The Chitina Leader
CHITINA, ALASKA.
Entered as second-class matter, November 12, 1910, at the postoffice at
Chitina, Alaska, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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CHITINA. ALASKA TUESDAY, MARCH 30, 1915.
AN INTERESTING CASE
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The inquiry which is promised by the administration into
the sinking of the American vessel Frye by the German
auxiliary cruiser Eitel Friedrich seems to depend on the
question whether a cargo of wheat consigned to England “for
orders” is non-contraband or conditional contraband. The
wheat which constituted the Frye’s cargo was, when she sailed
from Seattle, so far as her manifest showed, to be delivered to
anyone whom the owners might specify. If she had been
passed by the German cruiser her cargo might have fed the
British army, and it might with equal probability have fed
workingmen and their families. The question therefore comes j
up for determination: Must cruisers in determining the rank
of conditional contraband determine by the possibilities or
by actual proof? Plainly at the time the Frye was sunk the j
sinkers knew no more than that her cargo might he used to
feed the British forces. Is the possibility enough to justify
the detention of vessel and cargo, or must there he direct
proof? The belligerent, of course, thinks that the possibility
is enough, hut the owner on the high seas thinks that his prop
erty should not he wiped out unless by absolute proof. It vs
well worth while to have a ruling on a question of that sort.
WRONG DIRECTION
A lot of right nice things have been written upon the
retirement of Senator Elihu Root, an American of great
ability. Mr. Root’s trouble was that he kept his face turned
steadfastly toward the past.
That sort of a man does not make much speed in a for
ward direction and so the people lost interest in him in spite
of his splendid ability.
The people never pick out a man for big things who goes
forward, backward.
Senator Root, with great intellectual attainments proved
a reactionary, and couldn’t keep up with the progressive
procession.
We have men in Cordova, only of more mediocre ability,
who might continue to be leaders if their vision had not been
curtailed.
But they are reactionary, and if Cordova is to advance
and prosper the people with progressive ideas must be kept
to the front.
Arid its the common people that create the sentiment, not
the ones who place themselves on a pedestal and think that all
things must come to them.
Even Senator Root, with all his brilliancy, could not see
the drift of sentiment, or if he did. would not realize it. So
in Cordova the special interests close their eyes to the fact
that their reign is over.
Some of these men might become useful citizens if they
were to divest themselves of superior airs and realize that
they are no better or greater than the most humble voter.
And when this is done harmony can easily be brought
about in Cordova. Because a man may have a little influence,
money or social distinction, it gives him no call to lord it over
others and seek to injure any man or woman who may hold
different political opinions.
So we say let the present battle be fought to the bitter
end and after election day let there be harmony, but of the
mutual kind.
1 WORK FOR THE IDLE
The mayor of New York has appointed a committee to
draw up a plan for relieving unemploymnet. This body,
backed by liberal support from Vincent Astor, and Averill
Harriman, is to try, in the viciniay of New York, a modification
of the plan tried by Hugh McCrea of Wilmington, N. C. The
McCrea colony now consists of 1,400 families. Its procedure
is to find needy men who will take land involving no outlay
of capital, to teach them farming methods, and to support
them till they can begin to pay back their debt in small
installments. Its success has been signal. A majority of its
subjects are Italians. The New York plan is noticeable in
that it proposes to buy a large tract, to employ considerable
machinery and provide expert instructors. There is little
doubt that the principal problem is to provide interest for the
leisure hours of such a colony. Chicago has recently had
the case of farmers seeking “almost in despair” labor in
quarters where men wanted “work of any kind,” but refused
with practical unanimity to work on farms. If men can make
farm life attractive we shall have another story.
Japan seems to have fully settled upon her determination
to “protect” China, notwithstanding China’s vigorous protest
of her desire to protect herself.
Labor leaders in London yesterday passed resolutions
demanding the commandeering of the wheat supply by the
government, declaring the high prices to be due to speculation.
Australia has arranged to take over the control of all its j
^woolen mills.
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THAT RAILROAD ANNOUNCEMENT
It is practically certain that the government will immedi
ately take over the Alaska Northern Railway. So much, may
not now be said of the Copper River & Northwestern Railway.
In fact the latest information from Washington is to the effect
that the trunk line road is to run from Seward to the Susitna
valley, on through the Broad Pass and to the Tanana river. If
that be true it is not very likely that a government road from
j Chitina to Fairbanks will be built for some years to come. But
the official announcement is daily expected so that we may
know definitely just what President Wilson has decided on for
the present and future, in the expenditure of the $35,000,000
provided for in the railroad bill. What Cordova is really con
cerned in is the building of a branch line road from Mile 33
to the Bering River coal fields, the establishment of coke
ovens on the Copper River flats and the erection of coal
bunkers and a smelter in the neighborhood of Cordova. All of
| which would mean a permanent pay roll and assure prosperity
| and growth to Cordova.
EDITORIAL COMMENT
The Maryland Steel Company has started up with 800
hands. In its shipyards they are working on five steamers,
the orders for which were given since the beginning of the
vear. It looks as if private enterprise may swell our merchant
marine internally.
President Wilson has given six fat Federal jobs in New
York to independents. Tammany is beginning to fear that Mr.
