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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE vol. II.. NO. is:'. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1913. PRICE TEN CENTS ??????????????????^ ??????????? T -m. M'DONALD GAINS FREEDOM ON BAIL i Fred M. Brown Wins Westward Judgeship WASHINGTON. June 10. -President Woodrow Wilson teniae sent the name of Frederick M. Brown, of Valdez, to the Senate to be judge of the United States district court fcr the Third Ju dicial Division. Fred Al. Brown, appointed to be United States District Judge for the Third Judicial Division, is a pioneer of Yaldez, an able lawyer and one J of the most popular men of the Alas-1 ka Westward. He has served several terms as mayor of Valdez. and was endorsed by hundreds of people of that section for Judge. He is a life long Democrat. His chief opponent for the judgeship was John Y. Os trander. i Average Tariff Under New Bill 33 Per Cent WASHINGTON*. June 10.?The Sen ate finance committee has prepared a table showing the comparative figures based upon the Underwood tariff bill and the present tariff law. which will be submitted to the Senate with the report on the bill. The table gives the average advalorum tariff on goods imported into the United States un der the proposed law a. 32.01* per cent as against 43.64 per cent under the Payne-Aldrich law. The Senate committee's report will fix the estimate of the loss of reve nues from tariff taxes on account of the passage of the new law at $24,000, 000 annually. This will be more than made up for by the income tax law that it is believed will yield from $80, 000.000 to $100,000,000. I ALASKANS MAY ACT ON RAILWAY BILL A movement to have mass meetings in every town in Alaska held on the same day to discuss Alaska railroad legislation and to wire the results of the deliberations to Washington is one that originated with Speaker E. B. Collins, of the Alaska House of Rep resentatives. who left this morning for the interior. Speaker Collins con sulted with Gov. J. F. A. Strong, Gen. W. L. Distin and others in Juneau about the plan, and all agreed that it would probably result in hastening action by Congress. Speaker Collins will take the matter uf with the peo ple of Fairbanks, and communicate with those of Juneau and other towns of Alaska after he shall have arrived at the Tanana metropolis. Speaker Collins is very much in earnest in his desire that the peo ple of Alaska do something to aid in the passage of the Chamberlain-Wick ? rsham bill, or one that will bring the results that that bill is intended j to produce, which will co so much forf the people of the Alaska interior. He believes that such a movement as that has started will be the most effective way that this can be done. "Another good purpose would be servel by such a movement," said Speaker Collins in speaking of the matter yesterday, "and that is it will be another long step in the 'working together-spirlt' that the people of Alaska must cultivate :f the best re sults for the Territory are to be se cured. The people of this Territory must get in and drill cn this team work. That is what counts in the long run. If Alaska is to come into its own. the people of all the great sections of this vast country must I come to realize that Alaska is one Ter ritory, and it takes those of all the; Divisions to make it. What is import ant to one section is important to ail When that soaks into the people to! such an extent that they will aocep' \ it as the foundation for a rule of ac tion. the hard places in the road to. a developed commonwealth will have been left behind. POSTPONED BASE BALL GAME TOMORROW NIGHT Tomorrow night the postponed game between the Juneau Pirates and the Douglas-Treadwell Wildcats will be pulled off after 5 o'clock This will be the second game of the aeries between the accredited baseball teams of the Gastineau channel towns. Interest in the contest is becoming intense owing to the keen rivalry that exists and the evenness with which the contesting teams are matched. Over on the isl and it is said that conscientious prac tice has been going on nightly and that nothing will be left undone to make the boys keep up to their mark of excellence. Here in Juneau Tom Kadonich has been stirriug around in his efforts to keep the boys interested in their practice. Ton:ght they will play a practice game with the Yan nigans on the home groinds. 