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Douglas Island news., 1912-07-03
Why Canada Goes Ahead

In the hearing before the senate com mittee on public lands on the bill to open government coal mines in Alaska and for the leasing of other coal lands, Donald A. Mckenzie, of Cordova, Alas ka, gave some testimony which shows conclusively why it is that British Col umbia is progressing at the most rapid rate in the history of any portion of Canada, while Alaska, with far greater extent of territory and even greater natural resources,i is almost nor. ibund, and what progress it is making is in the teeth of the most serious diff faculties, actually interposed by the government which should aid it's de- Yelopment, says the Seattle P..I.
 Taking up the matter of coal lands, he showed how high grade coal fields have been discovered and prospected in British Columbia and Yukon territory, the discoveries being several years later than those made in Alaska In the basin that gives rise to the Skeena, Naas and Stikine rivers coal measures have been found covering an area of be- tween 12,00O and 10000 square miles, with grades ranging from semi.anthra cite to true anthracite and assaying as high as 92.73 per cent of fixed carbon. These fields cover a larger area than the coal fields of Pennsylvania. With strong government aid, construction of railroads into the new coal fields com menced at once.
 Capital is enlisted into the develop ment of the coal lands under the liber- al British Colum bia laws which permit of entering lands under license cost ing $1O0 and good for year and by doing $50 worth of exploration work. On discovery of coal, the land is leased for five years on terms of 15 cents per acre per year. Then the lease can be renewed for three years by paying S1OO in addition to the leasing price. Fin ally, at any time, by payment of S20 per acre in cash, after doing the required amount of development work, the lessee can obtain a full fee title.
 On the other hand, congress has made three different attempts by the enactment of laws to sell Alaska coal lands to private parties, but the interior department promptly annulled each one of these laws by prohibitive rules, and finally withdrew every acre of coal land in Alaska from entry under these laws of congress- Those who have ex- pended hundreds of thousands of dol lars on the faith of these laws being passed by congress have lost their iu- vestments; many have been absolutely ruined, and not one single coal mine has been opened in Alaska.
 British Columbia is seeing a tre- mendous development. Alaska is al most stagnant. In British Colum bia the whole matter of the public lands is handled by the local legislature: All of the affairs of Alaska are handled by a congress ignorant of or indifferent as to its needs. That is the real distinc. tion which MT. Mckenzie did not refer to in his evidence, as he might have done.
 Builders, take notice, you can save
Douglas Island news., 1912-07-03
Serial No. O152S. NOTICE OF APPLICATION
TRADE AND MANUFACTURING SITE
Juneau, Alaska, June Il, 1912

TRADE AND MANUFACTURING SITE
 Juneau, Alaska, June II, 1912. Notice is hereby given, that L. Kane, citi- zen of the United States, over the age of twenty-one years, and residing in the Dis trict of Alaska, and at Hoonah, Alaska, has under and pursuent to Secs. F and IS of an Act of Congress of date March 3rd 1891, as amended by Section 10 of an Act of Congress of date May 18th, 1898, entitled An Act ex- tending the homestead laws and providing for the right of way for railroads in the Dis trict of Alaska, and for other purposes" ap- piled to purchase the lands embraced in U. $. Non Mineral Survey No 669, situated on west shore of Excursion Inlet two miles from its head, in the District of Alaska and more par ticularly described as follows, to-wit:
 Beginning at cor. No. l M. c. on mean high water mark of west shore of Excursion In- let. cor. not set wit. cor. bears west 045 chs; U. $. l.. M. No. 669 bears N. 40 deg. B min w. 3.92 chs. dist; thence west l7.35 chs. to Cor. No. 2 an iron pipe set in ground marked 669 Cor. ,; thence north 1T6O chs. to Cor No. 8, an iron pipe set in ground marked $ 669 1 Cor. 3; thence east HAS chs. to Cor. No. M. C., cor. not set; wit. cor. hears west 100 chs; rock set in ground marked $ 6C9 c. w. O.; thence meandering mean high tide of EXcur- sion Inlet CD S. IA deg. 02 min. E. 0.7S chs; @ $. 20 deg. 59 min. w. I:Sl chs; l$) N: 7S deg; 29 chs; (5) S. s deg. 56 min. w. 4.56 chs. (6) s. 29 deg. B min. E. 5.7O chs; CD $. S8 deg. 4S min. E. 2;6S chs. to cor ho NJ. c the place of beginning. Area 24.75 acres. Var. at all cor ners Sl deg. h min. East.
 Any and all persons claiming adversely any portion of said land are required to file an adverse claim with the Register and Re- ceiver of the U. s. Land Office at Juneau, Alaska, during the period of publication, or within thirty days thereafter, otherwise proof and entry of said land will be made by said applicatant.
 LOUISE KANE.
 US. Land Office, Juneau, Alaska,
 June II, 1912. It is hereby ordered that the foregoing no- tice be published for statutory period in the Douglas Island News, u weekly news paper published in the town of Douglas, Alaska, in the District of Alaska, which said newspaper is hereby designated as the news paper published nearest the land above de- scribed c. B. WALKER
 Register. First publication June 19, 1912.
 Last qualifications August 2l, 1912.
Douglas Island news., 1912-07-03

