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TUESDAY, APRIL 18, 1010
THE SQUARE PUMPKIN PIE.
Tj^TSSED by the sunshine and the dew
Profusively they come to view.
Oh, rich, rare globule; ripe for plea
For common or for royal eyes!
fTHE pumpkin pie Is best made square.
That tin has passed—and .there you
are!
Now all are round—though in the game.
Well made, egad! they taste the same.
—Horace Seymour Keller.
WICK’S XX.
If Wickersham gets the nomination
for Delegate at the Republican con
vention at Seward it will be a great
surprise to thoSe in the know, and
can only result by Wickersham be
coming amenable to the discipline of
that party. Wickersham started out
with every prospect of being the regu
lar nominee of the party, and with
carefully laid plans with Republican
leaders as to the course to be pur
sued to gain the nomination. But.
with his characteristic double-deal- j
ing he flirted with Progressives and j
Democrats, and, for fear of losing a I
few votes from the followers who
placed him in office as an Indepen
dent, he double-crossed his backers.
Wick may be elected by independents
again, but if he is, a block of wood
could produce as satisfactory results
for the Territory, as he will be ig
nored by both parties for another
Congressional term and the Territory
will suffer accordingly. Wickersham
as a republican or Wickersham as a
democrat could do the Territory a
vast amount of good but Wickersham
as a Progressive or Wickersham as
a Mugwump will prove to be a non
entity. Whatever influence a Con
gressman has depends upon his con
stituency. To get recognition a mem
ber he must belong to one or the oth
er o fthe dominating parties. Progres
siveism is dead—too dead to skin—
and all the abler exponents of that
doctrine have returned to the Repub
lican party, including its progenitor,
the Honorable Theodore Roosevelt.
Wickersham does not deserve the
nomination at the hands of the re
publicans, after his three-ring circus
of last week, and it will be a chasten
ed and well-disciplined Wick that will
receive it.
ENGLAND’S WAR DEBT
The cost of the war in dollars and
cents is graphically portrayed by the
statement of the British Chancellor
of the Exchequer, and his estimates
for the next year. He shows that
the English debt has reached the
enormous sum of $10,000,000,000 as
against $3,500,000,000 before the
outbreak of the war. He estimates
the war expenditures for the coming
year at $25,000,000 a day. It is
admitted that the exchequer plans
that had been worked upon for years
had been completely set aside on ac
count of the war and that a new
system to carry the debt and provide
for its reduction must be devised as
soon as the war shall end.
Down in Kentucky a man was sen
tenced to a long term of imprison
ment because he stole a bath tub. No
man will be permitted to violate with
impunity Kentucky’s well-known
views on the conservation of water—
Cumberland Plain Dealer.
It has been suggested that the
Colonel killed that mysterious West
India bird in self-defense. Because
it eats nuts?
A Fairbanks paper states that pros
pectors are abandoning the search
for gold and are turning to theynore
plentiful metal tungsten. As five per
cent tungsten ore is valued at about
$300 per ton, we fail to see where
tungsten ore is less valuable per ton
than the general run of gold ore.
This office is in receipt of several
communications from the Bethlehem
Steel Corporation, asking our aid in
preventing the establishment of a
governmental steel armor plate plant.
As these gentlemen neglected to send
the editor any part of the $75,000,000
they received from the last appropri
ation by Congress, we nfust respect
fully decline to enter into the con
troversy. Had they sent us one mil
lion of their gains, or even seven hun
dred thousand, we would have devot
ed the next two issues of the Pros
pector to showing our citizens where
it is to the government's interest to
pay $400 per ton for armor plate,
when they could make it for half the
price, but as it is. the struggle for
bacon and beans is too intense in
Valdez for us to lend our feebl# ef
forts toward furnishing juicy T-bones
for the Bethlehem Steel Corporation.
