VOL 9. VALDEZ, ALA8KA WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1913 NO. 81.
IS AGAIN LOOSE
Allies Notify Turkey That All
Peace Negotiations'Are Offff—
A Note Sent to Powers.
London, Jan. 15.—The dele
gates of the Allies -to the peace
conference have decided to not
ify Turkey of the breaking off of
all negotiations looking forward
to peace and the resumption of
hostilities. Simultaneously they
will present a note lo the pow
ers advising them of the condi
tions existing.
Fighting will he resumed along
Hie entire front with renewed vig
or.
COLORADO ELECTS
TWO SENATORS
Senator Guggenheim is to be Suc
ceeded by Former Governor
Thomas, a Democrat.
Denver, Colo., Jan. 15.--The
legislature yesterday, in separate
session, elected former Governor
Thomas and Governor ShaiTroth,
both Democrats, to the United
Stales Senate, the latter for the
short term tty fill a vacancy. The'
former will succeed Senator Gug
genheim. >
CORDOVA ROAD
STILL BLOCKED
Rotaries Made From Cordova to
Mile 51 and From Chitina
to Mile 87.
The railroad is still blocked
from mile 51 to mile 87 in spite
id' all the efforts of the men and
rotaries working night and day to
clear the line in hopes of getting j
the interior mails into Chitina]
and the outgoing mail to th ■
coast.
The mail I'm' i-un-hanks aim
Nome was taken nil' at Cordova
and will he sent mil I lie line to
day in order to have the mail out
of Cordova. The PostolTice De
partment al Washington, D. C.,
has received telegrams from the
interior towns asking that the
mail tie I'outeil via Valdez, as they
lire Ihe sufferers from the block
ade, hut up In the present no
thing has linen heard from Ihe
IhistolTire Department in Ihe way
of relief 'for Ihe mailless inter
inr towns.
The road frnio mile r>1 to mile
H7 is I In* hardest pari of Ihe line
to keep open, as the wind drills
tiie snow in great hanks across
the track and Ihe roailhed is con
tinually covered with ice, caused
by water (lowing over Ihe tracks
and freezing. In places it is nec
essary to shovel the snow and
then have men eut the ice to clear
Ihe track.
Dr. Chas. T. Daggett was a
through passenger to Seward on
Ihe Mariposa, on his return from
an extended trip to the stales.
It is worth while taking a
chance on the $800 diamond ring
being raffled at Plant & Com
pany’s, jewelers. '
COPPER OUTPUT
SHOWS INCREASE
Value of Year’s Output $200,000,
000—Alaska’s Increase
Large.
Washington, Jan. 15.-The Geo
logical Survey gives the year’s
output of copper to be 1,249,
000,000 pounds, valued at 8200,
000,000. Alaska's output was 28,
840,000 pounds, an increase ov
er the output of 1911 of 0,020,
000 pounds.
WILL MARCH AT
THE INAUGURAL
Ten Thousand Women Say They
Will Parade at Wilson’s
Inaugural.
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Washington, l>. C., Jan. 15.
I Ten thousand women, represent
ing every state in the Union' will
inarch in the inaugural parade
here, as a signal to President
Wilson that the woman suffra
gist movement, must not be ignor
ed in national affairs. This was
the prediction made last night by
Mrs. Helen Gardiner, a national
suffrage leader, whq opened head
quarters here lo enroll the skirl
ed hands.
“Certainly (here will he 10,000
women in (his parade," said Mrs.
Gardiner. "They will he garbed
in appropriate style and ted by
the nation’s most prominent wo
men. Snow, sleet or rain will not
stop our marchers."
Trains Running Again.
Seattle, Jan. 15—Railroad truf
fle across the Cascades lias been
resumed.
The House Sustains Taft.
Washington, D. C., Jan. 15.—
The House defeated the amend
ment annulling President Taft’s
order placing fourth-class post
masters under tin* civil service.
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Washington, 1). Jan. 15.— j
The House has passed the Post-:
office appropriation bill of two;
hundred and seventy-eight mil
lion dollars, which is an increase
of seven million dollars over last
year, made necessary by the in
inauguration of the parcels post.
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GIVES SCHOOLMA’AMS
COPYBOOK ADVICE
Tarry town, .\. Y., Jan. 15.—
“Save your pennies," was the ad
vice given by John i>. Rockefeller
today to a number of school
teachers to whom lie gave a sleigh
rjde’about his estate. The young
schonlma’ams were so impressed
with what they saw tiial one of
them said as she alighted from
the sleigh:
“Just think, Mr. Rockefeller,
you have this large estate with
three houses to live in, while we
must content ourselves with a
small room in a Hat.”
To which the oil magnate’s re
sponse -was:
"Save your pennies.”
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This is the kind of weather,
that the tenants of "The Cliff”
wear a broad smile and spend
their time in their rooms with
comfort. " •*' •*
WILSONS MESSAGE
IS PROGRESSIVE
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Wants Jersey Corporation Law
Amended, Also to Ratify Con
stitutional Amendments.
