Iditarod Pioneer
Onk Dot.i.Alt Pint Month. IDITAROD, ALASKA, SATURDAY EVENING, MAY 3, 1913._Two Bits Pkk Copy
RODEN LIEN LAV
HAS BEEN SIGNED
Juneau. May 1.—The greatest surprise of this week was Gov.
Clark's vetoing of the alien fishermen's bill. It was thought that
such a measure, designed to help the American fisherman, could
not fail in receiving the governor’s sanction, and his veto was quite
u nexpected.
Denounce Fish Traps
The legislature passed a memorial to congress strongly de
nouncing the bill introduced under the auspices of the Bureau of
Fisheries, and demanding the absolute prohibition of fish traps.
The bill introduced by Senator Tripp, providing for the ap
pointment of a commission to investigate mining conditions in the
territory, was vetoed by the governor.
Cannot Destroy Fish
Gov. Clark has signed the bill prohibiting the conversion of
food fish into fertilizer.
The bill of Senator Roden amending the mining laws, passed
both houses, and has been approved by the governor.
Employers’ Liability Law
The bill making employers liable for accidents to employes has
passed both houses, and signed by the governor.
The governor has signed the bill introduced by Representative
Swindseth providing for the appointment of a territorial treasurer.
Representative Ingersoll's bill providing for the extension of
municipal boundaries passed both houses, and signed by the gov
ernor.
Big Victory for Roden
Senator Roden's lien law, for the protection of miners and
other workingmen lias passed both houses, and has been signed by
the governor. This measure not only includes the claim but every
thing thereon, including machinery, and any other tangible assets.
The bill is a most drastic one; being far in advance of anything
passed heretofore in the United States. It is considered a great
victory for Senator Roden.
Appropriations Sixty Thousand
Appropriations in connection with the legislative session ap
proximate $00,000.
The Roden bill providing for regular inspection of mines has
passed both houses, and received the governor's signature imme
diately. __ I
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Washington. May 2.—The alien fishermen bill which failed of j
enactment at Juneau this week was sidetracked because the Japan
ese minister presented a protest to Secretary of State Bryan
against the proposed law. China also joined in the protest.
The alien fishermen bill was passed by the legislature for the
elimination not only of Japanese and Chinese fishermen and can
nerv employes, but also for the frequent Japanese poachers, who
purchased salmon from the fishermen, who were supposed to sell
their fish to the canneries-__
There will be great doings in
A. B. Hall, Iditarod, next Wednes
day evening, when Camp Iditarod
Xo. 27 gives its entertainment in
honor of the ladies.
The function will take the form
of a card party, although the diver
sions of the evening will not be
confined to the throwing of the
pasteboards. There will be recita
tions and singing and dancing ga
lore—sufficient, indeed, to gladden
the heart of the oldtimers.
Refreshments will be served, and,
it is believed, every member of the
lodge, with his .wife, daughter or
sweetheart will be present.
All members are welcome. A
special invitation is extended to
ladies residing on the creeks.
The entertainment is in the
hands of a committee consisting of
J. I). Barnes, Capt. Albert Wile and
J. C. Currin, who are busy arrang
ing details.
MORGAN'S WEALTH
GOES TO FAMILY
New York, April 29.—The will of
the late J. Pierpont Morgan names his
son, J. P. Morgan, jr., executor of the
estate. Provision Is made for his wife
and each of his children. Only the
comparatively small sum of $200,000
goes to charity, the balance of his vast
wealth remaining in the family.
Sugar lie per lb. Merchants Cafe.
TO WORK LAY ON
GREEN FRACTION
D. S. McDonell and Abe Audett
have taken a lay on the Green frac
tion, Otter creek, in the vicinity of
Granite cieek, and will commence
work immediately. They will em
ploy about a dozen men this sum
mer.
The Green fraction has been
worked under lease before, and was
held under option by the Yukon
Gold Company when they optioned
many other properties on Otter
early last year. Capt. Jack Green
is the owner.
