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cent Republican Divisional Convention of the Third Division, held at Val dez on the l7th day of July, 1916, Mir. George c. Hazelet who is generally recognized as the Guggenheim politi- cal representative of the Third Di- vision secured in that Convention the nomination of Mir. Wickersham for Delegate to Congress as a candidate ,f the Republican party of the Third Judicial Division. The aggregation of wealth commonly known as the Guggenheims own the Kennecott Mine, the Copper River & Northwest arn Railway Co.,, and the Alaska Steamship Company. Does it seem possible that Mr. Hazclct as the poli- tical representative of the Third Di- vision of these immense interests would secure the nomination of a man who was sincerely opposing them? Does it not appear more reasonable .hat the alleged antagonism of Judge Hickersham's to those interests is merely ruG for the purposes of get ing the vote of the minimizing peo- ole. My information is that Mir. HazcIet has been ever since the Con- .ention which nominated Mr. Wick
 rsham and now is sincerely and earn
 suy working for the elect n of Mr. |ickcrsham.
 Mr. Wickcrsham devoted a great portion of his recent speech at Valdez
 stating what he had done in the vay of securing legislation while in .ongrcss and named a number of laws ie had passed but he failed to mention one very important law which he had passed on July IS. 1914, which rcliev- ,d the Copper River & Northwestern Railway with other railway companies in Alaska from paying the license tax heretofore imposed of $lOO.OO per lnnum per mile. 1 fail to find where lr. Wicl,eysham has ever used his great talents to relieve the restaurant keeper, hotel keeper, cigar store, boarding house, etc., from this feder- al license tax, but he seems to have been moved by a great sympathy for the poor downuoddcn Guggenheims struggling along with their Copper River & Northwestern Railway Co. hence he secured the passage of the bin which relieved them from paying slOOo0 per annm per mile tax on their railroad.
 r. J. DONOHOE
 Democratic National Committeeman.
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TO THE VOTERS OF ALASKA

l feel it my duty as Democratic National Committeeman for Alaska to reply to few of the untruJbful and inconsistent statements made by Judge Wickersham in his speech at Valdez on the evening of the l4th day of October 1916.
 Judge Wickcrsham claimed in Se- atue, Ketchikan, Juneau and other places that he had secured the lcgis- lation which resulted in the govern ment constructed railroad in Alaska Knowing this to be an mtruthful statement 1 deemed it my duty to ascertain the facts regarding the Ma tional legislation which authorized the construction of a government owned railroad in Alaska. l therefore on August 10th, 1916, wired Secretary Lane to send me a history of the AL aska Railroad legislation in Congress. On August 10th, 1916, in response to this wire received the following:
 Washington, D. C.,
 August 10th, 1916. T. J. Donohoe,
 Valdez, Alaska
 Representatives Flood and William Sulzer introduced bills to create AL aska Railway Commission and Senator Simmons a resolution to ascertain cost of transporting equipment from Panama in Sixty Second Congress. House bill ten four eighteen as or ginally introduced by Wickersham providing for legislative assembly did not contain provision for first Alaska Railroad Commission. Provision was inserted by Senatorial Committee. Senate Bill forty-eight was introduc- ed by Senator Chamberlain first ses- sion sixty third Congress April seventh, nineteen hundred thirteen who made speech occupying forty one pages Congressional Record. Wicker sham introduced bill in House. Sen ate Bill Chamberlain BilD was sub stitutcd for House Bill (Wickersham's BlD and passed the Huose as amend ed February, nineteen hundred four teen, approved by President Wilson March twelfth, nineteen hundred four teen. Railway project and bil. had active and continued support of Pecsi. dent Wilson and Secretary LaN'. (Signed) JONES, Acting Secretary
 Wickcrsham claims that this reply was compiled by some derartmon' clerk and not authorized by Secretary Lane. You will note that my lele- gram was directed to Secretary Lane At the time this telegram reached Secretary Lane was m- ioubteGly engaged on the Mexican Peace Commission of which he is "
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NOTICE OF ADVERTISING OUT
 AND DECLARING FORFEITURE
 OF INTEREST IN QUARTZ MIN
 ING CLAIMS FOR FAILURE TIC
 PAY ANNUAL ASSESSMENT.
 To J. A. Bell, L. V. Ray and M. J. Con. ,vy, you ana each ol you, your heirs executors and administrators. are hereby notified, that, 1, j. B. Slater
 ay ol Jne o"ucrs in the following utscrOeG Quartz Gold Mining Claims ,,u,utt lu ,ue Moose raSs Mining Dis ,rrf. Aena Recording District, Third Division oi the Territory of Alaska and more particularly described as follows, to-Wlt:-Iudependence QuarIl 5imng Claim, May Flower Quartz Mining Claim, Blue Rock Quarti Mining Claim, Fresno Quartz Mining Cam, Mammoth Quartz Mining Cjam, Meadow Lark Quartz Mining U,alm and Arctic Circle Quartz Min ing C,alm. you above named being in- terestcd m the above described c art4 Mining Claims and each ot them;
 that l nave pergormad an@ caused to have performed va sa,c claln,s and each and every cne O. them, anu have paid for th, samc, the annual as sessment Wosk tor the year lJl0, last past, amounting to the sum ot one uUuured dollars per -,alm, r.aNtng the to,a. amount 0. said aanual assess ucut WorA on s~.u O,aluls tne sun ol seven AuuuIed uouNrS all oi which l nave pald, thu, there Is noN due and owing to me from you, part of sala assessment wolk thereof; which said amount became due anu payable to me on the first day of January, l0IG.
 You ana each of you and each oi your heus, executors and adminisuat- ors are hereby notified to pay to me your share oi said assessment work on or before Ninety Days aIte. the lrst publication of this notice, to-wiJ. Ninety days after the first day oi August, Iylo aAd in case you Iail oI refuse so to do, your anu each of yom mtercst ,u above described Mining U.alms anu eacn of them will be anu ls hereby declared forfeited to me, ana .our interests aud the whole Jhereoi Wil. be then and there terminated.
 In witness whereof l have herecato set my hand and seal this lSt day of August, 1916
 J. B. SLATER.
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Very truly yours,

