TAKE FOUR TEARS
INTERPRET RILL
Republicans Assert Underwood
Tariff Schedules Will Keep
Courts Busy.
Washington, D. C., July 10.—
The republican members of Con
gress, have predicted that it will
take four years for the courts to
interpret the Wlilson-Unde'rwood
tariff bill, that it is so worded
that frequent contests are sure
to follow over the1 different sched
ules.
They also claim that the rev
enue from the measure will leave
the government bankrupt in spite
of the hchvy demands made upon
Americans through the income
tax, to make up the deficiency.
KOBE PROBING
OF BIG LOBBY
House Votes to Investigate Char
ges—Committee Has Full
Power and INoney.» .
.i yt .v'i i
Washington, 1). C., July 10.—
The House of Representatives,
voted today to start a lobby probe
of its own and to give the com
mittee power to call any witnes
ses needed, providing the com
mittee with plenty of money for
clerk hire and assistance.
Speaker Clark appointed a
ccftnmittee of 15, seven of whom
are democrats, seven republi
cans and one progressive. Rep
resentative Garret was named
chairman of flic committee.
The work will start immediate
ly and many witnesses have been
called.
ELECT HEAD FOR
LAWYER ASSO’N
Kansas City, July 10.—John S.
Dawson, was elected today, pres
ident of the Association of At
torney Generals of the United
States. All the stales were rep
resented.
FEDERAL CIVIL RIGHTS
ACT IS NULLIFIED
Washington, I). (1,—The Unit
ed States supreme court lias held
that the Federal Civil Bights
law, which was enacted to com
pel people engaged in serving the
public, not to discriminate against
negroes, is unconstitutional.
Long ago it was held that it was
inoperative in the face of the
state laws, but it has been en
forced by the lower courts at
times in the territories and (he
District of Columbia and on the
sea where the laws of the United
Stales apply. In a marine case
the! supreme court held that the
owners of a passenger ship
could refuse to sell first-class
transportation to a negro and
that the law was against dis
crimination is- unconstitutional.
It was written by Justice Vande
vanter.
Henry Deyo, Tom Donohue,
and Tom Geraghty returned las,t
night from the Port Wells dis
trict.
Get a bicycle from Owen Meals
and enjoy your evenings riding
out the government trail.
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A fresh supply of Chinese
goods just received on the Samp
son—Chop Suey and Chinese
Noodles at the Valdez Cafe.'
BULGURS BURR
NQN-GOMRATANTS
Force Women and Children to
Witness Cremation of Fa
thers and Husbands.
Soloniki, July 10.-—The Bul
garians quartered the town of
Kurkut yesterday, imprisoned
700 men Greeks, Turks and Ser
vians, non-combatants, who were
in the city, into the Turkish mos
que and ignited the building by
means of bombs while the wives
and children of the imprisoned
men were compelled to witness
the cremation of fathers and
husbands.
The women and children were
kept in a ring about the burn
ing building, forced to bear the
cries of husbands and fathers,
unable to aid them, those who
would have perished with their
husbands, were prevented and
those who Jried to escape from
the scene were kept in line by a
wall of bayonets.
After the destruction of the
building, the soldiers of King
Ferdinand, used The women for
playthings and a wild scene of
rapine followed.
The Greeks have sworn re
venge and from now on the wa"
will be murder for murder, no
prisoners except for torture, wo
men will be raped and discarded,
children murdered, wells poison
ed and every possible unholy de
vice for tbo suffering of the com
batants will be used by both
sides.
The frequent defeats of the
Bulgarians has made them very
bitter and they have started a
war of extermination.
TO POWERS
Don’t Like the Way Bulgars Fight,
Killing Women and Children..
—Burn Non-combatants.
London, July 10.—Greece has
'anpenied to the powers to stop
the Bulgarians from committing
the many atrocities now charged
to them, the murdering of non
combatants, raping of women and
children, burning the 700 men at
Kurkut, needlessly destroying
property and miany other char
ges have been made.
The reports to the powers from
the capitals of the combatants
are all conflicing and it is not
known here what to belieVe. The
Bulgars claim to have recovered
from the terrible defeats admin
istered to them in the early stag
es of the war and to have inflict
ed heavy losses on the Servians
and Greeks while from Athens
and from Belgrade, come tales of
Victories won from and losses
inflicted on the Bulgars.
Daniels Coming to Seattle.
Washington, D. C., July 10.—
Secretary of the Navy, Daniels,
left here last night for Seattle,
where he will attend the Pot
latch given by the Spirit City, in
•honor of (he arrival of gold from
the Klondyke in 1897
All standard makes of wheels,
at. Owen Meals, the Valdez bicy
cle agent for the Columbia, Ram
bler, Pope “Daily Service," Cleve
land and other standard makes.
Just arrived, a line of latest
style waists at Harvey’s Toggery.
FOR SALB—A new boy’s bicy
cle. Never been used. Inquire of
Owen E. Meals. .* ,
One-half off on trimmed milli
nery and 25 per cent discount on
suits at Harvey’s Toggery.
