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The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-10-25
RAILROAD WORK Is
STARTING on NORTH
BANK OF THE TANANA

NENANA, oct. 6, (By MaiD. -
That railroad construction work on
the north bank Of the Tanana riv-
err opposite Ncnana will start early
next spring, is indicated by the
preparations being made by the En-
gineerng commission to land several
thousand seventy-pound rails on that
side OF the river. The fact that sew
enty-pounders are being placed there
is also evidence that the work next
spring will be Of a permanent nature;
that is, that standard guage railroad
will be constructed. as fcrty-pounder'
are being used only in narrow guage
work.
Jack Bellerby, head wharfnger Of
the American Yukon Navigation COM
pany, and Roy Lamb, mechanical fore
man of the Engineering commission,
have selected suitable site for land
ing the rails. 1t is also stated that a
derrick is to be rugged for landing the
rails at the site either tomorrow or
next day, and it is therefore expected
that the next barge loads of steel
brought in will be landed there.
These preparations are taken as a
certain indication that the line to
Fairbanks is to be of the same con-
struction as the remainder of the road:
They also indicate that work on that
side of the river will start as early as
possible next spring.
1t is understood here that the laying
Of track south Of Nenana is to continue
after the freeze-up. The object of con
tinuing the work at this time, it is
stated, is to get a steam shovel out to
Thirty-fve Mile, where there is a hill
of dry gravel This gravel will be
used as ballast. 1t is further under
stood that a small force is to be kept
on the work Of building grade all win
ter.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-10-25
NOTICE. OF FORFEITURE.

To j. Q. Duckeu, his heirs and admin
isrators, and to all whom II ma!
concern: r,..,
Take notice that l have done Three
Hundred Dollars, (S3OO.OO), worth OF
.abOr each year in order to hold the
following described quartz CLAIMS,
,rowD rs the Bonanza, Eureka and
Phoenix Claims, situated ON topOI
Island. I'm the Unga Reulnsuia Mining
District. Territory Of Alaska, the no
Eras of location whereof are recorded
Inn the ou.ce OF the Recorder OF the
Cuga Peninsula Mining District az
INCA. Alaska, in Book /, at Page z64,
of Locations for the Bonanza Claim, IN
Book -. Page so, for the Eureka
Claim. and Book No. 3, Page 81, tor
tbe Phoenix Claim, of the records oil
said District for the years ending De
rpuber 8Ist. 1918, and December 81,
Igf4. and December 81, 1919, and De
remJcr 81. 1916, and unless wlIhih
ninety DAYS after this notice by pup
f.atl6D YOU fail or reuse TO conJllO-
ule your portion of such expenditure
viz. Six Hundred Dollars, (SOOO;OO)
Befur one Hundred and Fifty Dollars,
lsfsJOO). for each OF said years, your
interest in said Bonanza, Eureka ana
Phoenix mining claims will be Tor
.,.ted to and become the property OF
Inc subscriber under Section 23Z4 OIL
Inc Revised Statutes of the United
LOUIS HERMAN.
First Pub. Aug. 81.
Last Pub. Nov. 80
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-10-25
ATTEMPT MADE
TO ROB BOXES
ON LIVENGO0D

FAIRBANKS, Oct. 9, lBy MaiD-
That am attempt was made recently
To rob the sluice boxes ON the Fontas
lease on Livcngood creek, in the Tolo-
vana country, is the information re-
ceived by j. J. Sherry, one Of the OWN
ers Of the ground. The letter receiv-
ed also states that the thief secured
nothing, as far 2s could be ascertain
ed, having been frightened away from
his nefarious work after he had raised
three of the rifles, There is every
indication that the robbery was at
tempted by some one very familiar
with the Foutas workings, but there
is no clew to the would-be thief
other than the pick with which he
was working, which he left behind in
his hurry to escape.
There are several strings of sluice
boxes under the big dump that is out
on the Fontas ground. They lead
away from the dump on the opposite
side from the boiler house, conse-
ouently the sailing was easy for the
thief. But after he had raised three
of the rifles and was preparing to
raise q fourth he was frightened away
bv the flow of water turned into the
boxes, being evidently cognizant OF
the fact that the flow Of water meant
that the men employed on the ground
would be on the job in few moments
ready to sluice while they had water
with which to work. He therefore
made a hurried escape, leaving the
pick, which is said to be altogether
unlike any other instrument Of its
kind on the creek.
When the men started to work they
quickly discovered that the sluice
boxes had been tempered with. An
investigation was made Immediately
which disclosed the fact that, while
the rifles had been raised, the dirt in
the boxes under them had not been
loosened from the bottom Of the boxes,
Indicating that the thief had been
frightened away before he had secur-
ed the gold bearing gravels which he
had intended to carry with him. The
robbery was attempted during the
darkest hour of the night-midnight
according to the report.
This is not the first report Of at
tempted sluice box robberies in the
Tolovana which has reached Fair
banks.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-10-25
NENANA COAL
LANDS TO Be
LEASED SOON

