VOLUME XIV. VAIiDRZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1016 NUMBER 2<15
FUTILE ATTEMPT
KILL PRESIDENT
YOUNG MACHINIST ARRK8TKD
Tried Three Times to Jump on Run
ning Hoard of Auto Containing
Wilson—Armed with Knife and a
Bottle of Unknown Fluid.
PITTSBURG, Pa., Oct. 21.—Presi
dent Wilson stopped over here on Ills
way from Chicago to Cong Branch,
and went for an auto ride about the
city for an hour. He was repeatedly
cheered by the people during 1 is ride.
Secret service men arrested Rich
ard Cullen, a 20-year old machinist,
who three times attempted to jump
on the running board of the machine
in which the President was riding.
When searched he was found fc
have on his person a 5-lnch knife and
a bottle of some fluid the nature of
which has not yet been determined
When questioned as to his motives
he gave vague replies to the effect
that he disliked the foreign policy of
Wilson. The police believe Cullen,
had he not been seized when he was
would have attempted to take tlie life
of the President.
Former Secretary of State Bryan
and the President met in the Presi
dent’s private car, shook hands cor
dially and had a conference of sev
eral minutes.
ARE PREPARING FOR
AN IMMENSE PLANT
TRENTON, N. J„ Oct. 1.—It was
officially announced today that Beth
lem Steel corporation’s new proving
grounds for ordnance to be establish
ed near this place, will be the great
est of its kind in the world. The site
Includes about 20,000 acres and runs
for 18 miles along the Great Egg liar
bor river.
It Is said that in size and equip
meat the plant will surpass tl.e Krupp
grounds In Germany. The plant will
be used In the testing of ordnance
built for the United States "overn
ment.
Dustin Farnuni in Cameo Kirby
For the last time this evening the
Empress will show the interesting
play, Cameo Kirby as played l.\ Dus
tin Farnum. Patrons last evening de
clared this to be one of the best pic
tuies yet shown. Tomorrow a big se\
en reel entertainr.-ent with Paths
News, a five ree' feaure "The Bar
gain" and finish with a comedy nooz
piture. On Monday a sensational pic
ture "The Cannon Ball."
Soldier Killed by Accident.
DOUGLAS, Ariz., Oot. 21.—Pri
vate Abraham Egeinick, 22, was fa
tally wounded at gun practice with
E battery. Sixth Field Artillery. The
order to cease Are had been given
and Egelnick had gone to the muzzle
to clean the gun when the triggei
was pulled. The missile struck him
in the left side.
Notice.
The Woman's Auxiliary, Pioneers
of Alaska, will ^ive a dance at Eagles
Hall, Thanksgiving night, Noveinbei
30, 1916. tf
E. D. Reiter returned last evening
from a trip to Fidalgo Bay.
INTERNED 8AU/OR8 TO
BUILD GERMAN VILLAGE
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21.—A Ger
man village Is being constructed by
the interned Bailors of the Prinz El
tel Frederich and the Kronprlnz Wil
helm in a corner of the Philadelphia
navy yard where they will live under
a guard of United States marines un
til the close of the war.
When the two vessels Were con
voyed here from Norfolk a tract of
about nine acres was set aside for the
sailors along the back channel, where
their ships are anchored. A small
church, a windmill, and a farm build
ing are being erected and the 774
men who are attached to the two ves
sels will organize a community pat
terned after a small town in Ger
many. They will raise vegetables in
season and another tract has been
laid out as an athletic field for their
uses.
The sailors seem to be well satis
fied, but say that they will be away
from home a good while yet if they
have to remain here until the end of
the war.
Ret) Heads Organize.
INDIANAPOLIS^ Oct. 21.—Four
hundred "red heads" from Indiana,
Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, and Illi
nois held their annual reunion here
and organized the Red Head League
of America. The only requirments
for membership is that one must
have red hair.
PLANS FOR 2AO-MILK
CANAL ARE PREPARED
LONDON, Oct. 21.—American en
gineers have arrived here to work on
the projected canal, 260 mile? long
from the Arctic ocean through Rus
:ia and Finland to the Quit of Both
nlt. Tho proposed canal will run
from Kandalaska on the White Sea,
to Tornen, neai the Swedish Frontier,
and will give water access to the Arc
tic ocean without going a thousand
mi'es around.
