Valdez daily prospector., January 14, 1913, Image 1

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VOL 9.
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Congress Finds Him Guilty on
Five of Thirteen Counts, Includ
ing Purchase Erie Dumps.
Washington, Jan. i i.—The vote
nil the impeachment of Judge
Archbold taken yesterday, result
ed in the conviction of the judge
on five of the thirteen counts on
which he was tried.
This results in his removal
from his position and forever
disqualifies him from holding of
fice. Among the counts on which
he was convicted was that he per
suaded the Erie road to give him
a low option on the culm dumps.
The vote in the Senate im
peachment stood sixty-eight to
live.
GUARD CLAIMS
WITH RIFLES
Clash of Armed Men Expected Ov
er Potash Fields, Far From
Organized Government.
Sail Bernardino, Cal., Jan. 1-4—
Armed men are guarding every
road leading to the Searles pot
ash region today, where a battle
is expected with forces disputing
the claim to the property of the
California Trona company.
The men were rushed to the aid
of other company employes last
evening upon receipt of word here
by Attorney J. K. Hutchinson, for
the Trona company that an at
tack was imminent. At once sev
eral high power automobiles,
loaded with heavily armed Burns
detectives were started for the
desert.
It is stated that Hutchinson
will ask the federal authorities
for a squad of deputy marshals
to reinforce the 100 men already
on guard.
The struggle centering around
> these potash deposits forms the
most stirring romance of the
Mojave desert. The trouble be
gan in 1903, shortly after the
Foreign Mines Development Co.,
of London, came to the hacking
of the Trona company, after a
federal receiver had been ap
pointed. To assure itself, the
company relocated its claims two
years ago. Shortly after the re
location, Henry R. Lee, a San
Francisco attorney, led a party of
armed men to the desert, osten
sibly to do assessment work, and
the first clash came.
Searles lake is 200 miles from
Los Angeles Ml the driest, most
hopeless section of the inland
sand sea. Because of its inac
cessibility, it cannot he policed by
the regular authorities and re
ports are current that a frontier
desert drama is impending.
Owing to the stormy weather,
I he launch Flirt did not leave for
l.andloek this morning as sched
uled.
The district court has been oc
cupied all day in hearing the Sew
ard timber case, where the
defendant is charged with hav
ing cut thirteen piles from the
land seggregated as a naval coal
ing station on Resurrection bay.
The case wilt probably go to the
jury this afternoon.
New Movies Tonight.
Another lot of line pictures to
night at the Orpheum.
^ Oentle noise ana coriafortablc
cutter for lent by day or hour.
Rate reasonable. APRJy f’red.
Fish, phon$ 47.
WILL FIGHT THE
GRMNBAG TRUST
Washington Farmers to Fight the
Sack Trust by Uusing Cot
ton Wlieat Sacks.
Spokane, Jan. li.—After a
year’s debate involving a ques
tion of vital importance to wheat
growers throughout the Spokane
country, the Washinglon-Idaho
State Farmers’ union determined
to use cotton sacks, boycotting
what they declare is a “grain bag
trust.”
The executive board, headed by
President L. G. Crow, of Pullman,
Wash., took up the question of
handling the grain in bulk or us
ing cotton sacks and decided on
the latter. Mr. Crow and P. W.
Cox will visit the headquarters of
the farmers’ union in the search
to secure sacks. In company with
National President C. S. Barrett
they will visit southern mills to j
purchase 10,000,000 cotton bags.
While there they will investigate
the possibility of opening Up a
market for Washington and Idaho
grain in the South.
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TOBACCO TO PAT
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Proposed to Restore 1879 Tobacco
Tax With Which to Build
National Highways.
Washington, D. C., Jan. I i.—
While Senator Bourne and his
.joint committee are going again
into the whole question of na
tional aid to good roads. Con
gressman Warburton, of Wash
ington, has his bill for the con
struction of a national military
highway nearly ready for intro
duction in the House.
This military highway plan,
which proved effective in War
burton’s campaign, calls for the
building of paved roads connect
ing the capitals of all of the states
with each other and with the na
tional capital—a matter of 15,000
miles of highway paved Itl feet
wide. The money to pay for this
improvement he would secure
by restoring the internal revenue j
lax of 187!) on tobacco. The pivs- i
cut revenue from the tobacco tax,
be says, is about 858,000,000,
while under the tax in force in
187!) il would now lie s 1 .*18,000,- |
000.
Warburton would use about,
8200,000 of ibis revenue annual
ly for improving roads in each of
the national parks.
TARIFF SCHEDULES
ARE MOVING FAST
Washington, £>. Jan. I i.
I,umber and Silk tariff schedul s
are under consideration by the
Ways and Means committee. Rap
id progress is being made by the
committee and their work will be
well along by the time the extra
session is called.
It is worth while taking a
chance on the $800 diamond ring
being raffled at Plant & Com
pany’s, jeweiers.
This is the kind of weather
that' the tenants of “The Qliff”
wear a broad smile and spend
their time in their rooms with
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KISSES HIS WIFE
KUO SHOOTS HER
A Society Idiot Kills Wife and
Then Commits Suicide After
a Quarrel.
