VOL 9 VALDEZ, ALA8KA FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1913. NO. 101
ALASKA ROMS
10 BE BUILT
Wickersham Preparing Bills for
the Construction of Govern
ment Railroads.
Washington, I). G., Feb. 7.
The recommendations of the
Alaska railroad commission in
cludes the building of a branch
road from the Bering coal fields
to a point on the Copper Iliver &
Northwestern railroad, at a cost
of $2,000,000. A branch from
the Matanuska fields to the Alas
ka Central railroad to cost $1,
600.000, and a branch 115 miles
in length from Kern creek to the
Susitna river at a cost of $5,
200.000, and an extension to the
Kuskokwim, 220 miles, at a cost
of $12,760,000.
Delegate Wickersham is draw
ing and will introduce the bills.
ENTER PROTEST
AGAINST LAW
Germany, Italy and Netherlands
Are Opposed to American in
spectors on Their Ships.
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Washington. I >. <Fell. 7.—
President Tall heard the pro
tests of (iorniany, Italy and the
Netherlands, transmitted hy their
ambassadors against the provis
ion of the immigration hill which
provides that American inspect
ors shall hoard their ships and
watch the treatment of immi
grants while en route to this
count ry.
Washington, Fell. T.—Uncle
Sam is oul of patience with Gu
l»a. Unless the little island re
public comes to time, the State
department will administer an
other “call down” to 'President
Gomez, and II will he couched in
as warm terms as diplomatic in
lerchangc permits.
What makes the Stale depart
ment angry is the absolute inac
tion id' I lie Unban government on
the Knox note, transmitted early
in lieeember. Thai “ultimatum”
demanded that President Gomez
and Hie Gillian congress at once
liberate and grant amnesty to 2.
000 negro revolutionists, now im
prisoned throughout-the republic.
All tlial the department since has
been aide to gel out of the Cuban
government is “manana”--lomor
row.-or else excuses that there is
no quorum in the Ctibaii congress.
Meanwhile the negro rebels, who
have already languished in jail
since the middle of last summer,
when the uprising of the blacks
for a time threatened the peace
of the island, are still held pris
oners.
ATTACK THE SCHOOL
TEACHER WITH KNIVES
liatfiekl, Ark., Fell. 7.—Attack
ing the principal. Professor J. Cl.
Ifoheimer, with knives after one
of their nuinher had been expelled
from school, Kenneth Morrow,
15; his brother Thomas, 13, and
Shelby Lebrovv, 10, inflicted fatal
wounds and are iti jail here to
day. When the younger Morrow,
the expelled student, attempted
to returrt to school, lie was or
dered a«vay by Hoheimer and the
attack followed.
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Read the Dally Rroapeotor.
HAS A CIHCH
Congressional Committee Finds
Trust Controls Harvester Out
put of the Country.
Washington, I>. C., Keb. 7.—
The committee investigating the
Harvester Trust find that five
harvesting machinery manufac
turing concerns were consolidat
ed in 1002, with a capitalization
of $2 40,000,000.
It also finds that the trust con
trols nine-tenths of the harvester
machinery; three-fourths of the
mower output, and one-half the
twine output of the country.
Morgan & Co. received $4,000,
000 in stock for their services in
floating the combine.
PRESSING*
AT GALLIPOLI
Bulgarians Pressing Ottoman
Forces Hard All Along Line for
Defense of Constantinople.
I.I* >11. Fell. T.— Bulgarian
troops are steadily winning all
along Hie Hallipoii front, press
ing I heir advance on the Turkish
lines, where the defenders had
not fort itied to resist a foe.
The (ireek 'Heel is. holding the
Turks in cheek in froiil. Since
lighting lagan at this point the
Turks have lost fi.otnt in killed.
Fighting in front of Adrianople
continues without abatement, a
perfect stream of shot and shell
j pouring into I tie beleaguered city,
which is breaking out a tire con
tinually. Scutari and Janina are
jliard pressed and cannot holdout
I much longer.
I Dissatisfaction among the
j Turkish soldiery is growing more
pronounced as the days pass.
