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The Chitina leader., 1913-04-22
Late Telegraph News

WASHINGTON, April 17-This afternoon President Viii
sent to the Senate the of Robert W. Jennings of
Juneau to be Judge of the First Alaska division He will
succeed Judge Thomas Lyons whose expires May
15 Judge Jennings had the endorsement of National Commit
teeman Cheney the charan of the Democratic territorial
mittee and the committeeman from the various divisions In
addition he had the support of Chas G. Hene the original
Wilson Seattle the National committeeman and State
chairman from Washington He also had strong endorsement
from various Senators and Representatives, is regarded
here by Aaskan that the appointment of Judge Jennings in
dcates that President proposes regard the wishes of the
organization in Alaska The judicial vacancy that ter
rtory will be upon the retirement of Judge Overed in the
Third division For that position John 0srande of Cor
dova the leading and practically only Alaskan candidate
His political endorsements from the territory similar
those Of Judge Jennings Mr. Heer particularly DESTROYS
having this appointment his old friend Osrande who
has of strong endorsements from Judges and lawyers
from the states of Washington and Oregon Several United
States Senators and Representatives also giving their in
fuence to the appointment of Mr. Osrander 1t is
not considered however that the appointment will be made for
several weeks yet but is almost certainty that it will be
Judge Ostrander
The Chitina leader., 1913-04-22

All members OF City Council were
present last night at the first meet
ing since their election, and includ-
ed L. NJ. Price. Geo. C Hazelet,
Geo. Dooley. NJ. Finkelstein, H. A .
Slater, E V. Boyle, A. E. Lathrop
The election of officers as given a.
boye, was practically by unanimous
vote. When it came to the cleo
ton of a city attorney the present
incumbent, who has served three
years, arose and stated that under
no circumstances could he again &C
cept the position. A motion was
then offered that the position be
abolished. 1t was carried by vote
of six to one The Office of Mu-
ricipal Magistrate was merged with
that of City Clerk. and the salary re
deduced from $25 to $40 per month.
The other salaries were fixed asfol-
lows: City Clerk. $50 per month;
Chief of Police, S125 per month;
Chief of Fire Department, $40 per
month; Health officer, s25 per
month; City Treasurer. $ per year
The bond of the City Treasurer
was fixed at $4,000 and that OF the
School Treasurer at $1,000. A
committee composed of Mesrs Doo-
ley, Boyle and Finkelstein was ap-
pointed to audit the accounts of the
City Treasurer, and another COM
mittee composed of Messrs Slater,
Hazelet and Lathrop was named to do
similar duty with reference to the
School Treasurer. Reports of the
various officials were received and
placed on file. Under the sus-
pension of the rules the salary or.
dinance was passed. The ques-
ton was raised as to whether any
| member if the Council could legally
go on the bond of the Treasurer. The
| matter will be looked into. A COM
| munication was read from the Car
dova Fire department recommending
the appointment of John E. Berry
as fire chief.
The Chitina leader., 1913-04-22
DISTRICT COURT At CORDOVA

ney Brubaker stated that there was
nothing to the action and at the
proper time he would move that it
he dismissed.
At six O'Clock this morning the
jury in the personal injury case of
Ernest w. vande Word VS.. Kennicott
Mines Company agreed upon yer
dict. They reported to the court
at ten o'clock and delivered the yer
dict. which awarded $3.50 to the
plaintiff.
The case of H. Robinson vs.. f j..
w. Exum and Oscar Freedman has
been continued over the term.
The case of G. w. Hardman VS.
c. R. & n. w. Ry Co., damages
for personal injuries, was dismissed
1t has been dragging along for three
years.
Statement of settlement having
been made jim the case of Peter
Cordes VS.. C. r. & N. w. Ry. Co.
the case was dismissed.
The Chitina leader., 1913-04-22

Delayed information has been re-
ceiyed on the all-Alaskan Sweeps
takes that was recently run at Nome.
The start was made at nine o'clock on
the morning Of the tenth, from the
sea ice in front OF Nome, and was wit
Eessed by practically all the inhabi-
tants of that section. There we're
four teams in the race and all started
together as follows:
Scotty Allen, driving the Allen
Darling team; Fay Delzene, driving
the Bowen-Deizene team; Allayok,
driving the DR.. Newman Walter
Johnson team, and John Johnson. dri-
wing his own team.
The contest was finished on Sunday
afternoon, with Delezene the winner
in seventy-fve hours and forty-tvo
minutes. Johnson was second. Allen
third and Allayok fourth. In the re-
cent race to Candle Johnson won
The Chitina leader., 1913-04-22
NUMBER "a.