The United States is the only na
tion in the world in which a new man
every four years, is elected to take
change of the army and navy. By the
time a man has reached a stage where
he begins to understand the needs of
the manufacturers, he is retired and
and another inexperienced man put
in power. Every other nation places
the affairs of the war and navy de
partments under supervision of a man
skilled in the business and allows him
to work out his own notions of effi
ciency with the option of firing him
if he does not make good. A civilian
at the head of military affairs ren
ders abortive the years of experience
gained at military academies and
places the army at the mercy of the
politicians. Therefore, don’t, blame
the army if it is not all that you ex
pect it to be. Blame the measly poli
tical system which brings about this
inefficiency.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
FOR SALE— 2 room cabin, finely
furnished. Good location. A big snap.
Alaska Inv. Co. Phone 196. 2t
Are you particular about your
health? Then be particular about
your druggist. The Owl for yours.
Kodak Supplies at me Valdez
Drug Company. tf
An up to date line of coox stoves
and ranges at Mead’s Sheet Metal
Works. *
Valdez Drug company nave a fine
line of School Stationery. tl
Pictures developed at the Valdez.
Drug Company. tf.
FOR SALE—2 number 10 Rem
ington typewriters, nearly new. Alas
ka Inv. Co. 2t
James Betties is busily engaged in
fitting up the steamer June for the
season’s work.
"Barriers Swept Aside,” two part
drama at the Empress change of pic
tures tonight. Also two big comedies.
Kimonos, House-oresses, Aprons.
Caps and Wool Petticoats arrived on
the last boat for the Emporium, tf
Wm. McIntosh of the Fidalgo Bay
Mining company, was an arrival on
the Evans, from Seattle.
WHO IS
THIS?
PICTURES CHANGED REGULARLY
“First run” maple sirup is the best “First ns1' photoplays have a
similar claim on the public. You will see them at oar theater.
EMPRESS PROGRAM
A COAT TALE—Comedy—full of fun.
BARRIERS SWEPT ASIDE—Two-part Drama with Harry MIHarde,
Anna Nilsson, Henry Hallam and John Macklin. This is an in
teresting story with good photography.
MR. JARR BRINGS HOME A TURKEY—Comedy from the Cele
brated Jarr Family Series.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC.
ILL WICK GET
THE iMINIIl
WIDE DIVERSITY OF OIUNION
--te ... —
Delegates to Seward Convention are
Positive in their Assertions that He
Will and That He Will Not Be
Named as Delegate
Yesterday was a busy day with the
politicians. On the arrival of the Ad
miral Evans from the south the wharf
was thronged with anxious republi
cans who were on the spot to learn
the latest deals to be put through.
Delegates to the Seward convention
from Cordova, Fairbanks, Nome and
Southern Alaska were out in num
bers, and in ten minutes after the
boat landed groups of politicians
were gathered on every corner dis- ■
cussing the situation.
The delegates from Southeastern
Alaska were George Irving, Ed. Rus
sell, H. L. Faulkner, Guy McNaugh
ton, Richard Wolzen and H. Ewing.
These were rather reticent as to what
would be doing when they gathered
at Seward, with the exception of Mr.
Russell. That gentleman was out
spoken in the belief that Mr. Wick
ersham would be the nominee of the
party at Seward. He stated that Mr,
Wickersham had always been a re
publican, and now that the time was
here when party lines were being
strongly drawn in the territory, it
was the proper thing to do to nomi
nate Wickersham. who, he said, was
deserving of this honor.
Mr. Shackleford, who has been ,
here for several days, and with whom i
it had been said that Mr. Wicker
sham had made a deal to secure the
nomination at Seward, refused to
make any statement of his present
attitude. It is known that Mr. Shack- |
leford has taken exception to certain j
statements made by the delegate, and
is of a mind to withdraw from the
bargain, and as he is said to practi
cally control the delegates from
Southeastern Alaska, his defection
would greatly imperil the delegate's
chances. He said that he had held a
conference with Mr. Russell, but that
the latter could not make any state
ment until he had received an answer
to telegrams sent, and therefore he,
Shackleford would not make a state
ment regarding his attitude toward
Mr. Wickersham until Mr. Russell
was in a position to answer.
