Valdez Daily Prospector
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THURSDAY, JULY 30, 1914.
MISUSE OF PUBLICITY.
The disclosures in the New Haven
railroad case show that the direct
ors financed a newspaper to the tune
of $400,000 of stockholders’ money,
the aim being, of course, to ufee the
newspaper to influence public opin
ion. In earlier days this form of
attempting to mold the public view
was not unusual. In recent years it
has been comparatively rare. For
ambitious magnates have discovered
that when a newspaper is subsidized
to convey misinformation it loses its
force. In other words, when a news
paper is run for selfish interests it
is at once deprived of its authority.
The moment the public discovers that
a newspaper wears a corporation
collar of gold it becomes • nil as an
influence in its community.
The New Haven road’s directors
even went further than that, it is al
leged. They spent, it is said, many
dollars to bribe weak reporters, thus
doing serious damage in at least
three directions, namely: To them
selves, to the reporters, and to the
newspapers that employed the re
porters. It would be interesting to
know—and probably .further revela
tions may tell us—how many at
tempts of this kind were made and
in how few eases it succeeded. We
shall be much surprised if the per
centage is high. It has been said by
men who ought to know that the very
hardest men to “reach” are newspa
per reporters. Usually they have a
very high sense of honor in such af
fairs. That is the teaching they re
ceive. So well known has this sense
of honor become that efforts to bribe
them are rare. Discovery, of course,
means disgrace and dismissal, and
discovery, sooner or later, is high
ly probable.
There are legitimate ways for rail
roads to place their causes before
the public, and efficient use of funds
for proper publicity is justifiable. The
use of money with the aim of mis
leading the public is nothing but
robbery, and modern management
has abandoned It. For example, one
cannot think of Howard Elliot, the
new president of the New Haven and
formerly president of the Northern
Pacific, even suggesting such a thing.
—Ex.
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THE INCREASE IN IMPORTS.
The increase in imports under the
Underwood tariff bill, about thirty
millions a month, has been a matter
of curiosity. Reports for May are
only in gross, but classified figures
for April are out.
They justify the belief that the in
crease in custom receipts over the
■estimate of the administration is
largely due to duties reduced, but
they do not uphold the theory that
the increase in totals was due to im
portation of free foods and reduced
textile manufactures in competition
with domestic products.
The largest increase is in wool and
manufactures of wool—over eight
millions. The only large increase fn
free foods is in animals, meats and
dairy products—nearly five millions.
In none of these has there been a
general fall in price, and wool is
higher than it has been for years.
Silk and sugar increase two and a
half millions each, due largely to in
creased duties, without much fall in
price. Coffee, the only other in
crease over two millions, is unaffect
ed by the tariff.
On the other side, breadstuffs, cot
ton manufactures, steel and iron and
paper, of which heavy reductions
were made for the benefit of the con
sumer, show the smallest decreases,
.all below a million, and steel and
iron less than fifty thousand. Appar
ently we have reached a stage of in
dustrial development where prices
vary more from natural than legis
lative reasons and where our duties
have more effect on revenues than on
prices.
AUSTRIAN ARMY
ROUMRVIANS
(Continued from page 1.)
the harbor at Kiaochow under the
fortifications, while the British are
operating from Weihaiwei.
Heavy War Insurance.
LONDON, July 30—Billions of
dollars worth of war Insurance was
placed here today with Lloyds by
owners of steamships now at sea and
which will become the prey of the
fleets of the fighting nations. The risk
on German vessels is almost prohib
CUT-RATE BREAD
Go to the ARCADE BAKERY for
HOME MADE BREAD
Three Loaves for 25c.
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NOW OPEN
Jdmissinn--6entlen»n 50c; Ladies and Children 25c
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TO
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ltive unless they are near a German
port which they can make within
twenty-four hours.
The rate on all classes of war
risks have quadrupled in two days.
Czar Calls Reserves.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 30.—The
emperor haB called out all the re
serves of the army In thirty-three
governmental districts and all the
reserves of seventy-one districts in
fourteen other departments. The or
ders will place 3,000,000 Russians
under arms, more than one million
of whom are veterans of the war
with Japan.
Mobs Parade and Cheer for War.
Huge mobs paraded the streets
here last night and are parading
again today cheering the Servian,
French and English ambassadors,
carrying the flags of the allied na
tions now at war with Germany and
Austria. Demonstrations are being
made all over Russia. The Russians
are anxious to settle with Germany
and Austria. In every church pray
ers are held asking for victory for
Russian arms and the annihilation
of the enemies of the Czar.
Cost of War Is Enormous.
LONDON, July 30.—The cost of the
war of the nations is estimated at
fully $54,000,000 a day by statisticians
in this city.
Germans Demand Gold.
BERLIN, July 30.—In spite of the
appeals of the Kaiser to the people
to allow the banks to re’ain the
money on deposit long lines of de
positors stand before each bank in
this city, and in every city through
out Germany, demanding the ex
change of government notes for gold.
