_ VALDEZ, ALASKA,. SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1915 NUMBER 181
VOLUME 18 ^ _
ays HILLSTROM
- WAS INNOCENT
William Husky Creates Sensation in
Seattle Meeting by Declaring
He was With Hillstrom.
SEATTLE, Nov. 20.—A tremen
dous sensation was created at a meet
im held in Seattle last night as a
protest against the execution of Jos.
Hillstrom, the I. W. W. who was ex
vented at Salt Lake yesterday raorn
nig. when William H. Busky declared
That he had been with Hillstrom at
the time of the murder and that he
knew that Hillstrom had not killed
■John Morrison of Lake, the
dime for which he was shot.
Immediately after Busky’s confes
t»n that he was with Hillstrom on
e night of the murder he was ar
rested by the Seattle police and will
be until his record can be in
vestigated. He says he can prove an
iilihi and accounts for his having
kept silent by declaring that he be
lieved that ii.ilstrom would be ac
quitted.
w lieu mt; ucnn in tuc puimv
Session of the man who is believed
to have been with Hillstrom was sent
broadcast by the Associated Press
bnndreds of messages were received
for details of the confession. ^ Gov
ernor Spry, of Utah, who refused to'
grant a respite to the condemned
loan although President Wilson had
urged clemency, has wired for the de
tails of Busky’s confession.
It is known that two men engaged
to the holdup which resulted in the
hilling of Morrison and the wounding
■of his son, Arthur, but the other
non was never discovered, although
ihe police of every city in the west
were anxious apprehend him.
The public is asking if Hillstrom
was innocent and if he was sacrificed
l»y the Utah governor’s hatred of the
1. W. W.
ENGLISH WOMEN WORKERS
GARBED IN MEN’S ATTIRE.
LONDON, Nov. 20.—As a result
■of the European war having compell
ed many women to adopt men’s at
tire while working in the factories,
saffragettes are advocating the uni
versal use of men’s attire among the
women of England. Since the en
trance of women in the field of what
was men’s work before the war, they
as farm workers, letter car
riers, porters, munition factor work
ers, bus dnvers and chauffeurs, garb
ed in regualtion trousers with hip
pockets, etc., and it is believed that
they will refuse to return to skirts
after the war.
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**WAUD democrats
AFTER DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
SEWARD. Nov. 20.—The Seward
Democratic club, angered at the ac
tion of United States District Attor
ney W. N. Spence, for the removal of
the assistant district attorney’s of
fice from Seward, has passed resolu
tions asking the department to re
move him. Charges are made that
the district attorney was active in se
n-tiring the defeat of the Democratic
nominee at the last delegate election
pad that he has failed to identify
himself with the Democratic organi
sation in Alaska.
MAYOR THOMPSON WAS
SECOND CHOICE.
LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. 20.—Fol
iowing the refusal of Associate Jus
lice Hughes, of the United States Su
preme court, to permit his name be
ing placed before the primaries as
she republican candidate for the
Bwesidency. the Nebraska Republi
cans have filed a petition placing the
name of Mayor Thompson, of Chi
cago. on the Republican presidential
ary ballot.
OFEAN WAR IS
COSTLY TO SWITZERLAND
BERNE, Switzerland, Nov. 20.—
The European war is costing Switz
erland a tremendous amount of mon
ey daily to maintain her armed de
fensive policy. The cost of keeping
she army on a war footing since the
^beginning of hostilities has reached
She enormpus sum of $20,000,000.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
BERLIN DECLARES SERBIAN AND RUSSIAN
RESISTANCE BROKEN AND PARIS IS NEXT
BERLIN, Nov. 20.—The demands
of the Allies that Greece immediately
declare war against the Teutons has
caused sentiment in King Constan
tine’s empire to crystallize in favor of
the central European powers and it
is believed u»... Greece will be in the
war before many hours. It is report
ed that Greek troops are preparing
to prevent the French and British
troops from retreating into Greece
from Serbia, and will disarm and in
tern all who cross the border. The
Greek government has issued a warn
ing to all Greek vessels in foreign
ports to return to their home ports.
Advices from Athens state that
Greek vessels in British and French
ports have been temporarily in
terned but King Constantine has defi
antly directed the captains of the ves
sels to leave the ports.
Howitzers for Dardanelles.
