VQL 10 VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 1914. NO. S3.
HOUSE COMMITTEE
AGAINST ALASKA
Refuse to Grant Additional Powers to
Legislature—Wickersham is a
Member of Committee.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12.—The
House Territories committee, of which
the delegate from Alaska is a mem
ber, has decided that it will oppose
any effort to pass federal legislation
to ad the collection by the terri
tory of the taxes imposed by the first
territorial legislature and the en
forcement of the laws passed by that
body.
Friends of the territory have been
urging the committee to recommend
the passage of a bill to give the ter
ritorial legislature more power and
to carry out the recommendation of
President Wilson that Alaska be
made a full territory, but the influ
ences are against it and the commit
tee lias decided that nothing will be
done to aid the citizens of the north
to enforce the laws passed by the first
legislature or to grant them any great
er powers in the matter of law-mak
ing.
Tlie big fishing interests are oppos
ed to the repeal of that section of
the Wickersham enabling act which
protects the fishing interests from
taxation by the territory.
CITY WILL START
Chicago Council Authorizes Opening
of a Big Retail Establishment
Under Municipal Control.
CHICAGO, .Ian. 12. The city conn
•il today derided mat the city could
and should organize a municipal tie
parlment store so that the citizens of
the city might be able to cut down
he cost of living, which has grown
higher and higher.
The municipal department store
will he one of the largest in the
world if tlie present plans of the
council tire carried cut and it will al
so he a general market at which the
farmers for many miles may send in
supplies to be sold and a small com
mission only will be charged.
It is hoped by this method to cut
out the tremendous profits of the
middlemen and secure it direel mar
ket in Chicago for the products ot
>he farms.
THE SWISS FEAR
Warm Weather Has Caused Many
Slides and Rivers Are Run
ning Bank High
I
BERNE, Switzerland, Jan. 12.—A
sudden warm spell has caused much
(ear throughout Switzerland, as the
livers have al swollen and the av
alanches of snow and rock from the
mountains, it is feared, will wipe out
many of' the mountain towns. The
constant roar of snow and landslides
can he heard day and night. In many
instances the people, of the mountain
towns have fled to safer quarters and
are waiting for the weather to turn
i older.
All the rivers are running bank
high, as the thaw has caused them
to swell abnormally.
Nugget jewelry made to order by
0. o. Tl'inke at ttie Valdez Drug Co.
AMERICAN SOLDIERS SHOT DY REBELS;
TWO MEN OF TENTH CAVALRY ARE HIT
NACO, Ariz., Jan. 12.—The rebels
stationed across the border from this
| city yesterday shot and killed a num
ber of the Tenth cavalry and severe
ly wounded a trumpeter of the same
regiment, who were on patrol duty
on the border.
Private Bryce, who was shot and
so severely wounded that he could
not walk was carried by his compan
ion, Trumpeter Warren, to camp, al
though Warren was himself severely
wounded. Tho Tenth regiment is a
negro regiment.
Intense excitement followed ihe re
port of the shooting and the citi
zens of the city were for crossing the
line and punishing the murderers, but
the officers of the regiment immedi
ately stationed extra guards to pre
vent any trouble.
The commanding officers immedi
ately sent the I'nited States marshal
across the line to inform the rebel '
commander that tlie next attempt of
bis men to cross the line or if any
more shots are fired upon American
troops that the punishment will be
severe, and that the American troops
will cross the line and prevent its
recurrence.
The rebel commander apologized
: fo*»4We act of his men and claimed
IItat it was unauthorized and that they
would be immediately punished.
PRKSIDIO, Tex., Jan. 12.—The fed
. eral forces numbering 3,000 men
’ crossed the border Iasi night, bring
ing with them all their arms and
| surrendered to the American com
! mander, as they could no longer con
I tinue the battle against the large reb
1 el force. Nine generals are among
I the federal forces which evacuated
Ojinaga to the rebels under ihe com
maud of General (’arranza.