The Seattle Post-Tntelligencer has
the following interesting item that
concerns the Copper river country.
alfred B. lies, manager Of the
Alaska Copper Corporation. of VAL
DEE, one of the big mining men of
Alaska, returned from the East and
will return North tonight on the
Northwestern. While in the East
Mr., lies had several conferences with
]. p. Morgan, jr., whom he says as
sured him that if engineers sent to
Alaska by the big banking house veri-
fed reports on the properties of the
Alaska Copper Corporation. a branch
railroad would be built to the Rarus
mine and Nugget creek to connect
with the Copper River & Northwest
ern at Strelna, which is the 146-mile
station of the road from Cordova.
There are 100000 tons of ore
above the present level on our prop
critics, said Mr.. lies, averaging IL
per cent. copper, 50 in gold and 81
in silver. Last fall we shipped car
load averaging Sc per cent. copper
Mr.. Hes. upon his return to the
properties, will begin the construc-
ton of a temporary wagon road,
which will be used until q railroad IL
built. An auto truck will be used to
ship the copper to the railroad"
The Chitina leader., 1913-04-22
The House has passed an Austrai

The House has passed an Austral.
ian ballot bill which will also likely
pass the Senate. 1t provides that
names of candidates shall be print
ed in alphabetical order. with the
party designated after name. and
under the heading of office for which
they rae running. Under the pro-
visions of the bill a nomination can
only be made by a petition signed by
25 voters. Anyone 30 receiving
nomination by petition, may have the
name of any political party inscribed
on the ballot after his name. The
fact that a man is a regular party
nominee cannot be shown on the bal
lot. If John Smith, for instance, is
nominated for delegate on the Re-
publican ticket in a convention conf
posed of 200 delegates, elected by
1000 Republicans, and John Jones is
nominated by a petition signed by
25 Democrats, but designates him
self as a republican, their names Will
appear on the official ballot thus:
John Jones (Republican)
John Smith Republican,
The Chitina leader., 1913-04-22
Cordova, April13

SioS'Nt
When the Clerk and City Treas
urer submitted their reports to the
Council last night. they showed that
there was $61s75 in the treasury.
The receipts during the pastyear
amounted to S11.426.95. derived
from the following sources: from last
council, s1.622.7O: dog taxes, SIZE:
U. S. Government, for licenses, So
442.35; rent, Sill. 80; police court
fines. $685. miscellaneous sources,
$S5.
The disbursements for the year
amounted to $10,S0s.6S, as fol-
lows; Police department, s1,977; fire
department, $1,727; miscellaneous
expense, $1,014.; election, ss4.15:
school board. $3.6O5.l9; cleaning
and repairing streets, $466.10; public
health and INDECENT. $S10.55: light,
s1,11S.45; publishing and printing.
s64.65; public building and i'm.
provements $12324; interest, S.
05; dog taxes, $40.
The Chitina leader., 1913-04-22
The legislature has invited Prasi

The legislature has invited Presi-
dent Wilson to visit Alaska, in the
following joint resolution adopted:
THAT it is the sense of the people
of Alaska, that for and in behalf of
Alaska, an invitation be, and the
same is hereby respectfully rendered
to the president of the United States.
to visit Alaska, meet it's people, and
give personal aid in the solution of
its problems, to the end that Alaska
and its citizens be afforded such high
honor and the consequent benefit to
be derived thercfrom,'
The Chitina leader., 1913-04-22
Cordova, April 81
OFFICERS OF COUNCIL

President and ex-offlcio Mayor
L. NJ. Price
Vice President-E V Boyle
City Clerk-Nathaniel Greene
Municipal NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Greene
City Treasurer--JOhn Reidy.
Health Officer-Dr. W H. Chase
Chief of POlice-A j Henneke
Chief of Fire Experimentation
f Barry.
The Chitina leader., 1913-04-22


