VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1913. BO. 314.
CELEBRATE 01 ~
"ALASKA DAr
►
Governor Strong Issues Procla
mation—-Alaska AS Years an
American Possession.
Juneau, Ocl. 1(3.--Governor J.
J-\ A. Strong has issued a proc
lamation calling on the people of
Alaska to celebrate the forty
sixth anniversary of the hoisting
of the Stars and Stripes over
Alaskan soil. The day is a legal
holiday in the teiritory and the
chief executive would have all
celebrate the anniversary so far
as possible. The proclamation
is as follows:
"On flic eighteenth day of <)c
lnbor, of the present year, forty
six years will have elapsed since
I he Stars and Stripes displaced
the Mag of Itussiu in Alaska and
lln's great northern country be
eanic a possession of the United
Stales. And by an aid of the
Terrilorial Legislature Dial day
has been designated as a legal
holiday lo lie known as Alaska
day. (I is therefore propel' that
\v,i as Alaskans should pay hom
age not only to the. Mag of our
country as the emblem of liberty,
i nlighleiimeiil and progress, hut
also that we should observe the
anniversary of the day when a
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IM "SHE'S
ENTOMBED MINERS
Communication Established With
Twenty-nine Men Who Reached
Old Workings.
OardilT. Wains. Ocl. Id.--The
mine operators and government
workers have succeeded in estab
lishing eommuuieal ion with
i wenty-niiie of the entombed coal
miners and il is believed that a
rescue of the imprisoned men
will I.fleeted.
II is expected lo reach the men
by cutting through from I he ad
joining workings and il is also
possible that a large number of
I In* other entombed miners, in
all numbering 451, may lie saved.
Large' crews of men are at
work tearing down tile fare of
I he level; which divides the en
lomlicil miners from tile adjoin
ing shall. They are working
lifleen-mimile shifts and relieve
each other as often as necessary,
as if is realized that the men can
not live much longer unless res
cued.
■Itedamlo Beach, Oct. I(5.--The
women of this city voted in fa
vor of allowing the saloons to
continue .in business. The result
of the election was a surprise to
the saloon men. who had expected
to he Iurned oul by the women
voters.
4)1 vie .League.
The Valdez Civic League will
meet Saturday afternoon at -'toll
o'clock. All niembers are re
quested to be present. ‘ , 'iil
Rev. L. I*. Rushcll and wife
were passengers for Unalaska on
the Alameda. Rev. Rushed will
take charge of the Russian mis
sion at the westward •town. He
comes direr I from Russia and is
unable (*i speak English.
FEGOUD COMM
TO AMERICA
!
Man Who Can Turn Somersaults
With Monoplane Will Tour
This Country.
London, Del. 16.—The dare
devil air man, Pegoud, who yes
terday made ten somersaults in j
the air with his monoplane, has j
been engaged to tour America
commencing next December. The J
contract price is said to be the j
highest ever paid an aviator, as i
it is believed that great crowds
will Hock to see him take chances
with his life, which will assure
! heavy gate receipts.
The promoters of the trip ex
pect lo reap a rich harvest on ]
i their contract in spite of Ihe high |
j salary paid lo the avialor.
i „ Hev. T. Look passed through j
| Valdez on Ihe Alameda for Sew
ard. where he will lake charge j
of Ihe Methodist church.
RUNS UNTO INTO
H WHITING CHR
I
Lawrence, Mass., ()<‘l. 11>.—<■•*«».
i Duke, the soil of I,lie loliace.o
j magnate, ran into an automobile
j which was standing beside the
curb and in which were a num
ber of people. One man is dead
land two are seriously injured.
Duke is in jail charged with hoin
! ieide, as he was running his ma
chine al full speed while under
the influence of liquor.
iautoIpIetand
ONE MAN KILLED
_
i (ii innell, la.. Del. I H.--A large j
j high power louring automobile
was overlurned here today and
| one man was killed and the otli
i er 1‘oui occupants <■ f ;he ear were
'injured seriou»l\ Tin ear was
; traveling al high speed when it
j struck an obstruction <• u the road
and was lurned into llie ditch.
All New Pictures Tonight.
A complete change of pictures
: al I lie Orplicum. Admission
; twenty-live cents. Starts at
j'eight o’clock 'sharp. “The Fires
! of Conscience,” a two-reel fea
j lore, also tile, comedy of 1,000
j feet of laughter. "The Militant
Sutfragette.” Another special
change on Saturday evening with
'matinee at 2 p. m.
j Will Celebrate Alaska Purchase.
1 Nearly all the towns in Alas
ka are preparing t<> celebrate the
acquisition of Alaska by tlje Un
ited States forty-six years ago.
The an.qivol'sary on next Satur
day will lie celebrated by appro
priate exercises from the Bering
sea to jSpatclpkau.
i Temperature 7 p. in.
