VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 15, 1614.. NO. 216.
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POLICEMAN DEAD
SUSPECT TRAMPS
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Nightwatchman Wai Hunting Through
Abandoned Shacks When Shot to
Death—Murderers Escape.
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VANCOUVER. B. C., June 15
Word has reached here from Kam
loops that Constable John Allen was
brutally murdered there last night
while making his nightly rounds of
the town. From the position of the
body when found it is supposed that
the constable had occasion to visit
some shacks in the suburbs of the
town that had been unoccupied for
some time. It is supposed that tramps
were in the place spending the night
and either the constable and they had
some altercation, during which Allen
was shot, or that the constable was
murdered in cold blood as he was
approaching the place.
The body was discovered on the
.threshold and every indication points
to the theory advanced of a murder
by tramps. No clue has been found
leading to the Identity of the man, or
men, who committed the crime. A
coroner’s jury will be called imme
diately.
Some tramps who,have been found
in the vicinity are under suspicion,
' and they will be held until more
light is thrown on the mystery.
MOTOR CAR DROPS
INTO ELLIOTT RAY
William Shepard, His Wife, One Child
and a Lady Friend Drowned—
Two Children Saved.
SEATTLE, June 15.—An automobile
driven by William Shepard, in which
he was driving with his wife, and
three children and a lady friend,
dropped off a trestle into 12 feet of
water yesterday. Shepard tried to
pass another car on the trestle, which
was narrow and his machine fell off
into the water. Two of the children
were saved by an unknown man, who
jumped into the water and brought
them to shore, but Shepard, his wife,
one child and lady friend were drown
ed. The car plunged through the
jailing.
The occupants in the other car
made no effort to save the helpless
people, claiming that none of the
party could swim.
The police have started an investi
gation and the driver of the car for
which Shepard turned out has been
held pending the outcome of the in
vestigation.
HEW MINISTRY
FOR THE FRENCH
PARIS, June 15.—President Ray
mond Poincare today invited Rene
Vlviani to form a cabinet. The new
ministry must be made up of a com
bination of several parties, in which
the Socialists will have a large in
fluence, as they gained many seats at
the last election, when the Royal
ists voted for Socialists lh an effort
to discredit the. government.
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HARVARD GRADUATE*
MEETING IN CHICAGO
CHICAGO. -June 15.—Delegations of
Harvard men fro mall over the Un
ited States arrived here today for
the opening of the two day session
of the Associated Harvard Clubs, and
Indications were that more than 1,000
sons of * JHarvardlTfroin other cities
would be In the convention hall this
afternoon.
STEAMERS COLLIDE
IN 110 OCEAN
American Liner New York, With 600
Passengers, and the Pretoria, With
750, Hit But No Damage.
NEW YORK, June 15.—Wireless
reports have been received here
from the American liner New York
that the German steamer Pretoria had
rammed the American liner in a
dense tog at sea, but that the dam
age was slight and that no fatalities
had resulted from the collision.
The two steamers has 1,350 passen
gers aboard, 600 on the New York
and 750 on the German boat.
The panic on the ships was soon
quelled by the officers, and as soon
as It was determined that neither
ship had suffered any injury they they
proceeded on their way.
RUSSIANS LAUNCH
NEW DREADNAUGHT
Third Stage of Russia’s Ambitious
Naval Program for Black
Sea Squadron.
ODESSA, June 15.—The third stage
in Russia’s ambitious naval program
for the Black Sea was concluded to
day-with the successful launching of
the dreadnaught Ekastorina II at the
Nikolaioff navy yard.
The two dreadnaughts already
launched, and soon to go into com
mission, are the Empress Maria and
the Alexander III. The fourth, the
Ivan, the Terrible, is to be laid down
on the ways vacated by the Ekas
torina II. The six destroyers and
the six submarines, included in the
new program, have already been com
pleted, and two armored cruisers are
building. There is also being con
structed one of the largest floating
docks in the world, capable of carry
ing a vessel of 40,000 tons. It will
cost $2,000,000.
