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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
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VOL. II., NO. 346. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DEC. 30, 1913. PRICE, TEN CENTS
ALASKA'S NEEDS URGED ON CONGRESS BY GOVERNOR
Juneau One of World's
Greatest Mining Centres
That "Juneau is fast becoming one
of the great mining centres of the
world," is an editorial statement made
by the Mining and Scientific Press, of
San Francisco, in its issue of Decem
ber 6th. and it predicts that work will
be furnished here for 30,000 men with
in the next four years. This state
ment and prediction is made in an
editorial commenting upon a compre
hensive review of the Juneau mining
situation written for that publication
by F. W. Rrandley, president of the
Alaska-Treadwell and Alaska-Juneau
companies, and appearing in that ex
cellent mining publication.
The editorial in full is as follows:
"Juneau is fast becoming one of the
great mining centres of the world.
Across Gastineau channel the Tread
well group of mines has long been fa
mous for the low grade of the ore and
the great scale of the operations. The
new central shaft is equipped for
handling 5000 tons per day from a
depth of 3000 feet, and even more ex
tensive operations may be expected.
This, however, is about to be surpass
ed on the main land. In Silver Bow
basin immediately back of Juneau is
a great gold-bearing lode that has
been worked on a small scale for a
number of years. Last year Mr. D. C.
Jaekling and the late A. F. Holden be
came interested in the Alaska Perse
verance mines at the south end of the
lode and the Alaska Gold Mines Com
pany was organized to finance large
scale operation. Through its sub
sidiary company, the Alaska Gastin
eau. a 6000-ton mill is now being built
and the mine is being rapidly prepar
ed to furnish ore for this plant. Prob
able extensions are already forecast
ed. The central portion of the lode
fs owned by the A.aska Juneau Gold
Mining Company, in which Mr. F. W.
Bradley and associates have a con
trolling interest. We gave some ac
count of this property in our issue of
May 31 and have the pleasure of print
ing this week an authoritative state
ment as to the mining problems in
volved, written by Mr. Bradley. He
tells much of technical interest and
gives an insight into the conditions
that permit planning work on the
basis of milling 12,000 tons per day
for 100 years. Truly such gold min
ing is of a new order. "North of the
Juneau is the Ebner property which,
after numerous vicissitudes, has now
been brought into some semblance of
order as regards titles, and is under
option in the interest of the United
States Smelting, Refining & Mining
Company. The ground is to be test
ed by a long deep-level adit; such as
has been driven at the Juneau and the
Perseverance, and, if development is
favorable, another great producing
unit may be expected. According to
present plans, a total daily production
of more than 20,000 tons may be ex
pected at Juneau within the next four
years. This will furnish work for
something more than 30,000 men and
will require a generation of 40,000
horse-power, besides furnishing a
market for machinery and supplies of
the first order. All this may not be
so romatic as 'finding another Cripple
Creek,' but the establishment of a
practically permanent industry of this
order in Alaska means more for that
territory."
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JUNEAU IN MIDWINTER
WITH BRIGHT SUNSHINE
The firm members of Winter & Pond
were busy yesterday with their big
camera taking street and other views
of Juneau. Mr. Pond said that it was
too good an opportunity to lose. He
says many people seem to want to
send away to their friends snow scenes
of the North, and nautrally photogra
phers endea/or to get the kind of
views for which there is the vmost
sale. However, he intends to have
some interesting views of Juneau en
joying bright sunshine and free from
snow during midwinter.
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EASTERN STAR MEETING.
There will be a meeting of Juneau
Chapter, No. 7, O. E. S? at Masonic
hall, Odd Fellows* building, Tuesday,
Dec. 30th, 8 p. m. All visiting Stars
cordialy invited. By order of W.M.
ORA MORGAN, Secy. 29-2t.
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Nicely furnished room to let, with
bath, two minutes from business dis
trict. 123 Gold st 12-18-tf.
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Eat at the Pioneer, and die happy.
ELKS' ENTERTAINMENT
MAKES GREAT HIT
The keen anticipation of pleasure
: on the part of Young America was
j fully realized at the program rendered
by the local order of Elks in Elks' hall
last night. From the sound of the
song, as it were, to the drop of the
curtain, there was a continual babel
of happy voices.
