VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY B, 1917 NUMBER 31
CREDIT DUE
FOB IWSSAGK “BONK DRV" BILL
Knik Woman Is Given Much Credit
for the Action by Congress on the
Alaska Prohibition Measure—Went
to Capital in January.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. o.
To Mrs. Robert Hatcher of Knik,
Alaska, is given much of the credit
for the passage of the Alaska “Bone
Dry” measure. Mrs. Hatcher, repre
senting the Alaska W. C. T. U., ar
rived at the National Capital during
the second week in January, bringing
a rough draft Of the bill. Double
teaming with Senator Jones of Wash
ington and Delegate Wickersham did
the rest, and the measure went thru
both houses of congress without op
position.
ORGANIZING TO MAKE
UNITED STATES DRV
^CHICAGO, Fel>. 5.—Confident of a
"dry” Congress in 1918, and a cons?
quent party supremecy, the national
committee of the prohibition part/
met in this city last Wednesday to
plan the capture of the federal gov
ernment, the unification of the party
*-nd the annihilation of the liquo
traffic.
Every person more than 14 years
of age1 will be asked to enlist in the
• dry” rank. This it is thought will
result in the organization of forty
nve million of persons,, who by sma.-l
worthy dues, would contribute to an
enormous campaign fund.
Prisoners Made Farmers
LONDON. Feb. 5.-— According to
the Kheninische Westphalische Zei
tung, as quoted in an Amsterdam dis
patch to Reuter's, a considerable
tsVnber of the Rumanian prisoners of
utir have been sent to the occupied
parts of Northern France by the Ger -
mans. The paper says that these pris
oners will be employed as agricul
tural laborers.
Alaska Sails South
The steamer Alaska arrived in
port from the westward about 10
o’clock this morning and sailed about
half an hour later for the south.
Her passengers booked from here
were A. P. Doran, E. P. Kin lock,
Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Donohoe. Mr. and
Mrs. M. Blum, W. N. Cuddy, for Se
attle, J. E. Young and Peter Ross
for Cordova.
Three Boys Frozen' to Death.
SEATTLE, Feb. 5.—Indefinite ru
mors persist today'that three boys.
Andrew Mickens/James Connor and
Beorge1 Bowers have perished on Car
bon Ridge, 18 miles from Fairbanks,
near the border of Rainier National
Park. It is said they were frozen to
death.
J. C. Wright, mining man of Sum
ner, said that John Williams, forest
ranger, reported the discovery of the
foodies yesterday. The boys had lots
of food bat no mutches.
Kileauuea Lava Rising.
HONOLULU, Feb. 5.—Lava is still
rising at an average of ten feet daily
in the crater of Kileauea, it was
stated today and at the present rats
of increase will overflow next week
into the main crater.
'Phone Companies Make Coin.
WASHINGTON. D. C., 1 eb. 5.—
Earnings and expenses of the 59 big
telephone compauies of the countries
engaged in interstate business were
made public yesterday by the inter
state Commerce Commission. The pe
riod covered is for the ten months
ending October 1, 1916. Gross in
come amounted to nearly a quarter of
a billion, a gain of $25,000,000. and
the net operating income $65,823,632
compared with '$58,'335,766, lh the
corresponding ten months of 1915.
The number of telephones in use
fcras 7,080,314 a gain of 609,817.
Northwestern Quarantined.
Clerk of the Court Arthur liang
received a telegram from Judge F. M.
Brown thiR morning, dated at Ketch
ikan, stating that the steamer North
western on which the Judge is a pas
senger, lias been ordered ^ack to Port
Townsend under quarantine, there be
>ng smallpox aboard the vessel.
I BELIEVING DEATH NEAR
CHURCHMAN CONFESSES
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BALTIMORE. Md.. Feb. 6.—Be
i lieving himself about to die, a leading
merchant and church worker of the
Eastern shore of Maryland made a
I sensational confession which is be
1 lieved to have something to do with
the death in Baltimore five years ago
of a beautiful trained nurse who had
been a choir singer and Sunday
School teacher in the church which he
I attended.
I Instead of dying, he is now getting
I better and friends of the dead girl
I are insisting on a full investigation
land the case is in the hands of States
! Attorney Broening.
