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The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-31

mail are transported from Mccarthy
up the Nizina river and across the
Nizina glacier into the Shushanna
But we only do it because the knock
are still at work in various parts OF
ALASKA and in Seattle. 1t is the
usual thing for mushers to come out
from the diggings to Mccarthy in
from two to three days, and then it
is question of day or two delay
to make railroad connections for
Cordova. A registered letter that
left the postoffice at Shushanna on
the morning of March 20 reached
Cordova and was delivered to S.
Blum & Co. at 2:30 O'Clock on
March rs. A party of four oper-
ators, who are interested N litiga-
ton to be tried before the federal
court here next week, left the dig
gings with one pony on the Goth and
reached Cordova yesterday after
noon at 2:10 o'clock. BY name they
are A NJ. Taylor, Thos. Doyle, G. l..
Gates and w. E. Mckinney. They
say that the glacier is in good con-
dition, although a few crevasses
might be filled in with advantage.
They think the glacier trail will con-
tinue to be the route during the
summer, and say that the old timers
in the interior, who came from
White Horse and Dawson. realize
that the quickest and easiest way
to return to those places is to come
out by way of Cordova and go on 20
Skagway, over the railroad to White
Horse and down the river to Daw-
son.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-31

While we have advocated the
placing of automobiles on the sum-
mer trail between Chitina and Fair
banks, for the carrying of passen-
gers. mail and freight, it seems that
an ambitious confident driver thinks
that there is no reason why an auto
should not also be run in the win
ter. Robert Sheldon, during the
past few days very successfully
demonstrated that his confidence in
his ability to drive over the roads al
present was not over estimated. On
Sunday morning March %, at 6
o'clock. he started with his auto and
eight passengers from Chitina. He
Travelled 76 miles to Gulkana, reach
ing there that evening. He returned
the following morning 81 miles to
Willow Creek, where he picked up
another lot of passengers and turn
ing around proceeded SO miles TO
Sourdough, reaching there that
night. On Tuesday morning he left
the Sourdough roadhouse at .
O'Clock and reached Chitina that
afternoon at 4 o'clock covering dis
distance of SO miles. He stopped
at Copper Center for gasoline and
lunch and also lost some time IN
turning out for freight trains that
he met on the road.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-31
Of GENERAL INFORMATION

this spring and put in long season
of hard work. He brought two
horses and some supplies, which
have been largely increased in Cor
dova, and will leave on Mondays
train for the interior.
Tom and his wife are veritable
sourdoughs, having been engaged in
! mining in various parts of Alaska
for the past 16 years. They were
first at Skagway and when the
stampede set in for Nome in 1900,
they were among the first of the big
crowd to reach there. Later Tom
| became interested in big ditch
proposition in the Fairhaven dis
trict, far north of Nome. He became
the mayor of Candle Creek and for
years his courageous and popular
! little wife, Frances Moves, was the
only woman in that section, fire.
quently driving alone in the winter
with dog team to Nome. Although
fraii in appearance she is plucky
and has more endurance than the
average man.
They have lots of friends in all
parts of Alaska who will hope that
they will strike rich dirt in the
Shushanna. Tom Noyes has the
mining fever and comes naturally by
it as his father, the late John Noyes,
was one of the hardy pioneers of
the Butte district, where he made a
fortune in mining during the early
days. The Noyes estate is the
owner of the popular Rainier-Grand
Hotel at Seattle, which has always
been a favorite resort for Alaskans.
The members of city council met
in special session last night to hear
the report of a special committee
named to prepare the data and gen.
eral information for a pamphlet to
be issued by the city. Mr.. Hazelet
read the manuscript, which set forth
clearly the industrial conditions as
they exist, the possible future de-
velopments of the surrounding coun-
try, the number of business places
in the city, wages paid, the cost If
living, openings for new enter
prises, etc., and a warning for inn
poverished and improvident men not
to come here at present, as it would
be difficult for them to secure
employment. The report was ac-
copied and the committee was in
structed to have 5000 copies printed
and circulated, largely throughout
the coast cities.
When School Director O'Neill in
cidentally remarked last night in the
presence of Capt. Lathrop that an
effort was making to secure
library for the school house, he met
with a response that was as pleasing
as it was generous. The Captain
stated that he would make dona-
ton of a set of Messages and Papers
of the President, which was
promptly accepted by Mr.. O'Neill.
There are elecen volumes of gilt
edge, leather bound books, which
are extremely valuable because OF
their contents and handsome
adornment to any book case.
W. L. Smith is laying the founda-
ton for the addition to his rooming
house, that will be built on the lot
adjoining his present structure.
Attorney T. j. Donohoe and wife
came over from Valdez today. Mr..
Donohoe has several cases on the
court calendar for next week.
Fred Glassbrenner is an outgoing
passenger on the steamer Alameda.
He will meet Mrs. Glassbrenner at
Seattle and go back to Minneapolis
for visit.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-31
Cordova, March 26


