_ VALDEZ, ALA8KA, FRIDAY, WIAY 23, 1913. NO. 191.
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HIS OWN MEN
Secretary of Interior Lane States
He Will Not Dictate Jto
Governor Strong.
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Washington, May 23.—
Secretary of Interior l.anc has is
sued a state'ment to the effect he
would in no manner dictate the
appointments to he made.by ttov
ernor Strong in Alaska. The new
governor will elect his own men
and will be held responsible for
their work.
< inventor Strong "ill have the
appointing of several mine in
spectors. a treasurer of the terri
tory, four game wardens, a num
ber of special agents to prevent
I lie sale of bonze to natives, a
secretary and a number of other
minor officers.
INSURANCE CO.S
LOSE HARD FIGHT
Tried to Prevent the Income Tax
on. Mutual Insurance Com
pany’s Earnings.
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Washington. I). C., May -’3—
In spite of I Ik* protests of the
Mutual Life Insurance company
anil of the railroad bond holders,
the Senate has decided to retain
tile present form of I lie income
I ax.
The Senate committee was
..led with letters from all parts
of the stales protesting against
the lax by policy holders of the
mutual insurance ..ipanies, but
they determined md to exempt the
insurance companies.
NEW COAL BILL
HI SEN. PiniNAN
Would Have Half the Land Open
to Settlement and Govern
ment Hold the Balance.
Washington, 1). C., May 23—
Senator Pittman lias introduced
a bill to survey aud number all
(lie coal claims in Alaska, I lie size
of which are to be,determined by
the Secretary of I lie Interior, then
ail even numbered claims are to
he reserved for the use of the gov
ernment, while the odd numbers ;
are to he opened up to settle
ment by bona fide settlers, who
must remain on the claims and!
commence'the work of mining the
coal.
As, soon as llic surveys have
been made the government must
advertise the fad in the nearest
newspaper to the coal claims
within 3ft days.
Senator Pittman says that by
this method the coal lands of the
■territory woulil be partially op
ened and at the same lime the
government could at all times
prevent a monopoly of the coal
supply on the Paciiic coast. The
conservationists, he claims,
should be satisfied, as half the
land will lie bottled up and al
ways egady for government use
if desired.
y lie expressed himself as against
the leasing system, which he be
lieves would not work'out to ad
vantage as only the capitalists
would be able to handle the coal
claims under a lease.
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SENATE TERRITORIAL COMMITTEE FAVORS
A ROAD TO THE ALASKA COAL FIELDS
Will Not Recommend an Appropriation and Do Not Specify
Whether to Build to Bering River or Matanuska Coal
. Fields—Will Combine the Jones and
Chamberlain Bills.
Washington, l>. (I.. May —
Tilt* Senate eonimillee, which has
heen hearing the friends of and
I he opponents of the proposed
government railroad from the
coast lo Fairbanks with branches
lo the coal fields at Bering Fake
and at Matanuska, has decided In
report a bill which will combine
[many features of I he Chamberlain
[and I he Jones hills and will rcc
..I that the government
build* only a coal line <ind nol a
road In Fairbanks.
The hill will mil provide the
number of miles nor the amount
of I he appropriation needed for
I lie w ork, which will lie decided
on later.
The |uis| four weeks (lie coni
miller have lieen listening to the
Alaskans interested in railroad
hiiilding and tlie linanciers inler
ested in the present roads. Bal
laine. Hyan, Wickersham, Jem
metl, J'inchol, Fishe'r and many
others iippeared and gave their
views and the committee have
finally decided to report only in
favor of a road to the coal fields.
The dispatch dues nut stale
whether Ihe eumniiltee prefers to
ujien Hie coal lands at HeriiiK
Lake, which would J>«• reached hy
a spur from mile 3 5 of UK miles
on Ihe Copper River it Xorlhvvesl
ern line, or the Malanuska Held,
reached hy a line of ,»H miles from
i I lie present lerminus of Ihe Alas
ka Xorlhorn lo Chiekaloon. A
parly of miners have mined 85(1 ;
Ions of coal from the Cunning
ham claims, which will lie hrouyhl.
to Katalla this summer hy a nnin—
her of men working with two l iv
er steamers and two liyhlers to
lake Ihe coal from Ihe river to
deep wafer, vvlier- jl can he load
ed on Ihe Maryland.
Matanuska Coal be Tested.
Aii appropriation of $75,000
was passed af the Iasi congress
lo pay for mining HOP Ions of
Matanuska coal to he tested by the
navy for use on I lie bat tleships
and il will be freighted lo Ship
Creek Harbor and will be available
next summer for a lest by I lie
Maryland or some other battle
ship.
May Delay Selection.
Tin* fuel that in* report can lie
made mi Hie coal of the two sec
tions may delay Hie consl met .ion
nl' Hie road as no selection can
lie determined upon until after
next summer.
