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VQL , VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MAY 27; ISIS. NO. 1S4.
LEADERS DECIDE
ALASKA RAILROAD
President Will Confer With Dem
ocratic Leaders and May
Urge Legislation.
Washington, 1). G., May 21.—
President Wilson today held a
conference with Senators Jones
of Washington, and Chamberlain
of Oregon, and assured them that
he favored a government built
railroad for Alaska, and that be
will confer with the Democrat
ic leaders regarding the advisa
bility of the passage by this con
gress of a railroad bill at I lie
present session.
The present plans of the com
mittee on territories, which has
given public hearings to the bill,
is to extend I he Alaska Northern
in the Malannska coal Helds and
Inter make other extensions into
I he interior as the development
of the counlry will permit.
Delegate Wirkersham has at
tended all the meetings of I tie
commitlee, urging the purchase
of I he Cordova road.
MAKE IT EASY TO
SETTLE ON LAND
Secretary Lane Will Make More
Liberal Rules and . Regula
tions for Department.
XX'ashinglon, J>. f... May -’7.—
Secretary <>r Interior Lane lias
1'itrmulal.eil plans fur a revision
of- Iltc> present homestead rules
.provided by lln- lulctior depart
ment fur settlers, and lie says lie
will make it easj for the luma
tide selllers I• > arguin' land now
subject lu entry.
The former rules and regula
tions were complained of because
1 hey prevented the settling of the
country and the taking away of
land from homeseekers because
of some trivial mistake or lapse.
Homesteaders will be given all
possible aid from the department,
announces the secretary.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Ce.orge Baldwin returned to
Cordova on the Mariposa.
Joe Stanton is in from Solomon
basin.
Fine change of program at the
Orpheum tonight.
0. XX'. Harrington will leave for
Fidalgo bay tomorrow morning.
Frank Andrews made a trip
across the bay today.
XX". A. Parsons returned from
i 111; westward.
See the great war picture, the
Charge of the Light Brigade, at
the Orphanm tonight.
S. A. Ifemple made the trip to
the basin today, crossing the bay
nit the Yukon.
Florence Sullivan will leave for
Solomon Basin to work for James
Wilson.
Mr. Johnson, who formerly had
a lunch counter in Valdez, left for
I he interior yesterday, going over
the trail.
S. L. Carter, better known as
X/ick Carter, jeft this morning
for a trip to Seattle to recuper
ate his health.
Jesse B. Carver, who is suffer
ing With a cancer in his mouth,
caused from excessive smoking,
left on the boat this morning for
Seattle to undergo treatment.
SENATE JETER
MONEY TRUST
A
Washington, I). Eh, May 21.—
The Senate currency committee
today started the prohe into the
money trust and will endeavor,
after a careful examination, to
frame a law to prevent monopoly
of the money of the country, aiid
to prevent its concentration into
a few hands.
iglooTo!¥o
4TH CELEBRATION
The Fire department held a
special meeting last Sunday and
decided that the Igloo, with its
large membership, was better
qualified to take charge of and di
rect tile celebration the coming
Fourth, and they requested that
an order to lake steps looking to
a large celebration offering co
operation in every possible man
ner to aid them in making the day
one long to be remembered in this
section. The Igloo will hold a
special meeting to decide on the
plans fop the day.
BEAUTY NO CRIME
SO GIRL COLLECTS
XHw York, May 27.—The ap
pellate term of the supreme court
yesterday dropped more prosaic
matters to decide that if Evelyn
Carrington is surpassingly beau
tiful it isn't her fault, and, any
way, one who hires her to appear
on the stage ought to be glad of
it, and finally, she is entitled to
SI66 and court costs from Arth
ur ilammersteiii.
The testimony showed Ham-|
inerslein engaged Miss Carring
ton to play the part of the hero
ine’s mother in “The Firetly.” Ot
to Hauerbach, the author, went
to see a rehearsal. .He gaspe'd
when he saw Miss Carrington
playing a “heavy” part.
“Why, she’ll spoil the whole
love scene,” he said. “People
will wonder why the hero doesn't
make love to her.”