FAIRBANKS, Oct. 9, (By MaiD.-
DR.. G. C. Martin, of the U. S. Geo
logical Survey, who reached Fair
banks yesterday, has just returned
from the Ignite coal fields, 81 miles
south of Nenana, where he has COM
pleted Investigations preparatory to
offering the lands for lease. DR.. Mar
tin states that this work is supple
mentary to the survey Of the main
part of the coal field which was fin
ished last year. At that time the coal
on the west bank of the Nenana river
was not examined, but this has now
been done.
The leasing offer Of the mining
units as provided by law will soon be
made, for after the survey by the gen
eral land office the law requires that
the land be divided into blocks most
suitable for economical mining. The
coal lands in the Boring river and Ma
tanuska districts have already been
offered for lease in this manner.
The method of obtaining these
lands may be learned by applying to
the secretary of the interior or the
general land Office.
DR.. Martin is leaving today on the
Sheldon stage for the coast and he ex-
poets to do direct to Washington.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-10-25
PEssDusTIC OUTLOOK

STOCKHOLM, Oct. 25.-An Amer
lean returned from Petrograd is very
pessimistic concerning conditions in
Russia and declares that in the cap
ital, at least, the fighting spirit APP
pears to be dead.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-10-25
Freight on Every Boat

Freight was brought in on every
boat, and the only limit to the amount
seemed to be the capacity Of the trans
portation companies to handle it.
tThe Iditorod has many more pros
porous years ahead Of it. Travellers
are unanimous in their assertions that
this district is the most prosperous
community in Interior Alaska today
as it has been for some years; and
those acquainted with its resources
and possibilities see no reason for pes.
simism.
Plenty of Dredge Work
THE fact that in a year or two the
largest dredgc at present working in
the district will have come to the end
Of it's present task is made too much
Of There is plenty Of low-grade
ground to keep dredges employed for
many years to come.
The most hopeful feature Of the
present situation is that a policy OF
bodybuilding which will open up to
development the surrounding country
has been inaugurated. The many out
lying creeks will be put in easy COM
munication with the head Of naviga-
CATION, and an era Of development such
as the district has not experienced be
fore may well be in course Of prepa-
ration. The business people of the
district and citizens generally, have
no cause for pessimism."
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-10-25
.KADIAK FISHERIES COMPANY,
BY Chas. q. Frey
Its Vice. Pres.

Address
Kodiak, Alaska. 81,
Notice Of the above application will
be published in the Seward Gate
way" printed at Seward, Alaska
which hereby designate rs the news
manor published nearest the land APP
BEed for i'm said application.
e. b. WALKER,
Register, United States Land Office,
Juneau, Alaska.
First Pub Aug. "a, 1917.
Last Pub. Nov. 4, 1917.
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-10-25

Those having laundry at Mrs. La
Fontaine's at the S. f. corner Of
Washington street, will please call at
the city express for their laundry. O20
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-10-25

Scratch pads-for scnoO', Tor your
desk, for the counter, FOR the work
room-lOc at The Gateway
The Seward gateway and the Alaska evening post., 1917-10-25

Luck isn't sensitive. Many man
sneers at it and yet it comes to him.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-16
Schools Hotbeds of Sedition /?

It is a serious accusation made by Mr..
Arthur S. Somers, of the Board of Educa-
ton, when he says that the citys schools
are hotbeds of sedition. Obviously this is
not meant to apply to all of them; GER
tainly not to all the teachers in them. 1t
is bad enough if it is accurate regarding
anv of the teachers in any of the schools.
The three teachers of De Witt Clinton
High School suspended on allegation OF
disloyalty are entitled to suspension OF
Judgment until the trial of the charges
brought against them. If the trial results
in their being found guilty they should be
dismissed forthwith. So should any others
against whom proof can be found Of dis
loval or seditious utterances or the encour-
agement of disloyalty among the pupils.
The Board of Education is amply justl-
fed in taking up this unpleasant but I'M
perative duty. In no Office of public trust
is implicit loyalty to country and govern
ment more demanded than in that of the
teacher. Loose thinking which fails to
differentiate between the attitude OF
America and her allies and that of her
enemies, which pirates of neutrality
which would mean indifference or blind
ness to the gross crimes against which we
are warning, has no place in the field of
instruction of the young Of this land. If
there are teachers whose minds are of that
unfortunate type the least they should do
is to keep themselves to a rigid perform
ance of duty, which includes no hint of
propaganda. If they cannot do that the
place for them is not on the public pay
roll. There is no room in the public school
system for the soap-boxer of any degree.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-16

