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THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE VOL. in., NO. 356. JUNEAU, ALASKA, MONDAY, JAN. 12, 1913. | . PRICE, TEN CENTS GEN. VILLA DEFEATS FEDERALS AND OCCUPIES CITY j ' ' South Africa is On Verge of War ??? PRETORIA, So. Africa. Jan. 12.?Not since the Boers laid down their arms after the unsuccessful war against the British armies has the Rand been as near war as it is at the present time. The Imperial troops are being rushed to Jagersfontein as fast as trains to carry them can be commendered, and the militia to the number of 60,000 are being mobilized at the centers of rail way traffic. The natives are rising in all sections of the Rand. They seem to be amply armed and well supplied with amunltion. So far their attacks have unsuccessful where they have been met by troops or police. 9000 Natives Attacking Jagersfontein. JAGERSFONTEIN, So. Africa. Jan. 12.?Imperial troops are arriving with every train that is coming into this place. They are supported by machine guns which are being thrown into po sition to defend the city which is be ing attacked by 9.000 natives. ALASKA BLUE BIRDS ORGANIZE IN JUNEAU ? .Many people believe that there is something being taken out of the life of girls which is necessary, fundamen tal to the future. Before the time of book knowledge girls were educated to do the work of life by helping and imitating their mothers in the things the mothers were doing. All that the mother did was observed. Today we have forgotten what that education was like and the results produced by all that imitative play and sharing in the real work with the mother. To have school, piano lessons, danc ing lessons, and parties take the ma jor part of daily life, is to stint the soul of the little girl in its most fundamen tal aspect .Most of the Incoherence of modern life is due to the fact that it centers no longer about the home and the child as it used to do. The Camp Firle Girls has proven so successful in the States that thousands of smaller sisters long for the time to 1 come when they. too. may join. This way has been planned so that the lit tle girls could be given their true in heritance of childhood's joy and ex perience. So here are the Bluebirds that will sing, grow and help. The fiirst object to be attained with the Bluebirds is to make and keep them thoroughly, though quietly, happy. The group is called a nest. At first a girl is a nestling, she becomes next a fledgling. She becomes then a flier, at the Bluebirds' Council blue feath ers. caps and wmgs are awarded for at tainment. These are placed on the dress. DJwlo u-ofn ftppan. lilt) A103MI OIUC UI1UO nv.v ..t> ixed last Saturday in Miss Kemp thorne's studio, and the following girls entered the nest and expressed their wish to grow feathers: Marie Gold stein. Frances Novell. Venetia Pugh. Margery Renison, Fay Thane, Margar et Shattuck, Eva Tripp. Jean Stevens. Geraldine McLaughlin, Nettie Larson, Betty Ward, Marion Bell Pond, Irene Nelson. Nadja Kashaveroff. Marie Goldstein was elected secre tary and Frances Nowell, treasurer, and the first-named six girls entertain ed the other by a little musical pro gram of solos and duets. After a light lunch the meeting ended with games and merriment. PASSENGERS ARRIVING ON THE ALAMEDA ? The Alameda arrived from the West ward Southbound about 10 o'clock Sat urday night bringing the following pas sengers for Juneau: From Seward?F. Terry: From Val dez?Mrs. C. Wright; from Cordova? Sam Sheedy, Miss Goodwin. G. S. Lee. J. Saurena. Hiss Cooper. M. J. Sulli van; from Skagway?R. A. Gunnison, H. B. LeFevre. J. Corell. C. W. Ask. G. B. Freidell; from Haines?S. Camp en. K. O. Johnson. Charles Aimory, Henry Brie, Joe Snow. J. G. Marrison. COUNCILMAN PULLEN LEAVES FOR MAINE City Councilman W. S. Pullen, who is chief electrician for the Alas Gas tineau Mining company took passage on the Alameda for the South enroute to his old home in Yarmouth. Maine. While out