y0L 9 VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1913. NO. 221.
HOT WEATHER’
IN THE SHIES
People Die In All Eastern Cities—
Hospitals Crowded—Free
Ice.
Chicago, June 28.—The East
ern ami •middle states are swelt
ering in the heat of the past two
weeks, hundreds of people have
died and thousands have |been
taken to the hospitals suffering'
from being over he.ated The
hot wave extends from, the Atlan
tic. to the Mississippi. river. In
this city, five people died yester
(.lay and scores were taken to liie
hospitals for treatment.
The city authorities yesterday
issued to the people in the tene
ment seel.ions of the city all the
ice they needed, each family be
ing allowed 36 pounds of free
ice and they expect to continue
(lie free distribution of the ice
during the present hot spell.
Milwaukee, June 28.—About
510 prostrations from the heat
were reported yesterday by the
police and many deaths have fol
lowed the sultry weather. Ihe
people are sleeping in the parks
and'on the roofs'in hopes of se
curing a breath of fresh air.
Philadelphia. June 28—Nine
people died here* yesterday and
mai*v were sunstruck and taken
to the local hospitals. There is
great suffering from the oppres
sive heat, and a terrific storm fol
lowed yesterday’s heat, but it did
no material good, as it is as hot
today as yesterday.
New York, June 28.—The Deacn
at Coney Island and at Rockaway
was crowded yesterday with peo
ple from thq city, who tried to es
cape the heat. Every steamer
plying up the Hudson, especially
the night boats, were crowded
with round trip passengers seek
ing to get away from the hot and
sultry air. _
RECEIVER FOR
UNION PACIFIC
Unless Mandate of the Supreme
Court is Obeyed by July
First.
Washington. 1). C., June 28.—
President Wilson, who in*ended
to spend the Fourth at his sum
mer home in New Hampshire, will
remain here to, if possible, set
tle the differences between the
Harriman system and the attor
ney general, regarding the carry
ing out of the dissolution order
of the supreme Court.
Unless a plan satisfactory to
both the government and the
railroad is decided upon in the
next few days the government
will start proceedings to have a
receiver appointed for the Union
Pacific and other Harriman lin,es
and will wind up the business.
Plan after plan has been sug
gested, but the government ob
jected to one plan, the railroad to
another and the state of Califor
nia railroad commission blocked
a third plan.
The Union Pacific attorneys
and the attorney general are in
frequent consultation and hope
In work out a satisfactory meth
od of dissolution.
Eagle Dance Saturday.
The bi-monthly dance of the
Eagles will be held Saturday at
the. hall of the order. The com
mittee intend to make the dance
a success and all members and
friends are invited to be pres
% ent*_
|v Reck contract to Let.
Contract to let for sinking
shaft. Inquire of B. F. Millard
at the Copper Block.
A fresh supply of Chinese
goods just received on the Samp
son—Chop Suey and Chinese
Noodles at the Valdez Cafe.
Big Sand Storm.
A tremendous sand storm will
be shown tonight by the Orph
eum management. The film is a
dandy. Don’t miss it.
For bicycle repair work, call
on Owen Meals.
RECEIVED BRIBE
FOR FRANCHISE
Former St. Louis Alderman Con
fesses to Taking Money—Im
plicates Other Officials
East St. Louis, June 28—For
mer Alderman Joseph Fansler
has confessed that he, former
mayor Lamler, corporation coun
cil Flannigan and five aldermen
had demanded of and received
from the street car company, a
bribe of $500 each, for granting
the company a franchise to op
erate cars on the city streets.
The franchise! was granted
vears ago and the incident was
'forgotten until today, when the
former alderman made his con
fession.
The statute of limitation has
run against the crime and no
one oil the guilty city ollicials
can be brought to justice and as
a consequence no investigation
will be made by the grand jury.
trusteTsells
LOIS
On Which Assessments Had Not
Been Paid—Prices Vary
Many Buyers.
Town Trustee VV. H. Crary to
day sold at public auction many
of the lots advertised for sale by
him the past two months, because
of the failure of the owners to
pay the assessments on the land
or because no one had laid claim
to the lots.
City Attorney Diinond was auc
tioneer and offered the lots to
tin* highest bidder. The court
room was crowded with possible
buyers and a| times the bidding
was brisk, lots selling for from
■25 cents out on the glacier flats
to $50 and up when in the resi
dence section of the town.
