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VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER, 4. 1917 NUMBER 234
STANDARD OIL PLANT
DAMAGED BV BIG FIRE
CLEVELAND, 0., Oct. 4.—One un
identified man was burned to death,
another is missing and three terribly
scorched in a spectacular fire which
destroyed two buildings of the Stan
dard Oil Company's plant at noon yes
terday. A leaky flue is blamed for
the fire, which destroyed 24,000 gal
lons of oil.
ANTI-DRAFTER HELD
ON $10,000 BONDS
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DAYTON, O., Oct. 4.—Charged
with telling conscripted men -to “go
home and shoot the first man who
comes after you," Jacob Brenner, a
farmer, was bound over to the feder
al grand jury under $10,000 bond.
Brenner also is said to have predict
ed “fighting at every cross roads.”
HURRICANE STRIKES
JAMAICA; IA>SS HEAVY
KINGSTON, Oct. 4.—The Island of
Jamaica was struck by a hurricane
yesterday for the third time in as
many years.
No details are available from the
interior as all the telephone and tele
graph wires are down.
PUBLISHER WILL
TEST DRAFT LAW
AUGUSTA, Ga., Oct. 20.—Thomas
Watson, Georgia publisher, is to test
the constiutionality of the draft law
in the United States supremer court.
This was made public here today by
L. McGregor, Watson’s lawyer who
filed papers relative to the case with
United States Commissioner C. Skin
ner, jr. The appeal is the outgrowth
of habeas corpus proceedings instgat
ed by Watson several weeks ago in
behalf of two negroes held in .the
Richmond county jail on a charge of
failure to register for military ser
vice. The habeas corpus writ was re
turnable before Judge Emery Speer
who held that the draft law was con
stitutional.
CHICAGO MAYOR ISSUES
APPEAL TO PATRIOTISM
CHICAGO. Oct. 4.—Mayor Wm.
Hale Thompson, whose Americanism
has been attacked by newspapers and
prominent citizens, yesterday issued a
proclamation in which he said.
“It is the duty of all patriotic citi
zens to stand by our country in times
of controversy with any other country
and to show in an unmistakable way
that the American people stand lie
hind the army and navy which repre
sent the majesty of our government.”
BIG CANNERY IS
BURNED TO GROUND
WILMINGTON, Del., Oct. 4.—Fire,
believed to be of German origin, this
'morning destroyed the great fish can
<ning plant of the Atlantic Canning
'Company, near this city. The damage
is estimated at not less than $2,000,
000. Fire broke out at several points
at one time and was fought with dif
ficulty.
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JURORS ASK MORE PAY
AND DON’T GET IT
ASTORIA, Ore., Oct. 4.—State cir
cuit jurors presented a petition for
an advance in pay from $3 to $4 a
day when court opened yesterday, on
the plea that members who live out
side the city can no longer sustain
themselves while doing jury duty in
town for what they receive. Judge
Eakin informed the petitioners that
the pay of jurors is fixed by the leg
islature, and that any who should re
fuse to serve at the legal rate would
be guilty of contempt of court, which
might entail a term in jail. All of the
jurors said they would continue their
CANADIAN AVIATORS
TO TRAIN IN TEXAS
VICTORIA, B. C. Oct. 4.—During
the last three months the Victoria of
fice of the Imperial Royal Flying
corps has sent 200 men overseas, ca
dets and mechanics, the former secur
ing their Commissions as second lieut
enants here before their departure
for England. Within a month It is ex
pected that Canadian aviators who
terrupted by. weather conditions. This
Dominion will proceed to Texas in
order that training may go on unin
terrlpted by weather conditions. This
arrangement, it is understood, will
apply to all recruits in aviation wbere
ever located in Canada.
MRS. BLACKWEUj BUYS
ST. EL.IAS HOTKIj
Mrs. W. M. Blackwell has purchas
ed the St. Ellas hotel building from
the local lodge of Odd Fellows, and
will move the building to her lots
next to the Frye Bruhn building on
McKinley street. Mrs. Blackwell re
cently purchased the lot owned by
S. Blum and Company adjacent to
her*lot, and this will give her ample
room for the building, which Is one
of the best in town.