WANT THANKSGIVING DAY
TO BE ONE WEEK EARLIER
KANSAS CITY, Oct. 21.—A move
ment to place the next Thanksgiving
day on November 22, instead of Nov
ember 20, was inaugurated here to
day by the Merchants' Association of
'Cnnsas City. A telegram was sent
to President Wilson requesting the
earlier date and message to retail or
ganizations In twenty of the larger
cities asked them to take similar ac
tion.
Hunter Lines One Toe.
NEWPORT, Ore., Oct. 21.—M. H.
Albey of the Hotel Albey here, lost
a toe by amputation as the result of
a runshot wound while hunting deer
Ho stood resting his rifle on his foot
when the gun was discharged, shat
tering the toe and amputation wai
found necessar'.
Temperature Moderates.
This morning's report f'om the In
terior gives higher temperature at all
points than yesterday. At Frirbankr
the thermometer registered 40 above
at 8 o'clock this morning and a like
temperature was noted at Donnell),
G'llkana and Tonsir.a, the lowest tem
perature recorded being at McOal
luii, where the thermometer stood
at 28.
Mrs. F. G. Davis returned last eve
ning from a visit with Mrs. W. A
Dickey at Land loci; Buy.
MARIPOSA SAILED FOR
VALDEZ YESTERDAY
SEATTLE, Oct. 21.—The stenmer
Mariposa sailed for Valdez and waj
ports yesterday morning. The only
passenger for Valdez was Depuly
Marshal A1 Sullivan. K. Stadmuller
was a passenger for Latouche.
Kelly Olson, the well known min
ing mnn ol' the Willow Creek section
near Anchorage, is a visitor in town.
The Love-Whltley Company has.
contracted for a carload of apples
from the famous Ilitter Hoot valley
orchards of Montana. Those apples
are renowned throughout the country
for their fine appearance and flavor,
and it is expected the shipment will
be received here within a short time
Pat-a-Cake Flour, the cake prepa
ration which requires but the addition
of water to make the very finest kind
of cakes, has made such a hit in Val
dez that the Love-Whitley Co. placed
an order with the manufacturers for
an entire carload. The shipment left
Baltimore September 16, and is ex
pected to arrive on one of the next
boats.
The Grand Jury
Being in session the Fraternal Or
der of Ragles have decided not to
lake a chance on being indicted for
mnning a wide-open gambling hall on
Hallowe’en, but are going to have a
real barn dance. Hallowe’en Eagle
Hall. Negligee will be the fashion. 2t
Black Diamond Gold Mining Co.
A special meeting of the stockhold
ers of the above-named company will
be held at the office of George J. Love,
LJ. S. commissioner, on Monday, Oct.
23, at 8 p. m. Please attend. 21
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DR. JOHN R. MOTT.
Y. M. C. A. Worker Named to
Confer on Mexican Dispute.
GO TO FRANCE TO CINCH TRADE AFTER WAR
Photo by American Preaa Association.
The American industrial commission, which sailed to France with the sanction of both governments to arrange
for trade t>etween the two countries after the war. They are representatives of big manufacturers.
non TALKS
LARGE AUDIENCE
SUBJECT FINANCIAL MEASURES
Secretary of the Treasury Speaks on
Reserve Banks and Rural Credits—
Hays Teddy Would Have Involved
Country In War.
SOUTH BENI), Iml., Oct. 21.—Sec
retary of the Treasury McAddo ad
dressed a large and enthusiastic audi
ence here last night. His speech was
confined principally to the Federal
Reserve Banks and the Rural Credit
measures, passed by the present ad
ministration. He made reference,
however, to the foreign policy of the
government under the Wilson reglmt
and stated that had that “Wild Man”
Roosevelt been in the president'r chair
when "the' Lusitania was sunk the
country would have been involved in
a useless war with Germany.
INDIAN SWINDLED WITH
OLD CONFEDERATE RILLS
COLDENDALE, Wash., Oct. 21.—
Black Wolf, chief of the Rock Creek
tribe of Indians in Eastern Klicitat,
was buncoed out of a good saddle
horse Wednesday by a strange youth
who came to his ranch near Foun
tain station and gave him two silver
dollars and $00 in confederate cur
rency for the animal. After the trans
action was completed and the strang
er had departed with his horse Black
Wolf went to the station agent at
Fountain and showed him the money
only to And that it had no value as
legal tender. He then went to Roose
velt, Wash., and telephoned the sher
iffs office at Coldendale for aid in
recovering his horse.
