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V0L g VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, APRIL 1, 1913. NO. 148.
OHIO RIVER DEEP AS OCEAN
WOULD FLOAT BATTLESHIP
SIXTY-NINE AND HALF FEET OF WATER AT CINCINNATI AND
59 FEET AT PARKERSBURG—WATER HIGHER THAN FLOOD
OF 1884—DEAD IDENTIFIED AT DAYTON.
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Parkersburg, VY. Yu.. April I.—
The crest of the high water
reached here today. The water is
59 feet deep here and it is six
feet higher than the Hood of
188 5. The water is rushing past
this place, carrying all kinds of
wreckage from tops of box cars
and small barns and houses to
dead cattle, chairs, tables and all
kinds of household furniture.
Three thousand people are
homeless, being driven to the
high lands by the waste of wa
fer and are having a terrible ex
peience. No drinking water is
available and many are using the
water from the river, which is
contaminated, and it is feared
that an epidemic will follow the
present scourge of the Hood.
Dead Identified at Dayton.
Dayton, April 6.—Sixty bodies
have been identified and are be
ing pr pared for burial by friends
of the deceased. The people are
working to rebuild their ruined
homes and the sound of the
hammer is heard day and night.
High Water Mark at Cincinnati.
Cincinnati, April I.—The wa
ter is •>!» I-- feet deep here and
running swift. It is believed that
it has reached a high water mark.
The loss is estimated at $2,000,
000 in this city atoms tlie busi
ness houses along the river front
being the heaviest sufferers. Sup- j
plies are arriving in plenty to
provide for the refugees, who are
flocking to the town from all parts
of the state seeking aid.
FROST EXPLIUNS
WHAT HE MEANT
Wrote That He Could Get What
Information He Wanted From
Ballinger, Not Land.
flhicago, April 1.-—A. (1. Frost
-..M»ii.»4.iH -on Ahn-fdMHf'and- When
asked today by Attorney Fink
wlial lie meant when he wrote
that he was glad that Ballinger
had been appointed agent for tin*
general land office and llial he
could now gel wlial he wanted
from Hie office.
In explanation Frost >aid that
the policy of secrecy maintained
by the department,-its method of
refusing In give lo settlers or
promoters any idea of wlial the
department considered a proper
course to pursue in order to ob
tain title and the fact that they
waited until a man did something
and then would start after him in
order to make a record for them-,
selves and a grandstand play lo
the conservation-crazy public,
lead him lo write that the ap
point incnl of Ballinger would.j
mean that he (Frost.) would now
tie able, at least, io get informa
lion frym the department, as
Ballinger had been his personal.
attorney and a strong personal
friendship existed between them.
No improper thought had ever
mitered his head of using the
friendship for ulterior motives.
"I always thought I was doing
right and that in developing I he
valuable coal lands of Alaska I
was doing a public service.”
ALL BOATS WILL
CALLATSKAGWAY
Seattle, April I.—The steam
ship company announce that the
Northwestern will call al Skag
way ami that hereafter all the
Alaska Steamship company's
boats will make !hc Lino canal
port a port of call during the
summer, when the tourist travel
is heavy and it is hoped to secure
much of the tourist travel for
Southwestern Alaska ports,
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KOl'NI)—Nugget pin; owner
can hav “ same hy proving prop
erty and paying for this ad. at
I liis oilier.
It is worth while taking a
chance on the 8800 diamond ring
.tye.ing raffled at. Plant ■& Com
pany's. jewelers.
Police Whip a Mob to Stay a
Demonstration—Complica
tions Feared.
SI. Petersburg. April i.—-The
over the victory of the Hulgar
ians over the Turks ami have
|started demonstrations in all
parts of Hie oily compelling the
police to use whips to slay I lie
mob. Many people were hurl by
Ihp police.
The govermneiil immedialely
ordered mil Hie ,troops lo assist
the police, as it was feared that
Hie moil might make a demon
stration against the Austrians
and Germans, who are very un
popular here because of the al
titude of the two governments to
wards- Itie members of the Slav
race, and the government did not
wish at this time to be drawn in
to a war with Germany and Aus
tria.
I lie teeling ul t lie Russians is
strong for war and voluntary en
listments have been received for
the army and navy and Russia
may he forced to stand behind Ihe
allies in the demands they will
make for territory, and it is fear
ed I hat a crash may be precipitat
ed by the Austrians, who are de
termined to prevent Ihe allies
gathering in the fruits of victory,
A strong guard lias been plan- !
ed around the Austrian and tier-!
man ambassadors homes to pro- |
vent the mob from making a dem
ons! ral ion.
CASE PHOTOGRAPHS
HISTORIC SCENE
A permanent record of the
scene when Gov. Walter K. Clark
attached his signature to the tirsl
hill l,o pass the Alaska legisla
tuer. was made .by Photographer
W. II. Case recently. In the pho
tograph of the scene Gov. Clark
is the central figure and is in
the -ael of signing his name to
the hill. Representative Arthur
G. Slump, author of the bill, Sen
ator Conrad breeding, who pilot
ed it tflfrough Ihe Senate, and W.