Tickets were passed to the children
as they entered. No doubt some of
those who "went under the fence"
shaved the fourteen limit very closely,
! but the merry twinkle in ihe ? yes of
th* doorkeepers was blind to any
shortcomings, for just inside of the
, doorway, near the center of the large
, hall, stood a large Christmas tree, I
( ringed with packgaes of presents, al- ,
together too inviting to permit of the !
possibility of being kept without for
the sake of a few months in age. But ,
when some of the really "old boys" i
and "old girls" tried to make out that
they were just fourteen, with the "kid
dies" looking on in grim disapproval,
1 the doorkeepers refused them tickets.
The decorations were in keeping
with the occasion. There was a squeal
of childish delight when the prototypes
of the funny picture page circled the
Christmas tree to the music of the
Pied Piper. The elder people enjoyed
i the excellent music of the orchestra on
! the stage, but the children were too
busy babbling forth the music of their
own happy hearts to hear anything
else. And when the presents were
! handed out! That was the acme ? the
climax, in fact, ? of joy unadulterated.
A flash-light picture was taken by ?
i Winter & Pond of the scene.
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TURKEY RAISER FOR
WHITE HOUSE DIES
Horace Vose, of Westerly, R. I., who ;
began sending turkeys for the Presl- i
dent's Thanksgiving dinner during the j
administration of President Grant and
kept it up until the present year when
he sent his biggest and fattest to Pres
ident Wilson, died at his home, De
cember 20th. His turkey to President
Wilson divided honors with one sent
to the White House from Kentucky. He
was 73 years of age, and began raising 1
turkeys at 15.
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ANOTHER MURDER MYSTERY
PERPLEXES NEW YORK
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NEW YORK, Dec. 30? The body of
a man, bound hand and foot, who had
been murdered was found last night in ?
a trunk that was dumpeed out of a j
push cart into the street gutter on the
I East side. The dumping of the trunk
I was heard, but no one has been dis
covered who saw it. When the trunk
was opened the body of the man in it
was still warm.
MR. AND MRS. SPICKETT
HELPED ENTERTAIN
The matinee given for the children
Monday afternoon at the Orpheum was
a delightful treat for the little ones.
Mr., and Mrs. Spickett were watchful
for their safety and comfort. The
reels were carefully selected and were
instructing and entertaining.
PASSENGERS ARRIVING ON
GEORGIA FROM NORTH
The following passengers arrived on
rhe Georgia last night from Skagway
;in<l other Lynn canal ports:
From Skagway ? W. W. Jones, Henry
Davis, L. Whittington and wife, J. A.
McLaughlin, H. Moses, H. A. Kirkpat
rick, F. E. Spriggs, A. McDonald, C. L.
I Cullen, F. Chapman, J. B. Kuhn, R. S.
Reed, F. R. Galvan, Tony Storti, E. G.
Wetzler and Harry Flaharty. From
Haines ? H. W. Miller and L. L. Hard
ing. From Comet ? G. W. Grennen.
From Jualin ? Pat Cavanaugh, Andrew
Johnson, A. Pearson, Albert Nadeau,
L. K. Kennedy, H. Derbyshire, Peter
Manning, C. G. Boozer, A. H. Baxter,
A. Antonio, O. Allen and Pat Calvy.
From Eagle Ri^er ? M. Baranowski.
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EIGHT-ROOM COTTAGE
TO BE CONSTRUCTED
G. A. Baldwin, of Haines, has se
; cured a building permit from the city
1 engineer for a eight-room cottage, to
be constructed on what is known as
the Jack Hayes property on the water
front just north: of the City Dock. The
estimated cost of the building Is put
down as $3,000.
POLICE RAID JAP
GAMBLING JOINT
The city is enriched to the extent
of $359.30 in fiines assessed against
six Japanese by Police Magistrate E.
W. Pettit this morning on charges of
gambling.
Last evening Officer Thos. Dull, act
ing under instructions from Chief of
Police J. T. Martin, accompanied by
Hector McLain, United States deputy
marshal, raided a barber shop on low
er Front street owned by T. Kayama,
and arrested the proprietor besides
Tom Frujita, S. Mryata, J. Suda, "K.
M.," and S. Kayamas. The men were
taken to headquarters and released on
$50 cash bail. There was the sum of
$9.30 on the table, which was confis- '
cated for the city.
