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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
VOL 1, NO. 124. ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE. TUESDAY, APRIL 1, PRICE TEN CENTS
ONLY ALASKANS WILL BE ON GUARD
Roden's Eight-Hour
Bill Has Passed
Senate Bill No. 1, as it is better
known, the Roden-Gaffney 8-hour law
passed the Senate today but very
much emasculated. There was an in
teresting battle before it went to final
passage. The author in the Senate.
Senator Koden. himself a legal repre
sentative and agent of one of the most
powerful mining companies in the
world, was a picturesque figure bat
tling for the insistent demands of the
working miner as against the conten
tions of his employer the operator.
Senator Bruner on the other hand
took the stand that the passage of the
bill as it stood would work irreparable
injury to the operators of Seward pen
insula. Senator Millard took the mid
dle course and said that the interests
of the working miner and the operat
or should be considered in framing a
bill of this sort. He was in favor of
an 8-hour law, but one that permit
ted of eight hours work. He was
supported by Senator Ray who called
Senator Tanner to the chair.
The bill as finally passed more re
sembles the Utah law than the Ari
zona law from which it took its form.
Time commences at the face and not
at the tunnel or shaft entrance: pro
vision is made for contingencies
wherein men will be permitted to
work more than eight hours in quartz
mines and it will practically be a dead
letter in the placer camps of Seward
peninsula.
Senate
The Senate convened at 10 o'clock.
Senate Bill No. 1. by Roden. 8-hour
mining law was considered in commit
tee of the whole.
Recess taken until 1:30.
Senate Bill reported by committee
of the whole for passage as amended
and passed.
Senate Bill No. 23, by Millard.
"white slave" law up for discussion
In committee of the whole.
House
The House convened at 10 o'clock. :
A petition from the citizens of Knik
to the number of two hundred asked j
that the Roden-Gaffney 8-hour bill be
passed.
Senate Joint Memorial by Bruner
relating to taxation on Seward Pen
insula railroad was recommended for
i passage.
The Committee on Transportation;
recommended that the resolution by
Gray relating to mail contracts. House
Foint resolution No. 8. be sent with :
petition of Knik citizens to the post-j
master general and the delegate in
congress.
House Joint Memorial No. 4, by Kel
ly. relating to repeal of homestead law i
was read first time.
House Bill No. 69. by Shoup, mak
ing it a crime to incite another to
crime was read first time.
House Bill No. 13. by Jones, anti
lobbying law, was signed and sent to
Senate.
House Joint Memorial No. 3, by Kel
! ly. relating to surveys of homesteads
1 was referred.
House Bills Nos. 66 and 67 code re
vision bills by Gray were referred.
House Bill No. 6S, by Svindseth cre
ating ofTlce of Treasurer was rend
second time.
Senate Bill No. 7, by Millard, anti
lobbving law was read first time.
Senate Joint Memorial No. 1, by
Millard, relating to adversing of pat
ent to mining claims was put on final
passage and passed.
Senate Bill No. 12. by Roden. an
I act to repeal road overseer act was
passed.
Adjourned to April 2. 10 o'clock.
First Official
Act in Alaska
The first executive order affecting
Alaska to be issued by President
Wilson was received by Surveyor Gen
eral Distin in yesterday's mail The
order serves notice that certain lands
constituting the right of way for mil
itary telegraph lines lying between
Hot Springs and Fort Gibbon have
been transferred from the Interior De
partment to the War Department,
order follows:
EXECUTIVE ORDER
The Executive Order dated Novem
ber 23. 1911 (G. O. No. 1(52 W. D..
December 8. 1911). placing under the
control of the Secretary o' the Inter
ior. under the Act of Congress approv
ed July 5. 1884 (23 Stat. for dis
position under said Act of Congress,
or as may be otherwise provided by
law. that portion of the right of way
for military telegtaph lines in Alas
ka. reserved by Executive Crder dat
ed May 24. 190S (G O No. 83. W. D..
June 5. 1905), wni 'h is located be
tween Hot Springs and Fort Gibbon.
Al.iska. is her: v revoked; and the
ia<* premises ar- a. iln r ?*oncl f
the use of tt Co."si
operation of u .1 telegraph fries
in Alaska.
WOODROW WILSON !
The White House.
March 14. 1913.
(No. 1746).
IIGHT VOTE
BEING CAST
At 1 o'clock today only 155 votes
out of a total registration of 532 had
been cast since the polls opened at
9 o'clock this morning. The total
number entitled to vote for council
men will approximate 500 as about
30 women have registered to vote for
school director.
