SHE DEVILS DO
, MORE DAMAGE
Destroy Five Priceless Paintings in
London Art Gallery and Mob
Handle Them Roughly.
LONDON, May 23.—The militant
suffragettes today made good their
threat of yesterday that because of
’be arrest of Mrs. Pankhurst and her
daughter Sylvia, they would destroy
valuable paintings. Five militants
entered the National art gallery to
day with big butcher knives hidden
under the folds of their clothing and
succeeded in slashing five priceless
paintings by old masters before the
attendants could overcome them and
prevent further damage.
The women scattered and cut and
slashed in different sections of the
big gallery and so divided the guards
and had it not been for the assist
ance of bystanders they would have
done even greater damage. When the
police arrived it was found that the
militants had not escaped without
injury, as they had been very roughly
handled by the crowds and were weep
ing but defiant.
They told the police that the work
of today was but a starter and that
buildings would be burned and pic
tures ruined until the leaders of the
militants are released from jail.
HIP ILL
Decides That During Hot Weather His
Stores Are to Be Closed All
Day on Saturdays.
PHILADELPHIA, May 23.—The an
nouncement has been made here today
that during June and July the Wan
aniaker stores in this city and in New
York will be closed all day on Sat
urdays during the months of July
and August, when the weather is in
tensely hot. The policy of the com
pany has been heretofore to allow the
employees to have Saturday after
noons off during the hot weather, but
this season all through the months
of July and August the stores vill
he closed for the entire day.
It is predicted here that all the
other department stores in this oit>r
and New York will follow and that
the youry women comprising the Muff
of saleswomen in the departments will
be given a full day of rest.
Cancer Caueed Death in Spite of Op
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i. eration of Year A0O—Blehop - -
at Her Bedsides '>•
SEATTLE, Mar 23.~Mrs. Dora
It owe, wife of Bishop Bo we, bishop
of Alaska for the Episcopal cbw-ch,
died here yesterday from fne effects
of cancer, with which she has suf
fered for several years. Mrs. Rowe
had been slowly slaking for. the past
year in spite of an operation perform
ed': at that time. ' BJahop Itowe was
at [his wife's ‘‘beds idfe atr th& time of
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her decease,
Since the news of the death of this
most estimable woman the bishop has
rebelved hundreds of telegrams of
condolence from all sections of Alas
ka: and from men and women'fa all
walks of life. ..
6. N. Prlng. the piano tuner, is in
Valdez for a week's stay
[VALDEZ COMMERCIAL CLUB ENTERTAINS
GUESTS OF PRESIDENT H. F. ALEXANDER
Business Men From Pacific Coast Cities Taken to Rooms of Tillikum Club and
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Given Hearty Welcome—They Predict Great Future Fof Alaska—Are
Greatly Interested In Territory V Development.
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The Valdez Commercial Association
were the hosts last evening to the
party of Seattle, Tacoma and Port
land businessmen, who, as the guests
of President H. F. Alexander, are
making the round trip on the steam
er Admiral Sampson. The party were
given an impromptu entertainment
and the delicious punch mixed by the
expert mixologist of the Tlllikum Club
was enjoyed not only by the visiting
businessmen, but by the Valdez men
who were present.
The committee met the party on
the Sampson and escorted them to
the club rooms, which had been loan
ed to the association by the Tillikum
Club. The fun started at once and
every moment of the time from the
arrival of the party to the blowing
of the whistle for the departure of
the steamer was full of enjoyment.
Many of the visitors were well known
to businessmen of Valdez, who were
glad to renew old acquaintances. All
of them spoke at some time during
the evening and told of the new im
pressions they had received of Alaska,,
how its wonderful and undeveloped
resources had impressed them with a
great desire to be of the empire
builders of the north, and how as
far as they were able they would be
come boosters for Alaska and hoped
at no late date to become investors
in Alaskan enterprises.
