The Alaska citizen., 1913-05-26
.OF INTEREST ID ALASKANS
POOR US.


 been preferred against Seattle mer chants hv members of the Alaska legislature how in the city. the i Commercial club has named a spe cial committee to ascertain if the | business men of this city have dis cr.minated against the people of the North.
 Tn" stories told by the Alaskans cover a long list of wrongs commit ted by the merchants. covering practically everything from putting rocks in with the beans they sell tC the substitution oi inferior brands of goods. The charge. however which has aroused the Commercial club to action is the claim that cer tain shippers of this city have stuffed dressed turkeys and chickens with sand in order to add to ;he eight
 The Commercial club promises e 1 expose any merchant found guilty of attempting to fleece Alaskans
 NEW JUNEAU JUDGE. ] SEATTLE. May 19.-.Robert Jen. ninGs. whose appointment as federal judge Of the First judicial district of Alaska has been confirmed. sail ed for the North last night. The new judge s going direct to Juneau where he w.ll relieve Judge Lyons
 NOMEITES ANNOYED.
 WASHINGTON, May 19-Fhe ap ppointment of Emmett Jordan as marshal If the Second judicial divi- sion of Alaska was made public today when the name Of the new aPpointee was sent to the senate tor confirmation.
 As early as d week ago it was practically assured that Jordan would land the plum. and since that 1 lime scores of messages have been received from Nome Democrats pro- testing agaiHst the appointment on i the grounds that Jordan is not a bona fde Alaskan.
 II is claimed by those acquainted with the circums ances that Jordan l has never spent q winter in the North. his residence n Alaska be- ginnine in the spring soon after the opening of navigation and termina . ing in the fall II is sad that he i has no real interest in Alaska other than the promo ion Of mining deals. i The Nomeites declare that they will carry the fight into the senate in .heir efforts to defeat Jordan. i WASHINGTON May 2o.-The name of Edward EXum, of Gh tina. Alaska. has been sent to the senate for conf rmation as |. s. marshal i of the Third judicial division of the Northern territory. The appointment will come as q surprise 10 majori- ty of the res. dents of Alaska, since it was not generally known tha' Exum was candidate for the of flee Exum is Jennings Democrat and is well spoken Of by Alaskans now i'll this city. He was delega Q l to the convention which nominated l Jennings for the office of delegate 70 congress year ago.
 VALDEZ, May 2O.-The nom ma ton of Exum is somewhat in the nature of a shock to the people of l his city. none of whom were aware | that he was a candidate for the of ! flee. The support of the local Demo crats has been given to Al. Bowling and it was considered certain that he would land the place.
 Tom Donohue, the well-known Democrat who has been working in the interest of Bowling. proba- bly will file charges against Exum in an effort to prevent his confr- nation by the senate.
 William II. Whittlesey, who is an asp rant for the office of United States attorney for the Third divi- sion, has been appointed to succeed I. Lindley Green, al present as sistant district attorney with head quarters at Seward
 COMING HOME.
 l SEATTLE, May 20-That the first boats down the Yukon will carry many old-timers is indicated by the number of Alaskans who have put up at the local hotels during the pas, few days to await the opening of navigation on the upper river
 There are sourdouehs here from every section of the United States. many of whom have been absent 1 from Alaska for a number Of years
 The Northern movement is par tially attributed to the oue times i which prevail throughout the coun- | try generally, and to the promi- hence which is being given Alaska at the national capital. All of the Alaskans are talking railroad. and many of them declare that they are go ng North to await the com ing of the road.
 A POPULAR GOVERNOR.
 JUNEAU. May 21-Major J. F. A. 1 Strong took the oath of office of governor at high noon today and i became the eighth executive of Alaska. The inauguration ceremo- nies were favored with bright sun shiny weather; the streets were crowded with humanity; the bu Id ings were in gala attire The city council has declared the day gen eral holiday so the business places closed and mining activity was at a standstill. The newspapers, the Ju- neau Dispatch and the Alaska Elm pire, did not publish.
 Governor Walter E. Clark and Major Strong were escorted from the governors house to the court house steps. where the inauguration vas to take place. by committee headed by Senator Tripp, Of Juneau, and Representative Gaffney of Nome.
 In introducing Governor Strong to the assemblage after the oath Of office had been administered, Cover nor Clark said: "I have great honor and pleasure in presenting and l cOumondinp tO the loyal SuOuOrf of