THE CHITINA LEADER
Ore Shipments From Copper River Valley Are Over $2,000,000 Each Month
Keep Your Friends In
formed by Sending Them
The Chitina Leader
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Opening of Bering Coal
Means Smelters for
i Cordova
FITH YEAR.
CHITINA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1915.
NUMBER 59.
BERING RIVER
CLAIM
The coal claim of the Alaska Pe
troleum and Coal Company, which
was allowed to go to patent last
week, is one of a group of sixteen
claims owned by the Lippy-Davis
Company.
It is estimated that the claim for
which paten has been granted con
tains five million tons of coal and it
is announced that operations will be
gin immediately to open the mine on
an extensive scale. Miners will be
employed all winter and suppliers will
be sent north to Katalla on one or the
first steamers of the Admiral line.
The Lippy-Davis property is lo
cated approximately twenty-five miles
from tidewater, but adjacent to the
railroad survey of the Copper River
railroad branch line to the coal fields
The Lippy-Davis coal claims have
been held up for many years through
the activities of the conservationists,
and a decision adverse to the claim
ants was rendered by the Land Of
fice on the grounds that sufficient
development work had not been per
formed to determine the value of the
coal deposits. The case was ap
pealed and has resulted in the coat
claim owners being given title to one
claim.
BRYAN WISHES
PEACE DOVES
BON VOYAGE
NEW YORK, Dec. 4. — The Ford
peace ship sailed from here this af
ternoon. The vessel carried eighty
peace advocates, fifty-seven newspa
per correspondents and photograph
ers, and twenty secretaries and steno
graphers. Thomas Edison and ex
Secretary of State Bryan were at the
pier to bid goodbye to Ford, and
wished him well.
OFFICERS ARE INSTALLED
BY CHITINA LODCE
At the regular meeting of Camp
Chitina, No. 31, Arctic Brotherhood,
held Wednesday, December 1, 1915,
Robert Sheldon, past Arctic chief of
Camp Skagway, No. 1, installed the
following officers: Arctic chief, Os
car Pish; vice-Arctic chief, Fred Wal
ter; Arctic recorder, W J. Feaster;
Arctic keeper of nuggets, A. G.
Morey; Arctic chaplain, C. M. Berry;
trustees, A. L. Barrett, F. M.
SchutJpp, C. H. Spangler, M. H. Hea
ley and J. S. M. Nelson; Arctic trail
guide. Geo. Shade; Arctic trail blazer,
H. T. Stafsholt; Arctic keeper of in
ner toll gate, A. L. Barrett; Arctic
keeper of outer toll gate, M. H. Hea
ley; Arctic camp cook, Lieut. J. H.
Suphellen; entertainment committee,
Robert Sheldon. Jos. Brown and Max
Nelson.
Arctic Chief Fish, in his address,
outlined some very interesting work
to be taken up by the Camp. Chair
man Robert Sheldon, of the enter
tainment committee, has already
started work, and promises some
thing doing every week in the line
of entertainment.
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FIRST MAIL FOR ANCHORAGE
LEAVES SEWARO TODAY.
The first overland mail for Anchor
age, by the winter mail service, left
Beward this morning. It was to have
commenced November 15th, but ow
ing to the fact that steamers were
able to carry the mail by water it
was postponed two weeks. The con
tract with Col. Revell calls for the
delivery of 800 pounds of mail per
week at Anchorage from the close or
navigation this fall to the opening of
name next spring.
The appeal of the Valdez Dock
Company from the decision ^ of John
France, acting as City Magistrate m
Valdez, whereby J. C Martin, local
agent for the dock company, was
fined J50.#0 for violatton of Ordi- (
nance No. 90, prohibiting collection!
of wharfage from freight landed at j
private docks, was decided yesterday j
by Judge Fred. M. Brown In the dts- j
trict court, who rendered a decision ,
in favor of the defendant, and held
the ordinance absolutely void.
The case is but one phase of the
bitter political fight that has been .
convulsing the town ever smce the
present council was elected, and be
fore. After the Valdez fire, certain
embryo statesmen saw an opportun
ity to put the Valdez Dock company
out of business, and Ordinance No.
90 was passed, appointing a wharf
inger and harbor master, extending
the town limits and generally aimed
to force the steamers to dock at
the city dock.
The dock case took several days
to try. about twenty witnesses being
heard. When court opened Saturday
morning Judge Brown announced
that he felt that he was disqualified
to decide the case, owing to his hav
ing been one of the original owners
of the dock, and to the further fact
that he had real estate which would
be affected by his decision in the
case.