HEARING ON MINING
LAW TONIGHT
The notice in the Empire stating
that there would be a hearing on the
Mining bill supplementing the United
States mining laws in their applica
tion to Alaska should have read that
the hearing will be tonight. Tuesday
April 1.
TO JUNEAU PATRONS:
I wish to announce that I am pr^
pared to give prompt and efficient
service in delivering, coal hauling
freight, baggage, etc.
HIT^ARY McKANNA TRANSFER
Phone Order 5-7 or 55 tf
R. A. Ballinger
Guest of Gov. Clark
Former Secretary of the Interior It.
A. Ballinger. who was a visitor at Ju
neau Sunday and Monday, returned
to Seattle yesterday afternoon on the
Spokane. Judge Ballinger came to
Juneau as a lawyer, and was In the
District Court yesterday forenoon try
ing the foreclosure suit of the Brit
ish Columbia Development Associa
tion. Limited, against the North Pa
cific Wharves and Trading Company.
While in the city he was the guest of
Gov. Walter E. Clark at the Govern
or's House. Sunday evening the
members of the Legislature, at the
invitation of Gov. Clark, called upon
the former cabinet ofTicer at the Gov
ernor's House. The call was purelv
social, and no matter that is pending
before either house was discussed.
Judge Ballinger arived on the Spo
kane and sailed on the same boat
south.
CITY OF SEATTLE
ON RUN AGAIN
Seattle. April 1.?The City of Seat
tle, of the Pacific Coast Steamship
Company's fleet, resumed her run on
the Southeastern Alaskan route last
night, when she sailed for the North
with the following passengers for Ju
:neau:
Ward T. Bower, R. J. Da .is, John
Jusslla, L. Bergstrom, W, S. Douglas,
Ward E. Leblanc, 0. S. Coward, R.
Wufahl, Mrs. Minnie Eppstein, Miss
Regina Eppstein, W. J. Uhlrich, wife
and daughter, Harry Loucke. Annie B.
Clark. H. B. Stevenson, James Kirr
i man, J. S. Mordt, R. P. Carmin, H.
A. Neil. and. for Douglas, C. H. Foss
ing.
JUNEAU WINS
BOWLING MATCH
A team representing the Juneau
Elks defeated a picked team from
Treadwell last night a matched bowl
ing contest, by a score of 2510 to 2379.
The Juneau team was composed of
Messrs. Barragar, Winn. Kaser, Fried
man and Hunter.
The Treadwell team was made up of
the high men in the tournament re
cently held at the Treadwell Club,
and was composed of Messrs. Graham,
Christoe, Paul, McCormick and Snow.
Job Printing at The Empire Office
Peter L. Pratt
Passes Away
Peter. L. Pratt, a retired ensign of
the United States navy and well
known Seattle attorney at law, died at
six o'clock last night in St. Ann's
hospital. His wife and little daughter,
Katherine, Gen. \V. L. Distill, a warm
personal friend of the family, and his
former Annapolis classmate, George
E. Baldwin, now of Valdez, were pres
ent during the last moments.
The immediate cause leading up 10
the demise was a slight accidental
fall, occasioned by a slippery ice-cov
ered sidewalk. The injuries sustained
by the accident would have been In
consequential had .Mr. Pratt been in
good health. He was taken to St.
Ann's hospital .March 25, and Dr. J.
K. Simpson was culled to attend him.
Later Dr. C. P. Kuhn, of Douglas, was
called in consultation on the case. It
was realized that his condition was
critical and Gen. Distin cabled to Se
attle for Mrs. Pratt and to Valdez for
Mr. Baldwin. Mrs. Pratt arrived on
the Sampson Sunday evening and Mr.
Baldwin came on the Northwestern
yesterday afternoon.
Mr. Pratt had not been in robust
health for several months; indeed, at
the time he retired from the navy, in
1902. his physician declared that he
could not live more than six months.
Peter L. Pratt was the son of John
L. Pratt, a district court judge in
DeKalb county. 111. He was born at
Sycamore. Illinois, December 6. 1874,
and was 28 years of age at the time
of his death. He entered Annapolis
Naval academy in 1891 and graduat
ed in 1897. He served as ensign
aboard the United States monitors
Monadonock and Wyoming during the
Spanish-American war. both In the
Philippines ana in rorio ruco. un
August 3, 1899, he was married to
Miss Bertha Burst, daughter of J. W,
Burst former G. A. R. commander for
the department of Illinois, whb passed
away a few years ago.
