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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-02-01

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capitol date the downfall of Cannon
from the hour of that interview.
Hitchcock and James.
Representative Gilbert M. Hitchcock
of Nebraska, who has made several at
tacks from the floor and in committee
on Secretary Ballinger, is Democrat,
but the son of a Republican United
States senator and the son-in-law of a
Republican governor of his state. He
was born in Omaha in 1852 went to
German university for two years, took
the law course in the University of
Michigan, practiced for two years and
then went into the newspaper business.
He is now proprietor of the Omaha
Morning and Evening WorldHerald.
of which paper he once made William
]. Bryan editor. Mr.. Hitchcock is now
serving his third term in congress and
is discussed as possible candidate for
United States senator. Secretary Bal
linger has characterized Hitchcock's
charges as untruthful, unclean and
has used various other adjectives re-
garding them.
Representative Ollie NJ James Of
Kentucky, who was elected one of the
Ballinger investigators against deter
mined opposition, although the other
nominee of the Democratic caucus.
Henry I. Rainey, was defeated, was
born in Kentucky in 1871, received an
academic education, was page in the
Kentucky legislature, studied law and
was admitted to the bar at the age
of twenty, was an attorney for Gov
ernor Goebel in his contest has three
times been chairman of the Kentucky
delegation in Democratic national CON
ventions and is now serving his fourth
term in congress. The only objection
of the Republicans against making
Mr.. James a member of the Ballinger
investigating committee was that he
is a bitter partisan, while the charges
against Rainey were that he had in
troduced the Panama resolutions.
President Taft made no secret of the
fact that he opposed Rainey for this
specific reason. The Democrats re-
torted that when an administration
was being investigated it should not
choose the men to investigate it, But
all this only indirectly concerned Ollie
James, who says he wants but the
truth and will do his best to find it.
He also AYERS that if he is pro-
nounced partisan the fact will reflect
the greater credit on the administra-
ton if the committee should give it
clean bill of health.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-02-01

IL is wen that we should learn 1t Ill
cause that so concerns the future as
that of conservation.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1910-02-01

men for merely opposing the speaker.
At any rate, the wise ones about the
capitol date the downfall of Cannon
from the hour of that interview.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08
Quartz Mines
 Are Sold

A mining deal of considerable i'm
 portance to Cordova has just been
 consummated, which means that tho gold lodges of the Mckinley lake dis trict have attracted the attention of
 mining men from the states and will now be worked on an extensive scale. G. T. Nichols, mining expert from
 Utah, who has been looking up the
 quartz prospects found in this section yesterday purchased the Walker Erickson property at Mckinley lake,
 which he has had under option for
 the past thirty days. These claims
 have been thoroughly tested and the
 leads are all big and strong, with every indication of depth. The ledge continued to show better values and
 more width with every foot worked
 and active operations will begin inn
 mediately under the direction of MT. Nichols, who intends to remain here this winter.
 This property was owned by B. w. Walker, Tim Erickson E. S. Malone and Sam Erickson, who have been working it for the past three years
 Two tunnels have been driven, one S7 feet and the other 60 feet, also
 two or three open cuts. At no place is there less than a foot of comm IT, cial ore and it runs as high as 15 feet. There are six claims in all with sufficient amount of work done to go to patent.
 The conditions for mining in the
 Mckinley lake district are ideal there being plenty of timber and wa. ter. with excellent transportation ia. cilities. The apparent rich value If the ore, in which telluride of gold has also been discovered, and the ey- tent of the lodges and their we'll de- fined walls means that when worked
 on an extensive scale a good quartz camp will be established.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

Frank Alba made a trip to mile 161 this week with a pack train of four horses. He had a supply of fresh meat, reading matter, etc., for the different camps along the lire and his trip was a profitable one to the camps as we'll as himself. He reports having met a number of pack trains en route, among which were the trains of Superintendent Mcclellan, of the Bonanza mine A. N. Gray, of the Copper mountain properties, taking train of eighteen horses out for the winter, by way of Valdez, and two big trains pack ing for Heney, one of which was in charge of Phil Wilson, we'll known in Cordova and Valdez. Frank says all the "skinners" are glad the ice is soon to come, so they can aban- don the pack and load up the douD Dle enders.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

