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WEDNESDAY, OCT. 25, 1918
CARRANZA FLOUTING U. 8.
It is beginning to look as If our
old friend Carranza had put another
over on us. His chief of staff, who
evidently is in a position to speak with
some authority, declares that until
such time as the United States with
draws its troops from Mexico the
joint conference of American and
Mexican envoys, who are trying to
reach a basis of agreement at Atlan
tic City will come to naught. Indeed
lie asserts that the agreement must be
in writing and the date of withdraw
al must first be fixed—such is his
faith in the American government.
This is a frank admission on the
part of Carranza that he has been
paltering with the United States and
had no intention of coming to any
agreement until the main issue of the
whole controversy was decided in his
favor.
In other words, the three American
and three Mexican commissioners who
have been in session the past eight
weeks at a large healthful salary, has
been of about as much national con
sequence as a pink tea party or a
young ladies’ sewing bee. The en
voys gravely took up the task of try
ing to untangle the web of conflicting
interests out of the border disturb
ances, but about the only develop
ment has been that the president has
indicated his willingness to help fin
ance the delectable first chief’s gov
ernment—and that at a time when
Carranza is showing no friendliness
to the United States.
The border patrol has been made
more effective by the dispatch of al
most the entire national guard to the
border, but Villa is still “dead or
alive” and the Carranza military
heads are showing no better results
than the American soldiers in catch
ing the wily bandit.
The troops in Mexico are not do
ing what they originally set out to do
Their punitive expedition has develop
ed into a touring jaunt over the Mex
ican landscape, with short stops for
tequila and carne. Of course we
realize that the National Guard is re
ceiving much necessary training at the
expense of the government, and that
it is Villa’s fault that the affair has
proven a fiasco. He should come in
and stay dead. He is not playing th<
game the way Aguinaldo and other
insurrecto chiefs have played. The
man is entirely too coy and d^fldent
to flirt with American infantrymen.
If some kind Providence will keep
the peace for the next ten or twenty
year or longer, it may be that we will
get Villa. He will be senile and de
crepid, but he will fetch a good price
at some of our numerous expositions
as the man who “wouldn't stay
dead.”
WOK TO THE KNOCKER.
-T~
The position of the knocker is be
coming more and more insecure. He
has been forced from town to town,
and hamlet to hamlet, until there Is
nothing left of the original noise but
a feeble effort. And it is just as well
that eternal justice has been meted
out to him. He kills more towns,
paralyzes more industries and causes
more friction in a country than a band
of Apaches. His very presence places
a blight upon a community, and when
once established in a thriving city,
.vith his hammer operating busily, in
connection with other weak-minded
helpers, you can see the growth an t
prosperity wither at each blast like
grass under smelter fumes.
The knocker's days are numbered.
His society is shunned and his pres
ence detested. The Alaskan has come
to regard his efforts as self-seeking;
instead of in the nature of reform,
and when he hits a town he is either
ignored or starved out.
IN HIS speech at Seward the Del
egate stated that “the payment of
poll tax brought the funds available
from three and a half millions to dvS
millions.” Judging by the avidity
with which the disciples of that rare
disease termed Wicklcitls swallow his
other statements, they will always go
through life with the belief that the
citizens of the Territory are paying a
poll tax. When Mr. Wickersham ap
peared before the Fish Commission at
Washington he made the statement
that Alaskans were paying a poll tax,
and was promptly called down by the
chairman of the committee who aBked
Mr. Wickersham if he was not aware
that the poll tax had been repealed
several years ago. Mr. Wickersham
covered his retreat by admitting that
he “didn’t know it.” This is an ex
ample of the many statements mad 3
to the voters of the Territory by the
Delegate. He takes advantage of the
ignorance of his hearers by making
the most glaring misstatements. If ho
U corrected, he is gifted with gab
enough to convince his hearers that
they had misunderstood his remarks.
If he gets away with the statement
he repeats his tactics on his next au
dience.
