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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 1S, 1918.
BLOWING OFF A LITTLE STEAM
We fear that many citizens are be
coming unnecessarily alarmed over
the state of our internal affairs. The
ehake-up at Washington has assumed
rather extensive proportions but this
is no sign that everything is going to
smash. The President’s hand is still
®d the throttle, and while the war or
ganization is running slightly behind
the schedule, it is still on the track.
Whether the slow-down was caused by
incompetent operating hands, or by a
■deliberate attempt to derail the ad
ministration’s war engine, is a matter
for political speculation alone. The
great mass of plain citizens—those
who have submerged their politics for
the duration of the war—are con
cerned only with speeding up the war
machine to its maximum capacity. The
character and political color of the
crew in charge matters little, sp long
as the citizens are satisfied as to its'
efficiency. This is not the politicians’
war it is the peoples’ war—and the
sooner the former realize this and re
spect the people’s wishes, the better
ior all concerned.
But we started out to say that our
affairs are not in such serious straits
after all. We have simply been blow
ing off a little steam. The shake-up
■was bound to come, and now that It
has happened, we should rapidly re
gain our individual and collective
■equilibrium. If we would reassure our-'
mat an is well with us in the
inain, we Hded onl^ fast a glance
across the water and contrast the tur
bulent situation abroad with a little1
flurry we have been bating at borne. I
A good look at the internal upheavals
in all the European countries ought to'
convince the most skeptical that our
ji'itff* Xftinlly row Is not of much cotise-^
•a/rence, after all. The critical stage of
:ht «*var has been reached. A storm of
popular discontent is brewing every-' i
. whtTP- It has struck several of the 1
Itions abroad with exceptional fury, '
but so far as we can see, there is noi
immediate reason why we Americans i
should become frightened at the first 1
breeze that blows and rush pell-mell | !
into our storm cellars. Now, of all 1
titn^g it behooves us to hold our I
.cads. The supreme test of our na-j i
4 tional character has come. We must;
,i. maintain our morale at all costs. j <
Look abroad: Russia’s pitiful condi- i
I tion passes all comprehension. Italy's i
» army is not the most dependable and
I the whole country is permeated with i
S; political intrigue and religious pre
judices. The Caillaux expose has.
■brown all France in a furor. The gal-j
lant Frenchmen, strange to say, are
Unconsciously permitting themselves
to be alligned in factions and are ac
quiring extreme mistrust for each,
other. It is needless to say that, come
What may, they will never desert the
tri-colors, but the French patriots will,
fiver forgive the politicians for in
terfering with their military opera-^
tions. This, by the way, ought to be
||p object lesson to the short-sighted.
politicians in our own country.
■Then England appears to be en
eountering her full share of internal
fissentions. The Irish question is at
tra cting considerable attention again; i
labor evidences a desire to take the
government in its own hands; the no
bility is growing luke-warm in its sup
port of the war policies; the plain
people are beginning to chaff under
the pressure of their enforced priva
tions; the military critics are firing
broadside after broadside at the gov
ernment, taking the military authori
ties severely to task and demanding a
shape-up in both the army and navy.
All told, Lloyd George and his associ
ates are having the devil’s own time
holding down the lid.
What of the enemy’s situation?
Austria-Hungary is seething with dis
content and insurrections are breaking
out on every hand. Were it not for
the strangle hold that the Prussian
war lords have on this country, she
would be suing for peace at any price
right now. And what about Germany
itself. All is not well with her by any
means. The junkers are just as pre
tentious as ever but their power is
rapidly diminishing, and the socialists
are growing bolder every minute and
gaining ground by leaps and bounds.
The kaiser is still in the saddle bu'
the steed is staggering under the
load. The war lords will attempt ont
supreme offensive which wili fail
then we will witness the beginning o
the end. A good smash or two in th«
other direction will turn the tide nex
summer, and then the end wili b<
plainly in sight.
And America will be there at thi
finish, in fine fettle and in magnificen
array, unless the American people per
mit the politicians of both parties t(
lead them into the commission of som<
irreparable blunder. Just now we musi
keep our heads up and our eyei
straight ahead. There will be plenty
of political issues to contest when w<
shall again find ourselves engaged ii
the peaceful pursuits. Then, and no
until then, should we yield the centei
of the arena to the professional poli
ticlans.
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THE REINDEER INDUSTRY.
The recent report of the federal
! bureau of education, for Alaska, be
sides setting forth the practical ac
complishments in educating and it
caring for the health and morals ol
the natives, sets forth the prosperous
and encouraging condition of the rein
deer industry, and suggests that Alas
ka will soon be in a position to supply
I the Pacific coast cities with fresh
meat.
The reports from the various rein
deer stations in Alaska indicate that,
in June, 1916, there were 82,151 rein
deer, distributed among eighty-five
herds, the number at this time prob
ably approaching 100,000. This indus
try was initiated in 1892 by the feder
al government, when it began the im
portation of reindeer from Siberia, Up
to 1902 these Importations numbered
1,200, and from that nucleus the pres
ent great herds grew. It has given the
Alaska Indians a vocation and made
many of them prosperous. The distri
bution of deer is accomplished through
a system of apprenticeship. At the
end of a year’s work with the herd an
apprentice receives six reindeer, at
the end of the second year eight, at
theend of the third year ten. and at
the end of the fourth year twelve, when
he is ready to begin independent oper
ations. The total valuation and in
comes of the herds was $2,222,842 in
June, 1916.
