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THK ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE VOL. 111.. NO. 883. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DEC. 13, 1913. PRICE, TEN CENTS FLETCHER COMPELS MEXICANS TO CEASE FIGHTING Reorganization Plan for Nevada Creek Mines The big foreclosure sale this morn ing, at which time the properties of the Alaska Treasure Gold Miuiug Co., were bid in by J. C. Lynch, represeut ing the parties at interest, paves the way for a re-organization of the froces now in control of the property, and ac cording to Mr. Lynch there is no doubt but that the plan of reorganiza tion will immediately begin to take form. As soon as such re-organization is consummated it is expected that development work on the proerty will be commenced and prosecuted on a large scale. The sale of the property was made by Marshal H. L. Faulkner on the court house steps at 11 o'cuock this morning. J. C. Lynch represents the bondholders and parties at interest, bid the property in at $374,204.79, cov ??riug the amount due the bondholders and the costs of the actiou. The out standing bonds were turned in as part payment on the sale. It is a large property and includes the following claims: Last Chance, Al aska Treasure, Utah, Copper Stain, Butler, Denver, Summit, Cora, 1000 Foot Fraction, Belmond, Bonanza, and Champion, all patented lode claims; al so 58.34 acres of placer ground in 3 parcels, known as l'lacers No. 1, 2, and 3, located over again as the Al pha. Jumbo. Horseshoe Fraction, Gold Bug Fraction, Omega, and Elizabeth Fraction, lode claims; also exclusive water rights of the company in Neva da creek; also unpatented lode claims designated as Blue Bell, Island, Mary and John, and Fractional 300; also lode claims named as Alaska, Alaska No. 2, Bullion, Bullion No. 2; also lod? claims known as Sapphire, Ruby, Diamond. Pearl, Opal, Gem, Emerald, Turquois, Garnet, Lock. Key, Jade, Agate Safe, and Chart. MARSHAL FAULKNER MADE DEFENDANT This afternoon the case of Thomas H. Ashby against H. L. Faulkner as marshal of the first division is being tried before Judge R. W. Jennings. This is a mandamus proceedings to compel Marshal Faulkner to serve an alias writ of restitution and ejectment on a judgment rendered in the jus tice court by U. S. Commissioner J. B. Marshall against John Hyde alleged to be wrongfully in possession of cer tain property known as the Price Homestead. The tangle presented is that the de fendant in the original suit. John Hyde, got possession of the house and cer tain portion of the land claimed by plaintiff through a lease; that he failed to pay his rental and refused to give possession to the plaintiff, but has himself moved out of this house and the land enclosed about it with a fence and taken up another residence a little removed from it. Other par ties are now living in the house who were not made defendants in the or iginal suit. o ? o ? o OLD SOURDOUG GOING INTO BUSINESS HERE J. W. Raber, formerly of Ketchikan, but who has been in Juneau now for some time, has secured quarters and will open a barber shop in the Occi dental hotel, just off the lobby. Mr. Raber is an old sourdough and has a large acquaintance all over Alaska. CASH COLE BUYS STEVENSON'S AUTO ? o-o ? Cash Cole has bought Fred Steven son's automobile and will engage in a general cab service about town and will meet all boats arriving in Juneau. o ? o ? o L. E. VAN WINKLE TO PRACTICE LAW ? o-o ? L. E. Van Winkle made application to be admitted to the bar. and Judge H. W. Jennings appointed Judge R. A. Gunnison, N. L. Burton and A. W. Fox as a committee to examine the appli cant. o ? o ? o GOING TO NEW YORK. Mrs. Sherman going to New York for new spring and summer millinery stock. All winter hats marked down *&-price to make room for spring goods. See our Xmas display of art goods; presents for all. 131 Front street. 12-12-tf. The Juneau Hardware Company's store will be open evenings from the present until after the holidays. 