if Jllf jtmtz is VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1015 NUMBER 885
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TAFT JUSTIFIES
THE PAMPHLET
r Yimnti that Administration has Ap
pointed Grafting Native Politi
rians to Offices.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—Former
President W. H. Taft, in justifying
the attack made by Prof. Jones on
the administration’s policy in the
Philippines, declares that the rule of
Governor Harrison has resulted in
the government being discredited be
fore the native Filipinos.
Mr. Taft asserts that while he was
governor general of the islands he
took pride in establishing a civil ser
vice which was non-partisan and free
froiA graft. He asserts that Governor
Harrison in turning out the while,
who. went Republican appointees, fill
ed upffh# places with native politi
cians.
v It is declared that the government
officials have oeen so lax in handling
the affairs of the islands that there
is a deficit in the land office of $250,
*00 in the sinking fund, which was
collected from payments on the amor
tisation plan. Incompetence has been
shown in every department. The
education department has aroused
antagonism among the natives by the
appointment of natives to positions
for which they were totally unfit.
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ftcdlcted that Red Metal will Go
Above 90 Cent* per Ponnd
During Present Month.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.—It is pre
dicted that the price of high-grade
copper will pass the 20 cents per
pound mark before the close of the
* present month, and that all metals
«ned in the manufacture of muni
tions will advance correspondingly.
Mercantile agencies report a. gen
♦sral expansion of trade, especially of
goods which ere not dependant upon
the holiday trade, Indicating that the
purchasing power of the people Is in
creasing..
Bankers report collectipns easier
at present than at any time during
the past five years. The liquidation of
* indebtedness is very noticeable in the
western states where banks have
been forced to carry mortgages
which were long overdue, but which
the bankers hesitated to foreclose
owing to the financial depression.
There is also an increased and heal
thy demand for money for improve
, MRS. W1DSW0RTH
IS I BANKRUPT
Alaska Miner's Widow Owes Hun
dred Thousand Hollars and
_ Has $B8 Lott of Fortune.
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SEATTLE, Dec. 3.—-Mercedes M.
Wadsworth.,, widow of a wealthy
Alaskan miner, whose husband left
Aer a fortune estimated at nearly a
^ half millio^i dollars, has been declar
«d a bankrupt with debts amount
in* to $100,00Q, and assets of $2’
Mrs. Wadsworth was inevperie:”’? 1
financial matters and became In
-solved in real estate and oil mining
speculations, which swept awsv her
a i fortune and left her penniless. She
* to the third Alaskan to pass through
bankruptcy this winter on the Pa
cific coast, all of whom were believed
-ho be wealthy.
Valdez Drag Company nave a fine
Bne of School Stationery. tf.
TWO HUNDRED CIVILIAN WORKERS SHOT
DOWN IN STREETS OF BERLIN FOR RIOTING
BERNE, Switzerland, Dec. 3.—Ad
vices from Berlin state that more
than two hundred civilian workers
were shot down in the streets of the
city, yesterday by the troops guard
ing the Reichstag and Royal palace.
During the opening session of the
Reichstag thousands of laborers,
many of them women and girls who
have taken the places of their sol
dier husbands in the factories and
workshops, made a demonstration be
fore the royal'palace demanding that
the price of food stuffs be reduced
and threatening the destruction of
the government buildings if their de
mands were denied.
Members of the Reichstag and
high German officials attempted to
pacify the laborers but their efforts
proved futile. The workers attacked
the speakers and refused to disperse
when ordered from the streets, which
had been blockaded to traffic by the
mob.
The workers, angered by the fail
BERLIN DISPATCHES VIA SWITZERLAND REPORT THAT WORK
ER8 DEMANDED THAT GERMAN REICHSTAG LOWER PRICES
OF FOOD AND ATTEMPTED TO BARRICADE STREETS OF CITY
TO TRAFFIC—GERMAN CHANCELLOR OF EMPIRE ASSERTS
THAT TIME IS NOT RIPE FOR MAKING GERMANY’S TERMS OF
PEACE KNOWN TO ENEMY NATIONS.
ure of the officials to grant their de
mands, attacked the guards sur
rounding the royal palace and pre
pared to barricade the entrances.
