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VOL 9. VALDEZ, ALASKA MONDAY, t>ECEMBElt 8, 1912.
NO. 51.
GERMAN AID
. FOR AUSTRIA
The K?isor Promises Assistance
If the Russian Bear Qets
frisky.
: »
Berlin, Dec. 9.—Tho Glerman
Kaiser lias promised the Arch
duke, Francis Ferdinand, of Aus
tria-Hungary, that in the event
of an act of aggression on the
part of the llussian bear he would
aid him with the full power of the
German army and navy and that
a war started on Russia by Aus
tria would be equivalent to a war
against Germany.
The Kaiser also I old the arch
duke that in the event of any
act of aggression on the part of
Austria they, would have to light
it out alone, as hi» would give no
aid. Tension in official circles
is highly strained and an overt
act on the part of any of the
powers would cause' an European
war.
The German war office has
placed orders for 20 new Zeppe
lins, each having a speed of 50
miles an hour and capable of
carrying 10 tons of explosives,
and to remain aloft for four days.
The airships must be delivered
in a short time.
KNOtTtfiLEM
FOR STATESMEN
High Dignitaries of United States
Will Argue Merits of Bowlegs
Over Knockknees.
Washington, 1>. C., Dec. 0—
The American Press Club will
hold its annual debate here next
Thursday and the subject will be
resolved, "That Rowings are a
greater menace to navigation
than are Knockknees."
Governor-elect Sulzer of New
York, and James M. Cox, con
gressman from the Third district
of Ohio, will debate in the af
firmative, and Senator <lore of
Oklahoma, and Senator Penrose
of Pennsylvania, (Will argue in
favor of Knockknees.
John Hays Hammond. I lie fa
mous mining expert, will referee
the debate. The annual affairs
i>f I In* Prriss Club are largely al
Iended by the elile of Washing
ton.
For warm, quiet rooms al rea
sonable rales, ^o lo I lie SI. F.lia*.
RUSSIA -STARTS
NEW CONSULATES
Soul lie, her. {l.--Tlie (i/.ilI' oT
llllssill ||;i« (•s(|||lli.«tll,il IWO HOW
••ohmiiImIi-.h, in I In* I'ii iI«»(! Pliilos,
one iif Heal lie «l 11*1 I In- oilier ill
IImiimIiiIii. The number of lln,?'
•«iiiii rili/i>ii.H in I Ii j.« x<>otion hn>
H really inorensi'd in Iho Insl few
yMill's «i1i' wu* I Ikmimhi •'Xirf1
• nil lllc purl of | 1111 Hlissillll
povornmonl lo lm\i» ii consul here
In proleel llii-jr i ii I orosl h ,
Hlffh Price for Signature*.
Philadelphia. Ued< ^--hnu
furlh'x nolhicllon of siirnnluros of
signers of |ho boclnrnlion *of In
iloponilonpo wore sold noro nl mil
lion. bringing ><15,000.
Try tho Now Pjiiinmn hotel, the
only hotel with a Oral-dnss din
ing room in town. No hnr.
A. F. CRAMER AND ROBT. GRAHAM DROWNED I
LAUNCH LENA WRECKED IN GALENA RAY
Boat Was Driven Ashore In Terrific Storm Last Saturday Night
At the Entrance To Galena Bay—Lilligren Washed
e t - «_t \*
Ashore and Is Saved By "Tommy the Jap."
Has Feet Frozen
Till! gasoline launch Lena, <»f
ICUamar, was wrecked Saturday
night at tlie entrance to Galena
bay and Hubert Graham and A.
F. Cramer were drowned. The
accident happened at 8 o'clock
during a terrific lightning and
thunder storm and an easterly
hurricane. Fred. Lilligreen, the
other occupant of the boat, was
saved by being thrown on the
island, where he remained for 18
hours, until rescued by "Tommy
the Jap," of Kllamar, who passes
the island on his way to Valdex
with lish.
