VALDEZ DAILY PROSPECTOR
VOL. 8. . VALDEZ, ALASKA, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1912. NO 9()
WILL AGAIN
SEEK OFFICE
Senator Cullen, Born 1829, An
nounces His Candidacy for
Re-election
Washington, Fob. —Senator
Shelby M. CiUllen, of Illinois, has
niinounred bis eandidaoy for re
flection. His lenn of ofl'ire ex
pires March 1913.
Senator (jullen was lirsl elect
ed lo I bo senate on December i,
1883, and was re-Hooted in 1888,
189'i, 1900 and 1900. lie entered
politics in 1805, when be was
elected as a representative lo I be
Illinois state legislature.
BURNS WANTS
ANOTHER CHANGE
Accidental Champion Will Again
Challenge Jack Johnson
for Fight
Honolulu. Feb. 2 Tommy
Hums, the erstwhile champion of
the world, is en route hoin.' aftiM*
a trip around the world.
Burns says In* will challenge
Jack Johnson and agree to finan
ve the. contest himself, lie does
not believe thai, colored man is
i»s good as when lie put Burns
out. in Australia and won the
championship.
MEXICAN REBELS
GAINING FORCE
Capture City of Juarez But Are
Again Driven Out by the
Soldiers
F.I Paso, Feb. 2 .The rebellion
against the iWadero government
in Mexico is gaining force. The
rebels captured Juarez, the form
er provisional capital of Madero,
after a shot I'm lit i.n which eight
were killed.
Kl I'aso, Feb. 2.—The govern-*
meiil forces at Juarez have re
ceiver! support and have again re
taken the city.
Barney Nehling will leave on
the Bertha for the states.
SOCIALIST MEMBER WANTS
GOVERNMENT OWNERSHIP
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CONGRESSMAN BERQER INTRO DUOE8 MEA8URE TO PROVIDE
FOR AOQUI8ITION OF ALL PUBLIO UTILITIES BY FEDER
AL GOVERNMENT--DOE8N'T EXFEOT IT TO PA88
Washington, l'Yb. 2--(!ongren*
tnnn Uerger, I he Socialist, has
stolen Postmaster Oenernl Hitch
cock's thunder. H<» purpoaen Co
push n measure which nearly
•caused a disruption between
President Taft and the postmaa
tor goneral. % *
Berger introduced a robolution
in the house today to provide for
acquisition l»>* the governinenl of
all the railroad*, telegraph and
l^lephono IJiich an well aw the rail
way expreftH companieH. Mr. Mer
ger said he did not expect to ob
tain favorable action on the reso
lution at thin ncftflion. He would
attenipl to have congre**, take
some action In order that the 80
cialifltR might have some guid
ance during the coming election.
MESSAGE SAYS GOVERNMENTS NEGLECT
OF AlASKA IS NATIONAl DISGRACE
President Favors Building of Trunk Line By Government and
Then Leasing To Private Concern—Recommends Se
ward As Tidewater Terminus—Urges Appropria
tion For Roads, Trails and Lighthouses.
Washington, Feb. L* PresidentI
Tafl's Alaska message declares
dial nothing in the history of the
United Slates since this country
gained its independence has af
forded such jus! ground for crit
icism as the treatment of the ter
ritory at the hands of the federal
government.
lie says tin? government has
been woefully negligent in ex
tending its benefits and fostering
rare to Alaska and the, pioneers
of the north have had to strug
gle against adversities which ;
was the duty of the government
to overcome.
President Taft is not in favor
of government ownership of
railroads when the same efficiency
of service can he secured from
railroads built and owned by pri
vate enterprise, lie believes, how
ever, that conditions in Alaska
are of such a nature as to war
rant the federal government, for
the purpose of building up and
developing the country, to build
its own trunk line into the inter
ior of Alaska. After the road had
been completed, the president
states, lie believes it should then
be leased to some private corpor
ation on terms agreeable to the
government.
The message states that Presi
dent Taft has been informed that
CONFERENCE OF
WORLD'S NATIONS
President in Message Urges Con
gress to Invite Nations to
Conference
Washing! mi. Keb. J.— in a
special inessaKe sent I" congress
today President Tafi asks con
gress to iiivil** represent atives
of Iht1 nalions of iiic world io a
conference Io investigate lIn* Iiivil
font of livinp.
The president stales there is
no more vital subject and he be
lieves its solution .will only he
reached hy united action of the
countries of the world.