0?o?o SCANDINAVIAN GROCERY?Opp City dock; Just opened; fresh stock. o?o?o The Daily Empire delivered In Ju neau. Douglas and Treadwell for $1.00 a month. IMPORTANT RULING ON CITIZENSHIP Judge R. W. Jennings this morn ing made an important ruling on the question of citizenship. It came about through the petition of John Nelson to be admitted to citizenship. The dis trict attorney's otlice objected to the granting of the petition and raised the point that within the past five years the applicant had been convicted of a felony, and that such conviction should be a bar to admission to citi zenship. The court over-ruled the ob jection on point raised. Judge Jen nings however, stated that the court desired further investigation into the merits of the petition and for this reason would continue the matter. H. J. Raymond and C. W. Carter are wit nisses for the petitioner. o?o?o ? SHARICK HAS MOVED TO NEW QUARTERS I. J. Sharick. the popular jeweler, has removed his entire stock to his new quarters in the new Shattuck block on Franklin street. The store room is not yet completed but he is neverthless prepared to do business while waiting on the mechanics. o?o?o HATS AND SHOES TO BE GIVEN AWAY ?o?o?~ Following a custom long established in our store we will GIVE AWAY to each purchaser of a suit of clothes be tween now and the Fourth of July his choice of a hat or pair of dress shoes FREE OF COST. That is to say, buy a suit of clothes and select your choice from the hats or dress shoes in our stock. You pay for the clothes only, the other costs you not a cent. CHAS. GOLDSTEIN, tf ?-V?v?u POSITION VACANT AT FORT GIBBON A civil service examination will soon be held for the position of "mas ter" in the Quartermaster's Service, at Fort Gibbon, Alaska. Future selec tions may be made in this position at salaries ranging from $1,500 to $2,100 per annum. Applications must be tiled with the district secretary not later than July 12, 1913. Applicants should apply at once to the Local Secretary, Board of Civil Service Examiners, at Juneau, Alaska; Post Office: or the Secretary of Elev enth Civil Service District. Seattle, Washington, f or application blanks and full information. o?o?o INQUIRY IS MADE FOR CHARLES G. WEIR ?o-o? Chief of Police J. T. Martin has re ceived a letter of inquiry about Chas. G. Weir, a native of Belfast, Ireland, who has been missing for some time. I He was last heard of in Spokane, Washington, but it is believed that he may have come to Alaska. Any one knowing of his whereabouts is re quested. to communicate with the chief of police of Spokane. ??o?o?o W. P. Mills, a prominent merchant of Sitka arrived from the South on the Mariposa last night. o?o?o AUTO FOR HIRE.?Phone 3-1-4. Lf. Seattle Excursion Due June 28th The New Seattle Chamber of Com merce Excursion will reach Juneau June 28 th, and it will be accompanied by many prominent editors, corres pondents and other representatives of magazines and newspapers, besides business men and others from Seat tle and elsewhere. The following let ter was received by the Juneau Com mercial Club from the New Seattle Chamber of Commerce today with ref ernce to the excursion: Seattle Chamber of Commerce will this summer, under the auspices of the Alaska Bureau, conduct a tour of Alaska. The party will number about one hundred and twenty, including, as our guests ten Easteru publishers. These men have been selected by bal lot of the Western publishers. We will visit the largest centers of popu lation, view all of Alaska's industries and points of wonderful scenic inter est, covering a distance of about 8, 000 miles. We will leave Seattle June 21, and expect to return about July 28. --- - , I We hope to reach juueuu 011 June L'S about noon, leaving about midnight. We will advise you from Sitka by ca ble as to the probable hour of our ar rival. During our stay with you we desire to meet as many of your citi zens and see as much as time and your convenience will permit. We sincerely wish conditions would permit a longer stop, but this trip is made with the one purpose of educat ing our people through our guests, the publishers, as to the facts about Alas ka, and we have agreed to return them to Seattle in about thirty-live days. The limitation is unavoidable, but another year, when we trust the necessity for quick and extensive pub liciy as to Alaska