VOL 9 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1913. NO. 32S.
COUNTERFEITER TO"
SERVE LONS TERM
Or. Mu ret, Companion of Rev.
Schmidt, Gets Seven and
Half Years.
.New York, Oct. 30.—Dr. Murel,
l lie dentist who was arrested a
lew weeks ago charged with hav
ing counterfeited many United
.Slates coins, with the aid of the
(iceman priest, Hans Schmidt,
who murdered Anna Aumuller,
•a . convicted today and senten
ced to 'serve seven and a half
years at Atlanta penitentiary.
Detectives searching for infor
mation regarding Schmidt, when
they became convinced that lie
bad murdered the servant girl
and dismembered her body,
searched I lie rooms of Dr. Muret,
with whom the’priest was often
seen on the street, and they dis
covered a complete counterfeit
ing plant, ilis arrest and indict
ment soon followed, although
Schmidt Instilled l.hal he alone
was to blame ar.d that the plant
was his, yet the jury convicted
Mnrd.
Murel protests liis innocence,
claiming that he is being rail
roaded because of his association
with I he murderous priest.
MRS. EATON IS
NOT GUILTY
So Declares Jury in Famous Case
—Were Out Only Eleven
Hours.
I * 1 \annul li. Mass.. ()<•!. i{ (>.—Tin*
jury' in I lie Kalun murder case
w e ... iinly eleven In nil's, when
I hey returned a verdict of not
guilly.'’ The jury was strongly
for acuuillal from the start.
The trial of Mrs. Kalou. wife
of the former rear admiral, has
lasted for several weeks and I he
slate’s attorneys fell sure of a
conviction. Mrs. Kalon, who re
mained on I he witness sland for
I wo days, fold a straightforward
'lory and upon cross-examina
tion stuck lo |he story in spite
of I lie efforts of the public pros
ecutor to shake her. testimony.
BUSCH WILL
IS OPENED
Gives $170,000 to Charity, But
Provided the Rest of Estate
be Held in Trust.
St. Louis, Oct. 30.—The will of
Adolph Hu'sch, the brewer, who
died recently* wras opened today ■
and bequests to charitable soci
eties of $170,000 were made by
Ihe Herman brewer'and Ihe bal
ance of his estate is" to lie held
in trust for many years, the in
come to lie divided anions' I In* im
mediate members of his family.
The widow is well cared for and
received Ihe use of the home in
SI. Louis and the Herman castle
owned by the brewer on the river 1
Hhine.
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Eagle Dance October 31st.
All “ye old timo”■ games of j
•dianee will he wide open at the j
Kagle . dii,lli;e. . Adipi.s,sjon ..*1,50, j
with $1,000 in mirreney to each1
lieket holder.
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Says That Mis Mobile Speech
Marks an Epoch in Our
Diplomatic Life.
Atlanta, Oct. 30.—Secretary
Daniels, in a speech made here
last night, stated that the speech
of President Wilson at Mobile
two nights ago marked an eipoch
in I he history of the United
Stales, as the president has made
clear to the Latin-American re
publics that the United States
does not want their land and will
not try to take it from them.
“Coining at this time, when ev
er> effort of the administration
is being bent to 'secure a suc
cessful settlement of I he difficul
ties of the Mexican situation,”
said I he secretary, “il announces
a principal that will lie followed
by the American government as
religiously as has the Monroe
duel rine.”
STILL FIGHTING
CURRENCY BILL
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Senate Committee Makes a Num
ber of Changes in Glass
Measure.
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Washington, Oct. ;hi.--The j
Senate Ipianre committee lias de
cided to increase the number of
members on Hie cenlral board of
hanking control from live to nine
and has eliminaied the Secretary
of Agriculture and the Controller
of the Currency from the hoard,
as provided in lhe Class house
hill.
The opposition to the plans of
the administration for currency
reform is increasing and many
hankers predict llial without the
co-operation of lhe hanks lhe
control of hanking to he exercis
ed by lhe government will he
useless, as the hanks will sur
render national charters and lake
out stale charteis.