GUILTY, SAYS
OWEN M. GRANT
Owen M. Grant, of Flat creek, was
charged before Commissioner Geo. W.
Albrecht last Thursday with violating
the game laws, it being alleged that
he shot and disposed of ptarmigan out
of season. He entered a plea of not
guilty, and his trial has been set for
Wednesday next, May 7, at 10 a.m. E.
M, Stanton will defend the accused.
The complaint was made by Cornelius
J. Sullivan.
EVERYBODY GETS IN ICE SUPPLY
An unusually large number of Idita
rod residents have put up ice this
spring. One started and others fol
lowed, until it became another case of
“everybody’s doing it.” Then came a
demand and scramble for sawdust, some
even goiDg so far as to dig it from the
foundations of other people’s property,
for which they were gently hut firmly
called :o accotini
SHIPPING INDUSTRY
OF ONITED STATES
Washington, April 30.—Accord
ing to figures supplied by the Com
missioner of Navigation of the
United States, American shipping
now ranks second in the world,
being no less than 3,500,000 tons
greater than Germany’s total.
During the year I9t2 there were
1,505 new vessels launched from
United States shipbuilding yards,
exclusive of warships. Of this total
only 95 were sailing ships.
The total tonnage of the United
States trow amounts to 7.714,183.
TELEPHONE LINE MAY BE
EXTENDED TO CHICKEN
The I.litarod telephone litre now
reaches clear to the head of Flat
creek, the service having been ex
tended to the Hilltop, where Har
old Seddotr will operate this sum
mer.
There is some talk of the line
being further extended over to
Chicken, where Aitken will prob
ably be working a fair sized crew
this season.
STRANGE EXHIBIT
IN CHICAGO TOWN
—
Chicago, April 4.—A jury of me
chanics and merchants today ac
quitted Fred Jackson, an art dealer,
who was charged with corrupting
public morals by having a nude
bathing girl in his window as an ex
hibit to attract attention to his dis
play of art ware.
The girl was posed so that a full
three-quarter view of her could be
obtained by the crowd, but she
faciei tt nro5 not 1»»« c*-o»»vl, «1
though she turned her head toward
the crowd every few minutes.
The police sent to disperse the
crowd forget their duty and gazed
in wonder and admiration at the
Venus in the window', until chased
’tack to ea:th and duty by the stern
rebutt of their chief.
Roasting chickens, 40e il>.
Iditarort Meat Co.
FOR SALE —Fine matched marten
skins. Appl.v Stanley's Cafe. Flat.
Eat at the Discovery Cafe.
Henry Du Rand, Prop.
CABLE NOT WORKING
The cable is not yet repaired and
Alaskan messages are being sent via
Ashcroft. This causes del; y, and our
usual Friday afternoon press has not
yet come through.
NEW MINING LAW
DRASTIC MEASURE
By this week's mail the Iditarod
Pioneer received a copy of the Roden
mining law, which was signed by the
governor on Wednesday. It would
not be advisable to publish the docu
ment as received, as the bill may have
befn amended in committee.
The law is a very drastic one and
contains strict regulations regarding
staking, discovery, assessment work,
etc., and makes it compulsory to swear
in all asessment work performed.
DROWNED MINER’S GOLD
RECOVERED AFTER YEARS
Chico. Cal., March 31.—In 1863 Win.
Eastman, a placer miner, was drowned
in the Trinity river, and no trace of
his body was ever found.
Now, 50 years after Eastman’s death,
a dredger brought up in one bucket a
flask of gold nuggets Eastman is known
to have had in liis pocket, a gold piece
identified as his and several silver
coins dated 1827.
SOLDIERS WERE ORDERED
TO “SHOOT TO KILL’’
Douglas, Ariz., Marcli 5. "Mv men j
are ordered to return any fire and to !
shoot to kill."—Col. Guilfoyle, corn-,
manding Ninth cavalry.