When arraigned this morning the
defendants pleaded guilty as charged.
S. Mryata, J. Suda, "K. M.," and S. Ka
yamas were fined $50 each and the
bail they had deposited paid the fines.
T. Kayama was fined $75 for running
a gambling house, and produced the
necessary $25 over and above the
amount of his bail and was released.
Tom Frujita was fined the same, be
cause he was an old offender, and will
be held until he produces the neces
sary $25 in addition to the cash bail
now held by the gamistrate.
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* GOV. AND MRS. STRONG *
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SQUATTER SAYS CITY
COUNCIL NOT ACTING
Juneau, Dec. 27. ? To the Editor:
Referring to the published statement
that Councilman H. J. Raymond and
other city authorities are investigating
the situation resulting from the dis
pute between the Alaska-Juneau min
ing company and the squatters over the
right to the possession of some prop
erty situated on the hillside above the
sawmill, I beg to say that the property
in question is outside the city limits
and that the councilmen have no auth
ority in the premises and that they ad
mit it. In ddition to that I am
authorized by Mr. Raymond to say
that he knows nothing of the situa
tion beyond what he has read in the
papers. Other councilmen tell me the
same thing. They say that they have
no intention of doing anything.
I would, also, like to ask why the
property has been referred to as "com
pany property" rather than "squatter's
property?" Was it to impress upon
the people that the squatters are a
lot of desperadoes and criminals? If
so, I wish to assert that we are law
abiding citizens. We believe that we
were the first locators. If the highest
courts decide against us. we will qttit
our little homes and acknowledge our
defeat, but not until then.
(Signed) JAMES TILLUS.
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RED GLARE IN SKY
LOOKED DANGEROUS
The cry of fire, people running in
bunches and a cloud of black smoke,
with a red glare in the center which
seemed to be right over the rear of
the Cain Hotel, had a decidedly alarm
ing efTect last evening when viewed
from Front street.
It turned out to be a small frame
shack on the sidehill to the rear of
the Alaska hotel. It was occupied by
two painters who were batching. The
gas in the coal stove exploded and they
ran outside. The place made a merry
blaze with the sparks flying rather
dangerously near adjoining buildings,
until the volunteer firemen reached
there with hose, after which the fire
was quickly extinguished.
The house belonged to Mrs. John
Prior and was destroyed. The ten
ants lost their effects.
JEFFERSON ARRIVES
FROM THE SOUTH
The Jefferson, operated by the Al
aska Steamship Co., arrived early this
morning from Seattle with 25 first
class passengers and 19 steerage, the
first class being as follows:
For Juneau ? Mr. and Mrs. Allahen
and son, V. E. Hackett, E. H. Schwyn,
Mrs. E. H. Schwyn, L. J. Reedy, R.
Hooker, H. Harper, T. M. McDonald,
Sophia Carlson, Eva Cole, Henry Lar
?en, T. E. Hinsler.
For Douglas ? Mrs. Coretti, M. Yak
omice, Mrs. H. Toki, T. F. Mull, and
Miss Minnie Clark.
Tallman Would Reduce
Size of Alaska Homesteads
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.? Commis
sioner of the General Land Office Clay
Talinian, in his annual report recom
mends that the area subject to home
steads in Alaska be reduced from 320
to 160 acres; that the requtred culti
vation area shou'd be reduced to one
fortieth of the area taken at the end i
of the second year and (o one-twen-j
tieth of the area taken at the end of
the third year; that an absence from
the land of six months of each year
should be permitted homsteaders, and,
further, that the right to make home
stead entry in Alaska should exist ir
respective of whether the applicant
shall have exercised the right of home
stead elsewhere in the United States.
AERO ARMY OPPICERS
WIN MACKAY TROPHY
SAN DIEGO, CaHfT~Dec. 30.? Flying
58 miles in 46 minutes, locating an "in
vading" body of troops and reporting on
their equipment, Lieut. Joseph Car
berry, as pilot, and Lieut. F. Setdel, of
the First Aero <*t)fps of the United
States army, won the Mackay trophy
yesterday at this place. The achieve
ment has caused much enthusiasm
among aeroplane men.
