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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE
vol. II.. NO. is:'. JUNEAU, ALASKA, TUESDAY, JUNE 10, 1913. PRICE TEN CENTS
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M'DONALD GAINS FREEDOM ON BAIL
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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.
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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.
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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.
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SCANDINAVIAN GROCERY?Opp
City dock; Just opened; fresh stock.
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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.
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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.
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HATS AND SHOES
TO BE GIVEN AWAY
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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
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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.
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INQUIRY IS MADE FOR
CHARLES G. WEIR
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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.
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W. P. Mills, a prominent merchant
of Sitka arrived from the South on
the Mariposa last night.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Mrs. G. A. Wehr, left for Ketchi
kan on the Alameda last night.
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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.
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League Base Ball -
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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