y0L 9 VALDEZ, ALASKA THURSDAY, JANUARY 23, 1912 No. 38
GRAND COUNCIL
VOTES FOR PENCE
Governing Body to Surrender Ad
rianople, Leaving Aegean to
Future Action.
Constantinople, Jan. 23.--The
Grand Council has voted to ac
cept the Powers proposal to sur
rendering Adiranoplc lo the Al
lies and leaving the linal disposi
tion of the Aegean coast and Is
lands to a conference of tin1 Pow
ers.
London, Jan. 23.--The action of
I he Turkish government in abid
ing by the decision of the Powers
has relieved a great strain
throughout Europe, iL being now
believed that all danger of em
broiling all Europe is now passed.
Paris, Jan. 23.--Europe; re
joices under prospects of peace,
but view with suspicion Turkey’s
sudden action in terminating the
deadlock between the Allies and
herself. It is expected the Allies
will ask two hundred million dol
lars indemnity.
Corey Admits the Existence of a
World-Wide Agreement of
Division of Territory..
New Yolk, Jan. JJ.--AI a meet
ing ill' the Steel Trtisl probe Col.
Itoosevell reiterated liis sanction'
ul' (In- Tennessee Coal ami Iron
merger. In which lie consented to
save the country from tinaneial
disaster. Former President Cor
ey, of I In- I oiled States Steel cor
poral inn. admitted the existence
of an internal ional agreement l»
which the world was divided be
tween the great producers, one
not seeking business in the ter
ritory of the other. This he said
was done to maintain prices. This
is the lirst tangible proof of the
existence of the world-wide pool
eonsiimaicd in TJelgiurii over a
year ago.
REFUSE CONVICT
OWN PEOPLE
Austria Has Suspended Trial by
Jury Owing to Inability to
Secure Convictions.
S/.ogediu. Hungary, .Ian. 23.— ■
The jails are overflowing with !
Servian agitators, who have been I
urging a pan-Slavic union anil de- i
crying Ihe attitude of the Alls-;
Irion government towards Servia. '
In the beginning jury trials were
granted the agila'ors, as the peo
ple would not convict the agita- !
tors, with the result that the gov
ern meal has suspended the right
of trial by jury.
There is intense excitement in
Ihe Slavish provinces and serious
t rouble is anticipated. Troops are j
being moved into the 'disaffected
districts.
Army Appropriation Rill.
Washington, I). (1,, Jan. 23.—
Tins House has passed the Army
appropriation hill, winch carries
nearly ninety-four millions.
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LATOUCHE BRINGS '!
THE INTERIOR MAIL
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Railroad Has Five Dog Teams
Hauling Stalled Mall From
Mile 55 to Chitina.
'J'liy freighter Latouche arriv
ed in Valdez al noon today with j
10.000 pounds of mail for Fair- !
banks and oilier interior points, j
The mail was rushed to the post.- ;
office by the City Express and j
within the hour il was on north
hound McIntosh stages in charge |
of Parke Griswold headed for
Teikhell, where it will he trans
ferred to the Orr Stage, company. ;
The mail will nul slop between j
here and Teikhell, as McIntosh j
lias arranged for relays all along
the line and has given his men
orders to keep a-going, bolh day
and night.
Eighteen thousand pounds of
mail is still at Cordova and will
he brought, here on the North
western and forwarded from here, j
The contract between the govern
ment and the Orr stage line calls j
for three trips with I.<500 pounds j
of mail a week.
The condition of the mail along j
the Copper is as follows: Nearly!
5.000 pounds of northbound mail
is between mile 55 and Chitina,
and the railroad company have
live dog teams al work hauling il j
to Chitina. The south hound mail |
is al mib* 51 and will he in Cor- j
dova in time lo gu soitlh on Urn j
Nprih\vtsslerii.
PAY IN STOCK I
.WORTH FORTUNE
Spokane. Jan. 2.'!.--Four men
\vlii> secured $352.50 worth of;
stock in .1 Occur d’Alene mine sev- j
oral years ago are being sought !
lo claim I heir properly, now
worth $11,238. I'. K. Ilemenway.
