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VQL 9 VALDEZ, ALASKA, THURSDAY, MAY 15, 1913. \ NO. 184.
JOHNSON WILL ~
APPROVE LAW
Announces His Intention of Sign
ing the Webb Alien Land
Law.
Sacramento, Cal., May 15.
covernor Johnson has announced
that ho is determined to sign the
Wehh alien land hill, against
which I lie Japanese ambassador,
Secretary Bryan and the entire
Democratic administration have
strongly protested.
It. j.s believed that the big Bull
Moose also urged I lie governor to
veto the measure, but that In' was
likewise respect fully told to mind
bis own business.
California has 50.000 Japanese
subjects in the slate, about, ball'
nf whom will be effected by the
law if it is carried out.
Wilson-Underwood Bill May Have
Trouble in Upper House—
May Use Patronage.
Washington, I), May 15 —
The anti-free . sugar Democrat ic
senalors commenced an attack on
the sugar schedule today and they
were reinforced by the heavy ora
torical artillery of the Republi
can side of the House who joined
in the tight to prevent the free
sugar schedule of the Wilson
l uderwood tariff.
The president is worried at the
outlook for his lari If measure in
the upper House and it is said
that many appointments will be
held in reserve to be used as bait
to secure votes for the, sugar and
wool schedules against which a
number of Democratic senators
have shown opposition and for
which Republican voles must be
secured through file patronage
route.
No vote has been taken in the
Senate on the Republican bill to
compel the Finance committee to
hold public meetings. The Re
publican leaders are in hopes of
securing help from the dissatis
fied Democratic senators.
ID BIG LEW
OB BIG FOUR
Jack Cook and Sort Cooper, the
Contractors, Crosscut Six
Foot High Grade Ore.
Jack Coos al'd Bert Cooper, the
contractors of the Big Four eom
• pany, returned to Valdez from the
claims cm Mineral creek today af
ter having driven 00 feet of tun
neling and crosscut a six foot
lead of high grade free milling
gold ore.
The 0(1 feet of tunnel gives a
depth of 75 feet no the lead am'
it has widened some over the1 sur
face showing.
Tlie contractors expect to have
finished the present contract by
July first, after which the com
pany will resume operations on a
larger scale.
Adler is selling out. Bargains
in anything and everything.
WANTED—A cook; inquire of
Col. O’Neil at Fort I.iscum.
MAY ABOLISH THE
CHUGACH DESERVE
Senator Pittman Introduces
Measure to Restore Lands
to Public Domain
Washinglou, l>. C., May 15.—
Senator Pittman has introduced
a bill in the Senate which if pass
ed will revoke the executive or
der of former President Roosevllt,
issued in 1907, by which he estab
lished the Chugach forest, reserve
along the coast of Prince William
Sound.
All the lands in the present re
serve would he restored to the
public domain and open to loca
tion except the coal lands, which
are to I.pened by special leg
islal ion.
sghooTbdaro
ELECT TEACHERS
Present Teaching Force Retained
Except Miss Corrigan—Miss
Root Not an Applicant.
Tin* Valdez and Rcserva! ini;
school hoards met last night at
the office of C. K. Bunnell and all
the members attended except
Treasurer Wilcox, who is now in
Cordova.
All of I he present force of
teachers were re-engaged wil'i
Ihel exception of Miss Corrigan,
who leaches the seventh amt
eighth grades. 'I’liis position w:*s
left open and the work may he
consolidaled with tw'o oilier class
es.
'I'lie salaries are the same as
last year. Iml Professor Davis,
who will again he principal of the
school, will draw *2,000 for Hie
school year of 10 months. Miss
Stuart, assistant principal, will
receive *1,250, while Mrs. Kelsey,
Miss Davis and Miss Miller will
receive *1,000 a year.
[ lie matter ol I lie increase ol
wages from £75. the present
wage, lo £100, asked for by H.
Delano, the present janitor, was
not acted on and the matter was
left over until next meeting.
