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VOLUME XIV. r VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 84, 1017 NUMBER 225
NEW ENGINE TO
HELP WIN WAR
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New Engine to be Used In American
Planes Which Aim to Kstab.
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Ush Air Supremacy
WASHINGTON, D. C-, Sept. 24.—
The Liberty motor, the airplane en
gine upon which the United States is
relying to establish definite air sup
remecy over the Germans over the
battlefields of France, has passed its
final test and is a complete and grati
fying success. Secretary Baker an
nounced today.
In a fifteen hundred word an
nouncement Secretary Baker told how
all the best brains and business of
American motordom had contributed
its secrets and achievements to the
government to produce the liberty
motor, which is to carry the thous
ands of American airplanes over Ger
many.
t “Probably the war has produced no
^single greater achievement,” the
statements says, and relates for the
first time the story of the design and
v
construction of the new motor which
»has added a thrilling chapter to
American engineering records.
Secretary Baker says the motor is
“now the main reliance of the United
States in the rapid production In
large numbers of high power battle
planes for service in the war.”
‘In power, speed and serviceability
and minimum weight,” he continues,
"the new engine invites comparison
with the best the European war has
produced. The engine was brought
about through the co-pperation of
more than a score of engineers who
pooled their skill and trade secrets
'in the war emergency.”
For obvious reasons specifications
of the motor details of its perform
ance under test and arrangements
made for its production in quantity
are withheld. In conclusion, howev
er, Mr. Baker says:
“Progress has already been made
• toward organizing the industry for
the manufacture of the new machines
and deliveries will begin in a com
paratively short time.”
Widow of Railway Magnate Has Body
Exhumed and Stomach Removed
(ur Traces of Foul Play
LOUISVILLE, Ky.. Sept. 24.—At
the instance of her relatives, who be
lieved that she had been poisoned,
‘ the body of the late Mrs. J. G. Rob
ert Bingham of this city, was exhum
ed secretly recently and some of her
vital organs removed and taken to
}£ew York for examination. Mrs.
Bingham, who was the widow of
* Henry hi. Flagler, the Florida East
Coast railway multi-millionaire was
Harried several years ago to 3. G.
• Robert Bingham, of Louisville, Ky.,
and had left her husband five mil
lion dollars in her will. She had a
fortune of over seventy millions.
NEW PLAYS COMING
TO TH£ EMPRESS
The following new photo plays are
coming to the Empress in the near
future, according to Manager Owen
Meals, the latest and best plays pro
duced:
Dorothy Phillips, In “Hell Mor
gan’s Girl," Lois Weber in “Even as
You and I,” “20,000 Leagues Under
the Sea” and several othere.
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Judge Munley recently received no
tice by a recent boat that his son,
Wm. C. Munley, has been commis
sioned a first lieutenant in the medi
cal corps, U. S. A.
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jim yijson, road commissioner for
the Thirf piylslon, returned from
t Conjpya on the steamship Admiral
Farragut this morning.
Mr. and Mr** ff- M. Sgllng left on
the steamer Mariposa for Pegttle,
where they will make their home in
the future.
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5-CENT FARE IS
UPHELD FOR SEATTLE
OLYMPIA. Sept. 24.—The state
public service commission, in a una
nimous decision handed down today,
dismissed the complaint of the City
of Seattle against the cancellation by
the P'uget Sound Traction, Light &
Power company of its sale of twenty
five tickets for $1, the tickets to be
good for a continuous ride, without
transfer. The commission declares
that under present conditions in Se
attle a 4-cent fare is unremunerattve,
but a 5-cent fare is reasonable. Com
mutation rates for school children re
main, the company asking no in
crease. The company's franchise calls
for the 4-cent rate where tickets are
purchased at places designated. The
decision is Important because in it
the state public service commission
for the first time takes full jurisdic
tion over street car fares. 'W-r***
Papal Secretary Says Pope Benedict
Regards German Reply as Accep
tance of Peace Terms
ROME, Sept. 24.—The papel sec
retary to Pope Benedict announced
today that his holiness regarded Aus
tria’s and Germany’s reply to his
peace terms as a definite acceptance
of the terms embraced in the ponti
fical appeal, which embraced the eva
cuation of Belgium and French ter
ritory, with the payment of damages,
and the restoration of Serbia, Ru
mania and Bulgaria to the Balkan
states.
