VALDEZ DAILf PROSPECTOR
VoL 8 Valdez, Alaska, Monday, January 8, 1912 N« an
RICE DEVELOPING
SEWARD CLAIMS
Transfers Mining Maohinery From
McKinley Lake to Property
Near Seward
Dan Rice, a pioneer of the Mc
Kinley lake district, near Cordova,
was a passenger on the North
western for Seward.
Mr. Rice spent years develop
ing properties in I tie McKinley
lake district, hut. has now aban
doned it for the Seward district.
He shipped his engine, boiler and
small stamp mill to Seward and
will place the machinery on some
very promising property which he
owns near that place. The claims
are about 18 miles out from Sew
.inl.
DETECTIVE IS
GIVEN LIBERTY
BcTievcd Charge of Kidnapping
MclMamara Will Not Come
to Trial
Indianapolis, Jan. 8.—Detective
Burns has been released on a writ
•of habeas corpus. It is believed
that the charge of kidnapping
against, him will be dropped.
The arrest of Burns is regard
ed as an attempt to retard his in
vestigations of the connection of
•other labor leaders with the dy
namiting cases.
CHINA HA8 OLDEST
PAPER IN WORLD
Thai il is Hit* oldest newspaper
in the world is claimed by I ho
"Tching-Pao" which is the offi
cial gazelle »»f Peking, and which
recently celebrated ils thousandth
anniversary. Kver since ils in
ception, a copy of each issue has
been carefully preserved in the
.-archives of the Peking Palace.
Accuracy has always heen I he key
note nf this paper, and. in order
to maintain its high standard,
several journalists on ils staff in
the past paid the penalty of mis
takes with their lives. Dismissal
and. at the worst, imprisonment,
is the punishment meted out at
present.
A page digested is heller than
«< volume hurriedly read.--Mac
au lay.
ALASKANS CONDEMN
LA FOLLETTE'S PLAN
REGARD HI8 PR0P08ED FORM OF GOVERNMENT A8 WOR8T
YET OFFERED—FI8HER'8 RECOMMENDATIONS MEET WITH
APPROVAL—WILL OPPOSE ALL LAND MONOPOLY
Si'iilHc. .Ian. H.--Scnalor I,a
!•'»»11 • • 11 i*'s hanvillc Kpccli mi Sat
urday lias raised a storm of pro
I -si anions Alaskans in Ihis city.
The announcement thai he fa
vored IIm> governing "f Alaska hy
u commission similar In dial, of
the IhIhiniiff of Panama caini* as
1\ surprise. 11*» was always he
licvi'd l«> hi' in favor of extending
to Alaska Ihe righl lo handle her
own affair*. - ^,
Hon a lor La Follctte's plan 1fc
regarded hy Alaskans as being
monarchist, autocratic and des
potic. They assert that, ho should
iiavo kept silent, now when it was
apparent lhal some sort of local
*e|f-government. would he grant
n|.
HeerHary FIhIut'x plan, as an
mninard aflar hit* i*«*lurti from Ilia
no Hi, Is ragardad as liaiiiK *u
parlor In Ilial proponad by l.a
Kolk'lla. Alaskans annai'l llial
under thi* roinmimflon form of
Kovornmant, as propound l»y I In
sanalor, Ih<» davalopmanl. of lha
territory would ho ralarded.
flolli Mia Ilcpuldirnns and Dam
oarol* are prapariiiK In opponu
I ha acquIramanI of Ilia coal land*
by lha UupKenhaini* <»r any mo
nopoly.
('onuclouwnoHR of Iffnoranca in
no small pari of knowladg#.--Ja
roina.
SECRETARY FISHER IIRCES IMMEDIATE
BU11DING OF CENTRAl TRUNK LINE
Recommends Building of Line From Tide Water to Yukon
River Via Tanana Valley—F&vors Leasing of Coal
Lands and Asks Congress to Provide
Lighthouses for Coast
Washington, .Jan. 8.--Seereiai\v
Fisher's annual report. deals at
length willi eoiulilions in Alaska.