The Lena, which was owned by
l.illigreen and Graham, left Yal
fle'z at 2 p. m. last Saturday for
Kllamar. and as they neared the
entrance of Galena bay the stofhi
was so bad that tlwy feared to
try .lo pass llocky point, and so
determined To make up Galena
bay, but as the"little craft eould
make no headway against the
heavy wind which was blowing
out. of Galena bay, it was thought
best t•» make for Jacks bay and
stay there until the storm abat
ed. II was while turning the
boat, around that she was car
ried onto the rocks just inside of
Cirassy Island, and Robert (Ira
ham was .-ashed overboard as
soon as they were struck. All
the ropes were washed away and
Lilligreen, who was on deck, could
llnd no rope to throw to him and
soon the swell carried him away
and that was the last that was
seen of him. The skiff was lost
'as soon as the boat struck.
Lilligreen, who was brought to
town this morning, says: "In
trying to find a rope to throw to
Hob I my hold and the swell
carried me overboard, but I inan
•aged to gel #a hold on* the boat
and haul myself aboard and 1
I old Cramer that Bob was
gone. Wr waited Tor five min
ule.s, afler which \\r determine I
to piake for I he shore which w«*
.could see by the aid of the
!lighlning. We jumped overboard
as -soon as thi* swell run oul,
leaving the boat almost high and
dry, but before we could reach
high ground the waler caught us
and washed lis out again, but the
nexl incoming wave threw me on
• he rocks again and I dug my
nails into the cracks and held
•.»ii until it receded and the:i
made for tli«* high ground. Tha1
was the last I know of Crame*.
and I guess he was washed «oo
far out and did not reach II' •
shore on the second wave, i>»*
else he missed his hold mi the
rocks and was carried out I he
second time and lost. I remain
ed all nifrht on the island, which
is called (Irassy Island and is at
the entrance to CSalena bay. As
soon as it was daylight I cut
gnlss and tied it around my f«*«»;.
(which'were hare, as my slipper.*
had washed awa\ -is soon o-« I
hit the water.
" 'Tommy the Jap" passed at
o'clock yesterday afternoon and
answered my call and took me
aboard. Mad I remained on the
jsland, which is without timber,
I do not believe I could have sur
vived during the night."
Lilligreen was given medical
attention as soon as he arrived
hero Mi is morning, and is now
resting comfortably. Both of his
fuel and one ankle are slightly
frozen, but he is suffering most
ly from the shock.
llobeM Graham, who was
drowned, was an oldlinter in
Alaska, as he came to this coun
try in 1889, landing at t.'ima,
later coming to Valdez.
A. K. Cramer is also an old
timer in these parts, coming to
Kllam.ar in 1808. Little is known
of his folks, Imt it is known that
he leaves a sister somewhere in
the states.
The bodies were not recovered.
The storm Saturday night was
so bad that the Yukon came hack
Ibis side of the light in the nar
rows and remained all night.
'The Mariposa tried to make it
out through the narrows and al
so lay to for the night, as the
storm was so bad Miev could not
see. The Hashes of lightning
would make it as clear as day
and then intense darkness fol
lowed, which made it impossible
to see> at all.
BIG SNOW SLIDE DESTROYS GRAY'S CAMP
Cordova, I >«•«•. i> Tjirm1 limit
an* dead. I wo badly injured and
six art; si ill unaccounted for as
I lie result of a snow slide which
wiped out seven of the buildings
of the (ireat Northern Develop
inent Company at Copper Moun
tain.
The dead are John Barle. Jas.
Mc(iavock and Frank Wall Is.
John McCarty was res cms I, but
is badly injured and will not
recover. Kee. a Jap, has both
IVk-s broken and has sustained
serious internal injuries and is
not expected to survive.
Six men are still buried in the
debris and all the men in the
rump are workiiiK to pet I hem out
of itii> wreck. Some may !>«• res
j HUGH ARNOLD AND AXEL FAST, WELL KNOWN IN VALDEZ,
ARE AMONG THE MISSING—ELEVEN MEN ARE BURIED
IN SLIDE, TWO RESCUED STILL LIVING
Iit111 alive, although all those so
far taken oul arc badly injured.
