DONOHOE DENIES
STREET RUMORS
Talk That He Wants, Walker’s Job
is Bosh, He Tells Representa
tive of Prospector.
A rumor has been circulated the
past few days that T. J. Donohoe, of
Valdez, had visions of becoming the
next district attorney of the Third
judicial division of Alaska and that
an appointment would be made in the
near future, as Attorney General Me
Reynolds would soon reach this divis
ion with his axe sharpened for Repub
lican officeholders, and that the axe
would be felt by District Attorney
Walker shortly.
Mr. Donohoe, however, denies that
he wants the position or that he knew
of any effort to oust the present in
cumbent. He says that the party
has but one office in the territory that
he covets and that they have failed
as yet to establish that office, but
when they did he would surely be a
candidate for it and the people would
know that he was after the job.
District Attorney Walker, when in
terviewed by a representative of the
Prospector, said he knew nothing re
garding any contemplated change, but
he could deny that he was a Repub
lican holdover serving under a Dem
ocratic administration.
Many of the friends of C. E. Bun
nell, the local attorney and district
committeeman of the Democratic
party, are anxious that he should suc
ceed Judge Walker should the axe fall,
or if the axe, falleth not, then when
Mr. Walker’s term shall have ended,
but he has, however, refused to indi
cate to the Prospector reporter that
he desired the position or that he
would accept it if it were tendered
him.
ALASKA GUNMAN
GETS FIVE YEARS
•
Judge Fuller Sentences Emil Hart
man to Serve Five Years at Mc
Neil’s for Intent to Kill.
FAIRBANKS, Dec. 3.—Judge Fuller
lust Monday sentenced Entil Hartman
to serve live years in McNeil’s island
prison for attempting to kill Anton
Boroje, a Dome creek miner. The
shooting took place on Sept. 19th, last,
and Hartman was inoicttd by the
grand jury now in session
Anton Boroje, the man who was
.-'lot, has recovered from the effects
cl the wou^d but will Jt a cripple
for the balance of bis lif^.
WIRELESS KEEPS HIM
POSTED ON STEAMERS
Owen Meals has made improve
ments |in his wireless apparatus
which enables him to receive mes
sages from Whitsbed, Latouche and
Kodiak. He often listens to messages
from the Mariposa and other steam
ers and has even neard Nome when
the weather was specially favorable.
The wireless is another means of
keeping in touch with happenings
along the coast. . While Mr. Meal's
cannot .send messages, still his ap
paratus would .come in handy in case
of an accident at sea near thJs port.
Should he receive the distress signal
from «V steamgr help could be senf
from Valdez, which otherwise might
be too late were it not for the wire
less. He is getting lots of amuse
ment out of his wireless.
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Mr. anjl Mrs. T. P. Geraghty have
leased the Crawford residence on
Broadway, formerly occupied bys- Mr.
and Mrs. Eagan. Extensive repairs
and alterations are being made to the
building.
Fred Berg, the miner and prospect
or, returned to Valdez last night on
the Brighton from Port Wells.
TACOMA JUD6E
FOOLS WOMEN
.
Renders Safe and Sane Decision Re
garding the Rights of Women
When Asking, for a Divorce.
Judge Miles L. Clifford rendered the
only safe and sate decision in the j
■matter of a divorce that has been
handed down in Tacoma for years,
says a recent exohange. It would
seem that the woman in the suit mar
ried a man and found that she had j
allowed herself to be fooled as to j
what he had of this world s goods, j
According to the testimony, the great- j
est reason for her marrying was the
fact that she had expected she had
struck a gold mine—not a husband
that would cherish and love her, but j
a man who would furnish plenty of j
nickels and dimes for ten cent shows j
and other little luxuries that women i
seem so fond of in these days of lazy ■
husband laws. This woman, after be- '
ing married a little while, found that
the wealth she so fondly looked for
ward to did not materialize and her
disappointment was so great that she
led her laibby into court and asked for
separate maintenance. To her sur
prise, Judge Clifford took the common
sense view of her marriage and de
cided that woman’s obligations in
such matters were only second to the
man. That ?. woman must do her
I part if she expected the protection of
: the courts.
The decision of Judge Clifford is
| to be commended simply because the
laws made lately are all in favor of
: Eve as against Adam. Adam, the
; poor devil, has been getting his inn
: ing lately. All laws have been made
1 to punish him and let Eve go free.
; Eve would stay out at night and drink
; bear at the cabaretes and come home
in a pickled condition so that poor
old Adam would have *o go break
fastless to work. Had old Adam come
home with a little stew on, Eve could
I have had hint pinched and bring him
into court, charging him with being
a lazy husband. These new laws have
had a tendency to make some Eves
get gay. They can see visions of
alimony and pensions, that is if they
are unfortunate as to have a few kids j
around the premises. As we said
before, some of these Eves have got I
it into their heads that they can .j
do just as they please, come when •
they please, go where they please, and*
poor Adam must take what is coming j
to him. but Judge Clifford has ren-i
dered a decision that looks a little
different.
