The Alaska citizen. (Fairbanks, Alaska) 1910-1917, 1914-04-13

King, J. c. Martin. f. f Richie.
.nd Al White c. f.. Bunnell was
.'ected school director, in one of
he hottest contests ever held in
the town.
RoDEN ELECTED
lDITAROD. April :. - The Candi-
dates elected yesterday to serve on
the city council during the com
ing year were: Claude Baker. Hen
II. Smith. John c. Currin. A. f.
Maltby. and II II. Porter. The con
test was one of the quietest held III
eVeral years.
WHITE PASS BUYS N. C.
SAN FRANCISCO. April 9.-The
sale of the interests of the Northern
Navigation company to the White
Pass company, negotiations for which
have been in progress in this city
during the past month. was conClud-
ed today. according 10 statement
Which was issued from the local
offices of the pioneer Alaska trans
portation company this afternoon.
Leon SChlosS, president of the Nor h
ern Navigation and Northern Com
mercial companies. admits that The
deal has been made. and that it
means the retirement of his company
from the transportation business in
the North. The amount of money in
volved is believed to be $1,000, 900,
fer which sum the White Pass com
jauy secures the entire fleet of the
\. y. company. numbering 81 steam
,rs and barges.
The sale of the interests of the
northern Navigation company means
the elimnat on of San Francisco mer-
chants from the Alaska trade, since
il is al ogether likely that the
White Pass will insist upon Confin-
ng its operat ons TO the Northern
ports where the company already
4as Offices San Francisco's trade,
il is believed. will be transferred to
seattle chiefly.
RATES ARE UNKNOWN.
SEATTLE, April 9-Efforts % ge,
a line on the rates for the coming
season between this city and points
in Interior Alaska have been unaVah-
ng. tie representatives of the White
Pass company declaring that the
offs have not been prepared.
The right of the company to raise
the rates without first securing per
mission from the interstate com
merce commission is questioned by
local shippers. but it is expected ina,
the low rates OF the past season VIII
le boosted if it is possible for the
ompany TO do so.
WILSON AGAINST PROHIBITION
WASHINGTON, d. c., April y
President Wilson has expressed HIM
self as being opposed to federal
Interference With the sale OF liquor
in any part of the United States. tie
saws the question Of prohibition
should not be made part OF the
Democratic party program, but IN
stead should be left for settlement
Y ocal option.
1t is expected that the Presiden
stand will have the effect OF DIS
0uraging the further consideration
of the Falconer bill which provides
or prob btion in Alaska.
WILL CONDUCT ALASKA SUI D
PORTLAND, Ore, April lO.-Con
Smvth. former encouragement
of Nebracka, has been retained by
the government to act as speciai
assis ant United States attorney IN
connection with the Alaska coal
asses which are to be tried shortly.
MINING CASES DECIDED.
CORDOVA. April 10. - In all the
Chisana mining cases which have
been tried before Judge Brown, the
original stakers were declared the
rightful owners Of the property
which. jumpers sought to acquire on
echnical grounds The HertzDer-
Dovle case, involving title to Glacier
creek property, was decided in favor
of the defendant The Cloninger-
Tindlason case, which began today,
was thrown out of court at the re-
,uest of the attorneys for the de-
PENDANT. This case concerned the
ownership of a claim on Bear creek,