Hauerbach testified that for
this reason Miss Carrington was
dropped. She brought suit for
breach of contract and won.
<Sead This Fine Program for the
Orpheum Tonight.
Niagara aFlls in Summer, beau
tiful. The last Niagara we hail
was in winter.
Cavalry Exercises in Belgium,
wonderfully trained horses.
The Charge of the Light Bri
gade, another magnificent war
picture.
• Scenes Along the Mediterran
ean, interesting moving travel
ogues.
A Fish Story.-great farce com
edy from the Lake stream.
BURK BP
DIVES FROM SKY
Aviator Pezey and Passenger Es
cape After Thrilling Experience
—Crowds are Historical.
Salisbury, F,ng., May 27.—Avi
ator Pezey when at an altitude
of more Ilian 1,000 feet and car
rying a passengdr, suddenly dis
covered his machine on lire and
he volplaned the distance to the
earth al as sharp an angle as pos
sible, making the ground in a few
minutes, landing safely with his
passenger and both had just left
I lie machine when the gasoline
lank exploded.
The machine was a wreck as
a result of the explosion and the
lire, hut Pezey and his passenger
escaped without a scratch
The thousands of people who
witnessed the feal and saw the
blazing machine descending from
the sky were historical, as they
thought Ibal both the men would
lie killed and I bat the machine
was not under control, as Pezey
was giving her all she would
stand and was trying In make it
to the earth in a hurry. When
within a few feel of the ground
he suddenly righted the aircraft
and slid along the parade ground,
quickly alighted and ran from the
machine, urging his passenger
ahead.
tUTY
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Juneau.—The new Juneau pub
lic school house*, three stories,
with basement for heating plant,
lavatories, etc., concrete walls
ami modern in every respect, is
now assured by reason of the
'public spirited citizens of Juneau,
who have already subscribed
tjf'i(5,2SO. The subscription is in
the nature of endorsed notes and
arrang. meats have been • made
with the local hanks to cash the
notes, which bear 7 per cent in
terest
The belzclle property has been
purchased and the McGonaghey
and Pettit lots will be purchas
ed today, giving the city the en
tire block . where the present
school house stands. Last even
ing the B. M. Behrends bank as
sured the school board that $5,
000 would be immediately ad
vanced to carry on the prelimi
nary grading work.
The new school building will
tie as near lire proof as concrete
walls and wood interior finish can
make it, and the structure will be
three stories high with a large
basement. The first floor will be
an auditorium, gymnasium and
swimming pool, and the second
and third floors will contain the
class rooms. The building will
be | lio by (in feet and will he lo
cated on the rear portion of the
lot. allowing ample room for
playground.' II. is expected the
new building will he finished by
next October.
Robert Weeks, sou of Lieut, and
Mrs. Weeks, had been complain
ing about growing pains, so when
the lieutenant sent for a bicycle
for the hoy he allowed for the
estimated increased growth, but
when !ne wheel arrived on the last
boat it was found that the boy had
only growntwo inches in the past
two weeks, while the fond father
had estimated the growth at
nearly a foot. The wheel was loo
large and a new one will have to
be sent for. John Blum, oh the
contrary, received his wheel and
it was so small that he intends
to keep it for a watch charm.
Fred. Butterworth and wife,
who spent the winter at Horse
shoe, are expected to return to
Valdez on the Yukon.
SECURE JURY FOR
ROOSEVELT CASE
Jury Cocked Up Prevent Bribing—
Notables Attend for Form
er President
Marquette, Midi., May -’7.—The
jury which is to try the case of
ex-I'resident Roosevelt, the head
of the Hull Moose party, who is
suing a local paper for $10,000
(damages because they charged
him with having been drunk, has
been completed and it consists of
a locomotive lireman, a black
smith. a woodsman, four miners,
three teamsters' and two farm
ers.
The jury I as been locked up so
as to prevent friends of either
side from being able to approach
them to influence the verdict to
be rendered.
