VOL 9 VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1913. NO. 215.
WILSON WILL SIGN
CIVIL SUNDRY NCI
Labor Unions and Farmers Or- I
ganizations Will be Free of
the Law.
Washington, D. C., June 21.—
President Wilson lias staled that >
in the event of the passage by
congress of the civil sundry bill
with its rider preventing the De
partment of Justice from using
any funds appropriated for the
purpose of prosecuting labor or
ganizations or farmers associa
tions which violate the Sherman
anti-trust law, he will sign the
bill.
The bill wax vetoed the last day
of Ihe session of Jthe last con
gress by former President Taft,
who objected to a rider being add
ed to an appropriation bill, and
also because he insisted that it
was class legislation and should
notbe tolerated.
No law can be passed making
it .a crime for one class of per
sons to do a certain act and al
lowing another to do it' without
punishment, so the members of
congress added a rider to the ap
propriation bill, taking from the
Department of Justice the money
necessary for prosecution, thus
exempting farmers and labor un
ions which violate the law, from
nunishment.
If the bill is passed unions of
farmers and laborers may com
bine in violation of the law and
agree to sell their labor al cer
tain prices or their produce al a
given rate and will not be pros
ecuted by the Department of Jus
tice, but the corporation which
makes an agreement to maintain
high prices must be prosecuted.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
D. J. IVmlergrast, of Cordova,
came over on the Sampson.
Judge V. C. Frost returned to
Ivatalla on the Sampson.
Change of program al I he Or
pheum tonight.
Mr. and Mrs. Lear will visit
Valdez on the Fourth of July.
Frank Andrews is in town from
Solomon basin.
J. C. Martin returned on the
Northwestern from the Martin
tisli camp.
H. B. Watterman will return
tonight to the Rambler property
on Slump bay.
Jake Cook and J. Jaynes are
repairing the bridges on the trail
up Mineral creek. *
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Al. Sullivan returned* d;u the
Sampson from Portland,' Ore.,
where he went with an insane
man.
WANTED—A girl for general
house work. Apply at Mrs. G. M.
Mead’s residence on McKmley
street.
J. A. Johnson is in town and
has just finished a contract for
2.000 poles for the Fish pole con
tract.
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A large crowd- of sightseers
made the trip to the grade last
night to watch the men working
the big dredge cable.
Mr. A. P. Rice and wife are
round trip passengers on tthe
Sampson. Mr. Rice is cashier of
the National Bank of Commerce,
Tacoma.
Mrs. Chas. S. Fee, accompan
'' ied by her daughters, Misses |
Marcia and Elizabeth Fee, are
aboard the Sampson and are i
making the round trip, Mrs. Fee
is the wife of Chas. S. Fee, gen
eral passenger agent of the
Southern Pacific Railway Com- (
nany, of San Francisco. 1
W SHUTOUT
III CHICAGO
Employers in Judders and Con
tractors Trade Shut Down
Work.
Chicago, June 21.—The build
ngs trades employers have or
ganized and tire determined to
rush the unions by a tremendous
ockout involving 20,000 men.
The employers have contracts
or construction work which to
al $30,0.00,000 and all work on
he buildings will be halted until
i settlement of the strike is ef
“ected.
The employers claim that as
mon as a contractor is hound by
■ontract to complete a building
n a specified time, the men dc
naml higher wages or go out and
ic is compelled to pay a large
orfeit, while on the other hand
he men claim the big contract
us have been keeping wages
Iowa and have refused to give
deady employment to the men,
nil divide the work so that none
if them make a living.
The men have appealed to the
niblic for-moral and financial as
sistance.
BERTHA REPLACES
WRECKED YUKON
Seattle. June 21.—The Bertha
ivili relace the Yukon and sail
from here I he 251 It inst. in dr
ier to maintain the schedule
planned by I he company for (he
summer’s sailings. The Yukon is
:i total wreck and as soon as' pos
sible a new boat will be placed
m the northern run in her place.