G. Howard Birch, manager OF the
Dan Creek Mining Company, was
an arrival on the Alameda TINS
morning. He took the train re"
hours later for Mccarthy and VIII
have his seasons supplies freignteo
70 his placer property, 16 miles dis
tant. He will employ large num-
Der of men this year and expects 10
have a good cleanup. A few weeks
ago he received government. patent
for 1S placer claims.
w. H. Seagraves, superintendent
of the Bonanza mine, returned this
morning from months trip 10 the
outside. He took the train 1of
Kennecott.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-31

We have received from the
Mother Lode Copper Mines Co., a
copy of the smelter returns from the
shipment Of ore made from their
property a month ago. The shipment
amounted in net weight to 413,700
pounds, in which there was Ala per
cent moisture, leaving the dry
weight at 396,573 pounds or
19S2S6 tons In values there were
1915 ounces of silver and 1888 per
cent copper. The copper was paid
for on a basis of IL cents per pound,
and less $3.50 per ton for treatment,
netted S147.41 per ton, or total
of S29,229.41. From this sum the
Tacoma Smelling Company deducted
s4,S609S for freight charges from
the railroad at Mccarthy to the
smelter at Tacoma. A photograph
of the check of $24,36S.43, received
by the Mother Lode Company, is
also included.
Last winter the Mother Lode
Copper Mines Company brought
about 500 tons of ore from their
Marvellous claim ON the top of the
mountain to Mccarthy creek, with a
tram $3.50 feet long, having fall
of 1854 feet in that distance. From
Mccarthy creek it is hauled IL
miles to the railroad at Mccarthy
station, or Shushanna Junction, as
it is now known. President Godfrey,
who has been in New York couple
of months, returned the other day
and is now at the mine. He will
soon send another shipment to the
smelter and will arrange for exteli-
sive work, so that before the sum-
mer is over the Mother Lode prop
erty will be made a regular shipper.
| 1t is expected that before the end OF
the summer of 1915 that the Copper
River G. Northwestern Railway Will
have built a spur to the Mother Lode
tram. When this is done another
! big shipper of high grade copper ore
will be adding to the renown d
Alaskas great copper belt.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-31
Cordova, March 81

The train arrived this afternoon
at O'Clock, bringing about Is
passengers, including the Dalton
party from the Matanuska coal
fields. The next train will leave for
the interior on Thursday morning.
The consumers of coal about town
are now wearing broad smiles. Some
real coal has been received. 1t is
from Nanaimo, and it is selling al
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1914-03-31

1t is almost superfluous to con-
tinually refer to the ease and quick
ness with which passengers and
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-19
TENNIS scLoNs MEET
Receipts From Davis Cup Matches Ex-
pected to Exceed 800 ooo

New York, Dec. 19.-The report of
the ranking committee, plans for the
institution of tournaments for school.
boys and the advisability of America
challenging for the Davis Cup next
season were among the more important
matters before the executive committee
OF the United States National Lawn
Tennis Association at its annual meet.
ing here yesterday.
The report of the Davis Cu2 matches
IN this country is expected to show that
the receipts will doubtless exceed
100000. Records of the attendance
at the national championship tourna-
ment at Newport will he reviewed be-
cause of the agitation to take the tourn-
ament elsewhere.
1t was stated by member of the
committee that Robert D. Wrcnn had
signified a desire to retire from the
presidency at the annual meeting next
February. George T. Adee is favored
as successor to Wrenn If there is to he
a change in the administration. Will
liam j. Clothier and A L. Hoskns. both
of Philadelphia, also have been men
toned in this connection.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-19
YANKEE DEAL HANGS FIRE
Col. Rupert Demands Five New Play
ers and Manager