JTEACHERS ARE TO
GET MORE MONEY
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PITTSBURG, Feb. 5.—An increase
! which will affect more than 500
| teachers has been approved by the
■ city board of education, of approxi
mately 10 per cent in the salaries
of all teachers and all other em
ployees of the Pittsburg schools re
ceiving $75 a month or less.
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WAIF BRINGS CARGO
GASOLINE FOR VALDEZ.
The launch Waif arrived in port
last evening with a cargo of gasoline
for local merchants. She will unload
| today and leave this afternoon on the
return trip.
INTERIOR ALASKA WILL
BE AS POPLAR AS ALPS
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After spending the greater part of
the winter in interior Alaska, Mrs.
Thomas Riggs, Jr., wife of one of the
members of the Alaskan engineering
commission, declares the climate the
most wonderful in the world, and she
has traveled over a great part of the
earth too. With the completion of
the railroad. Mrs. Riggs sees a great
future for the interior in that it will
lidcome more popular than the re
nowned Alps, which has held the at
tention of tourists as a summer resort
for many years.
With Mt. McKinley a national par-;
end with the proper inducements to
tourists, Mrs. Riggs believes the inte
rior will be well filled every year with
people anxious to enjoy the delight
ful climate and equally delightful
scenery.
< 'rones at Masquerade.
CHICAGO. Feb. 5.—Police are in
vestigating a rumor attributed to the
friends of Jean Crones that he attend
cd a masquerade ball given under the
auspices of the Workers’ Institute of
Chicago last week. Crones, a cook,
is charged with poisoning the soup,
which resulted in the serious illness
of more than 100 guests at a dinner
given to Archbishop George W. Mun
delin about a year ago, and has been
the object of a nation wide search
since.
Trainer Swipes Pug’s Jewels.
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 5.—Hyman
Gold, a San Francisco featherwetght
boxer known in fistic Circles as Jimmy
Duffy today is having the police hunt
one of his ti'atners kndwn as YoUng
Cohen who according to Gold has dis
appeared with $200 worth of jewels.
Gold says he gave Cohen a diamond
stick pin, a diamond ring and $5 in
gold to hold while he fought Weldon
Wing last night. When the combat
was over the trained and the jewelry
bad disappeared.
Weather Moderates Inside, i
A decided rise in temperature has
occurred all along the line between
Valdez and Fairbanks during the pa3t
48 hours. McCarty reports 26 belov'
zero this morning, that being the
coldest place along the government
road. Fairbanks reports 17 below
and Salcha 20 below. At the other
stations the temperature varies from
10 below Up to zero.
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Bantus Gets Six Months.
Charles Wilson, better kndwn as
“Ra8tus,” he of the dark complexion
and a penchant for getting into trou
ble, is back at his old tricks again,
according to advices received at the
Marshal’s office, and has been sen
tenced to six months’ imprisonment
at Anchorage for assault and battery.
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Corp. E. P. Kinlock, of the Signal
Corps, who recently reinlisted hero,
left on the Alaska to spend a fur
lough of three months in the States.
A. P. Doran, who has been in the
employ of S. Blum & Co. for the pass
year, was an outgoing passenger on
the Alaska, having resigned his po
sition with the firm.
j ‘‘WILD MAN" OF LYLE
FEEDS ON FROZEN CARP
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j THE DALLES. Ore.. Feb. 6.—
Sheriff Henderson of Klickitat coun
ty reports the strange case of a “wild
jman” who refuses to give his name to
\ the officials, speaks very good English
and has been apparently a man of
culture and refinement despite his
tattered clothing, dirty long beard,
and queer mode of life. When found
a few miles west of Lyle, he was weak
from exposure and lack of adequate
food. He had been sleeping on a
heap of dried sage brush in the open,
and living on frozen carp that had
died and had been washed up on the
shore of the Columbia river. He has
been taken into custody and will be
examined as to his mental condition.
MIS ANGELES SUICIDE
MAKES GOOD JOll OF IT
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I LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5.—Cutting
his wrist with-a knife and then writ
ing a farewell note with a toothpick
dipped in his own blood, John Han
tow, 29, until recently a private in a
Minnesota regiment, committed sui
cide here today by placing the muz
zle of a shotgun in his mouth and
pulling the trigger with his toe.
i NOTED Him IS
KILLED SHOE
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James Barclay, better known as
“Jimmy the Bear” was killed in a
snowslide on McCarthy mountain at
the end of the Copper River & North
ern Railway in Alaska over a week
ago. along with Alexander Hermann,
another old-time prospector, while
doing assessment work for claims
cwned by the Bonanza Mining Com-,
pany. He was one of the best known
characters in Alaska.
