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only, per year .-.$152.50
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TUESDAY, APRIL 11, 11110
M PROPHECY.
CARRIAGES without horses shall go,
And accidents fill the world with
woe.
Around the world thoughts will fly
In the twinkling of an eye.
Waters shall yet more wonders do.
Now strange, shall yet be true,
The world upside down shall be.
And gold shall be found at the root of tree.
Through hills men shall ride.
And no horse nor ass be at his side.
Under water men shall walls.
Shall ride, shall sleep, shall talk.
In the air men shall be seen
In white, in black, in green.
Iron in the water shall float
As easy as a wooden boat.
Gold shall be found 'mid stone
In a land that’s now unknowm.
Fire and water shall wonders do,
England shall at last admit a Jew.
And this world to an end shall come
In eighteen hundred and eighty-one.
—Mother Shipton. 14SG-1560.
KILLING COINTLKSS MILLIONS.
Although newspaper chaps are, as
a rule, the most harmless chaps in
the world they have killed millions
and millions of men the past two
years. New York has headquarters
for the most ruthless hand of murder
ers since Caligula's time, and not a
day has passed that they have not
slain their thousands.—and in most
instances with the same ease as did
Samson.
English, French. Germans, Italians,
Montenegrins. Russians, Bulgarians,
Mexicans,—all have died the death,
at the hands (or pens rather I of the
facile space writer.
When time hangs heavily on the
hands of these bandits in journalism
they seize their trusty pens and—zip!
another million men die in the war
burdened European countries. Villa
plays hide and seek with the Ameri
can troops; the President changes his
mind hourly in his Mexican policy;
Lansing sends another note; the army
is not worth a continental durn;—all
the iurid. murderous fabrications
emanate from newspaper row in New
York.
England likewise killed her war
prisoners; slaughtered a few spies,
and executed a few war maneuvers—
in the minds of these prolific expo
nents of the truism that the pen is
mightier than the sword.
Villa is seA at every point in Mex
ico: Americans are murdered; plots
discovered, and the people incited to
a murderous rage by these artificial
news-mongers.
And it’s wrong! All wrong! There
is enough news, without resorting to
absolute fabrication; and tlfe lies and
half-lies sent out by these paid agi
tators stir up people’s passions, and
render the real reports of happenings
abortive by the fact that the people
have been deceived so much that
when a paper publishes the fact that
Villa is caught or the news of an im
portant engagement, no one will be
lieve it.
There should be a law passed pro
hibiting misleading stories being cir
culated from the news centers, where
they are known to be such, and where
their sole aim is to secure a greater
selling power for the papers starting
them.
All the small papers in the coun
try receive their news service from
the larger papers, and if the news is
garbled and unreliable, the smaller
papers have no means of knowing it
until the damage done is irrevocable.
Our readers should take the dis
patches nowadays with a grain of
salt. We publish them as they are
I received, verbatim, but the fact they
! are contradicted next day is ample
j evidence they were issued without
[authority for their statements.
But the daily space writer calmly
continues killing countless millions- -
I with his typewriter!
TOO FI NNY FOR ANYTHING.
: Telegraphic news from Juneau re
cently says that thirty-five Gastinenu
Channel Republican delegates to the
! Seward convention held a love-feast
amt from v. !i;? was sa't it is evident
that they will control the convention,
nominate WiCtrshatv for delegate to
Congress and Shackleford for Na
tional Committeeman. ‘•Wouldn't
that rattle your slate,” aa -i rough
need; said to Judge Moore at None,
when the Judge decided a case
against him.
it that bunch think they an puli
the wool over the voters' eyes in such
a coarse manner, they have another
“think” coming. You jus; wait, ’the
fgl't has juG begun; and while thus
far. the fight has been purely against
Shackleford, from now oil it will in
clude the delegate as we!' -—Ketchi
kan Miner.
RESOLUTIONS PASSED RECENTLY '
_
Seattle Chamber of Commerce Passes .
Resolutions Urging < ongress to
Buiid More Roads and to Grant
Full Territorial Government.
The following resolutions of inter
est to Alaskans, were recently adopt
ed by the Alaska Bureau of the Seat
tle Chamber of Commerce:
“Whereas: The National resources
(f Alaska are now administered by
numerous bureaus of the Government
under the direction of officials unfa
miliar with conditions in Alaska,
which has resulted in inefficiency, ]
confusion and durtailment of the de
velopment of Alaska;
“It Is Hereby Resolved, By the
Alaska Bureau of the Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce, that the adminis
tration of all national resources in
Alaska, other than those of scientific
[research, should be placed in a Board
[ resident in Alaska 1 and ;t is
“Further Resolved, That Congress
be urged to grant to the people of
i Alaska as full a territorial form of
government and measure of home
rule as was granted to other terri
tories.”
