_ VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JANUARY 27, 1914. NO. 9«.
VOL. 10.
RADIUM GANGER
CURE IS FATAL
pr, Campbell So Tells House Com
mittee, as It Poisons Blood—
May Withdraw Radium Lands
WASHINGTON, Jail. 27.—Or.
Campbell, director of Pennsylvania
radium clinic, appeared before the
House Committee on Mines yester
rta and testiSed that so far the new
cure of cancer by means of radium
vyas fatal, because, while the cancer !
growth was disintegrated, yet the poi
son from the radium would effect the j
Mood and death resulted.
The testimony was given during the
investigation as to the advisability of I
withdrawing all public lands contain
ing radium ores, so that the govern
ment may secure the radium and loan
it to the hospitals for medical use.
The bill is strongly backed By the
conservationists, but others claim
'hat instead of aiding the poor the
bill will prevent the mining of the
ore and in consequence will result in
harm. It is claimed that as the pres
ent laws allow the mining of the
oie where found, the people are at
least securing radium, even at a tre
mendous hiph price, while if the lands
are withdrawn none will be mined.
Interstate Commerce Commission
Make Report Showing How In
siders Milked Railroad.
WASHINGTON. .Jan. 27.— Tne in
ierstate Commerce Commission to
day made a report upon their inves
tigations, of the financial condition of
the •‘’Frisco” line and the report
shows that a graft of $8,000,000 was
made upon the road,by the officers of
it, and that the; funded debt had bpen
raised to $44,000,000, and the capital
stock of the road which h&d been is
sued totaled $50,000,900,. making an
indebtedness of, almost as much as
the total capital. .
Criminal prosecutions are expect
ed to follow the report and - jtbe re
ceivers of the line have already start- ,
ed suits to recover the loot from the
Jf
formjr directors.
• The French end German govern-,
rnents are greatly Interested in the
report, because of the millions, of dol
lars worth of stock and bonds sold
ro. citizens of their respective coun
tries.
Miffi JURY
Clerk of tho C-Wt • Lang and Jury
Commissioner Charles Kraemer
Will Select Names.
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Clijjs,. «.•. tao Court Aitiair ‘Lung
and Jury Commissioner Chiutes
Kraemer will draw 24 names of citi
zens of this division to serve as jur
ors at the (jordoya term of the dis
trict court, which' is to he held in
Cordova on March 3.
The drawing, will .he held in the
court room and Is entirely public.
It has not been decided as yet by
Judge Brown whether a grand jury
will be required at tne railroad town
or n,o(, but if the necessity exists one
■ ’ill be called later.
Lillian. Walk'dr, great Actress,’ at'lild
Orpheuin tonight.
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SAN FRANCISCO
Slides Stop All Traffic Into Golden
Gate City—Large Crews Are
Making Repairs.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 27. The
torrential rains of the past few days
continue and yesterday a cloubburst
emptied itself about the city and as
a result all x-ailroad traffic is at a
standstill because of the many hind
slides which occurred along the
ti’acks.
The railroads have large crews of
men at work clearing the tracks of
debris, but it will b several days
before the roads are again in opera
tion.
All the cellars in this city have
been flooded and immense damage has
been done to property, while from
the surrounding country reports indi
cate that the ranchers have also lost
heavily.
MORE PLOTTERS
Colonel Robles and Companions Are
Charged With Trying to Over
throw the Government.
MEXICO (MTV, Jan. 27. Colonel
Robles, of the regular army, was ar
rested today upon orders from Pro
visional President Huerta charged !
with plotting against the existing
government.
A score of other Mexicans were
also arrested at the same time and |
charged with the same offense. They !
.vi.l t-e given a tr'al in a few days.
It is generally expee'ed that Colonel
Robles and his fellow plotters will j
he executed as an example to others. |
President Huerta is ruling with an
iron hand and the entire population
of the upper class is now working
w'th him to establish peace in the
republic, as they fear the combina
tion of bandits operating under the
name of constitutionalists.
