Valdez daily prospector., November 12, 1913, Image 1

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RUSSIAN JURY
FREES BEILISS
Cosacks Needed to Quell Riots—Trial
Has Caused Sensation in All
Civilized Countries.
KIEF, Russia, Nov. 12.—Mendel
Beiliss was acquitted by the jury here
today of the charge of murder, pre
ferred against him by the police, who
asserted that he had murdered 13
yearfold Andrew Yushlnsky in or
der to secure *he blood of the lad
to use in an alleged Jewish ritual.
The announcement of the verdict
caused a number of riots and it was
necessary to maintain 2,000 Cosacks
in the Jewish quarters to protect
them from the vengeance of the
mobs. The Russian populace were
strongly in favor of hanging Beiliss,
as they believed the stories told by
ihe police about the socalled riUtal
of the Jews.
Many students were hurt in the
clashes with the police and the Cos
acks, who used the butt ends of their
guns and the flat sides of their sa
bers to drive the mob away. Many
were trampled by the Cosacks, who
rode rough shod over the students.
The trial has caused a sensation in
all parts of Russia and has been the
only theme of conversation for the
past three weeks. The opposition to
the government has used it to great
advantage to harass the administra
tion.
The opposition press have utilized
the trial to the utmost from a politi
ical standpoint. The Ryech goes so
far as to declare that the country
is once more aroused from its state
of acquiescent lethargy, and that
Russia is again passing through a
period preceding an open revolution
ary movement, as In 1904-5. Confis
cation of issues, fines, and other pen
alties are imposed in showers every
day, owing to this attitude of the
opposition press.” *
A dispatch from Odessa says that
the governor of the city has found
it absolutely necessary sternly to pro
hibit the Black Hundred, otherwise
known as the Union of the Russian
People, from holoing further anti
Semitic meetings and demonstrations.
Increasing anxiety is felt among the
Jews of South Russia.
FAKIRS REAPED
RICH HARVEST
Clairvoyants Secured More Than
$100,000 From Widows Who
Would Talk to Spirits.
CHICAGO, Nov. 12.—At the trial
of the clairvoyant swindlers Mrs.
ltapp testified that she had paid $12,
OOO to talk to her dear dead
husband and that the husband always
asked her to come back and talk to
him again, the dtairvyoant always in
sisting upon a large payment because
of the "terrible fatigue” undergone
by being in a trance and acting as the
"medium.” When the money was
all gone, said Mrs. Rapp, the "me
dium” refused to work and she could
^ no longer talk to her husband.
The prosecution claim they will
prove that the band of clairvoyants
reaped a harvest from the widows,
who wished to talk to departed hus
bands and that more than $100,000
was paid them by seven* different
widows.
The mediums always advised the
women to come back when they rep
resented the husbands and the lone
ly old women fell for the trap and
returned each time with more money.
The court rooms are crowded by
those interested and the curious ones
jittending the trials.
Adler
is closing out business and will leave
jh thirty days.
MANY VESSELS WRECKED ON GREAT LAKES;
SEVENTY BODIES ARE FOUND NEAR HURON
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| Passengers on North Queen Are Rescued by Lifesavers—Light Ship is Wrecked
and Crew of Six Drowned-Loss is^ Estimated at Many Millions-Five
| Freeze to Death at Cleveland-Much Damage at Chicago.
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CHICAGO, Nov. 12.—Reports from
| many lake cities and towns tell of
! terrible loss of life and destruction
| of property by (he recent storm,
j Wires are down in many places and
| it is feared that when full reports
are received the loss of life will be
appalling. The blizzard swept across
the lakes and all vessels caught in
the storm were driven on the beach
es or foundered with all on board.
In this city the suffering was in
tense and all organized charitable .
societies, lead by the American Vol
unteers and the Salvation Army, have
been relieving the distress as far as
they can. Church buildings have been
opened for the homeless and the
buildings are kept warm, while all
the station houses have been havens
of refuge to those without funds.
