The Chitina Leader
CHITINA, ALASKA.
Entered ns second-class matter, November 12, 1910, at the postoffice at
Chitina, Alaska, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
ONLY NEWSPAPER IN CHITINA
Published every Saturday by
WILL A. STEEL—Editors, Managers and Proprlstors—HARRY O. STEEL
Office: Hotel Chitina Building. Cordova Office: Daily Alaskan
Seattle Office: 551 Colman Building.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES
One Month ..* 'in
Si* Months .
One Year .
ADVERTISING RATES
Made known upon application. They will be found reasonable for the service
given. Official publication for legal advertisements pertaining to mineral lands
of the Copper River district.
CHITINA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 11. 1913.
CREDITABLE ACTION.
The new Legislature at Juneau had an auspicious beginning
yesterday. By the unanimous action of both houses in en
dorsing the report of the Alaska Railroad Commission, the
members demonstrated that there can be unity of action and
that Alaskans really do know what they want. And it is
pleasing to know that in accomplishing a most desired result
the members from this division were foremost in the good work.
The joint resolution was introduced in the Senate by Col. B. F.
Millard, of Valdez, and in the House by Milo Kelly, of Knik.
Senator Ray, I)r. Boyle, “Dad” Ingram and “Bob” Gray were
also enthusiastic for the measure.
-o—o—o- ..
WELCOME NEWS RECEIVED
A wire from Washington today brings glad tidings that
will tend to strengthen the hope and belief that official Washing
ton has fully awakened to the necessities of Alaska. During
the last hours of Congress provision was made for supplying
two great necessities in this section of the territory. Appro
priations were made and the bills were signed by the President
providing for the erection of a federal building at Cordova, to
cost $100,000, and for the building of a dyke, at a cost of $50,
000 to afford Valdez much needed protection against the
ravages of floods from their glacier stream. Both these bills
were meritorious, and that the law makers have seen fit to so
recognise them is a matter of general satisfaction and gives
particular reason for rejoicing in both Cordova and Valdez.
Another much needed provision was for the care of the indi
gents of Alaska, and Congress has wisely made the needed ap
propriation to care for the unfortuates of the territory.
In connection with the appropriation for the public build
ing at Cordova it is highly gratifying that our necessities in
this respect met with so ready a response. When Attorney
General Wickersham and Secretary of Commerce and Labor
wei'e here a couple of years ago the matter was first brought to
their attention and they promised support. Later Secretary
Fisher came and lie was convinced that we should have a com
modious building. Since theix the Cordova Chamber of Com
merce has been active in the matter and an appeal was made to
the House committee oix Public Buildings and Grounds, with
the result that a favorable report was recently made. The
bill then passed the House and got through the Senate a couple
of days ago, promptly receiving the signatux-e of the President.
While Delegate Wickersham and vai-ious Alaskans urged
the bill, the fact that it was favoi-ably imported by the House
committee is due more to the efforts of Representative William
A. Ashbrook, of Ohio, than to any other one person. And for
that reason we wish to publicly acknowledge the great and
appreciated service that 'Mr. Ashbrook has rendered the town
of Cordova. A few years ago when that gentleman was first
laying his wires to secxire a Democratic Congressional nomina
tion it was within the power of the editor of the Daily Alaskan
to render Air. Ashbrook what he considered a valxxed favor. In
expressing his gratitude he stated that he would welcome the
day that gave him the opportunity to recipocate. Last Fall
Congressman Ashbrook was made familiar with the necessi
ties of Cordova with reference to the construction of a federal
building. He immediately replied that he was for it. And
his subsequent work as a member of the committee more than
paid off the score of a few years previous. Last November Mr.
Ashbrook was for the third time elected to the House, receiving
25,453 votes to less than 10,000 for his two opponents.
—-O—O—0
OUR CONGRATULATIONS TO VALDEZ
While the people of Cordova are felicitating themselves
upon their good fortune in securing an appropriation of one
hundred thousand dollars for a federal building, there is a gen
eral feeling of gladness that the good people of our neighboring
town of Valdez have not been overlooked by a friendly Con
gress. For years past efforts have been made to secure an
appropriation with which to build a dyke that will protect the
people of Valdez from the frequent disasters resulting from
the glacial stream. Life has been jeopardized and much prop
erty lost because of the sudden flow of water that would carry
everything in its wake. Now all this is to be remedied with
the fifty thousand dollar appropriation that Congress so justly
and deserveedly made a few days ago. The Daily Alaskan,
in conjunction with practically all the people of Cordova, unite
in extending congratulations to our neighbors, because of their
success in finally securing the means that will permit them to
dwell with a greater degree of safety and pleasure in the en
terprising and delightful home city of Valdez.
