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THE ROAD QUESTION
The roa(j question is one of the most important before the people
of Alaska. Volumes have been written on the advantages to a com
munity of good roads, but volumes more could be written to good
purpose. Nowhere is the lack of adequate transportation facilities
more apparent than in this district. Considerable money has been ex
pended in road-making and road repairing, but it must be confessed
that not always have the results obtained been commensurate with the
amounts expo nded. I .oral operators and business men have contrib
uted quite liberally to funds for road betterment, and, in fact, have
gone as far in this direction as could be reasonably expected. L
would seem that the people of this section of Alaska have a right to
expect a keener interest on the part of the government authorities in
their needs in the matter of roads.
From an economic standpoint, the waste engendeied undei pits
ent methods is nothing short ol criminal. The mineral resources ol a
rich country are being literally wasted by reason of the tremendous
cost of transportation o! supplies. And this is true despite the fact
that men engaged in freighting are not reaping a benefit irom the high
cost. The transportation of supplies over road? such as exist here is a
heart-breaking proposition, and discouraging in the extreme.
Last summer, when the excursion of business men undei tfw
auspices of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce was undertaken through
Alaska and Yukon territory, much comment was made upon the con
trast between the road systems of the two teuitones. Oui Biitis.i
cousins seem to have taken up the road-building problem in a business
like manner, and the results obtained are highly creditable to thr Lusi
ness acumen and real statesmanship shown. A system ol good loads
is being added to continually. In Alaska, owing to inadequate appro
priations and the large area involved, road-building has been carried
on haphazard, and the result is that most of the money available is
consumed in makeshifts that can be only temporary.
In order to insure the best results from the introduction of railroad
transportation, good roads must be built to connect with rail and river
traffic. A country cannot be developed to best advantage in wmch
the cost of transportation for a distance of ten or twelve miles from
the head of navigation is greater than the cost of bringing the supplies
a distance of three or four thousand miles by water.
AN ANONYMOUS GENIUS
Bertha M. Clay is dead, and, in the words of a flippant biographer,
“he was a good sport,” for the discursive Bertha of sugary romances
was an able-bodied man, the father of four daughters, who were prob
ably not allowed to read the fiction produced by the paternal pen.
That Bertha M. Clay was not a young, beautiful woman with large and
soulful eyes is a truth that will shock thousands who have read the
fervid pages written by that tireless masculine hand. But facts are
facts, no matter how great the disappointment.
His real name was Thomas \V. Hanshew. He started m life as
an actor, presumably with the youthful actor s notion of art for art s
sake. Biographical details are scarce, but his subsequent career ind'
cates that fame soon ceased to interest him, and his ambition turned
to the more durable dollars and cents. YeJ he achieved a vicarious
sort of fame, which must have afforded him some satisfaction. He
lived to see Bertha M. Clay grow into a personage of importance and
develop until “she” became an institution, with but one rival in Laura
Jean Libbey.
Under his feminine nom de plume Hanshaw wrote over 200 vol
umes, and at the time of his death was under contract to turn out four
MoBonaid Fkousa accommodation
New warm dog house, large enough to accommodate fifty dogs
DRAFT BEER
Drink It From a Genuine German Stein
Miners' Home Saloon
ID17AROD SAM WILNiER
Fresh Meats
Beef, button, Pork, Poultry, Fish
Dry Packed Butter
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Discover?, Otter
mrr *^af«gEt’rj.u-. ——h—■— "MixwmM
Heals at A!! Hours ROOWS^ section
Management SNYDER HOUSE
FLAT CITY STEAM AND TUB BATHS Mrs. C. G. Haggith
Seward Gold Seal Pacs
ARE THE BEST ON THE MARKET
H. DONNELLEY, ' discovery, otter^
Mrs. N. P. Gilmore, Prop.
This hotel has been remodeled and repapered throughout, and
now the most convenient, comfortable and up-to-date house
the city.
ELEGANT ROOMS GOOD BUNKS
Second and Willow Streets __
a year. Such literary industry is only found among the writers of dime
novels, most of whom went mad.
