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THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1»1«
A GLORIOUS END.
THE soldier tells of that tierce
charge
In which his hero brother
died;
The father stands with lifted
head
As If he saw’ the splendid ride;
Ttu> sister hears with face grown
pale
And eye.® that brim with tears of
pride;
The mother does not heed the tale—
She only knows that he has died
She makes no moan, she sheds no
j tears.
She feels no thrill o! pnde or joy.
For. looking back across the years.
She sees a lit tie. little boy;
She hears the lisping baby speech
That begs for some beloved toy;
She feels the clasp of little arms
That tells a love without adloy
Their words are but an idle talc
Of war and battle, sword and gun.
She has not beard that he was
brave.
She does not care what n* has
done:
She only turns lier ne;ui aside.
She has no thought for glory won.
She only knows that he ha® died—
Her son—her son—her firstborn
son j
—Annie Johnson Flint
WHAT THK I>KA1> MEAN'S.
We read in the cable dispatches ol'
the thousands and thousands who ab
stain upon European battlefields. Wo
read without a tear, without a quiver
of an eyelash We have become so
hardened to death in war that we
scarcely realize what it means.
Every one of the hundreds of
thousands of dead men upon Europe's
battlefields means a hope for some
body, a hold on the future cut off.
Every one of these dead means the
crippling ol numbers of the living,
the reduction ot the- potentiality of
living members of society. When tne
son is killed the parent is cut off both
at the blossom and the root at once.
They, too, die, those others, in re
ality. Thus the loss is multiplied
many fold, the economic loss, the
spiritual loss. Kike the ripples of
unseen air waves, the destruction of
death is carried far afield, crippling
untold numbers, reducing the poten
tiality of all life. Under the gray
skies over the battlefields there must
hover many ghosts above the silent
dead. For no matter how loud the
guns and all the din of modern bat
tles a ghastly pitiful silence rests on
the faces of the dead. They lie there
tike lumps of earth, crumpled up, or
stretched out at length, life snuffed
out wantonly in the game that is
played for away at headquarters or
in the chancellofies of state.—Knick
erbocker.
THE WAY IT LOOKS.
I __
Of course it is much too early to
tell with any degree of accuracy what
the big republican boss of Juneau
meant by working so hard at the pri
mary election of last Saturday to
elect his own candidates for delegates
to the Seward convention. From the
meagre report received it appears
that Shackleford was using all the
automobiles in town to take voters to
the polls and help him elect his men.
Meanwhile, he allowed the report to
be freely circulated that he would
support Wickersham for delegate to
congress at the coming election. We
wonder if he really thinks that he is
deceiving anybody. It is hardly pos
sible because that kind of work is
too coarse to be pulled over the Alas
ka voters. Be it as it may about the
voters in general, to us it is a glar
ing sign that he intends to double
cross Wick. However, that report
that a compact has been made be
tween these two men is partly ex
plained by Shack's devotion to Wick
at the primary election. But none
will believe that Shack will ever be
sjnMqg where Wick is concerned.
The fcfeacb between the two can nev
er be mended. Hence our deduction
that Shack and his henchmen will
attempt to double-cross Wic.k ; all of
which he deserves if the report of the
compact is only partly true. How
ever, let us wait and see further re
ports before we pass final judgment
on what appears to be an extremely
dirty deal.
Now, granted that the compart re
ported is correct. Granted that Shack
worked hard to elect his candidates
to the Seward convention to support
him in securing the nomination of
Wick as candidate for delegate to
congress on the. republican ticket.
Granted all that, it would mean de
feat for Wick—which is what Shack
wants,—for the simple reason that
the voters will not follow Shac.k, and
anyone running independent of any
faction will be elected. After all, it
also looks as though Shack wanted to
elect Uustgard. although he is work
ing round way about —l’rogressive
Miner.
IT’S JUST NATH HAL.
