THE EDSTAROD PIONEER
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Published Every Saturday Morning at Iditarod, Alaska
Vel. 7 CI'ARLES A. DERRY, Editor and Publisher No. 27
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THE PRICE OF LIBERTY
(Ehhu Root i
We have enjoyed liberty ami order so long that we have for
f.(,tten how ihey .-nine. Our people assume that they came as the
or comes. They have a .-aimed that they wi I of their nature and
L\ their own force tvr.iuitle foreyer without effort. All, no.
; i.erty has always been born of struggle. It has not come save
through sacrifice and the blood of martyrs and the devotion of
mankind. And it is not to be preserved except by jealous watch
fulness .aid stern determination always to be free. That eternal
vigilance is the price of liberty is so much a truism that it has
Lot its meaning, but it is an eternal truth.
INDEPENDENCE DAY
The celebration of the great national holiday which occurs
, , Ni Teesd: v should be participated in with unusual fervor by
■ ! ijl„.rtj 1 ring citizens of the great republic. The 1-our! ii of
.:,;ly should be a d;.\ of lvdedication of the people to those prill
. a les of government winch have made tins country great an t if>
inhabitants the most favored of God's creatures. We in Alaska,
v,},o enjoy but a modicum of self-government, can well afford to
!y aside for tlee moment ; ny grievance we may have on mat
r ore and join in the patriotic celebration of the day that an
nounced to the world the birth of a nation in which all men
-Imuld be free ami equal and where distinctions of birth and rank
should be obliterated. At least we have the satisfaction of know
ing that although Ala i.:, has not yet reached the stage of de
velopment which justifies her being granted sovereignty, yet we
are at least governed to as large an extent as possible by men of
our own choosing, and the supreme authority of the federal gov-’
i annul.t is at hast administered by men chosen by our fellow
citizens, ami not b\ hereditary rahrs.
Seldom 111 our country’s history has the need for patriotic ex
pression and loyally to our ideals been as great as at present.
Alone of the great nations of the world not engaged in the w mid
struggle for supremacy, the government beset by misguided citi
zens win, ion Id involve us in the great conilict for the benefit
(.f one or the other of the warring nations, it is a time for cool
ami patriotic reflection on our responsibilities and duties. Not
s! Iie are our own intero ts at stake, but the interests of all other
neutral countries, ami the I'nitcd hta’es. as the most powerful of
the-e. is looked up to for guidance and protection in the mam
nance of the rights of neutrals the world over. No doubt the
, xpressioiis which are made on public platforms on lues-lay next
throughout the length and breadth of the land wi.l take the form
of indorsement of the patriotic and courageous stand taken by
! ,. elm I i :a eutive in his dealings with foreign nations during the
present crisis in the world’s atiairs. and to pledges of support in
funner negotiations, l'or the time being politics should be for
. otten. and the keynote of national expression should be loyalty
aiui (K » t: !i {■'. our institutions :uid u*at'iti-:»&s.
It is possible that v.e ourselves are on the verge of armed
c,mtiict not of our own choosing with a weaker nation. Should
this prove to bo tie case, no batter time than duly 4 could be
eh sen hr announcing to the world in general nil! to our mis
guided nciahi.. r- to the south of us in parteiular that whatever
action may be decided upon by the ''re.-.dent and his advisers w:l!
receive the united support of the country. Regretful as war would
be under the circumstances, it will be apparent that ve have gone
a- far to avoid it as possible in the interest of humanity and
civilization. Should resort to arms be decided upon, the sword
will not be relinquished until Mexico is made to realize her re
sponsibilities and law and order shall have been restored. The
ta.-J: will be a thankless one. and has been avoided as long as there
was the remotest chance of Mexico working out her own salvation.
I: having been demonstrated that this i> an tmnoswi'lay. th-e
baited States will enter upon the task with a clear conscience.
So on Tuesday next, when we recount the deeds of the brave
founders of American liberty, let there be a resolve to perpetuate
the noble work done by them and to hand down unimpaired to
j isteritv the glorious structure which they erected.
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The precarious position of the United States troops in Mexico
would seem to indicate a probability that Governor Strong and
Ins 'T.OOO sourdough Alaskans” will have to be called upon to
extricate them after all.
STATE’S GREAT ASSET
Under the above caption the Juneau Dispatch says in a recent
issue:
Under the terms of Wickersham’s statehood bill
Alaska will enter the lists with approximately $20,
000,000 to its credit. This is the greatest sum ever
inherited by any state in the Union when admitted.