USES METHODS
| SIMILAR] 0 COOK
] Merlin, Fell. /.---Spurred In ac
tum by piracy id' bis tuberculosis
cure by German savants who are
investigating it, J>r. Frederick
Franz Friedmann announced here
that be will formally submit some
of tiis turtle serum culture In
I government experts lor tests.
! Friedmann lias 'consented lo
public use of bis cure as a result
of bis belief that, lie is In immi
nent danger of losing all credit
for the discovery. I)r. Piorshow
ski, a bacteriologist who formerly
worked with Friedmann, yester
day gave a hoi lie of what he says
, is Friedmann’s serum to Dr.
Heid, of I ittsburg. Pa., and two
bottles lo H. Prescott Simpson, of
Cleveland, O., to he taken to the
United States for use there.
Dr. Friedmann said these cul
tures are not the perfected ones
he is using now, bill an earlier
one, which he says is dangerous
to Use. He said he will proteftt
Germany and America from any
use of his discovery by irrespon
sible persons by getting his real
remedy on the market immedi
ately.
Has Serum for Wife.
Pittsburg, Pa., Feb. 7—Dr.
Heid is bringing enough Fried
mann serum lo immediately in—
noculate his wife, who is a vic
tim of tuberculosis, upon his ar
rival.
i Chinese nooaten ana chop sue?
ini Valdez Cafe after 7 p. m.
NEW ELECTRIC LIGHT PLANT
TO BE INSTALLED AT ONCE
ALASKA WATER, LIGHT* TELEPHONE CO, TO INSTALL MOD
ERN PLANT IN SOLOMON BA SIN . CAPABLE GENERATING
600 HORSEPOWER—TO COST $30,000.
Valdez is to have an altogeth
er modern electric generating
plant as soon as the machinery
can be shipped here and installed.
Mr. S. A. Hemple, president of
the Alaska Water, Light & Tele
phone Co., who goes to the states
oil (he Mariposa, will close the
purchase of a Pelton-Francis
50(1 horsepower turbine, a gener
al or. exciters, switches and all
ithe necessary accessories of a
modernly equipped light and
power generating plant.
By stepping up the current at
the plant it will come to the city
over the trunk cables at a volt
age of 6,600 volts ami at the lo
cal station in the city will again
lie stepped down to the required
voltage. I bus giving the city all
the power il may require for a
number of years and assuring a
steady flow of electricity through
all seasons of the year.
The electric company have se
cured a power site in Solomon
basin above the present plant and
sufficiently well (up to enable
BALDWIN CONTESTS
RAY’S ELECTION
Retains Attorney Gunnison . of
Juneau to Appear for Him' '
Before Canvassing Board.
Judge It. A. (iimnison. of Ju
neau. lias been relaiued by lien.
Baldwin to eoulesl the seal of I..
V. Ray, of Seward, on I tie fare
of Hie relurns elected territorial
senator from the Third legislative
district, and has notified the can
vassing hoard to this effect.
Baldwin claims that illegal
votes were cast at Katalla and
Afognak, and that on this account
the vote of these precincts should
be thrown out, which would give
him a plurality of the votes cast
over Ray. It will not be possible
for him to get a certificate on
mis claim. However, as me cun
vnssing board was compelled by
law In issue cerlillcates of elee
jlion on Hie face of the returns,
| leaving the senate to lie Hie sole
I judges of the election of their
jown members.—Juneau Dispatch.
On this subject the Alaska
Empire says:
: Judge |K. A. (iminisnn today
j announced that there would lie no
I contest over the seat in t he leg
lislaturc which the returns show
as belonging to L. V. Ray. The
published statement that there
was to be a contest on the part
of George E. Baldwin is a mis
take. Judge Gunnison said that
he was preparing a letter on the
subject and as soon as it was
completed that it would be for
warded to the canvassing board.
Governor Clark says thiW the
canvassing board would take no
cognizance of election contests.
The hoard will canvass I he re
turns and issue certificates of
election according to the official
returns. All matters of contest
ing will he settled by the legisla
tive body itself.
