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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUE8DAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1912.
NO. 112.
AN ALASKA MAN
IS FOUND DEAD
Iditarod merchant's Body Found
on Railroad Track—Was
Shot Twice
Seattle, Feb. 27.—Oscar Olson,
xvho recently arrived here from
Iditarod, was found dead beside
tt.ho railroad tracks with two bul
leth oles in his body. The police
believe he was murdered and are
•searching for men with whom he
"was last seen.
Olson was a pioneer in the
iditarod camp and was a mem
ber of the firm of Larson & Co.
Vic came out to purchase a stock
for next season and carried con
siderable money with him,. When
found his pockets contained noth
ing of value and it is believed he
was murdered and robbed. An in
vjuesl will be held.
SlflEAD JURY
MAY DISAGREE
Xpve Been Out 8ince Saturday
Afternoon Without Reach
ing Conclusion
l'orI Worth, Tex., Fob. 27.
Tho jury in 1Smcad murder
«crasc have been out since Satur
day afternoon but have been un
able to reach an agreement.
The prosecution made a strong
•rase against the millionaire and
if was believed the jury would
reach a llndinjr in a few hours.
The belief is expressed that the
jury will be unable to afrree.
HOUSE WONT
PROBE STRIKE
Congressman Berger 8ays Demo
crats Are No Better Than
Republicans
WashiuKlon. FpI>. 27.--The
Iiousp has refused to lake up Con
ui'Pssinan Borgpr's i-psolutinn
asking f«»r a probe into conditions
a! I In* Lbwimmipp IpnUIp mills.
CoiiRrpssman is a So
cial is| and in an intprvipw aflcr
Ihi' arlion of Ih«» house on his
resolution Iip dprlared 11m* Dpiii
Mirrals were no more lo bp re
spected llian Ihp Republicans.
They were all doniinalpd by Ihp
inoiipy powpr and wppp afraid lo
invpsiiprafp Ihp charges for fpar
*»f offending biK business.
ROOSEVELT WORKING FOR MEASURES
TO MAKE-JUDICIARY RECALL UNNECESSARY
Says Direct Primary Is System Which Permits People to Select
Their Own Law-makers—Politicians Are Beginning to
Line Up—La Follette Believes Roosevelt Will
Lose in Race For Nomination.
Boston,Feb. 27-Thcodore Roose
velt lias plunged into the thick of
the light and declares he will win.
He was greeted by a tremendous
audience last night and his utter
ances were enthusiastically re
ceived.
He denied that he was advo
cating the recall of judges but
slated he was advocating the
passage of measures which would
prevent the necessity of recall.
He said the direct primary was
merely a system which would per
mit Of the people selecting those
whom they chose to make Iheir
laws and iuterpretatc them. Un^
der the present system the people
had very little to say in the mat
tor of selecting those who made
the laws.
Washington, Feb. 27.--Senator
Lodge, of Massachusetts, and a
former friend of Roosevelt, does
not favor his candidacy. He be
lieves President Taft should be
given another chance. Lodge was
appointed a memiber of the Alas
kan boundary commission by
Roosevelt when president.
Washington, Feb. 27.—Secre
tary of War Stimson will support
President Taft in the coming
campaign.
Washington, Feb. 27 Senator
La Follette says Roosevelt will not
win al the Chicago convention.
He believes the convention will
defeat him even if be should re
ceive the support of the coun
try.
Des Moines, Feb. 27.—Gover
nor Carroll will support President
Taft in his campaign. He says
he believes in giving him a square
(leal and does not consider he has
had an opportunity of fully dis
playing his executive ability.
New York, Feb. 27.—Governor
Johnson, of California, is bore to
meet Colonel Roosevelt. - He be
lieves Roosevelt will cary the en
tire west. Johnson believes it
will be Roosevelt or I lie Republi
can party will go out of power.
CHARLES SHELLEY MET WITH INSTANT DEATH
Charles Shelley, a pioneer of
111 is district anil well and favor
ably known by everybody, was
found dead early I his morning by
a search parly. His body was dis
covered by II. .1. Johns and John
Hense. who slarled out lo look for
him ahoul <> o'clock this morn
injj.
Shelley wenl hunting on Sat
urday hut did no| tell his asso
ciates in which direction he in
tended KoiiiK. He failed lo return
when niplit came but that was
considered not unusual as lie
mifdit be stopping at Ihe home of
some friend. When Sunday pass
ed without his putting in an ap
pearance his friends became anx
ious and decided they would befrin
a search for him. Several parlies
won I in different directions, some
^roinff toward Swanitzville, others
lo Mineral creek and slill others
out aloriK the trail lo Comfort.