Builders, take notice, you can save money If you buy your doors, windows, nails, roofing papers, building papers, deading felt and corrugated iron from Jens ems Hardware store.
Douglas Island news., 1912-07-03

Sprinkling cans, garden hose and ali that goes to beautify the garden, for sale at Jensen's.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05
MAJORITY IS
PLEDGED To
FIGHT 5. {.

Street railway extension 70 the
chief subject of discussion In the
council meeting today. The matter
comes up on divided report. Covr-
Gilman Blaine favorina the granting
% franchise 20 the Puget Sound
Traction Co. with features required
BY the city charter eliminated. The
charter requires that q clause be
contained IN every new franchise.
allowing the city 10 purchase such
new railway line or extension with
out PAYNE anything for the fran
chise l,teif
with but one exception. every
member o. the council elected two
years ago specifically promised the
voters at the Qalx congress that
they would strictly observe the
charter provision. n they live az
to their promises. Blainc'n resolu.
ton 10 accordance with the wishes
Of the Puget Sound Electric rail-.
way cannot possibly paea Blalnc'a
attitude Is that the council should
violate the ci;y charter IN order 10
provide the traction monopoly q
chance 20 test the validity Of that
provision.
Councilman Erckaos. however.
warned the Puget Sound Traction
Co.'S packed lobby las, Friday that
even n the courts should declare
that the council has n right 10
ignore that charter provision. he
would aiiil vote against granting q
without II.
Erickson viii introduce a resoln.
ton 10 bring the matter 20 an issue
In another way than contemplated
By Blaine. Ericksous plan Is 20
have an ordinance commanding the
company 10 make an extension ~ q
needed puint-on Fast Union IT,.
probably. II the company refuses.
the matter can then be tested tn
court without the council violating
any Of the city charter provisions.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05

u dealers IN chance can afford 10
pay out such a tremendous sum Of
money IN graft. how much must
they take In from their sictimsg
There are various answers 70 this
being made In New York today hut
whatever this sum total Ia. be Il
one or two hundred millions n year
and u may BE- az much "a that
--ii u certainly 80 great that the
iackuotg Of Monte Carlo and ite
allies dwlndle 10 foolish little piles
beside Il. and place New York In
the very center OF the worlds sam.
bling map.
Where are these places In New
York What sort OF places are
they VINO owns them and who
frequcuts them
The gambling palaces and dives
OF New York are scattered. They
stretch from the very doors Of
proud, aristocratie fffth Avenue
down 10 the East and West Sides
Of the island where the wharf rats
run within deep shadows Hut
most of them are grouped about
Longacre Square. the famous cen
ter OF the white light district at
Broadway and f2nd 81. a majority
Of them are but a stones throw
from the Metropole hotel where
Herman Kosenthal was shot 10
death BY the occupants Of the drab
gray murder car
Most OF these gambling dens
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05

there are. again. little ahacks that
would be- passed by az sweat
shops
Before ex-Distrlct Attorney Ie-
rome cruhaded against gambling IN
New York n few years ago there
we're 10 gaming houses that were
considered the leading ones OF the
city. They we're most elaborate.
and the amount Of money that pass.
ed hands Ia them every evening
in the year was almost beyond be.
lief. Some Of them have gone now
and others have changed their 10.
cations. but probably most Of them
or their Successors are still plying
their trade somewhere In the city
The old houses. famous the world
over. were Richard A. Garfield =
In East cath ~. william r. Bur.
bridges In w 33rd ST.. John KeIiy's
tn w. flst at. Charles Reeds in w
2fth st.. John Dalys 10 w. 2sth st.
Sol Llchenstcln's 10 W. 5ist st..
Tim Kenny's IN w asth ST.. Lou
Ludlum's In w f0th St. ShanE
Diapers In W. 2sth st., The"
Aliens in W. saith ~.
Canfieid's was the most famous
OF all New York's gaming palaces
It's appointments were most clabo-
rate. though no more 50 than those
OF The" Aliens place. which Is
said 10 have contained a room done
In carved marble and costing
$50. 600.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05
ROSENTHAL' s
FIRST WIFE
GIVES FACTS

