Iditarod Pioneer
‘t one dollar per month_IDITAROD. ALASKA, SATURDAY MORNING. JANUARY 8. 1916 25 cents per copy
RELATIONS WITH AUSTRIA FURTHER COMPLICATED
BY TORPEDOING OP ANOTHER PASSENGER VESSEL
Because of the fact that the Alaska cable is out j
of commission, as is also the service via the Dominion
lines, the telegraphic news presented to The I 10
neer’s readers this morning is of a most fragmentary
character. Dispa ches received last Monday an
nounced that the jubilation of the United States gov
ernment officials on entering upon the new year with
the Ancona case :n fair way of satisfactory adjust
ment had been shuttered, and that apprehension was
felt because of the sinking of the Persia by an un
known submarine Inquiry had been made to both
Germany and Austria as to its nationality, and Baron
Zweidinek, the Austrian charge d’affaires, had asked
that judgment be withheld as to the sinking oi the
Persia. He states that his government is anxious to
avoid a break with the United States, and will do
anything to satisfy American honor.
It is presumed l rom tne above-mentioned dispatch
that the text of tire Austrian note, which had been
received prior to the publication of our last issue,
was satisfactory to the United States government,
but the subsequent sinking of the liner, possibly with
American citizens on board, had again brought the
negotiations to a halt. The Persia, mentioned in the
d spalch, probably is the vessel which comprised one
of the fleet of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company,
which was recentlv turned over to its British owners.
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FORD ARRIVES AND CONFERS WITH BRYAN
NEW YORK, Jan. 3.—Henry Ford arrived at
quarantine today, and left the ship at that point to
avoid the crowd which had assembled to greet him.
He was met by his wife and son and a few close
friends. Later he held a secret conference with
William J. Bryan.
Mr. Ford says that the people of Europe are re
sponsible for the war operations. His return was
hastened by illness.
Mr. Bryan declined to reveal the nature of the1
interview between himself and Mr. Ford.
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WINTER CODFISHING RESUMED FROM SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Jan. 3.—The schooner Maid of Or
leans, Captain Aimud Anderson, with a crew of fif
teen men, will leave tomorrow for the Alaska fishing
banks. It is the first winter codfishing cruise under
taken from this port in many years.
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DEATH OF SUPREME COURT JUSTICE LAMAR
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court Joseph Rucker Lamar died on Sun
day, after an illness lasting several months. He was
38 years of age, and had been on the supreme bench
five years, having had the distinction of being one of
the few members of the court ever appointed by a
President of opposing politics.
Justice Lamar was born at Ruckersville, Ga., and
was admitted to the bar in 1879, and practiced his
profession at Augusta, Ga., for many years. Prior
to being appointed to the supreme bench of the
United States he was associate justice of the Georgia
supreme court.
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JAPAN TO SEND ARMY TO EUROPEAN FRONTS
PARIS, Nov. 24.-—Japan has come to the front
and has officially announced that a strong detach
ment of troops, completely equipped and ready for
any emergency, will be sent to Europe at any time
the entente powers feel that such assistance w'ould
aid them in their war against the 1 eutonic allies.
The Japanese government further agrees to lend
every possible assistance to the cause of Great Brit
ain and her allies and to do for Russia and the Rus
sian soldiers everything that she could do for her own
troops.
The statement was made by the foreign minister
of Japan, and was in answer to direct questions put
to him by the Tokio correspondent of the Petit
Parisienne.
Among the statements attributed to the Japanese
minister wras the following:
“If Japan does not send an army to Europe, if
we do not have to keep our factories busy supplying
our own men with arms and munitions of war, Japan
will see to it that by next March the other two-thirds
of the Russian army is completely equipped. In
fact, at the end of one month we will have done much
tov/ard relieving the situation in Russia. And once
the Russian army is well equipped Germany will
leave Russian territory.”
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EARTHQUAKE AND SNOW VISIT NORTHWEST
SEATTLE, Jan. 3.—Severe earthquake shocks
caused a general shaking up of this city on Sunday
afternoon. The tremblor was felt throughout the
Northwest. An inch of snow fell during last night,
and it is stiil snowing heavily. The temperature yes
terday dropped to 24 degrees, tire lowest of the
winter.
