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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
VOL. 1, NO 30. JUNEAU, ALASKA, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 19.12. PRICE TEN CENTS
STILL OWE A DUTY TO PHILIPPINES
HtU> THE EISHWMEN ^
"It don't make any difference
whether fish are nine cents or four
cents in Seattle, we get Just the same
amount for our shipments." These
remarks were made in a water front
lounging place this morning by a fish
erman who had but recently landed
a catch of fine halibut.
As he finished speaking a chorus of
approval was echoed by his fellow
workers.
"It's all very fine for these Seattle
fellows to wire up here that fish are
worth six. eight and nine cents,'
said another, "but we know that
they only allow us to get half the
money that's coming?if the price is
up then more of the fish are report
ed spoiled."
"We never expect any other deal,-'
said a thin!, "till we can bring our
catch to a market right here in Ju
neau."
The manager of the business house
In which the conversation was tak
ing place said it was a burning shame.
The town of Juneau should take
i the matter up and provide a cold
storage plant that would offer pro
tection to this branch of the Ashing
industry.
"They talk about destructive Ash
traps," said this merchant, "what
about the destruction of 50 per cent
of the halibut catch that is shipped
out of Juneau? Is our halibut &orth
saving?" he continued, "and are these
men who go out and suffer the hard
ship and toil entitled to some protec
tion in the matter of getting an
equitable price and an honest return
from the fruit of their labor?"
The Empire Is urged by the Asher
men to continue the endeavor to in
terest the people of Juneau in the
matter of providing a cold storage
plant.
ALBANIA MAY TANGLE UP THINGS
LONDON. Dec. 7.?The action of
Austria and Italy in serving notice;
to Greece that the bombardment of
Avalon would not be permitted may
tend to complicate the peace nego
tiations. The Albanian politicians at
Avalon have launched a provisional
government, with Ismail Keinal Bey.
a Mussulman, as president. The Al
banian flag has been raised and Al
bania has been proclaimed a neutral
state. The new government has ad
vised the people ot Durazzo and Elas
sona not to oppose the allies.
Albania is an extremely nebulous
state, since it is without geographical
boundaries and almost without roads,
and the people have fostered a deep
rooted prejudice against paying taxes
to any government. The final set
tlement of their future problem is
second only to that of reconciling Ser
via and Austria over Servia's deter
mination to retain a port on the
Adriatic sea.
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? Maska News Notes f
W-t-t -i: !? Mir I"!1 r;; 11 H-K-H-H
. A party of hunters found a pile
of charred human bones in Dead
man's Slough below Fairbanks.
There was no way of identifying
the remains. They are believed to
be relics of a crJme committed eight
years ago.
? ? ?
Since Cordova was incorporated, it
has had only one tax levy?In 1910,
and it has no Indebtedness.
? ? ?
"Sourdough Bill" Landon lias been
held at Fairbanks for the death of
Henry Dorcher, death having result
ed from a shot fired by Langdon The
men quareled over a couple of dogs.
t ? ?
Assays are being made at Fair
banks of platinum ore taken from a
mine on Rosy creek.
E. O. Ellsworth, a former resident
of Fox City. Fairbanks district, died
recently in Minneapolis.
? ? ?
The Ursa Major Society, of Fair
banks. have decided that Thomas
Jefferson was a greater mau than
Alexander Hamilton.
? ? ?
The Democrats of Fairbanks "got
together" recently at a banquet.
? ? ?
Jack Package, a roadhouse keeper,
at Marvel creek. Kuskakwim. is in
jail at Georgetown, charged with
shooting and Austrian known as
Ia>uise.
? ? *
The Seward Commercial Club has
protested against the harsh regula
tions imposed by the government
with reference to the cutting of wood
on reserves in Alaska. The protest
has been sent to the Secretary of
the Interior.
? ? ?
About forty men are wintering at
Port Wells developing their proper
ties. Work on the properties owned
by Cordovans has stopped owing to
litigation among the owners.
? ? ?
The roadhouses between Willow
creek and Valdez report having done
an excellent business since trave1
from the interior commenced tc
coine towards the coast.
? ? ?
Indians discovered placer gold 6(
miles south of I,ake Teslin, ant
brought quantities of the yellow stuf
to Atlin to prove it
? ? ?
