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„ VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1913. NO. 131.
VOL. 9»
DEMOCRATS WIN 1
ANOTHER SEAT
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Henry Hollis, of New Hampshire, j
Elected Senator From Green
Mountain State.
Concord. N. H., March IT.—
Henry Hollis, Democrat, was
elected senator from this state to
day after a long deadlock in the
state legislature.
Senator Hollis succeeds Sena
tor Henry Burnham, who is well
known in Valdez and Alaska, as
he visited this section with Sen
ator Knute Nelson some years ago
and at one time was largely in
terested in Nome mining prop
erties.
No reason is given in the dis
patch for the election of a Dem
ocrat from New Hampshire and j
it. must have come about through
a combination of Democrats and
Progressives, although there is a
remote possibility that the Re
publicans assisted the election of
a Democrat. On a joint ballot the
Republicans had 222 votes and
the Democrats 203.
Senator Henry French Hollis.
Senator Ifollis is a lawyer. 14
\ cars old, and was I tic Democrat
ic candidate for governor in 1002
and 1001 and was defeated on
both occasions, ell is considered
very wealthy, having large invest
ments in hanks and insurance
companies.
Major Clum is in New Field.
Major Clum. formerly poslmas
l or of Fairbanks. lias eiilereil I lie
newspaper game. The new en
terprise of I lie Major is the Dai
ly Advertiser, a puldiral ion of a
high standard located at Clinton,
la. The son of the former post
master has worked on the paper,
which hoasls a circulation of I I.
omi in aa city of -5.000. and is
In lie a part ner wit h his part tier
in the new enterprise.
ON RESERVATION
Three Members to be Chosen From
Reservation and One From
Valdez.
The school hoard of the Res
ervation have appointed E. B.
spiers, C. B. Smith and Joe Bell
as judges of election for the
school trustees for the coming
year. The election will he held
al the Bunnell building on the
Valdez dock on Tuesday, April 2.
The Reservation will elect three
members and the city of Valdez
elects a successor to Charles Wil
cox, the present treasurer.
The retiring hoard on the Res
ervation consists of W. Ft. Cas
well, Robert I'erguson and Judge
John Lyons.
SALMON DAY.
Today is salmon day and in ev
ery hole) on the Pacific coast and
rni every steamer plying tile nor
thern waters and along the Paei
llc coast it will he observed by
the serving of meals in which the
.. salmon will predominate. The
day was decided upon by the com
mercial bodies of Itn* western
slates in order to draw alien! ion
to the salmon, which constitutes
.. of the great natural resour
ces on the Pacific seaboard.
Easter Millinery
Arrived on the Sampson. A fine
new and up-to-date line of East
id' millinery at Harvey’s Toggery.
I’HESII KISH just in from down
the sound—black bass, herring,
red snapper, trout and halibut at
the Valdez Cafe.
WILSON MOKES
APPOINTMENTS
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John Williams Receives Appoint
ment as Assistant Money
Holder of United States.
Washington, D. G., March I i.—
President Wilson today sent to
the Senate the names of John
Williams, of Richmond, Virginia,
as assistant Secretary of the
Treasury, Franklin Roosevelt as
assistant Secretary of the Navy,
and I)r. Beverly Galloway as as
sistant Secretary of Agriculture.
John Williams is a banker, of
Richmond, Va., holding large in
terests in the Seaboard Air Line
and the Georgia railroad. His
bank has branches in many of the
southern towns and is considered
one of the most substantial of
southern financial institutions.
Franklin Roosevelt, of New
York, is an independent Demo
crat, who lead the fight in the past
state legislature against the con
trol of the state organization by
Tammany Hall and is a cousin of
former President Roosevelt.
Beverly Galloway, of Missouri,
is a professor of botany and has
ueeu connected with (lie Depart
ment of Agriculture for many
years in charge of the Bureau of
Plant Industry.
HE POSTOFFICES
Third and Fourth-class Postmas
terships May be Taken From
the Civil Service List.
Washington. I>. <’... March I i.
The present adminislral ion is
contemplating the taking from the
civil service list the third and
fourth-class poslmaslerships in
order to make room for Demo
crats who are clamoring for of
fices and who have flooded the
city, coining from all parts of the
country demanding office for ser
vices rendered in the recent cam
paign.
President Taft, .just prior to his
leaving office, added many post
offices to lhi“ civil service list.
FRENCH POST NOT
FOR IMS
Chairman Democratic National
Committee Refuses Appoint
e
ment From President.
Washington, I). (’*., March 11.—
William McCoomhs, chairman of
Uu* Democratic national commit
tee, today refused the appoint
ment tendered him by President
Wilson as ambassador to France.
The declination does not come as
| a surprise to tin* politicians here,
jas it was understood that he
wished an appointment in the
cabinet where he might continue
to hold his linger on the Demo
cratic national parly, and felt
much peeved about his turn down.
He also feels that he is financial
ly unable to lake the position at
j Paris as the salary is $17,500 and
the expenses are about $200,000
! a year.
