ALASKA CLAIMS
VERY YURIE
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;Mr». Lober Charged With Swindling,
Says 40,000 Tons of 9r.e Mined at
Koppenoff Island.
SEATTLE, May 20—Mrs. Annette
Lober, who was arrested Monday
charged with obtaining money under
false pretenses,in that she sold stock
in the Koppenoff Copper and Smelt
ing Company to Gustave Strumm, has
issued a statement frantically deny
ing the charges made and claims that
her husband, Dr. Lober, founded the
company some years prior to his
death; that she became president of
the company, which owned 78,000
acres of land on Koppenoff island and
that she believed ft to be very val
uable. More than 40,000 tons of ore
have been mined, she states, and the
ore is worth $4,000 a ton.
The police have made an investi
gation and they declare that the com
pany was declared bankrupt many
years ago and that they have no land
in Alaska, no locations of copper
claims or any possibility of making
the stock of the company valuable.
Friends of Mrs. Lpber have pro
vided bail and she was released yes
terday. “
f™T MIN
Says Judge Ben Lindsey, Who Is En
Route to Washington to Protest
Against Withdrawal
CHICAGO, May 20.—Judge Ben
Lindsey and a committee of five wo
men reached this city today en route
to Washington to protest to President
Wilson against the withdrawal of the
federal troops ..from the strike zone
in Colorado.
Judge Lindsey predicts that civil
■war is sure to follow the withdrawal,
of the troops, as the foreign strikers
have received a number of shipments
of high power guns ' and plenty of
ammunition and are preparing for
trouble with the militia.
"The true story of (he outrage at
Ludlow is too horrible, in detail , to
print,” said the Denver judge. “The
tents were fired hy the militiamen and
women and children,were killed; the
taanbiue.guns.X)f.Lbp.Atai.e troops were
turned on the tent colony, killing a
AWU>er,pf . jqj»dfM«ns,4p
the strike zone aye so bitter .that no
(State command can be sent in that,
district,and .maintain order." .
•(School Ce/jqjs ,8»i9yv* \gflO Pol jab
• Children in-One-*iock in «
^WiiNy jCJty.
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/CHICAGO, May 20.—A school cen
sus taken here the past week re*#
veals the fact that 1,000 children of
school age are Jiving In,one, block in
the Polish .seltlgtnpnt in ,thls city.
.The number of children In > this one
..section has surprised the school au
.thorltles. u
Many of the ehildren. however,ara
.-not sent to school but are Jtept .wt
home working in the sweatshops.
;The authorities..will lake steps Im
mediately to enforce the truant act
and compel the parents to send the'
• youngsters to school.
rnm%
Show* Perfect Control of Hi* Aircraft
—Safely Violas All the
Rule* of Gravity.
CHICAGO, May 20.—Over 100,000
people saw Aviator Beectay do the
corkscrew flipflop with his big ma
chine, diving from an altitude of 2,
000 feet he turned his machine round
and round, making flipflops and cork
screw motions, riding upside down
for short distances and violating all
the rules of gravity. The crowds
watched in breathless amazement at
the daring aerial gymnastics of the
aviator. He had perfect control of
his taachipe throughout the per
formance.
The cheers for Beechy when he
landed lasted for a half hour and the
crowds tried to make a rush for his
machine, but they were held in check
by the police.
THE NOMMItON
Pinchot to Run on Progressive Ticket
—Democrats Nominate Con
gressman Palmer.
PHILADELPHIA, May 20.—The re
sult of the state primaries held here
for the first time, show that Senator
Penrose is the nominee for the Re
publican party as senator to succeed
himself, his term, expiring March 3,
1915. Congressman A. Mitchell Palm
er secured the Democratic nomination,
while Gifford Pinchot was not opposed
for the nomination by the Progres
sives.
Martin Brumbraugh will head the
state Republican ticket, having been
named as the candidate for governor
by the members of the G. O. P.
