VOLUME 18 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1918 NUMBER 179.
COMMISSION 111
CURE FDR MEN
<Jtunpensation Act of May 30, 1908,
Extended to Include Alaskan
Government Employes.
Under the direction of Secretary
at the Interior Lane, the men who
are employed on the construction
work of the government railroad in
Alaska will receive the benefits of
v'ompensation for accidents under a
system already arranged and an
nounced. An order recently' issued
by Secretary Lane reads:
“Employes of the Alaskan Engi
neering Commission shall have the
jight to receive compensation for in
juries sustained in the course of their
employment while actually in the
* Territory of Alaska at the rates and
in the amounts, and on the condi
tions provided in the act entitled,
'AtJhict granting to certain employes
of the United States to receive from
it compensation for injuries sustain
ed in the course of their employ
ment,’ approved May 30, 1908.
''Claims for compensation on ac
count of injury or death resulting
Jrom accident thus occurring here
after shall be settled by the chair
man of the Alaskan Engineering com
mission, who shall, as to all such
claims, and under such regulations
as he may prescribe, perform the
duties under which said act are
placed upon the secretary of com
merce and labor, provided that when
an injury results in death, claims for
compensation on account thereof
shall be filed with him within one
year after utli death ”
Secretary Lane also ui-ects the'
tfct Alaskan Engineering co'nmission
shall niak- no charge •or the serv
ices of its medical or surgical oflfL
«e«rs ii>. Alaska or to any person, while
nnder contract with the Commission
ir injured in Alaska in the course of
the government’s railway construc
tion,
The provision covers possible in
juries to station men who perform
work under contract. The order fur
ther provides that “in case such in
jury of such persons not an employe
he such that the chairman of the
(commission shall deem it benefioiaj
that he shall be conveyed to any oth
er point in Alaska or to the city of
.Seattle for n.edical or surgical treat
ment notfavailable tit the place where
sutt', injury occurs, the Commission
sna?l pfy the patient’s transporta
tion.
ANCHORAGE PLANNING
TO HAVE DOG RACES
The sport lovers of Anchorage
isave about perfected the formation
of a kennel club for the purpose of
inaugurating dog races, and expects
to secure the co-operation of other
Alaskan towns. It is is planned to
bold races in the differeift towns in
order to determine the better teams
and then arrange a grand champion
ship event in which the various towns
will be pitted against each other.
nOKDOVA JAPANESE
SHOW THEIR GOOD WILL.
Cordova: The Japanese residents
of Cordova, who have shown their
loyalty to the mother country by cel
ebrating the ’coronation of the em
peror, are not unmindful of the
kindly feeling that has existed here
toward them, and as an appreciation
of that fact they made a donation of
$100, to be applied to some useful
public purpose. The money was
turned over to Mayor Slater and it
was arranged that it be given to the
Jlhrary fund of oui> schools, to be
used in the purchase of additional
books.
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION
BE HELD NEXT MARCH.
V?, A. Gilmore, on Nome, who ran
as Republican candidate (or delegate
to congress in the 1912 campaign,
nas written Seward friends that he
will ,>e in Seward next March to at
tend .ho Republican convention, and
H is believed that the Republican
leaders nave selected Seward as the
convention city. Gilmcue will rep
resent the Republicans of the Second
division in the convention..
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MANY PERISH IN
RAVENSDAL.E MINE.
RAVENSDALE, Nov. 18.—Only
two of tlie thirty-one 'miners caught
in a coal mine near this place by an
explosion which occurred last Tues
day night, have been taken from the
mine alive. The survivors are Johp
Davis and John Arks, who were
working on the third level with twen
ty-five other men when the explosion
occurred. A total of 29 dead have
been taken from the mine.
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OR LIVINGOOD
Two Dollars to the Pan in Coarse
Gold Has Been Pound Near
Head of the Creek.
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FAIRBANKS, Nov. 18.—Miners
and prospectors are stampeding from
all directions to Tolovana as a result
of a recent discovery made near the
head of Livingood creek, where phe
nomenally rich pay has been uncov
ered. It is authentically reported
that pay running as high as. $2 per
pan has been found in what is be
lieved to be the old channel.
The paystreak has now been lined
up for a distance- of six miles along j
Livingood and the miners are active!
in prospecting the bench claims. Pay
has been found on a number of
claims below discovery and the new
find is causing miners to believe that
a richer paystreak than any as yet
uncovered exists under the deep
benches.