Mrs. Wallace, who has accepted the position as cook at the Chitina railroad camp, having had her choice between here and the station at mile 7S, returned on Monday evening train to assume her duties. After visiting here last week she returned to Cordova and camp 13, where she has been in charge of the mess for number of months. Mrs. James Burgun accompanied her and may remain with us all winter.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

Billy Hinds-you know Billy, of course-he's the "rolly-polly good natured Dutch boy" who is in charge of the six spot-came up from Tiekel Tuesday evening and expects to work on this end awhile. Now that he and Jack Reed are within whistling distance of Chitina, with the every other day visit of Dan Rice, it takes us back to early railroad days in old Eyak, when all the old-timers were as one happy family.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

Fred Schaupp, the sheet metal worker, now has his two-story frame building completed. He has arrang- ed cozy and comfortable living quar- ters in the second story for he and Mrs. Schaupp, and is getting nicely settled for the winter.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

John Canning, Geo. Micken and E. G. Rontrin, returned to Chitina on Sunday last from trip to the several promising copper claims. They will purchase a winters outfit and grubstake here after which they will return and develop their pros poets.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08
LOCAL NEWS

Geo. Blowen is now putting the finishing touches to his building, which is the largest and most sub stantial so far erected in Chitina.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

Cloninger & St. Clair now have the interioi. of their bar room clothed with a rich dark green burlap, which greatly adds to the appearance of the room.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

Charley Stevens, sometimes known as Hercules Steve" the we'll known fireman for Billy Hinds, arrived on the six spot from Tiekel Tuesday ev- ening. Steve" is another of the . old-time boys on this road, and we are glad to see him with us in Chit ina.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08
Mrs. Mary E. Hart, Alaska's well

Mrs. Mary E. Hart, Alaska's we'll known lecturer and writer, visited several days in Chitina last week and is very enthusiastic over the iu- ture of this part of the territory. She did considerable "mushing" around all the places of interest, vis- tied with the Indians, in order to as- certain the facts concerning the re- port of their destitute circumstan- ces, and sized up every foot of the new government trail now under construction from Chitina to Willow creek, in fact familiarized herself with all the existing conditions trio- utary to Chitina-and those who have done likewise can easily under stand her enthusiasm. Mrs. Hart has mushed and travelled all over Alaska and states that no where in this great north can the traveller find better road than the trail now being built from Chitina, and predicts that g large amount of travel to and from the interior is bound to be diverted this way when the trail will have been completed and winter traffic once starts. Mrs. Hart left on Mon day mornings train for Cordova, stating that she regretted being un- able to visit with us longer and make the trip to the Bonanza mine, which she had in mind when first arriving here.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

Dr. Whiting returned on Tuesday after a few days absence to the coast terminal.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

"Rudolph'-that's all the name most everyone knows him by-the little Dutchman who used to conduct a fish market in Cordova, and well known in the days of old Eyak, has a bear story for his friends when he comes out this winter. He is somewhere between the Kuskalina and the Bonanza mine, and recent ly put up a cabin, of which he is very proud On hanging the door for his new domicile, he found he had no hinges, so resorted to prac- tical or primitive methods as other old-timers in Alaska do. Most impro- vised hinges are made of an old piece of leather or a nail and piece Of tin, but Rudolph had an original idea and used two good chunks of bacon rind to swing the door by. He went to bed the following night, happy in the thought of building house by his own hands and the saving of two bits for a pair of hinges.
 About midnight Rudolph was awakened by a gnawing sound at his new door and realized that it must be a bear. He "hollered" and "shoo- ed" and beat a tattoo on the dish pan-but the bear kept on gnawing and before long Rudolph's bacon" hinges were a part of the hungry bruin, the door falling on the animal as the last piece was severed. This scared the bear away, but Rudolph took no chances, and watched the open door the remainder of the night with his trusty dish pan and fire poker close by.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

