Valdez Daily Prospecter
PUBLISHED BY THE
Prospector Publishing Go.
TERMS.
Daily Prospector.
By carrier, per month.$1.00
By mail, per annum.10.00
The Weekly Miner.
By carrier, per month.40
By mall, per annum. 3.00
The Daily Prospector and Week
ly Miner by carrier to one ad
dress, per month. 1-26
The Daily Prospector and Week
ly Miner by mail .to one ad
dress only, per year.12.50
Business Office and Editorial Rooms,
’Phone 152.
Advertising Rates on Application.
THURSDAY, JANUARY 28, 1915.
THE INTERNATIONAL "COP.”
The partition of the Turkish empire
has begun, in accordance with the
grim announcement made in London
when the Porte yielded to German
pressure and joined the Teutonic Al
liance. Great Britain, of course, is
doing the carving, and Great Britain
herself is the chief beneficiary of
Turkey's “suicide.”
The first big slice of Moslem ter
ritory is nothing less than Egypt,
including the Sudan all the way up
the Nile to Lake Victoria Nyanza.
There the newly acquired province
connects with British East Africa,
leaving nothing but the German col
ony of East Africa intervening be
tween it and British Central and
South African possessions. That
gap may disappear before the war
ends.
The Egyptian accession is one that
appeals to the imagination. At one
stroke—not of the sword, but of the
pen—Britain gains 1,300,000 square
miles to add to her other 13,000,000
miles of empire, and robs the Turk
ish Sultan of 14,000,000 subjects.
Most of the land, of course, is un
mitigated and eternally hopeless des
ert. But stretching through those in
terminable wastes of yellow sand like
a green ribbon is the life-giving Nile
with its border of ever-rejuvenated
soil, land that has been cultivated for
possibly 20,000 years—since long be
fore the days of recorded history
and is today as productive as ever.
On that green strip the size of Mary
land more than 11,000,000 people live
by agriculture alone, producing thirty
bushels of wheat to the acre and a
heavier cotton yield than our own
South, with two or three crops a
year.
The actual change of government
is a slight one, for Britain has long
exercised actual control of Egypt,
while acknowledging a nominal Turk
ish suzerainty. With the reputation
of the Turkish yoke, Khedive Abbas
Hilmi is fired from his job and ex
iled. The title he bore is abolished,
and Prince Hussein Kemal, the Khe
dive’s uncle, becomes Sultan of Eg
ypt under the British crown.
No doubt the change is for the
better. Prince Hussein is a man of
broad culture and wide administra
tive experience. He served long ago
as inspector general of the Delta prov
ince and as inspector of Upper and
Lower Egypt, and later as minister
of public instruction and public
works. Among his constructive
achievements was the building of the
railroad from Cairo to Helwan. ile
has also filled the positions of minis
ter of the interior, minister of war,
and minister of finance. No other
native Egyptian is so well fitted to
give his land a modern administra
tion and to collaborate with the Eng
lish overlords in their imperial pro
gram of development.
In this case, at least, there is no
call for sentimentality over the
wrongs of an inferior race. If the
"white man’s burden” is a real thing,
never has it been better exemplified
than in Egypt.
When Arabi Pasha rebelled against
the Khedive a generation ago, Britain
stepped in, in behalf of the nation’s
creditors, and invited France and It
aly to help. When they refused, she
tackled the job alone, put down the
revolt and then retained control of
the country. The people were prac
tically slaves. Taxes were collect
ed with a rawhide whip. The nation
was bankrupt, the land was largely
held by the Khedive, public admin
istration and public works were In
confusion. In thirty years the Brit
ish, by improved irrigation, have add
ed 60 per cent, to the cultivated land.
They have lowered taxes and straight
ened out the national finances. They
have established an excellent system
of rural credits, white we Americans
have just begun to hope for such a
system. More than 1,000,000 farmers
are protected by a five-acre homestead
exemption. Great public works have
been completed and others are in
progress. Civil administration has
been reformed. The natives are be
ing constantly intrusted with a great
er measure of self-government. In
spite of the strengthening of the na
tionalist sentiment in sympathy with
the Young Turk movement the bulk
of intelligent Egyptians seem con
tent with the benevolent rule of the
British.
Great Britain's prime function ap
pears to be the policing of unruly
parts of the world. In Egypt she
has been a most admirable policeman,
and has probably earned the right
to appropriate the “beat” as a perma
nent job.—Ex.
BIG HOMElORCE
FORJUSTRALIA
MELBOURNE, Jan. 28.—Work has
been started to organize in Austra
lia a force of 500,000 men for a re
serve and home guard. The men are
to be organized into rifle brigades.
AUSTRIAN EMPEROR
MAHBDICATE
GENEVA, Jan. 28.—A persistent
rumor is current here to the effect
that Emperor Francis Joseph, who
has reigned over the dual monarchy
of Austria-Hungary for sixty-six years,
will abdicate in favor of his heir
Archduke Charles Francis.
