V0L 9 VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1913. NO. 114.
PORFIRIO DIAZ
IS GOING GAGA
Exiled President of Mexico An
nounces He Will Return to
His Former Home.
Paris, Fell. 22.—Porlirio Diaz,
the exiled president of Mexico,
now residing in Paris, where lie
has been since his downfall of
two years ago, announces that lie
will return to his home in Mex
ico, and will start in a few days.
Til" aged presidenl. whose
grandson lead tile revolution
which overthrew the government
of Madero, who forced the elder
Diaz, for many years I he dictator
of Mexico, lo tiro from I lie coun
try, is greatly pleased at the re
sult of I he latest revolution.
HUM'S WIFE
BEGS HIS LIFE
Asks President Huerta to Sparc
Life of His Former Chief—
Execution is Postponed.
Mexico (Lily, I'Vli. 2-.--Mrs. Ma
ilero. wife of the former presi
ifeiil of I he Mexican republic, rail
ed on Prrsidenl llurrla. brfjfiinp
fur the life of her hushauil. who
is held a prisoner and who. il is
exported, will he sliol by order III'
his successor,
I’residenl llucrla promised .Mrs.
Madern I lint her husband would
md he exeeuled immedialely and
I h a I she would lie informed if
such a move were ini ended.
I'red. r.ryunl. I lie mining; ex
perl of l In- Valdez Creek Mininp
Co., lefl Ibis morning foi' I he
camp of the company, which is
now located al Heaver Dam.
LABOR UNIONS TO
GET FREE HAND
Amendment Made In House Sun
dry BUI Exempting Unions and
Farmers From Trust Law.
Washington, I). C„ Feb. 22.
The amendment made today to
the House sundry bill will .pro
hibit the prosecution of farmers’
associations and labor unions
which enter into a combine to
hold np prices and maintain
wages.
The many organizations of
farmers for the purpose of sell
ing farm produce at stated prices
and the unions, which wish to
agree to work only for wages
agreed upon by the unions, have
brought considerable pressure to
hear on congressmen, and the
amendment may carry.
The manufacturers and merch
ants, however, will oppose the law
as class legislation.
tinier the present. Sherman act
I he combination of labor is pro
hibited along with the combina
t ion uf capital.
Chinese Empress Diss.
Pekin, Feb. 22.—The former
Dowager Empress of China, the
widow of Emperor Kwansu, died
here today. The old woman held
the reins of government at the
time of the recent uprising and
lust Hie throne and was succeed
ed by a republican form of gov
eminent.
GOVERNMENT ASKS BID HAULING COAL
FROM MATANUSKA COAL FIELDS TO KNIK
Seventy Tons of Freight At Knik To Be Taken To Chickaloon
and 800 Long Tons of Coal To Be Brought To Coast
Not Later Than June 1, 1914—Coal Ready
For Shipment Next September.
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Lieut. Weeks, secretary of the
Alaska Road Commission, has
been requested by Assistant Sec
retary Winthrop to ask for bids
from the Valdez, Seward and Knik
freighters for the transportation
of 75 tons of freight belonging to
the Navy department, now cached
at Knik, same to be taken to
Chickaloon, in the Matanuska
coal fields, as soon as possible.
Eight hundred long tons of coal
are to be brought out for the use
of the navy in making a test of
the value of the Matanuska coal
for naval uses.
The supplies are to be taken in
from Knik as soon as possible in
order that the men of the naval
department may proceed with the
work of mining the 800 tons,
which they expect to have ready
for shipment not later than the
last of September of this year,
and the contractor will be given
until June 1, 1914, at which date
he must have the coal at tide wa
ter for shipment aboard a naval
vessel as soon as the inlet is
open.
Eight hundred tons of coal
were mined last summer in the
Bering lake district for naval
testing purposes and will be ship
ped to the coast and given a testi
and the same amount is to be
taken from the Matanuska coal
fields and given a similar test, and
upon the result the department
will then select the coal it consid
ers the best for its use, and the
Department of M,ines will operate
a government mine to mine coal
for the navy. The Pacific fleet
will be supplied from Alaska, in
stead of shipping coal from the .
E stern coast in foreign bottoms. j
Thousands of dollars are spentj
annually for coal for the navy '
along the Pacific coast and in the j
Philippine and Hawaiian islands, j
and it is expected that consider- j
able money can be saved to the '
government if they open the Alas- j
ka fields. The coal barons of the
East are opposing the operation !
of a government mine.
