Historial Sketches and Experi
ences of Trail-Blazers Who Made
^frska the Empire of the North
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
EDITED BY
JOHN W. FRAME
President Anchorage Igloo No. 15
BISON CANNOT
LEADING NEWSPAPER OF YU
KON COMMENTS ON CERTAIN
TY OF PUNISHMENT.
FOURTEEN HAVE BEEN HANGED
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J^Vcords Show Only Two Slayers Es
caped Execution and One of These
Was Crazy and Other Might Have
Been Innocent.
Murderers cannot expect to escape
the gallows in Dawson, says the Daw
son Daily News, in commenting on the
recent execution of Roy Yoshioko, the
Japanese who was convicted of kill
^ \g his wife and an Indian laborer.
•'The execution of Roy Yoshioko in
Dawson is fresh warning to the world
that Yukon is an unwholesome place
for murderers and other low-browed
dregs of humanity,” declares the
Dawson News.
"This is the fourteenth man exe
cuted in Yukon for murder. Every
found guilty of murder in this
te\ tory, save two, has been hanged.
Of the two exceptions, one Caesari,
was given commutation of sentence
to :ife imprisonment, on the ground
of h s being insane, and the other,
Slor h, was sentenced to life on facts
he: _ presented that the victim of the
t t . dv possibly committed suicide,
other fourteen slayers stand out
a- inger signals to all who may dare
take life of their fellow men in this
realm.
"The record of the Yukon shows
that the law is not tempered in this
part of Canada. Under these circum
stances the man of murderous de
signs had better give Yukon a wide
berth or mend his ways.
“Arguments against capital punish
ment may be well based, especially on
grounds of circumstantial evidence,
but since there is not suflicient public
sentiment in the land to change the
practice, the man found guilty of the
gallows can hope for no clemency in
this realm. The only expediency for
men of murderous ways or those who
ay even fall under suspicion, is to
ilk the path of probity and to shun
evil companionship or whatever in
fences may lend to a suggestion
< t guilt.”
An old-time prospector named
Ward, 66 years of age, is mushing
out from Fairbanks to Valdez. He ex
pects to go to Indianapolis, Indiana,
to spend the rest of his days in quiet
and peace. The old-timer has been in
Alaska for thirty years and is going
out for the first time. He is pulling
a sled “by the neck.” Joe McDonald,
who was going out from Fairbanks
with some freight teams to meet Har
ry Warren, overtook the old-timer,
and gave him a substantial lift. Not
withstanding his good age and the
/■\tremely cold weather, Mr. Ward
U making good time; has the “kick”
of a much younger man and appears
not to notice the hardships particular
ly. Another exemplification of the
pioneer spirit.
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Information is asked as to the
whereabouts of Carl August Johnson,
M Rysby, Kalmar, Sweden. Johnson is
to be five feet five inches in
^ &hJt, has a fair complexion and blue
e\ s. weighs about 150 pounds, and is
56 years of age. Any information as
to tiie missing man should be given to
his sister, Mrs. C. O. Johnson, 1503 W.
54 St., Los Angeles, California, as she
is very anxious to get into communi
cation with her brother for important
Reasons.
H. K. Carlisle, who is to be station
ed at the Fairbanks land office, has
arrived in Fairbanks. . Mr. Carlisle is
from Juneau, and will take the place
of Major George Armstrong, who
V outside from Fairbanks, for
ixlffltary service last summer.
POLITICAL POTTAGE.
The poliitcal history of most, if not
all, of the Territories of the United
States has been marked by trouble
and discontent says Governor Strong
In the territories political troubles are
from time to time augmented by frac
tional strife, and Alaska has had its
full share of both. Discontent with
politc:U conditions is natural, for it is
through this that reforms are inaug
urated and abuses corrected; but frac
tional strife, at least in Alaska, as has
been demonstrated, is due to the de
sire of a few,self-chosen leaders to
dominate political conditions tor pur
poses far removed from the altrustie.
In other words, factional bitterness
develops through an overwhelming de
sire to secure the loaves and tishes
which go with or are supposed to be a
part of political patronage. In the
minds of politcal patriots of this
type; efficiency of government is the
last consideration; the division of cf
iice and political pottage and the
prestige, power, and emoluments
which are supposed to be a part and
parcel of office holding the first.—
Juneau Dispatch.
Bishop Crimont Is a Sourdough.
Bishop R. J. Crimont who last July
was consecrated the first bishop of
Alaska for the Catholic church is a
genuine sourdough. Reecntly he paid
his first visit to Wrangell since his
consecration. From Wrangell he went
to Ketchikan where he found the ho
tels filled with people attending court
and no rooms to bo had. So he made
his way up to the rectory which of
course was locked, Father Kern being
in Seattle. He then tried the church
and finding it open spent the night
there sleeping on one of the hard
benches quite as a matter of course.
