VOLUME) XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA. THURSDAY, NOV. 9, 1910 NUMBER 20H
DEMOCRATS STILL CLAIM
RE-ELECTION OF WILSON
SEATTLE—The United Press re
scinded bulletins to the effect that
Wilson has carried California.
SAN. FRANCISCO—Out., of 4817
^precincts the vote stands 41S.418 for
Hushes anrd 419,977'for Wilson.
ST. PAUL—2397 precincts of thp
>-tate give .’.Wilson 155,679, Hughes
154,867.
FARGO; N. D.^From 1243 pre
cincts the returns give,Hughes 40,660
and Wilson 39,561.
CONCORD, N. H.-—Unofficial com
plete returns give the state to Hughes
by 161 votes. Chairman Farrand of
the Democratic committee, claims the
state for Wilson by a small plurality.
A recount of the vote is demanded.
No fraud charges are made. :
ALBUQUERQUE. N. M—A recheck i
of 100 precincts gives Hughes 6193
and Wilson 6703.
NEW YORK—At 10 o’clock Wed
nesday night Wilson again took the
lead in California. North Dakota
still in the doubtful column. Wilson's
lead in Minnesota declines with 700
precincts still missing. Idaho, Kan
sas and Wyoming leaning toward Wil
son. Democrats claim ftew Hamp
shire. Democratic National Com
mittee is reported to be covering the
expense of the New Hampshire re
count. Chairman Willcox of the Re
publican National Committee, wants
justice and proposes to get it. Mc
Cormick, Democratic National Com
mitteeman says the situation is un
changed. Says Wilson is assured of
288 electoral votes. He claims New
Hampshire, West Virginia, New Mex
ico, North Dakota, and declares the
chances are yet good for Wilson car
rying Oregon.
LONG BRANCH—President Wil
son retired Wednesday night at 12:30
and left word to be awakened when
anything definite came in. The Pres
ident is undiscouraged and most
cheerfully awaits the western poll.
He conversed freely with his wife and
daughter Margaret, concerning the
outcome. He declared that if he
should not be elected it would not af
fect the legislation planned. Thursday
he goes to Williamstown, Mass., to
attend the christening of the SayTe,
baby.
NEW YORK—The Republicans are ■
claiming a majority in congress. Mr. j
Hughes awoke at 6:30 Wednesday j
morning and received the first re- j
turns. He smiled cheerfully when
the returns giving him the victory in j
New York were handed him. Thru- J
out the day he continued to receive j
the returns in his apartments at the
Hotel Astor, and in the evening dined
with his family and his wife’s brother,
Dr. Colon Campbell. An enormous
crowd gathered in the evening in front
of the hotel, with a brass band, and
requested the Candidate to address
them, but he courteously refused to
make any statement until he was cer
tain of election.
SAN FRANCISCO — Republican
Chairman Powell wires he is confident
of 68,000 plurality for Hughes in
California. Latest returns gives Mr.
Hughes 262,966 and Wilson 252,993.
LOS ANGELES—693 city precincts
give Hughes 61,300, Wilson 46,134.
ST. PAUL—Wilson’s lead in the
state up to Wednesday noon was
13,894.
SAN FRANCISCO—At 9:30 Wed
nesday morning, 3198 precincts our
of 5870 precincts give Hughes 61,300,
Wilson 46,134.
SAN FRANCISCO—At 9:30 Wed
nesday morning, 3198 precincts out
of 5870 precincts give Wilson 239,
919 and Hughes 222,376. Wilson’s
San Francisco county plurality is over
10,000.
NEW YORK—At noon Wednesday
New Hampshire, New Mexico and Ore
gon were still in doubt.
CONCORD, N. H—Democrats claim
the state by a thousand plurality.
The Republicans claim Hughes has
carried state by 600. Vote is very
close and both parties express confi
dence of ultimate victory.
SEATTLE—Wilson’s majority in
the state is estimated at 15,000.
