(5hg Balfigz Daily JprnHpprtnr
VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALA8KA, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 20, 1912.
NO. 131
NORTH DAKOTA FARMERS
IN FAVOR OF LA FOLLETTE
JIESULT OF PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE PRIMARIE8 IN NORTH
DAKOTA PROVES 8URPRISE TO FOLLOWERS OF TAFT AND
ROOSEVELT—HAS MAJORITY OF THOUSAND8
Fargo, N. D., March 20.--The
^result of the presidential prefer
ence primaries yesterday left n«
«doubt as to the standing of the
-candidates in North Dakota.
Senator La Follette carried the
estate by a majority of between
IS,000 and 20,000 votes and has
more than were cast for Presi
dent Taft and Colonel Roosevelt
together. The cities were strong
est for Roosevelt, but the rural
districts were almost solid for
the Wisconsin senator. Taft
made a poor showing in the race.
The result of the primaries has
proven a surprise to the follow
ers of Roosevelt as it was believ
ed his popularity would carry the
slate.
PASSENGERS ON
THE NOR'WESTERN
Bringing Eleven Passengers for
Valdez and Man/ for
Interior
Seattle, March 20.—The Nor
thwestern sailed yesterday af
ternoon for Alaska with the .fol
Fiowing passengers for Valdez: S.
Tonsgard, B. J. Kassemer, " II.
Tlse, Col. J. P. Grant, H. Unslar,
Henry Stevens, 11. Hansen, H.
Aune, (i. Hendrickson, Mrs. R. V.
Pad en and J. W. Date. A ma
.iority of the passengers will go
intc the interior via Ghitina.
-STORM DELAYS TRIP
OF IN8URANCE MAN
Mr. R. M. Court nay, who has
been representing the Western
-States Life Insurance company,
of San Francisco, in town for the
past week, intended to start for
the interior this morning with
41 horse and sleigh, but has been
'delayed by the snow storm.
He is making a tour of Alaska
to establish local agencies and
'has appointed Wm. Finical as ag
-ent for the company in Valdez.
JRE8ERVED SEAT VlCKET8
IN 8TRONQ DEMAND
The reserved seat tickets for
-the presentation of "T'riss'* to
morrow night are nearly all gone
and a number of reservations are
being made for Friday's perform
ance. The big stage which was
fciuilt specially for the show, oc
cupies a large portion of the
space and will result in crowd
ed houses at botji shows.
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OHIO DEMOCRAT8 WILL
VOTE ON MAY 21
Columbus, March 20.—The
Democratic stain committee has
set May 21 as the date for hold
ing the presidential primaries in
this state.
QUEEN MOTHER
DANGEROUSLY ILL
Suffered Relapse After Recover'
lng From an Attack of
Pneumonia.
Loudon, March 20.—Alarming
reports arc in circulation regard
ing the health of the queen moth
er, Alexandria.
She has been suffering from an
attack of pneumonia and recent
ly suffered a relapse. The royal
family has been summoned lo her
bedside.
WILL DRAW AGAIN
FOR SEASON TICKET
Mr. K. J. Davis, brother of Herb
Davis, manager of the Majestic
theater, won th« first prize at
last night's drawing. The prize
was a season ticket for all shows
at the Majestic. Herb will let E.
J. keep the ticket, but will hold
another drawing for the same
prize, as he wants some good lo
cal booster to win. He believes
the best advertisement is a pa
tron who sees the class of pic
tures shown at the Majestic.
REPUBLICAN CHAIRMAN
DIED IN B08T0N
Boston, March 18.—James Hill,
acting chairman of the Republi
can national committee, is dead.
He has been a prominent figure in
politics for many years.
SPIRIT CITY IS SHOCKED
BY MURDERS AND SUICIDE
MAN KILLS ALLEGED 8PEGIALI8T AND HIS A88I8TANT AF1
HAVING EXPERIENCED LITERAL INTERPRETATION OF
THE SPIRIT AND THEN 8UI0IDE8
Hentlle» March 20.—A ft,or hav
ing been bled for all bis money
«ipon promises of curing bim of
-a loathsome disease A. A. An
derson this morning killed Dr.
William Akey and his assistant,
Samuel Hiskind, and then com
mitted suicide.
Anderson came here some
months ago nnd sought treatment
for his trouble from an alleged
specialist. He was induced to
part with money from time to
'time until he had paid $000 to
the fakirH, who informed him
there was no euro for him when
they learned he had no more mon
ey. ■
The despondent, man brooded
over his treatment and determin
ed to end the live* of the fakirs
who had inn/n it impossible for
him to seeuro treatmnt by repu
table physicians.
