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UNIVERSAL PEACE MOVEMENT
The advocates of universal peace, in spite of the failure of then
efforts to avert the present calamitous wai in Euiope, aic by no mean;
discouraged, and a perusal of current periodicals will disclose a pur
pose to take advantage of the lessons learned through it and to use
them to further the movement which, prior to the insane outbreak in
Europe, seemed to have great promise of success. Writers in various
magazines and newspapers are already discussing plans for the pre-j
vent ion of future world catastrophes such as the present one. The
machinery provided by The Hague tribunal seems to be tne foundation
upon which future projects along this line aie to De built, and \ar.cu-> j
suggestions are made for the elaboration of the scope of tnat rathe> j
intangible organization, lhe November issue of the American ixeview:
of Reviews, in discussing the problem in a casual manner, says: It j
is well, therefore, and understandable, that many American writers j
and speakers should even now be talking about the k.nd of world fed
eration that must be shaped in the future. A contributor to the New
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York. Sun, signing himself Artliur N. laylor. comes forward with a
definite plan for making effective The Hague tribunal, and it is saic to ]
say that were the plan advocated by some statesman of national repu
tation it would receive the attention of the world. It is well worth re-1
producing, and is as follows :
Whatever inav be the results nf the European war. it lias served the purpose of eradi
ca;in<' from the minds of those capable of observing and drawing correct conclusions eer !
tain fallacious beliefs which we on this side of the Atlantic have fondly cherished for j
years. . .
No longer can we comfor ourselves with the th >ugnt that twentieth century ci\ 111z i- \
lion places man upon a plane uhovo the perpetration of the horror.-* anil even atrocitie* i
df war, but rather we have before us the demonstration that the present enlightenment
■ nd scientific attainment serve but to speed Mars with the greater certainty and ctli
eiency in his work of dire destruction.
No longer can we feel the slightest protection in relying upon a treaty unless by our
own powers we are in a position to deter another nation so disposed from treating it as
“just a scrap of paper."
No longer can we indulge in the hope that any arbitrate n court, as now constituted,
can afford us any aid or comfort if overtaken by a calamity similar to that which has
overwhelmed Europe _ •
In short, nation.* stand today where the individuals stood during the Dark Ages and j
into the Mid He Ages. Personal prowess settled all rights. The two requisites to owner- i
.-hip were, first, to covet, and second, the power coupled with the will to take and keen.
If anyone doubts let him read of the tax levied upon the various cities of Belgium t k *n
by the Germans and the occupation of those cities.
Colonel Roosevelt, discussing this question, hints more or less definitely at a possible
plan or organization better calculated to maintain peace, a peace based upon justice ami
righteousness. He says: “We should endeavor to devise some method of action in com
mon with other nations whereby there shall be at lesat a reasonable chance of securing
world peace, and in any’ event of narrowing the sphere of possible war and its horrors.
* * ’ The policeman must be put Hack of the judge in international law. just as he i«
back of the judge in municipal law. The effective power of civilization must be put back
of civilization’s collective purpose to secure reasonable justice between nation and na
tion."
Again he says : “The Hague court has proved worthless in the present gigantic crisis.
There i- hardly a Hague treaty which has not in some respect been violated. However, j
;. >tep toward the peaceful settlement of qustions at issue between nations which are not
vital has been accomplished by 1 he Hague court and by rational and limited p.nvv or
arbitration treaties in the past. Our business is to try to make this court of more effect
and to enlarge the class of esaes where its actions will be valuable. In order to do this
we must endeavor to put an international police force behind this international judi
ciary.’''
lie shows that the effectual settlement of the questions at issue in the present great
war can be accomplished only by some such medium as that suggested without the un
fortunate humbling of one or more of the great powers.
Recognizing the inadequacy of the present means of peaceably adjusting intenational
differences. I sketched a f lan more than a year ago for the organization of a court so con
stituted as to overcome this defect. This plan 1 showed to some of my friends, eminent
lawyers in this city (New York>. Sonw believe thp plan practicable; others were skep
tical. but none urged objections which appeared to me insuperable. In the light of present
events the plan has lost nothing in point of feasibility but has gained much for the ap
parent necessity for its adoption, either in whole or in part, with modification.
