IN TAGOMA GUY
Strikers Last Night Made An Attack
Upon the Smelter, Are Repulsed
_Smelter Running Capacity.
TACOMA, Jan. 8.—The striking
Austrians made a night attack on the
Tacoma smelter last night, but were
repulsed by the special guards hired
by the management and by the dep
uty sheriffs, who have been establish
ed in (he works to protect the prop
erty from destruction by the enraged
smelter workers.
The attack started at 2 o’clock and
continued for several hours, and many
hundred shots were' fired from both
sides. One striker was killed, and
the police believe that several more
were wounded but were carried away
by their comrades.
The management of the smelter
claim that they are now running with
a full crew and are working capac
ity, handling all the ore which is
brought to them, and they state that
no trouble is anticipated as to se
curing men to replace the strikers,
as hundreds of men are applying dai
ly for work, and if it were necessary
men from other smelters of the com
pany would be brought to Tacoma to
break the strike.
WITH BEER SLOPS
So as to Make It Hard for Topers to
Pass Without Calling in for a
Likely Nip.
BUKLINOTON, N. J„ Jan. 8.—The
city council today passed an ordi
nance forbidding the' bartenders and
saloonkepers of this city from wash
ing the sidewalks with beer slops,
so as to lure topers into the saloons
because they can not resist the smell
of the beer.
The ordinance provides a severe
penalty upon the owners of saloons
if the practice is persisted in and a
second offense means the revoking of
the license. The bartenders are also
subject to a heavy fine under the new
law.
COURT REARS
JOHNSON APPEAL
Lawyres For Big Black Would Have
Conviction For White Slavery
Reversed In High Court.
CHICAGO, Jan. 8.—The argument
en the appeal of Jack Johnson from
the conviction m the lower court for
violating the white slave act in that
he conveyed n while girl for immor
al purposes from one state- to; anoth
er, \v:<s heard to-day in the court of
appeals.
Johnson is still in Paris, where lie'
fled after his conviction. Bail bond of
$30,000 was declared' fondled by the
federal judge.
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ALASKA EXPLORER
- DIES' TN NEW HAVEN
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NEW HAVEN. JritL 8.—Theodore;
Blake, of this city, died here today
at the age of 80. Blake was an early
Alaska explorer, spending much time
in the territory when it was owned by
liusgii. - i
Judge «tid Jlrs. Brown were itl
pc iris p..fc.e tigers on the Alameda. !
“SEE WILSON IN HELL BEFORE RESIGNING,”
SAYS PRESIDENT HUERTA OF MEXICO
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 8.—Provision
al President Huerta today stated that
"hell will hold Wilson and myself be
fore I resign as president of Mex
ico.”
The statement caused no great ex
citment here, as it is generally
known that the dictator is intensely
bitter at the action of President Wil
son in directly accusing him of be
ing the murderer of former president
Madero. Huerta is determined to re
main at the head of the Mexican gov
ernment until he is d'splaced by force
of arms. He has been steadily in
creasing his army and will soon start
an active campaign against the reb
els of the north.
The foreign element’ in this city
are as much opposed to the Wilson
policy of waiting and refusing to re
cognize the de facto government as
is Huerta, as the conditions are daily
growing worse all over the republic
and the only places where foreign
mo SAYS HE
“15 NO FOOL"
When Asked Regarding the Estab
lishment of Huge Reserve Bank
in New York City.
NEW’ YORK, Jan. 8.—Secretary of
i he Treasury McAdoo when asked to
day what he intended to do in refer
ence to establishing' a huge reserve
bank ,in New York C!ty, stated:
"1 am not as green as I look and the
argument for the establishment of
reserve banks with forty per cent of
the country’s resources does not im
press me at all favorably.”
The hearing has been transferred
to Boston, where the bankers of the
“bean city” will argue for the es
tablishment of the hank in that city.
The large hanks have failed to in
dicate their intentions regarding the
surrendering of their federal charters,
tinder which they operate, and the
taking out of state charters in their
place. It is expected they will await
development before taking any action.
It is also believed, even by the
friends of the nety currency bill, that
some will surrender their nation?!
charters.
Aviator Stays Out Late At Night
While Wife Waited At Home for
Him—No Defense.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 8.—Mrs.
Lincoln Beachey, the wife of the
daredevil avia'tos’, today secured a
divorce from her husband because
he stays out at night with the boys
and other women while she Is wait
ing at home for him to come back.
No defense was made by the avia
lor against the granting of the de
cree by the court.
Captain Stamey left this morning
with the Hyak for Port Wells and way
ports. The launch was crowded with
freight ' and passengers. Captain
.Stamey -expects to bring the Bright
Ion-' 1<S Valdez in a few days under
her own po-.vor, temporary repairs
having teen mape.
W. S. Daykin left on the Alameda
as v. guard for the insane man now
at Cordova to be taken to Moru'ng
s’.do for treatment.