Notwithstanding this formidable
fleet, naval experts say that Turkey
would have a decided advantage on
the Black Sea in the event of a war
between the two countries, as. the
Russian dreadnaughths are to be arm
ed with only 12-inch guns, as against
guns of 13-inch and 15-inches re
spectively on the two cruisers recently
acquired by the Turkish government,
one from Brazil and the other now
completing in England. The longer
range of the Turkish guns would, it
Is believed, more than counterbal
ance the greater aggregate tonnage
and armament of the new Russian
craft.
LAST DAY FOR MI8SOURI
CANDIDATES TO FILE PAPERS
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., June 15.—
This Is the last day for candidates to
file their declarations to secure a
place on the state primary ballots for
August 4. Nomination? are to be
made for United States senator, one
judge of the supreme court, state
superintendent of public schools, six
teen congressmen, seventeen state
senators, circuit judges in a few dis
tricts and all county officers save
sheriff, treasurer and coroner.
HGUSH ora
ID LEAVE LOHDOH
LONDON, June 16.—Queen Mary
of England may See froth London
because of the aggressive conduct of
the militant suffragettes, who threat
en to make‘life miserable for the
King and .Queen unless their demands
for the ballot are granted at once.
BOYS LOCATE
LOST BALLOON
Berry le Seriously Injured—Balloon
- Dropped 3,500 Feet Into Gulch
Near Oregon City.
PORTLAND, June 15.—The bal
loon Million Population, which was
lost somewhere in the Cascades while
on the endurance race from this city,
was located Saturday night at Beav
er creek, 15 miles east of Oregon
City, by several small boys who were
out hunting. George Berry, the op
erator in charge of the balloon, was
found to be seriously but not neces
sarily fatally injured and aid has been
sent to him, while George Morrison,
who was a passenger with Berry, had
made the injured man comfortable.
The Million Population, when at an
elevation of 3,500 feet, was struck
by lightning and sank to the ground,
landing in a deep gulch. The para
chuting of the big sack is all that
saved the men and the basket struck
the ground so hard as to injure Berry
in the back and legs. Two of the
pigeons were dead and the one re
leased carried the message of distress
but as Morrison knew not where he
was could not direct rescuers as to
his location.
Hundreds of men are hunting to
locate the balloon Springfield, which
has not been heard from, and it is
feared that Captain Donaldson and
Wilbur Henderson, who were in the
basket, have either been killed or in
jured. It is believed that the balloon
was caught in the same storm.
NEW CHAMPION
WANTS GOLF MATCH
John Deerecady Takes National Event
at Kansas City—Played
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Fine Game.
KANSAS CITY, June 15.—John
Deerecady won the national golf
championship here today, defeating
M. A. McLaughlin. The local links
were lined with followers of the
sport, and a very high class exhibition
was witnessed.
Last year the championship was
won by Francis Ouimet, and both
the participants in the finals of this
year are new to championship hon
ors.
The matches were not limited to
Americans but are open for Euro
pean entries. In golfing circles the
winner of the American national,
championship is generally conceded
a favorite for the international cham
pionship, because most of the cream
of foreign players participate in the
games held here.
EXPLODE BOMB IN
CHURCHJUILDING
LONDON, June 15.—Suffragettes
exploded a bomb in St. George Church
In Hanover Square after the |ervices
yesterday morning, but the explosion
did but little damage. The bomb was
left by suffragettes who attended the
services and . under many of the
benches were found literature Issued
by the militants.
The police are helpless to stop the
attacks of the militants and the ar
son squad and vunless parliament
passes a now law dealing with the
women and allowing the exiling of
all of the leaders to St. Helena or
some penal colony they say they, can
not handle the situation.
■ The Death Stone of India at the
Orpheum tonight. This la a marvel
ous thre«Npel production.