conditions will not be so acute, we hope to agaiu make this tour and remain with you long enough to form closer ties of friend ship. As the representative commercial body of your city we will be pleased to have you outline the most advan tageous manner of meeting your 1 people, and seeing the important fea tures of interest, subject necessarily to the time at our disposal with you. We would request that you kindly ad vise us us soon as possible of any such suggestion you may decide to make, and to these we will gladly conform. If yau cannot advise as to your sug gestion before our departure from Se attle, notify us, addressed to Ketchi kan. o?o?o MRS. J. F. A. STRONG WILL RE AT HOME THURSDAYS Mrs. J. F. A. Strong will be at home at the Governor's House Thursday's from two to live in the afternoon. K>?o?o NEW COOK IN THE FEDERAL JAIL NOW Mrs. Culpurnia Palm has been giv en the position of cook at the fed eral jail, succeeding George Sugishi ma. O O?0 JIM SMITH, OF HOONAH, IS FOUND INSANE Judge Grover C." Winn, of the com missioner's court today found Jim Smith, an Indian from Hoonah, ni sane and committed him to the Morn ingside asylum. o?o?o SECY. LANE SOUNDS TRUE KEY NOTE Hon. Franklin D. Laue, Secretary of the Interior, sounds the keynote of true conservation in his homeetead policy. He would give bona fide set j tiers every encouragement. There fore, he seeks to revise the stringent rules of the Geenral I-and Office. o?o?o DAWSON HAS EARTHQUAKE Dawson experienced a slight eartti | quake May 30th. There were two shocks about two minutes apart. One continued for 10 seconds and the oth er for seven. The vibrations were from north to south. o?o?o EXPLORE WHITE RIVER COUNTRY The Canadian geological bureau will operate a force of men in the White river country this summer. The sci entists, their employees and supplies are being moved into the country. u?o?o Mrs. G. A. Wehr, left for Ketchi kan on the Alameda last night. o?o?o The Daily Empire delivered in Ju neau, Douglas and Treadwell for $1.00 a month. American Officials to Greet Brazillian Minister WASHINGTON, June 10.?Former Secretary of State Eliliu Root, now Senator from New York. Chief-of Staff Gen. Leonard Wood, and Assist ant Secretary of State Dudley Field Mnlone left yesterday evening for Hampton Roads to greet Dr. Lauro Muller, Brazillian minister of foreign affairs, who is coming to the United States to return the visit of Senator itoot to Brazil at the time he, as Sec retary of State, visited all the South American republics. The American officials will leave today on a battle ship which will meet the Bra/illian warship .Monas (ieraer on which the Hra/.illian statesman is coming to the United States and conveys her into Hampton Roads. Another Balkan War Becoming Imminent LONDON, June 10.?War between the Balkan States is hourly becoming more imminent. Bulgaria is strength ening its army, and preparing to move on the combined forces of Greece and Servia that are believed to have com pleted an offensive and defensive al liance. Greek and Bulgarian armies of most equal numbers are in the vicin ity of Salonika, and it is believed, in the event of war, the llrst conflict will be there. King Constantine, of Greece, has command of the Greek troops. In the meantime, the British for eign ofllce is co-operating with the governments of other countries in an effort to postpone the outbreak of hos tilities long enough for the formula tion of some plan of settling the diff erences growing out of the late war that will be acceptible to all those concerned. It is greatly feared that if Bulgaria and Servia and Greece engage in war that other nations will be involved. Austria apparently is ready to espouse the cause of Bulgaria, while Russia is friendly to Greece and Servia. SHIP TO GO THROUGH CANAL OCT. 15 NEW YORK, June 10. ? Col. C.oe thals, head of the Panama canal com mission, arrived from Panama today. Upon his arrival he announced today that lie expects to put a boat through the canal by October 15th of this year. He says the canals will be opened for the trallic of the world without doubt by January 1, 1915. jl I I 'I 'l11!"!"