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FOR GOVERNOR OF ALASKA
J. F. A. Str<>.\<;
Citizens throughout the territory have been much ex
ercised of late over the merits and demerits of the act giv
ing home rule to Alaska. The usual trend of the argu
ments seems to be not so much to find out what the legis
lature can do, as to discover what it is prevented from
doing under the terms of the act. Some of the objections
to the act may be well taken, and doubtless there are many
injj the territory who believe that the people have not been
granted that full control of their own affairs to which they
are entitled, just as there are others—an insignificant
minority—who believe that Alaska should not have been
granted home rule at all. Rut for the most part the critics
of the measure appear to be more interested in belittling
the great work of the delegate, than they are in arriving at
a fair estimate of the act itself. In some cases that we
know of it is evident the critics have not considered the
measure at all, while in other instances the reading has
been perfunctory and entered upon with bias. Such meth
ods are inexcusable and unworthy of intelligent men, who
should be interested in the good government of the terri
tory which is their home. Were they to devote as much
time to a consideration of what the act permits as they have
to what it prohibits, they speedily would learn that the
powers conferred are not inconsiderable, and that the limit
ations are by no means unreasonable.
In granting home rule to a sparsely-settled, but rich
territory like Alaska, hitherto governed by appointive
officials, Congress had to protect the people residing therein
from the possibility of experimental legislation on the part
of enthusiastic but inexperienced lawmakers. They also
had to protect them from the scheming of opportunists and
from the power of special interests or corporations, whose
ends might be served by class legislation, or control of the
executive or judicial offices.
Therefore it is not surprising that Congress, anxious
to do that which was best for the whole of the territory,
and not for any particular class, should refuse power to the
legislature to tamper with the judiciary; to alter tlie laws
providing for the taxation of business enterprises; to dis
pose of public lands; to give special privileges to corpora
tions: to assume bonded debts; to legalize gambling; to
change the laws regulating the fisheries, etc. These things
the legislature can not do, and it is doubtful if thoughtful
men will say that thus early in its career the legislature
should be permitted to deal with the matters enumerated.
But now let us see what the legislature can do.
Although it has no power to remit or abolish federal
taxation on business enterprises, yet the legislature is
empowered to levy additional taxation to the extent of one
per centum per annum on the same; it can place a tax on
the gold output, or the profits from the industry; it can au
thorize the formation of corporations for mining and manu
facturing purposes, for shipbuilding and railroad con
struction. banking and insurance, etc., and can tax such
corporations to the extent of one per centum. At the end
of iive years from the passing of the act the legislature will
be empowered to tax all private railroads in the territory.
Thus ample revenue is assured for all purposes.
With the money provided from taxation the legislature
may find itself in a position to abolish the road tax. It can
amend the mining laws; pass a lien law which will include
the property, as well as the dump: establish an eight-hour
day for miners; pass regulations for underground mining;
provide schools and colleges; build homes for aged pros
pector and hospitals for tlie sick; repeal unsuitable laws;
provide for a better system of recording: insist upon pay
FRESH
Beef, by the side,.$ .40
Veal, “ 50
(button, by the carcass. . .35 j
Fowl,, per Jb.40 j
Halibut, • .25
IPITAROP MEAT CO. j
Second St. Phone 15 S
Mil Hours Alike in This House
GOME ONCE AND YOU WILL COME AGAIN
FIRST AVENUE. SOUTAR & SUTHERLAND. Props.
AGAIN IN BUSINESS AT THE OLD STAND
Iditarod Saloon
FRONT ST. Manuel Gularte, Prop.
Home x* Cedarbrook and Old Lewis Hunter Bye
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Wallpaper
PAINTS, OILS, ETC.
Now is the time to make your home a a _ru_ ~
comfortable for the winter. O
Willow Street O. VJ If! f U EL 5%
First Class in Fact First Ave., Iditarod
BEATTIE HOUSE
Furnished Rooms, Bath Rooms, Spring Cots Good Stables Adjacent
Brink Eastern Beer
Miner's Home Saloon
THE HOME OF THE “QUAKER MAiD"
Foot of Willow St., Iditarod
| THE HOME flat
j Furnished Rooms, Clean Spring Beds, Bath, Dry Rooms, rad"tr;X'f“ccin
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| nicely Furnished Rooms FLAT CITY Large Drying Room
From Iditarod 45 Miles To Takotna 49 Miles
FIRST-CLASS ACCOMMODATIONS
Best Trail to the New Strike on Bitna; 15 Miles to Oeadwaod Creek
JOE N. HONDA, PROP.