12-13-2 LARGE ADDITION FOR HOTEL CAIN ? o-o? Early next spring the Hotel Cain is to have a great improvement made in the form of an addition to the pres ent building that will provide fifty more guest chambers. The new struc ture is to be added to the rear of the present building and will be 86x68 feet in dimension with a wing to the south 50x36 feet. It will be three stories like the present building and will be built entirely of concrete and steel including all of the lloors, inner walls and roof. The lower floor will provide a great deal more baggage space than is now in use and will also provide for large sample rooms, cold storage rooms, kit- j chen for the large dining room on i the south side of the present building j'.id many other conveniences. All of the guests room will be large and airy. Twenty-five of them will be provided with private baths and will be finished and furnished in the same substantial and tasteful style that dis tinguishes those that are now in use. There will also be large and comfort able ladies' parlors on these floors. C. \V. Winstedt, the well known ar i ehitect who recently established him I self, has the plans almost completed. It is planned by Claude E. Ericson and E. H. Jaeger, the owners of the property, to have construction begin about April first. Mr. Erickson and family will leave for the south on the i Northwestern tomorrow. While in Se- j attle Mr. Ericson wiM make arrange ments to have the necessary materials shipped to Juneau during the winter so that construction can begin early and be prosecuted without interrup tion until the building is finished. O ? O ? 0 POURING CONCRETE WITH AID OF STEAM Despite the cold weather the work of pouring concrete in the great foun dation walls of the Alaska Juneau Cold Mining company's administra tion building is progressing. Steam is ' used to keep the material from freez ing until it sets. It is expected to have the walls completed in two or three days. . 1 o ? o ? o ORPHEUM OFFERINGS TODAY AND SUNDAY The Orpheum is putting on a spe cial for mothers and children tonight i and tomorrow's matinee. It consists of the following educational and enter taining films: "The Public and Pri- ! vate Cars for Infants," an Edison pro duction in operation with the Russell Sage Foundation Department for Child Helping;" and several other instruc tive and healthful comedies. Sunday night the usual treat is in I store, consisting of Pathe's Weekly," I always good, with Mutt and Jeff; "The Strange Story of Elsie Mason," a strong Kalem drama featuring Alice Joyce the world's popular star in the title roll; "Dynamited Love," a laugh able Pathe comedy; "Doctor Bridget," a roaring Vitagraph comedy with John Bunny, Flora Finch and several oth er noted players in the cast. First show starts at 7:30. o ? o ? o WILLIAM MARTIN STEPS ON NAIL; IS LAID UP ? o? o ? William Martin, messenger for the Juneau cable office, accidentally 1 stepped on a sharp nail Thursday. The injury to his foot has confined him to his home for a few days. o ? o ? O A BARGAIN IN PICTURES. Jaxon's rink will hereafter run three full reels of pictures during skating instead of two, for the same price of admission, 10 cents to balcony. Some favorites will be shown tonight and a strong program for tomorrow night. o ? o ? o REV. R. C. BLACKWELL BACK FROM KETCHIKAN Rev. R. C. Blackwell returned this week from a visit to Ketchikan in con nection with his work as superintend ent of Methodist missions in Alaska. He will hold services as usual at the Methodist church tomorrow. Last ! Sunday he preached at Ketchikan. o ? 0 ? o Sourdoughs and others eat at the j "Pioneer." Opposite the City Dock. GOV. LISTER MAY FREE WAPPENSTEIN OLYMPIA, Dec. 13. ? Gov. Ernest LiBter stated today that he has under advisement the granting of executive clemency to Charles W. VVappenstein, former chief of police of Seattle, now serving sentence at Walla Walla for accepting bribes while in office. Wap penstein's conviction played an import ant part in the last gubernatorial cam paign when it was openly charged that former Gov. M. E. Hay, who was a candidate for re-election, had prom ised to pardon him in return for sup port for his candidacy. o ? o ? o BERMAN HOUSE MEETS ONE OF JUNEAU'S NEEDS ? o-o ? The Bergman House which has just been thrown open to the public is the j property of Mrs. Mary Bergmann and, designed as a comfortable moderate priced home for the homeless. There is every evidence that it will meet the expectations of its owner and give en tire satisfaction to its patrons. There are fifty