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Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03
|S ~ ....aea aaaro~ ACCOUNTS SHORT $lOO.OOO.Oe Cashier Of the Pacific.
 Coast Company Is Arrested in New
 Orleans After d Chase of Several
 Weeks.
ACCOUNTS SHORT slOO.ooo.oe

SEATTLE. April 3.-Oliver Cline, cashier of the Pacific Coast Company, who was recently found to have been short in his accounts and disappear ed. has been apprehended in New Or leans, according to advices received here today,
 Cline Is alleged to have embezzled one hundred thousand dollars of the funds of the company during the past three years. which he has lost in spec ulation. His defalcations were clev- erlys concealed. and it was only about two weeks ago that they were discov; cred. Detectives have been on his track since and he will be brought back here for trial.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03

SAN ANTONIO. April 3.--In an official announcement made this af- ternoon General Funston. command CT of the American troops. states that the story in circulation here that Villa and his command has been surrounded and their capture immi- nent, is without foundation.
 The commander says there is not now in Mexico. nor has there been, sufficient American. troops in Mexico to surround the outlaw and his band, and that unless he is captured within the next few days. the chase will be a long and difficult one. and probably fruitless.
 It is generally believed here that the story that Villa had been wound ed is hoax. and that the report was circulated by friends of the outlaw for the purpose of deceiving General Pershing.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03
sRlG INCOME FROM
 '" CHARTERED BOATS

An Interesting sidelight On this steamship business was given the other day by an Admiral Line official. This line bought two vessels on the ssastern coast for this run but the voyage westward was delayed by the canal slide. Since then the company has chartered the pair for $57.- 900 per month out of which it pays the cost of manning or about $4,O0O per month, giving the company $49,- eco or $24,500 per month per ship. 1t will be some time before these boats are seen in Alaska waters. Ea.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03
SIGNAL CORPS
 OPERATOR SHOT IS TWICE WOUNDED RY WIFE Charles J. Field, Operator at Salcha, :; Gets Two Bullets in Body During
 Quarrel with Bride of g Month
 Wounds Arc Not Dangerous

Charles A. Field. the operator in charge of the government telegraph station at Salcha, was shot twice by his wife at Salchaket, last Monday, and is now in the hospital at Fair banks, where it. is reported he will recover.
 Mrs. Field, who was in charge of the Episcopal mission at Salchaket for some time, had been married to Field only about month. On Monday Field went down to the mis- sion. about four miles from the sta= tion. and during his stay a quarrel arose, the result of which was that he received two bullet wounds in the body, from a weapon in the hands of 6is wife. No one, SO far as can he learned. was present at the time of the shooting, and as neither of the interested parties will talk. the cause of the quarrel cannot be learned.
 Field was taken to St. .Joseph's hospital at Fairbanks Monday, and an operation was performed for the removal of the bullets, which was successful. and the patient is expect ed to recover rapidly.
 Later Mrs, Fields was taken into custody of the marshal on g charge of assault with. intent to kill
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03
Election Booths Ready

Preparations for the election are in progress at the city hall. The voting booths have been erected, and the space for the ballot boxes and the ofii- Ecers of election is being raised off. sThe voting place will be on the lower floor on the east side of the building. some of the fire apparatus having been placed on the outside to make room for the voting place.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03
TNT7,E SAM WANTS
 54 MOTOR TRUCKS

NEW YORK, April 1.--Col A. L.. Smith, New York Quartermaster, has received orders from Washington to ask for bids for supplying 54 motor trucks, motorcycles and two wreck ing wagons, carrying supplies and parts for repairing the trucks. The organization of these two units will cost the government about $125,000.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03
.a To Help Publishers.

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 1..-- Senator Banhead of Alabama has in- troduced a bill to repeal the law re- Quiring publishers of periodicals to file with the postmaster general every six months, the names of the editors, owners, stockholders, securities and. in case of newspapers, the average circulation. He says he is acting in behalf of the small newspapers
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03
Commander Deserts D Villa.