Mr. Pullen will visit Buffa lo and many other electrical towns. He expects to return in a few weeks. Empire ads for results. GRAND AND PETIT JURIES EMPANELED The district court convened at 10 o'clock this morning. Judge R. W. Jen nings presiding. Both the grand and petit Juries were empaneled. Elght | eeu members of each body responded to roll call and as pecial venire for five was made returnable at 11:30 to (ill out the grand jury. Those who qualified are as follows: for the grand, jury?Oscar Holf 0. E. Howard, K. Walsh, J. F. Zimmerman, R. E. Cough lin, John Henson, Guy Smith, Robert C. Hurley, Guy Mc Naughton, Ben Delzelle, A. H. Zelg ler, William Lundquist, C. Campen. Charles An way. E. W. Achlson, R. W. Lindsay. The special venire of five ordered to complete the grand jury, was re turned with the following: H. H. Will iams. Z. M. Bradford, George Miller, George F. Forrest. H. J. Raymond. The latter was made foreman and the grand Jury began its work. For the petit Jury?J. G. Morrison, K. O. Johnson. Jerry Cashen, John Lockhart, Fred Anderson, Fred He bert, George Bayless, Sim Freiman, R. M. Keeny, H. E. Graves, S. G. Holt, M. E. Russell, John Day, R. M. Shep ard. Milt Bothwell, T. F. Bush. George Simpkins, Everett Bradford. CASES REMANDED FOR GRAND JURY The grand jury began its work today shortly after being completed and the court house corridors are well popu lated with Indians who will be called as witnesses in the cases for violation of section 142 of the criminal code making it a felony to sell or give 11-; quor to Indians. Of this particular I crime the following defendants have been held to answer and their cases will be investigated: Julius Alvarez, Chris Bravick. Charlie Brown, Paul Brown. M. J. Burke, Charles Smythe. Frank Strom, Harvey Sullivan, G. T. Trischman, Sam Watson, Charlie Wil liams. J. Wilson. A. J. Young, Hignio Casada. Charles Davenport, William Davidson. John Harris, Leo Hennesy, William Doyle. Willis Hoolls, Mike Jackson, Walter Johnson. William Kim, Humbert Mashette, John Nelson, Olof Olson. Jose Remirez, John Sa coff, Victor Santenen. Other cases bound over for action by the grand jury include following defendants: Lawrence McCoy, two charges, larceny and burglary; Renner McKinley, (Indian) shooting Intent to kill: J. C. Raymond, obtaining money under false pretenses; Charles Mit chell. rape; Louis Ortega, robbery; Henry Cooman, sending unmailablo matter through mails; George Rollins, robbery; S. R. Calvin, assault with dangerous weapon; and several other cases that cannot be made public now. COURT NOTES. Judge R. W. Jennings this morning made an order confirming sale in the case of the Union Trust company against the Alaska Treasure Gold Min ing company. The demurrer in the case of the Juneau Water company against the Boston Group Mining company was overruled. In the case of the Alaska Juneau Gold Mining company against the Eb -ner Gold Mines Co., et al in which a hearing was held Saturday night on the application for an injunction pend ing the hearing on the application for a temporary restraining order pend ing a trial of the cause on its merits the injunction was not granted and the matter continued until today. Tom Dodson has been appointed as sistant bailiff in the district court and E. S. Sherman bailiff for the grand Jury. The trespass case against W. Chris tensen and Jacob Meyers is being tried in the commissioner's court this after noon. The action is for trespass on the Sheldon homestead. NEW LIQUOR CASE Jack Bennett was arrested by Dep uty Marshal William Fels on the charge of selling liquor to Indians. Furnished rooms for rent Inquire 634 E. 6th sL 12-4-tf. {MATTERS TO COME I BEFORE CLUB MEETING Among the mnttcrs that will como up for consideration at the Commer cial club meeting which will bo held in the council chamber of the new city hall tomorrow night, in addition to the election of officers. will bo the question us to whether or not Juneau favors the location of a Federal ro- ^ serve bank at Seattle, and the advlsa- 1 blllty of recommending the construe- p tion of a wagon road Int9 the Atlln r country up the Taku river and over l' the divide to connect with a.proposed Canadian road from the Atlln district. " The Now Seattle Chamber of Com- e raerce has requested the Juneau Com- n merclal club to use Its influence In be- - half of the location of a reserve bank I under the terms of the now currency law at Seattle. The members of the club will discuss the matter tomorrow night Atlln people have also requested the people of Juneau to urge the construc tion of a wagon road up the Taku riv- p er, promising that the government of V British Columbia will build a road from tl Atlln to the American line If the Unit- tl ed States will construct one from the 11 coast to the line. ? ? ? ir SEWARD SOCIETY ELECTS - OFFICERS FOR NEW TERM At a meeting of the Seward Society Friday afternoon the following olhcers were elected for the ensuing term: Simpson McKinnon, president; Har lan Herner, vice-president; Gladys Tripp, secretary; Alice Margrle, treaa- r( urer; W. Peterson, marshal; Helen , hi Troy, reporter. The members of the society gave '' some time to practicing yells under b| the direction of Paul Thompson, yell ol master. The Seward Society is a high school n organization. _ WITNESS FOR GREAT MUNDAY COAL TRIAL There are several witnesses for the . Munday trial In the Federal court at Seattle aboard the Alameda now South- C( bound. Among them are Tom G. White, j discoverer of coal oil in the Katalla section and now a resident of Katalla; ^ Geo. T. Barrett, also a well known citi zen of Katalla; R. D. Gray, of Katalla; . J. Lindley Green, a well known at torney of Seward, and W. H. Whittle- y sey. assistant United States district attorney, also of Seward. (i( WILLIAM E. BRITT FAVORS J( WORKING MAN'S READING ROOM Through the efforts of William E. Brltt, president of the local lodge, Sons of Norway, a reading room was a] recently established In the Casebolt tj building on Front street, for the bene lit of the lodge membership. Mr. .(] Brltt, speaking of the matter says that this reading room Is of Incalculable g good to the members who are privi leged to accept the benefits offered, but that It does not begin to meet the real needs of the town. ? "The fishing fleet, while in port, s( leaves many men with no place to go except the saloons," said Mr. Brltt, m "and such a state of affairs should not Q] exist The town needs a downtown reading room for worklngmen and it tj should be established right away. Our title reading room Is only large enough for a very limited number and the or- M dinary working man has no place avail able where he can put in his Idle time at healthy entertainment." ? * ? ir REP. ROBT. D. GRAY * CALLED TO SEATTLE ? Representative Robert D. Gray, mem- di ber of the Legislature from Katalla, II who was recently appointed U. S. 11 court commissioner for the Natalia precinct by Judge Fred M. Brown, is ai a passenger on the Alameda enroute u to Seattle. Representative Gray is called to Seattle to attend the crimin- S al prosecution against Charles F. Mun day and others growing out of the al leged irregularities in locating coal lands in the Katalla fields several ir years ago. n ? ? ? 81 THE WEATHER TODAY. ei Twenty-four hours ending 3 p. m.: ? Maximum?37. b Minimum?31. ti Precipitation?.49. b FOR SALE ? Restaurant, butcher shop and bakery doing a good business. J no opposition. Good reasons for hav- ti ing to sell. Apply to John W. Blase, a Tenakee Hot Springs. 