Seventy Bodies Found On Beach.
PORT HURON, Mich., Nov. 12.—
The damage caused uy the storm of
the past few days is estimated at
several millions of dollars. The
shores of Lake Huron, near here, are
strewn with wreckage and the bodies
of those drowned. The lifesaving
crews report wreckage from six dif
ferent vessels and a total of seventy
bodies have been washed ashore by
the force of wind and wave.
The boats which were driven ashore
near here are all large vessels used
in the freight and passenger busi
ness from Lake Michigan. The loss
of life will run into the hundreds,
as it is believed only a part of the
bod es have been washed ashore.
Loss Two Million At Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, Ohio. Nov. 12.—The
storm of yesterday caused the death
of live people, who were frozen to
death, the loss of property estimated
as being W'orth $2,000,000, and the
wrecking of a. number of vessels along
the lake front.
Two feet of snow fell here and
traffic in the city by the street car
lines is at a standstill. Not a car has
.been run today, although the com
panies are making every effort to
clear the tracks, while the railroads
iave been blocked for two days, not
'a passenger train has entered or left
.the city, while nothing has been heard
from the work trains dispatched yes
terday to clear the 1‘nes. It is be- j
lieved they are stalled in the drifts. ,
; All the public schools are closed,
j>as the children cannot reach the
i buildings from their homes and the
5Salvation Army is busy giving Pro
Visions to the poor and providing coal
for families who are without fuel and
suffering from the intense cold.
Lightship Wrecked At Buffalo.
BUFFALO, N. Y„ Nov. 12.—The
storm which swept the Great Lakes
on Monday and Tuesday caused the
’government lightship to break from
, her moorings near this city and the
| vessel was driven on the rocks she
| was stationed to warn mariners of.
| All of the crew or six were lost.
Life saving crews were unable to
reach the vessel, the boats being
thrown back on the beach as fast
'as launched, while the efforts of one
of the tug boat captains to reach the
wreck with his boat were futile. The
lightship was battered to pieces in
a few hours. •
Big Passenger Ship Lost.
CALUMET, Nov. 12.—The big pas
went ashore on Manitou island yes
terday is a total wreck but the life
saving crews finally succeeded in
reaching the wreck with a life line
and brought the passengers and
crew ashore in the life buoys. Re
peated efforts to reach the ship by
the three life-saving crews were in
vain until a lull in the storm allow
ed one of the boats to reach the ship
and take off a few of the passengers,
besides placing the life line on the
ship after which the cable for the
buoy was hauled aboard, placed on
the one remaining mast and the bal
ance of the passengers and crew
brought to the island,
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RUN ON BANKS !
IN MEXICO CITY!
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Police Are Unable to Stay Panic—
Foreign Banks Ask and Re
ceive Aid.
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 12.—The an
nouncement made by President Hu
erta a few days ago that the govern- ■
ment would tax all bank deposits iif
teen per cent caused a run on the .
banks yesterday, which has contin- i
tied today and has resulted in the
failure of a number of banks and the
rumored closing of a number more.
The foreign banks- are still safe but j
they have appealed to European :
bankers for aid, which it is announc- 1
ed has been given.
In an effort to stay the run on the
banks the police made a number of
arrests of those who had succeeded
in withdrawing their money but the
populace were so enraged that the
men and women were liberated.
Funds of the foreigners have been
withdrawn from the banks and placed
with the consuls for safe keeping.
LONDON, Nov. 12.—-The govern
I ment has been notified of the serious
i conditions in Mexico City and the
; run upon all banks, including the for
! eign banks. It is stated that enough
; funds have been telegraphed to the
[English bankers to tide them over
' for the present and that exchange on
j London is given depositors when they
, withdraw the money. The exchange
1 is said to be at a premium.
