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WEST till
DUS (ORE DRY
-Estimated 25,000 People Lose Posl
tion» and That property Loss
is Six-y Millions.
WHEELING, W. Va., July 2.—As
a result of the election held here
in 1912 this state went dry today,
the two years having been allowed
for the liquor dealers and brewers to
readjust their affairs to the new con
ditions.
No liquor is to be sold or manu
factured in the state under the new
law. Twenty-five thousand men were
discharged today and are idle until
they can secure new positions, while
property estimated to be worth $60,
000,000 will now be worthless and
must be thrown upon the junk heap.
Stringent legislation against those
v, ho seek to sell Intoxicants became
effective with the new order. To
give away liquor or to sell it means
a jail sentence and fine for the first
•offense. Jail sentences not to ex
ceed five years are provided for a
second offense. Patent medicines to
the extent of half those now sold
throughout the United States are
barred from sale in this state. All
preparations containing more than
one-half per cent of alcohol are class
ed as intoxicant-. Advertisements
of liquors are barred from newspa
pers. It is unlawful to distribute ad
vertising pertaining to intoxicants of
any character.
MANY STARVING
3•■'foods May Cause the Death of More
» Than Million—Foreigners Ask
*; ip for Prompt Aid.
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HONGKONG, China, July 2.—For
eigners reaching this city from the
interior towns, where they were driv
en out because of the recent heavy
floods, report that the conditions along
the West river are beyond all de
I'* -c/iption and that unless immediate
-1 enormous help is given the loss
life will be tremendous, probably
otaling more than one million.
Already the loss of life because of
» .starvation has been appalling^ The
women and children are starving to
death and hundreds of murders of
the female children are reported as
the parents are unable to provide food
for them.
The foreign consuls have all ap
pealed to their respective govern
ments to aid the stricken people:
The International Red Cross Asso
ciations have also been asked for fielp
and are sending it as fast as collec
^ tions can be made and forwarded.
Government Competition Force* Com
pany Ipto Liquidation—parcel*
Port Did the Work
i WASHINGTON, July 2.—The Unit
- -Dates Express Company, which
been operating for the bast Sixty
8, has withdrawn from- business
__ grill liquidate at, opce. The com
petition of the government parcels
post has made it impossible for the
company to bperatetit a' profit
The business of the United States
Express Company has continued to
fall off month after month. This
makes"the'second large express com
pany to withdraw, the American hav
ing quit several months ago.
The Wells Fargo Expreaa Company
took over all the express traffic
handled formerly by the United States
Company on gif Baltimore Ifc Ohio
lines. v
Notice to Dog Owners.
All dogs within the city limltp mud
be confined or chained and sept from
‘running upon the streets or they will
‘be impounded.
WILLARD SCOTT.
- ‘ - - City Marshal.
Furnished room, phone and bath,
Krah Mtfdlng. - ? «
TREASURY GET
WAR OF MONEY
Big Sum Added to Nation’s Cap
ital On the Last Day of the
Fiscal Year.
WASHINGTON. July 2.—Secretary
McAdoo announced today that the
receipts of the government at the
Treasury yesterday totaled the enor
mous sum of thirty-three million dol
lars, which put that amount to the
credit of the nation as a surplus for
the ‘past fiscal year.
Secretary JJcAdoo took occasion to
congratulate the president on the
amount of the surplus, which, he
claimed, was conclusive evidence of
the soundness of the Democratic pol
icy of reducing the tariff and impos
ing an income tox.
MORE FEATURES
FOR THE FOURTH
Prize for Best Decorated Bicycle and
Also a One Mile Men’s Foot
Race Added.
The Fourth of July Celebration
committee has added two more fea
tures to the already big list of prizes
to be competed for on the 4th, 5th
and 6th, and everybody should have
a chcance to win some of the money.
In order to add to the attractions
of Jhe parade it was decided to offer
two prizes for the best decorated bi
cycles and this will mean that there
will be no less than twenty compe
titors for these prizes.
A great deal of pressure has been
brought to bear on the committee to
add a one mile men’s foot race, and
as this Is a great test of endurance
that is part of the makeup of the
Alaskan it was decided to offer a
prize of $15 for the first man over
the tape and $5 for the second.
The decoration committee in charge
of Mrs. Al. White are making elab
orate preparations for decorating the
main streets as they never were dec
orated before. Triumphal arches have
been erected at the crossings of sev
eral of the most important • corners
and these will be covered with bunt
ing of Fourth of July colors and de
signs. No expense or pains are be
ing spared to- make the decorations
a feature of the celebration that will
long be remembered.
The pigeon shoot is attracting lots
of attention, and the fact that Cor
dova has brought her very best shots
to compete in this’contest, has stim
ulated the interest and Manager Ol
sen of the Valdez team is doing his
dgrndest to get a team together that
wilt’ carry off the hofiors.
