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IS IGNORANCE BLISS WHEN EXPENSIVE?
Livin' in a neighborhood of most a thousand people and everyone to I
neighbor with and one you want to kno>v, with the winds and the rains
tempered to the houses you live in and the clothes you wear; with the
place to make an easy living located in your own back yard; with a week
or more'9 easy livin" from a day's return for a day's work; with the win
ter acting as the Great Scavanger and purifying everything and everybody,
and nothing vile save the government which fails to give us what we want
whatever complexion that government may wear politically. Isn't it entire
ly logical that our perspective and our brains are itigrowiiiK? We have
nothing to worry, but are we doing the best for ourselves and our families
when we blind ourselves to the possibilities of our country—to the known
wealth of our country—and allow the Cheechaco to come on in this spring
and pick up easy and big wealth from right under our noses?
What is there which is desirable in this world that we haven't? -Our
surrounding country will grow EVERYTHING we need: our forests are
flooded with live meat, our streams tilled with fish, our climate the most
perfect of all the world, our surroundings entirely pleasant. We have our
own flouring mill, the mill which means doubling the acreage of wheat
grown annually, and the foundation of a great wheat raising country, from
which will be produced the best wheat raised anywhere. If we wish wealth
and wish it hard enough to work for it and take a chance on big things, in
sight of town, almost, are coal, oil and minerals richer than a world's ran
som. Two big coal mines now developed are guarantees of cheap coal sup
ply and the country is full of coal deposits which Everyman may locate up
on If he so desires. A partly-developwd coal mine is advertised for sale at
a dollar an acre, and one who doesn't care to pay the dollar can locate one
for nothing WE KNOW that the richest mineral land in the world is with
in a day or twos travel from here, simply waiting to be filed upon and
worked, and we are not doing it. We know the waterpower is within our
reach as the basis of a power plant which will land light and power and
heat In Our Town at less than 10 cents per kilowatt, and we are not reach
ing for it—paying 30 cents and kicking about it. We are paying $1.10 a
gallon for gasoline, when we should be producins gasoline for a fraction of I
that, and we are getting nowhere worth while because for political or per
sonal reasons no two men will stand together on any proposition. How
ever. maybe that is the fault of the men. and maybe the camp has gone as
far as the personality of the men would allow it to.
Be that as It may. we know that tl ■ ■ men who will go after these riches
will be here in force this year. For the past fifteen years each year experts
have come to this camp and examined and prospected wealth they had
heard of, and which was theirs for a song. They have this camp charted
from soda to hoc. and now that they can ride all the way to us without
changing cars they will not rest upon the order of their coming. The New
I>aw-n is almost upon us. and we are purely local—not even local, for there
isn't accommodations, eating or sleeping—in Our Town today for the bunch
of people who will be with us come spring. We are not even alive to our
opportunities to that extent. In fact, it doesn't look as though, beyond a
"mouth-bet" to that extent, we even know that we HAVE opportunities.
What a field for a few "live ones" is here, ray masters!—Fairbanks
News-Miner.
PLENTY OK KOOM TO STAKE
Certain persons going out from the Yukon (luring the fall gave inter
views to coast papers in wh-ch they stated that the Mayo silver area prac
tically all was staked and that it was no place for any hut a man with cap
ital. Kxception to such assertions will he taken by anyone acquainted with
the field or with the fact that every mineral country needs prospectors as
well as capital.
While more than 1,500 mineral claims are staked in the Mayo district
they are few compared to the area known to he mineralized In that dis
trict. Geologists have stated that the formation is favorable to silver de
positions In a zone in the Mayo district explored and determined to the ex
tent of twenty miles in length by ten in width. Keno Hitl, with its rich
\ems. and other promising hills lie in that area.
