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GET IUSY!
Nome's tendency to procrastinate in matters where her pocket book is J
not being pinched, lends us to suggest tlui.t it now is a very excellent time to put i
In a strong urge at Washington for air mail transportation next summer. At- \
ter reading the account of the enthusiasm shown over the arrival of the ex- |
pedltion at th<- Nation's capital, can anyone conceive that now, right now, when |
Interest and enthusiasm are at their climax, ie not the finest possible time to j
make our request for air moil service? "Strike while the iron is hot,” saith j
the adage. To our view the Chamber of Commerce should take the lead,
hooked by the I'ioneers of Alaska, City Council and every other organisation |
In the district.
PROLIFIC INDUSTRY
That the liaising and marketing of reindeer will shortly become the
domniant industry of Northwestern Alaska there can he no doubt. Although 1
hot two decades have passed since the first reindeer were brought to the Terri
tory by the government to provide the netive population with a permanent
source of subsistence, already the first few animals have become a multitude.
The latest government figures relative to the Industry disclose that there are
In Alaska at preeent something over 209,000 deer, ell of which are the natural
increase of the first two or three dosen brought here in 1812. In addition
approximately 100,000 male deer have been Slaughtered for food.
As the annual increase amounts to something over 35 per cent it is
easily appreciated that the industry has now reached a stage Where it will de
velop at a remarkable race. Under average conditions the 200,000 reindeer
at present in Alaska will be increased to 600.000 three years hence. In ten
years the number will approximate 2 million or more, even after deducting
say 10 per cent yearly for slaughtering. This result would be unbelleveoble,
were it not fully demonstrated by the past history of the industry. The ex
perience of the Ixunen Company, the pioneer reindeer firm of the district, and
the largest reindeer owners in Alaska, demonstrates conclusively that the uver
ege herd doubles every three yeniu, beside the number slaughtered, hence
designation of the day when there will be one million or five million deer in the
territory is merely a matter of brief computation.
According to the best authorities, Northwestern Alaska alone, contains
enough erasing ground to accomodate 20 million or more deer, while the'entire'
territory will provide subsistence for probably twice that number. Tears
hence Alaska will undoubtedly become one of the greatest meat producing cen
ters of the world. Ijong before that happens, however, h is easily deduc
ible that the bulk of the wealth production of this district will be derived
from the reindeer industry.
ROAD DEVELOPMENT OUTLOOK
dipt. J. C. Ootwals' announcement that the' AlaSkfe ftoa/dCamm lesion
Is seeking to inaugurate a trunk line system at highways to connect Nome with
Council, Candle, Dime Creek and other producing centers, und will urge an up*
tnqpriation of one million dollars for this and other highway development is *
pleasing indication that Name's long continued efforts to secure a comprehen
sive' road system have nfcrt been in vain. Barring the possibility that Con
gress may see fit to refuse the appropriation asked for, there appears little
doubt that the work will be inaugurated next summer and the long sought sys
tem of trunk roads will become a reality within the neSBt few years. What
action Congress wiH take in the matter is problematical, of couroe, but there
appears every reason to hope that the appropriation can be gotten through if
the people of the Territory get squarely behind it.
In his statement to the Chamber of Commerce, and also to this paper,
Capt. tiatwals called attention to the fact that the support of the Territory is
needed to obtain the, necessary funds and there must also be continued co-op
eration between the federal commission and the Territory to scure the greatest
road development with the least expnditure of funds.
Needless to say this is excellent advice and we should sec that it is
made as effective as possible if #e wish to hasten the coming of the much de
sired roads.
Obstacles created by self seeking political influences should, (east of
all, be permitted to blockade a unanimous endorsement of the Road Commis
sion plans and no effort should be spared to assist it to secure all the' funds
It can possibly get hold of. The Road Commission Ins prepared a program
of road construction for the district which agrees in all essential provisions
with the proposals we have ourselves made and, even if we have to sacrifice a
few of our pet political theorems, R is up to us to get squarely behind it and
help the commission push It into material being.
The reward of our long continued efforts is in sight, but more must be
done before the last obstacle is overcome and our desires assume concrete
fortn. It is no time to lay down on the job because some one else Is trying to
do it. We must get into the collar and help with all our might, in exactly
the same way as if we were still trying to achieve our desires alone with no
outside sympathy or assistance.
