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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-08
NO voTE, NO TAXES.
Clergyman Makes Radical Argument
For Woman Suffrage.

Evanston. H., March LII were
a woman and propertyowner /
would go to the penitentiary and die
there before would pay taxes without
being given right to vote, I said Rev.
r. @. Smith, Congregationalist minis
ter and member OF the legislature, in
speech here on the Relation OF the
Church to Politics. THE property
owning woman is as much oppressed
as we were when our nag was born. !"
he continued. Without the right to
the ballot she is mere nothing
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-08

PROGRESSIVE SENTIMENT
Proportion Between Them and Con.
servatives About the Same Only
Non-PoIltical Lists Were
Used.

New York "A nationwide poll Of
sentiment for Presidential candidates
was made public here. Every state
is represented IN the canvass made by
the Newspaper Enterprise Association,
which includes the Scripps-McRae
newspapers and the Glover Leaf
League OF newspapers.
In addition to Indicating that Roose-
welt is a 2 to favorite over Taft, the
pon discloses the fact that out Of
every 100 voters In the United States,
65 are Progressive and IS are inclined
TO conservatism. It is further indi:
Gated that of every N voters, so want
Roosevelt, Is want Taft, 10 want Will
son, want LaFoilette, want Har-
mon. want Clark, and want Debs
for President in 1912.
In conducting the poll lists OF
names. non-political lists such as city
directories were taken and every thou
sandth name was selected SO as to
apportion the names selected in pro.
portion to the population Of each
State Return postcards were sent to
these addresses and the results care
fully complied. The result does not
show the sentiment Of any particular
newspapers readers, but is as broad
and impartial as q general election.
Voters We're asked to express their
first second and third choices fcr
President in 1912. The total vote was
distributed as follows:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-08
WILSON HOLDS rae RECORD.
Secretary OF Agriculture sewes 1.
Years In the Cabinet.

Washington James Wilson, seere-
tary of agriculture, broke all records
for continuous service in presidential
cabinets. He now has served is
years. The longest previous term Of
any cabinet ofiicer was credited to
Albert GalIatin, who was secretary OF
the treasury from 1901 to 1873 Mr.
Wilson was first appointed by Presi-
dent Mckinley in 1897. and success
sively by Presidents Roosevelt and
Taft.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-08
ENGINE BLOWS UP; FouR DEAD
Station At Muncy, Pa. Wrecked and
Tracks Blocked.

Williamsport, Pa Four persons
were killed when Reading locomo-
tive drawing fast freight blew up IL
front of the station at Muncy. All
tracks were blocked and the station
badly wrecked.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1912-03-08

Aviator Latham has started for the
cchso with mQnoplans and ! big.
game hunting OUTFIT Will Latham
bas lhe game. o. VIM tbs aeropIane
be1 1atham1
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13
From Mondays Daily

The U. s. Commissioners office was notified about seven this morning of the finding of the dead body of a white man on the ball ground. The body was taken up to the morgue and a jury consisting of Frank Burkhart, N. Casperson, John Raber, J. Mcbride, M. McWal- ker and R. Chesner, was inn panelled to investigate the mat ter. From an Elk's member ship card and the evidence Of F. H. Bold, s. Guyot and J. J. Daily, it was established that the dead man was Chester Pull len, son of Mrs. Harriet Pullen
 of tho pu!len House, oEagway, a,d that he was a passenger on board the City of Seattle on his way south to attend the University of Washington, at Seattle. More than this, and |the fact that his watch had stopped at 12:4S could not be found so it was though he had come to his death by accidently falling overheard. The deceased was a member of
 the Skagway Elk's lodge, and Skagway Camp No. 1, Arctic
 Brotherhood, and the secretary of the former was notified of his death with instructions to break the news to his mother. l1he dead man was the brother of Dan Pullen the first ap-
 pOintee to West Point from AL
 aska. The boys and their moth
 CT have host of friends in AL
 aska who will be shocked by lthe news of the accident. The
 expectations are that the body
 will be shipped to. Skagway for burial. The jury is to meet
 at 4:3O this afternoon to turn l in their verdict.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13
SUCH A SNAP