French Lick, Ind, Dec. 19.AThe
1916 schedule meeting of the American
and National Leagues opened here yes
terday. No developments were am
nounced in the negotiations for the sale
of the New York American League club
to Colonel Jacob Rupert, Jr., and Cap
tain 7. h. Huston.
Ban johnson, Barney Dreyfuss and
John Heydler spent the greater part of
the day considering the schedules, and
last night refused to discuss the meet
ing. MIR. Johnson, however, volunteer
ed the information that negotiations
for the sale of the New Yorks would
be resumed to-day.
Colonel Rupert and Captain Huston
conferred frequently. Colonel Ruppert,
when asked if he had come to any con
clusion regarding the purchase of the
New Yorks said
Il shall not start with tail-end
team ana Try to MAKE pennant winner
out of it, have made UP my mind
what to do if it is agreed to give me
five new players and a manager. AS to
the Federal League proposition, 1 am
not considering it at all. If l go into
baseball it will be with the Yankees. y
Colonel Rupert said negotiations for
the sale of the club might not be con-
cluded until December %.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-19
NEWS OF THE SPORTING WORLDLY
BARBER SHOP BASEBALL

Before Dode Paskert assured his 10y
atty TO the Phillies, Clark Griffith of
the Senators prepared to make bid for
the outielder rather than see the star
lost to the major leagues.
Eddie Foster and Alva Williams of
the Washington team are playing in
dependent bail in California. In letter
to a friend Foster declares he is hitting
above 500. His league plays two games
a week.
1t is planned to make the Central
League an eight club proposition next
season by adding Youngstown, Ohio;
Wheeling, W. Va, and Erie, Pa. In
case six clubs only start one of Canton,
Akron or Toledo, Ohio, will replace
Springfield, Ohio. In any event the
league will be reorganized for a period
of five years, according to President
Louis Heilbronner.
The Federal League will have nothing
on tine Pacific coast next year for range
of territory. Salt Lake City is to re-
place Sacramento.
Comiskey' s appointment of Rowland
to succeed Jimmy Callahan has caused a
lot of good natured speculation. A fan
remarked yesterday: Now, ism t that
just like the old Roman2 He always was
bear for $4,000 players and $4,000
managers.
Tom Mccarthy, the well-known scout
of the Boston Braves, having helped to
build up a worlds champion team for
George Stallings, will now see what ne
can do for the other team of that city.
Joe lIannin has succeeded in securing
the services of this sleuth for the Red
Sox.
Major league managers will carry
their policy of economy even to the
training camps and back again. With
few exceptions the crop of rockies will
be most moderate, as compared to other
seasons. Already many managers have
set about pairing down the surplus:
Roger Bresnahan has asked for waivers
on no less than eighteen. The eNhibi-
ton schedules of the northern trips are
being arranged with the view of saving
as much transportation and travelling
expenses as possible.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-19
REX BEACH TO SPEED
Mile Minute Boat Has Been Ordered
for Him

Rex Beach is the latest convert to
the high speed motoIboat. lie has or
dered a one-step hydroplane which is
to be built this winter by c. G. Smith
at Algonac, Mich, who built the Baby
Reliance and the Baby Speed Demon.
This new boat will have a beam of
about Z feet and be fitted with two
Sterling motors of 1S0-horsepower
each and it is expected that she will
come very near to being the mile-a-
minute boat to which all motorboat
men are aspiring. The boat is to have
room for five or six passengers in the
cockpit, but, of course, will not have
as many or board when racing. Mr..
Beach intends to ship the boat to San
Francisco and will take part in the
races that have been arranged in con
nection with the Panama Exposition.
1t is very probable that the Baby
Relianve VI, which made fine record
this year, will be exhibited with the
Sterling Motor Company rs engines at
the Motorboat Show, which will open
in the Madison Square Garden, New
York, on Saturday, January 80.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-19
INDEPENDENTS TO PLAY
Wnkes-Barre Attraction in Chestnut
Street Auditorium

Wilkes-Barre will be the attraction
in the Chestnut street auditorium this
evening. 1t is the second home game
OF the Harrisburg Independents.
On the WiIkes-Barre team are sew
eral players who have been given try
outs by the Eastern League teams.
jenkins and Nolan have each been
given try-outs and made good show.
lngs In their games. The remaining
members of the team are well known
throughout the coal regions and will
give the local five one Of their hardest
battles OF the season. National rules
Will be used in this game.
lke' McCord, captain of the Inde-
Pendents, has had the team working
hard this week in preparation for this
game. Ford and Mcconnell have
shown up especially well and McCord s
ablilty to cage fouls has grown better
each night. The short dance between
halves of the game will be held this
evening.
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H0NORS AT ACADEMY
Names of Students With High Standing
Are Announced

