VQL 1Q VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JUNE 4, 1914. NO. 207.
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Friend* and Guect* of Pres. Alexander
Thank Him for Opportunity of
Seeing Northland.
SEATTLE, June 4.—The Seattle
papers, the Post-Intelligencer and
The Times devoted the entire front
page in yesterday’s issues to the Alas
ka tour by Puget Sound businessmen.
The men are quoted in interviews
as being greatly surprised and high
ly delighted with the trip they have
just made and they also say they were
astonished to learn of the wonderful
possibilities of the north.
President Charles Hyde, of the
West Coast Grocery Company, was
the presiding officer at the farewell
dinner given on the Sampson just be
fore the steamer reached Seattle and
all the members of the party spoke in
glowing terms of President Alexander
and of Captain Moore and they thank
ed Mr. Alexander for the opportun
ity he had given them to see for
themselves the wonders of Alaska.
‘ Tiie meeting also passed resolutions
requesting Secretary Redfield to
cause to be constructed a lighthouse
at Cape St. Elias far out in the Pa
cific ocean and urged the construction
of the same at once.
CLAIM KINSHIP
RICH RECLUSE
Stream of Schmidts Pour In N. Y.
Hospital to See Dying Man With
$18,000 In Pockets.
NEW YORK, June 4.—Like flies
about a sugar barrel the Schmidt clan
descended yesterday upon Ward A 1,
at Bellevue hospital, to establish
claims of kinship to a wizened, feeble
old man—a Bowery derelict—who is
dying of pneumonia: None of the vis
itors succeeded in satisfying the hos
pital authorities of the virtue of their
claims, although several tried to con
vince nurses and physicians of their,
altruistic interest in the patient.
The suddeh excitement among the
Schmidts was due to the announce
ment in a morning newspaper that
Carl Schmidt, an 80-year-old inmate
of a Bowery lodging house, had been
taken to Bellevue hospital, dying, and
$3,380 cash and banks books showing
savings of more than $15,000 had been
discovered upon , his person by Rutt
ledge, an -examiping physician.
The old man was unatle to give
any accoupt’pf himself and was ap^
parently without friends or relatives^
His clothing was ragged and he had
been insufficiently nourished. A G. A.
R. button in the lapel of his rusty,
green-black coat indicated that he
was a veteran of the civil war.
Investigations failed to reveal the
old man's family connections or the
story of his life. , From his associates
oi> the Bowery it was learned that
he first appeared in the lodging house
district about tptpteyn years ago.
I'wkfcwjHPR. w/mad« we Jkbw
' at 288 Bowery, where he occupied a
small room.
Efforts will be made by officers of
the Grand Ajrmy of the ftep^ibUc, to
get from the .Pension. Bureau at.Wash/
ington information which may throw
some iigbt upon the man’s identity.
It is believed that he served as fi
cavalrymman under Gen. Pruts Sigel.
in the myaptipne, woplgbe htflrs'pour
into the hospital iii a stfa^y stream. I
Will Shew Boston Torriero.
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NEW YORK, June 4.—With James
Waterhouse/ president of itte~/New
X»rk Boston Terrier Club, ‘as ludgfi,'
the annual specialty show of the or
ganization bpaWff'hat#"today .. with,
<m «t ttm.BDWtast gut** Hats JMfefc
dub’s history.
SAMUELS OF NOME
SHOOTS HIMSELF
Pioneer Merchant of Nome Deepon
dent eBcause Wife Secured Di
vorce—Die* In Seattle.
SEATTLE, June 4—M. Samuels, a
former merchant who traveled over
the trail last winter to the coast and
for a time contemplated opening a
large mercantile establishment in Ju
neau, shot himself in the heart at
the Seattle hotel last night because
his wife had abandoned him and se
cured a divorce.
Samuels has been despondent since
the divorce was granted a few days
ago and finally decided to end it all.
The shot was fired through the heart
and death was instantaneous.
