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ING GOODS A TREDUCED PRICES.
H. Boas, Leading Clothier
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A semi-monthly meeting of Iditarod
Igloo No 10, Pioneers of Alaska, was en
joyed by a large number of the old-timers
at A B hall, this city, last Wednesday
night. Notwithstanding the blustery north
wind, there was a good turn-out from the
creeks. The business part of the program
was quickly disposed < f. ami the meeting
resolved itself into a social session, during
which a well-prepared lurch was taken
proper care of. The meeting adjourned
about midnight.
Li was decided by the Pioneers to give a
grand ball before the beginning of the
working season, and Saturday. March 27.
is the date for the event. The president
appointed the necessary committees to take
cnarge ot me auair ana arrange me ue
tails. The idea of giving a ball seemed
to meet with unanimous approval.
Next Semi-Monthly Meeting
The next regular semi-monthly meeting
of Iditarod igloo trill be held at Hat City
. Thursday. March IS -the day after St.
Patrick's. The change of date for this par
ticular meeting was made by the igloo in
order not to interfere with the festivities
of the 17th There are a number of can
didates for membership who will be o'oli
gated on that occasion, and there will be
plenty of fun at the gathering. The Pio
neers, realizing the fact that the busy sea
son of the year is fast approaching and
mere will not oe. possibly, many more big
meetings this spring, are determined to
make the most of the proposition and have
all the gaiety they possibly can.
Standing Committees
President Charles at Wednesday night's
meeting announced the appointment of the
following standing committees:
At Hat -Entertainment, Grant Murdock.
Ivan Wales; refreshment. George Mutchler.
George Young, Jack McDonald; program,
Charles Gerhart, 0. M. Anderson, John No
vak.
At Iditarod—Entertainment, Charles E.
Taylor, Cyril P. Wood; refreshment, Robert
S-'Utar. Frank Keenan, George Adams; pro
gram. Henry Weir, Charles Larson, James
Blodgett.
Professor Charles Drapeau. accompanied
1 J. Ernest Beattie, left last Monday with
the moving picture outfit on the grand tri
umph ?1 spring tour to Kuby and all way
points.
A German investigator has found that
the artificial lakes which have been built
in his country decrease the temperature and
increase the number of foggy days.
There will be a Sale at Miss Peterson's
Store, at Richmond a d First streets,
beginning Monday, Ma*ch 8.
On all Dresses, Waists, Underwear,
Night Gowns, Towes and all Curtain
Goods.
ONE-FOURTH OFF ON SHOES
This Sale Wili Last for
TWO WEEKS ONLY
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The first lodge of Alaska Pioneers in the
Kuskokwim valley will he organized within
the next two weeks at Takotna by Cyril P.
Wood of this city, who has been author
ized by the Grand Igloo at Nome to insti
tute Takotna Igloo No. 11. Mr Wood re
ceived his credentials last Wednesday. The
proposition is being heartily boosted by the
officers and members of the local igloo, who
are anxious to see the old-timers along that
mighty river enrolled. Applications for
charter membership for the Takotna igloo
are already in the hands of Mr. Wood. The
Pioneer feels positive that the new lodge
will be what “Big Jim the Gambler” would
call a “pippin.” for the very good reason
that there is so much splendid material in
that vicinity with which to make an or
ganization. There are “Doc” Green, “El
Capitan” McLean. Harry Lawrence, Bee Bee
Smith, Captain Geiger, Felix Brazeau. Bert
Green. Tom Boyd. Tom Iiarline, C. Edward
Cone. Dan Nicholson, the Schneirla boys,
and dozens of other good old fellows who
have long been waiting for a convenient
opportunity to affiliate with the sourdough
organization of the North.
THE MINSTREL SHOW
The company of amateur musicians who
are arranging a minstrel show for presenta
tion in this city at an early date are prac
ticing diligently, and are said to he making
excellent progress. Some catchy music is
, to be presented, and some ringing choruses.
The drilling of such a body of singers is a
task of no mean proportions, and the time
consumed in preparation for the event is
necessarily of considerable duration. The
interest taken in the forthcoming show is
intense, and promises well for its success.