Hanshew's novels are, of course, a matter of conventional jest
' among those who profess a literary discernment, but candid criticism
I must hold that they are no worse than many of the volumes of fiction
which appear every month under more pretentious auspices. Bertha
! M. Clay satisfied the needs of hundreds of thousands of readers, and
that is more than can be said for the majority of the more dignified
writers of the day. It requires a sort of talent to do this, and to this
; extent Hanshew was a lowly anonymous genius.—Seattle Post-Intelli
gencer. _
The Cordova common council has issued a folder setting forth the
1 advantages of that city and vicinity for the investment of capital.
RESIDENTS CF DISCOVERT
MUST FIND NEW LOCATION
Con>:deritl>le excitement was caused at
Discovery (m Thursday morning by the
p.*>ting of notices to the residents that
all buildings must be removed from dis
j cm very chum within eleven days. The no
j tiers were signed by Riley <fc Marston.
It -aid that notification had been given
ihe residents of Discovery last fall that such
a move was contemplated, but no attention
| seems to have been paid to it, and tne
i notification of Thursday found the people
' totally unprepared for it. It is said t > be
the intention of the mining firm to dredge
the ground now occupied by the town.
Xo concerted action has yet been taken
by the Discovery people looking to the loca
tion of a new townsite, and it is not known
| whether such a step is contemplated.
M0RNINGS1DE SANITARIUM
AGAIN GETS CONTRACT
In spite of the frequent protests that have
j been made regarding the care of Alaska
; insane at the Morningside sanitarium, at
Mount Tabor, near Portland. Ore., another
contract has just been entered into with
that institution by the interior department.
The contract is for a period of five years,
| and represents a sum in the neighborhni d
of $.100.0(10. Dr. Coe's bid, odd red in the
| name of the sanitarium company, was at
! the rate of $27.50 per patient per month,
which is the same rate at which Dr. Coe
cared for the Alaska insane for the past
ten years. At present there are 184 Alaska
insane patients at this institution.
The board of awards, in recommending
to Secretary Lane that the contract be let
to the Morningside sanitarium, said:
“The care of the insane by the sanitarium
| company has been investigated from time
to time by officers of this department and
the war department. It has been found
that when Dr. Henry Waldo Coe was in
j absolute charge of the institution it was
J run (Mi a proper basis, and that insane were
taken care of kindly, and that no harsh
j methods were invoked.”
FRENCH DOCTOR DISCOVERS
THAT APPENDIX IS USEFUL
Paris, March 14.- Dr. Edmund Perrier,
at the Academy of Sciences, made public
recently the discovery that the appendix
excited the activity of the intestines, and
j he says that it should not be removed ex
j cept in cases of absolute necessity.
After experimenting on animals with
their appendices removed as in human be
ings, Dr. Perrier discovered that the secre
tions of the gland had a strong; effect on
the intestinal muscles and makes a strong
plea that the academy should suggest to
l-'rench surgeons that they cease from per
forming appendix operations for any but
urgent reasons.
As a result of a vigorous corn campaign
waged by the Philippine bureau of educa
tion at Manila there has been a decided in
crease in the production of corn and a large
decrease in the use of rice, formerly the
chief article of diet in the archipelago.
Copying and enlarging, also all kinds of
portrait and view work. See Clemons .fc
Koon, Flat City.
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IDITAROD BACHELORS’ CLUB
I had a dream, and in the midst of
my slumbers, as fast as I dreamed it
I was coined into numbers. It seemed
I that a law had been recently made that
I
a tax on Iditarod bachelors’ pates should
be laid; and in order to make them all
willing to marry, the tax was as large
as a man could well carry. But the
bachelors grumbled and said A was no
Use it was only cruel injustice and hor
rid abuse; and to save their life’s blood
from spilling, for such.a vile tax they
would n’er pay one shilling. But the
rulers determined their scheme to pur
sue, and they set up the old bachelors
at vendue. A crier was sent fhr ugh
Idit : rod to and fro to rattle his bell and
his trumpet to blow, to all he might see
on the way, *'Ho! Forty old bachelors
sold here today.” Presently every old
maid of the town, each in her very best
bonnet and gown, all docked to the sale.
"How much for a bachelor .” the auc
tioneer cried, as lie held out a man
"Who wants to buy:” In a trice every
• 1 1 maid responded, “I,” ' I.” “I.” Forty
< Id maids, some younger, some olcl^r,
each carried an oi l bachelor home on
her shoulder. DAN HARTNETT.
