ETTOfi LEADS THE
■ TACOMA SMERS
Smelter Receives Strikebreakers
From Seattle—Men Demand
^ a Nine-hour Day.
TACOMA, Jan. 5.—J. J. Ettor, the
leader of the mill workers at Law
rence, who was acquitted of the
charge of murder brought against him
after that strike, is in Tacoma to
lead the strikers in the fight against
the Tacoma Smelting company. The
I. W. \V. organizers and agitators are
here in force and will aid the strik
ers, who demand $2.25 for a day
of nine hours, whereas they have
been receiving $2.25 for a ten hour
day.
The management of the smelter are
preparing to protect the property
from the angry strikers lead by Et -
tor and his fellow agitators and the
property now presents the appear
ance of a foil. Sentrys are on duty
i- at all points armed and ready to pro
tect the buildings and men from out
side attack.
The strikebreakers sent for from
Seattle arrived at the company works
today by boat, the boat going direct
ly to the smelter and discharging
them.
Ettor and his men made their ar
rival a signal for a number of dem
onstrations against the works and the
■yf police were busy driving them away.
Several shots were fired al the blue
coats but no one was hurt. A nura
iier of arrests were made.
BERING (MIS
ON THE FRITZ
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Navy Depcrtment Turns It Down a
Second Time—Cordova Will be
Hopping, You Bet.
V WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—The sec
ond lest (1 Bering river coal made
ny th< '.'I'y department at Annapo
lis resulted ir an adverse decision by
tIk dial exports, who say that the
coal contains too much ash and too
f many clinkers and that therefore it
wiil not do for the navy, which must
have the best in the land.
In order to give the Bering river
coal a fair chance a third lest will
be made by another detail of ex
perts who will make a report in
about two months. Strong influence
has been brought to bear on the Navy
department officials to give the Ber
1 ing river coal, which is tributary to
the Cordova road,-tv third test.
The Navy department plan the
'•ompletion of the tests of Matanuska
coal next summer.
' WIRELESS HIS
9,11. MILES
^ Duluth Station Picks Up Message
Sent From East Indies 9,000
Miles Distant.
DULUTH. Jau. 5.—The wireless
station at this place yesterday caught
a message sent by a station in the
Kast Indies, more than 9,000 miles
distant. This makep a record for long
distance wireless communication.
The operator here immediately son!
a message by cable to the station
F from which Utd been sent the taea
s.jje ,: nt| ropeivtd v. reply .confirm
. ing. the sending of the message tut I
Jpt i s wording.
HUERTA RAISES MILLIONS IN PARIS, LONDON
AND NEW YORK TO PAY OFF HIS SOLDIERS
PARIS, Jan. 5.—It has been an
nounced here that the representative
of Provisional President Huerta, who
is now in this city, has succeeded
in raising a loan of $6,000,000 with
which to pay off the troops of the
Mexican republic.
London bankers advance $3,500,000
of the loan, Paris bankers contribute
$1,500,000 and the New York bankers
will contribute the balance, and the
loan of the American bankers is to
be advanced through the British
bankers so as to secure British pro
| tection, as it is well known that
TARIFF RECEIPTS
HOLD UP WELL
! McAdoo’s Figures Show Falling Off
| of Only $36,000,000—Expected
to Lose $45,000,000.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5. -Secretary
j McAdoo, of the Treasury department,
| issued a. statement today showing
j that the total loss to the Treasury
1 department by the reductions in the
j tariff during the year 1913 was $36,
i 000,000, whereas it had been expect
ed that the loss for that period would
be $45,000,000.
The secretary states that the tar
iff is working well and that it will
j be the means of reducing the cost of
j living to the people of the United
j States, but that the measure has not
j as yet been given a fair trial.
i Secretary McAdoo denies the charge
j made by the Republicans that the
j large receipts of 1913 were because
jo ft he imports which had tilled ail
the bonded warehouses of the east
waiting for the passage of the bill to
reduce the tariff rates. He claims
that the loss in 1914 will be less than
even the Democrats had expected.
WILL APPEAL
WIGGER CASE
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Fairbanks Case Will Settle Right of
Alaska Legislators to Make
Laws for Territory.
FAIRBANKS, Jan. 5. -The trans
. ciijH in the Wigger ease lias been
! completed and the district attorney
1 will forward tc the clerk of the court
i at San Francisco, ss ;he government
1 is determined to appeal from the de
cision of Judge Fuller that the ter
ritorial lews are not effective in fed
i eral courts.
\ Wigger was indicted under a stat
| ute passed by the Alaska Territorial
I Legislature and the demurrer to the
S indictment was upheld on the ground
' that the territorial laws were not ef
j fectlve in the federal courts. Dis
• tic. Attorney Crossley mil test the
ruling in the higher courts.
ALDERMEN OBJECT TO
SUITS WITHOUT SKIRTS
! CHICAGO, Jan. 5.—Skirted bathing
' suits for women or segregated sun
baths for “beach bathers" were rec
ommended at a recent meeting of the
(ouncil health committee by Alder- i
: man William O. Nance. The meet-!
in;; was the result of the arrest of j
Rosalie AI. Ludova by the South Park !
police last summer when she went!
nio the W’tor at the Jackson park
tree bench in a bloomer suit, m n\n
skirt.
