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VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, FBI DAY, OCTOBER 5, 1917 NUMBER 233
INSANE MAN
COMMITS SUICIDE
Enrico' Guiseppi Zamhotti. held in
Federal Jail on Insanity Charge
Hanged by Own Belt
Enrico Guiseppl Zambottl, an in
, sane prisoner, con^ned in the federal
jail here for insanity, and soon to
have been taken outside, committed
suicide last night by hanging himself
to a door grating with his belt.
For the past few days the prisoner
has been becoming more and more
irrational, and last evening about 7
o'clock asked Guard C. C. Reynolds
when he would be liberated. Mr. Rey
nolds told him that he would be let
out soon, and asked him to take his
medicine and lie down for the night
which he promised to do.
About 9 o’clock Guard Louis M.
Rosencranz made the round of the
cells and as he passed Zambotti’s cell
called to him and told him to be sure
and take his medicine. He received
no response and reiterated his request
looking thru the grating to see if the
prisoner was in bed. Not seeing him
lie unlocked the door and stepped in
to the room. The prisoner had taken
off his belt, a flimsy, cheap leather
strap, and making a loop by passing
the end through the buckle, placed
it around his neck, and tying the oth
er end to the grating of the door, lay
down on the floor and slowly strangl
ed himself to death. So close was his
face to the floor that he could have
saved himself any time by resting
his hands upon the floor.
Guard Rosecranz immediately cut
the strap and lowered the body to the
floor, not over a foot from its face
and summoned Deputies Casler and
Bouse. Dr. J. A. Silverman was call
ed and found life was extinct. The
body was removed to the morgue and
this morning an inquest was held by
Commissioner George J. Love, coron
er ex-officio. The jury, which was com
posed of H. P. Sullivan, C. H. Golden,
Edward Eckern, R. F. McDonald,
Charles Kraeiner, George M. Calli
gan, viewed the body and after hear
ing the evidence brought in a verdict
that the deceased came to his death
from self-inflicted strangulation.
Enrico Zambotti was a member ot
Local No. 188, Western Federation of
Miners, in good standing. He will be
buried by the loca) authorities.
No blame attaches to anyone over
Mr. Zambotti’s death, as it was un
avoidable, the prisoner developing
suicidal mania suddenly, and at a
time when the guards were busy at
other duties. He was being treated
by a local physician and was to have
been taken to the asylum on Sunday’s
boat.
Don't Forget
That the Moose will give another
of their enjoyable dances Saturday
night. 2t
John T. Gavigan 111
John T* Gavigan, a well known
miner and a resident of Valdez for
many years Is lying seriously ill at
his home on Sherman street, with
little chance of recovery, Mr. Gavi
gan has many friends in Alaska.
GERMANS RESORTING TO
CHURCH BFU.8 FOR METAL
AMSTERDAM, Oct. 6.—"The last
chimes of the church bells" is the
subject of many valedictory articles
in the German papers. Before the
bells were taken down to be sent to
' the munition foundries the clergy in
many German villages celebrated spe
cial church services commemorating
the history and record of the bells,
many of which are centuries old, the
church organ meanwhile playing ap
propriate music.
The next day the villagers assemb
led to witness the taking down oi
their beloved bells, on which a final
blessing was bestowed by the priesl
or pastor. Then the village maidens
decked them with flowers and foliage
after which the bells were hoisted or
the carts that were to take them tc
the nearest railroad station or place
of embarkation, tbs village choii
slowly following the procession,
chanting hymns and prayers.
The steam\hlp Admiral Watson
left Kodiak at 2 o’clock this morning
and is epected to arrive in Valdes
about tomorrow evening.
ALLIED PRISONERS
DYING BY THOUSANDS
PARIS, Oct. 6.—Albert Champion,
a French soldier, who on his third
attempt has just escaped from Ger
many, brings the Information, accord
ing to the Paris edition of the New
York Herald, that 3,700 French aud
British soldiers and 1,500 Russians
have died of typhus at the Germa:.
concentration camp at Cassel, ninety
miles northeast of Frankfort-on-the
Main.
FIVE GERMANS
ME INDICTED
Men Arrested in Raid by Government
on Tageblatt Indicted by Fed
eral Graud Jury
| PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 5.—The
five men arrested in connection with
the raid by the government on the
Tageblatt. a German language dally
I newspaper published in this city, were
I today indicted by the federal grand
i jury. The men were Peter Schaefer,
president; Louis Werner, editor in
chief; Dr. Martin Darkow. managing
| editor; Herman Lemke. business
I manager and Paul Vogel, treasurer.
