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Iditarod pioneer., 1916-12-23
HIGH COST OF PRINT PAPER
 BRINGS WOE TO "AUTHORS''

The newspapers of this and other sec tions are not the only sufferers from the tremendous increase in the price of print paper, and we are now threatened with a dearth of the popular novel known as the thriller or paper back novel A writer in the New York Tribune thus chronicles the tragedy in the life of the literary genius who has so long furnished the reading matter of messenger boys and servant girls:
 Picture the author of The Perls of Broadway CT, Florette, the Beautiful Cab aret Singer toastng his feet before the radiator in his fat and scribbllng away at a cent and half a word.
 'Tt was fight to the death comes red hot from his gore-dripping fountain pen Thrusting the girl behind him, Jack Thorn ton faced the oncoming band with 8 stern, set face A perilous gleam flashed from his keen eyes His extended right hand grlpped a menacing revolver without tremor. An other moment and they were upon him Two shots cracked sharply on the still night air
 And just then the telephone bell rings. The sharp voice of the authors publisher rudely interrupts Jack Thornton's fight for life
 Say, you'll have to cut that stuff shortr he commands. The price of print papers just shot up another 10 per cent, and we'll have to hold this yarn in hundred pages. And we'll lose money on 1t at that. Marry 'em or kill 'em in the next chapter and wind it up. And, say, by the way, we won't want any more stuff from you, We're going to cut out publishing your line. The price of papers gone so high we can't make 2ny money on cheap fiction
 Sadly the author returns to his scrib bling, kills of Jack Thornton's enemies with three more shots throws the marriage halter over Jack and Florette, writes Fins and goes uot to look for job"
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-12-23
ALASKA NEWS
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Fay CIarke's Graphite Operations

Ray D, Clarke is in town after sum lncr's work on his graphite property in the Sawtooth mount ains in the Imuruk basin, gays the Nome Nugget of October TO- He ms large deposits of high grade graphite on his ground, and mined a considerable quantity this summer, about 100 tons of which were to have been sent to New York as a sample shipment, the Dixon pople being the consignees But as the caterpillar traction which was to have hauled it to the waters edge did not arrive until Sept 26 it was useless to try to make the ship mant this fell Mr Clarke is going Outside CT the Umatilla, and will return next spring 10 resume operations, He says that the caterpillar as means of transportation is 2 demonstrated success.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-12-23
TERRITORIAL LEGISLATURE
 ALMOST EVENLY DIVIDED

According to the election returns so far received and which 1t is not believed the belated returns will change. the makeup of the next territorial legislature will be as follows:
 First Division Charles A. Sulzer fDem., J. R. Hickman (Rep)
 Second Division-Frank A. Aldrich Dem), John Sundback (Rep).
 Third Division-John Roman (Dem,}, O. P. Hubbard (Prog)
 Fourth Division-O. P, Gaustad (Rep.), Dan Sutherland (Rep.).
 First Division-W. w. Casey tDem,) John G. Heid (Rep), Monte Benson (Rep), James Freeburn (Rep).
 Second Divsion-J. P. Daly (Dem.), A A. Allen (Rep.), Nate Coombs (Rep.), T M Reed tRep,).
 Third Division-Frank B. Cannon (Dem.), T. H. Holland (Dem.), T. M Price Dem.), Joseph Murray (Rep.)
 Fourth Division-W T. Burns (Dem.) L. c. Hess (Dem.), c. K Snow (Ind.) Andrew Nerland (Rep).
 The membership of the senate is thus made up of four Republicans three Demo crats and one Progressive. In the house there will be seven Democrats, eight Re publicans and one Independent.
 The position of o. P. Hubbard in th' senate and c. K Snow in the house vii be one of much responsibility, as each vii in measure hold the balance of powe between the two old parties on question: where there is division along party lines
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-12-23
Griosby Assumes Office

Attorney General-e elect George B. Grigsby became general counsel for the territory of Alaska December l. relieving Territorial Counsel J. H. Cobb, resigned Word was received from Mir Grigsby saying that he would accept the appointment Territorial Counsel J. H. Cobb rendered his resigna- :on to the governor recently. Immedi strly the offer of the appointment was tele eraphed to Mir. Grigsby, with the result as stated. Mir. Grigsby left Nome for Seattle November 12 on the Victoria. He expected 10 meet hif samily at Seattle and leave amost immediately for Juneau.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-12-23
Substantial Balm for Wounded Heart