“Yesterday’s firing across the border
was done without sanction. I shall j
execute them when their identity has
been detei mined.”—Gen. Ojeda, com
manding Mexican garrison at Agua ;
1’rieta.
These were the statements o' Ameri- *
can and Mexican commanders whose ‘
men exchanged 100 shots, di’i-S.g which j
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145 fire bricks for sale. Merchants
Cafe. ____
Meals at all hours at Du Rand's Dis
covery Cafe__
FOR SALE Restaurant, everything
complete and first-class', will sell with
or without building; next d or to A.
R. Hal!, Second ave.. Iditarod; apply
on premises.
$1.50 Men's Shirts for 50c.
Mrs. Phillips, Gold st.. Flat City.
FOR SALE—Two large tents. Inquire
Pioneer Drug Store. Flat City.
Roasting chickens, 40c lb.
Iditarod Meat Co.
FORTY PROSPECTORS
REMAIN AT CRIPPLE
There are about 40 men left in
the Cripple-creek district of the In
noko, according to Ernest Gove,
who arrived from that section dur
ing the week, and most of them
are working in tiie pay,
The largest proposition so far is
that of Backstrom & Sutherland, on
Cripple creek itself, where the pay
has been lit-ed up for 4,000 feet, al
though it is not very wide.
Colorado creek is also showing up
fairly well, although work has been
hampered through lack of machin
ery. Tiffany on the Oregon asso
ciation, struck pay in another hole
recently, and there seems every
likelihood of a continuous pay
streak being proved.
During the past winter there
have probably been as many as 3'jo
men iu the district, of whom not
less than 250 wire in the hills, and
they were all digging
Mr. Gove does not boost the
camp, but it is evident he is opti
mistic regarding the outlook for a
good small district.
DREDGE MAY START
WORK NEXT WEEK
The dredge may be expected to start
up some time next week. The bucket
line was got aboard last Monday, and
the juice was turned on, but there is
not water enough in the pond as yet to
enable the gold ship to go ahead.
CARGO OF SODIUM
SET FIRE TO SHIP
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r_u.rcti 13.—The story of an
unruly cargo that caused the loss of a
steamer was told yesterday in the high
court In a suit brought against a
French shipping company. The com
pany's steamer Hardy left Treport
carrying two tons of metallic sodium,
which is inflammable and explosive on
contact with water. During a storm
ilie sodium broke away from the lash
ings and water reached the cases, set
ting it afire. The captain did not
know the nature of sodium and played
a hose on the cases, which blazed up
with a series of explosions. The cap
tain then ordered the whole lot thrown
into the sea. Then the hold caught
lire and the crew took to the boats.
Last Wednesday afternoon, after a
trial lasting over two hours, John F.
Seitulla, a miner of Ilappv creek, was
adjudged insane. The hearing was be
fore Commissioner Albrecht and the
following jurors: Sara Ba.vles, Henry A
Weir, B. A. Meyers, John Holmes, E.
J. Gove and Archie Mitchell. Attorney
C. E. Taylor watched over the inter
ests of the accused.
John Reunkel said he had a lease on
the Contact claim, Happy creek, from
John Seitulla, who had an eighth in
terest in the claim, he understood, but
who claimed to own the whole of it.
Tom Aitken had an interest in the
ground. Last Thursday Seitulla came
to his cabin and said they would have
to “make it right with him” or
he would kill everyone on the gulch
except Nels Jensen. Witness asked
him to explain, but he repeated his
threats, and said witness could not get
his life-insurance policy. Witness went
to Seitulla’s cabin next morning and
tried to get an explanation, but Sei
tulla merely repeated his threats. He
had told the accused that he had taken
a lease from Aitken also. Cross-exam
ined by Mr. Holmes, witness stated
that Seitulla claimed he had judgment
against the claim for $1,400.
C. R. Peck said lie had given Sei
tulla credit several times, but latterly
had refused. Seitulla came to his store
with three papers—a paid bill, a state
ment and a credit slip. Witness told
accused that lie owed him nothing, and
asked him to explain what he wanted.
