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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-23

III is " NC tdhti iOA
that the ex-president will receive from
the depose1 chief forester with whom
he was on peculiarly intimate terms,
his first direct information bearing on
the Ballnger-Pinchot controversy
from any of the principles in that
Root Refuses to Talk.
It was rumored here today that
Senator Root, member of the inves-
tigating committee and secretary OF
state in the Roosevelt cabinet, had
written to Mr.. Roosevelt, at Hhartum
on the subject Senator Root would
not talk about the matter and no con-
firmation of the rumor was obtainable
from any other source. II it were
reason for the supposed cablegram to
Mr. Pinchot.
Mr. Pinchot's friends here scoff at
the suggestion that he would quit
the investigation of the controversy
in which he is so deeply concerned
on the eve of Secretar.- BallinSer's
going on the stand in order to seek.
unlimited. an interview with the ex-
president
On the other hand. those who know
Mr.. Roosevelt, say he is too good a
politician not to realize to give Pin
chOt an unsOught hearing before he
had an opportunity to discuss the mat
ter with President Taft or some men,
Der Of his political family, would be
generally regarded As a direct slap at
an administration he would naturally
feel bornd to support
Needs Vacation.
Mr.. Pinchot slipped away from
Washington quietly last Friday even
ing and next day sailed from New
York fer Europe.
Thomas r. Ship. secretary OF the
National Conservation Association. of
which Mr.. Pinchot is pre5idcnt. said
today that the former forester had
gene to Europe fer a much needed
vacation"
He said Mr.. Pinchot's side Of the
case had practically all been present
cd and he felt il was an opportunc
time for him to go away. He adj
mitted Mr.. PinchOt had made up his
Hiht dDtAi tNt UP foiufN SuNN1utf
but he prcfesscd to know nothing of
tie reported RoOsevelt-PinchCt meet
ing lie did not attempt to deny
that Ir. Pinchot might see his form
ct chief before he returned u the
United States.
In former days no enc was more
weicome-or it might he added a
more constant-visitor TO the White
House. than Clifford PinchOj. tie be
came a member of the now famous
Tennis Cabinet and to all appear
ances Pinchot was the synonym for
President Roosevelt's last word in
conservation.
Didn't Know Of Trouble
When Mr.. Roosevelt retired ne
commended Pinchot highly 10 Prcsi-
cent Taft and u was not until the
cx-presidenf had entered the jungics
thai evidences Of discord between
Secretary -allinEcr and Forester Pin
chot came publicly 70 the surface.
OF the controversy whicn cnsucd.
causing the President much cmbar-
rassmcni and cnrendcring increasing
bitterness between the rival factions.
Mr.. Roosevelt probably knew little
cr nothing until h. reached kharfum.
Fgypt. Monday of last week. There
De- doubtless learned from American
newspaper correspondents. Who await.
al him. lhas bis friends bad bccn
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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-23
Bring. N Republican Leader.

Several more names we're brought
out todas. Among them VS. that 81
louis ?. Payne. former superintendent
n insurance. and the present Rcpub-
uran lcaicr 81 Coiuubis county. Fic
was sl,oksr ~ On The stand b. Cor
Douglas Island news., 1910-06-15
The NOrthIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North. Condensed. Information for Everybody.

A republican convention will be held at Douglas.
 The "old timers" are coming back to Alaska this year.
 "The Iditarod or bust" is the cry of the Alaska musher. ! The Yukon river is now open from Whitehorse to the sea.
 Sitka republicans have come out strong for Wickersham.
 A test mill erected at Fairbanks for crushing quartz has fallen into disuse. ! A million and half in gold is now i in transit from Fairbanks to the Sound.
 Among the Alaskan towns which will celebrate the Fourth are Ketchikan and ! Sulzer.
 The Dawson News claims that quartz found on Lower Bonanza assays Sl3.S0 in platinum.
 Panama papers are poking fun at the i scientists who will attempt to scale Mt. Mckinley in the summer time.
 Mrs. Thomas J. Nestor, wife of a prominent Nome mining man, died re- gently in Seattle from appendicitis.
 The salvage work on the s. s. Yucatan cost s35,COO, and it is estimated that it will cost S125,000 more to make needed repairs.
 Felix Boucher, the Iditarod miner accused of the murder of Oscar Gus tafson, was tried at Fairbanks and ac- quilted.
 Revenue Cutter No. g" is the name of the new cutter to Ee constructed for the Alaska station to take the place of the Rush.
 The Skagway Alaskan became very muCu dldFLneu 16SO ChCLo ouOoAO O0 hS notice given of delegate election in Southeastern Alaska this year.
 Phil Snyder, president of the Home Power Co.,, of Skagway, paid fine of S14.40 for assaulting L. A. Harrison, secretary of the same company.
 The Pacific Coast s. s. Co.'s steamer Ramona will be ref1tted as yacht for the use of Jacob Schiff, New York banker, who will make tour of Alas kan waters.
 Judge B. E. Cushman, of the United States district court for Alaska, has been visiting at Tacoma, Wash, and lending his influence in behalf of home rule for Alaska. A new town is arising on the Takotna liver, one of the tributaries of the Kus. kokwim. Some forty cabins are al- ready built and there will be plenty of supplies there during the coming sum- mer.
Douglas Island news., 1910-06-15

