ANOTHER OUTFIT
TO ULOW BACK”
New York, Jan. 20.—It is stated here by the president of the
National Refining Company,.one of the largest sugar concerns,
that the government hopes to collect more than $709,000 additional
duties from his concern. So closely following the announcement
that the Arbuckle brothers had paid $695,573 in duties they had
evaded, this created a second sensation, even more profound than
the first. James H. Post, president of the National, in an inter
view, say : ■
“Mr. Stimson, the government's special counsel, appears to
have .made out from an inspection of our books-that false weights
have been turned in for eight or ten years past. The executive
officials of this company has no cognizance of the fraud Mr. Stim
son says has been perpetrated. It is possible that underweighing
has been going on, and that duties have been evaded. If Mr.
Stimson can produce the proof of a just claim a'gainst us the gov
ernment will be paid what is due. Some of us Eire to meet the spe
cial counsel of the government, and we hope to reach an under
standing.
BATTLING NELS
IT
Chicago, Jan. 22.—‘‘Demon rum” in Chicago is going to be
“knocked out,” if Battling Nelson, lightweight champion, can doit.
“I have made nearly $250,000 with my two hands since I have
been in the fighting game, but neither of then has ever lifted a
glass of liquor to my lips, and they never will ”
This is what the champion told. William A. Brubeckeiy county
chairman of the Prohibition party, in a letter to the “dry” loader,
asking to be given a chance to “fight the booze” from the lecture
platform. The Chicago anti-saloon campaign began early this
month. Nelson, who prides himself on being the only living pugi
list who does not smoke, chew or drink, declares that he is willing
to take the lecture platform with any others the Prohibition party
might name. “It is this way,” he said, “the fellows that are hit
ting the booze are not going to any temperance meeting where
they can be warned about drinking, and I think that if I spoke artra
gathering maybe they would come.”'
i
HE BOYCOTTED
THE BATHHOUSES
Spokane, Jan. 8.—Certificates j
of deposits amounting at $4,080;
were found in tlie clothing ol L,.
Peterson, a filthy recluse, who was
taken by force from a room in a
cheap lodging house by health offi
cers one day last week.
Peterson said this morning lie,
had not taken a batli in 15 years j
nor changed his underclothing for j
three years.
He has lived for the past three
years in 10 cent lodging houses
and had eaten nothing for two
weeks when the landlord called the
health officers to remove him. Pe
terson is 50 years old. He claims
he has lived most or the time ou 20
or 30 cents a day for more than 10
years. He is sick because of filth,
and is not expected to live.
PROVES THAT
SHE IS ALIVE
St. Lojiis.—Miss Nellie Burns, who
has been lost to her foster" mother
eleven years and who had been de
clared; legally dead by the . circuit
court, proved that she is alive and
well in St. Louis. She made- -affidavit
that she is not and never has been
dead, and her sworn statement to that
effect will bo used to reinstate her in
her former legal status as a living
persun. _
HOTEL ARRIVALS
Kentucky Restaurant-E. M.
Rhinehart, Rob Leiber, Joe
Hough, Iditarod; E. C. Green,
Nulato; E. N. Miller, Innoko; J.
A- Cameron, Diskaket; Frank
Joaquin, Cottelena; J. A. Shell
enberger. Fairbanks; Louis Vi
gelius, Richmond; Sam Christen
sen, Samuel L. Waltz.
Tanana Hotel—John Flanagan,
Edward Cucher, Al Garthoffner,
Neil Louns, Ed Green, Val Val
entine, C. A. Highland, Thomas
Weise, H. G‘. Minshall, Wilfiam
Catchpole, Joe F. Finheganfr E.
F. Loef, H..'Soffler, F. Ekrom, F.
G. Holmberg, John Murback,
Fred Share, Iditarod; Capt. Mil
ler, etr. Little Delta; S. F: Har
ris, Baker'.creek; John Crowley,
Ramoart;. Mr. Morris, Morelock;
Mr. Stark, Wood Mountain.
Archdeacon’s Departure
Archdeacon Hudson Stuck left Tan
ana. for up-Yukor> points last Thursday.
He expected to spend a short time at
Rampart and then go to Hot Springs
•via Eureka and_thence to Fafrbanks.
Tan an a Restaurant
Under New Management
BEST mEALS IN THE CAMP
SHORT .ORDERS AT ALL HOURS .
Best of Everything on the Market Service flnemfled ttftlfo Nojrth
v^resb and Delicious Bread, Pies and Pastries Always on Hand
HEADQUARTERS FOR TRAVELING PUBLIC!
Pioneer *4ower Houses
Two First-Class Resorts
Stables for Horses and Dogs. Warm Bunkhouse where
you can dry your clothing and sox.
Jde Anlclch, Prop. - Tanana, Alaska
WEEK’S WEATHER
Observations taken at Fort Gibbon
at 7 p. m. daily. M. U. Grissinger
observer.