If a judge is so irresponsible as to
say that a. woman owes her family
a duty the same as a man, what is
to become of the community?
If a woman cannot go down town
and sport around with a bar tender
or hack driver who works on the night
I shift, while old Adam is hard at work,
j why was a woman given her rights?
| Woman was made equal with man
' before the law a few years ago. She
| was given t’ e right to vote and to
I that vote was added the responsibil
! ity of being equal in everything. In'
: other words, a woman owes as much
to society as man. She has no more
right to carouse around while her hus-t
band works than her hubby has to
carouse around While she washes for
baby.
Women are men’s equal and they
must share equal with the men in thfe
care of the family. The fact that
there are no lazy wife laws is no
reason why a woman will not be nil
lowed by public opinion. She must;
be ns good now as she was, before
she got the vote. She cannot .do any
more with her husband now than she
could before she got all of these new
fandangled laws. The lazy husband
r -is .not going to give her the right
tie a halter around the, neck of
| Adam any more now than she could
'before the lazy husband’ "act • was
[■made a. law. Men should support
their wives - and wives ^should help
their husbands is the decision of
Judge £Hffo>d and we care proud of
the fact that we have a judge on the
bench that has no more fear of a
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Robert Sheldon May Establish Line
' ; ; I
Into the Interior From Valdez
and Use Specially Built Autos.
Robert Sheldon, the young man who
brought the first automobile from
Fairbanks to Vardez/Jeft yesterday
morning over the trail for his home
in the interior. Before leaving' Mr,
Sheldon assured a representative of
the Prospector that he would have
several automobiles especially built
this winter for use next summer on
the government road from Valdez to
Fairbanks. He predicted that mail
deliveries could be made in two days
from the coast to Fairbanks and that
a seven-day service from Seattle to
the Tanana valley could be maintain
ed all through -the summer.
“Especially built cars will be used
with more clearance between the axel
and the ground, so that when bad
places are encountered the axel will
not sink into the mud or catch on
stumps or large rocks,” said the Alas
ka pathfinder.
"Many of the business men of Fair
banks and the large operators, who
desire prompt nfail service, have urg
ed me to establish the automobile line
and have promised financial assist
ance.”
PRINCE KATSURA’S BRAIN
HEAVIER THAN NAPOLEON’S
TOKIO.—The brain of the late
Prince Katsura, one of Japan’s great
est statesmen, who died recently,
weighed slightly more than 1,600
grapis. Prince Katsura was president
of the Japanese society devoted to
the study of cancer, from which dis
ease he died, and, in accordance with
his own directions, the body was of
fered to science and dissected.
This brain weight is said to be
nearly the same an that of Kant, the
philosopher, heavier than that of Na
poleon III and Gambetta. It w'as a
little lighter than that of Bismarck
and about 30 grams heavier than the
brain of an average person.
The post-mortem examination was
conducted under historic Japanese
ceremony.. When all preparations
had been completed, Dr. Nagayo, a
celebrated surgeon, surrounded by a
number of physicians, addressed the
spirit of the deceased prince, saying
that in accordance with the dead
man’s own wishes he was about 'to
dissect certain parts of the body for
the benefit of science.
Princess Katsura then approached
the body, uttered a. brief prayer to
her husband’s spirit and murmured
that in accordance with his wishes
she had requested the dissection in
the interest of science.
The examination proved that the
prince was suffering from cancer
which originated in the stomach and
spread to the liver. The fact that
Prince Katsura had desired dissec
tion was made public by thfe prin
cess, who insisted that the examina
tion should be made. Her fortitude
has created a profound impression
throughout the empire.
President Wilson took occasion to
manifest the sympathy of America to
the family of Prince Katsura and to
the people of Japan by sending a
beautiful wreath through George W.
Guthrie, the American -ambassador.
The wreath was conspicuously placed
beside that offered by the'empress
dowager of Japan. ’
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MORE LUMBER FOR THE
GRANITE MINING COMPANY
-— —r—
The Copper River Lumber company
is making a large shipment of timber
to the Granite Gold Mining company
at Port Wells. All tlie lumber used
by the cojnpany;is pomeproduct. The
steamer %ampB*n,!;/iki ,her ' last trip,
called rffte bropeHjr and jm
loaded 'e lai'ge 'Odnsigtotaent of sup
plies for the mint. ' President B<~ F\
Millard, superintended' the wprk , of
lightering the supplies and also map
ped ou> the work to be done on the
property. -
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Smith will leave
oil the Northwestern for Seattle.
