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Iditarod pioneer., 1917-01-13
BOOTLEGGlNC AND GAMBLING
 RAMPANT AT ANCHORAGE

Men coming over the trail from Anchor age report that bootleggers and gamblers in the Inlet metropolis have the situation by the horns and arc reapng harvest Officials charged with the enforcement of the law over there seem unable to cope with the conditions, and Anchorage, the largest "dry" town in Alaska, has become 50 wet ,hat it is headquarters for liquor sellers ln all the surrounding camps.
 Before the ireezc-up it was reported from reliable sources that a consignment of h1- teen barrels of whisky landed at Anchorage from outside of Alaska was hustled aboard a small boat and sent to katalla, south of Cordova.
 One of the most common methods used by the boo1leggers to evade the law IS to order liquor by express, directing that the shipments be sent to as many different names as necessary to keep the packages below the size allowed by law.
 From an official from the Inlet we'll ac ouainted with the situation 1t was learned recently that liquor purchased Tn He"aru and taken to Anchorage amounts to so small a part of the total landed there during the mast summer as to be hardly worth con sideratlon.
 While few large shipments handled by known bootleggers were selzed during the summer the most eXtensIe shipments which came consigned to reputable mer, chants or were shipped subject to order and bills of ladng, with a draft attached, sent through the banks, went through without seizure. One immense shipment, divided up into small parcels, with a different name on every package went through easily
 More than two months ago engineering officisls then here were making attempts to secure a better enforcement of the law, but so far have not been able to get re- suits. It is possible that the situation ex, isting in regard to liquor and gambling had something to do with bringing in the sol diers, but as to this Anchorage officials have maintained a discreet silence. Seward Post
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE

To Arthur A. Everett, and 10 his heirs and
 assigns:
 You are hereby notified that th" und"r- signed. having expended in each of th" years 1909. 1910. i9ti, t912, 1913, lqt i, 1915 and 1916 the sum of one hundred dol lars Tn labor and improvements upon eaCn of the quartz mining claims known and de SCrihed as follows, to wit: The Parks NJ. de mining claim. the Parks No. } lode mining claim. the Parks No. 3 lode mining claim, the Parks No. lode mining claim, the Banner lode mining claim, situated on Tinnallar lode. on the right limit Of the kuSk ukWjm river, about fifteen miles below the mouth of the Olitna river, in the Rus k;kvim mining district territory of Alaska, ill order tO hold said claims under the pro visions of Sec 1924 of the Revised statutes of the United States and the amendment thereto approved January p, 1880, con- corning annual labor upon mining claims. being the amount required 10 hold said mining claims for the period hereln men toned.
 And if within ninety days from the per. Snnal service or this notice. or within ninety days after the publication thereof, yUu fail or refuse 10 contribute your pro portion of such expenditure as CO-OWner, vOur interest in said i've lode mining claims will become the property of the subscriber, your CO O-oWner. who has made the required expenditures by the terms Of said section. F.. W. FARkS.
 First publication. Dec. ?, 1916.
 Last publication. March 3, 1917.
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FORFEITURE NOTICE

ro |. Vent, F. CromptoH and C. smith, their
 hrlrs. administrators and assigns: tror ,hn undersigned has expended lh rnr!lry. labor and improvements during each or the wars 1909. t9t0, tqlh 1919, tG13, 1914, 1915 and 1916 the sum of on" nun d"od dollars lSi0Oj upon placer mlnlng claim known IS the Last ChanC" AsS0cla- 'i n. al mouth of and on Cane creek. d IT, bN;ary of InnOkO river In the lnnokn mining and recording district, territory 0i Alaska in order to hold said claim under th" provisions of the law respecting annual labor 0u miNIng ci1lmS,
 And f within ninety days after the }ael pUburatlon oF this notice You, or either 0f
 '.'! nT refuse to pay your proportion " such expenditure, your interest in said i'-' v't'i become the property of the m. lrr-i@n CO., owner, according to the pro visions of Section 2324, Revised statutes of the United states.
 ARTHUR VALENTINE, First puh,irati' n, Dec. 9. 1916.
 Last publication, March 10, 1917.
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SHRINKACE IN CORDWOOD
 DETERMINED BY STUDENTS