The average man has no real iZation of what a snap 1t is running a little paper up in this country. AS the sheet is only about one tenth as large as a real paper, the Seattle Times, for instance, 1t stands to reason that those working on it work Cnly one-tenth as hard as the Times outfit. Yesterday the electric power which operates the typesetting machine was off for two hours right in the bus fest part of the day, and the machine was hung up for that length of time, and today we are informed by Uncle Sam s representative that the Seattle Sitka cable is out of commits sion, and the telegraphic mat ter we get every day, isn't. And to add to it all, it's raining Whats the use of anything, anyhow? Nothin'.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13
PRICES OF MINERALS

Aluminum-No. 1 ingots, lb. 21 i-2 to 22 1-2c.
 Antimony-Lb., ' 3-4 to 8 1-2c.
 Bar silver-Oz., 62 1-2c.
 Copper-Lb. lake, 1T 1-2c; electrolytic, IT 3-lc; casting IT 1-4c.
 Lead-Lb., 4 1-2c.
 Platinum-Oz., $45.50.
 Quicksilver-Flask (75lbs.), |S43.
 Spelter-Lb., ' 1-2c.
 Tungten-Unit (2O lbs.). 50 per cent pure, $5.0O-N. w. Mining News.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13
Summons By Publication No. 1892. k..A.

In the District Court for the
 District of Alaska, Division
 No. 1.
 Sadie L. Durrant, plaintiff, VS.
 Percy w. Durrant, defendant.
 To Percy w. Durrant, defen- dant, greeting:
 In the name of the United States of America, Yon are hereby commanded to be and appear in tl;e above entitled Court. holden at l[etchikan in said District of said District. and answer the complaint filed against you in the above-entit- action within 30 days from the date of the service of this summons and a copy of the said complaint upon you, and, if you fail so to appear and an- swer, for want thereof the plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded in said complaint, a copy of which is served herewith.
 This suit is brought to secure dissolution of the bonds of mat rimony now existing between plaintiff and defendant upon the grounds of cruel and in human treatment on the part of said defendant toward said plaintiff calculated to impair health and danger life.
 And you, the United States Marshal of Division No. 1 of the District of Alaska, or any deputy, are hereby required to make service of this summons upon the said defendant and each of them as by law re- quired and you will make due return hereof to the Clerk Of this Court within forty days from the date of delivery to Iyou, with an indorsement here on of your doings in the prem Iises.
 The order of the service of the summons by publication is dated June 2Sth, 1912, and di-, Irects that publication of the same shall be had in the Ketchikan Miner, a weekly newspaper, published at Ketchikan, Alaska, at least once a week, for the period of six (6) weeks. You are re- quired to answer said com Iplaint within thirty days after last publication.
 In witness whereof, I have hereto set my hand and affixed the Seal of the Court this 18th day of June, A. D. 1912.
 E. w. PETTIT,
 Clerk
 By E. s. STACKPOLE,
 Deputy.
 Char. H. Cosgrove, Attorneyo
 CHAS. H. COSGROVE, Attorney for Plaintiff, Ket- chikan, Alaska.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13
MAY TAKE EASTERN TRIP

Two of Ketchikan's baseball fans, Charles Brassard and Law renee Kubley, are contemplat- ing a trip east to see the Worlds Championship Series next month. It is to be hoped that both will remember to buy return trip tickets, as Boston, Chicago or New York are a long ways off from Ketchikan and lad places to go broke in.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13
JOE FI.,-EL SELLS OUT

During the past week a deal has been closed whereby Char les Finzel bought out Joe Fin gels interest in the draying business, and is now the man in charge. Charley is a good hustler and has the best wishes of the community for his suc- cess in business.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13
MWHITEY" GOES HOME

According to the passenger list of yesterdays steamer, a. mong the passengers from this port was Harold Ferncrest. He's known as Whitey among the ball players, and is a stone wall behind the bat, and some thing with the stick. He will probably return next season.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13
A BIG SHIPMENT
 OF HEAD GEAR

"Pat" Gilmore was in re- ceipt this morning of the big gest consignment of hats ever shipped to Alaska. It consists of sixteen cases containing big hats and little hats, hats for the young and hats for the old, all of them of the latest pat terms.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13
ALAMEDA UP FROM SOUND

Abolt half-past ten last night the steamer Alameda of the Alaska s. s. Co.'s fleet made port, fifty hours from Seattle, She had sixty tons of freight and five first class passengers, L. Gustave, B. L. Wheeler and wife, L. Blodgett and H. Henn- ing, for this port, She left for the Westward between four and five o'clock this morning.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13
CROWDED BUT BUSY

