VOLUME .^rv. VALDEZ, ALASKA, F tID AY SEPTEMBER 28, 1017 NUMBER 22*
BUY SI Y
IUBWI
Noted Evangelist and Douglas Fair
banks Will Appear in Vnl*orm
for Benefit Soldiers.
LOS ANGELES. Sept. 28—The
Rev. Billy Sunday, evangelist and one
time professional ball player, has ac
cepted a challenge to lead a team on
the diamond next Monday to meet a
team of motion picture actors, head
ed by Douglas Fairbanks. The pro
ceeds of the game will be devoted to
the purchase of baseball supplies for
the men of the national army from
Los Angeles.
Douglas Fairbanks, who was in
New York, telegraphed a challenge
to Mr. Sunday and the latter lost no
time in telegraphing his acceptance.
It was announced that the members
of Mr. Sunday's party would form
his team and most of them are in fine
trim and baseball experts because of
constant practice with their leader.
There is plenty of talent available
in the motion picture camps as all
the stars Include the usual form of
athletics in their training work.
The game will be played at Wash
ington Park, usually occupied by the
Coast League and capable of seating
13,000 spectators.
Factory Worker at Honolulu Goes
-Shark Fishing and Secures a
Twelve-Foot Sitecimen.
HONOLULU, T. H„ Sept. 27—Hon
olulu has probably the only man who
was ever bitten by a shark In an auto
mobile. If the sentence is confusing
it is nevertheless correct, for both the
man and the shark were in the auto
at one and the same time.
Carl Nakuina, an employe of a lo
cal poi factory, went to the shores of
the island to iisli. He had better luck
than he anticipated for he hooked a
12-foot shark.
After a long struggle he got the lish
near enough to shore to shoot it and
it turned upon its back apparently a
good shark.
Nakuina and two companions pro
ceeded to load the shark into an auto
with the avowed intention of bringing
it to Honolulu to prove their prowess
as fishermen. The two others stood
on the ground and shoved the shark
head-first into the machine, while
Nakuina pulled on his head.
Just as the big fish was nearly into
the machine it opened its jaws and
gave one snap—with the man’s arm
between them. The arm was badly
lacerated the flesh being partly strip
ped from the bone. Nakuina was
rushed to the city and his wounds
were dressed at the emergency hospi
tal.
In a letter received today from
Judge Stowe out at Camp 187 he
stated that there are plenty of moose
out that way and that Big Willow
Creek country has an abundance of
game and the creek is alive with fine
trout. The Judge sent in a mess of
trout to Mine Host Richter of the
Richter House and some of the star
boarders are still smacking their lips.
The Judge expects to get away for
about a week the latter part of this
month and promises to bag the limit
of all kinds of game and the best of
it is we believe that Judge will do
it. The winter doesn’t look so bad af
ter all provided the Judge has not
lost the cunning of his trigger finger.
—Exchange.
THIRTY BANANAS ONLY
PRELUDE TO MEAL
BELLINGHAM, Sept. 28.—John
Frye, a woodsman, has not heard of
the iloover food conservation plans.
Today he ate thirty bananas and then
went to a restaurant, where he or
dered a double portion of halibut, a
steak and all the extras. He says it
Is nothing for him to eat a dosen pies
at one sitting.
ROOSEVELT SAYS WILSON
FORESTALLED GERMANS
CHICAGO. Sept. 28.—Theodore
Roosevelt, addressing a large audi
ence here last night, $afd that Presi
dent Wilson’s expose of Germany's
plots prevented that country from
seizing Venezuela.
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AMERICAN BATTLESHIP
AGROUND IN U. S. WATERS
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yVASHINGTON. DC., Sept. 28.—
It was announced here today by the
navy department that an American
battleship was aground in home wat
ers.
Bankers’ Convention Voices Approval
of Resolution Asking Congress
Kx|iel Senator LaCollette
ATLANTIC CITY. Sept. 28.—Ni
cholas Murray Butler, publicist and
demanded that Congress expel Sena
tor La Collette, the convention show
ing approval of his speech. Lord
Northcliffe. addressing the Conven
tion, warned it against dreams of a
speedy peace.
Cable Down Today.
The good old cable went down
again yesterday for the steenth time
in the past two years, and we are left
high and dry.on the rocks of a news
less newspaper. No cable is coming
thru to amount to anything, and get
ting out a newspaper without cable is
like making bread without flour. The
Burnsides is reported to be at Ketchi
kan and as the break Is in that di
rection near Sitka, it is expected the
line will be spliced and communica
tion renewed. The line is also broken
between Seward and Cordova, and
the towns to the westward have had
no news for about ten days.
