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THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 1914.
MANY CANDIDATES.
Probably tbe one thing that is oc
cupying the intention of the people of
Valdez more than any other at the
present time, is the selection of candi
dates to run for the various offices
.hat will be filled by the election to
be held April 7th.
We are hearing rumors and counter
rumors about the different choices of
different people, and the outlook is
that there will be almost as many
tickets in the field as there are elect
ors in Valdez. Out of the conglom
eration of candidates for the various j
offices, we believe that the people of j
the community will be able to tell a j
two-by-rour irom «
twelve. In all probability there will
be men running who are entirely un
fitted for the positions to which they
aspire, and it is up to the voters to
get next to these runners and keep
the ii running so hard that they will
still be running for weeks after the
race is over. It takes a good man to
be a good runner. You can’t feed a
man on taffy and get his head so
bloated that he is top-heavy and ex
pect him to win a race. You can’t
expect a man to win who has got on
a good stiff jag of self-conceit and
wbbbles about the track like a pout
er pigeon on parade. What kind of a
race is th's going to be? A clique in
this town would make it an obstacle
race. Go to it. Stick in a lot of fill
ings who have about as much chance to
win as Cordova has to get the rail
road, but who will make it abso- |
lutely necessary for the good people
of the town to turn out and vote and
put in office men who are capable,
and who have PROVED to the people
of this community 'heir litness to be
entrusted with the reins of govern - |
ment of Greater Valdez.
WHAT IS FREE SPEECH?
The l'ramers ol' the Constitution of
the United Stales clearly (lid not
mean, in the provision that the "con
gress shall make no law * * *
abridging the freedom of speech or of
the press or the right of the people
to assemble,” to grant to all persons
the privilege to assail the laws and
the defenders of them, to incite to
riot, to imperil by incendiary utter
ance i he welfare of the state. Social
ists and trades unionists are most
severe in their condemnation of- the
effor s of the 1. \V. W. to fill its
coffers and to organize its control of
the discontented by such methods as
it has employed in San Diego, Spo
kane, Paterson, and, more recently
in this city. The National Civic
Federation is, therefore, undertaking
an important service in the appoint
ment of a committee of which Alton
It. Parker is chairman and Joseph H.
Choate and tVillia.ni M. Ivins mem
bers, "to study the scope and limits
of the rights of free speech and as
sembly both from the standpoints of
the individual and of public order and
welfare.” The views of the best qual
ified experts on the meaning of the
constitutional guarantees will be ob
tained.
There is no doubt whatver, in the
public mind, th t the orators of the
1. VV. Wi and their anarchis -ic sym
pathizers have frequently exceeded
their constitutional rights in their
public utterances. A man w}io inter
rupted a church service with blas
phemus remarks would be quickly in
carcerated. On the same ground,
one w-lio uses a platform in a public
park, provided for the use of all the
people, for a speech urging his fol
lowers to help themselves to any
property of others they may care to
have, and to use forcer to obtain tlteir
ends, is clearly not protected by any
constitutional guarantee. No prdvlB
ion of : the constitution of state or
nation can be used to sanction pillage
and the destruction of -propertydNev
ertheless, the comparatively small
body ; of < agitators dubbing themselves
the Industrial Workers of the World
has thriven by these illegal means arid
induced large numbers of discontent
ed and ignorant m n and women to
lend i* occasional'support. Th'ework
of the National Civic Federation’s new j
committee will amount to a thorough
inquiry in'o the alleged right of this
lawless body to incite to riot and
to proclaim publicly its theories that
there is no rightful ownership of
property and no government anywhere
that, freemen need recognize.—New
York Times.
it is with regret that the Prospector
announces today that Robert Fergu
son has withdrawn his name from
among the list of candidates for the
position on the town council. He
would have made an excellent mem
her of the council and by tempera
ment is well lifted for the position.
That he would have been elected by a
large vote is undisputed.
Notice to Masons.
Special communication of Valdez
Lodge No. 188. F. and A. M. Sat
urday evening, March 28. Work in
the third degree. Visiting brethren
welcome. By order of W. M.
