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The Washington times., 1911-08-22

Monday has no terrors for those who
wash with Fels-Naptha
No early rising, no hot fire, no danger
Gus vessels of scalding water, no unhealth-
full steam, no hard rubbing, no chapped
hands, aching bones and muscles.
Instead-rise at your usual time, soap
the wash in cool or lukewarm water, rub
the things with Fels-Naptha, roll and then
let them soak for half hour; rub lightly,
rinse and hang on the line
You'll find that Fels4Naptha removes
the dirt as if by magic.
And the clothes are cleaner and sweeter
than if washed in the old, hard work way.
The white things are pure white; the
colored goods are not faded; Aannels and
other, ,woolens are not shrunk. 49,
Add to all this the fact that clothes
last about twice as long when washed the
Fels-Naptha way. H..
Follow the directions on the red and
green wrapper in which Fels-Naptha is sold.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05

QuHeu 10 pass upon the constitution
atty Of pending legislation.
Indorses the recommendations of
the supreme court to the governor on
Questions Of civil procedure and sep
arate criminal trials and urges en-
actment of commercial laws recon-
mended by the Uniform Law COM
mission and the American bar as
ISOLATION.
Recommends years residence be-
fore divorce may be granted and an
interlocutory decree not to become
final for six months.
Recommends making the second
choice provision Of the primary law
optional. the repeal of the petition
provision unless such repeal would
make the law unconstitutional; a
smaller percentage of first choice
votes for nomination and a change
In the expense limit.
Recommends completion of the
SStASS \oPALOA VI at lcdSI SfUU,UVU 10
complete themain building.
Recommends creation of the office
of state sealer of weights and meas
ures.
Asks increase Of salary Of libra
rian Of the State Historical society
to $500 a year and doubling of the
other appropriations of the society.
Asks an appropriation for a natural
history collection.
Asks amendment of the employers
liability law to conform to the pre-
gressive acts of other states on this
subject.
Recommends adoption of the in
come tax amendment
Recommends amendment Of the lio-
uor laws so as to permit the sale of
vinous or malt liquors which may be
classed as mountaineering, without a
license.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05

Recommends that the law where
the sale of liquors is permitted by
license be amended so as to make a
conviction for running a disorderly
house or selling liquor to minors q
self-acting revocation Of such license.
Prohibition of the killing of elk,
mountain sheep and mountain goats.
Repeal of the Sunday rest law.
Constitutional amendment providirs
for the initiative, referendum and re.
call
Employment of convicts in some
manufacturing industry to be estab-
lished at the penitentiary which
would not conflict with any industrie,
now carried on in the state.
Leaving local option law just as 1t
Is now without any change whatever.
Appointment of expert accountants
to examine the accounts of all pub
lie officials.
Adoption of the banking law recon-
mended by the State Bankers assoc
iation.-Capital News.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05

dustry in America. The occasion is
the annual convention of the Oregon
Wool Growers Association, which
met today, and the annual meeting
Of the National Wool Growers AS.
ISOLATION, which will hold its open.
ing session tomorrow morning. The
joint gathering has attracted thou
sands Of prominent wool growers
from Idaho. Wyoming, Ohio, New
Mexico, Oregon, Washington Mon
tana and other states.
The meeting Of the national as
ISOLATION is not only the largest ever
held by that organization, but it
also bids fair to be the most i'm
portant. The tariff, forest reserves,
quarantine and speed limit laws,
predatory animals, wool sales, ap-
pointment Of advisory, boards and
other subjects important and vital
to the industry will be discussed.
The most prominent expert men in
America ON these subjects have
places on the program.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
PIeass Pay Subscriptions.