A rumor was circulated on the
i streets that Miss Root, of Sew
ard, was to tie added to the pres
ent force of teachers, but upon
inquiry by the Prospector it was
ascertained that Miss Root lias
made no application for a position
in the Valdez school nor has her
'name1 been considered.
The cost of maintaining the
school in Valdez is higher per
capita than any other in Alaska,
land it is said that Valdez has the
highest school cost in the United
States. The cost.may cause some
friction between the present city
council, which is desirous of cut
ting expenses that the city may
•get out of debt and they may not
allow all the money asked for by
the school board.
Cheap Freight for Dawson.
The W hite Pass railroad have
announced a rate of £15 a ton on
freight from Whitehorse to Daw
son. which is a hip cut into the
former rate. The N. O. Company
intend entering the Dawson mar
ket and a merry tight is expect
ed between the two corporations.
Wanted.
Rids for the digging of trench
es through the streets of Valdez,
to allow for the laying of water
and sewer pipe. Trenches to be
at least six feet deep. Bids will
he accepted on a basis of per cub
ic yard cost. All bids must be in
before May 25, <913. Reserve
right to reject any or all bids.
■Address Joe Bourke, Valdez-.
MANY KILLED IN TORNADO
WHICH SWEEPS NEDRASKA
SEWARD, NEB., IS HIT HARD AND 11 ARE KILLED AND 30 HURT
—BASE BALL GAME RT M’COOL IS STOPPED WHEN
GRAND STAND BLOWS AWAY—OMAHA IS HIT.
Seward, Neb., May ir>.--A tor
nado swept the residence section
of this town yesterday, killing II
people and injuring 30. Houses
were torn down by the wind and
in some cases buildings were
moved great distances and set
down with lull little injury and
other buildings were crushed |ike
a paper box. killing Ihe occupahts.
MrOool Juuclion, Neb.. May;Hi.
—The tornado struck Ibis town
when most of the men were 'at
tending the base ball game ^nd
the stands in Ihe park were ue
molished. Ihe spectators fleeing
from the path of the wind. Man,'
are dead and a large number In
jured by falling buildings.
Houses were blown into the riv
er and Ihe people drowned. \
A hail storm with hail Ihe size
of eggs followed the wind. The
town of Tomoro was also struck
and many buildings demolished
and a few people hurt.
Omaha. May I5.--A lew build
ings were destroyed by the storm
and a panic was started when the
roofs of the houses were lorn off
by the high winds. The recent
experience in the storm of two
months ago, when the residence
section of the city was demolish
ed, caused the people to lose their
heads and they fled in panic, from
the houses into the streets, where
many of Inein were hit by living
I indices.
Lincoln. ,\eh., May I5.--A relief
train was dispatched from here to
Seward and McCool Junction car
rying doctors, nurses and sup
plies for the people.
The total loss will not bo known
for a few days as I tie wires are
down in many directions and the
outlying sections have not been
heard from.
CITY THREATENED
BY FOREST FIRES
Warren, Pennsylvania, May be
Wiped PappjarAre Flee-'
ing for Their Lives.
Warren, I’a., May 15_The cit
izens nf lliis town are lleeing from
I lie forest tires raging in this see
lion. which have now reached I lie
town. The lire lighters have
abandoned all hopes of saving I In
town or checking the Haines un
less the weather changes and rain
falls.
The lire is sweeping liolh sides
of the Allegheney river and work
ing Inwards the New York stale
line.
The railroad tracks south of
here have been wiped out and the
people are all being taken north
on trains as fast as they can be
handled.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Abe Bell returned In town to
day.
Charles Brown earns over from
Solomon Basin today.
Mrs. Dieringer is . making a
flower garden of the front porch
of the Prospector building.
The Pioneers of Alaska will
meet next Tuesday a) Moose hall
at 8 o'clock.
Igloo Xn.7 of the Order of Pio
neers will meet Tuesday, May SO.
