Iditarod pioneer., 1910-09-25
WIDE-W0RlD NEWS

President Taft is much worried in his decision concerning the Ballnger problem. Since it became known that the congressional investigation con- mittee stood in favor of censurng the secretary of the interior, the demands for the removal of Ballingsr have been IT any and insistent- The friends of the administration are tired of the Bal finger fight, and are convinced that it can only bring discredit to Taft and the Republican party. It is probable that the next telegrarhic news from the Outside will tell of Bailingers retire ment to private life.
 Col. Roosevelt is on 8 rampage in the West. In Kansas he declared that he is fighting for the people as against the capitalist, and that if this consti- tutes him an insurgent, in the commoa acceptation of that term, then he is one of them.
 The Democratic papers of New York state are boosting Mayor Gaynor for governor. His nomination will be fought by Tammany Hall ,on account of his defiant attitude towards that or ganization.
 Senator Thomas Carter, of Montana, author of Alaska's code, and one of the smoothest politicians that ever gum shoed down dark hallway, announced in late speech at Helena that he was agin' conservation. He said that Gif- ford Pinchot had expended millions of the peoples money on this futile hobby.
 It will be interesting to those who are familiar with the spectacular career of Fritz Augustus Heinze, head of the United Copper company and formidable opponent of the Amalgamated in Butte, to know that he recently placed his foot in a nice matrimonial tangle in New York, and that the bride, in com mon parlance, slipped one over on him, much to his discontinue. He had just married Bernice Henderson, a we'll known actress, and the bridal party was about to board a private car for the west. He was met by summons at the car by which it was learned that his affinity had sued him for BPS, 900 for breach of,promise. Everyone was heft at once and the bride quietly ordered her baggage of the car, and going to the dock, sailed for Europe without even kissing him goodbye. In fit of ab- straction, he muttered softly to himself, s'Well, I'll be damned"
 The agent of the forestry bureau in charge of the Idaho division has esti- mated the loss occasioned by the recent fires in the Northwest at three billion fsetsot merchantable lumber.
 The Str. Dusty Diamond was sold on September 10th to Roy Rutherford of the Independent Lumber Co. of Fair banks. The sale was marshal's sale, conducted by Percy Charles, chief deputy marshal. Mrs. Crane, the own CT of the boat stayed until the bidding reached s3,5OO and it was immediately thereafter knocked down to Rutherford for s3,600.
 Funeral services wore held over the remains of Lewis Fitch at Fairbanks on the afternoon of Sept. II. Funeral arrangements for John Lundberg, who died at St. Matthew's hospital, Fair banks on Sept. 9th, were just being completed according to last advices.
 The remains of Felix Pedro, dis coverer of gold in the Tanana valley, wore to be shipped outside on Sept II. Mrs. Pedro will leave later to attend the interment at San Mateo Cal.
 In the action brought by E. A. Will Hams against John Renza and H. H. Mcdonald, Judge Lyons recently de- cided in favor of Mcdonald for one seventh interest in the famous Owl association property on Engineer creek in the Fairbanks district.