V0L 9 VALDEZ, ALASKA, 8ATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1913. NO. 150.
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HELL RAISERS
SIARI10 WORK
Merry England to Have No Peace
While Mrs. Pankhurst
Serves Time in Pen.
Loudon. April 5.—Tile militant
-ufTragettes have started in lo
fulfill their promised threat to
make oft merry old England a
hell on earth and to make man
sorry that he ever refused the
ballot to women or that he plac
ed Mrs. Pankhurst in jail.
If we get the ballot, declared
one of the leaders, we will con
tinue lliis work of destruction
until our beloved leader is freed.
The first ad was the dynamit
ing of the Northwestern railroad
station, but, fortunately, no one
was hurl. The other depots are
also threatened and extra guards
are stationed about the buildings
and also all public buildings. The
populace of (bis city have turn
ed upon the militants and the
police are busy protecting them
from the abuse of the crowds.
UNDERWOOD READY
WHO TARIFF BILL
Underwood’s Committee Says All
Will be Harmony and That
They Will Crack Whip.
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Washington, D. April 5.
Tin* Democratir*. tariff measure,
which has heen in course of prep
aration for some time by the
members of tin* ways anti means
comm if lee. of which Oscar Un
tierwooti is chairman, announce
thal lhe> have compleleil I heir
work.
Harmony, says Underwood, is
certain and those members who
do no| wish lo come in and vote
for tin* party measure will hear
ilie crack of the whip at the [tarlv
caucus soon (o lit* held.
All meats arc to be admitted
free also many food stuffs are to
come into the United States free,’
while sugar is to be admitted free
after three years and in the mean
lime the duty will he reduced In
I ceil! a pound.
The hill has been drawn up ac
cording to the ideas of President
Wilson, who has been in frequent
consultation with Chairman Un
etlrwood. and who, it is under
stood, wauls the measure* passed
as tin* committee reports it.
The Republicans say thal the
passage of flit* Democratic tariff
(till spells ruin for the country.
The government will be without
funds, while the American man
ufactures will he compelled to
mrtel Hit* competition of the for
eign cheap labor, which, tiiey
claim, is impossible, and House
Header Mann, it is understood,
will lead Ihi! light against the
measure and it is claimed that he
will he supported by many Demo
crats.
Many Democrats will oppose
Hit* measure unless il is mater
ially changed, as industries in
£ their districts will he effected by
the new tariff law.
I-'OR SALE—A standard r> \ 9
pool table in first-class condition.
Is a snap. Call at City Express.
Rhone No. 82.
Don’l forgot the Eagle dance
Saturday.
rteinke, expert repairer, at the
Valdez Drug company.
Does your watch need repair
ing? See Reinke. the watch doc
tor.
1 .Jlist received the latest, up-lo
fhe-hour Eastern millinery at
drs. S. E. <!Season’s, Keystone ave.
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WATER CREST
REACHES CAIRO
Believed Now That Levee Will
Withstand the Pressure—
Water is 55 Feet Deep.
Cairo, III., April 5.—The crest
of the high water reached here
yesterday and the river was 55
feet deep. The levee is still hold
ing and it is now hoped that no
more damage will result from I ho
high water.
The people along the lower
Mississippi are working like Tro
jans lo prepare the levees for the
strain they will undergo when III >
high water reaches them.
Tillikum Meeting Tonight.
A regular business meeting of
the Tillikum Club will be held to
night at the club rooms. The
semi-annual election of officers
will be held tonight.
MORE HELP FOR
HAMILTON CITY
City Appeals to the United States
for Aid—Many Suffering
and in Want.
Hamilton, III., April r>.—The
mayor of this town has, sent an
appeal to. all the states for an .
Tlie peopl“, lie says, are helpless
ami can do nothing for the ;
stives; have left their homes and
valuables and have nothing with
which to purchase f. <>d or me I
icai supplies, which are sorely
needed l»y the people.
