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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
Vol.. ;. no. 7(j. JUNEAU, ALASKA. SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1913. PRICE TEN CENTS
A CLOSE CALL FOR MANY PEOPLE
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Sixteen People Carried
Down With Wrecked Walk
Ten women and several men were
carried below with the falling of the'
postofflce walk last night. That they
were not killed or very seriously in
jured seems almost a miracle?that
many of them were not drowned is
dm to the fact that the tide was out
at the time of the accident. All of
them were badly frightened, many
were bruis. d and some seriously in
jured.
Mrs. Bergman was very badly
bruised, but is able to be about this
morning. Col. Winn was badly
bruised across the hips and hail to
be helped home, lie is better today,
however. Miss Wilde has a badly
sprained ankle and is confined to her
room. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Fries were
both badly shaken and Mr. Fries got
some ugly bruises about the head, he
is confined to his room by his in
juries.
Those who were on the walk at the
time and carried below were Mrs. W.
Dickenson. Mrs. Oak Olson. Mrs. Mary
Bergman and her niece Miss Hannah
Wilde. Mrs. Sabin. Miss Ora Morgan,.
Miss Rose Penglase, Mr. and Mrs. J.
H. King. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Fries.
Mrs. Krone. Col. Wm. Winn. Ed Hurl
but. James Barrager. jr.. and L. Ham
burg.
The narrow hallway leading lead
ing from the rear of Barrager's store
to the postofFice entrance was also
crowded at the time. The disaster
happened while the crowd was com
ing from the Orpheum theatre and
many of them went to the postotflce
for the mail just distributed from the
steamer Jefferson. This walk is the
only night entrance to the postoffice
after Uarrager's store is closed.
It has been known to be in bad re
pair for some time, and the piles of
heavy snow shoveled from the roof of
the buildiug onto it gave ample warn
ing that the walk was dangerous by
warping it out of shape. The plank
ing of the walk was of inch boards
laid on frail timbers, which were de
cayed. One piling stood as support
in the center of the walk but it had
rotted away on top.
Tht walk gave way for a distance
of about 30 feet and is about 10 feet
\\ ide at the point where it broke
square off from the dock. Portions of j
the walk held on one side and in this
way helped break the fall. The drop
to the beach is about 14 feet. When
the victims were precipitated in a
huddled heep at the bottom, snow,
ice and other debris followed, buryingj
some of them.
Ladders, lanterns and shovels were j
secured and the rescue commenced.
J. B. Denny, James Duffy and Ed
Hurlbut. ('has. Naghel and William
Merchant were among those first to
render aid.
The victims were brought up the
ladder and taken into the postoilice
where temporary aid was given. All
of them were badly shaken and cov
ered with soot and grime from the de
bris with which they were engulfed.
The property belongs to Judge Thos.
It. Lyons and is under lease to the
government. The lessor is under ob
ligation to keep the premises in good
repair. There is no other public en
trance to the postofflce. The lease
has another year to run in a ten-year
term.
Governor and Mrs. Clark
Entertain the Younger Set
I.ast night a young people's dance
for twenty couples, the full dancing
capacity of th>- Governor's House, was
given by Governor and Mrs. Walter
E. Clark in honor of Miss Green, of
Washington. D. C.
It was a very sucessful affair and
aside from the New Year's reception,
is the first social affair to be held in
the new house. Dancing began at
nine o'clock and continued until 11:30
at which time a buffet luncheon was
served.
The library drawing room and main
hall were given over to dancing.
Punch bowls were established in the
conservatory and fruit punches
served. The Nelson Orchestra furn
ished excellent music for the occas
on. Dancing was resumed after sup.
per and continued until after one o'
clock. Those present were: Mr. and
Mrs. Bay less. Miss Behrends, Mr. Ben
son. Miss Charon, Mr. and Mrs.
Cheney, Mr. Dupuy, Mr. and Mrs.
Faulkner, Miss Folsom Mr. and Mrs.
Garfield. Miss Green. Miss Held. Mr.
Jameson, Mr. Johnson. Mr. Kelsey,
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Kennedy, Mr.
T. F. Kennedy, Mr. Mullen, Mr. and
Mrs. Pond, Mr. Robertson. Mr. Ros
covich, Mr. and Mrs. Rumrael, Mrs.
Henry Shattuck. Mr. Royal Shepard.