ADMIRAL EVANS
LEFTJUESDAlf
SEATTLE, Jan. 28.—The steamer
Admiral Evans, of the Admiral Line,
left here Tuesday for Alaska points
with the following passengers for Val
dez: T. Hamilton, Earl Grey and
wife, Mrs. McDonald and son, and
E. Brown.
Silver Tea Is Postponed.
The Woman’s Guild of the Church
of the Epiphany have postponed the
silver tea until tomorrow. The tea
will be held at the rectory from 3
to 5 o’clock. All are welcome.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Poor Goldie has discovered that he
is sick today.
Swell pictures and jnusic at the
Orpheum tonight.
.Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
L. Rosenthal went out hunting this
morning.
Imported Japanese baskets at Val
dez Drug Co. tf
“Who Killed Olga Carew?” is a two
reel sensation at the Orpheum to
night.
Clias. Sword arrived from Port
Wells yesterday.
Best Yakima netted gem spuds 20
lbs. for 50c at the Yakima Fruit Co.
If you want all the news all the
i time read the Daily Prospector.
Bert Ford left this morning for the
Ramsay-Rutherford property.
Beautiful hand-painted vases Just
received at Valdez Drug Co. tf
A nice line of art pictures Just re
ceived from New York at Valdez
Drug Co. tt
Emil Havness is in town from Port
•Wells.
Over a dozen varieties of apples to
pick from at the Yakima Fruit Co. tf
Corsets at half price. We are clos
ing out all of our corsets at one-half
cost. Hosiery and underwear at less
than cost at Harvey’s Toggery. tf
The big free dinner at the Big
Place tonight at 9:30. All are wel
come.
HOUSE FOR REivT furnished or
unfurnished. Enquire of Mrs. C. E.
Bunnell. tr
TIDE TABLE8 PORT OF VALDEZ.
| " — I#
Compiled from tne official tide L -
bles Issued by the Coast and Geodet
ic Survey. The time for high and
low water is for the Port of Valdez
and is Valdez time. Immediately fol
lowing the time of high and low wa
ter is given the height of the tide
in feet and tenths:
Thursday, January 28.
High water 10:10 a. m., 11-8; 11:53
p. m., 9.4.
Low water 8:49 a. m., 3.8; 6:25 p.
m., 0.3.
AN EYE TO BUSINESS.
Mme. St reuse 8a w a Chance For Profit
That Her Husband Missed.
A little story told by Lee Annales
shows that Mme. Strauss, the wife of
Richard Strauss, the composer, is a
woman with a keen business sense. It
Is perhaps she who has made her hus
band's reputation as the shrewdest
dealer amor\# musicians.
One day a young musician called on
Strauss and naked permission to play
for him a parody on the famous com
poser’s "Salome.” Strauss granted the
request When the young man bad
1 finished Strauss was enthusiastic in
bis approval. “Very droll, very droll!”
he cried. “It will be a success, a great
success! I congratulate you.”
As the young musician was on the
point of leaving Mme. Strauss entered,
and her husband at once began an en
thusiastic explanation. “This young
gentlemnn,” he cried, “has Just com
posed a pnrqply on ‘Salome,’ a truly re
markable piece of work.”
Mme. Strauss raised her eyebrows.
“Wbat terms have you made?” she
asked in a low voice.
“Why, no terms.”
“That Is no way to do Demand 26
per cent royalties."
And, turning to the writer of the par
ody, Mme. Strauss advised him, with
seemingly maternal solicitude, to ac
cept the advantageous offer that the
master was willing to make him. Thus
It came about that the parody on “Sa
lome,” which, as M. Strauss prophe
sied, was very successful, proved a
source of considerable Income for the
Strausses.
MODERN FACTORY METHODS.
An Illustration of the Efficiency of
Scientific Management.
Writing in the American Magazine
on the development of the modern fac
tory under the new principles of scien
tific management, Miss Ida M. Tarbeli
describes the importance of keeping
tools and materials in order in the
workshop and tells the following story:
“The promptness and sureness with
which a part can be located under this
system I once saw illustrated in an in
teresting way at the Watertown arse
nal. Lieutenant Colonel Wheeler, the
commanding officer, told me to select a
piece in any one of the gun carriages
under construction and we would take
the number of it to the office and ask
tlie clerk to tell us where that particu
lar piece was.
“In five minutes after >ve had given
him the number be bad- located the
piece. I think it is not an exaggeration
to say that if under the old system
such a question bud been asked of any
body In the Watertown arsenal it
would have taken days for them to
have answered it, if Indeed they ever
could have done so. ,
“As there are fifty different kinds and
grades of material and 4,<i00 different
pieces used in a disappearing gun car
riage, the advantage of being able to
put your hand promptly on material
and pieces as well as knowing every
night whether you have in stock the
quantities of each necessary to carry
on work does not need arguing. Tha
gain to workingmen and to manage
ment obviously is enormous.”
