The Alaska citizen., 1914-09-28
OF INTEREST
To ALASKANS
OPPOSES JOHNSON BILL.

OF the Alaska mining laws. SAYS that
financial conditions throughout the
States have nothing whatever 10 do
with the mining situation in Alaska,
inasmuch as the majority of the
claims are worked by individuals. He
expresses the belief that spectators
want TO make capital out of the bill
by jumping the claims upon which
assessment is not done. Maurice
Leehy declares that he can name
dozens of men in Alaska who state
that there is no demand for the re
lief Johnson would give Northern
ers.
In signed article which appeared
in the Times this afternoon Jack
Underwood says there are many
Alaskans opposed to the bill ""
belives that Outsiders are behind
the scheme.
LEASING BILL IMPORTANT
WASHINGTON, D. G.. Sept. o.
By an overwhelming vote. the sen
ate today adopted Senator Pittman's
motion to place the Alaska coal land
leasing bill on the unfinished bust
ness list This means that the bill
will be considered daily until final
action is taken, and il is generally
be favorable.
SEATTLE Sent % Assurances
have been received from Waehfnator
that the Alaska coal land 1pneinp
bin will mass within Two weeks
MORE LAND WITHDRAWN
WASHINGTON D C.. Sent %
An executive order Withdrawing from
entry an area three miles soua~e
at the confluence of the Nenanr
and Tanana rivers was signed hv
President Wilson TODAY The land
was Withdrawn for townsite nurnosog
and the action of the President is
taken to mean that tie Nenana
route for the government railroad :,
regarded with favor by the admins.
tration The President. however. re
fuses 70 commit himself The ac-
ton WAS taken At the instance of
SECRETARY Lane
VESSEL ON ROCKS
crAT-rJ y Sent % The ravanue
cutter Taboma s fast on = iaqged
rock % miles to tho westward of
Ka1hri island and her line officers
and crew of GO are in danger Of
losing their lives Several vessels
have RESPONDED to the call for aesio-
lance hut il will he imnossible for
any of them 10 reach the Taromq
before tomorrow hy which time Two
stranded vessel may be broken To
niaces
CREW SAVED
SEATTLE Sent 90 Wireless ad
vices received here today announce
the rescue of the officers and crew
IF the revenue. cu,tpr Taho.,,a ,vhfcr,
is hing IN ON root, in the North
pocific Tho crtter has hean ohan.
doned and il is believed here va,
the members of the crew are being
taken 70 Nome The disnatches do
not give the name of the vessel
which wont to the rescue
ONE BALLOT BOX ENOUGH
VALDEZ, Sept. o2.-In the United
States district court. Judge Brown
TODAY refused to grant a writ of
mandamus ordering the authorities
here TO use two ballot boxes on
November 8, The petitioners insist
cd that the delegata and Territorial
elections were entirely senarate and
claimed that senarate boxes should
ha used
In handing down his decision. the
court said that the same rules GOV
erned both elections The udees in
valdez and throughout the Third
division. therefore, will use only one
ballot hov
For the mast week there has been
mncb aroument throuqhout the dfvi.
sion as To the matter and the writ
If mandamus was reouested in or
dor ttat no. nnotto, mioht no def.
rito1v dotorminad
oppoeEe EASING RuL
wAcIINCTON n g cnnt %
conotor chofro+h Of Colorado smoke
=, annoai+ion 10 tho Alaska co,,
i,s ,oa,;,n hiu .odo,, doc1orin.
,hat NO nossooo Of ench measure
u-a,,,d tb,,aaton ,ba existence of tho
oo,'a,r,a,t +bro,ab tho 1oss of in.
di,iduolity nv, nri,ata citizens Son
ator pit+n,on Of Nevada annea1ed
10 bic oo11aoonos 10 ennnort the
Kin o,d conotor Smoot of Utah
said w. hin wand be unnecessary
,rauo !. ,ot for tho deesire ia nre
wv 10 r,onono1v of Alaska re-
souroos
Viii GRANT COAL PATENTS.
uyAcrIINcrON n G Sent o.
,ooa.a;,,o - On r,offici,l announce
,',o,,, 49,, aftarroon tho Nc
~, - aaa1 aloi,e j.; Aloe-
~ or u,i,, 9 ho a,antod natnnts in tho
vow, na.r fnture