VOLUME XTV VALDEZ. ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, JULY, IB. 1910 NUMBER 172
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MAZATLAN IS
FAMINESTRICKEH
CONDITION POOR DFPS.ORABLE
Thousand* Threatened With Starva
tion Cnles- Relief i- Sent—Small
Area ( ultivated and Crop* are a
Failure.
MAZATLAN. Mexico, July 19.—
Famine conditions prevail here and
the condition of the poor is deplor
able. Unless measures are speedily
taken to relieve the situation thou
sands of people must starve to death
as relief from local sources is impos
sible. Owing to the chaotic condi
tions only a tithe of the land normal
ly cultivated was planted this year,
and the crops from this land will be
SHACKLETON’S SHIP ARRIVING AT NEW ZEALAND
The Aurora at Port Chalmers, New Zealand. T is was one of Antarctic Explorer Shackle ton'9 ships and brought
the drat news to the world that their leader waa missing. Shackleton has Since reached ctelllaation himself, but
some of his men are still lost near the south pol° Note the peculiar Jury rudder on the ship.
extremely meagre owing to the un
usually unfavorable weather prevail
ing throughout the spring.
WILSON CONFERS
SENATOR KERN
WANTS LABOR BILL PASSED
President Wishes Child Labor Law
and Workingmen's Compensation
Bill. Recently Sidetracked, Includ
ed in Program.
WASHINGTON. D. C., July 19.—
President Wilson visited Che capitol
this morning and held a long confer
ence with Senator Kern, of Indiana.
It is understood that the President
wishes the Child Labor bill and the
Workingmen’s Compensation bill, re
cently sidetracked, included in the
administration legislative program.
The outcome of the conference has
not been made public, but it is un
derstood that an attempt will be
made to take up these measures at
an early date.
AMERICANS TO Bl'ILD
FLEET SI B FREIGHTERS
BALTIMORE, July 18.—The shat
tering of the British blockade of the
Central powers will soon be attempt
ed by a fleet of giant undersea fight
ers that will fly the American flag.
Inspired by the success of the Ger
man submarine Deutschland, Paul
Hilken. of the Czean Rhederei which
owns the Deutschland, is now form
ing an American corporation to build
a fleet of submarines that will put
the Deutschland in the pigmy class.
It is said that some of the new sub
marines will have the freight capac
ity of some ocean liners. Simon Lake,
the submarine inventor, has been en
gaged to act in an advisory capacity
to the new corporation which has
secured the right to use his inven
tions. It is asserted that not the least
trouble will be experienced in secur
ing all the capital needed from the
German residents in the United Stat
es. One of the greatest advantages,
Hilken says, of a submarine fleet un
der the United States flag is that
though they may be carrying contra
band they must be treated as the
peaceful vessels of a neutral power.
THEATRE PARTY AT
EMPRESS LAST NIGHT
John Miller, with Mrs. A. J. Di
mond as chaperon, entertained a num
ber of young people at a theatre par
ty last night, at the Empress, in hon
or of his sister, Miss Catherine Mil
ler, who is spending her vacation in
Valdez.
After the show the young guests
repaired to the Miller home on Alas
ka avenue and Fourth street, where
music, games and refreshments com
pleted the evening's enjoyment. The
guests included Mrs. Henry Miller,
Mrs. A. J. Dimond, Mrs. John Lyons,
Miss Margaret Miller, John Miller,
Mrs. Arthur Lang, Robert Kelsey,
Miss Essie Johnson, Miss Verna Fish,
Miss Ruth Spence. George Topliff,
Edward Racher, Russell Hermann,
Miss Caroline Kelsey, Miss-Catherine
Miller,
FLETCHER MAY
HEAD COMMISSION
CONFERENCE NOW BEING HELD
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Indicated that Former Ambassador to
Mexico Will Head the American
Commission to Settle the Mexican
Trouble.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. July 19.—
Counselor Pork of the State Depart
ment. former Ambassador to Mexico,
Henry Fletcher and the Mexican Am
bassador Arredondo, are in - confer
ence regarding the commission to be
appointed by both countries to settle
the difficulties between the United
States and Mexico. Indications are
that Fletcher will head the commis
sion appointed by the United States.
Cable Not Working.
The cableship Burnshide picked up
the cable oft Point Wilson, at Port
Townsend, this morning, and is mak
ing repairs. When the cable was
picked up she reported that she
wou'd be finished by noon, but up to
2 o'clock the connection had not been
made.
LATER—At 3:15 the ends of the
cable were connected and communi
cation restored.
Call for Warrants.
I will pay all town warrants begin
ning at warrant No. 4990 up to and
including warrant No. 5523 if pre
sented at my office, corner Keystone
avenue and McKinley street. Office
hours 10 a. m. to 12 m. and 2 p. m.
to 4 p. m.
