HURRY CALL FOR HELP COMK
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“BALLOON STRUCK BY LIGHTNING, BERRY IS HURT, COME QUICK"
IS MESSAGE SENT BY PIGEON TO PORTLAND FROM “MILLION
POPULATION, BALLOON—BELIEVED CAUGHT IN CASCAOE8.
PORTLAND, June 13.—“Balloon
struck by lightning, Berry is hurt;
come quick,” is the message brought
here late yesterday by a carrier pig
eon from the balloon “Million Popu
lation,” the St. Louis entry in the
endurance race for balloons.
The message signed by Morrison
is from George Morrison, the passen
ger in the 'car, and tells the news
of an accident to George Berry, the
pilot. No location is given in the
message and the people here are un
able to locate the position of the .ac
cident or to render aid to the • two
men, who are believed o have been
caught in the Cascades in the ter
rible storm that swept this section
just following the balloon ascension.
The balloon carried three pigeons and
but one arrived here.
The condition of the bird Vhen it
arrived, all tired out, indicated that
the accident was at least 130 miles
away and the people here are help
less, but have asked the aid of the
federal government and the forest
rangers have been ordered to search
the hills for the two men. The rang
ers are now hunting for the lost bal
loon.
The balloon Uncle Sam was the
tirst to land and dropped down 27
miles from here. The pilot tells of
his experience w’ en caught between
two storms, one above him and one
below; he could not tell what to do.
The lightning flashed all about him
and he: expected every moment to
hjfve a bolt strike his gas bag and
set it on fire, so taking the first lull
jin the storm: he dropped to earth,
having made but 27 miles.
The balloons Kansas City 3 and
Springfield are still up, but not a
word has been heard from them and
grave fears are entertained here by
the officials in charge of the contest
that possibly they were caught in
the same storm and lost in the wilds
of the Cascades.
Planning Big Mortgage.
NEW YORK, June 13.—Sharehold
ers of the Atlanta & Charlotte Air
Line Railway Company are holding
a special meeting today to consider
a plan for creating a mortgage of $20,
000,000, covering all the company’s
property. The company proposes to
use $5,500,000 of the bonds to refund
that amount of first mortgages and
income securities now held by the
Southern Railway, the balance to be
used for improvements and double
tracking.
Cecelia Wilson, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Wilson, is a passenger
on the steamer Mariposa. Miss Mc
Bride, of Vancouver, Wash., is com
ing north with Cecelia and will spend
the summer in Valdez as the guest
of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson.
TOLLS REPEAL
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Amendments Are Accepted and the
Repeal Bill Goes to President
for Approval.
WASHINGTON, June 13.—The long
fight over the repeal of the canal tolls
bill advocated by the president, is
almost over, the House of Represen
tatives having passed the repeal bill
as amended by the Senate and it is
now in the hands of President Wilson
for his approval.
The bill ‘provides that American
coasting shipping shall pay equal tolls
with foreign shipping and’repeals the
exemption- of' tdllt mad*. Djt, the. orig
inal canal bill passed under the Taft
administration.
President Wilson is very- happy, at
the passage of the bill and has re
ceived telegrams of congratulation;
from all parts of-the United: States,
from prominen Americans who be
lieved in he position- taken by the.
administration. The passage of the'
bi)l is considered1 as a personal vic
tory for President Wilson and'greatly
strengthened his hold on the party
organisation,
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SEATTLE, June 13.—The effort be
ing made by tbe members of tbe
Automobile-Cl«h, gad) the- police to
stop speedy apt/ ffreyer end the
reckless driv'ing'ln thu city which has
resulted in many accidents and a,
lgrge number of deaths, cullitlihated
yesterday in the. arrest of 40 speed
ers, all of whom were fined small
sums of money and warned that a
second conyiction. wyjild mean a Jail
sentence,’ ad the officers of the law
and pdllce m'iglstrtlteB wdre de
termined to stop speeding.
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WANTWAGON ROADS
AND NOT RAILROAD
Archdeacon Stuck Says Wagon Roads
and Trails Would Do More
Good Than Railroads.
