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NOME, ALASKA. FEB. 15, 1918.
The Washington dispatch anmunc
in? that the republican committee or
military affairs of the house of repre
■'datives is drafting a new- army bill
to supersede tha objectionable one
r bmltted by the war department
disci s with certainty that there Is
r. probability that tlie defense ques
t. n .' ill assume the status of a partj
issue.
To all appearances the question will
be thrashed out on the basis of its
merits as a national need without
party principles or policies entering
into the discussion.
This is us It should be. The ques
tii ns is not ne for party politics. It
= imperatively a national issue, to be
n n-ldcred not from the standpoint o:'
poi.ileal beliefs or party dogmas, bur
rather frem the point of view that It
Is, or is not a something vital to the
national future.
It Is something that really belongs
ntirely out of the realm of politics
for the one reason "that it transcends
all questions of political belief. The
f-.iMtie, possibly the very existence of
the nation is dependant on the answer
that shall be returned by congress and
tho discussion should In no event be
hampered by subjecting the question
to the test of party view's or policies.
Previous to the resignation of Sec
retary Garrison, this was the one great
danger that confronted the question;
that it might be brought down to the
lovel of a party Issue, despite the
assurance given to President Wilson
by the leaders of both parties, that
the party question would not be
allowed to influence legislation.
All danger of this is now averted
but If the signs are worth anything
the matrer came very close to becom
ing an Issue between the democrats
and republicans in spite of the general
intention to keep the question where
it belonged—on a purely non-partisan
basis.
This was not due to any fautl on
the part of either democrats or re
publicans. but was rather the result
of causes over which the members of
neither party had control. Briefly
stated, the reason lay altogether in
the fatuous preparedness program sub
mitted 1 the war department. The
widespread objection to the war de
partment proposal resulted in nothing
less than an almost complete division
of the two parties in congress and
caused the matter to assume an aspect,
if not partisan, at least perilously
c!o~e to It, for the reason that the
majority of the democrats accepted the
presidential dictum that the program
should be swallowed hide and hair by
all good democrats while the republi
cans, not being bound by promises to
support the unpromising measure,
gave free expression to theelr opinion
cf its fatuity by open opositlon
In this manner the matter was
brought to a point where the republi
cans were actually lined up against
the democrats. Party questions did
not enter Into the controversy, of
oourss, but th« »ff*ot would bav* bean
'radically the same, had not the!
liminfttlon of Garrison opened the way1
or the advancement of n new pro
ram more aeeptnble to the members
■f both parties.
POLITICAL GAME IN ALASKA
Juneau Dispatch.
The pollteal game hunter* of Alas
a are beginning to beat the "woods
f Alaska" for likely candidates. So
ir there has not been much success
t flushing the game. While a num
er of prospective candidates have
-en driven Into the open, they have
'-■owed no special Inclination to stay
here . *
In other words while several, like
'irkls, are willing and might accept
uninatlons If handed them on a sll
r plotter they don't want to be
laced In the position as though seek
•ig political honors.
Naturally the main fight for delegate
111 continue to center around Dete
nte Wiekersham. All of the party
olltlclans are trying to guess what
e will do. And Mr. Wilckersham
ollowlng his usual baffling tactics, is
-tting the "other fellow" do the
uessing Whenever It suits him he
vi 11 announce his candidacy in his own
vav, should he decide again to run,
nd meantime no one knows save
imself and he Is not talking for pub
lcation.
It looks to a man In a tree as though
here Is a widening split within the
nner ranks of the democratic party
n Alaska, the same as there has been
vithln the ranks of the republicans.
The latter, however, are showing more
f a disposition to get together and
orget old differences, while the form
r, with ripe plum trees loaded with
-uit so temptingly close, seem dispos
d to quarrel about the best way of
baking down the fruit.
Regarding the republicans, territorial
ffalrs are In somewhat the same
hape as national affairs. While a
umber are mentioned as possible can
idates, no particular choice seems to
ave been made as yet, and the candl
ate will have to develop as the time
'or the convention draws nigh. There
s a percentage of the republicans who
ire still opposed to Wiekersham no
matter even should he come In under
he wing of the party and subscribe
to the republicans principles. There Is*
another percentage who decry the
tactics of playing a shoutout game
against Wicket-sham who believe that
republicans should have the right to
vote for him in the primaries as long
as they pledgethemselves to stand by
the person nominated, and as long as
Wicket-sham is willing to also sub
scribe to republican principles. There
Is still another percentage who aro
so solidly for Wicker-sham that they
•night subscribe to the republican |
orlnelples, but who would bolt from
iny convention which refused to nom
nate their choice.
