VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, JULY, 80, 1017 NUMBER 159
FOUR I PERISH
I II CANNERY
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DORY CONTAINING
TEN MEN CAPSIZES
Three Japs and Italian Lose Lives in
^ The Kenai River—Six Chinamen
In the Boat are Rescued Booze
Cause of Accident.
Advices received gt the Marshal’s
office from the superintendent of
Libby, McNeill & Libby’s cannery
near Kenai. state that four employes
of that cannery were drowned In the
Kenai River on July 8 by the cap
sizing of the dory in which they were
crossing the river.
The drowned men and six China-1
men went over to the town of Kenai,
the day being Sunday and the cannery I
idle, and apparently obtained liquor'
there, as It is stated they were more
or less intoxicated when they started
to returi^o the cannery. The ten
men, consisting of three Japs, an
^ Italian and the six Chinamen, em
barked in a dory, considerably over
loading the craft. Their intoxicated
condition, the strong current of the
river and a heavy southwest wind all |
combined to bring about the accident.
When part-way across the river the
boat capsized, throwing the occu
pants into the stream. The accident
-was witnessed by several persons and
means were immediately taken to res
fcue the men struggling in the wat
er. The Chinamen were taken out
alive, but the three Japs aud the
Italian were drowned, The bodies of
the victims with the exception of that
of one of the Japs was recovered later
and wrere interred at Kenai. Owing to
the nature of the accident and the;
number off witnesses to the fact that
the drowning was purely accidental,
no inquest was held.
CALLS DEPENDENT A
SLAUGHTERER OP CHILDREN.
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SAN FRANCISCO, July 20.—Dis
trict Attorney Charles K. Fickert, in
his opening address to the jury this
morning in the trial of Mrs. Rena
Mooney for complicity in the Prepar
edness Day-bamb plots, called the de
• fendant a slaughterer of innocent wo
men and children.
SECRETARY MEYER !
NOW IN SEATTLE
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WILL SAIL WITH PARTY
FOR NORTH ON ALASKA
Assistant Secretary of Interior With
Party of Engineers, Will Visit An
chorage and Seward to Investigate
Railway Conditions.
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SEATTLE, July 20.—Herbert A.
Meyer, assistant to Secretary Lane,
and in charge of the affairs of the
government railway in Alaska, arriv
ed in this city last night, with a par
ty of civil engineers, and will prob
ably sail for Seward and Alaskan
ports Sunday or Monday.
% He is making the trip for the pur
pose of investigating the railway at
Seward, and will also Investigate the
coal fields at Matanuska.
ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE
AMERICAN AMBASSADOR
* LONDON, July 20.—By blowing up
the bridge at Vyatka, what is believed
to be an attempt to assassinate the
American Ambassador Francis is re
ported in a dispatch from Haparanda.
Yf» Ambassador Francis was on a train
which narrowly escaped plunging thru
ft into the stream below.
Drawing Definitely Fixed
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 20.—
The drawing for military service has
been definitely fixed to take place at
9:30 this morning.
FORMER VALDEZ BOY
JOINS HOSPITAL CORPS
Iran R. Donaldson, Writ** Interest
ing letter to The
Prospector
"Tillamook. Ore..
June 18. 191?
"Editor Prospector:I miss you aud
many other good Valdez friends, and
regret that I cannot be with you again
this summer. Am now an Oregon Uni
versity graduate with a B. A. degree
Would have been thru six weeks
sooner had I ndt met with an acci
dent on the way to Seattle. It was
my desire to reduce my expenses by
sailing as a work-away. however It in
creased my expenses in the long run
a great deal. Not only did it upset my
plans but also it has perhaps left me
deaf permanently in one ear. 1 will
tell you how it happened. As the ship
was backing away from the dock at
Douglas there was too much strain
upon the forward line, which was
still attached to the dock. I was at
work on the forcastle of the ship,
along with the mate, boatswain, and
two other sailors, when the strain up
on the forward line became so great
that it broke and chuck. Some pieces
of iron were sent down the deck with
great momentum. One piece struck
me a glancing blow upon the side of
my head, above, and a little to the
front of my right ear It left a bad
gash and a ruptured ear drum. The
same pie^e of iron which struck me
passed along and hit a sailor named
Weber on top of *he head. I consider
1 got off lucky since I am alive, while
he never lived to regain conscious
ness.
••War is the chief object of conver
sation here. It has become quite com
mon here since war was declared to
hear a band play some patriotic tune,
as it marches down the street. As I
listen 1 can here that familiar voice
of the bugle as it reminds us of our
country's call. There are scarcely any
other than patriotic meetings here it
seems. I attended the Rose Carnival
in Portland this week which was
greatly a patriotic carnival.
“I have joined a field hospital
corps, and expect to the transported
soon to the battlefront.
“Have been very glad to get the
Prospector and keep in touch with
Valdez, but regret that I will not be
able to receive it much longer since
our whereabouts are so uncertain.
Will enclose the last months subscrip
tion for the Prospector and Miner.
“Well. I am looking forward io the
day when peace will again reigu. and
when I can return to Alaska to make
my home, if such shall be my good
fortune..
“With best wishes to all. I remain
a true blue Alaska friend.
IVAN R. DONALDSON"
H. DERR REYNOLDS _
IS IN NEW YORK
In a letter received on the last boat
from Henry Derr Reynolds, the well
known promoter, he states that he is
in New York, and again connected
with the Silent Partner in connection
with P. D. Van Amburgand Albert
Turner. Mr. Reynolds sends his re
gards to all his friends and states that
he is doing well, but would like to
see Alaska once more.
WOULD COMPEL STREETCAR
COMPANY RESUME SERVICE
Seattle Corporation Counsel Asks Su
perior Judge to Issue Writ Com
Itelling Company Resume or City
Will Take Over Line and Operate.
SEATTLE. July 20.—Seattle's city
attorney today applied to Judge Tal
man of the Superior Court for a writ
of mandate compelling the Stone &
Webster Company to resume opera
tions within twenty-four hours, and
in case of failure to do so that a re
ceiver be appointed to take charge
and the city operate the service.
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Tacoma Men Still Out
Tacoma. July 20.—The street car
employes here are still out. A few
cars, manned by strikebreakers, are
running, but the situation is about the
same as yesterday, with the men
standing firm in their demands for
recognition of the union, an eight
hour day and an increase in wages.
PROSPECTOR CORRESPONDENT
TF.l.LS OK STRIKE
In a letter received on the last boat
from Harold Johnson, who is at the
scene of the Kennecott strike, the cor
respondent states that the miners re
ceived a letter from Secretary of Com
merce and Labor Wilson, as follows:
“Your telegram of sixth received.
If possible will have a representative
of the Department of Labor sail from
Seattle July 18. Wire me present
status of situation. Could not the min
era return to work pending the arriv
al of our commissioners, who will use
good offices in bringing about ami
cable adjustment of all difficulties.
“W. B. WILSON.
Secretary of Labor.”
The mill men and miners held a
meeting and unanimously voted to re
turn to work, providing, of course,
-hat the company would raise the]
dacklist it had seen fit to impose on j
certain of the men. Many of the men j
blacklisted had been employed by tliei
company for years: none of them are j
1 W. W.’s or pro-Germans, but are!
.imply striking for higher pay. The |
company refusedto allow these black
listed men to return to work, and the
whole body remained out pending the
arrival of the labor commission. As
the shut-down holds up eight per cent
of the world’s copper supply the gov
ernment is necessaritly worried over
the situation.
No disorders have occurred and the
men are patiently awaiting a settle
ment of the strike.
Krittsh 0|ien Recruiting
NEW YORK. July 20.—Recruiting
offices for the British Army are to
be opened soon in Chicago. San Fran
cisco. St. Louis and New Orleans, it
was announced here today.
NATION NOT FE
FROM FOfPIRATES
SECRETARY VROOMAN SAYH
MANY YET EXIST IN U. 8.
Unpatriotic Food Speculators, Junk
eters, Disloyal Reactionists Ham
per Administration Says Assistant
Secretary of Agriculture in S|ieech.
SAN FRANCISCO. July 20.—As
sistant Secretary of Agriculture Vroo
nian, who is making a tour of the
coast investigating food conditions,
in a speech delivered last night at
the Business Men's Club, asserted that
the United States was not free from
the machinations of unpatriotic food
speculators, junketers and disloyal re
actionists. whose work proved extrem
ely embarrassing to the administra
tion.
