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The Washington herald., 1922-05-08
The One You Miss.

Dear Miss Blake: l am a young
girl 20 years of age and I go out
with quite a few gentlemen. Now,
there is one fellow who seemed to
have made the best impression, and
like him a great deal. I miss
him when he is gone and he takes
me out about once in two weeks.
Would you advise me to 60 with
him or not, because I know he is
not serious at present?
BLOSSOM
The one you miss when he is
gone is apt to be the one. Blossom.
Why not go with him, then? Per-
haps once in two weeks is all he
can afford to take you out. which
seems quite enough in these ex-
pensive days of entertaining.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-01-12
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DRUG DREAMS CALLED MYTH
Research Has Shown That Hab,tual,
Users Of opiates Can Do No ]
Lasting Good Work.

& Y .
The gulf between the songs Of pop
pies that breathe Of sleep, the golden
and green dragons, and the ecstatic
dreams that mark the literature" Of
drug addiction and the dismal side
Of the vice which the police behold,
is brought out in an article by DR..
Carlton Simon, who emphasizes in the
Scientific American the fact that
opium, hasheesh, cocaine, herein,
morphine and the rest are far from
lyrical.
"From the standpoint Of the po-
-lice," he writes, "all the romance Of
the songs and short stories is swept
away on the fumes Of drug which
brings depression, poverty, despair,
and DEATH" It has long been sus-
pected that the drug dream, as a
literary motif, was much overrated.
BY the time the addict is able to write
Of his visions-if he has them-after
a debauch, he is i'll and purposeless
and ready for another dose. For any
body but DeQuincey snif is In
SEPARATION enough for a drug poem or
tale. Go further, and the dreams van
ish. In a loathsome reality.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-01-12
HIS GOOD BUSINESS SENSE
Easy to SEQ That This Restaurant
Proprietor Will Succeed In His
Line OF Trade.

First Guest-Hi, waiter, open that
window, please. can't stand this
heat.
Waiter-D'rectly. sir. "opens the
:window.)
Second Guest "a little later)-
Waiter, there's draught enough to
give one a. death Of cold. Do shut the
window.
Waiter-Yes, sir. tshuts the win.
dow.)
First Guest-Waiter, are you madf
Why have you closed the Window
Open 1t again at-.once. d
Waiter-very good, sir. (Goes to-
proprietary Sir, one of the gentle
men wants the window open and the
other wants me to shut it. What am
I to do? s ss
Proprietor-Do what the gentleman
says who hasn't dined yet Peterson's
Weekly. IS
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-01-12
oUT.oF.DATE MACHINE.

A committee made up of three mem-
bers Of the senate and three members
Of the house Is now considering the
whole problem Of the organization of
the executive departments of the gov
eminent with view to finding out
how to reorganize them so as to in
crease their efficiency and decrease
their cost Of operation. 1t is about
time. The great executive depart
ments of the government have not
been reorganized or greatly modern
lied since Alexander Hamilton's day.
Representative Reavis of Nebraska
Is one Of the members of this joint
congressional committee that is MAX
Ing the present investigation. He put
the resolution through the house that
brought about the appointment Of the
committee. He is part Of the ma
tional government machine and he
ought to know what he is talking about
when he says that "while the gov
eminent Of the United States Is the
worlds biggest business, it is likewise
The worlds worst managed business"
That Is an Indictment and a state
ment Of fact that will stand the closest
scrutiny and the most unsparing
analysis. But listen to Mr.. Reavfs:
"Why should the Interior department
run an insane asylum and college for
negroes and school for the deaf?
How did it get that way Why should
one personnel In the pension bureau
in the Interior department be caring
Tor the disabled soldiers Of the Civil
war and the Spanish American war,
while another personnel in the bureau
Of war risk insurance Of the treas
ury Is caring for the veterans Of the
World war? Why this hodgepodge Of
totally unrelated purposes which is re-
sulting in endless duplication and ap-
palling expense?"
I will let Mr.. Reavis go on without
further interruption. AS member
Of the house he has his share Of the
responsibility for the conditions he de-
scribes:
There are 80 separate governmental
agencies handling engineering, architec-
tural and public works functions. all Of q
related kind. There is no good reason why
all these agencies should not be co-ordi-
mated in one department and about SO of
the useless organizations done away with.
There are rs government agencies engaged
In surveying and mapping; there are q
separate and distinct agencies engaged in
public building operations: there are 16
agencies authorized to build roads: there
are 10 engaged in hydraulic construction;
there are 16 doing work on rivers; there
are 10 engaged in public land functions;
there are Is doing chemical Investigation
connected with public work operations;
there are % doing engineering and re-
search.
Many Of these agencies have been in
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-01-12
CHANCE TO FIND OUT