The collection of this sum is provided for itt Section
10, whereby all of the moneys received by the United
States from rentals and leases of fur seal fisheries of
the Pribiloff islands, and from the sale of seal and
sealskins therefrom, “from the date of the purchase
of Alaska from Russia by the United States to the
date of the admission of the State of Alaska into
the Union.” This sum shall be paid by the govern
ment to the new state in installments, and it shall
he expended by the state as follows: One-third for
the improvement of public roads and the other two
thirds for educational purposes
A princely sum, surely, and to be devoted to laudable pur
poses. However, the sum will amount to considerably more than
$29,000,000 before Alaska is admitted to the Union. One cannot
hUp but admire the sublime faith of the man who lists this fund
a- an "asset” of Alaska, though.
Ul-rwhcre in this issue is printed an interview with a mem
ber of the conciliation board which settled the strike on the Alaska
iruvcrnnient ralroad. lavidently he had little sympathy with the
mm whose difficulties he and his colleagues were called upon to
adjust. He does not appear to grasp the fact that not only the
workers employed by the engineering commission, but every work
ingman and business man in the territory was interested in the
outcome of the strike, and the foisting of a wage scale upon
Alaska work, rs witch was approximately that which is paid to
labor Outside w:ts a blow to workingmen throughout the ter
ritory which the government agents should have been the last to
indict.
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A Cincinnati special to the Chicago Herald says that a ma
jority of Ohio young wramn of fashion will wear socks instead
of stockings on the streets this summer, according to the principal
hesierv buyers of the big local department stores. In fact, even
the socks arc an exaggeration, for, according to present specifica
tions, ,hey will not extend for above the ordinary shoe-tops. Va
rious unique devices for keeping the abbreviated hosiery of the
summer girl in place are recommended. It is to be feared that,
however popular this charming new style may be in the States,
it never v i 1 be favored in Iditarod because of the mosquito pest.
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Speaking of the recently published story to the effect that a
I..- Angeles man would inaugurate an aerial transportation serv
ice between Iditarod and Seward for the purpose of taking out
gold produced here, an exchange says: “The only thing to be
objected to in the story is that the aviator speaks of never taking
lc-s than *290.000 worth of gold, but that would not be very
, fn» unless he tapped some other camp be-ides Iditarod.” The
prebahiitie. are. however, that there will be many more consign -
I.its of $200,000 in gold shipped from Iditarod than there will
lie acts planes to handle them.
BRAM DEIS AND CHOATE
(William F. Chenery in Chicago Herald'
In the Survey Mrs. Florence Kelley relates a story of her ex
perience with Joseph Choate and I.ouis Brandeis in 1907. when
the Oregon h.w Entiling the working hours of women was before
tl •• :uj rente court. Says Mrs. b i'ley:
“.!■ -.eph !i. Choate was invited by the attorney general of
Oregon to join in defending the Oregon ten hour law for women
in a ease nending before the supreme court. Josephine G: hhoni'k
i 1 I com. ve.! :i;■ invite' n to Ms. Choate, who d i lines! it
; court.,jti:ly. t xnl.dminij that he could see no reason why "a great.
: he.'ky Irishwoman should not w. rk in a laundry more than ten
hours in one day if her employer wished her to do so.”
ftlr. Brandeis was the a retained in defend the suit. Lis vic
tory made possible lit" regulation of the hours of women in every
state uf the Union.
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Speaking of the recent insurrection fiasco in Ireland and its
consequences, the Loudon Times suggests that the Germans had
grown tired of Str Roger Casement and hid bum!-', ant 1 insisted
that he redeem his practises. "the Caimans may have cairn
Mated that the uprising in Inland would inlhirnec certain kinds
of American opinion in their favor : ' a tune when relations with
the United States were'critical.” it adds, am! continues: "German
societies and Irish societies in America have been working hand
in glove to prejudice opinion tgatnst (■ mat Britain, limy doubt
less will exert themselves now about ‘Ireland’s struggle t r free
bon:.’ ”
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Somebody has suggested Mr. Ford for the presidency. Is there
no stopping these Ford jokes f Nashville bouthern Lumberman.
WHY DO YOU WORRY?
Oh, why do you worry and why do you
fuss?
It's dollars to doughnuts that things might
be “wuss.”
U’ray, what in the world are you hoping to
gain
When by day and by night you simply com
plain?