1,000 APPEAIiS FOR
EXEMPTION BEFORE WILSON
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 24.—
More than 1,000 claims for army ex
emption on the ground that the claim
ant is indispensible to a war industry,
appealed to the president, the final
judge of such cases were on file to
day at the office of Provost Marshal
General Crowder, and others are com
ing in. Preliminary examination is
being made by General Crowder, on
whose final reccommendation the
president probably will act. The gen
eral laid emphasis today on t,he fact
that only industrial exemption claims
may be appealed to the president from
district boards and that personal
hearings before authorities acting for
the president will not be given.
SHIPPING SITUATION
Problem of nations
LONDON, Sept. 24.—It is learned
here that the entente governments
have agreed that the shipping situa
tion is the most serious problem of all
those facing the entente at the be
ginning of the fourth winter of the
war and every effort will be made
during the coming months to impress
the people of England and America
with the fact that the greatest effort
of the whole war will be necessary
to solve it.
But Two Shipbuilding Concerns In
Oregon at Work—5000 Walk
Out in Portland
PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 24.—Five
thousand workmen in the steel ship
building yards went on strike today.
Only two wood shipbuilding plants
in the state are running at present.
Supt. John Emel, of the Valdes
Packing Company wtyl leave for the
States with his family on the return
trip of the steauier Mariposa. Mr.
Emel will return In the spring with
another line of machtner^ for the
cannery.
F. E. Flint, P. Jojes and Mrs. 0.
C. Hunt were passengers for Seward
from Seattle bn the steamship Ad
miral Farragut last night.
After This Country had taken Over
Affairs in Rumania Ir»»e Germ
Cultures to Kill Stock
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Sept. 24.—
How Germany had shamefully abused
and exploited the confidence of the
United States in Rumania, after this
country had taken charge of her af
fairs in the Rumanian capital of Bu
charest at the beginning of the war,
by secreting large quantities of ex
plosives for bomb plots and also a
“stock of deadly microbes to be used
In killing horses and cattle with in
struction for their use, was revealed
today by Secretary Lansing.
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DK. DE VIGHNE 18
BUSY AND HAPPY
Doctor H. C. De Vighne, writing
from a military hospital in Califor
nia to a patient in Juneau says:
“Am now getting a real touch of
military life. First call 5:30 a. m.,
last call 10 p. m. Read by the light
of a gasoline lamp. Bathe under a
cold shower and eat like a harvest
hand, and never felt better In my
life. Last week I gave over 1,200
injections of typhoid vaccine and did
it at the rate of six a minute. We
will have to do it again In ten days,
and again in twenty days.
"We expect to be sent away next
week, either to San Diego or Fort
Green, North Caroline. This is sure
ly a swell bunch but they are the
most democratic men I ever met.
One of the privates in Battery B.,
has a father rated at twenty million
dollars. Another’s father and broth
er owns the largest fruit cannery in
this part of California.
“I am on duty all the time but
can get off any time I like. I have
been going into the city twice a week
for the afternoon and evening.”—Dis
patch.
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E D PAPERS
Utah Senator Says Has Positive Evi
dence German Ambassador gave
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Papers Large Sums
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Sept. 24.—
William H. King, democrat, of Salt
Lake City, Utah, a member of the
senate stated today that he had posi
tive evidence that Ambassador Bern
storff had paid large sums to Ameri
can publications.
S. S. MARIPOSA SA|LS
SOUTH SATURDAY NIGHT
The steamship Mariposa arrived
from the westward late Saturday
night and sailed an hour later for
Seattle. Judge Wm. Munley was a
passenger for Valdez. Those depart
ing on the steamer were Mr. and Mrs.
Otto Laine, H. M. Sallng and wife,
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Busch, Mr. and
Mrs. Hope for Seattle, Dune Stewart
for Juneau.
Otto Laine and wife were passen
gers on the steamer Mariposa for Se
attle.
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Busch left on
the steamer Mariposa for the States
where they will spend the winter.
Mr. and Mrs. Hope were passen
gers on the steamer Mariposa for the
States.
Dune Stewart left on the steamer
Mariposa for Juneau and southern
Alaska points.
George C. Hazelett was a passenger
for Cordova on the Admiral Farragut.
Mrs. Cecil Garton and child were
passegers on the steamer Farragut for
Seldovla.
Six Inches of snow are reported on
the summit at Thompson Pais, and
parties tossing repbrt drifts In sev
eral places.
ROOSEVELT TALKS
IN KANSAS CDY
Says What Nation is Now Interested
in is War and Not Peace at
Any Price
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KANSAS CITY, Sept. 24.—Theo
dore Roosevelt arrived here today.
