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The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-31
JUNGLE JoE'S" ODD POSITION.

Uncle Joe Cannon anomalous position In the
coming congress He may be known the member without
a committee"
Owing the fact that Uuncle Joe is humping around so
years of Che 10 May ast his friends going to
insist that he shall not take service committees thus
curing the hard grind of committee drudge but shall
his energies action on floor thus become of
congressman-alarge.
Whether Uncle Joe be made stand hitched this
program remains be seen but it considered unlikely
that the end the views of his friends may prevail His long
committee congress the committee appro
priaOns which of the hardestworked of committees
Uncle Joe first elected to the AID congress and served
nousy the 1s He defeated for reelection the SD
but when he back in the SD Speaker Reed jumped him
the head of David Henderson of Iowa and made him
chairman of the appropriations committee Henderson
fogave Reed for this although Reed made Henderson chairman
of the important committee the judiciary Now when Can
comes back the second time he finds the democrats in
power and there chance of him being restored
the craftsmanship of the appropriations committee The
ranking republican member of the committee is Frederick
Get of Massachusetts, and there visible indication that
Get intends to step aside with Aphonseke of the
hand and the cherry invitation CATER you, dear Uncle
Joe'
So the outlook that if Uncle Joe should back the
appropriations committee he would become taender the
minority side which would coolies of work and partcu
lar glory
Cannons friends say that he has business
mtee-that he ought leave hard committee work the
younger boods and perform his service the country by TAX
ing part the floor Debates which easy agreeable
to him. He has very comprehensive general knowledge of
the workings of the and nothing peases him
than to participate in rough and tumble floor fight Among
those who will urge Mr. Cannon to abstain from committee
work is his secretary and close personal FRIEND L. White
Busbey.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-31
MORE COAL DISCOVERED.

Anthracite coal of quality superior the finest
product of Pennsylvania toang than three billion tons
has been found in Whacom County, Was owned by Aexan
der Poison railway communications according to the
Seattle Times s3e
Should this prove it emphazng the rabd 'con
servation crme visited upon Alaska Even the small pros
pect of supplying from Alaska the part the American
which still burns COAL gmmerng other than what might
be furnished by the through agencies
In other words the most attractive bait held out to
private companies leasing lands in Alaska the posi-
by of market created for naval COAL The mines will
sary have compete with California oil in the local
ket which will be limited at the beginning
Therefore, likely that the government to
naval coal fro mAaska will have not only build gov
eminent railroad but will have to mine itsOwn COAL
Again reminded that when the Pinchot
its height and when figures ugged by alarmsts
and prove that coal rapidly disappearing from the
face of the EARTH known that Alaska practically
unera with coal from Ketchkan to the Arctic all along the
coast and throughout the great interior Still Aaskans
denied the of that COAL They compelled burn
cheap grade oftme from Canada almost prohbve prices
They not allowed burn timber from the forests
without paying Railroads and steamship lines running
Alaska changed from burners oil they
coud not secure Alaskan coal.
also the so-cae conservationsts that
power being rapidly developed to take the place of coal
for fuel and heat but they continued to raise the that u
genhems trying to steal all the coal in Alaska and
result industrial enterprises planned large scale which
would have given to thousands of para
lyzed.
Though there 'scrying spilled milk
the fact must be brought home in Con-
that the great need of the Pacific Coast cheap fuel
Every should be given those who desire
open coal mines in Alaska part of the Northwest All
kinds factories and payros depend upon getting the coal
opened To allow it the ground will not benefit this
succeeding generation No doubt many other coal
DEPOSITS will be found in both Washington and Oregon we'll
as in Alaska.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-31
TO ALASKA
FRIENDS FOR ASSISTANCE

Very favorable reports have been
received from Mick" Mikkelson, who
broke his leg while hunting near
Horsefeldt (Chisana) last December
and who was taken to Seattle for treat
ment and an operation the first of
April, where it was found that the doc
tor. who had been in attendance had
failed to make a joint. Under the
X-ray 1t was found that the ends of the
bone were overlapping two inches.
An operation was performed. the ends
of the bone being set in place and held
there by the screwing on of vana.
dunn steel plate. Mr.. Mikkelson was
released from the hospital on July 3rd
and is now able to be about on
crutches. Mr.. Mikkelson wishes to
extend his thanks to the many friends
who were so kind and unselfish in
their assistance to him while at Horse
feldt and enroute to Seattle, he also
wishes to thank the residents of CHS
ana for their very kind financial assfs.
lance which was sent to him through
III. 5. Cooke.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-31
cHUGACH FOREST RESERVE.

