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LOBBYISTS AT THE CAPITAL
It was all right for President Wilson to tell the people
of the country that the national capital is overrun by lobby
ists. But there is nothing new in the announcement. It
has always been so, particularly when congress is dealing
with a question which touches the interests of plundering
corporations.
Rich men and big corporations always have their lobby
ists at Washington. They always have their lobbyists at
state capitals also when state legislatures are in session.
And they are a shrewd lot—able lawyers, business men with
oily tongues, gamesters, goody-goodies, and all sorts.
But the plain people nave no ionoyisus.
The plain people cannot afford to have lobbyists, and
besides they are old fashioned enough to think that the men
they have sent to congress are there to look out for their
interests, and repeated disappointments have not com
pletely robbed them of this old belief.
Maybe President Wilson, by a frank discussion of
actual conditions at the national capital, will be able to
curb the lobby. It would be easy enough to do it it the
newspapers of this country would meet their obligations.
But too many newspapers are under the same corporate in
fluences that are now playing on congress.
But a day of reckoning is coming for these vultures.
The people are beginning to realize why they hang around
Washington, and how it all happens.
There raav not be any mobs marching through the
streets of Washington with human heads on the ends of
sticks.
Congress may not be forced to see the and tremble be
hind heavy, locked doors during its deliberations.
The American mob is not like the French mob.
But the people finally will drive these corrupt lobby
ists away from the national capital, and they will at the
same time force congress faithfully and honestly to serve
the people of this country.
Lobbyists have long enough been writing laws for us.
The people are sick of it. They want a new deal, and they
mean to get it.—Seattle Sun.
A Washington dispatch to the Denver News says: William
Jennings Bryan, erstwhile commoner and representative of the
common people, now bon vivant, reconteur, brewer of punchless
punches and the idol of the smart set of Washington, has taken to
driving his own automobile, with a high hat on the back of his
head and a rakish smile on his lips. Association with the aristo
crats, who represent foreign countries in the United States, has
ltaken off the rough edges from the secretary of state. In his ear
ier days, when he was known as the “boy orator,” he despised a
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high silk hat. Such tilings were for molly coddles. There was j
I also an air of new-mown hay about the commoner in those days j
He re-established himself as a veal sport when he was seen dashing
recklessly along the park drive, hanging sportily over the wheel,
with high hat perched far back on his head. There was a care
free smile on his lips that indicated that the next thing he might
be doing would be smoking cigarettes.
SPRING LONGINGS
'D PAIN be a-fishing while I sit here dishing up moth
eaten verses for butter and bread; I’d like to be stray
ing in green lanes and playing in sweet scented mead
ows, with blossoms bespread. I yearn for the forest where
songbirds have chorused their anthems in April for thousands
of years. I sigh for the wild wood where now, as in childhood,
I'd gambol around like the friskiest steers. I'd like to be swim
ming, like gosling a-skimming around in the brooklet, my
clothes on the brink; it's sad to be trammeled by bathtub en
ameled, when one is so anxious to plunge in the drink. This
life brings me closer to butcher and grocer, I order my fish
from the market or store; no more do I angle, my baited hooks
dangle in front of the suckers and troutlets no more. I sigh
for the open, I find myself hopin’ that I can go fishing in .Tune
or July; but just for the present I find my chair pleasant, and
I am contented to sit here and sign. In springtime we’re
yearning, our bosoms are burning with fond recollections of
woodland and stream; it all ends in wishing; when some one
says “Fishing,” we think staying home is a bully good scheme.
—Walt Mason.
Washington, Ju'y 5.—President Wilson spent three days of
I this week cruising alone, and returned to the White House last
night.
Congressional business is being cleared for consideration of
the Alaska railroad bill, which comes up for consideration next
Wednesday, the 9th.
“Too fVluch Harum-Scarum-Yankee-Doodle Business”
After spending three months’ time of the special session of
congress in wearisome tariff tinkering- -utterly ignoring other
needed legislation—the senate is now ready to consider the Un
derwood tariff reform bill.
Bringing; in the Wall Street Boys
Martin Mulhall, of Baltimore, A’ho claims that he was formerly
employed by the National Association of Manufacturers, makes
charges before the lobby-investigating committee that most con
gressmen, from the very greatest and most influential to the most
inconsequential and meekest member, and also the higher officials
of the government, have been approached for years past by agents
of high-tariff beneficiaries. Mulhall, who seems to be thoroughly
conversant with his subject, created a sensation with his allega
tions, and the probing committees of both senate and house are
actively going into the details of the charges. Many Wall street
financiers have been summoned to appeal1 before the committees.
HOW ONE DA1BOY BUSTED
BP THE WHOLE PROCESSION
Winnipeg, Man., July 5.—The annual celebration of the Fourth
of July in this city was marred yesterday by disgraceful scenes of
rioting. The trouble had its commencement when an American
youth, with lusty cheers, waved the Stars and Stripes while a thou
sand provincial troops were parading in honor of the day. In a
moment—in much less time than it takes to tell it—all was confu
sion, a free-for-all fight was in full swings, many were severely
beaten, the offending flag was trampled in the dust, the riot call
was sounded, and order was restored. The boy escaped.
