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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1915
HILLSTROM PAYS
EXTREME PENALTY
Governor Spry, of Utah, Refused to
Stay Execution When Request
ed to Do So by President.
SALT LAKE, Nov. 19.—Joseph
Hillstrom, who was convicted of mur
dering John ..Morrison, a grocer of
Salt Lake, and his son Arling, aged
17, on January 10, 1914, was exe
cuted this morning.
The American Federation of La
bor, which is now in session in San
Francisco, wired President Wilson
yesterday to intercede for Hillstrom,
who had been convicted on circum
stancial evidence. President Wilson
wired Gov. Spry, of Utah, to use
clemency if he deemed, it advisable,
but the governor refused to stay exe
cution, declaring that Hillstrom’s
fate rested wh&Jy with the board of
pardons.
Hillstrom uied defiantly and assert
ed to the last that he was going to
his death innocent of the murders
which had been charged against him
and declared that he was being sacri
ficed because he was a member of
the I. W. W.
story ot ttuiscrom.
Hillstrom was known as Joe Hill
and was arrested three days after the
killing of Morrison and his son, on
information given by a doctor near
Murray, Utah, two and one-half miles
south of the scene of the crime. Hill
strom had staggered into the doctor’s
borne two hours after the shooting,
with a large bullet wound through
his left lung. He told the doctor he
had been shot in a quarrel over a
woman and requested that nothing be
said regarding the visit or wound.
The doctor, not having heard of the
murders, treated the wound and took
Hillstrom to a house where he had
been staying for several days. News
of the murders recalled the case to
the doctor and he informed the au
thorities. The doctor found an au
tomatic pistol of the same calibre
as shells found in the grocery after
the shooting in Hillstrom’s pocket.
Hillstrom threw the weapon away
after leaving the doctor’s home.
Blood was found at several places
between the store and the home of
the doctor and members of the fam
ily where Hillstrom lived, said a com
panion had visited him late the night
of the murders, talked privately with
bim and left. This man was not ap
prehended and has not been heard of
since.
Hillstrom’s recovery from his se
vere wound was rapid and complete.
He always maintained his innocence
and during the trial which resulted
in his conviction refused to tell
where he had been the night of the
murders or who had shot him. He
created a scene during the trial by
dramatically discharging his attor
neys in open court, declaring they
were making no effort to bring out
the evidence. He refused to go on
the witness stand himself or to offer
‘any evidence. He was found guilty
;>y the trial jury and wes sentenced
>:o be shot on October !,.
Governor Spry, on ^pptember 30,
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at the request of President Wilson,
reprieved Hlllstrom until his case
could be further investigated. The
case had previously been investigated
by the Swedish minister who report
ed to the board of pardons that hiB
investigation had developed nothing
that would justify the board in com
muting the sentence.
Hlllstrom was a member of the In
dustrial Workers of the World, the
members of which have been active
in demanding his pardon or retrial.
Resolutions to that effect have been
passed all over the United States and
several foreign countries. Many of
them showed ignorance of the crime
charged against Hlllstrom and indi
cated a belief that he was accused of
some political offense. The governor’s
office has received thousands of com
munications on the subject. As the
day set for his execution approached
the number of his communications
sometimes reached four hundred a
day. Many of these contained threats
of death to the governor and mem
bers of his family, who were placed
under guard.
SALT LAKE, Nov. 19.—Joseph
Hlllstrom, who had been convicted of
murdering a merchant of this city,
was executed here this morning by
being shot. The sheriff had timed
five guns through portholes in a
blacksmith shop, and at the moment
set five bullets passed into the body
of the condemned man, causing in
stant death. Hillstrom dramatically
shouted, “I am innocent. Fire!” when
informed by the sheriff that he had
only a few seconds to live.
KEKNECOTT CO.
IS ORGANIZED
Will Take Over Holdings of tlie Gug
genheim Exploration Company
in Interior and on Coast.
NEW YORK, Nov. 19.—It is an
nounced that the Guggenheim Ex
ploration company, owning copper
mines in interior Alaska and on La
touche island, Prince William Sound,
with a capitalization of twenty-two
million dollars, will be dissolved and
their holdings taken over by the new
Kennecott Corporation.
The holdings of the corporation
in Alaska are believed by mining ex
perts to be the richest copper mines
in the world and have returned enor
mous dividends. The management
has announced that everything is ar
ranged so that shipments of the rich
ores to the smelters will be continued
during the winter as “during the
summer months. Owing to the high
price of copper, due to the European
war, it is estimated that the company
during the six months beginning
June 1, last, will earn a profit of
more than $8,000,000.
