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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1010.
FORSAKEN.
Tlie feather-topped palms wave
sympathetically and irpnu..,.-.. The
waves falter, like a Chautauqua sa
lute, on the beach. The banana
leaves droop sadly. On the “broad
piazza ' of his Honda villa the inde
fatigable collector of Paramount Is
sues fans wearily the brow behind 1
The Commoner. What is the coun
try coming to? Most and worst of
all, what is coming to him?
The Middle West that was his spe
cial territory, the region dedicated to
his cult the seed ground of isms and
Bryanisms, forgetting him, refusing
io ride on his Twelve Automobile
Roads of War, listening eagerly and
enthusiastically to that gospel of
preparedness which he regards as the
very doctrine of Satan! Mr. Wilson
unharmed by the desertion of the
greatest Secretary of State that ever
voted in Lincoln, Neb.; Mr. Wilson
acclaimed tumultuously by the very
people supposed to worship unpre
paredness and its apostle—Mr. Wil
son everything and the silver-mouth
ed spouter for peace-at-any-price
nothing!
A bitter hour for the sometime idol
of “the plain people.” He is neglect
ed. Even in his own State his power
has been tottering for some time,
nnpreparedness sags and totters, too.
Another dear gazelle to follow the
fate of its predecessors—Sixteen to
One, Imperialism. As usual, the
"Paramount” is of no account,
Mr. Bryan is used to losing States.
But to lose the Middle West when he
isn't yet a candidate, to he deserted
on the eve of his great campaign of
righteousness and revenge; this is a
sorrow hardly to be soothed even
among the lemon trees.—New York
Times.
—
. SENATOR JAMES SURE
BRANDEIS WILL WIN j
WASHINGTON: Senator Ollie
James of Kentucky is firmly of the
opinion that Louis D. Brandeis will
he confirmed as Justice of the Sup
reme Court. When asked on what
fasts he based his confidence, he said:
“I believe that his nomination will
he confirmed, because I think that
there are euough Senators who be
lieve that a man should not be kept
from the bench of the Supreme
Court because at some time he has
fought the battles of the people.
“Brandeis, when you come down to
the truth of it all, has performed a
great service for what we call the
'under dog’ ,in the fight. For instance,
whent he ivomen’s eight hour law
had been passed by the legislature
of Illinois and was being opposed by
the interests, he appeared as the
counsel, without charge, for the la
boring women of Illinois; and the
Supreme Court upheld the law.
“Louis D. Brandeis is one of the
greatest lawyers in the country, and
the greatest lawyer I have even come
in contact with.”
In regard to the question of race,
Senator James said:
“I don’t believe that there is a
Senator that would be so. un-Ameri
can as to hold the race or religion
of Mr. Brandeis against him. I be
lieve that this is true of even those
who will oppose him; but he will be
confirmed, I feel perfectly sure.
WANTED: Experienced woman de
sires work as cook ot maid. Refer
■ ences given. Address Prospector.
-THE
EMPRESS
TO-NIGHT
Only One Show at 8:00 Sharp
PROGRAM
WITH BRIDGES BURNED,
Three-Act Drama Adapted
from Rex Beach's Story, feat
uring Augustas Phillip* and
Mabel Trunnelle.
GEORGE ADE FABLE COM
EDY—TB#' Reform Wave
Change Pictures Sunday.
Admission 25c and 10c.
CONVICTS OUT VISITING
WHEN FRIEND CAMI
ST. LOUIS: Assistant Circuit At
torney McDaniels went to Jeffersor
City a few days ago and visited the
penitentiary. When he asked for sev
eral men he had helped to send to
prison he found they were “not in.”
As McDaniel stepped from the
train he was surprised to see Dan
Harrison, a negroe forger, walking
down the street. Harrison is serving
a two-year term. ,
“Where are you going Dan?”
asdcd McDaniel.
“Oh, just on a little errand," re
plied Dan, “I’m a trusty.”