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Trenton, Jan. ] 5.—Governor
Wilson, in his message to the
legislature, advocates a revision
of the corporation laws io the
end that the stale he no longer
the home of the trusts, lie advo
cates a commission form of city
government and expresses the
hope that the people will ratify
the income lax amendment and
the direel election of United
States senators. The message
was received with wrapt atten'
j tion.
ASK WILSON 10
APPOINT COASTER
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Senators Join in Asking Wilson
to Appoint Far Westerner to
Secretaryship of Interior.
Washington, 1).. C.,. Jan. 15.—
Western senators have joined to
gether in a request to Woodrow
Wilson urging the appointment of
a far westerner as of
tire Interior, holding that the ad
ministration of tho public lands
should lie in tin* hands of a man
familiar with western conditions
and pointing to the hardships
placed upon settlers by Secretary
(iartleld and the present incum
bent, who are wholly unfamiliar
with the needs of the people most
concerned.:
Father Causes Son’s Arrest.
SI. haul, Jan. 15.—Samuel
Kaufman, 1t>, and Mrs. Ruth El
lis, _2J, whose husband lives in
Colorado, pleaded guilty to grand
larceny before Judge On* today
and were given suspended sen
tences. They were arrested iu
Chicago last week on a warrant
sworn oul by the boy’s father, C.
K. Kaufman, secretary and treas
urer of the Kaufman Jewelry
company, charging theft of jew
elry from l lie company.
UNDER ARREST
Baltic Brack, Mich., Jan. 15_
Lucille Cameron' Jack Johnson's
bride, was arrested while fleeing
to Canada lo escape appearing in
(lie United Stales courts against
the • pugilist in the proceedings
taken by'the government under
I lie Mann act. Johnson is under
heavy bail lo appear and answer
to llie charges laid against him.
GOES HOME TO
ENTER PRACTICE LAW
Philadelphia, Jan. 15.—Judge
Arehhnld. former judge of the
commerce court, who has' been
impeached, passed through here
en route to his home in Scranton
to resume the practice of law.
Win. Dunklc, the engineer in
charge of the Midas claims,
walked around the beach last
night in order to be in Valdez
when the Mariposa arrived. He
vfas three hours making the trip
and rame into town with one boot
full of water from the Lowe, river
hot springs. He arrived in town
at 12:30 o’clock* . •*.,..
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Great Nome Classic to Solomon
and Return is Set for This
Month With Scotty Favorite.
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Nome, Jan. 15.—The Solomon
Derby, Nome’s classic event, has
been set for January 18th. The
entries are John Johnson, Percy
Blalchford, Emil Anderson, Char
lie Sing and Scotty Allen, driving
Mrs. Darling’s team.
Considerable interest is being
worked up over the race, but the
fact that Allen has again entered
robs the event of much of its in
terest, as it is generally conceded
that he has I he edge on t he clas
sic.
VALOEZ GAMP
ACTS DEFINITELY
Follows Action of Other Camps by
Ignoring Grand Lodge, Which
Proved False to Trust.
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('.amp Valdez No. In held a
rousing meeting last evening,
when it was unanimously decid
ed to withdraw from the Grand.,
rlj«dg%-ai» a (" fi re s e ti F"c o nstft»tie d,
and throw the camp’s lot in with
those lodges which are !o form
a new Grand Lodge al Juneau in
March. A committee was ap
pointed to formulate resolutions
carrying this idea into effect. It
was also decided lo pay no more
per eapila lo the Grand Lodge.
All lodges in Alaska have, or
will, lake similar action, leaving
the Grand Lodge without any sub
ordinate lodges save possibly
I hose in Yukon territory, two in
number, who, it is said, favor the
idea of perfmitting the formation
of camps anywhere.
Upon the formation of tin*
Grand Lodge at Juneau the Arc
tic Brotherhood will lie an exclu
sively Alaskan order unless the
Yukon lodges care to join in, in
which case it will continue to be
a northern organization without
any relationship with the out
side.
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RE-OPEN QUESTION
OF FREE TOLLS
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- Washington, 1>. Jan. 15.
SiMiator Hoot has introduced a
hill in Hu* Senate eliminating the
exemption of American coastwise
vessels from the payment, of tolls
in passing through the canal.
This will re-open the entire ques
tion of (oils. There is a well de
IIned sentiment against the re
peal of- free lulls.
POINDEXTER OPPOSbS
CLINTON HOWARD
Washington, D. C., Jan. 15.—
Senator Miles Poindexter has re
newed his fight against the con
firmation of Clinton Howard as
judge of the United States District
Court for the Northwestern dis
trict of Washington.
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Most Interesting Subjects.
Everybody pleased with last
night’s pictures at the Orpheum.
Change tomorrow eve. Matinee
Saturday, Niagara Falls.
FOR. BALE—Horse,, harness
ajid sled. Can haul or pack, also
line saddle horse.. Outfit complete
$40. Apply Mrs. Chas.’ Kraemer.
