NO. 150.
VOL. 10.
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HSU'S FUTURE
Predicts Will Become Greatest Pro- ,
ducer of Mineral Wealth—Big
Agricultural Couniry.
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SEATTLE, March SI.—Secretary,
of Commerce ftedfield addressed a
large number of Democrats of this !
city, who tendered him a reception.
The. cabinet officer statet^ that it.
was high time that the lid be taken ;
off of Alaska hnd its resources and ■
Mini Ih., people of the north he allow- j
ed to open and develop the country. I
In picturing the future of the ter- j
ritory after the completion of the I
Alaska railroad the Secretary of Com- j
pierce said thai the territory would .
produce all the coal neded for the ,
Pacific .coast states, would become a;
larger gold producer than any state
•n the union and would furnish a tre- '■
mendous amount of copper; its fish ;
would feed the world and the agricul
mini possibilities warranted the be - j
Sief that several millions of people ;
could support themselves on the farm j
products. j
The; secretary was given a rousing ,
reception upon the completion of his
address.
ROBBED HIMSELF
Bank Lost $30,000 and Cashier Claim
ed Bandits Held Him Up—
Frameup Don’t Work.
GAIXATINK, Tenn., March 31 -The
police today arrested Mayor William
Brown, who is also cashier of the lo
"•al bank of this city and charged
him with having stolen the money
himself.
Detectives sent here by the Bank
ers' Protective Association soon be
came convinced that the robbery was
the work of someone familiar with the
Inside workings of the bank and .upon
investigation found that Brown had
made many alterations < in the books,
and following these clues they soon
found that the robbery was the wort
of the cashier to rover his stealing
of years.
The arrest caused a sensation, as
Mayor Brown was one of the best
known citizens and exceptionally pop
ular
Unless Present Rate of Wage is In
creased—Demancl a Minimum
Wage for Miners.
LEEDS, Enkrurid, March 31. -One
hundred and fifty thousand miners
will kq out on strike on Thursday iaii
l«ss t.he|r demands for a minimum
wage fife granted before that time.
The miners are well organised and
prepared to tight for months if need
be to secure, ^the increase In wageg
desired. They claim that some of the
men are woefully underpaid and do
not receive enough to keep body and
soul together.
Troops are arriving here to protect,
the property of the mine owners and'
the operators claim that they cannot
phy better, wa^ps than (tlje present
scale unless they raise the price of
Coal.
The steamer Latouche brought 200
tons erf British Cothnnblfl cOfii'yenter
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MANY IRE IDLE
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JUNEAU, March 31.—The city au- j
thorities have issued another warn
ing to workingmen in the states not
to come to Juneau, as from 500 to
600 working men are now out of em
ployment in this city and no work is
in sight for them. The warning has
been telegraphed to Seattle and other
Pacific coast cities from which most
of the men are coming.
(EL MU RO!
MEETING SUCCESS;
Believed That He Has Met Reverse
At Hands of federal Garrison
In Torreon.
JI AREZ, Mexico, March :U. Word
received here today from the rebel
forces commanded by Gen. Villa, now
investing the city of Torreon. held
by the, federal troops, gives the in
formation that the rebels have been
unable to dislodge the federal troops
and that in the assaults they have lost
many men.
General Villa is becoming desperate
and is preparing for a general as
sault on the federal positions. The
distance from his base of supplies has
caused Villa much inconvenience and
he is anxious to take the city at
once.
The federal force at Torreon has
been strongly re-enforced and Provis
ional President Huerta is determined
that the advance of the constitution
alists shall be stayed at all costs.
The liower of the Mexican army is
quartered in Torreon, only two regl
i meats of regulars remaining in Mexico
City. It is the work of the season’s
lighters of the administration that
! has stopped the victorious advance
of Villa.
EL PASO, March 31.—The rebels in
control of the city of Juarez just
across the border, are maintaining the
most strict censorship of all news
front the front and this, is taken by
the newspaper correspondents and
American military authorities ^as an
indication that the rebelp .under Gan...
i VUJa ha've been badly defeated. Her^
I tofore when the rebels have been vie
torious, Gen. Villa has.never exercised
publicity, , but for ,tbie past week no
has been made public.
A report in this city states that
Gen. Benavides, one of the best gen
erals of the. rebel army, hgs been
: killed and that the federate have driv
1 en the rebels from Escalon and back
| to the Rellano pass, where they are
i making a desperate resistance. An
; other report states that the line of
i communication between the rebel ad
| vance posts and the base of supplies
rat Chihuahua has been cut by federal
: troops and that Villa has been forced
to weaken his front in order to pro
tect his long line to the base of sup
j plies.
REPUBLICANS TO
MEET TOMORROW
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DETROIT, March 31.—Michigan
j Republicans were gathering here to
■ day to attend the opening sessions
| of the state central committee call
ed some weelcs ago fyy. Chairman Alei^
Groosbeck, of Detroit. There were
informal committees today to com
j plete details for tomorrow’s program.
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BOIU>EAlTX. Krw^,, Murcti . SI.-,
Emile Gentli, the great French e*
pldrer, who spent ijauch tlme Jh the
wilds of the Cohfeo', died here todajt
>m ffRW?-. H1?
due to dlseahe contracted In the fever
strickendistricts of the Congo.