Margaret Strand was awarded verdict of s20,OOO by jury in her breach of prom ise suit for $51,000 against Peter Malone of Fairbanks, according to Seattle dispatch of November 2l Her testimony that the mining operator made the proposal on mountain top then sent her to Seattle and failed to meet her, having in the meantime married in Fairbanks, was set forth in de tail at the trial
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-12-23
Seals to Be Plentiful Next Year

The seal herds of the Pribiloi islands, in Lering sea have increased so rapidly since killing of seals was prohibited that the gov
 rnmen: VII begin killing seals regularly next yesr. according to H. J. Christoffer, assistant agent for the United States bureau of fisheries who recently returned to Se- attle from an inspection trip to the islands Ar Christoffer made the trip on the steam ship Elihu Thompson, with winter supplies
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-12-23

Missoula, Miss Rankin has many telegrams of congratulation from suffrage leaders in the West, Middle West and East, and from personal friends in many states, who may or may not believe in suffrage, but ad- mre the future "gentlewoman from Mon tana"
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-12-23
Former Ruby Man Married

Al Birnbaum, an Alaskan of twenty years residence, who was in Juneau few weeks ago en route to Seattle, was married to Miss Russell in Seattle short time ago, according to the Juneau Dispatch, Birn- baum, who had been in business at Ruby with E. w. Griffin since the start of that camp in 1911, left that place last summer Formerly he was in business at Chena and other towns in Alaska
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-12-23
LADIES TO ENTERTAIN

It is announced that the ladies of Flat are to give an entertainment under the auspices of the Moose lodge for the benefit of the members of that lodge and their friends. The details gre not yet complete, but it IS expected to take place about January l5.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-12-23
To Have Room for All

Dr. Coe, according to the Portland Jour nal is building new Sl0,000 wing to the horningside sanitarium to house Alaska patients He must think Alaskans are all eoing batty because Alaska stands for his establishment, says the Nome Industrial Worker
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-12-23

for the islands. The Thompson took to Seattle 1000 sealskins killed to supply food for the natives on the islands. The skins will be shipped to St. Louis where the gov ernment will sell them at auction.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-12-23
HENRY GEORGE PASSES AWAY

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-Henry George, Jr., former congressman from New York, writer on political economy and newspaper man, died at his home in this city today, in his 64th year.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-12-23
GEORGE BITTEL

Information wanted of the above party, who left home (New York city in 1898. Any news of him will be greatly appreciated by his mother Address
 CHRIS BITTEL
 Box 323, Albany. N Y.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-12-23
Population of Alaska

According to census bureau estimates re- gently sent out from Washington, the pop ration of Alaska at the present time is ItS73
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-12-23

Job Printing at The Pioneer office.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-17
WOLVES ARE CAMPING
 ON TRAIL OF CARIBOU

Contrary to their usual custom a large number of caribou are winte-- ing in the hills at the head of the Big Cinema river according to a lei. ter received recently in Fairbanks from A Van Curler, the Big Cinema mining man. They are accompanied by large pack of wolves, which hang on the outskirts of the caribou herd, dragging down the young and weak. The caribou passed across the divide as usual this year, according to the letter. They were not gone more than two weeks, however, until they returned again. The wolves followed shortly afterward, being in large numbers.-Ex.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-17
PROFESSIONAL JURORS"

A law was passed by the last legislative assembly designed to abol- ish from our courts the class of jury men known as professional juror" The act is short and for the informa- ton of the public We herewith repro duce the same in full, to-wit:
 Section 1. That no person shall De qualified to serve as a grand or petit juror in the District Courts of Alaska, who shall have served in a grand jury in the District Court, within two years next before such juror is being examined on his voir dire.
 "Section ?. It shall be a sufficient challenge for cause to any juror in the District Court that he has been called as a talesman or an open venire, and served more than three times as a juror within the proceed ing two years before such challange.
 Approved, April 29, 1915."
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-17
NOTICE OF MARsHATs SALE
United States of America. }

United States of America.
 ard Div. District of Alaska '''
 Public notice is hereby given, that by virtue of writ of execution, dat ed December 17th, A. D. 1915, issued out of the U. S. District Court, of the United States for the 3rd Division, District of Alaska, on a judgment rendered in Commissioners Court at Kodiak, Alaska, on the Tenth day of November, A. D. 1915, in favor of O. Kraft and Son and against Simeon Naumoff, l have, on this Fifth day of January, A. D. 1916, levied upon the following described real estate, situated in the Town of Kodiak and Territory of Alaska, to wit:
 One House and Lot, situated in the town of Kodiak, Alaska and known as the Simeon Naumoff prop erty, and located between the resi- dence of Dr. Jos. A. Silverman's on the South, and Peter Resoff's on the North, and with frontage on the Gov ernment road, and that I will, accord ingly, offer said real estate for sale, at public vendue to the highest and pest bidder, for cash, on the Tenth day of March, A. D. 1916, at Two o'clock P. M., at the front door of of flee of Deputy U. s. Marshal, at Kodiak, Alaska.
 Dated, Fifth day of January, 1916.
 F. R. BRENNEMAN,
 U. S. Marshal.
 8rd Div. District of Alaska.
 By KARL ARMSTRONG,
 Office Deputy. First publication Jan, 26, 1916. Last publication Feb. 2S, 1916.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-17

