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El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-02


The straits 70 which the Repub-
lican central committee Is re-
quced IN its attempt TO biacken
the character Of H G. dc Baca,
Democratic candidate for COVER
moi, are SHOWN by the piteous
s~opgs.VIy recentiy puphsneu ~
eaLulns tne parolins by De baca
NnAs artIns soEernor q Jose MI
aracio vAsl' servlng q NE term u
tne { pen1tentlary loE tne
Mu!yeL n nls vile " naIun.
ons Y. EaN rn1 GfMNA
u paIolsu conxicts unaer Demo-
Slal1 AuminlstraiiVn
wno lu ~ nl1Ae sovu ioILeiteu
r. AFwu.u ~ 1lihns
anS 10. ~. haa,. plawA
anu was son Da ~ ING prison'
WIN Is usual reckless and mo-
torlous disregard LOT the truth,
the Republican Prevarication Bu-
reau az painted q narrowing PIC
lure Of the helpless ana innocent
Wis pfutaiAy WALnVu
cause, and the colu-Diooded a.
ton OF the acting governor IN
paroling the woman's slayer. 10
Is enough to make, a cigar store
indian shed tears.
With its usual Ill luck, the Pre-
varication Bureau has again sue
ceeded in throwing mud, not only
on Democratic candidates but on
prominent leaders of the Repub-
hcan party.
In view Of the lurid misrepre-
sentation OF the PrevaricatiOn Blu
reau, the attention OF the public
should be recalled to the facts.
They are as follows:
viglis wife, affldavits on file
at the state prison declare, was a
woman Of bad reputation.
Vigil, discovering what he
claimed to be the InfldeIlty OF his
wife, followed the unwrltten law
and killed her.
He was tried, convicted and
sentenced to hang.
BY reason Of extenuatinc cir
cumstances strongly urged
among others by leading Repub-
ilcans, the territorial governor
committed .VigiPs sentence to life
imprisonment.
Acting Governor De Eaca later
paroIed Vigil.
Mr.. De Baca paroled Vigil upon
the Recommendation Of cLEoEES
ROMERO, warden Of the state
penltentiary, one Of the Repub
llcan leaders Of San Miguel coun-
ty; and upon the recommendation
Of two other wardens Of the state
prison.
Mr.. De Baca paroIed Vigil upon
theS urgent recommendation Of
STATE SENATOR cASlMlRo
BARELA, of Colorado, one of the
best known Republican leaders In
the southwest
Mr.. De saca paroied vigil upon
the urgent petition OF over 100
citizens.
y ls said that =. Q. BuRsuM,
former warden OF the state prison,
recommended the parole q vigil.
Senator sarela's Letter
the letter from Senator Bareaa
pleading for clemency Tor Vigh
was as follows:
Denaf OF Mr.. Seralln Vigil,
father OF j. u. vigil, his Iour
brothers, and also MS sister, all
residents OF this county and very
worthy people; the old man
being about 30 years ola ana on
my behalf and In Dehaif OF the
best citizens OF the Spanisn-Amer-
lean people OF this community, 4
~ 10 Tecommenu Ia. ~
DdIQOu j. n. VlkWe CDuNlCb dl lnp
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-02

hide behind a dead man; the
man whom he blamed for the
conditions at the penitentiary
of which he himself was the
head. The Moving Finger
which wrote on the annals of
New Mexico the record Of this
man points in condemnation,
not at him, but at H, O. Bur.
sum.
El Nuevo mexicano., 1916-11-02

r|
Romero's Recommendation
IT recommend to your clemency,"
wrote Cleofes Romero, prominent
Republican and ~penitentiary SUI
perintendent to the governor,
Jose e Vigil. Since his impris-
onment he has been a good pris-
oner, he has been a trusty and his
behavior has been A J."
TreIford's Recommendation
vigil" wrote Superintendent
Trelford, in urging clemency for
the prisoner, has always con
Quoted himself in an orderly man
ner and showed by his conduct
that he Sealized he had made a
mistake in life, and II given a
chance ] am sure he would make
a good citizen. Vigil Is not a
vicious nor badly inclined man,
and / think the punishment he
has already received win have
the desired effect"
Green's Recommendation
VIGIL" wrote former Warden
Green Of the penitentiary, was
an excellent prisoner, always
ready for work and to give good
counsel to other convicts. Owing
to his excellent behavior and good
influence l cheerfully recommend
him for leniency."
How strong a testimonial
Warden Bursum Of the peniten-
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18
NOTICE OF REGISTRATION