In 190Sk Ensign Pratt retired from
the navy and entered the Harvard law
school, graduating In 1905. With his
young wife he came west, and settled
in Seattle in 1906. where he establish
ed an office. That place has been
their home since that time. One child,
the beautiful little daughter Katherine,
has resulted from the union.
This was the third trip of Mr. Pratt
to Alaska, and he was up here in con
nection with business for his clients.
He was attorney for the Dan Creek
Mining Company of Cordova.
Deceased was a Knight Templar in
the Masonic order and a member of
the Spanish-American war veterans.
The remains will be taken to Seattle
on the Princess Sophia.
Mrs. Pratt and little Katherine have
been guests of Gen. Distin since com
ing to Juneau.
Strike Leader
Gets Six Months
Patterson, N. J., April 1.?Haywood,
the strike leader, was yesterday sen
tenced to six months in jail for caus
ing unlawful assemblages,
add frost
Humpty Dumpty at
Orpheum Tonight
In addition to the regular progran:
at the Orpheum tonight the Wood}
brothers will put on Humpty Dumptj
again. This is generally regarded as
one of the best comedies that evei
was presented to a motion picture au
dience. It brought the house down a
the Orpheum last Saturday's matinee
and those that did not see it canno
afford to miss it. Those that did se<
it nill enjoy a repitition.
Last night a capacity house agaii
witnessed the production of Dante'i
"Paradise and Purgatory" and th<
great cinnemocolor, "The Foe o
Richelieu," at this popular theatre.
FEMMER ft RITTER
See this firm for all kinds of dray
Ing and hauling. We guarantee sat
lsfaction and reasonable prices. Coa
delivered promptly. Femmer & Hit
ter's Express. Stand Burford's Cor
nor. Phone 314. Residence phonei
402 or 403.
The Commercial Cafe has just lr
stalled a steam serving table whicl
will expedite the service and instir
everything being served on piping ho
dishes. 3-20-t.!
Turkey Unconditionally
Accepts Peace Terms
Constantinople, April 1.?The gov
ernment of Turkey announced thlB af
ternoon that ii will immediately and
unconditionally accept the peace
terms proposed by the Powers. This
will give Turkey Constantinople and
less than 1500 square miles of terri
tory in Europe.
King for Albania
Paris, April 1.?A dispatch receiv
ed this afternoon from Brindisi says
that the provincial government of the
new Albanian nation has declared Do
Mono Pensilo king.
Russians Getting Excited
St. Petersburg, April 1.?Enthusi
asm aroused by the great Balkan vic
tories and vexation caused by the in
terference of Austria in the affairs
of the allies is causing great demon
strations throughout Russia. The po
lice are charging the people here and
lashing them with whips. It is fear
ed there will be another Russian cri
sis if they are not quelled.
Ohio Will Now Care
for her Own Crisis
Columbus, 0., April 1.?Gov. James M.
Cox today said that Ohio will require
no more assistance from outside the
state. He gave out th efollowing sign
ed statement today:
"Refreshed by the tears of the Am
erican people Ohio is ready to go
through its crisis alone. Ohio has
risen from the floods.
"(Signed) COX."
Seattle, April 1.?Alaska and Puget
Sound salmon packers, that donated
1.000 cuses of salmon to the starving
refugees from the flooded districts,
yesterday made the shipment of the
donation by fast express.
Joseph MacDonald Is
Refused freedom on Bail
Judge Lyons this morning refused
to admit Joseph MacDonuld to bail at
this time, ruling that the court would
not puss upon the right U> hail unless
all of the witnesses of the government
were brought before him.
Mr. Ilellenthal for the defense sug
gested that the evidence submitted to:
the grand Jury was available and could
be presented to the court and asked
that an order be made directing the
presentation of this evidence. This j
was urged by Mr. Hellenthal in view.
of the fact that It was impossible to i
procure the witnesses for the govern
ment as they were scattered through
out the entire United States. This
matter will be argued before Judge
Lyons Thursday.
At Mr. Hellenthal's request the de
fendent was givenuntil Thursday to
plead to the Indictment.
