vol 1Q VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1914. NO. 105.
MUNDAY DENIES
GUILTY OF FRAUD
Tells Jury Tha His Company Spent
$400,000 to Open Oil Claims and
$40,000 on Coal Properties.
SEATTLE, Feb. 6.—Charles Mun
Uay, the defendant in the Katalla
coal cases now on trial here, was a
witness for himself today and de
nied ever having authorized anyone to
locate coal claims for him or for the
company which he represented.
Munday told the jury that his com
pany had spent $400,000 to develop
the oil lands located by them in the
Katalla country; that they had spent
$40,000 on the coal claims in dispute
to open tip and develop them, and that
the contention of the government that
they had not made a mine of the
claims was wrong.
The defendant stated that the Alas
ka Coal Company, in which he was
a large stockholder and an officer,
had done all in its power to obey the
laws of the land and the instructions
of the agents of the land department,
and had honestly endeavored to open
the coal for the use of the people of
Alaska and the citizens of the Pacific
coast but have been prevented from
so doing by the agents of the land
department.
Munday made a good witness for
himself. He is still on the stand.
PUT AMERICANS
IU BULL PEN
Mexicans Have Fine Method of Bailing
American Captives—Consul
Makes Rescue.
SAN DIKOO, Feb. 6.—A mob of
Mexicans late yesterday afternoon
captured three Americans near Tia
Juana who were believed to be smug
gling opium from Mexico to the Un
ited States and lead their captives to
the big bull pen and prodded them
about the ring to the gratification of
the big mob of Mexican onlookers,
who gathered to see the Americans
forced to “play bull.”
As soon as the American consul
heard of the affair he started for the
bull pen and forced the officers to
release the men, who were later tak
en across the line by the consul to
prevent any further act of aggres
sion towards them by the greasers.
A report has been forwarded to
the State department of the mat
ter.
DEM 1 DEPORT
Billingshurst Loses His Palace and
the Job of Ruling South Amer
ican Country.
LIMA, Peru, Feb. 6.—The victorious
rebels who yesterday captured the
government palace, assassinated the
secretary of war and imprisoned
President Billingshurst, announce to
day that the former president is not
to be tried and hung but is to be de
ported from the country and his es
tates confiscated.
The announcement was made after
a long conference between the lead
ers of the rebellion and the repre
sentatives of foreign countries and
Billingshurst will be placed on a for
eign ship In a few days.
Frank Wagner, the Valdez mining
man, is a north-bound passenger on
the Sampson.
WILSON AGAINST
FREE CANAL TOLLS
Would Have American Ships Pay as
Much to Go Through Canal as
Foreign Ships Pay
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.—President
Wilson today announced that he was
opposed to the granting of free tolls
to American shipping using the Pan
ama canal and that he would later
recommend to congress the repeal of
the present law, which gives to all
American coasting vessels the free
use of the canal in going from one
ocean to the other.
The announcement did not come as
a surprise, as it had been intimated
for several days that the president
was inclined to tae the same view of
the matter as do the European pow
ers and is anxious to have the toll
question settled satisfactorily.
WILSON AIDING
Mexican President Denounces Action
in Lifting Embargo and Says
President Aids the Trusts
MEXICO CITV, Feb. 6.-Provision
al President Huerta stated today that
the action ot President Wilson in lift -
ing the embargo .on arms front the
Pnited States to Mexico was made in
the interest of the American trusts,
which are operating in northern Mex
ico, notably the Standard Oil and the
Guggenheim interests.
Iluerta charged that the American
trusts are nov, and have from the
very beginning aided the rebels of
the north to light the federal govern -
nient. He says that the Madero re
bellion against Diaz was ' financed
by Standard Oil money and the con
cessions secured by that company af
ter Madero became president, until
his death in February, 1911, show to
what extent his administration was
controlled by American capitalists.
The Mexican are rallying to the
s'andard of President Huerta and
much hostility is shown to Ameri
cans who are in the city.
Huerta still rules with an iron hand
but the people are becoming more
accustomed to his rule and do not
chafe under it as they did at first, and
the great majority of the higher class
Mexicans are loyal to him. because
they fear that whoever may succeed
President Huerta will be less able to
provide protection or secure a last
ing peace.
The federal forceg now number 75,
000 men well armed and ready to
turn on the rebels when they come
from the north to take the capital.
- McAdoo Leaves Los Angeles.
LOS ANGEBES, Feb. 6.—The bank
ing committee consisting of the two
cabinet officers left here today after
completing the hearing given the lo
cal banekrs, who gave reasons why
this city should be made a regional
bank center. They left on their spe
cial car for El Paso, Tex., where they
will give the bankers of that city a
chance to talk.
Cold Wave Strikes Nebraska.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 6.—The cold
est snap of the year has this city in
its grip and the thermometer reg
isters six below zero. The schools
have been closed, as they cannot be
kept heated and the children are un
able to attend. The cold wave is
general throughout the state.
