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EDITORIAL
i \ V KVroKt KMKNT
Chronicle com
t:...' there is a las enforce
-ohibition laws in the
u:' Alaska. The paper
>■ and does now protest
: l establishment of
il ; the Southeast Alaska
; -s a deplorable situa
J e capitol of Alas
- -k* ■;re should pass
• n't for use of mu
'marshals, which
-1of buildings for
re landlords rent 10
v: : itors of the pro
Also the department
I ; iss all special of
of enforcement of
:i laws under the I'.S.
of Alaska should be
• 1 up before the
starts There is little
• for conditions to exist as
of by the Ketchikan
I. -V I.'tnuui-aj.l •
I! i..- iviil l»i v.l.v
T! r •; i - ro'.K aire for women !:■
wi:u. ;!i > i ..:l v sheir li;iir is turn
i, ■ . ii v. Ii.i ore iii'Vi r elected
fi ,• savnl the worry of ti.uk
! iiriti-h took Sebas
.-:tr- ami lliey tu.iy have
• ■ cabinet members nre
:t ;-t win-re tliey don't fit
i. . ;; ,. uly N a hanl man
f,, • . .:iy wlun he's losing
.Hit »t. publicity.
!• i • 1 :rninn words to with
-*■ -.1 tenn»»ra'.ures in tins
-on of t o year.
; ■ i ] j.'. iuy of coal think of
fh». |...c>r v iu. liave no coal and no
Him IV j-vnerous.
Tire t< considerable underground
whi- y tr. : i. i many of its victims
are being put under ground.
A good many Reds In this country
h. r ■ t!: : Judge* r.andis' entire time
will be !;i!<i-:: u[> by baseball.
Two 11 i i; s for your coffee If you
like, bur it would be better not to put
more than one in the furnace.
' P.alxo y . ;r own bread," sounds
!ov>!y to tln i i uife who cooks on
one of tin-" in-:--door jtas plates.
ii-; talking" Is gener
a long-winded con
\.,.r<.".ti. :i v." i amply proves It.
1": Jy I:- ; • i.f suppressing graft
I >< i:i :: e »o*v-.-ry il smne means
<.f • :t ultimate!} usiproOtu
Ue.
Major Gotwals Has
Developed Into
Good Booster
Says Roadhouses on the Trails Are
One of Ilic (ileal ItlessUigs
of Interior
Among the stauuchest champions j
of the roud house and its proprietor
is Col. J. C. Gotwals. who, be
sides being one of the- most energe- ]
tic of the Alaska road commission,
is rapidly developing into a •'sour
dough."
Colonel Gotwals is. among other
things, an observer. Literally he is
"from Missonri" when it comes to
road and trail problems, hence he
hies himself over ltainy Pass when
the mercury is 50 below where it
ought to be and when every man in
the outfit should do his part of the j
trail breaking. Coming out with .
Leonard Sepjfala. Colonel Gotwals
broke trail all day. helped navigate
the sled in dangerous places, jiJid j
'ate his share of beans when he fin
ally stepped into the cosy roadhouse.
But let the colonel tell how the
"cheechaco" feels toward Uonhoin-1
me rojjd house keepers.
"All is not snow and ice and ad
venture on the inland trail." said J
Colonel Gotwals, "and 1 wish to say |
right here that if there is one wing
of society for whom 1 have a warm i
I spot it is the roadhouse keeper. And
II feel that something should be done |
to assist thorn in every way possible
for they are very necessary essen-j
tials to the development of Alaska.
"Imagine four days on the lower
Yukon with the temperature never
above 40 degrees of frost, accotn-1
panied by brisk gales, always in
one's face, occasional overflows on
the rivers that are dangerous to
cross. At the close of the fourth day
in the early winter sunset sighting
a little cabin set among the spruce
trees at Ruby hot springs. Getting
iuto the house, parko and mukluks
are stripped off. wet clothes aro j
hung up to dry. war.u house slippers
supplied, and then a plunge into a j
bath taken In water almost too hot
to enter, obtained from the hot
springs just beside the cabin. Then
| a splendid dinner prepared by Mrs.
