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Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24
MICHIGAN BUR|ES
 WOMAN SUFFRAGE
Amendment Swamped, No Vote for FemaIes--Rep uhAicans
 Claim State Victory.

Detroit, April 8.--Woman suf- frage met a staggering defeat at yesterdays election in Michigan. With only about One-thlrd of the votes counted the result stands 5t,O55 for and 92,6ii against the amendment, an adverse majority of ll,5s9. Practically all these returns are from the cities which were expected to go against the amendment, but the margin is far too large to be overcome by the rural element.
 DelrOit'S majority of 22,00O against the amendment is nearly twice that of last November. This seems to be due to lack of inter- est on the part of men who voted for the amendment before, the total vote being about 34,O00 less than at the November election. The opponents of suffrage, with an efficient organization, backed by both Democratic and Republi- can political machines, as well as inc Brewers Association, got out their Detroit voters while the suf- fragists stayed home. It was a case of campaign experience versus lack of it..
 lt is reported that the Brewers Association offered cash prizes to saloon men upstate for increas- ing the anti-sutfrage vote in their counties. The returns from the country undoubtedly will greatly reduce the apparent majority against the women. The bad roads prevented thousands of farmers from voting, thus cut ling down the women's vote.
 The recent outragrs of the Eng fish militants had something to do with the result in Detroit, the opponents of suffrage making rX- ccllent capital of these incidents.
 In Detroit, with 12 districts missing, the vote is i5.i75 against suffrage and l7.l11 for if. a majority of 28,298. In the Mo- Vtmber elect ion the total vote was about 96,0O0, divided 54.O00 to i2,OO0. The returns from the other counties are so incomplete that a comparison cannot be made.
 All of the other constitutions al amendments voted on at yes terday's election, including the initiative, referendum and recall. carried by good majorities.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24

Every time il goes out the boys at the cable office have a picnic and the cashier writes letters to his wife. That's the only time he writes to her--when he can not send night message.
 Did you ever hear about the Burnside? We stole her from the Spaniards and also nabbed he Philippines, and we will keep the latter until we find some one who will take them off our hands, and the JapS will do it if the Ma tive Sons don't look out. You know that Burnside is out of commission whenever the cable is down, leading to the suspicion that she is down and out all the time.--and that's no joke.
 The Canadian sock us like the Old Nick for a little press report and we are glau the d--n thing is down.
 If the line is out tomorrow we will write long story about a kid yIoved resident of'this city, who should be exposed.
 Think of all the reports of the O'Hara committee which Stamm will forget to send us when the line opens. We received little report from Los Angeles last night and it is a wonder they let t pass in Canada. where they are rat her strict about such matters.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24

Alaska has cut loose from the United States and will go it alone. The last connecting link, via the Canadian line, has been severed near Hazleton and we are depend- ent upon the news we received late last night before the line went out, and our scissors (thank God no one stole the scissors OF you would get no paper(.
 The sevenly-two would-bc sue cessurS to Marshal Sullivan, who have been wiring to Woodrow Wilson every day to know why they were not appointed, are now suffering from nervous prostra- ton, but are expected to recover. Dan Wilsey says that when the line is up the first news will be the appointment of Robert Fersu- son. Bowling, however. still smiles.
 We started in to tell you about the cable. We'll, it's rotten; get that; it breaks every so often or more (frequenter) that's a good word even if it is not in the dic- tiOnary.
 Somebody started Inc story that the Japanese had cut the line and would take the million billions of coal lands in Alaska, now being gobbled by the Gug- gcnheims. but we don't believe it.
 Let's get back to the cable.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24
MILITARY CABLE DOWN AND OUT; BURNSIDE IN SEATTLE DRY DOCK;
 CANADIAN LINE OUT AT WH|TEH0RSE

We would if we could, but the ae- rial was out of commission until this morning. That big wind put it out of commission, and now that it is up it is worthless. as they cannot reach Seattle from Sitka.
 The Wednesday Club met yes terday and had fine time.
 When the Alaska Times starts at COrloVa Adams can get what he wants printed. and it won't cost him ten cents line, either.
 Borgen has cut loose from his wad and is having the interior of the sausage factory repaintcd. Lieut.. Prosser always goes away when the cable is about to fall to pieces. He must know it $ coming.
 It takes four men, seven horses and a lot of swearing to deliver a ton of coal in this town when the snow is soft.
 The cable is up to Juneau, but the legislators are on a strike, at any rate We have not received news from the capital for several days. The legislators passed a law that all members should be examined as to their fitness to hold their present jobs and mo- body passed.
 The town is out of gasoline, but not out of gas. GOOd-night.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24
TRADERS UNEARTH
 ALASKA DWELLINGS
Found Near Point Barrow and Built Many Years Ago.
 Curios Unearthed.