With only 600 people in the Mayo district at present. It is preposter
ous to claim that they have staked the whole country. It is a mistaken
policy to spread reports outside that there is no more public domain open
in the Mayo cr any other portions of the Yukon attractive to the prospec
tor. In fact, there is an abundance of mineralized land in various parts of
the Yukon where prospectors will find as good if not far better opportuni
ties than anywhere else on the continent. To say that only capital is now
needed In the country is absurd. Capital is essential in opening hard rock
properties, but the capitalists always let the individual prospector blaze the
way and make the original discoveries, and the capitalists now in the Mayo
area are encouraging the prospector in every way in coming into the dis
trict and in doing his part in the great game. Costs may be high in the
Yukon, as they are in all frontiers, but rich new minerals seldom are found
in old and long-occupied fields, and it is essential that the prospector oper
ate in the new and remote regions.
The Yukon does not pose as offering inducements to large numbers of
wage-earners. There is a vast difference between the miner or rtian who
breaks rock in a discovered and developed lode and the man who seeks and
finds and develops properties. One Is the prospector and the other the min
er. Both have their places.
Today what Yukon most needs is more earnest prospectors, men wno
will get busy and locate and open leads. The claims now staked In the
Mayo district and other Yukon districts comprise but a patch compared to
the whole, and all who come and want to stake and do euruebl work will
Hud uo end of opportunity.—Dawson News.
VOIC E OK THE ALASKA PKKSS
The anti-beer law will not affect Alaskans. Few of us ever used it as
medicine, anyway.—Valdea Miner.
We are still upholding Governor Bone's right arm, but by the elbow, so
that it is his hand that is nearest the fire where the chestnuts are roasting.
Some other boy will have to reorganize our Commercial Club.—Fairbanks
.News-Miner.
IMPORTANT CHANGES
IN INCOME TAX
Important changes in Income tax
procedure, directed by Commission
er David H. Blair, are embodied in
a treasury decision, effective Decem
ber lti. which provides for the'
prompt adjustment of claims for re
fund and abatement of Federal tax
es. Heretofore when an overassess
ment or over payment was disclosed
by the audit of an income tax re
turn the taxpayer was invited to file
a claim for the abatement of tho
overassessment or the refund of the
overpayment. When received the
claim was registered and Died away
until reached In due course for con
sideration. Because of tho large
number of such claims tiled, delay
In adjustment necessarily resulted.
Now taxpayers will not bo advised
of their privilege of filing a claim
for the refund of taxes which have
been paid In excess of amounts le
gally due, but Instead will receive a
certificate of overassesstnent and a
check in correction of the error, or
if an assessment Is outstanding
against the taxpayer for income or
excess profits tax the overpayment
will be applied as a credit against
the assessment and the balance im
mediately refunded. This will be of
distinct financial advantage to both
the taxpayer and the government: |
it will do away with the necessity i
for the taxpayer filing a claim for
refund and will greatly reduce thei
amount of work to be done by the
bureau in t'.e adjustment of claims
Taxpayers may continue to file
claims for abatement aiid refund,
but it is expected that the number of
such claims liled each month will
be greatly reduced. Efforts are be
ing made by the tiureau to adjust
within six months all claims now
pending and t'erei.fter to keep the
tt'ork current TIk Revenue Act of
1921 provides that under certain
conditions interest jhall be pa.d up
on claims from the dale of the pay
ment of the lax to the dale of the
allowance of the c.aim. The new
procedure should g'eatlv reduce the
amount of interest which the gov
ernment must of necessity pay upon
claims for refund.
I.INS RKI.ATlNi; TO MINORS
Teachers t ruout Alaska no doubt
will be interested In the following
excerpts from the Session Laws or
Alaska. If these laws are not en
forced In your community it is be
cause public sentiment regarding
these n.atters is under-developed.
The laws are sound and, when en
forced. are a direct benefit to the
youth of the land and to the schools
Chapter 21, Sest.on I^iws of Al
aska. IS If.:
"Section I. It shall be unlaw-'
ful for any minor, under the age of
seventeen (17) years, to frequent I
or loiter in or abou public pool ta
bles, billiard or card rooms, con
ducted for profit, in the Territory
of Alaska. Every proprietor, keep
er, manager, conductor, clerk or
person having control of any pool I
table, billiard or card room or hall,
conducted for profit, in the Terri
tory of Alaska, who allows any min
or. under the age of seventeen (1?>
years, to frequent or loiter in or
about such pool table, billiard or
card room or hall Is deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor. Every minor,
under the age of seventeen (IT)
years, who frequents or loiters in or
about any pool table, billiard or
card room or hall, conducted for
profit, iu the Territory of Alaska, is
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor."