Practically half of the Chugach forest has
turned TO the public domain More than third of
when originally created contained water and another good
centage according to the given for elimination Ibid
not contain sufficient TIMBER
When private capital trying to build railroad and
deveop the mines and settle the country charged tim
her tax and had deal with redape forest regulations But
now that the government building railroads and locating
townses and timber for its purposes and wants
see the country developed that it will produce tonnage for
the railroad the restrictions removed In fact
the executive elimination is striking lesson emphazng the
truth of the complaints of pioneers against former restrictions
In the interior where there really large of good
timber and where the weather dry and there is dan
gers from forest es there timber But most
of the scrub timber the of Alaska in the belt
included
The Dispatch has quarrel with the present forest Off
Gals 1t believes they really trying to make the burdens
light as possible and aid legitimate development which would
allow the timber matter what its value to fall into the hands
of few SPECTATORS
On the other hand who wants timber for pulp mills
building purposes for mine timber for other
local development that person should be allowed all the timber
he may need locating farms should also be allowed
sell the timber on places when they have furnished
dence of good faith that they intend to really farm and not To-
cate homestead for the value of the timber.
There is middle by which the tim
Der might aid local development Even if wothrs
of the timber along the entire Alaskan coast used the
few there would still be enough left and second
growth better timber would grow for the needs of the
coming generation.-Juneau Dispatch.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-31

might prescribe for the benefit of roads
and schools in the counties where the
Forest reserve was situate, it created
only a personal trust. The money
was derived from the sale of forest
lands belonging to the United States,
and the United States had the power
to give it to whomsoever it pleased,
and to make any person or body, its
agent to distribute the funds. The
United States in considering the Legis-
lature of the Territory as it's disburs-
ing agent, invested 1t with a large
amount of discretion. The Territorial
Treasurer is but the safe in which the
money is deposited. Congress said to
the Legislature, we grant this money
to the Territory for the benefit of
roads and schools in that part of the
Territory which produced the money,
and we trust you to supply it, no one
can complain but the donor, /. e. the
United States.
&c. The plaintiffs have shown no
equity in themselves for injury-the
court is asked to hold this action of
the legislature to be in violation of the
Organic Act. e, unconstitutionally
land it is asked to do this at the suit
of individuals who show no injury to
themselves That this cannot be
THE demurrer is sustained"
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-31
WIFE AND THREE
CHILDREN ARE
SUFF0CATED

SAS FRANCISCO, Aug. 27-Mrs.
John ]. Pershing, the wife of Brigadier
General Pershing and her three chill
dren were suffocated at their home in
Preside last night when a night lamp
in the library exploded. The accident
occurred shortly after the family had
retired from the dinner table, Mrs.
Pershing at the time being engaged In
reading some letters from her husband
to their children. The explosion
started a fire and in some account
able way the stricken woman was I'M
able to escape from the room, when the
firemen came the four corpses were
discovered in the room hardly touched
by the flames. They had evidently
been suffocated in the thick smoke
of the fire or been overpowered from
gas generated when the lamp ex-
pioded. General Pershing is in COM
mand of the United States troops sta
toned at Ell Paso, Texas, and was i'm
mediately notified of the terrible catas-
trophe. Mrs. Pershing was the daugh-
ter of United Senator Warren of
Wyoming.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-31
EDITORIAL MMENT

Something like $1O0OOOOOO is its way from England
New York. to be added to gold surplus whose gmmer is
beginning to hurt Uncle Sans eyes.
is said have England 100000 to take those
little German possessions in South Africa Real estate
should perk up. Land is selling high. ttH
One of the pasmes of the silly the construction
of imaginary munitions trust to be Knocked down. trampcd
and spat upon at the next session of congress.
The state of Pennsylvania evidently is still living long
about 1885, The Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph employs
half column denying that there such serpent the hoop
snake "a
The solicitor of the Department of Commerce said to
have found defect the seamen law passed by the last
Any old tub point out dozen more
serious.
The story of modern war; with its digging it's
tangemen its machine bombs and told when
the British commander deemed worth while tell the world
of advance along 200 yard front.
The slowness of the coming of the railroad the dsappont
ment unexpected delays all of these things seemingly
the inevitable obstacles which prevent the securing of quick
of all things that worth having Have you
expected anything that you onged for eagerly and you
ever got without dappontments delays' Isn't
curious7
With the arrival of the collier Prothemus and the ola of
FIVE torpedo boat destoyers next week there should be
siderable activity in town. The lighthouse tender Kuku
here and with the addition of couple of large freghers
and steamehs fleet of naval and merchant vessels
would certainly make creditabe showing for photograph
showing the facilities of the Cordova harbor
There is money coming The date fixed for its arrival
You go get it and, alas you told that there is hitch
Wait around the for the best girl She promised to be
there at sharp Does she show up timex Nix You
have property sold at good figure and the time appointed
for the transfer but at the last moment the other side finds some
flaw the title You strike rich payseak and next day yon
have lawsuit your hands Such is lifeSeward Gateway
The New York Sun thinks the of fatuous inconsis
unconstitutional disastrous trng with Mexico have
about ended; the mistaken Judgment and inefficient dplo
macy the Washington administration to be succeeded by all
new chapter. Forward Let the makeup the old
ag Those who have been reading the New York pagers
Mexico and Europe recent months convinced beyond
doubt cam deliberate and efficient action with lasting
results the thing to be done REIMBURSEMENT of international
into and still scarcely urpas days issue of the
editorial and pesto peace pork and publicity prouberant
bales for sraught public 1t American habit to ri
the country press but roll all its years wildly sophie
uterances its hafdgesed theories and its radicass
ande still scarcely surpas issue of the
New York newspapers.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-31
LOTS SOLD FROM FIFTY TO
f EIGHT HUNDRED DiLLARs