NEW YORK—Wednesday after
noon the New York Times hired a
brass band and distributed brand new
dimes of the latest coinage as a souv
enir. Senator Hollis and two others
inform McCormick that the complete
returns, unofficial, insure Wilson’s
victory.
SAN FRANCISCO—Wilson leads
by 9,000.
ST. PAUL—1610 out of 3240 pre
cincts give Wilson 121,000, Hughes
113,000.
DETROIT—With half the returns
in Hughes lead is approaching close
to 30,000 and is growing. Hughes led
Wilson by 15,000 in Wayne county.
PORTLAND, Ore.—Hughes leads
in Oregon 1762. Multnomah county
gave him a lead of 119 1.
1\IEW YORK—Seventy-six Congres
siohal districts -unreported. The Re
publicans gain 19 in the House leav
ing a Democratic majority of 5. Two
New Jersey congressional districts are
still doubtful. McCormick says Wil
son can lose Minnesota and California
and still win.
! NEW YORK—Unofficial returns
give Wilson 256 electoral votes and
Hughes 238.
PORTLAND, Ore.—Wilson slightly
in the lead in Oregon.
MILWAUKEE —Unofficial returns
show that Gerger and Gaylord, the
Socialist candidates for congress have
been defeated.
FLASH—Wilson carries California,
next Congress Democratic.
SEATTLE—At 4 o'clock Wednes
day afternoon Wilson apparently was
safe. Minnesota was undecided but
apparently surely for Wilson. New
Mexico is practically certain to give
Wilson a plurality. Wilson evidently
has 271 electoral votes sure. Hughes
believed certain to carry California by
a small plurality.
LOS ANGELES—392 precincts give
Hughes 40,150, Wilson 38,700. The
northern lead indicates that Hughes
will lose the state of California.
NEW YORK—Perkins is reported
as having conceded California to Wil
son.
SAN FRANCISCO—Returns from
4020 precincts give Hughes 317,840
and Wilson 314,689.
NEW YORK—Wilson absolutely
elected, says McCormick.
FARGO, N. D.—With half the vote
counted Hughes has a plurality of
20 votes.
SEATTLE—North Dakota has ap
parently returned to the doubtful col
umn. ,
CHARLESTON, W. Va.—720 of
1713 precincts in the state give Chas.
Hughes 60,905 and Wilson 58.300.
SAN FRANCISCO—3712 precincts
give Hughes 284,960, Wilson 282,360.
NEW YORK—The Democrats claim
273 electoral votes with California
still undetermined.
ST. PAUL—Hughes increase in the
rural districts is cutting into Wilson s
lead in the twin cities. Six hundred
and ninety-two precincts give Hughes
277 electoral votes.
NEW YORK—At noon Wednesday
incomplete returns look as though
Wilson had carried the state of Ohio
by 80,000.
CHICAGO—The Tribune states the
election is still too close to permit of
a prediction on the result. It con
cedes Wilson 258 electoral votes to
Hughes 242. Minnesota and Califor
nia are still in doubt.
SAN FRANCISCO—Hughes' lead
in the state is about 10,000, and he
’ is gaining in the southern section.
ST. PAUL—The News, indepen
dent, predicts that Wilson will carry
: Minnesota. 880 precincts of 3074
precincts give Wilson a lead of 2718.
NEW YORK—Hughes is closely
watching doubtful California. Min
nesota can elect Wilson as he only
needs 10 electoral votes to insure a
victory.
CHEYENNE— Republicans con
cede Wyoming to Wilson.
SEATTLE—George Conger, secre
tary of the Anti-Saloon League, says
he has received information to the
effect that Michigan has gone dry by
140,000; Nebraska by 30,000, Mon
tana by 15,000. The amendments to
the prohibition bill permitting the
manufacture of beer in the state and
that allowing hotels with more than
50 rooms to sell intoxicating liquors
has been defeated in this state by ap
proximately 100,000.
SEATTLE—The Republicans claim
Minnesota. Independents say Wilson’s
chance of carrying the state is good.
ST. PAUL—Hughes leading in the
state by 810.