WIIiFtJL EXAGGERATION.
It often happens that a man who
has not spent much time in Alaska
or who has not been in more than one
or two parts of Alaska is unable to
appreciate what has been done all
over the Territory. For instance, new
arrivals in the Territory cannot pos
sibly see what has been done in the
matter of road building. It must
be said that there is little excuse for
the manner in which Delegate Wlck
ersham spoke about road building in
his speech in Seward. Whether it had
been prepared for or not cannot be
said, but in answer to his question
from the platform men in the audi
ence sadi something about six miles
of roads here and seven miles of road
there and so on, giving the impres
sion that the work done was very lit
tle. Mr. Wlckersham also said that
the payment of poll tax brought the
funds available to the Hoad Commis
sion from three and a half millions to
five millions. It is a pity that a Del
egate to Congress would give such a .
example of exaggeration as this. It
is safe to say, perhaps, that all the
poll taxes collected in Alaska did not
amount to a tenth part of that sum.
But with regard to the road build
ing: It might educate some of those
new arrivals to tell them that hun
dreds of miles of good roads have
J»en built in the territory and in many
instances in places where road build
ing was exceedingly difficult. The
employes of the road commission in
many places are the pioneers and
their bases of supplies are often very
far away, so that the expenses of
building are very great. But in spite
of tbe many drawbacks splendid sys
tems of wagon roads exist in differ
ent camps. Of course these people
have never seen the fine roads travers
ing the Tanana valley. They do not
know the difficulties besetting the
work in building highways over the
tundras In the Nome division.
Ruby has recently gone on recoul
as thanking the Commission for the
line road to Long Creek, a road which
itself is about 40 miles in length.
Leaving aside altogether the mem
bers of the Commission one need only
mention men like Dan Jones, John
Zugg, Bob Sommers and our own An
ton Elde, superintendents of road
building in the various divisions, to
show that Alaska has been lucky in
the men who build its trails. The
other day a bridge was built on Cache
creek and this reminds one that one
bridge alone near Nome, over Nome
river,. cost twenty thousand dollar-*
and had to cost that much to be any
good.
And there are such bridges and
roads in every camp from Ketchikan
to Gold Run. Even in Circle City you
can travel on roads built by the Com -
mission. Faraway Iditarod has its
roads to the creeks. Even Tolovana
has a road from Fairbanks.
Oh, heavens, any man who knows
anything about Alaska and its camps
knows what the Road Commission
has done. He could talk and write
for hours about the work and the
roads that have been built. One who
just took ship to Seward and never
got any farther does not know and
such a man when he speaks only
blows in blissful ignorance of his
ignorance. Tbe Gateway is simply
saying all this because it considers it
its duty to tell the truths which it has
learned by many years of experience
in different parts of the territory.
There is no denfense of the Com
mission needed. It is merely a matter
of justice and we hope that this will
be the last time it will have to allude
to the subject.—Seward Gateway.
SEWARD has two papers, both with
about the same outfits and both with
equal chances for advancement. One
is working cheerfully for the up
building of the town; speaking a good
word for everyone and everything,
and loyally championing every indus
try. The other grouches, knocking
all people who do not agree with its
policies and continually burdening the
industries of the cities with carp
ing, querulous criticism. Unable to
see or appreciate any motive which
has not originated in its own mind, it
questions the motives of both citizei
and official alike. Now, which is the
better paper for the town? And whuh
one do you believe will survive the
vicissitudes of time? The knocker is
a pest to any community and it is b it
a question of time until he Is eradi
cated.
THE members ef the Ladles’ Aid
are staging a minstrel show to be pre
sented in Moose Hall Friday evening.
This show should be patronized for
the reasons that it is In a worthy
cause, has some excellent local talent
In its personnel, and its directors have
changed a most excellent program.
Notice.
The Woman’s Auxiliary, Pioneers
of Alaska, will give a dance at Eagles
Hall, Thanksgiving night, November
80, 1816. tf
- Malted Milk Chocolate at the Val
dez Candy Kitchen.