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holds back the of the artificial Gatun lake. which
openings independently
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Arizona republican., 1913-06-24
Secretary of Interior An nounces New Policy and Backs It With Order Re ducing First Charges On Water Users.
NEW RULE APPLIES
 TO OPEN PROJECTS
Engineer Reed Says Only Formally Open Projects Will Benefit By This Now; Policy of Great In tereSt Here.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH


 WASHINGTON. June 23.-Special cultivate their land on government reclamation projects a aga1nst specu- latOrs was announced as an interior department policy today by Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane. In line with this the secretary ordered Q. temporary reduction to one-tiird the amount due from present settlers, on the final building charges miscellaneous provided no payments be less than 50 cents an acre The unpaid balance will be added to the last installments for water right applications. Those who have paid these charges may have credits either on their next annual in- stallments or on operation and main tenance charges now due
 This action was taken in recognition of the difficulty many settlers of irri- gated lands have been in meeting their obligations to the government as inn pressed upon the secretary at the rec ent conference with representatives of water users associations
 No person is to receive the benefit of tOdaY's concession who on December 1 next has not paid all the amounts due for operation and maintenance and who has cultivated less than half the irri- gable area his land or not less than five acres for each full irrigation season since water was first available. For the benefit of those now delinquent anI subject to cancellation it was ordered that no steps be taken if they make payment for operation and maintenance charges by December l.
 Secretary Lane announced he would urge upon congress the passage of some act giving further extension of time for the payment of building charges under the present limitations of conditions.
 "A man who makes farm and irri- gates it is the man I am interested in primarily and not the land speculator'' said the secretary. "On some of our irrigation projects We have been mak- ing money for speculators rather than homes for farmers. I find we have on our irrigation projects 100000 acres of irrigable land but we are irTigating only 65O,000 acres. More than 95 per cent of the remaining 550,O00 acres ar9 all irrigable but the unirrigated land is in private speculative ownership.
 The man who irrigates his land should have easier terms from the gov ernment because he is the one who is giving the public the benefit of his land. The people of the United States have invested $75.00O.00O for construct ing irrigation works to irrigate farms and not to increase the value of lands held out from use.
 Not one of the water users desires the government to waive his debt but less than half of them have paid the building charges due December l. 1912 which will be delinquent December next. It is necessary now to insist upon payment of operation and main tenance charges but it seems wise and just to reduce all present building pay ments"
Arizona republican., 1913-06-24
MEXICANS WORK THIRD DEGREE
 ON AMERICAN
Accuse Him of Carrying Federal Messages Through Constituencies Lines and Threaten Him With Firing Squad.
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EAGLE PASS, June 23-The "thirI degree. with loaded rifles Was given c II Eippeteau an American travel ing salesman rom Dallas. Texas.
 who was released today by the con
 stitutfon4lists at Piedras Negras
 Mexico and escorted to this city.
 Rippeteau had been held for several days charged with carrying federal
 messages through the constitutions
 alist lines iii the Coahuila state.
 Thursday night at Columbia. Mexico.
 he said efforts were made to get
 him to confess that he had been laying dynamite about NueVo Larc- do. Mexico. the scene of the recent
 fighting H. denied the charges and
 at a. m he said he was aroused from his sleep and questioned again about the dynamite.
 A firing squad then escorted him several hundred yards from the camp where q prisoner told him he would be shot immediately. His
 watch and money were taken and he was asked to give the name of some one to whom he wished them to be
 rifles 1t his breast keeping him standing he said for what seemed to him several minutes awaiting the command to lire The order was not given. Instead, after a long wait the rifles were lowered and he was escorted back to camp. Then hc was brought to Piedras Negras and released today.
Arizona republican., 1913-06-24
CuImi n n0tiOn
 Of the Work
 FOY Veter0nS s

The movement initiated by The Republican last week for sending q delegation, consisting of three Un- ion and three Confederate survivors
 of the battle of Gettysburg back tp reunion on the occasion of the
 fiftieth anniversary of the battle.
 has been successfully and easily brought to a termination, thanks to
 the liberal patriotism of the people of Arizona.
 Last night. the total of The Re
 pubIican's Gettysburg fund mad reached $761.25 with some subscrip- tions not vet in. It is thought that others will be received today from those companies of the National Guard which have not yet reported Several small sums have been con- tributed independently of The Re publican's collection and no doubt they will be placed at the disposal ,of the veterans.
 The committee on selection Of the delegation to Gettysburg, consisting of Governor Hunt Capt F'ickas and
 MT. J J. Camp met at the governors office yesterday and named three members of the c. A R delegation
 and two members of the Confederate
 delegation The third member of
 the latter was not named for the reason that word had been received
 from Thomas D Molloy of Yuma county whom The Republican had requested to take charge of the col lection there, that it was desired
 that Capt T. $. Smith q Confeder- ate Gettysburg survivor of that county to be sent back and that q frnd womb be raised for that nnr-
Arizona republican., 1913-06-24