San Francisco, Jan. 14.--Fol
lowing a quarrel at a dinner party,
Donald Jadwin, son of a wealthy
Brooklynite, stepped over to the
side of his wife and kissed her,
then drawing a revolver shot her
and then committed suicide.
Mrs. Jadwin was a society
belle and was very popular among
a large circle of friends. The af
fair has caused a sensation in
fashionable circles.
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Victim of Premature Age, He Re
turned to Honest Labor and |
Seeks Full Pardon.
Salem, Ore., Jan. IS-.—Palsied
with age, prematurely creeping
upon him ,his eyebrows drawn]
tight over a hollow that unee-hetd
his right eye, one arm gone, and
a picture ol' dejection and despair,
Christopher Evans, partner of the
Sontag brothers in a half dozen
California train hold-ups, today
awaits the decision of Governor
West to his plea that he use his
influence with Governor Johnson
of California, to secure a full
pardon for the aged man. Evans
was paroled about a year ago. and
since that time has worked in aj
■Portland lumber yard.
The thoroughly broken man i
presented a pathetic picture while
vaiting on the governor. He show
ed Governor West a letter of de
portment from the lumber con
cern, which stated his workman
ship and conduct had been excel
lent. It is probable West will
get in touch with Johnson at
once.
HARVEY LEAVELLE
PISSES AWAY
Mrs. Harvey l.eavelie receixed a '
cablegram today conveying .the |
sad intelligence of tin* death of
Mr. l.eavelie, which occurred al
Santa Maria, in I.os Angeles
county, al the home of his cousin,
Mr. Dorsey l.eavelie. where he
went for I tie benefit of his healt h,
fie leaves a wife and two children,
now in Valdez.
Tin* deceased came to Valdez in
1901 during the gold excitement,
going to Slate creek, where he re
mained for a number of seasons,
subsequently accepting a position
with the Valdez Bank & Mercan
tile Co., where he remained until
the poor condition of his health i
compelled him to seek a more
congenial climate.
lit* was a inemoer •»i mi* ma
sons, which order will perform
the last rites over the remains in
Santa Maria, where he breathed
his last.- . ,,
The news of B|r. Leavelle's un
timely death, which occurred in
the 37th year of his age; will
spread gloorii over this, coniinun-J
ity, where he,was so well and fa- j
vorahly known by practically ev-.*
eryone in this section of the j
north. The sympathy pf the,poo- ,
pie of Valdez goes out to Mrs.,
Ljcavoile and her children in this j
iitiifr of 'their bereavement.
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CLEAN MEN
FOR OFFICE
Woodrow Wilson Says Will Obey
People in Making Appointments
Provided They Are Clean.
Trenton, N. J„ Jan. It.—In a
speech at a luncheon Woodrow
Wilson said that conservative
Democrats everywhere were yield
ing to the progressive wishes of
the people.
'He said he would obey the peo
ple in making his selections of
men io fill the offices, but that
the candidates for appointment
would have to have clean records.
HOUSE ANNULS
PRESIDENTSORDER
Placing Fourth Class Postmasters
in the Civil Service—Hold
Was Political Move.
Washington, 1). C., Jan. 14.—
The House adopted.an amendment
annulling the president’s order,
placing fourth-class postmasters
in (he civil service. The House
held the opinion that the Execu
tive order was made for political
purposes rather than for the good
of the service.
Sergeant Harrett. of the Signal
Corps will go on the outside on
the Yukon, and will probably he
assigned to the Seattle station.
Sergeant Barrett has seen long
service in Alaska and will leave
behind him a large circle of
friends.
A wireless message received by
the marshal’s office states that
the steamer Yukon started on her
return voyage from Unalaska on
the 10th, which will make her due
here about the 17th.
The steamship Mariposa readi
ed Cordova at 3 o’clock this af
ternoon.
BIG SUITS OVER
TIMBER CUTTING
Sail l.ake City. .Ian. I i.--Frank
Hall, special assistant In tile
United Stales attorney general,
received instructions today' to
leave for San Francisco Jan. Ill
to take part in the government’s
case against A. W. McCunne and
others, accused of selling limiter
cut illegally from government
lands. The case, to count up in
San Francisco is against A. B.
Hamlin, involving timber grants
alleged to have been made by the
defendant in Montana during the
early construction of the North
ern Pacific railroad. In all, the
government seeks to recover
55 f ,95 4.
(hoige Hears!, lather o Wil
liam Randolph Hears!: Mamin
Daly, Lloyd Tevis and Janies B.
Ilagpin were interested in an An
aconda company which is alleged
lo have, cut timber illegally. Mr.
Hammond, who controls extensive
redwood interests near Eureka,
Cal., was a member of the firm
of 'Hammond & Eddy. Both com
panies operated in Montana early
in .the ’80's. It is expected other
conijianies may he involved.
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FOR RALE—Horse, harness
anilistydk Cpn haul,or pack,, also
tine saddle horse. Outfit complete.j
$50. Apply Mrs. Chas. Kraemer.!
