Valdez daily prospector., September 11, 1913, Image 1

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WILL APPEAL
TO THE COURTS
Horticultural Department of
Washington Fighting Califor
nia’s Infected Potatoes.
Seattle, Sept. 11.—The horti
cultural department of this state
has decided to invoke the aid of
the criminal courts in punish
ing the shippers who have been
responsible for recent shipments
of infected potatoes to this state
from California. The first ship
men) found to be infected was
destroyed by orders of Inspector
Rhodes, who notified the shippers
and various commercial organ
izations that further violation of
the law would be severely dealt
with.
The last shipment, which was
found to |be infected ,with the
)uber moth, has been ordered sent
back and action commenced
against the shippers. The dis
ease of the potato is highly infec
tious and lias destroyed the crops
of the countries where it gained
a si rung hold on the soil before
being discovered.
CUP RACE IS SPORT
FOR the WEALTHY
London, Sept. II.--It is an
nounced in sporting circles here
that Cornelius Vanderbilt heads a
syndicate of live American mil
lionaires to build a yacht to lake
part in the international cup
races.
ZEPPELINS LOSE
Huge Craft Wrenched From Its
Moorings and Is a Total Loss
—Two Killed.
I.iepsic. (iermany, Sept. II.
Another Zeppelin airship has
“been I os I ami two members of its
crew killed. The ship was wreck
ed by a sudden gust of wind
which wrenched I he huge craft
from ils moorings and hurled if
In Hie ground. The airship is a
complete wreck.
The Zcpplin syndicate has
]11sl millions of dollars in llicir
attempt In establish aerial leans
porlalion. There has I.. re
markably few accidents In the
airships while in night, most of
Hie wrecks having taken place
while they were nl anchor. The
ship had just .completed a trip
and had not had time lo he prop
erly moored when it was si l uck
by the sudden gust, of wind.
BERING SEA
VOLCANO ACTIVE
Voloano on Island in Boring Sea
Reported to be in
Eruption.
Seattle, Sept. II.—Active erup
tion of a volcano on one of I he
islands of lhe Bering 'sea was
reported by the officers of a cod
lishiiiK schooner which arrived
here yesterday.
They report that ashes fell foi
several days on the schooner and
ilial at times the air was so heav
ily laden that the schooner was
steered with difficulty on account
if the darkness.
MAYOR WM. J. GAYNOR OF NEW YORK CITY
DIES ON BALTIC IN ROUTE TO JOIN FAMILY
Sudden Demise Believed to be Due to Old Bullet Wound Re
ceived When His Life Was Attempted by Anarchist Gal
lagher in 1910--Has Been National Figure for Years.
Queenstown, Sept. II.— Wil
liam J. (laynor, mayor of the city
of New York, is dead. He died
on board the Baltic while cross
ing the ocean to join his family,
who have been in Europe for
several weeks. His death was
due to tile effects of the bullet
wound received three years ago,
when his life was attempted by
Ihe would be assassin, (lalliger.
William ./. (laynor was born
al. Wliitestown, N. Y., in 1851,
and was educated in Wliitestown,
finishing' his education at Bos
ton. Be worked on newspapers
in Brooklyn and New York while
studying law. He was admitted
to the bar in 1875 and shortly
afterwards entered politics. He
first, became nationally known by
breaking up rings within Hu;
Democratic party $jfid his ac
tion in securing the conviction
of John Y. Keene for election
frauds. He served as judge on
the bench of the supreme court
of New York slate from 18911 to
1907. He was elected mayor of
New York in 1909 and was near
ing the end of his term. He twice
declined the Democratic nomina
tion for governor, and also de
clined a judgeship offered him on
the Court of Appeals.
Mayor (laynor was among I he
first to denounce the system pre
vailing among railroads of giv
ing favoritism in freight rales.
lit* was a forceful speaker and
his address upon the subject
served to awaken the nation to
the injustice being done smaller
shippers and brought about an
investigation which ro'sulled in
abolishing the system.
Immediately prior to sailing
for Kurope Mayor Gaynor an
nounced that he had decided to
again lie a candidate for the
mayoralty and would run as an
independent in order to defeat
Tammany.
GERMANY WONT
EXHIBIT XT FAIB
America’s Backwardness in At
tending Foreign Fairs Giv
en as Excuse.