SEATTLE, Dec l0--TWe students of the University of Washington, working un der the direction of the college of forestry, have found that cord of full length wood when sawed into short lengths aad repl ed in the ordinary stack, shrinlss on an aver age 24.1G per crnt For c1ose p1lng in which aN the sticks are carefully fitted to- gether the sArinkage is 1928 per cent,
 These figures were obtained ln expsrl ments conducted in four wood yards near the university The data explein, 1t is said, why some wood dealers are accused of giving short measure, in view of the
 fact that they buy wood in full lengths and usualy measure 1t for delivery before they saw tt
 The investigation showed further that q wagon box Is more invariable st ndard of measurement. Short wood Was thrown haphazard into box and lcveled eff with the tops of the sides Several trials showed less per cent of variation than did either the loose CT tho tight piling methods, The experiments were conducted by Ralph Faulkner and Henry Sternherg
 The question Is one of considerable i'm port lnce, according to Dean Hugo Wlnken werGer of the college of forestry because the law requires the wood dealers to de liver cord of stacked wood without al lowing for sh,inkage A standard cord Is defined by law as l28 cubic feet of four foot wood
 Wood should hc measured on the basis of the standard cord, Dean Winkenwerlcr believes, because to stack It for measure ment after 1t is sawed into stove lengths is obviously unfair to the wood dealers, He has been seeking for sopar time a standard which will obvlatc present mIunderstnnd- ings between dealers and the,r customers.
 The strinkage of wood when 1t Is re- duced to short lengths Is not entirly ac counted for by the saw3usI. according to the dean When wood Is pied in iour foot lengths, he says, the spaces between the sticks gre caused partly by knots and the curvature of the sticks,
 Many sticks are straight except for knots in onc-thlrd of their length, For t?i> raa- son. he explains, the cord of full icnytl wood, when cut into short lensths, vii stack tighter and will consequcn ly nc; measure l2S feet The ccNege of forestry will make furthc. insestigaticns during the winter.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-01-13
Defends Cable System

The cable ship Burnside Is now at work on the cable and has picked up one of the broken ends, says the Seward Gateway, An officisl of the signal corps who saw a crltl- cisln in the Gateway some time ago has If4- formed this paper of many facts which go to show that really the government should not be criticized for faults in the sending of messages In the first place, he states that Atlantic cables break down frequently, Crossing the Atlantic between the United States and the British isles alone are thirty three cables which make 1t possible to have continuous service. Alaska, ot course, would not support more than one, and thls one was laid long before hallbut fishing te- came so large an industry in these waters. In obiecting to the ridlcuie heaped on tie excuse made that ha!lbut boats brc2!l the cable, this official points out that ln one half mile of the Alaska cable alone were found l37 halibut hooks when it was being repaired. The most interesting fact men toned by this official IS that wireless sta ton at Seward could never give a service like the cable gives, The messages coming by wireless would be just as subject to de lay as the messages coming now. The gov ernment has twcnty-one wireless 5tauOna ih Alaska, and it has been found through them and by experience all over the world that cables a,o far more efficient and will be until wireless is developed furtl,er The Ng- nsl c2rps officials seem to be irr'la'ed by tEe complaints made by new -Eapers 1n the territory and sitter careful ezps2n"'irn "1 the conditions 1t really looks A Ii they h ,G rp"sCn to be D.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-01-13

In ,ha, Probate Court for the PrClnCt N Innuko, Fourth niviston, Territory "' AIaSka.-- In the Matter of thr fstt|r ~r TridjoT Anderson, decreased. --Fr' tore w. A. Yinal, ComfnlSsioncr, rN- rf1lrlO Probate Judge
 Notlre is hereby gwen ny the under signed administrator Ut the cSlAtc ar ifldlnf Andrrson dcrpaScd, to th" creditors of anG it!I persons having claims aearnst the sad decreased, to exhibit thcn, with the nrC"a- >Ary vouchers, within one year after the first publication of this notice, lo Ill" said administrator, at IdltarOd, Alaska, ln th" prtrInrt of Otter, territory 0t AaSka, lhc same h"nX the place for t\H' transacil"n 0I 'hr hls!lrsS of said estate.
 SIgu"d and dated tais 23d day of necHm Der, tQi6, LEO tLlt oiu,'
 AHminlStrHiOr
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-01-13
EARTHQUAKE AT YAKUTAT
 ONE OF WORLDS GREATEST

