WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—Secre.
tary of Commerce WU'iam C. Red
field in a letter to commercial organ,
izations, issued today, asserts that
gloom and depression in business in
the United States passed with inaug.
uration of the new currency system
and that while Europe is mobilizing
its forces for destruction of life and
property, the agencies of construc
tion here have just commenced to gel
busy. The letter expresses the gen
erally optimistic spirit of every mem.
•ber of the administration and ol
banking and business interests.
JUNEAU, Nov. 17.—The Terri
torial Board of Pharmacy will ask
the legislathre to amend tl*e present
law, so that proprietors of general
stores, and road houses having foi
sale drugs, patent medicines and
toilet articles, to annually procure a
license from the “Pharmacy Board"
permitting the sale of such articles
and to fix the fee at $5, according to
a statement contained in the annual
report of the board which has just
been filed with Gov. J. F. A. Strong.
The board will also ask the legis
lature to pass additional legislation
governing the sale of intoxicating
liquors in drug stores and general
stores.
The report covers all of the official
acts of the board since the law creat
ing it went into force and contains
"the minutes and records of meetings
held July 12, 1913; also July S,
1914.
Since its organization the board
has granted certificates to 46 p"har
macists in the territory who applied
for regstration under the law. All
but two of these were upon approved
credentials and these two were
passed upon examination entitling
them to registration
At the first meeting forms of cer
tificates and an official seal were
adopted as well as by-laws and
rules governing examinations. Exam
inations are held in Juneau, August
26, Valdez August 26, Nome. Septem
ber 15 and Fairbanks, September 15,
of each year.
The board consists of W. E. Britt,
president, Juneau; W. H. Caswell,
vice president, Valdez; F. E. Ryus.
Ketchikan, secretary-treasure.r: E. V.
Boyle, Cordova, AV. B. Kirk, Nome,
AV Ramsey, Council, F. M. Dunham
and R. T. Kubon, of Fairbanks.
FAIRBANKS, Nov. 17.—Delegate
AVickersham was among the passen
gers leaving for the outside this
morning by the She.ldon Auto line to
Chitina. Other passengers were: Mr.
McPhee, cashier of one of the local
banks; John Joslin and wife, H.
Youngquist, Mrs. Blanche Martin
and two children. The roads are re
ported to be in the bast condition
CVLT rvuu V> II.
Mr. Wiekersham offers to head a
subscription fund with $250 to drill
for coal under or near this city. The
proposition is meeting with general
approval and prospects are good for
work to commence n the near future.
NASHVILLE, Nov. 17.—Dr. Shaw
was re-elected president of the Na
tional Woman Suffrage Association,
the annual convention of which is
in session here.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 11.—Ameri
can troops will probably be ordered
out of Vera Cruz very soon, leaving
the Mexican factions to settle their
own differences, as a result of recent
developments which brought afitmt
guarantees of demands from Wash
ington.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 17.—Special
ists of the department of agriculture
have been conducting a series of
tests with various substances de
signed to keep flies from annoyin;;
horses, cattle and mules. In these
tests it was found that there were
substances which if applied to ani
mals, would kee.p the biting flies
such as the stable fly, the bot fly
and the srew worm fly, away frou
the animals for from one to foui
days.
Various kinds of flies tend to in
jure cattle by weakening them anc
reducing their milk supply, the de
partment says in a bulletin jus
issued. It is well established tha
the stable fly does considerable dam
age, especially in northern Texas
where it was found that they kille.c
stock directly, made cattle more sub
ject to recurrence of Texas fever
and reduced milk supply, causing <
loss estimates of $25,000 in a singli
year.
ST. PAUL, Nov. 16.—Presiden
Hannaford has announced that th«
Northern Pacific Railway Company
has purchased the Gilmore & Pitts
burg Railway in Montana and Idaho
built to afford transportation to min.
ing regions of those states. This give.?
the Northern Pacific the shortest line
to the Pacific coast and will enable
it to cut under the Milwaukee’s run
ning time about two hours.
