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EDITORIAL
,1 KHM. MONKV AT HOMK
learned the trick with
lie I.is; twenty years of keeping >
us money at home by pro
share of its own food
•uld surprise the people
t art< t'f Canada and the
t• i S:ati'S to know that Yukon
- . -tally most of the pota
! r vegetables which it
1 l:at it also is a large
poultry and eggs, and
".oud start iu raising
.• and a!so breeds and raises
.■ pi^s, and several dairies
ii in the territory. To this
i< * might be added hay
:i.-w cereals. The total
t i : ;e lines thus reaches
- of tiiousands of dol
i\ 7.1I111' annually. Many men
. . . exclusively in farms,
y a home has its garden
k of chickens aud a pig
1: all counts.
; 11 :::ark«t has consumed
!:>■ last winter quite a nam
:»<• li. ev.-s of native products
Klondike valley, some
Flat Creek country, and
::i the Pelly country. This
industry may be enlarged
\te- sue!' Native grown fod
10 be had in all parts of the
nd those inclined to rais
- iiave been experimeut
•• ' ..tent in goat culture.
are known to seriously
the introduction of
in larne numbers.
caribou. moose* mountain
• . :isii of (he region afford
- .re of tiie home-produced
■;.-s of i!i"t in Yukon. Reindeer
; . No '.»• added to the list were
ent to see fit to follow
sh< «l In Alaska and
IIuc!- 'ti hay country and the
• -;t Territories, and introduce
II initial herds here.
several iiome products men
•ioi:.'l in the foregoing all help to
the isolated region, to make it
.'•< and to keep the people
d. o upied and satisfied and
i. ike : iis and other enterprise
■ f *:: • real; less expensive and more
■ government will find
it a wise investment and a good
policy generally to increase its ap
pro :ions and its assistance gen
erally in making Yukon a self-fee'1
region as far as possible. The
- >or.er t is portion of the nation can
• - rendered • If-supporting on food
lines, the sooner will it be se'.iled
rid dev. iojed in the mixinr.un and
the 1' ■ .:.;■ !! thus made to flourish
t.> the uttermost borders.—Dawson
News. »
; It : TO \OBTH
Wws-Miner: Listen to
. ;!ios<» who have left
■ outside, as they are
papers or reach al
ijvoryyue uy letter. People who
had all the comfort ol homo here,
no worries of any kind, money .in
the bank and all the future to try
out, yet who left and went where
there was too much excitement and
too little prosperity; of crime ram
pant everywhere and protection from
it nowhere; of having to keep theaoi
it nowhere; of having to economize
rigidly to keep the wiilf from their
Ittle "flat" and move into cheaper
hired lodgings; of falling wages and
fallins prices and unemployed every
where. Those who went out with
mouey to ."buy into" some business
and bought in did so at the inflated
prices of yestere'en. and today reali
prices of yestere'en. and today realizo
a loss of about all their capital and
no certain future for the business
they bought into-wliich comes espec
ially hard to them, for they were
used to playing only sure-things
Here. Mrs. Jones cannot keep up
to Mrs. Smith, in limousines, etc.,
and therefore Mrs. Jones' cup of joy
is embittered to ijuite some extent,
and if "they only could" get the In
citement of "another strike in Alas
ka''— my. how they would hike back
here!
There are numerous people in Our
Town, somewhat advanced in age.
whose gray matter has grown with
the gray in their hair, and it isn't
those people yow hear talking of try
ing the outside, where everything is
upset and the future looks darker
than it has in a decade. They know
enough to stay where they are well
off.
INTKi; 1ST1N<. TKSTIMONV
In commenting 011 a murder which !
occurred in Ketchikan a few days ago
the Ketchikan Chronicle has this to
say regarding the situation in Ket
chikan and incidentally pays its re
spects to an erstwhile resident of
Skagwav.
The "Coffee" referred to lived in
Skagwav in pioneer days and work
ed at his trade of gambling since
which time he has visited every live
camp in the North.
In another column will be found
the report of the hearing of the mur
der case before the I". S. Commis
sioner.
The editorial above referred 10 !
follows:
Some remarkable bits of evidence
were brought out yesterday after
noon at the inquest of John A. Swan
son who was killed Wednesday morn_
ing in the Koyal hotel gambling
room. So interesting was it that it
will be worthy of note to see what
will be done by the office of James
A. Smiser. I'nited States attorney,
and to consider the evidence in the
light of what has gone before.