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VICE PRESIDENT WILL SEEK RE-ELECTION
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.—The question as to
whether the Democrats shall renominate Vice Presi
dent Marshal! is being discussed with interest by
politicians. Mr. Marshall is anxious to run for re
election, and has tried to get his friends to commit
themselves for him.
GLAD NEW YEAE IS ROYALLY WELMSD BY
The New Year was ushered in in Iditarod
in a manner suggestive to old-timers of the
early days of the North. The holiday was
made the occasion of the big dance, supper
and get-together festival of the Pioneers,
given under the auspices of the local igloo,
and the event was worthy the organization,
prom start to finish the entertainment was
one grand success, and many were the con
gratulations bestowed upon the old-timers
for their enterprise and energy in providing
such a splendid time for the residents of the
city and district.
There was a large attendance at the en
tertainment, and all sections of the district
were well represented. The fierce storm
which prevailed during most of the day and
until late at night prevented many who
otherwise would have been there from at
tending. The storm was especially severe
on Otter creek, and but few of the residents
of Discovery braved the elements. The at
tendance from Flat City was splendid, but
some of the residents of that place also
were deterred from being present because
of the weather. The ordinary means of
transportation between the creek city and
Iditarod were augmented by the addition of
numerous teams and conveyances, and tho
Yukon Gold Company’s rig, with four
horses, brought a jelly crowd of twenty-five
persons Bobbie Lowrie also brought nearly
as many in his big sled, drawn by four
horses. Dog teams were everywhere in evi
dence, and every means of transportation
was utilized. It seemed as though the en
tire city of Rat had invaded th.s usually
quiet community. The hotels were tilled
early, and sleeping accommodations w-ere at
a premium for the nonce.
The Festivities Commence
Friday night’s festivities opened with a
short address bv P-rcy G. Charles, president
of Igloo No. 10, Pioneers of Alaska, and in
his usual affable manner he made the as
semblage feel at home from the 6tart. The
following program was then rendered:
selection .Mandolin Club
Recitation::::::.:::.. ....'..Fred Levy or Takotna
XvloDhon solo.James Jarrell
song .Mrs. Charles Larson
lonl...Little Howard King
v. .Jack McDonnell
song.:::::::::::::.Harry Leland and chorus
,,’;r , - J ' • d1 M 1 p" "c
song .-.bob >1 boui:ii
Son! ..Louis Siler
£k,£3'<fbe Barnstormer! : .
- .jamcs Farr;;!! r.'inedy Company
Tha many excellent numbers on the pro
* -irain were exceedingly well rendered, and
aiji yl the 'number* were- received with much
applause. It is no disparagement to the
rest of the participants to say, however, that
the “James Farrell Comedy Company” made
the hit of the evening in the skit which
brought the program to a close. It was
provocative of much fun and laughter, and
put everyone in the greatest good humor.
The company was made up of James Farrell,
Percy G. Charles and Charles Taylor, and
during their occupation of the stage thpy
kept the audience in an uproar of merri
ment from start to finish. In view of the
fact that the skit, “The Barnstormers,” was
improvised at the last minute, because of a
change of plans which hud contemplated a
more elaborate rendition, the work of the
company was in many respects remarkable.
Percy Charles, as the down-at-heels actor,
was inimitable and extremely mirth-provok
ing with his exaggerated English drawl and
mannerisms, and Jimmy F'arrell, as the
darky song-and-dance man, and companion
in distress of Percy, was excruciatingly
funny. His clever buck and wing dancing
also won for him much applause. Charles
E. Taylor, as the theatrical manager, also
played his part well. Mrs. Charles assisted
the company at the piano. That the efforts
of the actors were thoroughly appreciated
; was evidenced by the laughter and applause
I which greeted their work, and the many
local hits were well received,
i Little Howard King of Flat City, who
! made such a big hit at the Christmas enter
tainment at the creek city, repeated his per
| formance, and won the hearts of all. Flis
i self-possession in the presence of the large
! audience was remarkable in a young man
i of only 4 years.
Heralding the New Year
At the conclusion of the entertainment
dancing was commenced, and with only an
intermission for supper, was continued until
a late hour in the morning Charles E.
Taylor and Bobbie Lowrie furnished the
music, and their work gave general satis
faction.