Iff urjres I In- Kovernmenl In
Ink*1 immediate ailinii In hrinp
relief In the terrilnry. lie states
Dial business is paralysed ami
llial I In* citizens of the territory
are emlurin^ hardships whieh it
is the duly of the tmvernment In
reinnN e.
Seepel :»ry Fisher asks I he j;n\ _
eminent lit In-Kin inunoiliately on
III work of constructing a een
Iral trunk railroad lino extend
ing from tiile water to I lie Yukon
river via the Tanana valley ronlo.
This trunk line will pass through
the eoal Ih'hls ami permit of their
development ami will alTonl
cheaper transportation t <» all
parts of the interior.
Tin* secretary also renews his
iii'Ki'iil n'conuiHMiilat ions fur I lit*
passage of a law permit I in^ tin*
leasing of coal lands in Alaska.
This sysliMn, In? believes, will re
snll in lln* immediate develop
ment of iln» coal (it-Ids of the ter
ritory. II will also enable I In'
;_ro\eminent. to prevent any 1110
im• |m>Iisti<* riintrnl of the no.al de
|iosit s.
I.ihi'ial aid to navigation nloiiri
Ilif rnasl 11f Alaska i< n*rinii
mi'iuhMl.
W'ashiiiKluii, .Ian. H The
frii'iiils of DHc^alc Wirki'fshain
in lliis cily believe his hill ask
ing for an appropriation <>I'
$280,000 for lighthouse purpose's
in Alaska will receive favorable
eonsiileral inn hy mnjrress. The
ri'purl of Secr«'lar> Kisher is re
I^arili'il as ^i\inu Ili«• nicasiirc I he
j approval of I hi* a<lmini.«l ral i«»n.
Men Injured in Railway WrecK
Aro in the Hospital at
Chitina
Arrivals from Cordova on I he
Northwestern slate that the track
of the Copper River and North
western railroad has been clear
ed. The first through train since
the accident was scheduled to
leave Cordova for Chitina at 6
o'clock this morning.
They report that Kenny Holden,
the hrakcman, and Fireman All
bright, who are in the hospital
at Chitina, are recovering from
their injuries. The death of En
gineer Jack Heed cast a gloom ov
er the entire community, as he
was one of the most popular men
in the employ of the company.
Tin* mail was not delayed (lur
ing the blockade, as it was trans
ferred on sleds and the regular
schedule maintained.
BRYAN 8TART8 FIQHT
AQAIN8T JAMES QUFFEY
Wasinglon, Jan. 8.--Bryan lias
started a fight among the Demo
cratic national committee for the
removal of James fiutTey from the
committee.
NONPARTISAN CONVENTION
CONVENES THIS AFTERNOON
DELEGATES ARE PRE8ENT FROM CORDOVA, SEWARD, KNIK
AND VALDEZ—SUBJECTS FOR DISCUSSION AND OUTLINE
' *
OF RE8OLUTION8 ARE 8UBMITTED BY MEMBERS
The non-partisan territorial
convention convened this after
noon at 2 o'clock in the city hall.
Present were delegates O. A.
Tucker, G. A. Rosswog, from Cor
dova^J,. V. Hay, L. H. Pederson,
from Seward; Edmund Smith and
K. K. Ritchie, of Valdez; M. J.
Conroy, of Knik. O. A. Tucker
was chosen chairman and M. J.
Conroy secretary.
K. K. Ritchie addressed the
couvenlion mi the reasons for
calling tin* body together and the
objects hoped to he obtained
through its action, lie slated that,
to expedite the work of tin? con
vention as much as possible the
members of the convention, with
the exception of those from Cor
dova. had met informally Satur
day night and had agreed upon
the subjects to come before the
convention, subject to the approv
al of the members from Cordova.
These were "Covcrntuenl Owner
ship of Railroads in Alaska," "The
Fish Industry," "Territorial fSov
erninent," "Taxation," "Care of
Indigent Siek and Poor," "Abol
ishment of Forest Reserves in the
Third Division," "Increased Ap
propriations for Wagon Hoads
and Trails." and "Aids to Navi
gation."