The ambassadors to European
j posts will have to be selected from
!tIn* rich Democrats.
Keinke, expert repairer, at the
j Valdez Drug company.
WILL AMEND
■16 UW
Wickersham Law Gives Poor Sat
isfaction in the Interior—Leg
islature to Amend.
Juneau, March 1 i.—A joint
committee of the legislature has
been appointed to revise the law
which was drafted by Delegate
Wickersham for the location of
claims and also I he labor lein
law; he fathered.
Both laws have given poor sat
isfaction and the majority of the
members are in favor of a change
and Senators Millard, Ray and
Representative Milo Kelly are a
committee to. draft a new law.
The request of the Seward
Commercial Club requesting that
the legislature endorse the Alas
ka Railroad Commission’s report
was received and Senator Ray and
Representative Kelly have intro
duced such a rrtem|orial in both
houses.
RODEN IRKING
FOR EIGHT HOURS
Not Satisfied With Miners, Now
Wants Eight Hour Law for
Women, Too.
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Juneau, March II.—Henry Ho- i
den, l he senalnr from Iditarml,
linlay ini rinluceil an eight hour
law I'm' wnmen workers in the
lerrilnry. also one providing that
lalmr no puhlic Imildings in the
lerrilor.N shall he eight hours a
day and no more and providing a
line and imprisonment for vio
lal ion of the law.
|{<nleii has- to date introduced
three eight hour laws and hopes
to pul them through at this ses
sion, although the corporations in
Southeastern Alaska are working
against the measure providing for
eight hours for miners.
DOCK HMDS HELP
THE SUFFRAGETTES
Were Getting Considerably the
Worst of It From Univer
sity Students.
—
(llasgow, Scotland, March 1 i.—
The dock hands and the stewards
of the steamers had a tight with
the University students who raid
ed suffragette headquarters here
and drove the women from the
building. The students were fin
ally routed by the longshoremen.
Mrs. Pankhurst escaped when
Ihe first attack was made by
ducking out of the back door.
The English people are determ
ined to stop the destruction of
properly, which has been inaug
urated hy suffragettes in order,
as they claim, to force the giv
ing of (tie hallo! to them, rather
than have the public buildings of
the country destroyed. The ex
pense to the government of pro
tecting its property has been
enormous.
FOR RENT—-Six room house on
Mioharl street. Apply to Lieut.
Weeks at the Road Commission
office.
FURNISHED ROOMS with or
without board. Ibex House. Key
stone Ave. Mrs. H. Sharts.
T1 .
10 VISIT HUM1
National Lawmakers May Geti
First Hand InformatIt.n—
Many Favor Plan.
Washington, l>. C., Mmvn 1 v. -j
A joint committee of both houses
of congress may visit Alaska next
summer if plans announc'd here
by members of the Democratic
congress carry through. It is
hoped in this way t > go;. I'rst
hand information.
The many conflicting reports,
the bitter animosities which lis.vc
been shown among the Alaskans
gathered here from ul! sections
of the territory, the fact Ilia', it
would be a nice junketing trip
and a real desire to visit u coon.
try said to be so rich in cesoin -
ces, has determined the members
to endeavor to gel iiis'. hand in
formation.
The plan is looked upon v .lh i
disfavor here, as it may lend to j
delay Alaskan legislation.
LAKE ALL RIGHT
SAYS Nil
— i
Alaskan, Who Interviews New
Secretary, Says He is No “Fad
dist,” Will Open Country.
Washington. I). March I i.
Donald MeKenz ie ami other Alas-j
kails who Iium* called . 111><• 11
ITanklin K. I,aim. Ilm new Sec
relary nl' Interior. are well pleas- :
etj with his views on Alaska, like
wise his views on conservation.;
They declare that the new seere- \
I ary is not a faddist and that the
country will receive speedy atten
tion from the new cabinet oll'icer. j
Secretary I.tine is against the
taxing of railroads in Alaska, says |
McKenzie, and he claims it is a
shame that a tax is imposed. He
believes that railroads should be
subsidized.
SECESSIONISTS
GET MOTHER CITf
Capt re Nogales on Border Be
tween Arizona and Sonora—
Guaymas Railroad Falls.
Nogales, Sonora, March \ i.—
The rebels today captured the city
after a battle lasting four hours;
100 soldiers were killed and many
wounded. The bullets rained
across the border and one Ameri
can soldier was hit. but the orders
were not to return the Are.
The fall of Nogales gives to the
reliefs the railroad running from
here In the town of Guaymas.
The secessionists are sweeping
everything he fore them and seem
to have plenty of money and men
and are determined to break away
from Mexico. The leaders claim
that the constant warfare is crip
pling the northern section of
Mexico, that no foreign money
will be invested; that the mines
formerly in operation have ...
closed and that they are de'oon
ined to establish a permanent
government of the northern
stales of Mexico ami allow the ;
southern section to light among j
themselves. i
The Panama (Tamil at the Or-j
jdieum tonight.