which can be organized and held by the work
of district organization is primarily the vote
which does not usually stand on its own feet
nor make its own decisions.
The organizations needed are those which
work always between elections to improve
the conditions under which any government
must operate. This is the great field Of SER
vice, but very imperfectly preempted by
bureaus of municipal research, institutes for
public service, city clubs and civic leagues.
these organizations have frequently failed
in vision and courage, and entirely failed in
developing any machinery with which to af-
feet the daily thought and consideration
given to city affairs by the general voter.
But this failure can and should be RENE
died, and the essential principle which should
dictate their programmes is very simple It
is to seize every opening-and in the wnirli-
gig Of politics these are constantly occurring
to substitute fairly administered service
for favor; to create public agencies to per-
form all public functions; and gradually
to build a loyalty and confidence in govern
ment itself-in government which renders its
service and confers its benefits without max
ing demands upon the political independence
of its citizens. ROBERT S. BINKERD.
New York. Nov. 10, 1917.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-16
Concerning Wagner and Patriotism

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: In reference to the letter of II. B.
McCray. ". d., in your issue of November
-, 1917:
"Wine in.truth out" is an old saying War,
a mighty intoxicant, has similar effect upon
the minds of humanity. and tends to let
loose the prejudiccs and hatreds which have
been restrained in more peaceful times. How
glad some Of US are to be able to indulge,
under the name of patriotism, our personal
dislike Of certain things The behavior of a
gentleman Gin his cups" used to be some
thing of q test-the behavior of humanity in
time Of war is a still better one.
To call the music of Wagner noise and
discords" is hardly to criticise Wagner, but
certainly TO stigmatize ones self incapable
of approaching some of musics noblest
forms. There was time, long past, when
this sort of criticism" might have availed
To-day one might almost as we'll call the
work of Phdias hideous, so universal is
the recognition of this music.
The term degenerate megalomaniacp
sounds impressive, and might be applied to
ore part Of Wagner's character-we all have
our faults. Most Of us have a Mr. Hyde we
keep carefully in the background, and not
being great public benefactors the sins OF
our alter ego are not so easily forgiven, even
if known. But in the case of man like
Wagner. whose DR.. Jekyl was such source
of greatness, not only are the shortcomings
of Hyde forgiven but they even enhance the
virtues of Jekyll. 1t is legitimate to won
der if the musical genius whose work has
met the full appreciation of II. b. McCray,
VI. D., had such a thing as a fault. We hope
that he was perfectly normal being.
Furthermore, few Of US have the oppor-
tunity OF eating of gold plate and working
crazy kings, since there is a limited supply
Of both commodties up to date, but there's
really no knowing what we might have done
with such glittering chance. entirely
waive the serious accusation OF working"
any one applied TO Wagner.
Finally, is there no; little something very
well, Prussian, II you know what mean,
in the tone Of this letter? Does il not
suggest that the aforesaid II. b. would cheer
fully stamp out few things he did not
divinely approve of had he his way?
W. II. SAMPSON.
New York, Nov IL, 1917
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-16
Why a Helpless Sex?

The first time we looked at one of Mr..
Claire Briggs's treacherous assaults upon
his sex we laughed heartily. The second
time we laughed holloway. After that we
began to wonder why his accusation of
ooh, Mani" was so accurately, wretchedly
and persistently true. This is the ex-
PLANTATION as nearly as we can plot the
curve of masculine helplessness from some
observation and much laboratory work:
There once was period when man was
not altogether helpless at the catch-as-
catch-can jobs of best regulated family.
He could hang pictures, paint floor or
climb a stepladder with the smartest wife
that ever dazzled a suburb. But that was
long before suburbs were even thought Of,
years before electric light, cons before
self-starters and safety razors got in their
deadly, numbing work. Life was not self
starting in any detail then. Oh Man
maybe; pumped the water, whitfield willow
whistles for his offspring instead of buy
ing auto horns, shaved himself with gen.
timely male razor involving technique and
elan, wrote out his own thoughts with a
pen at his office, actually walked across the
street once in while when he wanted to
SAY something TO neighbor. And so on.
Picture the poor fallen animal now!
legs, arms, coordinated muscles are rudi-
mentary relics Of crude, motionful past.
He is a sort Of desk attachment to-day,
fastened TO it quite as securely as is his
telephone. He takes off a telephone re-
ceiver instead of walking across the street.
He mumbles TO stenographer instead of
arduously pushing pen across sheet of
paper. If he can sign his name, or smear
something family resembling a name, at
the bottom Of his letters, the physical toll
Of the tired business man is done for
the day. 3
When the automobile first arrived upon
the scene it promised relief, hope of a re-
version 70 huskier, more skilful times. The
first cars required all manner Of manual as
sistance. One opened them up every mile
or two, frightened something or other every
morning, and stroked them encouragingly
here, there and everywhere. When all else
failed TO yield exercise there was always
the crank, perennially battling, generously
invigorating TO muscle and temper. OF
course, the reaction did not last II was
brief diversion only. Before dozen years
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-16

