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The Washington times., 1915-03-05
JACKSON MAY QUIT
BIRMINGHAM TEAM
SIugging 0utfieIder Considers
Signing Three.Year Con.
tract To Be an Actor.

WINSTON-SALEM. N. c.. March s.
Joe Jackson. who Is playing a theatrical
engagement here. today said that he
had received no word from the Cleve-
land club. and unless he received in
structions to report by next Monday.
no would sign a three-year contract
with Greenwood. the Atlanta theatrical
magnate.
When asked If Greenwood was acting
in behalf OF the Federal League Jackson
stated that he did not know but that
he had been approached by Federal
League agents in several towns recently.
and that he WAS offered a three-year
contract at $3.50 per year.
The Washington times., 1915-03-05
Strickling to Lead.

Charles w. strickling. OF Huntington.
W. Va. will lead the University of
Virginia basketball team next season.
having received the election at a meet
ing Of the w" players. strickling play
ed center and led the team in scoring.
The Washington times., 1915-03-05

vigorously, either.
OF the pitching recruits, there Is Ut
tie to be said. They were picked from
deep in the bush by scouts who FRO
fesesd to see a future for them. II ono
of the quintet develops into the real
thing, there will be cause for manifesto
dons OF extreme joby by Jennings.
The Washington times., 1915-03-05
Simon to Lead.

Sam Simon, for several years one of
srs rs veil veil be PRESIDENT Of the % Buffalo f fn-
ternational League team according to
reports reaching here today. Simon
played outfield for four years at George
town and afterward managed a semi
pro team.
The Washington times., 1915-03-05
KellV Does Well.

Harry Kelly. mainstay OF the George,
town University pitching stan last sea-
son. signalised his return to the game
at the Hilltop yesterday by pitching ex-
cellent ball for four innings against the
scrubs. The score ended at 5 to in
seven innings.
The Washington times., 1915-03-05
Raithel Breaks Record.

CHICAGO. March 5.-Arthur c. Rnith-
el, Of the Illinois a. c.. today holds the
worlds swimming record for forty
yards. He covered the distance. using
q crawl stroke. in 1S AS seconds, 1-5 of
q second better than the old mark.
The Washington times., 1915-03-05
Mitchell for Venice.

VENICE. Cal. March 6.-Roy Mitch
ell. the veteran pitcher Of the st. Louis
Browns, will be given . trial by the
local Pacific Coast League team. Mitch
ell was Internationally released last
week by Manager Branch Hickey.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31
COUNCIL MEETING

The Iditarod town council met on Friday evening, July 23, for the transaction of gen eral business. Those present were Ansley, Button, Riley, Stanton and Weir, and Clerk Meyers.
 An estimate from Jay J. Smith, clerk of the school board, of Sl ,682 for school main tenance during the school term of l9l5-l6 was laid on the table. A resolution intro duced by Riley and seconded by Weir that the action of the school board in purchasing for S2OO the building on Otter street used as a school house be ratified was passed. A warrant for the amount was ordered drawn, and the chairman was instructed to orp cure the deed
 The offer of Frank G. Manley of $25O for the old fire station boiler was accepted, Councilman Ansley voting in the negative.
 The fire committee was instructed to pur- chase supplies for the fire department.
 The street committee was instructed to advertise for bids for the repair of bridges on Otter street, and to have the work done at an early date.
 Treasurer Button reported S35O on hand, and it was ordered that the balance due the school board (S297) be paid.
 Fire department matters and the ltlnerant merchants license came up for dlscusslon, but no action resulted.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31
COMMISSIONER TOM RIGGS
 TELLS OF RAILROAD PLANS

