~vol 1Q VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, MARCH 30, 1914. \ NO. tt*,.
LODE ROBBER IS
BAD US IMCt
Shoot* Down Si* Men in One Even
ing—Already Charged With Mur
der of Charles Hodges.
McMl'KKAY, Wash., March 30.—
Charles Hopkins, who was recognized
try the police of Everett as the man
who killed Charles Hodges in the
Seattle hotel some months ago and ;
who escaped last night from Everett j
after wounding a patrolman and two j
citizens, who attempted to arrest the j
murderer, continued his work of
slaughter here when he shot down
and killed Antone Berg and fatally j
wounded two of Berg's companions,!
who were walking down the track
or the Great Northern railroad.
The three loggers were walking the
track when Hopkins suddenly walked
up to them and without a question or
a word opened lire on Ihem.
The police believe the man is in
sane and that he thought the loggers
were detectives closing in on him.
The sheriff hits a large posse ot dep -
uties hunting for the murderer and
the police from Seattle have sent
special deputies to aid in capturing
Hopkins.
The police of Everett made 'in effort
!.. capture Hopkins, claiming that he
v the murderer of Hodges and Cte
fugitive from justice replied by shoot
ing the patrolman and his compan
ons.
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Germans Would Confiscate American
Holdings, But Secretary Protests
to Foreign Secretary.
BERLIN, March 30.—The American
ambassador today made a formal pro
test to the German foreign secretary
against the proposed government mo
nopoly of oil, claiming that the bill'
sow before the Reichstag would con
fiscate the property-<nft the Standard
Ail company.
The Germans were inclined to be
lieve that because of the 111 favor in
which the .big American corporation
is held by the present administration
that Secretary of State Bryan would
not come to the aid of the American
trust by protesting against the pro
posed bill, but the secretary has made
it- clear that while not favoring “dol
lar diplomacy.” as, mapped out by his
predecessor, yet the State department
would prevent any attempt to confis
cate the property of American in
vestors without proper compensation.
MW BILL IS
WASHINGTON, March 30.—The
Senate late Saturday afternoon pass
ed/ the army bill appropriation of
$!l01,000,000, which is $7,500,000 more
than was allowed by the House. An
effort will be made to increase the
amount allowed by the House while
the measure is in the hands of the
conference committee.
junea'6' w.dRttuiifc mar6
FOR FEDERAL BUILDINGS
The Juneau Cowbercial Club has
started an active catbjialgh to secure
an appropriation of $500,000 for fed
eral buildings there. The government
at the present time pay* $6,500 per
annum for rentals ary dtije citizens
of the to^n raised money to hel# piy
for a buiWiiig site. Petitions are be
ing circulated and a campaign of pri
rate tetters will be Inaugurated to
further the movement. j
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SFCREM LINE
COMING IN JULY
Just as Soon as Congress Adjourns
the Head of the Interior Depart
ment Will Come North.
SEATTLE, March 30.—Secretary
Lane of the Department of the In
terior, will come to th's city en route
to Alaska just as soon as the present
session of congres is concluded. In
a letter from the secretary he expects
to reach here about July 1.
It is understood that Secretary
Lane will tour Alaska and secure first
hand information regarding the best,
routes for the government railroad
which is to be'constructed from the
coast into th*e interior and that the
secretary will make many other in
vestigations and plan a big adminis
tration policy for the development
of the resources of the north and at
the same time to prevent control of
the territory by big syndicates.
The secretary will be accompanied
by a number of newspaper men and
by many high government officials and
will spend two months in the north.
A revenue cutter will be placed at
the disposal of the government party.
CIVIL W1R HERO
IS NEAR THE EHD
Gen. Sickles, Last of the Major Gen
erals of War of the Rebellion, is
Dying in New York.
SE'tV YORK, March 30. General
Sickles, the last major general of the
<ivi! war, is (lying here today and
the doctors in attendance say he can
not last but a few hours. The aged
veteran is 89 years old.
