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Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10
ANCHORAGE PIONEERS
 ELECT NEW OFFICERS

At the regular meeting of the Pioneers of Alaska last night the following officers were elected to serve the ensuing year: John W. Frame, president; J, R. Mckay, vice presl- dent; J. H. Matthews, secretary; Ray C. Larson, treasurer Skookum Johnson, chap lain; w. A. Moon, sergeant at arms, and H. M Lynch Sam McNiece and George Vsuse, trustees -Anchorage Times.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10
NOME MINING MAN ILL

SEATTLE, Jan. 29-Jafet Lindeberg, the well!known Nome mining operator, has been down several days with pneumonia. Physicians think he is now out of danger.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10
A WEEKS TEMPERATURES

The following is record of the weeks temperatures, from readings taken at a. m. daily, compared with the temperature on the same date a year ago.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10
BURNING OF ROADHOUSE
 SEVERE LOSS TO OWNER

The burning of the Ophr roadhouse, which occurred some ten days ago, proved to be a severe loss to its proprietor, William Jones' It appears that the fire swept the building so suddenly that absolutely none of its contents were saved, and the oc- cupants were fortunate in escaping with their lives Besides the roadhouse and its equipment Mir. Jones lost 8 considerable sum in money, and his total losses are estimated at about SS0O0
 Temporary quarters have been fitted up and Mir. Jones is still catering to the trav- cling public,
 For steam baths, go to the Snyder House, Flat
 Job Printing at The Pioneer office.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10
AT THE MCDONALD

Charles Schubert, Robert McMillan, E. W. Parks William Lee, J. Wilson Reed, M D., Tony Mcdonald.
 Job Printing st The Pioneer ohics.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10

Bill Lee was among the visitors from Flat who attended the Pioneers meeting last Wednesday night.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10

MT. and Mrs. Frank Larson and baby daughter of Flat were visitors in town for several days during the week.
 Job Printing at The Pioneer office.
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At the meeting of the Moose lodge last Sunday night it was decided to give dance at their hall in Flat on the night of Wash ington's birthday, Thursday, February P.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10

E. ". Parks, the cinnabar miner of the KuskokwIm region, was visitor Tn the city durnig the past week
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10

Patsy Fleming was 8 visitor in town last Monday from Otter creek.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10
ThriIlinq Scenes at Concert

T began this yesterday and stopped be- .ause I had to go to concert. We'll, it was a wonderful experience. It was the first concert of the season, and Toscanini, the famous conductor of the Metropolitan,
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10

Frank Joaquin of the kuskokwim Com mercial Company. Tokotna, Was visitor m the city last week.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10

Manuel Gularte made trip to Flat last Sunday. and returned home in the evening.
Iditarod pioneer., 1917-02-10

Job Printing at The Pioneer office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09

NEVER leave matches lying around within the reach of young children. Few youngsters can resist the temptation to play with fire and often their lives are sacrificed as a result.
 NEVER neglect to pick up a match you have dropped on the floor. Many a fatal fire has been caused by stepping on a match head. NEVER set a lighted candle or lamp near a cur tain. The wind may blow the drapery against the flame.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-09

Fire is one of your worst enemies de- strOying countless homes and claim ing thousands of innocent human victims generally women
 and children
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-10
WILL THE TURK GO

Lord Bryce of England has issued a literary ultl-
matum to the Turk. 1t is to the effect that he must get
out of Europe and that even in Asia his territory and his
power must be severely contracted. The Turk has not
proven amenab1e to civilization. He is still a barbarian,
a robber and a despoiler. He has built up nothing in the
world: he has DESTROYED much. In centuries past he has
been given authority over many lands, due to ruthless
conquests, but his occupancy has spelled disaster. He has
sought to annihilate what he cannot assimilate. What he
did in Armenia during the present war he has done every
where in his dominions and throughout his history. And
what he did in Armenia within two years is still almost
beyond comprehension the lowest estimates are that
10000 Christian people were massacred and worse than
maSSaCred.
But the Turk has been a willy diplomat, willy enough
to keep his estate in Europe. For many years the British
served as his protector and the British protected him for
their own Interior and ultimate purposes in Africa and
Asia. And now it is Germany which has served to bolster
him up, for Germany has hoped to make use OF him on It's
Journey to the Persian gulf. The Turk numbering Chris
tian peoples has made Christian nations his sustainer.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-10
SUITS BETWEEN SOVEREIGN STATES

