voL 1(J VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1914. NO. 104.
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Juneau Money Handler is Not Free
Judge Jennings Orders Case be
Submitted Next Grand Jury.
JUNEAU, Feb. 5.—Acting upon the
advice of the officials of the De
partment of Justice at Washington,
Judge Jennings today made an order
resubmitting the case of Banker
Summers to ihe next, grand jury for
consideration. The next grand jury
will meet in Ketchikan in a few
weeks.
Summers was indicted several
years ago for fraud in connection with
the operation of the First National
bank of Juneau and was indicted on
a large number of counts. Later he
demurred to the indictment and re
fused to stand trial, resulting in his
being sentenced to serve five years
in McNeil’s island. Upon appeal to
the circuit court the sentence was
sustained, but the supreme court re
cently reversed the lower courts and
dismissed the sentence. It is now the
intention of the Department of Jus
tice to secure new indictments and
proceed with the cases against the
former Juneau banker, who is now
operating a bank in Oregon.
FISHERIES PATROL
TO BE INCREASED
Secretary Redfield Asks Congress for
Money to Drag Waters of North
to Locate Rocks.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Fi. -Secretary
of Commerce Redfield stated today
that his department would spehd
larger sums of money on all branches
of the department operating in Alas
ka and that the fish patrol would be
especially increased.
The secretary also asked congress
for an appropriation of $18,000 with
which to drag the waters of Alaska
with a wire drag to ascertain the lo
cation of all uncharted pinnacle rocks
in the waters of the north, upon which
have been wrecked a large number
of passenger ships.
If the appropriation is made the
work will commence in Southeastern
Alaska and continue up the coast to
Southwestern Alaska and on to Uni
mak pass.
WOMEN REGISTER
IN WINDY CITY
For First Time in History of Chicago
Women Are to Receive the Vote
—150,000 Regintered.
CHICAGO, Feb. F>. —'The books of
the registration clerks in this city,
just closed, show that 150,000 women
have registered for the coming city
election. This is the first election
in this city at which the women will
be allowed to vote and therefore a
large number are taking advantage
of the first chance to vote and are
registered.
The fight in the school board will
be an issue in the coming campaign
and it is expected that, as far as the
voters can indicate it, they will en
deavor to show that they desire the
retention of Mrs. Young as super
intendent of the schools.
Bill Rhodes and H. L. Worcester
left for a short trip down the sound
Ci's morning.
ALASKA BILL
PASS WEDNESDAY
So Says Chairman Houston of House
Territories Committee—Substitu
tion of Senate Bill Helps.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—Congress
man Houston, chairman of the House
Territories committee, today predict
ed that the vote on the Alaska rail
road bill would be taken in the House
next Wednesday after a short discus
sion.
The secretary predicts its passage
by a large majority and says that the
substitution of Uie Chamberlain bill
is a great gain for Alaska, because
it leaves more power to the presi
dent in the selection of routes and
provides for an additional $5,000,000
for the work of building the lines.
FEDERAL MEXICANS
Right of Purchase in United States
Given to Both Sides So They
Can Kill Each Other Off.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—The State
department has announced that the
privilege of purchasing arms and war
munitions in the United States, which
has been extended to the rebel Mex
icans of the northern states, has al
so been extended to the federal forces
under General Huerta, and that the
amount that they may purchase is
to be limited only by the size of
their purses.
The administration is not taking
sides in the civil war in Mexico ac
cording to a close friend of the presi
dent, but is going to treat bath sides
alike.
“The rebels now control a large
section of the country, have estab
lished a provisional government and
ar- preparing to administer laws in
the sections captured and it is only
right that they should be recognized
so far as the purchase of arms is
concerned by the administration,”
declared President Wilson.
Army officers, while not caring to
be Quoted, have grave doubts as to
the wisdom of the action of the pres
ident. They point to conditions ex
isting in the Philippines when we
furnished the natives there with
guns to tight the Spaniards and later
spent four years and millions of dol
lars, and the loss of thousands of
young American lives in taking the
arms from them and putting down
the insurrection.
Army officers fear that in the end
the American government must step
in and establish peace because of the
pressure from European powers, who
will demand the protection of the
financial interests they hold in the
republic and also demand the safe
guarding of the lives of all foreign
ers.
Considerable depends upon the at
titude taekn by the rebels under Gen
eral Carranza, say the army officers,
as to the amount of pressure which
will be brought to bear on the ad
ministration for intervention.
Sourdough Dies, About to Wed
CANDLE .Al Aka. Feb. 5.—Wil'inm
| Meyers, a -ourdong’t of this camp,
died here yesterday from heart dis
ease, as he was about to wed a Ken
tucky girl v 1 o came in over the
ice to be his bride.
Considerable improvements are be
ing made to the Dieringer buiding on
the wharf, occupied by Assayer
White. The third story is being
ceiled.
! Todd Date left this morning with
ja crew of five men for Fidalgo Bay,
! where he will establish his logging
camp. He has chartered the launch
Minn.