SEATTLE, June 13.—Archdeacon
Stuck, the clergyman who climbed to
the sumumit of Mount McKinley, and
who has spent many years in the
north traveling from section to sec
tion of the Interior of Alaska, ar
rived from the East today and gave
out an. interview in which he said
that the building of roads and trails
was more necessary to the develop
ment of Alaska than the bundling of
a railroad.
The churchman, sajjs,that a railroad
could i open but a small section of the
vaat territory; that only a fraction
of, the northland would, be opened by
the building, of a railroad to Fair
banks and that In fact the tonnage
for the road wag apt in sight and
.never could- be. developed in the in
terior. Wagbn roads and trails would
haye done more good and have given
all sections of the north a chance to
-develop, placer mining section? do
[ not need railroads, bjit do. need roads.
When his attention. was called to
the vast agricultural. lands of the in
terior the Arch^acon laughed nJtA
asked .. .where they were to be found,
and: tint he.bed yet- to see the lands
described by many as existing in the
Interior of -J^nska.
While admitting, that some agricul
tural land in the interior existed, yet
he predicted that the building of the
railroad would result in the farm
products being brought north and in
to, thp-Interior to drive out the small
fgnpOr now operating, about Fair
banks. >
Bits. W. M. Sauers, her son Jack
and nle.ce, Idas Esther Sauers, wete
passengers for Seward on the Samp
son.
Poa toff Ice Inspector AJvah Eames,
Cf COrdera, passed through Valdes on.
the Sampson.
HER JONES
IS BACK A6AIN
Returns From Canada, Where She
Could Not Arouse the Men to
Re-open the Strike.
SEATTLE, June 13.—Mother Jones,
the leader ot. the strikers, who re
cently went to Nanaimo, returned to
this city today en route o New York.
iTbe police of the Chadian town
watched the agi ator so closely that
she was unable to unite the miners
in the coal city in an effort to re
open the strike of last winter, when
much damage was done to the mines,
while the entire Pacific coast suffer
ed a coal shortage, being compelled
to use the poor coal from Washing
ton and pay exorbitant prices for it.
Mother Jones wnl go to Pittsburg
and head the striking workers in hat
city unless the strike is settled before
her arrival.
SEATTLE MERCHANT
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May Have Committed Suicide—Cheac
ty, the Haberdaaher, Pall* Prom
Tenth Ploor of Hotel.
SEATTLE, June 13—Edward Cheas
ty, the haberdasher of this city, fell
from the tenth floor of the Wash
ington hotel yesterday afternoon and*
was instantly killed. The police be
lieve that the merchan suicided, while
his friends assert that there is no
reason to believe he would take his
life, as he had every thing he could
wish. They also claim that the dead
man was subject to dizzy fits and that
in leaning over the banister he be
came dizzy and lost his balance. Ev
ery bone in his body was broken.
Cheasty, who was 45 years old,
leaves a big fortune, having been re
markably successful in his business.
GREECE SENDS ULTIMATUM;
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PREMIER VENJZELQS, OF GREECE, DEMANDS PROTECTION GREEKS
IN TURKEY—DEMAND 18 ALMOST AN ULTIMATUM—BOTH SIDES
READY FOR COMING CONFLICT—AUSTRIA BACKING TURKS.
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ATHENS, June 13.—-Premier Veni
zelos, of Greece, delivered a warning
to Turkey yesterday that is consid
ered little short of a declaration of
war. The premier warns the Turk
ish government that the treatment
given to Greeks in Turkey was lift
satisfactory and that if the Turkish
governmen did not take steps imme
diately to put a stop to the prac
tice of confiscating the property of
the citizens of Greece in Turkey and
release all who had been arrested,
the government of Turkey would take
steps to protect its citizens.
The army a^d navy is being placed
in readiness for an instant advance;
the troops on the border have been
strengthened; the. government has
spent millions for the purchase of
arms and ammunition and the accu
mulation of vast stores of war ma
terial; the army has been concen
trated at positions along the border
from which a sudden advance into
Turkey can be made.