The sale of lots last Monday in An
chorage resulted in prices that ranged
from fifty dollars to eight hundred
dollars. according to Dan Saunders.
who arrived last evening after having
left the new railroad town last Tues
day morning. In the whole Mr..
Saunders is inclined to believe, the
lots brought nearly double the price
received for similar lots at the first
sale. Most of those sold this time
were outlying residence lots but the
ones that brought the highest prices
were close in. Mr.. Saunders has been
in the Matanuska country during the
summer, around Matanuska Junction
and the coal fields. He says many
settlers have arrived in the district
and are putting in crops. The En-
cheering commission is building a
bridge over the Matanuska river.
looks fine in that section.
Seward Gateway.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-31
.F|DALGO BAY COPPER
CLAIMS BEING EXPERTED

E. D. Reiter, a mining operator of
Spokane, and A G. Stahl. mining
engineer have been Investigating the
Fidalgo-Alaska Copper Mining Com
pany's claims on Fidalgo Bay, which
Mr.. Reiter figures on purchasing and
developing.
Mr.. Reiter is an attorney at law and
has made mining law his speciality.
He plans to locate in Valdez and spend
his efforts opening mines, as he has
behind him large number OF Wash
ington and Idaho operators who are
seeking investments in Alaska, and
especially on Prince William Sound,
which is looked to as the coming min
ing district of Alaska.
81 have been greatly surprised at
the amount of development done on
the Sound, and am favorably impress
sed with the country" said Mr.. Reiter.
1.-THE mining operators in the United
States are looking to Alaska and
especially to Prince William Sound
for big copper properties and many of
them will make Investigations and in
vestments here if the reports of the
district are borne out by thorough in
vestigations.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-31
TEDDY WANTS WAR AND NoToR1ETY.

Theodore Roosevelt is again in the spotlight According
to Geographic report yesterday he made address at
State Militia encampment in which he excoriaed President
Wilson and he neutrality policy by the of language that
neither fitting becoming of his intellect and posi-
ton when directed against the chief executive of the United
States Teddy has been peeved the European
broke because the United States did not interfere and
whack at Germany He wants to resent the attacks
upon vessels which American lives lost but his princ
pal object in bechng forth at this critical time to gain
little cheap notorety Similar tactics adopted by this
fourusher time ago, but his rantngs with very
little by the conservative and patriotic people
the United States.
Failing In this Teddy started tour to the Pacific coast
confer with the remnants of the Bull Moose party He adj
vsed his followers to hold together but did conde in them
what for e4M
Until he makes another contract with the Democratic
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-31

chiefs to elect for them another president yeari until he
make dcker with the Republicans to be their leader next
yearf He should have added to his advice hold together the
words un make arrangements minister to my
DESIRES fro then shall need all the dupes that gather
under my Standard
He declares that he is most peaceable and domestic
but in the event of he and his four would enlist
We believe that for believe that he and his
physical But they would all have go officers
In that respect he is not bit above the mongre Chiefs that
have been raising haes Mexico for three Teddy
is rather a winsome fraud.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-31
WILL
]: MOVE CAPITAL
): Of MEXICO

& WASHINGTON, Aug. 27--General
Carranza has dcideed to move his CAPT
tai from Vera Cruz to Mexico City, and
the, transposition will take place next
Sunday. Carranza is in full control
of southern Mexico and his troops &C.
cupy the capitol, Villa having determ-
ined to enter upon guedilla warfare.
Carranza plans to establish his gov
eminent in full swing in the govern
ment buildings in Mexico City, and
will at once ask the United States for
recognition.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-31
LAW: PUTS HILL s
comp ANY OUT
OF BUSINESS

SEATTLE, Aug. 27-The Great
Northern has determined to discon-
tinue its trans-Pacific steamship SER
vice. and the big liner Minnesota has
been sold to England. The action of
the officials in leaving the field of
ocean transportation is due to their
inability to operate their ships in con-
formity with the Seaman's law passed
by the last Congress, without losing
money.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-31
UNCLE: SAM Is
SOME SHIPPER
i: Of GOODS