In this sketch, after referring to the development of courts whereby differences be
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tween individuals were settled in an orderly way instead of in the primeval manner, I
said:
“Nations in their dealings with each other presumably pursue a form of dignified diplo
matic intercourse calculated to minimize the danger of hasty and ill judged action, yet it
is apparent that nations in conducting their affairs are actuated quite as much by the
basic principles of human nature as are individuals. It therefore would seem to follow
that the plan which has resulted in an orderly adjustment of personal affairs might bo
applied with equal success to adjustment of national difficulties. A start has been made
in this direction by the creation of the permanent court of arbitration of The Hague, yet
as a power to maintain a continued international peace this court would seem to he a
negligible quantity, although it might have jurisdiction to determine all questions of
international disagreement. The reason why is obvious: It is without power to enforce
its decisions.
“What state would organize a court and give to it power only to decide the questions
submitted by litigants? And what court so organized could maintain the respect of the
litigants? It is the power of the state behind the court manifested visibly in its officers,
prepared to enforce the court’s decrees, which creates profound respect in the minds of
the litigants and gives to those decrees a finality which the litigants, knowing themselves
powerless to assail, unquCStioningly comply with.
“But as to the international court, what corresponds to the state? \ id where is the
sheriff ?
“The nearest approach to the state in this plan is the group of nations among which
are the litigants, and all of which are more or less interested. As for the sheriff, there
is none. The conditions are much the same as when in the remote ages our forefathers
in their endeavors to adjust in an orderly way the disputes among themselves first ap
pointed a judge or umpire to decide upon the abstract rights involved, but reserved to
themselves the right of lighting for nr resisting the decision, as should seem to them de
sirable.
“In order to equip the international court with the power to enforce its decrees the
state, or in this case the separate nation establishing the court, must place at its com
mand, as did th” litigants of old, the entire machinery of defense and offense. In other
words, the international court, to stand on a basis of equality with the courts which have
been found sufficient for the adjustment of questions of individual differences, must have
at its command the armies and navies of the countries constituting it.
“Startling as this assertion appear?, a careful consideration of all that it imports seems
to show that the plan, if properly worked out, is logical, practical and cconomicl for all
of the nations involved.
“If, for instance, such a court were organized under a treaty joined in by the Unite !
Stairs. Great B: in. Trance, Russia, Germany, Spain. Italy and Japan, all of whirl, .
countries placed iheir armies and navies under the direction of the court, the power at
lhe command of the court would probably represent over 75 per cent of the fighting |
power of the world, an organization costing more than a billion and a half of dollar
nine H'. to ie an. :
“What would !.' the inevitable result of placing this vast power under the direction of |
one hnau whose .-■ ■■ motive anti purpose was to preserve peace and adjust differences
arising among nations? Its first effect would be to remove the burdensome ambition
of many of the powers of Europe, created, perhaps, by necessity, of equaling or surpass
ing neighboring powers in naval unit nuhtary strength. Its second result would lie that
those powers remaining outsde the treaty would quickly perceive tile folly of attempt
ing ro resist the power of the international court, or even to maintain themselves on a
basis of offense and defense with other powers outside the treaty, especially if the court
assumed to take jurisdiction of ail matters of international differences, which it well
might do because they are matters materially and seriously affecting the interest of these
countries within the treaty as well as those of the belligerents themselves.
The next result would be that the power, and with it the possibility, to make inter
national war would have ceased, and the armies and navies of the world would shortly
shrink from a basis requiring an expenditure of over two billions a year to one main
tainable on one-fourth of that amount.
“But what about intranati■■ it troubles, riots, local uprisings and rebellions? Would
these lie proper subjects for determine! n and action by the court?