General Villa and the rebel forces
are jubilant at the success of the con
stitntional forces and they claim that
an immediate advance will be made
RAILROAD BILL
SOON BE PASSED
No Opposition to Government Road
Except by Seward Railroad Own- i
err—Seth Mann is Aiding
I
I
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.—Congress i
reconvened today after the Christmas !
hoi'days and the Alaska railroad bill ’
is now scheduled for cons rasra non in
both the Senate and the House and :
| will soon be disposed of.
Dozens of Alaskans are here in the j
| interest of the bill besides a large j
| corporation lobby working for the
sale of the Cordova railroad. The at
lorneys for the Seward road are bit
terly opposed to government building
of railroads, claiming that they will
build to the coal fields and on into
the interior if congress will only lift
the icy hand of conservation and re
! verse the policy of the bureaucrats,
who have retarded and prevented the
construction of the Seward road by
their policy.
Seth Mann, who made a special
trip through Alaska as the personal
representative of President Wilson,
and as the guest of the Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce, is here to urge the
passage of the Alaska railroad bill.
He has given out a long statement to
the rress, detailing his reasons for
urging the government to- conttfrtact
the road and is Working with might
and main to secure its passage.
UJs npt believed that the anti- j
government ownership followers or j
the big railroad interests in the stater. ,
will oppose the government construc
tion and operation of the road for the
! reason that they believe an Alaska
railroad will not pay and its failure
under government operation will on
ly strengthen their opposition when
(Continued on page 4). |
ONE IS DEAD—INTENSE FEELING lb NACO WHEN NEWS IS KNOWN
—AMERICAN COMMANDER ISSUES WAfcNl'NG TO REBEL COM
MANDER—FEDERAL SOLDIERS EVACUATE OJINAGA.
I
I
towards Mexico City by Villa and his
army which will number 20,000 men
and all the captured artillery.
Villa claims he is ready to meet
General Huerta in battle as it has
been stated the provisional president
intends to lead the forces of the gov
ernment against the rebels in person
and is preparing a large army for that
purpose.
MlvXICO CITY, Jan. 12. A report
was current today that the European
diplomats were taking an active part
in Mexican affairs, despite the agree
ment of the powers with Washing
ton that they would consult the Ifnit
ed States regarding any line of policy
to be taken.
This is explained as due to the al
leged fact that the Wilson adminis
tration lias not indicated its inten
tion of doing anything to bring about
more settled conditions in this coun
I
try. The ministers of Germany, Bel-i
gium, Jaft'ari and Great Britain are ]
conferring frequently with Querido:
Moheno, the foreign minister.
The matters taken up at these con- |
ferences are being kept secret. An-!
other rumor heard today is that cer
tain European diplomats are prepar- |
ing to guarantee the safety of Pres- j
ident Huerta and his family and give j
hint safe conduct from the country.
Active preparations, however, to re
sist tlie advance of the rebels into
southern and central Mexico contin
ue.
JI'AKEZ. Jan. 12. The feeling]
spread, among rebel leaders today
that the Huerta government was pre- '
paring some sinister surprises in con
nection with the projected march of
Gen. Francisco Villa’s army toward ;
Mexico City.
That the federal troops had aban :
ON TRUST LAWS
Some Leaders Claim That Quick Ac
tion Should be Taken, While
Others Urge Delay.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1L’. The Hem
ocralic leaders ol' congress are divid
ed as to the advisability of pushing
the antitrust legislation through!
congress with a rush or even wait
ing first lor the business interests to
adjust itself !o the changed eoiidi
lions under (lie new tariff and cur 1
lency bills. The majority opinion is
for rapid action, claiming that as the
trusts and large business interests of
the country must come sooner or lat
er to a realization that the govern- :
ment intends to prevent aggression on ,
the part of the corporations thal it
had better be done at once and the
new system started.
