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NOME, ALASKA., JAN. 15, 1916.
Despite tie- clamors of both Dele
gate Wickersham and Colonel Richard
son that they are seeking to secure an
increase in the appropriations for
roads and trails in Alaska, the an
nouncement thai .-b-cretury UarrLsou's
budget for the fiscal year ending June
>. 1917 .oiks only the Hilling sum of
i 1 50.000 for the work of road construc
',n leads to the inference that nelthet
in- 'f those gentlemen are working
er> hard for what is Indisputably the
most paramount need of the territory
i is -nre the sum given in the war
department's estimate is $25,000 more
than was asked by the secretary of
war list I'.ir but at that the entire
amount is barely more than enough to
provide for the maintenance of roads
and nails already constructed and
m i- will ia practically not a cent to
!-e devoted to the all Important matter
f extending the work of construction.
The delegate knows this and Colonel
Richardson knows it. Further, they
wave both known It for years and yet,
oeyond the introduction of two bills,
'•ne by Colonel Richardson, two or
Hire, years ago and one by the dele
gate last year neither one of which
<i, productive of the results intend
ed, they have apparently done little or
nothing to meet the overwhelming need
It may be true, as Colonel Richardson
has stated, that he Is unable to se
me an Increase iri the appropriations
rough the medium of his department,
Utliough he has tried bard to do so.
i" a certain extent he Is bound by the
lestrictions Imposed by the wishes of
ids superiors, but this does not apply
ro the delegate. He is bound by no
'otters In this respect and neither de
partmental red tape nor any other
i.ureaucratli restriction withholds him
from demanding that which is needed
by Ins constituents probably more than
my thing else he is iri a position to
•-• ure. And yet we find him making
<ut one apparent effort to secure that
which he knows the territory Is abso
lutely dependant on for Its develop
ment. Transportation Is the big vital
matti-i m Alaska and this can only
• provided by congress owing to the
t'.-r inadequency of such funds as can
possibly be provided by tho legisla
ture from any source at tholr com
i uni. Mr Wickersham knows full
• 11 that the road commission has at
no time had sufficient funds, whatever
may be the reason, and yet ho has
made, no particular effort to help tho
commission to secure an increase of
appropriation save tho one of a year
mi, which was, as stated, far from
productive of the results Intended. The
delegate secured some result, ft Is
true, but such increase as was granted
van apportioned for u specific pur
pose which was only incidental to tho
main object, which i» the extension of
mails for the opening of tho territory.
The building of a few bridges does not
go a long way toward development of
Hie territory and tills is about all that
was achieved through his efforts last
car. Mr. Wickersham blames Colonel
Richardson for the failure to secure
larger appropriations but It certainly
appears that the delegate himself has
been somewhat remiss In that lie has
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not undertaken, save in a vary motor-1
ate degree, the task of securing the I
tnui h needed appropriations himself,
regardless of what HP hard eon was do
ing.
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AN EXCELLENT PLAN.
tLos Knugeie* Times./
Senator Kern Is very optimistic
about me L'niteu State* army, because
ne declares, there are Sixteen mlilion
men uiembe/s ol various fraternal or
ganisations must ol which already
nave uhlfoima. who cab be trained for
ueuih or glory'.
it sounds so siuipie. We can see
sixteen mmloo heads proudly raised
as they tead the senators Words, and
Sixteen lutUiun pans ol legs hastening
to the training camps, sixteen million
mails oeulmg as one in noble pa
triotism, a outlet mg tl me service will
suit them ax well as the one that in
duced them to loin lhelt particular
society'.
if Ureal Britain had omy Had me
fraternal outer habit, what an army
Kitchener could have raised. And what
a lot of money they could have saved
tor recruiting posters.
Anyone can see the immense power
ol wealth—in fraternal orders. SiX
u-en million men already imbued Willi
he joining habit, the uniform habit,
I u,e secret password habit, me follow
1.1,4 habit. What mure do we want'.'
..iany ol them already shine at march
ing and drilling—we have seen how
prettily they can do it m our very own
I streets during one 01 their big cou
.eiillons. True, a large majority of
them looked a tulle passe, successlui
business men with Paid heads. Ob
vious paunches, spurious teeth and
spectacles. But even that is in our
tutor. Kurope i* using up ths youth
ol her manhood as gun targets, tu
. ,.pe lias shown berseil quite unpieas
unity nasty on the age questliu. We
could teacn me world wisdom by klii
ing off our middle-aged and elderly
men hist, giving them the opportunity
f dying handsomely for their coun
try in the glow of battle instead of In
heir downy beds, of senile decay, and
reserve our young men for the perpe
idation of the race.
Any woman will tell you that there
is nothing quite so terrifying a* an
irascible old man beul on mischief. The
more jagged ms nerves, the more re
bellious Ids stomach, the more per
ei se tns liver, the more rheumaticky
ills legs, the more diabolically unpleas
ant he can he. And the hrs*. duty ol
a soldier Is diabolical unpleasantness,
ruthless, un easonlng, unscrupulous
vengeance.
Much an army would have so many
advantages. It would be so much
less dangerous to the fair sex. War
babies would he almost unknown.
The United States will be hailing
Senator Kern as its savior yet.
ALASKA
NOTES
About 250 tons ui native hay was
cut for the government near Homer
and vlcinltv this summer ,
It ik reported from He ward that the
department has made arrangements
for the postoffice to he housed in the
railroad building
Frank J. Kmith, of Bollard, and
Thomas (Devlin of Bremerton, have
written to say that they are about to
come to Seward to establish a small
brass and iron foundry.