McDaniel went to the penitentiary
and asked for Jack Westover. an
another negro convict. Westover
wasn’t in either. He was at work in
the overall factory. The clerk said
he would send a messenger for him.
When the messenger appeared Mc
Daniel had another surprise. The
messenger was a convicted negro
murderer. Jack Franklin, once sen
tenced to hang in St. Louis.
McDaniel then asked after Hay
Stevenson the automobile bandit.
“Ray's gone out to the country
club,” said the clerk.
McDaniels had visions of a convict
playing golf with state celebrities,
but was reassured when the clerk
told him Stevenson was acting as the
warden’s chauffeur and had driven
the warden out to the club.
McDaniels is going back to the
penitentiary some time when the
folks are all in.
LOCAL RRKVITTRS.
Dine at. the Lilly Cafe Sunday eve
ning. Wine dinner from 5 to 8 o'clock
Passengers coming up trom Pi
dalgc Bay report that Ed. Wood,
who has tho contract for hauling one
thousand tons of copper ore from
the Dickey-Alaska Mine to the beach,
is having all kinds of trouble. The
snowfall in that district has been
the heaviest in years and the recent
rains have caused the roads which
the freighters built to go to pieces.
The teamsters tried breaking the
trail down to the ground as the
horses were breaking through the
snow but it was found that several
inches of water under the snow turn
ed to slush and let the sleighs sink
into the tundra.
A. G. Stahl, superintendent of the
Alaska Mines Corporation, operating
at Pidalgo Bay, made the round trip
on the launch Shamrock and arrived
back in Valdez last night.
Don't forget the special dinner with
music at the Lilly Cafe Sunday eve
ning.
Mrs. W. Dolan and son Edward
are passengers on the Northwestern
returning to their home in Valdez
after spending a few months visiting
friends and relatives in the States.
The launch Shamrock returned
from Fidalgo bay last night bringing
a number of miners to town who have
been employed with the Alaska Mines
Corporation on the work of construct
ing the wharf there.
Ed. Lee returned to town last
night on the Shamrock from Fidalgo
Bay where he has been employed
with the Alaska Mines Corporation
on the work of constructing its dock
there.
H. Davis, the well known Valdez
ite who was with the Alaskan Engi
neering Commission at Anchorage
last summer is a passenger on the
Northwestern due to arrive in Valdez
this evening.
Gu* Hogbloom is repairing the
damages done to the wharf at Ella
mar during the recent heavy storm.
The work will be completed today
and the launch Shamrock will leave
tomorrow to take the piledriver to
Irish Cove.
Ked McDonald, the well known
miner, came up to Valdez last night
from Irish Cove and will spend a few
days in town after an absence of sev
eral months.
Julius Jensen, who has been at
the Granite mine for a long time, is
a visitor in Valdez and will return
down the bay on the launch Sham
rock on her next trip.
Private advices have been receiv
ed from Seattle that the Admiral
Watson of the Admiral Line, sailed
for Valdez last night with a good list
of passengers.and a capacity cargo of
freight. The steamer will not go
west of Seurard this trip and is ex
pected to make fast time as this is
her Ih-st trip since being raised from
the bottom of Seattle harbor and
thoroughly overhauled
Special for TozdghtOnly.
The Liberty .Theatre presents for
tonight only the feature, “The Lost
House," The Mutual Weekly Nowb,
"Nipped,” in two reels, and for the
last time, "Hogan the Porter.” Bight
reels for 26 cents. Only one show at
8 p. m. Visit the Liberty.
TESTING A FREIGHT CAR.
•
8hower Bath* Are Used For Oatacting
Leaky Roof*.
Shower baths for freight cars? Cer
tainly. Treating the curs to a good
bath every now und then is the method
which railroads have devised to pre
vent having to pay for freight dam
aged while in transit by water leaking
through the car roofs.
To detect a leak in the roof of a
freight car before it has caused auy
damage to the goods Inside is no easy
matter. Previous to the introduction
of the shower baths for cars railroads
frequently bad to pay -heavy bills for
damage caused by roofs which were
supposedly in the best of condition.
