V0L 9 VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MAY 16, 1913. NO. 185.
WILSON ly VETO “
If Sugar and Wool is Not Placed
on Free List—Democrats
Obstinate.
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Washington, D. C., May D>—
Thc certainty that with Demo
cratic senators working against
I he Underwood Wilson tariff bill
that a tariff would be placed on
sugar and wool in the upper
House has caused the president
to announce that if it was done
he would veto the bill and allow
the old tariff bill to stand.
Every effort to convince the
sugar and wool Democrats of the
error of their way has been in
vain and even promises of much
administration patronage lias
failed to move them. They assert
llial no one can he re-elected in
their stales who would vote to de
stroy I he - prosperity of (hose
slates and that I heir constituents
prefer no patronage and a duty
on sugar and wool.
It is exp'eeted that President
Wilson will look for aid Iron
several Republicans. He has held
conferences with Senator Poin
dexter, of Washington, the only
Hull Mooser in the upper House,
and also with La Toilette and
Cummings, but the newspapers
have been unable to ascertain the
purpose of the conferences nor
1 he 'result.
Mob Prevented From Lynching
Murderer—Troops Are
Asked for.
J'ui'l Worth. Tex., May I *>.—A
negro hoot black killed a police
man here because of a quarrel
between the two when the negro
was ordered to refrain from
breaking the law. He also wound
ed another negro, a bystander,
who failed to come to his as
sistance when he asked him and
three white men.
A mob of 3,000 men and boys
took up the pursuit of the mur
derer, who finally crawled into a
sewer, where he shot himself, but
without fatal results, and was
rescued by the police'and taken In
jail.
1 tie angry crowu men siurmeu
the city jail in an etiort to secure
the prisoner that they might hang
him', but were repulsed by dep
uties, who had been quickly suuu
inoned, and the regular police,
who had been detailed to protect
the building. Many heads were
humped by the nightsticks of the
cops, who were forced, to retire
inside the building and barricade
I he doors.
A hurry call was sent to I lie
governor for'militia to protect the
prisoner, as it is feared that with
I lie feeling as high as al present
another effort will be made to
lynch the coon, and that it will re
sult in many deaths, as the police
are determined to hold their-man
and give him a fair trial under
the law. ■ >J
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Alameda Due Here Tonight.
The Alameda left Cordova a,f
i 1:30 this morning and should
arrive in Valdez early this even
ing.
The Pioneers of Alaska will
meet next Tuesday at Moose hall
a I 8 o’clock.
Adler is selling out. Bargains
in anything and everything.
WANTED—A cook; inquire of
F.ol. O'Neil al Fori T iscum.
GIVE TO ENGLAND
SOUTHEtSI ALASKA
Unnatural Boundary to be A*>ol- ]
ished If Stevens Bill Pass
es Congress.
Washing Ion, L>. C., May 16.—
Representative' Stevens introduc
ed a bill in the House to give to
England the coast line of South
eastern Alaska that rails might be
able to reach the sea without soil
ing their feet by stepping on
American ground.
The present boundary with its
strip of 15 miles along the coast,
preventing tin* Canadians from
having seashore terminals along
the inland passage lie pronounced
as unnatural, and he would ce
ment the friendship of the two
Anglo-Saxon nations by making a
present of it to England.
MONDELL ROASTS
SECT REOFIELD
Because He Would Force Manu
facturers to Maintain High
Wages With Low Tariff.
Washington, l>. C., May lit.—
Representative Mondell denoun
ced St'cruiary Hod lie Id today for
his speech TiT'night he fore last
when in an address to the til ln»
graphers, lit* (old them tlial if
their employers out wages as a
result of the tariff reductions, I he
Itcmocralic parly would probe the
industry and force I he owners to
raise the pay.
Mondell severely criticised tin*
remarks of tin* cabinet officer.
The selling price of I he articles
manufactured in I he states, tic
claimed, was based on I he cost of
labor plus the interest and earn
ing of the capital invested and if
I he cheap labor of European
countries will he admitted into
this country on a par with our
higher paid workmen a readjust
ment will bo necessary, which can
not be made by statements made
to workmen denouncing their em
ployers.