Honors for the third month at tbo
Harrisburg Academy have been an.
nounced as follows:
First honors in the upper school VIII.
ham Abbot, Burgess Broadhurst Car.
roll p. Craig, Russell A. Hoke, Thomas
l.. largest, James Mersereau. Robert
oeitz, Mercer b. Tate, Jr.. william 4
Smiley, Henry Olmsted, William r. Nc.
Caleb, George 7. S. Jeffers.
Second honors in the upper school
Francis Amber, Charles Dunkle. vii,
liam G. Fisher, Gantcliffe jaw. Herbert
Kaufman, \ William Rimer, Lawrence
hepuck, John s. Senseman, Milton
Strouse, Nelson Shreiner, Walter
White, William Bennethum, George Bal.
ley, Onofre Castells, Joseph Duron
Henry Ferber, Ross Jennings Donald
Oenslager, John Ross, Joseph Stronse
Robert Stewart, Arthur Snyder, Donald
Weiland.
First honors in the lower school Gel.
ger Omwake, Ira Romberger, John AZ
}. Raunick, Jr., John c. Rheinoehl
John j. Moffitt, Jr., Ross Clancy, Philin
Brown, Thomas r. Wickersham. Henry
Bent, Henry x. Hamilton, Frank Neu.
mann.
Second honors in the lower school
Cameron Cox, William o. Hickok, Rich,
ard Johnston, Lloyd Disbrow. GEORGE
Reilly, Hamilton Schwarz, James Bow
man, John Mcguire.
A ho1J =. IL
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-19
Schools like DENMARK'S
FOR The UNITED States
Believed That the Danish Folk High
Schools for "Grownups'' Can Be
Successfully Transplanted to the
United States

Washington, D. c., Dec. 19.-That
the Danish Folk High schools for
grownups,n which have made pos
sible the recent wonderful development
in rural Denmark, can be successfully
transplanted in modified form to the
United States, is the conclusion reached
by H. w. Foght of the United States
Bureau of Education in a bulletin lust
issued. Mr.. Foght has studied both
the Danish schools and American rural
conditions at first hand, and he be-
lieves that what the Folk High schools
have done for Irural civilization in
Denmark they can do for the United
States.
The place to introduce the new type
of school is the region known as the
South Atlantic Highland, according to
Mr.. Foght, embracing all of West Vir-
glnla, AZ counties in western Virgini
23 in western North Carolina, and
in western South Carolina; 25 in north
ern Georgia; II in Northeastern Ala
bama; 40 in eastern Tennessee, and SO
in eastern Kentucky 1t is not that
other parts of the country in education
though much illiteraey prevails, but
that the peculiar local conditions de
mand some institution like the Danish
schools.
There are already a few Folk High
schools in the United States, established
by Danish immigrants. While grave
difficulties have been experienced bv
these schools, Mr., Foght is of the opin
ion that thew are due to certain special
causes that could easily be overcome
in real attempt to adapt the Folk
High school to American life in the
mountains.
The Folk High school spirit has
emancipated the agricultural popula.
tlon of Denmark - declares Mr.. Foght
1t has at least made country people
the peers of their city brethren. They
nave become leaders in affairs, in pro
ductlon, in distribution, in politics
chiefly because they have learned TO
think for themselves and to act indie.
pendently of the industrial classes.
In the United States there is great
danger OF going to the extreme in the
Immediately practical and technical
NV WIN VI SpecIdl scnO0iS Is in dan
ger OF focusing too much on making
two blades of grass grow where one
grew before, on teaching girls to cook
and keep house according to sanitary
regulations and the like.
These things are all necessary and
must be taught in the schools. but they
are utterly insufficient to make MS =
really great agricultural nation. #
was not the local agricultural schools
and household economies schools that
primarily made Denmark a great scien-
tine agricultural nation, but the Folk
High schools. We need such schools in
the United States; schools that woul5
teach a greater love for the soil; that
would help us to measure the GOOD in
he by spiritual standards and not by
man made rules; schools that would
help us to rise above the limitations
OF locality and State, and teach an I'M.
derstandlng of the National and even
universal in the United States.''
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-19
FATALLY HURT BY EXPLOSION