C. B. SMITH ELECTED
COUNCILMAN OF VALDEZ
C. B. Smith, the well known and
popular real estate and insurance man
of this city, at a recent meeting of the
City Council was unanimously elect
ed a member of that body to fill the
place of Charles Day, resigned.
Mr. Smith is one of the oldest citi
zens of the town, having been here a
number of years, engaged in the real
estate and brokerage business and his
appointment as councilman will meet
with the approbation of our citizens
in general.
SEATTLE POLICEMAN El RED
FOR DISOBEYING ORDERS
SEATTLE, July 20.—Mayor Hiram
Gill ordered Chief of Police Becking
liani to discharge Policeman C. I.
Henderson and W. C. Farmer for re
fusal to obey orders when they were
commanded to ride upon express wa
gons to protect strikebreakers from
the striking express drivers.
EX-DELEGATE SAILS FOR
ALASKA OX HL'MIIOLDT
SEATTLE, July 20.—James Wick
ersliam, ex-delegate to congress from
Alaska will sail for the North tonight
on the steamer Humboldt, stopping
off at Craig to look up matters in con
nection woth the delegate contest.
CANADIAN STEAMER
SINKS GERMAN U-BOAT
TORONTO. July 20.—The Canad
ian steamer Medford today reported
that it had sunk a submarine in the
Mediterranean, according to informa
tion received from London.
RUSSIANS FORCED TO
EVACUATE TOWN KI LLS/
PETROGRAD, July 20.—The Rus
sians were today forced to evacuate
the town of Kulusz, according to a
report issued today by the war of
fice.
SIMPLE SPORTS RELIEVE MONOTONY OF CAMP
Recruits for coast guard at Fort Trumbull, New London, Conn., trying their band at leapfrog and tug-of-war.
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AMERICAN SCHOONER
SUNK BV SUBMARINE
WASHINGTON. D. C., July 20.—
The American schooner Childe Har
old is reported to have been sunk by
a German submarine in European
waters It was announced today. The
crew was saved.
The Childe Harold was a schooner
rigged vessel of 781 tons. 179 feet
long, 36 feet beam. 18 feet depth of
hold. She carried a crew of seven
men. and was built in 1886 at Bath,
Me. Her home port was New Haven,
Connecticut.
LAUNCH PATHFINDER
SAILS FOR WEST
The launch Pathfinder, Capt. Byron
Smith, left this morning for Ellamar,
Granite. Port Wells. Nellie Juan and
other Sound ports with a capacity
load of freight and the following pas
sengers. B. L. Johnson. George Cresto
and H. M. Conrad for Jack's Bay:
James Fielder for Ellamarand H. M.
Carter for Granite.
Rand Practice Tonight
The Moose Band will hold their
regular Friday night practice tonight.
STEAMER X ORTH WESTERN
HAS MANY PASSENGERS|
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The steamer Northwestern arrived;
yesterday about 3 o’clock, and sailed
an hour later for Seward and western ^
port. Her passengers for Valdez were!
H. M. Carter, J. D. Leedy. M. H. I
Hawkins, George Mead, H. C. Deline,,
Rev. Fr. Fletcher. Her passengers j
from Valdez were W. M. Patten. S.
H. Hemple, and two others for La-j
touche.
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SERGT. L. B. DOUGLAS
GETS HIS COMMISSION
Quartermaster Sergt L. B. Douglas •
received his captain’s commission on
yesterday's boat, and will leave in the
near future for Seattle, where he has
been assigned as assistant to the;
quartermaster at that point. Captain
Douglas has been a resident of Val-!
dez for several years, and is univers
ally liked by all who knew him. Mrs.
Douglas, a Valdez girl, will accom
pany him.
PETEK PI.EADS GUILTY
OE ASSAULT AND BATTERY;
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George Peter, an employe of the
Hoonah Packing Co., cannery at Ka
talla, who was arrested there recent-]
ly after a quarrel with a fellow em
ploye. and hound over to the grand
jury on the charge of assault with a
deadly weapon, pleaded guilty yes
terday afternoon in the District Court
to the charge of assault and battery.