One Kauffman, commonly known
about town as "Coffey." in testify
ing. said he was "utility" man at the
Koyal hotel. When pressed further
with questions he admitted that
["utility" meant that he was a deal
er in a stud poker game, that he op
erated for the house and received
j therefor a percentage on the win
nings.
This same "Coffey" known thru
out the length and breadth of Alaska
j as a never-work, sure-thing man,
I who hasn't done enough honest work
' in years to support a healthy gold
I fish, on the witness stand at Juneau
also admitted that he was a gambler
"by profession" which means that he
lives from preying upon drunken or
half-witted individuals who fall for
their game. „
Nothing was done by the officials
about "Coffey" after his first admis
sion in Juneau, ami it will be inter
esting now to watch what steps will
be taken. "Coffey" is that type of
man that Ketchikan would be well
rid of. for he reaps not. neither does
he spin. His chief work in life, is
the wrecking of homes and the starv
tjon of children by winning from a
number of foolish fathers that which
should be used to buy shoes for their
I children. .
Aiioiaer interesting witness ves
terdav was Sam Larson*who was
dealing in the game on the morning
of the shooting, and who. according
to the testimony, was the only one
present when Swanson was shot.
Larson, according to his own testi
mony. is a miner by trade, and has
worked at it for a number of years,
until Radenbaugh hired him to run
one of his games. Then and there
the district lost a good prospector
and miner.
Another particular interesting
piece of testimony was that of Rad
enbaugh himself when he admitted
that he has been running a gambling
house, that the dealer and the house
split fifty-fifty on the rakeoff.
The matter is now strictly up to
James A. Smiser. United States at
torney for the division. He has Cof
fey's two admissions. He has Lar
son's statement that Radenbaugh
has been running a gambling joint,
and he has Radenbaugh's own ad
mission. These ought to make pret
ty convincing evidence for any jury."
But will they be presented?—Ketch
ikan Chronicle.
New Caterpillar Gun Mount
i.iits r.f tin* rnttcil Stall'* jinny nrilimm-t> department, watching n
il< ;i'i : ration df n new ty»>e eaii'r;illnr si-lfpropi'lieil mount for a 155uim
I'itU" a' il'.'i«'Ki'ii. X. .1. Tin- liuiuiii iIi'sIkiioiI by Walter Christy, has many
!,i'v. Ira;itiv• ami imnrovenietiiN over the type now In use.
Coronri's ImjiK'Si Kinds That Swan
son ('aim- to llis Moadi as tlu* He*
suit of Shut I'invl by I'islicr.
SAM I.AllSOX IS 11K1.1)
AS M ATKKIA I. W1TNKSS
Ih'fcnsc Ollt'fs mi Testiinony in lis
i!nn BcittlH al Hoarinj!.
Thai John A. Swanson came to
his death as the result of a shot
fired by J.iinrs t.I'udi Fisher was
the verdict of the coroner's jury
which sat in the inquest yesterday
afternoon, and this afternoon, after
a preliminary hearing, I nitcd States
Commissioner J. F. Warder held
Fisher on a charge of tirst degree
murder, and without hail
Sam Larson the only known eye
witness to the tragedy was held as
a material witness under bail of
$3,000 and- in default was commit
ted to the federal Jail.
The testimony at the inquest yes
terday afternoon was to the effect
that the men. Fisher, Swanson and
Larson, were gambling in the back
room of the Koyal hotel, that Fisher
left the room and returned after
some ten minutes, lie then said
something to Swanson which caused
the latter to strike at Fis'.ier. Larson
stepped between them, separated
them and then stepped back. Then
Fisher shot Swanson.
Several of the witnesses testified
as to gambling, and (ieorge Under. -
baugh. owner of the place, admitt-'d
that gambling was carried on there,
and that the House got fifty per
cent of the winnings.
At the preliminary hearing this
afternoon. Fislier appeared slightly
nervous and peaked, but he had
nothing to say. Charles H. Cos
grove was retained as counsel for
the defendant and appeared for him
at the preliminary hearing.—Ketch
ikan Chronicle.
WKKJIIT \\!> VKI.SON
TO K.VI'Kll ItrsiXKSS
William C. \\ right. formerly of
Simpson and Wright, of the Nugget
Shop, und I.udwig Nelson have
formed a partnership under the iirm
name of Wright and Nelson and
will shortly open a jewelry store in
Juneau occupying the store room of
the Nelson Shoe store on Front
Street, first door east of the en
trance to the Coliseum Theatre.
Besides the Jewelry. tourist's
novelties, post cards, etc.. will he
handled.