Blanche, the former wife of Deep
Hole Smith, of Nome, and who was
registered at the hotel as Mrs. Sam
uels and had been living with the
Nome merchant as his wife, ran
screaming from the room shouting,
“Daddy has killed himself! Daddy has
killed himself!” Investigation soon
disclosed the fact that Samuels was
dead and that he had shot himself
through the heart.
The woman, was taken to the hos
pital in a hysterical condition.
GOAL DIALERS .
CASE NEAR END
Government After Lehigh Coal Com
' rsny for Violating Interstate
Commerce Act.
PHILADELPHIA, June 4.—The ar
guments closed today in the case of
the government against the Lehigh
Valley Coal Sales Company, now be
ing heard in the federal court, The
cqjnpany, which is controlled by the
Lehigh Valley railroad, the largest
coal carrying company, is charged
with having violated the Sherman
anti-trust law and to have entered
into a conspiracy to maintain high
prices for coal.
Tne attorneys in tneir closing aa
dress claimed that the testimony
showed that the company had made
an average profit of 20 cents a ton,
and that only because of the tremen
dous business done by the company
could they make any profit at all.
The public had been reaping the ben
efit pf , tbe, ljurge business done in
the lower prices.
The charge that the company mo
nopolize the coal business was also
denied.
The attorneys for the government
asked .the court for a verdict, claim
ing that the evidence showed that the
company regulated, the, price of coal;
made, few sh'lpments when the price
was low so as to force the price up
ward and . caused a scarcity by hold
ing in reserve thousands of tons and
manipulated the market.
Notice to Property Owners.
The property owners of McKinlex
Amt committee
will meet t.eitfgbt at 8 p. m. a the,
city half and there and then said,
property ovtners can see plat of streets
and grades effecting Uielf property.
WM. THOMAS.
JOHN LYONS.
AL. WHITE.
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1 to 8, p. m. at tne Emporium.
Nubono Corsets.
„Tpr Mrsr .8t Marie’s for one
those Nabobs! corsets.
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, Ralph Weatler tad Jack Ride
lng.
SHIELS WITNESS
NOT PENALIZED
Judge Netirer Refute* to Prevent Wtl
net* From Receiving Hi* Fee*—
Refused Aid Government.
SEATTLE, June 4.—Judge Netirer
today refused to penalize M. Wright,
a witness In the recent cases against
Shiels and Munday for conspiracy to
defraud the government.
Ihe district attorney insisted that
no witness fee be allowed to Wright
because he had refused to allow the
prosecutor to question hi mprior to
the trial so that the government’s at
torney could get a line on the tes
timony he would give. '
Judge Netirer allows the witness
full fees for all the time he had
been in attendance on the court and
rebuked the district, attorney for
wishing to penalize Wright.
SHOT POLICEMAN
GET LONG TERMS
Two Cuban Politicians and Gamblers
Convicted of Murder of Chief
Police Riva.
HAVANA, June 4.—General As
bert, former provincial governor of
Havana, and Eugenio Arias, a form
er member of the legislature, were
sentenced today to serve twelve years
in the penitentiary for the killing of
Chief of Police Riva two years ago
because he threatened to raid a
gambling house in which the two men
were interested and for political rea
sons.
Riva was shot dead in the street,
both men firing at one time and while
the police official was not expecting
an attack.
Fearing an uprising by friends of
the prisoners, who have large follow
ings, the police secured the aid of
the troops and machine guns were
planted about the jail building to pre
vent any effort to rescue the two pris
oners. A revolution is predicted by
many.
BRITAIN IS FIRM
HOIST THE FI
No Amount of .pressure Seem* to
Change, the Attitude of Govern
ment Official*.
LONDON, June 4.—The government
of England will not provide for an
official exhibit at San Francisco at
the coming Panama fair and the
strong pressure exerted by business
men and by legislators to have the
government change its attitude has
been In vain. It is now generally
conceded in diplomatic circles that
England and Germany have entered
into an agreement not . to patronize
the fair because Of the Panama tolls
exemption, which is considered -by
them as being in violation of existing
! treaties with the United States.
