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The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-12-04
Pennsylvania Tax Record Broken.

The high water mark of $32,146,
97s.23 for state revenue in a fiscal
year which was made last year, was
broken when the fiscal year ended at
noon last Saturday. The total for the
year exceeded that for 1911 by $780,.
The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1912-12-04
Death When Auto Hits Car.

Frank Bush, waiter, was killed In.
stantly and William Ault was injured
seriously when an automobile in which
they were riding crashed into a street
car in Pittsburg.
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-10-04
Majority Must Rule.

There we have it in nutshell, the gist of the
whole matter, the gist of temperance fight in
Illinois. If going to win at any time if we are
going to win this present legislative fight, have got
to get together and keep together. If individual
views do not agree with the views of the ma orty
with whom we marching and fighting, must
lay views aside and go with the army That is
we must do it if we expect to win.
Bitter Experience of 1908.
In 1908 legislature was nominated that put jack
pot scandals upon the people and within eye
lash of repeating the township local option law. And
it chiefly because the good people of the state did
not act together They divided in their support
of many candidates, while the enemies of decency
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-10-04
VOLUME VII

There are hundreds of thousands of men and
women who want to see local option victory in
Illinois this year. There four five thousand
ministers of the gospel who are should be- keenly
interested in the contest going There
than 100000 church voters who would like to
see county option victory. And there other
mutudes of women and children anxously waiting
and hoping and praying for it.
Most of these will agree that the evil of liquor is
above all the other evils of time in enormty and
widespread villany. Most of in summing up present
day problems put the temperance question first Most
of believe that in its solution shall discover the
solution of many other problems that perplex and
The Greatest Question.
If this is true, if the against liquor in
this state and in this country and in the wide world
is as important as we believe and say is, it should
claim the first consideration of time and thought
given to public, civic and moral affairs. And
than that-we should shape actions accordingly.
If the fight we have in Illinois is of first i'm
portance should put it first upon calendar Of
political and moral action
Must Sacrifice To Win.
This fight cannot be won if men are to allow
lesser things to claim their first consideration. When
it comes to the casting of the ballot the voter must
it for the local option candidate if local option is
to win This may that the voter must make
choice between issues that he must for the time aban
don some of his cherished hopes and center his
thought and his action upon the most important This
is necessary-if he would win. There must be CIV
ing up the part of many many questions if we
to be able to get together the great ques
ton.
We must get together to win. THERE MUST
BE UNITY OF THE LOCAL OPTION VOTE.
A Pointed Illustration.
We have just received letter from good local
option down state. He wants to know if the
The American issue. [volume] (Westerville, Ohio) 1912-19??, 1912-10-04
NUMBER 40
OCTOBER 4, 1912
IF You Want to Win
OCTOBER 4, 1912

AntSaloon League is going to support his candidate
for governor He says if it is not he will keep his
money and put it where it will do more good CD.
Let us analyze this brothers position. Suppose
that all the friends of the local option to
do likewise. There would then be no cohesion among
the enemies of the liquor traffic. There would be abso
1utey unity, We should be hopelessly divided.
There would be no chance of success hereafter
What Is the Anti-Saloon League For?
Why de we have an Anti-Saoon League? What
is the Leagues chief function? We have Anti
Saloon League for the simple reason that leadership
and unity necessary to success. There must be
some way of GETTING TOGETHER. There must
be rallying point The League is the raying point.
1t is constituted for that purpose. 1t strives consci
entousy to provide the best way to unite those who
believe alike in opposition to the saloon. But there
is something else important than leadership.
There must be soldiery that marches together The
good soldier will follow the leadership. The army
may not always move in the direction the soldier
would like, but if he is good soldier he goes with
the army.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-10
SENATORIAL RESULTS

1t is now almost certain that
George E. Baldwin will not be a
member of Alaska's first Territorial
Legislature. And that fact is to be
deeply regretted for he would un-
doubtedly make one of the strongest
and most effective members that the
Territory could have. His knowl-
edge of Alaska conditions, the rem
edies that he would apply, his un-
questioned honesty, and his energy
and fearlessness, would have proven
of incalculable benefit to the Terri
tory and the third division. How
ever, the successful candidates for
the Senate in this division, Col.
Willard and attorney L. v. Ray, are
both strong and capable men who will
undoubtedly strive to secure benefi-
cial results.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-10
INCOME TAX AMENDMENT