FLOATING COFFIN
FLAUNT DEATH
Condemned Revenue Cutter Again
in Passenger Trttde to Nome
First in the Season.
Seattle, Jan. 15.—The Kotzebue
Transportation company have
purchased the old steamer Cor
win to replace her back on the
Nome run. She sail from here on
May 10th.
Many Alaskans believe it to be
criminal to permit tbe old tub to
sail.
BURNS A BIBLE
AND SEES THINGS
Accidentally Throws Bible in the
Stove and Finds Sign of
Cross on Toast.
Santa Monica, Cal., Jan. 15.—
Believing that she is marked for
“divine retribution,'' and that she
has received a warning, Mrs.
Marvin Burley is prostrated today
by events subsequent to her acci
dental burning of the Holy Scrip
tures in her kitchen stove..
t After cteatrmg me house of an
aged, man who died several days
ago. Mrs. Burley carried to her
home, among other books, several
paper bound copies of the Old
Testament. Yesterday, while pre
paring breakfast, she threw into
the tire box of her stove two of
these books. She discovered too
late that they \yere copies of the
Holy Word.
On top of (he stove were three
pieces of browning toast. When i
these were removed each Imre in \
perfect line and proportion a dis
tinct .cross. Mrs. Burley became
hysterical.
Scores of persons examined the
toast and none was able to offer
an explanation. The bread was
far removed from the firebox of
(lie stove and was not touched
during the toasting operation. !
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ALUMINUM TRUST
IS WORLD WIDE
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Washington, L). ;C., Jan. 15.—
AI the hearing lie fori* the lari IV
(•iiinmillee. President Davis, of
the Aluminum Company of Amer-j
iea, admitted the existence of an I
international trust which con-I
trolled lire price of tin* world’s I
output of allumiiuim.
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BOSTON FIREMEN
FORM A UNION
Huston, .Mass.,' Jan. 15.—Bos
ton's liremen are considering a
step that may earn for them the
distinction of being tin* first of
any city in the easl to affiliate
themselves with organized labor, j
The members of the department— I
the hosemen and laddermeu—
liave agreed to meet the day at
ler tomorrow to deride definitely
whether or not they want to af
illiale with t|n* American Feder
ation of Labor. K is believed the
hulk of the firemen will favor
such a step. The promoters of
the movement explain that, while
the proposed organization-will be
a regular labor union there will
be.no danger of its members mak
ing arbitrary demands upon the
eity for increased pay or shorter
hours, much h;ss of a “walk
out” when called to light a lire.
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NO WAR AT
POTASH FIELDS
Sheriff of San Bernardino County
Says There Will be No War
at Searles Lake.
San Bernardino, Cal., Jan. 15.
Reports that trouble is expected
at Searles lake in the Mojave des
ert, where rival companies are
disputing I he possession of pot
ash deposits, were denied today
by Sheriff Ralps, who said:
“San Bernardino county has
had Deputy Sheriff Bliss posted
I at Searles lake for several months
and I don't believe (here is im
mediate danger of trouble.-’
WATCH TRUST
MAT BE HIT
House Committee Investigating^
Time Piece Trust With View
of Lowering Tariff.
Washington, l>. (5, Jan. 15.—
The House tariff committee has
commenced to probe into the*
watch industry to ascertain to
wharextent the tan IT on watches
can lie reduced and to inquire in
to the alleged trust the manu
facturers have entered into, which
if shown will do much towards
t he lowering of I he tariff. .
MARIPOSA ARRIVES
FROM THE SOUTH
Delayed at Icy Straits by Heavy
Ice Floes—Lost Propeller
Blade Going South.
Tile S. S. Mariposa arrived al.
8:10 this morning after ail un
eventful trip nnrtli. She brought
25 tons of freight for Cordova, 00
Ions for Fort l.iscum and 70 Ions
for Valdez. Fourteen passengers
came to Valdez—live from Cor
dova and the balance from Seal
tie. The Mariposa left Cordova
al 5:50 yesterday afternoon, hut
remained at Fllamar last, night,
as the wind was too strong to
make a safe landing and the cap
tain thought it advisable to wait
for daylight.
On the trip south the Mariposa
experienced one of the worst
storms of many years, and while
belween illnchinbrok and Cape
Spencer they were hit by a big
wave which broke one of the pro
peller blades and damaged anoth
er. The boat rolled around for
some time, hut finally made into
Icy straits and from then on the
trip to Seattle was very pleasant.
Captain O’Hrien reports a large
amount of ice in llu* straits, which
compelled him to wait for day
light. as lie did not care to risk
the trip through al night. He
says he has never seen so much
ice in the straits at this time of
the year as he saw on this trip
north.
The following passengers ar
rived: E. Eekern, Mrs. F. Web
er and children. Mrs. T. Scott and
daughter. Mrs. It. C. DeEine and
daughter. T. Quinn. <F E. Ed
gerton, Miss J. Smith. J. J. Cot
ter, Miss K. Marian. .1. A. Oustof
son.