WOMAN VOTE MAY DECIDE
(From the Pathfinder)
In round numbers the suffrage amendment will give the potential ballot
to 27 woineti—counting all the women in the country who are of vot
1 ing age, 21 or over. But there are always many people who for one reaeon
or another cannot vote or do not vote. There are many who do not possess
'' U. 8. citizenship and are therefore barred; there are others wiho fail to regls
: ter or pay poll-tax or who come under the various restrictions laid down for
' voters by the laws of the different states or who simply do not take the trouble
' to so to the polls. In the South, where the negroee are larsely disfranchised,
i the actual vote is generally small.
The theoretical ri*i!e voting population is dose to 2t millions, and yet
the highest total vote ever oast sis considerably bdow It millions, and thUC
Included several million women voters in states which had equal suffrage.
The totztt male and female voting population this year will be nearly (6 mill
ions^ botmactual vote cast in Nbvemher will probably not exceed li millions.
woman vote. If it could be corralled by either party, would Insure
the victory of that party, in every state and In the nation. But the women so
fkr law divided up politically on Jnst about the name lines as the men. The
mjorlty at wnmd f^Upw the line of the least resistence and vote as their hus
h*n4p vota; a anlhr number are naturally contrary and they ahow their
wpite by voting Jure the ©the* why.
Thus |ir there la to prove which of the big partite will get the
lifter MN « the woman vote Son* of the suffrage leaders art jfcrtlaa».
and tfiijr are tryfnf to nrtng the women to their aide of the politico! Mne.
Other* take thfc stand that the ifomen should refuse to tie up with any party
and should vote merely a» 4nomett, independently; they argue that by thus re
taining the Dolahce of power they can do more than by almply dividing on the
earn* party tinea Ma the men do.
Voice of the Alaska Press
THE NOME FLIGHT
In these days of marvels, thriller*
and invention*, one i* apt to over
look some really bis achievement*. So
it wo* that the arrival of the four
U. 8. army airplane* at Nome. A\if
oat 23, won somewhat lost eight of.
The trip from lidnebla, N. Y., to Nome
however, about 3,360 miles air distance,
establishes a new record in flying- and'
It marks a distinct chapter in the lift
tory of transportation. The scientists
and geographers will be interested as
Nome is the most northwesterly port
and city in the United States and has
been the outfitting point for tnhny
voyagers setting out for the Arctic
regions, while Fairbanks. In the inter
ior at Alaska, is still f&nthbr North
and when the planes stopped at that
city they reached a point nearest to
the Arctic. In fact, from fraithanks
or from Nome It would be but a email
matter to hop off for the North pole.
The army officer* are naturally inter
ested as for yfears an array post has
been maintained at Nome, which was
considered the very last outpost of 'civ
ilisation, but is now brought into direct
touch with the war department at
Washington. Tn *n emergency. a flock
of airplane*, could descend upon the
tundra and be ready for business at
short notice. The steamship route to
Nome Is 2,f0b statute miles from Seat- J
tie but the air distance is about 2,000
miles, so It would not be unheard of
to hear of a machine during the all
daylight season of the North, flying
from Seattle to Nome in 26 hours. By
slanting from Seattle Just before sun
up, the ffyer would have daylight forJ
the entire Journey during June and
July. Of dskrib the recent trip wins'
merely a demonstration but the strate
gist* vrill be interested wheb studying'
a flat map of the Arctic regions. Which ,
will show that the Ayer might hop off'
from "Nome and by crbMfag fWtn Ckpe1
IViriee of Wkles, U. S. A., to Ea*t
Ctape. Siberia, b> oouM land ufcon
Asiatic noil in several hours. By fly
ing in a semi-circle o+cr northern
Asia, he eon out half the distance from
Na4r York to ArchangM and FetrogradL
but should he take the atr line nog
the Journey to Archangel would be
very greatly reduced and the aviator
would fly south of the 86th parallel.