RED TAPE MDS
THE FIRE DEMON
Customs Officials Refuse Permission
to Fire Fighting Crew to Aid in
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Extinguishing Flames.
BRUSSELS, March 31,—The Bel
gian customs officers on the French
frontier have been warned to uBe
more common sense and less red tape
in the future. The rebuke was the
result of a fire in th«» village of Les
Ballons. Fearing that the whole
place would be swept, the mayor tel
ephoned an urgent appeal for assist
ance to the fire department of the
t rench town of Wattrelos, just across
the border. The Frenchmen respond
ed promptly with their motor engine,
but on reaching the frontier they were
stopped by a customs officer. In vain
they protested that they were going to
a fire, but, after consulting with his
colleagues, the officer flatly refused
permission to them to cross with the
engine, as they were not provided
with the required "motor tourists’ li
cense."
While they were arguing, tne tire,
which was only 100 yards front the
frontier, was spreading, but finally
the officers compromised by allowing
them to string a line of hose across
the border, the engine remaining on
French soil. After an hour’s hard
work they extinguuished the flames,
received the thanks of the mayor and
returned to France.
Dll m ROUTES
Expected to Announce the Engineers
Who Will Take Charge of the
Work in Alaska Very Soon.
WASHINGTON, March 31.--Presi
dent Wilson is spending considerable
time investigating the proposed
routes for the government railroad in
Alaska. All the available maps and
data collected by the many govern
ment parties that have surveyed or
reported upon Alaska have been col
lected.
It is believed possible that the pres
l^ektTwill announce the route to be
tajtep .by the government road before
naming the enginers who are to have
1 charge of the work are named.
The names of the engineers who are
to superintend the building of the
government road will be announced
in the next ew days, is the report
given out today by close friends ol
the administration.
CANAL IL SURE
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PASS HOUSE TODAY
Administration Expects to Pass the
Bill With a Big Majority—Oppo
sition is Badly Beaten.
WASHINGTON, March SI.-The
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vote on the.bill to repeal ^tpe ex nip
tion granted *P. AmericaP . coasting
vessels wili'be^foi-ce.d tjo some,
time today, according' to the reports
of the administration leaders in the
-JHouse. v .
In spite of the efforts of the mem-,
befs of congress representing Pacific
coast states the vote will be against
tliem.. Congressman Underwood, who.
°PW r»f#sed **.
^the ?iy^ejjts}pjf, it|a;.a4i»inistra
7>“;T.«e m»sf «the re~
petti but will not fight the bill.
OPERA SINGERS
CAUGRT IN CRUSH
Friends Gather to Bid Bon Voyage
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and the Crowds Cause Injury
to Several.
BpSTPN, March .31.—Several mem
bers of the Boston Dpera company
| were Injured here today by the crowds j
! of friends who gathered at the pier
to see them off on the big ocean
steamer.
• The crowds became unmanageable
and pushed and crowded until a num
ber of the members of the company
were hurt. For a short time it was
feared that many would be crowded
overboard, but the police arrived and
prepared to turn the hose on the
crowds to prevent them coming near
the string piece.
The company finally sailed for Eu
rope with several of the leading sing
ers left here to follow on one
of the next boats after they have
recovered front the injuries received
| in the crush.
Seeking Heirs to $50,000.
i SANTA ROSA, Cal.. March 31.—
| Search is on today for relatives in
Ireland of James Dalton, who recent
ly died here, leaving a $50,000 estate.
Dalton declared that he had not heard
from any of his relatives in 40 years,
but directed his executors to locate
the heirs and see that they get their
inheritance.
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BE BOH. BANKER
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! New York Banker is Offered the Gov
! ernorship of Government Regional
Bank6 and He Accepts Job.
NEW YORK, March 31. --President
Wilson has tendered the position of
governor of the regional banks to
Jacob Schiff, the New York banker,
and he has accepted the governorship
and will retire from active business
to take the lead in the government
banking system.
It is now definitely known that
twelve regional banks will be estab
lished, of which one will be at Port
land, Oregon, and one in San Fran
cisco.
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Congressional Fight Opens.
LEONARDTOWN. Md., March 31.—
Robert W. Wells, of Prince George
County, today opened his campaign
for congress against Representative
Frank C. Smith.
tt KMC ABBS
10 HIS ESTATE
Fought for Year* to Secure Trappers
' Ground for His Game Preserve
—Finally Successful.
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.MALONE, N. V...March 31.—A,leg
al battle lasting for the past 24 years
was ended today when John D. Rocke
feller ( sectored the t rapping . grounds
owned, by Latnpra, a, .trapper, tv ho
refused to sell his rights and prevent
ed the oil king from adding the trap
ping grounds to his Sfune preserve.,
Injunctions and counter injunctions
and law suit after law suit was fought
by both sides In an effort to secure,
the sale und retention of the ground.
The son. of the. dead trapper ^oday
sold to the oil king for. a handsome
price. ; , .... . v . i . 1
| Love maieth a llffht heart; also a
I dark parlor.