Floor Leader Underwood replied
to Mondell and defended the ad
ministration position.
Germany Gathering Gold.
Berlin, May 10.— It is announ
ced that the gold reserve in the
Imperial Bank reached this week,
for the first time on record, a to
tal of $250,000,000. The bank has
beenmaking extraordinary efforts
in the past few weeks to augment
the gold reserve on account of the
forthcoming increase in the war
chest, which will be raised from
$30,000,000 to $90,000,000. The
bank’s gold reserve this month
has been increased by $20,000,r
000.
Mrs. N. E. Olson, who has been
very ill and for whose recovery
■but little hope was held out, was
much improved today and 'is now
expected to recover.
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Mrs. Osia'nd is slowly regain
ing her health after her recent
illness, ' '
More than half, the children in
town have'tfie'whiidpihg cough.
Wanted.
Bids for the digging of t rench
es through the streets of Valdez
to allow for the laying of water
and sewer pipe. Trenches to be,
at least six feet deep. Bids will
be accepted on a basis of per cub
ic yard cost. All bids must be in
before May 25. 1913. Reserve
right to reject any or all bids.
Address Joe Bourke. Valdez. I
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ENGINEER FOR
THE GOAL PARTY
Evans Will Head Matanuska
Party to Mine Coal for
Navy Test.
Seattle, May 10.—The Geologi
cal Survey have appointed George
Evans, an engineer, to take charge
of the Matanuska coal party,
which will mine 800 tons of coal
for the use of the navy with which
to make a test of the coal to de
termine its adaptability for the
war vessels of the government.
An appropriation was made at
the Iasi session of congress of
875.000 to mine and transport the
coal to tide water.
Some of the enlightened con
gressmen of I he eastern slates
feared that I tie coal would have
to be packed out on the backs-of
dogs and men and rolled down
sleep hills in order to take it from
C.hickaloon to Ship Harbor. i
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LINE OPENED
IN CINCINNATI
Traction Company Have One
Line Running-Many Cars
Surned.
Cincinnati, <>.. May lei.—The
traction companies have succeed
ed in opening one line of street
cars and have them running to
day with police protection.
The tracks are strewn with
wreckage of cars hurried a few
days ago and with the torn and
twisted rails which the strikers
have lorn up and made useless.
The mayor is exerting ekery
effort to secure the consent of the
strikers and the companies to ar
bitrate their differences, Lull has
been unsuccessful to date. •
Sits BARON
Mexico City, May 11»_Signor
Baron, who was the fiscal agent
foC former President Madero's
government, has filed charges
against Provisional President
Huerta, claiming that the form
er president was murdered ,by
Hureta. The charges have been
made before by members of the
Madero family, but Baron’s
charges, which lie says he can
prove, have caused much discus
sion.
SUPPLIES ARE LANDED
AT NATIONAL MINE
\V. E. Johnson', who lias been
freighting supplies for the' Na
tional minev which lie pwns, re
turned to town yestprdgy. He has
landed the summer's outfit at the
property but fcuuid t’O'feet of,
snmy on the claims. He will leave
agafin Shiiday to* 'tHto*camp- and
commence the work of opening
i.in-..prpt»M-iy.
Do Not MW8 IV
;i)o not tiiiss llie fine.three-reel’
tragedy at the Orpheum tonight.
It:will be shown tp the matinee
tomorrow fur* those that cannot
attend the Evening shows. On
Sunday Lincoln's fietlysburg Ad
dress i* the feature.
The sensational production,
The Orleans Coach, in three reels,
at^the Orpheum tonight. Don’t
miss it.
Reinke. expert repairer, at the
Valdez Drug company.
OFFICERS GRAB
DUMMY MACHINE
Aviator Masson Fooled Marshal
and Army Officers, Who Get
Fake Aeroplane.
