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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.