This office has sent cut Al number
OF subscription statements recently.
Some of the persons to whom they
were sent have responded to our re-
quest Tor money. Others have not.
TO all such we are giving notice. We
have several hundred dollars out
standing both on subscriptions and
other accounts. No business can be
run constantly on a credit system.
The farmers have harvested their
crops and now. after being Nenient,
we feel that we should receive what
Is due US. Don't compel US to use
more severe means of collecting than
this.
The Optimist Publishing Co.
Per Karl p. Brown. Mgr.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
Give Us Your Order

There are a number OF fancy stock
and poultry raisers in this county.
who use stationery with the names
OF the various kinds of stock raised.
We have made special arrangements
with stock cut hcnes by which we
eau furnish everyone a cut of their
fancy animals and fowls at a very
low cost. Consult us before giving
an order for your next stationery and
We can save you money. tt
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
WHAT GOVERNOR
HAWLEY RECOMMENDS.


Endoins Joint responsibility Of ex-
ecutive and legislature inl all matters
y OF legislation and exhorts cooperation
0t both branches Of state government
in all matters pertaining to the pub
lie welfare.
Asks memorial to congress designa,
cling San Francisco - the proper
place tor celebrating the completion
Of the Panama canat in 1913.
Declares need Of constitutional con
vention to revise the state constitu-
tion.
UneQuivocaly opposes changes in
county boundaries except where prac.
ticaNy unanimous consent Of the
people affected b obtained.
Recommends amendment to con.
etitution giving each county one sen
ator and increasing the number OF
representatives which may. be elected
Favors State tax commission and
recommends y revenue law commiss-
ION at nominal salary or to serve
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05

ful progress had been made since his
previous visit just before his inau-
guration. The completion of the
Gatun Dam and the locks made 1t
apparent that the choice Of the lock
system instead of the sea-level meth
cd was a wise one. It is believed
that january. 1915, will see the canal
an accomplished fact and that it will
be completed within the authorized
cost of $375, 00O. GO0.-Colliers. >
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
Barber and Moon Must Stand Trial

Washington, Jan. 3-The govern
ment today won a hard fought con-
test when the supreme court Of the
United States held that James T.
Barber and Sumner G. Moon, promi-
nent citizens of Eau Claire, Wiscon-
sin, must answer further to charges
Of conspiracy to defraud the govern
ment out of lumber land In. Idaho. TIL
lower court had dismissed the indict-
ment against them, because of the
statute of limitation.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
at Beats All"

This Is quoted from a letter Of M.
Stockwell, Hannibal, Mo. II recent
~ used Foley's Honey and Tar for
the first time. To say am pleased
does not half express my feelings. It
beats all the remedies ever used.
! contracted q bad cold and wa
threatened with pneumonia. The
first doses gave great relief and one
bottle completely cured me-" Contaig,
no opiates.
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
The Panama Canal.

During the past year work ON the
Panama canal has. been going mer-
rily on. President Taft on his recent
visit to Panama found that wonder
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05
WooIgrowers Meet in Poca&ello.

Portland Ore, jan, 3.-Portland
is entertaining this week what is
believed to be the largest gathering
of wool growers in the history of in
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05

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supplies.
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DR.. FRANK A. SLOAN
oseeepathie Physloian
Office: Boyle Building with w. A.
Beakley.) Phone 1e3.
Residence $50 Il idaho st. Phone 1875
Blackfoot Idaho
The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-01-05

Ceureeeoe e.T.. 8. / Premre
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Handle All Honest Claims
Office over Palace Drug Store.
Phone 40. Blackfoot, Idaho.
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The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-09-23
Development
Exist the Deeper You Go, Contrary
OF Timing Men and Engineers

900 for development purposes seemed absurd However
body liked and admired Mr. Gray and there in
the district but had good word for him. traveller and
prospecor was welcome at his camp and he always OPP
tmlstic Time and have demonstrated his
for his prospect longer hole in the ground but
fullfledged copper mine and complete triumph for skill
and experience Mr. Gray knew by his chemical knowledge
that the oxzd iron deposits the surface had time
contained "copper" which eeched downward with the action of
water and he felt convinced from the limestone that he would
run into rich deposit at great depth
Every resident of this part of Alaska will be glad to know
of Mr. Gray particularly it much towards
the upbudng of the country Before long railroad branch
from Sena will reach the property and big trains of will
be coming the line to be loaded vessels the Cordova
DOCK better still if the government does justice Alaska
Mr. Gfays that the Alaska copper deposits will
hereafter be regarded in light by the mining world All
recognized the fact that had Bonanza mne but regarded
freak deposit which though immensely rich small
volume and showed evidence of depth continuity is
safe predict that the day the first train load of copper
leaves the mlsght for Strena enroute to the smeer
value will be placed coppr prospect the
district
The known copper belt extends IS miles, The imag
nation hardly grasp the possibilities for such district
The Copper valley has reached the point where the tide
turning. From the territory along the railroad
bound go forward spite Of the unnatural Instructions
of the conservation visiOnaries
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-09-23

