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TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1016
AN UNFINISHED ARTICLE.
The trial of the New Haven direc
tors for conspiracy to restrain trade
is ended. May I inquire whether or
not a conviction was secured? If not
are we to take for granted that there
was no violation of law? Or that
the government with all its resources
was unable in this particular case to
secure a conviction? If either he
true then again I claim these laws to
restrain business are ineffectual as a
political club and to harrass small
Yhsiness In Its efforts to defend .it
self against its more powerful com
petitors and political pirates.
Judging by the length of the trial
and the jury’s difficulty in reaching
their verdict, one feels that small
chance a less powerful body of di
rectors would have had to escape a
conviction. I take the stand that if
is reasonably impossible to secure a
conviction against Mr. Rockefeller,
then John Jones ought not to be
prosecuted for doing the same thing
even though in his case a conviction
might he secured. This, of course,
refers to those acts in which there
is so much difference of opinion as to
whether such acts constitute a crime
or whether they were acts necessary
in the development of business, as
suming these so-called anti-trust
laws to be ineffective against those
for whom they were intended, and
that other things will interest the
public, in future, and that no action
•will be taken for a number of years
ut least, against those who disregard
•these laws, what do they propose to
do with these statutes?
Do they propose to let them remain
in force, forgotten by all except the
more conscientious business men,
anxious to obey all good laws, yet
fretting because they feel handicap
ped by trying to comply with busi
ness rules which their more power
ful competitors may totally ignore
and escape prosecution? Or will
they suspend them indefinitely as
they did with certain navigation
laws in order that our stifled and
atunted merchant marine might have
an equal chance with the more pow
erful fleets of the world? Surely
American business institutions of the
future are entitled to the same con
aideration. Or is the necessity and
inducement for small business indeed
decreasing in proportion to the Gov
ernment's tendency to reach out into
fields which, rightly or wrongly, have
fa the past been considered as be
longing to individual enterprise? If
mo—and I am -.ciined toward that
opinion—then the time must, soon
dome when the operations of “big
business” and the Government must
eliminate all except sufficient to form
a times a balance between them', as
4a the case in po^^cs today—even
that is better than one big rotten
monopoly.
It appears to if Government
regulation is to be encouraged and
effective the regulating body must
first determine and be competent to
determine, whether a proposition
ought to be incorporated and if so
the amount of capital stock allow
able fpr each particular class of en
terprise. This method used with
judgment together with a constant
though slight pressure on corpora
tions already in existence which are
undoubtedly over capitalized would
I think, injure nobody very seriously.
Watered stock so-called, is proba
bly the root of all evil in corpora
-THE-'
EMPRESS
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PROGRAM
Pathe News.
The Toupee—Educational.
Poisoned Jealousy—Two Part
Drapna.
Militant Schoolma’am—Com
edy.
Booley’s Baby—Comedy. A
Sidney Drew Scream.
Only One Show at 8:10 Sharp
Admission 25c and 10c.
tlons, yet it is doubtful if any large
undertaking can be handled as a
corporation without this almost ne
cessary evil making its appearance,
both in organising and as the result
of mistakes in operation. It ought
not to be necessary to point out to
the Government how watered stock
enters into almost every large un
dertaking.
At this point I seem to have great
difficulty either in continuing with
this article or in bringing it to a
close that suits me, so I think I too
will lay the whole matter of “Trust
Legislation” on the shelf for others
to worry over—and offer this to the
public just as it is, "an unfinished
article.”
SUBSCRIBER.
AN ALASKA NATIONAL GUARD.
Does Alaska need a national guard?
A good many Alaskans will answer
in the affirmative; others will prob
ably be found-in opposition, if the or
ganization o? a territorial militia is
seriously proposed. The question of
the efficiency and desirability of a
militia of the various states is now
under discussion, particularly in the
national capital. In its place, or
rather as an independent organiza
tion directly under the control of the
federal government, former Secre
tary of War Garrison propose^ his
continental army plan, with which
the President apparently did not
agree. It is probable therefore, that
the national guard of the respective
states will receive more consideration
as an auxiliary to the regular army
in the national defense program than
would otherwise have been the case.
Some twelve years ago the war de
partment decided that the organiza
tion of a national guard or a militia
for Alaska, was desirable, but it was
also decided that, under the existing
law, no useful organization could be
effected without the action of Con
gress. No action has ever been tak
en, and as a result, Alaska remains
without a militia organization. It is
quite likely-1 hat Congress will take
some action at its present session,
looking toward the perfection of an
organization of an Alaska militia.
