VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, JANUARY 31, 1914. ' NO. 100.
VOL. 10. _
CHUN in
AGAIN POSTPONED
Man Who Murdered His Wife at
Lake Como Three Years Ago
Still Awaits Trial.
COMO, Italy. Jan. 31.—The trial
of Porter Charlion. which was set
for this month, has been postponed
by the court until some time in June
in order that the moral and physical
condition of Mrs. Charlton, at the
time of her murder, may be inves
tigated by the court.
Charlton is in a hopeful state of
mind and expects to be released. He
is closely guarded by the authorities.
The most able attorneys of tlij^ coun
try have been retained by the father
of the imprisoned lad to defend him
and also two American lawyers will
be at the trial, besides a represen
tative of the American State depart
ment.
Charlton murdered his wife three
years ago and placed her body in a
trunk and dropped it in Lake Como.
He was arrested in New York as he
was landing from the steamer and
was etxradited to Italy to stand trial
for the crime.
n is in
STATE ANARCHY
Many Are Starving and Are Turning
Bandits to Secure Food—
Travelers Killed.
VIENNA, Jan. 31.—Reports receiv
ed here from Albania, the new slate
carved out of part of the old Turkish
empire, state that the people are
starving and that in consequence
many have turned bandits and are
murdering travelers to secure their
purses that they may buy food.
Owing to a lack of money busi
ness is at a standstill. Exports have
ceased and imports are so small that
the people face absolute starvation.
Flour and meat are at exorbitant
prices and other food can scarcely
be obtained. The towns and villaes
are overrun with beggars, whose im
portunities are so threatening that
they really amount to robbery.
Despite all the efforts of the auth
orities crime is everywhere rampant.
MS
Company Will Dismantle Old Alas
kan Liner—Be Used at Ship
Creek Next Year.
SEATTLE. Jan. 31).—The strain
freighter Bertha, for many years the
crack liner to Southwestern Alaska
♦ ports, will be converted inlo a barge
. and towed next spring to Ship creek,
Cook’s Inlet, and used for a ware
house in the summer and in the fall
will again be towed to Seattle with
the season’s catch of salmon.
The vessel has become so unsea
worthy that the company can no
longer use her and have determined
to take the machinery out and con
vert the historic old boat into a
barge.
Episcopal Church.
Services at the Church of the Kpi
pliany, Sunday are: .
Holy Communion 8:30.
' Morning'Prayer and Babtism lf:<m
Suiftfiiy*-'Sfcfioor-12:0ft.*" •*”
Evening Prayer 7:30.
Secure $20,000 From Logansport and
Make Good Their Escape In
to the Woods.
LOGANSPORT, La., Jan. 31.—Ban
dits entered the bank at this place
today, held up the cashier and secur
ed $20,000 and then made good their
getaway into the woods.
An alarm was sounded shortly af
ter the robbery by the officials but
the men had d:sappeared and the
sheriff lost several hours organizing
a posse to pursue the robbers. Blood
hounds have been sent for and as
soon as they arrive will be placed
on the trail of the men.
A general alarm has been sem to
all th small towns to watch for any
suspicious characters.
LEADERS ACCEPT
WILSON THUS! PLAN
Interstate Trade Board, With Large
Supervisory Powers, Conspic
uous on Program.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31—In con
ferences today with the senators and
representatievs who will have charge
of the anti-trust legislation in con
gress, President Wilson emphasized
the point that he wanted the subject
to be considered in a spirit of con
ciliation and with due regard for
business interests.
President Wilson desires that the
bills shall contain:
1. Prohibition of interlocking direc
torates and "communities of inter
ests” in interstate corporations, the
law being so framed as to reach per
sons not serving as directors of sup
pos dly competitive concerns, hut,
nevertheless, exercising control over
those concerns through dummy di
rectors or otherwise.
Formation of an interstate trade
commission, having supervisory and
regulatory powers, but without pow
ers to fix prices.
3. Extension of the period of the
statute of limitations, fixed by the
Sherman law at three years, to five
years.
The Interstate Trade Board is to be
a sort of committee on conciliation.