Dr. Sloane, Miss Sowerby, Mr. and
Mrs. Thane, Mr. and Mrs. Willis. Mr.
Woller.berg, Miss Wollenberg. Mr.
Wood. Mr. and Mrs. Wettrlck, Mr.
and Mrs. Whipple, and Mr. and Mrs.
Drover C. Winn.
Salmon Creek Mining
Properties Are Sold
It is announced now that the quartz
properties and water rights on Sal
creek belonging to Lester Goldberg.
( has Goldstein. H. H. Folsotn. John
Wagnt r. and Nick Wagner have been
sold. The partnership holdings are
known as the property ot' the lloston
King .Mining Company and are situat
ed on lower Salmon creek.
The property is said to have a de
veloped lead of low grade milling ores
700 feet in width between walls. A
small test-mill has ben maintained on
the property, demonstrating by mill
test just the values contained. The
original owners of the property have
continuously worked on the property
since 1900 at which time they built a
dam and constructed a flume for their
developing operations. Along with
with the mineral locations a water
right of 3,000 inches was located and
taken possession of through the con
struction of the dam and flume.
While the property has been held
for a long time the development has
W. W. Shorthill. secretary to the
Govtrnor,. :\nd .Mrs. Shorthill, will
leave on the Jefferson for a visit in
Tacoina.
FOR REN'r ? F've-room house un
furnished. Inquire of Juneau Dairy.tf.
not been on a large scale owing to
the limited working capital of its own
ers. The property seemed to be an
attractive investment, however, for
the same parties who have bought
the Boston group, the Hallam proper
ties and the Dora group together with
the Lemon creek placers and water
rights, have, it is said, also purchased
these holdings, through Geo. It. No-j
! ble.
A working force is now engaged
clearing a mill site at the mouth of
Salmon creek, and it announced that
a 10-stamp mill will be erected there
on to be used largely as an experimen
tal station. A shaft is to be sunk
L'OO feet below the creek bottom and
crosscuts run from three levels. An
air compressor is to be installed at
once. It will not be necessary to in
stall electrical machinery now for the
water power is so close to the opera
tions that it can be used direct. Mr.
Nobel is expected up on an early boat
at which time the plans may be dis
cussed more fully.
Jack Trompen, a well known em
ployee of the Alaska-Gastineau Com
pany, was in town last night from the
Perseverance mine.
Every thing that will please a smok
er may be found at BURFORD'S.
JUDGE ERWIN IS
AETER MARSHALSHIP
Judge L. T. Erwin, the well known
Pairbnnksnn, is aboard the Northwest
ern en route to Washington, D. C.
The Judge, besides being a delegate toj
the Valdez convention, was also a
member of the Alaska delegation to
Baltimore. Judge Erwin is a (leor
gian by birth and enjoys a large ac
quaintance among Southern members
i of Congress and the Senate. He held
a position under President Cleveland
in the department of the interior be
ing stationed in the State of Wash
: ington.
The Judge is going after the mar
slialship of the Fourth division and Is
making a very active campaign for
the place. The Judge expects to re
turn in June passing through Juneau
oti the way home.
JUNEAU HIGH SCHOOL BAND
CONCERT PROVES A SUCCESS
The best musical program of the
season was rendered by the Juneau
High School band last night at the
Orpheum theatre.
The snap and vim with which the
boys produced the different selec
tions. showed that there had been a
considerable amount of preparation
for the program made, and goes to
show that they are a creditable or
ganization to Juneau's musical ac
tivities.
They played before a packed house,
if very many more had applied for
admission they would have been forced
to play two shows. They were assist
ed by four reels of excellent motion
pictures and the Three Brattons.
As per agreement the band boys
got fifty per cent of total receipts
after the exp? nses had been paid,
the band's share amounting to $72.25.
whlfch sum will help materially in the
purchase of the desired new instru
ments.
NEW CORPORATIONS
The Alaska Quartz Mining Company
of Seattle fileil articles of Incorpora
tion with Secretary Distin. The in
corporators of the company are: E.
H. Bartholf. Howard Amon. C. Af
Halloway, Ira Isaacs. The capital of
the Alaska Quartz Mining Company
is entered as being $500,000.
Articles of incorporation for "The
Whitley Company" have been filed
with Secretary Distin. Capital, $10,
000. The incorporators are W. F.
Whitelv. H. B. Parkin and L. D. Ben
net. The object of said company.
mining and brokerage business. The
home offices are in Fairbanks. Alaska.