pose. When further word was re- ceived from Yuma, Capt. Smitl will be formally named and 1t is expect cd that he will join the delegation here that all the members may go in body.
 Arrangements were made ycster- day for the transportation of the veterans and their Pullman reserva- tions Were made each being pro- vided with lower berth. The will leave by the santa F'e on Thursday, June 2G and will arrive a, Gettysburg on the evening uf June 3 lacking twenty four hours. just exactly fifty years after they arrived there the first time. There will be a special tent for the Arizona vet erans and from it an Arizona flag will fly. The celebration will begin on July l.
 The journey will be made as far that point they will take the Penn is likely that in addition to the six veterans named above Arizona will be represented by at least two more w L. Cook and D. C. Davis of Co., chise county for whom q fund is he- ing raised at Douglas. Mr. Cook had been named by Governor Hunt along with MT. Hartranft previous to the adjournment of the leg,sla- ture. when it was thought an appro- priation would be made by the state. Mir. Cook later announced that ne would not go.
Arizona republican., 1913-06-24
CONGRESS TOLD BY WILSON MUST
 ACT ON MONEY
President Reads Currency Message Before House and Senate Pointing Out Necessity for Action at the Present Session.
TAssocrArED PRESS DISPATCH

ASSOC LATED PRESS DISPATCH
 NASHINGTON, June 23.-The fix .ed determination to have currency legislation passed at this session of congress was accepted by the mem bers of the house and senate as Will sons text for the currency message which he personally presented today to congress assembled in joint ses-
 sion in the house chamber Both
 democrats and republicans saw in
 the carefully WOrded appeal Of the president. an earnest conviction that the money situation must be dealt With before congress adjourns Pre-
 parations will be made to begin committee work on the administra- tion bill which will soon be introduc- ed in the house by Representative Carter Glass and in the senate by Senator Owen
 From the rostrum of the house
 chamber the president in carefully
 moduIated tones. that carried his words to every corner of the cham
 ber read the brief message he had prepared. The crowded galleries cabinet officials. senators and re- presentative democrats and republi-
 cans, sat in tense silence as the president with forcefuI earnestness told them it is perfectly clear that it is our duty To apply the new i banking and currency system the country needs and that it will i'm mediately need it more than ever. We must act now at whatever sacri- flee to ourselves. It is a duty which the circumstances forbid us to post pone. I should be recreant to mv deepest convictions of public obliga-
 tion did l not impress it upon you with solemn and urgent insistence." The president defied the custom of one hundred years for the second time by delivering his message in
 person.
 The joint committee led by Ma ioritY Leader Underwood and Sena- tor Kern. met the president and es- corted him to the clerks desk on
 the rostrum. Wilson was apparently less nervous than when he first fac
 C the big assemblage of legislators to deliver his tariff address. As ha spoke the gathering sat in attentive silence marking carefully the points which the presidents diction and in
 tOnatiOn forced on their attention. When he concluded amid a burst of applause he bowed his way out af- ter shaking hands with Vice Presi- dent Marshall and Speaker Clark. Chairman Glass of the house bank ing and currency committee and (Continued on Page Eight
Arizona republican., 1913-06-24
Former Vice President Presents Views on Cur rency, Income Tax and Probable Future of the Old Republican Party.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DISPATCH TAHA June 3-F'Orgpt and


