V0L 9 VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 4, 1913. NO. 122.
SENATE FAILED ~ !
TO CONFIRM
Fourteen Hundred Appointments \
of President Taft’s Fail— j
Army Promotions Made.
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Washington. D. March i.
The Senate continued the army
appointmenls made by President
Taft yesterday, failing, however,
lo confirm 1,400 appointments in
the civil departments of the gov
ernment .
Every effort was made by I he
Republican members to force the
Senate to lake aid ion in the mai
ler of the continuations, but with
out avail, as the Democrats were
determined lo save I tie appoint
ments for President \\ ilson of
their own party.
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LEAVES BENCH
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Failure of the Senate to Confirm
Him Makes Vacancy on the
Federal Bench.
Seal lie. .Marcli i. —111»1 j^n■ How
ard leaves I lie hem'll as a feder
al jndfre today al noon. Iiavinn
failed ,of V'onlirniii,ldoii and his |
appointment dies will! Hie end of
llie session of I lie Senate al noon.
Senator I’oindexler. who was
opposed to Hie appointment, and
Hie lieinoerals. who wauled I lie
appointment lo I..lie of llieir
own parly. prevented favorahle
ael ion al I h is session.
UNITED STATES TO BUILD
ONE BATTLESHIP ONLY
Washington. I». C.. Man'll I.
The conferees have finally de
cided on the one battleship plan
and only one will he Iniill this
column year.
newwars
NEW POSTOFEICE
New York, MaMi i.—*J,OUO
000 was appropriated for Ihe con
struction of a new postollice
building in New York City. The
new building is to built near Ihe
new railroad terminals in upper
New York. II will be connected
by tubes wilii all stations in the
city.
PUBLIC BUILDINGS BILL
ACCEPTED BY CONFEREES
Washington. I). C., March i.
The omnibus buildings hill and
(he civil sundry bills have been
agreed upon by Ihe conferees and
will he approved by President
Taft before retiring from office.
It is to Hie public buildings bill
(hat I lie *100,000 for Cordova's
court liousl is supposed in pc
attached.
W. (i. Whorf, the man who re
ceived the lirsl patent ever issued
by Ihe government to coal land
claims in Alaska was, wilii sev
eral others, indicted by the Valdez
grand .jury, for Ihe violation of
the Alaska game law. II appears
that Whorf. who is a cannery op
erator on Cook Inlet, is alleged to
have practiced the hiring of un
lives during Ihe summer season
to kill game for Ihe cannery, and
that Ihe natives killed hundreds
of moose each summer. — Peters
burg Progressive.
Mrs. John Johnson and her son
are in town from Kilamar. The
little hoy was brought in to ob
tain medical attendance.
HOT THE FOR
SUFFJM6ETTES
Crowds Hoot and Block the Line
of March—Cavalry Needed
to Quell the Rioting.
Washington, If tk. March i.
Thr suffragette parade yesterday
was a failure. The erowils wliieli
lined I lie streets along the line
of niareh crowded into the street
and forced (tie women to lighi
their way through. Spectators
jeered and made fun of the wo
men, calling them all manner of
names, until finally a regiment
i f cavalry was sent to the scene
to aid the police in maintaining
order.
The expected triumphal march
into Oentonial hall was turned
into an indignation meeting by
the suffragettes. Mrs. William
Howard Taft and her daughter.
Miss Helen, were driven from the
pla'forn l.y the insulting i e
:i arks f I oodlums. who folio
(‘d the women into the hall, mak
ing all manner of remarks, ui
ill I he un n s were forced In leavi
the hall
SENATORMILLARD
ON FINANCE
Tells Southeastern Alaska Paper
What He Hopes to Do Here
With His Mines.