Steam Heated Rooms, 60c, 76c and
|1 per day at the Arizona. tf
The N. A S. leaves the Valdez dock
on regular sailing days. See adv.
Location notices, both quartz and
placer, for sale at the Prospector of
floe.
GALVIN' OPENING
GOPPEBPROPEHTt
.N SOL'THRABTKRN ALASKA
Will llulid Railroad from Mine U>
Tidewater und Be In Readinea* to
Make Shipment* in the Karly
Spring.
J. G. Galvin, the well known min
ing man who spent some time here
this spring, and who had an option on
the Berry-Morton property near Ella
mar, Is now engaged In opening up a
copper property In Groundhog Basin,
about 18 miles from Wrangell. In
referenco to this project the Wrangell
Sentinel says:
J. G. Galvin of the Bon Alaska Min
ing company, arrived from Now York
Thursday. Mr. Galvin will leave In
two or Three days with a force of 16
men for the Groundhog basin, where
his property Is located.
Prom the mouth of Mill Creek, 8
miles from Wrangell, a wagon road
will be built to Groundhog basin, a
distance of about 10 miles. Work
will begin at once on the construction
of a dock and warehouse at the mouth
of Mill creek. The necessary houses
will also be built for the men who
will be at work there this winter.
Several horses which arrived on the
Humboldt Thursday night will u.
taken in with the party and used 1.0
pack supplies over the trail.
As soon as the snow clears sway in
spring ihe work of laying cteel for
the railroad from the mouth of Mill
creek to the mine will be begun. It
may be that a portion of the wagon
road will be used as a right of way
for the railroad. Once the laying of
steel is begun the railroad will bp
pushed to completion as rapidly as
possible In order that shipments o’
ore may begin.
The work done this winter will bp
chiefly In the nature of preliminary
work. It is Mr. Galvin's intention to
get everything in readiness to rush
work in the spring In order that the
shipment of ore may begin as early
as possible.
This is the best news that the peo
ple of Wrangell have had for a long
time. It is the beginning of big
things in the much talkod of Ground
hog Basin which is at last coming into
its own.
Alleged Arsonist looses Ap|>eal.
SALEM, Ore., Oct. 24.—The Ore
gon supreme court today dismissed
the appeal of Mordie Keeney, who
was convicted several months ago in
the state district court on an arson
charge. Keeney, who was a former
lieutenant of the Portland fire depart
ment was charged with being a mem
ber of an arson ring which operated
from Canada to San Diego.
T. ST. JOHN GAFFNEY.
Dismissed Consul General at Mu
nlch Arrivsa From Germany.
Photo by American Proas Association.
i Candy Kitchen
L V. HUNT—h Owl Drag Star*.
| FOUNTAIN DRINKS
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VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free id Accepted Haaeae
Regular communications nrst wea
uesday In each month In McKinley
«aa visitor. gnSMMTV. M.
BD WOOD, Secretary.
L O. O. F. No. 6
Meets every Monday evening In Mc
Kinley Hall at 8:00 o’clock.
Visiting members cordially invited to
attend these meetings.
C. C. RUDOLPH, N. G.
T. G. QUINN, Sec.
When la Seward Stop at die
COLEMAN HOUSE
QCORQI SEXTON. PROP.
SlRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ays, Seward. Alaska
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FEW COLD
FACTS
Under the above heading an edi
torial In the Dally Leader, Corry, Pa..
April 24, 1916, presented the follow
ing array of facts to prove Its con
tention that the adoption of prohi
bition threatened a financial upheaval
and that wherever tried It was a ao-r
dal, moral and financial failure: —
“Recent figures compiled by the
Census Department at Washington
shows that the tax payers and poop’s
of this nation are partners in the li
quor business to the extent of $246,
4 00,000. In addition to this the same
people, by States, take another per
centage of the profits to the extent
of $21,000,000. Again the people
take a third profit by counties to the
extent of $6,600,000. Once more tho
people dip into the profits and take
$79,600,000 by towns having a popu
lation of 2,600 and over. This makes
a total of $362,000,000 in dividends
paid to the people of this nation an
nually out of the profits of the liquor
business, and It is used for pensions,
tor salaries, for schools, and for city
improvements.
