Valdez daily prospector., June 09, 1913, Image 1

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Gill AND MEAT
MUST PAT DUTY
Democrats Favor Duty on Imports
From Countries Which Tax
Similar American Imports
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Washington, L). G., June S).—
The Democratic majority of ttie
Senate finance committee have
decided to place a duty on all im
ports of meat, live stock, grain or
Hour, which is imported into this
country from any country which
has a duly on American imports
of similar products.
The light for a duly on meats,
■ flour, grain and live stock has
been made hy the grange and live
stock associations of linn west,
who say that they cannot com
pete with the foreign cheap labor
and sell at a profit.
If the change in the tariff is
agreed to by the Senate and low
er House it will keep out of Amer
ica the Canadian beef and grain,
as that country imposes a duly on
our meats and grains.
SENATORS SEE
VALDEZ PAPERS
Containing Charges Against Ex
um of Owning the Cribs
at Chitina.
Washing-Inn, I). C., June 0.—
The Valdez, papers containing
charges against Edward Exum,
recently appointed marshal of the
Third division, have heen shown
to the senators of the judiciary
..mill,re and it is believed that
Exum's name will be withdrawn
or blocked indefinitely.
The charge made against the
appointee was that lie owned the
cribs at Chitina. The charge was
sustained by Exum’s sworn an
swer in the case of Ilubinson ver
sus Exum to recover S5(ll> due1 on
a note, and Exum claimed the
money was advanced for an un
lawful purpose and that therefore
it could not be collected. The
unlawful purpose, ' he further
slated was the erection of houses
for immoral purposes in the re
stricted district at Chitina.
CHINK CHARGED WITH
SELLING BOOZE
Word was received by the mar
shal’s office today |hat a China
man had been arrested al Naknek
charged with selling whiskey to
natives. He was bound over to
the grand jury, which will meet
at Naknek when the floating court
arrives. The message also told
of the commitment of an insane
fisherman at Dillingham, who will
be sent ^o Morningside as soon
as possible. „
Political Reformq Welcomed.
There is a general effort being
made to bring about the purity in
politics that the people have been
clamoring for in recent years.
Whether the elimination of part
ies will have the desired effect re
mains !o be seen, ft is being tried
in the smallest unit of govern
ment at present (the cities and
towns), and if it works there can
be given further trials in county
and state. The commission form
of government being adopted in
many towns and cities seems to
be gaining in favor. Of course,
any government depends on the
character of nren who administer
it, but the responsibility is so di
rect in the commission .form'that
it seems to have a good effect on
the officeholder. Political reforms
that promise relief from the old
conditions, which were so un
satisfactory, are welcomed by the
mass of people.
ANOTHER WAR
IN THE EAST
Bulgarians and Servians Are
About to Battle for the Spoils
of Hec®nt War.
'
London, June’ 9.—Servia and
Bulgaria are on the verge of war
over the division of the spoils
taken from Turkey in the recent
war.
The Bulgarians declare that
the lighting was all done by them
and that they are therefore en
titled to have the preponderance
of the captured territory, but King
Peter of Servia says not so, that
“we did the work and you liavf
reaped the greatest reward and
would take it all."
Both armies have been notified
and may start the lighting at any
minute, as much bitter feeling has
broke'n out. among the men. The
irreeks are ready In aid the Serv
ians and a treaty has been signed
between the two countries by
which each will aid the other
against an attack by (lie Bulgars.
COAL HEARINGS
IN SPIRIT CITY
Department of the Interior Would
Cancel Willoughby Lo
cations.
Seattle, June !>.—The hearings
ill the ease of the government
against the locators of the Wil
loughby locations of coal claims
in the Bering ilistrirl started I
day. The government is deter
mined to contest the issuing of
patents because of lack of work
done by the owners prior to the
location of claims.