Diamond "W" and Magnolia brands steel-cut cofTee.-URBACH'S.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-17
THE KEY"

Star Naptha Washing powder makes washing easy. Twenty cents per pkg. Brown & Hawkins, Quality First"
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-17
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior. U. S. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, December 3l, 1915. NOTICE is hereby given that George Jemison Laughlin, of Seward, Alaska, who, on December 15, 1915, made homestead application, No. O2i66, for N4sSWA, NWA Sec. 12 S4SW4l, Section 1, Township 1 Np Range 1 w., Seward Meridian, has fl- ed notice of intention to make five year Proof, to establish claim to the land above described, before U. s. Commissioner M. J. CorrOy, at his Of- ice at Seward, Alaska, on the 9th day of March, 1916.
 Claimant names as witnesses: J. II. Romig,
 Thomas Hambright,
 George Sexton,
 H. H. Hildreth all of Seward, Alaska.
 c. B. WALKER,
 Register First Publication Jan. 25, 1916. Last Publication March 2, 1916.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-17
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION

Department of the Interior. U. s. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, December 3l, 1915.
 NOTICE is hereby given that John Nash, of Seward, Alaska, who, on November 27, I9l5,made Homestead Application, No. O2756, for Lot 1, Section l, Township 1 S., Range 1. w., Seward Meridian, and the SWA Soc. 36, S1aNWA Sec. 86, NEANWA Sec. S6, T. N., R. w., containing 3l78O acres, has filed notice of in- tention to make five year Proof, to establish claim to the land above des- cribed, before M. J. COnroy Com missioner, at his office at Seward, Alaska, on the 9th day of March, 1916.
 Claimant names as witnesses:
 W. A. McNeiley,
 H. H. Hildreth,
 Louis Simpson,
 Charles Christensen, all of Sew ard, Alaska.
 c. B. WALKER,
 Register. First Publication Jan. 25, 1916. Last Publication March 2, 1916.
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-17

Best clgarC ana refreshments at Terminal Bar. See ad. ll-l-tf
The Seward gateway., 1916-02-17
IOSEPH JQHNSQN lR

Photo by American Press Association In spite of much opposition to the ap polntment Of Joseph Johnson. Jr.. Of New York to be postmaster of the city President Wilson and Postmaster Gen eral Bureson it was reported decided that Mir Johnson's nomination should be sent tc the senate The position of head Of the largest pOstofice in the United States pays SlOOOO a year. GOO as post master and 5000 a year as custodian Of the federal building The term Is for four years Mir Johnson has been prom inent in Democratic politics. was former. ly a schoolteacher and newspaper man and has been fire commissioner of New York city The present postmaster Of New York. E Nj. Morgan. has held tho office eight years.l
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-06
ARMORED MOTOR
CAR IN BATTLE
Part OF Lively Skirmish In Riga
Region.

Petrograd via London. Jan. 2--The Off
cial statement from general headquart ers
issued to-day reads:
western (Russian) front: In the Riga
region, on the Balloon road. lively
fusilade and cannonade occurred, in
which "A German armored motor car par
ticipated In the district south of
Jacobstadt and near the Podunay farm
there was lively artillery and rifle firing.
In the region of the Ponlewesch rail-
way the Germans threw into our trenches
some hand grenades and smoke bombs,
North of Czartorysk the enemy twice
attacked our Notifications. but met with
heavy losses and was thrown back on
his own trenches. We captured an off
Ger and 20 men.
our pressure was obliged to fall back on
new fortified positions \ particularly
fierce engagement occurred near Czerno-
WITT where We occupied several heights
captured Is officers. 255 men. three machine
guns and one bomb mortar.
Caucasus front; our cavalry sud
denly attacked a Kurdish detachment
of some hundreds of men, occupying
the town of khopa, sabred the enemy
| and dispersed his forces.
'In Persia there is nothing to re-
port except the occupation 10y our
troops of the village of Xel near Hama
dan"
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-06