All members are requested to he
present. E. O. Ames, Sec’y.
A large number of people were
present last night at the Congre
gational church to listen to a ser
mon preaelied by Rev. Pedersen,
of Seward, who had been request
ed to preach. The preacher is a
forceful speaker and held the at
tention of his audience for an
hour.
I
(■oldie, the tonsorTal artist, has
sold his interest in the Pioneer
Barber Shop and will quit the art
of conversing while shaving, and
henceforth will lake to growing
vegetables on his ranch on Broad
way. '
Ceo. Reinke the watch repairer
and jewelep. is at the Valdez Drug
I 'ompanv. <
ROEDIGER DIES
IN TACOMA CITY
!
Former Alaska Newspaper Man |
SOeetftnbs to an Attaek of
Brights Disease.
I
I
Tacoma May 1 r»_Richard i
l! i i.igcr, i f lliis (• i I > . former
owmr of t !• i 'i acoma .News ami!
also ... oin time owner ami edi j
lor c.' a in wspaper in l>avvson ai o
also at !• airlianks, died here t■»- !
day I'i "Mi Frights disease after a|
short illness.
Hoediger had received t lie ap-|
poinlment of surveyor general of
(lie state of Washington from
President Wilson, hut was strick
en almost as soon as appointed
and had.never ciualilied. lie was a
newspaper man of wide exper- !
icnce and well known in tin* north.!
He shipped, his Fairbanks j
newspaper plant to the outside'
last fall and sold it. '
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Councilman Harry King, is;
wearing a straw tint.
Fine program a I the Orpheum 1
tonight,
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Kil. Turner, J. Johnson and j
Sam Scare canje in with the Wit- '
son stock today.
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The sensational production, j
The Orleans Coach, in three reels, j
al the Orpheum tonight. Don’t j
miss it. >
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Jim Wilson returned from Sol-j
union Basin today, bringing in 30 |
head of horses he has been using!
I freighting to the Midas. ’ j
—
The Chitina bridge across Ihej
Copper river has gone out with j
the river ice and will he repair- .
od as soon as possible and the
railroad officials have a crew of
men and several piledrivers on
the ground ready to start tin* re
pair work as soon as the river is ,
clear of ice. This bridge goes out i
each year, but it is figured the in- I
forest on the investment of 81,-,
000,000 for a steel bridge would
he greater than the cost of build
ing a piling bridge each spring, j
“Come on, let’s go and buy
some bargains at Adler’s."
Reinke, expert repairer, at the
Vbldez Drug company.
CiMITTEEWOULD
GIVE WOMEN VOTE
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Senate Committee Reports Favor
ably on Proposed Amendment
to the Constitution.
Washington, I). C., May 15.—
Tin; Senate committee have favor
ably reported the proposed
amendment to I lie constitution,
which would give to women: in all
the states the right to vote.
The women have concentrated
their efforts on the members of
congress as through that body
the women in all the starts can
tie given the right of suffrage by
an amendment to the constitu
tion rati tied by two-thirds of the
stales.
TO MAKE PAPER
IN TERRITORY
Two Manufacturers Have Applied
for Right to Purchase Alas
ka Pulp.
Two American paper manufac
turing companies, according to
information given out by the t'n
ited States Forestry Bureau at
Washington, have each applied
for th<> right to purchase 5lM>,
non.noo feet of timber in Alaska,
U» bo used in the. manufacture, of
wood pulp, about the only pur
pose for which a large portion
of the wood in Alaska could be
utilized. While the forestry de
partment refuses to give out (he
names of the companies making
the applications, it is said by an
official of I lie bureau I hat I lie
plan proposed by the applicants
is |o creel two pulp maim fact tir
ing mills in Alaska and In shir.
I he pulp to paper mills located in
ditferenl parts of I lie I'niled
Stales. The shores of British Co
lumbia immediately south of
the Alaska boundary, are dotted
with paper and pulp mills. Much
Se’allle money is invested in Ihcin.
