FOURTH YEAR.
CHITIXA, ALASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1913
NUMBER 2
late Telegraph News
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VERA CRUZ, Oct. 28.—Last night Gen. Felix Diaz applied
to the American consul for protection. This morning he was
taken aboard the gunboat Wheeling. With him were two
Mexicans, Jose B. Sandoval and Corrilo Occon, and an Ameri
can newspaper correspondent named Alexander Williams.
They were all taken on the Wheeling. Occon was charged on
the floor of the Mexican Congress as being the “actual
murderer of Gustava Madero.”
MEXICO CITY, Oct, 28.—General Felix Diaz was today
placed on the retired list of the army, by order of Minister of
War Blanquet.
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 28.—The minister of the interior
claims that Huerta has been victorious in the recent election
for president. In half a dozen of the interior cities in the state
of Montemonelos, Huerta was given almost an unanimous vote,
receiving 2,850, mainly the votes of soldiers. In many places
less than 7 per cent of the total vote was cast.
WASHIXGTOX, Oct. 28.—Secretary of State Bryan
officially announced this afternoon that Germany, France and
England had cabled today and agreed to defer action on the
Mexican situation pending an official announcement of the
policy of the United States.
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 27.—The election for president and
members of Congress was held throughout Mexico yesterday.
In most of the states the federal authority controlled the
voting, and it is believed prevented many from casting their
ballots, in the expectation that not enough votes would be
recorded to constitute a legal choice for president. From
reports received today it would seem that this program had
succeeded. The returns indicate that Huerta is leading in
the votes, with General Gamboa second. The prevailing opinion
this afternoon was that President Huerta would retain
authority, and that the new congress would proclaim the
election for president void.
VERA CRUZ, Oct. 27.—Gen. Felix Diaz, nephew of Porfirio
Diaz, president-ruler of Mexico for so many years but now
exiled, today wired his resignation as brigadier-general of the
army, to President Huerta. Diaz was sent abroad on a
special mission by Huerta. It was charged at the time that
Huerta practically exiled Diaz rather than do away with him,
for fear of arousing the Diaz adherents against him. Some days
ago it was reported that Huerta had ordered the arrest of Diaz
immediately he landed, on a charge of leaving a post to which
he was ordered by the president. This decision, however, he
changed, and for several days past he has made several
requests of Diaz that he return to Mexico City. This the young
man has flatly refused to do. Diaz started the revolution
which ended in the overthrow and cold-blooded murders of
President Madero and Vice President Suarez, and the usurpa
tion of the president by Huerta.
LONDON, Oct. 25.—The Mexican situation occupies the
most prominent place in the public mind. The British press
is giving much space to the different phases of the trouble. -
PARIS, Oct. 25.—An exchange of views is now taking
place among the European powers possessing large economic
interests in Mexico. The object is to define the common
policies there, especially with reference to their joint attitude
to be maintained after the election in Mexico on October 26.
It is generally understood that the government at Washington
will decline to recognize the choice of the election, a result
which European governments might consider desirable to
follow.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25.—David P. Barrows, acting
president of the University of California, delivered a spirited
address here last night. He declared that it were better that
the United States should intervene now, “than have a coalition
of the European nations at no distant time landing troops in
Mexico. ’ ’
MEXICO CITY, Oct. 25.—Huerta’s acts as president and
his elevation to the presidency are to be shown as legal through
an opinion to be prepared by the superme court. Huerta says
that he advised Felix Diaz to come to the eampital once but
in view of certain stories arising that he had been hatled
at Vera Cruz.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.—The United States is preparing
to notify the nations of the world that any interference with
Mexican affairs would be regarded as unfriendly to this
government. Particular reiteration will be made to the
principle that recognition can only be given governments on
this hemisphere which are founded on law and order.
DAWSON, N. M., Oct. 23.—An explosion occurred this
morning that has a feeling of horror throughout this section.
It happened in Mine No. 2 of the Stage Canyon property, which
is operated by Phillips, Dodge Company. Two hundred and
fifty me nwere entombed and it is feared that most of them
will lose their lives. So far but 25 have been rescued alive. One
of them was found in the workings at a depth of a mile. He
was in a very weakened condition and almost suffocated. He
soon revived when brought into the open air. Fourteen dead
bodies were recovered. Alternating shifts will keep the work
going continuously in the hope that many more may be taken
out alive. The terrible fatality has cast a gloom over this
section of the state.
