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Election Bets
 To Be Stopped
BILL PRESENTED TO PENALIZE BETTORS FIVE HUNDRED
 DOLLARS.

WASHINGTON, Dee. 7.-Senatol Kenyon has drawn up an amendment to the corrupt practises bill whl,. provides for putting an end to bet ting on presidential elections. The amendment asks for q penalty of five hundred dollars on each and every of icnse and Nenyon says this penalty
 $ not too severe as the practise ol )eit.ng is j", source of ''> most Of the corruption in election contests. The original measure is fathered by Senator Owens who wants an investi- gation of all the national election ex. pendijmes but who says he will with hold the matter as the Republicans are promising to support the corrupt practiScs at.
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SENATOR CONRAD BREEDING OF
 NOME PERISHES IN WILDERNESS

NOME, Dec. That Conrad Breeding, a member of the first AL aska senate, has perished miserabiy
 from cold in the wilderness of Seward peninsula is now accepted as sad fact by the people of Nome He dis appeared on the morning before Thanksgiving Day when the temper ature was forty below zero and has never since been heard of although search parties have been out con stantly. He left his store at Taylor creek and took his wife to the springs
 twelve miles distant. On the morn Ing before Thanksgiving he left her there and started on the home jour ney to Taylor creek afoot. He has not since been seen. Twenty men searched the whole country in the neighborhood for two days after it was found that he had not reached
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ROUMANIAN ARMY SAVED

PARIS, Dec '. - It is officially announced that the Roumanans evacuated Bucharest in good order and ed the army from destruction The guard was com peled to fight sreuuousy to the retreat of the main forces but herocay the task performed that the Roumanians are now intact east of the capital al though still retiring to take up line The newspap CTS here comment only in the slightest manner on the change of ministries in Great Britain and all express the belief that the change means only internal differences and does not indicate dissatisfaction with the progress of the European conflict.
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DUTCH SEE GERMAN VICTORY

AMSTERDAM, Dec 7-An the newspapers in HOl- land are commenting on the downfall of the AsQuitI. ministry and almost without exception they express the belief that the resignation of the former minister shows the failure of the British policy and pOrtends the victory of the Central powers the Entente alliance Never since the beginning of the did neutral Euro pean countries believe matters looked bright for Ger many and her allies.
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GERMANS WINNING STILL

BERLIN, Dec. 7.-The Teutons have occupied Cam pina Snaca and other places along the railroad which runs from Poest to KonStanza. The ROmanianS are re- treating along the whole front and advance guards are pressing them closely and without pause. We cap ured nine thousand of the enemy yesterday with their arms and ammunition The whole campaign has now re- solved itself into huge drive with the Roumanians in tent only on trying to save as much of their disorganized army as they can An important victory is also reported today from the Russian front where the Teuton forces entered the Sav positions west of Lutsk and afterwards repused five separate and determined attacks meant to recapture the positions. The Bugars it is also reported repused the British on the Macedonian front.
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THROWS PEPPER AND GETS
 AWAY WITH $2O,OOO

LOS ANGELES, Dec. "A lone robber threw pepper today in the eyes of a guard of a Wells-FargO money wagon and seized twenty thou sand dollars of Southern Pacific mOn- ey. Scores of people were spectators of the robbery but the thief escaped.
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MEXICANS BURN AN
 AMERICAN AT STAKE

FL PASO, Dee. 7 - United States agents have re- ported officially to Washington that the Vilstas have burned an American named Foster at the stake Tor eon In addition to this report word has been brought y refugees that Fosters forced to be witness of the atrocity and almost went mad with the horror of t. It is also announced that another American named Howard Reed was shot to death by the Vlistas No yember when they entered PamaL The most profound sensation has been caused by the burning of Foster and the people feel that crisis has been precpitated by the lct
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EVACUATE BUCHAREST

PETROGRAD, Dee. Tt was admitted today by the war office that Bucharest had been evacuated WednoS day by the Roumanians and troops. It was never - tended make defense of the immediate city It of caly announced tha5 the Russian troops covered the left flank of the Roumaran army their retreat south ward and have managed keep the forces of our allies from destruction The Roumanians said to be still in condition which will enable them to present solid front to the invaders on a new line further east
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II0YD GEORGE TO HAVE LABOR MEN IN HIS CABINET
STOKER TAKEN AWAY
 FOR TRIAL LAST NIGHT

