WANT PRESIDENT
USE AMERICANS
In Building the Alaska Railroad—
Don’t Want the Rifraff From
the Canal Zone.
SPOKANE, Wash., March lb—The
officials of fthis city and the commer
cial organizations plan asking Presi
dent Wilson to instruct the engineers
in charge of the government rail
road work in Alaska to seek for the
necessary labor from among the un
employed of the Pacific Northwest
and not to bring up the thousands of
men formerly used on the government
work at the Panama canal.
It is pointed out that the men of the
Northwest are acclimated and that
they will make good citizens in the
north after the construction days are
past, while the southern Europeans,
Spaniards and South Americans, who
were used on the canal work, will not
and should not be allowed to remain
in the north, as Alaska should be
peopled with Americans.
The chamber will urge the ro-oper
at ion of all the commercial organiz
ations of the coast cities and Alaska
to this end.
WHITE HOUSE
Miss Margaret Wilson is Now Re
ported as Engaged to Boyd
Fisher, Princeton Professor.
WASHINGTON, March 16—It is re
ported today that Margaret Wilson,
he oldest daughter of President and
Mrs. Wilson, is engaged to Boyd
Fisher, a professor at Princeton nni
versty.
The announcement, following so
lose on the engagement of Miss
Kleanor to Secretary McAdoo, caused
considerable surprise, but the wise
ones claimed that they had expected
that the three daughters of the pres
ident would be married before the
term of office of the president was
completed.
No statement can be secured from
the White House as to the truth of
■the rumor, but as no yjfeniql has
been issued it is taken as indicating
that the announcement is official..
DON’T INTERVENE
SAYS GEN. MURRAY
It Would Cost Many Lives and
Considerable Money and
Would be Futile.
PORTLAND, Ore., March 16.--Gen
eral Murray, in a statement today
said that the people of the United
States did not realize the enormous
cost in money and lives of interven
tion by the United States in Mexico.
The general states that the Mexi
cans could maintain guertlla warfare
lor many years and that every town,
mining camp and city would have to
be garrisoned while the country would
be at the mercy of the bandits, un
less every home was made into a
fort.
Gen. Murray states that 4n time the
Mexicans will work out a solution <T
their present difficulties and wilt es
tablish a stable government.
Eaglet’ Record
In the past for giving the best time |
at a dance has not yet been beaten, i
Come to the one Tuesday eve, March
1?--St, Patrick's eve.
POSTAL AFTER
El COMPANY
Will Establish Telephone Companies
in Western Cities to Fight
Big Trust.
DENVER, March 16.—The Postal
Telegraph company have announced
that they will organize and operate
telephone exchanges in this and many
other western cities in connection
with their system and to tight the
Bell Telephone company, which is al
lied with the Western Union.
The Postal will spent $10,000,000 in
building up a system in the West
strong enough to compete with the
Bell eompanv and will purchase many
of fthe independent companies.
VILLA W
HUERTA’S JOB
Former Bandit and the Greatest Liv
ing Mexican Murderer, Would
be President.
CHIHUAHUA, Mexico, March IB
General Francisco Villa, commander
of fthe rebel forces in this city now
preparing to march on Mexico City,
has announced himself as a candidate
for the presidency and that he will
march south in a few days and sweep
Provisional President Huerta from
the face of the earth and will inaug
urate himself as chief magistrate of
the republic.
WASHINGTON. (March 1>. The
announcement from Chihuahua that
Gen. Villa desired to be president hits
'caused no great surprise here as it
was known that Gen. Villa has con
stantly chaffed at the restraint of
Provisional President Carranza, who
insisted that the lives and property
of foreigners must be respected.
Villa was for robbing and killing
whoever he could and has caused the
rebel government to lose the sym
I pathy of the American government be -
cause of the murder of foreign citi
zens, the robbery of cattle from for
eign ranch owners and the stealing
of all the supplies from the Spanish
merchants, besides the looting of the
Catholic churches.
