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IDITAROD, ALASKA
Capital, $50,000.00
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Drafts Issued on Any Part ot the World
SEATTLE CORRESPONDENT: SCANDINAVIAN AMERICAN BANK
OFFICERS:
CHAS. ROSS, Present
JOHN H0LME8, Cnhitr
R. C. BUTTON, Ant. Ctihitr
MERCHANTS CAFE
Caters to Large and Small Parties
PRIVATE DINING ROOMS
Popular Prices _Everything First Class
CHAS. E. MILLER, PROP.
CHARLES MYERS COMMITS SUICIDE
On last Sunday afternoon, January 11,
Charles Myers, a blacksmith, about 33 years
of age, who had been residing on Otter
creek for some time, committed suicide by
shooting himself wth a shotgun through the
head. The act was done in his cabin near
the town of Discovery. The man had lain
himself on his back on the floor, placed a
stick of wood under his head in order to
throw it well forward, placed the muiile ol
the gun in his mouth and pulled the trig
ger Death was instantaneous.
The deceased had been in poor health for
some months, and had been aide to do but
little work. Last summer he was employed
by Riley & Marsten He was a native of
North Dakota, of German descent,
and had been in business in Seattle prior
to coming to Alaska. A bill head of the
firm of Myers A Syltevig, 2015 East Olive
street. Seattle, was found among his effects.
Commssioner G. W. Albrecht, accompa
nied by Deputy Marshal P. G Charles, went
to Discovery last Monday and held an in
quest, and the following verdict was re
turned :
“In the commssioner's court for Otter pre
cinct, Fourth division, Territory of Alaska,
RAILROADS PREPARING TO
COMPETE JW1TH CANAL
Pan Francisco, Dec. 4—The gre9t rail
road companies of the United States will
not sit idly by and see their enormous
freight business go into the hands of the
steamship companies, who are planning low
transportation rates with the opening of
the Panama canal. “Million dollar" brains
behind the railroads are at work planning
overland tariffs that will meet any com
petition the steamboat men may be able to
put into effect.
This was made apparent recently when it
was announced by officials of the Southern
Pacific and the Santa Fe systems that al
ready plans are being made to put into ef
fect export rates on freight from all points
in the United States to the Orient and Aus
tralia, and if necessary to other widely dis
tributed spots on the globe.
It was announced officially by W. G.
BarnwelL assistant traffic manager of the
Santa Fe, that the Great Northern, the
Northern Pacific, the Santa Fe, the Southern
Pacific and the Western Pacific are now en
gaged in framing export rates to the Orient
and Australia that will be in competition
with the lowest rates the steamship com
panies will be able to advance.
CANAL LOCKS ARE SAFE
FROM ATTACK BY ENEMY
Washington, Dec. 4.—Secret tests recently
made by the third division of the Atlantic
battleship 'fleet, under command of Rear
Admiral Usher, are said to have disclosed
the fiat that the Panama canal virtually has
nothihg to fear from the fire of any enemy’s
fleet, -so far as the Gatun and other impor
tant docks are concerned. This informa
tion has leaked from the navy department.
before George W. Albrecht, commissiouei
and ex officio coroner. In the matter oi
the inquest upon the body of Charles Myers
—Verdict:
i “We, the jury duly impaneled and sworn
to inquire diligently as to who the decease.:
may be, as to the cause of death, and the
(circumstances surroundng the same, dc
: find that the deceased was Charles Myers,
and that he came to his death at about 3
j o'clock in the afternoon of Sunday, 11th
j day of January, 1914, by a gunshot wound
1 from a shotgun fired by his own hand while
| under a fit of depression caused by a long
* period of illness."
The verdict was signed by the following,
who acted as jurors: William J. Kennedy.
John J. Gal agher, D. Shea, George M.
Auten. J. IJ. Johnston, Jay C. Johnston,
i The remains were brought to this city
cn Tuesday, and the funeral was held from
Smith's undertaking parlors yesterday after
noon.
Made for exhibition purposes, the largest
(shoes ever built are 7*-<j feet high, and
contain 90 square feet of upper leather and
80 pounds of sole leather.
I The tests, started last winter, are de
I dared to have developed the fact that the
j fleet could not determine the location of the
1 Gatun lock*. It also is intimated that the
data made public and supposed to give the
topography of the canal purposely was in
accurate. In addition, it was discovered
that the hills intervening rendered the locks
almost immune from damage by bombard
ment from sea.