In his application to be admitted to
bail MacDonald set forth that lie
had practically come of his own voli
tion to the United States upon the
fact becoming known to him that he
was wanted. The country being in a
state of revolution he had departed
from Guanjuato with two guards
whom he had paid out of his own re
sources because the .Mexican govern
ment was without resources; he stat
es these guards were willing and he
could have escaped at any time. In
deed, the Mexican authorities had de
livered to him instead of the guards
the extradition papers because it was
the belief fhat the guards could not
be trusted with them on account of
the conditions existing; that he had
also paid the return expenses of the
guards.
CHINA ELECTS
FIRST ASSEMBLY
Washington, April 1.?Official an
nouncement was received last night of
the election of the first Chinese Na
tional assembly to be elected under
republican auspices. There are 300
members of the upper house and 800
of the lower. The first congress will
meet April 8th, at Peking.
Another Mexican
Rebel is Killed
I
r El P?so, Tex., April 1.?Gov. Gon
, zales, of Chihuahua, while being tak
i en to Mexico City with his hands tied
i- behind him, fell and was killed by a
. moving train. He was being taken
t from one coach to another when the
accident occured.
t
3 Mexico City, April 1.?Gen. Orozco,
senior, and four others, have been
1 sent by President Huerta to negotiate
3 peace terms with Zapata, who is now
e held as a prisoner of war with many
f of his followers.
El Paso, Tex., April 1.?Gen. Gomez,
one of the provincial presidents, ar
rived at Salazar yesterday. His forces
and followers have gone over to Pres
ident Huerta.
\
" PRESIDENT SELECTS
SUMMER CAPITOL
3
P . ?
Cornish, N. H., April 1.?President
i- Woodrow Wilson has chosen the home
h of Winston Churchill at this place as
e the summer capitol. He will spend
it a considerable portion of next sum
f mer at the Churchill residence.
Seattle Pioneer
Lawyer Dies
Seattle, April 1.?L. B. Andrews, a
pioneer Seattle lawyer, died at San
Diego, Cal., yesterday. He was one
of the best known men in Washington
Territory before the admission of that
commonwealth as a state. He was
prominent in politics in early state'
hood days.
London Paper
Offers Big Prize
London, April 1.?The Daily Mai
has offered a prize of $50,000 for th(
first person successfully piloting ?
water plane across the Atlantic ocear
in 72 hours.
SOCIALISTS NAME JOB
HARRIMAN FOR MAYOF
Los Angeles, April 1.?Job Harri
man, the lawyer, was yesterday nom
inated for mayor by the Socialists
He was their candidate at the las
election and maoe a big run.
HIGH RAILWAY
OFFICIAL IS DEAD
Los Angeles, April 1.?Third Vice
President Nicholson, of the Santa F<
system, died here yesterday.
MARIPOSA SAILS
WITH PASSENGER!
Seattle. April 1?The Marlposi
sailed Sunday for thenorth by way o
Skagway with 150 passengers to
Southeastern Alaska. She has the fol
lowing for Juneau: D. B. Wilson, M
Cholovich, A. J. Beach, M. J. Hanson
Misses Ethel E. Foster, G B. Rosen
blatt and wife, Geo. M. Hall, Milo C
Caughran, W. F. Schwindler, G. H
Pieseo, F. Schwindler. ffl
Lane Will Recommend
Only Bona Fide Residents
If the recommendations of Secretary of the Interior Frank
lin K. Lane are followed, none but bona fide Alaskans will be
put on guard in this Territory, according to a dispatch received
by President L. V. Ray, of the Alaska Territorial Senate, today.
The dispatch is dated at Washington, D. C., March 31, and
is as follows:
"Hon. L. V. Ray,
"President of the Senate,
"Juneau, Alaska.
, "Answering your wire, will recommend bona fide residents
for office in your Territory.
"(Signed) LANE,
"Secretary."
The dispatch from the Secretary of the Interior was in an
swer to a telegram from President L. V. Ray, of the Senate,
and Speaker E. B. Collins, of the House of Representatives, sent
to the Secretary and the President, containing the joint reso
lution of the Legislature asking that only bona fide residents
of the Territory be appointed to office.
In discussing the telegram from Secretary Lane this morn
ing, President Ray said:
'I consider the declaration by Secretary Lane to be conclus
ive evidence of the reported statements as to the attitude of the
present administration to do all in its power to aid in the up
building of Alaska, and also consider this piece of news of the
uttermost importance as bearing upon the future policy of the
Interior Department relative to relying upon Alaskans for the
appointive positions in this Territory, and upon Alaskans for
recommendations for those to be appointed. This means the
beginning of tremendous progress for the Alaskan Empire and
its vast resources."