The finding of the rich pay has
caused many miners who have inter
ests in the new camp, to desert oper
ations here and join the stampede
to Tolovana, where they will immedi
ately begin prospecting their ground,
It is reported that the gold found
in the recent discovery is coarse and
what is known among placer miners
as "paystreak gold.” The ground
over the divide from Livingood has
all been staked and miners are get
ting onto the ground to begin work
of prospecting their claims. Many
Fairbanks merchants have expressed
the intention of opening branch
houses in the new camp, believing
that the recent rich discovery has
demonstrateu mat Tolovana will be
a camp of considerable size and may
even equal Fairbanks.
BATTLESHIP KENTUCKY
HAPPENED INTO PORT.
WASHINGTON. Nov. H —The
navy department officials dave de
claimed any connection with the sud
den appearance of the U. S. battle
ship Kentucky in the Mexican haroor
at Progresso, where the British re
cently searched the American ship
Zealandia. It is stated that the Ken
tucky merely happened to call at
Progresso while coming up the coast.
Investigation has disclosed the fac*
that the Zealandia was searched out
side the three-mile limit.
MEXICAN BANKS ARE
VOLUNTARILY CLOSING.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 18.—
Advices from Mexico City state that
the National Bank of Mexico City has
voluntarily suspended business owing
to the depressed financial state of
the republic. The bank has been
mulcted by the various provisional
governments which have controlled
the capital and it is understood that
the management has been accused by
federal officials with having rendered
financial support to General Villa.
REPORT REDFIELD
SOON TO RESIGN.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Nov. 18.—I
There is & persistent rumor in offl
cia* circles that Secretary Red field,
of the department of commerce, is
soon to resign from the cabinet ow
ing to differences with President
Wiison over trade legislation.
Fire at Anchorage.
Anchorage: Two small cabins at
Anchorage, located near the edge of
town on No-Man’s Land, were de
stroyed by fire last Monday night,
giving the Anchorage volunteer fire
department their first run in answer
to an alarm.
RFPORTED THAT BRITISH
PREMIER IS IN FRANCE
PARIS REPORTS THAT FOUR PROMINENT BRITISH STATESMEN
HAVE CROSSED CHANNEL TO DISCUSS IMPORTANT MATTERS
WITH FRENCH MINISTRY—BERLIN REPORTS'FAILURE OF AL
LIES TO CHECK TEUTONIC DRIVE THROUGH SERBIA—SERBIAN
REGIMENT MUTINIES AND KILLS OFFICERS—GERMAN LINER
IN BALTIC SUBMARINED—BULGARS FORCE FRENCH TROOPS
BACK—AUSTRIANS BOMBARD MONTENEGRO TOWNS.
PARIS, Nov. 18.—It is believed
that some subject of the utmost im
portance to the Allies will be dis
cussed here today as Premier Ab
quith, Earl Grey, Lloyd George and
Arthud Balfour, all closely identified
with the British government, are
known to have arrived in Paris this
morning. No inkling of the subject
which will be discussed has been per
mitted to leak out but it is believed
that only a matter of great impor
tance would cause the British states
men to be in Prance at the present
time.
Serbian Regiment Revolts.
BERLIN, Nov. 18.—Dispatches
from Bucharest state that the Fifth
Serbian regiment, which was one of
the last to retire from Nish before
the city was captured by the Bulga
rians, has mutinied and that the offi
cers have been killed. The Fifth
regiment was commanded by Col.
Pribitchevich, who is believed to
have been one of the instigators of
the plot which resulted in the mur
der of Archduke Ferdinand, of Aus
tria.
Parliament Only Can Decide.
LONDON, Nov. 18.—Premier As
quith, it is stated in the London
Times, has declared that the talk
of enforcing conscription is prema
ture as only parliament has the
power to order conscription.
Munitions Reaching Turkey.
BERLIN, Nov. 18.—It is officially
bulletined by the German war office
that all attempts of the Allies to
check the Teutonic drive through
Serbia to the relief of Turkey has
failed and that shipments of muni
tions and supplies from Germany are
now reaching Constantinople regu
larly. It is announced that two
thousand Serbians were captured in
an engagement which occurred last
Tuesday.
.German Liner Herniania Hunk.
COPENHAGEN, Nov. 18.—The
German liner Hermania was torpe
doed by a British submarine in the
Baltic sea and sans into deep water
before reaching shore. .. .s report
ed that many of the crew were
drowned.
Allies Forced Back.
BERLIN, Nov. 18.—Advices from
Sofiia state that the Bulgarian troops
have forced the French troops back
at two points after causing heavy
losses. It is reported that the Bul
gars captured a number of prisoners
and many guns from the French
when they retreated.
Austrians Bombard Montenegro.
VIENNA, Nov. 18.—Austrian avi
ators are reported to have visited
Montenegro early yesterday morning,
dropping bombs into the cities and
killing a number of soldiers.
PLAINTIFF WIKS
III SEWARD CASE
: Decision Handed Down this Morning
on Mining Case Tried During
Term at Seward.