The double murder and sui
cide look place in the office of
Dr. Akey and all were dead when
the police arrived.
TAFT ASKS FOR
A SQUARE REAL
Opposes Recall but Favors Adop
tion of Laws to Make
People Safe
Concord, March 20.—President
Taft talked to a crowd last night
and asked for a square deal. He
said he would stand on the .ec
ord of measures advocated by
him during the past three years.
He was opposed to the primary
and the judiciary recall because
he believed laws could be adopt
ed which would safeguard the in
terests of the people without up
seltrng the established order of
the government.
BETTING FAVORS
PRESIDENT TAFT
Odds Being Offered He Will Gar
ry Mew York City Pri
maries
New York, March 20.—The city
primaries will be held on Tues
day next and the city is being
combed in an effort to bring out
the full strength of the parties.
Odds are being offered that
President Taft will poll the heav
iest vote, but few bets have been
placed. The political leaders are
using every effort to make a good
showing at the polls for the ef
fect it will have upon the con
vention and election.
TRAIN ROBBERS SECUBEB
$60,000 FBOM EXPRESS SAFE
PASSENGER TRAIN ON MOBILE & OHIO RAILROAD HELDUP IN
MISSISSIPPI AN EXPRESS CAR WRECKED BY EXPLOSION
—BLOODHOUND8 ON THE TRAIL
Corinth, Miss., March 'JO.—
Bandits hold up a passenger
train on the Mobile & Ohio rail
road near here last night and se
cured $00,000 from the safe in
the express car.
The robbers did not molest the
passengers but cut the train and
took the express car ahead. The
safe was blown open with such
terrific force that tin* car is a
mass of wreckage. The stale
and express company have of
fered rewards. The sheriff is
tracking the bandits with blood
hounds and their capture seems
certain, as I hey had only a few
hours start.
BELIEVE DORY
WAS TOWNSEND'S
Wrecked Boat Was Seen on Reef
Near Ellamar Month
Ago
It now seems certain that Louis
Townsend has mot his death in
the waters of Valdez bay. He left
here on January 25 to go across
the bay lo cut wood and has not
been seen or heard from since.
Before leaving he told Harry
Whitley he would be back in a
short timo, as he was taking pro
visions for ten joi* twelve days
only. It was thought he might
have'changed his inind and gone
lo Ellamar or some other camp,
hut his friends believe he would
have seal bacy word.
Capt. JhuvBottles, of the Jnne,
recently c4m« up from Ellamar
and reports he could get no in
formation of Townsend's having
been seen there. Ho reports hav
ing seen a dory on the roof oppo
site Ellamar about a month ago,
and it is beliovod to bo Iho craft
in which tho missing man left
Valdez.
Capt. Stanley, of tho Brighton,
also came up frdth Ellamar ro
c.ently and kept closo to shore,
but failed to see any sign of a
camp where Towijsend might
have found shelter had ho reach
ed shore.
SWEET 8IXTEEN OLUB
WIL4. REST TONIGHT
Thfl Hwoct flixtorn Club will not
dnnco toniffht ns is usual. on
Wodnosday ovonlnff. Tho hall has
horn arranffod for tho biff Eafflo
show , tomorrow niffht, whon
"T'riss" will b*> prPHontod.
'I hero ar«» 20 ffronl fflach'rs In
Switzerland.
HIS REPUTATION
IS WORLD WIDE
Mining Man Coming on North
western Is Frominent in
Profession
' Col. J. P. Grant, whose nume
appears on the pasaongcr list of
the Northwestern, on route to
Taldez, is a mining engineer of
world-wide repuiatiwi. He comes
direct from London and is hack
ed by unlimited capital in Kng
land and France. His visit to
Valdez shows that the prospects
of I his district have been favor
ably reported upon by some
prominent engineer and has caus
ed investors of the old country
lo further investigate the possi
Iv'ities of the camp.
Col. Grant and M. C. K. Camp
bell, the mining man who arriv
ed recently, are old friends and
havo met in many distant parts
of the world. Although repre
senting different interests they
havo been together in Africa and
Houth America and Mr. Campbell
ia delighted with the prospect of
having hi» friend in Alaska. They
crossed the ocean on the same
steamer and planned to meet in
Vancouver for the trip north, but
Mr. Campbell made a (rip lo Por
cupino and they failed to conned
through Col. Grant's suffering a
brief illnes* in New York.
Col. Grant occupies a similar
position among British mining
men to that of John Hays Ham
mond in America. Thero is
scarcely a mining camp of prom
inence in any habitaolo part of
the globe which has not been vis
ited by him and capital which he
lopn'sents Is invoatod or wifhho'd
according to his judgment.