Horner, the proprietress, then after
[a smoke and a chat with the lew
"sourdoughs" wintering there, to
turn into a clean, neat bed for a
i slumber that money could uot buy
'Can one forget Iluhy Hot'Springs
| and the devoted. patient lady of the I
[north. Mrs Horner. " >> makes this
j such a cheerful little spot on the j
! Yukon. .
I "History will never fully recom- j
I pense these splendid pioneer women j
j who art out ahead of civilization,
j "For winter travel in Alaska the I
i roadhouse is a necessity. These
(must be spaced not over twenty
| miles apart on the trail and must
I be provided with good dog houses, j
(The services rendered by these road
i house keepers in the development of I
Alaska and the sustenance of inter-!
| tor life is enormous. In them the
i traveler finds his food waiting, al- |
. ways well prepared, and comfortable
land warm beds, even if there are
j r.ot brass bedsteads and Ostertuoor j
j mattresses.
| "Along the lines of travel upon
which business lias decreased dur
ing the war depression many road
house keepers have bravely and per- |
sistently clung to their posts of j
| duty even though their incomes
! were very slight. The service rend-1
I ered by these men and women can
I only be recognized by the weary
I traveler who arrives after twenty or |
' thirty miles of trail-breaking and
heart-breaking travel at nightfall to j
| find his shelter ready, prepared by
j the interior roadhouse keeper who
; so perfectly understands his wants j
i and needs.
I "It is the policy of thg Alaska
i road commission to erect operating
| camps along tthe lines being builded
| with a view to supplying stations
I that will serve as madhouses when
| the lines of travel are open to the
i public. For this reason large sub
stantial cabins are erected that may
readily be converted into comfort
able dwellings with a few added im- j
provements.
"The entire question governing j
! the development of Alaska must be
j embraced in every step taken and it
is the policy of the commission to
take cognizance of these facts in its
progress of road building."
Colonel Gotwals is now in the
Kantishna with Leonard Seppala
and his outfit, where he will en
deavor to solve the problem of giv
ing that rich mining district what
will serve best in its development.
Following this reconuaissance. |
' *hich will require three or four
I weekSj he will return to Anchorage
[ar.d tfceu journey to Juneau, where1
Telegrams Are Ex
changed On Mayo
Question
The Yukon Development League
hus taken up with AUawa, through
Dr. Alfred Thompson, uienibor of
parliament, the question of getting !
the silver ore now at Mayo Landing |
transported from .Mavo early in the J
open season. The following self
explanatory telegrams have been ex-1
changed:
Wiled to Ottawa
Dawson, March 3, 1921.—'To Dr.
Alfred Thompson, Member of Par
liament for .Yukon, House of Com-I
mons. Ottawa: Owing early cluing
of river lust fall White Pass's ^Cana
dian registered boats all lied up
such position on river impossible io
use for Mayo ore on opening navi
gation. and company have asked
privilege to use some of their Ameri
can registered boats to load ore at
Mayo for haul St. Michael, which
request has recently fieen ref ined by
commissioned of customs. We strong-.
Iv recommend that this privilege be
granted White Pass; other-.is-; im
possible handle II Mayo ore tiiis 1
summer account such short period
navigable water Stewart river. We
want you to urgently request Mayo
be created an out port for thi3 season
only, or iiennit privilege under con
voy. or allow collector here use his
own judgement as occasion requires.
No conflicting cawierj to comet"!
with. This i.; ttnusuAUy iaiportanl
to develop Mayo silver, entire
Mayo setcion and wliole territory at
this particular time. Please stay
wiib this request until granted, then I
wire us at once.
VOI KHX DKY>:i.OI,Mt:NT lkagi* :
FliANK l.OWK, President.
