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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 9, 1912.
NO. 162.
MAN PROPOSES
GOO DISPOSES
Emperor of Japan and Czar of
Russia Entered Into Pact to
Rule the Orient
New York, Aug. 9.-The Sun
prints an article written by some
one familiar with the inside of
oriental politics showing that the
death of the emperor and the ac
cession to the throne of Japan oT
Yoshilo is fraught with mighty
importance to world politics. The
article claims that the late em
peror and the Czar of Russia, had
entered into a pact to rule the
Orient and to divide the trade of
the East between the two na
tions.
CONFIRMCROSSLEY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY
Fairbanks Feder&l Official is Con
firmed Without Any Op
position
Washington, Aug. 9-J. J. Cross
ley was this morning confirmed as
district attorney for the Fourth
judicial division of Alaska. There
was no opposition to his confir
mation, it being generally under
stood in the Senate that his ene
mies were against him because he
had rigidly enforced the laws
without fear or favor.
MANY CHRISTIANS
MASSACRED BY TURK8
Solia, Aug. 9.—Fifty Christians
were massacred by Turks near
Constantinople. It is thought the
ad was committed in revenge for
the war being wag»»d on Turkey
by the Italian government.
TAFT VETOE8
THE TARIFF BILL
Washington, Airg. 9.-In a mes
sage to congres President Taft
vetoed the amended I.a Follette
wool tariff bill.
NO ALASKA ASSEMBLY THIS SESSION
HOUSE NOT AGREE HALFWAY MEASURE
Freak Legislature and Railway Commission Rider, Flood Says/
Will Not Be Tolerated—Wickersham Returns After
House Acted--Jennings Is Growing Stronger
As the Campaign Advances
Chicago, Aug. 9.-After paying
all convention expenses 1 he cam
paign fund of tin' Progressive
parly is enriched $2,000, as the
remainder of tin* profit made by
selling tickets to spectators.
Ketchikan, Aug. 9.-The largest
political gathering ever held in
Ketchikan look place lasl night,
when almost the entire commun
ity listened to a masterly address
made by It. Cheney, Ksi|., of Ju
neau, delegate to the late demo
cratic national convention in Bal
timore, in behalf of the candidacy
of Robert W. Jennings for dele
gale to congress. He discussed
the candidates in a cord and log
ical manner, and declared that the
voters, knowing (hat the country
was going to elect a Democratic
president and congress this fall,
must see the wisdom of electing
Robert \V. Jenjiings, the regular
Democratic nominee, 1o congress,
where Alaska's delegate can work
in harmony with the dominant
power. The greatest good for
Alaska can only be accomplish
ed by sending a Democratic dele
gate lo represent us in Wash
ington. If the voters do otherwise,
tlie speaker continued, we must
expect the present state of neglect
from the hands of the national
adiminisl rat ion. with the result
ant stagnation in the development
in the country's resources. The
speaker attacked Wickersham's
home rule bill and showed I he
joker in section three of the bill,
which, if adopled, would leave th.J
legislature powerless to provide
any needful laws. The speaker
aroused great enthusiasm among
the hundreds of fishermen pres
ent, when he showed how I he fish
ing industry would continue in
the hands of the fish I rust, which
OUR PROGRESSIVE REEKS j
LEADS HONEST GOVERNMENT
RU8HE8 INTO THE HEAT OF POLITICAL BATTLE FOR HON
EST GOVERNMENT AND THE RESTORATION OF THE RE
PUBLIC TO THE HAND8 OF THE "COMMON PEEPUL"
Of course everybody in Valdez
either knows or knows of W. T.
Beeks, who, a few years ago drift
ed into this burg, one of thg pro
tegees of Silas II. Reed, newly ap
pointed judge of the district court,
for the Third judicial division*,
erstwhile deputy clerk of the
court and later United States
commissioner.
Becks was best known for his
keen appreciation of business
with a big "B," never permitting
himself to be off his job, whether
it was a case of suicide, a little
trespass in tho line of gambling
or an estate to administer upon,
In fact, he wa« a shining member
of I he Oklahoma "push" who
came here with the paramount
idea of picking tip all the lose cash
in sight, with Ihe lea%t effort on
I heir part and in the shortest
spare of time. So constantly and
earnestly did they pursue Iheir
job, thai they compelled Judge
Heed to relinquish his position
under a cloud and threat of dis
missal.
