The Chitusa Leader
GUI TINA, ALASKA.
Entered as second-class matter, November 12, 1910, at the postoffice al
Cliltlim, Alaska, under the Act of Congress of March 3, 1879.
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CHITINA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 16,1915.
A RADICAL MEASURE
Miss Katherine Bennet Davis, commissioner of charities of
New York City has made good her character for originality
and independence by proposing a novel way of treating the
evil of commercialized vice. It consists in driving the evil
resorts out of the poorer red light districts and forcing them,
if they wish to continue, to settle in the fashionable residential
sections. That done, she asserts the influential citizens of
those sections will see that the evil is cleaned out. This is
principally noticeable for its cutting sarcasm at the influential
people of the fashionable districts, who trouble themselves
little about the growth of vice if it shows judicious modesty by
not crowding up too clofeelv against the respectable. She makes
a telling point in reply to the objection that such a course
would subject ,the young people of the rich section to bad
associations, that the young people of the poorer sections are
twice as much exposed to the corruption as the young people
of the rich would be.
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WASHINGTON NEWS MORE ENCOURAGING,
The telegrams received today from the national capital
indicate that the making public of the decision of the Presi
dent with reference to railroad routes in Alaska has been
delayed because of a sudden change or interruption in the
plans of the administration. Previous advices indicated the
taking over of the Alaska Northern railroad and the making of
at least one ocean terminus at Seward. It now seems that the
price asked by the bondholders of the railroad has been
refused by the President. Attorney Boland for the bond
holders states that the sale is definitely off, but Secretary Lane
insists that it is still under consideration. But in the mean
time attention has been more positively directed to the
advantages of the Copper River & Northwestern Railway and
the Engineering Commission is furnishing the President
additional data as to the cost of a branch line into the Bering
River coal fields, and ^ther estimates. On the whole it looks
pretty good for Cordova today.
ALASKA YEAR OPENS EARLY
Alaska’s trade year is opening unusually early and in a
manner that is fraught with promise of great prosperity for
the territory and for Seattle.
Two steamships recently left port within a few hours of
each other and their departure was taken as an indication of
thq commencement of the Northern season.
Both were well filled with freight and carried an unusually
large number of passengers. From these conditions, prognos
ticators were inclined to believe that the year 1915 would
witness the making of some new records in Northern business.
Now come the canners with an announcement that they
intend to get into the field early. The fleet that annually
journeys north from Seattle will start some time in advance of
the accustomed time.
Tn fact, all who have interests in the territory seem to be
in; pired bv a belief that they are on the threshold of a period
that will rank as one of the most important—possibly the most
important—in the history of the country.
Industry of all kinds bids fair to awaken early and to a
degree that will afford employment for thousands of men.
Miners in the north are confident they will get Alaska coal at
reasonable prices and are preparing to take advantage of the
situation thus presented.
I hat the travel to the Wonderland will be greater than
r^ral is now certain. Advance reservations by steamship com
panies leave no doubt that the tourist movement to the San
Francisco' fai-r will send thousands to the territory.
Seattle today is one of the few cities in the United States
which looks into the future with pleased anticipation. It is
one of the few that can reasonably expect a business increase
despite Europe’s war. :
Elsewhere, there is a natural uncertainty resulting from
that struggle, the duration of which is questionable. Where the
ties of business so intimately bind American producing centers
with Europe, Europe’s unrest produces uncertainty in this
country.
Seattle, however, has its eyes turned northward and
westward—to sections not involved or only slightly involved
in the war. Particularly in Alaska, has it reason to expect
business development that will benefit its every industry and
business house.
Its situation just at this time is unique. Tn periods of;
nation-wide prosperity these conditions would be remarked.
In such times as those now obtaining they constitute a
remarkable but gratifying assurance of immediate business
development.—Seattle Times.
Piute Indians are on the warpath in Utah. But another
end of Indian activity appears in the meeting at Tacoma of
The Northwestern Federation of American Indians to
suppress the liquor traffic amoag their race and to secure
government aid for old and needy Indians.” Sounds as
though they had reference to Alaska.