Notice is hereby given that at the hour of 10 o'clock on the 23d day of March, at the, o1lce Of the municipal clerk, in the United States commissioners building, on Second avenue, in the town of ldttaTOd, Alaska, for the purpose of registering all male and female persons, of twenty one years of age, who are citizens of the United States or who have declared their inten- tionS to become such, and who have re- sided continuously one year next preceding the date of election in the territory of Alaska, and six months next preceding the date of election within the town of Iditarod. All persons desiring to vote at said cleo tion must, before voting, register their names and qualifications with the town register of the town of Iditarod.
 Registraton books will be kept open MarGh s S eISep dung S9ndhy hs hos DesDP4 a. m. and D. m. The said registration will close on March 3tSt, 1916.
 The said election will be held on the first Tuesday in April, 1916, for the purpose of electng seven @ counciImen and one CD member Of the school board.
 G. C. GERAGHTY, Municipal Clerk
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18
AII!,,lA|SK !, K !A!lI !A!lI
Jap Frozen While MakinQ Fire

George Kagi a Japanese well known in Interior camps, was frozen to death about fifteen miles below Panama late in January, and the Fairbanks Citizen says that 1t IS conclusive!y proven that the person who left one of the lonely cabins along the trail without leaving shavings and wood for the next who came IS indirectly responsible for his death The body of the Japanese was found in position which indicated that he was trying to make fire when the frost reached his vitals An unopened pocket knife was lying by the side of the body, mute evidence of the fact that the frozen fingers of the man did not have strength enough left ill them to open 1t. The body was lying in front of an open Yukon stove. The evidence offered at the coroners in quest showed that Kagi insisted on visiting his trap line during the cold weather about January 20 much against the advice of the natives Evidently he had intended to make the tent where his body was found, but cold drove him to tie his dogs, which were found about three miles from the tent. He had dropped his axe when about onehalf mile from the tent. He was plentfully sup niied with matches
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18
RUBY NE1WS ITEMS
lTr0m Ruby ReCord-CtlIZcn) Fourth of July Paystreak

Fourth of July may now be safely counted among the producing creeks of the Ruby district. Exaggerated reports have been going the rounds for several days about S5, $6 and $7 pans being common; but the truth is good enough Fred Swanson and George CahiIl have a twenty five foot cross cut on their ground oh will go from el to g to the pan. They picked up a s42 nugget in the tunnel the first of the week. Swanson and CshilI do not know the width of the pay. but it is their belief and the belief of others who are familiar with conditions that 8 paystreak of from sixty to seventy-hve feet will be uncovered before spring. About seventytve feet above the cros3cut Swanson and Cahill have prospecting shafts from which the dirt pans from 10 cents to lo cents to the pan
 Some distance above Swanson and Cah!ll C. K. Snow, Hugh Cray and Andy Garvn have holsted gravel from which it is next to impossible to get less than to cents to the pan, and they are very optimistic about the future, feeling that further work will show better results.
 The Carpenter brothers and Robert kells g1e working hard trying to line up the pay gravels just below Swanson and Cahill.
 Dan Sutherland has taken lay on C. K Snow's half of the Garvin ground on Fourth of July creek MT Sutherland is about finished on Flat creek.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18
WILLIAM LEE ISSUES DENIAL
 OF PUBLISHED STATEMENTS

The Pioneer is in receipt of the following communication
 "Flat City, March G. "To the Editor of The Iditarod Pioneer:
 "In your sisue of the 4th I was quoted as saying that the natives of the kuskokWim would fight and quarrel for scraps of food. The statement is ridiculous and l wish you would publish my denial of ever having made such statement. Respectfully,
 "W LEE"
 The Pioneer always has made efforts to verify statements made to it for publica ton, especially when they were made as mere hearsay. When the article concern ing which MT. Lee writes was put in type it was shown to several of our citizens prior to being published Mir Stanton, on read ing the article called Mir, Lee by telephone and questioned him concerning the matters related therein While the sentence to which MT. Lee objects was not specifically men toned in the telephone conversation, much more was added in the way of depicting the destitute condition of the natives which was not published
 The information contained in the article came to The Pioneer from a reputable citi gen. who states that MT. Lee not only made the statements attributed to him, but re- peated them at a public gathering of the Moose lodge. Another gentleman also in forms The Pioneer that the printed article IS practically a repetition of what MT. Lee said
 It appears that the story was discredited by persons familiar with the natives of the kuskokwim region, who assert that they never witnessed such incidents as those de- scrlbed. While admitting that the natives are in deplorable condition, they say that they always can procure fish, which will at least slave off starvation.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18
CLERGY WANT TO ENLIST