Bryan may have more influence at the White House than it
had supposed.
Criticisms about what Congress did not . do are super
fluous. Didn’t it do enough,"anyway you look at it? And so
it is with some of King George’s old Councilmen.
Americans who used to aver that they could live more
cheaply abroad now can point to the corroboration that life is
cheaper now in Europe than anywhere else.
Germany having ceased to export coal to Switzerland,
that country has been informed by England that it may have
all the coal it wants at cost price.
LONDON, March 24.—The Admiralty this afternoon
issued a statement saying that the British air raid had been
successfully carried out today on the German submarines at
Hoboken. This location is three miles outside of Antwerp.
RUBBER GOODS
For your out-of-door work you
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NOTICE OP FORFEITURE
To F. M. Brown, John Lyons, Gust
Djarf, Charles Garwood. T. J.
Donohue and Edmund Smith, your
heirs, administrators and assigns,
and to all it may concern:
You are hereby notified that we
have expended during the years 1913
and 1914 upon your F. M. Brown
and John Lyons joint one-tenth in
terest, three hundred and sixty dol
lars ($360^)0); Gust Djarf’s one
forty-eighth interest, seventy-five dol
lars ($75.00); Charle.s Garwood’s
one-forty-eighth interest seventy-five
dollars, ($75.00), lawful money of
the United States in labor and im
provements upon your above men
tioned interest in those mining
claims lying and? being on Hidden
Creek in the recording precinct of
(Jhitina, Alaska, which are known as
the Tjosevig group, consisting of the
Tjosevig No. 1 to 15 inclusive, also
Norway No. 2, Nebraska and Char
lotte; also on your’s T. J. Donohue,
and Edmund Smith’s one and six
tenths of one-forty-eighth interest in
the above mentioned claims also, on
your seven and one-half of one hun
dred per cent interest in the “Dagny
Marie” and Carbonate Hill claims,
being in all one hundred and fifty
dollars ($150.00) lawful money of
the United States in labor and im
provements upon your joint above
raentined interest in those mining
claims lying and being on Hidden
Greek in the recording precinct of
Chitina, Alaska. The location notices
of all above mentioned claims being
of record in the Mining Recording
Books in the office of the commis
sioner and recorder at Valdez and at
(Jhitina. Alaska, in order to hold
said claims under the provisions of
Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes
cjf the United States, concerning an
nual labor on mining claims, being
the amount required to hold said
lbde claims for the period ending
December 31st, 1914.
And unless within ninety days
after the completion of the publica
tion of this notice towit: within
ninety days after the 8th day of
iune, 1915, you contribute your pro
portion of such expenditure incurred
In performing said annual labor and
improvements, which is the above
mentioned sum, your interest in said
claims will become the property of
your co-owners who have made the
required expenditure by the terms
of said Section.
Dated 'at Chitina, Alaska, this
22nd day of February 1915.
CHRISTIAN TJOSEVIG,
ELI TJOSEVIG.
First publication, March 2, 1915.
Last publication, June 8, 1915.
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS
IN' THE PROBATE COURT, CHIT
INA PRECINCT, THIRD JUDI
CIAL DIVISION, TERRITORY OP
ALASKA.
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In the Matter o? the Estate of Alex
endra Crichton, Deceased, Notice
to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the
| undersigned* administrator of the
| Estate of Alexendra Crichton, de
I ceased, to the creditors cf, and all
! persons having claims against, the.
said deceased, to exhibit with the
necessary vouchers. within six
months after the first publication of
this notice, to the said adminis
trator, at his residence in Chitina.
Alaska, Chitina Precinct, Tejritory
of Alaska, the same being the place
for the transaction of the business
of said estate.
HENRY M. CHAMBERLAIN,
Administrator.
Dated at Chitina, Alaska, January
28, 1915.
Date of first publication, February
2, 1915.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
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To L. M. Price, his heirs, adminis
trator, assigns, successors or
personal representatives, and to
Henry De.vo cr his personal repre
sentative.
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned, your co-partners, have
expended in labor and improve
ments for the years 1913 and 1914
the sum of twenty-four hundred
(2,400) dollars, or the sum of one
hundred dollars on each one of the^
following named mining claims for
the years 1913-1914: The May
flower; Pacer; Slocum; Rosy No. 1;
Rosy No. 2; Fairview; Lucky
Strike; Esperanza; Webbfoot;
Yenkee; Hercules; Samson; all sit
uated in the Chitina mining and
recording district, Territory ot
Alaska and which have been duly
recorded in the office of the United
States commissioner in and for the
Chitina mining district at Chitina,
Alaska.
The above amounts have been ex
pended in order to hold the said
mining claims under the provisions
of the law concerning annual labor
upon miffing claims, being the
amount required to hold said above
named mining claims.
And you are further notified that
if within ninety (90) days after the
last publication of this notice you
fail to contribute your proportion jl
said expenditures which is one-sixth
(1-6) respectively, of the whole,
your interests in said mining claims
will become the property of the
undersigned.
„ Your co-owners
james McConnell,
GUS F. JOHNSON,
i First publication, Jan. 12, 1915.
Last publication, April 16, 1915.
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