The United States is asked to issue a writ of man
damus ordering the sovereign state of West Virginia to
pay a huge judgment held by its sister state of Virginia.
This is an entirely novel proceeding and will be watched
with much interest by all who are interested in our form
of government. 1t involves the compulsory power of the
nation over a state. This power has been established in
other ways, but never in its suggested form. Suits be-
tween states are not novel, as over boundary lines, water
and other rights, and points that may thus be adludicated.
Some years ago South Dakota acted as an agency through
which to compel the state of Tennessee to settle with the
holder of disputed bonds. This subterfuge was not resort
ed to in the suit between the two Virginias, the issue be-
ing a division of the state debt as it stood in 1861, when
the separation took place. Old Virginia holds the judg-
ment of the supreme court of the United States, but can
not collect, as the Legislature of West Virginia declines to
levy the tax for payment. 1t may well be doubted if the
supreme court, itself the guardian of constitutional lib
erty, will undertake to order a state to perform an act the
doing of which is entirely within the discretion of the
state. Such an order would entirely overturn not only
the doctrine of state rights, but the balance between the
three branches of our government. If West Virginia Is
willing to assume whatever of obloquy attaches to declin-
ing to pay a judgment debt, that would seem to be within
its choice, and not to be disturbed by even the highest
court in the land.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-10
THE INCREASING NATIONAL COSTS

Congress recently added $30oooyooo to the wages of
minor employees of the government, all those receiving less
than $500 a year receiving increases of from five to ten
per cent. The increases were strongly protested by some
members, especially those on the ways and means omm1t
tee. They reported the conditions as not at all rosy. They
went so far as to predict that there may soon be a deficit
of S5oo,ooo,ooo to make up, and where is it to be gotten,
they asked. Just now some of the money spenders think
that all they have to do is to impose more taxes on cor
taxes have already been boosted to the limit and they were
declared on the floor of congress to be the highest IN the
world. We take it that this statement makes an eXcep-
ton of some of the extraordinary war taxes now imposed
in Great Britain, for instance. But the statement was not
so qualified. 1t was made absolutely to the effect that we
are taxing incomes the highest rates in the world. Not
even Prussia with its much talked of milltarism has gone
so far into the pockets of the people.
The increase voted to the clerks who now receive low
wages is not in itself reprehensible. They probably need
the increase to get along under present conditions. But
constant multiplication of offices is more to be dreaded.
During the past four years over $4,000 offices have been
added to the governments list = we believe those figures
are correct, although We are compelled to give them from
memory = but whatever the number is, it is an enormous
total and a hun1iliating one to the treasury. 1t was with
some difficulty that congress prevented itself from voting
an extra stenographer at SIS a month to each one OF the
members, presumably to carry on correspondence that is
more cr less personal or merely political. That is where
the main trouble lies and that is why we are pilng up such
a huge expense account, now estimated at 81 ,OOo,OOO,OOO,
with probably $500 900 to he "dug up" somewhere.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-10
MORE

Nothing could better illustrate the dlatory, pro-
crastinating, Indifferent do-it-some-other-tlme attitude OF
congress in its preparedness policy than the fact that on
Saturday, after d crisis with Germany was actually reach
ed, a subcommittee of the senate reported for passage in
one bunch seventeen bills touching ofenses against the
United States to which the department of justice had di-
rected attention months ago. These bills were intended
to strengthen our neutrality laws and to strengthen the
statutes under which prosecutions may be brought against
those committing offenses in the United States to further
the interests of foreign governments. Only after an
actual break with Germany and what, in effect, was a dec
laration of war, was there sufficient patriotic interest to
arouse the committee to action. This was strictly IN line
with the action on the whole preparedness policy. And
now we see ourselves subject to the protection of the
fleets and armies of other nations until such time as we
may be able to protect ourselves.
Tn the meantime, while these bills were s%lumbering in
committee rooms, the foreign spy system was splitting IN
the face of our national hospitality and walking with hob
nailed shoes all over the statutes we had, because they
knew they could. True, we sent one ambassador and two
other diplomats home and convicted a few others in New
York and San Francisco, but only after the damage was
done, and at enormous expense, while scores OF others,
quite equally guilty in deed and intent and still free be-
cause no statute existed under which successful prescott
ton could be had.
Two of the kaiser's special appointees were decorated
on their return for the very service that compelled us to
kick them out. They were immune from prosecution I'M
der the practice of nations. because of their positions, but
the kaiser approved their violation of our hospitality when
he honored them for doing it. And we made England pay
fifteen millions for permitting, during our civil war, the
very ofenses we permitted here under their direction
And while these bills were s%lumbering in COMMITTEES
millions of dollars in American property was destroyed,
and American lives sacrificed, without successful prOsecu-
ton; and while another group, including some calling
themselves American citizens, banqueted and toasted at
San Francisco the arch conspiratOr of the Pacific coast,
holding also a commission from the kaiser. And all this
after a jury of twelve men hearing the evidence had de
clared him guilty, and an American Judge had passed SEN
tence of imprisonment. And yet these seventeen bills,
recommended by the department of justice for the protec-
ton of this country against the conspiracy of foreigners
and the disoyaltv of those who call themselves Amerl-
cans, sumbered in committee-seventee in one bunch,
while congress was supposed to be getting ready for any
aD1arOency
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-10
BACKING UP THE PRESIDENT