Commander Deserts D Villa.
 FL PASO, April 3.-It is reported here that Col. Gano. the commander of the Carranza troops at Namiquipa. has deserted with his troops and joined with Villa. The report has not been authenticated. but it has gained a general credence here. It is be- red among the Carranza forces Villa would have been stopped in his flight several days ago. and that his upim- peded progress is due mainly to the failure of the Mexican soldiers to make an effort to stop him.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03
RENlEN1BF.R.

< When you vote tomorrow do + note vote for more than seven + men on the ticket for council.
 t and for one on the school board
 + ticket. To place mark before r. the names of more than seven l. men on the one ticket and one |. on, the other. means that the F ballot will be thrown out.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03
Admiral Watson at Seattle.

SEATTLE, April 3.-The steamer Admiral Watson of the Admiral Line. arrived in port late Saturday night fom Southern Alaska ports. She reports an uneventful voyage south.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03
Report of Villas Capture Error.

FL PASO. April 3.-The report Saturday night that Villa had been captured has proved an error started in the Mexican quarter. and without foundation. The news spread rapidly and many towns were preparing to celebrate when investigation disclos- ed the fact that the rumor was not official and without foundation.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03

C. w. Cook, the government schOo teacher at Tatitlek, was in town Sat urday, and returned to his home yes terday afternoon.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03
Baseball Manager Elected

!. By a unanimous decision William M- F1nical was elected manager and treasurer of the baseball team for xhe coming season at a meeting held yesterday afternoon in the Mime .suta Club rooms
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03
Alaska Duo Tomorrow.

The steamer Alaska, which went to the westward as far as King Cove. is expected to arrive at Seward at 4:3c tomorrow morning. and will ar rive here sometime tomorrow even- ing.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03

MT. Spanlding of Golden, who re- gently took an option on the interests of William Byers, at that place, is spending few days in town on busi- ness.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03
WaIlace Goes. to Hospital.

The launch Eagle came up from shoup Bay, Sunday afternoon bring ing Charles Wallace, engineer It the Clin mine to the hospital at Fort Liscum. Mir. Wallace Is suffering from . bad foot, which was crushed some time ago. and has not mended.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03

Dr. w. A. Rystrom, the Landlock bay copper operator, was visitor In town Saturday, returning home Sun day afternoon.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03
Villas Hiding Place Discovered

Villas Hiding Place Discovered.
 SAN ANTONIO. April 3.--A re- port reached here this morning that the hiding place of Villa and his band has been discovered in the hills north of Guerrero. and that a thou sand cayalryrnen of the Pershing ex- petition are rapidly closing in upon him. It was expected that by the time the news reached here the U. s. troops would have engaged the ban dits. and it is probable that battle is now under way
 The report makes no mention of Mexican troops. but it is believed that they are cooperating with the Amer jeans in pursuing the outlaws.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03

Panoramic views of Child's and Miles glaciers, Dawson. Valdez and Wrangel on sale at the Valdez Drug store. H
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03

Frank Johnson returned to Sh0up Ray this morning after spending Sunday in town.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03
Eastern Star Notice

The Eastern Star will have initia- tion ceremonies Tues. April 4. All members please be present. Visitors welcome. +. COCKERILLE Sec. 2t
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03
Special Meetinx of Pioneers

Special Meeting of Pioneers.
 There will be special meeting of the Order of Alaska Pioneers this evening in Pioneer hall. A full at- tendance of the members is request ed.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03

irving here from Chihuahua this morning report that three Americans. one German and one British subject were murdered by Villa and his men at Minika last Monday.
 On his march south Villa on Mon- day last captured and sacked the towns of Minika, Guerrero and San Isidro. At the former place he killed all the foreigners he met, and declar- ed that he would murder every Amer ican citizen he captured.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03

Three Americans Murdered. FL PASO, April 3.--Americans ar
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03

A fine display of nugget jewelry at Valdez Drug Co. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03
VILLA CHASE WILL BE LONG
 AND MAY BE FRuITLESS ONE