well developed an instinct of patriotism
and too strong sense of self-lnterest'
They are simply repeating the stock
phrases of the past. A strike in an in
dustry controlled by the government and
operated for war purposes is only little
less conceivable than a strike in the army
or navy. The government is prepared to
stamp out disloyalty Of that sort. Threats
of a nationwide stoppage OF trafiic no
longer impress either the Administration
or the public.
There is no reason why the government
should not receive any wage demands
which railroad employees may present and
consider them in spirit of justice. 1t is
the proper business of the Interstate Com
merce Commission to maintain fair bal
ance between railroad operating cost and
railroad income. The commission has
lodged this duty in the past, to the great
discredit of the theory of government regu-
lation. It's sort of regulation has been one
sided. and consequently unfair. But it is
gradually learning through its own mis-
takes. 1t is now engaged in righting the
wrong done the railroads under the made
ouate revision of rates which followed the
wage increases of the Adamson law. 1t can,
if it wants to, take into consideration the
reasonabeness of the new requests for
higher wages at the same time that 1t IS
paying off some of its long standing debts
to the railroads.
What the public needs most to get out
of its mind, is that there is any longer
state of antagonism between railroad
owners and railroad employees. The old re-
lation between the managers and the men
has been eliminated. Both are now subject
to an authority above and outside their
own industry. Both must carry their
claims to the government and submit to its
arbitration.
The sooner this fact is recognized the
easier it will be to put away the old ideas
of private civil war in the field OF trans
portation. In this field the public interest
is now paramount. What the country
wants is a unified, efficient transportation
system, not subject to obstruction through
wage disputes. We are moving rapidly
toward that IDEAL thanks to pressure of
war. When we reach it we shall look back
with establishment at the conditions which
we so long tolerated in transportation-to
fitful, destructive regulation by the states
and the nation, to wasteful labor wars and
to the ridiculous spectacle of Congress
brought cringingly to its knees-as Con-
gress was in 1916-by the mere threat of
a strike order issued by organizations
representing only tiny percentage of the
labor on our railroad systems.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-16

had gone by the automobile had become tne
lazy mans best friend. 1t started by step
ling on lever. Lest any mighty-thewed
male should falter and collapse under the
strain of stepping out of his car, striking
a match and lighting three lamps, electric
lighting systems have been installed. They
can be operated by any male whose thumb
retains muscle enough to push button.
Why shouldn't man be helpless! You
might as well expect counting machine
TO climb stepladder and hang picture as
the modern office slave Pity the poor
thing. Put golf clubs in his hands once a
week to keep him from ossifying complete
ly. But don't jeer at him, Mr.. Briggs. Re-
member that once he was fairly useful,
workmanlike creature.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-11-16
Real or Pocket Patriotism
The Ultimate Consumer Speak. IN
Criticism of the Tax Shutters

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: The willingness Of these hotel ~:
cafe proprietors to be Hooverzed is inds:
amusing. Every now and then we hear Of
delegation Of these great American patrss
calling upon Mr.. Hoover and youn,eerH
their services in aid of conservation No ~
questions their eagerness 20 conserve "a.
IN every way possible, so long as the ms!hN
employed does not hit the cash register
The method of conservation which sesr'
10 meet the universal approval OF these GET.
tiemen is that of increasing the price q
every article on the bill of fare from TO y
cents, and office more To-day the Nstlor.
Hotel Mems Association is giving the coz
mon people an object lesson in food eons''.
walton by being served with whestless sni
meatless luncheon at the Park Avenue Hoit-
at which the principal dish was "ehiess'
and the rolls were made of rye four insieas
Of beefsteak and wheat rolls To have y
put up with a chicken dinner and rolls mac,
OF rye -four is pretty hard shedding for hoe
and cafe proprietors. | always supposed "a.
featuring chicken dinners was a good BUS
ness getter, but / must have been on !"
wrong track.
This brand of patriotism is on par W..
that of amusement vendors. who pay iis'
war tax by adding it to the price Of sdn'
sion, just as landlords pay theirs By lnersn
ing rents, and so on down the lne--the no.
effective way yet discovered 20 boost soe'
ism. An amusing feature Of the sns's
mcnt vendors efforts 10 sidestep the war ~
on theatre tickets is their request OF cn..
Sam to be advised if II would be "legai
ray it out of the regular price OF sdmis y.
Uncle Sam said Of course il was legab
this idea didn't occur to them until me
tendance began to drop of and someu,ss
had to be done to square themselves w
the public, hence we became dyed-in-tne-'
patriots and declined TO pass the buck :,
F. II. ALLEN
New York Nov - 1917