The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1912-11-26


working in perfect unison. Each
one swore to identically the same
story. '.Dago Frank" Ciroflci. the
fourth of the gunner on trial took
the stand last in an attempt to cor
roborate his pals-''Lefty Louie.
whitley" Lewis and "Gyp the blood,
who testified that the shots which
killed the gambler had not been fired
by them, but by WALTON and Weber,
informers for the state, and a man
unidentified. "Dago Frank" they
lswore, was not even near the scene
tof the murder as they were. but was
uptown. Tn defendants tried to es-
Iscene by Bald Jack" Rose in order
that they might be implicated while
Weber and WALTON did the job.
/ WASHINGTON, Nov. 40. p
IGothlin, of Ohio, has been elected
President of the National Association
of Railway Commissioners. An in
teresting convention has been in ses-
sion here for two days. and will ad-
journ tonight.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21-There is
considerable speculation over the fu-
| &,r, of xho Drogrose;vo ,,or+r cono
tor Joseph NJ. Dixon. chairman of
the Progressive national committee.
has issued call for meeting of the
committe to be held in Chicago on
December IL and IL, for conference
and development of legislative and
organization plans. Senator Dixon
also gave an interview, indicating
that the war on the Republican party,
waged in the recent campaign by Col
Roosevelt and his friends, is to be
continued with vigor during the DEM
ocratic administration that is to be-
gin next March. with the purpose OF
capturing the House of Representa-
tives two years from now and the
presidency in four years.
ITO this conference of the Progress
sive national eommitte," said Senator
Dixon. will be invited all Progress
s:ye chairmen, all candidates for gov
ernor in the last fight in sympathy
with the Progressive movement, and
about twenty Progressive congress
men"
KETCHIKAN. Nov. 21-Herman
D. Kirmse, the well known jeweler of
this place fell from the wharf this
morning and was drowned He con-
Quoted jewelry store at this place
and one in Skagway and during the
exposition at Seattle he had the con-
cession for selling Alaska curios.
He was brother-in-law of attorney
John Maloney, of Juneau.
NEW YORK, Nov 26-It has been
decided to hold a big conference of
Republicans in this city on December
IA. Leaders from every state in the
union will be invited to attend and
the future of the party will be freely
discussed. One of the speakers will
be President Taft, who has already
consented to attend. 1t is hoped by
| means of this talkfest that the party
can be reorganized and strengthened.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. 26-John T. Bush,
the millionaire owner of the New
York National League base ball team,
died last night aboard his private car
Oceanic. He had not been seriously
afflicted and death came rather sud-
denly.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21-The min
eral resources of Alaska in 1911 are
described by Alfred H. Brooks and
other biologists engaged in the pres
ent Alaska work of the United States
theological Survey, in Bulletin $40,
just issued.
Thirteen Geological Survey parties
were employed during 1911 in Alas
kan surveys and investigations, the
personnel including IL biologists.
topographers, engineers, and 80
packers. cooks, and other auxiliaries
The length of the field season ranged
from three to six months, being limit
ed by the climatic conditions pre-
vailing in different parts of the Ter
ritory. The areas covered by geologic
exploratory surveys amounted to s.
600 square miles: by geologic recon-
Nuisance surveys, 1850 square
miles; by detailed geologic surveys,
496 square miles. About 14,460
square miles was covered by topogra-
phic reconnaissance surveys and 246