guest chambers in the building, 16 on the first floor, IT on the second and the same number on the third. They are arranged single and ensuite, there being three I 3-room suites and six 2-room suites. ; Baths are provided on every floor and there is an immense shower bath in the basement. The basement also con tains the laundry, heating plant, a spe cial 184-gallon boiler for the baths and laundry, baggage room and several store rooms besides the janitor's quarters. The first floor, in addition to the living rooms, has a lobby office near the entrance. The stairs are broad and comfortable and the halls wide and so arranged as to furnish direct access to every apartment none of which are without outside light. The finish is in oak and the furni- ! ture is a splendid hardwood mission to harmonize with the finish, and sup plemented with metal bedsteads. The carpets and rugs are all first quality, i Taken altogether it is an establish ment that does credit to Juneau. Mrs. Mary Bernhofer, formerly of Skagway has been installed as manager of the I new establihsment. J. R. WILLIS ENTERS NEW BUSINESS ? o~ o ? John K. Willis, collector of cus toms for Alaska, has associated him self with the B. M, Behrends mer cantile and banking establishments and will enter his new field of endeavor next month. Mr. Willis enters the Behrends in- ! stitution as a stock holder as well as an officer. He will be succeeded by John F. Pugh as collector of customs January 1st. o ? o ? o E. R. STIVERS JOINS JUNEAU CUSTOMS FORCE Deputy Collector of Customs E. R. Stivers who has been relieving Depu ty Collector M. S. Dobbs at Ketchikan since his return from his summer's work at St. Michael, has joined the cusoms force at headquarters in Ju neau. He arrived on the Dolphin earl ier in the week, and will remain here for the winter at least.- Mr. Stivers has been a member of the customs force in Alaska for years, and was for merly connected with the railway mail service with headquarters at Skag way. o ? o ? 0 MARINE NOTES The Alameda left Ketchikan at 10 o'clock last night and is expected to arrive in Juneau at 7:15 tonight. The Spokane expected to arrive at the Island at four this afternoon will sail South returning from Skagway Monday morning. The Northwestern left Cordova yes terday morning at 3 o'clock and is expected to arrive in Juneau before noon tomorrow. The Georgia will arrive from Sitka tomorrow. The Humboldt arrived from the South last night and departed for Skagway early this morning. She is expected to return sailing South to night or early tomorrow. The Jefferson sails from Seattle for Juneau Monday. The Bertha is expected to arrive from the South enroute to Westward Monday. CITY POLICE BUSY. Captain Martin's men gathered in three last night who this morning paid fines into the city treasury, ag gregating $85, for being drunk and dis orderly. Greatest Caribou Trek in history at Fortymile I FAIRBANKS, Nov. 30. ? According ! to reports received h<ye the largest herd of caribou ever seen in the For ty-niiie sectidh or at lei^st in the past 15 years, reached that ''district during the early days of the present month. It took the larger part of the herd four days and nights to pass the mining I camp on Chicken creek. This large compact mass of moving animals spread over a territory 22 miles wide ! while passing through 'the Forty-mile section and took four days and nights to pass from the boundary post at Steel to O'Brien creek. There were several small bunches seen passing for several days after, trailing behind being worn out from hard and long travel. The biggest part of the herd it is thounght by those who are an authority will winter on Dennison Fork of Forty-mile river while the strongest will go into the Tanana hills farther south. By careful observation it has been demonstrated that this large herd came all the way from the McKenzle watershed and the Feel riv er region. It is believed that (ear of an extra heavy fall of snow this coming winter is the motive that drove the animals this far South. The caribou that usu ally range the territory around Forty mile in the vicinity of Chicken and toward the Tanana winter and sum mer number from 75,000 to 100,000. This great herd from the North must have been at least ten times great- j er. Very