LONDON, Feb 7-The petition which over a thousand curates in London are pre-
 erting to the bishop of London brings to a fresh stare the question as to whether cIergvmen of the established church should be allowed to enlist According to the rule of the Anglican church priests are for bidden to serve in the fighting forces, eX cept as chaplains or non-combatants. The ctergymen signing the petition to the blsh- ops are of military age and would have en- listed long ago. they say, but for violating the law of the church
 A discussion has been carried on in the open letter columns of the newspapers for some time in this regard. Opposition to enlistment by the archbishop of Canter bury, and the various bishops, rests on the theory that by ordination the clergyman is dedicated forever to Gods service and that the profession of soldier is incompatible with the priesthood. This finds some sup port in the church and laity. But the more popular point of view Is that there are wars often based on righteousness and self-sacrifice for righteous cause is one of the ideals of the church.
 They tell their people every day" writes one clergyman, "tbat every man who offers himself as a soldier saves the lives of many of his countrymen; it is therefore neces- sary, if more and more lives are to be saved that more and more men must offer We also are preaching that this is a righteous war" He then asks:
 Should not the clergy lead in the pro motion of righteousness? And if it is true that by the war the principle of righteous ness will be more firmly established than ever before, is not that work fit for 8 priest, or even 8 bishop?"
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18
FORFEITURE NOTICE

To F. E. Bowers and P. J. COrbett:
 You are hereby notified that We, the ua DT0ytIueD1s the sum of one hundred dol lars lStO0J for each of the years Of 1914 and 1915 upon the Rooster AssOciaton placer mining claim, situated on Chicken creek, tributary of Bonanza creek, in tite otter mining and recording district, Fourth division, Territory of Alaska, location notice thereof being recorded on Page 53V, Vol. |, of the records of location for said mining d!str.Ct
 expiration of ninety l9O) days after the last publication of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such expenditure, your interest in said claims wiIi become the property of the un- dersigned, your co-oWners, under section 2#2i of the Revised statutes Of the United Date of first publication, Feb. t2, t9t6, Date of last publication, May t3, 1916.
 R. q. LESLIE and
 A. D. SWINGEN, Co., owners
 By H. Donnelley, Attorney in Fact.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18
Fatal Fire al Chatan,ka

Fire which is believed to have originated from candle destroyed cabin and caused the death of Brick Iver HeggbIoom of Chat anika on the night of February l7 While it has been impossible to learn in what manner the fire started, it is believed that the young man, who was but P years of age, left his brothers cabin and went to his own place about :45 o'clock, where he lighted a candle and sat down on box near the stove and went to sleep, while the candle burned so low that the table caught fire From the position of the unfortunate mans body when found it is believed that he never awakened, and that he died in he position in which he was sitting His body was on the floor of the cabin, and in such position that it is believed he fell to the floor after becoming unconscious.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To Sig Fransen and to Fritz Larson, yoHr
 heirs and assigns
 You and each Of you are hereby notified that tbe undersi igned has expended in labor and improvements the sum of one hundred dollars lsl00J for each claim for each 9r the years 1914 and 1915 upon placer min Bench and Fraction Gulch claim situated oa Canes creek, a tributary of InnOko riVer In the mnOkO mining and recording district district of Alaska location notices therefor being Of record in Vol. :, Page 64 and Vol /, Page t03, of the records of location for said mining district.
 You are further notified that if at the ex piration Of ninety (90) days after the last publication of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such eA, pendture, your interest in said claims will become the property of the undersigned, your CO., owner, under Section 2324 of the devised statutes of the United States.
 Date Of first publication, Jan. 29, 1918.
 Date of last publication, April 29. t9is
 INO. NOGTOR. Co., owner.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18