No sooner was Judge Reed out
than Beeks and his fellow work
ers packed their grips and shook
the dust of Alaska from their feet,
to he lost sight of until recently,
when the Seattle Post-Intalligen
cer, brings the nows that our
much-mourned Beeks ig now the
head, brains and chief jobber of
the Bull Moose party in the state
of Washington, having recently
been elected ohairman of a state
gathering of Progressives, where
in there was a surplusage of trou
ble, turmoil and steam-rollering,
Beeks being the chauffeur who
guided the latest mechanical po
litical contrivance, over th"«. polit
ical corpses of those who did not
see the business at hand from
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keeps a powerful lobby constant
ly in congress, citing how the lob
by killed Senator Jones' Alaska
tish bill because it did not suit
them. 'He said that Wickcrsham
was trying fraudulently to obtain
votes on the claim that his get
ling the home rule bill would give
the people relief, when lie knew
full well that such would not he
the case. The fishermen are fight
ing tin* tisli trap evils and are in
eensed at Wickersbani, who lias
repeatedly refused to help them
and has put Ihem ofT on the plea
that when we got home rule we
could regulate our own mallvrs
and the home rule bill which he
prides himself upon specifically
prohibits the legislature from
passing any Jaws regulating the
Ashing industry. The fishermen
are fur Jennings en masse, lie
will carry the first division by be
tween six and seven hundred.
Nome. Aug. 8.-Robert \V. Jen
nings held a rally here last night.
The attendance was twice as large
as that held by fiilmore on the
evening previous. The Industrial
Socialist candidate, says that he
hsowed conclusively that the pres
ent home rule bill was useless and
cumbersome on account of limita
tions placed upon it. »His criti
cism and denunciation of Wicker
sham, as a carpet bagger, told
with the large audience. He show
ed by the record that NVickersham
had opposed the very home rule
bill he had drafted for ex-Dele
gate Cale, and said he did not
believe NVickersham was sincere
in his advocacy of home rule in
this attempt, as ho was away in
Chicago doing Bull Moose poli
tics, while the home rule meas
ure was trembling in the balance.
If, said (he speaker, Wiek«*rsham
was sincere in his advocacy (if
self-government in Alaska, lie
would have remained in Wash
ington, making an elTorl to restore
in the hill legislative powers I lie
senate had taken out of il. As
il stands now there is hid lit lie
left in Ihe bill but the enacting
clause and I In* power I«» lax the
people without the power In give
litem any corresponding benefits.
Washington, D. C... August 9.
Chairman Flood, of the House
eommittee on territories asked the
House lo disagree with the sen
ate amendments to the Alaska
jhnme rule bill. The House, with
out discussion, disagreed on the
ainendmcnts and Flood, Houser
and Wedemeyer were appointed
conferees on Ihe. pari of fhe
House to confer with the Sen
ale conferees. The conferees be
Meve I hat as other territories have
had two houses, and thai as their
enabling acts not burdened down
With,riders creating railroad com
missions and as other territor
ies were permitted to regulate
I heir own internal affairs, Alaska
should be granted the same de
gree of autonmy. Tin- committee
would sooner »» the bill die Willi
the close of this session than
permit it to become a law under
the present handicaps put upon
i| by Ihe Senate and trust lo I lie
next Democratic congress to do
full .jtisieo to the territory. The
committee is determined that no
AUTOMOBILE ROAD ASSURED
IF APPROPRIATION IS MADE
COL. RICHARD80N SAY8 THAT ROAD BUILDING REACHED THE
STAQE WHERE ALL WORK PROM NOW ON OOUNT TO- .
WARDS MAKINQ FIR8T-OLA88 THOROUGHFARE
In an interview with Col. \V. P.
Richardson this morning on the
condition of the trunk line be
tween this city and Fairbanks,
and what the commission «»xpects
to accomplish this season, (lie
Colonel said that in coining over
the road reoently from Fairbanks,
ho was agreeably surprised at the
more than fair condition in which
he found that thoroughfare.
In fact, said the Colonel, there
are Htretches of many miles irf ex
tent upon which automobiles
could be run at a good rate of
spend. From Fairbanks to Rich
ardson, a distance of some 70 or
more miles, the people are having
their freight hauled over the road
in preference to using the river,
with four horses and by using a
trailer easily hauling 70 hundred
weight.
On this section considerable-of
the road had to be rebuilt .on ac
count of the Tanana culling ils
bank? during the reconl high wa
ters, which woro the most se
vere in a number of years, II is
the purpose of the commission to
bridge all streams between Vnl
ik-/. and Fairbanks this year, save
the Tanana ami Ihe Salrha. which
will be bridged later on if con
gress makes Ihe necessary appro
priations for the work. The Oul
kana will he bridged this winter,
it being easier to do Ihe work at
that season than during high wa
ter. The portions of the road
which would offer the greatest
hindrance to Ihe employment of
nutomobilcs at the present time
are the glacial stream beds, whlcH
it is the intention of Ihe commis
sion to pile, as it will hereafter
do in all cases, where these
streams tear up the road beds.
By the end of this season the
road will have become a safe nnd
practical thoroughfare into the
Interior country over which either
heavy or light and faster trav
el can be carried on either sum
mer or winter.
"We have Just arrived at the
time," said tho Colon.'l, "when
our work in building thia road is
beginning to show up and perma
nent results nre being obtained."