1-12-6L Ben's bean counter counts 1000 beans s! a lick; 25c. Come and see it work. P i Congress Not Likely to Remedy Alaska Laws WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.?Chairman Villiam C. Houston yesterday said hat It Is not likely that Congress will ass any legislation to assist the Ter Itorial government to collect Terri orial taxes. He thinks it probable hat Congress will take the position hat the Territorial and Federal gov rnment functions should be kept as early separte as the laws will per imit He said: I "Attorney-General James C. McRey uolds In a written opinion holds that the Alaska Legislature exceeded its authority whon it prescribed that the tax collection duties should be per formed by Federal ofllcors of that Ter ritory. The Territory, I think, must And Bome other means of collecting its taxes. MANN fOR RAIL AND WAGON ROADS WASHINGTON. Jan. 12?Seth Mann, ersonal representative of President I food row Wilson with the New Seat- < e Chamber of Commerce excursion irough Alaska, filed his report today. I [e says: 1 "There are two r primary require- I lents. for the opening and develop- I ment of Alaska: First, the construct ion of rallroadB, roads and trails; sec ond, t :e opening of the coal fields." Ma ? favors the construction of two lroads, one from the coast to the la..ana and the Yukon rivers, and the other from the coast northwesterly Into the Kuskokwim river country. ILASKA BILLS ARE UP IN CONGRESS WASHINGTON, Jan. 12.?Congress ?sumed its sessions todny after the oliday recess, and the debate begun i the Senate on the Alaska railroad 111. Senator George E. Chamberlain, r Oregon, is in charge of the bill. The House will take up the Alaska illroad bill this afternoon as soon as tho unfinished business is reached. La Follettc Would Introduce Yaks. Representative W. L. La Follette, of Wash I: gton, Introduced a bill in Con gress i ay appropriating $100,000 to bo use y the Secretary of Agricul ture in iue punrchase of Yaks for in troduction into the Territory of Alas ka. ANANA CROSSING MISSION DESTROYED FAIRBANKS. Jan. 12?Fire destroy I the hospital, dwelling houses and lission of Our Savior at Tanana rosslng on the Tanana river Satur ly. The Mission of Our Savior and the | jspital operated by it Is located on i le old Abercromblo trail between aldcz and Eagle on the Tanana river Dove the Delta, have been conduc 1 by the Episcopal church. JDGE F. M. BROWN AND MRS. BROWN SOUTHBOUND ?t? Judge Fred M. Brown of Valdez and rs. Brown are Southbound passengers joard the Alameda enroute to Seat e. They will remain but a few weeks hen they will return, stopping over i Juneau for a brief visit ILVERMAN HAS ONE MORE GOOD THING Sam Silverman, well known mining inn and promoter of Validez, is a pas snger on the Alaineda enrouto to Lon 9D, England. It 1b said that Silver lan has a big quartz proposition back t Seward and that he is seeking capi il for its development and exploita on. IUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT IMPROVES OLD SITKA "There has been a marked improve lent in Sitka since the inauguration i the municipal government there," lid Rev. George E: Howard, of that ,ty, who arrived on. the Al-Ki Satur ?y evening. "The streets are now ghted, and the city is taking on new fe." The Rev! Mr. Howard is in Juneau 9 a grand juror, and will remain here ntil that body completes its labors. KAGWAY MERCHANT IS A JUNEAU VISITOR C. W. Ask for many years a lead ig merchant of Skagway and a pio eer of that city, is in Juneau. Ho was nmmoned here as a juror at the pres nt term of the United States district aurt, but wasexcuBed this morning y Judge R. W. Jennings. He will re jrn to Skagway on the first North ound steamer. WANTED?Man well acquainted in uncau to go into partnership in the ?ansfer business. Inquire F. Medaini t the "Grotto." 1-12-6L New "Steel Cap" chisels; sells at Ight, try them. Stanley Bed Rock lanes, at GASTINEAU HARDWARE. COMMISSION SAYS THAW NOT INSANE CONCORD, N. H.. Jan. 12?The com mission appointed to investigate the sanity of Harry K. Thaw reported this morning that he 1b supfferlng from no mental disease, and that he would not be n public menace If liber ated. J. H. 8. BAND WILL RESUME REHEARSALS ?