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Entered in the Anchorage Postoflice June 5. 1916, as second class matter
under the Act of of March 3. 1873.
For President—Charles Evans Hughes.
For Delegate to Congress—James Wickersham
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 17, 1*16.
REPUBLICAN NOMINEE FOR PRESIDENT.
The Republican national convention has nominated Charles
Evans Hughas as its standard bearer for the presidency to
the United States. It is certainly significant that in this, one
of the most critical periods in the history of our country, the
nomination for this highest office within the gift of the people
should come to a man who in no respect solicited it. In the
Oregon primaries Justice Hughes requested that his name be
taken from the ballot, but it was kept there through the direc
tion of the supreme court of that state, and at the primaries
he received more votes than all the other Republican candi
dates combined. This merely illustrates the high esteem in
which he is held by the people, and there is no doubt but that
he will be elected president of the United States in November.
The magnanimous and graceful action of Colonel Roosevelt
in declining the nomination from the Progressive party as
sures Hughes practically an unopposed field against the Demo
cratic candidate and also the support of this element of the
party under the leadership of Roosevelt. In declining to
enter the race against the nominee of the regular convention
Col. Roosevelt responded to an impulse of the loftiest patriot
ism, and as one of his loyal supporters we, in common with
the people of the United States, take oft* our hats to the
Colonel.
When former Governor Hughes was elevated to the su
o.nnin ik.iiii.li V<iw YftpL' lnsf nnp nf its best, Dolitical fiffliters
in Republican ranks since the days of Roscoe Conklin. He
came bv his aggressive ability naturally, being of Welsh de
scent. New York knew him as a man who would .just as soon
scrap as sing, and he used to do a good deal of the latter. He
became one of the universally recognized authorities in cor
poration law, and his first public service work was in 1905
as special counsel for the legislative commission investigating
New York city’s gas and electric companies.
Hughes’ work in this investigation was of so brilliant a
character that when there was a general demand that same
year for a legislative investigation of the Equitable Insur
ance scandal, State Senator W. W. Armstrong, appointed
head of such a probing body, called on Hughes, then on a
vacation in Switzerland, to return and act as special counsel.
The disclosures of that investigation are historic. They were
responsible in the main for Hughes later being elected twice
as governor of New York. In the middle of the investigation
he flatly refused a mayoralty nomination.
The Hughes fight against the race track interests was prob
ably the most spectacular of all his moves as governor. Be
hind it lay a sentimental interest. While practicing law
Hughes was thrown in contact with a stenographer whose
father had been imprisoned for embezzlement of money with
which he “played the races.” When Hughes became gov
ernor his first message suggested repeal of the law legalizing
betting at race tracks. A committee friendly to the race in
terests laughed and tabled the bill. But Hughes “got his
dander up.” He stumped the state for his plan. Killed at a
regular session of the legislature, it was later revived at a
special session and finally forced through by the vote of a
sick senator who was carried into the chamber on a stretcher.
Hughes was first mentioned for the presidency eight years
ago. He steadfastly refused to be even a receptive candidate.
Four years ago he likewise declined to take an interest in poli
tics. Two years ago his name first began to be mentioned as
a Republican nominee against Wilson.
Being consistent in his reforms, Hughes startled New York
with the thoroughness with which he probed the life insur
ance scandals and, when governor, made bitter enemies of
the “regular” crowd by doing just as he pleased on appoint
ments, by instituting direct primaries, insurance reform and
anti-race track legislation. Because of his reform record and
his progressivisim of thought Hughes has been mentioned as
an “amalgamation” candidate, who would unite both the
Republicans and Progressives. He isn’t popular with the
“old guard” because of his liabits of almost “insolent inde
pendence-” as one leader has expressed it, but all Repub
licans admit his strength with the voters.
This being a Republican newspaper, the name of Charles
Evans Hughes today appears at the masthead of our editoril
columns as our choiee for president, and we believe that he
will be elected. But in all fairness we feel that due credit
must be given the Democrats for what they have done for
Alaska, and our only regret is that the Republicans did not
accord this territory the same consideration it has received
from the present administration. Through the personal ef
forts of President Wilson and Hon. Franklin K. Lane, Secre
tary of the Interior, the government is building a $35,000,000
government railroad in Alaska, drafted a coal leasing bill,
which is now operative, and lending their assistance to every
movement that tends to the opening up and development of
the resources of this northland.
We indulge the hope that Justice Hughes will be far-sight
ed enough, in the event of his election* to select as capable
and competent a Secretary of the Interior as Mr. Lane has
proven himself to be. He is recognized as the ablest member
of President Wilson’s cabinet, and it is only through having
such a friend in the official family at Washington that Alaska
can hope to secure a square deal. We are strong for Secre
tary Lane and want’to See the work started by him in this
new empire carried through to completion.