While there have been changes in the per
sonnel of the company, the promoters em
phatically deny that there is any intention
of abandoning the enterprise, and they ex
pect to be able to announce the date of the
performance at an early day.
AN EXPLODED BLUFF
The young lawyer had opened his office
that very day. and sat waiting for clients.
A step was heard outside, and the next
moment a man’s figure was silhouetted
against the ground glass of the door. Has
tily the legal fledgling stepped to his brand
new telephone and, taking down the re
ceiver. gave every appearance of being deep
in a business conversation.
“Ye=. Mr. Smith.” he was saying, as the
man entered. “I'll attend to that corpora
tion matter for you. Mr. Jones had me
on the phone this morning, and wanted me
to settle a damage suit, but I had to put
him off. as I’m so busy with cases just now.
But I'll try to sandwich your matter in be
tween my other cases somehow. Yes. yes.
All right. Good-by.”
Hanging up the receiver, he turned to his
visitor, having, as he thought, duly im
pressed him.
“Excuse me, sir.” the man said, “but I’m
from the telephone company. “I've come to
connect up your instrument.”—Top Notch
Magazine.
To lessen the smoke and gas in tunnels.
Swiss railroads are equipping locomotive
stacks with lids to be closed when a tunnel
is entered, steam being exhausted beneath
the engines.
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JDITAROD, ALASKA
(Special Dispatch to Seward Gateway)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—That actual
construction work on the Alaska railroad
will be proceeding in June is the statement
of Secretary Lane of the interior depart
ment. What is of the greatest interest to
Alaskans here is that the representative of
the Alaska Northern railroad has been in
consultation with Lane all the week. Every
thing has been kept with extraordinary se
crecy, but the stenographic account of
Lane’s remarks before the appropriations
i committee of the house was made public
today, and it throws a far clearer light on
the whole matter.
The report shows that Lane told the
committee that he wanted to begin actual
construction work in June on whatever
route would be selected. Chairman I itz
gerald of the appropriations committee
asked Mr. Lane if it was his intention to
have enough money to purchase a road
and also to proceed with the construction.
To this the secretary answered “Yes,” and
went on to say that he wanted only enough
money to make a deposit if it was decided
to purchase a railroad. Mr. Lane also
stated that he wanted to proceed immedi
ately to get out the coal from the Alaska
fields. The remainder of the remarks of
Mr. Lane hardly throw any light on other
phases of the question.
The extraordinary secrecy that is being
maintained is being commented on gener
ally. Even the officials of the interior de
partment have been ordered to give out no
information. This very secrecy is accepted
by the newspaper men at the capital as
clearly showing that the whole matter has
been decided upon, as they conclude there
would be no necessity for such secrecy if
there were nothing important to be kept
secret. The fact that the representative of
the Alaska Northern has been in such close
f consultation with Mr. Lane for a whole
week is apparently a matter of the greatest
possible significance to Alaskans. This fact,
taken in conjunction with Mr. Lane’s ex
pressed desire to be able to make a deposit
if a railroad is to be purchased, is believed
to be highly important.
Many other statements have been made
that are interesting in relation to the rail
road, but so much has been said and printed
on the matter that is not fact that most
of the new stories must be received with
caution. The only absolutely positive tes
timony is that contained in the report of
the secretary’s statement before the com
mittee. But. besides hinting that he wanted
the money to make a deposit on the pur
chase price, he said nothing except that lie
desired to begin the work at once to the
coal fields.
Statement Confirmed
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Secretary Lane
stated officially today that he wants the
construction work on the Alaska govern
ment railroad to start in June, and that
his object is to get to the coal fields as
soon a*; possible. Nothing further can be
told about the matters relating to the
intention with regard to the purchase of
road. The same doubt still exists as to the
existing roads. However, the statement that
actual work will start in June is taken by
Alaskans here as the chief thing worth
knowing.
Richard S. Ryan has come forward with
an offer to build a railroad from Controller
Bay to the coal fields, and says it can be
done in forty miles. Whether the people
at Ryan’s back are really willing to put up
the money or not cannot be told, but it is
stated that their chief aim is to prevent the
government from purchasing the Copper
River & Northwestern.