+? The J.H.S. band will resume rehears als tonight, meeting at 8 o'clock, in the band room at the old Grand thea tre on Seward st. This will bo the first rehearsal since the holidays and it is expected that there will be a full turnout. Some new members will en list tonight which will Increase the ef ficiency of the organization. WIND AND WAVES KEEP BASKETBALL TEAM HOME ??? On account of the rough weather the Juneau ferry Saturday evening refused to carry the Juneau high school basket ball team and crowd from Juneau to Douglas, hence there was no game at that place Saturday night. The postponod game will be played at Douglas Tuesday evening accord ing to arrangements concluded today. NEW MANDAMUS SUIT. Thomas Asby this morning by his attorney J. H. Cobb filed another man damus action against H. L. Faulkner in the Price homestead case. The new suit was filed to correct alleged errors in the first action to compel the mar shal to serve process on the judgment of the justice court directing that John Hyde, defendant in the action be ejected from the premises. In the former case the court denied the man damus. Today tho court issued an al ternative writ of mandamus returnable at ten o'clock tomorrow morning. MASKED MEN DRIVE WOMAN FROM HOME ABERDEEN. Wash., Jan. 12.?Mrs. Margaret M. Ross, formerly a Demo cratic politician and Democratic nom inee for the Legislature, was driven from her home by 16 armed men, ac cording to her statement In an appeal she has made for aid from the Gover nor. Mrs. Ross gained publicity in the compalgn of 1912 when tho Democrat ic State Central committee refused to permit her to speak at Democratic meetings. Washington Gold Medal butter, C. C. C? at Goldstein's. 9?123?14 Constitutionalists Are Successful at Ojinaga PRESIDENT LEAVES FOR WASHINGTON PASS CHRISTIAN, Miss.. Jan. 12.? President Woddorw Wilson departed last night for Washington. His health has been fully restored by his reBt and outdoor life. Saturday night the President and Mrs. Wilson held a reception at which there were 2,000 present. He bid those who have been his neighbors since the beginning of his holiday vacation "good-bye," and told them how much he had enjoyed the time spent In their midst ALASKA FISH AND EUR MEN TO GO WASHINGTON, Jan. 12. ? It be came known today that Secretary of Commerce William C. Redfield will dispense with service of Dr. It. W. Ev erman, chief of the division of Alaska fisheries, and Fred M. Chamberalln, | naturalist in the fur seal service. NEW HAVEN WILL COMPLY < WITH GOV'MT DEMAND 1 WASHINGTON, Jan. 12?The New ] Haven railroad announced yesterday < that It will comply with the govern ment demands that It dispose of Its I holdings In other railroads. ? ? ? i TIRED MAIL CARRIER ! IN TOILS OF LAW i ?+? i CHICAGO, Jan. 12. ? Michael B. ] Coyle, United States mail carrier, was ] Indicted Saturday by the Federal i grand Jury under a statute making the I loitering of postmen while on their ] route or the otherwise delaynig of the j delivery of mall a criminal offense. CUBA ASKING FOR CASH TO PAY DEBTS HAVANA, Jan. 12.?To cancel a for- I cign debt, President Menocal of Cuba | has called for bids up to Jan. 15 on i $10,000,000 bonds. 1 JOSEPH C. DILLOW DIES AT FAIRBANKS < FAIRBANKS, Jan. 3.?Joseph C. Dil- t low, a prominent attorney of this city, died on Saturday evening last of ; Bright's disease. Services were held In the Masonic hall on Sunday. The deceased was a thirty-second degree Mason and prominent in Masonic cir- s cles here. Public services were held < at the Auditorium on Monday after- ( noon and were largely attended by the . citizens of the town. i 1 Joseph C. Dillow was a former resi- I dent of Skagway where he served for 1 a time as Jailer and was active in the city's affairs. He went to Fairbanks 1 early in the history of the town, and was for many years employed in the United States, marshal's office, and was chief of police. Afterward, he was ad- i mltted to the bar. 1 MARIPOSA IS AGAIN ON j THE ALASKA RUN I SEATTLE, Jan. 12.?The Mariposa 1 freshly overhauled and Improved, sail ed for Southweastern and Southeast- ] era Alaska points last night with the following passengers for Juneau: P. J. Olson, Al. Bailsman