For the people of Alaska, and es
pecially for Valdez, the spokesman
was Senator Millard, who spoke of
the work of the pioneers in opening
the territory and predicted a future
for the north that even the most op
tomistic of his hearers, he said, could
not now realize. The senator was
followed by Judge Lyons, acting may
or of Valdez, by J. M. Lathrop, of
the reception committee, by Secretary
Fish, of the Commercial Association,
and many others who welcomed the
men of the Pacific coast cities.
Music was furnished for the guests
aboard by two darkies, one blacker
than the darkest midwinter night, and
the other not quite as black, but dark
enough. The two are professional en
tertainers brought north by Presi
dent Alexander, and. they played the
mandolin and guitar, accompanying
themselves on ,the Instruments. The
party also contained a number of ex
cellent singers, who furnished consid
erable entertainment, singing many
original songs, among which was the
following:'
We are now in the city of Alaska,
At the end of the railroad line;
Other towns may boast, but we’ll
grow most,
And then be the city of the northern
coast.
Valdez, you’re the winner no doubt,
Blow your horn and you’ll start the
route
Of the first railroad in Alaska,
With Valdez at the end of the line.
The party, b fore leaving, thanked
the people of Valdez for the hospital
ity shown them and predicted a great
prosperity for this section. On the re
turn trip the party are expected to
remain several hours, arrangements
having been made with Captain
Moore for a stay of at least that
length and during the day.
The Alexander party left Seattle
Friday night. May 15, and on the
way herfc visited Ketchikan, Juneau,
Gypsum, Yakutat, Katalla, Cordova
and Fort Liscum. At Juneau the af
ternoon was'spent in an inspection of
the Alaska-Gastineau Mining com
pany’s properties. At Gypsum, W. R.
Nichols, of Tacoma, who is president
of the Pacific Coast Gypsum com
pany, conducted the party through
the mines. At Yakutat a trip was
made over the Yakutat and Southern
railroad out to Setltck river. Sever
al hours were spent at Petersubrg,
where the party was met at the wharf
by the band and where the evening
was spent in dancing. The steamer
remained in port at Cordova about
two hours, giving the party an op
portunity to visit the city. On the
return a side trip over the Copper
River road will be a feature of the
visit at the railroad town.
With Alaska at the beginning of
a new era—one of marvelous devel
opment which the coming of the gov
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JURY CONVICTS LT. FOR SECOND TIME
NEW YORK, May 23.—After four
and a half hours of deliberation the
jury yesterday afternoon returned a
verdict of guilty of murder in the first
degree against Charles Becker, form
er police lieutenant of this city, and
in charge of the strong arm squad
which had to deal with the gamblers
and the forces of the underworld.
The foreman, F. Meredith Blagden,
was in tears when he rendered the
verdict. The verdict did not cause
any surprise in this city, as few. peo
ple expected any different result of
the second trial. District Attorney
Whitman had woven a' web of evi
dence about the former police lieu
tenant that could not but result in
his conviction.
Testimony was introduced to show
that on the evening of July 16, 1912,
Ilecker had planned the assassination
in order to halt the law in uncover
ing the connection of himself with
the gamblers of this city and of his
partnership with Rosenthal in a
gambling establishment and the col
lection of bribe money from the wo
men of the underworld. Rosenthal
had'an appointment with District At
torney Whitman on July 16, at
10 o’clock and was to “squeal” be
cause of Becker’s refusal to provide
the protection he had been paid for.
He was killed at 2 a. m. of that
morning.
Rose and Webber testified that they
secured the services of the four gun
men, none of whom knew Rosenthal,
but were paid $1,000 for the Jbb and
threatened with a term in Sing Sing
if they failed. Following the murder.
Rose notified Becker,' Who Was watt
ing for the news that "the job was
done’.’ and it was proven that Becker
was in conference with the gunmen
while the police w;ere supposed to be
hunting for them. It was also proven
that Becker took his personal attor
ney, John W. Hart, to see tpe gun
men the same afternoon of the mur
der and consulted with him regard
ing the best method to escape the
punishment of the crime.
