(Slip "Balbpz Batlq Prnapprtor
VOL 9.
VALDEZ, ALASKA. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1912.
NO. 46.
GERMANY'S HELP
CASE OF WAR
Imperial Chancellor Says Ger
many Will Assist Austria and
Italy in Case of War.
Merlin, l>ec. 3.--The" ltnpe. ial
'.hancellor in a speech lo 'he
Reichstag, said that Cieri: any
wo.im! assist Austria and Itn'/ in
ease of war with llussia over ii.o
Ttaiuan I roubles. The spee« h.
though expected, nevertheless
created a sensation.
OFFICEMSPECT
PROPOSED ROAD
Lieuts. Weeks and Kunzlg Take
Trip to Lowe River Bridge—
Old Bridge in Good Shape
Lieut. Weeks, represent yin lhe
road eommission, and Lieut.
Kunzig, the quartermaster xat l«'l.
fiiscuin, made a trip this morn
ing to t Iie old Lowe river for I ho
purpose of ascertaining the con
dition of the old bridge built nine
years ago by ('.apt. Wilson. They j
found about 7T> feet of the larg- |
est bridge gone, one UO-fool span
of the smaller,bridge and lhe ap
proaeli lo the third bridge had
been swept away i»y the stream.
It is expected that the bridges ,
can be repaired without very
great delay. Tin- »|iiarlerinasler
has a piledriver at the fori and
* few days' work would put the
hrid^" iu shape for IrofTir.
It is the inlenltiin to eonneet
the road to Liseum with the Val-|
4e/— Fairbanks wagon road just
beyond the erooked bridge.
A Great 8©nsa,tlon.
A greal sensational slor\ will
be. shown on the screen al I lie
Orpheum tonight at K p. in.
»barp. (Change of program and
;<4I aiv good ones.
lla vey Lavell left on the Nor
thwestern for Los Angeles. where
he goes for his health.
OUR FISHERMEN
ARE ROBRED
Speaking l.o a reporter of I he
•iineau Kmpire in reference lo
the Alaska llshing situation, liap
1**11 JI *nsen, who had jnsl return-*,
9d from Heatlle, said:
"The Seattle dealers manage In
•teal over one-lhird of I lie ship
ments made hy Alaska flsher
men through lh#ir system of I
nulling. If il were not for this '
feature w«* could make money at
four rents per pound, whereas we
are now uetliuM Hve rents, hut
lose ouc-lhird hy tliefl. There is
hope now of ,» compel im* markel
a ml we may do heller."
K. It. Spiers has heen appoint -
#•,1 bailiff to Ihe gram! jury.
\V.\NTKI>--.\ Kodak "Kasl
maii Special" postal card size.
\ddress Hox Hi, Oirdoxa, Alaska.
The lla/.uar lo he given hy Ihe
Women's fluild will he held in
Moose hall lottighl. Ilon'l forgel
As H mailer of fact "The (Jiff"
lis Ihe most comfortable place-to
•top in Valdez. Why not go
then* Mrs! and nave the eenbar
«0Mmenl of changing?
CONGRESS MEETS
AND ADJOURNS
Uncle Joe Cannon is Given an -
Ovatlon--Working to Pro
mote Col. Qoethals.
Washington, Dec. 3.—Congress
mot and immediat.'ly thereafter
adjourned in respect to the mem
ory of members who had depart
ed this life during recess. The
roll call developed an ovation for
Representative Cannon when his
name was called.
Forest, of New York, introduc
ed a hill lo provide for I he wid
ows and minor children of form
|er presidents of the United
Stales. Also a resolution fixing
I lie president's tenure of ofl'iec
aI- one term of six years, also a
resolution to repeal I he news
paper uhlicily laww. Republican
Floor Manager Mann is working
lo romole Col. (ioethals, head of
the Panama Canal construction,
to a full general, giving him a
rank equal to that held by Ad
'mieat Dewey.
WIFE REFUSES
HUBBY'S RETURN
Says He Deserted Her and Now
He Can Remain Away
Permanently.
Itichnioiid. Yu.. I>ec. Hclii'v
•mI l«» have been killed ten years
'ago by a train near Hluetlcbl. W.
Va., Daniel J. Kit/.puirirk, i8
years old, a blacksmith, has re_
turned In ltichmon,| In liml that
his wife. Mrs. Lulu l-'il/.patriek oi"
No. H(».r> North Twenty-third St.,
refused lo see him. When In*
deserted her sin* was force*! lo
seek employment in a factory to
support herself and three chil
dren, all girls.