In the republican convention, precedent - as established
that a majority vote is sufficient to nominate. Division of
state votes is also permitted by custom. The democratic con
vention is governed by the “two-thirds” vote and that “unit
system”—that is, two-thirds is necessary to vote, And the
votes of individual state delegations must be cast en bloc. This
practice dates back to the 1832 convention, when Jackson in
vented it to force Van Boren's nomination as vice-president on
the ticket with him.
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The baseball season is now in fill swing and hereafter
there will be two games played each week—one on Sunday
and the other Wednesday afternoon. With three teams in the
field it has been suggested that it would be a good idea for
their respective managers to get together and arrange a reg
ular schedule for this summer. There should also be two um
pires selected and thus do away with much of the dissatisfac
tion that always arises when one man has to call strikes and
balls and also watch the bases and outfield.
Anchorage boasts one of the finest ball parks in Alaska,
due to the enterprise of a number of our local business men,
who advanced the money to have the grounds plowed and
rolled and a grandstand erected. This represents an expendi
ture of over $2,000 by lovers of the national sport, and they
are certainly entitled to be reimbursed for what they have
done for the good of the community.
The grandstand furnishes the principal and practically
the only source of revenue and it behooves the fans to turn
out in large numbers, and also drop four bits in the coffers of
the treasury by purchasing a seat on the grandstand, as it
costs money to buy new balls, bats and other equipment to
maintain three clubs, to say nothing of some “come back5'
on the investment in the park.
By all doing their part, the burden will not fall on a few
and the public will feel better for having lent its financial aid
to this popular outdoor sport. Even if you do not occupy a
seat on the grandstand it is certainly worth something to
witness a game and when the hat is passed around separate
yourself from at least a quarter—you will never miss it and
cannot afford to be a “piker.”
Arrangements are now under way for a big celebration
on the Fourth of July and Anchorage should make it a three
day affair* during which time a baseball tournament could be
held. By getting the Valdez or Seward team here each of
the local clubs have an opportunity of playing at least one
game with the visitors and the series would undoubtedly
draw a large crowd of people. Time is fleeting and if any
thing is done along this line immediate action must be taken.
(From Tuesday’s Daily.)
Hon. Wm. Martin, of Seattle, was
a passenger on the steamship Ala
meda and spent the morning in An
chorage, leaving this afternoon on
the launch Swan for Knik. Mr. Mar
tin is one of the leading atttorneys
on the Pacific coast and numbered
among Seattle’s most prominent cit
izens. His overflowing spirit of good
fellowship and generosity is proverb
ial; his love of the game and spirit
of risk is responsible for the town
cry in Seattle of “See Billie Mar
tin,” and they all heed the cry and
it is largely through this that Mr.
Martin is so vitally interested in the
famous gold quartz Willow creek
mining district.
Mr. Martin also has valuable sil
ver and lead properties about 90
miles north of Prince Rupert in the
9ame district with the Armour and
Wingfield interests and visited this
property en route to Anchorage,
leaving Seattle three weeks ago. He
reports that the property owners are I
at the presnt building a wagon road
into the district at the cost of $150,
000 and have several diamond drills
operating. His cinnebar property,
18 miles from the entrance of Rai
nier national park, is a proof of his
judgment, as this property is pro
ducing 800 tons daily and quicksil
ver selling at $1.25 a pound. The
firm of Stewart and Holmes are the
selling agents for this production.
Just coming from the seat, of
northwestern commercial activity,
Seattle, Mr. Martin reports the de
mand for lumber is one of the few
BASE CAMP BE
MADE TALKEETNA
Commissioner F. Mears reports
conditions in the Talkeetna country
as very favorable and that his in
spection trip was satisfactory. The
river boat B. and B. number two
met the party at the mouth of the
Susitna river and they went as far
as Indian river, 40 miles above Tal
keetna, returning to a point 20
miles above Talkeetna where Com
missioner Mears and Resident Engi
neer Dose left the boat and walked
to Talkeetna over the right of way
of the new road, having to sleep out
one night.
Talkeena is 107 miles from An
chorage and a base camp will be es
tablished at this point with other
camps at Montana' and Birch Creeks
and along the line every three or
four miles. Commissioner Mears
makes these inspection trips fre
quently so a to keep in touch with
conditions along the line and will
make the trip to Turnagin Arm
some time this week.
