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MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1914.
THE ALASKAN RAILROAD.
The description of the projected
Alaskan railroad as the “first test of
government ownership of a public
utility in this country” ignores, among
other government properties and act
ivities, the Panama roads of about
300 miles of track, operated for com
mercial and canal construstion pur
poses.
In Panama the government carries
more traffic per mile than is carried
on any other road, with the excep
tion of a few terminal lines, and op
erates with success, economy, and an
unequaled record for protecting the
safety of employes and passengers.
The building and operating of the
Alaskan railroad probably will have as
little effect upon the general question
of railroad control as the acquisition
and operation of the Panama roads
.had. The purpose of the roads in
operation and the purpose or tne pro
jected road are quite different, one
being a link between trade routes and
the other a passageway into a rich and
undeveloped country, but both are
wvered by a governmental policy
•which does not affect the question of
^general railroad control.
TThe Panama roads have been an
reSTective answer to dogmatic state
•‘gments that government operation
wronld mean inefficiency, but the Pan
jnm success is made possible by a
■■virtual military dictatorship of high
.intelligence and integrity. The Alas
ka project, not being associated with
an enterprise so stupendous as to be
inexorable in its demand for effi
ciency, may fare worse, but it will i
■not if the government applies to Alas- i
It a what it has learned in Panama.
Here, one would say, is a new job
for Goethals and his organization.
Secretary Lane has said it, in an ex
clamation of regret, when it seemed
determined that the canal builder
'“was to try to shrink himself to fit the
TpBsition of police commissioner in
-3few York City.
JStor a builder Alaska soon will of
ficer more than Panama, when con
:J*trDction ends and administration be
Toe publicity worn 01 me interests
’determined to monopolize the wealth
■of Alaska was so effective for many
years that public opinion was distort
ed. The absurdity of monopolistic
-eagerness to acquire valueless con
cessions was carefully concealed for
-a while, but in spite of corporation
-conning and in spite of serious scan
dal, the government stopped the
raids upon public resources.
By the construction of 1,000 miles
-of road it is hoped that the coal and
mineral lands of Alaska may be con
nected with one or more ports and)
that large agricultural areas may be
■opened up for settlement. Conserv
ative opinion holds it possible for
Alaska not only to contribute to the
-wealth of the nation, but to support
a large population.
The readiness of congress to auth
orize the building of the railroad,thus
continuing the road building policy of
a hundred years ago, indicates the
triumph of this opinicr^.—Chicago
Tribune.
STEAMER ADMIRAL EVANS
PASSES CITY OF JUNEAU
The steamer Admiral Evans passed
Juneau today at 1 o’clock and will
stop at aKtalla and Cordova before
coming to Valdez. The Evans has 30
passengers for this city.
The Orpheum Tonight.
An excellent program at the Or
pheum tonight. Fine Keystone, laugh
able tonic.
A Thanhauser, special film.
Caumont Weekly, world events of
interest.
The Ragtime Band, Keystone, with
Mabel Norman.
Watch next week’s pictures. Some
thing extra coming up.
Change of program tomorrow even
ing.
Nugget jeweii** made to order by
G. O. Reinke at the Valdez Drug Co.
WHO WONTS FIGHT
PETITE BOJERESS!
—
Eiflhteen-ylsar-old GiGrl Ready for Ai!
Comers—Has Match Arranged
With Female Boxer.
PARIS, March 9.—The title of
world’s champion woman boxer is
claimed by Mile. Marthee Carpentier,
who today announced her willingness
to meet all comers. She is a good
looking French brunette, 18 years of
age, weighs 127 pounds, and is 5
feet 3 inches in height. Mile. Carpen
tier, who is in no way related to the
French champion of the same name
who has twice defeated Bombardier
Wells, has been trained by M. Albany,
an expert boxing and jiu-jitsu in
structor, for the past six months. In
the mornings she helps her mother
in a little grocery shop in the Ternes
quarter of Paris, and devotes her af
ternoons to her boxing lessons and
general training exercises.
‘‘I have always been fond of sports,”
she said today, ' and I don't see why
boxing should be forbidden by my sex.