Walter Stoker was taken to Valdez on the Evans last evening to stand trial for the murder of John Hend- ricks on the Alaska Northern railroad on Thanksgiving Day. He under went a preliminary hearing yester- day but waived examination and was returned to the District court. Only the officials were present at the hear ing. It is believed that the defense will rely on a plea of insanity.
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WENT OUT ON EVANS

The following went out on the Evans: c. Holsdunk, w. P. Short ridge, F. Tegard, Max Haenig, Paul. inc Allison, Mrs. Fred Kramer, Ed. Hughes, A. Morris, Jim Sullivan, T. Mcintyre, Tom Geraghty, Geo. A. Green, E. J. Fowler, F. Dustin and g others who came on the train and got tickets on the boat. Eight steerage.
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WILL SETTLE FOR ARABIA

WASHINGTON, Dec. .7-The state department has received notification from Germany that the govern ment of the kaiser willing to make amends for the sink
 ing of the Arabia if it is shown that the ship was pas senger liner and not engaged troopship The Berlin foreign office says the commander of the submarine that sank the Arabia declares that he believed the vessel to be engaged at the time as transport and therefore, that he was fully ustihed in sinking it. thorough nvestga- ton will now be carried on to ascertain the real truth
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BUCHAREST UNINJURED

AMSTERDAM, Dec 7.-The report that Bucharest has been entered by the TeutOns has been verified has been known for day that the capital had been evac uaed by the RoumananS but the formal entry by the querors has just been effected Reports came at first that the city had almost been demolished by artillery but this shown not to be fact Vry little damage has been done o the buildings and the city almost deserted when the Germans and their allies marched into the fine streets in deep columns and took possession of all the open spaces and public structures.
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DOLPHIN AND JEFFERSON
 NOW TO LEAVE ALASKA

SEATTLE, Dec. 7.-The steamers Dolphin and Jefferson Lave been turn ed ever to the Crosby company of Milwaukee and will soon be plying on the lakes. They are amongst the old- time boats on the southeastern run hut will be succeeded by newer and better boats to meet the growing trade.
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ASK FEDERAL COMMISSION
 TO FIX RAILROAD WAGES

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.-SenatOr Newlands has presented petitions from three hundred thousand ran- roaders who were not affected by the Adamson bill and who now protest that discrimination has been used against them. The petitioners ad- vocate the establishment of federal commission to fix wages.
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LABOR WILL AID CABINET

LONDON, Dee. '. - The Labor party this evening finally agreed participate in the new government is reported that George offered the party two cabinet posts one of which will be in the council and three
 dersecretaryshipS It is authOmtatively reported that Balfour will be retained in the cabinet while George him. self will head the council It is also believed that Winston Churchill former first lord of the admiralty, will be renstated in office and get high post in the gov ernment
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DEFEATED GOVERNOR TO
 CONTEST THE ELECTION

PHOENIX, Ariz., Dec. 7.-Govern- or Hunt who was defeated for the govenorship by only thirty votes has instituted a contest in Maricopa county where the plurality against him was large enough to place him in minority in the whole state. His followers hint at corruption but Hunt himself has made no direct charges.
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SEWARD TELEPHONE CALLS
 SIXTEEN HUNDRED DAILY

The telephone calls sent in at Sew ard now average sixteen hundred daily. This means a great number of calls for each phone than the city of Seattle can boast of.
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WEDDING ANNOUNCEMENT

Mir. and Mrs. A. J. Carlson today formally announced the approaching wedding of their daughter Miss Evelyn, to Mir. Otto Poehlmann. The interesting event will take place on January IT,
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home but they found not even a trace Of him. A there is no shelter in the district hope that he will ever be found alive has to be abandoned
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Conrad Breeding was formerly 8 business man in Nome and was elect ed to the first territorial senate on the Democratic ticket by a tremend- ously big vote. Later he went to Se- gttIe and took over the Barker Hotel on Pike street where he conducted an extensive business with AIaskan, Later he decided to go back to Nome and he bought a store on Taylor c.ack in the kougarok country and put large stock of goods into it. lie was also well known to scores of resi- dents of Seward to whom the news O. his terrible death ".il be a shock.
 Senator Breeding was also once mayor of Nome
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WATSON TOMORROW