Lars Holland, foreman of the Alas
ka road commission bridge construc
tion in this section, and who was
called to Seattle as tf witness in the
Munday-Shiels coal cases, is return
ing to Valdez on the Sampson.
Frank Eckels is coming north on
the Si mpson.
WHITE SLAVERS
ARE BUST BUNCH
One Thousand Young Girls Disappear
in New York in Three Months
—People Alarmed.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—One thousand
young girls have disappeared from
this city during the past three months
according to the reports of missing
persons kept by the police and the
mothers of the city are becoming
greatly alarmed, fearing that the
gangs of white slavers operating on
the East and West aides of the city
are securing the girls and keeping
them in houses of ill repute to lead
lives of shame earning money for the
parasites of these sections.
Among those who have disappear
ed have been many girls of the best
families in the city, besides a num
ber of immigrant girls who had just
landed, who had gone for short walks
in the street and have never been
seen since.
Conditions have become so bad that
a demand is being made for the
closing of all the houses of ill fame
in the city.
PRESIDENT WANTS
MORE BATTLESRIPS
Favor? the Building of Two High
class Battleships Each Year to
Protect Our oCast.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. -President
Wilson today announced himself in
favor of the building by the govern
ment of two large battleships each
year and a corresponding number of
cruisers and smaller vessels so that
the American navy may hold its po
sition in the ranks of fthe naval pow
ers and also be in condition to protect
the extensive coast line on the Atlan
tic and Pacific.
It is expected that the two-battle
ships-a-year plan will be followed
by congress in its annual naval ap
propriation bill, much to the gratifica
tion of the friends of a big American
navy.
Austrians Were Aided Out of the
Country to Avoid Military Ser
vice—System Exposed.
VIENNA, Feb. 6.—The police of
(his city today arrested a number of
agents of the British and German
steamship lines who are charged with
having aided citizens of this country
to leave the state to avoid service in
the army. The men have in many
instances been smuggled on ships and
a considerable traffice has been un
earthed in young Austrians who were
desirous of leaving Austria in order
to avoid the compulsory service with
the colors.
Thousands of boys have been aid
ed out of the country by steamship
agents who received large sums of
money fro mthe parents of the boys.
In fact, the immigration business is
said to have been largely made up
of men fleeing from the country.
Cashier Edwin Eckern, of the Val
dez Bank & Trust Company, is com
ing north on the steamer Sampson
after n month spent in the Spirit j
City on business.
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SCHMIDT GUILTY
SAYS THE JURY
New York Murderer of Young Serev
ant Girl Will Pay Penalty
for His Crime.
NEW YORK, Feb. 6.—The second
jury in the Hans Schmidt murder
trial today returned a verdict of
guilty of murder in the first degree
against the accused priest and he
will probably be sentenced to be
electrocuted at an early date.
The verdict was reached after on
ly a few hours deliberation. Schmidt
was unaffected by the verdict, but
his aged mother and father and sis- i
ter, who came here from Germany j
to aid him, were led from the court
room in tears.
This is the second trial of Schmidt.
At the first trial three jurors were
in favor of a verdict of not guilty by
reason of insanity, but nine continu
ed to insist upon murder in the first
degree or a disagreement. It result
ed in a disagreement.
The cost of the trial to the country
lias been placed at $100,000 as many
experts have been called for the state
to offset the testimony of alienists
testifying for the defense.
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Claim Association of News Gatherers
is Operating in Violation of
the Sherman Law
«
WASHINGTON, Feb. 6. The own
ers of the New York Sun have de
manded of Attorney General McRey
noUls that he prosecute the Associat
ed Press for violation of the Sher
man anti-trust act.
The complaint is made because the
association has refused to sell its ser
vice to the Sun, forcing that news
paper at great expense to organize a
service of its own.
The owners claim that they have
evidence enough to convict the Press
Association of violating the law and
if the attorney general refuses to
act that they will themselves com
mence a civil suit for large damages.
mm wgig
But is Caught and Must Pay Fine of
$1,000 and Loses $15,000 Worth
of Gems.
NEW YORK. Feb. 6.—Former Con
gressman Littauer and his brother,
who were recently caught trying to
smuggle into the country jewelry
worth $15,000, were each fined $1,
000 and ordered to serve six months
in jail, but later, upon the plea of
attorneys for the defendants, the jail
sentence was suspended.
The jewelry was confiscated by the
government and one tiara is said by
the experts of the customs depart
ment to be worth $6,000, while a
number of other pieces brought the
total value up to $15,000.
Paralysis Kills Seattle Merchant.
SEATTLE, Feb. 6.—Julius Reidel
sheimer, one of the pioneer merch
ants of this city, and largely interest
ed in Alaska, where he invested con
siderable money in the fishing and
mining industries, died here today
frdni the effects of a stroke of par
alysis which he received a few days
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FINDS “NUGGETS "
Had Been Buried by Prospectors,
Who Were Surrounded by Band
of Hostile Indians
JETMORE, Kas., Feb. 6.—A home
steader located on his farm near
here, while plowing with a big gang
plow, uncovered a bag containing
nuggets worth $12,000, which had
been buried in 1865 by a small band
of prospectors who were surrounded
by hostile Indians and were forced
to abandon the gold. Later ,they
were unable to locate its hiding place.
