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V0L 10 VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2S, 1913. NO. 66. NEGRO ESCAPES BEING LYNCHED 6heriff Allows Prisoner to Disguise Himself as Washerwoman and Leave Jail Before Mob Arrives MORItILTON, Ark., Dec 23.—A ne - giro charged with assault upon a white woman and confined in the local jail, escaped being lynched here today by passing through the crowd disguised as a washerwoman. The mob start ed for the jail but someone telephon ed the warden of the intended lynch ing and he allowed the negro to dress as a woman, but kept him in jail un til the last minute, meanwhile tele phoning for assistance in the hope ihat he could prevent the mob from taking his prisoner. He also tele phoned for an automobile, but it did not arrive in time for him to flee with his prisoner, and he therefore decided to give the negro a chance for his life and turned him free just before the mob arrived. The sheriff then delayed the crowd and finally allowed them to search the jail. When they became aware that they had been fooled some were in favor of beating the sheriff for his work, but cooler heads held the crowd in check and the mob dispersed. The police are now looking for the negro and expect to have him in cus tody in a few days. Northern Canadian TralnLeaves Track at Loretta, Manatoba, and 200 Are Injured. LORETTA, Manatoba, Dec. 23.— The Canadian Northern express train was derailed here last night and 200 passengers were injured in the conse quent wrecking of the train. The wreckage soon caught fire and the train was completely destroyed. Fortunately, a lafge number of men were available from a nearby station camp and these, with the afd of the passengers who were not injured, and a number of other people, hurriedly brought in automobiles, were able to rescue those pinned down in the wreckage. The tire W'as slow to spread and the rescuers worked ljke Trojans to save the lives of the in jured. An investigation has been ordered by the government and also by com pany officials to place the responsibil ity for the wreck. NO MOffi DETAILS JE1HIE WKK Xo more information has been re ceived regarding the wrecking of the Jeanie nor the possibility of recov ering the mail. The business men' of Valdez contemplate sending a tele gram to the Postolfice department asking that'every effort fragnade td recover the mail on the JMjj|$er. As the ship is a total lodi'Mjp Insur ance companies will not attempt to raise her, therefore, unless the gov ernment sends for the mail-It will lip at the bottom of Qiieen Charlotte Sound until Oabrlel blows his horn— and we can’t wait that long. Stores be Cloeed on Christmas. The merchants of Valdez will close their establishments on Christmas, but will remain open until 8 p. ra. Christmas eve, so that all may have an opportunity to make such Christ iras purchases as they may desire. i I Left Seattle December 20th and Has Five Passengers for Valdez, But LittSe Freight. SEATTLE, Dec. 22.—(Delayed In transmission)-—The steamer North western, of the Alaska Steamship company, left here Saturday night, Dec. 20th, with a light passenger list and little freight. The steamer was delayed in reach ing this port. The passenger travel is expected to remain light until af ter the holidays, when the traffic will be exceptionally heavy, according to the steamship men, who say that many inquiries have been received at the ticket office regarding rates to Nelchina and Chisana diggings and the best routes to the new camps. The following passengers left on the boat for Valdez: Mrs. A. E. Grigsby and -son Lathrop, Mrs. Wil liamson, Charles Whalen and John Kiplgren. COIGH MEETS; PUSSES 6MS Show Shovelers Receive Pay—$2,000 Worth of City Warrants Or dered Paid. The city council met last nighl 10 pass upon the bills of Warren Nelson and his crew of snow shovelers, who cleared the snow drifts in Keystone canyon after the heavy snowstorm of ten days ago. The bills were allow ed. The council also passed a resolu tion that the city treasurer pay $2, 000 worth cf back city warrants, which he will do. This is part of the $2,738.35 turned over by the town trustees, upon order of the secretary of the interior. It is the proceeds of the lot sale, which totaled $3,579.75. The expense of holding the sale was $841.4U. The City Dads, who are strong on education, decided to keep a nest egg of $1,200 in the treasury for the sup port of the schools, to be turned ov er t& the school treasurer when he shall be elected. The delidtiuenl tax list was ordered published. ! Will adopt 15 babies OF DIFFERENT RACE CHICAGO, Dec. 23.