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Entered as secona-cia.sa- matter Au
»i*)t 29th. 1923, at the postoffice at
To^otaa, Alaska, under the Act of
AljNch 3, 1S7S.
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Takotna-, Alaska, March 23, 1929.
\14I»RKSS OF S. T. KINCAIIl
AT FUNERAL CRRRMONY AT
FLAT FOR FELIX J. RILEY
FLAT, Maxell' 'H.—Following 15 the
if HI re ss of II.. S. ''Ommissioner S. T.
Kihcaid at the funeral ceremony held
>vVr Felix Riley, on March 12:.
"Friend*.-and Brother Pioneers:
“We Have assembled here today to
oak the last sad- rites to our friend,
arid brother. Pioneer, Felix J. Riley,
who departed this life on March 12,.
11)29, He met his death hy fire, in his
his cuhin. No one knows the origin
of’ this fire, but it is generally con
ceded that it was caused by pas lamp
^x^dosion,
"Our departed brother, accordinp to,
•hi- records of our Pioneer books, was,
botn in St. Louis, Missouri, on June
4. 1878; consequently he was 51 years
of* ape. 1 know nothinp of his ante- j
cedents, except, he has . a brother at
Takotna, Alaska, .to mourn his un
tiihely end. rfls early mauhood was
spbnt in aud around Seattle. Wash
ington. driving a taxi. He was a
prteat lover of horses.
“Felix Riley was happy in his en.
vifoni.ient. The pungent fragrance of
rht> salt atmosphere was wafted on
tilt breeze, peace and contentment
reigned supreme. But, .hark! an echo
frith the Golden North announced
that George Carmack had made the
discovery of gold, just under the Arc
tic* Circle. Our deceased brother, like
hundreds and thousands of old Pio
neers all over the United. States, and
°vvn Europe, forsook his task, threw
down his lines, and hiked hint over
tht* Chilkoot. Pass, floated down the
mighty Yukon, and helped to swell
thht gigantic population that put
UaWson on the map. In my mind’s
I can vision a. beautiful picture—
Fcdix Ril<>y floating upon, the placid
bohom of the Mother Yukon, visions
of* wealth ahead; his boat makes a
bend in the river, when a beautiful
scene hursts, into view, for in the dis
tahee can be seen the snow-capped
poiiksi rf the. Rocky Mountains, that
lift ’ their proud and majestic heads
hehvenwards, standing as sentinels
over this ice-bound region, having
witnessed the many changes through
which this country has undergone
since the age of man, passing as it
e\ Idbhtly .has- from a tropical t.o a
frigid zone. He realizes that hidden
away in Nature’s treasure vaults
thbre is untold wealth. He, like the
wjirfiot' huskies on his armor
and e.roe./orth to battle for this hid
den *- eisure, and for many years,
over* ftactfiess snows and niggerhCad
deserts, be 'wends his way in search
of‘gold, endowing hardships and priva
tions. meeting with disappointments
jrei»r after mx that would chill' the
heart of any v<wtal, save an Alaskan
Pioneer.
"From DawSdmHhe joins the StkiB^
jede to Fairbanks), spends several
.vJfvK.tn that canfpr, and thenq follows
ikii'nish to the1 Iditarod. You all
know his history since he has been
in this camp. To know Riley was to
love hiro. He was of a genial disposi
tiin.. Wherever he went a ray of sun*
shine preceded him. He lived and
with a smile upon his lips. Open
hearted, generous Uj a. fault, no man
ever pulled the latchstring of his cabin
door hut he met with a hearty wel
I'ome.
“But he sleeps in peace today. Like
hundreds and hundreds of old Pio
neers scattered throughout the con
fines of Alaska, peacefully they slum
ber beneath the spreading branches of
some friendly birch, miles away from
loved ones at home, with nothing to
break the stillness of the monotony,
save that maniacal whimper of the
polar wisd.
“I know notohing- of his religious
affiliations, but in his behalf I will lift
up my voice and-make this appeal:
If there be a Supreme Being, a Divine
Providence, we would ask that He
deal gently with our brother, forgive
his errors, and grant him eternal
peace through alt time and eternity.
Our brother has gone on his last
stampede, to a place where the.Scrip-,
tures tell us there is no cold or snow,
where grief and sorrow do not exist,
and parting is no more.”
NUMBER OF OLD PEOPLE - IN
CREASING.
