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VOLUME XIV. VALDEZ, ALASKA, HUDAI, DECEMBER 1, 1916 NUMBER 287
PITTSBURG 6ETS
CHEAPJURKETS
SELL J-Y)R FIVE CENTS PER LB.
Speculators Hold Out for Big Prices
and People Boycott Markets—
—Eager Buyers Nearly Wreck Mar
ket Whew Price Reduced.
PITTSBURG, Dec. 1.—Residents
-of Pittsburg who held out to the late
hours Wednesday got their Thanks
giving turkeys at bargain prices. The
market had been cornered and the
speculators were holding up the price
to 28 cents per pound. Enraged at
the attempt to hold them up tk’S peo
ple boycotted the markets refusing tp
buy, leaving the dealers with huge
-stocks on hand. To stimulate buy
ing tbe dealers commenced to cut
prices until fine birds were offered
at flvo cents per pound.
When this figure was reached
there was a rush to purchase. The
public market Is situated along the
bank Of the Monongahela river, and
the rush was so heavy that tbe eager
buyers nearly Bwept the dealers off
Into the river. A riot call was sound
ed and the police reserves were sent
to check the rush. In a short time
the markets were completly cleaned
out. The speculators lost thousands
of dollars on the deal.
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SOLIS GATHER
(IT THEM
EMBARGO IS MUCH DISCUSSED
Statesmen Vary Widely In Opinion
As to Effect of Projected Legisla
tion—Mann States Embargo Will
Not Remedy High Prices.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 1.—
Congressmen are arriving here from
all quarters in anticipation of the
coming session. The embargo on
foodstuffs, which is being violently
agitate^ throughout the country, is
the chief topic of conversation., and
a wide variety of opinion is express
ed on the subject. Congressman
Mann is emphatic in voicing his opin*
ion that an embargo is not a remedy
for the existing high prices of food
stuffs in the United States. Con
gressman McLemore is in favor of
an extended debate on the question.
There is no doubt but that the em
bargo will occupy a prominent posi
tion on the legislative program.
Nels Jepson left Wortman this
morning for Valdez and is expected
to arrive here this evening.
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TO THE PEOPLE OP
VALDEZ AND VICINITY •
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We wish to announce that
we have taken over the bakery
and delicatessen business of
Mr. Rudolph Schmidt.
It is our aim to conduct a
modern, sanitary and up-to-date
bakery. We have, therefore,
erected a bakery building in the
rear of our store which will be
used exclusively for the bakery.
Our Bakery Department will
carry a complete line of bread,
pies, cakes, and cookies, also a
full delicatessen line such as was
carried by Mr. Schmidt.
Mr. Schmidt will have charge
of the Bak,ery Department, thus
assuring you' of the usual good
quality of his goods.
All kinds of cakes and pies
made to order.
Telephone orders promptly
attended to.
We hope you will call upon
us when in need of anything in
the bakery line. - <
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RESPECTED MAN IS
NABBED FOR MOONSHINER
NASHVILLE. Tenn., Dec. 1.—Gov
ernment officials reached Nashville
lately with Jazen Haddock an aged
and respected citizen of Linden, Ten
nessee, whom they claim as the king
of the Tennessee wildcatters. Had
dock was arrested, the officers said,
as he finished leading a prayer In the
Linden church, of which he is a pil
lar. For forty-two years according
to the government’s agents, he ha/
been one of the most respected mem
bers of the community. And for for
ty years, they charge, he has been
at the head of one of the biggest
gangs of moonshiners in the whisky
belt.
SEA E HEARING
II MEND
MERCHANTS GIVE TESTIMONY
Wednesday’s Hearing Largely Devot
ed to Rates on Steamship and Rail
roads and Other Transportation
Data—Much Testimony Heard.
SEATTLE, Dec. 1.—The hearing
of the Interstate Commerce Commis
sion being held in this city on the
Alaska steamship and railroad lines
is rapidly nearing completion. Wed
nesday's hearing was devoted almost
exclusively to rates on the various
steamship and railway lines in the
north, and other data concerning
transportation. A number of mer
chants and steamship men gave testi
mony at the hearing.
VILLA HOLDING
CHIHUAHUA CITY
TREVINO EVACUATED MONDAY
Advices from Jaurez State that Tre
vino and Other Generals Concen
trating to Retake City—Fears Felt
for Safety of Americans.
EL PASO, Dec. 1.—General Gon
zales, the Carranza commander at
Jaurez, announced today that he had
received advices from Chihuahua
City to the effect that General Trevi
no had evacuated that city at five
o'clock on Monday afternoon before
the onslaught of the Villistas. Aside
from the fact that the Villistas are
now in possession of the city the
communication conveyed little news,
none of the details of the entrance
of the outlaws into the city or the
incidents following being given.
