VOL 1Q VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1913. NO. 69.
JOTS
END IN DEATH
When Mad Rush Follows Cry of Fire
—Eighty Children Trampled
to Death.
CALUMET, Mich. , Dec. 26.—While
a thousand people were gathered in a
local hall here Christmas eve to en
joy a tree given to the strikers and
their families by the labor organiz
ations a male fool entered the build
ing and yelled Fire! Fire! and in an
instant the crowd made a rush for
the only exit of the building, result
ing in the trampling under foot of
eighty children, who were crushed to
death at the door, which became
blocked thus stopping the mad rush.
Those in the rear were kept from
falling under foot because they were
wedged in so solid that they could not
fall.
Calmer heads soon forced those in
the rear to stand back and convin
ced them that there was no fire, but
when the crowds had fallen away
from the door the poor little children
were found with broken bones, smash
ed heads, crushed ribs and bruised
hodies—some dead and others dying,
while a few more will die of their in
juries.
No one knows who it was that
yelled "fire,” nor the reason for the
alarm.
Funeral services for the dead chil
dren will be held this week and all
will be buried at the same time.
PAY DAMAGE FOR
TRIANGLE FIRE
Casualty Company Settles at $75.00
a Head for Victims of Year
old Fire.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—The cas- j
'talty company on Wednesday paid to
the families of seven girls who Were
kill ’ in the Triangle lire more than \
a year ago, the sunt of $75.00 each.
The company has endeavored ever
since the disaster to evade pay’ng the
damage, claiming that they were not
responsible.
These seven claims, which has been
adjusted, are the first o be paid, and
it is expected that all will be straight
ened out in a few more weeks. The
proprietors of the shirtwaist factory
Hrried a policy with the company in
uring its employes but was unable
so collect because the company main
tained that the fire and consequent
■loss of life was due *o carelessness.
DANISH PROPOSAL
‘SWAP’ TERRITORY
Plan to Give Greenland to Thi* Coun
try in Return for the island
of Mindanao.
BERLIN, Dec. 28.—From quarters
sufficiently authoritative to withstand
(he inevitable "official denial,” news
nas just become miblic here of an
interesting political project which, If
carried out, would simultaneously ni
ter the maps of Europe, America and
4sig. It concerns a three-cornered
e$Ch$Dge of territory between Ger
many, Denmark and the United States.
The mo3t Important phase of the
proposed “deal” concerns Germany’s
cession of part of Schleswig-Holstein
i*s former Danish owners. The
transfer, ns planned by the dlltin
f.uish'.'d and Influential Danes who
BIG BATTLE IS EXPECTED IN MEXICO;
FEDERAL FORCES ENTRENCHED AT OJINAGA
Huerta Has Been Sending Strong Reinforcements North to Meet the Victorious
Rebels Under General Villa—Impending Battle Will Decide Who is
Master of Republic—Mines Close Down.
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JUAREZ, Mexico, Dec. 26.—General
Villa, of the rebel army, is now en
route to Mexico City to capture the
capital of the repuhPc from Provis
ional President Huerta. The federal
forces are entrenched at Ojinaga, all
ready to give the constitutional forces
battle and are well supplied with ma
chine guns and tight arUllery.
The fate of Huerta depends upon
the outcome of the battle to be fought
in the next few days. If (Jen. Villa
is successful the rebels will soon be
in possession of the capital, as the
defeat will mean the demoralization
of the federal army and probably the
largest part of it will revolt, demand
ing their pay, now many months in
arrears.
MEXICO CITY, Dec. 26.—President
Huerta has been concentrating his
forces to oppose the advance of Gen.
Villa and his force of rebels, said to
number nearly 20,000 men. He has
been sending the flower of his army
north to administer a crushing defeat
to f e rebels and it possible capture
Villa. The battle 's expected at any
moment, as the regular army is en
trenched near Ojinaga ready to give
battle.
The division of 'he army which ad
ministered the defeat to the rebels at
Tampico have been sent north to re
inforce the administration forces and
an army of 20,000 is ready for the
battle which will decide the fate of
Huerta.
