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FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1915.
WILL LIBERIA SURVIVE?
The only country in the -world that
is owned and governed by negroes is
threatened with extermination by the
fierce war now raging in the old world.
Liberia, the negro republic, may van
ish when the changes are made in
the map of the world at the close
of the present titanic conflict.
.\egro leaders in tne united btates
have been apprised of the hard straits
in which Liberia finds itself and
have started a movement to try to
induce the congress of the United
States to procure for the Liberians an
other territory where they may con
tinue their experiment of self-govern
ment, in case the country they now
have meets the fate of extinction.
The first appeal to congress along
this line is from the negroes of Ev
ansville, Ind., which is considered sig
nificant in view of the fact that Geo.
W. Buckner, the United States min
ister to Liberia, is an Evansville
negro. The trials through which the
Liberians are passing in this world
crisis are set forth in the following
resolutions forwarded to congress by
the Afro-American League of Evans
ville, the communication coming from
George Wesley Tanner, its secretary:
Whereas, in 1816 and up to 1847
and thereafter, the United States,
through the American Colonization
society and other sources, has induc
ed thousands of American colored
people to establish a colony in Afri
ca hoping that all the colored people
in this country would voluntarily leave
the United States;
Whereas, American negroes have
organized a republic in Liberia, Afri
ca, where, because *of the hot and
the dry climate, the resulting diseas
es, the fierce tribes of natives sur
rounding the country, the ferocious
animals and the venemous serpents
infesting the land, thousands of our
people have gone prematurely to the
Great Beyond;
Whereas, Liberia lies between the
British and the French possessions,
which are continuously encroaching
upon our territory;
Whereas, Liberia has but one na
val vessel, which has but four guns,
and army enough only to prevent
the savage natives in time of world
wide peace from ravaging the coun
try:
Whereas, Africa is divided up
among the avaraeious nations of Eu
rope, including little Belgium, whose
European territory is in the hands of
Germany and whose inhabitants seem
to be on the verge of extermination
and with whom Afro-Americans and
the whole world sympathize. Belgium
owns 800,000 square miles of territory
in the heart of Africa, yet no one
complains when Belgium is fed by
the American congress and her peo
ple inviled to share with us the land
of the free and the home of all Ihe
oppressed people of the earth;
Whereas, this most horrid world
wide war is raging in Europe, Asia,
Africa, Australia, Oceana, on the
eatrh, under the earth, in the air
and upon and under the mighty ocean,
devastating not only the things up
on which men hope to live, but is
also causing the blood of men, wom
en and children to flow in greater
torrents than has been done before
since the creation of the world;
wnereas, tne mercnant vessels
have ceased to appear upon the coast
of Liberia, where our own people
in the dark continent are struggling
for existence and where this war is
causing untold numbers to perish;
Whereas, Afro-Americans are finan
cially unable to aid their brothers in
Africa, for the reason that since the
Eurogpan immigration the opportun
ities of the American negroes are
gone, for the most part, to the more
favored immigrants. They are shut
out of manufacturing establishments
and cut off from every place desired
by those who in some localities are
willing for negroes to live, to eke
out a mere existence, if they can do
so without employment; V
Therefore, Resolved, that we, the
Afro-American League, assembled,
most respectfully petition the Amer
ican congress and the president of
the United States to do whatever is
possible for them to do toward ward
ing off the dreadful calamities through
which the Liberian republlic is now
passing;
Resolved, that we request that the
European and American capitalists
be prohibited, if possible, from plung
ing Liberia into the yawning abyss
they have apparently created for
her;
Resolved, that in case their country
is lost to them, that their mother
country, the United States, secure for
the Liberians another, a better ter
ritory than they now occupy.
Swan hangs wallpaper. tf
BERLIN ADMITS
CAMPAIMICIAL
(Continued from page 1.)
to prevent the Russians from encir
cling Osowiec or occupying Szczue
zyn, directly behind Osowiec, on the
Prussian border. The Russians have
forced their way to a point near the
border between Lohmza and Czczue
zyn.
Germans Being Withdrawn.
Several German corps which have
been engaged in the unsuccessful of
fensive movement to break through
the Russian center northeast of
Plock, are reported to have been en
trained and sent to the western bor
der, where the German positions are
ihreatened. The weakening of the
German forces will be taken advan
tage of by the Russians to again car
ry the war into East Prussia.
Dutch Ship is Torpedoed.
LONDON, March 26.—A Dutch ves
sel was sunk in the English Charnel
by a German submarine today. The
crew were saved. The steamer was
en route from New York to a Neth
erlands port.
Kaiser Has New Grandson.
BERLIN, March 26.—The announce
ment is made that a son has been
born to the Duchess of Brunswick,
only daughter of the kaiser.
