NO. 210.
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Think We Should Not Help the Reb
el», Who Refuted to Enter the
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Peace Conference.
NIAGARA FALLS, Ont„ June 7.—
Lkte last night the peace envoys,
through the Chilian minister made a
protest to Secretary of Slate Bryan
against the action of the United States
government In allowing the rebels to
arm themselves in the United States
and protesting against the sailing of
the steamer Antilla with arms for
Villa. They couch .the protest in no
uncertain terms and charge the Amer
ican .government with violating the
agreement under which the peace
conference has been called.
They claim that the peace confer
ence was not called to carry out the
wishes of President Wilson to seat
Carranza or Villa in the presidential
chair in Mexico, but rather to work
out a solution of the Mexican trouble
upon which peace could be effected
and also to settle the dispute be
tween Huerta and the administration !
at Washington regarding the Insults
to the American flag. They claim that
in securing the resignation of Huerta
the provisional government has been
sufficiently humiliated but that the
powers of the world will be humiliat
ed and med'ation made a farce if the
rebels are to be allowed to control
.Mexico, when they refused to come
into the conference and abide by its
decisions.
The bitterness of the South Amer
ican envoys, through whose efforts
caused the armistice to be established
and hostilities stopped, is shown in
the strong language used in the com
munication to Secretary Bryan.
It is generally predicted here that
the conference will break up with ev
ery member of it excepting the Amer
ican members protesting to the
powers of the world against tne at
titude of the United States.
CITIZENS TO
WORK 1 Mi
Gov. Ferris Call* Out the People of
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Michigan to Help Make Bet
ter Roads.
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LANSING, Mich., June 7.—Under
proclamation of Governof Perris—the
first of its kind ever penned by a
Michigan executive—citizens ail over
the state will observe tomorrow. apH
“road bee day " In many Cities and)
towns banks, business, places and
factories will be closed ior the day
and thousands pi. merchants and
bankers wiU week aide, by aide with
laborers and factory men for the im
provement of the state's highways. ,
The state highway commissioner,
who endorsed the governor's plans'
for “road bee day,” realized the nec-1
esslty of effective organization if the
results hoped for were, to he accam
plished, and be accocdingly prepared
and caused to be spread broadcast
over the state, a bpUeUn aettifig torth
effective methods ef road building,
repair and improvement. Mis .sug
gestions were expected to be gener
ally followed. In nearly every school
district in the state, a “road boss"
was appointed, and under Me .direc-!
fion thousands of citizens planned to
pork loyally thpppibapt tj)w\. day.
Ifore thap »7,90|,909. (Was. expended
for the improvement Of the 79,000
miles of rural highways in Michigan
tgst year and another large gum Will!
be appropriated for the same purpose,
during 1914.
C. P. Topllff laft thif morning on
a business trip to Port Wells and
Latouciie and expects to return on*
the next steamer.
BLAMED OLD GABLE
IS 001 A6AIM
Rotten String Connecting Valdez and
. n<. ■■ . ..
the Spirit City Breaks During the
Night—Burnside Is Disabled.
The string used by the United
States government to send messages
from Alaska to Seattle and other
parts Of the United States, and which
is highly subsidized by the press of
Alaska in order that the people of
the north may have the news of the
world’s happenings, is broken. This
beautiful American-made cable, the
first ever made in the United States,
went down and out some place near
Seattle. The cable is rotten. It
breaks whenever it gets a chance, and
always when the caJMeship Burnside
is out of commission. The Burnside
is on the ways being overhauled, or
laid up, or having her bottom scraped
—her bottom is always in bad con
dition when we need her to repair
this makeshift cable.
Maybe it was a whale that put the
line out of commission, but a few
people think that when McIntosh’s and
Wood’s teams were filling the cable
office yard with gravel and dirt they
drove over the cable, sending the
juice to the other end and burned
the cable. Because the cable is so
poor the government have the best
master electricians in the army work
ing on it all the time, and only for
the exceptional ability of men like
Faust, Stocker and Joe Smith we
would be out of dope all the time.
They sure nurse that line. The op
erators are all given a course in spec
ial work on rotten cables before they
are allowed to work on our govern
ment system.
Master Electrician Faust, in charge
of the local office, expects that the
cable will be repaired in a few days,
as the break is near Seattle. The
prayers of the newspaper men of the
north and of the public generally will
be with the brave boys who will
start to load the cable supplies and
apparatus on a scow and, taking their
lives in their hands, go out on Puget
Sound and make the repairs.
