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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1912.
NO. 143
WETS WINNING
IN ILLINOIS
Democrats Elect 25 of the
Aldermen in the Windy
City
Chicago* April 3.—The elec
tions yesterday resulted in 2f>
Democrats and 1 1 Republicans
being elected as aldermen. Party
politics was stronger during this
contest than ever before.
Chicago, April 3.—The anti
tcmperance forces are in I he lc»ad
in various parls of I he si ale.
Many of the counties which have
been dry have gone wet.
NOME DOG RAGES
ON TOMORROW
Five Teams Are Entered in the
Race to Candle and Re
turn
Nome, April 3.—The annual
dog race from Nome In Candle
and return will start tomorrow.
Five teams are entered.
Charley Johnson's team, which
won the Nome to Solomon race
on February 22, is I he favorite.
BOAT FOUNDERS
MANY PERISH
Australian Liner Caught in Ty
phoon and 130 Passengers
Drown
Perlli, Aiis., April 3.—One
hundred and thirty people per
ished when the steamer Kooniba
foundered in a typhoon today.
The storm came up suddenly
and the steamer was seeking
shelter when she foundered.
There is grave fears fell for the
safely of other passenger steam
ers which were in the palh of the
storm. The Koomba carried 130
passengers beside a full crew.
LA FOLLETTE OARRIED
THE ENTIRE 8TATE
Milwaukee, April 3.—Complete
returns <»f the presidential pref
erence primaries show llinl Sen
ator La Folletle carried every
district in the state.
NON PARTISAN CONVENTION IN CORDOVA
REPRESENTATIVE OF AEl PARTS OF ALASKA
Declares For Opening of Coal and Oil Lands, Full Territorial
Government, Government Railroad and Automobile
Road From Coast To Interior— -$1,000,000
Annually For* Roads and Trails
Cordova, April 3.—The non
partisan convention here was en
tirely harmonious and represen
tatives were present from all
parts of I lie; country.
The convention declares for
the immediate opening of the
coal and oil ilelds of Alaska.
The abolition of forest reserv
es in Alaska.
Government built and
tained railroad from tin? coast lo
the Yukon-river. J
Appropriations «»f Sl.OOOkOOO
each year for building and miiin
tenance of roads and trails.
An automobile road froinjlhe
coast to Fairbanks to facilitate
the rapid transit of mails. >,
Abolishing the power of attor
ney as applicable to making lo
cations and providing for $100
worth of actual work on each 20
acres of placer ground.
Appropriations for care of the
white indigents.
All federal appointees to h«>
bona fide Alaskans.
Government to operate liatcli
eries and tax on salmon canneries
to be increased.
Liberal appropriations for aids
In navigation.
Demands full territorial gov
ernment similar to that of Ari
zona and New Mexico before be
ing admitted to statebood.
INDEPENDENT TICKET IWINS DY DIG MAJORITY
\
Valdez Councilmon.
ANGUS CHISHOLM.
CHARLES M. DAY.
< iROIlCSK KRAIJ.
E. K. HITCH IK.
CHARLES McCALLUM.
\VM. FINICAL.
F. Jtf. BOYLE.
Sohool Director.
I>r. A. Von Gunther.
Reservation School Board.
John Lyons, director.
It. P. Ferguson, treasurer.
W. H. Caswell, Clerk.
The Independent tickel won in
I hi* municipal election yesterday,
not a single man on tin; ticket
being defeated. The tolal vole
cast was 1110 for councilmen and
27(> for school director.
There was much scratching on
all the tickets and while it was
BARNES ELECTED
STATE CHAIRMAN
Is Building Up a Machine Which
Will Outrival That of
Tammany
New York, April 3.3--William
Barnes, Jr., has been re-elected
chairman of the newly elected
Republican state committee.
Barnes is one of Ihe greatest
political organizers who has ev
er controlled a party in this state
and is building up a machine
equal to that of Tammany in the
days of Crocker.