The air distance from Nome to Arch
angel is about 600 miles less than from
Mlneola to Nome. Th«9»e observa
tions are merely statements as to what
niight be done in an emergency. Leav
ing uanumpitiohs for the moment, pri
vate information recently received
from a void mining damp on the sea
of Okhotsk, indicated the ruthless
skftufhter of Americans .English and
other foreigners by the Bolshcvlkt
horde- When one considers the short
distance from Nome, U. S. A., to the
heart of the Amor district of Siberia,
2,200 mi lee It is seen how an airplane
squadron flying from the vicinity of
Nbme might possibly have saved a*
great many of these lives. The ac
tual flying time of the army planes
from Mineola to Nome was 55 hours.
The ekipsed time was many days, ow
ing to the long layovers at various
stops. With fuel tanks of such ca
pacity os to increase the distance pos
sible to the covered without new sup-,
•ply, the" time in actual days could bo
very greatly reduced and that will no
doubt be the next great development.
—Railway and Marine News.
'ALASKANS GET TOGETHER
The specious plea for Republican
votes made by Mr. Grigsby, the Dem
ocratic candidate from Alaska, on the
ground that he would loin National
Committeeman J. C. McBride In re
conguending Republicans for territor
ial positions has been properly rebuk
ed. The attempt tie create dissent ion
among Republicans by giving the Im
pression that the Democratic delegate
to congress had a working agreement
with the Republican national com
mitteeman on the distribution of ap
pointive offices in the territory has
met with little success. Mr1. McBride
utterly repudiates any such purported
agreement and announces emphatical
ly that there is the best of feeling and
the closest harmony between him and
the Republican candidate for delegate.
Senator Dan A. Sutherland.
In his opening campaign speech nt
-Riheau several weeks ago Mr. Grigs
by sought to convey the Imprmsfen
that Senator Sutherland and ' J. C.
McBride was unfriendly and to cast
i doubt on Mr. McBride's loyalty to
'he Republican party, UhfcJh hs rep
resents in the national councils. Re
'■attested that. rintW Senator Sufh
•flsnd anti Cotaml Hetman McBride
cduld not Net* t* kcMMtt. tto Ho
publicans ooOld Wok to him for help.
He promised to recommend Republi
cans for terrltortnl positions When
Whrren O. Hardin* takes office ahd
to ko along In pleasant companionship
with the Republican organisation.
The fact that Committeeman Mc
Bride has vigorously repudiated the
charge of lack of harmony and the
suggestion that he Han some under
standing with Mr. Grigsby, the Demo
cratic Candidate, Is a hopeful sign. It
Indicates a get-together spirit among
Alaskan Republicans which is certain
to strengthen the party In the terri
tory. In a public statement in North-'
ern newspapers Mr. McBride snys:
“I wflsh to state at this time that!
MK Sutherland, the Republican nom
inee for delegate to congress, and my
self are in accord and that perfect
harmony prevails, and when Senator
Hording takes office as president of
the United States of America, March
4 neat, no Democrat will be consulted
by me regarding the distribution of of
fice* in Alaska.
“In this attempt of Mr. Grigsby to
create distrust and dissension in the
Republican party, and to ehsL doubt
on my loyalty to my party and my
duty to support its candidate, I must
earnestly appeal to all Republicans and.
other good citlsens in Alaska to ifelly
around Mr. Sutherland and all other
Republican candidates and give all of
them such a large majority as Will
demonstrate the loyalty of the people1
of our te-rltory to Hording, Ooolidgfe,
Axnertcanlan and good government."
Elsewhere in the country there Is
no division in the Republican ftarty.
no antagonistic groups working At
cross-purposes. Past differences have
been 'forgotten, and this year the party
Will present a united front to the op
position . It is encouraging to note
that Republican leaders in Alaska are:
Imbued with the1 same get-together
fgnrlt which prevails in the states, and.
that there will he no dissensions which
trill enable the opposition to win.—i
Reprinted from the Seattle* Foiet-in
telllgencer and Cordova Times.
The announcement of Ool. Jones
that he propaees to gpend a part of-j
each summer In Alaska is pleasing
to Northerners. Alaska hoe no more
enthusiastic or better informed friend
in Official Washington than is Ool..
Jones.-—Juneau Empire.
