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CHITINA, ALASKA.
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CHITIXA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 22, 1913.
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS
Robert W. Jennings didn’t succeed in election to Congress
last August, but his candidacy largely aided him in his aspira
tions for a Judicial postion in Alaska, to which he has just been
appointed. He will have a month’s time in which to arrange
for assuming his new duties, as the term of Judge Lyons ex
pires on May 15th. In the third division the term of Judge
Overfield does not expire until June 15. Although the Judge
is anxious to retire from official life he has considerately con
sented to accede to the request of the department of justice
and make the trip to the westward on the revenue cuttei
Thetis. He will not return to Seward or Valdez until aftei
the middle of September.
By that time it is expected that his successor will have
been appointed and be ready to assume judicial duties. It if
generally conceded that John Y. Ostrander, of Cordova, will bt
the man named to serve in this, the third, judicial division
But recent information from Washington indicates that the
appointment will not be made for several weeks. It is also ex
pected that an arrangement will be made whereby Judge;
Jennings and Ostrander will for a time exchange divisions, si
that legal matters in which they have been interested may be.
cleared up.
In the retirement of Judge Lyons and Judge Overfield from
the bench in Alaska, the loss will be upon the part of the people
They have both proven that they are men of sterling iutegrit}
and honesty, fearless in the administration of their duties, and
well versed in the law. There will be general regret in botl
divisions when these men drop the ermine from their shoulders
There is compensation, however, in the thought that worth}
successors will be chosen to fill their places. In Judge Jen
nings and Judge Ostrander the people of this section of Alaskf
can have confidence that the high standard set by the presenl
judges will be maintained.
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WILL RETAIN POSTMASTERS
Appointments for Alaska have started and a woman waf
the first recognized. And she is to be the postmistress foi
the thriving town of Ketchikan. The hope of many a l)emo
eratie aspirant for a postmastership in Alaska was given £
serious jolt this afternoon. Practically all of the larger offices
like Nome, Fairbanks, Seward. Valdez. Cordova. Juneau and
Douglas, are occupied by Republicans, who have been con
firmed mostly within the past year, and consequently have froi.
two to three years to sene. And now comes the Postmaste
General and states that all Republican postmasters will be al
lowed to serve out their terms, unless serious charges are sus
tained against them. So it is expected that all incumbent;
who may desire to hold their offices, will eschew politics and
give strict attention to the faithful performance of the duties ol
their offices. While the Postmaster General fails to explaii
what might constitute “charges,” it is presumed that he had ir
mind political activity as one of the serious offenses that i
Republican might commit while serving under a Democratic
administration.
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FAIRBANKS WANTS FEDERAL BUILDING
—
Presumably encouraged by reason of the appropriation
which Congress has made of $100,000 for a federal building at
Cordova, other towns in the territory’ are beginning an agitation
for appropriations for public buildings. The Fairbanks Times
is urging the commercial body of that town to strike now for
something that is badly needed. In a recent editorial that
paper among other things says:
“While we have no word of criticism to offer because of
the activities of the Commercial club in its effort to secure the
construction of a detention hospital at Fairbanks, yet we must
confess to the feeling that much valuable energy is being ex
pended on a small matter, when with the same amount of effort
otherwise directed, much more could be accomplished. We
refer to the need of a new courthouse, a new post office and a
new federal jail, and suggest that the Commercial club ask
Congress for a federal building which will accommodate not
only the much-delayed detention hospital, but all of the other
departments of the government as well. Let us forget about
the $12,500 siteless hospital which was begrudgingly given to
ns by an indifferent Republican Congress, and direct our en
ergies toward securing a real federal building which adequately
will fill the requirements of the Fourth division, both present
and future.”
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Representative Boyle is urging passage of a memmorial in
the Legislature to the Congress of the United States for the
repeal of that section of an act which permits the owners of
private hatcheries to secure a rebate for salmon propagation.
