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JUNEAU, Aug. 9.—The poll tax of $4 per head on male
residents of Alaska will be collected this year, at least in such
divisions where Judge Brown may preside. In a test case he
rendered an opinion this aftrnoon upholding the validity of the
act. An action was started by A. B. Callahan, who prayed for
an order restraining the United States commissioner from
making the collection of the road tax, on the ground that it w*as
unconstitutional and because some of the provisions of the
act had not been complied with. The court took a contrary
view. Notice of appeal was given and if the matter is carried
up to the higher courts, no decision could be expected for
possibly a year. In the meantime collection will be enforced.
Judge Brown imposed a fine of $5 on Mr. Callahan because of
his refusal to pay the tax.
VICTORIA, Aug. 12.—Another
fatal automobile accident occurred
last evening in the suburbs of this
city. It resulted in the death of Dr.
F. M. Shaw, of Seattle, for years
proprietor of Shaw’s pharmacy. The
machine got beyond the control of
the driver and collided with a pole,
throwing Shaw to the ground and
almost instantly killing him.
ALBANY, Aug. 12.—This morning
the Frawley investigating committee
submitted its report. In it Governor
Sulzer is charged with diverting
campaign contributions to his own
use and other irregularities. A
resolution was also offered to im
peach the governor for alleged wil
ful and corrupt conduct in office,
and for high crimes and misdemean
ors. This resolution was adopted by
the legislature.
CALUMET, Mich., Aug. 12.—
Judge Alfred J. Murphy, special
representative of the governor, ar
rived and offered his services as
mediator in the labor troubles be
tween the ore and dock workers and
the companies. There is a general
hope that both sides will avail them
selves of this opportunity to end a
long and disastrous strike.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—The
mining industry, which is second
only to agriculture in its importance
and wealth-bring to the country, is
planning to hold a national rally of
its forces and a great industrial ex
position in Philadelphia, Pa., the
week of October 20, under the aus
pices of the American Mining Con
gress. It is declared that Americans
lead the world in mining machinery
and this is to be the first national
opportunity that the manufacturers
have had to show their achieve
ments.
This expositions, the first of its
kind in this country, will be held
in conjunction with the annual
convention of the Mining Congress
and the double attraction is expected
to attract thousands of interested
men. It will be entirely national in
scope, the metal mining interests of
the West to be as fully represented
as the coal mining of the East.
SEATTLE, Aug. 11.—The widow
of Dr. E. M. Rininger has brought
suit for 1300,000 against the Puget
Sound Traction Company. The doc
tor was killed in an automobile col
lision with the interurban train run
ning between this city and Tacoma.
The auto was coming down a side
hill and the chauffeur claims that he
heard no signal as the train ap
proached the crossing. The large
amount of damages is demanded be
cause of the former earning capacity
of Dr. Rininger, who was one of the
foremost physicians in Seattle.
ALBANY, Aug. if. — Governor
Sulzer is very much incensed at the
findings in the report of the special
investigating committee that has
been looking into his past record. He
states emphatically that their con
clusions are wrong. He says: “I
deny that I used any campaign con
tributions for my personal use. I
deny that I speculated on Wall
Street or used money contributed for
campaign purposes with which to buy
stocks.”
NORRIS, S. C., Aug. 11.—As the
special train bearing the remains of
former Senator Johnson, of Alabama,
was passing through this town a
wreck occurred. No one however,
was injured.
NEW YORK, Aug. 8.—A sensa
tional statement was given out this
afternoon by a member of the legis
lative investigating committee. He
states that in the testimony received
it was shown that Governor Sulzer
was a heavy loser on Wall Street.
Also that with other borrowed
money he used campaign contribu
tions and still owes that fund
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NEW YORK. Aug. 9.—Jim Flynn
received a bad trouncing last night
in his contest with Gunboat Smith.
It was a 10-round go, but came to
a termination when the 5th was
reached. In that round Smith
knocked Flynn down four times, and
when the count was called he was
unable to rise.
TOKIO, Aug. 9.—.Dr. Sun, who
formerly was high in the councils
of his party has had his life threat
ened repeatedly and is now deter
mined to leave the country. He
arrived here yesterday and will
MONTGOMERY, Aug. 9.—Gov
ernor O’Neal announces that he will
call a special election for the purpose
of filling the vacancy in the senate
caused by the death of Senator
Johnson. The Democratic margin
is so slight at Washington that it
is not deemed wise to permit any
delay in the selection of a successor
to the late deceased.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—The first
international peace treaty embody
ing Bryan’s plan, has been signed. It
involves the relations between the
United States and Salvador. It will
be sent at once to the Senate for
ratification. It is not anticipated
that there will be any particular
disagreement over favorable action.
LONDON, Aug. 9.—An important
action was taken by the House of
Commons this morning, which will
mean a great advancement in the
use of wireless. The house approved
the agreement which had been made
by one of the departments. It gives
Marconi a cqntract for establishing
a chain of stations circling the
world.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 9.—From
reports received by the agricultural
department from all sections of the
country it is estimated that the
drought last month will cut the corn
crop 300,000,000 bushels. In much
of the corn section there was scarcely
any rain while intense heat pre
vailed.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—In the
Senate yesterday afternoon Senator
Borah, of Idaho, made the charge
that the agents of the department of
justice have influenced federal judg
es in cases in which the government
has been interested. Attorney Gen
eral McReynolds has submitted a re
port denying that he maintained an
espionage system in connection with
federal judges.