DAWSON, N. M., Oct, 23.—Late this afternoon it is
known that 40 are dead, including 3 that were taken out alive.
That leaves 22 alive and 200 still missing.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Oct. 22.—The American Mining
Congress opened its sixteenth annual session yesterday with
a large delegation from all sections of the United States. This
morning a most interesting and forceful address was delivered
by Dr. Walter K. Crane, dean of the School of Mines and
professor of mining of the Pennsylvania State College. He
dwelt upon the “Alaska Crime,” of permitting coal lands of
unlimited value and quantity to lie untouched, "while fuel is so
badly needed for the development of a country which has been
stifled because of its inability to use its own natural resources.
He declared that an obstructive rather than a constructive
policy had been forced upon the northern territory, and that a
hardship was being worked that was far reaching in its effects,
and if continued meant the strangulation of business in Alaska
| and the exodus of her people to lands where a more equitable
public policy was in practice.
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' MOBILE. Oct. 27.—At the opening of the Southern
Commercial Congress here today President Wilson delivered
an address that was significant. He made the flat declaration
| that the United States would never seek another foot of terri
j tory in conquest, adding, “and the United States must see to
I it that no other nation gains any territory on this hemisphere.”
; The President hailed the compeltion of the canal as “emanci
pation of the Latin American states from foreign control.”
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SEATTLE, Oct. 2S.—A step con
| templated by the war department in
j the near future is the transfer to
! the postoffice department of the
Washington-Alaskan military 'cable
and transfer system.
The transfer was discussed with
members of the local signal corps by
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood on his last
visit to Seattle several months ago.
Gen. Wood expressed himself then
as anxious to make the change for
the additional men who would thus
be turned over to the army for
active service. He further said he
considered the cable a burden to the
war department appropriation to
maintain it.
Although protests against the
change have beent sent to the post
office department from this city
only recently Maj. Charles McK.
Salzman, of the army signal corps,
was ordered to report to the post
master general “for a period of
three months in connection with the
transfer of the signal system to the
postoffice department.’’
Local army and postal officials
seen yesterday, while declining to
make any public statement concern
ing the proposed change, seemed to
doubt its business expediency, and
expressed little fear of the signal
system being transferred from the
control of the war department, all
declaring that it was now under the
control of the one department that
should have its full supervision, and
that the war department was main
taining the system at one-third the
outlay that would he required were
it to be handled by the postoffice de
partment.
The cable system now maintained
between Washington and Alaska
does a business of $200,000 a year.
It comprises 2,500 miles of sub
marine cable, 1,200 miles of land
service, and five stations covering
2,000 miles of wireless communica
tion along the Yukon and its tribu
taries.
SEATTLE, Oct. 28.—Recent tests
of the new wireless station on
Tatoosh island indicate that the in
stallation is a success. Communica
tion direct with Alaska is estab
lished every night, and the station
is also in touch with the wireless
station at the Puget Sound navy
yard at all times of the day, which
has been impossible with the old
set at Tatoosh. The high ranges of
the Olympics on the seaboard effec
tively shut off communication be
tween the two stations, but the new
system spans the moontains easily.
A force of navy yard workmen
under the direction of Lieut. S.
Taftinder, radio officer at the navy
yard, has been at work on the sta
tion for the past four months. What
will be the highest and largest aerial
on the coast will be construted on
Tatoosh within the next few weeks.
The idea of the government is to in
sure communication with Alaska in
the event of the army cable line
being broken, which happens fre
quently during the severe wind
storms.
The Very Reverend Father R. J.
Crimont, prefect apostolic of the
Catholic church in Alaska, and who
is well and favorably known in Cor
dova, last week arrived in Juneau,
which has been made the headquar
ters for the church in Alaska, and
hereafter will be Father Crimont's
home. Formerly he made his head
quarters at Fairbanks. Referring
to his arrival the Juneau Empire
says:
‘‘Father Crimont has been making
a tour of the interior missions of
his church. He passed through
Juneau on his way to the interior
last August. He left Whitehorse
going down the Yukon on August 20,
was in Dawson two hours only and
reached Tanana on August 26,
where he celebrated his silver jubi
lee in the service of the church. He
went up to Fairbanks and then
back to the Yukon and down to
Holy Cross.
