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VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, TUE8DAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1912.
NO. 99
IAFT SCORES
THE PROGRESSIVES
'Commands the Standpatters for
Their Faithfulness to
the Party
Now York, Feb. 13.—President
' Faft delivered a speech before th«*
Republican club here i.isl night in
which he scored (li<> progressive
element and lauded I lie standpat
ters for their failhfulness.
He said he had lillle synipalhy
with those of his own political
faith who call themselves pro
gressives but who are really po
litical emotionalists or neuratics.
"They were persons who had per
mitted themselves lo be carried
away by a nervous fear that the
♦old Republican party was getting
/behind the times.
ARIZONA WILL
ENTER ONION
X)ay Will be Observed as Holiday
Throughout the Entire
State
Phoenix, Feb. 13.—Arizona will
\ake full statehood tomorrow. The
preparations for celebrating the
■event arn on a magnificent scale.
This cily is in holiday attire and
thousands of visitors are here to
participate in tin* celebration.
The day will be observed as a
holiday throughout the entire
-dale and the festivities will ex
lend lo every portion of the stale, i
The inauguration fo (Sovernor!
Hunt will be held al an early hour. |
JIM STEWART NO
MATCH FOR MORRIS
New York, Feb. 13.—Carl Mor
ris won an easy victory over Jim
Stewart in a tight here last night i
he fore a club.
WAR DEPARTMENT
HELP8 NOME OUT
Washington, Feb. 13—The War
department has come to the relief
«>f Ihe citizens of Nome by turn
ing over to them Ihe government
«'oal stored there.
SAM LANQFORD QET8
DECISION OVER BARRY i
Sydney, Keb. 13.—Sam Lang
ford was given Ihe decision over
dim Harry al the end of the 'JOIh
eound. The big colored man
clearly outclassed his opponent
in every way.
MASS MEETING ADOPTS RESOLUTIONS j
ASKING INVESTIGATION OF ROUTES
Meeting Called By the Chamber of Commerce Endorses Reso
lutions Asking Government to Appoint Board of Army
Engineers to Determine Most Practicable Route
For Railroad to Interior
The prevailing sentiment expressed at the mass meeting last night wps that Valdez in asking for the appointment of a board
of engineers to determine the route of the railroad was not fighting any other town but was working for the best Interests of Alaska
as a whole. All the towns on the coast will reap a benefit from Its construction no matter whioh route is seleoted. The prosperity
of the tidewater terminal and the development of interior Alaska will bring increased prosperity to all. The Valdez route Is superior
and the citizens of the town are desirous that the government should take advantage of the route which will bring the greatest good
to Alaska when the railroad is in operation. Let the different routes be investigated by a board of engineers and Valdez citizens will
be content to abide by their decision. Valdez wants to be fair to all Alaska and Is working for the greatest good to te greatest num
ber.
ml— —- — 1 • - * * * ' "
The mass meeting last night
was the largest gathering of cit
izens for many a year and Moose
hall was well 111 led when James
Fish called the meeting to order.
Mr-. Fish was elected chairman
;iml Commissioner Shepard sec
re I ary.
In his opening remarks Mr.
Fish slated the objects of I he
meeting, which was called hy the
Valdez Chamber of Commerce to
pass resolutions asking congress
l<» appoint a board of army en
gineers to select the route for the
poposed railway to the interior,
lie stated that Capt. Glenn and
Hapl. Abercronibie had gone over
all the routes from Cook's Inlet
to Copper river ami had decided
Yaldez. was the logical route for
the wagon road" to the interior.
The government had spent al
most a million dollars in con
structing the road which would
ix> oT immense value in aiding
the railroad during construction.
!I«» said the Alaska Northern
railroad people had offered to sell
its holdings to the government for1
cents on the dollar and he be
lieved they had found their mis
take in the selection of a tidewater
terminal.
The resolution was then read
and the chairman invited anyone
from the audience to speak on
the subject. A number of prom
i lent men were called for by the
cudienec and all voiced the sen
timent that Yaldez. had a right to
ask for the appointment of the
board of engineers. The coast
terminal was really a minor
point to be considered in (he
hu.hling of a trunk line which
would serve in developing the
territory as a whole. While this
broad policy was expressed by Ihe
speakers, all of Ihein conveyed
Ihe sentiment that if I be routes
were placed on their merits Val
dez would be I he one selected.
