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VOLUME XIV* VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1917 NL’MBER 238
MORE ORATORY
FOR NATION
Bryan, Taft and Members of Cabi
net Stump Nation to Secure Sub
scriptions for Loan.
NEW YORK, Oct. 9.—Wm. J. Bry
an, Ex-President Taft and the mem
bers of the President's cabinet today
opened a country-wide oratorical
campaign in behalf of the Liberty
Loan Bond. They will visit all the
principal cities in the Union before
the campaign ends.
CHARTS BODY TO FIND
BULLETS IN WOUNDS
TACOMA, Oct. 9.—Eliminating X
Ray plates, useless cutting and ex
pense of assistants in locating bullets
and other foreign bodies are the fea
tures of a new method invented by
Dr. E. O. Houda, of Tacoma, who has
offered the invention to the surgeon
general of the United States at Wash
ington, D. C., gratis.
"The essential features of this new
method with the Instrument involve
simple survey principles.” says Dr.
Houda. "With this new instrument,
which suggests the principle of a peri
scope. certain survey points are lo
cated upon the body an.l by a simple
ratio calculation on the relative depth
and exact position is ascertained. The
subsequent surgical interference is
most direct. Not only Is the general
position of large fragments located,
but with this survey the principal cor
ners of irregular foreign bodies are
surveyed by a multiplane process
which is of simple interpretation, dir
ecting a surgeon to the simplest ex
traction. This method may be ap
plied to any part of the body.”
SAFE CONDUCT NOT
FOB MW BURG NOW
LONDON, Oct. 9.— It was learned
that Great Britain does not at pres
ent intend to approve any application
for a safe conduct for Count von Lux
burg, the German minister to Argen
tina, whose passports have been hand
ed to him by the Argentine govern
ment.
One Hundred and Ten Thousand Belts
from Alaska Rookeries at Aver
age of $33.50 Each
ST. LOUIS, Oct. 9.—The govern
ment sale of Alaskan seal skins was
held here today and was largely at
tended by both foreign and eastern
buyers. One hundred and ten thous
and skins were sold and brought $3,
€85,000, or $33.50 each. The money
received from the sale of the skins
is divided equally between the Brit
ish, Japanese, Russian and American
governments.
EVERETT MILL MAN
MAKES SMOKE CONSUMER
EVERETT, Oct. 9.—Chief Davis,
of the Victoria fire department, and
several aldermen of that city were
in Everett today inspecting the only
smoke consumer in this city, and the
only one on the coast. Fire Chief
Tara says. The device is in the chim
neys of the Robinson Manufacturing
Company's plant. As the particles of
partly consumed matter rise in the
flue they are drawn into a species of
bake oven on one side, where they are
burned completely. The result of the
appliance is that the smokestack has
never been equipped with a net, be
cause there is nothing left to carry
sparks. The device was worked out
by Thomas Robinson, manager of the
mill. From 10 to 20 per cent of the
normal cost of a stack will equip it
with this device.
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G. Jenner, photographer and scen
icartiat, la having a studio fixed up in
the Bushvbullding next to the Buffet,
and will move in soon. Mr. Jenner
will have one of the nicest studios In
the north when completed.
RED MEN REACH ENGLAND FOR SERVICE
Lieutenant F. Onondeyoh Loft and ills tribe of. Mohawk Indians, who are now in Fniclaml. where they will be
used in forestry work for the army
Patrol Rent Pire* Into Conning Ton
er of Italian Craft Which Pall
ed to lte|il.v Signals
WASHINGTON, L). C„ Oct. 9.—
American patrol vessels last night in
the war zone fired on an Italian sub
marine which failed to answer their
signals promptly and killed two men
in the conning tower. Secretary Dan
iels expressed regret to the Italian
minister over the accident.