This is the kind of weather
that the tenants of "The Cliff”
wear a broad smile and spend
j their time in their rooms with
comfort.
It’s surprising to see how
! many people make for "The
| ClitT’ to get warm rooms these
! «noppy days.
them lo return the water used
back into the stream above the
present dam and intake. It is the
purpose to put in a heavy ce
ment dain and to convey the wa
ter to the turbines through 30
inch wood stave pipe to a power
house which is to be erected on
ground recently surveyed by Mr.
Strong, and acquired for power
purposes by the company.
Machinery and material will
begin to arrive on the next steam
er from the slates, when work
will he begun and rushed on to
completion.
II is estimated that the cost of
the new plant will approximate
$30,000 ami will give Valdez as
finely an equipped plant as can
be found on the coast. Mr. Hem
pie expects to be absent from the
city about a month, when he will
give his personal attention to the
construction of the plant on his
return. Ihis is hut another il
lustration of the confidence our
business men have in the future
growth of Valdez.
FORMERVALDEZMN
COMMITS SUIGIOE
Couple Married in Valdez Left
h Here "ojn Small' 9opt'
'for Juneau.
Mrs. Krnrsi .Miller, wife ol'CapI.
Krnest Miller, com mi I led suicide
in the launch, owned by them an
chored in Salmon Bay, near Bal
lard, on Jan. 581 li. She was
found by her husband, who re
mained by her body all night,
and did not.report the death un
til the morning. Mrs. Miller had
been despondent for several days.
Captain Miller and his wife
were well known in both Juneau
and Douglas and had been resi
dents of Alaska for many years,
and had led an adventurous ca
reer. He was at one time engag
ed in the fur Iratle on I lie Bering
Sea.
Mr. ami Mrs. Miter rame In
Douglas si'M.'ral >cars ago from
Western Alaska m a schoner
which was sold here. They re
tained the launch, the “Storm
■ King," which had been used as a
[lender, and for a season did
I launch business out of Douglas.
! Mr. and Mrs. Miller finally depar
ted for Ketchikan, from whence
they left for Portland Canal, and
afterwards for the Sound.—.Ju
neau Dispatch.
Loses Life By Freezing.
(Jus Sandberg, a t rapper in I lie
country between All in and Tes
lin, was frozen to death one day
last week while endeavoring to
reach Silver creek, southeast of
Teslin lake, where a discovery of
gold was recently made. Sand
berg was accompanied by his
partner, Joe Redmond, who did
all in his power to save his
friend and who was himself bad
ly frozen before reaching shel
ter. It is thought Redmond will
lose one of his feet as a result
of the freezing.
Ole Berg, superintendent of the
Kuskalina Copper company, came
in over the trail last night from
the interior. He reports the in
terior camps as short of many
necessary articles. The greatest
need is feed for th stock.
Reinke, expert repairer, at the
Valdez Drug company.
VAN HEIN
AND HAPPLE SAFE
Men Sent to Relief Return to Cor
dova After Hearing of Their
Arrival at Mile 98.
Word was received on the last
boat by Walter Elliott that Har
ry Happle and John Van Iderstein
had arrived at mile 98 on the Cop
per River railroad all o. k. Those
who were en route to the relief
of the two men, on receipt of the
news of their arrival at mile 98,
have returned to Cordova.
Happle and Van Iderstein had
been prospecting on the upper
Bremner river and hav> spent the
past year in that section, which
is claimed by many to he rich in
mineral possibilities.
OIED LAST NIGHT
Never Recovered From Exposure
When the Mermaid Was
Wrecked Near Narrows.
Mall l.imhjuist, the oltJ-l im«:i-,
miner and prospector, who was
wrecked near the Narrows on the
launch Mermaid, saved by the un
lives and brought to Valdez and
given medical attention, died last
night from I lie exposure he en
dured. /
l.imhpiisl remained many
hours on the beach before lie was
picked up by I lie natives on their
way lo Kllam.nr, to which place
In* was first taken. I'rom there
he was brought to Valdez for
treatment and atfenl ion. which he
received at tile Hospital of the
flood Samaritan, where lie died
last night.