“To go a step further let us dis
sect those figures:
“The population of this country
outside of charitable Institutions, is
30,000,000. Divide the profits paid
from 11 :enses and Internal revenue
and we have $4 for every man, wom
an and child, or 91.6 per year for ev
ery family. Let’s cut it off and add
it to the taxes—and see a revolution
“In 1913 the State of Pennsylva
nia received $1,800,940 as Its portion
of the profits. The counties of the
State received $423,357 more, while
the towns and school districts took
the third dividend to the tune c.*
$8,886,862—a total of $6,110,149.
“So much for the financial side.
Now let us turn to the social Bide.
“It Is contended that prohibition
produces temperance but the Bureau
of Census reports do not substanti
ate that, contention. For instance out
of 67 counties in Alabama, 9 sell li
quor and the State derives a revenue
of $685,645 from licenses. Georgia
has State-wide prohibition and no
revenue, yet there is as much liquor
drunk in Georgia as in Alabama.
“Again turning to Census Bulletin
No. 112 for 1911, at page 77, we find
that the average death rate, exclu
sive of suicide, was lower In 29 states
where liquor was sold than the death
rate of Kansas, for many years a-pro
hibition State. In 3 States it wr.s
higher. Pennsylvania was consider
ably lower.
“In 38 States investigated the av
erage death rate from suicide was
iower in twenty of them where liquor
was sold than it was in prohibition
Kansas, and in eleven license States
the average was a little higher.
"Census Bulletin No. 96, on Mar
riages and Divorces, page 42, shows
that 27 States where liquor is sold,
have a lower divorce rate than Kan
sas, and 13 have a higher rate. Ok
lahoma, another prohibition Statei,
"las a higher rate than Kansas. Penn
sylvania was about one-third lowjr
than Kansas or Maine.
“On page 47 we find that from 1887
to 1906 there were '33,080 divorces
granted to wives because of husband's
drunkenness. During this same peri
od the State of Kansas granted more
divorces on account of drunkenness
than 25 States where liquor Is^legally
sold, and the State of Maine witli
1,766 divorces because of .husband’:,
drunkenness was nearly three times
larger than the Kansas record >(
630.
“If prohibition prohibits or causes
temperance, where did these men get
their ‘booze?’ ” Adv.
NEW YORK CONSIDERS
■ STRIKE DANGER PAST
NEW YORK, Oct. 26—Satisfied
that there Is little further danger of
violence from the strikers, the police
department have called in their spe
cial ofli'.ars, and sporadic, riots will
be handled by the regular force.
Similar action will soon be taken
with regard to the elevated trains.
Only "»ne policeman instead of two
hereafter will be assigned to each sur
face car.
Shortly after the announcement
three trains were attacked. A bullet
fired at an elevated train clipped a
piece from the ear of a passenger.
The authorities state that the back
bone of the strike is broken and look
for no further In -able.
GENERAL VON KLUCK.
• ^ Noted Gorman. Cnmoyandor
- Who May Roturo to fronts
*
On the “Satisfaction Platform”
should be the Nationally Famous
Style Plus Suits
Mallory Hats
Nettleton Shoes
Hart Schaffner & Man fine clothing
For Sale Only At
S. Blum & Co.
Good Goods
Cherokee Indians Organize.
TULSA, Okla., Oct. 24.—Cherokee
Indians representing the original
Cherokee nation in Oklahoma, met
here yesterday and perfected an or
ganization through which it i« hoped
to reclaim $30,000,000 from the gov
ernment for lands alleged to have
been taaen from the tribe In I860
and granted to negros freed from
slavery at the conclusion of the Civil
War.
