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MONDAY, APRIL K, 1914.
PLAY THE GAME LIKE MEN.
In the central part of Africa a
tribe of natives live. Now we do
not object to tlie fact that these na
tive live, but we do object to the
way in which they live. They strike
in the back, when their victim is
taken unawares, and consider it pol
icy, and clever and smart. But
America is not Africa. We pride our
selves on our sense of justice and fair
play, and in any contest the man who
deserves the support of the people is
the man who tights on the level, and
would sooner be licked than strike a
man when he lias no chance to strike
back.
Whoever the man is, on whatever
side he may be. knife him at the bal
lot box and knife him hard if any last
hour, too - late - to - be-answered
charges are brought by him against
his opponent. All we ask is that the
light be fair, and we have sufficient
confidence in the people of the com
munity to vote and vote fair. Ignore
any violent assertions brought against
a man at the last hour. Judge him
by his record! What he has proved
himself in the past he will in all
probability prove himself in the fu
ture. If he is a good clean man. a
Valdez man, a man with the interests
of this community at heart, and in
your estimation is fitted by experience
or ability for the job. then vote for
him. But don't forget to vote. If
you vote -well, we shall have the
man that the majority of the people
want and that is what this election
is for. But vote, vote, vote.
The Public Schools.
(Communicated).
Valdez .schools are efficient. No
body doubts that. They have been
brought front an ordinary grade of
school to a standard of efficiency that
is seldom excelled in a town of t It is
size even in the states. Some of
the graduates of this year intend to
enter state universities, and because
of the standard of efficiency to which
the present staff have lifted the
schools our scholars can do so without
(he usual state examination. Prof.
Davis is a teacher. He is a graduate
-of Bucknell University. More than
that, he has shown . himself to be a
clean moral man and one who is emi
nently fitted to take charge of our
city schools. But. he has principles.
And because he dared to exercise his
right as an American citizen and
made a statement regarding his pri
vate belief on the whiskey business,
these men, who are so wonderfully
interested in the boys and girls, are
determined that he shall leave town.
It is no use dodging the issue:
Shall the saloons of Valdez control
our public schools? Are we, as free
born American citizens, with the in
terests of our children and the wel
fare of the community at heart, to be
dictated to by a crowd of saloon men
regarding the teaching of our chil
dren ?
Mr. Bunnell, whfl, during the past
few years, has demonstrated his abil
ity as a school principal and school
director, comes before you with a
clean record and unquestioned ability
and asks that you return him. He
states that from first hand knowl
edge, the schools are in first-class
condition, and that he will not allow
the private opinion that any man is
entitled to, regarding a moral ques
tion, to influence him in his voting.'
What are you going to do?
''the schools over to the saloon
1 crowd pr place them1- ' in the
hands of a man who has proved! his
worth and his interest in' the chil
dren of Greater Valdez. Citizens
do your 'duty! ■ - ■
AN AMERICAN. CITIZEN"
I -m a, ■ ■■ *■ •« • * j •’ • •
Freighter 'Cordova Here Tomorrow"
’ The freighter oCrtlova is at Cordbv'ti
today and will feacb ' Valdez t omiV-'
' row ’ with a large shipment of J>oW
der, gasoline and mining machin&fy*.
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There is a cpal war on; ipDflijlglas
and Wellington coal is -now selling
for $9 per ton at the dock or |10 per
ton delivered to any part of town.
MISSING MEN
ARE WANTED
Governor Receives Inquiries for Men
Who Fail to Write to. the Old
Folks at Home.
The governor’s office has sent out
circulars asking for information re
garding the following individuals, who
have failed to tell their relatives
where they are. The list is as fol
lows:
L. S. Thorn, sometimes called Byrd
Thorn, who was last heard of in Seat -
tle two years ago. Thorn is 35 years
old, light complexion and i sa cook
and waiter by occupation. Before
going to Seattle he lived in Great
Falls, Montana. Sister in Wyoming
is anxious to hear from him.
Lech Buchm'n, formerly of
Helena, Montana, supposed to be
around Fairbanks.
Atwood Hall, formerly of Spring
field, Ohio, age 30 years, and sup
posed to be in Alaska in the employ
of the government. There is $600 or
$700 coming to him from his father’s
estate.
John W. Bishop, about 45 years of
age, last heard of tit Sunrise, Alas
ka.
AMAZON REGIMENT
HAS BEEN FORMED
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NEW YORK, April ti. Final ar
rangements were completed today for
the fete to be held the last week
in April at the Seventy-first Regi
ment Armory under the auspices of
the Woman Suffrage party. A feature
of the fete will be evolutions of a ]
“regiment” of “Amazons,” all mem
bers of which are to be at least six ]
feet tall. Mrs. Herbert Carpenter,]
as colonel, and Mrs. David Welsh, j
are in charge of recruiting the "Ama
zonian Regiment.” They announced
today that there will be no blank tiles
in the military organization.