■ttie announcement' has reached
here that genaajn merchants will have
a large exhibit .at the fair in spite
of governmental opposition and that
the German steamship lines have con
ftjtfVtea*»»i,or P* m
free to San
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Account* Found In Excellent Condi
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SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., June 4.—
President Luchinger of the Humboldt
Savings Bank, who has been ill for
many weeks, committed suicide to
day. by Inhaling gas at his residence.
A hasty investigation of the ac
counts of the bank following the an
nouncement of the suicide has reveal
ed the fact that all the accounts are
correct and that money matters did
not cause the hasty deed.
Sergt. Waller has been confined to
his bed for several days suffering from
the after effects of an injection to
prevent typhoid fever.
WANT TRANSPORT
RELP CELEBRATE
;Efforts Being Made to Have the Army
Transport at Valdez for the
Fourth of July.
Secretary Fish, of the Valdez Com
mercial Association, has addressed a
letter to the quartermaster at Seat
tle, inviting that officer together with
the troops that will be aboard the
army transport to stop over in Valdez
on the national holiday and assist in
making the occasion the grandest and
best affair of the kind ever held in
Alaska.
The . committee; Jon (arrangements
has also taken the matter up with the
quartermaster, assuring him that no
efforts will be spared to provide a
most enjoyable entertainment.
Mr. Chas. McCallum has been ap
pointed to the committee to represent
the Labor party for the occasion, and
has been assigned as chairman of the
street committee.
STEAMER CORWIN
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Begt the Cutter Bear a Few Hours,
—Green Goods Sell Quickly—
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Bear Hat th# Mail.
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NOME. June 4.—The steamer Cor
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win reached this city at midnight
Monday, the first boat to arrive this
season. The whiBtles in the city be
gan tooting as soon as smoke was
seen in the roadstead and the entire
population gathered on the beach to
welcome the, 100 passengers who had
come north on the Corwin. Right be
hind the Corwin, steaming at full
speed was the revenue cutter Bear,
which had been racing from Seattle
since May 11 to reach Nome ahead
of the Corwin. Twenty tons of mail
arrived on the cutter and the postal
authorities hp.ve ,been busy sprung it.
The perishables and given goods
fresh .from the states sold, quickly, the
restaui^pjts paying fgncy gripes for
them esd gU, Were disposed of within
qiree
The Corwin haa been the Orst boat
to reach here since 1902, excepting
1912, when she Was not on the run.
On board the. Bear aa a passenger IS
Lord William PercyV a younidi* son
tylfwr a acetal,
Secretary of .the Tregaviy, #04400 to
travel on the Bear as » passenger «g
ter north as Point Barrow, where he
dFUl hunt a species of wild duck found
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EXPERTS SOON TO
INVESTIGATE SEAL
American Naturalists to Sail From
Seattle June S; Others From
England and Japan.
SEATTLE,. June 4.—he revenue cut
ter McCulloch will sail from here on
June 8 for the Pribilof Islands, in
the North Pacific, and will take Geo.
Parker, biological professor at Har
vard, Dr. Osgood, the Chicago ntff
uralist, and Edward Preble, a gov
ernment biological expert, and the
three are to investigate conditions at
the seal islands and report upon the
advisability of abolishing the closed
season now in force and which is
maintained by the United States,
England and Japan. Experts from
England and Japan are to go to the
islands upon war vessels of their re
spective nations and will also Join in
the investigation and if deemed ad
visable the sealing season will be
again opened.
The party are all expected to reach
the islands early in July and will
spend six weeks investigating the
conditions. Under a treaty between
the United States, England and Ja
pan no sealing is allowed by the seal
ers of any of the nations that are a
party to the treaty and it has been
hoped that the herd of seal would
greatly increase.
Denounces One Man Rule of the Party
—Insists We Have Right to
Exempt Our Shipping.
WASHINGTON, June 4.—Senator
Vardanian of Mississippi today se
verely criticised President Wilson for
his policy regarding me repeal of the
exemption to American shipping
through the Panama canal. The
southern senator said that such a pol
icy spelled ruin for the Democratic
party and that the one man in control
of the party had become a greater
menace to public interests than the
old boss rule so much despised by the
peopl?.
