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JUNEAU, March 2.—The following is
from the report to the legislature of Terri
tonal Treasurer Smith:
Receipts from the inception of the treas
urer's office, from July 28, 1915, to De
cember 31, 1914. are listed as follows:
General fund .$ 54,642.03
Fisheries fund . 1,371.92
Forest reserve fund . 59,114.50
Deposit interest fund. 271.14
Total receipts.$115,398.59
Di*buriem*nt« Same Period
General fund .8 43.041.68
Deposit interest fund. 271.14
Total disbursements .$ 43,312.82
Balance Sheet December 31
General fund .$ 12,599.35
Fisheries fund . 1,371.92
Forest reserve fund. 59.114.50
Total in all funds.8 73,085.77
Treaturer'i C«h Balance, December 31
Deposited with Behrends bank,
Juneau .8 25,206.51
With First National bank, Ju
neau . 17,779.08
With First Territorial bank,
Douglas ..- 10,075.18
First Bank of Valdez. 10,000.00
First Bank of Cordova. 10,000.00
Cash in treasurer's safe. 25.00
Total .$ 73,085.77
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ABLE REPUBLICAN LEADER
HAS FAITH IN PRESIDENT
WASHINGTON, March 4— Before the
adjournment of congress, Republican House
Leader James R. Mann, referring to inter
national matters, including the war in
Europe, the complications in the Orient and
the Mexican situation, asked the people of
all political parties to uphold the hands of
the President.
“At this time it is absolutely necessary
for the house and the people of the country
to place their reliance in the President of
the United States,” he said.
“It would be a serious thing for the con
gress, without all of the information which
is available to the President, to interfere in
the foreign relations of the country. Wood
row Wilson is President. He was elected
President Dy the people. We must trust
him in these matters and we must not en
deavor to annoy, hamper or interfere with
him. I believe he is anxious to preserve
the rights of the country and to preserve
peace. I hope we will be able to protect
our rights and to preserve peace. The only
thing we can do under the circumstances is
to have faith in the administration.”
Before adjourning congress passed a reso
lution granting the President enlarged
powers in his effort to protect the neutrality
of the United States.
CONSTANTINOPLE’S DEFENSES
At the town of Dardanelles, the small
city on the Asiatic side of the Strait of
Dardanelles, which connects the Sea of
Marmora with the Aegean sea, during the
war between Italy and Turkey over Tripoli
thousands of unmanageable Turkish troops
were massed just outside the town. It is
said that the Ottoman government did not
dare have the undisciplined soldiers any
nearer Constantinople, fearing what they
might do.
The Dardanelles is strongly fortified on
both the European and Asiatic sides, the
principal forts being known as Khilid-bahri,
the “Castle of Europe,” or “Lock of the
Sea” and Tchanak-Kalessi, the earthenware
castle of a celebrated manufacturer, or Sul
tanieh-Kalessi, on the Asiatic side. The
town of Tchanak-Kalessi, in English known
as Dardanelles, is situated on a flat point
just opposite the great fortress now
equipped with powerful Krupp guns.—Ex.
HIS UNDOING
“I wouldn't o' had no trouble wif de
constable ner nobody,” said Mr. Erastus
Pinkley, “if it hadn’t been for woman's
love o’ dress.”
“What has dress got to do with it?"
asked the jailer.
"My woman folks warn't satisfied to
eat de mos’ of de chicken. Dey had to
put de feathers in deir hats an' parade
’em as circumstantial evidence.”—Washing
ton Star.
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NEW COUNCIL DECIDES TO ENFORCE
PROVISIONS OF DOG” ORDINANCE
Many things combined to make the town
council mewing of last Wednesday evening
one of the most interesting sessions that
body has held for some time. In the first |
place, it was the first meeting of the newly- 1
elected council, and the formal election of
city officials was scheduled to take place.