few animals were killed while passing the mining camps be cause they were poor from their long ! and hard journey. It has been suggested by compe- ; tent authorities that the plan of do mesticating these animals is feasible and that they are far superior to the imported reindeer, being larger and more hardy and better adapted to this country. It is pointed out that at a very small expense a range could be fenced in near Chicken creek in the Forty-mile section that would form the necleus of domesticated herds that would come in time to range all over the Territory and become a never fail ing source of meat supply both for home use and export. MRS. YOUNG'S ENEMIES fORCED TO QUIT CHICAGO, Dec. 13. ? The resigna tion of five members of the Chicago school board, all of whom voted against Mrs. Ella Flagg Young for superin tendent of schools, was accepted yes terday by Mayor Carter H. Harrison. The resignation takes effect imme diately. o ? 0 ? o ONE LATIN REPUBLIC IS VERY PROSPEROUS WASHINGTON, Dec. 13? The float ing debt of the republic of Uraguay has been reduced from $6,000,000 to $2,000,000 this year, and the National Bank of the Republic has reserves amounting to 39% COURT HOLDS ANTI SNUFF LAW VALID BISMARCK, N. Dak., Dec. 13.? The 1 North Dakota law prohibiting the sale j of snuff passed at the last session of the Legislature was held to be consti tutional by the State Supreme Court. ! The plea that the law singles out a cer tain alleged vice without abolishing others, the court says, is unsound, as "no criminal should be allowed to es cape punishment because some one else does. SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS AT THE GRAND, SUNDAY. ? o? o ? "His Sense of Duty," the most ex citing military, 2-reel feature, showing | the battles during the Civil War, it is ; full of action and interest; you cer- . tainly will enjoy it, as it is the kind ! that makes you think. You old timers j Southerns, come and see this mil- . itary drama; you will see big fight-; ing, blowing up of houses, etc. It is : simply grand. Besides, we show "Gaumont's Week ly," showing latest events, always good. "The Brother of 'the Bat' " ? a Re liance comedy that will send you home well pleased. Extra good show Sunday. BIG CROWD AT THE GRAND LAST NIGHT. "Merchant of Venice," the beautiful. ; 2-reel Shakespeare feature brought out the crowd last night, and it certaily was an interesting story. The acting was strong; beautiful, ancient cos tumes; and it was enjoyed by all. This j is your last night (tonight) to see ! this beautiful feature. Tomorrow it goes over to the Lyric in Douglas. | Get your friends out tonight and see I the show. "Gaumont's Weekly," latest inter esting events. "The Drummer's Vocation," and j "Hoffman's Legacy," are the laugh- 1 able Keystone comedies. . You will enjoy the show. Complete change tomorrow. Judge and Mrs. R. W. Jennings will j be Southbound passengers on the Spo- ! kane, leaving here Monday next. They will spend the holidays with their daughter, Miss Cordelia, who is at tending school in Seattle. Judge Jen nings will return in time to open court at Juneau early in January. THIEF ADMITS TAKING MONA LISA PICTURE FLORENCE, Dec. 13. ? The thief arrested for stealing the famous painting Mona Lisa today confessed his crime. He said: He said, "I stole the picture in order to avenge the thefts which Napoleon committed in Italy." Finding of Mjuta Lisa Confirmed. PARIS, Dec. 13. ? The Minister of Public Instruction today confirmed the report of the finding of the picture Mona Lisa at Florence, Italy. Mona Lisa To Be Returned. FLORENCE, Italy, Dec. 13. ? The painting, Mona Lisa, will be returned to Paris by the Italian authorities. o ? o ? o PORTLAND MAN SHOOTS MOTHER AND GIRL PORTLAND, Ore., Dec. 13? Frank Simmons shot and killed his mother, Mrs. Mary B\rnie, and Miss Agnes Badenau, of Vancouver, B. C. last night. Miss Rodenau was visiting Miss Ruth Birnie. o ? o ? o REPUBLICAN CONGRESSMEN WANT CONVENTION WASHINGTON, Dec. 13.? The Na tional Republican Congressional cam paign committee went on record as fa voring a special national convention of i the Republican party next year. NEW YORK PREPARES TO ELECT SENATORS ? o? o ? ALBANYr N. Y., Dec. 13.? The New York assembly yesterday passed the bill providing for