E. G. AMES,
2t Town Treasurer.
Stage Arrives.
The Valdez-Fairbanks stage arriv
ed last evening bringing Mrs. Erick
son and Miss Hilda Hihnala from
Fairbanks and A. R. Busch, from
Simpson’s.
CHARLES W. FAIRBANKS.
Republican Vice Preeidential
Candidate May Tour the Weet.
Mining Deal Closed
Angus Chisholm has purchased •
one-sixth interest in the Gold King
mine from Tony Dahlstrom. It is re
ported that Gufstason, Newman. Han
son and the new co-owner Chisholm,
who now own the entire property,
have adopted a new policy and are
[planning on working the property on
,a larger scale. .This property has al
ready produced a handsome sum and
it is believed that under proper man
agement it can be made a very lue
' rative proposition.
Fin ASKS
HALF MILLION
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WANTS TO BUILD SHELTERS
Says United States Troops Along the
Border are Suffering from Lack of
Protection from the Sweltering
Weather.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ July 19.—
Qeneral Funston, commander of the
United States troops along the Mex
ican border, has asked the war de
partment for an appropriation of a
half million dollars to build tem
porary shelters for the soldiers sta
tioned along the line. The commander
states that the soldiers are suffer
ing intensely from lack of proper
shelter and it may result in impair
ing the efficiency of the army.
IS SISTER SHIP DEUTSCHLAND
Strange Craft Sighted off Rhode Isl
and Is Believed to be the German
Submarine Freight Carrier Bremen
While Sailed Early in July.
PROVIDENCE. R. I.. July 19.—A
| strange craft, believed to have been
| the German submarine freighter Bre
men, the sister ship of the Deutsch
land, now lying at Baltomore, was
sighted off the coast this morning
evidently making for Long Island
Sound. The Bremen is being daily
expected and little doubt is expressed
as to the identity of the craft sighted.
Deutschland Prepared to Sail.
BALTIMORE, July 19.—The sub
marine Deutschland is still here, but
is prepared to sail at a moment’s no
tice. It is reported here that the Bre
men, the sister ship to the Detusch
land should arrive at' any moment,
and so positive are the assertions to
this effect that it seems as if direct
information to this effect must have
been received here from some source.
The’launch Shamrock, Capt. Tim
Marcum, left yesterday with J. W,
Lyman, deputy fish commissioner,
for a ten-day trip to Sound points.
VILLA FLEEING
> INTO DURANGO
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BANDITS SUFFER HEAVY LOSSES
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General Trevino Reports to Mexico
City That Outlaws Have Been De
cisively Beaten and are Now Flee
ing South.
MEXICO CITY. July 19.—General
Trevino, commander of the Mexican
forces at Chihuahua, has reported to
the government that the forces under
^Vtlia have been decisively defeated
by the Carranza troops in southern
Chihuahua, and are now in full flight
[across the line into Durango. It is
reported that during the fighting be
tween the Federal troops and the out
laws, the Villa following has suffered
heavy losses and that Villa now has
only a comparatively small following.
EPIDEMIC TAKES
AjNEW START
150 DEATHS PAST 24 HOURS
Disease More Virulent than at any
Time Since Its Outbreak Despite
Efforts of the Health Authorities
to Check Spread.
NE WYORK, July 19.—The epi
demic of infantile paralysis has
broken out in this city'with renewed
intensity just when the health au
thorities believed they had gotten it
under control. The disease has spread
with alarming speed during the past
24 hours, the number of cases having
increased and the deaths for the peri
od of twenty-four hours ending at 10
o'clock this morning having reached
a total of 150, or more than four
times the number in any day since the
epidemic broke out.
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Work Starts Wetzler Proj>erty
H. C. Vance sent a crew of six men
and a large outfit up Mineral Creek
yesterday, to begin work on the Wet
zler property which he has recently
taken under option. Mr. Vance pro
poses to prosecute development work
continuously until he fully demon
strates the value of the claims.
Bob Sheldon took a party of friends
to the canyon Monday evening in his
big Cadillac, after which the party
took in the show at the Empress.
Those enjoying Mr. Sheldon’s hospi
tality were Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Tay
lor and children, Sergeant and Mrs.
Keene, Mrs. H. B. Selby.
Charles Day is now hauling be
tween town and Wortman’s and ex
pects to get all of the supplies for
the interior telegraph stations there
by tomorrow night, after which he
will work over the hill. He has al
ready delivered the supplies to the
stations as far as TeikheU.
ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
MILITIAMEN AT BORDER
SAN ANTONIO. July 19.—General
Funston announced today that there
are now 100.000 militiamen at the
border or in the war. Most of the
militiamen have arrived here, and
have been stationed at various points
along the border to prevent raids by
the Mexican outlaws. Comparatively
few of the state troops are on the
way south.
