VOL g VALDEZ, ALASKA, MONDAY, JUNE 16, 1913. NO. 210.
Territories Committee Wants Un
cle Sam to Build, but Against
Construction Commission.
Washington, L>. C., June 10.—
The Senate territories committee
have decided to favor the gov
ernment construction of rail
roads in Alaska, but are against
the building of the roads by u
commission and will work out
some other plan for the construc
tion of the lines, placing the su
pervision in the hands of a
civil engineer or possiblyy the
army, which has done all the
great work of building the gov
ernments’ great projects.
it is not expected that any ac
tion will be taken at this session
of congress towards the passage
of the bill, as the session is too
far advanced and the,senators are
anxious to get away from the hot
weather at the capital.
The bill will, however, be plac
ed on the administration platform
for the next session.
COAL OPERATOR
Asked Sheriff to Run Armored
Train Back and Fire on Wom
en and Children.
Charleston, \V. Ya., June 10.—
At the hearing today of the com
mittee investigating the strike
conditions in West Virginia a
sensation was caused when a man
named Calvin, who had been a
guard on one of the armored
trains used by the sheriff' while
he was in charge of the policing
of the district, claimed that the
train had fired on the strikers at
the Morton mine and after they
bad gone a short distance the
owner of the mine, who was
aboard, asked the sheriff to back
the train and lire on the camp
again. The sheriff, however, re
fused to do so, as there were
many women and children in the
tents and many would have been
killed.
Senator Marlin, of Virginia, im
mediately arose and demanded
that. Morton be called as a wit
ness, and the committee was im
mediately in an uproar. The con
ditions in the coal regions, he as
serted, were equal to those that
existed in feudal ages and were
a disgrace to the country. A
thorough investigation of the
conditions will be made by the
committee, and proper legislation
recommended.
The Valdez Igloo of the Alaska
Pioneers have determined to
have one of the largest and best
floats in the Fourth of July pa
rade and the children born in
Alaska are to be the1 guests of the
order, those wishing to be on the
float should hand their names to
Charles Day, the president of the
order, as soon as possible.
Extra Fine Program.
The following pictures are all
extra fine and you will enjoy them
all:
Customs of Different Periods,
ladies dress styles from ancient
times to the present.
School Teacher and the Waif,*
Biograph drama, featuring Mary
Pickford,
The Tale of a Cat, corking com
edy that has you guessing every
foot of the film.
Max Sets the Fashions, remark
able clever farce comedy.
Change of program tomorrow
evening.
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Thomas Nelson Page, Author, is
to Go to Rome—Italy Says
He is Acceptable.
Washington, 1>. C., June 10.—
President Wilson will nominate
Thomas Nelson Page, of Vir
ginia. to be ambassador to Italy,
'filename will be sent lo the Sen
ate some time today. Italy has
indicated that the appointment
would be satisfactory.
Thomas Nelson Page is an au
thor and lias written many books
relating to southern life and cus
toms. lie was born in 1853 and
after attending college he prac
ticed law for a short time, but
later look to writing books.
GOLD 16 SOON
6E PRODUCER
!
Chas. Crawford Brings Word of
Development Now Being Done
—New Contract Let.
Charles Crawford, superintend
ent of the Gold King Mining Co.,
who reached Valdez last Satur
day reports the finding of the big
vein on the claims, which had
been los| for some time. It re
quired a tunned of I 40 feel before
the lost lead was relocated and it
still holds the big values of the
surface showings.
Superintendent Crawford has
let a contract to drive 200 feel
of tunnel, by which if is hoped (o
open up a third big lead which
shows on the surface.
The work of erecting the stamp
mill will soon be completed and
the property will then take its
place in the dividend-paying
class.
Mining men who have visited
the claims are loud in their
praise of the work done by Craw
ford il} opening the ground.
SMGMn
Budapest, June 10.—The Inter
national Suffragette Congress op
ened here today with representa
tives from almost every country
in the world. The representatives
will discuss ways and means of
securing the ballot for the women
of all countries.
hot warn
IH JHE_ STATES
Seattle, June 16.—All the citids
of the East and West are swel
tering in the hot weather, and the
people are forced to sleep in the
parks and on the roofs, hut the
Spirit City is a cool nice place to
live in.
Many people have been sun
struck and a number have died as
a result. In Milwaukee 12 were
.stricken and six died, in Chicago
the ambulances were busy all day
taking the people to the hospitals
and a number have died and a
like condition exists in all the
eastern cities.
