VQL g VALDEZ, ALASKA, THLURSDAY, APRIL 10, 1913. NO. 154.
WILSON REFUSES
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Says He Will Wot Interfere With j
California’s AHampt to Prevent j
Aliens Owning Land.
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Washington, i>. C.. April 10.—
The announcement was made to
day that President Wilson has
refused to interfere in the Cali
fornia alien land law controversy
between Japan and the United
Staes and that he will not request
Idle slate to rescind from its po
sit ion.
The announreinenl has caused
much excitement here, as it is
a reversal of the two previous
administrations, which both held
that the treaties of the govern
ment were the supreme law of
the land and that no state law
could interfere with them.
Secretary of State Bryan is al
-ii sitid tu he in favor of enforc
ing all treat' utilisations.
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ABOUT WILSON
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Don’t Like His Position on the
Alien Land Law of California
—Will BoycoH the Fair.
Tulviu, Japan, April 'Tn.—Creat
indignation lias been shown here
by I lie people because of the
slalemenl of President Wilson
lliaf he would not invoke the fed- j
era I law to prevent the passage
uf the alien land law by Califor
nia's legislature, and an agitation
is now on to boycott the San
I'raneiseu Panama-Pacific expo
,-ilion and in other ways to show
opposition In the presenl Amer- |
iean administration.
Strong guards have been placed |
in the sections of tile city in
which the American consulate is
and also I he embassy.
WILSON SIS
SENATORS RP
Calls at Capitol to Secure Co-op
eration of All Democratic
Members for Tariff Bill.
Washington. I). C., April It).—
President Wilson appeared at I Tie
capitol today and is endeavoring
to avoid a rupture between the
Democratic members of both
houses, who have not agreed to
support the Underwood taritV bill
and those who were instrument
al in drawing the measure.
Several se'nalors have an
nounced that all will he harmony
in the Democratic ranks when
I lie hill comes up for passage in
the upper Mouse.
HOUSE PASSES THE
INGERSOLL BILL {
Juneau, April 10.—The House
yesterday passed the tngersoll
hill allowing incorporated towns
in Alaska to dxteiul their limits
and lake in surrounding terri
tory.
The dance last night al Moose
hall was largely attended.
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If you want all the news all the
time, read tfie Prospector.
Itoes your watch need repair-i
/ng ? See Heinke. the watch doc
tor.
POPE’S GONDITION
SUGHTIY BEHER
But is Unable to Take Food and
But Little Hope is Held Out
for Recovery.
Rome, April 10.—The condi
tion of the Pope is slightly im
proved today, according to the
bulletin issued by the physicians,
who are in attendance. They re
port, however, that he is unable
to take any nourishment and that
his condition is considered ser
ious.
Prayers are being offered in all
the churches in this city for the
(recovery of the head of the
church.
iHoopTsioi
AT THE STRIKERS
Four Seriously Wounded by Vol
ley From State Guards—
Strike Breakers Arrive.
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Buffalo. N. V.. April 10. -The
ini 1 it ia and the strikers clashed
yesterday and as a result four
strikers are in the local hospital
suffering from wounds inflicted
hy the guards when they tired
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into the mob. Hints were com
mon in all parts of the t*i!> when
the company endeavored to run
I he cars and tile troops were kept
luisy, hut they were unable to
protect the tilth miles of trackage
in the city and the effort to op
erate the lines failed. The street
ear officials announce that they
will try tomorrow and that the
governor has promised more
troops will lir sent to the city if
conditions arc not bettered.
The crash between the troops
came when the strikers dropped
heavy timbers from a bridge on
top of a car, and the I.coops, who
wore inside, were drawn up
around the ear and ordered to tire
a volley over the heads of the
mob. but that seemed lo have no
effect, as the crowd 'continued to
throw rocks and timbers and an
order was given to fire into the
mob, which resulted in four be
ing seriously injured, i while
many were slightly hurt, blit were
assisted away hy their compan
ions. The four wounded men
have been placed in a local hos
pital under arrest.
A carload of strike! breakers
arrived yesterday from Chicago.
pilgrimTpray"
FOR IMF POPE
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Home, April in.—Four lliou
santl pilgrims gathered in this
city to celebrate the Constantine
year assembled in prayer all day
yesterday,-beseeching the recov
ery of the Holy Pontiff from the
Almighty.
This is Hie tlrst gathering in
celebration of ihc Constantine
year.
.1. C. Martin is a returning pas
senger on the Northwestern
which left Seattle yesterday.
The Cameron-Johnson com
pany have purchased a large or
der of lumber from the Copper
Riveir Lumber company and it Will
lie taken to the claims before the
snow leaves.
FOR SALE—A Smith-Premier
typewriter, in lirst-class- shape.!
Cal! at the Valdez Transfer Co. 1
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WATSON IS SICK;
TRIAL DELAYED
Attack of Appendicitis Delays
Trial of Coal Cases—May
Try Others.
Chicago, April 10.—The trial
of the Alaska coal cases was de
layed today because of the illness
of Frank Watson, one of the the
defendants, who was stricken
with an attack of appendicitis.