Democratic congressmen state that
as soon as the new laws are passed
business will be established on a
sound basis and that the new laws
will insure greater prosperity to the
country than, ever before and that the
present depression is only due to the
unsettled conditions and will remain
unsatisfactory until congress has de
cided upon the laws under which big
business is to be operated.
BIG 6UZZH IN
ST. PETERSBURG
Russian City Caught in Terrible
Storm—Nine Feet of Snow Falls
and Traffic Demoralized.
ST- PETERSBURG, Jan. 12--A ter
rific sri n« storm and bli7zar ! U?ts
swept o-'sr this c 'ty and seel Sen of
Russia and ulne feet ,pf snow ; hk ,
fallen, causing the ■coinpletenieuif'of j
therailroads and of street traffic.
Seward Schools Are Closed.
The Seward schools have been
closed for the past three weeks be
cause of "n epidemic of chicken pox
in the westward town, which had
gained considerable headway before it
was known to exist. •
FROM SEATTLE;
Has a Number of Valdez Passengers
—First Trip Since Undergo
ing Repairs.
I
|
SKATTLi:, Jan. 1:;. The steamer
■Mariposa, of the Alaska Steamship
company, left here Saturday even
ins; at a o'clock for Valdez and way
opes with the following passengers
for Valdez.
Clarke Duff. Leslie Moses. Lieut.
Idlgerion. \V Driskeli and wife, Geo. j
Colladay. T. Itidenow and six steer
age.
For Latouche: Superintendent F. j
Viin Campon and wife, Oscar Not'd j
quist.
For K1 la mar: Walter McKay, the ;
diver. *
This is the lirst trip o" fthe Mar - !
iposa since she was overhauled at an
expense of $!>0,t)00 in order that the j
company would be prep"red for the j
heavy summer travel expected from !
eastern tourists.
Will Abolish Alaska Jobs.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.— Secre- .
tary Kedfleld, of the Department of |
Commerce, plans to abolish the po I
sitions now held by Dr. Rverntan and ;
Fred Chamberlain in tile Department
cf Fisheries in Alaska.
F
i
George Foss, of Cleary, Stole a Cabin i
Full of Supplies and Must
6erve Time.
FAIRBANKS, Jan. 12.—George j
Foss was rounfi guiUy here today of |
stealing supplies and. valuables from
a number Of cfibins Oh deary creek
and will be sentenced on Tuesday by
Judge Fuller. When Foss’s cabin was
searched by the police authorities
they found it filled with stolen plun
der.
Foss was found guilty on twosep
a rate charges.
Subscribe for the Prospector. !
J
Joned nearly all of the northern part
of the republic, after they had been
beaten and forced to seek safety in
the mountains or the United States,
was not accepted as indicating that
the rebels would be unresisted on
their advance south.
Some belief was expressed that the
federals bad an object in evacuating
Chihuahua and other isolated fedfeal
po3ts, in which it was impossible for
them to do much more than defend
themselves, and that their purpose in
doing so was to permit a more con
certed and energetic defense in the
central and southern states, where
forts are more numerous and com
munication is easier.
If General Villa carries out his an
nounced intention of augmenting liis
present army of 7,000 by picking up
scattered bands about Torreon and
Zacatecas and of massing a force of
20,000 or more rebels on the march
to Mexico City, he will entirely alter
the constitutionalist plan of cam
paign. Heretofore the rebels have
oeen scattered, while the strength of
the federals has been divided by their
having to garrison the northern cit
ies.
An ex-officer of the German army
arrived here today to help Gen. Villa
in drilling his volunteer troops in
preparation for their expected battles
with the federals in the south.
As the rebels gain territory the rel
alive positions of the federals and
rebels will be reversed, the latter
having to protect what they have
won, while the federals will be more
at liberty for aggressive lighting. !l
was this condition that led Villa to
consider whether the government nl
Mexico City was not planning a cam
paign of considerable extern further
south, where the comparatively tin
disciplined forces might have to con
tend with greater numbers and super
ior lighting machinery.
