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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1912.
NO. 185
IS INTERESTED
IN Y. HI. G. A
Rev. Newton Writes That He May
Succeed in Raising Money to
Complete Building Here
Judge J. L.. Heed is in receipt
of a letter from Rev. E. P. New
Ion, who is now rector of a
church at llyde Park-on-the
Hudson. Both the doctor and his
estimable wife are happy in their
new charge, not forgetting their
many Valdez friends, who will al
ways rejoice in Dr. Newton's suc
cesses.
Ilev. Xewfon is very much in
lerested in the Valdez Y. M. C. A.
and believes he can succecd in
interesting some wealthy parish
oners in advancing money to
'•ontplele that organization's
building, not as a donation but as
a purely business proposition. By
this means it is thought the lo
cal Y. M. C. A. may yet have a
home on their Broadway prop
erty. The directors estimate that
it will take between $3,500 and
Si,000 to complete and furnish
their building in such a way as
they have planned.
TO BEQIN ROAD
CONSTRUCTION SOON
Operators in the Shoup glacier
region hope to be able to use the
glacier for freighting during the
next month or more. They will
then begin the construction of a
•permanent wagon road.
• A. L. McAllister shot seven box
P8 of cartridges at two bear cubs
the other day without inflicting
serious damage. Mc. has come to
the conclusion that a blunderbuss
is the only weapon with which to
tacklo bruin.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
SUFFRAGETTES BO
TO PENITENTIARY
Leaders of Recent London Riots
Are Sentenced to Nine
Months In Prison
London, May 22.—Mrs. I'ank-.
hurst and Mrs. Lawrence, lead
ers of the militant suffragettes,
wore found guilty today in the
How street police, court, for con
spiracy in inciting malicious de
struction of property during the
recent suffragette raids when
thousands of pounds worth of
shop keepers show windows were
smashed with hatchets. Holh
wen* sentenced to nine months
imprisonment at hard labor. The
spectator** cheered when judge
scored the prisoners in pronoun
cing sentence. The women were
deliant and sneered ;il holh Ihe
court and spectators during the
proceedings.
WILL BUILD ROADS AND
TRAILS TO THE CREEKS
R«»a«l Overseer Spiers has an
nounced his intention of devoting
road taxes collected on the creeks
to building trails and roads in
those sections in order to facili
tate miners in opening up their
properties. Mr. Spiers is adopt
ing a policy which will meet with
the hearty approval of mining op
erators.
BERTHA BRINGING
FEW PA8SENGERS
Health*. May 22—The S. S. Ber
tha sailed for Southwestern Alas
ka at H o'clock last night with
M. T. Callahan and one steerage
passenger hooked for Yaldrz.
The B. F. M. left for Shoup bay
this morning with a full cargo of
freight and passenger list.
BERING RIVER PROJECT
FAVORABLY CONSIDERED
SENATE COMMITTEE HOLDS HEARINQ TODAY AND WILL
PROBABLY REPORT FAVORABLY ON ROAD—8E0RETARY
FISHER MUCH PERTURBED
Washington, May 2:i.--Thc
Senate Coininillee on I'ti 1* I ic
hands, composed of Heed Smoot,
chairman; Nelson. Clark of W'y.
oming, <«am|)le, lleyburn, Dixon,
Jone.'i, fluggenheiin, Works,
Newlands, Davis, Chamberlain,
Thornton, Myers and Smilli of
ri/ona, began a hearing today
on (lie proposed government rail
road for Alaska.
Secretary Fisher appeared very
much perturbed over theschcinc
to advance the Bering fields road,
which appears lo be more favor
ably received on account of the
vast outlay of capital it would
take to carry out the Matanuska
project.
The project to build (he roart
from the Bering field is favor
ably considered by the big intor
Ing.
Tho committee will undoubted
ly favor tho Jones bill or a sim
ilar one, neither taking up Sec
retary Fisher's plan to purchase
the Alaska Northern from the
'Canadian bondholders or of the
appointment of a commission to
report on the most available
route.
Whatever action of such a na
ture the Senate committee may
lake will meet with tho united op
position of the House majority,
which, apparently, sees through
I he thin veil covering the Hen
ale committee's purposes.