Twelve people from Teller wh<
drifted about for some days on the
helpless schooner Belinda, desertee
her and gladly accepted safety on the
launch Defiance, which took them t<
' Nome. At 5 o'clock the next morn
ing the schooner drifted safely
i ashore.
? ? ?
The Newsboy quartz mine, 'Fair
banks district, cleaned up $128,044' in
the past season and in an eight-hour
day run produced a brick valued at
$5,000.
? ? ?
John Y. Ostrander, of Cordova, a
former citizen of Juneau, is a can
didate for governor, or for the bench
of the Third judicial division.
? ? ?
Mrs. Albert G Stamm, recently of
Yaldez, has signed to travel with the
"Red Rose" company, which has been
playing in Seattle. She will be known
on the metropolitan stage as Adnine
Arthur.
DREDGING ON MASTODON CREEK
Ed Crawford and wife are aboard
the Northwestern enroute to Seat
tle where they will spend the winter.
Mr. Crawford is superintendent for
the Elmer dredging operations in the
Birch creek country.
"We are working on Mastodon,"
said Mr. Crawford, "and have only
got started, this being the ttrst sea
son but we have turned over quite
a lot of ground considering the diffi
culties we worked under."
The plant it seems is not large
enough. Itrequired all of the steam
capacity to keep the points going
while thawing the frozen ground.
This method gives the dredge only
20 days out of each month for active
work.
JUNEAU BOY ON
THE NORTHWESTERN.
Orie Shade, now aboard the North
western. is one of the guards from
Fairbanks, who is assisting Deputy
.Marshal P. C. Charles in bringing
out some insane prisoners for Morn
ingside sanitorium.
Mr. Shade was raised in Juneau
and received his book learning in
the Juneau schools. For several
? years past he has been in the valley
of the Great river?mostly around
Eagle and Circle City.
? NORTHWESTERN FROM
I THE WESTWARD.
>
The Northwestern arrived at 7:30
'asgt night from the Westward and
) left two hours later for the South.
1 She had on board many well known
f Alaskans besides 1,500 tons of cop'
per ore for the Tacoma smelter. One
thousand tons came from Latouche
> the balance was loaded at Cordova
? and is from the Kennecott mine.
1
Hot chili beans all the time at
> Lockie McKinnon's Mayflower. tf
Naval Battle
Imminent
CONSTANTINOPLE, Dec. 7. ? A
Greek squadron Is oft the entrance to
the straits of Dardanelles and the
Turkish fleet is concentrated In the
straits, and an engagement Is im
minent. as it is supposed to be the in
tention of the Greed admiral to en
ter the straits and give battle.
NEW RUSSIAN CONSULATES.
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 7.?A bill
has been introduced in the Duma es
tablishing Russian consulates at Se
attle and Honolulu.
SENATOR RAYNER'S WILL.
BALTIMORE, Dec. 7.?The estate
of the late Senator Rayner, amount
ing to a million, is equally divided,
according to his will between his wid
ow and his son William B Rayner.
CHURCH UNION
BASIS FOUND
ATLANTA, Ga? Dec. 7.?The com
mittee which has in charge the adop
tion of a basis of union for all the
Presbyterian churches of the United
States, have reached an agreement,
and the united churches will be
known as the Presbyterian Church of
America, if the findings of the com
mittee are ratified,
grand soiree
HE DID MURDER
36 YEARS AGO
J BKNXJKR. ?>ec. 7.?J.phn I'eter Dav
ies has confessed that he murdered
William Atchison at Castle Rock.
Col., in 1876. Da vies was a former
cattle man.
jNAVAL SCANDAL
AT VALLEJO
VALLEJO, Calf., Dec. 7.?A naval
inquiry will be made as to a dinner
given ou the cruiser Vicksburg, which
has created a scandal in naval and
social cicles. The dinner it is ulleged
developed into drunken orgie. and
Mrs. Andrew Miller, a society woman,
of Vallejo, was removed to her home
in an unconscious condition at mid
night.
It is alleged that Mrs. Miller was
hit on the head with a champagne
bottle by the wife of one of the
Vlckesburg's officers.
NO IMPROVEMENTS
EOR KUSKOKWIM
WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 6?Sec
retary of War Henry L. Stimson
today sent an adverse report to con
gress on the matter of the improve
ment of the mouth of the Kuskokwim
river, in Alaska.