Patrick Turley. II. I.. Stodard and i
A. I,. Humphrey a re I he owners
for whom a three-year search has j
been made.
tlemeway purchased 1,000 :
shares of the slock at 5 cents a 1
share. It is now selling for $1.55
a share, making his stock worth
$1,550. The other three we;re em
ployed by the mining company and ,
took their wages in slock on a ]
basis of 5 cents u share. Turley j
secured 4,250 shares, now worth
$0,588, while Stodard and Hum
phrey hold 1,000 shares each,
making the value of their indi
vidual holdings $1,550. Officers!
of the company, which is repre
sented in Spokane by Dan I*. Bag- ;
uell. have heard nothing of the :
111ree miners since the stock was,
issued ti> them. Ilemenway was
formerly a cab driver and left the ,
city in 1900. i
TO STOP PRIZE FIGHTING
IN CALIFORNIA j
Sacramento, Cal., Jan. 2d.—If j
lIk> proposed bill which Senator :
\V. !•'. Brown, of Cos Angeles will j
introduce in the stale senate, is j
adopted, prize lighting in 'Cali- I
lornia will be eliminated. Brown j
intends to include in his bill a
provision that no boxing bout ;
shall he held al which the prin- i
cipals receive compensation.
l'l want lo divorce, the linan
1001 end from boxing altogether;” ,
said Senator Brown. “Then we ‘
shall have clean boxing, without
Ihe slugging that now attends it."
CLAIM DISCOVERY
OF CANCER CURE
Sa Francisco.-Jan. 33—Father :
Hosetti and Prof. Powers; of St. ;
Ignatius University, a Jesuit in- j
stitution, have, axiiumuced the dis- ;
coverv of a serum with which they j
claim they have cured every case j
of exterior cancer-submitted 1-n j
I hem.
Sihsecibe tor :n»- Prospectoi ;
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YIDDISH EDITORS
TURN TABLES
Establish Daily in Opposition to
Weeklies and Attain Phenom
inal Circulation.
Yew \ork, Jan. 25. — Til e1.-11'i k
ing Yiddish editors, who were
turned down by the owners of the
Yiddish papers when they de
manded *25 a week, have started
a daily paper against their form
er employers’ weeklies, which lias
attained a circulation of 100,000..
The newspaper owners are now
seeking an adjustment of the dif-j
ferences, but the former employ-!
es, with the fruits of success so\
apparent, have turned a deaf ear!
to all appeals of reconeilialion. '
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WALKING ’ROUND '
THE WORLD
_
London, Jan. -.'L--L. J. Kilning-'
t.on Taylor, son of a London so
licitor and Scoutmaster of the
Lord Mayor of Cardiff's own
scouts, lias just started a bold
attempt, l.o walk around the world
in an effort to win a wager of
#50,000 made among London
friends. The time allowed to him
lo complete his walk of 50,000
miles is live years, and one of tile
conditions of the wager is that lie
shall not receive help from any
oiio during his long journey. Kr
is now plodding along the north
Welsh eoasl performing odd jolis
of various sorts—acting as a
painter, eolilder. or glazier in
turn. lie. will .shortly start for
America, hav ing to work his pass
age.
II i> rumored llial a civil ae
lion is lo lie brought against \V.
I\ Holmes b> the government lo
recover stumpage on the ire nil
by him on the lake.
MOUNTED POLICE
ON A LONG DIKE
Started on First of Year From
Dawson to Herschei Island
With Mall.
Tin* lloy ill. Ain't Invest moulded
IHiJiee expedition for Fort Mc
Pherson left Dawson on January
in charge of Sergl. Deihsler.
An Indian guide and lliree .
si aides-complete I lie parly. Tlie.v
have I’ojir dog teams drawing on
toboggans the mail supplies. They
look -the Twelve-Mile Peel river
route, passing through Seely pass.
I lie same route which Hie Fitz
gerald parly failed to negoliale
two years ago.
Demsler was bead of the ex
position which found the bodies
of the Fitzgerald parly. This ex
pedition carries advices for Her
sctiel island and will exchange
mail at McPherson with another
police patrol coming south from
Herschel. They will have the lirsl
news of the winter from the whal
ers.
GERMAN STEAMER
CREEPS INTO PORT
.New York, Jan. ?.‘t.—Huffeted
ill sea by weather the captain said
was the worst lie had ever en
countered, the Herman steamer
Pennoil bound from Rotterdam to:
Philadelphia, is coaling here to- j
day. She had putly a few. pounds i
of coaJ in her bunkers when she
anchored off Quarantine. The suc
cession of gales which she en- ,
countered hold her back and de- :
pleted her coal supply to such an
extent that she was forced prac
liculfy to strip herself of wood
work lo keep tHe fires going.