So long as brutality is prohibited, I
don’t see why a few rounds with the
gloves occasionally shouldn’t be ben
eficial to any young woman. I know
it does me good. It is apt, of course,
to spoil a woman’s beauty, but bruises
do not last forever. Before I took
lessons in boxing I was very nervous
and irritable an’ t’mid. I would not
have ventured into a crowd for any-_
thing. Now I am not arrald to go any
where.”
Her first serious match Jtvill be
with Miss Grace Cleveland, of Geneva,
who has signed up for a ten-round
contest.
ALAMEDA COMES
AND SAILS SOUTH
The steamer Alameda reached Val
dez at 10 o’clock last night and sail
ed south before midnight for Seattle.
The steamer loaded ore at Latouche
for Tacoma.
The following passengers left on
the boat for Seattle: Frank Bell,
Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Johnson, John
Brandon, K. E. Dobson. For Cordova:
S. Williams and Ned Books.
AM MINING MAN
IS HERE FOH MILL
Gus Ohm came up on the Brighton
last night fro mhis property on Avery
river. He will take the stamp mill,
which arrived on one of the recent
boats, to his mine and start the work
of crushing the ore he has mined.
The ore is high grade and free mill
ing and will run exceptionally high.
YALE MEN ARE DROPPED;
CHORU8 GIRLS CAUSE
NEW HAVEN, Conn., March 9.—
Yale seniors have been dropped from
college by the university faculty fol
lowing an all-night lark. The guilty
students’ escapade began with chorus
girls in the grill room of a local the
ater and continued several hours,
winding up on the campus and in one
of the fraternity houses at dawn, it
is said. A ban of drinking has been
issued by the university authorities.
CARDINAL GIBBONS
AGAINST PROHIBITION
NEW ORLEANS, March 9.—Cardi
nal Gibbons, of the Catholic church,
today announced that he was opposed
to prohibition because it was ineffect
ive as a means of stopping drunken
ness.
Brighton Back From Port Wells.
The launch Brighton, Captain
Stamey, reached Valdez last night
with nine passengers. The captain
reports a stormy trip.
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The Jualin Alaska Mines Co. has
died articles of incorporation with
Secretary Charles E. Davidson. W. B.
Hoggatt, former governor of Alaska,
but now of New York, is president,
and J. F. Kirk is secretary ,of the
corporation, the home of which is
named as New York city. The capi
tal stock is placed at $2,000,000.
T. J. Devinney, the mining expert,
left for Seattle on the Sampson.
STUTTERING.
Treatment by Which the Affliction May
Be Overcome.
There Is no cure for stuttering. This
does not menu that no stutterer can be
cured—far from it—but that there is no
treatment which is sure to cure. If a
stutterer be token in childhood, when
the affliction is tirst noticed, and care
fully treated he can sometimes be cur
ed and generally much improved.
Dr. Frank A. Bryant of New York,
writing in the Medical Itecord, says
the first thing to do is to make sure
that there are no obstructions in the
throat or nose, such as enlarged ton
j sils or adenoids. The child must be
i taught to breathe through his nose,
j deeply and slowly, as a habit. He must
not be allowed to speak when excited
nor when laughing or crying or in the
paroxysms of whooping cough. He
must never be tickled. All causes of
excitement must be removed. Fresh
j air, scrupulous cleanliness, plain, nour
i ishing food, moderate exercise and
| plenty of sleep in a dark room are es
I sential.
| Mental treatment is of great impor
I tance. Any measures that will increase
mental poise are of incomparable
value. The stutterer must be impress
ed with a desire to overcome what Is
only a bad habit. He must be per
suaded to study tlie great art of speak
ing correctly. Thus, by careful, pa
tient work on the part of his parents,
teachers and physicians, will he gradu
ally cure himself, or at least so im
prove as to make the affliction cease to
be serious.
THE VOICE OF A CHILD.
How One of the World's Greatest Song
Birds Was Discovered.
Many years ago a maid employed by
Miss Lundberg, a famous dancer of the
Royal Opera in Stockholm, was given
a holiday by her mistress and set out
to take a walk. Passing a shabby little
house in the poorest section of the city
she heard a child’s voice, which seem
ed to her wonderfully fresh and beauti
ful, and, looking up. she saw a little
girl sitting near the window singing to
a pet kitten. In great excitement she
rushed to her mistress and told her of
the exquisite voice she bad heard.