ems rsitsd Press Leased Wire,
NEW YORK, Aug. 5.--lnserest In
the Rosenthsi murder investigation
today conferred In the work Of the
grand jury which 10 considering
three new extortion indictments
against Police Lieutenant Charles
Becker. who is prisoner In the
romhx. suspected 81 planning and
ordering the assassination OF gam
bier Herman Essential 70 avoid al.
legged graft exposure.
A new witness against the police
official has turned up today in the
person OF Mrs. Dora Gilbert. Rcscn-
thals first wife. Although she Was
deserted for a younger and prctticr
woman. Mrs. Gilbert SAYS she will
not stand for the murder Of her for
mer husband. and has furnished
District Attorney Whitman with
testimony intended TO corroborate
The confessions OF ~Rsld Jack" Rose
aud "Bridgie~ Wehber Mrs. CHI
bert asserts that Hecker sent sew.
eral OF his representatives TO her In
an effort TO drag her into the con
spiracy against Roscnthal. She re-
fused. she said, to be party to the
affair.
Police Inspector Hughes and a
force OF detectives today have two
fugItiyes. believed to be Harry
Horrowitx and Lefty Louie Rosen.
berg. surrounded near Tannersvillc.
n. Y.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05
CHANCE FOR A COOK
Hotel Man VIII Give Her Private
Bath ard Auto Rides

rNIONTOWN, Pa. Aug Geo.
T. Tetlow. wealthy hotel proprie-
tor. wants a firstelass cook for his
summer home In the mountains
back Of this place, but he finds they
come high. IN fact. he has had 50
much trouble he makes the follow
ing special Inducements In an ad-
vertisement printed in a local news.
paper
WANTED--Woman cook for noun.
tain home Good wages, room
with private bath. private dining
room; no laundry work nor milk.
ing 20 do. use OF back porch and
halfacre lawn; lots OF flowers 10
look at; off one afternoon each
week; seyenteenmile auto ride
once "A week.
At last accounts he hadn't found
her al that
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05
LOUIS HILL HERE

Louis w HiIl. champion booster
Of the United States is in Seattle
boosting the Glacier National park
Of Montana, Mr. Hili is chairman
Of the executive board Of the Great
Northern. but right nov he's big
booster for the beautiful para. and.
AZ he says. It's such big thing 10
boost be has not time for anything
else. Mr.. Hiirs family has been
living across the Sound for several
monthn
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05
INTIMATE CLIMPSES OF WOODROW
WILSON

lie has used tobacco IN any form
lie 10 the a Presbyterian minister and IA .,sn, .
the Presbyterian church A'S' "
lie IL almost blind eye with which he can sss A
directly 20 the front accident In youth r. ~
would suspect TO look AT him that his sight impaired
lie IN an expert stenogfapher
shorthand. which ~ later transcribed by a
His reoreatona walking riding and EMF "a.
last OF which he PLAYS poorly because
lie has three daughters Eleanor Margaret and Jessie Who
play golf and ride horseback him go -
He IL accomplished painter
lie the greatest teller politics Lincoln Desy
~ always illustrating his point with an apt -
lie great sleeper. requiring usually gettngl Ten
hours night II he
IN and sleeps IL rs hours
for automobile sleeps as the machine runs
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05
$4,000 IS
RAISED FOR
ORTHOPEO|C

Inc NirUess 10 over. me grace
ful. clever and charming dancers
who stepped. wsltxed. sllded into
the hearts o. reeord-breaklna crowds
four nights az the Moore. have laid
away their costumes. happy In the
thought that they could help .
verify cause. and sslil have such
good time about il. The ladies Who
tent their time. energy and ability
20 make u success can now rest
eonterted. knowing that their e.
forts have been amply appreciated.
and that the kirmess was a success.
act only as an entertainment. but
also as money getser Twenty.
three thousand dollars has been
raised for the orshopedie hospital,
The iourday benefit closed sat
urday night The house was pack.
ed, every nur0er received en-.
Enthusiastically. aud a. the conclusion.
when Il was announced that the
Polo dancers had won Ia the voting
contest. The girls In that number
were given a rouslne reception.
The receipts for the four days
we're sS.ts24 40 Over half u this
came from the voting contest. 1850
came from the sale % flowers. can
dy. programs and booths. and the
seats brought ts.7ST50 The OK.
penses Of the kiFmexa were be,
tween four and five thousand
Mrs. Harry whitney Treat. chair.
man Of the general committee on
arrangements. expressed herself as
entirely satisfied with the success.
Financially and artissically. Of the
benefit. She said the hearty co.
operation from every class OF PEG
pie delighted the committee tn
charge.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05
WANTS SCHOOLS
OF CITIZENSHIP