signcO JAMES WICKERSHAM."
 NIr. Wickersham on the same day
 rote an identical letter to P. r Bradley who controls the great Tread. well corporations You will note iron Judge Wickcrsham's letter to Mr rhanc his longing to cooperate witt Mir. Tbanc. }Ir. Thano is manager ot he Gaatineau mine and Mr. D. C.. raclling is the president and control ing factor of the Gastineau Mining 70. lh, Jackling is also large .to,kholder and rcputcd to have .he onuoDjng interest in the Pacific Al lska Navigation Co.,, which company operates what is known as the "Ad- miral Linc' of boats. So much for me transportation company.
 Let Us now see about the other company. At the re-
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years ago. When Mir. Roosevelt was candidate I supported him. send you herewith a copy of the letters and lelcgrams which passed between me and those in charge of the Seward Convention insofar as the nomination for Delegate is concerned. From this correspondence you will discover that
 if ha u agreed to surrender my free dom as the representative of the peo- pie o' 4 ,aska in the natter of patron age would have teen nominated thcre. l did not do that and in my refusal was and now am fully sup ported by the Congressional Republi- can Committee, to whom all the cor respondence and the facts were sub mittcd.
 The question which confronts me now is: what will you and my other good friends in Juneau do in the mat ,er of assisting me to secure propcl
 rganization of the Republican party through the Divisional Convention Will you support me as a candidate for Delegate with earnestness,-or al all? Would my nomination in the Di
 ,sional Convention in the First Di- vision be agreeable to you and would iJ eve strength to the organization md assist in clccting Republican members to the Legislature? If
 ln feel assured that I can have ; om support around Juneau feel sur # reelection. Will you write me what the situation is and what can lepend upon in the First Division
 Your reply will be held strictly con fdential.
The Seward gateway., 1916-11-01
J. B. SLATER

First publication August 1, 19l6.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-05-18
THE COST OF WAR.