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LABEREE TELLS
OF GOAL DEALS
Alaska Northern Promoter Testi
fies That Frost Dickered
With Quggenheims.
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Chicago, March 1 L—O. G. La
beree, former receiver of the
Alaska Central railroad, and pro
moter and president of the same
line when it was reorganized as
the Alaska Northern, testified to
day in the Matanuska coal fraud
cases that he was once a part
ner with A. C. Frost, then presi
dent of the Alaska Central, in the
railroad and the coal lands of the
Matanuska, and he knew that
Frost at one time was negotiat
ing with the Guggenheims re
garding the coal lands.
Laberee said Frost tried to sell
the coal lands to the Guggen
heims and that his agent in the
matter was Charles Sweeney, a
mining millionaire of Spokane,
who had a pull with the Guggen- j
hoirns and with George J. Gould, '
J. P. Morgan and Charles Wat- !
kins.
Laberee said he owned one coal
claim in the Matanuska but aban
doned it voluntarily because he |
foresaw that I here was going to
be trouble and scandal over the
Matanuska coal.
BURN
VILLAGES
•
Causing Frightful Suffering and
Loss of Life Among Women
and Children.
I.oiiiinii. .March I 1.—The Scrv- !
ians arc desl r«>> ing I he villages
around lUirazzo, thus causing
frighlfnl suffering and the loss of
life amumg bnlli women and chil
dren.
The Greeks are maintaining a
blockade along the coast of Al
bania and are preventing the re
victualizing of Turkish towns.
The blockade is causing some
friction with European powers,
whose boats are engaged in run
ning the blockade and selling the
goods at fancy prices to the suf
fering Turks.
JUDGE CHANGES
Places Part of Copper Center Dis
trict in Charge of Knik
Commissioner.
At Ihe request of a large num
ber of prospectors and miners on
the Nelchina river, a tributary of
the Tazlina river, an order has
been made by the district court
cutting' from the Copper Center
recording district and adding to
the Knik recording precinct, that
pact of the former district be
ginning at tin* month of the Net-j
china river, thence on a direct;
line cunning north and west to the ;
divide and along the main divide !
to Davis creek as heretofore.
By this new order Ihe Nelchina ,
river and all its tributaries will j
be in the Knik recording district,
while heretofore it lias been in j
the Copper Center recording dis
trict.
If you w ant all the news all I lie
lime, read the Prospector.
I
OSTRANDER GETS
PLENTY OF HELP
outheastern Alaskans and Seattle
Judges Will Aid Cordova
Attorney.
Friends nf ,1. V. Ostrander, of
Cordova, who is now on his way
to Washington. I). asking for
the appointmlent of judge in the
First or Third judicial divisions,
claim for their candidate that h
has secured strong endorsements
from business men in Juneau,
where he formerly lived and also
the endorsement of all the judges
of the superior court of King
county, Washington.
Ostrander also secured the en
dorsement of the divisional com
mittee of the Democratic party
and is now on his way to the cap
i to I city to present his endorse
ments and to urge his own ap
point ment.
Hobert W. Jennings, of Juneau,
is a candidate for the judgeship
in the First division, but he is
meeting with strong opposition
from men in his division, notably
John Cobb, who is now in Wash
ington to object to the appoint
ment and also to assist in the
tight against Cheney as national,
commit Iceman.
II lias li cell sum Hull .leinmms
and ()sl rainier may I cade divis
inns, ./enniims rniniim In I lie
Third and Ostrander lakinu Jn
nean.
Major sirnim. is il understood,
is I'm' I'.dniiiiid Smilh. formerly
id' Valdez. Iml m' w nf Seal lie. and
Smilh also has slrnim Seattle en
dnrsemellls. Slrnim nhjeelinlis
will he made auainsl any nf I lie
three men. a- all have enemies
whn will I'm III In I In* hitler end
In 11 re Ye 111 I heir it | • | >• t i 111 iitenl, and
I'ailiim in I ImI w ill make a I'mlil
in the Senate In pl'eveill enntirmu
I inn.
SIILZER BREAKS
New York Governor and Boss of
Tammany Hall Break—Trou
ble Sure to Follow.
New York. March I —Gover
nor Sul/.er and Charles Murphy,
the boss of Tammany hall, have
come to the parting of the ways
and an open rupture has taken
place.
Sul/.er, who, up to the present,
has been a Tammany man, al
though elected as an independ
ent Democrat, has finally broken
with the “Boss.” Sul/.er lias,
since his inaugural ion, appoint
ed many Tammany men, but the
demands from the Tammany
crown for more and more spoils
has finally caused the breach.
The governor will attempt to
build up a machine of his own,
using the up-stale Democrats and
the King county organization
which has never affiliated with
Tammany.
WIRELESSRECORD
IS ESTABLISHED
Key west. Ha., March I i -The
wireless operator here was m
..nimunication with tin slat'm
at Cairo. Rgypl. a distance of
7,000 miles. This establishes a
record b i long distance.
The station af Key west is g"V.
eminent o.voned and ore of the.
largest on the Allanli-'* coast.