VQL VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29,1913 NO. 32*.
BANKERS KICK 1
ON NEW LAWS'
Taft and Wilson Are Blamed |
For Present Low Value of
Securities. i
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Chicago. Oct. 2«.--Thc conven
tion of the investment, bahkers of
(he Cuitoll states met. here yes-j
lerday and the members will!
spend Iheir lime in discussing
I he income lax, the currency hill j
arid their effect on the securities!
of Hie country.
Tile presold low prices for se- j
loirii ies. I lie lowest lor many ;
years, was blamed upon ex-l'res-l
idea! Taft and Presidenl Wilson,!
wlio.li> I heir advoeaev of anli-j
Irusl legislation, have destroyed:
Hie present foundation of Hie j
business life in Hie states with- j
oul placing a new foimdal ion up
on which to rebuild, was the gisl |
nf Ihe argument made Iasi night i
Jj\ Hanker Ooorgo Caldwell.
Many of the bankers urged
ran I io ii in making invest meiils
unlit Ibe present laws are tested
and prove workable. I lie iu
|.,iiiiii |n\ was severely condemn
.»d 11> many.
MOOSERS WILL
ii a e. o. p.
Governor Johnson, of California,
So States in a Speech at
Everett, Mass.
Kverel I. Mass., OH. --Cov
er no r Johnson. Uli* Mull Mouse
governor of California. in an
jolilress liei*i. Iasi liinhl riiliculeil
iin- slaleinenl made til I’nlforson,
N. .1.. hy e.x-Kenator Itorali that
(In- Hull Moosers would ever af
liliat.e will) I lie Kfimliliran party.
.lolinsoii ridiculed I Ik* possi
iile merger oi l lie two pari ies and
predicted dial (lie I’ropresshr
early would sweep I he country ill
(lie next election.
The California Hull Mouse
leader is now tour-inn the eastern
'(ales on a lecture lour in the in
ieresl of tlie 1‘royessive parly and
will speak in all of the principal
cil ies of the east.
CHARLES GALES
DIES AT CODY
While on Hunting Trip Son of
Famous Stock Gambler Dies
—Makes Many Present*.
Only, Wyu., OCt. 29.r-dhuries
(intent, sou of "Bet You a •Million”
(tales, died here tt+dfty from ..pus
plexy. dales was here tin a
(’milling trip with a number of
titleil foreigners anil he hail been
spending money freely, lie pur
chased $7,00(1 worth of overcoals
a few days ago a hit presented
hem to his friends.
Knowing that he- watt' alwYWt ^tn
die <tales paid olV all the debts
d I lie elm relies in the city, lie
also gave his limiting guide #|o,.
omi as a present.
dali s was only r •cenl.ly mar
ried In a Miifneapolis girl.
-M;ii iv i: l',iis<iiv. Ilu* iui11• • i* hml
.J!HS|icclur. is a rotUHiiiijJ’ ;>as
'i.-.it i n iiic Alameda.
CONDITIONS BAD
COLORADO STRIKE
Troops and Strikers battle All
Day—Casualties Are Not Yet
Known.
Herwind, Col., Oct. 29.—The
liral day of martial law in this
add ion witnessed many disor
ders. Three pitched battles oc
curred between the state troops
■find the armed strikers. The
troops soon drove the strikers
back after a number had I..
killed or injured. The authori
ties are unable to lind out how
many were hurt, as the strikers
succeeded in carrying their in
jured comrades from the field of
baffle.
More troops have been asked
for and it is now planned lo es
tablish patrols, who will prevent
I he strikers from congregating
arid ail who violate the orders of
flic military authorities are to he
placed in Ihe “hull pen."
Pear Dynamiting.
Trinidad, Col.. Oct. 29.—The
troops which arc reported to have
left Denver yesterday for this ci
ty on special trains have not ar
rived as yet. The olliecr in com
mand of the train is fearful that.!
the I brents of the strikers to
dynamite the Irain will be carried
nlil and he is proceeding slowly,
aflen stopping the train and
'.sending mil skirmishers to in
vest iga I e.
