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

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NO. 312.
HOBSON MS
Says Floor Leader is Tool of Cor
porations—Underwood Ponies
the Charge.
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Wiaaliiutftoii, Oct. 1 i.—Con
gressman Hobson, of Alabama,
loday made a bitter attack on
Floor Leader Oscar Underwood,
(•laimmg that lie is a tool of the
corporations and had secured the
support of the people of Alaba
ma in his candidacy for the pres
idency at (lie Iasi Democratic
convention under false pretenses.
Hobson spoke for len minutes,
denouncing the Hour leader, af
ter which Underwood replied, de
nying that lie was connected in
an> way with Ihe corporations
nr hail aided them in the recent!
lurin' revision. The Democrats |
applauded Underwood upon tliej
eomplelion of his address.
Hobson and Underwood are
candidates for Ihe senatorship
made vacant by the death of Sen
ator Johnson and the word battle
today is the first gun in Ihe cam
paign for the election soon to be
held in that state to elect a sue-j
ci.-ssor. Both men are popular in
Ibe stale and the battle will be j
interesting to the politicians.
SEA DOG DIES, |
TROLLEY WRECK
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Captain Leland, 40 Years With |
Pacific Coast Co., Dies in
San Francisco.
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Sail I'T'.'tnr isni. Orl. II.—Cap-'
lam l.rlainl. for J'<*i l> years in j
command of vessels owned liy ;
Hi,. Paeille Coast company, was j
killed here today when tile elec-j
trie ear on which lie was riding j
rrashed into a stalled car on Mis- j
sion si reel. Besides Captain l.e- j
land, one idlin' man was so so-I
verely injured that he will sure- i
Iv die and several are hadly hurl, j
The stalled ear showed no !
lights and the oncoming car j
struck it while going al_ full speed, |
i fearing; its way into, the car ahead. I
FURSIAN GETS
A GOOD JOG
Named Deputy Marshal at Naknek j
--Member of Demoor*tip Di
vision Commute*.
Marshal Breimeman has au
uoqncert the. appointment of VYil
liam Fursinan, of Cordova/' as
deputy marshal at Naknek, which
position Mr. FUrsman has accep
ted •’> telegraph.
Naknek ps ppa b,f Hm $mdo,l
B%i . tishilig stations, which,• In
, thd summer time, is thickly pop
ulated, from three to live thous
and/ IlShernien making it 'their
headquarters. A large number
• >f natives are also located pi that
vicinity.
The new deputy' ds wati known
in Valdez as he vya.*. rdf many
years in the employ of S. Blum i
,<• company and is at present eui- |
ployed by them jn‘their C'U'dova I
branch slore. He has a large I
number of friends who will h,e J
.‘ pleased with his appointment."'
; die is a member of I he dennicratir j
division committee
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Establishes a Dictatorship in
Southern Rty>ut)Hc—Asks
Aid of the Peopl0.
Mexico City, Mex., Oct. 1 i.-Pro
visional President Victoriano Hu
erta today suspended the Mexican
constitution, proclaimed a dicta
torship, named himself as dic
tator and has announced that he
will tolerate no interference from ]
any faction or party in Mexico, j
rtor will he heed any opposition ;
from any foreign nation.
Huerta has called upon all good
Mexicans to rally to his support
and lie promises that he will soon
pul down the rehellion, establish
order and secure again for Mex- |
ieo the prosperity it enjoyed in
days gone by.
Slate Creek Operator Thinks Well
of New Camp—Will Return
as Soon as Snow Flies.
Fred. Kraemer. the Slate Greek
operator, who made a quick trip
into the Xelchina reunify when
he heard of the new strike, will
return to the new camp as soon
as sledding commences, lie will
lake in a large ontlil of tools and
supplies and will prospect the
ground located by him in this
latest placer district.