DENVER, Aug. 11.—The Knights
Templar triennial conclave opened
this morning. The attendance is ex
ceptionally large, there being dele
gates present from every state in the
union.
DULUTH, Aug. 8.—The operat
ing companies have broken negotia
tions with 600 striking ore and
dockmen. It was expected to make
arrangements that would mean an
early resumption of work, but lead
ers of the Industrial Workers of
the World commenced to get busy
to break up any amicable adjustment
of the troubles, and because the
strikers were beginning to be ad
vised by these agitators it was de
cided to break off negotiations.
SKAGWAY, Aug. 12.—The most
accessible route from Skagway to
the new strike is over the White
Pass railway to Whitehorse. From
Whitehorse over the government
road to Kluane lake. Down Kluane
lake and river to Ktobanrin river,
down Ktobassin river to White river,
up White river to Snag creek, up
Snag creek to its headwaters, about
ten miles from Chisana creek where
the discovery was made.
After leaving the train at White
horse, h(orses may be driven and
vehicles drawn over the road to
Kluane, and from there the passage
may be made to within ten miles of
the strike by boat, only ten failes of
mushing over an easy trail.
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! CITIZENS of CHITINA !
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^ Alaska is on the eve of great development. ^
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^ The Railroad Commission has reported favorably, on extend. ^
^ ing the line from Chitina to Fairbanks. ^
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^ Ex-President Taft has recommended favorable action by ^
^ Congress. ^
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^ The New York Legislature, realizing the great injustice done ^
^ Alaska in the past ten years by withdrawing all its natural re- ^
^ sources, and thus stopping railroad building has unanimously ^
^ passed a resolution, endorsing the Railroad Commission report; ^
^ Calling on President Wilson to make Alaska Legislation a special ^
^ feature of his message to the special Congress called for April 1st. ^
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^ The first act passed by the Alaska Legislature was in the form ^
^ of a memorial to Congress and the President asking that Railrdad ^
^ construction be begun at once in accord with the Railroad Com- ^
^ missions report, and that our Coal be opened for use. ^
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Every town Council, and every Chamber of Commerce in ^
^ Alaska has sent wires and petitions to the President and Congress ^
^ to the same effect. ^
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^ The cities of Seattle, Tacoma, Portland, San Francisco—and ^
^ a great many others as far East as Denver, Colorado—have joined ^
^ in the good work and are bringing all the pressure in their power ^
^ to bear. ^
^ Senator Chamberlain of Oregon has prepared a bill in line ^
A, with the Commission’s report to be introduced at the Special ^
^ Session to convene April 1st. ^
^ Is there any one that doubts that something will be accom
A, plished, and that soon? ^
^ If so, she or he had better quit looking at the hole in the ^
^ doughnut and look at the doughnut awhile. If you keep on look- ^
^ ing at that hole you will loose your chance—for here is a chance ^
^ that you will never have again in this section of the country. ^
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^ I will sell you any lot in Chitina not already sold, up to ^
April 1st, 1913, for 100 per cent less than you can buy it 6 ^
^ months from now. ^
^ The price of all lots has been reduced in order to give all a ^
^ chance. They run from $40 up to $1000. ^
^ The terms will be % cash, and the balance in six, twelve and ^
^ eighteen months. ^
A, GEO. C. HAZELET, ^
^ Agent Chitina Townsite Company. ^
WASHINGTON, Aug. 12.—The
Bureau of Railway Economics re
port that during May the railways
pf the United States received for
their services to the public an aver
age of $8,230,000 a day; it cost to
run their trains and for other ex
penses of operation $5,920,000 a
day; their taxes were $341,500 a
day; their operating income $1,
972,322 a day for the 220,897 miles
of line reporting, or at the rate of
$8.93 for each mile of line for each
day. Thus for every six dollars of
their earnings which remained
available for rentals, interest on
bonds, appropriations for better
ments, improvements and new con
struction, and for dividends, the
railways had to pay more than one
dollar in taxes.
SOFIA, Aug. 12.—King Ferdi
nand in a pathetic address thanked
the army for their bravery and de
votion in the recent war against
what he designated as “a treacher
ous ally.”
SKAGWAY, Aug. 12.—When C.
A. Sniffin, of Dawson was here re
cently he said:
“The route to the diggings by
water from this side is via White
river and up Snag creek; thence
pack 70 miles to discovery, but there
is very little trail and on should
have a guide for the trip. A light
Peterboro canoe could go up Beaver
creek to within about ten miles of
the diggings at the time Taylor and
Doyle left the country, but the water
was falling and it is probable that
a canoe could not get that far now.
The cross country trail for horses
is very soft in places.”
SEATTLE, Aug. 11.—The nephew
of former President Diaz of Mexico
arrived here yesterday afternoon. He
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on hand to greet young Diaz. He is gates except the Bulgarians, who de
on his way to Japan, presumably to dined them.
seek the friendship of that country WASHINGTON, Aug. 9. — An
in case of war between the United nouncement is made that so soon as
States and Mexico. John Lind reaches Mexico there will
BUCHAREST, Aug. 11.—Peace be made public, both in Washington
treaty has been signed. By its terms and the Mexican capital simultane
the Rumanian, Servian and Greek ously, the proposal that President
armies must evacuate Bulgarian Wilson suggests to bring pbout
territory immediately. King Charles peace.
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