While the line is down the Pros
pector will try to get press via the
line operated by our British cousins
from Edmonton and Ashcroft, but the
price is staggering and the manager
will have a perpetual grouch on for
thje. rest of the month, or until James
Wickersfiam adfis the Prospector to
his long list of subsidized Alaska
newspapers.
The cable laid ten years ago was
the first cattle made in the United
States and the company that sold it
Should* be proud of the first job they 1
turned out.
The cable was all right when the
'operators quit yesterday evening! bu£
this morning When they tried to opeq
the line, from Sitka tp Seattle ancj
say “good japraipf}'; to tlje boy$ in'
the Spirit City nothing was doing.!
Tests were immediately made by the]
operators at Sttka and Seattle, am)!
tfte break is said t# be near the lat-j
ter ejty in Puget Sound. J
The Prospector received a message]
last night before the line went down!
and all the people of Valdez will get
today, is a little stale news and some;
“gravevine.”
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“Carmen,*’ a classic masterpiece in
three reels at the Orpheum tonight!
, LONDON, June 3—fhe arson squad
***«#*? *« «“*w
succeeded In burning ode of the large
■pensions in the Buckingham sectloi
of the city an-* the building wltt
Ms contents at valuable paintings
|*0«*a off,art and rare old furniture^
wag entirely, destroyed. .*„.._
The militants are. determined tc
force the government to realise that
the oifly why- % site *rdfi#*
grant them the light to vote. :
FUNERAL SERVICE ,
FOR H. SYRING
Rev. Ziegler Will Officiate at Ser
•Ir
vices Tomorrow Afternoon at
the Episcopal Church.
t
The funeral services over the re
mains of Iferman Slyring, the Valdez
pioneer, will be held at 2 o’clock to
morrow afternoon at the Church of
the Epiphany, Rev. W. H. Ziegler of
ficiating. The remains will be in
terred in the Valdez cemetery.
It is expected that the funeral will
be one of the largest ever held in
Valdez, as Mr. Syring was known to
almost every man, 'woman and child
in the town, all of whom he numbered
among his friends.
Herman Syring was born in 1854 at
Cauaue, Germany. He came to Amer
ica when a young man and has spent
most Of his life }p the West. Arriving
in Valdez In 18S8, he with Mrs. Syr
ing crossed the Valdez glacier and
prospected on the Klutina river. In
the fall of that year they returned to
Valdez, where they have remained ev
er since. By their united efforts the
couple have become the owners of
considerable improved Valdez real es
tate and have always had an abid
ing faith that Valdez-would be the
largest city in Alaska.
,Among the pioneers and those who
arrived here later Mr. Syring had a
host of friends, who have extended
to Mrs. Syring their condolences and
sincerest sympathy at the death of
her husband.
George and Fred Elkins will leave
in the morning for Tasnuna to com
mence work on their property.
BIG CROWDATTEND
SCHOOL EXERCISES
Eagle Hall Crowded to Hear Bacca
laureate Sermon By Rev. W. H
Ziegler—Mrs. Martin Sings.
Eagle hall was filled last night with
the friends of the Valdez public
schools at the bacqalaureate services.■
Rev. W. H. Ziegler preached the.
sermon, taking as his subject, “Laws)
and Ideals” and holding up to the
children the great value of the ideal,
and its upbuilding influence .iipoi^
character, lie urged, them alj tq work;
fqr an ideai. Rev. Price delivered
the tnvccaticn nf the evening and al
so a prayer asking that God guide
the grad|ates pn their jysurpey;
through life, upon which they were;
now about to embark. . *
. tars. J. C. Martin sang “The Angels'
Serenade” and the Relnke orchestra
played the accompaniments.
The school board and the faculty
attended the .services in a body.
A chpir consisting pf Mrs. .Fergu
son, Mrs. Kramer, Mts. Merchant,
Ben Howell, C. E. Bunnell and J. 4
McGilvray lead the singing, while
Mrs. S. A. Hemple presided at the
piano.
JAKE AND GOLDIE - *
START LIFE ANEW
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Goldie and Jake will open their)
Tango barber shop and bath house on
Wednesday, atb^r *A>re spent con
siderable time and money making re
pairs lad alterations to 4M Treat'
building on Wall, street, formerly oc
cupied by Hr. Vance, , and have turned
the place into a first-class, up-to-the
'#»• Plaoe ifre npflr p«d up-to-date.
Notice, Democrat*!
The ibgdhtf ftobthrty meeting of
the Valiier democratic Club will be
held at the city ball tonight at 8
o'clock. — d
R. P. FERGUSON. Secretary. I
POLL TAX DOOMED
SAYS JUNEAU POST
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Believed It la Now Too Late to Col
lect for Thia Year—Wick
Tried to Make Law.