To overcome this difficulty ou several
large railroad systems every car Is
given at regular intervals a severe test
for leaks by means of shower baths.
The bathing apparatus is rigged over
a track along which the car is run at
slow speed. Kuormous volumes of wa
ter are poured upon the car and with
such force that water will find its way
inside if there is any fault in the roof,
sheathing or ends. 4
As soon as the oar emerges from the
hath inspectors examine it carefully
and mark with chalk any signs of
leaks.
A car tuns marked is sent to the
-hop to be made waterprof. Before it
is sent out to resume its work it is sub
jected to a second shower bath to de
termine whether the repairs have been
satisfactorily made.—New York Ameri
can.
MODERN GREEKS.
Those at Home Outnumbered by Those j
In Other Countries.
What uud who are these modern !
Greeks? The most skeptical iuvesti- i
gators admit that in most of them is j
some blood transmitted from ancient j
Greece and that there is a proportion j
of Greek descent in Greece about equal 1
to that of Anglo-Saxon descent in j
Ainerlen. For the rest I lie modern i
Greeks are either Albanian or Slav or j
Vlach.
Besides the Greeks in Greece there j
are other Gn-cks who far outnumber j
them. They are found on all the coasts
of the Ottoman empire. Crete and the
other islamis until very lately under
Turkish sovereignty have no other in ;
habitants Important in numbers. They
are numerous In Asia Minor, in Syria '
and ill ligypt.
While domiciled elsewhere they re ■
main passionate in devotion to ilie
Greece they style Hellas, tile modern
kingdom, whose people are called llel
lenes. and. being masters of eominerce
and flnanee. mauv of them have gained
enormous fortunes, from which they
pour .great sums into Athens particu
larly. hut in to Greece generally, for
public buildings and endowments — ;
From "The Balkans - A Laboratory of ]
History." I>.v William Milligan Sloane !
Cleopatra and Hoiaona.
Cleopatra assembled *’ nil kinds of
deadly poisons and begun experiments
with all tlie criminals sentenced to
dentil in order to see if the action of
the poison vyas painless. As she ob
served that those which acted quickly
brought ileuUi with greet pain and that
the milder poisons worked slowly, she
begun ex|K?iiments with poisonous an
inials. setting them upon other aid
mats in her presence. This she did
daily and uoteil that among them all
only the bite of a certain poisonous
snake evoked without tremor or pain a
certain numbness mid Invincible desire
for sleep so that the victims gradually
died with a light sweat upon the face
and gradual darkening of the senses,
and when one tried to awaken them or
to brighten them were as unwilling as
those who are In a deep sleep.—Plu
tarch.
Th» English of tho Diamond.
in the National league is an umpire
who is a stickler t'or correct deport
ment on the diamond, lu a game in
which he officiated at the Polo grounds
early In the season as Chief Meyers,
the Indian catcher for New York, came
to hat certain of the Boston players
sitting on their bench began to guv the
brawny red man.
In an Instant the umpire hud left his
place behind the catcher and was run
ning toward the visitors- bombproof.
"Cut out them personalities:" he or
dered “Cut out them personalities!"
As be turned away a high pitched
voice filtered out from the grand stand
behind him. saying:
••Cut out them gratninarr— Saturday
(evening Poet.
A Goat’s Votes. *
The dra wler was talking Into the tel
ephone.
"Why-«r—ah: 1 think—ah-h-hl—per
naps-aii-h-h-hi—I—ah-h-h-hf—
"Say. look here!” came a sarcastic
voice over the wire. "What do you
ihink you are. anyhow—a confounded
nanny goat?"—Kansas City Star.
A Little Mixed.
Hiding In an omnibus up Regent
street last evening 1 heard an old lady
annoying the other passengers with re
murks. The conductor remonstrated
with her. saying, “Ma’am, remember
you are in a public vehicle and behave
ns such.”—London Spectator.
Evolution of the Orange.