Senator Vardaman claimed that we
had built the canal, were forced to
maintain it at a loss, that the Ameri
can taxpayers must pay for the op
eration of the canal and that we have
the right to regulatfe the prices and
exempt our coastwise shipping.
Call for Bids.
At the special meeting of the city
council of June 3, 1914, the Street
committee, was Instructed to call for
bids for a concrete sidewalk to be
constructed from a point known on
McKinley street and occupied by the
Pinson Cigar Company, and from
there down McKinley street to a point
known and occupied by the Valdez
Bank & Trust Company. Specllica-r
tions can be seen at the office of
the chairman of the Street commit
tee. The city reserves the right to
reject and and all bids. Bids will be
closed at 7 p. in., Juhe 6, 1914. Bids
can be delivered to any member of
the committee up to 7 p. m. .June 6.
The bjdder. who is awarded the con
tract will be inquired by the city
council to put up a bond to he ap
proved by said council.
AL. WHITE. Chairman.
' WM. THOMAS.
LVOiJS*
way at 7:30 this morning ter Vnjdea
The steamer is expected here Fri
day noon.
Mr. tind Mrs. Alfred B. lies cams
ovfer from the electric plant this
mornlht add will remain In Vatded
forsSVertd dJure. '*
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PALMER SMS
PENN. CAMPAIGN
Will Be Aided By the Administration
—Pennsylvania Be Battleground
This Fall.
HARRISBURG, Pa., June 4.—Con
gressman Palmer, the regular nominee
on the Democratic ticket for senator,
started his campaign here last night
and in his opening address said that
Penrose, the Republican nominee,
was the leader of the corrupt rem
nant of the old political regime and
also that he represented the spoils
system.
The wonderful organization devel
oped by Penrose has frightened the
Democrats and they are starting the
campaign early and will continue at
the fight until the day of election.
The big oratorical guns of the ad -
ministration will be sent into the
stat eupon speaking tours. It is also
expected that President Wilson will
aid Palmer and will make two ad
dresses, one at Harrisburg and the
other in Philadelphia.
Ex-president Roosevelt will tour the
state for Pinchot, while the Repub
licans expect to make a hard fight
and will have as many of the Re
publicans of national prominence to
speak.
Palmer's meeting last night was
well attended.
Director Eaton Corroborates President
Mellen—All Feared Wall Street
Dictation.
WASHINGTON, June 4 - James Ka
ton for many years a director of the
New Haven railroad, was a witness
today in the investigation being con
ducted by the Interstate Commerce
Commission and when examined by
Attorney Joseph Folk testified that
none of the directors dared to open
their mouths against J. P. Morgan,
who domineered the board and forced
all of the directors to do his bid
ding.
Eaton testified that none of the di
rectors ever dared to .openly oppose
Morgan, who was in a position to take
fcom them all they had accumulated
in business, force them out of the
board of directors and cut them off
from assistance front Wall street
bankers.
When asked if the directors did
not know that they were violating
the Sherman anti-trust act he admit- .
ted that all of them but Morgan fear
ed that the company was sailing
close to the line and sometimes had
crossed it, but Morgan and the attor
neys for the line always assured them
It was all right and nothing would
come of it.
Eaton corroborated Mellen in ev-.
ery instance and especially in refer
ence to the aid that ex-President
Roosevelt had given the company and
the assurance from the then president
that the Department of Justice would
not interfere. Eaton referred to
Roosevelt as “The Little Father.”
WIRELESS SEA SAFETY
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PARIRS, June 4.—The automatic
wireless apparatus Invented by the
yVencti engineers Ducretot n^d Rog
er is betngr eitherImen ted upon from
# ;tte ma
chine receives" medsk*es sent by the
fee rfep&W tbfm' auto
matically bn tape*' The' experiment
®$roved ajuccesa so
ed W&lch is up to tOQ kllometree.
Sjuch *n apparatus would, It Is said,
dad materially to the safefy of ships
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