When will the actual construction work on the railroad start in the Interior! That question has been of interest to everybody in the Interior ever since the railroad blli was passed, and Thomas Riggs, Jr,, glves the most satisfactory answere received yet. He says that the work will start as soon as possible next spring, but it is possible that it will be delayed until July l, the com mencement of the fiscal year.
 This year, on the coast, 1t IS the policy of the Alaska engineering commsslon to let the contracts to small men financially, and where possible, to groups ot from hve to twenty men. On the coast this method was put in operation short time ago, but the commission is not able yet to determine whether or not it is to be a success. II It proyes as successful as the members hope, the same plan will be adopted in Fairbanks next summer, according to MT. Riggs.
 In this way the government serves two purposes. It gives the money to poor men, and it also saves the government the big contractors necessarily large profit The commission assists the contractors, as far as possible, in getting machinery, etc, and does everything possible to push the work as rap idly as possible.
 Although the work in Fairbanks will start next summer, it is not likely, says MT Riggs, that the bridge across the Tanana river at Nenana will be built until the fol lowing year.
 When asked if the government would use its own boats or would have it done by others. MT. Riggs said the commission had no desire to use its own steamers unless forced to do so.'-F airbanks Times.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31
GERMANS WILL ESTABLISH
 BLOCKADE OF CANADA

LONDON, July lit is reported here on what seems to be good authority that the German government is planning to establish a commercial blockade of all Cana dian ports on the Atlantic ocean. It Is un- derstood that the new model submarines, which can travel for 5000 miles without supplies, will be used in this blockade. and that they will get their supplies while on the American coast from vessels to be sent out to look after them.
 The report is believed by the British mill tarv and naval authorities to be true, and such an action on the part of Germany Is ueclsred to have been expected. It has been known for some time that the Cana dlan coast has been alive with German spies but it has not been possible to capture them.
 It is supposed that the Germans are main taining a regular system for collecting ma rine information, gathered from the marine reports on the American Atlantic coast, and that this information is sent by wireless to Germany which causes them to lie in wait for British vessels due to arrive here.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31
BODY OF WOODCHOPPER
 FOUND IN LONELY CABIN

In his lonely cabin, about two miles from Chatanika, the decomposed body of James Robinson was discovered last Wednesday by Sandy Buhro, says the Fairbanks Citizen of July 12 The body was buried near the house on the following day by Commissioner Weiss.
 As soGn as he was informed of the dis covery Commissioner Weiss went to look after the body He found the door locked and the windows fastened down, which proved that the death was natural one. In order to get in, he broke open the door, but the odor was so strong that he could not go inside The man evidently had died a month or more previously.
 Returning to Chatanka, Commissioner Weiss secured man to help him. and talk ing with them coffin, they managed after the room had been fumlgated, to get the body into it. Then they buried 1t on tine slace. The condition of the body indicated shat death was from natural causes. though it is possible that it was due to ptomane poisoning
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31
EDITOR WILL THOMPSON
 LAYS CUT FOR HIMSELF
 A HARD ROAD TO TRAVEL
Fairbanks News Mine

Fifty years ago today the writer started to play the game of life, and for fifty years he has played it to suit himself, changing the rules of the game to suit and playing it wide open He was started in life with the wisdom of the ages, which condensed. de clared life to be a serious proposition, but until today he has never been willing to aG- init that it is-or that, if it is, there was any use in being serious about it. Today, com pelled to realize that the long term of life has passed for him, and that the remaining wears will not be more than sufficient to re organize his ideas of life and correct the ms plays of the fifty years which have gone, never to return again he is willing to admit that life is a serious proposition If you play it right
 What to do in the days to come-that is the question. To be little more serious and thoughtful; to be more conslderatc of others; to endeavor to do a little good and as little harm as possible; to try to see the other fellows point of view and consider 1t chartably and courteously; to treat serl- ousIy all serious things and lightly, If at all, all things which are not serious; to try to give more than we receive and to make up to others what we have taken from Oth- CTS to start anew, all over again to play the game according to the prescribed rules, and play it right-that seems to be about all we can hope to do
 From now on we will try it. It might have been better had we started in earlier, but it may not be too late to mend.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31
WAR DOES NOT CAUSE RAIN