(iifTord Pinchol. Messrs. New
berry and (iarlietld, secretaries
under Roosevelt. Riis, and form
er Private Secretary Loch, F.milin
and Philip Roosevelt, two rela
tions of the former president, are
all here to swear that the leader
of the Moosers does not drink to
excess.
It is believed here that if Roose
velt gets a verdict he will give
the money to charity after the
cost of the trial is deducted.
Captain Nortliway left for .Ju
neau on the Mariposa.
YUKON ARRIVES
FROM IHE SOUTH
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1'he Yukon reached Valdtpsi this
morning al 7 and left shortly af
ter noon for the Cliff mine, and
will go to Good News bay. Thu
hoax brought 125 Ions.of freight
for'the town and also had 110
Ions of coal for Ihe Cl ill' mine.
The following passengers were
ahoard:
Vuldez—H. !•’. Johnson, II. E.
Carr, M. McDoiigall and ten steer
age.
Seward—Frank Whitman, Jas.
Wilson arid six steerage.
Seldovia--J. S. Webster, P. S.
.Morris
Kodiak—It. E. Polk.
B^lkofsky—Mrs. C. W. Ham
mond.
Uriga—J. F. Parr.
Hyak—W. C. Lewis, W. H. Rus
sell. J. J. Hannon, W. I.. Clay, J.
H. Parke.
Good News Hay—W. F. Swan
son. E. R. King. Adolph Sleeker.
Alary Sleeker, Anna Sleeker. W. H.
Moeek and the steerage.
Valdez Drug Co. Wins Suit.
Judge Ovorlield yesterday de
rided Ihe case of C. G. \\ ullV as
trustee against Ihe Valdez Drug
Co. in favor of the Valdez Drug
eompaiiv. The trustee sued In
recover the properly formerly
•iwned by the Alaska Drug Co. and
purchased by the Valdez Drug Co.
The ease was tried under Ihe
bankruptcy laws, preference hav
ing been alleged.
Norman Leopold sent for a sub
marine out til for use on his boat,
the “2 N’s.” which he finds lakes
to the hoi loin of the hay at every
opportunity, besides refusing to
go when a large parly of fisher
men are aboard, especially mar
ried men. who are compelled In
account for I heir lime after dark,
and exeepl for occasional duekA
to the hnllniii of Ihe sound Ihe
boat is all right.
J. H. Patterson, grand master
of the Valdez lodge of free and
accepted Masons, left today on the
Mariposa to attend the sessions
of the Grand Lodge of Ihe state
of Washington, which will lie
held at Aberdeen commencing on
June It.
Subscribe for the Prospector
THE JURY FREES
ARTHUR PELKET
Police Claim Jury Was Packed
Against Them—Referee and
Seconds Pinched.
Calgary, May ^7.—The coron
er’s jury today returned a ver
dict exonerating Arthur Pelkey of
any intent to injure Pugilist Mc
Carty.
The police authorities are very
much displeased at the result of
the coroner’s jury investigations
and claim that the jury was pack
ed by the lighting fraternity.
The arrest of Hums, who ref
ereed I lie light and Smith Mc
Carney. who was McCarty’s sec
ond, has been ordered and I hey
will he given a hearing I his af
Idrnoon.
SELL JAP SEILER
ATJJNAUSKA
I 'nalaska. May J7.—The Japan
ese schooner Tokio Maru. which
lias been held here for several
years, was sold today hy Deputy
Marshal Hustings' and Krskine it
Fletcher bought the boat for 881(1
and paid 8(>iH.lJ5 for the supplies
and stores on the shin. The side
will later be continued or rejected
by the district court.
I
FROM THE WEST
The Mariposa returned from
Seward early this morning and
sailed for Seattle at in o'clock.
She returned without bringing ore
from l.alouche.
The following passenger- left
for tin* south:
Seattle—J. II. Patterson. S.
(jarter, T. I>. Jaeger, H. (>. Bueh
ler, Hotieri McIntosh. J. B. Carv
er.
Cordova — It. C. Detune.
Juneau—John Orchard, Sr.,
John Orchard, Jr.. 0. F-. Baldwin,
J. A. Northway, T. A. Burden,
John T. Wallis.