THAW IS SANE
SAYS U. S. CDURT
Commission Appointed by Judge Aid
rich So Reports and He Will be
Released on Bail.
CONCORD, N. II.. Jan. 12. The
tommission appoinl'Hi by Cnitei:
States Judge Edgar Aldrich to in
tjuire into the sanity ol Marry Thaw,
the escaped lunatic from Maltewan
asylum in New York, where he was
held as an insane s late prisoner, t >
day repot ; >u to the court that Thaw
was sane and that he was a safe
person to he liberated.
Counsel for Thaw had applied for
admission to bail for their client, as
the crime charged by the authorities
of New York is a conspiracy to es
cape from Mattewan anti was a bail
able offense, but William T. Jerome,
special attorney for the state, object
ed to Thaw being admitted to bail
as he claimed that he was an unsafe
person to be at large in any cOmmun
ity. In arguing against graining the
application for bail Jerome said:
“We expect to take Thaw back to
New' York to try him for the crime
with which we have charged him and
punish him for it, and then we ex -
pOct to put him where he belongs and
to keep him there for the protection
of the public. We have very radical
objections to turning Thaw loose on ■
the community, to which he would
he a peril." '
Mr. Jerome said that any reason^
able amount of bail would not suf
fice to insure Thaw’s appearance in
rourt. It was a matter of court rec
ord, he said that Thaw had given
one of his lawyers $25,000 with which
tn attempt was made to bribe the
bead of the institution where he had
been confined.
(Continued on page f.)
BIG MAZDA LAMPS
FOR N. Y. TIMES
Are Newest and Latest Made, Giving
5,000 Candle Power—Only Two
in Existence.
NKW YOUK. Jan. 12. The New
York Times Company have installed
two 5,000 Mazda lamps in the arch
way of their building. These lamps
are the largest incandescent lamps in
the world and were built by the Gen -
eral Klectric Company especially for
The Times.
The lamps are of 5,000 candle pow -
er each. This high illuminating pow
er is due to the fact that the light
burns in an atmosphere of nitrogen
gas instead of in a vacuum.
The Mazda lamps are of all sizes
and kinds. Only in the case of the
very large lamps of high candle pow
er does the illumination take place
in an atmosphere of gas. For the
smaller type of lamps this is not
| practicable. Nitrogen gas is not the
only gas u ed with large lamps, and
the General Klectric Company is now'
engaged in experimenting with argon
as a suitable gas. In some of the
Mazda lamps of lesser power the out
system of burning in a vacuum is re
tained, but with new features which
give increased power of illumination
! for a less amount of current.
Left Pass Christian Yesterday—2,000
People Bid Him Farewell—Is Im
proved in Health.
I
I
PASS ('1: iiiSTI AN, Miss., Jan. 12.
More than 2,unit people, the entire
! population i f this city gathered at
the railroad station yesterday to bid
President Wilson and the members of
his family farewell.
The president left in time to reach
Washington to attend the convening
of congress after the Christmas hol
idays. He is much improved in
health and It 's gained a few pounds,
in spile of The large amount of pub
lic business he has been called upon
to transact while on his vacation.
Standing Timber Not Taxable.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 12. The
Treasury' officials decided today that
timber is not subject to the income
tax tintil cut.
BELGIUM SWEPT
TERRIFIC STORM
Torrential Rains Turn Into Terrific
Blizzard, Which Has Swept
the Country.
BRUSSELS, Belgium, Jan. 12—The
torrential rains of the past few days
have changed into blizzards and the
country is being swept by one of the
worst snow sjoinis of many years.
The snow is being driven by a heavy
gale, causing terrible suffering among
the poorer class as they are unpre
pared to withstand the storm.
It is feared that the many Ashing
boats and even the big liners now on
the Black Sea will be driven on the
rocky shores; as the blinding snow
storm prevents safe navigation. No
vessels are allowed to leave the har
bor until the fury of the storm shall
have abated.
The Valdez Electric <\> sells Mazda
lamps. Telephone 57.