Extension of the breakwater on the At
lantic side has made it possible to mount
long range guns so far out that the ap
proach of an enemy's fleet could readily be
checked. Elaborate plans for mining the
approaches of the canal on both the At
lantic and Paciflc sides already have been
completed.
NOTICE TO DEMOCRATS
A meeting of the Democrats of the Otter
orecinct will be held at Finnegan 4 Cam
eron’s Annex, Fist, at 2 p. m. Sunday,
January 18, 1914, for the purpose of devis
ing ways and means of organizing a Demo
cratic Club representative of the Otter pre
cinct.
All Democrats are invited to attend.
TEMPORARY COMMITTEE
Per Chas. Estmere.
MOTHER BELIEVES HER
DAUGHTER WAS KILLED
Seattle, Dec. 13.—Mrs. Clardge. mother
of the Nome court stenographer, Mrs. No
ble, who killed herself in a local hotel
.some time ago, has arrived here, and de
claring that her daughter was murdered
has demanded an investigation of the
cause of death.
Location Notices at Pioneer office.
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PUTTING ON TIE LID
IN NOME COUNTRY
Nome, Dec. 22.—This city has been
treated to a sensation from the effects of
which its inhabitants are still gasping, in the
shape of an order from District Attorney
F. M. Saxton, backed up by the in
dorsement of Judge J. R- Tucker, that on
and after January 1 all saloons, pool and
billiard halls shall close on Sundays.
The order arose out of incidents con
nected with a “Roof Garden” carnival which
was to have been given on the evening of
December 20, and to certain features of
* which Judge Tucker objected,
j At a meeting of the carnival committee
’ held on December 21 Judge Tucker handed
in his resigantion as a member, explaining
that he deemed such a course advisable ow
ing to the question of the legality of certain
proposed features of the carnival. The res
ignation was accepted by the chairman.
“Me Too” Jordan
Thereupon Marshal Jordan also handed in
his resignation, which was also accepted.
These proceedings acted like a wet blanket
on the meeting, and Dr. Sloan moved that
die committee tender its resignation as a
whole and adjourn sine die. The motion
was carried unanimously.
Mr. Saxton has publicly assumed undi
vided responsibility for his action. This j
declaration was called forth by the fact that
different stories had been circulated as to
who was responsible for the proper enforce
ment of the Sunday closing law and also for
,he decision that the selling of beer, etc.,
it the carnival, being illegal, would not be
•ermitted.
“A committee,” said the district attorney,
consisting of Dr. Mustard, its chairman, 0.
D. Cochrane and Judge Tucker saw me. Mr.
ochran, one of Nome’s oldest and ablest
lawyers, told me that there was no question
13 to the illegality of selling liquor in booths
at the fair, and no question as to my sworn
iuty in the matter. The only member of
he committee who seemed perturbed was
Dr. Mustard.
A Stranger's Views >
“I am a stranger here, and of course I
don't know what has been the custom in
the past, but as an official I have sworn
duties to perform, and am quite ready to
accept the responsibility for performing
them. With regard to the Sunday closing
order, that will be enforced in the full terms
of the statute requirements. I am begin
ning with the saloons which are usually con
sidered the most difficult to deal w-ith, but
there will be no discrimination. It is a legis
lative duty to repeal a law that is not want
ed, jU6t as clearly as it is my duty to en
force it until it is repealed or amended."
Mr. Saxton stated that the Sunday clos
ing statute was put in effect not upon any
direct complaint that had been made to him
by anyone. He also said that Mr. Cochrane
had told him that while mayor he had to
get up at midnight and close the beer booth,
owing to cases of intoxication occurring.
The sentiment among the saloon men and
barkeepers in regard to the order closing
the saloons on Sunday seems to be divided.
Some expressed the opinion that if the law
provided for a Sunday closing there was
nothing more to he said on the matter. On
the other hand, it is pointed out that espe
cially during the cold weather the saloons
are a great convenience to the men who
come in from the creeks on Sunday and
have no other place to congregate. On the
whole, the sentiment seems to be in favor
of Sunday closing, although it will mean a
loss to the saloon men and work a hard
ship on many others.