RAILROAD RILL
UP FOR REARING
The House Territorial Committee
Started Today, Giving Pub
lic Hearings.
Washington, I). C., July 10.—
Tho House territorial committee
commenced its public hearings
on the Alaska railroad bill and
will continue them for some time
calling all those interested in
the government construction,
government guarantee, or who
have roads to sell to the govern
ment before the committee and
give them a chance to convince
the commille.
An act ive lobby is working for
tluj purchase by the government
of llio.i -S20,000,000 Guggenheim
White Elephant from Cordova
to Chitina. The Canadian bond,
holders of the Seward road and
the White Pass ollieials are al
so working to secure whatever
Advantage they can for their
lines.
ft, is believed here that the
committee will report in favor of
733 miles of road recommended
by the railroad commission and
will favor the purchase of the
Cordova road.
i
OLD SOLDIER
PASSES AWAY
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Colonel Rutt, Credited With Wav
ing Fired the First Shot at
Gettysburg Dies.
Washington, 1>. G., July 10.—
Colonel \V. II. Hull, who com
niauded the IL'Ili Massachusetts
regiment al I he battle of Getlys
burg, died last night on the
train, coming from Gettysburg,
to his home here after attend
ing the reunion on the former,
battle Held.
Col. Hull is credited with hav
ing tired the first shot in the
battle of Gettysburg, a little over
50 years ago.
Flies 111 1-2 Miles an Hour.
Heimets, July 10.—Maurice
Prevost, a French aviator, today
made a remarkable flight in an
aeroplane, flying at an average
speed of 111 1-2 miles an hour.
Preveost’s average speed was
calcuulated on a flight of 80 1-2
miles around a course 0 1-3 miles
in dircumference on the aero
dome here.
His speed of 111 1-2 miles an
hour heats the record made by
Veflrines of 108 1-2 miles an
hour in a closed circuit at Chi
cago on Sept. 9, 1912.
The Seward Light and power
company have a crew of men and
piledriver at work driving 500
piles fo be faced with '3 inch
planking, by which means il is
hoped to hold the glacier stream
at that place in one channel and
save the power plant, which is
each year threatened with de
struction from the waters back
of Seward.
Call for Warrants.
Notice is hereby given that I
will pay'-fell" city’'Warrant s up to
and including No 3562, series
of 1911 and 1912, if presented
within ten (10) days from date.
C. C. Reynolds,
Town Treasurer.
Valdez, Alaska, July 10, 1913.
The Golden Potlatch Will be
held in Seattle, July 16.
Geo. Reinke. the watch repairer
and jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug
company.
FOREGT FIRES'
Big Redwood Trees, the Pride of
the Nation, are Burning—Mill
Valley Threatened.
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San Francisco, July 10.—The1
forest fires in the states have
revived and they now threaten
to destroy the big redwood trees
of the state, many of the mon
arclis of the forest have burned.
The town of Mill Valley is
threatened and the women and
children are standing in the
streets, terrorized, wringing their
‘hands and crying and almost
suffocated with the smoke, which
is sweeping through the town.
The government has dispatch
ed 2,000 men from the forts on
the bay and from the naval ves
sels, in the harbor to aid the
forestry departments of the state
and nation, who are now work
ing to control the flame's.
The flames in the big redwood
trees are lhard to contijol land
unless it rains in the next 24
hours, a great loss of timber is
certain.
Tom McGee left on the North
western for the states.
PLENTY OF WHEAT
FOR THIS YEAR
Department of Agriculture Re
ports Big Gain—Plenty of
Corn in Sight.
Washington, D. U., July In.—
The Department of Agriculture
•has issued a report, showing a
large increase in acreag:e, in the
United Slates and the experts of
tlie department estimate that the
crop this year will be 785,(mo,mm
bushels of whPat, the second lar
gest crop ever harvested in the
states.
The'icorn crop will total 2,
500,000,000 bushels, according
to the present estimates, which
is a fair crop.
Catholics Predominate.
Himiu, July 10.—:The Catholic
church is still the predominat
ing religious sect in Canada, ac
cording to figures officially given
out at the Vatican today. The
census published shows that 39.3
of the population of Canada is
Qalholic. The Presbyterians,
Methodists and Episcopalians to
gether comprise 4 4.9 per cent of
the population.
Danoing Club Next Monday.
The Valdez Dajicing Club will
hold their monthly dance next
Monday night at Moose Hall.
The dancing will . commence
promptly at 9:30. The club will
issue a number of invitations to
visitors, who are now iiv Valdez.
The drawing of jurymen for
the Seward term of court, which
has been called to commence on
September 22nd, will take place
in the court room next Saturday
morning, when jury commission
er, (Hilaries Kraemer, and Clerk
of the Court, Arthur I.ang, will
draw the jury.
John Kaeeroskey, formerly of
Valdez, but now on the cutter
Thetis, will be at the Orpheum
tonight with a party of friends.
FURNISHED ROOMS with or
without board. Keystone Bath
house. Mrs. H. Sharts.
