VOLUME XTV. VALDEZ, ALASKA. SATURDAY, JULY 14, 1917 NUMBER I.”>*
KAISER WILHELM ABDICATES
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KENNECOTT MINERS RESUME WORK
STRIKE OVER
AI KENNECOTT
MKN YIK.I.I) AT RKQIKST
OK SKn?KT.Al!Y WILSON
Resume Work This Morning Rending
Arrival Mediation Hoard—Secre
tary l.al>or A-ks Men to Show Pat
riotism and Call Strike Off.
WASHINGTON. D. (’.. July 14.—
The miners on strike at Kenneeott.
Alaska, resumed work this morning
at Secretary Wilson’s request that
they do so pending the arrival ol' a
hoard of mediation now on the way
to the scene of the strike from this
city, according to a message received
here by the secretary of commerce and
labor this morning. It is reported that
the men patriotically returned to
work upon being assured by the sec
retary that their action was hurting
ibe government in the present war
and that their grievances would he
speedily adjusted hy the department.
Hog-. Nearly Kill a Hor>e
FAIRBANKS. July I I - Day be
fore yesterday a bunch of seven or
tight yicious dogs nearly killed a
horse t^ut was mired out in the flats
between Fairbanks and the Tanaua
river, according to reports brought to
town. There were two horses and
the dogs started to chase them, with
the result that one of the animals
became mired in a mud hole. The
dogs jumped on the animal, and prob
ably would have eaten him alive had
rot its owner it Russian, happened to
come along.
catti.i: cars loadi-:d
WITH STRIKING .MlNT!IIS
.Men Placed in Detention Camp t'litil
Federal Authorities Can Dispose of
Them—Twenty-Three Arrested At
Seattle Today.
COLUMBUS, N. M„ July 14.—A
(attle train carrying 1200 Industrial
Workers of the World reached here
this morning and the men were in
terned in a temporary detention camp
until t lie authorities at Washington
can lie reached.
Many Arrested at Seattle
SKATTLF. July 14. Twenty-three
industrial Workers were arrested here
•his morning and removed to the
..ounty jail on open charges.
EL I’ASO, July 14. The authorit
ities at Washington have ordered the
removal of the Industrial Workers
from the detention camp at Hermanns
New Mexico, and food and shelter pro-!
vided lor them until further orders.
AD.MIUAL WATSOX SAILS
I'OU NORTHERN POUTS
SEATTLE, July 14.— The steam
ship Admiral Watson sailed at 10 o’
clock this morning for Alaskan ports
with J. H. Caskey, and Fred Vanraes
passengers for Valdez. Mr. Caskey is
proprietor of the Fairbanks Daily Citi
zen, and will come to Valdez and
motor in over the trail with a new
auto.
Cm RATE
\SKS postoffick l»FPT.
MAKK /.UNI S IN Al.tSKA
Now l ost* it» Mui'li to Semi round
From Valdez to Fort I.Uciiiu as
In nil Pensacola. I lochia to Point
Harrow Alaska.
WASHINGTON. I). July 14.—
Definite plans for the inauguration of
la special parcel post zone system in
j the Territory of Alaska are being
I worked out l>y tin- Dost Office Pepart
] ment. according f" information giv
fen to Deli-gate Charles A. Sulzer yes
1 terday following a conference with
j First Assistant Poslr aster General J.
! C. Komis. The mutter lias been turn-!
l I
; od over to a specialist m parcel post i
! matters with instructions to d 'Vise a
system that would e; minate the in-]
i justice of the present uniform zone;
I system. A conference between repre-j
jsenatives of Hie Post (mice Depart-1
] ment and the Interstate Commerce;
Commission soon will In expected to!
bring about fruition of the plan.
Mr. Sulzer is deeply interested in
the parcel post zone system when
in the legislature two wars; ago. hei
was an ardent supporter of the Tan-]
tier memorial to Congress urging the!
adoption of just such a system. “It'
costs as much now to send a package
from Valdez to Fort Discum." Dele
gate Sulzer said in discussing tlm un
just discrimination against Alaska,
“as it does to send the same package
from Pensacola. Florida to Point
Harrow. Alaskans pay the saute pound
rate for a four mile haul • the n si-'
dei ts of the Sta'es pay for '.neb mile
hauls.
of Mr. Sulzer's lir.-t acts upon
! coming to Washington wa- to obtain
i appointmeet on tits committee on
Post Office ami Post Koad with the
! idea it, mind of assisting Alaska to
! get a better mail service.