A new’ mayor was to be inducted into office
and it was expected that an outline of the
policy of the new administration would be
to be appointed, and the affairs of the
to be appointed. Also the affairs of the
school district were expected to come up
for discussion. But the chief matter of
interest was one which is open for discus
sion at any time and at any place in Alaska
—the eternal dog question.
Ever since the election of the new council
there have been evidences that the question
of enforcing the municipal ordinance re
garding dogs running at large would be
brought to on issue. Councilman William
Ansley had been outspoken in his determi
nation to insist upon the enforcement of
the provisions of the ordinance, and the dis
cussions aroused have been both prolonged
and acrimonious. So on Wednesday evening
there was a good-sized audience at the
council chambers to listen to the delibera
tions of the city fathers, and among them
were a large sprinkling of dog fanciers who
were interested in the proceedings.
Prior to the council meeting little groups
of councilmen were to be seen conferring
as though on some weighty subject. Back
and forth they flitted, anywhere but in the
direction of the council chamber, and it was
plain that an endeavor was being made to
arrive at a decision prior to the formal
meeting. Eight o'clock, the time set for
the meeting, arrived, and no councilmen
were in sight, and tor a time it looked as
though there would be no meeting. How
ever, shortly after 8:30 Councilman Stanton
rapped for order and all the councilmen
were in their places with the exception of
Currin, who is out of the city.
UTTICIll* CICCICO
Mr. Stanton announced that the first or
der of business would be the election of a
president of the council. Joe Smith nomi
nated E. M. Stanton, and on motion of
Herb Riley the election of Mr. Stanton was
made by acclamation.
Other officers elected were as follows: B.
M. Meyers, municipal clerk; R. C. Button,
treasurer; Earl Byers, chief of police and
fire chief.
Upon motion the compensation of the
municipal clerk was fixed at $10 for each
meeting of the council. A motion was also
carried continuing the office of fire and
police chief until further action of the coun
cil. the salary to remain as at present, $200
per month.
After the reading of the minutes of the
previous council meeting. Mayor Stanton
announced the appointment of the follow
ing committees:
Finance—Riley, Button, Ansley.
Fire—Smith. Ansley. Weir.
Streets—Weir, Smith. Ansley.
Police—Ansley, Smith, Riley.
Owing to the fact that Mr. Currin will
absent from the city a great part of the
t-ummer. his name was omitted from the
make-up of the committees.
Miscellaneous Business
A communication was read from J. J
Smith, chairman of the school board, in
which the needs of the school district were
outlined and a specific sum was called for
to carry on the school through the month
of May. Owing to the fact that the
finances of the city are at present at a low
ebb, the communication was laid over until
a future meeting.
Messrs. Albrecht, Taylor, Stanton and
Harrison submitted a receipted bill for $40
for legal services rendered in furnishing an
opinion to the members of the election
board. They were tendered a vote of
thanks.
Joe Smith urged the necessity of safe
guarding the city wharf during the ap
proaching break-up, and the street commit
tee was authorized to expend the sum of
$100 for that purpose.
Councilman Ansley proposed an improve
ment to the water intake of the fire station,
and the matter was left to the judgment
of the fire committee.
That "Dog" Ordinance
Then came the matter for which the
audience had been waiting. Councilman Ans
ley called for the reading of the “dog" ordi
nance. and there was a craning of necks
on the part of the crowd, and the handful
of councilmen looked self-conscious and un
comfortable.
The clerk read Ordinance No. 28. which
provides that slutB shall not be permitted
to run at large within the corporate limits;
prohibits the running at large of dangerous,
vicious and mad dogs, making it lawful for
any person to kill such animals, and pro
viding penalties for the owners of such ani
mals.
Mr. Ansley then moved that the police
committee be instructed to enforce the or
dinance.