STOCK EXCHANGE |i
HONORS MORGAN
New York, April 1.?All business of |
the New York Stock Exchange was,
suspended yesterday afternoon, upon'
receipt of news of the death of John |
Pierpont .Morgan, for five minutes to!
permit the brokers present to pass
resolutions of sympathy for the family |
of the dead financier. It was the:
first time in the history of the Ex-;
chang for such action to he taken.
London paper ,
Rome, April 1.?The body of John
Pierportt .Morgan has been placed in'
a walnut casket, and is awaiting ship
ment to his home. The Italian gov
ernment has offered the services of a
warship to convey the remains to New
York.
The American ambassador has offer
ed to permit the holding of funeral
services at the American Embassy,
and is awaiting instructions from Sec
retary of State William J. Bryan.
SCOTT'S MEN ARE
GRAY OR BALD
Tononto, Can., April 1.?A letter
written by C. S. Wright, the celebrat
ed physicist, says that two thirds of
the Scott South Polar expedition are
returning home either gray or bald.
A. C. Frost Defends
R. A. Ballinger
I
j Chicago. April 1.?Albert C. Frost,
, testifying yesterday in explanation of
{ a letter that was given him on cross
l examination written by Banker Os
borne, of Toronto, in which appeared
the sentence "Now that Ballinger is
Secretary we can get anything we
I want," said that it did not mean that
we can get anything illegal hut that
any information we want about the
-
coal lands would be furnished us.
Frost testified that he was offered
t $500,000 by Francis L. Stewart, the
Toronto banker, for financing the Al
aska Central Railway.
SENATOR BURLEIGH NOT
EXPECTED TO LIVE
Baltimore, April 1.?Senator Bur
leigh, of Maine, is in a hospital here
in a critical condition, it is feared
he will not recover.
3 TAFT LEAVES GEORGIA
l FOR YALE DUTIES
f Augusta, Ga., April 1.?Former Pres
r idon William H. Taft left here yester
I- day for New Haven where he will take
. up his work as a member of the fac
i, ulty of Yale University.
The Daily Empire delivered in Ju
. neau, Douglas and Treadwell for $1.00
a month.
George C. Teal
Talks About Traps
George C. Teal, one of the leading
cannerymen of Southeastern Alaska,
who arrived in Juneau Saturday will
appear at the hearing of the joint com
mittee of the Legislature on the fish
ing bills. Mr. Teal is opposed to the
abolition of the fish traps, but not ad
verse to a closed season for the pro
tection of fish, provided it shall not in
clude the months of June, July and
August.
Mr. Teal contends that it is non
sense to say that the fish traps are
promoting the destruction of fish in
Northern waters. He says that less
than per cent of the fish put up by
Alaskan canneries are caught In
traps, that they are not so destructive
to the fish as the nets, and that they
serve to improve the quality of the
salmon pack.
"The only question involved," said
.Mr. Teal, "is one of improved methods
and labor saving machinery and ap
paratus. It is the old fight that news
papers had in order to get typesetting
machines installed, and that other
lines of industry have had to substi
tute machines that do better and more
economical work than can be done by
hand. The questions of protecting the
fish or of obviating the chance of
monopoly are not involved.
"A fish trap is stationary. risn
have to run into it, or they are free
to pass on to their spawning ground.
The purse seine or gill net fishermen
fish all around the traps under the
law as it is now. They have a chance
at the fish before they reach the
traps, and they have a chance at those
that get by them. In the very nature
of things there can be no monopoly.
"The traps catch the fish while
they are in deep water and when they
are fresh from their 'ceding grounds.
Their flesh is solid and they are in
good condition. The best fish we get
are those taken from the traps.
"I believe the cannerymen are will
ing to bear their share of the expense
of government in Alaska, and to see
that all reasonable laws for the pro
tection of the fishing industry are en
forced, even to the extent of having
a representative of the government in
each cannery all the time to see that
traps are not operated between Satur
day night and Monday morning and
that all the other requirements are
complied with, but they will naturally
contest any effort to deprive them of
the right to fish under the most im
proved methods or to deprive them of
property, in which they have invested
millions of dollars, without recom
pense."
Mr. Teal is an Alaska pioneer. He
has lived at Juneau and other points
in Southeastern Alaska for fifteen
years.
DRESSMAKING and all kinds of'
sewing neatly done. On Gold, near
i Second st. 3-19-1 m.