V0L 1() VALDEZ, ALA8KA, TUE8DAY, MAY 5, 1914. , NO. 181.
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PRESIDENT NAMES
RESERVE BOARD
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All Sections of the United States Are
Represented—Richard Olney for
Governor of the Board.
WASHINGTON, May 5—President
Wilson today announced the names of
the reserve board in charge of the
reserve banks of the United States.
Former Secretary of State Richard
Olney, of Massachusetts, has been
tendered the governorship of the re
serve board, but as he is now 79 years
•uf age and has retired from active
practice it is not expected here that
he will accept the position.
l>aul Warburg, a member of the
bunking firm of Kuhn, Loeb & C,o.,
Harry Wheeler, vice-president of the
Union Trust Co. of Chicago, William
Harding, president of the First Na
tional Bank of Birmingham, Ala.,
and Adolph Miller, of San Francisco,
assistant secretary of the Department
of the Interior, have been named on
the reserve board and are all expect
ed to qualify as soon as the Senate
confirms the nominations made by
President Wilson.
Bankers in all parts of the states
have wired indorsing the president’s
tippoiniments.
HE NICE BUTTER;
GOES 10 JML;
Chicago Manufacturer of Oleomargar
ine Must Serve Two Years and
Pay $10,000 Fine.
CHICAGO, May 5.—John Jelke, a
Manufacturer of Oleomargarine' in
this city, was sentenced today in the
federal court here to serve two years
in jail and pay a fine of $10,000 be
cause he manufactured oleomargarine,
placed it on the market without la
tieling it as oleo. and defrauded the
government out of the heavy tax
charged on oleomargarine.
Jelke has been selling several tons
of butter every day to restaurants,
where it found a ready market. The
special agents of the Department of
Justice raided the place, confiscated
the plant, captured the books; two
employees of Jelke were also arrest
ed, but ,were not prosecuted, being
forced, however, to testify against
Hieir former employer.
Seven associates of Jelke in the
business were also fined. $2,500 qach
in spite of the fact that they pleaded
that they knew nothing of the busi-r
ness except that it paid big profits,
in which they shared.
ft BIG FIRE IN
SOUTH AMERICA
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Valpariso, Chile, Has $5,000,000 Loss
—Old Business Section En
tirely Destroyed. ■
VALPARISO. tfclle, May 5.—Fire
destroyed the entire old business sec
tion of this city last night and caused
the loss of fifty lives and the, de
struction of many millions of dol
lars worth of property. The fire de
partment was unable to check• the
flames and dynamite was used in an
effort to prevent the * conflagration
reaching the residence section... . .
The flames swept over the business
section ao fast that nothing could
stop them and many men Were caught
in the narrow alleys and cremated.
PRESIDENT WILSON NAMES ALASKAN;
THOMAS RIGGS ON R. R. COMMISSION
Alaskan, Who Marked Boundary Between United States and Canada, 1$ the
Third Member—Alaskans Pleased At His Selection—Many Ap
plicants For Positions With Survey Parties—Mears
Starts For North On Sunday.
WASHINGTON, May 5.—President
Wilson today appointed Thomas
Riggs, formerly in charge of the sur
vey of the boundary between Alaska
and Canada to be the third member
of the Alaska railroad commissioh to
select the route for the line and to
construct the road after the route
has been decided upon. Mr. Riggs
will join he commission immediately
and will assist in planning the wortc
for the coming season. He has had
many years of experience in Alaska,
having traversed the boundary from
Mount St. Elfes to the Arctic ocean
and prior to that spent several years
prospecting and mining in the inter
ior and at Nome.
As the only Alaskan on the com
mission both the other two commis
sioners will depend largely on the
judgment and experience of (he Alas
kan in planning the work for the
coming season.
Commissioner Mears, formerly with
the Panama railroad, owned and op
erated by the government, will leave
here next Sunday for Seattle to com
mence the work of assembling his
parties and securing the necessary
outfit for the men. Several hundred
horses will be purchased for use of
the survey parties.
Governor Strong, who is now' in
this city, has conferred with Secre
tary Lane and urged that as far as
possible tbe commission employ Alas
kans, as many men now in the north
are better able to do the work and
will give the government better re
turns than the same number of men
with no experience in Alaska who may
be hired in the states.
Hundreds of telegrams are receiv
ed by the commission every day ap
plying for positions with Jhe parties
to be sent north this month. The
announcement has been made that
none but' surveying parties will be
employed by the government this year
and that tradesmen n«^^ not apply.
General satisfaction m ' expressed
here by Alaskans at the appointment
of Thomas Riggs as a member of
the commission, he being the only
Alaskan on the commission.
President White of the Valdez
Chamber of Commerce has wired to
Commissioner Riggs congratulating
him upon his appointment and assur
ing him that Alaskans are glad that
he has been named by the president
for the position. Secretary Fish of
the Valdez Commercial Association
has also wired Mr. Riggs tendering
congratulations and best wishes of
the commercial organization.
Senator Millard left this morning
on the B. F. M. for the Granite mine
at Hobo bay.
To Investigate German Conditions.