. WASHINGTON, Np*., 17,—The
j United States will hold 'several mil
; Hons of dollars colleoted as Customs
at Vera Cruz,. untU stable govern
ment is established in .Mexico, and
will not turn anr over to the French
bondholders. President Wilson said
the money would not be delivered to
either faction under present condi
I tions, which indicates that only a
■ government recognized by the United
States will receive the money.
PHOENIX, Npv. 17.—Governor
Hunt wired Secretary of State Bryan
today requesting him to urge Great
Britain to remove copper from the
list of contraband of war. The price
of electrolytic copper, quoted at
‘14.21 in New York January 1, 1914,
had dropped to 13.02 in September,
when it ceased to be quoted.
EL PASO. Nov. 12.—Advices from
Aguas Calientes state that war has
been formally declared between the
Villa and Carranza forces, and that
the embroglio which has been threat,
ening for weeks may develop into a
“holy war.” Americans and Mexi
cans arriving he.re state that this
movement for division of the Consti
tutional forces of central Mexico is
led by Mexican priests. Local
activities indicated the cientifico or
ex-federal eleme.nt which flourished
under the Diaz and Huerta regimse
would combine with the new move
ment, which they say started at the
Union de. Tula, Jalisco state, when
Constitutionalists from the cathedral
roof waved the bishop’s mitre and
afterwards confiscated the church
property. This so enraged the peo
ple that, led by a priest and the town
mayor, they eqgaged the soldiers in
a running fight. The trouble spread
to adjoining towns around Guadala
jara.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—Guiter
rez formally notified the. United
States today of his assumption of
power as provisional president of
Mexico. He guaranteed protection
of Americans and all foreigners. A
report has been received from Mexico
City that Carranza has agreed to
turn over the military forces to Gen.
Gonzales and leave at once for
Havana if Villa will also leave for
the same place
NEW YORK, Nov. 15.—President
Wilson, w ho was in this city yester
day on a week-end vacation, laid
aside the burdens and cares and
worries of state for a brief period
Saturday night and accompanied by
Col. House, his bodyguard, and Dr.
Grayson, took a stroll along the
great white way, mixing familiarly
with but not attracting special atten
tion from the great throng which is
to be seen on Upper Broadway almost
every Saturday night of the "car.
NASHVILLE Nov. 17—The Equal
Suffrage Association at its session
today passed a resolution to cease
fighting the political parties and then
adjourned.
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That the Kenai Peninsula more
than likely will become a formidable
competitor with the Nome region in
the matter of gold production by
dredging, is the opinion of a number
of mining men who have gone out
side for the winter after spending a
profitable season in that portion of
Alaska. Among those who are fig
uring on construction of dredges are
Dick Lawson and associates, J. H.
Hutchinson, former governor of
Idaho, Maj. L. H. French and C. E.
Herron.
Mail for Iditarod was four days
ahead of the schedule when the car
rier reached Quentna crossing, a
recent arrival at Seward reported.
According to a newspaper inter
view in a Seattle paper, Thos. Riggs
•Tr., a me.mber of the Alaska Engi
neering commission, states that the
proposed government railroad in
Alaska will cajrry enough freight
and passengers, exclusive of coal
that may be hauled to pay the cost
of maintenance and operation from
the. day the railroad is built.
The Bureau of Education sent out
■ from'Nome ten live re.indeer on the
■ steamer Victoria for the San Fran
; cisco fair. There are seven females
- and two males in the shipment and
■ one animal trained to the sled which
> will be used for exhibition purposes
I at the fair. One hundred sacks ol
- moss were shipped with the deer tc
. feed them on the trip. After being
i exhibited at the fair these deer will
> be turned loose on the Metalaktla
Island which is suitable for deer and
- a herd started there as has been
! done on the. Seward Peninsula. Harry
Barnett, of Teller, had charge of the
deer on the trip out.
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The late and authentic war news
is read in the Chitina Leader.
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Nothing to compare In taste, and
flavor to Premium Hams and Baco.i.