As the hour of midnight approached the
dancers assembled in the middle of the hall
and oh the stroke of 12 there was a gen
eral hand-shaking and expressions of
“Happy New Year” and “Same to you” were
chorused in unison, to the accompaniment
of horns, bells and other noise-producers,
which continued for several minutes. In
deed, Bill Williams, who was manipulating
a mechanically •'*>;-crated horn, became so
enthused over he work that he might still
bo grinding out the racket had he not been
suppressed by the committee in charge,
after futile attempts by others to call him
off. He certainly gave the New Year a joy
ous greeting.
Supper Was a Feast
The old Budweiser building had been util
ized for the preparation and serving of sup
per, and the guests were provided for in
relays. About a hundred persons were ac
commodated at the first table, and nearly
as many at the second. The spread was
in ail respects up to anticipation, and was
a testimonial to the skill and industry of
Trank Keenan and his able assistants. The
veteran chef was assisted by an able corps
of waiters, and never was a similar feast
more thoroughly enjoyed and appreciated.
The quality and variety of viands was sur
prising.
Workers Highly Complimented
The work of arranging for an entertain
! ment of the magnitude of that of New
j Year’s eve is no light task, and is possible
| only through the co-operation of a large
number of willing workers. The Pioneers
were happy in the possession of these work
ers, and that they performed their various
tasks well was testified to by the crowds of
merry-makers. The highest commendation
is due to each and every committeeman and
volunteer, and to the organization under
! whose auspices the notable entertainment
: was given.
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NAVAL SEAPLANE MAKES
ALTITUDE OF 11,000 FEET
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.—An unofficial
hydroaeroplane record of 11,000 feet, made
by Lieutenant Saufley at the Pensacola na
vel aviation station, was announced tonight
by the navy department.
Because the needle of the recording ma
chinery ran off the sheet at the 9,000-foot
mark, the record cannot be recognized as
official.
Rear Admiral Benson, chief of operations,
has returned to Washington, after spending
two days at the Pensacola station and wit
nessing the successful testing of a new
launching device installed on the cruisei
North Carolina. Of this test the depart
ment’s summary says:
''The first successful flight of an aero
; :; i - from the deck of a ship while undei
way demonstrated the actual condition* o.
dispatching an aerial scout from a cruiser a:
set in war. No one single event in the de
velopment of aeronautics in the navy
had such lmjAjiiance -us lues
COMMERCIAL CLUB
Annual Meeting Elects Officers and
Discusses Plans for Work of
Ensuing Year
The first annual meeting of the Iditarod
Commercial Club was held last Monday
evening, and besides the election of officers,
considerable routine business was transacted
and the occasion was enlivened by a some
what acrimonious discussion growing out of
the question of approval or disapproval of
the acts of the executive board since the
last meeting of the organization. All of
the old officers were re-elected with the ex
ception of George Marsh as member of the
executive board, he declining to accept a
renomination.
The meeting was called to order by the
president, Major G. W. Albrecht, shortly
after 8 o'clock, in the Miners & Merchants
! Bank. Fourteen members of the organiza
; tion were present, and it was reported that
the membership now numbered twenty-six.
After the approval of the minutes of the
previous meeting, the report of the execu
tive board was considered. The report gave
the details of the efforts made in connec
tion with the effort to raise the status of
the Iditarod postoffice from fourth to third
class, and the reason for the discontinuance
of their activities in this direction. On this
subject a lengthy and somewhat purposeless
discussion was indulged in, which at times
overstepped the boundaries of parliamentary
practice. The question of secret meetings of
the executive board also came in for dis
cussion. It was decided that as the com
mittee acted on its own initiative in taking
J up the postoffice matter, its action in dis
' continuing its efforts was not subject to re
vision by the club.
The committee also reported that it had
made application to the United Stales
weather bureau for the use of instruments
for the recording of weather conditions
here.
Another matter reported on by the board
was that of the unsatisfactory condition of
affairs with regard to the Ruby-Takotna
Iditarod mail service. It having been re
ported that there was a large amount of mail
destined for Iditarod which was being held
at Ruby awaiting transportation, the secre
tary of the club wired Superintendent Su
perintendent Randles, at Tanana. for in
formation on the subject. That official ig
nored the telegram.
It was reported by a member that he had
learned while at Ophir recently that mail
for Iditarod on the Ruby-Takotna route was
left at Ophir, and not carried on to Ta
kotna, as was generally supposed, and that
he knew of a cunsginment which was lying
at Ophir at the time the mail left for Idit
arod, and that it was not dispatched until
j the following week.