IN ANNOUNCEMENT BY GENERAL FUNSTON DENIES CORNERED AND SAYS OUTLAW A CHASE MAY LONG-DECLAREs ENOUGH AMERICAN TROOPS MEXICO REPORT VILLA WOUNDED THOUGHT TO BE RUsE GENERAL PFRsHING.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-03

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The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30
PAIGE STOCK SIX
 MAKES NEW RECORD

A stock car in a 300-mile drive, no special preparation, an amateur driver quite innocent of any intention to make records. yet the best previous performance for the same route beat on by { hours and 20 minutes-that, in brief, is the achievement of Paige "e-4s" in a recent run from San Fran cisco to Eureka. The peculiar oireum- stances hnder which this exceptional record was made seem to make it worth singling out for special men tion.
 Harry M, Croft, district manager for man who turned the trick, MT, Croft is neither professional driver nor a mechanic, He simply wished to run up from the Golden Gate City to Eu- reka, 300 miles away on the north west coast in Humboldt county fer business pureses and he drove an er- dinary Paige six cut of stock, start ing cut without any tuning up," or ether special preparation. MT. Croft, run, had na thought ef aeing after a record and he did net choose a time when the reads were at their best
 Nevertheless, when he arrived at Eu- reka, a tewn of iA,oeo, at 1o;1h o'clock at night, he had covered the distance in a4 hours flat. The best previous rec ord was 2S hours and 20 minutes. so the amateur with his stock Paige un- consciously did some rather heavy rec ord smashing. Mr. Croft was accom- panied an this trip by B. s. McMillan of the American National bank of San Francisco.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30

the coveted title 1t carries and good sum of money to be won at the end of the year. The winner of the Bosch trophy will have to keep moving throughout the year and will certainly deserve the title of American cham pion when the season ends.
 The A. A. A end of the matter has been given consideration by Chairman Richard Kennerdell, who said that he favored the proposal and appreciated the help that the Bosch Magneto com pany is giving racing. Investigation proves that in the past six years the Bosch Magneto company has greatly helped the sport by donating over $25,- 900 in cash prizes in various events and all the money has been won by the individual drivers. who have received the cash direct.
 NO STRINGS TO TROPHY
 The new Bosch trophy and Bosch prizes are to be won outright, will be the drivers flor keeps" so to speak, for there are no strings on the trophy in any way whatsoever. It Is an outright donation of a character purely to en- courage automobile racing, and to create interest in and encourage keenness in competition. Every driver will have an equal chance of winning the trophy and the cash prizes. This is the first time In the history Of American automobile racing that an American champion driver will officially be determined.
 The Bosch trophy Is to be of solid silver and have a value of more than 5000. It will be presented to the winning driver together with his cash prize of $2000 prob ably in Chicago during the week of the 1917 automobile show. It Is intended to have a large banquet especially for the presentation of the Bosch trophy and Bosch cash prizes, and other awards at that time, and being in the midwest it will be largely attended by all drivers.
 The Bosch championship driver trophy is the third of a series of Bosch trophies put up b ythe Bosch Magneto company each year. The Bosch motorcycle trophy for the amateur championship title in that field has been put up yearly since 1911 and was instrumental in establish ing the American amateur championship title in motorcycle events.
 Three or four years ago, the Bosch com- pany also put up an extraordinarily large silver trophy for motor boat competition This trophy Is known as the one-mile international record trophy, and Is of fered motor boat enthusiasts for interna- tional competition, going to the owner
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30