WASHINGTON, Aug. 27-For the
first time in its history, the United
States leads all the countries of the
world in the value of its exports. The
total value of exports for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1915, was ST.
76S, 100000. Two years ago the ex-
port of the United States ran to about
billion and quarter, so that they
Lave increased wonderfully the last
year, despite the staggering shock
war in Europe was first declared.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-31
VALDEZ CiUNCIL TRIES
TO CORRAL WHARFAGE

The Valdez city council has passed
an ordinance providing for the APP
pointment of wharf master and that
no ships or boats of any kind can land
at any other wharf or dock except
that owned by the city unless this
wharf master gives his consent. The
ordinance is due to the fact that the
council wants to put the Valdez
Wharf or Dock company out of bust
ness. The ordinance also provides
that no goods from any vessel land
ing at any other wharf without per-
may be hauled through the
streets.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-31

NEW YORK. Aug. 25-The easing
of the diplomatic tension between
Washington and Berlin today resulted
in spectacular advances of war stocks
on Wall street. The railroda stocks
Joined the rise later and the market
closed strong.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-31
TEXT Of DECISION
ON FOREST
[ MONEY

Judge Jennings upheld the action
of the Territorial Legislature in distri-
buting the money from the Forest
Service throughout the four divisions
of Alaska when he refused to issue an
order enjoining the Territorial Treas
perer from paying over the money
to any but the First Division.
Decision Read.
The decision was read recently by
Judge Jennings to an audience which
filled the court room. A notice of
the filing of an appeal was given by
John G. Held, attorney for the plain
tiffs in the suit and he was granted six
ty days to file his exceptions to the de-
cision.
The suit was entered and a temper
ayr restraining order was issued some
time ago. Later a demurrer was
filed by John H. Cobb. acting as at
torney for the territory, and the ar
guments were presented. The matter
was taken under advisement by the
court.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-31
Are Analogous.

"The judicial divisions of Alaska
are in a great measure analogous to
counties-they are subdivisions of
Alaska both for judicial insomuch as
each division elects members to the
members to the legislature. 1t is
true that the divisions have no fiscal
entity, no county commissioners, no
county government, no county insti-
tutions and neither raise nor expend
funds provided by local taxation, but,
for all that they more nearly analo-
gous to counties than anything else we
have. 1t cannot be gainsaid success
fully that Congress meant the money
to be appropriated to the needs of
roads and schools in that part of the
state or territory where the forest re-
serves are situated.
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-31
Reasons Given.

'It seems, however, to the court
that whether or not the Judicial Divi-
sion should be held to be a county,
land the court expresses no opinion
on this subject), there are three very
substantial reasons why this action
cannot be sustained, to-wit:
"a. Even conceding that this divi-
sion should be considered a county,
yet county is only quasi corpora
ton, which exists only for public pur-
poses connected with the administra-
ton of the state government and its
revenues are not the property Of the
county in the sense in which the rev.
enue of private person or corpora
ton is regarded.
1.-THE whole state has an interest In
the revenues of county and for the
public good the legislature must have
the power to direct it's application.
The power conferred upon a county to
raise a revenue by taxation, for In
stance, is political power and its APP
plication, when collected, must neces-
sarily be within the control of the leg
islature for political purposes.
SD. The trust expressed in the act
of Congress is trust personal to the
United States, and this suit is not
brought by the United States
when Congress directed this money
to be turned over to the Territorial
Treasurer to be expended in such a
way as the Legislature OF Alaska
The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-08-31
No Counties.

No Counties.
The decision as rendered follows, in
part:
In support of the demurrer it is
urged that there are no counties in
Alaska or rather that all of Alaska
must be taken as county, and there
fore that the disposal of the fund was
entirely in the discretion of the legis-
lature; in support it is urged, that al
though there are no subdivisions in
Alaska by the name counties, yet the
judicial divisions of Alaska are to all
intents and purposes the same as
counties and that inasmuch as the
Congress aforesaid provides that the
money shall be turned over to the
Territorial Treasurer to be expended
as the legislature may prescribe, for
the benefit of the public schools and
public road of the county or counties
in which the Forest Service is situat-
ed" The legislature had no power
to divert this fund to any other pur-
pose than to that expressed in the act.
1t is said that for the legislature to
for the benefit of roads
and schools in the territory at large
that money which congress evidently
meant to be appropriated for local
benefit is to betray and fiout the trust
which Congress reposed in the legis-
lature and that the court ought to in
tercede TO prevent what is avowed to
be a palpable diversion of public
funds.
"Og course there is no magic in the
word county. If there ars subdivi-
sions of the territory of Alaska pos
sesing the substantial attributes of
what are called counties, the name of
the subdivision would not be impera-
tive
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