The foundation for the tramway at the Great Northern
Development company Copper Mountain mine has been fin
shed There will be thirty eight towers from the terminal
station at the camp the mill at the forks, distance of
mile and half From the forks the foot of Clear Creek
about another mile and half it than probable
second tramway will be built from the mlste the flats
Material for the construction of the ramway will arrive
Cordova for transportation to Strena just
sble to freight the An immense outfit including
all kinds of machinery such MILL compressor drills
etc. will be shipped to the property this winter.
Perhaps the remarkable exhibit that will be found
at the New York Exposition next month will be the just
arranged for by the Copper River Northwestern Railway for
advertising the Of this section Biologists and
ing engineers have long claimed that values copper belt
did go down, being entirely surface deposit The exhibit
from the Copper Mountain mine dsproves this established
theory It will consist of samples of taken from that prop
ery at each 100 foot level beginning at the surface and
ming to 1900 feet The values invariably increase with depth
and the entire exhibit is made for the purpose of proving
mining the real values in regard to copper belt
great deal of credit is due Mr. E. F. Gray for the
and skill with which he proceeded to open up this property
His previous experience copper led him to believe that
the indications the summit of Copper Mountain pointed to
valuable deposit of copper at depth. All old timers while
acknowledging Mr. Gray reputation successful mining
engineer and knowing his previous excellent record Nevada
always referred to his work Strena Gray folly To
them there indications of great values sight and the
spectacle Of throwing away, they viewed it. $1,000
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-09-23
LOCAL NEWS

Peter Monahan, one of the oldest
prospectors in this section of Alas
ka, is in town from his property on
Valdez creek and reports a good
cleanup this summer While Mr..
Monahan has great faith in the Val
DEE creek country he is of the opin-
ion that the territory surrounding the
Little Bremner is the coming placer
country. He was the discoverer OF
Monahan creek and has prospected
more of this country perhaps than
any other man now in this part Of
Alaska. He says that if he was not
tied up on Valdez creek he would
head for the Little Bremner at once
ard show us some of the best leads
both placer and quartz that have ever
been brought out. In his opinion
the Valdez series extends to. the
Bremner. where the quartz is more
abundant and much richer. All ex-
periencad prospectors in this section
are agreed that there will be rush
into the Bremner and Klu regions
in the spring.
A sunday school was organized
by Mrs. Forester and others last
Sunday at the Red Dragon. One
by one the good things of the out
side are reaching Chitina. All are
invited to attend Sundey school here
after at O'Clock P. M.
The slide which occurred at mile
1925 last week delayed the train on
Friday until a. M, Saturday morn
ing. An extra engine went down
and brought in the passengers about
midnight.
Attorney William O'Connor, of
Cordova was a visitor to Chitina over
Sunday, looking after some legal
HldtIeTS, anu III all iuleIFleW Will d
representative of the Leader express
ed the opinion that Chitina was sure
ly destined to become the business
center of this district. He says that
he has never seen a more beautiful
location for town and that he was
surprised at the improvements that
have been made in so short time.
The Finkelstein building is under
going some needed repairs which will
make the place comfortable for the
winter.
Peter Cordes, our enterprising
second hand man is back in town
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-09-23