The road over Ibe pass is being
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freak legislation should be meted
out to Alaska. It is also cer
tain that there will be no Alaska
home rule legislation this term
unless the Senate passes the
House bill, which thev will not do.
Seward, Aug. i).-Willi I lie near
approach of election if is safe to
predict that Wickersham will not
receive enough votes here to know
thai Ik* was in the running, Har
rais and the Socialist candidate
will get none. The lipid is be
tween Jennings and Ciilmore with
the chances favoring the former.
T dedo, Aug. J).—Roosevelt says
thi> convention just held in Chi
cago was the greatest convention
ever Iield. it went oft' .ju>t to suit
him.
Washington. Aug. 9.-l>clegate
Wickersham returned here from
Chicago shortly after the home
rule bill was disposed of in the
House. He says he joined the new
I party but does not consider him
self a convert, but will always be
independent. His position is rath
er perplexing to the members of
the older parties inasmuch as he
voted in the Roosevelt convention
and fought for his seat in that
body, the question is being ask
ed: What constitutes member
ship in a political parly?
Washington, Aug. 9.—The Sen
ale approved a bill for the print
ing of the speeches of acceptance
of Tnfl, Wilson and Roosevelt.
St. Louis. Aug. 9.-Ro||a Wells,
treasurer of the Democratic cam
paign committee, has announced
that next week he will begin rais
ing funds for the coming cam
paign.
PUBLIC SENTIMENT
ENFORCES LAWS
Police Urged on by Qrowlng Pub
llo Sentiment for the Enforce
ment of the Law
New York, Auk. 9.-A growing
public sentiment against the non
enforcement of the law and the
wholesale graft of the police by
blackmailing the submerged tenth
has resulted in awakening the po
lice force for the time being.
The lid has been placed on
gambling and all bars are com
pelled to close at 1 o'clock in the
morning. Restaurants whero
drinks can bo obtained come un
der tin- *«amo restraints as I In- sa
loons.
LIEUT. BECKER
IS WEAKENING
Thought He Will Confess, Know
ing Prosecution Has Strong
Case Against iHm
New York, Aug. tf.-l.i.'Ul. Beck
er was given an idea of the evi
dence obtained against him for his
complicity in the killing of Her
man Rosenthal. He was visiably
affected and is weakening rapid
ly. The official^ are sure he wiU
end by confessing.
NEW PRESIDENT
FOR HAYTI'
I'ort an Prince, Aug. '.i.-Tim
general assembly lhi< morning
proclaimed < Sonera I Augusta prcs
idenf of the republic. Over four
hundred people were killed by tho
powder explosion which demolish
ed the palace and killed the form
er president.
Two Shooks In San Jose.
Sail Jose Aug. !».-T\Vo severe
shocks of earthquake were felt
here, each lasting several sec
onds.
COLONEL B. F. MILLARD
AS FORECASTER OF EVENTS
IN AN INTERVIEW GIVEN ELEVEN YEARS AGO FORECAST8 THE
FUTURE OF PORT VALDEZ-TALK8 OF GREAT WEALTH
OF OOPPER COUNTRY
A very remarkable j»tory of al
niofd fabulous wealth in miner
als is told by Mr. B. F. Millard, of
Chippewa Fall#, Wis., who in in
Washington, awaiting the publi
cation of some reports on the
Copper River country. He is a
substantial miner, not given to
exaggeration, and is living on I
street with his townsman, Repre
sentative John J. Jenkins. He
went into the Copper River coun
try in IftOH, having previously
been engaged in mining enterpris
es in Mbntana. One of the early
trails across a long stretch of
country between a bend of the
Copper River was lornl^d by him
and hears his name.
"The port of Valdez, near Swan's
Point, where the army post j* es
tablished," said Mr. Millard, "is
the only winter harbor on that
coast. The Copper river itself is
larger than the Mississippi, al
though it i* not so long and is n«»t
navigable except for stretches for
perhaps iO or 50 miles. TKere is
u great placer gold romp on Slat"*
crock a tributary of the Gliislo
ehina. which has an immense
quantity of gold-bearing dike,
u.'itb *H a Ion. It is ten limes
larger ami four time* richer than
the famous Tread we 11 mine? at.
Juneau. The copper mines, which
are more extensive than any de
Pom'm over discovered in •his
c nil try. and which alone will lay
l.h» foundations of the greatest,
fortunes ever known in America,
are on the Chitlyna river and it-<
tributaries. Thf Calumet and
llccla luiiies, that have paid
000,000 in dividends, yield or.1 •»f
from 3 1-2 to i 1-2 per cent cop
per; jSe Anaconda, Untie ami Ho«
l( ii hi mi h have ore of from 7 I
In K I 2 per cent. The C.l:«r»;
mii;cm, in Arizona, yield from 10
to 12 per cent copper.
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