There is probably no doubt that such
step would meet with popular appro
val in many quarters, and that little
difficulty would be experienced in or
ganizing the nucleus of a strong na
tional guard for the territory. There
are hundreds of young men who
would view service in the militia with
enthusiasm and there is no doubt
that a splendid military organization
of this kind could be perfected, com
posed of as fine material as there is
in the nation.
The national campaign now being
waged for preparedness would seem
to indicate that the organization of
an Alaskan militia would be viewed
with favor by the war department and
the administration. And it is not to
be doubted that the people of Alaska'
are willing to do their fjill share to
ward supporting any plan that has
for its object the defense of the com
mon country in case of war.—Juneau
Empire.
KNEW “PITDDIN’HEAD."
Once upon a time a lover of the
works and the memory of Samuel L.
Clemens (Mark Twain) went to the
town of Hannibal, Missouri, where
Mark Twain spent his boyhood and
hunted up the oldest inhabitant.
“Do you remember Mark Twain
—Samuel U. Clemens—who once liv
ed in this town?" asked the visitor.
The aged Hannibalite shook his^
head.
“Never hearn tell of him,"he said.
“Well, do you know who the origi
nal of Tom Sawyer was?”
“Nope, never hearn tell of that fel
ler, neither.”
“Maybe you knew: Huck Finn?”
“Nope.”
“Well, how about Puddin’head Wil
son—ever hear of him?”
“Hell, yes! I voted fer him in
1912.”
PROSPECTOR BELIEVED LOST
v IS SAFE AT GHISANA
Judge Fred M. Brown of the dis
trict court, has received Information
from Sliushanna via McCarthy • that
Ernest Bryson, the prospector who
was believed to have been lost while
en route to the headwaters off he Ta
nana river, is alive am] well in Chis
ana. When the prospector was re
ported lost and probably in need of
assistance application was made to
the court for funds to send out a
searching party to the rescue. As
the court has no funds for that, pur
pose Judge Brown pur the matter up
to governor Strong with the result
that $100 was made immediately
available to make the search for the
missing man. The news was brought
to McCarthy by a man who had re
cently come over the glacier ffOra
the Shushanna and had seen Bryson
there.
Angus McDonald, who has bhen de
veloping a copper property at Fidal
go Bay left on, the Admiral Watson
last night fbr Cordova en route to
Teikhell, where he will "open a gold
'’iiarts mine In which he Is Interest
ed.
NEW GOLD STRIKE
MMEJtCUl
Pans Hanning as High as $2.00 Have
Been Found on Bedrock on No.
1 Below Gold Run.
Ira B. Hurd, formerly of Valdez,
but who 1 is now in the mercantile
business' in McCarthy and Shushanna,
has written friends that he recently
made the trip over the glacier and
found the trail in good shape. He_ re
ports a lot of freight being sent to
the camp and says preparations are
being made for more actual mining
I and development work during the
(coming summer than ever before.
! “There are some parties down 60
feet on the left limit of Johnson and
were getting some very good pros
pects, and expect to strike it very
i good.
“There are several parties working
on Notch creek and are also getting
some very good prospects, and while
I was in there they made arrange
ments for a big boiler and moved it
over and are Agoing after it right.
"The best strike of all has been
made on Gold Run, on No. 1 below
discovery, the pay is . sixteen feet
wide, and is about twenty feet to bed
rock; they have had three and four
cent pans from the surface down, and
on bedrock they have had as high as
$2 pans, and they don’t think that
they have found the best pay yet.
“James & Nelson are putting in a.
big hydraulic plant this spring, their
entire outfit will amount to about ‘.io
tons, and there are several other
good sized outfits going in, and take
it as a whole the Shushanna district
has never looked better than it does
at the present.”
ADMIRAL WATSON
PASSES SOUTHWARD
t
Appeared in Harbor Honrs Before
She Was Expected and Passen
gers Hustled to Re ob Time.
The steamship Admiral Watson, of
the Admiral Line, slipped into Valdez
shortly after IX o’clock last night,
about eight hours before she was ex
pected and resulted in some hustling
among those who were intending pas
sengers. She had been bulletined to
#each Valdez at 7:30 this morning.