The bill introduced by Delegate
Wickersham in the House, says the
Juneau Post, intended to oure the
defects in the original enabling act,
and make it possible fdr the United
States commissioners to collect the
poll tax provided for by the last leg
islature, but which was held to be
inoperative by the San Francisco
Court of Appeals, is now pending in
the Senate.
The decision of court, together with
the opinion of the attorney general
rendered at this same time, prevented
the use of the federal officials from
carrying out of the number of terri
torial laws including the collection of
the cannery licenses. Delegate Wick
ersham was asked to secure addition
al legislation to enable the territory
to use the federal officials in car
rying out the measures, and the bill
has passed the House.
Whether the collection of the poll
tax should be included was for Dele
gate Wickersham to determine. He
evidently believes in poll tax, for this
feature was included in the measure
introduced by him. The bill is now
pending in the senate, where the sal
mon canning lobby was lined up sol
idly against it.
Fortunately, however, there is a
strong hope that the poll tax law
cannot be enforced this year on ac
count of the fact that the law pro
vides that the tax roll must be made
up on or before the first of March.
GHEEGHAGO CLUB
MEETS TONIGHT
Excellent Program Arranged for This
Evening—Big Crowd Expected—
Final Meeting of Year.
The Cheechaco Literary Club of the
Valdez public schools will hold Its
final meeting this evening at Eagle
hall. An excellent program has beep
arranged for tonight . and the club
hope that a large number of the peo
ple of the city will attend the meet
ing. Prof. Davis extends a cordial
welcome to all to attend the meeting.
The Reinke orchestra will play sev
eral selections.
The program is as follows:
Music,, Relate pxchestrp.
dag# History, Edward Ruckpr.
Recitation, “Neighbors," Margaret
Miller.
Original story, “In the Garret,”
Lurline Lea veil. ,
Recitation, “Iyaska,” Rose Johnson.
Class popm, Verna Fish,
, Debate,, Resolved, That ..the Mon
roe Doctrine Should he Abandoned'
by the United States. Affirmative:
Edward Rucker, Caroline Kelsey.
Negative: Emmet Egan, Harlan
Keesler.
Music, Reinke orchestra. !
Dialogue, "Quatrrei Between Sir
Peter and Lady Teazle.” Characters:
SJr peter Teazle, Henry Miller; Lady
Teazle, Theresa Johnson.
Class Prophecy, Exa Lockhart. ,
Music, Reinke orchestra.
Vhe franchise of the Valdes Elec-'
trie Co. provides that After Nov«m->
her, 191$, the town of Valdez has the
option of acquiring the i|jght apd tela-'
Phone bhpUuua «* jthe Electee,
Co. at its true appraised valuatipp.i
Support municipal ownership. *17
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Bob Smith arrived in town Sunday
from Knights Island and will leave
shortly'to Wortc with the road com
mission. ^
Chas. Lawson 1b in town from Port
Wells.
FAIRBANKS LIKES
AUtO Ml PLAN
Editorial In Fairbanks Time* Say* It
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Will Bo a Good Thing for In
terior Alatka.
The Fairbanks Times of a recent
date prints the following editorial in
reference to the establishment of an
automobile mail service -from the
coast to the interior and gives its
hearty approval to the tests to be
made by Colonel Richardson, the
Alaska road builder, this summer.
The editorial follows:
“The establishment of a summer
auto service between Fairbanks and
thee southern terminus of the over
land road, as planned by the Alaska
road commission, will be a splendid
thing for Fairbanks and the whole of
interior Alaska, as it will solve the
problem of summer mail delivery.
Not that there is any assurance that
a public mail service will be inaug
urated during the coming summer.
The dispatches do not state that. But
it is reasonable to believe that the
road will be used the year round for
that purpose long before the railroad
is completed, provided it is demon
strated by the commission that a
regular summer schedule can be
maintained.
“In order to do that, it will lie
necessary for the commission to eX^
pend considerable money o nthe road.
Colonel Richardson undoubtedly real
izes this, as he made a trip over the
road last summer in an auto, and had
ample opportunity to study condi
tions. And the announcement that
the service is to be established with
in a few weeks indicates that he sees
no difficulty in the way of improving
the highway so that it will be a real '
benefit to the territory.
"The use of the overland road as j
a summer mail route will mean a sav
ing of many days in the delivery of
letters in intej'ior Alaska, and a still
greater saving will be effected on the
outward-bound journey. The im
provement of the road so that autos
can make the trip comfortably also
will stimulate travel to the interior
by affording a cheaper means of
transportation from that particular
part of the coast where the majority
of those attracted to the,territory by
the railroad will congregate.
