WITNESS EXPECTS
LARGE REWARD
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Government Witness in ’Frisco Fuel
Cases Stated He Expected $50,
000 for His Testimony.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 28.—The
order of the trial judge made in the j
trial of the accused officials of the j
Western Fuel cases dismissing the i
indictments against them because the j
cases had not been proven applied :
only to part of the indicted officers j
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continued today.
Today Patrolman tialloway was |
j,laced on the stand by the defense j
and testified that he had overheard j
Powers, the chief witness for the
prosecution, say that he was to “re
ceive $50,000 for testimony against
the Western Fuel directors.”
Powers is the main witness for the
government and it has been proven
by his cross-examination that he
served a term in the penitentiary for
smuggling: that he is now under an
indictment for living with a 16-year
old girl, and that he has somewhat
of a checkered career.
GIL GUUHS
' DESTROYED BOOKS
Prosecutor Townsend Shows That 13
Pages Were Taken From Alaska
Development Company Books.
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SEATTLE, Jan. 28. Prosecutor
Townsend, represnting the govern
ment in the eases against Charles
Monday and Archie Shiels, the Alaska
, oal locators, today caused much ex
citement in the couri room when he
charged that 13 sheets had been torn
from the Alaska Development Com
.. pany’s cash book. The charge was j
^ immediately denied by the defend- i
ants, who declared that the book was
intact.
Townsend then called an expert,
who testified under oath that 13
shots of the book were missing and
explained how all such books are
made. He declared there could be
no doubt of the fact.
It will require many more days be
fore the trial is concluded,
floethals Names
TANGO ALL RIGHT
SITS THE POPE1
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Had Couple of the Nobility Dance
It for Him—Says Dance is Hard
ship—Annuls Edict.
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ROME, Jan. 28.—Pope Pius X, the
( head of the Roman Catholic church,
9 today ordered n couple of the Italian
nobility to dance the tango for^ljim
that he might judge whether it 'were
proper for young Catholic people to
dance. The tango and a number of
the other new evinces were exhib
ited to hie holiness and after the
t ouple had finished the Holy See said :
"The tango dance is the dullest dance
imaginable. It would he treating sin
ners harshly to compel them to dance
the tango as a penance.”
The Pope then issued an order can
celling the edict of the church against
the new dance.
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Watch and jewelry repairing. All
. work guaranteed and delivered
K promptly. Plant & Co., jewelers, tf
FEARED ARREST,
TAKES 01 LIFE
William Curry Feared Relatives of
His Dead Employer Would Pros
ecute Old Crime.
CHICAGO, Jan. 28.—William Cur
ry, of Cleveland, committed suicide
here today because he feared that
relatives of his dead employer would
press a charge of larceny of ten
years standing against him and would
prosecute him for his old crime.
Bristow had employed Curry in
1902 and he had stolen $i0,000 of his
employer’s money and had made a
getaway, but later the police locat
ed him in an eastern city and
brought him back for trial, but the
employer refused to prosecute and
forgave the erring servant and rein
stated him in his former position,
since which time he has been faith
ful and honest.
When Bristow died Curry feared
that the relatives would prosecute
him for the crime of years ago. be
cause ihey had always shown a dis
position to mistrust h'm and had re
peatedly urged h's employer to dis
charge him and he therefore came
to this city and took his life. An
investigation shows his accounts to
be absolutely correct and accurate.
NEED MILLIONS
NEW YORK HARBOR
Mayor Mitchel and Delegation of Bus
iness Men Urge Appropriation
From Congress.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2. A New
York delegation headed by Mayor
Mitchel has arrived vn this city to
urge the appropriation of $14,230,000
for improvements to the harbor of
New York.
This is the total of the various
itmes In the project recommended
by Col. William M. Black of the
Army Engineers Corps, for complet
ing the removal of rocks and shoals,
and otherwise accommodating the
Hudson and East rivers, and their
confluent streams to the growing
commerce of New York City.