{
Miss May King, Daughter of Council
man and Mrs. rtirig, 8oon Marry
Mr. Ernest Ericksen.
Councilman and Mrs. King have
announced the engagement or their
' daughter, Miss May IY. King, to "Mr.
Ernest A. Ericksen, of Valdez. The
wedding is to. lake place next Satur
day afternoon at 3 o’clock and will
be followed in the evening by a re
ception at the home of the bride’s
parents on Keystone avenue.
The Rev. Father William Shep
herd, of the Catholic church, will of
fic’ate at the ceremonies.
Miss King is a recent arrival in
Valdez, having come here last spring
from the home of her grandmother in
Connecticut, where she lived, while
Mr. King was engaged in prospecting
in Alaska. The acquaintance of Miss
King and her fiancee, Mr. Ericksen,
which happened soon after her arriv
al here, soon developed into a love
match and has resulted in I he an
nouncement of the wedding to be held
this week. During her brief stay here
Miss King has made many friends.
Only the immediate families of the
bride and groom will be present at
the wedding, excepting Miss Hilda
t Hihnala, who will be bridesmaid, and
| Mr, Henry Suessdorf, a close friend
[ of the groom, will act as best man.
1 A reception, to which close friends
! of the couple will be invited, will be
| given the newly wedded couple at 8
i o’clock in the evening by Mr. and
[ Mrs. King at their home on Keystone
j avenue.
Mr. Ericksen, who is superintend
ent of the Valdez Electric company,
has been a resident of Valdez for
i many years and numbers the entire
population among his friends. He has
had his cottage on Sherman street
renovated and lit ted and the happy
couple will occupy it after the wed
ding.
SCANTY ATTIRE
SHOCKS CHIEF
GREELEY, Colo.—H. M. Logan, the
chief of police of this town, has be
gun a crusade to compel the Greeley
women to wear what he considers a
proper amount of clothing. Miss
Louis de Ilazzen's latest model of Par
is styles, which attracted much atten
tion ‘n the evening promenade, caus
ed Mr. Logan to tap her on the
shoulder and say:
“Young lady, you run home and put
on more clothes."
“Sir, this is the very latest gown
obtainable," she replied.
“That may be true, but there is
not enough of it.”
“It reaches io my ankles, as you
see."
"Yes, but there’s nothing under it.
You would be more modest in silk
tights. Run along, now; we don’t
want any ‘September Morn’s’ in Grt-e
ley.”
Mr. Logan saw that she obeyed and
he said that he proposed to see that
the women wear sufficient undercloth
ing in the future to minimize their
tine points.
“It’s getting worse and worse," he
said Indignantly. “I’m not boosting
for any lingerie manufacturers, eith
er, but th y can’t walk these streets
tightly wrapped in a silk handker
chief and a haughty stare. Some of
them don’t even wear a corset be
cause it takes up too much room,
while the large ones, who use a wind
lass to lace and wind themselves in
to the straight up and down stays,
bulge out at the top and bottom like
a chdrlotte russe running over.
“I’ll bet a horse chestnut that the
girl I sent home didn’t have a pint
bp clothes on' her:.' Yes, sir, a plot.
That’s the'way to measure them. Y'ou
could have wadded that latest crea
tion into a pbilor a halPplnt meas
ure. ' Besides that, you ' could see
through' it, I know, because—well, I
know.” i *
How much he gains who doesn’t
look to see what his neighbor says
or does or think's, but 6nly at whai
he does himself, to make it just and
holy.—Marcus Aurelius.
j
WHY. IN VALDEZ
J./ f •
.
All About the Great and Near Great
of This Community—By Sam
uel Blythe, Jr.
Ed. Wood, the man that never fail
ed on a contract.
Andy Dieringer, best coal deliverer
in town, and can destroy more rail
road in an hour than Swanitz can
build in ten years. Good judge of
horse flesh, too.
Harry E. F. King, elected council
man by the largest vote at the last
city election, conducts Independent
laundry. Has made good as business
man and politician.
John Lyons, spoken of as a possi
ble candidate for congress on the reg
ular Republican ticket. Has lived in
Valdez thirteen years. Is big property
owner and has a large circle of
friends. '
Ernie Ericksen, superintendent of
the Valdez Electric company, can
raise more big electric poles in the
shortest time on record. Is a good
electrician: will be married this week.
Lucky man!
E. E. Ritchie, twice elected mayor
of Valdez, and one of the most prom
inent Republican politicians in the
territory. Strongly anti-Shackleford;
believer in organized, but clean, pol
itics, and favors municipal ownership.
Jake Menchel, dog tamer and own
er of a dog livery. City bulls have
tried to force him to :nvent the noise
less dog, out Jake says he likes to
hear them bark at the full moon or
the full “stews” who pass Ills dog
livery.