W. Short hill, private secretary to
(he governor, are interested spec
tators. The photograph is an ex
cellent likeness of all the partici
pants in the historic event.
b'OR RENT--Thfve-room apart
ments furnished over Valdez Drug
Co. Apply Valdez. Drug Co.
Does your watch need repair
ing? SOe Reinke. the watch doc
tor.
Had Constructed Mausoleum
There in Memory of His
Parents.
Now York, April I.—The body'
of J. Pierponl Morgan will be
buried in the mausoleum he
erected at Hartford, Conn., in
memory of his parents, and the
funeral services will be held in
the cathedral of Saint John on
Riverside drive. The cathedral isi
one of the larges! in the world!
and is I ho largest in America. •
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FOR MORGAN;
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For First Time in Its History the
Stock Market Stops During
Business Hours.
New York, April I.—J. IMerpont
Morgan had rounded out his ca
reer and it is announced by the
limi that in the past year he had
taken no part in any of the new
enterprises of the firm.
The slocks controlled by the
banking firm were not affected by
the death of the chief member of
the linn.
for (tie lirsl, lime in its his-,
business hours.
Many members feared a drop
in the slock market, Iml it failed
to appear.
The Arsenic.That We Eat.
It is known ttiat ai'senic exists ;
normally in the tissues of the hu
man body without doing harm.
It is a constituent of peas, al
monds and beans. Fresh lettuce,
though rich i nwater compared
with almonds and beans, reveals
scarcely less arsenic. The food
stuffs poorest in arsenic are the
banana, chestnut and leek.
MRS. WHITTLESEY
KILLED IN AUTO
Wife of Seward Attorney Killed
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When Auto Drops 200 Feet
Into a Ravine.
Seat Hi*. April I.—Mrs. Lillian
Wl|i)blosey, wife oif William
Whittlesey, of Seward, was killed
Saturday night and her two sons
injured when an automobile in
which lhey were riding went over
the blurt' at Queen Anne Hill and
dropped 200 feet iid othe ravine
below.
Mrs. Whittlesey was killed al
most instantly and her two sons,
Cedric, aged 2i years, and Wal
ter, an older son. who is a pro
fessor at the Washington Uni
versity, were severely injured.
The family have been separat
ed for many years and Mrs. Whit •
tlesey has for many years sang
in the churches here am' was
considered one of I he lies, sing
ers ,in the city.
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Just reoeived the latest, up-to
the-hour Eastern millinery at
»frs. S. E. Gleason’s, Keystone ave.
FOR RENT—Six room house on
Hobart street. Apply to Lieut.
W’-eeks at the Road Commission
office
NAVY OFFICERS _
LOOK FOR GOAL
Appointed by Admiral Reynolds to
Come to Alaska—Nine Men
in the Party.
Bremerton, April I.—Admiral
Reynolds has announced the
names of the eight men who are
to accompany Assistant Surgeon
Downey into Alaska and explore
for coal for the navy.
The party will leave shortly and
will lake with them a party of
Seattleites who are. familiar with
the northern territory, to pilot
I hem about I he country.
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. TO ST. JAMES
President Wilson Appoints Wal
ter Page, Editor of “World’s
I
Work.”
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Washington. April I.—Presi
dent Wilson today announced the
appointment of Walter Page, of
Doubleday-Page Publishing Co.,
j&nd the editor id' "World's
Work," as ambassador to the
court of St. James, which posi
tion Mr. Page has announced he
will accept.
The choice of Page is consid
ered a good one by the Eastern
: me vTdei H-eii? (Tie president lo
have Hid foreign service tilled
with capable, efficient, literary
men of much experience in pub
lic affairs.
Walter Haines Page.
W aller Haines Page is a SimI li
erner and was born in Cary. North
Carolina, in 1855. He was for a
time the editor of “The Forum,"
later of the “Atlantic. Monthly"
and followed that as editor of the
"World's Work." lie is a large
stockholder in the - Douldeday
Pago. Publishing Co. and is rnn
sidivred wealthy.
WILSON SELECTS
SUMMER CAPITOL
President Wilson Makes Choice
of Winston Churchill’s Home
at Windsor, Vermont.
Windsor, Vt.,‘April I.—II was
announced today that President
Wilson had selected the Winston
Churchill home here for his sum
mer residence and for the ncxl
four years this city will he the
summer capital of the nation and
the. Churchill home the summer
“White House."
Windsor is located on the
Connecticut river in Windsor'
county, and is considered an ideal,
spol for summer recreation.
The Decay of Glass.
Few persons who admire lho
iridescence of ancient glassware
know thal the prismatic hues dis
played are a result of the decay of
glass. When disintegration sets
in. the substance of the glass
splits into exceedingly thin lam
inae, which, as (he sunlight tra
verses them, give rise to a splen- \
did play of colors. Like the leaves
uf a forest, these/ delicate glasses
signalize their approaching dis
solution by. becoming more beatr
liful. , :
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VALDEZ HAS QUIET ELECTION
TWO TICKETS IN THE EIELD
FIGHT MADE TO OUST CLERK BUNNELI_BITTER FIGHT FOR
CONTROL OF THE SCHOOL BOARD—THREE SCHOOL
TICKETS IN FIELD ON THE RESERVATION.