\ house or habitatiOn built by human beings ages ago, with stone utensils, stone knives and axes, was found last summer Ill the vicinity of Point Barrow, Alaska, according to A. l.. Max we'll, government teacher.
 Mr. Maxwell and three white men from Point Barrow, while prospecting along the beach of Boring sea. in July. discovered a high cliff of gravel. the strata of which, il was decided, had been piled up in that lofty way by ice bergs.
 Al d point where he action u.' he waves had washed away gray el. the framework of a primitiV. house was uncovered. The re- markablr dwelling was we'll pre- served in the gravel The roof was made of the ribs of an i'm menSr whale or some mammoth beast long extinct. The ribs, from 20 to 30 feet long. were set to a center column of rocks, after the fashion of an umprella. Over this l framework skins had evidently been stretched. The gravel was washed away SD gradually that many of the ribs had scarcely moved
 Convinced of he primitive ma ture of the dwelling because of the fact that there are no such bones seen anywhere in the nor thern tundra, the men began dig gin@ to see what lay nn the floor, and were success full in unrarth- l ing stone hatchtl weighing v
 pounds. a stone knife, or skin ming knife. fashioned like the modern draw-knife of the WUOd- worker. and doduka. or boat bailer. a rock shaped like a trough.
 The utensils and tools were carried back tu Point Barrow. Nome Nugget.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24

Does anybody know where Red is? We want to locate him and he failed to give us his address.
 Frost will start that railroad now to keep his promise to the Chicago jury. He said if acquit- ted he would immediately start construction, but the price of lots in the westward town have not raised. John Ballaine owns most of them anyway.
 The price of lots at HaZletville should take a jump now that prosperity has hit Valdez. A To- cal firm of attorneys spring it every time we have things going right.
 The arrangements for the big smoker have been completed.
 Someone said that Col. O'Neil was to be transferred to Haines, but we cant afford to lose the Colonel. He is all right and we need him in this section.
 Let us tell you some more about that Canadian line: It would break Rockefeller to run a newspaper in Alaska and get his news from the states via the Ca nuk route. Alaska newspapers are expected to pay kings ran- som every time the cable line goes out.
 Why don't we get our news via the WhitShed wireless station
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24
His Letter Of Recommendation.

BFIdEet 1Pft IFeIand Wlth an eX- cellent letter of recommendation from her last mistress, but cu the way over the letter fell E:tp the sea and was lost. Not know ing how to find work without her recommendation she appealed to a friend to write one for her and he gave her the followine:
 "TO the General Public: Miss Bridget Flaherty had good rep utation when she left Ireland, but lost il on the way oVer."
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24
Three High Mountains.

Mount Mltc1eII IS the WOST lofty mountain in the eastern part of the United States. It is To- cated in Yancey county, N. C., and according to the United States Geological survey is 6,7tI feet above sea level. There are two other mountains in the Appala- chian system above 5000 feet Mount Guyot. in Tennessee, 6.636 feet. and Mount Washington. in New Hampshire, 6,293 feet.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24
And He Got the One.

A traveller, whose train had stopped at a town famous for it's buns, beckoned to a small boy on the platform, and, giving him ter cenbs, told the little fellow lo bring him a bun and buy one for himself with the other nickel.
 The boy soon returned. Calm ly eating bun he handed five cents to the astonished traveler, remarking: 'There was only one left. bOSs.'
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24
LINOTYPE OPERATOR
 REACHES VALDEZ

A new linotype operator arriv- ed in town this morning, coming via the stOrk route and landing in the home of MT. and Mrs. Leach, where the little chap in- tends to stay. The mother is do- ing nicely and the father is out of danger and is expected to re- cover.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24
FUNERAL DIRECTORS
 COMING NORTH
Washington and Oregon Associa- tion Plan Trip to Alaska
 in July.