A circular from the Federal State
Department sets forth that it had re-
ceived official notice of the ratifica-
ton of the income tax amendment,
to the United States Constitution
from "a States. That showing re-
quires but two more States to COM
plete the ratification. The ten States
which have not taken action ON this
question are Delaware, Florida, Mas
sachusetts, New Jersey, New Mexico
Pennsylvania, Vermont. Virginia
West Virginia and Wyoming. Most
of these have had action for OF
against in one branch or the other
but as new Legislatures have been,
or are to be, elected, they will proba-
bly, have to begin action anew in those
States. 1t is not probable that from
these 10 States there will fail to come
the two notifications needed.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-10

Gt
so #. to Cor. No: 3: thance 8. 81 deg. SIS
min. Z. $3.50 IT. to Cor No, 4; thence
n. 50 deg. III min. E.s 1880 IT. to Cor.
No. j, the place of beginning. Area 49,
sos acres, The location notice of this
claim Is recorded in the Office of the Re-
corder at Copper Center. Alaska, in Book
/, of Mining Locations, at page 1879, of
the records of said Office. This claim
is bounded on the north by unknown
claimants and the Helen placer: on the
south by unknown claimants; on the east
by unknown claimants; on the west
by unknown claimants. The survey
covering said mining claims being
designated as Mineral Survey No. SIC.
Var. at all corners this. survey 81 deg.
90 min. L.
Any and all persons. claiming adver-
sely any portion of said mining claims
or surface ground, are hereby required
TO file their adverse claims, with the
Register of the U. s. Land Office at
Juneau. Alaska, within the time pre-
scribed by law. or they will be barred
by virtue of the provisions of the sta
tute.
C. B. WALKER.
Register.
1t is hereby ordered that the foregoing
notice be published for the statutory
period in the 'Chitina leader a weekly
newspaper published at Chitina, Alaska
. C. B. WALKER.
Register.
Date of first publication Nov. IL, 1912
Date of last publication Jan. IA, 1913.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-10
AVALANCHE OF DESTRUCTION

There is sorrow throughout the
Copper River valley today because of
the known death of three, and prob
ably nine, courageous men who have
endured the hardships of pioneer life
in assisting to develop one of the
largest copper mines that may ever
be discovered in Alaska. An avalan-
che of snow Numbered down the
mountain side, leaving havoc and
destruction in its trail. 1t was one
of those visitations from a higher
power that could not be anticipated
or circumvented. But it has turned
the cheerful and promising camp on
Copper Mountain to a desolate NOR
que where lie the bodies of the brave
miners whose lives have been sacri-
feed by reason of disaster. And in
this hour when the pail of death
hoyers about and when men are hero
ically striving to bring to the light
of day their former fellow workers,
Manager E. F. Gray is unfortunately
not there to give aid and encourage
ment to his loyal employees. He
was recently called to New York on
a mission concerning the business OF
the Northern Development Company,
and the sad tidings he received to-
day will prove a blow to the man
whose first thought has been the
comfort and safety of his men. The
unfortunate men who lost their lives
are we'll known throughout this Sec
ton of country and there will be
much grieving because of this sudden
termination to all that life held in
store for them.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-10
REMARKABLE TALE OF CRIME

The story of Joseph Vogel. the
"Fagin" who trained dishonest ser
want girls to loot the houses in which
they were employed, easily eclipses
the exploits Of the most celebrated
of the fictional crooks pictured in the
Sherlock Holmes" "Arsene Lupin"
or "Rafies' stories. first because OF
its sheer simplicity, and because Of
its reality. Now that Vogel has
been shot to death in a battle with
the officers and the record of his
career is being disclosed. it is said
be was responsible for no less than
1900 burglaries in and around New
York City in the past few years. The
method was almost ridiculously SIM
pie. The woman who posed as Mrs.
vogel secured employment in a
house, gained the confidence of ser
want girl likely to be suitable for her
purposes, and gradually, by this
means, had a force of about 40 do
mestics scattered over the city under
her orders. These women obtaining
places upon her recommendation
would stay only long enough to To-
cate valuables and loot the houses,
personally or in conspiracy with out
side thieves.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-10

