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The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1915-04-17

1be, expected His hitting has been
tidy and he has the patience to wait
until the ball is put over the plate.
He has put strength into the team
and Felsch and Collins are the fell
lows who will have to speed up to
keep Fourier inactive.
Finishing with the Browns today,
the Sox open series in Detroit to-
morrow.
The Whales leave town today and
they depart with colors flying. Think
er's men have asplurality of two wins
over their losses and if they can keep
that pace up on their first trip
abroad" they will be playing some
ball.
Judging from the four games the
Whales have staged, the North Side
has real ball team. There is youth
a-pEenty in the infield and after the
first battle that youth began to feel
at home. The stage fright has about
deserted the team.
Jimmy Smith is the main example
of this. Smith was lucky the first day
not to have fielding chance come
his way. 1t gave him a day to get
used to the crowd. Since then he
has lined up like real veteran. The
lightweight shortfstop has gone after
everything that was hit his way. He
has picked off flies that were in the
third baseman's territory when the
sun interfered with the third base
man, and he has gone back of second
on hot grounders and made perfect
playes. Smiths strongest point so
far in the stick line has been sacrific-
ing. But the youngster has a lot of
time to locate his batting optical
Farrell on the keystone sack is
mighty good playing material for
Smith to be with. Farrell and Smith
make up the youngest center sack
duet in the Federal league and they
sure do work well together. Farrell
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5-Wilson's
ex-secretary of state William Jennings
Bryan, gave a statement to the press
today in which he comes out squarely
in opposition to the plans for in
creased national defense proposed by
the present administration. Bryan
said THE views of the president are
a radical departure from the traditions
and history of this country, and an out
and out reversal of our hitherto ac-
cepted national policy"
He went on to state that if Congress
put the presidents proposals into law
that they would constitute a serious
menace to the peace and safety of the
United States and would serve as a
challenge TO that spirit of Christian
ity which teaches us to influence
others by setting an example in up
righteousness and not by exciting fear
in those we wish to help or influence.
Bryan's statement is regarded by
leading editors and publicists as the
opening gun in a fight which the
Nebraskan will inaugurate against the
adoption of the presidents program
by the Congress which meets next
month. Bryan said that he read the
speech made by the president before
the Manhattan Club in New York
last with sorrow and genuine concern
and that while he believed that the
president was sincerely advocating
that which he believed to be right,
he, Bryan. must dissent from the
views of the president, not from any
motives Of injuring the chief execu-
tive by arverse criticism but because
Bryan's own conscience compelled
him to what he could to prevent such
a mistaken policy from being put into
effect.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
CLUBS MUST PAY
LICENSE SELL
LIQUOR

SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 1.-The
Federal Court of Appeals today hand
ed down a decision denying the petit
ton for a rehearing in the case of the
Eni Club of Nome, Alaska, which had
appealed from a decision of Judge
Tucker of the Second Division requir-
ing the Club to take out a $1,000 liquor
license if it wished to sell intoxicants
members. The decision has been
awaited with a great deal of interest
throughout Alaska, as the Tilikum
Club in Valdez, and the Tanana Club
in Fairbanks were similarly effected
by the ruling of Judge Tucker. The
attorneys for the Eni Club pleaded
that the men in Alaska outnumbered
the women five to one and because
of the lack of home life and ties. the
men needed the recreation afforded by
clubs of this character, for without
them they would patronize the
saloons, and the morals of the COM
munty were better preserved I'm
club. In it's decision the court said
that the lack of women in the Terri.
tory had nothing to do with the mat
ter as the judges were bound by the
law and could not consider the social
aspect of the case, and that on legal
grounds there was no error in the
decision Of Judge Tucker which must
be upheld.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
WILSON'S PLANS
FOR NATIONAL
DEFENSE