Ghe Admiral Watson is due to ar, rive at 6 o'clock tomorrow morning.
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SEATTLE, Dec. 7.-George B.. Grigsby, attorney general for Alaska, declared today that the most import ant question confronting the terri tory is the defeat of the Alexander fish bill, and he intimates that noth- ing will be left undone by him to draw the attention of the people to the danger and place every obstacle in the way of the bills passage. The bill, he says, means a quarter of a million loss in taxes for the building of roads in Alaska and this alone should be sufficient to influence all
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GR|GSBY ID FIGHT
 THE ALEXANDER BILL

Alaskans to fight it to the end NIr. Grigsby stated today the belief that SuIzer has been elected to congress and that his plurality will be found to be about hundred when the of ficial returns are in. Mrs. Grigsby and the children are in California awaiting the preparation of a home for them in Juneau. The election of Grigsby seems to be popular with Alaskans here also and the new at torney general is receiving the con gratulations of all sourdoughs who are outside for the winter.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21

(TO BE CONTNUDDl
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21
Leave that talk oun You know

Leave that talk outi You know
what mean"
"Well, l don't know as I ever had
other day"
Sheridan began cutting. Its lie
I've had Ray Wills up from your Of
flee. He didn't want to give you away,
but I put the hooks into him, and he
came through. You were drunk twice
before and couldn't work. You been
leavin' your office for drinks every few
hours for the last three weeks. l been
over your books. Your office is way
behind. You haven't done any work.
to count. In a month"
Roscoe's head was sunk between
his shoulders. II can't stand very
pleadingly.
moi" Sheridan cried. Neither can
1! What do you think 1t means to
me?" He dropped into the chair at
his big desk, groaning. 81 can't stand
to talk about 1t any more'n you can
to listen, but I'm goin' to find out
what's the matter with you, and I'm
goin' to straighten you outH
Roscoe shook his head helplessly.
you can't straighten me out
"See herer' said Sheridan. Can you
go back to your office and stay sober
today, while l get my work done, or
will have to hire couple o. huskies
to follow you around and knock the
whisky out O. your hand II they see
you tryin' to take it?"
"You needn't worry about that"
said Roscoe, looking up with faint
resentment. I'm not drinking be-
cause I've got thirst"
"Well. what have you got?'
Nothing Nothing you can do any
thing about. Nothing, l tell you"
"weIl see about thatw said Sheri-
dan, harshly. Now / can't fool with
you today, and you get up out O. that
chair and get out O. my office. You
bring your wife to dinner tomorrow.
You didn't come last Sunday-but you
come tomorrow. I'll talk this out with
you when the women-folks are workin'
the phonograph. after dinner. Can you
keep sober till then? You better be
sure, because I'm goin' to send Aber-
crombie down to your office every little
while, and he'll let me know"
Roscoe paused at the door. You
told Abercrombie about it?" he asked.
hideously. do you suppose there's an
elevator boy in the whole dam build
ing that ain't' on to you?"
Roscoe settled his hat down over his
eyes and went out.
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SYNOPSIS.
10