Constantine. A new ministry was
formed, with Demetrios Gounaris at
its head, but he was soon succeeded
by M. Skouloudis.
April 20, the Danish diet passed
constitutional amendment giving the
ballot to women. Before It can become
law this measure must also pass the
next diet. May 4, Italy repudiated her
alliance with Germany and Austria.
declaring that Austria's invasion Of
Serbia constituted a sufficient cause.
May 25, the British Liberal ministry
was recognized on a coalition basis.
Ex-Premier Balfour. Bonar Law. six
other Unicnists and Labor party
man accepted portfolios. May ~.
Theophile Braga was elected president
Of Portugal. June s. the new Danish
constitution was signed by King Chris.
tian. One OF It's most important fea-
lures Ia the extension OF the suffrage
to women. July 81. the voters OF AL
berta, western Canada. carried pro-
hibition by a large majority. In the
latter part of the month, a new revolu-
tionary movement broke out In Haiti
ana the president. General Sam, was
killed. The United States cruiser
Washington landed marines to stop
further carnage. Juan Luis San Fuen.
ties was elected president Of Chile on
July rs, and DR.. Jose Pardo was in
augurated as president of Peru on Au.
gust 49,
September is, a treaty between the
United States and Haiti was signed at
Port au Prince. providing for Ameri-
can supervision of the finances and po-
lice regulation Of that republic. Cen
eral Dartinguenave was recognized as
president
In November, II was announced that
a majority Of the Chinese provinces
had voted unanimously for the restor.
alton Of the monarchial fern OF gov
eminent with President Yuan Shih-kai
as emperor and on December II be
announced his acceptance OF the
throne. The Japanese mikado, Yoshi
hito, was crowned at kioto Novem
Der 10.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-06

evident that Francisco Villa had the
ambition to become the political War.
wick of the republic OF Mexico. On
January Z he deposed the provisional
governor. Gutierrez, and installed Gen.
eral Cara in his place. He was still
master Of the situation at the City of
Mexico. and Carranza still ai..tained
his stand at Vera Cruz. Meantim the
fighting went on uninterruptedly, with
varying results. but none decisive.
In June the situation on the border
and elsewhere became 30 irritating
that the United States government
felt compelled to give official warning
TO the tactional leaders that failure on
their part to come to some agreement
would necessitate Intervention. De.
spjte this intimation. the forces Of
Villa and Carranza continued to keep
revolution aDame. and by midsummer
tie Mexican situation seemed to he
moro incxplicable than ever. Villas
star waned perceptibly. A new mill
tary influence. General Oregon, took
the center OF the stage. lie assumed
the leadership OF the Carranza faction.
and his military successes were con
siderable. In July General Gonzales
another Carranza supporter, fought his
way into Mexico City. displacing Cen.
eral Zapata. who held the place In tn q
Villa interest. Later. Gonzales was
driven out and the situation was 80
threatening TO life and property In the
capital that, IN August. American bat
tleships were ordered to Vera Cruz
but were not put into action. IN this
month. also, an appeal signed by Sec.
rotary OF State Lansing and the repre-
sentatives Of South and Central Amer
lean governments asking all warning
elements in Mexico to get together in
an attempt at pacihcation was sent to
the various leaders. During Septem
Der the fighting on the Mexican borde'
grew more desperate. There were
many fatalities before United States
troops gained control OF The situation
On October 10. nine of the principa
governments OF the American hem;
sphere. headed by the United States
recognized the de facto government O
Mexico Of which Carranza is the chief
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-06
LAND AND SEA DISASTERS

A seismic horror which recalled the
Messina earthquake OF seven years
ago. occurred January 49, A large dis
trict in central italy, east Of Rome.
was laid waste and nearly 10000 lives
we're lost. At Ave2zano. 96 per cent
of the population was destroyed and
the property loss was more than $780,
900, 900
February 10. earthquake. hurricane
and an accompanying tidal wave Wis
tied the American Samoan group and
caused great destruction on the Manua
islands. In the latter part OF June.
severe earth shocks were felt through
tho Imperial valley. in southern Cali
fornia. July 7. q violent storm swept
over Missouri. Illinois, Ohio and In
diana and left wide destruction In its
wake. July IA. southern China floods
destroyed 10000 persons. Some parts
Of Cantor. were ten &eat Ayadsr water;
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-06