Anything in nugget and Ivory Jew
elry at Valdez Drug Co.
An up-to-date line of cook stoves
and ranges at Mead’s. tf
German Bombs Destructive.
The bombs dropped by the German
Zeppelins In their raid on Regent
Street were said to have been partic
ularly destructive, but Jack Hlake
Bays he will bet a thousand dollars
they will never have the slightest ef
fect upon any concrete chimney he
constructs. If you need your flues
filled call on Blake. He does all kinds
of cement work. tf
Notice of Marshal’!* Hale
No. 736
in the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska Third Division.
John Payne and Chas. Payne, Co
Partners, doing business under the
firm name of "Payne Bros.,” plain
tiffs.
VS.
Rambler Gold Mining Co., a cor
poration, Fern L. Wagner, Collin
Murray, Judd M. Elliot, J. Grant El
liot, John Grull and Ralph Carson,
defendants.
United States, of America, Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division, ss.
Public notice is hereby given that
by virtue of a judgment and decree
made, given and entered in the above
entitled. cause, in, the District Court
for the Territory of Alaska, Third
Division, on the 12th day of Septem
ber, 1816, for the sum of 61819.00,
with interest thereon from the said
12th day of September, 1916, and to
gether with costs of suit amount
ing to 8110.05, la favor of the above
named plaintiffs, John Payne and
Chae. Payne, a co-partnership do
ing business under the firm name
of “Payne Bros.,” and in favor
of the above named defendants, John
Grull and Ralph Carson, and against
the -above-named defendants. Ramb
ler Gold Mining Co., a corporation,
Fern I*. Wagner, Collin Murray, Judd
M.: Elliot,, and J. Grant. Elliot, and
each of them, which said decree com
mands me to sell the following des
scrlbed real property, and by virtue
.of an order of sale lasued on said
decree and judgment out of said
Court on the 19th day of September.
1916, I will offer for sale at public
auction to the highest and best bid
der for cash, at the hour of two o’
clock In the afternoon on Saturday,
the 21st day of October, 1916, at the
front door of the court bouse of the
above-named court, In the Town of
Valdes,. Third Division, Territory of
Alaska, all of the right, title and in
terest that the said defendants, Ramb
ler Gold Mining Co., a corporation,
Fern h. Wagner, Collin Murray. Judd
M; Elliot and J. Grant Elliot, and
each of them, had on the 20th day
ot October, 19.14, or acquired at any
time thereafter until the present
date, in and to the '-following des
cribed real property, to-wlt:
iJiM wrmui Bvtw
lode claim, attpated at Plgot Bay.
In the Port Wells mining district.1
Valdes recording precinct, Terrl
,...tory of Alaska, known as "Tombov
No. 8" lode claim, located by Peru
L. Wagner. Angast 18, 1814, the
notice of location of which was re
....corded September 8, 1914, In Book
19 of Records, at Pages 144 and
148, of the records of the said Val
dez recording precinct at Val
dez, Alaska; together with all and
slgnular the teneinents. heredita
ments and appurtenances thereunto
belonging;
The proceeds of said sale shall be
applied to the satisfaction of said
Judgment and decree, together with
costs of suit, and accruing costs.
Dated September 20, 1916.
F. R. BRENNEMAN.
United States Marshal, Third Divi
sion, Territory of Alaska.
Publish Sept. 20. 27. Oct. 4. 11, 18.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. W1CKES MERRITT
outers over Valdes Drug <o.
I’hoae '15 McKinley Street
Contract Surgeon, U. S. Army
A. A. Surgeon, U S. Public Health Serv.
(Marine Hoapltal)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Clradaate National University
Washington. D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years In Valdes.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Building
DONOHOE & D1MOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
OlBce Opposite Coart Hoaoe
Pkoae 84 VA1.D£7U ALASKA
JOHN LYONS e. K KITCHIB
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
OSm la Wballaff Building
l-hoae ldl VALDEZ. ALASKA
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIVIL ENGINEER
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
McKinley Street oppoeite V. M. Store.
