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Douglas Island news., 1909-10-20
Annie KudlaIuk, an Eskimo girl ed
NO. 47

Annie KudIaIuk, an Eskimo girl ed Gcated at Carlisle, has been the object of considerable interest and comment for the reason that report had it that upen Der return to her people in the far North, she went back to blubber eating and forget the lessons of civili- zation. Bishop Rowe, who but recently returned from the Point Hope countrys now says that the reports are without foandation, and the girl is really en- gagged in efforts to improve the condi- tion of her race
 The trading schooner Bender Bros. which stranded twenty miles from Bering seq eu tke mud fats of the Kuskokwizn iVer three gears ago, has reaehed Puget ~oand in safety. The vessel was salVed by missionaries and natives by digging trench three miles I0ng through which they were able te get her into water of sufficient depth 10 Aoat. Capt John Knafich took his command to Puget sound Rithout nav jgating instruments or frcper stores and with the ald of crew composed of @ single seaman and party of four prospeGtors, who were picked up stranded on the river.
 Stroller White, of the Whitehorse Star, is trying to raise money enough to visit the States, and duns delinquent sg gbscribers in the following anqiue manner: "There have passed through Whitehorse within the past two weeks many perseus who, to the Stroller's Degsona4 knowledge, have passed out every fa!l and back every spring for the past eight or ten years As many Of this class toll not neither do they spin when in the country, it is beyond the ken of the Stroller to determine hoW they are .able tG dc SC much traV- eEug. Su2le of them cannot afford to even wear ,anderclothes, but that is probably why they go out in the win ter. The close of gambling at Dawson seven years ago left exactly l97 boost CTS stranded there. Of that number d82 answered to the name of@kid: Not hale dugen efthem had raiment tc exceed S3.50 in Value and that Mas mostly moth eaten and iacking Tn gables. And yet, when the time for the annual exodus came round, they all had the plice to take then4 sOet- 1t would be a betrayal of confidence to tell hew they got it, but they had it. For the first two years after the dis .coyery of gold in the Klondihe, only three classes could afford trips to the outside-geverument officials, Chose who had stuuck g to the pan and meat dealers. Now. however. while rates are practically as high es they were taeps every ybody cange and most Of them do, except newspaper men and those serving time. Even the latter look forward forgetting out!.' The suows G Is winters have fallen on the Stroller since he sew the great outside and if 6 Gew hundred delinquent subscribers pony up he has kis cloth cat to brave .the strenueustty of the country sonth of 5S early thescoming year for period Of three months < lorless.if only half tte ,delineueatsyceme throagh.) His itin- cry embraces Florida, where the flower scented ,gepkyrs soothe the aching brow, where piokeninpy will .stote yyourtbalice tea blocks for.a nieklesanh where e.gentle snort of the alligator lis waited from whither to whence on tthe.malaria. .ladan,asmoaphere,"
Douglas Island news., 1909-10-20

An electric light wrapped in bed clothes started a Si5O fire in the Hotel Dewey, at Skagway. That is worse than hiding light under bushel.
 During the months of 3uiy, August and Septem Der, 2.500 placer claim re- newals were filed at the Dawson office. The renewal fee for each clain is S20.
 George Matheson, who was convicted of the murder of Gus Lawless, in the F'ortymile district, was sentenced, by Judge Gyons, to life imprisonment at hard labor
 News comes from Fairbanks thaS Delegate Wickersham is sttl to be an advocate of territorial government, notwithstanding the Seattle speech of the President
 Tae work of dismantling tae hQN Of the SaU&toga is progressing. Che <. G. Limdsay recently reached Seattle with 8 shipment Gf scrap iron and egptg tanks from tAe wreck.
 The entire Indian relic collection gathered by Capt. 8. F. Tozjer, for many years commander ef the revenue catter Bear, was sold d coRple of weeks ago fer SA0,OOG and spirited t0 Seattle.
 President Taft and the Jpneau Rec ord both oppose home rUle for Alaska In the case of the President, he is said to be ignorant of condiGons-iu other words, he don't kpew what be is talk ing about.
 Natives and negroes at CordoQa are said to be making Eving catching crabs, from the sea. The crabs are, in some instances, qu&Se large, one meas, Rring as much as 3 feet, . inches "from tip to tip"
 The Yukon river boats White Seal end Tana were caGght by Jack Frost and tied up by the ice, fifty miles above Fort Gibbon. They were oa their wag to Lake Labarge fer the WinteC4 and carried about I75 passengers.
 TYhiie crossing the Elehiui river in q four-hogse stage, Mike McNeil, @uen- tin Grenshaw, Johnny McNeil and two natives were drowned. The accident occurred about 200 yards above 0ren- shaw's peadhopse on 0cte Der a0th.
 We do not believe that 6bere is 6 single indRidUal in the@hole of Alaska who is satisfied with conditions as they are; they all recognize the ineuR- cjency of the present form of govern meut, says the Wrengell Sentinel.
 Harry Havery has instituted suit, in the district court at Fairbanks, against Capt. E. T. Barnette and associates for suns aggregating SS25,000 for gold extracted by defendants from the Cousby fractien, Bone creek, by un- foreground trespass.
 Capt. J. M. EllicotG, inspector of the thirteenth lighthouse district, after teuref inspection of the lighthouses of Alaska, says that he will recommend the adding of @ motor boat to the equipment of each lighthouse. The necessity for this was shown at the St. Mary's island light, which was out of commission fer two nights early in September owing to the necessity Of the lighthouse keeper taking the body of his.dead wife to Ketchiksnl, 9 miles away.
Douglas Island news., 1909-10-20

A stamp mill in the KlondiSe has crushed LOG tons of quartz. While the report has it Chat the returns were highly satisfactory, that's as feras it goes.
 The mythical story of ttae celebrated HGoideu Fleece" Of Jason, the quest of the ArgonauHc expedition, probably originated in some Greek travellers ob- serving the natives of the Caucasus collecting the gold they foQnd by washing in the rivers by the help of sheepSkiu or fleece which acted as a nataral riGBe. 1t is cQrious fact that the rivers and beaches of the Ca&casus region are singalarly poor in gold Mining Science
 A Acable dispatch to the Associated Press from Valdez yesterday annoUnc- the sale of the Alaska Central railroad to taterests representing a syndicate headed Icy George W. Perkins of New York, a partner of J. ?. Morgan says the P.,G. of the a0th. The sale, made fer Receiver O. G. Laberee, of Spokane, by Deputy '. s. Marshal Sullivan for S6000o, marks the end of the long per, iod of BalIaine Frost litigation which Las 5uvol9ed the Alaska Central al most since its inception, and me&ns t2le witbdrawalof tbe 4. c. Frost interests from connection With the line The property was bid in by F. 6. Jemmett, the only bidder on the ground, repre-. sentiag the defRnct Sovereign baok of Canada, which had largely fnanced the construction Of the read aaa which held 95 per cent Of the comQany's bonds. }C is these interests that wall I5e associated with Perkins and others in the extension and management Of the line. 4 new corporation Is to be &ormed before ,JauGary ] to c0ndRct the extension and direct the affairs of 5he road.
 4. N. Thompson, superintendent Of the native schools in Seutheastern AL aska, whe was in town Saturday and Sunday, states that Che Indian schools in Southeastern Alaska were never in better condition, says the Skagway Alaskan. The total attendance last wear was ], d,235, and this was anincrease of 2 per cent,oKer the preceding year. The enrollment this year is even larger than last year MT. Thompson thinks. The increase in enrolment is largely due to the introduction of manual training in the schools. The pupils are now taught cooking, sewing, carpentry and the native industries, such as ,basketry, beedwork and carving. Many Of the teachers are proficient in this work. Mr. Thompson feels greatly encouraged over the outlook for the natives in Southeastern Alaska. He states that the campaign eerrieS on last winter and this spring against the whites who peddled whiskeg to natives will have beneficial results fer the ns- tives. Seventeen men were sent.te the ,penitentiary, and this will go far to discourage liquor peddling in'the fp- ture. MT. Thompson thinks the next step should be to punish the natives who drink, by introducing law which would be somewhat similar to the juvenile Jews of Colorado, Minnesota, North Dakota and other states. ghie agssem would put the native offender under ,pNobetioncand the judge would have considerable discretion inedealing with the Gssaa,
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-18
OUGHT to be Whipped in prh,i.

Burlington Hawk-Eye: A tale ~.
sounds almost incredible comes from
Pittsburg, little village near Kso
sauqua, where il is stated number =,
tle big boys in the school pouncoa
upon the teacher. Mrs. Lucia Marklav
and gave her severe beating. Anon,
the hill billies in Arkansas. Tennesssa
or Kentucky. it sometimes happen,
that man who has been engaged ia
teach a school is run gu; BY the bi,
pupils. But that oman teache.
should have been assaulted and heat.
en- by big boys seems almost incred.
ible. And in Iowa al that. The re.
port adds tlat the young rowdies wers
expelled and that the teacher will con.
tinue at her post. where she has been
doing good work for three years. Ina
directors OF that school will be derelct
in their duty and ought 10 resign a.
once, if they are not prepared 10 carr
the matter farther. Those young cub,
ought to be so thoroughly whipped that
they will never forget it. They will
probably rejoice over the fact that
they have been expelled. They ough,
10 be whipped. and in public.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-18
BEN pARksR,s VIEWS.

ne o, Mons II man who has
sold more liquor at retail than any
other man in Iowa, but who is now out
of the bus ness AID HIS no interest
whatever in it. ought to be worth
something In dealing with the license
problem That man is Ben Parker,
who formerly operated thirty or
more saloons in Des Moines at one
time. Mr.. Parker gives unqualified 4
dorsement to Governor Garst's sug-
gestion that saloon licenses be in
creased TO $1,000 year. He claims
that this would be the very best thing
for the liquor interests as well as for
the public. 1t will give the state 4
direct interest in having the saloons
in the state properly controlled. and
ii will weed out the doggeries which
are the bane of the business. Mr..
Parker is quoted as having thus ex-
pressed himself:
IF man has to pay $1,000 year
for the privilege of operating and he
on him as we'll as the local authorities,
he will try a great deal harder to run
his business right. And if this IS not
done. then the saloon men might as
well prepare 10 fight for their lives.
n ae plan is al the very best tenn
perance plan ever suggested. When
you get rid OF the fellows who can I
afford TO pay license. or will not do
so. YOU get rid of the greatest evils in
the business II will also to large
extent obviate the necessity for this
Rankin scheme OF state marshals and
other plans for making expense But
best OF ell il will give the state q fine
road fund, whereas now the state gets
nothing out OF the business. sup
pose. however. that the scheme will
De fought by both the saloon men and
the pTohibitionists. As matter OF
fact there are two great classes of
fools in our state-the saloon men and
the prohibitionists. See how the lat
ter are fighting among themselves;
the liquor men are Just as much d.
vided- But the state viii come to ii
and get something out of the business
in time. mark my word
II has long been an interesting ques-
ton which were the denser and short
sighted. the saloon men or the pro-
hibitionfsts. Mr. Parker. II will be
noted, divides the honors evenly be-
tween them. He is probably right.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-18

he call~ his views to the Register
and Leader OF that city. Recently he
l.as laid UP with ii.ness for about q
eek. He thus relates his experience
which was. not an unusual one BY an!
means:
4 thought ii was going ID be pn au
monia The doctor. after counting u,
ribs with his thumb end gripping great
handfuls OF my sot,-r and more tsndey
anatomy. said unless was putting il
o:l h.. believed ii might be typhoid
but when , pointed out my symptoms
and made them palmer and then
quo.ed from work haye entitled
Man His Own Physician. he said he
might be mistaken. but he kept on
writing The prescription. The mex,
day has: developed symptoms of APP
rendici.ts lust think of heing threat
ened with typhoid. pneumonia and APP
pendicitis al, at once, What model
life have lived for the last few days.
Refornlati is second nature to all OF
us when we are sick. or think we are.
Il comes as easy as rolling on log
Man, Wat an ornery' animal YOU
are. | am better now. but not suf-
ftciently recovered D try case, but
just about strong enough TO take a
change OF venue.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-18
The Proposed Saxon Legislation.

Council Bluffs Nonpareil: newt
ably, if these measures. or any of them,
are adopted. there will be fewer sa
looms. And why not? Tlere may be a
golden mean. but have We struck !.
with fifty-one saloons in city the
size of Council Bluffs? AS for revenue
in the aggregate that would remain
about the same. Finally. reducing iha
number of saloons is travelling in the
direction OF that desired land of No
saloons at all.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-18
Mr.. secEman as Editor

oes Moines Register and Leader:
With todays Issue Fred W. Beckman
sewers an association it'll the Regis
ter and Leader of more than five years
to take the MANAGING editorship of
tie Literary Mag zine that has been
brought from Chicago TO be hereafter
published in Des Moines. This mag
azlne is published as a supplement to
Sunday newspapers and has already
secured circulation of 100000. with
prospects of niue. larger distribu.
ton If it can sustain itself in the fed
of competition. Mr.. Beckman has
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-18

of these convicts had their freedom
and were in their vicinity. These con
victs are segregated at this point to
protect the lives OF citizens, the virtur
of women, and the property of alt
Prison will be necessity probably So
long as the world stands. The ques
ton now before the people of Iowa is,
and it is question that will not be
settled OF stay sett.1d until it is set
tied right, and that is the proper man.
agement of the prison. The misman-
agement of the Fit Madison state peni-
Tertiary has reached point where
something radical and definite must be
done. Not a person in Iowa would ask
that the prisoners be treated cruelty
they are willing for the prisoners to
receive proper instruction. both in
school and Sunday school While this
is true. an overwhelming number OF
thinking people highly disapprove of
the employment of women teachers.
for reasons which will not now
enumerate. but which will gladly take
up later, this being a subject which
should be treated at great length. be-
cause of its Importance.
The legislature is now in session.
There is a popular demand that d
Legislative committee of investigation
take up the case of the board of con-
troi and the warden. and give them a
fair, square trial, and by this means
place the blame for the continued
mismanagement where it really be
longs, sparing no one. 1t should be
conducted behind closed doors. w;;..,i
the promise of immunity to all VII.
nesses. who would be mostly guards O,
eX guards, but neither time nor money
should be spared in conducting a jh
dicial INQUIRY, which will be productiv,
of lasting good, let the chips fa,, where
they may
Yours for prison reform,
DIR. GEORGE P. NEAL.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-18

The Iowa Tax Revision Association
viii hold meeting al the Savery
House. Des Moines, tomorrow at 10
q m. At this meeting, in addition to
the regular business. bills viii be
drawn to submit TO the legislature
now in session. All members are re-
quested 10 be present aid all interest
sd in taxation matters are cordially in
vited to become members of the asso-
citation and take part in the delibera-
tions- The matters to come before the
meeting are of general interest and
great Importance and it is hoped there
will be a large attendance.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-18

The report OF tie commissioner gen
eral OF immigration for the last fiscal
year shows decrease of SO per cent
in immigration. the total number of
newcomers being 7s2.S70. Of those
admitted 1929 could neither read
nor write. and the bulk of them came
from southern End eastern Europe
They brought with them total of
sls.i94.226, an average of s23 a per-
son On accoun- OF physical defects
2,so6 aliens were rejected, go on ac-
count of mental defects and 81 on ac-
count OF moral defects In the year,
1892 contract lahorer- were rejected.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-18
eurren Writes a History.

WASHINGTON Iowa. Jan. ls.-
Howard A. Burrell the well
knoHn newspaper writer OF this
city. Who has state vide
fame gained through his copied
articles in the newspapers. IS preparing
history OF Washington county which
will be Of rare yalue. Mr. BurreIl vas
an early resident here and has watch
ed the progress Of the county from
tie beginning almost. The worF viii
begin with the first Indian inhabitants
and follow with the history made By
civilization, concluding with biograph-
icai sketches Of families As clos-
inz york Of his life the volume will be
greatly priced b. his fellow towns
men.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-18

One of t . most interesting fea-
lures of the treaty recently negotiated
BY Secretary Root snd 4mbassador
Bryce at Washington is an agreement
TO regulate the use of water at Mag
ara Falls for industrial purposes so as
nc. TO disturb the scenic beauty. The
basis is that United States shall use
not more than 10000 cubic feet Of
water a second to develop 236,o00
horsepower. and that the limit on the
Canadian side shall be $4,000 cubic
feet TO develop $4,000 horsepower.
This must be ratified BY the Canadian
parliament.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-18
TAFT ON PROPERTY PROBLEM.