The lot, on Wall street, offered
by (he trustee, formerly part of
I he military reservation and
turned over by the president for
street purposes, had not been
reached this morning and it is
expected that the bidding will be
active for this lot, as it is advan
tageously located in Ihe main
business section of the town at
the approach to the Valdez Dock.
Mayor Ritchie attended the sale
to represent the city and pur
chase! all lots which the trustee
could find no bidder for, and also
to purchase lots across which the
glacier dike is located.
crrum's CREW
RtACH_SEMTLE
Seattle, June 28.--The steamer
Northwestern reached here last
night, bringing the passengers
and crew of the wrecked steamer
Curacao. The steamer also has
a large number of passengers
from Skagway and Juneau.
president names
ALASKA POSTMASTER
Washington, D. C.. June 28.—
President Wilson today sent the
name of John, Worden to the
Senate for confirmation as post
master of the town of Wrangell,
Alaska.
Run on “Roosevelt Punch.”
Philadelphia, June 28—Local
hotels are making a specialty of
“Roosevelt punch,” the drink
consisting of brandy, milk and
sugar.
The “Roosevelt punches” are
hailed as non-intoxicating, pro
viding they are “long” on sugar
and milk, and “short” on brandy.
The beverage is having a heavy
run la many of the bars.
Frank Lampson, of the Orr
Stage*line, brought in two four
horse rigs to take out supplies
for the Signal Stations under the.
contract received by the Stage'
company from the Signal Corps.
The* supplies will be taken to
TiekheU and the teams return for
more,, while other teams will conT
tinue to relay the outfit into the
interior.
M ALLOW
REBELS ARMS
Senator Falls Demands That
Mexican Rebels be Allowed to
Purchase Gunh in U. S.
Washington, L>. C., June 28—
The policy of the American gov*,
eminent of allowing the trans
portation and exportation *of
arms to the Huerta government
while denying tin* right of the
rebels to buy arms in* the United
States caused much discussion in
the Senate today. Senator Falls,
of New Mexico, demanded that the
policy be changed and that im
ports of arms be allowed to be
made by the rebels where they
are in control of coast or border
towns which have been establish
ed as ports of entry.
II is expected that the present
policy of the government will
probably be changed and that the
customs officials on the border
will receive orders to allow ship
ments to Mexican rebels of Amer
ican arms.
NEW SIIPT. FOR
THE COAL PARTY
Washington State Mine Inspector
Bottling to Come North and
Take Charge.
Seal tie, June ~S.—Stale Coal
Mine Inspector Bottling has re
signed his position with the state
of Washington and has been em
ployed by the government to su
perintend the mining of coal on
the Matanuska for the use of the
navy in making a test of the rel
ative values of the Bering and
Matanuska coal for naval use.
The depart metal intend to have
the coal on the beach ready for
the lest next summer.
The Maryland will make the
rtesl of I he Bering River coal I his
summer if the efforts lo bring
i| from I he coal claims to the
pecan are successful.
CONFESSES THEFT
0£ai00.00
Chicago, June L’H.—Former
Treasurer Young, of the Terre
Haute railroad, plead guilty here
today of the charge of embezzle
ment of company funds to the
amount of $50,000.
Young claimed that women and
wine had done the business for
him; that he had played the races
also and lost some of the money
on the ponies. He was sentenced
to serve from one to ten years
in the penitentiary.
TWENTY WILLING
TO CJEOP SKIN
Buffalo. June 28—The doctors
at the local hospitals who ap
pealed yesterday for '300 volun
teers to give up part of their
skin for th.e 72 victims of the
figuring mill explosion, received
offers from 20 men and women
who volunteered to part with
part of their cuticle.
Phoenix, Ariz., June 28.—The
striking street car operators re
fused to arbitrate their differ
ences with the company and rot
ten egged the cars which the
management succeeded in send
ing from the car barns. No pas
sengers dared to ride, fearing in
jury from the strikers..
Telegraph Uht Goes Down.
Thei military telegraph line
went down yesterday morning
near the Della and the local of
fice have not been- in ■ communi
cation with Fairbanks since the
break. A crew of.lihement were
dispatched immediately to locate
ana repair the break.
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Get a bicycle from Owen Meals
and enjoy your evenings riding
out thel government trail.