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SI NDAY PKOGKAM
AT THK I MPliESS
The Empress Circuit will present
tlte live part Paramount feature. “The
Incorrigible Dukane” tomorrow ev
ening at Eagle Hall. Tlte story upon
which the play is founded is extremely ■
interesting and the picture is well!
worth seeing. Jimmy Dukane lias been1
leading tlte gay life of a millionaire's j
son, his father being tlte owner of a
concrete construction company. His
frivolity proves too much for his fath
er and lie withdraws Jimmy's allow
ance, and the latter is forced to work.
He goes west to superintend the con
struction of a dam which his father's
company is building. On his way a
tramp steals his clothes and forces
bint to don tlte rags of tlte latter.
They do not believe him at the camp
when lie says he is Dukane, Jr., and'
lie gets a job at U.PO per day. He
falls in love with the daughter of a
ranch owner who Is antagonistic to
his father’s work. He also exposes
the grafting of his father’s engineer
and wins back parental forgiveness.
EPITOK OKTM.UN NOT
AOMITTKII TO CITIZENSHIP
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SEATTLE, July 14. Editor Ort->
luaun, who was arrested recently lor
publishing articles derogatory to
President Wilson, today asked to be
admitted to citizenship. But Superior
Judge Eratte ruled that he could do
nothing until the war ended. Many
prominent men were in court to pro
test against his being given papers.
Mr. and Mrs. Nelson McCrary left
Tonsina this morning on their way
to their home at Copper Center.
RUTH CRUGER WAS VICTIM OF A “RI PER”
It bus haen established that Itnth Cruger. the New York High school girl
(the lower left picture) fouutl murdered In the cellar of Alfredo Cocchi after
being missing four mouths, was the victim of a "ripper" She had taken the
akutes shown above and found with the body to Cocchi's shop for repair and
disappeared Con-In is now in Italy Mrs ilumistou. a woman lawyei also
'pictured ab- ve was Cie means of discovering the body
lv\TKADITION OF ITALIAN
SLA YKIt lOl.ATKS LAW
I’.i'MK. Italy. July IS The Anur
ican ambassador here today was in
formed by the Italian government that
thi' extradition of murdered Cots hi
who was arrested for slaying Kuth
Cri’.ger. the young New York High
School girl whoso body was found in
the cellar of Corelli's store, where she
had gone to have her skates sharpen-,
id. would be in violation of the fun
dament'll laws of Italy, ('ocelli is now
in Italy.
ALASKA KXTITLKI) TO
CADKT AT WKST POINT
Delegate Sul/.er Has I teen Called l p
oil to Name Alaska lto>
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WASHINGTON. D. ('.. July 14.—
Delegate ('has, A. Sulzer has been
called upon by the Secretary of. War I
to name an additional cadet for West
Point from the territory of Alaska.
The examination will he held on the
i
third Tuesday in March. 191S .anil
admission to the Academy of the sue-1
cessful applicant will take place on
June 14. 1918. ,
Candidates for West Point must be
between 17 and 22 years of age. with
a minimum height of 5 feet, 4 inches:
at the age of 17 and 5 feet. 5 inches
at the age of IS.
Delegate Sul/.er will he required to
name a candidate for principal and
one each for two places as alternate.
The examinations in Alaska will he
held at Ft. Win. H. Seward at Haines.,
or Fort St. Michael at St. Michael.
SOI.DICES COMING TO
I OUT SEWAGE. A I,ASIv \
SEATTLE. July 14 Sixty soldiers
sailed from hero this morning on the
Admiral Watson for Fort Seward, Al
aska. They will he stationed in A I- j
aska during the duration of tin1 war. |
They are mostly new recruits from '
Fort Lawton.
SON OF HIGHEST WOMAN
WEI>S IN NEW lOltli
NEW YOKE. July 14 -Edward II
It. Green, a son of Hetty Green, for
merly the world’s richest woman, was
married yesterday to Miss Mabel E.