Election of Officers
The annual election of officers developed
Et least one' interesting contest, and for a
i time it looked as though there would be a
deadlock on the office of secretary-treasurer,
ten ballots being necessary to decide the
contest between Percy Charlez and Harry
Watson.
For president, G. W. Albrecht received
ten votes and Fred Harrison four, and the
former was declared elected.
Fred Harrison was elected vice president
without opposition.
For secretary-treasurer several nomina
tions were made, but the contest resolved
itself into a struggle between Percy Charles,
the incumbent, and Harry Watson. There
was no result on the first ballot, neither
nominee receiving a majority of all votes
cast, end for the following eight ballots the
vote stood 7 to 7. On the tenth the vote
was: Charles, 8; Watson, 6. Mr. Charles
was declared elected.
The members of the executive board
chosen were Harry Watson, R. C. Button
and J. J. Smith.
Indorsement for President
A motion was made that the executive
board be instructed to resume its efforts
to have the Iditarod postoffice raised to the
third class. It was stated by the proposer
and supporter of the motion that there was
no intention to reflect upon the officers for
their previous decision in the matter, hut
upon its passage Major Albrecht immedi
ately tendered his resignation as president.
By an overwhelming vote the club refused
to accept the resignation, which was in ef
fect an indorsement of the action of the
executive board and president.
Major Albrecht stated that as the new
executive board was composed of the same
! members as the old one, it wa« useless : >
expect it to accomplish anything in the de
sired direction, and the executive board was
authorized to appoint a committee to have
charge of the matter. At a meeting of the
board held at the close of the session a com
mittee composed of J. J. Smith, Fred Harri
son and Joseph H. Smith was appointed to
act in the matter.
The club adjourned at a few minutes be
fore 11 o’clock.
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STAMPEDE OF HUNTERS
! IN DAWSON COUNTRY
DAWSON, Dov. 2.—The big caribou run
j continues on the Glacier trail, and several
dozen men leave town every day to try
their hand in the contest. A number of
teams have gone out along the trail and
j have picked up quite a little business bring
| ing in the game for the hunters. Herb Mc
Donald’s big freight teams from Glacier
creek arrived last night with six tons of
caribou sent in by hunters.
The first caribou are killed in the vicinity
of Ten-mile house, ten miles west of Daw
son, and the belt extends out toward Glacier
| many miles. The best animals are reported
j numerous from the Twenty-four-mile house
on. Nellie Razee’s roadhouse at the Ten
I mile and Mr. and Mrs. George Van Cleave’s
; roadhouse at Twenty-four are packed every
night. Men sleep on the floors, on the tables
and under the tables.
Mis-. Razee has been working day and
night for more than a week cooking boilers
fall - beans, carihou, spuds and mulligan
• - the famishing hunters. One weary vay
< farer nominated her the quaes tjf the can
bou trail. Last week she stepped out to the
road in front of her hostelry and shot
enough caribou to feed the stampeders two
days.
Mrs. George Van Cleave also shares in
the laurels of the trail. One day she shot
three caribou from the doorstep of her road
house.
Two French hoys, who mushfid in yester
day from California creek, a tributary of
the Sixty-mile, report that the caribou went
down the valley of the creek in a phalanx
three miles long and half a mile wide. After
the herd had passed everything in its wake
was trampled as hard as a pavement. The
snow everywhere in that region is a foot or
more in depth.
The high bald hills from a point three
miles beyond the Ten-mile house to far be
yond the Twenty-four-mile house are tram
pled hard. Several police are in the district
to see that none kill more than the limit.—
Cor. Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
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BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT,
IS A WORKMAN’S PARADISE
BRIDGKPORT, Conn., Nov. 27—The
secret, of Bridgeport’s labor troubles is pros
perity. It is the paradise of the laboring
man. Almost anything he asks he can
have.
Labor chiefs, flocking here, send calls to
their confreres to come and help pluck the
choicest plum that ever fell into the lap of
unionism— and all because the rush of war
orders has made a city of factories, recently
pulling through hard times on sheer nerve,
into the likeness of a mining camp where
labor is so scarce that it has to be coddled.
No factory owner going to his office in
the morning cun be sure that his organiza
tion is still intact or that it will remain so
until noon. There have been strikes and
strikes, so many that even the perspiring
labor officials refuse to try to count them.