SAN FRANCISCO—Wilson’s lead
in the county was 17,000. In the
state his lead is 4523. California
can divide its electoral vote.
LOS ANGELES—United States
marshals are guarding the returns
(Continued on Page Four)
ROUMANIA DREAMS OF GREAT EMPIRE
I Photo by American Press Association.
Black portion of map is territory asplrea for by Roumanla. Roumanian
| soldiers are shown In complete equipment
HYPNOTIZED, HE
DEFENSE SAYS MAN INNOCENT
California Man Who Admitted Double
Murder Says He was Directed to
Confess Same by Hypnotist—His
Alleged Victims Are Alive.
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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 9.—Beaton
L. Barrett, alleged confessed double
murderer, admitted the crime at the
direction of a hypnotist aided by Bar
rett’s susceptibility to auto-hypnosis,
according to the published report of
two pathologists employed by the de
fense, made public today.
Dr. Hayden Rochester and Dr. D.
T. Krudop, according to the report,
found Barrett in such a mental state
that his mind will not become normal
for several weeks. Both gave it as
their opinion that Mrs. Irene Barrett,
supposed to have been beaten to death
October 18 with her son, Raymond
Wright, and their bodies burned on
Barrett’s ranch near Santa Monica,
exercised a mental control over her
accused huBband. Both were said to
have supplied the theory to the de
fense that mother and son disappeared
and were not killed.
To corroborate this theory advanc
ed soon after Barrett’s confession
| three days after the alleged killing,
j attorneys for the defense say they had
found a witness In San Diego who had
seen Mrs. Barrett and her son at San
Diego three days after the supposed
murder, and three witnesses were
previously found who said they saw
the two several hours after the time
of the murder given by Barrett. Oth
er testimony was said to have been
obtained that Barrett has been hyp
notized frequently.
According to some of the witnesses
Mrs. Barrett had corresponded with
a man in Texas and had gone to see
him, leaving her son in San Diego.
Others quoted her as stating before
the time of the alleged murders that
!she and her son would leave the Bar
rett home.
The state, on the other hand, yes
terday promised an important state
ment but postponed its assurance.
Prosecution and defense alike showed
a desire for more time to run down
the various theories advanced and
agreed to a continuance until Wed
nesday of Barrett’s preliminary hear
ing, when he was arraigned yester
day. It was sa^£ a further postpone
Iment would be spiked.
If one has t||} care of an invalid
who wishes to keep track of the time,
but who cannot bear the sound of a
clock ticking, it will serve the pur
pose to place an open-face watch un
derneath a thing glass tumbler and
j place them at the bedside on a stand.
FATAL ACCIDENT
BOSTONELEVATED
FIFTY-FOUR PERSONS KILLED
Car Plunges Through an Open Draw
on Bridge Across Charles River—
Conductor Says Draw Open and the
Bridge I’nlighted—Tenders Deny.
BOSTON, Nov. 9.—Fifty-four per
sons were killed when a car on the
Elevated road plunged through an
open draw on the Sumner street
bridge across the Charles river today.
The car went through the open
draw into the river beneath, and so
far as known only the conductor and
motorman escaped. It is known that
more than 50 passengers were in the
car when it went down and it is be
lieved all were drowned. The conduc
tor and motorman jumped as the car
left the bridge and escaped. They
both declare the warning lights indi
cating the bridge was open were not
displayed, and in the darkness the
open draw was not noticeable until
the car was too close to stop it.
The bridge tenders declare that all
the lights on the bridge were burning
brightly and that the motorman and
conductor on the car were responsibl >
for the accident, as they should have
come onto the draw with the car un
der control.
Forty bodies have already been re
covered, and It is believed there are
many more under the wreckage.
LINER ARABIA
ISKMOED
PASSENGERS BELIEVED SAKE
British Admiralty States Presence of
Hostile Craft Was Not Suspected
Until the Explosion Occurred—
Two of Crew Lost.
LONDON, Nov. 9.—The British Ad
miralty announced today that the big
liner Arabia had been torpedoed by
a German submarine, and that two
of the passengers or crew had been
lost. It is asserted that the undersea
craft fired a torpedo at the steamer
without the slightest warning and
the first thing that was known of the
presence of the hostile craft was when
the explosion occurred.