Gold Almost Exhausted.
The supply of gold has become al
most exhausted and the government
refuses to allow the reserves to be
reduced further. All banks are ex
pected to suspend payments if con
ditions do not take a turn for the
better.
Belgium’s Army Ready.
BRUSSELS, July 30.—The army re
serves have been called out and 100,
000 men are now encamped at strat
egic points.
Spaniards Are Preparing.
MADRID, July 30.—The Spanish
fleet has been ordered to prepare for
w’ar and the entire fleet will be con
centrated at Balearic Islands in the
Mediterranean Sea. Spain will make
every effort to protect herself and
also to keep her colonies, which are
likely to become the prey of the
powers before the present conflict
ends.
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Armed Strength of Fighting Nations. \
AUSTRIAN GERMAN ALLIANCE.
Standing army. Reserves.
Germany .870,000 5,200,000
Austria .390,000 2,000.000
Italy .950,000 1,200,000
Total .2,210,000 8,400,000
RUSSIAN FRENCH ALLIANCE.
Russia .1,290,000 5,500,000
France .720,000 4,000,000
England .254,500 2,000,000
Servia . 60,000 400,000
Montenegrin ..... 20,000 125,000
Roumanla .. .'... 95,000 500,000
Total .2,4399,000 12,750,000
The German army, however, can
be mobilized much more rapidly
.than that of Russia because of the
large number of railroads and more
compact settlement. The Russian,
army is scattered all over the em
pire, a large section In the Black
Sea region available, however, in the
Balkans by traveling through Rou
mania. The French army can be
mobilized as quickly as that of Ger
many, while the English army ig al
most useless for a continental war
until the control of the sea is cer
tain.
In naval strength England has
ships of war enough to control the
sea in the present conflict. Germany
having only 19 dreadnoughts and
10 cruisers in the first fine of battle
with 38 second-class battleships and
42 cruisers. France has almost as
large a navy as Germany and In com
bination with Russia has an equal
number, while with the aid of Eng
land the German and Austrian fleets
will be bottled up because of Infer
iority in numbers.
Switzerland with its regular army
of 23,000 men and reserve war
strength of. i76,0(W, depends entire
ly upon the ability of the army of
the republic tq hold the . passes
against the lafgjtt forces of France,
Itqly. Oormhfcy * ftjr Austria ih> order
to maintain her independence, as any
of the nations at war will sweep
across the smaller states in their
path when fighting or desiring to
reach a coveted or strategic position.
LOST—A volume of “Stoddard's
Travels." Fender please return to
Prospector.
A fresh lino or paint received on
the last boat by the Valdec Sheet
Metal Worka. Prices reasonable., tf
We wish to announce to the
Ladies of Valdez
that we have been appointed sole
distributors for the famous
Pingree Shoes
We have them in Patent Colt,
Bronze, Vici Kid and
Gun Metal.
The Cravenetted tops are guaranteed
to be damp proof.
Priced from $4.00 to $6.00
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National Univer*itj !
Washington* D. C.
rb.~.no DENTIST
in both companies Fourteen years in
Office Rooms over VALDEZ
Valdez Drug Co.
DR. GERMAN
Phone 19 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over U»vl Drug store. Office hours
9 a. m., to 6 p. m.. 7 p, in., to 9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
DR. M. O. ADAMS
DENTIST
Office on Wall St. next Pro»pector office
Valdez, Alaska.
New Company's" Phone No. S9
HOURS—9 t* 12 1» aid 7 to 9 p. m.
DR. C. H. VANCE
the osteopath
Graduate American School of
Osteopathy. KlkrsvUle. Mo.
OFFICE BOUU-^toUa^lteS».a.. «kj
TREATMENT S2.SO
Office end Residence'Court St. PHONE 2U
E. E. RITCHIE
LAWYER
PHONEIiae Valdez, Alaska
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Offices Wall Street
Phone 31 f VALDEZ
F. BUTTERWORTH
jCiail Easieear and
U. 8. Deputy Lead aad
MMil Sorpor
Blue PriaUn* Veides, Alaska.
A. C. BALDWIN
Chril Eniunet ud
Deputy Mineral
surveyor.
Faask 3are«»s» Alalalwdw Saraar
Valdes, Alaska. f. 0. 801 274
The Prospector office for Job work.
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ALL KINDS OP
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CONSTANTLY ON HAND
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Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital in
South Western Alaska.
Graduate Nurses*—Private Rooms for Patients.
For Terms and Further Particulars Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M. D., Physician|in'Charge.
The Big Place
Is Still the Attraction.
Ws wish to announce to the public that we now have in stock
VALDEZ GLACIER GOLD BEER
A product of Valdes and a new brew of superior excellence.
7 pts Valdez Glacier Gold Beer $1.00
5 qts Valdez Glacier Gold Beer $1.00
Patronize home industry and keep the money in Valdes.—The public will
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Phone 69—Free delivery to all parts of the city.
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