While the first purpose of the I
"Amazon Regiment” will be its evolu j
(ions tit next week’s fete, a second ;
and as important an object, "Colonel ]
Carpenter” announced today will he i
to have from two to three squads of
"military (not militant) suffragettes”
or "soldierettes,” always available for
suffrage parades and pageants. Cap -j
tain Cowdrey, of the Eighth artillery, j
today began his work of instructing |
the "soldierettes" in the finer points]
of parade drilling. Miss Eva Ward, |
the six foot suffragette who accom-1
panied "General” Rosalie Jones on
her last march to Albany, was ihe
first recruit.
Commuication.
Editor Prospector: I see in your
Saturday’s issue a ticket called “The
Fusion Ticket,” with a platform in
closed by the w’hole ticket. Now I
want to say to the voters of Valdez
that 1, for one, have no platform and
am going to run just as fast as 1 can,
and if elected will do the best I can;
if defeated will be better off. Mr.
White has his platform, let him run
on it, and if I want one I will get
it up to suit myself. My principles
are for the best interests of the city,
of Valdez. Your truly, C. M. DAY.
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WEATHER RECORD.
Taken at 8:00 a. m. Snow is given
as depth on level, in inches.
Locations— Temp. Snow
Monday, April 6, 1914.
Woitlnan’s, cloudy, calm 53 71
Summit, cloudy, calm .... 120
Beaver Dam, clear, calm . . 28 60
Teikhell, cloudy, calm .... 28 50
Tonsina, clear, calm . 30 19
Copper .Center, cloudy, calm 24. 15
GulkanaJ cloudy, calm .... 23 24
Hogairiv Moudy, calm .... 25 .20
Paxspn’s, cloudy, calm ... 30 15
■yfpijlmatt’s—Trail sbft.
Jmmnilt—Trail drifted, ‘
Beaver Dam—Trail open
Teikhell—Trail open. , ... ; •
Tonsina—Trail ■ ©pen. ; i 4~. ■
Copper Cbriter^-Trail goody .
Gulkana—Trail godd:'1"' j j
Hogan'S—Trail good. v-S ■
Paksdn’s^Trtll'bpen;->v.v ■
... . .» .,
i; Valdeav April ,6.. 1914,.,:
Barometric .Pressure.... 30.121
Temperature ..at 5 p. m, -■ . .....; .41 v ••
Manslmum tiTemperatur-e. u.;.47. ..!
■Minimum .-Temperature ,32. . i
iMttut Temperature ........ 39,5. |
.dean,::.light, •bre.escei. wind .N; E:
dweWe miles. ... . '
If you want a<i tae news all tne
time, read the Prospector 1
' FEWER WORKING OVERTIME.
Better Hours For Employees, Making
Trains Safer.
Washington.—"Violiil ions of tlie latv
limiting the service of train employees
on American railroads to sixteen con
secutive hours go to tlie very heart of
I the efficiency and safety of train oper
ation," salt! Charles C. McCbord. eoni
i inissiotier. commenting upon a state
'ment issued hy the interstate com
• merce commission analyzing the month
ly reports of interstate railroads on
I hours of service in the ffscail year end
ed June itii::.
Nearly iiOO.UOO violations of tlie six
teen hour limit were reported by 201)
railroads in the year, it must be re
membered, however, flint 2ol.Hl men
were employed In handling trains.
“As a result of the prosecutions in
stituted by the commission." the anal
ysis points .out, "the number of in
stancies of excess service reported dur
ing the last six months, as compared
i with the corresponding figures for pre
! ceding years, has shown a marked re
| duction.”
THRUST INTO HAY FATAL
Royalist Hidden In Cart Is Killed by
Frontier Guard.
Paris.—A grim incident of the rising
in Portugal was recently narrated by
il French sculptor.
A peasant's cart tilled with hay drew
up at tlie Spanish-Portuguese frontier.
The officials glanced into it. One, to
satisfy himself, thrust his sword sev
eral times among the bundles. "Pas.s
on," he said carelessly. An instant
later he uttered an exclamation of
horror. Blood was trickling from the
straw.
The driver sprang from the cart and
tied, followed by revolver shots from
the customs officials. Overturning the
cart, the officials found beneath the
straw a dead mail. The sword had
passed through his heart as he lay
hidden. lie was a royalist leader try
ing to smuggle himself into Portugal.
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BITTEN BY BUG, BEGS BALM, j
Passenger Asks $10,000 For Incident In
Sleeping Car.