Hon. Frank Oliver, minister of the interior, left Ottawa, Canada, on May 24th for the Northwest He will go as far as Dawson, Y. T. This is the first time Mir. Oliver has been in the North west since his appointment to his pres ent position.
 The fourishing seaport of Valdez is becoming virtuous by easy stages. It's ! latest move in the direction of saliva i tion is the holding of what the Pros pector calls "semi-religious services"- whatever they may be. The only fly in ! in the ointment, 90 far as we can see, is ] the announcement that there will be the usual collection; so it will be rich mans party after all.
 John Schmitt, wealthy Los Angeles mine owner, had narrow escape from death while coming down the Susitna river from Talkeetna station in small boat, late in May. His boat was cap. sized by floating ice, but Schmitt man. aged to reach log and made his way to ledge of rock, where he was ma. rooned six days, until nearly dead from starvation, he was rescued by river steamer.
 The authorities expect trouble be- 1 tween two canning concerns in the region of Chignic, on the Alaska penip- sula. Chignic is generally recognized as the best salmon field in northern waters. The past two seasons the catch has been enormous. In fact, more salmon have been caught than the canneries on the ground could handle, and the excess fish have been sent to Karluk and other canneries, where the supply is not so plentiful.
 The Tanana Leader, speaking of labor conditions in the interior, says: "A thing that ought to be given wide pub licity is that there are no inducements for the strictly wage-earning class or for people who would mine gold with out money or costly equipment. There are no places where poor man can set up his rocker and make living, and there are no works under way where large numbers of laborers can find en- ployment. The warning will doubtless go for little, but our advice is that hoboes stick to the fruit belt, deep- water sailors forsake not the sea, and the poor and unfortunate continue the battle on familiar ground rather than tackle worse evils under conditions they know not of,"
 Cordova, June 7.-The sale the of Beatson Bonanza copper mine on La touche island to the .Guggenheim sym dicate was .confrmed today by A. K. Beatson, of Latouche, and Engineer Seagraves, representing the Guggen- helms, who arrived here this afternoon. The exact terms have not been made public, but the mine is reported to have sold for s1,oo0O,Coo cash and s2,- OO0,OOO stock in S5,000.0oO company that is to be organized to operate the property. The work of developing the mine will be undertaken at once, as the operators desire to use the ore for fux- ing purposes with that from the Bo- nanza copper mountain. It is said here that the building of shelter at Cor dova depends upon the opening of the coal mines on the Katalla extension of the Copper River & Northwestern rail- ] way.
Douglas Island news., 1910-06-15