Judge R W. Jennings recently
made an important ruling on tlie
question of citizenship. In came
about through the petition oi John
Nelson, at Juneau, to be admitted
to citizenship. The district attor
ney’s office objected to tjie granting
of the petition and raised the point
that within the past five years the
applicant had been convicted ot a
felony, and that such conviction
should be a bar to admission to citi
izen. The court overtuled the ob
jection, but stated that the matter
would be continued for fuither in
vestigatiou.
Franklin K. Lane, secretary of
the interior, sounds the keynote of
true conservation in bis homestead
policy. Fie would give bona fide
settlers every encouragement.
Therefore, he seeks to revise the
stringent rules of the general land
office.
News has been received at Cor
dova that Frank Madison, better
known among the old pioneers as
‘•Museleshell Frank,” died recently
in Seattle. Frank Madison was a
lineal descendant of President
James Madison, and carried around
with him the documentary evidence
to establish that fact beyond doubt
He was known to all the oldtimers
from Cook inlet to Frisco.
William Holmes, who left Doug
las about a year ago to make his
home in New Zealand, has returned.
He found that many changes had
come to New Zealand since he Iasi
visited it 12 years ago—that the
cost of living is not materially less
than in Alaska, but the chances oi
earning are on a 5-eent basis —
Dong as Island News.
1 lie editor ot the aeivard Gate
way has discovered some milters
and things that may be of interest
to the readers of the Pioneer. In
a recent article about bugs, he
writes: Very few people around
these parts realize that much of the
insect life that is wantonly trod
under foot is worth real money.
Some of these specimens—we don't
pretend to know which—may be
sold for as high as $i each. Others
ad valorem, bring from 5 cents up
to the dollar mark. One of the
bugologists who is a member of the
Kleinschmidt scientific expedition,
gathered $35 worth of bugs the
day he landed from the Abler. The
succeeding day he spent haif of the
time scouting about, and picked up
$20 worth. But this gentleman
knew what he wanted, what it was
when he found it after he got it.
There’s the rub! It might be in
formation to some people to know
that a white tailed ptarmigan is
worth $100 or more—if you know
where to sell it. Also, that an or
dinary-looking seagull that hap
pens to have red feathers under its
wings, will enrich you to the ex
tent of $500—if you know what to
do with the specimen after you get
it. Very rare indeed is this pecu
liarly-marked bird, but it exists in
nature, and lias been found in
Alaska. There may be some around
here for all we know, and since we
found out about their high value
we have been keeping our weather
eye open for a sight of one. An
other rare seagull, although look
ing iu other respects like the scav
engers which hang around the
beaches is one possessing red feet
Museums will pay good money for
such a gull. Alaska, fiom a scien
tific standpoint, is new and practic
ally unexploited. Specimens from
it are sought by museums through
out the United States, and in for
eign lands. But to engage in the
industry of seeking rare species,
you must be iu the know, or your
efforts will prove futile, A little
knowledge is worth money some
times.
Job Printing at Pioneer office.
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In the United States Land Office at Nome, Alaska
Id the matter of the application of Joa
quin, Fowler and Twitchell for pat
ent for Trading Site.
NOTICE OK APPLICATION
Notice is hereby given that in pursu
ance to the provisions of the act of Con
gress approved May 14, 1898 (30 Stat.
409) entitled “An act extending the
homestead laws and providing for right
of way for railroads in the district of
Alaska, and for other purposes,” and
amendments thereto, Frank Joaquin,
whose postoffice address is Tacotna,
Alaska, G. A. Fowler, whose post-office
address is Bethel, Alaska, and A. H.
Twitched, whose postoffice address is I
Bethel, Alaska, claiming twenty and
sixtyone hundredths (20.G1) acres of
land at Bethel, on the Kuskokwim
river, Alaska, have made application to
the United States for a patent, for the
said land, as a TRADING SITE, and
said land is more fully described as to
the metes and bounds thereof by the
official plat thereof and by the field
notes of the survey thereof now on file
in the office of the register of said land
office, which is U. S. Survey No. 1002,
as follows, to wit:
Beginning at corner No. 1, identical
with corner No. 1, Moravian Mission
Reserve, Bethel, at ordinary high
water mark on Kuskokwim river, from
which point U. S. location monument at i
Bethel bears S. 72° 12’ W., 12.95
chains, and S.W. corner dwelling 24x36
feet, bears N. 25° 50’ E., 4.00 chains;!
witness corner set N. 24 3 34' W., 1.241
chains, an iron pipe 3 inches in diam
ter projecting one foot above the
ground, marked on S.W. side, M-M
Cor.-l-W-C. and M-C on side facing the
river, and on N. E. side S-1002-Cor-l
\V-C. Pit 36x36x12 inches bears N. |
243 34’ W., 8 feet distant. Mound of j
earth 4 feet base, 2 feet high, bears N.