Neil McDonald, a propped nr,
one of I he witnesses, lestilied that
the claim was one of the best in
the Bering', sect ion and that na
ture had done all the work. The
outcroppings of coal on the claim
were exposed for many hundreds
of feet, tie also testified that no
work had been done by the loca
tors to open the ground to prove
they had a mine, as it was his,
and I he opinion of every other
man, wlm nan seen the claims,
• hat ihe work done'by nature
proved beyond a peradventure of
a doubt that 11" claims were v a1
uable.
The Department of the Interior
is determined, however, to insist
that the law was violated because
of the failure to open the claims
prior to the tiling jif applications
for patent.
Sovereign Rights of States.
'Since the state of California
has passed the ibill concerning
the right of aliens to own land
in that state there has been much
-aid about the sovereign rights
of states. Among some of the
things brought out is a discus
sion of the sacredness of treat
ies. in this connection it is well
to remember that the federal con
stitution declares that all treat
ies made under the authority of
the United States shall be the su
preme law of the land. A treaty
is even more binding than a law
of congress, as the latter deals
only with the people in our own
land, while the treaty deals with
our relations with foreign gov
ernments, and must not be vio
lated, the government or nation
or state to the contrary notwith
standing. No state has a sovereign
right when it comes to foreign re
lations.
Win. Finical and his crew of
inen left this morning for Mon
tague island on the launch Fidal
go. ‘ ■ • •
RIVAL OPERATORS
CAUSED STRIAE
Feared Competition of West Vir
ginia Coal Barons With
Northern Operators.
Charleston, \V. Va„ June 9.—
John White, president of i the
United Mine Workers, and IS as
sociates and fellow officers in the
organization have been indicted
by (lie local grand jury for violat
ing the Sherman anti-trust laws
in that they conspired with the
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, Il
linois coal operators to maintain
a strike in I lie West Virginia coal
Holds and thus prevent the com
petition of that coal with coal
from I lie ol her stales.
The correspondence between
the operators and the union offi
cial'-, which has been seized by
the govih'iimenf. shows llial it lias
intended to force the West Vir
ginia jfiperalors to pay higher
wages and thus be unable to com
pete with the coal barons of the
northern stales.
The strike lias been going on
for over a year and many min
ers and deputies have, been kill
ed in battles between guards and I
strikers.
Olio HabluLzer arrived from
Solomon basin this morning.
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Makes a Hit in London Theater
—Danced Incognito But is
Recognized.
London. June U.—Evelyn Tl aw.
who left New York with her two
year-old son to bury herself in
Europe and forget the past, ap
peared las| night in a musical
Comedy and made a hit dancing
the Turkey Trot, Tango and id ti
er dances. Evelyn was incognito
hnl was easily recognized.
New York. June 9.-Harry Thaw,
who. is confined in the Mattewan
asylum for the criminal insane,
has denied that he is the father
of the child taken by his wife to
Europe and claimed by tier to be
a son of Thaw’s.
WIRELESS MEN
' LM STRIKE
Seattle, June 9—Tile wireless
operators who have been on strike
for two months here demanding
an increase in wages, have lost
their strike and have gone back
to work on the old schedule.
The Marconi company were
able to keep the boats supplied
with operators by sending men
from eastern stations to the west.
II is worth noting that all the
material used in the Ilium build
ing as far as possible was/of na
tive manufacture. The front be
ing made by Crawford in lii.s wood
working shop; the lumber was all
cut here at the Copper River ^um
ber company’s mill. The Sheet
Metal Works are busy making
skylights and other sheet metal
work and in every way possible
the firm have patronized “home
industry.”
The meeting tomorrow night of
the A. B.’s will be the regular
monthly social night and all
members are requested to be
present and‘bring their friends.
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MEN RESCUED
FROM GOAL MINE
Only Two of the 40 Entombed
Miners Are Dead But Several
Are Badly Injured.