Fit/.patriek's return was as
sudden as his departure, and
wheki he appeared he astounded
many former friends and associa
tes, who thought him dead. He
sought a reconciliation wif.li his
wife through the lalter's mother,
bul all of his efforts to see her
were futile. Mrs. Kit/.pat rick said
she would have nothing further
to do with liini, as he deserted
her. and she had applied to the
I'oiirls for a divorce.
BLISS ESTATE j
IS VALUED
New York, *l»ec. .'t The late
Cornelius N. Miss, secretary of
the interior during President Mc
Kiule\'s administration, left an
estate valued at $i,H5l,K.r>i, ac
cording to appraisal figures tlI«*<l .
here today. Most of the estate is I
divided among the widow, son and
daughter. Illiss was Ireasurei
of I he Hepublicau national com
mittee during the 100 4 campaign.
Mariposa Sails.
Seattle. |>ec. 3—The Maripo
sa sailed wilh the following pas
sengers for Yaldez: t;.
Schmauke. A. Y. Tullle, Mrs. \V,
I). Orchard, (leorgt* Klkins, Mrs.
»\\ K. Ohsson. NV. II. Kit/., Mrs.
\V. Uoeng, 'II, («. Hlinugh and wife.
II. M. 8hepard, O. 8. I,arson, Os
car Klsh, A. II. lies and Al. NVhile
and wife.
"The Professor" will be stage*
st Ragles hall on Friday night by
the pupils of the high sehool.
N . .
ARGUMENTS
ON DEMURRERS
I
Court Will Probably Deoide De
murrers at Tomorrow's Ses
sion—Other Business.
Arguments hi Hie demurrers
made by Parsons and Barber
were continued to a night session
and bVought to a close before
the court adjourned. Judge' Ly
ons staled that he would give the
questions "deep attention; he
thought, however, the question
raised by attorneys for defend
ants as to duplicity in th.» indict
ments could be quickly disposed
of, but thai the question of un
certainly was worthy of serious
eonsidcrat ion.
t pon the assembling of court
Ibis morning; the grand jury re
lumed a true bill against Harry
.Matsin*, n .Japanese, for an as.
sanli wilb a dangerous weapon.
I.. K. Wing was given until 10
a. m. tomorrow to plead on in
dictments charging him with a
misdemeanor in having caused to
be published a false report of the
Wafchingt^pu-Alaska vbauk,. A
similar order was made on a
charge, of perjury.
The same' order was made as
to B. R. Dusenberry and .1. A.
Jackson.
Harold Hanson, a subject of
Denmark, was admitted to citi
zenship. James Fish and lloberl
Ferguson wei%> his witnesses.
Court. then took a recess until
! p. ni.
L Otto ICIfslrom was admitted to
!cilixeuship. Anton Carlson and J.
C. Dieringer appeared as- wit
nesses.
1 Application for liquor license
| or Al. White was approved.
Court adjourned until 10 a. m.
tomorrow.
RAILWAY MERGER
' IS NOT LEGAL
Washington, 1). ('... I>ec. II—
Justice Day rendered the opinion
of tin; Supremo court in the
Southern Pacific merger case de
ciding that the merger of the Un
ion Pacific and Southern Pacific
was illegal ami a dissolution was
ordered. Upon the rendering of
the d 'cision stock jumped up sev- j
en points.
YOUNG BELMONT
MARRIES ACTRESS1
I
W\v York, I >ec Ilespile the I
denial of August Hcliuont that his 1
son, Hayinoii|| f^dmonl, was mar- |
lied to Miss Kthel Lorraine, a 1
show girl, lale of the Winter flar- I
deli, the pair were wedded, ac- I
cording to n copy of the marriage '
license which wus obtained here |
Unlay.
THE TRIAL COURT
18 SUSTAINED ,
Home, l»ec. :i—Tli • Uourl of j
Cassation ha* conllrined the sen-}
tences impose,) hy the trial court J
in I lie ('amorist cases.
I'OH ItKNT—Well furnished I
cabin for transient or steady •
roomer, ('.nil at .fas. Fish's res
idence, next to Tillikiimi (Hub or
phone M.
Don't fail to *ee "The Profcs- •
nor" Friday :iigbt al Kagles ball. \
. "The Cliff" Is heated with j
steam, real steam, nnd you can i
fetd It. In tact, you can lat In
the fresh Air and still have all i
tin* warmth you wfet.
