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~ON’K DoT.r.AK ~Pku~M0nth. ~ IDITAROD, ALASKA, SATURDAY^EVENING, MARCH 14, 1914._Two Bits Per Copy
PRESIDENT SIGNED
THE RAILROAD DILL
On Tuesday last Mayor Claude Baker received the following
wireless dispatch:
Washington, D. C., March 10, 1914.
Mayor Iditarod, Alaska:
The conference report on the Alaska railway bill has jusS
been adopted by the Senate by a vote of 23 to 41, and now goes
to the President for his signature. Hurrah for Woodrow Wilson
and the $35,000,000 Alaska railroad. Celebrate some for me.
JAMES WICKERSHAM, Delegate from Alaska.
(By Wireless to The Pioneer)
Washington, March 12.—The conference committee’s report on
the Alaska railway bill was passed by the senate last Tuesday after
noon by a vote of 41 to 29. The bill, after being properly printed and
engrossed, w'ill be presented to President Wilson for his signature,
which will probably be affixed on Friday evening.
Yesterday afternoon (Wednesday) the President of the senate
and the speaker of the house of representatives signed the bill with
pens made of Alaska gold, and the penholders were made from the
tusks of mastodons. The pens were furnished by Major John A. Bal
laine of Seward, one of the original promoters of the Alaska Central
(now the Alaska Northern) railway.
Washington, March 12, 1014.
G. M. Arbuckle, Iditarod, Alaska:
President Wilson signed the Alaska railway bill at 3 o’clock,
and it is a law. Celebrate some for me.
JAMES WICKERSHAM, Delegate from Alaska.
Received at Iditarod 3:03 p. m.
(By Wireless lo The I'ioneer)
Washington, March 13—In the presence of many distinguished
citizens, including nearly all the members of the cabinet, many sen
ators and representatives in congress, and other notable persons,
President Woodrow Wilson at 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon affixed
his signature to the Alaska railway bill, the last official action neces- !
sary to make the dreams, hopes and aspirations of Alaskans in regard
to railway development become an assured fact.
In signing the bill which means so much for the great Northern
territory. President Wilson used two pens. His first name. Wood
row',” was written with a gold pen, which he gave to Charles Heifner
of Seattle, who has been very active in securing the passage of the
measure. The w'ord “Wilson” was written with a silver pen, and this
the President presented to Representative Houston of Tennessee,
chairman of the house committee on territories, an eloquent and hard
working advocate of the bill.
After the bill had been signed the President made a short speech
felicitating his hearers and the people of Alaska upon the fact that
the enactment of the law meant that the northern country would be
linked closer to the United States with friendly ties. He said that the
passage of the measure was a source of much satisfaction to himself,
and that he found it hard to express his feeling of elation at the suc
cessful outcome of the long fight for recognition by Alaska. In build
ing the railroad the federal government had reached out the hand of
real helpfulness and brotherhood to Alaska.
Secretary Lane and President Confer
Immediately following the ceremony of signing the Alaskan rail
way bill by the President he held a lengthy conference with Secretary
Lane of the interior department, relative to the work of deciding the
most feasible routes for the trunk lines, and for the immediate placing
of engineering corps on the proposed surveys.
At the conclusion of the conference with the President, Mr. Lane
expressed his belief that actual construction work would begin early
next year, and that the people could rest assured of the fact that his
deparment of the government would hasten the work in every con
ceivable manner.
Other Beneficial Legislation for Alaska
President Wilson this afternoon stated that there were several
other legislative matters in which all Alaskans were deeply interested
now being considered by congress, which he hoped soon to have the
privilege of aiding by adding his signature after they had passed the
two houses of congress. The measures referred to are the coal-land
leasing bill and the bill for the establishment of the Alaska develop
ment board, the latter being a measure urged by the secretary of the
interior.
Impeachmnet Charges Dismissed
The house committee on judiciary yesterday decided to dismiss
the impeachment charges which were preferred against Judge Daniel
T. Wright of the supreme court of the District of Columbia. The evi
dence placed at the disposal of the committee was deemed insufficient.