Dr. R. H. Mills, director of the British Rainfall Organization, at a recent meeting of the Royal Meteorological Society, discred. tied the theory that the heavy rainfall ot last winter was due to the firing at the seat of war. In the same way, he said, the heavy rain of 1903 had been explained by the gen eral adoption of wireless telegraphy. The fact that 1873 was equally wet, if not wet, ter, without the aid of Hertzian waves, and that no year since 1903 has been nearly St. wet, in spite of the enormous increase oi radio-t graphy, showed the faliacy oI the inference.
 It had been argued that it was the con- cussion caused by high explosives which de termined the precipitation of rain from su- persaturated vapor. The difficulty arose that if concussion was the cause, the pre- cipitation 1nust occur immediately and pre- sumably over the area within sound ot the explosions. That, at least, was the prime pie which people who tried to induce pubic bodies to cannonade for rain had always adopted. The dryness of September Octo- Der, March and April, however, were dlffi cult to explain on this hypothesis.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31
MANY LEAVE
 FOR OUTSIDE

Wednesday was "get away day" in ldita- rod, and the city took on quite lively ap- pearance for few hours while the crowds bound for the Outside were making ready for their departure. Many of those who left were from the creeks, and great many of their friends accompanied them to the city and stayed until the boats left. Most of the travellers were bound for the Outside, but some few of them were bound for In terior Alaska points
 The steamer Little Delta was the first vessel to get away. Her passenger list was small however. It consisted of Mrs. Jay Johnson and children, Henry Roden and A. A. Shonbeck MT. Shonbeck goes only as far as Dikeman. EX-Senator Roden goes to Ruby for the balance of the court term, and thence to Juneau. He expects later to go to Seward, Anchorage, or some other point in the neighborhood of the government rall- road project,
 The launch Beaver departed shortly after II o'clock, and carried the bulk of the out going passengers. Among these were Mrs. Ray and young son, Whitley; Mrs. J. J. smith and son. Mrs. Minna Lang, Mrs. Annie Clifton Cleveland, Frank Fontls Nels Glantz, Tom MchlnnOn N. C. JOnllS, V. ilahIIeii' Frank Fontis, Nels Glantz and Tom Mckln- non are said to be bound for the Koyukuk. Mrs. Cleveland's destination is Ruby, where she is called on business matters. The bal ance of the passengers will go Outside.
 Shortly after noon the last of the passen- ger boats, the Prairie Bell, got away with the following passengers: Mrs. J. E. Riley, Mrs. Charles Worden, Mir. and Mrs. C. $. Sims, Mrs Sam Winner and children, N. E. Black and Harry Watson. She also took large consignment of bullion.
 The early departure of passengers for the Outside is due to the fact that the steam ships now leaving Nome for Seattle are offering special inducement in the form Of trip along the Alaska coast, touching at all points of interest. Most of those em- barking for the Outside will go by this route.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31
AMERICAS MOST NOTED CASE
 OF STRANGE DISAPPEARANCE

NEW YORK, July 11-After four years of search by police and detectives aided by newspapers and popular effort, the mystery of Dorothy Arnold, Americas most noted disappearance case, Is yet unsolved. halt million dollars has been expended Tn the long search, and the whole earth has been
 nvassed for news of the pretty young New York girl
 Today there is but scant hope that Dor othy Arnold is alive If she fell victim to white slavers. the theory under which the police worked, her captors have shown Whether this treory was correct, and the search led her captors to murder and do away with the body, bids fair to remain forever a mystery. During the most pans
 aking search, no trace of the girl or body has been found.
 Four years ago last December Dorothy Arnold left her home on the shopping trip that ended so disastrously for herself and her wealthy parents. On that morning she told her mother she would visit shops on Fifth avenue to select a new gown. It was shortly after 10 o'clock when she bade her mother good-by and she promised to re. turn home for lunch. Since the door closed that morning at the Arnold home on East Seventy ninth street, Dorothy Arnold has been totally lost to the world.
 Although Miss Arnold disappeared on December 12, no public announcement Of the fact was made until the following month, when the New York detective bu- reau announced she was missing. False clues led to all parts of America, and even to Europe, but these were all run down and proven useless. Thousands of photographs were sent broadcast by the police, and the newspapers took up the search. Private de tectives were engaged by the score by Fran cis R. Arnold, the wealthy father of the girl Liberal rewards were offered. The underworld was searched to its depths, but among the white slave victims Dorothy Ar hold was not to be found
 Miss Arnold had been educated at Bryn Mawr, and was 26 years old when she dls- appeared
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31
WEALTHY WIDOW IS BRIDE
 OF DELEGATES SECRETARY