Although his remodeled quar- ters are badly cramped, Newt Casperson reports good busi- ness in the soda water line, enough to keep him on the jump. He expects to have a larger room before spring to enable him to handle next sea- sons work more advantageous Iy
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13
SLATHERS OF FISH

The Pure Food Cannery is getting plenty of fish these days. They are nice bright Dogs" with good sprinkling of Cohoes, a combination that will probably enable that insti- tuition to get it's pack up with out too great a loss.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13
WILL OPEN NEXT WEEK

Hughie Barclay informs the Miner Man that he expects to get the Northern Bar open and ready for business early next week, or as soon thereafter as the carpenters can get the building ready for him. The front of the building is in and makes a good appearance.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13

In the District Court for the' District of Alaska, Division No. 1.
 Gerth Pedersen, Plaintiff. Florence Pedersen, Defendant. To Florence Pedersen, De- fendant, Greetings:
 In the name of the United States of America. you are here by commanded to be and ap'' pear in the above entitled court holden at Ketchikan, in said D vision of said District, and an- swer the complaint against you III the above entitled action within thirty days from the date of the service of this sum- mons and a copy of the said complaint upon you, and, IL you fail so to appear and an- swer, for want thereof, the plaintiff will apply for the re- lief demanded in said com- plaint, a copy of which is serv- l ed herewith. This suit jS brought to obtain a dissolution of the bonds of matrimony now existing between plaintiff and defendant on the ground of de- sertion and adultery.
 And you, the United States Marshal of Division No. 1, of the District of Alaska, or any deputy, are hereby required to make service of this summons upon the said defendant and each of them as by law re- quired, and you will make due return hereof to the Clerk of this Court within forty days from the date of delivery to 'you, with an endorsement here on of your doings in the prem |ises.
 Order for service of the with in summons by publication is dated May IS, 1912, and re- quires the publication of this summons in the Ketchikan Mi. ner once a week for six weeks and you are required to an- swer the complaint herein within 30 days after last publi- cation.
 In witness whereof, I have have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the above Court this 24th day of April, A. D. 1912.
 E. w. PETTIT, Clerk,
 By E. s. STACKPOLE, Dep. Chas. H. Cosgrove, attorney for
 Plaintiff.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13
SERIAL No. O1523

uHedu, fAldSkd.
 of George D. Mumford for a
 Patent under Section 2306
 Revised Statutes to U. s. Sur
 vey No. 1S1 for Alaska.
 Juneau, Alaska, June i, 1912.
 Notice is hereby given, That George D. Mumford, a resident of New York City and State, the legal assignee of Richard May, beneficiary under Section 2306 Revised Statutes of the United States granting additional lands 10 soldiers and sailors who served in the Army or Navy of the United States during the War of the Rebellion, has ap- piled to enter the lands embrac- ed Il United States Survey No. 1St situated upon the shores of Lyman Anchorage, on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska, moro particularly described as fol- lows:
 Biginning at Cor. No. 1. a cross (x) and "S-1S1 Cor. 1" marked on bedrock, whence U. s. L. M. No. 5 bears s. 13 deg. O5 min. w., 66.46 chs. dist; thence North, 24.5O chs. cross tramway, 31.69 chs. to cor No. 2, at high water mark of Ly- man Anchorage, a cross (X) and "S-1S1 Cor. 9 M. G." mark cd on bedrock 4 feet above high water mark, whence Spar Buoy on Lyman Rock bears N. % deg. 20 min. w.; about if chs. dist; thence, along said high water mark, (1) N. SC deg. 04 min. E.; 4.31chs.; Cor. No. 5 of Mineral Survey No. 6O4, cross (x) on propryry dyke, (2) s. 41 deg. % min. E., 500 chs, (3) East 15 chs, !(4) N. 10 deg. O4 min. E. 7.7o chs. (5) N. 57 deg. % min. E.. 1.25 chs. to Cor. No. 3, rock in place marked with a cross (x) on top and "S-1S1 Cor. 3' on side; thence South, 7.3O chs. cross Mamie Creek, 1850 chs. cross tramway 24.2O chs. cross Hume, 33.9S chs. to Cor. No 4, 0 stone marked with cross (x) and "S-1S1 Cor. 4"; thence, west, 2S.14 chs. to Cor. No. 1, the place of beginning. Mag netic Varation at all corners 29 deg. 53 min. East. Area 7S.S0 acres.
 As additional to the original Homestead of the said Richard May upon the SEA of the SEA- of Sec. 20, T. S3 N. R. 23 w. containing 40 acres, entered at Des Moines, Iowa, March if, 1865. The location or select ion by said George D. Mumford was made May 9, 1908, and any and all persons claiming adversely the land above des- cribed, or any portion of the same, or desiring to show the same to be mineral in charac- ter, are required to file with the Register and Receiver of the United States Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, their adverse claim, or protest, during the period of the publication of this notice, or within 30 days there after; otherwise they will be barred by provision of the sta tute.
 GEORGE D. MUMFORD,
 Applicant.
 It Is Hereby Ordered, That the foregoing notice be pub lished for the statutory period in the "Ketchikan, Miner'', a weekly newspaper published at Ketchikan, Alaska, nearest the lands herein described, and of general circulation in that vii cinity.
 c. B. WALKER,
 Register.
 MAURICE D. LEEHEY,
 Attorney for Applicant, S12
 Alaska Building, Seattle,
 Washington.
 First publication July 26, 1912 Tact p,Ibl;o afiou Oof 10 1OIO
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13
SUMMONS BY PUBLICATION
 No. 163 K-A