Eustace (not useless) P. Ziegler, who has been in charge of the Red Dragon club house for over a year at Cordova, paid us a pleasant visit an interesting service in the String CT building on Sunday night. LiEs Rev. Newton, the shrimp" as he is sometimes called by his friends-he has no enemies-is a most ardent worker for the interest and enter tainment of the boys who have few idle hours to spend. He is anxious and ever willing to do good turn to his fellow man, and as a result is we'll known and receives hearty grip of the hand and a warm well come wherever he goes. He brought out all the reading matter he could carry on this trip and immediatel! got busy and started on a mush tt the Bonanza mine last Monday morn ing. On his return he expects to re- main here several days, arranging, i possible, the while, the establishment of a branch to the Red Dragon clul house of Cordova, which will be ruI on the same plan as that at the coas' terminus. All the reading matte. and other forms of entertainment cannot be installed at once, of course. but within a few weeks he hopes to have a warm and comfortable club house for the boys, and he will, nc doubt, receive all the help and en- couragement necessary in this con. mendable undertaking.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

"Allen, the caterer" now has a little five stool lunch counter in the rear of Stringer's place and keeps chile concarne, clam chowder, sand wiches, good coffee, etc. The boys say it is a good place to get a hot meal or a light lunch.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

There hasn't been much stirring among the railroad boys this week In fact a feeling of sadness seems to prevail among the whole bunch who are usually such jolly, whole souled congenial crowd. Why? Well we hate to be the first to chronicle the sad news. but it is whispered that Eddie Walsh, the popular fire man, is losing his mind. Isn't j; awful, fellows? Such a loveable chap, and so young, too. As the boys from over the hump" were waiting for their mail and next" in the barber chair at Stringer's place on Wednesday evening, we couldn't help but note the feeling of respect and loyalty to their young com- rade, as they spoke with lanterns turned low, and in awed whispers of Eddie's terrible affliction and last hallucination and rawlings of bob- tailed Malamute dog surviving the cold and treacherous waters of the Copper river.
The Chitina leader., 1910-10-08

Capt. Stretch, the Katalla Co. statistician, paid us a visit this week arriving on Monday evenings train.
 Harry Kreik and Jos. Gogenbers have purchased an interest in the gold quartz property located at the head waters of the NiZina river and expect to do some substantial devel- opment work in the near future.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-29
Bosses and Leaders.

Colonel Roosevelt drew a very fine
distinction between the political boss
and the political leader in his speech
before the New York state convention
at Saratoga. a distinction which must
be generally recognized from now on.
1t is a true definition. The boss is he
who drives. the leader leads The
boss holds his place by crooked and
underhand manipulation, the leader
by firing the conscience and appeal
ing to the reason of his followers"
And we are in the day and time Of
the leader; we have left the boss back
yonder with the other relics of an OBJ
solete political period. Colonel Roose-
velt's personal triumph over certain
politicians in his own state was a
fairly forcible illustration of his point.
His speech Of acceptance after being
nominated for temporary chairman, as
contrasted with the, vituperative attack
made upon him by Colonel GTuber, was
an important part of that illustration
No effort of the opposition to hide be-
hind President Taft in its attack upon
his predecessor was sufficient to con-
eeal the inward motive of this organ
ization, nor will it have any effect in
Disgusting the fact that the result of
that contest is entirely satisfactory to
the president. His own statement some
days ago, thathe hoped Colonel Roose-
welt would succeed, is answer enough
to this.
1t is not within the nature of things
that the boss could hold mis- own today
against the clean political leader, for
the conditions that have made the one
have unmade the other. The boss has
simply consumed himself and paved
the way for his more reputable sue
cessor. 1t was inevitable that in time
the people would tire of his domina-
ton and decide to take matters in
their own hands. They have not COM
doing it very rapidly and when they
shall have finished the job it probably
will be so well done that return to
the old order will be out of the ques-
ton. People when they begin to- do
their own thinking in politics are not
easily bossed and especially so when
they take pains enough to find out the
character of the bosses. T
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-29
THE BEE: OMAHA, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER %, 1910.

the United states, a rotary system. and
sending them over the country to'meet
and talk with the manufacturer and
merchant. to lay before them personally
the simple facts as to the conditions
they have to meet abroad This ex-
pertinent has already proved good. 1t
is already getting excellent results.
He has had assurances from business
men all over the country that they
fully endorse the enterprise They now
appreciate the need for such stimulat-
ing influence upon American foreign
commerce and, while they have waited
for the government to point the way,
they are willing to follow and are
doing so. Convinced that no more
figureheads or political beneficiaries
can get into the consular service, bust
ness is generally aroused. Very large
results must soon begin to pile up.
Here is another place where the Taft
administration is supplanting political
precedent with business practice.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-29
Knox Building I'm Trade

Secretary of State Knox is getting
great results from his reform method
of picking his men for foreign consular
positions and organizing them into a
skirmish line for trade for building up
American commerce abroad. In the
first place he has reduced the matter
of selecting consuls to the most prac-
teal and meritorious basis and no man
can possibly get one of these positions
on any consideration other than actual
fitness for the work. The day has
gone by when political pull or prestige
cuts the least figure. Careful examin-
atoms are made of applicants as to
their character and ability and those
who pass the best grades get the
places. To begin with this insures
picked men.
Then the next step in the system is
to make each consul an agent for
American commerce at his respective
station, constituting the whole into a
| body of foreign "drummers. Fur
thermore, every American consulate is
the headquarters of the American bust
ness man abroad, He can have his
mail sent there, meet his customers
there and use the place as a general
base of operations. In ract, it is bust.
ness today, not politics. that these con.
suls are to look out for, The State de
partment will attend to diplomatic
matters
Finally. in line With his insistent
urging OF American manufacturers and
merchants TO study the needs OF for.
eign customers and adapt their goods
ito them, Secretary Knox has created 4
system Of bringing his eonsuls back tC
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-29
Best system of Irrigation.


II appears from the National Irri-
iation congress at Pueblo that men
who have devoted much time and
thought to the best methods of con-
trolling irrigation still have some diff
Guilty in agreeing. So long as this is
the case we may be sure that no sys-
TEN yet proposed is infa4lible. The
problem is a big one, which time and
experience must work out. Cock-sure
acrimony will not do it, But so long
as the advocates of the different sys-
TENS are agreed on the one PROPOSE
tion of irrigation and obtaining the
best means of carrying it on, then
there is hope that they will finally
come to the right basis.
National control seems to have the
upper hand thus far, and yet state au-
thority has it's friends. Mr.. Bryan
seems to have proposed something
worth considering in mis- speech at
Pueblo saying:
The water power ought to be utilized and
the states ought to be permitted to make
use of it, But there is no reason why the
federal government should not fix a max
imum for periods for lease of water power
and require the states, in leasing to de-
| mand proper compensation for the public
Yet even private ownership, or man
agement, has its champions, and they
have some facts to back up their argu-
ment. Former President George
Eames Barstow of the congress cites
history to prove that in every land
where irrigation has been employed il
was first conducted by private enter
prise-in India, Syria, Babylon, Egypt
Java, under the subjects and success
sors of Montezuma; in Chill, Peru, Ar
gentine and even in the United States
where the results have been wonder
ful-so wonderful in fact, as to furnish
the inspiration for this whole move
ment of government control. Mhese
facts should not be peremptorily
brushed aside.
Certainly 1t would seem that in this
country some form of general over,
charge by the central government must
be finally decided on, but in the mean
time it will be best to assimilate the
good features of other systems anc
come to the last solution certain tina
we have the right one.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-29
Omaha and the Exposition.