Speaking to a representative
of the Prospector, Mr, Kraemer
staled I hat if the Xelchina pans
out if will lie the higgesl camp
in Alaska, as the prospects ex
tend over a large territory.
"The gravel on discovery is
eight feel deep and Hie ground
is not frozen, as at first reported,"
states Kraemer. "The discover
ers run a small cut a slice box
length ami a hall, mil of which!
they are reported to have taken '
$1,-00. The bedrock slopes to
ward I he hill aim it is expected
that the richest pay has not hecn
discovered. At the time vve
readied the diggings the origi
nal locators had left their claims
and the cut had tilled with feel
of water, so vve were imalile to
prospect I he grav el on bedrock,
lull found good pay two feel from
the bottom of the cut.”
Thai ±hc experienced miners
from Slate Greek have decided lo
ret urn lo the camp this winter
is the best boost the Nelehiua dis
triet lias received so far. The men
will be equipped to give the
creeks a thorough prospecting.
Oran, Algeria,'Oct. I -4.-—.^vigtor
Soubeilland, an army aviator,
Wtite ag as#£pl Itvtigy, clrin^jng
feitttig fggt{ slopping hi* igjOUtof,
t^rew a pistol and shot h igiself
through the'h'ead.-' The -ihp.go
ptane fell Ip the ground a,n(i, \tas
wrecked, Every bone in Sduireil
land’a body was broken. He will
be.buried tomorrow- .with military
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Disaataaoua Eire at Sag.
A disasterpus (tre at sea 'showii
in two reels and two# laughable
comedies at the Orpheuui lingight.*
Another line change tomorrow,
with vaudeville stunts by lire Jol
ly Bohemians. Don’t miss to
morrow's bill.
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ft PEOPLE
LIKE NELQHINA
Good Prospects Reported to Have
Been, Looated Forty Miles
From Disoovery.
Knik continues to send out
pood reports of the Nelchina, Dr,
David, commissioner at Knik,
writes under the date of October
10 to E. E. Ritchie as follows:
“The Nelchina section looks
pood, not from the amount taken
out, hut from reported prospects.
The lmys claim that they have
found pood prospects as far as
forty miles from llie original dis
covery, and that the whole coun
try looks pood—low, rollinp hills
and other charnel eristics of ;a
pood placer camp. Suggest that
you In tier not overlook I he
(•bailee lo pel in on it,"
jew didIot
MURDER ROY
Government’s Star Witness Gives
Testimony Favorable to
Defendant.
Kic\. Ocl. I i_Tile ease
apninsl Momlel lteilis. the Jew
cliarped with the murder of a
Christian hoy two years apo, is
fallinp lo pieces. The witness
who was expected to testify for
the poYornmont. that tie had seen
Hie murder, was on the stand to
day and denied all knnwdedpe of
tile crime.
The povermnejil prosecutor
was nonplused at his evidence
and it is now admitted that the
prisoner cannot lie convicted nor
can the povernmenTs plan to in
cite the populace apninsl the
(Jews he carried: out, as all the in
terest iii tin* ease has died out.
Scott Residence on Broadway and
Meese Residence on Reserva
tion Change Hands.
Several real estate deals have
been made I be past week. Dep
uty Clerk Thomas Scott lias sold
his residence on Broadway to J.
J. Cavana, formerly marshal at
Neknek, the consideration being
*1,500, while \fiss K- Monohau
has purchased the Bd. Meese
bouse on Reservation avenue for
*450.
Senator B. F. laniard will move
his residence front Port Vuldeit,
alias Ha/.ele.Hville, U> the K>t he
has purchased in the von fiunt.h
er addition. The netjv location will
be on the hospital street, one
block below the hospital and
fronting on the cross street, up
on which is. located I he Catholic
church.