men in cash for assessment work, and compel the recording
of same; abolish staking by power of attorney, or further
restrict it, etc. 1 hese are but a few of the powers con
ferred upon the legislature. They are such as occur to us
at the time of writing; but by no means represent the ex
tent of the legislature’s power. Other matters can be taken
up as they arise. The legislature can also advise Congress
upon matters relating to the territory with which it is not
able to deal direct. But sufficient has been said to show
that the act granting home rule to Alaska is a good piece
of constructive legislaion, granting wide powers. But
what is of more importance is the fact that it is the enter
ing wedge for greater things. It i* the first successful
attempt to deal with the problem of Alaskan government
in a just way, and for that we should be truly thankful.
SENATORS TO SIT
FOR FOUR YEARS
It does not seem to be generally
understood as yet that while the
members of the Alaska house of
representatives will hold their seats
for but two years, the members oi
the senate will retain their seats
for four years, only one senator
boitig elected at each future elec
tion.
Under the terms of the home
rule act, immediately upon meeting
at Juneau next March the senate
will be divided into two classes;
then lots shall be drawn to decide
who are to sit for the fi.st four
years, aud who are to retire at the
end of the first two years. The
senator in each division thus called
upon to retire March i, 1915, could,
of course, become a candidate for
re-election in November, 1914, and
in case he should be successful, he
would remain in office until March
1,1919.
This overlapping of senatorial
terms is a great safeguard, as it in
sures a certain amount of continu
ity in legislative policy—there al
ways being at least four senators
who have served in a previous
legislature, whereas all of the rep
resentatives might be new mem
bers.
STRANGE DEATH
OF NOME MINER
Nome, November 14.—Charles
Salowa, a miner, died under strange
circumstances here a few days ago.
He was sitting in the Hunter
saloon, when he suddenly com
plained of feeling sick, and stated
he had been poisoned. A physician
was sent for, and Salowa was re
moved to hospital, where died a
few minutes later.
The cause of death is unknown.
When being carried from the saloon
he turned to his friends and said;
“Goodbye, boys; I am dying.”
SHIP SHORTAGE
Contrary to all precedent in a
Presidential election year, business
throughout the United States is re
riving, especially on the Pacific
coast. Not only letters received in
Iditarod from private sources con
tain this information, but official
statistics verify it.
It is considered remarkable, and
business men and chambers of com
merce are unable to explain the
phenomenon.
Shipping business on the Pacific
coast is so good that no ships can
be obtained for charter. So great
is the shortage of American ships
that many British vessels are being
pressed into the American trade,
especially in the coal-carrying line.
All shipbuilding yards throughout
the world appear to be working to
their full capacity, and economists
say the world is on the eve of such
a flood of prosperity as it never be
fore has seen.
Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Thurston enter
tained at a bridge party last Saturday,
and a very enjoyable evening was
spent. Among those present were Mr.
and Mrs. Jos. H. Smith, Mr. and Mrs.
J. A. Peterson, B. A. Myers, E. Coke
Hill and Chris. Anthonieson.
Nugget jewelry to order. Chains a
specialty. Bill Taylor, Flat.
DANCED MONDAY
AT A. 6. HALL
The regular meeting of Camp
Iditarod No. 27 was held at A. B
Hall last Monday evening. There
was a fair attendance. After the
usual business had been transacted
it was decided to have an informal
dance. The wives and sweethearts
of the members were notified, and
a most etijoj’able evening was
spent. About 15 couples took part.
Excellent music was the feature
of the evening, with Mrs. Maher at
the piano and Frank Hudson as
violinist. Prof. Hudson, it seems,
has been hiding his light under a
bushel, as this was his first appear
ance in public in Iditarod. He
proved himself a most accomplished
musician, and it is hoped his ser
vices will be available on future oc
casions.
A few visitors frcm the creeks
were present.
BID NOT KNOW
IT WAS LOADED
Last Sunday evening George
Hamilton was repairing an acety
lene gas tank, assisted by Captain
Jimmy Green, mayor of the Sand
spit. The tank was supposed to
be empty, otherwise Jimmy would
never have been foolhardy enough I
to approach it with a lighted candle, I
which he did. Immediately there
was a big explosion. After a bit '•
the dust cleared away, and Ham
and his assistant “came down.”
