Sfhg Balfoz Hatlu prnajiMtor
VOL. 8.
VALDEZ, ALASKA, SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1912
No. 158
COLONEL CARRIES
OREGON STATE
Taft and LaFollette aer figiihg
For Second Place—>Wilson
Wins.
Portland, Ore., April 20—From
early returns it is evident Roose
velt lias carried this stale. He
is far in the lead with President
Taft and LaFollette lightiiifr for
second place.
Ben Selling is leading Senator
Bourne in the race-for the nom
ination. Wilson was easily the
choice of the democrats of the
stale.
ARMY OFFICERS
ABE ANXIOUS
Recruiting Officers Instructed
To Accept Freely For All
Branches of Army
Washington, April 20 —The
.shortage of men available
to fill the ranks of the army is
causing genuine alarm among
the officials.
Orders have heen issued lo all
recruiting stations to make an
active canvas for all possible re
cruits for all arms of the service.
The instructions to the recruit
ing officers would tend to the be
lief that the high standard main
tained in I he past will be lowered
as they arc authorized lo "accept
freely."
PLAYS WERE
WELL ATTENDED
Plays Were Well Presented by
Young People of Epiph
any Club
A capacity house greeted the
Kpiphany club's rendition of I wo
vaudeville sketches entitled
"None So Deaf As Those Who
Won't Hear" and "Frank Olynn's
Wives." The young folks tak
ing part in these I wo sketches
at times showed great lalent. in
Ihe first part John Kacerosky
sustained the part of Singleton
Coddle pretty much as a profes
sional—and not a poor one at
Unit. Ili» drew frequent ap
plause. Marion Ingram, as the
maid, entered into the spirit of
her lines, making a hit Willi Ihe
audience. Ilohcrl Kelsey and
Miss l.orkhart were deservedly
well received.
"Frank Olyun's Wives" proved
a laughable skit, in wliieh Miss
Verna Fisli easily assumed Ihe
role of star as Ihe Irish maid.
Kd. lUicker sustained his part
well, showing that he had con
siderable histrionic talent.
Caroline Kelsey was very good as
Alice Olynn, while Marion In
gram again suslaiwt**lvi(er char
acter as a maid \yilh much credit.
Kenneth Rudolph, as Frank
Olynn, Beatrice Miller as Stella
Olynn and F.va I.ockhart as Mrs.
Olynn, were good. The company
as a whole showed careful train
ing and gave Ihe large audience
a splendid evening's entertain
ment.
'Oene Allen is working for hi*
brother who is in Ihe ;bondli»g
business in Seattle.
SURVIVING OFFICERS OF WRECKER TITANIC
ARE HELD PENDING FURTHER INVESTIGATION
Survivors Report That Conduct of Officers.Was Brutal When
Passengers Were Being Loaded Into Boats—Guggen
heim Asked to Be Remembered to Friends—
Senator Raynor Scores Company
Washington. April *20—The
testimony of Ihe survivors •»f the
Titanic show that Ihe oiiicers
wecr hrnlal in handling Hie pas
sengers after the wreck.
New York, April 20—Tlruce Is
inay, vice president of (he \V!ii|.»
Star Steamship Company, ami
four surviving ofilcers of the Ti
tanic appeared before the senate
investigating committee yester
day. The seriousness of the in.
quiry was disclosed when Ismay
and Ihe others were detained un.
till a full investigaliou could he
HILLMAN DONS STRIPES
AT McNEIL'8 ISLAND
Seattle, April 20—C D. 11 i 11 —
man, the convicted real estate
millionaire, was taken to Mc
Neil's island today.
VALDEZ HAS
NO MONPOLY
Illinois Democratic Convention
Splits, But Both Sides En
dorse Clark
Peoria, III., April 20—Tim dem
ocrats of this state split and held
esparate conventions. Moth the
branches perfected organization
and will make a fl^ht for recog
nition at the Baltimore cmivcn
t ion.
I loth delegations from the
conventions are pledged to sup
port Champ Clark for president.
ROOSEVELT CAMPAIGNING
IN KANSA8 NOW
Wichita, April 20—Col. Roose
velt be-gjui his campaign in this
stale today
LEAVES FAIRBANKS
FOR VALDEZ TODAY.
Jas. Wilson, the freighter, has
wired Mr. O. Roberts from Fairbanks
stating that his teams were leaving
for Valdez today. The road Is bare
for long distances, but as Wilson Is
coming light ho will make good "time
and should arrive shortly after the
first of next month.
FIREMEN'8 MEETING
ON WEDNESDAY EVENING.
The postponed meeting of the fire
department will bo held on Wednes
day evening next, when Prank Mul
vey will be Installed as chief. The
poBtponmon*. was due to the electric
flro calls being out of commission.