“(Such disturbances vary in character and consequences from transient riots extend
ing over only a small section of a municipality and readily controllable by the police to
rebellions which may rend a powerful nation. A local disturbance affecting international
relations and interests should he a proper subject for the international court. To deter
mine just when and wher the international court should take jurisdiction in matters of
local disturbance would constantly present questions of difficulty which would have to be
worked out by the court with great care. 1 hat a riot in China might affect interests in
London is apparei. Carlyle says that the American Indian on the shores of Lake Su
perior cannot strike his squaw without affecting the price of furs in Europe. To deter
mine just when and where the international court should take jurisdiction in mtaters of
ihe exercise of a wise discretion in the establishing of governing precedents.
“It is not apparent why the adoption of such a plan would require an immediate
rhengc of locus in quo of a considerable part of the forces placed under the command :
f the court, although it is manifest that these forces would be required to be absolutely :
subservient to the orders of the court. Probably the most effectual means of accomplish- |
ing this would be:
“First, for the pay of all men. officers and employes to be made by the court, which i
,-hould be supported by a tax paid by all nations coming into this treaty.
“Second, for the officers, men and employes to be dependent upon the court for their
appointments, advancements and commissions.
‘This sketch, it will be apparent, is a mere suggestion, an outline of a plan the de
velopment of which would require thought and labor of a high order and an untold work
ing out of details and adjusting of diversified interests. The including or omitting of
any nation from the list contained in this plan is not intended to have any significance.
“When this plan should be finally adopted it would be folly to hope for the ceasing
of international troubles. Human nature would not change but would continue as it has [
throughout all ages and conditions. Trouble and sirite would continually arise, giving,
the court plenty of hard work to do. and its officers would doubtless find ample reason j
for their existence.”
At the close of the sketch I called attention to the fact that hasty and ill-considered j
action in the adoption of the plan would be impossible, at least in the United States, for
the reason that such adoption would necessarily be preceded by an amendment of the fed* ,
eral constitution, and that such amendment could be had 01 i> after the plan should
have been Thoroughly discussed and debated and the public satisfied that its merits are :
such as to warrant its adoption. ARTHUR N. TAT LOR.
Not many persons would be so frank in admitting failure as Glen C.
Bartlett of Ketchikan, who, after having given the proposition a fair
trial “on Saturday,” came to the conclusion that running a newspaper
was “not a cinch.” Here is his statement, verb, et lit., as published in
the Ketchikan Miner:
As you will notice on the passenger list of the Mariposa Saturday was the honorable
name of Richard Bushell. Jr., editor of this paper. Mr. Bushell tried all over town to
get a suitable editor for his paper while he was basking in the sunshine of the Beautiful
South but without avail. He must of given me a “shot in the arm” for yesterday I
agreed to try and run his paper and was under the impression that it would He quite a
lark. After a trial of it Saturday I have given up the idea that “trying” to run a paper
is a “cinch.” Her? is the devil yelling read proof on this, the machine man is hollering
for more copy, and most of the lingo’is French to me. so if here is anything in the paper
that you don’t like please phone the Office first and give me time to get away and then
you can come down here and wreck the plant, but don’t blame poor Bushell.
_ GLEN C. BARTLETT.
During the recent campaign for the election of a congressional dele
gate in Alaska the opponents of Delegate Wickersham made much cap
ital of a telegram from President Wilson in which he asked permission
“to express the hope” of the election of Wickers'nam’s opponent. It
seems that it was a stereotyped form of telegram which was sent out
to all Democratic candidates for congress and other offices, and the
Outside newspapers of around election time teem with the phrase,
“May I express the hope.” Of course, while these were being passed
around, it would have been discourteous on the President’s part to
have overlooked the Alaska Democratic candidate.
The operations of the German submarines in the highways of Great
Britain’s commerce constitute the most serious blow that has yet been
struck at the Briton in the present war. Besides indicating the impo
tence of the battleship and cruiser in modern naval warfare, it has
demonstrated either that the Germans have submarine vessels of much
greater cruising radius than had been believed or that they have a
supply base located in the British isles themselves. In either case the
situation is serious for England, whose very existence depends upon
keeping open the ocean highways. The rise in marine insurance rates
is indicative of the alarm with which the situation is viewed.
