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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
VOL. i. NO 68. JUNEAU, ALASKA, THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1913. PRICE TEN CENTS
BORAH SLAMS SECRETARY FISHER
Klondike Pioneer Talks
of That Famous Camp
Tom O'Brien and Mrs. O'Brien were
passengers for Skagway enrou e to
Dawson. Tom O'Brien is probably the
best known of all ihe Northern mar
acters of the old days, now living. He
came to Dawson in the year one and
established himself as a feudal lord
on the opposite side of the river, nam
ing the place Klondike City. Here
he married a pretty Chechako girl in
1S3S and they have two handsome
children attending the coin ? lit in Daw
son.
Tom has been engaged in various en
terprises besides mining. He Is still
engaged in raining, but is also pro
prietor of the Dawson brewery. The
O'Brien maintains two homes, one in
Seattle, the other in Dawson, but the
greater part of their time is spent in
the latter place. They are now re
turning from the first visit out in
three years.
"Yes." said Tom. last night. '1 In
stituted a lodge of the Yukon Order
of Pioneers, in Seattle, on the eighth
of last December wait a minute and
I'll show you the loving cup those
Seattle fellows gave me." He re
turned bringing a beautiful piece ?f
silver, the presentation being en
graved on one side. Tom is Past
President of Dawson Lodge. No. 1.
which is also the Grand Lodge of the
order.
"You see." said Tom. "there are so
many of the old-timers in Seattle now
that I wanted to get them together.
Many of them were old members of
the order either at Circle or at Daw
son. and they seemed lost. Circle
nave up its charter for Lodge No. 2,
so I gave that number to the new Se
attle lodge. The Circle members who
have not left the country have joined
the Alaska Order of Pioneers.
"There is no international boun
dary line for the Yukon Order of Pio
n ers. and no geographical line. Any
one who was in the watershed of the
great Yukon river on either Alaskan
or Canadian soil before the first rail
road train reached Bennet on July 1,
1S99. is eligible to membership.
"The officers of the Seattle lodge
are: Geo. T. Snow, president; Cap
tain J. O'Brien, vice president: Chaa
.Miller, secretary: Geo. .Marmac, rteas
uror: M. F. Thompson. Chaplain;
John Nelson, inner guard; John
Blick. warden. The new lodge has a
membership of SO. 36 of whom were
members of Dawson lodge."
Tom says that he will probably 1*
out again next fall. He says that Daw
son will produce lots of gold yet
'hrough dredge operations. Three ot
the largest dredges in the world are
now installed on the Klondike river
and it will take many years to wor\
it out. Quartz mining is also being
developed and there is a little four
stamp mill running out on Victorii
uulch. a pup of Bonanza creek. Bo
nanza creek is nearly all worked out
-o far as placer is concerned.
HUMBOLDT HAS
EVENTfUL TRIP
.Max Kalish's snow bird the Hum
boldt arrived at the island at 3 o'-j
clock yesterday aftcrnoou in the midst
of a snow storm that was almost im
penetrable. This trip has been extra
ordinary so far as weather conditions
are concerned.
It was snowing when the Humboldt
pulled out of Juneau southbouud. Ir
snowed all the way down; it was snow
ing when they arrived in Seattle. It
was also snowing when they left for
the North and they have traveled in
a snow storm all the way up?pilots
were exasperated, but careful and kept
moving.
Captain Baughman says while cross
ing Tagu they came in contact with
the fiercest wind and heaviest seas
that he has experienced in that sec
tion. The little ship brought 120
tons of reight for Juneau, and the
following passengers;
From Seattle? .Miss J. Berns, .Mrs.
M. Elred, \V. \V. Casey. Paul Fried.
. J. R. Whipple and wife. T. L. Harri
son. W. W. Colman. Mark and Tom
Krigbaum. W. F. Merchant. C. Mil
ler. Wm .Higgins. and A. Hayman.
From Wrangell -W. 1'. Schnabel.
Alex Wreatt. Dr. Dawes, Judge Thom
as. Ben Delgell. and J. E. Moulton.
JAS. R. WHIPPLE
RETURNS TO JUNEAU
James R. Whipple, assistant to Gen
eral Manager 15. L. Thane, of the
Alaska-Gastineau Mining Company, re
turned to Juneau on the last trip of
the Humboldt after an absence of
three months. Mrs. Whipple came
with him. They have spent most of
the time pleasantly visiting in Cal
ifornia.