The next day when some of the Cath
olic people discovered his presence
and asked why he did not let them
know that he was in town the bishop
quietly replied: “I did not think it
necessary to toot any horns to an
nounce my arrival.”—Warngell Sen
tinel.
M AX GIEGOLI).
Max is known in many of the camps
of Alaska as an expert barber and
hairdresser. He was born in Jersey
City Heights, New Jersey, in 187G,
May 18. He first came to Skagway
when the Klondike fever struck him
and form there followed the crowd to
Dawson. He is a new arrival in An
chorage, having come here the early
part of last year. He has had tonsor
ial parolrs in Cordova, Juneau, Chit
ina, and most all other camps in the
Territory. He has relatives living at
Bei’gen, New Jersey.
Howard Rolston, formerly of Fair
banks, in a letter to his family in
. Fairbanks, tells very interestingly of
his life with the American expedition
ary force in France. He is with the
field forces, and at the time he wrote
was visiting on two days’ leave in
what he describes as a very big city,
which leaves no doubt that he means
Paris. From the tone of his letter, it
is evident that he has been in active
service, and that his two days’ leave
is the usual leave given after a period
of active service. Rolston was one of
the first to go across to France.
A playful Taku breeze broke one of
the large windows in the store of the
J. W. Martin company the other night
at Douglas and a small window in the
store of P. H. Fox. The latter has all
his large windows protected but not
the smaller ones.
The building containing the home
and office of Deputy Marshal Chester
Spencer, at Circle City, was entirely
destroyed by fire recently. None of
the contents was saved.
WIFE REJECTS SUPPORT.
WEST, CHESTER, Pa., Jan. 9.—
Barricaded in their home, Mrs. Will
iam A. Johnson rejected the proposal
of court that her husband pay her $7
a week while she surrender the house.
She wouldn’t.
DOINGS OF IGLOO NO. 15
At the last meeting of the Pioneers
of Alaska, the ensuing officers for the
year were duly installed. Past presi
dent, John W. Frame, was the in
stalling officer.
The members of the Women’s aux
iliary were present at the installa
tion, by invitation of the Igloo and
witnessed the ceremonies. The hall
was crowded and a large number of
extra chairs had to be placed. There
were two new applicants for member
ship, Max Giegold and Wm. L. Hugel.
Both the applicants were elected and
duly initiated under suspension of the
rules. After a short intermission for
the purpose of welcoming the new
members the routine business of the
Igloo was resumed. After a reading
of communications the sick committee
reported the absence of the secretary,
WM. M. NUNN.
Mr. Nunn was born in Evansvill, In
diana on the 4th day of October, 1873.
He came to Alaska in the great rush
to the Klondike in 1898 and has been
in most of the Alaska camps. He first
came to Skagway and from there to
Dawson with the big crowd. He went
to Knik in 1914 and for some time
made his home there. Mr. Nunn is a
civil engineer by profession and a
prospector by trade. His relatives
live in Olympia, Washington.
WM. L. HUG EL.
This old-timer was born in Cleve
land, Ohio, on the 20th of April, 1802.
He was here before the rush, having
arrived in Juneau in 1888. Mr. Hugel
is widely known in the Territory, he
and his pioneer wife having lived on
the Koyokuku in early days. Later
they came to Fairbanks where Mr.
Hugel became a member of Igloo No.
4 of the Pioneers. He is a cook by
profession but at the present time has
a ten acre farm near town and is quite
a farmer. Mr. and Mrs. Hugel came
to Anchorage when it was a tent town
and for some time conducted a restau
rant.
For the ensuing year, the following
officers have been elected by Tanana
Lodge No. 162, F. & A. M. at Fair
banks:
Worshipful master—S. L. Magnus
sen.
Senior warden—Robert Bloom.
Junior warden—Andrew Nerland.
Secretary—Frank B. Hall.
Treasurer—Guy B. Erwin.
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ENLIST IN STATES
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 9.—
! Alaskans of draft age may enlist in
the states in any branch of the army
or navy on presentation of their reg
istration cards, according to a special
| ruling formally made today by Eonch
H. Crowder, judge advocate general
! of the United States.
The ruling was made after repre
sentations had been made to advocate
general setting forth that hundreds of
Alaskans, who had come to the states
to enlist had found themselves unable
to join the service because of a gen
eral rule that was intended only to
prevent the acceptance of enlistments
from men who, under the draft law,
had already been drawn and called to
the colors.
GOVERNMENT FAILS ,
IN SPEED PROGRAM
SHIPBUILDER SAYS COMMAND
EERING OF YARDS HAS
NOT HASTENED WORK.