Maximum .
Minimum .
jjlpan ...
Clear, freah breeze, wind -N. E.
fourteen miles.
L. JOISIES.
| The remains of Dr. D. . .Sleum
I were.taken .to the dork this after.
! nooji fqr shipment to Seattle,
| where they will life cremated, in
I accordance with the wishes pf the
'deceased.
Deputy Marshal Frank llolfpian
. and Commissioner A. J. Diiuond
will leave on the Alameda for
'Cordova, and from there will go
i It. the Chisnna diggings.
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BOILERS FRUITY
ON IMPERATOR
Big Steamer Will Be Withdrawn
for Alterations—’Lacks Mo
tive Power.
Hamburg, Germany, Oct. 10.
The steamer Imperator, the larg
est and newest steamer of the
Hamburg-American line, has been
withdrawn from service and will
be placed in drydock, where ex
tensive repairs and alterations
will be made in the big liner.
The officials of the line ad
mit that the boilers now in the
•ship are inadequate to propel the
vessel at the required speed and
new boilers will be installed.
The vessel has been operat
ed between Hamburg and New
York since last June and it soon
became ekident that her boilers
were deficient. Last month the
Imperator reached New York with
the largest numbe r of persons ev
er on a single ship.
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MIIITOR FOUND
FUN OUT TO SEN
Jewell Picked Up and Brought
to New York—Had a Stirr
ing Trip.
I
New York. Out. lli.—An incom
ing sleamer brought In the city
loday Aviator Jewell, who was
blown to sea and for whom ai
large number of ships were
searching llle ocean.
The aviator was unable lo
reach land so lie continued his
journey until he was nearing a
passing vsesel and then he drop
ped into the water and was picked
up and brought lo New York. The
vessel was small and had no wire
less and therefore was unable loj
send Ihe news of the rescue.
ebnsieIj.
TO BE OPENED
i
;
Harry Miller Purchases Road- :
house and Has Opened It for
Winter Travel.
The Ernestine madhouse has
been purchased by Harry Miller
and was opened today, the llrsl
load of supplies and provisions
having been taken over the gov
ernment road by Wilson, the
freighter.
Mr. Miller has conducted I lie j
Drop roadhouse The past few \
months and still owns an inter
est in it and both will be oper
ated this coming winter. Mrs.
Miller and the children will leave
in another,week for Ernestine.
MM MO i
WINS Ti I E
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Paris, (let. 1(5.—The American :
balloon “Goodyear” won Ihe
cross channel race today, making ;
the longest distance. The Good- ;
year was tho only American on- i
try. Twenty balloons entered the
race.
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STRIKERS FIGHT
NON-UNION MEN
One Man Shot—It Is Believed He
Will Die—Many Others In
jured In Row.
Indianapolis, Ocl. Hi.—Union
and non-union carmen clashed
here today and in the light which
followed one man was shot and
will die and a number of others
were badly wounded and taken to
the hospitals, besides those who
were carried from the scene <>f
the fray by friends.
The police are unable to pro
tect the car lines and a large
number of lines are not being op
erated for lack of police protec
tion The strikers have blocked
a number of streets by tearing
up the tracks.
The company has appealed to
the governor for troops to patrol
the streets amt protect the ear
ha r ns.
ilisUL
IS mi RIGHT
Is Statement Made by Members of
Government Party, Who Are
Now in Seattle.
Seattle. Ocl. 10.—The members
of the government party, which
lias spent the past summer in the
Malanuska section of Alaska
mining coal to lie tested by the
Navy department as t*> probable
use by warships, have slated in
interviews today that the Mala
nuska coal is far superior In I lie
coal mined in the Bering river
seel ion and'they are till confident
that the Malanuska coal will give
satisfaction In the navy after be
ing tested next ylar.
All of the members of the parly
believe that the government Imill
road will slarl from Portage hay.
cum BILL
Says Bryanism and Populism Can
be Traced All Through the
Measure.
New York, Ocl. I(i.—Jfelson
Aldrich, ex-senator from Rhode
Island, today made an attack on
the (Hass currency hill, now be
fore congress and hacked by the
presenI administration.
“Bryanism and Populism,”
slatps thp former senator, “can be
traeekl all through the hill and
its passage will mean the fie—
struct ion of the present prosper
ity of (Ijo United
IUW MUSTER
Washington, Oct. Eli.— Presi
dent Wilson has nanii'il l)r. Buck
ner lo la-. minister lo label la and
bis name was sent lo Hit* Sen
ate today for ennllrmation. Dr.
Hurkiler is colored.
Subserir.e loi' the Prospector j
High Court of Impeachment Now
Making Final Decision
Friends Hopeful.