“Uncle Billy,” in support of his motion,
spoke of the "fact that Iditarod was one of
the very few “civilized” places, even in the
North, where dogs were allowed to roam at
large and without restraint. That they
were a nuisance could not be denied, and
he contended that they were a menace to
the life and health of the people. He had
recently stood on the street and counted
twenty-three dogs in sight, and a person
could hardly go into a business house with
out climbing over the animals, many of
which were vicious. In speaking of the
danger to the children of allowing vicious
animals to roam the streets at will, he spoke
of a case which occurred at Flat some time
ago, in which a beautiful little girl had
been maimed for life by one of these brutes,
and asked if Iditarod was going to wait
until a similar fate befell one of her little
ones. “Iditarod has some of the sweetest
and best children in the world," said Uncle
Billy, “and I for one do not want to wait
until one of them has been maimed and
possibly killed before applying restrictive
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measures to the swarm of vicious brutes
that infests our streets.”
An Anonymoui Letter
Somewhat of a sensation was produced
when Mr. Ansley produced an anonymous
letter which he had received through the
postoffice that day. It was written on an
envelope and inclosed in another, and villi
fied Mr. Ansley in profane language and
threatened him with vengeance if he did
not withdraw from his attitude on the “dog
question.” There was an awkward attempt
to disguise the handwriting. Mr. Ansley
said that if the letter was a joke it was a
crude brand of humor, and if it was a
serious threat it would fail of its purpose,
as he could not be intimidated. He urged
the passage of the motion and the strict en
forcement of the ordinance.
Ordinance Will Be Enforced
Mayor Stanton took the floor and dis
cussed the motion in rather a deprecatory
manner, and Councilman Weir Baid that
there was ample authority for taking care
of vicious animals.
Councilman Riley heartily seconded the
remarks of Mr. Ansley. He said that while
he had no desire to work hardship on any
body, something should be done to abate
the nuisance, and that it should not be
postponed until something dreadful had
happened.
Further remarks were made by Smith,
Riley and Stanton, and the, motion was put
and carried unanimously.
Adjournment was then taken to the call
of the mayor.
MORE COMPREHENSIVE ORDINANCE
The discussion of the dog nuisance at
Wednesday night's council meeting has been
the means of unearthing an ordinance of
much wider scope than the one that was
read to the city fathers. Under its provi
sions it is unlawful to allow an unmuzzled
dog to be at large within the corporate
limits of Iditarod between the first day of
May and the first day of October of each
year.
The ordinance is numbered 37, and is en
titled “An ordinance providing for the cap
ture, sale and destruction of dogs running
at large within the corporate limits of the
town of Iditarod.”
Section 1 provides that dogs more than
six weeks old shall not be allowed at large
unless muzzled. Section 2 provides for the
appointment of a poundmaster and pre
scribes his duties. Sections 3 and following
sections provide for the fees of the pound
master and how they shall be collected.
In case of failure to pay pound charges
the animal impounded is to be sold or
killed, after notices have been posted.
The ordinance was passed and approved
May 5, 1912, and became effective on that
date.
It is presumed that under the authority
given by the council on Wednesday last
it will be the policy of the city government
to enforce this ordinance as well as Ordi
nance No. 28.
UNBELIEVABLE CONDITIONS
REVEALED BY STRIKE
(New York World!
What is to be said in excuse of the shock
ing conditions under which hundreds of
thousands of workers in the fertilizer plants
of Roosevelt, N. J„ with their families, are
condemned to live?
For housing, miserable buildings, over
crowded and without ventilation, where
51th, vice and disease share quarters with
poverty; so-called dirty "homes” without
any privacy, where children are born, live
their little term and die in squalor and
wretched neglect, and where immorality
flourishes as an inevitable consequence of
the surroundings; a hotbed for tuberculosis
and other diseases from w’hich men and
women and their children have no hopes
of escape; no schools where the laborers
may learn how to better themselves, only
work under foul, unsanitary conditions and
no provision for the care, comfort or health
of the workers—it is a ghastly situation that
the great fertilizer trust and its neighbors
have created for their own immediate profit.
Then if the men strike after their wages
have been cut to the point of starvation
they are shot in the back by gangs of hired
gunmen, and the great corporations that
use them and cast them off like refuse prate
piously about law and order and the rights
of property.