The orange was originally a pear
shaped fruit about the sire of the com
mon wild cherry. Its evolution la bo
; loved by naturalists to he due to 1,800
years of cultivation.
Woman's Way.
He (annoyedi—It's V o'clock, and yon
said you would be here at & She—Did
I say 0? 1 thought 1 aald T."—Boston
Transcript
What makes life dreary M want af
motive.—George Wot
PREPAREDNESS
Seems To Be the Slogan at Present.
The Slogan of the Hou(jprfFe^at All Times Should Be,
The Best Qifolity of Groceries
We Carry Sy*m Goods as
Hill’s Coffejfek Del Monte Fruits and Vegetables,
Centenni;#Pl||pr, Cresca Fancy Canned Goods
Fisher’s^Blen&Flour, Beech Nut Grape Jelly
And ev|rythin&hat’s good in Groceries and Provisions.
Every Boat BringsXjJs Seasonable Fresh Fruits and
Vegetables.
Our Prices on Groceries Make It Expensive for You to Trade Elsewhere.
S. BLUM & CO, FP
GOOD GOODS
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdez
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
Time T.MILKS FOR MARCH.
The table given below is tor high
and low water in Valdez Bay, for
the month of March, 1916.
Wednesday, March 1.
llign. 10:09 am, 9.6; 11:17 pm, 7.S.
Low. 3:52 am. 3.0; 4:57 pro.—0.7.
Thursday, March 2.
llign. 10:57 am, 10.0.
Low, 4:51 am, 2.0; 5:37 pm, 1.0.
Friday, March 3.
High. 11:53 pm, 8.6; 11:44 am, 10.1.
Low. 5:41 am. 1.1; 6:15 pro, —1.0.
Saturday, March 4.
High, 12:27 am. 9.3; 12:31 pm, 10.0.
Low. 5:26 am. 0.3; 6:49 pm, —0.7.
Sunday, Marches.
High. 12:59 am. 9.7; 1:13 pm, 9.6.
Low. 7:08 am, —0.1; 7:21 pm, —0.2
Monday, March 6.
High, 1:28 am, 9.9; 1:54 pm, 9.0.
Low, 7:48 am, —0.3; 7:51 pm, —0.5
Tuesday, March 7.
High, 2:04 am, 9.9; 2:34 pro, 8.2.
Low. 8:27 am, —0.2; 8: Sri pm, 1.3.
Wednesday, March 8.
High, 2:34 am, 9.5; 3:14 pm, 7.3
Low. 9:06 am, 0.2; 8:62 pm. 2.0.
Thursday, March 9.
High, 3:06 am, 9.1; 3:59 pm. 6.5.
Low. 9:49 am, 0.8; 9:24 pm, 2.8.
Friday, March 10.
High, 3:42 am, 8.5; 4:63 pm. 5.7.
Low, 10:39 am, 1.4; 10:00 pm, 3.5.
Saturday, March 11.
High. 4:26 am, 7.9; 6:23 pm, 5.1.
Low. 11:46 am, 2.0; 10:48 pm, 4.1.
Sunday, March 12.
High, 5:27 am, 7.4; 8:26 pm, 5.2.
Low. 1:32 pm, 2.2.
Monday, March 13.
High. 6:15 am, 7.2; 9:43 pm, 5.6.
Low. 0:08 am, 4.6: 2:59 pm, 2.0.
Tuesday, March 14.
High, 8:23 am, 7.3; 10:20 pm, 6.2.
Low. 2:18 am, 4.5; 3:54 pm, 1.5.
Wednesday, March 15.
High, 9:28 am, 7.7; 10:62 pm, 6.8.
Low, 3:55 am, 3.9: 4:31 pm, 1.2.
Thursday, March 16.
High, 10:18 am. 8.2; 11:16 pm, 7.6.
Low, 4:31 am, 3.1; 5:01 pm, 0.8.
Friday, March 17.
High, 11:01 am. 8.5.
Low, 4:59 am, 2.3; 5:27 pm, 0.6.
Saturday, March 18.
