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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-02

Patlent-Rut you promised that
when I recovered you would be my
WIFE
Nurse-Oh. I. know. It's my duty
to keep my patients cheerful. Why,
promised this morning to run away
with A man who has lost both his
Jegs--Boston Transcript,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-02

The Civic league OF Forest Hin will
hold an important meeting in the
schoolhouse tomorrow afternoon at
4:30 o'clock. There are number OF
important matters that will be dis
cussed at this meeting. This will be
the first meeting of the league In
several weeks.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-02
LATE TOMATO CROP
ABOUT EXHAUSTED

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
HEATHSVILLE, VA. Oct. 1.-The
late tomato crop is about exhausted
and most OF the local canneries will
shortly cease operation. The pack
this year was smaller than usual.
though the acreage grown was prob
ably larger.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-02
Conducting Evangeiistic Services.

The special evangelistic services
which are being conducted in Ches-
ter Baptist church, by Rev. NJ. f.
Sanford. are attracting large congre-
cations Rev. J. NJ. Pitcher is pastor
of the church.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-02
AT CRAFTS HALL.

A request for an estimate Of thu,
cost OF putting your Piano or Playe1Sl
Piano in perfect condition while you|
are on your vacation places you NJ
der no obligation. You'll be surprieo0i
at the little cost. Call. write ~
phone.
Broad at Second Street.
Richn.0nd. Va
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-02
POSTOFf|CE DOES
BIG BUSINESS
RECEIPTS FOR PAST SEPTEMBER
SHOW INCREASE OVER
SEPTEMBER, 1912.

Receipts at the Richmond postofics
for the sale Of stamps, stamped paper,
money orders. parcels post and box
rent for September just closed shows
an increase of nearly s per cent over
the receipts OF the corresponding
period for 1912. according to the
figures obtained from Cashier Walter
d. Melton yesterday. The figures in
detail follow:
Received from sale of
stamps and stamped
paper 700 o2S.Ao
Received postage on End.
2rd and 18th class matter
and box rents. ..... 4.362.o9
Total ............... s6S.40
Receipts for same period.
year 1el2 ............ S6S, b55. 22
Increase ...............s 4.S51.32
cor 1890
While some part of this increase Is
due to the parcels post much of it Is
the result of Richmonds steady, natu-
raj growth.
Receipts for the first quarter of
the fiscal year at the Richmond GUS
tom house. which ended Tuesday,
amounted TO $243.421 as against $226,-
27306. a slight decrease, AS usual
tobacco yielded the heaviest revenue,
with burlaps a close second and wines
and spirits third on the list The de-
crease in imports is probably due
largely to the fact that the importers
are holding down their imports until
the new tariff bin becomes a law in
order 70 benefit by 1t.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-02
s 4.sb1.A2
Favorite Fiction.

rs DIR. Rybold in the Audience2 He
Is Wanted mmediately"
by Request Miss Powder VIII Now
Favor the Company With an Instru-
mental Solo"
Gentlemen, have the Pleasure of
Introducing the Hon. John Smith the
Peoples Choice for Next Governor"
Il Smoke Occasionally, Doctor, but
Never to Excess"
Gentlemen of the Jury, Have
Perfect Confidence that Your Verdict
VIII Re in Accordance With the Law
and the Evidence"
81 Have the Best Husband In the
World. But-----"
"r Shall Occupy Your Attention Only
a Few Moments. ''---Chicago Tribune
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-02
Too Randi.

isn't II queer the movies never
show us any OF those Central American
revolutions?"
Not a bit. AS matter OF truth,
they haven't perfected a film machine
yet that can revolye as fast as the
revolutions."--St.l Louis Renuhlio.
The Chitina leader., 1913-01-28

upon Stanley. For the furth vacan-
cy on the Ways and Means Commit
tee, Raker, of California; Hamill, of
New Jersey, and Ansberry, of Ohio,
are engaged in three-cornered fight.
The embarrassment of the leaders is
caused by fact that heretofore they
were able to select carefully the kind
of men they wanted for the Ways and
Means Committee, and under this
plan they will have to accept without
question the most popular men re-
gardless of the special Tariff-making
ability of ench influential delegation.
Were they to turn down the choice
of Texas, Georgia and Kentucky they
would lose the votes of those delega-
lions in legislative crises.
The Chitina leader., 1913-01-28
OF THE CUSTOMS
OFFICE ARE FALLING OFF

