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STEWART A SELBY, Proprietors
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Published Daily Except Sunday
Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter,
July 23, 1312. at the postoffice of Valdes.
Alaska, under act of March 3. 1873.
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MONDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1»16
REFRESHING, ANYWAY.
—
Serious question of Sweden’s neu
trality has been raised by England
In a note to Stockholm and the Swed
ish king has sent a tart reply, con
cluding: “It will, however, observe
that an allegation of this nature is
fundamentally vicious, being founded
only on isolated facts Imperfectly dis
cernable.”
Coming on top of recent mail seiz
ures of registered matter consigned
to Sweden, the difference is threaten
ing the "friendly” relations between
the two countries. The trouble arose
over the action of Sweden in mining
the channel leading into the Baltic,
by which the allies carried on most
of their trade with Russia by remain
ing within the three-mile limit. When
the allies objected to the mining,
which Sweden said was to prevent
submarines slipping by into Russian
waters, the Swedish government
closed the channel entirely except to
Swedish shipping.
England charges that the Swedes
have left open another stretch of ter
ritorial waters which is accessible
only to Swedish and German ships.
Sweden retorts that the English atti
tude toward neutral shipping has been
illegal, unjustifiable, and contempti
ble almost beyond comparison in his
tory and that any form of retalition
is justifiable. That the waters within
her territorial limits are her own, and
she will do as she pleases with them.
To Americans watching the deliber
ate actions of our own government
on the subject, the spunky conduct of
Sweden is as refreshing as a lungful
of deep woods.—Tacoma News.
YOU CAN NEVER TELIj
From all accounts, the democratic
candidate for delegate to Congress,
Senator Sulzer, will have a walk-over
at the coming election. Men whose in
fluence was felt all over Alaska last
election in favor of Wickersham, are
now devoting every energy in his op
position. They seem to have tired of
a fighting delegate. They want peace
and results. They are tired of hear
ing charges of grafting, mud-sling
ing and abuses of this and that in
dividual, or this and that corpora
tion without the proof of a single
charge. For a long time they admired
the delegate for his defense against
attacks, but as soon as it dawned up
on them that the charges of graft and
corruption were delusion and at
tacks only imaginary, used only to
hold an office, they made up their
minds to try some one else. At least
that is the way it looks today.—Pro
gresive Miner.
NOTWITHSTANDING our declara
tion that the columns of the Prospec
tor are open to every man who has the
price, and who is willing to back up
his remarks over his signature, our
Delegate, with an economy worthy
of a better cause, conducted his cam
paign in the city of Valdez with a
large cowbell, a small boy and a ban
ner. While the Prospector, owing to
its limited financial backing and scar
city of newspaper stock, can hardly
afford to print the Delegate's speech
for nothing and frank it out to the
voters as has been the case with a
prodigal government in the purpos
ed speeches our Delegate has made,
we were at least willing to go six
bits towards his expenses. But we
were passed up cold. All our precon
ceived ideas of Alaskan prodigality
were shattered, as well as the tympan
ums of our citizens, by the brassy
clangor of a cowbell and the raucous
shouts of a small boy with a large
voice, announcing the “extension of
Delegate Wickersham’s remarks.” The
Delegate anno'u'nced during the course
of the extension that “He had paid
the Prospector nothing for advertis
ing him.” He was right; he didn't.
MAYOR PATTERSON delivered
the best talk Saturday night we have
heard yet. He said: "Support the
Road Commission." This is the vital
issue of the campaign. Delegate
Wlckersham has spent six years at
the capital trying to remove the Road
Commission and its vast payroll from
Valdez. This would take away thou
sands of dollars' from our citizens who
secure employment each summer at
good wages through the direct result
of the Road Commission's activities
at Valdez. A vote for Wlckersham
Is a vote toward tearing down Valdez’
principal payroll. Forget all about
the meritB of your respective candi
dates and boost for the city's payrolls.
JUDGE WICKER8HAM told his
Valdez audience last Saturday night
that T. J. Donohoe is attorney for the
Quggenheims. The law firm of Dono
hoe ft Dlmond recently filed an action
Ux the district court against the Gug
genheim railroad, the Copper River
& Northwestern. Looks as if the bar
association ought to take up this mat
ter of attorneys working both sides.
SEEMS to us the local Democratic 1
committee ought to loosen up and j
scatter some of that Guggenheim and
Fisheries combine mazuma Judge
Wlckersham says they have to spend
for Sulzdr. A local Republican poli
tician says they can’t run a tightwad
campaign and expect Republicans to
vote for their candidate. .
