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Douglas Island news., 1910-01-19

According to the report of Capt. A.G. Spaulding, port warden of Seattle, for 1909, shipments to Southeastern Alaska for the year amounted to total value of S9,466,922, including merchandise worth s, 5,730,3l9; hardware worth Sl46,- $50: liquors, worth S90,274; tobaccos, worth S70,341; clothing, worth S107,79O; flour, worth S79,255; coal, worth S75,- O93: condensed milk, worth S44,85S; bridge steel, worth 3251, ,919; machinery, worth S2L1, ,266; cement, worth S60,96l; meats, worth s279,697; 1908 head of live stock, worth s65,894; rails, worth S197, ,3Ol; JOY cases of powder, worth S657, ,483; tin plate, worth S227 $40, and lead, worth S55,828.
 There is every indication that rich quartz mines will soon be developed Tn Dawson, according to letter recently received in Skagway from Chart Maltby of Dawson, an employee of the North ern Navigation company, says the Alaskan. "Things are quiet here" writes Mr. Maltby, "the only boom be- ing the quartz claim on the Dome which 1 believe will turn out to be the richest gold mine in the world. That is saying a good deal, but they have some wonderful specimens of rock taken out of a vein 400 feet below the surface. There are four veins which show assays running from $500 to g, ,460 a ton. The mill tests average about S1,4OO ton"
 Nearly all the editors and publishers of Southeastern Alaska are due to ap- pear in court in Juneau within the next few days to stand trial on the charge of criminal libel. 1t might not be bad idea to keep them all in jail until after the election for congressional delegate next summer. If any of them desire to flee and become fugitives, we might find use for one of them on the Star for the next three months. But the chances are he would pave the way for the editors arrest as soon as he re- turns. Come to think of it, they had better remain in Alaska and stand trial. Anyway, convicts in Alaska are not required to break rock or saw wood.-W Whitehorse Star.
 Bunker coal for steamers has been raised 50 cents ton by the Pacific Coast Coal company, says the Seattle P..I. This applies to the Black Dia- mond and Franklin coal, mine run, circular to that effect being issued yes- terday, advancing the rate at the bunk CTS from S3.50 to S4 ton. This coal, in addition to being used by the steam ships, is also burned by hotels and apartment houses and is the cheapest class of coal marketed. Steamers operat- ing from Seattle to southwestern Alas ka ports burn from 1000 to 1,300 tons of coal on the round trip, all of which has to be taken aboard at Seattle and this means to them an increased cost of $500 to S650 trip. On the South eastern Alaska run the average con- sumstion of coal will run from 200 tons to 25o tons, making in the summer time, when they are running three round trips month, an increase in operating expenses of from S30O to S375, or over S10 day. The steamship men are preparing strong memorialt to the Washington state delegation at Washington, D. O., to press for the early opening of the coal areas of Alaska.
Douglas Island news., 1910-01-19

The Seward board of trade bought 64 turkeys and gave big free Christ mas dinner to all the lonely prospectors and homeless miners in the district.
 The steamer Alaskan, of Ketchikan, has been sold to the Massett Fish Co.,, and will make regular runs between Prince Rupert and the adjacent islands.
 Late reports from the Valdez Fair banks trail are to the effect that dur ing the recent storm many lives have been lost. Joe King, Mrs. k. A. Rocke feller are among the dead, and Walter Scheiler was found with hands and feet badly frozen.
 As result of the case of Erik Gov ern. the Alaska fisherman found by Seattle authorities to be afflicted with leprosy, report will be made to Wash ingtou with view of having thorough investigation made among the various tribes of Indians in the North.
 Representatives of the Guggenheims and other railroad interests are said to be at Washington eudea7oring to have congress pass au act guaranteeing in. terest on Alaska railroad bonds. They claim an act of this sort is necessary to encourage railroad building in Alaska
 Portland.--It is believed that the steam schooner St. Helens will make this her starting point when she goes on the Alaska run next May, taking in Tacoma on her way north. Reasons given for this belief are that cargoes. are being made up here for shipment north next spring.
 At Ketchikan, on the 9th inst, there was a heavy south wind, accompanied by rain and snow. The rainfall for the day was 3.2 inches, snow Il inches. On the 10th the wind increased, accompa- panied by hail and sleet, which dam aged small boats in the harbor and put the electric light plant out of business.
 The Skagway Commercial club is about to spend $500 on a booklet ad- vertising Skagway as a summer resort and describing the numerous side trips to Dyea, Denver glacier, Burro creek, Smuggler's cove, Kern castle, over the old White Pass trail and to Whitehorse and AtliD. Ten thousand copies will be printed.
 Harry Waugh and companions, en- route down the Mackenzie river last summer with two scows laden with the first stamp mill in that vast valley, passed the mouth of the Peel river on their destination, and ran into the Mac kenzie delta, among hundreds of is- lands, where they wandered for days. They were accidentally rescued by meeting the party of the royal North west mounted pOIICe uuuet oeLRC' oeAIs'
 Summoned to the door at midnight, or the daylight of a North Alaska even. ing, to find bashful young couples timidly asking for his services to tie the matrimonial knot, is one of the ex- periences of Rev. L. L.. Woods, Ph. D., pastor of Pilgrim church, Nome, who has just returned to Seattle after nearly four years' residence in the North. Dr. Woods says that the wedding fees are no mean perquisite of Nome pastor, amounting to S81O in two years and 6l ,225 for the entire period of his resi- dence thera-
Douglas Island news., 1910-01-19