ADMIRAL WATSON
SAILS SOUTHWARD
The steamer Admiral Watson re
turned from the westward shortly af
ter S o’clock this morning and sail
ed for Seattle within an hour. She
made the trij) to Kodiak and carried
a number of passengers from west
ward points who are en route to the
states. The passengers leaving Val
dez on the Watson were: Traveling
Salesman O’Hern, of the Polger com
pany. C. Golden, for Cordova, Captain
George, Dr. and Mrs. Musso, for Se
attle.
SIWALKHRE
BEINGJLEARED
The order of Marshal Scott con
cerning the clearing of snow from
sidewalks is having the desired effect
and the sidewalks of nearly all down
town streets are clear. Where the
owners are absent or have failed to
remove the snow before Monday
morning the city will cause the work
to be done at the property owner’s
expense.
The snow is rapidly disappearing
under the warm rays of the sun and
all property owners should see to it
that their yards are cleaned of the
winter’s accumulations of ashes and
other debris. The crossings of the
down-town districts should also be
cleared by the city as the sleighing
is about a thing of the past for this
season.
ENTERTAINMENT
THIS EVENING
_
The Cheechaco Literary Society
will give their belated Irish program
this evening in Everyman’s Club
house. No admission will be charg
ed and all are cordially invited to
attend. It is scheduled to start at
8:15 p. m. The following numbers
will be given:
1. Solo, Alice Coles.
2. Reading, Harlan Keesler.
3. Topic of Interest, Emmet Egan.
4. Recitation. Rose Johnson.
5. Reading, Theresa Johnson.
6. Topic of Interest. Bennet Spence.
7. Original story, Alice Coles.
8. “Come Back To Erin,” Li*er
ary yuartet.
9. Recitation. Barbara Meister.
10. "Story of the Colored Irishman,"
Dorothy Spence.
11. "Driving the Snakes Out of Ire
land,,” Margaret Miller.
12. Song, Rose Johnson.
13. Chant and yell, whole society.
Independent Laundry Charley has a
new uniform that ought to get the
money.
Chris Sonneson landed with a boat
load of herring yesterday and sold
them for 25 cents a dozen.
The Prospector office for Job work.
Summons By Publication.
In the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division.
J. L. Reed, plaintiff, vs. Erl Thomp
son and M. A. Ellis, defendants.—
No. S-49. Summons by Publication.
The President of the United States
of America, greeting; To Eri Thomp
son, the above named defendant: You
are hereby summoned to appear in
the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, in the Third Division, at
Valdez, within thirty days after the
completion of the publication of this
summons against you, to-wit: within
thirty days after the 19th day of Ap
ril, 1915, and answer the complaint
of the above named plaintiff, filed in
the clerk’s office of the above entitled
court; and unless you so appearand
answer or otherwise plead, the plain
tiff will apply to the court for the
relief demanded in said complain*,
to-wit: a decree subjecting to the
lien of certain judgments duly docket
ed in the above entitled court, in fa
vor of the plaintiff and the said de
fendant. Eri Thompson, on the Battle
Ax placer mining claim, in Cook Inlet
Precinct, Territory of Alaska, and or
dering that the same be sold to satis
fy said judgments.
This summons is served on you by
publication thereof, pursuant to an
order duly made and entered by the
above entitled court, on the 8th day
of March, 1915, which publication was
directed to be made once a week for
six consecutive weeks.
Witness the Honorable Fred. M.
Brown, judge of said Court, this 8th
day of March, 1915.
(Seal) ARTHUR LANG,
Clerk of the District Court.
By CHAS. A. HAND, Deputy.
Date of first pubiicartion March 8,
1915.
Date of last publication April 19,
1915.__
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Mrs. M. F. Roberts, her heirs
and administrators and to all it may
concern: You are hereby notified that
1 have expended during the past year,
1914, the sum of $66.66 (sixty-six dol
lars and sixty-six cents) lawful money
of the United States in labor and im
provements upon your one-third inter
est in those mining claims lying and
being on Avery river, in the recording
precinct of Valdez, Alaska, which are
known as the Beauty Bird and Beauty
Bird No. 1, the location notices of
said claims being of record in the
office of the commissioner, and rec
orded at Valdez, Alaska, pages num
bered 95, 96, in Book 10, Mining Rec
ords. in order to hold said claims
under the provisions of section 2324
of the Revis d Statutes of the Unit
ed States, concerning annual labor
on mining claims, being the amount
required to ho’d said lode claims for
the period ending December, 1914.
And unless within ninety days after
the completion of the publication of
this notice to-wit: within ninety days
after the 7th day of June, 1915, you
contribute your proportion of such ex
penditure incurred in performing said
annual labor and improvements,
which is the sum of $66.66, your in
terest in said claims will become the
property of your co-partners, who have
made the required expenditure by the
terms of said section.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 8th
day of March, 1915.
JULIUS RONNING.
Last publication June 7, 1915.
Notice of Special Election.