(Psls owning the White Pass and
Copper Hiver mails as offering no
danger of opposition, bring but
a local road lapping the tiering
coal tlelds. which llic interests
ha\e given up liopr of controll
Fisher Opposes Syndicate.
Washington, May L' 'J.—Tin*
Senate Committee on Public
Lands today discussed the possi
bility of purchasing IIn* Copper
River and Northwestern railroad
from the Alaska Syndicate and
extending it on to Fairbanks and
to either (ho Hering river or Mat
auuska coal lipids. Secretary
Ffsher was before the committee
and strongly opposed the pur
chase of the Guggenheim lines
and favored the purchase of the
Alaska Northern and having that
line extended to the Malanuska
coal fields and beyond to Fair
banks. It is evident the Senate
committee is dominated by the
interests, who are attempting the
control of Alaska's resources and
will report, at their bidding.
Prominent Democratic mem
bers of the House say that no
railroad legislation inimical to
the interests of Alaska can pos
sibly pass through the Mouse.
There appears to be a disposition
to let railroad legislation rest un
til the administration changes,
when the Democrats can pass
such a railroad bill as will best
subserve the interests of the
northland.
TAFT FAILS TO CARRY
OHIO STATE PRIMARIES
INCOMPIBTK RETURNS SHOW ROOSEVELT LEADING BY GOOD
MARGINS-HARMON DEMOCRATIC FAVORITE NOTWITH
STANDING THE OPPOSITION Of BRYAN
Columbus, May 22.—A heavy
v"ol»» was polled at the primaries
yesterday, the flay being beauti
ful. The chief interest seemed
tn enter in I be Republican con
llicl. which was bitterly waged on
both sides.
For days prior to the election
Hit' state was Hooded with speak
ers of national reputation, both
TaTt and R'"»scvclt making whirl-1
wind campaigns speaking in the
great est renters.
About one_tlijnl of the vote has
been Counted, showing Roosevelt
leading Taft with a fair majority,
complete returns may. however,
change the finals. Harmon is
leading easily on the democratic
ticket, the Bryan element voting
for Wood row Wilson as a pro
test against the governor, no
campaign having been organized
in an at tempt to defeat Harmon.
Roosevelt Wins.
Columbus, May 22.—An almost
complete count, of the stale gives
Roosevelt 32 out «»f 42 district
delegates and the delegates elect-,
ed at large. ..
Teddy Claims Nomination. j
] r>ysler Bay, May 22.—Colonel
Roosevelt says the Ohio primar
ies has sell led the contest. I will
be the nominee of the Chicago
convention and not Taft.
Sun Admits Defeat.
New York, May 22.—The New
York Sun, a pro-Tuft organ, and
strongly anti-Roosevelt this
morning editorially throws up the
sponge and calls on the Demo
crats to nominate a strong and
conservative man at. Hallimore
with whom to heat Roosevelt, who
will he the Chicago nominee.
Taft Will Fight.
Washington, May 22 Presi
dent Taft will light desperately in
the coining New Jersey campaign.
The. result in Ohio has affected
him very deeply. It is generally
conceded liwre among llepuhlieans
that the result in Ohio has ser
iously injured his chances of be
ing nominated and that in case
lie is successful in Chicago de
feat will meet him at the polls.
Much impel us *js- heing given the
third candidate idea and while
'Justice Hughes is being talked of
it is conceded he will not make
a formidable candidate in New
York state, for the men who
fought the Taft campaign there
are bitterly opposed to Hughes.
An air of depression appears to
hang over the stalwart wing of
the party.
Asks Taft to Withdraw.
Washington, May 22 Senator
Oixon, chairman of the Roosevelt
campaign committee. publicly
asks Taft to withdraw from the
race in the interest of Republican
success, which will be imperiled
by .further strife.
PIRATES LOOT
MINING CAMP
Everything Portable Said to Have
Been Taken From Knight Is
land Copper Mine
■ V- ft
Parties recoil I ly returned from
Drier bay report that all valu
able and portable property of Ihe
nKight Island Consolidated Cop
per company had been carried ofT
within the past few mouths by
coast pirates. No attempt was
made to carry ofT the 80 h. p.
boiler or Irani, but the houses
were broken into and despoiled of
everything' of value, the windows
broken and doors smashed in.
