The Chitina leader., 1914-05-19
EDITORIAL MMENT

Commissioner Riggs rather intimates in his telegram today to the Cordova Chamber of Commerce that the people of this section ought not to take umbrage at the delay in making surveys between Chtina and Fairbanks for he the commission has already information that than any other.
 ball for Cordova is an aurng bait that some of the enthusiastic fans throwing out They contend that two good teams could be organized if made to secure a suitable ground
 Rabbi Godsten has begun for the abolition of capital punishment That all right and good place to begin that suggested by French commentator: Let Messieurs, the assassins, commence.'' Young John D. says there is nothing arbitrae in Colorado Has he observed that Mr. Huera has aban doned that attitude after closer acquaintance with the the White House?
 There is great enthusiasm among the baseball fans in Cordova there general hope Fourth July shall have first class ball ground and couple Of expert teams
 Felix Diaz by the way seems be one Mexican who has no difficulty suppressng impulse to rush to the aid of Huerta in repelng the invaders.
 Philadelphia reports campaign for individual buckets for horses Individual swaters for flies be looked for next
 From all accounts the Cordova Democratic Club Is in quandry. They up against novel situation. A member of the ub who signed the ro refuses to sign the pet tion of applicant for deupy U S. Marshal the ground that he Ajax Democrat and consequently ought request favor of Democratic official And of the club officers trying to decide whether Ajax is for against them, and wonder if he continues to be the Republican territorial committeeman for ts precinct while enjoying the favor of appointment under a Democratic judge.
 New York City proposes to segregate, tag otherwise regulate her cran evidently with the purpose of establishing close season for her public officials.
 Texas court has quashed indictment for robbery because stated dime when should have been nckes What might have happened had it been pennies only the court conjecture.
 It is stated by authority that the chief benefcaries of the canal tolls exemption will be the standard Oil Company the United States Steel Corporation the Sugar Trust and the steamships owned by the Atlantic Coast railroads Whether this correct not thing is certain Those who get canal tolls exemption will not any of the money paying canal expenses building railroads in Alaska.
 Fairbanks is fully determined that the Democratic Territorial nominating convention shall be held in that this And it wants real convention represe tation by proxy.
 We don't hear much nowadays about connecting railroads for Cordova but there heap of talk about automobile from Chitina Valdez to the valley of the Tanana
 Ii the result of should be to double the income t would probably be still less popular among the prosperous
 Former United States Marshal Faulkner Juneau states that he did not tender his resignation neither he But as his successor appointed and is holding the office 1t might be said that the department Washington simply waived fonnales and ''reeved'' the official That seems to be the shortest cut and avoids argument or controversy.
 An election held in Corova about six weeks ago but all kinds of talk about petitions restraining ores But the ns keep smiling and the outs keep growing and human nature remains about the same.
 There be solid force the acquitta Chairman Hale of the Massachusetts Progressves of being addicted boss ne No could be addicted to boss rule in the Progressive party. Their bosses all leaders
 Portland, Ore. started it's farmers market the other day Only four farmers appeared but they sold all they had inside of ten minutes there will probably be of them the next time.
 Soon the Alaska Engineering Commission will be moving on the Northand and then will there be material realization that the hopes and work of years realized
 Ajax the mighty has up against snag in his easy methods of getting away with the taxpayers money.
 WASHINGTON, May 13.-Water Daub, until recently connected with the Canadian Northern railway has been appointed as one of the engineers the work locating the Alaska railroads He will be assigned head of one of the parties be put field and expected that he hs week for Seattle to proceed immediately to the