Si * 11 ;i I iir H. I'. .Milliml, of Val
dez. wliii is now in Juneau, was
interviewed liv The Empire re
porter. and We lake pleasure ill
reprinting the interview. Our
senator is on I lie job all I lie 1..
wlirii it come to giving a boost
lo Ibis section of llie territory:
Senator Millard, of Valdez, who
comes direct from the East lo Ju
neau, where tie had gone on a
financial mission connected with
the development of the mining
interests of which lie is the head.
The senator reports that busi
ness is good and apparently ev
erybody is prosperous* hut nev
ertheless there is considerable
unrest prevailing with (tie invest
ing public. This is especially
true in the ptibiie at I dude toward
Alaska.
Those who have heretofore re
sponded can no more lie interest
ed because of the tinsel I led pol
icy of I lie national government
Inward Alaska.
This is not I lie only adverse
condition confronting the Alas
kan going In the states for capi
tal to develop the mines of the
country. There seems to have
been an army of “knockers” turn
ed loose that condemn every min
ing proposition in which I hey arc
not direct beneficiaries.
Despite all the unfavorable cir
cumstances Senator Millard says
that he was successful in a meas
ure by interesting new blood in
tile north. He has arranged for
I lie financing of llie Tatum prop
erties recently puehased from
Mark Tatum, of Douglas, and al
so |o go ahead with the Mineral
creek development plans. On the
Mineral neck properly Htinling
(on mills are lo lie installed.
These properlies all carry high
grade ores. The Talum prop
erly is said lo he richer than the
(31 iff, which pays a regular month
ly live pdr cold dividend.
(iaplain lllodgell, of Kodiak, is
on the Yukon with supplies for
his cannery and will prepare for
the coming canning season. East
year the eruption of Mould Kal
mai caused the loss of the ma
jor part of tlie season and a small
pack was the result, hui he hopes
to pack his capacity Ibis season.
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PRESIDENT WOODROW WILSON.
PRES. WILSON INAUGURATED
BIGGEST PARADE EVER HELD
CROWDS LINE PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE, CHEERING AS THE
PRESIDENT PASSES—CHIEF JUSTICE WHITE ADMINISTERS
THE OATH—REVIEWS PARADE FROM WHITE HOUSE.
\\ ashinglnii. I >. C.. March \.-~
Presideiil Wilson was inaugural -
ril 11iilay ai mum and is now I lie
I wen I y-se\enl h president of the
I'niled Stales. Chief .lustin'
While, o| I he Supreme Court, ad
ministered the oalli on | he bal
cony of tile Senate section of the
capitol. after which President
Wilson delivered liis address.
President Wilson left for the
While House after delivering his
address, accompanied by e.\
Presidenl Taft and both were
cheered by the waiting crowds
along Pennsylvania avenue, and
from the stand at the White
House President Wilson review
ed the troops and paraders 50,000
strong, who passed before him.
The ceremonies in the Senate
al I lie installation of Yit'e-Pre-i
ilcnt Marshall wi'iv very simple
anil witi' i,aiTii,il out without a
li il ell.
I * ri • s i 111 • 111-I'li'i'l Wilson was 1111 • I
al lij~ 11 o 11 * I liy a congressional
<*iunin il II'e ami an escort of col
lege mi'ii. who accompanied him
In the While House, where lie was
receix il by President Taft, who
welcomed the incoming president
and accompanied him In the enp
itol.
William Jennings Hryan and
wife arrived here early today and
received as great an ovation as
did President Wilson. Hundreds
were at the depot when he arriv
ed and followed him to his ho
tel. where an informal reception
was held.
SOCIETY LEADER
GETS PINCHED
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I Chicago. March i.—Mrs. Maud
Stewart, ol Antigo. Wis., was ar
rested here today accused of at
tempting to hlackinail Mrs. Van
Oslland, a rival society leader,
through Ilu> mails. Mrs. Stewart
demanded that a certain amount
of money he forthcoming or she
would “show her rival up." The
(Postoffiee department immediate
ly made an investigation of the
facts and caused the arrest. Moth
Women are well known ami are
wen 11 hy.