It is apparently based on the idea
that the attorney general’s policy of
endeavoring to induce alleged illeg
al combinations to. dissolve and re
organize voluntarily will be consist
ently successful. The Trade Board
will be expected to assist the attorney
general in this work and when such
such work is not provided it will seek
to make itself acquainted with the
affairs of industrial corporations to
ascertain whether the laws are be
ing observed.
As it is understood now, the board
will be an extension of the Bureau
of Corporations, and there is rea
son to believe that Joseph E. Davis,
the present Commissioner of Corpor
ations, will be its chairman if con
jgress enacts this ptoposed legisla
| lion. Mr. Davis is in the full eonfi
j dence of President Wilson in the
j drafting of the anti trust legislation
| program, and is to have an intimate
I part in the arrangements for put
I ting the proposed new statutes into
I operation.
! Anthracite Mines Large Producers.
! The number of anthracite coal
1 mines in Pennsylvania in 1912 was
1275, according to E. W. Parker, of
! tlie United States Geological Survey,
j and the average output of each was
289.15ti short tons. The number of
. bituminous mines was 5,717. and their
'average production 78.18.1 tons. The
‘average product ion from each anthra
i cite mine is therefore •^nearly • tout
j.U.Pit.s that from the bituminous mines.
JURY ACQUITTED
GIRL MURDERER
Kills Man Who Deceives Her Under
Promise of Marriage—Jury
Says That's No Crime.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 31—The
jury in the Leah Alexander murder
case rendered a verdict of not guilty
a few minutes after the conclusion
of the charge of the trial judge and
freed the woman who murdered Van
Baalen. a well known business man
of this city, who had ruined the girl
under a promise of marriage. When
she informed him of her delicate con
dition he laughed, telling her that
he was already married and could
not protect her from the sneers of
the public nor give her child a
name.
While telling the jury of her j
wrongs the woman was hysterical !
and shrieked her evidence, losing all
control over her emotions and wring
ing her hands in frightful agony of
mind. The defendant told how Van
Baalen had ruined her, how he had
promised to marry her and then, when
conditions were such that she could
no longer wait, how he had laughed
and told her he could not help her,
but had asked that the illicit re
lation between them continue. It was
then, she said, that she had murdered
him.
The attorneys for the woman also
read many love letters from Van
Baalen to the accused woman, in
which he told of his great love for
her and his future plans for her and
her child.
The verdict was greeted by the
waiting crowd with cheers, but the
woman hardly knew what it meant
and it was many minutes before she
was made to understand that she
was free to return home.
—
PORTLAND BANKS
GIVE UP HOPE
Statement of McAdoo That San rFan
cisco Would Get Only Pacific
Bank Peevei Them.
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 31.—'The
bank hearing given by the secretary
of the treasury to the citizens of this 1
city, that they might give to him and
Secretary Houston reasons why a re
gional bank should be established in
this city is being held today, but af
ter the statements made by Secretary
McAdoo at Seattle, in which he said
that the only regional reserve bank
on the Pacific coast will be estab
lished at San Francisco, the bankers
have passed the hearing up cold.
The business men of this city are
resentful of the attitude of the sec
retary of the treasury in that he
j made his announcement without lis
tening to the statements of the bank
ers of this city after he had invited
them to attend the hearing of today.
Only a few of the bankers and
I merchants of the city attended the
meeting and they made no effort to
change the decision of the commit
tee and the people of this city have
abandoned all hone of securing the
northwest reserve bank for the Rose
cily.
iTANANA HOSPITAL AND
MISSION ARE BURNED
—
| The mission dwelling and hospital
I of the Episcopal church were burn
j ed to the ground on the night of
! January 1, not even the personal be
| longings of the two nurses. Misses
! Tate and Pick, being saved from the
; flames. The three patients in the
hospital were rescued through the
bravery of the nurses who risked
j'their'own lives in doing so. The
i loss of this building is' » serious han
j dicap loathe 'Jnissijdli ajld tHh general
j public at and about Tariana.
WILL GIVE AWAY
OLG ARMY RIFLES
Three Bills Introduced in Congress
—Guns for Clubs and Schools
for Baby Soldiers.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31- Approx
imately 334,000 army rifles of the
Krag-Jorgensen type belonging to
the United States government will
be distributed, mainly among rifle
clubs, throughout the United States
if congress shall enact a bill intro
duced by Representative Julius Kahn,
of California, as chairman of the Na
tional Defense League. As the rank
ing Republican member of the Mili
tary committee, he will endeavor to
have the bill promptly reported.
The Kahn bill would authorize the
Secretary of War to issue to civilian
rifle clubs organized under tlie rules
of the National Board for the Pro
motion of Rifle Practice and to
schools of all kinds where military
training is taught not only United
States magazine rifles, but also the
necessary equipment and ammunition,
free of cost, for target practice. The
measure has been in preparation for
about six months. The statement was
made by its sponsors that it has the
indorsement of Secretary Garrison
and the National Board for the Pro
motion of Rifle Practice.
There are 334,000 Krag-Jorgensen
30t-calibre magazine ^rifles, all in
first-class, serviceable condition, with
an immense supply of cartridges, now
stored in the various government ar
senals. The bill would allow 120
rounds annually per rifle for target
practice.
Homer Bean, who is well known
in Valdez, is a passenger on the
steamer leaving the Spirit City last
night for Valdez.
MARIPOSA IMS
THE SPIRIT CITY
Has a Large Passenger List for Val
dez—Bringing Considerable
Freight.
SEATTLE, Jan. 31.—The steamer
Mariposa, of the Alaska Steamship
company, left here on schedule time
last night and has one of the largest
passenger lists of any northbound
steamer since the Chisana rush of
last summer.
Many returning Alaskans, who have
been visiting in the states during the
winter, are now northbound.
The steamer has a capacity load of
freight for Juneau, Skagway, Cordova,
Valdez and Seward.
The following passengers left here
for Valdez:
D. Thompson, Mrs. E. C. Dalton,
I Mrs. Arthur Lang, John Cook, John
i Mihalcik, E. Ernst, Judge F. M.
j Brown, Mr. and Mrs. Eckern and son,
! S. McConaghy, H. Johnson. Alf Ecke
! land, Charles Day, Honter Bean, S.
1 Wheeler, J. Vance, J. Turner, Anna
Guenther, Mrs. Houchins, Geo. Han
\ son, «nd two steerage,
j For Fort Liscum: H. Hines, Cor
j nelius Whalen, Dennis Pierce.
Australia Aids Prospectors
Government aid to prospectors by
I the commonwealth government of
I Australia, which controls the Nortli
; ern Territory, an area of 523,620
square miles, goes *o lengths un
known in the United States. The
government is erecting a five-stamp
mill for the benefit of the prospect
ors in the Maranboy tinfteld. The
i erection and operation of government
j mills in Western Australia and Vic
! torin has, o nthe whole, been a great
aid in stimulating prospecting tind
developing new districts. \Vbeihev
itch, queans are . either necessary or
„ «>visajj’jL> elt-ewhere^'i’^sj^'pertain. ;
PARLIAMENT OPENS
IN SOUTH AFHIGA
Opponents of Gen Botha Are Riot
ous and Demand Explanation of
Deportation Labor Leaders.
CAPETOWN, S. F„ Jan. 31. The
parliament of the South African Un
ion opened today amid the most riot
ous of scenes. The members of par
liament representing the opposition
to the ministry of General Botha, who
is premier, demanded that he explain
the measures taken by the govern
ment during the recent strike and al
so give reasons for the depaortation
of the strike leaders yesterday.
The chairman was unable to se
cure order for several hours, all the
members shouting at once and re
fusing to remain in their seats.
FEWER MILITANT
OUTRAGES NOTED
Cat and Mouse Act Works Well in
England and Women Stop De
stroying Property.
LONDON. Jan. HI.—Official figures
dealing with the working of the "Cat
and Mouse act” show a notable de
crease in suffragette outrages. Since
the act became operative nine months
ago 'orty-eight men and women have
been received in prison in England
and Wales for offenses in connection
with the militant suffrage campaign.
At present two only are in prison;
six have completed their sentences
or paid their fines; two have been
discharged on giving pledges of fu
turegood behavior, and thirty-seven
have fled while temporarily released
in order to escape further imprison
rnent. Seven of these thirty-seven
are definitely known to be abroad,
and less than half a dozen of the
remaining thirty have been convicted
of grave offenses.
