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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1812.
NO. 293.
DEATH PENALTY
BEFORE VOTERS
Fate of a Number of California
Murderers to be Left to Vote
of the People
Berkeley, Cal., Sept. 27.-Mur
derers condemned to death in
various California prisons will be
sure of a reprieve until after the
November election, at least, ac
cording to the announcement here
today of Lee \V. Lathrop, presi
dent of the Anti-Capital Punish
ment League, who declared that
the campaign If) secure a refer
endum vole on (he question of the
abolition of capital punMimenl
has been won.
Lathrop said that .supplemen
tary petitions carrying 35,000 sig
natures will be filed with the var
ious cpunly clerks of |lic ^lale to
morrow.
GO UPWARD !
GASOLINE ROUTE
Los Angeles, Sept. 27.-The two
infant sons of Mrs. ilihna Saarela,
a widow, were burned to death
early today in a fire that destroyed
Mrs. Saarela's home here. The
boys were George, 4, and Aarnc, 2.
The explosion of a gasoline stove
caused the fire. Mrs. Saarela was
not injured.
A NICE POSITION
FOR SECY. FISHER
11 < >iw > I u I u, Sepl. 27.-I >eclaring
llial il was hard to find a man in
I In- islands qualified fur I lie po
sition of governor who was not
affiliated wilh the sugar interests,
Secretary of Interior Waller L.
Fisher expressed himself here to
day as favoring an amendment to
the organic act of Hawaii, which
would permit of appointing some
man from the mainland as chief
executive. Secretary Fisher came
here to investigate charges
against Governor Frear.
A YOUNG GIRL
WRITES NOVEL
London. Sept. 27.-Mis* Mai/.ie
1 it'll net I, a pretty 21-year-old
store clerk, has startled the lit
erary world by publishing a nov
el. Miss Bennett works in a big
furniture store 10 hours a day
and her book, "fJolden Vanity,"
was written at night after her
labors were over for the day. It
look her more than two years to
complote it.
NO SESSION
AFTER ELECTION
. - -
Beverly, Mass., Sept. 27.-Presi
dent Taft hintfl that he will call
an extra session of congress |o
pass on the tariff in case the Re
publican party is victorious at the
poll*.
Alam##* •alia. —
Seattle, Hopt. 27.-The Alameda
sailed on Tuesday evening. Mrs.
Marion I.each and three other
passengers for Valde* are on
board.
COPPER RIVER RAILROAD BLOCKADED
BY MILES OF BOCK AND MOD SLIDES
But One Train Has Passed Over the Line In a Month-Prom
ises To Keep the Road Closed To Traffic For Some
Time to Come—Getting Worse Every Day—
Chitina Without Necessaries
Charles Koppus arrived in the
oily yesterday from McCarly's by
way of Cordova, which he suc
ceeded in making in 10 days by
walking for a distance of JO miles
oil a portion of the Cupper River
road rove red by land and rock
slides. He reports t,hat I he road
is completely blocked and that if
no more slides occur the road may
be opened by the first of October,
but that the present heavy rains
will evidently cover the track
worse than eve*\ He reports that
Supt. Geiger's private car is
caught in the blockade.
Mr. Koppu states that thetoi;*
from McCarty's cost him $110,
whereas he could have come over
the trail in five days at at a cost
of from $25 to $30. He says the
people of the interior depending
on the Tailroad for supplies are
out of almost all staples, as with
in the past month there has been
but a trip and a half made over
the road by train*.
Cob Mcintosh arrived in the
city las| evening from Cordova on
the launch Alpha, having left
there at 12:35 and reaching the
wharf hero at 10:05. Mr. Mcin
tosh lias been in Chitina for some
time and wishing lo return to
jYaldoz. look a boat coming down
the Copper river a distance of 70
miles, where he found a train,
which lie look into Cordova. He
says I hat the road will not he op-!
ened to traffic sooner than the
first of the month, tTiat is, provid
ed no more slides occur. In the
laller easo there is no telling
when traffic will he resumed.
Slides occur on I lie Copper Riv
er road from mile 57 to mile
l<)2, entire hillsides coming down
on the tracks. Between Ihese
points the section stations are al
most wholly out of supplies. Pas
sengers walking down the track
were informed by Supt. neiger, of
the road, that they would have to
carry I heir own grub, as (here
was none to be had at the sta
tions. At 109 "foot passengers"
divided up their food with the
iwoman in charge, she being al
most wholly out of even the nec
essities of life.
Since Rob Mclnlosh came down
.tho river i.i a small tfoal he "has
become known as I he admiral of
I lie Copper River fleet, a subsid
iary to tho finggenheim railroad.
John Ilazelet. who came over
Ihe trail and spent four days in
Valdez, is now in Seattle, while
his men, who started over the
Vailroad for Ihe outside, are still
patiently waiting at Chilina for a
train to take them through.