The steamer called at the Granite
Mine, Hobo Bay, and brought a num
ber of passengers from Port Wells
points. The officers stated that■ the
Watson would not call at Fidalgo bay
to take on ore from the Alaska Mines
Corporation’s mine as the ore had
frozen in the bunkers Owing to the
extreme cold weather. She called at
Ellamar en route to Cordova to take
on ore if possible.
The outgoing passengers from Val
dez on the steamer were Miss E. Rog
ers, Miss Lola White, Angus McDon
ald, Father J. F. Corbett and Miss K.
Monahan for Cordova. Palmer Cook,
foreman Qt the Granby mine, was a
passenger for Seattle.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
. ' ' 1 ; J
Anythfug in the jewelry line at the
Valdez Drug Cb. tf
Pasteurized Whipping Cream and
pure Buttefmilk at Love-Whltley’a.
Furnished rooms at Mrs. osiand’s.
Prices reasonable. •
Far good, home-cooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. *
Spring Samples in heavy weights,
for Alaska wear. Guy F. Cameron,
Tailor. stf
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. *
Kodak Supplies at me Valdez
Brag Company. tf
Fancy btattonery at the Valdez
Drug, Store •
A line display of nugget jewelry at
Valdez Drug Co. * . tf
Valdez Drug Company nave a fine
line of School Stationery. tf.
Panoramic views of Child’s and
Miles glaciers, Dawson, Valdes and
Wrap gel on sale at the Valdez Drug
store tf
The Empress wt.ll show one big pro
gram tonight only at 8:10 sharp. See
the line program advertised.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
Nobody’s “Hard To Fir in
Hart Schaffner & Marx
CLOTHES
STOUT MEN; tall slender
men; short stocky men; men
who think they are hard to fit; /
lots of such men are going with- l
out the advantages of ready |
clothes because they believe 1
they cannot be fitted.
Hart Schaffner & Marx designers clas
sify the human figure under twelve
types; and models are produced for
each type; men and young men.
At $25 to $35 you can find clothes
here that will fit you; there’s not the
least doubt about it.
S. BLUM & CO.
This store is the home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Copyright Hart ScJuufnor & Marx
ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE
IN CHURCH OF EPIPHANY
Kev. E. H. Molony, former pastor
of the Church of the Epiphany here,
but who is now established at Sew
ard for the winter months, returned
to Valdez last night on the steamer
Admiral Watson and has announced
that tomorrow being Aash Wednes
day he will conduct services at the
Episcopal church at 10 o’clock tomor
row evening.
Yes, 'Tonight.
Five reels of solid amusement; a
Pathe Weekly News; Mabel’s Busy
Day. a comedy ; Fear of His Past, two
reels; and Ethel Gains Consent. Visit
the Liberty tonight.
TIDE TABLES FOR MARCH.
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The table given below is for high
and low water in Valdez Bay, for
the month of March. 1916. ,
Tuesday. March 7.
High, 2:04 am, 9.9; 2:34 pm, 8.2.
Low, 8:27 am, —0.2; 8:21 pm, 1.3.
Wednesday, March 8.
High, 2:34 am, 9.6; 3:14 pm, 7.3.
Low, 9:(1(6 am, 0.2; 8:62 pm, 2.0. ^
Thursday, March ».
High, 3:06 am, 9.1; 3:69 pm, 6.6.
Low, 9:49 am, 0.8; 9:24 pm, 2.8.
Friday, March 10.
High, 3:42 am, 8.6; 4;63 pm, 6.7.
Low, 10:39 am, 1.4; J0;00 pm, 3.6.
Saturday, March 11.
High, 4:26 am, 7.9; 6:23 pm, 6.1.
Low. 11:48 am, 2.0; 10:48 pm, 4.1.
Sunday, March 12. ,
High, 6:27 am, 7.4; 8:26 pm, 6.2.
Low, 1:32 pm, 2.2.
Monday, March 18.
High, 6:16'am, 7.2; 9:43 pm, 6.6.
Low, 0:08 am, 4.6; 2:69 pm, 2.0.
Tuesday, March 14.
High, 8:23 am, 7-3; 10:20 pm, 6.2.
Low, 2*18 am, 4.6; 3:B4 pm, 1.6.
Wednesday, March 15.
High, 9:28 a*», 7 7? 10:68 pm, 6.8.
Low,; 3:66 am, 3,9; 4:8,1.pm, M
Thursday, March 16.