Col. Black’s reports to the War
department, sltow that the through
main channel from ■ the Battery to
Long Island has a least depth of 30
feet at mean low water and a least
width or 550 feet except in Hell Gate,
off Hallet’s Point, where the width is
Only about 200 feet for a stretch of
about 300 feet, The through channel
of 26 feet depth has a least width of
550 feet, except possibly in Hell Gate,
off Hallet’s Point, where recent ex
aminations, by sweeping the river
bottom, indicate the existance of a
number of high points which may re
duce this width very appreciably.
Between the limiting lines of the 26
foot channel and the shores rocky ob
structions rise to' elevations of from
13 to 25 1-2 feet below mean low wa
ter. The depths along the pierhead
lines in New York and Brooklyn vary
from 30 feet to less than 13 feet, mak
ing a large part of these waterfronts
now available for deep sea commerce.
Animat Beauty Patches.
PARIS, Jan. 28.—Fashionable wo
men of St. Petersburg are painting
tiny figures on their faces and necks,
says Sergius Dlaghiloff, the Russian
impresario. Elephants, trees and
geometrical designs are the common
est patterns. This revival of the idea
of the old beauty patch was introduc
ed by the Russian women painter,
Nathalie Gourtchakoff.
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Don’t forget the vaudeville show
at the Orpheum Friday evening for
the benefit of the convent.
Watches cleaned $1.50. All work
guaranteed. Plant & Co. jewelers, tf
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ANNA HELD
CLAIMS ESTATE
Says Cherry Maurice, the Prostitute,
is Her Cousin—Estate it
Worth $60,000.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Jan. 28— An
na Held, the actress, today made ap
plication for administration papers
for the estate of Ceerry Maurice, a
prostitute of this city, who murder
ed her husband and then commit
ted suicide. The estate is worth
*60,000.
Anna Held claims that she is a
cousin of the deceased soiled dove and
wants the money, even if it is taint
ed.
No other claimants have appeared
for the estate and unless someone
makes a claim with a better right
than Miss Held, and she can sus
tain her contention of relationship,
| she will receive the entire estate.
GOTHMNMEN
GO TO THE PEN
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Three of “Dopey Benny" Gang Get
' Five Years in State Pen—Tak
en Secretly to Prison.
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' NEW YORK. Tan. 28.—“Dopey
i Benny,” “Little Abie" and “Waxie"
i Gordon, who were sentenced to
J serve live years for the murder of
1 Frederick Strauss, a clerk jof the
! city court, who was killed by the
I gunmen on December 12. were sec
! :v il> rushed from the Tombs today
j to Sing Sing to sene their senten
ces.
The police feared to take the gun
men to Sing Sing openly, as they ex
pected members of the gangs might
make an attempt to rescue the men
and they therefore secretly conveyed
the three gangsters to the Grand
Central station and thence to the
penitentiary.
The war between thee “Harry
l^enny” gang of East Side crooks and
the “Tommy Dike association” of the
same class, continues. The men are
careful not to allow the police to
know when the stunts are pulled off,
but many gun- plays continue in spite
j of the large number of plain cloithes
t men and .extra police who are de
tailed to watch them.
Pin IS TOO OLD
TO ENTER RIME
NEW YORK, Jan. 28.—The state
supreme court today decided' against
the appearance of Robert Fitzsim
mons, the ex-cbamplop, from the de
cision of the New York boxing com
mission, which prohibited him from
entering tbe ring because of his age.
Fitzsimmons claimed that be is a
better man thany many of the young
sters and could take care of himself,
but the commission denied him the
right and the supreme court has up
held their decision.
INDIAN TOWN OF KAKE
ADOPTS CITY GOVERNMENT
The Indian village of Kake has
commenced to put on the ways of the
whites. Recently the 260 inhabitants
created a town government by the
election of a council and this body
under the direct<on of George J.