The “Ginx” in Operation
The Nugget says editorially that "fate
,eems to have it in for Nome. It was not
enough that there should have been a bad
season last summer in the mining camps; it
was not enough that nature should lay upon
the already stricken city the hand of de
struction. No, the gods who rule were not
satisfied with the misery that they had
wrought. The people were not made un- j
comfortable enough. And so the little ginx
that sits up aloft and whspers trouble into
the ears of rulers dug up a law made for
the people of Nome by a set of men who
knew no more about the conditions of Nome
and the frontier of the north than they
do about—well, about a great many other
things that they ponder over and decide
from the comfortable lobbies and offices
in Washington. * * * The saloon in
Alaska occupies an entirely different relation
td the community than in any other part
of the country. It is not primarily a place
for man to go to drink himself into a state
of beastly intoxication when he wants to
forget real or fancied troubles. It is not the
resort of thugs and degenerates and conspir
ators against the state. In the Northland
the saloon takee the place of the hotel, the
club, or, at times, even the rescue house for
wayworn travelers over the winter trails.
* * * When all is said, however, the law
as it stands is the law of the land and it
must be enforced by those who are appoint
ed for the purpose, and if there is any fault
to be found it must be found with the law,
and not with;the officials of the law." -i
From 'an' Impartial Standpoint
The Industrial Worker say’s;" ” ‘ ;
“As far as we are concerned, every fcaldpcl
in Nome could be closed tomorrow without'
any hOff 6f pf'dtefO;.' We do dot believe that
IkfuoT bee benefited any man—sot one. Its
I effects are distinctly evil, and its evil effects
\ have been made still more evil by the evil
influence that many saloonkeepers the coun
try over acquire over the constant habitues
who infest them. But we arc quite impar
tial in the matter, for we would not protest
even if every church was closed tomorrow,
and we are far from ignoring the fact that
men can become drunk from religious fanat
icism just as they can become intoxicated
by more artificial means, and not always
has humanity been bettered by the undue
influence of the preacher over the members
of his congregation. But between the two
we may surprise some in saying we unhesi
tatingly prefer the influence of the church;
we patronize neither the one nor the other
today, although having had an intimate ac
quaintance in days gone by with both.
* * * This order, therefore, we take it,
will also be issued to all vocations covered
by the statute in the fullness of time, else
there would be no earthly reason for en
forcing it against the saloons, which have
been in Nome as a general rule well con
ducted and orderly for many years. The
mere fact that an official has a temperance
or prohibition bug in bis brain is no more
reason why he should confine the operation
of a Sunday closing statute to saloons and
billiard parlors than it would be a justifica
tion for the editor of a newspa|>er turning it
into a prohibitionist propaganda sheet, and
we suppose the same result would follow in
both cases.”
The Official Order
The following order was sent to all the
saloonkeepers of Nome:
“You are hereby notified that after Janu
ary 1, 1914, all saloons within the Second
division of Alaska must close on Sundays
(that is, from midnight Saturday night to
midnight Sunday night of each week), in
accordance with Section 2021, compiled laws
of the Territory of Alaska. I trust that I
shall receive your earnest support and co
operation in the observance and enforce
ment of this law, and I would suggest, as
an evidence thereof, that you leave the
blinds ‘down’ on Sundays so that the pass
ing public can have an unobstructed view
into your place of business and know that
you are faithfuliy observing the above stat
ute. Very truly yours,
“F. M SAXTON,
"United States Attorney.”
“The above notice has my approval, and
its enforcement will receive my hearty sup
port and co-operation.
"J. R. TUCKER, District Judge.”
LUKE McLUKE SAYS
Every boy likes to run around with some
boy that he can whip. And men are only
grown-up boys.
When a man is wrong he is he last per
son to find it out.
There isn't much hope for a boy who
can keep a white waist clean for three
hours.
Talking about nothing to brag about,
New York claims the world’s champion hod
carrier.
The income tax means that if you can
make more than S3,000 a year you ought
to be taxed for not being lazy enough to
make leas than S3,000.
Adam and Eve may have had heir scraps.
But Eve never had a chance to ball Adam
out for going to bed and leaving the hall
light burning all night.
Everybody likes dandelion greens but the
man who owns a lawn.
Reform doesn't make the world any bet
ter, but it makes it a whole lot more un
comfortable.
When a man gets in bad he changes so
much that most of his old friends fail to
recognize him.
One of the new catch-as-catch-can dances
is called the “kitchen sink.” The next one
will probably be the "corner Bewer.”
Another reason for the high cost of liv
ing is that we spend too much money for
sugar in trying to make gooseberries and
cranberries taste like something to eat.
A woman who is middle aged and fat
usually looks twice as fat because she tries
to dress as though she was young and slen
der.
A deaf man may miss a lot of good music,
but he also dodges a lot of hot air.
The reason women live longer than men
is because they are afraid that if they die
their children will get a stepmother.