Diamonds, always a wise invest
ment, are unusually so at this time.
Ours are imported under auspices so
favorable as to enable us to offer
you better values than we believe
you'll obtain elsewhere.
I. J. SHARRICK.
GOVERNORS REPUDIATE
GOV. BLEASE'S REMARKS.
RICHMOND, VA.. Dec. 6?The con
ference of governors today adopted a
resolution repudiating the remarks
of Governor Blease of South Carolina
in support of lynching.
YOU GET NEW IDEAS
as you look through my holiday stock.
It is a practical demonstration of pos
sibilities in gathering under one rool
nearly everything to make people
i happy at Christmas time.
? E. Valentine's Jewelry Store, Juneau,
i Beautiful sets ladies' furs for the
t wife, sister or sweetheart, at \V. H
CASE. tf
otn in a'up Ooao m3u DNIHJ.HIVOS
. WINTER & POND STORE.
SHOULD KEEP CONTROL !
Of PHILLIPINE ISLANDS
WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.?A special
message was sent to Congress yestor
day afternoon by President Taft, in
which ho stated that the duty which j
tho United States owed to the Phil* j
ipplncs was far from having boen dttr
charged, and ho added that to aban
don the Islands would mean a return
to the conditions which prevailed
prior to their occupation by the
United States.
Touching the tariff und tariff rev^s*
ion. President Taft said that In view J
of the near approach of the expira
tion of the sixty-second Congress, tar
Iff legislation should be left to the
; noxt Congress.
President Tnft's message also con
tained a recommendation that Lieu
tenant Col. George W. Goethals be
uppolnted a major-general of the
United States army. Colonel Goeth
als is head of the Panama canal com
mission.
The message also urges the pas
sage of a bill by Congress providing
for raising a volunteer army quickly
in case of war.
A recommendation was also made
for tho creatfon of a central bank."
Secretary Meyer Wants
to Be Ready for War
WASHINGTON, Dec. 7.?In his an
nual report to Congress, Secretary of
the Navy George von L. Meyer urges
complete preparations to moot any
contingency of wan that may arise.
Mr. Meyer declares that unless this
Is done the United States will soon
fall from the second to the fourth
place us a naval power.
Secretary Meyer makes a strong
plea for the construction of three
battleships annually, in order to main
tain the prestige of the country at
sea.
Demands on
the Turks
LONDON, Dec. 7.?Pending the ar
rival of the peace delegate*, the Bal
kan allies are preparing a Joint draft
of the demands to bo made of Tur
key.
To Act With
The Democrats
SPOKANE. Dec. 7.?United StateB
Senator Miles Poiudexter has an
nounced. according to a dispatch to
the Chronicle, that he will act with
ihe Democrats on tariff revision at
the special session of Congress.
THE HUMBOLDT DUE TONIGHT
The Humboldt is posted to arrive
at 8:30 this evening. This probably
means that she will reach Juneau
on the return trip from Skagway to
morrow night or Monday morning.
The Humboldt will bring all the
people summoned from Skagway to
attend court. There will be a large
number including Jurors, witnesses
and prisoners.
To Juneau patrons:
I wish to announce that I am pre
pared to give prompt and efficient
service in delivering, coal hauling
freight, baggage, etc.
HILARY McKANNA TRANSFER
Phone Order 5-7 or 55 tf
PIE FOR KANSAS DEMOCRATS.
TOPEKA, Kas., Dec. 7.?For the
first time in many years, after Jan.
10, next, a number of Democrats will
find berths in the State house under
Governor Hodges.
Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McBridc en
tertained at bridge at their home last
night.
It is n privilege to show my beau
tiful holiday goods, and you will
oblige me by considering this a per
sonal invitation to call and Inspect
my new and extensive line of Christ
mas goods. E. VALENTINE, Juneau
GOV. SULZER SELECTS
AN ADJUTANT GENERAL,
NEW YORK, Dec. 7.?Governor-el
ect William Sulzer has selected Maj,
Henry D. Hamilton as adjutant gen
eral of the New York state militia.
AT ST. ANN'S.
Reports from St. Ann's hospital to
? day are to the effect that all thf
cases are In good condition and get
' ting along fine.