SENATORS ROAST
JAMES TERRIBLE
Appear Before Senate Committee
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Denying the Charges Made by
Alaska Representative.
Wasliinplnn. I >. May U'i_
Senators C.hamberlain nf Orrpnn.
anil SninnL nf i I ah. appeared be
fore I lie Senate rnmmitlee ImJay
anil «li.*nied the eharpes inaile by <
: Jelepale Wirkersham that a bill i
pivinp (lie harbor al Cordova Ini
Hie fiuppenhoims bail passed I lie |
Senate.
Itnlli senators ileinmneeil the
ilelepate in nn uncertain lanpu
ape.
Senalur Chamberlain is reenp
nizeil.as the Democratic senator
havinp most to do with Alaska
patronape, as Ihe state of Wash
inptoiiyis not represented in Ihe
upper House by a Democrat.
ST. LOUIS GIRLS
GET LOW WAGES!
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When They Work in the Depart
ment Stores—Committee is
Investigating.
St. l.ouis, May -.—The state
legislative commit let* investigat
ing the reason for girls who pick
nuts receiving 88 a week, while
girls who work behind counters
in the department stores receive
but 8:t, started work this morn
ing and many girls from the
stores of this city were called.
They all testified to receiving
starvation wages. The nut. picking
girls will be called later.
The committee will frame a
minimum wage law for the state
when they have completed their
investigation, and hope to prevent
many girls going wrong because
of low wages.
Deputy Marshal Sullivan yes
terday arrested Edward •(». Buh
ler, of the Cliff mine, who is be
lieved to be insane, and Buhler is
now under observation alrthe lo
cal jail.
CZAR REACRES
CITY OF BERLIN
Is Kissed by Kaiser at Station—
Troops Line Railroad—Many
Special Police.
Merlin, .May -'l‘.—Czar Nicholas
of Russia, the little father of all
the Russians, reached here today
lo attend the wedding ceremonies
of the daughter of the Kaiser lo
Prince Krnesl August.
The Kaiser me| the Czar al the
station and the two sovereigns
embraced and kissed each other.
The railroad was lined with
troops from the border to I lie cap
ital and with special agents of
the.Herman and Russian police lo
prevent the .Nihilists from at
tempting to assassinate the Czar.
This city is tilled wijli special
police from every European coun
try. as i| is feared the concen
tration here of the heads of so
many of Europe’s powers would
tempt the anarchists to murder.
The Kaiser has retained all Ihe
best suites of rooms at the1 lead
ing hotels of the city for the.use
of the guests.
Hold Vaccination Parties.
(iothenburg, May 23.--So many
people have been vaccinated as
llie result of the outbreak of
smallpox in Stockholm tbal the
supply of vaccine is exhausted,
iSufficient vaccine for over 100,
1000 persons has been ordered
from abroad. “Vaccinal.ion par
ities" are now fashionable in
| Stockholm. The guests are in
jviled lo an “al home” at 5 o'clock,
and a doctor arrives and vacci
nates them. When Ibis is over
I he guests dine together.
There will he a meeting of the
Chamher of Commerce tonight al
the city hall at H p. m. All meiu
.hers are requested to attend as
business of importance will be
transacted. Sam McNeicc, secre
tary.
At the Orpheum Tonight.
Pa the Weekly, events in New
York. England, France, Germany,
Russia and Australia.
A Story of Montana, powerful
western drama full of action.
A l)ay Off, the comical episode
of "two truant 'husbands.
Another line change on Satur
day with matinee at -i p. m.
Lincn{n’s Gettysburg Address,
illustrated, at Saturday’s matinee.
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HUERTA SAYS RE
WILL DOWN REBELS
In Thirty Days the Opponents of
His Government Will be
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Scattered, He Claims.
Mexico City. May ,'fl. — Assur
ances were given in Hie National
Palace today that before Hie end!
of I be week I lie defensive altitude
thus far maintained by Lite gov
ernment would be abandoned and
that in thirty days anything hav
ing the appearance of a rebel or
•-•a li iz ll ion would be broken. It
Was admitted there would remain |
the task of running down isola-I
led bands.
President Huerta and the War
Minister, (ten. Momlragnn. as
well as their counselors seemed
to be confident that the forces of
Vnnusliunn darranza, I,lie rebel
governor of doahuila, and the
rebel forces in Sonora would be
j made practically harmless.
(ion. (iustavo Maas, with 700
recruits, strongly armed, is on bis
way fo Mazallan, and probably
will proceed from there |o (iuay
mas. (Sen. Telles will succeed]
Hen. Trucy Auberl, with a base j
>af Monterey, and be promises an ]
active campaign against Carrau-|
za. ("Jen. dasso Lopez is reported
officially to be approaching Mon
clova, the darranza headquarters.