Rook Contract to Lot.
Contract to let ‘ for sinking
shaft. Inquire of B. F. Millard
at the Copper Block.
ROAST NEW HAVER
FOR GREAT WASTE
»
Interstate Commerce Commission
File Report on Eastern Road
—Much Graft.
Washington, 1). C., July 10.—
The report of the interstate com
merce commission, filed yester
day after an exhaustive examin
ation of the conditions of the
New York and New Haven rail
road, severely condemn the
wasteful management of the road
by its present oflicials. Graft
has been the watchword with the
oflicials, according to the report.
Corporations have been organ
ized by Hie ollieers of the rail
road I o sell the railroad eaol, sup
plies, and to rent to it, al exor
bitant rentals, buildings not
needed by the road.
The commission also reports
adversely on the proposition of
the ownership by the New Haven,
of the Boston and Maine, as it
is claimed that the combination
constitutes a monopoly of the
transportation in New England.
No investments, by railroads,
except for actual bperation by
the railroad company should be
allowed, according to the com
mission and they reeom included
in their report, that it be pro
hibitive to invest railroad funds
in competing lines or in general
investments. The object being
to force the roads to coniine
their' attention to railroading
and not to financing.
l'lie New Haven railroad has
had a larger percentage of
wrecks and a greater loss of life
than any road in the states dur
ing I lid past two years, all of
which has heen placed on I he
heads of departinenls and high
ollieials, for lack of proper man
agement and because of poor
eijuipmeid.
FORESTER COMING
GHUGACH RESERVE
hief Graves, Who Succeeded Pin
chot, Left Washington Today
For Alaska.
Washington, I>. C., July 10.—
Chief Forester Graves, who suc
ceeded Pinchot, left here today
to visit the Chugach reserve in
Alaska, and will make an inves
tigation of the charges made re
peatedly by Alaskans that the
reserve is a detriment to the de
velopment of the territory, that
land on.which no timber is grow
ing, or never has grown and
never will grow, has been in
cluded in the reserve!.
These, charges by Alaskans fa
miliar with the conditions, have
caused the department to take
some action looking to the open
ing of (he land, for development
purposes and Chief Forester
Graves will conduct a personal
investigation into the matter and
recommend such changes in the
lines of the' reserve as may be
advisable.
New Movies Tonight at the
Orpheum.
Hearts of Men—A gripping
heart interest drama.
The Extension Table—Vita
graph feature and something
fine.
Springing a Surprise—A com
ic hit, refreshing and furiously
funny.
Special change! of program
next Saturday, line pictures.
My house and furniture for
sale.' Thos. S. Scott, clerk’s of
fice.
STRIKERS WANT
GOVERNOR’S AID
The St. Louis Cops Beat Them On
the Head With Night Sticks
and it Hurts.
SI. Louis, July 10.—The strik
ing waiters, cooks and bartenders,
appealed to the governor, ask
ing protection from the police of
St. Louis, who have beat them up
on the least provocation and
without provocation.
The clashes between the cops
and the strikers have been fre
quent and many cooks and booze
dingers, have sore heads, as a re
sult of the use oT • the night
sticks on their coeoanuts.
The telephone operators, are
still on strike and some of their
sympathizers have succeeded in
cutting the telephone cable, from
here to Hast SI. Louis.
BIG CONVENTION
AT LOS ANGELES
Christian Endeavor Representa"*
tives From All the States are
in Attendance.
I,os Angeles, July in.—The an
nual convent inn of Ehristian En
deavor'societies from all parts
of the I'nilcd Slate s, opened here
today with 13.not) delegates in
attendance.
Hepresenlal ives from every
slate In the union are in atten
dance.
soldmT
FIGHTING FIRE
San Francisco, July to—Five
soldiers, who have been assist
ing the forest rangers in light
ing the lire on Mount Tamalpais
have been burned to death, caught
on the side hill, where escape
was impossible. Their bodies
have been recovered and will be
shipped to I he homes of the en
listed men. where they will be
buried with military honors.
The freighter Seward of the
'Alaska Steamship company fleet
of boats was al Kllamar yester
day loading ore. having called at
the copper burg on her return
trip from Nome, where she went
with a large cargo of freight.
To Owners of Pianos.
The tuner is here now to slay
until the next boat out. Those
who did not have their instru
ments overhauled last fall had
better call up Hotel Seattle. Ev
ert Nymanover has been in Mex
ico, traveling over 10,000 miles
since last seen in Valdez. The
warm salt baths at Las Banos,
in San Diego, cured him of the
rheumatism, from which he
suffered and which was really
the cause for his going so far
south last winter. Nymanover
is an old Alaska man and an A.
B.
For a Delicious Salaa ague Sea
Tuna.
A delightful fish for salads
packed in o'ive oil, caught in Cal
ifornia. Try it, at Love-Whitley
Company.
We dance in Moose Hall, Wed
nesday eve, at 9:30 sharp. Home
waltz at 12.
For bicycle repair work, call
on Owen Meals.