. VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1913. NO. 328.
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MITCHELL IS
THE FAVORITE
Odds Being Offered Against Judge
McCall, Tammany Candidate
Election Tomorrow.
New York, Nov. 3.—The betting is
in favor of John Purroy Mitchell, the
independent candidate, for mayor of
New York at the elections tomorrow.
The death of Mayor Gaynor has
eliminated the real opposition to
Mitchell and his election to the of
fice is regarded as almost a certain
ty. He has the support of the reg
ular Republicans and Progressive
Democrats, as well as the Hearst lea
gue and many other strong politi
cal combinations which were pledged
to support Gaynor’s candidacy.
The Tammany forces, however, dc
not appear to lack faith in their can
didate. Many big bets have been
placed despite the odds which are
being offered against Judge McCall.
It is estimated that the wagers will
result in millions of dollars chang
ing hands when the votes are count
ed. The supporters of both candi
dates have waged a hot campaign
and are prepared to bring the entire
voting strength of the parties to the
polls tomorrow.
The Honest Ballot association has
appealed to District Attorney Whit
man to take a hand in the election
proceedings to prevent repeaters and
illegal voting.
ckuTis
FOR AMMUNITION
Says Intervention on Part of United
States Would Not be Neces
sary Then.
Nogales, Nov. 3.—General Carran
za. the leader of the rebels in the
northern states, has informed the
representatives of President Wilson
that America can solve the Mexican
situation. He assures the represen
tative that if President Wilson will
permit the rebels to import arms and
ammunuition across the boundary the
rebels will settle the rebellion by
overthrowing Huerta.
The rebel general states he has
been receiving encouragement from
prominent officials in the Huerta gov
ernment and from private citizens in
all parts of the country. Many of the
. oldicrs of the government army
would desert Huerta’s forces if they
\.ere sure that the rebels would be
able to secure arms with which to
equip themselves.
General Carranza has assured
President Wilson that in the event
_ of the rebels being able to overthrow
the Huerta government he would
promise that all the reforms which
have been urged by the opponents of
the government would be inaugurat
ed.
CELEBRATE WEDDING
AT UNUSUAL HOUR
Miss H»zel D. Tlllmon, of Valdez,
and Jack W. Addis, of Fort Liscum,
were united in the holy bonds of
matrimony at 2:30 o’clock on Sunday
morning. The ceremony was per
formed in the parlors over Tony’s
Place by Rev. Price. C. C. Howard
and Max Schmidt were the witness
es. The event was celebrated with a
wine supper.
The best place to bathe Is at the
Pioneer barber shop: large tubs and
plenty of wrarm wmter.
Peter Olson returned from Mineral
creek yesterday.
11HG WOMEN
6EI LOW WOOES
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Less Than 50 Per Cent in Washing
ton Cities Get $9 Per Week,
Says Report.
Olympia, Nov. 3.—The report of the
commission appointed by the legis
lature at its last session to ascertain
the conditions of the female work
ers "f this state, has been complet
< d and been handed to the gover
nor. The reports shows that le.,.- j
than fifty per cent of the girls and :
voinen employed in the mercantile
huUm s in Seattle, Spokane and fcv
erett receive less than $9 per week.
The report also states that many
of the women are obliged to work
under sanitary conditions which
should not be tolerated by the gov
ernment. It also states that numer
ous infractions of the eight-hour law
have been brought to its attention
by the officials of the labor unions,
who state that the workers are afraid
to enter complaint fearing that they
would lose their positions and be
blacklisted by other employers. .
HEAVY STORM
SWEEPS SOUND
Brighton Experienced Rough Weath
er on Her Last Trip to Port
Wells District.
The Brighton, Capt. Stamy, reached
Valdez early Sunday morning after
a rough trip to Port Wells. The cap
lain, who is an cjd-timer on Prince
William Sound, says the storm which
prevailed last week was one of the
worst he has eve. experienced. Af
ter leaving Golden for Hobo bay he
was unable to return for two days
and was forced to seek shelter from
the storm.