“The crops at all the missions
this year were the best they have
had in years, according to Father
Crimont, despite the fact that sev
eral inches of snow fell in August.
Many people are leaving the in
terior, he says. Some are discour
aged and others are enticed by re
ported strikes elsewhere.
“According to Father Crimont
there will be a rush to the Chisana
from the Canadian side in the early
spring. They are establishing a
Canadian town at the confluence of
the Snag (Beaver river) which is
the head of navigation for specially
constructed small power boats. It
is also reported that gold has been
discovered on the Canadian side of
the Chisana regjon.
“Father Crimont came to Alaska
and was established at Holy Cross
in 1894. In 1898 he was made post
master of the place, the postoffice,
however, being known as Koseref
sky. The latter appellation did not
suit the public and the department
changed the postoffice name to Holy
Cross.”
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Among the passengers on the
Mariposa today, going through to
Seattle, is Tom Scott, who has a
number of friends in Cordova who
will regret to see him leaving
Alaska. Speaking of his departure
the Valdez Prospector says:
“First Deputy Clerk of the Court
Tom Scott, will leave on the Mari
posa for Seattle to join Mrs. Scott,
who left several months ago for the
Spirit City. Mr. Scott will make
Seattle his future home. He came
to Valdez seven years ago and has
been deputy clerk of the court and
assistant cashier of the Valdez Bank
& Mercantile Company. He has
made a clean record and leaves
many friends who wish him success
in his future work. Mr. Scott will
be succeeded by Thomas Geraghty,
a Democrat.”
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Dr. C. A. Winans has been ap
pointed by Marshal Brenneman as
jail physician, at Valdez, vice Dr. E.
G. Dalton, who held the position
under the former administration.
The coal claims in the Bering
field are gradually being cancelled.
Last Thursday the officials of the
Juneau land office reported aversely
on a number of claims. The group
contained 14 claims in what *s
known as the Hartline group of
coal claims. Eight of the locators
are residents of Anna, 111., and all
of them except Oscar Casper, are
sons and daughters of Benjanrn
Hartline; Casper being a son-in-law
of Benjamin F. Hartline. The 14
claims involved are south of the
Martin River glacier and bounded
on the south by the Hunt-Harriman
or Lippy-Davis group of claims and
on the west by the Chezum group
and on the east by the Green
Young group.
In September, 1910, the Hartline
Alaska Coal company, assignee of
the locators under various dates,
filed application and proofs in sup
port thereof under the act of May
28, 1908, for the group of 14 claims
containing an area of 2,289.85*
acres. The governent filed charges
consisting of three counts; the first
two charging fraud in making the
locations, and the latter charging
that the defendant did not open up
or develop a coal mine within the
meaning of the law.
The opinion just rendered by the
local land office goes deeply itito
the matter of depositions as evi
dence and says that in this case
there is not a preponderance of evi
dence to support charges one and
two and it is recommended that
these charges be dismissed.
Continuing the opinion takes up
count three and gives an exhaustive
resume of the development work
that appears to have been done and
in the end sustains the government
charge that a coal mine had not
been developed and opened up.
Testimony develops that the
claims in question have been twice
bonded, once for $30,000 wherein
$1,500 was paid on the transaction
but no more, and for $75,000,
wherein $7,500 was paid but no
more.
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SEATTLE, Oct. 28.—‘ The gold
mined in Alaska each year averages
a total value of $19,000,000,” said
Prof. George R. Rigg, of the botany
department, speaking to a seminar
in political science. “The annual
kelp crop in the Alaskan waters is
worth $16,000,000. This estimate
is a conservative one, as we value
potash as worth $75 per ton, while
it is sold here in Seattle today at
$108.”
Prof. Rigg has been in charge of
the government survey of the kelp
beds in Alaskan waters two sum
mers.
“The kelp crop can be harvested
with much less difficulty and with
little or no danger,” said Prof. Rigg.