STORM BOUND
AND IS FROZEN
Trav®ler on His Way to the
Coast Has Both Feet
Frozen.
As Hie. result of having become
lost oil the Seward trail from
Idilarod, during a heavy -snow
storm recently, Jack Harris is ly
ing in the local hospital with both
f.:et very badly frozen, and it is
feared that it will be found nec
essary to amputate certain por
tions before a complete cure ran
be effected.
Harris and Hill l.)celeriug start
ed f«»r Ihe outsid.* via the Sew
ard trail and were overtaken by
a severe storm Ihe llrsl day oul.
W'llell dal'kliess fell, the I Wo lil'-n
found thai I hey were unable lo
keep I lie trail, and an attempt
was made io bnilil a lire, about
wbieli In ramp during the night.
The slorm was such, however.
I hat tbev could light in* matches
and when the effort was given up.
Harris discovered thai both of Iris
feel were frozen so badly thai lie
could mil travel.
Iieelering immediately rlrac.'d
his steps to this city for assist
ance, and Harris was later
brought to the hospital, where he
is now being treated.
He Was a Desperado.
I.os Angeles. I)ec. 3.— Muring
I lie trial of Caroline Ford it de
veloped I hat Hit- husband she
husband she killed was Hob Ford,
one of the former,..fames ganir.
She was acquitted.
<!"orge Drebelbus. who has
been in Seward and the Hooks In
let country the past summer, is in
town.
AERONAUT FALLS
DlZZy HEIGHT
Jacksonville, her. 3.--Aeronaut
Frayne, while jumping from a
balloon lo a parachute, fail»*«l lo
grasp Ili«* safely wristlets an I
fell a distance of 2,000 feet lo
instant death. His partner,
Crosby, reached earth in safety.
Many women who witnessed th.*
accident fainted.
EASIER TIMES
FOB FIREMEN
Seattc. her. .'I.— lleninninn Jan
uary I. 101II, tlir donhe platoon
system in Seattle's IIrr depart
ment will go into elTt'cl. This will
make a decided change for almut
.MM) Hre tighter* who have here
tofore been compelled to work .1
hours a day.
HEAVY STORMS ON
THE ATLANTIC
New York. her. ;i.--The liners
Carinania and New York report
Ierrille Imrriraiies in the Atlantic
dnri n which passengers had to j
be kepi under hatclie*.
Hon. I,. V. May, seiialor-elccl i
from the Third division, came o\- <
er from Seward to attend court.
•I. I.imllcy Oreen. of Seward.
Is in town to help try the west
wnr,| cases for the government.
Fresh Morgan oy* tern fried ir/
hotter and cracker crumbs at 'he!
Valdez flafe.
* '
I'OH HENT—Three furnished !
rooms Inquire of C. K. Bunnell. j
Ill enter in
THE YACHT RACE
Los Angeles Yachtmen Will Give
Sir Thomas a Run for
His Cup.
I.ms Angi'liiK, Her. 3.--I.Ms Ail
gel i's may send one or two yachts
Im oMinpete with Sir Thomas I.ip
tmii's Shamrock and the contend
er that will he furnished hy San
Franeisro for the oxpositiMii re
gatta in l'.Mii. This was voueh
safo,) late today hy (Jenrfre T.
Cline. memhov Mf Iho SmuIIi (>>asl
Yarhl.f'.uh. and one mT the iimst
iciilhusiastie yachting devotees in
<miiIhern C.alif<»rnia.
*• \\".» intend Im tiik-' up lli<'
priiposit iMii ('.lino said, "and I
11• • reason why we sliMiild iimI
Im* represented AIsm. I lie Sunset
Vaeht Cluh may eon>i<|er the pi*M
jeet. K.\erymie serins he in
fa\Mi* uf it."*
I'.has. Kvans. t? S. deput> mar
shal at Seward. i*- in tiwn !<• nl
(••nd rMurl.
isiX WELLS ARE
! PRODUCING OIL
!
| Developments In the Oil Fields
Are Giving Encouraging
Results.
riii* Amalgamated I>«*v<-l»»|»m*»«il
I company. of Katalla. has >ix nil
I wells in operat i<>11. The ne\\e>|
I \v«*lI produces about in barrels oi
1 lii^h grade oil daily. Tin* eom
J l»any will eontiuife I In* work of
boring for oil next spring- The
Amalgamated Development coin
pany is a British (Columbia cor
porat(on witb headquarter* hi
Vancouver, and is composed of
substantial men, James A. Mc
Xair, a member of I be Drit inb
Coumbia legislature. being the
managing director. The com
pany holds several thousand
acres of land near Katalla.