B ck, superintendent of missions at
that place, have passed several tm- !
provement ordinances. The town has
already commenced making 3treet
improvements and otherwise modern
izing the community. The custom of
living in tribal or community houses
is being discouraged and many of the
inhabitants are building Individual
family habitations.
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GOETHALS NAMED
President Wilson Makes Appointment
Which is Effective on April 1—
Canal Soon Finished.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 28.—President
Wilson today announced the appoint
ment of Col. Goethals to be governor I
of the- Panama canal zone. The ap
pointment is to become effectivee on
April 1, at which time the canal will
be practically completed.
There has been much talk of Col.
Goethals accepting a position as po
lice commissioner in New York un
der Mayor Mitchel and press dis
patches from Panama stated that
Col. Goethals had accepted. In view
of today’s announcement from the
White House it is thought that the
canal builder has reconsidered his
determination to quit Panama and
will remain as governor.
COLONEL siBART
May be Intrusted by President Wil
son With Work in Alaska—Sec
ond in Command at Panama.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 28. Humors
have been flying about the past few
days that Col. William Siburt, who
was a member of the Panama canal
commission, and was first assistant
under Col. Goethals. will be named
by President Wilson as chairman of
the railroad commission to construct
the system of railroads which are to
open up Alaska.
1'nder me hill 733 miles of railroad
are to be built and the work is to
be intrusted to Col. Sibarl.
Mule Out for Record.
LA SALLE, Colo., Jan. 28 - Jennie,
a mule belonging to Wm. Jeanne
way, believed that nothing could re
sist her heels. The animal tried to
kick a train off the track here to
day. The mule walked deliberately
down the track, and when the train
approached, faced about and let both
heels fly ai the pilot of the engine.
Jeanneway only the day before had
refused $100 for, the, animal. Now
he is looking for the pieces.
SIMM fOR
whem cm
JERUSALEM, Jan 28.—A syndi
cate of French capitalists today se
cured from the Turkish government a
franchise to operate street cars in the
city1 of Bethlehem. The streets are.
narrow and crooked but the cars will
be in operation in a few months and
tourists will the nbe taken about the
city in electric driven cars.
Insures $30,000 Tree.
LOS ANGELES, Jail. 28.—An alli
gator pear tree six years old, the
most valuable frui ttree in the world,
owned by H. A. Woodworth, ranch
er of Whittier, has been insured by
Lloyd’s of England for $30,000 against
loss by lire or frost. Mr. Wood
worth cleared $3,206 from this tree
last season. The fruit brought fifty
cents apiece. A fcucc thirty feet
b igh surrounds the tree.
Big increase in Crime.
ALBANY, Jan. 28—There were 68,
337 persons convicted of crime in
the state during 1913 up to Dec. 1,
marking an increase of 19,494 over
the same period in 1912, Mitchell May,
secretary ot state, said today. MoRt
of the prisoners were between 21 and
SOyears old.
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HOUSE DEBATES !
OH ALASKA BILL
Attempt to Substitute Se ;ute Bil'
for Wickersharr Measure i*
a Failure.
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 28—The House j
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today resumed the discussion of the j
Alaska railroad bill. The debate will
continue for several weeks, according j
to the administration leaders, but the !
ultimate passage of the bill is as- j
sured, as a poll of the members of j
the House show an overwhelming j
majority for the measure.
An effort was made to substitute !
the Senate bill for the House bill, j
because the Senate railroad bill drawn j
by Senator Chamberlain, provides for ]
an appropriation of $40,000,000, while
the Wickersham bill provides only
for $35,000,000. As it requires un
animous consent to make the change
it could not be done, several objec
tions being made by congressmen op
posed to the bill.
It is expected that the Rules com
mittee of the House will vote next
Wednesday to make the change in
the bill, in which event it will require
only a majority vote to substitute
the Senate' for the House measure.
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10 TRY NELCHI
Ed. Johnson, of Nome, and J. Ranson.
a Yukon Prospector, Will Go
Into New Camp.