The rock drillers are practicing
steadily and there will (>e several
team’s' ready to drill at the word go
next Monday afternoon. Three hun
dtud tlkff 'fifty dollars will be won in
this contest, In addition to the many
bets that wil lbe wagered on the
outcpme by thd many friends qf the
contestants. All entries for this event:
must b§ made With Chairman Md
Nlece before 10 o'clock Monday morn
ipfs- ■
The children of the town are in
vited and requested to view the par
ade next Saturday from the big float
bping built 'b’y the' committee. Tire
float wilt -start from the corner of
McKinley street and keystone avernlf
and the children should he on haffd
a( 9:4$ “ fr !
No Firework*.
No fireworks or hVecrackers will be
allowed to be'set otr within the city
limits. W1LI4PP SCOTT, '
_ Pjfel?)'
Dr. J. A. Vance, of Cordova, was,
an arrival on the SampsOn from Cor
dova and will spend the Fourth In
Valdez with jhls son, Dr. C. H. Vance.
miu ms
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Vy^SHINOTON, July 2.—The Navy
Deparunent today received a message
from the commander of the American
warships in .Haitian waters thin
president Boraas had defeated tie
rebels under- General Theodore ami
had killed Theodore and fifty of h]h
followers. The rebel army ts in rf
treat to the mountains. -ww*
FROM THE SOUTH
Will ^lot Go to Kodiak and Will ||e
Back Next Monday—Qa.Ha at Knik,
Seldovia and Port Graham.
—
The steamer Admiral Sampson, of
the Admiral Line, reached Valdez last
night with a number of passengers
and 100 tons of freight for local mer
chants. The Sampson will not call
at Kodiak on this trip, but will stop
at Knik Anchorage, Selodvia, Port
Graham and Port Thomas and also
at Port Wells. The steamer is ex
pected to reach Valdez qn the return
trip next Monday.
The Valdez Passengers were: Ed.
Austin, C. W. x.iossman, Mrs. R. A.
Squires, J. E. Ogrodsky, Pete Black,
John Byers, G. Byers, J. H. Shotwell,
J. M. ‘NewhoId.’Mrs. S. H. Sheldon,
H. I. Joffee, 'E. Medley and wife,
Ed. Walsch and wife; “Mrs. C. Carlton,
M. Brock and wife, Miss Christine,
J. S. Raymond, D. C. Alexander, H.
O. Smith, Dr. J. A. Vance, Dr. and
Mrs. W. W. CouncU, George Hick
man, W. Harris, George Steele, Jerry
Perry, Chas. Fowler, W. C. Stephens,
J. E. Berry, L. B. Seaton, O. A. Mc
Masters, Dick O’Neil, Walter Sutton,
Mrs. M. Robertson, Aaron Steele and
five second-class.
For Latouche: Paul Morris and C.
V. Martin.
WINTER m FOB
IITERIOB MS
Bids Asked for Service Between
Valdez, Wortman’s, Beaver
Dam and Tonsina.
The Postoffice Department' have
asked for bids for carrying the mail
from Valdez via Wortman’s, Beaver
Dam and Tonsina twice a month from
October 1, 1914, to May 31, 191$, all
intermediate roadhouses and tele
graph stations to be supplied.
The weight of mail required to be
carried is limited to 300 pounds and
the carrier will have five days in
which to make the trip. ■ No bond
will be required from the bidder, but
he must be prepared to fut-nish sat
isfactory evidence of his ability to
perform the service if the contract
is awarded to him.
This is a direct result of the ef
forts of Secretary Fish, of the Valdez
Commercial Association, to secure
mail serflce for those offices which
heretofore have been wlthput mall
for eight months of each year since
the Northern Commercial Company
were allowed to switch the mail to
Cordova.*- -v;-—^ r■■■■
Bids will be received until August
15, 1914, and should be addressed to
the Chief Clerk of Railway Mail Ser
vice at Cordova, Alaska.
NO ADJOURNMENT
YET IB H
Democrate Decide to Continue Con
grass in Session Till Trust Leg
islation Is Enacted.
WASHINGTON, July 2.—The lead
ers of the Democratic party held a
caucus la$t night and decided to ac
cede to the wishes of President V^ll
son and enact the trust regulation
bills which have been made an ad
ministration Measure.
The delay does not meet with the
approval of the congressmen, who are
very anxious to get hack homo MM)
fix up their fences, and itils likely;
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Rodger D. Plneo, assistant freight
and ptosettger agent of the Pacific
Coast 'Steamship Company and grand
deputy lecturer of the Masonic order
to fedeffiLffjBrSjflffi- Kmrm
gampBOB amnnit- tnveatigate the con
ditions herd f6r* tfie*)«ttSttlon of hla
Company's BBrvlfle W Southwestern
AlAskh: Mr. Pfaeo contlwmd'toSew
iftd *but vflll remain “over' tn Valdez
oh his return. ■ r‘ '* '
CORDOVA BALL
TEAM ARRIVES
Player* Come Up to Mix With Valdez
and Liscum, Accompanied by
Band of Rooters.
