Valdez daily prospector., June 23, 1913, Image 1

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NO. 218.
TRAIN WRECKED
AND FIFTY HUNT
Officials Try to Burn Half Mile of
Ties Which Were Rotten
Sheriff Prevents.
Rochester, N. Y.,. June 23.--An
excursion train on the Pennsyl
vania railroad was wrecked near
Sterling, in Wayne county, Penn
sylvania and 50 people were bad
ly hurt, although no one was
killed outright, yet several arc so
badly injured that they are ex
pected to die.
The district attorney was pre
vented by officials of the roaa
from viewing the wreck and the
sheriff was compelled to swear
in special deputies to prevent the
railroad officials from burning
a half mile of rotten ties at the
scene of the accident and saiu
by the passengers to have been
the direct cause of the wreck.
it is believed that many* ar
rests will follow the investiga
tion .which* has been started bv
the interstate commerce commis
sion, if the charges made by th«
sheriff and district attorney are
substantiated.
Bachelors Meet Tonight.
All members of the Bachelor’s
Club are requested lo be present
tonight at the meeting of the
elub to be held al (he club rooms
- in Ingram and Bush’s. The
meeting will commnce at 8
sharp and business of importance
will be transacted.
IN WHIRLPOOL
~~
Shake Hands When Boat Nears
Center of Pool—Women Weep
—Men Hysterical.
Niagara Falls, N. V.. June 23.
—Donald Koscor. ten years (do,
and Hubert Moore, nine, who were
playing in a skill', which was lieu
to the shore were carried out in
to the river and washed into the
whirlpool, when the rope broke.
The boat was whirled round
and round in the whirlpool while
the men and women ion shore
were hysterical, weeping ami
shouting, running up and down,
along the shore.
Firemen were summoned, but
were powerless to help the lads
who stood up in the boat just be
fore it was drawn into I lie cen
ter of tne pool and shook hands
when they were sucked down anu
disappeared.
The bodies have not been re
covered although a careful watch
is being kept on both sides ot
the river and police are now pa
triding the banks.
The whirlpool of the Niagara
river is some miles below the
falls and on the Canadian side
of the river.
MILITANTS LOSE ■
CONVENTION FIGHT
Budapest, June 23_The suf
fragette convention ended today
amidst a great uproar when the
militants tried tot have passed a
resolution favoring militancy to
secure the ballot. Mrs. Call,
however, smothered the resolu
tion and adjourned the conven
tion.
NOME STUMERS
Seattle, June 23.—The first
vessels to make the round -trip
from Seattle to Nome are due to
reach here some time today with
a large number of passengers
and much-mail which has been
held at the northern camp after
the breakup of the trail.
“Gome on, let’s go and buy
some bargains at Adler’* '
HOLD REONION
Five Thousand Tents Pitched on
Historic Battlefield at Get
tysiurg.
Gettysburg, June 23.—More
than 5,000 tents have been pitch
ed on the battlefield heredn read
iness for j he old soldiers who
will soon arrive to celebrate the
battle of Gettysburg which was
fought July 3, 1803, fifty years
ago.
Many states are sending all
the veterans of the battle to Get
tysburg, who care to attend the
reunion, at the expense of the
stale.
Drive Militants to Cover in Town
of Cam>rone, England—
Parade Broken Up.
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Cambrone, Kng., June 23.—The
militants who started to march
to London as a demonstration to
the authorities of the number'of
women who desire to vote were
driven back and forced to seek
shelter when I hey reached I his
town, as men. and hoys, aided hy
‘many women, threw rotten eggs
tat the m'ilitanls and forced them
to seek shelter in tile local ho
tels.
The many acts of wanton de
struction of public properly, the
burning of church buildings, the
publication by the police of the
amount of money received by the
agitators from gullible people all
over the world and used by tin*
leaders to pay big salaries, the
destruction of mail and the at
tempts to destroy all public parks
lias caused a revulsion of public
sentiment and the militants are
unable to hold public meetings.
The police were powerless in
ihcfr efforts to protect the
marchers.
TWENTY TO DIE
KILLED BIG TURK
Constantinople, June 23.—
Twenty men have been condem
ned to die for complicity in the
killing of Grand Vizier Sehafhet
who was assassinated June llth.