NEW YORK, Nov. president
Wilson spent most of today here with
his fiancee Mrs. Gait. The morning
was passed by an automobile ride out
into the Westchester bills and back
again, after which the two of them
had luncheon together at the house of
a friend. Wilson left here this after
noon for the capitol, Mrs. Gait remain
ing behind, as she is busily engaged
here selecting her wedding trousseau.
The presidents speech at the Man.
haitian Club last night was well re-
ceived, and he was accorded an ova-
ton at its conclusion, the diners rising
en- masse and singing America. In
explaining the policy of the administra-
ton for a larger army AMI navy Wilson
said he wanted it to beSclearly under
stood that the government had no ag-
gressive plans, but that the improve
ments contemplated were only part of
a scheme for adequate defense.
1.-The United States" said the presi-
dent. must be fully prepared to de-
fend itself against attack from any
possible enemy, in order that the peo-
pie of the country may be assured of
a continuance of their present en-
joyment of liberty, and provide for
the necessary future self development
He added 1--WE have siding with us in
this great matter all the peoples of
the western hemisphere for we wish
not only the people of the United
States to enjoy the fullest freedom.
but desire the same thing for them
also. and they should have the same
independent growth and freedom of ac-
ton that we want" Wilson spoke
particularly about Americans who
seemed to have greater love for fore
ign countries than for the country of
their adoption or birth and said that
it was high time to call a halt and
have a reckoning with such men "as
they seem to have forgotten that their
chief allegiance should be to the
country in which they live"
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
SEWARD DESIRES
A FEDERAL
BUILDING

SEWARD, Nov. 1.-The friends OF
Judge Wickersham are making great
preparations to welcome him on his
arrival here. There are many ques.
tions of importance that our people
want to take up with the Delegate
from Alaska. Among them is a fed
eral building for Seward and he will
be asked to have a bill for an appropri
alton presented before congress at the
next session.
The best that Seward can expect
will be a building within two or three
years after such an appropriation is
passed, is the statement of those In,
terested in the project. The money
for Cordova's building was approprf
ated four years ago and yet the work
of construction has not been com.
menced.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
OBJECT REMOVAL
Of OFFICIAL
To VALDEZ

The Seward Commercial Club has
cabled the following protest to the At
torney General at Washington against
the removal of the assistant district
attorney from Seward to Valdez:
Informed District Attorney recon-
mends transferring permanently Office
assistant district attorney at Seward,
removing Whittlesey Valdez. We
charge action Attorney based on per-
sonal prejudices without regard to re-
quirements public service. Wholly
opposed interests public justice. Re-
sepctfully ask investigation by de-
partment as to competency of Attorney
partment as to competency of Attrney
fore deemed necessary by former at
torney-general. We submit past re-
cord matters handled through Seward
office sufficient argument against re-
ported plans Attorney Spence.
This Office maintained several
years, reason Seward centrally located
most accessible point third division,
especially now Seward terminal Gov
eminent railroad"
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
SUDDENLY
FROM ATTACK
APOPLEXY =:

On Sunday morning at o'clock
George Van Tassel was found dead in
bed at his hotel. He had retired
about 10 o'clock Saturday night, and
in failing to answer the call next
morning the room was entered and life
found to be extinct. Coroner Medley
was notified and an inquest held, the
jury consisting Of Clark Byers, s. B.
Cochran, Hub Bollinger, ]. v. Carter.
Art Holt and Walter Warner, who rem.
dered a verdict that death resulted
from apoplexy.
Mr.. Van Tassef was an experienced
boiler maker, having been employed
for a couple of years at the railroad
shops. He was about 40 years of age
and brother-in-law Of Red MCGEE at
Chitina Henry Van Tassel, a we'll
known merchant of San Francisco. il
a relative Of the deceased and he has
been communicated with as to what
disposition shall be made Of the re-
mains.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
GOES INSANE AND
ATTEMPT To
KILL FAMILY

SEATTLE, Nov. 5-A terrible cal
amity was visited upon a Seattle
early this morning when George
Roberts, plumber went insane and
practically exterminated his whole
family. Roberts apparently arose
early actuated by his mad impulse
and went to the wood shed, where he
secured an axe. He returned, en-
tered his wife's room without awaking
her and killed her with blow of the
axe on the head while she slept. He
repeated the performance on one OF
his daughters. By this time the noise
of the mailman had awakened his son
and daughter, but before the daughter
could escape he had shot her down
and then when his son tried to disarm
him. he assaulted the young man with
the axe, and fatally wounded him
Finding nobody else to kill Roberts
then shot himself in the temple and
expired instantly. The son is not ex
pected to live, but the daughter who
was shot will recover.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
PH|LANTROPIS7
OFPH|LADELPH Hin
IS DEAD

PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 6-Peter A.
Brown Widener, one of the richest
men in American, died in this city last
night. p. A. B. Widener, as he was
known to the American public was one
of the leading financiers of the coun-
try and had earned large fortune in
street car lines in this city. where he
was born almost 81 years ago. He
was a liberal giver to philantropic
movements, several years ago donat-
ing to the city of Philadelphia. his
private residence, valued at 100000
for free public library. His son was
a victim of the Titanic disaster, and
he built the famous Widener library
at Harvard at cost of several million
dollars in commemoration of his sQn,
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
NEW RAILROAD ROTARY
ARRIVED ON THE cORD0VA

The freighter Cordova is in port
and Capt. J. Flynn reports an excep-
tionally fine voyage north until Cape
st. Elias was reached and from there
to Hinchinbrook rough weather was
encountered. In order that the ship
would not be too deep in the water
to unload the new here for the Copper
River & Northwestern railway Chief
Engineer Duke only had enough
oil on board to last for the up-trip.
The rotary weighs 1S5,500 pounds and
Capt. Flynn called it his baby carri-
age" The other cargo discharged
here consisted of car of dynamite, a
car of gasoline, 500 tons of coal for
the railroad and 200 tons of coal for
town.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
CH|T|NA | D D { [
ELECTS NEW
OFFICERS

CHITINA, Nov. Sat a well attend
ed meeting of Camp Chitina, No. 81,
Arctic Brotherhood, the following Off
GERS were elected for the ensuing
year. Arctic Chief, Oscar Fish; Vice
Arctic Chief, Fred Walters; Recorder,
W. J. Feaster; Keeper of Nuggets, A.
G. Morey; Chaplain, Caleb Berry;
Trustees, F. NJ. Schaupp. Henry
Gessner German" Charles Spangler,
NJ. Healey '1rish." J. S. NJ. Nelson.
1t was decided to purchase a History
last Indebtedness of the Camp in the
shape of five bonds given during con-
struction of the hall were paid There
was some talk of raising the initiation
fee, as the new members would partf-
cipate in the benefits of good hall,
well furnished and free from debt. 1t
was decided not to raise it before the
first of the year so as to give those
who had been slow in joining an OPP
portunity to come in on the same
basis as the present members. Mike
Johnson made very interesting talk
about his experiences on the trail, and
Bobbie Sheldon told about the diff.
culties of switching the stage line from
horses to autos.
o. A. Nelson is engaged in driving a
tunnel in the hill on the opposite side
of the railroad from town, with the
intention of using the water from the
lake to develop power for an electric
plant which, however will not be
ready for use this winter.
Jim Doyle has leased the Gakona
Ranch from James Fish and expects
to settle down as a good old fashioned
farmer.
Last week a daughter was born to
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson McCrary at Nc
earthly, DIR. Bunch being in attend
ance. Nelson came to Chitina to meet
the family returning home. and got
so excited about being happy father
that he bought Jim Rockefellow's au-
tomobile and in one day was full
fiedged driver and took his family
home in style. The McCrary's have
decided that if the population will not
come to the Copper River valley, they
will populate it themselves.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
vALDEz|TE GETS
NAME: BLACK
LIST

WASHINGTON, Nov. 2-The gov.
eminent today published the official
lists of those who were helped by the
United States to return to America
when the war broke out year ago
last August, and who failed to repay
the money advanced to them by the
United States Consular and diplo.
matte officials abroad The govern
ment in this manner advanced over
a million dollars to it's citizens, prac'
tically all of which was repaid by the
borrowers when they got home. The
list today is not a pleasant one for
those who refused to repay the loans
as their names are being made public
throughout the whole country. Among
those who failed to meet their obliga.
tions to the government appears the
name of Mark Graden of Valdez, Alas
ka.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
MISSING LAUNCH PARTY
TURNS UP At ST MICHAEL

A launch party of twenty left Idita-
rod on October for St. Michael. An
invalid and some women were in the
party. The rest presumably able
bodied men. The Iditarod Pioneer
wired eight days later that the launch
had not reached St. Michael and asked
that help be dispatched. This appeal
was perfectly proper. for. although
there are camps all along that portion
of the Yukon that had to travelled, it
was well to provide against the posi-
bility of accident, especially as the
telegraph stations below Nulato were
closed and the boat was out of COM
munication.
AS was expected, the party has been
found to be perfectly safe and the
occurrence to have had no extraor-
binary features. All of the voyagers
were prepared for emergencies and
there was no suffering. Such trips
are commonplace and only morbidly
sensational could see in them occa-
sion for heroics.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
F D R
D My S | |
EACH