The district attorney claimed that
Becker was more guilty than the hired
gunmen and was the leader of the
conspiracy to kill Rosenthal.
.Becker was ashen when ordered by
the court to stand up and face the
foreman of the jury when the verdict
was rendered. He, however, showed
no other sign of emotion and sat down
without a word.
Th ■ attorneys for Becker gave no
tice immediately of an appeal and
asked a stay to prepare the necessary
forms, which will bd granted them
by' Judge Seabury, the1 presiding
judge. The sentence will, however,
be passed next week and In the event
of the death sentence being impos
ed Becker ,wili be taken to Sing Sing
and placed in the death house, where
he spent a year awaiting the action
of the courts which finally reversed
the iirsl conviction but sustained the
verdicts against the four gunmen,
who were electrocuted on Easter
morning. Mrs. Becker was in the
court room when the verdict was ren -
dered and gave one short cry like
that of a wounded animal and then
remained quiet. Friends assisted her
to a carriage and she was taken to
her home.
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Jack Kong, Chinese Cook Who Killed
Mrs. Charles Millard, Guilty of
Manslaughter.
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Passes Special Appropriation of $7,
, ,.,000,000 to Have .Army and »
i , Navy Heady. • >
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DANVILLE, IU„ May 23.—Former
Speaker of the House of Representa
tives Joseph G. Cannon, who was de
feated at the-last congressional elec
tion for election in the House, in
which he had ’served almost continu
ously from 1873 until 1913, will be
la candidate for election this fall on
the regular Republican ticket. Con
gressman O'Hara, who received 19,
485 votes to 18,707 Tor Cannon, will
■be his opponent.
Attention, Moose!
AU memWra' of the Jfodse are re
quested to theet at hell at 3 p. m.
Sunday, Majr 24, to rehearse for
memorial service.
V D F. MILLARD, Secretary.
I Pride of the South!
A Bronco, three-reel feature film
at the OfpttOUiff tOnlghtThe Pride
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| ' Julius Erickson returned from the
Delta last night via the Cordova
trb‘tlte and will remain In Valdez for
a few weeks.
LONDON, May 23.—Conan Doyle
and wife left here today en route to
America, where they will spend sev
eral months, during which time the
author of Sherlock Holmes will trav
el about and lecture. ’' ’ ♦
Houses 8carce ih Albania.
DURAZZO, Albania, May 22— Al
bania. ’tie" latest ’ addition* to the civ
ilized nations' of todKy, 1Z1 starting out
’with at least One 6t "the most' con
spicuous marks' of dlvilizatidfc, name
ly the high cost of living. Houses
in Albania are scarcer than' hen’s
Wth and & five-roomed one, without
even the semblance of modern con
venience, rents for $100 a month.
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Hall Caine 8lxty-one Today.
■i LONDON; May*22—Hall Caine to
corn. '- He has haed ThoHwo names
for so many years that few people
know bis full name is Thomas Henry
HaU.
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VANCOUVER, B. C., May 23.—
Jack Kong, the 17-year-old China
man, who, while employed as cook
by General Passenger Agent Charles
Millard, killed his mistress during the
absence of her husbhnd oh si journey,
Was today convicted of manslaughter.'
Nothing but the youth of the China
man prevented* a first degree murder
verdict.