A laugh is worth more than a river of tears; ,
An ounce of bright hope than a ton of dark
fears;
And growling a capital habit to shun.
A cheer heats a groan by a hundred to one,
To double your trouble and add to your
care.
Keep talking about them, yes, no matter
where;
But would you get rid of your burdens of
grief?
Forget that, you have them, you’ll soon find
relief.
If nobody had any trouble but you,
Do you know what I think to you we
would do?
We’d encase you in glass and write, “Here's
a man
Unlike any other since mortals began.”
If we never had storms, no rainbows we’d
see.
And a very great loss that surely would be;
Take heart, and take hope, then, and seek
to live so
That to others the right way to live you
may show.
Hubert M. Offord in New York Mail.
WASHINGTON TO REMAIN DRY
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(Aberdeen, Wash., World
The majority is glad the saloons no longer
exist. Men who were accustomed to drink
for the sake of sociability are glad that
the saloon is gone. Thousands of men
voted for the dry law because they wanted
to remove temptation from themselves.
Very weak? Perhaps, but they are better
off under present conditions, and the}’ will
not permit a return.
The governor urges that the law be tight
ened if anything. When changes are made
that is probably the direction which they
will take. Those who talk of “absolute pro
hibition or no prohibition” usually want no
prohibition, and that is all that phrase
amounts to. Thos-e who point out as an
indictment of the dry law that |he con
sumption of whisky throughout the Unfed
States has increased enormously since July
I 1 last, with six states going dry in the in- [
| terval, forget to say whether or not more |
persons are drinking liquor now than for- i
| merlv. That, after all, is the important |
point.
"It need not be expected that any dry
law can cure the confirmed drinker. It need
not be expected that any law making illegal
j m a night what has always been legal can
I change habits in the same time. It need
j not be expected that any fiat of any kind
! can work a reformation. But the dry law
i will bring change in time, ii will work r •
! reformation. The next generation shoul !
benefit by it. liven this one reaps its
orotit. Ask any merchant or workingman,
j Let those who drink, drink, but pass sobri
j ?:y on to those who come after.”
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AN IMMERSE DREDGE
VARYSYII.IK, Cal.. May 27. The Yuba j
| C i: ■ ii•!tc11 (.t’l 'fic! A Company recently
| launched and started operations with it' j
n w $500,000 g< Id dledger. The dredge has j
an earning capacity of $2,000 per day. It
v. i 1 dig eighty feet lx low the surface, and
has a digging ladder with 100 sixteen-font :
buckets, with a capacity of 10,000 cubic
| yards daily.
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Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters.
$1.50 per can. Iditarod Meat Co.
stones,.iDiTAROD MEAT CO. ph.no ,s
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Gold St., Fiat City
Mrs. Geo. Mutchler, Prop.
Nicely Furnished Rooms Barn for Horses and Dogs Baths In Connection
HARRY DONNELLEY
EEEZ GENERAL EVSERCHARIDISE
DISCOVERY, OTTER
THE BEST CF EVERYTHING ALL THE TIME j
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GOOD MEALS
SHORT ORDERS
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
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Clothing I
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> Agency for Edison Diamond Disc Phonographs and Records
> TOBACCO CIGARS STATIONERY
l CONFECTIONERY AND BILLIARDS
C. R. Cameron Jas. F. Finnegan
SWiFT & CO.'S Premium Hams anti Bacon,
Silver Leaf Lard,
Heinz Pure Foods—The 0? Varieties,
Carnation Cream.
California Central Creameries'
Golden Glow Butter.
ills Brothers’ Coffee and Spices.
Imperial Candy Go.'s Sweets.
Orange Blossom Candy.
H, S. Emerson Ga.'s Fruits and Produce.
Are all well-known and long-tried brands, which hav e no superiors, and are the brands which we will take
pleasure in furnishing to our patrons this season
Just at the end of our long closed season, our warehouses sire practically empty of any
thing in the way of provisions; but now that the boats are beginning to arrive from St.
Michael we will soon have a complete line of edibles, guaranteeing to our trade absolutely
Besides Groceries, we have always carried a large assortment in other iirses. This
year we will have even a greater variety.
And now that we are in our new store we eaa display our stock in a way that we have
never been able to before.
With our own facilities for so doing, we can assure prompt delivery of all orders.
ORDERS SPECIAL ATTENTION,
And what we do not carry in stock ourselves we endeavor to get for our customers when
so desired.
We Respectfully Solicit Patronage
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