Vol 6
ALASKA PROSPECTOR
Valdez Alaska, January, 9 1908.
VALDEZ NEWS
No 47
ALDDICtl SUBHITS
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•y Cable to The Prospector]
Washington, D. C., Jan. 9—Sena
tor Aldrich of Rhode Island, the re
cognized leader of the senate, has in
troduced a bill in the naturo of cur
rency reform, which provides that
banks may use city and state securi
ties as a basis of an extra issue of
currency, when an emergency arises.
Senator Hansbrougli of North Da
kota is leading the fight for a 'central
government bank,
Trys To invade Debts
Seattle, Jan. 8—Max Howe has
been arrested for smuggling the
jewelry stock of Eugene Wagner of
Vancouver, B. C., to Seattle. Wag
ner tried to evaclo his Vancouver
creditors by shipping the goods ontci
the country, and secured the services
of lbw3 t:> perform the work. Dia
monds to the value of $3,000, which
Howe had deposited in a Seattle
safety deposit vault have been seized.
T£velyn May Not Testify
New York, J-in. 0 — I)i»tr ct Attci
ney Jercmc says he will endeavor to
have the testimony of Evelyn 1 haw
barred at the approaching trial of lier
husband.
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By Cnble to. The Prospector]
Washington, 1). C., Jan. 9—Repre
a?ntalive Dawson has introduced a
b 11 which provides that there sha 1
1)3 an assistant s 3 ere bar y of tho navy,
who shall be a trained navy officer,
to have control of th© oflleers and
men of the navy, and an assistant
secretary of the navy who shall be a
civilian, a trained business man, who
shall have charge of material; vessels,
including construction, and ordinance
supplies of the navy. The object of !
the bill is to run the navy department
en a business basis.
Wants Primary Election I,aw
Columbus, O., Jan. 9—Gov. Harris
sent a message to the Ohio state leg
islature recommending the adoption
of the primary election law and the
enactment of the Australian ballot
system.
Declares For Open Shop
Goldfield, Jan. 8—The Nevada
Power company has reduced the
wages cf its employes cue dollar per
day, and declares it will run an open
si op.
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By Cable to The Prospector]
Seattle, Jan. 9—James Goddard,
John IF. McGraw and Watson Allen
have been appointed a committee to
interview and obtain views of Alaska
miners and commercial bodies with
reference to a change in the mining
laws, suitable to conditions in the
northern territory, and report the re
sult of the findings at a meeting ol
the American mining congress to be
held here in the spring;
Rucf To Go To Jail
San Francisco, Jan. f)—Jiulgc
Dunne, before whom Rucf ami
Schmitz were tried, says as soon as
the newly elected sheriff files his oath
of cfiice and assumes control, Ru:f
will be taken from the custody of the
elisor who has had charge of him,
and sent to the county jail. On ac
count of the supposed friendliness of
former Sheriff O'Neill to Schmitz
and Rucf, an elisor was appointed to
j guard them. Under the elisorship
Ruef was granted many privileges,
being kept in a private house. These
privileges will now be deni :d him,
and he must f; rj the same less
favored prisoners and occupy a felon's
cell.
By Cable to Tlie Prospector]
New York, Jan. 9—Augustus Heinzo
lias been arrested on Uie charge of
certifying $100,000 in cheeks on the
Mercantile National bank. II© ha»
entered a plea of not guilty, and aaya
there is amplo security for the
amount. The trouble is a result of
the failure of his brother, Otto Heinze.
Amendments To Game I/aw
Washington, D. 0., Jan. 9—Con
gressman Humphry of Washington,
lias introduced abill in congress amend
ing the Alaska game laws. The
amendments provide for the protec
tion of the brown bear and also
for the licensing of Americans for
hunting privileges, Otherwise the
law remains the same. Humphrey
spent last summer in hunting the Ko
diak bear on Kodiak island and made
a study of Alaska game.
To Aid Vessels
I Washington, D. C., Jan. 9—The
revenue cutter Thetis has been dc
| tailed for duty at Cape Flattery, to
j assist any vessels in distress in that
| vicinity. A specially equipped tug
boat will be constructed for this eer
\i *e, to relieve the Thetis.
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