Speaker Clark’s Birthday
Speaker Champ Clark of the national house last Saturday reached
the 64th milestone on life’s turnpike, and was the recipient of many
congratulatory greetings from his wide circle of friends.
Panama Toll Question Warming Up
The repeal of the legal clause providing for free tolls for coast
wise vessels of the United States using the Panama canal is at present
the source of much trouble in the senate, and opposition is heard against
the President’s stand in the matter. Every day for the past week the
usual prosaic proceedings of that august body have been enlivened
by some very caustic debates.
LOST—Fountain pen with gold filigree and
pearl handle. Finder return to Moose
Johnson and receive reward.
Location Notices at Pioneer ofl>e
Job Printing st Pioneer offlba.
| VETERAN SPORT WRITER
DIES IN SAN FRANCISCO
(By Wireless to The Pioneer)
San Francisco, March 12. W. W
Naughton, the “dean of the sporting writ
ers of the Pacific coast,” and one of the
most widely-known newspaper men of the
West, died at his home in t his cityy ester
day afternoon, after a brief illness, tor
many years Mr. Naughton was the sport
ing editor of the San Francisco Examiner,
and was an authority on pugilistic af
fairs.
EX-GOVERNOR SULZER
IS DENIED BACK SALARY
(By Wireless to Tile Pioneer)
Albany, N. Y., March 12.—The applica
tion of William Sulzer, New York's im
peached governor, for back salary alleged
to be due him for services as governor up
to the present time, was yesterday denied
by the state supreme court.
FIRE IN PORTLAND, OR..
DESTROYS DOCKS AND SHIPS
(By Wireless to The Pioneer)
Portland, Or., March 13. By an explo
sion of chaff in an elevator on the water
front in this city yesterday afternoon, which
instantly started a rapidly-spreading fire,
four docks were destroyed, two of which
contained thousands of bushels of grain
awaiting export. One large and one small
steamship were destroyed by the flames
before they could be towed to places of
safety in the stream. Several other vessels
barely escaped a similar fate.
MAIL CONTRACTOR ARRIVES
OVER THE SEWARD TRAIL
Colonel H. E. Revelle, who has the con
tract for carrying the mails over the Idit
arod-Seward trail for the four years rom
| mencing the first of next November, ar- ,
rived at Discovery last evening, and is ex
pected in this city this afternoon.
Colonel Revelle left Seward about three
weeks ago, and has been spending the time
along the trail making arrangements for
the expeditious handling of the mail con
signments.
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ALASKAN IS HIT BY AN AUTO
Seattle. Feb. IS. John Zug, head of the
Alaskan road commission at Fairbanks, was
struck by an unknown automobile and se
verely injured. Mr. Zug remembers being
taken to a drug srote. where restoratives
were administered, and then finding him
self alone in the street. Later he awak
ened in a hotel. Upon examination the
doctors found that he was suffering from
concussion of the brain. The police are
making a diligent search for the unknown
automobili8t.
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Assessment Work Blanks at Pioneer
WOLGAST GETS LICKED
Ritchie Bests Wolgast
(By Wireless to The Pioneer)
Milwaukee, Wis., March 13 — In the arena
of the Milwaukee Athletic Club last night,
before a big crowd, Willie Ritchie, the light
weight champion pugilist, made Ad Wol
gast, the former champion of that class,
look like a novice at the boxing game. In
the seventh round Ritchie floored Ad sev
eral times, and easily “put it all over” the
former champ by his superior glove play.
At the end of the tenth and last round
Ritchie was given the decision. During the
progress of the contest the referee found
it necessary to be continually cautioning
Wolgast against his rough-house tactics, but
with all his unfair methods he seemed not
to disconcert Ritchie in the least.
BOSS MURPHY “IN BAD”
WITH DEMOCRATIC CLUBS
(By Wireless to The Pioneer)
New York, March 12. By a very de
cisive vote this morning of the delegates to
the convention of the National Democratic
Clubs, Charles Murphy, ‘boss” of Tam
many Hall, and several other leaders of the
same discredited organization, were “read
out" of the party organization.