While out Mr. Whipple visited many
of the large power sites for the pur
pose studying the dam construction.
The big Spaulding dam in Placer
County. California i-^ the highest struc
ture of its kind in the world. It is
370 feet in height and is built of con
crete.
As compared with this monster the
great Salmon creek dam will be less
than half the height, probably 165
fegt It too. will be built of con
crete. The plans in detail have not
yet been worked out.
From present indications there will
be no shortage of labor and the com
ing season should be productive of
good results Many people in Cali
fornia are studying the situation up
here and in Seattle there seems to be
a feeling that Juneau is to have a
large influx of people.
The big annle ^-ile at the Sanltarj
Grocery will be on Friday and Sat
urday. l-23-2t
GOV. SULZER STILL
ALASKA'S FRIEND
The proprietor of The Daily Empire
s in receipt of a letter from Governor
William Sulzer. of New York, dated
fan. 13, from which the following
excerpts are taken. It will be noticed
that though Governor Sulzer is now
the chief executive of the great Em
pire State, he still has time to think
of Alaska and its people. The Gover
nor says, in part:
"I am just in receipt of The Daily
Empire of the 26th ultimo, containing
the editorial about my longing for
the farm. The editorial is all right
and I appreciate every word you
say.
"It is true I long for the farm,
and just as soon as I get through with
the work I am doing for the people
here. I am going back to the farm.
"However. I shall never forget or
neglect Alaska. In the future, as in
the east, anything I can do to pro
mote the welfare of the Wonderland
of the world will be done.
* * * With best wishes to
you and all our friends, especially
the old sourdoughs; believe me as
ever, with the hope that when you
corno East you will call to see me."
The big apple sale at the Sanitary
Grocery will be on Friday and Sat
I unlay. l-23-2t.
DR. MAHONE IS BETTER
Dr. .Mahone is reported to be im
proving this morning. He has been
at St. Ann's hospital for several days
suffering from an ear afTection.
WM. BRITT HAS
RETURNED FROM SKAGWAY
Win. E. Britt. proprietor of the Pur
ity Pharmacy, of Juneau, and also
a drug store in Skagway, returned
from a short visit to the Gate City
on the last trip of the JefTerson.
.Mr. Britt says that everything is
moving along in the same serene way
in Skagway. A Mr. Carrol, who re
cently located several mineral claims
mar that town has a contract with
the home power company and declares
his intention of having a drill at work
on the properties located next spring,
THE ORPHEUS CLUB
The Orpheus Club will meet Thurs
day evening, Jan. 23, at the schooi
house. This is a musical organizatior
, male voices, and it is desired to in
crease the membership, and an invita
lion is extended to the public to at
tend the meeting. l-22-2t
''apt. P. H. Woods, a former Juneau
Ite. but now pilot of the Santa Ana
was sn town today calling on his man]
? friends.
fob Printing at The Empire Office
The Crisis
in Turkey!
CONSTANTINOPLE, Jan. 23.?The '
Turkish Cabinet Mias resigned as a
result of the protests from the Tur
kish people against the acceptance of
the proposals of the powers.
Mahmoud Shefket Pasha has been
appointed Grand Vizier.
Talaut Pasha, the newly-appointed
minister of the Interior, said today:
"We are deternWned to keep Adrian*
ople at all costs."
ROBBED THE
GOVERNMENT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23?The gov- J
eminent has just discovered that it
has been robbed of two million dol
lars in the sale of postage stamps
The details of the robbery have not ,
been made public.
CUBA MUST
RATIFY TREATY
HAVANA, Jan. 23. A note from
the United States has been presented
to the Cuban government demanding
that Cuba ratify the treaty providing
for the enlargement of the United
States naval station at Cuantanamo.
The Cuban Congress yesterday re
fused to ratify the treaty and the
United States has now made a square
issue of the matter.
DR. GABIE. OF
SKAGWAY. GOES EAST
I)r. Gabie, the well known physician
and surgeon of the White Pass & Yu
kon hospital, at Skayvav, wont south
with Mrs. Gable on tho last trip of the
Jefferson.
Mrs. Gabie has spinal trouble and
Dr. Gabie is taking her to an institute
in Portland, Maine, for treatment. The
doctor expects to return in about six
weeks.