The limber on the Pacific sea
board of the Dominion of Canada
is in.ucli the same as that of Alas
ka. and cm sisls of Sitka spruce
and hemlock.
If industrial conditions arc fa
vorable paper mills will be estab
lished in Alaska, but in any event
a large amount of the pulp will
be shipped to paper companies in
the Eastern states through the
Panama canal. Each of the two
iiptdicaliuns on tile with the For
estry Moreau is for purchase of
500.non.non feel of timber, situ
ated in the Chugaeh forest close
to the shore line. If the proposed
purchases lire approved by the
forestry department the mills will
he established at points in South
eastern Alaska not yet determined
upon, and a new industry will
have been established in Alaska to
assist in the development of that
wonderful territory. — Seattle
Times.
Alameda Leaves sffagway.
The Alameda left Skagway last
night at 8 o’clock and should
retacli Valdez tomorrow night.
The dance of the Wednesday
I lancing Club, which was held last
night at Moose hall, was largely
at tended.
$65,000 Three-reel Production.
The Orleans Coach, a strong
tragedy in three reels by Pat he
will be shown at I he Orpheum to
pight and Friday evening. This
i« one of the llnest pictures ever!
slio.wn in Alaska and if the pa- i
tronage justifies the Orpheum will
import more two and three-reel
features. Patrons should not
miss this masterpiece.
SOOT FOR THE
SUFFRAGETTES
Moo Throw Light Paper Bags
Containing Soot at Women Who
are Nearly Suffocated.
Hastings, Eng., May 15.--The
mob which gathered when the
suffragettes announced a public
meeting, soon put the militants to
flight by throwing sacks contain
ing soot at the women. The sacks
broke and the suffragettes were
nearly smothered by the small
particles of soot which tilled the
air.
Tin1 many attempts to destroy
railroad stations and public mu
seums. ill.- attacks upon public
men. the smashing of shop win
dows. He., lias caused the' peo
ple to show very strong disap
proval of tin- methods .,f the mil
itant s.
VIOLENCE COST
MILITANTS MUCH
Circulation of Their Paper Drops
From 30,000 to 7,000 Be
cause of Arson.
1."mil'll. .May I5.--AI Urn trial
"f seven niiIita111 sullragettes,
wlin are accused of inciting to
riot and Hie destruction of i»r<"»|»
ert> and also with having partic
ipated in I lie dynainil ing exploits
"f Hie militants. Hie editor of the
"Siitn-aelte." Hid tdl'icial organ
"f I lie women, leslilied llial the
eirrnlal imi had dropped from
.'in.non to 7.non copies since the
mileages of I lie militants in burn
ing public and private buildings
in I lie empire.
Violence. I lie editor alleged,
had cost the party much public
support.
Gold Medal for Brooks.
Washington. May 15.—The
French (loographical Society has
presented Alfred H. Brooks, of the
ecological Survey, a gold medal
for bis explorations in Alaska.
OUR LEGISLATORS
ASK FAIR PLAY
At Commercial Clui Sanquet in
Seattle They Denounce Seattle
Wharfage Rates.
Seal Mr. May 15.—The Commer
eiai Cluh banqueted the members
of the Alaska legislature now in
the city and all of them spoke.
Senator Millard and Representa
tive Boyle and other Alaskans de
nounced Seattle wharfage rates.
They claimed thal a Ion of
freight billed to Alaska paid
twice I be wharfage going over the
same dock as the Ion shipped to
San Francisco or the Orient.
Repealed efforts have been
made by Alaskans in the past six
years to prevent the discrimina
tion and grafting on Alaskans by
charging of exhorbitant wharfage
rates, but the commercial bodies
of tlie Spirit City have been eith
er unable or unwilling to secure
a reduction from the owners of'
the docks.
Received on the Mariposa a
new line of pretty dres-es at Har
vey’s Toggery.