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terms.
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By mail, per annum ..—.*10.00
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carrier, per month --—• -40
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e Daily Prospector and Week
ly Miner, by carrier, to one adr
drees, per month ..-----•* 1.23
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egdy, per year .*12410
Business Office and Editorial Rooms,
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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1916
HOW EXPENSES OF U. S. GROW.
In the year 1S00 the total ordinary
expenses of the United States govern
ment amonni<-<. to $10,S13,971. In
1850 the total ordinary disburse
ments had jumped to $40,000,000.
which was an increase of less than
three-fourths of a million dollars a
year. The big jump in the expenses j
of the government was in the year,
1860, when the total ordinary dis
bursements jumped from $60,009,
000 to $474,000,000.
This, of course, was due to the war
between the States, and by .865 the
expenses of the government had
reached the total of $1,295,000,000.
The following year the ordinary ex
penses dropped to $520,000,000, re
ceding the next year to $.146,000,000,
down to 1872, when the expenses
dropped back to $285,000,000.
The expenses of the government
hovered around this figure until
1891, when there was a sudden jump
from $297,000,000 to $355,000,000.
Since that time there have been fluc
tuations backward and forward until
1898, when the expenses increased
from $366,000,000 to $443,000,000.
The next year, 1899, the total ordi
nary disbursements jumped to $606,
000,000, then they dropped back to
$509,000,000, and finally in 1908,
they had reached the figure $621,000
000.
There have been increases since
that time until in 1914 the ordinary
disbursements amounted to $694,
000,000 and in 1916 to $650,000.
000. There is likely to be another!
tremendous jump as a result of the j
five-year national defense program.
Notice.
Prom now on every Sunday after
noon at 3 p. m. there will be a mati
nee at the Liberty Theatre. Watch
papers for program and particulars, j
.
WANTED: Experienced woman de
sires work as cook or maid. Refer
ences given. Address Prospector.
WHELPLEY CASE
WAS DISMISSED
Case Will be Brought Before Dis
trict Court which will Present
Many Difficult Problems.
The case oPF. E. Whelpley, the fox
raiser, who had been arrested at
Unga on the charge of trespassing
was tried in the United States Com
missioner’s court yesterday and re
sulted in the charge against defen
dant being dismissed. It is under
stood that the dismissal of the crim
inal charge will be followed by a civil
action which will present a number
hard problems for the district court
to solve.
From the testimony in the case it
appears that away back in 1894 a
man named Carlson took possession
of Little Koniuji island, which is one
of the Shumagin group and estab
lished a fox ranch on it. In 1902
Carlson sold his possessory rights to
a man named Reed, who also con
tinued in the fox raising business un
til 1913, when he disposed of his in
terests to Whelpley for $4000.
After Whelpley had come into pos
session of the island the department
of Commerce advertised a number of
fox islands for lease to the highest
bidder. Little Kouiuji was one of
the number and Whelpley bid $200,
but Andrew Grosvold, who owns a
number of fox ranches in the district,
Becured the lease by bidding $205. His
lease authorized him to take posses
sion of the island on July 1, 1914,
but Whelpley retained possession un
til recently when Grosvold had him
arrested on the charge of trespass
ing. The case was brought before
Commissioner Driffield at Unga, but
as the latter has close business rela
tions with Grosvold the defendant
asked for and was granted a change
of venue. The law requires that
when a change of venue is granted
that the case be tried before the clos
est commissioner, which in this case
would have been at Unalaska. Coun
sel for plaintiff entered demurrer to
having the case tried here but Acting
U. S. Commissioner Dimond held that
the case came within his jurisdiction
and the demurrer was dismissed.
In his answer to the complaint
Whelpley states that when he was ar
rested that he had foxes on the island
to the value of fourteen thousand dol
lars in addition to several valuable
buildings. It is understood that he
charges Grosvold with using his offi
cial capacity in obtaining the lease
THE EMPRESS
The Empress Circuit Presents the
PARAMOUNT FEATURE
“THE RING AND THE MAN"
Featuring
BRUCE MCRAE
Assisted by Famous Players Co.