Assuming for the sake of his thesis
that a person who passes the 65th
birthday is old, Louis L Dublin, in an
article in the bulletin of the New
York Academy of Medicine declares
that the 1820 census showed close to
5,500,000 old people in the United
States, or 4.5 per cent of the total
population. His survey reveals some
inheresting facts about old age.
Of all the old people, 1,680,000 were
past 75; 240,000 past 85; 65,000 more
than 90, and 4.267 were 100 years old
or more. However, he discredits the
figure on centenarians, as many re
porting were negroes who probably
are claiming a greater ago than tin y
are entitled to.—
Up . to 74, there are more old men
than old women* th< ratio running
from 115 to 100 up to 5! to 10.1 to
100, respectively, at.74. Past. 74, the
women reverse the situation and their
number greatly exceeds the number
of mem.
A significant thing is that the
number of old people is steadily in
creasing. Back in 1850 old people
were just 2.9 per cent of the total
population, about half the percentage
of 1920.
If present fertility and mortality
continue, old people will soon repre
sent 9 pier cent of the total popula
tion, according to the Dublin computa
tions. If, however, as seems likely,
the population remains stationary,
with deaths offsetting births, the pop
ulation before many years will be
made up to the extent of 10;7 per cent
of men and women who have passed
65 years.
Professor Fisher of Yale recently
dechm-d length of life can be extend
ed well. into the century mark. Dr.
DDublin does not believe it can rea
sonably be extender, wac-hr beyond 70
years.—E*.
REINDEER EXPERIMENT
FAILS IN MICHIGAN STATE
LANSISG.—Molly, the last of the
State'* herd of reindeer, imported
from Lapland, has been turned over
to the Detroit City zoo and the State
"of; Michigan Monday gave up its at
tempt tu establish reindeeiaas,a game
animal in this State.
The reindeer experiment 1 was &
rather expensive one for the conserva
tion department. About five years
ago the conservation commission de
cided to attempt to esta' !fch the rein
deer in the upper peninsula, and a
Herd of deer, about 75. in all, was
| brought here from Lapland. Amative
Laplander was also brought'over to
loofe: after the herd. The animals
I were first taken to the Mason game
1 farm, and later shipped to-the Lake
Superior forest, where they were lib
erated.
The first year the deer did well, but
soon they began to, die. It was found
that the moss and other feed they
sought did not contain a sufficient.^
amount of iodine, and there was noth
ing the department could do to save
the herd.
ri'T!ey died o(f one by one until only1
Molly remained, and she became the
pet of Deputy Conservation Officer1
Julius Thorson. Finally it was decid
ed to dispose of Molly, so she was of
fered to the Detroit Zoo and was ac
cepted. She was shipped to her new
h me Saturday, and- Monday P. S,
Lovejoy, head of the g ime division of
the department, began figuring up
just how much the reindeer experi
ment cost the State.
LIQUOR FOUND IN PLANE
WHEN A VIATOR FLEES
MICHIGAN CITY.—The reason for
the continued absence of an air pilot
from the scene of his plane crash on
the ice of Lake Michigan yesterday
became apparent today when investi
gating officers found a cargo of whis
ky in the wrecked tnactiiAe.*
Fedecral coast guardsmen took
charge of the liquor, which was
packed in gunnysaeks^ 36 pint.bottles
to the sack. Not a. hottle .was broken
in what is now believtd*to have been
a forced landing. The -front part of
the plane pierced' the ice, but the
wings kept it from going under the
■surface. m
The pilot, who yesterday; said he
was. Ernest Stafford of Chicago, after
a plunge into, the icy water in eccap
ing from the plane, boarded a train
for Chicago and has. not been seen
since. '
MASSACHUSETTS SENATE
WOULD ABOLISH PROHIBITION
BOSTON.—The State Senate is on
record, as being in favor of the repeal
of the prohibition amendment to the
Federal Constitution. A resolution
requesting Congress ' Ik action to
that effect was pas«c , w -^.;t debate
by a vote of 26 U accordance
with the majorities roi.ed up in favor
of repeal in 34 of the 40 senatorial
districts on a referendum last Novem
ber.
Gotham’s Son:
“I have buffeted about with the peo
ple, of Arabia. . I have fought hordes
of Turks,-and battled almost an army
of Armenians. I have worked next to
sweating South Americans, toiled be
side Greeks, laboivd- with Poles, Rus
sians, Swedes, Chinamen and men
from deepest Africa. Yes, I know
very race of man."
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