-o—o—o—
The trains on the Copper River & Northwestern railway
are again running with the regularity and speed that is ex
perienced during the summer season when there are no obstacles
to combat.
An enthusiastic North Carolina Democrat who has kept a
vow not to get a shave or haircut until a Democratic President
was elected, waited faithfully until the electoral college voted,
and now is laid up with pneumonia. It may be unkind, but
there are many who will say it serves him right.
DISPENSERS OF PATRONAGE
The announcement this morning by President Wilson that
the heads of the various departments will be expected to fill
political offices without dictation from the President, rather
clarifies the atmosphere. Seekers for office now know how to
calculate and realize to whom they are required to bring influ
ence and recommedations. The many aspirants from Alaska who
have been directing their efforts to convince the new President
of their worthiness and value to the administration now know
to whom they must apply direct, and much of the work of the
past two months will have to be strted over again. However,
it is expected that the leaders of the various factions in
the territory may get together and practically decide upon a
list of suitable appointments. In the absence of a Democratic
Congressman from here it is expected that the recommenda
tion of the National Committeeman will have considerable
weight. For that position, to succeed the late A. J. Daly, the
various committeemen of the territory have urged the election
of Z. R, Cheney, of Juneau. And it is probable that he was
elected at the meeting of the National committee at Washington
today.
_n_n_ft__
ALASKA’S GREAT TRADE
* -
The customs statistics show a large expansion in the trade
of Alaska for the past year, notwithstanding the manner in
which the development of that territory has been arrested
through the bottling up of many of its resources by the with
drawal of all of those resources from the possibility of utili
zation. The throttling hand of the Washington bureaus has as
yet been kept off of some of the resources of the territory, and
private enterprise has been permitted to handle them. It is
in these directions, and these alone, that Alaska has developed.
The report of the collector of customs for the district shows
that during 1912 the trade of Alaska, with its limited popula
tion, totaled the extraordinary amount of $72,741,060. It is
doubtful whether an equal number of people elsewhere in the
world have developed trade approaching such proportions.
Alaska, which has not growm in population for a decade, be
cause hampered in dozens of different directions, yet exported
merchandise and bullion to the amount of $42,928,719, of which
less than half was of gold and silver. Its import trade amount
ed to $21,992,761, the greater portion of which came from Seat
tle. The balance of trade in favor of Alaska for the year was
upyards of $20,000,000, a fact which will give some line on the
manner in which the great territory will expand when given
equal opportunities with other parts of the country, such
opportunities as were given all other territories during their
infant days.
The only resources which the Alaskans are permitted to
develop or utilize are the mines of precious metals and the
fisheries. The rest of them are bottled up, not by the laws of
Congress, but by executive reservations which annul those laws,
reservations created when Gifford Pinchot was the dictator of
the land policies of the government.—Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
-o—o—o
THE ALASKA GOVERNORSHIP
The latest rumor from the outside is to the effect that
Governor Sulzer, of New York, will not insist upon the ap
pointment of his brother Charles Sulzer, of near Ketchikan, as
iovemor of Alaska. And now the politicians are getting busy
as it is known that Govenor Clark has sent in his resignation
and it is expected that the first appointment for Alaska will be
the Governor. If Mr. Sulzer be eliminated the only prominent
Democrats mentoned for the office are Falcon Joslin, of Fair
banks, and Major Strong, of Juneau. The latter is now on his
way East to get in closer touch with powers-that-be. Although
it is generally conceded that Mr. Joslin would make an ex
ceptionally strong official his prospects are somewhat clouded
by the fact that he is not seeking the office. Some of his
friends are working for his appointment and if they are suc
cessful in their efforts it will certainly be to the credit of the
territory.
Those people who have been apprehensive lest the rail
road company should lose the mail contract for carrying the
interior mail may again be at rest. So long as it is the direct
and quickest route there need be no unnecessary uneasiness
about the matter. So soon as trains were running regularly
the government officials were glad to order a resumption of the
mail service.
It is to be hoped that Mr. Wilson will make the promised
visit to Alaska before Congress convenes next December. If
he gets in real touch with the people of Alaska he may be per
suaded to annul the executive orders which are tying up the
country and permit the existing laws to operate there.
One of the first offices to be filled in Alaska will be that of
Governor, as Walter E. Clark has voluntarily tendered his
resignation, although his term will not have expired until
next fall.
Juneau has two excellent newspapers, the old Dispatch and
the new Empire, and both are large enough to publish nearly
all the brilliant sayings of the members of Alaska’s first legis
lative body.
It proimses to be a busy session of the Territorial Legisla
ture at Juneau. Already more legislation has been devised
than can likely be considered during the session of sixty days.
It is heard that one member of the New York Stock Ex
change has been converted to Socialism. But that is a mere
flea-bite to the thousands whom the New York Stock Exchange
and its affiliations have converted to Socialism among people
outside of its walls.