A train left Cordova yesterday
for I'll it in a, hut it will not get
through for five or six days. The
passengers will have to walk '»0
or 50 miles.
Over i0 people arc waiting at
Chitina for a train through to
Cordova.
The only fresli moot to ho ob
tained at Chitina is spruce liens
and rabhils. The town is out of
bacon, ham, potatoes and eggs.
Passengers over tho Coppor
River road confirm the statement
.made in the Prosper,or a few days
jago that the rails are rod with
rust from non-use.
Those familiar with the road
declare that the Copper River
Voad is in a worso condition to
day than it was three year.s ago,
when in charge of the construc
tion outfit.
The lAain (rack of the road be
tween Boar and Honey glaciers.
f«»r a distance of nearly 20 miles.
has been moved 1,400 foot from
its original location, within the
pa«jt nine months, keeping a pang
of men busy shimming up the
(rack so that trains can pass with
I some degree of rafety.
People ol' Chitina arc staling
Jlial then» is three feel of .■snow
on the Valdez snnimil ami that
no one has been able fo nego
tiate lh«» pass for a month past.
Of course this is done to enable
I in* residents of that starving
hnrg to work a few mi fortunate
travelers who may he diverted
from the government ro.nl by the
.falsehoods told.
Ileporl$ have reached here to
I tie eflTeet that additional slides
have occurred on the line nnce I In
late heavy rains, blocking the road
worse than ever. No confirma
tion, however, has been received
of the report, as delays on the
Hopper River road is a very deli
cate subject with the average
resident of Cordova* or Ohitina.
The blockade on the Copper
River road extends even beyond
ChjMna. several large landslides!
Li-«\i7y. orrnrfeiT between ' thai
place ,and Kennecott.
It is whispered about in ma
rine circles tbal the Copper River
road is to place I lie old steamer
Xa/ina in (*onuni*sion on the
Copper river to relieve the rail
road between mile r»r> and Taral.j
as the rock slides do not reach in-1
to I he river.
THE RAILWAY COMMISSION GATHERING DATA
Yeslerdny afternoon (li«> Alaska
railway commission gave several
hours of (heir limn lo a eommil
tee of the Chamber of Commerce,
who presented lo Hie commission
<lata in reference to (he line from
Valdez into Fairbanks and I he
Malanuska coal fields A mass <>f
dala was furnished I he commis
sion, lending t *» show I lie manv
advantages of I lie Valdez rout'
over that to the westward or ll ,#
socalled Copper Hiver railroad.
The members «»f the commis.sion
are very attentive and made cop
ious noli's of the dala furnish »d
them.
During the day the commission
were guesl* of tlie Tillikum Club
and in the evening attended a
public reception in I lie court
house, where I hey met many of
our citizens. At Ibis meeting
Maj. Jay Morrow, chairman of I lit*
HAVE A LONG SE88ION WITH A COMMITTEE FROM THE CHAM
BER OF COMMERCE AND LATER ATTEND A PUBLIC RE
CEPTION—THEIR FUTURE MOVEMENT8
commission, .staled (he object of
I heir coming and said they were
visit idm I hi* several proposed
routes •»f a government railway,
villi an open mind and no preju
dice, and llial in the slmrt lime
| before litem I hey will use their
; best endeavors In select the route
which offers the most advantages
and will develop (lie maximum of
resources.
Maj. Morrow's few remarks im
pressed his hearers with his sin
eerily of purpose, and «<el al res I
all feelings other than that the
commission were actuated with a
| purpose to give Alaska a square
ileal.
Later in Hie evening Hie com
mission met a number of business
men anil Willi llieni went over I lie
;>ropiisi'il route, a,* well as the
probable tonnage lo lie derived
from the counlry's latent resour
ces.
The commission hope to leave
here for the interior Saturday
noon, three huckboards having
heen placed at their disposal by
the road commission. It is their
intention to visit both the Mar
shall and Thompson passes before
continuing op their route.
This afternoon the commission
are being entertained al Furl l.is
(Mini by 'f.ol. O'Nfil and I In* nfTi
rer* of I he post, whore Ihey will
have dinner. returning t• > tin* city
later in the evening.
The culler MeCullough will re
main in purl here until (lie re
turn of I he commission from
Fairbanks, meeting that body at
Cordova. should they he forlun
r •• enough III gel over the rilil
i«lit-! from Ghitina. Otherwise llie
• i--.i:iinissi<Mi will return here, go
ing to Cordova on the MeCullough
from whence lliey will go over I he
road a* far as it is open. After
having examined the "water level
route" the commission will pro
ceed to Pyramid Harbor, where
they will look into a proposed
route from that point and one
from Haines Mission. They hope
In he aide to report to congress
early during I he next session.