sive taxation. any legislative measure
looking to real economy should commend
itself to the sympathetic attention Of the
house, and we feel that the passage of
this resolution and the work of the COM
mittee which will be done under its au-
thority will result in the saving of mil
lions annually.
1t can be predicted with considerable
assurance that nothing will come Of
this proposed voyage of discovery un-
less we, the shareholders in the enter
prise, maintain an active, lively, sus-
tainea interest in 1t. One thing is al
ways true of the house of repre-
sentatives-it is representative. II
we breathe warmly upon it, 1t CLOVIS.
II we are Indifferent it becomes cold.
This isn't the first time that a plan
has been set In motion to find out
something about how the governments
business is conducted.
The earliest inquiry into the ad-
.m!nistrative methods of the executive
departments was made by the Cockrell.
commission in 1887. Six years, later,
in 1898, joint commission, of which
Representative Dockery was chairman,
was appointed to examine the status
of the laws organizing the depart
ments. President Roosevelt In 1905
named an interdepartmental committee,
|4of which G. H. Keep, assistant secre-
tary of the treasury, was chairman, to
consider department methods. Presi-
dent Taft In turn, In 1910, named q
commission on economy and efficiency
OF which Frederick Cleveland was
chairman.
Broadly and generally speaking,
nothing came of these enterprises.
You and commonly and vaguely
known as the public-were not In
terested. and neither was congress.
That, ended 1t.
But Just now, at this moment, We
have the best chance we ever had to
find out about our common business
and how to improve It and lessen It's
cost to us. The burden Of supporting
1t is heavier than ever before.
You will perhaps notice all through
these articles that the information
supplied me about the general facts.
of government employment and govern
ment business are in terms Of
lestimates and approximations. This
IL one Of the defects OF government
organization. 1t Is so large and 90
fOrnless. and Its parts 80 unrelated
that exact and precise information
about the whole Is virtually unob
talnable.
L . -
II 10 of the greatest urgency an6
need that the people shall know
sabout their government but they vii
And It difficult toslearil until the 90. !
y ernment knows about itself
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-01-12
By EDWARD
Copyright. Western Newspaper Union