The sickness of Frank Watson
i may cause the government Con
siderable inconvenience, as they
can not proceed without the de
. fendant in court and may have to
dismiss I tie case against Watson
and continue the trial against the
rest of the defendants. The ex
pense to the government of these
eases has been enormous, as I :t~
witnesses were called by them,
many from long distances.
SEATTLE BARKERS
WANTTHEIRMONEY
Start Proceedings-to Foreclose
the Mortgage on Gold Bar
Lumber Stock.
Seal lie. April 1(1.—The Dexter
rA4tt£ton.-ha«te-Aws->itai'te0-a suit to
foreclose a mortpapo for $10 4,
000 held by (hem on the stork of
the (Told Mar Lumber Co. The
papers in the soil have been
served upon I . (>. Noyes, of
Fairbanks, receiver of the (Told
Bar I.umber Co., the SVasliinp
ton-Alaska Bank al Fairbanks,
Captain Burnette, former owner
of the si tick, and Armsl ronp. bis
'brother-in-law. who was the
nianaper of I lie company for
many years.
Noyes, who was appended by
•fmlpe Overlicld. has paid to the
bank about $50,000 and was In
hopes of niakinp a sale of the
properly before the foreclosure
but "was unable to secure a buy
er. althoupli the property is said
lo be worth more money. Arin
! stroup and Barnette both testi
fied in Valdez that the lumber
company owned property valued
at $.'100,000 dollars.
The stock of the lumber com
pany was placed as collateral
with the Dexter Horton Bank for
an advance of $-00,000 In the
Wushinptnn-Alaska Bank and
they now wish to sell the stock
and secure the money and inter
est for the loan.
MILLARD'S 111
PASSES SEDATE
Juneau. April III.—-Mcnalnr
Millard's bill wliirh provides for
the amicable settlement of all
disputes and differences between
employers and employees was
passed \esterday liy Hie Senate
anil will now lie sent to the House
for passage. The bill provides
for arbitrators in all disputes and
also provides means for I he en
forcement of the law and punish
ment for its violation.
Mrs. Hose Johnson, who has a
line showing oii her claims near
the Ramsay-Rutherford property,
has purchased considerable lum
ber from the Copper River Lum
ber .company and it will be sent
to the claims tomorrow. Later
a mill wit! be installed on the
ground, which is said by many to |
be among the. most; promising of;
that, section.
NIGGERS QUIT;
THIS FLOODED
Levee Breaks When Men Leave
Work and Three Arkansas
Counties Are Flooded.
Memphis, Tenn., April 10.—
The torrential rains of the past
few days have caused the river
to rise to a point where the levee
was in danger and 150 negroes
were working on the levee at Wil
son, Arkansas, but they deserted
last night and as a consequence
the protection of three countries
was swept away and they are all
under water.
A call for iiid lias hern scud
here from Wilson ami relief has
hern dispatched to tin? scene to
tiike care of the marooned ..-j
pie. Several large river steam
ers left and many small boats al
| so lu succor those in outlying
j sections of Hie Hooded counties.
I It is f da red that many of tin*
negroes will be killed for leaving
the levee/, as feeling is running
high against them.
BOWER PLEADS
1 FOR FISH TRAPS
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: Urges Legislature to Turn Down
Law Which Would Prevent
the Use of Traps.
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Juneau. April lo.—-Tlir hear-]
ing-s last night hefore the .joint ]
..it hnlli houses on the]
lish leap law. finished the public |
hearings and (lie matter will i
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mine up for linn I decision in a !
few days. lish Mmninissioiier
! Mower appeared hefore the com
mittee and spoke in favor of I.lie
j lisli I rap. saying dial the lisli
were in better shape when so
caught: that less fish were lost
by the canneries, which could nut
take care of the heavy runs of
lish when they were caught in
seine's, while the fish are allow
ed In remain in the traps until
needed.
lie also asked llial I lie legisla
ture memoralize congress to pass
the Junes hill, which would place
the rare of the fisheries in the
hands of the general government
and which would remove a great
source of revenue from the terri
tory.
The .'oulhcaslern Alaska fish
ermen claim that I lie traps are
driving many men mil of employ
] mold.
iMLMLL
Hrlissels. Helgium, April in.—
Four hundred thousand Social
ists have threatened to strike
next Monday unless the govern
ment grants them manhood suf
frage. Troops have been mobil
ized and many of the members of
the parly have been called to the
tcidors and will be unable to lake
part in tin* demonstrations unless
they desert, in which event llieyi
will be severely punished.
Jack Hanson is in from I lie
Heaver Haiti roadhouse.
A large order of lumber left the
local mill this morning for the
Midas mine.
FOR RENT-—Furnished house
on Millionaire Row; line location, j
Inquire of C. H. WullT.
FOR RENT--Five room house i
■ m Sherman S|. Inquire f Mrs. j
II. Leave!
UNWRITTEN LAW
SAVES PROFESSOR
Olson, Who Murdered Driver of
Laundry Wagon for Intimacy
With Wife, Acquitted.