Aug. IT 3. q cloudburst at Erie, Ps..
flooded a large area of the city, |
drowned rs persons and caused great
damage 70 property. August IL. an
earthquake shock was felt in Italy.
and vesuvius, Etna and Stromboli BE-.
came active August l6. tropical
storm which developed into a hurri.
cane struck the Texas coast and ragged
violently for two days Nearly 200
persons were the victims Of rs fury
and the property loss WAS computed
in millions. September 20. HURT
cane dashed over the lower Mississip-
pi valley and gulf coast, destroying
300 persons and q great amount OF
property.
January 81. boiler explosion on
the armored cruiser San Diego of
the west coast Of Mexico resulted in
the death OF ak American sailors.
March 2. there was an explosion Of
gas in a mine at Leyland. w. Va. and
over 100 men we're killed outright.
March % was the date Of the shock
ing submarine accident which resulted
in the sinking Of the United States
boat "a during maneuvers in Homo
lulu harbor. Her entire crew Of 81
was drowned April 3, Dutch
steamer, the Prins Mauritz, foundered
or the Virginia coast and 50 persons
lost their lives.
On the last day Of April, big hre
at Colon. Panama, destroyed az blocks,
killed II persons and entailed a prop
erty loss of $3.500,000 May %. Eng
lend experienced the most consider
able wreck IN the history Of its rail-
way system. More than $50 persons,
mostly soldiers going into quarters,
we're killed near Carlisle.
Steamer Eastland Horror.
The most conspicuous horror Of the
| year for Americans was the overturn.
ing OF the excursion steamer Eastland
at her pier in the Chicago river. July
"a. In broad daylight, q few feet from
the shore. s52 persons, largely women
and children out for a holiday. we're
drowned.
A tornado OF huge proportions
swept over parts OF Nebraska, South
Dakota. Iowa and Kansas. November
TO- destroying much property and
causing the death OF a dozen persons.
October Is. parochial school at Pea.
body, Mass. which was unprovided
with flre escapes. was burned and 81
girls lost their lives. A factory FIRE
in Brooklyn. N. Y, November 6. re-
suited in the death Of IL persons. On
November 10 the gun plant OF the
Bethlehem Steel company burned with
loss Of $3.Ooo,o0O, and next day
there was a million.dollar fire In the
war material plant OF the Roeblins
Sons company at Trenton, N. J.
Flames destroyed much OF Avalon
Catalina island on November 20. The
same day an explosion In the Dupont
Powder company plant at Wilmington
Del, killed 81. On December the
DUPONT powder town Of Hopewell
Va, was burned down.
copyright. 1915. by the Mcclure Newspa.
per Syndicate.)
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-06
MIDDLESEX BARN BURNS.
Lantern Causes S2,OOO Fire on Roy
Harris Farm.

Montpelier, Jan. Failure securely to
bang mp a lantern after milking had
been finished resulted in the big barn
on the Roy Harris farm in Mddlesex
Center being destroyed by fire late yes
terda" afternoon. Although located close
to the farmhouse, neighbors assisted Ar.
Harris and his hired hands to save the
main building, being aided materially
by the presence of the snow on the roofs.
The loss is estimated at about $2,UO and
is partially covered by insurance. Thera
were ten head of cattle in the barn and
number of horses and they were
rescued, two pigs and some hens in tn
basement being the only livestock "a
burn. Milking was finished at five o'clock
and Mr. Harris hung up a lantern in the
barn. Within half hour the barn was
all abla2e and IL is presumed that the
lantern fell Oft the peg and exploded,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-06
POLITICS IN OTHER LANDS

February IA. the protocol OF the anti.
opium conv anton was signed at The
Hague by representatives of the Unit
ed States, China and Holland. March
6, Gen. Vilbrun G. Sam, leader Of tho
revolution which overthrow Davilmar
Theodor, was elected president of
Haiti. March 7, the popular minister
Of Greece. Euletherios venizelos, re-.
signed, his policy Of active participa.
ton Ia the war on the side OF tho al
lies not meeting the APPROVAL Of KIM
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1916-01-06
TRUST RETURNS AFTER ESCAPE

'.TRI'STY" RETURNS AFTER ESCAPE.
Ossining, y. Y, Jan. Tony Mareno,
Sing Sing prison trusty, who was known
as Butler to Thomas Mott Osborne, the
indicted warden and who escaped last
night returned of his own accord to-nig hit.
lie said he rode TO New York on train
with two prison guards as far as Tarry-
town, but they failed to see him. In Mex
York he told Deputy Warden Miller eX-
convicts he met raised a fund to pay his
way to the West. but when they learned
that Mr., Osborne had not been perma
nenty removed they advised him to re-
turn to show his regard for the warden.