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ATTEMPTS TO POISON
HIS ENTIRE FAMILY
1 SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 12.—The
wholesale poisoning of an entire fam
j ily of six children, the mother and
‘ two relatives, was attempted* last
j night by Carmello Rizzo, an insane
I candymaiier* Rizzo placed poison in
the soup and wine which was par
' taken of by the nine persons. It was
the strange taste of the food that
warned the elder members of the
' „amily that something was amiss amt
' the police were sent for. The officers
arrived in time to prevent Rizzo
front braining his wife with a ham
mer. Prompt action of doctors who
pumped the stomachs of the family
prevented serious effects front the
poison,
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INCOMES EXEMPT
UP TO $7,WO
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Husband and Wife Can Have an
Income of $7,000.00 and Pay
No Income Tax.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.—Under a
ruling of, the attorney general it is j
held that all ’ncornes ot husband and .
wife are exempt up to $7,000. The
ruling it is estimated will cut the ,
income under this tax by $100,000,- j
000.
The ruling of the attorney general 1
has caused much worry to the Demo- j
cratic leaders, who fear that the loss j
in income to the government will !
greatly cripple the Treasury depart- j
ment, as it was expected that the loss 1
in tariff revenues would be more than !
offset by the income tax, which was I
estimated fo give a yearly return of
$300,000,000.
PROTESTS BEAD
AGAINST PAGE
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Senate Hears German and Irish So- !
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cieties, Which Take Exception
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to His Remarks.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.—The pro
test of the German and Irish labor so
cieties against the continuation in
office of Ambassador Page, who rep
resents the United States government
at the Court of St. James, and who,
shortly after being appointed to his
present office, and on the eve of his
deiihrture "fcor ^England? in a public
speech, said that “the American and
i English people ruled the world,’' was
1 read today in the Senate,
i The Irish and Germans take excep
! tion to the statement and claim that
I they do a little of the ruling them
j selves. They are dissatisfied with
! the blunt statement of the ambassa
j dor and wish hint deposed.
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j Mrs. Grace Plum has taken a posi
j tion at the Orpheum Theatre.
WANT RELIEF FOR
- NOME SUFFERERS
Governor Strong Requests Senator
Chamberlain to Introduce Bill
for $25,000.00.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.—Senator
Chamberlain, at the request of Gov
ernor Strong of Alaska, has intro- j
ducfd a bill in the Senate providing j
for an appropriation of $25,000.00 for I
the relief of the people of Nome, who j
suffered the loss of all their property
when the storm and surf swept the |
greater part of the town into the !
oeean. j
Congressman Johnson, of Washing- ]
ton, has promised to introduce the 1
bill in the lower House and will fight j
to get it passed. Chairman Fitzgerald, ,
who, as head of the Appropriations :
committee, blocked the bill previous
ly introduced by Johnson.
RAILROADS GET j
ANOTHER BLOW
Supreme Court Upholds the Consti
tutionality of the Sixteen-hour
Legislation.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 12.—The Su
preme Court today handed down a
decision in the appeal of the rail
road companies to the highest tribun
al of the land against the interpreta
tion of the law which forbids the em
ployment of men for more than six
teen consecutive hours a day in the
operation of the railroads.
Public policy requires that the men |
employed on the railroads shall not j
be overworked, because the lives of ;
the traveling public are thereby jeo
pardized, says the court, and the law
is- in the interest of the public good.;
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The ladies of the Congregational I
Aid Society will meet this week at;
the home of Mrs McGilvyay Thurs
day afternoon at 2:30. All ladies :
are cordially invited.
IS NOT GUILTY
Witness States Mary Phagan Not Kill
ed by Leo Frank, Who is Sen
tenced to Hang.
ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 12.— The ar
rival in Atlanta today of a man from
Birmingham, who declares he was a
witness of the murder of Mary Pha
gan and who alleges that Leo M.
Frank was not the guilty man, stirred
the city as had no other development
in tne case since the conviction of
the pencil factory superintendent of
the crime.
The girl was killed to hide the fact
that she was soon to become a moth
er and she was employed in the fac
tory by Frank. She was only fifteen
years old.
The newcomer gave his name its I.