Many of the residents of the
capital, however, do mil share the
belief of the government. Some
of them regard the proposed lac
li"s as presaging a long conflict
with the rebels raiding tin* coun
try and I he federals holding the
towns.
Race a Dead Heat.
Newport, Ore., May 23.—To de
ride which should have the next
dance with the girl of (heir
choice. "Buz" Ingalls and “Rich"
Chalterson left the dance half and
swam a 100-yard race in the
chilly waters of the hay. The race
was a dead heal.
Ladles, Attention.
Everybody interested in the
progress of Valdez is invited to
meet tomorrow (Saturday) after
noon a* 3 o’clock in the council
chamber at the city hall for the
purpose of organizing a civic im
provement league.
. FOR SALE a fine Oreal Dane;
splendid watch dog . inquire of
O. A. Bergen.
BANKERS DID NOT
START 1893 PANIC
Senator Smoot Introduces Records
of Bankers Association—Cir
cular a Forgery.
Washinplou. I>. C... May .’.I.—
Tin; Seiial e lias aulhori/.ed the
Currency «*<>niin i11 In pi\c (illii
I ir- hearinps mi I In* bills imw he
I'nri* (lie ii|i|i<‘i- House ami Sen
ator Smool immediately introduc
ed Hie records nf I lie American
Hankers Assncialinn In refule I lie
charpes made by Senator Thom
as I h a I the association issued a
circular advisinp the rallinp in of
all loans in 189:1, which caused
the panic of that year, when all
the hanks in the slates went on a
scrip) basis.
The circular now in the hands
of Senator Thomas, the senator
from Utah aliepes is a forpery.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
MEET TONIGHT
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Will Arrange for Celebration on
July Fourth—A 3ig Time
is Planned.
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The Fire Department will meet,
tonight at the Fire Hall'to ar
range for the Fourth of July cel
ebration, which will he the larg
est celebration .ever IteM in the
town.
Chief Finical will appoint com
mittees to arrange the sports,
games ami also to secure the cash
for the prizes to lie offered.
II is planned to have a base hall
team from Seward, Cordova and
Fort I.iseum to compete in a ser
ies of games.
A rock drilling contest will he
one of the features of tile cele
bration and a large prize will.be
given for the best driller; II is at
present contemplated to give a
first prize of $25u and a Second
for $150 to the best teams.
FOR REST—Six room house on
Sherman street. Apply to Lieut.
Weeks at the Road Commission
ell lee'.
BIG GUN EXPLODES
AT FOBI MOULTRIE
Three Gunners Killed and Nine
Injured — Investigation is
Started Locate Cause.
Cliarlcslim, X. C<., May 33.—One
of the large coast defense guns
al, Fort Moultrie exploded today,
killing three men of lip; gun crew
and injuring nine others. Pieces
of the gun were blown a mile from
the fort.
A court martial will be held
immediately/to place (lie blame
and investigate into I lie cause of
Hie explosion.
Itecenlh one of the large.guns
being le,sled al the Sandy Hook
testing grounds exploded and
parts of I be gun were blown for
a mile in all directions, and the
gunner who was al the breach of
I lie gun was iml injured.
IN SEATTLE
Is En Route to Prince William
Sound and Will Make Tests
of Coal at Katalla.
Seal lie. Ma> .’I!.--Tlic battle
ship Maryland rcaclii'il hero last
night 1'i'nni California and will
proceed norlli in a few days for
Kalalla and I'rinre William
Sound I" continue I,lie surveys
started Iasi year bill dismal iuued
will'll the balllesliip was sent to
Japan wit 11 Secrelar> of State
l Knox, who represented Ihe l'nit—
ed Stales at the funeral obseipiies
of I he M ikado.
The ship will also make a test
of ihe Sim lops of Ifering diver
coal now being lalveii to Ihe coast
from Ihe Cunningham claims.
WOMEN START
CIVIC CLUB
Will Work for More >3eautiful and
Healthful Town—All Are
Invited.
A call lias hern issued by pub
lic spirited women of I he town to
meet tomorrow afternoon at the
city hall and organize a civic im
provement club'to work for hel
ler sanitary conditions in the city,
to make a more beautiful town
and to aid in every ma'nner possi
ble the upbuilding of this com
munity.
A public park is planned, where
the ch'ldren can play. The or
ganization will.*il is planned, take
an active interest in the school
work and aid and assist in every
way the work of cleaning and
keeping Valdez clean.
Three Hundred Girls Strike.
Tacoma, May 23.—'Three hun
dred laundry workers, represent
ing nearly the entire female work
ing force of six laundries, walk
ed out on strike today, demand
ing a minimum wage of S~ a
week. Pickets were stationed be
fore the door of each non-union
slutp, and’ those girls who had •
not already joined with the strik
ers were treated not to go in-,
side.
Pen. Reinke. the watch repairer
and jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug
jompany.