PHILADELPHIA, May 5—Dr. tSan
ley L. Krebs, president of the Insti
tute of Mercantile Art, will sail for
Europe today with a commission from
the Philadelphia Commercial Museum
to investigate and report on the re
lation of the German banks to agri
cultural loans without individual
mortgages. 'He will also look into
the Wertheimer .department store
system an.d methods.
RIILWD~WS
TO INCREASE DEBT
SAN FRANCISCO, May 5—The Cal
ifornia State Railroad Commission was
expected to pass soon on an applica
tion of the San Francisco-Oakland
Terminal Railways to increase the
bonded indebtedness of the concern
from approximately $20,000,000, the
present authorized debt, to $35,000,
000. If the commission approves the
proposed bond issue, the corporation
will retire all its underlying obliga
tions. The new bonds will be known
as “first and refunding 36-year 5 per
cent gold bonds" and will be secured
by deed of trust, mortgage of all or
such portion of the property as may,
be necessary. ,
CLAIMS WIRELESS
KILLS BIRDS
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SAN DIEGO, May 5—Humane Of
ficer Mutters today sent a formal ap
peal to the government to make its
big wireless station at Point Loma
stop killing pelicans. Pelicans used
to be thick in San Diego harbor.
Now there are only a few of them.
Mutters is sure the powerful radio
waves which the station sends out
do the mischief. He says he has seen
scores to birds suddenly stricken in
mid-air tall dead into the water. The
waves might be toned down, he tblnkB,
so as to do less damage. f
FIND lolcuiT
BRISTOL BAY
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SAN FRANCISCO, May 5—Wireless
messages have been {received here
today from cannery vessels in Bristol
bay stating, that the northern waters
are now ice free and that navigation
to the north is open earlier this sea
son than for many years. The fleet
also report their arrival at the fish
ing headquarters in the north.
HER DIRIGO
GOES ON 8EAGR
Captain is Drunk, Boat Hits Sand Bank
at Full Speed—Pulled Off and
Captain is Fired
SEATTLE, May 5.—The > steamer
Dirigo, of the Alaska Steamship Co.,
which started north Saturday for
Seward to take the place of the
steamer Dora, soon to be scraped,
was run aground Sunday night at Use
less bay in Puget Sound. The boat
was running at full speed and hit the
beach while going nine miles an hour.
The engineer knew something was
wrong and went on deck to ascer
tain the cause for the bump and
found that'Captain Flynn was drunk
in his cabin, where he was codling
the wires and talking td himself and
knew nothing of the plight of his
ship' and a quartermaster was work
ing to steer the boat, which was h&rd
and fast and the engines still going
at full speed.
The engineer wasted no time re
versing his engines, but it was too
late and the Dirigo remained on the
beach until hauled off by the freight
er Santa Anna, of the same line,
which was sent *o the scene when the
engineer notified the office of the pre
dicament of the vessel.
Captain Flynn was ordered to re
turn with the boat to this city, which
he reached last night, and the port
captain fired jhim as soon as he
reached the dock and Captain Wil
liam Jensen, pilot on the Mariposa,
has been placed in command of the
vessel.
The entire crew were also discharg
ed, after which a. majority of them,
who It was found upon investigation
were not drunk when the ship sail
ed, were rehired and the boat left
last night for the north. Forty Chi
namen for one of the northern can
neries are' passengers on the boat,
and the steamer is also carrying a
cargo of freight for westward points.
The company will prefer charges
against Captain Flynn and it is ex
pected that he will lose his papers.
The Dirigo was not seriously dam
aged as she struck on a sandy bot
tom.
Thaw Writ Decision Delayed.
WASHINGTON, May 5.—The Su
preme Court will hear no more cases
alter today until October, and those
best posted upon the court's proced
ure predict It may be Ohrlaimas be
fore tie court will be able to pass
upon the Thaw case.
ALASKAN LAWS
BE LEGALIZED
House Passes Delegate’s Bill Author
izing Commissioners to Col
lect Taxes.
WASHINGTON, May 5,~-The House
of Representatives yesterday passed
the bill introduced by the delegate
from Alaska, James Wickersham, to
require the federal office holders in
Alaska to enforce the laws recently
passed by the territorial legislature.
The bill introduced by the dele
gate provides that the United States
commissioners shall collect the tax
es Imposed by the representatives of
the people of Alaska upon the can
neries, the poll tax upon the resi
dents of the territory and also upon
the thousands of fishermen who come
north during the summer and pay not
a cent towards the support of the
territory and it will also legalize the
tax on the output of salmon, which
the legislature passed in an effort
to force the canneries to pay some
thing for the maintenance of the gov
ernment in Alaska. The tax on the
salmon was passed in spite of the fact
that the bill organizing the Alaska
legislature provided, that they should
not tax the fisheries.
Trinity’* 16-Million E*tat«.
NEW YORK, May 5.—The Trinity
Corporation has just issued its year
ly statement, and a synopsis of the
finances show that total assets, ex
clusive of the churches, schools and
burying grounds, are $16,204,512, of
which $15,812,400 is in the form of
productive property. In the past much
criticism has bee ngiven the corpora
tion, generally spoken of as the rich
est church in New York, on account
of the alleged bad condition of the
dwelling houses. The report announ
ces the average rental to tenants is
about $1 per week per room, and
the corporation keep* the bouses free
from gambling places, immoral resorts
gnd other business likely to introduce
sanitary dangers.
