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The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-19
WITHDRAWAL OF OIL LANDS

The following official data in re- gard to the withdrawal of the oil lands of Alaska wes received in the last mail:
 Department of the Interior, Unit ed States Geological Survey, Wash ington, Nov. 1, 1910.
 The Secretary of the Interior
 Sir: I recommend the submis- sion of the following order of with drawal to the president for appro- priate action. A similar blanket withdrawal, because of the unsur- veyed character of the lands, has already been made with respect to coal in Alaska, and this recom mendation with respect to petrole um is now made in order that the policy initiated in continental Unit ed States may be carried out in the same manner in Alaska.
 Very respectfully,
 GEO. OTIS SMITH,
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-19
DO|NCS IN DISTRICT COURT

On Tuesday afternoon the hearing of the testimony in the case of Manley ct al. vs. Durand ct al. was concluded and the case went to the jury at 5 o'clock At $40 the jury announced that they were ready to return a verdict. By their decision the money deposited with the clerk of the court is to be paid over to the plaint ifs, while the Durand frac- tion, on below Cleary, is to be divided between the plaintiffs and the defendants. The fraction contained IA acres and was staked over part of creek claim and right limit bench of Cleary creek. The verdict returned finds that the part of the fraction staked over below creek claim, portion of D feet wide at the lower end of the claim extend ing up to point at the upper end of the claim, was the property of the defendants. The money deposited in the registry of the court, amounting to $4,012.90, was found to have come from the creek portion of the frac- tion and the jury therefore decided that the plaintiffs were entitled to it.
 All of the cases that were set for trial on the calendar having been settled on Wednesday the court took a vacation until today. The first case set for trial this week is that of Benson vs. Arndt.
 Tn the matter of the estate of Will liam Frisco, deceased, the court has ordered the payment by the clerk of the court of the sum of $247.5O into the registry, to be held until fur ther order The money was received by the sale of some of the proper ty of the deceased by Commissioner Heavey, of the Kuskokwim. Frisco was killed accidently by Wallace barber, formerly of Fairbanks, while the two men were engaged in a
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-19

struggle for the possession of a gun owned by Frisco.
 The application for citizenship filed by Edward JeZ, Vidak Radovich. Will liam T. s. White and John Nolan have been dismissed at the request of the district attorney, there hay ing been no showing made in spite of the fact that they have been on file for the past three years.
 Anna Belle Anderson has been granted a divorce from Daniel T. Anderson, on the grounds of drunk enness, ill-treatment and desertion. The decree permits the plaintiff to assume her maiden name of Anna Belle Wilsey.
 Judgment in the suit of G. R. Toldo ct al. vs. John Cignetti ct al. has been signed by Judge Overfield. By it the plaintiff Toldo is given S626 on his first cause of action; SPA on the second cause; $21016 n the third cause; S6409S on the fourth cause of action; $76.53 on the fifth cause; making total including principal and interest of S1,677.67 Costs are also allowed
 Suit was filed on Friday by J. C. kellum against S. A. Bonnifield and the First National bank, in which he plaintiff asks for the assignment of the defendants interest in $51,- 675.36, and 1,250.75 ounces of gold, now in deposit on the registry of the court in connection with the case of Cascaden vs. Dunbar, involving 12 below Cleary creek. The plaintiff claims this amount as security on a note for $30,000, given in August, 1906, by D. F. Dunbar to E. T. Bar nette, and afterward assigned to Bonnifield and the First National bank. The note, the complaint alleg- es, he paid as surety on September 1, 1908.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-19

We would call attention to the article appearing serially, entitled Popular vs. Delegated Government, " and suggest that it is we'll worth the careful consideration of all who are interested in political economies. In today's installment appears table showing how the masses" of Ore gon employed the initiative and ref erendum, which clearly refutes the assertions of those opposed to popu- lar government to the effect that the people, when given the reins in be radical.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-19

