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SECOND year
CHITIXA. ALASKA, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1912.
NO. 48.
?6litical jabs of
/• LOCAL INTEREST.
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There seems to be a sentiment
throughout this division against the
naming of “Wiekersham's men” fo,
the Legislature. The followers ol
the delegate object to going tc
Juneau with the collar of any man
around their neck.' They want to
be free agents.
C. E. Davidson, of Fairbanks,
seeks the election of Democratic
National Committeeman, made va
cant by the death of A. J. Daly. The
recent candidate for Congress. R.
W. Jennings, is also said to want
the honor. Davidson is reported to
be in the lead, having the support of
committeemen C. E. Bunnell of
Valdez; W. H. Whittlesey, of
Seard; H. A. Bishop, of Juneau;
Charles Cosgrove of Ketchikan and
J. E. Clark of Fairbanks. The usual
procedure in cases of vacancies in
the national committeemanship is
for the territorial committee to name
a candidate and present the name to
the national committee for approval.
This action will be taken in this in
stance.
Voters of Valdez, why don't you
follow the example of Seward and
Cordova. Hold an open and honest
primary. Then go to it and let the
best man win, and afterwards le
the choice of the majority have ytnn
support.
September 10th, 1912.
To the Editor—The Seward Cam
paign Committe requests me to state
my attitude and decision regarding
th^ ’"•'tdez cablegram which purports
to promise me support on a “straight
Wickersham ticket, no other basis.”
The Seward primary was a non
partisan primary! I am in honor
bound to the acceptance of the en
dorsement there given me, and have,
therefore, replied to Valdez, refus
ing to put on the collar of any of
the political factions. It would be
wholly unfair to the voters of Seward
to now permit myself to be placed
< *i a “straight Wickersham ticket”
without first seeking and obtaining
release from the action of the
Seward primary.
I prefer to stand upon the Seward
llan of non-partisan candidates for
territorial office, and will not be
come a party to any attempt to force
a machine-made ticket upon the in
dependent voters of this division.
Very truly, L. V. RAY.
There is a strong non-partisan
sentiment throughout this division.
The different localities seem to want
to send good men to Juneau, with
out regard to their political affilia
tions.
It is expected that the voters oi
Chitina and other interior precincts
will hold primaries. Not having any
other pronounced candidates it is
expected that they will endorse the
candidacy of Geo. C. Hazelet for
Senator and E. F. Gray for Repre
sentative.
E. F. Gray is an interior mining
operator who has the confidence and
respect of every miner who has ever
met him or heard of him. Every
one considers that he will be an easy
winner for the House of Represen
tatoves. He is equally as well and
favorably known in the Valdez coun
try. And if they are not so famil
iar with his name and capabilities at
Seward, a host of traveling friends
will soon put those people wise to
his strength and general fitness for
the office.
Of course when Seward, Cordova,
Knik and Copper Mountain have ta
ken all they want in the way of leg
irlators, Valdez will be satisfied with
what is left. Maybe sometimes not.
—Valdez Prospector.
Over in Valdez there is much dis
cussion over calling of an open free
for-all primary to select favorite
sons for place on the Senatorial and
Representative ti'ekets. There are
many candidates, both avowed and
receptive, and there is some hesitan
cy upon the part of some to favor
a primary because they feel that
they may be eliminated at a free
choice.
SEWARD, Sept. 1G.—The United States Revenue Cutter
McCollough arrived here yesterday, having aboard the mem
bers of the Alaska Railway Commission. She left again this
morning for Knik Arm. The commission have somewhat
changed their plans since leaving Seattle. It is now expected
that the distance of sixty miles from Knik into the Matanuska
coal fields will be made on pack horses, which have been ar
ranged for. The party will immediately return to Knik, and
take the cutter for Seward, expecting to reach here about the
21st. Without much delay the commission will proceed to Val
dez and if the trail is passable it is intended to go from there
to Willow Creek and on in to Fairbanks over the trail. They
will return over the trail to Chitina and there take the train
for Cordova, where the cutter will be awaiting them. If the
washouts on the road from. Valdez a re not repaired it may be
necessary to go on to Cordova and there take the train to Chit
ina, where a start will be made over the trail.
When the commission sailed from Seattle the itinerary
of the cruise provided for stops at Katalla, Knik, Cordova,
Haines and Skagway, in the order named. The firs stop was
to have been made at Katalla. from September 14 to Septem
ber lfi. At Knik the cutter would remain from September
20 to September 24 and was due to arrive at Valdez September
27. From Valdez the commission was to go through to Fair
banks if possible, so that the McCollough would lie in Prince
William Sound for a month, the party not being due in Cor
dova until October 25. Haines was to be the next stop. Octo
ber 27 to October 30, and the cutter was to be at Skagway
with the party November 3 and 4. From Skagway the trip
to Seattle will be commenced and from that port the McCol
lough will sail for San Francisco.