After an exhibition of temper Seitulla
tore the papers into small pieces, put
them into the stove, and left the store.
Witness had written the name of the
claim on the back of one of the ac
counts so as t,o know where to find the
people he was supplying with goods. j
Seitulla saw the words “Contact Asso
ciation” on one of tlie bills, and seemed !
to confuse the word “association” with
“union,” and charged witness with
writing Outside to the labor union re
garding him. Accused’s actions were
certainly unbecoming a man in his
right mind; had he been in his right
mind he would not have acted as he
did. Witness had had no dispute with
him.
A1 Winscheli was in the cabin when
Seitulla came to see Reunkel about the
lease, but witness could not understand
what he was talking about. He. over
heard the words “insurance policy
and some profanity, but that was all he ^
could make out. Accused had acted
like a man very angry.
Torn Aitken said he had been at bei
tulla’s cabin a few days go with regard
to the lease because Seitulla had given
a lease on the whole, whereas he owned |
but an eighth. He had tried to make j
a reasonable deal with him, but ac- j
cused said nothing could be done until
the $1,400 judgment had been settled.
Witness asked him what he wanted for
the claim, and. in a rambling way, Sei
tulla said he wanted a million dollars
in golddust. Witness owned less than
half of the claim, the balance being
owned by Mrs. Schwartz, A. Matson
and Seitulla, but he didn’t know how
the latter got his interest, t rom wit
ness’ conversation with accused he
would not like to say he was sane. He
was quite excited—extremely so at
times.
Deputy Marshal Tom Howell wit
nessed the episode in Peck’s store He
had had several reports about the man
not being in his right mind. He had i
been in the habit of presenting bills to
people without apparent reason and
asking that they be receipted, and on .
one occasion had asked witness to draw ,
up a notice for him. While witness j
was preparing the notice accused got :
very excited, and said he would pay j
him 25 cents for writing it out. Ac-j
cused had been relocating property i
lhat had been fully represented, nota
bly the Washington claim, and had or
dered everybody oil the ground. While
being brought into town accused real
ized that he was under arrest at times,
while at others he wanted to return to
the claim for some papers.
Dr. Wortmann said he had examined
Seitulla that morning, and did not find
anything out of the ordinary in his
physical or mental condition, except
that he was nervous.
A. M. Elliot remembered remem
bered Seitulla publishing a notice in the
Iditarod Pioneer, despite protests that
the notice was absolutely meaningless.
John F. Seitulla said he was born in
Narbutton Lans, Sweden, in 1880, and
came to the United States in 1900. He
worked in the mines on Douglas island,
where, in March, 1901, he fell down the
•‘glory hole,’’ a distance of 100 feet,
crushing his right jaw and foot. The
jaw was still useless. It was true he
was asking a million dollars for his
eighth interest in the Contact associa
tion, and expected to get it, because he
had discovered another valuable min,
eral in it. The “judgraent” he had ob
tained consisted of a notice he had
caused to be inserted in the Iditarod
Pioneer. Witness began to talk dis
jointedly about insurance policies,
labor unions, etc., and said he thought
somebody would try to kill him.
The book of locations at the record
er's office were next produced, and Sei
tulla was asked to explain several doc
uments he had filed for record. He
read them aloud at his attorney’s re
quest, but was unable to explain what
they meant, although they seemed to
convey a great deal to him. It was im
possible for listeners to catch their
meaning.
At the conclusion of the reading, and
a few other questions, Dr. Wortmann,
recalled, said that after hearing the
testimony of John F. Seitulla it was his
belief that the accused was mentally
deranged.
The jury brought in a verdict in ac
cordance with the evidence.
FIRST LE6ISLATURE
STANDS ADJOURNED
Juneau, May 2.—The First Alaska legislature adjourned at
noon today, after a session of 60 days.
Much useful legislation has been passed, and everybody seems
to be pretty well satisfied except the labor members, who are much
disappointed at the failure of the eight-hour bill to become a law.