WAL8H-KILBANE
FIGHT A DRAW
Iloston, May 22.—Jimmy Walsh
fought Johnny Kilhaue a fast,
12 rounds last night to a draw.
There was a large audience pres
ent who vociferously chccrcd
their favorites.
YOUNQ8TER8 ROMP ON
COURT HOUSE LAWN
Wsterday tlio boys in llir mar
shal'* office invited Iho school
kiddies to lh«» court house
grounds, where fur an hour or
more there was great rompings.
So interesting the play became
that Jos. Murray closed his law
office to become an interested
spectator. Harry Schultx took a
photograph of the sceno which
shows up the happy children in
fine shape.
James 'Hogan, the Juneau ma
sonry and marble expert, was
awardod the contract to do the
grading, excavating and masonry
work on the federal mansion, now
being constructed in the capital
city.
DOWNFALL DUE
TO POLITICS
Former Police Chief of 8eattle
Declares Himself Innocent
of Charges
As In! was heini* lakcn («» (In*
penitentiary, Clias. \V. Wappcn
slein, Seattle's ex-chief of po
! lice, jravc veil I t«» his fecliiiKs to
1 a iiiiml»«*i* oT newspaper men,
shnwjiiK I ha I hr was not yet
ready for the Irulh lo come out
relative lo Hie rottenness of the
police oll'iee under him. lie mniii
laiued his innocence although
IhroiiKhoul his ofTicial career
from r.inciunali lo Seal lie lie was
: known as one of the mosl liearl
j less Kraflerw ever inducted into
.oll'iee and outside a peiiilenliary.
i rays a Seal lie paper:
"There was 110 one at Iliu de
l><• I in bill lii 111 good-bye. The
man who one year ago was the
slorm ernler of Seattle's politics,
passed practically unnoticed.
Wappeiislein was neatly dressed,
hought his own ticket to Walla
Walla with a berth reservation,
and smiled to the newspapermen
as he hoarded the train.
"' 'Politics got me,' he said. 'I
am innocent of the charges, and
could have saved myself by per
jury. I might have said others
were to blame. I am paying one
of the penalties of politics.
" 'That's the way it goes,' he
said. 'What did those men care
that they voted my life away? 1
still hope that my good friends
will be able to do something, for
this blow falls heaviest on my
family, on my wife, and my boy
and girl, who are in school now.
Ami that hurts.' "
Earl T'rather, formerly with
George Krau, is now in Calgary,
Canada, doing well.
BALL PLAYERS
HEAVILY FINED
Members of Detroit Team Must
Contribute $100 Eaoh as Re
sult of Recent Strike
Philadelphia, May 22.-The
magnates of the American Lea
gue, presided over by President
Ban Johnson, lined each player
of the Detroit team $100 for
failing to appear on the field in
llie scheduled panics. Ty. Cobb's
case will now conn- up for ac
tion. Tin' sporting writers con
tinue to score the Iielroits, not
exculpating Ilie club's uianage
uieiit for il> lack of control <>1 ib<;
players.
THE DARROW JURY
IS NOW COMPLETED
I.os Angeles, .May 22—The jury i
in the liar row i*uhi« was complct-1
ed thi>5 morning. A thirteenth j
man was drawn and sworn in to ;
guard against a mistrial on ae-1
count of tile illness of one of lilt;!
jurors. j
REBELS TURNED j
BACK AT BORDER!
i
Kahens, Tex., May 22 Two!
hundred fleeing rebels came
across the border here lo escape
from ibr pursuing federals, but
were turned back by two rangers
c.f lIn* border patrol.
NORTH WE8TERN
REACHE8 8EATTLE
Seattle. May 22.—The S. S.
Northwestern arrived from the
north at r> o'clock Tuesday morn
ing.
Superintendent Hamilton, of
the ciitr, was in the city yester
day.
MRS WIN
IN COLORADO
Elect Mayor of Denver in Hotly
Contested Election—Women
Play Prominent Part
DiMivi-r, f!olo., May 22.-After a
holly contested election' between
Ihi> public service corporation
on the »»ne hand and the reform
element on the other. Henry Ar
nold. reform, candidate. was
elected by a jrood majority. It is
conceded thai this means the re
election of .Judyc Hen I.indsev to
preside over the juvenile eourt.