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KNOWLANDS'ATTICK
CROWNING INSULT
WASHINGTON, March 31.—Presi
dent Wilson today told callers at the
White House that the atack made yes
terday upon him by Representative
Knowlands, of California, was the
crowning insult that he had been
subjected to since he had entered pol
itics.
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To Take Charge of War Department,
Where Conditions Are Very
Unsatisfactory.
LONDON, March 31. -A sensation
was sprung here today when Premier
Asquith announced in the Commons
that he had resigned his seat in Par
liament so as to take charge of the
War department, as those entrusted
by the ministry had been false to
their trust and to their duty and
therefore he himself would take full
charge of the department and suc
ceed Colonel Seely..
The announcement caused consid
erable of a stir, the members of the
[government party chering the premier
when he made the announcement,
; while the opposition hissed.
Asquith will stand for election from
one of the Scottish, districts , in a
few weeks after he has straightened
out the tangle in the war department
and he expects to be returned to the
Commons in less than a month.
The condition in the war department
I has not improved and many of the
I officers of the army and navy are op
1 only rebellious and say that if called
upon to light tiie people of Ireland
they will resign and quit the army.
LONDON, March 31. The leading
newspapers here assert that the resig
nation of Minister of War Seely and
the assumption of the portfolio by
Premier Asquith is the most adroit
political move in the history of lOn
{gland and was the only move which
! could have saved the Liberal party
I from certain defeat.
Sentiment here is 'strong against
I the army officers who resigned and
! refused to obey the orders of their
superior officers, and even the oppo
nents of the Irish Home Rule bill re
sent the efforts of the military branch
of the government attempting to dic
tate the policy of he administration.
Severe punishment is expected for
the officers of the Belfast and Dublin
regiments who left their posts and
returned to England when they were
informed that they would have to put
down any rebellion in Ireland.
Municipal Railway Pays.
SAN FRANCISCO, March 31. The
Geary Street Municipal Railway is
one of San Francisco's best paying
investments. Its accumulated earn -
I ings now amount to $263,240, accord -
ing to figures given, out here today.
Tile road began business in Decern
j ber. 1912. The Union Street Line,
| since it came into possession of the
j city, show's earnings of just about
one-half of that of lhe Geary Street
Line. This Is considered remarkable
by city officials, as the Union line is
less than half the length of the Geary
street line.
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, SEATTLE,^arci^jli^-The steamer
Sampson, of . the Admiral Line, reach
ed here..today, from. .Alaska,: bringing a
number of."passengers.. The boat, will
leave for the north on the Gtb of April
and the company have already sold
out the accommodations of the steam
er.
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KAISER'S BROTHER
Trade Relatione With South American
Country Are Desired—Is Given
Big Welcome.
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nr ENOS AIRES, March Si.
Prince Henry, of Prussia, a brother
of the German Kaiser, reached her.:
today on a visit to this country. The
prince was met by the president o?
the republic and the big governmen!
fleet fired a royal salute in his hon
i or.
Prince Henry was taken from the
j German liner and transferred to the
I president’s yacht and later taken to
! the palace as the guest of the Ar
• gentine Republic.
The way from the wharf to the pal
j act- was lined with troops and thou
sands of people cheered the prince
and the president as they rode through
the streets.
i The German government is determ
ined that the trade relations of the
two countries shall be improved and
have sent the brother of the reigning
emperor to Argentina as a mark of
special favor.
SEUTORLEfS
AIDS CANAL DILI
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j Says United States Must Keep I hi
Treaty Promises—Western Sena
tors Fighting Repeal.
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WASHINGTON. March 1. Senator
'Jaiuos Hamilton Lewis, of Illinois,
l today defended the administration ra
i nal lolls bill from the attacks of the
| enemies of the measure,
j Senator Lewis declared lhat the
I’nited States was bound by all its
i traditions to repeal the section of
i the bill which violated the treaty
rights of other powers; that Amen
j cu never had and never would vio
| late its treaties because of any sei
j fish gain and that tne only gainers by
; the exemption of tools were the log
American shipping industries.
The western senators are lighting
j the repeal, claiming it will destroy
i Pacific coast shipping, which must be
j given exemptions because of the more
I drastic laws under which American
I ships operate.
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Was Repaired After Going on the
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Rocks at Ellamar.
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SEATTLE, March 31.—The steam
| er Mariposa left here last night for
j Valdez and other Alaska ports. Th..
: big liner has a good sized passenger
| list for Southeastern Alaska port.
; and for Cordova, Valdez and Sewacu.
The following passengers left to
| Valdez: Thomas McDonald. Krn;
! Ohlburg, Miss Wilson, Miss Walters,
jT. J.' Devlnney, L. liennington, 1
Wick, Ed. Olegard. P. Hale, Jack
elson, L. 1,(zeros, S. Peterson. J.
Larson.
Fort Liscum: C. Tobeock. Richard
McNally, Marcus Darts.
T. J. Peclnney, the mining engi -
neer, is a returning passenger on lh >
Mariposa. Mr Derianey has been tu
San Francisco to purchase a mill for
the Three-ln-One property near the
Cliff.
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