Judge Etfendi is one of the
twenty who must pay for the
crime with his life.
MAY STOP MAKING
Hi MORI BOOZE
Washington, I). C., June 23.—
Senator Works has proposed a
constitutional amendment pro
hibiting the manufacture and im
portation pf liquors, effective af
ter three years.
Bridge Tea for Mrs. von 8chrader
Mrs. Win:'A. Carleton, of Fort
Liscum, was hostess at an after
noon bridge tea last week, given
in honor of Mrs. von Schrader,
wife of Col. von Schrader, who is
visiting her son, on Tuesday af
ternoon. *
Six tables were in play and the
highest score was made by Mrs.
.Williamson, the prize being a
handsome Moro brass tray, a
souvenir from the southern Phil
ippine islands. The second prize,
a unique brass bowl from a curio
shop in Hong Kong, went to Mrs.
Aieglor.
Mrs. Shepard and Mrs. Fuller,
of Valdez assisted at the tea ta
ble, which was tastily arranged,
thei center piece being a huge
basket of ferns and pink roses.
Mesdaines. Howard, Kuilzig and
Sherrard served chicken salad,
cake and fresh strawberries ana
ice creani.
A fresh supply of Chinese
goods just received on the Samp
son—Chop Suey and Chinese
Noodles at the Valdez Cafe.
Lieut. Prosser will leave for
the states on the Sampson.
SENATOR WOULD
STOP FRANKING
Literature Regarding Free Sugar
Distributed by Trust Under
Congressional Frank.
Washington, D. C., June 23.—
Senator Kenyon has introduced
a hill, which, if passed will slop
all franking of mail matter by
members of Congress and by the
different departments.
The testimony in the lobby
probe given by members of the
Sugar Trust that they prepared
the dale regarding free sugar
and that it was then printed at
government expense and distrib
uted under congressional frank
to all parts of I he states at an
/enormous cost In the postal de
partment and the printing office,
has caused the Senator In draft
I he bill.
Free stamps are to be issued
lo Congressmen and to Ihe de
partments but a close check is to
be kept on the amount given
each member and the use made of
them.
1.0.0. F. PICNIC
[More Than 100 Take Pleasure
Trip—Have Big Lighter and
Four Launches.
.... — . .
Tln> Odd Fellows picnic yester
day was a glorious affair, more
Ilian 10(1 people making the trip
as the guests of the order to the
beach four miles below Fort t,is
A'um, on the big barge provided by
tins order for the occasion. Four
launches towed the lighter. The
'party left the City Dock al 8:30
in the morning and returned at
8:i5 in the evening.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Pal lie W eekly at the Orphenm
tonight.
A. Malian gave the children a
theater parly last evening.
Kile Hying is all I lie rage w ith
l lie kids of Valdez just now.
\V. Austin, who is working at
the Clilf mine, spent Sunday in
down.
John Cray and Dan Ross re
turned from Sawmill bay last ev
ening.
Geo. Reinke. the watch repairer
and jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug
company.
, Port Wells will be well repre
sented at the Fourth of July
sports here.
lid. Pauley, who has been work
ing on the Smith property up
'Mineral creek, is in town.
Dr. Fellows left Saturday for
the Cam ron-Johnson property
and is expected back this even
ing.
Ramesis, King of Egypt, in
two reels at the Orpheum toinor
row evening. Other swell com
edies. ..
Dan Wilcey and Fred. Berg
have commenced the work of lay
ing the sewer through Prospector
alley.
Lieut. Kunzig, quartermaster
btl Fort Liscum, has been detail
fed to take, charge of the signal
’office at Valdez.
The big donkey is working fine
and McIntosh and Nelson are
turning over considerable grav
el every 16 bout’s.
Charles W. Willoughby and
Florence M. Barrett, both of Ka
talla, were married last Satur
day afternoon by Judge Shepard.
Swanson, the plasterer and
brick layer, is now working on
the brick chimney for the big
steam healing plant in the Blum
building.
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The soldier boys at Fori Lis
cum are in training and intend
to lift.many of the priz.es offered
for the racing events on the
glorious Fourth.
ROTHSCHILDS FIGHT
They are Behind Reorganization
of Waters-Pierce Company
Ten Million Capital.