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CARLSON CONTRADICTS
KELSO'S TESTIMONY
Al. Carlson, proprietor of the Louvre
bar, denies absolutely the truth of the
testimony that was produced in the
police court yesterday Wherein it was
charged that he hired "Red" Lewis to
slug George Kelso. He says he did
not hire Lewis or anyone, else to slug
Kelso, or anyone else, nor did he at
tempt to do so.
A signed statement from Mr. Carl
sou addressed to The Empire today, is
as follows:
"Juneau, Alaska, December .30.
"Editor Daily Alaska Empire:
"In yesterday's issue of your paper
you published a news item, headeL.
?Witness Charges Saloon Man Hired
Slugger,' and in which item Al. Carl
son is charged to be the saloon man.
I desire to say. that the testimony, if
given as reported and published by
you, is absolutely false without a trace
of truth in it and entirely misleading.
I trust you will give this statement of
mine the same publicity as was given
to the one referred to.
"Very respectfully.
"AL. CARLSON."
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L. J. REEDY RETURNS
FROM SAD MISSION
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Lawrence J. Reedy, employment
agent for the Alaska-Gastineau Mining
company, returned on the Jefferson
from San Francisco to which place he
was called by the death of Mrs. Reedy.
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ARCTIC DEVELOPMENT CO.
FILES ITS DISSOLUTION
The Arctic Development company,
with headquarters at Haines, Alaska,
has filed voluntary articles of dissolu
tion with the office of Attorney-Gener
al Davidson in Juneau.
The company was organized in Au
gust, 1909, for the purpose of building
and acquiring railroads, tramways, tel
ephone and telegraph lines, real es
tate, etc., in the Territory of Alaska
and the Dominion of Canada.
The purpose for which it existed
"having ceased," at the request of those
owning two-thirds of. the stock, the
officers, Dec. 10, 1913, at its office in
Haines, called a metting, liquidated
all outstanding obligations, and voted
to dissolve. The officers in question
were J. W. Martin, president; T. R.
Sewell, vice-president; R. M. O'Dell,
secretary, and George Voget, treasurer.
EPISCOPAL SUNDAY SCHOOL
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT
The annual Sunday School enter
tainment for the children of the Epis
copal church will be held this eve
ning in the basement of the church at
7:30 o'clock. In addition to a fine
Christmas tree there will be an at
tractive program given by the boys
and girls of the Sunday School. It
will include music, recitations, dia
logues, etc. Santa Claus will also be
on the job to amuse both young and
old. All children of the Sunday School
nnd their parents and friends are in
vited.
Rogers' plain clothes, confetti and
dancing party in Gross hall Wednes
day evening, December 31st, beginning
at 9 o'clock. Good music, Welcome to
all.
REBELS WINNING
AT OJINAGA
; PRESIDIO, Tex., Dec. 30? The first
| skirmish between the Constitutional
ists and Federal troops at Ojinaga took
place this morning. The regulars of
I the Federal army were routed by the
State troops. They are scattering in
all directions. Many of them fled
across the border into the United
States only to be driven back again by
American soldiers of the border patrol.
EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 30. ? Gen. Scott,
American commander, received a dis
patch from Presidio this afternoon say
ing that the fighting between the Con
stitutionalists and Federals at Ojinaga
is still progressing on three sides of
Ojinaga. The garrison seems to be
completely hemmed in.
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NEW YEAR'S EVE BALL TO
BE BRILLIANT ATTRACTION
Everything is in readiness for the
ball to be given by the Episcopal la
dies at Elks' hall on New Year's Eve.
Judging from the large number of in
vitations which have been issued, the
hall will in all probability be well
filled. The decorations promise to be
most attractive and the music will be
the feature of the evening. The pres
ent indications are that the ball will
be one of the "greatest social func
tions" that has ever taken place on '?
Gastineau channel. Dancing will com
mence promptly at 9 p. m. A late
ferry will run to Douglas and Sheep
creek after the dance.
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CHINA WOULD PREVENT
DAMAGE FROM FLOODS
PEKING, Dec. 30. ? The Chinese gov
ernment has made application to the
United States legation for assistance
in raising a $20,000,000 loan for flood
damage prevention.
AUTOMOBILES ARE
GETTING VERY NUMEROUS
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CHICAGO, Dec. 30. ? It is estimated
that there were registered in the
United States 1,229,530 motor cars on i
Oct. 1.
