One Dollar Per Month. IDITAROD, ALASKA, SATURDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 7, 1912. Two Bits Per Copy
INSUGUM1 ON CEREMONIES
L ST THURSDAY IN APRIL
Washington,-December 6.—By a joint resolution of Congress
it has been decided that while President-elect Wilson will be sworn
in March 4 as customary, the big inauguration ceremonies will be
held the last Thursday in April. The change has been made on
account of the inclement weather which usually prevails at Wash
ington early in March interfering with the success of the inaugu
ration ceremonies. During President Taft’s inauguration a fearful
blizzard prevailed, and several people died as a result of exposure
to the storm while waiting outside the capitol to w itness the pro
ceedings.
All the Same to Tommy Marshall
Chicago, December C.—Asked regarding his views on the pro
posed change in the date of the inauguration ceremonies,
Vice-President-elecf Thomas R. Marshall says it is all the same to
him which way it goes. He’s not much on ceremony at any time.
DEMOCRATS WILL FIGHT
ALL TAFT APPOINTMENTS
Washington, December 6.—President Taft’s second message
to Congress covers a very wide field, as it deals with almost every
important question at issue. The fiscal situation, the judiciary and
military affairs all receive careful attention, and various sugges
tions and remedies are proposed.
The President urges promotion for Col. George Goethals,
builder of the Panama canal, now nearing completion. He advo
cates a new currency system, and recommends the immediate ap
pointment of a monetary commission to draw up a scheme of re
form.
Regarding statehood for the Philippines, Mr. Taft urges the
rejection of the proposition. He claims that the Filipinos are not
yet ready to take over the government which has been built up
with so much care and at so great expense.
The Democrats are organizing to fight all of President Taft’s
appointments, except those of a minor character. Oscar W. Un
* derwood, Democratic leader of the House, says the Democrats are
going to fulfill their pledge to revise the tariff from agate to zinc.
DISGUSTING ORGIES FOLLOW
AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS
Spokane, December T.—The conclusion of the American Min
ing Congress, which was held here last week, was marked with dis
gusting orgies at the “Old-Time Mining Camp,” a sideshow given
just outside the city limits. The scenes enacted will not bear de
scription, and decent citizens were indignant when they learned
what had been going on at their very door.
Gambling was running wide open all night, men and women
joined in carousals, naked women danced before crowds of men
and women, women dressed in men's clothes were auctioned off
and than undressed in the presence of the crowd, and many other
exhibitions made of what cheechacos believe to be every-day occur
rences in Alaskan and other mining camps.
There will probably be an investigation to fix the responsi
bility. _
CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEST AT CALGARY
Calgary, Alberta, December 6.—The elimination tournament
for the purpose of selecting a successor to Jack Johnson will begin
here Tuesday next, December 10. The first fight will be between
Jim Flynn and Tommy McCarthy.
Tommy Burns has been offered $25,000, win, lose or draw, to
fight the winner of the Flynn-McCarthy go.
Paris, December 6.—Billy Papke easily defeated George Ber
nard here yesterday in the seventh round. Bernard was unable to
respond to the call of time.
FLAT SMOKER WAS
GREATLY ENJOYED
The smoker given last Tuesday by
Camp Flat No. 26, A. B., was a very
successful affair. Songs, stories, and
other features helped to make the time
fly. Several athletic events were
pulled off, the chief of which was the
wrestling match between Lawrence
Thornton and Red Crause, in which
the former gained the decision. Red
Labeile was chairman of the sports
committee.
DEMURRERS IN TWO
CASES OVERRULED
Valdez, December 6.—The de
murrers in the Barnette and Bar
bour cases were this morning over
ruled and the drawing of the jury
has begun.
Fresh Olympia Oysters—delicious for
cocktails. Iditarod Meat Co.
Fresh grayling and whiteiish.
Crpwlev & Porter.
STANLEY STILL DOING BUSINESS
A report having been circulated
around Flat City that Frank B. Stanley
intended to close his restaurant, he
wishes to inform his patrons and the
public generally that he has no inten
tion whatever of going out of business.
The restaurant will be kept open day
and night throughout the winter.
Stanley’s restaurant was not only the
first in the field in 1910, but it has
been foremost ever since, and Mr. Stan
ley intends to be the last man to leave
the camp.
HENRY BULLIONS INQUIRED FOR
Mrs. M. Bullions, of Ruarangi Man
gapai, Auckland, New Zealand, is
asking for her son Henry Bullions,
believed to be in the Idltarod. Mr.
Bullions left Dawson seme years ago
for Alaska, since which time he has
not been heard from. Anyone know
ing where he is will confer a service
by calling hi attention to this notice.
