VOL. 10.
SKAGWAY GETS CONVENTION;
.DEMOCRATS MEET AUGUST 3
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FAIRBANKS LOSES IN FIGHT TO HAVE CONVENTION HELD IN IN
TERIOR-DEMOCRATIC CjENTRAL COMMITTEE MET YESTERDAY
—MANY DISTRICTS ARE REPRESENTED BY PROXY.
JUNEAU, June 10.—The Central
committee of the. Democratic organ
ization for Alaska met yesterday and
decided upon holding the next ter
ritorial convention in Skagway on
August 3rd. The committee decided
that 50 delegates should be allowed
to each of the four judicial divisions
of the territory and that the divis
ional committee of each division
should apportion the fifty represen
tatives among the different towns and
sections and provide for the holding
of the primaries.
The resolution, however, provides
that in all incorporated towns a pri
mary election must be held at which
all simon pure Democrats are to be
allowed to vote and help to select the
delegates.
The call for the convention states
that a delegate will he nominated and
that other business may be trans
acted, which is taken here to indicate
That the convention may provide for
ihe nomination of a full legislative
Ticket in all four divisions.
All the members of the territorial
committee were represented ^t the
meeting either in person or by proxy
and a stiff fight was made by the
representatives of Fairbanks who de
sired tihat the convention be held In
the interior city, but Surveyor Gen
eral' Davidson, who held the proxies
from the Second, or Nome, division,
had the control and favored Skag
way, fearing that but politicians could
attend a convention held in Fair
banks.
Card of Thanks
I wish to thank the many kind
friends who offered sympathy and
condolences at the loss of my be
loved husband and publicly express
my heart felt thanks at the many re
membrances sent to the funeral ser
vices by kind friends. To Juduge
Brown and Mrs. Brown, to Reverend
Ziegler, Mrs. Niece, Mrs. Graham,
Mrs. Boyd and Dr. Caswell who, as
sisted and aided e during my be
reavement, I wish especially to thank.
MRS. HERMAN SYRING.
On account of inclement weather
the demonstration of Carnation milk
was postponed from Wednesday to
Thursday afternoon, so as to try to
give all the ladies a chance to come
out.
Nm SEASON
Lieut. Mears Says Was Misquoted
When News Was Sent North That
Work Be Delayed Until 1916.
JUNEAU, June 10.—The steamer
Northwestern sailed from here at 1
o’clock this afternoon with COminliH
sioners Edes and Mears on board and
a party numbering 82 men.- Com
missioner Edes says that he has been
misquoted in the press dispatches sent
north in . reference to his speech be-1
fore the engineering society in which
be is quoted as saying that the con
struction of the Alaska railroad would
not start until 1916.
Lieut. Mears Btates that ha-expects
that the surveys for the government
road will be so far advanced by fall
that the necessary data can be sub
mitted « to • President Wilson in time
for the actual construction to com
mence early lit 1915. v
The commission intend to rush; the
work as fast as1 possible but Intend
to make the surveys thorough and
propose to have all the' Information
on the proposed routes that It is pos
sible to secure. ' ! <•
The Northwestern will go to Ship
Creek, where the party will establish
camp.
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■The steamer Sampson, of the Ad
miral Line, which left Seattle June
6th, left Juneau At noon today tor
Valdez, calling at Yakutat and Na
talia en route.
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The franchise of the VWdes ^Elec
tric Co. prcftftttsiA that' attsf'Wjw®
b#, 191$, the town of Valdes has the
option of acquiring the light A*H ttld-'
phene business of the Valdes Electric
Co. at ita true -appraised valuation.
Support municipal ownership. kl7
best ' Moppet Chain.
turn of ladles’ nugget chain with large
nugget pendulum to this offloe. tt
BLUEBERRY KID
AT WHITEHORSE
Man Wanted for Murder of Three In
the Koyuukuk Seen at White
horse Several Days Ago.
FAIRBANKS, June 10.—Mrs. Smart,
an arrival on the steamer Alaska on
Monday; informed the police that the
Blueberry Kid, wanted for murder,
had accosted her at Whitehorse for
$25, with which he wanted to pay
his fare and come down the river.
She had refused the aid requested
Ahd as far as she knew the “kid” was
still at Whitehorse. Mrs. Smart had
known the Blueberry Kid for many
years and says that she could not
possibly be mistaken as to his iden
tity.
Deputy Marshal Warren is now
in San Francisco, where he is search
ing for “the kid,'-as-he had1 received
a tip that the murderer was in that
city livifig in the Underworld. He has,
however,: failed to lt>Uate: his man.