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GREEKS TO FIGHT
AGAINST TURKS
Vienna Diplomat* See No Hope of
Avoiding the Conflict—-Both
Side* Ready.
VIENNA, Austria, June 15.—In dip
lomatic circles here it is freely pre
dicted that nothldg can prevent war
between Greece and Turkey, as the
two Balkan powers refuse to come
to any agreement. Turkey insists
upon the return to the Turkish flag
of a large part of the territory tak
en by Greece in the recent wars,
while Greece is equally determined
to hold on to what she has at any
cost.
The Austrian war office has order
ed the concentration of troops on the
Servian border and on the Roumanian
border in readiness to stop any ef
fort on the part of the two coun
tries to join with the Greeks in the
coming conflict. It Is expected that
the action of the Austrian War De
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partment will call for the concen
tration of the troops of the two-nam
ed powers and put them to consider
able expense which the financial con
dition of the states will not warrant
at this time.
Prom information received here
from agents of the War Department
both sides are preparing for the com
ing conflict.
Joe Stanton reached Valdez on Sat
urday evening with the interior mail
and will leave Valdez again in the
morning.
WANT MONEY BACK
SAY DEPOSITORS
Hundreds Remain In Front of Lori
mer’s Chicago Bank and Are In
An Angry Mood.
CHICAGO, June 15.—Hundreds of
angry depositors today surrounded
the La Salle Savings and Trust Com
pany office, demanding that the bank
pay them the money deposited. The
police had considerable trouble keep
ing the street in front of the bank,
clear.
No statement has been made by
the bank or hr the state extminers,
who are now in charge of the books
making an examination as to the
amount of shortage, and it is ex
pected that it will be several days
before the Investigation will be com
pleted.
Ex-Senator Lorimer, the president
of the institution, issued a statement
in which he announced that the de
positors were sure to be paid in full.
LOSES LIFE IN
AIDING FRIEND
SOUTHBEND, Wash., June 15.—
William Wallen, a 17-year-old boy,
was drowned here yesterday while
drying to save a Mend, who was
caugty in an undertow and being
carried to sea. The young man made
heroic efforts to aid his Mend but
became exhausted and drowned. The
companion was picked up and brought
ashore, where doctors succeeded in
resuscitating the youngster.
▲. C. Baldwin, formerly with the
Alaska Boundary Surrey, is making a
surrey of the claims of the Galena
Bay Mining company for patent and
will enter the Held in Valdes as a
mineral and land surveyor. Mr. Bold
win, who has had many years of ex
perience, will open an offlice in this
c'ty.
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SHIP NO GUNS
FROM SEATTLE
Customs Official Announce* That Ho
Will Prevent Guns From Go
■ ing to Mexico.
SEATTLE, June 15.—Henry D.
Blackwood, customs collector, an
nounced here today that he had re
ceived Instructions from Secretary of
the Treasury McAdoo to clear no
more boats bound for Mexico carry
ing arms or ammunition.
It is understood that the federal
orders relating to the embargo on
arms will be thoroughly enforced, and
the president will adhere to his form
er policy of forcing an ammunition
famine in Mexico.
START PROBE
SAMUEL’S DEATH
Damaging Testimony Given Against
Blanche Smith—Had Threatened
to Take Samuels’ Life.
SEATTLE, June 15.—Witnesses be
fore the coroner’s jury here today
told of the threats uttered by Blanche
Smith, the paramour of Michael D.
Samuels, the Nome business man who
was found shot to death in his room
in the Seattle hotel a few days ago.
It was stated that Mrs. Smitji had
constantly quarreled with Samuels
while at the hotel, because she was
jealous of h's atten’ions to other
women. On the Friday previous to
the tragedy it developed that Mrs.
Smith had waited for hours for the
return of Samuels and that when
requested to go to her room by the
cleric she refused.
The clerk then threatened to eject
her and she said: “If I leave this
hotel I’ll kill Samuels, that's what I’ll
do.”
