SHORT STORIES
BOUTALASKA
OCCURRENCES
A cabin in the restricted district at
Nenana was recently destroyed by
fire.
The Seattle Times recently stated
that travel to Alaska is running 25
per cent greater than at this time
* last year.
The Snake river harbor at Nome
will be dredged and improved this
year. A Mr. Preston of Seattle will
be the engineer in charge.
EM. Andrews, a photographer of
Douglas has bought a motor boat, 36
feet over all, to use taking views of
points of interest near that city.
At a motion ^picture show given in
Dawson recently a slide was shown
which contained many Dawson lads,
who were plainly recognized by their
delighted friends.
Among the 200 persons arrested in
Cleveland, Ohio, May 1, for rioting,
was C. H. Rutherford, a Nome Social
ist and a candidate at one time for
-mayor of the city.
Parties arriving in Fairbanks from
Hunker summit report seeing dozens
of caribou in a band along the main
road leading from Dawson to Sulphur
creek. Four moose also were with
the band of caribou.
Christian Boshradt of Skagway
passed away recently in the White
Pass hospital, his death being caused
by plural pneumonia. He was 56
years of age and was born in Canada,
coming to the north in the early days
of the gold stampede.
Richard Morgan, a native jeweler
of Douglas was recently robbed of
35 cents in cash, two bracelets valued
at $6; a pair of pliers and various
small articles. The theft is a particu
larly mean one as Morgan is a cripple
and makes his living making native
✓ jewelry.
T. E. P. Keegan, the Valdez can
neryman who operates a cannery in
Douglas has decided that he will not
attempt to put up a pack this season.
He gives as his reasons uncertain
conditions of the salmon market, the
war time prices for supplies, together
with increased freight rates.
Julius Anderson, one of the pro
prietors of the Fairbanks laundry re
ceived severe Injuries last week
through a ring in one of his fingers
"being caught in a machine he was
working on, pulling his arm in. But
for the belt being very loose on the
machine his arm would have been
badly broken if not pulled off.
Many natives of Douglas are camp
ing on the point near Taku inlet and
are trolling for king salmon, it being
a very profitable occupation, as they
get on an average five dollars for each
fish caught. One native caught a sev
en dollar fish recently. Many of the
men have caught as high as ten fish
in a day, trolling by hand.
Captain James W. Johnstone, for
merly stationed at Fort Liscum, ha3
resumed the duties of physician for
the Pioner’s Home at Sitka and also
town councilman to which office he
was elected. When Dr. Johnstone ar
rived at Juneau on his way home
from Valdez, he was requisitoned by
Governor Riggs to aid in the suppres
sion of influenza at Skagway and was
very successful in saving many lives.
While attempting to blow out
stumps in a field near Big Port Wal
ter, James Gordon Barr, an employe
of the cannery there was instantly
killed by a premature blast last week.
Barr had placed a quantity of dyna
mite in the stump which he was at
tempting to discharge without cap or
fuse, having hlB rifle anchored to an
adjoining stump and a string leading
to a small building near by. While
placing the cartridge in the gun his
hand slipped discharging it, and re
sulting in his death.
The two or three hundred Eskimo
children which were left orphans in
the vicinity of Nome and St. Michael
have been adopted by other natives
and will be taken care of. It is said
the Eskimos are very sympathetic to
those in trouble and every family is fig
uring on how many children it can
take care of. The Eksimos are very
fond of children and the adopting of
children has been a practice with
' them for years, as they believe It is
not well for a couple to be without
children in their old age. They are
also very kind to children, corporal
punishment being unknown.
Job printing at Daily Times office.
COMMISSIONER
IN KOYUKUK
TAKES LIFE
Dr. C. E. Danforth, United States
commissioner in the Koyukuk, was
found dead in his bed with a bullet
through his heart. The coroner’s jury
rendered a verdict of suicide.
Dr. Danforth for years resided in
the Fairbanks district and was well
and favorably known. In the early
days he conducted a hospital on the
creeks, locating at Cleary. Through
his associations with the miners there
he established a friendship with all
whom he met and his death will be a
shock to a host of friends.
In 1914 he abandoned his local
practice and accepted the commis
sionership of the Koyukuk precinct,
also practicing his profession there.
Later he confined himself to the
practice of medicine alone.
C. E. Danforth was born in Hud
son, Summit county, Ohio, March 16,
1858. Graduating from the Columbia
Medical college, Columbus, Ohio, in
1880 he engaged in practice in the
state of Michigan for a period of
nine years.- Shortly after his gradua
tion he married Miss Amanda Bella
Longnecker, two sons resulting of the
union. Roy H., aged 36 years and
Harold, aged 27, reporter on the Ber
keley Tribune, California. Leaving
Michigan he went to Marysville,
California, at which place he resided
until coming to the north in 1898.
Landing at Rampart on September
21 he became an active citizen of
that camp until coming to Chena in
1903. From Chena he removed to
Cleary, at which place he established
a hospital, later going to the Koyu
kuk, the place of his demise.
Fraternally Dr. Danforth was a
member of the Masonic order; Igloo
No. 4, Pioneers of Alaska; and the
Arctic Brotherhood, being the or
ganizer of the Chena camp when the
lodge was instituted there. He also
organized the Pioneer lodge in the
Koyukuk.