The Peoples Ticket.
ANGUS CHISHOLM.
CHARLES DAY.
W. M. FINICAL.
CHARLES McCALLUM.
E. E. RITCHIE.
E. H. Will EAT.
HARRY E. F. KING.
Nluniolpal Ticket.
ANGUS CHISHOLM.
AL. WHITE.
GENE AMES.
CHARLES McCALI,l M.
E. E. RITCHIE.
E. H. W HEAT.
HARRY E. E. KING.
Charles Day and W . M. Finical
are 1 lie two members of Hie pres
enl council against whom the
fight is being directed and Al.
While and Gene Ames are pitted
against them. The fight, how
ever, has not caused much excite
ment and the friends of the two
councilman declare that both will
he re-elected without trouble.
The fight for control of the
school board, however, has caused
much excitement. Rev. Ziegler
is not making a light and says
he does not expect and hopes he
will not he elected treasurer. Sam
McNeice's friends have every con
fidence that he will lie elected by
a big vote, while I be friends of
Charles Wilcox, who requested
him at the last minute to run,
say that he is a sure winner and
Will succeed himself. Mrs. Fred
Cameron withdrew from the race.
On the Reservation A. .1. Wend
ler is running against John f.y
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SEALEY-DAVIS
SHOWING WELL
Find Rich Values in Lead jnd the
Force cf Men Will Soon be
Increased.
-Urn
Davis, lias had a lease on the
claims of llie Sealey-Da\is Min
ing company, arrived in lown lo_
day, bringing Die news dial die
lead which they have been fol
lowing is now carrying rich val
ues ami dial I hey will increase
the force of men working on Ihe
claims as soon as possible.
The lessees have been follow
ing die lead fur 215 feel and while
il carried values they were no!
sadslied and continued die work
and have now succeeded in strik
ing (lie lead carrying die rich
values of the’;Clilf mine, which it
adjoins. The tunnel driven gives
a depth of 80 feet and il is now
planned to drop lower down the
hill and start another tunnel to
lap Ihe lead at a greater depth.
The ta|ad is 32 inches wide and
has been followed some distance
since breaking into the higher
values.
Sea ley and Davis were die orig
inal locators and have always
been confident that die properly
would he a payer if enough de
velopment work was done, so they
secured a lease oil the ground
Iasi fall ami commenced the work
and have been rewarded with suc
cess and their judgment vindi
cated.
A mill tesl was recently made
l>y the Valdez stamp mill of 1l'
toils of ore and ttie returns were
used tu further continue I be work
of opening the mine.
The present force of men will
be increased as soon as possilde
and the wor acively continued.
Sand Cure for Fatigue.
One of the most efficacious
cures for fatigue from overwork
consists in walking barefoot in
sand. The nerves of the sole and
heel are slightly irritated by com
ing in contact with the grains and
accelerate ttie circulation of (lie
blood in all pars of the body.
The effect produced is highly in
vigorating. Besides this, the
monotony of an ample extent of
yellow sand exercises a soporific
effect on the brain which induces
sleep.
Dougherty & Ferguson receiv
ed on the steamer Sampson a
supply ..of fresh groceries, fruit
and \euetrt'le>. I
MOTOR TRUCK
FOR VALDEZ
Col. Richardson Purchases Motor
Truck to Try Out on Gov
ernment Road.
Huh 4Hohnwlsonhas written' i'tf
l.ieul. Weeks, secretary of the
road commission, that lie had
purchased for I he use of the road
commission a motor truck, which
will arrive here Ibis spring and
will lie used hy the rnmmjssion
Ibis summer to lest I lie advisa
bility of a motor truck service
between here and Fairbanks, and
also for the use of (lie commis
sion in delivering its own freight
to the road camps.
(lot. Richardson has. for sever
al years, been working to put the
government wagon road from
Valdez to Fairbanks. in such
shape that the use of motor
trucks would lie feasible and the
officers of the road commission
claim that witti the completion of
the road and the organizing of a
motor truck service from the
coast to the’ interior the mail and
light perishable freight could he
taken to the interior very cheaply.
The truck just purchased by
Col. Richardson is the regular
army truck and is believed to lie
of about four tons capacity. II
was purchased in .New York and
will arrive here in about a month.
Alio Hell was a visitor m town
Iasi nigh I from (Sold crook, lit*
lel'i I his morning for I ho McIn
tosh camp.
NEW YORK RAISES
RELIEF FUNDS
Now York. April I.—-The relief
commit toe announce that they
have received $500,000 in sub
scriptions for the relief of the
flood and fire victims of the
stricken slates. It is hoped to
double lliis amount in a few days.
The Dancers.
Tile dancers will dance in Moose
hull jou Wednesday evening at.
0:30 sharp. All ar * invited t>
In.vc a good time. Home waltz aL
It’ p. m.
Prizes Tonight
' Al the Orpheum. Lucky coupon
holder- gets a pin and a ring.
Change i t program.