(From Saturday’s Cordova Daily Alaskan.)
The 1 nited States revenue cutter McCullough, bearing
the members of the Alaska railroad commission, was off
Cape St. Klias at nine o’clock this morning. A wireless mess
age was sent to this station, to be telephoned to Katalla. Our
correspondent at the latter place states that woi’d was received
from the chairman of the commission that owing to the rough
weather prevailing today it would be impossible for the cut
ter to put into Katalla. Plans have been changed and the
cutter would go direct to Seward, and after a short stay there
would go on to Knik Arm. where the party would disem
bark and take horses into the Matanuska coal fields. The
wire stated that the McCollough would endeavor to stop at
Katalla on the return trip, which would be about the 24th.
Although the message did not so state, it is presumed that
the original plan will be carried out of going through from
Knik to the Matanuska fields and then on to Chitina, there
to take the railway train and come down to Cordova, where
the McCollough will be awaiting the party. From here they
will go to Katalla, then to Haines, Skagway, over the railroad
to White Horse, and then down the river to Fairbanks, coming
out over the trail to Chitina or to Valdez.
VISITOR REALIZES
OUR NEED.
The following concerning a recent
Alaska and Chitina visitor ap
peared in a recent issue of the Fort
Dodge Messenger:
‘ That the Alaskan are opposed to
the policy of Theodore Roosevelt,
Gifford Pinchot and others in regard
to the conservation of natural re
sources is the opinion of L. A.
Downs, superintendent of this di
vision of the Illinois Central who
recently made an extended trip
through Canada and Alaska.
“ ‘The Alaskans are exceedingly
anxious to have capital come in and
open up the practically unlimited re
sources of the country,’ said Mr.
Downs, ‘but the government is
holding capital back and saving this
land for future use.’
‘Why they have an unlimited
amount of coal land there, yet none
of it is mined. The only railroad
running through there, the engines
are run with crude old, which is
brought in large boats from Cali
fornia. This is cheaper than bring
ing the coal from Canada where all
the coal that is used is brought
from.’
Mr. Downs believes that there is
a great future in store for Alaska
and that it is a country of unlimit
ed possibilities.”
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SOUTHEASTERN ALASKA
HAS FREIGHT WAR.
SEATTLE, Sept. 16.—Shippers in
Southeastern Alaska are now receiv
ing their freight at considerable less
than cost. A rate war is being bit
terly waged between the Alaska
Steamship Company, the Pacific
Coast Steamship Company, the Alas
ka Coast Company and the Humboldt
Steamship Company. All these com
panies.are now quoting a rate of $2
a ton on general merchandise to Ket
chikan, Petersburg and Juneau.
Now the Humboldt is planning to
carry the rate war into the passen
ger carrying trade and will announce
in a few days the lowest passenger
fare from Seattle to Southeastern
Alaska ports in the history of Pa
cific coast shipping.
During the rate war of 1909 the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company and
the Alaska Steamship Company cut
the passenger rate to Southeastern
Alaska ports 60 per cent, naming a
fare of $12.50, first class, and $8
second cabin between Seattle and
Skagway, and making proportionate
reductions to all other Southeastern
Alaska ports. The cut in both
freight and passenger fares in 1909
was made against the Humboldt, and
now that company is to retaliate in
the present rate war by a sweeping
reduction in passenger fares. Of
ficials of the Northland Steamship
Company are considering a similar
action and may reduce fares on the
steamship Al-Ki from Seattle to
Southeastern Alaska ports.
The recent visit to Juneau, Skag
CANDIDATES
OF EVERY
POLITICAL SHADE
ARE INVITED
TO MAKE THEIR
ANNOUNCEMENTS
IN THE
CHIT1NA LEADER
AND
DAILY ALASKAN
AT REGULAR
ADVERTISING
RATES
way and Cordova of Hon. E. E.
Clark, a member of the Interstate
Commission, has already been pro
ductive of good. C. J. Jones, traf
fic manager of the Alaska Steamship
Company, at Seattle, the other day
received from Washington, D. C., a
copy of a special ruling of the In
terstate Commerce Commission in
regard to the changing of rates of
transportation companies operating
to or from or within the territory
of Alaska. The ruling in part reads:
“It is ordered that rates on freight
traffic and passenger fares from or
to or between points in the territory
of Alaska may be changed upon no
tice of ten days as to reductions in
rates or fares given to the commis
sion and to the public in manner
required by law. _
“As to advances in rates or fares,
full statutory notice of changes must
be given to the commission and the
1 public in manner required by law.”
In the past the companies were
compelled to give thirty days’ notice
when they desired to reduce freight
or passenger fares.
