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Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
Six Bodies Found
in Shaft of Mine

PUNZsUTAWNEg, Pa, Nov. 10
The bodies OF six miners were dlscov-
cred IN the Adrian shaft OF the Roches-
ter and Pittsburg Coal and Iron COM
pany shortly after O'Clock this morn
ing by rescue crews from the govern
ments bureau OF mines station at Pitts.
burgh.
The rescue crew with eight miners
equipped with oxygen helmets started
into the gas-filled mine about midnight,
but at an early hour this morning the
victims had not been brought out and
the two other bodies had not been
found
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
CAT NEARLY BREAKS up
THE TEACHERS MEETING

A fluffy big gray and white tabby "a,
nDset the gravity OF the scientists gstb.
red AZ the science section OF the teaoh.
tIs convtnion Thursday. While Dr
Frank i. Shoemaker Of University Place
vas reeong treatise the socleble feline
tntered ana proceeded 40 wind lovingly
sTouEd the ankles Of the dignified speaker.
Not rntii tabby was caught and forclbly
busted by W. q. Bishop. president % the
section. was order restored.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
Mcpherson Asks
For Another Judge
tTrom q starf Correapondent.

DIES MONIES, Ia, Nov. .i0-(special
Telegram)-Judge Smith Mcpherson has
asked that another federal judge be- sent
to Des Moines TO hear the trial OF the
suit OF the government against Il. n.
Mason for fees ailesed to have been re-
eeived by him while clerk OF the courts
but not accounted for. Mcpherson was
40 long associated with Mason that he
did not want 20 try the case. IL Is
probable the case will be heard this
month. The accounts 70 be called IN
question cover more than a thirty-year
service TO the government.
KAY 10 he s,tue,ion--Ts-. TV.,, A.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11

Key to the sItua'i0n-Bss Want Ads.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11

-'y to the si'ussiOn-Bss Want Ads.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11

All popular new styles
of mems high class over
coats, that are worth $50
70 S25
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11
Very Special Drug Prices for Saturday
at Omaha's Big Drug Store
Sixteenth and Farnam SITS.

Every item quoted in this advertisement sell regularly for
twice what we ask for them Saturday we have
only one store ana the most conveniently drug shop in
Omaha.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11

stand and relate all her matrimonial en-
periences.
Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-11

TOILET ARTICLES FoB SATURDAY.
We have made arran gementS with
e. G. Bittner q Co, OF Toledo. Ohio, iOr
cream etc There are many new creams
on the market, but none any better than
the old time VIOLA made for many
years
box DR.. Hebra's Viola Cream 80. coo
] box Dr. Hebra's Viola Skin Soap ass
Total ...., ................. 81 90
All three articles put up I'm an AQo
attractive pac'Sage for . A4UV
El.bO Creme Simon, No. 1,.......SI .O5
fd.VV creme simon No 2...........7 700
eyc Irene Simon, No. S,...........3 $50
eVc creme simon tubes ........... 35c
SlOO Poudre simon, all colors 80 7Sc
SOC Poudre Simon. all colors $50
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-06
iii GILL GETS UNEASY

Mayor Gill has changed his mind
and started fight in the courts to
save himself from being ousted from
office by the recall. The petitions
for the recall have been checked up
and found to contain far more than
enough signatures to be effective.
Gill has asked the superior court to
restrain the city comptroller from
making any report to the city coun-
Gil on the results of the check which
must be done before the recall cleo.
ton can be called. The claim is
that the recall amendment to the
city charter is unconstitutional. At
a time when it seemed the recall
movement might not amount to
much Gill publicly declared that
he would never seek the protection
of the courts. It now looks SO seri-
Gus that he has changed his mind
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-06
IRRIGATION GETS A BOOST

The report from the National Cap
ital that President Taft has approved
the plans of the special board and
released for immediate use the $780,
OOO,O appropriated for federal re-
clamation projects, is hailed with
JOY throughout the West, many Sec
tions of which have waited long for
promised help. In the Pacific North
west the Sunnyside project comes
in for 81 ,25O,OOO; the Teton for
S655, 900; the Payette in Idaho for
100000, the Umatilla and the
klamath in Oregon for 1926, 600
and 100000 respectively. Recon-
mendation is made for funds from
the general reclamation fund sufh-
cient for the maintenance and OPP
Grafton of the Kittitas, Wapato and
Benton units of the Yakima pro-
ject. AS the $4,000, 900 must all
be expended within five years the
Northwest will be helped some.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-06
THE BUY-AT.HOME PRINCIPLE