The nations that onlookers in the great war now
In Europe see 1T from several angles We perceive that M
money cost is enormous; the toll in lives men awful ~
devotion of industry to the of the 50 vast
full and hopeless In Europe the combaans consider M
question of financing the most mportan the loss in lives d
not much the problem of procuring the recruit
fill the place vacated through the agency of death.
The amounts in money consumed enormous Thu
American Review of Reviews for May that Great Rr
spent in the year ending April l, eight billion doIarsovo
four times her income under the fourth Of M
expenditure however, in the shape of advances o b
colonies and allies The German Treasury announces that M
expenditures for last December $5OOOOOOOO tha
OF $6OOOOOOOOO but that since December the dsbur
ments have been smaller Germany has just her fo
loan, to which there subscriptions
making total of borrowed since war began
The French Minister of Finance states that expenditures
in 1915 amounted S. 100000 with estimate current m
penses running somewhat above that In April Franco
arranged to borrow $1OOOO00O0 in the United States all or
most of which is toward paying Americans purchases
here Russia has borrowed 81 100000 the war began
ands mourning expenses at the of $6OO0OOO
a year.
The totals stagger the mind The figures do not ince
the immense which is represented in the destruction of
property and the loss industry by years Of deness The
expenditures do not represent entirely the destruction wealth
already created but stand mortgage the future The
boy and girl born Europe fall heir mortgage Indebtedness
and must face life of hard work and slavery meet the bill
Will the future citizens of Europe the burden? is
doubtful for if he is willing he be unable carry the
load.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-05-18

In is he to ALL respectful to his Seniors
careful in speech? Does strike you that his ideal of man
illness rather the tough than the welbred gentleman?
I he obeden and tender his parents thoughtful and
kind to the weak and aged helpful to his associates?
What are his ambitions? To begin at the foot OF the
ladder and by hard work climb the top Does he hold
manual labor in itself ennobng and alone giving that
knowledge of what days work by which later he
lnegenty direct the OF host OF sbordnates!
Does he not rather leave the high school with contempt for
honest toll and the fixed purpose of soing his
hands? Does he not look clerical position with the
of black coat and white shirt the best thing life
holds for him?
Such is the of Admiral Casper F. Good
rich T. S Navy writing under the head of What Shall We
do for Our Boys? in the American Review of Reviews for
May and his statement quoted above is reasonable that
the reader may be interested in the writer's suggestion of
remedy and he says that
son the first of July of each year, he would send every
American boy eighteen DID, either to camp board
baesp and keep him for year under military naval
discipline to be taught cleanliness of his person. implicit
prompt obedience sefrespec for his Seniors good habits
sturdy ruhfuness the of duty at all cost patriotism
for the flag Ashore the boy could be taught
ing marching target practice trenchg scouting and of
weapons aoat the rudiments of the
trade Those backward their studies might receive enough
schooling to enable them pass very simple examination in
the three Rs plus slight knowledge of Americas history
that its important events and the deeds of great
be not forgotten From this training physically capable
should be exempt Rich and poor high and low, all should
through this grand school AS against the possible
that my boy cannot be spared is urged that citizen
owes something to his country that all service implies sacrifice
and that in this instance the sacrifice is small while the gain
immense
Perhaps this idea presented by the Admiral is
but it strikes being very sensible One year taken
from the life the maximum time required for military traF.
ing, and at time in the boys life that training AMI moulding
of character is of much Importance 1t would great
benefit not only to the young Americans but country
itself The idea of would discouraged by the pacf
cs and the mitars socaled but there is ground
Referring the last figures 100000 boys of the age
IS available and deductng ncapabes would the
available list to 100000 This would preparedness to de-
end country if need should and the time
train young America to become NOBLE healthy obeden and
patriotic Americans.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-05-18
REPUBLICAN SCHEME EXPOSED.