SUIZER'S ELECTION IS
PRACTICALLY ASSURED
Returns covering a greater portion t
of the election precincts throughout!
the territory have been received, and j
the indications are that Sulzer will j
carry the territory by a plurality of i
two hundred. Grigsby for Attorney |
General has the victory clinched. Ow-j
ing to lack of space the complete (
returns have not been given, but in |
The Miner it is expected that a full j
and complete tabulated list of the j
vote cast in the various precincts will'
be given.
Lewis Sul. Wck. |
First Division .... 294 2146 1701
Nome Precincts 109 414 579
Bal. 2d Division 19 208 201
Latouche . 34 22
Copper Center .... 2 5 10
Matanuska . 47 41 46
Ellamar . 6 20 18
Ouzinka . 36 5
Cliff Mine . 5 6 8
Seward . 183 258
Valdez . 12 237 202
Anchorage. 218 336 432
Cordova. 34 157 201
Glrdwood. 4 30 15i
Katalla . 1 24 16
Nenana . 28 129 111
Nenana precinct. 7 2
Fairbanks . 48 368 529
Flat . 8 63 53
Granby . 11 13
Unalaska . 2 57 30
Kodiak . G6 67
Richardson . 3 16
Bonanza . 4 9
Jumbo . 13 5
Kennecott . 24 23
Louden . 3 2 3
Five Creeks .24 73 97
Eyak . 17 30 40
Allen . 2 2 4
Teikhel . 5 4 17
Iditarod . 5 28 2S
Otter . 5 21 16
Miller House. 5 4
Fort Yukon . 17 2
Brooks . 25 120 90
West Fork . 17 6
Dead wood . 6 9 14
Chena . 18 61 87
Eagle. 5 33 13
Circle. 2 22 4
Hot Springs . 3 33 8
Rampart . 9 23 20
Eureka . 20 8 6
Nulato . 17 5
Greenstone . 18 3
Sourdough. .... 5
990 5209 50S5
Sulzer’s lead over Wick. 124
OUZINKIE—Forty-one votes were
EIGHTEEN DIE IN
COAL MINE EXPLOSION
MARVEL, Ala., Nov. 9.—Eighteen
men lost their lives as the result of
an explosion in the Roden coal mine
here yesterday and early today rescu
ers had brought 16 bodies to the sur
face. Six were negroes. W. F. Low
rey and a miner named Pervy are in
the mine and all hope for them has
been abandoned. The explosion was
caused by accumulated gas.
FANG IS REJECTED BY
BOTH HOUSES PARLIAMENT
PEKING, Nov. 9.—Wu Ting Fang,
recently appointed minister of foreign
affairs, has been unanimously rejected
by both Houses of Parliament because
of his monarchial leanings.
DRIVE 660 MILES TO
SEE FOOTBALL GAME
BERKELY, Cal., Nov. 9.—The fact
that Saturday’s game between Cali
fornia and Oregon universities was
650 miles from their own campus
at Eugene, Ore., did not deter nine
Oregon undergraduates from jumping
into machines and driving to the fray.
They started early last week and ar
rived in Oakland Saturday morning.
Amherst Sophomores Win.
AMHERST, Nov. 9.—The Amherst
College sophomores defeated the
freshmen Tuesday in the annual in
terclass meet by the score of 105 to
76.
Two Cents Saved on Milk.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9.—Plans are
announced by which consumers who
are willing to carry the milk home
will be able to buy it for two cents
a quart less than the price now charg
ed for milk delivered in bottles.
cast here. For Delegate, Sulzer got
30 votes and Wickersham 5. For At
torney General Grigsby 34. For Sen
ator Ronan 30. For Representative
I Holland 34. Day 4, Noon 5. For
| itoad Commissioner, Wilson 35.
| CLIFF MINE—The following vote
| was cast at the Cliff Mine precinct.
