V0L 9 VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 15, 1913. NO. 158.
TEXAS SUES FOR.
$1*000,00
Would Have Standard Oil Pay
That Sum for Violating
the Trust Laws.
Austin, Tex., April 13.—The
state of Texas has started a suil
against the Standard Oil company
for $100,000,000 damages, alleg
ing that the oil trust is operating
in violation of the Sherman anti
trust law and is also violating
the stale laws.
The state has issued a sub
poena for John Arehhold, the
president of I he Standard Oil Co.
The officials of the company
assert il is persecution and not
prosecution, and that the stale
officials are playing In the gal
leries for popular support by
I rust bailing.
JAPS WILL TEST
CALIFORNIA LAW
Case Will be Taken to the U. S.
Supreme Court—Treaty Sys
tem in Danger.
Tokio, Japan, April 15. -Thu
Japanese government lias derided
In lesl Ho' eonslitul innalily of the.
California alien land law and will
ronimunru an action shortly lo
deride the right "of any of The
slates |n pass laws which abridge
the treaty rights of the nation.
Tile decision of President Wil
son no| |n interfere' with Ihe
passage of the law. as was done
by Presidents Taft and lloosevell,
lias caused much adverse criti
cism of llie administration and
Ihe government has been forced
In disperse many public gather
ings to prevent demonstrations
against the Americans who reside
in Japan.
If the right of stales to break
treaties is upheld Ihe Japanese
freely predict the cancellation of
all treaties with Ihe United Stales.
FUNERAL SERVICE
FOR IP. MORGAN
.New York, April 15.—Thu fun
eral services over the remains of
•1. Pierpont Morgan, the American
financier, were held yesterday
morning. Three bishops and four
ministers officiated. The services
were held in SI. George's Episco
pal church.
The Stock Exchange was closed
during the services,, the first time
in its history during the hours of
business.
Ed. Rucker will be the captain
of the Copper base ball team
and James Fish will be the big
guy of ihe Gold base ball team.
Both, captains are arranging
f lieif line-ni) for I lie season's
work and say they will give the
regular Valdez Irani a close run
for the championship of Prince
William sound.
The Eagles dance Saturday
night will be one of the best of
Ihe season, as the members of
the committee are determined
that all who attend shall 'enjoy
themselves and will spare no ex
pense to secure that end.
Does your watch need repair
ing? See Reinke, the watch doc
tor. .
LOST—An A. B. button with
diamond setting, finder please
return to Al. White and receive
reward.
ADMINISTRATION TARIFF FULL OF HOLES;
CATTLEMEN PREVENT FREE REEF AND SHEEP
The Cut On Swine Is Also Defeated—Mass Meetings Held In
Manufacturing Centers to Protest Against Cheap For
eign Labor-Glove Factories Close as Protest
—Underwood Still Confident.
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Washing!on, 1 >. ('... April 15.—
The cattlemen of I lie western
slides succeeded in preventing
the passage of tin1 schedule in the
I'nderw.I administration tarilf
hill, which would have allowed
for file free pintry of heel' into
(his country. Tli.ey also won oil
the sheep tariff and the old rate
will he retained. The effort to
cut the protection on swine was
defeated and ‘lie western slates
succeeded in winning on everv
point.
This is I lie first break in the
plans of the administration and
it is freely predicted that the en
tire hill will go to pieces .as the
Democrats are a unit In prevent
the destruction of the protected
i industries of I heir own stales, hut
favor lower laril)' rates on com-1
moiliiies of oilier stales. The, ac
lliiui nf the l.miisiana hemoerafs
in I rying' to force I lie rut on ln
hacrn, however, has awakened
them In the real i/.al ion that un
less they stand Ingelher they will
! lint lie aide iii save the industries
! in which I hey are interested.
The sugar, Wind, heel', and nlh
!er favored inilusl l ies, are experl
ei| III gel Ingelher and down the
mini in is I ral ion measure.
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! (ihiversv.ilie, N. V.. April 15.—
One of I he largest public meet
ings ever held in this lown was
held Iasi night as a climax In the
six-day strike of I he employees of
Hie glove faclories here as a pro
I as I lo Hie government against
the cut in the tarilV on gloves.
The workers claim that Ihe nat
ural result will he tile importation
of gloves made by foreign cheap
labor and the factories will have
to cut wages or go onl of busi
ness.
A strong protest was sent to
congress against the measure and
also to Ihe local congressmen,
who were informed that the wel
fare of the community depended
on protection for labor from Ihe
influx of the products of aheap
European labor. The protest was
so strong that il is believed it
would be political suicide for the
local representative in congress
to refuse to assist them.
Troy, X. Y.. April 15.—A large
mass meeting was held here Iasi
night and was attended by all the
workers in the collar factories
and they passed resolutions pro
testing again.it the cut in the tar
ill' on collars and a copy was sent
to all stale congressmen anil also
to the Itemocratic slate organiza
I ions.