The troops charged the workers with
bayonets but were met by a volley of
missiles of every description. The
troops were ordered to use ball car
tridges and when the fired into the
crowd hundreds of the workers were
killed and wounded.
Scores of the labor leaders have
been arrested and will be tried for
conspiracy against the government. It
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is feared that the disorders may'
spread to other cities as the women
workers are demanding peace and are
engaged in rioting against the gov
ernment mafkkis from which food is
distributed to the populace.
Not Ready for Peace.
BERLIN, Dec. 3.—Herr von Beth
mann-Hollweg, Chancellor of the
Empire, in answer to the demands of
the Socialist members of the Reich
stag that Germany's terms for peace
be announced, will tell the Reichstag
that it would be useless to announce
any terms of peace now as they wou'd
not be accepted by the rulers of the
enemy’s nations.
Emperor William will not even
consider the demands of the Social
ists and insists that the request for
peace must come from the nations
which have been vanquished in the
war. and that Germany will enter
tain no offers of peace which would
rob her of the territory which she
has won at a tremendous sacrifice of
human lives. The German nation is
warped not to expect peace unless
the terms are such as to establish the
central European nations as the
guardians of European peace.
Eagle Hall is sure to be crowded
at their meeting this evening when
the annual election of officers will
take place. The Valdez aerie has a
large membership, which is equaled
by few Alaska towns.
STEAMER CORWIN GOES
INTO MEXICAN TRADE
LOS ANGELES, Dec. 3.—The
steamer Corwin, which formerly
plied in Alaskan wators, has been
chartered by a company of Los An
geles capitalists who have business
interests in Lower California, and
the steamer will go into the Mexican
trade. The Corwin has but recently
returned from the Arctic where she
was used as a trader. ,
BOPP TO GO
Secretary Lansing Notifies ifern
storff that Their Presence not
Desired in United States.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 3.—
The evidence brought to light during
the trial of the Hamburg-American
Steamship officials on the < charge of
conspiring to violate American neu
trality has discredited Captain Boy
Ed, German naval attache to the Em
bassy, and Austrian Consul-General
Bopp, with the United States govern
ment.
It is reported that Secretary Lan
sing of the state department, follow
ing a conference with President Wil
son after the conviction of the steam
ship company, dispatched a brief note
to Ambassador Bernstorff stating
that the presence of Captain Boy-Ed
and Bopp were 4.0 longer desired in
the United States and that their pass
ports had been prepared for them.
The dismissal of the Teutonic offi
cials by the secretary has caused a
tremendous sensation as it is believ
ed that the government through its
investigating department has secured
evidence of an even stronger nature
than was brought , out during the
trial. The name of Captain Boy-Ed
has been closely associated with the
numerous conspiracies to destroy
munition plants and , it is believed
the department of justice has posi
jtive evidence against the Teutonic
! diplomats who have been dismissed.
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iEXPljOSION DESTROYS
ANOTHER GAS BOAT
Jack Kellogg, of Ketchikan, was
severely burned when his gas boat
was destroyed by fire last week on
Ham Ialand, Southeastern Alaska. In
company with Fred Berry. Kellogg
had gone to the island where they
spent the night on shore and early
next morning he went out to the
laundh. with a, lighted lantern. As
soon as the lantern was lowered into
the boat, an explosion occurred which
' biew hint into the water and setting
the boat on fire. The accident was
due to au open oan of gasoline hav
ing allowed to stand all night In the
cabin which was shut up tightly.
Kellogg was severely burned about
the head and face but Is recovering.
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MNIERICAN OFFICIALS
AOE CONVICTED OF CONSPIRACY
JURY KINDS THEM GUILTY OK MAKING FALSE AFFIDAVITS IN SE- j
CURING CLEARANCE PAPERS FOR VESSELS SENT OUT TO SUP- j
PLY GERMAN FLEET OF COMMERCE RAIDERS—OFFICIALS AS- j
SERT THEY WERE NOT DECEIVING CUSTOM’S OFFICIALS BUT j
AGENTS OF THE ALLIES—MANIFESTS WERE PURPOSELY EAL- j
SIFIED., . ..