from Tiekel with a supply of tents
and station supplies. Most of his
goods are in good shape but we are
at a loss to know what he expects
to realize on the empty dog houses
and whisky bottles.
Another good rain fell in the val
leys the first of the week while
snow covered the mountains making
the nights rather cold.
The lumber for the Brown resi-
oence has arrived and as soon as
the building is completed we natu-
rally expect that Joe will be making
a flying visit to the states.
hoy C. Wilson is in from Tiekel
and is located in comfortable quar-
tiers in Chitina Heights.
Information has been received that
the postoffice department has con-
tracted for a weekly winter service,
handling four hundred pounds each
trip, from Fairbanks and Nulato to
the Iditarod.
This mail will be routed via Cor
dova and Chitina and is independent
of the regular service from Fairbanks
by Tanana and Nulato to Nome and
ST. Michael, and also of the proposed
experimental Seward Iditarod service.
A pouch of first-o-ass registered
mail has mysteriously disappeared
somewhere between Seward and Sc
attic. The railway postal clerk on
the steamer Dora, running from Sew
ard to Unalaska. delivered the pouch
at the former office and Purser VIM.
Harris. who is also railway clerk,
receipted for it on the trip before the
steamer Northwestern sailed from
Seward on August Z. Upon arriving
Seattle he was short this pouch and
an investigation is now being con-
Quoted by the government to locate
it.
The missing pouch contained APP
proximately $50 pieces of registered
mail, but the value of same has not
been made public.
The Red Dragon has received from
Rev. Zeigler twenty volumes of choice
literature which will be distributed
for the asking providing the books
are returned promptly after they
are read. AS soon as these books
have been exhausted they will be re-
turned for exchange.
Extra copies Of the Leader and Cor
dova Daily Alaskan may be had at
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-09-23

| the drug store as may also the cur
rent magazines and latest works OF
fiction.
Opal hopkins was brought to Chit
ina last week under arrest for the
theft of a diamond from May Jones.
She was held to the grand jury in
$4,000 bonds which she has been un-
able to furnish at this writing. The
marshal's office did smooth piece
piece of work in securing diam 0nd
which is alleged to be the one stol-
On after it had been sent to another
party at juneau.
General Manager E. c. Hawkins,
Supt. Geo. Geiger, and DR.. Smith,
of the Copper River & Northwestern
railway. were passengers arriving on
the Friday night train. They de-
parted for the north Saturday morn
ing.
+ A sudden break in the ice which
enclosed a glacial lake caused a
washout near Kennicott which will
delay trains for two or three days.
Several bents of the bridge across
the Kennicott were swept away.
The heavy frosts last week did
considerable damage to gardens but
AL Church is still bringing some
choice lettuce and radishes to town.
A visit to the store of Cordes &
Simons, Chitina Heights, would sur
prise anyone not familiar with the
business of this enterprising firm. AL
most anything you may want in the
way of camp supplies and household
articles as we'll as tools and notions
can be found on their well stocked
shelves. They purchased most of the
equipment of the railroad camps and
are offering variety of both new
anu oCCOllu uduu SOOuo at 'C'y AS"S
enable prices. Mr.. Cordes is an old
time Alaskan and knows the needs
o. this section thoroughly, while Mr..
Simon's knowledge of the grocery and
meat business specially fits him for
this branch of the trade. They are
progressive merchants as their ad
i. the leader indicates.
The sealer caught near Unalaska
was fined $500 by the commissioner
at that point, last year. An addition
al fine of $500 was imposed on the
crew.
We have heard of the man who
robbed his right pocket with his left
hand but Chitina has him beat
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-09-23
COPPER VALUES INCREASE WITH DEPTH
Leader Leads