While coming up he encountered
rough weather and sought safety dur
ing the night at Kniklik. That has
always been considered a quiet bay
but during the night a storm swept in
from the ocean which caused the
launch to drag anchor and she nar
rowly averted going on the rocks.
Toward morning the wind changed
and began blowing off shore and the
“boat started for open sea. The anch
ors caught and held near the entrance
j of the bay until daylight, when the
| men were able to see what was hap
| pening.
| One of the large barges which
Captain Cann was using in connec
tion with his (isl-ing operations at
Tatitlik, was driven ashore by the
storm, despite the fact that she had
been anchored with four lines out. It
is believed the barge was not great
ly damaged, as the went ashore
where the beach is comparatively
level. Heavy weather prevailed dur
ing the entire trip.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Fresh Red Snapper at the Valdez
Cafe. tf
Z. Jewell made a trip of inspec
tion to mining properties on Mineral
creek.
The pictures are line- at the Or
pheum tonight. Change of program
tomorrow.
j The best place to bathe is at the
! Pioneer barber shop; large tubs and
! plenty of warm' water.
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| Richards and Forbes, the two Val
1 dez prospectors, returned this morn
i ing from the Nelchina where they
; went at the fir-1 news and succeed
ed in locating several promising
! claims which they will open during
| the winter.
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TRAFFIC TIEUP
IS COMPLETE
Police Rescue Strikebreakers From
Hands of Wives of Striking
Car Employes.
Indianapolis, Nov. 3.—The tieup of
the street car service in this city is
complete and not a car has left the
barns during the past twenty-four
hours. The arrival of five hundred
strikebreakers on Saturday night
was the signal for demonstrations
on the part of the strikers in which
the wives of the striking employes
of the company look leading parts,
The strikebreakers were rushed to
the street car barns when they ar
rived .in the city, but the news df
their arrival spread quickly and a
mob numbering thousands surround
ed the barns. The doors were brok
een down with timbers in the hands
of the mob and the men within were
handled roughly. The women pum
meled the non-union men unmerciful
ly.
The police reserves were called'
and managed to disperse the mob
by forming a flying wedge. Many of
the leaders of the strikers have been
arrested. The barns of the company
were badly damaged and some of the"
strikebreakers have announced that
they will not risk their lives for the
wages offered by the company. The
commercial organizations of the city
are making an effort to bring a set
tlement through compromise, but
neither the leaders of the strikers
nor the officials of the company are
inclined to recede from their posi
tion.
deudMIIT
CURRENCY BILL
Senate Committee Would Reduce the
Number of Reserve Banks From
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Twelve to Four.
Washington, Nov. 3.—The Senator
ial Financial committee, which has
been considering the amendments it
is proposed to attach to the cur
rency measure as passed by congress
will adjourn on Wednesday next. The !
committee has deadlocked over the
question of centralizing the control
in regional -banks. Some of the
members of the committee are for
reducing the number of reserve banks
from twelve to four, but those favor
ing the administration scheme are
unalterably opposed .to the reduction
believing the number should be in
creased rather than diminished.
The committee rejected Secretary
Hitchcock’s proposed amendment to
the measure as passed by congress
favoring an entire capitalization of
the system at ono hundred millions
of dollars. The opponents of the
amendment claim that to limit the
capitalization of the system would
greatly hamper the administration in
securing the benefits contemplated by
the establishment of numerous banks
in various sections of the country.
Taxes Due.
Taxes for the Town of Valdez,
Alaska, for the year 1913 are now due
and payable at my office, at the of
fice of the U. S. commissioner.
Taxes will become delinquent on
the first Monday of December, 1913,
at 6 o’clock p. m. and unleses paid
prior thereto ten per centum will be
added to the amount thereof.
Town warrants will be accepted in
payment of taxes, but no Interest will
be allowed after November 3, 1913.
Office hours: Two to 4:30 p. m. ex
cept Sundays and holidays.