The scene which greeted their I
eyes looked like a train wreck in
miniature; both ends of the tank !
were blown out and things thrown j
around in great shape. Collecting
their scattered faculties, Ham i
found hi-, injuries were chiefly moral
and intellectual — nothing being I
hurt but his feelings; but his com i
pauion fared worse, losing his eye
brows and lashes and getting his
face scratched and temper ruffled j
But they were both thankful to j
find themselves still on old Mother
Earth, ami not in another and j
warmer clime.
Since the incident Greene has
become the “Acetylene Kid," and
as such may continue to known
hereafter.
It was fortunate the trouble was
no worse. It frequently happens
that an “empty" acetylene or gas
oline tank contains almost enough
gas to blow up a battleship Only
last winter, at Dikeman, Tom
Wisliart had his leg broken by the
explosion of an acetylene tank. On
another occasion, in a tiu«kop near
the city dock, a match or cigar
carelessly thrown into an empty
gasolene tank caused an explosion
! and nearly resulted in a bad fire.
JOHN HOLMES
HAS AMBITION
Everybody in the camp knows
John Holmes' dogs, but not every
body knows just why he keeps so
many of them around. Now the
secret is out, and from Mr. Holmes
himself comes the information.
Here is what a recent issue of the
Nome Nugget has to say about it:
John Holmes, ot Iditarod, in
tends to secure the greatest dog
team that ever raced in Alaska, and
will have the team ready for en
trance in the All-Alaska Sweep
stakes next spring. This informa
tion was contained in a letter from
Holmes to Ralph Lometi, which ar
rived in the last mail. The ex
pressed intention of Mr. Holmes is
to have the proposed record break
ers driven by a certain well-known
Nome man, if the latter can be pre
vailed to remain in Alaska this
winter. Holmes' dogs won the
Iditarod Derby this jear, making
the 60 miles in 7 hours, 7 minutes
and 44 seconds over a bad course
Holmes will soon begin to rake the
interior of Alaska for his new
team.”
ADVERTISED LETTERS
The following list of letters remain
uncalled for at the Iditarod (Alaska)
postoffice on November 16,1912. Parties
calling for any of the letters below will
please call for “advertised'1 letters.
T. L. THURSTON, Postmaster.
Allen, f a Mansson, magnus
Altman, max Marklen, wm
Anderson, carl Martin, victor 2
“ p a 2 Matson, henry 2
Anpelstill, wm “ louis
Aston, dan Meadows, laura
Mikuta, joe
Hackman, oscar Moat, john 2
Baker, f Moss, harry 4
Balanasa, mike Murray, j j
Beninger, osker “ jose|>h
Breeze, wm Murphy, quinn
Brewer, james h 2
Brochu, marcel McCaskill, d a .'!
McOonaghy, silas
Campbell, w i McGraw, mickey 2
< 'arroll, frank d 3 McKenzie &. Wil
Cavour, s h liams 2
Clement, anton McIntyre, gil
Cobb, a a McLaughlin, b h
Conley, t j McLeod, jas 6
Constance, alex McMahon, john
Cutchley, wm McNamee, joe 4
Densmore, r Nelson, samie d e
Doddridge et al.,
careStr. Caribou Oehme, paul
Duval, louis thuot O'Hara, Uavid e 9
Oligny, arthur
Ellingwood,harold3 O'Toole, roddy
“ a
Ellis, mrs edith Perkins, mrs eva
Perry, j 2
Fuller, a d 2 Pime, louis
Pratt, gus
Gothberg, adolf Purkins, mrs f a
Handley, harvev 5 Rees, 1 w
Hanson, h c fohn Regan, wm
Hansen, pliilip Reyan, ed
lfandke, fritz
Harnum, nels Sandberg, g
Horton, 1 b Sclienbeck, h c
Houston, k Shultz, elmer
Horwege.amandus j Smith, wm fe
Hutno, andrew ti “ master pete
Snell, frank
Jensen, chris Storvik, tnikal
Johnson, frank Strang, frank in
Johnson, mrs net- Strobe!, wm 4
tie 11 Swanson, ludwig 2
Jones, c f
“ c 1 Temiraeff.magonat
“ w p 2 Thomas, waiter 2
Junkin, jack Thuot, louis
Kaasen, olaf h Urland, y
Karezwaski, duniel
Kargaeff, m Van Winkle, wm
Kenedy, d in Varisellaz, martin
Vecktnan, wm
Lacomb, joe
Larnka, gus 2 Wells, wm m li
Laros, eugene Werner, e p
Launders, joe West, mrs c b
Lawrence & Co., " f s
george White, j
T.ikorich. tom Wilkins, frank
Lockhart, chas m’d Willett, arthur
Lucietich, p Willet, a t,
Luttman, h Wolf, max 7
Lyon, geo t
Young, ben
DAD CLEVELAND ADDING TO
REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS
Quite lively bidding took place
last Monday afternoon when Dep
uty Marshal Tom Howell disposed
of the Riverside hotel by public
auction, the property eventually
being knocked down to F. E
Cleveland for the sum of $185.