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NEW YOKK. Dec. 3.—The four of
ficials of the Hamburg-American
Steamship company, tried on the
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charge of having violated the neu
trality of the United States by seeur
ing clearance on vessels by making
false affidavits, have been convicted
by the jury.
In its findings the jury charged
that the steamship compsn v had the
right to supply the German warships
Vith fuel and food if they so desired
but that they had no right to involve
ihe United States in violator.*, of in
ternational law by making false af
fidavits as to the contents of the car
go and destination of the vessels.
The defendants will remain at lib
erty but have been placed under hea
vy bonds to appear when required by
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court. The convicted officials, during '
'the trial admitted that they had sent!
a number of veswls to sea with sup- J
plies for the German fleet, but cla'm - j
ed that they were deceiving the ene-j
my and not the United States officials.j
They assert that the manifests were ;
purposely falsified * because of thej
fear that agents of the-Allies would j
gain knowledge of the service in i
J which the vessels were engaged. |
Dating the trial the federal prose-1
cutor, attempted to force Ambassador
Bernstorff to be brought into the case
to prove that the Hamburg-American
officials had been paid by the Ger
man government for serving the
commerce raiders, but the uumission
of President Buenz established the
connecting link in the government’s
evidence.
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Willard is Matched to Fight Fred
| Fulton and Welsh Will Meet
Charlie White in Sf Y.
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j NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 3.—It is an
nounced that Jess Willard, the heavy
weight champion of the world, has
! been matched to fight Fred Fulton of
[Rochester. Minn., before a New Or
leans audience on March 3. The ar
ticles will be signed this week and
'will guarantee Willard $30,000 for
the contest. The ring followers are
denouncing the match and assert
there are several men who are better
entitled to a contest with the cham
pion who has selected an easy victim
for his first light since winning the
championship from Jack Johnson,
nearly a year ago.
Welsh to Meet White.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.—Eddie Welsh
has signed agreements to meet Char
lie White within six weeks fof the
lightweight championship of the
world. The contest will be held be
fore a club In l^is city.
The Young Wilks' Literary Society
of Valdez will hold its usual meet
ing tonight at 8 o’clock at Every
man’s Clubhouse.
Informs the Allies that She Will
Abide by their Agreement that
All Must Agree to Terms.
LONDON. Dec. 3.—Grave appre-,
hension which was manifested in
British officialdom over the reported
possibility of Italy making a separate
peace with Austria, has been set at
rest by the announcement from Rome
that Italy would abide by the agree
ment binding Britain, France and
Russia not to accept or make peace
until all were agreed as to the terms.
The Italmn government has stated
that it will send troops to the assis
tance of the Serbians in Montenegro
and Albania, and will light to the
end in preventing Bulgaria extending
her territory to the Adriatic sea.
Latest dispatches from Athens
state that an Italian army has been
landed at Avlona, in Albania, and will
march against the Bulgarian and
Austrian invaders.
lack CaMin, proprietor of the, Ar
cade, Is suffering from a severe cold,
and will take a few days rest.
FOR SALE—A11 my stock. Am
cleaning out everything below cost.
J. M. Pauley. 2-tf
NORTHWESTERN WILE
LEAVE SEATTLE TONIGHT
SEATTLE, Dec. 3.—The steamer
Northwestern, of the Alaska Steam
ship company’s fleet, will sail for Val
dez and other Southwestern Alaskan
ports this evening. The steamer will
carry few passengers northward ns
the travel at this season of the year
is southward, Alaskans preferring to
spend the holiday season with friends
in the States.
Rescuers Worked Under Dangerous
Conditions as Coal Mine Had i
Been Wrecked by Gas.