The fact that only forty-eight mil
itants have been imprisoned since the
act went. into force is ample proof
of its efficacy, as comparison with
previous arrests shows. In 1912. be
fore its operation. 240 suffrage prison
ers were received in jail.' of whom
sixty-six had to be released for med
ical reasons, due. with a few excep
tions, to hunger striking. This large
number of suffrage prisoners contin
ued to the time of the passing of the
‘‘Cat and Mouse act.” During the
first two months of last year the to
tal was more than fifty an average
of twenty-five a month as compar
ed with the present average of five.
Congregational Church Services.
Services will be preached in the
Congregational church tomorrow at
11:00 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. by the
Rev. Charles S. Price. In the even
ing the pastor will preach on the
subject, “The Beauty of the Life of
Ruth,” a treatise on fidelity. The
morning subject will be, "The Light
of the World.” Sunday school will
meet at noon. We had a record at
tendance in the Bible class last Sun
day and we want you there to make
it more still. The class meets in the
lecture room and is taught by the
pastor.
The Christian Endeavor meets in
the lecture room at f>:30 and will be
led by Mr. Walter Stuart. You are
cordially invited to attend tiny of
these services.
Catholic Church.
Sunday services:
■ Confession anti holy communion.
1 S: SO a. m.
Mass and sermon. 10:30 a. m
Sunday school, 2:00 p. in.
Rosary, instruction and benediction,
7:3d p m
FATHER VK'S'der'POf..’S'
Angered at Charges Made by Metal
Miners' Leaders He Loses
His Temper.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 31.—Duncan
McDonald, of Illinois, one of the del -
egates to the convention of the con -
gress of Western Federation of Min
ers, now in session in this city, yes -
terday charged that President Sant
uel Gonipers, of the American Fed
eration of Labor, was "howling
drunk" in Seattle during the entire
session of the federation in that city.
He also charged that the executive
board of the federation was “com
posed of fossilized booze fighters."
Gonipers became so enraged at the
charges that he sprang to his feet
and called McDonald a liar and the
convention was in an uproar immedi
ately.
Ttie men opposed to Gonipers an I
the executive board alleged that the
board has failed to properly aid the
strikers of the Michigan copper fields
and that if the strike is lost it will
he the fault of Gompers.
WABASH RAILROAD
WILL BE SOLD
Lowest Bid Must be $34,000,000 and
Certified Check of 43,750,000
Must be Deposited.
ST. LOUS, .Ian. ill. In order to
•satisfy tlie big mortgage of th
Kquitable Trust company, of thiscil),
the federal court lias directed tin*
the Wabash railroad be sold, but , hr
court announced that no bid was tc
be considered if less than $34,000,000
and that all bidders were to deposit
a certified check for $3,750,000 with
bid.' or it was not to be recognized.
The court stated that the receivers
must insist upon a minimum bid so
as to prevent long litigation such as
might result if low bids were offer
ed and disallowed by the court and
new advertisements of sale followed.
The deposit of nearly four million >
is required to keep speculators from
bidding in the hope of selling their
bid to capitalists at an increase.
SURVIVORS REACH
CITY OF NORFOLK
Forty Passengers and Fifty of the
Crew of Steamer Monroe Are
Brought to Port.
NORFOLK. Jan. 31.—The .inor
Nantucket, which yesterday ran. a ' i
the Old Dominion liner Mo no •.
which sunk ni ten minutes, taking
many passengers to the bo: tom,
reached this port today with iho.e
of the passengers and crew who li U
been saved.
Forty passengers and fifty o: !>•*•
crew were saved. They were r<
cued by the boats of the Nantuek t
and had on only their night clothe-,
as the accident happened at nigh: an 1
in a dense fog. A number of (ho <•
drowned were taken down with i>
ship, but by far the greater no nl !
were lost when they jumped ov< i
! board before the arrival of the r<
cun boats from the Nantucket
The steamboat Inspectors will -Vi' «•
!« thorough investigation of th • r‘ <
| and will place* iW blame on N
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