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FOR PRESIDENT OF THE EXITED STATES
( iM.'i.i iii'a: ai.aska)
W ilson, of Mew .Jersey
1 OR VICE-PRESIDENT
" o.. - R. M \us 11 u.l, of Indiana
FOR DELEGATE FROM ALASKA
,! AM! ' WlCKKliSHAJI
FOR GOVERNOR OF ALASKA
,). F. A. SriioNii
ERECTIONS
Alaska t rriiorial election for Delegate. Aug. 13, 1912.
National Presidential election. Nov. f>, 1912.
A i)KM<KTiAT's TKUH l K
( , i.grossional Record, April 24, 1912 )
Air. Flood of Virginia ( Democrat, Chairman of
the Committee on Territories): And I want to say here
that Alaska lias been very fortunate in the last two
Coiigro.-: s in having a representative of such high
character and splendid abilities as Judge \\ ickersham.
( Applause.)
TiiK MAX "V. HAT CANT ClT NOTHIN'"
Hut a few days more and the delegate election will be
held. There are live candidates in the field and we of the
Iditarod have seen but one of them- -Martin Harrais. Gil
more, the stand) at Republican, has been touring the coun
try ever since he was nominated three months ago, and is
now again at Nome, lie did not think it worth his while
to call in at Iditarod —evidently considering that it would
be time lost. He seems to lie needed in.re at home—where
he is said to be so ■ cry strong —than anywhere else. The
man with a following at home directs his efforts toward
the strongest op;;.-ition, and does not idle away his time
in a jiiaa- «in ; ■ in- t leeiiou is assured. me general does
not mass his tr.-.-j s nor pitch his headquarters where there
is no enemy, ami the much-talked-of proposition that Mr.
Gilmore will carry the Seward peninsula is not borne out
by his conduct.
Mr. Jennings, of the Democratic twins, is hurrying to
Nome. He has been campaigning ever since he was nomi
nated hut sprinc. and he did not think it worth his while
to come to the Iditarod country. lie lias now one rep
resentative here, and if we are to believe the statements
made by Martin llarrais at Ids meetings. Jennings left
Fairbanks in disunite, driven < uf by his own disciples, who
found him wanting in the virtues of truth, honesty and
integrity. Martin llarrais accused him of all sorts of dirty,
very dirty, linen washing, and there seems to be no chance
at all for Jennings. The Socialist candidate has not
thought it worth his while to come here, although he, too,
has been building political fences for several months. That
leaves the man who “never got anything” the only one to
be consider, d. :;i:d he has been busy all the time at Wash
my ion. \von<niy ior tilt* bt\si liit .ovsts ot tiic* ttmtovy, not
building political safeguards, leaving the management ol
Ins re election entirely m the hands of his friends, of which
he has more than ail the others combined, il • has not
made a single move to leave his post of duty for the purpose
of electioneering. He remains where the people sent him;
staying there until Ins work is fully completed, and then he
may return. Unit he “never got anything" is being proven
by the recent pres- ■ dispatches from the national capital.
J here is no need to talk about what he did in past
terms—1 he only thing to lie considered now is as to what
entitles him to lie re-electcM. 11 < * lias recentiv secured the
signature of the Pro.-ident to the bill which abolishes, once
for all. the association evil. 1 lnj one tiling that miners,
prospectors and business men haw been clamoring for so
long has at last been accomplished. By whom 1 The man
■who is "not in sympathy with the administration, and who
can do nothing for the country. Now, if Wickersham
never had done anything except to get this association evil
abolished, he would be and is entitled to the support of every
prospector who has traveled day after day to find a piece of
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ground where the pencil man has not been ahead of him. j
The name of Wickersham, for securing that piece of legis
lation, will ever remain a prominent one in the history of
Alaska. He is the first man, the very first, who has done
something for Alaska since Seward bought it for the United
States. He has accomplished good for the country by his
ability and his integrity. He is by far the ablest man the
territory has had, or now has, and the people are beginning
to realize and admit it more and more every day. That is
the reason every man in the street will give for voting for
him at the coming election, and that is the reason why he I
will be returned by a larger majority than lie has ever re
ceived before.