The bidding started when Mr.
Cleveland offered $23 for the betel,
which consists of a log dwelling of
ample proportions and well-fitted
throughout. J. J. Kelly raised the
price to $35, being followed by
Cleveland with $50. Here John
Strelic came forward with an offer
of §75, but lie was immediately out
bid by the others. The price con
tinued to rise in this manner for
several bids, until Mr. Cleveland
was declared the purchaser at the
price named above.
Eess than half a dozen people at
tended the sale.
Abe Weiss, the Flat City clothier,
was a visitor in Iditarod Tuesday.
E. M. Stanton paid a visit to the
creeks the first of the week.
SOLD EFFECTS OF SAMUEL DUBIN
Last Saturday, November 9, Dep
uty Marshal Tom Howell sold at
auction, at Diketnan town, the per
sonal property and effects of .Sam
Dubin, consisting of pool tables,
furniture, bar fixtures, etc. The
sale realized $305, and James Ful
lerton was the purchaser.
HEAVY EXPENDITURE FOR NAVY
Washington, November 15.—■
The naval appropriations for the
year 1912 13 are in excess of $123,
000,000 Only one dreadnought
provided for, to cost not more tluu
$15,000,000.
PIONEER DRUG CO., FLAT CITY
Telephone us your wants in the line of
Phons Fropi
jcrtft McDonald
Hotel,
93^ Idltarod
Orders Promptly Filled.
Dr. Heinrich Wortmann,
Plivsician and Surgeon
Offices: Iditarod and Flat City
Telephones at each place
DR. H. BEHLA,
Dentist
Offices, Pioneer Drug Store,
Flat City.
Appointments by Telephone
Wickersham & Roden.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Iditarod, Alaska
GEORGE WOODRUFF ALBRECHT,
Attorney at Law
Michigan, '81 Alaska. '10 Kentucky, 91
The Pioneer Attorney of this Camp
E. M. STANTON,
Attorney at Law
I Office in Wickersham A Roden Bldg,
Second Ave.
BASIL CLEMONS
Commercial Photographer
Agent Eastman Kodak Co, Flat City
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FLAT CITV
Open Day and Night
Best Accommodations on Winter Trail
KELLY
ROADHOUSE
Diskaket
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Moses
Outfit Here for Innoko and Mud
River Camps
Dikeman
Roadhouse and Store
ROIJT . COCKBURN, PROP.
Everything First Class
The New Plaoer Law
The following is a copy of the law recently enacted by Congress amend
ing the mining laws of Alaska:
A bill to modify and amend the mining laws in their application to the icr
ritory of Alaska, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted, etc., That no association placer mining claim shall here
after be located in Alaska in excess of 40 acres, and on every placer mining
claim hereafter located in Alaska, and until a patent has been issued therefor,
not less than $100 worth of labor shall be performed or improvements made
during each vear, including the year of location, for each and every 20 acres
or excess fraction thereof.
Sec. 2. That no person shall hereafter locate any placer mining claim in
Alaska as attorney for another unless he is duly authorized thereto by a
power of attorney in writing, duly acknowledged and recorded in any record
er’s office in the judicial division where the location is made. Any person so
authorized may locate placer mining claims tor not more than two individuals
or one association under such power of attorney, but no such agent or attor
ney shall be authorized or permitted to locate more than two placer mining
claims for any one principal or association during any calendar month, anil
no placer mining claim shall hereafter be located in Alaska except under the
limitations of this act;
Sec. 3. That no person shall hereafter locate, cause or procure to be lo
cated, for himself more than two placer mining claims in any calendar month:
Provided, That one or both such locations may be included in an association
claim.
Sec. 4. That no placer mining claim hereafter located in Alaska shall be
patented which shall contain a greater area than is fixed by law, nor which
is longer than three times its greatest width.
Sec. 5. That any placer mining claim attempted to be located in viola
tion of this act shall be null and void, and the whole area thereof may be lo
cated by any qualified locator as if no such prior attempt had been made.