The local garrison has been greatly
reduced not more than 2,000 men be
ing quartered there. The police have
been greatly increased and are main
taining order in the capital.
A rumor is current that Huerta
himself will command the forces in
the battle and that he left yesterday
for the front but no confirmation can
be had regarding the rumor.
The ten days holiday declared by
President Huerta has stopped the run
upon the banks as all banks have
closed their doors.
ROME, Dec. 26.—Although there is
no official representation of Mexico
at the Vatican, strong pressure has
been exercised there to cause the
Pope to use his influence in favor of
Mexico, especially in view of the pos
sible American intervention. Thus
fur, however, both Pius X and Cardi
nal Merry del Val, the secretary of
state, have refused to adhere to any
course .that might be interpreted as
a partisan attitude on the part of the
Holy See in favor of one country
against the other.
EL PASO, Tex., Dec. 26.—All smelt
ing properties owned by the American
Smelting and Refining company (the
Guggenheim interests) in Mexico are
to be closed down by order of the
main office The demand upon the
Monterey smelter for money with
which to pay the Huerta troops is
responsible for this decision.
The Monterey smelter, which em
ploys more than 2,000 men, was or- I
dered closed after the forced loan had j
been made, and the Chihuahua, Agua- j
scalientes, Mathuala and Velardania |
smelters are also to be closed pend- \
ing the establishment of permanent !
peace in the republic. The mines
which ship the ores to these smelters
will also be forced to close. In fact,
the decision of the company to sus
pend operations will mean the closing
of the entire mining industry in Mex
ico and all of the dependent trades.
The men thrown out of work will
number more than 7,000, and the clos
ing will directly afreet more than
twice this number.
evolved and formally submitted the
scheme to the United States govern
ment, would take place in the follow
ing ingenious way:
The United States, in return for
Greenland, would give Denmark the
island of Mindanao, one of the most
important of the Philippine group.
Greenland, it is represented by the
Danes, is callable of becoming "a sec
ond Alaska."
The arrangement would simultan
eously confer Denmark’s right to
transfer Mindanao to Germany in re
turn for Schleswig, which includes
the Danish provinces conquered by
Prussia and Austria in 1864.
Information is not clear on this
particular point but evidently the
Danish promoters of the transaction
*.ave canvassed the situation suffi
ciently to think that Germany might
regard an extensive foothold in the
Philippine islands as a quid pro quo
for the surrender of the Danish sec
tions of Schleswig-Holstein.
Germany might welcome a larger
place in the far Eastern sun than
her present base at Kiau-chow, but it
is a grave question if she would re
gard Mindanao as adequate compen
sation for a territory bought, like
Alsace-Lorraine, with German lives.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26.—Skeptical
smiles today greeted the rumor that
Denmark was trying to gel the Prus
sian province of Schleswig in ex
change for the American island of
Mindanao, provided the Uniteil States
would exchange the islandf or Green
land.
The administration has just pledged
itself to the independence of the
Philippines, so that the first step in
the transaction, involving the perma
nent transfer of one of the largest
of the group to a foreign power, is
almost inconceivable.
But from i>. German point of view
those here in a position to know con
sider the proposed exchange equally
impossible. The bloody wars have
been fought for the possession of the
Duchy of Schleswig-Holstein, the
Duchy is essentially German, and the
‘German Empress is » Schleswig
| princess. Still more significant is
| the fact that the cession of Schleswig
would bring the Danish ‘’rentier with—
i tn ten miles vf the great Kiel canal
i connecting Germany’s great navaT
jJ'Hse at Kiel with the mouth of the
I Elbe river and the North sea.
A Grand Program.
Following fine change, including five
pictures, at the Ornheum tonight:
t/onolulu Mid-Pacific Carnival.
Movies of City of Seattle.
A'Bear Escape, Keystone comedy.
One Hundred Dollar Bill.