, The fight for the senatorship will be
the bitterest in the history of the
state. .Roosevelt carried the state in
1912, receiving 447.426 votes, while
Wilson received ?95,619, and Taft
273,305, Roosevelt’s plurality being
51,807.
The Republicans claim that they
will carry the state by a large ma
jority and the Progressiyeism, as rep
resented by Pinchot, is dead.
janta nosA^nesE
FESTIVAL IS ON
SANTA ROSA, May 20—Santa Ropji
la holding .its .annual juvenile rope
parnival here today in (Jnce's Pari?,
which furnished a petting for the
fiesta. Over the sports there pre
sided a Uny-king and queen, each
With an .attendant retinue of small
hoys .and girls ,The parade, in which
were scores of flower-decorated
equlppages, yras one of the features.
The flower .dunces also were like
scenes from fairyland. The grand
finale late in the afternoon was to be
the battle of ,raaest>ej;ween the. whites
and the reds, In which hundreds of
children will take part.
George Fawcett left on the Alame
da for the states to spend a few
months visiting coast cities. *;
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SEATTLE, May 20.—The steamer
Northwestern left here Monday night
.with the .following passengers for.
Vfid«*:. H. Qber, H. Wallace, Mr*;
Fleming, John Gill, Mrs. Wencil.Mrp;
Miller, P. Haines, Mrs. Faust and
child, Edward Lister, W. Hanford, H.
Lister and wife, J. Brown. O. Brown,
A. Davis and five second-class. -
RAILROAD ROUTES
BE INVESTIGATED
Riggs Says Portage Bay and Seward
May Terminus, But Valdez and
Cordova Will Be Investigated.
SEATTLE, May 20.—Commissioner
Thomas Riggs of the Alaska railroad
survey, reached here last night and
has established headquarters at the
Arctic Club. In an interview given
out soon after his arrival Commis
sioner Riggs stated that the surveys
of the commission would not neces
sarily be conclusive, as the decision
as to the route of the government
trans-Alaska road would be made by
President Wilson.
“We will make all the surveys
deemed necessary and expect to visit
the coast towns offered as the term
inus of the railroad some time in
October, when all three commission
ers will visit the cities; at the same
time we hope to have all surveys in
not later than December 1, and will
then commence making our estimates
on the cost of construction via the
different routes. We expect that by
April 1, of next year, we will' have
a full and complete report ready for
the president.”
When questioned regarding the
terminus of the road Mr. Riggs stated
that Portage Bay or Seward may be
the terminus of the government rail
road, but that Valdez and Cordova are
both possibilities and will be investi
gated by the commission as to the
advantages offered and the cost af
construction, cost of operation and
maintenance and other causes which
go to make up the advisability of se
lecting one port over any other for
the coast end of the government
road.
Bandits.Put Cashier in Vault and Es
cape in an Automobile— Citi
zens Start In Pursuit.
SPOKANE, May 20.—Three ban
dits yesterday at noon held up the
cashier of the State bank at Spangle,
a small town near here, locked him
in the vault and escaped with $4,
000 in cash. The bandits then made'
their escape in an automobile that
was: waiting for them and smarted to
fire into the houses as they passed
fiown the street in order to strike
terror into the hearts of their pur
suers.
Citizens secured several high-pow
ered automobile and started in pur
suit and are following the bandits and
hope to capture them in . the hills.
The police of all the nearby towns
have been notified to be on the look
out for the men.
The cashier was released from the
vault as soon as his assistants return
ed from lunch. . i
Government chemists in the Phil
ippines ire investigating the soap
making possibilities ef a new-species
of oil bearing nut that has been dis
covered. ,
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Wood block paving Is used on Ber
lin streets pply onthe ai^pesi grades
to give a better footing add on bridge*
and their approaches to lessen tbi
Jar.
