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TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1915.
WORTHY ALASKAN MEASURE.
To care for those who have blazed
trails in Alaska is strikingly charac
teristic of the generosity of Alaskans.
Almost the first act of the first leg
islature was to provide means for the
pioneers home at Sitka. No other
territory has done this. In fact,
states have themselves been slow in
establishing institutions for the care
of indigents.
Throughout the nortliland people
have been ever ready to dig down in
to their pockets for the benefit of
those needing assistance. Subscrip
tions amounting to several thousand
dollars have been raised in individual
instances. Perhaps it was a wife
whose husband had been frozen on
the trail needing assistance. Maybe
it was a pioneer soldier who had con
tracted consumption and must be
sent outside to a sunnier clime. Pos
sibly it was some individual needing
an operation, and without funds to
seek a specialist outside. Whatever
the cause, an appeal for help has
never gone unheeded in any commun
ity in Alaska. And ofttimes the most
generous contributions have been from
those in the lower walks of life.
Pioneering in Alaska under the most
favorable circumstances is a hard
ship, and the lot of those who have
missed the paystreak or who have
fallen by the wayside, and are no
longer able to cope successfully with
conditions, touches the heart cord of
all alike.
Thus it was that the Pioneers
was established. Now conies Senator
Aldrich and wants a monthly allow
ance paid pioneers who are no long
er aljle to keep in the front ranks.
He declares that many worthy per
sons prefer to remain at home, where
their interests are, and a monthly al
lowance of $12.50 or less would prove
a great boon to them and be cheaper
than keeping them as inmates of the
Pioneers’ Home. His suggestion is
worthy of serious consideration. The
practical mind might think there is
too much sentiment in a great terri
tory providing allowances for its un
fortunate citizens, but not so those
who have breathed the spirit of the
northland and shared each other’s
(hardships in the wide silent reaches,
iblazing the trails for the civilization
Which followed. Moreover, communi
ties as a whole are much better able
|o take care of those disabled in the
hdustrial combat than are individuals
fr separate communities.—Juneau
|ispatch.
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QUESTIONS OF DEFENSE.
I -
Jt was perfectly natural that Sec
ary Garrison should order an im
diate investigation of the reported
nection of certain army officers
h a proposed new American Leg
or league for national defense;
it is not to be doubted that the
it of the inquiry will turn out to
jatisfactory to the War Depart
\. The proposed league can serve
;Urpose of national defense oth
an to make and keep a roster of
'efenses and the general lack of
ration for an emergency. The
. of the conference on the naval
'
vhich as it passed the Senate
pceptable to the people, is most
^factory. Five sea-going sub
' *1
--—.htto m OTTe order were not too
many for a navy unprovided with a
single boat of that sort, at a time
when the importance of thrt subma
rine in naval warfare has just been
so clearly demonstrated. It is no
wonder that the American people feel
worried.—Ex.
able-bodied men who have done mili
tary duty or are fit to do it. Such
a list, kept out of the War Depart
ment, might be valuable in an emer
gency, or it might'not. We are firmly
convinced, however, that the War De
partment and its various branches are
better equipped than any civilian or
ganization to look after the lartd de
fenses of this country.
There is, however, a great deal of
justification for the resMess feeling
betrayed by many private citizens in
regard to the defensive condition of
EDITOR'S MOTHER
DIES III BROOKLYN
Letters were received on the Mari
posa yesterday by Mrs. McGilvray
from Mrs. Fred. Butterworth convey
ing the sad news that Mrs. Wulff,
mother of Chas. G. Wulff, manager of
the Daily Prospector, and Mrs. But
terworth, had died at their old home
in Brooklyn on March 5 after a lin
gering illness. Mr. Wulff and Mrs.
Butterworth, of Valdez, and the oth
er members of the family were at
the bedside of their mother when the
end came.
MARIPOSA IS DUE
HERjJAIBNIGHT
The steamer Mariposa, which left
Valdez yesterday afternoon for Sew
ard, is due to return from the west
ward at midnight tonight and will
sail shortly again for eattle. It be
hooves those having letters of im
portance to get busy this evening if
they wish the letters to go on the
Mariposa.
WILL PROSPECT
00 LOWE RIVER
—
George C. Wilson, the printer-pros
pector, accompanied by Norman Lew
is, a recent arrival from Wenatchee,
■left for Lowe river this morning,
where they will spend several weeks
prospecting. Wilson prospected in
■that district years ago and believes
there is a paystreak somewhere and
■hopes to find it this trip. He believes
this a good time to get to bedrock,
■as the ground is frozen to a depth of
about two feet and surface water has
not yet began to trouble. The
ground is shallow.