TAX COLLECTORS
AFTER JORN 0.
Ohio Tax Appraisers Say He Has
Personal Estate of $900,000,000
and Must Pay Taxes.
CLEVELAND, Ohio, Feb. 5—The
state tax appraisers today announced
that the personal estate of John D.
Rockefeller had been assessed at
$900,000,000 and that the tax amount
ed to $12,000,000, which they would
immediately endeavor to collect from
the head of the oil trust. They made
the demand late yesterday afternoon
on him for payment of the taxes
and will commence an action for the
recovery of the money if it is not
paid within a few weeks.
It Is claimed that John D. Rocke
feller is a resident of this city and
that his handsome residence here is
his legal residence, making him a
citizen of this state and consequently
making all of his personal property
taxable by the state authorities.
I Nothing has been heard from the
aged oil king, but it is anticipated
that the authorities will have some
light on their hands before the $12,
000,000 taxes are paid on his person -
al estate.
BOURBON CAUCUS
Decides -That the Right of Reg
ulating the Ballot Belongs to
the States.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.- The Dem -
ocrats of the House met in caucus
yesterday and decided that they
would not aid the suffragettes to se
cure ihe appointment of a commit
tee of the House on suffrage matters
i but that the Democratic party would
leave to the states the matter of
regulating the privilege of voting.
The women now here in the in
terest Of securing the ballot for wo
men are greatly disappointed at the
result of the caucus, and they assert
that the congressmen who are now
in the House representing the various
states in which women have secured
the ballot, and who today voted
against the appointment of the com
mittee, will feel the wrath of the wo
men voters, while in the other states
an active campaign would be inaug
urated to defeat the "bad congress
men.”
IMMIGRANT BILL
PASSES ROUSE
All Aliens Who Come to This Coun
try Must Read and Write Some
Language.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 The House
today passed the Burnett immigra
tion bill providing that all immi
grants who desire admittance into the
United States must be able to read
and write some language or dialect,
including the Yiddish language used
in continental Europe.
The bill provides that all immi
grants shall be handed a printed slip
upon landing on which shall appear
>t short selection in the language the
immigrant says he can read and he
or she must read It before entrance
to America will be granted.
Both President Cleveland and
President Taft vetoed similar bills.
President Wilson is also said to be
opposed to the literacy test.
AND GOES 10 JAIL
Congressman Willett, Who Paid $30,
000 for Nomination as Judge of
Supreme Court, is Jailed.
NEW YORK, Feb. 5.—Jos. Cassidy,
former Democratic boss of Queens
county, and former Congressman
Willett, were sentenced today to
serve a sentence of 18 months each
and to pay a fine of $1,000 because
of the conspiracy between the two
men to buy and sell the nomination
of Justice of the Supreme Court of
this state.
Cassidy, as boss of Queens county,
demanded $30,000 from Congressman
Willett before he would allow the
congressman to be the Democratic
nominee for Justice of the Supreme
Court. Willett borrowed the money
and secured the nomination, but the
fact was unearthed by the defeated
candidate and resulted in the publi
cation of the same, the defeat of
Willett, his indictment, along with
Cassidy and now the conviction and
sentence of the two men.
The Democratic boss has controlled
I clitics in Queens county for many
years.
WANT WORLD FLEET
■TO HELP AVIATORS
San Francisco Exposition Manage
ment Will Ask for Warship Patrol
During Air Race.
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 5.—The
Panama exposition officials stated
today that they will ask the nations
of the world to maintain an ocean
patrol during the race of aviators from
San Francisco around the world so
that in case of accident during the
circumnavigation of the globe the
warships will be in position to aid
the aviator.
The reward of $300,000 has caused
much discussion in aviation circles all
over the world and the office of the
management have been busy all day
yesterday and today answering the
many telegramg from aviators who
| wish to enter the contest.
Several stock companies are being
organized to defray the expense of
entering a flying machine in the race
and will bear the expense with the
aviator in charge.
WOLVES EATING
RUSSIAN PEASANTS
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During Recent Storms Hungry Wolves
in Big Packs Caught Lonely
Peasants on Roads.
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ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 5.—During
the recent blizzards which swept this
country the large bands of ravenous
wolves killed more than a score of
peasants, according to the informa
tion received by the minister of the
interior. The intense cold snap drove
the wolves in big packs down upon
the peasant settlements and cattle
and stock were killed, while in many
instances peasants on lonely trips
across the plains were attacked and
devoured.
Packs composed of several hun
dred of these ruvenous beasts were
reported from western Russia.
Suits pressed for J1.00 at Silver
man's, the tailor. Telephone 198.
ALASKA SYNDICATE
Say Stealing Alaska’s Resources—
Mayor Ritchie’s Statement in
Congressional Record.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. Late this
afternoon the House commenced the
debate on the Chamberlain Alaska
railroad bill and Congressman Mann,
the Republican floor leader, stated
that the same railroad interests, which
opposed the building of the Panama
Canal and the enactment or the pure
food laws, were fighting to prevent
the construction of railroads in Al
aska.
