The Alaska citizen., 1914-10-26


 | Epidemic Since America was l Kills first discovered. il seems l Indians that the Indians have been gradually lessening l in numbers. due to their inability l 10 accommodate themselves 10 civil ] ized conditions Now the Alaska i Indians seems 10 be dying from diseases that they never knew until white men came here. Tuber- , culusis has taken many of them, ] but another deadly epidemic has broken out among them in the Lake i Clark district according to the fol lowing from the Seward Gateway: That the natives in the Lake ] Clark and Iliamna village have been suffering from dangerous epidemic and that several of them have died is the information brouht by F. F. Bean who. with C. H. Hendricks and i Nelson Gordon. arrived this morn ing after summers prospecting in those districts.
 MT Bean says that some kind of a discovery was made on the Null 1 chatna about a year ago and that Walker and Dutton had a drill work ing there this summer and found fairly good prospects. The country looks promising to MT. Bean and he says that some copper properties have also been staked and are held in there. Eighteen people took the Watson at Iliamna bay
 All Can Whether women of Al Vote For aska will have the right Delegate to vote for delegate to congress is something concerning which some doubt has been expressed. and a few days ago The Citizen submitted the question 10 a responsible legal authority in Fairbanks His decision was that Alaska women will be allowed to vote for delegate.
 What caused the question to come up. was the fact that the federal law providing for the election of delegate to congress limited those who may vote for delegate 10 male citizens of the United States who are over 21 years of age. The Alas ka legislature since that time pass ed law giving women the right to vote. but as the federal laws can not be changed by the Alaska leeis- lature it seemed that the action of the Territorial lawmakers would ap- ply only 10 officers elected in Alaska.
 But the local attorney who kindly looked the matter up for The Citi- zen, explained that the "Organic Act, which gave the legislature it's right to make laws, provided that the legislature could give women the full right of voting, to be enjoyed by them equally with men.
 Fur That war has so com Market pletely ruined the fur Ruined business in Alaska that
 it may never again be what it was, is the statement made by Peter Nachon, who returned early in the week from the Outside, stop ping off en route at his fox farm at Tolovana.
 MT. Vachon was Outside when the war started and was in position to watch the sudden drop in market soon after the hostilities were declar- ed. He says that fox skins that were demanding the highest prices a few months ago are selling at al most any old price now.
 Tt is probable that it will be years before the prices of furs will be back to where they were before the war started and perhaps they will never reach those prices again" explained MT Vachon. You see, while the war is lasting and later when the world is recovering from its effects, there will be a great increase in the number of foxes. for they multiply quite rapidly. Thus
 will take a long time for supply and demand to get where they were before the war started"
 Mr Vachon explained that the fox farm operated by himself and his brother at Tolovana will be kept going, though they do not expect to realize a profit on what they have expended on it.
 Merchants Fall sales in the Fair | Are banks stores have been Outwitted attracting much atten- tion, and they have brought out a good story about a clever business turn made by merchant at one time, who was being undersold by his two rivals.
 The story goes that there were three clothing stores in row. One of the end stores had received a big assignment of goods from fire sale and was selling them far below the prices charged by the other two