VOL 9 VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, OCTODER 8,1913. NO. 307.
BODIES FOUND
IN THE WRECKAGE
Eire Threatening the Oil Tanks
and Efforts of Citizens
Are Handicapped.
Nome, Oel. 8.--The gale has
•subsided and the work of clear
ing away the wreckage has start
ed. The storm was responsible
for the death of four persons who
evidently were caught in their
honles while attempting to save
their personal belongings.
Tire has broken out and is
threatening the destruction of the
Standard Oil tanks, which is the
main source of fuel and light for
the entire district. Much of the
fire-fighting equipment was de
stroyed by the surf and the citi
zens are handicapped in their ef
forts to etieek the (lames.
Moth of the newspaper plants
suffered heavy losses and have
been able to issue jn pamphlet
form only owing to the desl ruc
tion of the power plant. Men
have been set to work to save all
lumber possible from the wreck
age in order that it may be avail
aide to provide shelter for those
who have lost their homes.
The entire water front lias
changed and the Sandspil has
lit*** 11 reclaimed liy the sea.
HUMPHRIES SAYS
WILL BE GOOD
Believed That Effort to Impeach
Will be Dropped—Releases
Forty Socialists.
Sea 11 le. del. 8.—Jinlfre Hum
phries, n|' l.lii- Slate Superior
Court, Imlil,' releiisoil l'ort\ So
oialjsls wlimu ho hail holil fur
conlcmpl of oiuirl in llial they
hail erilioisoil his conduct Io
wa ids I heir parly, and lie also
has promised that hereafter he
will do less lalkinfr.
The sessions of court lu^ld hy
Hie judfie for the pasl two
months have Invn mostly lee
lures delivered to the crowds
which filled the court room on
•‘W'liat a Miff Judfre I Am.”
‘‘Humphries, I he Kinff of Judfsos,”
and a few oilier suhjcrls of the
same ffeiieral I rend.
If is nol expected llial Humph
ries will lie impeached if he keeps
In his promises and does less
Uilkinfi and attends more strict
ly In the work of his office.
pim isBny
Petfco T&0 0NWfcffom to Not*
0*8ro 0*1 ilorw Prom Com
rnmirrp •ui«ta«
Han Diego, Oct. g.--Harris, the
negro wlm was arrested for the
murder of Mrs. Rebecca (lay, the
Christian Scientist, practitioner,
of this city, has confessed that
lie committed the erime—
His attorneys have PlNered tlfe
plea of insanity, as the prisoner
has been acting queer since his
incarceration in the local hastilc.
The police have kept him- under
eonslanl surveillance in order
Ihai lie might not commit sui-.
eide.
file Prospector for .job work.
NEW YORK GIANTS WIN SECOND GAME;
GAME GOES TEN INNINGS, SCORE 3 TO 0
Philadelphia, Oct. S.—The New
York Giants won today's game,
played in Philadelphia, hy a score
of three to 0, Mathewson pitching
for the winners and Plank doing
honors for the local aggregation.
The game went ten innings, the
McGraw team scoring the three
runs in the |irsl part of the tenth
inning.
AVIATOR KILLS
YOUNG WOMAN
3eachy Knocks Girl From High j
Building and Injures Other
Spectators.
llochesler, N. Y.. Oct. N.—I,in-|
coin Bcachy, flic aviator, today i
caused (lie death of a twenty- !
year-old girl and (lie injury of!
several other person's when he!
lost control of his machine and
struck the party on the roof of
one' of the buildings, from which
they were viewing his (lights and
over which he tried to lly.
The young woman was knock- !
ed from the roof and killed in- :
slantly. The others were struck |
by the propeller but were not
knocked from the top of the
building.
Beach,\ is the aviator who an
nounced last May that he would
retire and would never lly again
because so many youngsters were
being killed by trying to follow
his daredevil stunts with air
craft. He has, however, contin
ued to reap a rich harvest by giv
ing exhibit ions in many sect ions
of ft lie country.
PRESIDENT IS
LAUDED BY BRYAN
Secretary of State Says “Greatest
Intellectual Force Ever in
the White House.”
Spartanburg, S. C., Oct. K.-Sec
retary uf State Bryan, in a speech
I delivered here Iasi night, lauded
President Wilson as the greatest
intellectual giant that had ever
held' the position of president in
{he United States.
The secretory further said that
the pmdderofV intellectual' force
was bciiig feft 1« nil branches of
the gwerrHnrerii? that file .chief
erecottve* was direeling and tort*
ing the enactment of laws attortg
the rifles of the party piattorhn,
was endeavoring to sofvd the
present financial troubles Mind
would force congress to pass audit
tow's as gpg rtCedfuf to curia# the
trusts ami help the consumer.