The state of New Jersey tolerates these
things under supposedly humane laws; it
permits this running social sore to remain
as it is and expresses mild surprise that the
rest of the country should be aroused at
the sight. For the promotion of its sacred
industries it has winked at the brutal ex
ploitation of cheap alien labor and shut its
eyes to the welfare of poor foreigners who
are helpless to protect themselves. How
much longer does it purpose to permit the
greed of its corporations and the indifference
of its big employers to disgrace its name?
BLAME SIR CONAN DOYLE
FOR SUBMARINE BLOCKADE
LONDON, March 25.—“Neutral Observ
er’s” statement in the London Times that,
according to well-informed Germans, the
idea of the submarine blockade of England
was borrowed by their government from
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s story, “Danger,”
published last spring, has grieved the
author.
The story set up the mythical country of
Norland, which reduced England to starva
tion by just such a system of submarine
attacks as is now proposed.
“I need hardly say that it is very painful
to me to think that anything I have written
should be turned against my own country,”
said Sir Arthur. “The object of the story
was to warn the public of a possible danger
which I saw overhanging this country and
to show how to avoid that danger.
“My reason was that after studying the
subject I concluded that the submarine of
the present was not capable of the results
which I depicted, but it still is my opinion
that if this war had been delayed five years,
and if the submarine during that period had
gone on improving as rapidly as it has done
in the past, England would have been placed
in a most serious position, exactly as out
lined in my story.”
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ISLE OF JUAN FERNANDEZ
SCENE OF DEFOE’S STORY
Some prominence has lately been given
to the romantic island of Juan Fernandez
by the reported disregard of the neutrality
of Chile, as shown by the German South Pa
cific fleet in their alleged using of this lonely
island, many miles distant from the main
land, as a convenient naval base for coaling
and reprovisioning of stores, and so forth.
Some brief descriptive account of the island
by one who has been there may therefore
not be without interest, says a London dis
patch.
Who has not read the fascinating story of
“Robinson Crusoee” and pictured in imagi
nation the desert island that was the scene
of his solitary adventures? The pen of
Defoe has given us a faithful description of
the far-away rock in the South Pacific which
is supposed to have been the home of the
hero; and in recognition of his genius, pop
ular sentiment has bestowed the Dame of
Robinson Crusoe's island upon the spot
which the geographers call Juan Fernandez.
It is recorded that the navigator, Juan
Fernandez, who discovered the island in
1571, was a figure of considerable impor
tance at the time of the Spanish conquest
of America, and, indeed, was one of the
companions of Pizarro.
There are many who claim that the
imaginary scene of Robinson Crusoe’s ad
ventures was not the island of Juan Fer
nandez, and that Defoe’s hero was not the
Scottish mariner, Alexander Selkirk, who
lived in solitude in Juan Fernandez from
1704 to 1708; but popular sentiment has
been given the preference, as already indi
cated, to Juan Fernandez, as the locality,
and to Alexander Selkirk as the hero of
Defoe’s delightful story.
The island of Juan Fernandez is some
auu miles on me coast oi unue, sdoui cue
west from Valparaiso, and comprises an area
of about 100 square miles. The higher part
of the island is fertile, covered with forest,
and of picturesque aspect, rising to a height
of nearly 3,000 feet, with the peak of
Yunque—“the anvil,” so called from its
shape—towering above the surrounding
country. This point is situated about an
hour’s climb from the landing bay; and at
this end of the island there are met striking
and enormous, wall-like precipices, running
sheer down into deep ocean blue water.
The famous buccaneers who ravaged the
ports of the Pacfic duriug the Seventeenth
century made frequent calls at Juan Fer
nandez, and at a later date the island served
as a penal settlement for political and other
classes of prisoners. Thrilling stories are
related of this part of the island’s history.
Prisoners of the inquisition of Lima were
banished to this distant spot, and many
other interesting historical associations con
nected with those earlier troublous times
are to be found in the records. Of late
years the island has been leased to a syndi
cate by the Chilean government, and some
farming is carried on; but the principal in
dustry is the fisheries. Fish of all sorts
abound, including huge lobsters and crabs
and a very excellent species of codfish.