No one knows how many are out at any
one time.
Men go to work on gaining a desired
point, only to strike a day later for some
thing else. And they are in a fair way to
get all they want, for every large employer
of skilled labor is so tied up with war con
tracts that he cannot afford to let his plant
remain idle a day.
The union organizers who, scenting their
opportunity, rushed here to turn what had
been a hopelessly open-shop town into a
closed-shop town, cannot enroll their legions,
draw up agreements and form committees
fast enough. They are overwhelmed by
the rush to climb aboard the union band
wagon; they beg girls to stay at work until
they round out the organizations they al
ready have in hand. Meetings are being
held all over the city, in the morning, after
noon and far into the night.
The strike fever has so firmly seized the
city and the walkouts conic so rapidly that
many of the men do not seem to be at ail
sure what they are striking for. The phrase,
“better conditions," covers all their
thoughts on the subject, and the employers
simply wait a day or two, find out what
they want and then generally give it to
them, unless, as has occurred, the demands
seem foolishly trivial.
Last fall came the first of the great war
orders. The Remington Arms and Ammuni
tion Company and the Remington Union
Metallic Cartridge Company got contracts
for rilles and ammunition that are said to
be worth hundreds of millions, enough to
keep the tremendous factory they are build
ing busy for the next ten years. And with
ihese orders in hand they began the first
cf twenty-three big structures that are turn
ng a section of wilderness outside the city
into the site of the largest industry of its
kind in the country.
For this work they had to import struc
tural workers and millwrights, and then the
trouble began. The millwrights were union
men, and both the carpenters and machin
ists on the job insisted on adopting them or
holding up the work. Finally the ironwork
ers walked out because the mi l.vrights chose
the carpenters’ union. The question of jur
isdiction was patched up and then the mill
wrights quit. Taking the bull by the horns,
the Remington companies announced an
eight-hour day, and Bridgeport’s era of
strikes was on. Ten thousand persons had
been affected by this order, and the other
city workers became restive.
Men grew more and more valuable, their
demands more and more insistent, and still
the Remington plant grew and other manu
facturers sweated under the pressure. Men
were drafted from positions remotely con
nected with machinery. Motormen and con
ductors on the street car lines deserted their
callings to grab a handful of prosperity mak
ing bullets. One of the first things that
catches the eye on entering Bridgeport is a
big sign announcing that motormen and
i conductors are wanted on the car lines.
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'BRITISH LABORERS RESENT
NEW LIQUOR REGULATIONS
LONDON, Nov. 21—Five hundred dele
gates to a conference of London trade union
ists today passed resolutions pledging them
selves to resist to the utmost, “by open re
volt, if necessary,” the regulations shorten
ing the hours during which liquor may be
sold, which will come into effect shortly.
The delegates represented the printing
trades, postmen, railway and vehicle work
ers, moulders and the workingmen's clubs.
The new regulations were described as an
insinuation that workingmen are addicted
to excessive drinking, which arose from a
few isolated cases. The resolutions said the
regulations were a direct incitement of
workers to “lay down their tools.”
POOR OLD ANDY CARNEGIE
WILL SOON MOOCH HANDOUTS
PITTSBUiGH, Pa., Nov. 24— Speaking at
the celebration here today of Andrew Car
negie’s 80th birthday anniversary, Dr. Henry
D. Pritchett, president of the Carnegie
j Foundation for the Advancement of Teach
ing, said:
“The most remarkable thing about Mr.
: Carnegie’s preaching of the doctrine of the
j consecration. Of wealth is the fact that his
| practice has squared with his preaching.
The great bulk of his accumulations, nearly
8400,000,000, has been turned back to the
cause cf human betterment. He is today a
: mart cf-moderate fortune.''
STORM S VIOLENCE
Much Destruction of Glass and
Roofing in Most Severe
Blow of Winter
i A storm which arose early on the morn
; ing of Tuesday last caused considerable dam
age to property all over the city, and for a
few hours caused widespread alarm to the
: inhabitants. While the financial loss caused
j is not heavy, yet the inconvenience caused
because of windows, roofs, etc., being de
stroyed was great.