I n'rss help is given soon mm...
v,1 I Miter from lark of atten
tion and food.
.lames Wilson arrived in Yal.
dez Iasi night from Mineral
creek and returned this morning
to bring to town his stock. All
the freight for the Smith property
on Mineral creek lias been deliv
ered.
STRIKERS FIGHT
WITH POLICE
Four Wounded by Police of Au
burn in Battle With the
Twine Workers.
Auburn. N. V.. April 5. The
police of this city and the strik
ers bad a pitched battle yester
day in which four strikers were
shot.
The workers in the twine fac
tory asked a raise in wages and
the manufacturers have declined.
The fight was precipitated when
the strike breakers arrived and
were taken into the factory.
The wounded strikers are un
der arrest and are being cared for
at the local hospitals. None of
them are seriously hurl. Extra
guards have been placed about the
factory and a hundred special
deputies are now in the building
to prevent any further trouble.
The Eagles have arranged to
hold their semi-monthly dance
Saturday night and the commit
tee are working for the usual suc
-ess of the Eagle dances. A lunch
will be served the guests and the
committee assure the guests of
a good time. Fine music, us usu
al.
SIX NATIVES HURT
AT ELLAIHAR MINE
Supt. Nliddlecamp Asks Col. O’Neil
for Aid—Donaldson is Imme
diately Dispatched.
"Six natives were hurt by blast
can (you send Donaldson for
them?” was the urgent request
received by Col. O’Neil late yes
terday afternoon from Supt. Mid
dleeamp, of Ellumar.
Col. O'Neil immediately dis
patched the Donaldson, with Sui -
geon von Schrader, several hos
pital stewarts and medical sup
plies to the scene of tile disas
ter.
'file Donaldson had not. up 11
I lie lime of going to press,> re
turned, and no details of the ex .
Illusion have been received.
It is stated, however, by those
who just arrived from Ellumar
that the natives were cutting
wood near the powder magazine,
and that it must have been some
accident to the magazine which
caused the explosion.
The Yukon sent the wireless to
Cordova and it was then sent to
Valdez via the cable line.
MOTHER SUPERIOR
ASKS FOR PARDON
Her Brother, Julian Hawthorne,
Is Oonvio^ed of Defraud
ing Investors/
Washington. 1). (/, April ,j.
Mother Superior J.athmp. a sis
ter of Julian Hawthorne, who was
recent l\ convicted hy a jury in
New York of defrauding invent
ors hy I lie sale of stock in min
ing companies hy false represen
lalions, called upon President
Wilson today and requested I lie
pardon of her brother.
The sister pleaded for her kins
man. who had left the path of
right, and assured Hie president
that were tie pardoned lie would
sin no more. President Wilson,
ho wove r, has not indicated his
intention and it is said here that
he would not interfere at this
time, as the case is up on appeal
from ihe lower court.
MARIPOSA ARRIVES
CORDOVA TONIGHT
The Mariposa is expected ai
Cordova tonight at (i o'clock and
is expected to reach Valdez lo
morrow morning.
Fuller Paint company, of Seal -
He, have sent plenty of caps for
the hoys and they ire all wearing
liiem while playing hall on Ihc
beach.
Knox, of Philadelphia, recenllv
howled a perfect score of 300.
Five men rolled 3000' pins,
which establishes a new world’s
record.
LOS']’—A pair of gold eye
glasses last Sunday. Finder will
please fret urn In Mrs. George
Walker.
Orpheum Special Change.
Tonight’s program:
The tSern Destiny, tine child
acted drama.
The Laurel Wreath of Famae.
fine.
A Good Catch, great comedy.
Change tomorrow eve.
Just received at Harvey's Tog
gery, a nice line of spring and
summer coats.
FOR RENT—Furnished house
oil Millionaire Row; fine location.
Inquire of C. fi. WulfT.