While admitting that currency
reform is needed, many of the
hankers assert that they should
he consulted regarding tin* anti
cipated changes and that the
hankers and the government
should work together.
INVOLUTION IN
SOUTH AMERICA
t’.nlnn. Orl. 30.—Tin* i*«*volulion
in Kenadnr is spreading fast and
I In* rebels art* carrying every
thing l»<*ftir«> lliem. Tin* gnvern
int*nl, is unable tn stem Hit* title
and preparations art* being made
In evacuate Ihe capital and (lee tn
tile cost, establishing a new cap
ital .
Tickets Going on Ford Machine.
Hubert Vheldon has sold many
of I In* tickets for the bin torr
inn car and hopes lo have the
balance sold in a few days. The
people at Chilian have wired for
tickets and Mrs Sheldon lias sent
fitly fo that town, while the hoys
across tint hay are inclined lo
be a tit tie sporty and would like
to win a #725 machine for two
bucks, so they have purchased a
number.
Weather Report.
Oet. 29, 1013.
Maroinetrie Pressure ....20.810
Temperalure at 7 p. in. ..33 •
Maximum Temperature . . 10
Minimum Temperalure ..30
Mean Temperature .35
Precipitation .20
.01 uu4j;. . t‘ *iLi i u... »: 4ul - fi. 4$vtwo
miles, snow al ninhl. linhl rain
from 2:50 p. in. to 7 |i, m.
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POWERS KICKING
ABOUT MEXICO
Insist That Wilson Establish
Peace or Else Let Them Do
It for Him.
Washinton, Oct. 30.—The na
tions of the world have joined in
presenting to the. American gov
ernment a protest against the
conditions now existing in Mex
ico and request that the Ameri
can people take some action to
secure peace in ih«.t republic or
allow other powers to take such
action as may tic- deemed proper.
The note is the answer' to the
note sent by Secretary Bryan and
tile State department will send to
the powers an outline of the pol
icy to he followed by the admin
istration to secure a fair election
in Mexico. The statement will
recite the fact that the American
government, will not lake one foot
of Mexican territory and will on
ly interfere in the neighboring
republic's affairs ill as far as it
becomes necessary to secure a
fair election and the protection
of the lives and property of all
foreigners.
In official circles here, it is
staled that the note to the Unit
ed Stales, regarding the immedi
ate eslaldishmen of peace, marks
the end of I lie tong wail for
peace; that now President Wil
son must intervene or Ihe Mon
roe doctrine will lie a tiling of the
past.
CUMMINS ROASTS
WILSON TARIFF
Starts Speechmaking Campaign
in Effort to Elect Gardner
Governor Massachusetts.
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Taunton, Mass., OH. :<o.—S«*n
alor Cummins, of Iowa, is touring
this slate in an effort to elect
Congressman Cardner. who is the
reular Republican nominee for
governor.
In his speech last night, which
was the opening address of the
campaign. Senator Cummins de
nounced the W'ilson-lJmlerwood
tariff and severely condemned Un
policy of the Democratic parly in
forgetting tin- tanners and the
workingmen, who arc now to
compete with cheap foreign la
bor.
The senator predicted that the
low larilf would bring hard times
to the manufacturing industries
of tin- stale and that many of |
the factories would be compelled i
o shut. down.
shackTetIiTto
GO TO ANTARCTIC
London, Oct. HO.—Sir Fdvvard
Shackletnn, I lie explorer, plans to
■sail from here to spend several
.'ears in the antarctic seas, start
in on his trip some lime during
the summer of next year. Thou
sands of dollars have been raised
hy friends and by the British Hen
graphical Society to finance the
expedition.
For Sale.
"Our Home" roadhouse at a
bargain, on Valdez-Fairbanks
trail, furnished and ready fori
business. Harden under cull ivn- i
lion. Berries in abundance in
season. Hood trapping (and
prospecting ground 'in'Vicinity;*1'
Possession can he given at once.