Rt. Hon. Sir Robert I.airtl Borden
Hands in Resignation as leader
of the Liberal Party
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OTTAWA, Oct. 4.—The Right jHon
orable Sir Robert Laird Borden to
day resigned the leadership of the
Liberals owing to a dispute over the
conscription question.
NEW EIRELESS COOKER
INVENTED IN KANSAS
SMITH CENTER, Kan., Oct. 4.—
A. C. Pyle, a farmer near here came
near losing several hogs today in a
novel manner. The porkers lay down
in a mud-puddle and after wallow
ing good lay out in the sunshine
with a temperature of 110 in the
shade. The mud baked upon them,
and they were rapidly cooking in their
clay shells when the farmer dragged
them to a pond and threw them in.
Two of them died and the rest lost
their bristles.
Will Go to San Francisco
W ashington, d. c., Oct. 4.—
Chairman Hurley, of the shipping
board, and William Blackman, con
ciliator of the department of labor,
will leave tomorrow for San Fran
cisco to undertake adjustment of lab
or troubles in plants building ships
for the government.
Canadiuu Held fur Treason
MONTREAL, Oct. 4.—Paul Emile
Mongeau, an anti-eonscrlptionist ora
tor, was arrested today on a charge
of treason. He is the third to be tak
en here on the charge for publicity
opposing conscription. Mongeau plead
not guilty when arraigned and was re
leased on hail.
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Infantile Paralysis Spreads
CHICAGO, Oct. 4.—The discovery
of sixteen new cases of infantile par
alysis, bringing the total number un
der observance now In the city to 110
cases. Health Commissioner Robert
son today put twenty-five additional
quarantine Inspectors to work and to
take other steps to protect the city
from an epidemic.
WHEN STEAK IN ALASKA
REACHED ¥48 PER POUND
The highest price ever known to
be paid for steak was at Circle City.
Alaska, a town that sprung up al
most over night during the Klondike
gold excitement. The flrst steak to
reach there sold for $48 a pound. It
was a ten pound steak and was such
a curiosity that the miners all turn
ed out in a body to see it.
Of course, everyone wanted all or
a piece of the prescious meat and
the prices offered might have resulted
in a general mining camp quarrel had
not some one thought of raffling the
steak for the benefit of a hospital
which the bishop was trying to estab
lish for the miners at Circle City. Bids
started at $5 a pound and rose quick
ly to $36.
At last, in order to avoid possible
trouble, it was decided to sell tick
ets at prices ranging from 50c to
$2.60 for the privilege of drawing a
slice. After $480 worth of tickets had
been sold the drawing began, and to
the relief of those in charge of the
enterprise, no • serious consequences
resulted.—Spokane Chronicle.
DANCE AT THE POST
TOMORROW NIGHT
To stabilise conditions all of the ten
give a dance at the post tomorrow
night. The fp* Launch Donaldson
will leave the city dock at 8:15, re
turning at 12:30 next morning. Ex
cellent music. 2t
THIKTKKN VKHMKLH SUNK
BY SUBS r.\ST WKKK
LONDON, Oct. 4—During the week
ending last night, thirteen vessels ov
er 1600 tons were sunk by the Ger
man U-boats.
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Frank Neale who has been work
ing for the Granby for some time
has moved to town for the winter.
The treasury department has is
sues a notice to Alaskan miners that
a regulation has recently been enact
ed relative to the requisite gold fine
ness of bullion suitable for purchase
at the Seattle assay office. Heretofore,
bullion had to have a value in gold
of at least ten times that of silver
contained. Under the present regu
lations we may purchase any bullion
that has not less than 1-1000 parts of
gold, provided that it does not con
tain more than 8-10 base. It being
understood of course, that the gold
and silver contents only are paid for.
Miss Valdez Cameron entertained a
number of friends at her home last
evening with a musical program.
Marshal Erwin, of the fourth di
vision, is on his way to the coast with
15 insane prisoners, according to
word received from Cordova yester
day.
Mrs Ross Paden left on the
steamship Alaska yeterday for Ella
mar, where she will join Mr. Paden,
who Is in charge of the store of the
Ellamar Mining Company.