A comparative statement of condi-
lions of the customs service and bust
ness transactions during the fiscal
years 1908 and 1912 has just been
compiled by Collector of Customs
John R. Willis.
The report contains much valuable
information and is Illuminating in the
fact that it shows great reduction
in running expenses has been mad :
without in any way inpairing the
service although the decline in BUSH
ness has not been nearly SO large.
For the four-year period dating
forward from 1908, the receipts to-
tailed 1929, 49S.2S; from 1908 to
1912 the total reached 1855, 63S.12
showing a decline of $33, S6U.l6.
For the same relative periods the ex-
penses were s259,156.96 and S PA
02191, net reduction of s45, 121.05.
The Chitina leader., 1913-01-28
TITLE TO TOWN OF HAINES
HAS BEEN CLEARED

The Circuit Court of Appeals for
the Ninth Circuit, holding sessions
in San Francisco, has just rendered a
decision in the case of the town of
Haines vs.. Sol Ripinsky, in which
title to the townsite of Haines was
involved.
The decision that has been made
finds in favor of the town of Haines.
By the decision Ripinsky retains title
to his house and garden, but no more.
Candidates for Speaker.
Senator-elect Henry Roden, of Idit-
arod, is being urged to become can
didate for president of the territorial
Senoate, but as yet, has not decided
to enter the race. He wishes to con-
fer with his colleagues from that divi-
sion, Senator-elect Dan Sutherland,
of Ruby, who may himself be a can
didate for the position.
The Chitina leader., 1913-01-28
NEWS Of NE|GHBORHOOD

as the wind goes down. The snow is
only four feet deep there but blows in
as fast as it is shoveled out. AS |
stated before after three days of calm
weather the little rotary should be
back in Cordova The work at Mile
81 is in charge of Wilson, Townsend,
Tammany, Pike and Howard. The
men have good sleeping quarters and
plenty of provisions and l look for
them to accomplish the desired end
as soon as the wind ceases. Too
much credit cannot be given the boys
for tn faithful manner in which they
labored to relieve the trying condi-
tons caused by the blockade.
"On account of numerous minor
accidents some little delay was
caused. For instance, the pilot beam
of the small rotary broke and it was
substituted with 12x12, which could
not stand the pressure and finally it
became necessary to send it to the
shop here for steel plate to REIN
force it. Of course this and the usu-
al accidents to be expected, in the
way of breaking chains. drawheads,
etc, all took time to repair.
1T is my opinion that water tanks
and fuel stations should be establish
ed about every five miles along the
road, for use in case of emergency.
There should also be erected four
miles of snow Sheds
The Chitina leader., 1913-01-28

telegraph lines crosses the trail and a
'.cut-in'' has been provided so that in
case of necessity communication can
be had with stations on each side,
and, if necessary, relief sent from
Wortman's or Beaver Dam. The sta
ton is large building, 20x40 feet,
with a living room 12x14 for men,
equipped with hunks and stove, wood
and tools. The remainder of the
building will be used as barn for
the stock. The building has double
wall and double floor and will be of
great aid in crossing the summit
Travellers from the other side can al
most always reach the relief cabin
and it will always be possible to
make the relief cabin if the summit
is reached from this side.
Lieutenant Prosser, chief signal
officer in charge of the Valdez end of
the line says: 1.-THE cabin is at the
service of the general public, but it
is also expected that the freighters
and others who use it will replace
wood used and in every way assist the
signal corps in keeping the building
stocked with fire wood, that it may
be in readiness for immediate use in
case of necessity. The service can
not keep the cabin supplied with
wood for the accommodation of the
general public unless the public will
do its share towards keeping the
cabin supplied"
The material for the cabin was
hauled by the teams of the road COM
mission, under the orders of Colonel
Richardson, the president of the
board. The signal corps had neither
the money to do the hauling.
In order to maintain the telegraph
connection across the summit in the
winter, there are now two deep sea
cables laid over the hill from st
above Icy Point to the head of tie
second big fiat on the other side of
the summit. Two cables have been
laid so that if one goes down the
other will be in working ord'r
The Chitina leader., 1913-01-28
TO DRIVE
OUT White
S[AVERS