Nov 3, 1910 Respectfully referred to the pres ident with favorable reCC.!Gc2!a- tion.
 R A. BALLINGED,
 'Secretary."
 Nov. 3, 1910. Order of Withdrawal, Petroleum Reserve No. 12.-Alaska No l. Tt is hereby ordered that all the public lands and lands in national forests in the district of Alaska con- taining petroleum deposits be- and the same are hereby, withdrawn from settlement, location, sale or entry, and reserved for classified tion and in aid of legislation af- fecting the use and disposal of pe- troleum lands belonging to the
 "WM. H. TAFT,
 President" Referred to the commission of the general land office for appro- priate action.
 R A. BALLINGER,
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-19
THE ONE BEST BET.

The organizing of the Fairbanks Quartz Development committee is the very best move that has been made in Fairbanks. IL is the one thing that is absolutely essential if the development of the quartz is to be progressed with at all rapidly, and the scheme should have been put into operation when it was suggested two years ago. As this was not done, however, the next best thing to do is for all to get together now the camp.
 The situation in Fairbanks at present should be fully realized by every man who holds property in interests here. It cannot be disputed that the placer output is declining rapidly, with a considerable pros pect of continuing to do so. This year the output was little more than half of that of a year ago, and
 
 but very few years before prop erty would be depreciating in value at about the same rate as the out put.
 There is only one way to prevent this decline, and that is to create some other industry that will develop a payroll as large as we have at this time. Fortunately this industry is right at hand, and needs only stim- ulation to advance it to a stage where the resulting prosperity of the camp would far exceed the palmiest days of the placer era.
 But, as was explained at the meet ing of the citizens held on Friday evening, there is none of the own CTS of the quartz claims at present who has sufficient capital at his com mand to develop his claim to the extent necessary to attract Outside capital and his individual develop ment of his property must necessar- lily be slow. While stories of pros poets" cannot get a respectful hear ing from the monied men, those of mine" developed to a depth of seven or eight hundred feet con- mand instant and eager attention. Working on his prospect as it is nec- essary for him to do, the local quartz operator, handicapped with lack of funds, could not reach the necessary depth to attract capital in less than two or three years, if at all. For the most part he has to content himself with gophering his claim for the purpose of taking out what ore he can to get money to continue his work.
 The idea of forming development company to concentrate on one prop erty, which shall be selected as of fering the best promise of results, is the salvation of the situation. If extreme care is exercised in the choice of the property and the men to operate it, there should not be necessary any such amount of money as would be hard to raise. When a property owner realizes that his in- terest in the camp, which he may now value at $1,OOO, will be less than half that sum a very few years hence unless quartz is developed here, he ought to come to the con- clusion, if he uses any business acu-
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-19

men, that it is up to him to chip in" to the pool 10 be collected to make that quartz development a practical certainty. He should be further impelled to this course if he stops to think that when Fairbanks is quartz camp his property, in stead of depreciating. will have doubled in value.
 Valdez. Cordova and Seward are al the present time experiencing quartz booms that are apparently based on solid foundation. The CHf mine. developed along much the same lines as the citizens of Fair banks now propose 10 go to work is paying wonderful dividends on the money invested and promises 10 beCCme world famous. B'j' m all these three towns put together there are not as many promising prospects as there are right here at our doors Experts who have examined these prospects, many of them now showing very considerable develop ment. agree that they never saw so highly mineralized a zone as is this. Without exception those who were here during the past season were enthusiastic regarding the fu- ture of the camp.
 A few months ago the Valdez pa pers frequently referred to the ex- cellent prospects of Fairbanks be co ing a quartz camp, at that time freely admitting that in that re spect this camp was far ahead of Valdez. But since that time the development company scheme has been put into execution at Valdez. with the result that the Cliff mine has been made" and the situation is entirely reversed It requires only that the same plan should be adopted here for Fairbanks to re. gain its old standing
 While admitting, however. that the development of any quartz claim here must necessarily be slow, if il depends entirely on the individu- al owner. on account of the lack of capital at his disposal il must not be forgotten that the prospeCtors who have located and worked these claims are entitled to all the credit that may accrue if a quartz camp is developed. They are the men who have stuck 10 the work in the face of all kinds of knocking and doubt Ing. and what they have accomplish ed will excite the wonder and admir- ation of all who will take the trou- ble to go out into the hills to see for themselves. And they too. every one of them, will be vitally interest ed in the development company scheme. For, just as soon as one mine is developed to the extent that a continuing vein of sufficient depth is indicated, every other prospect in the camp will be enhanced in value many hundred per cent, and here will be much greater chances of each one of them being able to interest capital.
 It is not only the business man of the camp who should take an in terest in this proposition and help 10 push it along. The man who owns a lot will see his property in crease in value when this is a quartz camp, instead of becoming something he could not give away few years hence. The professional man is, of course, interested to al most the same extent as the busi- ness man; and the man who is working for wages is concerned in so far that there will be few jobs to work at when the placer fields have gotten into the hands of the big dredging corporations. unless by that time Our Quartz Mines Are Yielding Their Gold"
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-19
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The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-19
Native Cranberries at Peoples.
WILL START STAMPEDE.