The federal government is pushing
its campalgfn in various parts of the
country at the same time reports
reaching here indicate that the reb
els, especially in .(he north, are suf
fering frqrn inability to obtain arms
ajnd ammunition from the United
States. The federate are. able to get
an ample supply from Europe and a
local faojbrjt.
Persons coming from the north
'state that ,the rebels will not be able
to contlpt|e their campaign ninety
-days unless they get aid which will
insure e. supply of .munitions of war.
■ Their lack of success at border
| points and their failure to renew the
I attack on Tampico are laid to this
Hack of ammunition.
The activity of tl'e Zapatistas in
tho south continues, however. They
are harassing the federals around
Cuernavaca, which . have recently
been commanded by Gen. Antonio G.
Oloa, whose troops sire known as
the "Deviji’.s Column.”
President Huerta gave h banquet
last night, but spoke little of inter
national questions, although he talked
freely on various matters'of present
importance. He seemed confident of
Eventual success.
Parlor Game Social.
The Christian Endeavor of the
Congregational church extend--an in
vitation to the young people of the
town to meet in the lecture room of
the church Thursday night at 8 p.
m., when they will entertain in a
"Parlor Game Social,” You will be!
made welcome and the Endeavor wish j
to see you there.
Sidney D. Charles,^who \yas form-r.
orljr deputy marslud, at . j^cCax.thy^
has taken n position on the rejier
tnria! str-fT of the Juneau Dispatch.
Asks for $7,250,000 to Build Roads
and Trails as Feeders to Rail
road System
WASHINGTON, Jan. 27.—Colonel
Richardson, chairman of the Alaska
Road Commission, today made his
annual report of the work of the com
mission in the north and recommend
ed an appropriation of $7,250,000 for
the purpose of building roads and
trails in the territory, which the cpl
onel said were needed as feeders for
the railroad system planned by the
government to develop the resour
ces of the north.
The report states that with an ap
propriation of $7,250,000 all the roads
ttnd trails \yhich are needed in Alaska
ca.i i.e built and that the roads will
open up many, of the camps now in
accessible to the miner arid operator.
An account o fthe expenditures for
the past year is also contained in the
report made by Colonel Richardson
to the War department.
PASTOR LOCATES
A SOLD INF
Church Claims Grubstake—Sky Pilot
Found Golf Mine While Preach
ing in Africa.
si'KIXdFIKl.l). 111.. .I:ui. 27. All
l*j»f411 to the United States supreme
court was granted today in a suit
which involves the question as to
whether a missionary who prospects
for metals in liis mission field is
■‘grubstaked” by the church of which
lie ;s a member.
Nils O. Hultberg, who represented
V; Swedish Evangelical chureh as a
missionary in Africa, discovered a
gold mine while working among the
heathen. He took possession of his
find, but the church, tnrougn its rep
resentative, Peter H. Artderson. of
Chicago, sued fpr a portion of- the
find on the ground that Htiltberg was
in its employ when he made the dis
covery.
The state supreme court 6f Illinois'
decided against Hu'fberg, but the
United . States supreme court order
ed a new' trial. On the second trlgi
Hultberg won. and Anderson now will
take the cgfle (b the court of Iasi
resort for flic second time.
ABE CELEBRATING
13KRL1N, Jan. 27.-This city is a
mass of bunting today celebratingthe
fifty-fifth anniversary of kaiser Wil
liam’s birth. The celebration is gen
eral throughout Germany. Cannon
boomed this morning at sunrise and
continued all day, while thousands of
troops are parading. From every
country h«ve come telegrams of con
graulations, among which was one
from President Wilson of the Putted
Srstes.
Connecting Lee’s Seat.
' \VASHINOTQN,, Jan, 2?—The Sen
ate today ', cQbjJpfnQed the «cjrk of
heating testimony on ..the. right of
Senator-^eiect ta>e, of Maryland, to
hpld his seat.
Regular weekly Bible study class in
the lecture room of the Congregation
'S church Wednesday bight at 7;,30
•>. m., led by the Rev. Charles S. Price.
Subject of study. ’Heaven, , a Dream
or n.Fact.” You are cordially Invited
to attend.