JNobody is making any addresses tor him. I here are!
none needed. He has the every-day man in the saloon, the!
barber shop, the restaurant, the bunkhouse, the cut and ini
the drift talking about him and for him. The whole camp;
population is managing his campaign. He has not sent a
single telegram to any man in this section, and yet every
body is working for him. The people like him because lie
is one of them; they admire him because he has accom
pushed what all the hunusters nave tried to prevent, and
they will support him because he has more brains and abil
ity than any of the others. The people of Alaska are well
pleased with “Fighting Jim," and until somebody shows up j
who is his superior in mental ability and has a presence!
equal to his, they will support him. He is a credit to the
territory; the only credit the territory has ever had at the
national capital, and the people will show what they think
of him by their ballot next Tuesday.
The other candidates seem to have “laid down" - they
have fallen into a trance from w hich they will not recover
until the landslide for Wickersham, the man who is “not
in sympathy with the administration and can get nothing,"
is announced, and when the People’s Candidate will be re
turned to Washington to continue his good work so ably
commenced and partially completed.
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W1FPPI PLUM I'AW
Following are the main features of the new placer law, which
was signed by the President last week:
1. No association claim can be located in excess of 40 acres,
i. e., two claims of 20 acres each
2. At least $100 worth of assessment work must be performed
on each 20 acres each year, including the year of location.
3. Powers of attorney must be in writing and must be recorded. 1
4. Any person holding a power of attorney may locate for
not more than two individuals (or one association claim of 40 acres)
under such power of attorney, but no such agent or attorney is
permitted to locate more than two claims in all during any calendar!
month.
5 No person may locate, or cause or procure to be located for'
himself more than two claims in one month.
0. No placer mining ground can be patented which is longer!
than three times its greatest width.
7. Any placer claim located contrary to the provisions of the j
new law is null and void, and may be located by any qualified lo
cator, as if no such original location had been made.
The effect of the new law upon the future of Alaska as a field
for the individual miner cannot be overestimated. Had such a law
been in force in Use Iditarod we should now have had several hun
dred men working on Flat creek, and every camp in Alaska would
be flourishing. The passing of this law alone is sufficient to insure
the re election of Delegate Wickersham.
THE LATE A. J. DALY
AND THE BARNETTE BANK
The late A. J. Daly’s connection with
the Washington-Alaska bank may be
set forth in a few words.
During the early part of March Judge
Peter D. Overfield employed Mr. Daly
to represent the Washington-Alaska
bank in the cases which were to be
tried before Judge Murane. Upon the
arrival of Mr. Daly at Fairbanks on
August i, lie wired Judge Overfield
that he had decided not to accept the
position of attorney to the receiver of
the bank, because the closing out of
the receivership affairs would take too
long a time, and would interfere with
other plans which lie had made.
The Pioneer for Job Printing.
Kid McCoy, the pugilist, has been
arrested in London, and charged with
stealing gents worth $80,000 from a
fashionable hotel.
The warden of San Quentin admits
that James McNamara is now in the
black hole of the penitentiary, and is
being kept there until be confesses
more about tlie dynamiting conspiracy.
Kx-President Diaz, of Mexico, is ill
at Paris, and his recovery is doubtful.
It is reported that Collector of Cus
toms Loeb will resign, in order to join
Theodore Roosevelt.
Gertrude Atherton, the fatuous
American novelist, will take the stump
for Governor Woodrow Wilson.
Three hundred sheep from Kodiak
island have been started over the trail
for Fairbanks.
me senate nas eonurmeo me appoint
ment of Phil fliokey to the poslmaster
shipof Seward, Alaska.
The proposed fair and aviation meet
at Dawson lias been dropped, owing to
public apathy.
Hubert Latham, the famous French
aviator, was killed last month on the
river Nile, while hunting wild buffalo, j
Thirteen thousand cot ton-mill opera-!
tives quit work at Bedford, Mass.,
when the operators refused to grant au I
improvement in working conditions.