In its create factionaism in the democratic
ranks the republican and progressive republican, alias bull
has sought anther augabe expediency
ineffective any other attempts in that direction.
Several republicans and bull moose papers have published
almost simultaneously to each others time of pub
caton as possible an edltora purportng to be original
with each of those newspapers since credit given
other paper with the remarkable query Who Butchered
Bryant
May under the caption Who Butchered Bryan? and
the Pocaeo Tribune May under the heading Buchercd
Bryant
The only difference in the way the editorial published
the Glendive Independent and in the Pocateo Tribune
the wording Of one phrase.
Says the Independent "'We do not doubt that the quiet
tip sent from the White House to Nebraska defeat
Bryan. =
The Tribune is somewhat more modest as to claiming the
editorial, it remarkng:
I is doubted that the quiet tip was sent from the White
House to defeat Bryan
These two newspapers specifically mentioned because
the distance separating them and the fact that the Tribune
in wise ntimaes that the independent had that
: editorial first.
That of other republican bull moose papers that
used the apparently machne made republican 'thun-
And for the edtoral ITSELF it does not begin to do
justice to the usual smooth reading and logical articles
that the Glendive Independent often publishes
The editorial IN question remarks this sapien senti-
ment'
Bryan slaughtered in his state by the adherens
of Wilson and there signs of regret echoing the
White House because of the result"
1T goes at length to tell how fearfuly Bryan was
betrayed and how the Wilson fooled the Bryanites
Nebraska but that they will be able do again. and
SO forth
Ditto for the Pocateo Tribune and other republican
and bull moose newspapers that evidently also asked
give to this republican article in the guise of original
9 editorial matter
AS matter of fact that editorial is puere and it is un
true.
AT the very time Mr. Bryan announced his candidacy
for place in the Nebraska delegation to the democratic
national convention President Wilson asked to use his in
against HIM Nebraska and the president very prop
tn NJ
of its delegates.
And if any Nebraska cotere was able to befudde the
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-05-18

Bryan advocates into defeating him, then either those
ties easily led they wanted be directed to an
nef
Certainly by this time Nebraska of all states ought f.
whether it wants Mr.. Bryan elected or otherwise ~
Every political campaign develops many amusing faa
of its and this latest republican canned" edoriaI
to try to disruption in the democratic party is real E
Butte Miner '0Ae
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-05-18
A SUGGESTION AS TO WHAT WE SHALL DO FOR
OUR BOYS

'Let us consider dspassionatey the average American
boy and try to describe him. do not mean Reader your
boy mean the average boy him in the city
or the country roads Am far in depicting him phys
caly roundshoudered hoowchested shamblng in gait
not overdy in not erect in carriage looking you
straight in the eyer
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-05-18

Listen: "Australia has exportable wheat sur
plus of 100000 tons of which only about 100000 tons
have been shipped to Europe To bring the remainder
will require about 700 voyages and the ships can
not be got From Australia to England is about 12-
900 miles while Canada and the United States Atlantic
ports is about 5000 miles This gives the latter great
advantage Wood River Times
Awful! That is about bad condition as the United
States faces This country has three times avail
able wheat surplus has Australia we have not the M
to ship It, Export demand lack of Ships and the like
price fxers here in the u S. A. Don't look like we will bu
much wheat when have much sell and cam sell it. b
ism it awful! That Democratic tariff of course.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-05-18

1t is approaching unto the election time and the
editors OF the country newspapers may expect euge
that syndcaed political DOPE which can be headed up
news, with Washington date line, fixed up as editorial
without obligation to credit and cost We have offer
on Tile from the American Protective Tariff League headed by
Wilbur tlghthard Wakefield special representative of special
interests offering free amount of such junk Of course
the poor aborng pays for this stuthat in the end
Ihy take out OF his The offer has not been accepted
in this office.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-05-18


In Portland the other day democrat biffed in the
eye for speaking disrespeculy of President Wilson Another
nerfered and the good democrat landed No and set him
to the gutter with No. l. The democrat was arrested but the
Judge said well done and turned him loose Tacoma
socialist was trial recently for saying that George Washing
ton swore drank and slave HOLDER He is liable 60
up Tor life First thing know will say that Teddy
never told lie, and then there will be hangng-Gem State
Banner.
Can it be that George W. Perkins of Progressive party
Iae is qued because Theodore Roosevelt is flirting with the
republican party, thus prompting his statement that the Pro
gressVe party will not insist Teddy for president the
Republicans at Chicago will candidate who stands
for progressive principles and able put them through
Judging from Republican tactics in political discussion
oate the Grand Old Party will undoubtedly issue this fall ID
stead OF the customary hand book list DID, favorte ana
new coined nvecves to hur at President Wilson The nom
nation OF Roosevelt will practically assure such requisite
The the republican press is mourning about how the
Bryan democrats in Nebraska fooled in downing Bryan
about as funny as 1t would be to claim that the Ro
welt not going to accept the republican nomination because
ne does not want it.-Butte Miner
Every time the present national democratic administrator
solves problem the republican party up and dnan
that 1t be thanked for having left that problem to the democrats
to consider.-Butte Miner.
The high price of wool may have something to do with M
frutess efforts of frantic politicians in their inability to pun
the wool over the voters eyes these days.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1916-05-18