High, 10:18 am, 8.2; 11:16 pm, 7.6.
Low, 4:31 am.- 3.l3 *:OJ pm. 0.8.
Friday, March 17.
High, 11:91 am, 8.6. { ,
Low, 4:69 am, 2.3; 6:37 pm, 0.6
Saturday, March IS.
High, 11:40 pm, 8.1; 11:37 am 8.8.
Low, 6:34 am, 1.4; 6:62 pm. —0.6.
Sunday, March 10.
High, 0:04 am, 8.7; 12:16 pm, 8.9.
Low, 6:09 am, —0,7; 6:19 pm, —0.6
Monday, March 20.
High, 12:80 am, 9.3; 12:52 pm, 8.8.
Low, 6:44 am, 0.0; 8:47 pm, —0.8.
, Tuesday, March 21.
High, 12:67 am, 9.7; 1:81 pm, 8.6.
Low, 7:31 am; —0.6; 7:19 pm, 1.2.
Wednesday, March 22.
High, 1:28 am, 10.0; 2:12 pm, 8.0.
Low, 8:01 am, —0.1; 7:61 pm, 1.6.
Thursday, March 28.
High, 2:02 am, 10.0; 2:68 pm, 7.3.
Low, 8:46 am, —0.6; 8:28 pm, 2,1.
Friday, March 24. *
High, 2:41 am, 9.8; 3:62 pm, 6.6.
Low, 9:36 am, —0.3; 9:07 pm, 2.8.
Saturday, March 2B.
High, 3:28 am, 9.4; 4; 69 pm. 6.0.
Low, 10:37 am, —0.3; 10:01 pm, 3 4
Sunday, March 20.
High, 4:37 am, 8.8; 6:34 pm, 5.7.
Low, 11:64 am, —0.7; 11:14 pm, 3.9
Monday, March 27.
High, 5:46 am, 8.4; 8:02 pm, 6.1.
Low, 1:26 pm, —0.8.
Tuesday, March 28. . •
High, 7:22 am, 8.2; 9:18 pm, 6.8.
Low, 1:02 am, 3.3; 2:45 pm, —O.J.
Wednesday, March-28.
High, 8:60 am, 8.4; 10:04 pm, 7.7.
Low, 2.48 am, 8.3; 9:42 pm, 0.4.'
Thursday, March 80.
High, 9:67 am, 8.7; 10:44 pm, 8.6.
Low, 8:56: am,. 2.2; 4:27 pm, —0.2.
Friday, Much 81.
High, 10:81 am, 9.0; 11:18 pm, 9.3.
Low, 4.48 am, 1.1; 6:06 pra, —0.2.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
General 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
LILLY CAFE
We Are Here to Serve
You
FIRST DOOR ABOVE THE
BUFFET
TRY US
Valdez Miners Union Ho. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
ROBERT SHAFFER. President.
Granite Mine.
CHAS. McCALLUM. Secretary.
_ Valdes Alaska._
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, P«OP.
SrRICTLV FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward, Alaska
Somebody
With Money
always has been found to
“back” a good plan, a good
idea, a good business ven
ture or a good mining pros
pect ; otherwise a good many
of today’s successful busi
ness enterprises would still
be mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the in
troductions of the man with
the idea, the man with a
prospect, or business to the
man with the dollar.
•**
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National Ini,rnu>..
Washington, U. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Ysars in Valdes
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling 3tn ■.<.«»■»>
DR. GERMAN
PHONR 19 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug Store. Of
fice hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., 7 te> *
p. m. Sunday by appointment.
All Work Guaranteed.
E. C. DALTON, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Phone 42
Alaska Avenue Valdes, Alaska
DONOHOE & DHWOf®
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
oilier Opjiwlte Court Houm
Phone 31 VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS E. B* RITCHIK
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEY S-AT-LA W
Utter* In Wbillif BnllSInac
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIVIL* ENGINEER
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
McKinley Street oppeeite V. M. Slot*.
Valdez, AluAk
The Beat Place in Valdes to
Stop at laithe
Arctic Hotel
Win, Light Romt—The Hone cl Ceadwt
RATES REASONABLE
l,
BATH RO Jpl Special Rate. By (he Mm*
PHONE 133 MRS. SYRING Pet*
.10
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Copper River $
Draying Co
Freighting and Passenger*
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
ED WOOD. Proprietor