WIPE Ml’RDEREK
REPORTED POUND
SALEM, Ore., Oct. 9.—J. W. Has
sing, a Portland wife murderer, who
escaped last week from the peniten
tiary, where he was serving a life
term, has been located in the moun
tains, eighteen miles south of here.
A posse has gone in pursuit. Hassing
called at several ranch houses for
food within the past few days and v as
i ecognized.
VMEKICAXS OUTBID
1$. C. CANNERS ON EISII
VANCOUVER. R. C.. Oct. it—Am
ericans bidding for salmon, in this
market have nearly routed the British
Columbia canners by running prices
above what is considered a limit of
profitable operation. Today Americans
bid 75 cents for sockeyes, but even
that price did not satisfy the Japanese
fishermen, who virtually control the
Eraser river catch. The Japanese, it is
evident, intend to hold out for a high
er price, and canners say they will
have to close their plants if the Am
ericans bid any higher.
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CHANGING GUARD.
Naval Militiaman Silhouat
ted Against tha Hudson.
Photo by American Prove Association.
This la a moonlight acena at the
training camp of the New York naval
militia at Kingsland Point, on the Hod*
aon river, where recrolta are being de
veloped into a moot efficient adjunct ot
the Atlantic fleet
IDAHO MINK OWNERS
STAND FOR OPEN SHOP
WALLACE, Idaho, Oct. 9.—An
agreement not to grant demands of
labor organizations for the institution
of the “closed shop” policy in the
Couer d'Alene mines was reached at
a conference of mine owners and man
agers here this week, it is reported
here. No statement on their delibera
^ons was made public by the mine
operators.
^ . Harry, representing the Uni
ted States department of labor, has
been in conference with operators in
this district, and C. O. Young, repre
senting the American Federation of
Labor, has been investigating condi
tions here. It is declared the mine
owners are considering measures for
the improvement of working condi
tions.
ENGINEER ADMITS SLEPT
BEFORE FATAL ACCIDENT
AURORA, 111., Oct. 9—A. C. Carl
son, engineer on a Chicago, Burling
ton & Quincy freight train, which
killed seven Iowa stockmen when it
crashed into a freight train at Earl
ville, 111., today, admitted to E. B.
Norton, coroner of Kane county, to
night that he was asleep at the time
of the accident. He had been sick for
some while and dropped asleep on his
run ten miles before reaching Eari
ville, lie declared in a statement to
the coroner. The Kane county grand
jury brought in a report, holding
Carlson responsible for the accident.
Carlson will be charged with man
slaughter. according to States Attor
ney Wiley.
BRIG. GENERAL .
Retired Army Officer and Former
Member Port Commission Dies
in Seattle Tiiis Morning
SEATTLE, Oct. 9.—Brigadier Gen
eral H. M. Crltterden, retired army
officer, and a former member of the
Seattle Port Commission, died here
this morning.
TROUSSEAU IN ROOM
WITH DEAD WOMAN
CHICAGO, Oct. 9.—In the bath
room of an unfurnished flat in one
of the better residence sections the po
lice today found the body of a wo
man about 26 years old, expensively
dressed. A tube led from her mouth to
the gas fixture above, but the gas was
not turned on. One of the woman’s
wrists had been almost severed with
a razor, which was found on the win
dow sill in the parlor. A c'omplete
trousseau was found in a trunk.
There was no furniture in the flat
and the only identification possible
was a postcard postmarked Decatur,
111., and addressed to Miss Josephine
Parker. It was signed by Clara and
said:
“Do not worry, your furniture is
on the way.”
Mrs. Lars Anderson said the wo
man leased the flat a month ago, but
had rebuffed all attempts of the
neighbors to be friendly.
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Third Caine of .Series to have been
I’layed in New York Today, has
Iteen Called Off
NEW YORK. Oct. 9.—Baseball
fans were disappointed this morning
when they awoke to the patter of the
rain on the roof, and cold, raw weath
er, with half a gale of wind blowing.