The Seattle politicians had a slate
nicely arranged that provides for TAX
ing care of Alaskans and former Alas
kans. Some deserving and some
otherwise. But they have slipped a
cog the first turn of the wheel. John
w. Troy. formerly of Skagway, was
first proposed for Governor of Alas
ka. Then he was set aside and that
lucrative honor was reserved for
Major Strong. But John was to be
state Printer of Washington. But,
unfortunately Governor Lister was
not consulted in the matter and he
announces the selection of another
man for the position.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-10
ONE OF MANY THINGS

Now that the administration of
President Taft is fast drawing to a
close newspapers of all political be-
lief are pointing out the many credit
able acts upon the part of the retiring
President and the party he repre-
sents. And although there has been
much complaint in Alaska because of
the lack of action to unlock the re-
sources of the territory, there are
still many things for which the Presi-
dent has earned the thanks of all
good Alaskans. In referring to this
subject the Juneau Dispatch says:
Zone of the things for which Alas
ka is indebted to him is the personnel
of the Alaska Raiload Commission.
From the quotations which have been
made from their utterances, it seems
pretty certain that the report will
contain a recommendation for a rail-
road through Alaska which will not
be made in any perfunctory fash
ion. Doctor Brooks, who a year ago
refused an appointment as chief geo.
logist of the United States at greatly
increased salary. because he wanted
to finish his work in relation to Alas
ka. is saying, wherever he can get
the ear of the public prints. that be-
cause of the immense grazing and
render lands, Alaska is bound to be-
come factor in the high cost of
living problems, and surely there can
be no. more effective way to interest
the American people than that.
Major Morrow is pointing out that
the only. way to stop the immigration
to Canada, which has been alternating
the very best class of Americans is to
develop Alaska, and that argument
ought to go to the heart of the Ameri-
can people. C. NJ. Ingersoll another
member Of the commission strenously
maintains that there is no country in
the world which needs transportation
facilities as badly as does Alaska.
Mr.. Ingersoll, whenever a newspaper
interviewer has given him a chance
since the commissions return from
Alaska, has proclaimed the great
wealth which Alaska will add 10 tn,
country when transportation gives il
an opportunity for development.
Leonard NJ Cox has evidently been
converted to the Alaska view of con-
servation, and whenever he gets a
chance he points out that in Alaska
there has been an effort to conserve
everything but the pioneers, and ad-
vocates a great national reserve for
them.
LAS the commissioners went across
the country from Alaska, ringing
words in furtherance of each men,
ber's reason for being impressed for
a railroad through Alaska have ap-
Peared in number OF newspapers. I"
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-10
AN EYE ON ALAsKA's TRADE

And now San Francisco is getting
agitated over Alaska's trade. The
San Francisco Call urges the citizens
through its Chamber of Commerce
to get busy on the project. The ar
guments that are being presented
may be summoned up briefly, thus:
There is no logical reason why San
Francisco should not be able to COM
pete with Seattle for this business.
The matter of climate (according
to the San Fancisco viewpoint) is IA
vorable to that city.
The matter of distance is not nee
essarily vital and not need discour-
age, the Southern business factors.
The big issue is to obtain the same
direct communications with Alaska
that Seattle possesses.
Discussing this latter proposition,
The Call says:
This one thing that has kept San
Francisco back, according to the al
most unanimous opinion of those In
touch with the situation. has been the
lack of direc. transportation faciii-
ties. There are only th-a" direct
sai]ings a year while from Seattle
there is a continuous direct service
This means that virtually all
goods shipped out of San Francisco
for Alaska must be reshippedat Seat.
tie and that to the cost of the direct
shipment must be added the rate be-
that may occur through shipment"
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-10
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF
PARTNERSHIP
TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN
You are hereby notified that the
undersigned heretofore conducting
business at the Chitina Hotel under
the firm name and style of Palmer
and Cloninger, have dissolved part
nership by mutual consent. Mr..
John Palmer retiring from the firm
which will hereafter be conducted
by T. w. Cloninger Mr.. Cloinger
assumes all Indebtedness of said firm
and all accounts due are to be paid to
him.
Dated at Chitina Alaska, this Sd
day of December, 1912.
T. w. CLONINGER.
JNO. PALMER.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-10
COURT TRIALS OF LAND CASES.