C. C. REYNOLDS,
Town Treasurer.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 3rd
day of November, 1913.
Harvard Bergstrom is in town from
Ellamar.
IS DOUBTFUL
Believed Democratic Candidate Will
Win With Republican At Run
ning Mate.
Boston, Nov. 3.—The campaign
closed on Saturday night by both
Republicans and Democrats holding
monster parades. The political sit
uation in this state is badly muddled
and the outcome is uncertain so far
as the candidates for governor are
concerned.
Governor Foss, originally a Re
publican but who has been enrolled
under the Democratic banner for
years, returned to his first love when
tlie tariff question was brought up
and has been giving his support to
August P. Gardner, the Republican
candidate. His support has hurt
Gardner’s cause.
Former Lieut. Governor David I.
Walsh, who was .the unopposed Dem
ocratic candidate for governor at the
preliminaries, is seeking election
with Richard H. Long, a regularly
enrolled Republican, as a running
mate.
Charles Sumner Bird, who was the
unsuccessful candidate of the Pro
gressive party in the election two
years ago, is again seeking the office
as the candidate for the same party.
He is a follower of the Bull Moose
and Colonel Roosevelt made several
speeches during the campaign in his
interests.
It is generally believed that Walsh
will be elected, with Bird a close
second, with Gardner occupying third
place.
WANTS RELIEF
Captain of Bear Says Many Natives
Will Starve to Death If Not
Provided for.
Washington, Nov. 3.—The captain
of the revenue cutter Bear is in the
city and is urging the government to
provide relief for the Eskimos of
Nome. He states that the notives
suffered the loss of everything they
possesseed in the recent storms there
and if not cared for they will suffer
^reat hardship during the winter, and
th.it many of them will starve to
death. He fears that the relief funds
which are being raised by private
subscription will not be sufficient to
provide for .the whites, who will re
quire help and that the natives will
be left unprovided for.
The officer is well posted on con
ditions in the nortu and speaks with
authority concerning the natives,
having studied them during his stay
in the northern territory. He fears
that many settlements in the far
north will endure hardship as their
homes along the Coast are sure to
have been destroyed by the storm
which wrecked Nome.
Weather Report.
Nov. 2, 1913.
Barometric Pressure .29.289
Temperature at 5 p. m.38
Maximum Temperature .43
Minimum Temperature .37
Mean Temperature .37
Precipitation .33
Cloudy, calm, wind N. E. five miles,
light rain last twenty-four hours.
L. JONES.
Alameda Delayed at Sheep Creek.
The Alameda was unloading freight
at Sheep creek, near Juneau, at two
this afternoon and had not reached
the capital, although she wag expect
ed early this afternoon. The steamer
will also stop at Skagway and will
very likely reach Valdez early Wed
nesday morning.
Ernie Johnson arrived in Valdez
today, from Ellamar.
WILSON’S CHOICE
THE FAVORITE
New Jersey Campaign Closes With
Hot Contest Between Reg
ular Parties.
Trenton, N. J., Nov. 3.—The cam
paign for governor and members of
the legislature closed on Saturday
night and both parties are engaged in
completing arrangements to bring the
full voting strength of the state to
the polls tomorrow.
Governor Fielder, who served out
the term for which Woodrow Wil
son was elected, is the candidate of
the regular Democratic party and has
had the support of President Wilson
in his candidacy.
Ex-Governor Edward C. Stokes, is
the Republican candidate, but will not
receive the united support of the
party, a split having occurred during
the primaries.
Everett Colby, the candidate of the
Progressive party, is believed to be
out of the race, the fight during the
campaign having been largely confin
ed to the old parties. The betting
favors Fielder to win, Stokes for sec
ond place and Colby third.
BEFORE COUNCIL
City Fathers Will be Urged to Assist
in Keeping Road Open Over
the Summit.