The annual report of Assayer. ! Charge Calvin E. Villas, issued recently, shows that the United States assay of fee in Seattle received during the calendar year 1909, 244 tons of gold, valued at S12, ,864, ,269.21, of which Alaska contributed S11, ,581.08. The total receipts of the office since the opening, on July 15, 1898, to the close of 1909, amount to 376.2 tons, valued at Sl88,- ! 128,87214. The receipts of gold for i 1908 were S18,O64, ,171.23.
 The overland stage route by which ] Dawson is now connected with the out side world is one of the longest stage routes in the world. The establish ment of a relay system of fifteen sta tions. with a roadhouse every twenty miles, has robbed the route of it's great. est terrors. Even at that the plucky drivers, who swing their six horse teams over the line, have mach to keep mind and body fixed hard at work every foot of the journey. A. J. Nelles, Dominion boundary surveyor, who went over the route last month, took the elevation and he found that at one place the elevation is greater than that of the summit of the White Pass rail way.
 One of the most encouraging results of quartz work in the Klondike has just been obtained in the Lone Star property, on Victoria gulch, between Bonanza and Eldorado. The tunnel was run in 25O feet, and tapped the vein at the 9Ofoot level. The vein, which extends from the surface down, is four feet wide. The samples of free milling rock obtained show many par ticles of gold visible to the naked eye. Confidence oyer the result of this and the Hunker-D Dome property, which also is developed to a great extent, is so high that Klondiker5 everywhere are developing quartz. But no great eX- citemcnt prevails, and while it is be- lieved the camp is on the eve of an eX- tensive quartz era, no one recommends a rush into the country. Only those we'll equipped to operate year or two at their own expense should come un- less they at present have connections, is the advice that is sent out.
 "I am not willing to have the people of the district represent taxed to pro- vide roads for the people of Alaska" declared Representative R. B. Macon, of Helena, Arkansas, in the house of representatives, supporting his point of order against the item of Sl5O,OOO for Alaska roads in the army appropri- ation bill. He maintained that the item was new legislation. Despite the protests of Chairman Hull, of the mili- tary committee, of Representative Sul- ger and Delegate WlckersAal' ne 'uo Mann secured the sustaining of that point. Hull changed the form of the item by amendment to maintenance charge of S100,00O and this went through. Eliminating the S50,O00 means no new road to the Iditarod un- less the senate puts the item back in it's original form and gets it through the house, This is quite likely to hap pen. Last year the same point of order was sustained, but the senate put the item back. Mann and Macon also op- posed the item of s75,0OO for the Alaska cable, but this was adopted.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-21