The workers freely predict hard
limes if tlie bill, as now publish
ed. goes through, and they assert
that American manufacturers can
not compete with tin* foreign
manufacturer unless he is pro
tected by the dilferMiee between
I tie cost ol production in America
land Kurope.
COMMITTEE GETS
MORE INFORMATION
Operators o.f .Dance Halls and
Houses of lllfame Testify
as to Conditions.
Chicago. April 15.— Mrs. Muel
ler. the prnpriel cess of a house ol
illfame, was examined by Hie
O'Hara rnmmiller yesterday and
admitted that she had secured
*-'11,11110 over all her expenses in
nine years. She further tsetifled
Hi at. she was forced to close lie
cause she refused to pay all she
could make to the police for pro
i eel ion.
The police wanted il all. she
claimed, and therefore she quit
the business.
Frank Olson, who operates a
dance hall Instilled that he had
[iaid the police for protection. All
he asked of them was not to drive
the people away: they would conic
fast enough.
He admitted no age limit was
placed upon frequenters of the
placd and that many young girls
were taken away in cabs to ho
tels which asked no questions.
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BREAKS HER ARM WHILE
TRIPPING "YANKEE TANGLE”
London. April 15.—Ida Grispi,
a dancer who made her first suc
cess in America, fell and broke
her arm and badly wrenched her
leg during the performance ot
the “Yankee Tangle” dance last
night at the Chelsea Palace thea
ter. The dance, which is a whirl
wind variation of lire Argentine
tangle" was the hit of fhe'ballei
and her partner, Fred Farren. fall
to the floor and roll themselves
u(> in a rug'. II was in making
this fall that the accident occur
red. Miss Grispi has been in Lon
don for two years as the leading
dancer of the “revues” of the
Empire Theater. The “Yankee
tangle” was theh it of I/he ballet
“New York," which was produc
ed a year ago, and really started
the presold London cra/.e for
‘American eccentric ragtime danc
ing. y '
1 rr
Dougherty A Ferguson receiv
ed on the steamer Sampson a
supply of fresh groceries, fruit
and vegetables.
REVOLUTION GIRLS
! MEET AT CAPITAL!
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! President and Seoretary of State
Made Addresses—Fight fbr
the Presidency.
Washington, I >. T.. April ir>..
President Wilson and Secretary
of Slate Bryan addressed the
Daughters of I he American Revo
lution yesterday al the opening of
the congress of the association.
The election for I he presidency
of the order has caused consid
erable friction and the ladies are
playing at politics. They have re
sorted to all manner of log-roll
ing to secure votes for the leader
of their factions.
The Valdez Dock was a busy
place this morning when the
Brighton, taking her capacity of
freight and passengers, left for
Ho* Pori Wells district.
WILL VACCINATE
ALL ALASKA CREWS
Seal I le, April 15.—The Dcparl
men! of I he Interior has ‘issued
orders that all steerage passen
gers and members of the crews of
vessels plying the waters to Alas
ka jdmll he vaccinated before they
are allowed to leave this city for
the north. The' order is made
in an etorl to prevent the spread
of smallpox among the natives of
A1 a ska.
New Altitude Record.
Paris, France, April 15.—A new
world's record for altitude was
established today at the Hue
Aerodrome hv the French aviator
Perreyon. In a monoplane he
rose to a height of 6,000 meters,
nppioximately 19,650 feel.
The previous world’s record
was held by (.ieorges Legagneux,
who reached an altitude of 18,776
feet. at'-Villaeoublay on September
17. 19;(2. " ;
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WANTFjjh—A cook; inquire of
tiolfift’I^Cjliat Fort Lisgiiim.
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fteinke. expert repairer, at I lie
j Valdez Drug company.
ALASKA POLICY IS
A GREAT BLUNDER
Head of Amalgamated Copper Co.
Condemns Policy of the Gov
ernment Towards Alaska
Seal He. April 1 a.-—President
llyan, nl' lli«' Amalgamated Cop
per company, in an interview giv
en to (lie Seattle papers, con
demns tile policy of the govern
ment towards Alaska and charac
terizes the same as a national
blunder. The enormous natural
resources of the territory, he
claims, will lie dormant until
some action is taken to relieve
the burden placed upon the pio
neers of the norlhland.
Seattle is being injured more
Ilian Alaska, he asserts, as the
money from Alaska would all flow
through the Spirit City and much
of it would remain to seek invest
ments here.
START BASE BALL
IN SPIRIT CITY
Seal lie. April 15.—Tin* North
western Baseball League opened
today, the home team playing I he
Victoria team.
MeGinnily, the former own eh'
of the Newark, N. .(.. learn', says
he will have I In" Tigers al the
top of the first division. He will
do considerable of the pitching
himself and says he still deserves
the name of I he “iron man."
