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Satlg Proapprtnr
VOL 9.
VALDEZ, ALASKA. FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1912.
NO. 43
BURNS COULD CONVICT CHRIST
WITH HIS HAND PICKED JURIES
80 NOTORIOU8 DETECTIVE BOA8TED OF WORK IN OREGON
AND ATTORNEY GENERAL FINDS THAT AT LEAST ONE
INNOCENT MAN WAS FOUND GUILTY
"With such a jury I could
convict Christ," boasted Detect
ive William J. Burns, after he
had packed the jury list for the
federal court in Oregon with men
known to he hostile personally,
politically or on general princi
ples, to the defendants whom
Burns and 'lleney were preparing
lo railroad to prison for their
own glorification and profit. Af
ter I he job was done Burns
wired I«> I lie Interior Depart
ment :
"Jury ennimissioneVs cleaned
out old box from which trial jur
ors were selected and put in 000
names, every one of which was
investigated before they were'
placed in the box. 'l'bis ronli
denl iul."
Taken From Record.
All this is shown in detail in
a report made by Attorney Gen
eral Wickersham to the presi
de*it, setting forth reasons why
Willard N. Jones should be par
doned. Jones was convicted of
land fraud by a packed jury and
perjured testimony. The record
anj other evidence convinced the
attorney general that Jones was
innocent and was made a sac
rifice to spite and I he general
cussedness of Burns an,| llcniey.
The investigation shows that
agents of Hums went over I he
jury list and checked ofT every
man who was not known to he
prejudiced in favor of the prose
cution. Documents left by Burrs
ad lleney expose the methods
used. The altornej general cites
sample lists. Every man who
was not believe,] to be a suitable
tool for Burns ami lleney was
cheeked "S. B." The attorney
genoral says:
"The department has in its
(Continued on page 3)
REMARKABLECASE
COMES TO END
Regains Freedom After Battling
With Courts for 13 Years,
Being His Own Lawyer.
Albany. .Nov. 20.--<»overiu>r
I MX lias pardone*! Albert Patrick,
convicted in II n of polling I lie
valet of a wealthy Texan named
Rice l<» murder his master, at
(In- linn* Patrick being Hire's sec
retary. Tiie testimony of the
l>roseciilion 1 elided lo show thai
Patrick was trying to gel Hire's
wealth.
I)nri^n I lie trial the vaiet eon
, fessed lo the murder of iinpli
caling Patrick. The latter was
sentenced to be electrocuted.
This was in I0OO. Patrick im
mediately be^an the Isndy of law.
ami after his sentence had been
affirmed by the court of appeals,
began to prepare his case for a
review, ami so well did he suc
ceed Mint lie has kepi up a con
tinuous light for freedom ever
since, having had his death sen
tence commuted lo life impris-i
onmenl a few years ago. Manx
prominent lawyers have declared
thai his hriel's are masterpieces |
and show a deep knowledge of
law.
Patrick's wife is si ill living in
liir faith thai her husband will
be vindicated. Although lie lias
succeeded in gaining his freedom
the mystery surrounding Hice's
death yet remains uncleared.
Those who have given I lie case
close si tidy declare thai Patrick
is innocent' of the crime.
II is nut known til what time
I lie steamships will arrive from
lIn* soiifli. Tin- Xorthwcslcrn ami
Yukon arc «lni' to rc<arh Cordova
ahonl llie .naini' linn*. The Norlh
weslern lias a large quantity ol
freight I" ilim'liarK«' al Cordova
anil will reach here in all |»f«»1»
ahilily aflrr Iln» Yukon.
hoii'l fnr^vl ilic (iraml Million
I iitciiiIhm* I '• al Moose hall for
I Im> I m'ii '* f 11 of ili«> Catholic chnreh.
As H mailer of facl "The IJ i IT"
lis ilu' iiiohI comfortable place to
slop in Valdez. Why not go
I here Ural and save the emhar
ra**nienl of changing?
FOR RKNT--Three furnished
room* Inquire of C. K. Bunnell.
OEFENDENTS TO
GIVE NEW BONDS
Indianapolis, Nov. —The
judf-'c lias instructed fourteen of
the defendant Structural Iron
Work its to Kivi* new bonds, as
I heir present bondsmen have been
indeinnilied hy a bonding eoni
pany and are lienee invalid bomls
men. The defense claims that
Drlie McManipral is a paid spy of
the prosecution.