C. C. REYNOLBS, Secretary.
ON THEM OF
FIERYJESUVIUS
American Tells of His Perilous
Descent Amid Deadly Fumes.
FEAT THOUGHT IMPOSSIBLE.
Burlingham and His Companions Wont
Down Into Crater’s Depths 1,212
Feet, With Death Dogging Every
Step—Found Temperature of 600 De
grees Centigrade at Bottom.
Frederick Burlingham, the American
who made a descent into the crater of
Vesuvius on Dec. 21, has just told a
more sensational story of bis feat than
was published wheii the news first
came out in Naples.
Mr. Burlingham reached the extreme
bottom of the crater, a depth of 1,212
feet, while the volcano was active at
that depth. Professor Mercalll, direc
tor of the Vesuvius observatory, had
believed this impossible.
Professor Malladra, who made a de
scent into the crater to a depth of
1,200 feet, says Burlinglmm’s trip was
the most dangerous ever attempted.
He surmises from Burlingham s story
that another part of the floor of the
crater has collapsed, owing to the in
creasing activity of the volcano.
Professor Malladra. Professor Mer
calli’s assistant, made a descent into
the crater in May last and obtained
wonderful photographs of the interior
He had many narrow escapes from
asphyxiation, but said he found also
many spots where he could have pitch
ed a tent and remained indefinitely.
He found the floor of the crater to he
at a depth of PS7 feet from the mouth
The highest temperature he found was
295 degrees O.
Let uown ay Hope.
Burlingham said that three Italians.
Sonuiuo, Korinassino and Gaudiuo.
aided him. They slept three nights on
the top of the mountain waiting for a
propitious moment for the descent
This came on Dec. 21. Hopes were
launched over the precipice, and the
descent began. On account of the un
steady wind making the descent very
difficult Gaudiuo remained on the edge
of the second precipice to watch the
ropes as the others descended.
"As my companions kept talking of
danger." said Mr. Burlingbam. "1 vol
unteered to carry the cinematograph
machine, which weighed nearly thirty
pounds. I also had to carry the half
plate camera. Sonnlno carried the tri
pod. which weighed twenty pounds.
"While descending below the third
precipice, almost immediately over the
large sulphur fumerole. the wind
changed, and we were enveloped in
dense sulphur fumes. A cloud of dan
gerous acid fumes came next We had
taken the precaution to tie cloths
around our faces. We stood motion
less there for twenty minutes, breath
ing as little .as possible, hoping for the
fumes to pass
"As they continued we decided to de
scend farther and eventually reached
the floor of the crater by passing over
a steep slope between the sulphurous
fumerole and the main mouth of the
crater, which was opened in July
Took Lives In Their Hands.
"Titert was no immediate danger
there,.so we took a motion picture of
the new crater and the precipitous sur
rounding walls. Then I suggested mak
ing a descent of 200 feet through the
tunnel to the mouth. Sonnlno, who is
an expert on Vesuvius, warned me that
the lives of all would be In danger, but
we finally agreed to take the risk.
“1 continued to carry the cinema ma
chine. We reached the edge of the
opening, from which redhot smoke was
issuing in a great volume. I estimated
that the temperature was 60Q degrees
Centigrade.”-' ‘ s
Frederick Burlingbam ' arrived in'
Paris In 1900, joining the editorial staff
of the Paris edition of the New Fork
flera Id as a reporter. He soon became
a well known figure in American cir
cles and' greatly . amused Hie Latin
quarter, tv here be took up his resi
dence. by bis curious bablts of dress.
Having decided that shoes were un
healthy. he discarded them-'In faVor tit
sandals, and with his long, flowing red
beard be resembled in many ways a
Benedictine monk.
rAN EARLY SHOPPING
TRAGEDY.
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The chorus sang, "Shop early!”—’twas the
chorus of acclaim
That seeks to rescue Christmas from a
shocking shopping shame,
i From every side we heard it, and wo read
| it in tho press;
: Tiie billboards also flaunted it—'twas ev
erywhere, I guess.