Grave fears are expressed for the
safety of six Americans known to
have been in the city at the time of
Trevino’S' evacuation. A report at
Jaurez says that three Americans
and several Chinese were "killed by
the outlaws. It is also reported at
Jaurez that Gen. Treyino and three
other Carranza commanders with
their troops are concentrating at
Suaz, on the Mexican Central rail
road, about 30 miles north of Chi
huahua, and will soon attack the Vil
listas in an attempt to recapture the
city.
JUDGE TURNS UP WHEN
POLICE GO ON SEARCH
PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 1.—The
search by the Portland police for Cir
cuit Judge W. N. Catena, reported by
his wife as missing today, ended by
his walking into court and taking his
place on the bench. Judge Oatens
says he performed a wedding cere
money yesterday, and later becoming
ill stopped at the home of a friend
and forgot to phone his wife.
Kantishna Vote Goes to Nulzer.
FAIRBANKS, Dec. 1, 4:80 P. M.—
The Kantishna vote Just received
gives Snlzer 7, Wickersham 2. Only
three more votes to be heard from far
this Division. Snlzer now leads Is
the Fourth Division by IS votes.
SAYS STEAMER
SUMMED
SURVIVORS OF MARINA ARRIVE
Spokesman Declarer No Opportunity
Given Crew to Escape—Second
Torpedo Fired Undoubtedly Caused
Lom of Life.
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.—Forty sur
vivors of the steamer Marina, sunk
by a German submarine, arrived here
today on the steamer Tuscania. Jesse
Hancock, one of the American survi
vors, as spokesman for the rest, as
serted that the steamer was torpe
doed without warning, the first notice
of the proximity of the submarine be
ing when the first torpedo exploded.
Hancock sayS the first torpedo did
sufficient damage to insure the sink
ing of the vessel, and that the firing
of the second torpedo was a wanton
act, and undoubtedly caused addi
tional loss of life.
RUMANIANS REE
FROM WALLAGHIA
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AMAZED AT TEUTON ADVANCE
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Abandon Vast Stores of Foodstuffs at
Craiova—Falkenhayn Reported to
Have Captured Town Within Sixty
Miles of Bucharest.
BERLIN, Dec. 1.—The Rumanians
are in disorderly retreat all along
the Wallachian front, and are said to
be pushing toward the Hungarian
border to join the Rumanian forces
there and institute an offensive
against the Teutons in the vicinity of
Kirlibaba.
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Attack Kini|M>Iung.
BERLIN, Dec. 1.—The Teutons
have attacked the Rumanian posi
tions at Kimpolung, opening the road
through the Tarzburg pass. Twelve
hundred Rumanians were taken pris
oners by the Teutons.
Craiove Surrenders. • J
BERLIN, Dec. 1.—The Rumanian
city of Cralvo, an important railroad
center in Wallachia, is flying the flag
of surrender after holding out for
several days against the Teuton at
tack. This city, which normally has
a population of 50,000 and one of
the richest cities of Rumania, with
no less than 300 millionaires, is prac
tically deserted. The Rumanians
were amazed at the rapidity of the
Qermap advance, and abandoned'
enormous stores of foodstuffs. Thru
the Teuton gains along the Alt river
the Teuton line on the Alexandrla
Gulrgeve front has been shortened
130 miles. The Teuton forces undet
Falkenhayn are reported to have
captured the town of Pitecnit, sixty
miles from Bucharest.
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VATICAN, U. 8. AND' SPAIN
WILL MAKE PROTEST
PARIS, Dec. 1.—News dispatches
from Rome say that the Vatican and
the governments of Spain and the
United States have decided to ap
proach jointly the German govern
ment with a view to patting a stop
to the deportation of Belgians.
An Enjoyable Dance.
The dance given in the Eagle hall
last evening by the Women’s Auxil
iary of the Order of Pioneers, was a
very enjoyable one. The attendance
was very large and the affair netted
a neat sum for the treasury of the
lodge. The Pioneer Ladies are noted
for their Bplendid entertainments.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY
ADOPTS EIGHT HOUR DAY
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.—Tfao
Standard Oil Company of California
announces that the company volun
tarily has decided to put an eight
hour day with no reduction in wages
into effect in its. refineries, on its
pips' Hues and in' fhw production de
partments, /}■,. .
GONTRAGTER
ins two
MARSHAL 8TART8 IN PURSUIT
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A Man Named Stoker Shoots John
Hendricks and E. Irving at Mile 12
Near Seward—Reported Shot An
other Man at Mile 14.