That George Jeffrey the former well known Fairbanksan, has taken bride 8, Washington, D. C., is the information re gently received by Fairbanks newspaper, His wife was formerly Mrs, Suzanne II. Barnhardi, a wealthy widow of Washing ton According to the announcement, the wedding took place at Washington in April.
 Mir. Jeffrey is now serving in the ca pacity of secretary to the delegate from Alaska, Mr. Wickersham, having charge ot the delegates Washington affairs until the latter's return to the capital He IS now serving his third term as the delegates sec retary, as he went to Washington first ln that capacity He was superseded at the beginning of Wickersham's second term by Barney Goss and he then returned to Far banks, where he opened an office as a public stenographer but went to Washington a9mn at the beginning of the delegates third term.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31

only at the top, but for the last l,500 feet of the ascent.
 If Edwin Swift Balch can convince the councils of the Alpine clubs and the geo graphical societies that Dr. Cook reached the top of Denali, I shall cheerfully re linoush claim to priority to which l never attached much importance l desired to climb the mountain; that desire has been grarihed, and I care little more whether CT not it were climbed before than l do how many times it may be climbed again. Yes terday, as 1 journeyed to this place, where ,lie over Sunday on my way to ldltarod, l saw the great mountain from its most pie turesque side. not more than sixty or se- enty miles away, dazzllngly splendid in the winter sun, and 1t seemed a shame that 1t should be the subject of controversy, that accusations of fraud and falsehood should center around its immaculate head, 1 pro- test. so far as my own claim to the first ascent is concerned, would not trouble to put pen to paper in defense of 1t. l am very much more interested in securing the restoration of the native names of these mountains than in the matter of the first ascent.
 But everybody knows that much else is concerned everybody knows that the estab- lishment of this claim is sought merely as the vantage ground for the establishment of a far more important claim; and as see 1t, it becomes my duty to offer my very de- cded and deliberate opinion that this claim is not founded on fact. The opinion must go for what it is worth; it is not my place to weigh it against the opinion of the "arm- chair geographers," as George Vancouver used to call them. But I will venture with all confidence this, that any man who, hay ing read Dr. Cooks book, shall himself climb to the top of the mountain, or having climbed the mountain, shall read Dr. Cooks book, will never be convinced by all the special pleading in the world that the man who wrote that book had climbed where he climbed and stood where he stood
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31
SPECIAL RESERVE CREATED
 TO SERVE ALASKA ROAD

WASHINGTON, July 15.-Because the law as interpreted prohibits taking timber from national forests in Alaska for use in constructing the government railroad with out paying the national forest service cash therefor and because radical conservation ists in congress at the last session prevented an amendment to the law curing this de feet, Secretary Lane has had to obtain from the President an executive order creating Alaska timber reserve No. l, for railroad purposes.
 This reserve is about 200 miles long and from five to ten raleS wide and IS situated on public lands north of the Chugach na- tiona forest It extends five miles in width along the north shore of Knik arm and Cook tnlet between the mouth of the knik river on the east, and the mouth of the Susltna tn the west, thence north five miles on each side of the Susitna from its mouth to the mouth of the Tentna.
 The reserve also embraces the timber on the right-of-way of the main line of the railroad through the Susitna valley to Broad pass and similar areas on each side of the right-of-way of the branch to the Mata nuska gold fields.
 From this reserve it is hoped enough tim Der will be obtained for construction pur- poses If the government had to buy tim Der from the national forest service or from private individuals, the appropriations for construction would be materially increased
 Secretary Lane emphasizes the fact in his statement that only the timber on the land is reserved the land still being subject to entry and location, and that the timber re strictions will be removed as soon as the need for construction purposes IS satisfied Further, the order provides that the secre- tary may permit settlers and those engaged in business on these reserved lands to take such timber as they need, provided it is not required for the railroad.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31
VLADIVOSTOCK IS OVERRUN
 WITH WAR MUNITIONS