Four Men Make Getaway at Fort
Lawton, Steal Auto and Robbing
Driver Escape for Time
SEATTLE, Sept. 28.—Four sol
diers who were confined in the guard
house at Fort Lawton as military
prisoners, escaped today, and com
mandeering two automobiles, robbed
the drivers and fled north. They were
caught at Mount Vernon, Skagit
county, as they were making their
way to the Canadian line.
TWO HUNDRED SAID
^9 HAVE DRO\VNED
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 28.—A re
port that 200 Mexicans were drown
ed tonight in the sinking of a Mexi
can government vessel in the Gulf of
California was received here late to
night in a private telegram from San
Diego, Cal.
Jury Exonerates Wife
BILLINGS, Mont., Sept. 28.—The
coroner’s jury conducting an Inquiry
into the death of William Reed, who
charged on his death bed that his
wife had poisoned him, today exon
erated the woman and ordered her
discharged. The couple had not been
together for several hours before
Reed’s death, the testimony indicated.
Gen. Murray Arrives
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 28.—Maj.
Gen. Arthur Murray arrived here to
day to relieve Maj. Gen. Hunter Lig
gett of command of the Western de
partment of the army. Gen. Liggett
has been designated to command the
Forty-first national guard division,
which will train at Camp Green,
Charlotte, N. C.
IS BRITISH VESSELS
SUNK LAST WEEK
LONDON, Sept. 28.—Fifteen Brit
ish vessels over 1600 tons were sunk
last week by the German U-boats.
SAYS GEM
;: USE UNSHAKEN
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Officially Announced that Twelve Di
visions of British Unable to Make
Gains Against Germans
BERLIN, Sept. 28.—Twelve Brit
ish divisions at Ypres have been un
able to shake the German defense,
it was officially announced today. It
is stated they were repulsed with
great loss.
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ORDER OK ALASKAN MOOSE
HOLDS ELECTION OFFICERS
The Local Order of Moose held its
semi-annual election last night, after
much routine work had been trans
acted. The officers elected were; Rul
ing Spirit. H. G. Bennett; Keeper
of the WaWa, John E. Meals; Tenas
Chief, Harlan Keesler; Spirit of the
Winds, John Miller; Chief Guide.
George Topliff; Guard of the Canyon,
[Tom Selby.
CHICAGO GRAND JURY
INDICTS MANY PERSONS
CHICAGO. Sept. 28.—The federal
grand jury today returned Indict
ments against a hundred persons for
alleged seditious utterances.
SAYS THAT U.S.
Member of British Ministry Says En
gland Drained of Resources and
U. S. Must Finance Allies
I ATLANTIC CITY, Sept. 28.—R. H.
Brand, a member of the British minis
try of munitions, addressing the
bankers convention, in session here
today said that England had been
drained of tier gold and securities and
that the fight for the future world’s
peace*depended upon the ability of
the United States to finance tlie al
lies.
NEBRASKA CASTOR
INTERNED AS ENEMY
LINCOLN. Neb., Sept. 28.—Uni
ted States marshals today took the
Rev. William Krauleidia, former pas
tor of a German Lutheran church at
Riverdale, Neb., to Fort Riley, Kan.,
where he will be Interned as an alien
enemy for the duration of the war.
Ringling, Okla., Sept. 28.—Sixteen
men charged with conspiracy against
the government were arrested in Jef
ferson country last night and placed
in jail, it was learned today. The men
are accused of organizing to resist
the draft.
CANNAFAX LOSES
THE FIRST BLOCK
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 28.—Robert L.
Cannafax, holder of the world’s three
cushion billiard championship, lost
the opening block of 50 points of his
150-point match with Alfred do Oro
here tonight by the score of 30 to 50
In forty-seven innings. The high run
was 4 for Cannafax and 8 for Do Oro.
WASHINGTON SENATORS
NOW IN NEW GROUP
WASHINTON, D. C., Sept. 28.—
Senator Poindexter’s speech in the
senate today, favoring the commit
tee’s idea of what is proper in the
way of taxation on war profits, when
set against the votes and speeches of
Senator Jones, marks a curious
change in the attitudes of Washing
ton’s two senators.