A Greety, of Fairbanks, Is one o:
Deputy Marshal Percy C. Charles
trunrds now aboard the Northwest
' era
The Archbafd
Impeachment
WASHINGTON. Dec. 7.?U. A.
May, of Scranton, Pa., today in the
impeachment proceedings against
Judge Robert W Arch bold, of the
Court of Commerce, characterized
certain testimony as a lie, and was
severely admonished by Senator
Bacon, the presiding officer.
FINAL LINE-UP FOR
FOOTBALL GAME
Tomorrow, when the referee's whis
tle blows, it Is expected that the base
ball field will be crowded with ob
servers of the football game.
It has been found necessary to
change the hour from 2 to 1:30 p. m.
sharp. Dr. Egglnton, B. L. Thane and
Grover C. Winn will act as field of
ficials.
Both teams have conscientiously
worked themselves in condition to
give a good exhibition of this popu
lar outdoor sport and as the teams
are about evenly matched, a splen
did und interesting game is expected.
The lineup is as follows:
Town Team? High School
Murray C Nelson..
Smith R. G Greei
? L. G Sweenej
Eppen R. T Davif
Cropley L. T Paul
McPetree R. E Case}
Ward L. E Fremmiuj:
Neville (Capt.).. .Q.. Jameson (Capt.)
Pitzmnn ... R. H. B. ... Johnson P
Roily L. H. B Healj
Booth F. B Johnson C
High school subs, Hughes, Day, Ob
borne, Mathias. Town team subs
several un-named ox-college men.
*?Name not given, supposed to b<
a cracker-jack.
TOWNS TO THE WESTWARD
QUIET, BUT HOPEFUL
H. E. Lyons, a well known trans
portatlon man of Alaskn, with wintei
headquarters In Seattle, was in Ju
neau last night, enroute from th<
Westward to Seattle. The westeri
towns, Mr. Lyons says are quiet, bu
are full of anticipation and hope.
Valdcz is lively Just now, due t<
. the term of court being held there
Many people from the interior are ii
. Valdcz either as litigants or witness
08 in pending cases.
HAVE YOU ROOMS?
NOTIFY THE EMPIRE
> If the people of Juneau and Doug
? las, who have rooms that can b
spared will notify The Empire, th
same will be published free. Ther
f are a number of people summone
' to attend court next week and ther
- must be sleeping accommodation
found for them.
McAdoo of New York
Slated for the Treasury
NEW YORK, Dec. 7. ? In Demo
cratic clrclco in this city it is stated
that William G. McAdoo, vice chair
man of the Democratic National Com
mittee will be offered the portfolio
of Secretary of the Treasury In Pres
ident Wilson's cabinet.
McAdoo Ib one of those men who
are known as "original Wilson men,"
and was a conspicuous figure in the
Baltimore convention. He is the
originator and builder of the famous
Hudson river tunnels, is a financcer
of great ability and has line executive
record.
The entire State Democratic organ
ization is behind McAdoo for the
place.
It is believed that the West will
' get the office of Secretary of the In
terior, but who the man will be has
j not yet developed.
J. Ham Lewis May Be
Made Attorney-General
CHICAGO, Dec. 7.?It is Btatcd here|
that should James Hamilton Lewis j
fall of election for United States,
Senator from Illinois, when the leg
islature meets next month, he may
;et a place in President Wilson's cab
inet as attorney-general. Lewis was
endorsed for Senator in the Demo
cratic primaries last fall. The legis
lature. however, is so mixed that
there may be no election of Senators,
for there will be two to be elected.
Senator Cullom's term expires March
4.
Col. Lewis served one term as cor
poration counsel of Chicago, and Is
regarded as an able lawyer.
MANY DISAPPOINTED
STATESMEN AT CAPITOL
A Washington dispatch says it is
rather a heartless system maintained
by this country whereby the voters
send so many of their public men
down to defeat in' November, and
then insist upon their returning to
Washington for three months to be
the object of mock condolence and
flippant cartoons. But such is the
written law and the city is more or
less filled with scores of these deject
ed statesmen who left Washington
last August hoping against hope that
their coturn would be triumphal.
When the country sent a Democrat
ic landslide into Congress two years
ago, things were bad enough. But
this year, the route is complete, and
Instead of merely the more modest
and unimportant members of the Re
publican wing in the house of repre
sentatives being shaken off by the
passing storm, this time the ground
is covered with members who have
been the legislative leaders of the
country for years, .and whose names
have been in public print almost
dally whenever Congress was in ses
sion. Indeed, it is everywhere con
ceded that in no other period of
American history have there been so
many important changes in the per
sonnel of the house as is now about
to take place.