In anticipaliou that those sub
jects would moot with the ap
proval of tho delegates from Cor
Idova resolutions had boon pre
pared lo bo submitted lo the con
vonlion for discussion:
Thai I ho question of paramount
importanco lo (ho 00,00ft formor
citizens of tho Unilod Slates, now
residents of Alaska. is tho quos
lion of tin* right fo govern thoin
Hi'lvi's and rogulnto their own lo
cal affair*. a ri^bl that is inosli
uiahh1 lo free pooplo; I lie* basic,
or fundamental principle of the
government of llio I'nilod Stales,
and llio l>irl bright «»f every Amor-i
ionn citizen. We. Ilioroforo, do-j
inand llin same right* of self
government as liavo boon nccord
od lo ovory other territory «»f llio
Hnilod Stales, occupiod and sol
Mod by eiJizons Ihoroof. And wo
further demand llio abolishment
of a bureaucratic govornnionl fi,
Oftft milos aWay, always totally ig
norant, and usually IndifTeroTit to
Ibo actual needs of Ibo pooplo of
this vast territory.
Thai Alaska contain* thousands
of acres of high grade coal lands.
This coal is badly needed for the
navy of tlie Pacific, for the devel
opment of I ho rich and varied re
sources of Alaska, ami for I he
general use of the Pacific coast
stales; Ihal all val.id entries
thereof should proceed to patent
as expeditiously as possible; that
as transportation controls the
price and output of coal, and as
I lie government of I he United
Stales, upon Hie completion of'
the Panama canal, \vil| have am-I
pie railroad rails, construction
material, tools and machinery I«»j
construct a line of railroad from
the (inlf of Alaska to the Yukon
river via Malanuska coal fields;
that such a railroad owned and
operated hy Ih«* government, giv
ing equal transportation facili
ties to all. would not only open the
coa| fields for use, hut would aid
and insure the development of the
other mineral and agricultural
resources throughout the inter
ior of Alaska, giving homes to
hundreds of thousands of pros
perous people.
W'r, I here fore. recommend thai
tIk* government of Ihe I'niIt*f 1
States ascertain from data al
hand, and such additional reliable
informal ion as may he obtained,
as lo the most feasible and prac
ticable route from the (lulf of J
Alaska lo I ho Ynkrni river via the
Matauuska coal fields, and thai a
standard grange railroad be con
structed over the same, and op
erated by the government, giving
the lowest practicable rales for j
passengers and freight, and Ihat
the same policy be adopted for the
development arttf-transportation 1
of the eoal on Hering river.
Thai one of the most valuable
ami important resources of Alas
ka is its salmon, cod and halibnt
llsli supply; that the present;
method of the salmon and cod,
fisheries is exlremelv wasteful
and deslrueliv" and is rapidlv e\_ ,
hausting these valuable resonr- '
ces, and as every industry audi
business in Alaska is compelled
to pay a license, even though Hie'
business or industry has a ten-!
dency .to develop I lie resources i
and increase the wealth and pop-!
illation, we, therefore, recommend
the enactment of stringent laws ;
for the protect ion of flsh and Ihel
prevention of waste, and that'
such laws be rigidly enforced, and '
thai a licensed lax of nt least 10 I
(Coninuert on page fcj
CASEY WANTED
THE BIG FIGHT
Casey Moran Tried to Secure the
Johnson-Flynn Fight for
Porcupine
('hieago, Jan. 8.--Casey Moran,
a newspaperman from I he Por
( upine mining camp in Ontario,
lias made a bid of .$50,000 for the
Johnson-Flynn fight.
The promoters did not consider ;
Moran's ofTer, as they are doubt-|
I'ul if the tight would be permit
led in Canada. The contest, will I
Lc held in Wendover, Nevada.
NORTHWESTERN IS
MAKING QUICK TRIP
The Northwestern arrived in
port early Ibis morning, bringing
four passengers from Seattle and
about r»n tons of general merch
andise for Yaldcx. The passen
gers from the outsid.1 were Mrs.