The attorneys then conferred re
garding the possibility of having
Judge Bunnell decide the matter, as
he was due at Valdez from Fair
banks. but it was decided that he
was in the same fix as Judge Brown,
owning property which would be af
fected by the decision. It was ttien
decided to submit the matter to
Judge Jendlngs of the First Division,
but later on an agreement was
reached whereby the attorneys de
cided to ask Judge Brown to decide
the case, knowing that he would not j
be influenced by any thought of his
own interests.
Yesterday's decision was the re
sult. The court also held that the
assessment placed by the town upon
the property of the dock company
was void, as Ordinance No. 90, ex
tending the town limits to include
the dock property was an illegal and
ultra vires act of the municipal cor
poration, outside the limits of the
powers conferred upon cities by Con
gress and the territorial legislature.
The court also set aside certain as
sessments which were denominated
discriminatory against the holders of
industrial stocks.
WILL PUNISH OFFENDERS
WASHINGTON, Dee. 4.—President Wilson has deter
mined to take prompt and decisive action against all whose
sympathies with the foreign belligerents has caused them to
violate the laws of this country, and excessive and extreme
measures are being proposed for those concerned in the de
struction of the American munition factories. Mr. Wilson will
not stop at the rank and file of the workers in these unlawful
acts, but will request the removal of all persons in the diplo
matic corps of any foreign country who have been in the least
manner connected with these outrages. The President will
decide each ground on the basis of whether such persons have
hampered, or will hamper if allowed to remain, the best in
terests of the United States. Captain Von Nuber, the Aus
trian consul-general at New York, as well as other consuls
throughout the United States, and even certain officials of
the Austrian and German embassies at Washington, are under
suspicion, and they are being investigated by the federal se
cret service. . _
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4.—A federal warrant has been
issued, charging Baron Von Brinken, a cavalry captain in the
German army, with attempting to destroy commerce. The
specific acts charged against Von Brinken are not known, but
they are believed to be connected with the placing of bombs
and other explosives on ships bearing cargoes for the allies.
Von Brinken has not yet been under arrest, as his status in
this country is being investigated. The captain claims immun
ity from arrest, on the ground that he is connected with the
German diplomatic service.
NEW YORK, Dec. 4.—Sentence was passed' today on the
four officials of the Hamburg"American line, who were con
victed yesterday in the federal court here, of defrauding the
United States by issuing false manifests. Dr. Karl Buenz, the
managing director," George Kotter and Adolf Dachmeister
were each sentenced to serve a year and a half in the federal
penitentiary at Atlanta. The Hamburg-American Steamship
Company was fined one dollar. All four defendants were ad
mitted to bail pending the suing out of writs of error.
SEWARD, Dec. 1. — Postmaster
Phil J. Hickey, Jr., today tendered his
resignation. He says that the cut in
his office force, as recommended by
Inspector Neil, makes the Job not
worth holding, as it is impossible to
give good service under the existing
conditions. His term of office ex
pires next July, and as no Republi
can holdovers expect to be reappoint
ed, he thought this a good time to
make way for a Democrat.
FRiscoIxrasifioN will
CLOSE TONIGHT
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 4. — The
Panama-Pacific exposition will be
finally closed tonight, and it is ex
pected that the whole city and resi
dents of the surrounding towns will
turn out to fittingly bring the big
show to an end.
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MORE THAN A HUNDRED MEN
ARE WORKING ON R. R.
More than a hundred men are still
working on the railroad near Seward,
according to Superintendent Tozier.
The trains are running regularly to
Mile 34, and are finding no difficul
ties.
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MINOR CASES BEING HEARD
BEFORE DISTRICT COURT.
Two divorce cases were disposed or
in the District Court. Mae Charaa
wack was given a divorce from Nick
Chamawack. The case was allowed
to go by default.
Tessie Kotoff was granted a di
vorce from Walter Kotoff. The case
was not contested.
In the case of Mrs. Hattie Wooden
vs. W. W. Harvey & Co., of Mc
Carthy, was ordered transferred fron
Cordova to the Valdez docket.
FREIGHTING ORE FROM THE
MOTHER LORE MINE
H. W. Sheridan, whose headquar
ters are at McCarthy, arrived In town
this afternoon, it beirg his first visit
here since he left for the interior—
twenty-one months ago. “Uncle Hi,”
as he is familiarly known, has a host
of friends in Cordova who are always
glad to see him.
Mr. Sheridan reports that there is
considerable activity at McCarthy
and thereabouts. The Bonanza and
Jumbo mines are employing more
men than ever, while the Mother Lode
Copper Mines Company is freighting
ore over a good snow trail to the
railroad, and will shortly make a big
shipment of this metal to Cordova.