! I"1 1 'I 'I-I 'M I I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I I League Base Ball - l.,;,,!..;..;.,;..;..!..!..;..;.,;.,;..;..].! I I I I 1 1 I 1 1 I NORTHWESTERN LEAGUE. Standing of Clubs Won Lost PcL Seattle 32 20 .015 Vancouver 30 22 .577 Portland 26 23 .531 Victoria 27 27 .5001 Tacotua 24 31 .430 Spokane 19 35 .352 Yesterday's Games. At Victoria?Seattle, 7; Victoria, 2. At Spokane?Spokane, 1; Tacoma, 0. At Vancouver ? Vancouver, 5; Port land, 2. PACIFIC COAST LEAGUE. Standing of Clubs. Won Lost Pet. | Los Angeles.... 41 26 .612 Oakland 35 28 .556 San Fraicisco ... 33 35 .485! Venice 31 36 .4631 Portland 27 34 .443 Sacramento 26 33 .441 Yesterday's Scores. At Los Angeles?Venice, 10; Sacra mento, 9. ?u-u AMERICAN LEAGUE. Standing of the Clubs. Won Lost Pet. Philadelphia ... 35 10 .778 Cleveland 34. 14 .708 Washington 25 21 .543 : Chicago 26 23 .531 j Boston 21 24 .467 j Detroit 19 31 .380 St. Louis 20 33 .377 New York 10 34 .227 Yesterday's Scores. At Washington?Detroit, 6; Washing ton, 4. At .Philadelphia?Philadelphia, 5; St. [ Louis, 0. At New York?New York, 4; Chicago, 1. At Boston?Boston, 4; Cleveland, 1. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Standing of the Clubs. Won Lost Pet. Philadelphia .... 28 11 .718 New York 23 18 .561 Brooklyn 22 18 .550 Chicago 24 22 .522 Pittsburgh 21 24 .467 St. Louis 20 26 .435 Boston 17 24 .415 Cincinnati 17 29 .370 Yesterday's Scores. At New York?New York, 11; Chica go, 3. At Pittsburgh ? Brooklyn, 10; Pitts burgh, 7. At Cincinnati?Philadelphia, 10; Cin cinnati, 1. At St. Louis?St. Louis, 12; Boston. 6. o?o?o HAVE YOU a contract to let? If so, be sure to see S. A. Kelly. New house, Gov. road. Casey & Shattuck Addi tion. 5-15-lm. AMERICANS MEET GERMANS NEXT NE XVYORK, June 10.?By its de feat of Australia the American tennis team won the right to meet the Ger man team in the second round of the contest in the international tennis elimination tournament for the Davis cup that will represent the champion ship of the world. LAST PERFORMANCE WARMLY RECEIVED Another packed house witnessed the farewell performance of the Juvenile Dostonians at the Orpheutn last night. "The Daughter of the Regiment," is a musical comedy new to most peo ple in Alaska and contains much mer it. Stubby Myling as the old Quaker; lady, "Mrs. Clarke," won more laur els and demonstrated her versatile canabilities. In this character she was easily the star of this particular per formance. Dixie White was seen in skirts for the first time, and as "Gyp" displayed her ability to interpret a difficult character. Patsie Henry, the finished little star, as "Hans von Smack," interpreted the part of the old German to perfection. Thom Hel len as the hero, "Captain Gerald Stan ley," was perfectly natural and entire ly satisfactory. Doris Canfield as the inquisitive Quaker "John Simpson," performed in her own inimitable man ner, and Ina Mitchell as the young Quakeress, "Prudence Clarke," was sweet and winsome. Vera Lockhart, as the villain, "Bob White," and Billy O'Neil, as "Father Dan," performed their parts faultlessly. The choruses were all good and well rendered. The musical numbers were warmly received. "A Girl Was Just Made To Love," by Ina Mitchell; Stubby My ling's jungle song and chorus in the character of "Mrs. Clarke," and her song "Kill That Bear;" "I'd Like It," by Doris Canfield; "My Little Deutch er Girl," by Patsie Henry; "That's How I Neel You," by Blanche Ogden; "An nie Laurie," by Thom Hellen; "When ! the Midnight Choo-Choo Leaves for Alabam," by Mazie Hill and chorus; i "Whistling Jim," by Dixie White and i chorus, were the chief numbers. ? Today the troupe took passage for Skagway on the Mariposa, which will be their first stand on an Alaska itin erary that includes all the towns of importance from the Gate City down the mighty Yukon and up Tanana to Fairbanks. They expect to return and play in Juneau again in a few weeks. o?o?o Every thing that will please a smok er may be found at BURFORD'S. Judge Overfield Admits MacDonald to Bail Joseph MacDonald was given his freedom by Judge Peter I). Overfield at 3:36 p. m. today, subject to his giv ing a bail bond in the sum of $50,000. The details of pro viding this are being carried out rapidly, and it is be lieved that the former superintendent of the Treadwell mine will be given his liberty by 5 o'clock today. The sureties will be B. L. Thane, general manager of the Alaska-Gastineau Mining Company; B. M. Behrends, pio neer banker and merchant of Juneau; Emery Valentine, pioneer merchant of Juneau; J. C. McBride, manager of ' the C. W. Young Company, of Juneau; P. H. Fox, a