Still At It.
It has hcen a difficult task to
cut a passage way through I he ice
covered tracks; hut Superintend
ent Cnrser is pursuing the work
with pnliunce* and intelligence.
It is expected that hy Monday
through trains will again he run
ning, ami there sure will he some
rejoicing among I he people of the
Copper River country_Cordova
Alaskan, Kelt. 27.
Tile school chfWren wen1 gi\
en a half day holiday Ihis after
noon because of the inaugura
I ion of a new president.
CAMERONJOHNSON
SUPPLIES ARRIVE
Tin* Yukon brought 00 ions of
machinery for the Camernn-Jnhn
Hoii claims which will be sent to
the properly as soon as possible.
Included in the outfit is a live
stamp mill, which will be erected
in the spring, but which must be
freighted over the snow.
Considerable development work
has been done on the elaijns and
the officers of the company feel
certain that they have one of the
best properties in this section.
To Exploit Siberian Gold.
London. March 1.--W. K.
Thorn, a well-known San Fran
cisco mininu engineer now in
London, is leaving shortly for Si
beria on behalf of a powerful
Angla-Amcriran and Russian
concern in which John Hays
Hammond is interested to take
charge of a big alluvial gold
mining enterprise on the I'atoum
river, which is said to be very
valuable.
K. P. Cushman returned to j
town from the Cliff today.
I t R.MSIII l» ROOMS with or
without board. Ibex House, Key
stone Ave. Mrs. H. Sharis.
Thinks That the Corn Products
Trust Should Pay That Much
for Underselling Rivals.
New Yoi k. .March i. — I'11 iI • • < 1
Stales Itislriel Attorney Wise, of
this city, has commenced a suit
against (lie Corn Products He
lming company lo recover tsSii,
0011,000 in damages because of
the alleged selling of syrup and
starch by the trust for a figure
less Ilian it can lie made for,
whereby Hie trust forced its ri
ivals lo the wall.
All independent companies
have been forced to sell out.
The Sherman anli-trust law
provides that any person who
may be injured by a combination
in restraint of trade can recover
three times (the ai.nomil be is
damaged as penalty.
Alvali Caines, chief clerk of Hie
mail service, came over on Hie
Yukon in attend to matters rmi
i neel ed with bis department.
ENGLISH PEOLPE
ARE IMPATIENT
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Mob the Suffragettes Who Are De
stroying Public Property—
Many Hurt.
1.1 >n i|i m. Mail'll i.-- I In' I'.ug I i'll
11 • 11111 ■ has i' lii'i'i hi 11' lii'i'il al lln‘
i'i ml in ual rn il mg nf I lm m i I il a nl
siiI'fragi'l Iami I lie dost ruel but
nf |>ij111ii- 11|-iipt'i'ly h\ 1111'111 in
I licit- t'll'ml In foree tin' gnM'i'ii
1111*111 |n gin* I lie111 I lit' right In
vote ami Imlay a nmli nf men
liinmil mi tlm siitf ragel I es ami
in a pitched battle1 they fum'd
them ftn seek police aid. after
injuring many.
The damage dune hy the mil
itants to public property has run
into the millions, many postal
clerks have been injured for life
by having the pepper and acids
sent through I he mail gel into
(heir eyes and thousands of dol
lars worth of mail has been burnt
in the stand boxes in the city.
Ed. Parsey, who left Vaibez
Iasi summer. and who has been
prospecting in the Salchaket
country, is now in the hospital
at Fairbanks suffering from the
effect of being caught in an ov
erflow and having his feel froz
en. If was found necessary to
amputate pari of one of his feel,
lie is now on Ihe way to recov
ery, but for a time il was feared
he would lose his life. Mr. I’ar
sey was a member of the Arctic
■trotherhood and the Eagles al
Fairbanks and is being cared for
by I hem.