A pleasant feature of the
Meeting was the absence of .jeal
ousy against other competing
towns. A majority of Ihe speak
ers look Ihe stand thai no mat
ter from which ocean terminus
the road was built it must prove
of great benefit to all the others.
If the Valdez route was selected
Seward and Cordova would bene
fit and if either of the other
routes were favored Vable/. would
prosper because of their prosper
ily. All expressed llie opinion
Llial it would be the part of wis
dom for the government to first
make sure that the route selected
was the one which presented the
most advantages.
A number of the speakers had
lived in other Alaska coast towns
and still had the friendliest feel
ing possible for their old places
of residence. They believed Sew
ard people had a right to work to
secure the construction of the
railroad from that place and Yal
dez had an equal right to use all
her efVorls to make this the ocean
terminus of the trunk line if pos
sible. Some of those who ad
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CUDAHV PACKERS
ARE INDICTED
Pure Food Agents Claim Oleo Was
Placed on Market for
Butter
Atlanta, Feb. JI).—The Cudahy
Parking company has been indict
ed by a errand jujry for frauds in
connection wilh I he sale of oleo
margarine.
The law provides lhat (lie ar
Iif*lo shall be labeled and not be
sold without telling the custom
[»r what it contains. The pure
food agents claim the packing
company have been selling it tin
ier the guise of butter.
MISSOURI IS 80LID
FOR CHAMP CLARK
St. Louis, Feb. 13.—This stale
lias gone solid for the candidacy
>f Champ Clark for the presi
lency. Every ward has elected
lelegates to the slate Democratic
ronvenlion who will endorse
Clark.
GOVERNOR CLARK WORKS FOR
SCHOOL AND ROAD FUND
WE URQE8 GOVERNMENT TO TURN PROFITS FROM 8EALINQ
OPERATIONS IN ALASKA INTO FUND FOR BENEFIT OF
TERRITORY'S 8OHOOL8 AND ROADS
Wellington, Feb. 13.—Gover
nor Waller K. ('dark in working to
hfivr morn monoy made available
for school nn«l road pnrpogoH in
Alaska. Ho is necking to have Ihe
profith realized hy the government
from the Healing <u)e ration ft in
Alaska turned into a Hchool fund
for the benefit of ftchooh and
roadn in Alaska.
Governor f'jark believe* Ihe
refiling treaty recently entered jn
In by the nations fnli»reslod in Iho
North Pacific providing for the
protection r»f Iho 8fal vill bo ef
fect ivo in protecting fin* herds and
causing them lo increase in num
bers. In time thn funds realized
from this source will amount to
n largo sum annually and should
he covered into iho fund for the
benefit of Alaska's schools and
roads.
PRESIDENT RYAN OF RRIDGE
WORKERS' UNION ARRESTED
I
I
WARRANT8 HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR 54 LABOR LEADERS AND
WHOLESALE ARRE8TS WILL BE MADE TOMORROW
MEN WANTED ARE IN CHICAGO
Indianapolis, Feb. 13.--It was
made known today thai 5 4 labor
leaders had been indicted instead
of 1)2 as formerly slated. Some
of I he warrants were served to
day and there will be a wholesale
arrest of the indicted leaders to
morrow.
Warrants have been issued for
the arrest of President llyan of
the International Bridge and
Structural Iron Workers union'
ami Secretary Houlihan of llie lo
cal union hero. Warrants were
also issued fur len other local
members and officers of I he same
union and they will be arrested,
(•real secrecy is maintained in
connection with the issuance of
tin1 warrants, hut it is known that
some of the men wanted are now
in Chicago and will be taken to
day.
JUDGE GARY AND
DR. WILEY BOTH
PREDICT REBELLION
DR. WILEY HOLDS SAME VIEW AND SAYS REVOLUTION WILL
BE 8TARTED BY THE UNDERFED AND 8TARVED PEO
PLE OF THE EASTERN 0ITIE8
Washington, Feb. 13.--Judge
(iary, chairman of Ih«» hoard of
dir^plorrt of I he United States
HioffJ trust holds a gloomy outlook
for'the future of America if cer
tain reforms arc no| inaugurated.
In a speech delivered here last
nighl he predicted liial revolution
would 'surely come in America if
something was not done to re
lievo the situation. He said I hi*
wage scale Mas not keeping pace
with the high cost of living and
urged his audience to set about
inaugurating wage, political, eco
nomic and social reforms.