In official circles the announcement
has caused much apprehension as it
complicafes the situation and may
force the hand of President Wilson.
Intervention is confidently looked for
by many, while those close to the
administration assert that President
Wilson would rather recognize Huer
I ta than send American troops across
! the border.
It is known tha-f several foreign
governments have suggested to the
State department that tne best so
lution would be to recognize Huerta,
allow him to borrow enough money
to finance the operations against Villa
and secure from him the promise to
protect al lforeigners.
The State department, however,
j hopes to find some solution of the
'tangle so as to avoid intervention or
! the recognition of Huerta.
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Everyman’s Clubhouse Library.
The new books for the library of
Everyman’s Clubhouse are now on
the shelves In the second story and
are available to all the people of
Valdez The books are of every vari
ety and description—travel, fiction,
religion, philosoph and science. In all
there are two thousand volumes.
Al. WhWite was kind enough to
give his bond to cover the freight
charge of the AlAska Steamship Co.
It is probable thfit this freight charge
| will he remitted.
Harvey's Toggery
[ Have just received a splendid line of
afternoon gowns, dainty waists and
new sporting coats, so popular just
now. tf ■
Girl in Los Angeles Hospital Says She
Is Missing Heiress—Police Be
lieve Her 8tory.
LOS ANGELES, March 16.—A
young girl who has been in a local
hospital here for the past few months
and refused to give any information
regarding herself, today sobbingly de
clared that she was the long lost New
York heiress, Dorothy Arnold.
Word was immediately sent to the
relatives of the Arnold girl in New
York and a representative is now en
route here to identify the girl in the
hospital and if it is the missing heir
ess she will be taken to her home in
New York.
The police all over the world have
been searching for Dorothy Arnold
for the past year. She left her home
one day for a short walk and has
never been seen since, although it is
said her parents have spent $100,000 in
vain efforts to find her. Large re
wards for knowledge of her where
abouts have been offered.
Emm conveisations had with the
girl the police claim that they have
no doubt that she is the missing heir
ess. They are unable to secure any
account of her wanderings since she
left home.
REFUGEES WOULD
CAPTURE JUAREZ
i
Planned to Enter City From El Paso,
But American Border Troops
Prevent Them.
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KI, PASO, Tex., March 18. The
American troops stationed here were
called out of barracks Iasi night to
prevent the Mexican refugees in this
city from crossing over into Juarez
t and attempting to retake the city
from the rebels.
The troops succeeded in finding the
arms gathered for the invasion and
confiscated them. A number of ar
rests were made of leaders in the
movement.
The American troops were advised
' of the contemplated invasion of Juarez
and acting promptly captured the
store of arms and ammunition and
by strongly reenforcing the border
patrol all hope of the refugees to take
the city disappeared,
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FIND MOUNTAIN
OF^ ASBESTOS
GLOBE, Ariz., March It!. —A moun
tain of asbestos has been discovered
near here and the entire town lias
stampeded to the scene to locate
claims. Hundreds of people are arriv
ing from other cities to get in on the
ground floor and secure claims or
leases from the lucky locators. Hun
dreds of prospectors have walked over !
the mountain for the past ten years j
but none knew that they Were walk
ing on asbestos mines worth mil
lions as they were all looking fot
gold or silver.
At the Orpheum Theater Tonight.
The program at the Orpheum to
night eclipses anything ever before j
offered by moving picture show the
aters in Alaska for 25c. Following
March, Orpheum orchestra.
New Conductor, Keystotte comedy
The Counterfeiters, K. B. two- reel
sensation. j
His Baron Chum. Keystone com j
edy. ‘ . '
Change of program tomorrow even
ing
POLICE CHIEF
FOB SEATTLE
Gi<l Names Former Councilman Grif
fiths to Succeed Bannick—W n
Reorganize Force
SEATTLE, March 16.—Mayor-elect
Gill was Inaugurated Into office here
this morning with most simple ex
ercises. The new mayor took the
oath of office at the city hall in the
presence of a number of high city
officials and was congratulated by
Mayor Cotterill.