Miss Lundberg was somewhat skep
tical, but finally went to the bowse and
heard the sweet song. She, too, was
convinced of the great natural beauty
of the child’s voice and reported it to
Croelius. the singing master of the
opera.
Croeliuu was also somewhat skepti
cal at first, but at Miss Lundberg’s re
quest he, too, went and. standing on
the sidewalk, heard the child sing.
Enraptured in turn, he told Count
Buke, manager of the Royal opera, and
arrangements were made by which the
little girl sang for the count.
Site was at once taken as a free pupil
in the Royal Opera school and there
after received the best instruction Swe
den could give. The child was Jenny
Lind, the famous “Swedish Nightin
gale.”—Ladies’ Home Journal.
Not Much Doubt.
Several Americans in London recent
ly applied to an agency for an automo
bile in which to go sightseeing. There
was difficulty in getting one on such
short notice, but when the hour ar
rived a luxurious limousine car was
placed at their disposal. The chauffeur
proved well informed. When they re
turned they remarked that they had
never had such a car or such a driver.
“Well, it is not often that one like
this is for hire.” was the reply. “Did
you notice the coat of arms on the
door? That automobile belongs to
Lady -,” naming one of the wealth
iest American heiresses married to an
English peer, “but she is out of town.”
The Americans who had the use of
Lady -’s car are wondering whether
she or the chauffeur enjoyed the prof
its.—Detroit Free Press.
She Investigated.
What Elsie’s sister wanted to know
was where Elsie got that beautiful sil
ver mounted walking stick. But Elsie
didn’t want Elsie’s sister to know, so
Elsie’s sister got Elsie’s father to ask
Elsie.
“I found it.” Elsie poutingly inform
ed her father, “floating like a schooner
on the waves one day when I was
bathing."
But two days later Elsie’s sister said
j to Elsie:
“Come— tell me! What is his name?”
“Name!” repeated Elsie blankly.
“What do you mean?”
“I mean, dear," said Elsie’s sister,
"that last night I tried to make that
stick of yours float in the bath, and—
well, darling, it sank!’’—Pearson’s
Weekly.
playing £oth Ends.
“1 shall have a farewell series In
America.'' explained the prominent ac
tress.
"And then you will retire from the
stage forever, eh?”
“Not at all. My manager is even
now arranging for a welcome home
series on the other side.-’—Washington
Herald.
Too Frank.
A bashful rnnu who visited a girls’
school was asked by the mistress to
say a few words to the pupils.
"Scholars." he said. "1 hope you will
always love your school and your
teacher as much as I do!"
Tableau. Giggling pupils and a
blushing teacher.—London Telegraph.
Gave It Away.
"Did you ever gamble In stocks?"
“No. I once thought 1 was gam
bling. hut the gentlemen who obtained
my money knew better.”—Washington
Star.
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of all kinds can be found
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Also a fine line of Crockery and Glassware
Stoves and
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GOOD GOODS
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Notice is hereby given that; pur
suant to an order made by the dis
trict court of the Territory of Alaska,
Third division, in the matter of the
annexation of certain territory to the
incorporated Town of Valdez, the
common council of the Town of Val
dez has called -n election to be held
in said town and in the territory pro
posed to be ann xed to said town, on
Saturday, March 21, 1914, to del erm
ine whether said territory shall be
so annexed as prayed for in the peti
tion therefor, tiled in said district
court as provided by law. The de
scription of said territory as set up
in said petition, is as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at Meander Corner No.
1 of the Valdez townsile survey and
running thence south, 24 degrees, 19
minutes, 14 seconds east, 240.638
feet; thence south 53 degrees, 32
minutes east, 1228.26 feet; thence
south, 74 degrees, 52 minutes east,
568.26 feet; thence south, 45 degrees,
43 minutes east, 136.62 feet; thence
south, 30 degrees, 27 minutes west,
131.24 feet; thence south, 29 degrees,
12 minutes west, 123.42 feet; thence
south, 14 degrees, 45 minutes west,
51.95 feet; thence north, 61 degrees,
27 minutes east, 5000 feet; thence
north, 28 degrees, 48 minutes west,
2050 feet; thence south 61 degrees,
30 minutes west, 5700 feet, to place
of beginning.