SOCIALISTS SNOWED UNDER
IN MILWAUKEE ELECTION
NON-PARTISAN CANDIDATE FO R MAYOR WINS BY MAJORITY
• OF 13,000—N1W OOUNOIL HAS SO NON-PARTlSAN ANb
SEVEN SOCIALIST ..1EMBER8
Milwaukee, April 3.--Dr. Bar
ing, the non-partlean oandidate,
was elected mayor, over. Kiedel,
(he Bneialiel, by a majority of
mora: than 13,000. ' ;T, , ' »
The n«W administration of the
city;wijj,))ta complied at nop
partisjm and irevan doeialiit al
dnrmen. The election was the
moRt aggressive over held In the j
city. Both sides have been of. <
ganizing aince, the last election ,
and the vote shows the Boeialistq ,,
Would, h*ve oarried- Cv$ry office
but fpr the fusion of all. th%'oth
v. % \
*T. • I
TOTAL VOTE CA8T IN YESTERDAY'S ELECTION WAS 310 FOR
COUNCILMEN AND 276 FOR SCHOOL DIRECTOR—BIG
VOTE IN THE RESERVATION
early conceded that the Independ
ent ticket would win, the major
ity piled up was a surprise.
Few of the candidates took an
active part themselves in (felting
voters out to the polls, hut their
friends were busy from the time
the polls opened right up to the
last minute. Angus Chisholm
heads the |ist with 28i voles. The
vote for councilmcn was as fol
lows :
Angus Chisholm 28\
Charles M. Day J7T
fleorge Krau 277
K. E. Hitchie 2i7
Charles McCallum 230
William Finical 220
F. M. Boyle 222
Ed. W ood 12 i
Anton Carlson '.>8
William Thomas 80
Scattering U
Captain Jim Hetties. J. \V.
Frame and Arthur Lang were not
on any of the tickets but were
given ccnnpliinentary votes.
Tin* elect ion for school director
in Yaldez was close. A total of
'Jivotes were cast, one of which
was thrown out as it was a Res
ervation ballot. Only two tickets
were in the Held and l>r. A. Yon
(iuiilher, who was on the Inde
pendent ticket, won by a majority
of nine votes over F. C. ('.ameron.
The vole stood:
Dr. A. Von (iunlher I i-'
K. ('.. Cameron 133
Scattering I
Reservation Precinct.
There were no less than five
liekets in the field and the voters
had no difficulty in getting print
ed ballots to suit them, as the
names were arranged in every
shape. \V. II. Caswell was on all
the tickets as clerk, but his name
was scratched in some instances
where the voter wished to give
CITIZENS TICKET WINS
IN CORDOVA ELECTION
R. J. BARRY WILL BE MAYOR OF RAILROAD TOWN FOR COIN
ING YEAR—CITIZEN8' TICKET ELECTED 8TRAIQHT FROM
MAYOR TO CLERK OF 8CHOOL BOARD
('.nrdovai April .'t.—Yesterday'*
Modioli resulted in an endorse
iiicnI of tin1 present administra
tion of |ln» city. The Citizens'
Kconomy tickel swept th« town
by a majorily of \r> voles, ovcry
man on tin' ticket being elected.
II. J. Barry will bo mayor ami
I he councilm.cn II. A. Slater, O.
10. Lambort, Austin Lathrop, Wm,
Fui'Hinan, M. Finkelstcjn and
Dart Icy Howard. Tbc *f irk<• t car
ried James Flynn for clerk of the
school board.
The Peoples' ticket wo it pledg
ed to a hiife ami sane adminis
tralJon by l«*vyiiiK faxes neces
sary for an economical govern
mcnt of Ili«* city. The ticket was
doomed I" defeat before the polls
opened as it carried too much
dead timber. The candidates
w°re Dr. \V. H. Chase, Harry
Thistod, C. P. Mickelson, A. J.
Adams, E. A. Hogg, Chas. Iloss
wog. AI vali Raines . for school
director.
WITI ARK VICTORIOUS
IN BRYAN'S STATK
■ r '• '•.
Lincoln, Neb., April 3--Roturnfl
'oooived irvJioaK that U*e «tate
ia« gone prohiblUoiv
rUe wets have carried,', every
sownty. wbore ihc returns i^rf
roinp'ete, .. »
L. NUIvin ban aoopp^ed a posl
lion at Louie'* Cafe.