I Miss Alice Amarantha Ann De Bluster
burg began
! December first to get immersed in the
early shopping plan.
• She came downtown at eight o'clock with
in her limousine,
! And in her purse sho carried rolls of long
and lovely green.
| From eight to six she shopped and shop
ped, but didn’t buy—not jet.
Because she didn’t know for sure exactly
what to get
For Agnes. Arabella, Adriana and tho
rest.
' So home she had her chauffeur drive, ex
claiming, "What a pest!"
Miss Alice Amarantha Ann came down
again next day.
i From shop to shop sho shopped and shop
ped in quite the selfsame way.
A8 yet sho couldn’t quite decide just what
to get for Tad,
For Tim. for Tom, and home she hied, at
shopping shocking mad.
Thus every day Miss A. A. A. and so forth
shopped and. shopped,
; And every day the wornout girls behind
their counters dropped,
And every eve till Christmas eve she kept
on shopping early,
But never buying anything, till she was
crazy, nearly.
On Christmas eve she came at noon—she
had to have a rest—
| She rushed about from shop to shop in
fierce' and frantic quest.
But everything she wanted hud been pur
chased by the others
Who had to act as Santa Claus for par
ents, sisters, brothers.
Miss Alice Amarantha Ann De Bluster
burg was so
Fatigued with early shopping that she
could no longer go
From shop to shop. She had to drop upon
a rest room bed
And swoon—oh, shame!—but when she
came unto herself she said:
"For twenty days I’ve early shopped as
hard as I could do it.
To help these shopworn shopgirls out. I’ve
simply buckled to it,
And now- that I’ve decided what I really
want to buy
These horrid shops have nothing left! Oh,
my! Oh, me! Oh, my I"
—Robertus Love in New York Sun.
WILL ESTABLISH TRAINING
CAMP FOR ARCTIC DASH.
Innovation by Scientist Soon to Start
For Barren Lands.
Training camps for arctic explorers
are the very latest, ami the men who
are anxious to accompany Jacques Suz
zanne, artist, scientist and uorthlaud
traveler, are preparing to undergo his
schooling. Mr. Suzzanne will leave
Woodside, X. Y., within the next few
weeks with his pupils, camp outfit and
pack of fifty dogs to start for his
training camp on the Hudson river,
fifty miles north of New York.
His dogs are all from the arctic re
gions and from Russia. One dog was
obtained by Admiral Peary.
Toward tbo end of winter Mr. Suz
zanne will take ship for the coast of
Labrador ami there engage a whaler
to carry him to the Barren Lands.
From that point he will start over
land for tiie arctic circle. He expects
to carry food only for the first few
mouths and after that to subsist on
fish and game the region may afford.
He lias made several expeditions into
the arctic regions and is familiar with
the conditions to be encountered. The
projected expedition is more for the
purpose of obtaining exact reproduc
tions of the wild and nigged life of
the north than for discovery or ex
ploration.
Mr. Suzzanne states that he has
made n proposal to the British gov
ernment to recover the bodies of Cap
tain Scott and party, who perished
near the south |K>le. if the British gov
ernment would place bis expedition on
the great barrier, but flint so far lie
has received no reply.
MARINES AS TRAINMEN.
Gaining Practical Experience In Op
erating Locomotives at Panama.
Under instructions from the wur de
partment at Washington men from the
marine barracks, Camp Elliott, I. C.
[’annum, are plying to and fro on tbe
regular passenger train engines of the
Panama railroad, armed with letters
requesting engineers to give them all
possible instructions relative to engine
running, train and air brake operation
and, in fact, everything connected with
the operating department.
It lias been learned that this move
111 ut is being inaugurated for the pur
po e of having men iu the marine
se. vice who can lie promptly put In
on railways in 11 u enemy’s territory to
’ handle motive power and trains for
tile transportation of troops and pro
visions. .
Finds a Huge .Spot on the Sun.