Uncle Sam has fer sale copies of q report by the United States Geological Survey, of the department of the interior, on one of the ten greatest earthquakes Of historic times--that in the Iallutat Bay region of Alaska, says Washington dispatch.
 The Yakutat bay earthquake occurred on September 3, 1899, and WAS followed during the next three weeks by many less violent shocks. The area of greatest in tansiy lay along the fanks of the St. Fla, range. in region of high mountains ani superb glaciers. and the movement was ac- ccmI anied by enormous avalanches and rock slides This was 8 vivid demonstra- .!cn that the growth of the mountains Is still in progress At some places in the region the land subsded and the forests were submerged At most places, however, the land rose, and many points which be- fore had lain below the level were elevf' ed
 bove it. Barnacles which had lived ln ocean water were found forty-seven feet above the sea
 In addition to making an exhaustive study of the movements of the land which took place in the Yakutat bay region and of tie effects of the earthquake on the many glaciers of the region, the writers amassed a great fund of information in re- gard to the intensity of the quake through out the whole area within which It was sensible, and recorded the testimony Of many witnesses The shock was felt at distances of 670 and l200 miles in oppo- -lte directions from Yalutat bey, and the area of the region over which the trem- blings were felt is more than 1,5OO,O00 square miles This gives the Yakutat bay earthquake place among the very greatest earthquakes of historic times.
 Previous great shocks without excep-
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LAST SUNDAYS ECLIPSE AND WHAT SCIENTISTS SAY
 OF LUNAR DESIGNATION

Because of the fact that 1917 almanacs
 have not yet made their appearance in this
 camp, total eclipse of the moon last Sun
 day night came upon the community un-
 awares The night, though cold, was 4
 brillisnt one the full moon dominating the
 heavens with such flood of light as to
 make it appear almost like daytime, and
 there was not a cloud visible. The first lntimaton that many residents of this vlcln-
 ity received of the phenomenon was when
 the obliging telephone operator called the
 subscribers attention 10 It, and from that
 time until the earths shadow ceased to in terpose between the sun and moon the interesting event was closely watched
 Because of the fact that there are still many erroneous ideas prevalent as to the cause of this naturM phenomenon, the fol lowing encvcopedic information will be of interest:
 "A lunar eclipse is caused by the inter position of the earth between the sun and the moon. and the moons consequent i'm mersion in the shadow of the earth. This can only occur when the moon Is ln opposl- ton to the sun in the heavens at the time of the full moon, and both sun and moon L., lyhcre her orbit crosses the plan of the elliptic Let the sun, earth and moon be regarded as spherical bodies and their cen 1ers ranged in right line. Then the sun will project beyond the earth concal shadow called the umbra, in which the moon Is centrally immersed The surface of this cone will be transcribed by line tangent to the same side of both sun and earth and moving about the line joining to their cen lers. The apex of the shadow cone, or the umbra. Is cn the average about ,O0O miles beyond the earth's center, and the of the umbral cone at the point where the moon crosses 1t on the average about two and two-thlrtis the diameter of the moon, with a variation from scarcely twice to more than three times the lunar diameter If, aga:n. two lines tangent on opposite sides of the sun. and crossing be tween sun and earth, move about the line joining the ccnters of these bodies these lines will describe the surface of the two cones of which the one extending beyond the earth IS that of the penumbra. Unless the moon be near one of her nodes at the time of the full moon she will not strike the shadow, but pass above or below It. { If the sun Is less than four days from q node of the moons orbit, an eclipse must ! occur; if more than fourteen days from Il lunar node. 2n eclipse is impossible TheSe | are called the lunar eclipse limits, Since the moon must be quite near her node to produce lunar eclipse, 1t may happen that an entire year may elapse without an eclipse of the moon. The lunar ecllpses may be ei+har Dertiaj or tot al according as the | moon is immersed either partly or entirely in the earth's shadow cone. The phenom- ena of a total lunar eclipse are of simple
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-01-13
What the Mine inspector Says