Mount Carmel, Pa., June 9.—
The members of the state and na
tional mine rescue departments
have.' succeeded in taking out the
•Hi miners who were entombed by
the explosion and fire last Satur
day of coal damp.
- Two of the men’taken out were
dead. Seven were fright fully burn
ed but are still alive and may re
cover. The balance of the men
were taken out without any ser
ious injury.
The work of the rescuers has
received the Commendal ion of the
people of this town, who had giv
en up all hope id' saving the en
tombed men, but the rescuers'en
tered the.burning mine with the
latest equipment and succeeded in
driving the (ire back and clearing
a way for the men. who had re
treated to the old workings of the
mine.
Hundreds of women, the wives
and children of the miners en
tombed, were waiting at the en
trance of the mine, when the
miners were brought to the sur
face and welcomed them as if
they had returned from the dead.
PASSES AWAY
Was . Fired From Presbyterian
Church in 1892 Because
of Heresy.
.New York. June !).—Hev. (diar
ies Briggs died here at Illy age
<>i' Tl\ He was a noted Presby
terian wlio in I Kb:.’ was bred ..
I be church and deprived of iiis
standing in I lie assembly because
of heresy.
The noted preacher refused lo
ielieve that Ihe doctrine of the
(hureh which consigned unhap
tiz.'d children lo hell was good
church doctrine and for express
ing those views he was tired from
his church.
lie was the author id' many
religious works and the editor id'
the Intermitional Theological li
brary.
ALASMDUCTS
DIVORCE CASE
San Francisco, June l).--Wal
ler Soderburg, the Nome mining
promoter, who is being sued by
his wife for divorce, is conduct
ing his own defense and examined
himself today. He' testified that
his wife had left him as soon as
his money was gone, and refus
ing to remain with or aid him
■when trophic came. The case will
be decided today, as the evidence
is all in.
Walter Soderburg was a Nome
rniidng operator and promoter
ami recently lost all his money
and went into voluntary bank
ruptcy, owing $50,000.
Messrs. Eckern, Grigsby and
Goodwin made a trip down the
bay to kill a bear, but returned
without a bear hide, as bruin saw
them first and made for the tall
and uncut timbers.
Colonel HieIrarrdson and Col
onel Shanks made a trip out the
government road yesterday'
< 1
Who Grabbed Bridle at F.pson
Race Track and Was Thrown
—Is First Martyr.
London, June. it.— Mrs. David
son, who attempted to stop the
horse ridden by King George at
the Epson rare track, and was
thrown' and injured, died last
night at a local hospital, whetf?
she had been taken after the ac
cident.
She is I lie first suffragette mar
tyr and her comrades, in the at
tempt to secure the ballot for
women, have held many street,
meetings eulogizing her, after
which they went through the
streets breaking windows and
burning mail boxes' and doing all
manner of damage to property.
The police finally succeeded in
dispersing the crowds and made,
many arrests, but not before
many women had been injured
and much properly destroyed.
EDITH BRINGS
DIKE MACHINERY
.
Ten-Ton Donkey /or McIntosh
and Nelson Brought From
Cordova.
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The* steam freighter Kililh ai
rived in Valdez at I :3n today,
bringing lln* big donkey engine
lo he u»ed by McIntosh and Nel
son on l he dike work. The ma -
chine is one of lln* largest of i!s
kind and weighs ten Ions. It was
1'Uici ased by the contractors
from the Copper Hiver railroad
and was formerly used by-tile
railroad company in its construc
tion work. The passenger steam
ers were unable to bring it to Val
dez because of its weight.
Tile steamer also brought Sim
cases of gasoline for local con
sumption. --
On the trii) south the Kdilli will
take her capacity cargo of cop
per ore from the Latouche and
iKIIamar mines.