Apparatus for projecting a series of
tor«nted an
eleptrjpally pj^rited npachine which
rec?fdB ?yW noil -Ofjp^per ev^ry note
of a composition as he plays it up
on a piano. ■ m »m
mi DEFIES
Say* He Won’t Run for Governor of
New York—Declare* We Treat
ed Colombia Right
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NEW YORK, May 20—Ex-president
Roosevelt,upon his return here yes
terday from South America, hurled
defiance at his critics, denied that he
had expressed himself in a decision
regarding the nomination as president
on the Progressive ticket, and said
that he had not stated he would
or would not be a candidate for elec
tion as president.
,The Bull Moose leader stated to
reporters that he would not be a
candidate for governor of New York
at the election this fall, but refused
to say if he would support Assembly
man Sulzer, who has organized the
American party, and will run as its
candidate to secure the position from
which he was deposed when im
peached by the legislature.
"The actions of the American ad
ministration under my direction, when
the Panama republic was recogniz
ed, were entirely correct,” declared
the colonel. "Colombia refused to al
low the construction of the canal ex
cept at a price that would be pro
hibitive. the American government
needed the canal or else would have
had to expend as much money in
maintaining the fleet of warships on
both coasts, besides the economic ad
vantages that were sure to follow the
opening of the canal. We have noth
ing to reproach ourselves with in our
conduct toward Colombia and no apol
ogy to offer to the South American
republic.” •
Ex-president Roosevelt will make a
trip this fall to England and lecture
upon the new discoveries made by his
party in the jungles of Brazil.
FEARS HUERTA
Former Minister of Interior Urrutia
Flee* to Vera Cruz for
Safety.
VERA CRUZ, May 20—Former Mex
ican Minister of the Interior Uurru
tia arrived here today from Mexico
City and is preparing to leave the
country, as he fears assassination,
having crossed the administration of
Huerta. General. Funston offered to
provide him with a guard of Ameri
can troops to prevent any attack by
Mexiqan assassins while be remains
in Vera.Cru*. but the offer was de
clined. Special secret service men,
however, have been detailed to guard
Urrutia.
The former minister of the inter
ior predicts another revolution in
Mexico and states that even if Huer
ta falls conditions will not be im
proved unless the United States in
tervenes and ^provides protection for
foreign residents and for the .Mexir:
cans who are willing to develop the
resources of Mexico.
He told General Funston that the
sentiment towards Americans was
very bitter in the interior and at Mex
ico City and that mobs have made
many attempts to murder gringoeej
I but have bpenprejuptadby the po
lice and trtMp*;, He jidvltpd, that all
Americans should leave the interior
1 at once and seek protection in the
coast ift^ns,
Good Business House for Bale.
‘Good business 'block for isle on
Keystone avenue, Valdes, Alaska.
I ApplSjfo <^Mxs. tf
Dory for Bale.
Fine doV; ''price’ ?S5. Enquire Of
Julius JeUsen dr at "Prospector office.
Anton Itfea cafne over from Sew
ard on the Alameda.
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SEAHLE HEALTHY
PUCE TO LIVE
Has Lowest Death Rate of Any City
in the United State*—Washing
ton State Has Good Record.
WASHINGTON, May 20.—The cen
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sus department of the government to
day issued a statement showing that
the stae of Wiashingon showed the
lowest death rate for any state and
that the city of Seattle had the low
est rate of any large city.
This is the second year in suc
cession that the government has
stamped Seattle as the healthiest
place in the United States in which
to live.
The rate for the United States is
14 persons in every thousand and
shows a slight improvement over last
year's record.
Wanted by the Police for the Past
Two Years—Stole Money From
St. Louis Distillery.
CHICAGO, May 20.—At the request
of the federal authorities the police
of this city today arrested Janies
Gruenbaum, formerly of Nome, Alas
ka, who is charged with having em
bezzled $25,000 in money belonging
to the St. Louis Distillery while he
was acting as the agent of the com
pany in the Arctic city.
Gruenbaum was indicted two years
ago, but the police were unable to
locate him in spite of every effort on
the part of agents of the Department
of Justice and private detectives hired
by the distillery company.