Orpheum Program Tonight.
The following pictures will be put
on the screen at the Orpheum to
night:
“The Mountain Law,” Robert Leon
ard in this fine-drama.
"The Heart of Carita,” a Spanish
romance.
“Some Boy,” a comedy full of
pranke.
TIDE TABLES PORT OF VALDEZ.
Compiled from the official tide ta
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 fal
lowing the t'me of high and low wa
ter is given the height of the tide
in feet and tenths:
Tuesday, March 16.
High tide 12:33 a. m„ 12.1; 12:47
p. m., 12.0. ,
Low tide 6:40 a. m., 0.1; 6:50 p.
m., 0.3.
Wednesday, March 17.
High tide 12:58 a. m., 12.3; 1:22 p.
m., 11.6.
Low tide 7:13 a. m., -0.1; 7:15 p.
m., 0.8.
Has Had no Peers for fifty Years
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JOHN MUIR AND TREES.
The Great Naturaliat’a Plea For the
Preservation of Forests. ,
Few men loved and knew trees bet
ter than John Muir, the naturalist of
the Sierras. He fought hard to pre
serve the forests, and in one of bis
books he says:
All sort of local laws and regula
tions have been tried and found want
ing. and the costly lessons of our own
experience as well as that of every
civilized nation show conclusively that
the fate of the remnant of our forests
is In the hands of the federal govern
ment and that if the remnant Is to be
saved at all it must be saved quickly.
Any fool can destroy trees. They
cannot run away, and if they could
they would still he destroyed—chased
and hunted clown as long as fun or a
dollar could be got out of their bark
hides, branching horns or magnificent
hole backbones. Few that fell trees
plant them. Nor would planting avail
much toward getting back anything
like the noble primeval forests. Dur
ing a man’s life only saplings enn be
grown in the place of tbe old trees—
tens of centuries old—that have been
destroyed It took more than 3.000
years to make some of tbe trees in
these western woods—trees that are
still standing in perfect strength and
beauty, waving aud surging in the
mighty forests of the Sierra.
Through all the wonderful eventful
centuries since Christ’s time—aud long
before that—God has cared for these
trees, saved them from drought, dis
ease, avalanches and a thousand strain
ing. leveling tempests aud Hoods, but
lie cannot save them from fools. Only
Uncle Sam cun do that.
AN ARCTIC DRAMA.
Playing to the Coldest House Known
In Theatrical History.
Many and many a play has hud a
chilly reception But imagine what it
must have been to witness a play or to
be an actor therein in a temperature 23
degrees below zero. It was a company
of American sailors who made the rec
ord of playing to "the coldest house'
known In dramatic history.
* Dr Kane, the famous arctic explorer,
told an audience at old Masonic hail
along in the fifties of a play given at
an exceedingly low temperature by the
crew of one of the ships on the 14th of
February. 1851. The play was the
farce called "The Mysteries and Mis
eries of New York.”
The outside temperature was 30 de
grees below zero. In the "theater" it
was 25 degrees below behind the scenes
and 20 degrees below where the au
dience was seated. One of the sailors
had to enact the part of a damsel with
bare arms, and when a cold tialiron.
one of the properries, touched his skin
the sensation was that of a hot iron.
On Washington’s birthday the crew
had another performance. Outside the
ship's thermometer was 40 degrees be
low zero inside, by the aid of lamps,
It was only 30 degrees below zero
"The condensation.” said Dr. Kane,
••was so excessive that we could bare
ly see the performers. They walked
In a cloud of vapor. Volumes of smoke
accompanied ull vehemence of deliv
ery. Their hands steamed. When an
actor took off his coat it smoked like a
dish of potatoes.”—Indianapolis News.
A Great Nimrod.
“Did you shoot that hold on the
wing?”
“Naw, I shot him in de foot.”
“Wuz he in de air?”
“Naw. he wuz on de ground, walk
ing around."
“Den it's a wonder he didn’t fly
erway!"
••No chaust! 1 had him tied.”—Wis
consin State Journal.
The Cause.
~ a a
Dentist <to»protestiug patient)—That
can’t hurt. I’m not even touching your
tooth.
Patient—No. but you’re on my com.—
Philadelphia Record.
She Bolted.
“What did your wife say when she
saw you dance three times with that
pretty young woman?"
“Nothing. She Just bolted the par
ty.”—Detroit Free Press.
The Single Thought.
Stella—Were you two soots with but
a single tttragbt? Bella—That *as
Just the trooWet ha wasted t» stag
single.—New York Son.