when one Of the public schools Of the
District Of Columbia burned down the
Secretary Of the Treasury insisted that
the insurance money should be covered
into the Treasury and should not be used
to replace the building until it had been
appropriated by Congress.
OF the total area Of the old city Of
Washington GIL acres there was do
mated to the United States for avenues
and streets 36O6 acres; one-half Of the
building lots remaining. 9S2 acres. and
there was bought by the United States.
at S66 an acre, 81 acres; the total num-
Der OF acres taken by the United states.
at total expense OF $4,000. being 5,l2
while the former owners received 90
acres.
l venture 10 ask how much Of the land
in the great city OF New York has been
donated by the inhabitants OF that city
free Of cost 10 its own government. Fed
eral or State, or both combined? I'd 10
1872 the total amount OF expenditure by
the general government for the improve
ment of streets and avenues was Just
under a'59OOO, or. 10 be precise, N,421,-
2SS31; in the same period the citizens ex-
pended 1892. 767 Is. Or the government
expended 10 per cent on a few main thor
oughfares connecting its own buildings
and the citizens 80, per cent Of all i'm
provements.
At the time of the supposed division
of the burden of taxation the non-taxable
property OF the District was S2I1. COZ. 600:
that Of the citizens was Sls1. OOo 900. The
difference now is nearly sS0.O000O0. In
view Of the Lightweight years in which
the Federal government had spent prac-
tically nothing the division was certainly
more than fair TO II.
should Have Legislature.
The District Of Columbia should have a
local legislature. which lin view of its
particular situation, having a very large
floating population. a large population
composed OF government employees who
do not intend to but do reside there per-
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-21

While the American people are becom-
ing acquainted with their Capital City
in increasing numbers every year, and
while they may find much to admire
here, and are proud Of their WASHINGTON.
much incorrect information seems 10 ex-
ist in the minds Of persons who 1--we at
a distance. which recently a correspond
ent of the New York sun seeks 70 set
right
The result is review Of the history of
the District and its political. Industrial.
and social progress which comes nearest
to the truth Of anything that has hap
pened In print in recent years. The let
ter is reproduced herewith.
From time 70 time for a year or more
the Sun has published a good many
rather acrimonious comments upon the
city Of Washington. its government. and
its people. most Of which seemed 10 ne
TO be unjust and some OF them based
upon misinformation or ignorance Of the
real conditions in that city
Like Other American Cities.
1t seems 70 me that 1t is not very diff
ferent from other American cities: its
form OF government Is not Of its own
choosing, but Is imposed upon II by Con-
gress; II is just such as the editor OF the
Sun and other nonresident citizens choose
to have It. Having no votes. the Gift
zens must do what the Congress SAYS. alb
solutely without recourse, except. indeed.
as the great guarantees of liberty IN the
Constitution protect them. They cannot
say how much they shall be taxed nor
what shall be done with the taxes they
pay. AS was said by Senator ingalls, in
one of his speeches:
The government Of the District OF
Columbia is an absolute despotism. 1t
is the one place at least under the Ameri-
can flag in which the citizens have no
voice in the selection Of the men ap-
pointed 70 rule over them or IN the dis
position Of the taxes they are compelled
10 pay"
The District has no representative in
Congress, either with or without vote
The Territories Of Hawaii Porto Rico. and
even the mixed races Of the Philippines
have their delegates at the full salary
Of a member Of Congress. which TO
the most Of them is a fortune. and
with mileage half around the globe.
amounting 10 perhaps as much more;
while the nearly 100000 citizens of the
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-21