That Seattle must prepare TO
Keep from political exploitation the
thousands Of immigrants from
southern Europe who will come here
with the opening OF the ranama
canal. was the warning given by
DIR. Graham Taylor. president OF the
Chicago School OF Civics and Phil
anthropy He spoke to members
OF the Municipal league. the Social
Service club and the Commercial
club, In the Commercial club rooms.
Schools Of citizenship should be
established" Taylor advised. and
the work Of assimilation anu anal.
gamatior- begun N once" Taylor
emphasized the value OF abolishing
party lines In city affairs.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05
Words by schaefe
Music by Condo

slaa 0sl .ssz. the largest amogr, !,
the history Of the COUNTY ~.
does not include the public .e-,, -
corporations. which are unde, ~
Jurisdiction o. the state a, 80.
mission. and which viii ADD ,,.ns,
~. 10000 more to the counts 81 II
The present assessment rolI a..
an Increase Of $40. 800 over NJ,
year. and Ia based on ~ Der -,
OF the actual market value q, -
property.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05

LIFE ON LAKE

Councilman Marble this after.
noon introduced two ordinances
looking to the safeguarding Of
life on Lake Washington. One
requires boat renters TO be pro
vided with graphing hooks,
life preservers, etc. The other
provides for an appropriation
for the Comet as patrol launch
until October I.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05
PHONOGRAPH MATCH
FOR SQUALLING BABY
Connecticut Miss Hires Man TO Run
Loud Machine All Night
Child's Father Objects,

NEW YORK. Aug. Because
the cries OF a neighbors baby kent
her awake several of the recent hot
nights, Miss Sarah Davenport OF
Wilton, Conn, has purchased a
photograph and has hired man to
keep II going from 10 u, m. 10 2 n.
m. every night as coHAter irritant
TO get back at her neighbor.
George Benson, the father of the
squealing baby threatens to have
Miss Davenport arrested II she per.
sista In her course, claiming thar
the photograph Is an intentional
nuisance. and that the baby cannot
be placed In this class.
The phonograph. is the largest
and loudest affair that money could
buy To augment the aggravatlon
she has the attendant play the same
piece all the time.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05
KING COUNTY'S TAXABLE
PROPERTY is $233. OSl 6e2

The first session OF the King
county board Of equalization for this
year began this morning. The
board consists Of County Commits
nioners Mckenzie. Hamilton and
Rutherford. Assessor a. y. Parish.
Treasurer W.. Hanna and Council.
mon Griffiths. Marble and Blaine.
According 70 the assessment roll
prepared by Parish. King county
has taxable property valued at
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05

Sensational charges made against
Emory Speer, a United States dis
trict judge at Macon, Ca. may lead
TO impeachment. He is accused by.
w. A. Huff, an ex-mayor and very
prominent Macon man. and the
charges involve large estate,
which has been in the courts Gus
tody for ~ years. Huff has been
cited for contempt, but is pressing
his charges
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05
$ll2,223 FOR EN-

The county auditor has sii2..
22s.ss to distribute TO owners Of
property condemned BY the park
board for the extension OF the Lake
Washington boulevard between
Mount Baker park aud Seward park.
on Bailey peninsula The money
was paid over By the park board
last Saturday.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05

MOUNT VERNON. y. Y, Aug ;.
The latest achievement Of a prize
winning Plymouth Rock hen, owned
by w. r. Boltman OF this city, is an
egg 10 inches In circumference and
weighing five and one-half ounces.
The hen is a steady layer and all
her eggs are over size, most OF them
being double yolked.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05
NEW YORK HAS BECOME WORLDS GAMBLING
CAPITAL, SURPRISING MONTE CARLO

have n middle class look OF respcc.
liability about them. not too ornate
nor too plain. They are housed In
the unob'rusise brown stone fronts
which society" lived Ia 30 years
ago. but which society has now
given up for marble palaces over
hanging the park There are places.
however. which might be easily
taken for the abodes Of steel trust
magnatcs. so impressive are their
carved and fiuted entrances. and
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05
Class Yell Saves Girls
Four High School Students on Lake
IN Storm With Dead Engine.