Herbert Corey, the well-known p^ress correspondent, who has writ
ten much lurid and sensational pro-German stuff for the American
newspapers, writing from Berlin, says: “Under the outward assur
ance of victory expressed by the Germans, there is evidently an in
creasing worriment, many admitting that if the war lasts a year they
will be bankrupt.”
As a result of its small vote at the last election, the Progressive party
has lost its legal identity in Oregon.
mans to gain her own liberty. This was
obtained only after laborious negotiations.
In the meantime the count and countess 1
were subjected to insults by the people be
sieging the hotel in which they were kept
under guard.
A HAMILTON WATCH
price you pay for it. Wm. Taylor, Flat.
I
MADAME PATTI A PRISONER OF WAR
Mme. Adelina Patti, the famous prima
donna, arrived in Paris recently, after be
ing kept several weeks, together with her
husband, Baron Cedarstrom, a prisoner of
war at Carlsbad.
She was finally obliged to leave all her
male domestics as hostages with the Gcr
“CAPTAIN” BEASLEY AGAIN
(Juneau Empire)
“Jim” Beasley, fugitive in Alaska—but
[Ion, Captain J. Campbell Beasley, poloist,
social pet, clubman, philanthropist and what
not in New York, Philadelphia and Boston.
Yep, Jim has bobbed up again. The last
heard of the “captain” was in San Fran
cisco, when his engagement with the
wealthy Miss Wood, an heiress of Los An
geles, was unceremoniously canceled by Miss
Wood when it was learned the “captain,”
who had cut seme swath at Burlingame and
Carmel-by the-Sea, had failed to secure a
divorce from his wife at Nome. Prior to
that publicity, James was given a few col
umns when Charles E. Herron of Alaska,
acting as deputy marshal, chased him all
i vi' the world. Herron finally nabbed Beas
ley, but the latter got out of the trouble
after a trial in the North.
This time Jim is giving expert testimony
on wireless, as “used by the South Ameri
can Indians for more than 3,000 years.”
Here it is, fresh from the New York Sun:
“That a system of wireless telegraph ex
isted more than 3,000 years ago among the
savage tribes of South America was the
information brought home by Captain J.
Campbell Beasley, adventurer and explorer,
who arrived here recently with his party
after more than a year of exploring in the
wilds of the Amazon valley.
“Captain Bca-ley started through South
America from Lima, Peru, and made his
way across the continent from the source
to the delta of the Amazon river in five
month; He believes that his party is the
' nly one that has ever accomplished this
feat.
“ ‘It was in the Juamara region that vc
first learned of this wireless system.’ said
rattain Bra-ley. ‘We were met at the en
ir .nre of a village by a number of natives.
They had evidently been expecting us, and
whf-n we :.-ked bow they knew that we were
coming they pointed to a crude-looking ar
rangement suspended between two tree
stumps on a horizontal bar. Through our
Indian interpreter we learned that it was i
a wireless apparatus for sending and receiv- |
ing wireless messages from the various j
tribes throughout the Amazon valley. The j
littl? transmitter was the hollow trunk of a
tree suspended from the pole so that the j
base wa« slightly off the ground. Inside |
it bad been changed very much like our
violins, li was explained that when the
in-.rument was smartly struck with a small
rubber hammer a vibration was created
that carried for milps over the hills. The
receiver is very similar to the transmitter,
except that it is placed on a hardwood plat
form. the mase of the hollowed tree be
ing grounded on the platform. When the
message is struck in th? neighborhood vil- i
lare. sometimes thirty miles distant, thi
receiver catches the vibrations, causing a
jerky singing sound. I understand that this i
sound system can be read by the members i
of the tribe, and that in this ways news of
victories and other happenings are told
throughout 11 • » conntrvside.
“ ‘In this way the Indians all along our j
route heralded our approach, and we were
met by the inhabitants all through the Put
amayo. Nappe. Beni. Madri fie Dins and
l ower Kueulaya vallp,?. the tr'ho*arip: t->
the great Amazon. We learned also from
the Maratns nod the ITmmbaisus Indians
that this method of telegraphy has been
used by the various tribes in that district i
for thousands of year
WICKERSHAM'S ELECTION
(Nome Nugget i
Wickcrsham has been re-elected as dele
ga‘e to congress by a handsome majority.