TO-NIGHT- -SATURDAY
One Show at 8 Sharp
Admission 25c. All Children 10c.
PARAMOUNT Pictures are entertaining, educational
and artistic—Like a good play, many people see
them twice.
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and later.possession of the Island, to
gether with his valuable foxes. He
also says that the U. S. deputy, mar
shal took a number of valuable fox
pelts from him but that he has been
unable to understand by what process
they were seized.
SEWARD CAMPAIGN
FOR PREPAREDNESS
Chamber of Commerce will Ask Con
gress to Fortify Rescurrection
Bay and Provide Subs.
SEWARD, Feb. 3.—A campaign
for military preparedness for Alaska
was launched by the Seward Chamber
of Commerce at a meeting held lust
night. Resolutions were adopted ask
ing President Wilson and members of
congress to take steps for the devel
ophent of the naval . reservation in
the Matannsna coal fields in order
that coal would be available for the
fleet. The government had has thir
ty-three hundred and fifty acres of
coal land under reservation and the
chamber favors its immediate devel
opment.
Resolutions were also passed ask
ing that necessary appropriations be
made for fortifying the mouth of
Resurrection Bay, which it is asserted
could easily be made impregnable to
invaders. It is pointed out in the res
olutions that Alaska is the richest
possession of the United States and
that her coast is absolutely undefend
ed. It is also claimed that a fleet of
submarines operating in Alaskan wa
ters with Seward as a base could pro ,
tect the entire coast.
Copies of the resolutions will be
sent to President Wilson, the mem
bers of both the senate and house and
to Delegate Wickersham.
JACK RADOVICH
IS IMPROVING
Authorities, at Post Complain of the
Manner in Which Sick Miner
Was Left on Post Wharf.
Jack * Radovich, the well known
miner, who has been close to death
in the hospital at Fort Liscum as a
result of exposure at Shoup Bay. is
reported to be improving and has
passed the danger point.
The officers at the Post complain of
the manner in which Radovich was
handled by the men who took him
across the bay and landed him on the
wharf at the Post. It is stated that
the sick man was unloaded from the
launch and although he was unable
to walk no effort was made to notify
the hospital authorities or others of
his presence, and had it not been that
men were working on the wharf the
sick man might have perished from
the cold or fallen into the bay.
Alaskans are supposed to be fa
mous for their sympathy and liber
ality in caring for unfortunates but
the men at the Post all appear to be
from Pike county, as no effort has
been made on the part of the min
er’s friends to provide for his com
fort.
, The authorities at the Post say they
have no grievance against unfortu
nate civilians being taken to the hos
pital there when in need of care, but
they believe that some consideration
should be shown for the feelings of
the unfortunates before they reach
the hospital.
absorbing the commerce of Germany
HOKE SMITH CAIiUB
BRITAIN TO ACCOUNT
WASHINGTON: Great Britain’s
Interference with neutral trade wai
the subject of a vigorous and ex
haustive speech in the senate' by
Speaker Hoke Smith, who pleaded for
action to prevent England from ad
vanclng her own trade at the expense
of the United States, while attempting
to destroy Germany commercially.
Senator Smith declared the rights
of citizens of the United States and
other neutral • nations were being
“recklessly disregarded,” and empha
sized particularly what he denounced
as "Great Britain’s lawless treatment
of America’s cotton trade.” He as
serted that cotton had not been used
or needed by Germany or her allies
in the manufacture of war munitions
for more than eight months, and de
clared that the action of England in
making cotton contraband was revo
lutionary.
Senator Smith continued: “Para
phrasing the language of Mr. Jeffer
Stop and Shop
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ry at Valdez Leading
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•#' Grocery ohop
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We carry the best brands of
Domestic and Imported Groceries
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Petaluma Eggs and Jersey Butter
Are The Best In Town.
Phone us for your bread and pies.
