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The Chitina leader., 1911-03-04
NO COLOR
LINE IN
THIS JURY

Galveston, Tex, March 3.-For the
first time in the history of Texas
a jury of which half is negroes is
trying a white man for his life. The
six negroes and six white men must
eat and sleep together for perhaps
ten days or two weeks. The jury
cannot go to a restaurant for its
meals, for the white restaurants will
not serve the negroes, and the jury
cannot be separated.
The case on trial is that of Earl
McFarlan, an ex-policeman, charg-
ed with the murder of Deputy Police
Chief Yill Murphy, of Houston, last
April. There are As witnesses.
AS precautionary measure against
the preparation of battle the court
ordered that no weapons would be
allowed in the court room during
the progress of the trial. Every man
was searched at the door, and the
six-shooters in temporary custody
would fill large sized barrel.
The MasOns are strong in Fair
The Chitina leader., 1911-03-04

You must drain their depths of the
lifeless blood,
That clogs the veins of both slums
and men;
Furrow them wide with both pen
and plow;
Let in the sunshine to each dark
cell;
Give air and warmth to the dying
roots,
And time will show you have Ia
bored well!
r. H. STRETCH.
Cordova, Alaska, Feb. %, 1911.
The Chitina leader., 1911-03-04

might lead to oppressive monopoly
"How does the coal question at
feet interior Alaskan"
"The people of the interior never
see coal. They burn wood, for which
they pay from 50 to SIS a cord, and
stumpage to the government Fuel
is big item in the expense of OPP
Grating gold mines and in the cost
of living on the Arctic circle.
Railways are what Alaska needs
most now. The check to the rapid
development of Alaska during the
last two years has been coincident
with the check to railway building,
and this in turn has been caused
by the obstacles in the way of OBJ
tanning fuel for the operation of the
railways. Some Alaskans blame con-
servation policies, while others &C.
cuse rival railway interests, with
Alaska politicians lined up on one
side or the other. Whatever the
answer the keynote to future pro-
gress and harmony in Alaska is coal.
.Too often the real danger to the
healthy development of Alaska is
none other than the hardy prospec-
tor have known a group of eight
honorable citizens to stake and claim
The Chitina leader., 1911-03-04
M0NDE[L JUSTIFIED IN CALLING
DELEGATE W|CkFRSHAM A LIAR


Seattle, March 3.-The many Alas
kans here waiting to take steamers
for the North are indignant at the
Valdez, and telegraphed to the states,
in which Congressman Mondell is
criticised and brawler Wickersham
lauded in connection with the recent
disgraceful scene enacted on the floor
OF the House of Representatives,
when Alaska's delegate so far for
got himself as to attempt to precipi-
tate fist fight, and the speaker was
The Chitina leader., 1911-03-04
GUGGfNHE|M bUGAb00 WORKED
! TO THE DFTR|M[NT OF ALASKA

la valley 100 miles long. They do it
by virtue of the power of attorney
and the association claim, and are
entirely within their legal rights. II
the abuse of these two privileges is
remedied, as it we'll might be if Con-
gress, Alaska's only legislature, de-
voted a few minutes to it's 'non-con-
tiguous possession Alaskans would
be generally satisfied with the fed
eral government, and the develop
ment of the placer resources would
take fresh impetus. At the present
time, vast areas of prospective plac-
er ground are tied up in blanket To-
cations"
Taking Alaska as a WHOLE" says
Mr.. Heilig, cit cannot be said truth
fully that there is any strong de-
mand for home rule, or any we'll
defined policy that the people insist
upon. A few politicians, for doubt
full purposes, are endeavoring to give
the people Of the states that impress
sion, but call for a mass meeting
on the subject, in Fairbanks for in
stance, would meet only feeble re-
sponse."
The Chitina leader., 1911-03-04

compelled to call on the sergeant-at-
arms to restore order.
Wickersham, in his debate against
the Alaska coal bill, deliberately mis-
represented the facts and after max
ing all manner of accusations against
practically everybody he went so tar
as to state that the land office at
Juneau was surreptiously issuing pat
ents and final receipts to coal claims.
Mondell, amazed at the audacity of
Wickersham in declaring for fact
what he knew to be positive false
hood, called the delegate liar and
The Chitina leader., 1911-03-04
Local News