SALMON SALTERY LATEST
INDUSTRY TO BE ESTABLISHED
Mr. and Mrs. T. D. Glezentanner
have moved from Anchorage to their
camp between Moose Point and
Point Possesion where the former
has established a salmon saltery
and Is getting ready for the big run
about the first of July. Mr. Giesen
tanner has the necessary traps and
mosquito nets and expects to put up
500 barrels of red salmon this sea
on, which fie will dispose of partly
to Anchorage merchants and ship
the balance to Bosttle.
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causes of the good times the states
are enjoying; that the banks are
showing big Teserve and deposits
only waiting for investment which
will come with a change in the ad
ministration or a settled policy in
regard to the big corporations and
railroads of this country. He says
that the eyes of the American tour
ist are turned this way and that
there will be a large number of tour,
ists visit this section this coming
season.
Mr. Martin says the nomination of
Chas. Evans Hughes on the republi
can ticket was extremely satisfactory
to the party as a whole, especially so
among the more conservative ele
ment; that Justice Hughes would
get the solid .German vote; that Wil
son would get a strong vote in the
states supporting woman’s suffrage
on account of his policy of peace but
would lose largely from his attitude
In the Mexican situation and he pre
dicts a republican year.
Mr. Martin will visit his Willow
creek property, returning to Anchor
age within a few days. He is send
ing down 100 pounds of sample ore
from his mine to the commercial
club for exhibit and will use his in
fluence to have the other operators
in this district do likewise. It is on
account of such progressive men as
Mr. Martin and through their ener
gies that the famous Willow Creek
mining district is comng into such
prominence and employing so many
men, all of which directly hfdps An
chorage, and is considered a part of
this city.
IHUOR VIOLATORS
ARE FINED SI.000
VALDEZ, June 15.—Jaffe & Co.,
formerly wholesale liQuor dealers at
Seattle, have plead guilty in the
district court on two counts, as fol
lows: Selling liquor in Alaska
without a license, and failing to
label liquor shipments to Anchor
age. They were fined $500 on each
count.
DEPUTY MARSHAL BROWN
RETURNS PROM TRIP OUTSID1
Harry R. Brown, deputy U. S
marshal, stationed at Knik, return
ed tp Anchorage on the Admiral
Watson and left this afternoon foi
Knik on the launch Swan. Mr
Brown ha s been spending the Pas'
six weeks in Seattle and Portland
on business matters connected witt
his department and taking a well
earned vacation and while he reports
conditions in the states are in *
flourishing condition and that he
thoroughly enjoyed the trip it was i
pleasure to return to Alaska. Mrs
Brown and daughter who left foi
the outside earlier in the spring
will remain for several weeks, ye'
visiting friends and other relative.
NEWi YORK, N. Y., June 15 —
Theodore Roosevelt, who was at
tacked with a severe pain in hit
side yesterday, underwent an X-ra]
examination fOr what he character
ised as "possibly a slight breakinj
of the muscles around the rib whlcl
was broken when he was throwi
from a horse to May, 1*15.”
The coal lands of Alaska are now
open on a lease plan, under regula
tions promulgated by the Depart
ment of the Interior, and copies of
which have just reached Anchorage.
There are 13,93d acres in the Mata
nuska valley and 33,370 acres in the
Bering river field, which may be
leased for commercial purposes.
When mines are opened up the coal
from the Matanuska will be brought
to tidewater at Anchorage.
The pamphlet on the regulations
governing the coal land leases is a
very comprehensive document, in
which a form of the leases is set
forth with comments on the provi
sions thereof; it contains geological
information relating to the coal
fields; tables of the composition of
the coal; descriptions of the coal
fields, with details of the various
leas'ng units; the method of devel
oping coal mines; a plat of the leas
ing units and government reserva
tions, showing tl^e land and railroad
surveys and possible transportation
lines in the Matanuska and Bering
river coal fields.
The general regulations, approved
May 18, 1916, are as follows:
(1) By authority of the act of
Congress approved October 20, 1914
(38 Stat. 741), the unreserved coal
lands in the Bering river and the
Matanuska coal fields, Alaska, have
been divided into leasing blocks, or
tracts of 40 acres, or multiples
thereof, and leases of such blocks
or tracts, with the privilege of min
ing and disposing of the coal, lig
nite and associated minerals therein
may be procured from the United
States in the following manner:
(2) On request addressed to the
Commissioner of the General Land
Office at Washington, D. C., a blank
application and lease will be fur
nished the applicant; also those who
desire may procure from the super
intendent of documents, Government
Printing Office, Washington, 1). C.,
a folio containing photolithographic
copies ol the approved plats of the
topographic and subdivisional town
ship surveys of the Matanuska field
(13 townships) for $1 and of the
Bering river field (8 townships) for
75 cents.