carrying into effcct I the constitutional amendment provid- ! ing for the direct election of Senators, j o ? o ? o ENGLAND MAY YET PARTICIPATE IN FAIR I LONDON, Dec. 13. ? The Times says encouraging progress has been made in the movement for obtaining from the Government reconsideration of ! its attitude toward the Panama-Pacific | Exposition to be held at San Fran cisco, and that a deputation from a committee formed for this object will , shortly wait on the Prime Minister. Already, it says, there have been in formal conferences with Ministers and other officials which, it is thought, j have done much to pave the way for ! favorable response. Whereas the Government originally estimated that $1,250,000 would be re quired, the committee have satisfied hemselves that a revised scheme could be adequately undertaken on a subsidy of $500,000. LAURIER AGAIN DECLARES FOR FREE FOODSTUFF HAMILTON, Ont., Dec. 13. ? Speak ing on the tarifT again Sir Wilfrid I^aurier said: "High cost of living is the pressing problem of the day. "The policy I believe every patriot in Canada ought to support, and the policy 1 believe it to be the duty of the government i-mmedtiately to in augurate, is a policy of absolutely free food ? food free from custom duty." American Admiral Stops Mexicans from Fighting LOPEZ GIVES OUT A STATEMENT ? o-o ? BINGHAM, Utah, Dec. 13. ? Shift boss Rogers talked with Ralph J-opez, the desperado, yesterday in the mine, and they agreed to meet again to day. Rogers quoted Lopez as saying: ; "I know they have me cornered in this mine. This will be my grave. "I have made up my mind that 1 am not going to commit suicide. I am going to wait here for the end. I shall fight whenever I have to. "I could have killed more men than i ( 4 1 have time and again. I have fol- j lowed the posses in here and heard j their plans for killing me. I could have killed every one of them. "Nobody would have known that I was in here if it had not been for Julio Corrello and Mike Stefano, whom 1 thought were my friends. If I could kill them both, I would die happy." o ? o ? o MANY BUSINESS BILLS ARE BEFORE CONGRESS WASHINGTON, Dec. 13. ? Among ' the business bills before CongresB are six calling for tariff commissions, a i dozen or so against trading in futures I and the trading on margin, twelve for ? cheapening postal rates, and six for < government ownership in various oth- ; > er forms. j s o ? o ? o 1 1 STOCK EXCHANGE WILL f SCRUTINIZE SECURITIES i NEW YORK, Dec. 13.? The Gover 1 nors of the New York Stock Exchange have resolved that a committee of five or more De appoiuted b> thf* President < to co-operate as far as possible in s bringing about uniform measures for ( greater protection of the investing pub- f lie, through more careful supervision ( of corporate organization, greater pub- ' licity, and fuller and more frequent re- ' ports of operations than customary ' with many companies in the past. : GERMAN LINES TRYING TO REACH AGREEMENT ' ? o-o ? ' HAMBURG, Dec. 13. ? It has been 1 decided to extend the agreement be tween the North German Lloyd and the Hamburg-American lines, known us the North Atlantic shipping pool, c from Dec. 31 to Jan 31, 1914, and a ^ conference is to be held in January, at which an attempt will be made to ' reconstruct the pool. RAILROAD ACCIDENTS ON THE INCREASE <1 -o WASHINGTON, Dec. 1? Interstate Commerce Commission accident bul letin, issued for the quarter ended June 1913, shows a total casualties in all classes of accidents incident to rail roading during the quarter was 2535 killed, and 49,911 injured. Of these to tals, 2286 were killed and 15,868 in jured in other than train accidents, in cluding accidents to employees while at work, to passengers getting on or off cars, and to trespassers. Total collisions and derailments re ported for the quarter was 3596, of which 148 collisions and 202 derail- ( ments affected passenger trains. The financial damage caused by the acci dents was $3,234,289, a material in- ] crease over the returns for correspond ing quarter of 1912. As compared with returns of cor responding quarter of 1912 there was an increase of 140 persons killed and of 8283 injured in railroad accidents , of all kinds in the United States, j i There was an increase of 124 in train j j accidents. j