A Desperate Lover, Keystone com
atyj
and change of pictures to
morrow
TRUST OFFICIALS
ASK INSTRUCTIONS
Persecutions of Attorjyy General
Cause Them to Ask, “What Shall
We Do to Be Saved?”
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 26.—The at-]
torneys for more that a score of big j
trusts are demanding that the at tor- j
ney general issue instructions to the 1
large organizations of capital to al
low the officers to know what they
can and what they cannot do to build
up theri business and yet not violate
the laws.
The attorneys claim that under the
present laws no man can be safe from
persecution and still keep his business
going. If he sells goods cheap he is
haled in court for trying to put his
competitor out of business and if he
charges too much he is arrested for
extortion.
Attorney General McUeynolds has
the matter under advisement and may
issue a circular similar to that pub
lished by the Treasury department,
defining the income tax law and giv
ing instructions to citizens as to how
tc. comply with its provisions.
HER ALAMEDA
REACHES SEATTLE
SEATTLE. Doc. 26.—'The steamer
Alameda arrived here last evening
from the north and will sail for Alas
ka nex' Tuesday, her regular sailing
date. The greyhouud of the north
was delayed by fogs or she would
have arrived early Christinas morn
ing, hut as it was the passengers, of
ficers and crew ate Christmas dinner
with their families and friends on
shore.
STAG DINNER AT THE -
HOTEL DE BRENNEMAN
Marshal Brennemau yesterday gave
the inmates of the federal jail one of
the best Christmas dinners ever serv
ed in the local bastile.
The Valdez Bank & Trust Company
had a shipment of $5,000 in currency
on the steamer Jeanie. The ship
ment was covered by insurance, but
it is believed to have been saved
JEANIE'S MAIL
HAS BEEN SAVED;
Will be Sent North on Alameda Leav- j
ing December 30th—Postmas- i
ter Jefferson Gets Word.
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SEATTLE. Dec. 26.—J. D. Jeffer- j
son, postmaster, Valdez: Mail from i
Jeanie being returned to Seattle and j
should be forwarded on Alameda i
leaving here Dec. 30th.
Signed. W. C. OTT, Chief Clerk.
The above message Is the first news
obtainable regarding the fate of the
six days of Christmas mail for Val
dez which was on the Jeanie and was
believed to have been lost w’ en the
ship was wrecked in Queen Char
lotte Sound en route to this port. The
news from the scene of the d'sast r
was very meagre and no one knew
if the mail has been saved or had
gone down with the ship.
As no wrecking ship has been near ;
(he Jeanie since she struck, the mail
must have been saved by the man
clerk and crew of the steamer and
taken ashore to be picked up by some
Canadian boat. American vessels
cannot stop at the scene of the wrreck
without special permission of the Ca
nadfan authorities.
SULLIVANS GIVE
CHRISTMAS DINNER
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—The heirs of
Tim Sullivan, the politician, yester
day gRve the annual dinner to the
poor which "Big Tim” was accustom
ed to give upon Christmas. Several
thousand people attended the dinner
besides which thousands of baskets
with turkey itnd the fixings were sent
to the poor who could not attend. \
GREATEST CARIBOU TREK
IN HISTORY AT FORTYMILE
FAIRBANKS.—According to reports
received here, the largest herd of car-' j
ibou ever seen in the Forlymlie sec
tion or. at least in the past 16 y.tjjjurs. j
reached that district during the early
days of the present month. It took
the herd the larger part of four days
and nights to pass the mining camp
on Chicken creek. This large com- '
pact mass of moving animals spread
over a territory 22 miles wide while
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passing through the Fortymile sec
tion and took four days and nights
to pass from the boundary post at
Steel to O’Brien ere k. There were
several small bunches seen passing
for several days after, trailing be
hind, being worn out from hard and
long travel. The biggest part of the
herd, it is thought by those who are
an authority, will winter on Dennison
Fork of Fortymile, river, while the
strongest will go into the Tanana
hills farther south. By careful ob
servation it has been demonstrated
that this large herd came all the way
from the "McKenzie watershed and
the Peel river region.