Spokane, Wash, April 23.--
 Funeral directors of Washington and Oregon plan to hold their an- nual convention this year on the briny deep, while sailing OCT the waters off the coast of Alaska. Alex. Turnbull, of Spokane, sec
 retary of the Washington Funer- al Directors" Association, is con- municating with all undertakers of the Pacific Northwest in an
 effort to charter the steamship State of California for an li-day cruise among the Alaskan iS- lands, stopping at Prince Rupert.
 Juneau, Skagway, Douglas, Sitka
 aRd other points.
 It is planned to have the boat leave Seattle July 6. During the ocean voyage all business per taining to the annual meeting will be transacted. A quartet has
 been engaged to cheer up the un- dertakers en voyage. The Oregon
 association may join the Wash ingtOn directors in joint con- vention. OF if not, the adjoining,
 state will send a number of rep resentatives on the trip. Il. H.. HOhenschuh. of Iowa City. Iowa, former president of the national association, has been engaged as
 demonstrator on the trip.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24

The balance of the former Miner plant will be shipped to Cordova on the Sampson and a new paper will be issued from the railroad town.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24

Andrew R0sey arrived in Val deg yesterday, coming from Ruby in i3 days with three-dog dog team. He reports the trail in good condition.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24

The Brighton is loaded and ready to go west as soon as gaSo- line arrives. Several passengers are waiting to go to their claims and have been delayed. The freight is also aboard but the en- zine refuses to work without gas Oline.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24

Several of the large men about town have offered to purchase Blum's new furnace tank, which they would like to use for a bath tub.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24

See the fine line of new silk dresses at Harvey's Toggery. They will be sold for si5 for a few days only.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24

FOR RENT-Six room house on sherman street. Apply to Lieut.. Weeks at the Road Commission office
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24
Tho Dam Family.

Fifty-five chicks, i9 ducks, 5 cows, 1 mule. ? cats. , dogs, a few beavers. Nels. and some oth- CTS of the Dam family.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24

Does your watch need repair ing? See Rcinke. the watch doc tor.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24

FOR SALE-A smith, Premier in first-class shape. Gall at the Valdez Transfer Co.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24

Everybody enjoyed themselves last night at the Wednesday dance.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24

Reinke. expert repairer, at the Valdez Drug company.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24

Change of program at the Or phaum tonight.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24

The Brighton will leave for Port Wells Saturday morning.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24

Bring your job work to the pcospect0r office.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24

FURNISHED ROOMS with or without board. Ibex House, Key stone. Ave. Mrs. H. Sharts.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24

Miss Jennie Taft will leave on the Sampson for the states.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24

FOR RENT--Furnished cabin, close in, inquire of F.. R. Wheat at 6. Blum & Co.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24

Fine, progranh at sOrpheum.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-04-24
Fine program at the Orpheum

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Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-09
OLD STORY OF JfFfRES Being
eDOPED AT RENODUGUP AGAIN;
efD6REE RNBRINGsDENlAL