Mr. Wright has been in the jew
elry business for a number of years,
being at Skagwav before coming to
Juneau and becoming associated
with Robert Simpson. Tie will leave
on one of the first steamers for the
south to purchase new stock.
Mr. N'elson is a well known young
man of Juneau, and is also an ex
perienced jeweler and repair man.
1 DRILL ARE
616 !0 II
Several Well-Financed Companies
Jtead) (o Ship in Drilli»K Out
fit v.
>i;:.ki\(; ai.aska oil pools
Liluva, Yakutaga, Katalla and Cold]
ISaj Among; Sections to Be Drilled |
This Season.
! Activities in the Alaska oil pools
extending front Admiralty island'on
the soutli to Cold Bay on the west
; will start about June first, according
i to those most fan.iliar with the situ
ation. It is believed at least a half
j dozen drills will be in operation by
| early fall, and if the formation |
I proves ti tle to prediction several of
i these drills should be in oil before i
' winter comes.
Last week the Thane syndicate |
j signed a contract to place a stand
lard drill by June 15 on Yakutaga
property. These holdings were rep
resented by Attorney foster of Cor
I duva. They include the old Lathrop
I holdings, where drilling started
■ prior to the Roosevelt withdrawal
| order. Another crowd, headed by
I M. J. Sullivan, expect to have a stan
dard drill operating this season.
In the Cold bay section the Mid
west Company of Wyoming has I
raised a quarter of a million dollar
I to drill the Kinnegan-Hayden hold-1
in.es. This company recently pur
I chased a gas-powered boat at Se
' utile to be used to transport freight
j from Kodiak.
The Ma us holdings will be drilled
by Los Angeles capital, a large sum
having been pledged for this pur
pose, and adjoining the Hubbell in
terests will operate a standard drill.
The Huhbells are former Standard
Oil engineers of lies Moines, la., and
have ample capital to carry opera
tions on a large scale.
The Thane syndicate announced
some weeks ago intention of drilling
with a standard rig at Katalla,
where tthe Chilkat Oil company is |
producing about CO barrels of high
grade oil a day. The Chilkat com
pany has-n standard rig at work, and
recently sent an experienced drilling
crew north from California.
Lituya bay was recently located
by Juneau parties who interested
a group of West Virginia financiers
for financial support to place a
standard drill in that section.
There has been several oil leak
ages located on Admiralty island I
which will attract the attention of j
cap't.M.
It is believed there will be con- ]
siderable activity all along the Alas-j
ka coast "in an effort to tap the |
known oil pools during the summer i
months. This may develop into a
genuine oil stampede late in the fall.
( —Dispatch.
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Boiling, but No Steam.
The Quaker's habit of calm some
times deceives onlookers as to liis real
feelings. There was an occasion on
which a certain Philadelphia Quakers
countenance aroused resentment in the
heurt of her niece, one of the "world's
people." "I don't see." sold the niece,
"how you can sit there. Aunt Abigail,
and hear that man talk and never look
as if you cared. There 1 was boiling
at the utterances of that unprincipled
man. and not even so much as one of
your cap ruffles stirred." "If thee
could see far enough below the rap
ruffles," replied Aunt Abigail sedate
ly, "thee would have seen that 1 was
boiling also, but without steam, my
child."
Razor Strokes to Shave.
There Is n barber In London, Kn?
land, with n nice taste for 11 su ring. nn<1
he has computed the number of razor
strokes that go to a clean shave, lie
offers to prove the general correctness
of his count on any customer. "Yon
6hall keep the count yourself, sir."
says he.
The first man counted 150 strokes
made by the barber. "Much too low.
sir." said the barber. "But knowing
you were counting I couldn't help tak
ing longer strokes. It takes more, sir,
usually."
His own computation Is that, on an
average, It takes 200 strokes to shave
a man. Now If he shaves so many per
sons a day, so many days a week, how
many times does the barber use his
razor a week?"
" 'Undreds of thousands, sir," says
the barber. Pinned to something more
exact, he claimed 288,000 for one week.
It's an Old Chinese Way.
j There are some doctors who never
take sick patients. Their work Is to
aid the well to keep well. They call
themselves "Preventists," and have
set up as practitioners in preventive
medicine.
The Lord tempers the wind to the
shorn coal bin.
EARL CT D-JaHAVEM
The ca.-l -f D:nravsn has been
cpposirg the I rich hem: rule bill In
the house of lords on trie nround that
it is net supported by the majority of
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