WHAT kind of a man Is It who will
work for an employer and then turn
around and vote against him and for
the man who is trying to put his em
ployer out of business? And yet that
is what many employes are doing.
They are voting for Judge Wlcker
sham and against the. men who are
giving them their dally wage.
OUR DELEGATE accused the Pros
pector of always jumping him for
some "little petty thing.” We rise
to call the Delegate’s attention to the
fact that owing to his conduct in Con
gress we never have a chance to
Jump him for anything but "petty”
things.
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WITH OUR ear close to the ground
and our bosoms throbbing expectant
ly we yet await an explanation of why
cur Delegate appointed an Eastern
boy as a cadet and in his report desig
nated him as an AlaBkan boy. Are our
Alaskan youths deficient in mental
pabulum or was it a case of political
expediency?
DELEGATE Wickersham in his
speech in Valdez last Saturday night
said he put through the bill in Con
gress dividing the old Third Judicial
Division of Alaska, giving Valdez and
Fairbanks a separate division. The
records show that the bill passed on
March 3, 1909. Mr.' Wickersham's
first term began March 4, 1909, so
you can see what a great retroactive
influence the judge had to get enacted
into law a bill that was already on
the statute books when he entered
Congress.
THE PROSPECTOR challenges
Judge Wickersham to designate any
thing that has ever appeared in offi
cial print showing he ever uttered a
word in Congress or before a Con
gressional committee in favor of the
Valdez dike bill. The Prospector re
asserts here and asks the Delegate to
prove that he ever spoke a word in
favor of the bill on the floor of the
House, unless the Congressional Re
cord left it out. He did not even gal
leave to “extend remarks" on that
subject.
WHEN all is said we'll have to ad
mit it was a mighty good speech;
but a darned poor argument on the
issues of the day. The Prospector
is not askiDg office at the hands of
the people nor is Mr. Donohoe, there
fore why spend an hour trying to
prove we are undesirable citizens?
The voters wish the Delegate to tell
them what HE has done, not what the
Prospector or Mr. Donohoe has done.
THE Prospector had intended pub
lishing the speech of Delegate Wick
ersham, but it is entirely too long
to type running over 80 pages of
manuscript.
WHILE that "cow story” of the
Delegate’s Saturday night was a good
one we notice that it took quite a bit
of “bull” to Blip it over on the audi
ence.
Modify Blacklist.
LONDON, Oct. 14.—As a result of
conferences between a representative
of the British government and Ameri
can business men at Washington, the
government will modify the existing
blacklist established by the Allied na
tions instead of an extension of the
same. _ %
Alameda Passes Juneau.
The steamer Alameda northbound,
passed Juneau at 5:30 p. m. yester
day, and should arrive here Wednes
day morning.
Drexel Sued for Large Allowance.
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 14—The di
vorced wife of Col. Anthony Drexel of
this city has commenced an action
against him for an allowance of fifty
thousand dollars a year.
GEORGE W. GOETHALS.
Back In Panama to In
apact Work on Canal.
Photo bjr American Proa* Association. |
Evans Hails West
The steamer Admiral Evans arriv
ed from the South Saturday evening
and after a short stay departed for
Seward and Anchorage. She brought
no passengers for this place, and the
only passenger booked here for the
westward was Robert Parry, for La
touche.
Ben Silverman will leave for a bus
iness trip to Knight's Island this eve
ning.
ORIGIN OF “BUNCOMBE.”
Hew a Colonel’s Name Came to Be a
Term of Reproaoh.
Whenever I pick up a copy of the
Congressional Record and numerous
other publications and read the Irrele
vant speeches therein reported 1 sigh
for the memory of Colonel Eld ward
Buncombe, "Girard” writes In the PbU
adelpbla Ledger.
Through no fault of the gallant gen
tleman himself, there clings to his name
an unpleasant significance which many
of our brave public men do naught to
mitigate. Indeed, If there be such a
thing as one shade's taking vengeance
upon another In the future world Colo
nel Buncombe will at least pull out
Felix Walker’s tongue.
It was all Walker’s fault that “bun
combe” became a term of reproach,
and the Incident which made It so hap
pened a century ago.
Walker represented In congress a dis
trict of North Carolina of which Bun
combe county was a part The county
had been named away back in 1791 In
honor of Colonel Buncombe.
Walker was one of those long dis
tance orators who without half trying
could empty the halls of congress and
put them In a condition beside which
the dead streets of Pompeii appear
great white ways. When upbraided one
day for talking about everything ex
cept the question at Issue Walker used
this Immortal phrase:
"I am only talking for Buncombe,”
meaning his home county.