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FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND
MORE MINERS TO QUIT WORK
NEARLY HALF MILLION UNITED MINE WORKER8 WILL 8TRIKE
ON APRIL 1 IF DEMAND8 ARE NOT GRANTED—SITU
ATION 18 VIEWED WITH ALARM
Indianapolis, March 20--Unless
their demands are granted more
than 400,000 miners will strike
on April 1. This news was made
public by the officials of the
United Mine Workers of America
today. Secretary Perry, of the
union, said a vote had already
been taken among the miners and
had been unanimously in favor of
striking.
Washington, March 20.—Th»r
news that half a million more
miners could quit work on April
1 has caused increased discus
sion regarding the adoption of
some plan which would bring
about compulsory arbitration for
the settlement of labor disputes.
ACKNOWLEDGES TEDDY
WA8 8QUARELY BEATEN
(hand Forks, N. D., March 20.—
Tim Times, which has advocated
(he candidacy of Roosevelt, con
cedes that Senator La Follelte has
carried the stfile.
CHAMBER WILL
MEET TONIGHT
i
New Secretary Will be Elected
and Other Business of Im
portance
Tin- meWing <>f I lie Chamber of
Commerce, adjourned from last
Friday night, will bo held in the
oily hall tonight at H o'clock.
Several matters of importance to
the town will be brought before
the meet in? and a large aflend
anee is requested.
Mr. Win. Finical, who was
elected secretary although ab
sent, has resigned owing to press
of business and his successor will
be chosen.
The matter of raising money to
meet the draft drawn by Mr. O.
P. Hubbard will also come before
the meeting for his discussion
and must be settled tonight. Im
portant communications have
been received regarding the dyke
and railroad situation and will be
presented to the meeting.
A wire has also been received
from Delegate Wickersham ask
ing that he be authorized to rep
resent the Valdez Chamber at a
convention of commercial organ
izations soon to be held in Wash
ington.
P'argent Scales, in charge of
the Signal Corps office at Wort
man's, is in town for a few days
011 a leave of absence.
U FOLLETTE SAYS
IT'S THE TARIFF
Believes Farmers of West Are
Tired of Taft's Tariff
Policy
Chicago, March l'O.—Senator
La Kollette is greatly pleased
with tIk: result of tin? North Da
kota primaries, lie attributes the
strong support given him h.v the
farmers lo the tariff policy ad
vocated hy him.
Senator I.a Folic! te will leave
today for a campaign tour of the
West and will go to Seattle.
PANAMA EXPOSITION
TO IMPROVE ARCHITECTURE
Thomas Hastings, of New York,
one of the members of Hie Arch
itectural Commission of the Pan
ama-Pacific exposition, and an
eminent authority, stales: "Ar
chitecturally, the Panama-Paci
tic. International Imposition
should be superior lo any ex
position ever held in this coun
try. The Columbian exposition
at Chicago contributed largely to
forming the architectural ideals
of this country, and, since that
time, there has been tremendous
progress in architecture in this
country. All of the architects of
the East are interested in this
exposit;on, and we may expect the
best work and the co-operatiou
of the leading American sculp
tors in the development of thft
plans."
Moving pictures are being em
ployed to teach the less civilized
Filipinos iessons in hygiene.
More than 250,000 electric
Hat irons have been sold within a
year in the I'niled Slates and
Canada.
WEALTHY CALIFORNIA WOMAN
SUICIDES IN NEW YORK
,
WAS CAUGHT SMUGGLING BY OU8TOM8 OFFICIALS—COULD
NOT FAOK PUBLICITY SURE TO FOLLOW—WAS ON
TRIP AROU NO WORLD
Now York, March 20.— Mrs.
Blanche Carson, a wealthy widow
of 8an Francisco, suicided in a
hotel hero today. 8ho was mak
ing a trip aronnd thn world and
had jnst arrived from London.
Mrs. Carson failed to declare a
quantity of jewelry to the cus
toms officers and sho was ar
reslod for smuggling. Hho oc
cupied a prominent social posi
tion and could-not face thn dis
grace and publicity to which oth
ers charged with smuggling have
born Miihjcctcd.
Aflor entering her room aha
Hod a ropn lo n trunk and fasten
ed il around hor nock and then
jiinipod from Iho window of tho
room. Tho vftluo of Iho articles
which she atlomplod to evndo
paying duly on would nol exceed
n fow hundred dollars.
An allnchmenl for ordinary olo
\alnr« bus boon palenlod lo raise
flro hose quickly to any floor of a
building.