Auto Company Under Hammer.
' SPRINGFIELD, Mass., May 6.—The
entire property of the Knox Automo
bile Company will be sold today at
publio auction by order of Charles
Bo*worth, referee in bankruptcy. It is
expected that the property will be
bidden itwby men formally in the com
pany and a new company formed.'
The sale includes five parcels of land,
buildings, materials andmachinery.
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Subscribe for th« Prospector.
Coal Trust Arguments In.
PHILADELPHIA, May 5.—As stip
ulated in the government’s suit to
dissolve the coal trust, the defendants
have finished their proofs today.
Charles H. Giulbert, the principal ex
aminer appointed by Judge Gray in
the United States appellate court, with
the power to take testimony will re
port to he court not later than May
23.
ISTHMIAN CLERK
NOW ON TRIAL
('ROCKVILLE. Md„ May 5.—Wil
liam J. Fisher, clerk for the Isthmian
Canal Commission in Washington,
was scheduled to be put on trial for
his life here today. After facing one
disagreement some months ago, Fish
er again answered to the charge of
killing William L. ALderfer. Fisher's
plea will be self-defense, and the de
fense of a woman’s honor. As a
roomer in Altderfer’s house at Chevy
Chase, Washington’s fashionable sub
urb, Fisher sought, he claims, to
quiet the infuriated Altderfer, who
had returned home in an intoxicated
condition. A pretty girl. Altderfer’s
adopted daughter, figured in today’s
trial. Fisher claimed that he struck
his opponent with a pair of shears
not only because of a vicious attack
on himself, but to protect the girl
from Altderfer’s alleged insults.
WILLIAM MEALS
BUYS^ROPERTY
William Meals, the head clerk of
the dry goods department of the
Valdez Mercantile company, has
purchased the • lot next to the resi
dence of Judge Lyons on Sherman
street and will either move his resi
dence to the new site or construct a
new one. The lot Is In one of the
most desirable residence sections of
the city, . S. A. Hemple was the
former owner of the property.
Golden Sign on Valdex Dock.
The Valdex Commercial Association
has had erected at the approach to
the town, a large key and heart In
scribed with the motto: “Valdes, the
Key to the Golden Heart of Alaska."
The heart is ten feet in diameter.
The Commercial Association are de
ilrdua of impressing upon the people
who pass through this city, or who
some here, that Valdes is the key
way to the rich, heart of Alaska.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred B. lies came
jver today from the electric plant
icross the bay.
IN FRENCH DUEL
Cailleaux Refuaes to Shoot—Aillierei
Take* Two Shot! at His Op
ponent But Misses.
PARIS, May 5.—In spite of the at
tempt of the police to prevent the
duel scheduled for this morning be
tween former Minister of Finance
Cailleaux and Monsieur Aillieres,
whom he defeated for a seat in the
House of Deputies, the event was
pulled off early this morning and now
wounded honor is satisfied and no
blood has been spilled. Aillieres had
two shots at his enemy, but being a
poor shot he missed both times. Cail
leaux, who was exceptionally cool,
fired both shots in the air with an
indifference to results that caused
comment among the few Frenchmen
who witnessed the duel.
The seconds refused to allow Ail
lieres to have another shot, although
he pleaded for just one more chance
to hit his opponent.
Deputy Cailleaux, whose wife is at
present in prison awaiting trial for
the murder of the editor of Figaro,
refused to have another killing on
his hands, and consequently fired sky -
ward.
EDUCATORS ARE
Chicago Judge Sentences Seven Mem
bers of Board of Education to
Serve Month in Jail
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CHICAGO, May 5.--President Hein -
berg and seven other members of the
Chicago school board were sentenced
to serve 30 days in jail for contempt,
of court in that they refused to re
instate the four members of the Chi -
cago school board who had resigned
when Mrs. Young was not retained and
later demanded that they be rein
stated. The board refused to do so.
claiming that the resignations had
been accepted and that the four com
missioners were no longer members
of the Chicago school board, but the
court held that the resignations were
void and that they must be again
made members and allowed to vote
at meetings.
The case will be appealed to the
highest state courts in an effort to
have the decision reversed. All the
members of the school board are
prominent citizens.
MANY WITNESSES
AGAINST BECKER
District Attorney Whitman Has Sev
enty Witnesses Against Form
er Police Lieutenant.
’NEW YORK. May 5.—Iistrict At
torney Whitman announced today that
he would hare 70 witnesses appear
and testify against former Police
Lieutenant Becker, who will be placed
on trial thiB week charged with hav
ing Instigated the murder of Herman
Rosenthal.
The trial was started here yester
day. but little was done and it is
expected that three weeks will be re
quired before the Jury will be filled.
Four tnen have already paid the
death penalty for the killing of Ros
enthal. The two principal witnesses
against Bicker win be Jack Rose and
Harry Vallon. Both men turned
state’s evidence against the other
gunmen and against Becker.