“The supply is almost limitless be
cause the sea weed propagates rap
idly. The world’s source of supply
of potash, is rapidly becoming lim
ited to the waters of the western
coast of the United States and
Alaska. Kelp is found in all parts
of the world, but the particular
species common to the Pacific coast
is the only one which can be used.
It is the only species which has the
bulblike plant which keeps it afloat
and makes it possible to be har
vested.
“The kelp beds of Puget Sound
will yield an annual crop of $750,
000. Alaska and the state of Wash
ington possess a resource in the
form of kelp beds which will greatly
increase in value as the world’s
supply of potash decreases.”
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MOHONK LAKE, Oct. 28—Prom
inent statesmen, army and navy offi
cials, and churchmen interested in
Philippine problems and Indian af
fairs have attended the sessions of
the thirty-first annual Lake Mohonk
Conference of Friends of the Indian
and Other Dependent Peoples. Two
hundred and fifty answered the call
sent out by Daniel Smiley, who was
in charge of the conference. Dr.
Elmer Ellsworth Brown, chancellor
of New York University, presided at
the meetings.
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If the plans of a number of prom
inent Alaska cannerymen do not go
amiss, a line of steamships connect
ing Portland and ports in South
eastern Alaska with fast and fre
quent freight and passenger service
will be inaugurated in the spring.
It is said that seven prominent
cannerymen have been in negotia
tions with officials of the E. J.
Dodge Steamship Company, with a
view of establishing the new Service.
It is planned to place the freight
steamships St. Helens and Nor' t
land in service between Portland
and Southeastern Alaska, and either
to charter or purchase at least one
passenger vessel for the route. It
is announced that the new line will
be subsidized by the support of the
cannery men interested, and laP'r
may enter a traffic agreement with
one of the transcontinental rail
roads operating out of Portland.
There are about ten canneries con
trolled by Portland capital and oper
ating in Southeastern Alaska.
The freighters St. Helens and
Northland are owned by the E. J.
Dodge Company. The Northland, a
vessel of 845 tons burden, is now
in the coastwise lumber trade be
t'veen San Francisco and Portland,
.the St. Helens, a vessel of 1,497
tons, is operated during the summer *
months between Seattle and Nome
and Kotzebue Sound ports, and dur
ing the winter in the coastwise lum
ber trade.
The names of the cannery men
connected with the pending deal
have not been made public, but it is
reported that they have agreed to
ship 1,000,000 cases of canned sal
mon annually by the new line to
Portland.
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DETROIT, M'ch., Oct. 82.—Com
mercialized vice officially has gone
out of existence in Detroit. By
order of Police Commissioner John
Gillespie, every resort in the city
was forced to close and its inmates
either leave Detroit, or find some
lawful means of support. It is esti
mated that 2,000 women are af
fected by the order. After several
months careful study and investiga
tion of conditions in other citie3,
the police commissioner determined
upon abolition rather than segrega
tion of vice in Detroit. However,
he has openly announced that the
police department will not concern
itself with what becomes of the
women who are thus forced to
abandon their “profession.” The
work of reformation has been
undertaken by a committee made up
of members of the Detroit Chamber
of Commerce, church organizations
and other societies interested in the
subject. This committee has ar
ranged to feed, clothe and educate
in a local institution, all former re
sort inmates 'who may come to it
for aid, until such a time as they
are physically and morally fitted to
go into the world and earn a lawful
liv'ng. As an alternative, the com
mittee has offered to furnish trans
portation to all former resort in
mates who may desire to go to their
homes.
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WASHINGTON, Oct 28.—“Wel
fare work” has not kept down the
level of wages in the industrial
plants where it has been introduced,
according to a Bureau of Labor re
port just issued by Dr. Elizabeth
Lewis Otey. It has, however, acted
as a brake against strikes and other
expressions of discontent on the
part of the empolyes. It has greatly
strengthened the influence of the
factory manager over the factory
hands. It appeals to the underpaid
and illiterate class of workers whose
gratitude for the parks, rest-rooms,
dining rooms, baths, or other spe
cial considerations is shown in loy
alty to the employer. Dr. Otey de
fends the welfare system as “set
ting a higher standard of comfort
for the average employe, to which
all industrial plants will gradually
be brought, by pressure of public
opinion or by legislation..” She
reasons that since welfare work has
proven “good business’ for some of
those employers who have tried it.