Orders have been issued by the de-
partment at Washington for the
agents, scattered along the Pacific
coast, to look after the white slave
trade, to congregate at Seattle for a
united campaign along the coast
towns of Alaska to ferrit out and
prosecute the white slavers of the
territory, including the owners of
numerous places in Alaska inhabited
by parasites. Already several of the
more prominent agents have arrived
at Seattle, and it is understood these
men sail for Alaska shortly to con-
suit with federal officials at Juneau
and Valdez regarding the campaign.
Complaint has been filed at Washing
ton that at several of the Alaska
towns certain portions of the town
has been assigned to owners of build
ings, where numerous prostitutes
have been quartered, and recent
white slave trials held on Puge.
Sound, where the defendants were
residents of Alaskan towns, showed
system of importing women to
Alaska for immoral purposes which
attracted the attention of the govern
ment
The Chitina leader., 1913-01-28
PUBLIC
SCHOOLS IN
ALASKA

The Governors office has compiled
the following list of schools, of all
kinds, in Alaska, in response to num-
erous inquiries from people in the
States.
The schools in incorporated towns
are:
Cinema, Cordova, Douglas, Fair
banks, Haines, Iditarod, Juneau, Ket-
chikan, Nome, Petersburg, Seward,
Valdez and Wrangell.
The following maintain High
School work:
Douglas, Fairbanks, Juneau, Ket-
chikan, Nome, Seward, Valdez and
Wrangell.
There are also schools in the fol-
lowing unincorporated communities:
Afognak, Candle, Chatanika, Chi
chagof, Chitina, Council, Ellamar,
Fox, Garden Island (Graehl P. o.,
Katalla, knik, Kodiak, Latouche,
Longwood (Kodiak P. o., Menden-
hall Juneau P. o., Ninilchik, Nush-
agak, Ouzinkie, Reservation valdez
P. o., Ruby, st. Michael, Scow Bay
Petersburg P. o., Sitka, Tanana,
Teller, Unga-Peninsula (Unga P. o..
Schools for natives Undians) are
maintained under the direction of the
Bureau of Education, Washington, D.
c., with Mr.. w. T. Lopp, Colman
Building, Seattle, Wash, as Chief of
the Alaska Division. These schools
number about 100.
The Chitina leader., 1913-01-28
GOV. ANNOUNCES
HIS RETIREMENT

torial development are in an inverse
ratio to the distinguished honor of
being governor of territory prob
ably larger than any other on the
earth's surface administered by a
person other than sovereign.
And so when 1 send my resigna-
ton to the new President on the 4th
of next March, it will be a proud re-
greet but a profounder relief. l place
no estimate upon the work of my ad-
ministration. but l think l shall end
by speaking of the subject which l
mentioned first when I came here,
lighthouses. l take some satisfac-
ton that there are at least ten times
as many aids to navigation in Alaska
waters as there were three years ago.
1 wish there were ten times as many
as there are now.
This territory and this town have
had wonderful attraction for me for
the last thirteen years. 1t has net
been a welcome change to go
back east, but it has always been
easy to come back. -
The Chitina leader., 1913-01-28
ALL LEGISLATIVE RETURNS
HAVE NOT BEEN FILED

No definite date has been fixed by
the Territorial canvassing board for
the canvassing of the vote of the No.
vember election of members of the
Territorial legislature for the reason
that complete returns are not yet in
from many places.
The canvassing board consists of
Gov. Clark, Surveyor General Distin,
and Collector of Customs Willis. The
board will probably delay action as
long as possible so that tagging re-
turns may have chance in the count.
Candidates will probably be notified
by wire of their election and certifi-
Gates issue on their arrival at Juneau.
The Chitina leader., 1913-01-28
RAGE FOR
HEAD Of
THE WHITE

Cordova should let no stone I'M
turned to secure a trail from along
the Copper River railway to the head
of White river, as Dawson people
want to get the business we seek, as
the following item taken from the
Daily News of that camp indicates:
A petition was formulated here last
fall at meeting of some twenty own
ers of White river copper claims in
which they requested the Yukon gov
eminent through Commissioner Black
and Dr. Thompson, member of parlia-
ment to build trail the coming sum-
mer from Coffee Creek to the head of
the White. The commissioner and
DR.. Thompson declared themselves in
favor of the trail, especially since it
promises to make much business in
the coming copper camp tributary to
Dawson. Now it transpires that
Cordova also is after the business of
The head of the White, and Yukon
may have to hustle. The Yukon
trail can be made for much less than
the trail from the Cordova side. The
Cordova people want 100000 from
the Alaska road commission, to build
a trail from the railroad connection
at Blackburn, or Mile 1872, on the
Copper River & Northwestern rail-
way, over to the new bridge that is to
cross the Nazina river, then along
that river and crossing Young, Chiti-
tn and Dan creeks to the Chittystone
river, and over the Scolai pass into
the White River country.
The Chitina leader., 1913-01-28