.
II i\w\ i c much \. u ini;i"f of him.
! I'rp pulchritude is not his .-nit,
| To say the very most of him;
Ills dis;>< silioii, too, is not
j Imperially commendable,
I And. though he'il often st and a lot,
His ti*niper s undependable.
He's hard of mouth and obstinate;
Acquaintance soon reveals of him
i That it is sometimes tempting fate
To get too near the heels of him;
And when he lays those long ears back
No beating or reproving him
Will ever stir him from his track
Hntil the spirit's moving him.
| And yet —and yet the mule will thrive
And labor with agility
Wlure horses cannot keep alive,
But die with great facility;
His treatment frequently is rough,
But he is quite resigned to it.
And he can toil with vim enough
When he makes up his mind to it:
|
Not always is a heavy stick
The most effective charm to him.
Tor, though his muleship's hide is thick,
Good usage does no harm to him.
| So look on him with kindly eye
! And you will not repent of it;
I His market price is very high,
And lie's worth every cent of it.
—Berton Braley.
DR. BEHLA. THE DENTIST.
PREPARING TO GO OUTSIDE
Dr. H. Behla, the Flat City dentist, an
nounces that he will soon leave for the
Outside, and will close his office on July io.
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NEWSPAPER MAN’S STORY
OF RAILROAD IDEA’S ORIGIN
(J. W. Ward in Seattle Sun)
Since the bill providing for the construc
tion of a government-owned railroad in
Alaska has become a law, many claimants
to the honor of the conception and for
warding of the scheme have arisen.
Without seeking to detract from the ef
forts put forward by different congressmen,
foremost among whom are Senator Cham
berlain of Oregon, who introduced and
fathered the bill in the senate, and the
congressional representation from Washing
ton, which at the crisis stood solidly behind
the bill, credit for the inception of the bill
and ceaseless work in its behalf when it
was yet a hazy dream in the minds of its
staunchest champions today, must be given
unreservedly to James Wickersham, dele
gate to congress from Alaska.
The first movement to start the agita
tion for a railroad to the interior of Alaska
was set in motion by Delegate Wickersham
during his campaign f*»r election in 1008.
The first delegate to congress from
Alaska was Frank Waskey of Nome, who
was followed by Thomas Gale of Fairbanks.
These gentlemen were elected at the same
time, Waskey for a short term of seven
months and Gale for tlie succeeding two
years.
Wickersham Seeks Office
During the last months of Calc’s term it
became known that he was not to run
again, and Wickersham, then off the fed
eral bench but a short time, determined to
seek the office.
As was made public later, he supposedly
sought the aid of the Guggenheim inter
ests, which at that time were building the
railroad from Cordova. Instead of re
sponding to his apparent solicitation for
help, the men then ui charge of the (fug
genheim interests in Alaska opposed his
'•andidacy and united in the support of
John Carson, the Republican candidate.
Not receiving the support of the inter
ests in Alaska, Wickersham incorporated in
his platform a promise to work for the
construction of a government railroad from
tide water to the interior. lie was elected
by an overwhelming majority and immedi
ately began his work fur the Alaska rail
way bill, which, in addition to filling his
campaign promises, served to even matters
up with tiie Guggenheims.
Wickersham made but little progress dur
ing his first term, and in order to forestall
his re-election, the Guggenheim forces, in
the campaign for his second term, put forth
every effort to defeat him. supporting the
regular Republican nominee, Ed S. Orr.
Not content with throwing their sup
purt t > the opposition candidate, the Gug
genheim men made public confident:al cor
respondence which had passed between
themselves and Wickersham, where ’he lat
| ter. in reply to a propoAtion, had named
i the terms under which he would act a
| their general counsel in Seattle--id,000 u!
i year, to be exact.
Rs-elected Alter Bitter Fight
j Again he was elected, after the nu.st bit
ter campaign ever conducted in Alaska, and
he returned to Washington to re.-u:n? work
on his Alaska railroad bill.
In.-pircd with confidence by the support,
| which he received from the public in Alaska
; and several members of congress, and with
j the memories of the treatment he had re
I c’ivrd lr- :n the Guggenheim.-. Wickersham!
I worked day and night in the iiiu-msl:, of !