SEATTLE. Nov. 6-Dr. Overton
a psychic soothsayer with offices in
this city was arrested by the police
today charged with using the mails to
defraud, and obtaining money under
false pretences. Overton preyed upon
the public by advertising to secure
soul mates for men and women who
were leading lonely existences, and
for this interesting service charged
the trifiing amount of $11.00 per soul
mate. The doctor had many victims
and complaints have been coming in
to police headquarters about his activ'
tiles for some time.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
7 D
BUILD $4,000
BRIDGE

JUNEAU, Nov. 2-Colonel Richard
son and committee representing the
citizens of Juneau have agreed to a
plan for the construction of a bridge
between Juneau and Douglas. The
completed bridge will cost $4,000 and
the work will be done by the Road
Commission under the direction of the
Colonel. The Commission will ad-
vance the money for the structure and
tolls will be collected until the full
amount has been paid. Colonel Rich
ardson left for Washington yesterday.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
NEW TONNAGE FOR SHIPS
SAILING SOUTH FROM ALASKA

Vancouver. B. c.. parties have open
ed up deposit Of silicate of magnesia
In the Atlin district of Yukon terri
tory which be shipped from the Ameri-
can port of Skagway and will repre-
sent a new southbound tonnage which
is Of first Importance to steamships
operating in the north. This, with
the recent additions to the copper
shipments and developments in antiy-
mony and tin. will represent most
valuable tonnage from this territory.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09

the rails extended so as to open up all
the resources of the territory.
The appropriation for roads and
trail should. in the opinion of Mr..
Wickerssham, be handled through
the territorial legislature. the same as
the forestry fund was used by that
body. He believes that by the ap-
pointment of the proper persons as
superintendent or over-seers that
better results can be obtained, and in
way that will be satisfactory to the
residents of the territory.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
MAR|POSA TAKEN
OFF ROCKS AND
FLOATED

SEATTLE, Nov. 4-The saving
company working on the Mariposa has
succeeded in floating the boat. and the
ship has been taken into Mclaughlin
Bay where temporary repairs will be
made so as to take the vessel to Seat
tie where it will be put into dry dock.
and full examination of the dam.
age made to see If 1t would not be
possible to put the ship back into
commission. It is now thought that
the vessel can be saved and viii be
again seen upon the Alaska run.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
EVANS ON
THE WAY To
C0RD0vA

SEATTLE, Nov. 1.-The steamer
Admiral Evans left here this morning
for Southwestern Alaska. Her Cor
dova passengers are w. Nearby and
wife, Mrs. James Brison, Joe Emperly.
Peter Vachon, Mrs. Maitland, A. C..
Johnston; for Katalla, Charlie Auer;
for Knik, Judge Munley, who will be
the new assistant district attorney at
Anchorage, having been transferred
Valdez.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
FIR T DESTROYS
FAIRBANKS
HOTEL

FAIRBANKS, Nov. 1.-The Column
bia hotel in this city was destroyed
by fire Saturday evening. The ex-
IRENE cold hampered the firemen in
fighting the flames and it was i'm
possible to save the building. One
of the firemen, Jack Hansen, fell from
a ladder and was injured. The loss
is estimated at $4,000 none of which
was covered by insurance.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
TWELVE bOD|ES
IDENTIFIED ON
SANTA CLARA

MARSHFIELD, Oregon, Nov. A.
The twelve bodies recovered from the
wreck of the Santa Clara have been
Unidentified, all of them being residents
of this state. Nine other passengers
have not been accounted for and it is
felt that they have persisted. The
survivors have all been taken care of
end those suffering from exposure
have been given medical treatment so
that nearly all have recovrd from the
effects of their experience.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
Is
APPOINTED At
SELDOv|A

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4-Before
leaving for New York this morning
the president announced the appoint
ment of a new batch of postmasters.
The appointments are recess appoint
ments and will be sent to the Snate
for confirmation next month. John A.
Herbert was appointed postmaster at
Seldovia, the only Alaska Office af-
fected.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
Injured by a Fall.