Each year in this seetkm of Alaska j
someone Is lost either in the wood* or:
the hJHs. sometimes it is a young
than or men and at other times it is;
someone of mature years. This time':
it Was a man of'sixty years of age Who
went out alette to Climb Mount Ju
neau. We will my that the act was'a;
tush one, but nevertheless we feel sorry
that any human being should meet the
terrible death of pert shin* in the hills.
—Douglas News.
Only a few days ago a flock of four
airplanes landed in FhJrbanks, the
first airships Fairbanks ever saw. They,
were on their way from Mineola, Lone
Island, to Nome, and there was much
money bet in New York that they
would not reach Nome. All 'did, and
here they are, back in Fairbanks again
bringing Siberian dogs, nuggets, fut*
and souvlhers from the Arctic and
strong enough to sit up and take no
tice. In fact none of them are as yet
| /Melting at the counterpane." Which
■imply shows. In the language of the
[North, that you never can tell.—Fair
banks News-Miner.
Why that Lame Back
That morning lameness—those
sharp pains when bending or lifting;
make Work a burden bad rest Impos
sible. Don't be handicapped by a had
back—look to your kidneys. You will
make no fiiisiaJcb' by following this
man's exampls.
James Burke, retired contractor, 60t
N. Virginia St.. Itsno. Nov., says:
“My hack was buns and my kldnsya
'were Wehk a year age. When 1 tried
to get up frobn a chair, a terrific pain
struck ms in the small of my back
and I had to braes my hands on the
arms of the chair ia order to rales up.
I got up several tinier at night to pass
the kidney secretions, which weft,
highly colored and burned Ip passage.
I heard about Dead's Kidney Pills and
ode box from Julian and Shaver's
drug store cured uty bach sad mads
It sound find well'. Mr fcMueya acted
like clockwork."
Pries etc. «t all dealers. Don't
simply ask for n kidney remedy—gat
Doga's Kldi
Mr. Burks
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POLITICAL AOY.KATIMMEMTS WILL M ACCEPTED BY-TH* MUOSET
WITHOUT REGARDS TO ANY POLITICAL APFILIATIOM*. ^
WOT* KOI
Hon. Dan Sutherland
Ft* DELEGATE FROM ALASKA
Election niftoAV, November gm, me».
vote FOR
Holt. Johkl Rustgard
FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL
0. D. Cochran
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELEmOR TUESOAV, NOVEMBER NM. IMS..
0. H. Flowers
CANDIDATE FOR REFREEkNTATiVe ALASKA LRSISLATVRE
election tvesoay, November amt, **a»
Andy Ailderson
CANSlDATE INM REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LHIILATUAE
ELECTION TUESOAY, MOVE ME II SMS IMS.
Victor A. Julian
CANDIDATE FOA AEAAEMMTATIVS ALASKA LEGISLATURE
election tuesoay, novEMBkA imt, t—.
Jits. P. Daly
CANDIDATE FOR NCPRMEfcTATlVE ALASKA LEGISLATURE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBEA Xni, IMS
VStI FOR
Ed. W. Burroughs
CANDIDATE FOK REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LESISLATUAE
ELECTION TPEKdaV, NOVSI»*EE:&.4. fair
James B. Ivory
Independent Candidate
POO SENATOR
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E. L. MOLT
CANDIDATE FOR REPRESENTATIVE ALASKA LEDIELATVAE
ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2*4. It*.
John Sundback
CANDIDATE FOR 1ENATOA
ELECTION, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2ND, 1*20.
I am wl of palMaa.
I MvtwItMrawn frofn the •material rare.
I thank ad my friaidi far their auppart taf I am ImM very earry
la fiMfpoint them at thia time.
I have taken aver the management af tha D. C. Crowley Smear Ca.
and expert ta remain la Name Indefinitely.
R. B. Julian
Janies J. Bogan
CANDIDATE EON REPRESENTATIVE, ALASKA LESiSLATWME
ELECTION TUESDAY. NOVEMOCR 2*4, 1«2D.
Chas. W. Brown Jr.
20 TEAM OF AOE AND 1* TEARS RESIDENT OP NOME
' INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE
FOR TERRITORIAL LEOISLATURE 'AT JUNEAU
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