To James Mccormack, your heirs and as
 signs:
 You and each Of you are hereby notified that the undersigned has expended in labor and Improvements the sum Of one hundred dollars (St00.00) for each of the years Of 1912, 1913, 1914 and 1915, upon placer mining claims Minnie Bench, Minnie Frsc- ton and oregon Bench, situated on right limit of Canes creek, tributary of the In nok0 river in the Innoko mining and re cording district. District of Alaska.
 Location notices therefor being of record in Vol. }, Page 5q; Vol. 9, Page 6, and Vol ?. Page 53, of the records of location for said mining district.
 You are further notined that if at the ex plration Of ninety i9O) days after the last publication of this notice you fail or refuse to contribute your proportion of such e1. pendture, your interest in said claims wili become the property of the undersigned. your CO., owners, under Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes of the United States.
 Date of 1rst publication, Jan; 3. 1918.
 Date of last publication, April 8. 1918.
 J. GRIFFIN, CC-OWner.
 CHAS. w. 5ANkEY. Co owner.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18
FORFEITURE NOTICE

To Edith RadfOrd:
 You are hereby notned that I. the under signed, have expended during the year nine teen hundred and fifteen ltQt5j one huH- dred dollars (s1001 in labor and improve ments upon the Gold Run Association placer mining claim. on the left limit of Otter creek, a tributary of the Idttarod river. in Otter mining district, Fourth division, Ter rltory of Alaska, notice of which Is found ih Volume 0, at Page t05, of tine records O1 said otter mining district in order to hold sad claim under the provisions of section 2324 of the Revised Statutes, and the amendments thereto approved January 22. 1880, concerning annual labor upon mining claims, being the amount required 10 hold sad placer mining claim for the period end ing on the 3tst day of December. 1915.
 And if within ninety days after the pub licatton of this notice you fail CT refuse Ia contribute your proportion of such eX9endi mTe as COoWner. your interest in the Gold Run Association placer mining claim will become the property of the subscriber. your CO owner, who has made the required expenditure. by the terms of said section
 CHAS. GERHART, O-OWnef
 First publication, Jan. t5, i9ts.
 Last publication, April t5, 1913.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18
Lewis River Prospects

Latest reports from the Lewis river coun- try indicate that quite a little placer camp will develop there, according to the An chorage Pioneer of February 12. Lewis river flows into Cook inlet some twenty miles south of the mouth of the Susltna river, and is reached by launch from An chorage in less than a days travel, The winter route is via Knik and Susitna. Per haps the most promising discovery is that made by F. c. Rowe, who sunk shaft eight feet in depth and is reported to have uncovered good pay gravel Andrew Chit tick, who in company with Sam Wagenr discovered the Lewis river placers, has bonded his holdings to Spaulding X Lane, who recently departed from Anchorage en route to that section. Spaulding was one of the original locators in the Nome fields, ard held some valuable ground.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18
ALIAS SUMMONS
No, 249-i

Alaska Fourth DIyislon.--James Ebaua,
 plaintiff, ,vS. Mary Ebana, defendant :.
 America, greeting, to the above
 named defendant, Mary Ebana.
 summons having been duly issued out of the above court in the above entitled action, and placed in the hands Of the vision Of Alaska, for service upon you, and said marshal having made due return thereon that after due and dtligent search he Is unable to find you, the said defend having presented To the court and filed hjs affidavit showing that the said defendant did not reside within the District Of Alaska, but Is now a resident of and living al TagiSh, In the Yukon Territory; and that he has q good cause of action against the said defcndant. That satd action is bonds of matrimony now existing between the plaintiff anG defendant above named, upon the grounds Of assertion. And the court having duly considered the prem 1916, make an order directing the pubil cation of the summons in satd action Tor a period of six weeks Tn The lditarcd Pioneer, newspaper of general circuls ton within said district:
 Now, therefore, you, the said Mary Hbana, defendant, are hereby required to appear in the district court for the Terri tory Of Alaska, Fourth division, within thirty days after the completion Of the said publication of summons, to wit; within thirty days after the 25th day Of March, 1916, exclusive of said day. and answer the complaint of the plaintiff. copy of which Is on fle in the offlce of the clerk of the above court, and unless you so appear and answer the plaintiff will you. to wit: That the bonds of matri mony existing between the said plantlT and yourself De dissolved and annulled, and for such other and further relief tO the court may seem iISt in said action.
 Witness the Hon. CHARLES E. BUN NELL, Judge of the said court, this it1h day cf February, A. D. 19i6.
 lSeal) ]. E. CLARK, Clerk.
 GEH AGLLlN LE11llN CIerk
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18
Joke or Coke Hill