He was given the name of "Jimmy,
the Bear” in the Washington stale,
logging camps in the early days. Ho
was camp cook. He returned to the
cook house after a trip in the woods!
while the men were away one day.!
and as he entered the place there was1
a loud “woof, woof.” and a large- !
sized cab knocked him off his feel ,
and rushed out.
Jimmy got to his feet. It was
somewhat dark in the interior. Wit!
another “woof, woof.’ 'a second cub
knocked him down and rushed out.
Scarcely had he reached his feet be
fore the mother rushed out. Then i
followed the male bear. Jimmy con
tinued to sit on the floor and some!
of the men arriving at this crisis, he
asked them to please look and see if
there were any more bears in the.
place before he got up.
The Appellation of “Jimmy the j
Bear" followed him to Alaska and
many knew him by that name who
do not know what his real name was.
Barclay was the fifst white man
to cross the Malaspina glacier. He
bad mined in early days on the Yu
kutat beaeh and conceived the idea
that the gold. Instead of being wash
ed up from the sea, as many believed,
conies from the interior tlirough gla
cial action. His companions on the
beach called it a crazy idea, sihe-t
short excursions into the ice field*
showed many dangers and difficul-J
ties.
Barclay, however, was determined ]
Few men in Alaska knew how to
live better ‘‘off the country.” He
had been on long trips on numerous
occasions when all the grub was
gone and lived on roots and game.
Berclay had a really wonderful know
ledge of the nutritious qualities of
many growing plants and herbs.
The Malaspina Glacier extends to
the base of Mount St. Ellas, with oc
casional breaks, as he found on his
trip. It also connects with the great
Miles Glacier which extends south
ward from the Copper River Valley
at Mile 50, and in that section of
Alaska are the most extensive ice
fields, reaching to the Alaska range.
Barclay kept a diary of his trip
and it tells a wonderful story. Many
times his life was in danger. He
came across samples of quartz which
were extremely rich, but so surround
ed by Ice fields that no one else has
ever visited them. At one place he
camped near a lake. While sleeping
he was awakened by a terrible roar
ing sound, and saw a sight permit
ted to a few men. An immense lake
stretching before him suddenly dis
appeared. It was one of the lakes
that are continually forming in the
glaciers only to break loose whet.
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AMERICA 18 TWO-FACED
SAYS ITALIAN PAPER
ROME, Feb. 5.—American militar
ism so-called by the Messagero of this
city was attacked vigorously In a re
cent editorial which follows in part.
“President Wilson preaches pacifli
clsm, but under his administration
the greatest military program, sur
passing that of Germany has been
passed. America ts preparing to be
come the greatest naval power in the
world if another battle like that of
Jutland reduces the Anglo-German
naval forces.
“American imperialism, after Cuba,
the Philippines, the Sandwieh islands,
and Panama, is now looking at Can
ada to the north and Mexico to the
south."
EVEN JAPAN IS HIT BY
HIGH COST OF LIVING
TOKYO. Japan., Feb. 5.—There is
a rise of 30 per cent over the prices of
last year of necessities it has been
estimated by investigators and thii
tendency is toward a still higher lev
el. Wages have also risen, but many
people not connected with the pres
ent prosperity are meeting hard times
on account of the high cost of living.
Suger has increased 20 to 30 per
cent; salmon has increased 50 to 100
per cent; wine, 20 per cent, beans 30
to 40 per cent; grain 10 to 20 per
cent; canned goods 10 to 20 per cent
and fuel 20 per cent. The cost of
cloth, apparel and oils has also in
creased.
KLOI’EK IS ARRESTED
OX SLAVERY CHARGE
OAKLAND, Calif., Feb. 5.—Hat ]
ley Ham, 23, was arrested here lust
night on a charge of white slavery, j
Ham was said to have disappeared j
from the home of her father in Eu
gene. Ore., two months before. Ham >
and the young girl were registered j
at .. an apartment as Mr«- and Mi?