Gen. Sickles is the last of the.civil
war major generals. He was three
times given the thanks of congress
for gallant and meritorious service on
i {the field of battle. .. He lost a, leg at
| the baittle of Gettysburg. He also
held many high positions'in the diplo
matic service of the United Stales,
going on several .secret missions and
also acting as nuhister to Holland
ana to Mexico. The lgst public office
he befd was sheriff of New York coun
ty in 1$9&.
oldest #efj.pUEi...
aT i'ccxc Center, ohio
BELLE CENTER, 0., March 30.—
This little Logan county village is
governed by the oldest mayor in the
United States. Joseph F. Dennis, who
recently celebrated his 87th birthday.
His administrations have been so sat
isfactory to the people that the has
been re-elected several times. Mayor
Dennis enjoys also the distinction of
being the oldest resident of the coun
ty. He moved to Belle Center 70
yeacs ago, when there were only log
cabins here.
FORMER VALDEZ RESIDENT
DIES IN SPIRIT CITY
SEATTLE, March 30.-Mrs. John
Orchard, grandmother of former
Lieut. Orchard, died here today at
the age of 91.
MW «BIS
MISSISSIPPI TOWN
JACKSON, Miss., MaTch 30.—Town
creek, near here, overflowed, its banks
today and 400 buildings, including the
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leading hotel, two .department. stores
and many mercantile agtablHanqfcntA
are.all flooded. 'Hie people have all
Seek ftireed' to seek aheStiw ftfinf taer
waters by camping on higher ground:
BANE
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Set Fire to School Buillding to At
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tract Crowd Then They Rob Un
r <• . .
protected Bank Cashier.
RLMA, Wash.. March 30.—Seven
bandits today set fire to the gym
nasium building in this city, and while
the people were all attracted to the
Are and were aiding the fire depart
ment to put out the Aames, the ban
dits circled about and held up the
cashier of the State Bank and after
securing $3,500 they made good their
escape in an automobile.
The alarm was raised shortly after
but ihe men h d a big start and so
far the police have been unable to
secure a clue to the crooks.
A general alarm was sent out to
all surrounding towns and tile police
were asked to arrest any suspicious
characters and 10 watch for the au
tomobile.
Supt. Charles Crawford of the Gold
King mine. left this morning for Slioup
bay: Mr. Crawford reports the work
of moving the big outfit to the mine
as progressing rapidly.
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Charge Made by Congressman Know
lands—Claims Wilson Held Secret
| Conference With English.
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WASHINGTON, March '■’>». Con
sressnian Joseph R. Knovvlands, of
California, caused a sensation today
when he charged that President Wil
son's canal policy had been formulat
ed after three secret conferences with
the secretary of Sir Edward Grey,
England’s foreign minister.
Knowlands claims that Grey is a
brilliant diplomat and that he had
made the foreign policy of the United
.States the laughing stock of the world.
England dictates the policy of our
State' department, tells us what we
can and cannot do; makes puppets of
diur diplomats and holds us up to the
^corn.of the powers of the world, Is
the charge made by the Californian.
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BE THE DELEGATE
Governor Strong Tells Douglas Demo
crats He is Satisfied With
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Present Position.
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The Douglas Inland Democratic club
recently gave a social at which the
boom to make Governor Strong the
Democratic candidate for delegate to
congress was launched. It was a free
and easy affair, including moving pic
tures and speech making. The Dis
patch. in speaking of the governor’s
reply, says:
“Governor Strong gave a short but
Interesting speech in which he said
that he had no aspirafons to bold
any office outside of- the one he is
now Ailing and. said be thought If he
gave the people a good administra
tion he had done his duty and would
‘be willing to retire from publlic life.
'Tbe governor thanked the people
prevent Ijpr the . a|t|entton they had
shown hiljjt oh Jhfa occafelpn. which
Vftlv the flnjt time Up ,h«3 ever ad
dressed them since taking his prcs
ent position. The governor rom-lod
jed the speaking of tke evening.”