Sam Fowlos. a miner working
al (lie Cliff, fell 50 feel in Ihe
shaft last Sunday night and suf
fered a bad sprain of his left an
kle and il is feared has several
ribs broken, lie says I lull he
missed his fooling while going
down into the mine.
The Cordova chamber of cum.
merer has wired lo I’residenl Wil
son requesting him lo aid in Ihe
const rurl ion of a railroad from
Chilina lo Fairbanks and also
from Ihe Copper Hiver road lo
Ihe Erring coal fields. A tele
gram of thanks was sent lo Del
egate Wickersham. thanking him
for securing Ihe passage of Ihe
measure for a SDMI,Odd govern
ment building al Cordova.
FOtt KENT—Three-room apart
ments furnished over Valdez Drug j
Co. Apply Valdez Drug Co.
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TREAT PATIENTS
Must First Demonstrate His Cure
Before Medical Society—
Many Are Disappointed.
Xew York. Mai'rli i.--l>r. Fred
erick Friedman announced today .
that lie could not treat any [ia- >
tienls until lie liail demonstrated
to l lie medical societies of the
city that his cure was of value.
He said Hull following this dem
onstration In; would he granted
a license anil that he would Ircal
all who wished his services.
Thousands have refiuesled hr.
Friedman to Ireal I hem and he
has received oilers of thousands
of dollars in single cases from
people of wealth, and was finally
forced to make the above an
nouncement.
Fight be Made on Cheney—Will
Ask That Democrats of Dis
trict Elect Man.
Tin' I »«• 111<I if cnmmil l it is
• *;i 11 <m I In 1111 •• • I liimnirnw al
Wash my 11 in anil /. II. (Ilifinw is
ii'iw in I hf < - a 1111 a I nil > willi I hf
rfiliifsl llial In- hf rrcnyni/fil as
f11111111ilIffman fur Alaska.
A | ii'i i| f s | has i.ffii nunlf
ayaiiisl hi' Iminy i-fi-nyni/.fi| ami
| n • I i I i 1111' lla\f llffll 'fill In I Ilf
c mu 111 il I f f 11 ml f si i ny ay a in'I Ins
Iniiiiy ~falfil ami al-n i fi|iif 'I iny
llial an flfflinn hf liflil in ac
fi inla ni-f willi llif Ifl'iii' nf a rcs
111111 ii in a < l< 11 > I fil hy 111 >• Halt inini'f
fun\fill inn. which was ini I'niliircil
hy William .1. liryan.
A biller tiyhl will In- nunlf
ayainsl r.hcncy hy I lie Dcninci als
nf SnuI In*asIcrn Alaska.
CHICAGOFOOTPADS
MAOG HAUL
Chicago, March i.--Mrs. Mabel
Mills, of San Antonio, was as
saulted here yesterday and rob
bed of £13,000 in cash, which she
had in a small satchel. The rob
bery was made in broad daylight
on one of the prominent streets
of the city, and how the high
wayman made the successful
haul is past the police, who arc
doing all in their power to cap
ture tile thieves and recover the
money.
mcintosh stages bring
FAIRBANKS GOLD DUST
Among the express packages on
yesterday's McIntosh stage was
£78,OttO worth of gold dust be
ing shipped to the outside by the
First National bank of Fairbanks.
This is the second shipment lo
pass through Valdez sined the
change of the mail route. The
other one was valued at si 18,000.
J’lic money was placed in the vault
id' t he Valdez Trust company .
Notice to Masons.
There will be a meeting this
• veiling at Masonic hall at 8:30
•'clock to make arrangements for
the burial of our deceased brolli
•r. Itoberl Pullen. All Masons
ire expected lo be present.
C. C. HKYNOI.I>S, Seek.
The Mexican Revolution.
The uprising of the peons in
Mexico portrayed in a line pic
urc at tin- Orpheum tonight,
‘.oin| te|e change of pictures.