The sale of 100000 shares of the Mineral Creek Gold Mining com pany stock in the East for $100,000 will cause a wonderful inquiry about the Valdez mining district. The two tons of ore that Colonel Mailard took back with him was lousy with gold and the eastern Yankees could not resist the temptation to take chance No better advertisement of the wealth of the country could have been made than the taking of this ore among the capitalists and you will see the result of it in the spring - Cordova Truth.
 Special home cooked Christmas dinner at Bevans House.
 Native Cranberries at Peoples.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-19

Those passengers who started from Seattle for Cordova on the Northwestern and changed to the Olympia, meeting disaster on both vessels, may be said to have es- tablished a wreckord.
The Alaska citizen., 1910-12-19
BIG CHENA HOT SPRINGS
 STAGE LEFT THURSDAY

Tom Roberts left with his stage for he Big Cinema Hot Springs on Thurs lay with one passenger
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
TO MAKE STUDENTS
CAPABLE MANAGERS
English Club Plans Training for
College Thespians to Handle
Business End of Stage

BERKELEY, Feb. 12.-The English
club, the organization of the students
of the university which controls dra-
matfcS on the campus. is planning to
train each year number of students
to handle the business end of its plays
that productions in the future may be
given without financial loss.
In the past English clubs and other
plays have resulted in heavy expendi-
lures with little income. and to over
come this deficiency members of the
club will be trained this year to learn
all about the box Office and behind the
scenes that future plays may produce
a profit.
Manager Clifton f. Brooks. who has
charge of Nero which will be staged
in the Greek theater April %. has
named II. Fl. Kruger and George Har-
lowe as his assistants. The former
will have charge of the advertising and
Photographic work and Harlowe of the
properties.
Both men are junior students and it
is the plan of the English club to train
similarly two or three juniors each
year until they become expert in the
details of the theatrical profession and
capable of handling play CONNER
cially.
University professors have taken an
interest in the ideas of the club toward
the development of a college bred stage
manager and will assist the club and its
management to train Krueger and Har-
lowe. Prof. William Dallam Armes
probably will give a series of lectures
on the subject before the club as wen
as private talks to the assistants to
Brooks.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
EVENTS BORDERING ON BAY OF SAN FRANCISCO
ROBBED OF MONEY
BY TWO fOOTPADS
'Strong Arm" Workers Who
Hold Up Pedestrian Make
Escape With Coin