It is an ideal day to sit by the fire and
talk over summer sports, but for play
ing baseball an absolute failure. The
game was cancelled at 11 o'clock, as
soon as it was seen that there would
be no let up in weather conditions,
and will be played early tomorrow.
The players are keyed up to a
breaking point and passed the morn
ing working out In local gymnasiums,
loafing or card playing. The city is all
a-fevered over tomorrow's game and
betting on New York is being Indulg
ed in around the hotel lobbies. Con
siderable Chicago money is on hand
on the result of the series, one man
offering' to bet $f>.000 even money
that the White Sox win tlie series,
while other wagers were confined to
tomorrow’s game.
It is epected that the line-up will
be the same tomor"ow as on the first
game in Chicago Saturday, with
Schalk and Cicotti for the Chicago
Americans and McCarthy and Schupp
for the National.
Eelsch played on all-star game in
Chicago and his admirers here pres
ented him with a beautiful floral em
blem as he stepped off the train.
MIX ERH’ SUPERSTITION
CAUSES ARREST OF 18
ELLSWORTHTIPa., Oct. 9.—The
superstition that a man struck by
lightning will recover if buried at
once caused the arrest of eighteen
miners employed n*ar here, but lat
ter they were released by order of
Deputy Coroner Clifford S. Patterson
of Ellsworth.
Twenty miners were in a cabin on
Pigeon creek when a bolt of light
ning struck John Smith of Bentloy
ville, and Mike Simon of Marianna.
Both were instantly killed. Without
the formality of a coffin, the eighteen
men dug a hole in the back yard and
burled their comrades temporarily.
When Dr. A. L. Hammer and Con
stable James Gilmour reached the
cabin on a rumor of the accident,
they saw no trace of the dead bodies
and asked for them. The men point
ed to a new mound and refused to
dig up the bodies because they
“would lose their life.”
Constable Gilmour arrested the
men and brought them here, after ex
huming the bodies.
HEAVY RAINS CAUSE
BIO PROPERTY LOSS
RALEIGH, N. C., Oct. 9.—Property
damage reaching several hundred
thousand dollars, heavy damage to
crops and the drowning of three no*
groes resulted from the heavy rains
of the last few day* In Eastern North
Carolina. At Wallace a dam burst,
driving approtmately 300 people from
ther homes.
FRENCH CABINET TO
DERATE BIG ISHCES
PARIS, Oct. 9.—An important de
bate is expected tomorrow when the
new cabinet, headed by Prof. Paul
Patnleve .appears before the cham
ber of deputies. A discussion of gen
eral policies, the conduct of the war
and the bread supply will come up.
PRESIDENT SAYS WAR
MIST BE FINISHED
WASHINGTON, I). O.. Oct 9 —
President Wilson received a number
of callers yesterday, whom he assur
ed that the only way to end the war
is by complete victory over Germany.
HOQI IAM PRIEST
CALLED TO SEATTLE
HOQCIAM, Oct. 9 —Father Quig
ley, for a number of years in charge
of the local Catholic church and par
ochial school, has been called by the
bishop lo take charge of a new church
in the northern part of Seattle. He
will leave for Seattle some time this
week. During the time he has been
In charge of the Hoquiam church he
founded the nfrochial school.
OX ALASKA MIGGKIl
HI NTS TALLEST I’OI.E
CHEHALIS, Oct. 9.—An order has
been given Henry Hall, an enterpris
ing logger at Onalaska, to find the
tallest flagpole in the world to hold
the largest flag in the nation, the pole
to lie erected at Camp Lewis. Mr. Hall
will lie notified how high the present
tallest single piece flagpole In the
world measures and he will endeav
or to get one higher.
Many subscribers yet owe for last
month's paper, and *hey are requested
to please hand the money to the car
riers, as they are responsible for all
sums on their routes.