The question naturally arises, why Wick
er-Bain’s popularity?
lie has no paid press; in fact he is more
advertised in the States by the newspapers
and magazines than he i- in Alaska. He
was opposed by a man who is reported to
be. end undoubtedly is, a good, clean man.
supported by the administration, all the
strength of the Democratic party and a por
tion of the Republican party, who have not
forgiven Wickersham for defeating their
nominee when he himself posed as a Re
publican. Then why his popularity? It
mist be that there is in the minds of the
people some substantial reason why Wick
rr-ham should be returned as delegate. It
will hardly do to say that he can simnlv
fool the people all ’he time or that the
majority of the people are fools, and thus j
account for his uniform and continued suc
cess.
This m can be said for Wickersham.
and that is that during his incumbency in :
office Alaska has come to the front, and to
him largely has this been done, by his per
sistence in presenting its needs and educat
ing congress concerning the resources and
possibilities of this great territory. He has
>een a lighter, and however much his mo
tives may be assailed, he has placed Alaska,
f not on the map. in a foremost place in
congress, and for this he is entitled to
credit for a high order of ability which but
few men possess.
The rapidity with which Alaska has been
coming to the front during the past two
years, the unanimity of the members of
congress in striving to legislate for the de
velopment of tho territory, all that has been
clone the past year, and all that congress
contemplates doing for the territory, is evi
dence tha* Alaska has a forceful and in
fluential delegate, and herein is undoubt
edly the strength of our delegate among
the voters of Alaska.
THE TELEPHONE GIRL
The telephone girl sits still in her chair
\nd listens to voices from everywhere—
Hears all the gossip, hears all the news;
She knows who is happy and who has the
blues.
She knows all our sorrows, she knows all
our joys.
She knows every girl who is chasing the
boys.
She knows of our troubles, she knows of
our strife.
She knows every man who is mean to his
wife.
She knows every time we are out with the
boys,
She hears the excuses each one employs.
She knows every woman who has a dark
past.
She knows every man who’s inclined to be
rast.
In fact, there's a secret ’neath each saucy
curl
Of that quite demure-looklng telephone
girl.
If the telephone girl would tell all she
knows
She would turn half our friends into bit
terest foes;
She would sow a small wind that would
soon be a gale.
Engulf us in trouble and land us in jail;
She would let go a story which, gaining in
force,
Would cause half our wives to sue for di
vorce.
She could get all the churches mixed up In
a tight.
And turn every day into sorrowful night.
In fact, she could keep the whole town in
stew
If she’d tell a tenth part of the things that
she knew.
Now. doesn’t it make your very head whirl
When you think what you owe to the tele
phone girl? —Exchange.
DR. ELIOT ON NATIONAL GREATNESS
(Tacoma Ledger)
Dr. Charles W. Eliot, president emirilus
of Harvard university, would like to see
the allies victorious because it would tend
to discredit the idea prevailing in some
European states that the foundation of na
tional greatness is military power. That is
the prevailing idea in Germany, Dr. Eliot
submits, and this horrible European war is
the “legitimate result of the policies of Bis
marck and his associates and disciples.” The
idea seems to be accepted or acquiesced in
now “by the whole German people.”
Undoubtedly there is a fur-reaching opin
ion in countries outside of Germany :hat
“Prussian militarism” has too strong a hoi 1 ;
on the nation. That is the principal rea- j
son. outside the violation of Belgian lieu
trality, for the sentiment against Germany j
in some of the neutral countries where tHo j
international peace movement had gain, d a |
friendly hearing. And yet when one ex
amines the statements made by the Ger
mans as to the position of their cot: t'ry
in the present conflict one cannot but feci
that they are quite sincere in saying hat
the integrity of the empire is at stake and
that they are fighting for German h mie
life, German institutions and German cul
ture. They justify military preparation on ;
the ground that they are menaced by the
Slav and that their country is so situ o.ed
that it would be suicidal not to be pre
pared.