Washington, Keb. 13.— hr. Wil
ey, chief of I he chemical bureau
of Ihe Agrieitllural departinenl,
holds Ihe name opinion as does
.fudge <»nrv. 11«» say* a revolution
is sure to eonn» at no distant dale
ami when it does Ihe Union will t
he shaken to its very fonndallon. n
He savs I ho revolution will he I
started by the underpaid and mi- <
derfed people who will be fight- I
ing for their lives. He illustrated I
Ihe recent mob violence in Law
rence, Mass., where more than r
20,000 people were suppressed by i
Ihe militia while strikebreakers «
look I heir places.
WAS WEALTHY
BUT SUICIDED
Well Known New Yorker Ends
Life by Blowing Out His
Brains
New York, Feb. 13 Washing
ton Seligman. a member of a
wealthy brokerage firm, commit -
led suicide by blowing out bis
(trains. No cause js known for
the deed and be was believed to
!>e temporarily insane.
Seligman was known in all
parts of the country, as his linn's
business extends from const to
roast. A town in Arizona was
named in honor of bim and bears
tiis name.
QOVERNOR 8TUBBS
WOULD BE SENATOR
I
Topeka, Kan., Feb. 13.—Onv
•rnor Waller Slubbs, whose term
»f oft'ice expires next year, has
innounccd his candidacy to lie a
[Jniled Slales senator.
ROYAL FAMILY'S
LAST EDICTS
Approves of Republic Government
and Orders Obedience to
Its Laws
Pekin, Feb. I It.—Tli!•<•»* imper
ial edicts have been issued which
will probably he the lasl ever t'»
he issued hy the .Manchu royal
ists. One of the edicts announces
(he abdication of the throne hy
the emperor, the acceptance of
the republic form of government
hy tin1 imperialists and the ap
proval of the conditions as agreed
upon with Premier Yuanshikai.
The city is guarded hy foreign
troops and it is believed order will
be maintained when the royal
family evacuate the imperial pal
ace.
WILSON OPENS
CHICAGO CAMPAIGN
Advises Young Men to Tackle the
Most Progressive Pol
icies
Chicago. l-eb. I lovernor
Woodrow Wilson opened bis cam
paign headquarters here last
night and addressed an immense
audience.
Wilson urged the young men to
enroll under the banner of the
progressives, lie told them there
was nothing to be gained by stick
ing lo the old parties as they had
served llieir usefulness and did
not keep march with the trend of
advancement.
BILLY LINDIG IS
BACK IN CORDOVA
When Hilly l.indig, the pop
ular caterer, left for the states
last fall lie was sure he would
never return to the north again.
Me is like all the others and has
been unable to resist the call of
the north. He is back in Cordova
and may open a restaurant there.
SEWARD MAN AND
BRIDE ON ALAMEDA
Judge Finnegan. the commis
sioner at Seward, was a return
ing passenger with bis bride on
the Alameda. The judge has many
friends in Valdez and was re
ceiving their congratulations
while the steamer was in port.
A notice appears in another col
umn calling a meeting of the
Democratic parly tonight at the
Phoenix hotel.
SENATE TURNS TABLES
ON THE PENSION BILL
DEFEATS THE $160,000,000 MEASURE AND WILL FAVOR ONE
INOREASINQ YEARLY PENSION EXPENDITURES $21,000,
000—OONQRE8S MUST APPROVE OF MEASURE
WnxliiiiKlnn. l*'eh. Id.—(Jon
;roR*inau Sherwood's pension hill
kdiirli provided for pensions paid
i.v I he govprnnipnl of $152,000,
100 per your and which passed Ih«*
ioump was rpjrclrd in the senate
odny.
flrnnlor Hmool of IJIah offered
nolher pension resolution which
nvolven mi annual pxxpendilure
f $21,000,000 and il was suh
I Muted for I ho rojpclpd measure.
Tin* Republican himirIi* lias xaved
Ilio Mihinlinii for Tnft
by ils action. The hill wns no!
panned b> rniigrp** Willi any ilr
nlri« for it* becoming Iftw, but In
force I In* ItopublicaiiH In defeat it
and lose proslige by so doitm.
Hi'iialnr 8innot'f« rcxolnlion will
!»«•" adopted by I lie nennle and by
Ibo Democratic congee** or the
latler will hi* accused «»f showing
bad failli.