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
The Leading Grocers
sou, England may feel a desire for
absorbing the commerce of Germany
and starving her people, but she can
have no right in doing it at our loss,
or making the United States the in
strument of it. Great Britain cannot
continue the war without munitions
from the United States; Great Britain
cannot feed her population without
foodstuffs from the United States
and other neutrals, Great Britain
cannot keep her people engaged in
the Lancashire mills at work without
cotton from the United States and
Great Britain cannot accomplish her
scheme for world-wide domination of
commerce in her vast products of cot
ton manufactured products without*
calling upon the United States.
Weather Report.
Valdez, Feb. 3, 1916.
Barometric pressure 30.416
Temperature 7 p. m.23
Maximum temperature .32
Minimum temperature . 3
Mean temperature.17-6
Clear, light wind, northeast 12
miles.
Interior Weather.
Valdez, Feb. 4, 1916.
Fairbanks, —12; clear, calm.
Salcha, —7; clear, windy.
Richardson. —8; clear, calm.
McCarthy, —2; clear, windy.
Donnelly, —2; clear, windy.
McCallum, —21; 46 inches snow;
cloudy, windy, trail good.
Paxson, —14; 36 inches of snow;
calm, clear, trail good.
Hogan, —4; 21 inches of snow;
clear, calm, trail good.
Gulkana, —«, 21 mcnes 01
clear, calm, trail good.
Copper Center, —32; 21 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail good.
Tonsina, —32; 18 inches of snow;
clear, calm, trail drifted.
Teikhell, —18; 30 Inches of snow;
clear, calm, trail good.
* Beaven Dam, —22; 4E inches of
snow; clear, calm, drifted.
Summit, —-2; 60 inches of snow;
clear, calm, trail drifted.
Wortman’s, —0; 40 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail heavy.
Moose Dance Saturday.
The regular weekly Moose dance
will be held' Saturday In Moose Hall.
Excellent music. *
Special at The Liberty.
Amateur night tonight at the Lib
erty Theatre; also six-reel feature.
Dope. Matinee Sunday at 3 p. m.
Some comedy and weekly news for
Sunday and swell music.
Miss Esther Korth, of "Central”
office, has been 111 for several days,
but Is improving and will soon be
back.on duty.
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Dougherty & Fergusoo
GENERAL
Merchandise
The best groceries received
on every boat.
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
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DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National University,
WaMblnglon, D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years in Valdez.
i’HONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Building
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DR. GERMAN
,-hone 10 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug Store. Of
fice hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m.. 7 to 9
p. m. Sunday by appointment.
All Work Guaranteed.
E. C. DALTON/ M D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Phone^42
Alaska Avenue Valdez, Alaska
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DONOHOE & DlMGND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW'
Otter Opposite Court Houar
Phone 34 VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTOKNEYS-AT-LAW
Otter* In Whaling Building
phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
Copper River
Draying Co
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Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
ED. WOOD. Proprietor
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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 J
the idea, the man with a <
prospect, or business to the ,
man with the dollar. !
ADVERTISE IN THE [
PROSPECTOR FOR RE- J
SULTS. |
Arcade Cafe
OPEN ALL NIGHT
Private Dining Room with Electric
Heater.
BREAD FOR SALE
J«ck CaUio _Pro—iol—
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, 1
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for jp Advance
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s Shamrock
(’APT. TIM MARCUM
Sails for Port Wells, Portage
Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday
at 9:00 a. m., from the Val
dez Dock Company’s Dock.
For Ellamar, Landlock Bay,
and Fidalgo, every Wednes
day, 9:00 a. m., from Val
' dez Dock Company’s Dock.
For Rates, Apply on Boat.
H4**H4**H4M**W Ills
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 108
Free and Accepted Mamaa,
Regular Communications flrst Wed
nesday In each month In McKinley •
H&1L Visitors always welcome. w
A. E. GRIGSBY. W. M r
ED. WOOD, Secretary.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SeXTON. PSORA*
SlRICTLY FIRST CLA88
Fourth Ave, Seward, Alaska
The Beat Place in Valdez to %
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
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Warn, Light Rooau~Th# Haaia at Comfort
RATES {REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rates By the Marti
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING, Pn*.
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