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PRESIDENT WILSON’S POLICY OF FINANCIAL STARVATION OF THE
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MEXICAN PROVISIONAL GOVER NMENT FAILS—MAY CAUSE CRI
SIS—OJINAGA IS STILL HELD BY THE FEDERAL FORCES.
President Wilson will not assist in
protecting a loan to Huerta, as he
had made every effort to prevent
American and foreign bankers from
contributing to the support of Huer
ta.
It is generally believed here that
the Amercan administration will
make no further efforts to block the
loan, realizing that the foreign pow
ers are now convinced that Huerta
is the only man in Mexico who cun
and who is disposed to protect the
foreign citizens. The robb'ng of the
Spanish merchants and the Catholic
churches at Chihuahua by the con
stitutional forces under General Vil
la has precluded any reliance be
ing placed on the former bandit for
protection of foreign subjects.
The failure to respect church prop
erty and the cold blooded murders
committed by direct authority of the
commander in chief of the Mexican
rebels has made it impossible to con
sider Carranza as head of the re
public.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—The State
department refused to make any
statement regarding the raising of a
loan for. Huerta in Paris. London
and New York. It is generally con
ceded that the well la‘d plans of the
administration to starve Huerta into
submission have miscarried. The
blame is laid upon General Carranza
and General Villa for failing to re
spect the rights of foreigners, non
combatants and the Catholic church,
and for the many cold-blooded mur
ders committed at the instance of the
commander of cite constitutionalists.
The crisis is considered serious be
cause the administration must form
ulate new plans to peacefully depose
Huerta, as President Wilson's starva
tion policy has failed and he will
not recognize the murderer of Ma
dero. The danger of the situation, as
it now appears to disinterested ob
servers here, is that the Spanish gov
ernment will take the lead in se
curing an European coalition to os
tablish peace in Mexico.
PRESIDIO, Tex., Jan. 5.—The fed
eral forces holding Ojinaga have re
pulsed the attacks of the rebels for
the past six days and are still occu
pying the city. They have inflicted
frightful destruction on the rebels
during the terrific fighting and have
WOMEN M068ERS
ARE GUILTY
Five Gray-haired Matrons Are Con
victed of Giving Another a
Rail Ride.
WAT KEG AN, 111., Jan. 5.—Five
gray-haired women of the village of
Volo, who gave Mrs. John Richard
son a ride on a ra'l one night in
July because her name was linked
by gossip with that of her brother
in-law, were found guilty today. Each
may be fined R> $200 and sentenced
to six months in jail
The women are Mrs. Levina Ray
mond, Mrs. tvmma Stadfield, Mrs. Al
ma Watlin, Mrs. Mary Sabel, and
Mrs. John Stadfield. Mrs. Kate Wag
ner was freed because she left the
parly before the rail ride started,
thereby becoming a ‘ piker.”
The jury deliberated an hour, large
ly on the question of liberating Mrs.
Wagner.
Mrs. Richardson is not vindictive
toward the women She is satisfied
with a conviction and was agreeable
to letting them off with a fine. She
has a civil suit for $100,000 pending
against them.
CANNOT FIND
BANDIT LOPEZ
I1INGHAM, Ptah, Jan. 5.—The sher
iff end h!s posse have explored all
the tunnels and underground work
ings of the mine in which the Mex
ican outlaw, Lopez, had hidden him
self and cannot find any trace of the
bandit. The search has been aban
doned, the authprlties are con
vinced that the murderer is at large.
Everyone who wishes to learn the
one-step and. other new dances is in
vited to attend,the dance to be given
at Moose hall Wednesday evening,
fan. 7th Music by Retake orchestra.
The freighter Cordova left Valdez
Sunday morning for La touche to load
ore for the Tr.cona smelter.
ME STRIKE
OK OPERATORS
Densmore, of the Federal Department
of Labor, So Reports After Failing
to Effect a Settlement.
HOUGHTON, Mich., Jan. f>. -Sam
uel Densmore, the special represen
tative of the Department of Labor,
who has been here for several weeks
endeavoring to effect a settlement of
the strike of the miners employed in
th^ mines here, left today after stat
ing that the operators refuse to con- j
sider any terms of settlement ex j
cept such conditions as they will die- ;
tate. Densmore blames the operat- j
ors for refusing to arbitrate with the
men.
The operators declare that there is j
nothing to arbitrate, the men having
struck because the company had in j
stalled one-man drills and the min ;
ers refused to work the new drill, !
which put out of work one man for !
every drill used in the mines. They
also state that the workings of thi
mines have hecome so deep that they
cannot be worked at a proiit by us
ing the old method and therefore the
new drills were installed.
PITTSBUG WANTS
REGIONAL BINE
WASINGTO.W Jan. 5—The hear
ing to determine whether I'hiludel-!
phia or Pittsburg is to have the reg
ional bank will be held on January
18 at Washington and the bankers
and commercial organizations of both
cities are determined to secure the
coveted prize if it can be done.