In regard to the necessity of wagon
roads in the development of Alas ta,
the bureau passed the following reso
lutions:
"Whereas, The rich and varied re
sources of Alaska can be deevioped
only with the construction of wagon
roads and railroads;
“Whereas, The Government is now
constructing between four and five
hundred miles of railroad in Alaska
the successful operation of which is
dependent upon the settlement and
opening up of the adjacent country;
and
“Whereas, The Government has
constructed in Alaska some nine hun
dred miles of wagon roads, whic.i
have proven of inestimable value in
the development and settlement of
Alaska;
PICTURES CHANGED REGULARLY
“It is not how much, but how good" mod to be a familiar advem*
ing slogan. We conld change it to “It is how much and how good.”
We main* the quality as high .as money and cart will go. and the quan
tity it oertainly liberal. _
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EMPRESS PROGRAM
CHANGE TOMORROW EVENING.
TONIGHT ONLY AT 8:10.
PATHE NEWS—Always worth Seeing.
WHEN HEARTS ARE YOUNG—Comedy Drama with Rea Mar
tin, Irma Dawkins and J. Mulhall.
CAUGHT IN A CABARET—Two-Reel Comedy With Mabel Nor
in and.
INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC.
“it is Hereby Resolved, By the
\laska Bureau of the Seattle Cham
ber of Commerce, that Congress
,no. -ive all possible aid toward
he construction of a comprehensive
jrui extensive system of wagon roads
that will render possible the opening
jp and settlement of the great inter
ior of Alaska, and the economical de
velopment of her rich resources.'
Copies of these resolutions have
been forwarded to the members o:
he Washington delegation in Con
gress, and to many other members
from other states personally known
o the members of the Alaska bureau.
A request has also been made by
the bureau that similar resolutions
be passed by tire other commercial
organizations of the Pacific coast,
ind that they he sent to the repre
sentatives in Congress with a request
;hat action in line with these resolu
ions be given the support of the Con
gressman.
GIG PAGINATION
rKI.I.S VIVID STORY OF NORTH
‘eddies Large Quantities of Dope
Sturt to El Paso Reporter and gets
his Name in Print—Supposed to
Hail front Seattle.
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Of all the champion prevaricators
hat went to the states from Alaska
md tokl of the great wealth they had
;ained in the north, J. 0. Brown is
jrobohly the greatest. In El Paso,
f -xr.s. Herald appeared the following
iccount of his experiences in the
lorih:
“Out of the thousands who have
;o:ie up the valley of the Yukon and
he frozen gold fields of Alaska, J. 0.
Brown, of Seattle Wash., and a guest
vith his wife at the *Paso del Xorte
lotel, is one of the few who has come
jack with gold. Mr. Brown arrived
n El Paso Friday afternoon from
<ansas . where he annually visits his
jarents ,and leaves Sunday afternoon
‘or Seattle, his mining headquarters.
“In speaking of his mining inter
;sts in Alaska he said: 'I discovered
ny pay dirt in the fall of 1904. It was
jn the third beach line, or where an
ancient sea once rolled in. Other
jlaims were established along the
same line and millions were mined
from this stretch of land. I still have
my claim, but no longer engage in
the active mining, having a mining
sompany doing that for me. The old
placer method has been replaced by
hydraulic mining.
“ ‘Last summer, during ten days. I
went through my sluice boxes and
found $865,000 in gold. During the
winter the soil is cut out like a rock
and brought to the surface to thaw
ant. The piles are then handled by
hyrdaulic power and every square
Inch is searched for gold.
“ ‘Our camp is up on Bering sea,
about 1,400 miles north of the last
point the proposed federal railway
will touch, and while this road will
affect us little, as we do all our haul
ing by packs, it ■will do tremendous
things for Alaska, which is a mar
vellous empire in itself, with bound
less resources. i
“ ‘Nome is rather quiet now com
pared to what it was in the early
lays, and this is because machinery
lias largely supplanted the work of
the miners. I have seen men make
and lose great fortunes and return to
make and lose them again. Some
times I have thought that it would
be better if some had never struck
pay, as the gold had ruined their
lives.
“ ‘One young fellow in a claim near
my own took out $76,000 in a season.
He became dissolute and blew it all
In. Now he owes the bank of Nome
$20,000 has nothing and going about
with a pack and searching for a re
turn of luck. It is a wonderful coun
try, and rich in all those big primi
tive things that make the poetry of
Robert Service.' ”
Masonic Meeting
A special meeting of the Valdez
Lodge No. 168 F. & A. M. will be
held Wednesday, April 12, at 8 p. m.
Work in the E. A. Degree.
2 ED WOOD, Sec.
Democrats Meet Tomorrow.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Valdez Democratic Club will be
held at the office of George J. Love,
tomorrow, Wednesday night, instead
of tonight. 2
Caught in a Cabaret is a scream
comedy in two reels with Mabel Nor
mand at the Empress tonight at 8:10
—only one show. Change tomorrow
evening#
Miss Jessie Kapp, direct from New
York City, has taken a position at the
Valdez Turkish Baths.- Miss Kapp is
an expert masseuse and comes highly
recommended.