ARRESTED ON A VAGRANCY CHARGE
Charles Platts of Discovery was arrested
by Deputy Marshal Conlin early in the week
on a charge of vagrancy. He will be tried
before a jury in Commissioner Thiele’s court
this afternoon.
“DAD" BARNES WRITES OF
LITTLE BILLY BLODGETT
In a letter to William Acheann of this
city, former Mayor J. D. Barnes, writing
from Dinubia. Cal., tells of the progress of
little Willie Blodgett, the bright 6-year-old
lad of Janies Blodgett of this town, who
left her. last September with Mr. Barnes,
and is now getting along famously in his
new home. “Dad,” as Mr. Barnes is fa
miiiarly known to legions of friends through
out the North, says that little Billy, shortly
after arriving in California, was very sick
with scarlet fever, but at the time of writ
ing he had fully recovered from the effects
of the attack, and was now attending school
regularly, and his teacher informs “Dad”
that he is one of the “sharpest little shav
ers in the whole shooting match.” Mr.
Barnes says that he sends the little fellow
to Sunday school every .Sabbath day, “all
dressed up with a white collar on,” and he
appears to be the proudest youngster of
them all. a
A woman may not even want to know’
her own mind until after she has changed
it four or five times.
—
Howl, Doggone It, Howl!
HOWLS OF MERRIMENT!
HOWLS OF SATISFACTION!!
HOWLS OF JOLLIFICATION
NARY A GR-R-R-OWL AT THE
HARD TIMES
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TUESDAY EVENING AFTER THE BIG RACE
The Kennel Club Gives It!
IMuff Ced
Say, isn’t it great not to have to worry about what you are
going to wear? Put on your oldest and roughest rags—there’ll
be plenty of ’em tougher looking than you are. The worst get
the prizes. This time the roughnecks do the dancing and the
pretty guys will be chased off the floor.
Come, get merry! To the timber with that gruesome grouch,
and tie a can to those grumpy glumps.
ELLAPOPPIN EV’RY MINUTE
The Mutchler Railway Company’s fast through “Hard Times
Special” leaves Discovery (Terminal Station) 7:00 p. m., stop
ping only at Flat. Returning, leaves Iditarod (Onion Station) im
mediately after the final volley of rockets go up. One fare for the
round trip. If you’re broke, pile on the blind baggage.
The Dance, the Joy, and the Big
Feed, All for a IVSeasly Five-Spot
Final Warning: You will get yours if you show all dolled up
in the flossy doodads or fluffy ruffles.
MISS ELEANOR WILSON
NEXT WHITE HOUSE BRIDE
(By Wireless to The Pioneer)
Washington, March 13.—It is rumored
throughout the city today that another
daughter of President and Mrs. Wilson is
engaged to be wedded. This time it is
Miss Eleanor Wilson, the eldest of the Presi
dent’s three accomplished girls. The bride
groom is William L. McAdoo, secretary of
the treasury. The wedding will take place
during the latter part of June. Mr. Mc
Adoo is a widower with several grown-up
children. lie is a few months over 50
years of age.
MARRIAGE OF MILLIONAIRE
TO TAKE PLACE IN APRIL
(By Wireless to Tile Pioneer)
New York, March 12.—The wedding of
young Vincent Astor and Miss Huntington
was yesterday announced to take place in
this city on Thursday, April 30, next.
INVENTOR OF AIR BRAKE
DEAD IN NEW YORK CITY
New York, March 13.—George Westing
house, the millionaire inventor, of Pitts
burgh. Pa., died of heart failure in this city
yesterday afternoon.
Westinghouse was a native of the Mete
of New York, and was born in 1S16. He
served in the United States navy as an as
sistant engineer in the last two years of the
civil war. It was in 1868 that he patented
the air-brake device for railway trains from
which he became a wealthy man. He was
also the patentee of several useful elec'.rical
appliances which are in daily use wherever
electricity is used. At the time of his death
Mr. Westinghouse was the president of 30
different corporations, which gave employ
ment to 50,000 workmen.