Until within recent years the In )
dusty has been confined to the natives |
and Laplanders. White men have or
ganized a company at Nome and now
have several thousand reindeer. Rein
deer fairs are held annually, like cat
tle shows in the States. Prizes are
annually contributed by merchants,
md add much to the general interest.
Jerds are now maintained over west
;rfv Alaska from Point Barrow to the
Meutian islands, and the region of
he government railway and the Kus
:okwim river is soon to be stocked.
Settlers are likely to prefer reindeer,
aising to cattle production, and it ratayj
ye one of the chief industries of the-]
lew Alaska farming regions.
This coming season the exportation
>f reindeer meat will fte undertaken on.
i larger scale: Under proper manage
nent the reindeer herds of Alaska will
)e able to supply the larger portion
>f meat consumed by the commute
ties of the Pacific coast.
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Thrift and War Savings Stamps are
inding a ready sale at the local; banks,
md postoffice.
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Another beautiful spring day, with
every indication that the backbone ot
winter has been broken.
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Congress persists in its policy of
cruel and unusual punishment toward
La Follette by refusing to put Mm on
trial.
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Germany is probably more rater-j
ested in the fact that our artillery
won’t be ready until next summer
than in General Crozier’s explanations
of why it won’t be.
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The ultimate consumer was permit
ted to make arrangements to dig his
own potatoes, but unfortunate circum
stances forbid Alaskan from taking the
same course with reference to coal.
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The gubernatorial fight is still hang
ing fire and the latest reports from
Washington are to the effect that
Thomas Riggs, Jr., has practically
dropped out of the race and will re
turn to Nenana and resume his duties
as a member of the Alaskan Engineer
ing Commission.
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The Valdez Prospector, Sew^rc
1 Gateway and Anchorage Times have
I favorably mentioned the candidacy ol
both Cordovans, Henry A. Slater anc
^ James L. Galen, who are seeking th(
I Republican nomination for representa
five and road commissioner, respec
| tively- -i' if!
INTERIOR TUNGSTEN MINE
SOON TO BE REOPENED
, That tungsten quartz raining will go
| forward In this district is now an as
sured fact. Of late all operators have
curtailed their production to a large
,1 extent, and in some cases have shut
, down altogether.
One of the last to close down was
the Meler-Pardee property, on Steel
, creek. Much speculation has been In*
. dulged in as to how long the property
, would be closed or whether it would
! ever open. All conjecture is set at
rest by the latest information that has
just been received from the Outside,
.! and the good newB is sent that active
operations will soon be commenced on
a large scale.
Early last month the owners of this
property, A. D. Pardee and Jacob
Meier, met In Seattle and interested
enough capital in their holdings here
to organize and incorporate a com
pany for one million dollars. This
company will open the mine on a large
scale, and active operations will soon
be under way.
It was the Intention of Mr. Meier
to leave Seattle for the North on
January 17. On January 14 he received
a telegram from Mr. Pardee calling
him to San Francisco on further busi
ness connected with the company,
whicli changed his plans. Mr. Meier
will leave Seattle within the next few
days for Fairbanks, and on his arrival
ft is safe to assume that active york
will commence on the property.
Eight tons of mining equipment has
been purchased for this mine on the
Outside, and a contract let to William
Ahlmark to haul it in over the trail —
Fairbanks Citizeft.
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DIES AFTER 30 YEARS’
RESIDENCE IN ALASKA
Death has claimed James McKenny
of Fairbanks, who had lived for the
past thirty years in the territory. De
ceased ^as born in Carrtnh', Mo., 58
years ago. In 1887 he migrated to the
North, at first settling at Juneau,
where he remained for about ten
years. He then went to the Klondike
and the Fortymile country, and later
he stampeded to the Circle country.
He was among the first to settle ia the
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| Interesting Coat Dress With Novel Trimming
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I The lady in the picture has on one
of those coats (or 1» it a dress?) whieh
leaves us in doubt as to its identity.
“Will you remove your coat?” might
bring the answer: “I cannot, this is
also my dress,,” without surprising
anyone. The coat-dress proved a con
venience to the tourist who wished to
travel light, especially when designed
to allow an extru undergarment upon
heed of warmth, and a coat-dress like
that pictured Is a thing of beauty and
'distinction.
If you are looking for a garment
versatile enough to play this double
role, be assured you will not find any
thing handsomer than the model shown
here. It Is ef plain, smooth-faced
cloth, and will appeal to good taste If
we Imagine it in gray or tan, or in
darker colors. It Is lifted Into the
ranks of the exceptional by its decora
tion. This Is n bordered scroll in
which cable cord, covered with cloth
like that in the dress, Is used instead
of braid. The large covered cord,
wound with a small silk cord in a
darker shade of its own color. The
coat Is simple in design with straight,
full shirt, joined to a semiflttlng,
roomy bodice, having plain coal
sleeves and a long, square cape at the j
back. This, with the turnover collar,
the cuffs and belt give additional op
portunity to feature the novel decora
tion. The large scroll pattern, appear
ing on the skirt, Is repeated in smaller
motifs on the belt, across the cape and
collar and on the cuffs.
Unexpected details In the costume
appear In the silt pockets In each side
of the skirt and tn the small scarf
made to match the coat. This scarf
Idea has been developed by costumers
In several clever ways, sometimes at
tached to the coat and sometimes not.
The turban worn with this very Inter
esting garment Is evidently a part of
the outfit, for It depends upon a cov
ered eord to furnish Its decoration, but
goes further and adds an odd new
pompon which looks much like n
chrysanthemum made of ostrich flues.
Nothing Illustrates better the “diffi
cult simplicity,” which Is demanded of
designers of the dress of today, than
this smart coat-dress.
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