the ring. So when the fighters abt
together they signed secretly with
Riekard and each got $4,000. Rick
ard had some wise gazabos behind
him with ready money, who were bent
on making cleanup that would ex-
coed anything Of the kind on record
in the sporting world
jeff Was Sure-Thlng Man.
Il understand thal Jefll.ies wouldn't
go ahead with the fight unless he was
sure that ne could win. and I'm told
that AFTER the secret confab with
johnson and Richard in Hoboken. Jelf
WAS ready TO bet his life on the result.
Everything went along as smooth as
glass until Governor Gillett cot q fIp
that the fight was fixed and that John
son would 90 10 the mat for the
knockout count. When Governor Gil
let received this real tip that some
thing was doing he wouldn't stand Tor
the framenp for the benefit Of sure
thing gamblers and just barred the
tight from California.
~The moment Jeffries heard OF this
he was on the point Of declaring the
fight on, and would have done 50 but
for the assurance from Richard that
everything would be all right at Reno.
The word was passed to the sure
thing syndicate and odds Of 70 20
On Jeffries were renewed with conf
denee There was q fortune waiting
to be snapped up. but nobody wanted
the Johnson end. Then came an IA
terview between Rickafd and Govern
or Dickerson OF Nevada. The latter
said that he would not interfere with
the fight so long as II was on the
level. but the moment Il took on q
queer look The would have the state
police in the ring and would clear
the arena.
Here Was the Quick Shift.
with thousands OF dollars In gate
receipts and moving pictures In the
balance, Richard assured the govern
or OF Nevada that there would be no
frame-up and that the best man would
win on the square. And when Rick
ard said this. it's a fact that 10 to
on Jeffries disappeared II Is also
true that Jeifries began to show signs
lof worrirnent at his camp. for he
knew deep down In his heart that he
couldn't whip Johnson unless the lat
tier was anchored. JeIfries knew that
he wasn't At and so did Corbett That
was why Oorbeff tried to induce Jell
10 let Richard call all bets on before
1.-THE men entered The ring. But JEFF
fries wouldn't stand for that because
be didn't want to be accused Of COW,
ardice But he did agree to cut I'D
ne purse On 50 and 20 per cent A.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-09
DUNCAN WAITS
FOR THE coin

Frank Duncan, the 135 pound ma
tional amateur wrestling champion,
after meeting with Husky" Richards,
the grappler who halls from Fit Ru-
ger, says he is of the opinion that
Richards is a meal ticket" wrestler
and anxious to secure a match only
for a piece of the gate receipts. Ac-
cording to Duncan and his manager,
Richards, when preached en- the sub
ject Of a side-bet, failed to wax en-
thusiastic, intimating that there was
nothing doing. An offer of a sub
stantial bet was made from Duncan,s
corner and the matter left in abey-
ance pending an effort on the part of
Richards to secure financial backing.
In the meantime Duncan is anxious
to hear from any other grapplers in
the 135-pound class who have suffi-
cient self-confidence to back them
selves for a good-sized side-bet.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-09
TIPPING FAST
BECOMING A LOST ART

IL. - + =. II
Signal tipping promises soon to be-
some lost art in the game of base
ball. Catchers and pitchers, coachers,
batters and base runners are beconl-
ing more and more proficient in the
ability to direct plays or pitches with
out any chance of the opposing play
er becoming wise" to what is being
arranged.
Although the baseball public hears
of this phase of inside" baseball
only on infrequept occasions, and then
merely when some team resorts or is
reported to have resofted to an UNI
fair means Of Tipping, there we're
many legal ways of doing it. For
Inerly 1t was quite a simple matter for
a player with quick eye to become
adept at tipping signals while running
the bases.
Only recently. when the Yankees
were playing the Detroit Tigers at the
Polo Ground, "Ty" Cobb acted in the
role OF Upper with deal of effect. 1t
was in the second game of the SER
les Heating was pitching for the
Yanks, but did not have great deal
on the bali, and lasted bat one inning.
Interprcts Signal.
In the first inning Copo smashed
two Dagger. As he was jumping up
and down ON the line between sec.
ond and third he saw Sweeney, who
was catching, give Heating the sig
nal by extending certain number of
fingers on the face of his mitt. He
saw that Heating responded with a
curve ball. yeach, the batter. let it
pass, and it was strike. Sweeney
came right back with the same num-
Der of fingers, and Cobb knew anoth-
er curve was going to be pitched. He
tipped Veach OH by waving his right
arm in a sort of semi-circle in the
air. Veach stepped into the ball and
caught ii just as it was breaking. The
result was Clean single to left
center, and Cobb scampered home
with a run.
Ever since this art of signal tip
ping was made a part of the bust
ness of base running, catchers and
pitchers. have striven to find way
10 give their. signals without danger
OF having them tipped on. Men like
Snodgrass. who has been quite sue
cessful in this respect, and Cobb and
Lajoie and half dozen others have
made the cascLers and pitchers get
together on this question, and at last
it seems as If they have solved the
problem.
Covering Up Tactics.
OF course runner on third base
has little or no chance of seeing what
the catcher is calling for. The glove
shields the catcher's bare hand from
his view, but runner on first or sec
ond is in position to see what is
called for. After memorizing the num-
Der of fingers that were put up it is
his duty next to remember the kind of
pitch that followed. Thereby he
knows the next time that the same
humber of fingers are extended by the
same catcher whether it is going to
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-09

