The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-07-16

is more money per capita being cir.
culated here than is true of other
/ places.
Possibly, also, because of the les
son given the people and the blight
placed upon them by Pinchot, they
have learned through bitter expert
ence to make dollar go farther than
most communities. and therefore are
more sensitive to it's touch. The only
regret is that Mr.. finchot was not
on top of the case of dynamite that
was set off on the beach July 4. The
boys who carried out that part of
the program are going down in their
pockets to pay for the window glass
broken because of the shock.
The Bertha while here loaded on
235 barrels of fish from DR.. Morri-
sons saltery. The plant has alto
gether put up nearly 200 barrels, and
the fish are running fine. This in
oustry has already circulated con-
siderable money in wages paid to
local people.
The last boat arriving unloaded a
rotary drill for the Amalgamated
Company, which already has a con-
siderable payroll, turning out gaso-
line and coal oil for the Alaska mar
ket, and which intends to greatly in
crease it's capacity. The drill will
be used to sink a number of shallow
holes to form catch basins for the
crude oil which Mr.. Pinchot desired
should run to waste in the sea for
the fertilization of shell fish. .,
On the next steamer arriving will
be landed one of the biggest oil rigs
used in the California fields consign-
| ed to the Royal Katalla Oil Company
for operation at Camp Z, near Mirror
Lake. Other outfits are doing more
or less work, and there is much
better feeling than has prevailed for a
long time among the old-timers who
have been holding things down.
LOS ANGELES, July 11.-Ad VOL
CAST and Joe Rivers have been
matched for fight here on Labor
Day. Local sports are showing con-
siderable interest in the event, and
there promises to be lively betting
on the result.
STOCKHOLM, July 1.-THE Eng
lish car won the $500 meter race
here yesterday, which is declared to
be the greatest contest in many re-
spects ever pulled off in the history
of automobile racing.
WASHINGTON, July 11.-Presi-
dent Taft this morning conferred
with leaders of the Republican party
with view of taking action to pre-
vent the names of Roosevelt electors
from appearing on the regular party
ticket.
WASHINGTON, July 11.-From
reports received from eastern states
1t is shown that the number of heat
victims is rapidly increasing in the
create centers of population. Many
of the hospitals are crowded, ana
the United States weather bureau
does not give any encouragement for
relief in weather conditions today or
tonight.
NEW YORK, July 11.-Ethel Con-
rad, one of the girls on trial several
months ago charged with shooting
Millionaire Stokes, has filed suit
against the latter for 100000 dam
ages, claiming that she was falsely
arrested at his behest. 1t promises
to be an interesting case.
SEATTLE, July 1.-THE Alaska
Steamship Company's new steamer,
Cordova, which will be used on the
run between Seattle and Southwest
ern Alaska, has arrived in port. She
is attracting considerable attention
and will leave for the north as soon
as the necessary papers are made out.
PORTLAND, July Fifteen
thousand Elks were in the street pa
rade given today. They made fine
appearance and the sidewalks and
buildings were crowded with people
to see them pass.
SPOKANE, July 1.-THE petition
which has for it's object the recall of
Mayor Hindley has received enough
signatures to warrant the calling of
special election putting the issue
before the people.
CHICAGO, July 11.-Prof. Fair
child, of Topeka, Kan, has been