Returning now to Alexander Selkirk, a
strange fate cast him on this remote island
of the Pacific; he himself declared after
ward that he had deliberately planned to
be left there. It is believed, at any rate,
that he remained of his own free will, and
with the determination to make, as he ex
pressed it, “an earthly paradise.” He was
taken away from the island by an English
sorsair, and joining the piratical expedition,
he did not return to England until 1712,
eight years after his departure.
More than 150 years later Commodore
Powell of the British navy, commanding the
frigate Topaze, disembarked at Juan Fer
nandez and erected a commemorative tablet
of iron, which still occupies its conspicu
I ous position in the side of the Yunuque
mountain, on a site named by the sailors as
“Selkirk’3 Lookout," as it was from that
point that the solitary islander daily scanned
the horizon.
FISHERMEN ORGANIZE
TO COMBAT FISH TRUST
(Petersburg Progressive)
Since early last fall men of ability have
been busy devising ways and means to or
ganize for mutual protection against the fish
trust. It was not, however, until recently
that the leaders succeeded in bringing
enough together to assure success. A few
weeks ago a large number of the interested
fishermen met and reorganized the old
Southeastern Alaska Fishermen’s Association
on a different basis. The present organiza
tion, which is supported by men of unques
tionable business ability, has mapped out a
line of action which, if strictly followed, will
materially benefit the fishermen. The new
organization, as some have preferred to call
it—is not to resort to strikes and other simi
lar proceedings, but rather to dispose of the
fish, the wages for their labor, in an open
market. To that end the organization has
delegated one of its members to attend to
that part of the business, and through him
the disposition of the fish will be made. The
unreasonable prices paid the fisherman at
times for his fish have forced him to seek
more equitable fields for his labor. The or
ganization has been completed and is now
in full control of the situation.
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INTERESTING NEWS ITEMS
FROM LOWER YUKON
(Unalakleet Correspondence Nome Indus
trial Worker)
The advent of Special Inspector Gaffney
at St. Michael has caused consternation in
“business” circles, one merchant stating that
business was on the decline ovring to sev
eral people—they were not Democrats—
leaving town since his arrival. Mr. Gaffney
in investigating the causes that led to the
native woman’s drowning here, had two na
tives, a man and woman, arrested for dis
turbing the peace and for assault and bat
tery. They were convicted, the man get
ting four months for battery on the woman
and fined $50 to boot. The woman was
fined $50.
Another native from here was held over
for the grand jury for making and selling
sourdough beer.
Commissioner Waskey held Bartlett and
his native paramour over for the grand
jury; a soldier got five months for petty
larceny, and Deputy Marshal Lee was head
ing for the Yukon after a man who had
broken into the wireless at the mouth of
the river and was terrorizing the natives.
Mr. Gaffney, who was on his way to Mar
shall City, accompanied him.
Mr. Kruger and Bradley were in from
Marshall City, and both are optimistically
inclined with regard to its future. Mr.
Kruger, who with five others is prospecting
on the Anvik, twenty miles below Otter,
was in St. Michael getting a drill repaired. ,
In an interview he stated that that part of
the Anvik country where he is prospecting j
is about forty miles by ten, and the country’
rock is composed of granite, porphyry, lime,
some schist, etc., and that he found ex
cellent prospects, or as he stated, almost
some pay. He does not advise a stampede,
but claims it is a good mineral country and
well timbered; this section of the country is
sixty miles to the southeast of McDonald
creek.
SENSATIONAL RUMOR
IS INDIGNANTLY DENIED
_
LONDON, March 12.—Among the many
and elusive rumors that have gained wide
spread currency in these war times was the
story that Lieutenant Colonel George Corn
wallis West, formerly husband of Lady Ran
dolph Churchill, and now married to Mrs.