■ (3) Prom and after June 1,
1916, for a period of 30 days, appli
cations for coal mining leases wlH be
received at the General Land Office
from duly qualified applicants.
Under this act the qualifications
for such lessees are defined as fol
lows:
(a) Any person above the age of
21 who is a citizen of the United
States.
(b) Any association of such.per
sons (that is, citizens of the United
States over 21 years of age);
(c) Any corporation or munici
pality organized under the laws of
the United States, or of any state or
territory thereof, “provided, that a
majority of the stock of such cor
poration shall at all times be owned
and held by citizens of the United
States.”
(4) The total area that may be
embraced in one lease is fixed at
2,560 acres, which may include one
or more contiguous leasing blocks,
or tracts, as shown on the map; and
no person, association or corporation
is permitted to take or hold any in
terest as a stockholder or otherwise
in more than one lease under this
act.
(5) The application blank calls
for information as to the name of
the applicant, a description of the
leasing block or blocks desired,
amount of capital proposed as an in
vestment under the lease, time When
actual development under the lease
will begin, experience in coal mining,
VH NAMED
AS COMMITTEEMAN
ST. LOUIS, June 15.—John Ro
man, of Seward, Alaska, has been
appointed a member of the resolu
tions committee at the democratic
national convention. Thos. J. Don
ohue, of Valdez, has been selected
as the national committeeman from
Alaska.
CHICAGO LADY TOURISTS
TO SPEND SOMES TIME HERB
Miss Van Inwidgeon and Miss
Walsh, two young lady tourists
. from Chicago, were passengers on
one of the late boats, stopping off at
Seward for a few days, from which
place they will take the Dora, to
■ Dutch Harbor and Unalaska. Miss
■ Van Inwidgeon has notified Anchor
i age friends that they will spend
• about three months In this vicinity
• and expect to visit Anchorage later
' in the season and also that there
i are a number of touriBts of her ao
i quaintance who will visit Anchorage
this summer. _ ,
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and reference u to financial stand
ing.
(</ The statute under which
these proceedings are authorised
provides that the Secretary of the
Interior may award leases "through
advertisement, competitive bidding,
or such other methods as he may in
general regulation adopt," and the
purpose of the applications required
herein is to procure such information
as will best enable the Secretary to
award leases so as to procure the
best terms' on behalf of the United
States, and the most effective devel
opment of the coal deposits of the
territory.
(7) When the time fixed for filing
such applications shall have eipTred,
all applications then on file will be
promptly listed and tbe proposed
terms thereunder will be noted.
Tnereafter due publication, at tbe
expense of the government, for a
period >A ?.(»' days will follow in at
least Lliree of the leading trade jour,
nals, one each at New York, Pitts
burg and Chicago, and one for the
same period of time in three news
papers of generhl circulation, one
each at San Francisco, Seattle, and
Juneau, of the applications filed,
each to be designated by a number
and not by the name of the applic
ant, the blocks or block applied for,
with the announcement that at the
expiration of the period of publica
tion the said applications will be
taken up and the proposals therein
considered, subject to any better
terms that may be offered by any
other qualified applicant during the
period of publication, or by the first
applicant.
(8) All applications for a lease,
or proposals in connection therewith,
pending at the expiration of the
period of publication will be sub
mitted to the Secretary of the In
terior in one report, with specific
recommendations as to the awards
that should be made or denied under
the several applications or proposals,
and thereafter such action will be
taken by the Secretary on the report
as may in his discretion seem war
ranted on the showing made in each
case, by which he will obtain the
largest investment proportionate to
the acreage of the lease, and the
earliest actual development of the
coal mine on a commercial basis, re
serving the right to modify proposed
leasing blocks, or tracts, if the econ
omical mining of the coal will better
be procured thereby, or finally to re
ject any or all applications if, in his
judgment, the interests of the United
States so require.
(9) An actual beneficial expendi
ture on the ground for mining de
velopment and improvement pur
poses of $100 for each acre included
within the lease for which applica
tion is made will be adopted as the
minimum basis upon which the pro
posed investments of the several ap
plicants will be considered and ad
judged, with the requirement that
not less than one-fifth of the pro
posed investment shall be expended
in the development of the mine dur
ing the first year, and a like sum
each succeeding year, -for the period
of four years following the execution
of the lease; excess investments in
any year over such proportionate
amount to be credited on the ex
penditure called for in the year en
suing. A bond, to be executed with
in ten days aftef the signature of
the lease, in the usm of one-half the
amount to be expended each year
will be required of each lessee con
ditioned upon the expenditure of
such sum within said period.