The wind, which had been blowing a stiff
ga!e all night, assumed hurricane propor
tions between 5 and 6 o'clock in the niora
i ing, and for a time the sound of breaking
| glass and strainnig woodwork was heard oh
j all sides.
j The warehouses along the river front and
on First avenue suffered severely, damage
being done to those of the Northern Com
| mercial Company and Harry Donnelley on
| First avenue, and to that of Sani’l Apple
| baum, on the river bank below town. The
| latter was unroofed and the corrugated iron
! was scattered all over the adjacent tundra.
Much window glass was broken, among
the sufferers being the Budweiser, where a
pane of considerable size in the storm uoor
was destroyed; H. Boas suffered the loss of
a show’ window in his store room at the
corner of First avenue and Willow’ streets,
and the old Red Cross drug store building,
on the opposite corner, suffered a like loss,
j A front window in The Pioneer office was
blown out. and considerable damage was
done in the office by the wind anti snow.
The transom of Mrs. L. C. Thornton’s store
was blown out, and havoc was played by
the wind and drifting snow to the interior
of the building. That enterprising business
woman slept calmly through the storm in
her apartments adjoining the store, and
knew nothing of what had happened until
she opened the store for business. A big
front window’ in the residence of Mrs. Rob
inson, adjoining the McDonald hotel, was
destroyed, and the crash of breaking glass
caused considerable alarm to the occupant.
Windows in the Beattie house also were
blown out, and there wots considerable ex
citement there for a time. Early risers, in
cluding Fire Chief Currin and Mayor Stan
l ton, acted the part of Good Samaritans in
helping distressed ladies and others in nail
ing canvases over broken windows and look
ing after matters generally. Another lady
relates that the window in her bedroom
blew out. but she knew nothing of the mat
ter until she awoke several hours later to
find that her bed and pillow were covered
with snow.
Throughout the city there were minor
damages caused by the wind, and it seems
somewhat remarkable, in view of the great
velocity of the blow, that there was not
more serious damage.
At the creek towns of Flat and Discovery,
Otter, these storm was severe, but so far as
known there was no damage.
ENTERTAINMENT AND DANCE
TO BE GIVEN BY MOOSE
The Loyal Order of Moose announces an
entertainment and dance to be given at
Moose hall, Flat City, on the evening of
Saturday, January 15. That there will be
a splendid program presented prior to the
dance is certain, as extensive preparations
are in progress for the event, but apparently
the details have not yet been worked out.
It goes without saying-, however, that the
event will be the occasion of great enjoy
ment, as the well-known reputation of the
Moose lodge as entertainers is sufficient
guarantee.
The entertainment is for members of the
lodee and their ladies, and ladies and their
escorts. This means that the poor unfortu
nate who is not a member of the Moose
lodge must depend for admittance upon his
abifity to induce a lady to accompany him.
A large number of Iditarod people have
signified their intention to be present at
the function.
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REINDEER HERD EXPECTED
FROM THE KUSKOKWIM
C. R. Peck, the Flat. City merchant, re
ceived word this week from A. H. Twitched,
the reindeer herder, that he is on his way to
this district with a herd of 125 animals He
expected to reach here by the first of the
year, having left Kakiak on December l.v
It is' presumed that he has been delayed by
the recent storms.
Mr. Twitched will make his headquarters
in this vicinity, and will supply the dis
trict and surrounding creeks with fresh rein
deer meat from this point.
SOUTHERN DOCTORS FIND
PELLAGRA’S CAUSE AND CURE
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.—Discovery of
the cause of and cure for pellagra was an
nounced tonight by the public health serv
ice The announcement follows the recent
publication of a report by Surgeon Joseph
Goldberger on a year of experiments in co
operation with Southern state health om
cials demonstrating the correctness of the
theory that a one-sided diet lacking in pro
teids would cause the disease, and that a
well-balanced diet would cure it
“The spread of this dread malady, which
has been increasing in the United States at
a terrific rate during the past few years,
may now be checked and eventually eradi
cated,” says the service statement. “It is
estimated that 75,000 cases of the disease
will have occurred in fhe United States in
1915, and of this number at least 7,500 will
have died before the end of the year. In
many sections only tuberculosis and pneu
monia exceed it as a .cause of death, ’
The final dietary tests were made at the
farm of the Mississippi penitentiary, where
half a dozen convicts were given pcllegra
I by feeding them for five months on bounti
j ful meals consisting chiefly of cereals and
Uweets and lacking in meats, milk, eggs,
beans and peas. The victims recently were
1-pardoned by the governor