Knight, and at another apartment as
"Mr. and Mrs. Fleming." Since Ham
ran out of money more than a monm
ago, both said, the girl has been sup
porting both.
"She wanted to go home, but 1 took j
the letters to mail and tore them up,
so her folks would not send her the
money,” Ham told the police.
ALL IMAGINATION
SAYS S HUG NESS'!
MONTREAL. Feb. 5.—Calming to
be on good authority many rumors
have come front the Middle West re
cently regarding the presidency of j
the Canadian Pacific Railway Co.
The most recent of these names,
Lord Shaughnessy, president of the
Canadian Pacific Railway as the next
lord lieutenant of Ireland.
Lord Shaughnessy has labeled
them all as untrue. The latest strik
ing him as “A creation of a brilliant
rewspaper imagination.”
WIFE MUST GO TO
WORK WITH HIM
OREGON CITY, Ore., Feb. 5.—
Sheriff Wilson, of Oregon City has
arrested a farmer near Colton on
the complaint of his wife, who al
leges that her husband was ^frald
of his neighbors and demanded that
she go to the fields with him and
keep fire going so that he could not
get cold while he worked. The man,
who is about 38 years old and has a
farm near ColtoU, Is supposed to
have Religious delusions. He will be
examined for insanity. His wife refus
ed to accompany him during the re
cent cold spell and he threatened
her. The woman and their five-year
old child were brought in with the
man.
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Mr . i;. X. L. MWUii*.
There will be a meeting of the Val
dez W. C. T. U. bn Tuesday afternooi
at 2:30 o’clock at the residence ol
Mrs. Harrington on Sherman street
All persons interested in the cause
are cordially invited to attend.
Wilson freighting outfit of sixteen
horses and sleds, and fifteen pack an
imals left town this morning fbr the
glacier to freight a quantity of sup
plies to the Rdmsdy-Rutherford mine.
Seven men were in charge of the ani
mals.
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Mr. J. A. McGilvray has beeh laid j
up for several days past with a so j
verely sprained knee, but is now rap- (
idly improving and expects to be oul ;
in a few days.
jahies Fielder of Ellamar. arrived j
in town this afternoon for a short i
visit. |
ANXIOUSLY AWAITING NEXT
MOVE OF THE PRESIDENT
CRISIS IS UNCHANGED AND WILSON MAY APPEAR HE PORE CON
GRESS AT ANY MOMENT TO ASK AUTHORITY TO ADOPT THE
NECESSARY MEANS EOR PROTECTION OP LIKE AND PROPER
TY OP AMERICAN CITIZENS—PIRST I/OSH OP AMERICAN LIPP
MAY MEAN A DECLARATION OP WAR—HOPING GERMANY MAY
RESCIND ORDER.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Feu. 5.
Throughout the entire country the
people are earnestly watching for the
next move of the Administration. The
crisis is unchanged and may so re
main for several days, or may be
changed instantly through either of
two channels. It may be that some
rction on the part of Germany, the
sinking of an American vessel with
the loss of lives, will bring about the
immediate declaration of war, or the
announcement by Germany of a resto
ration of the former status of sub
marine warfare may bring about a
resumption of diplomatic relations
and stay any additional move on the
part of the President. In the event
Germany carries out her announced
program it is said the President will
ask the neutral nations to make Ger
many an outlaw beyond the pale ol
diplomacy.
Austria Support* Germany.
BERLIN, Felt. 5.—-That Austria
will support Germany in its subma- j
rine policy is assured, a note practi ;
rally identical with that issued by |
Germany having been prepared by j
Austria, and will be forwarded to thei
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neutral nations at once.
No Modification. ,
BERLIN, Feb. 5.—Tlie indications
are that despite the protests of the
neutral nations the German govern
ment will make no modification of he*
submarine policy, as announced Jan
uary 31. The refusal of the Entente
Allies to negotiate for peace leaves
but one course open for Germany
and that is to use every means in lie.
power to gain a victory, and she will
stop at nothing which might insure
this result.
The severance of diplomatic rela j
lions with Germany by the United |
States has caused much excitement i
in official circles, but the public is,
calm, and the Government is striving j
to minimize the importance of the j
rupture. Four thousand American:
residents of this city are making ac
tive preprations to leave. A special
train will probably be given Ambas
sador Gerard to take him to the Swiss
frontier.