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C. R. PECK, FLAT CITY
A SOLDIER ON ‘ATROCITIES”
(Pittsburgh Dispatch)
The professional militarist view of
“atrocities” is shown in a remarkable in
terview with an American army officer
quoted in the Boston Transcript. It is
remarkable for its frank characterization
of war. “War,” he says “is always un
derhanded. cowardly and mean. It is al
ways cruel. What can you expect when
two armies of men go forth to kill each
other? If any advantage is to be gained
by an underhanded act you can rest as
sured it is going to be performed. If
10.000 men can be sent down on 1,000
and obliterate them, that is war. Many
things are done that are unnecessary.
Many are brutal, but they are done un
der stress and circumstances that are un
usual. Many things are going to happen—
may be expected to happen - that will make
your blood run cold. How are you going
to stop it? By making rules that will be j
broken and denied as soon as necessity
seems to demand some terrific advantage? j
If you are going to have war at all you j
must expect to have death and suffering. |
It is horrible to think that innocent men, |
women and children are dying, but it is j
not inconceivable that such may be the j
case when the armed hosts of one nation go
and shooting through the cornfields and
villages of another.”
Might is right in war, or considered so.
Necessity, especially military necessity, with
life or death the issue, knows no law. War
is essentially destructive and deadly, unciv
ilized, brutal, inhuman. What a terrible
travesty upon civilization, justice and right
is the appeal to arms, this ordeal by brute
force. Talk of atrocities. The whole thing
s v colossal atrocity, “underhanded, cow
ardi$ and mean." The glory of war"? As
well speak of the glory of murder, of as
sassination, of massacre.
REGISTERED LETTERS
The following registered letters remain
uncelled for at the Iditarod postoffice. If
these letters are not called for by April 1.
same will be returned to the writers:
Dock Maddon, Peter Mesich, Elbin Mar
tin, Olaf Olson, John Ratto, August Stetzer,
Pete 0. Schmidt, Martin Sorenson (2), Alex
Wilson. ALBERT WILE, Postmaster.
A NATURAL DEMAND
“l avish there was some way of know
ing all about the pronunciation of the
queer names we encounter in the news.”
“Here is a list showing how every one
of them is pronounced.”
“Yet, but what I want to know is
how you pronounce the way they are pro
nounced,”—Washington Star.
Job Printing at Pioneer office.
Bob Cockburn was on arrival in the city
on Thursday last, and brings information
of the birth of a son and heir to old Chief i
Charley, who is well known in Iditarod.
The circumstances surrounding the birth
in the aristocratic native family were char
acteristic of the hardy savages who make
their habitat in these northern latitudes.
As is well known, it is contrary to custom
for the male savage to demean himself by
performing anything that savors of manual
labor. It is his duty to furnish the game
and fish to supply the larder, while the
squaw performs the menial tasks connected
with aboriginal housekeeping. Charley had
been successful in the hunt, to the extent of
killing four caribou. These he cached in
the hills some fifteen miles from Dikemar.
and in due time reported their whereabouts
to his squaw. The dignity of his position
as a chief would not allow him to perform
the labor of removing the carcases to his
igloo. That was work for “the female of
the species."
As the time of her accouchement ap
i proached, Mrs. Charley developed a desire
! for fresh caribou meat, and obtaining a
I thorough description of the location of his
cache from the chief, she set out to bring
I home the game. She was accompanied by
her two daughters, one aged 10 and the
other a mere baby of 2 years, and dragged
a hand sled. Arriving at her destination
the same night, the native woman found
that she had left without supplying herself
with matches, and was without the means
of making a lire. The weather was bitterly |
cold and the only provisions carried by 1
the little party consisted of some dry bread.
Making themselves as comfortable as possi
ble under the circumstances, the party
i made camp that night at the cache, and the
I next morning started back to Dikeman with
[ the load of meat, arriving there that same
1 night. The recital of the hardships endured
on the trip aroused the sympathy of the
I good people of Dikeman.
The following morning the proud native !
I chieftain confided to his white neighbors '
that at 3 o’clock that morning Mrs. Charley j
had presented him with a lusty son and I
heir.
Bob says that the chief was so delighted I
with the newcomer that he spent the greater '
part of his time playing the phonograph !