Among the passengers of note
iboard the Sampson arc John II.
Burton and wife. Mr. Burton is
-ommercial agenl in Seattle for
he Alaska Pacific and Alaska
joats steamship companies, lie
s making I he round trip on the
di.jp, combining business with
deasure. Also Mr. F„ II. Hall,
,vho is making a pleasure trip to
he westward. Mr. Hall is also
Humected with I he above com
panies in |he auditor's office at
Tacoma.
Arthur Cummings and his sis
ter, Miss Ruth Cummings, who
have been spending the past two
weeks with Ed. Meiss, their un
cle, left on the Northwestern for
their home in California. The
young people were much impress
ed with Alaska and surprised not
to find it covered with snow and
ice. They leave hoping to return
soon for a more extended'visiti
and the many friends the/ have
made during their brief stay hope
to see them soon again.'
The Northwestern and Samp-*
son made a race for the Valdez
dock this morning, both captains
wanting to get the inside berth,
but the Sampson having the
start by a mile, was the first to
tie up.
The Sampson picked up seven
head of stock at Katalla former
ly used by the naval coal party
and the horses will .be taken to
Knik anchorage for use by the
Holmes coal expedition into the
Matauuska coal fields.
“’Slim Grey, who left Valdez nev
jr to rehirn, is back again to
ipend the remainder of his days
where he- made all his money.
Slim says the show business is
bum and he lost the big wad he
ook from here in the enterprise.
3ENI BARBER SHOP
BE CLOSED SUNDAY
The Gem barber shop will be
dosed all day tomorrow, as the
•arbers will go on a picnic.
CRAZY TEACHER
KILLS CHILDREN
Makes Attack in Catholic School
at Bremen, Germany—Nine
Dead, 11 Wounded.
Bremen, Germany, June 2t.—
An insane male teacher ran
amuck in a Catholic school here
today and with an automatic re
volver killed eight children and
one teacher, and wounded ll
scholars.
The insane man held the teach
ers from coining into the room
and he murdered right and left
until the arrival of the police,
who captured the man after all
his ammunition had been used.
MRS. CATT HEADS
SUFFRAGETTES
Elected President of Internation
al Association—Militants
Cause Trouble.
Budapest, June 21.—The suf
fragettes gathered here in con
vention from all countries in the
world and elected Mrs.-4Jait..■pres
ident of the convention and of the
Internalional Association.
The militants who are here
Marled a light by demanding the
'same privileges in the conven
tion as was give.n to others and
.the hall was in an uproar, but
'Chairwoman Catt soon quieted
,lhe waring factions of the fe
males. This is the second term
for Mrs. Call.
navaiTaviaior
IS JIOWNED
Annapolis, X. V.. June I.—
Naval Aviator Billingsley was
killed yesterday-when his hydro
plane turned turtle in Chesapeake
bay. Lieut. Towers, who was on
the machine making observations,
was able to hang to the machine
until rescued by boats from the
fleet.
The hydroplane fell 1.000 feet
when Billingsley lost control and
turned completely over. Bill
ingsley was thrown out. while
Iciest. Triers fell with the ma
chine and was saved.
. Billingsley is the first navy avi
ator to lose1 his life, although
many officers in the army service
have paid for their daring ma
neuvers in the air by losing their
lives.
r Mr. Chas. E. Brown and wife,
who are-returning from their
honeymoon, are passengers on
the Sampson for Seward. Mr.
Brown is in business at Seward
and is connected with the linn of
Brown & Hawkins.
Steve Birch, managing director
of the Alaska Syndicate, is in
town and will remain here a
short lime in connection with the
purchase by the syndicate of Ihe
Midas property across the bay.
Roy G“nzler, who accompanied
Al. Sullivan to Portland with the
insane Homer prospector, re
turned on the Sampson and con
tinued to the westward.
Moose Dance
The Order of Alaskan Moose
will give their regular .weekly
danc^ Saturday night at their hall
to which all friends of the organ
ization af;e invited. Dancing will
begin a|»»:30 sharp. Tickets can
be had of members. Good music.