Berlin, Sept. II.—Germany lias
mi intention of changing her re
cent decision not to exhibit offi
cially at the I’anania-l’acific ex
position in San Francisco in I {115.
Joseph G. (irew, charge d'affaires
nf the United States embassy,
conferred on the subject for a
considerable lime with Gottlieb
von Jagow, German foreign miii
isler. Mr. (irew askgd the min
ister whether, in view of the an
nounced intention's of various
branches of German industries to
exhibit in San Francisco, the Ger
man government would- not re
vise its decision in regard to of
ficial non-part icipation.
Herr von Jagow replied in the
negative, giving us the govern
ment's grounds for its act ion the
high .cost of an official exhibit,
the general disinclination lo par
ticipate and America's backward
ness in attending foreign exposi
tions.
STRIKE BREKKER
FARLEY IS DEAD
Made a Business of Supplying
Men to Fill Places of Un
ion Strikers.
New York, Sept. II.--Daniel
Farley, the noted strike breaker,
is dead. He succumbed to tuber
culosis in a hospital here last
night. He has been a prominent
figure before the laby^ world for
years and made it • his business
to supply men to take the places
or strikers in limes of labor
trouble.
Farley was detested by labor
unions throughout the country
aiul his life was often endanger
ed. He kept in touch with hun
dreds of the most desperate men
in America aifd was always pre
pared lo sent them- to the dis
tricts where labor troubles oc
curred. He is believed lo have
amassed a fortune, as his opera
tions were extensive.
President Declines to be Drawn
Into Second California
Controversy.
(
Washington, Sept. II.—Secre
tary McAdoo, of the Treasury
department, has dismissed Col
lector of Customs Pendleton, of
Los Angeles, from olfice. John
B. Elliott has been appointed to
succeed him.
There has been friction for
some time'between Pendleton and
the department and he was ask
ed to send in his resignation.
Me appealed to President Wilson
hut. Hie latter declined to lie
drawn into the controversy and
turned the rorreapondenre over
to the proper department. When
Pendleton refused to resign Sec
retary ..rdcred his dis
missal.
MAN RESCUED
BY DEEP DIVER
:
Careless Pedestrian Brought to
Surface From Bottom of Riv
er 75 Feet Below.
Portland, Sept. 11.—The res
cue of a drowning mpn was aci
coinplished here today which is
not believed to have ever been
equalled. A pedestrian crossing
the bridge while the draw was
open to permit of the passage of
a .steamer walked off the bridge
ahd disappeared in the river. He
failed to come to the surface and
Locomotive Fireman Manning,
who was waiting with his train
.for the bridge to close, dived af
ter him.
The river is seventy-live feet
deep in the channel ahd when the
fireman brought the man to the
surface his clothing showed that
he had touched the mud on the
river bed. Physicians were sum
moned and the life of the care
less pedestrian waved. The re
markable diving feal was wit
nessed by hundreds of persons.
Northwestern In Port.
Seattle, Sept. 11.—The North
western arrived froiu Alaska al
noon today and will wail north.a
day behind, her regular schedule'..
GUARDS PREVENT
THAW’S REMOVAL
Jerome Tries Rush Act on t-ris
oner to Uet Him Back to
Asylum.
Onlebronk, X. II., Sept. II_
Harry Tliaw today evaded I he ef
forts of Attorney Jerome to have
him taken bark lo the asylum at
Matlewan in Xew York slate.
The ollirers from Xew York
were ordered by Jerome lo fake
their prisoner and they prepared
lo do so. Thaw demanded that
he be given protection, declaring
I hat he was being kidnapped.
The guard of I he prison then in
terfered and refused lo permit
bis removal from their .jurisdic
tion without an order from I lie
court. Jerome declares he will
have Tliaw back in the asylum
from which he escaped in less
than a week.
WOMEN SERVE
ON MURDER TRIAL
Four Seattle Women Will Sit in
Judgment of Accused of
Own Sex.
Soul tie, Sept. It—The trial of
Mrs. West man, accused of mur
dering her husband on Bain
bridge Island Iasi April, began in
court this morning. Four wo
men are members of the jury.
They were given the option of
declining but preferred to serve.
The case will be keenly watch
ed as this is the first time women
jurors have served in the trial of
one of their own sex for murder
in this stale.
Baby Boy Arrives.