Always fresh at Kiniiey’s.
SENATE
First Division—
J. M, Tanner, of Skagway, Dem.
Chas. A. Sblzer, of Sulzer, Dem.
Second Division—
Elwood Bruner, of Noma, Rep.
Frank A; Aldrich, of Nome, Ind.
Third Division—
B. F. Millard, of Valdez. Anti-Wick
O. P. Hubbard, of Valdez, Wick.
Fourth ■ Division
Dan Sutherland, of Ruby, Wick.
O. P. Gaustad, of Chatanika, Wick.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
First Division—
Wm. E. Britt, of Juneau, non-par.
John G. Held, of Juneau, non-par.
Arthur G. Shoup, of Siika, non-par.
John R. Heckman, of Ketchikan,
non-par.
Second Division—
James P. Daly, of Kougarok, Dem.
Nate Coombs, of Nome, Ind.
W. Getchell, of Nome, Ind.
Martin Moran, of Nome, Ind.
Third Division—
Thomas Holland of Chitina, Dem.
Charles A. Day, of Valdez, Wick.
John Noon, of Seward, Wick.
T. B. Tansy, of Kennecott, Wick.
Fourth Division—
Wm. T. Burns, of Chatanika, Dem.
E. B. Collins, of Fox, Wick.
Dan. Driscoll of Fairbanks, Wick.
A. E. Maltby, of Iditarod, Wick.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—The
400 marines who have been under
the command of General Funston at
Vera Cruz are to receive rewards for
their excellent and prolonged ser
vices.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—The
President today issued a proclama
tion supplementing existing regula
tions for preservation of neutrality
of the Panama Canal and the canal
zone during the European war.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—Gov
j eruor Strong of Alaska, in his annual
report urges the government to exer
cise closer supervision of the ques
tion of territorial fisheries, the need
of rvagon roads and trails as supple
ments to railways and an appropria
tion to aid in stamping out disease,,
among the natives. He estimates
that almost the entire native popu
lation of 9,000 Is diseased; that the
mineral output, of the territory this
year will reach the nineteen and a
half million mark and that of the
fisheries, fifteen and three-qnarter
millions. Based on population, the,
territory has the distinction of being,
the greatest wealth-producing part
of the Union.
PORTLAND, Nov. 14. — Miss
Marian Towns of Jackson county
will be the first woman to sit in the
Oregon legislature. She was elected
as a Democrat and will be the only
Democratic membej in the lower
house.
NEW YORK. Nov. 14.—A bomb
similar to tbe one which wrecked the
Bronx county court house yesterday
when placed with th# apparent In
tention of killing Judge Lewis 1).
Gibbs, who is trying several foreign
ers charged with violation of the
Mann act, was found today In the
Tombs court room under the offices
of Governor Elect Whitman and
George L. O. Conner. The latter has
been active in gathering evidence
against the defendants. A policeman
saw smoke from the burning fuse
and, regardless of the. danger of
annihilation, rushed to the spot,
tore off the fuse and carried the
bomb from the court room. The in
fernal machine contained sufficient
explosive to wreck the entire build
ing.
ST. PAUL, Minn., Nov. 14.—The
Northern Pacific Railway Compand
has executed a mortgage for a bil
lion and a half dollars to the Guar
antee. Trust Company of New York,
payable in 2047. The funds are to
be used, it is said, in taking up old
bonds, extending branch lines, mak
ing needed improvements, and
adding to equipment.
DOUGLAS, Nov. 12. —William
Pels, deputy United States marshal
for Douglas, has tendered his
resignation to Marshal Harry Bishop,
asking that he be relieved whin he
returns from taking a prisoner to.
Mt. Tabor.
SEATTLE, Nov. 11.—A. W. West
lund a Candle Creek and Fairbanks
miner, died here today of asphyxia
tion, caused by a leaking gas fixture
in the hotel where he was stopping.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 13.—Orders
have been issued to all police and
army officers here to have their men
ready and hold them in their quar
ters for any emergency. Fighting in
the outskirts of the city continues.