active for number of years, but they
are keeping up their personnel in antici-
patton of work in the future. We could
save $3O0, 100000 a year. in my Judgment.
by doing away with useless bureaus and
duplication Of activities.
Some of the Implications are ridicu-
lous and absurd. For instance, the gov-
eminent seeks to protect the wild animals
in the national parks. II brown kadiak
bear has twin cubs, one brown and one
black. as often happens, and one should
shoot the brown cub he must make his
he shoots Its full brother, the black cub,
he must settle with another department.
If you were to shoot fox in Alaska your
settlement would be with the Department
Of Agriculture, while If you trapped the
same fox you must make your settlement
with the Department Of Commerce.
The government issued last year
through its several bureaus and depart
ments 16 cookbooks. The last one that
was issued was published by the board
of vocational education. This is board
organized by the congress for the purpose
of rehabilitating crippled soldiers Of the
World war, to prevent, as far as possible.
their becoming derelicts. in life. It
may be of interest to- state that while the
government has been issuing 16 coolsbooks
and consuming vast quantities Of print
paper in these and similar useless publ
cations, 1900 country town newspapers
have suspended in the last three months
because they could not secure print paper.
Mr.. Reavis and great many others
have sensed the feeling in the coun-,
try and in congress that the time has
come to put an end to all this sort
Of thing. He gives reasons for his
belief:
One of the reasons Is that the people
demand that their taxation be reduced.
For many years we have been collecting
the revenues Of this government through
systems of indirect taxation. The reve-
nues have been collected through pro-
tective tariff and by excise taxation on
intoxicating liquors. Indirect taxation of
this kind prevents the people from realiz-
ing fully just who is paying the expenses
Of the government. There was a time
when the expenses of the government
amounted to only IL cents per capita per
year. Today the annual per capita ex-
pense exceeds $40. This tremendous ex-
pense has made it necessary to resort to
direct taxation, and the people have sud-
denly become painfully aware. of who
pays the expenses of the government.
OF Implications and overlapping in the de-
partments will result in the saving Of
millions of dollars. There is no reason
why it should not be DONE
There is every reason. in the presence
of the strife and turmoil that prevail in
this country and Of the unrest occasioned
by the high cost Of the necessaries Of life,
that the government should be put upon
a sane. efficient and economical basis.
Whoever by public clamor or other
means can induce congress and the
executive departments to organize the
routine business Of the national gov
eminent will have performed a great
public service. Note that say cor
ganize" and not "reorganize," for in
no proper sense has the federal bust.
ness ever been organized.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-01-12

Just now q belated effort is under
way to find out some Of the facts
about government business and gov
eminent employment. The Bureau Of
the Budget has been organized and
is In operation under the direction Of
Charles G. Dawes.
Both houses of congress are work.
ing on the problem of Redistribution
of government positions and salaries.
The Veterans bureau has been or
ganized and has taken over the bureau
Of war risk insurance, that part Of
the public health service which had
to do with veterans, and all of the
work Of the federal board for voca-
tional education except that part
which had to do with the treatment Of
persons injured in the Industries.
There is also the inquiry being made
by tile joint committee on the re-
organization of the administrative
branch Of the government Of the two
house of congress, Of which have
spoken. Walter F. Brown Of Ohio is
chairman Of this committee, represent
ing President Harding. The members
Of the committee are. on the part Of
the senate, Senators Smoot of Utah,
Harrison Of Mississippi and Wads-
worth Of New York. The members on
the part of the house are Repre-
sentatives Reavis Of Nebraska, Temple
Of Pennsylvania and Moore Of Virginia.
:. The job of this joint committee is
to make survey of the administers
tive services of the government for the
purpose Of securing all pertinent facts
regarding their powers and duties,
their distribution among the several
executive departments, and the over
tapping and duplication of authority
In reporting the resolution from the
judiciary committee to the house the
members were told:
It 10 a matter of common knowledge
that millions Of dollars are wasted by
the government by the almost endless
duplication Of activities. There has been
no fundamental change In the aduinis-
trative activities since the organization
was devised by Alexander Hamilton, and
the result 10 that activities entirely out
Of harmony with the functions Of depart-
msnts have grown with the passing years
until the government of the United States
has become not only the biggest business
in the world. but the worlds worst man.
aged business
The purpose Of the resolution IL to
ascertain SO far a. possible the extent
Of the overlapping and duplication of &C.
tivities, with the view that numerous
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-01-12
Knowledge.

Edward. age four, fell and hurt him
self and his mother fully expected
him TO cry, but was agreeably sur
prised when he did not.
"Oh, you are little man, aren't
you? Men don't cry" said his mother.
.'No, but they cuss," Edward said,
knowingly:
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-01-12
Fur Beavers.

