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The local Igloo of the Pioneer's
of Alaska has determined to com
mence active efforts to secure a
change in the present method of ;
raring for the Alaska insane. The
ITEMS OF
INTEREST
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The New York curb was the ,
scene of the wildest excitement ,
i March 8, with the shares of ,
,the Kennecott Copper Corpora
ition featuring the market says
«n exchange. The volume of sales
in this security exceeded all prev
ious records, the first transaction
re/corded being a five thousand
share tranfer at $5775. This in
itself is an advance of about four
dollars a share in this stock over
the prevailing market price two
or three weeks ago, and a half
dollar increase over the top price
reached yesterday Other sales
were made at an advance of a
quarter of a dollar over the open
ing price. The unwonted activi
ty in this stock is due to the per
sistent rumors of early dividend
disbursements.
It has been fairly well estab
lished now tnat tne length of the
Aaasxa Northern railroad to be
altered an* icouilt will be forty
miles. rihe relocation force has
recently finished its labors so far
as the field work is concerned,
but tne omce work has yet to be
finished. Until tnat time it will
not ue possible to tell exactly the
details oi the work, the amount
of oirt to be moved and the num
ber ol men to be employed. The
commission authorities are still
unable to say what use will be
,made of the emergency appro
priation that was granted by
congress. They have been ask
ed to express an opinion as to
whether some of it would be
Northern or not, but no answer
is ready, although there is a feel
ing that the present road would
be prepared so that Seward might
be made the base of the nehv
work of extension at this end of
the gap between Seward and An
chorage.—Gateway.
Deputy Customs Collector Geo
Kennedy reports that the value of
the copper ore shipments from
Cordova for the first three days
of February was over a million
dollars, and there is every indica
tion that during the present
month a new record will be es
tablished in the output of this
metal.
At the present time there are
2.000 tons of this "high grade ore
piled up at Chitina and another
1.000 tons in transit from the
Kennecott mines, besides a quan
tity stored here, all awaiting
transportation to the smelter
In order to handle the output
of the Bonanza and Jumbo mines
two trains are being run daily
between Kennecott and Cordova,
and those in a positon to know
claim that the ore shipments from
this port for February will be be
tween $2,500,000 and $3,000,000,
which is almost as much as the
total output of copper for Alaska
in 1914.—Chittna Leader.
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Information wanted concerning
the present whereabouts of John
Creighton Harrington. He is
wanted in the settlement of the
estate of his deceased mother. In
formation concerning his where
abouts will be gratefully appre
ciated byT. H. Harrington, Rains
boro, O.
Mrs. M. B. Bond of 201 Boze
man avenue, Bozeman Mont.,
writes to the postmaster seeking
the whereabouts of Frank Nelson
Davies, supposed to be in Nome*
Information will be gratefully re
SWK& ..
ollowing strong resolution has
jeejj auupteu ana cauies will ue
oivvaiueu touay to tne governor
mu JJetegate Vv ickersham pray
ug tliose oiricials to use their
jttorts in behalf of unfortunates
who are thrown on the public
:harge as a result of mental ill
ness. It is the intention of the
igloo to press the matter by
.■very possible means. Both the
system of caring for these unfor
.unates and also the institution in
which they are confined are a
lisgrace to humanity and de
;ency. The efforts of the Pion
:ers’ in this direction should re
vive the active support of ever>
lerson in the territory
Whereas, the numerous com
> aints relative to the methods of
veeping and caring for the in
sane of the territory of Alaska
lave impelled the Igloo to invcs'
igate the conditions existing at
.he Morningside asylum at Mt.
labor, Oregon, and, whereas, as
die result of such investigation it
is the opinion of the members of
the Igloo, that our insane are
subjected to unnecessarily cruel
and inhuman treatment, and that
generally and especially the fol
lowing intolerable conditions ex
ist, namely:
(1) Their keeping and care
are awarded by contract to the
lowest bidder. By act of congre
of February 6, 1909, the secretary
of the interior was authorized to
let by contract, to the lowest re
sponsible asylum or sanitarium
west of the Rocky mountains, tin
care and custody of the Alaskt
insane for a period of one o
more years, and under such au
thority for several years thes
unfortunate people have beei
committed to the custody of th
Sanitarium Company, a corpora
fion having its institution at Mt
JTabor, Oregon, and this sarm
company was, presumably, th<
lowest bidder.
