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V0L 9 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1913. NO. 196.
NO REBATE FOB
AMERICAN SHIPS
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To Alter Underwood Law Would
Have Given Five Per Cent Re
bate American Bottoms.
Washington, D. C„ May 29—
It is expected that the present
plans of the Democratic majority
to allow a rebate of live per cent
on all goods carried to America
in American ships will not be car
ried out and the Senate majority
will change the bill passed by the
House and the lower branch will
concur.
The objection by foreign pow
ers against this clause has caus
ed (he administration to drop the
matter and hopes to secure a sub
sidy for the merchant marine by
which to build the shipping of
the country to the position it held
In the world’s commerce fifty
.'ears ago.
So Testifies Admiral Twining
Before the Senate Naval
Committee.
Washington, D. C„ May
Ituar Admiral Twining appeared
before the Senate Naval commit
tee today and told the committee
that an armor plate factory for
the use of the government would
cost about 98,000,(100. and its
maintenance would cost an addi
tional million each year.
It is being strongly urged here
that a government owned and op
erated armor plate factory would
do away with a great deal of jin
goism caused by tin* plate maim
faeturers and would also prevent
the prusclil high prices charged
tin* government by Lin* steel trust.
The government, however.*
would he handicapped because of
the patent rights owned by the
trust for the hardening of the
steel used in the construction of
armor plate.
, INGRAM LEASES
BUNKER RILL
Wilt Start Crew of Miners Work
ing as Soon as Possible
Have a Rich Lead.
Representative 11. B. Ingram
has taken a ten-year lease on the
Bunker Hill property on Shoup
hay and will soon have a crew of
men working on the claims, which
arc very advantageously situated.
I| is the intention of the leasee
1 to open the claims and as soon as
the development, work justilles ho
will place a mill on the ground
and make a producer of the prop
erty.
The crew will be started work
ing not later .than the 15th of the
coming month, and sooner if ar
rangements can be completed to
freight supplies to the grouinl.
Considerable work has already
been done on the claims by the
Bunker ‘Hill company,where a vein
[ of high grade free milling ore
was located.
Joe Baxter arrived in town last
night from (fold Creek and left
again this morning for the camp,
remaining over night in town.
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MAJORITY CAUCUS"
NEXT MONDAY
Will Decide if Present Session
Shall Take Up More Leg
islation.
Washington, D. C., May :29.—
The Democrats will caucus next
Monday lo decide if the present
congress is to be limited to the
passage of the tariff law, the cur
rency bill and a few emergency
appropriations, or whether the lid
is to be wide open and all man
ner of bills introduced for pass
Tin* majority of the members
of congress serin In favor the
limiting of the legislation at this
session because of the extreme
ly warm weather and the danger
of the session-extending on into
July and August, when the days
in the capital city are very 1ml.
FIBROWNNAMED
AS COMMISSIONER
With Two Other Attorneys He
Will Represent Alaska in
Congress of Lawyers.
Juneau, May —< luvernor
SI rung made liis lli'st appointment
today and has named Judge F. M.
Grown, of Valdez, to serve six
years on I lit1 commission to pro
mole uniform legislation in the
slates and territories id' I lie Fu
ion. Itoyal A. Gunnison was al
so named for I lie four year term,
and George G. Grigsby was nam
ed for the two year term. The
appointment was provided for by
the last territorial legislature,
'[’he commissioners from the dif
ferent slates are composed of the
leading attorneys in (hose states.
Representative Ingram, when
shown I he above dispatch, said
that the legislature hail provided
for I lie appointment of a com
mission of three' .attorneys from
the territory, who, with the ap
pointees of the other stales would
hold a congress and urge uniform
laws for all the states and terri
tories. ttms doing away with the
many inconveniences and annoy
ances under the present system.
At the last session, laws favored
by the former commission were
enacted by the legislature.
AUTO RECORD
IS ^SMASHED
Hrooklands, ling., May 29.—\V.
Scott and his assistant made 91 i
miles in 12 hours with a racing
automobile, breaking all records
for any previous 12-hour run.
Tiny men were exhausted when
the time was up from, the strain
of operating the cur for 12 hours
at such high speed.
SAMPSON PA88ED
JUNEAU LAST NIGHT
The Sampson passed Juneau
las|, night at' in o’clock am,)
should reach here tomorrow
night. She left Juneau Hi hours
behind the Northwestern, but the
latter boat will call at Skagway.
The Sampson will call at Yakutat
and Katalla.
McCarty's Body Sent to Piqua.
Calgary, Alberta, May 29.—The
body of Luther McCarty; the pugi
list. who was killed in the ring
here last Saturday, was ^shipped
lo his home in I*ii|ua, Ohio, to
day. where it will be interred.
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REEDER SHOOTS W.T. ROWE;
HAD RROKEN OP HIS HOME
VICTIM SHOT FOUR TIMES IN THE BACK WHILE ATTENDING A
SMOKER OF CORDOVA FIRE DEPARTMENT—ROWE MAKES
NO STATEMENT—REEDER SAYS INTIMATE HIS WIFE.