SI.. Paul, April It).—Professor
Olson, who was on trial here for
the murder of Clyde Darling,
driver of a laundry wagon, was
found not guilty today by the jury
after they were out but a few
minutes. Olson’s plea was the
unwritten law. lie gave a graphic
portrayal of how the driver had
called often at his jhome i for
laundry and how lie had wrecked
his home. Mrs. Olson also tdid
the slory of her infatuation for
I In' driver.
Darling was killed about six
weeks ago when he called one ev
ening at the Olson home. Mrs.
j Olson had been sent away to her
husband's people and when Darl
ing came to the back door Olson
I shot him live times and then
walked to a neighbor and told him
I of the crime and also telephoned
the police, who armsled the pro
: fessor.
Olson was a professor in the
state agricultural college and was
well liked. The shooting caused
I a sensation in society circles in
the city, in which Mr. and Mrs.
Olson moved.
ALAMEDA TO SAIL
ON jPBIL 19TH
Seattle, April I 0.—The steam
er Alameda. which has heeii laid
up Cor I he winter, will resume
lien- northern run. She tias been
undergoing a thorough overhaul
ing and will he in line shape for
I lie summer tourist trade.
The charter of the hoal to
I’.hapnyan. who was to have taken
a parly of Seattle business men
to (lie Panama Canal, fell through
with, as he could not secure aMq
from I he business men.
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Attention.
Chamber of Commerce meet
ing at the Alaska Club tomorrow
night and ail members are re
i|uested to be present.
AC. WHITE, President.
SAM Mr.NEICE, Secretary.
Dr. Hopkins and wife are re
turning to Valdez on the steam
er which left Seattle last night.
Captain Cann and wife are
aboard the Northwestern return
ing to Valdez after attendance at
Chicago as witnesses In the Ernst
coal cases.
reacIeaverdam
WITHOUTJROUBLE
District Attorney Crossley,
wife ami (laughter Helen, reach
ed Heaver Dam at 7:3(1 Iasi night
after a line hut slow trip from
Wort mans, the party being de
layed by the drifting snow, as no
horse had neen over the trail for
some time. The Signal Corps hoys j
and several of the men of the j
road commission aided the party
in reaching file summit. The trip
from the* relief station to Heaver
Dam was made in four hours.
Ed. Dickey, who is taking tin*
parly to Willow creek, is in hopes
of arriving there prior to the ar
rival'of Friday's stage from Chil
ian and as the trail from the Dam !
to Willow creek is reported in ex
cellent shape, no trouble is ex
pected.
WANTED TO RENT—A piano.!
Cal al the Prospector.
WANTED— A cook: inquire of
Col. O'Neil at Fort Lisctun.
NOME DOG RAGE
IS ON TODAY
^08e Cameron Elected as Queen
and Will Drive 100 Dogs to
the Starting Post.
Nome. April I o._ Hose Camer
on was elected queen to start the
all Alaska sweepstakes race here
today and the race will start on
schedule time. The queen will
drive 100 dogs to the starting
post and will give the signal
which will start each team on ils
way to victory or defeat.
Mrs. Darling's dogs are the fa
vorites in the hotting and the
amount of money which will
change hands will lie the largest
|in the history of the Nome dog
I races.
j The races are conducted by the
Nome Kennel Club and several
humane societies n the east have
protested against the racing of
dogs, claiming it is cruel and in
human sport.
WILL PUNISR
BAD NOTARIES
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; Sutherland Bill to Prevent False
Certificates by Notaries Pub
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lie Passes Senate.
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| .Juneau. April 10. -The Suth
j erland hill in punish any notary
j who shall issue a false certificate
' was passed hy the Senate yester
day. The hill was drawn because
I of the testimony of Metiinn and
I (dark, two notaries of Fairbanks,
I who testified that although they'
i had signed a statement that Bar
nette had appeared before them,
yet lie had never done so and
therefore the prosecution tailed
%gainsl (he Fairbanks hank
wreckers.
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Has an Even Dozen Passengers
for Valdez—Old-timers
Returning.
| Sent lie. April lo. The .\orth
I western left this eily last night
with a lug passenger list, of
whom a dozen are hilled for Val
dez. The steamer will call at
Skagway, as'that is now a regu
| lac port of call.
The following passengers are
hooked for Valdez; Jesse Mar
tin. Alfred B. lies. I»r. Hopkins
and wife, Captain Cann and wife,
Alex, (iraham. It. B. Baden and
wife, Peter Jlerkenreth. Henry
Blankenship and O. B. BeWilte.
Plenty Clothing for Natives.
In response to the appeal for
clothing for the native hoys, who
'were so badly injured last week
at Golden, the Hospital of the
(food Samaritan have received alt
Ihe clothing necessary and the
nurses wish to tnank the public
for the generous response to the
■‘call id' humanity.”
Dougherty * Ferguson receiv
ed on the steamer Sampson a
supply of fresh groceries, fruit
and vegetables.
FOR RF.NT—Six room house on
Sherman street. Apply to Lieut.
Weeks al the Road Commission,
office