TOXIC, June 21-Advices from Vladivo- stock are to the effect that munitions of war intended by Russia for use in the war in Europe are arriving at that seaport in great quantities. They are coming from the the vicinity of this place, both have been arrivals are so great that the facilities for forwarding them by rail through Siberia are inadequate, and Russia is placing immense orders in the United States for locomotives and rolling stock of all kinds in order to relieve the pressure and hasten their de- livery at the front.
 In addition to the equipment that is be- ing shipped through Siberia from Vladivo- stok, thousands of tons of munitions are being shipped from Japan through Man churia to Russia Japan has consented to the loan to Russia of all the available rolling stock in Manchuria and Korea that can be spared from that locality.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31
BRITISH TRICK RESULTS
 DISASTROUSLY TO GERMANS

LONDON, June 23.-The skirmlshing at Labassee and Arras is gradually growing into a pitched battle The Germans blew up more than mile of British trenches, winch they charged The trenches were occupied bv dummies while the machine guns and artillery were hidden and closely masked near by. When the Germans charged the hidden pieces opened fire and the rltiemen sent voleys into their ranks when about to occupy the supposed British trenches. En- tire regiments of Germans were wiped out and the rest retired in disorder, taken com nletelY by surprise
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31
WHITE SEA SAID TO BE MINED

NEW YORK, July 1.-The Russian steamer Czar arrived here today from Rus sia, coming out by way of the White sea, and through the Arctic ocean, The officers of the ship report that the Germans have mined the White sea, and that these mines already have sunk one Norwegian and three British merchant vessels The Germans are planting mines from ships which are flying the Swedish and Norwegian flags it IS re- ported
 The Russians are said to be destroying the German mines in the White sea by shooting at them with cannon Several of the most dangerous mines have thus been exploded.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31
WIRELESS FOR TOLOVANA

A wire received recently at Fairbanks by Wade H Joslin, manager of the Panama Valley railroad, from his uncle Falcon Jos lin, president of the road, states that the latter is on his way to Fairbanks. J. M Stevens, Seattle wireless expert, is coming with Mr. Joslin for the purpose of setting up the wireless apparatus now in the Iolo- vana.
 The wireless plant was taken to the Iolo- vana on the last snow, and left at Lake City which was then thought to be the proper place in the Tolovana country for town, New developments, however, make 1t i'm probable that the plant will be installed where, although 1t is stated that Mir. Joslln will have to arrive on the ground before anything definite will be known along that line.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31
ANTIMONY FROM ALASKA

Si Scraffords first shipment of antimony to San Francisco smelters from the Chatham creek mine was sent out on the steamer Delta last week. It will be followed by other shipments throughout the summer.
 The price of antimony has jumped to 2S cents a pound, or more than double what it was until recently. Efforts will be made to get as much antimony mined as possible this summer and shipped while the price is high The shipment taken by the Delta was on barge, and will go by way of St. Michael It consisted of 150 tons.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31
CHARGES BILLY SUNDAY
 ASSORTED TO PLAGIARISM

PHILADELPHIA, June 24.-Ackley, the man who resigned the position of secretary to Billy Sunday, the evangelist, has come out with charges against Sunday, and will follow them up with other and more serious ones. He declares that Sunday plaglaFlzes all the prominent evangelists of the past and gives out their sentiments and words as hls own. Amongst those who have furnished material for Sundays sermons, according to Ackley, are Sam Jones, Talmadge and Gypsy Smith. The exposure promised by Ackley is being awaited with keen anticipation by the public.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31

Wireless telegraphy works better on the Pacific than on the Atlantic, and experts are trying to find an adequate explanation for the fact
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31
ARMY OF POLICEMEN

The police force of Greater New York consists of 10,740 men, included m all branches of the servlce.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31

FOR sALE-A quantity of good copper, mixed lead (type metal. Much better and more durable for machinery repairing than the ordinary soft lead. Pioneer office.
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31

Job Printing at Pioneer office
Iditarod pioneer., 1915-07-31

Fresh Olympia Oysters, for cocktails, S2 an. Iditarod Meat Co.