Albany, Ocl. 1G.—The high
court ol' impeachment is now
balloting on the question of im
peaching Governor Sulzer, who is
charged with wrongdoing in that
he used funds subscribed for his
campaign to speculate with on
the stock market and also that
he made a false jwworn tstate
ment under the corrupt practice
law of NeNv York, requiring can
didates to state the amount of
money received and expended and
from whom received, and to tile
a sworn statement with the sec
retary of state containing the in
formation.
friends of the governor are
hopeful that he will not he im
peached and that anti-Tammany
sentiment will save the governor.
MORGAN'S ESTATE
HEIPSJNGLIND
1.(union. Ocl. I <>_Tile English
eslate of .1. I*. Morgan, the Amer
ican financier, has been apprais
ed at $(>,000,000, and the English
government will tax the estate a
cold million under the inheritance
laws. The holdings were most- I
ly real estate. The Ilyan estate
will also pay the exchequer a
large sum. which is estimated at
•$I.-’50,000. Ilyan was also an|
American. j
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AVIATOR MAKES i
A NEWJECORDi
■lohannisl ha I. Oct. 15.-- Axial- i
or Sloeller today covered 1.070 ]
miles in one day in his biplane, |
the longest distance ever
made on one continuous air.jour
ney without landjing. Stoeffer
was almost stiff after his long
journey, as he was compelled to
remain in one position for many
hours, lie was well clothed and
did not suffer from the cold.
A Correction.
The Prospector of recent dale |
published the .statement that j
Oscar Breedman had beeli arrest- j
ed at Ohitina and bound over to
the grand .jury. We regret this,
because it was Oscar Heckman,
not Breedman. In fairness to Os- !
car Breedman we publish the J
j above correction. i
Alameda South Early Tomorrow.
The steamer Alameda will go
south some time tomorrow morn
ing. The boat will load ore at
l.atonche before coining here.
WMIkldot-WIKIdol.
Mr. and Mrs. T. E. YVikidel
were re-married last night at the
home of Reverend Ziegler.
Wait for the big dance Satur
day night at Eagle Hall. Kour
qipee orchestra.
Harry Schultz, has a line pnn
oramu picture of Valdez and of
Valdez bay which he |ias mount
ed and finished. The workman
ship is excellent.
City Treasurer C. 0. Reynolds
has moved his office into the
commissioner’s office, where he
will have desk room.
(ieorge (ioshaw returned in :
Valdez last nighl after making a
quick trip into I he interior.
Mr. Kenneflrk. of Cordova, is in j
Valdez as a wil in *s.
CONDITIONS BAD
IN BO CITY
Foreign Diplomats Meet to De
cide Whether Necessary to .-lavs
Warships for Protection.
Mexico City, Mex., Oct. 1C.—
The foreign diplomats stationed
in this city met today to discuss
the, situation in Mexico and the
advisability of requesting their
governments to send warships to
Mexican ports to protect citizens
of foreign powers who may be
in danger during the present cris
is in the republic.
The decision lifts not been
made public, but it is believed
that all I lie powers will be re
quested to send war vessels and
in the even! of intervention by
the I Tided Stales foreign govern
ments are In he represented in
I lie’effort In establish order.
Conditions here are such that
a revolt, is sure to come against
the' Huerta dictatorship.
Four of tin supreme court
judges have resigned and refuse
to hold office if interfered with
by Huerta; extra police and troops
are stationed about the palace
and government buildings, but a
feeling of unrest prevails and il
will take but a leader to set in
motion the popular opposition to
the dictator.
WILL PROBE IRE
VOLTURNO FIRE
English Board of Trade Promise
Thorough Investigation of
Officers and Crew.
I.iiliilun. (»cl. 111.--Tlie Hoard of
Trade will make a must thorough
investigation into the causes of
the hurning of the steamer Yol
lurno. They charge that the
crew deserted the passengers and
hy I lieji- cowardice caused the
loss of many lives and also
charges of incompeleney on the
|iarl ol the officers of the ves
sel.
The disaster was one of the
worst of remit years.
PRESIDENT A MEMBER
ANTIPUARIAN SOCIETY
Worcester. Mass., (let. 11>.—
President Wilson was today elect
ed a member of the American An
tii|uarian Society and will he no
tified of his election hy a special
committee, appointed for that.
purpose.
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IS HOT LOST
Nome, Oct. tfi.—The steamer
Klsudno, which was supposed to
have been lost in the recent
storm, is reported as safe, tike
wrecked steamer being the N'igi
lik, which will be a total loss.
Many small vessels engaged in
the fur trading business arc un
reported and it is thought they
have foundered.
\V. I.. Helvey, I he representa
tive of the Underwood Typewrit
er Co., arrived in Valdez on the
Alameda and will spend a week
here in the interest of his com
pany. Hr brought with him a
number of the machines “you will
eventually buy.”
Notice.
(in to Mrs. Burr’s, opposite the
Moose Hall, for line tailor-made
gowns. Special sale.