OTTER CREEK OPERATOR
RETURNS FROM OUTSIDE
—
J. E. Riley, of Riley & Marston, the
j Otter creek operators, who has been spend
ing the winter on the Outside, arrived at
Discovery last Thursday afternoon, about
\ 1 o’clock, having negotiated the trip from
[ Seward in less than 13 days. He says the
only good traveling he had on the trip was
on this end -coming from Rainy pass in
five days, a distance of over 224 miles. Mr.
Riley was accompanied from Susitna station
to Takotna by Colonel Revelle, the mail
contractor, who reached Iditarod last night.
In a short talk over the phone with Mr.
Riley shortly after his arrival, he stated
that business conditions on the Pacific coast
had improved noticeably during the past
few weeks, since the tariff and currency
questions had been finally disposed of.
Mr. Riley came to Iditarod yesterday
morning to deliver a number of letters and
! small parcels which had been intrusted to
his care before leaving Seattle. It was at
I Susitna station that Mr. Riley last saw
I Captain Albert Wile, Iditarod’s new post
I master, who is making easy traveling for
a party of returning old-timers by march
! ing in advance and breaking the trail. He
says the captain makes a very heroic fig
I ure as he dauntlessly assails and renders
passable the heavy banks of snow. After
leaving Susitna station Mr. Riley says he
took particular pains to inform all the road
house keepers that the postmaster general
with a distinguished party was following in
his wake, and says it was remarkable, as
well as pleasing to himself, to notice the
active preparations being made all along
the trail to receive and befittingly enter
tain such a noted personage. In fact, Mr.
Riley says, Captain Wile’s “mush" to this
city is fast assuming the proportions of a
triumphal march.
NOTICE TO A. B.’S, CAMP FLAT
On account of the dog race and the
Kennel Club’s dance to be given in Idita
rod on Tuesday, the 17th inst., there will
be no regular meeting of Camp Flat No.
26. The next regular meeting will be
Tuesday, the 24th.
C. R. PECK, Arctic Chief.
E. GOLDEN, Arctic Recorder.
FOR SALE
Outside fir lumber—
2x3—12, 16 and 18%.
2x6—12%.
2x8—12 and 14%.
Lath, % in. round, and fir doors.
Also Fairbanks lumber, boards and ship
lap. C. R. PECK, Hat.
TEMPERATURE TABLE
Readings taken daily at the Budweiser,
corner of First and Richmond streets:
Above Below
a. m. Zero. Zero.
March 8—5:4 5. 3 Windy
March 9—7:00. 16 Clear
March 10—3:30. 3 5 Clear
March 1 1—6:00. 25 Clear
March 12—7:00. 10 Windy
March 13—2:30. 8 Windy
March 14—2:30. 19 Windy
One afternoon a philanthropic party vis- j
ited a public school in the poorer section of j
a big city, and while making a study of the j
conditions in the knowledge factory, thought j
it proper to ask the youngsters a few ques- \
i,ipns- . . , ;ii Us
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CORDOVA CASHIER
1 FOR EMDEZZLie
(By Wireless to The Pioneer)
Cordova, March 12.—This city was furnished with its biggest
sensation for a coon’s age last Tuesday evening when the fact became
generally known about town that Charles A. Eby, cashier of the bank
ing house of S. Blum & Co., had been placed under arrest on a charge
of embezzling funds belonging to his employers to the extent of
$7,5°°.
After a preliminary examination this morning before the United
States commissioner, Eby was bound over in the sum of $5,000 to
await the investigation of the grand jury. Being unable to furnish
bonds, the defendant is now a prisoner in the local federal jail.
Eby was an old employe of Blum & Co., and always bore an en
viable reputation for honesty in the community, and his arrest on a
charge of embezzlement created a big amount of interest.
09L. SIBERT MAY BE THE BUILDER
(By Wirolpss to Tho Pioneer*
Washington, March 12.—Now that the building of railways in
Alaska by the government of the United States has become an as
sured fact, much speculation is already being indulged in as to who
will be intrusted with the actual building operations. Among the army
engineers most prominently mentioned for the position is Lieutenant
Colonel William Luther Sibert, one of the engineering corps’ most suc
cessful officers, and one who has had wide experience over a great va
riety of construction work.