;The Mariposa yesterday landed
;)!>(), instead of 50, tons of freight
for this place as inadvertently
sigted.
CAN COPEWITH
ALLJH[ WOMEN
Loudon, Feb. 7.— Mrs. Despnrd,
llu> noted suffragette leader ar
rested with six others for par
ticipation in a destructive demon
stration, lefused today to pay a
tine, remarking: “Not one cent
for tribute." .Stic was sentenced
to jail for I i days.
Another snIVragelte who refus
ed to give her name was senten
ced to one week in jail on I he
charge of inciting riot.
The statement that the young
woman arrested last night at St.
Stephens hall while attempting to
destroy a large painting, was
Miss Sylvia Panklinrsl, was de
fied today.
Scotland yard detectives claim
to he in possession of the plans
of the suffragettes and are conli
dent they can rope with the mili
tant women. Women detectives
recently joined^ the suffragette
ranks and got into their inner
circles, it is declared.
Despite assurances, London
fears a reign of terror, and shop
keepers are barring their win
dows.
“The Cliff” is the place, not
a bunkhouse; not cheap, but rea
sonable and moderate in price,
and you get what you pay for—
comfort.
j FOR RENT—Two or throe
rooms for rent next to cable of
fice. Jnduirr of F M. Brown.
I
POLICE GRAFT
i
Confessions of Crafting From
Underworld Implicates the
Higher Ups.
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New York, Feb. 7.--Police Cap
tain Thomas Walsh, who is sick
in bed,, confesses of having graft
ed $100,000 from the underworld
of which Inspector Dennis
Sweeney received one-half and in
turn divided with those higher
up.
Prior to this Policeman l-ox
confessed to having done the col
lecting. Eight dens were raided
last night, tiremen aiding by cry
ing fire, 1-ul none were caught,
having all been previously warn
ed of the proposed raid. Fur
nishings valued at *-5.noii were
seized.
TWO TELL TALE
OF THE ASSAULT
Beach and Wife Take Stand and
Tell of Negro Attempting As
sault Her in Home.
Aitkin. S. Fell. 7.--Beach,
(lie defendiml. wen I mi the wit
ness stand in li is own defense
and leslilied that, when Ins wife
[ml out I he dogs I lie negro as
saulted her: that she screamed
wlioii he rushed lo her rescue and
in the nude Dial followed her as
sailant escaped.
Mrs. Beach enrmlioraled the
defendant's testimony. Neither
were shaken in the cross-exam
inal ion.
SEATTLE BANKERS
AREJN TRIAL
Bellingham, Wash., Fel). 7.—W.
li. Schrieker, former president of
the defunct private hank of W. E.
! Schrieker & Co., of La Conner,
who has been sentenced to a term
of from one to live years In the
stale peniLenliary for violation of
(he stale hanking laws, was placed
mi I lie stand by the state in the
case, against Jacob Furtli, li. W.
Andrews, Daniel Kellehcr and It.
j V. Ankeny, otl'ieers of the Seattle
National hank, charged with aid
ing and aliening Schrieker lo ao
r op I deposits when he knew his
hank was insolvent.
Schrieker today lold of the ear
ly history of the hank and his re
lations with the Fidalgo Mill com
pany. lo which he loaned money
in an effort lo place it on a pay
ing basis, thus imperilling the
stability of the La Conner bank.
SPECIAL OFFICER
WHISKEY PEDDLERS
<iov. Clark has appointed John
H. Robinson. a “special employe”
with headquarters at Valdez, to
work in the Third division in the
enforcement of the law for the
suppression of the liquorl traffic
among the natives.
Mr. Robinson was formerly a
deputy marshal in the Fourth di
vision, and will reach Juneau
shortly en route to his new field.
Mr. Robinson is an experienced
and capable man. This appoint
ment marks the beginning of a
vigorous campaign in the third
and Fourth divisions against
bootlegers and there is every rea
son to believe that much good
will result.
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