It is not only Alaska for Alaskans, but it is also Alaskans
for office—in Alaska.
Two excellent speeches were made in the Legislature yes
terday—one in the Senate by Colonel Millard, the other in the
House by Representative Ingersoll. Senator Millard’s vision
is prophetic; he dipped into the future as far as human eyes can
see, and brifly sketched the Alaska of fifty or a hundred years
hence. And with much eloquence he compared the genesis of
this republic with our own first attempt at self-government in
a Territory on the last frontier.—Juneau Empire.
NEW YORK, March 8—"Packy”
McFarland outpointed Jack Britton
In a ten round contest last night.
There was a big crowd to witness the
exhibition and it was full of interest
throughout. The final round was in
favor of Britton.
LOS ANGFLES. March S - The
Jury in the Dai row case reported to
court this morning that they were
unable to agree upon a verdict, where
upon they we.o discharged. Four
stood for acquittal. It was later
agreed upon tj hx the time of begin
ning of the third trial on March 31.
WASHINGTON, March 7—It has
been learned by friends close to
President Wilson that he will recom
mend that tariff alone be considered
and acted upon by the special session
of Congress.
LONDON, March 10—The Post
says that Enver Bey, with a force of
twenty thousand soldiers, are at San
Stefano, to stop an advance on Con.
stantinople.
PHILADELPHIA March 10—The
t
Great Northern Steamship Company,
that operates on the great lakes, have
placed an order with the Cramp Ship
building Company for two mammoth
23 knot steamships. It is believed
that they are to run between the
Panama canal and Seattle.
WASHINGTON, March 10—Presi.
dent Wilson has announced that he
will attend the New York Presby
terian church, occupying the pew
that in earlier days was held by the
late President Abraham Lincoln and
James Buchanan. Yesterday morn
ing President Wilson and mem
bers of his family were on their way
to this church but sighting a large
crowd of curiosity on-lookers, that
barred his approach, he switched off
and went to the Central Presbyterian
church for the morning service.
GLASGOW, Scotland, March 10—
A terriffle explosion of dynamite this
morning wrecked the town of Irvine.
Many are dead and hundreds are in
jured.
SEATTLE, March 10—J. N. Wall
ingford, died this morning at the age
of 80 years. Nearly fifty years of
that time he has resided in Seattle.
LONDON, March 10—The suffra.
gettes are again becoming very much
excited and demonstrative. Today
they burned three suburban railway
stations and stormed the coach that
was carrying the King and Queen.
It is believed that extreme measures
may have to be resorted to in order
to preserve order and protect life
and property.
CHICAGO, March 10—Lieut. Gov.
O’Hara is very much concerned over
the investigation that is now being
made by a committee from the state,
concerning the condition of the work
ing girls and the low rate of wages
paid them. He has asked President
Wilson to meet with and advise the
committee. *
WASHINGTON, March 10—This
morning the Presdent received the
members of the diplomatic corps. He
stated that the administration de
sired to strengthen the relations now
existing with foreign countries.
WASHINGTON, March 7—Post,
master General Burleson has appoint
ed Merritt O. Chance, of Maryland,
as chief clerk of the post office de
partment. Mr. Chance has been
secretary of the President’s commis
sion of economy and efficiency.
WASHINGTON, March 7—Mrs.
Levi Z. Leiter, mother of Joe Leiter,
who once tried to control the wheat
market in Chicago, died in this city
last night. Her husband died in
1904.
WASHINGTON, March 7—Thomas
J. O’Brien, of Michigan, who has
served less than two years as Am
bassador to Itlay, has sent his resig
nation to the President.
An extra show will be given at the
Empress Theatre tonight. A feature
of the entertainment will be several
slides from photographs taken along
the line of the C. R. & N. W. railway
during the recent tie-up. These will
give a vivid idea of the work done
by the railroad boys during the past
weeks in opening the railroad, and
the difflcultlties under which they
labored. In addition to the slides,
the usual good run of photoplays will
be shown.
PORTLAND, March 8—James A.
Ralston has been arrested on a
barge of smuggling. He was found
with $7,000 worth of opium in his
?rssession. During the earlier days
jf Nome Mr. Ralston was an exten.
jive mining operator.
SEATTLE, March 7—In accord,
ance with instructions recently re
ceived all skilled employees at the
Bremerton navy yard are being plac
ed under civil service regulations. A
board appointed by Commandant
Cottman is now classifying the differ
ent employees. The principal
change introduced by the new in
structions will be in the method of
employment under which all appli.
cants for positions are to be given a
physical examination as well as a
technical test. Applicants, who must
show they are sober and of good
character, will be graded on a basis
of 100. Those obtaining 70 per
cent or more will be placed on the
register,' which will be divided into
three divisions—furlough, prefer
ence and general., ,
VIENNA, March 7—The Turkish
cruiser Hamides sank three Greek
transports carrying Servian troops,
while the transports were crossing
the Aegean sea.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 7—Presi
dent Ryan, of the International as.
sociation of bridge and structural
iron workers, was re-elected last
night at a meeting of the association.