Valdezians are stampeding inland to j
Teikell, where a find of very rich syl- |
vanite'ore is reported.
A dozen milch cows are going into j
Fairbanks over the Valdez trail.
A report from Fairbanks says that
Louis P. Shackleford has resigned from
the position of U-.-jutblicau national
fommitteiuan.
Opposing gangs of roughs engaged in
a battle on the streets of New York I
July J7. Shots were exchange l and
several little children who were on tlie
streets at the time were wounded.
Four hundred society women of Oak
land, Cal., were arrested July 18 in a
downtown poolroom and charged with
gambling. Four of the women have
been released on bail. One of them is j
Mrs. Brink, the wife of a leading phy
sician. The police have been watching
the poolroom for some time, but took
no action until they were sure of caj
luring tlie fair habitues red-handed.
They all belong to ttie "best,’- families.
FREDERICK E. FULLER
JUDGE OF THIS DIVISION
Judge Frederick E. Fuller, who has
been appointed to tiie Fourth division
in succession to Judge Peter D. Over
field, was born about 4 1 years ago at
Auburn. Susquehanna county. Pennsyl
vania, a few miles from the home of
Judge Overfield. He look a college
preparatory course at the Wvomhig
seminary. Wilkesbarre, and graduued
at Wesleyan university. He then moved
to Washington, 1). (’.. where he entered
the service of the United States in the
department of the interior, and gradu
ated in law from Columbia unversitv,
from Washington.
After graduating, Mr. Fuller prac
ticed law at Washington, D. (A, New
York and Seattle. In lS'.H he came to
Alaska, being one of the first lawyers
to practice at Sk-igwav. Dyo.i and
Sheep',Mm,i. Since then he has prac
ticed a! N rn i and was United Suites
commissioner for tiia Nome precinct
for two years. As an attorney at Nome
Judge Fuller has been connected with
most of the litigation on the Seward
peninsula.
Judge Fuller is described by those
who know him well as a man of un
assuming, pleasing manners, and with
tHe proper temperament to make a
successful judicial officer of the govern
merit.
Immediately after his appointment is
confirmed, Judge Fuller will leave
Nome fur the Iditarod. to complete the
work of the special term of court.
TANANA WILL NOT GET A
TERM OF DISTRICT COURT
Having been ordered by tiie Presi
dent to hold a special term of the dis
trict court at Tanana, if he deemed it
necessary, Judge Peter D Overfield
investigated conditions along the Yukon
while on liis way to Iditarod. He
found that there were but few cases
along tiie river that could be tried at
less expense and greater convenience to
tiie parties and witnesses at Tanana
than at Fairbanks, and for that reason
decided that the amount of business did
not warrant the holding of a special
term of court at tiie place designated.
RESULT OF RECIPROCITY FAILURE
Owing to the failure of the Can
adian reciprocity proposals, the
McCall bill providing for the free
importation of wood pulp from Can
ada has been repealed, and Cana
dian wood pulp must now pay duty
at the rate of $2 a ton. Canada is
now on the same level in this re
spect as Scandinavia and Germany.
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AT OLD RUBY
—
Writing to a friend in Iditarod, Fred
Courtney, of Iluby, says that Trail
rreek is not showing up so well as was
expected. At the present time three
plants are working on the creek, taking
out wages on pay that is about 70 feet
wide and 75 cents to the foot. Glen
gulch and Bear l’up are also wage
propositions.
Long creek is coining to the front,
one outfit chiimmg live feet of pay dirt.
I’otn .McKinnon is prospecting on the
Novikaltet association, wit src he has an
opt ion on a quarter interest for $10,01)0;
the associati >n c insists of eight, claims.
There is no work to be obtained on
the creeks, and no money around. The
writer of the letter ivnrk ‘d at a saw
mill fir 17 days at $7 a day, and when
lie went to get his money he was paid
in lumber - he had l.tiiJ feet coming.
Ano her man working at the same mill \
had $510 in wages due him.