We visited several bachelors cab
ms one afternoon recently and count
ed nine dirty frying pans, eight hunks
unmade, twelve unswept floors and
seventeen pipes. Young ladies are
left to draw their own conclusions.
The wise man of neighboring
country road house has handed us
the following problem for solution:
If gallon of coal oil costs dollar
in Chitina today. what will John D.
have to pay for an ounce of water
a thousand years hence.
A rumor was current that a young
lady from the outside was due on
last evenings train and nine tenth's
of the bachelor population suddenly
discovered that they had business at
the station when the train came in.
The rumor proved unfounded.
If you do and it is contrary to law
Judge Healy will tell you about it,
and if you don't do it according to
law he is also liable to give you
gentle reminder.
A man tried to touch the editor for
ten dollars the other day. His pre-
sumption has given us renewed con-
fidence.
1t is noticeable that a man don't
cut wood with the same vim when
boarding at the hotel de Brown as
he does on a cold morning when
working for himself.
When merchant refuses to adver-
tise we arrive at one or the other of
two conclusion: Either he is asham-
ed of his goods or he has all the bust
ness ne wants.
An exchange says that both the
church and the saloon are absolutely
necessary but Kennicott is getting
along nicely without either.
When a young man marries he
never thinks of the divorce courts,
the wife usually looks after such
trivial family affairs.
The northern lights bear little re-
lationship to the will-o-the-wisp but
they are just as elusive.
A travelling salesman came to town
the other day and asked where he
could find a garage. A sourdough
directed him to the city Jail.
A woman recently died in Ver-
mont who always minded her own
business and now they are taking up
a subscription with which to raise a
monument to an extinct species.
If the lover of nature finds no de-
light in the autumn scenery of Alas
ka he had better pass.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-09-23

city block when it comes to a stingy
man. This man is very fond of good
whisky if someone else pays for it,
but every Christmas he treats him
self to two gallon jug of the cheap
article. Being also lonely he has
acquired the habit of talking to him
self. Every Sunday morning he
bakes a batch of bread that must last
him the rest of the week, and along
about Sunday morning the bread gets
pretty stale but he brides himself to
eat it.
Some neighbors passing by his cab
in recently. heard him mumbling to
himself, and knowing his peculiari-
ties watched him through the open
door and vouch for the following:
Sitting at the table with nothing on
it but stale bread he drew forth the
treasured jug which he bought last
Christmas, and pouring brimminl
cup full said to himself Now old
boy, if you will sat this bread you
may then drink this whisky All
right partner, I'll do it," He then
set to work and filled himself full of
the dry bread. then carefully taking
the cup, smelled of the beverage,
but shaking his head addressed the
drink, saying, "you are good all right
but cost too much money" Thereup-
on he poured the whisky back into
the jug. thus bribing himself and
then beating himself out of the bride
A correspondent writes as follows
to the Valdez Prospector.
Dear Pinsh:
Sorry you had to hurry back so
soon to resume your labors for cor
respondence school government of
Alaska. However, you knew all
about Alaska before you came, and
a week or two along our coast was |
enough to confirm your eternal fixed
stock of knowledge. Still it is pity |
your tootsies are so tender that you |
couldn't walk 40 miles to the Chica-
loon coal over better trail than |
Alaska roughnecks have in mostI
places and let the flies bite you
enough to give you the first degree. |
So long, mammals pet, and try to
forget us. Then we may forget you.
A RUFFNEK. i
Seattle, Sept. 25.-The Washington
Oregon and Idaho products amounted
to $1,000, 900 bushels Of wheat. which
Is banner crop.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-09-23

The election for three school
directors was held in Chit
ina on Tuesday and keen COMPETE
ton brought out a full vote. There
were two tickets in the field early
and for time the voting was spir-
| tied which proves the interest in
school matters in the newly formed
district.
One ticket was as follows: Treas
urer, F. NJ. Scnaupp; Clerk, Z. C.
Hull; Director, T. H. Rowland Tae
ether, Treasurer, F. NJ. Schaupp;
Clerk, o. A. Nelson; Director, C. a.
Simons. All seemed to be agreed
that Mr.. Schaupp should be treas
urer but the two other offices were
the ones which were holly contested.
The final count of the vote gave.
Schaupp, 1872, Hull, 90, Holland sc,
Simon SO, Nelson Sc.
There were 156 votes cast of which
about dozen were ladies. While
the interest at times was very Keeu
the utmost good feeling prevailed
throughout the day and no ill-feeling
was at any time apparent.
The candidates were all good men
and we are assured of a clean. bust
ness administration of Chitina's first
school.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1911-09-23

Valdez, Sept. 23.-J. E. Smith, who
is partner with Pete Monahan, in
the Tammany placer bench claim on
Valdez creek. reports that they are
in IS dust, and that Monahan is COM
ing out soon for the first time in two
years.