PIONEER IS KILLED
ItV FALLING PILE
SITKA,—T. F. McGraw, pioneer
carpenter and builder of this city, was
accidentally killed when a piling fell
on him. He was at work on the cold
storage extension when the accident
occurred. The members of his fam
ily will leave tomorrow on the Al-Ki
with the hody for Seattle where in
ternment will take place.
T. F. McGraw had been a resident
of Sitka for many years, and. has been
prominent in the community in many
ways.
Notice to Moose
All Moose members are requested
at a meeting tonight as business of
imporance will come up, also initia
tion and installation of officers.
Nikitine Given Two .lobs
PET HOG RAD, Oct. 4.—By a de
cree of the provisional government.
M. Nikitine. minister of posts and
telegraphs in the Kerensky cabinet,
has been appointed minister of tin*
ent portfolio,
portfolio.
New Army Truck Designed
WASHINGTON. I). C„ Oct. 4.—
Formal announcement of the comple
tion of the design of a new standard
military truck to meet the field trans
portation program of modern war
fare was made today by Secretary
Baker. Deliveries are expected to be
gin In January.
8.000 Soldiers Parade
SALT LAKE CITY. Oct. 4—In hon
or of the 145th field artillery (First
|Utah.) formerly the Utah national
guard, which is to leave soon for the
mobilization camp at Linda Vista.
Cal., 8,000 soldiers paraded here to
day The soldiers marched thru the
principal streets and were loudly
cheered by thousands of citizens.
Business was suspended and schools
closed for two hours.
NORTHWESTERN IS
WITHDRAWN FROM RUN
Owing to the temporary withdraw
al of the steamer Northwestern from
the southwestern Alaska route, the
steamers Alameda, Alaska and Mari
posa will operate for the balance of
September and October, leaving Se
attle at 9 a. m. on the following dates:
Alaska—October 2.
Mariposa—October 8.
Alameda—October 16.
Alaska—October 24.
The ports of call will be Ketchikan,
Juneau, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdez,
'Fort Liscum, Latouche, Seward and
Anchorage. * Denotes calls at Fort
Liscum only when business justifies.
Southbound the Mariposa and Ala
meda will call at Skagway In addi
tion to the above named ports.
At noted above, the Alaska sailing
from Seattle October 24, will go
through to Anchorage, and unless ad
vised to the contrary will be the last
steamer calling at Anchorage this sea
son.
SEATTLE WOMAN
KILLS SWEETHEART
SEATTLE. Wash., Oct. 4.—Mrs. P.
X. Hicks shot and killed Lon Bur
dette, her sweetheart last night.
AMERICAN VESSEL AND
1 BRITISH VESSEL COLLIDE
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 4.—
An American destroyer and a Brit
ish warship were in collision In Eu
ropean waters yesterday. No one was
lost on either vessel.
KING COUNTY JUDGE
DEAD IN SEATTLE
SEATTLE, Oct. 4.—Superior Judge
R. B. Albertson, of the King County
superior court, died at his home in;
this city last night.
Miss Grace Pritchard, an exceed
ingly attractive young lady who has
been attending the U. of W.. was a
passenger on the steamship Alameda
yesterday en route for Dutch Harbor,
where she will teach school the com
ing winter.
Andrew Stevenson of Skagway.
President of the Bank of Alaska, of
Anchorage, Seward, and Cordova, was
a caller at the Prospector office yes
terday while the S. S. Alameda was
in port. Mr. Stevenson was on his
way to Anchorage on a tour of inspec
ton of his chain of banks, and will re
turn on the next trip of the boat. Mr.
Stevenson expressed himself as great
ly pleased at the evidences of pros
perity in Valdez.
A Man’s Making
The Empress circuit will present
tliis picture this evening, showing a
story of love and regeneration. The
rich father casts off his son. leaving
the boy, pride and heart broken, in
the very depths of despair. But a fish
erman's daughter helps him to re
gain his manhood, and become strong
enough in his success to help his fa
ther whose enemies are threatening
financial ruin. Success and victory are
theirs and the son goes forth to meet
the fisherman's daughter who show
ed him how to fight the world.
Cloudy, north wind, and snowing
is the welcome news from the Sum
mit this morning.
Notice to Subscribers
Our collectors will be around Sat
urday morning to collect for the
Prospector and Miner for September.
Kindly arrange to have the change
for them so as to eliminate a second
call.