Speaking before the Bar Association
Of Augusta. Ga. one day last week.
Presider--elect Taft gave warning to
the country that within the next de-
cade or two the question of whether
the institution of private property is
one worthy Of being pres erved must
be tested, involving our present ins.i-
tutions and methods Of civilization.
Also he said We must face the test
whether the courts and the lawyers
behind the cou-s shall maintain
themselves in the economic and polit-
icsl struggle that We are likely u
have with forces opposed 10 our pres
ent institutions" He repeated his
conviction that the institution of pri-
vate property had had more to do with
the uplifting and the progress of the
human race than any other institu-
lion: but add d that We have reached
a time when we must recognize ger
tain limitations which previous condi-
lions did not require the assertion of
in laH" regarding private property in
the form Of capital in great combina-
tons. The legal profession must lay
down the line of limitation twhich
shall interfere as little IS possible
with indiyidus.ism and with freedom
of property on the ne hand and shall
stay The progress toTard injurious
combination and Injurious monopoly
on the other Tn; mus. be worked
out. not through denunciation and
rhetoric. but BY nc careful consider
alton 81 the operation Of the law.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-18

The Gate City is in full accord with
tie Burlington Hawk-Eye that the
young rowdies at Pittsburg. near Keo-
sauqua. Who assaulted their teacher.
Mrs Lucia Marley. and give her a
severe beating 'ould be publicly
whipped. If after the requisite mum
be- Of lashes mad been administered
some bystander should on his own
motion take it upon himself to rub
salt into ne WOUNDS this paper would
enter no protest. N example should
be made Of such rufians an it should
De OF such cha acter they would never
forget il On the theory OF similia
simiiibus curantur salt would be just
the thing for their .'smartness
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-18

Many people appear 10 think the
issue between congress and the Presl
Gent is one of using the secret service
in the different departments. The
Iowa City Republican points out tha.
this is not the case. saving in this con
nection:
Congress annually appropriates
large sums for the purpose of detect
ing frauds in the different depart
ments. The restriction congress made
was with reference to the use of the
secret service OF the treasury depart
ment. which is provided by Law for
the purpose of detecting and running
down counterfeiters.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-18

shown talent for this work in ri. :,
itorship of the Sunday Register ~ y
Leader and comes to it with anu, a
preparation He is a young man :,
fine training and of literary tastes u. =,
has ais a broad sympathy with ~.
world. The Literary Magazine vi,
early show that it is in the hands d, ,
man who knows how.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1909-01-18
Question Of Prison Garh.

AS to the question of prison garb tbs
lady quotes but does not give tho
name of the gentleman, but is quoteu
as one having long experience in pris-
on matters. who recommends a more
distinctive attire for all prisoners, with
one. two or three bars on their sleeves.
to indicate their grade. | should liko
to have the address of this gentleman,
for he manifests his ignorance OF pris
en- matters in his recommendations.
The attire commonly used in prisons
i: OF for the purpose of humiliatins
the wearer. but is to prevent escap>
and to help identification in case 1t Is
attempted The present attire is 81
nearly like that worn by our mail car
riers that 1t has already resulted i'll
one OF the latter being held up by
prison guards as an escaping convict.
Clothing does not make n man honest,
for most rogues are we'll dressed, while
many struggling against large odds To
make an homes. living, are very poorly
clad Raising the standard of priso,,
AZURE 10 punt Which SoiAiot -
maintained by the same man outside
the prison. is an inducemeat to live
dishonesty. in order to keep up alp
pearances which they have becoma
used to. Another punishment In
the form of Imprisonment is not alone
for the convicted criminal, but is fixeo
+, law in advance of the yeommission
of crime. for its deterrent effect on
those not yet guilty. If the offense Is
to b.. condoned and the penalty les;
sened, this deterrent effect isslQst. ~
II music DIP HefaDh>the criminal.
why will it not also reform the Grim
inally inclined. and would it not be a
good idea to have, say, all of our bank
ers take course at a conservatory ana
thus escape the serious results to the
community of defaulting bank officers
end unpaid depositors.
In future articles. | will attempt to
give the conditions of this prison in as
concise a manner as possible, in plain
words, without ambiguity or white
~ash give plain facts to plain people.
1t is a subject in which all classes OF
people take an interest. an intense in.
terest in fact Many communities. Ii,
fact. could not retire at night without
nightmare IL they knew that some