Mrs. Bullions is a widow and longs to
heor from her son.
Drug sundries are now to to be ob
tained in town—at the PostolHce Caody
I Store.
L. L. JAMES LEAVES
TO URGE CANDIDACY
Fairbanks, December 6.—L. L.
James is en route to Washington
to urge his candidacy for the posi
tion of director of Alaska exhibits
at the Panama-Pacific exposition
in 1915,
JOHN R. BEEGLE
HAS RESIGNED
Ketchikan, December 6.—John
R Beegle, who has filled the office
of deputy collector of customs since
1898, has tendered his resignation.
His successor has not yet been
named.
TO HELL WITH IT,
SAYS GOVERNOR
Richmond, Va., December 6.—
The rapid increase in the number
of cases of assault by negroes upon
white women is causing great con
cern to the civil authorities through
out the South, who find it almost
impossible to afford protection to
negroes so accused.
When Gov. Dease was discussing
the subject yesterday he said: “To
hell with the constitution; negroes
caught in assaults on innocent
white women should be lynched.
That is the only way to stop such
outrages.1’
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MEETING PLAGE
Constantinople, December 5 —
Yesterday morning terms of a 14
day armistice were agreed upon be
tween the Turkish troops and the
allied Bulgarians, Montenegrins,
Greeks and Servians.
London, December 6.—It is offi
daily announced that a conlerence
will be held here December 13 be
tween emissaries of Turkey, Bul
garia, Montenegro and Servia for
the purpose of agieeiug upon terms
of peace.
RAILROAD MERGER
DECLARED ILLEGAL
Washington, December 6.--The
supreme court yesterday decided
that the merger proposed for the
Southern Pacific and the Union
Pacific railways is illegal, and can
not go through. The merger is
practically complete already.
OLD-TIMER DROPS
DEAD IN CHATANIKA
Fairbanks, December 6.—M. C.
Duke, the Chatanika barber, and
one of the old-timers of the North,
dropped dead of heart failure yes.
terday while engaged in shaving a
customer.
RESIDENT GENERAL
APPOINTED PREMIER
Tokio, Japan, December 6.—
Count Terauchi, resident general ot
Korea, has been appointed premier
of Japan. _
BIG LOAD FOR DITNA
Ralph Warburton pulled out for the
Ditna country yesterday with two loads
of supplies, aggregating l,u00 pounds.
The consignment consisted almost en
tirely of provisions for those who are
spending the winter prospecting in
the Ditna. It is understood the sup
plies wer csent in by Ed Donnelly, Ster
ling Dark and others.
MINER MAKES
SI,000 A DAY
Fairbanks, December 6.—Pete
Anderson, a Circle miner, took a
lay on Mastodon creek, Circle dis
trict, last summer, and commenced
hydrau'licking. Pie worked for 30
days, and netted $1,000 a day
His crew consisted of a night and
day shift of four and five men re
spectively.
WADA BRINGS
NEWS OF TRAIA
Jujuiro Wada, the well-known Japan
ese musher, returned from the Outside
this week, arriving at Discovery
Wednesday, and pulling into Iditarod
Thursday about noon. Leaving Seward
November 9 with threedogteams, three
Japanese helpers and an outfit consist
ing of two pumps and usual camping
paraphernalia. Wada was compelled to
ditch the pumps at the foot of Crow
creek pass and come in light, as he had
important business here December 1.
The journey over the trail was a
very hard one. For the first few days
out of Seward it rained considerably,
which was succeeded by a snowstorm
of such severity and length that trails
were obliterated and the party made
very poor progress. From Glacier, 76
miles from Seward, to Eagle river, a
distance of 17 miles, occupied seven
days of hardest travel—four miles of
the distance occupying four full days.
They had to shovel themselves through
as best they could with their snow7
shees, as they had no shovels along
with them. There was a bad storm
raging all the time. From Eaglo river
to the Summit there was very little
snow and the trails were awfully rough
with stumps and niggerheads every
where. Most of the streams were open
and crossing was a tedious process
There was not much snow until
Skwentna crossing was reached, which
was wide open. Then snow came and
they had to snowshoe all the way from
18 miles the other side of Rainy pass to
the Rainy-pass roadhouse—a distance
of 23 miles. After that it wasn’t neces
sary to again use snowshoes until the
Iditarod was reached. Wada arrived
alone, leaving his helpers to come in at
their leisure from Eagle river.
All of the roadhouses are open, ex
cept for the first 50 miles out from
Seward, and good accommodations can
be got at distances of from 14 to 24
miles apart.
Mr. Wada met many mushers on the
way, and keeping careful note of them,
has allayed fears which existed for
their safety.