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The Very Newest
. Women’s Shoe
| Is Here.
A VISI KID “GIPSY” with a
Diamond toe, Military heel, Welt
sole, for street wear.
The White, Pin Line Seam is a
spring newness—Price $4.50
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Gipsy Button, with the latest patent leather, inlaid seam,
Louis Cuban heel and Welt sole - - $4.00
The most popular boots just now seem to be light weights in the Gipsy
models. Many of the prettiest models in ladies’ boots have turned soles and Louis
Cuban heels, so that you may wear them on the street, and then to the dansant
without changing.
OTHER POPULAR SPRING MODELS
Dull Calf Lace, Diamond Toe,
Military Heel Welt Sole, #4
A Dull Calf, Plain Toe, Hutton
Boot, with Military Heel and Cloth
Top . *''■*
A Nobb.v Patent Leather Street
Shoe, Cuban Louis Heel, Welt Sole,
Matt Kid Top, .$.■>
The last word in Patent Leather
slioes for street wear.
PLENTY OF FOX SLIPPERS, $3.00 TO $5.00.
They are new and very pretty.
Patent Leather, Slashed Strap,
Louis Cuban Heel with Welt Sole,
suitable for street wear *5
Gipsy Dancing Pump, Vici Kid,
French Heel, Turned Sole, newest
style, .—.$■*
Beaded Velour Pinup, <'uhan Louis
Heel; hand-turned sole, very com
fortable Dancing; Pump $5.00
Bronze Vici, Slashed Strap, French
heel, hand-turned sole.$5.00
OWL DRUG CO.
PRESCRIPTIONS
OUR SPECIALTY
TRY US Phone 40
Candy Kitchen!
E. W. HUNT—In Owl Dreg Store. |
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT-COLD |
The Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warn, Light Rooa»-The Honie of Comfort
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rate! By the Moatl
PHONE 133 MRS. SYRING. Prop.
No Match For Him.
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Freshie—What was the professor try
lng to explain to you?
Senior—He has a new theory about
gasoline.
Freshie—Yes, and I’ll bet It will blow
up, like all bis other theories.—New
York Globe.
The launch Shamrock, Captain Tim
Marcum left this morning for Ella
mar and way ports, carrying a good
list of passengers and the mails.
Joe Stanton and wife were return
ing passengers on tjje Admiral Wat
son after spending several months in
the States.
Fairbanks, 35; cloudy calm.
Salcha, 40; cloudy calm trail soft.
Richardson, 33; 7 inches of snow,
cloudy calm, trail muddy.
McCarthy, 40; cloudy calm.
Donnelly, 32; cloudy calm, trail
bare. *
McCallum, 12; 38 inches of snow,
clear, south wind, trail soft.
Paxson, 12; 27 inches of snow,
clear calm, trail soft.
Hogan, 40; clear calm.
Copper Center, 42; no snow, clear
calm, trail bare. *
Tonslna, 30; 5 inches snow, clear
calm, trail soft.
Teikhell, 25; 17 inches of snow,
clear calm, trail soft.
Beaver Dam, 18; 36 inches snow,
clear calm, trail soft.
Wortman’s, 48; 15 inches of snow,
clear calm, trail soft.
LOUIE’S CAFE
Everything First class
Open Day and Night
ANDY MAROVICH, Prop.
Arcade Cafe
OPEN ALL NIGHT
! Private Dining Room with Electric j
Heater
Jack Callin • * Proprietor i
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VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free and Accepted Blaaoaa I
Regular Communications first Wed
! nesday in each month in McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN, W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
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
less Paid for in Advance ,
m Shamrock
CAPT. TIM MARCUM
Sails tor Port Wells, Portage
Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday
at 9:00 a. m., from the Val
dez Dock Company’s Dock.
For EUamar, Landlock Bay,
and Fidalgo, every Wednes
day, 9:00 a. m., from Val
dez Dock Company’s Dock.
For Rates, Apply on Boat.
Copper River
DrayingCo
\
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
ED. WOOD. Proprietor
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National (JaWe-ralty,
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen \>ars in Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
E. C. DALTON, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Phone 42
Alaska Avenue Valdez, Alaska
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court Home
Phone 34 VALI1EZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS E E RITCHOI
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office* In Whaling DnlMlng
Phone 101 VALDEZ* ALASKA*
ASA C. BALDWIN
Wi
CIVIL ENGINEER
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
McKinley Street opposite V. M. Store.
Valdez, Alaska
Dougherty & Fergusoi
GENERAL
Merchandise
The best groceries received
on every boat.
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
' nuts.
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 bun
nest enterprises would ml «
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