Cm DURKEE
IS 101” HERO
Take* Title Role in Jack London'*
Dramatized Novel Called
L * i O it II
“Burning Daylight.”
SEATTLE, March 30.—Captain Ben
Durkee, the Katalla sourdough and
one of the best known residents of
the oil city, reacned this city today
from California, where he went with
his big dog team to take the title
role in the moving picture films be
ing made of the dramatized book
written by Jack London called “Burn
ing Daylight.”
The films were taken in the Cali
fornia mountains and Captain Durkee
had with him his famous team of
malamutes. He will leave on the
Sampson for his home in Katalla.
Lumber King Dangerously III.
l’ASADENA. Cal., March 30. Kred
| erick VVeyerhauser, the lumber king,
! is seriously til at his home in this
j city. The members of his family ar
j rived from the east on a special train
i today and physicians are in constant
! attendance.
TORNADO WRECKS
A KANSAS TOWN
Majority of Buildings of Frederick
Kan , Demolished—Electrical
Storm Follows.
FREDERICK. Kan., March :»). A
: tornado struck this city today and
was followed by a terrific electric
storm which left the city a wreck.
The majority of buildlings in the city
were partially demolished and a score
of people were killed, while many
were injured.
The people were in terror and
sought shelter in the cellars until the
storm was over. Flying wreckage was
blown all about the city, making it
impossible for the citizens to leave
their homes.
Held from surrounding towns has
been received and the injured are be
ing cared for. The dead will be bur
ied today.
Twenty-one Teams Hauling 42 Loaded
Sleds Start This Morning for
the New Camp.
Twenty one teams, hauling 4ii load
ed sleds with supplies for the min
ers and prospectors in the Nelchina
district, left Valdez this morning for
the interior. The outfit .is owned by
McIntosh, the Valdez, freighter. , A
number of prospectors accompanied
the teams and will remain in the
diggings this summer prospecting tpje
claims already located and hunting
for more.
The teams will make as fast time
as possible to, the camp and back, as
the trail is lively to become soft and
it is expected that enough supplies
will be waiting, here upon the return
of the outfit tct send .the full string
back into the Nelchina.
The Nelchina ts one of the few
Alaska camps (fpm whicp ..the miners
are not returning condemning the,
camp as of no value. The optomlsm
of tpe, mliiers In the new cpiftp has
influenced many to a.,determination
to investigate for themselves.
Alaskans in Spirit City Urge Appro
priation of $200,000—Would Aid
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the Country.
SEATTLE. M/ucch. HO.-.Ala^kana
here in Seattle will congress,.tj»
appropriate $200,000 foe the purpose
of making a proper exhibit at Sftn
Francisco of the resources of Alaska.
They contend th t the government
should encourage the immigration of
farmers and miners to me north, and
that a proper exhibit at the fair would
greatly aid in having the people turn
north for their future homes.
Thp commercial bodies of this city
have already started at work to secure
tiie co-operation of congressional del
egations of all the western states and
it is hoped that the bill will be pass
ed at this session of congress.
Eleanor Wilson Buying Finery
NEW YORK, March HO.—Eleanor
Wilson, daughter of President Wil
son, who is soon to marry Secretary
McAdoo. is in, the city accompanied
by her mother. She :s buying her
trousseau and has stated that she will
buy nothing but American goods.
Sec’y Redfield Will Send Deputy Fish
Commissioner Jones to Alaska
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to Study Conditions.
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•SKATTLK. March 30. Secretary
Redtield of the Department of Com
merce. reached here today from
Washington and in an interview stat
ed that the department would send
Deputy Fish Commissioner Jones to
Alaska this summer to investigate the
fishing industry of the nortli and to
report to the department any needed
legislation governing the catching and
canning of fish in Alaska.
Deputy Jones will leave in a few
weeks for the north and will visit all
tiie canneries and th'' fishing grounds
in Alaska waters.