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The question of keeping the road
open over the summit, which has been
agitating the business men of Val
dez during the past week, will prob
ably be brought before the city coun
cil tonight. The business men have
offered to raise a fund by subscrip
tion, the freighters have offered to
do their share and it is hoped the
council may see its way toward help
ing the enterprise by making a sub
stantial sum available for the pur
pose.
It is realized that the road must
be kept open if Valdez hopes to pro
fit from the development of the new
camps in the interior. The recent
heavy fall of rain along the coast
would "be snow on the summit and
no time is to be lost if the road is
to be kept open and properly mark
ed.
During past years the freighters
and business men have shouldered
the expense of keeping the road pass
able, but it is felt that as every cit
izen of the community is benefitted
by the enterprise it is only fair that
the council should make an appropri
ation for the purpose. It is under
stood that nearly all the couneilmen
are in favor of giving assistance to
the project if some way can be
found whereby the town can vote
money to be spent outside the cor
porate limits.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
The usual Wednesday night dance
at Moose* Hall this coining Wednes
day.
"The Battle of ‘Who Run,” ’ a
great war comedy, at the Orpheum
tonight.
Axel Nelson, the Cliff mine’s
blacksmith, returned this morning to
the mine.
The best place to bathe is at the
Pioneer barber shop; large tubs and
plenty of warm water.
POUND—Small purse, with small
amount of money—Information at
this office.
For Sale.
Household goods, heating stoves,
riding saddles, etc., for sale. A^ply
to Mrs. Orchard at the Crary house.
SULZER PELTED
WITH OLD EGGS
His Attempt to Expose Murphy’*
Methods in Tammany District
Meets With Failure.
New York, Nov. 3.—Sulzer attempt
ed to invade a Tammany district last
night and interference by the police
was necessary to save him from be
ing bodily injured. He was adver
tised to deliver an address in which
he would tell of the manner in which
Murphy accomplished his removal
from office. He had been warned
that his invasion of the Tammany
stronghold might result in discom
fort to himself and his followers.
When he appeared at the hall he
was pelted with eggs which had been
kept for a long time in storage. Fire
crackers were exploded in the hall
and the fire department was called,
as it was feared .he building would
be burned. The police were unable
to secure even a semblance of order
and Sulzer was forced to give up the
attempt of exposing Iloss Murphy’^
political methods in the district con
trolled by his henchmen.
Many of the big city dailies are
severely critizising Sulzer for his
want of prudence in attempting to
speak in the district, as there was
nothing to be gained. His presence
on a public platform there was on
ly inciting to riot which endangered
the lives of others.
WOULD FORGE
A SETTLEMENT
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Governor Ralston Would Force Com
pany and Striking Employes
to Arbitrate.
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Indianapolis, Nov. ;i. Governor
Ralston is here in connection with
the street car strike and it is be
lieved he will order the state militia
here to prevent rioting and destruc
tion of property, lie charges that
the city authorities are incompetent
in permitting the company to occupy
the streets of the city without main
taining service. He believes the of
ficials of the company and strike lead
ers should be forced to submit their
grievances to arbitration, as it is a
disgrace to civilization that traffic in
a city like Indianapolis should be tied
up through labor disputes. The pub
lic of the cities are entitled to some
protection.
Not a car left the barns on Sun
j day as the company feared the de
| amction of their property and loss
' of lives of the operators as the po
i lice have shown that they are un
1 able to afford protection. The of
i iicials of the company state that the
I damage wrought by the mob which
broke into the barns on Saturday
night will amount to thousands of
dollars.
PROSPECTORSfiACK
FROMJLCHINA
Jack Ford returned this morning
from the Nelchina and predicts the
| new camp will be one of the largest
| gold producers in the territory,
i Mr. Ford will return to the diggings
j in a few days, with a large outfit.
Odd Fellows Notice.
j A meeting of the above order will
! be held tonight to transact important
j matters. Business in the third de
| gree. All members and visiting
' brothers are requested to be present.
Refreshments will be served.
P. S. HUNT. Secretary.
Fresh fish at the Valdez Cafe. tf