TWO JUNEAU MEN
BURIED IN SLIDE
Capl. \V. Howe ami J. \V. Clark,
hail a thrilling experience with an
avalanche yesterday while mi
their way front Clark’s rump on
(iranite creek In Juneau. While
coining down the mounlain into
Silver Mow basin without any
warning Ihe snow started to slide
and I hey were caught and bur
ied in Ihe moving mass. They
were carried along with the ava
lanche for some distance before
stopping. I tv exercising great en
ergy they succeeded in digging
their way out and were astonish
ed to Ittiid that they had been car
ried to the verge of a precipitous
(dill’. ;’tiu feel high. If they had
slid ti ft ecu feel further they
would surely have been carried
to certain death.
Km Innately' they did not have
their snow shoes on or they
would not have been able lo gel j
out of their predicament. As it;
was they lost their guns and ai — I
pinst,ocks. There was twelve feel
of fresh snow on Ihe mountain
anil this all commenced In move
while they were traveling on it.
--.luneatiKnipire.
3righton Will Make Extra Trip.
The launch Krightou will make
land extra trip to the Port. Wells
section, leaving Valdez on Kid
day. This trip was necessitated
because of the many outfits be
ing taken lo the camp for winter
development.
lOMidrt McIntosh is piVpuriiig
his sleds for the winter work on
the government road. He expects
to dp ai large amount of freight
ing thifc winter to tlfe? Nfelphina
and Chisana diggings and th.jhg.
] roadhouses along.the,line. He is
I well equipped to handle large,
and ismall contracts.
Adam Swan is building a side
walk in from his lot on Reser
jvation avenue and Sherman
i street.
h * w :■ —".V •»
!./ L: YV. Storm is in town from
the Midas, where he has been do
ing patent surveying.
Don’l miss the line prorain at
Hie Orplieum lunishl. Change to
morrow eveiiinp.
II. (i. Hitchcock will return In
his home a! tjusilua station on
I he Sampson.
Clancy’s First Ward Saloon and
Parlors Are Used in Which
to Play the Races.
Seattle, Oct. 29.--Mecau.se o.f
the exposure made by Stephen
Wentworth in the > cuttle Sun of
October 25th, the police today
raided (Haney’s saloon and par
lors above the saloon and arrest
ed a mob of men and a few wo
ni(4ii, who were engaged in play
ing the races.
Clancy’s saloon is located in
I lie llrsl ward, which is in Hit
business section of the city.
The raid was a complete sur
prise tn the spoi ling fraternity of
the lower section of town, as they
fell sure of police protection.
Those captured by the police j
were taken in several patrol wa
gons to the station.
The Seattle Sun will continue
ils exposure of gambling and
houses of ill fame, which Went
worth asserts, are being main
tained in the business and ship
pin gseclions of the city.
HUERTA ELECTED
AS PRESIDENT
Gen. Blanquet Elected Vice-pres
ident—Huerta Insists Blan
quet be Seated President.
Mexico (lily. Del. l''i'oiii
present indications it would ap
pear that. Provisional Preside.:!
Huerta had been elected president
of the Mexican republic: with
(Ieueral Blampirl as vice-presi
dent. It is expended that Huerta
will instruct congress to count
Hie'voles for himself as void,
thus placing lien. Blampirl, his
ally and subordinate, in as pres
ident.
Kledion officers of this town
call (ion. Itiaz a coward for his
failure to come to Mexico (lily.
(lenerals Huerta and Hlanquct
were in command of the Madero
troops, which assassinated the
then president id I lit* republic.
ALFONSO NAMES
NEW PREMIER
Madrid, Spain, OH. -9.--King
All'nnsii today tendered to Presi
dent l)alo, of the Chamber, of
Deputies, tIn* premiership and lie
lias accepted the oll'iee and will
organize a cabinet. The accept
ance of President Date bridges
over the present crisis in the
country and yl is expected he
will have no difficulty in securng
his cabinet.
Oil King’s Wife Ne*P Death.
Cleveland, Ohio, Oof. ^9.—Mrs.
Jolih I). RockfefeHer, the wife of
the oil king, is critically ill and
’it is feared that she will never
i recover from her present ailment.
Shu has lost all sense of hearing,'
being entirely deal' and il is also
’feared that her sight will go in
a few days.
. Ji Notice t* Ploniors.
IfousiKvarming lonighl at the
new hall of IgJbo .\o„.. ,7,, in I lie
Lyons & While .building.
Eagle Dsfrice October 31st.
All "ye olil lime" Ramos of
chalice‘will la* wide open al the
Kudo dance. Admission $1.50,
with $1,000 in i-ii'Toncy to each
ticket holder.