It is also announced that the new
corporation will increase its holdings
in interior Alaska through the pur
chase of properties near their famous
Kennecott mine, which is producing
the richest copper ores in the world.
ALASKAN COAL WANTED
EOR NATION’S NAVY.
Secretary of the Interior Franklin
K. Lane is co-operating with Secre
tary of the Navy Josephus Daniels
to bring about the use of Alaskan
coal in United States battleships next
summer. This inference is drawn by
Alaskans from the fact that Secre
tary Lane has announced that he will
ask for $9,000,000 for construction
work on the government railroad
next season. This sum 1b sufficient
to put in all the necessary bridges
between Anchorage and the Mata
nuska coal fields and to complete the
laying of track to that point.
In the event of the fields being
opened next year, the navy depart
ment doubtless will send a fleet of
colliers into the North and may dis
patch a number of warships to Alas
ka for coal. Engineers in the serv
ice of the navy department have
been in Alaska all summer selecting
pier and bunker sites. George Wat
kin Evans, mining engineer for the
government, also spent the summer
in the north and after dividing the
coal fields into workable units is now
completing his maps.—Seattle Times.
Martin Ellingsen, of the Alaskan
Road commission staff, has complet
ed the work of staking the road over
the divide between the summit and
Ptarmigan Drop roadhouse. The
staking of the road is performed each
fall after the first heavy fall of snow,
and enables travelers to keep the
road. The system has no doubt been
instrumental in saving many lives
during storms which rage on the di
vide.
Far good home-cooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. *
BROOKS PLEASED
WITH THE WORK
Declares that Alaska is Untroubled
as She Is Supplying Gold
Which World Wants.
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In discussing his recent annual
trip to Alaska, Dr. Alfred Brooks,
chief of the Alaskan division of the
United States Geological Survey, ex
pressed himself as more than pleased
with the work accomplished during
the season just closed.
"The most pleasing thing on my
recent trip,” said Dr. Brooks, "was
the spirit of optimism and prosperity
I found prevailing in all sections of
the territory. It ought to be most
gratifying to the friends of the ter
ritory and those who have been ear
nestly working to secure its trouble
some times, when the world is in
need of and wants gold, Alaska has
it, and is supplying it. Copper, that
the world likewise needs, Alaska is
furnishing and the fishery products,
becoming more valuable to the world
every day, Alaska has and is furn
ishing. Agricultural development in
the Northland has ceased to be an
experiment and is today a practical
reality, so much so that in some sec
tions the farmers are raising more
produce than they can dispose of. An
intending homesteader of Alaska
must realize that his present market
is limited and dependent on (he de
velopment of the mining and other
industries. This last year has shown
substantial progress in all lines of
development, the most remarkable
being in the copper mining. With
the opening of the coal fields a smelt
ing industry will be built up in Alas
ka that will make for the permanent
development and upbuilding of large
communities.”
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Mrs. E. Winter returned to Valdez
on the steamer Admiral Farragut
this morning. Her son. Tod Winter,
the jeweler, will remain in the states
during the winter.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailot. Telephone 198. tf
Pictures developed at the Valde>
Drug Company. tf
Dr. Schlaeben, federal native phy
sician for this division, returned from
Ellamar last night on the launch
ShanXock, after having investigated
the health of the Indians of that dis
trict.
Kodak Supplies at me Valdez
Drug Como ?ny. tf
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. *
Bill Sitts, who is interested in
placer ground in the Beaver Dam
section, will leave tomorrow morn
ing with supplies and expects to en
counter no trouble in getting over
the ground.
Fresh Oysters received on every
boat.—Frye-Bruhn Co. tf
Received on last boat, Wearing Ap
parel, articles of every day needs, at
Emporium. Open from 12 to 9 p.
m. tf
Men's, Women’s and Children’s
Wool Sweaters, Hoods and Hosiery,
Sheeting, Pillowcase Tubing, Outing
Flannel 10c yard, at Emporium. tf
Fancy Stationery at the Valdez
Drug Store. *
Frame Your Pictures
At Hunt’s for Christmas or your
home. Remember every day gets
busier from now until Chris'.mas.
Samples and prices can be seen at
the Valdez Candy Kitchen. tf
Hats Cleaned and Blocked.