4J. \V. Gilson, who was married
Iasi, night, has invited all the
children in I own to be his guests
next Saturday afternoon al a mai
med al the Orpheum. A special
program has been arranged for
and the children will surely have
I In* t ime of I heir lives. ■' •
Wednesday Dancing.
The dancers will enjoy them
selves in Moose hall ’tomorrow
eve al 0:30 sharp. Beginners at
8. If of iw* wall/ til 1-.
WANTED T(> RENT—A piano.
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MEMORIAL SERVICE
FOR WIG DEAD
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Survivors of the Qreatest Sea
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Disaster of Modern Times
Hold Memorial.
New York, April 15.—Memorial
services for the dead of the Ti
tanic were held ill all the church
es last Sunday, marking the tirst
anniversary of the catastrophe
which cost over 1,5(10 lives.
The wreck of the Titanic was
tile most appalling sea disaster
ever recorded. It happened early
Sunday morning, April 15. 1012,
when the big liner, while on her
maiden voyage, struck an iceberg
and sank four hours later.
At the time of the wrt«ck there
were 2,200 people on the boat and
1,503 perished, among them some
of the best known people of the
I'nited States and England.
The Carpathia picked up 20
tioat loads of the survivors, num
bering 703, and they were taken
to New Y'ork.
READY FOR FLIGHT
ACROSS THE ATLATIC
Merlin. April 15.—Joseph
Brucker. I he Merman-American
aeronaut, who plans to cross the
Atlantic in the balloon Suchard
II., spent today in Berlin in say
ing farewell to friends prior to
starting for the Canary Islands,
where he expects to begin his
voyage between April 20 and Ap
ril 22. The Suchard II. is the
largest ballfion in existence. Its
diameter is 80 feet ami its gas ca
pacity 200,000 cubic feet.
Mr. Brucker will be accompan
ied by two assistants. They are
taking three weeks provisions, but
if they have the luck they expect
they will land either in the West
Indies or on the northern coast
of South' America in live or ten
days.
The cement walk constructed
last summer by Harry Schullze at
the local court house yard was
uncovered today and found to
have stood the freezing of I lie
past winter without-cracking.
William Conley left for Port
Wells on the Brighton and will
spend the summer -in opening up
properties in wliigh he has an in—
i lerest.
BRUSSELS STRIKE
PITIABLE FAILURE
Only 200,000 Men Are Out and No
Disorders Reported—Men
Are Confident However.
Brussels. Belgium, April 15.—
The strike for mahhood suffrage
has effected only 200,000 men, al
though it was at first announced
that a million would quit work in
an effort to secure I tie l ight to
vole.
No disorders have as yet mark
ed the progress of the strike and
many places are unaffected.
The press of this country claim
that the effort to make a demon
stration was a pitiable failure,
toil the men are positive that
more will join them and they as
sert they have plenty of money to
coot i 11 lie I lie lialil.
BOMB FOUND IN
BANK OF ENGLAND
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Believed to Have Been Placed
There by Women Suffragettes
—Police Powerless.
London‘April lb. A big bomb
was discovered in the hank of
Kngland building yiVlerday and
the ii ililanl suffragettes are be
jlieved to ha\o placed il I here. The
j fuse was ignited when il was im_
! I iced by me of I lie many guards
| ill'll lie i|lliei l> extinguished il.
i The hank of Kngland building
j is rmisi lei" ! I lie safest guarded
| plan- m ab Kiigland and lias
more gnaros Ilian any other place
| ill I !n i-!,i pi re. and I lie \ er> r li t,
t fi.il lln umnen emild succeed in
placing the numb without being
caught a! il is considered re
markalile.
Kvery ell'orl is being made by
llie police In prevent I lie women
doing any more damage, but il is
claimed by the chief of police that
with his present force he is pow
erless to protect property unless
the women are placed in insane
asylums or scnl to penal inslitu
t ions.
POPE RALLIES;
HAS_ IMPROVED
Home, April 15.—Tilt' Pope ral
iliril again today afler a night’s
I rest. Whi'i) hr awoke hr aunoun
ced that lit* had had a dream that
the work he was called upon to
.dn in this world for the uplifting
of humanity was not yet complet
ed and Dial lie must finish his
labors here ere he goes.
The attending physicians re
port ttir condition of the Pope as
i being slightly better.
! The slock of the Hold King
Mining Company has been taken
off the market. The line showing
of the properly after the devel
opment work of Superintendent
Crawford, lias caused this action
I to be taken b\ the officials, wing,
now have enough money with
which to do all the development
work necessary.
Orpheum Change of Pictures To
i night.
Katzen.iammer Kids again in
j up-to-dal r I ricks.
J Kml of ltn> Trail, line sensa
l ioiiiil cowboy drama.
The Miser’s Cave, Hi is is an ex
■ I raordinary line feature.
! The l.osl Hat. sidesplitting
comedy.
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