Count'Luxburg of Argentine Republic,
Cannot lie Found. Altlio Handed
l*ass|K>rts by Oftileals
Hi;ENOS AIRES, Oct. 9.—-Count
Luxburg. the German charge d'af
faires, who was recently handed his
passports by the Argentine govern
ment over the Swedish note incident,
lias disappeared from the knowledge
of officialdom, and cannot be found,
altho a diligent search is being made
for him. Count Luxburg has been re
fused a safe conduct by England, and
is believed to be in hiding to escape
certain capture if he is forced to
leave Argentine.
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YOUNGEST CONGRESSMAN.
John M. Baer Is but Thirty-One
Years Old and a Cartoonist.
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The youngest member of congress.
John M. Baer. Is hut thirty-one years
old. He was elected to succeed Henry
T. Helgesou.by the Nonpartisan league
of North Dakota. Ho also has the dis
tinction of being the only cartoonist la
congress.
GEM FLEET
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Appears In Force Off Helsingfors, a
Fortified City in Gulf of Finland
and Begins Offensive
STOCKHOLM. Sweden, Oct. 9.—A
strong German fleet appeared today
in the Gulf of Finland off Helsingfors,
indicating that the Germans are at
tempting an offensive against Petro
grad. Helsingfors is a strongly forti
fied city 191 miles west of Petrograd,
in the Guff of Finland.
TKorSFItS BOWED
BY 3,000 WOMEN
YAKIMA, Oct. 9.—Three thousand
trousered women and girls are in the
fields, orchards and factories of the
Yakima valley. This estimate is based
on the sale of 1,200 "coveralls” by
the stores of Yakima and hundreds
in other towns of the valley. It is
found that about as many wearers
make their own outfits as buy them
ready-made, so 3.000 is considered a
conservative figure.
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EXHAUSTED PELICAN
CAPTURED BY WOMAN
YAKIMA. Oct. 9.—An exhausted
pelican, apparently partly blinded by
long flight through forest fire areas,
was caught on Friday by Mrs. A. F.
Mitchell, who lives In the Tieton sec
tion. Efforts will be made to tame
the big bird, which will be exhibited
at the state fair.
GOVERNOR GENERAL OE
FINLAND QUITS POST
PETROGRAI). Oct. 9.—Michael
Stakovich. governor general of Fin
land, has resigned. N. V. Nekrasoff,
who has occupied a prominent place
in several cabnets since the revolu
tion, has been named to succeed
Stakovich. The situation of the army
officers in Helsingfors, the capital of
Finland, has been critical since tho
Kornlloff revolt. M. Stakovich said,
but that was due to Russian, not Fin
ish influences.
GERMANY LIABLE
TO BE NUISANCE
Grinding Out Peace Notes at Rapid
Rate—Willing to Defer Annexa
tions and Indemnities
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 9.—A new
peace offer from Germany will soon
be made, containing as part of its
terms no annexations of territory and
no indemnities by either side, accord
ing to a dispatch received from Ber
lin today. The telegram quotes the
Deutsches Tages Zeitung as It au
thority. These are the third peace
terms promulgated by the Teutonic
powers in the last six weeks.
PROBE PROPOSED OF
ARIZONA CONDITIONS
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Oct.. 9.—
Appointment of a commission to in
vestigate labor conditions in Arizona
copper mines, as advocated by the
American Federation of Labor, was
proposed today to President Wilson.
President Gompers, of the labor fed
eration, has laid before the president
charges of federal investigators that
I. W. W. agitators were encouraged
by copper producing interests for the
sake of discrediting the labor move
ment. Most of the miners recently
deported from Bisbee were union
members, and not I. W. W. men, and
this was known to company officials
who promoted the deportations, the
Federation of Labor charges.
Can You Beat It?
Six room house, partly furnished
with bath. If taken at once only
1500. Mrs. Fred Cameron. tf
It is reported that the Moose and
Signal Corps basketball teams wilP
play a game tomorrow night. It la.
also reporf 'd that tha (iris will play*
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