Valdtn, Alaska
A new line or neaters priced right,
at Mead’s. tf
Subscribe for the Prospector.
New Heaters from $12.60 tip,
Wood Stoves, Pipe, Cooking Utensils
and Wash Boards at Rudolph’s. tf
Notice of Election.
Whereas, Acts of Congress provid
ing for the election of a Delegate to
Congress from the Territory of Alas
ka, and Acts of the Territorial Legis
lature for the Territory of Alaska
providing for the electiop of an At
torney General for the Territory of
Alaska; one Senator from the Third
Judicial Division of the Territory of
Alaska to the Senate of the Alaska
Legislature; four members from the
Third Judicial Division of the Terri
tory of Alaska for the House of Rep
resentatives of the Alaska Legisla
ture; and one Road Commissioner for
the Third Judicial Division of the
Territory of Alaska, require that such
election be held on Tuesday, Novem
ber 7th, 1916, at which election there
will also be submitted to the voters
of Alaska the question as to the man
ufacture or sale of intoxicating liquors
in the Territory of Alaska after Janu
ary 1st, 1918, and also a General
Bight Hour Law.
Notice Is Hereby Given that, pur
suant to the requirements of said
Acts of Congress and of the Territo
rial Legislature, a general election
will be held in the incorporated Town
of Valdez, on November 7th, 1916, at
which election the qualified electors
may vote for the officers and for or
against the propositions above stated,
the Common Council of the Incorpo
rated Town of Valdez, of the Third
Judicial Division, by resolution duly
adopted In a special session on the
7th day of October, 1916, fixed and
designated the Fire Hall on Broad
way in said town of Valdes as tho
polling place of said incorporated
town of Valdez for the purpose of
voting at aald general election to be
held on Tuesday, November 7th, 1916,
between the hours of 7 a. m. and 7
p. m., and named the officers of said
election as follows;
As Judges of said election Charles
3pongberg, Wm. Morton and H. M.
Delano.
As Clerks of said election Charles
H. Kraemer and Thomas Hunt.
Done by order of the said Common
Council of the Incorporated Town of
Valdez, Alaska, this 7th day of Octo
ser. 1916.
JAMES H. PATTERSON,
attest: Mayor.
(Seal* W. M. MEALS. Clerk.
Pub. Oct. 18, 21, 24. 27. 4t
FORMER SLAVES
ILL MEET
One of the most remarkable gath
erings in the history of the country
will tako place Oc'ober 22 to 30, says,
the Washington Post of recent date
when former slaves now scattered
over 4 2 state will meet in convention
in Washington, D. C., and will be giv
en food and clothing by their former
masters and owners
Many of the former slaves have
passed the century mark. Uncle Nel
son Keith, who is 106 years old, will
be one of the speakers. Robert Lea,
once a slave of Gen. Robert E. Lee,
will preach a sermon, as will John
.lackson, who was onee the property
of Gen. Stonewall Jackson. Old plan
tation melodies will feature the aes
-ions.
Railroads have granted excursion
;ates and steamboat companies'will
assist in bringing the old negro men
t-nd women at reduced rates. Former
slave owners have made generous con
rlbutions to inspire the success of
'he unique affair John Wilkinson,
of Danville, Va., whoso father owned
,‘,000 slaves, was the first to assist.
Just received, a new line of Toilet
Waters and Perfumes.. Owl Drug Co.
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. •
Banquet Steel uangea, plain and
polished tops, at Mead's. tf
The Beat Place* in V%14e* to
stop at'ls the
Arctic Hotel
Warn, Light Reeas-The Heats ef faint
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rate By the Meath
PHONE 133 MRS. STUNG. Prep
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengera
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdes
BD. WOOD. Proprietor
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Budding
Telephone No. 60
Genet al Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE.
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance