VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JULY 31, 1917 NUMBER 108
VOLUME AJ.V# ^
GETS NEW HI
ATTORNEY GENERAL FILES
HIS CONSENT TODAY
Supreme Court Will Decide in Octo
ber Whether Thomas Mooney, Con
victed San Francisco Dynamiter,
Will Get Another Chance for Life.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 31.—The
Attorney General of the State of Cal
ifornia today filed his consent for
Thomas Mooney to have a new trial
on the charge of being implicated in
the dynamite plot on Preparedness
Day, when a score were killed and
wounded by the explosion of a bomb.
The Supreme Court will hear argu
ments as to whether or not they will
grant a new trial in October.
Thomas Mooney was tried and con
victed and sentenced to be hanged
last spring, but strong pressure brot
to bear on the officials has reopened
the case. His wife, Rena Mooney, was
acquitted last week of the charge of
killing Mrs. Myrtle Irene Van Loo,
one of the victims of the dynamite
bomb, and the attorney for the de
fense asked for an immediate trial
of his client.
The State’s contention is that the
Mooneys’ and other agitators sought
the prevent the parade because it was
a military measure, which might in
terfere with their alleged attempt to
overthrow the government, and that
accompanied by other defendants he
placed a suitcase which enclosed a
bomb on the spot where the explosion
occurred. Several witnesses have tes
tified that they saw the defendant
in company with a man named Moon
ey place the suitcase on the sidewalk.
The defense contended they were
around the spot where the
occurred and that it was
hurled through the air instead of be
ing confined in a suitcase, and wit
nesses have testified that they saw a
black object falling through the air
just before the explosion. Bits of
what were purpoted to be an alarm
clock were found by the authorities,
and bits of what the police contend
was a suitcase, with bullets, bits of
jagged iron, and other stuff with
which the suitcase was alleged to
have been filled were picked up af
ter the explosion.
Eleven days before the explosion
the prisoner’s wife was alleged to
have purchased a large quantity of
nitre, a component of dynamite, one
witness alleged, and books telling
how to make explosives together with
bullets identical with those picked up
at the scene of the explosion were
found in his room.
Mooney was sentenced to death af
ter a long and exhaustive trial on a
verdict of murder in the first degree
without recommendation of mercy.
His execution was held up pending
an appeal to the courts for a new
trial.
Dissatisfied with the verdict organ
ized labor in San Francisco, contri
buted largely to a defense fund, and
after working unceasingly with mon
ey and influence suceeded in getting
the consent of attorney to a new
trial, as stated above.
PORTLAND ESCAPES
UNCLE SAM’S DRAFT
PORTLAND, July 31.—Portland
will not have to contribute any men
to Oregon’s quota of 717 for the first
selective draft, according to an of
ficial allotment of quotas for the for
ty-seven districts in the state was an
nounced here today by Adjutant Gen
eral George A. White. In all fourteen
Oregon counties escape the first draft.
^These include Lane, Jackson, Marion
and Coos, whgre Eugene, Medford,
Salem and Marshfield are located, re
spectively.
• Mrs. Minnie Kelsey and daughter
•Caroline returned on the steamship
Alaska from Juneau, where they have
been visiting friends for several
weeks. Miss Kelsey will leave in the
near future for Kodiak, where she
teaches school through the winter
months.
LUDENDORFF DECLARES
SUBS WILL WIN THE WAR
AMSTERDAM, July 31.—Genera’
Von Ludendorff, the German quarter
master general, in discussing miM
tary situations for the benefit of the
members of the reichstag. according
to a semi-official telegram received
from Berlin, said:
“In starting the submarine war
fare. the supreme army command
was guided by a desire to hit the ene
my's war industry, especially the
production of ammunition. Through
the submarine warfare our armies in
the west were greatly re'ieved. and
the enemy's production of ammuni
tion having decreased, thus our U
boats fulfilled their task.
“The supreme army command ex
pects the submarine warfare to break
England's ability to prepare for war
by lessening her tonnage. Fulfill
ment of this wish will com® despite
America and with it the end of the
world war and peace, which is de
sired by the supreme army com
mand.”
CELEBRATED LADY MISHER
VISITING IN VALDEZ
Elder Ella Irene Mallory, of Rich
ardson. Alaska, arrived in Valdez on
the • Alameda, and is canvassing the
town in the interest of her magazine.
