Xditarod
One Dollar Per Month. IDITAROD, ALASKA, SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 3, 1912. _Two Bits Per Copy
REPUBLICANS
ARE EXPECTANT
Nome, Feb. i —Republicans of
Nome are eagerly awaking the ar
rival of Charlie Ferron, w ho is ex
pected at any time with the latest
political dope from headquarter*
Herron will take hack with hitn
proxies for the Republican con vet •
at Cordova in March.
INSPECTOR VISITS
TANANA DISTRICT
Fairbanks, Feb 2 —Sumner S
Smith, Alaska mine inspector at
rived here Tuesday, and after i
specting the mines in this district
will leave for the Outside over tin
Valdez trail.
ENGLAND FACES
GIGANTIC STRIKE
London, Feb. 2.—Dissatisfaction of a
very serious naturo exists among the
miners of England, and the members
of the various unions composing the
miDcrs’ fedaration are considering the
advisability of calling a general strike
for March 1. The strike would involve
Gil,GOO men.
RELEASED BANKER
RESTING AWHILE
Atlanta, Feb. 2.—C. W. Morse, par
doned by President Taft, left the peni
tentiary this week and is resting at
an Atlanta hotel before proceeding
north. _
FIGHTING DISSOLUTION
Trenton, N. J., Feb. 2.—The United
States Steel Corporation, which is fight
ing the supreme court order for disso
lution, denies that it hits violated any
of the state or federal laws, and wants
the government to show causa why it
should be dissolved.
BANKER SEES COLOSSAL
BRIBE IN ALDRICH PLAN
Cincinnati, Dec. 20. — Alfred W. Cro
zier, a prominent financial authority of
tliis city, has publicly denounced the
Aldrich central bank fund plan, and
declared to the United Press that by
accepting it the American Bankers'
Association at New Orleans “solemnly
joined Wall street in the most danger
ous and daring conspiracy that has
ever been cooked up by the greed and
avarice of big finance.’’
Continuing, Crozier said: “Shall the
control of the public currency be public
or private? That is the issue. The
Aldrich plan offers the banks for their
support the most colossal bribe in all
history. He would take from the gov
ernment and give to a banking syndi
cate a present of a billion dollars to
put in their reserves, so that, with rel
atively no investment, the banks can
collect interest on and loan back to the
people at a profit ten billion dollars
and get more business credit—on mere
financial wind "
N. N. Jaffe returned from Ruby last
Wednesday.
Frank Locey returned from Dikeman
Monday.
SECOND
(DANCE
: SECOND SEEIES
A. B. Hai, Idita od,
i Wednesday,
Feb. 7.
SPLNEDID FLOOR
FINEST MUSIC
I u
l Tickets for the remaining
! dances of this series may be
j^jpmrchased now for $6.
LAWYER DARROW
TO STAND TRIAL
Los Angeles, Feb. 2.—The grand jury has returned
two indictments of two counts each against Clarence
Darrow, chief counsel for the defense of the McNamara
brothers. The indictments charge Darrow with at
tempted bribery of jurymen and witnesses
Darrow will plead tomorrow (Saturday), and the
trial will take place within two months. He claims that
be is innocent of the charges, but it is generally be
lieved that Attorney Franklin, charged with similar of
fenses, has confessed in order to escape with a light
sentence.
MR. TAFT IS LOSING GROUND
Washington, Feb. 2.—Although the consensus of
opinion here seems to be that President Taft is losing
ground daily, the President himself is decidedly hope
ful regarding the political outlook.
Upon his return Wednesday from a three-day
tour of Ohio, Mr. Taft expressed himself as very
pleased with the Republican party’s position in his
home state.
In his first official statement regarding the possibil
ities of the next campaign, Charles D. Hilles, Mr. Taft’s
campaign manager, states positively that Mr. Taft will
bp renominated and re elected for a second term.
RAILROAD BILL INTRODUCED
Washington, D C , Feb 2.—Senator Jones of Wash
ington has introduced a resolution that the tederal govern
ment build a railroad from Seward to a point in the interior
of Alaska; presumably Fairbanks.
To meet the cost of constructing the line, Senator
Jones suggests the government should issue $15,000,000 in
Ootids bearing 2 per cent interest He also proposes that
die railroad should be constrccted under the personal direc
1 ion of a commission consisting of the secretary ol war, the
secretary of the treasury, the -ecretarv of the interior, and
the postmaster general.