I.. Maltern, Mr. ('. A. Kssoii and
Misses Itulb and Margaret John-!
son.
The .Nurl hwestern I «• f I Seattle!
Ihree days later than her usual
sailing dale but is rapidly niak- j
ing lip time. She is expected back J
from the westward tomorrow af- '
teriioon. I
FROM THE ATLANTIC
TO PACIFIC COASTS
OOLDE8T WINTER EVER KNOWN IN NEW YORK STATE—THIR
TY-SEVEN BELOW AT 8T. PAUL AND TWO IN0HE8 OF IOE
OOVER8 WESTERN OREQON--COLD WAVE IN GERMANY
Xi'\v York, .Inn. H.--Thr poM
\vn\n xlill milljfiiiMw mid oxl«'ii.l*
from Ih" AlliinHc l<» I In* 1'noillo
ronsls. Tin* winli'r in this **InI••
is llio hcmmtxI i'M'I' known.
Thi' woullii'r liuronii promise*
m» iimncdinh' roli«*f. SnlTcrinn in
I In* Hi'dioitM wlipro l Vi <* ,»oor hit
housed i* Intense t•• the work
of orKHnized ehnrille* Jind • oily
mil lioril is.
Ureal Kails, Mont., .Ian*. H.
Kailroad IrafTIc i* interrupted in
rill directionn from this oily. The
hack* are hanked hikI» willi snow.
nfTicials of I In* ron«ls stale lhal
il will be upvpral day* before
IrnfTir will he resumed. Thorp
an* «*«»\rrul Ira inn
stalled here.
si. I. .Ian. H.--Tlie incronrjr
«Iro111K>|| It) ,'17 Im'IiiU Zero over ft
wide section of Hiis stale. Traf
fic in I lie cities is al a standstill.
No fa I a I i I if* have been reported
to «lal
I'm*) land, hit., .Ian. H.--A cruat
«»f ice two inches I hick cnvers tho
western port ion of this h( ate.
Fruit Krowors fear (ho extreme
cold will kill many variolic* of
I rccs.
Ilcrlin. (Irrinany, Jan. H.—(lor
many is being swept by an In
tensely cold wave.
ARTISTS SCORE
ANOTHER SUCCESS
Crowded Houses Greet Both Per
formances of Valdez Artists
at Cordova
Tin* Yaldi'/. minstrels returned
fmni Cordova on the .Nnrlhwesi
Ihimorning. Thi'v report,
their trip as bring a miccins in
every way.
Tin' •••»!•»»••••! artists mailt* a hit
with Iht'ir andii'in'fs ami full
houses tr !•«••• I I'll ImiIIi shows. The
danre mi Saturday evening fol
lowing tin* performance was an
enjoyable evenI.
Til.* Yalde/. aggrcgat ion also
defeated I In* Cordova basket hall
It-am in a game pl:i>yesterday
morning.
War Department Being Swamped
With Petitions Favoring
Greater Appropriation
Washington. Jan. H.--Hundreds
of petitions arc pouring into the
war ih'parlmt'nt urging the neees
>ity nf further roatl construction
in Alaska.
The department now asks for
the sum of $1,600,000. It is be—
lieved tin* increase in the appro—
priation asked for is favored by
Secretary Fisher of the interior"
department.
GERMANY WILL USE
AERIAL WATCHDOG6
Willi in I li»> next year or two
(iermany's frontiers will be
guarded |»y an nnhroken chain of
aerial sentinels. The (ierman
war «• 11*i<• #•. which ever since Ihe
advent «>f the aeroplane, has dc
voled careful si inly In its use, has
now decided thai, hcKinnin;.' with
Ihe eastern and western borders,
every [mini of Ihe country's fron
tier.- shall he provided wilh it.s
own del ach men I of aerial scouts.
In addition to litis every hi.-t naval
liarhor and coast town is lo be
provided with a specially large
detachment. which, constantly
hoveriiiK above Ihe coast and lly
iriK on I to sen. will render inval
nahle aid as aerial watchdogs.
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