HOW CASH REGISTER
TRUST BOUGHT RIVALS
CINCINNATI, Jan. 23? Hugh Chal
mers of Detroit testified in the trial
of President John H. Patterson and
twenty-nine other officials, or former
officials, of the National Cash Register
Company, charged with violating the
criminal section of the Sherman Anti
Trust act, that when he left the com
pany's employ five years ago it con
trolled 95 per cent of the cash register
business of the world. He said he
bought the register business of the
Toledo Scale and Cash Register Com
pany for the National company for
$115,000, and that the National at once
stopped the manufacturing of these
machines. Chalmers told of going to
Buffalo and buying the Ideal Register
Company from a Dr. Pearce for $12.
000 after he had told Pearce that pat
ent infringement suits would brought
against the Ideal company.
Chalmers said President Patterson
received a salary of $114,000 a year.
He also said "paper patents" had been
taken out by the National company
during his service, and these were
blueprints with a three-year leeway
for an actual model to be built, and
that many of these were taken out to
anticipate improvements that compet
itors would have to make in order to
progress in manufacturing machines.
JUDGE MALONY IS SURPRISED
Judge J. F. Malony. who is one of
the principal owners of the Point
Ward Cannery was very much sur
prised when informed of the depre
dations that had been going on. He
said that the watchman Funcie had
his implicit confidence, and that he is
astonished to know it was misplaced.
The Judge is very pleased to know
that Deputy Marshal Schnabel was
' successful in running down the thieves
1 and will aid in the prosecution of the
criminals. Deputy Marshal Schnabel
says Wrangell has harbored this class
of people altogether too long and he
' is going to make a clean-up.
HEARING SET FOR SATURDAY
r Judge Overfield today set five p.
m.. Saturday, for a hearing to show
'cause in the case of S. Kohn et al vs.
i. Alaska-Juneau Mining Company.
Senator Borah favors
The Recall of fisher
BOISE, Idaho, Jan. 23. ? United1
States Senator William E. Borah, ad
dressed the State Legislature in joint
session yesterday afternoon, extend
ing his thanks and appreciation for
his re-election.
In referring to conditions in the
West, Senator Borah sharply criti
cised Secretary of the Interior Wal
ter L. Fisher. He declared that Fish
er knew nothing about conditions in
the West, except what he saw from
the windows of a Pullman car. Sen
ator Borah added: "I am firmly in
favor of the recall of Fisher."
Former Head of Steel
Trust Tells of Pool
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.?William El-,
lis Corey, former president of the
Cnited States Steel Corporation tes
tify (1 yesterday afternoon in the suit
brought by the government to dis
solve the Steel Trust, that the cor
poration had participated in the in
ternational steel rail pool. The pool,
he said, was composed of British. Ger
; .m and French steel rail manufact
urers, and the United States Steel
Corporation.
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt, on the
stand retold the story of the sale of
the Tennessee Coal and Iron Company
to the United States Steel Corpora
tion in 1907, while he was President of
the United States, and with his con
Bent. The former President said he
had so acted in order to save the
country from disaster.
NEAR ALASKANS HUNGRY FOR OFFICE
SEATTLE, Jan. 23.?Both Seattle
and San Franclfico are full of former
Alaskans, who are now Democrats
and near-Democrats who are looking
for jobs under the Wilson administra
tion. It does not seem to matter that
they haven't lived in Alaska for many
years, or that when they did reside
there they hid their Democracy under
a bushel. They want the jobs and
that is enough, from their standpoint.
Captain Conrad Slem? of San Fran
cisco, would like to be Alaska's next
governor. Siem lived in Nome for
ft w years, but has not resided in
Vlaska since 1904. E. F. Pitman, for-j
W. ROCKEFELLER
MUST TESTIEY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23. ? The
Money Trust investigation committee
has decided to call William Rockefel
ler as a witness, despite the protests
of chairman Arsene Pujo of the com
mittee and Samuel Untemeyer, their
counsel. Pujo and Untemeyer be
lieve the stories told as to Rockefel
ler's physical condition.