Following the taking of the oath
Mayor Gill announced the appoint
ment of former Councilman Griffiths
as chief of police. Griffiths was de
feated for the mayoralty nomination
by Gill and Trenholme.
The police force will be thoroughly
reorganized by the new head of the
department and the vice squad, which
has caused much trouble and done lit
tle real good, is to be abolished.
INDIVIDUALS LIABLE
FOR PARTNER’S TAX
WASHINGTON, March 16.-Secre
tary McAdoo today ruled that the
partners of any concern were indi
vidually responsible for the entire in
come tax and that it was up to each
of fthe partners to see that the gov
ernment was not fleeced.
RUSSIANS KILLED
BY BIG FLOOD
Azov Sea Raises Nine Feet and Wipes
Out Many Villages—Two Thou
sand Reported Killed.
ST. I’lOTKRSBl'HG, March 16. A
hurricane swept over the province of
Kuban, in the southern part of Rus
sia, last night and the heavy rains
and winds caused the waters of Azov
sea, an indentation of the Black sea,
to raise nine feet and all the villages
along the shore were destroyed, the
big waves pounding the frail build
ings to pieces.
More than 2,000 people were killed
according to information received
here and many tons have'not been
heard , from, as all lines of commun
ication are down.
Belief trains have been sent to the
scene with troops, doctors and sup
plies and several of the warships of
the Black Sea fleet have ben ordered
to render assistance.
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RUSE TRE LIMIT
ON PARCELS POST;
WASHINGTON. March 16.—The j
l’ostoffice department has issued an \
order raising it he weight limit on
shipments of butter and eggs from
20 to 50 pounds and it is expected that
the farmers will be able to deal di
rectly with the retailer in the cities I
now that the weight limit lias been ■
raised.
RIOTING THREATENED
IN SPANISH ELECTIONS;
MADRID, Spain, March 16.—Sol- j
diery today wiis distributed ih all the j
larger cities and Industrial centers ot
Spain to prevent possible riots at the
general elections, which are scheduled
for tomorrow by royal decree. The ;
decree setting tomorrow as general
election day was issued to confirm thv
Date Cabinet Ih power until March 31,
vi'hen parliament opens. .
For a Good Time
Come to Eagle hall St. Patrick’s eve |
firing yotlr friends and have the boat j
tinVh of the yeftr
PASSENGER GARS
DROP 60 FEET
And Only One Passenger, a Young
Girl, is Killed—Forty Are
Injured.
ST. PAUL, March 16.—Two cars on
the Omaha dropped 60 feet near Men
dota and one girl passenger was kill
ed and 40 injured. The two passen
ger cars left the track, broke loose
from the rest of the train and drop
ped down a step embankment.
Railroad men marvel at the small
loss of life, considering the big drop
and the large number of people in the
two cars.
,A special train with doctors and
nurses left for the scene following the
news of the accident and the injured
were cared for.
GERMANY AFTER
MORE BUSINESS
Sending Prince Henry to Argentine
Republic ai Mark of Favor—Start
German News Service.
BERLIN, March 16.—Germany is
preparing for an aggressive commer
cial campaign in South America to
counteract what is considered the po
litical and commercial expansion of
the United States in that part of the [
hemisphere. The first "gun" to be j
tired, was the announced trip of I
Prince Henry, the Kaiser’s brother. I
and Princess Henry to Buenos Ayres, j
They were to sail from Hamburg to |
day on the maiden voyage of the new j
Hamburg American steamer "Cape j
Trafalgar,” which is to be another
link in the commercial chain be
tween Germany and South America.