The accused after being arraigned
waived time to plead and also waived
time for sentence. He was thereupon
fined the sum of $50 without costs,
which was paid.
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I. W. W.'s Sentenced
SEATTLE. July 20.—Judge Neter
er, in the federal court yesterday im
posed eight month sentences on six
members of the International Work
ers of the World who pleaded guilty
of failing to register under the select
ive draft law, at the same time lect
uring the prisoners on their duty to
the country. Four coal miners, natives
of Finland and able to speak English,
escaped with ten days in jail on ac
count of their ignorance of the law.
Several other shirkers werd given un
til next Monday to plead.
Editor Shoots Attorney
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn., July 20—1
Judge Jas. E. Fulton, city attorney
of Onieda. Scott County, who was
shot by J. E. Bell, editor of the
Onieda News, last week, died late yes
terday. The shooting was the result
of an editorial criticism and alleged
threats by Fulton to settle the mat
ter with pistols.
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Notice to Ballplayers
All ballplayers are requested to
meet at the park this evening for
practice for Sunday’s game.
\VM. CONLEY, Mgr.
MORE SOLDIERS GO
TO SCENE OF STRIKE
Officers on the steamer Northwest
ern announced twenty-five soldiers
came to Cordova on that vessel from
Fort Seward, and entrained for the
scene of the strike at Kennecott.
GERMANY WILL
AIM PEACE
UKASE FIGHTING DAY
HONORABLE TERMS MADE
Reichstag Bjr a Majority of One Hun
dred, Votes to Accept Peace on Sta
tus of Nation before War—Be Con
tent With Honorable.
COPENHAGEN. July 20.—By n
majority of ore hundred the Reich
stag today adopted a resolution fav
oring peace upon the basis of all na
tions retaining the status they were
in before the beginning of hostilities.
in an address before the Reichstag
Chancellor Michaelis is reported to
said that Germany would cease fight
ing the day she could obtain an hon
orable peace proposal from her ene
mies.
AMSTERDAM. July 20.—The Ber
liner Tageblatt says a committee from
the maority of the political parties in
the German house has decided to in
troduce peace resolutions before the
Reichstag.
SEWARI) MAN SUICIDES
WHILE VIOLENTLY INSANE
Advices received at the Marshal’s
office this morning state that Ben
Garrity. who was working his way
South from Seward on the steamer
Dora, became insane and jumped ov
erboard from that vessel while in
about latitude 5S north, longitude 142
west.
Garrtty boarded the vessel on June
27 at Seward to work his passage
south. Three days later, about 2:30
p. m., he suddenly became insane and
jumped overboard. The alarm was at
once given and the ship put about
in an attempt to rescue him. but he
undoubtedly sank almost immediate
ly. for no trace of him was found.
The ship was bucking a heavy sea and
a strong easterly gale at the time,
which somewhat hampered the quick
movement of the vessel. After spend
ing some time in the search for the
unfortunate the vessel proceeded on
its way to Seattle. Garrity was an
American, about 35 years of age.
POISON PIASTERS
TESTS SHOW INOCULATED
WITH DEADLY BACTERIA
Three German Agents Arrested for
Peddling Court Plaster Covered
With Disease Germ.* in Kansas
Town*.
KANSAS CITY, July 20.—Three
Germans were arrested today for ped
dling court plaster throughout tho
tuialler towns of Kansas which were
cound to contain fatal disease inocu
lations. The government is making ex
haustive tests of the bacteria found
upon the court plaster, and medical
men who have investigated samples
of the court plaster declare that any
one using it would be stricken with
a fatal malady.
It is now believed that the epidem
ic of deaths among the children in
certain parts of Missouri has been
caused by this agency.
TWENTY-SIX VESSELS SI NK
BY Sl'BS IN PAST WEEK
LONDON. July 20.—Twenty-six
vessels aggregating 100,000 tons have
been sunk the past week by German
submarines, whose activities are in
creasing. according to information
given out by the admiralty.
ATLANTIC FLEET HAS
LATELY BEEN REORGANIZED
WASHINGTON, D, C.. July 20.—
The Atlantic Fleet having lately been
doubled in size has been ordered re
organized.