The dogs of the signal service for
merly used at the stations along the
military line from Valdez to Fort Glib
bon have been banished to the sta
tons along the Yukon. From Fort
Gibbon to Valdez all the stations
have horse apiece and in some in
stances two, as at Valdez and Tonsi-
ma, for the purpose of communication
between stations, repair work, for a
winter mail service between the sta
lions and for the purpose of keeping
the trail open, if possible, all winter.
Every dog has his day and the day
of the government dog at the tele-
graph station has passed forever.
The signal service has also built a
relief station at the end of the lake,
near the summit. AT this place the
The Chitina leader., 1913-01-28

In speech delivered before the Jul
neau Commercial Club Governor
Walter E. Clark made the first public
of his retirement from
office this Spring. In this connec-
ton he said:
This is season, which lately has
been recurring once in about twenty
years, when great number of Off
cial gentlemen are talking about re-
signing, to enter other fields of use
fulness, and speaking of it just as if
they liked it and had expected to do
it all the time So, following their
example, take this occasion to say
more publicly what | said to many
persons during my trip through the
interior, several months before the
general election, that expect to re-
tire from office in the spring of this
year. 1t will not be asy to leave
Alaska but it will not be hard to re-
linquish the Office / hold, the cares
and vexations and disappointments
of which at this stage of our terri
The Chitina leader., 1913-01-28

dent of Alaska can cut or have cut
60 cords of wood, or 10000 feet of
lumber. without any interference
from the government This is sup
posed to be all any one person shall
need If it is not then it should be
raised.
Men may go in the business and
sell wood, but they must cut under
permit granted them by the land de-
partment. The reason of this provis-
ion is that the government wish to
have the cutting of wood to follow
some reasonable rules and regula-
tons. For instance, they do not
wish saw logs cut and sold for fire
wood because saw timber is scarce in
this country, nor do they wish to
have good timber wood cut and left
on the ground to rot.
sit has been said by many that all
the waste in Alaska does not COM
pare with drop of water in the sea,
but unfortunately the waste is all
near towns and the most accessible
places are ruined by indiscriminate
methods to the loss of all.
mo interference has ever been
made by the land department with
the use of timber for the develop
ment of mining property and it is not
the policy of our department to him
der, but it is rather our aim to aid
in the development of the natural re-
sources of the country"
w. J. Lewis, special agent of the
land Office stationed at Juneau,
against whom some of the residents
of Seward passed resolutions object
ing his methods in handling his de-
partment, explaining his position
says:
sit is true that the people of Sew
ard met and passed resolutions, but
it is not true as stated in the Seattle
Times that I was condemned, nor is
there any great difference of opinion
between the people of Seward and
myself in the matter of the enforce
ment of the law, but to those whose
interests have been hurt by the op-
erations of the law, considerable op-
position has manifested ITSELF
LET me explain the nature and
object of the timber laws and regu-
lations. In the first place, any resi-
The Chitina leader., 1913-01-28

WASHINGTON, Jan. % = The
Democratic leaders in Congress have
noted with embarrassment the fact
that without sanction of the caucus
or the rules of the House, various
state delegations have proceeded to
nominate members of their own dele
cations for positions on the Ways and
Means Committee. The House rules
provides that the Democratic caucus
shall elect members of the Ways and
Means Committee which, in turn, Sc
lects members of all other commit
tees. While there is nothing in the
rules to prohibit any state delegation
suggesting the name of one of its
members for membership on the Ways
and Means Committee, the procedure
so far has been for Mr.. Underwood
and his colleagues to make the
slate" which is invariably ratified by
the caucus.
The various state delegations, how
ever, have taken matters into their
own hands. The Texas Democratic
delegation, for instance, unanimously
agreed to back Representative Garner
to succeed Ransdell on the Ways and
Means Committee. The Georgia
delegation has agreed upon Repre-
sentative Bartlett, of that delegation.
The Kentucky delegation has agreed
The Chitina leader., 1913-01-28