6heridan's attempt to make business
man OF his son Bibbs by starting him in
tho machine shop ends In Bibbs going to
q sanitarium, nervous wreck. On his re-
turn Bibbs finds himself an inconsidcr-
able and unconsidered figure in the New
House" of the Sheridans. Tho vertreeses,
old-town family next door and impover-
fshsd, call on tho Sheridans, newly-rich,
and Mary afterward puts into words her
parents unspoken wish that she marry
one OF the Sheridan boys. Mary frankly
encourages Jim Sheridan's attentions. Jim
tells Mary Bills is not a lunatic-"just
queer" He proposes to Mary. who half
accepts him. Sheridan tells Bbbs he
must so back to the machine shop as
soon as he is strong enough, in spite Of
Bibbs' plea to be allowed to write. Edith
Bibbs' sister. and Sibyl. Roscoe sheridan's
wife. quarrel over Bobby Lamhoru; sibyl
goes to Mary for help to keep Lamhorn
from marrying Edith, and Mary leaves
her in tho room alone. Blbbs has to break
to his father the news OF Jim's sudden
death. All the rest OF the family helpless
in their grief, Bibbs becomes temporary
master of the house. At tho funeral he
meets Mary and rides home with her.
Bibbs purposely interrupts a tete-a-tete
between Edith and Lnmhorn. He tells
E.dfth that he overheard Lamhorn max
ing love to Roscoe's wife. Doctor Gurney
finds Btbbs well enough to 60 back to the
machine shop Mary and Bibbs meet by
accident and form a pleasant friendship.
Roscoe Sheridan and his wife quarrel
desperately about Bobby Lamhorn. Bibbs
decides to go to work.
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Fearless and bold.
Chang! Bash! Behold!
with a leap from the ground
To the saddle in a bound.
And away-and away!
Hi1yay'
The long room was ceaselessly thun-
der1ng with metallic sound; the air
was thick with the smell of oil: the
floor trembled perpetually; everything
WAS implacably in motion-nowhere
was there a rest for the dizzied eye.
The first time he had entered the place
Bibbs had become dizzy instantly, and
six months of 1t had only added in
creasing nausea to faintness. But he
felt neither now. "All day long I'll
send my thoughts to you. You must
keep remembering that your friend
stands beside you" He saw her there
beside him, and the greasy, roaring
place became suffused with radiance.
The poet was happy in his machine
shop; he was still poet there. And
he fed his old zinc eater, and sang:
Away-and awayl
Crash. bash. crash. bash. changi
Wild are his eyes.
Fiercely he diesl
Hi-yay!
Crash. bash. bang. Bash. chansi
Ready to fling
Our gloves in the ring
"I like the machine" said Bibbs.
"I've made friend Of IL. l serenade
1t and talk to 1t, and then 1t talks back
to me-"
Indeed, indeed? What does it say?"
what want to hear"
IIe was unaware of a sensation that
passed along the lines of workmen.
Their great master had come among
them, and they grinned to see him
standing with Doctor Gurney behind
the unconscious Bibbs. Sheridan nod
ded to those nearest him-he had per-
sonal acquaintance with nearly all Of
them-but he kept his attention upon
his son. Bibbs worked steadily, never
turning from his machine. Now and
then he varied his musical program
with remarks addressed to the zinc
eater.
go on, you old crash-basher! Chew
it up! It's good for you, If you don't
try to bolt your vittles. Fletcherize.
you pig! That's rght-you'll never
get lump in your gizzard. Want some
more? Here's nice, shiny one."
The words were indist1nguishable, but
Sheridan inclined his head to Gurney's
ear and shouted flercely: "Talkin' to
himself! By Georgev'
Gurney laughed reassuringly. and
shook his head.
Bibbs returned to song.
Chang! Chang, bash. chang! It's II
Who looks a mustang in the eye?
Fearless and bo-
His father grasped him by the arm.
"Herep' he shouted. Let me show
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21
The Story
of a Big
Man in a
Big Town