Thursday, Jan. 27, cloudy
Friday, Jan. 28, snow
Saturday, Jan. 29, clear
Sunday, Jan. JO, clear
Monday, Jan. 31, clear
Tuesday, Feb. 1, clear
Wednesday, Feb 2, clear
Max. Min.
-12.4 -42.0
—23.0 —40.5
—21.0 -52.5
-48.0 — 01.5
—55.0 —70.0
—50.0 —67.0
-49.0 -68.0
"HOT AIR BOB" IS MOM
REGARDING THE OLD MAN
“Hot Air Bob” Herrold came in
from Koyukuk way last Saturday, after
an absence from Tanana since Dec. 15.
It was he that was supposed to be on
the hike to a new gold find on the Old
Man river, of which rumor had it that
he had been infurmed by natives.
However, he says he has no informa
tion to give out just now, but intimates
that he may start something a-moving
in the indefinite hereafter.
TRAILS WILL AGAIN
GO GALLEY-WEST
The* extremely low tempera
ture that had prevailed for a
week underwent a marked raise
last night, but the wind, amount
ing almost to a gale today, makes
outdoor-activity even more disa
greeable than was the case when
the thermometer marked be
tween 60 and 70 below.
■ The-snow is drifting badly and
the trails, of course, will be left
in a bad fix.
Baths-^luxurious --Wednesdays and
Saturdays—Williams’ new: barber shop
OZOKERITE
A Queer Mineral Substance
Akin to Paraffin
Ozokerite is the scientific name
of what the ordinary prospector
and every-day miner calls “min
eral wax.” While ozokerite can
be put to practically all the uses
to which paraffin is applied, be
ing essentially a paraffin, there
are some uses for it for which
there is no substitute, such as
the manufacture of certain kinds
of shoe blacking and insulating
material and making phono
graphic records. It is refined
into ceresin to be made into fine
candles, ointments, pomades,
floor tvax and similar substances
and may be used as a substitute
for beeswax. It is found in pay
ing quantities only in Galicia,
Austria, which is the main source
of supply, in Utah and Colorado,
but its extent in Colorado is yet
problematical.
The Leader is on sale at Ihe
postoffice lobby.
Just in Time
A Genuau shoemaker left the
gas turned on in his shop one
night, and upon arriving in the
morning struck a match to light it
There was a terrific explosion, and
the . shoemaker was blown ’out
through the door almost to the
middle of the stree11.
A passerby rushed to his assist
ance, and after helping him to get
up inquired jf he was’,injured.
The little Germ in-gazed at his
place of business, which was now
burning quite briskly, and said:
“No, I ain’t hurt. But I got
out shust in time. Eh?—Ex.
ABOUT THE MAILS
ARRIVALS
From Outside, Valdez, Fairbanks,
and Rampart-Hot Springs, every Tues
day.
,* From Nome, St. Michael and lower
..Yukon, every Friday.
From Dawson and Eagle, every other
jreek, .Saturdays. .
From Coldfoot, about the 12th of
pach month.
DEPARTURES
To Outside, Valdez, Fairbanks and
Rampart-Hot Springs, every Saturday.
To Nome, St. Michael and lower
Yukon, every Wednesday.
To Coldfoot, the 15th of each month.
Registered Mail and Money Or
der Business will close every Friday
at noon and not open before departure
of Outside mail.
The Leader is delivered by carrier to
all parts of the cit.y—$1 per month.
"SEA WOLF" BUYS -
GASOLINE LAUNCH
Vancouver, B. C., Jan. 3.—Capt.
Alex. McLean, sometimes called
‘;Tlie Sea Wolf/’ has purchased a
50-ton gasoline launch to engage
in the carrying trade between Van
corner and Ladysmith. He will
make two round trips a week, anti
he hopes to be thus able to supply
a long-felt want.
Capt. Alex. McLean was one of
tlie pioneers of the sealing business
and his exploits have furnished col
umns for many newspapers, He
toolc part in several raids, the last
hping in the schooner Ca’rmencita,
which went Iroin Sail' Francisco
under the Mexican flag, her owners
and outfitters being indicted for il
legal sealing in consequence. The
Carmencita attempted to laid the
Copper island rookeries in 1904 find
two men were shot by the Russian
ghards, one Walter Y01 k- having
died soon .after being brought .to
the tnarine. hospital at 1’ort Town
send. Latterly finding-the ‘’piping
1 imes of pence” too dull ire has'etj
ivened existence by skippering a
dynamite barge on the Skeena car .
vying supplies of the explosive to
contractors. • . .
STEAMBOAT® -
ARRIVE IN TOWN
Capt. ‘-‘Hoot, Kid” Miller and
Purser John A. Cameron, ownets
of the first class unarmored crui-er
Little Delta, reached Tanana from
the Intioko the latter part of last
week. Mr. Cameron, who.is trav
fcling )>er dogteam in compniy vyith
a trader from Kuskokwim river,
remained but one day in town and
re:aimed his journey to Fairbanks.