WILL ENTER
THE YACHT RACES
San Franeiseo. Nov. 20—A
syndicate of Hawaiian sporlsmen
have cabled lie re that I hey will
compete' at the exposition yacht
races for the l.iplon cup and in
which Sir Thomas Upton will en
ter the Shamrock V.
0WNER~EVA0ES
AND FOLLOWS LAW
I'url land. On'.. Nov. :M>.--The
heathen <*Iiiiimay he "some
I here" when il mini's in |h«»
l.'irk> and peculiar slulV. hut he
lias nothing «>n Ji r»*i*l a in rich
i'i rl hinder, niinii' unannounced,
wliu owns several lodging houses
in Ili«* old r«>slrielI'd district. and
who to gel hv llii' "tin plate" or
dinance ordering apartment and
lodging houses to conspicuously
display the names of their own
ers, is displaying ''is own name
in Hebrew on his holdings. There
is nothing in the ordinance for
bidding the use or a foreign lan
guage in the make-up of the
signs, and il is now believed that
the course adopted by this indi
vidual will he generally followed.
Teddy Johnson and NeIs Ulan
dor will leave for I he Ramsay
Hulherford properly In the morn
ing, taking one horse with thnm
as far as the glacier. Mr. John
son rcporls that there is» about
six feel of snow about Ihe mine.
• Household furnishings for salo
cheap, inquire at cable office.
PubHcrihc for Ihe Protpwtor
MILL STRIKERS
ARE ACQUITTED
Jury Brings in a Verdict of Ac
quittal Against Ail the
Defendants.
Salem, Nov. 21).—The jury af
lep being out but a short time
brought in q verdict of "not guil
ty" in the case of Ettor, (iiov
anetti an(j the other defendants,
charged with murder under a
slate law, which makes the lead
ers of a strike guilty for the
wrongful acls of the mob. When
Iln» verdiet was read the defend
ants Hew into each others arms
and exrhanged kisses. There was
110 ilcrmmslralion.
Taeonia, Nov. -!) Afler weeks
of constant prayer Kllor's moih
(Continued on page 4)
NO JURISDICTION
OVER WHITE PASS
Inter-State Commerce Commis
sion Creates Demoralizing Mud
dle in Vtlt*nderlng Decision.
Washington, I). CI., Nov. JO.—
In tlie case of the application
of the Humboldt Steamship com
pany against the White Pass
railroad, the Northern Naviga
tion company and Moore's Wharf
company, of Skagway, the Inter
State Commerce commission has
handed down a decision in which
ii- rules thai it has u<> jurisdic
tion over the While Pass rail
road, beyond I be borders of
American territory, hill says it
ran regulate fares and freights
where I hey arise and end in*
American soil.
(Continued on pnue \ •
EUROPE TOYING WITH WAR
i SIX NATIONS PLAYING GAME
I ' "
FRANCE, ENGLAND AND RUSSIA ARE ARRAYED AGAINST
GFRMANY, AUSTRIA AND ITALY—THE CRUCIAL MO
MENT IS APPROACHING VERY RAPIDLY
Itrlyrail,.. .N"N. -W Wliile
I'raiiri', Kiifrlaml and Russia are
nr^iiur Turkey to proelude, peace
willi »ln» llalkan slates, (icrmany.
Austria ami llaly an* advising
<*• 1111 inncd resistance, mil i 1 I In
clination lias become vitv serious
ami Turkey lias placed herself in
,i helpless situation, unles.-. Kn
rope. comes to her rescue, of
which there is litlle likelihood.
Present peace negotiations are
apt to leriiiinale at almost any
instant, when the allied powers
will at oiu'e renew I ho assault on
tlii* city. Tin- existing comlitions
in OmMatinople an* horrible,
wilh wiiniMh',1 soldiers and* dead
:i11<I ilyiiijr cholera victims. ('.<>11
liniied delay is hut aK^ravat iiip
Hie situation r..r tin* Turks, who
can make no lormidahle resist
ail'*** to the hesiepcrs.
Tin* action 1 *f tin* powers in
Hi-pin^ I lie i 1 inl «*r«»»*l s
! is IrendiiiK towards certain war.
Jwhieh will involve all Kuropn.
All I In*' Ki'cat nations have
brought their armies up to a war
fooling. while the navies are ;ill
reaily for service.
THREE ARRESTED
EOR MURDER
%
Lutheran Pastor and Widow
and Her Son Are Arrested
for Murder.
! 'Ilotillmi. Me.. Nov. 'diar
ies Kmelius, n I,illlieran pastor.