Messrs. Hense and Johns went out
, as far as Lake Stream and lurn
j ed otT to a cabin lo make inquir
FRIENDS FIND BODY OF MAN WHO WENT HUNTING AND
FAILED TO RETURN—HEAD BLOWN OFF BY ACCI
DENTAL DISCHARQE OF QUN
ies. They saw snowshoe (racks
leading Inward llie hay which the
occupant of lln» cahin said were
mad*' mi Saturday. Thinking I lie
(racks might be those of (heir
friend I hey followed the (rail and
soon came upon his body. It is
believed lie came to his death by
the accidental discharge of his
gun. Mr. Shelley was left hand
ed and had apparently been car
rying (be gun, a haminerless.
muzzle up. when it was accident
ally discharged, blowing (he whol.!
left side of his head away. Death
must have been instantaneous.
Messrs. Dense and Johns hur
ried back to town and reported (he
fatality. The coroner was noti
fied and arrangements made to
hold an inquest and bring the
body to (own.
Charles Shelley came to Valdez
iii 1 K'.'K ami lias been i<I«*iiI ifi1
with I Ik* camp since ils earliest
days. During I he Slale creek
boom lie operated a store there
with a partner under I lie name
of Leslie «.\: Shelley. He was a
Kiant in physiipie and was con
sidereil one of the si congest men
who ever came I«> the north, Hood
nalnretl. sociable ami always
ready In help others, lie was a
friend to all and his death will
he keenly regretted, lie was an
expert horseman and for hoihc
time was in the employ of the
Kovernment as a packer, hut has
heen enframed in prospecting since
the possibilities of this district
as a fro Id camp hccauie known.
He has considerable properly.
The coroner's jury did not
reach a finding in the case this
forenoon, the examining pliysi
riaii, I »r. Slccin, having reipiesl
<>(! until o'clock to permit of a
thorough examination nf t In*
woiiihI. The body is now at the
Yahlez undertaking: parlors. C.oni
missioner Shepard is the coroner
and the jury are (ieoi'Ke Madden,
(ieor^re llohhins, Aiikus ('.hisholin.
Win. J. Morton. Tod I ><iI«> and
('.has. Kracmer.
Mr. W". J. Morton, a personal
friend of the deceased, has known
him from childhood days. He says
Mr. Shelley was horn at Renssel
aer. Indiana, and that lie was
raised at the home <>f his uncle,
William Shelley, his parents hav
ing died while he was Ji child. He
is survived by a brother, who is
somewhere in (California, and a
sister, who resides in Indiana, lie
was about .'<8 years of afu*.
The deceased was a member of
the Eagles, having joined Aerie
No. I, Seattle, many year* aRo.
The local lodfre has taken rhargc
of the body and the funeral will
he held under its auspices. He
was also a member of the Odd
Fellows.
MACHINE BROKEN AT THE CORDOVA PRIMARY
Tlio 1 MMiincral ir primary ••Icr
lions in (Inrdova ycstrrday rcnull-*
«•«! in an fm'-for-all and John Y.
Oslrnmlrr withdrew and opened
another primary. They attempt
ed In carry out tIn* same proced
ure as characterized I In* Ik-pub
COLONEL DIDN'T SAY
TAFT WAS BACK NUMBER
\ :
OOE8 NOT WANT TO BE DRAWN INTO PERSONAL CONTRO
VERSY BUT WILL RESERVE RIGHT TO CRITICISE
ACTS OF THE ADMINISTRATION
Bom In n, Feb. 2'l .--Theodore
IlMosevell emphal ically denies
I hat he over said President Taft
in iici| progressive. He sayx he
does noi waul to be drawn Into
nny personal rrmtroversy with
President Taft a.s no good would
result l» anyone.
Kastern papers hAve publish
«nd statements crediting flonsevelt
with naying Tafi was a sinndpni
lor mid behind the times. The ■
Tafi leaders ar<* using every •»f- |
fori to discredit his opponent in
the rant. Koosevelt slated In ftn
interview this afternoon that h«
did not purpose making any per
sonal attacks upon President Taft
hut he reserved the rifrht to offer
criticisms of the acts of the ad
ministral inn.
MEETING CALLED BY COMMITTEEMAN OSTRANDER CAPTUR
ED AFTER FREE FOR ALL— OSTRANDER DEALS OUT HOT
ROAST AND WILLIAM O'CC'NNOR COMES RIGHT BACK
lican primaries hnl were «>ti11111 m
he red iiiiiI held n rump conven
tion of their own.
Cordova, Feb. 27.—There was
mi exciting contest n( I he Demo
cratic primaries last night. The
political inacliine as represented
by John Y. OHtraiuler, the eoni
iiiiI Iceman, attempted In dictate
ns to the qualifications of the
voters hut wan routed. The op
position made William O'Connor,
former labor'candidate, chairman
and proceeded with the election.