FAVORS CONTINUANCE
OF SUSPENSION LAW
ON COASTWISE SHIPPING
HONOLULU, May 14 (by Asso
ciated Press).—The Honolulu Cham
ber of Commerce has gone on record
as favoring a continuance of the sus
pension of the coastwise shipping law
until such time as enough American
steamers are available to give Ha
waii adequate passenger service to
the mainland. When the coastwise
shipping law, now suspended as a war
n^easure, becomes effective again,
Japanese and other foreign ships will
not be allowed to carry passengers
between here and American coast
points.
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United States Commissioner Will
iam Marx of Teller arrived in Nome
on a business trip early last month.
He stated that everyone was in good
health in Teller and business was as
usual. Very severe blizzards accom
panied by extremely low tempera
tures swept the Port Clarence .coun
try through early March and travel
ing was out of the question. Sam Tor
kleson and Joe McArthur were the
last mushers to arrive in Teller from
Cape Prince of Wales consuming
eleven days to make the sixty mile
trip to Teller.
Tub and shower baths at the Holden
pool room barber shop. 9-tf
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tunity to serve you in a manner
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Second Street, between
A and B Avenues •
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Hand Laundry
and Bath
Burkhardt Flats
Neatly Fitted up with Large
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Clean and Sanitary. Open All
Night Phone 61—three rings.
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Remarkable and Legitimate Revival of
Thoroughbred Racing Due
By "JACK" JOYNER. Vctena Ham Trainof
The general public is once more keenly interested in racing, and,
now that the war is over and the people of the country as a whole have
begun to realize the great value of racing as the testing ground for the
improvement of our future cavalry and artillery service, I look for a
remarkable and thoroughly legitimate revival of the sport—provided,
however, that certain matters of serious importance to its welfare receive
due consideration, and that the necessary action follows:
First of all there should be some restrictive regulation of our now
excessive two-year-old racing. In England, through the fact that purses
and stakes are restricted in value until July 1, high-class youngsters are
not started before that date. Moreover, owners and trainers do not, as a
rule, start their high-class two-year-olds more than three or four times
during their first year on the turf, reserving them for the three-year-old
“classics” and later valuable events. In France no two-year-old is allowed
to start in any event until August 1. As a natural result in these coun
tries a much larger number of speedy, well-proportioned and developed
two-year-olds, with their vitality unimpaired, are seen at the close of the
season each year.
Legislation by the Jockey club or a spirit of co-operation upon the
part of the associations is essential. A series of events—stakes as well as
handicaps—should be inaugurated. The money so largely given to two
year-old events should be added to these distance events. This would
make them of sufficient value to make it worth while for owners and
trainers to point their best horses for these contests.
In my opinion, contrary to that of several other students of racing,
the average American thoroughbred of today has deteriorated from his
predecessor of ten to thirty years ago. Certainly as a stayer, and I am
not convinced that even the sprinter of fifteen years ago was not a better
all-round horse, making due allowance, of course, for the faster records
shown owing to the speedier tracks of today. That there has not been
the improvement justifiably expected with our recent importations of
high-class foreign sires is due to excessive two-year-old racing and the
almost total eli mination of distance racing.
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THROUGH our Family Laundry
Service we will take your entire
washing out of the home and return
it spotlessly clean. The flat pieces,
| such as bed and table linen, towels, hand- i;i:
kerchiefs and the like, are immaculately
ironed. The others are starched so that
you can finish them at your leisure.
Then, too, you have the satisfaction of
knowing that your clothes are laundered
far better than you could do them.
The softest of water, the purest of soap,
gentle sousing instead of violent rubbing,
and numerous rinsings, all make for
clothes that are whiter and cleaner than
could possibly result from home methods.
And the expert finish, smooth and velvety,
will appeal to you.
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TANLAC
Now is the time to
purify and
strengthen your
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Finest Billiard and Pool Tables
In Alaska
BEST GRADES OF STAND
ARD BRANDS OF CIGARS
JUST RECEIVED
A LARGE SHIPMENT OF
LIVE CHICKENS
Excellent Roasters
FRESH EGGS
FOR SALE
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Phone 22
Manhattan Hotel
B. W. FERRELL, Prop.
Electric Lighted. Hot Water. Turkish a ad Tub
Baths.
OPPOSITE CORDOVA GRILL, CORDOVA, ALASKA.
PHONE 99
^ ^ To the Men Who Know
Valuation, quality and Style, we ask
you to inspect our line of Woolens.
We can save you $10 to $20 on a suit.
Fitting all done in this shop.
Tom Hubbert, Tailor
Clothes That Fit
Come in and let me make your next Suit. I will make It for
you right here in town, in my own shop. I will give you two real
fittings, and you will get a Suit of Clothes that fits you. Heavy
Blue Serges, Bankers’ Grays and Novelty Tweeds on hand.
HARRY NELSON, TAILOR
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new line of
Crockery, Mirrors
Light Underwear and Negligee Shirts
AT ROCK BOTTOM PRICES
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[ CITY BAKERY LUNCH ROOM
Special Carefully-Prepared Lunch served from 11:30 a. m. Our Fine
French Rolls with every meal
Big Variety of Pastries and Cakes, Always Fresh
Sanitary Machinery of Latest Model. Patent Brick Oven. Best Ma
terials used by Expert Workmen, producing our Famous Cream Loaf
Best Coffee in Town
French Bread Rye Bread
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