| Bert Slavin, who has a wood con-
tract at mile LAG, was in town this
week. He and ]. W. Wood have
done we'll the past few months, cut
ting something over 200 cords of
wood, which, at IS per, soon counts
up into nice little nest egg.
E. F. Grey, of the Great Northern
Development Company, is in town
and will leave on the Alameda on
business trip East. He expects to
be back not later than April 1st,
at which time he may have some
thing for publication which will be
of great interest to our readers. Mr..
Gray informs us that he has put
gang of men at Iron mountain ear
lier this year than usual, and that
| he now has about so men employed
at the mines.
Tom Williams, the well known old
timer, took a run up the line this
week as far as 149 in company with
Bert Slavin, the wood contractor, re-
turning Thursday afternoon.
Johnny Dykes was a Chitina Wis
itor this week. Johnny is at the
material yards at camp 146, and says
the big camp is at times practically
abandoned, since the construction
work is going on so rapidly at the
front
Owing to the severe storm on We'd
nesday night, the Chitina fortnightly
card club postponed it's meeting to
a future date, to be decided upon
by the members.
If there was dry cabin in Chitina
during the heavy rain storm this
week it wasn't reported. The roofs
in this country weren't made to stand
webfoot conditions. and the warm
rain soon soaked through the dirt,
poles and canvass, with result that
the occupants were soon hustling
tsrpaulins and canvass to keep dry.
Mine Host Freedman left for Cor
dova on Thursdays train. Oscar said
he had plenty of water and six bar
rels over" during the rain storm this
week, and will take a few days off
and get dried out at his Steamboat
ed apartments in the MacCormac be-
fore returning to Chitina.
John King, formerly in charge of
the yards at Tiekel, had charge of
the extra gang which left on Thurs
days train.
Mickey McMullen left on Thurs
days train to cook for the extra men
taken along to work in case of more
slides or delay on the road.
D. Hedican, the we'll known fore
man for the construction company,
|
who has been at the front continual
ly for the past year, has resigned
his position and left on Thursday
morning for the states. He will
spend a couple of months with his
brother in Spokane before seeking
new fields of labor.
F. L. White and c. McCray arriv-
ed in town this week from Gray's
Copper Mountain properties, and left
on Thursdays train en- route to Val
DEE.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. w. Wood are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Martin
this week, having arrived with the
government party from Valdez over
the trail.
R. j. Barry and Engineer Wer-
necke were two busy railway Off
Gals arriving in Chitina on Thursday
morning.
1t is rumored on good authority
that two steam shOvels will begin
work next month at a gravel deposit
near mile 1853. Many of the low
places along the road are badly in
need of ballast, and must be or
should be graveled before the frost
leavas the ground so the ShOyelS
will get busy as early as possible.
The Chitina leader., 1911-03-04

further investigation into the matter,
if it were needed, has demonstrated
that the epithet applied to Wicker
sham was deserved.
1t was this bold and untruthful
statement of Wickersham that caus-
cd Secretary Ballinger to announce
that no patents have as yet been is
sued, but that they would be to all
legal claimants and the fraudulent
entries cancelled. The only final re-
ceipts issued have been for the Cum
bingham claims and the Whorf claim
at Port Graham.
The Chitina leader., 1911-03-04

II you nave good furs and want
to realize 100 cents on the dollar for
them, see Perry Jacobs. He will give
you q square deal. 12-17-tf
The Chitina leader., 1911-03-04

= The Masons are strong in Fair
banks @
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1911-05-27

Bingham;on. NY. The regular fifty-cent
and one-dollar size bottles are sold by
all druggists. Don't make any mistake
but remember the name, Swamp-Root,
DR.. Kilmcr's Swamp-Root, and the adj
dress, Binghamton, N. y, on every bottle.
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bladder remedy, be-
cause of its remark
able health restoring
properties. Swamp
Root fulflls almost
every wish in over
coming rheumatism,
pain i'll the back, kid
neys, liver, bladder
and every part of the
urinary passage. 1t
rnrrart tnabtftfu IN
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ASCENDED up ON HIGH
where HE WAS BEFORE
How He Led a Multitude Of
CaptlVeS.
What the Ascension of Jesus I'M
piled For Himself and For
the World.