Milwaukee, iVIs. — Samuel Colm of
Milwaukee, who arrived from the west
recently, has sued for $10,00o because
he was bltteu by an Insect In a rail- {
road sleeper. The defendant In the
suit is the Chicago, Milwaukee and St i
Paul road, and the case will be tried i
tn Montana, where the “offense” is nl- i
leged to have been committed. i
When Cohn arrived in Milwaukee he !
carried one arm in a sling, and he
claimed in making his complaint to the
company that ho had been made so ill
that his business was interfered with
and that the mental and physical an
guish resultant was worth $10,000.
II. Fuji, a Japanese resident of
Tanana, was recently lined for as
sault and battery and given a line
of $300 and costs. He was without
funds and will work for the govern
ment in Fairbanks.
Administrator’s Notice
In the Commissioner’s court for ilie
Territory of Alaska, Third Division.
in probate.
In the matter of the estate of W.
C. Stull, deceased. Notice.
Notice is hereby given that Arthur
Lang, administrator of the estate of
W. C. Stull, deceased, has rendered
and filed for settlement by the above
entitled court, his final report and ac
count of his administration of said
estate, and that Saturday, the 30th
day of May, 1914, at the hour of two
o'clock, in the afternoon of said day,
at the court room of the above’ entit
led court in the town of Valdez, Alas
ka, has been ordered by said court,
as the time and place for the settle
ment of said account, at which time
and place any person interested in
said estate, may appear and file ex
ceptions in writing to said account or
otherwise contest the same.
ARTHUR LANG,
Administrator of the Estate of W. C.
Stull,, deceased.
Date of first publication March 30,
1914.
Date of last publication April 30,
1914.
Notice of Election.
Notice is hereby given that a mu
nicipal election will be held Tuesday,
April seventh, 1914, at the Fire Hall
in (he jown of Valdez, for the pur
pose of electing seven councilmen to i
serve for., the period of one year, ana j
one member of the local School Board |
for the position of clerk for a term |
of three years. The polls will be
opened at nine o’clock a. m„ and will
be closed at seven o’clock p. m. of
said day. .*• ’
The following persons shall be
qualified,electors for councilmen:
All citizens of the United States,
or those wtio have declared their in
tention- to become such, of the age
pf twenty-one years, who have been
bona.fide residents of Alaska.for one
year1 and of' the Town of Valdez for
six riftmths next precedihg- said elecr
tionv •iin
The .following persons shall tie
qualified electors^l'or officers of School
Board: \ '
. All adults who ire citizens of the
United States! or who have declared
their intention; to become -such, and
who are residents qf .the Valdez
Sighool. District. V.
' Judge’s1 of election are "Chas. Sea
gi'eeri.'Hebw-'Slnlttl arid J. J. Cavana.
The 'cfqrkK are’- C. J: Todd arid Joe
■ Kaher.--, ■; \',i- •"
. ; RANDALL ,E. ASHBY,
‘ Y Town Clerk.
Dated this 12th day of Jttrch,' 1914T
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EVENING is the most enjoyable
time for reading. The quiet
world allows you to see more
clearly the scenes, and to tee! more
deeply the emotions, portrayed by the
author’s words.
It is very essential, however, to have a good light, other
wise the strained eyes tire the senses and rob the evening
readfrrg'of its keenest pleasure.
Electric light, which can be readily obtained in any inten
sity suitable for the eyes of either young or old, affords the
best reading light, and Edison Mazda Lamps furnish an
abundance of it at minimum cost.
Substitute Mazda Lamps for the old carbon lamps in
your lamp sockets and note the difference in the amount and
quality of the light.
Alaska Water,’Light, & Tele. Co.
Dougherty & Ferguson
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on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
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Meet e«ei\v Tuesday evening at 8 o'ciooc il.
Eagle Hall All members are i-eqjesteu tc
attend T. G. QUINN. Arctic Ohiel
S. MCNIECK. Secretary
Valdez Lodge
No 168,
Eree and Accepted Masono
Regular Communications tirst Wednesday id
each month in McKinley Hall Visitors alwayi
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Meets Thursdays at ’.
. 8 o’clock at /■
the local quarters back of
Ingram & Bush’s Cigar Store
' PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
Washing ton,ID. C.*
DENTIST
Phone 110 KotirtPi-n y»*ar> .11
<Kotmis ovt-r VALDEZ
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THE DENTIST
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™E OSTEOPATH
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ICivil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing l.atouche, Alaska.'
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VALDEZ, ALASKA
VALDEZ MINERS UNION 188
Western Federation of Miners •"
Meats Every Tuesday Evening at
7:30 p. m. at Mlnirti* Hell
H. M. CARTER, Pr**.,
•ANTON DAHLSTROM, Secy.
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