High. 11:40 pm, 8.1; 11:37 am 8.8.
Low, 6:34 am, 1.4; 6:62 pm, —0.6.
Sunday, March 10.
High, 0:04 am, 8.7; 12:15 pm, 8.9.
Low. 6:09 am, —0.7; 6:19 pm. —0.6
Monday, March 80.
High, 12:30 am, 9.3; 12:52 pm, 8.8.
Low, 6:44 am. 0.0; 8:47 pm, —0.8.
Tuesday, March 21.
High. 12:57 am, 9.7: 1:31 pm, 8.6.
Low, 7:31 am, —0.5; 7:19 pm, 1.2.
Wednesday, March 22.
High, 1:28 «m, 10.0; 2:12 pm, 8.0.
Low, 8:01 am, —0.7; 7:61 pm, 1.6.
Thursday, March 23.
High, 2:02 am, 10.0; 2:58 pm, 7.3.
Low, 8:46 am, —0.6; 8:28 pm, 2.1.
Friday, March 24.
High, 2:41 am, 9.8; 3:62 pm, 6.6.
Low, 9:36 am, —0.3; 9:07 pm, 2.8.
Saturday, March 25.
High. 3:28 am, 9.4; 4:59 pm, 6.0.
Low, 10:37 am, —0.3; 10:01 pm, 3.4
Sunday, March 26.
High, 4:37 am, 8.8; 6:34 pm. 6.7.
Low. 11:54 am, —0.7; 11:14 pm, 3.9
Monday, March 27.
High. 6:46 am, 8.4; 8:02 pro. 6.1.
Low. 1:26 pm, —0.8.
Tuesday, March 28.
High, 7:22 am, 8.2; 9:18 pm, 6.8.
Low, 1:02 am, 3.3; 2:45 pm, —0.6.
Wednesday, March 29.
High, 8:50 am, 8.4; 10:04 pm, 7.7.
Low. 2.48 am, 3.3; 3:42 pm, 0.4.
Thursday, March 30.
High, 9:57 am, 8.7; 10:44 pm, 8.6.
Low, 3:65 am, 2.2; 4:27 pm, —0.2.
Friday, March 81.
High, 10:51 am. 9.0; 11:18 pm, 9.8.
Low, 4.48 am, 1.1: 6:06 pm. —0.2.’
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
j . 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.
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un 1
less Paid for in Advance
LILLY CAFE !
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3
We Are Here to Serve j
You
FIRST MOOR ABOVE THE ]
BUFFET <|
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TRY US j
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’Seattle^
^4 Compfefe. Services
IN THE HEART OF THE Q1Y
|l55BaomswittibaHi-50SampfeRootns
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE 3EXTON.“AO*
SlRICTLv FIRST CLASS *
Fourth Are, Seward, Alaska
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
the idea, the. man with a
prospect, or business to the
man with the dollar.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
DR. H. COCKERILLE
sssswars1
DENTIST
Fourteen Years In Valdes.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Balldtag
DR. GERMAN
PHONE IM THE|DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug Store. Of
flee hours 9 a. tn. to G p. m., 7 to »
p. m. Sunday by appointment.
AU Work Guaranteed.
E. C. DALTON, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Phone 42
Alaska Avenue Valdez, Alaska.
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
OIBce Oppodlp Court Honor
Phour .11 VALDES. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS R. E, lilTCHIK
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEY K-AT-LUA^n
Ottceo In WballuA Bulldlna I
Phoae 1*1 VALDEZ. ALASKA
Arcade Cafe
OPEN ALL NIGHT
Private Dining Room with Electric
neater.
BREAD FOR SAJLB
Jack Calliw PrnininfcM
The Best Piece in Veldes to
Stop et is the
Arctic Hotel
Woe. U|fct Imi-Tk Hum d Caafaat
KATES REASONABLE
BATH K60M Special Rain By the MaatL
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING. Pn»
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING*
McKinley Street, Valdez
ED. WOOD. Proprietor
_J_ _
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
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