Baltimore. Md,
May 81. = Pastor
X u sell of the
Brooklyn Taberna
Gle preached here
twice today TO
large and atten
tive audiences. We
report one of his
dlscourses fro m
the text. when
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Printed, Engraved
or Autographed at
the MESSENGER
Office.
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Do You Get Up
With a Lame Back2
Kidney Trouble Makes You Miserable.

Almost everyone knows of DIR. Kilmer's
Swamp Root, the great kidney, liver and
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find outfit You have kid
ney or bladder trouble.
When writingmention
reading this generous
offer in this paper and
send your address to
DIR. Kilmcr & Co.,
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hold water and scalding pain in passingit,
or bad effects followinguse of liquor, wine
or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant
necessity Of being compelled to go often
through the day, and to get up many
times during the night.
Swamp-R0Ot is not recommended for
everything but if you have kidney, liver
or bladder trouble, il will be found just
the remedy you need. II has been thor
oughly tested in private practice, and has
proved so successful that a special ar
rangement has been made by which all
readers of this paper, who have not al
ready tried it, may have a sample bottle
sent free by mail, also a book telling
more about Swamp-Root, and how to
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
wooDmEN MEET AT JACKSON
Eight Hundred Candidates cake the obi
cation of WoodcTaft.

Jackson.-Not in many a day, If ever,
has Jackson been the scene of such an
enthusiastic, yet orderly, celebration as
that of Wednesday, when several thou
sand Woodmen Of the World c~ongregated
here to attend the introduction into the
mysteries of one of the greatest frater-
nal orders in the world, the eight hundred
of candidates who came here to have this
great honor conferred.
All the high officers from all parts OF
the United States came to lend their in
fuence and aid in making the exercises
n of the most impressive and success
full introductions that has ever taken
place in the country.
From Omaha came Sovereign Com
mander j. G. Root, the greatest frater-
nal organizer in the world.
He had many good words to say for
Mississippi, and said that once the state
of Missouri stood higher than Mississippi
in membership, but that she had now
lost that position and takes her station
below Mississippi; and that if any state
to defeat Missouri, he would rather
the honor go to Mississippi than to any
ther state.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
GIRL STABBED BY 14-YEAR-OLD.
Tragedy Grows Out of a Dog Fight
Near Seminary.

Near Seminary.
Seminary.-Miss Sally Bounds, q
daughter of Rev. R. D. Bounds, was per-
haps fatally stabbed in an alteration
with Floyd Stewart, . youth of IA
years.
Miss Bounds lies at the home of her
father under the treatment of physi-
clans who say that her nance of re-
covery is doubtful, while Floyd Stew
art, son of j. H.. Stewart, sits behind the
steel bars in the city bastile awaiting
a preliminary trial on a charge of as
sault and battery with intent to kill.
It seems that the parties each owned
a dog to which they were very fondly
attached. Their dogs began fighting.
Young Stewards dog was getting the
best of the fight when Miss Bounds at
tempted to separate the dogs by landing
several blows upon Stewards dog with
an iron scale beam, and Stewart inter-
vened; whereupon Miss Bounds gave
him a blow upon the head with telling
effect. Stewart quickly drew a knife,
and with the alertness of a savage
plunged the keen blade to the hollow
just below the young lady's right Shout
der.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
MISSISSIPPI TO MAKE EXHIBIT
STATES RESOURCES AND ADvAN.
TAGES TO BE ADVERTISED.
Magnificent Display at Chicago Land
Show, at Omaha Exposition and
at Washington.