Thomas Lloyd, who carried practi
cally the entire Fourth Division in
his pocket, was also a passenger on
the Evans. The proverbial clam is a
much more talkative animal than Mr.
Lloyd when he chooses to be silent,
and he chose yesterday to talk not at
all on his standing regarding the
nomination of the present delegate at
Seward. Mr. Lloyd said that he would
do his talking in Seward, but did not
state whether before or after the conr
vention convened. It is rumored,
howevr, that he is inclined to cast
his lot with Mr. Shackleford, and
whatever stand that gentleman takes
will be the stand of Mr. Lloyd. There
is. however, always the possibility of
a deal when one man holds more than
forty proxies, and so Mr. Lloyd’s po
sition is slightly problematical.
Thomas E. Scott, Harry Thisted,
George C. Hazelett, Geo. Dooley and
C. M. Frazier constituted the Cordova
delegation, evenly divided Wick and
Anti-Wick. ’ On the understanding
that Mr. Shackleford was supporting
Mr. Wickersham the entire delegation
was favorably inclined toward the
nomination of that gentleman, but
this position may be reversed some
what if Shackleford has changed his
mind.
W. A. Gilmore, former candidate
for delegate, C. D. Murane, a former
District Attorney for this division and
later on the bench at Nome, and Geo.
Schofield, constituted the Nome dele
gation. Mr. Gilmore was outspoken
in his opposition to Mr. Wickersham,
and stated that he would oppose his
nomination to the best of his ability.
The Nome delegation, he stated, was
instructed for C. D. Murane for Na
tional Committeeman, aiyl he himself
for one of the delegates to the Na
tional convention, but on all other
matters the delegates were to use
their best judgment. Mr. Schofield
was prpared to accept Mr. Wicker
sham if a majority of the delegates
at the convention deemed him the
best man for the position. Mr. Gil
more, however, felt that he was not
was prepared to accept Mr. Wicker
sham under any circumstances, and
as the delegates were instructed to
vote as a unit, he did not think Mr.
Wickersham would pfteeive the sup
port of the Second Division.
Oscar Fish carried the Copper Riv
er precincts in his pocket, and he is
also outspoken in his opposition to
Mr. Wickersham.
The Valdez delegation consisting
of E. E. Ritchie, Ool. B. F. Millard,
John Lyons, James Fish, Al. White,
^nd H. P. Sullivan are opposed to
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Mr. Wickersham. Col. Millard said
that he was positive the delegate
could not be nominated at Seward.
When asked what his position would
be if the nomination was tendered to
him, he said that he had been ap
proached a number of times by prom
inent republicans to permit his name
to be presented to the convention, but
under the present conditions, he
would not aecept the nomination
lender the conditions existing
when the steamer left here it would
be a rash prophet who wouiq attempt
to foretell who would be the choice
of the convention. At present the
predominant sentiment appears to be
against the delegate, but nearly two
days must elapse before the conven
tion convenes, and in that time much
may happen.
Weather Report.
Valdez, April 17, 1916.
Barometric pressure .29.537
Temperature 7 p. m. ..'.34
Maximum temperature ..45
Minimum temperature .16
Mean temperature .30
Partly cloudy, wind northeast six
miles.
Interior Weather.
Fairbanks, 24; clear, calm.
Salcha, 45; clear, calm.
Richardson, 22; clear, calm.
McCarthy, 32; clear, calm, trail
soft.
Donnelly, 36; light south wind,
clear.
McCallum, 32; clear.
Paxson, 18; clear, trail fair.
Hogan, 24; clear, calm, trail bare
in spots. •
Gulkana, 24; clear, calm, trail
bare.
Copper Center, 38; clear, calm.
Tonsina, 31; clear, calm, trail fair.
Teikhell, 25; clear, calm, trail bad.
Beaver Dam, 19; clear, calm, trail
soft.
Wortman's, 50; clear, calm, trail
soft and bare.
Anything in the jewelry line at the
Valdez Drug Co. tf
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