Cordova, May -'1)--Daniel Reed
er slntl William T. Rowe four
limes in the bark at the Fire
mens' smoker here last night.
Reeder says | tint Howe had been
(oo intimate with his wife and
that he was responsible for break
ing u)) his home.
Reeder walked up |o Howe while
the latter was walehiug the
sparring match and without a|
word pulled the trigger of his re
volver four times, wounding
Howe at each shot, and when ov
erpowered it was found that his
victim had his back broken and
that the other wounds were also
dangerous, Doth legs were par
alyzed when Ihe bullet severed
the spinal column.
Howe is not expected lo live, bill
ai the inquest held last night by
Judge Adams refused to make a
statement beyond the fact that he
knew of no reason for Ihe assault*
Reeder was immediately arrest
ed by Deputy Marshal De Line,
now in the railroad town, and
when questioned by him replied
that Howe had broken up his
home and had been a frequent
and unwelcome guest , at his
house during his absence from
home.
Rowe is si ill living this after
noon, but is very low and is not
expected lo last long.
Rowe is a driver for Caplain
Lai lump and was at one time a
bartender, and. il is alleged, con
sorted with women of Ihe re
stricted district.
Reeder was injured ahoul a year
ago in the Chitina tunnel of lln
Copper River railroad and secur
ed a verdict at Ihe Iasi term of
court from Ihe railroad company
for *5.0(10, which is now on ap
peal. lie was severely injured by
a fall through a man hole. Since
I hat lime Rowe has been a visitor
at his home, according lo Reeder,
and is responsible for destroying
his home, lie has a little daugh
ter about three years old. Mrs.
Reeder is a young and comely
woman.
The shooting occurred in the
lire hall in the presence of 200
members and guests of Ihe local
lire depart menl.
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N. Y. SENATOR
SETS SENTENCE
Stillman Must Serve From Four
to Eight Years in Sing Sing
for Bribery.
New York, May id.--Senator
Stillman was sentenced to serve
from four to eight years in Sing
Sing prison for demanding a
bribe from Hie president of the
National Hank Note (to.
Senator Stillman was convicted
by a Bronx jury after the state
Senate had exonerated him of any
blame in the matter. He will ap
peal his rase to the supreme
court, claiming that he has twice
been in jeopardy of his liberty,
once in the stale Senate and again
at Hie trial just rloseed.
MONEY RAISED
FOR VICTIMS
Long Beach Citizens Pay Special
Tax and Make Contributions
for Care of Helpless.
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long Beach, <ial.. May
The people of (his town are rais
ing funds for ,th^ benefit of the
victims of l^st Saturday’s catas
trophe, when the auditorium col
lapsed. Husbands <*ud fathers
were killed aiftj women and chil
dren loft without support, and in
many cases Vjjnolijer£ have lost
their lives Slid /the’ children left*
alone . and uftfi^red' for.
. The c/ty ^dyo’dirttoent has levied
a special ta.i' of one mill on all
property,*tN| tnyhey- collected Ho
be used needy. |
frvT
Eagle tyjMce Saturday.
Are you 'wrovg to the Kagle
dance.'.iA q&Bg'htful surprise in
store foreyei^lone. Come in cool
11ressejjf' flarei* to dreamy music
and..go hojiM'i happy. Saturday
night; May,?!.
FLAGNER LEAVES
HUNDRED MILLION
Most of the Estate Goes to His
Widov; and Leaves Life Job
to His Friend Parrott.
SI. August ine, J'lu.. May —
President l,'lagli,r's will leaves the
hulk nf his estate In his widow
and also willed a life long job as
president of Ihe Oversea railroad
lo his friend Parrott.
The estate is valued at $100,
000,000 and it may inventory
higher, as he was Ihe owner of
high class railroad and mortgage
bonds and of tracts of valuable
land.
A few small bequests were made
In friends and servants.
GAFFNEYTOHOLD
LABOR MEETING
Nome Representative Working for
Organized Labor—Returns
Home Via Yukon.
Juneau, May -9.—Representa
tive Thomas Gaffney, of Nome,
will address a large labor meet- .
ing next Saturday al Elks hall.
Gaffney has been working for
organized labor since the session
of the legislature adjourned and
will wind up his campaign with
a rousing meeting Saturday.
He will then leave for Nome
hdurning to his home via the
White Pass and Dawson route and
thence 'down the Yukon.
Cable Office Closed Tomorrow.
The local cable office will be
closed tomorrow, it being a legal
holiday the usual holiday and
Sunday hours will be observed.
The office will be open from 9
to 10 a. m. and.from 5 to flip. m. ^
The business houses will close]
for half a day tomorrow.
CABINET HEARS
EUROPEAN KICK
Foreign Countries Against New
Tariff Treaty With Its Ad
ministrative Features.