NORTHWESTERN ARRIVES
IN THE SPIRIT CITY
SKATThKi Jan. 5.—The steamer
Northwestern reached here last night
and will sail north on January 10
A huge number of reservations have]
been made for the northern trip, as
the prospectors °nd miners are pre- j
paring to go to the Nelchintt ami j
Ohisaha diggings.
used the machine guns to good ad
vantage.
It Is stated here that the federal
garrison is almost out of ammuni
tion and that cherefore they will be
forced to surrender, in which event
the entire garrison will be shot, as
the rebels are furious at the success
ful resistance of the garrison and
threaten to have revenge for the death
of their comrades.
The federal garrison has made sev
eral sallies and driven the rebels back
but cannot persue the rebels very
far for fear of being cut off front
the city.
Secretary Daniels Does Not Like It
That American Naval Officers
Are Ranked by Foreigners.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.—-Secretary
of . the Navy Daniels stated today
that he would urge upon congress the
advisability of making four vice-ad
mirals of the navy so that when our
ships are in foreign waters the com
manding officer of the big Atlantic
fleet will no longer be ranked by the
commanders of gunboats in foreign
navies.
The lack of vice admirals has also
caused much diplomatic trouble up
on the arrival here of foreign ships
commanded by high naval officers
with none of the same rank here to
welcome them.
The necessary legislation is great
ly desired before the big celebration
next year, when 100 foreign warships
are expected in American waters and
the American commanders will all
be ranked if nothing is done to pre
vent it.
LAST PAYMENT
VALDEZ CLAIMS
Boston Concern Makes Payment of
$57,000 to Owners of Placer
Ground on Valdez Creek.
BOSTON, Jan, f>. The lasl pay
ment of $57,000 <lue the owners of
the Smith -.Monohan claims, located
on Valdez creek, Alaska, was made !
today, tints completing the transfer
of ihe claims from the locators to
the George Stas company.
The big outfit of the company will
he shipped from Seattle on January
10 on the steamer Alameda and will
he sent to Chitina over the Copper
River railroad and freighted from that
point to the claims.
The Valdez creek placer claims
were owned by a large number of
men well known in Valdez, among
whom are Roberi Ferguson, the local
merchant, John M. Johnson, William
Orogg, Dsn Kane, Jack Clarkson, Jas.
Smith and Peter Monohan. Sam
Blum, of S. Blum & Co., was also
the owner of an interest in the group.
The total payments made by ihe
Sias company for the ground is $107.
000, of which $100,000 had been pail
in two previous payments.
The company purchasing the prop- j
crty have spent $100,000 in develop - I
ipcni work and are well'pleased with
the outlook of the claims.
Chinese Chop Suev and Noodles at
Hi" Valdez Cafe, after 7 p. m. if
DOES NOI GO
Gov. West Orders Colonel Lawson
Not to Pay Any Attention to It
and Keep Saloons Closed.
BAKER, Ore., Jan. 5.—The state
courts have issued an injunction di
rected to the military authorities of
this city directing them not to in
terfere with the saloons and to allow
them to remain open. The restrain
ing order was issued this morning, but
the commanding officer of the state
troops lias been instructed by Gov
ernor West to ignore the injunction,
as martial law has been declared in
this city t-.nd therefore the state
courts have no jurisdiction.
Colonel Lawson has refused to obey
the orders of the court and continues
to occupy all the saloons and pre
vents the owners from opening the
booze parlors, much to their indig
nation.
No clash is expected between the
militia and the police, as the gover -
nor has stated that if necessary he
would call out the entire state guard
to keep the saloons closed in the
towns which had voted dry, but were
remaining open by police conivance.
A program is being arranged to
open the new Everyman’s Clubhouse
in style. The people of Valdez are
invited to the clubhouse Tuesday ev -
ening at 8 o'clock.
PLENTYOFBEEF
Last Two Months Triple the Total
Imports for 1912—Packers Make
the P routs
WASHINGTON, Jan. f>. The rec
i ids of tlie custom iiouse show that
18,000,900 pounds of meat was im
ported into the United States during
the past two months from South
America and from Australia. The en
tire imports during the year 1912 did
not amount to one-third as much,
only 6,000,000 pounds being brought
into the United States.
The imports- are all made by the
big Chicago packing concerns and the
price has shown no decrease, the
only difference being the increase of
prolits by the packing concerns who
can buy beef cheaply in South Amer
ica and sell it for fancy prices to
tl e consumers of the United States.
SUFFRAGETTES
Plan Big Parade From Baltimore to
Annapolis to Influence the State
Legislatu re.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.—The suf
fragettes plan a big parade from Bal
timore to Annapolis, the capital of
the state of Maryland. The parade
Is to take place the latter part of
the week and is for the purpose of
influencing the members of the stale
legislature, who are to convene for
the winter se-sion.'
The suffragettes are determined to
secure tne passage of a state law
living to the women the right to
vote. They will make every effort
o have such a measure passed at
'his -essicyi of the legislature.