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SOUTHERN PERU SHAKEN
BY SERIOUS EARTHQUAKE
LIMA Peru, Dec. 30. ? A serious
earthquake visited Southern Peru yes- .
terday. Considerable damage has been
reported.
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SHRINERS ON PILGRIMM AGE
TO ORIENTAL CITIES
SEATTLE, Dec. 30. ? The excursion
of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine, 210
strong, departed yesterday on the
steamship Minnesota for the Orient.
They are making a pilgrimmage to
Manila and other cities of Asia.
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BOARD RESUMES THAW'S
MENTAL EXAMINATION
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CONCORD, N. H., Dec. 30? The ex
amination into the mental condition of
Harry K. Thaw was resumed today.
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ENGLAND EXPECTS NEW
TARIFF TO HELP
LONDON, Dec. 30. ? The London |
Times publishes reports from leading
commercial and industrial centers in '
the United Kingdom upon the actual
or prospective effect of the Underwood
tariff on the British trade with the
United States. In a majority of the
towns no appreciable expansion of bus- '
iness has been experienced, but in
several places, notably Leeds, Dundee
and Belfast, the lowering of the tariff
has given a distinct fillip to trade. In
all, however, the Times says there is
an expectation of great improvement
in the future.
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John A. Funk, a Prince Rupert mer
chant, passed away December 16th. He
died of heart failure.
Gov. Strong Recommends
Many Things to Congress
COL. GORGAS TO
HEAD MEDICAL CORPS
WASHINGTON, Dec. 30.? Col. W.
C. Gorgas, the army medical officer
who made the Panama zone habitable
for white people, will probably be ap
pointed to succeed Brig.-Gen. George
H. Torney, deceased, as surgeon gener
al of the United States army.
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COL. JACKLING AND
PARTY OFF FOR PANAMA
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 30.? Col. D.
C. Jackling's yacht Cyprus is in the
waters of Southern California from
where she will sail for Panama with
Col. Jackling and party, numbering fif
teen, shortly.
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PRESIDENT BAXTER
IS COMING NORTH
SEATTLE, Dec. 30. ? President Bax
ter, of the Alaska Steamship company i
will be a Northbound passenger on the
Alameda which will sail for Alaskan
points with a good passenger list to
night.
LAFE SPRAY RETURNING
ON STEAMER ALAMEDA
SEATTLE, Dec. 30.? Lafe E. Spray
will sail from Seattle on the Alameda
tonight for Juneau.
DEFAMER OF WOMEN
CAUGHT IN CALIFORNIA
OAKLAND, Dec. 30. ? A five years'
search for a woman who wrote hun
dreds of letters defaming the charact
ers of prominent women and letters
demanding money from others ended I
here last night when detectives caused i
the arrest of Mrs. Mary L. Christman.
wife of a plumber. She is said to !
have made a complete confession.
The slanderous letters written by
Mrs. Christman and those demanding
money were not in any manner con
nected. There was never a demand for
money in any of the letters making
damaging accusations. No motive has
been discovered for the slanderous let
ters.
COTTON MANIPULATORS
TO PAY BIG FINES
NEW YORK, ^ec?30? Judge Grubb
in the United States District Court,
New York has imposed fines of $4,000
each on Col. Robert M. Thompson, of
New York City, Eugene B. Scales, of
Texas, Frank B. Hayne and William
P. Brown, both of New Orleans, and
Morris H. Rotschild, of Woodville, \
Miss., co-defendants with James A.
Patten in the government's prosecu
tion of the manipulators of the alleged
cotton corner of 1909 and 1910.
HUNGARY~TO>RAVE
MORE RAILWAYS BUILT
VIENNA, Dec. 30. ? The chamber of ;
deputies at Bucharest Hungary, has
unanimously voted a credit of $85,000,
000 for an extensive scheme of rail
way construction.
PROFITS OF POSTAL
BANKS TO GO UP
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NEW YORK, Dec. 30? A Washing
ton special says the problem of put
ting the postal savings bank system on
a paying basis is being considered.
The service ha. ,,<st the government
$1,486,000 and only $537,932 has been
received in interest from banks on ac
counts. Postmaster-General A. S. Bur
leson believes that the banks should
pay V/< instead of 2>?% interest on
accounts.
