INVESTIGATING
COST OF LIVING
Washington, Feb 28.—As finally determined, the investigation of
the increase of prices of food and other treceesaries of life, which the
setraie is to errter upon, will cover a broad field.
The measure providing lor such investigation was passed with
comparatively little discussiott. It authorizes art inquiry by a special
committee of severr senators into the general enhancement of values,
covering not only food and clothing, but many other articles used in
eve.y-day life.
The investigation will also cover tire question of salaries, earnings
and the tariff.
At the instance of Senator Burton, the resolution was made to
cover all commo ities, while Senator Warren obtained the insertion of
hides, leather and boots and shoes. Senator Jolrnsiotr obtait td the in
sert ion of beef, sheep and hogs, attd Senator Bacorr the insertion of
s'eel. The inquiry will be conducted with the greatest dispatch.
Senator Stone addressed the serrate at length ort the subject.
He undertook to show that the Payne-Aldrich tariff bill largely re
sponsible for the enhanced price of many of the necessaries of lile.
Contrasting the delay otr reporting the Elkins resolution with the
di-patch irt bringing in the Lodge measure. Stone declared there had
been a vast amount of monkey business itr connection with the cotrsid
eration of the subject. Saying Ire bad been greatly puzzled to know
the meattittg of the method of proceeding, Ire declared it had tire com
plexion of a ‘‘purpose to conceal rather tltr.n to discover.
If trot, wiry, be asked, ‘‘did tire Republican members of tire finance
committee come rushing headlong into this business and exhibit an
overweening anxiety to take charge of the proposed inquiry?”
Senator Stone said he knew of nothing which stood in such great
need of a coating of whitewash as the tariff-laws. Asserting that there
had been a rapid enhancement of prices since the passage ot the law, he
declared that neither an increase in the demand for food nor an irtcrease
in the gold supply could explain these advances in so short a time.
Irt all probability, Stotte continued, Senator Lodge wottld head the
committee of investigation, atrd Stone expressed apprehension thil that
senator would hesitate to follow out any line of inquiry which might
substantiate Secretary Wilson’s contention that American food products
are sold more cheaply abroad than itt the United States.
‘ I assert with the greatest confidence that the tariff rates as a rule
are far in excess of arty difference itt tire labor wage itt America, and
the chief compering countries of Eur ope and I assert with equal confi
dence that lire chief beneficiaries of this system are tire men who employ
this labor, as the chief sufferers are the consumers who are the victims
of their monopolies ”
LAND FOR THE UNEMPLOYED
George M. Jackson, of Piggott, Ark., announces that he will give
to unemployed men. under the auspices of the Brotherhood Welfare As
social ion, 4000 acres of good bottom lands near his home. The offer
was made recently at St. Louis, at a meeting of the association, of
which James Eads Howe, the millionaire hobo, is the head. The plan
suggested by Jackson is that 400 men take 10 acres each without any
| conditions. Jackson, who is 75 years old is working for the redistribu
1 tion of all lands, and will seek additional gifts from oilier wealthy land
owners for similar purposes. Although he has nine grandchildren, he
refuses to leave any land to them, saying they have done nothing to
!deserve it.
HAINES HAS SELF-GOVERNMENT
Skagway Alaskan. Tlie action of Judge Cushman in granting
Htines the right to vote on incorporation will meet with the commend
ation of all Alaskans, and it now remain - for Haines to demonstrate
that Alaskans are capable of self government as far as their town is
concerned.
Wherever municipal government has been applied in Alaska it has
worked out to the very best advantage, and while dissension has uc
curred there has never been charges of graft against those holding office.
Haines lias abundant resources and enterprising citizens, and with
the power to handle their own affairs will soon take a prominent part
in the development ol this great empire.
BIG BOUNTY PAID FOR WOLVES
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Meeteetse, Wyo., Feb 23 —The West Big Horn County Woli
Bounty Association has renewed its private bounty offer for anotlie,
year, and will pay the following bounties for wolves killed in this dis.
trict: For each dog wolf, $30; for each she vvolt, $30. with $20 addi.
tional if pregnant; tor eac.. wolf pup, $10. These bounties are in ad
tion to the state bounty of $5 for each wolf killed, and they make trap
ping in this section an attractive proposition.
Hasn’t a Good Opinion
New York, March 7 — Prof. Mun
strberg, of Harvard, who was ill
New York recently, has a poor
opinion of the average American
mail. “The average business
min," he said, “is too little inter
ested in anything outside his busi
ness. The women of the country
control culture and higher ideals
The man lakes too selfish an atti
tude toward hitusell and his busi
ness. This is unfortunate. We
should fill our lives with idealism
The man who simply sees in his
vocation a means of getting the
better of other men, destroys his
power to get satisfaction from any
thing. _
Marshal’s Sale
1
The Tanana restaurant property
cm Front street, lot 60x100 feet,
was sold by Deputy Marshal Don
ovan last Friday afternoon on a
judgment in favor of Pete Vachon
et al. against W W. Nelson. The
property was purchased by Andy
Vachon for $750.
Jake and George Mutehler, who
have been spending the winter in
the Iditarod country, arrived here
last Monday entoute to Fairbanks.
They expect to return to the new
diggings after a short visit in the
Tatiana metropolis
Guglielmo Marconi recently went
to Stockholm to receive the Nobel
prize for physics, the value of which
is $20,oco. The prize originally
was worth double that sum, but
this year it was divided.
The Leader is on sale at the
postoftice lobby.
Try Williams’ new barber shop for
an easy shave or a stylish haircut.
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Bill Cheeseman and Paddy Carney,
who recently started up the Yukon to
prospect on Spicer creek, are reported
to have extended their trip with the
view of ultimately reaching Citcle.
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Notice of Forfeiture
To T. J. Wilson. Roy R. Henderson,
Alfred Place, J. C. Junk in. Chris S.
Hillstead, O. A. Lavtnon and C. H.
Hull:
You and each of you are hereby no
tified that I have expended the sum of
one hundred (100) dollars in labor and
improvement, for each year, for the
year 1908 and the year 1909, upon the
following placer mining claim, to wit:
Tlie First Chance Association Placer
claim, situated and being on Golden
creek, a tributary of Illinois creek, in
the Fort Gibbon Mining and Recording
Precinct, Territory of Alaska.
Said work and improvement was done
under the provisions of section 2321 of
tlie Revised Statutes of the United
States, being the amount required by
said section 2324 to hold said claim for
the years 1908 and 1909: also that p oof
of the annual assessment work was
filed under chapter 2559, entitled “An
act to amend the laws governing labor
or improvements upon mining claims
in Alaska,'' approved March 2, 1907;
and that if within ninety days after
the last publication of this notice you
fail or refuse to contribute your pro
portion of such expenditure, for said
years, as co-owner in said placer min
ing claim, your interest in said claim
will become the property of the under
signed under said section 2.324.
j Dated at Tanana. Fort Gibbon Pre
I circt, Alaska. March 10. 1910.
S. F. McDILL.
1 Date of 1st publication, March 10. 1910.
. Date of last publication, June lii, 1910.
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NOTICE
All persons having claims against
the Tanana School Board will present
same in duplicate to the clerk of board
for approval on or before the end of
each month. All approved claims will
be paid on 2nd day of each month by
the treusurer.
A. J. CAMPBELL,, Clerk.
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