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Moose Dance Tonight
The regular Saturday night Moose
dance will be held tonight. Good
music.
AMERICAN RAILROAD MAN
TAKES POST IN CHINA
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21.—It was
announced today that Mr. J. E. Baker,
of San Francisco, statistician for the
Southern PaciAc Railway Company,
had accepted the position of adviser
to the Chinese minister of communica
tions, for which he was recommended
by the interstate commerce commis
sion, and that he would start for Pe
kin soon with his family. Baker has
held various responsible positions of
an economist and transportation na
ture in the past ten years.
EpiNCO|ial Church.
Sunday School at noon. All wel
come.
Wm. Cavanaugh left Friday night
on a business trip to Knight Island.
The weather took a decided change
last night and today it is raining
somewhat harder than at any time
for the past month.
TRANSPORT CROOK
SAILS TONIGHT
SEATTLE, Oct. 21.—The U. S. A.
transport Crook sails from here to
night for Seward and Anchorage with
a cargo of supplies, including three
hundred tons of meat for the Alaska
Engineering Commission.
Q. M. Sergeant Lewis B. Douglas
left this morning with Q. M. Ser
geant Simpson and others from Fort
Llscum on a hunting trip down the
bay. They will be gone about ten
days.
WAN UK HS IN HALT MINK
FOR TWKLVK liONO IIAVS
—
ROCHESTER. N. V.. Oct. 19.—Aft
ter wandering about the interior of
Retsof salt mines west of Geneseo.
for 12 days and 12 nights without
food. Benny Ntcogodowsky, a Pole,
was brought out alive and able to tell
of his adventure. His body war black
anl emaciated, and, altho for the last
three days he was too weak to walk,
he was able to give a faint yell when
he heard a rescue party approaching
He is now In a hospital.
With nindy oilier -.nen (he Polo
went into the mine two weeks ago
He became separated from the others.
When he went into the mine ho weigh
ed 180 pounds. Now he weighs 120
pounds.
BIG SWORDFISH RAMS
U. S. LAUNCH IN TEXAS
GALVESTON, Tex., Oct. 21.—The
United States launch Nueces wa.,
rammed by a 15-foot swordfish yes
terday in the iniercoastal canal
between Coney cretk and the Rrazes
river, according to Captain George
Prendergrust, commodore of the e
giiioers’ dredging fleet who was o,
the launch when the attack occurred.
The fish was sh"t and hauled into
the boat. The sword measured five
feet in length Captain Prenderitast
said.
OI‘lI’M SEIZED IN
BIG SEATTLE PA El.
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SEATTLE, Oct., 21.—Federal of
ficers seized ten 5-tael tins of opium
and several tins partially filled rep
resenting a value of $C00 last night
in a raid on a ldg Chinese restaurant
in the Oriental quaiters. Ah Sing,
the alleged owner of the resort, was
arrested as he emerged from a secret
passage uuder the building which he
had reached through a trip door in
the floor. Several opium smoking
outfits were corfiscated.
SULZER COMING
ENDS CAMPAIGN IN TIIE SOl’TII
Largest and Most Satisfactory Pul it i
cal Meeting Ever Held in .liincau—
l*redlct Plurality of Nearly Two
Thousand for Dcmocurtic Nominee.
JUNEAU, Oct 21.—Charles A. Sul
zer cloned his campaign in the First
Division Thursday evening with thi
largest and most satisfactory cam
paign meeting ever held in Juneau.
Mayor Stewart presided at the meet
ing and in his introductory address
urged the people if Juneau to give
their undivided support to the Demo
cratic candidate.
Sulzer’s campaign in the First Di
vision has been the most complete
ever conducted In Southeastern Alas
ka. Not a single precinct is conceded
to Wickersham and only three are in
any way doubtfu1. The Western Fed
eration of Miners is endorsing Sul
zer to a man. His majority in this
Division will be more than 1,000 and
it Is confidently predicted by many
that it will reach nearly double that,
figure.
The 'andidate leaves here on the
steamer Admiral Farragut for the
westward.
know Delay* Thrashing
WALLOWA. Ore., Oct. 21.—The
first snow of the year fell in the Wal
Iowa valley Monday. The snew is do
laying the thrashing. There are a
number of grain fields awaiting the
thrasher. •
DIFFER SOME
jypimoN
IIOTII SI DIOS AIIK CONKIDKNT
Republicans Claim Arc Sure of 300
electoral Volrs—McCormick Hays
All Over Kill the Shoal lug—Wil
son Sure of Rc-KIcrtion.