In the District Court for the
 District of Alaska. Division
 No. 1.
 3ernice Rogers, Plaintiff, Caleb Rogers, Defendant.
 To Caleb Rogers, Defendant, Greetings:
 In the name of the United 5tates of America, You are hereby commanded to be and .ppear in the above entitled Court, holden at Ketchikan in aid Division of said District, md answer the complaint filed against you in the above entit- ed action within thirty days rom the date of the service of his summons and copy of the ;aid complaint upon you, and if -ou feil so to appear and an- :wer, for want thereof tho plaintiff will apply to the Court for the relief demanded said complaint, a copy of which is served herewith.
 This action is brought to se- :ure dissolution of the bonds )f matrimony now existing be- ween the plaintiff and defend- mt. upon the grounds of cruel md inhuman treatment calcu- ated to impair health and en- danger life.
 And you, the United States Marshal of Division No. 0. he District of Alaska, or any leputy, are hereby required to make service of this summons lpon the said defendant and zach of them as by law requir- d and you will make due re- urn thereof to the Clerk of his Court within forty days rom the date of delivery to 'ou, with an indorsement herc- ,n of your doings in the prem- ses.
 The order for the publication If this summons is dated Aug. ;th, 1912, and requires publi- .ation in the 'Ketchikan Miner
 weekly newspaper published It Ketchikan, Alaska, at least )nce a week for the period of 'ix (G) weeks, and defendant s required to answer within hirty days after last publication SEAL OF COURT)
 In witness whereof, I have hereto set my hand and affixed he Seal of the above Court this }0th day of July, A. D. 1912.
 E. w. PETTIT, Clerk.
 E. $. STACKPOLE, Deputy.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13
SHIPPING HALIBUT SOUTH

The gasoline fisherman, Prince Olaf, is in with cargo of halibut. There is close to 5000 pounds in the lot which will be shipped south on the Alameda.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13
WHAT CONSTITUTES
 A POSSESSoRY RIGHT

The question as to what in the eyes of the Department of the Interior, constitutes po- |ssessory right to a lot is an swered in the following letter Ito Townsite Trustee Charles IIngersoll. It is published here with in full so that all may see flor themselves.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13
November 12, 101O

A baby, a boy, was born to Rev. and Mrs. Roe, yesterday morning. Their many friends are congratulating the pleased parents on the arrival of son and heir.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13

w. J. Rogers the Mt. Andrew mining man., goes to Seattle on the Mariposa.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13
At last it begins to look as