BERLIN, Nov. 20.—The first ship
ment of German howitzers were sent
from Berlin today to the Dardanelles
and it is predicted that the Allies
will be forced to abandon their cam
paign along the straits when the
Turkish forts are equipped with the
big guns which will outrange the
guns of the fleet. Joy is manifest
throughout Germany and it is de
clared that the Teutons now have
crushed the Serbian army and have
broken the Russian resistance for
many months to come. It is believ
ed that Emperor William after his
return from the east where he is con
BELIEVED THAT DEMANDS OK THE ALLIES UPON GREECE HAS
CAUSED HER TO DECIDE IN FAVOR OF THE TEUTONS—KING
CONSTANTINE ORDERS GREEK STEAMERS FROM BRITISH AND
FRENCH PORTS—GERMAN GUNS FOR DARDANELLES FORTS
ARE BEING SENT FROM BERLIN—AUSTRIAN CITY BURNING J
FROM ITALIAN BOMBARDMENT—ITALY SOON TO DECLARE j
WAR UPON GERMANY FOR SINKING OF ITALIAN LINER AN- j
CON A_KITCHENER TO CONFER WITH CONSTANTINE.
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ferring with the Sultan of Turkey,
will start another drive for the cap
ture of Paris and that the force will
be irresistible. It is reported that
Gerdian troops are now being with
drawn from Serbia, leaving the Bul
garians in command of the conquered
Balkan state, and that the troops will
be sent to the western frontier.
Italy to Declare War.
BERNE, SwitzeHand, Nov. 20.—
It is believed here that the Italian
government will shortly declare war
upon the German empire as a result
of the sinking of the Italian liner
Ancona in the Mediterranean sea,.
The Italian government officials
claim to have positive knowledge
that the liner was destroyed by a
submarine manned by a German
| crew.
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Will Confer with Constantine.
BERLIN. Nov. 20.—Official ad
vices from Athens state that Lord
Kitchener, commander of the lirif
ish army, has requested a conference
with King Constantine, of Greece,
and that they will meet today.
Austrian City Burning.
VIENNA, Nov. 20.—The Italian
troops have been subjecting the Aus
trian fortified city of Goritza to a
tremendous bombardment which has
started scores of fires, threatening
the destruction of the entire city.
The Italian offensive movement has
been hard pressing the Austrian
troops for several days but the entire
Austrian line has held and has been
'able to inflict heavy losses upon the
attacking forces.
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Conscription for England.
LONDON. Nov. 20.—Lord Derby,
member of the British military
board, has declared that the unmar
ried men of England will be forced
to enlist in the British army, and
that if they do not voluntarily enlist
they will be drafted into the army
through conscription.
Serbians Retreating Southward.
LONDON, Nov. 20.—Dispatches
from the near East state that the1
main Serbian army is retreating to j
the southward, and it is believed |
King Peter’s troops will make their j
last stand on the plans of Kossova |
where Serbia lost her independence j
to Turkey five centuries ago. The;
Kossova plains are at a high altitude
and in summer are marshy and im
passible to troops. The Serbians are j
reported as being opposed to retreat- |
ing to Monastir and have declared |
that the city must be saved from |
bombardment.
Lord Kitchener in Halonlki.
SALONJKI. Nov. 20.—Lord Kitch-!
ener, commander of the British army, ‘
has arrived at Saloniki to confer
with the commander of the French j
troops which have joined the Allies j
in the attempted invasion of Bulga
ria.
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German Submarine Trapped.
LONDON, Nov. 20.—It is announc- j
ed by the British admiralty that a
German super-submarine has been j
captured in the wire nets across the;
English channel. The undersea craft |
is of the latest type and had just
been added to the German navy.
The vessel is 200 hundred feet long
and capable of crossing the ocean
without convoy, and carried two
guns.
PRESIDENT COMPLETES
HIS ANNUAL MESSAGE.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20.—Presi
dent Wilson has completed his annual
message to congress and has sub
mitted it to the members of his cab
inet at a conference held at the
White House yesterday. It is report
ed that the president urges national
defense and a heavier tax on certain
Industries to meet the deficiencies in
the treasury.
RUSSIA BUYING
MILL! RIFLES
Cleveland Manufacturers ina,v Form
a" Syndicate to Handle Order
for $20,000,000 Riffles.
CLEVELAND, O., Nov. 20.—Fac
;ories in this city have been asked
;o bid for the contraot for furnishing
:wenty-six million dollars worth of
rifles for the Russian army. The
■erms of the contract require, a bond
:hat the arms be ready for delivery
it an early date next spring and it is
aelteved the rifles are intended for
:he equipment of the new army
which Russia is raising for her
jprlng campaign.
It is probable that the huge con
tract will be secured by a syndicate
>f Cleveland manufacturers who wijl
livide the order for the manufacture
>f the rifles as there are no factories
:apable of handling the huge order
ilone. It is stated that special ma
:hinery must be installed in the fac
ories for the manufacture of the ri
les and that the limited time allow
id for delivery will compel manufac
urers to divide the order.