In his message to congress dealing with Alaskan a
fairs President Taft also expressed himself as favorably in
clined toward the proposal that the federal government
should construct a railroad from fse-vird to the Yukon
JOIN S. IARDING
DIES ON TRAIL
John S. Harding, a prominent member of the Idit
arod bar and an oldtimer in the North, died suddenly
on the Plat City trail a mile from Iditarod last night.
He was found beside the trail at 2 o’clock this morning
and when turned over a feeble moan was all that indi
cated a spark of life. The stricken man was quickly
placed in a dog sled and hurried to his lodgings at the
Iditarod Hotel, but upon arrival there he was dead.
; Dr. H. Wortmann was summoned and worked over the
body for an hour, but to no avail. He thinks it proba
ble that death was caused by cerebral hemorrhage- An
autopsy will be held at 2 p. m. today.
Mr. Harding left Iditarod early yesterday morning
to attend to some business matters at Flat City. His
business over, he started afoot on his return to Iditarod
in the evening. He stopped a short while at the Sum
mit Roadhouse and left that place at 8 o’clock in his
usual health and spirits. Several Flat City residents,
among them Dr. Spaulding, Dr. Carter and A. V.
I Thorns, were returning home from Iditarod when they
found the almost lifeless body. Mr. Thorns, having
the larger sled, brought the body to Iditarod.
Mr. Harding came to Iditarod from Fairbanks in
July, 1910. Previous to the Fairbanks discoveries he
resided at Dawson. He read law at Lincoln, Neb., and
received a university education. He took great inter
est in sports and sometimes told his friends, jokingly,
that he might have achieved fame as a ball player had
it not been for an injury to his arm in his youth.
It has been announced that the funeral will take
place from Smith's undertaking rooms next Monday
at 2 o'clock. __
The Munday and Shield* coal land case* have been set
for the April term of the federal court.
CLARK AGAINST HOME RULE
Washington, Feb 2.—Governor of Alaska Walter Eli
Clark will appear before the house committee on territories
Tuesday next to give his views regarding the proposed new
government for Alaska.
The majority of the committee is known to be in favor
of a full measure of territorial government, but it is said
that Governor Clark will oppose the granting of home rule
President Taft says that he is in favor of all ot Secre
tary Fisher’s suggestions regarding Alaska Regarding
the constitution of the proposed legislative body he says
that it should he par'lv elective and partly nominative.
J. ALBEIT JACKS!
ARRESTED AT
PORTLAND
Fairbanks, Feb. 2.—Seventeen indictments have
been returned against Frank 0. Hawkins, cashier and
receiver of the Washington-Alaska oank, charging him
with converting funds and securities of the bank to his
own use and for the benefit of those not entitled to par
ticipate therein.
Hawkins was arrested but immediately afterwards
released on bail of $23,000. The bail was furnished by
E- W. Griffin and Dave Cascaden.
It is believed that secret indictments are on file
against officials of the original Washington Alaska bank.
Portland, Ore., Feb. 2.—J. Albert Jackson, ac
countant, and former cashier of the Fairbanks Banking
Company, who was secretly indicted by the grand jury
sitting at Fairbanks, was arrested here yesterday
charged with embezzlement- After a preliminary hear
ing he was released on $6,000 bail.
Fairbanks, Feb. 2.—A. J. McArthur, brother-in
law of E. T. Barnette, and former Fairbanks druggist,
was arrested at Munson’s roadhouse Wednesday night
while on his way Outside. He is charged by the re
ceiver of the Washington-Alaska bank with attempting
to evade payment of his obligations.
The grand jury adjourned Tuesday.
TUBERCULOSIS CLAIMS HALF
Washington, Feb. 2.—Dr- William Davis Foster,
formerly assistant surgeon in the department of public
health, says that tuberculosis has 50 per cent of the
people of Alaska in its grip. In Southeastern Alaska,
says the doctor, fully 30 per cent, of the people have
had the dread disease at some time of their lives, even
if they are not at present sufferers from the malady.
The doctor’s remarks were occasioned by the recent
proposal of Bishop Rowe that congress should create a
commission to investigate health conditions in Alaska.
AGAINST THIRD-TERM NOMINATIONS
Washington. Feb 2 —Congressman James Luther
Slayden of Kentucky has introduced a resolution which
aims to prevent third term nominations.
The congressman has been spurred to action by the
rumors which have been current for the past three weeks
that a determined effort will be made to boost Roosevelt
for the presidency.