Chapter 19. Session Laws of Al
aska, 1917:
"Section 1. That it shall be un
lawful in the Territory of Alaska for
any person, firm or corporation lo
sell, exchange or give any cigarettes,
cigars or tobacco in any form to any
person under the age of eighteen
(IS) years.
"Section 2. Any person, firm or
corporation who shall violate any of
the provisions of this act shai! be
guilty of a misden.e.inor and upon
conviction thereof shall be punished
by a fine of not ltss than Twenty
Five Dollars ($25.00) or more than
One Hundred Dollars ($100.00) for
each offense, and upon a second con
viction shall bo punished by impri
sonment in the Federal jail for not
less than one month nor more than
six months."
CKLULOID COLLAR
CAl'SK OF ACCIDENT
Berlin, Jan. 17—A passenger bn
a Berlin street car was severely
burned yesterday when a man near
by accidentally touched his Cellu
loid collar with a lighted cigar. His
beard, moustach. evebrows and hair
were burned completely and his
clothing set afire.
Several other pa#sengers suffered
slight burns.
COACH ROPER EMPHASIZES GREAT
VALUE OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION
Bill Roper, Head Coach of
Talking <mi athletic* at a dinner of
Princeton aJutuni in St. Louis. \V. W.
Iloper, head coach of the Tiger foot
ball eleveu, emphasized the impor
tance and value of physicil education,
lie snid. In part:
"It cannot lie contended with any
chance of sum-e^s that athletics are
the most important thine in college;
they are not. hut they contribute with
other ihints to develop the well round
ed boy. and this is the boy we need
and ought to have in America.
"The boy of from eighteen to twen
ty-two Is a pretty vigorous >-ort of an
Hiiimal. and I submit if he didn't have
Ills athletic Ideals and his general in
terest in athletics he might turn t»
worse things.
"If I toys at Princeton or anywhere
else didn't have the types like Johnny
Poe and Hobey ltjiker to adtnin- and
look up to. tbev might admire the
dead-game gambler or the dead-game
sport. You can make up your mind
they are going to admire somebody.
What Athletic Ideal Teaches.
"What does the athletic Ideal teach
a boy? It teaches htm to take care
of and develop his body and to lead
a life that will make him stronrer and
more vigorous. And in doing so. he Is
titling himself for the bigger, broader
battle beyond the gridiron or the base
ball diamond.
"I had some friends whose only child
was a hoy. Just at the age when he
thought It smart to smoke cigarettes,
and Ids father and mother couldn't
stop it. lie clearly showed that what
he was doing was hurting his health.
I suggested to his family that the boy
come to Princeton some Saturday with
me.
"1 took him down to the training
house, introduced hltn to the member*
of the team, and casually mentioned
the training rules and regulat'ons.
telling him no man could piny on the
team who used tobacco. We left Sun
day night. and several weeks after
ward the delighted father and mother
told me the boy had stop|>ed smoking.
Sporting Squibs
of Ail Kinds
Single G. will top the money-win
ning pacers this season.
Jlra Corliott says that Georges Cap- j
pentier Is not the equ.il of Tom Gib
lions.
Grovcr Cleveland Alexander, pitch
ing are of the Chicago Cubs, has
signed his 102"J contract.
University of California has a half
back named Eels. Leave It to Eels to
wriggle out of a tight place.
Bunny Rrlef wound up the season In
the American association with 42 home
runs to his credit, knocking one on the
final day.
Pitcher Eppa Rixey, Virginian, ha< ;
decided to make hi* home In Clncln- j
natl the coming winter and sell his !
friends life Insurance.
• • •
During the current golf season a to
tal of 51 players holed out In one on
various Canadian golf courses and of
the number three were women.
• • •
An invitation to meet the fnlverslty
of California on the gridiron, either
this year or next, has been received
by Captain Keck of the Princeton
team.
• • •
Head Football Coach Edward N\
Robinson of Brown university, while I
demonstrating an end run, slipped on
a muddy spot In the field, tearing a
tendon In his right leg.