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M’ADOO WANTS
MORE SHIPS
With Which to Police Alaska’s
Long Coast Line and Proteot
Fish and Fur Animals.
Washington, 1>. C., June 21.—
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
has asked the House of Repre
sentatives to appropriate $100,
900 for the construction of ves
sels for the use of the depart
ment in enforcing the laws for
the protection of Alaska’s fish
and fur bearing animals.
The secretary said that the
present force of boats was inad
equate to properly police the long
ocean line of the territory.
MARYLAND LEFT
KATALLA TODAY
Was Anchored at Katalla Road
stead When Sampson Was
at the Oil Town.
The cruiser Maryland was an
chored at Katalla when the Samp
son left the oil town, but was to
pull-up auehor and sail for Sitka
today and would come to Prince
William Sound later, first calling
at Kodiak.
The itinerary of the boa| has
not been announced as vet, but
as soon as possible the Prospect
or will secure information as to
the time the big cruiser can he
expected in Valdez.
Mayor Ritchie will invite the
oflicers (o call at Valdez on the
t'ourlh and it is expected I he ship
will be here al that dale.
BIG DREDGESARE
SHIPPEDTO NOME
Seattle, June I.—The steam
er Navajo left here yesterday
with three large new dredges for
the Nome mining section of Alas
ka. Shipments of several more
dredges will be made Ibis sum
mer.
McIntosh and Nelson are work
ing H men in two stiifts on lin
ing donkey building the dirt bank
for use in the Vqldez dike. Jim
Kuzig, the night engineer, came
over from Katalla and is a good
one at the business, making the
dirt fly. Tom Parker works the
day shift and now has the ma
chine in shape to do good work.
James Tillus will remain in
Valdez for the summer. He will
spend his lime prospecting and
the baseball fans will be glad to
know that he is some ball play
er.
James A. Murphy and wife
came up on the Sampson and will
continue to Latouche, where Mr.
Murphy will open up his copper
property.
All Ready for Odd Fellows Pionio.
Tomorrow the “floating pal
ace” will leace the. city wharf at
8 a. in. sharp. The hour of leav
ing has been changed to 8 o’clock
instead of 7 and all are request
ed to be on hand promptly at 8
o’clock.
For a Delicious Salad amt Sea
Tuna.
A. delightful fish for salads
packed in o'ive oil, caught in Cal
ifornia. Try it, at Love-Whitley
Company.
Adler is selling out. Bargains
in anything and everything.
START CAUCUS
UPPER HOUSE
Democratic Senators Will Fight
Out Differences in Caucus—
Withhold Patronage.
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Washington, I). C., June 21.—
The democratic Senators (today
began the tariff caucusing and
will light out in the parly the
many differences among the
members of the majority, regar
ding the tariff bill after which
an effort will be made to rush
the bill through the upper house.
The parly whip will be cracked
to force all refractory members
of Hie majority party into line
for the Wilson-Underwood tariff
and no patronage it is believed
will be given a senator who re
fuses lo remain with the organ
ization on its tariff legislation.
Northwestern Sails South.
The Norlhweslern readied Val
dez shortly after 10 this morn
ing, a few minute- too late to se
cure the inside berth at the dock
and left within the hour for Se
attle, taking a few passengers
from here for the south.
DOCTORS TO FIGHT
SPREADOF CANCER
Minneapolis, June I.—The
American Medical Congress,
which lias held its sessions here
(lie past week, has adjourned af
ter.starting what is hoped will be
a world-wide tight with cancer.
The deaths from the dread dis
ease have been increasing' each
year and the doctors arc determ
ined, if possible, to stop its spread
by preventative measures and by
early treatment of the malady.
Park (triswold is working for
the road commission and will as
sist in building the bridge across
the glacier stream, where the wa
ter has washed out the bank. Tod
Dale is, to lie foreman of the pile
driver crew and is preparing the
outfit for transportation to the
scene of the break.