One of the prospectors who escaped
itied for many years to discover the
buried gold, and people believed him
crazy and paid no. attention to him
as he dug here and there but with
out success.
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MANN APPLAUDED
FOR HIS SPEECH
Both Sides of House Cheer Republi
can Leader, Who Urges Pass
age of the Chamberlain Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. ti. At the
conclusion yesterday afternoon of the j
speech of Representative Mann, the !
Republican floor leader, in which he
urged the passage of the Chamber
lain railroad bill because of the great
mineral wealth of the country, he
was roundly applauded by the mem
bers of both sides of fthe House.
Congressman Mann stated that he
had doubts as to the agricultural pos
sibilities of Alaska but that the min -
eral wealth should be developed be
cause it would be of great benefit to
the country, which so far had barely
been scratched.
Mann was followed by twenty con
gressmen who were opposed to the
passage of the bill, lead by Con
gressman Martin Dies, of Texas, who
said that “the way to paternalism
followed the passage of the Cham
berlain railroad bill, as it placed a
mortgage on the property of all the
people in order to start the gov
ernment in the railroad business.”
He predicted the failure of the road
as a money maker and predicted if
the government would open the coal
lands of the territory that the rail
roads would be built by private cap
ital under government supervision.
Congressman after congressman
followed his lead until twenty had
spoken against the bill, but the lack
of applause showed clearly that the
sentiment of the House was strong
ly against them.
The general debate on the bill has
ended and on next Wednesday the
amendments will be offered under the
five-minute rule, which allows to each
speaer but five minutes and thus
shortens the debate.
That the measure will pass is al
most a certainty.
Father Van tier Pol, of the Catho
lic church, returned to Valdez this
afternoon from Cordova, where he
went to hold church services. Father
Shepherd will leave on the Mariposa
tonight to spend a few days with
members of his church at Seward.
John H. D. Bouse, chief deputy
marshal of this division, returned
from Cordova on the steamer Maripo
sa after having made arrangements
in the railroad town for the holding
of a term of court there to begin
March 3.
The board or directors of the Val
dez Electric company ordered the i
payment of a one per cent dividend |
at the meeting of {he board last Mon
day. •
General Agent Tracy is making the
round trip on the Mariposa.
THE SPIRIT CITY
Has Fair Passenger List and Big
Freight Cargo—Alaskans Are
Returning North.
SEATTLE, Feb. 6.—The steamer
Sampson, of the Admiral line, left
here last night on schedule with a
fair passenger list and a full cargo
of freight for Southeastern and South
western Alaska points.
Alaskans now in this city are pre
paring to return north and the next,
sailings for Southwestern Alaska will
contain the names of many ol i
timers.
The following passengers left tor
Valdez on the boat last night: Frank
Eckels, John Stoter, Hattie Meyers,
Edwin Eckern, Joe Baum, E. Lynch,
Louis Schaeffer. Lars Holland, Fr d.
Wagner. For Latouehe, I’. Stoess, I).
Thomas, J. Wilson.
Divide Estate cf Sugar King.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 6.—'lie
will of Millionaire Erwin, who died
here a few days ago, was opened to
day and the widow of the Hawaiian
sugar king is to receive $5,000,000
of the fortune, his daughter a quar
ter of a million, while the coachman,
who has been with the family for
many years, receives $1,000, and the
Chinese cook was left $500.
REBELS WILL BUY
FLYING MACHINE
Order Has Been Placed Says Gerer
al Carranza—Machines Bought
in United States.
GALICIAN. Mexico. Feb. t>. < ;
oral Carranza, provisional preside,
of the non hern Mexicans, announce !
here today that he would have a
large number of American aeroplane .
brought across the line in a few days
to be used by the rebels in local in-t
the position of the federals.
The flying machines are to Ins
brought across as soon as possible
and are to be operated by experts,
who are to be hired in the United
States and who are to teach a mini
ber of Mexican officers to use the
aeroplanes.
Plans for the advancement of the
rebels towards Mexico City are prr
eressing and the army will start
south in a few days to drive Htierfi
front his position.
8?ItseIted
Upper House, by Majority of One,
Refuse to Allow Senator Appoint
ed by Governor to Take Seat.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -The S, -
ate yesterday, by a majority or' c ■
voted not to seat Senator Glass, v. ,
had been named by the Governor \
Alabama to fill the vacancy i»t i:> s
upper House from that state.
The senators held that under ! 1 >.
recent law providing for the elect >t
of senators by direct vote of :.•>
people, the provision which prov '.
ed for the appointment of senate. >
$'• vacancies- is Invalid and th t
duly the selection of a successor by
the votes of the people can now 1
ally fljl a vacancy.
Louis Schaeffer, father-ln l: v ;>.*
Jack Miller, is a north bound p -
senger on the Sampson.