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer in
dorses an important action of the
American Mining Congress, as fol-
lows:
THE American Mining Congress,
in session at Spokane. on Wednesday
Endorsed the proposal for law giving
the courts power to pass directly upon
the validity of all Of the disputed coal
land entries in Alaska. Such law
should be passed in the interests of
justice and of speedy determination
not merely of these cases, but of all
other land cases. AS a suggestion to
that end, the passage of brief act
providing for the immediate removal
to the supreme court Of the District
Of Columbia, on writ of certiorari, of
cases decided by the secretary of the
interior. in order that errors of law
might be corrected, would be a prop
er one, coupled. of course, with pro-
vision for ANAL appeal and determine
ton by the supreme Of court o: the
United States.
1t is settled rule of Jaw that all
Of the decisions of the secretary OF
the interior in land cases involving
any construction Of the laws of con-
gress has never as yet provided a
any proper proceeding. But con-
gress has never never provided a
method of direct review. The result
is that such cases must take round
about course, involving years of time
and heavy expose, not only to the liti-
giants, but to innocent third parties,
before the courts decision can be
had.
For example, in the absence of
any direct statutory method the man
ChlAtAo0 ~ polSLI W PopiiS ioAOS,
which has been denied him by the in
terror department through a wrong
Interpretation of the law, has to wait
until the patent has been issued to
some one else, for he cannot sue the
government directly. Then he ap-
peals to a court of equity, on the
fiction that, as he was originally en-
titled to the patent, the person to
whom the patent was actually issued
is merely trustee for his benefit and
must surrender the title to him.
Should he make out his case. the
court is constrained to hold with him
and deprive the innocent third party
of the land.
at is but right that congress
should provide "a plain, speedy and
adequate method of trying such is
ues. Such a law would grant no
rights to claimants other than they
have now, but would merely operate
to permit their rights to be determin-
ed speedily, instead of the determine
ton being put of, as at present, for
many years"
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-10
Mccarthy, or Blackburn as i

Mccarthy, or Blackburn as it
should hereafter be called, thought ii
had United States Commissioner,
with the duties of a Justice of the
Peace and Coroner. But it now de-
velops that the recent appointee, M.
v. Latin, declined the honor and no
successor has been selected. A dep
uty United States Marshal is drawing
down salary and presumably preserv-
ing law and order.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-10
DISCOVERY PLACE. CLAIM

Beginning at Cor. No. l, whence u. S
NJ. NJ No: 81 Valdez Series, bears S. So
deg. &c min. SO sec. Z. 59s TT dist. thence
;; 81 deg, 81 min w. s00.70 #. to Cor
NO. thence s. 81 deg. 09 min. E
lOS3.l0 TT. to Cor. No 3 thence N. 81
deg. 81 min. E. 5000 # to Cor. No. 4,
thence N. 81 deg. 09 min. w. 1888. 10
ftto Cor: No. l, the place of beginning
Area l9.S0S acres. The location notice
of this claim is recorded in the office OF
the Recorder at Copper Center, Alaska
in Book No. 3, of Mining Locations, AT
page sc of the records of said office.
This claim is bounded on the north by
unknown claimants; on the south by
No. l. Below Discovery claim; on the
east by unknown claimants: on the west
by unknown claimants
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-10

Boston's effort to have pedestrians
keep to the right during the Christ
mas shopping season implies neces-
sarily that the Hub has not yet learn
ed traffic rule that has become q
habit in America-with some &C.
casional exasperating exceptions.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-10
TO OUR PATRONS.
dr. Frank H. Foster has with this

> Mr.. Frank H. Foster has with this
issue assumed the local manage
ment of the Chitina Leader. Mr..
Foster has had some newspaper ex-
perienee and assures the patrons of
the Leader that the home paper will
contiue to be conducted for the best
interest of Chitina and the Copper
River Valley.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-10

Francis Lynde Stetson of New
York suggests that some of his bro
Their church members among the fin
ancial magnates might better have
given those campaign contributions
to the church. Perhaps they were
afraid they might be sent back.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-10
PUBLIC LAND AND MINING
CASES.

