The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-04-21

NEW YORK, April 17-At attempt to assassnate Mayor
John p Mitchell occurred this afternoon leaving
the city hall shot fired by elderly It just missed
Mitchell but the bullet took effect in the chin of his
panion Corporation Counsel Polk causing serious wound
The assaan sought to make his escape but he caught
and overpowered At first he refused give his
but later stated that it David Rose and that he
sometimes known David Soeshen He says he 70 years
OF He refused to give the motive for his attempted
killing
WASHINGTON, April 17-Regulaton of the whale
fishing business in Alaska the theme of bill introduced
the Senate yesterday afternoon Senator Knue Nelson
The bill provides that persons corporations
in whaling shall locate stations factories within rs miles
OF each other and that station factory that has
been used for two shall be deemed abandoned The
senator believes that the latter clause will have the effect
opening much territory that is being held without any
operations being pursued The distance limit has been urged
by Alaskans.
WASHINGTON, April 16-Delegate Wickersham con-
sers that he improve the bill recently offered by
Senator Chamberlain, providing for the organization
Alaska Development Board Yesterday afternoon delegate
introduced bill that contains of the ideas in the
Chamberlain BILL but with differences. The delegate
proposes that the board shall administer the land laws and
interior affairs Alaska and that the board shall be compoe
of FIVE members His bill provides that the governor the
general and three additional residents of Alaska
appointed by the President salary of $500 year. The
bill also provides the salary of the general
receives fees shall be $4,000 The delegate also makes other
minor changes.
The creation of development board for Alaska
original idea OF Secretary Lane who has secured the support
OF President Wilson in the effort to have bill passed The
introduced by Senator Chamberlain prepared
after consultation with Secretary Lane and President Wilson
and met with their approval Among other things provides
that the board shall be composed of three members to be
appointed by the President for of years. The
chairman to receive salary of $500 and the other
members each 49, OO Not than two of the board shall
be of the political party and the board shall maintain
principal and branch Offices in Alaska.
The Chamberlain bill further provides that the shall
have jurisdiction and control the and disposition
OF all reserved and unreserved public lands including forests
and waters and resources therein fish and fisheries seals
reindeer Mines minerals and mining Indians Eskmos and
other Alaskan natives, toll roads, and all matters
things subject to national ownership disposition
control regulation within the territorial limits of Alaska
except with respect to rates. regulations and control Of
railroads, steamship lines and other carriers which
shall remain subject to the jurisdiction of the Interstate
Commerce Commission
SEATTLE, April 15-It now looks though the people
in the vicinity of Juneau might have railroad the
interior country The Taku Railroad Navigation Company
has been formed with capital of $3000OO0 Articles Of
incorporation have been filed Olympia the ncorporao1s
being: William Herr, Frank s. Bayey and Wooral Wilson,