Although declared "'unofficial.” it
is well understood that Prince Henry
goes as the personal representative
of his brother, the Kaiser. He will
to some extent follow on Roosevelt’s
trail. The relations between eGrmany
and the Argentine Republic have been
becoming more and more friendly.
There are a considerable number of
Argentine officers in the German
army for study purposes. There has
been Organized (a (“thermal*- Argen
tine Industrial i'nion.” The lteich
stag, to please Argentine, has Anally
made an appropriation for a German
naval attache at Buenos Ayres.
But what is considered one of the
most important steps, is a plan of
organizing a "German Overseas Cable
News Service” between Germany and
South America, which is well under
w»|>. This has the government’s j
support, and men close to the gov- ;
eminent are financing the scheme.
At present the news service from
and to South America is almost whol ;
ly in the hands of the official French j
Havas Agency of Paris. This agency
supplies the South American press i
with European news. It has long been !
one of the complaints of the German !
government. German press and Ger
man industries, that the rFench ag
ency sends little or no German news
to South America and when it does,
that it is invariably of a character
to bias the South American coun
tries politically or industrially
against Germany. In this way it is
claimed, the French Agency, has done
much to promote French trade and
has been a difficult handicap for Ger
man industries to overcome.
Between the French agency and
aggressive American manufacturers,
Germany is alleged to have come off
second best In South America. Prince
Henry, the squadron of German war
ships now In South American waters
and the proposed German Cable News i
Agency, particularly the latter, are to !
work a change.
In the past Germany’s semi-official!
press agents attempts under cover 11
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ANOTHER STRIKE
AT TERRE RAUTE
Union Men Were Discharged—Com
pany Claims They Were Agitators
and Strike Follows.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind., March 16.
The members of the local motormen
and conductors unions went on strike
here again today because of the dis
charge by the company of seven un
ion men, whom the railroad officials
claim were agitators and urging the
men to demand an increase of wages.
The unions ordered out all the men
as soon as they heard of the discharge
of the seven union leaders and one o
the bitterest labor battles in the his
tory of the city is expected, as the
men are determined that union men
shall not be discharged just because
they are union men and take an act
ive part in the organization.
Strike breakers have been ordered
from Chicago and New York and sev
eral hundred special guards have been
employed by the traction company to
protect property. A demand has been
made upon the mayor for sufficient
police protection to operate the cars
upon the arrival of the new men.
At Tecate When He Refuses to Open
the Safe for Them—Make
Good Their Escape.
SAN IMKGO, fill.. March lii.-TIue
Mexicans crossed tile border here last
night and attempted to rob the post
office at Tecate on the American .-it!
The postmaster refused to open Un
safe and the bandits shot him tiea i,
and failing to blow open the safe tin y
burned the building and made good
their escape.
The bandits tried several limes :i>
force Postmaster Johnson to open the
vault, but he refits d and in spile of
efforts to force him to open the sal
by torturing him the postmaster r<
mnined obstinate, which so angered
the Mexicans that they shot him :n
cold blood.
Special agents of tlie* Postoffice di- -
part men t have been sent to invest
gate.
NOME PEOPLE
WANT RAILROAD
Hold Big Mass Meeting and Ask Pr?
ident to Purchase Nome Road and
Extend it to Kougarok.
NOME. March lti. The people of
Nome held a big mass meeting here
last night and petitioned President
Wilson to purchase the Nome railroad
and extend it into the Kougarok conn
try.
The people here claim that if giv
en railroad transportation the Kou
garok will become one of the larg
est gold producing camps in Alaska
and are prepared to urge upon it.e
administration the extension of il.«
present road, which has not been ir
operation because Of the heavy gov
ernment tax of $200 a mile, wl 'oh
more than the road can earn.
WANTED—A girl lo go to the S<.
Patrick's dance. Will guarantee •• -
right party a most1 enjoyable even i.c
with one of the best dancers in Val
dez. Excellent supper, to the rUthi
party. Apply phone 8ti. k W