The other mines in that section are
being developed, and there is an air
of prosperity about the whole inter
ior country.
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THE IF FROM
SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Dec. 4. — The steamer
Northwestern sailed last night for
Alaska with the following bookings
for Cordova: Mrs. Henry A. Slater,
I. Collier and wife, Mrs. W. A. Tay
lor, George Kennedy, H. Reynolds, G.
Clive, I. Bates and four steerage.
The steamer Admiral Farragut will
arrive Sunday, and is scheduled to
sail on Tuesday.
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MAY L08E 8ERVICE.
Unless business gets better, the
wireless station at Brooks will be
compelled to close, according to a
recent statement of C. L. Stevens,
the operator in charge. The keeping
up of the plant costs a considerable
sum of money each month, and it is
stated to be now working at a loss.
Mr. Stevens, however, is very desir
ous of keeping the plant In operation.
STB. ALAMEDA LIBELLED
FOR BREAKING CABLE
A libel has been filed by W. N.
Spence, alleging instructions so to do
by the attorney-general, in behalf of
the government against the steamship
Alameda. The libel is for the recov
ery of $12,000, and alleges that the
anchor of the vessel fouled the gov
ernment cables at Valdez on the 17
day of December, 1914. The vessel
was attached at Valdez on her arri
val there a few days since, but was
immediately released upon the filing
of bonds.
SOLDIERS ARE RETURNING
FROAA CHIHUAHUA
EL PASO, Dec. 4. — Large bodies
of troops are arriving from Chihua
hua city, which has been evacuated
by General Villa.
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THOUGHT KAISER BOSSED OUR
NORTHERN LIGHTS.
Dr. J. H. Romig testified today In
the Commissioner’s court that Frank
Lipps, who was on trial on an insan
ity charge, labored under the delusion
that the Kaiser was running our
Aurora Borealis. The doctor stated
that Lipps declared the northern
lights were not real northern lights,
but were the result of some machin
ations of the Imperial Wilhelm. —
Seward Gateway.
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WHEN STEAMERS WILL LEAVE
CORDOVA FOR SEATTLE.
The steamer sailings from Cordova
to Seattle for the month of December
will be approximately on the follow
ing dates: Evans, December 3;
Northwestern, December 12: Farra
gut, December 16; Alameda, Decem
ber 19; Evans, December 27; North
western, December 29.
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Eighty-four lots were sold at An
chorage In the last auction sale held
by A. Christensen, of the land office,
and the average price was $100. Mr.
Christensen says the lots were out
side ones, and that many more could
have been sold, as people were look
ing for them.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. — It has
been officially announced that the
date for the wedding of President
Wilson and Mrs. Galt has been set
for Saturday, December 18. The
ceremony will be performed at the
home of Mrs. Galt, and it will be
strictly a family affair. No invita
tions have been issued, and the only
guests will be the bride’s mother,
brother and sister and the Presi
dent’s brother, sister, daughters and
members of the immediate house.
No honeymoon announcement has
been made, but it is expected that
Mr. and Mrs. Wilson will go south
after the ceremony.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4. — It is un
derstood that the President’s mar
riage to Mrs. Galt, booked for Decdhi
ber 18, will take place in the late
afternoon of that day at the resi
dence of Mrs. Galt in this city. All
the details of the affair will be ex
tremely simple, all unnecessary dis
play being omitted. The diplomatic
representatives have all been advised
that no display was desired, nor any
ceremonious observance of the occa
sion wished for.
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GET GOVERNOR’S REPORTS.
The governor’s office recently had
shipped over from Sitka a large sup
ply of copies of governors’ reports j
for back years. The supply includes
reports for the years 1885, 1886, 1887
and 1889. 1890, 1891, 1892 and 1896,
1897, 1898, 1899, 1900 and 1902. Per
sons desiring to complete their files
may obtain copies for the years men
tioned upon application to the gov
ernor’s office.
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Why the Peak sisters? When the
Peak sisters? Who the Peak sisters
Come and see next Thursday evening,
December 9, at 8:16 o’clock. An
nouncement of place later.
GOING TO SEATTLE -- WILL
RETURN WITH BRIDE
H. W. Kirby, one of the capable
and accommodating attaches of the
United States cable office, will leave
on the next steamer for Seattle. He
expects to be gone a couple of months
and when he returns bachelordom
will know him not. Mr. Kirby will
wed Miss Mabel L. Henrich a couple
of weeks after his arrival in Seattle,
and when he and his bride return to
Cordova they will be given a royal
welcome.
I. A. Beale came over from Valdez
to take Mr. Kirby’s place at the of
fice during his absence.