They havo been gone over and are
now in first class condition.
NEAT BUM REALIZED
FOR BUILDING FUND.
The total receipt* of the Epiphany
dub entertainment last night were
$120. The expenses were about $40,
leaving $80 to be deposited for the
church building fund.
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Iiclil. II is claimed Clapt. Smith
of Ihi' Titanic protested against
poing to sea with tho steamer im
properly equipped.
Ni!\v York. April 20--Survivors
of tin* Titanic state that. Hcnja
iiiin (•upp<>nheini died with a
dress suit on. Wlieu aroused
from sleep by tIn* crash he hur
riedly dressed in his evening suit,
lie was calm and asked several
women who wore ainonpr the saved
to kindly remember him to his
friends and say lie thought of
them.
New York, April 20--When Ilm
covers «»f Hit' lifeboats of tli«> Ti
tanic wore remove*! it was found
thai six Chinese members of the!
crow ha<l been saved. They had ;
soeretod themselves nmler Ilic •
covers of Hie hoals.
Washington, April -'0—Senatori
llaynnr <»f Maryland, in the senate j
yesterday, bitterly attacked the!
otlicials i»T Hie While Star steam
ship Company, and especially
Vice President Ismay. He sail
I In- lives lost* were directly due 1«»
the criminal negligence <»f the
OCEAN LINERS ARE
NOW BEING EQUIPPED
FEW OF TIKIE PASSENGER STEAMERS WERE PROVIDED WITH
LIFE BOAT8 IN CASE OF ACCIDENT—STEAMERS TO
SAIL FURTHER SOUTH TO AVOID ICEBERGS
I.DiMlnn, April 10—All trans
atlantic lines arc placing more
life-saving equipment aboard.
There'is scarcely a steamer which
is not being equipped more fully
showing that all have been tak
ing the same chances as the Tu
tanic.
London. April I'd—Olllcials
have issued inslruclions to all
vessels to sail further south to
avoid I lie great ice floes which
an* reported hy strainers In in*
more numerous Ihis season than
ever before.
London. April 20—The city is
in inouriiiiiK those who lost their
lives on the Titanic. There is
intense indignation al the steam
ship company for sending the
steamer to sea improperly
equipped.
BEN MUENSCHER FEARED
RLINDNESS AND SUICIDED
DCEEA8ED WAS MENTALLY UNBALANCED THROUGH HARD
SHIPS ENDURED WHILE CARRYING MAIL ON COPPER
RIVER AND THREATENED "DUTCH ROUTE .
All day Friday searching par- j
lies were otil searching for I hi* I
missing licnjamin Mcuuschfr.
II was mil 11 nliI laic in Ili•• morn
ing it was learned ho was seen
hcyoAd Swanil /.villi*, al limrs
walking ami I lien running, when
tlic si'arrli conecnlraled in that
neighborhood ami beyond.
Di'pnly Marshal (ioshaw look
ehaige of Ihe hunt, going per
sonally over Ihe ground. Starling
in lln» forenoon In* was compelled
|o i:i'lnrn owing lo the high lltle,
ImiI started tint attain in tin* after
noon, nnd when a half mile or ho
beyond Kwanit/.ville he disrovered
Hi- body on the beach where it
bad been left by the receeding tide
A number of searchers had pas
sed by the body, mistaking It for
drift with which Ihe beach .wan
covered in I hat neighborhoood.
The remains were brought to
lown and a coroner's inquest or
dered. This morning Judge
Hhepard summoned II. E. Skinner,
Ed. Rice, R. Aahby, R Neibling,
\V. M. Tf'oul. ami U. K. Durlaml.
Dr. SlftMii made a superficial ex
amination of the body and said
I ha I from outward indications I In*
theory of death by drowning was
not borne out. Tim commis
sioner then ordered Dr. Sleem to
make an autopsy. After remov
ing I ho body the inquest was ad
journed until \ o clock.
The testimony tended to show
that Meunscher, who had been
badly frozen during I tie winter
while carrying mail for the Cop
per Hiver railroad, brooded much
over the fear of becoming totally
blind and his Inability to find
work. Me had told several of
his troubles and said that unless
matters changed ho would take
the "Dutch route." For several
days preceding his disappearance
he showed signs of mental de
rangement, whish, upon his dis
appearance gave immediate rise
of fears for his safety. The de
ceased was well known in this
section as an honest and hard
working man.
<>llii*iuIs. tin- 4'iniipauy had no
right t<» risk the lives of people
in all'oiis to break speed records
l»y raring across the occmi.