SEWARD, Dec. 1.—A man by the
name ©t Stoker, who had a tie con
trast on the government railroad, ran
smack yesterday and shot and killed
John Hendricks and wounded E. Irv
ing at Mile 12 on the government
railroad. Irving is not expected to
live. U. S. Deputy Marshal Evans,
with a posse, left here immediately
on receipt of the news in pursuit of
the murderer, but no report has been
received from him. A report came
later that Stoker had shot another
man at Mile 14, but the report has
not been confirmed.
SEWARD, Dec. 1.—The Alaska
Engineering Commission has placed
a special train at the disposal of U.
S. beputy Marshal Evans and his
posse, now In pursuit of Walter
$tpker. The train has the right of
wky over all traffic and every efTort
is b^ing made both by the marshal
glkr the officials of the Commission
tA run down the murderer.
Tltokeh is a trapper and hunter, and
of late has been engaged in cutting
ties for the commission. He is be
lieved to have gone suddenly insane
yesterday'and-ran amuck with a high
power rifle, killing Hendricks in
stantly and mortally wounding E. K.
Irving, section men, and probably
others.
, The United States Marshal’s office
here received a telegram this even
ing from Deputy Marshal Evans, say
ing that he and a posse had been en
gaged in a search of the various cab
ins along the railroad line in the
vicinity of the crime, but no trace of
Stoker had been found. It is be
lieved that he has taken to the
mountains, and the Marshal and his
force will continue the search in that
direction.
THOUSANDS PH
J LOST RESPECTS
BODY OF EMPEROR LAID REST
Services Over Remains of Late Ruler
of Austria Held in Hofberg Chapel
—Kaiser Wilhelm Prays at Bier
Interment in Vienna.
VIENNA, Dec. 1.—Thousands of
people thronged the Hofburg chapel
yesterday to. pay their last respects
to the dead e^pperor, whose body lay
in state there... Funeral services were
s«id over the remains yesterday after
noon and thednterment followed, the
remains being escorted to, their last
resting place .py thousands of people.
Kaiser Prays at Bier.
VIENNA, Dec. 1.—-Kaiser Wil
helm of Germany, on Wednesday aft
ernoon prayed at the bier of the de
ceased emperor. He returned to Ber
lin Wednesday evenings a heavy cold
preventing him from attending the
funeral services.
NOTED EDUCATOR AMONG
INJURED IN TRAIN WRECK
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va„ Dec. J.
David B. Johnson, president of tbe
Winthrop college, Rockhill, S. C., and
also president of the National Educa
tion Association, and eight other pas
sengers. were injured, the engineer
killsdt and< the fireman badly scalded
when a Southern Railway passenger
train from Augusta to New York was
wrecked in a collision in the yards.
Northwestern Be* Tomorrow.
The steamer Northwestern is sched
uled' to arrive at Cordova at 7 o’clock
this evening and will probably reach
ValdCs seme time tomorrow morning.
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NEWP8APER8 FAVOR EMBARGO
ON FOOD SHIPMENTS
NEW YORK. Dec. 1.—Out of a
poll of 175 newspapers in the United
States in regard to their opinion on
the adoption of a food embargo, 150
favored the establishment of the em
bargo and 25 were against it.
The 25 papers against the embargo
are all New York and Pennsylvania
papers.
Bankers Must Buy.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 1.—
Bankers who finance the railroads
are not entitled to railroad passes,
the Interstate Commerce Commission
advised Newman Erb, president of
the Ann Arbor Railroad.
SEISMIC SHOCK
SHAKES M
MUCH PROPERTY IS DAMAGED
Entire Central Japan Is Violently
Shaken and the Cities of Kobe and
Osaka Are Damaged by Severe
Earthquake.
TOKIO, Dec. 1.—A terrific earth
quake shock occurred throughout
central Japan yesterday doing a large
amount of damage. In Kobe and
Osaka the buildings swayed and rock
ed until the people fled in terror from
their dwellings and considerable dam
age was done. So far as known no
lives were lost.
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Weather Changes.
The weather in the interior con
tinues to moderate, the thermometer
at Fairbanks this morning registering
2 above zero, but from Gulkana out
to Wortmah and in Valdez there has
been a decided drop since Wednes
day. Gulkana, Copper Center and
Tonsina show a drop of 17, 22 and
20 degrees respectively and now
stand at 20, 25 and 35 degrees be
low zero, the coldest spots on the
line. Beaver Dam, Summit, Wort
man and Valdez show a drop in tem
perature of about 7 to 13 degrees.
“The Horrors of War."