BOOMER, W. Va., Dec. 3.—Four
more miners, in an unconscious con
dition and nearly dead from lack of
air, were taken from the coal mine
near here yesterday afternoon. Six
teen dead bodies have been brought
to the surface and all the men em
ployed in the mine when the explo
sion occurred have been accounted
for, dead or alive.
When the explosion occurred three
hundred miners who were employed
in the higher workings escaped to the
surface but fifty were entombed. Res
cue parties were immediately organ
ized and have been working steadily
since the accident to recover the dead
and bring the living to the surface.
The rescuers worked under terri
ble conditions as the explosion had
wrecked thp mine by shattering the
timbers and leaving the mine in a
caving condition. Poisonous gases
also retarded the work of the rescu
ers and necessitated a change of crew
every hour.
The relatives of the entombed min
ers have stood at the mouth of the
shaft since the accident occurred and
when a body was recovered and sent
to the surface they anxiously surged
forward to see if it was that of their i
relatives.
It is believed the explosion was
caused by a miner’s drill tapping a
gas pocket, as the place where the
explosion occurred shows that a ter
rific force had been liberated.
NO FORD DELEGATE
FROM PRINCETON.
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PRINCETON, Dec. S.—President
Hibben, of Princeton University, has
refused to appoint a delegate from
the university to accompany the Hen
ry Ford delegation to Europe. He
believes no good can possibly come
from private citizens of the United
States attempting to Interfere In the
affairs of the European nations.
President Hibben characterises Mr.
Ford’s plan as a "fantastic dream.”
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M. A. McIntosh, who made the trip
to Fidalgo bay on the launch Sham
rock, returned to Valdez. lMt
COLONEL NOT
BACK TO FOLD
Perkins Believes Republican* May
Select Root a* Their Candi
date for Presidency.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.—In an ad
dress delivered here last night, Geo.
W. Perkins, the Progressive leader,
asserted that Col. Roosevelt would
not return to the Republican fold un -
til the party had been removed from
the control of the men who were re
sponsible for stealing his nomination
in 1912. He predicted that Root or
some standpat Republican would be
the only candidates considered by the
Republican National committee.
Perkins believes that Col. Roose
velt might have joined forces with
the Republicans had they shown an>
Inclination to select a fair man as
cheir candidate, but that he will not
tolerate Root nor former President
Taft under any consideration. He as
serts the Republican leaders are be
coming arrogant, believing a Repub
lican victory is sure.
The Progressive leader is a strong
advocate of preparedness and believes
that President Wilson's national de
fense measure should be adopted by
congress. He believes the United
States should prepare for war by
preparation and for peace by chang
ing the tariff.
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Former Overseer of Oil King’s In
terests Says Men Become Fool
ish After Sixty Years.
BINGHAMPTON, N. Y„ Dec. 3.—
Lemont Bowers, aged 73 years, and
receiving a salary of $30,000 per year
for overseeing John D. Rockefeller
interests, believes with Dr. Osier
that a man’s usefulness ends when
he has attained the three score mile
stone In his life. He declares that a
wide experience with men during his
long business career has taught him
that men, unless they are gifted with
exceptional powers, become foolish
and irritable after they have passed
the three-score mark.
Bowers is enjoying good health de
spite his advanced years and states
that he will spend the balance of his
life in trying to cultivate a disposi
tion which will make his associations
with other men as agreeable as pos
sible, but not expect any great meas
ure of success. He has been in the
employ of the millionaire oi> king
for many years and is said to be gift
ed with a saving sense of humor tie
has been known among intim ites as
“Rockefeller’s Friday.”
MANN
HOUSE LENDER
Believed Republicans Will Insist
Hharing National Defense
Honors With Wilson.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.—United
States , senators and congressmen
who have spent the summer repairing
their pollttoal fences In their con
stituencies, have been arriving in the
capita, uuriug the past‘ few days to
attend the party caucuses before the
opening of congress.
The Republican leaders at a cau
cus held last night again chose Rep
resentative Jaines R.' jilann as the
party leader in the lower house. It
is understood that t|h Republicans
plan to make « fight' t>n President
Wilson’s national defense policy in
order to inject the Republican ideas