Keply froifi Ottawa
Ottawa. Out.. March T-S, 1921.—
Frank Lowe. President Yukon De
velopment League, Dawson: Your
telegram third Instant. Rave inter
viewed cits' i s r:-e action of l ull
ed Stales government in discriminat
■
wise shipping makes it diilicult and
perhaps impos;'l>le to get our gov
ernment to consent to American
boats g "ting j.. :\ ->s in Canada
which are denied Canadian boats in
I'nited Suites. Department also re
fuses make .vfayo an out fieri or per
i..it convoy. S..nil eoMif.nc urging
request.
Al.ruL-::> THOMPSON.
he will remain until about May 1;
when be will reconnoiter the coun
try bet we. a l .-gio a: d Yaldez.creek
to ascertain t: ie' (Is in ihat direc
tion. reaching Anchorage again
about July 1.— Anchorage Times.
V.OKK TO
A THi: M UVKY
It. : . Ili'iiuh'niiiii trHvcs ut Kck'Ii*
ihan in I.ui>k Over 'i iiui.fr
lor Government
n. F' Ileinizleman. logging engin
eer o£ the I'nitec'. States forestry of
fice, arrived in Ketchikan on the
steamship Northwestern 10 start the
preliminary survt s of timber for
tlm fi^e applicants for power sites
who e\," t to start development as
soon as they . >■ Riven permission,
says the Ketchikan Chronicle.
r
will 1m :ade now. That will lie suf
ficient to' furnish the applicants
with t'tu iuf.'i nation Which they
*!:ir.- huveHO present to tile power
site co : mission, l-aicr in the year,
during tiie early part of the aui::
mof. two crews will he pnf^ at work
to make topographic;)I surveys of
the l.tnd and a .curate surveys of the.
f!mber.
Mr. Ileintzelman says that the
people who have applications for
powcrsitcs are enthusiastic and ap
parently a!! rr.e to start as soon as
possible. Two of tLe five applicants
are already large manufacturers of
paper. They intend, according to
present pla.ts, r.i build n only pulp
plans, but also paper Mills. Mr.
Heintzlo'nan is doing his utmost to
induce them to build taeir paper
mill in the cities such as Juneau and
Ketcitil. u. with their pulp mills 111
outlying sections where they can
secure waterpower ar little cost.
How soon the powersile applica
tions will be granted cannot be
learned at litis time as the commis
sion has hundreds of applicants
awaiting their action, and tho or
ganization being a new one is not
as thoroughly supplied with experts
as will probably be necessary to han
dle the great volume of business.
One interesting feature of their
work is that the applications for the
development of projects, which, if
they were all carried out., would in
crease the present harnessed water
power of the country by approxi
mately 10 per cent.
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A Now Rom arte g of "f ho Storm Cotmfotj
CHAPTER XV.
The Last Card.
One day some weeks Inter, Regi
nald Rrown walked rapidly along the
boulevard past the row of squatter
clineks. lie had received word that
Uriah Devon released from prison,
would anchor the Dirty Mary near
the lloghole lu her accustomed place.
Devon was on deck when Brown
ran up the gangplank.
"So you came, old top," was Uriah's
greeting. "It's good you did; I want
to know what's doln'."
A woman cntne to the door of the
cahln and peered out. When she saw
the newcomer, she scowled and went
hack.
"1 thought you said she wns dead,"
commented Reggie, with a wag of his
head toward the spot where the wom
an had stood.
"Well, she ain't! Worse luck!"
growled Uriah. "I told that to the
kid to make her feel bad. Ede was
willing to lie dead for a while, any
how. What's the news of Tony?"
"(>h. she's !, lady now," answered
Ifet'L-lc, sarcastically. "The Pendle
havens have sent her to school ever
since you went away. My mother tells
me l'aui I'endiehaven's going to adopt
her. And what do you think else?"
lie demanded.