From four sources already, three external and the
other internal, come expressions of opinion that will give
assurance to President Wilson, if assurance were needed,
that not only will his own country back him up in his at
trude toward Germany's proposed campaign of frighttul-
ness at sea, but that South American countries approve,
while Japan, about whom there has been concern, aP-
plauds, and Spain gives her endorsement.
AS to Japan, the Tribune has never shared the appre-
hension that has been SO manifest in many quarters. Jap
anese statesmen are no more eager for war with the Unit
ed States than we are for a war with Japan, and they have
controlled their own people much better than we have con-
trol1ed ourselves. The statesman of Japan knows that
colonization in the United States means constant internal
and international friction, which Japan is as eager as we
are to avoid. Japan's leading newspapers hken Ger
many's present attitude to that of a wild beast that has
turned savagely against the world that must unite to
crush her for the good of the world.
The South American countries like Brazil, Chile and
Argentine see in the present situation not only the oppor-
tunity but the necessity for a closer union and cooperation
of the republics of the western hemisphere.
And last but most important of all is the almost unan-
imous voice of the German press of our own country, APP
pealing to those of German birth or descent in behalf OF
the new Fatherland as against the old. Here and there
is a discordant note, but no man of discernment can re
view these editorial expressions and these appeals to
honor and loyalty and patriotism and doubt their sincerity.
And while there will be exceptions the Tribune predicts
that in the event of actual war the masses of our popula-
ton of Teuton blood will be found ready and eager to de
fend the land of their adoption against the sovereign they
renowned.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-10
NOW IT'S A NATIONAL NEWSPAPER DREAM

And still there is no end to our idealism. The dream
es are all dreaming and the propagators of ideas are all
propagating. Comes now the sublimated dreamer, MIR.
Bryan-he never dreams when it comes to his own flnanc-
es, wherein he is always shrewd-and proposes the estab-
of a national newspaper, officially edited. 1t IS
to be bipartisan, the two big parties are to occupy space
polls 100000 votes and another 100000, then the divls-
ion of space is to be seven columns to six. But as the vot-
ing strength of the parties varies the space will have to be
re-allotted from time to time. Where the minor parties
are to come in we are not informed, but presumably they
will be entitled to a little space-the socialists, prohibition
ests and so on each to be allotted a few inches, according
to their strength, in which to advocate what they believe.
This wonderful newspaper, edited by politicians, is
then to be distributed to every voter in the land, presum-
ably free. Could anyone think of a more chimerical
scheme-any one outside of an insane asylum? And yet
such schemes are foisted on the country and the country
hardly has sense enough left to laugh at them. If there
in this state of things.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-10
PEACE THROUGH THE SWORD

Emperor Williams address to his people on his birth
day, when he said Germany is seeking peace through tbs
sword, squares well in words with President Wilson
message, delivered a few days earlier. Peace of the world
for the future must depend on sufficient force to support the
righteous determinations of the council of nations. Pres
ent dav expressions may emanate from different sources
and for divergent reasons, but they tend to the same end
The principle enunciated has the support of all, but the
method of its application presents many difficulties. Har-
mony must be established between two opposed funda-
Observation-Disclosures the state or the individual is the unit
This is not impossible. since harmony consists not in
unanimitv, but in balance. Adjustment is a matter of
accommodation, details of which must be carefully con
sidered and thoughtfullv worked out. The peace of the
world will be established and maintained through the
sword in proper control, but only in proper control. That
control is not the hand of a Hohenzollern, whose family
name and family fame are synonyms of war.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-10

None of us has known just what we ought to do in
these world catastrophes, but most of us, we believe, are
persuaded that we ought to do and ought to have been
doing something more heroic than writing notes and pro-
posing peace up in the clouds. When it comes to peace
we should at least permit those who have been doing the
suffering and paying the price in sacrifices of lives and
property to take the initiative and to determine the terms.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-10

Japan has cabinet and parliamentary troubles the
same as "civilized' nations have. They will begin to la
ment in Japan the good old days, the days before the tur-
moil of civilization began.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-10

Boston failed to wrest from Philadelphia the glory
of making the mountaineering thanks offering to Billy"
Sunday, though it came close to matching it. Wait till
New York gets into the game and the limit will be tax
en- off.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-10

When it comes to enforcing the proposed world peace
pact, it may be taken for granted that Henry Ford will
stand ready to respond to all reasonable acquisitions.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-10

The Congress of Constructive Patriotism plans a re-
serve army of 20 100000 men for the United States. The
maps the ideal, permanent location for the sign:
This is my busy day."
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-10

Eight of the eleven members of the leak committee
are lawyers. Still they had to hire a lawyer to do the
quizzing.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-10