A lusty ten-pound baby boy ar
rived al the home of Attorney
John Lyons this morning. The
mother and Judge Lyons, Jr., are
ibol.h doing nicely.
The big building which (ins
Djarf moved from Keystone Av
enue to Reservation Avenue, op
posite McKinley Hall, for Judge
Lyons, is being placed on its new
foundation.
See' the new pictures at the
Orp,liefim tonight.
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Was Rushed Across the Border,
Protesting He Was Being
Kidnapped.
Ottawa, Sept.. II.—Acting Min
ister of ft he Interior Doherty re
jected the appeal of Harry Thaw's
attorneys from the decision on
the Hoard of Immigration which
ordered him deported to Ver
mont. The Canadian authorities
diil not give his attorneys lime
in which to make any move to
secure a delay and the prisoner j
was immediately rushed to the
border.
Coatirooke. Due., Sept. 1 I .-_
Thaw was rushed lo the bor
der before breakfast and fought,
madly protesting that be was be
ing kidnapped, lie left the auto
al Norton Mills on I be Vermont
side of the line.
Colebrook. N. II., Sept. II.—
Harry Thaw was arrested al (hear
Point today and will be held for
extradition papers lo lie signed
by I he governor, when lie will lie
returned to the asylum in New
York, from which he escaped.
GAMBLER MUST
SERVE SENTENCE
Held Up and Robbed Man Whom
He Accused of Cheating In
Game of Cards.
—
!
San Francisco, Sept. 11.—The
court loday denied the motion for
a new trial for Millard Duxbur.v,
a gambler, who is known all
along the Pacific coast, and he
will have to serve his sentence
of len years in San Quentin.
Duxbur.v was /convidjted of
having robbed Malt Sparkman,
another gambler, of $-*.000 at the
point of a revolver, lie claimed
that Sparkman had cheated at
cards. When he was convicted
his attorney gave notice of ap
peal which has been denied.
Manager Finical has shut
down the sawmill as all the
logs which were recently brought
up the bay in two big rafts have
.been converted into lumber.
ROPE FOR AG1ION
ON ALASKA BILL
When Currency Measure Has
3een Disposed of Railroad Bill
Be Discussed.
Washington, D. C., Sept. 11.—
II is believed the Jones-Wicker
sham bill providing for Hie con
struction of railroads in Alaska
by the government will be favor
ably acted upon during the last
days of I lie present session of
Congress.
The friends of Alaska are el
ated over the prospect of remed
ial legislation during this ses
sion. The hill provide* for lint
extension of I lie Alaska North
ern railroad to the Matanuska
coal fields and thence on into
the interior to serve to Shusilna,
Kuskokwim and Innoko districts,
and for the extension of the Cop
per Itiver A: Northwestern line
from Chilina to the Yukon river
via Fairbanks. When the meas
ure was up for discussion early
in I lie' present session action was
delayed on a point of order and
the bill was placed at the bot
tom id' the calender. With or
’d in ary measures this action
would mean that they were to be
permitted lo go over to the next
session. Friends of Alaska
have, however, been steadily
urging the need of action and it
is now believed llial with the
larilf out of the way Alaska
matters will be taken up after
the currency measure has been
disposed of by Congress.
NON-UNION MEN
FEAR FOR LIVES
Wien Who Replaced Strikers at
Pumps Quit Their Jobs
Through Fear.
Calumet. .Mil'll.. Sept. I 1.—
i>■ i-111tii>11 iiicii who have been
operating l in* pumps in I he mines
here since the strike began have
quit work, as they fear fur their
lives, having been threatened by
the strikers. They believe the
strikers are planning In dyna
mite workings of I tie mine's
where non-union men are em
ployed.
Strike Leader Hoggin has been
arrested for inciting the striking
miners |o violence when they re
cently slopped a train and forced
many non-union men to get off.
The strikers claim the opera
tion of the mines with non-union
men is discouraging to the op
erators and they expert overtures
will soon he made to the men to
return l«> work.
EXPLOSION ON
TORPEDO BOAT
Two Mon Killed by Explosion
Which Occurred on the
Craven.
Savannah. Sept. II.--An explo
sion which occurred on the tor
pedo boat Craven killed two men
and severely injured several oth
ers. The particulars of the ac
cident may never be known, as
the men who are believed to be
responsible are dead. The explo
sion oerurred while the boat was
in the harbor here.