NKW YORK, Oct. 21.—Roth the
Republican and Democratic leaders
express confidence in the success of
their respective parties in the coming
election. Repuhlican leaders say they
are assured of 200 electoral votes for
Hughes, including Ohio, Illinois, In
diana and New York. V'ance McCor
mick, chairman of the Deomcratic Na
tional Committee, states that it is all
ever but the shouting and that Wil
son is sure of re-election.
Ile]<! for Murder.
HUNTSVILLE, Ind.. Oct. 21.— Na
tion Iloach, IS years old. daughter of
ii farmer living here, was indicted on \
ii charge of murder in the lirst de
cree. She is said to have admitted
that she shot and killed Earl Sisco,
ion of a neighbor. They had been
iweetheurts but quarreled. The girl
laid she killed the hoy because he
cursed her when she sought a recon
ciliation.
Iloyt and l>ay Stuck.
The trail report this morning states
that Harry Hoyt's car and Charles
Day’s truck are still stuck near the
twenty mile post
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DISASTROUS FIRE IN’
CALIFORNIA REPORTED
SAN JOSE. Oct. 21.—The ( astern
slope of the whole >f the Santa Cruz
mountains is the ( -one of one of the
most disastrous tires ever ever visiting
the country. For miles and miles
the (ire is ravaging the crops and
threatening the inhabitants, who have
most of them of left for places < I
safety.
ItAILKOAl) ItATKH NKKDKD
TO OPKK I P COAL LANDS
Alaska has the coal.
It will soon have a railroad to the
coal.
Congress has passed a leasing la«v
for development of coal mines.
Consumers need the coal.
Hut most likely Alaskans will have
to buy British Columbia coal for sev
eral years yet. Mr. Albert Johnson,
congressman from Washington who
has recently returned from a trip to
the westward, suys that the members
of the engineering commission hav.
no authority to make any rates.
Naturally those taking leases for
coal before they spend a few thou
sand or few million dollars opening
it up want to know what it will cost
them to get it hauled to tide water.
They must expect to compete with
British Columbia coal and California
oil and transportation is one of the
main essentials of cost.
Since the engineers have powerp
only to build railroads and not make
rates it will be necessary to get thru
legislation from Congress before any
guarantee of rates can be assured coal
or other shippers.—Kx.
The excessive rains have caused all
the streams along the government
trail to go on a rampage, and it 1b
feared much damage will be done to
the bridges.
The Admiral Parragut passed Ju
neau today.
Some Valdez hunters killed a large
black bear on the glacier last week.
TWO TRANSPORTS SONK
IN MEDITERRANEAN SEA
GKRMAN WAR ORUCK ItKPORTK SINKING TIIK SHIPS CROHHHIM.
ANI> SKHKK—RKCAI’TI'ltK MAJORITY OR TltKM'HKS KAI'COI'RT
LABBAYK AND KABARQI'K—DKNTItOY TIIRKK BRITISH TANKS
—MACKKNSKN INAl'GI'RATKS OKKKNSIYK KASTKRN Rt'MANIA
—It I'M AN IA NS TAKK OKKKNSIVK OITl Z VAM.KY—TKl TONS RK
Pl’IXKD BOBRI’DJA—GKRMANS RKPI IXKB S( IIWABKN RK
DOI’BT.
BERLIN. Oct. 21.—An official bul
letin issued today states that German
submarines yesterday torpedoed and
sunk tbc British transports Crossbill
and Sedek. The bulletin does not
state whether or not the vessels were
carrying troops or not when sunk, or
the loss of life, if any.
Retake Trenches
BERLIN, Oct. 21.—The Germans
on the Somme front, by a heavy
counter attack, have succeeded In re
taking a majority of the trenches cap
tured by the Allien at Kaucourt, Lab
baye and Laburguc, ejecting the Al
lies with heavy losses.
Destroy Tanks
BERLIN. Oct. 31.—Three of the
so-called tanks, or British armored
tractors, which have recently come
into use on the Sonme front, were
destroyed yesterday by the German
artillery.
Attacks Kail
BERLIN. Oct. 21.—It was officially
announced this morning that several
heavy British attacks on the German
positions north of t’ourcelett failed,
the atackers being repulsed with
severe losses.