The management of Kern Castle, Skagway's great scenic attraction, has been turned over to Mr. and Mrs. Rich wine. A little Richwine might help some, too.
 Jack Miles Wilcox came to Alaska about seven years ago and is probably still in some part of the territory. A. IP. Conter, of Long Beach, Calif., is looking for him.
 In speech anent the conservation bill in the senate, Senator Nelson sharply criticised conservation in the territory of Alaska, declaring that it would place straight jacket on her.
 The little steamer Schwatka, the first boat of the year to arrive at Dawson from the Lower Yukon, brought S9O0,- GOO of Tanaua gold for Seattle. This year the gold is being shipped by eX- press.
 The First National Bank of Fair banks has changed owners, the entire stock of the institution having been purchased by John l.. McGinn, Henry Riley, Luther c. Hess, H. B. St. George, John c. Ridenour and R. c. Wood.
 The Ketchikan Miner has lost Hope. He was a printer, editor and a partner in the business for the past year. He has quit the job to take another on Vancouver island. His name is Hope Herd, and he will be heard from later.
 Judge John Goodell, of Cordova, has announced his candidacy for delegate to congress if he can secure the nomlu. ation by the regular republican con vention. He has practiced law in many parts of Alaska and has large ac- quaintance.
 The rating of air compressors, when expressed in the number of rock-drills to which they are capable of supplying air, is usually based upon a consump- tion of volume of air at 60 lb. per square inch pressure, or about 100 to 11O cubic feet of free air per second.- Mining Science.
 A subscription is being taken up among sourdough Alaskans with which to bury the body of Captain John J.. Healy. Captain Healy died in Los An geles last year. He was without funds and his body has been allowed to re- main in the undertaker's establishment awaiting some action on the part of relatives.
 It is announced by the present man. agement of the Alaska Northern rail- road, formerly the Alaska Central, that contracts will soon be let for the con. struction of ITO more miles of road, which will permit of it's reaching the Matanuska coal fields and consider able distance into the interior of Alas ka, heading toward the iditarod coun- try.
 Special Agent Lembkey sailed last Monday morning from San Francisco, or tbo staamer Homer. for the Pribilof islands where he has been commission ed by the department of the interior to take over the seal islands in the name of the United States government. The lease of the islands to the North western Commercial Company expired on April 30 and will not be renewed by the government.
Douglas Island news., 1910-06-15

Changes in the salaries of Alaska postmasters have been made as follows: Nome, reduced from S2, POO to S2,000 per annum, and Skagway from Sl,600 to $500. Cordova is increased from S1, 100 to S1,600, and Douglas trom $500 to S1,400.
 "There are no altruists in this coun- try or any other who are going to in vest their money merely to gratify theory. We will have to offer to private capital the prospect of fair profit, if de- velopment is to come. Conditions in Alaska, for instance, do not speak we'll for us They are paying S10 and SIP ton for coal up there when there is an abundance to be mined right at their doors. We ought to stir ourselves and do something to hold out this wealth that nature has bestowed upon us so that we may secure it to posterity. But certainly we should not shut out the present generation entirely in dealing with our natural wealth."-President Taft, at Detroit.
 A Dawson dispatch avs: Mrs. Geo A. Murray, who died here this week was the first white woman to camp on the townsite of Dawson. Her remains have been em balmed and will be sent to her mothers home, Provo, Utah. Mrs. Murray, formerly Mrs.J.T. Yeager, was 32 years of age. She had spent a great portion of her life in the North. When 1G years of age she was married on Douglas island. Eighteen months later she started with her husband for Circle City. They crossed the Chilkoot and went down the Yukon to Rink rapids, where they were frozen in. They spent the winter there, and dur ing that time received news of fabu- lous gold strike. Following the ice down, they arrived in the spring of 1897 at what is now Dawson, near the scene of the great strike. Mrs. 'Yeager was the first white woman to camp on the townsite of Dawson. That was about June l.
 Last Tuesday evening, about So'clock, the peace and quiet of Front street was broken by free.for-all fight opposite the Tanana saloon and Eagle cigar store, says the Fairbanks; Alaska Git zen. It appears that the trouble com. menced in saloon when drunken Slovenian began to hurl obnoxious epithets at a group of his compatriots, who were also imbibing freely. His temerity was resented by his fellow countrymen, who proceeded to show their resentment in the orthodox Slav- onian way, viz.: by kicking his head off. This was little too much for Water front Brown, who is not sufficiently &C., quainted with Slovenian etiquette to appreciate their point of view. So he sailed into the bunch in a gallant but intellectual attempt to rescue the poor devil who was being kicked to death to make Russian holiday. The inter- ference of an outsider quickly united the combatants, and Waterfront had received several hard knocks before the advent of Mace Ferrera, who pro- ceeded to lay out the combatants in quite professional style. The fight overfowed into the street and looked like developing into riot, when the arrival of Patrolman Conway led to the arrest of the ringleaders and their lodg- ment in the city jail.
Douglas Island news., 1910-06-15