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COAL LANDS
TO PATENT
urmised in Washington That Mc
Donald Claims in Bering Field
Will be Patented.
Washington, I>. C., Jan. 23.—
It is predicted here that the Mc
Donald coal claims situated in the
Bering fields of Alaska, cancelled
after a hearing by the Interior
department, will go to patent
within a short time.
Those familiar with the. fight
between the government and the
Alaska coal land claimants are at
a Ins-' to understand the rhnt.-re
of front on Fisher’s pari.
USED HER TAXICAB
TO CHASE ROBBERS
Chicago, Jan. 23.—Mrs. Sadie
Noonan involuntarily took part
recently in a pursuit of robbers
who stole S|,200 worth of dia
iponds from a jewelry store on
[Clark street. Mrs. Noonan was in
[a taxicab when Lieuts. Cu bane
[and McCCuire jumped in and or
dered the chauffeur to pursue an
!automobile in which were the
robbers.
"When the robbers succeeded
in escaping." said Mrs. Noonan,
“the policemen thanked me for
the use of the taxicab and- left.
The chauffeur then liamlml me a
hill for sp. ‘Collect from the de
tectives,' I told him. ‘They are
I lie ones who used t in- car.' -Then
lie look me lo (lie Chicago ave
nue Million ami 1 was locked up
iinI iI a friend signed my bond.”
Mrs. Noonan was arraigned in
I he Chicago Avenue Court today
Tor refusing lo pa> life taxicab
hill. Judge Torrison ordered her
taken to a cell until she consent
ed I" pay (In- amount, ami -in
was locked up.
M STAGES ARE
AT TONS!
Are Breaking Trail for Bob Sleds
From Tonsina to Teikhell—
Wood’s Teams Working
Tlie Mil. S. Orr Stage company
is breakup a trail for bob sleds
from the Olacier bouse this way
as far as Teiknell. but it is not
'known \e| if | be noli sleds will
be used from Yuldc/. lo Teikhell,
or double eilders.
The Orr outlit, consisting of
lii bead of stock, reached the up—
per Tonsina raodimuse last night,
and from Tonsinu to Olaeier
house Mil. Wood lias I , bead of
slock working, hauling freight.
Orr will therefore have to break
tile trail from (Racier lo Teik
li-dl.
'Manager Koekefellow. of I lie
stage company, is with the out
lit coining’ to Valdez lo establish
an oflice here.
Isle Crete Left Alone.
Canea, Crete, Jan. 211—The lirsl
move toward the evacuation of
Crete by the forces of the pro
tecting pnwors-..Orent Britain,
Utissin, France and Italy.—was
made today when I lie French
guards hip Hruix left, taking with
her all the stores from the French
depot at 8uda bay.
Raymond,Meyers.was injured in
the Keystone canyon when his
sled skidded on the glare ice. His
foot was caught between the slats
of the sled and badly wrenched.
No word lias been received from
the Northwestern having reached
Jiupenu.
Chinese noodles ami chop stie>
al Valdez. Cafe ijfjtei 7 p. in. j
CONDITIONS ON
COPPER RIVER
One Rotary at Mile 55, Another at
92 and Both Out of Fuel
Snowsheds Drifted Full.
The railroad officials have 00
men working to clear the line and
have not abandoned the hope of
opening the road. One rotary is
stalled at mile 55 and is with
out fuel. It. had worked its way
from Tiekel, which is mile 100,
down to 55, where it struck the
snow sheds and found them drift
ed full of snow. The fuel played
lout, and the engines had to he
drained of water in order to pre
vent the tubes freezing.
The wind has blown from id
to as high as 100 miles an hour
and the men have remained with
the fighting until lack of fuel oil
put the rotaries out of commis
sion. Supl. Geiger immediately
set a force of men to work to try
and turn the rotary at 55 around
so that it could be sent north
again. If lie succeeds he may he
able to open the line.
The company have not as yet
announced that they will abandon
the effort hut word may he sent
[from the New York office any mo
! moot to quit.
Protect Migratory Birds.
Washington! 1>. Jan. l’-'I.
The Senate'passed a hill |>!’• >1 <■ rt
itig migratory birds.