BIG REWARD FOR
FAITHFUli SERVICE
New York, 8opt. 27.-Mis* Elea
nor Peregrin, of Mineoln, nurne,
who attended Waller Duryea dur
ing his years of helplessness re
sulting from a broken neek, will
receive $155,083.90 an her por
tion of hi* estate. Duryea died in
1911 after lying for 12 years
unable to move. Appraisement
«hows the gross bulk of the es
tate was $508rl 83.77;. Personal
estate amoved to $433,84.77. '
Anyone having an old mat
tress to spare will make a needy
person comfortable. Please phone
at once to the Rectory and the ar
licle will be sent for.
ROBS SALOON AND
SHOOTSBARTENOER
Santa Barbara, Cal., Sept. 27—
A robber masked with a gunny
«ark in which he had cut eye holos
entered a saloon here at 11 o'clock
last night and shot and probably
fatally injured John McDonough,
a bartender. Tho robber ordered
MoDonough to throw up his
hands. The bartender reached
toward a drawer where he kept a
rovolver. The robber immediately
flred three times, all of the bul
]e(s" taking effect. >
Nice housekeeping suites and
single rooms for rent cheap at the
Reynolds Houeq on Keystone ave
nue. Mrs. H. D. Wynn, Prop.
GET AUDIENCE
TO WITNESS JOB
Thayer, la., Sept. 27.-Citizens
looked on yesterday while Ave
yeggmen placed a large charge of
Wynamlte under the safe door In
the First Baric of Thayer, a pri
vate institution, blew the door
from its hinges, gathered up all
the money in sight, which was
9030, and then disappeared into
the railroad yards. They later left
town on a freight tr^Jn. .(Hling V>
the raflroftd^ulion^be mAt^red
through '4he windows Ami ' then
called to the station agent and a
companion to hold up their hands.
The two men were marched to th#»
"bank, where they watched the
yeggmen hlow the safe.
MOB STRINGS
WRONG VICTIM"
Princeton, W. Va., Sept. 27.
That a mistake wan made* in the
lynching last night of Walter
Johnston, negro, following the
assault on 14-year-old NitaWhite,
is the belief now held by the au
thorities! here, who say evidence
shows that Johnson was guiltless.
Gov. Glasscock has ordered an
Investigation into the lynching.
• Rugs I Rugs I All kinds of rugs
t C. C. Rudolph's.
WalTles una noney 25c at Val
dez Cafo. tf
First ptarmigan of the season
at thp Vnldez P.afe.
EPS BUSY
WHILE IN JAIL
Planning to Beat Uncle Sam by
Evading Custom House
Dues
Los Angeles, Sept. 27.-Although
a prisoner in the county jail hen*
on a smuggling charge, Mrs. Eth
el Hall, alleged head of the most
successful gang of Chinese smug
gler.* who ever operated in south
ern California, has fostered a sec
ond plot from her cell, according
to charges tiled by immigration
officials. Antonio Feliz, alleged
lo be her lieutenant, is also un
der arrest on similad charges.
Four Chinese are under arrest in
San Francisco, following the* dis
covery of the alleged plots. The
immigration official* declare I hey
have e\hau>live evidence in lllO
case.
THE BIG GAME
WORLD'S SERIES
New York, Sept. 27.-The world's
series between I he (iiants and
li<*4ton Reil Sox will begin hero
on October 8th, alternating with
({<••> ton. J11 case of a tie the odd
game will probably be pln>ed in
Chicago.
EXTBEMEMEASURES
ARE DEFEATED
Newporl. Kng.. Sept. 2 7—S\mlj
i iili->iii wa> n usliinjrly defeated at
lIn* Trade> I nioii conj^re^s here
l»\ I In* adoption hy an overwhelm
ing majority of ;i resolul i<»n which
ihe syndicalists sireiiuously op
posed. pledKiiiK the support of the
imlepeiidenl working da-< •»f
(•rent Britain lo political admit
in Ihe industrial fight for anion*
equitable share of Hie weal III of
I ho country.
top notchIob
BEEr PRICES
Chicago. Srpl. if71*"«»r I In* third
lime lhi> work beeves broke Ihe
lii^h priee reeord today. A earload
sold al siu.im. This was 15 cents
above the la*| previous lop llfr
urys. Predictions were freely
made thai Ihe trade would seo
soon something heretofore believ
ed fabulous—Ihe ll-cenl sleer.
his mm
DOT YET COME
Oreensburg, Pa., 8epl. 27 — Avi
ator Carl Palmore, of New York,
foil 300 feet here and escaped
with a dislocated ankle and only
slight bruises. His mnehine was
totally wrecked.
Valdaz Itul
If you have a house to rent
IiAt it with the Valdez Real fo
late Agonoy, Wall street.
Household furnishings for sale
cheap. Inquire at cable office.
FOn PALE-Charter oak heating
stove, large size. Apply Dr.
Sockerille.