trophy and will carry the secondary title, Champion Motor Car Driver Trophy" It is to be contested for by all drivers who enter into the A A. A. sanctioned automobile contests to be held during the year.
 The winner of the trophy will be designated by the contest board of the American Automobile association, &C., cording to their point system in con nection with the championship award events. These events are to be picked by Richard Kennerdell, the chairman of the A. A. A., upon receipt and ap- proval of the application blanks pre- sented throughout the year. A sched- ule of points for places in such events will be evolved and determined by the character of each individual event. In this way the course. distance, number of starters. etc. will all have an in f1uence on the number of points award ed to each place. The driver with the highest number of points will be awarded the Bosch trophy and the sum of $2000 in cash. The driver gaining the second best number of points will be given a Bosch cash prize of 5000, and the driver getting the third best number of points will receive Bosch prize of $500.
 POINT SYSTEM TO DECIDE
 Owing to the method of the point system, 1t is pointed out that every driver has a good chance to win the trophy because a good average po sition in the races throughout the year is very likely to place that driver ahead of those who win only one or two important races and due to acci- dents, etc, drop out altogether in oth- CT contests.
 It is the belief of racing officials that the trophy will develop some of the best races ever held in this coun- try because, irrespective of the prize put up by the promoters of the indi- vidua1 contests, there is a big trophy,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30

contract calls for the grading to be com pleted within 15 weeks A. T. Newell who is i'll active charge of the work stated last night that there was no doubt but what the work would be finished within the time limit.
 The speedway presents a busy scenel to one who goes out during the week tol see the actual work being done. A con-I struction camp has been pitched and all the men working on the job are supplied with their eating and sleeping quartersl on the ground. Large tents have been provided and a corps of cooks and hostelers are on hand to look after the men and animals.
 The excellent weather has aided ma. terally in the grading work during the past few weeks. A complete corps of engineers are on the grounds under the supervision of Engineer R. D. Totten. Much interest has been manifested irl the work on the speedway. A crowd es- timated at nearly l500 visited the grounds last Sunday It is thought crowd in excess of the one last Sunday will go out to the Birmingham Motor and CounI try club this afternoon.
 Automobile dealers are especially inter- ested in the progress of the speedway Paul Crawford. agent for the Chandlef and Allen cars, in speaking of the work being done said:
 Tt is an inspiring sight to go out to the prettiest grounds in Jefferson county and behold the big mountains towering above one of the finest artificial lakes tc be found in the south. The speedway which is being built around this lake will be the most ideally located in the country. I can hardly wait for the time of the opening race Birmingham will have something to attract visitors from all sections of the south with the open ing of the speedway. This is what Bir- mingham needs and 1t is a certainty WI will all be benefited thereby
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30

of the boat making the fastest sea mile under the admiralty rules, that is six one mile dashes, three one way and three the other way of the course
 Although the latest Bosch trophy is not quite completed as yet, the designs offered to the A. A. A. contest board show the trophy to stand almost 30 inches high It Is unique in design, as 1t in- corporates various features of the big perpetual cups that have been contested for in this country for years, namely, the Vanderbilt, grand prize and Elgin cups.
 The contests designated so far which will come under the title of champion ship events and will provide the drivers with points for the Bosch trophy are as follows:
 May 13-15O-mile race at Sheepshead Bay, N. Y.
 May SO-300-mile race at Indianapolis. Ind.
 June 10-900-mile race at Chicago, H.
 Other events are to be designated as fast as official sanction numbers, dates and other conditions have been consid- ered by the contest board
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30
WORK PROGRESSING RAPIDLY ON MAKING. OF NEW SPEEDWAY Excavation Work Will Be Completed in Specified
 Time-Paul Craw-
 ford Likes It

Work on the construction of the Bir- mingham Motor speedway. now being built around the lake of the Birmingham Motor and Country club, is progressing at a rapid rate.
 Part of the track on the northwest end of the speedway has been graded. A force of more than 100 mules and an equal number of men. including several carloads of modern excavation equipment, have been steadily at work for the past two weeks. The progress thus far has been most gratifying to speedway of ficials and 1t is estimated that the grad Ing contract will be completed within the specified time.
 The Newell contracting company has the contract for the excavation and their
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30
Silver Cup and Thirty Five Hundred Dollars in
 Cash Will Be Awarded
NO STRINGS OF ANY
 NATURE ATTACHED
 TO TROPHY OFFER
All Drivers in Races Held
 Under Official Sanction of A. A. A. May Compete

Negotiations have just been com
 pleted between the A A. A. and the Bosch Magneto company whereby the latter will offer one of the largest prizes ever donated outright in this country to an automobile driver. This prize will be known as the Bosch
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-04-30
CADILLAC WON'T BE SOLD ON "TIME" PLAN