Marshal Erwin immediately tele
graphed to the authorities at White
horse &nd requested that they arrest
the kid if he lS stiA in the city. A
deputy has 'also been sent down the
river to watch for him, while the
police at' Dawson are also on the
lookout.
The Blueberry Kid is wanted for
the murder of three people in tip
Koyukuk region several years ago.
An Australian athlete who has been
giving exhibitions in Europe has
such control over his heart muscles
that he can prevent that organ beat
ing for as long as twenty seconds at
a time. , . ...
Permanent supports for ladders, to
be erected in ground close to trees
to permit fruit to be picked without
endangering the tree breaches, have
been'patented fey a Californian.
Stationary steam, oil and gas en
gine-plants of the United States are
producing' about 20,000,000 horse
power.
An Englishman has patented a cig
arette holder wtih a porous disk to
Alter the smoke.
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Free demonstration Carnation milk
Thursday p. m. at S. Blum ft Co.
SIMPSON MUST
THE COIL SOUTH
SEATTLE, June 10.—(Via Fort Eg
bert)—The steamer Admiral Samp
son has been ordered to remain in
the north until the entire shipment
of Matanuska coal mined by the gov
ernment can be loaded on the ship.
The naval department has instructed
the dompknJP officials to make every
effort to bring the coal south on this
trip, as they are preparing to make
the test.
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NORTHWESTER!.
LEWS JUNEAU
JUNEAU, June 10.—The steamer
Northwestern, of the Alaska Steam
ship Line, left here at 10 o’clock to
day for Valdez, calling at Skagway
and Cordova en route. The follow
ing passengers are on the boat for
Valdez: W. M. Wilson and wife, M.
J. Sullivan, Captain Tuttle, Mm.
Schiffer, H. A. Schemer, H. fc. Fum
ham, Mrs. Marshall, Mrs. G. W. Joung,
Mrs. E. Cline and eight second-class.
For Latouche: David H. Hoffman.
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VALDEZ SCHOOL EXERCISES
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WERE EXCEPTIONALLY FINE
HALL CROWDED TO DOORS—YOU NGSTERS GO THROUGH PROGRAM
WITHOUT A BREAK—WAS THOROUGHLY ENJOYED BY ALL
MANY FAVORABLE COMM MENTS BY THE AUDIENCE.
The pupils of the first seven grades i
of the Valdez public schools had their
innings last night in Eagle hall, and
the crowd that packed the building
to the doors listened to the enter
tainment with the keenest pleasure
and the greatest enthusiasm.
This was the third event of the
commencement exercises and com
menced with music by the Reinke or
chestra of seven pieces. Then fol
lowed the songs “Welcome,” “Scfiool
Bell” and "The Birds’ Nest” by the
entire school, and the congregating
of the youngsters on the platform
made a very pretty picture.
“The Careful Scholar” was the next
on the program and Edward Dolan,
from room 2, soon had the audience
in laughter by his very real imper
sonation of the boy who had his
pockets full of junk, from an apple
to a bird’s egg, which only left a
“wet spot” in his pocket.
Lillian Wulff followed with a reci
tation, “Baking Cake By Rule,” which
was very funny and spoken with such
distinctness that every word was
plainly heard all over the hall. Then
came Val Fiih With “Bill Jones’
Neighbors,” and he recited tjhe fact
that although he was surrounded
with neighbors of all nationalities they
were a pretty good lot.
The next was one of the prettiest
events of the evening. Ten little
girls from room 1 went through the
“Daisy Bouquet Drill.” All were
dressed in white and the effect of
‘their different poses and singing will
long be remembered. Frances Fini
cal acted as leader and showed mark
ed ability, while Helen Rudolph, Ed
;lth McIntosh, Mary Lyons, Clarice
jWendler, Mildred Wbdat, May Korth,'
iLucile Jones, Georgia Larson and
'Ethel Price, all acted their part splen
'dlcily and received great applause.
|Mrs. Kelsey is deserving of special
'mention for the great success this
•number of the program proved to be.
' Herbert Cameron Was very enter
taining with bis- recitation, “The
■Woodbox,” which seemed Impossible
.to fill when there was so much play
ing going on outside, and Clarence
Rudolph, who followed with “Seeing
Things at Night,” showed Very plain
ly that he was not afraid of saying
jhis piece before a large crowd, for
he was as self-composed as any vet
eran actor.