SOLONS SPLIT ON
CURRENCY BILL
Finance Committee Divided-Five
Republicans Favor Central
Bank—Bourbons Opposed.
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Washington, Oct. 29.-The Sen
ate Finance committee are hope
lessly divided, the live Republi
cans favoring a central hank,
while Ihe six Democrats are op-,
posed to it and favor a hoard of
control consist ins of men ap
pointed by the president.
Senator Dorman, .of New York,
is said to be opposed to the cur
rency bill as favored by the ad-j
ministralion and a number of;
oilier eastern Democratic sena
tors are also believed to disap
prove of I he Dlass bill.
Hankers from all sections of
I he count r> lime appeared in i
person before the committee or j
wired protests apaiusl Ihe enact
ment of Ihe measure as at pres
ent drafted. President Wilson.
ho\®evrr. is determined that the
Dlass bill shall be passed and
that, too, without any modilira
I ion.
Marion Fitch, of Kirksville, Mo.,
Gets First Choice, Which is
Worth $15,000.
XT ni h I'lnll. Xeh.. ()<• l. I'i) __
.Marion l-'ilrli. of Kirksville. Mo.,
won the lirsl elioiee in I lie draw
i ny held here yeslerdiiv for I In*
L'.llOd <11litrlei- set-lions of frov
ernnienl land formerly held in
I lie forest r\ reserve. Pile elioiee
is said to lie worth is 15.00(1. and
she has already refused several
oilers of that sum for the land.
Pile draw ing was In-lit in I In
local opera house. Iln- I ickels he
mp taken from the ho\ h> I wo
Idindfolded little pirls.
'Pin- Orpheuin loniphl wot- a
pleasant evening? of pood pir
I tires.
BLUE RIBBONITES’
CONVENTION ENDS
HrtnikI> n. Del. -SI_The Blue
Itil>lm>it convenlio elosed ils ses
sions here Iasi nighl when all
{.lie delegates arose; and chanted
{.In* dnxolngy. The Iasi motion
passed by the delegates was one
in which the woman suffrage
| movement, was endorsed as a
sure means to help the cause of
prohibition. The delegates will
leave for their homes today.
They came here from all parts
of the world.
Ady-Rui).
llev. Charles Price, of I lie Con
gregational church, .married Miss
Anna Ady ami Lewis Huh, holh
of Susitmi, the wedding taking
place at '■! I his 1 afternoon in the
church' parlors. The llappy coti
i pie will leave on file Sampson for
their home in Susilna.
Masonic Masting.
The rcpular iiieolinp of Val
dez l.odne No. 1(58, K. and A. M..
will lie held al the Masonic hall
Ihis evcninp. Work in the sec
ond depree. All \ isifinp lirol hers
arc invited.
C. 0. HCYX< >1.1 »S. Sec y.
'Co'lonVd 0‘Xcii, oi' fori idsciiin.
is in Valdez loday.
CANNOT HANDLE
NEW YORK NAIL1
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Chauffeurs on Strike and Mail is j
Being 8tored—Wire for
Strikebreakers.
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New York, Oct. 2«».-Tlu? chauf
feurs for the Postal Transfer
company, who handle all ship
ments of mail lo and from the
post office and to the many sub-|
stations and steamers, have Quit j
and as a result one million j
pounds of mail is slacked up!
awaiting shipment. In a lew
days, unless the company is able
lo secure enough strikebreakers,
the mail will accumulate so fast
as to make il impossible for tile j
employes of I lie department lo
move abend.
Telegrams have been sent lo j
all Hie large eastern cities for
si rikebreakers and big wages are
offered, wit 11 I lie promise of guv
erniiieul protection from violen
ce. II is hoped in a lew days to
have all the automobiles running, j
Only letter mail is being band- i
led and all publishers have been j
instructed lo hold back their pub
lications. as (he oll'ice cannot
handle I lie mail at I his I ime.
DISCREDITS DISCOVERY
ARCTIC CONTINENT
‘‘Impossible,"’ is the one word
characterization of the story of
Commander Wilkitzky of the
Russian warship Taimyr that he
had discovered a new land norl.h
of 81 decrees north latitude and
beyond I (Id dec rees east lonpi
Irnle by Capf. OI,to Sverdrup, who
was in command of the l•’ranl.
Nansen’s exploration ship when
Hie preal Norwepian explorer at
tempted to I i lid tile North Role,
and who is in Juneau.
"The l-'ram drifted alt oxer tin
area described." said Captain
Sverdrup, "and if any extensive
area of land were there il would
have, been discovered Inlip ilpn. II
miplil lie llial 111 e I'e is a small is
land or a few small islands in I liaT
section of llie Arctic, but there is
certainly mdhinp In warrant the
ext ravapaill claim 111;i<I• •—111n
eait Kmpire.
Crazy King Out of Job.
.Muuisli. Cermany. (Id. ,'b.
The reiehstap today voted to de
pose Kinp Olio, tin- mad kinp. and
to appoint Rrince l.udwip. the
preseiil repent, in his place. Kinp
Olio has been conlined in an asy
lum for many years.
Weather Report.
Del. -’8. I h Id.
liaromelric Rressuj-c . . . .."iil.u I il
Temperature at 7 p. m. ..."{
.Maximum Temperafure ...hi
Minimum Temperature
Mean Temperature .Jb
Rarity cloudy, calm, wind N. K.
four miles.
I,. JONT.S.
Mrs. II. 1$. Ingram, wife of the
Valdez representative lo the Alas
ka legislature, is ,a northbound j
passener oij the Alameda. Mi;s.
Ingram made the trip lo Port
land with her daughter. Miss
Marion, who is now attending I he
University of Oregon.
The launch Brighton left yes
terday for Port Wells and way!
ports with a large crop of freight,
a number of passengers and the 1
mail.
If you want to know when the
boat is expected, look at Ihebyl
le^tn al the OiljV .Exmess Second
hand store. \ *''* •
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The Pioneers t>f Alaska will j
hold a smoker tonight in their ]
new hall. A line entertainment
has been arranged.
Captain Stanley will leave Fri- j
day for Pori Wells, making an ;
extra trip. j
Mr. Frick is in town from Hie
ropoer connlry.
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COULD HOT SHAKE
ELION IESMI
Remained on the Stand Two Days
But Told the Same Story
All the Time.
Plymouth, Mass., Oct. ^0.—Af
ter a two days’ aired and cross
examination, Mrs. .Joseph Eaton
today left the stand with her
story of the death of her hus
band unronlradicted. Try as they
would, the attorneys for the
stale were unable to force the
wife of the dead admiral to
change her story.
All Ihmurh her testimony
alienists watched her every
movement in the hopes that she
would disclose some symptoms to
show that lie was not of sound
mind, so that if the .jury failed
In eoiivid her. then the stale
mi^lit coniine her in an asylum
for the criminal insane, as was
done by Jerome in the Thaw case.
Allorneys for Mrs. Eaton de
clare that she is not insane nor
has she coinmiltcd the crime
chaired and they assert that they
will tijihl every effort of the state
to incarcerate her in jail or an
asylum.
FANS ARE RURI
STAND COLLAPSES
Game At Tulsa Results In One
Dead and Fifty 'Are In
jured.
Tulsa. Del. -’ll.--The grand
stand collapsed here yesterday
while the Chicago Americans and
the New York .Nationals were
li'aying it game of hall and one
soldier was killed and lil'ty per
sons were injured, among the
fans who occupied seals in that,
pol l ion of I he grounds.
The stand has never been cal
led upon 111 hold as many people
as crowded the grounds yester
day and almost every person in
town who i|>ulil attended the
game.
The Chicago Americans and
the New York Giants are louring
the world and will \isil Japan.
China and the Kuropeun eoun
I rirs.
CONFESSES?
FALSE RECORD
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Doctor Frazer Tells Grand Jury
He Falsified Birth Record to
Obtain Big Estate.
Sail Francisco, Oct. 29.—Dr.
Frazer, the chief witness for the
Knlish heirs of the Slirngsly es
tate, today confessed to the grand
jury that he had falsified the
birth certificate of the California
baby now claimed as the heir to
the Slirngsly fortune and had
conspired with the parents to se
cure the estate. * He olaibied he
was paid $500 to do the work and
was to receive a large slice of the
estate if they won.
The confession will end' the
suit now being fought in the Eng-*
lish courts for an estate estimat
ed at $20,000,000.
Turn Parkin'. I hr inifrinerr at
tlir r.litr i:lino, sprul last ninht
In Yalilrx. rrlurninjj' I his in inl
ine.