The Servians are certain to be
drawn into the conflict because the
defeat of Greece would mean the de
spoiling of the Servians of the ter
ritory taken after the fight with Tur
key, when the Balkan states battled
over the division of the spoils.
That Bulgaria will aid the Turks
is certain, but the Roumanians are as
sure to take the opportunity to grab
another slice of Bulgaria, with the
constant menace of a general Euro
pean conflict always in sight.
Austria is determined that no large
power shall be welded in the Bal
kans, because piece by piece she
wants to extend her border southward
and the small countries can offer no
resistance. Rususia is as determin
ed that Austria and Germany shall
not profit by the wars in the Balkans
and are watching the manonvers of
all the parties and are aiding the
Slava as far «s possible.
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Ha* Taken Five Race* From Coch
ran’* Yacht—Tryout* to Con
tinue for Month*;
NEW YORK, June 13—The sloop
Vanitie, built by Commodore Cochran,
was defeated today for the fifth time
by the sloop Resolute, built by a syn
dicate of yachtsmen. The ellminar
tion races will continue for the-next
month, and a series of raees will bo
arranged hll ,thf«U#h this , ^Hd
July until the comidltteo will be able
to decide which. jloon^aWUi bhye • the
honor of representing the New York
Yacst Club 1* the coming Interna
tional races.
if Changes will be made in the ser
tfst contiMM and ‘ It- is hoped- that
the winifcigbwtj^^tht^and
W Mile* Prtpfe
w the,. Uurea^ •hi«a U^t(hejr« ^»tered
That' the.Shamrock; IV'to a dandy
all predict, aa ake.iaireported: to be
making exceptionally test time in.the
tryouts.
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-Pacific. Coast-SteamshIp Line to Put:
Two. Boats. On This Run—Ex
pect Big. Business.
SEATTLE, June 18.—The Pacific
Coast Steamship Company, may put
the steamers Umatilla and the City
of- Puebla on the run from this city
.to Southwestern. 'Alaska, ports be
cause of the expected large increase
in hiulpps* ih .ttm*. section, flpth
steamers are now laid up; because of.
the lack- of buainees and they- are
to be overhauled in the next few
months andpitredon the rah, eail
fhgjt.th* freight sMwnpnts U>,Sputhr
western: Alaska* will ]pmp fonsard br>
Jeape-and1 bounds as soanas the rail
road' work starts and that already
ihe posslhiliiy oi ‘ the cons traction
boptid. shipments over that of the
past few- years.
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Mrs. Sam Orehard was a passenger
to Katalla on the steamer Sampson.
MEDIATORS AGREES ON PLAN;
HUERTA IS TO RE ELIMINATED
PROVISIONAL GOVERNMENT TO BE NAMED BY MEDIATORS WITH
OUT REFERENCE TO PRESENT DICTATOR — PEACE SESSIONS
ARE DRAWING TO A-CLOSE—PROTOCOL TO BE DRAWN.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont., June 13.—
The mediators now in session here
trying to effect a settlement of the
troubles between Mexfco and the
United States have agreed to the
establishment of a provisional govern
ment in Mexico and that President
Huerta will not be consulted in the
naming of his successor. The an
nouncement, while not official, is be
lieved to be true.
While Huerta is not to be recog
nized or consulted yet the mediators
are expected to select some one not
connected with eitner faction. Hu
erta followers or Villa adherents are
to be barred and possibly former Pro
visional President De La Barra will
be named.
The agreement will be made in a
protocol to be drawn up in a few
days and all matters in dispute are
to be settled. The agreement will
provide for a future election in Mex
ico at which a president to fill out
the unexpired term of President Ma~
dero will be elected and the gov
ernment of the United States is to
guarantee a clean and honest elec
tion.
The protocol will be submitted to
President Wilson, of the United
States, and President Huerta, of Mex
ico, and a copy sent to General Car
ranza, who !s expected to abide by
the decision under pehalty of the dis
pleasure of the American State de
partment.