Members now are turning towards their homes, although some
of them will remain in Juneau until navigation openson the Yukon.
Senator Henry Roden expects to leave for Iditarod on the first
boat from LeBarge. _
TEXAS SOLON WOULD TRADE
FART OF ALASKA TO BRITAIN
Washington, May 2.—Representative Hall, of Texas, has
moved that the United States enter into negotiations with Great
Britain with the object of trading the southeastern portion of
Alaska, known as the Alaskan panhandle, in exchange for certain
British West Indian islands. The resolution has been referred to
the committee on foreign relations, who now are considering it.
Dr. Alfred Thompson, M. P. for Yukon territory, last year
made a similar proposal in the Canadian house of commons. He
contended that the trade would be advantageous to America be
cause of the proximity of the islands to the Panama canal, and to
Canada because Yukon at present has no outlet on the Pacific sea
board.
ALLEGED WHITE SLAVER
ARRESTER IN FAIRBANKS
J. Marks, who for the past six months has been conducting a
tailor shop on Turner street, Fairbanks, was arrested at that place
recently by Chief of Police Wiseman, at the instance of D. Maske
viscius, inspector of immigration for Alaska. He was taken to the
marshal’s office, where he was questioned, and, being unable to
answer satisfactorily, was committed to the federal jail.
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dence on this and two other cases, and after telegraphing the par
ticulars to the head of his department at Washington, was advised
to arrest the man. If, on inquiry, the suspect is found to be in the
country illegally he will bo deported.
Marks is said to have been deported once before, according to
the News-Miner, but this statement has not yet been verified. Since
his arrival at Fairbanks last fall he has been conducting his tailor
shop in a quiet and business-like manner. He has retained Attor
ney Thomas A. Marquam to look after bis case, and an endeavor
was to be made to secure his release on bonds._
FINED FOR ILLICIT
SELLING OF LIQUOR
_
Last Wednesday morning, before J
C( mtnissioner Albrecht, Robert i
Matheson, a merchant of the creeks, :
pleaded guilty to selling iiquor ;
without a license, and was fined j
$100 and costs—the minimum pen- ;
ally under the statute. The fine'
was paid.
The offence occurred on Flat j
creek April 15 last, and the accu-ed !
was arrested on a warrant sworn j
out bv Deputy Marshal Tom How
ell, acting on infoimation supplied j
by three witnesses working for the
V G. Co on the dredge.
LAST SHIPMENT OF 00R
WINTER MAIL ARRIVES
Three hundred and t welve pounds
of first and second-class mail arrived
hortly after midday on Thursday.
This was the final delivery under
the winter contract, and no more
can be expected until the arrival ot
the first boat. If there is a boat
coming from Ruby to Iditarod it
mav pick up some mail for Iditarod.
but it is far more likely that the
first mail to arrive will be brought
up by the White Seal, which should
be bete by May 25
LIEDT. ED6ERT0N
ON ALASKA ROADS
Valdez, May 2.—Lieut, Kdgerton
of the road commission, estimates
thit not less than $7,250,000 will
be required for Alaska roads and
trails during the next five years.
With this sum the engineer believes
a comprehensive system ot roads
and trails could be constructed and
the territory opened up. He advo
cates new trails in the Ruby, Idit
arod, Ophir and Koyttkuk sections,
and predicts that their construction
would lead to a vast increase in the
output ot gold from the territory.
Sugar lie per lb. Merchants Cafe.
Members of Camp Flat No. 28, A. 3.
notice
HLL MEMBERS of Camp Flat No. 26, A. B .
are invited to attend the Card Party and I n
tertainment to be given by Camp Iditaiod
No. 27, at the Hall, in Iditarod, on Wednesday even
ing, May 7, 1913. Come and bring the ladies, and
enjoy a social evening.
A hearty welcome awaits you.
J. D. BARNES,
ALBERT WILE.
J. C. CURRIN, Committee.