St. Louis, June 23.—The reor
ganization of tlie Waters-Pierce
Oil company is being backed by
'the European Hothschilds and the
capital is to be increased to $10,
000,000 and. the company placed
in position to light the Standard
Oil company, both in the United
Slates and also in Europe.
The light between the two com
panies started some years ago
when the Standard Oil directors
bought, the control of the Wat
ers-Pierce company and tried to
disorganize it, but were preven
ted by the minority stockholders
wlio fought the case through the
slates and national courts, fin
ally winning the suit and receiv
ing damages.
Or. Blaylock is now running
I he Dry creek roadhouse near
Hopper Center.'
OUT OK STRIKE
Contractors Unable to Complete
Work—Strikers Plan Nation
al Sympathetic Strike.
Chicago, 111., June 23.—Union
men all over the nation are rea
dy to strike in sympathy with the
builders trade unions of this cit>
now out demanding higher wag
es. The contractors of the cits
arp unable lo complete work 01.
buildings now under construc
tion. The sympathetic strike, it
called, will slop work on thous
ands of buildings in all parts ot
the country where the unions are
strong and New York and San
Francisco contractors are rush
ing work in hopes of completing
jobs now under way before I In
storm breaks.
LOCAL~BREVITIES.
The ball players were out yes
terday afternoon for practice.
Al. Harrows is spending a few
days in (own from the Meyers
roadhouse.
Yesterday’s ball game between
Tort iUiscum players and a team
of Yaldezites was a walK-away for
the soldiers, the score being 11
to 1.
E. E. Hammond, B. A. Chap
pel, Jack McKinnon, of the dia
mond drill crew at the Midas,
arrived in town this morning and
Will leave for the outside on the
Alameda.
A large number of people to
day ntade the trip to the dike and
watched the hig shovel grab a
Jrard of dirt ii minue and haul it
to the embankment..
The new health hoard for the
Reservation, consisting of NVrn.
H. Caswell, I)r. C. A. Winans and
C. B. Smith, are out placarding
the houses in which cases ot
(whooping-cough have developed.
The revival meetings held last
week at the Congregational
church by Miss Wright, were so
successful that it was decided lo
continue the meetings this week.
Everybody is welcome to come
and-join in the prayer service.
John RuefT. the original loca
tor of the Sweepstakes mine,
which is conceded to he one bt
the best, fn the Port Wells sec
tion, arrived in.Valdez, oh the
Brighton. This is f(ueff’s second
trip to Valdez in two years, the
rest of the time he has worked on
the property, which he has seen
grow from a prospect to a real
mine, and soon to he added to the
producers when the sawmill, now
on the giViund, has cut the lum
ber for the mill.
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Sampson South Wednesday.
The S. S. Sampson is expected
to go south some time next Wed
nesday.
Some people never borrow trou
ble so long as they, can borrow
anything else.
SLIPS FROM ROCKS
THE YUKON SINKS
Passengers and Crew Reach Se
attle on the Victoria—Ber
tha Coming.
Seattle, June 23.—The Victor
ia reached here today bringing
four passengers and all the crew
of the wrecked Alaska Coast tin.
'er, (.Yukon, which went on the
rocks in a heavy fog near Uni
mak pass and finally slipped
from the rocks and sank.
Ttie Yukon went oil the rocks
June It, on her return from Good
‘News on the Kuskokwim river.
The Bertha will lake the run
of the Yukon until the company
can secure another boat.
MAY SELL STREET
NEXT SATURDAY
Property Owners on Wail Street
Exercised About Sale of Lot
80, Block 25.
Town Trustee, William Crar\,
lias listed and will sell next Sat
urday, unless ordered by the In
terior Department not to do so,
a plot of land 20 1-2 x 75 feet,
fronting on Wall street and ex
tending as far as the Sanders
building in the rear ami touch
ing the Bunnell building on lln
south.
Lieut. Weeks, who first not ic
'd! that the plot was listed, cal
led the attention of Lieut. Prosser
to the matter and the chief sig
nal officer has telegraphed to tin
War Department regarding the
sale of government land which
had been dedicated by the presi
dent in an executive order made
May 2(1, 1911, for street purposes
“to be incorporated into I In
street system of the town of Val
dez.”
