?he ?ktily Alaskan
No. 4 SIXTEENTH YEAR SKAGWAY ALASKA. THURSDAY', FEBRUARY 6, 1913 PRICE 10 CENTS
(Special to Daily Alaskan ]
New York. Feb. 6 ? Helen Keller,
the wonderful deaf and blind girl,
who has astonished the world by
her accomplishments In the realms
of science and literature, delivered
a speech for Socialism on the plat
form at Montclair last night.
Helen Keller became deaf and
blind at the age of eighteen months
from Uluess, since which time she
has been educated by Miss Anne
Mansfield Sullivan, and has passed
college degrees and written articles
for most of the magazines. She had
to learn to talk, and feel her way ;
through life, but in spite of the
handicap, has reached a height su
perior to *9 per cent of the women I
of the world.
Miss Keller became a close stu
dent of history and philosophy. She
took up the study of economies and
sociology and has now allied her
self with the Socialist movement
and Is spending much of her time
In speaking and writing for hu
manity, as represented by the cult
of Carl Marx. Eugene Debbs, Chas
Edward Russel, and many other i
bright minds who .ire throwing their
energies into the elucidation of the
Socialistic theory of economics.
An Immense audience greeted the
lady, and as she appeared on the
platform the vast throng rose and
swelled out a spontaneous acclaim
of greeting. In her address she
called attention to the present gar
ment worker's strike and brought
the attention of her hearers to the
economic loss to the nation by the
battling attitude between labor and
capital. In simple, concrete terms
she showed that labor had created
enough for all. Not only enough
for capitalists, but enough for them
selves as well. The rich had more
than they could use, had so much
that it was useless to them and to
society In general. That the am
bition to acquire things that could
not be used, or to hoard for the
mere gratiiicatlon of possession, was
:i false and unnatural sentiment and
must give way under a better know
ledge of economics. The present
system is wasteful and extravagant
Then she called attention to the
beauties and economy of co-opera
tion in which the world were the
co-operators.
GATHERING FOR TRIAL OF
ALASKA COAL CONSPIRATORS
Chicago. Feb. ? ? The ?taff of
federal prosecutors selected for the
prosecution of A. C. Frost and oth
ers on the Indictment charging
them with attempt to defraud the
government, have arrived and are
preparing the cases which is to j
come before Judge Landis on the
third of March. Numeroi>? vitness
es from Yaldex and other parts of
Alaska have been summoned and
ar? now on their way.
Judge I-indis, of the federal
court, has set aside the demurrer to
the complaint in the Frost et al. 1
coal cases and rules that they must
be tried on their merits. The gov
ernment charges that A C. Frost.!
former president of the Alaska
Central Railroad Company; Frank
Watson, his accredited agent, and
others, conspired to defraud the
government, by aid of dummy en
trymen, out of ten thousand acres
of coal lands, valued at $10,000,000,
in the Matanuska fields, in Alaska
In transmitting electricity at 140,
000 volts on a snew record break
ing line in Michigan therv has been
effected a saving in copper of al
most 50 per cent as compared with
the quantities used In the highest
voltage lines previously built.
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H. J. Lynch
THa Leading Ladies Fumiaher'and Habardaaher of Skagxray
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SEWARD IN LINE FOR
GOVERNMENT RAILROAD
ALASKA COMMISSION RECOMMENDS
RESURRECTION BAY ROUTE
AS MOST FEASIBLE
Howard, Alaska.
[Spec.nl to Dally Alaskan]
Washington, Feb. 6 ? President
Taft this morning sent the report
of the special Alaska Railroad
commission, together _with his
special message and recommenda
tions to congress.
The report of the Alaska com
mission is signed by Major Jay Mor
row, and while covering a consider
able amount of technical matter. It
recommends that If congress decides
to enter the construction or pro
vide for the operation of one or
more railroads In Alaska, that the
Alaska Northern, better known as
the Seward line, be given first
choice. Mr. Taft considers that
the recommendation of the commit
tee should be seriously considered
by congress and he has ample faith
In the skill and ability of the mem
bership of the commission to ac
cept their recommendations
The Alaska Northern extends
from tidewater at Seward on resur
rection bay 72 miles north to Kern
creek. It was the Intention of the
builders of the railroad to construct
the line Into the Matanuska coal
fields and on to Fairbanks, but
with the withdrawing of the coal
lands from entry, no further funds
could be raised for Its extension,
and the road has been practically
at a standstill for a number of
years When Secretary of the In
terior Fisher visited the road some
thing oyer a ysar *ko he reported
favorably on It aa the most avail
able route from tidewater to the
Interior. With the support that
his recommendation la Retting from
the present report, It la very likely
that the Alaska Northern will be
the first road to come Into the pos
session of the government to rase
congress decide* to go into the rail
road business.
Seward, the salt water terminal
of the road Is situated at the head
of Resurrection bay and has on? of
the best harbora In Alaska. The
townslte is also Ideal, and the cli
mate is mild and dry. Resurrection
valley extending back from the city
is twelve miles long and five mile*
wide, with splendid agricultural pos
sibilities.