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PRISONER FROM WRANGELL.
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Pedro Rias, a Mexican, convicted of
assault with a knife against Fred S.
Johnson, at Wrangell, and sentenced
to serve four months in the federal
jail, was brought on the steamer Jef
ferson by Deputy Marshal W. D. Grant.
HINTS TOOTHS WISE:? It is get
ting near to the day when you will fi
nally have to make up your mind just
what to buy for your New
Year's gifts. The popular fancy runs
this year to Parisian Ivory. A splen
did assortment of it may be seen at
Doran's Drug Store. 12-10-tf.
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Good board and rooms by the day,
week or month. Rates reasonable. St. j
George House, formerly the Simpson
hospital. 10-A-tf ,
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WASHINGTON. Dec. 30.? The an
nual report of Gov. J. F. A. Strong. of
j Alaska, was made public today. It
i urges that the Federal government
should build a trunk railroad from the
coast to the interior of the Territory;
that $1,000, 000 a year should be ap
propriated for roads for ten years;
that the Chugach forest reserve be
abandoned ; that too much land has
been included in the Aleutian forest;
that immediate steps should be taken
to conserve the fishing resources; that
the cable and telegraph tolls should be
reduced; that more lighthouses and
other aids to navigation should be pro
vided; that all unsurveyed waters
should Le surveyed and charted and
all imperfectly surveyed waters should
be re-surveyed ; that the coal lands
should be opened; that satisfactory
methods for the use of water power
should be adopted ; that a method
shouldb e adopted for Indians to get
title to lands that they occupy; that
hospitals should be provided for In
dians and funds for the care of their
sick and indigent provided; that there
should be a more rigorous enforcement
of the laws against the sale of liquors
to Indians; that funds derived from
sale of game licenses and permits
should be turned into the Alaska game
fund for the further protection of
game; that the $100 a mile tax on rail
roads should be suspended; that home
steads should be granted to appli
cants whether or not they have used
homestead rights elsewhere.
In discussing the coal lands ques
tion, it is urged that it is inconceiv
able that all the applications for pat
ents to coal lands are tainted with
fraud, and that those who have com
plied with the laws as they existed at
the time of their location should re
ceive patents.
CORONER INVESTIGATING
CALUMET CATASTROPHE
CALUMET. Mich., Dec. 30.? The cor
oner began investigating the respon
sibility for the Christmas Eve catas
trophe yesterday.
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WETS AND DRYS IN
FOR A GREAT BATTLE
SACRAMENTO. Dee. 30? Petitions
have been received at the State house
asking for the submission of the con
stitutional amendment providing for
the prohibition of the liquor traffic to
the voters of the State containing a
sufficient number of names to guaran
tee that the question will appear on
the ballot at the next election which
will occur next year. The dry and wet
forces all over the State are organ
izing for the campaign that will begin
at once and grow in interest until the
election takes place.
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QUEEN MOTHER OF
SWEDEN IS DEAD
STOCKHOLM. Dec. 30? The Queen
Mother, Queen Sophia, died here today.
She is mother of King Gustav V, and
widow of King Oscar II.
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J. C. WHITLOCK GETS
COURT COM M ISSNON ERSH IP
SEATTLE, Dec. 30.? J. C. Whitlock,
a pioneer lawyer of Seattle and an ac
tive member of the Democratic organi
zation of King County, has been ap
pointed United States court commis
sioner for this city by United States
District Judge Jeremiah Neterer.
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PUGET SOUND PIONEER
STEAMBOAT MAN DIES
SEATTLE, Dec. 30.? Capt. Gilbert
Parker, a pioneer Puget Sound steam
boat operator and master, died here
yesterday.
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IMPROVISED WATER
SYSTEM SAVES CITY
MONTREAL. Dec. 29? A mile of
hose stretched to the St, I^awrence
and fed from that stream by force
pumps saved the city from disaster
yesterday. The water works were out
of commission and the improvised sys
tem was adopted hurriedly upon the
outbreak of a Are in the business sec
tion. One block of store buildings
were destroyed.
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Even the cook eats at the Pioneer.
Opp. City Dock 12-20-tf.
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KRIGBAUM DRAYING CO.? Hauls
anything. Coal delivered. Phone 79.
Barn 3906. lM-tf.