Federal Fmployes Fleet Officers
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 4.—
The national convention of federal
employes today elected temporary of
ficers headed by H. M. McLaren,
president of the Washington local un
ion, as preident. A resolution was
adopted Inviting the Civil Service Re
tirement association, the New York
Civil Service society and similar or
ganizations to send representatives
to sit with the convention. All speak
ers today agreed that a campaign
should be started immediately to ob
tain higher wages for government em
ployes.
MISS RANKIN WANTS
U. S. TO RUN MINES
WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.—Repre
sentative Jeannette Rankin, urging
favorable report on her resolution
authorizing the president to take ov
er and operate metalliferous mines,
told the house mines committee to
day that Montana miners favored gov
ernment operation rather than work
ing for owners who treat them bad
ly. Theoretically she believed in gov
ernment ownership, she said, and she
acquiesced when Repreentatlve Lon
don of New York, socialist, added,
“In preference to the copper com
panies owning the government."
WATSON CITED TO
APPEAR AT CAPITAL
THOMSON, Ga., Oct. 4.—Thomas
E. Watson has bw»u ordered by the
postofflce department to appear in
Washington, October 4, to show cause
why his new publication, the Thom
son Guard, should not be excluded
from the malls. Recently the Jeffer
sonian, a weekly published by the
Jefferson Publishing Co., of which
Watson is president and editor, was
excluded from the malls because of
alleged seditious articles and criti
cisms of the selective draft law.
[ALL CONSCRIPTED '
MEN TO BE EXAMINED
WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct. 4.—
To stabalize conditions all of the ten
million men in the United States will
proceed for examination for the na
tional army at once. Secretary Baker
made this announcement yesterday
afternoon. Order to this efTect will be
issued in a few days.
The Tokeh Lou, Capt. John John
son, came up from Ellamar yesterday.
TYPHOON DOES
HDAMAGE
Hurricane Sweeps Down on Japanese
Coast Killing Many Hundreds
and Doing Great Damage
SHANGHAI, Oct. 4.—A typhoon
which swept up the coast yesterday
did an immense amount of damage
to Tokio and the surrounding coun
try. The storm caught many fishing
vesels at work and the loss was quite
heavy, two hundred persons being
killed and half a million made home
less. Great damage was done on the
island of Hokiado, Kyushii, Kago
shima, Higo, Shikoku and other pro
vinces. The storm was the most se
vere in fifty years.
Oluf, Olesen driving for M. Schmidt
Took a party to Chitina this morning.
CANADIAN STATU MAY
KNTKK FISH III SINKSS
TORONTO. Oct. 4.—The Ontario
government may go into the retail
as well as the wholesale fish business
if the fish mongers in Toronto will
not agree to keep down the price of
fish.
THREE GREEK PROVINCES
PIT UNDER MARTIAL LAW
LONDON, Oct. 4.—A Reuter’s
Athen’s dispatch says that a royal
decree has been issued proclaiming
martial law in the provinces of La
conia, Arcadia and Larisa.
Notice
Do not forget the big dance to be
given by the Pioneer Women Hal
low-e'en. October 31. at Eagle Hall.
A good time is promised to all. It
TOWN ABANDONED
TO SAVE INHABITANTS
LONDON, Oct. 4.—Arinentieres is
the first town in the annals of his
tory to have been literally poisoned
to such a degree that Its civil popu
lation has had to be removed lest it
should be entirely destroyed. While
heavy shells were rained on the homes
forcing the people to take to their cel
lars, a multitude of small shells, not
powerful enough to smash a pave
ment stone, fell everywhere. These
shells contain no gas or powder, but
a colorless liquid which spreads over
the ground. Only slightly volatile the
liquid leaves traces for hours after
the shell has exploded. It evaporates
very slowly producing a heavy gas
which Alters downward and reaches
the cellars where refuge has been
sought.
MEXICANS CHEER WHEN
U. 8. FORCE I/OSES
EL PASO, Tex., Oct. 4.—The queer
sight of an audience in an American
moving picture theatre applauding
the k'illlng of American soldiers in
uniform and the tearing down of the
American flag was witnessed here re
cently in an East El Paso Theatre
catering to the Mexican refugee pat
rons.