IN Storm With Dead Engine.
CHICAGO. Aug. 5.--Four girls OF
the Oak Park High School owe their
lives 10 the lung power they have
developed In vocsferaiing the 1912
class yell
Mildred Crissey. Gladys Palmer.
Edith and Rachel Forbush were in
an open gasoline launch in storm
on Lake Mills. Wis. when their
engine broke down and the boat
was threatening 10 capsize.
In the noise Of the storm their
screams for help we're not heard on
shore. Then they organized All
together and repeatedly they cried
out: Il yell. you yell. We all yell.
Help
II was a slight variation from the
yell as originally written. Help"
was substituted for "i9f2."
The combined voices reached peo-
pie on shore. Boats went to the
rescue. The girls were transferred
with hazard TO rowboat and taken
ashore.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05
Back to 243-Year Tenn
Convics's lie to Sweetheart Cost
Him His Parole.

TOPEKA, Kan. Aug. 5---ln 1901
,. NJ. Baker. telegraph operator
and station agent. was working for
the Kansas City. Mexico 4 Orient.
After leaving their service several
express money orders we're found
which he had signed as agent lie
was tried and found guilty on 81
counts and was given a maximum
sentence OF zs3 years in prison.
After being placed in rris0a be
had a sister write 80 his sweetheart
that he had been killed In a rail-
road accident. Later he was parol-
ed. and after securing stationery
from Gov. Stubs office. wrote the
girl that the story OF his death was
,aise. that he had been working
for the governor
The girls father wrote 10 Gov
rnor Stt.bbs 70 ascertain the facts.
md the governor notified the
warden Of the penltenfiary that
Bakers parole was Cancelled. and
ordered him 10 get back 10 serve
out the remainder Of his term.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05

only too evident. BY tho results of
Diatrie, Attorney whltman's In.
ssstigaiion into the murder OF gam.
bier Herman Rosenthai fOr these
results show. II the triple confes
sion OF Jack Rose. Harry WALTON and
lirldgey Weber IL 10 be believed,
that the proprictors OF Manhattan'a
gambling houses pay ont each year
In graft almost $4,000 900 la order
10 be protected" by the system.
And the question instantly arises.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05

NEW YORK, Aug, 5.--hes York
is the ne1 gambling center Of the
world.
This is tho hun Hating and indls.
putsble fact. which America has
now 90, 10 faee--ttat New York.
the pride Of our great nGson, has
come to be in class with Monte
Carlo. with Paris, ard with other
ilLreputed European gaming re.
aorts--has. In fact. outsiripped
foreign cities in the number and
size OF the houses Of chance within
her gates.
The day has passed when the
metropolis o. the United states
could lay claim 20 being morally
clean. This fact seems 20 have been
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05
GETS $5O5,S5O

Cts Comptroller Harry Carroll
received ssos.s5 Saturday from r.
~ Collins & Sons OF New York.
who bought the $500 600 issue OF
park bonds voted last March. pay.
lng premium of s3.S50 and s.. ooo
OF accrued interest.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05
THREW MAN
INTO POND

tny tnit~d Press lr@s~d wlr~l
FRESNO. Cal, Aug. ST.
Friends OF Thomas Gill, aged
40. who. while standing on the
edge Of pord in Zapp's park.
here. was thrown into the
water BY party Of hocdIums,
and whose ilfelcss BODY was
later fished from the water. are
today endessorins TO learn the
Identity Of the asxsilants-
Gill begged not 10 be thrown
into the water. claiming he
could not swim. tiis pleas were
UNDECIDED and his body never
came to the surface.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05

feated the Seattle crowd. 5 10 &. 4
Bremerton Sunday. Bremersos
touched Agnew for nine safe swzts.
Batteries. @. Worth. Casad and
Bleiler. Saturday Bremerica A.
feated the cruiser Colorado team,
s 10 Z.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05

In the fifth inning OF game with
Auburn. ai Auburn. SUNDAY, he
manager Of the 0'BFien team walk
ed his players off the field xhes
the home team scored three ruuk
The umpire gave the game TO A.
burn by forfeit, 3 TO 0.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1912-08-05
BATHHOUSE, NO WATER
Some One Overlooked Triflina Mat.
ter In Philadelphia New Buildlno

fhil.ADfl.iHlA, Aug. 5-This
city's new public bathhouse al
Aacony is completed and ready 10
be turned over 20 the authorities.
but II cannot be used for a year. be.
cause In the construction of the
building somebody forgot to make
provision for a water supply.
This little detail apparently did
not enter into the preparatory plans
for the specifications governing In,
construction.
II was not until the building was
almost complete that IL was dis.
covered that the needed connections
had been overlooked.