W. Fisher. He said he formerly lived
in Atlanta, but after the crime was
offered money to leave and finally, as
the result of threats, did so. Before
coming here he went to Chief of Po
lice Bodeker, of Birmingham, and
told him his story. According to
Bodeker the man accused a well
known merchant of Atlanta of the
crime and said he was confessing be
cause conscience-stricken; he had not
done so before because he had not
believed Frank would be convicted.
The man reached Atlanta early this
morning and managed to reach the
office of Luther Rosser, attorney for
the defence. The Frank petition for
a new trial will be heard next Wed
nesday.
MORE THAN 100 KILLED
WHEN TRAIN BLOWS UP
MEXICO CITY, Nov. 12.—Only
eight persons survived when a troop
train was dynamited by rebels yes
terday at the railway station of Lufu,
between Saltillo ant}'* Vanegas, Coa
huila. More than 100 federal sol
diers, including three officers, ware
killed. All the survivors were injur
ed.
Masonic Notice.
Special communication of Valdez
Lodge. No. *68. F. and A. M., tonig'.I
at 8 o’clock nt Masonic Temple. Vis
itors welcome.
C. C. REYNOLDS, Sec’y.
Fred* fisli nt the Valdez Cine. tf
NOVELS CAUSE
International Purity Congress Re
ceives Report of Causes for
Fall From Grace.
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 12.—The vice
committee of the International Purity
Congress reported today to the con
gress that after a careful study of
the conditions of vice in all lands and
the causes to which, as far as they
have been able to trace, can be laid
the blame for the going wrong of the
many women of the underworld, who
are recruited from the best families
and the poorest alike, can be laid
mostly to the reading of cheap and
immoral novels, which excite the de
sire for tasting of the forbidedn fruits
of life and eventually lead to the
downfall of the girls.
Many French novels, the reading
of “Three Weeks” and books of that
class, besides the thousands of books
to which the mails are closed, but
which, in some unaccountable man
ner, are handed from girl to girl or
from boy to boy, start them on a
course in life which can lead to but
one end for the women—the houses
of ill repute.
The work of Anthony Comstock,
the leader of the suppression of ob
scene books and pictures, was high
ly commended by the committee and
its extension was advocated.
Judge Ren Lindsay, of Denver, who
was a candidate for the vice-presi
dency of the congress, was defeated
by a close vote.
GATES’ ESTATE
IS $2,600,000!00
NEW YORK, Nov. 12.—Under the
will of Charles Gates, who died re
cently while on a hunting trip in
Wyoming, his wife, a bride of a year,
and his mother, receive two million
dollars and bequests of $600,000 are
made to relatives and friends.
MEAT PACKER LEFT
TWENTY MILLIONS
CHICAGO, Nov. 12. The estate of
Edward Morris, who died a few days
ago, has been appraised at $20,006,
000. His holdings are mostly in pack
ing concerns all over the states.
IIMSPUI
IFTHE 6.1P.
Republican and Progressive Leaders
Propose Justice Hughes as the
Next Nominee.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12.—The lead
ers of the Republican party and those
who have affiliated themselves with
,.ie Bull Moosers,. who are now in
the capital, met yesterday and it is
proposed that Supreme Court Jus
tice Hughes, formerly governor of
New York, shall be boomed for the
presidency, while either Senator Cum
mins or Senator Borah shall be nam
ed as vice-president.
The Regressive leaders are in
clined to accept the suggestion, as
Justice Hughes as governor made a
most enviable record, while both the
other suggested nominees for vice
president have been active workers in
the Progress ve ranks working for
the reforms urged in the platforms
of the party.
Owing to the poor showing of the
Bull Moosers at the last election it Is
now almost certain that the 'wo fac
tions will be consolidated by the next
presidential election.
South African Gold Arrives At London
LONDON, Nov. 12.—Nearly $6,
1100,000 South African gold was offer
ed in the open market here today.
America took $2,500,000 at 7s 9d per
ounce.