Hon. Frank Oliver, minister of the interior, left Ottawa, Canada, on May 24th for the Northwest. He will go as far as Dawson, Y. T. This is the first time Mir. Oliver has been in the North west since his appointment to his pres ent position.
Douglas Island news., 1910-06-15

The management of Kern Castle, Skagway's great scenic attraction, has been turned over to Mr. and Mrs. Rich wine. A little Richwine might help some, too.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-10-08

reverse numerical order, and the Treasurer
shall notify the bondholders thereof by an
advertisement in one Of the papers published
lished in the City of New York. at least
sixty days prior to the day on which the
bonds are to be retired. giving the number
bonds are not presented for payment at such
time, then the interest shall cease thereon.
The dissolution and liquidation of the
Worlds Panama Exposition Company shall
not in any manner affect the validity Of the
bonds herein authorized to be issued by said
corporation or the collection Of the tax levied
proposed by Act No. Two of 1910 as afore-
said.
This amendment to the Constitution shall
prevail over all other provisions OF the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana. as well
as any proposed amendment TO the Constitu-
ton TO be voted on at the coming election
first Monday in November. 1910. which may
directly OF indirectly conflict herewith, and
shall be deemed supplemental to the amend
ment proposed by Act No. Two go of the
Acts of the regular session of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1910, and in case of conflict therewi'3
the provisions of this amendment shall pre-
vail and this amendment shall be in force
and effect only in the event the said proposed
amendment submitted for ratification by Act
No. Two l2) ef the Acts of the regular ses
sion of the General Assembly of 1910 is
ratified by the people at the congressional
election to be held on Tuesday next follow.
IL
is declared to be sef-executing and to confer
directly the authority herein granted without
an enabling act of the Legislature.
Section 2. Be il further resolved, etc.
That the official ballot TO be used at the
said election shall have printed thereon the
words:
''For the proposed amendment TO the Con
stitution of the State of Louisiana, author
izing an issue of bonds by the Woso 5
Panama Exposition Company and the levyilg
os further tax in the City of New Orleans
all in further aid of the exposition cele
brating the opening of the Panama Canal
and the words, Against the proposed amend
ment to the Constitution of the State OF
Louisiana, authorizing an issue of bonds by
the Worlds Panama Exposition Company and
the levying of a further tax in the City of
New Orleans all in further aid of the expo
sition celebrating the opening of the Panamn
Canal and eaci elector shall indicate, as
provided in the general election laws CT the
State whether he votes for or against the
proposed amendment.
p N. LAMBREMONr
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
H. G. DUPRE,
Speaker Of the House of Representatives
APPROVED August 10. 1910.
J. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State Of Louisiana.
A true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL,
Secretary of State
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-10-08

The Parishes Of Washington and St. Tam
trict.
The Parishes of Ascension, st. James and
Assumption shall compose the twenty-seventh
The Parishes of st. John the Baptist. St.
Charles and Jefferson shall compose the
twenty ighth district
The Parishes of ST. Bernard and PLAQUE
mines shall compose the twenty ninth dis
trict
The Parishes Of Caldwell and La Sale
shall compose the thirtieth district
The Judges of the several districts as
herein provided for, shall each receive the
salary of Three Thousand Dollars, payable
monthly on his own warrant, provided the Gen
eral Assembly of the State Of Louisiapa may
In their discretion. redistrict the judicial dis
tricts provided for in this Article.
Provided that in no case shall the Dis
trict Judge receive q salary of more than
Three Thousand Dollars
Provided further that this Act shall take
eject from and after January 1, 1912
p NJ. LAMBREMONT
Lieutenant Governor and President of the
Senate.
H. G. DUPRE
Speaker of the House of Representatives
Approved: July Z, 1910.
j. Y. SANDERS,
Governor of the State of Louisiana.
true copy:
JOHN T. MICHEL
Secretary Of State.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-10-08

Mark Twain's Outline Of Editorial
Policy He Had Made UP His
Mind to Adopt.