“The money expended on the road
will not be lost to the' government.
Tjje travel of a single segson, gfter
the traveling has been jo&te easy,
will mean a saving to Alaskans of
more than the amount expended to
put the road in good condition, and
inasmuch as the highway passes
through g rich mineral and agricul
tural. country, It is destined to be
come a valuable feeder to the rail
road, and probably will tie used gen
erally as a public highway as long
as there is a public to use It."
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Captain Morris, of the launch Three.
M. secured the contract for thg 600
extra poles needed by the road com
mission for the dike work. The price,
is 3214 cents a pole and they must
be of spruce or hemlock and are re-,
quired within ten days.
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A party of bear hunters went acrossf
the bay yesterday to get a hide, but
they fell asleep on a sunny fcnqU
while bruid* sneaked up and stole their
guns. , ' :
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ft&ATTUS, June 7.- Dorothea i
Qoodwin, the daughter of » pronM- i
neat real estate dealer, .eloped with 4
and married Marlon Tuttle, b« un
cle’s chafTeur. The weddipg took (dace
a w^Jjpo and. the cwtta<*f$£ Wri
tes kept, ft secret fc*r p.-Wpc*. The
real iestate broker retwes to support
his as|*n Son-in-law and daughter and)
has toldthem to seek a. home else-1
where ..and thejr Wifi ip fture Uve in
a three-room apartment.
FRENCH DEPUTIES
MET ON SATURDAY
J' H 1 • '*
"France Stand* Face to Face With
the Sphinx,” I* the Declaration
of Senator Clemenceau.
PARIS, June 7.—The new Chamber
of Deputies, elected for the next four
years, met Saturday for the first time,
the mandates of the old deputies ex
piring Friday night at midnight. The
Socialists, with their 102 seats, a gain
of 27 over the expiring period, hold
the whip hand, which fact, together
with the presenc of nearly 200, or 30
per cent, new members, caused Sen
ator Georges (“Tiger”) Clemenceau
lo remark that today “France stands
face to face with the Sphinx.” No
one, even the professional political
forecasters, can tell what will happen.
The ' new French governing body
has, as a whole, been picked up and
shoved over to the left. The reaction
aries, conservatives and nationalists
of the right have lost ground, where
as the “revolutionary socialists,” as
Jean Jaures’ party is called in France,
has made 30 per cent gain. With
them all the candidates with leanings
towards the left were swept on to a
victory so startling that the Socialists
themselves admit surprise.
The Radicals and Radical lSocial
ists, the governing bloc, number 245
in the new chamber. But they are
badly, torn by factions and internal
dissentions. The Socialists and their
friends with Socialistic leanings, mus
ter 140, the next strongest party in
France by long odds. And by reasons
of bargains struck at the May elec -
tions, these two parties are expected
to vote together on most issues.
The party of Aristide Briand. ex -
prime minister. President Poincare
and ex Premier Louis Bat thou, num
bets some 85, in the Chamber, the
Progressives 02 and the entire right -
Conservatives, Liberals, Nationalists,
Bonaparc'sts, Royalists and Clericals,
73 al Hold. The Socialists, as a vot
ing body, is as compact as the pro
verbial Solid South, tite oilier parties
splitting on almost every question.
I* 49 Year* Old and Receive* Many
Congratulation* From Crowned
Heads of Europe.
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LONDON. June 7.—King George re
ceived private congratulations yester
day from the crowned heads of Eu- •
rope on the occasion of his 49th birth
day. Official (congratulations post
poned the formal celebration until
the third anniversary of his coro
nation. Nevertheless a salute of 49
guns was fired by artillery in St.
Jamo’s Park, and at Windsor, while
flags were flown on all government
buildings.
For several days packages' con
taining presents from members of the
royal family and intimate friends
have been arriving at Buckingham
Palace, and his sons and daughter
clubbed together for a birthday pres -
ent of which they ipade a great sec
ret. The .King, who mprrled Queen
Mary In 1893, has five sons and one
daughter. ,
WASHINGTON. June 7.—^ cable
gram of congratulation? upon his
forty-ninth birthday apniyeragry to
day, wa? gent, to King George V of
Great Britain by President Wilson.
Banta apdthe nfctfdren are
ejected t,9 ,retqrp tq VaJde* next
vqqit aqq vjll reoccnpy tqelr old res
idence on AJgsjta prenue.
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•‘Garwu’* in three reels gt t,be Or
pheum tonight. This is a master
piece and you should see it.