PARKfli
TO JOIN DRYS
IS OPPOSED TO CHAS. HUGHES
Progressive Candidate for the Vice
Presidency Receives an Invitation
to Join With the Prohibitionists
in Campaign.
ST. PAUL. July 19.—The Prohibi
tionists have invited Capt. John M.
Parker, of New Orleans, La., the
nominee of the Progressive party for
the vice presidency, recently named
at the convention at Chicago, to join
with the Prohibitionists in the com
ing campaign. Parker, like a large
majority of the Southern and West
ern Progressives are strongly oppos
ed to the endorsement of Hughes by
the Progressive leaders, and will not
support the ticket.
MEETS T0-NI6HT
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CITIZENS INTERESTED INVITED
Movement for the Betterment of Val
dez and Is Non-Political and Non
Sectarian—WUl Work for Best In
terests of All Citizens.
Tonight at the City Hall will be
held the first meeting of the 'newly
organized Chamber of Commerce.
Every man in Valdez, irrespective of
creed, condition or previous affilia
tions is not only welcome but expect
ed to be there. The Chamber will
deal with the things that vitally con
cern the success of Valdez, and your
co-operation is desired. By giving It
the organization will succedd, and the
building of a bigger and better Val
dez be accomplished.
The meeting will start promptly at
8:00 o’clock. WUl you come?
Donohoe & Dimond are making a
number of improvements in the in
terior of their office. The walls and
ceilings are being covered with wall
board and paneled which presents a
handsome appearance.
Have you tried the new barber at
the Pioneer Shop. If you like good
service give him a trial.
OLLIE JAMES.
Kentucky Senator One of
President Wilson’s Supporters.
SENATE PASSES
GREATER NAVY
PROVIDES FOR 137 WARSHIPS
Four Drendnnughts to He Built Year
ly—Amendment to Plare Warships
on the Pacific Coast Is Promptly
Defeated.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. July 19.—
By a viva voce vot° th* Senate yes
terday passed the greater r.avy bill,
finder the provisions of the measure
one hundred and fifty-seven warships,
of all classes will be constructed with
in the next three years, four dread
naughts. and a number of battle
cruisers, submarines and auxiliary
vessels to be constructed each year.
An amendment providing for the plac
ing of three new battleships on the
Pacific coast was promptly rejected.
COL RICHARDSON
SENOSJROTEST
BILL WOULD STOP ROAD WORK
Wickersham Measure Would Curtail
Amount Available for the Construc
tion of Roads and Trails in the
Territory.
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(Special to the Prospector.)
wFATP BANKS, July 19.--Colonel
Richardson, who has just arrived
here, has sent to the War Department
a vigorous protest against the pas
sage of the bill introduced by Dele
gate Wickersham, to turn over the
Alaska fund to the Territorial Treas
urer for expenditure by the Territo
rial Legislature. Col. Richardson
claims that it is the intent of the Del
egate to withdraw all support from
Alaska sources to the road work in
the territory to the Alaska Road Com
mission.
Col. Richardson states that the
special appropriations by Congress in
the past, recommended by the Secre
tary of War in aid of this work, were
intended to supplement the Alaska
Fund, and not to do the whole work
of road building in Alaska, and that
in case the bill referred to should be
come a law, it would seem necessary
for the Alaska Road Commission to
abandon all work except on special
trunk lines approved by the depart
ment as military or post roads.
Major Davidson, of the Road Com
mission, when interviewed this aft
ernoon by a representative of the
Prospector with reference to the
above, stated that in the event of the
passage of the bill it would mean the
abandonment of much of the project
ed road work of the territory. Un
der the present law, he said, 65 per
cent of the Alaska Fund went to the
Road Commission for the building of
roads and trails in the territory, and
for a period of twelev years past, the
money available for this work had
averaged about $130,000 per year,
to which had been added the special
appropriations secured through the
War Department from Congress. If
the bill in question became a law, it
would mean that the Commission
would be deprived of that much mon
ey each year, and that not more than
that sum would be available for road
work under the Territorial legisla
ture. It would mean that there would
have to be established four separate
road commissions, one for each di
vision, bringing the fixed charges up
to a large figure and reducing further
the amount available for actual work.
With the road work under the di
rection of the Territorial commis
sions the special appropriations would
be cut off, the government in all In
stances refusing to appropriate mon
ey unle& such money is spent under
the direction of federal officials. As
a consequence, he believed that the
work of the Alaska Road Commission
would then be confined exclusively
to the trunk line from the coast to
Fairbanks, with the coast terminal
either at Vak|ez or Chltina, as the
department might decide, but in all
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