DETERMINED JO RETAIN HOLD OF OFFICE—FEDERALS ARE STILL |
FIGHTING AT OJINAGA—FEDERAL COMMANDER FLEE8 TO UN- J
ITED 8TATE8—HUERTA PREPARING AR^Y FOR ACTION.
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ers are safe from assault and rob
bery is where federal troops are sta
tioned.
PRESIDIO, Tex., Jan. 8.—General
Mantilla, who has been one of the
strongest Huerta followers, today de
serted his command at Ojinaga and
fled to this city, surrendering to the
A BIG FAILURE "
BRAZIL
Forty Banks Involved In Failure of
Incorporadora Company—Several
Banks Close Doors.
SOAI'OALO, Brazil, Jan. 8.—The
Incorporadora company, of this city,
failed today for an immence sum of
money, the liabilities are very heavy.
Forty banks may be brought to the
wall by the failure, all of them hav
ing advanced money to the Incora
poradora company. Several banks
have already closed their doors and
are unable to pay their depositors,
the money having been loaned to the
i bankrupt company.
How many of the other Danks with
afllliation with the bankrupt concern
| will be forced to the wall is unknown,
I but a feel!ng of uneasiness prevails
the country and the banks may be
unable to stay the runs sure to
come.
MEMORIAL FOB
DB. D. B. SEEM
5,OQO People Attend Services at His
Birthplace at Mount Labonon,
Syria.
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A. J. Wendler, the administrator
, of the estate of I)r. D. H. Sleem the
Valdez surgeon and physician who
,<ljtjd several months ,'ago, received
today from a brother of the deceased,
| a letter, telling of the memorial ser
vice held in honor of Dr. Sleem, at
Mount .Labonon;, \Ehe birthplace of
tjbte Valdez surgeon.
Five thousand people attended the
services, at which copies of the reso
lutions and hiemorlals passed by the
Valdez lodges were translated into
Arabic and circulated among the aud
ience. ' ' ,! ’ 11
Dr. Sleem ieft two brothers, both
doctors, »nd two sisters and a mo-;
ther at the time of his death and all
have written to express to the people
of Valdez the ' appreciation of the
kind ofticers and words of kindness
done to the brother before his death
and the honor paid ill matter death,
by the townspeople.
J. Lindley Green, of Seward, form
erly an assistant upder Wpthlct At
torney Gepr^.,w:g><.,\yalker, passed
through on "lb* 'Alameda bound for
Washington, D..C. • >'
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"Assistant District Attorney Whitle
sey.tjf Seward, passed through Valdez
on the Alameda for Seattle to appear
*s r. witness in the fifunday-Shilds
• oal cases.
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Mr. and Mrs. Peter Huganir left on
the Alameda this morning tor n six
weeks’ visit in the states.
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United StateB marshal, who placed i
him under arrest.
The federal forces at Ojinaga still;
hold the city, but the scarcity of am- i
munition, it is believe.d, will force i
them to surrender or else try to cross j
the border.
General Francisco Villa has given J
orders to the commander of the in- 1
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WOMEN STILL i
FIGHT FOR VOTE;
General Jones and a Few Followers
Reach Albany, But No Enthusiasm
Is Shown Them.
ALBANY, N. Y., Jan. 8.—General
Jones, of the Suffraette army of New
York, reached the capital today with
a few of her followers in the hopes
of making a demonstration which will
ild the women in securing the right
to vote. In spite of the large number !
I of local women who met the army of 1
| invasion, no attention was paid to j
! them by the state officials and but !
i liittle enthusiasm was shown by the
| people of the city.
General Jones will endeavor to :.e- ’
i cure an interview with Governor j
! Glynn today and present him with a :
I request for aid ana co-operation in |
I the suffragette movement, z
EASIER GALL 6?
IRE A B.’S
Big Dance Planned As Usual By Lo
t
cal Order—Some Novel Features
Are Proposed.
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The Arctic Brotherhood plan their !
regular Easter Monday Ball and a j
hall committee to start the prelimin- j
ary work were appointed, consist- I
ing of James Doggett.
The order plan to make the 1914
Easter ball the best ever given by
them in Valdez and they promise rna- j
ny new features. Other committees i
will be named in p, few days to as- j
slst the hall committee and as usual,
the hall will be splendidly decorated. !
'Refreshments will also be served and j
they will be the best the committee I
can secure.
1 Senator L. V. Ray, of Seward, was
a southbound passenger on the steam
er Alameda for Juneau, w here he goes
to confer with Governor Strong re
tarding the calling of an extra see- j
sion of the Alaska legislature. He '
will also make a trip to Washington, !
D. C. -in- the interest of the territory. :
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j Stun Bright well left on the Alamo- j
dp'to take an insane patient commit- j
jted' at C6rdp.va trom.fh/e railroad town
to t^e 'igspital for the I
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l’ete Ross, John Borud and Oscar 1
Olson left this morning for Nizina to ;
join the crew of the Alaska 'Rotul
commission, now constructing the Ni
zlhn bridge.