Ii you are interested in any contest
or any matter Before the Interior De-
partment, write to Clark & Wright.
registered land lawyers, oo2 F Street
N. w Opposite, Gen'l Land Office,
Washington, D. c. Free information
about contests and where to obtain
scrip, locatable upon public lands.
without residence or cultivation
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-10
YANKEE GIRL PLACER

Beginning at Cor. No. l, from whence
.. s. NJ. NJ. No. 1, Chisna, bears s 81
deg. Sc min. 40 sec. w. 74s.12 IT. dist.
thence 5. I9 deg. 40 min. Z. $3.50 TT to
Cor No. 2: thence n. 10 deg. 05 min. f.
1880 TT. to Cor. No. 3; thence n. 70
deg. So min. w. 1910 TT. to Cor No. 4:
thence 5. 10 deg. 10 min. W. 1870 IT.
variation at all corners 81 deg. 90 min.
E. Area 1885 acres. The location
notice of this claim is recorded in the
office of the Recorder at Copper Center.
Alaska, in Book /, of Mining Locations
at page 200, of the records of said office
This claim is bounded on the north by
unknown claimants; on the south by I'M
known claimants: on the east by I'M
known claimants; and on the west by
the Indian Girl placer claim and un-
known claimants. The survey covering
said mining claim being designated as
Mineral Survey No. 917.
Any and all persons claiming adver-
sely any portion of said mining claims
or SURFACE ground. are hereby required
to file their adverse claims, with the
Register of the U. S Land Office AT
Juneau, Alaska, within the time pre-
scrioed by law, or they will be barred
by virtue of the provisions of the sta
tute
c. B. WALKER.
1t is hereby ordered that the foregoing
notice be published for the statutory
period I'm the Chitina Leader a weekly
newspaper published at Chitina, Alaska.
....-- C. B. WALKER,
Date of first publication Nov. IL, 1912,
Date OF last publication Jan. IA, 1913.
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-10

the trouble of sezing. To withdraw
the troops from Alaska would be
more absurd than to withdraw from
Panama The latter cost this coun-
try hundreds of millions of dollars
more and probably never will be
worth as much to it."
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-10
LEAVING ALASKA DEFENSELESS

The Seattle Times doesn't like the
idea of abolishing the military posts
in Alaska. And they sure would be
missed. The soldier boys are a VAL
aed asset to the towns fortunate
enough to claim them. We wish
,ordova had few regiments of them.
Sort aliven things up, you know. But
If we can't have them we certainly
would like to insist upon the govern
ment keeping a few hundred of the
boys in this northland. They may
learn something about the country
and do little missionary work after
they are later relieved. The Times,
however, takes serious view Of
the possibility of leaving us "defen-
seless," as follows:
Dislike for hard service is univer-
sal. No man desires to spend long
months in Alaska, for instance, when
he can shirk his duty and enjoy life
in continental United States. There
fore, one cannot be too severe on the
Army and Navy Register, one of the
leading service papers of the country,
for the stand it has taken in advocat
ing the withdrawal of federal troops
from Alaska. Unquestionably, it is
voicing the natural views of many
capable and conscientious men who
do not like long exile in the North.
'At the same time, the doctrine is
pernicious. 1t is short sighted. 1t
can be excused upon no grounds-not
even those of the comfort of the oftic-
ers and men in the regular service.
They enlist and are paid to serve
their country and nowhere do they
perform this task better than in the
territory. If Alaska is worth any
thing at all to the United States
and, according to all citizens, at this
time, it is worth untold millions
then it is worth defending. II it is
not worth defending, the sensible
thing would be to turn it over to
Canada or Russia or Japan or some
other nation which would appreciate
it and would be prepared to pay a
price for it.
'To keep it under the American
flag and still deny it protection-as
it has been refused laws permitting
its development-merely would ac-
centuate the dog in the manger' at
titude of the national government.
Moreover, in an undefended condi-
ton, it constitutes an everlasting
menace to the Pacific Coast of the
United States. OF what use are the
Notifications at Hawaii and the Phil
ippines. if power could seize the
shore of Alaska, without opposition,
and utilize it as base from which
to launch attacks against this coun-
try?
There are too many thousands of
men in the East, even among those
who should be informed. who rely
implicitly on the tabled ice and snow
and rocky coasts of Alaska as its
own natural safeguard. Believing
it valuless, they do not conceive it
worth the expenditure of much ma
tional money except to prevent its
development by 'thievish' corpora
tions-and are satisfied that no fore
ign enemy would consider it worth
The Chitina leader., 1912-12-10

Before long the man who neglected
to vote in California will begin to ex-
perience the reproaches Of awakened
conscience. r