Special Sale of Shoe Pacs
We are overstocked on
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Gold Seal Pacs
and in order to move them have decided to sell them
at greatly reduced prices.
Now - $3.50 - Now
These are 12 in. Pacs, formerly $4.50
and 16 in. Pacs, formerly $5.00
This Sale will be for a limited time only
Copper River I
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING.
McKinley Street, Valdez.
Ed. Wood, - - - Proprietor.
Notice To Creditors.
In the matter of the estate of George
Hansen, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, administrator of the es
tate of George Hansen, deceased, to
the creditors thereof, and to all per
sons having claims against said es
tate, to exhibit the same with the
necessary vouchers, within six months
after the first publication of this no
tice, to-wit, within six months after
the 24th day of February, 1915, to
said administrator, at the office of
Donoboe & Dimond, his attorneys in
said matter, at Valdez, Alaska, the
same being the place for the trans
action of the business of said es
tate.
The date of the first publication
of this notice is the 24th day of Feb
ruary, 1915.
A. S. JENSEiN, Administrator.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Mrs. M. F. Roberts, Her heirs
and administrators and to all it may
concern: You are hereby notified that
I have expended during the past year,
1914, the sum of $66.66 (sixty-six dol
lars and sixty-six cents) lawful money
of .the United States in labor and im
provements upon your one-third inter
est in those mining claims lying and
being on Avery river, in the recording
precinct of Valdez, Alaska, vfhich are
known as the Beauty Bird and Beauty
Bird No.' 1, the location notices of
said claims being of record in the
otTlce of the commissioner, and rec
orded at Valdez, Alaska, pages num
bered 95, 96, in Book 10, Mining Rec
ords. in order to hold said claims
under the provisions of section 2324
of the Revis d Statutes of the Unit
ed States, concerning annual labor
on mining claims, being the amount
required to ho’d said lode claims for
the period ending December, 1914.
And unless within ninety days after
the completion of the publication of
this notice to-wit: within ninety days
after the 7th day of June, 1915, you
contribute your proportion of such ex
penditure incurred in performing said
annual labftr and improvements,
which is the sum of $66.66, your in
terest in said claims will become the
property of your co-partners, who have
made the required expenditure by the
terms of said section.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 8th
day of March, 1915.
JULIUS RONNING.
Last publication June 7, 1915.
Weather Report.
Valdez, March 5, 1915.
Barometric pressure.29,680
Temperature at 7 p. m. 31
Maximum temperature. 39
Minimum temperature . 16
Mean temperature . 27 1-2
Partly cloudy, light wind northeast
10 miles.
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 service for Ketchikan. Juneau. Sheep creek Treadwell. Douglas
Cordova, Ellamar. Valdez and Latouche. Explosives. S S Seward. S S Seward. 5th'
S S Latouche. 15th: S S Cordova. 25th of eaoh month—Right reserved to change this
schedule without notice.
F B. Tiaty, Gen’l Agt- Valdez Dock Co., Local Agt.
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and I I THADITI? and Bui,dinR
Puget Sound Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Price* Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry _
Dr. H. COCKER1LLE
Graduate of National Unirereitv
Washington, D. C.
_ DENTIST
in both comp'AnifS Fourteen vears in :
Office Rooms in VALDEZ
Whaling Building.
DR. GERMAN
Phone I# THE DENTIST
Offloe rooms over Owl Drug store. Oflloe hours
i a. m., to 0 p. m.. 7 p. m.. to# p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 34 Valdez, Alaska
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
Attorney* at Law
Office* in Whaling Building
Phone lOI Valdex. Alaaka
DONALDSON SCHEDULE.
Leaves Port Llscum. Leaves Valdea
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:16 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:16 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 5:00 p. m.
SATURDAYS
1:16 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
7:00 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
There will be no trips of the launch
on the 8ecoLd and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used ,
to clean boilers.
FOR SALE—Six good work dogs,
well broke and good workers. Cheap.
Apply T. E. Dougherty. If
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez. Alaska, March 16, 1915.
STATION Uiove Below. Snow In. VVKATHKK CONDITIONS
Donnelly .... 20 5 Clear, calm, trail fair and open.
McCallum . 0 26 Cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Pax80n-S . 10 35 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Hogan . 21 15 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Gulkana .. 12 16 Clear, calm trail good.
Copper Center. 15 10 Clear, calm trail good.
Xonaina . 15 27 Clear, calm trail good.
Teikhell .. 10 27 Clear, calm trail good.
Beaver Dam . 17 45 Clear, calm, trail fair.
Summit . 22 80 Clear, windy, trail fair.
Wortman’s . 32 32 Clear, calm trail good.