“The Gem.” of which publication she
is editor and manager. Miss Mallory
issues her publication in the interest
of the prospector and miner. It is an
interesting publication, neatly print
ed. and full of valuable information
on Alaska.
Miss Mallory located a homestead
at Richardson, on the government
| road in 1906, on the t'pper Tanana
river, 70 miles from Fairbanks. She
has made seven trips during the time
she has lived at Richardson between
the coast and the interior, several
timbes dragging a handsled loaded
with supplies, and at one time with
a temperature of seventy IipIow zero.
Notwithstanding her hardships Miss
MaJlory is of a bright, cheerful dis
position, with and abiding faith that
there is always some waj out of a
difficulty.
Miss Mallory has been trying to
! raise funds to help Alaska women
and girls, something on the order of
ja rescue home, yet different. Her]
idea is to build a place and have
ground to cultivate, with plenty of
vegetables and other supplies, mak-1
[ing the Home dependent of all other
| means, and all the profits from such
]home to go toward the support of the
j girls and women.
She will leave soon for her home
at Richardson, to resume her sum
mer’s work, and make improvements
on her homestead.
Published For Onr New Lathers
For three successive nights the1
new proud father had walked the
floor with the baby. On the fourth
night he became desperate and on
arriving home from the ottice un
wrapped a bottle of soothing syrup
“Oh, James.” exclaimed his wife,
when she saw the label, “what did
you buy that for? Don’t you know
it is very dangerous to give a child
anything like that?”
“Don’t worry,” was the husband's
tired reply; “I’m going to take it
myself.”
—
ARIADNE TORPEDOED AND
MANY OF CREW KILLED
War Ottice Reports British Vessel To
tal Loss and Thirty-Eight of Crew
Drowned When U-Boat Sends Tor
pedo Into Her.
LONDON, July 31.—The British
cruiser Ariadne was torpedoed today
and thirty-eight of her crew killed
by the explosion, according to a
statement Issued by the war office.
Many other members of the ship’s
complement are missing.
George C. Brooks returned from a
trip down sound on the steamer Al
aska last evening.
ANTOINETTE TAKES TONY S PLACE
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Photo b> American Press Association
Conscription takes bootblack and banker alike. Blit when Tony coes to
war his sister will take Ills place. H re is i up sister already on the Job.
OFFICIALS SEARCH
FORMERS
NATION-WIDE EFFORT TO
ROUND UP RECALCITRANTS
Femlal Officials, Acting on Advice
From Authorities at Washington.
Are Combing Country for Men Be
lieved to be Dodging Registration.
WASHINGTON, I). C.. July 11.
Acting under orders from Provost
General Crowder, federal officials to
day are conducting a nation-wide
search for slackers. Every man be
lieved to he between the ages of
twenty-one and thirty-one is being
compelled to produce proof that he
has registered for conscription, and
those who cannot produce proof that
they have met the requirements are
haled before the authorities for sen
tence.
It is stated that registration of
ficials have turned in many names of
parties believed to be eligible for
military service, and that an effort
will be made to apprehend them.
MEN IN POISON PLOT
HAVE TEUTONIC NAMES
KANSAS CITY. Mo.. July 31.—
Federal chemists and bacteriologists
were preparing today to innoculate
guinea pigs with cultures obtained
from specimens of court plaster, be
lieved to be impregnated with tenatus
germs and alleged by the authorities
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to have been disseminated through
out Kansas by peddlers as part of a
plot to plunge the state into an epi
demic of disease. Whether the alleg
ed plot was believed to be of Ger
manic origin, has not been disclosed
by Fred Robertson, United States dis
trict attorney for Kansas, in charge
of the investigation, but it is under
stood that the names of some of the
three men under arrest are of Teu
tonic origin.
FORTY HEAD CATTLE
ARRIVE ON ALASKA
Forty head of cattle for Harry
Warren, the well known stockman of
the interior arrived on the steamer
Alaska last evening, and will be tak
en over the trail to the interior. Mr.
Warren has been driving cattle out
of Valdez for many years, finding it
much cheaper to transport them on
the hoof by rail or water, as the ex
cellent grazing along the interior
highway keep the cattle in fine con
dition until they arrive at their des
tination.