Many of the people of Valdez
made trips down the bay or into
the woods yesterday, taking ad
vantage of the fine weather to en
joy an excursion.
SENATE REPORTS
FAVOR OF BROWN
fudiciary Committee Reports to
Senate Recommending the
Confirmation.
Washington, 1>. G., June 1C.—
The Senate judiciary committee
reported at the session of the
’Senate today and recommended
that Fred M. Brown, of Valdez, be
confirmed as judge in the Third
division of Alaska.
The confirmation is likely to be
made at the executive session at
the close of today’s regular busi
ness.
No opposition has developed to
the continual ion of the Valdez ap-;
tiointee.
GRASSHOPPERS IN
STATE OF KANSAS
Millions of the Little Fellows Are
Eating Up the Crops and
Farmers Helpless.
Topeka, Kan.-, June 10.—The
grasshoppers are swarming the
state, eating up all the crops and
doing millions of dollars worth
damage. Every effort made by the
farmers, the state authorities and
I be government agricultural de
partment to stop the march of the
hoppers has been in vain.
The farmers from the northern
part of the stale are sending men
and offering money to stay the
procession of the' hoppers before
they reach the farms of the north.
At no time in the past 40 years
have as many grasshoppers been
seen and it is feared that the
crops will be a total loss.
WHITEHORSE BOAT
REACHESJAWSON
Dawson, June 10.—The first
boat to reach here from White
horse arrived today with a large
number of passengers, many for
Ibis city, and the balance for
Fairbanks and the Iditarod. A
number of boatas are expected to
day. The boats from Labarge
passed here several weeks ago.
San Francisco, June 1(5—Po
liceman Escola, who was convict
ed of accepting part of the $300,
000 loot taken from the public by
the Italian bunco gang, was sen
tenced to serve live years in San
Quiiltin. The rest of the gang of
grafting policemen will be tried
this week.
COIL Silt
BE BOH
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Charleston, W. Va., June 16.—
The coal miners have decided to
renew the strike, as the operators
have refused to take back all the
men formerly employed. The
blacklisting of the leaders, they
claim, is in violation of the peace
agreement.
Subscribe for Prospector.
TARIFF ONLY
SAY DEMOCRATS
Getting Too Hot for Comfort at
Capital and All Want to Take
to Cool Country.
Washington, I). C., June 10.—
No currency legislation will be
considered at this session of con
gress according to the present
plan of the members of the ma
jority, who believe ‘they have all
they can do to secure tin1 pass
age of the Wilson tariff bill.
The hot weather of the past
few days has determined (he
members to push the tariff and
make for the cool places, as they
are all suffering from the ex
treme heat.
SAMPSON LEAVES
THE SPIRIT CITY
Mas Many Valdez Passengers
and a Large Cargo of
Freight.
Seattle, June Hi.—The steamer
Sampson, of the Alaska Coast Co.,
lefL here this morning with a
..large _numb.gr of passengers for
Valdez and much freight for
westward points. The Valdez
passengers are:
J. Clarkson, Mrs. B. F. Millard,
James Patterson. Al. Sullivan,
John Buckheimer, Standley Mein
rick, Slim Gray. Marry Liston, J.
Sumville. For Latouche, George
Barrack; for FJlai'nar, Frank and
Hester Drkey; for Seldovia, Hoy
<ieutzler.
Joe Stanton left yeslerday with
llii' interior mail.
MANY EARTHQUAKES
INJULGARIA
Solia. June Hi.—Bulgaria has
been trembling the past 24 hours
from the many earthquakes,
which have done much damage to
'the buildings and also killed a
large number of people.
The, people are panic-stricken
and believe the Lord is visiting
his displeasure upon them.
TURKS ARREST
THE_
Constantinople!, June 1G.~
Judge EtTendi, formerly minister
to Denmark, has been arrested
with many officials of the gov
ernment charged with the assas
sination of Grand Vizier Sehafhei
on the 11th.
Effemli claims it is a frame-up
and that he is being railroaded
by the very men who committed
the deed.
St. Louis, June 16.—As a result
of a collision between two street
cars yesterday 24 women and
children were badly hurt and
three were killed. Both cars were
crowded with excursionists.
"Come on, let's go and buy
some bargains at Adler’s 1
MANY KILLED
N. Y. GAVE-IN
Were Working on the Subway
When Earth and Rock
Gave Way.
New York, June 10.—A cave
in occurred here Saturday on the
subway work and 11 men were
killed and 12 more, who were
caught at the time in the earth
fall, escaped.