Hats cleaned and blocked; suits
cleaned and pressed.
tf GUY F. CAMERON. .
Do You Know?
That the Independent Steam Laun
dry makes a specialty of washing
blankets? You do not have to spend
the night walking. We take them
In the morning and return them the
?ame day soft and clear.. Satisfac
tion guaranteed. k21
LOST—Lady’s watch and nugget
fob, between the Empress theatre and
Valdez Dock. Liberal reward for re
turn of same to Prospector office, tf
FOR RENT—Furnished house,
will lease at rjasonable terms, oppo
site court house. See Chas. Ganty. tf
FOR SALE: Smith-Premier type
writer, latest model. Also one dress
er with mirror, and one commode.
Cheap for cash. F. Butterworth. tf
Real Comfort
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with built-in arch support and
advanced heel—the one you
heard so much about!
S. BLUM & CO, Inc.
GOOD GOODS
Wake Up!
Do you know that we weld cast
iron, brass, bronze and aluminum
and make your broken stove plate,
sewing machine stands, washing ma
chines, broken pumps, and in fact
anything that needs mending as
good as new, and do it quicker than 1
patching it. Valdez Iron Works. Fri
Ledge of Tungsten Discovered.
Albert Johnson, of Fairbanks, has
discovered a ledge of tungsten ore on
Gilmore creek, which he has traced
foj about one hundred and fifty feet.
The ledge is three feet wide and as
says of the rock shows that it will
go in the neighborhood of $800 per
ton. It contains one ton of sheelite
for every eight tons of rock and shee
lite is stated to be fully 80 per cent
tungsten. Sheelite sells for about 40
cents per pound. Immediately after
the discovery Johnson sold an in
terest in the claim for $5,500 to en
able him to open the property and
take out ore for shipment to the
States next spring.
New Typist Record.
NEW YORK: Miss Margaret B.
Owen of New York, has again won
the world1! championship as a type
writer operator and a $1,000 trophy
which goes with the title. In a con
test here yesterday Miss Owen main- •
tallied for an hour an average of 136
words a minute. Her previous rec
ord was 132 words a minute. Wil
liam F. Oswald, of New York, won
the amateur half-hour contest with
an average of 137 words a minute.
Pleasant Evening Enjoyed by All.
The card party given at the Catho
lic Rectory last night was a very
pleasant affair. Progressive whist
was the diversion in which a large
number of Valdez people participat
ed. At a late hour refreshments
were served. The ladies in charge
were Mrs. Topliff, Mrs. Conley,' Mrs.
Rudolph and Mrs. Miller.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. PROP
SiRICTLv FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward, Alaska
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Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
ED. WOOD, Proprietor
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National University,
Washington, D* C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years in Valdez.
’ PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
DR. GERMAN
phone 19 THE DENTIST
Dffice rooms over Owl Drug Store. Of
ice hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., 7 to 9
}. m. Sunday by appointment.
All Work Guaranteed.
E. C. DALTON, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Phone 42
Alaska Avenue Valdez, Alaska j
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Ollloe OppoHite Court House
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I'll one 34 VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS R. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNE YS-AT-LA W
Office* iu W lulling Building
['hone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free ami Accepted Masons.
Regular Communications nrst Wed
nesday In each month In McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
A. X?. GRIGSBT, W. M.
ED. WOOD. Secretary.
Red Cross Hospital
Keystone and|Hobsrt Sts.
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OPEN TO ALL PHYSICIANS.
Private Rooms for Patients.
Phone 144 MRS. C. H WILCOX. Matron
Somebody
With Money
always has been found to
“back” a good plan, a good
idea, a good business ven
ture or a good mining pros
pect ; otherwise a good many
of today's successful busi
ness enterprises would still
be mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the in
troductions of the man with
the idea, the man with a
prospect, or business to the
man with the dollar.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
LM Shamrock
CAPT. TIM MARCUM
Sails for Port Wells, Portage
Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday
at 9:00 a. m., from the Val
dez Dock Company’s Dock.
For Ellamar, Landlock Bay,
and Fidalgo, every Wednes
day, 9:00 a. m., from Val
dez Dock Compauy’s Dock.
For Rates, Apply on Boat.
The Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warm, Light Rooms—The House of Coesfwt
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rates By th
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING. Pop.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
ROBERT SHAFFER, President.
Granite Mine
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary,
Valdes, Alaska.
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
Merchandise
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office In Pinzon Cigar Store
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLK.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in ArT^nr*