And so “buncombe” became a new
word In our language, which has been
conveniently shortened Into the collo
quial "bunk.”
MAN’S DECREASING HEIGHT.
When Adam and Eva Walked Around
They Were ae Tall aa Trees.
^It was a French savant named
Henrlon who 200 years ago gave to
the world authoritative statements as
to the height of Adam and Eve. He
said thnt the father of the race was
123 feet 0 inches high and Eve 118
feet 0 inches. He noted that from the
creation of these enlarged editions of
humanity degeneration had been rap
id; that Noah was only twenty-seven,
Abraham only twenty and Moses but
thirteen feet in height
According to this French authority,
if the Christian dispensation had not
arrested this decrease man by this
time—200 years ago—would hnve been
a mere microscopic object, and we may
conclude that by our time he would
not have been at all. M. Henrlon did
not give any explanation as to bow he
arrived at his estimate of the height
of these ancients.
Perhaps the most gigantic story on
record is that concerning an Immense
skeleton, said to have been .in Sicily,
which measured 300 feet In length.
This story, however, carries its own
refutation, as it is said that found be
side this giant was his walking stick,
which was thirty feet long and thick
as a telegraph pole. A clever calcu
lator made the estimate that a walk
ing stick only thirty feet in length for
a man who measured 300 feet would
be as ridiculous as one of seven Inches
for a man of ordinary stature.—Indian
apolis News.
A 8tory of tho Bastlle.
In tbe year 1785 a haugbty noble of
the ancient regime of France fell in
love with a beautiful girl, tbe daugh
ter of a wealthy tradesman of Paris.
The latter, refusing to encourage tbe
nobleman’s passion, was soon after
thrown into tbe Bastlle. Tbe sweet
heart of tbe girl, who was to have
married her in a few days, dreading a
like fate, made bis escape to Constan
tinople to serve as a volunteer under
the grand seigneur, leaving his intend
ed bride secreted with a woman friend.
On the outbreak of the revolution the
young man returned to Paris and wag
the very grenadier who first mounted
tbe breach made in the Bastile, from
the dungeons of which he had the hap
piness of rescuing tbe father of bis
future bride.
8oap and Hard Water.
Tbe hardness of water is measured
by degrees. When a gallon contains
one grain of lime it is said to have one
degree of hardness. When soap is used
with hard water about two and one
half ounces of it to each hundred gal
lons of water must be used for each
degree of hardness Just to overcome
hardness. It combines with tbe lime,
forming a mineral product and not
until enough soap has been dissolved to
overcome all tbe hardness does tbe
soap do any good for cleansing pur
poses.
Brazilian English.
“The river of Parana,” declares tbs
prospectus of a real estate agent In
Parana, Brasil, ‘is the most watery In
the state, one of the most extended In
the world, It Is navigable until to this
state for ships of great profoundness;
It Is also sufficiently flshful.” The same
cheerful chap It la who further assev
erates that “the vegetable reign Is ex
cessfully represented In resinous, oily
and gummous plants."
What Next?
Inquisitive Old Lady—And what do
you call that? Man With Gun—Bo
careful, mam; that Is a hair trigger.
Inquisitive Old Lady—How wonderful!
Think of making part of a firearm out
of human hair! What will they get up
next?—Florida Tlmeo-Unlon.
Keen of Sight.
Little Lemuel—Say, paw, what la a
statesman? Paw—A statesman, son. Is
a politician who knows a band wagon
when be sees It—Indianapolis Star
It Is not posterity, but yonr actions,
that will perpetuate your memory. -
Bona parts.
FISHING BOAT
TOTAL WRECK
HITS KKKP MIDDLKTON IHI.AND
_
Hteamer lndc|>endent (joe* Down and
Crew of 38 Men Take Refuge on
Island—Dutch and Wife Take Care
of llie Survivor*.
The big halibut fishing steamer In
dependent, one of the largest vessels
■of the halibut fleet, was wrecked Oct.
6, off Middleton Island, the crew of
| 38 men landing on the island in their
j dories.
The steamer was commanded by
('apt. T. H. Miller and had been fish
ing off the Yakutat banks. She was
on her way to Portlock hay, Kodiak
island, when she struck on a reef off
Middleton island at 4:50 o’clock in
the morning. She floated off, but waa
thrown back on the reef a second and
third time by the heavy seas running.
The rudder was broken, making the
vessel unmanageable. Captain Miller
ordered the anchor put over, and the
12 dories'aboard were lowered and
the men put for the shore, the last of
the crew reaching the island at 3
o'clock that afternoon. The vessel
finally filled and went down.