Dr. Boyle characterizes this law “as the most pernicious and
farcial method yet devised to create monoplv.” The Dr. wants
all fish hatcheries in Alaska taken over, operated and maintain
ed by the federal government.
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The eight-dollar road tax law is one of the most iniquitous
and obnoxious ever foisted upon the people of Alaska.—Ruby
Record-Citizen.
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A report that the I Diversity of Wisconsin is furnishing
good meals to students at $2.50 per week is calculated to start a
hegira to that institution of learning. But is there an accurate
stnadardization of the term good meals f
PASSING OF A GREAT FIGURE
The remains of the late J. Pierpont Morgan have been laid
to rest and in time the career of the most prominent and power
ful banker of the financial age, will be gradually forgotten.
It is to be doubted of even the Rothehilds at the zenith of
their power held such an undisputed leadership over banking I
andfinancial interests as that which Mr. Morgan began to as
sume in the closing decades of the last century, and fully
swayed during the period since the present century came in.
Mr. Morgan was of banking lineage, his father. .1. S. j
Morgan, having been a prominent banker of the old-fashioned j
type. The son early assumed a prominence in financial circles!
that gradually carried to his zenith and made his the controlling j
mind in the policy on concentrating financial powers for the i
protection of existing investimeuts against new an competitive j
enterprises.
At the same time it must be recognized that there were
other sides to the great financier. He was a great constructoi
within the limits of those enterprises that submitted to his au
thority. In personal character he was an abundant giver tc
charity. He was an earnest churchman and industrious in sup
port of the interests of his church. His domestic relations wen
unimi>eachable. And as a patron of art his purchases surpassec
anything in history.
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SEVENTEENTH AMENDMENT
With the adopting by the Connecticut legislature of the
resolution ratifying the eonstitutonal amendment for the elec
tion of United States Senators by popular vote a battle that
has been fought for sixty years off and on has been ended.
Begun in 1826 it was not until 186S that President Jackson
irst recognized it in a special message of endorsement to
Congress. It was not until 1893, however, that the House was
von over, a nd not until 1911 that the Senate agreed to the
change, and then, it was suspected, only because the House
.‘onferees unexpectedly receded from their position and ac
cepted the Senate measure, which, it is believed, was framed
in the hope of preventing an agreement.
With the ratification of the amendment by the requisite 36
states, the next question is whether the state action can be se
cured in time to provide for senatorial elections iu tlie tail ol
next year to fill the seats of the 30 senators whose terms expire
in March, 1915. Some of the legislatures have already ad
journed until 1915. Should they fail to provide for Senato
rial elections next fall the governors would have power under
the amendment to appoint until an election could be held.
Special sessions of the Legislatures are, howevei*, being urged
to remedy the omission. It is obvious, therefore, that iu the
states where the Legislatures are yet iu session that the neees
sarv provisions should be enacted before adjournment.
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EDITORIAL OBSERVATIONS.
Perhaps if the sugar producers had not cried “ruin” so hard
about C uban reciprocity and Philippine fi'ee sugar when they
vere under discussion, people might pay more xxtteution now
when there is more reason for the wail.
We venture the prediction that Major Strong will be the.
nost popular Governor the territory of Alaska has ever had.
le will not only have the advantage of a friendly administra
.ion back of him that believes in development, but as a glad
'land advocate the Major is hard to beat.
Notwithstanding the rate at which the flocks ai-e being killed
iff, on account of the free wool threat, we have not been able to
ibserve any reduction in the price of mutton chops.
Alaska ought to build up a powerful Democratic organiza
tion. If all the office seekers joined there wouldn’t be many left
For jeara past Major Strong has advocated the slogan.
•Alaska for Alaskans,” but we didn’t know that he had in mind
the Governorship of the Territory.
It would seem as though the women of Alaska were not only
to have the privilege of voting but also some of the privileges
>f office holding. The first appointment for Alaska made by
President Wilson was the naming of the widow of the late A. P.