GROWING "CHINESE FACES"
Chicago, Dec. 10,—Chinese faces are
growing on citizens of Chicago, according
to a statement by John Slater, a California
medium, who is here to conduct seances.
“I hate to think of the ultimate faces
that Chicagoans will wear,” the medium
said. “Note the crafty ‘get the money’ ex-,
pression in the eyes of everybody you meet
on the streets. The greatst troublo with
Chicago is that it has too many babies. It
is in the baby faces that the Chinese ex
pression is most striking. The people of
Chicago do not live on spiritual plans.
They are thinking and talking only of
mopey. That is what creates in them the
crafty money faces of the Orient.”
Cledpatfa’s needle is 68 feet high and
Weighs 140 tdns. The LuxOr monument, in
PEns, also a single stone, is 78 feet high
and weighs 240 tons.
Ball Band Rubber Boots and Pacs jfl N. C. Co. Sole Agents for Alaska
BIG
REDUCTIONS
Prices
ORANGES
$8.00 CASE
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LADIES’ DOG-TEAM RACE
EXCITED GREAT INTEREST
WINNERS IN THE RACE
Mrs. Swanson, first; time, 2:17:44.
Mrs. Crouse, second; time, 2:30:01'.
Mrs. McGibney, third; time, 2:36:44.
Mrs. Currin, fourth; time, 2:51:36.
The ladies' dog-team race, which occurred
on Wednesday, January’ 14, took place
under most auspicious conditions, and was
a success in every way. The suggestion
of such a race for women drivers seemed
to strike the popular fancy, and probably
there has never been a race in this district
in which more interest was taken and in
which the several contestants had more en
thusiastic backers and partisans. From start
to finish of the race the bulletin boards
were surrounded by eager and excited
crowds, and at the several stations the en
tire populace seemed to have turned out to
witness the contest. This was particularly
true in Flat, the home of most of the par
ticipants, and the arrival of the several
teams was greeted with cheers and shouts of
approval. The crowds were impartial in
their bestowal of applause, and the trailers
were greeted with as much encouragement,
almost, as the leaders.
The weather conditions were perfect.
A slight flurry of snow the night previous
had threatened to mar the splendid trail,
but the morning of the great race broke
clear and calm, and just cold enough to
spur the teams and their fair drivers to
their utmost endeavors. The time made is
considered remarkable, and is considerably
below that of several races over the same
course with men drivers, and only 20 min- ]
utes and 14 seconds higher than the record, j
Features of the Race
Mrs. Bayles, who started flrst, met with
a slight accident shortly after leaving Flat,
and was handicapped to a considerable de
gree. Mrs. Swanson, starting third, as
sumed the lead on the return to Hat from
Discovery, and maintained it throughout
the race. Mrs. McGibney made an excellent
start, arriving at Discovery in the remark
able time of 11 minutes and 20 seconds, and
for a time it looked as though she might
be the winner, but annoying mishaps de
layed her, and she never regained the lead
acquired by her spurt at the start.
The game race made by Mrs. Currin was
the subject of admiring comment by the
crowds. Starting sixth, she acquired fourth
place before reaching Discovery, and main
tained it until the end, beating out Mrs.
Dixon by a narrow margin, in spite of the
fact that one of her dogs was carried on
the sled for a great part of the distance.
Race Officials
At Flat City—A1 Goslow, starter; Grant
Murdock, master of the course; Tom Mc
Mahon and Joe Turner, judges; Billy Tay
lor, timekeeper.
At Iditarod—H A. Weir and B. A. Mey
rs, judges; Christy Anthonieson, time
keeper.
At Discovery—Wat Hunsaker and George
M. Auten, judges; Bob Boyd, timekeeper.
At Summit—Frank Chew.
The following table shows the race in de
tail :
Entries 1 Lv. Flat j Discovery j Flat 1 Summit ■ Iditarod ' Summit | Flat Total
Mrs Bavles (6th) .! 12:05:00 I 12:28:00 I 12:51:09 j 1:18:00 i 2:02:20 3:02:00 j 3:22:58 j 3:17:58
Mrs. Crouse (2(1) I 12:10:00 12:27:40 j 12:4 1:45 1:10:05 | 1:44:25 2:28:05 I 2:40:01 ! 2:30:01
•Mrs Swanson (1st) .. | 12:15:00 | 1 2:27:42 | 12:41:40 1:03:00 | 1 :35:40 2:1 6:30 2:32:44 2:1 7:44
Mrs. McGibney (3d). | 12:20:00 I 12:31:20 | 12:47:00 | 1:25:00 1 :58:55 2:42:40 I 2:56:44 [ 2:36:44
Ml-S Dixon (5th) .I 1 2:25:00 1 2:43:00 I 1:06:40 1:3 4:20 I 2:1 5:30 3:04:30 l 3:20:51 [ 2:55:51
Mrs. currln (4th>.! 12:30:00 | 1 2:47:00 I 1 :05:46 j 1:30:00 | 2:10:10 3:06:30 I 3:21:36 j 2:51:86
•Mrs. Swanson drove seven dog-s, all the other contestants driving1 five.