Father Jerome 1(1 card of Santa Clara
university, California, lias discovered,
a sun spot, tile largest seen In tyo
yen re. The spot has an area of 409,
930,709 square mjles. It is 32*013.15,
miles long and 12,805.20 miles'wide.
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couiity* (litj dounty HniiftstaMs
;• ibat applicants‘'Rtb 1iid'gee'’etid “y
clwks of feleotlon a'u oiig women'
tuny,, write It "o^ itw.ti age” -hh.,>;|
stead of ”forty-flve yeure.”. mjWSk,-, A.
or less, ns the case may lie. He $
believes be may stretch the taw 4
to lids extent to be gntlHnt. ?
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VALDEZ MINERS UNION 188
Western Federation of Miners
Meets Every Tuesday Evening at
7:30 p. m. at Miners’ Hall
H. M. CARTER, Pres.,
ANTON DAHLSTROM, Secy.
For Three Vice Admirals.
WASHINGTON. March 26—The
Padgett bill to create the grade of
Vice Admiral of the Navy was rein
troduced in the House today, changed
so tis to give not only the command
ers in chief of the Atlantic and Pa- j
citic fleets that rank, but also the !
Asiatic fleet commander. Each fleet
would have a vice-admiral. The plan
is approved by the Navy department
and is desined to place American
commanding officers on an equal foot
ing with ranking officers of other
powers.
Hospital of the Good Samaritan.
' for |6.00 We*' will give you a ticket
entitling you to hospital service and
'care for any eight weeks out of the
/ear from dat4 of your ticket, when
incapacitated by injniy or slackness.
See ‘W^ H/ ZlegWr. '
It is human^patuye to long fgr a I it
He change, t even, though It may not
be %Jk$ -’<4
' 'Time add .Ud^yglt for no man. ex
cept for the married man, and he is
certainly tied.
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
M«*et tTfry* Tuesday evening hi » ociotu In
KajHc Hall All members are requested to
attend. T. (I. QUINN. Arctic Chief
S. Mt'N l KCK. Secret n i*y
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Valdez. Alaska
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Summons for Publication.
Theo. Binel,- plaintiff, vs. \V. Fred
Swanson and F. A. Hancock, defend
ants.—No. 653. Summons for Publica
tion.
To the above-named defendant,
W. Fred Swanson:
You are hereby required to appear
in the district court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division, within
thirty days after the completion of
publication of this summons against
you, to-wit, within thirty days after
the 28th of March, 1914; and answer
the complaint of plaintiff filed here
in, and unless you so appear and an
swer the plaintiff will apply to the
court for the relief demanded in the
complaint, decreeing her to be the
owner of the launch Anita, and that
neither you nor your co-defendant has
any interest in or title to the same.
Witness the Hon. Fred M. Brown,
judge of said gourt, this 13th day of
February, 1914. ARTHUR LANG,
Clerk of the District Court, for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division.
By T. P. GBRAGHTY, Deputy Clerk.
First publication Feb. 14, 1914.
Last publication March 28, 1914.
Notice of Election.
Notice is hereby given that a mu
nicipal election will be held Tuesday,
April. seventh, 1914, at the Fire Hall
in the Town of Valdez, for the pur
pose of electing seven councilmen to
serve for the period of one year, and
one member of the local School Board
for the position of clerk for a term
of three years. The polls will be
opened at nine o'clock a. m., and will
be closed at seven o'clock p. m. of
said day.
The following persons shall be
qualified electors for councilmen:
All citizens of the United Suites,
or those who have declared their in
tention to become such, of the age
of twenty-one years, who have been
bona, fide residents of Alaska for one
year and of the Town of Valdez for
six months next preceding said elec
tion.
.The following persons shall be
qualified electors for officers of School
Board:
AH adults who are citizens of the
United States, or who have declared
tbeir intention to become sUch, and
Who are residents of the Valdez
School District-.
Judges of election'are Ohas. Sea
green, Heber Smith and J. J. Cavana.
The clerks are 0; J. Todd and Joe
RANDALL E. ASHBY.
, Town CJerk.
■Dated this 12th day of March. 1914.
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