REACH AGREEMENT
IMMIGRANT BILL
Washington. i >. th. Jan. -J_
i t in* Sefiale and House conferees
have eliminated the eerlilieate of
leliaraeler provision of tile immi
gration bill. Ii is now certain the
conferees will come together on
mooted points and report an
greed upon measure-back to Ilicit
respect ivo bodies.
NO ATTENTION IS
GIVEN TO THE COAST
Washington, L>. C., .ran. —
1 nf|11ii*y at the office of the com
missioner general of immigra
tion reveals the fact that the bu
reau lias made no investigation
whatever into the possible danger
to the existing standard of wages
and living on tlur Pacific coast,
from the expected immigration
from Southern Europe when the
Panama canal shall have been
completed.
Aside from planning to enlarge
Ihe inimigralion station al San
Francisco and to arrange that
certain classes of newcomers may
he taken directly In I lie mainland
instead of In Angel island, im
tliing has been done in I lie mal
lei-. .No agents have been sent
abroad to report Hie probable
number and character of the
promised arrivals in California.
Oregon and Washington.
HOBEN IS ACQUITTED
IN THIRD TRIAL
The jury in the third Hobeu
case, tried for cutting timber on
a government reserve, came in
with a verdict, of acquittal at an
early hour this morning. During
a portion of the night three jur
ors stood out for conviction, but
finally swung around willi the
majority. At d o’clock Ibis after
noon Ihe court liegau the selec
tion of a jury to fry (Me Little,,
charged with illegal cohabitation,
with a native woman at KUamar.
SHOOTINGQ BOY
IS AN ASSAULT
Seattle, Jan. 2d—A jury today
convicted City Detective McNamee
of an assault for having shot a:
hoy, while he wys ajyjjng in a
raid on a hotel duiiug a raid of
lb--* purity squad.
SEVEN RAFFLES
FIREMEN’S BALL
Those Who Attend Will Have
a Chance to Win Valuable
Prizes.
During Hie progress of Ihe
dance to be given by (he firemen
on Saturday evening in Moose and
Kagle halls, for the purpose of
raising funds for the installation
I of a new fire alarm system, seven
(objects of value will he raffled off
I among the dancers.
Ilium cY Co. and the Y. 1!. iY M.
Co. have each donated one of the
finest overcoats carried in their
stock: Yaldez Dock Co., two tons
coal; the Owl Drug Co. has given
a very tine percolator; tile Yaldez
Drug Co. a $7 box of candy; Plant
iY Co., a handsome manicure set;
P. S. Hunt, a .*7 box of candy.
Ileing that these linns have do
nated so liberally, besides pur
chasing tickets, the committee
having in charge the sale of tick
ets expect, other business houses
to take up all the tickets left with
them for sale. All arrangements
j for the dance are practically com
pleted and those ho attend arts
promised one of the best times of
11lif* season.
THE OILY 16
1ST TESTIFY
After a Stormy Session ftockefel
!cr Must Testify to Doings
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of Financiers.
j \\ aship.ui i in. 1 i. i.Inn.
|jii- |i|i\sieian n|■ |■ <liu!ml by tin
•Iniiey Trust jin>1 si■ committee le.s
lilied in r<* I; 11 i< ■ i ■ in Rockefeller's
physical rmnlil inn. saying the oil
niaganle was In \cry pnnr health
ami in an condition In appear be
fore I In1 committee.
I'u.jn, chairman of Ihe enmmil
lee. moved In excuse Mr. Rocke
feller from attendance, whicli
brought a number of the commit
Icemen to their feel in opposition
In Ihe motion. For awhile the
meeting was a stormy one. when
upon a vide being taken the ma
jority mined that Rockefeller be
compelled In appear and give tes
t immi,v.
MISS GOULD '
CHANGES NAME
Will Continue Philanthropies, Her
Fortune Having Trebled in
Twenty Years.
Tarrytown, Jan. -•’>—Less than
100 people attended the Shepard
< loti Id wedding al the bride’s
beautiful borne. Lymlhurst. The
ceremony was very simple, but the
place was a maze of flowers.
The marriage will not check the
bride’s philanthropies, as not
withstanding her many works of
good her fortune has nearly treb
led since she came into posses
sion of il twenty years ago.
Pure Water on Trains.
Washington, l>. ik. Jan. -J—
Secretary MeYeagh will appoint a
hoard of experts to tlx the stand
ard of purity of the water to be
furnished by railroads on trains
for the use of passognors and
.employes for drinking purposes.