Patrick Campbell, the actress, had been de
tected selling official secrets to Germany,
and had been shot as a spy. The yarn
started about the time everybody was talk
ing of the alleged transfer of Russian troops
through England to the firing line in France
and it lived even longer than that famous
canard. In fact, there were many who be
lieved it even until today, when a firm of
solicitors wrote to the newspapers:
“Lieutenant Colonel George Cornwallis
West, who has been in continuous command
since September of one of the battalions of
the Royal naval division which were pres
ent at Antwerp, has been much annoyed and
feels justly indignant at persistent rumors
which have been going around to the effect
that he has been ‘shot as a spy.’ Colonel
West desires to say that he is alive and
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STAMPEDE FOR HOMESTEADS
IN MATANUSKA COUNTRY
(Seward Gateway, March 9)
Four hundred ranches have been taken up
since last May in the Matanuska country,
and twenty people came north on the Ala
meda this morning to go to that country to
settle down on farms. Gus Heller took up
a farm there last May. and was one of the
first of the stampeders. He came back
from the Outside this morning and will be
followed on the next boat by some horses
which he went out to purchase. He be
lieves the Matanuska is the greatest farming
and homestead country he knows, and be
expects to see a regular avalanche of people
go in there. Since he staked his farm there
in May most of the ranchea hava been
taken up.
UNITED STATES CONSULATE
AT DAWSON TO BE CLOSED
(Dawson News)
Dr. G. M Faulkner, American vice consul
at Dawson, received a telegram recently
from the state department at Washington
stating that the Dawson office is to be
closed, and that the seals, press record, books,
stamps, stationery and flags are to be
shipped at once to the American consul
general at Vancouver. The furnishings of
the Dawson office are to be disposed of.
Detailed instructions as to the future repre
sentation of the American government here
will be received probably before long, and
it is probable that all Dawson business will
be handled through the vice consul, the
same as that ot Whitehorse. Dr. Faulkner
was appointed last fall. George C. Cole has
been the consul here several years. He is
now visiting bis old home in West Virginia.
The American consulate at Dawson was
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ALLEGED ANARCHIST PLOT
WHICH STIRRED NEW YORK
NEW YORK. March 13.—Further details
of the plot of the anarchists whose attempt
to blow up St. Patrick’s cathedral resulted
in their arrest have been made public by
the police. The detectives had been in
formed of the activities of the would-be
dynamiters for months, and were prepared
for them when they made their escape.
The arrest of the dynamiters was fol
lowed by the announcement from police
headquarters that arrests made during the
last few months of dynamiters had blocked
the anarchistic plot to kill with bombs An
drew Carnegie. John D. Rockefeller. John D.
Rockefeller. Jr., and other wealthy men.
Failing in this policy, the anarchists, ac
cording to the police, had determined upon
inaugurating a reign of terror comparable
only with the days of the French revolution
in Paris. It was planned to destroy the
public buildings, schools and churches.
The police assert that the plot contem
plated that gangs of men. armed with rifles
md revolvers, were to appear simultaneously
in various parts of the city and begin a
campaign of pillage and slaughter.
The wrecking of the cathedral was to be
the signal for the opening of an elaborate
campaign of murder and looting.
A move was made, according to the police,
to place bombs under the homes of Car
negie. Rockefeller and the Vanderbilts. With
these out of the way. other capitalists were
to be disposed of.
The anarchists, the police say. immedi
ately following the first blow that was
to be struck in many sections of the city at
he same moment, were to invade the finan
cial district and lay bombs to the city’s
biggest banks, and a general looting was
to follow.
The police state that the ringleaders of
the movement are either under arrest or
will be soon.
WHEN THE ICE STARTED
1911— May II. 6:57:30 p. m.
1912— April 22, 10:40:00 a. m.
1913— May 9, 12:41 :45 p. m.
1914— May 99, 10:41:5I a. m.
1915— .
HISTORY
Teacher—Why did the allies and Ger
mans fight at Arras?
Pupil—Because that’s where they met.—
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
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