It is believed that fear of an ex
tra heavy fall of snow this winter
is the motive that drove the ani
mals this far south. The caribou that
usually range the territory around
Fortymile in the vicinity of Chicken
and toward the Tanana winter and
summer number from 75,000 to 100,
000. This great herd from the north
must have been at least ten times
grea’er. Very few animals were kill
ed while passing the mining camps
as they were poor from their long
and hard journey.
It has been suggested by compe
tent authorities that the plan of do
mesticating these animals is feasible 1
and that they are far superior to
the imported reindeer, being larger
and more hardy and better adapted
to this country. It is pointed out
that at a very small expense a range
could be fenced in near Chicken
creek in the Fortymile section that
would form the necleus of domesticat
ed herds th"t would come in time
io range all over the territory and
become a never failing source of meat
supply both for home use and ex
port.
COL. RICHARDSON WISHES
ALL A MERRY CHRISTMAS
Colonel W. P. Richardson, chairman
of the Alaska Road Commission, has
wired to Valdez wishing h‘s friends in
this town a merry Christmas and a
happy and prosperous New Year. The
message is as follows:
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Dec. 24 —
Tillikum Club and Other Friends of
Valdez: Accept my best wishes for
a Merry Christmas and for a Happy
aud Prosperous New Year.
Wv P. RICHARDSON.
Cardinal's Rooms Are Sealed Up.
ROME, Dec. 2G.—The apartments
of Cardinal Rampollo have been, soul- j
pd by order of the papal authorities
In order tq>> prevent pilfering of the
rooms, which contaiu many documents
of great value to the church.
The Wilson and McIntosh outllts
reached Valdez yesterday from out
the trail and they report the govern
ment ro-id in fine condition.
SALVATION ARMY
FEED THE HUNGRY
Distribute Many Baskets of Food and
Serve Many Christmas Din
ners to the Poor.
NEW YORK, Dec. 26.—More than a
hundred thousand hungry people were
fed in this city yesterday by charita
ble organizations, chlf of which was
the Salvation Army.
In many places large banquets were
arranged but the Salvation Army sent
most of the dinners out in baskets to
the families of the poor. Commander
Booth states that in all the army dis
tributed 300,000 dinners yesterday to
the poor of the United States and but
for a shortage of funds would have
distributed as many more to needy
people who are too proud to go to
a charity dinner and yet are unable
to provide a Christmas feed for them
selves. The first care of the organ
ization was for those of the poor who
were sick and after that, for some
time, the workers of the army dis
patched baskets to deserving poor, af
ter which all who asked were fed or
given baskets to take home. In many
instances fuel also was given to the
needy.
Beachey Does More Looping.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 26—Aviator
Beachey yesterday looped the loop
live times in making one decent, thus
breaking all records.
LUMBER TRUST
ARE HIT HARD
"Show Me” Supreme Court Fines
State Lumber Dealers $436,000—
Must Pay or Quit Business.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo„ Dec. 26.—
The supreme court of Missouri today
fined the wholesale lumber dealers or
ganized into a trust the sum of $436,
000, for violation of the state anti
trust laws and the trust must come
across with the money or quit doing
business in the state.
The trust will endeavor to have
the matter brought up in the United
States court in an effort to prevent
the collection of the fine.
The truse officials claim that if they
leave the state the cost of lumber in
Missouri will double in a year, as they
have been selling at less than their
competitors, because of be.tter organ
ization and not from a desire to drive
out opposition that prices may be
raised.
PRESIDENT ON
BIG VACATION
Reaches Pass Christian, Miss., to
Spend Holidays—Is Happy at
Passage of Money Bill.
PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss., Dec. S%.—
President Wilson arrived here Christ
mas morning to spend the Chris touts
hoidiays at this place. He had. hoped
to reach the town several day's ago,
but was delayed waiting for the pass
age of the curr ncy bill.
The president 's happy that the
matter is finally settled and is con
fident that the money will greatly aid
the common people and prevent Wail
street aggression.
Mrs. Wilson and the two unmarried
daughters are With the president.
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