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GERMAN DROPPED
FROM SCHOOL COURSE
ABERDEEN, Sept. 28.—First year
German was dropped from the Aber
deen high school curriculum yester
day when not a single student ex
pressed a desire to study that lang
uage. French was then offered In
lieu of German and Often signed up
to study that language.
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George Hermann left for the Gran
by mine this afternoon.
THREE ffiLUONS
Secretary McAdoo Announces Second
Liberty Loan Will Ron for 25
Years at 4 per cent
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 28 -
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo
announced today that the second lib
erty loan will be for three billion dol
lars, running tor 25 years at four
per cent.
OLD TIME PROSPECTOR
SAYS HE HAS FOUND PAY
William A. Clark, an oldtimer in
Alaska, has just returned from a ten
day's prospecting trip in the Snug
Harbor country. He thinks that he
has at last found the El Dorado of
this section of Alaska. The rock is
now being assayed by Thurmond.
The ore is sulphide and carries free
gold, Mr. Clark says, and by reason of
^the fact that it is situated within
two hundred feet of tide water there
is no question in his mind but that
the claims will prove of great value.
The party of which he was a mem
ber cousisted of seven men and all of
them staked two claims each near Mr.
Clark's discovery claim. The Aino
power boat was used on the trip.—•
Anchorage Times.
BHMCESS
Despite Desperate Resistance Ger
mans Driven Hack by British
and Canadian Forces
LONDON. Sept. 28.—Gen. Haig re
ported that despite the most desper
ate resistance of the Germans the
Dritish and Canadian troops operat
ing in the vicinity of Ypres were suc
cessful in their drive.
$-100,000 IS KOI'XI) BY
COWBOY IX 0X10 CACHE
PHOENIX. Ariz., Sept. 25.—Dis
covery of $100,000. cached in the
hills of Graham county, this state, is
reported hy H. It. Whitman, of Sol
omonville. The discovery was made
by Joe Walsey, a cowboy, according
to Whitman.
While hunting stray cattle north
west of Solomonville, Walsey found
a tree trunk from which the handle of
a shovel protruded. Digging disclosed
an iron box containing old Spanish
gold coins and gold vessels, the intri
cate working of which is said to
bring the value of the And above the
$400,000 estimates as its worth as
bullion.
The gold has been taken to Saf
ford, seat of Graham county, and plac
ed in security. Old residents say Wal
sey has discovered the hiding place
of priests who left that section about
seventy-Ave years ago, when it was a
part of Mexico. It has always been
thought that the priests burled the
church wealth before Aeelng.
Constable Is Killed
HELENA, Mont., Sept. 26.—Val
des Rosier, constable at Marysville, a
mining camp in the mountains twen
ty miles from here, was shot and kill
ed at 3 o’clock this morning by one
of two burglars whom he found rob
bing a saloon. It is thought the
cracksmen are the same who robbed
two safes at East Helena several
nights ago, securing a large amount
of money.
Raymond Hoyt left this morning
on the Bteamer Farragut for Cordo
va, where it is stated he will drive a
truck for Joe Stanton.
FOR SALE—5000 shares or less of
Sweepstake Stock. Enquire Prospec
tor. k 06.
Hank Stoter was a Seattle passen
ger on the steamer Victoria this morn
ing.
All Moose Band members are re
quested to attend the practice at
Moose Hall tonight.
Il'I/V PAYROLL LARGEST
FbR ANY MONTH
According to the Fairbanks Citi
zen, Commissioner Riggs of the Al
askan Engineering Commission, has
announced that the July payroll of
the commission was the largest for
any one month since work on the in
terior end of the railroad was com
menced. The general payroll called
for the expendture during the month
of $69,268.80 and that the sum of
$11,851.10 was expended on the work
on the Tanana Valley railroad and to
government contractors, making an
aggregate payroll expenditure of $81,
119.90.
Ambassador Gerard Tells Beattie Lis
teners that Kaiser Bald Would
Stand no More Nonsense
SEATTLE. Sept. 28.—“I shall
stand no more nonsense from America
after this war is over. America had
better look out.” former Ambassador
Gerard quoted the kaiser as saying
to him as ambassador. He stated that
the allies would win and that the
American flag would yet he carried
thru the streets of Berlin.
China man l- nvs a Turtle.
YOKOHAMA, Sept. 28.—While na
tive longshoremen were bidding for
a monster turtle which had been
caught in Yokohama bay. Ah Long,
a Chinese, carried off the prize by
paying $50 for it. He then towed the
turtle out in the bay and gave it its
Ireedom.