The first big contract for structur-
al steel to be manufactured in the
Northwest has recently been award.
ed to the Vulcon Iron Works of Sc
attic, which will furnish the steel
for the new building of the Bon
Marche. 1t is a big order and will
increase the labor payroll of the iron
works by 5000 a week. Practic-
ally all the steel heretofore used in
the Northwest has been bought from
Eastern concerns and the money
sent far, far from home. This was
unnecessary but got to be a practice
just as it is the practice to send
away for many things that are made
in your home or nearby towns. The
Vulcan contract is a good demon
stration of the buy-at-home prin-
ciple.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-06
FACTS ABOUT NEW LIEN LAW

Opponents of the new lien law
proposed for passage by the incom.
ing legislature, have published a
little booklet called Lien Law Facts,
in which the remarkable claim is
set up that the new law would make
it impossible for man with limited
means to build home and that as
the law now stands any man own
ing piece of ground can build a
home on credit. The latter part of
the claim is readily admitted by
those who want the new law. That g
just the trouble, they say. The
owner can get credit and the con-
tractor, sub-contractor and every
man on the job can get credit in the
owners name and at the risk of the
owners property while risking moth
ing of their own. The new law
simply limits the owners liability
to the contract price. 1t does not
curtail his credit. If he wants cred
it he can get it,. But it does pre-
vent irresponsible parties from plast-
ering his home with liens for credit
he did not ask for. The little book
let referred to gives the names of an
executive committee which heads
the opposition to the new law.
Every man named is engaged in
producing materials and naturally |
wants to keep the lid off on credit.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-06
MORE TROUBLE FOR THE
LAKE WASHINGTON CANAL

More trouble for the Lake WASH
ington canal, the ancient prore'
w....ch has been batted around ~
territorial and state politics, in the
legislature, in Congress and nearly
every department of state and ma.
tional government since the days OF
the Civil War. Congress at its last
session appropriated enough to com.
plete the canal on condition tnat
King County should make the nee
essary excavation. King County
held a bond election and voted the
money to dig. But some years ago
King County had a similar bond Ell
ection for the same purpose and the
state supreme court held the bonds
to be invalid. Action was begun
last week in the superior court to
have the new issue invalidated and
doubtless the supreme court will gel
another whack at the question. II
precedent counts, another knockout
may be expected and the canal en-
thusiasts will have to start again.
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-06
WHERE OUR MILLIONS GO

There is a little comfort in whiskey
figures, but only a little. In the
five-year period ending with 1910
consumption showed a slightly
smaller ratio Of increase than in the
five-year period ending with 1895;
yet it did show an important in
crease. Consumption of spirits per
capita--taking the country over
is just about what it was. a genera
ton ago. while consumption per
capita of malt liquors has trebled.
It is a melancholy fact that, so far
as conclusions can be drawn from
statistics to date, hard times are
the only really powerful agency in
promoting temperance. In the
three lean years 1894.96 the average
annual consumption per capita fell
of twenty-five percent, but in the
three boom years ending with 1907
it rose again more than thirty three
per cent. The industrial reaction
of 1907 brought some decrease.
Nearly gallon and a half of
spirits a year for every man, woman
and child, and twenty gallons of
beer, represent rather staggering
waste, from which, however, the
government derives a revenue ex-
ceeding two hundred million dollars
annually. How shall we deal with
this problem? Then we deal with
it badly most people admit. Why
shouldn't the Government take it
up, investigate and report? From
its recommendations better hand.
ling of the liquor traffic might re-
suit. Elk. =
The Kennewick courier. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1905-1914, 1911-01-06
COUNTRY TRADE AND
THE PARCEL S-POST