TRIAL
SEATTLE. Nov. 30. — Edward
Krause, whose extradition was grant
ed by Governor Lister at the request
of the governor of Alaska, salted from
here today for Juneau, where he will
be put on trial, charged with the
murder of William Christie. The
Juneau authorities are diligently
working trying to connect other
mysterious disappearances with the
man Krause, and it is understood that
considerable damaging evidence has
been secured.
SEATTLE, Nov. 30.—Emil Hurja,
a young man student at the univer
sity here, whose home is in Fair
banks, Alaska, has been selected as
the representative of the university
to go to Paris on Henry Ford’s peace
ship, where a conference will be held
with delegates from all the neutra.
countries in an effort to bring at
end to the European conflict. Hurja
is one of the most popular and well
known students on the campus, and
has had considerable newspaper
training in Fairbanks before coming
here. The choice is regarded as an
excellent one.
ARE PARTED
SEATTLE, Dec. 3. — A stormy ca
reer, the brighter portions of which
were staged in Alaska, in many of
the gold camps, including Dawson,
Nome and Fairbanks, had another
chapter added today, when Mercedes
Wadsworth filed a voluntary petition
in bankruptcy. Mrs. Wadsworth mar
ried an Alaskan prospector years ago,
who made a pile in Alaska placer
camps, and later came to this city
to live. When Wadsworth died he
left his widow four hundred thousand
dollars, enough to last an ordinary
person for a few years, but not Mrs.
Wadsworth. She lived well and spent
lots of money. Shortly after her hus
band’s death she became enamoured
with a drug clerk named Rutherford,
but her life with him did not run
smoothly, and a short time ago she
secured a divorce on the ground of
cruelty and the additional ground
that he was squanering her estate.
Mrs. Wadsworth's petition shows lia
bilities of $108,000 and assets of
$24,000.
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SAN DIEGO, Dec. 4. — It has been
decided to keep the Panama-Califor
nia Exposition open throughout
1916.
REDUCED RATES
FOR NIGHT
The United States Signal Corps has
made a new rate for messages over
the government cable, effective on
December 1, when a night letter rate,
the same as enjoyed by the patrons
of the Western Union Telegraph
Company in the States, will be given
Alaskans. In other words, a fifty
word cablegram can be sent to Seattle
for $2.40, as a night message. This
same proportionate rate will apply to
messages sent anywhere m the
States, the charge for fifty words be
ing at the same rate as it now costs
to send a ten word day message.
The new order will mean a great
saving to the patrons of the cable,
and at the same time will afford
those who desire to send social mes
sages an opportunity of taking ad
vantage of an exceptionally low rate
for a fifty word letter.
IRE AIDS f 0 R
ALASKA
WASHINGTON, Nov. 29. — Secre
tary Redfield, of the Department of
Commerce, has prepared his annual
report to Congress an dis asking for
the same appropriation ror Alaska
which he tried to get last year, but
which were cut down considerably by
the appropriations committee of the
House. Mr. Redfield sets up in his
message the urgent need of aciiitional
aids to navigation in Alaska, due to
the constantly growing ocean travel
to the , territory, and declares that
safeguarding the water highway is a
concomitant necessity to building
railroads in Alaska. The secretary
also dwelled upon the need of addi
tional and more complete surveys of
the coast waters.
ICE IN STERN
WHEELER
Fred Tracy of Cordova, and five
men of the stem-wheeler Matanuska,
bad a narrow escape from being
either crushed or closed-in with the
ice in Cook Inlet, and for four days
there was considerable alarm felt
is to their safety.
Last Tuesday they left the steamer
Farragut when about thirty mites
iown the inlet, boarded the launch
Onward and with provisions and gro
ceries to last two weeks, started back
for Anchorage. But the ice noes
would not permit of their getting
beyond Fire Island, and on Friday
Bvening last they succeeded in get
ting to Seldovia, the boat having suf
fered considerably from the jams.
Here they were picked up by tne
Alameda and ’wrought to Seward, and
they may now return to Anchorage
aver the winter trail.
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CONVICTlQN OF WIFE CAUSES
HUSBAND’S DEATH.
Following the conviction of his wife
for bootlegging, Tllafar Dunlap died
if heart failure at Anchorage.
Mrs. Dunlap was fined $500 and
costs for selling liquor unlawfully,
ind the nervous strain under which
tier husband was placed by the affair
Is supposed to have caused his death,
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The Valdez Prospector says the
Chitlna Leader has suspended publi
cation, which is not the case. In fact
that paper is larger and better than
ever, and has no intention of ceasing
to exist