; to him. Bob left the day following the '
! birth of the boy. and reports that the i
mother and babe are doing fine, and that
the last he saw of the outfit Mrs. Charley ,
was engaged in preparing luscious caribou j
steaks for her lord and master.
ACKNOWLEDGES RECEIPT
OF IDITAROD CONTRIBUTION
In the last mail Mrs. Ray D. Clarke re- I
! ceived a letter from Miss Mabel T. Board j
j man, chairman of the executive committee t
of the American National Red Cross, inclos
ing the receipt of Secretary Magee of that j
organization for the sum of $236.50, being j
the contribution of the people of Iditarod
for the relief of suffering in the European '
war zone.
In her letter to Mrs. Clarke Miss Board- j
man says:
“Please express to the very kind donors •
of the $236.50 just received the grateful I
thanks of the American Red Cross. We j
have just received letters from our American
minister at The Hague, and from Madame
Loudon, the wife of the minister of foreign
affairs, expressing their warmest thanks for
'he splendid supplies of blankets, shawls and
warm clothing for Belgian women and chil
dren refugees in Holland; and we are send- j
ing very soon about 200 more boxes of such ,
•upplies. I have just had a letter from i
Madame Yande:velde telling me that the
Belgian Red Cross is entirely out of funds |
and desperately in need, so we will be glad i
to forward this kind contribution to that I
society. If we can help save the lives of
the men. that will be so much to the women
; end children who must depend upon them
‘ in the future.”
The stationery' upon which the letter was
written contains the following list of offi
| cers or the American iNational Keel oross:
! President. Hon. Woodrow Wilson; vice
I president, Robert W. De Forest; national
I tlirector. Ernest P. Bicknell; treasurer, Hon.
! John Skelton Williams; counsellor, Hon.
j John W. Davis; Secretary. Charles L. Ma
i gee; chairman central committee, Major
General George W. Davis, U. S. A.; execu
tive committee, Miss Mabel T. Boardman;
Robert W. De Forest, Hon. Franklin K.
Lane, Hon. Robert Lansing, Brigadier
General William C. Gorgas, Surgeon Gen
eral William C. Braisted, U. S. N.; Hon.
Charles D. Norton.
DEPUTY HARRY SHEPPARD
TAKES CHARGE AT FLAT
Deputy United States Marshal Harry
Sheppard arrived in the city Tuesday from
Ophir, where he has been stationed for the
past year. He will immediately take charge
of the office at Flat City made vacant by
the recent removal of Deputy Conlin.
Mr. Sheppard states that hte trail is
now in splendid condition, and traveling by
dog team is a pleasure.
OSTEOPATHIC MASSAGES WITH ELEC
TRIC VIBRATION
Increases the blood supply to the muscle,
renders it firmer, more healthy and more
elastic.
And it will rapidly diminish contracted
muscles and soreness and the tense hard
ness due to local status so characteristic of
the affected parts.
After the first treatment, properly admin
istered, the parts treated usually have a
feeling of warmth and comfort.
THE CROSBY MASSAGE AND BATH
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IDITAROD DISCOVERY, OTTER
AN IMPROVED SCRAPER
INVENTED AT FAIRBANKS
(Fairbanks News-Miner, Jan. 201
Over in the machine shops of the Samson
Hardware Company, on Garden island,
August and Alex Hanot are working out a
new invention in scrapers that is command
ing the closest attention of mechanics and
mining operators in this community. The
invention of the two brothers gives every
indication of becoming of great importance
to the Northern mining industry, as in fact
to all kinds of mining where scraping is
an essential operation.
This new scraper is a labor, fuel and ,
cable saver over the old slip style or the
later improved Bagley, and it is believed
will reduce the cost of operations in open
cut work perhaps as much as a third. It
can be operated by one man, where two and
three are now necessary, allowing the saved
labor to be used elsewhere around the
ground on other work. Instead of the cable
wearing out in one season, it will last at
least three, and the reduede friction is so
great that the fuel economy under the boil
ers will be the greatest saving of all.