Tne next numoer was oy me my a
{from Miss Miller’s "roomed was e<p
tltled, “When I’m a Man.” Henry
Wulff'would a fanfeef fee, ElWefl
me,. Arnold King would be a olaofe
jnnlth bold, while George BSbjrd would
{be a mason, so fee told'; John Korth
MKlkii
SGdhmldt a doctoral Ijfe^would chow^
like to^S^
Uf would Wffiie' Dolan ’"be, and if
'fed was;c#hy"he would see: the kids
IMd lots of i>Ujr, While Udyd K.Fiah
Abb last Of *11. might, have had this
t»-eay«
“When I'm a man, a man,
I’ll be president, if I can;
The City Dads are a jolly set,
I'll have them all in my cabinet,
I’ll make Valdez a railroad town,
One of wealth and great renown,
When I’m a man, a man.”
After a song by the entire school
the children from room 3 showed
what could be done by the “Village
Improvement Band.” This exercise
was led by To •• Donohoe and Cath
ryne Topliff, Ann Lyons, Harry Car
ter, George Swanson, Ethel Egan,
Edna Thawley, Lillian Wulff Anna
Belle Gunther, Florice Korth and
Mary Swanson, all showed that they
could do something for the general
improvement of the village.
"Barbara Fritchie,” a recitation by
Anna Belle Gunther, next held the
audience almost spell bound. Anna
Belle looked very pretty and showed
that she was an elocutionist of con
siderable power and received tre
mendous applause for her efforts.
“The Tell Tales” was a pretty little
piece of poetry and rendered iir the
very best manner possible by Anne
Lyons and Harry Carter: Florice
Korth then recited the humorous
piece entitled, “When Company
Comes,” and it was not only said well
but there was lots of truth in the
story.
iuc utuiuuuuuc ui ui iimuncu iuio
and was another great success for
both Mrs. Kelsey and Miss Miller and
every one of the pupils. Those taking
part were Myrtle and Clarice Wen
■dler, Ethel and Edith M&ntosh, Rita
and Helen Rudolph, Mary Lyons,
Jennie Leavell, Lillian Schmidt,
Mayme McQilvray, Frances Finical
and Mildred Wheat.
“A Boy's Belief,”' by Alaska Egan,
'showed that Alaska was a great fa
vorlte> with the people, for they clap
ped for a long time after he had
finished, and when James Mead be
gan hie "Question or Two" the crowd
listened intently; but the Questions
were pretty hard nuts to crack, and
if his daddy gets many of them to
answer he will have to buy a whole
reference library.
The recitation of “Betty and the
B’ar” by Lois Keesler, was very funny
indeed, and Was thoroughly enjoyed.
This was Lois’s first appearance at a
school entertainment in Valdes but
from now on she will be in great de
mand, for she certainly made the very
most of the piece. The entertain
ment was brought to a close by the
'appropriate song “Vacation Bays.”
* Everybody went 'home well pleased
and It War'certainly asipntshftlg that
dhe^youpfifera "ooitld, stand Jfc before
■nch a large audience gB&gO through
with the performance without a sln->
gle breakdown. It waa also very
gratifying to see Bee Intense Interest
rtbe people of Valdes are taking M
school matters and the auccesa attain
ed by the teaebiiig ataff.
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t Dance Thursday Night.
! A big dance will be given at Eagle
kail nett Thursday. The fceltfke fivw
kiehe orchestra will render exception
ally fine dance music. All are in
vited. ' klJ
HENRY RODEN MAY BE LOST;
friends Fear for his safety
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LEFT SEWARD, EARLY IN MARCH OVER THE SEWARD-IDIDTAROD
TRAIL AND HAS NOT ARRIVED AT HIS HOME—PARTY IS OUT
HUNTING FOR THE MISSING LEGISLATOR.
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FAIRBANKS, June 10.—Henry Ro
den, senator from the Fourth udlcial
division, is believed to have been lost
while traveling from Seward to Idit
arod, as nothing has been heard from
him since he left Seward in March
| for his home in the Iditarod. Tom
Thurston reached this city from Idit—
! arod today and reports that Roden did
inot reach his home and that it is
now feared by his friends in that sec
! tlon that he has lost his life on the
trail, as have many others since the
Seward-Iditarod trail has been used.
Agent Atwell, of the land office,
who is in this city, reported today
that he had met Roden two months
ago on the Seward trail and that if
he has not reached Iditarod as yet
that something is wrong.
A party has started back to locate
Roden according to Thurston.