24 3 34’ W. of corner.
Thence N. 24 3 34’ W. lOchains along (
S.W. boundary, from true corner over,
rolling land on line 1-2 of Moravian Mis-!
sion Reserve survey to corner No. 2, at
which (joint is set an iron pipe 3 inches
in diameter, 3 feet long. 2 feet in the
ground, marked on the east side, S-1002
Cor-2. Under this corner broken glass
is deposited at base of pips as memo
rial. Pits are dug on lines approaching
and departing from corner and 6 feet
distant 18x18x12 inches.
Thence N. 07 ° 10’ K. 18.84 chains
along N.W. boundary to corner No. 3 at
which point is set an iron pipe 3 inches
in diameter, 3 feet long, 2 feet in the
ground, marked on S.W. side S.-1002
Cor-3. Under this corner broken glass
is deposited at base of pipe as a memo
rial. Pits are dug 13x18x12 inches on
lines approaching and departing from
corner and 6 feet distant.
f hence S. 24= 34’ E. 14.97 chains
along N.E. boundary to corner No. 4, at
ordinary high-water mark on Kusko
kwim river. Witness corner set N. 24°
'.'14 W., 38 linksdistant, which is an iron
pipe 3 inches in diameter, 3 feet long, 2
feet in the ground, marked on N.W.
side S-1002-Uot-4-W-U. and M-O. on side
! facing the river. Broken glass is de
I posited at base of pipe as a memorial.
Thence following tlie meanders of the
! Koskokwhn riv. r ordinary high
1 water mark, along sandy beach down
stream from true corner 1. N. 88° 47’
W. 11.76 chains; 2. S. 68° 19’ W. 8.24
chains to Corner No. 1, the place of be
ginning. containing 21.61 acres.
The U. S. location monument to
which this survey is tied is an iron pipe
3$ inches in diameter 4 feet long set. 2
feet in the ground, marked on the
north side U. S. L. M., Bethel M. M.
and is situated in the center of the
pi a/.a at Bethel Mission.
Auy and all persons claiming ad
versely the said land or any portion
thereof so described, surveyed and
platted as above are hereby notified
that, unless their adverse claims are
duly filed according to law with the
register' of the United States land office
at Nome. Alaska, they will be barred
by virtue of the provisions of said stat
ute. J. SUN I)BACK, Register.
In the Probate Court for the Innoko Precinct,
Fourth ] udicial Division, District of Alaska.
In the Matter of the I-Ntatv ot Greg Peterson,
Deceased.- ID lore W. A. Viual, Commissioner,
sitting as Probate Judge.
Notice is hereby given that the undersign*, d.
administrator of the estate of Greg Pettrson. <1* -
ceased, to the creditors of. and all persons lur -
ing claims against the said deceased, to exhibit
them, with the necessary vouchers, within six
months alter the first publication of this notice,
to the said administrator, at his home at <>phir,
Innoko precinct, Alaska, the same being the
place for the transaction ot the business of said
estate.
Dated and signed at Ophir, Alaska, this 14th
day of June. u/13. CHRISTIAN BOI.GHN.
Administrator.
ORDKR
It is ordered that notice to tlie creditors ot
Greg Peterson, deceased, requiring all persons
having claims against the said deceased to ex
hibit them, with tlie necessary vouchers, to the
administrator of the estate of said deceased be
given by publication in the Iditarod Pioneer, a
newspaper printed and published in the city of
Iditarod, Alaska, at least once a week for four
successive weeks, and that a copy of the above
notice he posted in three public and conspicuous
places in the town of Ophir, Alaska, one of
which places shall be at tlie postofScc in said
town of Ophir.
W. A VI NAT.,
> Seal Probate Judge.
' ‘ Ophir, Alaska. June 14. 1913
MRS. M. L. PETERSON,
Public Stenographer,
Notary Public
First Ave., Opp. Beattie House.
Dr. Heinrich Wortmann,
Physician and Surgeon
Offices: Iditarod and Flat City
Telephones at each place
W. F. GREEN, M. D.,
Physician and Surgeon
DISCOVERY, OTTER
Telephone
DR. H. BEHLA,
Dentist
Offices, Pioneer Dru^ Store,
Flat City.
Appointments by Telephone
DR. CHAS. D. CARTER
Dentist
Gold Street, Flat City.
Appointments by Telephone.
HENRY RODEN.
Attorney at Law
Iditarod. Alaska
ichigan, 1881 Kentucky. 1891 Alaska. 1910
George Woodruff Albrecht.
COUNSELOR AND LAWYER
IDITAROD, ALASKA
The Pioneer Attorney ot this Camp
E. M. STANTON,
Attorney at Law
Office in Wickersham & Roden Bld>r,
Second Ave.
CHAS. E. TAYLOR,
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public, Conveyancing.
Front St., Iditarod
A. E. MALT BY,
Attorney at Law,
Office in M. & M. Bank Buiidintr
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