Douglas, Ari/.., May lt>.—The
United States marshal and a
number of army officers, who on
a tip from the Mexican govern
ment, spent two days searching
for an aeroplane belonging to
Aviator Masson and linally locat
ed what they supposed to be the
article wanted, found out today
that it was a dummy and that the
real machine had been smuggled
across tin; border and was now in
use by the stale troops to drop
bombs inlo the fortifications of
the federals at (iuaymas.
Masson received $tiO,non for die
work he did and now has a tidy
sum in an American bank, where
he insisted it should be placed be
fore he would cross the border.
TRITON BRINGS
KATALLA OIL
Large Shipment for S. Blum of
Native Gasoline—Captain
Durkee in Command.
The large gasoline launch Tri
Ion. of Katalla, arrived in Valdez
Iasi night, bringing 200 cases of
gasoline for the firm of S. Mum
& Co. Captain Durkee reports
having had a lint! trip and that
the ocean has been as calm as a
mill pond for the pas| two weeks,
hardly a riffle on the sea.
The launch slopped at Cordova,
bringing too cases for the rail
road town.
Col. O’Neil came across the ba\
in the Imp Ibis morning.
suntTir
atai souls
Seattle, May 16.—The new di
rectory issued by the Polk Direct
ory Company gives a population
of 280,000 for this city. The di
rectory company assert that the
canvass made by them was as ac
curate as it is possible for them
to be and that every effort was
made to prevent padding by the
Spirit City boosters.
Fine Brood Mare* Burned.
Lexington, Ky., May 1C.— Fif
teen American, and Kijglish thor
oughbred mares, eaClfwith a foal
l)y her side, were bullied to death
in a fire which destroyed a barn
on the Kingston stock farm, near
here, today. The fire, is believed
to have been of incendiary orig
in,. Bloodhounds Have been ,call
•0(1 to.get a I rail of the supposed
ci'ihiinal.
' Among the horses burned were
niaiiy winners..' of tgreat racing
events;,..'fhe loss was estimated
■at fcSft.OUt)..- The mares tlv^t met
death \yere Running Stream, For
bidden Fruit. Cassandra, ‘Flower
Of the Forest. Jessantu. Lad is in,
True l.ove, Pretty, Half Crown,
the only mare in America by the
English stallion Cyltnene: Degree,
May-fair, . Fdally, Harpsichord,
Flying Ship and Deisha.
"Come on. let's go and buy
some bargains at Adler's."
Geo. Reinke, the watch repairer
and jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug
company.
Hoad the Dally Prospector.
Writes Senator Rittman Urging
Government Built Road for
Alaska--Less Scandal.
Washington, I>. C., May lib—
In a letter to Senator Pittman,
Secretary of Interior Lane favors
the construction of a government
railroad in Alaska insuring the
development of the territory with
out the selfish aims of privately
constructed roads.
Privately owned roads, lie as
serted, would result in a great
scandal, as the' resources of the
Iasi frontier would fall info the
hands of I lie interests.
If is believed that the Senate
commitlee will report in a few
days favoring the government
huill road.
TRITON LEAVES
FOR MIDDLETON IS.
Takes Two Horses for Use on the
Fox Ranch—Will Continue
on to Ratal la.
Turn Marquim left I his morn
ing for Middleton Island on the
gasoline,_boat ^CriUw.^ Jiti is tali-,
ing two head of stock and a wag
on for the use of Mr. and Mrs.
Ibex, who are now on the island
lending lo the fox ranch he main
lains there.
The horses will be used to pack
feed lo foxes who are scattered
over the island, which is live miles
long and a mile wide. They will
also be used In plow up the soil
that potatoes and.turnips may tie
raised for fox feed.
Middleton Island is barrdu of
standing timber, bill the beach is
covered with all manner of drift
wood, wreckage of ships, trees
anil piling which is used for lire
wood.
The fox ranch on Middleton is
land is one of the best produc
ers on the coast. Mr. Marquim
will continue on to Katalla after
landing the horses and provisions
and will return from the oil town
on his own launch, arriving here
in about two weeks.
Milwaukee’s Art View.
