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Littered as second-class matter Febru
ary 1, 1022, at the Post Office at
McGrath, Alaska, under the
Act of March 3, 1870.
MCGRATH, ALASKA. DEC. !>, 1922
Alaska Suffers Thru
Ignorance of Officials
Regarding Conditions
The experiences of) Mail Contractor :
Hill, as told in our interview with him
contained in the last issue, illustrates
the ignorance of officials in Washing
ton regarding Alaska.
Mr. Hill was awarded the contract
over the new trail on September 9th.
Feed had to he procured and distrib
uted along a 37-j-mile route, but at that
late date it was already nearing the
time when it was doubtful whether
boats could go up the Alaska streams
without being caught by the freeze up, j
anti by the time dog feed and provi
sions cuuld be obtained and delivered
to boats for distribution the boats could
nut be gotten to undertake the trips.
Bids closed on this contract August 22.
which was at least twenty days later
than consistent with the most econom
ical service, even had the award been :
made the next day. Delaying the |
award of the contract seventeen davs |
after the closing of bids lias cost the !
contractor hundreds of dollars and has
cost the people of this section at least
twenty da}s of mail service; for. had
Contractor Hill had supplies at Dia
mond, Roosevelt aud Minchumina by |
boat, and a carrier at Minchumina. as !
he tells us he planned, and had he |
been able, as further planned, to have i
that carrier at work on the trail be- ]
tween Minchumina and Telida from
the latter part of October till the mail
arrived at Minchumina, the mail, ac
cording to Mr. Hill, wjuld have come
McGrath
Fool Room
and
Cigar Store
For Sale
Mrs.E. P. Werner
Proprietor
through about seven days inside the
limit of time allowed.
No amount of explanation seems to
make the Washington officials under
stand that there is a power of cold and
ice in Alaska that must be respected
and considered. That the Postotfiee
Department wishes to do the best it j
can for us is certain. They are giving
us almost double the service we previ
ously had, counting increased weight,
but they cannot understand Alaskan
conditions—and they refuse to be en
lightened. Delegate Sutherland, so
Contractor Hill tells us, told Hill that;
he had tried to explain the necessity
of an early decision on this contract,
but all he got was polite attention. The
Postotfiee representatives in Alaska ex
plain t he conditions yearly, but all to
no avail.
We suffer sadly, but oot silently, and :
pray that some day we may get an
Alaskan postal official in Alaska with
power to act.
Thieves Get 6 Bbls.
of Bonded Whisky
—
Rockford, 111.—Six barrels of whisky
and 100 gallons of pure alcohol were i
the loot of thieves who raided the Gra
ham Distillery warehouse here last
night after imprisoning Edward Dem[>
sev, night watchman. Dempsey sa d
the robbers thrust guns into his face
as they put him in a rear room in the
warehouse and threatened him with
death if he ventured out before or
dered. He did not emerge from the
room until day watchmen arrived at (i
a. m.
Trumped Hubby’s Ace,
and He’ll Never Return
Los Angeles. — Mrs. Helen M. Steven
son trumped her husband^s (tee at a
game of b.tdge. Fred Stevenson lm~ '
mediately jumped up from the table ;
and left the room, never to return, her j
divorce suit liled today declares.
Quarantining of Chi
cago Vice Resorts;
Chicago. — Health Commissioner H.
P. Bundesen made good his promise to
quarantine all houses in which men or
women were found with venereal dis
eases, as recently announced, when he
nailed a (laming red and black warning
sign on the door at 31b Fast Thirtj
lirst street yesterday.
As many quarantine signs will be
posted as there is need, the commis
sioner declared. Yesterday’s action is
but the first blow of Dr Bundeseu’s
novel plan of attack against the spread
ing of gonorrhea and syphilis.
At the address given Dr. Bundesen
nailed the quarantine card to the outer
door. Returning to the flat, he in
formed the occupants that the sign
will remain there until the women ap
pear in the office of the health depart
ment and are put under hospira'ization
Dr. W. F. Green
McGrath, Alaska
PROFESSIONAL
Albrecht and Taylor
LAWYERS
Iditarod, Alaska,
and at.
705 L. C. Smith bldg., Seattle, Wash
Practice in all Court?,
to cure their diseases. The house, he
went on, will then he disinfected thor
oughly, and the card removed.
A crowd of curious blacks and whites
gathered while a cameraman caught
the commissioner in the act of posting
! t he warning.
“Somebody sick?” they asked each
other.
Ur. Wyneken was dispatched to the
Cottage Grove avenue police station to
request that patrolmen traveling the
beat see to it. that, nobody defaces or
remove the placard.
“.Venereal Disease—Keep Out!” the
gleaming poster reads. “All persons
are hereby notified of the presence of
venereal diseases within and are
warned.notito enter.
“The verson hawing,venereal disease
must, not leave the apartment until the
warning sign has been removed.
“This warning card must not be con
cealed from public view, or mutilated
or defaced, and must remain posted
until removed by the health depart
ment.
“Penalty for violation of rules of
quarantine: Fine of up to $200, itn
prisonment of six months, or bothi”
“No policeman will be placed at tbe
premises,” Dr. Bundespn declared
“but, in the case of the quar.autins
being broken, one wifi he.”
LOUIS GORMAN
Big River
General Supplies Fresh From the
Outside
Furs Bought and Sold
Larson Roadhouse
(Formerly The McLean, Tacotna.)
Best of Home Cooked Meals. Prompt Attention
New Dog Houses Under Construction.
Mrs. Frank Larson - Proprietor
Geo. W. Hoffman
Pioneer Trader of the Kuskokwim Valley
Napa mute, Alaska
New Goods Have Arrived
One of the best stocks ever brought into the
Kuskokwim Valley. Yes, the prices are right
ALASKA RIVERS NAVIGATION
COMPANY
Operating Light Draught Steamers
On the Kuskokwim.
CapL Wallace Langley, Manager.
‘5
Arrange to Spend the Night at the
Big River Roadhouse
Best possible meals. {Private rooms.
New dog fennels, and the best of lower river fish
for dog feed.
Diamond Dick
* Proprietor j