The wiimen were thoroughly well
organized and «li<l efficient work
for the reform ticket. Reside
making house I<• house canvasses
fur their cause, I hey carried both
men ami women to and from the
polls in carriages and maintained
workers at each polling place.
The machine made desperate ef
forts to regain control of the city
but the opposition had au equal
ly effective organization and the
mnss of the voters on their side.
There i* Krcat rejoicing over tt»e
Success of Jud>re Lindscy. which
wiw ipost pojsily shown by the
sf."?."! £!!!nllli?. I
4
Victory Due to Women.
IX'nvfr. May 22. -Jndgp Lind
say says his rt'-rlfction was mad»*
possible l>y I ho wniijpn's vot#» and
work. !!»• pronounces It Ih*» great
est moral victory cvi'i" won in
Colorado and says tht» backbone
of the machine is broken for good
and all.
FLOATING ROADHOU8E
SAFELY ANCHORED
('.ami & (iond's floating road
house reached Slump bay in safe
ty and is now nmnred at its perm
anent anchorage ready for busi
ness.
HYAS TYEE OF ALASKA
AT THE GOLDEN POTLATCH
THE TILLIKUM8 WILL HAVE CHARGE OF THE POTLATCH ON
WEDNESDAY, JULY 17, AND WILL SHOW THE WORLD
ALA8KA 18 NOT LAND OF SNOW AND ICE
Tin1 biggest <lay i»f I he fSnhlen
Pol latch will ln» mi Wednesday,
July 17. Oil lliaf Hay I In* Tilli
knins i»f Klllaes will lake over tin*
whole celebral ion. They will
finance and produce tin* Alaska
jiageanl. which will hi> the most
spectacular ami unusual feature
of I In- m-xt big show. As a rrsull
of flic agreement, something like
a thousand Tillikums will turn
loosi* to give Seattle and the
whole country a pageant that
shall stand unique among carni
vals, and they will spend close to
$80,000 upon that fcaturo alone.
The pageant is to bo strictly
Alaskan; not the Alaska of the
story books, with ire all over the
landscape and everything else,
but Alaska as it. really is—with
the water running, the flowers
blooming and everything going
full speed ahead.
This is not to say that tho Alas
ka pageant is to he an array of
statistics and natural resources.
On the contrary, it will bring in
to carnival for the first time the
Alaskan Indian, and, more impor
tant, tho Alaskan Indians' to
tems, myths, traditions and his
tory, Tho time-honored float,
with its impossible posies, pump
kins and fairies, will go into the
discard, and something wholly
new set up in its place.
The "show" part of I ho Pol
latoh will begin on Wednesday,
with the arrival of the gold ship
Portland. Tlii' Arctic C.lnli. which
played mi large ami '«• iT«-cti\ a
pari in I he tirst po| latch, has
served nutjee mi both Ili«* Tilli
kunis ami I h« • I *< • 11 a I c h manage
ment I hat i| claims the right («»
lake over thai pari <»f the day's
program. The cluh will man the
argosy with sourdoughs, many of
whom came inlo Seattle with their
gold "poke*" when, on Jnly 17,
IK!»7, the old Portland rame down
out tM«• muth willi the golden
cargo thai sol the whole world
money mad. It will also allend
to tho water pageant up tho bay
and lo Iho disembarking <»f the
sourdoughs.
With the arrival of the Port
land will begin the story of the
Potlateh, for on board her, with
all of his pooplo and their totems,
will be tho llyas Tyco of all the
North. This year's show will
have no make-believe king, no
impressive dnkon and no belted
or unbelted earls, hut it will have
its ehief, and he will he attend
ed by the ftvo families of the
Alaskan eoast, eveiy family rep
resented by its erest.
Tho Potlateh is being builded
upon tho very pleasing fletion
that the chiof of all tho chiefs of
the land farther north than ever
Dr. Cook said he had been, is
coming down out of his realm for
the first time lo visit his white
brethren. lie is bringing with
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