a beneficial one to the District: that IS
far from the case. Very much more than
one-half Of the total assessed valuation
Of the District is found 10 be IN public
buildings and grounds. and this dispro-
portion is constantly increasing by the
condemnation OF additional land for
government purposes and its consequent
withdrawal from the tax roll The
burdens of municipal government do not
diminish; every luil0ing or new enlarge
ment Of the activities OF the Federal
Government makes an additional 7emand
upon the police and FIRE departments and
upon the schools additional extensions
Of water mains. lighting service. aud new
miles Of streets TO be paved and graded.
Did Not Assume Debt.
1t has been repeatedly stated that TIE
Federal Government has assumed the
debt Of the District That Is not so. II
would be only just " # were so. for the
Federal Government has assumed the
debt Of the District against its viii and
in violation Of equity and justice
At the time Of the creation OF the old
Board Of Public Works Congress no
doubt supposed that it was doing a good
thing; but when the Commissioners gov
eminent was organized in 1873 it was
done because the Board Of Public Works
had bankrupted the District. Except the
grading Of the streets and the general
plan Of Improvement nothing OF what
they did remains all Of the new asphalt
and other improved construction has
been laid since. Thirty-three million dol
lars Of debt no part Of which. except
$1,000 900. was ever submitted 10 the peo-
pie Of the District for approval. was in
Cured by that body. imposed upon the
people by Congress. and in whose choice
they had no voice. u am aware that it
vas an alleged territorial government at
the time and that the supposed terri
torial government was elective, but for
reasons upon which I will not enlarge
say that the people OF the District had
no voice in the composition Of the board
OF public works. and believe that state
ment to be true) A report Of a COM
mittee to the Senate states:
AT the end Of six years of a govern
ment irresponsible to the people .
we find the enormous sum of $4,000. 900
as net expenditure OF six years gov
eminent by officers appointed by the
President and confirmed by the Senate
Virginia repudiated her debt Of $50, 0OO.-
900. which amounted TO SO per capita:
that of the District Of Columbia was $50
per capita
BY the census OF 1890 q have not the
figures for 1900, the District paid more
for the support Of the general govern
ment than any ore Of twelve States or
two Territories. ten times as much as
Wyoming. nine times as much as Idaho.
eight times as much as Vermont. seven
times as much as Nevada. three times as
much as Maine, more than three times
as much as Mississippi. Utah, or New
Mexico. and more than Alabama, Arkan-
sas. South Carolina, Arizona, Washing
ton, both the Dakotas. or Montana.
Presents Millions to States.
The Federal government has given TO
the States S25.OOOCOO In actual money and
100000 acres OF public land for
schools. colleges. and railroads II has
never given to the District dollar OF
money or an acre Of land Nay, more.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-21

The Hotel Logan, at Thirteenth street
and Iowa Circle, owened by Mrs. anna
Portner. win undergo extensive repairs,
amounting to complete remodeling Of a
portion IF the structure within the next
few weeks. 1t is understood to be the
intention Of the owner 70 spend about
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-21
REAL ESTATE NOTES.
CITY AND SUBURBS

Harry Nardman VIII construct four
three-story brick houses at 1905 90 1914
Belmont street northwest. al an esumat-
ed cost Of $1,000 Plans were drawn by
a. II. Beers. architect Construction Will
be rushed and 81 IS expected the houses
Will be ready for occupancy this year.
Mrs Annie Y. Henderson has sold 20
Mrs. Caroline Morgan a large three-story
house "a; IS Fourth street northeast for
NI5oo. The lot has frontage OF twenty
one feet by niuety-six. The house has
ten rooms. TWO baths. and hot-water heat
Real estate men take much interest in
] the proposed opening Of the Washing
ton. Spa Springs and Gretta Railroad. a
/ new electric line running out the Blad-
ensburg road into Maryland II is un-
derstood that the line viii be operated
with four new cars during the coming
/ week The road IS about four miles in
I length. and the cars viii run for the
| present between Fifteenth and II streets
| northeast and BlaGensburg. Md. This
I line will open for development a section
which has made little progress in a dozen
years. and II Is thought that settlements
viii spring up rapidly all along the old
! Bladensburg pike. both inside the Dis
I trict and beyond.
! The long-delayed improvement OF the
Lower Anacostia Flats has at last begun.
the contractor having started operations
/ for laying a retaining wall along the side
Of tie part 10 be improved The plan
/ Of improvement calls for widening and
/ deepening the channel Of the river above
BuzzardS Point 20 the Navy Yard bridge
II will mean much for the better health
/ conditions of Southeast Washington and
will naturally add 10 the values OF real
/ estate in that vicinity. Better than all
the cleaning up Of the governments
/ portion Of the fats viii soon be followed
up by the Improvement Of the fats above
the Navy Yard bridge.
The Hiswatha Theater Company viii
repair its building. az 2oOS Eleventh street
northwest. at q cost Of about 5000.
Vaughn & Hallon prepare the plans
and Samuel Keys will do the consruc-
ton work.
Lewis Z. BreuEinger will erect three
! high-class houses on unimproved ground
recently purchased for the purpose on
the south SIDE OF Belmont street, between
Fourteenth sand Fifteenth streets north
west The builder paid $500 for the
ground. which he bought from the F. Il.
Muller estate. A local architect viii pre-
pare plans for the houses.
Harry Wardman will build nine two
story frame houses az 2SlS to 1884 Quack-
enbos street northwest at an estimated
cost Of $3.50. A. II. Beers. architect.
has prepared plans for the dwellings,
which viii be Of the smaller type for in
vestment and rental purposes.
The Hotel Logan. at Thirteenth street
and Iowa Circle, owened by Mrs anna
| Portner, viii undergo extensive repairs.
amounting TO complete remodeling Of a
portion If the structure within the next
/ few weeks. II is understood TO be the
intention Of the owner 70 spend about
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-21
Site of McLachlen Banking Corporations Building.