AT such election quniuieu cictiuia
are invited to vote upon said prop
osition to annex said described ter
ritory to the Town of Valdez by plac
ing upon their ballots the words “For
annexation to the Town of Valdez,"
or “Against annexation to the Town
of Valdez,” or words equivalent there
to.
The polling place for such election
in the Town of Valdez shall be in
the hall of the common council on
Broadway avenue. The polling place
in the ,territory proposed to be an
nexed shall be in the ground flooi
room of the Fish building on McKin
ley street, adjoining the Tillikum
Olvb. The polls shall be open from
9 a. m. to 6 p. m. of March 21, 1914.
The election board designated foi
the Town of Valdez is composed of the
following persons: Judges—H. P.
Sullivan, Louis Rosenthal, Thomas
Hunt; clerks—J. J. Havana, Dan Wil
cey.
The election board designated for
the territory proposed to be annexed
is composed of the following persons:
Judges—Adam Swan, Oliva Maroise,
J. H. Bell; clerks—Frank Millard.
Robert Weber.
The Qualifications of an elector en
titled to vote at such election, pre
scribed by law. are as follows: He or
she shall be a male or female per
son of the age of twenty-one years
or more and shall be the owner of
substantial property interests in land,
building or improvements on land or
tide land within the said corporation
or the territory proposed to be an
nexed to or incorporated within such
corporation.
TOWN OF VALDEZ.
By E. E. RITCHIE, Mayor.
RANDALL E. ASHBY,
Town Clerk.
First publication Feb. 20, 1914.
Last publication March 20, 1914.
Hospital of the Good Samaritan.
For $6.00 we will give you a ticket
entitling you to hospital service aim
care for any eight weeks out of the
year from date of your ticket, when
incapacitated by injury or sickness.
See W. H. Ziegler.
i *«Vib« •
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
/\.D'
Meet every* Tuesday evening at H o'ciock It
Eaifle Hall. All members are requested tc
attend. T. G. QUINN. Arctic Chiel
S. AH-’NI MCE. Secretary
Local Valdez
SOCIALIST PARTY
Meets Thursdays at
8 o’clock at
the local quarters back of
Ingram & Bush’s Cigar Store
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Valdez. Alaska
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Summons for Publication.
Theo. Emel, 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-wlt, 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 court, this 13th day of
February, 1914. ARTHUR LANG.
Clerk of the District Court, for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division.
By T. P. GERAGHTY, Deputy Clerk.
First publication Feb. 14, 1914.
Last publication March 28, 1914.
Notice to Creditors.
In the United States Commissioner’s
Court, ex officio Judge in Probate,
Valdez Precinct, Third Judicial Di
vision, Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of Peter
Steinmetz, deceased. W. A. Rystrom,
administrator.—Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, administrator of the estate
of Peter Steinmetz, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said estate, to ex
hibit them, with the necessary vouch
ers, within six (6) months after the
first publication of this notice, to the
said administrator at the office of C.
E. Bunnell, at Valdez, Alaska, the
same being the place for the trans
action of the business of said estate.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 10th
day of February, 1914.
W. A. RYSTROM,
Administrator of the estate of Peter
Steinmetz, deceased.
First publication Feb. 11, 1914.
Last publication March 16, 1914. ■
all the
time, read the Prospector.
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKER1LLE
Graduate of National University
|Waahington,'D. C.
DENTIST
Phone 92 Feurteen yearsrin
Office in Whaling building VALDEZ
Next to cable office
DR. GERMAN
Phone 19 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug- store. Office hours
9 a. m , to H p. in.. 7 p. m..to9 p. in. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
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THE
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Osteopathy, Kikrsville. Mo.'
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appointment.
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Offices Wall Street
Phone 31 VALDEZ
E. E. RITCHIE
f. A VV Y E K
PHONiOsfi Valdez, Alaska
F. BUTTERWORTH
’Civil Engineer end
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Latouche, Alaska.
EO. F. WHITE
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