.'I he charges that lish are wantonly
destroyed by the canneries under the
present contract system will be in
vestigated and if necessary the owners
of the canneries will be forced to stop
the systems now in vogue.
HOW UNCLE JOE CANNON
FEELS ABOUT THE CASE
WASHINGTON. March 30. "t’ucle
Joe” Cannon and Secretary oi War
Garrison met in the oapitol a few [
days ago. and among other things j
discussed Theodore Roosevelt’s trip
[through South America and particu
larly his latest "stunt” of grabbing
a huge reptile by the neck at a snake
tight, and lecturing to the natives on
the habits of that particular species.
"Yes.” said Cannon, ”1 read about it.
What’s the matter with those ——
snakes down there, can’t they poison
anyone?”
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G. Gunte has opened up. a barber
shop next to the Northern sRloon.
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ram TIMBER
WASHINGTON, March 3».~yhe
Forestry department have cou^ludcfl
the plans for the sale of *0,000,900 feet
of standing timber in the Tongass res
ervation in) .Southeastern Alas^f-.
Bids wdl'bc asked for from lumber
interests, along, the.,pacific coast and.
the department hope to realize a big
price for the timber, which is consid
ered as valuable.
nPIMEIT
Big Storm Last Fall Appear* to Have
Washed Gold to Sea Instead of
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Concentrating It.
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NOME. March 30.-.Miners .who
have waited for tire advent of spring
to prospect the beach, believing that
the great storm of last fall had re
suited, in washing up the gold and en
ricbing the sands, are meeting with
disappointment. Extensive prospect
ing has been carried on during the
past month and has failed to reveal
ground which,would pay to work, ev
en S-cent pans not being uncovered.
The theory has always prevailed
among miners that the gold in the
sands of the beach was washed up
by the waves and many believed that
the storm had concentrated the gold
and that the beach would be as rich
as ' ben discovered years ago. The
storm appears to have wushed the gold
out to sea.
APPROPRIATION MADE
FOR MILITARY ACADEMY
WASHINGTON, D. C.. March SO.
| The bill carrying an appropriation of
$1,000,000 for the military academy
at West Point was passed by the Sen
ate today. It is planned to enlarge
the academy.
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Had Murdered a Negress for 50 Cents
and Was Serving Time—Pardoned
That Execution be Legal.
LITTLE HOCK. Ark.. March SO.
Fred Pelton, a negro, was electrocuted
here (today for the 'murder of a
negress, whom he killed in order that
he might steal 50 cents which she
had. In order that the execution of
Pelton might be legal the governor
granted him a pardon for a crime for
which he was serving a sentence of
115 years.
The murder trial followed the con —
vietion of Pelton for the first offense
and the execution could legally be
held only after the expiration of the
first sentence and the governor theu
determined that the community would
be best off with the criminal dead,
so he signed the pardon for Peltou
and then sentence of death was car
ried out.
The negro fought to prevent the
execution and was overpowered,
bound and placed in the chair.
FIRE PREVENTION
DAY DESIGNATED
S AC It A M gN TO. Cal., March 30
Governor Johnson today designated
Apri} 18, the anniversary of the San
Francisco earthquake,, as fire pre
vent ion day The plan was original
ed by the chiefs;, of .(.he fire ARarl'
nients of the different California cit
ies and towns to secure the co-op
eration of the citizens in taking pit
cautions against tires.
HE MUST HAVE HAD, », , ,
A TIP FROM INSIDE
n , %- . —Mr*
A Juneau man is advertising
partner to grubstake him to^pro^ppct
along fhe route of the pew, Alfi^kr.
railroad to the Inferior, Jc; sajre he,^
faptiliar with fhe route,and' wofikt
s^iai.e a fid shape, .alike, witji the, mgn
who goea in with .h/m. If fie. knows
where the, roe?) Will ha, l$$atedr hi;-.
knowledge ghopld k&TfilUabift. He wb
Hrqij^bly he In Valdes before ma ay
weeks.
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