• • •
Jess Martin, a sonthpaw who
pitched for the Independent Ponca 1
(Okla.l temn the past season, hcs been
signed by the Pittsburgh club for a
trtaJ with the Pirates next spring.
The Injury to Urban Faber's knee,
suffered during the Chicago city series,
Is now said not to have been so seri
ous and the star pitcher of the White
Sox expects to be as go< J as ever by
next spring.
Princeton Football Squad.
?"he example of the football player
had accomplished it.
"Every business executive is scour
ing the country for men who will play
the game for the love of the Job and
not by the time-clock. Ton ran cover
a man with Phi Beta Kappa key* a*
much an yon want, bnt unless there Is J
behind It a v'.corons body ax well as a
vigorous mind, be won't be able to
carry through.
"If there is one cardinal principle I
of Americanism It can be safely said
to be grit. There are times when yon
have to force yonr heart and nerve
and sinew lone after they are spent,
and so hold on when there Is nothing
in yon except the will that says to
yon. "Hold on.'
"No mar. can pet Info athletics and
not have eouraee and «rrlt. Look at
the faces of the contestant !n a 100
yard dash as they break the tape;
they are clvlng everything they have
cot. and often more.
Athletics Win War.
"General XlacArthnr. who Is super
intendent at West Point, when In
Princeton last fall told me he be
lieved athletics contributed as much
to wlnninc the war as anything else.
The American boy «ho had played
football and baseball was mighty flne
raw material for the soldier. Today
athletic* ar» eompn'snry at West Point
and Annapolis.
"The best lesson tnnght by athletics
is that of sportsmanship. Nn man can
be a true athlete and be a cad or a
snob. The tnte golfer certainly wonld
tret no enjoyment out of kicking his
hall Into a pood lie. even If It meant
the game nor would any true sports
man en.loy making a home run If he
had to cut third base to do It. Spnrt».
mnnship Is the foundation of bus nem.
"The American and English soldlar
bad been so schooled that thev played
the dirty game of war so that It lost
some of its Intrinsic horror. No one
who had played cricket or football
could have possibly drowned babies or
murdered unarmed civilians."
; Age Limit Will Help.
i While the decree of t*;e New
» York boting board. putting an
? a cp limit of thirty-eight years on
» all fighters who may show their
* wares in New York state, will
J work hardship* with some scT»p
{ pers. It is likely to prove a blesa
J ire in disnilse for some of oor
I champions.
! When Johnny Kllhane. Benny
J I/eonard an.! Jack Britton reach j
J the thirty-eight connt with their J
) titles intact, they can dismiss j
5 their annoyers by teilinf them to «
* go out and train up to their apt. j
WILSON IS LUCKIEST BOXER
Possessing No More Ability Than Av
erage $50 Fi(jhter, He Has Put
Away $110,000.
In all the history of the prt*# rinp
there never was 9o fortunate a boxer
as Johnny Wilson, the middle-weight
champion, Possessing no more abil
ity than the average $.'>0 fighter of ten
years back. Wilson has been able to
put away $110.0(V> during the year
jonr.ny Wilson.
.nrt a half that he has held the title,
says the Detroit News. During hi*
entire -aieer Wilson has been able to
hen? only one man of any standing.
That one mnn hapiwned to be a chain-1
piou. i
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the sk a i.way
Pioneer Dairy
H. F. SKEMAN, rrop. j
tbe mm m ranch \
Thf and hf*» con
ducted dalrjr la Ala»k*. . '<
Dull; aMpmenta of pnrc
milk Mid croaia to all
pointa on Whit* Pa** &
Ynkoa Root®.
Big Game Guide
Sporfwmrn wlio air lincrwt*
Ml In liDiilinB l>l£ (iiw In Ihe
Ixiirpr Yukon rootrr at* !n
vilwl to rail on m». .1 hare i
llrod for many yrar* In Ihe At- i
lln ronntry. ami ran unarartpe
linntlnc jwirtiro fine »ofrln»'!i».
I have a pood power lioat
for lake hnntlng and (Ivhln; .
For Information rati or ad
drpsa
Tom Williams
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