Jess Willard has put aside the sum of $500 which he
says is to provide for the higher education of his five
children. This is very commendable on the part of this
atavic bounder, but it is painfully manifest that he has a
decidedly hazy impression of the cost of higher educa-
ton. The sum of $500 wouldn't get the Willard bunch
any further up the tree of modern higher education than
the first woodpecker hole.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-10

Unfortunately for the allies there is no Tom Lawson
in sight to thunder a demand for probing the leak in the
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-10
SELF CENSORSHIP FOR MOVIES

The moving picture makers, in cooperation with the
national board of censors, have decided to eliminate GER
tain features, among them representations of the nude or
near nude. All makers who belong to the national asso-
citation and others have no standing in the business -
will comply with this rule. They are to be commended for
coming to such a vital conclusion. Representations of the
nude under certain circumstances might be permissible
and at least artistic and effective, but such representations,
if allowed, would be bound to be misused by some and
bring the whole business of moving pictures under some
sort of ban. 1t is better to forego the few artistic instanc-
es than to run the danger of such abuse.
The picture makers are insistent in their opposition
to a censorship, but the best way to avoid a censorship
is for them to censor themselves. The public would pre-
fer it that way. Those who patronize pictures, and that
includes nearly every one, more or less, do not take kindly
to censorships, but neither do they take kindly to liberties
that are licentious. The moving picture show is a family
affair to a large extent. Women take their children and
men take their families and they do not want to be ex-
posed to the dangers of stumbling on pictures that do VIC
lence to good taste, to say nothing of good morals. The
picture makers must keep their business on the family
basis. And by SO doing they will give longer life to their
business. There are Americans who would go to filthy
and trashy pictures, but the bulk of the patrons of such
performances would fall away under such tendencies.
Decency is the salvation of this business, and the picture
makers must protect their business against the unscrupu-
lous ones who would prostitute their art to baser uses.
The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1917-02-10

It's dollars to d~oughnuts Woodrow Wilson pulls
down that Nobel peace prize ahead of William Jennings
Bryan.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-15
GERMAN SHOT
 WIFE DEAD
,attle, March 15-Frank F

aattle, March 15-Frank For
 a German, shot and killed his wifi, Anna FOrray, who had begun divorce proceedings.
 When C, F. Knight, process serY- er called at the home of the For rays to serve the divorce papers on FCrray. he pulled a pistol from his
 cket and shot his wife dead. He
 eu turned the gun on Knight, fir ng one shot. Knight did not stop to argus with the infuriated man, but turned and fled. Since the shooting Knight has not been found, and it is thought that he is run ming still.
 FOrray was arrested by police of cers who were notified by neigh DTS that shooting had occurred, Id he is now in the county jail, larged with the murder of his wife
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-15

With the air permeated with en- thusiasm. Vice President Howard Ashley called the meeting of the Skagway Commercial club to order at S:&O o'clock last evening, and from the time he called for order, there was not one dull moment.
 About twenty business men were present, and all showed that they were interested in the matters which were to come up before the meeting
 The first matter of importance to come up was the question of enter taining the members of the excur- sion as planned by the Alaska Bu- reau of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce.
 After many suggestions had
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-15
RUMANIANS SEIZED BY
 GERMANS AS SLAVES

London, March 15-The Ruman- ian minister of foreign affairs wir- ed to the Rumanian legation here that Germany has begun to trans port for internment in Germany all Rumanian males from 16 to 67 years of age. Although the French, Russian, Italians and Portuguese protected by the Spanish legation are beine left in the country.
 This treatment so the Germans say is because Rumania gave up to Russ'a the Germans in its pow CT and these were transported to Siberia.
 "I' is absolutely Salse," the minister says, "that Rumania has eyer delivered German subjects to Russia"
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-15
HOUSE DOES
 SOME BUSINESS

Juneau, Mar. 14-The House of Representatives met this morning and immediately got down to hard work.
 Five bills were introduced, one of which makes provision for rais- ing funds for the maintentnce of public schools within incorporated towns by taxation of real and per sonal property.
 A second bill amending section 1904 of Chapter 39 as amended by Chapter 35.
 Another bill introduced is an act to amend section 1O41, chap ter 19.
 The house then adjourned until Thursday morning, after first hay ing lopted resolution of sympathy for Representative Mccormack over the loss of his baby.
The daily Alaskan., 1917-03-15
WITNESSES
 STILL TESTIFY

Seattle, March 15-William H. Ptelow, Billingsley's transfer man, was put on the witness stand yes te~Gay, and he was again called this morning. The most import ant evidence brought out by the prosecution was the fact that he stated that he saw Fred Billingsley pay Chief of Police Rockingham $500 tor sixty cases of liquor which were consigned to Bootlegger Mar eetts. This liquor had been seiz- ed ov the police.