_
Now. with us. it’s jHst natural to
try to better our conditions; better
.our bank account: better our looks,
etc. In other words, better ourselves
in every way—except possibly bet
ter our morals. In that we candidly
admit our lack of courage. The en
terprise appears too gigantic to tackle
and we let it go at that. Hut that is
not what we intended to say, which
was this:
We abhor mail order houses and
all other commercial agencies that
compete with our own local mer
chants. It. may he selfishness and all
that, but it’s just natural. We pre
fer to pay more for an article, be
cause our merchants are hero, help
maintain our institutions, help the
sick, the poor and do so many other
things that we feel we should help
At
THE EMPRESS
TONIGHT, Friday, Saturday
One Show-at 8 P. M., Sharp
Introductory Picture—
PATHE NEWS
WILLIAM FARNUM
In the Great Broadway Success,
“THE GILDED FOOL”
COMEDY DRAMA
As played by NAT GOODWIN—Assisted by Maude
Gilbert, Robert Hilliard, William Gillett, Chan.
Guthrie, Harry Spingler and MARGA
RET VALE, a niece of President
Wilson.
6 REELS
This feature is the same class as “A Fool There Was.’
being the second production of the list: of attractions
offered by the Empress Circuit, and are recognized
as the finest that money can buy.
them also. All of which is right and
proper to do, according to our ideas.
However, we are not all of the same
.aea, which is and proper, be
cause this would be a sorry world to
live in if we were all of the same
mind. This accounts for the employ
ers of labor bringing In outsiders to
do their work, when it is said there
are thousands of men waiting for a
chance to work. Manifestly, consis
tency is one of many things that we
should try to improve which would
help some.—Exchange.
The Citizens ticket for the coming
municipal election is as safe and sane
as can be picked by the most dis
criminating. Not a man on the ticket
is seeking office to. pay off old scores,
and all are good straightforward citi
zens. Investigate the merits of these
men and we believe you will agree
with us that it is a representative
ticket, of men allied to no faction—
which has caused most of the better
ness heretofore.
Of course it doesn’t effect the re
sult very materially, but the fact is
worth noting that Prof. W. H. Taft
lias warmly approved the President’s
course in Mexico. Taftfan sanity is
likely to become a proverb in the
United States.—Seattle Times.
Col. Roosevelt had practically two
terms in which to bring about a state
of preparedness, but perhaps it takes
three.—Chicago News.
Dentists now insist that insanity is
caused by the tecrth. This may be an
explanation for the Colonel. — Detriot
Free Press.
It is within the range of possibil
ity that within the next 20 years
somebody will be demanding the nom
ination of Col. Roosevelt. Things
like that do happen—St Louis
Globe-Democ.rat.
About ail that is left of interna
tional law is the probate department.
Weather Keport.
Valdez. March 22, 1910.
Barometric pressure.29.571
Temperature 7 p. m.27
Maximum temperature.38
Minimum temperature . 4
Mian temperature .22
Clear, light wind, northeast, ten
miles.
Interior Weather.
Valdez, Alaska, March 23. 1916.
Fairbanks. —10; clear, calm.
Salcha, —8; clear, calm.
Kichardson, —12: clear, calm.
McCarthy. —10; clear, calm.
McCallum, —5; clear, calm, trail
good.
Paxson, —18; clear, light wind,
trail good.
Hogan, 20; clear, calm, trail soft.
Gulkana, 8; clear, calm, trail good.
Copper Center, 14; clear, calm,
trail good.
Tonsina, 8, clear, calm, trail good.
Teikhell, —8; clear, calm, trail
good.
Beaver Dam, 2; clear, calm, trail
fair.
Summit, 110 inches snow; clear,
calm, trail drifted.
Wortman's, 28; clear, calm, trail
fair.
For Sale or Exchange—Roadhouse
on Valdez-Fairbanks trail, is fully
equipped, two barns in connection,
fair business, ideally locati <1 for fox
ranching--Alaska’s big profit payer
Snap if taken at once. Alaska Inv.
Co.. Reed bldg 2t
FOR SALE — Furniture, inquire
WullT house nex. lo Tillicuiu Club 3t
F. E. Parsons of the Sehonaeker
Brokerage company of Juneau, came
over from Seward and is calling oil
our merchants in tbe interest of liis
firm. He will loave for Cordova on
the Watson.