MISSIONS NEEDED FOR
THE GREAT WHITE WAY
—
j New York, May :J7.—“Broadway
I needs missionaries far more than
do the savages of ‘hell's play
ground’ on the African west
roast." declared Miss Ida Vera
Simonlon. Miss Siinonton has
returned here after being the lirst
white woman to penetrate the
jungle on the west coast of Af
I rica.
! “A young girl is really safer in
jllie African jungle than she is on
the streets of New York,” said
Miss Simonlon. "Here tempta
tions lurk on every corner. Hu
man cobras are always watch
ing. Industrial octopuses arc
ready lo coil.
“I.ife along Ihe Congo is a bai
lie with beasts, savage tribes and
disease. Here we defend our
selves against automobiles, trol
ley gossip, food thieves, rent
thieves and a dozen other kinds.
The good men and women mis
sionaries who go lo Africa to
help the savage where no help
avails, are needed right here,
where I heir sacrifice could hear
fruit
I
(ieneral Agent H. F. Watson, of
the Alaska Coast company, leach
ed Valdez this morning on the
Mariposa after taking a trip to
the westward on the Latouche.
'file case of Hen Jones against
Ramsay and Rutherford on an al
leged grubstake agreement, will
be heard by the district court
next Thursday.
LOBBY FIGHTS
TARIFF BILL
President Wilson Says Flooding
Newspapers With Paid Matter
Made Sentiment.
Washing!,till, I). C„ May i!7.—
President Wilson made the state
ment yesterday that the most ex
traordinary lobby was fighting the
Underwood administration tariff,
filling the newspapers of the
country with paid reading mat
ter to create the impression that
the public was opposed to the
bill, sending letters by the thou
sands to the House and Senate
committees protesting against the
reduction of the rates on manu
factured articles and working up
public sentiment against the
measure1.
The president says that it is
impossible to throw a brick in
Washington todav and not hit a
lobbyist.
The adminisl ralaion is. how
ever, determined lo push through
the present hill, which is the re
sult of careful planning and long
study, says |he president.
GIRLS GET $10.50
IN STOCK THIS
So Testifies Louis Swift of Meat
Trust—Mail Order Houses
Make Big Money.
Chicago, May -'/.--The Chicago
\ ice probe eooimenceil their in—
■vsiigalioiix of tbe Chicago [lack
ing houses am.l Louis Swift, of
I lie Swift Lacking company, ap
I'ea eii before the comniiltee and
lesl'tied ttint the average pay of
the girls al I he "yards" was *10.
50 a week.
lie denied the charge that the
meal 1111sI was paying p »>r
wages and claimed that wagi s had
been laiseii consiilccaalib m trie
past ten years.
The president of the Tax Lea
gue read a government report
showing that Marshall Field had
made net profits of * 4,500,000 in
1910, and the Sears-Roebuck Co.,
another mail order house, had di
vided *0,000,000 among its stock
holders in dividends for the year
1910.
These prolils, In* urged, were
altogether too large, for the.
amount of capital invested and
the wages paid tin*1 girls in the
employ of the mail order houses.
Tin* freighter Kdilh sailed
from Seattle on Sunday, bringing
a eargo of freight. The Latouche
will sail in>i*lli on June 5 with a
cargo of lumber and explosives.
.N’els Smith couldn't gel satis
factorily located on the outside,
so lie returned to Cordova on tfio
Mariposa.--Cordova Alaskan.
Ingram iV Bush are renovating
their establishment, putting in a
new floor and repapering, re
painting and will have the store in
the pink of condition in a few
days.
Sidney Drake left for the Cam
eron-Johnson property this
morning, lie is accompanied by
Mr. .uger. who is a large stock
tiol b' m (tie company.
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Wednesday Dance.
Tomorrow evening we will
dance as usual in Moose hall at
9:30 sharp. Beginners a| 8. Home
waltz at I,’. Shirt waist dance
for comfort.
Wilson sent his teams across
the bay today to- start moving the
150 tons of freight from the beach
to the new power house.