Dr. Eliot believes that Germany has rid j
tivated an erroneous idea of the foundation
of national greatness, and that thb err m * !
ous idea has obtained for the 1\
years. Where is civilization to lm.x f r a
means of escape “from the present i:it 1 *r
able conditions?” The greatest hope, a.- Dr. j
Eliot views it, is in the cultivation of <:• r:i<- (
cratic ideeb as a rational substitute foi 'he i
imperialis • ideal of fighting force a- the
foundation of national great no**.
democratic ideals have been cckivate . :::
the United States. Canada, South Africa and
Australia, and they are traceable more or ;
less directly to England.
The civilized world is now looking for bet- j
ter foundations for national greatness han j
rce and fighting. Dr. Eliot says, an ! he i
eulogizes the ideals of the United S a.tes
and Canada thus:
‘They believe that the ideals of fighting
power and domination .Tiould be re; ! ■ ed
by the ideals of peaeefi l c mipetition in nro
duction and trade, of generous rivalry in
education, scientific discovery, and the fine
arts, of co-operation for mutual benefit
among nations different in size, na oral
abilities and material resources, and <»f fed- :
eration among nations associated genai ioh |
ically or historically, or united in the pur- ;
suit of some common ends and in the • 1 er- j
ishing of like hopes and aspiration*. They j
think that the peace of the world can be I
best promoted by solemn public com: ;.<•:? .
between peoples- not princes or cabin t •
compacts made to be kept, strenathent i by i
mutual service and good offices, and <
watched over by a permanent internal.«->nal
judicial tribunal authorized to call on the
affiliated nations for whatever force may
be necessary to induce obedience to i:- de
crees.”
A very fine ideal, and well described D:i
ouestionably the world is moving in that ,
direction, though the outbreak of the j
European war has caused many to doubt |
| whether :t can be realized in the pr-.-ent ;
or even in thp next generation.
A NON-MILITARIST VIEW
A wealthy German manufacturer and !
hank director, recently arrived in this r;uin
try to look over the situation with a view
to removing his ca;^**l and what ma •• re- j
main of his plant from Hamburg to the
United State* after the v/ir, gives a his
reasons the following:
“I am first of all a German and a lover
f the Fatherland, but I am not in -ym
i pathy with this war or the attitude o’ die .
: kaiser. I am thoroughly tired of mil”; 1 n:
’ts taxations in manhood and money -nd i
the final ruination of business by war In
Germany we thought the last straw I:ad
been applied when the government I ran
to tax capital; but when this war wa* He ,
dared, and with it the ruination of n • oly i
all business and manufacturing in the j
Fatherland. I concluded it was time for ;
me to look for fresh fields of coniri rce.
where taxations for war purposes arc k
exacting.
“Most Germans are patriotic, and w uit
to uphold the kaiser and his policies, but
many are now beginning to count the cost.
It is fully realized by bankers and hie
manufacturers that German export Aim
ness is ruined for half a century. General j
sympathy is with the military parly m 1
their determination to ‘fight to the l:>t ;
ditch.’ but many of the bankers are begin
ning to study what this ‘last ditch’ pokey
means, and what it means particularly to
then:, and they are forced to the e .elu
sion that it spell* heavy loss at the best,
and ruination in the event of defeat, m the
final outcome. As munitions of war ar ob- !
tamed mainly through the co-operAk i of
hanks and financial institution*, :t bp
coming a serious question with the ones I
i whether it is not time to call a halt A the .
| devastation of the country, mo on!’, in
j human fife, and in manhood, but in ■ om
i merce and money. If the financial in itu
tions shut down on the supply of m *nev
the war will soon come to an end. Ju
! neau Empire.