The same people, had they lived
fifty years ago, would have declared
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CHARGE CANDIDATE
DOOZE PEDDLING
Judge Wood, of Seattle, Would be
Mayor—Says He Never Did Take
Whiskey to Alaska.
SEATTLE. Feb. 5.—Judge Wood,
one of the numerous candidates for
the mayoralty of this city, today de
nied the charge being made against
him ot the effect, that in the early
days of the Klondike rush, during the
year 1898, he had taken a cargo of
booze to Alaska and sold the output
to the miners and prospectors anil
natives of the territory.
Wood says he was not it booze ped
dler and that he had not tried to get
rich by violating the laws then in
force preventing the importing of
whiskey or other intoxicants into
Alaska. His enemies, however, say
that they can prove the charges made
and will do so.
Ii was against the law for many
years to import liquors into Alaska
and booze brought here was smug
gled through !n various ways. Five
gallon tin cans shipped to merchants
supposed to contain coal oil in real
ity contained whiskey, and in a few
instances it has been recorded how
a purchaser of a case of coal oil was
unintentionally presented with ten
gallons of whiskey because of the
m slabeling of the shipment or the
loss of the mark of identification
known only to the consignee. In one
instance whiskey was shipped north
in an empty casket and because of
the weight the customs officials made
an examination. They found enough
whiskey to make a fortune at 50
cents a drink.
The law was later repealed.
WICKERSHAM HAS DOUBTS
PASSAGE RAILROAD BILL
SEATTLE, Feb. 5.—In a letter to
the secretary of the Order of Yukon
Pioneers, who is now in this city,
Delegate Wickersham expresses con
siderable doubt as to the passage of
the Alaska railroad bill by the House.
ANOTHER DIVIDEND
FOR CLIFF OWNERS
The hoard of directors of the Cliff
Gold Mining company passed a res
olution distributing to the owners of
the stock 'of the company a divi
dend of five per cent. The dividend
was paid yesterday.
Maripoca Here at 11 Tomorrow.
The steamer Mariposa, now en
route to Valdez from Seattle, is due
to reach Cordova this evening at 6
o’clock and to arrive here at 11
o’clock tomorrow morning. The boat
has e. large number . of passengers
aboard for this port.
LOST—A pair of eye glasses with
cord attached. Liberal reward if re
turned to the’Trospt'ctoi1. ' : "’tf
PERU REBELS HAVE
CAPTURED LIMA
President Billinghurst Taken by Sud -
den Attack and National Palace
is now in Hands o.f Rebels.
LIMA, Peru, Feb. 5.—The rebels uf
this country yesterday entered the
city, stormed the palace of the pres
ident, .captured President Billing
hurst and Minister of War Vareio
and now control the city.
War Minister Vareio was imme
diately placed against a wall in the
palace and shot without being given
an opportunity to say farewell to hi-;
wife, while the president is being
closely guarded and it is expect ■ I
that he will be shot in a few day c
The motley array of rebels have
terrified the people of the city an I
tiie streets are deserted except for
drunken soldiers of the rebellion, who
are pillaging and destroying property
and leaving a path of rapine and
murder wherever they go. The stores
of all foreigners have been dosed
and barricaded, while many of tin*
families of foreigners have lied to
the legations, where a strong force
of armed guards, recruited from the
foreign settlement. ure protecting
themselves from any act of aggies
sion by the rebels.
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House in Uproar When Congressn sr
Burnett and Congressman Mona
han Compliment Each Other.
WASHINGTON, Feb. f. During til -
de bale on the immigration bill Con
pressman Manahan called Represen
tative Burnell, the author of the bill,
a coward for trying to force Re
measure through the House without
giving lime to the opponents of the
measure to speak upon it.
Burnett replied by calling Manahan
a liar. The House was in an up
roar in a moment and it was som-i
time before order could be establish
ed. The sergeant-at-arms and Ih;
members of the chamber soon sen
arated the crowds about the two ton
gressmen and order was restored,
whereupon both the offenders mad )
mutual apologies to the members of -
the House and to each other. This
closed the incident.
STEAMER SIS
ALASKA WATERS
Crew of 26 of Steamer Vadso Savel
When Vessel Goes Down in
Portland Canal.
PRINCE RUPERT, Feb. 5.- The
steamer Vadso, of the Union Steam
ship line, was sunk last night in the
Portland canal and the entire crew
of 26 men were saved.
The boat hit a rock in the l.ea- y
snowstorm, which prevailed at tbs
time, and sunk in less than an uoiir,
the men barely escaping when t.-.e
boat slid from the rocks and do e
beneath the waves.
The captain and crew reached here
today from the scene of the wreck,
which is in American 'waters.
The office of the city treasurer h.*s
been moved from the commissioner's
office to the Ames balding, comer
Keystone avenue and McKinley
street. Office hours 2 to 4 p. m.
E. G. AMES, Treasurer. k 7