A' number of other transfers
have been made the past week
and real estate has taken ail ups
ward tendency since the start
I he government dike vw>rj£ J
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'Hie City Kxpress is tied up an
the grand jury, hut working be
fore session*, of the jury, belwodn
I lie sessions, while the' rest of Ifte
jury are eating, and we are du
the,rob all night. Don’t forget Ihe
number'. ' CITY KXPRKSsA
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IS FORFEITED
Attorney Claims H« Will Return
When Vaudeville Engage
ment is Filled.
Chicago, Oct. I i.—Attorneys
for Jack Johnson appeared in
court today and requested the
judge to . postpone the case
against (heir client, who is out
under $30,000 bonds awaiting the
decision of the higher courts as
to the legality of his conviction
as a white slaver.
The statement was made to the
court that. Johnson was in Europe
filling a vaudeville engagement
and that on ils completion he
would return In llii.s country. The
court, however, refused to listen
lo a eoiilinminrc and ordered the
$30,001) bond forfeited.
attemptIade
SROOT STRIKERS
Man in Auto Fires on Parading
Laborers—Is Arrested and
Refuses to Talk.
Calomel. Mich.. Del. I i.—
While I he striking mine workers
were parading today a •limn in
a large automobile, speeding by,
opened lire on the marchers and
then rnnfinued on his way a few
blocks, when the cavalry detach
ment blocked the wax and he was
taken iido custody.
The officials of the union claim
I hal lie is a hired gunman em
ployed lo cause trouble with the
x iew of discrediting the strikers.
The man xvlm did the shout
ing refuses lo make any sjatc
mcnl of the reason for the al
laek. No one was hurl, although
many sleds xvere tired.
SERVICES FOB
DR. 0. H. SLEEK
Eagle Hall Crowded to Overflow
ing With Friends of Depart
ed 8urgeon.
Eagle Hall was tilled In over
llnwing this afternoon when the
Burial services over 1 >r. David II,
Sleem, who died, Iasi Saturday,
were read. The service of the
•Episcopal Church, of which Dr.
, Rlcdm was a comp,iunicaut, was
given by Rev. W. kt. Jiiegle-r.
In his short address he said:
“Once more we gather to speak
wRU Cod and to remember a be
loved one. We no. not come- to
mourn our friend, or to praise
him, but to seek inspiration in
the quickened consciousness of
lives made richer for his having
lived. Peace he with him, with
us courage ami faith!
“1 speak bur one word,, a fare
well to Dr. ejledm from bis pas
tor. For' Dr.'kjlcom; born in the
llAly kanui,.baptized and coutirpi
V'cf*I^'”rti'e <.«Hrltcaip Wshop dwd«>i.
nrsalem, interested himself as no,
one else has in our work. UiW|!
by word and work and gill lie’lin
tnspired and helped me and ad
vised me. The last Sunday of His
life he worshipped in bur liltle
elm roll. •,
“I have' spill dml one word,
were i In say more I must la;. lian‘
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FOUL PLAY WHEN
VESSEL BURNED
Owners of Volturno Say Rivals
Threatened to DOstroy Ves
sel, Prior to Sailing.
Liverpool, Eng., Oct. li.—Tile
owners of the steamer Volturno,
which was burned at sea last
week, have issued a statement to
the effect that the steamer was
burned by rival steamship own
ers, as the officials had receiv
ed threatening letters prior to
the sailing informing them that
if the ship ■continued to take pas
sengers at a reduced rate the
boat would be blown up.
Scotland Yard detectives are
working in conned ion with Amer
ican detectives to lacate the writ
! ers of l.he letters.
SENATOR L V. RAf
CANNOT ACCEPT
Position of Assistant Attorney in
Fourth Division Because of
Clients’ Business.