ONE MORE 0LDT1MER PASSES AWAY
Nome, Feb. 2.—Captain Kennedy died here last
Tuesday. He was one of the oldest residents of the
North, first coming to Alaska some thirty years ago.
For several years he held the contract for carrying the
Ko.yukuk mail. He also engaged in mining on Seward
peninsula, operating until lately in the Kougarok.
WOOLD RETAIN THEIR EMPTY TITLES
Pekin, Feb.2 —The members of the imperial family
are demanding the right to retain their various titles,
should they agree to recognize the republican government.
They also ask for pensions for every member of the
family.
SIBENT
SD BY MOB
Guyaquil, Ecuador, S. America, Feb. 2.--It is re
ported from Quito that General Pedro Montero, who wa>
elected president of the republic of Ecuador in successioi
to President Eslrado, deceased, lias been assassinated.
Dissatishnd with some of Montero’s military appoint
ments, the mob stormed the jail where he had been tem
porarily placed, dragged him into the street, beheaded him
and then burned the body.
A few months ago General Montero was the idol of
the Ecuadoran people and his sudden fall from power and
ignominious death came as a shock to bis friends
BURNS TRYING TO CO BACK
_
Honolulu, Feb. 2.—Tommy Burns, who is on his way j
home, says that he is willing to fighk Jaeh Johnson again j
for the championship.
Sydney, Aus , Feb 2.—Cyclone Johnny Thompson
was easily outpointed by Danny Smith last night. The
fight lasted 20 rounds.
San Francisco, Feb. 2.—After a fast 20 rounds, the
fight between Harlem Pommy Murphy and One Round
Hogan was declared a draw.
Tommy Murphy has been matched to meet Abe Attell
March 9.
FILIPINOS CAUSIN6 TROUBLE;
Manila, Feb 2 —Reports reaching this city announce
(bat a bard fight is imminent between the government
troops and mountain tribes on the Island of Mindanao. Br
some means the natives acquired possession of a consider
able amount of arms and ammunition and are preparing
mi make a stubborn fight. The authorities are puzzled re
garding the source from which the munitions of war art
■eittg obtained, but many oriental gun runners have beer,
smuggling around the coast doing a lucrative business.
The mountain tribes who are making the resistancf
are those who have long persisted in the state of hostilit>
tn the government, and have repelled all advances toward
their "benevolent assimilation ”
There is a man in jail at St. Michael who, it is
believed by the people along the Yukon river, may know
something ot the murder of the Nelson brothers on th
Kuskokwim Iasi spiitig His name is Coynt, and he is
o' e of a party of two who committed numerous depreda
| tions on the lower Yukon last fall.
Mention in Ruby papers has been made of the acts of
the men on the Yukon, and further particulars are given
by Frank Wastcey, who arrived from the lower river thi
week. Their names are Staten and Coynt, and they at'
peared on the Yukon shortly before the freez.;up. Tbe\
peddled hootch and robbed caches at several places, and
were especially active at Ativik. The freezcup caught them
at Russian Mission, and their condnct was such that Chris
Betsch, the trader, drove them away at the point of a gun
Eighteen miles further down they completely cleaned ou
the stock of an Indian trader; and Cochrane, the schoo
teacher and peace officer at Mountain Villige, placed them
under arrest. Coynt escaped, with almost no clothing, and
was recaptured two days later badly frozen. Deputy Mar
sha! Lee, of St. Michael, wnh Betsch and several natives a
guards and witnesses, took the prisoners to St. Michael
where they were bound over to the grand jury at Nome
Coynt made several desperate effirts to escape from the
deputy before arrival at St. Michael. It is said he answers
the description of a man seen by a native in company with
the Nelsons previous to their disappearance, and it is
■ hinted that there are other suspicious circumstances point
ing to his knowledge of their fate
Judge Overfield has been petitioned for the appoint
ment of a commissioner at Russian Mission, who is needed
as a check ou lawlessness along a long stretch of the Yukon
where there is no representative of governmental authority
McKinley climbers
NOW AT SEWARD
Seward, Feb. 3—The advance euard
•f Prof. Hertchel Parker’* Mt. McKin
ley expedition is now at Seward, ami
the work of transporting supplies to
the base of the mountain will begin at
once. Ptof. Parker will not arrive for
several weeks yet.
It is announced that in making the
ascent the route followed by Tom
Lloyd and party will be adhered to.