I They will be tried for conspiring to
j print false reports in violation of the
! espionage law.
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! Steamers With 3000 Tons of Itails
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and Material Held l'|> at Mouth
of Tanaiin by I<oiv Water
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SEATTLE, Oct. 5.—Word has been
I received here that the steamers con
i veying 3000 tons of rails and con
| st ruction materials are held up on
account of law water at the mouth
of the Tanana, and will be unable to
reacli Nenana until about November
1. The shipments were taken into
the interior by way of Michael and
the Yukon river, and were intended
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for use of'the government railway.
Building operations will be sadly
hampered by the delay.
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Discuss Plans for Immediate Re
turn of 25,000 Ironworkers
and Shipbuilders
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 5.—A pro
position for the immediate return to
work of approximately 26,000 Iron
workers and shipbuilders who went
out on strike yesterday for increased
wages, on the scale of pay at the
Mare island navy yard, was discussed
at a conference of employers and lab
or leaders today, it was alleged. No
definite action was taken.
MASONIC ORDER GIVES
BIG SUM FOR CAUSE
NEW YORK, Oct. 5.—An emer
gency war relief fund of $1,100,000
was unanimously '*oted at the final
session of the annual meeting of the
Supreme Council of Scottish Rite
Masons for the Northern Masonic
jurisdiction of the United States. The
fund will be distributed for the care
and comfort of United States soldiers
and their dependents.
The carpenters have the new post
office boxes in place and it Is expect
ed that Postmaster Todd will soon
have one of the finest offices in the
Northland. The postofflce will be mov
ed before the arrival of another boat
from the south.
Nels Jepson arrived In town today
from Beaver Dam.
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ORGANIZER OF
REMS JAILED
I. W. \V. Wanted in Oklahoma for
Taking Part In the Antidraft
Uprisings
SEATTLE. Oct 5 —J. E. Wlggin,
said to be an Industrial Worker of
the World and chief organizer of the
Working Class union, a branch or
ganization, who is wanted in Okla
homa City and for whom federal
agents have conducted a nation-wide
hunt, was arrested here Thursday and
is being held pending arrangements
for his removal to Oklahoma.
Wiggln is said to have participated
in a series of anti-draft riots in Okla
homa a few weeks ago in which sev
eral persons were killed. Howard P.
Wright, special agent of the depart
ment of justice, effected Wiggin's
capture.
GERMAN RAIDER
AFEERSHIPflNG
Master of Schooner K. Slade Ar
rives in Open lloat—Says Ves
sel is Seeadler
WASHINGTON, D. Oct. 5.—
A Samoan Island dispatch reports
that German raiders have again ap
peared in the Southern Pacific. The
master of the schooner R. C. Slade
arrived in Samoa in an open boat, his
own vessel and several other Ameri
can merchant craft having been sunk
by the raider Seeadler, which later
stranded on a reef in the South Pa
cific.
The captain reports that the of
ficers of the Seeadler abandoned their
own craft and went aboard the cap
tured French schooner Lutece, and
are still sinking ships wherever they
find them.
Warning Sounded
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. u—The ma
mine underwriters sounded a warn
ing of the presence of the raiders six
ty days ago when a number of Am
erican ships became definitely over
due. Nine other vessels are long ov
erdue on either side of the Pacific and
are now believed *« have been sunk
by the raider.
Ticket Line Readies for Many Blocks
—Chicago Crazy to See Cham
pionship Games Tomorrow
CHICAGO, Oct. 5.—Chicago is ball
crazy. The war has been relegated to
the background, the national debt has
ceased to worry the nut with the base
ball bug, and baseball is on every lip.
The All-American series start here
tomorrow. So far the betting on the
teams is even. After the men face
each other on the diamond the odds
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will shift to the winning team. A long
line of eager buyers is standing In
front of the ticket offices and stretch
ing far down the street. Chicago has
gone ball crazy.