Don’t Want the Alien Ownership
Land Law to Pass as It is
Aimed at the Japs.
Washington, 1). C., April 5.—
The Japanese ambassador has
liled a strong protest to the gov
ernment against the-contemplat
ed law now before the California
legislature, by which aliens would i
be barred from owning land in j
the state.
The object of the law is eon
ceded to lit' the prevention of Hit*
ownership of land by the little I
brown hoys, who are very num
erous in California and I lit* am
bassador says that liis country
does mil like In lie picked nut
from among the nations of the
world as not being' til lo own nur
lands.
The native suns of California
are determined to curl) the in-J
roads being made by Ihe Japanese
in that stale and are in hopes
of passing ihe law in spite of the I
proles tuf Ihe ambassador or or
ders from the Slate department in
Washington.
BULL ms.
WANT MURDOCK
Would Wlake Him Next Speaker
of the House But Lack
many Votes.
Washington. I). C., April f».
I'lif Hull Moosers yesterday met
in parly caucus and named Con
gressman Victor Murdock, of
i Kansas, as their nominee for
speaker of ihe House, and he will
lie nominated by them at the spe
cial session of congress next
Monday. The Democrats have
already decided that Champ Clark
will be their nominee, and as they
have plenty of votes lie will cer
tainly be elected.
Te regular Republicans have
not decided as yet who will re
ceive th" honor of being defeat
ed as their candidate.
Special sale of Alaska views at
Hunt's Studio. Watch for the
bargains.
AN ALASKAN MAKES
FORTUNE IN ENGLAND
Juneau.-—Nut Ljons, formerly
an Alaskan printer anil prospect -
nr. turned, liis unrtliern experience
inlu profit to himself in an un
usual manner. He was visiting
Iasi year at his old home, St. Ives
Kay, Cornwall, Knglund. His con
nection with the strdam I in de
posits of Seward peninsula enab
led him to recognize the I in in
the seasaods of his native lann.
Assays disclosed that the sand
carried 15 pounds of tin to the
square yard, and as the tin is
worth in cents a pound it made
Hie sand worth $0 to the yard.
Lyons organized a company
I hat acquired 1,200,000 square
yards of the Cornwall sands, and
Ihe $50u,000 necessary lo hold
and develop il was quickly secur
ed.
Cornwall has been producing
tin for many centuries, hid Ihe
sands along Ibis particular shore
wifre never believed to be valu
able until the practiced eye of
the. Alaskan discerned its riches.
Lyons’ last residence in Alaska
was at Idilarod, where he was em
ployed on the idilarod pioneer.
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WANTKD- -A cook: inquire of
Col. O’Neil al Fort Liscum,
If you want all the news all the
time, read the Prospector.
MORGAN’S BODY !
LEAVES FRANCE!
Shipped Aboard the La France— !
Special Guard Over Body All j
the Time. j
Havre, France, April 5.- -The \
body of the American financier, J.
Picrpont Morgan, left here today
on the steamer La France for
New York.
The body was placed in a suite*
of rooms engaged for the pur.
pose and a guard is maintained
over ltie remains at all times.
The French government order
ed every effort I <> be made* by the
officials of the port to facilitate
the transhipment of the body, and
all regulations of the port were
raised.
Morgan during bis life time had
made many gifts to French mu
seums.
PARIS REARS
SCUTARI FELL
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Montenegrins Are Supposed to
Have Captured the Be
sieged City.
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Paris, France, April An im- j
continued rumor is prevalent in
this city that the Montenegrins J
under King Nicholas, have cap
tured the city of Scutari and are
now in possession.
Tin1 fall of the city has been
expected any moment since the
capture of the great Turkish fort
on Tarabosch hill, from which
the Montenegrins could throw
shot and shell into the smaller
forts about tin1 city.