The bodies of Ax«*l Fast, l,eo
Mutli. Hugh Arnold, Tony the
Jap. and I wo whose names can
not be learned, have not ye I been
recovered and they are very like
ly dead.
K. K. dray, the manager of the
(«real Northern Development
'company, is im»w in New York and
I h;i> been uotilied of the accident.
IIuprli Arnold in well known in
Valdez, as li«> r.nme to thi^ see
tion in '98 and has been here cv
• since. He is a member of the
Order of Moose, lie is a brother
of Will Arnold, who is foreman
and postmaster at ('.opper Moun
tain.
Axel Fast is also known in
Valdex, he having come here in
'1)8, and has been on the sound
ever sine#- I ha I lime.
The seven buildings practically
comprise I ho entire camp. The
principal building was lh<* cook
house and sleeping quarters of
the laborers. This was a two
story building. Adjoining this
was the' power house, a small log
house, and across n small creek
from the cook house were seven
other tent-roof frame houses,
comprising office building, assay
office, residences of J. M. Nea
gle, bookkeeper; C. S. Oary, as
sayer, and Win. Arnold, foreman.
MK <• ray's residence was at the
lower end of the string of houses.
In Ih. slide which covered part
of the camp last winter only tlx
off ire. assay office and a corner
of the loy rook house were de_
>t I'oVed.
HEW HEAD FOR
PURE FOOD BEPI.
| Position Made Vacant by Resig
nation of Dr. W. H. Wiley
Soon to be Filled.
I
|
\ WnxllillMlntl. I». i:.. 1).
; 'l*h«* |iri^ld'.'iil loilay xi'nl in (li«*
tiiinii1 of Mr. ('.ml AIhImm'k In Im*
Im'O'I .»r llii* |mirt> fiinil ilrparl nn>nl
of Hi KovrrnmiMil and In* will
I Ink*' I III' plltrr a* HIHIII ||* foll
j liriiirij. It in mil I'xptM'Icd lluil
any opponilinn will In* made In
I Mm* confirmation. a* In-. AIhIicik
I linn nnen in clincgn of I hi- dru*
iMparlmenl for mimn lime and
ha« made a frond record.
;t costs you lows Hlop nl
"The ClifT" lhan it does to rent I
and hoat a cabin, and you liaVe i
a nfep warm, cWan rbom to dre«fi i
In. No fifes or earns al nil lo <
attend to. ' '<
WANT SUPPRESS !
A GOOD STORY
But the Court Can't See Where
the Memory of the Roths
childs Are Injured.
I.oiidon. llolh*
rliilds iiii* si'i'kiujx an injunction
I•» *upprr*s I In* ruiiluM' publica
tion of ih«> «i|i| Ci%iniI> roiiiiiiicc
xlnlinjc l luii Nalhau H»»lIiki'Iiilili*
vvil lilii'lil I In* ii»<\\«» «• r Napoleon'*
dcfcal nl Waterloo |n enable liiin
In hu.v ii|> consul* ami oilier hc
fiirllii'H al a hbltoin |»rirt*. The
pourl ilf'nli'il I lie a i > | • I i «* a I ion.
Notice.
The ladle* who .have made or
inland making artlclon Inr the
len^fll t>i the Oa£hrt>lio hall are re
^uoftled to deliver xnnfe al
»ifher the rcfmlmicj? of Mrn.
Yeragfijy or til fiarvey'H ^ogHcfy
•n oh b'nforo Thursday, I Ik* t'JIh.
TAFT AND WILSON
MAY GO (0 PANAMA
President and Preslde/U-eleot May i
I
Tour Canal Zone In Near .
i
Future.
Washington, '*• f'vr. 0.
I'rt'sidcnl 'I'mfl has ottered !<•
accompany f-<*lf*cl Wil
son mm n hull* of lilt; Panama ea
11 n 1 that lie may Imm'uiii • familiar
willi I hi' Ki'i'iil work which will
In* eomplHi't| in |he early pari • • f
I In- W ilson ailmitiisl ration.
Sees Train for First Time.