MAX WHO BlILT UP iiOS
AXGKLKS TIMKS CALLKD
Aged Man fleets Death Calmly as He
is Talking to Family of Son-in-law
—One of Best Known Publishers
In The United States.
LOS ANGELES. Cal.. July 31.—
General Harrison Gray Otis, propri
etor of the Los Angeles Daily Times
and one of the best known news
paper men in the United States, died
today as he was seated at the dinner
table of his son-in-law, Harry Chand
ler, conversing with members of his
family. Mr. Otis had been ailing for
some time and his death was not un
expected. He will be interred in Los
Angeles.
Harrison Gray Otis, soldier, states
man, journalist, was born near Mari
etta, Ohio, February 10, 1837. He en
listed as a private in the 12th Ohio
Inf., July 11, 1861; promoted to sec
ond lieutenant Nov 12, 1862; first
lieutenant May 20, 1863; transferred
to 23rd Ohio Inf., on July 4, 1864;
Captain, July 15, 1864; Brevetted
major and lieutenant-colonel of vol
unteers. March 13, 1865, “for gal
lant and meritorious service during
the war”; honorably mustered out
July 26, 1865; twice wounded. Of
ficial reporter Ohio House of Repre
sentatives, 1866-7; foreman govern
ment printing office in Washington,
D. C., in 1868-9; chief of division of
U. S. Patent Olfice 1870-6; special
agent of United States Treasury in
charge of seal islands of Alaskk in
1879-81; in California journalism
1876-1917; editor and general man
ager of Los Angeles Times; appoint
ed brigadier-general U. S. Volunteers
May 27, 1898; commanded First Bri
gade, Second Division, Eighth Army
Corp i nthe Philippine Islands; led
his brigade to the capture of Caloo
tan, Feb., 10 1892; Brevetted major
general of volunteers March 25, 1899
“for meritorious conduct”; honorab
ly discharged July 22. 1899. Member
Grand Army of the Republic, Loyal
Legion. S. A. R., Society of Army ol
the Potomac, Military Order of For
eign Wars, United Spanish War Vet
erans, United States Commissioner to
Centennial of Mexico, 1910. He was
eighty years of age at the time of
his death.
Seattle Fish Quotations
SEATTLE, July 31.—Seattle prict
at noon, July 30: halibut 12 l-2c;
pickled black cod, $13 per barrel.
GUARDSMEN WILL NOT BE
SENT BEFORE NEXT WINTER
WASHINGTON, D. C.. July 31—
In response to protests against the
training of northern national guards
men in southern states, a letter from
Secretary Baker, read in the senate,
said the arrangement had been made
for climatic reasons and that the
guardsmen probably cannot be sent
to France before cold weather. He
said it is planned to send divisions
of the guardsmen to France probab
ly during the winter as soon as they
are trained and tonnage available.
CROP CONDITIONS
(■(Mil) GKNKRAIiLY
WASHINGTON. D. C., July 31.—
The summary of the July crop re
port as issued by the Bureau of Ag
riculture, shows in practically all of
the important items a vastly larger
increase over last year.
Wheat, oats, and barley show big
gains, while rice is 15 per cent less
than last year. Potatoes show an en
ormously larger crop this year; in
fact the crop will be double that for
any year in history; hay prospects
show about five per cent less. Ap
ples are about the same as last year,
and peaches about 20 per cent more.
AFTER 20 IRS
MRS. HF.BKR SMITH ARRIYKS
IN) JOIN HKR Hl'SBAND
Mr. Smith I-ieft New York Over 20
Years Ago, and Sees Wife for First
Time Yesterday—Couple Shower
ed With Rire By Passengers.
Twenty years ago, Heber Smith,
then a comparatively young man, left
his home in New York to come west
and seek his fortune, leaving his wife
behind him, awaiting the time when
he should make his home in the
western country, and should send for
her. Mr. Smith drifted north with
the arganauts of ’9S and sought his
fortune at camp after camp, only to
be disappointed, and forced to move
on.
He finally settled at Valdez and
j became identified with the town, tak
ing the position of guard at the fed
eral jail here. Last month he sent
for the wife he has not seen for 20
j years, and Mrs. Smith hastened to
j join him. arriving on the steamer Al
aska yesterday.