! his r iir ad bill. That the bill is now law |
is due largely to the poor judgment dis
played by the political henchmen >,f tin*
Guggenheims in Alaska. Had di-y -im
ported Wickersham in his first < ampaign
probably lie would have been fr.emilv to
them, and the government railroad in
Alaska, which probably will cletiv. ‘ from,
the value of the Copper River & North
western railway, might never have been in
treduced.
The route of the proposed railroad,
which, according to the Wickersham bill,
is absolutely in the hands of the President,
is the one. big question now worrying
I Alaskans.
There are five possible routes which the j
! government, may follow in the construction
of the road to the interior. These have
their starting points Seward, Port Wells.
Valdez, Cordova and Haines.
If either the Cordova or Seward routes
are selected, it means that the government
probably will buy the railroads now con
structed toward the interior. From Seward
the Alaska Central, a bankrupt, road, runs
as far as Turnagain arm, and from Cor
dova the Copper River & Northwestern
railway extends as far inland as Chifina.
where it turns to the east and extends to
Kennecott, where it taps the famous Bo
nanza mines.
Death Results From Clash
The route from Valdez has its numerous
advocates. At one time it was proposed by
both the Home Railway Company, a Reyn
olds corporation, and the Guggenheims, to
built from that point. The two interests
clashed, and the famous Keystone riot over
a right-of-way, in which one was killed and
several injured, resulted.
Before the litigation brought to a head
by the shedding of blood was settled, the
Home Railroad Company was in the hands
of a receiver and the Guggenheims had
abandoned Valdez as a terminal.
Port Wells, on the western shore of
Prince William sound, is mentioned, but
there is no city there, and it is receiving
but slight support. The Haines route is
considered impossible, because to build from
that point would mean the construction of
part of the line in Canadian territory. This
objection, it was suggested by a Dawson
raper, might be overcome by the ceding by
Canada to the United States of the neces
sary territory, in return for which it is pro
posed this country give to Canada the
much-coveted panhandle of Alaska. This
s considered by Alaskans to be untenable.
Whichever route is eventually selected,
the line will run through a country rich in
:oal and minerals and full of unlimited pos
sibilities. Alt routes have as their objec
tive point in the interior Fairbanks, the
metropolis of Alaska, and which probably
will be the terminal, as from that city there
are excellent water routes to all other in
terior points.
MINE CONDITIONS WERE
“AMAZING AND SHOCKING”
Washington, May 11. "Amazing and
shocking condition, that will require drastic I
remedies” were found in the Colorado coal
held by the congressional investigating com->
mittee, according to Representative Foster |
of Illinois, chairman, who, with his col j
leagues, spent several weeks in Colorado.
Members of the committee think the pub
licity given their work will do great good.
They will have some recommendations for
congress, but they are inclined to believe
that the state will have to deid with many j
of the evils disci.>.ed by the inquiry.
"I think all of us were impressed with
the deplorable state of affairs we found,”
said Representative Foster.
"The conditions in Colorado are most de
plorable.” said Representative Byrnes, an
other member of the committee. Ihe |
strikers of today arc the strike-breakers of,
ten years ago.”
Wikon Determined to Stop Labor War
Washington, May IS. president. Wilson
has announced that it i his intention to j
patre I the Southern Colorado coal held'
with federal troops until such time as there
is no further danger of a resumption of
hostilities between the striking cud miners
and the hired guards of the opera"a -. The
strike is being investigated by government
agents, and it is considered probable that
ihe soldiers will remain in the held at least
until the inquiry lias been concluded.
Lindsey Condemns Colorado Miiitia
Chicago, May 19. Interviewed regarding
the strike .diuati.-n in Southern Colorado,
Judge Ben Lindsey, who arrived here today
from Denver, was l aid in his protestations
against the actions of the state militia,
•vhich he said was almost entirely responsi
ble for the deplorable conditions which exist
in the strike zone. He expressed the belief
that it would be inadvisable for the gov
ernment to withdraw the federal troops at
present, since they afford the only protec
tion which the people have against the
state troops.
