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EDITORIAL PAGE
MAKING INTERNATIONAL LAW
I* iuternation&l law consists of
precedents, did the precedents not
result from war and cannot the
present war make cew precedents
and hence new international law? I
This is substantially the argument
oX the London Spectator in favor of
a tighter blockade ot Germany. The
Spectator puts tha matter some- |
what plausibly thus:
"International law would never
have como into existence if some
body had not created precedents. In
tha past every sLigle war has en
dowed the world w itfc a new prece
dent which has since been appealed
to as having the force of law. It
is unnecessary, therefore, to make
excuses for any cew departure,
within reason, that may be taken
by our navy."
Uermany may vrell ask whether
by tha« very argument her subma
rine campaign methods are not
justifiable.
There are elements of truth in
the argumeut, and cue of the rea
sons neutral countries should in
sist u^on compliance with interna- i
tional iaw, aa recognized before the |
war began, is that quiet assent to
violations may m^au. the establish
ment of new precedents and hence
pew International law.
It is the duty of neutral nations
to hold international law as far as
possible on the si.le of peace and
not *o permit it to develop in the
Interest of war.
■*Vh«n there are so many strong <
nations, as at the present time, en
gaged in war the danger of over- j
throwing old international law is
great because theia .'.re few strong
neutrals to uphold it.
From the attitude of the Loudon '
Spectator it may le inferred that
numerous Britons are in favor of
new departures to gain victory. Pre
sumably that is also the idea that
has obtained in Germany.
One can see how nations fighting J
for existence, or believing that they !
light for existence, would oppose old
international rules if they stood in
their way. But on® can understand ^
their attitude without assenting to
it.
When nations are fighting mad, j
It is tbe duty of thore not engaged '
iu the struggle to preserve as far
as possible the rules that have
been called "humane" because they
are less inhuman. than practices
that might obtain if the Tules were
no* observed.—Juneau Dispatch.
riOXEERA OF ALASKA
HAVE INITIATED 3,300
During the last few yearn tho
ranks of the Alaska Pioneers have
beeu Increasing r^uidly and the
latest reports give the number of
members in the different igloos as
follows-: No. 1, Nome, 415; No. 3
St. Michael, 53; No. 4 Fairbanks,
752; No. 5, Ruby, 321; No. 6,
Juneau, 215; No. 7. Valdez, 225;
No. 8, Wiseman, 73; No. 9 Se
ward, 76; No. 10, Iditarod
155; No. 11, Ophir. 38. Total 2,
323 members. This bhows an in
crease of 695 members since July,
1914.
There are now two auxiliaries
I'jlco No. 1, Pioneer Wlmen of Al
aska, Nome; Igloo No. 2, Valdez.
Tne Grand Igloo has a card index
of 3,200 names, Pioneers who have
belonged to all igloos since the
order was Instituted nearly eight
and a half years ago.—Ex.
RUBY DISCOVERED
BY POPPERT BOYS
Frcm the Ruby-Record Citizen a
clipping is copied below. It is an
other one of those beautiful yarns
that are spread all over the coun
t.y by visitors in the north:
The Clipping
"With less than a dollar between
them, the Poppert twins—Oscar and
Walter—left Milwaukee 15 years
ago to seek their fortunes in the
Klondike.
"A few days ago I hey 'returned
as owners of mining property in Al
aska, .->aid to worth several hundred
ihou?aud dollars.
Stats cf Ohio. C'.tv of Toledo, i
I.ucas County. 1 . •
J. Cheney ma' fs onth that hp Is
• i.ior partner of the lira: of F. J. Cheney
<- i'o.. .1.iir>ar business In tho City of To
'-■■Jo. County and State aforesaid, and
that said firm will jk-.v the sum of ONE
HUNDRED DOL1.AT'.- for each and er
v ca*,» of Catarrh t •' cannot be cured
'. v ti.e use of HAT.r/S C aTARKH CURE.
FRANK J. CHENET.
S'.vcrn to before me and subscribed In
rr presr-nce. this 6th day of December,
A D. ISSti.
(Seal: A. W. GI.EASON.
Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken Internally
rnd acts directly upon the blood and TOtl
coui surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials, free.
V J. CHENET & CO.. Toledo, O.
Sold bv all Drnsrpriats. 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pill# tor conitliwMon.
Pack Train Restaruant
The Delmonico of Alaska
CHARJjT-Y JOHN
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PKOi'Ki (•rroits
i on Lna Let wh*i V <>u De*ire Cootsd M n Should lit
w, u»ic 4 6V«ci*uj ot B^qoete Ud PrlTate Dlmaer Pardee
A rvftoed ito cx.mforuabtn place tor a i»pper after the «&ow
or taaco—««nnc* La ct>*j p-irai* ooollu U deelrea
•We Want Alaska and Canadian Furs
OF ALL. KINDS
>•3 are
Located in
America's
Greatest
Fur Market,
Where Furs
Always Bring
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W. Wlr. Offer*
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Be Sure You Get Our Prices Before Selling Your Furs
write: today
Rogers Fur Company, Dept.A.c., st.Loni»,Mo.,u.s.A.
"The adrenturea of the Poppert
twins rivals those read about In
the wildest of Alaskan tales. The
first years in the north yrere spent
In whaling on rickety vessels, their
cruises taking them to Siberia,
China, Japan and the HawaUn Is
lands. Later they herded cattle,
and finally with a team of dogs set
ou' for the Interior of Alaska.
"The men are known aa the most
daring explorers la the Arctic re
gion. They are the discovers of
Midnight creek, now the richest
gold district in the Klondike. They
founded Ruby Ci'y. situated along
Mldulght Creek, which, is now a
centering point for the mlnere."
Could Eat •• Well a* Writ*.
Dr. Johnson was a groat tea drinker.
It is stated that be would drink thirty
or forty cups of tea during an evening!
let be lived to a fair age and appar
ently suffered no very ill effects from
his great thirst for tea. He was one
of the most notable of feeders and ate
his food in what we should now think
rather a piggish fashion, making great
grunts and groans of satisfaction or
enjoyment the while and going the
round of the menu very thoroughly.
Charles Reade, the famous novelist
Is reported to have been one of the
strangest feeders on record. A contem
porary, writing of his meals at the Gar
rick club, says: "He took a cauli
flower, flanked by a Jug of cream, as
his first course, and a great salad to
follow, washed down by curious drinks
of the shandygaff order. He would
drink coffee associated with sweets,
black pudding and toasted cheese, to
the amazement of any onlooker."
8urvlval of the Fittest Among Birds.
The struggle of life among the birds
and other wild creatures is so severe
that the feeble and malformed, or the
handicapped in any way, quickly drop
ont Probably none of them ever dies
from old age. They are cut off in their
prime. A weeding out process goes on
from the time they leave the nest A
full measure of life, the perfection ol
every quill and feather and unerring
Instinct carry them along. They are
always in the enemy's country; they
are always on the firing line; eternal
vigilance and ceaseless activity are the
price of life with them. The natural
length of life of our smaller birds is
calculated to be eight or ten years, but
probably not one In a thousand reaches
that age. Not half a dozen times in
my life have I found the body of a
dead bird that did not show some
marks of violence.—John Burroughs in
Harper's Hagnzine.
On* or th* Other.
Sllllcus—So they are divorced, eh? 1
suppose they separated becauso of a
misunderstanding?
Cynlcus—Either that or because they
understood each other too well.—New
York MalL
1897
1916
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tomers where the business is
done in a fair and business
like manner. And I do not car
ri my office under my hat to
do
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