WASHINGTON, June 13.—General
satisfaction at the news from Niag
ara Falls regarding a probable settle
ment of the difficulties between Mer
ico and the United States is express
ed here in official circles. The nam
ing of a provisional government by
the mediators, while a matter of dif
ficulty, is belived possible. The elint •
ination of Huerta is believed certain.
The disposal of the rebels, however,
is a complex problem, as they insist
that the reins of government must
be turned over to them.
Brotherhood Delegates Returning.
MONTREAL, Que., June 13. On
board the steamer “Royal George,"
whic1 sailed from this port today,
are the 150 members of the Brother
hood movement of England, Scot
land and Wales, who attended the In
ternational Conference held at Buffalo
a few days ago. These delegates
were accompanied by the members
of the Victoria College Glee Club,
which plans to make a tour of the
British Isles, under the auspices of
the Brotherhood Movement. This is
the first tour of any Canadian musi
cal organization in the old land.
Colonel Swanitz went to Seward on
the steamer Sampson.
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TURNS RIM LOOSE
Take Only Thirty Minutes to Decide
That Accused Man is Not Guilty
—Court Orders His Release.
SEATTLE, June 13.^'fih/e trial of
Frank Plcconi, the Italian charged
With murdering Henry Werner, the
Issaqual rancher, ended yesterday ev
ening when the jury returned a ver
dict of “not guilty,” after deliberat
ing for. 30 minutes..
Judge Frater ordered the release
of the defendant when the verdict
was rendered. The trial has lasted
for a week, and drew crowded houses
at every session of the court, the wo
men Of the city filling the court room
to hear the sensational, evidence
connecting Plcconi and Mrs. Magda
lena- Werner.
The-state endeavored to show, that
because of the relations between the
two Plccop i had been induced to
kill .the rancher so that he might bet
ter enjoy, the company of. the wo
man. The eight-year-old son of Mrs.
Werner testified against him:
Mrs. Werner was acquitted two
weeks ago of a similiar charge of
murder in connection with, the death,
of her husband.
Hearing On River Canal.
WASHINGTON/ June 13.—The gen
eral board' of engineers of - rivers and'
harbors is today hearing arguments
cn. the proposed survey of.-Lake Su
perior and Mississippi River canal
on the St. Crtlx river.’ TfteMimweo
ta and Wisconsin commisafons on the
canal* are being' heard today. Ttye
local army, hogrjd, .refused to reawgrt
Favorably,ons the APRMeed angver. nad
tide, hearing? la- betas, given in hopei
of revising its decision.
<W PbseiWtlty.”
“A BosslblMty,,‘ a two-reel com
edy. „»t the Qrpbeum toolgbt. This
In. a. great ^ggragelte . picture, tail o*<
humor. Also “The Pride of Lone*
sosee*' will be-’there. •,
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CM? SETTLE
EASTERN STRIKE
Employees of Westinghouse Are Join
ed By Five Hundred From Union
Switch Company.
PITTSBURG, June 13.—The refus
al of the Westinghouse Electrical
Company to arbitrate the present
differences with the. men on strike
resulted today in. the calling out of
1,500 men working for the Union
Switch Company at Swissvale, who
went out in sympathy, and who ex
pect to be joined by. all the workers
in the manufacturing plants in this
state.
The strikers claim that they have
a big strike fund and can continue
the strike indefinitely, while they say
the contracts of the Westinghouse
company, which, must be filled short
ly or heavy indemnity paid, will force
the company to give in to the union
demands.
It. is expected that the strike will
spread to all parts of the state and
that every indusry. in Pittsburg con
nected in any wa ywith the manufac
ture of electrical appliances will be
closed down.
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! SEATTLE, June 13—W. J. Gil
more, * merchant of Juneau, con
nected with the firm of Ebstein and
Ontaore, died here today from the
etreeCa of cancer. He came sooth two
month* ago for treatment but the
growth had* become so large that no
thing could' be done-to aid him.
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W, J. Gilmore is- well known to
merchants of this city, as he-has call
ed here many times taking orders
for his fttm.
Frank A. BaUaiha, of'Seward, pass
ed through Valdez on the Sampson.