They made a S200,0O cleanup just be fore I got there" said William Maloney, territorial mine inspector, to the Juneau Empire, speaking of the Marshall City dig gings recently "The camp IS a good one so far as one creek Is concerned, but If no other paystreak is discovered this winter the camp will be practically deserted after next summer They have one very good creek, with about SIX claims on it, but so far noth- ing more has been found There are about 800 men prospecting in the section, mostly from the Iditarod and Ruby sections. and they fully expect to find something before the winter Is over The claims being worked turned out good cleanup this summer, nd next summer will undoubtedly turn out another one. but unless something more is found the camp will never be large one"
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-01-13
Anchoraqe Property Holders in Bad Fix

So serious Is the predlcament ot promI- nent pool room and billiard parlor owners at Anchorage as the result of arrests tor gambling on their premises that they nave called Attorney L. V. Ray from Seward at a heavy expense to defend them, says the Seward Post Under the ruling of Secretary Lane lot owners at Anchorage are liable to forfeit their property if liquor IS sold thereon or if gambling occurs. During the past two weeks numerous raids have been made on the pool halls and arrests made on warrants sworn to by Assistant United States Attorney Munley. The pool halls ln- volved in the cases are valuable property, the lots running at from S5,0OO to S7,00) each, and the buildings and equipment at from S5,O0O to s200O0. In cases where there Is conviction the power lies with the secretary of the interior to cancel the title to the ground where he deems the own CTS had knowledge of the offense. In cases where lots were con6scated following the sale of liquor it was held that the secretary might cancel title if he saw fit, regardless of circumstances, and there IS no appeal from his decision. There have been strong hints of some sort of graft in connection with the gambling in Anchorage Tn recent issues of the Anchorage Times, but the Of, fcials involved in the report or the manner in which they grafted were not set forth
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-01-13
Soft Drink Joints Raided

Not since the killing of Soapy Smith has the metropolis of Lynn canal suffered such disgrace. Booze, divorced from Skagway early last fall, has been discovered in the soft drink emporium! Two of Skagway's leading soft drink men are out on bail. and Detective Maud of Juneau has taken his evidence, deposited it safely in strong box, and the next federal grand jury vii: handle the matter says Skagway dispatch. Raids on the soft drink places known aa the Pantheon and Mascot took place last Saturday. In both places liquor Is said to have been found The proprletors were tlaced under Sl .0OO bonds The search was made by special officer named Maud, from Juneau The detective spent several days shadowing the suspected places, and the man hunt culminsted in the search and arrest.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-01-13
FORMER OTTER CREEK LADY
 SUCCUMBS TO CANCER

Mrs. Mary kofrinen, well and favorably known in the ldtarod district who left here some two years ago, died recently in hos pital Outside, according to information gwen to The Pioneer this week, which, however WAS lacking in details. Cancer was the cause of death.
 Mrs. kokrinen for some time conducted the mess house for Dawson & Bates on Otter creek, and after leaving here she re- sided at Anchorage for some time. Her many friends here will learn with regret nf her demise
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GOOD PAY, SHORT HOURS

A certain house in Western town lm- proved so greatly in comfort and appear snce that visitor shrewdly surmsed that the son of the house, lazy, good-for- noth- ing, had turned over B new leaf. lie 'n- quired about it. .,
 "Yes sir, my sons got job now," sad the smiling old mother. Gets good money too. All he has to do is to go twice day to the circus and put his head in the lions mouth. The rest of his time he has to him- self."-New York World.
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tmn, resulted ln heavy loss of hie, the nun Der of persons killed reaching ID one oi them the enorpsous totI of morr thap sixty thousand Inc Yakutat bay shock was fortunately free from fatalities, be. cause the region In which 1t occurred is sparsely settled
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-01-13
Wants Iiauor Destroyed