An unusual review of the after
math of Europe's “Path of Glory”
will be shown in the Empress Thea
ter tonight. This picture Is not in
tended for children or women who are
easily shocked, as it is most grue-*
some in detail, and many of the
scenes are positively horrible. Two
Comedies will also be shown to take
away the thoughts of the horrors of
war. If you wish to see how a coun
try rewards the brave sons who suffer
and die for the cause, attend the Em
press tonight.
Louts Rosenthal will leave on the
Northwestern for the States, where
he will remain during the winter
months. He will make his headquar
ters in Chicago, his former home.
RECORD PRICE PAID
FOR BEEF ON HOOF
KANSAS CITY. Nov. 20.—A rec
ord price for beef cattle was paid at
the local stock yards today when 40
head averaging 1,357 pounds each,
sold for $11.40 a hundred. The pre
vious high price was $11.35, paid in
December, 1914.
NORWAY SUFFERING FROM
GERMAN SUBMARINE WAR
COPENHAGEN. Dec. 1.—The Roy
al Provisions Commission of Norway
has unanimously decided that the
ticket system should be instituted
immediately to meet the food situa
tion throughout the Nation.
Messrs. W. N. Cuddy, Sergt. Kirk,
and the Misses Hon and Dierllng took
Thanksgiving dinner at Camp Com
fort yesterday.
Plumbers to Reform.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Dec. 1.—
The department of Justice has been
advised that the directors of the Na
tional Association of Master Plumb
ers, which has been under attack as
violating the Sherman law, have pass
ed a resolution by which the entire
plan of operation and by laws of the
organisation are to be revised to meet
the government's criticisms.
BEEN ORGANIZED
TO DEVELOP PROMISING CLAIMS
Alaska Bonding & Development Co.
Formed to Develop the Resource*
of This District—Promises To Be
Exceedingly Profitable.
A corporation, having for its ob
ject the development of some of the
exceptionally promising mining prop
erties of the Valdez district, and
which bids fair to prove exception
ally profitable for the Investor, has
been recently organized here with S.
A. Pepper president, John Lyons vice
president, H. E. F. King treasurer,
and T. P. Geraghty secretary.
The title of the new corporation is
the Alaska Bonding and Development
Company, and its activities will be di
rected toward the development of
gold and copper mining claims, ap
proved by the Board of Directors,
either upon a working bond or upon
an option to purchase. In other
words the company will supply the
necessary capital to develop proper
ties having promising indications,
upon which favorable terms can be
secured to the point where they can
be sold at a profit, or if mines are
particularly valuable, taken over by
the company and worked.
This company will fill a long felt
want, and has a large and promising
field in which to work. In no section
of Alaska is there a district which
has disclosed the prospects, both cop
per and gold, to the number and of
the richness found in the vicinity of
Valdez and the country adjacent, and
nothing but the lack of capital to de
velop these prospects has prevented
this district from becoming the fore
most mining district of the territory.
Realizing the need of capital for
the development of these natural re
sources, and seeing the enormous
profits sure to accrue to those in a
position to furnish this capital, a
number of business and professional
men and mining men of Valdez and
vicinity, interested in the project by
E. H. L. Mitchell, who for several
months past has made a thorougu
study of the field and its possibilities,
have organized for the purpose of fill
ing this much-needed want and are
offering the first block to the public
at 25 cents a share. Already a large
number of shares in the company
have been sold to local people, and it
is anticipated a considerable portion
of the first offering will be taken
here.
Mr. Mitchell will leave on one of
the next boats for the States and wiU
inaugurate an active campaign there
for the sale of the remainder of the
stock to be offered at this time. This
is not Mr. Mitchell’s first attempt at
promoting, and having a supreme
faith in the merit of the enterprise,
he is confident he will have no diffi
culty in financing the proposition
without difficulty.
Aside from the object stated above
that of securing options on and de
veloping promising prospects in this
district, the company starts out with
one of the most promising of the
prospects in this section in its posi
tion, the absolute pioperty of the
corporation. It consists of a group
of three claims on the extension of
the Daley-Bcnnett lead, which gives
promise, from its surface indicationr,
of being fully as rich as the Daley
Bennett claims, which are admitted
to carry the richest and most exten
sive ore bodies so tar uncovered in
the district, and which have been de
veloped to the point that the installa
tion of a large capacity mill is indi
cated. The three claims owned by
the company are sufficient asset for
the organization of a company on a
basis of capitalization ou which the
company was organized without tak
ing into consideration the possibili
ties which arise from the methods
in which the capital is to be employ
ed. The directors of the company,
being mining men or men familiar
with mining conditions here, are in
a position to exercise a judgment in
the selections of claims for the ex
ploitation denied those unfamiliar
with the field. They have a large
number to choose from and in sec
tions where the development work on
adjoining claims has demonstrated
the permanence and value of the ore
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