Henry Roden, senator from the
Fourth division, has been frequently
spoken of as the Democratic nominee
for delegate from Alaska and ti wjs
expected that he would make a fight
for the nomination. He was at one
time a law partner of James Wicker
sham, but the two men are no long
er friends. At the recent city elec
tion In Iditarod Roden was elected to
the city council by a tremendous vote.
CAPTURE SEAL PUP
ACROSS THE BAY
Arthur Hill captured a live hair
seal pup about ten days old which he
found in Solomon Guluch' creek hunt
ing for fish. The pup was caught
this morning and Arthur has been
carrying him about town and will
make a pet of it. The seal was pho
tographed in Hill’s arms and cried
lie a baby when the photographer
was taking the picture. A pen will
be beuilt at the Granby camp at the
foot of Solomon Gulch and the seal
will be trained.
Goldie and Jake wish to notify all
their friends that they are now in
stalled in their new quarters on Wall
street and have the best equipped
bath house and barber parlors this
far north.
)lou can “whip” Carnation milk, but
you can’t “beat” it. Come and see for
yourself at Blum & Co.’s tomorrow.
HARVESTER TRUST
GETS HARD JOLT
Supreme Court of United States Sus
tains Order Ousting Company
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From Missouri.
WASHINGTON, June 10.—(Via Port
Egbert)—The United States Supreme
Court today affirmed the decree of
the Missouri court ousting the Har
vester Trust Company from doing
business in Missouri because of the
violation of the state anti-trust laws.
The Perkins company was charged
with forcing all the small hardware
dealers and jobbers to the wall unless
they sold the trust product.
1 Under the decision of the court of
Missouri the Harvester Trust Corn
pan^ was heavily 'fined and ousted
from the state, in which they had en
joyed an enormous business.
NEW YORK, June 10.—(Via Fort
^Egbert)—George W. Perkins, the
chairman of the Bull Moose Nation
al Committee and president of the
Harvester Trust, refused to make any
comment on the action of the United
{States Supreme Court, but he denied
that his company had intentionally
violated any law.
A special business meeting of the
Ladies Aid will be held in the lec
ture room of the Congregational
church Thursday afternoon, June 11,
at 2 o’clock; The president would
like all members to be present as
there is some important business to
attend to.' Others ladies wishing to
come will be welcomed. A nice
lunch will be served at 4 o’clock.
Mrs. Morgan, secretary.
Iron ore exists in almost every Chi
nese province, but in only a few dis
tricts is it mined on an extensive
scale.
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1 WhereOOthlhg better Ur available
pure glycerine lit" excellent for
cleansing a out linger and helping it
to ^ ... v i. v ■ *. •
*: fltofcad up a tender; owner may
hiavb seme bp sailing at this’ office
paying for this notice and.< proving
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1 (tdr’demonstration Carnation milk
Thursday -p. m. at S. Blum A Co.
REBEL LEADERS
Villa Appoints Railroad Manager and
Carranza Removes Him—Villa
Very Bitter.
EL PASO, June 10.—(Via Fort Eg
bert)—General Villa and General
Carranza have had a bitter quarrel
regarding the naming of a railroad
manager for the railroad seized by the
rebels under General Villa. Villa nam
ed a General Calseado to take charge
of the roads, but General Carranza
immediately removed him and ap
pointed a friend of his own, claim
ing that ho alone had the right to
make appointments.
J Villa is very bitter at Carranza and
states that he has controlled his de
sire to break withGen. Carranza on
ly because if would endanger the
cause of thie rebels, but that he is
the man who made possible the de
feat of the federate; that he alone
hhs borne the brunt of the battles
and hardships and that he should
have the appointment of the men who
are to take the positions of profit.
It is expected here that the two fac
tions in the rebel army will soon
turn upon each Other as. the.chances
for loot become possible as the army
steadily moves into the richer dis
tricts in Central Mexico.
^ MEETS t*HT
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The city couuncll will meet to
night to open the bids tor construc
tion of a cement sidewalk on the
south side of McKinley street.
The franchise of the Valdes Elec
tric Co. provides that 6 par cent, ot
Mb htohthiy gross revenues in excess
oT fl.6to.00 shall be fald to the foWn
of Valdes. Is It hot entitled to the
support of the people*? kl7
. 'You can “whip" Carnation milk, but
you can't ‘'beat" ft. Come and see for
yourself at Blum & Co.’s tomorrow.
“Carmen,” a beautiful picture in
.three reels at the Orpheum tonight.