Some petty thief stole part of
the load of tools which had been
cached in the dump carl a few
miles out the grade and also took
the wheel oil' the cart and threw
it into the river, backed the cart
into the stream and left it there,
if found the thief will be severe
ly dealt with.
Sergeant Charles Barrett, for
merly of the Signal Corps here,
has wired lo Sergeant Hill of the
local cable office, that his little
son, Kenneth, had died at the Sis
ters Hospital at Fort Davis, Tex.
Good Farmers Coming.
Congratulations are due the
state of Michigan on account of
the considerable flow of Dutch
Immigration that has been com
ing in of late. Only a few days
ago a party of 200 Dutch farm
ers arrived. These Dutch immi
grants are practical farmers,
who, having sold their farms in
Holland, have come to America
'to apply to the soil here the same
intelligence and careful methods
of cultivation and thrift which
enabled them to succeed in their
home land. That they will suc
ceed goes without saying. They
are careful, shrewd, industrious
and domestic in their habits.
They are scientific farmers and
are always preserving the pro
ductive power of their land. Much
can bg learned from the Dutch
farmers, therefore when any con
siderable number of them settle
in any one state, that slate is
fortunate.
LOST—A card case. Finder
please phone number 48 and
"Sonny,”;the messenger, will call
for it.
NOME OBJECTS
TO MINING LAW
Hold Mass Meeting and Protest
to Congress Against Objec
tionable Measure.
Nome, June 21.—A monster
mass meeting was held last night
at city hall to protest against the
recent mining law passed by the
territorial- legislature. Resolu
tions condemning the law and pe
titioning congress to disapprove
it, were passed. The operators
present claimed that the act con
fiscates property and burdens tho
owners of claims and prevents
them from making new locations.
Tin: effect of I he law, ^ays the
dispatch from the Nugget, will
be to kill dredging on the Sew
ard peninsula and in other di
visions of Alaska.
Petitions to congress request
ing the repeal of I he act have
been circulated in this division.
The telegram winds up with a
request that the people of this
division get busy and help the
Nome operators to impress on
congress the terrible wrong be
ing done by the new law.
The Nome Nugget is a cor
poration sheet which all last
winter lohl the people of Nome
that they had no kick coming
when the mail failed to arrive
and have defended and fought for
the transportation and large
mining interests as against the
laborerT'The operators under the
new law must develop their
claims and not hold the country
undeveloped and unworked.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
■t. C. Clarkson returned to Val
dez on this morning’s steamer.
Mrs. It. I'. Millard returned
from Seattle on the Sampson.
!•'. I.. Wagner left lor Cordova
on business foi’ his company.
Jim Wilson and bis pack train
will leave for Mineral gulch to
morrow morning.
pee Cos Angeles at the Orph
euih tonight.
A baseball game is scheduled
for tomorrow.
The matinee al I he Orpheuin
this afternoon was very well at
tended.
Charles Day did a line job of
sprinkling the road on McKinley
street.
G. M. Calligan returned to the
Millard property on Mineral gulch
yes terday a ft ernoon.
H. J. Boryer, attorney for the
Cornier River & Northwestern
railroad, is spending a few days
in Valdez.
Robert McChes'ney will be able
to be out on the Fourth and take
in the sights. His foot is fast
improving.
Musselsjiell Frank, who was re
ported as{ having, journeyed into
the great'.uifknown, returned to
Valdez on' the Sa’mpson. Frank
is still alive and kickin’.
James Patterson, who attended
t he meeting‘of the Grand Lodge ,
of the Masorlic order held at Spo- ’
kane, returned to Valdez this ■ >
morning on* tjjjjffSampson.
The “forms” for the Fourth-of
July program will close ni^t
Thursday. <All advertising mat
ter must be. in prior to that time.
See Ira Frame.
Notioe*to Eastern Star.
There will be a special meet
ing of thg, Eastern Star next
Tuesday evening. All officers aro
requested to be present.
MRS. W. H. CRARY,
5 Secretary.