VOL. 10.
POLICE HEIST
STOCK SWINDLER
Woman Sold Stock to Three Men^
From Chicaflo in Fake Alaska Min*
—Promised Them Jobs Also.
SEATTLE, May 18—Annette Lobor
was arrested here today by the po
lice charged with having sold stock in
a fictitious concern, called the Kup
ernoff Copper and Smelting Company
of Alaska. The woman, who is about
30 years old and beautiful, sold stock
to Gustave Strunr for which she re
ceived $1,700 and promised him a po
sition as foreman as soon as she
could arrange for his going north.
He also alleges that she promised to
love him, but failed in the loving
business entirely.
Through Strum she sold stock to
William Haag and George Bauer, se
curing $100 from each. All three men
were from Chicago and had come to
this city to go to Alaska when Strum
met the woman and was induced to
purchase the stock and also several
•^ine dinners.
/Annette Lobor has stock enough to
l ave kept her in money for years,
as the police found $1,000,000 worth
of clock certificates in her room when
it was searched.
Strum made the complaint to the
police after he had waited for three
months for the promised foremanship.
EXPOSE GRAFT
Cost $8,000,000 a Year to Care for 30,
000 Patients—11,000 Employees
On the Payroll.
ALBANY, May 18.—The state ef
ficiency department reported today
that the 14 state hospitals, with 30,
000 inmates, cost the taxpayers of the
state $8,000,000 annually. The report
shows that more than half of the
cost of caring for the hospitals is in
salaries and that the high officials
haVe from one to three automobiles at
their service, which they use mostly
for pleasure, while the taxpayers foot'
the bills. j
According to the report 11,000 em
ployees are on the payroll. The cost
of feeding the patients runs into mil
lions, besides the original cost of the
buildings.
Governor Glynn announced that he
would ask 'the legislature to allow then
consolidation of the hospitals and the
operation by a State commission un
der direct supervision of {he gover
nor. *
IEW GIMPS TOR
PUKES POST
WASHINGTON, May 18.—'The post
office department today announced
that seven, nine and twelve cent
stamps would be issued at once, as
• the parcels post system requires the
stamps of odd numbers, saving the
postal clerks from "licking” twa
stamps to make tbe off number.
LADIES GUILD I
HAD DIG SHOW
The ladies' Guild of the Church of
the Epiphany will give a moving pic
ture show and concert next Wednes
day evening at the Orpheum theater^
toe Retake orchestra will render sev
eral selections; special vocal and in
ttrumenttl inuBlcSwill dlso be on the
Hnjgrem »nn bbtbjxU wcviwnt rwis
of moving pictures will be provided
by Manager Plnkus, of the Orpheum.
0R9F BOMBS OK
MEXICAN SHIP
Rebel* Set Gunboat Morelo* Afire—
Refugee* Reach Trl*co—Corre*
pondent* Banquet Villa.
MAZATLAN, Mex., May 18.—The
rebels today dropped bombs upon the
federal gunboat Morelos from aero
planes and shattered the upperworks
of the warship and sent it hurrying
to the sea with upperworks afire.
The aviator dropped his death deal
ing bombs from an altitude of 2,000
feet and in spite of the attempts of
the men on the Morelos to hit and
disable his machine he made his es-(
cape to the rebel lines.
The conditions in the city are
growing worse and if it were not for,
the fact that all the officers of the
garrison would be put to death if
they surrendered to the rebels, it is
generally believed the city would be
given up to the constitutionalists.
HIPPOL1TO, Mex., May 18.—The
newspaper correspondents represent
ing American and European papers,
yesterday gave a banquet to General
Villa and his stafT. The rebel gener
al was highly pleased and greatly
flattered at the compliment and in a
short speech said that he had never
had any education, nor had he ever
before made a speech, but he wanted
all to drink with him in a toast of
honor to President Wilson of the Un
ited States, a friend of Mexico.
The newspaper men with the rebel
army have been well protected by the
constitutionalists and have been
given every opportunity to witness
the fighting between the rebels and
federal troops.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 18.—The
British liner Cctriana reached this
port today with 150 refugees front
Manzanillo. The refugees tell terri
ble tales of the torture to death of
Americans in the interior towns of
Mexico. No attempt was made by the
police or troops in the small towns
to protect Americans when the oc
cupation of Vera Cruz became known
and it is believed that many ,hav£
been killed.