WILSON AGAINST
FREE CANAL TOLL
Would Have American Vessels Pay
Just the Same as Other Coun
tries—Causes Surprise.
WASHINGTON, Jail. 27. -Great
surprise was expressed here today
when it became known that President
Wilson was opposed to the granting
of free toils to American coastwise
shippers using the Panama canal.
England and Germany object to
the section of the American canal
bill which granted to American
coasting vessels the right to pass
through the canal free <ji toll duties.
This measure was passed in the
hopes of building up . a larger Amer
ican merchant marine, blit England
claims it is in violation of the Hay
treaty with the United States, while
Germany objects under the favored
nation clause in the treaty between
the two countries. Other nations
have also protested.
Because of the toils England and
Germany refuse to have an official
exhibit at the San Francisco world’s
fair.
NEGRO LYNCHED
! Had Murdered a White Drummer—
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Mob Arrives Unexpectedly—
Come in Automobiles
Ml'SKOOEK. Okla. Jan. 27 A mob
■ of citizens of this place and the sur
rounding country drove unexpectedly
up io the door of the local jail, fori
etl the sheriff io deliver to them a
negro charged with the murder of a
! white drummer, and when they ye
| cured the prisoner they hung him
to the nearest lamp post and riddled
j his body with shot.
The sheriff had not a moment's
warning of the approach of the mob
as they. formed outside of the city
and made a rush for the jail, pre
venting any reinfof-demehts coming
to tfiib aid of the off ice fit. The guards
had admitted tho first arrivals before
they were aware of the infent of the
3ten and consequehtjy were unable to
ffer any resistance. •
Thb governor has ordered an inves
tigation and if possible the guilty
parties will be arrested and punished
fpr the cfiine. 'tUe numbers of all
the machines were covered.
ALBANY, N. Y„ Jan. 27.—A bill
was introduced in the assembly to
day which if passed will compel the
labeling of all liquor with the skull
aind cross bones, indicating poison.
It is expected by this means, says the
author of the bill’ to prevent its use
especially by minors. The bill was
referred to the committee on liquor
traffic and it is generally predated
that it Will be covered with dust be
fore it is reported to the House.
<HARLBS OAVfiMPORT
GOfcS TO McNEIL'S
Judge Jennings sent^tced Char
les Davenport, the colored “gent”
lirho spent, ninny, iponths in the Cor
tjova, Valqez end Juneau, jails, be
sides a long list of outside instltu i
| lions''of tlie same, class, to serve 16
months in the government peniten
tiary ni McNeil’s ‘island. As usual,.
lj)a yen port was charged with, selling
liquor 'fo' indidhs, ' !
, SuhecrtW for iB>t Prospector.
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CLOSE CABARETS
IN ROSE CITY
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Mayor Orders Police to Stop Danc
ing—Many Young Girls and
Boys Led Astray.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jau. 27. The
mayor of the city has ordered the
police to cIobo all cabarets in the
city because ot the naughty dancing
which goes on at night in the combi
nation restaurant and dance halls.
The dances become warm towards
morning and the police have been
ordered to act, as much dissatisfac
tion is felt among the church people
that conditions such as are known to
exist in the cabarets, are tolerated
it all by the police force.
The charge has been made that
girls of the underworld frequent the
cabarets, besides which many inno
cent young girls are taken there and
led astray.
UN
Retail Grocers of Chicago Are Com
plaining That They Are Be
ing Undersold.
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CHICAGO. Jan. 27. The retail sro j
cers all over the c:t.y are protesting !
against the municipal grocery store,
as they claim that the prices at the
city store are 2f> per rent less than
they can afford to sell for. The larg
er quantities ni which goods are sole !
to the city store, the free advertis
ing which the newspapers ' have git
en 'it*- new venture, the willingness
of the people to purchase supplies at
the city store and carry them home,
while forcing the retailer to deliver; |
tlte fact that cash is paid for all sup j
plies at the municipal store and the
demand for credit from the corner
store, all tend to make impossible
Competition fair, says the spokesman
of the Retail Grocers’ Association. !