PORTUGUESE CABINET
RESIGNS IN A BODY.
LISBON, Nov. 20—The Portuguese
cabinet resigned in a body today in
protest because President Braga re
fused to abide by his promises to
adopt no autocratic measures. It is
believed that Portugal will again be
involved in internal strife as General
Almieda says he will fight the new
government and will attempt to ob
tain justice for the members of the
cabinet who resigned.
Yes, Holiday Goods and articles of
every-day needs coming on every
boat for the Emporium. tf
GOVERNOR 10 DIE
I. N. W. FROM UTAH
Declares He Will Ask for Extradition
of William Husky if He Was
With Hillstrom.
SALT LAKE, Nov. 20.—Governor
Spry, who refused to reprieve Joseph
Hillstrom, although President Wilson
expressed a wish that the execution
should be stayed, has received hun
dreds of messages protesting against
his sending a man to execution on
circumstantial evidence.
Governor Spry has also received
messages and letters threatening his
life and that of his family and his
residence is being carefully guarded
to prevent it being dynamited, and
guards accompany him when he ap
pears in public. He has announced
that he refused to reprieve Hillstrom
because the condemned man was an
I. W. W„ and asserts that he will
drive the Inauow.i«. Workers from
Colorado if the police fail to do so.
The governor discredits the report
ed confession of William Busky. in
Seattle, and expresses the belief that
Busky’s confession was made for the
purpose of gaining sympathy and that
investigation will prove that Busky j
was not in Utah at the time of the
murder. He asserts that if the fact I
is established by the Seattle author
ities that Busky was in Salt Lake
when Morrison was murdered that he
will ask for his extradition and use
his efforts in securing his conviction.
Governor Spry asserts that the In
dustrial Workers have not only re
tarded the development of Utah but
that they have been responsible for
most of the lawlessness and crime
committed in the state.
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PARIS DRESSMAKERS WOULD
GOWN MRS. GALT FREE.
PARIS, Nov. 20.—The Parts dress
makers syndicate has blacklisted two
German-Amerlcan customers tor buy
ing Mrs. Norman Galt’s wedding
gowns. The Paris dressmakers have
expressed a willingness to gown Mrs.
Wilson free as a mark of their esteem
for the future first lady of America.
ThV'Frye-Bruhn company received
a shipment of imported Norwegian
luteflsk on the Admiral Farragut,
and Manager Borgen says they are
the finest he ever saw.
ALLIES TRYING 10
: INDUCE CHINA JOIN
Would Not Be Required to KngaKe
in War but to Prevent Future
Friction with Japan.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 20.—
It is reported to the Secretary of
State from Peking that the Allies are
trying to induce China to join them
in order to prevent future friction
between the Japanese and Chinese
empires. In the event that China
joins the Allies she will not be re
quired to participate in the present
war nor will she be required to con
tribute ip any way to the assistance
of the Allies against the central pow
ers of Europe.
Japan is reported to be back of
the movement to unite the Chinese
empire with the Allies as it is be
lieved that following the settlement
of the European war that China will
demand from the powers of the world
the fulfillment of their promise that
China should not be dominated by
any foreign nation.
Sentiment in Chinese official cir
cles is largely pro-German and it is
believed that Germany, should she;
win in the present struggle, will re
taliate against Japan for the seizure !
of German possessions **. v nina. !
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LEO J. CAMERON
NOT RALPH WILLIAMS
Leo J. Cameron, the former Val- j
dez man, who was believed by the j
Portland police to be Ralph Wil-1
liams, has confessed to the theft of i
jewelry and money from Mrs. Me- j
Namara. whose husband, James Mc
Namara. was sentenced to life im-~;
prisonment for the murder of Car-,
penter, a hotel-keeper of Cordova.
Cameron informed the court that he j
had recently been divorced from his j
wife by mutual agreement and that!
he was desirous of making Mrs. Mc
Namara his wife and that the woman I
had given him the money. !
Homer Patton, who Is well known |
in Valdez, having been steward at the |
Tillkum club for a long time, has
been in St. Ann hospital, Juneau, suf-j
fering from kidney trouble but is re-1
ported to be about again.
Ben Howell has gone to Port Wells
to continue development on his min
ing property there.
McMANIGAL TESTIMONY
NOT FOR SCHMIDT CASE.
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 20.—During
the trial of M. A. Schmidt, charged
with conspiring with the McNamara
brothers to destroy the Los Angeles
Times, the defense attempted to
prove by the confession of Ortie Mc
Manigal, testifying against James
McNamara, that Schmidt was not
connected with the conspiracy but the
court barred McManigal’s testimony.