At Manzanillo the federal com*
mander gave the refugees a half hour
to depart and threatened to dynamite
the dock if the boat remained long
er, but the English captain armed,
tils passengers and when the federal;
troop ship approached him he started:
to fire pn the soldiers on the deck!
and they soon turned and went out;
of range. One ship owned by the fed-;
erals tried to ram the Cetriana, but
the English, captain out-manoeuvred:
him, and. before they could make the;'
second attempt the cruiser Raleigh, of
the American navy, reached the bar->
bor and the Huerta Boldierg quit andt
apologized. Following the announce-!
mfent of peace proposals the Ameri-r
cans were not molested.
Women Raid Prince’* Room.
LONDON.—Two suffragettes raidedj
the Prince of ■‘Wales’s rooms at Ox-;
ford last Monday, the first day of;
the ne wterm. Much to their dis-i
appointment, his Royal Highness was!
not in residence, having gone on aj
cruise on the battleship Colllngwood;
with his brother. The suffragettesj
went to the Prince’s rooms disguised*
as a couple of Sisters of Charity. D1-:
rectly as a servaht opened the door1
they made a rush and gained admis
sion to the sitting room before they
could be stopped. When they found1
the Prince absent they thre wa quan
tity of bookB and pamphlets about
the room, but did no damage. They
departed quietly, bht with a warning
to the servant that the Prince might
expect a visit from ‘them directly he
I returned to Oxford. ' j
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Council Moating Tonight.
The regular meeting of the city;
council will be held tonight with Act-4
ing Mayor Judge Lyons presiding.!
’Petitions for sidewalks on Hob&rtj
street will be presented by the tax
payers.
• Defftmey. the mining man, IMt'
this morning for the Three in One
property.
MITERS MUST
GO TO THE PER
Circuit Court Say* Structural Iron
Men Shall Commence Serving
Sentence on June 6.
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CHICAGO, May 18—The federal
circuit court of this division today or-i
dered the 24 dynamiters, members of
the structural iron workers union, to
commence serving their sentences on
June 6 and giving them until that
date to straighten up their business:
affairs.
Five of the 24 have voluntarily ap
peared at the Leavenworth federal
prison to commence their sentences,
while the others can wait until June
6. All of the dynamiters have serv
ed a few days in Leavenworth, where
they were sent immediately follow
ing their conviction, but later were
released when the circuit court of
appeals granted a stay of sentence.
All were out on heavy bonds.
The case was taken to the highest
court, but the verdict was not re
versed and after the refusal of the
court to act the men applied for a
pardon, claiming that the trial judge
was prejudiced and had not given
mht ea fair deal.
Colonel Richardson, the Alaska
trail builder, is a passenger on the
Alameda and will reach Valdez in the
morning.
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us mils
First Bank of Valdez Commences To
Do Business—<Was Formerly Bank
of S. Blum & Co.
The formul transfer of the S. Blum
& Co. bank to the newly incorporated
First Bank of Valdez was ma'de to
day. The change waB made neces
sary because of the passage by the
:last legislature of a stringent bank
ing law governing the.^ banks;
in Alaska. The new bank has n cap
ital of $25,000 and its deposlts'*total
$138,832.77. A sworn statement is
published by the management in to
day’s Prospector showing the finan
cial condition of the new bank.
S. Blum, who for many years has,
conducted the S. Blum & Co. bank
here, is the president and will have
active charge of the new organiza
tion. Meyer ’Bltun, of the same con-;
cern, will be vice-president, and the'
(present cashier, W. M. Goodwin, will'
'remain as cashier of the bank. The;
directors are Judge John Lyons, W.
M. Wilson, Sam Blum. Meyer Blum
and E. B. Wheat.
The bank will continue in its pres-,
ent quarters in the Blum Block.
Another Bear Story.
The Bonny Molly left the dock Sat
urday night for Jack’s bay with a
party of bear hunters aboard and
several cases of ammunition and
twenty-two different brands of guns,
including one made from a gas pipe
and used by Mr. Max Schnoor in trick
shooting. Shooting from the hip,
over his shoulder* , or with his eyes
shut, it was all the same to Max.
He could 'plug the ‘bottles (empty)
throwa into the air by Jim Gray ev
ery time. JOe Olson lost a pair Of
little red shoes, and Senator McHle,
with"'the Gray boys, ran a bear out
of “breath. If the bear bad been in
training no doubt the boys would have
been banding their friends bear steaks]
this tnornibg, ae thgy figured to (tin ‘
it into the water and drown It.
