NEWS NOTES
SEPALLA SMASHES BORDEN CUP
RECORD IN REMARKABLE
DRIVE
In one of tlie most remarkable dog
team contests ever held in this section
■ >f the North, ^Leonard Seppala. several
times winner of the famous All Alaska
Sweepstakes and other famous dog
contests, has smashed to flinders the
John Hordcn Marathon Cup llace rec
ord established by F. M. Ayer a week
or two ago by driving his famous
team of Siberian dogs over the Cape
Nome course in the remarkable time
of «me hour, fifty minutes, twenty five
and three fifths seconds. This is two
minutes, fifty five and three fifths sec
onds lower than the best previous rec
ord and stamps his team as one of the
most remarkable bunch of canines
that ever faced a starting line in a
race, here or elsewhere.
Scppala started at « a. m. this morn
ing. The get-away was witnessed by
I<nt few people, owing to the early
hour.' and the remakable dash was ov
er long before the average Nomeitc
ha<\ decided that it was about time to
get at his daily tasks.
The street m front ot i.airncu s
Square was gaily decorated with flags
and streamers in the vicinity of the
starting line and presented a dccidely
festive appearance in spite of the ab
sence uf the customary crowd. After
the usual inspection by the officials of
the Nome Kennel Club, under the aus
pices of which the speed trial was
held, the word was given and with a
IVw farewell shouts from the spectat
ors. the Siberians and their doughtly
little driver dashed away toward the
looming bulk of Cape Nome over the
measured Marathon course of 26 miles
yards, designated as the distance
of the John Bordi/t Cup race by the
founder of the contest. John Borden of
Chicago.
According to the official time table
of tin* contest, the run to Ft. Davis
was accomplished in 15 minutes and
:at seconds, which is somewhat behind
the time in earlier contests. The
wooly Siberians were not hitting their
best pace, however, and did not com
mence to show the speed they were
capable of until they had covered
practically half the course. Hasting’s
ereek was passed in 40 minutes and 10
seconds after leaving the starting lin?
The few miles between Basting’s and
the turning flag, situated on the shore
ice opposite Capo Nome, were covered
in 15 minutes, 53 seconds, making ‘he
lot. 1 time to the stake 56 minutes. .03
seconds. I p to this point the lone
team had displayed n.» inclination to
break records but after passing the
turning flag, the canines hit their best
stride and the return journey was ac
complished at a rate that astonished
the oldest dog fans when -e reports
came in from the various timing points
Never before in the history of the con
test has a dog team tore over the
ground at more remarkable speed than
the Seppala racers displayed in mak
ing their way back to the starting
line. Every mile of the return jour
ney saw several seconds clipped fr mi
the record and by the time the team
reached Hasting’s creek again, the
previous record runs up to that point
had already gone a’glimmering. The
total time at that point was 1 hour. 12
minutes. 30 seconds, which is said to
be nearly 3 minutes ahead of the
best time made in the three annual
races held up to the present. After
passing Hasting’s creek, the team con
tinued the same remarkable pace,
until the wooly little animals dashed
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across tlie* starting lino at the close
of the wonderful drive. As the team
dashed across the tape the watches of
the timers clicked sharply and com
parisons disclosed that the distance
had been covered in 1 hour, 50 min
utes. 25 3-5 seconds, 2 minutes, 55 3-5
seconds under the .best previous rec
ord. made by Fred -M. Ayer in compet
ition April 3 of this year, and 4 min
utes 20 2-5 seconds behind the rec
ord established in the first race, also
by Mr. Ayer, three years ago.
The average speed throughout the
contest was 14.25 miles per hour, a
performance that has seldom if ever
been beaten by a dog team, in spite
of the remarkable time made by his
team today. Seppala says they could
have done even better, ns he refrained
from urging them for four or five
miles of the distance after he realized
that they were capable of breaking the
Seppal.Ts performance is all the
mole remarkable by reason of the fact
that the team has had only a few days
rest from a long period of hard travel
ing on the winter trail, during which
heavy loads were carried and many
drives of fifty or sixty miles wore
made.
.\s a result ot the contest today, tne
competition for the Borden Cup will
ho < ontinued at least until next year.