Kong killed Mrs. Millard and at
tempted to burn her remains in the
furnace in the building and' succeed
ed so well that only a few teeth and
some bones were found by the police,
rietectfves, h'bwever, 'discovered a
carving knife covered with blood and
a small axe In the same condition,
WhiCh had been burled in the bafift
nient of this biitlding. '
the state e&feeavored to prove that
kqgg had first oriminally assaulted
*jrs. Millard and realising that if he
allowed her to Ifve she Would Inform
her husband, and with certain ddath
>Urlng htm In the Nee lid fiomtatt
l4d the" murdet- and endeavored to de
stroy all ttace of the body. The'de
fense claimed that MrS.MUlshthad
attacked Kong with a knifb because
be had burned tne sonp and fhst ta
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' WASHINGTON, May 23.—The low
er House today passed the special
appropriation bill of $7,000,000 for the
Immediate usd Of the army and navy
departments to prepare for any pos
sible emergehcy that may come up
-regarding 'Mexico. The appropriation
is butside of the regular army and
navy appropriation and is made for
the special purpose of providing extra
funds with Which the neCesShry sup
plied and amhiuhttioh for thb cohdlet
which may come can be purchased
aba alsb td1 t^oVlde for the 6dSt*6t
^transportation. of the troops to the
eUiithern border ready for an Imme
diate invasion'of Mexico if the peace
negotiations fail.
' .The administration leaders have an
nounced that they are confident that
peace will follow the conference of
theSnedtatprs at Niagara Valla, but It
Isv thoaght best' to Be - pfepired.
! Judge J. Llndley Green, former
assistant district attorney, returned
to Seward oir the Sampson after a
Visit'irf Washington, where he went
to Induce the-administration to al
low companies to secure title to sec
tions of agricultural land ip Alaska
for the purpose of colonisation. ' .
AT MEXICO CITY
Released by Federals When They
Evacuate Saltillo—Charged With
Aiding the Rebels.
MEXICO CITY, May 23.—Consul
General Stilliman, who represented
the United States at Saltillo, and for
whom the American State department
has been making a thorough search
htrough the Brazilian and French am
bassadors and consular agents, to
day arrived here from the city of
Saltillo, where he was held by the
federals in prison on a charge of aid
ing the rebels and sending informa -
tion regarding the movements of the
federal troops, their strength and
such other news as would aid Villa
in his fight against the Huerta troops.
Stilliman was held incommunicato
for some time after his arrest, but
was released by the federals following
the efforts of the Brazilian ambassa -
dor, who prevailed upon Huerta to
order the federal commander to re
lease the American consul.
When the federal troops evacuated
Saltillo the United States consul was
fred eand given passage to this city
and he is now at the Brazilian am
bassy and will be sent from here to
Vera Cruz.
SOON BE MARRIED
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Ex-president’s Son Reaches Madrid,
Where He Will Marry Our Am
bassador’s Daughter.
MADRID, Spain, May 22. Hermit
Iiooseveit, son of Ex-president Roose
velt of the Unite dStates, arrived
here today for his marriage in a few
days to the daughter of Ambassador
and Mrs. Joseph E. Willard, of Vir
ginia, the United States ambassador
to Spain.
The arrangements for the wedding
have all been rompleted and King
Alfonso and his queen will attend the
function and also all diplomatic rep
resentatives in this city will be pres
ent at both the wedding and the re
ception following.
Many beautiful gifts have been pre
sented to the bride and special
guards are stationed about the Amer
ican ambassy to prevent the theft
of the wedding gifts.
Everyman’* Club Boy* to Play the
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Cub*—Ground* Are Now Clear
of Snow.
The Valdez boys will play a same
of baseball tomorrow, the llrst of
the season. The grounds are clear of
snow and If the present weather con
tinues they will be dry for the in
itial game. The game will start at
2:30. Peter Korth Will captain one
.’t£am and Doc Daykln the otheV. The
jllne^uii W as follows? '
(B^erfanank—Daykln. C; Zharoff, p;
'Cofthduey.ibf kk/erosky Jb; Keesler.
ssf ’Al.’lfftilfh, ^bi’tf&n, \f; Egan,
ct; *horSta, rt. ** “*r. '
Cutfs—Kol'th. c: Lenberg, p; kees
ler.' rifJadt Smith, 2b; Johnson, as;
Sale. 3b; fash; lii irikefiuin, Stktir
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•l Lieut. Dougherty returned'from Cor
dova on the Sampson after impact
ing the cable ataton at that place.