, The launch.rJfljuwe M. made a trip!
to Fort Liaoum. and Solomon Gulch
yesterday wiU^pasgengerB who want
ed to go across the bay for a trip
of inspection of the wori being «Jone
by the new mining company.
President Wilson Notifies Gov. Am
mons That Federal Troops
Cannot Remain Long.
DENVER, May 18.—President Wil
son today notified Governor Ammons
of this state that the federal troops
cannot remain on duty at the coal
mines indefinitely. The president al
so intimated that he cannot conceive
how any state government was will
ing to forego its sovereignty and be
come a vassal to central government.
The president notified the governor to
take such steps as he considered best
to take over the control of the strike
zone.
Governor Ammons Immediately
wired to President Wilson that he
had been misinformed; that the state
legislature, which adjourned on Sat
urday, had passed a bill appropriat
ing $1,000,000 to pay the state guards
and that the state would again take
charge of the policing and protect
ing of the coal mines.
All back debts of the state guards
will be paid, as Denver bankers have
agreed to take over the state war
rants and pay the guardsmen in full.
The new companies recently raised
will be sent to the different mines
and will relieve the federal troops.
General Chase will have 3,000 state
guards if necessary to prevent dis
orders.
lindebergIays
GRANITE IS GREAT
Big Mining Operator Well Pleased Af
ter a Trip of Inspection to
New Property.
Jafet Lindeberg, the big mining op
erator, who is one of the largest
stockholders in the Granite Gold Min
ing Company, operating in the Port
Wells section, returned yesterday
from a trip of inspection of the mine.
He was accompanied on the trip by
Senator Millard and W. A. Dickey.
In speaking to a representative of
the Prospector Mr. Lindeberg stated
that the showing in the mine was
wonderful and passed all expectations,
as the lead had widened to 14 feet
carrying high values, and that the
equipment on the clalmB was excel
lent. requiring only a crusher to break
the ore before It is fed to the Lane
mill.
“The Lane mill is all right, only it
requires that the ore be crushed line
and this defect will be remedied at
: once and a crusher installed, after
which the Granite will be a hummer,”
says Mr. Lindeberg. “Senator Millard
has done an excellent job opening the
property and has made no mistake in
installing a Lane mill.”
The samples brought to the office
of the company, weighing 20 pounds
or more, are sprinkled with gold and
show that some of the ore is as rich
as any brought from the Cliff.
Supt. Ray Millard returned to Val
dez with the party.
Hold Police Dog Trials.
SCRANTON, Pa., May 18—The fea
ture of the Anthracite Kennel Asso
ciation of America’s dog show which
opened here today was to be the aer
ies of police dogs trials. For the best
German police dogs shown a hand
some silver cup is offered by the
Scranton police force and valued at
8150. Other prizes in other classes
Will be money prises, loving cups,
vases, traya, irikztands and jewelry.
The sttotr will cobtloue three Mys.
Ortfcr tff ***** «t»r. !
There *fll W a ftfoetfiBB 'Of thei
taater^ JUnr Tuesday r«ptag. May
19, at 8 o’clock. 'Initiation ceremon
ies. tenm c. cb'Gmmxx..
Worthy Matron.
NEW
Medieai Men Greatly Interested In
Swiss Doctor's Method—‘Pati
ents Reported Cured.
PARIS, May 18.—Great interest
has been aroused id medical circles
by a new treatment of tuberculosis
discovered by a Swiss scientist, Henry
Spahllnger. The method, as explain
ed by Prof. Letulle before the Acad
emy of Medicine, consists of intra
muscular injections of a combination
cf ‘'anti-genic tuberculosis” substan
ces and of ferments.
According to the observations of
scientists who have watched the ap
plication of lire treatment, a num
ber of patients have continued to fol
low their occupations and have now
been cured.
The first injections have a depress
ing effect on the patient. When this
period is passed lie rapidly improves,
and a comfortable feeling sets in.
The patient’s strength increases, the
cough subsides, and expectoration,
which at first becames more accen
tuated, diminishes, and during the lat
ter part of the treatment consists of
nothing bu mucous secretions.
As the treatment progresses the
bacilli disappear and the matter be
comes less and less virulent, until it
finally loses its virus altogether.