In an interview he said: "What
America is interested in now is in
war not in peace, and President Wil
son has already settled America's at
titude toward the Pope’s note.”
Alameda Hailing Postponed
The steamship Alameda, which was
to have sailed for Alaska September
22 has postponed her sailing until
September 26, at 5 p. m.
REWARD OFFERED FOR
ASSAILANT OF GIRL
TACOMA, Sept. 24.—A reward of
$250 for the capture of Bennet Stod
dart, sought in connection with the
assault on 10-year-old Mamie Tork
ko at Carbondale last Wednesday, was
offered* by Governor Lister yesterday.
sherifT Longmire was advised last
night. The sheriff obtained a clew to
the fugitive's whereabouts from the
station agent of the Chicago, Mil
waukee & St. Paul railway at Rock
dale, in the heart of the Cascades,
fifty miles from the scene of the
crime. The agent said a man answer
ing the description of Stoddart ap
peared Sunday evening, greatly fa
tigued and nervous and asked how
far east he could travel for $5. When
told he purchased a ticket for Othel
lo, Washington. The sherifT of Adams
county, in which Othello is located
has been notified.
SEATTLE WIFE
SUMMAND
Itride of Six Months Fatally Wounds
Husband After be had Knock
ed Her Down
SEATTLE, Sept. 24.—Fred C'osen
berg. a freight checker, was shot and
killed by his wife today, after he had
knocked her down and given her a
beating during a family quarrel. The
woman was a bride of six months,
and an American by birth. She was
arrested.
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LORD CHIEF JUSTICE OF
ENGLAND NOW IN AMERICA
AN ATLANTIC PORT, Sept. 24.—
Right Hon. Viscount Reading, lord
chief justice of England, arrived to
day on an American steamship from
Great Britain. He is accompanied by
Lady Reading.
To Discuss Finances
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 24.—
Viscount Reading, lord chief justice
of England, come to the United States
to discuss financial affairs. He will
herec onfer with treasury department
oflflcials. Credits already extended to
the allies exceed two billion dollars.
GOVERNOR OF TEXAS
IMPEACHED BY SENATE
AUSTIN, Texas, Sept. 24.—The
state senate sitting as an impeach
ment court found Governor Ferguson
guilty of ten impeachment counts to
day.
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT ARRIVES
FROM SOUTHERN PORTS
The steamship Admiral Farragut
arrived last Saturday night with a
light freight and passenger list.
Those arriving on the steamer were
Thos. Griffith from Seattle; Jim Wil
son from Cordova.
The Moose Band will hold their
regular practice tonight.
J. D. Hamilton, an old time miner
and prospector, arrived In town from
down sound points last evening.
Andy Marcosdn is a Valdes visitor
from the Granby.
BEWARE! BEWARE! OK
THE GLAD HANDED Hl'N
W ASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 24.—
The German “glad hand" is the lat
est atrocity reported to the Depart
ment of Justice for investigation.
On the authority of a member of
Congress It is said men, alleged to
be Germans, cover the palms of their
hands with shellac for self-protection
and then smear on this protective
coating cultures of the germs of te
tanus and other diseases for the pur
pose of conveying the Infection to
persons with whom they shake hands.
The member of Congress responsi
ble for this seemingly fantastic tale
said he would not have given it cre
dence had not a constituent came to
him with a badly swollen hand which
he traces to a handshake of a Ger
man sympathizer.
MANY MEN ARRIVE
AT HP LEWIS
Eight S|K*cial Trains Bring Conscripts
To Washington Camp for Train*
ing—3200 Arrive
CAMP LEWIS. Sept. 24.—Eight
special trains conveying thirty-two
hundred soldiers, conscriptlonists. ar
rived here yesterday. They will be
trained Immediately for foreign ser
vice.
JUDGE WM. MUNLEY
ARRIVES FROM WESTWARD
Judge Wm. Munley, assistant dis
trict attorney, arrived from the west
ward on the Mariposa Saturday night
and will take over the office of Uni
ted States district attorney as soon
as his nomination is confirmed by
the senate. Judge Munley is an attor
ney of great ability and has a large
number of warm friends in Alaska,
and especially in the Third Division.
George Treat lias Accident
While traveling upon a train re
cently in Washington, George Treat,
the well-known Valdezan, caught his
thumb in a car door, breaking it in
three places. Mr. Treat at present is
in Seattle.