Harlow.
<t:\soijsh11* to pkkvknt
STKIKK \T I.ATItl l III:
A rigid censorship of newspapers
(I letters IS t.eii g enforced at l.a
leuclie to prevent anything in the "a>
t pidts' ganiia material front being
sent it. there which might result in a
strike there, similar to that :tt Ken
i.ecott.
All papers are read first to see it
they contain any reference to the
trike and people not employed by the
Ketiiteeott Corporation tits n<*t allow
ed to la:ni. —Gateway.
KHTCHIKW 1)1 VUK MKKTS
DKATH WHII.K AT WOllli
Diver Stagger, well known along
the Pacific Coast met death this week
at Ketchikan, according to the otticers
on the steamship Mariposa. Mr. Stag
ger was engaged by a local cannery
company at Ketchikan to investigate
the bottom of a trap site, preparatory
to driving piling, and went down in
about 70 feet of water to conduct his
examination. The hose furnished was
garden hose, and burst from the pres
sure. While he was only down a few
minutes he was dead when brought
to the surface, his head being badly
crushed. His wife and child live at
Cordova, where the body was taken.
ADMIRAL FARRAtU T ARRIVES
I RUM TIIK SOI TH WARD
The steamer Ad in. Farragut arrived
yesterday evening about '>:t*0. and
sailed west about midnight. She ear
ned about Ills tons of freight for
Valdez merchants and the cannery,
and the following passengers: Mrs.
Ueo. Treat. J. II. Robbins. F. II. Mo
lierly. Victor Close. Her passengers to
the westward from Valdez were: F.
A. Jones. V. O. Strickler and Mrs.
Strickler for Anchorage. I’eter Cano-,
vera for Latouche. J. J. Finnegan and
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SOLDI Fits ARRIVF CORDOVA
TO DATItOI. RRIIKiFS
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Thirty soldiers arrived at Cordova
yesterday on the steamer Mariposa,
and will be stationed at Mile 27. Mile
23. Mile 34,and Mile 43, to patrol
the bridges along the Copper River
Railroad.
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OX ACTS OF ITTIZK.NS
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I I’resiilent Say* View* Gravely Action*
of I'iti/cn* of Arizona in Taking
Law into Own Hand*—Say * Officer*
Should Take ( arc Striker*.
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I'HOKNIX. Ariz.. July 11. Presi
dent Wilson today telegraphed Gov
; ernnr George W I*. Hunt, of Arizona,
that he greatly deprecated the recent
l illegal actions of the citizens of I’hoe
t t■ ix iti taking the law into their own
J hands and deporting the Industrial
1 Workers and striking miners, lie said
that he viewed these acts with grave
i apprehension, and said that ina*mneh
I its Federal officers hud heen ordered,
to the scene of the strike to report
conditions, that the citizens should'
have entrusted the enforcement of tie
lit w to the officers, lit* stated tiiat a
committee of officials would la- sent
to the scene of the strike to investi
gate conditions with a view to co-op
erating with the state authorities in
maintaining order.
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iTitsKK and i:\<;im:i:k
IVIIA \(i I.K OVKK Six 11.1.
I iSut Pretty Woman in Engineer’s
Huai Prevents | i»|i limn
Kiting.
Purser Morgan of tie- steamer
Mariposa is some fisherman. Chief
Enginc-r Raymond. of the same boat.
, al.-o is an ardent fisherman and lias
I pestered his shipmates wit li lish
1 stories until finally a match was ar
tanecd between Mr. Kavntond and the.
l
' nurser. to see who was the champion.
1 Hot h parties have many friends
I aboard who naturally were drawn in
! to the controversy, the feeling rtttt
|i>ing so liiglt that it got to he impos
sible to serve tish at the tables with
j out calling forth a Hood of reminis
censes about the large lish caught at
I various times by the steamship men. i
At Latouclie recently the question |
was settled for once and all. a 1-1
tho the genial engineer has protested
the verdict and will try to arrange
another match. The purser hired a
small launch and buying several var
ieties of bait and other impedimenta
hied him forth to cast his line in div- i
ers and sundry places along the shores
of the island. The Chief, scenting good j
fishing ground also chartered a boat.'
and. unfortunately was accompanied!
by a bevy of passengers, who took ad
vantage of his popularity and good
nature to thrust themselves upon him
They fished and fished some more, and
when the boat blew her oast -oft whis-j
tie they returned reluctantly to the
boat and called the angling stunt off.