The Mont nogrins were anxious
to capture the city before the j
peace terms were agreed to. as
they intend to hold the city in
spite of the opposition of Austria
Hungary. It is believed here that
they ordered an assault on the
city and have finally captured it.
hughUlace
60 TO FRANCE
Tacoma Man Takes Place Refused
by NIcCooitvjs—Son-In-Law of
Late Justice Fuller.
Washington, I). C.. April r>.
President Wilson has tendered
Ihe position of American ambas
sador lo France to Hugh Wal
lace, of Tacoma, who is a son
in-law of former Chief Justice)
Fuller, of the United States Su
preme Court.
Wallace has accepted the po
sition and will leave for his new
post as soon as confirmed. He is j
a millionaire of Tacoma and was
for a time considered as cabinet
timber, being mentioned for Sec
retary of the Interior. National
Committeeman Patterson is cred
ited with eseuring the appoint
menl for Wallace.
Tip Top registered brand se
lected Petaluma eggs three dozen
for $1 at King’s. Phone 188.
Dougherty & Ferguson receiv
ed on the steamer Sampson a
supply of fresh groceries, fruit
and vegetables.
Don’t forget the Eagle dance
Saturday'. , „
NO PARDON FOR
PRES. PATTERSON
Rescue Work of Head of Cash
Register Company Will Not
Secure Leniency.
Washington, l>. C... April 5.—■*■
it was announced here today that
the president would not pardon
President Patterson, of the Na
tional Cash Register company,
wtio is under conviction for re
strain! of trade and sentenced
to serve two years in the peni
tentiary and pay a line of $5,000.
When the floods struck Dayton
and I lie lire swept the (own Pal
tei'son was untiring in his efforts
to rescue the perishing, and t<>
care for the su/fcrers and tin*
mayor of the town and many oT
the people started an agitation to
have President Wilson grant a
pardon, hut Patterson discoun
tenanced the idea. The announce
ment of the president in the mat
ter will stop all further efforts
in that direction.
'I’iie ease, howover. i- >li!l on
appeal.
MEN OF WEST
ARE ALL CROOKS
So Says Government Attorney in
Summing Up in Frost Cases
—Says Hildreth Lied.
()!i icagi i. April Assistant
Prosecutor Welch, in his argu
ment I i (lie jury in reply In the
statement made hj I-'t-iis! that
he was nut given a fair trial and
that the case should have been
heard in a western court by west
ern men, said that the government
was compelled In come east, at a
great expense, and try the defeild
eiits because the west was com
posed of crooks: the government,
could find no honest men in the
west and (Were therefore e< im
pelled to come t.o Chicago.
Judge Rohinsou, of Seattle, at
torney for Frank Watson, imme
diately resented the charge and
asked the court, to reprimand the
government’s attorney for his un
just strictures.
Judge Landis, the presiding
judge, called Welch to order and
cautioned him to lie more mod
erate in his charges.
Welch admits that government
witness Hildreth had lied; that his
testimony was false and that he
could not he depended upon. Hild
reth testified that Watson, frost,
I.aharee and himself had grafted
825,000 from an estate of a min
er, who had located coal claims,
and Hildreth, as administrator,
sohl Ine claims to Frost and
pocketed one quarter of the mon
ey and gave the rest to Watson,
so tie alleges.
SAMPSON WILL SAIL
SOUTH AT MIDNIGHT
'I’ll** steamer Sampson is due
in Valdez tonight at midnight and
will sail south shortly after. She
left the westward town at 7 this
morning, hut will he delayed at
Latouche loading ore for Tacoma
from the Heatson mine.
George Mutzer, representing
Portland wholesale houses, arriv
ed in town yesterday from th-*
westward.
Sale of Silk Dresses.
The finest and most up-to-date
line of ladies evening gowns, af
ternoon dresses, a complete as
sortment of silk waists and all
kinds of silk petticoats cheap.
The chance of a life time. I leave
on the next boat for the interior.
Rooms 20 and 27 at the Seattle
Hotel. ANNIE GIBRALTAR.