DAWSON DREDGE BREAKS RECORD
A world record-smashing run was made
by the Canadian Klondyke Company's large
gold dredge No. 3. working in the Bonanza
basin, half a mile from Dawson, for the
week ending October 27, according to the
Dawson News cf November 13. The yard
age was the largest ever handled by any
dredge the company has operating in the
Klondike district Material handled to'aled
for the week 110,045 cubic yards. The
dredge is the largest in the world, and there
fore claims the world’s record. It has two
sister dredges belonging to the same com
pany, of the same type and size, and there
are one or two dredges of similar size in
the Western states.
No. 3 had exceptionally favorable condi
tions under which to make the splendid
record. The ground being dug is in the
bend on the north side of the Klondike, near
where the old dog pound stood, and under
the hills below the Hillside cemetery. The
depth dug was thirty to thirty-five feet
with seven feet of face exposed, the ground
and gravel thawed and bedrock soft.
DOUBTFUL HONOR DISPUTED
NEW YORK, Dec. 18—Suits arepending
in court here to determine the origin of
the comics known to thousands of Ameri
can newspaper readers as “The Katzen am
mer Kids.” Cartoonist Rudolph Dierks, who
claims to be the originator of the “Katz'es,”
is suing the Star Publishing Company for
appropriating his ideas.
PIONEER CREEK AGENCIES
FLAT CITY.Mrs. C. C. Chittick
DISCOVERY OTTER Harry Donnelley
DR. MOORE,
Physician and Surgeon
Gold St., Opposite Postoffice, Flat City
Eye-Glass Fitting Telephone
DR. H. E. AURSNGER,
Physician and Surgeon
Oflice: Gold 61. Flat City, Alaska
Consultation Hours in Porenoons and ly
Appointment
E. M. STANTON,
Attorney at Law
Office: Corner Willow and Second Sts.
Iditarod Pioneer Building
W. F. HARRISON,
Attorney at Law
IDITAROD, ALASKA
Room 12, Regina Hotel
CHAS. E. TAYLOR,
Attorney at Law
BAfJ K BLOCK
First Avenue Iditarod
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
OiSCOVERY
CAFE
FLAT CITY HOH BACK & DURAND
Eet. the Grand and Bagoy's Bars
THE BEST ALL THE TIME
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WE ARE HERE TO STAY
Adams House
FIRST ST., IDITAROD
Clean, Warm Rooms, Gas-Lighted. The
Only First Class Horse and Dog
Stables in Town
Travelers Taken to the Creeks
Free Library and Reading Room
Dog Salmon for Sale
Best of Everything
ALL THE TIME AT THE
Arcade Cafe
FLAT CITY
Open Dav and Ni£ht
Regina Hotel
For a Qjiet Sleep
FURNACE HEAT
REASONABLE RATES
Second and Willow Streets
MRS. N. P. GILMORE
Summit Roadliouse
FOR SALE
Both Winter and Summer
Locations
INQUIRE AT THE ROADHOUSE
BEST LIQUORS AND CIGARS
Three-Times-Movs Bar
(Formerly the Stanley House)
john' bagov, prop.
GOOD ROOMS CLEAN BEDS
FLAT CITY
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Srn ROOMING
LIS HOUSE
Dis., Otter Miss M. Earl, Prop.
Warm and Clean Rooms
Porcelain Tub Baths
CONVENIENT DOG KENNELS
TELEGRAPH WAN FROZEN TO DEATH
F. E. Johnson, private in the signal
corps telegraph office at Donnelly, was
frozen to death while taking a stove into
the cache at Rapids. The body was found
Thursday by two mushers over the trail, J.
H. Miller and A. W. Stevens, who reported
the discovery to the telegraph station.
The body was found near Rapids station,
and a little later the horse that Johnson
had driven was found in a bank of snow
about six miles north of Rapids. It showed
no serious effects from its wanderings, and
was still hitched to the sleigh.
Johnson is reported to have left Donnelly
station Monday, a week ago today. It is
believed that his horse broke through the
ice and that he went for assistance for the
horse, and was frozen to death before aid
could be procured. This is the second death
on the trail this winter, but in the other
case heart failure was supposed to be re
sponsible for the death.—Fairbanks Citizen.
Dee. 28.