A country merchant in New
England writes us: my experience
in competing with mail-order
houses leads me to think a parcels
post system would be a benefit to
me rather than an injury, Quite
often, if one of my customers could
buy from a mailorder house some
small article that struck his fancy
and have thearticle delivered cheap
~ by the post, that would be the
extent of his mail order purchase.
But he does not want to pay high
express charges on the article, so he
and his neighbors will pour over the
catalog and pick out enough goods
to make freight shipment. The
result is that the mail-order house.
instead Of selling five pounds, sells
a hundred pounds or more"
How many other country mer-
chants would find the same con-
dition among their customers with
respect to mail-order business?
Isn't there, in fact, a continual
drumming up of trade for mail Or
der houses by purchasers. who wish
their neigbors to join them, in or
der tt, make up bulky shipment
by freight and avoid high express
charges? So far as we know, mail
order houses have never taken any
par.i cular interest in the parcels
post. Is this because they are sat-
isfed with scheme that induces
purchasers to buy in bulk? This
phase merits consideration.
The parcels-post, limited to rural
delivery routes as recommended by
the Pta sident, would cert3inly bene-
fit the country merch Int. We
loul5t that an extensid OF the
'ystsml would really in ure him.
-.EE
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-14
RESIDENTS OF DTKEMAN
ARE A COMMENTED LOT

Everybody at Dikeman is in good
circumstances; poverty is stranger;
wealth familiar acquaintance; for
all the people have bank rolls, rang
ing from $500 to $4,000 each; they
have abundance to eat, to drink, to
wear; wherefore should they not be
contented?
1t is prosperous community in
the Iditarod of about one hundred
persons. The gasoline boys and
steamboat men had their headquar-
tiers there last summer and they dis
tributed good deal of money, and
so did the N. c. Company, which has
a large and we'll equipped plant there,
including ware aind cold storage
warehouses, fine store building,
wharves and docks.
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-14
ON WAY
TO INTERIOR

Chas. GRADER and ]. w. Steffegen
arrived in Chitina on Monday even
ing with a car of supplies and a by
draulic outfit on their way to Gull
conda creek, a tributary of the big
Bremner. Ed. Sellers, AL. Doze,
Chas. Decker, Leslie Rice and Harry
Elder are also interested in the prop
critics and the company expect to do
extensive work this season. The prop
critics were worked last season and
there is already about 500 feet of
seven-inch pipe on the ground. In
addition to this the boys are taking
In 215 feet of 15-inch pipe and 1900
feet of 12-inch pipe, which will give
them about a 150-foot head to OPP
crate their giants. They will, upon
their arrival, whipsaw some lumber,
construct their sluice boxes and get
everything in readiness for active OPP
Grafton by May first. They left on
Thursday evenings train for the
front, and if possible will 60 as far
as the steel at mile 154, after which
they will freight their outfit to the
upper waters of the Chitina, near
mile III, which is the best way to
reach Gulconda creek.
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-14

The new tariff rate of the Copper
River & Northwestern railway, upon
which the traffic department has
been working for several months
past, has been completed and is now
in the hands of the printer. In or
der to help out the various develop
ment and prospecting companies to
get their outfits on the ground, ar
engagements have been made to make
effective at once the new rates to
Alganik, the transfer point for the
Mckinley Lake district and to Chit
ina, the distributing point for the
copper belt, Nizina district and in
terror Alaska. Roughly speaking,
the reductions on the old tariff
amount to about thirty per cent, but
On a number of items, such as coal,
hay, grain, gasoline and powder, the
reductions go as high as fifty per
cent.
The old tariff was complied at a
time when the transportation of
freight from Cordova meant COM
bined rail and steamer haul, freight
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-14

coal, which arrived in Cordova on
the Alameda late last night, and left
here at s O'Clock this morning, the
rate on which was 81 per ton from
the wharf to within twelve miles of
the property at Tonsina.
This one case offers an illustration
of what the Copper River railroad is
going to do for the development of
the country. An outfit of fifty tons
of freight two years ago cost $40, 900
to bring into the Copper River coun-
try. This year the same outfit can
be hauled for less than $4,000, and
besides it is not necessary to carry
large outfits at the mines, as sup
plies can be ordered at night, over
the telephone, from Cordova and de-
livered on the following mornings
train.
The rate to Chitina on groceries
such as potatoes, canned goods, -four,
ham and bacon, sugar. rice, beans,
candles, coffee, etc, in small lots,
is reduced to l ga cents per pound.
The rates in great many instances
are less than half the old prices.
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-14
MUCH ACTIVITY IN PLACER MINING