 Someone has put one over on E. Coke Hill Last week he received just sixteen letters from Seattle children to Now, please Mir. Hill, give me one of them dogs
 It all came of someone who called him self Ira Lee claiming to represent Mir. Hill in Seattle with a string of dogs about New Years. One of the boys who wanted a dog reinforced his claim by incloaing the following clipping from Seattle newspaper
 Drives Dog Through Streets.-Nlne Of the fastest racing dogs in the world mushed over Seattle streets Saturday. They came from the kennels of United States Com missioner E. Coke Hill at Ruby, Alaska, to Seattle, for six weeks stay. Five of them will never race again. They were not quite fast enough in the last Alaska sweep stakes They didn't win, so Commissioner Hill is going to give them to five Seattle youngsters Money cant buy any of these dogs said Ira Lee, musher for the ccmms- soner. But he probably will give five of them away, and it might pay Seattle kids to write to him and ask for one Until the New Years snow came Lee had to exercise the racers in Seattle by hitching them to an automobile The snow offered the op- pcrtunity fer the kind of workout he wanted, so they covered miles of slippery pavement, The dogs are cross between malamute and bird dog
 Who Ira Lee is is question that cer- tain Ruby dentist who musheI Outside this winter mi ght be able to answer. However, this Is merely surmise, and there Is no use to jump at conclusions.
 In speaking of the letters he received Mir. Hill said If had way of getting them out there, hanged if 1 wouldn't send those kids few dogs, anyhow"
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18
BootIeggers Stand to Lose

Efforts are being put forth by the boot lcggers at Anchorage who were convicted of selling liquor on the property which they purchased at the sale held by the general land office to held their property, according to a special to the Fairbanks News Miner. When the property was sold it was with the distinct understanding that anyone con victed of selling liquor on the premises would be compelled to forfeit their right to the ground. An appeal has been made to Delegate Wickersham to see if he car do something for the men. but he has re, rled that he can offer no hope, It is prob able that the matter will be taken into the courts
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18

gin of two seconds. It IS said Carl lost half minute in passing team; otherwise he would have led with time to spare On the other hand, it Is asserted that at the starting of the last mile the Indian was considerably behind Carls time, but GOV cred the remaining distance at speed that was quite sensational. Carl was a slight favorite, but most persons considered 1t almost toSs-up between the two.
 The distance was six miles, and the purse of $lO0 was divided into $50. $50 and $20 prizes. Time: Jimmy, 2S :3s; Carl 2S 40; Stickman, 32 :23; Basil, B :56; Cleaver, 37 50; Von Pilbach, 3S :45.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18
Picreer Women Of Fairbanks Organize

On the evening of February 6 about eighty-hve pioneer women of Fairbanks met and started the organization of what will be one of the biggest igloos of the Pioneer Women of Alaska. These women, early settlers of Fairbanks, elected Mrs. J. liar mon Caskey temporary chairman of the meeting Mrs. Ed Herring was elected tenn rorary secretary The women then decided that a constitution and bylaws should be aGonted, and motion to that effect was made by Mrs Caskey A committee con sistirg of Mrs Casley Mrs J. c. Kellum, Mrs. J. H. Russell Mrs. Ed Hrerng and Mrs. Frank R Clark was appointed to pre- pare the constitution and bylaws.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18
Indian Wins Doc Race

The final event in the series Of short saces promoted by the Ruby Kennel Club took place on Tuesday February P. The over heavy trail. The Louden Indian with the freak leader again took first place from George Carl-this time ty the narrow mar
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18
THE RULING PASSION

Cynicus-When man gets all the money he knows what to do with, there is only one thing he wants.
 Siicus-And that is?
 Cyncius-More mcneY-Judge.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18

42 years of age Otto Eugene BickeI About six feet in height, blue eyes, light, straight hair, smooth shaven; age not given. Information concerning these men should be sent to the governor at Juneau.
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18
NICE JOB

What line did you say you were in?" T manufacture face powder that cant be kissed off
 'Who has charge of your proving grounds ?"-KanSas City Journal
Iditarod pioneer., 1916-03-18
JUST A LAPSE

Hokus- actually caught Longbow tell ing the truth yesterday.
 Pokus-W Wasn't he embarrassed?
 Hokus-Only momentarily He imme, diately tried to lie cut of it.