though relief is in sight from the travesty of a cable system the government is responsible for between Alaska and the States. Some time ago the Marconi interests acquired the control of the United Wireless company's interests, and quiet ly and without ostentation has since been working out plans
 for making it's service what it should be. Those plans are rapidly approaching completion They include the installation of powerful plants at Seattle, and Friday Harbor on the Sound
 and at all the principal places in Alaska, including Ketchikan. At this point the old plant, which has a radius under or |dinary conditions of about two
 hundred and fifty miles, will
 be replaced by plant of the
 latest pattern of at least one
 thousand miles radius. This will allow for direct cOmmuni-
 cation with the States without |relaying through the Canadian
 territory. At this time every
 message has to be handled at least once by the Canadian gov
 ernment which charges the A merican company $l.20 per message, and the company can have what is left. This pre- vents the price being put where is would be right, say $1.00 for ten words. To enable them to make this rate, the Marconi company has decided to estab- Ilish a plant here big enough and strong enough to shoot it through straight across the
 Canuck territory to an Ameri-
 can station, saving the Canad-
 an rake-off, and doing the busi ness for one dollar straight.
 The need of some such sys-
 tenn is brough very much to our
 attention at a time like this when the government cable Is down and out for the third time lin less than six months, and no provision being made apparent ly to prevent the recurrence of the same thing next week or next month, if they get it in operation by that time. It is just another instance of the people be d--, and is one of the hardest things our Socialist friends will have to overcome before they bring about the
 government ownership for
 which they are striving. It is a peculiar thing, but the aver age American apparently for gets that the public has any rights as soon as he gets into office. The Alaskan cable was laid by the U. s. Army which furnishes a great many easy situations for some people. The people of the United States
 pay for the maintenance of the
 army, and the people of Alaska
 have paid over and over again
 for the cost of the cable, both original and maintenance, and still it seems as though neither is taken into consideration when it comes time for the
 army to 'blow back" in the
 shape of service.
 Ii the Marconi company will do what they say they are go-
 ing to do, they will win the un- dying gratitude of evey man in Alaska who has need Of speedy communication with the States If they will put in a capable plant and fix the price right, they will get the bulk of the business, and then our friends the Army can go hang for the
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13

the Interior, constitutes a pO- ssessory right to a lot is an swered in the following letter to Townsite Trustee Charles IIngersoll. It is published here with in full so that all may see for themselves.
 Department Of The Interior
 General Land Office
 Washington
 November 12, 1910 Charles E. 1ngersoll,
 Ketchikan, Alaska.
 Sir:
 In response to your letter of October ', 1910, you are ad- vised that in the case of Ben der V. Sinner (l9 L. D., 363) :, the Department, after citing numerous authorities, held:
 It follows from these author lities that there can be no such thing as constructive occupancy under the tOwnsite laws, but there must be an actual bodily presence of the claimant or some one for him, on the lot or IlOts for which he seeks to ac- quire title. Or purpose to en- joy united with or manifested by such visible acts, improve ments, or enclosures as will give to the. claimant the abso- ,lute and exclusive enjoyment of it.
 In the case of Benson V. Hun ter (19 L. D., 200), it was held:
 Primarily, the entry for a townsite is made by the trus- tees or the several use and benefit of the occupants there of which must mean good faith occupancy of the lot or lots, either for the purpose of residence, or for conducting some sort of legitimate busi- ness thereon, such as store, shop, office, bank, factory, etc. A mere cOlorable occupancy, for the purpose of speculating in the lot or lots, is not such an occupancy as would warrant the trustees in allowing such claimani to purchase as all oc- cupant.
 The entry is a double trust, first, of the occupied lots for the several use and benefit of those occupying then in good faith for townsite purposes on the date of the townsite entry, and, second, of the lots unoc- cupied onsaid date to be sold for the benefit of the munlci- lality. The municipality there fore, has the right to contest an duplication for a deed to a lot on its allegation that such lot was not occupied in good faith by the aplicant on the date of townsite entry, and was, there fore, an unoccupied lot at that date.
 When improvements on a lot are so insignificant as to raise a reasonable doubt as to the occupation of the lot in good faith, the surveyor may mark it "Doubtful," or use any abbreviation or mark indicat- ing the doubtful character of the occupation. Of course, all lots occupied and improved since the date of your entry must be considered as vacant. The rights of lot occupants to the lots they occupy, at the date of townsite entry, vests on that date, and the right of the municipality to the unoccupied Ilots vests on the same date, subject, however, in both in- stances to proof of such facts. Your legal title evidenced by the patent relates to the date of
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13

The tug Richard Holyoke with the barge Palmyra in tow passed through going north this afternoon. The barge is load ed with ComoX coal for Skag- way. s
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13

The Daily Miner, $1.O0 per mo.
The Ketchikan miner., 1912-09-13
Summons, No. 157 k.-E.

In the District Court for the
 District of Alaska, Division
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1912-03-30

Dean Sumner did a good job in
exposing department stores in
that vice report, but we can't help
wondering why he doesn't thun-
der at these .outrages from his
pulpit until something is done to
make the millionaire merchant
princes pay their clerks a living
wage. The newspapers are too
cowardly to make the fight for
the employees. Why don't the
preachers de.itl