Washington, 1). <’.., May 2b.
President Wilson’s cabinet, at its
session yesterday considered (tie
protest of many foreign nations
against the proposed administra
tive features of the new tariff.
The1 European nations have ob
jected to the plans regarding the
tariff claiming that if enforced it
will abrogate the present treat
ies between their countries and
the I'niled Slates.
Nothing was made public of the
result of the discussion by the j
cabinet officers.
ART COLLECTION
WORTH MILLIONS
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Morgan’s Executors Unable to Se
cure Full Insurance on Val
uable Collection.
.Yew York, May J'J—-I luring the
life uf J. Pierponl Morgan lie
carried $-'0,(100,000 worth of in
surance on his'colleclion of the
liainliugs of old masters and art
treasures which he had gathered
from all corners of the globe. He
of'en made efforts to raise this
insurance hut was unable to do
so and the executors of his eslale
have experienced the same dif
ficulty and are unable to place
more Ilian s-jn.onu.noo insurance
on I he properly, although i| is
valued al several limes llial
a n i on 111.
The si al e of .Yew York has ex
empted the art collection from I he
inheritance lax. Just before his
death the American financier
bronghl to this country his col
lection kept in his London home
and it is valued at many millions
besides the collection he kept at
his private gallery and the one
he loaned to the Metropolitan
Museum of Art, which filled one
putin* wing of this immense
building.
COUNT THE SEALS
on mm IS.
Washington, 1). C.. May 29.—
Enumerators have been appoint
ed by the Treasury department
for the purpose of counting the
number of seals left in the herds
Dial gather each year on the Prib
ilof islands.
II is expected that eaeti year a
census will be taken and that by
that means the value of a closed
season for seals will 1m* ascer
tained.
BURNS AND PELKEY
TRIAL IN OCTOBER
Calgary, Alberta. May 29—The
trial of Burns and Pelkev, charged
with manslaughter, because of j
the depth of Luther McCarty, will
lake place in October.
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; Session Laws Conning Soon.
Juneau, May 29.—The laws
passed by the last session of the
Territorial legislature are now
almost ready and it is expected
hat the first proofs will be off
be press tomorrow.
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The shirt waist dance last night j
it the Moose hall was enjoyed by*
ill who attended. Pinkus’ orches- ;
ra rendered the usiiul high grade)
lance music.
MORE TESTIMONY
FOB ROOSEVELT
Former Associates in His Admin
istration Say He Never Swore
and Rarely Drank.
Maniuetle, Mich., May 29.—
Former associates <>f ex-Presi
dent Roosevelt testified today that
he was extremely temperate, both
iu his public and private life—
never swore and rarely drank.
John O'Louphlin, ai newspaper
man, testified that the talk about
Roosevelt being drunk and using
naughty language was all popy
rock and silly.
Macun and Newberry, both
former department officers in the
Roosevelt administration, testi
fied that they had never known
the Hull Moose leader to drink to
exee>> nor to swear.
OROPSBOMBON
GUAYMAS CITY
Aviator Masson Throws Scare
Into Besieged City and Sev
eral Are Killed.
Gouglas, Ariz.. .May i*y.—Yes
terday Aviator .Masson, the jji '»(>,_ .
non addition, to the stale troops
at Guaymas, caused much con
sternation among the inhabitants
of (lie besieged town by dropping
bombs into the city, killing many
citizens and causing a stampede
for cover. Tile maehine guns of
the federal Iroops were useless
against the Hying machine, which
remained high above Die town and
dropped the bombs with persist
ent aernracy.
The rebels nindi' an attack on
the oily at I lie same lime and
kepi the Iroops busy defending
I he breastworks about the town.
Tin* light is still on and reports
are expected every minute of the
success ol I lit* stale Iroops.
EXERCISESTONIGHT
GRADUATING GLASS
Miss Marion Ingram Graduates
From the High School—Oth
ers From Grammar Grades
The comeneemeut exercises of
the Valdez High School and the
(iraiiiniar grades will be held to
night al H o'clock at the Congre
gational church.
Miss Marion Ingram, the first
scholar to graduate from the lo
cal high school, will he presented
with her diploma, as will also
Pearl Miller, Jewel Rudolph, Bes
sie Orchard, Clinton Kgan. Chas.
Shepard and Irving Cameron of
Ihe grammar classes, who will he
enrolled in the high school the
coming term.
The commencement address
will he delivered by Judge F. M.
Brown, and the diplomas will he
presented by Professor Davis, the
principal of the school.
The people of the town are cor
dially invited to bp present at
Ihe first graduating exercises to
Ite held in Valdez. Jack Surrhyne,
It. Wetter and tleo. Reinke will
furnish Ihe music for the occa
sion.
Charles Fowlkes aiui Robert
Small made a round trip from the
I’d iff mine this morning, return
ing immediately to Ihe mine.