The passengers on the Alaska hear
ing the story of the long quest for
gold, and its happy ending, made up
a surprise on Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and
when the happy couple greeted each
other at the gangplank of the steam
er, they were vigorously showered
with rice and good wishes.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith wity , 4t|fkqf
their future home iu Valdez.
AGREE NEVER
RUSSIAN WOMEN CARRY
CYANIDE TABLETS ON PERSON
Members of Celebrated Women's Bat
talion Swear Never to Submit to
be Captured b.v Their Teutons Ad
versaries.
PETROGRAD, July 31.—The wo
men who have enlisted under the
banner of Vera Butchkareff, have
pledged themselves to take their own
lives rather than become German
prisoners of war, and each woman
carries a tiny vial of cyanide of po
tassium tablets to swallow in the
event of capture.
The leaders of the battalion are in
the hospital recovering from wounds
received in battles on the Galician
front.
I’RKSIDKNT VETOIS THRKK
FOOD ADMINISTRATORS
Conferees in Promised Food Kill l/eg
islation Run Counter to President'll
Wishes in Regard to Number to be
employed.
WASHINGTON. D. C., July 31.—
A compromise food cotrol bill in bi
partisan conferences of leaders was
adopted by the senate today by a
vote of 60 to 16. in a substitute for
administration measures. It provides
that only feeds, foods and fuels, in
cluding kerosene and gasoline, shall
be placed under government control
and administered by a board of food
administration of three salaried men
instead of a single individual.
WASHINGTON. D. C„ July 31.—
Implied indorsement was given Her
bert C. Hoover today by the senate
when by a viva voce vote it rejected
an amendment of Senator Reed of
Missouri to have the food control bill
administered by a board of live in
stead of three members.
An amendment by Senator Shaf
roth. authorizing a single food ad
ministrator instead of a commission
was rejected, 65 to 10.
Confinement of government con
trol legislation in the food bills, to
foods, feeds and fuels, including
kerosene and gasoline, was forcasted
today when, in what was regarded as
a test vote, the senate rejected. 4 4
to 28, an amendment by Senator Ken
yon, of Iowa, to extend control to
iron ore and its products, hemp bind
ing twine and farm implements and
tools.
Senator Newlands, supporting the
Kenyon amendment, said the "cap
tains of industry had failed to meet
the responsibilities of the war.” He
declared the steel industry, particu
larly. and refused even to lower
prices to the government and propos
ed to get from the public the highest
prices it may.
Opposing the amendment. Senator
Chamberlain in charge of the hill,
insisted that extension of govern
ment control might defeat the meas
ures.
"I think the time must come in the
near future." he said' "when steel,
iron and other products must be sub
jected to government control. But
we cannot put through any bill for
food control at all unless we limit it
to its original purposes—foods, feeds
and fuels. We ought to, put through
a food control bill promptly, one with
some measure of patriotism.”
Denying that the bill strikes at the
farmers or-their •markets.— Senator
Chamberlain said the Liverpool mar
ket, ‘which Controls'the: *'iheat prices,
had been destroyed by the embargo
ofdtfjr^L-JjbtfiJresident.
Therefore, it is proper that,
forthe farmer's protection, we should
guarantee them a market with a cer
tain minimum prices. The embargo
will reduce the price of wheat and
fuel and the farmer must he given
an assured profitable price.”
An amendment by Senator New
lands to ad diron, steel, aluminum
and copper to the amendment by Sen
ator Chamberlain was rejected. 27 to
50.
WASHINGTON. D. C\, July 31.—
The conferees on the proposed food
bill legislation agreed late today to
President Wilson's demand for one
for administrator, instead of three as
proposed by the Senate. Commission
er Hoover is still the president's
choice to conserve the food supplies
of the country.
MITCH EL WILL AGAIN
run for mayor
NEW YORK, July 31.—John Pur
roy Mitchel, present incumbent, has
announced that he will again run for
Mayor of New York to succeed him
self. Mr. Mitchel’s term ends Decem
ber 31. 1917. He is a Democrat and
has held many offices in the city, be
ing acting mayor in 1910; Collector
of the Port, 1913. and was elected
mayor for the present term commenc
ing Jan 1. 1914 and ending the lat-r
ter part of this year. ^