RICH MAN'S SONS
ARE DESERTERS
DOUGLAS, Ariz., Oct. 6.—Henry
Shattuck, registered under the sel
ective draft act in Yuma county, Ariz.
a son of L. C. Shattuck of Bisbee, mil
lionaire mine owner, failed to appear
for transportation to the training
camp at Fort Riley, Kan., last Tues
day and has been reported to the de
partment of justice, according to a
message received here tonight from
the sheriff of Yuma county. Warner
A. Shattuck, another son of the Bis
bee capitalist, faces a similar charge
in this (Cochise) county.
sum may
GO BACKTO WORK
I. W. W. of State Declare Strike in
Wood* is off. Leaving it up to
Members of l*abor
SEATTLE, Oct. 5.—Practically by
a unanimous vote the Seattle I. W. W.
local, Xo. 500. which includes practi
cally all the Western Washington ter
ritory, has voted to call the strike in
the lumber mills and logging camps to
a halt, giving the strikers liberty to
return to work.
This leaves the Shingle Weavers’
and the Timber Workers' unions, af
filiated with the American Federation
of Labor, in possession of the field
to continue the fight at the ship yards
and other plants against the use of
lumber cut in ten-ty>ur mills.
The strike of the I. W. W. began
July 16 and took men from all the
mills and camps of the state.
Clamor Against Him on Account of
Pro-German I.eanings May
Cause Resignation
BL'E.VOS AIRES, Oct. 5.—The re
signation of President Hypolite Iri
goyen of Argentine may be requested
within the next ten days as the result
of public clamor against him on ac
count of his attitude towards Ger
many in the recent Count Luxburg
note.
UN OF n
ONJfSEME
Five Women Outraged in Past 36
Hours—City Terrorized by Man
0|»erating Past 8 Months
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SEATTLE, Oct. 5.—The city is un
dergoing a reign of terror, over the
operations of a thug who has out
raged five women in different parts
of the city within the past thirty-six
hours. The same man has apparently
been operating the past eight months,
and although seen on numerous oc
casions he has invariably escaped
from his pursuers.
The women of the city refuse to
stir out without an escort, and the
police are using every effort to ap
prehend the culprit.
SENATE PROBES
SEDIMK SPEECH
Committee on Privileges and Elec
tions Will Make Preliminary In
quiry In IjaPollette Case
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 5.—
Formal preliminary Inquiry into the
alleged disloyal speech of Senator
Rober^Marlon LaFollette made be
fore the non-partisan league at St.
Paul two weeks ago was ordered to
day by the senate. The Investigation
will be conducted by the senate com
mittee on privileges and elections,
headed by Atlee Pomerene, of Ohio,
Democrat. Senator LaFollette is a
Republican.
CONGRESS WIIiL ADJOURN
TOMORROW NIGHT
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Oct. 5.—
Congress will adjourn tomorrow night
subject to the call of President Wil
son in case of emergency.
GEN. RICHARDSON TAKES
OATH BRIGADIER GENERAL
Gen. W. P. Richardson has receiv
ed his commission as a Brigadier
General in the United States Nation
al Army from President Wilson and
yeterday subscribed to his oath of
office as such. The oath was administ
ered by Judge John R. W’inn, as No
tary Public, and forwarded by mail
to Washington. Gen. Richardson was
appointed Brigadier-General by Presi
dent Wilson in August and shortly
afterward confirmed by the Senate.
SUBMINE SINKS
United States Submersible Goes Down
While Tied Up in Port; No I-oss
of Life—to be Raised
WASHINGTON, D. C\. Oct. 5.—
A United States submarine sank at
her dock at an Atlantic port yester
day morning, the navy department
announced tonight, but there was no
loss of life. The cause lias not yet
been determined.
The announcement said it was ex
pected that the submersible would be
raised within a few days, when a full j
report of the accident would be made
to the department. For militar;. rea-1
sons, the name of the submarine and ;
the port are withheld. ^
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Movement Gains Such Headway Gov
ernment Forced to Take Notice
of it—Rebels Progressing
PETROGRAI). Pet. 5.—The revo
lutionary movement recently started
in Turkestan, has gained such head
way that the Russian government has
been forced to take cognizance of it
and declare the province in a state;
of war.
Turkestan is a province in Central
Russia containing about 400,700
square miles, with Tashkend as its
capital.
VISITSJE STATES
Goes Outside for First Time in Thirty
Years—Victoria leaves on l,ast
Trip of the Season
SEATTLE, Oct. 6.—Max Lohbrun
er, an old Alaskan who has been in
the territory thirty years without
coming outside, arrived on the steam
er Victoria from Nome last night.