Quite a large number of prominent creek
operators have viewed the working model
made by the Hanots and pronounced it
entirely practicable, while its mechanical
features seem to be fully as well worked
out. The Samson company is giving the
use of its shops without cost to the beys,
one of whom formerly worked there, and ,
doing everything in its power to encourage !
their success. John Barrack, head of the I
company, said last night that he believed i
the new scraper would work out as in- j
tended, and would effect a great saving j
over any of the types used at present. He ■
would not be surprised if it did half again
as much work as either the old slip or the j
Bagley, or putting it another way, did fully !
as much work at half the cost.
Commenting upon it also. Manager bar
rack said: “It will effect a wonderful sav- '
ing on cable, fuel and material that enters I
into the cost of making scrapers. Ii will ;
run on wheels, saving cable wear and tear
by dragging over the ground. a< the { f o-°nt |
scrapers do. I b-lbwe that it will be w iked j
out successfully and we shall see it is op- .
eration this spring."
Working from a movable gin pole, this
new scraper takes on its load easily and
rises immediately to it> carriage on a cable
running directly to the sluice boxes, where
it dumps automatically without the use of
any additional apparatus or fixtures. Thu- 1
the loss of load by being hauled over the J
the ground to a dump, the wear and tear j
on cables and the power consumed in such
a rough, wearing haul, is done away with.
After unloading at the sluice boxes the ;
bucket-scraper returns quickly by force of ;
gravity down the cable to the ground and
is ready for another load. The whole op
eration is simple, easily regulated, free from I
wear and tear, and quickly completed.
It has not been worked out in a month,
or in a year, for the Hanots have been j
working on Pedro creek since 1903, and ;
are thoroughly familiar with the problems !
presented in scraping. Both are mechanics,
and a third brother. Will, now ia Scuttle,
is also a mechanic. They are proceeding
slowly with their invention and saying lit
tle, nor will they do more until they have
seen the scraper work in mining ground
here. It is people who are interested in
its success that are doing the enthusing, not
the brothers, although they are, of course,
confident of what they have accomplished.
It means so much to open-cut men that
they have been visiting the Samson shops
in numbers lately, or until the model was
removed.
This model is now on its way by express
to Seattle, from whence Will Hanot will for
ward it at once to Washington to accom
pany the application for patent, as re
quired by law. It is certain to create favor
able comment in the mining world; its
value will be definite and substantial. In j
about two weeks the full-size scraper upon |
which the brothers are working will be com- j
pleted, and just as soon as it can be set |
up on the creeks it will be demonstrated
on Discovery claim, Pedro creek, which
they will work this coming season.
BIG WAR CONTRACT IS
AWARDED TO SEATTLE MEN
SEATTLE, Feb. 21. The Prussian consul
in this city has announced that his govern
ment will place an order with the Seattle
Car and Foundry Company for 15,000 cars
to be used on the Transsiberian railroad.
The cost of the cars will be $10,000,000.
William Pigott, president of the Seattle
Car and Foundry Company, says the terms
of the contract with the Russian govern
mont and the price for the cars have been
agreed upon, and that his company will be
able to make the cars as fast as they are
wanted by the Russian government.
The cars will be transported across the
Pacific to Asiatic points to be designated.
YEAGER MAKES INQUIRY
REGARDING SAILING DATE
On Thursday last George Marsh received
a telegram from Harry Yeager, who is in
San Francisco, asking for the next sailing
date from Seward of the good sledboat
“Nortonia." Harry traveled in that famous
craft to Seward last winter on its initial
voyage, and as he enjoys and appreciates
speed, safety and comfort while traveling,
it is only natural that he wishes to return
by the same conveyance
TURK NO HYPOCRITE
Let us be thankful to Turkey for one
thing. She makes war wiih all the brutal
frankness of a pirate, and without any talk
about culture. Presumably there is such a
thing as Turkish culture, just as there are
Turkish rug>. Turkish tobacco, Turkish cof
fee and many other admirable products of
r.he Ottoman empire, but the sultan will
not force upon reluctant infidels. Therein
he shows himself an enlightened ruler
Philadelphia Record.
Platinum has advanced in price so rap
idlv in recent years that gold is being used
to alloy it, to lessen the cost of electrical
apparatus, in which it is necessary.
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We have a good supply of
Cameras and Kodaks from
$1.50 to $75.00, and
plenty of all kinds of
Films and other supplies.
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