Exploding Ico Bubbles.
The Intensely cold nights of Siberia,
says a writer, produce a curious phe
nomenon. Occasionally the silence is
broken by a loud report resembling the
boom of a cannon. The noise is caused
by the bursting of an ice bubble on a
river. The streams coming from the
hills are incased. Ju Ice sis to uiue
inches thick, and as the water de
scends faster than it escapes through
the river the result is a heavy hydro
static pressure. This first causes the
ice upon the river to rise in mounds
often six to eight feet high. Kor a
time they seem to yield elastically to
the pressure, but finally can with
stand no more and burst with an ex
plosive .report. The water rushes out,
soon freezing, however, und causing
further explosions. The writer asserts
that he has seen scores of these ice
hillocks within a few miles.
Smallest Bird.
The golden crested wren is the small
est. not only of British, but of all Eu
ropean birds. Its average weight is
only about eighty grains troy, so that
it would take seventy-two of the birds
to weigh a pound. The length of the
feathers Is about three and a half
Inches and the stretch of the wings
about five inches, but when the feath
ers are taken off the length bf the body
does not exceed an Inch.
One For On*.
A woman who bad some knowledge
of baseball took a friend to a chum
plonsbip contest.
“Isn't that line?” said the first “We
have a man on every base.”
“Why, that’s nothing,” said the
friend. “So have they.”—Everybody’s.
A Miscarried 8cheme.
Mother-Why don’t you yawn when
be stays too long? He’ll take the hint
end go. Daughter—I did, and be told
me what beautiful teetb 1 bad.—Phil
adelphia Ledger.
Easily Remedied.
Johnny—Maw. I haven’t got enough
butter for my bread. Mother—Well,
then, put some of the bread back.—
Boston Transcript
Started Right Away.
Dentist—When did your teetb first
begin troubling you? patient-When
1 was cutting them —Boston Tran
script
Security Is mortal’s chief eat enemy.
—Macbeth.
Carpets, Rugs
md Art Squares
We have a Complete Assortment
in stock at popular prices.
Linoleum and Floor Oilcloth
'The best grades known. A large variety of patterns.
We will cut these to fit any room.
Stair Runners and Matting. Paper Lined Burlap and Art Burlap.
LookJ)ver Our Stock Before Making Your Spring Purchases.
Making It Easy For Him.
i" ■ * ■ ' ..— I
"What can 1 do.” he pleaded, ‘‘to
make you love me?"
“Get hair on your head and have
your salary Increased," she replied.—
Chicago Record-Herald.
A Boastful Beau.
■grgs\
p wra zrw
“WWe you over In Argentine?”
"Was I? Sure.”
“What were you doing there?”
“Teaching them the tango.”—Pitts
burgh Press.
Polite.
Little Grace found a hair In her fish.
“Aunt Ella," she said sweetly, “what
kind of flsb Is that?"
“Mackerel, dear.”
“Oh," replied Grace, “I thought It
was a mermaid.”—Philadelphia Press
Weather Report.
Valdes, Jan. 27. 1915.
Barometric pressure .29,676
Temperature at 7 p. m. 25
Maximum temperature.27
Minimum temperature .20
Mean temperature. 23 1-2
Precipitfe|ion .02
Cloudy air, wind northeast four
miles. Snowed at night
a
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OP
Native and f I TR/IDL'D and Building
Puget Sound LUIVIDIjIV Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W; M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 1 &
Patronize a Home Industry
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
I Telephone 66 i
'
I Foot Keystone Ave J
I Roujrh Dry 10c lb. )
<
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa and S. S. Alameda sail from Seattle
the 1st, 8th, 16th and 24th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south—7th, 15th, 23rd and 30th for Cordova,
Juneau, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight servleo for Ketchikan. Juneau. Sheep creek Tread well. Douglas
Cordova. Ellamar. Valdez and Latouche. Explosives. S S Seward. S S Seward. 5th'
S S Latouohe. 15th; S S Cordova. 25th of each month—Right reserved to change this
schedule without notice.
F B. Tracy, Geni Agt- Valdez Dock Co., Local Agt.
[“BSLEJffi® 1
FULL
QUART
I ' ' u -nil
Has Had no Peers for Fifty Years
__SOLD BY ALL DEALERS
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska, Jan. 28, 1915.
STATION Above Below, Snow In. WEATHER CONDITIONS
Donnelly . 1 2 Cloudy, calm, trail unfit for sleds.
Pazson’s ... 10 12 Clear, calm, trail good.
Hogan . 13 12 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Gulkana . 10 14 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Copper Center .... 10 9 Clear, calm, trail good.
Tonsina . 10 24 C’oudy, calm, trail good.
TeJkkell . 10 26 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Beaver Dam . 10 33 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Summit .. 20 40 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Wortman’a . 24 40 Partly cloudy, trail good.