Jackson.-Mississippi is getting a
move OF herself, and is preparing to
make the lonesome cut-over pine lands
of South Mississippi blossom with way
ing fields, and return a largess OF ripened
crops. She is going to make Central
Mississippi rich with diversified farming
and stock raising, and North Mississippi
with good stock and alfalfa and all the
concomitants of progressive farms, well
titled, fortified with brains and worked
with energy.
In other words, we are going out after
some sure enough folks who can sure
enough do things; who have got so much
energy that they do not care to be snow
bound and frost bound five or more
months in the year, inactive and at a
~standstill. We want them to come to
Mississippi, where they can grow most
things nine months in the year and have
only three months of winter-and the
way to get those people Is to go after
them.
So the first time in the history of
Mississippi she has made an entry in
the great Chicago Land Show, that has
done more i'll the way OF settling the
West and the Northwest than any other
agencies, except the railroads. Mlssis-
sippi is right there in the midst of those
states, and will make a showing that is
going to open the eyes of those people.
This exposition of our is
under the auspices of the Mississippi
Land Development Association, who have
nothing to sell, no interest for any par
ticular section, and are playing no favor
ties. 1t is boosting Mississippi for the
sake of all Mississippians.
The Mississippi exhibit at the land
show will be a matter of pride for the
state and will undoubtedly result in
great good and in interesting a great
many people and assist in turning the
tide of immigration this way.
Now that the fever of advertising has
struck the state some of the patriotic
and enterprising citizens of jackson
thought it would be a good idea to send
an exhibit to the Omaha Exposition
and for the first time the great North,
west is invaded by Mississippi in her
quest for future Mississippians. We have
more than the Northwest has to offer.
and great as its advantages are, those
of Mississippi are greater. There are
good citizens in that region who are
tired of fighting drouth in summer and
dreadful cold in winter. They want to
get where the sun smiles most of the
time-and Mississippi will put her invi.
tation there.
Through Maj. R. W.. Millsaps of Jack.
son, space has been rented in the per
manent Southern exhibition building at
Washington, and it is designed that as
soon as the Chicago Land Show closes
the entire exhibit together with such
other additions as may be made, will be
transferred to the national capital, there
to be a permanent showing to the thou
sands of visitors who go through the
building every week, of what the grand
old state of Mississippi has to offer te
homeseekers and with what bounteous
generosity she rewards her diligent chill
dren.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10

THE HOTTEST ON RECORD.
Phenomenal Weather in State During
Current Year.

Jackson. - Monthly meteorological
summary issued by the Mississippi de-
partment of the weather bureau shows
that the total rainfall in October was
only OCT of an inch, as compared with
a 2s-year average for this month of
$3.50 inches, a deficiency of 2.13 inches,
as compared with the normal. The &C.
cumulated deficiency of rainfall since
January list is 7.O4 inches.
The average temperature for the
month was 90 degrees, as compared with
an October normal of $50 degrees. The
accumulated excess of temperature since
January LIST is 1858 degrees, or an av.
erage daily excess of 3.5 degrees. The
year 1911 thus far has unquestionably
been the hottest year ever known in
Mississippi, the accumulation of tenn
p~erature being well-nigh phenomenal.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
SHOW GOOD EARNINGS.
N. o. G. N. and K. c., M. & B.. Railroads
Do Healthy Business.

Jackson.-In their annual reports
iled yesterday with the State Railroad
Commission, two roads showed large net
earnings. These roads were the New
Orleans Great Northern and the Kansas
City, Mobile and Birmingham.
The report of the New Orleans Great
Northern gave total receipts in Missis-
sippi of $743,395.25, and astotal for
operating expenses in the state of s449,-
221.54, leaving a net profit of 1884,
1871.
The Kansas City, Mobile and Gulf re-
ported total receipts of $1,6s2,536.62
and total operating expenses of $780,
1OS.13, leaving a net profit of $685.
42S.49.
In both instances these figures apply
only to the lines in the state of Missis-
sippi.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
Big Poultry Show.

Tupelo.-AIl the preliminary arrange.
ments for the holding of the first an
nual show of the North Mississippi
Poultry Association have been perfected
and from present indications when the
doors are opened at Tupelo, Miss, on
Tuesday, December 5th, there will be
on exhibition the largest aggregation Of
standard bred poultry ever before as
sembled in the South.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
Mississippi w. c. T. q.

Jacksonville twenty-eighth conven
ton of the Mississippi W. C. T. U. met
here Thursday A telegram was sent to
Prof. Joe Cook, approaching his cleo
ton as president of New Normal Col
lege at Hattiesburg and his promise of
introducing scientific temperance in
struction in the curriculum of the col
lege.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
Oxford After a Railroad.

ford would get the new railroad. The
promoters have written here asking that
we send a man to convey the chief en-
gineer through the country and meet
him at Sarepta, in Calhoun county.
There has been some talk for a year
about the Memphis & Pensacola building
through this county in q western direc-
tion, and several surveys nave been
made. Our people are in line for the
~ and win land AL assistance
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10

planter. Mr.. Henson attempted to w
some of the household effects, but was
caught by falling walls and cremated.
Meridian.-Deeds were filed here re-
eording the purchase by the Meridian
Deep Water railroad of fourteen acres
in the southern portion of the city to
be used as a terminal. The purchase
price was SIS 900.
Hazlehurst.-W. 81. Cate shipped to
New Orleans seventy-ive hogs. These
hogs win average about $50 pounds each,
and were home-raised
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
For Protection of Birds.