Teuton l<osxex Heavy
PETROGRAI), Oct. 21.—General
Von Mackenseu, commanding the
Teuton forces in Eastern Rumania,
has assumed the offensive and is at
tacking the Rumanian positions all
along the line, but has so far been
repulsed, and has suffered very heavy
losses.
Heavy Fighting Volliynla
PETROGRAD, Oct. 21.—The wai
office reports heavy fighting in pro
gross north of Kiselin, on the Stok
hod, in Western Volliynia, northwest
of Lutsk.
Rumanians Advancing
BUCHAREST. Oct. 21.—A v.ar of
fice report states that the Rutianianr.
have assumed the offensive in the
Oituz V'alley, and have again invad
ed the enemy, country. The teutons
have taken the offensive in Dnhrudja
all along the line, hut their rigid
flank and center have been signally
repulsed by the Rumanians and Rus
sians, and their losses have beet:
heavy.
German Attacks Repulsed
LONDON. Oct. 21. — Heavy attacks
by the Germans on the British posi
tions east of Sellwaben redoubt have
been repulsed with heavy losses for
the Germans.
Kiilicule England
BGKI.IN, Oct. 21.—The newspap
ers here are ridiculing England’s
plea to the neutral nations to seize
and detain all German submarines
found in their wat"rs. They point out
that tlie German submarine IJ-53
went forty miles off the American
coast to attack British ships sunk
two weeks ago. while the British
cruisers hugged the 3-mile limit close
in their attempt to capture the Ger
man submarine freighter Deutsch
land when she departed from Balti
more.
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Greeks Turbulent
ATHENS, Oct. 21 —Turbulent
Greek reservists ar<- holding demon
strations here despite the persence of
detachments of troops '’arid 'mariner,
of the Allied forces. Anti-Venizelt s
editors have been notified that the
French officials will exccrcise a cen
sorship over their publication.?
IX FA XTI LK I*AKA LYSIS
INSPECTOR STKICKKX
WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.—l)r. Ar
thur L. Hunt .inspector -of infantile
paralysis cases for the District of Col
umbia, was said today to he in a ser
ious condition from infantile paraly
sis, with which he has been ill for a
week. He is 39 years old.
EX-GOV. 01)1)1 F WILL
WKD FAIR DIVORCEE
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 21.— Ex-Gov
ernor Tasker L. Oddie, of Nevada,
who fought the easy divorce laws of
that state, is to marry Daisy Kendall
Mackenzie, a Reno divorcee. Mr. Od
die met Mrs. Mackenzie while the lat
ter was getting a divorce from her
first husband more than a year ago.
The couple will live in Nevada.
MORRIS HILLQUITT.
Rapreaanta Amarioan 8ooialiata
at Tha Hagua Paaoa Confaranca.
Photo hr AmortohB Piw (hoiMhi
SAYS CAPITAL
BE ATTRACTED
SIAS BOOSTS FOB TKKKITOKV
Vnlilez Creek Mining Man Declares
Improved Transportation Facilities
Will Attract Much Coin from tlie
East—Sias Is On Ills Way East.
SEATTLE, Oct. 21.—With the im
proved transportation facilities in
Alaska next year will see an immense
influx of New England's capital and
people to the northern Territory, in
the opinion of W. It. Sias, a wealthy
Boston mining man who has large
holdings on Valdez creek. Mr. Sias
has just returned from Alaska and
with his wife is at tlie Frye hotel.
They are on their way east for the
winter, says the Times.
Mr. Sias says he appreciates the
transportation problem in the North,
for his company, the Valdez Creek
Mining company, has been forced to
haul by team 400 tons of heavy ma
chinery including the equipment for
an electric plant, more than 150 mfkaa
in order to operate its 5,000 acres of
placer property. . ,
When the government railroad Swr
building from Anchorage to Fair
banks, is completed, Mr. Biga says this
annual haul will be radnttsd to titty
miles. ...
FIRST 70-VEAU JEWEL
GIVEN BY I. O. O. k\
PORT TOW NSEND. Oct. ar.—Ma
son D. Hill, aged 94, the oldest Odd
Fellow in the world in point of mem
bership, received a 70-year veteran’s
jewel last night from his associates,
.the presentation being made by II.
G. Merritt, grand master of the
grand lodge of Washington. Mr. Hill
is the only Odu Fellow in the world
entitled to wear such a jewel.
It is hard to persuade a father
who earned his own schooling that a
16-year-old son needs $75 a month
to keep him going in the public
schools.
W'm. Egan returned from down the
Sound last evening.