TO PLACE EMBARGO
STRUCTURAL STEEL
Washington F'ears the Exports May
Hamper Building of Warships
for United States Navy.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. 20.—
It is reported that congress will be
asked to place a temporary embargo
on the exportation of structural steel
in order to insure a supply sufficient
for the construction of the battle
ships for the United States navy.
At the present time the demand
for pig iron and for the various lines
of steel is in excess of the producing 1
capacity of the furnaces and mills of '
the country. The manufacturers are
unable to make satisfactory deliver
ies to the purchasers with respect to !
a large majority of the different
kinds of finished steel.
Manufacturers declare there is :
nothing to indicate that there will be !
a decrease in the demand for any of 1
these products for some time as the
European war orders, together with
the railroad building in Russia, and
the revived activities of the railroads
in the United States, secures a strong 1
demand for many months to come.
Up to the hour of going to press
the local cable office has received no
information concerning the move
ments of the steamer Northwestern,
which is now to the westward. It is
believed the Northwestern is experi
encing difficulty in discharging her
cargo at Anchorage. !
Roherty D. Gray, United States
commissioner at Katalla, is in Val
dez to attend to official business be- i
fore the district court. He reports 1
Ka'talla as hopeful of being able to i
open her coal fields soon. He will i
return home on the first steamer calU 1
Ing at Katalla. I
WINDY CITY IS
SIDED TD DEPTHS
Hundreds of Men and Women Abuse
or Praise Physician for Kefus
ing to Save Infant's bife.
CHICAGO. Xov. 20. Mrs. Bollin
ger, the mother of the three-days-ohi
infant which was allowed to die in a
Chicago hospital after Or. Haiselden
had refused to perform an operation
to save its life, knowing that it would
be an object of horror for life, is
sharing in the criticism and praise
being showered on the physician.
Mrs. Bollinger, who is the mother
of three normal children, gave birth
to a child which was terribly deform
ed, one eye and one ear being miss
ing and the head being sunk between
the shoulders and in every way indi
cating that the child would be insane
and a burden to society as long as it
lived.
Dr. Haiselden. who is the surgeon
of the hospital where the child was
born, refused to perform an opera
tion which would have prolonged the
infant's life and the mother of the
child consented to let it die.
When it become known that the
child was being allowed to die. hun
dreds of men and women assailed Dr.
Haiselden in person and by phone,
abusing, pleading for the life of the
little one, or praising his action as
being noble and for the best interest
of the human race.
Scores of petitions are being circu
lated to have the surgeon's license
revoked and an effort is being made
to have a federal grand jury probe
the case.
Dr. Haiselden is defending his de
cision in permitting the infant to die
and is confident that if the case
should reach the courts that he will
be exonerated. He declares that a
city like Chicago, which permits
thousands of abortions to be perform
ed every day. should not complain
when one deformed child, which
could not realize its sufferings, was
allowed to die.
The action of the physician in per
mitting the infant to die is being
carefully handled by the writers of
the Chicago papers, as sentiment is
divided and most writers confine
themselves to the statement that it
would he a dangerous thing to per
mit physicians the right to decide
who shall live or who shall die in
infancy.
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Dr. Haiselden Kxonerated. '
CHICAGO, Nov. 20.—The coro
ner's jury of six physicians who held
an inquest on the body of the infant
which was allowed to die because it
was deformed, exonerated Dr. Haisel
len, who refused to perform an op
eration which would have prolonged
the child’s life. The jury impliedly
JiBapproved of physicians being per
mitted to determine whether it was
iesirable that patients should be per
mitted to live.
Kl'GENE V. DEBS HAS
HAD SUFFICIENCY.
TERRA HAUTE. Nov. 20.—Eu
gene V. Debs, who has been the So
iialist standard bearer in the past
'our presidential elections, has an
tounced that he must decline to en
er the race for the fifth time and
hat he has refused the Socialist non
nation. He asserts that the Social
sts will show a wonderful increase
text year and that they will have
leveral members in congress.
IMERICAN BORN MEN
WOULD FOLLOW TEDDY.
VICTORIA, B. C„ Nov. 20.—The
Vmerican colony in Victoria today
vired Col. Theodore Roosevelt, for
ner president of the United States,
hat if he accepted the offer of the
Canadian war minister to lead the
'lew Canadian army that a company
if American born citizens were ready
o offer their services.
ieventy-mile gale
SWEEPS NEW YORK.
NEW YOR^Tnov. 20—A gale hav
ng a velocity of seventy miles an
tour swept In from the Atlantic last
tight and doing considerable damage
ilong the JV^terfront. It is feared
hat small vessels if caught in the
>ath of the storm have been lost.