A party of six who left Iditarod afoot
October 23 were met November 12 65
miles from Seward. MertMarston and
Karl Thiele were passed November 17
at 12:30 p.in. on the summit of Crow
creek pass. On the 18th a party of
seven from the Innoko were met, and
two or three from Iditarod. Caribou
Bill was at Skwentna-crossing road
house November 22. He was staying
over for a day on account of a sprained
ankle, but otherwise he was feeling
fine. On the 23rd Tom Beaver and
party were passed. They were making
good time. Herb Lynch, Tom Jackson
and a dredge employe were met
at Pass creek. The next day several
prospectors going into the Susitna and
the South Fork were passed. Novem
ber 30 Joe McDowell and Charley
Drew, bound for Cache creek, were
met. Harold Seddon was passed at
Takotna, on his way to Cripple. On
December 3 W. H. Twitched, of the
K. C. Co., was met. He was going
Outside. December 4 Oscar Anderson
was at the Ruby roadhouse. He was
feeling fine, except for a pain in his
shoulder blade. Wada was not sur
prised to hear that as Oscar had a 30
pound pack aboard.
Generally speaking it was noticed
that complaints regarding the trail
came solely from those mushing with
dogs. Travelers afoot made no com
plaints, and were making good time.
There is a certain amount of excite
ment over a reported strike on the
East Fork of the Kuskokwim, but
Wada could get no details.
WADA WILL LEAVE FOR
BEAR CREEK IMMEDIATELY
Jujuiro Wada expects to get away
for Bear creek at any moment. He
will make camp and get everything in
readiness for prospecting, in which
several men will be employed on wages.
John F. Baird, who is interested with
Wada on Bear, will visit the district
later.
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LEGISLATORS LEAVE
NOME FOR CAPITAL CITY
Nome, December 6. — Senator
Freeding and Representatives Aid
rich, Kennedy and Gaffney leave
Nome January 5 for Juneau. They
are giving themselves ample time
to reach the capital before the first
week in March.
BULL POSERS
CONFER MONDAY
Chicago, December 6.—Theodore
Roosevelt and other leaders of the
Progressive party will meet here
Monday next for a conference re
garding plans for the campaign of
1916. _
LUCILLE CAMERON
MARRIES JOHNSON
Chi:ago, December 6. — Jack
Johnson yesterday married Lucille
Cameron, the iS-year-old white
girl whom he was accused of kid
naping and detaining against her
will, The girl’s mother had lodged
her in an asylum for the insane to
prevent the marriage, but she was
released by an order of the court.
Johnson is now out on bonds,
being charged with white slaving
in connection with the Cameron
girl and other white women who
were in his employ.
DISMISSTWO
INDICTMENTS
Valdez, December 5.—The bank
cases commenced on Tuesday and
the hearing of arguments for dis
missals and demurrers have bten
the order of the day since. The
indictments against Falcon Joslin
and E. L. Webster have been dis
missed.
PRAISES SHERMAN
ANTI TRUST LAW
Washington, December 6.—The
annual report of Attorney General
George W. Wickersham praises the
working of the Sherman anti-trust
law, which he claims has fulfilled
all that was required of it,
GOVERNOR FREAR
IS RE-APPOINTED
Washington, December 6,—Wal
ter Francis Frear has been re-ap
poiuted governor of the territory of
Hawaii, which post he has occupied
since 1907.
Gov. Frear was named to suc
ceed himself upon the completion
of his first term in August, 1911,
but charges of abuse oi power while
in office to the detriment of the in
terests of the people of the territory
caused his re-appoiutmeut to be
held up pending an investigation.
Secretary of the Interior Walter L.
Fisher visited Honolulu recently
and after investigating the charges
declared them to be without foun
dation. Heuce Gov. Frear’s ap
pointment has been confirmed.
The charges were preferred in
Congress by Delegate Kalauianaole,
of Hawaii.
NOTICE
Parties desiring my home-made fresh
Candies for Christmas will please place
their orders in advance, immediately,
as I will make only a limited amount
for surplus stock.
POSTOFFICE CANDY STORE,
Mrs. A V. Thurston, Prop.
YES ?
Fresh cabbage, carrots and turnips.
House of Quality.
Fresh Olympia Oysters—delicious for
cocktails. Iditarod Meat Co.
ALASKAN APPOINTMENTS ARE
CONFIRMED BY THE SENATE
Washington, December 3.—Congress convened for the short
session yesterday, and most of the senators and representatives
have arrived- The President’s message ignored national questions,
being confined entirely to a resume of the foreign affairs of the
United States. The President took occasion to praise the Repub
lican administration for the way they had managed the situations
which have arisen in Mexico, Cuba and the Central American re
publics, especially Nicaragua, where it was necessary to land
United States marines.