Bryan also predicted that under
the present tariff the cost of
living would he cut almost iit half
and l tort the swotted fortune’s of
those who ha+1 profited by the
high tariff would at least swell no
more. ,f
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W. K. Wood, who Was yester
day appointed deputy marshal at
Oilii ina to succeed Joe BrnyVn,
left on I he Mariposa for CoCdioVa
and upon his arrival ni Olifti'na
will relieve I In* present incuin
bent.
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PHILADELPHIA TEAM MAKES EIGHT HITS AND TWO ERRORS
AND OPPONENTS MAKE SEVEN HITS AND TWO ERRORS—
BUNCH HITS IN NINTrf—MATHEWSON IN TIGHT PLACE.
Plank pitched nine innings of
the finest hall ever seen on the
local grounds, hut in the tenth
Mathewsnn singled, scoring Mc
Lean; Fletcher singled with Ma
thewsnn and Herzog on the bags
and they reached home, making
three runs.
Mal.hewson. for the McOraw
ites, struck out live men. but
Plank i)id him one bet ter and
sent six of the opposing players
back to the bench when they mis
sed his curves. Only four hits
wer.ade off Plank ill the nine
innings and the three hits made
in the tenth netted the (Hants
three runs.
The Phillies made eight hits to
the New York team's seven. Kaeh
side drew down two errors.
Mathewson won his own game,
preventing I he Alhleties from
scoring, although I hey had men
on I bird three dilTorenl limes. In
the ninth inning the Mack men
had a man on the third sack two
limes hut the veteran pitcher pre
vented them from scoring when a
score meant the game.
“Home Run Maker" made two
liils hut never scored. Merkle
AVENGING MOTHER
EXPECTS ACQUITTED
Killed Divoroed Husband, Who
Ruined Her Daughter by
Former Marriage.
'I,us Angeles, Oct. 8.--The trial
’iif Mrs. Ivy uii the charge uf hav
ing killed her divorced Imshand,
hepan in the court here this
niorninp. She claims that lie
ruined her fiflden-year-olil
daughter liy a former husliaml
and expects In he acipiilled.
The woman has the sympathy
of the press here and dill'iciilly
was eperienred in Securing a jury
to try the case. file daughter
will testify in defense of her
nmlher. The father of the pill
is dead and her mol tier married
I In* man for whose death she is
now sfandinp trial four years apo.
When the Ivy home was broken
up he persuaded the pirl In elope
with him, hut was followed by
the mother, who shot him while
they were I opal her at a rooming
house.
POLICE RECOVER
STOLEN MONEY
Stonnington Nrtmfits Wore Em
ployees of the Company—
Two UMfef NVMsl
Slonninglou, Conn.,. Oct. 8'.—
The police and Burns detetetives
arrested two employees of the
American Velvet cHmrinpttfty, who
are charged1 with .! yesferdWy’s
holdup, when $18,<V00 in cash
was taken from the cashier of
the company in the offfee, the
holdup mien making away with
the money in a fast automobile’.
All the money has been recov
ered by the' police and tfte inert
arc in jail and will be’ givefY a
preliminary h "ing tomorrow.
In spite of ttoy third'degree pro
cedure given them by the police
the men refuse’ to1 implicate an>
other employees of the companj
in the holdup.
Notice.
Go to Mrs. A. Burr’s, two doors
above Moose Hall, for your lail
or-made gowns. Special sale.
CHILDREN FOLLOW
PARENTS’ EXAMPLE
Offspring of Union and Non
union Parents Fight After
School at Calumet.
Dulumel. Midi.. Orl. H.—The
union ami non-union children at
tending Ihe public schools of this
city enlereil into a light yester
day and a number of hoys were
badly hurl when Ihe rocks began
In lly. They wore taken In Ihe
hospitals by the slate troops, who
were called upon to t|m ll Ihe riot,
in which a number of miners
and strikebreakers had .joined.
The militia have determined lo
slop all street rioting and Ihe
cavalry arc continually on the
lookout for I rouble and keep the'
men from assembling on the
'streets. Detachments of troops
are posted in central parts of the
town ready for instant use and
all the mines and company build
ings are being guarded by the
special guards and the soldiers.
Man/ 5-lvea Lost arid Natives AM
l»j*dfrttf l»i*dtti the District
fd* Skfay.
Panama, Oct. 8'.—information
'fiats reach fed this place tiMa'f the
Town of 'tomosi, which was the
center of tfetcffhdfice ddCing the
recent earthquake, lias been de
stroyed.
Jff&ny inhabitants lost, their
lives whe.n the walls of tfiv dwell
ings cruifilded under the terrific
upheaval of the earth. The en
tire! section of the country is re
ported tii be devastated ami the
natives are tiering for their lives.