The Little Delta is in winter
quarters a few miles below Iiis
kaket
Death of Matilda Frank
Matilda Frank, a native woman, died
of consumption at the Mission of Our
Savior last Saturday. She had been
hopelessly ill for a’long while.
MR. BALLINGER AND THE COAL LANDS
(Concluded from Page 2.)
his affidavit, until lie knew what the
charges brought against him were!
What business has the land commis
sioner to advise a claimant like a law
yer when he represents the govern
ment of. the United States? , In
December, 1907, Glavis came to Wash
ington and again reported to Commis
sioner Ballinger that the Cunningham
claims were fraudulent. He said that
the department of justice—and here is
a threat from an inferior, but it shows
the desperate condition to which
Glavis was reduced—he said to the
commissioner then that the depart
ment of justice would- investigate this
land matter if the- land office would
not. Commissioner Ballinger then ad
mitted that he was a friend to some of
the claimants, but said to Glavis to go
on with the investigation. Glavis went
west to do so. ’ This was about Jan. 1,
1998. Within ten days thereafter Com
missioner Ballinger wired Special
Agent Love, then in Alaska, to for
ward the plats of the Cunningham
claim for patent. '
. . Within ten days from the time
Mr. Glavis starts again investigating
the alleged fraudulent Cunningham
claim Commissioner Ballinger wires to
the landoffice in Alaska to send down
the papers, so that patents can be is
sued. Three days later Glavis was no
tified by Assistant, Commissioner Den
nett, that the Cunningham claitfis would
be approved for patent, or had been
approved for patent. Glavis then tele
graphed his protest -to .his. superior
offi'eer. Then Commissioner Ballinger
revoked the order. . . Now. it should
be' remembered that Commissioner
Ballinger was to retire froth office in
about sixty days. A few days before
lie. retired, however, ho appeared be
fore the public lands committee of this
house and urged i.lie passage of the so
called “Cale bill,” tha effect of which
would have been to legalize and cure
the frauds which Glavis had discover
ed. Within.a few weeks afier retiring
from office he. appeared before the
land commissioner arid the then secre
tary of the interior in the interest of
these same Cunningham claims—a paid
attorney appearing, before the land
office. Now, tliere is a federal statute
which makes it unlawful for an officer
to appear within two years as an attor
ney for any claimant befoie a depart
ment of which lie has been an officer.
Commissioner Ballinger violated that,
statute, brazenly violated it, and it
shows the interest lie lutd intlie matter
constantly of these Cunningham claims,
whether tie acted us con missioner of
tiie general land- office or as the attor
ney for the 'claimants7 outside. Less
than a year after this time Mr. Ballin
ger was made secretary of the interior,
with full jurisdiction over the land
office. Sixty days before he became
secretary of the interior he addressed
the local land office in Alaska a letter
representing himself to be attorney for
other claimants.
Still later, and only a few weeks be
fore lie became secretary, another
claimant wrote the same office, saying
Judge Ballinger was his attorney and
had approved his scrip as regular.
Six weeks after Ballinger became
secretary of the interior another claim
ant’s attorney wrote the Alaska land
office thut his client had on several oc
casions taken up tiie matter of sale
with Judge Ballinger.
Six days after Ballinger became sec
retary of the interior the land office
wired Glavis to submit at once a report
on the investigation of the Alaska coal
land cases.
Six weeks later another telegram
was sent to Glavis, notifying him that
the'Alaska investigation must be fin
ished in (JO days. Glavis protested that
a proper field investigation could oniy
be made in summer. He came to
Washington and interviewed Secretary
Ballinger and the commissioner of the
general land office, and then an effort
was made by the secretary of the inte
rior, Mr. Ballinger, co operated in by
Mr. Dennett, to have 2,500 acres of
these Cunningham, claims recognized
under a certain act of congress. This *
would cut file claim in half. Mr. Glavis
made the objection that the act of con
gress was not available for the purpose,
because the entrymen had been found
guilty of fraud, and could not be al
lowed to combine fraudulent claims to
the extent of 2,500 acres, or any other
extent. t
[Representative Hitchcock' then de
tailed Glavis’s action in laying the
matter before the attorney general,
who upheld his contention, following
which came Glavis’s dismissal^.
Special-Sunday Dinner at the Ken
tucky restaurant from 3 to 7 p.m*—
Mrs. M. E. Cooper, proprietor.
The Leader is on sale at the Tanana
pastoffice lobby.
To Whom it May Concern:
All persons are warned not to ttes
pass upon the placer mining claim1
known as the Monday Creek Associa
tion claim, situate on Monday creek,, a
tributary of Grant creek, in the Gold
Mountain mining district, Alaska; or
upon the Yukon Valley Association
claim, situate on Grant creek in said
district. Persons disregarding tbia
warning will be prosecuted.
v SAM J. CALLAHAN.
Agent for Co-owners.
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