Alaskan Appointments Confirmed
Washington, December G.—The Senate yesterday confirmed
the following Alaska appointments.
Ward Bower, to be United States agent in charge of the Alaska
salmon fisheries.
John E. Worden, of Wrangell, re-appointed postmaster.
Dr. Daniel W. Figgins, re-appointed postmaster at Ketchikan.
SETARY OF THE TREASURY
WOULD REFORM 1 CURRENCY
Washington, December 6.—In his annual report to Congress
Secretary of the Treasury Franklin McVeagh advocates reform in
the currency system of the United States. Furthermore he would
abolish all assay offices in the country with the exception of that in
New’ York. This step would mean concentration of all gold in
that city, and the absolute domination of the business of the coun
try by Wall street. It would be a step in the direction of a central
bank as advocated by ex Senator Nelson W. Aldrich early this year.
BIG SMOKER
MONDAY WEEK
Camp Iditarod No. 27, A B., is
planning a big smoking concert for
Monday, December 16 Several
new members will be initiated into
the order on that date, and it is
mainly in their honor that the
smoker is being given.
The A. B.’s are fortunate in hav
ing a very active body of officers
this winter, and they are deserving
of the support of every member ol
the brotherhood.
The smoker will be one to be re
membtred, and none should miss
it, The amount of talent which is
expected to be on hand will sur
prise the visitors.
TEMPERATURE TABLE
The following temperatures for the
week ending noon Saturday, December
7, are from observations taken at the
Budweiser observatory, corner Second
and Richmond—
NOOK MIDKIQK1
Saturday, Nov.30. 10 1C
Sunday, Dec. 1. 10 3
Monday, “ 2. 2 C
Tuesday, “ 3. 2 3
Wednesday “ 4. 2 1C
Thursday “5. 6 8
Friday, i; 6. 1 1C
Saturday, “ 7. 10 —
WADA MET MANY
ALASKANS OUTSIDE
While he was Outside Jujuiro Wada
met many Alaskans, especially at San
Francisco and Seattle.
A. B. Ferguson was seen at San
Francisco. He is staying at Billy
Weiss’ apartment house. Fergy says
he will not return to Alaska for the
present, and as he knows his business
we suppose there are reasons. What
became of the billion-dollar company
he was to float no one knows.
Dr. C. D. Carter was in Seattle and
may locate there permanently.
isadore Goldstein was staying at the
Frye hotel, Seattle.
Hans Olson, who sold to the Guggs,
has invested in Eastern Oregon irri
gated land. Many old Alaskans are
doing the same.
Coming up the coast Wada called at
Juneau. He says that city is booming
and the busiest sDOt on the coast. Two
numbers of Major Strong's “Empire”
had been issued, and a number of copies
ior the Iditarod Pioneer were entrusted
to Wada; but a roadhouse man of
literary tastes swiped the bundle.
The Grand hotel, Flat City, has added
a fine now doghouse to its equipment,
for the accommodation of travelers.
Spirits of nitre now on sale at the
Posioflice Candy Store.
BIG CHRISTMAS
PREPARATIONS
Under the auspices of the enter
tainment committee of Camp Idit
arod No. 27, A. B , a grand Christ
mas tree, entertainment and dance
will be held at A. B. hall, Iditarod,
on Christmas eve, Tuesday, De
cember 24.
The tree will be loaded with toys
and other presents for the children,
and may also be used as a means of
distributing seasonable gifts to
grownups. In addition to the tree
an entertainment will be given in
which the school children will take
part, and all the talent of the dis
trict will contribute to the pro
gram.
The entertainment will be fol
lowed by an informal dance.
Everybody is specially invited to
be present on this festive occasion.
The Christmas spirit will be
evinced on all sides, and the more
that come the merrier will be the
evening.
Mayor J. D. Barnes is chairman
of the committee.
INTERESTING
REBATE COMING
In pursuance of the plan to estab
I lisli a debating society in Iditarod
I under the auspices of the B.’s it
; is understood that a most interest
i ing debate will be pulled off very
i shortly. Both parties are at pres
j ent lying low and preparing their
j briefs. Neither knows his opponent
j as yet, nor has the public been iu
j formed of the subject to be dis
: cussed, but a very warm time is
! promised, and the contestants are
| champions in their line.
When all is in readiness the pub
| lie will be notified and invited to
i be present.
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KENNEL CLUB
MEETS TONIGHT
A meeting of the Iditarod Kennel
Club will be held this evening, Satur
day, December 7, at 8 o’clock, impor
tant business will be discussed, and all
members and others interested in dog
racing are invited to attend.
BY THE PRESIDENT.
While-meat grouse and ptarmigan.
CrbWley & Porter.