(Colonel Sibert is a native of Alabama, where he was born in
1860. He graduated from the United States military academy at
West Point in 1884. From 1884 to 1889 he was in charge of various
engineering works on rivers and harbors throughout the United States,
and in 1899-1900 he was the chief engineer and general manager of
the Manila & Dagupan railway, in the Philippines. Since April 1, 1907,
he has been the division engineer of the Atlantic division of the isth
mian canal construction works, having under his direct supervision the
Gatun dam and locks and the breakwaters of the Colon harbor. Colonel
Sibert was for seven years a member of the isthmian canal commis
sion—from 1900 to 1907.)
INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE READY TO REPORT
(By WlrolPSS to ThP Pioneer)
Chicago, March 12.-—The congressional committee which has
been investigating into the cause of the recent big miners strike m
the copper regions in the vicinity of Calumet, Mich., finished its ses
sions early this week and arrived in this city last evening en route to
Washington to make report to the national house of representatives.
Their investigations lasted about a month, during which time every de
tail bearing on the subject was diligently looked into. One of the last
witnesses to appear before the committee was Charles E. Moyer, presi
dent of the Western Federation of Miners, who repeated the story of
the vicious assault made upon himself about two months ago in the
lobby of a hotel at Calumet by members of the Citizens’ Alliance, and
of his deportation, which followed immediately after the assault.
CONVICTED ONION MEN MUST GO TO PRISON
(By Wireless to The Pioneer)
Washington, March 12.—At its session yesterday afternoon the
supreme court of the United States refused to review the convictions of
President Ryan of the International Union of Steel and Structural Iron
Workers and 24 other officials of the labor organization, who were
found guilty of the transportation of dynamite in violation of the in
terstate commerce law. The defendants were tried in the latter part
of 1912 in Judge Anderson’s court at Indianapolis. The action of the
supreme court in refusing to review the findings of the lower courts
means that the defendants will be compelled to serve the imposed sen
tences in the federal prison at Leavenworth, Kan.
THIRTY-FIVE PERISH IN BIG FIRE AT ST. LODIS
(By Wireless to The Pioneer)
St. Louis, March 12.—A fast-spreading fire in the beautiful new
home of the Missouri Athletic Club in this city last night, over which
the fire department could not make the least headway in subduing, cost
the lives of 35 persons, who were burned to death. Many others were
severely injured by leaping from the windows of the burning building
to the sidewalks and street paving.
SURPRISE PARTY
AT BAYLES HOME
Last Monday evening when Mr. and Mrs.
Isadore Bayles returned to their home after
a short visit down town with Mr. Bayles'
brother Sam, who had arrived the previous
day from Discovery, they found the appear
ance of their happy home had been com
pletely changed from what it had been
when they left it but a short hour pre
vious They were not kept long in ignor
ance of the meaning of the transforma
tion, for almost immediately the house
filled with a crowd of neighbors who had :
assembled to help the popular couple cele
brate the fifth anniversary of their wed
ding, and until a late hour a merry time
was enjoved bv all. A beautiful writing '
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desk and several other wooden articles were
presented to the host and hostess as a re
minder of the occasion. Card tables were
arranged about the house and bridge was
played, at the conclusion of which it was
found that Mrs. A. E. Maltby had won
! the first prize and Miss Ada Maltby had
secured the booby award. After enjoying
| a feast of good eatables and wishing Mr.
and Mrs. Bayles a long series of wedding
anniversaries, the happy gathering dis
persed. Besides the host and hostess there
were present: Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H.
I Smith, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Peterson. Mr. and
Mrs. A. E. Maltby, Mrs. Ed M. Rusk, Miss
Ada Maltby, Messrs. Christy Anthonieson,
B. A. Meyers, Harry Watson, Sam Bayles
and Alfred and Maximillian Boas.
King salmon—caught at mouth of Yukon
—fine, fine, 35c lb. Iditarod Meat Co.
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