The government forest rangers re
port great number Of beavers this
year. and the indications are that there
will be plenty Of skins for furs unless
the laws which now protect the ami
mails are greatly relaxed. Two years
ago in the Cochetopa forest in Colo
RADIO there were 200 beavers, estimat-
ing four or five. to a house. which IL
a conservative estimate. This year
there are $4,000 animals. Beavers
have complete protection in % states
and have become so numerous that
they are l. nuisance.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-01-12

Speech is truly free only when the
vast majority want to hear it.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-01-12

When man says 'rIl think 1t
over," he has already decided.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-01-12

The fewer friends a man has thu
more popular he Is with himself.
Sioux County pioneer. (Fort Yates, Sioux County, N.D.) 1914-1929, 1922-01-12

Availability often invites imperti-
nence: but risk 1t, anyway.
The Nome nugget., 1922-05-06
BASKET BALL TEAMS
 GIVE BANQUET

On Thursday evening at 6:00 in the School Gymnasium the Basket Ball players of the Nome Public School gave a banquet to the two teams, the Americans and Nationals and seven invited guests.
 The table was set in the gymnas- ium and was in the shape of T. the winning team. the Nationals, oc- cupying the head of the board.
 After course dinner provided by Mrs. Rose Lescher. the toast master. Superintendent Collins, in troduced the various guests who re- splendid in a manner fitting the oc- casion. After the adults had com pleted their remarks the various members of the ball teams made short speeches which were met with applause and enthusiasm. At the conclusion of the program Donald Lyle. representing his school mates' presented MT. and Mrs. Collins with a token of their respect. beautiful picture of a typical Alaskan scene
 Walter Schroeder, captain Of the Americans was absent due to the fact that he and his mother had left early in the week for Dime creek. Robert Lyle had been elected cap tain in the place of Schroeder and represented him at the banquet.
 The personnel of the teams is as follows: Americans-Walter Sch roeder, Chas. Becker, Robert Lyle. Walter Cavey and Nels swanberg.
 Nationalist. Bahlke, A. Sayther. E. Becker, Donald Lyle and Russell Mayard. Substitute Curtis Crooks, Treasurer of the teams Victor Jul fen IT.
 The guests present were the two referees, James Began and Thorulf Lehman. the timekeeper. Dr.Deck- CT the scorekeeper, Miss Christie Sayther, the representative of the Nugget, L. E. Weith. the chaperon, Mrs. T. Collins and Superintendent Collins.
 The financial report as read by Victor Julian showed receipts $1oo. expenditures $1O0. thereby clean ing the financial slate for the sea- son.
The Nome nugget., 1922-05-06
RETURNS FROM LONG
 TRIP INTO INFERIOR

Charles Brown Sr., special officer for the suppression of the liquor traffic among the natives, has just returned from an 500 mile trip into the north and east part of Seward . Peninsula. From Nome MT. Brown went to Candle. Council. St. Michael ! and Unalakleet, spending 29 days on tour of inspection. He states that turnout the entire distance the absence of illicit liquor is pronounc- ed. The natives are well and ap- parently prosperous. no sign of dis order or trouble was seen.
 When in Unalakleet the weather was warm and the snow had begun to disappear. Reindeer we're fat showing that their natural food, the moss. was easily obtained. In Candle there was little snow left. in fact with the exception of the Nome territory spring seemed to be far more advanced. Prospectors at Candle are getting ready to sluice their winter dumps.
 Regarding general conditions of prosperity Mir. Brown states that the various stores are doing good business and the people seem to have plenty money for their needs.
 Ptarmigan and rabbits are ap- bearing in great numbers affording easily obtained food for both whites and Eskimos.
 At Shaktluik Mir Brown found that the family of Ivanoff were the teachers and general overseers of the natives and that their steward ship was being exercised in a man. ner most commendable. Natives in this village arc clean. well behav- ed and prosperous. due to the ex- annie and teaching of the 1vanoff family.
 At Film Mir. Ost is also conduct ing a model village, giving the best in him towards the betterment of conditions among the natives.
 Unalakleet people last year raised enough potatoes to supply their own needs, thereby showing that agricul- turaI possibilities are being neglect ed. Agriculture has passed the ex- perimeutal stage in Alaska and suc,I cess will attend it's earnest pursuit.
The Nome nugget., 1922-05-06
LOCAL NEWS
ESKIMO FAMILY BREAKS
 THRU ICE AND DROWNS