(2) The Morningside asylun
is insufficient for the purpose
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with regard to sue and equip
meat. i ue puiiurugs are lnaue
4uaic iu auuru cuuiiuii ui even
ucconnuuuations loi tut niuiiuci
oi uniiates 1 lie sleeping apart
ments are crowded, unig) , and
lathy, and aie consequent!) a
menace to the Hie and iiealtn of
the minutes; there are no ar
langemeiits for keeping the dif
ferent sexes apart, ana this condi
tion premauccs immorality and
sexual anuses, tile buildings are
not provided with tire escapes;
•tiie ventilation is bad and the
toilet facihtes are inadequate and
unsanitary.
(3) 'l he management is con
ducted on a commercial basis,
whereby profit making .s tin
main consideration and therefore.
itCie "welfare of the unfortunate
patients is subservient to mere •u
ary gain. The attendants arc lew
in number and in the care jf their
patients, exercise overbearance,
cruelty and in son : cases, their
treatment oi" patients lias been
outrageously Inhuman. The in
mates are crowded together un
der filthy and unsanitary condi
tions; their common and neces
sary wants are often neglected;
the medical attention is careless
and, at all times, negligible; fre
quently, also, fully recovered in
nates are kept in custody in order
that they may be employed about,
the institution and that their free
dom may be withheld, so that
they may be a further source of
profit to the contractor-; they are
provided with poor and insuffi
cient food which is served in an
unpalatable and unsanitary man
ner.
And, whereas, the foregoing
conditions so found to he existent
* have aroused the indignant pro
i test of the members of the Tgloc
i' against the system of c intrudin'
- for the insane of Alaska, am
. against the resulting intolerai
■ ble conditions at said Morning
‘ side asylum.
Now, therefore, be t
that we, the members of th
Nome Igloo No. 1 of the Pion.eer
of Alaska, denounce the system j
oi awarding the care and custody !
oi our insane to the lowest bid
der, as wrong in principle and
pernicious in practice.
The care and custody of all the i
mentally unsound persons Is aj
; rimar\ duty of the state, and;
as their condition exists invol-]
untarily, and as the state restrains
them from their liberty for the,
peace and well-being of its citi-!
zens, as well as for the charita- j
ble purpose of promoting the re
covery of these unfortunate per-;
.ns, it is but just and right that
the very best of care and atten-]
lion should be afforded for this
purpose; their general health j
should be cared fur; their sur ]
roundings should be comfortable.
ml pleasant; their treatment,
should be scientific and humane j
W e further assert that the con
nect system now in force, is eu-i
tirely antithetic to such care and]
custody for the insane, as it
tends to subordinate the interests
of these person to the accruing
...f profits for the contractors, thus ]
placing human helplessness at a
premium for the public bartc f
vnnmercial competition.
And, be it further resolved that
r earnestly urge and pray the i
-ecretarv of the interior to take
uch steps as will immediateh
ameliorate the deplorable condi
tions of our unfortunate insane
m*\v in said institution, and to!
•ike such further action as may !
be possible to abrogate the con
tract now in force, anti to provide]
for the care of our insane by the
government, by the erection oi s
sanitarium, or by any other
means that shall have for its ob
, Jjeet, the interest, the comfon
and the cure of the patient, in
, v t id of by a method wherein
: vat ic and greed supplant all
1 humane considerations.
(Signed ) 1 \S. FRAW LE\
\VM. I.OFRPAP.FI..
T. M. REED.
PHIL ERNST,
VVM. EDDY.
The Resolution Committee.
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