Dougherty & Ferguson.
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MURPHY GOT A
NICE BIG WAD
Went South With $25,000 Con
tributed by Millionaire Brady,
is Sulzer’s Statement.
New York, Ocl. 30.-—Secretary
Hennessey, in charge of the Sul
zer. campaign for election to the
assembly, in an interview today,
slated that Boss Murphy, of
Tammany Hall, had pocketed
$25,000 contributed by Banker
Brady, now dead, and which Sul
zer refused to take because it
was tainted money.
The statement has caused a
sensation and il is expected that
Boss Murphy will demand that
Hennessey prove the statement.
Tammany olficials claim that
Sulzer and his manager have*
picked upon a dead man. knowing
that the statement cannot In- de
nied.
Sulzer's friends, however, state
that they wish Murphy would de
mand the proof of the statement
in an action for damages, be
cause then they could force Mur
phy to tell how much money he
received and how it was spent.
Early Snow in Topeka.
Topeka. Kas.. Or. liO.—Six in
dies of snow fell here last night
ami Ihe thermometer registered
tile* lowest it has ever been known
in this eily at this time of the
year. Many are 'suffering keenly
from Ihe fold and snow.
TWO ADMIflALSBE
FIXED IN THE EAST
Alaska Coast Company Plan
Making Many Alterations to
Newly Purchased eVssels.
Seal lie. (lei. 30.--Tile two new
.•peamrrs. lAdmiral Schley ami
Admiral Dewey, will lie reiundel
leil in I lie shipyards mi Ihe Allan
I it* and will lie brought In Seattle
via the Panama canal.
The cumpany plan many inim
vatinns in Ihe two new steamers
and as Ihe changes will lie exten
sive and expensive Ihe lower cost
of making Ihese alleral ions on
Ihe Allanlic cnasl as apainsl Ihe
Paeilic shipyard*, decided Ihe
company to order Ihe work done
in Ihe east.
K. J. Davis, proprietor of Ihe
Windsor hotel at Cordova, came
over to Valdez this morning lo
appear as a witness in Ihe Reeder j
case.
STEEL MBS FOB
MEN ROAD
New York. Ocl. 30_President
Klliot. of the New York, New Ha
ven and Hartford railroad, an
nounced today that the coin pa py
will commence immediately the
work of replneinp all Ihe wooden
sleeping and passenger cars by
new sleel cars. II is expected
that by January first all the
wooden cars will have been dis
carded and the .steel cars sub
stituted.
(1. I,, Gregory, of tile) Fundy
Ko\ Ftiriu, New Rrunswiek, N. S.,
passed (tii*i>11 li Valdez on the Ad
miral Sampson lor I he westward,
lie will' gather up-' a number of
Valuable tiM'^fnV.Tk fiSi^MiipnieviH
io bis farm in the eastern part j
of Canada.
GIVES THE JUDGE
THE HIGH SIGN
Jurist Gets His Ire Up and
Soaks Prisoner, Giving Him
the Limit.
Kverett, Wash., Oct. 30.-Judge
Shelter today soaked a prisoner
the limit because after he had
been found guilty he passed the
judge the “high sign” of a large
fraternal order, of which both
were members.
The judge was highly indig
nant and "threw the book,” so to
speak, at Hie prisoner, determin
ed to show him that fraternal or
tho’s are not to be used to cloak
frime nor to aid criminals in
evading the law. The judge se
verely condemned the practice,
which, lie claims, has become
common.
‘T'ralefnal orders," said the
judge, "are to aid the sick and
unfortunate; in cultivate a fra
ternal spirit, not to cloak crime.”
FI OFFICIALS
IN A TANGLE
Southern California Counties Re
fuse to Exhibit—Trouble is
About Floor Space.
Sun iM'Hiici.scii, OH. sen
sation was caused here today
when it became known that the
southern (lalifuriiia counties,
which had contributed Iwn-lhirds
of the the million dollars with
which the fair was linanced. will
re I use In lake any pari in Ihe ex
hibition.