The limited supply of provisions
that the men were able to take off the
steamer was badly damaged by salt
water, and they were compelled to
accept the hospitality of Mr. and Mrs.
Joe Ibach, who are conducting a fox
ranch on the island. Hast Tuesday
Capt. Miller and 11 of the crsw of the
Independent were taken to Cordova
by Mr. Ibach, and later sent to the
States on the steamer Mariposa, with
which steamer arrangements were
also made to call at the island on her
way south to pick up the remaining
27 survivors.
The Independent was built in Ta
coma in 1911. Her home port was
Scuttle, and she was owned by Weld
ing Bros, and others of that place.
She was 125 feet long, 25 feet beam
and 11 feet depth of hold, and regis
tered 263 gross toiiH with engines of
600 horsepower.
DELEGATE WICKERSHAM
DRAWS LARGE AUDIENCE
Delegate James Wickersham ad
dressed a large audience in Eagle
Hall Saturday evening. Mayor Jas.
Patterson opened the meeting with a
short talk, in which he introduced the
Delegate, and also paid the Alaskan
Hoad Commission a well-deserved
compliment.
Mr. Patterson was followed by Col.
Millard, who endorsed Mr. Wlcker
1 sham, George Dooley and J. H. Mur
ray for their respective offices. Mr.
Millard was followed by Attorney O.
P. Hubbard, who also spoke briefly
In favor of the candidates.
Delegate spoke for nearly two
hours and was frequently applauded.
REHTA WINS GRAND
AMERICAN AUTO RACE
/ — —
CHICAGO, Oct. 16.—Saturday aft
ernoon Hosts won the 250-mile Grand
American auto race here, covering the
distance at the rate of 103 9-10 miles
per hour.
Indictments Dismissed.
BOISE. Ida., Oct. 16.—The 27 In
dictments returned last week by a
special grand Jury against P. E. Won
nacott, former Kootenai county as
sessor, and his two deputies, W. W.
Leeper and Hay Thompson, charging
embezzlement and mutilation of pub
lic records, were dismissed in the
United States district court here yes
terday. The court decided that the
statute of limitations had run against
the alleged offenses.
A|>|iolnted Naval Attache.
PARIS, Oct. 16.—Commander Em
manuel Aubin de Planpre has been
appointed naval attache of the Prencli
embassy at Washington.
M. GAUTIER.
Th* Man Moat Daapiaad by
Franeh Journalists, Franch Canaer.
Photo by American Press Association.
CHINESE FATHER BOR
HCHHANI) FOR DAI'GMTER
SAN DIEGO, Calif., Oct. 16.—With
the Intention of being married at En-1
senada, Miss Daisy Joe, a 21 year old 1
Chinese girl of San Francisco, and |
Wm. Wyatt, 23, an American chauf- !
feur of Tulare, Calif., sailed from
here last night for the Mexican port.
It is reported that Wyatt will be paid
f5,000 by Mias Joe’s father, a wealthy
San Francisco merchant, if the cere
mony is performed. The couple were
accompanied by the father and George
Greer, a Los Angeles attorney.
According to federal officials here
it Is doubtful If the couple will be
allowed to land at Ensenada on ac
count of the Asiatic exclusion law in
force there.
Miss Joe says she was born in San
Francisco and that an an American
citizen she has a rlght to land at any
port In Mexico and return to the Un1
ted States. When the pair returns
Friday Miss Joe will have to make
goad her claim to the immigration
authorities or risk deportion to China.
Don’t fail to attend the grocery sale
at Blum’s.
A new line of heaters priced right,
at Mead’s. tf
Ding, dong, hear that bell and City
Express goes by like—well, we check
your baggage, trunks and grips by
day or night; we meet all ships, tf
6HI for RUftit Party .
FOR LEASE—Barber shop, Turk
ish bath and Rooming House all un
der one roof. Fully equipped. See
Alaska Inv. Co. 2t
Allen's fresh Eastern Transplanted
Oysters, counts, selects and stand
ards at Love-Whltley Co. tf
How about that photo you promised
to send home? Go to B. Jenner, the
Photographer, and have It taken to
day. It only takes a few minutes, tf
Just Received—Hit latest Popular
Songs aad Music. Valdes Drug Co. tf
Fox’s Chocolate Tea, at Love
Whltley Co.’s. » tf
Valdez Drug Company has a One
line of School Stationery. tf
Don’t fall to attend the grocery sale
at Blum’s.
SAW canned fruits and vegetables
at Blum’s.