The Iditarod is rather quiet at the
present, as all the operators have
closed down for the winter, the camp
essentially being a summer camp.
The Guggenheim dredge on the Mari
eta claim on Flat creek closed down
late in the fall. The gold output of
the camp estimates at S3,500,000 and
the production of this year will even
exceed that.
More prospecting is going on this
winter than ever before and owing to
the numerous strikes and stampedes
in the Innoko and Kuskokwim the
population of the Iditarod camp has
been considerably reduced.
Otter creek is looking better than
ever and much prospecting is being
done there this winter. Marsten &
Riley have closed down their plant
and are preparing for next summers
work. There are some new laymen
on the ground now. On 2 above
Chas. Strandberg, formerly of Ester
creek, has taken the lay which Lipsett
brothers threw up.
The Chitina leader., 1913-01-28

During the recent years, with con-
Istantly growing use of the purse
seine, there has been a tendency upon
the part of fishermen using this form
of gear to violate the law prohibitive
of setting nets entirely across the
mouths of streams, says Governor
Walter Z. Clark in his annual report.
1t is not even an uncommon practice
for the fishermen to go up into the
streams and drive the fish down from
the spawning beds into the waiting
nets. This practice is most vicious,
and its continuance will be potent
factor in destroying or SO reducing
the runs of salmon as practically to
ruin a great industry The cry is
often heard that the traps are
destroying the runs of salmon-that
they catch countless millions of fish
but a moment of impartial study of
the situation may lead to different
conclusion. With trap, or series
of traps, extending out a thousand
feet into the channel often several
miles wide, the part of the PASSAGE
paratiely small, and the result is that
great numbers of the fish pass by un-
harmed. Moreover, the trap is fix
ed piece of apparatus and is suscepti-
BILE of regulation. The law provides
that 1t be so arranged as to permit
salmon during the weekly close peri
cd of SO hours. After the fish have
passed the traps they head for the
mouths of streams, seeking spawning
grounds. Their habits are such that
they frequently school off the mouths
of the streams before attempting to
ascend. 1t is as they congrcgate thus
that the deadly efficiency of the purse
seine is felt. The purse seine is IL
effect a mobile trav.
AS TO the contention that the traps
are catching all of the fish, it is only
necessary to consult the statistics for
1911, the last compiled, and it will
be observed that of the catch of pink
salmon in southeastern Alaska over
60 per cent were taken in seines and
but 80 per cent in traps. Over 81
per cent of the total catch in this
section of Alaska was pink salmon.
In the case of traps, the fish are usu-
ally not removed until the cannery is
able to handle them in a fresh con-
dition, but in the case of purse seines,
a power boat often starts out from
the cannery and is gone several days,
sometimes a week, catching fish each
day, before returning to the cannery
or sending the catch in by collect
ing boat
The Chitina leader., 1913-01-28

Advices have been received that
the famous Yukon Gold company,
backed by the Guggenheims, which is
operating extensively on Eldorado,
Bonanza and Hunker creeks, in the
Dawson camp, has given a world
wide scope. In other words, all the
placer operations which the Guggen-
helms undertake will be in the name
of the Yukon Gold company. 1t was
|argued by some when Thomas w.
Lawson. of Boston and New York,
sold s5,OO0,000 worth of Yukon Gold
stock in New York several years ago
by sensational advertising methods
all over America, that the company's
placer would be exhausted in Klon-
dixie in ten years or so, and that then
the company would have no assets.
Now comes word from New York that
the Yukon Gold company already has
absorbed the old Cariboo Hydraulics,
in the famous British Columbia camp,
and is the owner of the extensive new
properties in Iditarod, where a dredge
was installed last spring. The dredge
was taken from Dawson. 1t also is
stated on good authority that should
the Guggenheims secure placers in
California, South America or else
where, the holdings will be merged
with those of the Yukon Gold, thus
lperpetuating the company.
The Yukon Colds present dredge
properties in the Klondike, that is,
within so miles of Dawson, may not
be worked out, it is stated, before
1919, that is, seven years from now.
Some of the creeks may be worked
out within three or four years. b.
nanza and Eldorado probably will be
the first to have their gravels of
the creek bottom overturned. Sew
eral miles of Bonanza already are
are worked
The extensive buying in the Idita-
rod last year indicates plans for gen.
eral expansion of the company's bust
mess. 1t is understood the same
company has had agents at Ruby and
in the Tanana camp.
The Chitina leader., 1913-01-28

SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 2S-Louis
CLAWS, of forestry notoriety, has sued
a number of California papers for
libel and damages.