THE HAGUE, March 7—Holland
has voted $300,000 for participation
In the Panama exposition at San
Francisco. An attractive building
will be erected, to be filled with in
teresting exhibits.
MEXICO CITY, March 7—A stren
uous effort will be made to subdue
the feeling of insurrection in the
state of Sonora. Ten thousand fed
erate, under command of Gen. Scul
lar, will shortly move aginst the
revolutionists. Preparations for de.
fence are now making and it is ex
pected that bloody contest will re
ouu. «
SEATTLE, March 10—All trans.
continental railroads announce regu
lar excursion rates to all principal
points in the East and in the middle
states will be on sale daily from
May 28 to September 30, inclusive.
Tickets will bear a gong limit east
bound of fifteen days, with a return
limit of October 31.
SEATTLE, March 10—The Bertha
will sail for Kodiak and intermediate
Southeastern and Southwestern Alas
ka ports March 15. She will carry
gasoline for the trolling boats and
cannery tenders, powder for the
mines and general freight for South
western points on this one trip. The
Alaska-Pacific Steamship Company,
which charters the vessel to the Swan
Navigation Company will handle the
Bertha on this voyage. On return
to . Seattle the Bertha will again load
for Skagway and other Southeastern
points resuming her regular twelve
day schedule with the Jeanle.
MEXICO CITY, March 10—The
federate and Carraniztos engaged In
a four battle between Monterey and
Montclova. It is reported that sixty
were killed.
DOUGLAS March 10—The fed
erate have garrisoned the towns of
Nacorazi and Eltlger, to prevent
them from being taken by the rebels,
who are preparing for an attack.
NEW YORK, March 10—A dis
patch to the Herald states that
President Nouel, of Santa Domingo,
has resigned and left for Europe.
BALTIMORE, March 10—William
J. Bombardt, assistant foreman of
the stevedores who were working
when the dynamite explosion oc
curred last week, has been placed un
der arrest. It is charged that he
ordered the men to work hastily and
without satisfying himself as to
whether there was probable danger.
WASHINGTON, March It- Sena
tor Stone and Speaker Champ Clark
held a very satisfactory conference
with the President yesterday after
noon. They were together and the
Senator made a specltal request for
ti e appointment of former Governor
Dochery, of Missouri, to' the position
of third asistant Postmaster Gcueral
Two hours later the President sent
the name of Governor Dockery to the
Senate.
Chitina
Pharmacy |
" ►
- »
Full line of
< ►
DRUGS and SUNDRIES ••
SNOW-GLASSES - ►
«>
< >
FRESH CANDIES and FRUIT ;;
♦
CIGARS and TOBACCO
JjATfst magazines ;•
• •
LATEST BOOKS ”
FANCY STATIONARY ' •
«*
A. G. MOREY, Prop, f
AAAAAAAAA VAAAAAAAAAAAAAAt>
W4HHWHW4WHH4W
GROCERIES, HARDWARE j j
-^ AND = : X
! MEAT MARKET :i
i 1 *
<>
i 11
We have a big line of Sec- < >
ond-Hand Goods, and can < >
■ save you money on your out- . «
I fit. Bunk House, with free 1 !
| Cook House, In connection. \ [
, • p
l ___________ « »
CHITINA HEIGHTS
! C. A. SIMONS & CO. i I
ltfpmpt<"H"Hp*pH'H"l'»WpH'Wp •
PUBLIC LAND AND MINING
CASES.
If you are interested in any contest
or any matter before the Interior De
partment, write to Clark & Wright,
registered land lawyers, 902 F Street
N. W. (opposite Gen’l Land Office),
Washington, D. C. Free information
about contests and where to obtain
scrip, locatable upon public lands,
without residence or cultivation.
Feed, Fuel
and
Lumber
HAY, BRAN, OATS, CHOPS,
ROLLED BARLEY
We can make prompt ship
ments to points on the rail
road. Our feed Is the very
best quality.
O.A.Nelson&Co.
CHITINA
I
t
HOTEL
WASHINGTON ji
ANNEX
< I
SEATTLE < '
* I
—-—.- 4 I
4 1
New, modern and fireproof.
All outside rooms 1 j
The most conveniently locate* ‘ )
hotel in the city.
Rooms and suites are particw ]
larly large. j ‘
Very desirable for families or ! !
parties traveling together.
RATES MODERATE !
s II
Auto-bus meets ail boats and < >
trains. Write for booklet. < .
< >
J. H. DAVIS, Prop. ;;