Admits Existence
Shipping Trust
WASHINGTON. Jan. 23. ? Testify
ing today before the Congressional
i mitigating committee, investigating
the alleged Shipping Trust, Vice Pres
ident Franklin, of the International
Mercantile Marine Steamship C oin
pany virtually admitted the existence
at the trust. He said that the Atlan
tic lines from Portland, Me., to Gal
veston,'were in agreement as to freight
and passenger rates.
the TRANSPORTATION
CASE LINGERS YET
The defense is still putttlng in ev
idence in the transportation case and
the end is not yet. Yesterday af
ternoon J. H. Kelly testified for the
defense and then E. W. Petit was re
called. Chas. Miller was on this morn
ing and he was followed by J. C. Ford,
president of the Pacific Coast Steam
ship Company. Mr. Ford was being
examined nearly all of the morning
session. Mr] Ford was followed b>
I,. P. Shackleford. C. E. Wynn-John
3on followed Mr. Shackleford and was
still on the stand at three o'clock,
giving evidence in behalf of the
wharf company. The defense is now
being conducted by Judge R. A
nison.
WITNESSES IN TAYLOR
CASE ARE HERE.
The government witnesses in the
Irene Taylor case are now on the
ground and witneses for the defense
will be up on the Northwestern.
This case, wherein the defendant s
indicted for manslaughter, will be up
for trial when the transportation case
is over.
mcrly in tlie Alaska Customs Service,
but now ;i resident of Oregon, lias
been in Seattle looking for endorse
ments from Seattle-Alaskans and Dem
ocrats, for Collector of Customs.
John H. Dunn, for years clerk of the
court at Nome, hut now living in Port
land, would like to return to official
life in Alaska, although a Republican,
and so would Albert J. Lowe, at one
time a deputy marshal at Nome and
later at Wrangcll.
In fact it may be said that in Seat
tle. San Francisco and Portland, there
are active candidates for every po
sition.
TAET PLEADS
FOR SUPPORT
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23? President
Taft yesterday afternoon addressed
the meeting of the National Associa
tion of Chambers of Commerce. He
pleaded for the support of the cham
bers in the efforts to secure currency
reform, and extend the work of the
economy and efficiency commission.
BERNHARDT RELEASED
LEAVENWORTH, Kas., Jan. 23. ?
William Q. Bernhardt, one of the con
victed dynamiters, has been released
on bail. He has returned to his home
in Cincinnati.
Favors Tariff
Commission
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.?The Na
tional Association of Chambers of
Commerce went on record today as
favoring a permanent tariff commis
sion, a resolution having been passed
to that effect.
YOUNG EDISON TO TAKE
UP FATHER'S WORK
BOSTON, Jan. 23.?Charles Edison,
son of Thomas A. Edison, who has
cjuit his studies at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology for a time to
take up independent research in the
employ of the Edison Company of Bos
ton. is fitting himself with the idea
of some day taking up the life work
of his father, the "wizard inventor."
Just now young Edison is tackling
a problem his father feels ho himself
has never completely solved?that of
getting the lightest possible storage
batteries for electric vehicles.
Young Edison is working just as
hard as any other employee," is not
favored over the others and puts in
the same working hours.
FEMMER & RITTER
Bee this firm for all kinds of dray
ing and hauling. We guarantee sat
Isfaction and reasonable prices. Coa1
delivered promptly. Femmer & Rit
i ter's Express. Stand Burford'R Cor
i ner. Phone 314. Residence phones
402 or 403. ???
Knox Replies to British
Protest, Panama Canal
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23?Secretary
of State Knox, has outlined the status
of the dispute between the United
States and Great Britain over the ques
tion of the exemption of American
vessels from paying tolls to the Pan-;
ama Canal, as provided by the Canal
Act passed recently by Congress.
Secretary Knox says that the an
swer of the government of the United !
States to the British protest was for
warded London last Saturday by tel
egraph. It is expected that it will be
given to the press this (Thursday) af
ternoon for publication tomorrow
morning.
The advocates of free passage for
American ships through the canal
have marshalled their forces to com
bat favorable action on Senator Root's
amendment, which provides for the
repeal of the American exemption
provision.
WILSON TO TALK WITH PROGRESSIVE
TRENTON. N. J., Jan. 23.?It was
stated today that President-elect Wil
son will hold a conference soon with
Representative William Kent, of Cal
ifornia. Kent was elected as a Pro
gressive and this will he the first con
torence hold by Governor Wilson out
side of the Democracy. The object
of the conference has not been stated,
but the opinion is expressed that it
will have to do with the proposed spe
| cial session of Congress and the en
actment of progressive legislation.
WHAT THEY
WRITE WILSON
TRENTON, N. J., Jan, 23.?The mail
received by President-elect Wilson
daily contains many amusing missives.