A petition is being circulated by J.. H.
Rogers of Emory asking for more strin-
gent laws on hunting for the better pro-
lection of birds and wild animals. He
has secured the signatures of hundreds
of influential Mississippians, and be-
leves that he will succeed in having the
legislature halt the wholesale destruction
of birds, which he says are invaluable
aids to the farmers in the destruction of
pestiferous insects.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
Improving Roadbed.

The New Orleans, Mobile and Chicago
railroad is getting its roadway in splen-
did shape between Richton and Newton,
gravel ballasting the tracks and gener-
ally putting the roadbed in fine fix. The
road OWNS extensive gravel beds near
Richton.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
INSURANCE CONCERN WINS.
Suit for Malicious Prosecution Will Be
Appealed.

MISUNDERSTANDING instructions
were given the jury by Judge H.. G.
Mounger to find in favor of the defend
ants in the libel suit of A. G. Russell
VS.. the Palatipe Insurance Company
and W. B. Klein, their local agent. They
were being sued for $4,000 for alleged
malicious prosecution.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
MolasseS Refinery.

Molasses Refinery.
Port Gibson.-Messrs. Short and Pitt
refinery at Hermanville. The plant will
cost about S $1,000, and will be erected
for the purpose of gathering together a
sufficient quantity of syrup of uniform
grade to justify the ~refiners in putting
statesmen on the road.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
SALT WATER AND GAS.
Drilling of Lame Oil Well Discontinued
at a Depth of SOLO Feet.

Moss Point.-Drilling at the Lame oil
veil was discontinued at a depth of 1910
feet. The four-inch pipe was then pulled
out and the well again began flowing hot
salt water and gas at the 2,25s foot
depth, through which STRAIT the drillers
passed several weeks ago. The gas
pressure was found to be much stronger
than when encountered before and it
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
A NEWS NOTES
Weekly Budget of News Items Gathered by Our
Special Correspondent at Jackson
APP0Rn0N PENSION FUND
The Sum of 1898, $50. IS to Be Distrih
uted Between the 9,663 Pensioners
of fhe Stare

Jackson.-State Auditor E. J. Smith
has made the apportionment of the Con-
federate pension fund. Each county
will receive the amount stated below.
The pro rata will be $685. for each
pe%nsioner.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
Teachers Organize Corn Club.

Sumrall.-The teachers of the count,
met in the court house at Purvis and or
ganized a tomato club and corn club for
this county. Over 100 boys were organ
lied into a corn club and as many girls
into a tomato club.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
Lincoln Schools Prosper.

11uCUU OCUOU10 11VSPG1s
Brookhaven.-Reports from practically
all of the schools of Lincoln county show
that there is a larger attendance this
year than for several years back, due
mainly to the fact that very little cotton
was raised and the children lave not
been kept at home to assist in gather
ing the staple.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
Invites Cooperation.

Brookhaven.-Dr. D. w. Jones, county
health officer, has sent out a letter to
the doctors of Lincoln county inviting
their cooperation in a campaign for the
determination of hookworm disease.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
Will Build Pulp Mill.

Moss Point. l.. Dantzler, one of the
foremost business men of this place, as
sured the people that TIE much-talked-of
paper mill or pulp factory would be built
here.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1911-11-10
Trouble at Negro College.

Jackson.-Advices reached the deparA
ment of education hat the Alcorn A. &
NJ College, a negro educational intitu-
ton at Rodney, supported by the state,
is in turmoil over the killing of a stu
dent named Alexander by John Red
rick, private secretary to President J.
A Martin. The tragedy grew u OF
charges and counter charges of immoral
ity preferred during a religious meet
ing, while President Martin was away
from the campus.
Flower Show at Fair.
Jacksonville feature of the next to
the last day of the State Fair was the
flower show, which proved to be the most
notable event of the kind ever held in
the state. More than . dozen floral clubs
have sent exhibits to the event.