The high price of wool may have something to do with M
futess efforts of frantic politicians in their inability to pun
the wool over the voters eyes these days.
Evening star., 1916-01-09
THE AoUEDUCT BRIDGE.
Prompt Action to Avert Disaster Is
Imperative.
II Tie Ealter Of Tie stsr:

IL tie Editor Of Tie Star:
For the last FIVE years or more re-
ports have been regularly made by
competent men TO the effect that
Aqueduct bridge is not safe. Now, there
are just two things possible: Either it
IS true or IL is not true. If the expert
opinions rendered are not considered of
such weight as to establish the abso-
Lutte fact they have at least SUFFICIENT
weight to put everybody on notice
There is somebody. or should be some
body. whose duty IL Is to take notice
under such circumstances.
IL the final authority is NOT satisfied
with the quality of the reports. it is
his or their duty to employ such ex-
perts as are deemed sufficiently quail
fed to determine the actual condition
beyond any reasonable doubt
II the reports furnished in the mast
are sufficiently reliable-and IL seems
there is little doubt about il, since they
are all of the same tenor-then IL is
time to fix the responsibility right now
ante mortem. We, who have to cross
the bridge several times a day during
the whole year. feel much more in
terested In proceedings instituted pres
entity to relieve the apprehension
rather than in the goat that may be
sent into oblivion after our interest
ceases.
AS stated. there is grave doubt as
to the condition OF the bridge. 1t is
imperative that the absolute facts be
found. IL sufficient safety factor is
found TO exist, all well and good II
not, then IL would be very little less
than criminal negligence on the part
of somebody to continue such condi-
xiou. ALFRED BURGER.
haywood, Va.
Evening star., 1916-01-09

and chairman Of the board Of trustees
Of Tuskegee Institute. is to be the
principal speaker Others who have
been invited to take part are MAJ.
Robert Russa Motion, DR.. Washington S
successor at Tuskegee Institute; En-
NETT j. Scott, secretary of Tuskegee
Institute: J. c. Napier of Nashville,
Tenn, chairman of the executive COM
mittee of the National Negro Business
League: DR.. James E. Shepard, presi-
dent of the National Religious Training
School, Durham, N. c.; Prot Kelly MIL
ler of Howard University, Judge Robert
II. Terrell of the Municipal Court of the
District of Columbia, and former Com
missioner III. B. F. Macfarland of this
city Rev. c. II. Stepteau, pastor of
Metropolitan A. NJ. E. Church. and Rev.
Charles Wood. Of the Church of the
Covenant have been invited to con-
duct devotional exercises.
Details are to be completed at meet
ing of the committee tomorrow evening
at 1915 18th street northwest.
Evening star., 1916-01-09
DEPARTMENT RIFLE CLUB.
To Be Formed by Labor Employees
Friday Night.

Employees of the Department Of Labor
have taken steps to form a rifle club.
A meeting to perfect the organization
will be held with Lieut.. Albert S Jones.
secretary of the association, at the Ma
tional Rifle Association Of America
Shooting Academy. 18th street and
Pennsylvania avenue, next Friday
evening.
During the past week the two local
civilian rife clubs competed in the
third of the series of eleven matches
in the Interclub League. The District
of Columbia Rifle Association, the older
club, shot against the Buffalo, n. Y,
Rifle Club, and lost it's match by only
two points. Buffalo made 97S, and
.he District club 976. The scores of
the District men follows
Mr.. Murphy. 1879; Mr.. MCCARTHY. 1913;
Mr. Alderman, 1877; L. l. Johnston, 1875,
and Mr.. Holt, 1877.
The Washington Rife Association,
the newer club, composed of men who
attended the Plattsburg business men s
camp last summer, shot against the
Taunton, Mass, Indoor Rifle Club. an
organization of long standing and hav
ing crack rife shots. In this match the
District club lost by only twelve points.
the Taunton club making 968 to 956
by the Washington club. The scores
Of the Washington members follow:
Mr.. Breckenridge, 1856; Mr.. Miles, 1873;
Mr.. Howe, 1871: Mr.. Lehr. 1s9, and Mr..
Tuckerman. 1877.