Cordova’s baseball team arrived In
Valdez last night on the Sampson
accompanied by a band of rooters.
The visitors constitute a large share
of Cordova’s civic distinction and
are prepared to make dents in the
atmosphere when their team mi^es
on the diamond with Valdez and
Fort Liscum.
The Cordova team are a husky
looking outfit and are said to have
a pitcher Virhp will make opposing
batsmen speed up to find the ball
when it comes over. While the boys
have not had extensive practice they
are expected to hold their own
against the locals and. the soldiers.
Dr. W. W .Council, the manager
of the team, is confident that he will
take the championship flag and the
money back to the railroad town.
The. names of the team who will
try to win the game for Cordova is
as follows: Dr. W. W. Council, man
ager; Chas. Fowler, captain; George
Steele, L. B. Seaton, Walter Sutton,
J. E. Berry, W. Harris, Jerry Perry,
O. A. McMasters, W. P. Stephens,
Dick Neill, W. Harris, Aaron Steele
and H. O. Smith.
MB PURSE
FOR BILL Bill
%•
Al White & Co. to Give $50 to Win
ner of Championship of Prince
W'lliam Sound.
Al. White & Co. announced today
that they will give a purse of $50
to the winner of the championship
game of baseball in Valdez next Mon
day. Two games are scheduled, one
on July 6th between Valdez and Cor
dova and the winners are to play With
the Fort Llscum team on the day
following.
The committee have arranged for
a purse of. $76 for each game and to
that offered by the committee Al.
White & Co. will add $60 for the
championship game on Monday, mak
ing a total of $125 to the winners.
The $50 is in addition to the $75
subscribed to the funds collected by
the finance committee.
Canuks Celebrate Dominion Qay.
OTTAWA, Can., July 2.—All over
Canada and especially In this city
Dominion day was celebrated yester
day in honor of the welding togeth
er of the provinces of Canada Into
the Dominion of Canada.
bomSe
filial win
Now Looks ae Though the Differen
ces With Mexico Have Been
Finally Adjusted.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont., July 2.—
The pegce 'conference that has been
in seasibn here for ghe past five
weeks formally announced today that
all differences between the United
States and Mexico bad .been prac
tically settled add all that' remained
tti do was to have the agreement
ratified by both governments.
The particulars of the final settle
ment have hot been made public, but
Senor Degama stated that everything
had been agreed upon and that there
Whs no longer any1 possibility for Any,
further hostilities. Great credit «
given the members of the conference
for the settlement.
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Trips to tt»a ftlaplpr.
The rwr*Wdpa»i|^.'hfit#»g four
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road hai beeh ^ufft.
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D. E. Kellogg returned last even
t#g teem the treaty* *n«d
yw fjBs».d tfe? tsam J? 7SS2*
ALASKA IMPORTS
SHOW INCREASE
Million and Half Mor« Imports for
Last Ten MonVts Than Corres
ponding Months of 1913.
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SEATTLE, July 2.—The report is
sued by the customs collector of Se
attle shows that the shipments of
freight to the north for the past ten
months have toaled $14,000,000, an
increase of $1,500,000 over that of
last year for the corresponding per
iod. '
Alaskans here say that the passage
of the bill for a govelnnient railroad
has already started thd trend of
freight northward and that next year
will show a greater increase when
actual construction work starts.
ROSE JOHNSON
Takes Big Lead In Goddess of Liberty
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Contest—.Has 610 Votes—Con
test Closes Tonight
Miss Rose Johnson .610
Miss Agnes Orum .378
Miss Eva Lockhart .369
Miss Tessie Johnson .349
Miss Dorothea Miller .300
Miss Esther Korth .283
Miss Una Korth .247
Sam Knutson . 66
Baby Hayes . 65
Dr. Caswell . 3
Si Perkins ..*. 1
T. E. Wlkidel . T
Rose JOhhson today leads the list
of contestants in the Goddess of Lib
erty contest with 610 votes, while her
nearest competitor, Miss Agnes Orum,
has 378 votes. The contest closes
this evening at 10 o’clock, so don’t
fail to vote for your favorite. The
winner will receive a handsome gown
and will be placed on a float attended
by a number of maids in waiting.
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Two Hundred Mile Canoe Race.
MONTREAL, Ont., July 2.—The
Canadian Canoe Association, the gov
erning body of canoeing in Canada,
has made a 200 mile canoe race Its
championship event for that distance.