''The Cadillac Motor Car company has not made arrangements with, or through, any financing concern, or otherwise, which provides for the sale of Cadillac cars on the deferred payment plan, and any advertising ar publicity which leads the public to believe that such arrange ments have been made is absolutely nis. leading and without feundatian,''
 This is the statement issued by the Cadillac company, which says further that they have no knowledge of any Cadillac dealers having entered into such arrangements.
 The statement Is also made that the company does not look with favor on any such plan, and strongly diseeur- ages 1t.
 Insuperable Obstacle From the Louisville Gourier-tournal,
 s'Do you practice deep breathing, as I told your
 "Can't do it. doctor, without get ting your lungs full of gasoline"
The sun., 1916-08-26
There's q Reason.

The feeling persisted in financial
circles yesterday that in spite OF the
failure Of the directors OF the Railway
Steel Spring Company to declare h eN-
pccted dividend mn the common stock the
stock VAS booked for a good move.
Brokers say that they have every reason
to believe important developments are
brewing In the affairs Of the company
and intimate hat In spite Of the failure
of the directors to consider tho reported
merger OF the company with the Alneri-
can Locomotive Company there is some
thing brewing along this line. To sup
port their theory they pointed out that
under ordinary conditions Railway Steel
Spring probably would have broken to
as low as ~ following the ~unfavorable
dividend development. AS II was. the
stock held well and sagged Off only one
point for the day IN the general decline
OF the rest Of the market.
The sun., 1916-08-26
GOSSIP OF A STREET.

The price Of copper metal is rapdly.
becoming the absorbing topic In wall
street. But withai, the discussion APP
pears to make little impression on the
price Of copper stocks. Thu Street has
been hearing for the las few days that
a bull movement in those issues was In
order. This programme almost got under
way the middle of tho week. but most
Of the ginger was lost yesterday when
the munitions and some Of the other
s~pecialties temporarily wrested away the
leadership. Wednesday saw the adj
vance In Anaconda OF moderate proper
tons. Thursday. Inspiration stepped
forward and did its little dance. and yes
terday kennecott pirouetted prettily but
mildly. Meanwhile copper producers
are demanding 2S cents a pound fos De-
cember deliveries and 27N to 81 cents
for January, February n March metal.
Bankers say that England and france
will buy to the extent Of S100. 000.0 900
with deliveries UP to July Of NEXT year.
Perhaps It would not be amiss to mem
ton It costs about eight cents a pound
to produce copper.
The sun., 1916-08-26
4 q M0rsc1.

Wall Street received further light yes
terday ON tho difficulties which have he-
act the Remington Arms-Union Metallic
Cartridge Company in its still youthful
career. II seems /, lacked both ma
chinery and adequately raine men to
put through its foreign contracts. This
state Of affairs involved heavy expense.
But the company had something far
more sinister to cope with. according TO
n choice bit Of gossip which the Street
eagerly seized upon. 1t was nothing less
than that interests hostile TO Marcellus
Hartley Dodge influenced foreign army
officers TO reject much of the output,
which operated Of course to hold up de-
liveries. This. ii was explained with
evident relish. was retaliation for Mr..
Dodge's operations some months ago in
a certain steel stock.
The sun., 1916-08-26

1t was a saying of James ]. Hill that
the railroads should eXpend not less than
1000. 000. 900 yearly in extensions. i'm
provements n added equipment to
keep pace with the development OF the
country. With this as his theme Presi-
dent Pennington of the 500 Line saws
that from 1907 to 1915 the property in
vestment In American railroads increase
at the rate OF approximately $500, OOO.-
300. half Mr.. Hills figure. In the same
period the net operating income de-
creased S6t,000.000, thus showing. Mr..
Pennington observes. that the roads
earned not one penny on the new cap.tal
put Into them In eight years. lie won
ders what will happen to the roads
credit II the $50, 100000 increase in
wages entailcd by President Wilson's
eight hour proposition should become .
reality.