The I Collide between Ihe fair
commissioners and the soul hern
counlies is over the right In ex
hibit in Ihe "counl> building."
The fair commissioners declare
Dial .Ihe 'southern counties must
pay for lloor space, while Ihc
cnunly commissioners assert
llial I heir coulrihution to the or
iginal fund, which made possi
ble the fair, granted them the
right of lloor space without ex
tra charge.
An ell'orl will he made to have
Ihe county commissioners recon
sider their action and lake pari in
Ihe fair exhibit's.
TWO SKELETONS FOUND
ON TRAIL UP WHITE
l*i*lt* itodfrey, wliii I’durned
fr. Ilonjek, reports having !
found part of a human skeleton j
in an old tent a few miles ‘'rum
Ilonjek Landing. William (iren
nan and I1. McKinnon found a
skeleton of a man in a hunk in
an old cabin on the Heaver di
vide. The papers there indicated
tin* man’s name was Milan or My
itis. lie is believed to have been
a trapper, (trennan and McKin
non buried the bones, and, tut ar
rival, reported the case to I In* po
licec.—Dawson News.
Fine New Plotur*s Tonight.
At the Orpheum tonight the
following tine program of photo
plays will he shown:
Tlie Life of a Fly, great -scien
tific Him.
Itnlkan Crisis, from the seal of
war.
Zigato tt> .The Rescue, defective
comedy.
Standing Room Only, one thou
sand feet of rich comedy.
N. Cray, who for many years j
was In charge of the Alaska Com- j
mereial company store and lead
ing station at Vnalaska, is re- |
fitrninif on the Sampson to Sew
ard. where he will re-engage in
I he mercantile business.
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R. R. COMMISSION
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National Association of State
Commissioners Favor Ex
tension of Power.
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Washington, Oct. tiO.-The Na
tional Convention of Railroad
Commissioners, composed of
railroad commissioners from all
the states in the Union, today
passed a resolution favoring the
extension of the powers of the
Inter-state Commerce Commis
sion so that the members of the
commission would have urisdic
lion over the securities of rail
roads as well as the operation of
the roads.
It is pointed out that much
speculation in the stock and
bonds of the roads has caused
the operators to use the rail
roads- more in boom slock and
force the market price up and
down, while the insiders reaped
a rich harvest, and that the'man
agement is oftentimes more con
cerned with stock operations than
with the real management of the
road.
Conrcss will be asked In ex
tend the |mWet- to regulate the
stock and bond prices and specu
lation of all interstate railroads.
ARGUE APPEALS
Thirty Structural Iron Workers
Fate to ae Decided in a Few
Days.
Tliirngo. Del. ;>ii.--Tin1 appeal
of I lie Iliiriy t|\iiamiler ■. \vlti>
were emivieleil al Imliaiiapolis
fur blowing up many structural
irmi buildings during I lie seven
year strike nf I lie slruelural iron
workers, was heal'd today by the
cireuir eourl of appeals and the
decision is expected in a few
da\s. Attorneys for the union
and for the men made an ex
haust ive argument, claiming that
their clients had I.. denied a
fair trial.
The trial lasted many month's
and I lie attorneys claim that
much error and prejudice is
shown in the records.
STRIKERS BURN
MINE PROPERTY
Capture Aguilar Mine, Burn Of
fice and Postoffice Buildings
But Mine is Saved.
Trinidad, Colo., Oct. 30.- The
strikers today made an attack up
on I in> mine guards at (lie Agui
lar mine, captured a number of
the guards, burned the mine of
fice and would have destroyed the
mine building but for the timely
arrival of an automobile with a
machine gun. which put. the
strikers to flight.
Conditions have grown worse
in this section, tile strikers tak
ing possession of the town, as the
troops ordered here three days
ago have not arrived as yet.
Mr. and Mrs. J. ,1. Havana ar
rived in town on I his morning’s
slramf'r. Mr. Havana want to
Ordova to mind his wilV, who
rnma up from Saallla.