THE PRESIDENT IS GETTING RECKLESS
We have a great respect and high regard for President
Wilson and would want him to have a safe and pleasant
journey to Alaska if he should decide to continue his trip
northward when he comes west next month. But we have
doubts as to the advisability of his coming to Cordova, since
he would be charged with having made “personal attacks”
because of having rapped society airs. That’s something our
Highbrows won’t stand for. Praise for the “simple straight
forward” people of the .Southern mountains, and criticism of
“the airs that high society gives itself,” were voiced by the
President recently in Washington at a meeting held in the
interest of Berea College, Kentucky, founded to educate the
mountaineers. The President declared that the^ college was
“going straight to the, heart of one of the most interesting
problems of American life,” and added that “the only thing
that is worth while in human intercourse is to wake somebody
up.” In this section of Alaska it is not permissible to disturb
the serenity and harmony that exists when the sleepy reaction
aries hold swav. So President Wilson must be on his guard
if he comes this way.
EDITORIAL COMMENT
The wearing by Belgian women of millinery fashioned
after the caps of Belgian soldiers has provoked a prohibitory
order because it evoked patriotic outbursts. What, th^n, must
be thought of our “Tipperary” fad?
A Washington (D. C.) man demands $1,500 damages for
being kissed by a chorus girl at one of the theaters. Yes, his
wife was with iiim. That’s the reason he had to make the bluff
of bringing the suit.
The cable repair ship Burnside has again gone into com
fortable quarters at Seattle. And that should be all the more
reason why the commercial bodies of the north should be
insistent that she be stationed at Juneau, where she would be
easily and quickly accessible when breaks occur in the north.
People with a keen interest in the productiveness of the
pork barrel in Congress are disposed to regard Senator
Burton’s retirement from the Senate with philosophic
satisfaction.
Berlin officially states that the treatment of prisoners has
been bettered, the country not hesitating to take measures to
force the better treatment of Germans imprisoned by the
nations of the triple Entente._
After an adjournment of three, or
four weeks Judge F. M. Brown re
convened the federal court of the
Third Division at Valdez this morn
ing. There are no juries in attend
ance.
NOTICE OK FORFEITURE
To F. M. Brown, John Lyons, Gust |
Djarf, Charles Garwood, T. J. 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 ($360.00); Gust Djarf’s one
forty-eighth interest, seventy-five dol
lars ($75.00); Charles 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
Chitina, 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
mentined interest in those mining
claims lying and being on Hidden
Creek 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 Valde? and at
Chitina, Alaska, in order to hold
^id claims under the provisions of
Section 2324 of the Revised Statutes
of the United States, concerning an
nual labor on mining claims, being
the amount required to hold said
lode claims for the period ending
December 31st, 1914.
And unless within ninety days
after the completion of the publica
tion of this notice to wit: within
ninety days after the 8th day of
June, 1915, you contribute your pro
portion of such expenditure incurred
in performing said annual labor and
'mprove.ments, which is the above
mentioned sum, your interest in said
''laims will become the property of
vour 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.
Jn the Matter of the Estate of Alex
endra Crichton, Deceased, Notice
to Creditors.
t Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned administrator of the
Estate of Alexendra Crichton, de
ceased, to the creditors of, 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, Territory
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
To L. M. Price, his heirs, adminis
trator, assigns, successors or
personal representatives, and to
Henry Deyo 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 of,
Alaska and which have been duly
recorded in the office , of the Unite,d
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 mining 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 jf
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.
First publication, Jan. 12, 1915.
Last publication, April 16, 1915.
Why Not invest?
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With the building of the government railroad from
Chitina to Fairbanks, the future of the Town of Chitina
is assured.
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Lots are still offered at attractive prices and there
are many desirable ones remaining.
A feAv months later lots in Chtiina will be held at
largely increased values. Why not invest NOW!
GEO. C. HAZELET,
Agent Chitina Townsite Company.
TIN SHOP
IN SHUSHANNa
No more need to carry
STOVES and TINWARE
over tlie long trail to the
interior, as we are pre
pared to fill all orders in
our tin shop.
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U. S. Mineral Surveyor
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