I here i.s Ii111<> likelihood of ihe
Morpran-GuKJ?«'nluMi)i interests ex
tending their railroad l<> the coal
i fields at Ihe present time as con
• dilions in Alaska are very had.
The expense of building a rail
road by a private corporation
which would expect returns on
the capital invested would of nec
••ssjiy be impractical in the d»'v»*l
opmenl of the territory.
President Tafl says She harbor
GOVERNOR CLARK WILL RE
IN CAMP OF THE ENEMY
WILL APPEAR BEFORE HOU8E COMMITTEE ON TERRITORIES
WHICH FAVORS GRANTING HOME RULE TO ALA8KA BUT
WHICH 18 OPPOSED BY QOVERNOR CLARK
Washington, Feb. 2 Governor
Walter K. ('.lark, of Alaska, will
appear before the house commit
tee on territories next Tuesday.
The committee is in favor of
Krauting territorial government
for Alaska, while Governor (Hark
in his recent report to the presi
dent opposed the plan. Delegate
Wickersham, of Alaska, is a
member of the committee ami will
he afforded an opportunity of
iipiestioning the governor.
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Tim members of I In* comjnilleu
have declared themselves in fa
vor of (ht.1 home rule measure as
agreed I«> by Champ (Hark and
others when I hey planned their
line of action rcpardinK Alaska.
The Democrats will ui'K«* a fully
elective form of frovcrniue.nl ami
force President Taft f<» vein the
measure, as it is not believed the
senate would turn down such a
measure on tin1 eve of a presi
dential election.
STAR WITNESS IN MURDER j
CASE EXPIRES SUDDENLY!
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PRINCIPAL WITNESS IN SMEAD MURDER TRIAL DECLARES ON j
DEATHBED THAT HE WAS POISONED TO CAUSE HIS
REMOVAL AS A WITNESS
Fori Worlh, i-Vh. i'.--K«l\varil i
Thn»ekn»-»' Ion. yi:ir v»ilin'ss fori
I In* sliilc against Millionaire J
Smead iu tin- murder rase, j
simI<I«1111>' loda.v. deelared on I
his «l«*althai hi* believed lie '
had Immmi poisoned. j
The millionaire sh<»l and ki 1 led j
I In* father of Ihe young man who I
(doped with his wife lo Winnipeg. I
Tin* vouiik man's father hail al
I«• 1111 >I••<I In evaile Snieail, Iml en- |
eounIere<| liiii) in llu* lohhy of a
hold while lie was enfjafnd in
eonversalion with Throckmorton.
Thi' authorities have ordered
an analysis of the dead man's in
testines lo learn if his suspicions
were rorrecl. 'I he sensation
which followed the shooting has
heen revived.
ROOSEVELT IS ADVOCATE
: OE WOMAN'S SUFFRAGE
BELIEVES WOMEN ARE A8 COMPETENT AS MEN TO ASSUME
RESPONSIBILITY AT THE POLLS, BUT WOULD PRE
SERVE 8ANOTITV OF HOME
New York, Feb. 2.—Tin* latest
issue of the Outlook magazine, of
which Colonel Hoosevell is con
tributing <vilil<tr, has an article on
the women's sufTrago question
unde.r the colonel's own signa
ture. ,
Colonel Roosevelt places him
self squarely an being in favor of
the suffrage movement. He, how
ever, does not wish to nee the
home life of the nation made n
secondary consideration by the
women of America.
Tho article presents a strong
argument in favor of extending
initial rights in I ho uso of llir hal
lo! as a moans of affording wom
i'ii an opportunity of protecting
Ihoir homos. Tho rolonol holiovoM
as large a percentage of Iho wom
en aro as competent to assumi*
Iho responsibility as Iho male
elector».
SENATE COMMITTEE
QUESTIONS DETEOTIVE
Washington, Feb. 2.--Detective
William Burn* was subjected lo
a withering questioning before
the senate committee at tho I,or
imer bribery hearing today.
il Seward is one of IIm' finest in
I In? \\«»rhl ami is the logical poinl
from which in build u rail mail to
tlie interior which will open and
develop the Matauuska coal liehls.
Tin: message slates that llii!
stockholders of the Alaska Cen
tral railway have notified Secre
tary lisher that they are willing
to dispose of their railroad t < > I he
ernnienl.