Mr. Ayer has won the contest two of
the throe times necessary before tlic
magnificent silver cup can become the
property of an individual. Air. Aye.r
also won the competitive contest this
year but. owing to the inability of
Mr. Seppala to return in time to com
pete. he evidenced his tine spirit of
sportsmanship by consenting to the
[proposal that Seppala he permitted toj
try for the record after returning fromj
Candle. Seppala having accomplish-j
ed tin- task of lowering the record, the1
race will he continued until some con
testant has won the annual race three i
times. At the present time Ayer and
Seppala are the only two contestants
who have gained a hold on the cup,
the former having two victories to his
credit and Seppala one.
Seppala will he awarded the annual
cup for this year's contest. The Ken
nel club is in receipt of a communicat
ion from Air. Borden stating that the
annual trophy has been mailed.
"The women of the United States
though a year ago no money price was
too high for the winning of a victor
ious peace. The Government of lh«
United States is now asking us to
help raKe the billion dollars sub
scription that totals the Victory Lib
erty*Loan. Can we do less than our
best to pay the price of peace?”
ELEANOR WILSON McADOO
TEXT OF NEW LAW GOVERNING
SPECIAL DELEGATE ELECTION
Bellowing is the complete text of th-3
special election writ issued by Gover
nor Biggs for the purpose of calling a
special election to fill the office of Del
egate to Cpngress from Alaska and al
so of the special election law passed by
the Alaska Legislature providing f < ’
the holding of special elections and
designating the methods to be em
ployed in filling such vacancies in the
office of Alaska Delegate arising from
death, resignation, incapacity or other
causes. The special election law was
passed by the Legislature shortly after
the death of Delegate-elect Chas. Sul-'
zer and was approved by the Governor
April 2S. The text of both measures
was wired to Clerk of the District
Court. Thos. McGann yesterday.
WRIT OF ELECTION
..Juneau, Alaska, April 28-29.th, 1919. |
Clerk of Court,
Nome, Alaska.
1 have today issued following "Writ
of Election to fill vacancy in office
Delegate from Alaska.
•TO WHOM CONCERNED; Where
as a vacancy exists in the office of
Delegate from Alaska in the House of
Representatives of the United States,,
said vacancy having been caused byj
the* death on the fifteenth day of Ap-|
ril 1919, of the Hon. Charles A. Sulzer.j
Delegate from Alaska in the House of
Representatives of the United States, j
Now therefore I Thomas Riggs, Jr.,
Governor of the Territory of Alaska,
under and by virtue of the authority
conferred upon me by an Act of tho
Legislature of the Territory of Alaska
entitled, “An Act providing for a Soc
ial Election to fill a vacancy In tho
Office of Delegate from Alaska in the
House of Representatives and Declar
ing an Emergency", approved April
USth, 1319 do hereby order that an el
ection held in the Territory of Ala
ska Tuesday the third day of June,
1919, for the purpose of electing a Del
egate from Alaska in the House of
Representatives of the I'nited States
to till the vacancy caused by the afore
said.
And the Clerks of the I'nited States
District Courts of the seven 1 Judicial
Divisions of the Territory are hereby
directed to forthwith cause notice of
this Writ to be given to the Common
Council of each incorporated town in
their espectlve divisions and to ouch
I'nited States Commissioner therein
by tin- most rapid moans of commun
ication, by telegraph, telephone or oth
erwise. And the Common Council of
each incorporated town in the Terri
tory of Alaska, is hereby directed to
forthwith give notice of the election
hereby called by posting written or
printed notices thereof in three public
places in each precinct in said town,
specifying the time, place and purpose
of such election and in towns where
there is a newspaper of general circul
ation published to cause a copy of
such notice of election to be published
at least once in such newspaper prior
to the date of the election. And
the Common Council of each incorpor
ated town is further directed to forth
with appoint three Judges of Election
and two Clerks ani to notify -uhl
Judges and Clerks of their appoint
ment. Not more than two Judges and I
one Clerk shall belong to the same
political party.
And.the l'. S. Commissioner in each
recording district is hereby directed
to forthwith give notice of the election
hereby called by posting written or
printed notices thereof specifying the
time, place and purpose of the election
which notices shall bo posted as fol
lows: one at the office of the Commis
sioner of said recording district and
one in each of three conspieious places
in each of the voting precincts in said
recording district.one of which shall bo
the polling place in the precinct. And
'vthe United Stnes Commissioner in each
recording district is further directed to
forthwith appoint three Judges of El
ection for each voting precinct in said
recording district not more than two
of whom shall be of the same political
party.