Protest by the women of Seward against the sale here by the government of liquor confscated at Anchorage is worthy of serl- ous consideration by the federal officials
 Seward by its vote in the recent election made it very plain that the people ot this community want liquor selling abolished. When Uncle Sam confscates opium in bulk the drug is destroyed, although 1t might well be sold at auction to wholesale drug firms for the manufacture of morph'ne, codein and other drugs useful to science, but deucedly harmful to mankind when used indiscriminately. The American phar- macopoeia retains these derivatives on its list of drugs but it has cast whisky, brandy and all other alcoholic beverages into outer darkness, and retains only grain alcohol. That the government in its all-seeing wis dom should destroy the opium of commerce which IS conflscated only because it Is being
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-01-13
THINK DE MnpMrlMEI

The ships officer WAS ,aiklns to the 'n~ quisitivc old lady who was making her hrs' sea Hlp-
 "Thc,e goes eight bells" he sad, Excuse me, It Is my watch below"
 "Mercy on us" exclaimed the lady, Does your watch steike as loud a3 ail tha, 2'--Ex
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-01-13
RESTRICTED RANGE

Marie supple and slender, and Aunt Clara, bulky and benign, had returned from a shopping expedition, during which each had been trying to buy ready made suit
 At the house Marie was asked what sue cass each had had in her efforts to be fitted
 q got along very well" said Marie, but Aunt Clara is getting 50 fat that about all she can get ready-made is an umbrella - Exchangp.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-01-13
REGULARITY pEasohlFlED

The doctor had listened to his patients heart. taken his blood pressure; in short, made a thorough examination of his phys ical condition. Then he announced hs yer dict.
 "What you want is to get more exercise walk more regularly"
 "Well, doctor, don't see how l can do that" answered the man. I'm postman. Chicago Herlad.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-01-13

brought into the country in an unlawful manner, and yet hold and resell the whisky con6scated is absurd Especially In the fare of the fact that this particular bunch oi booze is. branded by dealers as villainous connection Post
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-01-13
WAS HIS HuMoR CONSCIOUS?

young woman in Pittsburgh was re- gently looking at material ln one of that city's leading dry goods stores in an at tempt to select what would make an attrac- tive skirt for the sea shore The clerk rather strenuously suggested the availability of several patterns.
 But" said the young woman, "they are rather loud, don't you think?'
 Without gllmmer of a smile and Tn a perfectl, correct tone for salesman to as sume, he replied:
 "Too loud for awnings just right for skirts. Chicago Herald.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-01-13
TOD hucH waTcnFu, wa,Taec

Mother (to battered soa)--Wiilie, how often have told you to stop before fighting and count up to a hundredY
 Battered Son-That's what l did, but ; haric Jonrs mother only told him te cnMnt ten Tx
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-01-13
Railroad Construction Delayed

Captain Frederick Mears, member of the Alaska engineering commission, recently de clared in Seward that the government ra''
 road between Seward and Fairbanks Fouil not be completed before 1920 or 1921. in stead o{ 1918, as had been previously An
 nouuced He also said that the part of the system along Turnagaln arm, between Seward and Anchorage, would not be ready for operation until 1918, instead of by November, 1917, as originally contemplated. Captain Mears said that construction work had been heavier and slower than expected
 and that the getting of supplied had been more difficult than planned, Last summer, he said was the toughest in years OR Turn again arm, which retarded construction, and the weakness of bridges on the old Alaska Northern line, he found, prevented the use of rotary snow blows to keep the road open beyond the Forty mile station. Instead of 2,0O0 men at work on the Trnagain arm division, planned by the engineering com mission, he sad there were less than 1000.
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GEORGE BlTTEL

lniEna,lon wanted of the above party, wto lift home tNew York city, in lS9S Auy pcws of aim will be greatly appreciated by his rsether Address
 CHRIS ETHEL
 Box 323, Albany. N I.
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REST NEEDED

The pretty restaurant cashier had applied for holiday.
 q must recuperate," she said. My beauty is beginning to fade"
 That so?" said the proprietor, What makes you think sop
 "The men are beginning to count their change She got her holiday Chicago Herald.
 Job Printing at The Pioneer office.
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New kuskokWim Trader

A recent Seattle dispatch to the Seward Post says that Ed Samuelson has started for Seward to mush to the kuskokwim, where he will engage in trading.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-01-13

Job Printing at The Pioneer office.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Box 323, Albany. x.