Ostrander roasted those present
for seizing the primaries, claim
ing they were dishonest and not
act in'/ in good faith. He intro
duced a resolution restrlctim* the
Note to his own following, but it
was voted down,,.
.O'Connor replied to Ostrander,
roasting him to a finish. He said
Ilia (two years ago Ostrander had
voted and asked other Democrats
to vote for Orr, the Republican
candidate, ami that Ostrander
*
should Im> IIih last person in the
world lo impugn I In* motives of
honest lH»n\ocrals. lie said il was
just such machine methods as
those attempted hy Oslrander
as had brought I tie I icmoeral ic
party into disrepute, not in Alas
ka alone, hut in the stales as well.
Ostrnnder then bolted from the
meeting mid held another primary
downstairs. They claim 2? voles
hut the others claim hut 12 voted.
I'pstairs the delegates were elect
ed hy 511. Those elected were
Charles (traher. Win. O'Connor.
Hunter, Hmilh and Jones. Os
trander's primaries elected Price,
Kursman, Michelson, Hmilh and
O'ftrlcii. CHARLKH.
Co»-' a, Fell. 27.—The Dcino
crai • primaries here last night
resulted in a lively split. The
regular* refused to allow men to
participate who had voted at Ili
Republican primaries on March
12. They elected delegates Price,
Fursmnn, Michelson, Smith and
O'ltrirn. ami fuvnr JciiniiiKX. Tlir
f— r<• i*—n11 primarii's HitIimI
(inilMT, O'Connor. 11 tin I «• r. Sin i I h
ami Join-*. hAII.Y ALASKAN.
A xiwisililf woman is known by
I hi? acquaintances she nils.
SULZER WOULD
RECOGNIZE CHINA
Believes America 8hould be
Among First to Lend Help
ing Hand
Washington, Feb. 27.--Con
gressman Sulzer has introduced a
resolution favoring Ihe recogni
tion of China as a republic.
In an interview previous to the
introduction of tlit* bill the con
gressman expressed confidence
that the republic would he main
tained. He believes China should
be given every possible assist
ance from the nations of the
world lo restore peace and bring
aboul her advancement.
Photographically to measure
and record I be vibrations of a
machine or building is the pur
pose of a simple apparatus in—
vented in England.
JUAREZ CENTER
OF DISTURBANCE
City is Again Captured by Rebels
After a Short En
gagement
F.l I'aso. Feb. 27.—Tin*
ran rebels received tin- expccted
r«»ji)forremenl al .Juarez when
(•ciirral Trevino ami his roni
iiianil .j«• i11«*iI I h«* al I ark nip forces.
Tin- rily was attacked shortly
after dawn ami a sharp cn^me
mcnl followed. The f-r«»vcrnmenl.
forces were driven <>111 and the
rily is aj-'ain or«*upicd l»y I he reb
els.
FROM ATLANTIC
TO THE ROCKIES
I
The 8torm King is 8uprem«
in the United States
Today
Kansas C.ily, Fob. J7.—The
country is in tin* grip of a hliz
zanl from the Atlantic to the
llockies. Train schedules arc de
moralized, making il dilTicult for
the papers <ui the I'actlc coast to
receive their press service.
Ilai'ry Kavanangh and brother
arrived from their properly on
Kslcr island passage today. They
came in a small hoal and report a
rough trip.
SENATOR NELSON AND
GOVERNOR CLARK SORE
KNUTE NELSON SAYS DELEGATE WIOKER8HAM IS THE REAL
STUMBLING BLOCK IN PATH OF ALASKA'S PROGRESS AND
GOVERNOR OLARK ANSWERS, AMEN I
j Washington. Fob. 27--l>olegale
Wiokorsham of Alaska caino in
for a dotiblo roastiiiK today by
SiMialor Knnto Nelson of Minno
Mola, ami (Governor ('lark of Alas
ka.
Honator Nelson said I ho roal
stumbling block in tho path of
progrons in Alaska is Alaska's
delegate. Tho senator was ad
dressing Iho chairman of tho
committer on oommoroo. Ho snid
DHi-KhIp WicktW'Mliatu'M »Mitncl«* in
lhal ho must receive all the praise
for xrruriiiK lofci^lnli<»n. If the
praise is not forthcoming he then
condemns holh Nelson and Gov
ernor Clark In I he people of Alas
ka.
Governor Clark nppeared before
I he same committee this after
noon an'1 *aid h<- wanted legisla
lion fo' Alaska but fhat Delegate
Wlckernham opposed everything.