Senator I,. Y. Kay. president
of I lie Alaska Semite, formerly
Assistant U. S. Attorney for the
Third division, upon the request
and recommendation of District
Attorney Dmssley, was appnint
ed ....11> hy Attorney Deneral
Mcltcynolds as assistant attorney
in the Fourth division, with head
quarters at Fairbanks, with tin
right to engage in private prac
tice, where I lie same did not eun
llirl with Hie governnieiil's ill
I (-rests
Senator Hay staled lodaj that
i while desirous of again entering i
the goveniineiil service under j
District Atlorney I’rossley. he was I
unable to arrange matters so that I
be could honorably leave clients
who bail entrusted business to
tiiin. and the lack of lime in which
In make I lie necessary provision
for a transfer of the business in
terests represented by him on the
coast, prevented his qualifying
and entering upon bis duties at
Fairbanks.
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M. S. Hibbard and \V. .1. Lewis, ;
who have been in Valdez rupee-I
senling the land department in j
contesting the lies patent to mill- |
oral ground in Solomon basin, j
left last night on the south bound j
Sampson. |
Don’t miss the line change of
moving pictures at the Orpheum
tonight. Vaudeville and change
tomorrow evening.
MILITMTS STOP
CHttftCH SERVtEES
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London, Oct. 14.—The Duchess
of fife will wed Prince Arthur
today, as all arrangements to this
and have been completed. The
militants yesterday broke up the
services at St Paul’s Cathedral,
responding let the litany in mock
prayer ami calling upon the Lord
to deliver the. popple.of the em
pire- front male rule; try their re
sponses mocking the services. ■
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The party of eixp^rls who have !
| been repairing I he wireless sta-j
lion i<T Kodiak fshimf. '' passed ;
through’ Vahh x last night to i’or
jdovg on the steadier Sampson.)
■ Thej .will make repairs am) al- j
iterations in the governmentSsta
N top ..at Whits icu.
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ANOTHER WARNING
TO PRES. HUERTA
American State Department Does
Not Take Kindly to His Treat
ment of Deputies.
Washington, Oct. li.--The
State department has issued a
warning to Provisional President
Huerta against harming the
members of the Mexican con
gress, who were recently arrest
ed. The warning was given per
sonally by I he American charge
d'affaires and the State depart
ment demands that tin* Chamber
of deputies lie unmolesled by the
president.
Tlio Slate department inform
ed President Huerta that the
American government would hold
him personally responsible for
any injury done I lie deputies. The
note also conveyed tin* displeas
ure of l lie governinenl at Hie ar
rest of the congressmen and the
elliirl In force I lie will of a dic
tator upon the people's represen
tatives.
R. I'. Watson, the agent of the
Alaska Coast company, passed
through last night eii route to
Seattle.
SEARCH OCEAN
FOR AN AVIATOR
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Cutters, Navy Vessels and Tugs
Hunt for Lost Aviator reliev
ed tfiown to Sea.
.New York. Del. t 1.--A ilo/en
ships are .-earehing lie oeeau
east of Sandy Hook in an effort
to save Aviator Jewell, who is
believed to have been blown to sea
in his aeroplane. The Treasury
depart nienl lias ordered several
revenue cutters, the Xavv de
partment, has dispatched a num
ber of fa si torpedo boats and a
scout cruiser to cruise the sea
in the hope of locating the miss
ing man.
A number of ocean going tuffs
have been sent by |he Aero Club
of America to aid in the search.
Special Venire for 8eveo Grand
Jurors is Issued—Court
Adjourns.
The regular October term of
the district court convened this
morning at ten o’clock, Judge F.
M. $rowu opening his first ses
sion of court at Valdei;. Seven
grand jurors were excused, dis
qualified or had not been served
and Judge Brown directed the
marshal to till in the jury, ad
journing court for that purpose.
Deputy marshals soon summon
ed J 11. Shotwell, Ernest Erick
son, Charles Fowlkes, James Mul
roy. E. B. Spiers, Robert Coles and
Jesse Rolibihs, who w£re, faith
those already accepted, then
sworn in to serve al Ibis term
of iIn* court.
After instructing the grand
jury as to their duties, the court
I hen look adjournment until ten
o'clock tomorrow morning.