the air. There's an awful ruction goin'
on, and you got to keep hoppin' If
you're goin' to keep your balance on
the top of 1t. And the schemers! They
run like bugs on the bottom of board
after any piece o. money they hear is
loose. Fool schemes and crooked
schemes; the fool ones are the most
and the worst! You got to fight to
keep your money after you've made
1t. And the woods are full o. mighty
Industrious men that's only got one
motto: Get the other fellows money
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you how to run a strip through there
The foreman says you're some better'n
you used to be, but that's no way to
handle Get out the way and let me
show you once"
Better be careful" Bibbs warned
him, stepping to one side.
Careful? Boh'r Sheridan seized
strip of zinc from the box. What
you talkin' to yourself about? Tryin'
to make yourself think you're so
abused you're goin' wrong in the
headT'
"Abused?' Nor' shouted Bibbs. "I
was singing-because like it!' l told
you I'd come back and like it"
Sheridan may not have understood.
At all events, he made no reply, but
began to run the strip of zinc through
the machine. He did it awkwardly-
and with bad results.
"Here!' he shouted. This is the
way. Watch how / do it. There's
nothin' to 1t, IL you put your mind on
it." By his own showing then his mind
was not upon 1t. He continued to talk.
"All you got to look out for is to keep
1t pressed over to"
Don't run your hand up with it,"
Bibbs vociferated, leaning toward him.
Run nothin'! You got to"
"Look outr' shouted Bibbs and Cur
ney together, and they both sprang for
ward. But Sheridan's right hand had
followed the strip too far, and the zinc
eater had bitten off the tips of the first
and second fingers. He swore vehe-
mentiy, and wrung his hand, sending a
shower of red drops over himself and
Bibbs, but Gurney grasped his wrist
and said, sharply:
"Come out of here. Come over to
the lavatory in the office. Bibbs, fetch
my bag. It's in my machine, outside"
And when Bibbs brought the bag to
the washroom he found the doctor still
grasping Sheridan's wrist, holding the
injured hand over basin. Sheridan
had lost color, and temper too. He
glared over his shoulder at his son as
the latter handed the bag to Gurney.
"You go on back to your work." he
said. i've had worse snips than that
from a pencil sharpener."
"Oh, no. you haven'tr said Quincy.
81 have toow Sheridan retorted, an
| grily. "Bibbs, you go on back to your
work. There's no reason to stand
around here watchin' ole Doc Gurney
tryin' to keep himself awake workin'
on scratch that only needs little
courtplaster. l slipped or 1t wouldn't
happened. You get back on your job"
"All right" said Bibbs.
"Here!" Sheridan beloved, as his
son was passing out of the door You
watch out when you're runnin' that
machine! You hear what 1 say? 1
slipped, or I wouldn't got scratched.
but you-you're liable to get your
whole hand cut of! You keep your
eyes open!'
"Yes, SIR" And Bibbs returned to
the zinc eater thoughtfully.
Half an hour later Gurney touched
him on the shoulder and beckoned him
outside, where conversation was pos
sible. ~ sent him home. Bibbs. He'll
have to be careful of that hand. Go
get your overalls Off. I'll take you
for n drive and leave you at home.
Cant" said Bibbs. Got to stick
to my job till the whistle blows"
mo, you don't" the doctor returned.
smothering yawn. He wants me to
take you down to my office and give
you an overhauling to see how much
harm these four days on the machine
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1916-12-21
The :: Turmoil
III BOOTH HARRINGTON
tcopy1ish, 1918, By Harper : Brothsr.,

been of use to anything or anybody.
and ia never had anything. myself.
except a kind Of haphazard thinking.
But now It's different-I'm still of no
use to anybody. and I don't see any
prospect Of being useful, but have
had something for myself. I've had
beautiful and happy experience. and
It makes my life seem to bel mean
I'm glad I've lived It'll That's all: It's
your letting me be near you sometimes,
as you have, this strange. beautiful.
happy little whilev'
He did not once look up. and reached
silence, at the end of what he had to
say, with eyes still awkwardly regard
ing his feet. She did not speak. but
a soft rustling Of her garments let him
know that she had gone back to her
chair sgain. The house was still: the
shabby old room was 80 quiet that the
sound Of a creaking in the wall
seemed sharp and loud.
And yet, when Mary spoke at last.
her voice was barely audible. "If you
think 4 has been-happy-to be
friends with me-you'd want to-to
make It last"
Yes" he gulped.
But you make that kind of speech
to me because you think It's over"
He tried to evade her. "Oh. a day
laborer can't come in his overalls-"
mo" she interrupted. with a sud,
den sharpness. You said what You
did because you think the shops going
to kill you"
mo. nor
Yes. you do think thatr She rose
to her feet again and came and stood
before him. Don't deny 1t, Bibbs
Well. If you meant what you said
and You did mean 1t. know IT.
you're not going to go back to the san
itarium. The shop shan't hurt you.
1t shan'tT'
And now Bibbs looked up. She stood
before him. straight and tall. splendid
in generous strength, her eyes shining
and wet.
"If 1 mean that much to you." she
cried. "they can't harm you! Go back
to the shop-but come to me when
your days work is done. Let the ma
chimes crash their sixty y-eight times n
minute. but remember each crash that
deafens you is that much nearer the
evening and meT'
He stumbled to his feet. "You say"
he gnsped.
EVERY evening" dear Bibbsr'
He could only stare. bewlldered.
Every evening. I want you. They
sha'n't hurt you again! And she held
out her hand to him: 1t was strong
and warm in his tremulous clasp. "If
l could, I'd go and feed the strips of
zinc to the machine with you" she
said. "But all day long I'll send my
thoughts to you. You must keep re-
membering that your friend stands be-
side you. And when the work is done
won't the night make up for the day?''
Light seemed to glow from her: ne
was blinded by that radiance of kind
ness. But all he could say was. husk-
lily, ITO think you're herewith me
standing beside the old zinc-eater-"
And they laughed and looked at each
other, and at last Bibbs found what II
meant not to be alone in the world
He had friend.