1t may be questioned if the action
of the Omaha Commercial club execu-
tive committee in endorsing New Or
leans aspirations to hold the Panama
exposition expresses the sentiment of
Omaha people. There is little or no
community of interest between Omaha
and New Orleans, while, on the other
hand, Omaha and San Francisco have
been neighbors since the days of the
overland trail. Omaha has no COM
mercial relation with the section of
the country that will be most directly
benefited by holding an exposition in
New Orleans, but all of Omaha's COM
MERGE and industry is bound up with
the fortunes of the great empire, on
one edge of which is located San Fran
cisco and on the other Omaha, while
between them stretches directly the
great artery of business the Overland
route. Omaha is inseparably con-
nected with the development of the
west and northwest, and nothing can
affect this region without equally
affecting Omaha. Anything that tends
toward it's growth and development
will enable this city to grow, and If
Omaha is to share in the full advan-
tage of the prosperity of this great
country it must take every opportunity
to assist in pushing forward that pros
perity. If the exposition is held in
San Francisco, as 1t should be, the
large majority of the travel to and
from the exposition will be directly
through Omaha and Omaha's imme-
diate territory, while if 1t is held at
New Orleans all this advantage will be
lost. There is every conceivable
I reason for Omaha joining with San
Francisco in the matter OF the Panama
celebration, while there is none APP
parent on the surface for our assisting
New Orleans. The executive commit
tee of the Commercial club should take
immediate steps to rectify its error by
resembling it's resolution and thus set
Omaha again in line with the western
country. to which Improperly belongs.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-29
Extending Efficiency.

Having cut down the postal deficit
$11,OO0,O0O in single year, the ad-
ministration is now preparing for
greater efficiency throughout the Post
office department. TO this end the
president, acting upon the recommend
alton of Postmaster General Hitch
cock, has ordered that the civil service
law be extended so as 20 include 1922
assistant postmasters and he will
recommend to congress that the same
provision be made with reference to
719S second and third class postmas-
tiers.
This is remarkable innovation, but
one that will no doubt soon justify it.
self 1t is part of the postmaster
generals plan of placing his depart
ment upon business and self-sup-
porting basis and ought to be of vast
service in accomplishing those highly
desired ends. 1t is folly to continue
agitating a business operation and a
self-supporting system for the Postof-
flee department If the old process of
changing all postmasters and assist
ants is to be kept up. No successful
private enterprise operates on such a
basis, and it is absurd to think that
the government can conduct so vast
an institution as it's Postoffice depart
ment that way. Applying the rules OF
civil service to these $1,000 men will
work a revolution. The application
of the rules to subordinate positions
has proved it's wisdom long ago and il
it was wise in that case, why should
not similar results be achieved In this
case?
The new order means the entire
elimination of politics from the sys
TEN. 1t means putting every man on
his merits and applying the simple
rules of common sense and practica
business to governmental affairs
Tenure OF office will bring its rewards
in experience and skill. 1t is one o.
the best moves the administration ha,
yet made.
Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-09-29
Our Birthday Book
September az, 1910.

Horatio Nelson, British admiral whose
fame as a naval hero has been approached
only by that of our own Dewey, was born
September 20. 1850, at Burnham Thorp, Eng
land. He died in the battle Of Trafalgar at
the moment of victory after having given
his famous signal, England expects every
man to do his duty
f. c. Bishop. Nebraska's state superin-
tendent OF public instruction, is Just 40
years old today. He was born in Peoria,
ILL.,. and was in school work in New York
before he became state superintendent. He
is not standing for denomination having
accepted a position in an eastern educa-
tional institution.
r.. w. Richardson, lawyer, who has prac-
tioed In Omaha for many years, was born
September y. 1851 at Millersburg. Ky. He
was one OF the publicity agents for the
Omaha exposition and later had an official
position with the national good roads
movement,
George A. Magney. attorney at-law IL
Just So. He was a native OF Ohio. and after
studying law was admitted TO the bar in
1881, locating first at Papillion and remov-
ing 20 Omaha IN 1857 He has been deputy
county attorney several umsA