The accident happened on I ho
new subway being built by the
city and in spite of every effort
on the part of the contractors to
avoid just such an accident.
The coroner will make an in
vestigation and the contractor has
been placed under arrest pend
ing the result of the coroner’s
inquiries.
IMPROVING tre
VALDEZ DOCK
Approach Will be 24 Feet Wide,
Using the Old Swanitz Dock
Decking.
The old Valdez and Yukon
wharf at Swanitzville is being
torn down and as soon as possi
ble the Valdez dock will be wid
ened. using the decking and caps
from th*' railroad dock.
W'ihen completed the Lathrop
dock will be one of the largest and
best in Alaska, liuill on creosoted
piling, decked with four-inch Hr
lumber with a high protective rail
and many large warehouses.
(ius llogblnnm, belter known
as Piledriver (ius, is now work
ing driving the additional piling
needed lo allow for the wider
caps and has driven as far as the
light company platform. The ap
proach will be 3-i feet wide all
the way.
C. Holden and !•'. Cameron
chaperoned a picnic party yester
day.
manyIroSd
IN INIFLOODS
Bombay, June 10.—Word has
been brought here from the Ka
thiawar peninsula that more than
300 people were drowned in the
recent Hoods in that district. Re
lief has been seht and a detach
ment of troops were dispatched
to keep order and assist the peo
ple in rebuilding.
FOB JIT REBELS
El Paso, June 16.—The federal
troops lost 600 killed and wound
ed at the battle yesterday near
Sausillo in southern Chihuahua,
and they were put to rout by the
state troops. The rebels are now
marching on the capital, which
is the last stronghold of the 'Hu
orta forces. The loss to the reb
el forces yesterday was only a
few men.
Copper Quotations.
New York, June !6—Copper,
dull, spot June, July 814@$14.
62 t-2; electrolytic, 815@815.25;
Lake, $15@$15.87 1-2; casting,
$1 i.75@815.50.
One-half off on trimmed milli
nery and 25 per cent discount on
suits at Harvey's Toggery.
STILL AFTER
STEEL TRUST
Finance Committee Places Iron
Ore on Free List and Cuts the
Duty on Steel Products.
Washington, I>. C., June 1G.—
The Senate finance committee de
cided to place all imports of iron
used to manufacture steel on the
free list, also any raw material
used in its manufacture. This
action is taken because the trust
controls the output of iron in the
United Slates and (he small man
ufacturer is unable to secure iron
except from I lie trusl at exorbi
tant prices.
All products of the steel trust
arc to be admitted al a very low
rale, (he Senate committee hav
ing lopped oil' an additional ten
per cent from I he already low rat*
provided by Underwood in ttio
lower house.
Officials of the trusl claim the
schedule now favored by the Sen
ate will ruin the industry in the
states.
BALL GROUNDS ARE
TO BE PROTECTED
Col. Richardson Starts Work
North of Grand Stand
Donkey is in Place.
Uni. Hiehardsoii. of tile Hoad
Commission, Inis derided to place
the dike on the north side of the
baseball grand stand, thus pro
tecting' the ball grounds in the
event of a Hood.
The work will commence to
morrow when the McIntosh and.
Nelson big ten-ton donkey, with
Engineer Tom barker at ttie
throttle, will start scratching
gravel. I he donkey w as placed
in position yesterday and tile rig
ging is being strung out for the
work, and the donkey and crew
will be worked two sliifls, [tossi
lily three.
Tile Tisli contract for poles has
been completed and all have been
delivered, as the contractor had
'nine teams hauling from the big
lighter on the beach to the points
along the dike designated by the
commission.
lilt* \\ ashburii ami /ilnorman
rock contract is partially deliv
ered. learns having started last
Friday to bring I tie rock and dis
tribute it along tin* dike. Each
rock must lie 25 pounds jn weight
and more than 5.iJOd tons will be
needed.
The fascines needed are being
made by a large number of sub
contractors. who have contract
ed with James Fish, the original
contractor. He plans to have at
least 50 men working the present
week in order that the commis
sion may have the fascines to
protect the gravel bank as fast,
as McIntosh aiid Nelson can build
it.
The large amount of water now
coming from the glacier has
caused the commission some wor
ry, but as long as it continues
going towards tin* lake stream it
can do no harm and a crew* of
men are working to keep the wa
ter in its present channel.
The plans of the commission
are to start at the present city" .*
dike just above the, ball i
then work towards the res
and down to the beach,
after that section is'
and working on The oil
the dike. This is
the city dike can b
which might* com
the reservation is
t A'iler is s*
in anything