..Lieut. Weeks will receive bids
at his office in Valdez and trans
mit them to the Navy department
at Washington, D. C.
SEC’Y. KNOX DEMANDS JUSTICE FOR MADERO
Washington, D. C., Feb. 22.—
It has become known today that
Secretary Knox prevented the ex
ecution of former President Ma
dero by delivering an ultimatum
to the Mexican government under
President Huerta that if he car
ried out his plan of killing Ma
dero, in order to have him out of
the way, the United States would
intervene and set up a govern
ment in Mexico which would be
staple and the American army
would remain in the country un
til every possible chance of a re
currence of the intercine warfare
MADERO WOULD HAVE BEEN EXECUTED BUT FOR PROTEST |
OF THE UNITED STATES—KNOX SAYS PATIENCE IS EX
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HAUSTED—GOVERNORS REFUSE RECOGNIZE HUERTA.
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had ceased.
Secretary Knox is strong in his i
denunciation of the brutal attack
and death of Gustavo Ifladero, a
brother of the president, who was
forced to run the gauntlet between
the lines of officers, and who was
beaten to death by them with their
swords.
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Mexico City, Feb. 22.—Three
of the most influential governors
of states of which Mexico proper:
is composed have refused to re
cognize Huerta as president and
will oppose the new government.
They have troops stationed in
their provinces and also with
them many rebel bands who will
assist in fighting the government
troops.
Huerta announces that he will
nule like former President Diaz,
and that he will show no mercy
to those who make an attack up
on the government. Executions
will be the order of the day from
now on until he is safely seated
in the saddle.
Arms and ammunition have
been imported into Mexico by both
sides until almost every citizen
in the country is a walking arsen
al.
THE PRODUCE MEN
ARE FINED $8,000
Fifteen Produce Merchants Plead
Guilty and Are Fined the
Sum of $8,000.
Portland, Ore., Feb. Z'-l.—Fif
teen produce merchants, charged
with violation of the anti-trust
law in that they had combined to
hold up prices, plead guilty today
and were fined the sum of $8,000
in the federal court here.
The government had a strong
case against the men, who have
been charging exorbitant prices
for produce, which has cost them
but little. II was also alleged that
the farmers received practically
nothing for their farm produce,
as the merchants would write to
the farmers that the market was
glutted and the shipment had
spoiled. It was even asserted that
in some cases the produce mer
chants charged cartage of pro
duce which they claimed had been
jcarted to the river, when, as a
! mailer of fad. it had been sold.
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The clerk's office, marshal's
office and other federal offices
|were closed today, this being
W ashington’s birthday.
FOR RENT--Three-room apart
ments furnished over Valdez Drug
C.o. Apply Valdez Drug Co.
Does your watch need repair
ing? See Reinke, the watch doc
tor.
FOR RENT—Five room house
on Sherman St. Inquire of Mrs.
IT. Leave).
DISTRICT COURT
TWO IRE DAYS
Judge Lyons Will Probably Leave
Tuesday Night, Adjourning
Term to March 17.
Judge Lyons will hold court mi
Monday and Tuesday, as the
movements of the steamer Mar
iposa are figured now, and will
leave on that boat for Juneau,
lie will adjourn the term of the
district court until March 17,
when Judge Overlield will be here.
YUKON REACHES
THE SPIRIT CITY
Seattle, Feb. 22.—The Yukon, of
if lie Alaska Coast company, arriv
led yesterday and will go to Ta
coma today and discharge ore at
the smelter, returning to this city
and will leave for I he north again
on either Monday or Tuesday.
The Valdez Commoner, which
will be edited by John Frame, will
issue next week. The plant was
received on l he Mariposa and lias
been installed in Ihe Daggett
building on the wharf next to the
road commission building.
Al. White has instituted suit
against J. E. Carlson for $111.25,
claimed to be due for money ad
vanced in 1007. Carlson's outfit
Avas attached by the marshal, bid
was released when a bond was
signed.
FOR ttKXT—Three furnished
houses. Apply to C. E. Runnel!.
OF JUDGE LYONS
Recaption Arranged by Bar Asso
ciation and Court Officials at
the Tillikum Club.
The smoker in honor of Judge
Lyons, arranged by the local bar
association and court officials,
will be held this evening at the
Tillikum club, beginning at 8:30.
A short program of speeches will
occupy part of the time, when the
remainder of the evening will be
altogether social.