In the lirst place "Uncle Joe" Can
11011 is to go. That will leave a de
cided hole In matters legislative for
many months to come. "Uncle Joe"
has never had a real enemy in the
house of representatives in all the
years he has served the state of II
' iinols in that body, and that is a
long time. He is beloved by Demo
crats, Republicans, Progressives (and
' Victor Bcrger) alike, and his recent
defeat and relegation to private life
was received with deep regret.
Closely allied with "Uncle Joe" in
' all his later legislative career, and al
most to travel the same bitter path,
way "back home" at his own expense,
' is John Dalzell, of Pennsylvania. Like
"Uncle Joe,"- it never really seemed
possible that Dalzell could be dis
lodged from his Beat in Congress,
but it has come to pass, and the name
of Dalzell will not be called out by
' the reading clerk of the House very
much longer.
Gardner Also to Go.
Among the others who have domin
ated the nation's affairs in recent
t ARMY OFFICER SUICIDES.
. i
5 ..NEW YORK, Dec. 6.?Major John
C. Mallony, a retired army ofllcer, sul
l ckled today by jumping from the
. tenth floor of the Hotel Manhattan.
ROOSEVELT GOING TO CHICAGO.
CHICAGO, Dec. 5.?Colonel Roose
velt will arrive here on Monday to at
.. tend, the conference of Progressives
e to be held In this city on Dec. 9.
e was removed by the guards.
o
d Chas. T. Lyons, representing the
e Alaska Steamship Company, was a
s passenger from the Westward to Se
attle on the Northwestern last night.
f years, but who are now about to re
tire, are John J. Gardner, of New Jer
sey, who for many years was promi
nent as chairman of the house com
mittee on labor; Samuel W. McCall,
of Massachusetts, generally spoken
of as the "scholar" of the House, and
who came very near beiug named
President Taft's running mate by the
Chicago convention; Cyrus Sulloway,
of New Hampshire, who has effected
more genuine pension legislation than
almost any other member during his
eighteen years of service in Congress
(and who was the author of the "dol
lar-a-day" pension bill appropriated by
Gen. Sherwood, of Ohio, last session,
and passed by Congress), and J. C.
Necdhain, of California, who has been
a prominent member of the powerful
committee on ways and means during
the last few years.
Other prominent members serving
their last days as national legislators
are Edgar A. Crumpacker, of Indiana,
the sole surviving Republican mem
ber of the Indiana delegation during
the past two years, and M. E. Olin
3tead, of Pennsylvania, who prabably
would have been speaker of the
house, succeeding Mr. Cannon, had
not the Democrats taken control two
years ago.
So complete has been the change
in the lower house during the last
few years that only thirty Republi
cans who were a part of the 206 Rc
publ'can members on January 1, 1904,
will remain as members of Congress
under President Wilson.
Payne, of New York, Daddy.
All of this leaves Soreno E. Payne,
of New York, as the "daddy" of the
House. Mr. Payne was author of the
I'ayne-Aldrich tariff act, as it was
presented to the public In the lower
house. At that stage it was a gen
uine tariff reduction measure, and rep
resented Mr. Payne's personal views
on the tariff. But when it went to
the Senate, and Mr. Aldrich got hold
of it, it was changed so completely
that it is almost unfair to continue
the use of Mr. Payne's name in con
nection with it. Every effort has
been made to defeat Mr. Payne, prin
cipally because of this measure, but
evidently his home folks think more
of his than do the muckrakers, and
he continues to be re-elected, even in
the face of Republican disaster in
i all directions.
NO MONGOLIAN TROOPS
ST. PETERSBURG, Dec. 7.?It 1b
announced that the government has
received information from Peking, to
the effect that China has decided to
send no more troops to Mongolia.
Whatever your needs, come in and
let me show you a variety of beau
tiful presents that will at once ap
peal to you as "Just the thing." Val
entine's Store has genuine new at
tractions for Christmas. ???
WELLS SCORES AGAIN
LONDON, Dec. 7.?Bombarlier
Wells knocked out George Rosel, the
South African champion.