Notice is hereby given that a spec
ial election for the purpose of elect
ing a clerk of the Valdez school board
to fill the vacancy caused by the re
moval of C. E. Bunnell from the city
of Valdez, Alaska. Election will be
held at the Fire Hall Valdez, Alaska,
April 6th, 1915. The polls will be
open from 9 a. m. to 7 p. m. The
following persons shall be qualified
to vote: All adults who are citizens
of the United States, or who have
declared their intention to become
such and who are residents of the
Valdez school district. The judges
of said election will be Chas. Sealey,
John Heckey, and Sam McNiece. The
clerks shall be John Kruin and C. P.
Topliff.
Dated this 23rd day of March, 1915.
A. VON GUNTHER,
MRS. ALBERT WHITE,
Members of Valdez School Board.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To G. A. Brown, his heirs and ad
ministrators and to all it may con
cern:
You are hereby notified that we
have expended during the years 1912,
1913, and 1914, the sum of three hun
dred dollars ($300.00), lawful money
of the United States, in labor and
improvements, upon your one-sixth
interest in "those mining claims lying
and being on Mineral creek, in the
recording precinct of Valdez, Alaska,
which are known as the Monte Carlo
group consisting of the Monte Carlo,
Monte Carlo No. 2, Monte Carlo No.
3, Monte Carlo No. 4, Monte Carlo
No. 5, Monte Carlo No. 6, the
location notices of said claims
being of record in the office of
the commissioner and recorder, at
Valdez, Alaska, pages numbered 322,
323, 325, 326, and 327, of Book 2 Min
ing Records, In order to hold said
claims under the provisions of Sec-1
tlon 2324 of the Revised Statutes of
the United States, concerning annual
labor on mining-claims, being the
amount required to hold said lode
claims for the period ending Decem
ber, 1914.
And unless within ninety days af
ter the completion of the publication
of this notice, to-wit: within ninety
days after the 6th day of May, 1915,
you contribute your proportion of
stich expenditure incurred in perform
ing said annual labor and improve
ments, which is the sum of three
hundred dollar-e (-$300.00), your inter
est in said claims will become the
property of your co-owners, "who have
made the required expenditure, by the
terms of said section.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 4th
lay of February, 1916.
MIKE BARRETT.
JULIUS JUNGHOLM.
Last publloation May 6. 1916.
Our Spring Shipments of Men’s Wear
Are arriving on every steamer.
These shipments are intended to sup
plement and tone up our already
large and well balanced stock, and
you may feel sure that whether you
want heavy clothes, suitable for
the trail, or work in the mines, or an
up-to-date outfit for about town, you
will find it at our store.
Look in our show windows, or
better still, let us show you.
You will find us
RIGHT IN QUALITY,
RIGHT IN SELECTION,
RIGHT IN PRICE.
We stand back of everything we sell.
We have clothes to fit any man, tall or
short, slim or stout—Hats, Shirts, Shoes,
Rubber goods in plenty.
Assortment big. - All sizes.
S. BLUM & CO.
GOOD GOODS
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
—» dentist
in both companies Fourteen vears in
Office Rooms in VALDEZ
Whaling Building.
DR. GERMAN
Phce.s the dentist
Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
9 a. m., to 6 p. m., 7 p. m.. to 9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Couit House
Phone 34 Valdez, Alaska
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
Attorneys at Law
Offices in Whaling Building
Phone 101 Valdez. Alaska
Valdez Hospital
Largeat and Beat Equipped Hospital
in Southweatern Alaaka.
Graduate Nuraea—Private Rooma for Patient
For Terms and Particulars Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING.
McKinley Street, Valdez
Ed. Wood, - - - Proprietor.
Headquarters tor Traveling Men.
Copper Block
VALDEZ
“The House of Comfort,”
For Men Only
Steam Heat. Hot Baths
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL kinds op
Native and ¥ ¥ Tli/IDITD and Building
Puget Sound LiUlVlDlLlX Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
J
FULL
QUART
. .BOTTLED IN BOND
Has Had no Peers for Fifty Years
SOLD BY ALL DEALERS
EXPERT
Cleaning & Pressing
By H. M. SAL1NG, at
Silverman’* Tailor Shop
Good* called for and delivered.
Both Phone* 198.
BEST PUCE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
Moved to freed Building, on Wall
Street, next to Road Commission
!7 a m to 8 a m
Lunch IS m to 1 p m
a to 7 p m
BOARD a ROOM $BO per Mo.
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez. Alaska, March 26, 1915.
STATION Kbove Below. Snow In. WEATHER CONDITIONS
Donnelly . 30 Cloudy, light northeast wind, trail r»
bare.
McCallum . 28 26 Clear, calm, trail soft.
Paxson’s . 32 22 Clear, calm, trail soft.
Hogan . 26 7 Clear, calm, trail soft.
Gulkana . 18 4 • Clear, calm, trail soft.
Copper Center. 25 6 Clear, calm, trail soft.
Tonsina .;. .■*.. 35 25 Clear, calm, trail soft.
Teikhell . 26 25 Cloudy, calm, trail soft.
Beaver Dam . 24 41 Clear, calm, trail soft.
Wortman’s . 45 29 Clear, calm, trail soft.