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In a written opinion handed down
this morning Judge F. M. Brown de
cides in favor of the plaintiff in the
case of J. L. Reed vs. M. A. Ellis, Eri
Thompson and J. M. Cummings,
which was recently tried at Seward.
The plaintiff who was the assignee
of two separate Judgments recovered
In favor of Wm. Snooks and Karl
Karlson for $582.68 and $822.30 re
spectively, for worn done on the Bat
tle-Axe group of mining claims, situ
ated on Thunder Creek in the year
1907, brought the present action to
subject the mining grou-.. to liens
created by attachments and to deter
mine the priority of his rights as
against Ellis a subsequent grantee of j
Cummings on the ground that E'.lis I
had actual knowledge of the attach- |
ments.
The Court held in a lengthy opin- j
ion that Ellis was shown by his own 1
testimony to have had such notice as J
to bring him within the class of i
knowledge defined as "express’
knowledge or notice and that the
plaintiff is entitled to have said Bat
tle Axe mining claim subjected to the j
lien of his judgment in this case, by
virtue of his attachments, and the
property sold to satisfy the same.
Tolovanti iftay Get Movie.
Fairbanks: Bob Vining, the local
commission and theatrical man, is
considering the advisability of estab
lishing a movie picture house in
Brooks, the new Tolovana town. He
is the owner of several theatres in
the north, as well as several In the
states, and' if he makes up his mind
that the people of the new town need
a theafcffi he is sure to give them a
good a||fti as all his houses are first
class.
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THREE MILLION
Re<l Cross Report*' that Help Must
Be Sent from'America to Save
Women and Children.
NEW YORK, Nov. 18.—The Red
Cross has announced that three mil
lion persons in Belgium and northern
Prance under German control are in
grave danger of starvation and that
they must be fed and clothed before
Christmas or most of them will per
ish The persons requiring assist
ance are women and children and
aged men who are too feeble to pro
vide for themselves.
It. is stated that since the German
occupancy the mines and factories in
Belgium and northern Prance have
been operate'd under German manage
ment and have provided a living for
all who can secure employment but
that millions of women and children
whose husbands and fathers were
killed or are now at the front, are
destitute and in danger of starva
tion.
An active campaign, similar to that
of last year, is being organized by the
Rockefeller Foundation, and it is be
lieved that the American people will
respond to the cry of distress from
stricken Belgium.
ADMIRAL FARRAGUT DUE
HERE TOMORROW MORNING.
The steamer Admiral Farragut is
reported from Cordova to be due to
reach that place at 8 o'clock this
evening, and should reach (Valdez
some time tomorrow morning. The
Valdez passengers on the Admiral
Farragut as cabled from Seattle are:
Mrs. Winter, Otto Leane, and Chas.
Garden; L. Shelton, Dr. Bunckwall
and wife for Fort Liscum.
Pete Black and Billy Hogan left
Valdez this morning for Betties* bay,
where they will perform assessment
work on mining property in which
they are interested.
NOTHING TO LIVE FOR
AND ENDED IT \LL.
PENDLETON, Ore., Nov. 18 —Jno.
Kearney, chief of police of Pendle
ton, committed suicide Wednesd ty
night by shooting himself through
the head He left a note stating that
ill health and the recent death of h!.’
wife had caused him to decide to
quit, as he had nothing mere to live
for, and preferred to die. He had
lived here for years and wab highly
respected.
FOR RUNNING MATE
Humored in Capital that Fight Be
tween Wilson and Bryan has
Been Averted to Save I’arty.
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WASHINGTON, Nov. IS.—It is re
ported from Democratic headquar
ters here that the leaders of the
party are discussing the advisability
of ruuning Brand Whitlock. United
States Ambassador to Belgium, as
President Wilson's running mate in
the coming national election
Ambassador Whitlock is home on
a \acation and is reported as being
ambitious of securing the nomina
tion for the vice-presidency. The j
Democratic leaders believe that his
able handling of the delicate situa
tion in Belgium since the German oc- j
cupancy of that country has proven
his ability and is deserving of recog
nition at the hands of the American
pqople.
Democratic leaders are reported as
hopeful that the threatened fight
between President Wilson and Wil
liam J. Bryan will be. averted and
that the party will present a united
front at the national election. It is
rumored that Bryan has become con
vinced that it would be hopeless for
him. to oppose the president’s na
tional defense measure as it is sure
to pass, owing to its having the sup
port of the Republicans.
It is rumored that Bryan has prom
ised to support President Wilson in
the coming campaign and that the
supporters of President Wilson have
promised to give their support to
Bryan’s securing the Democratic
nomination tor the 1920 campaign.