 OMAHA, June 23.-FOrget and for give was the keynote of an address delivered tonight by Former Vice President Charles w. Fairbanks at a banquet rendered him by 300 re- publican leaders in Nebraska The gathering was fairly representative of both wings of the party in this state
 Fairbanks had no decided views to express on current legislation nor on the democratic policies except to touch on the income tax section but thought it should be a representa- tive one. The provision for q m1ni- mum of four thousand he believed was too high and placed the bur den if it may be so called" on too small q number of people.
 As q rule" he said. every one should bear his proportion of the tax that burdens the people It makes for d better citizenship and in the end is but common justice. Dis tribution should be so equalzed as not to be a class taxation" Fairbanks prefaced his address with the declaration that when he accepted the invitation to address the Iannual mission school now in ses- sion in this city, he did not pre- sume he also would be called upon to make a political address. He then reviewed the achievements of the party to some length detailing the result of republican legislation and mentioning particularly the in terest in the commerce law and the sherman antitrust laws. These two laws he declared, served to protect people against the railroad and in dustrial monopoly no other legfs- Iation that was ever enacted. Speaking of the future he said: Now then we have heard it said that the republican party has ended it's career; that it is a party of the present rather than of the future. Such a prophecy is not new. We have heard it proclaimed in other days
 1 The circumstances which unfor- tunateIy led the party to division q year ago does no longer exist. The democratic party is in full power and Twill be overthroWn only by the unit | ed forces of a great body and those | who believe in the soundness and 1 the efficiency of the republican 1 principles Republicans, that is to say, those who believe in the politi-
Arizona republican., 1913-06-24
JEALOUSY CAUSES SHOOTING
Young Woman Attempts Life of
 Seattle Rooming House Keeper

SEATTLE, June 23.-Marie Nevins, 35 years old. a lodging house keeper, was shot and probably fatally wound ed late today by Edward McAIHster p years old. After shooting the Wo- man, McAllister teIephoned the police and waited until the officers arrived and arrested him. Mrs. NeVins was taken to the city hospital.
 The shooting occurred in Mrs. Ne wins lodging house. McAllister shot three times. two of the bullets talk ing effect. He told the police that jealousy was the cause of the shooting.
Arizona republican., 1913-06-24
FATAL AUTO CRASH.
ASSOCIATED PRESS DIsPArcH1

AUBURN, cal, June 23.-Mayor q. $. Kaiser of Napa, was probably fatal ly injured and J. Sealer, q hotel pro prietor from the same city was seri- ously injured today when an automo- bile which the latter was driving was struck by a Southern Pacific train at Emigrant Gap.
Arizona republican., 1913-06-24
Naderos Coming Back

NEW ORLEANS. June 23.-Juan Sanchez Ascona, formerly the confi- dential advisor of President MaderO of Mexico and Raoul and Julio Ma dero brothers of the late president passed through New orleans today en route from New York to San
 Antonio. Azcona who recently came from Paris where he took refuge af- ter the death of his chief. expects to go from san Antonio to Camp IVenustiano in Carranza northern IChihuahua to join the constitution- alist cause. The two Maderos dis claimed any intention of crossing the Mexican border but declared they would locate near san Antonio.
Arizona republican., 1913-06-24
FORGET OLD SCORES
 ,SAY YS MR. FAIRBANKS

cal doctrines Of the republican par ty, are largely q majority through out the country. l have no doubt whatever that the logic of events will bring them into cooperation again This much to he desired result cannot be accomplished by coercion of any sort. It must come about naturally and by the exercise of the spirit of tolerance and pa tience: old scores should be for gotten; and as President McKinleE happily put it. Tt does not do tc keep books in politics"
Arizona republican., 1913-06-24
Reed Says it Applies
 OnIy to Opeu Proiect


 ''ThOse provisions apply to projects that have been declared open. and would consequently not be applicable to the Salt River project" said En- gineer Howard s. Reed in an interview on the subject of Secretary Lanes an nouncement 'There are a number of projects in the north. where the pro- visions of this new policy will be in force, but except as a general policy of the department. the announcement cannot be of interest here"
 But the keen analysis of the situa tion presented in the secretary's own own words cannot but be of very great interest to Salt River valley people, for it shows that the secretary of the in teriOr realizes the fundamental prin ciples upon which reclamation as it is practiced under present laws is based That the farmer who actually produces is q benefactor of the people a whole and that he is for that req son deserV- ing of consideration from the govern ment which is the people, is a truth that not many have discovered, and to have it pointed out in such clear lang uage as MT Lanes makes it doubIy interesting. Taking away the benefits of government investments from spec ulators and placing in the hands of the real tiI1er of the soil a credit upon which to build his farm establishment, is a policy that will be considered wise even by the speculator himself.
 The necessity for spreading irrga- ton over all irrigable lands is some thing that the farmers of the Salt Riv-
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