V*f > •' ♦' ^ M,
KANSAS OITY MAS
I, * • A DINNMMpATIO MAYOR
• r.
Xaimii City, April 3.--Henry
Jost, the Democratic candidate,
was elected mayor yestet^ty l^y
an overwhelming majority.
Marshal Bullivan and Chan.
WnJir. returned from Cordova, on
th« launch .F. M. last night.
•I) ,.|t, . ■. f' » >| ; • I .V,) . >
his friend a complimentary vole.
The voir was as follows:
For Director.
John Lyons i Hi
K. It. Spiers i7
J. ll. Bell
For Treasurer.
R. P. Ferguson 1>7
J. II. Patterson r,8
(J. Rudolph 4
K. R. Spiers
For Clerk.
W. "II. Caswell I HO
(J. R. Bruhakcr I
(1. C. Rudolph -
II. P. Ferguson 2
K. R. Spiers •'»
J. II. Pallerson I
A number of l;idies availed
themselves of their right to par
ticipate ill the election of the
school hoard for the Reservation.
TO INVESTIGATE
GOVERNOR FREAR
Secretary Fisher Will Go to Hon
olulu to Look Into
Charges
Washington. April .'I.--Secre
tary Fisher will soon go lo Hon
olulu to investigate the charges
which have been filed against
Governor Waller Frear.
The political situation in Ha
waii is anything hut harmony and
the coming election for delegate
to congress promises a hot light.
SENATE ASKS
FOR INFORMATION
Wants to Know What Japanese
Are Doing at Magdalene
Bay
Washington, April
senate passed a resoluli«»u ask
ing President Tafl t«> suhiiiit in
formal inn regarding I In.' aelivi
lii's <»f Japanese al Matrdalena
bay.
A report has Ween enrronl thai
thousands of Japaliese were land
ing there. They are supposed lo
he veterans of the Russian war
and equipped for warfare in ease
of trouble. ,
MAOERQ DENIES
JAPANESE RUMOR
Says They Are Not Being Permit
ted to Colonize at Mag
dalene
Mexico (lily, April .'I.--Presi
dent Madcro < 1 * * 11 i *' s that I ho Mex
ican * government is permitting
Japan t«» establish a colony at
Magdalene hay.
Washington, April H.--The *»f
(icials of the stale department aiv
unofficially quoted as saying they
put no faith in President Ma
dex'o's assertions regarding the
Japanese at Magdalene hay. They
have information that thousands
• if acres of land have heen pur
chased by Japanese who are set
tling there.
REV. YOUNGWAS
ON ALAMEDA
Will Attend Meeting in Cordova
and Then Qo to Fair
banks
Among the passengers on the
Alameda yesterday from Seward
was Hev. S. Hall Young, who is
mi his way to attend a meeting
of I tie Presbytery at Cordova.
Dr. Young came over the trail
from Idilarod to Seward and
covered the distance in IN «lays.
lie had many friends down lo the
lioal to greet him, as lie is pop
ular all over Alaska, having lived
more than .'fn years in I tie north.
From Cordova Dr. Young will go
over the trail to Fairbanks and
down the river when navigation
opens.
LA FOLLETTE AND WILSON
FAVORITES IN WISCONSIN
, . ... \ ' ' ' • 7
8IDENT TAFT AND OHAMP OLARK ARK SNOWED UNDER
IN PitEtlDEttTlM. PREFERENCE PRIMARIEE--800IAL
" ' lETt HE Lb BALANCE OF POWER
Milwaukee, April 3.—Returns
from *11 part* of the state in
dicate that Senator La Follette
has beaten President Taft in the
primaries*- • •
Woodrow Wilson has a clear
mtjority over Ohamp Clark in the
preiidential preference primaries
I ••1 • ■ 1 ' '
with many Wilson .strongholds
yet to hear front1.
The Socialist vote was almost
a unit for Senator La Folletteon
the RepubJioan ticket and for
Wilson on' tfc* Democratic tick
et. '"s t, tf