and wife, P. J. Phllbln, C. A. Gray, Mrs. A. Par- i manteau, Mrs. G. Barrett, Donald Mc- 1 Kenzie, Norma McLeod, N. McLeod, i W. K. Martin, J. Lang, Dan Leo, N. J. ' Emory, E. F. Bobson, Chas. J. Nelson, J. Nelson, J. Connors, E. Wlllard, A. ] Steadman, and seventeen steerage. PRESIDENT DISSOLVES CHINESE PARLIAMENT < PEKING, Jan. 12?The Chinese parliament was dissolved today by ' proclamation of the President. I ? ? ? i HIGH TIDE SUBMERGES GERMAN BALTIC TOWN ] ? KOESLIN, Germany, Jan. 12.?Ex treme high tide on the Baltic has sub merged the town of Dameroit on the ' coast of that sea. The fate of the In- 1 habitants is unknown. 1 The Empire $1.00 a month delivered ' ?+? PRESIDIO, Tex., Jan. 12.?The de fense of OJlnaga collapsed Saturday night and yesterday the Constitution alists, under General Villa, occupied tho city. Most of the Mexican Feder als and nine generals evacuated the city and made their escape. The Fed eral forceB under Generals Mcrcado and Castro were cut off and came across the border Into the United States and surrendered to Major Mc Namce, of the United States army. The fighting continued but a few hours after the arrival of Gen. Villa, who took command of the beselging forces immediately. Rebels Shoot American Soldiers. El Paso, Tex., Jan. 12?Consti tutionalist soldiers this morning shot a Negro soldier and wounded Trumpeter Warren, both of the Tenth United States (colored) cavalry. .Three other troopers of the Tenth, all unarmed, were ar rested. They were all released on the demand of Capt. Tomklns, of the Tenth cavalry. European Banks Pay Mexican Interest. WASHINGTON, Jan. 12?Paris ad t'ices say that the loan advanced by :he international banking group to the Mexican government to enable it to neet Interest due in January on the Mexican national debt amounted to 15,000,000. Londoner Offers Mexican Bank Money. NEW YORK, Jan. 12. ? A London special to the World says that Hugo 3cherer, special partner of Hazard Preres In London, Is willing indlvld jally to aid the Bank of London & Mexico of Mexico City with $4,000,000 loan upon $7,250,000 g^t-edge escuri ties with the provision that none of the $4,000,000 shall be transmitted to Mexico but shall remain In London as i credit. NEW YORK PAYS HEAVY INTEREST FOR MONEY NEW YORK, Jan. 12. ? New York Slty for the first time In many years paid six per cent. Interest on money required to carry it over from Decem ber 31 to January 10th. The money ivas needed to meet interest payments ind pay rolls that are unusually heavy luring the first few days in Jnnuary. 3nly $2,000,000 was borrowed for ten lays. SUGAR TRUST SUIT MAY BE SETTLED NEW YORK, Jan.* 12.?Washington special says indications point to an ?arly settlement out of court of gov ernment's anti-trust suit against the American Sugar Refining Co. Settle ment would call for the separation of properties constituting the so-called trust, including the Western sugar beet interests. TOURIST TRADE MEANS MUCH TO FRANCE NEW YORK, Jan. 12.?A Paris cor respondent of the New York Journal of Commerce says: During the year lust ended at least $3,000,000,000 in gold has been distributed through va rious industries and trades, which pro fit by the presence of foreign tourists In France. MASSACHUSETTS MAY OWN ELECTRIC RAILROADS BOSTON, Jan. 12.?A bill introduced it State Houso provides for the pub lic ownership and operation of street uid electric railroads by the Common wealth after July 1, 1915. PORTUGAL SELLS SOUTH AFRICAN TERRITORY LONDON, Jan. 12.? Great Britain ind Germany have agreed on a divis ion of the Portuguese possessions in Africa, paying $100,000,000 therefor, rhe agreement is believed to have a far-reaching effect towards eradicating danger of war between two powers. MICHIGAN CENTRAL NOT TO SELL TO C. P. R. NEW YORK. Jan. 12. ? Chairman Ledyard of Michigan Central directors denies the report that the Michigan Central is to break away from the New York Central and sell Its Canadian lines to the Canadian Pacific.