Swineford as postmistress of Ketchikan. Governor Swineford
was one of the earliest advocates for home rule in this territory.
A ■woman in I ranee is alleged to be the reincarnation of
loan of Arc. But what title she can show against the claim
of the Pankhurst soi-disant ladies is difficult to imagine.
I heir strenuous enmity to Englishmen has not been beaten since
ilio day of the Maid of Orleans.
Ami soou it v i]! lx Governor Strong. The man with the
glad hand and cheery smile.
Mr. Charles W. Morse is going to retura to business, ac
coxding to reports. Mr. Morse appears determined to advertise
•he fact as a restorer of health the Taft pardon serum beats
the l- riedmann turtle product to the wire
WASHINGTON, April 21—On r‘n
aay next me bill providing for the
construction of 1,000 miles of rail,
toad in Alaska will be considered by
the Senate committee. A public
hearing will be held and a number of
Alaskans remaining in the city will
appear and urge a favorable report
on the part of the committee, j
Chairman Key Pittman formerly of
Nome, is bending every effort to
have his colleagues take a favorable
view of the necessity for early ac
tion. In expressing himself on the
subject recently the Senator sa'd:
“If you leave the construction of
railroads in Alaska to private cap
ital, Alaska will remain undevel
oped for a hundred years. I am
in favor of immediate construction
by the government.”
WASHINGTON April 21—Ever
since the cmocratic National con
vention at Baltimore there has lesiu
more or less feeling hetren Chamr>
Clark and William Jennings Bryan,
as well as their followers. If it haJ
not been for Mr. Bryan the nomina
toinn for President would undoubt
edly have gone to Mr. Clark. Ef
forts however, have recently been
made to bring these two factions to
gether, with very satisfactory results.
Statements were issued Saturday by
both Secretary Bryan and Speaker
Clark that they had buried the hatch
et and had co-operated in the effort
to carry out the policies of the ad
minstration. The two great lead
ers of the party also met at a pri
vate luncheon given here by an ed
itor of one of the newspapers. Ev_
trything was harmonious and both
guests were in good spirits.
LONDON, Apil 21—Hon Spring
Rice, who was recently appointed i
Ambassador to the United States, to
succeed Hon. James Bryce, sailed for
New York on Saturday, to take up !
his new duties.
NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL!
ACCOUNT
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court. Ex.Officio Judge in Pro
bate. Chitina Precinct," Territory
i
of Alaska, Third Judicial Division.
In the matter of the estate of C. W.
Babbage, deceased. A. G. Morey,
administrator.
Notice of Heating of Final Account.
Notice is hereby given that A. G.
Morey, administrator of the estate of
C. \V. Babbage, deceased, has ren
dered, tiled and presented for settle
ment his Final Account and report of
his administration of the said estate,
and that the 29th day of May, 1913,
at the hour of 2o'clock, p. m. of the
said day, at the office of Paul d'Heir
ry, ex-officio Judge in Probate, of the
chitina Precinct, at Chitina, Alaska,
nas been duly appointed by the said
court, as the time and place of settle
ment of said final account and report,
at which time and place any person
interested in said estate may appear
and file his objections and exceptions
to said final account and report.
Dated at Chitina, Alaska, this 26th
day of March, 1913.
A. G. MOREY,
Adminstrator of the estate of C. IV.
Babbage, deceased.
Cate of first publication, Apr. 8, 1913
late of last publication May 27, 1913.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
TO CHAS. CARLSON', Your Heirs,
Personal Representatives and As
signs. and All or Any Person or Per
sons Claiming by. Through or under
you:
Your are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended the sum of
three hundred dollars ($300.00) in
labor and improvements upon certain
placer mining claim known as
the Valdez Creek Association, Valdez
Creek, tributary of the Susitna,
In the Copper Center Mining and Re
cording District, Territory of Alaska,
and the said amount was so expend
ed and such labor performed for the
purpose of holding said claim under
the provisions of Section 2324 Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and Act of Congress approved March
2, 1907, and constitutes the annual
assessment work upon said claims
for the years 1910, 1911, 1912. And
if witin ninety - days after the last
publication of this notice you fail to
pay the undersigned as co-owners
your proportion of the expense for
the years 1910, 1911, 1912, together
witth the cost of this advertisement,
your interest will become the prop
erty of the undersigned under said
seetion2324 Revised Statutes of the
United States.