j Defective roadway and defective ' ] equipment together caused more than j ' 69% of all derailments reported, 15.1% j ] feting caused by broken rails. ! i A M BASS A I)OR?GE R ARD DEFENDS AMERICANS HAH BURG, Dec. 13. ? Speaking here on American and German business men and methods, Ambassador James W. Gerard said the citizens of Ham burg and those of the United States met on common ground in their devo tion to business. He defended Ameri cans against the charge of mere dol lar chasing. No nation wholly devoted to such a chase, he said, would have as its President and principal Cabinet Minister men with such high ideals as President Wilson and Secretary of State Bryan possess. MEXICO CITY. D?*. 13.? Rear-Ad miral Fletcher this morning ordered the Constitutionalists and Federals that are fighting at Tampico to cease firing, threatening to open fire with the gunt; 011 the gunboat Wheeling if his orders were not obeyed. I loth sides immediately complied with his command. This information is contained in a dispatch received today b} British Am bassabor Card en from Rear-Admiral Sir Christopher Craddock. who is on the British cruiser Berwick which is lying off Tampico. ? o-o Americans to Save Fefugees. WASHINGTON. Dec. 13. ? At the request of Secretary of State William J. Bryan the War Department has dis patched the transport Sumner from (Jalveston to Tampico to take aboard Americans and other foreigners whose lives are endangered by the finhting there. Rear-Admiral Fletcher had wired from Tampico that all the American. British and German battleships at Tampico are full up with refugees. Tampico Women and Children Safe. WASHINGTON. Dec. 13.? Rear-Ad miral Fletcher cabled from Tampico :his morning that all foreign women md children are out of the beleagured :ity and safe. Some of the men, he says, preferred to remain there. He ilso stated that the situation is "get ting worse." He says the Mexican ;unboat Bravo continues shelling the jositions of the Constitutionalists. WAR DOES^N OT?A F F E CT Oil. MEN'S ACTIONS ? o-o ? LONDON. Dec. 13. ? Lord Cowdray says that the withdrawal of his appli cation for the oil and other conces sions in Colombia had absolutely no connection with the present situation n Mexico. The withdrawal was pure y a business matter, because of the >olitical complications to which the ipplications had given rise in Colom )ia. These complications, said I^ord owdray, were due largely to misrep resentations in the American press of he nature of the concessions asked 'or. A French Version. NEW YORK, Dec. 13. ? A Paris spe :ial says Lord Cowdray's withdrawal of he oil contract arranged with the Co ombian government by his firm imounts practically to a confession md an admission, ? a confession that he proposed conditions were inde ensible and the admission that the ?ontract, after the expose of its mo lopolistic tendencies, was doomed to lefeat in the Colombian Congress I'RINCE OF WALES MAY ATTEND FAIR LONDON, Dec. 13. ? A suggestion hat the Frince of Wales should attend he official opening of the Panama can il is under consideration by King ieorge, according to the Liverpool Courier. Such recognition of the international mportance of the event would be pop ular in the United States, the Courier says, and would help to obliterate some >f the ill feeling caused by the British government's decision against official participation in the Panama-Paciffic Exposition at San Francisco. VVM. LLOYD GARRISON KICKS NEW TAX LAW BOSTON, Dec. 13. ? Wm. L. Garrison. Ir., in a two-column article in the Bos ion Herald on "the menace of misap plied taxing power," says wealthy cit izens of Massachusetts are contem plating a change of domicile to New York, Connecticut, or even to Canada, rather than to submit to beiug taxed unjustly. SOUTH AMERICAN TO FLY OVER ANDES ? o-o ? SANTIAGO, Chili, Dec. 13.? Prepar ations for a flight over the Andes, where they attain an altitude of near ly 20,000 feet, are being made by Sen )r Ligueroa, a Chilian aviator. u ? o ? o HINTS TO THE WISE:? It is get ting near to the day when you will fi nally have to make up your mind just ivhat to buy for Christmas and New Fear's gifts. The popular fancy runs this year to Parisian Ivory. A splen lid assortment of it may be seen at Doran's Drug Store. 12-10-tf.