For good home-cooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart street. *
Nuts and Fruits, Chocolate Cover
ed, at Hunt’s.
Wanted to Huy
Party desires to buy cabin, will pay
part cash and balance in active min
ing stock. See Alaska Inv. Co. 2t
See our windows for Bargains at
the Owl Drug Co.
For all kinds of cement work see
Blake. tf
The Oolden North has steam heat
ed rooms. tf
Fancy Stationery at the Valdez
Drug Store. tf
Pioneer Bank House,
You can do your own cooking and
housekeeping at the Pioneer Bunk
house on Keystone Avenue. Price
$2.50 per week. tf
For Desirable Business
locations and property call up the
Alaska Inv. Co. 2t
Fox’s fresh Shrimp Meat at Love
Whitley Co.’s. tf
Last publication Oct. 13, 1916.
Notice of Bale of Real Estate.
In Commissioner’s Court for Valdez
Precinct, Territory of Alaska—-In
Probate.
In the Matter of the Estate of H. B.
Wtltse, a Minor.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned will sell at the front door
of the federal courthouse in Valdez,
Alaska, on Tuesday, October 24, 1916,
at 2 o’clock p. m., the following de
scribed real property to-wlt: an un
divided one-half of three certain lode
mining claims situated near Wells
Bay, in the above-named precinct,
known as the Big Buffalo Nos. 1, 2,
and 3; pursuant to an order and li
cense to sell made by the above-en
titled court on August 29, 1916.
Dated September 26, 1916.
B. C. WILTSE,
Guardian of the estate of H. B. Wlltse
a minor.
First publication Sept. 26, 1916.
Last publication Oct. 16, 1916.
Publish Sept. 26. Oct. 2, 9, 16. 4t
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
atORGt SEXTON.PROP
SlNICTLV FIRST CLASS
Fourth Are. Seward. A lash s
L 0.0. F. No. 6
Meets every Monday evening in Mc
Kinley HaU at 8:00 o’clock.
Visiting members cordially Invited to
•C. O. RUDOLPH, N. O.
T. O. QUINN, Sec.
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. VALDBZ LODGH
NO 1«
Regular Communications Bret Wed*
ueeday In 'eui month in MeKinlej
Hall Visitors always weloome.
F. M. BROWN, W. M.
■D WOOD. Secretary.
LADIES ATTENTION!
This store was never so well pre
pared to serve the ladies as it is
this season.
New lines arriving on every boat
consisting of:
Ladies’ Serge Dresses.
Ladies’ Winter Coats.
Ladies’ Raincoats.
Ladies’ and Children’s Underwear.
Ladies’ and Children’s Hose.
Ladies’ and Children’s Hankerchiefs.
Ladies’ and Children’s Sweater Sets.
Tennis Flannels.
Zephrs.
White Muslins.
Bed Sheets.
Pillow Slips.
Table Linens and Napkins.
Whit.e Bed Spreads
A Large Line of Other Articles too
Numerous to Mention.
These goods are priced at Seattle
prices and u)e will be pleased to
have you call and inspect our
lines, even if you are not ready
to purchase.
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
GOOD GOODS
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
IllUrn nt rr \ aide* Drug t o.
Phone *l!t McKinley Street
Contract Surgeon, II. S. Army
A. A. Surgeon, U. S. Public Health Serv.
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate Notional I nlreralty,
Wanhlngton, D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years In Valdes.
PHONE 110
Oflee Rooms In Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Oflee Oopoalte Coart Hooae
.
Phone M VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS E K RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTOKNRY9-AT-LAW
Oflen In Whaling Building
Phone 111 VALORS. ALASKA
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIVIL ENGINEER
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
McKinUy Street oppMit* V. M. Store.
Valdes. Alaska
Don’t forget the Clearance Bale at
the Owl Drug Co.
Banquet Steel Kanges, plain and
polished tops, at Mead’s. tf
For first-clans meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. tf
Kodak Supplies at the Valdes Drug
Company. tf
.Subscribe for the Prospector.
The Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Win, Lift! Raaai—TW Hmm Caalirt
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Sy«<ial Rata By tlw MaaA
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING, Pray
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A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Genet al 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
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passenger*
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdea
ED. WOOD. Proprietor
HOMES to LEASE
We have houses in desirable locations and we
will have others later. We will rebuild or Improve
to suit acceptable tenants, but will rent on yearly
lease only.
We want permanent tenants not transients.
TERMS ‘MODERATE.
Apply to
CHARLES A. EBY
Manager Real Estate Department H. D. Reynolds
Company, Valdes, Alaska.