J. E. CARLSON'.
F'irst publication, April 8, 1913.
Last publication, July 8, 1913.
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.NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
TO FRED HERMANSON, SWAN
RING WOOD, WM. HERTZBERG O.
PEARSON, A. J. NORDALE, Your
Heirs Personal Representatives and
Assigns, and All or Any Person or
Persons Claiming by, Through or
Under you:
Your are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended the sum of
three hundred dollars ($300.00) in
labor and improvements upon certain
placer mining claim known as
Moloch Association, Valdez Creek,
tributary of the Susitna,
In the Copper Center Mining and Re
cording District, Territorj of Alaska,
and the said amount was so expend
ed and such labor performed for the
purpose of holding said claim under
the provisions of Section 2324 Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and Act of Congress approved March
2, 1907, and constitutes the annual
assessment work upon said claims
for the years 1910, 1911, 1912. And
if witin ninety days after the last
publication of this notice you fail to
pay the undersigned as co-owners
your proportion of the expense for
the years 1910, 1911, 1912, together
witth the cost of this advertisement,
your interest will become the prop
erty of the undersigned under said
section2324 Revised Statutes of the
United States.
J. E. CARLSON.
First publication, April 8. 1913.
Last publication, July 8, 1913.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To P. ERICKSON, WM. SMITH C.
Y. MALINQUIST, ADOLF NELS6n,
A. KENNEDY, GUS BOSTROM, Your
Heirs. Personal Representatives and
Assigns, and All or Any Person or
Persons Claiming by, Through or
Under you:
Your are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended the sum of
three hundred dollars ($300.00) in
labor and improvements upon certa n
placer mining claim known as
the Yellow Bowl Association, Left
Limit Last Chance Creek, tributary
of Valdez Creek,
In the Copper Center Mining and Re
cording District, Territory of Alaska
and the said amount was so expend- j
ed and such labor performed for the I
purpose of holding said claim under
the provisions of Section 2324 Re-1
vised Statutes of the United States ]
and Act of Congress approved March
2, 1907, and constitutes the annual j
assessment work upon said claims!
for the years 1910, 1911, 1912. And
if wltin ninety days after the last ]
publication of this notice you fail to •
pay the undersigned ae co-owners |
your proportion of the expense for \
the years 1910, 1911, 1912, together ^
witth the cost of this advertisement, j
your interest will become the prop- i
erty of the undersigned under said
section2324 Revised Statutes of the
United States.
J. E. CARLSON.
First publication, April 8, 1913.
Last publication, July 8, 1913.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To ANTONE CARLSON, Your i
Heirs, Personal Representatives and '
Assigns, and All or Any Person or
Persons Claiming by, Through or
Under you:
Your are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended the sum of
three hundred dollars ($300.00) in
labor and improvements upon certain
placer mining claim known as
Last Chance Association, adjoining
No. 1 and 2 Lucky Gulch Creek
Claims, a tributary of Roosevelt
Creek,
In the Copper Center Mining and Re
cording District, Territory of Alaska
and the said amount was so expend
ed and such labor performed for the
purpose of holding said claim under
the provisions of Section 2324 Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and Act of Congress approved March
2, 1907, and constitutes the annual
assessment work upon said claims
for the years 1910, 1911, 1912. And
if wltln ninety days after the last
publication of this notice you fall to
pay the undersigned as co-owners
your proportion of the expense for
the years 1910, 1911, 1912, together
witth the cost of this advertisement,
your interest will become the prop
erty of the undersigned under said
section2324 Revised Statutes of the
United States.