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JEWELER TELLS OF THE
INTERIOR COUNTRY
Robert Simpson, a well known jewel
er and optician of the Iditarod and
Fairbanks, is in town enroute to San
Francisco. Mr. Simpson says that
the Fairbanks country is very quiet,
and that Ruby, so far. has proved a
disappointment.
Mr. Simpson left Fairbanks on Jan.
6. for Chitina. At that place he found
the railroad blocked, and then he
mushed back to Willow creek and
thence to Valdez. covering the entire
distance in six days.
The accumulated mail on the Cop
per river railroad has all been moved,
and all mail is now being routed by
way of Valdez.
SEATTLE ARCHITECT
IS NOW IN JUNEAU
J. F. Everett, an architect of Seat
tle. is in town for the purpose of look
ing into the building situation. Mr.
Everett was shown around town today
by former mayor Forrest. Mr. Ev
erett has with him a sketch of plans
for a hotel at Juneau, which was
drawn at the suggestion of some Ju
neau capitalists.
DRESSMAKING?And sewing by
day. Miss Irene E. Smith; address H.
L. Summer's residence, or P. O. box
90, city. l-31-3t.
FOR RENT
HOG AN FLAT?. ? Four and five
room apartments, unfurnished.
l-28-6t. SOWERBY & BELL.
Finest line of Calabash pipes in
Alaska at BURFORD'S
FOR RENT?First-class room, for
first class party. Private family, mod
em conveniences. Address P. O. box
436, Juneau, Alaska. l-28-6t.
SEAL SHTPT OYSTERS?Fresh at
the local agency?CHAS. GOLDSTEIN
Military Escort for
Vice-President Wilson
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.?Arrange-,
ments for the inauguration of Presi
dent-elect Wilson are being rapidly
completed.
General Leonard Wood, chief of
staff of the United States army. haB
directed that a troop of cadets from
I Culver Military Academy, Indiana,
serve as a personal escort for Vice- j
President-elect Marshall.
This will be the first time in the j
history of the country that the Vice
President has had a military escort.
NEW YORK. Feb. 1.?President-el
ect Wilson has accepted the offer of
the students of Princeton University
to escort him from his home in Prine
ton to the White House on the day he
is inaugurated.
The students will have two trains
of thirteen cars each.
Prominent Labor Man
Murdered in the Street
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.?Another mur
der was committed here last night by
a gang of gunmen. The victim was
Thomas Conroy, prominently identi
fied with the New York Building
Trades Council.
Conroy was shot down and mortally
wounded while standing on a street
talking with a friend hy a gang of gun
men, who were paid to do the killing.
This is the statement made by Ern
est Wilhaber, a member of the gang
who is now under arrest. He resfused
to divulge the names of the men who
procured the murder.
Mme. BERNHARDT WOULD SEE ALASKA
PORTLAND, Ore., Feb. 1.?Sara Bern
hardt, the world-renowned French
actress, who is now in vaudeville, de
dt dares that she wants to complete
a circuit of the world before she dies.!
Madame Bernhadrt therefore, has1
asked Manager Beck, of the Orpheum
Circuit, to book engagements for her
in Alaska, the only part of the world
in which she has not appeared.
Manager Beck will make an inves
tigation and report to the great act
ress.
GREECE WILL '
SEIZE COAL
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1. ? The
Greek government has notified the
government of this country, that coal
shipped by way of the Dardanelles to
the Black sea will be subject to seiz
ure unless it is first certified.
WOULD NOT AMEND
THE WORKS BILL
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1?The Works
bill providing for one term of six years
lor Presidents of the United States
was under discussion yesterday after
noon. All attempts to amend it were
defeated.
ENTER PLEAS
OE NOT GUILTY
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.?President W.
S. Mellen, of the New York, New Ha
ven & Hartford railroad, and E. P.
Chamberlain, president of the Grand
Trunk, have entered pleas of not guil
ty to indictments charging them with
violating the criminal clause of the
Sherman Anti-Trust law.
DIRECT ELECTION
Of SENATORS
CARSON CITY, Nev., Feb. 1.?The
State Legislative Assembly has adopt
ed the proposed constitutional amend
ment adopted by Congress for the
election of United States Senators by
the direct vote of the people.