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RAILROAD FOR
pom cm
Right-of-way Asked for Road
From Portland City to Canadian
Boundary 11 Miles Inland.
Juneau, Jan. 1 i.—An applica
tion has been filed with the lo
cal land office for a railroad
right-of-way from Portland City
up the Salmon river a distance of
eleven miles to the international
boundary line.
The officers of the concern are
J. C. Veitch, president ; A. A. Mil
ler, vice-president; C. R. Jack
son, secretary. The president is
also treasurer. The offices of the
company are in Tacoma.
The proposed road will tap the
rich mineral section on the Brit
ish Columbia side of the interna
tional line. This Salmon river
mineral section is all tributary to
Portland City and all of the ores
must come (bat way.
The proposed road would be the
means of outlet for a very rich
section of Canadian territory, ac
cording to parties who have vis
ited that section of country.
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FIRE DESTROYS :
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Fire at E&rly Hour in Morning
Gives Daykin Family Barely
Time to Escape.
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Seward, Jan. I l.— Kim broke
Hut at 1 o’clock this morning in
the home of the Daykin family,
during the prevalence of a high
and cold north wind. The family
were all asleep when they were
awakened by the smell of smoke.
By this time the flames had gain
ed great headway, cutting off all
avenues of escape save the win
dow, the'members of the family
jumping to the ground below.
Mrs. \V. H. Daykin was injur
ed in jumping, while Miss Alice
! Daykin, who was the last one to
j leave the building, was burned
|about the face and feet, but not
I seriously, the others having es
caped unhurt.
The lire soon spread to the
Wayne Blue home adjoining, par
tially consuming it. All the con
tents of the Daykin borne was de
stroyed, there being no time to
save anything. The furniture in
I lie Blue house was saxed. but tile
clothing of the family was all de
stroyed. The lire department had
difficulty iu slaying tile progress j
of the (lames, but managed to |
coniine the damage to the two j
buildings.
FLOODS FALLING
ALONG THE OHIO
Pittsburg. I'a., Jan. I 4.—'The
Ohio river is falling and all dan
ger js-passed.
Louisville, Jan. 1 S.—The floods
did an immense amount of dam
age with the result that thousands
of people are homeless. The po
lice and firemen are engaged in
rescuing refugees. The waters
are falling.
Nine McIntosh stages left for
the interior this morning loaded
with provisions for roadhouses
on the trail, including Nafsted’s,
on the fihitina cut-off-.
Subscribe for the Prospector
TANANA KICKS
POOR SERVICE
Asks Department That Mail be
Routed by Way of Valdez 80
Can Get Their Mail.
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Fort Gibbon, Jan. 1 i.—The cit
izens of Tanana and Fort Gibbon
have sent a request to the Postal
Department in Washington that
the outside mail be routed byway
of Valdez. The message was for
warded by Mayor Adams.
The people here are very in
dignant at not receiving their mail
and being unable to communicate
with the outside on account of
the mail being held up on the
Copper River railroad for weeks,
when we understand that travel
is continuous on the Valdez trail.
HUE LADDIES
TO 6IIIE DANCE
Department to Give Dance and
Funds Will be Devoted to Pur
chase of Fire Alarm System
-V meeting of the Fire Depart
ment was held last evening, there
being a full attendance present.
It was decided to give their an
imal mid-winter hall on (lie ev
ening of January 25111, if tile Fag
les and Moose halls ran he en
gaged for that occasion, it being
the intention to have Hie hall in
both halls and so conducted that
those participating in the dance
can alternate between both halls.
To Dial end I he following com
mittees were appointed:
Tickets and Advert ising--Kini
eal. Spier and lirennen.
Halls and Music--Adler. Davis
and Dejarf.
Reception—Schnltze. Hush. De
Una and Rudolph.
Refreshments—W. Kraenier ami
\V. Johnson.
II is the intention lo devote the
proceeds of the dance towards the
purchase of a tire alarm system,
the present lire alarm system be
ing inadequate and uncertain. It
is the intention to make the. dance
the biggest social function ever
given in the city and to furnish
ample accommoihvl ions so that
every resident in the city can at
tend amt have a good I ime.
A petition was received by res
idents of the Reservation oll'ering'
to furnish the necessary Ionising'
..in if the department would
permit them to lake the hand en
gine on the Reservation side. The
depart ment expressed a willing
ness to comply with the request
provided the council would give
their sanction. The mailer is lo
he brought before the council.
Chief Finical and Assistant
Chief Suessdorf. who are going
to the outside about the first of
next month, were instructed to
look into a fire alarm system suit
able lo the town while In tile,
slates. \
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' Passengers who came in on the
McIntosh stages are lomi in their
praises of the treatment they're
ceived from the hands of tlV
drivers on the Valdez line, declar
ing that more attention was paid
them by McIntosh’s drivers than
was accorded them on the main
line. When coming over the Del
la they had a time which made
the summit appear like a summer
resort. A number of passengers
lost all their baggage, the loss in
one case aggregating more than
$500. • ' ‘ ‘ ’
1 If you want all the new6 all th«
time, lead the Prospector.