The Victoria will sail for Nome on her
last trip of the season October 10.
FORT LISCUM SOCIAL CLUB
TO GIVE DANCE TONIGHT
The Fort Liscum Social Club will
give the first dance of the season in
its elegant hall at the post tonight.
Despite the fact that a large number
of the men have been called to duty
outside, the boys remaining maintain
they are a live bunah, and will main
tain the reputation of the club for
hospitality. Everyone is invited to the
dance tonight, at which no charge
will he made. Refreshments will be
served and excellent music furnished.
The Post launch Donaldson will leave
the City Dock at 8:15, returning at
12:30.
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SULZER SAILS FOR
HOME IN ALASKA
SEATTLE Oct. 6.—Charles A. Sui
ter, delegate to congress from Alas
ka, sailed today for his home near
Juneau. Ho will stop off at Ketchi
kan on his way up.
JOHN APPOINTED~
Democratic Candidate Turned Down
and Wickersliam Hup|iorter Giv
en MarsliaLnliip
News was received here yesterday
that Emmet R. Jordan has been ap
pointed United States Marshal at
Nome to succeed bimself. The news
of Mr. Jordan's appointment was
somewhat of a surprise to the terri
torial democratic committee who had
protested against the appointment of
Mr. Jordan, and had endorsed Phil
lip Corrigan for the position. Mr. Cor
rigan also had the endorsement of
the national body and of Delegate
Sulzer.
The chief objection to the re-ap
pointment of Marshal Jordan was
that he pulled off his coat during the
recent election and worked tooth and
nail for Delegate Wickersham, the
republican candidate for congress, it
is stated using his official club free
ly to secure votes for the Hon. Jim.
The Territorial Committee started
early to get the scalp of the erring
office holder, but it appears the pres
ent incumbant is stronger than the
democratic party, or the President
is following along his lines of giving
everything to the Territorial Demo
crats hut the offices.
Anyway, the appointment of Kin
met R. Jordan as marshal of the sec
ond division will do more to tear up
the democratic party in Alaska than
anything save the reappointment of
Governor Strong, which looks like a
cinch now that the Territorial and
National Organizations' protests have
no effect.
DAWK AT TDK POST
THIS KVKXING
The Fort Kiscuin Glee Club will
give a dance at the post tonight. The
i’ost launch Donaldson will leave the
City Dock at 8:15. returning at
12:30 next morning. Excellent mus
ic. 2t
EXPLOSION IN GERMAN
MUNITION PLANT .FATAL
LONDON. Oct. —Thirty-four per
sons have been killed and twenty
four others injured as the result of an
explosion in a munitions factory at
Cologne, says a telegram from Am
sterdam to the Central News.
SEVENTEEN MORE 1. W. W.
ARE TAKEN INTO CAMP
DOUGLAS, Ariz... Oct. 5.—Seven
teen more alleged L \V. \V. from the
Columbus, N. M., deportation camp
were taken into custody today by a
deputy sheriff upon arrival here. With
seventeen others arrested last night
these men will be taken to Bisbee to
day to be charged with vagrancy. The
Columbus men say the camp there
is breaking up because of a cut in ra
tions and all the men there Intend to
leave by Monday next.
Floods Cause Death
RALEIGH. N. C., Octt. 5.—Three
deaths and property damage estimat
ed at many thousands of dollars were
known results tonight of the floods
in eastern North Carolina caused by
last night’s torrential rainfalls. Two
trainmen were killed when an Atlan
tic Coast Line train was wrecked by
a washout near Goldsboro. Railroad
bridges in many sections around Wil
mington and Goldsboro have been
washed away. Dams have broken at
several points, carrying away build
ings and several mills in Green coun
ty are threatened by high water.
, No Band Practice
There will be no practice of the
Moose Band tonight on account of
the dance at the Po$t.
GIVE A FORTUNE
FOR GREAT CAUSE
ROCHESTER. Oit. 6.—Mayo Bros,
surgeons, have turned over to the
board of regents of the University of
Minnesota the bulk of their savings,
amounting to $1, 660,346, to consti
tute a foundation tor higher medical
research and education.
War Tax B1U Effective
WASHINGTON. D. C., Oct.. 5.—
The era* tax bill became effective to
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