(10) The procedure described in
the foregoing is to procure the or
derly consideration of all applica
tions or proposals that may be sub
BARGE DELAYED
SEWARD, June 15.—The barge
Lawrence, loaded with 890 tons of
rails and lyrtdge iron, timber for
the government railway use at An
chorage, was delayed four days at
Seldovia by a severe storm.
HEAD LAND DEPARTMENT
COMING HERE NEXT BOAT
SEWARD, June 15.—Andrew
Christensen, head of the new land
department, In connection with the
the govemmet railroad, will leave
here on the next boat for Anchor
age, to sell lots and acre tracts.
IMPERATIVE DUTY OP D. S.
TO HE PREPARED POR WAR
WEST POINT, June 13.—Presi
dent Wilson, in a speech delivered
here to the army cadets, declared
that it was an imperative duty of the
United States to be prepared in case
of war, adding that “mankind is go
ing to know that when Americs
speaks she means what she says."
m it ted in accordance with the fore
going regulations and within the
period of time therein fixed; but
when final action shall have been
'taken by the department upon the
applications or proposals thus sub
mitted any qualified applicant may
thereafter apply for a leasing block
or tract, and his application will be
received and disposed of in the same
manner and after like publication as
herein provided.
(11) Lands found to contain coal
but not divided into leasing blocks
may be hereafter divided into such
blocks, and the lands therein made
! the subject of a leasing ofTer, the
rights of adjacent lessees to be given
due consideration in any award that
may be made under such offer.
Prospecting.—The coal-leasing act
makes no provision for the right of
an intending lessee to enter upon
and explore such coal fields em
braced within a lease offer prior to
submission of his application for a
lease.
Such a right, if existent, would
| by implication carry with it some
protection from the Interference of
[ others while engaged in such inspec
tion as well as the exclusive benefit
of any discoveries made thereby and
amount in effect to a preference
right based upon discovery; other
wise the right of exploration would
be an empty privilege.
The entire scheme of section 3 of
the act which governs the manner in
which leases shall be awarded goes
upon the theory that the government
is to offer “known” coal lands for
leasing without priority of right rec
ognized in either discovery, “open
ing a mine,” or application, and
“awarding leases thereof through
advertisement, competitive bidding,
or such other methods as he (the
Secretary of the Interior) may by
general regulations adopt.”
All prospective applicants, how
ever, will be accorded every oppor
tunity to enter upon, inspect and ex
plore these coal fields at their plea
sure in so far as such action may be
necessary to acquire a thorough
knowledge of field conditions, but no
possessory or other right, either as
against other prospectors or appli
cants or the United States, shall be
acquired thereby.
Form of Application for Lease*
The undersigned, ..
a resident of .,., , .
(native born or naturalized; if lat
ter, furnish certificate) citizen of
the United States, over 21 years of
age, hereby applies, under the provi
sions of the act of October 20, 1914
(38 Stat. 741), for a mining lease
of the certain leasing blocks, or
tracts, of coal lands, to-wit: Block
., embracing the following speci
fied legal subdivisions ..
aggregating . acres. If I se
cure said lease, I propose to invest
not less than . dollars in act
ive, productive ♦ mining operations
conducted upon said lease; the act
ive development will begin not later
than . My experience in
coal mining operations is as follows:
. 1 neither own nor
hold any interest, either as a stock
solder or otherwise, in any lease
under this act, or in any application
for such a lease, save and except the
application now made, and I hereby
refer to .. as to my finan
cial standing.
If I am awarded a lease, I will
supply a satisfactory bond, as re
quired in section 9 of the regula
tions.
My postotlice address is .
(Signed) .-.
Subscribed and sworn to before
me, a..... on this. day of
(Seal)
NORTHERN HOME
MED By DEATH
(From Monday’s Daily.)
Little John B. Sieffert, the seven
year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Gustav
Sieffert. died at the government hos
pital at 11:80 o’clock last night,
after a prolonged illness, which he
stood with the quietness and forti
tude seldom seen in one^ so young.
All medicinal and scientiflc aid pos«
sible was used to save his life, but
the end was inevtable.
’Tis always sad to chronicle a
death, particularly so when the con
nection deals with tried and true
friends of long standing. In such
time as this the sympathy of the
community turns to the parents who
are the losers, and while we realise
that words of sympathy sound hol
low and empty and fall upon ears
deaf with grief, the old-time friends
cf Mr. and Mrs. Sieffert in Anchor
aeg want them to know that they
too mourn with them in their loss.
Read the Daily Times and be am
Anchorage booster.