•Inpliii, Mm., Iter. Mrs. Kith.
UKcd I 13 eyar*, wit 11 ln»r I wo smis,
i*arh over years nM. had her
first ride in a train today. Sh«'
i* I he wldrw of f\ velopw^of I ho
IStoxioan war. '
FOB RENT--Throe furnished
tfouaw, flirty ih f!. fc. fwfiriMi.
Women Went a Daily News-1
paper and Government
Starts a Bank.
r.iiiilmi. C.hina, t».-_'Tin* j
women «• f C.liina lin\•• In»*lI an I
apilatioii in I'slnMMi si <l;nl> I
ni'WHpnpt'r lirre fni IIm* ailxam'i*
iim'iiI «.r llifir l?« ami i<»
niii in fh<* tMiinnripalion nf Ihr
womrn • • r ('lima. who an* s«» lunl
l> alniMi'il by morn man.
Tmlny I In* flrxf bank mill rollnl
liy tin* r.hinrsV povi'rniHvnl wan
npcncil ami Iniw tl«*p«»f*itj-t wern
iminoilialHy made liy I In* popu
lace.
"Y-fic <is fbe placr. m»l
r» bun#Tiouw»: not cheap, bnl n*a
«fmahle and moderate fn price,
nna you get whnl yon pay fnr
trtfr/ittiit.
CASE IS RESTED
NOW ARGUMENT
Prosecution Closes and Defense
Takes But Few Moments
to Put in Its Case.
District court called lo order
at 10 a. m.
Hawkins plead mil guilty to
one of the indictments in tin
bank cases. ,
Petit jury excused until 10 n.
rn. tomorrow.
Dr. \V. <i. Cassels sworn: I
was a depositor in tin- old bank
ing company, was so when they
closed their doors. Rarnette told
m«* I hi* bank was in good condi
tion, save that there was no
cash on hand and lie suggested
I hat the depositors select a com
mittee to examine the hank's af
fairs. He said that if the depos
itors deemed it expedient a re
ceiver could be appointed: that
lie would, if necessary, put up
his private fortune to inert the
bank's obligations.
Witness identified report on
eondition of bank made by de
positors eominitt"e. of which lie
was the chairman.
The committee reported (rold
Bar stock almost sino.noo more
than the bank held it. The object
(Continued on Page 3)
THE GOLD KING
IS FINANCED
Syndicate Has Purchased $50,000
Worth of Capital Stock—De
velopment to be Pushed
A. V. Tut lie. wlm I.-It Vuldiv.
about 1)0 days ago, lias returned
after having successfully arrang
ed wilh a syndic-ale for I In* open
ing and development of (ho (iolii
King properties on Columbia bay.
Mr. Tut I was assisted in th«
financing of fli«> company by Mr.
Lathrop, who was in Seattle at
thai linn*. The syudieale have
purchased sr>o,noo worth of the
capital stork and ha\c taken an
option on tin* halanrt'. Supplies
I have already been delivered on
III*1 ground and as mmiii as pos
sible tin- force will lie increased
laud Hi.* work of de\e|<ipmeul will
ht» pushed, and the rich ore will
he shipped to the ** I a I unlil a
mill can be installed.
Mr. Tut t ha- arranged for
I In* -ale in VaMi'/ of a limited
iiiiion111 of -loek. -o'lliat local
pi'opli* max. if I liej -o de-ire. iu
\ e-t in I lie company.
NO SHORTAGE
JUST AN ERROR
Seattle. I lee. P.--State Senator
Jell-on llils been exoneraled of
the clinl'M of using the funds of
the slate board of pharmarx for
his own private use. A careful
examination of the honk- by au
expert has brought out the fact
that I lie shortage was onl> imag
inary. beinu -impl> a mistake in
I lie eul ries.
As a mailer of tact 'The (.lift'"
iirf I he nio-l comfortable place to
slop in Ynldez. Why not go
there llrsl and save I he cmhar
rassmenl of changing?
Fresh Morgan oysters,fried in
butter and cracker crumbs at «hf
Valdez Cafe.
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