Kil. Johnson, formerly of .Nome, and
J. Ranson, who prospected and mined
on the Yukon for many years, reach
ed Valdez last night on the steamer j
Nortnwestern to start for the Nelchi- ‘
na country. Both men are old-time :
prospectors.
Mr. Johnson states that from i
friends now in the diggings he has i
received word that they give every
indication of becoming one of the j
largest camps in Alaska and he in- j
tends to secure several claims be- j
fore they are all located.
The outfit of the two men will be i
purchased in Valdez and shipped in- j
to the camp on the Mcrntosh freight- j
ers. I
Americans Tire of Canada.
OTTAWA, Can., Jun. 28.—While the
large immigration into Canada from
the United States is well known, Irarv
ing been dwelt upon frequently, lit-;
tie mention has ben made during the '
last six years of the fact that the ex - !
odus the oilier way also has been '
he.'ivy. The number coming cross j
the line to settle in Canada number- j
ed 818,112; but the number crossing j
from Canada in the same period to '
become permanent residents of the !
United States was 594,919. Thus Can ■ j
ada’s net gain in the six years was j
only 23,193. A very considerable j
portion of the exodus was made up of j
Americans who had settled here but !
were returning to their own coun- i
try. These numbered 22,232 in 1910, j
but in 1913 the number has increased I
to 54,497.
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ANOTHER COURT MARTIAL
FOR LIEUT. MICHAELIS i
Lieut. Otto E. Michaelis, the young
army officer who represented Sam
S. Orchard before the general court
martial which tried him for embez
zlement. has been ordered before a
goneral court martial for alleged ir
regularities. This is the third trial
of Michaelis in the past few years.
Northwestern Here Before Morning.
The steamer Northwestern left
Seward at noon today and is expected
to reach Valdez at live o’clock to
morrow morning.
CONGRESS 111
PROBE STRIKE
Will Send Committee Into the Colo
rado and Michigan Sections to
Investigate Strike.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.- The
House of Representatives today vot
ed to order , a congressional Investi
gation into the causes of the strike
in the Michigan and Colorado cop
per and coal fields and to probe to the
bottom charges of cruel and inhuman
treatment on the part of the mine
owners.
Secretary ol' Labor William B.
Wilson has urged the appointment
of a congressional committee and
claims that investigators of his de
partment have found conditions in the
two states unbelievable. Armed gun -
teen from the eastern cities have
been brought to the mines to over
awe the strikers and many have
been killed, while the state guards
are reported to have outrageed wo
men and children the wives and
daughters of the foreign strikers.
The Calumet and Hecla officials
have issued a statement, claiming
that they are able to disprove the
charges against the company.
FIVE THOUSAND
SERVIANS STARVE
Scarcity of Food Because of War and
the Cold Winter With Railroad
Tieup is Blamed
IlEl.llli A! >E .Ian US. Ii is esti
mated that a,Odd Servians starved id
death in this country the past win
ter. The in ense cold, the lack of
food because of the recent wars when
the men were ai the front and the
women could only till part of the soil
and the crops were consequently
small and the government confiscated
all food for the army, has made con
ditions throughout the land deplor
able.
The government is making every
effort to relieve the starving people
but the tieup of the railroads
throughout Europe and the scarcity of
money with which to secure sup
piles from Europe, greatly retards the
work.
The Red Cross association ;s al
so aiding the stricken people
ALASKA REINDEER
Department of Agriculture Ask for
Congressional Aid to Save
Natives Food
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28. The De
partment of Agriculture have r<
quested congress to pass laws u
protect the Alaska reindeer from
being slaughtered by the whites.
It is urged that the trans-shipmeni
of the herds from Labrador was done
by the government at great expense
and that the maintenance has been
exceptionally heavy and that the
deer should be protected for many
years until they become numerous
and plentiful throughout the north.
Panama Canal Done Soon
WASHINGTON. Jan. 28.—The Pan
ama canal will be in condition to
pass vessels all the way across the
Isthmus within the next seventy days.
It was learned today, unless some
unexpected obstacle is encountered.