The upper half of Chititu creek oc
cupies a comparatively narrow valley
that is excavated to a depth of 200
to 400 feet, through thick deposits
of bench gravels and exposes the I'M
derling shale.
In this shale bed rock the stream
has carved trough from 200 to 700
feet wide and from ten to fifty feet
deep, conforming in slope with the
surface of the rock floor This
trough is filled to depth of eight to
sixteen feet by recent stream gravels,
mainly derived from the adjacent
bench gravels. This bed rock flume
or sluice-way is paved with boulders
and cobbles, thus forming natural
rifles in which the gold and copper
has been concentrated.
Chititu creek has two branches
known as Rex Gulch and White
Gulch, the latter being the extension
of the creek proper. In 1907 active
development work was begun by Geo.
Esterly, J. H. Herman and a few 9TH
ers, and now a more modern or up
to-date placer or hydraulic plant can
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-14

not be found in Alaska than the
one on Chititu creek. All modern
equipment, such as electric lights.
etc., are to be found there, and now
that the railroad can transport the
heavy hydraulic machinery to within
a few miles of these creeks, next
season will see many hydraulic
plants in operation.
At least two hydraulic plants have
gone in this winter to Gulconda
creek, tributary of the upper Brem-
ner river. A mining corporation has
been formed, mostly of Valdez men,
who call the concern the Gulconda
Hydraulic Mining Company of Val
DEE. Charles Mayhem and Fred Stro-
beck arrived in Chitina from these
properties on Wednesday and pur-
chased an outfit of 1900 pounds,
which they took back to camp. In
February complete hydraulic out
fit, consisting of large pipe, giants,
saw mill, ETC., will be shipped in.
Two Cordova men left on Thursday
evenings train for this creek. They
had with. them car of supplies and
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-14

H. S. Van Trump, the well known
conductor, left on Friday mornings
train for visit to Cordova.
Col. w. T. Perkins makes 1t pretty
strong when he states that if he were
at the head of an Alaskan railroad
concern, he'd dig coal enough for its
use and the necessary consumption
for the people tributary to the road,
despite an armed government force.
but he voices the sentiment of all
good Alaskans, all the same. If they
keep on holding up our coal, it may
come to an armed resistance. Won
der what would happen then?
Read the Leader for the news.
Postmaster Cliff Johnson is max
ing some changes in his postoffice
store. He expects soon to have the
postoffice up in the front of the store
building, which will give him room
for more stock and couple more
solo tables in the rear. He is car
rying a fine line of candies, tobaccos
and cigars, besides all the latest mag
azines, papers and stationery, as a
postoffice store should carry. The
place is becoming popular for the
quality and variety of his stock OF
goods.
Nothing further has been heard OF
the Kiagna prospector whose feet
were frozen so badly he had to be
taken to the hospital at mile LAG for
treatment.
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-14

The tributaries of the Copper,
Chitina. Nizina, White and other riv-
ers running through this great min
eral belt, all within a radius of 100
miles of the growing city of Chit
ina, will be dotted with prospectors
and placer miners this coming sum-
mer. Even this early in winter it
is a common thing to see prospectors
QUILTING for their claims on differ
ent creeks. Most of the outfits so far
have gone into the Chitina river dis
trict, in the proximity of Dan, Chit
itu and other creeks, though a num-
Der have QUILTED for the White,
Chitistone, Kiagna and other streams
farther away. Old placer miners be-
lieve that a number of creeks will be
developed this coming summer,
which will prove the equal if not bet
ter than the we'll known placer dig
gings on Chititu creek. Of the plac-
er mining districts in this vicinity
Chititu creek and it's tributaries have
received the most attention.
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-14

hydraulic plant, which thes-will get
in readiness for operation next
spring.
Chas. Veach, Richard Flicker, Dave
McCurdy and number of others are
interested in the Kiagna creek. The
ground there looks promising, and,
while hydraulicking may not be done
this year, considerable sluicing and
development work will be done.
Roy Wilson, Bill Slimpert, Ed
Hunt and Tom Parker are interest I'd
on the upper Tana, and have locat-
ed some good placer prospects on
other tributaries. Parker is now in
Chitina awaiting the return of his
partner, Roy Wilson, when they will
take in a summers grub stake and
an outfit for sluicing.
Not only are the placer fields most
promising in this vicinity, but many
good quartz lodges have been loca-
ted, and as soon as the snow will
have disappeared there will be a
small stampede throughout this min
eral belt for placer, quartz and cop
per.
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-14