The course is a straightaway, start
ing at a small rapids called Rapids
l’Orgnal, near Mont Laurier in the
range known as the Adirondack^ of
Canada; the finish will be at fhe
Rambler Club, which is situated at
St. Rose some seventeen miles north
of Montreal. The competitors and of
ficials iyent up yesterday and the race
will start today. For nearly 100 miles
the cpntestants will follow the Lleyre
river, vplth Its dozens of rapids apd
portagps, till they reach Buckingham,
where they get into (he Ottawa river.
This hundred miles will he through
almost ylld country, and miles front
any railroad.
Fourth Trial for Cup Yacht
GREENWICH, Conn., July 2.—The
cup defending yachts will start the
fourth sprigs of trial races t«day pu
der the auspices bfrhe Indian Harbor
Yacht Club, of this city. It is doubt
ptl if the changes in the rig of the
Defiance? will be completed in' time
for her to en*er in today’s race, ana
great interest is being expressed in
the possibility of her speed being
greater than that of the Vanitie and
Resolute. “Of the ’seven trial races
already sailed the Resolute has won
five. •' * '■
Odd Fellow* hjotice.
“All Odd' Fellows are requested to
meet on Friday evening at Odd Fel
low hall at 8 o’clock.
WILLIAM THOMAS. Secretary.
Dr. w; W. Council, the Cordova
ball player, arrived on the Sampson
With his team of hard hitters and
expectfc to take back ’with him ‘the .
championship of Prince William
Sound.' __« '• *
W
m mim
The merchants of Valdei will close
their places of business ail day July
ith and Bth. atfdT *1U‘ r&nafii opeh
or the moFnlng of" the 8Hrto give
hose who wish to an opportunity to
iecure supplies. Tomttrww' evening
he stores .will remain open until 8
DOCTOR’S OFFICE
Husband Knew Nothing of lllneta of
H,ia Wife Nor of H*r Trip to
Doctor’s Residence.
FREEPORT, N. Y., July 2.—Mrs.
Louise Bailey, the wife of a Brooklyn
hat manufacturer, was shot dead last
evening by an unknown assassin, wbo
broke a window In the private office
of Dr. Carman, of this city, and fired
two shots at the woman, both of
which caused fatal wounds.
The office of Dr. Carman is also his
residence and George Bailey, the hus
band of the murdered woman, who
knew nothing of his wife’s supposed
illness and had never heard of Dr.
Carman, was surprised when told
that his wife had died in the office
of the Freeport physician.
Dr. Carman stoutly denies that any
but professional relations existed be
tween his patient and himself and
further that the visit of Mrs. Bailey
last night was her first to his office.
The police endeavored to have
bloodhounds trace the murderer, but'
the lawn of the Carman residence
was so trampled upon by the mob
which gathered that the dogs were
useless. The police are now working
on the clue given them by a by
stander, who claims to have seen a
young woman hastening to the depot
just after the murder was committed.
The police believe that some woman
infatuated with the doctor may have
become jealous and killed her sup
posed rival.
PLUCKING BOARD
RETIRES FIFTEEN
Famous Retiring Board of the Navy
Gets the Goat of Several Offi
cers of High Rank.
WASHINGTON. July 2.- The hoard
of naval officers known as the pluck
ing board, have retired lifteen offi
cers from active duty, and there has
been so much protest from the in
fluential friends of the victims that
Secretary Daniels is seriously think
ing of asking congress to repeal the
law.
Since this board was authorized by
congress to weed out the inefficient
officers of the navy, many charges of
great injustice have been made that
favoritism has been shown and that
many valuable officers have been re
tired without any other reason than
that they were In the way of the
jpjjuentiel ones in line for promotion.
Tile law has not woifced out satis
factorily and a great sigh of relief
will come over the navy If it' is
knocked out.
Ml LASSEN
ON RAMPAGE
Bend* Plenty of Ashes and Rock Into
Air—Ashes Fall Within Radius
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of Fifteen Miles
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REDDING, Cal., July 2.—Mount
Lassen is again on the rampage and
Is throwing ashes into the air at
a greater rate than during any of
the previous eruptions Of this spring,
rhe ashes falling within a radius Of
Bfteety Miles of the crater have cov
ared the ground until all vegitation
Is. hidden* while steam and1 flames
are shot high'hrto the air for sever*!
thousand feet. <iS
The sulphuric gases hanging about
the" mountain are almost suffocating.
As far as is known no one was !»n
tfle mountain 'side at the time of
tfce eifaptibn.'as the rumblings ahd
internal noises which preceded it and
several severe earthquakes caused
those on the mountain Bide to remain
at the base.
• 'ft thb‘present eruption continues
the camps ’will be forced to move
back several miles.
Judge Murane. former district judge
at Monioi vr*s an arrival last even
ing on the Admiral Sampson and may
decide to locate in yalides. ^