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
The new dining room of the Com
mercial Cafe, with private dining
boxes, in connection, is now open day
and night, and excellent meals are
served at all times.
FOUND?On Franklin street, door
or closet key. Apply Empire office.
Mrs. Peter D. Overfied, wife of Dis
trict Judge Overfield, will leave on the
southbounc Jefferson tonight, enroute
to the States.
NO COURT TODAY.
There was no court today because
of the illness of Judge Overfield.
FISHER HOLDS
IP REPORT
SEATTLE, Feb. 1. ? Advices have
been received here to the effect that
Secretary of the Interior Fisher is
holding up indefinitely the report of
the Alaska Railroad Commission.
What the Secretary's object is can
be only surmised.
WILSON DINES AT
ROUND TABLE CLUB
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.?President-el
ect Wilson attended a private dinner
last night at the Hound Table Club,
of which he is a member. The club
is comprised of twenty-five members,
all prominent in literature.
Prof. Brander Mathews, of Columbia
University, explained that though the
club had been in existence for half
a century, not a line had ever ap
peared in print about its doings.
ENTIRE FAMILY IS
BURNED TO DEATH
RICHLAND, la., Feb. 1. ? Major
Harris, a prominent resident of this
city together with his wife and four
children, perished when their home
was burned to the ground last night.
PLEADED GUILTY
OF EMBEZZLEMENT
SAN JOSE, Calif., Feb. 1.?Former
State Senator Marshal Black has
pleaded guilty to a charge of embez
zlement. Black was indicted for ap
propriation of funds of a trust com
pany. He also lost his seat in the
State Senate through the operation of
the recall.
POSTMASTER AT SALEM
IS NOMINATED
WASHINGTON, Feb. ? President
Taft has nominated Frank B. South
wick to be postmaster at Salem, Ore
gon.
CHARGED WITH FAVORITISM
DENVER,Feb.l?Charges of favor
itsm In the conduct of the Denver
mint have been filed in Washington
against Superintendent Frank M.
Downer.
The Mining Outlook on
Cook Inlet is Hopeful
By CAROLINE TEM I'LETON HATCHER
KNIK, Alaska, January, 15. Cop
ies of the "Empire," which reached us
by the January mail, have been read
with interest and approbation; and
then passed along to our less fortu
nate neighbors, as all good things
should be. The editorial on Alaska's
inadequate mall service, touched us
in a tender spot; and that on women
and the ballot, inspired your truly
with fervor of a Methodist camp meet
ing exhortation. You "are come to
the kingdom" of the territorial capi
tal for just such a time as this; and
no other one agency can do as much
to influence the newly created legisla
ture as that of your trenchant pen.
I had been hoping that your position
on these important questions would
be pro, and I am happy to have my
confidence justified.
News Percolates Slowly.
The news percolates slowly to us
from the coast, second class mail be
ing an uncertain quantity. Mow can
Alaska have an intelligent citizenship
unless her people are accorded some
measure of consideration in the mat
ter of transporting periodicals? And
as for religion,?I have just paid dou
ble the price of a book, (Sunday
School lessons for the current year),
to have said book brought over from
Seward; and as no other Sunday
School supplies are here, I am copy
ing thf lessons on my machine, for
the teachers. Is our Uncle Samuel so
poor that he cannot furnish second
class mail to a people he would edu
cate for citizenship?
The Railroad Question.
The railroad question is a burn
ing one in this "neck o' the woods"
for upon it hangs the question of much
future prosperity for this immediate
country. As to routes from the coast,
the people here are agreed that all
those considered from the coast towns
should be "passed up," in favor of a
line from Snug Harbor, on Cook in
let. This gives an open port the year
round, and the country to be tra
| versed to the coal fields Is flat and
open; no heavy grading, no tunnel
ing, no snow sheds required. Of
course I am too new here to compre
hend the exact merits of the case;
but, having recently come over the
Alaska Northern road from Seward,
1 quite agree with the assertion that
it will cost more to put that road in
rc pair than it will to build the whole
distance from Snug Harbor to the
Matanuska coal fields.
Mining Outlook Hopeful.
The mining outlook here is hopeful.
A deal is now pending, involving, it
is said, $2,000,000, whereby the devel
oped mines in the Willow creek dis
trict are to pass into the hands of an
English syndicate, which will operate
on a large scale. All the positive In
formation I have on the subject is
that the abstracts of the property have
been ordered drawn. So the deal is
certainly under consideration.
