The Alaska citizen., 1913-02-17
OF INTEREST
TO ALASKANS

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GOVERNMENT CONSTRUCTION
WASHINGTON. Feb. To- Delegate
Nicke1sham of Alaska is taking a
ieaGins part in the railroad talk for
the most-northern Territory. and has
given statement 10 the press in
which he speaks for government
construction as against the building
of the RAILROAD ny private corpora
ton with the government guarantee
ing the interest on the bonds. He
believes that the government should
handle the railroad question in
Alaska along the lines it prosecuted
in acquiring and building the Pana-
ma canal, and using the leftover
material from the Canal railway in
the construction.
NEW HEAD FOR ROAD.
SEATTLE. Feb. 1o-Caleb Corser.
4 celebrated New York railway mau
railways of the Eastern states. has
been appointed superintendent of he
Copper River d Norlhweste fern rail
"ay in Alaska, and will assume
charge Of The road Immediately
NEW CUTTER NEEDED.
WASHINGTON. Feb. l0.-The an
nual report OF Capt Ellsworth =.
BerthoH, commander of the revenue
cutter service of the United States.
recommends the construction of a
new revenue cutter, which should re
place he'Perry In Bering sea.
WANTS TO HELP ALASKA.
SEATTLE. Feb. 10-Advices re.
ceived here today from the national
capital indicate that Key Pi.tman,
the ne"ly-elected United States sen
ator from Nevada, Is making hard
tight for the appointment as chair-
man OF the recently-created commit
Tee on Alaskan affairs. Pittman Is
urging his appointment on the
grounds that he formerly resided In
the North and has a thorough un.
derstanding of conditions there.
Pittman Is an old-timer of the
Nome country, he having settled In
the Seward peninsula town In the
early days of the camp. He is a
lawyer. and at one time was in bus.
ness with Albert Fink.
AN ALASKAN HONORED.
WASHINGTON. ID. c. Feb. 10
John Ballaine, a former resident Of
Alaska, has been designated as the
representative of the state of Wash
ington in the inaugural parade, Il
place having been assigned to him
today as aide to Vice-President-elect
Marshall.
MORE MAIL TROUBLE.
SEATTLE, Feb. 11.-Acting upon
advices received rom the officials
of the Copper River & Northwestern
railroad to the effect that the road
will be open to traffic within a short
time, the postoffice department has
directed that the mail scheduled to
leave for the North on the steamer
Mariposa be put off at Cordova. an |
dispatched to the interior via the
regular route.
The Mariposa is booked to leave on
the 18th.
FOUND GUILTY.
VALDEZ Feb. 12-John J. Fol.
stad and Alex Fredolin. residents of
Afognak. indicted on the charge OF
stuffing the ballot box during the
delegate election last August. were
found guilty today at the conclusion
of their second trial on the same
charge. The jury was out As hours.
Charles Pojiman. merchant of
Afognak. was arrested at the same
time the other two men were taken
INTO custody. but he admitted his
guilt when arraigned. and entered
plea of guilty as charged.
All three of the men were CHARGED
with swelling the Wickersham vote
at the remote precinct beyond the
legal limit. The finding of the ex
ira ballots in the box was followed
by an investigation and finally by
their indictment
The first jury which tried Fol-
stad and Fredolin was unable to
agree. The second jury recommend,
ed mercy.