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Sam Silverman, *he Seward min- !
ing promoter. Was an outgoing pan- !
senjger on the Alameda.
vesting rebel troops to execute all the
officers and soldiers in the Huerta
army except such of the regulars as
had been forced Into the federal
army. Nipe generals In the regular
army are still at Ojinaga.
The killing of captured soldiers on
both s'des continues, the officers be
ing lined up against a wall and shot
without ceremony.
MEXICO CITY, Jan. 8.—The rebel
forces are reported to have planned
to dynamite a train load of federal
troops and through a mistake they
dynamited the troop train containing
rebel soldiers, of whom more than
100 were killed and several hundred
wounded.
The big mine had been planned to
catch the reenforcements being sent
north and destroy eroops, trains and
all but rebel soldiers retreating from
the federals were on the train and
many were killed.
1ST
(0 TO THE PEN
Sold Worthless Stock—Is Convicted
of Using Mail to Defraud—Wo
men Chief Sufferers.
NEW YORK, Jan. 8.—Presideni
Smith, of the Radio Telephone com
pally, was sentenced today to serve
eighteen months in ir.e federal peni
tentiary of Atlanta and to pay a fine
of ?5,000, for using the mails to de
fraud.
Smith promoted a radio company
and sent out many glowing prospect
us lo all parts of the country, suc
ceeding in securing many thousands
of dollars from gullible investors,
mostly women and preachers. The
dividends declared by his company
were from the sale of stock. He
made statements that the Navy De
partment intended to install his sys
tem of wireless telegraphy on ail
government boats, whereas, they had
never intimated to him any such in
tention and for these misstatements
of facts he will be sent to the peni
tentiary.
Attorneys for Smith declare they
will appeal the case.
SEATTLE SWEPT
BLIBIG WIND
Plate Glass Windows Are Broken—
Signs Torn Down find Destroyed
—Shipping Damaged.
SEATTLE, Jan. 8.—A terrific wind
storm swept this city last night do
ing a great deal of damage, especially
to the big electric signs about, the
business section and also on the
lar; buildings.
fr-rW fPL&ip S*«8« windows wer
broken in by the force of the winds
apd the smpli vessels plying the
sppnd had .considerable trouble in
making landings. ■
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Mrs. E: B. Wheat yester<l?y* l-noeiv;-.
ed a'telegram from her husband, wife*
is now in SbatUe, that he would un
dergo i n operation on Friday for ul
cer of the stopiach and spe itnipe
ilalely packed up and left on tpe Ala
meda for that city in order that she
might be with her burbaml as soon
after the operation as it is possible
td get there. Mrs. Wheat air o' took
Iter three children with hor.
STRIKERS SUFFER
AT CALUMET CITY
Governor’s Committee Finds Men and
Women With Scant Clothing and
Very Little Food.
CALUMET, Jan. 8.—The special
committee appointed by the governor
to investigate the conditions of the
striking miners and of the causes of
the strike today reported that the
suffering among the miners and their
families now on strike is terrible,
many of them are living on one meal
a day and with scant clothing to pro
tect them from the cold and icy winds
which prevail there.
I All the strikers are camped in tent
I cities or in shanties in the city as
t they have been expelled from the
I company houses.
I HOUGHTON. Mich.. Jan. 8.—The
, union officials of the Western Feder
jation of Miners, now on strike in
J this state, today told the governor
; that they had opposed the going on
| strike of the miners, but that the in
; justice of the operators forced such
| a feeling of resentment among the
j men that they could not stay them
from striking. The officials place all
the blame upon the mine operators
j for existing conditions in the dis
! frict.
STRIKE
ITH
Is Threatened Because of the Dis
charge of Several Employees of
Johannesburg Road.
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JOHANNKSBIRG. Jail. 8.-Forty
• thousand stale railroad employees
' have threatened to strike because sev
: eral of the men have been discharged.
! The railroad employees claim that
• the men were discharged because
j they .were trying to extend the organ
! ization of the men employed on the
! roads to include all the employees
| and that it is necessary for the men
j to uphold the right to organize.
An effort is being made to settle
i the differences between the men
j and the government.
SEND PRISONERS
TO LEAVENWORTH
She Male Offenders Will Take Lor g
Journey Before Commencing
Prison Term.
Under orders from the attorney
general, all woman convicLs of Al
aska will hereafter be sentenced to
serve time at the federal prison at
Leavenworth, Kansas, and not at
McNeil’s Island.
■ The ne"’ order has1 been made by
the Department of Justice because of
the crowded condition of the woman’s
ward at McNeil s Island and it was
lound necessjry to s nd the women
,ctck east. ^ .
WOMEN HIKERS HAVE
|-»> '"REXCHEb ‘ ANNAPOLIS
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ANNOI’OLIS. Md., Jan. 8.—The
band of suffragettes, who hiked here
from Baltimore to attend the opening
of the state legislature, reached here
today and were met by a delegation
of local suffragettes.
Mrs. T. E. Wikldel left on the Ala
n'cd'i for the outside.