Any way a person looks at the
Tame, It Is full of Interesting possi
bilities. Things are beginning to
varm up all over the territory, and
; here is already considerable quiet
manoeuvring at the present time, all
if which is preliminary to the main
event.
WHAT THE KING EAT9.
"A meal fit for a king Is a common
| expression, but the sad eyes of truth
[informs us that kingly appetite may
become Jaded and cloyed by too much
product of French chefs and may long
for substantial plain dishes.
Simple fare Is quite the rule now
both at Buckingham palace and at
Windsor castle, and this will continue
as long as the war is on. Meals In
the royal household have never been
so elaborate during the present reign
as they were In King Edward's time.
King George is not nearly so much of
an epicure as his father was. He has
to be exceedingly careful what he
eats, and he avoids rich food, both for
preference and of necessity, for he oc
casionally suffers from indigestion.
Both the king and the quefen prefer
boiled fish and meat cooked quite
plainly, without an abundance cf cun
ningly seasoned saurces which delight
the heart cf a clever French chef. A
recent dinner menu at the palace con
sisted mainly of bolledf turbot, a dish
of cutlets, a fruit salad and a savory.
Champagne Is rarely drunk except on
special occasions, but the label and
e-erythlng which might signify the
brand Is removed.—Tld-Blts.
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WHY THERE ARE JUST
60 MINUTES IN AN HOUR
The division of an hour into sixty
minutes Is of ancient Babyionlc origin
and has survived the reforms applied
i :o notation in the course of the world’s
jrogrese. Along with the decimal
system in ancient Babylon there was
lie sexagesimal system based upon
; :he count by sixties and originating
n f’ r discovery that there is no num
her which has so many divisors as
' ixty. tl can be divided by 2, 3, 4, 5, 8
j 10, 12 16, and 20. m
Babylonians divided the sun's path
j mt* eciual sections the latter repre
[ renting about 4 1-2 miles. The astron
; jmers of that day compared the prog
ss of the sun during one hour to the
progress made by a good walker dur
ing the same period of time each ac
complishing one parasang.
The whole course of the sun was 24
parasangs, or 360 degree, and each
parasang or hour was subdivided Into
60 minutes.
Hipparchus, the Qreek philosopher,
who lived 150 B. C. Introduced the
Babylonian hour Into Europe, and
carried along by traditional knowledge
down through the middle ages, it sur
vived the French revolution, which
endeavored to reduce every measure to
decimal system of recking, so that
the measure of time continues sex
agesimal or Babylonian.—Exchange.
TUNGSTEN BEACHES
VERY HIGH PRICE
Small amounts of tungsten concen
! trates have just been sold on a basis
Oil $3,000 a ton, the highest price ever
reached. Under normal conditions
' it. sells at between $300 and $400 a ton
says a Boston news Item.
The European war and the Industrial
activities in this country have brought
about the sensational advance in price
Machine tool manufacturers, all of
whom have been exceedingly busy
I -<lnce the outbreak of the war, have
j been the heaviest users of tungsten.
: An actual shortage Is threatened with
the embargo placed upon tungsten
shipments from England or her pos
sessions.
Of a world's production approxi
mately 9,100 tons the United States
In 1912, the last year for which statis
tics have been compiled, contributed
1,330 tons. England and British pos
sessions produce more than 3,300 tons,
'he bulk coming from Australia and
Burma.
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SAILED ALL NIGHT
IN THE SAME PLAGE
Not long ago according to the
Chltlna Leader, a schooner with a |
cargo that Included a barrel of whisky j
was sailing Into Kodiak with two men !
for crew. The man who was steering
during the daytime threw over the j
anchor but kept the sails hoisted, and
the other man came to steer for the
nlrht. The wind was fresh and the!
waves beat around the stationary ves- j
a*4 aw that the atasrsr la the dark'
thought he was making good headway
until day broke and he found he woa
still the same distance from shore.
Then up came the day pilot with a
large quantity of the whisky stowed
away Inside his belt and with alter*
nate shifts to port and starboard. The
mistake was discovered and the last
seen of the boat she was tacking Into
the harbor with apparently as great
a Jag so as the man at the wheel bad.
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