"I dunno," grunted the other. "Good
noil! Don't sit there tearln' me to
pieces with curiosity. Fire ahead,
and tell me."
"She's copped Phil MaeCauley," re
turned Reginald; "Ithaca's snob of n
Salvation Army captain, the fellow
who threw me In the lake that day,
and he's as rich as the Pendlehtfvens
put together."
"Well, he won't get 'er," asserted
Uriah, sharply. "I've told you the
girl's rich too. Iler father's got
money to burn."
"A lot of good that'll do you, Ry,"
sneered Hegple. "She wouldn't look at
the likes of you and Edith. You aren't
In her class nny,more."
"Ain't I so?" queried Devon,
groui-hlly. "I rvekon her hide ain't no
toughiT nor thlcker'n It used to be.
I'll thump h—II out of 'er once or
twice; I'll show 'er what class she's
In."
"You'll have to catch her before
you heat her, won't you, Ry?" Reg
gie Inquired tauntingly. "How're you
^olt.j to get ymir hands on her? Tell
tae that, will you?"
"Yep, Mr. Mealy-mouth, I will,"
thrust hack Devon. "We got to steal
'er." He clenched his heavy fist and
swunL' it menacingly Mid suggestive
ly. "What's left of 'er when I'm done
with 'er 'II marry you "a II right. That
over, I'll tell 'er who she Is, provldln'
you promise to halve lip the stuff with
me."
"I dl'l promise you once, didn't I?"
asked Reggie, sulkily. "Of course, I
will, but what's the use of dreaming?
The I'endlehavens're too much for
us. Now that Paul's well, he and John
are a big team, and they worship the
ground th.vt girl walks on. You're
lilting olY roore'n you can chew, Ry.
You aren't any too strong, you know.
A prison record doesn't help any."
Uriah grunted and followed a ring
of smoke with his frowning eyes.
"She's my girl," lie said at length,
"and I'm goln' to have 'er."
"I thought you said she wasn't," put
in Reggie, suspiciously.
"Well, she don't know that, does
she?" Devon retorted. "Nobody knows
hut you and Ede, besides me."
"She's a beauty," sighed Reggie,
tils voice lowered to i, growl. "I'd
marry her If she didn't have a cent"
"You don't need to make any such
sacriflce, old horse," said Devon.
"Your eyes will hung out of your
head when you hear lie - name."
Reginald argued he should know
who the girl was before- he married
tier, but Uriah wouldn't give up his
secret. Indeed, he unfolded to the
prospective husband how he planned
to capture Tonnlbel, and sent Reggie
away convincfU, red hot to perfoitn
his part In the scheme. At last, he
was to have the girl be wanted and
money too.
The next morning Reggie ap
proached his mother with an air of
secrecy.
"A minute, mater," he said softly,
".fust a minute! I've seen Tony De
von's father. There! Now sit down,
old lady, while I tell you something.
Ry says the only way is to kidnap her
bodily and force her to marry the
man he promised her to." the boy ex
plained. "What do you think of
that?"
"i'aul would kill him," gasped Mrs.
Curtis, her eyes taking on an expres
sion of fear.
"He won't have a chance If Devon
worts out his present scheme." re
plie.l Reggie,'"but you and Kathie
have to help us."
In the terror that overtook her,
Mrs. Curtis shook her head.
"1 don't want anything to do-with
it." she objected, wobbling In tears.
| "Ry Says the Only Way Is to Kidnap
Her Bodily."
"We'd lose our lioine. Paul end .Im'oi
would turn us out. They've threat
ened to ninny n time!"
"Well, when I assure you our be
loved cousins won't Irnow anything
about It, not even after It's ov,
won't you try to heljrus?" tIn
young man. "Sow, If it goes through
nil right, you catch Cousin John o»
the rebound, and Kathle'd he sure to
rope in Phil."
"What Joy that would he!" ejiini
iated Mrs. Curtis. "What about it';"
Then Ileggle told Iter. In very low
tones, the i>lan they had concocted.