$1,000 in the renovation OF the structure.
Charles H. Soran viii do the construc-
ton work.
The question OF where Gov. Hughes viii
plant his vine and fig tree when he comes
TO Washington to don the robes Of an
associate justice OF the United STATES
Supreme Court was settled early last
week by the signing Of lease with the
privilege 10 by the Florence r. Boyd
house at 240l Massachusetts avenue
northwest Justice Hughes will be sur
rounded by the rich and influential social
colony which dwells in and about Sheri-
dan Circle.
A party Of about fifty. including mem
bers Of the Washington Builders Ex-
change and their families. have been IN
Norfolk for the past three days enjoying
the hospitality Of the Norfolk Builders
Exchange Representative Of similar
bodies Of Baltimore and Richmond also
are on the ground The weekend fes-
tivities closed last night, with a ban
quet spread in the builders exchange as
sembly hail The party viii return 10
: the city tonight
II. Clay Stewart has sold a residence
al 1853 Lsnier street northwest for $4,000.
one Of six which he recently erected
there. II is a three-story colonial brick
house, Of large design and fine archi-
tectUral dimensions. II stands upon a
lot 125 by @ feet The purchaser will oc-
/ cupy It as his home
Charles H. Ainsley has sold lot 81.
square 1854, on which stands a two
stroy. six room house Of modern design.
The lot is % by 10 feet, and the property
was purchased as an investment by Miss
Lille s Ried. Of Alexandria, Va. This
house IS one Of a row recently construct
ed BY Mr.. Ainsley.
Charles ". Fairfax has just returned
from a two weeks automobile trip to
New England and the Empire State. Mr..
Fairfax was accompanied by his wife
and Mr.. and Mrs. William Chesley. All
the party were greatly benefited by the
outing. Charles Stone, OF the firm OF
Stone & Fairfax, is about 10 leave the
city 20 join his family at Colorado
Springs. and will 90 from there through
the Yosemite Valley and out TO thetPa-
cific Coast.
Mrs. Julia f. Slosson has sold a lot at
the northwest corner OF Fourth street
and Rock Creek Church road, containing
about 1900 square feet. for $500 It is
the intention Of the purchaser 10 iul-
prove it by the erection OF semi-detachef
dwellings.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-21

Harry Wardman will build nine two
story frame houses az 2SlS to 1884 Quack-
enbos street northwest at an estimated
cost Of So, 800. A. II. Beers, architect,
has prepared plans for the dwellings,
which VIII be Of the smaller type for in
vestment and rental purposes.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-21

A report on the German needle indus
try states that business is very active,
but while the expenses Of manufacturing
are .adily increasing 1t has not been
possible to increase the selling prices.
Exports TO China. which had in the past
year experienced a considerable decrease,
are now normal: while exports to Japan
continue on a satisfactory scale. in spite
Of the active production Of needles BY
Japan herself.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-21

The harvest in Manchuria promises to
be very good. especially in the great bean
and wheat regions. where the snow was
abundant and now the rains have been
very opportUne.
The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1910-08-21
DEFENDS DISTRICT
AGAINST CRITICS
An Able Exposition of It's
Virtues and SuferingS.
WRITTEN BY T. ]. JOHNSTON

Author Nails Several Falsehoods
Frequently Circulated in Distant
Plnees-Reviews History of Fed
eraI City and shows II Is Not Fat-
tening on Public Crib.
Carson City daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1907-1930, 1910-03-14

A large and enthusiastic crowd
gathered at the Opera House last
Saturday evening to witness the bas-
ket ball games between the two 10
cal teams and the teams from Reno.
While the games were somewhat one
sided in favor of the local teams the
visitors played good, clean ball and
showed that while they were up
against the best players they were
not novices at the game. The play
ing was fast from the beginning to
the final rush and the audience took
as much interest in the playing as
did the teams themselves.
When the girls ended their game:
the score stood Carson 20 and Reno
8.
The game between the boys was :
swift one from the sounding of the
whistle to the final play. In the