be a curve or fast one, and it is a
comparatively easy matter to tip off
the batter.
No doubt it has been noticed that
of late the pitchers are stepping off
the pitching rubber while getting their
signals from the catcher when there
are runners on first or second. They
either step to the Jeff or to the right
of the mound.
If the runner is on first the pitcher
steps toward third and the catcher
can then cover his signals from the
eyes of the runner. If the runner is
on second he is naturally nearer third
than he is first, and the pitcher, by
stepping toward first, eliminates any
possibility of the runner seeing the
signal.
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-09
AND
lizard WIN ON
THIRD ATTEMPT

.
Izard and Robertson meet Roth and
Cooke for the mems doubles tennis
title CT the Islands this afternoon.
Yesterday the nayy-arny team came
against Hoogs and Hoogs for the
third time in this same tournament,
by special agreement playing best
two in three sets to decide their
twice-postponed match The result
was win in straight sets for lizard
and Robertson, 6-2, Cd.
The match. which was decided on
the Moana hotel courts, has dragged
on since last Thursday. In the first
clash between the two teams, the
hoogs brothers led by two sets to
one. and were going strong when
darkness necessitated the calling on
play. The following day Hogs and
Hoogs had lead Of 5--3. and the
stofe 1870 in their. favor, at one
time, when lizard and Robertson pull
ed the set out of the fire. finally win
ming 81. Rain then interfered, and
/ It was decided to play the entire
match over again today. However,
when the players got together yester-
day, they decided that 1t would
be better policy to make 1t two out
OF three, instead OF three out Of
five sets. on account Of the probabiii-
ty OF another pcstponement in the
event Of the match going the full dis
lance.
lizard and Robertson showed con-
siderable Improvement in team play
ovor that's. frT.,,,c,. an,,aoraucon and
Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1913-09-09

The old discussion re the Johnson
Jeffries fight at Reno has been re-
Gently resurrected. owing to story
in the Evening World, written by Bob.
Edgren. Edgren was one Of the
strongest Jeff boosters in the coun-
try, and he has never quite been able
to explain how his Judgment went
wrong, so after several columns OF
telling what great man James J.
was. he digs up the old yarn about
the doped cup Of tea, and hands Il
out as gospel.
Danny 0'Brien. OF the Referee. a
San Francisco weekly, makes some
pertinent comments regarding Ed
gren's story. and gives his version
Of the Reno incident. Judged by what
is generally known in sporting cir
cles, 0'Brien is n lot nearer right
than the New York writer-cartoonist
Following is o'Brien's story:
/ have just received the Evening
" orldp with Bob Edgren's sensa-
tional statement and story concern
ing the alleged drugging Of Jeffrles
at Reno in his fight with Jack John
son on July 4, 1910. It set New York
a-throb this past week. Edgren says:
/ Jeffries hired one Of the greet
est detective agencies in the
world to run down the facts. The.
details gathered make up a COM
plete story of the most sordid plot
that ever turned fair sport into q
sure thing gamble. Possibly John
son would have won In any case.
but the clique that handled the
betting maze IL a certainty by
drngging Jeffries with the help OF
the men who were in his conf
dence, and who had the run of
his camp. They cleaned up q for
tune through betting commission
ers stationed in many cities. In
Paris alone they wagered s24, 900,
and won $4,000. In Rene and
San Francisco and Eos Angeles
and New York their gains went in
to the hundreds Of. thousands.
Work Of the Nosey Politician.
Now Edgren's story IS all bosh. JEFF
fries was never drugged. He and
his clientele were outmaneuvered by
"a certain nosey small fry politician
at the last minute. This politician ran
to Governor GiIiett with the story OF
fake, fake. Now that the thing
has come up again here is the true
inside story. But first, about Jim
Lorbett. Corbett asked Jefffies to
declare of all bets to save his
friends. for Corbett knew Jeff's condi-
tiQn was bad. But Jeff declined and