The Chitina leader. [volume] (Chitina, Alaska) 1910-1928, 1915-01-26

!, Seattle Chamber of Commerce, an
nounces the appointment of the fol
lowing as members of the com
mittee: j. E. Chilberg, James A
Haight, John P. Hartman, Falcor
\ Joslin, Maurice D. Leehey, A. H
! Soelberg, Charles G. Heifner, E. y
= Burwell, ]. H. Edwards, A. w
/ Leonard, L. B. Peoples, William
| Pigott, E. G. Anderson, J. c. Ford
1T. J. German, S. H. Hedges, E. L.
Webster. The above, with J. L.
/ Lang, vice chairman, and j. L. Nc
Pherson, secretary. elective officers
constitute the executive committee
SEATTLE, Jan. 21.-Edward E.
1 Johnston. a civil engineer in the
| employ of the city is dead from in
/ iuries sustained Monday night when
he was run down by an auto driven
by Ernest Ohlstrom, a police chauf-
feur, containing Motorcycle Police
man C. ]. Stanley. Ohlstrom and
Stanley, both of whom are in jail,
reported to headquarters at the
time of the accident, that someone
had stolen the machine and fled
after running down Johnston and
two women. The machine is owned
by Police Sergeant Lee Dagner.
SEATTLE, Jan. 21-J. J. Price
will be a passenger for Cordova, on
the steamer Mariposa, sailing Sun-
day night In connection with
Frank Manley and ]. ]. Ives he has
taken an option to purchase what
is known as the Brooks placer prop
erty, on Rex creek. Mr.. Price re-
turned here week ago from Min
neapolis, where he completed his
; deal with Mr.. Holmes and the other
! large owners of the claims. They
are located but a short distance
from the ground that has been
| worked for several years past by
Mr. Andrus of New York.
Brooks has represented his COM
pany on Rex creek for or 6 years
past. and has installed quite large
plant for hydraulicing. But the big
find was made late this season on a
bench. 1t was $50 feet back from
the creek and dich ground ran the
entire length of two claims. After
September 1st over $500 was taken
from the benches.
The new owners, who have had
ten men at work prospecting for the
past month or more, plan to do ex-
tensive work during the coming sea-
son. Mr.. Price will have supplies
frieghted over this spring and ex-
poets to devote considerable time to
the operation during the season, EN-
ploying a large number of men.
Oscar Freedman freighted his sup
plies for the present work and Oscar
has been busy here the past week
purchasing 40 tons of supplies which
he will ship to Cordova and then
S6uu OuI ONCi INC ie1iii oou ~ -N
Carthy. He expects to freight most
of it to Chisana this spring.
SEATTLE, Jan. 21.-Harry H.
Knox, president and manager of the
Alaska Electric Consolidated Com
pany. is now in San Francisco, el-
pecting to return in the course. OF
week or two and then to sail for
! Cordova. He is laying his plans 20
! raise the money with which to build
the electric light power plant that is
to furnish power and light to the
residents of Cordova. By reason OF
various delays and the condition OF
the money market he realizes that
he will not be able to comply with
| the provision of the franchise
| granted him, requiring that active
wor kcommence early in February.
| Before his departure south he stated
I that if an extension of few months
in starting were granted him by the
Town Council of Cordova that ne
could almost guarantee the compile
ton of the work within the time
specified in the ordinance.
j OLYMPIA, Jan. 20.-Both houses
today passed a resolution declarins
that the present session of the legis
lature will not consider any legisla
ton in reference to the liquor
question This ends the hopes of thu
| liquor interests in securing passag'
of a bill which would so amend thu
, initiative prohibition law as to per
nit of the manufacture of beer ant
its sale in hotels and restaurants.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2O-Franci
is the name chosen for the Sayr
baby. President Wilson, the grand
father, it is said, objected to tn
use of his name and a compromis
was reached by selecting that of tn
, father.
d SEATTLE, Jan. Ex-senator Ell
xpood prupar tho hoIdoyor mann ha