STRIKERS USE
MORE DYNAMITE
Drive 8treet Cars From Street
Company Asks Protection
Want Soldiers.
Birmingham, Kas., June 28.
Tlie striking street car inotormen
and conductors used dynamite to
day to destroy the cars of the
company, which are being oper
aled with strike breakers. Sever
al cars were wrecked but no one
was killed. The police were un
able for some time to handle mob
'and they stoned cars, breaking
windows and drove all passengers
from the line, but upon the arriv
al of the police reserves the strik
ers were driven away and the
ears returned to the shops.
The company lias demanded of
I he mayor police protection
enough to prevent the destruc
tion of the cars or the molesting
of the passengers and asks I hat
martial law be established.
hrifTweaSh
FOR PRESIDENT
Can Raise Duties on. Imports
From Countries Which Dis
criminate Against Us.
Washington, I). C., June 28.—
The Democratic caucus of sen
ators yesterday placed cotton and
sewing thread oij, the free list;
they also agreed to pass the
Countervailing wheat duty and
similar duty for flour Imports
was approved.
The caucus ddcided that every
article imported into the coun
try should he on the penalty list,
thus providing the president with
a weapon against any country
which might discriminate against
Ihe United Stales hy charging
heavy export duties and also by
charging a high import duty on
American manufactured goods.
MORE CLERKS TO
COLLECT TAX
Washington, I). C., June 28.—
The Treasury department will
require 80 extra collectors to
collect the income tax planned by
the present congress on all in
comes over $4,000. The estimat
ed cost of the collection of the
income tax to the department is
placed at $1,200,000 annually.
Juneau merchants raised $2,
000 for the celebration in that
city July 4th.4
BIG STRIKE III
CITfjnM
Kansas City, June 28.—A strike
involving 170 unions in this city
has been ordered for July 1st.
The order was issued yesterday
by the executive committee, which
held a long session.
The strike order, if carried out,
will tie up all industries in this
city.
Dr. German returned last night
from Ellamar, where he went to
spend several days attending to
the dental wants of his patients,
at the copper btirg.
Matt Reich, who left Valdez
some time ago to undergo treat
ment in Seattle, wired yesterday
that he had successfully under
gone the operat ion and was doing
tine.
Miss Morrison will be at the
Phoenix hotel, room 8, with a
complete line of hair goods untd
July 2, and will also do manicur
ing, hair dressing, shampooing
and facial massaging.
Eagle dance Saturday. Don’t
miss it.
GOVERNOR STRONG
APPOINTS LIGHT
Names A. E. Light a Special Ag
ent to Suppress Liquor Traf
fic Among Natives.
Juneau, June' 28.—Governor J.
F. A. Strong yesterday named A.
K. Light, formerly clerk of the
territorial legislature to be a spe
cial agent of the governor to aid
in (he suppression of the liquor
trail ic among the natives.
Light is to be stationed at Ruby
and is to succeed F. C. Irons, of
Fairbanks, who was appointed by
Governor Clark three years ago.
W-illiam Maloney has been
named mine inspector for the
Second division and will make his
headquarters at Nome. Four
mine inspectors were allowed by
the recent law passed by the ter
ritorial legislature.
Maloney’s term of office is for
two years.
ANOTMIKE
IN GOAL FIELDS
Fifteen Thousand Miners Have
Orders to Walk Out on
July 1st.
Charleston, \V. Ya., June 28.—
The coal miners who recently re
turned to work in the New River
section, have voted to again go
out, on strike, demanding higher
wages.
Fifteen thousand men are af
fected by the strike order, which
takes effect July first.
The situation in the West Vir
ginia coal Fields had become so
serious that a Senate committee
have spent several weeks investi
gating the conditions and they
have just Finished the work, but
as yet have made no report to the
Senate as the result of their in
vestigations.
REVIVAL SERVICES
TOMORROW EVENING
Miss 'Wright, the evangelist,
who has been conducting nightly
services on the streets and at the
Congregational church, has been
tendered, by J. C. Snyder, the use
of the Congregational church to
morrow night for services and all
are welcome to join in the ser
vices.
Change of program at the Or
pheum tonight.
