Iditarod pioneer., 1911-10-28
INTOLERABLE STATE OF AFFAIRS.

The great topic conversation in every part of the Otter precinct during the past week has been concerning the of state of awessness disorder panied by the utter lack of protection the life and prop ery of anybody in the community At every street in the town of dtarod, at Flat City Discovery, and wher people congregate, the remark constantly heard, ''Ihey will never get him."
 The terrible crime committed within this town the past week, right in the midst of several hundred people, almost next door to police quarters within sones throw of the marshals office and practically under the window of the United States commissioners has brought about realization among the people of their utter essness against band of thugs robber highwaymen and murderers This paper makes free sayand it knows that it is fully backed bv every and worthy of that the entire dstricttha that class of men walking in Iditarod and Flat City, Complaint after complaint is heard of women being annoyed either in their homes public streets Nothing is done by the authorities. The whole district knows of the choking almost death of woman Flat within the past thirty days or some such time Nothing done about it. The world knows of the hold up almost in sight of Flat City, settlement of thousand people, and nothing has been done heard about it. The ruesome murder committed last week has been made known to the world but nothing has been done heard about it since.
 The people, particularly ladies, living anywhere alone in this district afraid of their lvesand rightly so this paper says and in addition thereto say that many man is afraid of his life-and rightly so, we say again.
 To make this whole statement short and express the truth in fev words would be say that human life is jeopardy every minute, and living in this section of the country has reasonable of being found ill the morning without shoestrin draw tighty around his or her neck.
 We have often heard said that the people of Alaska the most law abiding to be found in the world and have heretofore joined in this chorus of laudaton Such
 statements doubt true and the percentage of bad character to be found in the territory is undoubtedly small; but if equally true that when this percentage hears of crimes committed daily the perpetrators of which in every instance go scot ree they will flock such para disc and ply their trade not only but also And such is the with It does not matter that whisky is sold without lcense that almost choked to death; that numbers of people held up broad daylight that annoyed in their homes; that respectable is justly afraid to be the street at o'clock the afternOOn that a-scared to go outside of the most cOngesed portion of the district with ten dollars in their pockets; that of the under world choked to death while plying their trade that goods stolen left and right All these things b pulled off witt inpunity in the Iditarod country. And why! we ask The answer is simple
 The government has left this portion of Alaska with single deputy marshal-a with plenty of horse who and understands his thoroughly Who unfortunately for has only legs hands head His all kinds papers in section of the country and if will the much territory this deputy has done doing Today must number of Willow then to headquarters the following day he has the head Otter creek and hunt the following comes up at Flat City and he that the properly Meanwhile, against Happy creek and deputy get there And then the red Go his office and look his books There entries and double checks ences rpcates Indexes ndexe God knows But while this busy day and night committed and nobody punshed in arrested And when somebody picked up stealing that matter for Oenseour And what happens then The defendant attorney