Returning travellers from Chinik state that there is report current down the coast that an Eskimo with his wife and children were travel ing between st. Michael and Unalak- leet when the ice broke. drowning them all. A mail carrier passing along the coast found two dead dogs on the ice. Upon investigation the sled and bodies were found in the water. the man was caught in the tow line and the woman and child ren were sitting in the sled. From indications it was concluded that the dogs broke thru the ice and the man went ahead to give them a pull when all were precipitated into the water.
 The weather in the St. Michael district has been extremely cold the last few days and anyone getting wec would freeze to death unless quickly relieved of wet clothing. High winds and low temperature have delayed travellers 10 great extent.
The Nome nugget., 1922-05-06
LAST GAME OF BASKET BALL
 SERIES PLAYED MONDAY

At the beginning of the school year Superintendent Collins of the Nome School organized his boy students into two Basket Ball teams and inaugurated a series of four |teen games to be played. .. From the very beginning 1t was seen that the teams were evenly balanced and that the probable win ner was an uncertainty. True to earlier prediction the final results
 demonstrated the equality of the teams. The fourteenth game. last of the series. resulted in the teams standing a tie and another game was necessary to settle the cham pionship. On Monday May 1st. be- fore a filled gymnasium, the last and deciding event was staged with the Natioanls winning by a score of 12 to 6.
 In this event both teams were on their mettle and the spectators wit messed a game that was full of fire and fun. Rooters were busy on both sides, but the fortunes of war were with the Nationals. who now are the champions for the year 1891 and 1929.
 The players of both sides are to he complimented for the true sports- manship displayed by them both In defeat and victory. It is without question true that the athletic ac- tivities introduced and pursued by the boys under the supervision of Supt. Collins have had wonderful effect upon the student body of the school and demonstrates the neces- sity of proper interest in school body to obtain loyalty, cooperation and progressive results.
 It is the hope of all interested in our Nome School that another year of athletics will continue the good work begun by the present Super
 intendent. Athletics is an inde- spensible adjunct, in fact is an es- sential foundation. for the develop ment of both boy and girl students. True. womanhood and manhood arc both better expressed when a strong healthy body accompanies a health brain.
The Nome nugget., 1922-05-06

was a floriculturalist and botinist :.
 Since his residence in Alaska he has followed mining and received his sobriquet of Steam Shovel Dick thru the fact that during the days of strenuous shoveling in he made a record with his prowess as shovel CT Dick is member in good standing in the local Pioneers of Alaska organization and his friends will see that he wants for nothing.
The Nome nugget., 1922-05-06
OLD TIME MINER FOUND
 PARALIZED IN CABIN

Derk Kleinstarink better known as Steam Shovel Dick" was found paralyzed in his cabin at the East End of Front Street last Monday. Dick was in the habit of coming down town each day and visiting the various places of amusement and became a familiar figure. Last Saturday night he left the Board of Trade at midnight and on Sunday his absence from his usual haunts was noticed. On MNday morning friends went to his cabin and notic- ing no signs of life broke in the door, finding Dick on the bed paraly ed.
 MT. R. B. Julian. chairman of the Nome Health and Relief Com mittee, was notified and accompan- jed by Dr. Curtis Welch repaired to the cabin and investigated. The body was taken to the Maynard Columbus hospital and medical at- tention was immediately given. At the time of going to press Dick is still alive. but Dr. Welch reports no hope for recovery.
 Dick was born in Utrecht, Holland in 1860. and came to the United States in 1889. In 1919 he took out his full citizenship papers.
 It is not known to many but in his earlier years ia Holland, Dick