CAMP FLAT’S
JOYOUS DANCE
The anniversary ball given by Camp Flat
No. 26, Arctic Brotherhood, on Wednesday
evening, January 14, was a largely-attended
and most enjoyable affair. The hall was
filled to capacity with dancers during the
entire evening, snd it was voted by all who
attended to be one of the most successful
events of a social nature ever given in the
district. The hall was a mass of color and
light, and a unique feature of the decora
tions was the display *0f two crayon pic
tures of women dog mushers and their
teams, the work of William Herford. Com
ing in connection with the ladies' dog race
of the same day, this feature of the cele
bration was the occasion of much fun, and
was thoroughly appreciated.
Dancing was continued until a late hour,
an intermission being taken for the enjoy
ment of a delicious repast served at 1
o'clock. During the intermission Harry
Leland, accompanied by Mrs. Percy Charles
on the piano, rendered a vocal solo, which
was roundly applauded.
Shortly before the close of the evening's
festivities the presentation of prizes to the
winners in the ladies’ dog-team race took
place. As each successful competitor was
called forward to receive her prize, C. R.
Peck, in presenting each purse, made a
few witty and humorous remarks, usually
making some particular point in each case,
all of which were greeted with laughter and
applause. The gallant men of Flat were
not satisfied with providing four money
prizee for the race, but a subscription was
taken up srri the losers, Mrs. Dickson and
Mrs. Bayles, were presented with a purse ol
$25 also.
The committee in charge of the dance
Messrs. Murdock, Goslow and Weiss, are de
serving of much credit for their work, anc
that it was appreciated by those present w#
evident.
Quite a largo number of Iditarod and
Discovery people were in attendance, most
of those from here returning immediately
after the dance.
CRYSTAL SCOTT INQUIRED FOR
The Probate Agency, of Bail Francisco,
is making inquiries for Crystal Scott; sak
to have been an Arizona mining mail, and
la ireported to have died somewhere in
Alaska. He, or bia children, if any, are
heirs to, an estate which cannot be settled
up until information is had concerning him
c-t hie children, deed at eltve
An English company will develop 600,000
horse power from Norwegian water courses
for the manufacture of nitrogen products
■ and carbide.
Beautify your complexion by taking
i facial massages at the Crosby Baths.
MISSING
Ed Moore—Dark complexion, height 5
feet eight inches, weight about 190 pounds;
| is a miner; last heard from in February,
j 1911, on fishing schooner along Alaskan
coast. Inquiry made by daughter, Hattie
Moore, Conrad, Mont.
HOWDY, PAP!
The Loyal Order of Moose in now in all the principal e»m|» of Alaska «*J Yafee*
territories, and Iditarod is to enjoy the same distinction shortly.
The Moose is acknowledged to be the fastest-growing and moat popular order >»
the world—700,000 members in over 1,500 lodges scattered from Nome to Panama a»d
from Berlin to Manila—and only 25 years old.
All the members enjoy all the privileges of every Moose club house anywhere, *ni
the International Home University, where indigent Moose widows and orphans are eared
for, and Mooso children given a college education absolutely free.
The lodge provides free medical attention for each member and his family, weekly
sick benefits when unable to work, funeral benefit in case of death, ele.
Charter initiation fee is $10, and covers all cost of joining. Due* are only $18 a
year, and no assessments.
All interested should send their names and addresses to Basil Clemons, distneT
director Loyal Order of Moose, at Clemons A Koon's studio, corner Wickersham and Fro«<.
atreete. Flat City.
Basil Clemons, the deputy organizer for this district, is daily expecting the arrival
of Mr. Johnson, the regular organizer, from Seward peninsula, where he has been very
successful in ogranizing and instituting lodges of the popular order,
Mr. ClemoDe experienced little difficulty in securing far more than the requisite
number of charter members, and it is almost a certainty that the new lodge of Moose
to be organized in this district will be one of the largest in the North.
"S*iL ipm m Gold St., Flat City
SUP Mrs. Swanson. Prop.
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