OAKLAND, Feb. 1.-Two strong
arm men held up and robbed Campbeu
McGavin. living at ss2 Thirty-seventh
street, of $50 at 1 o'clock this morning
near the corner of Thirty-eighth
street and San Pablo avenue. Nc
Gavin, who was on his way home. was
taken by surprise by the bandits. one
man lurked behind a tree and stepped
out as MeGavin walked past lie
selzed McGavin's arms. pinioned them
oehlnd his back and curtly commanded
McGavin to keep quiet. Then the
other footpad appeared and rapidlv
TOOK the money from the victims
pockets The pair disappeared in
Thlrty-eighth street and McGavin
walked to his home, from where he
teIephoned a report to the police.
FRED OsSood, druggist living at
WaIsWorth and Monte Vista avenues.
reported TO the police that burglar
proke into his home last night by
smashing window in the rear door.
The house was searched, but none of
the valuables found.
III. f. Sellers home at 137 Wavne
avenue was also entered by burglars
last night and Jewels worth $50 were
stolen. From Mrs. Dagmar Krause's
nome, 657 Tenth street house break
ers got $40; $12 was stolen from the
cash TIL of Jansen's meat market. 1903
East Fourteenth street. where an en-
trance was forced through the side
door and clothes worth s25 We're car
r1ed away from Max Guertz' home.
1863 Seventh street.
w. A Van Horn reported that car
penters tools worth $25 were stolen
last night from an unfinished build
ing in LOcksley avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
MUCH INTEREST IN
THE ALBANY ELECTION
Candidates Announce Them.
selves for Various Offices

BERKELEY, Feb. 12.-With the Al
bany city election set for April IL, there
is great interest in the town north of
here over the question of the choice of
public officials. Practically all the
members of the town government have
announced their intention of asking
for reelection and a large number of
other residents desire the votes of the
people.
The Office of city marshal and ex-
officio superintendent of streets, with a
salary of S10o a month, seems to be the
most popular, and these men have an
nounced their candidacy: l.. P. Tenney,
c. NJ Hinton, j. Glayinovich, Charles
Gobalet. c. H. Miller, A. P. Hanscom,
Z. D. Cushing and others
For trustees the candidates are:
Frank ]. Roberts, A. L. Lindquist,
Thomas McCourtney, George w.
Browne.
Joseph Beck E. P. Tenney,- A. T.
Baker and others have announced their
intention to seek the Office of treasurer
George Nickerson is the only candidate
for the Office of clerk, which he now
holds.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
bridal Plan TOLD
AT BRIDGE PARTY
Miss Edna Ingram Announces
Her Engagement to DR.. Will
liam Leon Channel

OAKLAND, Feb. 12.-At card party
over which Miss Elizabeth Smile pre-
sided this afternoon the formal an
nouncement was made of the betrothal
of Dr. William Leon Channel and Miss
Edna Ingram Miss Smile included 80
friends in her Invitation for the hour
at bridge which was planned in honor
of Miss Ingram. She is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. William Ingram. The
family formerly lived in Sacramento,
but for several years has been estab-
lished in Oakland where Miss Ingram
is popular in the affairs of the younger
set. Her fiancee is a we'll known phy-
sician on this side of the bay and
took his degree in medicine from
Cooper college, San Francisco. He is
the son of DIR. d. B. Channel and Mrs.
Channel. Although no definite plans
have been made for the wedding it
probably will be post-Lenten event.
The ceremony at which Austin Car
rington Scott claimed Miss Nina Crit
tenden as his bride this afternoon unit
ed in marriage two of the famous old
families of the south. The bride is
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs James l..
Crittenden. Her father belongs to the
Crittenden family of Kentucky, while
her mother is a daughter of the Church
ills of Maryland. Scott is the son of
Henry Harrison Scott of Virginia and
"a grandson of Judge Robinson, who
figured prominently in the history of
his state during the civil war. He is a
nephew of the late Mrs. Monroe Sails
bury.
The marriage was solemnized quite
simply in Trinity Episcopal church,
only the closer friends being present at
the ceremony, which was read by Rev.
John Bakewen, rector emeritus The
bride, who is a typical southern beauty,
wore a handsome gown of white cloth
and a large picture hat. Her only at
tendant was Miss Katherine Critten-
den Scott. She wore an afternoon gown
of pink silk. Philip Lansdale assisted
the bridegroom as best man. Miss Crit
tenden was given into his keeping by
her brother, Howard Churchill Crit
tenden.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott will enjoy a tour
of the southern part of the state before
taking possession of their new home
in the Piedmont district.
The wedding of Edward Miller
Holmes and Miss Eva Jeanette Cooper
which is announced for Thursday even
ing, February "a, will be one of the
more elaborate affairs of the month,
$50 guests having been asked to at
tend. Although the ceremony and sub
seduoHl reception die 70 take pldce III
the Town and Gown clubhouse it will
have all the appointments of a house
wedding. Miss Kathleen Devine will be
the brides only attendant Rollin
Moore serving the bridegroom as best
man. The service will be performed
by Rev. Charles r. Brown. Holmes
and his bride will live in Sonoma county
after their wedding journey.
One of the elaborate affairs of the
near future is that which Mrs. War
rem S. Palmer will give in honor of
Miss Renee Kelley, who is to become
the bride of Edward Alexander Palmer
Miss Kelley is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Kelley of San Francisco.
Since the announcement of her be-
trothal to the son of the prominent
railroadman she has been extensively
feted on both sides of the bay.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
HUGHES CLUB TO GIVE
A LENTEN CONCERT
Choral Society of Women Plans
Attractive Musicale

