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FRIDAY, MAY 19, 1916
The announcement that the
lone bidder on the Alaska aerial
mail service proposals will be
granted an opportunity to try his
hand at the new method of trans
portation in spite of his failure
to comply with the letter of the
specifications is conclusive evi
dence that the department is
greatly interested in tht- possibil
ities of the aeroplane as a solu
tion of the problem of how to
furnish a satisfactory service to
remote and isolated points. It is
also an excellent indication that
the department will not allow the
matter to drop if the Iditarod
bidder is unable to meet require
ments. As a usual thing the gov
ernment displays little inclina
tion to allow concessions in mat
ters of any nature, where bids
are involved. It is generally a
case of meet the requirment or no
heed will he given to the propos
al. Dalliance is not a part of the
government methods when it
comes to doing business with
prospective contractors and the
most trifling omission is usually
cito consign a hid for
government service to the de
partmental waste paper basket.
In the present case, however, the
departmental bosses are facing a
problem that cannot be disre
garded. The clamor that has gone
up concerning the inadequacies
of the Alaska mail service dur
ing the past year or two has con
vinced them that something must
be done to allay the 9torm of pro"
test that has come out of Alaska
and has found a most imperative
echo in all corners of the land. It
is this echo that counts, not the
insistent howl of the people of
Alaska. Were the complaints
of Alaskans to be alone consider
ed we would probably receive as
little relief as the department
could possibly bestow or none
whatever. The history of ear
lier efforts to attract department
al notice is proof of the assertion.
But it so happens that the weak
and pitiful voice of Alaska has
been taken up by those who are
able to command respect and the
resultant chorus has grown so
loud that the official ears can no
longer refrain from hearing. The
lattle snow ball from Alaska has
started an avalanche that has
spread beyond the Alaska shores
and assumed proportions that can
not be overcome by “reasonable
service” assurances.
We can pat ourselves on the
back and think that we did it but,
although we were the prime
movers, it was the voice of the
big outside taking up our feeble
plaint that did the business. And
w(ith this mighty voice behind
us we are practically assured of
a change of some character. It
may not take the form of an aero
plane service, though we are in
clined to think it will, but, in
any case, we may feel reasonably
certain that there will be decided
relief of some kind within the
present year. The granting of
concessions to the Iditarod bid
der indicates that the postal offi
cials are greatly inclined to give
the aero idea a test in older to
learn the possibilities thereof
and are willing to strain a point
to achieve that end- If the Idit
arod bidder succeeds, the depart
ment will probably have little
1‘Ticulty it* securing .-n.nactors
for the remaining six routes and
in additions will have obtained
a practical demonstration of the
•possibilities of aerial mail dis
tribution invaluable in the appli
cation of such methods in other
sections of the country.
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
HAVE INITIATED 3,300
During the last few years the
ranks of the Alaska Pioneers
have been increasing rapidly and
the latest reports give the num
ber of members in the different
igloos as follows: No. 1, Nome
415; No. 3, St. Michael, 53; No.
1. Fairbanks. 7^:3; No. 5, Ruby,
231; No. 6, Juneau, 215; No ",
Valdez, 225 ; No. 8, Wiseman, 73 ;
No. 9, Seward, 76; No. 10, Idit
arod, 155; No. 1, Olipir, 37. Total
2,323 members. This shows an
increase of 695 members since
July, 1914.
There are now tow auxiliares.
Igloo, No. 1 Poneer Women of
Alaska Igloo; Igloo No. 2, Val
dez The grand igloo has a card
index of 3,200 names, Pioneers
who have belonged to all igloos
since the order was instituted
nearly eight and a half vears ago.
—Ex!
FROM THE
TRENCHES
The following was sent to the.
Calgary Herald by a man in the
trenches “somewhere in France,”
when he heard that his home
town had voted “dry
1 suppose we are a lot of heath
ens,
Don’t live on the angel plan;
But we’re sticking here in the
trenches
\nd doing the best we can
While preachers over in Canada,
Who rave about Kingdom
Come,
Ain't pleased with our ability
And are wanting to stop our
rum.
Water they say would be better.
Water! Great Scot! out here!
We’re up to our knees in water—
Do they think we are standing
in beer?
Oh, it sounds all right from the
pulpit,
When you sit in a cushioned
pew,
But try four days in the trenches,
And see how water will do.
They haven’t the heart to say,
“Thank you.”
For fighting ip their behalf;
Perhaps thev object to our smok
ing,
Perhaps it’s a fault to laugh.
Some of those coffee-faced
blighters,
J think must be German bred,
It’s time they called in a doctor,
For it’s water they have in the
head.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Householders, owners and
agents are notified to immediate
ly begin cleaning up their prem
ises and have the rubbish hauled
to dumping ground or out on ice
not less than 200 feet from shore
W. D’ARCY CHACE,
Health Officer.
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\ There’s one rubber
JlNy\*2 boot that hits
yB&kr “made good” in
Alaska and that’s the
Goodrich
“HIPRESS”:
White Beet j
“With the Red-Iiine
’round the Top”
You know that when a Boot
comes in and simply sweeps the country
„• like “HIPRESS” has done, ifs GOT to
be SOMETHING UNUSUAL-for Alaska wear
is the supreme test for Boot Quality.
White Goodrich “HI PRESS” Boots actually wear longer than iron or steel!
You don’t have to half-sole them with leather—they far outwear hob
nailed leather soles.
The reason for this unusual service is that “HT PRESS” are constructed by
an entirely new process—fifty years ahead of the old-fashioned boot. They
are made of the same tough rubber that goes into Goodrich Auto Tire-—
welded together under enormous pressure INTO ONE SOLID PIECE!
There’s nothing to come apart—they can’t leak, peel, crack or split! fi
They’re comfortable, too —shaped to the foot while its working. We ?
promise that once yon start wearing White “HIPRESS” you’ll never be
satisfied with anything else.
And remember—there is but ONE “HIPRKSS” Boot—it has |
«, a Red-Line ’round the Top.
DEALERS: If not already stocked on “H1PRESS" write at once for samplea and prices. H
ThU u the beat colling, beat wearing Boot ever put into Alaska.
THE B. F. GOODRICH COMPANY, Factories: Akron, Ohio
Branches and Dealers Everywhere a
SEATTLE BRANCH: The B. F. Goodrich Rubber Co., 113-15 King St. I
ALWAYS IN STYLE.
If you have your suits cleaned
and pressed by us, we will make
them look like new.
We do dry or gasoline cleaning
We do steam cleaning.
We make suits to order.
We make alterations.
We make and repairs furs.
We do cleaning, pressing and
repairing for Ladies and Gentle
men.
We guarantee all work and oui
prices are reasonable
First class workmanship.
Come and see us, we will give
you our prices before we do youi
work.
We appreciate your patronage
NOME TAILORING CO.
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Dr. A. F. Heimlich
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON.
Office and Residence.
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The breakup will be hard,
but we will pull through.
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WATER DELIVERY.
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THE NOME BARTENDER’S UNION
Local 898. B. 1. L. of A. (Affiliated
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Sunday in each month xi 11 a m
AL. NICHOLSON. Pros.
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PAID UP CAPITAL. 50.000
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WILL BE 10 CENTS PER LOAF OR THREE LOAVBB FOR Ml
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WHICH INSURES MORE AND BETTER BREAD FOR OllR
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