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 9.—
Homer Ferguson, pi'esident of the
Newport News Shipbuilding company
today testified before the senate com
mittee investigating the shipbuilding
industry that although the govern
ment’s purpose in commandeering
ship construction was to expedite
work, such action had failed to speed
it up any.
J. S. Matthews on account of sickness,
and that he contemplated a trip to
the outside for medical treatment at
his home in Spokane.
Brother Ray T. Larson was report
ed in the hospital seriously ill with
pneumonia.
The president of the auxiliary, Mrs.
A. C. Craig, gave notice that the in
stallation of officers in their order
would take place on the fourth Thurs
day of this month. Several speeches
were made by the incoming officers
of the Igloo, all of which were en
thusiastically endorsed by the mem
bers.
At the close of the exercises a lunch
was served in the club room by the en
tertainment committee. Folowing this
was a social dance until almost twelve
o’clock.
J. J. LONG ACRE.
One of the latest members elected,
is J. J. Longacre. Mr. Longacre was
born in Nevada, Misouri in 1881, on
the 20th day of November. In coming
to Alaska he first landed in Skagvvay
in 1000 and from there has visited
many of the camps in the Territory.
He was in Fairbanks in 1005 and re
mained there some time. Mr. Long
acre is an electrician by trade and is
now engaged with the Alaska Engin
eering commission. He came to An
chorage in 1015 and has made this his
home ever since. His relatives live in
Nevada, Missouri.
NOT A LOVE EPISODE.
He gazed into her lovely eyes
With some concern;
A love affair, so you surmise,
Read on, and learn.
He gazed away but not with bliss,
We heard him wheeze,
“You have astigmatism, miss;
Ten dollars, please.”
-—Louisville Courier-Journal.
NEW OFFICERS FOR 1918.
In this column will be published
the names of the new officers in each
Igloo in the Territory as we receive
them:
Anchorage No. 15.
President .M. H. Lynch
First vice .-J. H. Robinson
Second vice .A. G. Thompson
Secretary ..Charles L. Kemp
Treasurer .I. Bayles
Historian .S. McNiece
Chaplain ...H. K. Orr
Sergeant .F. H. Ryan
Trustee.A. C. Craig
Trustee . S. McNeice
Seward, No. 9.
President .H. V. Hoben
First vice .R. Peterson
Second vice .A. Seguin
Secretary .Isaac Evans
Treasurer .....Isaac Evans
Historian .«.Reginald Kerr
Chaplain .Peter Swanson
Sergeant .Robert Guest
Trustee .L. L. James
[Trustee .R. Peterson j
Woman’s Auxiliary, Anchorage.
President .Mrs. A. C. Craig
First vice .Mrs. A. G. Thompson
Second vice .... Mrs. J. E. Robarts I
Secretary .Mrs. J. V. Wierman
Treasurer .Mrs. G. J. Swenson
Historian .Mrs. Woodhouse j
Chaplain . -Mrs. J. W. Frame'
Sergeant .-Mrs. J. C. Davidson 1
Trustee, 3 years.Mrs. Marta White
Trustee, 2 years .... . Mrs. Geo. Vause
Trustee, 1 year . Mrs. Felix Brown
The other day during a high wind,
the gas boat Unity of Excursion inlet
was driven ashore on Outer Point,
Douglas island, and is a total loss. The
four members of the crew had narrow
escapes from death by drowning and
again by freezing. The Unity was
owned by the Puget Sound and As
toria Packing company and was
valued at $1,500.
LIVINGSTONE CREEK PIONEER
IS FOUND DEAD BY INDIANS
NEAR LA BARGE.
BLOOD STAINS ON CLOTHES.
Unfortunate Northerner Was on His
Way to Breabum After Mail and
When Last Seen Alive Was in Best
of Health.
The Royal Mounted Police says the
Dawson Daily News have stalled an
investigation into the cause of the
death of a man named Scott, who was
found dead on the mail trail near La
Barge recently. When he was found
there was a small quantity of blood
on his clothes, and the officials feai
that he may have been the victim of
foul play.
Scott, who was a pioneer of Liv
ingstone creek, in the Big Salmon dis
trict, was en route to Breaburn after
the mail, and when last seen was in
the best of health.
The body was frozen stiff when it
was found by a party of Indians. The
weather at that time was fifty degrees
below zero.
Dennis Coyle and Miss Adriana
Lutro, among the most prominent of
the young people of Ruby, were united
in the holy bonds of matrimony in the
parlors of the Presbyterian church
there recently.
Owing to a break in one of the pipes
in the boiler at the school house in
Fairbanks, it was necessary to close
the school for a few days recently,
while the repairs were being made.
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law now, it will not he long before you
will all be working 10 or 12 hours again
or back to the old system of working all
hours.
TRUE SPIRIT AND SUPPORT
THAT CLOSE AT 6 P. M.
THIS STORE CLOSES AT 6 P. M.