Seward, Feb. 6 ? Th# city of
Seward received the news of the
recommendation of the Alaska Rail
road Commission with enthusiastic
joy. A sort of congratulation meet
ing has been called by the Commer
cial Club for the purpose-of start
ing some enthusiasm toward keep
ing our lobbyist in congress with
the view of getting a measure pass
ed at this session and an appro
priation made for beginning the
work of taking over the Alaska
Northern by the government, and
urge the building of the line Into
the Interior and also to the eoai
fields I
Maple Sugar in Bricks
rr?U )?* Just r*c?T?Vl ? Mid l?r
ill tn balf pound brick* at 18 rta
At th? mine tirn# tra wish to Mil
your attention to our Una of buJi
cbooolatoa? th* finaat in tha dty?
?old at 80 cU. a pound. SpecLti
prion tn 8 lb. bote*? aaaortad ll.TI
?full weight guarnntaad.
P. H. GANTY. Grocer
ffl in iiej
i mm Mts
I Special to Daily Alaakaa J |'
London, Fob. ( ? With land and
water batterle* pouring a contin
uous fire Into the fort* of Adrlan
ople, a fle*t of Greek naral reeaela
made an awault upon Galllpoll ye?
terday but retired without doing
much damage ?
An attempt la b?lng made to cap '
ture the Ooalllpoll penlnaula and
then nrcM forward from the w>utl.
em boundary of Ik* of
Adrianople and attack th# forta of
Adrianople from th*f* With that
object In t1*w tit* ?a*al tmr**
opened fir* and attempted to land
marine* bat wer? r*pul*ed by th*
Turka In th? rarlona aawilta
made yeaterday It U animated fhat
only about all hundred were killed,
with n?l(h*r aide gaining an*
noticeable adrantac*
DISTIXGl'ISHKU SX^OVBWOB
OK MINNESOTA ih i>kai>
Minneapolis, Feb * -Former
governor Lucius F Hubbard of
Minnesota, died here loot night af
ter an lllnesa of but three hour*,
of heart failure Governor Hub
bard waa Vorn In Troy, N. T., In
1836. he learned the tinner a trade
and moved went to Red Wing, Min
nosota. Uter entering the newspaper
business When the civil war broke
out he joined aa a private and was
speedily promoted for abllltjr and
bravery until he waa made a briga
dier general of volunteer* "for gal
lant and diatingulahed servlc# In
action before Nashville"
Returning to Red Wing after the
war he entered the grain business
and became financially surreaaf.il
He built the Midland Railway, be
came president of the Cannon Val
ley Railway and built and operated
the Dulntb, Red Wing * Southern
Railway and then waa elected to th^
Minnesota aenate. becoming govern
or of Minnesota in 188 2.
A. E Walker of Ketchikan Is
circulating a petition In that city
which should receive the signatures
of everyone It Is addressed to the
Alaska Forest Supervisor and
through him to the Department of
Agriculture asking that the national
governmcut transplant elk from'
Montana to Oravlna Island The gov
ernment looks favorable on such j
work and there is every probability
that It will act on the petition.
The best lighted office building
In the world is said to be the new
home of the Buffalo General Elec
tric Company. This building is 300
feet high, the highest In the city,
and when lighted up U visible for
fifteen miles
Hit a*i> mrs AxnFR<*<?
RKTTR*T*? FROM FA?T
Mr and Mm J T Anderson. who
?tare been spendlnf the winter la
Kentucky and Ohio, ?'? ?ip?rf?it
horn* on the rnrmr*o Til* Pally
Alaakan hM wrfrrt a ropy of the
l'ayton. (Ohio,) Hmld of imurr
13th, contain! nit id ?count of a r?
csptlon glrcn thom, as follows
Am s farewell to Mr and Mrs J
F Andemoo, of gkafwsy, Alaska.
Mr* Anderaon s sister knit broth?r
in-law, Mr. and Mm Fred Raab. en
tertained a company of frlsnds at
dinner Sunday eret iln* at tbolr real
dene# on Prltt arena# Mr. and
Mr* Anderson l?ft Monday morn
ing for Seattle. and will wall from
there to Alaaka, ?h?r? Mr And<*r
aon la a cold mine owner A *pl?n
'.Id mrnn waa iwricd af < o'clock,
and the erenln* follow!"* waa *lr
rn orcr to deMxMfnl social pleas
ures Harry Wombo'd p-^ldod a*
?nast master, and Miss Koopen and
Mm Hate) Wonderly (p?ro as la
formal musical program included
mon* the who lx?d? fare
well to the fr*?e!*r# on this oeeas
i-?n waa Mr Ignati Wllhelm. father
of the hostess, who la aow enjoying
hia eijrhty fourth year Other
were: Mr and Mm Fred Raah. Mr
?ind Mm J F Anderson, Mr and
Mr* Hv .rd WilhHm. Mr ao4
Mm Harry Worn hold. Mr and Mm
J Koopra. Mr. and Mm Ed Won
derly, Mr and Mm Wllllsa Woo
derly. Mr and Mm Earl Harshmas.
Mr and Mm Howard Mn?hlmss.
Mlaeea Alma Raab, Dorothy Worn
hold. Doris Moehlman. Thelma
Mamhman. basins Hamhman. 1*1 la
Hamhman, Klettla Koopea and
Master* Robert Wotnbold aad Jobs
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