8. 8. NORTHWESTERN
IS IN SEATTLE
Seattle. Feb. 22.—The North
western is due to arrive in Seat
tle today according to wireless
advices received from the boat by
officers of the company. She re
ports a tine trip south and has
s large passenger list from South
eastern Alaska as well as from
Valdez.
There will be a meeting of the
trustees of llu* Hospital of the
(food Samaritan at the rectory
Monday evening al 7 :30 o'clock.
Arthur Mauzay. of the Orr
Stage company, arrived in town
late yesterday.
(llarence <hdden went out on
the trail with a dog team yester
day. He stales the trail is in line
condition. . The dogs attempted
to lake In the timbers on several
occasions, as (lolden was not sure
which was “gee" from “mush."
THE NATIVE SONS
ENTER PROTEST
Southern Pacific and Central Pa- |
eifle Agree to Use Each
Others Tracks.
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Sim Francisco, Fell. 22.—The
people of California are up in
arms at the decision of the man
agement of the Southern and
Central Pacific to use one anoth
er's tracks.
They claim that the agreement
just announced practically nul
lities the dissolution of the West
ern Pacific road by the Supreme
Court of the United States. The
city officials claim that they will
not allow the roads terminal fa
cilities.
Ever since the decision of the
Supreme Court forcing dissolu
tion of the Western railroad the
official's of both have been work
ing on a plan to evade the law
and have submitted several ten
tative plans, which Attorney (len
eral Wickershain has refused to
pass' upon.
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Cowboys Roundup.
At the Orpheum tonight. Aj
complete change of pictures. Ex- !
fra tine new pictures tomorrow!
eve.
To the Public.
We hereby announce that we
have retired from the banking
business and have transferred
our hanking department to the
Valdez Bank & Trust company,
for whom we bespeak the good
will of the public.
VALDEZ BANK & MERCANTILE
COMPANY.
Valdez. Alaska, Jan. 29, 1913.
BIG BLIZZARD
IN MIDDLE WEST
Roads Tied Up All Same Cordova
But Expect to be Open in Few
Days—Plenty Rotaries.
Milwaukee, Feb. 22.—The worst
blizzard of recent years has struck
the middle west, lying up railroad
traffic, destroying telegraph and
telephone communication between
cities and causing much snffcr
l ing generally.
The roads are working all the
nil'll I hey can secure In,, clear tile
tracks and ha\e telegraphed to
(Chicago. SI. Paul and oilier cil
irs for more. The big drifts have
caused I lie most trouble. The of
licials e\peels lo ba\e I lie lilies
open in a few da\s.
RADIO TELEGRAPHY
AROUND WORLD
[Last Link Between Nome and An
adir Has Been Arranged for
by Russia and U. S.
Washington. I>. ('... Feb. 22_
The government of Itnssia has
'agreed |o allow ibe const ruction
of a wireless slalion al Anadir,
I Siberia. I liu» eonipiel ing I lie
! girdling of I lie w orld In radio
; still inlls.
I’ll is is I lie la-1 I ini, ill I lie elm ill
of -lalioiis from Washing|on. I*.
I'... lie n .ss I lie \ I la u I ie. I lienee
\ in I:ii"in lo Siberia across the
iiel'ing sea |o \oine. I lienee along
I lie eoasl from slalion I o si a -
lion. eonneel ing al ('.ape Sable
wit > ■ Ibe many wireless slations
across I lie coni i11111 and I bus
back lo Washington.
The station here is consider
ed one of I lie larges) in I lie world.
KNOCKS THE
TREASURY DEPT
Committee Claim Much Money Has
Been Lost by Crude Methods
of Bookkeeping.
Washington, B. C... Feb. 22.
The Bemocratic House Expendi
ture committee today reported,
making an attack on the Treas
ury department, claiming that
§36,000,000 has been lost in 20
years to the government in in
terest charges on loans to the
government, which should have
been paid while an excessive sur
plus has been allowed to accum
ulate in the treasury.
Members of (tie committee
claim the loss is due to crude ami
antiquated methods of bookkeep
ing and recommend the passage
of a law to simplify the method
and to unify the bookkeeping of
all the departments of the gov
ernment.
The launch Brighton arrived in
Valdez at noon today from Port
Wells with several passengers.
FOR SALE—The Ernestine
roadhouse at a bargain. Inquire
al the Exchange Bar.
W. T. Soule, superintendent of
the Valdez Creek Mining Co., left
town this morning.
It is worth while taking a
chance on the $800 diamond ring
being raffled at Plan! & Com
pany's. jewelers.