The Valdez Americans and Val
dez Nationals played a six-inning
game yesterday on the. hall
grounds. II was the first game
of the season and the “kids'^en
,joyed the game as well as the
spectators. Some of the hoys
were, hardly big enough to swing
the bat, but were able to run when
passed. Peek-a-boo was knock
ed out of the box in the fifth inn
ing. Young Korth (there are so
many of them we do not know his
'first name) made a home run
without hitting the ball. Charley
Hush was out looking for recruits
for the regular Valdez team and
may draft Truck Egan. Park
Griswold, a former baseball play
er of note, but now in the “used
to be” class, umpired the game.
SEATTLE EAGLES
GIVE AN EAGLE
Seattle. June 9—The Eagles of
this city have presented to the
City of Seattle an immense Alaska
bald eagle, which will be placed
in the zoo in the public park.
Says the Atchison Globe: “A
baby is about the only new thing
a man can get in his house that
will not make the rest of the fur
niture look shabby.” It is very
clear that the man who wrote this
hever had a good,'healthy baby
in his house.—Boston Transcript.
The tents' for the McIntosh and
Nelson, crews :are ready for, tli?
mdn ffs soon as the machinery is
placed in position to start1 the
work if building the gravel' dike.
TRUST METHODS
FOR THE CHURGH
Pope of Rome Had Called Ameri
can Financier to Holy City to
Organize Interests.
✓
Merlin, June i).—A friend of (lie
Morgan family made the state
ment here today that J. Hierpont
Morgan, who recently died at
Home, had been sent for hy the
Hope to amalgamate and consoli
date the great financial interests
of the Church of Home, and that
I lie American hanker intended to
follow the plan lie so successful
ly used when he organized the
Standard Oil company.
To his inlimate friends he slat
ed Hint tlm consolidation of the
church 'interests would he ''tip!,
'crowning event of his career.
The Church of Home is Hie
wealthiest corporation in Hie
world, dwarfing into insignifi
cance any«privale forlui.. gov
ernmenl holdings.
COMMITTEES FIX
POIZES FOB 4TH
Rock Drillers to Receive $325—
Committees in Charge of
Sports.
The Fourth of July arrange
iiienl cuiniiiillee ha> lixed the
general details ul the celebration,
cs follows:
Friday, July 4, Forenoon.
Parade.
Heading id' I (eelaral ion of In
dependence.
Address by I he mayor.'
Afternoon.
Hock drilling eonlcsl.
Funny stunts: Pie-eating con
ic's!. cock light, climbing greased
pole, dnugbnul-eal ing contest.
Tug of war.
(irand ball in the evening.
Saturday, July 5, Forenoon.
. (tunning races, bicycle races,
etc.
Mitornuuii Hbmouu cvwnis.
Pigeon shoot.
Horse races.
Dance in the evening.
Sunday Forenoon, July 6.
Aquatic sports: Launch, bidar
ki and row boat races.
Ball game Sunday afternoon.
Detailed list of events and
prizes will lie published in a few
days.
Horse races.S 75
Ball game . 50
Tug of war. 50
Rock drilling contest prizes. 325
Committees.
Parade—Chas. Day.
Concessions—Joe Bourke.
Horse Races—R. McIntosh.
Tug of W ar—A. Lang.
Bicycle Races—Chas. Kraemer.
AthleLc Sports—Al. Dowling.
Rock Drilling Contest—Grant
Grant Remington.
Boat Races—Sam Knudson.
Ball Game—Park Griswold.
Funny Stunts—Harry King.
Street Committee, Maintenance
of Order—Win. Scott.
Decorations—Robert Ferguson.
Two old lawyers, a little the
worse for wear, met in a Cort
landt street cafe and conferred
several hours longer Ilian was
good for them.
“Say, Jim. old boy,” said one
to the other, “what is your na
tionality?”
“Well. I ll tell you, Bob." re
plied Jim. “You see, my mother
came from Glasgow, so I must
half Scotch, and the other half—”
“Seltzer, I suppose,” put in his
companion.
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Talk about your bargains at
Adler’s.