The Pacillc Coal and Oil com
pany also has large oil biddings
near Yakataga and along the coast
between that place and Bering
river, on which several thousand
dollars are expended each year in
doing assessment work, which
work nowadays, it i> said, is very
closel.% inspeeted l»\ gn\ermn'ut
I agents.
MSIDENT TUFT
GIVING PLUMS
Washington, I). I>ec. it
President Taft is making good on
I lie authorized statement that
went out from the White House
a few days ngo that lie intended
to take over all of the important
federal offices available for bis
own party friends befnrg be went
out of olTiee.
William ('.onuolly lias gone to
Port Wells, where tie will Work
the greater pari of the winter.
The launch Hrigton left for
Port Wells on Monday. t'.apl,
Stanley remained here as one of
the jury,
Notloe, A. B.'a.
At the request of Prof, fiavis
the Arctic Itrol hprhood will meet
at o'clock tonight instead of
H. This is to give the high
school time for rehearsal.
HAM. MeNIKCK.
Arctic llliief.
WHITE PLAGUE
BE SUPPRESSED
I
i
Claim That an Absolute Cure for
the Dread Dls°ase Has Been
Discovered.
Merlin, !).•«•. :t.— I>r. Friedman
has reported the discovery of a
cure for consumption in the form
of a serum. The cure, ho says, is
absolute. A couple of injections
are fTeective. The euro is to be
vriven to the world as soon as
leading physicians of the empire
have had an opportunity to tost
I lie serum.
BIS FAIR TO BE
! HELD TONIGHT
i
I
I
| Woman's Gui'd Have Everything
| in Readiness for Big Event
at Moose Hall Tonight.
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I
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Tin* Woman's <iuihl ha\c cv
erythiug in rcadiue>s I'm* I lit*
(iraud liaxaar they will hold to_
nignl for Ilihem-lit of tin* or
,:aii;zalion. Mouse hall lias been
.'catil i Iullv decorated and booths
r: n-{«•, | where III'* ladies will
have Mj-iiy fancy things for sat.>.
The (Ish pond has been well
stocked and will afford I he cliil
jilreii greal enjoymenl. The hall
will he open at H o'clock. Kvery
! I.o.lv welcome ami all should help
I the ladies to make a success of
| the fair.
The committees having charge
j of the different booths are ax fol
lows: The candy hoolh will he
in charge nf Mrs. I >r. Boyle and
Mrs. C.nckerillc. The fish pond.
Mrs. Shepard and Mrs. Merchant.
Refreshments. Mrs. Zeigler and
Mrs. Jensen. I)ance committee.
Mrs. Wemller and Mrs. (ierman.
Fancy work, Mrs. Donolioe, Mrs.
('has. Kra'iner and Mrs. William
Crary. Hrass hoolh. Mrs. (.as
well and Mrs. Ashby. Orange
tree. Mrs. John Lyons and I he
fortune telling hoolh will be iu
charge of Madame (io/.ekelle.
Xo pains are being spared by
the ladies to make the fair a suc
cess.
STORM DELAYED
NORTHWESTERN
I
> The Noi l hwesicrn arrived »»
' Vablez this morning at 7 o'clock
| and left shortly after for the
'south. The hoat was expected
, .'-rly last evening, but owing to
; high winds ill Seward and l.(V
I our he she was delayed. She lay
all day yeslci*da> at Heatson'*
taking on ore. About L'O passen
gers from the Idilarod caught Ihe
boat a' Seward and I I first-class
I-ft for the south from Yald,z.
Following is ihe ouluoing pas
senger 11**I:
I K. Ilenkel. K McClair. W. J.
Kelly. M. Dcinpsey. Mr. and Mrs.
(». W. Solomon, T. Applelou,
William Hose. II. I.. I.eavell. S.
IL ('ramlall. A. II. Itochcr. For
C.ordova--F. It. Mates. (». W. Foms.
Mrs,. W. It. Cameron.
I'nlt HKNT--Nb*e large front
room: well furnished, next door
to Tillikum (Hub. Apply to Ju«»
I'isb or phone No. 17.
Don't forwet the llrand Rail on
December I i Hi Moose hall f%r
Ihe benefit of Ihe Catholic church.
SulMtrih* & th« Pro*p«etor.