Simson’s
The Chicago Hotel Men’s Associa
tion at a recent meeting passed i
resolution asking the city counci
to make compliance with the ruling
of the United States Food Admini
stration compulsory in all public eat
ing places.
Try One of Our
COCKTAILS
Shrimp, Clam and Oyster
Martin’s Pool Hall
BROOKER’S
CAFE and
BAKERY
YOU’LL LIKE THE PLACE
THE BELMONT HOTEL
AND
POOL ROOM
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
EVERYTHING NEW
, | BASOFF & SOGURA. Prop..
FOR SALE
LINOLEUM, 12 x ti
21 YARDS RUG BORDER
1 PAIR PORTIERE*
1 COUCH COVER
ALL NEW
ALSO 1 BRASS BED
1 6-Qt. ICE CREAM FREEZER
INQUIRE
JONES BUNK HOUSE
“Report to the nearest food ad
ministration officer the name and
address of any person discouraging
the production of saving the food."
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THE PORTLAND
CIGARS POOL CONFECTIONERY
SOFT DRINKS ICE CREAM
FRESH LEMONS, ORANGES, GRAPEFRUIT AND APPLES
WS.S.
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UNITED STATES
GOVERNMENT
Salvage from
the battlefields —
The Allied armies find it very profitable
to salvage scrap from the battlefields. Great
Britain is saving millions every year from
this thrifty parctice.
If we could extend this practice to the
United States—if we saved only the waste
and needless spending of every day and put
the saving into War Savings Stamps, it
would help to win the war.
Your every saving helps the Government.
Put the small savings into U. S. Thrift
Stamps at 25 cents each; when you have
16 of them, exchange them with a few extra
pennies for a $5 War Savings Stamp.
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