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CI1IX WRECK
.Seattle, June 28.--The United
Stales marine inspectors will im
mediately start the inestigalion
into the wrecking of the steam
er Curacao near Ketchikan. The
officers who reached her- last,
night, will be called this morning
and as far as can be found out
at this time they will all testify
that the boat hit an uncharted
reef and therefore the navigat
ing officer was not to blame.
lelen Keller to Aid Prince.
Madrid.—There remains but
slender hope that. Prince Jaime,
King Alfonso’s 5-year-old son,
will ever be cured of his total
deafness and dumbness. The I it—
'tie fellow, who looks wonderfully
healthy, has been unsuccessfully
attended by every specialist in
Europe, but to no purpose.
A pathetic sequel is now an
nounced. Miss Helen Keller, the
famous American authoress, who
is not only deaf and dumb, but
also blind, has arrived at the
Royal Palace, and during the next
few months she will teach the
unfortunate little prince in the
way she taught herself years ago.
Miss Keller has gone to Spain at
the express wish of Queen Ena,
whose greatest sorrow is her
son’s affliction.
Clerk of the Court McBride
touched Joe Spenard for #50 for
a transfer license and Joe came
acrosa.
Change of program at the Or
pheum torrght. Fine new films
BO
Helper Takes Lighted Candle in
Ship's Hold and Starts
Fireworks.
New York, June 28.—The
Standard Oil company’s tank
steamer Mohawk exploded near
the company works on Staten is
land today when a helper went
into the hold with a lighted can
dle. The helper and five of his
mates were sent to “kingdom
come” and six of the crew were
hadly hurl, while Ihe1 balance of
the crew were thrown overboard
or jumped over and were picked
up by tugs which went to their
rescue.
The Mohawk only had 200 tons
of oil in her hold al Ihe lime of
the explosion and Ihe vessel was
torn open ami the oil poured out
on top of the water, burning for
many hours.
The harbor police telephoned
lo New York for lire boats anil
several made Ihe run lo Consta
ble Point al top speed to coniine
Ihe lire and prevent Ihe burning
vessel, which was still floating,
from drifting into the many oil
vdssels about the works.
The fire department of the
Standard Oil company had im
mediately placed a line on the
ship and were holding it many
feet from the shore and were pre
venting the hurtling oil from
reaching the shore.
The lire fighters of the oil
company have become adepts at
handling oil tires and have spe
cially arranged apparatus for
the work. The ship will be a
complete loss.
Mariposa Massed Juneau Today.
Tin* steamer Mariposa passed
(Juneau at 2 this morning and
should reach Valdez Monday
morning. The vessel is making
good lime north, having left Se
attle the evening of June 2fth.
CANNOT SETTLE
THE COAL STRIKE
Governor Hatfield Unable to Mako
Settlement Between Miners
and Operators.
f'.liarleslon. \V. V., June 28_
All negotiations are off between
the coal mine operators and the
miners who are to go out oil
July 1st unless their demands
for higher wages and shorter
hours are granted.
(tovernor Hatfield's efforts to
effect a settlement of the differ
ences have been without avail,
and he declared that he will pro
tect property and prevent disor
ders if he has to station all the
militia al bis command in the
coal district.
Suit Over Air Collision.
Paris.—A collision between two
aeroplanes during the aviation
meeting in October, 1 5M0,_was the
cause of a lawsuit heard before
a Paris court,, recently.
The, Aii^iijrirfH-**1 s-.......pi■<..» of
an a-vwt'flfrnamed Thomas, after
flying two hours over the course,
came into collision with the aero
plane of Oapt. Davis, who, al
though he was not taking part, in
I he same race as Thomas, was a
part icipant in I hi* meeting. The
two aircraft fell and were part
ly destroyed, and the airmen were
injured.
l nomas anu nn* anumicnc
firm sought $19,100 damages
from Davis, holding him respon
sible for the accident. The cap
tain demands $20,000 (damages
from Thomas and the Antoinette
firm. The expert appointed to de
cide the question of responsibil
ity declared that Thomas in a
minor and Davis in a major de
gree were responsible for the ac
cident.
FOR SALE—A new boy’s bicy
cle. Never been used. Inquire of
Owen E. Meals.
8unday Feature.
Ladv of the Lake in three reels
at the Orpheum tomorrow even
ing.
All standard makes of wheels,
at Owen Meals, the Valdez bicy
cle agent for the Columbia, Ram
tiler, Pope “Daily Service,” Cleve
land and other standard makes.