A fine display of nugget Jewelry at
Valdez Drug Co.
Kodak Supplies at die Valdez
Orug Company. tf
The launch Shamrock will loave to
morrow morning for Fidalgo Bay and
will return tomorrow evening with
Ed Wood and outfit, where they have
been freighting oro for the Dicked
mine at Irish Cove.
Not Conceited
BlnkH—1 wonder if It’s true tlmt
geniuses do not make good husbands'
Jinks-Von might ask my wile.
FitUiburgh 1‘ress.
COL RICHARDSON
IS COMING BACK
NOT OKDKJIKD TO THK HOKDKK
Message from Chairman of Alaska
Itoad Commission Disproves Truth
of l*ress Dispatches Sent to Alas
kan Newspapers.
The telegraphic dispatches sent out
by the Associated Press and printed
in several Alaska papers to the effect
that Col. W. P. Richardson had been
sent to the Mexican border is disprov
ed today by the receipt of a telegram
from Colonel Richardson by Major
Davidson of the Road Commission, to
the effect that he was still in Wash
ington and that the report of his be
ing ordered to . <exico was untrue.
So far as :s known'at this time Col.
Richardson will return to Valdez as
usual this spring and till his position
as chairman of the Road Commission.
Ft»r good nomo-cooked meals try
Mrs M. Olson, on Hobart Street. *
FRANKLIN K. LANE.
Secretary of Interior One of
President Wilson’s Ablest Advisers.
! Photo by American Press Association
LILLY CAFE
We Are Here to Serve
You
KlltS'l IIOOR ABOVE THE
BUFFET
TRY US
fa? Shamrock
CAPT. TIM MARCUM
Bails lor Port Wells, Portage
Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday
at 9:00 a. m., from the Val
dez Dock Company’s Dopk.
b'dr Ellamar, Land lock Bay,
and Fidalgo. every Wednes
day, 9:00 a. m.. from Val
dez Dock Company’s Dock.
Kor Rates, Apply ua Boat.
VALDKZ LOIKJK
NO 108
free ami Aeurpted
Regular Communication* first Wed
nesday in each month in McKinley
Halt Visitors always welcome.
P. M. BKOWN. W. M.
ED WOOD, Secrotary
A. M. DIER1NGER
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
Jtt Hmntatiug fjmtr
jflinf OJlttB Spring
la i%elp fnu.
A largp aaanrtnmtt of
Huge
lluat Smtnrfi:
SIZES ARE FROM 6 X 9 TO 9’X12
PRICES FROM $6.50 TO $27.50
Ite Alan (Earnj a (EomylrtP ikine <tf
IGinnlntma, ilatttnga, Uttt&om
#ljaft?a, fHattrpaa?a, (Eom
fnrti'ra anil Hlankrta.
Will be pleased to have you call and inspect
our line even if you are not ready to purchase.
& Slum $c (Ha.
GOOD GOODS
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
Merchandise
The best groceries received
on every boat.
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
f
Arcade Cafe
OPEN AM. NIGHT
Private Dining Room with Electric
Heater
Jack Califft - - Pfr.prt. Mr
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
I3ECRGE SEXTON Poop
S’lRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave. Seward. Alaeka
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
(jrailnate National R.
Waahlaffton, D. O;
DENTIST
Poarteea Twr» In Valdnw
PHONE HO
Office Kooinn in Whaling; Kn.’&iOftg
E. C. DALTON. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND Slit
Phone 42
Alaska A venae Valdez . Alaska
DONOHOE & DIMONft
ATTORNEY S-AT-t. AY*
*>ftter Court lilMiiu
ITioue :|4 V.UJ1KD. ti .AMUt
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LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEY S-A T-LtW
■ Otter* to Whilltiff BaiMlXK
TNnor lt»t V A I.IJEI. ILA^NA
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIVIL ENGINEER
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
McKinley Street oppont*. V. M- Store.
Vald-ni, AjUuhu
Copper River
Draying do
Freighting and Passenger*
to all parts oi the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
Mclfinley Street, V a idea
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