1 like this part of Alaska better
than any other I have visited, so far
as climate is concerned. And all the
poems on "The Reautiful Snow" that
have ever wrung editorial sensibili
ties, could not have had such justifi
cation as the present winter furnishes
here. Mr. Hatcher spent three weeks,
following our arrival, up at his mine,
and since then we have been engrossed
with the exigencies of houskeepiug
in a two-room cabin; and. incidentally,
with the breaking in of a team of
promising pups. There are sixteen
very nice women in Knik. and, to the
credit of her men be It said not one
of the undesirable sort.
A Fine School House.
A fine new school house, with Mrs.
May Cody as teacher, provides educa
tional facilities for sixteen children;
and a Community Hall is now In pro
cess of construction, which is to be
a social center for the 12.1 white per
sons in the place. The "Grand Open
ing" is to take the form of a literary
program, followed by refreshments:
and we aim to have something of the
sort at short intervals.
BRANDON BOOSTING
FOR ANCIFNT SITKA
Thos. E. Brandon, the well known
commercial traveller, is enthusiastic
over his recent visit at Sitka. The old
iiistoric place is in the midst of a re
vival, according to Mr. Brandon.
The fishing industry is growing to
he of great importance. Many fish
ing boats are sailing out of the place
now and there is talk of establishing
a cold storage plant.
On a recent trip the Santa Ana took
500,000 pounds of fresh halibut at
one shipment. Everybody is prosper
ous and looking forward to still bet
ter times.
THORPE SIGNS UP
WITH THE NATIONALS
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.?Jas. Thorpe,
the Indian all-champion athlete, re
cently barred from amateur athlet
ics, has signed with the New York
Nationals.
WILSON GETS MEASURED
FOR INAUGURATION SUIT
NEW YORK, Feb. 1.?Woodrow Wil
son went to a tailor here and was
measured for his inauguration suit
yesterday.
W. L. Fursam and wife, of Cordova,
are passengers southbound on the
Northwestern.
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A third beach line, similar to that
at Nome, has been located at Solomon,
?10 miles to the eastward of Nome.
The Iditarod Pioneer says that Idit
arod is the best placer camp In Alas
ka. And it gives reasons for the state
ment.
NEW STREET LIGHTS
ARE IN OPERATION
The Alaska Electric Light & Power
Co. have installed the new lights,
barckets and Benjamin reflectors from
the City dock up Franklin street, and
that thoroughfare is now well-lighted.
Phone your want ads to The Daily
Empire, phono 3-7-4.
PIETRO ALLAN
iS EXTRADITED
United States Marshal II. K. Love,
of Fairbanks, arrived in Juneau last
night from Valdez. Marshal Love had
with him Pietro Allan, a French Ca
nadian, whom he will deliver to the
Canadian authorities at Dawson. Al
lan will be met at Skagway by a Ca
nadian officer.
Allan was extradited at Fairbanks
on request of the Canadian govern
ment, the charge against him being
lcrcany of a quantity of gold dust.
Allan has been in the Klondike coun
try for fourteen years, as a miner.
With a partner he worked a lay last
winter, and in the spring he made a
partial clean-up of the dump, accord
ing to the story he tells, and water
failing he went to Chicken creek on
the American side. He had taker
with him twelve ounces of gold which
belonged to his partner, with whom
he did not get along well, and of
whom he was in fear. Finally he
learned that he was wanted not for
taking a dozen ounces of gold but 125
ounces. His first thought, he says,
was to seek a bank and deposit the
the gold dust. So he went to Eagle,
but found no bank at that place. Then
he continued his search, reaching Ta
nana on his way to Fairbanks, where
Deputy Marshal Vawter arrested him
upon instructions from the Canadian
authorities. He was taken to Fair
banks and held there awaiting extra
dition. Mr. Love says that Allan is
a simple-minded, hard working man,
apparently, and he does not believe
that there was any criminal Intent on
his part in keeping the gold.
Marshal Love left Fairbanks on
.Tan. 18. He will go South on the Jef
ferson to Seattle and Oregon.
ROCKEFELLER RESIGNS
FROM SOUTHERN PACIFIC
NEW YORK. Feb. 1.?Owing to the
dissolution of the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific merger, by the United
States Supreme Court, William Rock
efeller has resigned from the South
ern Pacific directorate.
Denny Molloy left on the north
western last night.