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BIG SALMON PACK
IN COOK INLET COUNTRY
Salmon packing on Cook inlet is
about completed for the season. Up
to last reports the following were
the packs of the various canneries:
Alaska Packers, at Kasilog, 70,000
cases; Northwestern Fisheries com
pany, at Kenai, 50,000; Libby, Mc
Neill & Libby’s cannery, at Kenai,
35,000, and the Whorf cannery at
Seldovia, 23,000. There was a big
run of humpback salmon toward the
latter end of the season.
FOR WIRELESS STATION
(From Wednesday’s Cordova Daily Alaskan.)
Late Thursday night or early Friday morning the Collier
Nero will drop anchor in Cordova harbor, and remain here
from three to foxxr weeks. The Nero, with her complement of
100 meen comes to double the capacity of the naval wireless
station at Whiteshed. While the collier lies in the bay the
ship’s launch will be used to convey the workmen and mater
ial to the station. It is the intention to install an enlarged
and duplicate plant.
At present there is but one 10-horse power engine. This
will be removed and be replaced by two 24-horse power en
gines. The engine roonx will be enlarged and a residence will
be built for Mr. Duukle, the officer in charge. A boat house
will also be built, as well as a circulating tank for the engines.
There are at present two aerial towel's, one 350 and the other
400 feet high. They will be lengthened, one 50 and the other
100 feet, so that better communication may be had with sta
tions as far distant as Sail Francisco.
The Nero has been to the westward for several weeks
past, repairing stations at Unalaska, St. Paul island, Udakta,
and other points. A new station was also erected in Unimak
Pass. The Nero is 312 feet in length, has a capacity of 2.204
net tons, and makes her headquartei's at San Francisco. She
was formerly known as the British steamer Whitegift.
The coming of the Nero with 100 men will be a matter
of congratulation in the town of Cordova. And as the collier
will be anchored in the bay it will be convenient for the men to
come ashore during their leisure hours and enjoy the pleasures
which the town affords. The improvements which will be
made to the Whiteshed station are much needed and with the
new equipment installed should make Cordova one of the most
important wireless stations in the north Pacific and always in
readiness to do business.
RESULTS OF FLOATING
COURT IN ALASKA.
The revenue cutter Thetis has re
turned to Valdez, bringing back most
of the officials of the “floating
court.” as well as several insane per
sons and four prisoners who are en
route to McNeil’s Island, to serve
their sentences. Of the four, Frank
Fragomene is sentenced for life for
murder, uinicio Flores gets ten
years for murder in the second de
gree, M. Sato six years for man
slaughter, and Edwin Kalilikane
eighteen months for assault with a
dangerous weapon.
Judge Thomas R. Lyons of Juneau,
for the second year, was the presid
ing judge over the floating court.
Other officials of the court party
were: J. Lindley Green of Seward,
prosecuting attorney; Thomas S.
Scott of Valdez, deputy clerk; R.
A. Robertson of Juneau, court re
porter; O. A. Tucker of Cordova, at
torney for the defense; George R.
Goshaw of Valdez, deputy United
States marshal.
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(From Friday’s Cordova Daily Alaskan.)
Tlie free-for-all non-partisan preference primary was held
today between the hours of 11 a. m. and 2 p. m. There were
97 votes cast, with the following result: For Senator—Geo.
C. Hazelet, 90; A. J. Adams, 2; Dr. W. H. ('liase, 1; T. B.
Tansey, 1; Win. O’Connor, 1. For Reprsentative—E. F.
Gray, 94; A. J. Adams, 2; F. M. O’Neill, 1. The result dem
onstrates positively that Mr. Hazelet and Mr. Gray were not
only the almost unanimous choice of the votes cast, but they
were the choice of more than a majority of the voters now
in town, there having been 171 polled at the August election.
The primary passed off without an unpleasant hitch. The
only objectionable feature of the day being the circulation by
disappointed aspirant for Senator of circulars making a per
sonal attack upon reputable citizens and putting forth a silly
plea of bossism. Having held a primary on Wednesday eve
ning, when Mr. Tansey was named for Senator, the Wicker
sham followers preferred not to give any further expression
of their preference. The Socialists did not vote, as they are
taking up the question through their councils. And a small
following of A. J. Adams, who seeks to be Senator, refrained
from attending the polls, having decided to give an “endorse
ment” tonight.
As most of the men at Eyak are either Wickershamites
or Socialists, only three or four voted.
The Thetis arrived in Valdez early
in July and on the fifteenth of the
month the court party was taken
aboard and the start for the Bristol
b:«j cannery district made. A stop
was made at Iliamna bay, on Cook's
inlet, where Judge Lyons and Scott
and Robertson were landed to make
the trip overland and down Iliamna
Lake to Naknek, whence they went
to Dillingham on one of the cannery
tenders, arriving before the Thetis,
which went to Unalaska to coal.