Milwaukee, W!is„ May 16.—The
Chicago cow over I he display of
“September Morn” is likely to be
duplicated in Milwaukee. Oscar
Oreenwald, executive head of the
loCal properties of Oimbel Broth
erw.was arraigned in court with
thif riftinager of his art depart
ment'/ today on a charge of viola
tibn./pf the-bill board ordinance.
The..:defe'ndawts obtained a con
tinuance/ arid promise' reprisal.
[.On .the lower of the city hall are
four cupids, whose lack of cloth
ing and display of the human
form make ‘'September Morn”
look like a fur-robed Eskimo. The
defendants in the bill board case ,
threaten to have Fred G. Sim
mons, Commissioner of Public
Works, arrested if the case
against them is prosecuted.
Mrs. (diaries Wilcox and chil
dren will leave tonight on the
Sampson to join her husband at
Cordova, where'he is engaged as
linotype operator on the Cordova
Alaskan.
Don’t Miss Tonight at the Orph
eum.
A three-reel feature (raged- j
entitled The Orleans Coach, at the j
Orpheum tonight and Sat- ■
urday matinee. If the local the- I
ater is to show this class of films !
citizens and theater-gorirs should !
not forget that patronage is need- 1
ed. ’
THAW TESTIFIES
AGAINST RUSSELL
Anhut Was Not a Party to At
tempted Bribe—Russell Sug
gested and Planned Bribe
.\cw York, May 10.—At the trial
of Attorney Anhut, of this city,
for alleged bribing of Superin
tendent Russell of the Mattewan
asylum for criminal insane of the
state, 'Harry Thaw, for whose re
lease Anhut is accused of offer
ing a $25,000 bribe, testified that
Superintendent Russell suggested
the bribe and that if it was forth
coming he would aid in I he re
lease nf Thaw.
Russell arranged every detail
of the plan by which his release
was to tie gained, according to
Thaw, and Anhui simply handled
the money, receiving $25,000, of
which sii.oon was returned be
cause nf the failure nf the plan
to work out.
According In Thaw, the plan
was conceived by Russell and
suggested In him by Russell and
Attorney Anhui simply acted as
an attorney to pay certain moneys
on certain conditions, which, not
having been fulfilled, was not
paid.
RIVER BOATS ARE ;
NOW AT KATALLA
Steamer Jeanie Brings Two River
Boats and Two Scows for Use
of the Coal Party.
Captain Durkce. who came to
town on tin* Triton, reports that
tile steamer Jeanie. of (lie Alaska
Coast t,o., lias landed (lie two riv
er lmats for tIn* government coal
party and also Hie two scows
needed to take tile HOP tons of
coal mined by I tie Department of
Mines for (tie use of the navy to
test its value on war vessels.
The coal is now landed on the
river bank, a parly of nine men
being engaged all winter and us
ing seven head of stock in taking
the coal where it could be reach
ed by lighters and river boats.
The party was increased by a
number of men who arrived at
Katalla mi the last trip of the
Yukon.
Sampson Due Here Tonight.
The Sampson left Seward at
7 :30 this morning ami is due here
n| 7 tonight and will sail shortly
after for Seattle, making stops at
a few Alaska burgs between here
and the Spirit City.
The Lieut. Donaldson made no
trip to Valdez, today because the
boilers were, being overhauled.
Raid on Frogs’ Legs.
New York. May Id.—One hun
dred ami nlnety-lwo quarts of
frogs’ legs were seized at cold
storage houses yesterday b> ag
ents of tin1 State Conservation :
Commission and smaller quanti
ties at. several restaurants. The
raid was tin* commission's way of
serving notice that it intended to
enforce strictly the new law pro
hibiting the taking, buying, sell
ing or possessing of “bull frogs,
green frogs or spring frogs” dur
ing. the spawning months, April,
and May.
Fine program al the Orpheum
tonight.
Igloo No.7 of the Order of Pio
neers will meet Tuesday, May 20.
All members are requested to be
present. K. O. Ames, Sec’v.
Received on the Mariposa a
new line of pretty dres'es at Har
rev’s Toggery.