Mrs. Jarohson and Iht son wi-rt
aiTrsl.nl yes|erda> charged witli
I In- murder of August us Jacob,
son, w|io «li«*«| in June. MM I. as
was I hen supposed, 'as t tit* result
of a suicidal act. Important tes
timony luis since lieen discov. red
showing that the act was a pro
meditated one on the part of the
pastor, widow mi I son.
The court officials spent all
last week on ThanksKiviuK i i
Cordova.
An'on Iverson and her Iver
son have Iickum suit imaiust M.
<1. and l)o\y M. Thomas to recover
possession of two lode claims o||
Culcross ishiud. alleged to have
hecn jumped hy the defemlauls.
Pupils will practice the IIivrh
School play al the school house
tonight al H o'clock. All partici
pants arc required to he present.
"The Cliff" In healed with
»team. real nleain, and you can
feH II. In fact, you can lot in
the fresh, air ajul still have nil
the warmth' Wartl.
MINING CONGRESS
; ACT ON ALASKA
Thi"ks That Alaska Coil Affairs
Should be Taken From the
interior D°partment.
Spokane. .Nov. •JSi,—Tin* Amer
ican .Mining C.omrress loday «• II_
i'i| David Urunlon, of Denver,
president, and re-eh'/rlefl (In I -
breath secretary. A law was pro
posed taking tin* Alaska coal
cases from the Interim* Depart
ment and placing them within tln>
jurisdirlion «»f the federal courts.
A resolution was passed favor
ing permitting bona tide coal I
claimants, who filed before No
vember I?. I1MM», having their
coal titles tried before the fed
eral courts i*i Alaska. During
the discussion ensuing, t'.unning
liani, in a speeeh. sareasticall>
offered an ;ini«;ii Intent providing
for Hi* et\eiision of tln« juris
dietion of tin* Forest Service so
as to include all public lauds.
The meeting «• t me (Jong res*
was decidedly successful, there
being a niianiniuus desire to re
lieve Alaska from her present
hiynpering difficulties and a un
animous opposition to the meth
ods employe,) by the Interior De
portment.
The court rniitn has been
ctfane(| and renovated for the
coming of eourl.
SECOND VEIN IS STRUCK
ON RAMSAY-RUTHERFORD
TWENTY INCHE8 OF ORE 18 STRUCK IN THE SECOND VEIN~
PROPERTY BEARING OUT THE REPORT OF A MINING EN
GINEER WHO VI8ITED H ERE LAST SUMMER.
Ted. Johnson, who arrived
from I lie Ramsay-Rutherford
properi ies, ivp n'ls that ii«* and
his ermpanioii*, who have the
e.intraet of pushing work on
those properties during the win
ter. have struck the second vein
at a distance of 55 feet from the
vein upon which all exploration
work has been done heretofore.
The vein has been struck at about
a depth of 120 feel from the sur
laee ami shows about 20 i:iche> of
ore. whieh. it is thought. will
equal l.lial taken from vein No.
I. whieh went *150 |o the ton.
Afl«*r eross-eul I ing to the oppu
site wall III*' men began drifting
on I li•• M'in. going a distance of
almul. -5 feet, the vein gradually
widening as I hey progressed,
showing identical indications
with l lie croppings. The dip of
the secon,| vein is showing great
er perpendicularity with depth
and indicates that within 20ft
feet more depth, l>nlh veins will
come together as indicated by
the engineers last summer. Four
men, Ted Johnson. N»*ls Ulander.
Chas. Larsen and Ed. Spurs! ed
will continue t•» work on the
properties all winter, an,j will im
mediately upon the return of Mr.
jJohnson, commence t«» sink, com
pleting the present shaft, which
is now dnwii r»n feet to a depth
• if fi:n feet, when they will again
drift ah>iig the vein and cross
nil |m t tie >i'i*iiinl. which Ihev will
:iI~m drift upon. News nf the
strike lias been ra|i|ei| lii ('iilnltel
.Millard. The buy-, are now us.
inu the 11 • • i -1 and pump and will
plaee tin' eimipressi»rs into c<m11 —
mission when lliev begin to sink
Su far this winter besides erect
ing the linisl ail^l engine house*
I hey have driven I *J o reel.