—Mrs. L. Brack et Bishop, wife of a wealthy business man, plans to become the mother, by adoption, of fifteen children, each to represent one of the fifteen most characteristic racial types. The un ique family, according to Mrs Bishop, will include a negro baby, an Italian, an Arab, a Japanese, a Malay, a Ger man, ?. Chinese, a Scandinavian, an American, an Irish child, and babies representing several South American countries. “We will move to a comfortable, good-sized house in the outskirts as soon as the family is started,” said Mrs Bishop. “And we intend to bring up the children as nearly as possible like the average American family 'of moderate means. “They will go to the public school, and I hope to show that in spite of their different natlbnalities and racial traits they will grow up brothers and sisters, as I mean to be a mother to them all.” , vl'*t , —-:-_ J. G'. Snyder, the Valdez merchant, who has been mentioned as a possible candidate for treasurer fpr the school j board, has declined' to act, as he fears ho r innot give the matter the atten- j tion it should have. The pretty fur sets for children now on display by Mrs. Winter will make i splendid Christmas gifts. Call and see them. I REBEL BAKOIT 11 OLD 1DB General Villa Holds Luis Terrazas, Jr., for $250,000 Ransom—Will Kill Unless Paid. JUAREZ, Dec. 23.—General Villa, the ex-bandit and now second in com mand of the constitutionalist army, is holding Luis Terrazas, Jr., a son of the largest land owner in Sonora, for $250,000 ransom and threatens to kill the lad unless the father comes through with the money. Terrazas, Sr., fled from Chihuahua, taking his silver with him in ox carts and finally reached the United States in safety. The son was captured by the rebels and unless the $250,000 is forthcoming he will be lined up against the wall and a firing squad will soon finish him. The American consul has interested himself in the case and has made a report to Secretary of State Uryan, and will follow instructions from Washington. NEED MORE HER i PRHR9 PAST Postoffice Depaftfnen't Have Added 8,000 Rafitoatd Clerks the Past Year But Still Shorthanded. . ; I I WASHINGTON, Dec. 23—More than | 8,000 extra jobs have been created in ' the railroad service of the Postal de- | partmeni by reason of the parcel post | and it is expected that as many more j will be added in the next year if prop- j er service is to be given the public i in the matter of handling express. j The congestion of parcels in the j eastern postoffices lias caused much ! dissatisfaction both to the officials of I the department and to the general j public, and it is hoped to secure ex- j tra help to handle the mail. No pos- j sible chance exists for the delivery j of parcels now in the mail before j Christmas and it will bte weeks before j the surplus mail matter is cleared up, j HISTORIC TOWER I IN E:j _ I ' Bad Fire at Portsmouth, England, ! I Destroys $5,000,000 Property and Priceless Trophies, I * - _ PORTSMOUTH, Eng., Dec. 23.—A ! fire in the local navy yard yesterday ; did damage estimated at $5,000,000 to ! the property of the admiralty and al so destroyed the historic seashore tower, in which arO kept the price less records and trophies of the navy, j The loss of historic treasures is j great and can never be duplicated. ! The flames were finally extingu'sh- i ed by the sailors front the war ves- j sels in thf» yard and the aid of the i city fire fighting force. The delay in calling upon the city for help is be lieved to be responsible for the great loss of property.. ,, leather Reuort. Dec. 22, 1913. j Barometric Pressure'.29.519 : Temperature at 7 p. nr. .30 j Maximum Temperature .30 j Minimum Temperature .21 i Mean Temperature .