It is estimated that advertising
worth several millions of dollars has
bben given to the elty municipal stor»
by thb papers of the city, While they
Will mft give a local merchant a pleas
ant sfiifle unless p id for it.
’"Without" the free advertising the
municipal store has recived," says the
spokesman of the retailers, "the ven
ture would soon have been a fail
ure."
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plenty of water
NEAR LOS ANGELE8 j
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LOS ANGELES. Jail 27.—The
continued heavy fains of the past few
days have caused ail the rivers in
this section to overflow their hanks
and many people have been caught
fn the fldods and drowned. Two of
the loading business wen of the city
were drowned in the Uiohonda river,
and it Is feared that a score of pea
pie have been caught in the,Hoods, j
Complete Sale Camicia Effects.
The marshal’s office yesterday com i
pleted the sale of the personal ef- j
fects^of the estate of Louis Camicia. j
Deputy Marshal Al. Dowling was auc- j
tlpneer. while. Deputy Moss mail was j
lookout man. Dowling worked the
crowd, for $332.10, which will go to
help Uncle Sara pay his expenses,
'ihe reel estate will be sold later. |
Girl . Triplet* Arrive.
WipdlNtftON, Dei., Jan. 27.—
Mrs. Quarles Mason, who came here
from England seven mopths ago, to
day gave birth to triplets, gll girls.
They were named Jessie, Margaret
and Rleanor, for Pi'-sident ^VUson’t^
daughters. Mrs. Mason is i>0 years j
old .slid her husband 56.
John Johnson made a trip to IViin
eral cfeek yesterday and returned
this turning.
GIRL ON PAYROLL
New Means of Graft on New York
State Highways Has Been Un
covered by Whitman.
NEW YOUK, Jan. 27. District At
torney Whitman has discovered tbgt
Mary J. pimond, of Kingston, a
young girl stenographer, was cat -
ried on the rolls of the state high -
way commission as a day laborer on
the state road work. Other means
of grafting upon the taxpayers of the
state have also be- n uncovered and
the inquiry into the shaking down
of the state contractors by the Dem
ocratic campaign committee contin
ues.
Bosh Dunn and his assistant have
been convicted, but the prosecutions
will continue and it is hoped that
the trail of graft will lead to the
leaders of the party entrenched in
the Fourteenth street wigwam.
The failure of Governor Glynn to
appoint District Attorney Whitman a
special prosecutor has curtailed his
inquiry to such crimes as were com ■
mitted in New York City, But the
governor has appointed Judge Os
borne to carry on the state investi
gation.
LETTERS SENT TO
SCHMIDT JDRODS
Judge Foster Directs Them to Pay
No Attention and Not to
Read Them
MiW \(>lti\, Jan. l'T. Judge Fos
t"i\ beloiv whom the second trial
of Hans Schmidt is being held in thus
city, yesterday directe dtlte members
ol' tile jury panel who are to try the
accused priest for murdering Anna.
Aiintuller, not to pay any attention to
the anonymous letters they are, re
ceiving in connection with the case
and also directed them not to read
any such but to turn them over to
tlte court for investigation.
Schmidt was not found guilty o.i
the first trial, as three of the twelve
Jurors were. for bringing in a yer
diet of not guilty by reason of in
sanity.
The district attorney is hopeful of
a conviction at this trial apd is pre
pared to give the expert alienists of
the defense a severe drubbing wh*.»
they again take the stand to aid the
fake priest to evade the penalty for
his crime.
Claim Three of Their Number Are
Being Tortured in London Jail—
Bishop to Investigate.
LQNDON, Jan. 27 —The militan’
suffragettes appealed to the Bishop
of London tpday for aid for three
of their number who are being helu
in prison for window smashing and
causing riots. The milltaltft claim
that the three prisoners are being
tortured by the prison authorities and
they desire ,the assistance of the
churchman.
The bishop has promised an inves
tigation and if the cahrgps are found
ed on fact he will tafce.the matter «t
With higher, government officials.
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JJr. abd, Mrs. Wiliam. Dolan
tpoved into the’ Coshman resi'denc*
bn Keystone avenue.