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New York Sails.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5.—The steam-j
ship New York of the American Line, j
cleared at 5 o’clock Saturday even
ing from lierp for Liverpool.
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Crews Virtual Prisoners.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5.—The crews
of the interned German ships here,
to the number of 2,000, are being
closely guarded, and are virtual pris
oners pending the next move of the
government.
Ford Offers Factory.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. 5.—
The Democratic leaders in the Sen
ate are conferring informally on a
plan to endorse a resolution accepting
the offer of Henry Ford to place th ;
huge Ford factories at the disposal of
the government without profit in the
event of hostilities.
Brazil Makes Protest.
RIB DE JANEIRO, Feb. 5.—The
note of protest against Germany’s un
restricted submarine warfare has been
prepared by the government, and
after a diplomatic interchange^witl:
the American governments, will be
forwarded to Germany. Just what
the terms of the note are Is not
known, but It Is said to be very
strong, approaching an ultimatum.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb. 5.—
The sinking of the American steamer
Housatonic Saturday by a German
submarine, unwarned, justifies a dec
laration of war against Germany, is
the assertion of several high officials
of the government.' The Housatonic
was torpedoed and sunk about thirty
miles south of the Scilly Islands, and
carried twenty-five Americans in her
crew. Details of the sinking and ihe
i loss of life. If any. have not he«m re
ceived.
Philadelphia Arrives.
NEW YORK. Feb. 5.—The Anieri
can Line steamer Philadelphia, whicu
was reported to have been sunk by a
German submarine, arrived at Liver
pool at 11 o'clock this morning un
injured. Where the report of her hav
ing been sunk originated cannot be
ascertained.
hind Infernal Machine.
NEW YORK. Feb. 5.—Employes
this morning discovered an infernal
machine, with the fuse burning, in
an office directly under the office of
Collector of the Port Malone in the
New York Customs house The at
fair has been reported to the polic1
and a strong guard has been placed
about the building.
Another Message.
WASHINGTON, L>. ('.. Feb.
The sinking of the Housatonic and
the reported sinking of the Philadel
phia with a loss of 200 lives, will
probably bring the President before
congress today on a grave errand. It
is generally believed among the mem
bers of both Houses that affairs have
reached a stage where the President
will ask Congress to authorize him
to take such steps as are necessa> > to
protect American lives and property.
White House Closed.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Feb
The White House was closed to visi
tors all day yesterday, no one being
permitted to see the President excel t
members of the Cabinet and leaders
in Congress. Secretary of War Baker
and Secretary of the Navy Daniels
held a long conference with the Pres
ident and immediately speeded up
preparations for placing the United
States upon a war footing.
May Break With Austria.
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. V
It is authoritatively announced that
a break with Austria is imminent. Of
ficials of the State Department say
that unless Austria disavows support
of Germany in her unrestricted sub
marine campaign a diplomatic break
is assured.
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Bernstorff Weeps.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Feh. 5.—
Count Von Bernstorff, the German
ambassador here, was deeply affected
by the severance of diplomatic rela
tions between the United States and
Germany. In an interview yesterday
with representatives of the press, the
Ambassadqr, with tears in his eyes,
asserted that he was out of politics
forever, and did not care what hap
pened to him, as his life work had
been a failure. He told friends that
he had never been do deeply affected
in his whole diplomatic career.
Adriatic Sails.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5.—The steam
ship Adriatic of the White Star line,
the largest steamer now in service on
the Atlantic, sailed from here yester
day morning with a capacity cargo of
munitions and twenty-three passen
gers, one of them an American. The
Adriatic will attempt to reach Liver
pool, within the zone proscribed by
Germany.
Seize Interned Cruisers.
PHILADELPHIA, Fob. 5. - The
navy department has ordered the seiz
ure of the German auxiliary cruisers
Prinz Eitel Frederik and Kron Prinz
Wilhelm, interned here, and the crews
held in isolated barracks.
Report Philadelphia Sunk.
VANCOUVER. B. C.. Feb. 6.—It is
reported here that the American Line
steamship Philadelphia was sunk yes
terday well inside the war zone near
the English coast, and that two huu
drer passengers were lost. The pres-t
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