Thomas I’. Geraghty, young barris
ter, now serving as deputy clerk of
the court. Not afraid to stand up and
talk in public. Has fondness for hold
ing political office, but, being a Dem
ocrat, has had little experience at
the job.
William Finical can cut lumber with
the best of them, and serves a good
brand of naiive boards. Is chief of
the Fire department and spends con
siderable time attending to public
business. He has organized a good
fire department.
William Wilson, the man behind
the new electric light company. Tried
a shot at Cordova in the boom days,
but quit when the Heney payroll end
ed. William generally gets in on the
ground floor ' antf gets out without
burning his fingers.
Marshal Brenneman, married, form
erly served under a Republican: has
strong political backing: Vice-Pres
ident Marshall bounced him on his
knee when Russell was a baby. Has
shown good executive ability and be
lieved that he will make good.
Thomas R. Shepard, a little bit hard
o’ hearing but can draw the longest
complaint "of any Valdez attorney.
Was formerly a newspaper owner in
Seattle; later a member of the Nome
bar and appointed U. S. commissioner
at Valdez by Judge Cushman.
J. H. D. Bouse, the man with many
initial letters in his name, but the
most competent chief deputy marshal
In the world. Knows everything he
ought to know and nothing fnat is
bad. Department of Justice thinks
he is the "candy Jdd” when it comes
to knowing his business. •
Thomas Quinn, superintendent of a
public service corporation. Must fur
nish good service’ to the public or
they hick, must make tijoney for the
stockholders or they ^ will get a hew
superintendent. Has a httrd job but
knows how to fill it. Several times
elected councilman and mayor for two ;
.terms , . j
H. B. Ingram, representative from ■
the Third division of Alaska, nom- !
inated as a. non-p; rtisan and elected-j
(Continued on page 4.)
GET YOUR MS
Northwestern Last Boat Out With
Christmas Mail—Has Thirteen
Days Mail Aboard.
The steamer Northwestern, which
left Seattle on last Sunday night with
a large consignment of Christmas
mail for Val 'ez, besides the regular
thirteen days' accumulation of mail,
which will be very heavy.
Postmaster Jefferson is anxious that
the people of Valdez mail their Christ
mas gifts to outside points prior to
the arrival of the boat, because a
great part of the time after the arriv
al of the Northwestern the staff of
the local postoffice will be very busy
sorting the incoming mail, and as
the boat will remain "to the westward
not over thirty-six hours, possibly
less, it behooves all to do tlie r mail
ing early or else : ome of the Christ
mas gifts will likely miss the outgoing
steamer.
The congestion of mail in outside
postoffices because of the parcels post
has caused a slow delivery to all
parts of the states. •
The steamer Alameda, which leaves
Seattle December 10th will be the
last boat to arrive here with Christ
mas mail, as the Northwestern is
scheduled to sail north from the Spir
ity City on Dec. 20th and cannot ar
rive before Christmas. The steamer
Jeanie is billed to leave Seattle Dec.
10th, in which event the mail will be
shipped on the Alameda should the
Jeanie be delayed. Mail reaching Se
attle between the departure of the
Alameda and the departure of the
Jeanie will be sent on the Alaska
Coast boat.
JUDGE FULLER
CLEARS COURI
Will Not Allow Curious Public to
Hear the Testimony in Sodomy
Case in Fairbanks.
FAIRBANKS, Dec. 3.—The trial of
John Wigger, charged with attempt
ing sodomy on a 12-year-old boy, Start
ed here today before Judge Fuller in
the district court.
The testimony is of such a nature
that Judge Fuller has refused to allow
any but the members of the jury,
court officials and the press to attend
the sessions of court. The idle cur
ious had packed the court room but
were forced to leave by the bailiffs
under instructions from the court.
The trial will consume several days.
WICKERSHAIW WIRES
TO ALBERT WHITE
James Wiekersham, the present del
egate to congress from Alaska, yes
terday wired to Albert White that the
president had recommended tne pass
age of the railroad bill. The telegram
is given below:
Washington, D. C., Dec. 2, 1913.
Albert White, Valdez, Alaska:
President Wilson just read message
joint meeting congress and strongly
urges passage bill authorizing gov
ernment construction of railroadB in
Alaska. My bill favorably reported
to House last Friday and has right
of-way on the calendar. Hurrah for
Wilson and the opening Of develop
ment in Alaska!
JAMES W1CKERSHAM.
To Rent or Lease.
The Qakona roadhouse, including.
26 acres of land under cultivation;
located in Copper river valley. 130
miles north of Valdes on the Shusban
na trail. Good trading point for furs.
A splendid opportunity for right par
ties. Apply to JAMES PISH, nest
door• to dFlHikum. Club.
Subscribe for the Prospector.