Lewis 5, Sulzer 0, Wickersham 8,
Cobb 9, Grigsby 7, Schofield 1, Dool y
1, Frame 6. German 8. Ronan 4, Can
non 4, Day 12, Hegner 6, Holland 5.
j Hunter 4, McCallum 9, Murray 7.
I Noon 5, 'Tice 3. Dieringer 2, Jeter 1,
I Wilson 11, Wood 6, Dry 11, Wet 5.
8-hour day 15.
FAIRBANKS—Estimated not more
than 350 votes unreported this divi
sion, those being in the Fortymile,
Kuskokwim, Koyukuk, Ophir, Kan
lishna, Poormau. All agree Wicker
sham's plurality in this division can
not exceed 50 and there is a good
chance that Sulzer will lead.
JUNEAU, Nov 9.—The First Divi
sion, with fourteen precincts missing
gives Sulzer 2146, Wickersham 1701,
Lewis 294, Grigsby 1339, Schofield
1240, Cobb 1111. Wet 1488, Dry 2.
520. Complete returns will give Sul
zer 550 plurality and Grigsby 150.
Sulzer’s election is claimed here by
two to three hundred in the Territory.
Grigsby will carry territory by 1500.
Heckman, republican, has been elect
ed Senator. Benson, Heid and Free
bum, republicans, representatives.
Casey, democrat, representative.
NOME, Nov. 9.—Nome gives Lewis
109, Wickersham 597, Sulzer 414,
Schofield Republicans voted for Wick
Precincts outside of Nome gave Mrs.
Lewis 19, Wickersham 208, Sulzer
201. Nome gave Grigsby 724, Scho
field 217, Cobb 140. Outside pre
cincts gave Grigsby 329, Schofield
57, Cobb 34. Four hundred votes to
hear from will increase Grigsby’s plu
ality to 1100. Wickersham will not
have more than 50 plurality in the
Second Division. A heavy storm de
tained boats and cut down Sulzer's
vote considerably. Believed otherwise
Sulzer would have carried division by
considerable plurality.
TEIKHELL—The results of the
jelection here are as follows: For
Delegate, Wickersham 7, Sulzer 4.
For Attorney General Cobb 9, Grigs
by 1. For Senator, Frame 9, Ronan
1. For representatives, Cannon 2
Day 9, Hegner 1. Holland 4, McCai
um 8, Murray 4. Noon 5, Price 1. For
Road Commissioner, Dieringer 1,
Wilson 4, Wood 5. For dry 7, for wet
3, for 8-hour day 8.
BAR HAS CEASED TO BE A
SUPPORT TO THE CLUB
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Nov. 9.—An
nouncement was made at the closing
down of the Railroad Club of Kan
sas City recently, that the action was
taken because the bar receipts had
fallen so much that that feature of
the club instead of paying a part of
the runinng expenses of the club had
failed to pay the help needed to take
care of the liquor end of the organiza
tion. An effort will be made to reor
ganize the club along lines that will
eliminate the bar.
Three Shocks Registered.
BERKELEY, Cal., Nov. 9.—Tht,
seismograph of the University of Cal
ifornia registered three distinct
earthquake shocks of slight intensi
ty, two of them in Southern Cali
fornia, in the vicinity of Santa Paula,
and the third one local last night. The
first disturbance began at 6:44 p. m.
and was interrupted by the second
shock. The local disturbance, hav
ing its center within a radius of 30
miles of here, occurred at 11:45 p. m.
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Texas Oranges a Success.
SAN ANTONIO, Nov. 9.—Satsuma
oranges of a fine quality, grown on
Texas soil, are now on the market.
The State Department of Argriculture
has lately received a box of these fine
oranges from the orchard of W. A.
Stockwell of Alvin.
Slayer Is On Trial.
GALVESTON, Tex., Nov. 9.—Ve
niremen, witnesses and opposing law
yers crowded the district court here
today for the opening'the trial of
John Copeland of Marshall, in con
nection with the killing of William
Black, an anti-Catholic lecturer, in a
hotel of this city February 3, 1915.