Rev. K. (3. Hjerpe.' president of
the1 Swedish Kvangetienl Mission
!3oveuant of America, with head
quarters a! Chicago, accompanied
J»y his wife, was a passenger oil
'the Sampson, ami wilj..spiMi,d two
weeks at Yakut at. Alaska, \ isii.ing
liisfrieml. Mr. Hassmussen, Hie
poslmaster there.
did not, play iu today’s game, as
he hurl his ankle in the game al
the Polo grounds.
The ovation that greeted Baker
when he first appeared on the
field lasted for twenty minutes,
the crowd refusing to be satis
fied until he acknowledged the ap
plause time after time. The
grounds were crowded and a
strong force of police prevented
tin- throngs from breaking over
the ropes.
WICKERSHAM IS
HELPING NOME
Wants Free Coal for the Poor and
Steamer to Bring Out All
Who-Want to Leave.
Seal I It*. .(let. 8.-delegate James
Wickersham, of Alaska, arrived
in the city from Portland last
night and is using' every elforl to
have the government liny I he coal
of the Sesnon's company al Nome
and turn it over to the sufferers
of tile'disaster there. The com
pany lias been giving free coal to
I lie poor.
The delegate is organizing a
relief ninvcmeiil here and I he
(Jiaiuber of Commerce has laken
the mailer up and will circulate j
a subscription list, lie believes j
the government should send aj
steamer to bring ever> person
from the stricken ritv who is not i
prepared 11* slay in the north !
during the winter, owing to hav-j
ing lost all their possessions. '
The efforts of file delegate are
meeting with prompt response
from tin* commercial organiza- ;
I ions of the city.
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Epidemic Is Feared—Eight Days
Collects Scattered About
the City.
Chicago, Oct. y.— Because ihe
city garbage eonlrnel has expired
and the oll'ieers of Ihe health de
partment have no authority to
make a next contract the garbage'
of tlie city has been left uncol
lected for the past eight days and
,an epidemic is feared unless
some action is taken immediate
ly. ,
'fhe streets are littered with'
the garbage barrels, which have
been left standing in the gutters,
and as the citizens have not pro
vided themselves with extra re
ceptacles ter hotd the surplus the
barrels and tins are overflowing,
the contents being scattered
about the streets.
Gon’ditdtfn's (tiWve reached a
point where the health of the city
is endangered.
Judge A. J. Adams, of Cordova,
who has been in yaMex the past
few days appearing as a wit-j
ness for Ihe government in the j
cbmes| on the lies mineral claims |
iiV Solomon basin, returned to his >
home on, yesterday’s steamer.
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C. C. Miller, of Gordva. is in j
town to attend the session of j
court lo he held next wee':.
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EDITORS FEAR
JUDGE IS CRAZY
Seattle Times Is the Only Friend
Left Judge Humphries
Among the Papars.
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Seattle. Oct. 8.—Governor
Lester lias wired the newspapers
that he will come to this city lo
investigate Judge Humphries. The
editors of the Post-Intelligencer,
Daily Sun and Star joined in
sending denunciatory telegrams
of Judge Humphries to the gov
ernor yesterday. The editors
have hern personally investigat
ing the courl proceedings of the
Socialist cases, which have kept
the people of this rily in a con
tinual turmoil for several months
past.
Some lime ago Judge Humph
ries denounced a reporter of the
Sun as a liar and next day re
tracted the statement and praised
(lie young man when he learned
that he was the son of a promi
nent minister and lodgeman. The
(reporters have kept up a mild
criticism of the judge and have
reported his eccentric utterances
verbal ini. The editors investi
gated and express the fear that
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DANIELS SIVSI
MUSI BEIT DUTCH
Secretary of the Navy Would
Have More Battleships Than
Germany.
Washington, (tel. 8.—Secretary
Daniels, of the Navy depart meat,
annoiineeil today that he would
ask for a larger appropriation
for the navy at the next session
of congress.
•■'I ln> I'nilcd state- navy must
lie superior to ilnd oi the Dor
mans." says the secretary, and
In* has announced his intention
to urge congress to appropriate
enough money to put our licet in
the best of condition: not for ag
gressive action against r.nrepcan
powers, hut because wit it a big
navy we would he given more
consideration by tin* powers and
Hie money invested would lie an
insurance against war.
The Democratic party is
peeled to rescind from Idu* posi
tion of one battleship a year and
return to the Republican p.diey
of at least two and possibly three.
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* ffltmcn bin Leaving Estate
ttrf Mate i* Hate
irng Dry crate*.
New York. O'cl. 8—Rciijafftin
Allman, (he head of I lie retail
dry goods firm of B. Altman &
Co., died here today at the age
of seventy-three. He leaves an
estate of $55,000,000, which he
has made in the dry goods busi
ness in this city.
Altman was unmarried.
J. \V. Bagley, of the geological
survey, who spent the summer in
I he Valdez creek sect ion, left for
Washington. !>. 15.. last night.