Bail of $10,000 was fixed by the U.
S. commissioner, but Gruenbaum was
unable to secure bonds and is held
in jail awaiting extradition to Alas
ka.'
Wine and women are given as the
reasons for the fall of the “booze ag
ent,” who is said to have spent the
money of the company as fast as he
could collect it, and when unable to
repay took a boat to Seattle and dis
appeared.
SAY GOOD ROADS
MEAN GOOD SCHOOLS
COLUMBUS. O., May 20.—Bad
roads are the cause of 7$ per cent,
of the children in rural districts not
attending school regularly. This was!
the declaration today of State High-,
way Commissioner Marker. He is
preparing to use this fact in his cam
paign to increase interest in road
building activities of the state. “Bet
ter roads mean better health, better
schools, better children," is his mot
to.
PJcneer;. Dance Saturday.
Valdez Igloo of the Ploneers of Alas
ka will hol^ its annual dance next
Saturday night. Pine music. Admis
sion by card .only excepting to mem
bers of the lodge and their families.
The steamer Sampson, of the Ad+
miral Line, left Juneau at 5 o'clock
last Bight and la due in Valdes tot
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Announcement
1 have opened a first-class, up-to
date dresAOmking aaJtaWi»hP)ent at the
Albemarle Hotel, where.I will be glad
to serve the ladies of Valdes. Wo**
guaranteed. ~ A. L. BAXTER.
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WOULD HE
CANAL TOLL BILL
Agitation Grow* to Have Panama Ca
nal Bill Submitted to Internation
al Board of Diplomat*.
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WASHINGTON, May 20.—The agi
tation to have the Manama canal tolls
question submitted to a board of in
ternational arbitrators has been
growing until it seems now that the
Senate cannot pass the repeal bill at
this session.
Friends of the administration are
determined that it shall be brought
to a vote and are fighting the delays,
which seem to make its ultimate
passage doubtful. The Democratic
opponents of the bill predict the loss
of hundreds of thousands of votes if
the tolls are repealed and are urging
the administration to submit the bill
to The Hague and then, no matter
what the outcome—and it is gener
ally believed if the foreign diplomats
get a chance at the treaty the right
of .the United States to regulate the
tolls in favor of American ships will
be denied—the administration will not
be forced to defend its action, as it.
is sure to be called upon to do if
the Simms repeal bill passes the
Senate.
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TO BE 11 OB
Lloyd George Expected to Resort
to Increased Taxation of
Incomes.
LONDON. May 20.—David Lloyd
George will introduce his sixth budget
in the House of Commons today. Tito
estimates of the national expenditures
are expected to amount to about $1,
050,000,000—$25,000,000 more than
was spent by the country during the
most expensive year of the Boer war.
Ju t twenty years ago the annual na
tional expenditure was $500,000,000.
Increased taxation is a necessity of
the situation, for the chancellor can
not count on such an increase in
revenue as the trade boom brought
last year. Exactly how Mr. Lloyd
George plans to meet the increased
expenditures is as yet an official sec
ret, but it is generally believed that
a feature of th new taxation will
be a substantial increase in the
supertax on large Incomes.
STACK EMMIE
SETTS ME CHEAP
Selling for $49,000, and Were Forn—
erly $90,000—Will Get Still
Cheaper.
NEW YORK, May 20.—A seal In
the New York Stock Exchange sold
today for $46,000. the fewest price at
Which a seat has sold for 20 years,
and $10,000 below the lowest price
of the past year
The certainty that legislation will
he pasaed in the next few years re
stricting the operations of the Stock
Exchange gpd're$ul«tins the offering
for sale of stock hga forced the,»em
_hers of the qxcljtauge- to realize that
the flara^rhen^aeaU were ..worth *90,
.000 bgve.paased.
^wnhera of the Stock JExchange
place the life of the preaent. egchange
at over t,wo or three '.years.
Charles Day has his Ford automo
bile out exercising it.