Mr. Ismay shows deep cuiifi'in
ft»r the disa>ter with it* appalling
loss of lifV In an int»Mview lln5
afternoon lie. stated in ;in>«i'i to
Senator Rayner's criticism lh:>!
tin* traveling public d-'inand-.'d
speed anil patronized only I h<•
fastest steamers.
Washington, April ?u—PrcM
<|cnt Tgifl hinds Major Archibald
Butts, his military aid. who was
drowned in the Titanic disaster.
PRESIDENT TAFT WILL
INVADE MASSACHUSETTS
Washington, April 1M>—Presi
dent Taft. will begin a tour of
Massachusetts on Thursday next
in the interest of his campaign.
HOUSE PASSES
PUBLICITY BILL
Wants to Know Where tho Money
Comes From to Elect Pres
ident
Wash inj-'lnn, April ;M)--The
house today passed the publicity
hill which requires that the cam
paign expenses and I tie sources
from which the money was de
rived for the election of the pres
ident and vice-president he made
public.
There was no opposition l<>
the measure and it passed the
house without a dissenting voice
It it believed it will he defeated
in the senate.
CHAMP CLARK WIN8
IN BRYAN S STATE
Lincoln. Neb.. April 20--(<bamp
('dark's plurality is estimated al
0,0(10. Iloosevell IimI in I In* re
publican contest willi Tafl and La |
Follette following in |Ii«> iihIi,p
named.
COUNCIL WILL SEND
DELANEY TO STATES
Hurry Delaney nvera that ho will
positively not cut Ico In Valdez. Thlaj
afternoon arrangements havo , been
mado by which Delaney will slmke
the snow of the north from hla feet,
for good and all, as tho result of
threatened habeas corpus proceeding"
GETTING READY FOR
DEVELOPMENT WORK.
Supplies have been taken to the
Valdez Bay Mining company's prop
erties back of Fort Llscum with a
view of belnnlnff development work
at onoe. Many of tho officers of
the post are Interested In tho prop
erty.
The marshal's utllce' has re
ceived word lhat an insane pa
tient is being held at KodnK
awaitiiiK the arrival of the first
boat to send the unfortunate to
this place.
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IRWIN IKES
A SETTLEMENT
Fairbanks Man Has Made Com
promise With Former Wife
at Yakima
.Nitrili Yakima. April T.
Irwin. Hit' Alaskan who was ar
rrsh'd for «*«»nt<*iiipt «• 1* murl hy
failing In pay his fnriin'r wifi*
alimony, lias i'IIVcIimI a sHIh*
iiicnl and has l>n»n ndisised.
Thriv arc many former Alas
kans Im'I'i* wh«» an* aopiainlcil
wilh .Indfri' Irwin and ollVn-d I"
» nil his hnnd |M'iidinu a • 111 •'
miMil.
KANSAS GOES
FOR ROOSEVELT
Clark, Harmon and Wilson are
Bunched, With the Former
Slightly Ahead
Topeka. Kan.. April L'n—In
c«»mpl«*t<' returns from the pri
maries indicate that Iion.sevclt
has carried the slate by a con
siderable plurality. Taft and La
Fid Idle are close, with the for
mer slightly in Hie lead.
The democrat ie contest was
Iliore even. All throe of llie pos
sible candidates, ('.lark. Harmon
and Wilson are close together,
with several counties yc| (•» be
heard from. Ii is believed ('.lark
will win.
TRANSPORT IS
COMING NORTH
Buford Will Bring 30th Infantry
From the Presidio to Fort
Liscum
Seattle, April ,JO--Tli«'» trans
pnrt Hiifnnl will sail in «fiin«* for
Alaska carrying Ihe 30th infantry
now stationed a( tin' Presidio,
San Fraiieiscn, in northern posts
and returning Ili«* 101 h infanlry
li» Smi Fraiiriscn hay posts.
.Nn word 11iis yrt heen reeeived
al Fort l.isruni as t<> when the
ehauge in stations is to lake
place. I In* above dispatch being
news In I hi* otlleers garrisoned
ai'i'uss iht- ha>.
DOWN IN DIXIE
NEXT MONDAY NIQHT
on Mnnday nielli "l)n\vn in
Dixit' " will Im* put nn tin* hoards
at F.agle linll. The rast is very
strong and tin' play, having had
pht'imininal runs in days gone by.
Hcservalions ran he made al Ihe
drug stores.
PRAISE THE PRE8IDENT
BUT FAVOR TEDDY
Springlleld, III. April Sfl—Tho
slat*' republican convention
praisrd thr administration under
President Taft hut Instructed the
delegates In the Chicago ronven
lioil to vole for floosevell.
TAFT LOW MAN
FOR OREGON CONTEST
Port land, April 20--C.omph»tc
returns show that the candidates
finished in the following order:
Roosevelt, l.aFollctte, Taft.