Mark Twain took the editorial chair
on the Buffalo Express In August,
1869, and this is the 2aragraph in
which he made the readers acquaint-
ed with his new responsibility: Il only
wish to assure parties having friend
ly interest in the prosperity OF this
journal that / am not going to hurt
the paper deliberately and intention
ally at any time. i am not going to
introduce any startling reform or in
any way attempt to make trouble. l
am simply going to do my plain, I'M
pretending duty-when l cannot get
out of it. / shall work diligently and
honestly and faithfully at all times
and upon all occasions-when priva-
ton and want shall compel me to do
so. In writing / shall confine myself
to the truth, except when it is attend
ed with inconvenience. / shall with
eringly rebuke all forms of crime and
misconduct, except when committed
by the party inhabiting my own vest.
| shall not make use of slang or vul-
garity upon any occasion or in any
circumstances and shall never use
profanity except in discussing house
rent and taxes. Indeed, upon second
thought, / will not even then, for it is
inelegant, un-Christian and degrading.
l shall not often NEEDLE with politics,
because we have political editor who
is already excellent and only needs a
term in the penitentiary to be perfect.
| shall not write any poetry unless
conceive spite against the subscri-
bers."
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-10-08
NOT THE TIME FOR THAT
Scotsmen Objected to Mixture of Good
Whisky and Religious Con-
versation.

Owen Seaman. editor of Punch, was
the principal guest at dinner of the
London Authors club recently. which
was followed by discussion on
"Humor." Mr. Seaman began with a
story deprecating the spelling of good
dinners by any discussion at all.
There were three characters in the
story-a bluebottle and two Scots
men. The story at once struck a note
of probability by showing the Scots
men drinking whisky. The bluebottle
buzzed on the pane; otherwise ST.
lence reigned.
This was broken by one of the
Scotsmen trying to locate the blue
bottle with geological exactitude. Said
the Scotsman:
Sandy, I'm thinking If yon fly is a
birdie or a .beastie."
The other replied: Man, don't spoil
gooS whisky with religious converse
tion"
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-10-08
Speaking Of Fires.

Roy Bone, brother of United
States District Attorney Harry Bone.
several years ago was reporter on
the Wichita Beacon. In going to a
fire one of the members Of the fire de-
partment was thrown from a hose
cart and killed. Bone wrote head,
with this as the first deck: Gone to
His Last Fire."
The piece got into the paper and
Bone was promptly fired. Kansas
City Journal.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-10-08
shrewd Scheme Stopped Run.

Man1 years ago, in consequence of
a commercial panic, there was severe
run on a bank in South Wales, and
the small farmers jostled each other
In crowds to draw out their money.
Things were rapidly going from bad
to worse, when the bank manager. in
q fit of desperation. suddenly be-
thought him of an expedient. By his
directions clerk, having heated some
soyereigns in a frying-pan, paid them
over the counter to an anxious appli-
cant. why, they're quite hot!" said
the latter as he took them DIP. "Of
course" was the reply; what else
could you expect? They are only just
out of the mold. We are coming them
by hundreds as fast as we can"
Coming them," thought the simple
agriculturists; then there is no fear
Of the money running short!" With
this their confidence revived, the pan
ic abated, and the bank was enabled
to weather the storm.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1910-10-08

The Wash Tub.-Did you ever try
paraf1n for mending a leaky wash
tub? When ours, sprung leak some
time ago we emptied it. dried 1t well
with cloth, and poured melted paraf-
fin around the cracks. 1t has been In
constant use ever since without leak
ing.
When the washing is done the tub
should be put upside down on the
basement floor, little water poured
over the bottom, and they never will
dry out and fall to pieces.
The Wash Boiler.-When putting
the boiler away. wipe it as dry as pos
sible and always place it upside down.
In this way it will last for years. This
hint was given me by an old boiler
member and | never have had to have
my boner repaired since.
To Wash Clothes Lines.-A good
way to wash clothes lines is to wind
them on long board and scrub them
with scrubbing brush. You will find
that in this way you keep them from
getting tangled. 1t is so hard to wind
them when you wash them in the tub.
Fading Caused by Hot Irons.-Fa-
ding is caused by too hot irons. The
fading of colored articles is due often
not to the washing. but the ironing.
Too hot irons are used directly on the
material and this will fade delicate
colors more than any amount of wash
ing. The effect is even worse than
strong sunlight. Be sure that the ar
ticle is evenly dampened and that the
iron is only hot enough to smooth the
wrinkles properly by firm. even pres
sure and you will have no more trou-
BILE from fading. Skirts must never
be ironed across the cores, but up and
down; otherwise the fit of the garment
is ruined.-Chicago Tribune.