JohnstOwn, Dec. 19.-Antonio Col
liza is dying at the Memorial hospital
from injuries received when he caused
an explosion of % pounds of powder
at his home. The house, which was oc-
aupied by six alien families, is com
plete wreck.
Gollia was smoking cigarette while
filling a small powder can from a larg-
er one His wife called to him to be
careful, and as he took the cigarette
out of his mouth TO reply, spark fell
in the powder.
Some of the occupants of the house
received minor injuries, and the shock
aroused the neighborhood for many
blocks
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-19
YORK AT ARMORY TONIGHT
Gaffney Certain to Be In the Harris
burg Line-Up-Taggart to
Officiate

This evening at the armory, Harris
burg will clash with the York basket
ball team, in the third of series of
six games. Harrisburg having won the
first game ON its own floor by score
of A to 33, in an extra five minutes
of play, while York won the second
game on its floor, score "a to Is. Gaff-
ney is certain to play in this evening s
game, while Taggart will referee.
This should prove a very fast game,
with little wrangling over rules, mas
mulch as they are the rules that York
has been playing under this season, and
Referee Taggart is member of the
rules committee. The Harrisburg line
up is considered the strongest ever
presented. This will be another one of
those games where the management
VIII not charge extra for dancing with
Loeser's orchestra. Lineup:
York u:l
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-19
Mccarthy Now a Scout

Boston, Dec. 19.-Tom Mccarthy, of
this city, will act as scout for the Bos-
ton American League club next season,
it was announced yesterday. Mccarthy
was made free agent by the local
National League team, for which he
performed similar duty last season. 1t
was also announced that Patsy Donovan
would continue to scout for the Red
Sox as in past years.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-19
CALLS IN HOLIDAY BOXES
Wilkes-Barre Mayor Asserts Money I;
Not Being Used for Christmas

Wilkes-Barre, Dee. 19.-Mrs. Ida
NJ. Hity, head of the Volunteers of
America, in this city, was ordered by
Mayor John V. Kosek yesterday to call
in all Christmas boxes stationed about
the city.
The Mayor claims that he has re-
ceived proof that the money is being
used by Mrs. Hilty for her own use.
Mrs Hilty refused to discuss the mat
ter, and has called in many of tne
boxes.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-19
Totals :. e1S ss9 6ss-1seO
Puderbaugh New Dickinson Leader

Carlisle, Pa, Dec. 19.-Tackle Frank
Puderbaugh, of the Dickinson College
football team, has been elected as Dick
inson S gridiron leader for 1915 by the
men who had won their Ds. Puder-
Ibaugh comes from Eldorado, Pa, is a
member of the junior class of Dickinson,
and has been tackle on the varsity elev-
en- with a good record for three years.
The winners of the Dickinson letter Ds
are: Hornberger, Wilson, McWhinney,
Puderbaugh, Dalton, Simmons, Myers,
iHertzler, Shelley, Johnson, Heck, Kin
ley, Taylor and Palm.
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-19
DOWN wINCRoFT FIVE
Neidig Memorials Take Game From
Middletown Team

The Neidig Memorial A. c., of Ober-
lin, defeated the Wincroft five of Mid
dletown, one of the leading teams in
the Middletown league, by score of
65 to "a. The passing of +, Aungst and
Nunemaker was the best seen on Ober-
lin S floor this year, while the guarding
of Osman excelled. Rudy and Beckey
played best for Middletown. Before the
game and between halves the Neidig
scrubs defeated the Ruxton A. G. by a
score of 20 to Z. The lineup:
The star-independent. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1904-1917, 1914-12-19
Three Hard Words

There are three short and simple
words, the hardest to pronounce in any
Language (and l suspect they were no
easier before the confusion of tongues)
but which no man or nation that can
not utter can claim to have arrived at
manhood. These words are, ~ was
wrong. n-Lowell.
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Second Game
Crescent

Field goals, Smith, 2; snyder. Foul
goals, Bowling, 7 of 16; Rice, 5 of
IL. Substitutions, Emanuel for j..
Huston. Referee, Jamison. Scorer,
Kline. Timer, Sourbier. Periods, 20
minutes each.
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First Game
ArrnMs.
ForneY.

Field goals, Conley, 8; Leedy, 4;
Maloney, 8; Fellows, 4; Ziehl Kurtz.
Foul goals, Leedy, 15 of %; Beck, s
of 20 Referee, Jamison. Scorer, Kline.
Timer Sourbeer. Periods, 20 minutes
each
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Field goals, Philips, 8; Beck, 3;
Bowman, 2; Engle, 6; Ream. Foul
goals, Engle, 7; Philips, 2; Bowman.
Referee, Baumbach, Scorer, Ruby.
Timer, Engle. Periods, 20 minutes
each.