"Vou talk It over with Knthie." he
advised, lighting n cigarette, "ami
you'll have to see Devon about t'.ie
money."
"I'll get It for him If I have to sell
my Jewels and Katliie's too," prom
ised the woman, her eves sparkling in
anticipation. "I'll go* and !cll her
right away."
Meanwhile, all unconscious that
Criah Devon bad been released from
prison and was conspiring again.*;
her, Tonnlbel Devon was entering
heart and soul Into the Salvation
Army work with Philip. Each eve
ning she went with him to headquar
ters where her fresh, young voice and
her kindliness drew many a poor soul
for comfort and courage.
One week after Reginald CtirtB
had confided his secret to his moth
er. and she had told It over again In
whispers to Katherlne, at an hour
when the Penillehaven brothers were
absent, Uriah Devon came quietly to
the house. Iteggie met him and took
him immediately to Mrs. Curtis' room.
Uriah paused embarrassediy unon
her, mailt' a curt bow and twisted !:!s
cap between his finders.
"Sit do\vn, Ry," invited Reggie.
"Now tell my mother how you are go
in? to carry this thing out."
Uriah sat on the edge of a chair.
"I ain't goin' to do anything, or tell
what I'm goin' to do, till I got the
money." he said crisply. "I've got to
have five thousand dollars first."
"Five thousand dollars, old lady,"
grinned Reggie. turning to his mother.
"You'll have to cough up. . . .
Now, for God's sake, don't cry! Pi'.:!"
"I'll need the whole five "thousand
to get 'or away, and to keep 'or after
I get 'er. She'd come sireakin' lu
if I don't rope 'er up.'
"I'll get the money for you tomor
row," sighed Mrs. Curtis, wiping her
eyes, "and you mustn't come here
when my cousins are home." She re
lapsed into silence and ihen added:
"I warn you against—against I'hilip
MacCauley too."
Mrs. Curtis had been all eyes and
ears for even the slightest happening
In the Pendlehaven home, since she
had almost stripped her jewel-lex
and Katherine's to get the money
Tony's father demanded. Now s<;e
had It tucked away, ready to deliver
It, but as the time went by and she
had no chance to send for Uriah to
come for his daughter, she began r<>
rive nn thai (lie house won. !
ever .ir rid • >; litre which wnfl
a coi ■ '.:ui th >m In h<. flesh. Hut it
does seein tii rii -r or inter Fnte
pljiys .he III . " into tlie hands
of lli<? uwiescrvSns, Mid so It hap
pened in P. • case Hi' i•:(» conspirators
■fisnitist Tonnibi-i Devun. Like nil
things waited f >r. the opportunity
cone me day while the family was at
dinner.
Philip Mnct'uuley entered in tfreat
exc-lteiE.cn t.
"You look os if you had swallowed
llie sun, my dear lad," smiled Doctor
('mil.
"I've cot to away," flushed the
boy, 1ntf;-h!n;:. "• n't so nlone."
He pimed inea ir-ly nt Tonnihel.
"I'.nnl' ii r y r u t' is way, hut
—hut I w»m y to -;o with roe."
Mrs. (' . t ■! Ii!:>i n dark look.
He ran ly paid . -r, or her frowning
dhuj'lii it nowadays, so
lie did i nt n< -nt it pclior settled
on K:ii 'ii-r'n* . or Hint her f'>rk
fell fri" . I .■ • :i .'.'ers lo llie plate
Tlie mother vl r lighter's mental
dfslr ■ I '• < " i studied tlie
young mat' inlng lo herself.
He ill ii ii'y and handsome
in tiie past !• '•• year*. and lie was
.• ired for Iter son
'n-!. . ii . 'on. which only
*icli-*»<! (0 i ' • .vci r*ss.
"1" 'ii ii :: little more,
my lun. ;■ Juiin s;wke up In a
deep voice.