At the time the Thetis arrived at
Dillingham, July 29, with the other
officials, the grand and petty jury
panels had been prepared by Deputy
Marshal Nelson Sorby of Dillingham.
Court was convened on the same af
ternoon and the jurors sworn.
Immediately the court convened,
the grand jury started its investiga
tions and rapid work was done by
the federal inquisitors, six indict
ments being returned in three days.
Trials were commenced at once and
a case a day was finished, court
fiinally adjourning on the morning of
August 8 and the start for Nome
made ihe rext morning.
Judge Lyons and R. A. Robertson
were landed at Nome for a special
session of court there, which open
ed August 15. and the Thetis, with
the remaining officials and prisoners
on board, started August 19 for Un
alaska, which was reached August
22nd.
While at I’nalaska, the four pris
oners were taken ashore and kept in
the local jail by Deputy Marshal W.
B. Hastings, and then, September 2,
the Thetis made the start for Val
dez by way of Kodiak and Seward.
TO DISCONTINUE
COAL MINING.
(From Tuesday’s Cordova Alaskan.)
Henry S. Tibbey, of Chignik, came
over on the Alameda. He has been
operating a coal mine at his town,
but has closed down for the season.
His company has been hopeful that
the Interior Department would final
ly decide that they were entitled to
receive patents for their property,
but there hag been nothing doing so
far. They have, however, been per
mitted to mine and sell a limited
quantity of coal, but the company is
getting tired of the uncertainty and
if they are not to get patents, feel
that they might Just as well quit
now as later.
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DEVELOPMENTS
OF SLATE CREEK.
John „ Hazelet, a brother of our
townsman. Geo. C. Hazelet, wa9 In
town last night on his way to Seat
tle, where he will spend the winter
with his family. Mr. Hazelet has
just returned from Ohlsna. where he
has been prospecting the placer
ground owned by himself and as
sociates, with a Keystone drill. He
reports great activity this year in
his vicinity, there being several
large outfits at work in that district
which eventually will produce much
gold. He believes that were a wagon
road built Into that section tapping
the government road in the vicinity
of Paxsons, it would result in the
rapid development of a large area of
hydraulic ground.
Mr. Hazelet states that there will
be more men wintering in the Slate
and Chestochina countries the com
ing winter than for many years
previous. C. C. Williams, Phil.
Brail, Chas. Lundgren, Carl Slatter,
E. H. Jinkens. Florence Dewitt,
John Poison, Bill Hegdorn, “Fren
chy” Whitt and Ole "Flagstaff,”
will either whipsaw lumber, cut
wood or trap during the winter.
Jack Miller will install his hy
draulic plant next season. the
plant now being on the ground on
Slate. He has let n contract for hl9
flume lumber to be whipsawed this
winter.
Charley Swanson and his partner,
who are working the Addison Powell
ground, did good work this summer,
having dug a bed rock drain from
quite a distance below their claims
up to their workings. They are now
in the pay and are doing very well.
MRS. McEVOY IS
ON THE JOB.
A recent meeting of Democrats
was held in Seattle to espouse the
cause of C. S. Heifner, Democratic
candidate for Congressman. The af
fair was largely in the way of a per
sonal compliment to Heifner, and
the candidate was well eulogized.
Mrs. Helen MeEvoy, representing
herself as a newspaper woman of
Cordova, told the needs of Alas
ka and why she believed that
the success of the Democratic party
and that of Heifner would bring
about many needed reforms for the
Far North. A letter was also read
from a number of Alaskans, includ
ing James Wiekersham, delegate
from Alaska to congress, in which
Wiekersham extolled the work of
Heifner in Washington City in bring
ing about a sentiment in congress
which finally resulted in local self
government in Alaska.
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ADDITIONAL
ELECTION RETURNS.
The following additional election
returns have been received from the
westward:
Sunrise—Wickersham, 6; Gilmore,
3; Jennings, 11; Harrais, 1;
Krauzunas, 1.
Kenai — Wickersham, 7; Jen
nings, 46; Krauzunas, 9.
Hope — Wickersham, 10; Jen
nings, 9.
Willow Creek—Wickersham, 39;
Gilmore, 22; Jennings, 13; Krau
zcunas. 3.
Unalaska—Gilmore 33, Wicker
sham 2.
Unga—Gilmore 24, Wickersham
8, Jennings 8.
Chignic—Gilmore 2, Wickersham
2, Harrais 1.
Afognak — Wickersham 35, Gil
more 4.
Nushagok—Gilmore 12, Wicker
sham 2.
Snag Point—Gilmore 11, Wicker
sham 11.
Up to the present the total vote In
the third judicial division is 1,731,
divided as follows: Gilmore, 539;
Wickersham, 659; Jennings, 278;
Harrais, 87; Krauczunas, 168.
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