The election precincts in and out
side «»f incorporated towns shall be the
same as those established for the last
previous General Election.The election
when held shall be governed by the
laws of Congress regulating General
Elections in the Territory of Alaska as
set forth in Chapter two title eleven
of the Compiled Laws of Alaska. The
qualifications of voters at the Special]
Election shall be the same .as those]
prescribed by Section three ninet'*
four. Chapter two title eleven of the
Compiled Laws of Alaska as modified
l>y Chapter one of the Sessions Laws
of Alaska 1913 entitled "An Act to Ex
tend the Elective Franchise to Women
in the Territory of Alaska” approved
March 21, 1913. The form of ballot
shall be the same as that prescribed by
Section 400, Chapter two title eleven
Compiled Laws of Alaska and the pro
visions of Chapter -'5 session Laws or
Alaska 1915 entitled “An Act to Pro
vide Official Ballots for Elections in
the Territory of Alaska” shall not ap
ply to the election hereby called.
Given under my hand and the Seal
of the Territory at Juneau, the Capitol,
this twenty eight day of April in the1
year of our Lord One Thousand, Nine
Hundred anil Nineteen and of the In
dependence of the United States the
One Hundred and Forty-third,,.
RIGGS
Governor.
Tho law providing for and governing
special elections to fill vacancies in the
office of Delegate provides as follows:
A Bill, etc.
“Section. 1 In case of a vacancv
caused by death, resignation, Incap
acity or from any other cause in the
office of Delegate from Alaska in the
House of Representatives the Gov. of
the Territory of Alaska shall cause a
special election to bo held not less
than thirty days, from the date of the
writ. Tho Governor shall immediate
ly upon the issuance of the writ notify
the Clerk of the U. S. District Court of
each division of the territory of the is
suance thereof giving such notice by
telegraph where necessary, and the
Clerk of the Court of each division of
the territory shall immediately cause
(Continued on Pago ,3.
On Tuesday a general committee,
consisting of volunteer workers, began i
soliciting for the Victory Liberty Loan.
When that committee, which is don
ating its time and its service to the
cause, calls for your subscrihtion don't
hesitate a moment... Give it quickly
Don’t make them argue with you.
NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC.
Owing to the Dickson Hotel being
moved from Dickson, Mrs. Shaughnessy
has thoroughly renovated and refur
nished the former Steigelmier road
house and is ready to accomodate the
traveling public... Every effort ha3
been made to provide a homelike at
mosphere and the acme of cleanliness
and comfort. Good accomodations
have also been provided for dogs.
Rates: Meals $1.00; Beds 75cts;
Bunks 50cts.
The campaign is now on; every
body TALK and BOOST the Victory
Liberty Loan.
CLEAN UP THE FLU GERMS.
Orders for Spring House Cleaning
I y Vacuum Process left at residence
Mrs. Wm. Brown, rear Detention Hos
pital, will receive prompt attention.
DISSOLUTION OF PARTNERSHIP.
s
Notice is hereby given that'the part
nership heretofore existing between
John Lepri and Nick Nicon in the
Milo Cafe has been dissolved, the
said John Lepri assuming all debts
and obligations due to or payable by
the said Milo Cafe. All persons owing
the said Milo Cafe are requested to
settle with the undersigned.
Signed: JOHN LEPRI.
COMMENCING MOM M 21
With every cash sale or cash receipt we will issue a casli register
slip with amount of the transaction printed thereon. Every cent on
these slips counts one vote.
Every Saturday afternoon at 5 o'clock the boy or-girl having
the largest vote will be awarded one of our boy proof indestructible
SAM-E-KAFTS FREE
All slips must lie dated of the week of the contest, in other
words a new contest starts on every "Monday morning.
Votes will he counted or posted every day at 2:30 P. M. except
Saturday when the final count for the week will take place.
No one will be allowed to contest but once if winner. ■
Purchases from other grocers not allowed to be counted i
Mr. Jas. M. Streeten has kindly consented to act as judge
in the contest.
A. POLET
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