The Constitutionalists are holding
the attackers in check.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—Gen
eral Villa has ordered an attack on
the city of Tampico. His army is
operating from the city of San Luis
Potosi, which he occupied without
firing a shot.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.—Troops
are not to be. withdrawn from Vera
Cruz until it is determined which
faction can dominate that section.
SEATTLE, Nov. 12.—The Arctic
Brotherhood, at a meeting here of
delegates from ail sections of the
Territory is urging a union of all
factions for the geater good of
Alaska as well as of the order itself.
A communication from Governor
Strong, Chief of the Southern Broth.
hrhOod, was read expressing the hope
that the breach in the organization
would be closed and cemented.
The convention adjourned this
afternoon to meet at Juneau March
14. No election of officers was hold
because of efforts to be made to get
the two factions together at Juneau.
Sixteen delegates attended today.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.—Presi
dent Wilson today, receiving a dele
gation of negroes who came to pro
test against segregation of races by
government department^, objected to
the insolent tone adopted by their
spokesman, William Trotter, of Bos
ton. The President told them if
they called on him again they would
have to get a new chairman and he
added that he had not been ad
dressed in such manner since he
entered the White House. The dele
gation charged that Secretary Mc
Adoo, Comptroller Williamson and
Secretary Burleson had enforced
segregation in their offices. The
President replied that he had investi
gated and had been assured no dis
criminations had been made.
SEATTLE, Nov. 12.—Jack Heath,
a pioneer of many Alaska camps, is
missing and it is believed by his
most intimate friends here that he
became mentally deranged and killed
himself because of worry over the
foss of all his money in a moving
picture venture.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.—Villa
at the head of his troops began
marching south today from Aguas
Calientes to attack the Carranza
forces numbering several' thousand
nnder General Gonzales at Queretaro.
The Aguas Calientes convention
ordered the movement. General
Blanco, who announced his intention
of remaining loyal to the convention,
started for Mexico City to take
command of his troops, but was ar
rested at Silao by General Gonzales.
American Consular Agent Carothers
is accompanying Villa on the march.
Gutierrez has taken the oath ol
office as provisional president.
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NOTICE OF FORFEITURE
To> C. M. Gage, Peter COnatoa, Wil
liam Farrell, Maurice Q.'Donnell
and John Ryan:
You are hereby notified’ that we
the undersigned, have expended In
labor and improvements the sum of
One Hundred Dollars during the
years T911, 1912, 1913, and 1914 on
each of the placer claims known as
New York Association claim aril
Boston Association claim, iocated on
Young creek, a tributary of Nizina
river, Nizina mining district, Chitina
recording district. Third Judicial
division, Territory of Araska. and
where, the said claims are more fully
described.
The above amount has been ex
pended in order to hold said claims
under provisions of the law concern
ing annual labor upon mining claims,
being the amount required to hold
said claims.
And you are fitrthex notified that
If within 90 days after the last pub
lication of this notice you fail to con
tribute your proportion of said ex
penditure, your interest in said
claims will become the property of
the undersigned, your co-owners,
under Se.ction 2324, Revised Statutes
of the United States.
ELI McQUADE,
GEORGE DEMPSEY,
Agents Dexter C. Cayouette,
Co-owners.
Date of first pub Nov. 17, 1914.
Date of last pub., Feb. 23, 1913.
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Hancock, superintendent of the gov
ernment hatchery at Yes Bay and
Wm. Truebeek of the Oregan fish
eries service have taken about
5,000,000 salmon eggs in this vicin
ity to be planted in the states. Two
million of the eggs are “humpies,”
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WASHINGTON, Nov. 16.—Secre.#^
tary of State Bryan announced today
that he had received a telegram from
Consular Agent Conova, with the
Aguas Calientes convention, stating
that everything between the Mexican
factions had been safely arranged
and that General Carranza had noti
fied President Guiterrez he would
resign in his favor at once.
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