Quartermaster Sergeant Thomas
F. Griffith, Q. M. C., arrived here on
the steamer Admiral Farragut yes
terday and will be stationed in the
local department in place of Quarter
master Sergeant Odle, who was late
ly transferred to the Post at Liscum.
UNCLE SAM WILL NOT
INVADE YOUR PANTRY
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 24.—
Denial that the government is con
templating requisitioning any house
hold stores of food is made by the
department of agriculture and the
food administration. Rumors had
come to Washington that housewives
were apprehensive that their stocks
of canned goods were about to be
seized for the army.
ANARCHIST LEADER
MAY RE EXTRADITED
NEW YORK, Sept. 24.—Alexander
Beryman, anarchist, indicted in San
Francisco on a charge of murder in
connection with the death a year or
so ago of three person in a prepar
edness day explosion there was yes
terday remanded to the Tombs for
thirty days, pending the receipt of
extradition papers from California.
Beryman’s counsel protested against
the court’s action, contending the
tribunal had no power to keep his
client In Jail. He announced he would
appeal to the supreme court to have
Beryman balled. Beryman was per
mitted to confer with Emma Gold
man and two other women, one of
whom said she was Lydia Gibson, an
artist of California.
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SENT COAL DEALERS
VANCOUVER, B. C., Sept. 24.—
Vancouver, through Its city ofllclaU,
has handed an ultimatum to coal
dealers to cut the price of coal or the
city will step in and sell COSl on ltd
own account far below the price gen
erally1' Shifted. The city has arrang
ed td bt? direct (mm the dUhdk ftt
Nanaimo.
HOOVER®
FORM
In Pointing Out thnt France In Short
of Product Asks People to Use
Less Daily
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 24.—
Commissioner Hoover in pointing out
that France is short of sugar, appeals
to the people of the United States to
use a third less sugar the uext two
months so that~a hundred thous
and tons may be shipped to the allies.
PEABODY APPOINTED
SEATTLE COAL DIRECTOR
SEATTLE, Sept. 24.—Private dis
patches from Washington today indi
cate that Charles E. Peabody will be
appointed coal director for the Paci
fic Coast section, embracing the north
western states. Mr. Peabody is one of
the largest coal operators in the coun
try, and was a very large contributor
to the democratic campaign fund.
“THE SERPENT" AT THE
EMPRESS TUESDAY NIGHT
The greatemotional actress, Theda
Bara, will appear at the Empress
theatre tomorrow night in “The Ser
pent.” depicting a young girl who
has been ruined by a Russian officer
and whose hatred for mankind finds
many victims. Theda Bara is at her
best in this portrayal of revenge and
her final scene where she allows her
husband to find her in the arms of
his own father, is said to be magni
ficent acting.
LA FOLLETTE WILL SUE
NEWSPAPERS FOR LIBEL
TOLEDO. Sept. 24.—Senator La
Follette will bying action for libel
against many papers in the United
States who have been roughly criti
cising his actions lately. It is stated
that papers are being prepared.
NOT TEUTONS FAULT
Kaiser Says Continuation of Hostili
ties Cannot l>e Ijtid to Ger
many's Doors
AMSTERDAM Sept. 24.—If war
continues it will not be Germany’s
fault. Kaiser Wilhelm is reported as
saying in a speech delivered recently
to the veterans in the Rumanian cam
paigns on the battlefield of Fohani.
DESERTER COMES IN’
AND SURRENDERS
James Shorter, a private who de
serted from Fort Liscum early last
year, came in from the Slate Creek
country the latter part of last week
and surrendered to the military au
thorities, and is now on his way in
over the trail to Fort Liscum, where
he probably will be tried. Private
Shorter states that he has been in
the Slate Creek district ever since his
desertion, and heard of this coun
try’s entrance into the war with Ger
many only last month, whereupon he
made his way to the trail and sur
rendered to the soldiers in charge of
the nearest telegraph station. He
stated that he wished to go to France
and was willing to go back and serve
his time if his defection was over
looked.
MAN INJURED WHILE
WORKING IN CANYON
Tony Hadak, employed by the road
commission at work in the canyon
yesterday,a blast causing a large rock
rock to roll upon him from the hill
side, badly bruising his leg from the
thigh to the ankle. A doctor was tele
phoned for from Camp Cdjbfort, and
Dr. Herrltt with Andy Dleringer and
Thos. Bell left at once for the scene
of t&e accident Dr. Merritt examined
the injured limb, but could And no
bones broken. Mr. Hadak was brofc.
hi to Valdes and is renting comfort
ably at the Albemarle, _ u