Since leaving the hospital the wo
man has been under arrest. Mrs.
Samuels is still persistent in her as
sertions that her husband did not die
by his oam hand. The evidence dis
closed today was very damaging
against Mrs. Smith.
400-POUND METEORITE
GUARDED FROM THIEVES
SAN FRANCISCO. June 15.—A
400-pound meteorite, composed of
apatite, which recently fell on his
ranch in Tuolumne county is being
carefully guarded here today by J.
W. Shores, a retired rancher. While
Shores was plowing on January' 6,
last, he heard a rush of air and then
felt a hot, shiny object swish past
him. It plunged into a nearby gully,
emitting intense heat. Shores says
that several attempts have been made
to steal the meteorite and declares
he has been offered $2,000 for it by
a Stockton jeweler, who intended to
put the substance through a process
to transform it into imitation opals.
City Officials End Sessions.
AUBUBN. N. Y., June 15.—Mayors
and other municipal officials of New
York state, after .three days • of dis
cussion of municipal problems, ad
journed Saturday after the last rou
tine reports of committees appointed
last year had been heard.
mens
BE HELD TOHIGHT
The city dads will meet tonight
in regular session to dispone of bills
and such other matters as may come
to the attention of the council.
Charles Lawson will leave in the
morning for, Port Wells.
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MOUNT LASSEN
STARTS AGAIN
California Volcano Kill* Man Who
Wat Watching the Eruption—Sev
eral of Party Injured.
REDDING, Cal., June 15.—An, un
expected eruption of Mount Lassen
caused the death of Lance Graham,
a wealthy lumberman, and the in
jury of several members of a party
of ten who had climbed the moun
tain and were viewing the volanco
from the edge of one of the craters.
Suddenly the mountain belched
forth rocks, boulders, ashes and
smoke, accompanied by heavy clouds
of steam and when the party was
fleeing down the mountain side to
safety a huge boulder struck Graham
on the head and he sank to the
ground dead.
Several other members were hit
and were aided to safety by their
companions. Later the body of Gra
ham was brought to the base of the
mountain.
Three new craters opened on the
mountainside yesterday and are now
belching rocks, ashes and steam two
thousand feet in the air. Fortunate
ly for the party, the ashes, fumes
and smoke-laden air was carried
away from them and they were not
suffocated.
IN BUTTE CITY
Governor Stewart Arrived in Mining
Town to Take Command of
Situation.
BUTTE, Mont., June 15.—Governor
Stewart arrived here today to take
personal charge of the situation
which has grown out of the tight
among the labor organizations of the
city. The governor denied that troops
had been ordered to this city and says
he is confident that the men will
stop all rioting and will aid the po
lice to maintain order.
The streets are crowded today, as
few men have returned to work and
the men are standing about the street
corners. The saloons have all been
ordered closed so that no liquor-soak
ed orator can start the crowds upon
a war of destruction of property.
Two men arrested by the police
for disorderly conduct were released
when the crowds of miners surround
ed the station and Insisted that un
less the men were freed by the po
lice they would take the station by
storm and start the fireworks.
HELD PRISONER
BY MO STORM
SEATTLE, June 15.—During the
storm which swept over Puget Sound
yesterday W. E. Ewarts, wife and
child were held prisoner on a large
rock because the bay was so rough
that they dared not leave the refuge
on the rock in the small skiff they
had used in reaching it. When the
bay calmed they succeeded in return
ing to shore.
Will Hopper has sold his lease to
the Sideboard building, owned by
Charles Day. and O. Riffle,1 the owner
of the Valdeg Cafe, will move into
the Gem barber shop location in a few
days. Hoppir will store his barber
chatro and Hepflnger ft Golden have
purchased his bath tubs.
Victrola, Encyclopedia Brittanies
11th Edition India paper, and house
hold furniture for sale. W. H. Zieg
ler, The Rectory. tt