TOWII LUMBER
MILL KEPT BUSY
Money Is Reported to be Scarce In
New Camp and Miners Trading
Time for Lumber.
There is said to be a strong de
mand for lumber in Brooks, the Tol
ovana town, for building purposes
and a new saw mill will be freighted
in over the trail this winter. Two
sawmills were operated during the
summer and the proprietors feared to
cut more timber than they could sell,
but when building operations began
their plies of lumber soon vanished,
and the mills are working overtime
to meet the demand but are unable
to do so at the present time.
Logging Is one of the principal in
dustries of the camp and a large
number of men are kept busy cutting
logs for the two mills. The logs are
easy to get as splendid timber grows
within a mile of the mills.
As is usually the case in new
camps, money Is scarce and the saw
mill men are compelled to give cred
it, making It burdensome for them
to meet their obfigationB, and many
of the miners requiring lumber for
cabins and mining purposes are trad
ing their time for lumber.
ANOTHER MUNITION
PLANT DESTROYED.
PROVIDENCE, Nov. 18.—The
plant of the River-Spinning company
here, which recently received a large
contract for supplying guncotton to
the Allies, was destroyed by fire this
morning. The origin of the fire is un
known but it is believed to have been
of incendiary origin.
6ELEIVE KRAUSE
KILLED
Scuttle Detectives Working on The
ory that He Murdered Four
Men in Juneau District.
JUNEAU, Nov. 18. — Erlw. Krause
the Petersburg man who was arrest
ed in Seattle on suspicion of having
been responsible for the mysterious
disappearance of William Christie,
amalgamator at the Treadwell mine,
is now believed to have been respon
sible for several mysterious disap
pearances which have occurred in
this district during the past few
years.
When Krause was arrested in Se
attle, he was going under the name of
Ole Moe, and attempted to establish
his identity as Moe by producing
deeds to pieces of property in King
county which are recorded in Moe's
name. The publicity given the case
in Seattle papers caused Moe's
friends to visit the accused for the
•purpose of identifying hin\ when the
deception was proven.
United States District Attorney Al
len was present when Moe's friends
repudiated Krause. In an interview
later Krause told Allen that he had
loaned Moe $300 and tlat the latter
had given him the deeds as security
until the loan was repaid.
Detectives have learned that A. H.
Dahl and Ole Moe left foi Alaska in
1913 in a launch and thal alter their
arrival Krause had purchase! Dahl's
interest and the latter presumably
left for Seattle but has never since
been heard from and it is believed
possiblt that he was the vicnm of
foul play. East year Krause announc
ed that he had purchased Moe’s in
terest in the launch and stated that
Moe had left for the old country. He
has not been heard from and letter*
have been received from his relatives
in Europe inquiring for him.
When Krause was arrested by De
fective Tennant he carried a murder
ous looking gun. A search of his pa
pers disclosed a piece of paper bear
ing William Christie’s signature. The
paper had evidently been cut from
[the fake subpoena which Christie had
I signed when presented to him by the
[man, Miller, who is now known to
| have been Krause.
| Detective Tennant and District At
torney Allen believe that Krause not
only murdered Christie, but that he
made away with Capt. Janies Plun
kitt, of Juneau, as well as Dhal and
Moe. They believe that his chief mo
tive for murdering Christie was love
for Mrs. Christie, whose first hus
band, Gesekus, was a German and a
friend of Krause.
C. F. Smith a Victim,
SEATTLE, Nov. IS.—Detective
Tennant, who is working on the case
of Edward Krause, of Petersburg,
suspected of being responsible for the
disappearance of William Christie
and several other Alaskans, asserts
that he has secured evidence tending
to show that Krause made a business
of murdering men for the money he
was able to secure from their per
sons. He states that he has proof
that Krause lured C. J. Smith of Ju
neau, from his home some time ago,
and that Smith was never seen again
after keeping his appointment with
Krause.
KOYUKUK OUTPUT FOK
PAST SEASON $800,000
FAIRBANKS, Nov. 18— Arrivals
from Fairbanks report that the sea
son’s output of the northern camp
will exceed three hundred million
dollars. It is stated that winter op
erations have started and that more
miners are working on the creeks
than at any time during the past five
years. Most of the gold this year
catre from Hammond river.
KOYVKI K TRADER 18
EN ROVTE TO STATES.
FAIRBANKS, Nov. 18.—Jack Nel
so.1. storekeeper in Betties, Koyu
kuk, arrived from Circle City yester
day afternoon en route to the Out
side. He reports a prosperous season
in the northern parcp and states that
the camp is well supplied with pro
visions for the Vinter.
Suits pressed tor |1.00 at Silver
man's, tbi tailor. Telephone 198, tt