.>•1 • : •■ ■! iaujjh fell from
Philip's >
s'iv <■- tret nhout It."
lie coin;: abroad for
v for n year, longer
i v , he too much to
■••i .ill !,>• nivseif."
Pr: ween Doctor
: last i!ie day had
:st rive up the dri
. rare place unions
!!e noticed
tint Tony's eyes
I her red lips were
ii our nvrrlase n tit
iiinifil. »|,tit—I,nt—"
•i s'-:ipins Imck
. ! e off hid state
'I m:.!i urn and talk It
'I !>oetor Jnlm. "You
thin?, Phil, when
little jrirl without
- >r-1! Mrs. Curtis,
! ;r! left tl;e dinins;
rn.uii. li I.-;::• . much to lifr snr
prt:-i\ * i. ' " John soui-lit her
out "!:! ■ I' ' I .!•.
! ;:vi> won Paul nn<l
ftp <• r. ? : lie sttli! n little
■ to he imtrrl**
:':iy. ft «-On't i'O Rllich
irm:! to j.— ... r - l.nu«o. will It?
y.,« ii ' : . It'll be
I v r. i • vi-rythlns
| she iift'N ii; . :•!: en ii.r honey*
iinoon."
(<nr.: Oil T:j.-..il;iy)
Save Kv. .r ' i i". ,g hy sending
ii:e A!. - ....o to the folks,
ipve.al i. ... ..-.al subscript
lion.
I -
fiilulv,P..-1.Jii rilillbt
in accoi . Ordinance Xo.
1X2, Lout:. . tiven tnai the
registration ..w ... '..iil ho open at
the ofiicc o; iCity Clerk, in tiio
City halt, i . ^veiling, except Sun
days, fro;.: . Uit i.) O.ou P.M. for
| two Wf i .3 ...roii 21st,
1S21, aiid i ,i day afternoon.
April -.id, Ij.:. J to 6 P.M.
for t. . .•> i of voters at
the Muui to he held
April a, .: - . Waller McBrien,
2-2ii-lo-i--'. 1 City Clerk.
ftUllot J. i'kL clcCTIOH
Notli ■ .... .A.ji.J Election, as
provid d ^ro Xo. 124, not
ice . en tliat a general
Muni ii will i)o held on
. .. 1921, for tho
four Couneil
, inc.'., u. . . Treasurer, City Clerk,
and u . ' li.rector.
V . . li ..as been designated
. placie, and the polls
will be i. from, 7 A.M. to 7 P.M.
i April Otli, l.-.l.
| T.,o f,n .:. U'ations of voters for
all a I; ;.„.v.,s are as follows;
'i'i. cf the United
fc..i .-one years of age or
over; ». . ivo redded continuous
■ Iv i o . .l proceeding the date
■ o. ci> . ..i L..e Territory of Alas
... : . ... . i next proceeding the
ii. o o. . a v.ii. in the limits of
t o L y o:.:.gway, and shall have
duly re; •< d. Walter McBrien,
; 2-1'u-io-i-j. City Clerk.
White Pass & Y. n Houte
zst s ssgr tuu! taulb -x°
. 4,-j J%-^| Tuesday imil I'rlil.y
Xo I, X. Bound JJo. B. IJour.l
1st Class. 1st.Class
8:30 a.m. Leaves SKAGYVAY Arrives 3:45 p.m.
11:00 a.m. " WHITK PA3a Leaves 2:10 p.m.
12:40 p.m. " BEXNETT " 12:45 p.m.
2:10 p.m. " CARCR08S " 10:55 a. nu
4:30 p.m. Arrive WHITEHOUSE " S:30 a.m.
Passfengers must be at the depot in time to b.avc Baggage in
spected, and checked. Inspection is stopped tiiirly minutes beforo
leaving time ot trains.
1.50 pounds of Baggage will bo checked frca with c:ic"j full faro
ticket, and 75 pounds with each half fare ticket.