OAKLAND, Feb. 1.-THE Hughes
club, under the direction of D. P.
Hughes, has announced a Lenten con-
cert for Friday evening. This choral
society is made up of trained women's
voices and has many seasons of effort
to it's credit.
The cantata Indian Summer"
Lacey) will have a prominent place in
the program of the coming concert,
and the solo parts are TO be sung by
Mrs j. Leweilyn Williams, Mrs. Arthur
Bradley, Mrs j. Rollin Fitch. Mrs.
Grace Ryce, Mrs. Inez Birmingham.
The other numbers will be "The Song
of the Reapers"z (Liszt), The Lass With
the Delicate Air (Arne), "The Night
Has Thousand Eyes" (Rogers)
Crossing the Bar" and Mother Song
(Nielinger). Henry Larsen of San
Francisco will sing the solo part in
the Italian "Serenade" (Stephenson)
Mrs. Robert Hughes is the accompa-
mist.
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
OBSERVE HOLIDAY
IN LINCOLN'S MEMORY
Oakland Celebrates Birthday
Anniversary of Emancipator

OAKLAND, Feb. 12-LincoIn da.v.
the one hundred and first anniversary
OF the birth of Abraham Lincoln. was
observed ia Oakland today as a legal
holiday for the first time Municfpal.
county and federal offices and banks
We're closed Flags aoated from pub
nc and private buildings and many
private concerns closed their doors.
Grand Army men observed the war
presidents birthday with an entertain
ment tonight at Lincoln hall under the
auspices Of Appomattox post.
"A CORRECTION Of civil war pictures.
made by Edwin r Jackson from, orig'
lnal pictures, was exhibited. and mn
seal and literary numbers were given.
MISS Hazel 3. Cobine was the chief
performer in a sketch entitled ..rbe
Girl From Arkansas"
The San Francisco call., 1910-02-13
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR
WORK is DISCUSSED
Alameda County Union Holds
Its Annual Convention

OAKLAND Feb. 12.-The Alameda
County Christian Endeavor union met
for the second day of its annual con
vention this morning at the Friends
church, Fifty-second and West streets.
Conferences were held of various de-
partments of work
A junior session was held this after
noon, followed by bible study, directed
by Mrs. Munro. Paul c. Brown. field
secretary of the California union, con-
Quoted a Christian Endeavor sympo-
stun. Charles l.. Campbell was toast
master at the fellowship supper, which
preceded the evening session.
After the installation of officers Rev.
Ernest Z. Hall, district secretary and
president of the board of foreign mis-
sions, delivered the closing address, his
subject being Conquest of Prayer in
the Mission Field" Sunday afternoon
at 4:3O an intermediate session will be
held.