The land is very valuable for
office purposes as Wall street
property lias enhanced in valui
greally the past two years and
buried among the lots listed for
sale, no imij but those Ilia! knew
of-the great value of lot 25, block
HI), would have bid on the prop
erty and it would thus have gone
'for a song.
Mayor Ritchie, Lieut. Prosser
and the citizens owning abutting
property will take the mailer up
with Secretary Lane and expect to
prevent the sale of the street.
i Vancouver, June 23.—The Se
attle Chamber of Commerce ex
cursion of newspapermen reach
ed this town yesterday, and have
been given the freedom of the
city, the Vancouver chambei
placing autos at their disposal
and special committes were in
waiting to take the excursion
ists to all parts of the city, show
ing them alt places of interest
:in this section.
PLEASURE' TRIP
TO 8HOUP BAY
The Donaldson made a trip to
'Shoup Bay today taking a large
party, the guests of Colonel O’Neil
’to visit the Cliff Mine and other
properties. The Valdez \people
who made the trip were: Mes
tmes Weeks, Walker, Paine,
ilton, Crary, Scott, Grigsby,
hitiey, Boyle Sullivan, De Line,
■eat and Bli^m.
PRESIDENT RtAttS
CURRENCY ME88AGE
Washington, D. C., June 23.—
President Wilson will read his
currency message to the joint
session Of Congress at noon to
doy.
Secretary ef State Bryan has
indorsed the bill advocated bv the
president.
Change of program tomorrow
at the Orpneum. Fine program.
We will have Raineses, King ot
Egypt, one of the best Minis ever
produced in Valdez.
GUMGAD WRECKED
FISH EGG ISLAND
Vessel Sinks as Last Passenger ia
Taken in Life Boat—Cap
tain Shores Vessel.
Ketchikan. June 23.--Early
Saturday morning the steamer
Curacao of the Pacific Coast com
pany, struck an uncharted rock,
at Warm Chuck, about 30 miles
from Fish Egg island ripping
her entire hot tom.
The vessel was loaded with
coal which prevented I tie rapid
filling of the boat with water and
tin* captain made a run for shore
and reached shallow water with
the vessel full to I he decks and
she sank when the last passen
ger left the Curacao and enter
ed the life boat.
Several of the crew were for
ced to jump overboard and were
picked up by I he life boats.
The vessel now lies jn 75 feet
of water and her slack is just
visible.
A cannery lender has arrived
km the scene and will take care
Inf the passengers and crew and
will bring them to Ketchikan.
The Curacao is a new steamer
and has been operated less than
a year and has just come off the
dry dock after having had repair
ed the damage done when the
vessel ran aground at Egg Is
llarul a month-ago loaded with
■heavy slabs of marble from the
[Southeastern Alaska quarry for
! Seattle.
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Secretary Wilson of Department
of Labor Takes all Blame for
Postponement.
Washington, 1 *. June 33.—
The Depart meiil of Justice has
laccepled the resignation of spe
cial prosecutor Mc.Xab, who re
signed because he was forced by
I lie- depart menl lo stop all pros
ecutions against wealthy Sail
Froneisen white slavers, and also
against the Western Fuel com
pany officials, who were indicted
for defrauding the government by
underweighing coal imports.
Congress is expected to make
an investigation of the charges
that the poor only suffer for the
crimes'they commit, while the
rich go free.
Secretary Wilson of the De
partment of Commerce has is
sued a statement lo the effect
that he had ordered the post
ponement of the white slave
trials because the new commis
>ioner of immigration was un
familiar with Hie work of the
depart menl.
POINDEXTER WANTS
INDUSTRIAL HOMY
Washington, I). C., June 23.—
Senator Poindexter introduced a '
bill Saturday in I lit* Senate by
which all unemployed men in the
country may be enlisted for three
months in the industrial army,,
to be operated by the government
and they are to be paid S2.00 a
day working on public works or
in government factories.
AUkeiTPASSK
The Alameda passed Juneau at
(5 o’clock last night and is due
to reach Valdez early Wednesday
morning.
Billy Conley returned from the
McChesney-Conley property and
reports the uncovering of a .big
lead on the claims and has
brought to Valdez samples of the
lead, which gives assays of $96 a
ton.