(_25.5 Precipitation ..7 Cloudy, calm'. wlnd S. W. two miles. Snowed from 12:30' p. m. io 7 p. m. L. JONES. MONA LISA HAS KEN RETURNED Elaborate Ceremonies Held in Rome When Picture is Given to the . French Ambassador. ROME, Dec. 23.—The ceremonies incident to the return to the French government of the picture, ‘‘Mona Li sa,” which was stolen from the Lou vre, were held here yesterday. The minister of foreign affairs for Italy presented the picture to the French ambassador, who gracefully thanked the Italian people for the efforts put forth by them to secure the recovery of the work of art, which is almost invaluable. The ambassador spoke of the great pride the French people had in their collection of works of art and es pecially the love for the Mona Lisa and told of the efforts put forth and money expended to prosecute the long search for the stolen treasure. Conference Committee Settle Many Joints of Difference in Senate and H6use Measure. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—The con ference commtitee of the Senate and House, to whom had been referred the currency bill for adjustment of the differences between the measure, as it was approved by the House and the bill as passed by the eSnate yes terday, settled the 42 points upon which the two bills differed and it was immediately passed by both houses and sent to the president for his ap proval. The bill, as now agn?ed upon, \s a compromise measure, having many of the restrictions demanded by the Sen ate, but also containing many of the features of the House bill. Will Initiate New Officers—Lecture by Senator Millard on Trail Blazing. The Valdez Chapter of Arctic Brotherhood will meet tonight at 8 o’clock for the purpose of 'initiating the officers for the ensuing year. Considerable other business of im portance will be disposed of tohlght after which Senator B. F. Millard will deliver a lecture on “Trail Blazing in Alaska.” The senator, who is a ’98er, built the Millard trail from Copper Center to the Slaina. He also built manyniiles of trail in the Copper riv er country and is well fitted to talk about trail bitting in tlie northlafid. Arctic Chlfef t&llnri is dehirdus' (hat a Mr&^atMntfWiie gfeet the spfeatfdf pf tW tohlght at the1 lodge rooms* , ■ .... ■. .Wj:?, - " —t. ;—, Mrs.. E. B. Wheat, who has been mentioned as a possible successor to Charles Wilcox as Hchool treasurer, has requested the Prospector to an nounce that while she appreciates the honor, yet it' will’ be impossible to accept the position at this time. Mts. WilliathSon is a returning pas seh&'Pi' oh' the Northwestern. FOOL OfflES STUNTS . > Takes a Chance With His Life to Amuse Crowd antf Incidentally Earn a Piece of Change. FRESNO, Cal., Dec. 23.—Aviator Beachey, the daredevil, today outdid Pegoud, the Frenchman, in flying up- ] side down. Beachey looped the loop four times, then flew for an eighth of a mile while his machine was up s'de down and his own head was pointed towards the earth. The avi ator was strapped in so that he could not fall out. The crowds cheered the aviator for many minutes. The first successful attempt to fly with machine inverted was made by Pegoud on August 20th, but since that time many aviators have copied the feat. Beachey has several times looped the loop and flew' for a very short t’nie with his machine upside down, but the flight of today here j breaks all records Hall is Beautifully Decorated—Wil liam Lee Promises a Good Christmas Feast. The preparations being made by the I Order of Moose to entertain the mem | bers and their friends at a Christmas , dinner Christmas day at 4 o’clock have been almost completed. William Lee, who is in charge of the dinner, has promised all those who attend that they will enjoy a great feast, and when Billy says so it goes. He hopes that those intending to join in the dinner will secure their tickets some I .time today or early tomorrow morn j ing, as it will be necessary to know j the number expected so that proper i provision may be made, j The hall has been beautifully dec ■ orated by the members and the walls j ! have been banked with the colors of • \ the order and with evergreens, the usual decorations for the holidays. After the "feast” the children will play about1” the Christmas tree and | later in the evening a big dance will be given. Santa’s Sanity Commission. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—The fight j against the useless giving of Christ- I mas presents—net to give less but to ! give discriiiiinateiy and intelligently— ’ | is spreading throughout tne country i with the near approach of the holi days. The Spugs, as the Society for the Prevention of Useless Giving has nicknamed its members, are supply- : ing copies of membership cards and j by-laws with which to inaugurate 1 branch societies in various parts of1 the country. Every Spug must wear 1 a membership pin and pledge himself ■ or herself to aid in the fight against j the useless Christmas present. The ' cost of the pin is covered in the mem- j bership dues, which are 10 cents a year. Five hundred persons enrolled in Washington .in one day, according to reports received by the Spugs’ headquarters here. PlnrfHot Will Oppose Penrose. j WASmNt5>rON, Dec. 23.—Gifford I Pinfchat. former' UhHed States For-I estdr an-f 'rlChd of TBCodore Roose-i vCft, Will Oppose Sd$tii(<Jr Bola'ePeii t(ke fdr‘ etectilAn-'td tHe uppiv hotlse' of t.rife‘ national legislature,' according 'o gbsSljV id' Cdftgfrdssibhal ’ circles here today. Plntffbt will'malic the 3ght as a Progressive: “I WiVb ridllilltife to sav regarding this master." sald' Pinchot tohlgfit. “It’ is true','ho'wever, tH&t I am a res’ ddtft" of 'Pennsylvania' aiid a voter of‘ I that state.” Subscribe for thf Prospector. 1 ON ALASKA COAST Senator W. L. Jones Asks for $60,000 for Aids to Navigation in Alaska Waters. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23 —Senator Jones, of Washington state, has in troduced a bill in the Senate to al low an appropriation of $60,000 for the light house department to be used for the construction of aids to nav igation along the Alaska coast. The senator, in a statement made when hp offered the bill, said he would later call the attention of the Senate to the many wrecks along the coast, which might have been avert ed if proper lights had been placed by the department "The Canadian waters, through which the Alaska boats pass en route north, are better lighted,” said the senator, "than our waters, which is not as it should be.” BUCKWHEAT CAKES FOR CHRISTMAS SHARON, Pa., Dec. 23.—Senator Oliver, of this state, today shipped to President Wilson, the members of the cabinet and to every member of congress a bag of buckwheat flour for use on Christmas morning by the re cipients. All will have buckwheat cakes for breakfast on Christmas morning. ALASKA WATERS Commisisoner of Lighthouses Makes Annual Report, Showing 279 Lights in Territory, WASHINGTON, Dec. 23-The com missioner of light houses for the Un ited States has reported that 279 lighthouses and lights are maintain ed by his department in Alaskan wa ters and that of the number 56 have been built by the department since 1910. The commissioner urges that more lights for the aid of navigators be built, as the extensive coast line and increased shipping have shown the necessity of better navigation facili ties. Mrs. A. E. Grigsby and son Lathrop are returning passengers on the Northwestern. Mrs. Grigsby has spent several months in California be cause of ill health. Word received on the last boat by Mr Grigsby in dicates that Mrs. Grigsby has fully recovered her health AMERICAN INVENTS CON in LONDON, Dec. 23.—The wonderful new machine gun inventer by Lieut. Col. Isaac N. Lewis, of the coast ar tillery, U. S. A., was demonstrated at the Bailey rifle rang? last Friday, in the presence of members of the British atniy council and representa tives of various foreign states. Tie gun wSb sbownto bh elhdijhht when tired at of from aeroplanes. It Ares 500 shots a minute from almdst any position, with’ or w thout a tr'pod. Lleilt. Col. Lfewls, a' recognised au thbi'ity oh ofdnarich was fortherly on the staff oft Lieut. Chit. Nelson A. Miles. His' inVdntibh. otfler ordnance experts shy, is thb Afrit autoihafiC gull that can be fired froth an aeropl'anV iffaaqliihridb Costumes mhde to or ddr Hoi? tile rfeyf Thttf’s bail. See Mr*. [JitntHer. in tib 'kratl building. tf