Purser Morgan had one fish: at least j
men experienced in piscatorial pur
suits saitl it belonged to the species
Pisces, while Chief Kngineer Kay- \
tumid had nary a bite. He now claims
tlu> contest was unfair because lie was
handicapped by the women, while the
purser insists that a good fisherman
would have never taken the women in
the first place. The contest is still on
and If a chance presents itself ano
ther match will be pulled oft.
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I’ltKSIDKNT ISSI'KS OltDKIt
TO COMMAMIKKIt YKSSKI.S [
WASHINGTON. D. 0.. July 14. -
The power needed to requisition ves
sels under course of construction,
needed by the Government, was to
day duly conferred on the United
States Shipping Board by a legislat
ive order.
Tl HNS JOH OVF.K TO
UiOWN |>I!IM K JO.AI HIM
< 'orres|M>niient tn I .midi >ti Morning
Post States That l\in|crnr Wilhelm
Has p.een I orre<J to Turn Throne
liter to Prince Joachim.
LONDON. July 14 Th- Morning
Post's correspondent at Amsterdam,
today wired his paper that reports
have readied Amsterdam that Emper
or William had resigned his throne in
favor of Prince Joachim, the six'll in
line for the emperorship.
Prince Joachim was hern in lxftl),
and w ,s marri-d it. I !i' to Princess
Mari' Vgu~to of At halt. Erederick
Willielm. the crow:, prince, is said to
have heen persona non grata to tin*
revolutionists, and therefore Prince
la-chim was chosen
Emperor^^Uielm's ahdication was
brought utiout tiy sweeping reforms
demanded iiv his ministry, amoi g
th"tn l)*,!ne nniv'-r-a' suft'raee. He re
fused t" consider any reforms until
he had consulted with the crown
prince, who it is believed advised hi.;
alidication. Th- report has not heen
verified.
Mini*ter lieiii-teiii tte-ign*
HEELIN'. July 1 ) It is state i on
good authority here that Minister
Dor: st« in lias resigned from his posi
tion in tlie Emperor’s cabinet.
SEATTLE (iETS SS.oimmuio
STEEL MANI I ACTEItlMi PLANT
.SEATTLE. July 14 Pi, Th o,
the Juneau mining magnate. and S.
E. Morse, win :a.i:t'.y secured op
tions on :!oo acres of sip r»- hinds on
!.a!;e Wasliiuglop f a Lie st ad plant
exercised His options today having
raised eight million dollars for the
erection of the plant. It will be one
of the largest in the west.
M ARIPOS \ ARRIVES AND
SAILS TO WESTW \RD
The steamship Mariposa arrived
tliis morning at 4:">0, and sailed for
westward ports altont 9 ::>•). She brot
about 40 tons of freight for our local
merchants, and the following passen
gers: B. L. Johnson. Carl Neitie. D.
D. J. MeParkey, Mrs. K. A. Kidwell,
V. Knzenaur. and two steerage. Her
passengers from Valdez to westward
ports were: Win. Trout, for Anchor
age. and E. Rucker for Anchorage;
HE DREW SWIFT SMASH
ON JAW EOR DISI.OVAI.il
While judge W. A Munley. Deputy
L. S. Attorney, was making a patri
otic address in Anchorage on July
4th. a foreigner so far forg'd h m-- if
as to say :
"The - ought to haw > wet
sponge rammed down his throat."
This brought forth a 'piick response
from the left list ol Eire t'liief .1 .1
Heffner, to the point of the fellow's
jaw. lie was immediately led. away
by two companions, and all efforts to
ascertain his identity were fruitless.
Gateway.
.BRITISH TRANSPORT
REPORTED TORPEDOED
LONDON. July 14 The British
transport Armandale was torpedoed
yesterday.
I.IEI'T. IV. E. LEONARD
GOES TO EORT GIBBON
WASHINGTON. D. C . July 14.—
An army order today transferred
First Lieutenant Walter E. Leonard,
to Fort Gibbon on the Yukon.