The professor is now in possession of
Lloyd's notes, which are expected to
be of great value to him.
WILL INVESTIGATE THE MURDERS
jfome, Jan. 26. ^Mr. Kelson, brother
of the two men reported murdered on
the lower Kuskokwira last summer, left
here yesterday fur the scene of the
tragedy, which he wtli investigate.
Select Outside Lumber, corrugated
tron and roofing paper at K ws & Nes
tor’s. _
Cut Glass, jewelry. W, Tavlot, Fiat,
k. B.'S WINNERS
AT BASKETBALL
A larger crowd i*st night witnessed
i the second of the series of basketball
1 jr-un*?' ing jdayed at A. B. Rail »ban
was prison! the previous week, this
lime the evening’'* spor was led . iV l»v
j an indoor baseball game, in which ih«?
j A. B.’s beat fiie 9 io 7
Enthusiasm ran high, especia iv air
ing
which was as folio w«;
N. C.—Fowler, Goldstein, Lomen,
Hunt, Wood.
A. B. —Button, Donnelly, Paris, Wil
son, Byers.
The score was 38 to 30 in favor of the
A. B.’i. The most spectacular playing :
was the perfect shooting of Fowler for
the N. C.’« from under Wilson’s strong
guard. Donnelly and Paris for the
A R ma^e <nme snlandid shots and
add< much the int*
by . bei tie Id no:-. The ga no v.as
fast mi.i rhe outr i* quest; ibi up
to th»» last u; ur * u play The iearns
I can be assured of good at tendano*-* !
| long a- hey play ms good, o ean 1
I fast games >it, that witnessed Iasi eve
| tiing. The spectators rooted loudly for
i then* favorite team:?.
BURNS TESTIFES
IN LORIMER CASE
Washington, Feb j-—Detective
William J. Bnrns testified before
ue i- use committee which is in
■ e- gating :e L ■ imer cast <Hir
he week.
Thu McMahon, uie Kiai creek mer
, vi- ' <n >w.i Thursday.
oualev underwear, ia. boas,clothier.
RAILROAD MAGNATE
DEAD IN NEW YORK
New York, Feb. 2.—Edwin H&wlev,
railroad president and successor to E.
H. Harriman, died here Wednesday
'rom a complication of diseases,
Edwin Hawley was born at Chatham,
New York, in 1850, and was associated
with the railroad business from the
age of 16. He was senior partner in
the firm of Hawley & Davis, lawyers.
THOUS S GREET
NEW CARDINAL
Boston, Feb. 2,—Thousands of
members of the Roman Catholic
•hurcli were on hand to greet Car
iinal O’Connell u| on his return
trom Rome, and Its received a big
ovation.
AFTER EXPRESS
COMPANIES NOW
Washington, Feb. 2.—It is under
stood here that the government will
shortly institute proceedings against
several of the leading express compa
nies, who are accused of several viola
tions of the law, and also of systemat
ically robbing the public by means of
overcharge. _
GUILTY OF GIVING
LIQUOR TO INDIANS
Fairbanks, Feb. 2.—Charles Halvor
sen was found guilty of giving liquor to
Indians at Nenana, which led to the
shooting at that place last fall.
REPORT ALASKA BILL
Washington, Feb. 2. — The senate,
committee on commerce has reported
favorably the bill providing $115,000
for the erection of a lighthouse at Cape
■St. Elias, Southeastern Alaska. This
was one of the proposed aids to naviga
tion advocated by Delegate Wicker
sham and endorsed by Secretary of
Commerce and Tabor Nagei.
CHURCH EXPELS
GUILTY MINISTER
Cambridge, Mass., Feb. 2. At a
meeting of members of Immanuel Bap
tist church it was resolved unanimously
that Clarence Riebeson, convicted of
he murder of Avis Tinnell, be expelled
from the church and his name erased
from the list of members.
Richeson has been sentenced to be
electrocuted.
VISIT PANAMA CANAL
Washington, Feb. 2.—Secretary
of the Interior Fisher and Post
master-General Hitchcock will visit
the Panama Canal during the latter
part of February.
Henry Roden returned from Dike
man Monday. He reports a very pleas
ant trip.
M. Jacobsgaard came in from Flat
Wednesday for a short business visit.
Sled covers, tarpaulins H, Boas.
A. B.
SOCIAL
DANCE
Flat City
Tonight
February £
SPLENDID TIME
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Usual Admittance Fee.