having to be transferred from cars
to the river boats at one of the var
ious steamer landings. In addition
to the expensive transfer every one
here understands the big cost of op-
Grating boats on the Copper river.
in fact the hauling of freight at all
on these boats was concession made
by the company for the accommoda-
ton of prospectors. Since the clos
ing out of the steamer service and
the placing of the road under the
operating department, as far as Chit
ina, thorough investigation has
been carried on, preparing the data
for the new tariff. 1t was an enor-
nous job. There was no data what
ever to work on, not single accurate
figure on probable cost and with the
Alaska coal question still in the air
no security for any immediate reduc-
ton in the cost of the company's
fuel.
The new tariff has been compiled
with a view of helping the men who
are actually doing development work.
There is no attempt whatever to car
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-14
IDITAROD is QUIET.

Everything Is reported quiet in
the Iditarod this winter, but all are
hopeful that 1t will. pick up as
work begins in the spring. Provis-
ions are not any too plentiful but
the apparent shortages are being
caused by spectators grabbing all
Of the available supply of certain ar
ticles and holding them for big adj
vance.
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-14
At
CH|T|NA

The past week was tough one
as far as the weather was concern
ed. Wednesday night the thermom-
eter was reported to be all the way
from AZ to 81 degrees below zero.
The wind was blowing huge snow
drifts all along the track from mile
% to Tiekel several days this week,
but beyond the old snow pillow being
a few hours late in throwing it off
the track, the train pulled in as u.s.
ual.
messrs. O'Neil, Macdonald and
Dyer, engineer and foremen of
bridge construction, who last week
finished their work on the Kusku-
lana steel bridge, left on Sunday
morning last for Cordova, and will
enjoy a we'll earned vacation in the
states. Their many friends hope
they'll be back in Chitina next spring
to start the big bridge across the
Copper at that place.
Billy Owens, the we'll known mix
ologist of Fairbanks, arrived on Wed
nesday's stage and left on Friday
mornings train for a trip to the
states. He expects to return to Fair
banks on the opening of navigation.
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-14
RAILROAD CUTS FREIGHT RATES

Try out the ideas of some of the traf.
fic men in the states of putting on
all the traffic will bear. In fact the
reverse is the company's policy. How
much of the expense of the develop
ment of this section of Alaska the
company can stand, in order to bring
about more rapid opening up of
the resources is the policy of the
management.
To cite a few instances of what
these new rates will mean we will
quote the case of the Great North
ern Development Company, who in
former years paid $500 and over per
ton for hauling their freight from
Valdez to their property at Tonsina
and oft times required a whole sea-
son to secure delivery at the mine.
1t necessitated as well a large in
vestment in years supplies, as no
freight could be handled during the
year except during the few winter
months that the trail was in condi-
ton for traffic. The modern way is
instanced by today's train, which left
with large shipment of blacksmith
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-14

Start the new year right by adver-
Using in the Chitina Leader.
The Chitina leader., 1911-01-14

Bring your job work TO the Lead
or Office.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-07-04
FAMILY QUARREL
 ENDS IN SUICIDE

Gadsden July 3.-(Special )-Tom Smith, a resident of North Gadsden, about 55 years old, who was to have appeared in court today to answer to a charge, is dead from poison and other members of his family are also suf- fering from the same cause, The mat ter is being investigated by the coroner to determine if possible whether it is a case of murder or suicide. There has been somewhat of a family quarrel that lends color to the theory of murder. although the immediate family seem to think that it was a case of suicide Several days ago the deceased had Nora Smith. a relative of his, arrested for assault. and she retallated by hay ing him arrested in connection with the woman he was claiming his wife.
 Smith and his supposed wife had both been married before and had been liN-
 ing with two young women, one his daughter by former marriage and the other a daughter of his wife by her former marriage. His supposed wife and the two young ladies are also suffer- ing from the effects of poison and the theory is that Smith killed himself and also put poison in the family wa ter bucket and thus poisoned the other members of the family.
 Everything is in readiness for the big celebration tomorrow and barring the possibility of rain Gadsden will no doubt entertain one of the largest gath erings that have ever visited the city. The morning will be taken up with the parade and races 10 be conducted in the city while the afternoon will take the crowds to the park where moro races, speaking. a ball game and fire works will round out the days amuse- ments.