.1. E. CARLSON,
Firs: publication, April 8, 1913.
Last publication, July S, 1913.
NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To C. P. MORGAN. Your Heirs.
Personal Representatives and As
signs, and All or Any Person or Per
sons Claiming by. Through or Under
you:
Your are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended the sum of
three hundred dollars ($300,001 in,
labor and improvements upon certain
placer mining claim known as
No. 7, Bench. Left Limit, Valdez
Creek, a tributary of the Susitna, also
known as the Gaston Bench Claim.
In the Copper Center Mining and Re
co'ding District, Territory of Alaska
and the said amount was so expend
ed and such labor performed for the
purpose of holding said claim under
the provisions of Section 2324 Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and Act of Congress approved March
2, 1907, and constitutes the annual
assessment work upon said claims
for the years 1910, 1911, 1912. And
if witin ninety days after the last
publication of this notice you fail to
pay the undersigned as co-owners
your proportion of the expense for
the years 1910, 1911, 1912, together
witth the cost of this advertisement,
your interest will become the prop
erty of the undersigned under said
section2324 Revised Statutes of the
United States.
J. E. CARLSON.
First publication, April 8, 1913.
Last publication, July 8, 1913.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To P. ERICKSON, ANTON CARL
SON SWAN RINGWOOD, CHAS
COWEL. L. RUE, Your Heirs Per
sonal Representatives and Assigns,
and All or Any Person or Persons
Claiming by, Through or Under you:
Your are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended the sum of
five hundred dollars ($500.00) in
labor and improvements upon that
placer mining claim know'll as the
Roosevelt Association, Roosevelt
Creek, a tributary of Valdez Creek,
In the Copper Center Mining and Re
cording District, Territory of Alaska
and the said amount was so expend
ed and such labor performed for the
purpose of holding said claim under
the provisions of Section 2324 Re
vised Statutes of the United States
and Act of Congress approved March
2, 1907, and constitutes the annual
assessment work upon said claims
for the years 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911,
1912. And if within ninety days
after the last publication of this
notice you fail to pay the undersigned
as co-owners your proportion of the
expese for the years 1908, 1909,
1910,. 1911, 1912, together with the
cost of this advertisement, your in
terest willbecome the property of the
undersigned under said Section 2324
Revised Statutes of the United states.
J. E. CARLSON.
First publication, April 8, 1913.
Last publication,’July 8, 1913.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To GUST JOHNSON, A. NESBIT,
PONTIUS MAGNUSON, L. SCHIM
MELPFENNING L. RUE, J. PAT-!
TERSON, R. BLIX, Your Heirs, Per
sonal Representatives and Assigns,j
and All or any Person or Persons i
Claiming by, Through or Under you: j
Your are hereby notified that the
undersigned has expended the sum o'
five hundred dollars ($500.00) in
labor and improvements upon that
certain placer mining claim known as
the Homestake Association, Valdez
Creek, a tributary of the Susitna,
In the Copper Center Mining and Re
cording District, Territory of Alaska
and tbc- said amount was so expend
ed ana such labor performed for the
purpose of holding said claim under .
the provisions of Section 2324 Re- j
vised Statutes of the United States j
and Act of Congress approved March j
2, 1907, and constitutes the annual !
assessment work upon said claims 1
for the years 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911,
1912. And if within ninety days
after the last publication of this
notice you fail to pay the undersigned
as co-ownerB your proportion of the
expese for the years 1908, 1909,
1910,, 1911, 1912, together witu the
cost of this advertisement, your in
terest wlllbecome the property of the
undersigned under said Section 2324
Revised otatutes of the United States.
J. E. CARLSON.
First publication, April 8, 1913.
Last publication, July 8, 1913.
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TOKIO, April 21—Admiral Togo,
who won laurels in the war with Rus
sia, and who was appointed Admiral
oftheJapanese fleet, has been re
tired on a special government order.
He is one of the great heros of his
eountry.
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