A picture purporting to be a re
production of the battle of Carrizal,
which occurred on June 20, 1916, in
which the negro soldiers of the Tenth
U. S. Cavalry and a battalion of Mexi
can troops fought; was portrayed on
the screen at the Mexican theatre.
The crowds, composed largely of re
fugees from Mexico, applauded and
cheered as the negro troopers fell and
the flag was torn down.
The battle of Carrizal, in which
the negro soldiers were outnumbered
more than four to one, is celebrated
in Northern Mexico as a treat victory
and a monument is to be erected to
General Felix Gomes, who was kille4
during the flffct.
FIFTY-NINE KI FEED BY
EXPLOSION IN MINK
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 4.—Budapest
dispatches printed in German news
papers arriving here tell of an explo
sion in the Lubenz coal mines, fift
five injured.
Jack Nelson arrived yesterday on
the steamship Alameda from Cordova.
Elmer E. Friend, one of the best
newspapermen In the territory, and
until recently editor of the Juneau
Empire, will assume the editorship
and management of the Seward Gate
way.
F. B. Vaughn left this morning for
his home at Teikhell.
The launch Hyak. ('apt. Nelson, ar
rived yesterday from Ellamar aud
down-sound points.
The dance at Fort Liscum tomor
row night, given by the Fort Liscum
Glee Club will be one of the best of
the season. This is the first dance
given by the club this year and should
be liberally patronized.
J. C. Martin is liable to be prose
cuted for kidnapping. While the
steamer Alameda was in port yester
day he took the captain, the chief en
gineer and the purser on a sight-see
ing trip in his Henry. Tire trouble
developed and the boat was delayed
several minutes in its departure. The
officers allege that Mr. Martin stuck
a tack in his tire on purpose.
Nels Jepson left Heaver Dam this
morning on his way to Valdez.
"1*1 I.L" l\ EXKMI’TIO.N
CASKS TO HK IGNOKKD
WASHINGTON, D. ('.. Oct. 4 —
i’resider.t Wilson gave notice to all
governors of states today that in
hearing claims for exemption coming
up from the district boards he would
consider only evidence already sub
mitted to the boards and nothing else
unless the boards recommended it.
The effect of the president's action
is to absolutely shut out all appeals
of a political nature or those which
may be brought by interested friends
with “pull” and confine considera
tion of the cases to the evidence.
French to Cut Down Papers
PARIS, Oct. 4.—The inter-minis
terial press coniuiittee has been advis
ed that Norwegian print paper manu
facturers have just cancelled their
contracts, invoking as a pretext the
German submarine blockade. This is
expected to again reduce the size of
French newspapers.
Norwegian Vessels Sunk
CHRISTIANA, Oct. 4.—The Nor
wegian foreign office announced to
day that the Norwegian steamship
Askelad. of 2.825 tons, has been sunk
by a German submarine. One boat
with eleven men was lost and the cap
tain and ten men were saved. It was
also announced that the Norwegian
steamship Rein, 1,175 tons, had been
sunk by a German submarine off Cape
St. Vincent. Ten men lost their lives
and the captain and nine others of
the crew were saved.
Ketchikan Fish Prices
KETCHIKAN, Oct. 4.—Ketchikan
prices at noon October third; halibut
thirteen and one-half cents; sable
fish three cents; red rock fish not
quoted.
Electrical Men Meet
EUGENE, Ore., Oct. 4.—Thorough
organization of the electrical busi
ness from the producer to the distri
butor on the Pacific coast is the key
note at the state convention of the
Oregon Association of Electrical Con
tractors and Dealers in session here
today. Between seventy-five and 100
delegates are in attendance. Washing
ton, California, and British Colum
bia associations are represented.
Washington Troops Reach Camp
CHARLOTTE, N C.. Oct. 4.—Sev
eral national guard units from Ore
gon and Washington arrived today
at Camp Greene, near here. They In
cluded a headquarters company from
Portland and an Infantry company
from Washington.
Bomb Gets 000 Cjfrmau
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 4.—In the re
cent raid by entente allied airmen,
on the Belgian town of Roulert, says
the Courier De La Meuse, a newspaper
of Maastricht, Holland, a bomb felt
eg a building near the market and
killed or wounded 900 Germans. ^