The winter drydock and marine
railway at Anchorage has been com
pleted and the steamer Chulltna has
been successfully docked where she
cannot be reached by the ice during
the winter.
Nick Workman, a hunter of Sew
ard. killed a big brown bear with a
shotgun last week. He filled bruin's
face with small shot and then wont
for a rifle, only to find his game dead
under a tree.
A. B. Stevenson, formerly manager
of the Billings, Mont., Gazette, has
accepted a position with the Juneau
Empire. Ho supervised the preparation
of the development number of the
Empire, issued lost month.
In order to make the clocks of An
chorage coincide more nearly with the
solar day, time was advanced an hour
by order of the Alaska engineering
commission. The difference In time
between Anchorage nnd Seattle is
three hours.
Two Fairbanks women, Mrs. J. J.
O’Connor und Mrs. it. L. Mitchell, have
leased an antimony mine they own
on Kva creek, for a term of thro*
.ears and by the terms of the lease
ui. to get $5 per ton of antimony ore
mined.
A brother of Marshal Uueat. of be
\ urd, has been wounded in the Brll
»h campaign at the Dardanelles. He
is a lieutenant. ^.
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The bheldou Jackson school basket
ball team defeated the team from the
government steamship Prometheus by
a score of la to i recently,
John Jones, a hsnermnn ol Ketchi
kan. (lieu suddenly of apoplexy. He
was seen to fail and was picked up:
unconscious and beyond medical aid.
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The little town of Tanana, at the
mouth of the Tanana river, received
$2,U8U ag Its share of the license money j
collected by the clerk of the court for!
,ne Fourth division during the month
of October.
James Parker, one of the bheldun
Jackson school boys, at bitka, was
lost in the w ods three dayB and hud
n< arly perished when picked up an
Die beach. He was un&bls to get his
bearings in the storm and fog.
Hans Anderson of be ward, indulg
ed too freely In the oil of Joy the
other night and terrified the neigh
borhood where he lives. He visited one
house, smashed a lamp, kicked thg
oi or in, and Jumped though the w in
dow. He was assessed the costs of)
the damages and $25 additional
Deputy Marshal John C. Wood left
i uii banks to go lo the Fifty-live Mile1
madhouse where ^demented rnan was
reported as maamj things interesting
for the occupants of the roadhouse.
While on the trip he learned of an
other man vs ho had become insane at
Pochard son.
Complying with the leuuest of;
(Judge Bunnell, of Fairbanks, Uov. J.
IF. A. btrong has authorized the en
trance of Peter Norberg of Fairbanks
! Into the Pioneer's Home at bitka. Nor
berg is one of the very oldest white
men in Alaska and prior to settling
In the nortli was a salloi.
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The first uaiu to be sent out over
die be ward railroad under government
ownership was dispatched on Novem
ber 8. it consisted! of a little switch
engine, U. fiat car, the latter carrying
about a dozen ,pai(gengers, In addition
to a big load of freight. The train
went as far as Mile 20.
The first m ushers of the season to
come over the Innoko trail to Seward j
arrived at the coast terminal Novem- I
her 1. They reported the Cache Creek |
Mining Company's big dredge, which Is’
being taken in this winter, to be with -;
in sixtv miles of Its destlnaton.
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Seldovlu: Un October 28 the launch
.Shark ill* tons 30 horsepower) acci
dentally caught fire while Engineer
Carlson was cleaning a plugged feed
pipe. Carlson was seriously burned
about the face and arms. Every ef
fort was made to save the boat but
the fire was beyond control and the
boat Is a total loss.
BERLIN INVESTIGATING
UTTERANCES AMERICAN
A. P. A. Service.
BERLIN, Jan. 13 It is announced
that the German government has in
stituted an investigation of certain ut
terances made by American consul,
Edward Higgins, at .Stuttgart, Ger
many. According to Information
reaching the Berlin authorities, Consul
Higgins is alleged to have made sev
eral statements of a nature distinctly
hostile to the government of Germany
The tenor of the American's remarks
are said to be such It the charges are
proven the government has no alter
native hut. to demand his recall and
punishment
AT THE NEW EAQLE.
Old Lewi* Hunter Rye and the Fa
mous Athorton Bourbon whltkys, Dis
tilled spring 1*04-1906, bought In bond
and reduood *0 90 por cent, by U. 8.
government by tho bottlo or gallon.
AK8ALA CARNIVAL.
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Carnival are requested to send them
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Sheldon at the Alaska bank.
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IN
TnE AWAKENING OF
DONNA ISOLLA
Repeated.
SUNDAY NIGHT
A feature
Comedy
JERRY'S UNCLE'S
NAMESAKE
2—Reels—2.
A Beautiful Standard.
A WOMAN’S STRATEGEM.
First Show starts 6:30 p. m.
PATHE WEEKLY.
MRS. LE CLERCQ. PIANIST.
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"eagle hall
SUNDAY NIGHT
UNIVERSAL PROGRAM.
A Modern Drama of today by
the Victor Company.
BROKEN VOWS.
Tw» parts.
A Screaming L-KO Comedy.
With B'llie R'tchiei, Henry Leh
man and Gertrude Selby
LIZZIE’S ESCAPE.
A Splendid Universal.
ANIMATED WEEKLY.
Mumers in Quaker City.
Gorgeous Auto Fsstival.
Sports in Mercy's Cause.
Germany's Audiccioue Raid Scar
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CART00N8.
By HY MAYER.
A great show, don't miss it
A Banner Show
ULLIE BOURRET, Pianist.
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government by the bottle or gallan.
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