Ah Long was putting into practice
the Chinese superstitution that he
who frees a turtle shall be eternally
blessed.
vessels™
BH 815
Government Aniiuuum that all Ves
sels Over Twenty-five Hundred
Tons l>e Commandeered
WASHINGTON, U. C., Sept. 2S.
The government announced today
that all vessels over 2500 tons would
be commandeered October 15.
Corporal Kowbottom and Nick
Meckern left Heaver Dam this rnoru
Ing for Valdez.
The Slate Creek outfit left Wort
man this morning at 7:30, and will
arrive In Valdez today.
GATE UFA'El ITS REACH
AN ENORMOUS FIGURE
CHICAGO, Sept. 28.—The advance
gate receipts for the first three games
of the world series, to be played here
early in October, have already readi
er $200,000.
The steamer Victoria arrived this
morning from Nome, sailing a short
time later for Seattle and southern
ports.
The steamer Victoria will sail di
rect from Cordova to Seattle via the
outside route.
Supt. Jack Ingram arrived last ev
ening from the interior after havi
gone as far in on the trail as Don
nelly.
Bruce Ryder returned last even
ing from a trip down sound.
The launch Della returned from El
lamar, Fldalgo and Landlock last
evening with a good passenger list.
John Zugg, of the Alaska Road
Commission, left on a business trip
to Jurneau on the Admiral Farragut.
J. L. Hanson, the prospector and
miner, left on the steamer Farragut
for Seattle.
Victor Close left this morning on
the Admiral Farragut for Cordova.
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DOGS CANNOT
Wind Blows Down tbc In closure, but
Seven of Nine inmates Refuse
To Stay Away
It has always been known that
‘‘the cat came back” and if it doesn’t
stray too far away the chicken oc
casionally comes home to roost and
the Bible tells of a prodigal son and
other human derelicts that returned
to the family fireside. These facts are
now so well established that they are
beyond controversy, but who ever
heard of a dog returning to its
pound? Poundmaster Edward Cone
comes through with the tale of a dog
that is countenanced only on account
of the official's unquestioned veraci
ty.
N'<4 one dog but seven, peculiar to
Alaska and innured to a hardy life,
are the subjects of the poundmaster’s
story.
All typical Nortnemers are lovers
of dogs and undoubtedly for this rea
son Cone was selected last summer as
official canine catcher which position
he has filled with credit to himself
and the Pound with dogs. In accept
ing the office. Cone uttered the fab
led words of Socrates in taking a
similar position in Borne some years
ago:
“If the position does not reflect
honor upon me, I will reflect honor
upon the position.”
This Cone has done to the great de
light of the stray dogs and the per
fect satisfaction of the owners, some
of whom have been known to sic their
dogs on the dog catcher so the ani
mals might be incarcerated.
Owing to a financial deficiency in
this particular department, money
was not available to erect a perman
ent and perfectly strong pound so
temporary quarters were constructed
from cloth, upon sand. In passing, it
might he well to mention that the
dog pound has become so remunerat
ible and such a sources of revenue
of late, that suitable and substantial
quarters will be built for next sea
son's catch.
Living at lone s Hotel lias become
a habit with some and they vie with
one another for the poundmaster's
caress. They like the food, which con
sists mainly of corn meal mush, lib
erally seasoned with meat scraps from
restaurants.
During the recent heavy winds the
temporary dog pound was blown
down and the inmates had to seek
shelter elsewhere. There were nine in
number and everyone of a different
breed and species. The accident hap
pened in the night and Cone tossed
sleepless, bemoaning the escape of his
charges. Imagine his surprise next
morning when he woke to find seven
of the nine dogs returned to the site
of the pound, friskingly waiting for
him to make his appearance.
To Cone's treatment of dogs may
be attributed the fact that the own
ers of several valuable animals have
been reduced almost to financial dis
tress in balling them out repeatedly.
—Anchorage Times.
GHENT 11
PAVOT MONTH
Every American Vessel Afloat Fit for
Service Overseas Will be Tak
en October Fifteenth
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Sept. 2S.—
The government announced today that
it would pay $5750 per month on
vessels commandeered by the Ship
ping Board. It is stated that every
American vessel afloat tit for service
overseas will be taken.
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Idaho Food Commissioner
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 28.—
R. F. Blcknell, of Boise, was appoint
ed by the food administration today
federal food administrator for Idaho.
U. S. Flyers at Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE, England, Sept. 28.
—A large party of American dollego.
men have began a coarse In training
here for the avtation service. J