On tiio Fourth of July the Dumb Kid
.nut another had a spar on the streets;
they went round with hits afterwards,
i nil got $5.
Marath m Bill is knocking around.
and says it i-. worse thin llitar.il
There are lots of fellows who never1
caught a ti-ii in their lives now poking
ar.aii'd a tish wheel -even Abe Reed,
and K.ingnriiO Brown.
ERUPTION MAY PROVE VALUABLE
A chemical analysis has been made of
die asli from die S'.'attuai eruption,
n 1 ieli covt rs a eiinsiderable extenl
country in Soutliwestern Ala'k.i. am!
it has been found that there is nothing
in it which is injurious to vegetation, j
On the contrary, say-, the l’s: dntelli
g nicer of June g7. this asli will, as it
disintegrates, enrich die soil and make |
it much m iro pr il.teliva in time. I
The injury to vegetation, following
upon tlie eruption, was due to tile
nitrous and sulphurous acids released
in the air, which were earned down by |
the moisture. In short, vegetation j
suffered, mu! in the same manner and
dwp to almost identically 1 he same inil:t j
ences, as it lias suffered i.t the neigh-i
bovhcod id great smelters.
THE ROME COMING OF ODE
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
—
The women of S.tagway. some time!
in t ii• ■ near futtir.*. are going to invite j
all the men of Skagway. tvgardie<s of
their polities, to an old-fashioned
entertainment in honor of our delegate
to Congress, .1.imes Wickersham. who ,
will pass tlirough Skagway on his way
to iris horn® in Fairbanks. Alaskan
women are under especial obligations
to Judge Wickersham for trying to!
raise the status of the home makers of j
Alaska by assisting in giving them a
voice in m iking the laws under which I
they have to live. Skagway Alaskan.
Dr. Spier, of Deiii ■!. arrived las: .
Sunday.
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Work Done.
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WHEN 'WOMEN VOTE
“Jane Samantlia,” said the hus
band. as lie donned his hat and coat,
l4I would offer a suggestion ere you
go to cast your vote. We have had
a bitter struggle through this
strenuous campaign, and the issues
are important, and they stand out
clear and plain. Colonel Whitehead
stands for progress -for the uplift
that we need: lie invites investiga
tion of his every word and deed.
He’s opposed to all the ringsters and
to graft of every kind; he’s a man of
spotless record, clean and pure in
heart and mind. His opponent,
Major Bounder, stands for all that T
abhor: plunder, ring rule and
corrupti in you will see him working
for; all : he piuggers and the heelers
stood by him in this campaign—so I
ask your vole for Whitehead and the
uplift, dearest Jane."
■‘William Henry,” said the house
wife, “I am sorry to decline, but the
wife of Colonel Whitehead never
was a friend of mine. Bust July she
gave a party—you recall her Purple
Tea? and invited all the neighbors,
but she said no word to me. I don’t
care about your issues or your uplift
or your ring, but i. won’t support
the husband of that silly, stuck-up
tiling!”
Major Bounder was tlie victor on
that day of stress and strife, for it
seemed that many women didn’t
like the Colonel’s wife.—-Walt
Mason.
The May I! iburts company, which
las been phtyintr to very scanty houses
n Nome ami vicinity, left for the Out
side on the Senator.
Dr. Heinrich Wortmann,
offices: [DiTAUon and Flat Coy
Telephones at each place
LT. BEHLA C. 1). (CARTER
Offices, Pioneer Drug Stores,
Flat City
Appoiul men Is by Telephone
ALFRED E. MALT BY.
Attorney at Law
Notary i ’ntuc
Office Simp.'. :i Bldg, First and Willow
CHAS. E. TAYLOR,
Attorney at Law,
Notary Public, <'otivoyaneing',
Ilichmond St., Iditarod
Wickersham & Roden,
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
Iditarod. Alaska
GEOROE WOODRUFF ALBRECHT,
Attorney at Law
Michigan, ‘81 Alaska. '10 Kentucky, 91.
The I'ioueer Attorney of this Camp
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