A letter received yesterday from a
man in Gloucester, Mass., recails that
the writer broke through the crowd
that Gov. Wilson once addressed, and
concludes ingeniously:
"1 hope you will not think me pre
sumptuous. But I trust you have
not forgot ton the incident."
Prom a lad of five who had sent
the Governor a bunch of violets came j
a short letter which concluded:
"1 hope to become President after
you are dead."
A farmer in South Dakota, protest
ing that he had voted the Democratic
ticket, explained to the Governor that
the It per cent interest on his $2,600
mortgage was due next month and,
not having the money to meet the
payment, asked what he had bettet
do about it.
POSTMASTER SHOT
BY MAIL CARRIER
BRIG HAM CITY, Utah. Jan. 23. ?
In a dispute over some land near this
city James M. Morris, postmaster at
Rosette, was shot and perhaps fatal
ly wounded by William M. Cobia, a
mail carrier. Cobia is under arrest.
SENATOR ELECTED
IN TENNESSEE
NASHVILLE, Tenn., Jan. 23. ? The
deadlock in the Tennessee State Leg
islature has been broken by the elec
tion as United States Senator, of
Chief Justice John Shields, of the I
State Supreme Court. Judge Shields |
is an independent Democrat.
Y. W. C. A. TO AID
BASEBALL TEAM
KEOKUK, la.. Jan. 23.?The Young
Women's Christian Asociation mem- j
bers today agreed to finance a local
club in the Three I League providing
the baseball enthusiasts of the city
would agree to dispense with Sunday
games.
The young women say they can
raise $3,000 .
SAYS THE CONCERN
IS A BANKRUPT
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 23.?On the
ground that it is insolvent, State In
surance Commissioner Walker today
took possession of the Continental
Building and Loan Association.
RUSSIANS WILL
SHOOT AVIATORS
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 23. ? The
Cabinet has issued an order prohib
iting foreign balloonists and aviators
from crossing the western frontier for
six months. Any one violating this
order, it is announced, is liable to be
shot down.
URGES PASSAGE
LINCOLN BILL
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.?President
Taft is urging the Republican mem
bers of the House to give their sup
port to the hill appropriating two mil
lions for the construction of a mem
orial, to President Lincoln in Potom
ac park. A bill to this effect has al
ready passed the Senate.
COUSIN OF WILSON
DEAD IN SHANGHAI
RALT1MORK. Md., Jan. 23.?Mrs.
Jennie Wilson Woodbridge, cousin of
President-elect Wilson and wife of Dr.
Samuel 1. Woodbridge, a missionary
at Shanghai, China, is dead.
SOUTH DAKOTA
ELECTS A SENATOR
PIERRE, S. I)., Jan. 23. ? Thomas
Sterling, the Republican primary
choice for United States Senator, has
been elected by the legislature. He
will succeed Senator Gamble whose
term expires March 3, next. Colonel
Melvin Grigsby, at one time district
attorney at Nome, Alaska, was also
a candidate for Senator as a Pro
gressive.
"TEDDY" FORWARDS
$10 TO IDAHO
BOISE. Idaho. Jail. 23.?State Sena
tor Dow Dunning, author of the plan
to collect penny contributions to pay
the fines of R. S. Sheridan, (\ O. Brox
on and A. R. Cruzcsn, who were con
fined in the Ada County jail for con
tempt of the Idaho Supreme Court
for criticising the Court's decision
barring the Progressive candidates for
Presidential electors from the ballot,
received ?10 from Colonel Theodore
Roosevelt, representing contributions
from one thousand residents of Oyster
Bay and other Long island towns.
WOMEN WANT THE
SALOONS CLOSED
WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.?The Na
tional Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union has petitioned the United
States Senate to close the saloons of
this city on inaugural day.
DUDLEY F. MALONE
WILSON'S SECRETARY
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.?Dudley Field
Malone, son-in-law of United States
Senator O'Gorman, of New York, has
been appointed secretary to Presi
dent-elect Wilson. Malone is an at
torney.
BAT NELSON MARRIED.
HEGEWICH, Ills., Jan. 23.?Battling
Nelson, once renowned as a pugilist,
was married here today to Miss Fay
King, a Denver cartoonist.
GOVERNOR OF JAMAICA
LONDON, Jan. 23. ? Sir William
Manning, has been appointed gover
nor of Jamaica