Speaking of the Ludlow affair, Judge
Lindsey described it as a black spot on the
history of the nation. He said that the
militiamen and mine guards had conducted
themselves in a manner almost beyond be
lief. Mothers who ventured from their
homes to rescue their children were shot
down by the soldiers and their bodies muti
lated. Children only a few years old were
murdered as they played in the streets, the
atrociousness < t some of the crimes rivaling
the war scenes of the Balkans.
GOVERNOR GLYNN VETOES
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SILL
New York. May 25. Governor Glynn to
day vetoed the bill recently' passed by the
legislature placing Christian Science prac
titioner? on the same plane as other quali
fied doctors.
The action of the governor followed stale
wide and even nation-wide protests against
the bill, the medical associations being espe
cially bitter against its being allowed to
stand. It was claimed that the bill would
in many cases legalize manslaughter, and
it would be impossible to differentiate be
tween an actual murder and the failure of
a “Scientist” to m ake a cure.
FOR SALE—McGibney’s pool room, best
location at Discovery, Otter. Living
room m connection, with or without fur
niture.
Job Printing at Pioneer office.
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idiiarod, Alaska,
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Dentist
Appointments by Telepbone
Flat City
DR. MOORE,
OFFICE GRAND HOTEL, FLAT
Eye-Glass Fitting Telephone
E. M. STANTON,
Attorney at Law
Office Second St., Iditarod, Alaska
Next to Iditarod Hotel
J. C. MOODY,
Attorney at Law
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Office: Second Avenue
W. F. HARR1SOM,
Attorney at Law
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Second Avenue. Near Marshal's Office
CHAS. E. TAYLOR.
Attorney at Law
BANK BLOCK
First Avenue Iditarod
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FLAT CITY
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F,t f.,1- a moment that speed-boat
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results. At any given price, ci rujiare the
minor hunt of today with that or a few
years bark.
In every American industry you win
trace ail jv progress to hard-headed er
ror! < to heat tile record tor eminent use
of time.
When yi -i see a concern mrglug ahead
Mf competition, -lamping its individuality
11 the trade—there you will tlnd the
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Tin HOWARD Watch owner may be the
titular head ■ f the roneern. the superin
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who would probably disclaim any part in
moulding the career or the business. As
it he could help exerting the power he
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the Edward Howard model at *350.
J. L. SALE
IDITAROD
LEADING JEWELER OF THE NORTH
Order
In the District Court for the Territory or
Alaska, Fourth Judicial Division.—In
the Matter or a Special Term or Court
at Iditarod. Alaska.
It satisfactorily appearing that It Is nec
essary for the public welfare, and D>r the
despatch of the business of this court, that
a special term of said court be held at
iditarod, in otter precinct, commencing at
ti a. m. July 6, 1911, and the judge or
said court now deeming it expedient to
hold such term:
It is ordered: That a special term of
this court be held at said town of Iditarod.
commencing It a. m. July 6, 1914. and
that the clerk of this court cause due
notice to be given thereof.
Dated at Fairbanks, Alaska, this 19 th
day fo May. A. D. 1914.
F. E. FULLER, District Judge
Notice of Forfeiture
To A. Arndt. Theresa Arndt and Jos. Mikuia.
their heirs and assigns, and to all
persons claiming by, through or under
them and each of them:
You and each of you are hereby notified
that the undersigned, co-owner, has ex
pended one hundred dollars during the
year 1913 In labor and improvements upon
that certain placer mining claim
known and described as the “Wild
Cat” Association Placer Mining Claim,
situate three miles below lower dis
covery on Bear creek, a tributary of the
Tuiiksak river, in the Kuskokwim mining
and recording precinct. Territory of Alaska.
Said claim was located on the 25th day of
February, 1912, and recorded In Yol. 7 or
Locations, at page 33, of the records of
the recorder of the said kuskokwim re
cording precinct.
Such labor was performed and improve
ments made for tile purpose of holding
said claim, arid constituted the annual as
sessmcut work for the year ending Decem
ber 31, 1913.
You and each of you are hereby further
notified that unless you pay your propor
tion of said expenditures, together with the
cost of this advertisement, to the under
signed within ninety' (90) days after the
dale of the last publication of this notice,
your interest in said claim will become the
property of the undersigned co-ox*nar, un
der Section 2324, Revised Statutes of th»
United States. DOMINICK SORACI,
Co-Owner.
First publication. May ?, 1914.
Last publication, Aug. i, 19 u.