The message says the harhor at
Controller hay Is not Kood anil
Would require an outlay of an iin
jinense amount of money to make
safe shipping possible and tin- ex
penditure is not warranted at
present.
Washington, Feb. 2. — President
Tafl's special message on Alas
ka was sent to the house al noon
today. The u^cssage urges the
passage of measures similar to
I lie rcrommcmlat ion s Seer'1
jlarv Fisher and along the lines as
promised the Alaska Hooslers
League.
The president asks for 'h*nis
latioii to enable the building of a
railway from tidewater to the
Matanuska coal liehls hy Ihegov
crniiient and urges congress to
adopt some measure which will
permit of the development of tin*
coal liehls. The existing coal
land laws as applied to Alaska
i ('.out i 11 lied on page
M'MANIGAL IS
SPIRITED AWAY
Bolievod Ko is En Route to Cali
fornia to Testify Against
Darrow
linlianapolis. )rlii* j
MrMamjral. I lie srlf-ronfi'ssi'il I
<lyiiaiuih,r. who was l»i*«»n>rtiI ln»r«'
lo Kivc Icslimony hefort1 I In* Krainl
jury, lias Immmi spirit<*«l away. Tln»
anfIn• i*iIit»s refuse In slalr wIumv
In? lias Immmi taken.
II is helieveri llial In* is ikhv <mi
roule 11> l.os Anarch's lo Im» u.«e«|
as a wilness in <*i>mi«*clion willi
I he ease apainsl Attorney Clar
ence Darrow.
SMS FAFF WILL
8E THE IN
Secretary Republican Nationaf
Committee Says Taft Will
be Nominated
Washington. Feb. U.--Secretary
John I'. Hill, lit* thi> Republican
national committec, issued his
llrst nilirial statement today. H«;
says Tafl will nominated with
out oppo.sit ii>11 ami that lie will
he elected.
Secret ary 11111 slates ^lic opposi
I i<»n is weakening and is appar
ently stilTerin^ frnm having loo
intieh limber from which In mak«r
a choice.
MANY PASSENGERS
FOR INFERIOR
Northwestern Sailed This Morn
ing With Few Passengers
for Valdez
Seattle, I'Vh. ---The Northwest
ern sailed this forenoon with
many passengers for interior
points and the following passen
gers for Vahle/: .1. I.. Hanson,
John lteanman. I'. Mavrimson. wife
and daughter, and Mrs. M. Kelsey.
She carries the largest ship
iitent of freight sent to the inter
ior this season..
CASHIER JACKSON
UNDER ARREST
Arrested in Portland and is
Charged With embezzle
ment of Funds
l'i • i*l laud. Krh. J.--A1111 ■ i' I .lack—
son, formerly cashier «»f 111Fair
banks llankiujr «*«• 1111>ait>. wa- ar
rested in I his cily Salt' \estertlay
afternoon. "
Jackson was ;i|»i>l'i*lii'iiiI•'• I on a
warrant wired from Alaska, hav
ing been iimIicI«*«| liy a Kraut I jury.
Ilt> is charged willi embezzlement,
of llif hank's funds ami conceal
iiiK I lit* irregularities of Hit* insli
I ii I it >u which enabled President
Harnettc lo plunder I In- hank.
Jackson was released on a bond
of AO.nuO to appear al Fairbanks
when I lie ease comes to trial.
STEEL TRUST DENIES IT
HAS VIOLATED SHERMAN LAW
FILES ANSWER TO 8UIT OF ATTORNEY GENERAL AND 3TATE8
IT HAS KEPT WITHIN THE LAW AND HAS OHEAPENED
STEEL AND RAI8ED THE WORKMAN'8 WAQE8
Tronlon, HVh. 2--TIh« attorney*
for the United Slalo.i Hto«*l trust
today Died an annwer lo fti«* suit
of tho attorney general to dis
nolve the trust.
The trust makes absolute de
nial of any violation of the 8hrr
man anti-trust law and states it
has taken particular pains to
keep within the intent of tho law.
The trust makes the claim that
il has iim| aclfil in restraint of
Irade, hut has heen able In effect
a great saving nn I In* former prim
nf uleel ami irnti manufacture*.
Tho claim in made thai Ihr» eco
nomical management made pn«
aible the con I rali7.nl inn of Iho in
duntry and has enabled il t«> pay
higher wage* Ic> employe* than
would be possible under I he old
system.