pio neer merchant of Douglas; M. J. O'Connor, pioneer mer chant of Douglas; and perhaps others. MacDonald said that he came back of his own ac cord and that he had no intention of running away. He was glad that the court had decided to admit him to bail. He seemed very glad, indeed, and as he hastened toward the telephone, he said: "I must telephone Mrs. MacDon ald." former Senator Piles Is Attorney for MacDonald Samuel M. Piles, formerly United States Senator from the State of Washington and J. M. Shoup, form erly United States marshal for the First Judicial Division, were this morning entered as associate counsel in the .MacDonald case. Judge K. W. Jennings, who is disqualified from try ! ing the case on account of having been associated with the defense prior to his elevation to the bench, gave way to Judge Peter D. Overfield, who ar rived from the westward on the Ala meda at 2:30 o'clock this morning. Judge Overfield made the journey from Valdez to Juneau for the purpose of giving a hearing on the applica tion of Joseph MacDonald to be admit ted to bail, pending his trial which has been set for July 8. When the case . was called this morning J. A. Hellen thai, of the firm of Ilellenthal & Hel lenthal, attorney's for the defense, asked permission to enter S. H. Piles, of Seattle, and J. M. Shoup. as asso ciate counsel for the defense in the case. The permission was granted and upon order of the court S. H. Piles and J. .M. Shoup were entered as as sociate counsel in the case. Attor ney J. A. Ilellenthal will continue to ' act as chief counsel. The preliminary procedings were soon over and the defense immediately began presenting its evidence which is in the nature of exhibits chiefly, consisting of affida vits and testimony practically the same as that offered at the former hearing before Judge Lyons. The hearing will probably consume two days. SEATTLE PROGRESSIVE GETS OEEICE SEATTLE, June 10. ? Herman W. Craven, one of the leading lawyers of this city and noted campaign orator, a member of the Progressive party, , was today nominated to one of the va cancies on the federal civil service I commission by President Wilson. He is a member of the school board. Admits That tie Is Lobbyist WASHINGTON. June 10. ?Former Gov. Carter, of Hawaii, testifying be fore the Senate investigating commit tee, admitted today that he lias been lobbying at the National capital against free sugar. MINNESOTA WINS FAMOUS RATE CASE WASHINGTON, June 10. ? The State of Minnesota won the rate case in the United States Supreme Court. The decision of the court was render ed yesterday. The Supreme Court held that the rates on the Minneapolis and St. Louis railway are confiscatory and unconstitutional, but that those imposed by the Northern Pacific and Great Northern are valid. SOUTHERN PACIFIC TO BORROW MILLIONS SAN FRANCISCO, June 10. ? The Interstate Commerce Commission yes terday authorized the Southern Pa cific railway to issue two years' notes for $30,000,000 with which to raise money for the immediate extension of its lines in various sections of the country served by the company. o?o?o PEARY IS MADE OFFICER OF LEGION OF HONOR PARIS, June 10. ? Rear Admiral Richard E. Peary was made a grand officer of the legion of honor today in honor of his discovery of the North Pole. Suffragette Arson Squad Active LONDON, June 10.?Following the ! death of Miss Davisson, of Epsom Downs, the arson squad of the suf* : fragette hosts, has resumed activities. ' Several public structures have been ; burned. o?o?o WEATHER BUREAU OEEICERS SUSPENDED WASHINGTON, June 10. ? Secre ! tary of Agriculture Houston has sus ' pended J. Warren Smith, professor of meteorology; E. Pollock, section di : rector; Henry II. Hersey and Norman P. Conger, general inspectors of the weather bureau, for complicity in the political activities of Willis L. Moore, recently dismissed as head of the j weather bureau. o?o?o STEFANSSON TO JOIN KARLUK AT NOME VICTORIA, June 10. ? Stefansson will sail for Nome on one of the reg ular American liners running to that place. He will join the Karluk and the Alaska there when they reach that port. o?o o Polo Contest Begins at New York NEW YORK, June 10.?The Ameri can and British polo series began here this afternoon. More than 30,000 spec tators are present. It Is one of the ; most fashionable turnouts ever wit nessed in this city at a sporting event