FIRST SHIP TO GO
THROUGH CANAL
Wa >h in;;l on. ;\• »\ . The
president lias decided I tint the
lirsl ship ti pass through the
"aiiaina ca«ia! will no through on
II.** T | h •»I •; • t «• 1111 »«• r nexl. I hi1
four li11mill-illli amiiM'isai> • • f
I lie discovery of I lie Macillc liy
lialhoa. The da> will he mailt*
I ll«* occasion nf <*• >11si«I•>i*iiI>11> «•••»* —
cmoiiy.
CHILDREN WANT
LIBERTY BELL
San Krancisco, Nov. pu
tiljon over two mill's in hinulh
and signed by a halt million
school children has hern for
warded lo Philadelphia asking
thai (In* l.iherly Hell he brought
(o the exposition thai the chil
dren of the eoasl miplil see it.
TONS EVIDENCE
IN LAND CASES
Cortland. iiri'., No\. "J 1» Willi
I hi- «*• 111i*l alread> in possession
<if cn mIcuci' himI test i111• • 11 \ rnii
stimiiiK <••!* a I<»n of paper, lo
cal lest inmn> in Hi*' Oregon-Cal
ifornia railroad land urant rase
clnscil hi/fore .IimIkc Wolxerton
Wednesday. Tin- rase is now
transferred lo San Francisco,
whom lh«> California end will I»«•
concluded.
It is nol expected 111a 1 a deris
ion will In! reached before Kebrn
ar> I, and no mailer what the
lexl of that decision, the case will
fto before the Snpreine C.onrt of
the t'niled States for limil ad.jn
,fical ion.
<>h. miii kids, save your dimes
for the lisli pond.
It costs yon loss lo Hlop a I
"The (.litl" than it docs lo rent
and heat a cabin, and yon bavc
a nice warm, clean room to dress
in. No fires or rare? al all In |
attend lo.
Jnsf received a new line of
millinery on Ihe Mariposa al
Harvey'* Togfery.
: KILLS THE MAN
; HE SUSPECTED
i
I
i
Shoots Man Whom He Suspected
of Alienating Wife's Af
fection
Ore.. n
•!it I In* heliel Ilia! i«i- \irlim had
:* I i«*itsii ••• I III'- all "-it ion- • • f Ins
\\ilV. It a 11 > 11 11 ••»»r>. <«| Newport,
shot and k11I a man named
bonds. while I)<)<h|s wa> working
on a rail near here Thursday.
Ilenrx llnm ^;im> himself up.
On tin1 way In tin- .jail In- remark
ed: "I have al\va\> heen I rue to
my wifi' ami eannot see why she
should lake up w i111 anybody. 1
don't know why I did il: hut 1
rMiildn't ludp il."
11 •* ii i*y ask«'d llh- ferry lender
it a man named |>o«hIs \va.< wnrk
iiiK sit the bridge at I In* l"<•<»I of
Van Huren street and Hie ferry
man replied in tli«* alVirmalive.
Henry was then rowed l<» the
raft, where, after the Imai had
left, he stepped lip helliml l>ooi|>.
wliii \\a.» working near I he cd>re
up the raft, willi hi— hark lo
llenr>. "I'\ put you now." mur
mured tlie anjiry liu-haiid. l>oods
did not hear him. and Henry llred
lllln I lie hark • • f I»omi|s' head.
The llenr>s have fmir children.
Ileur> i"• a Spanish-American war
\eleraa >ears old.
EXPLODING BOTTLES
RAISE HOB
I.iix Xnufli'x, Nm\. '.'^.--('.iirry.
iliK ;i CIM' Iif siphon hollies, <!.
It. si I'ppt'il mi it I i*
Imanl. It iv.sr inhh'il a Ihilknn
liallli* mi 21 .Hinall m'uIi'. Ni111• of
I lie In it l !••-* \vn*
I >; i < 11 > rnl.
Orpheum Tonight.
III., Hnr Thnnksim inu pro
uia;4i11 of la*<i I'vcniiijx will In* pi*
prillfil this I'MMiinu. Tin' pirhuvs
HIV all priii•.,! Show nl H p. in.
sharp.
Special Notice.
'I'lirrr will ln» :i sprrial inrrl
iiiK iif l In' flm'kliiiMiTH 11f I In*
Slimip Hay Mininu rompnny <'•'
flu' IIiv hull in Vahli'z on SnIu»•
iln.v nt ?:H*» p. in.
>1 r.. nUAHAM, Si'Cri'lary.
Dmi'l fnrw'l tin' flrmid Hall on
hrrpmbor I 'i til Mmito hull for
llii» liriifMl of thr C.alholir rhufch.