The injections are usually followed
by some fever at the beginning, but
the patient returns to his normal
state the following day. The injec
tions are made only on alternate days,
and may sometimes be made only
once or twice a week. The treat
ment lasts for from live to six weeks
for slight cases and for several
months for advanced cases.
The same treatment has given pos
itive results in the treatment of lupus
and tuberculous ganglions of the
brain, refractory to ordinary treat
nient. It was first applied to guinea
pigs in 1911, and 1912 and after a
year they were found to have deep
tuberculous lesions which had been
dried tip and cured.
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AERIAL MACHINE GUN
INVENTED BY GERMAN
BERLIN, May 18.—An invention
which is declared will give Germany
the lead in aerial warfare is being
thoroughly tested by military experts
at Doeberitz camp. The apparatus,
which is the invention of an army of
ficer, enables a machine gun to be
mounted on an aeroplane in front of
the pilot, who will thus be able to
control both gun and machine. The
gun can be turned in any direction
'and can be used against an enemy be
neath. So far, it is stated, the ex
periments have been most success
ful.
Shaw for a “Baby Strike.”
LONDON.—A “baby strike” was
suggested by George Bernard Shaw in
the course of a discussion on “What
Socialism Means to Me,” in London
recently. Mr. Shaw asked Mrs. Pem
ber Reeves, who opened the discus
sion, whether she did not think that
under present circumstances a woman
should resolutely refuse to have chil
dren unless she were paid for it.
“A woman does not want to be paid
for having children by her husband,”
replied Mrs. Reeves. “I rather object
to a baby strike.” ,
Mr. Shaw: “Why object to sufeh a
strike, and why should not child
bearing be a profession for women?
The ordinary middle-class woman
does strike against children. It may
be after she has had three or four
or five children, but she does strike.
There are women Who strike against
one child. I have always said my
self that If <1 were a woman I would
Want £2,OOP (110,000) before I bore
a child," added llr, 3h»W/ “I think
witafaia would 'Be riahtJln insisting up
on g guarantee before they have
fchildren. I do Mt thtfrik ‘it at all aj
baa Idea that a woman Who has s
genius for child-bearing should de
vote her life to it. I do not think itj
fs a suggestion ihat should De ridi
culed.”
New Haven Officers Secured Decision
on West Chester Franchise Be
fore Purchasing Road.
WASHINGTON, May 18.—The In
lerstate Commerce Commission today
heard the inside of the deal by which
the New Haven railroad secured con
trol of the Westchester road, which
is now part of the system.
The disclosures show that the of
ficials of the New Haven bought ju
dicial decisions upholding the validity
of the Westchester franchise before
they purchased the road and. that they
spent hundreds of thousands of dol
lars bribing stale officials.
No criminal actions can follow be
cause the statute of limitation has
run against it, but the inside work
ings of the New York courts under
the present political system will be
exposed.
Attorney General McKeynolds is
greatly incensed at the action of the
Interstate Commerce Commission, and
is desiring more to secure informa
lino than the punishment of the crim
inals, as the law provides that the
giving of testimony before the com
mission is in effect an immunity bath
and prosecutions cannot follow.
Says Commodore Barry Had the Right
idea—No Entangling Alliances
for the United States.
WASHINGTON. May 18.—President
Wilson spoke today at the unveiling
of the statue to Commodore Barry,
the lirst commodore in the American
navy, who distinguished himself dur
ing the war of 1776.
The president, in his speech, said:
“Commodore Barry was the first to
recognize the fact that the Cnited
States must not enter into any for
eign enaftglemens or alliances, at
they are but confessions of weakness
and an endless source of trouble. We
must build our foreign relations up
on honor and fairness and maintain
them upon a high level and not by
means of a combination with foreign
governments."
The president received a hearty
welcome when he stepped on the
platform to speak and a still great
er ovation when he concluded his re
marks.
iflB_apnn
WASHINGTON, May 18.—Governor
J. F. A. Strong, of Alaska, left here
yesterday for the West and will leave
on an early boat from Seattle for
Juneau. The governor is well pleas
ed with the prospects for Alaska leg
islation. He is confident that the coal
leasing bill will be added to the ad
ministrative program and will be
pushed through at this session.
ALAMEflA m
iijimi
The Steamer Alameda reached Cor
doba at 1:30 this afternoon and will
lleave the railroad town this evening
and is due in Valdes at 11:30 to
'night.
The government dike is now the
i favorite walk about town.