Mrs. Thomas A. Cloinger. of Chitina,
had the misfortune to fall on the ice
and severely hurt her back. She
came to Cordova on yesterdays train
and is registered at the Alaskan hotel,
DR.. w. H. Chase being the physician
In charge.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09
ALAMEDA HAD ROUGH
| TRIP WAY TO SEATTLE

SEATTLE, Nov. 6-The steamship
Alameda arrived from Alaska last
night with full list of passengers,
after experiencing a rather rough trip.
The Victoria left Nome yesterday and
will be the last boat arriving here
from the Seward peninsula this year.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09

J. r. Reed, who is working on the
north branch. came down from Chitina
yesterday to spend few days with
local friends.
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09

According to the Ketchikan Pro-
gressive there is only one man with
the necessary qualifications for dele
gateship who could bring in and hold
together most Of the factions, thus
insuring success. and that man is John
Rustgard. the former United States
District Attorney of Juneau"
The Chitina leader., 1915-11-09

A train left this morning for Chitina
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
APPRAISAL OF
PHONE LINES
PROGRESSING

Edward w. Rurch. who Is making
an appraisal % the local property OF
the Michigan State Tclephone Co,
announces that the work Is 65 per
cent completed The audit OF the
companys books is proceeding a
tri1c slower because OF the delay in
obtaining the company's books from
Chicago.
MIR. Burch and three of his
divisional engineers, Prof Ralph j.
DAILY, Lester VI. Sears and A. NJ.
Fox, will attend tho public utility
valuation conference TO be held in
Philadelphia, Nov. 10 10 IL. They
Will go for the purpose OF making a
study OF the telephone rate case,
and TO obtain other knowledge that
will be Of interest I'm their Detroit
work. Messrs. Sears and Fox will
read papers before the conference.
The Butch appraisal Of the Mich.
igan State Telephone property will
be used to combat the application of
the company, now before the state
railroad commission, for permission
to install modified meter system ia
Detroit.
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09
Photos OF DefrOH'S
DebufanteS, in Cipri
Blue, ShoWn By Hayes

An unusually beautiful exhibition
of fine art in photography Is TO be
seen this week in G.. NJ. Hayes Il
Co.'S studios In tho Fine Arts build
ing. where the annual fall view" is
how under way
The studios, always artistic and
attractive. have been newly decorat-
ed for the exhibition. and charming
backgrounds have been provided for
the hanging of the pictures. Just
inside the doors a display of por.
traits of the debutantes of the sea.
son. in the new Capri blue finish, at.
tracts immediate attention and holds
admiration for the youthful charm
OF the sitters and the uniqueness OF
the finish OF the photographs.
For years. Mr.. Hayes has made a
study of color photography and his
studio has always been first in Do
troit to show new inventions and
the latest developments i'm this field.
This season not only is the Capri
blue portraiture shown for the first
time in Detroit. but examples OF the
Kojochrome color process has it's
first local showing.
A third color process, which Is OF
Russian origin, NJ. Hayes has been
/. working In successfully for three
years. A fine example of this color
work Is shown In the portrait o,
George Pomeroy Goodale, Detroits
well-known dramatic critic and news
papermar, who recently celebrated
his golden jubilee of service ain
harness" The portrait Is startling
in It's fidelity and has been widely
commented on and praised. Another
portrait in this same color work Ia
that of the late George III. Russell,
the well-known Detroit banker and
capitalist.
Mr.. Hayes is noted for his success
with child photography, and many
of the groups Of happy children
shown I'm the exhibition are delight
The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1915-11-09

sul I'm their artistic detail and ap.
pareally unstudied simplicity.
Portraits OF woli-knoWn business
and professional men and.of women
prominent in tho social and phl'an.
thropic movements OF the city are
placed beside those of the little tots
and the rosebud garden II debu'
tanies. Brides. too. and their AZ.
tendants have 4. foremost place, and
Tits Of lovely gardens in some Of the
handsome homes Of the city and
suburbs compel admiratio
Supplementias Tho attractive pic
lures is an exhibition Of holders and
frames, designed especially for those
who feel that beautiful and appro.
pirate frame places a picture OF a
loved one In its right setting.