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TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1914.
DAUGHTERS OR SONS.TO ORDER.
Since the earliest times and in all
countries people have discussed v* ith
interest more or less keen the possi
bility of pre-determining the sex of
their children—that is, of adding eith
er boys or girls to a family, accord
ing to preference or need. Usually.it
cannot be denied, the desire has been
to assure the arrival of male heirs
for the property-owning class, while
hardly less strong was that to have
a sufficiency of soldiers to defend the
tribe or nation, and, on frequently
found occasion, to attack the always
hated foreigner. Innumerable devices
for attaining the desired end have
been invented in the past, all inef
fective because unscientific and based
on assumptions instead of on obser
vation and experiment, and even now
the whole domain is ruled by what
ignorance compels us to call chance.
Of late years, however, the old prob
lem has been taken up in a new way.
The biologists, especially those using
the key to the mysteries of heredity
supplied by the great Mendel, have
slowly been substituting facts for
fancies and superstitition, and though
the problem is still far from com
plete solution, gleams of light are be
ginning to penetrate the darkness, and
with some confidence it can be ex
pected before long—in half a century
or so—human beings will be as suc
cessful as are the bees, for instance,
in controlling the sex of their prog
eny.
In a lecture repurwfu ic^uuj,
Oscar Riddle told of discoveries made
by himself and his fellow-workers in
the Cold Spring laboratory. There,
in regard to this subject as in re
gard to so many others, they are
questioning "nature” and getting an
swers whence in due course trust
won hy deductions can be made and
formulated into laws. Of course, they
are finding that behind the effect of
sex. as behind every other, there is
cause, not chance, and they have
learned from the breeding of animals
thal what "nature” does blindly and
clumsily, with no compunction for in
cidental slaughters atid failures^ can
be done purposefully and better
through the use of intelligence based
on knowledge.
Curiously enough, the new power
seems to be coming when the desire
for it is rapidly waning. The birth
' of a daughter is no longer a calam
ity, a disgrace, or a misfortune; not
infrequently she receives an even
warmer welcome than a son and
grows up to jusUfy the preference.—
Kx.
THE PEACE TREATIES.
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France is the first of the great pow
ers to approve in a practical way the
tentative proposition for a general
treaty of peace, as made by the United
States. The ambassador of that re
public at Washington, M. Jusserand,
is in conference, by direction of his
government, with Secreetary Bryan
upon this subject.
The purpose of the proposed con
vention is to restrain those bound by
it to refrain from hostilities until an
international commission shall ex
amine and make report upon such
cases of difference as may exist. It
is estimated that such an agreement
would operate to postpone armed con
flict for the period of a year—long
enough for peaceable adjustment and
cooling off.
Many of the governments of the
South American continent have al
ready accepted til is proposal. France
is the first of the big European pow
ers ‘o indicate a disposition to come
into the international arrangement.
Chicago’s women assessors are
charged with talking too much about
the property they are locating in the
course of their official work. They
probably are enjoying themselves so
thoroughly that they can not keep still
about it.
How lucky it is that the politicians
were not allowed to undertake the
building of the Panama canal. They
do not know what use to make of it,
now that it is built and ready for op
eration.
HUERTA'S STRONGST ENEMY.
Gvernmental poverty is the great
est and most powerful enemy of Dic
tator Huerta. He has exhausted the
treasury, spending much of the money
illegally, and has been unable to
finance his army. Now the banking
institutions of the Mexican capital are
facing disaster and when they fall, so
falls Huerta.
In January, Huerta declared a “bank
holiday" which has been in opera
tion ever since and has saved the
banks the unpleasantness of meeting
their obligations. Pressure from
creditors has forced Huerta to end
this pleasant fiction and he has de
cided that the banks must resume
business. It is said that he reached
this decision after the bankers had re
fused to loan him any more money.
It is altogether likely that a panic
will follow the forced resumption of
business by the Mexican banks. This,
of course, will be most unfortunate
for the bankers and the business in -
terests of Mexico, but it will be worth
the cost if it results in forcing Hu
erta’s overthrow, which has been de -
ferred chiefly by his extortions front
the banking interests of his revolu
tion-torn republic.—Ex.
Times are getting better, all right.
Complaint is being made by members
of the New York legislature that they
are being pestered by the bold lobby
ists.
New York is to have a “Poor Man’s
court,” leaving the inference that the
courts now in existence there are rich
men’s courts.
WANT ROOSEVELT
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New York Progressives Believe That
He Wilt Make the Race—Ex
pected Back May 15th.
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NEW YORK. April 14. The Pro-j
gressives of thi ■ state are booming
Colonel Roosevelt for governor. A
conference of the leaders of the party
was held here yesterday and steps
taken to organize an active campaign
all over the state.
Colonel Roosevelt is expected to i
return from South America about the ,
middle of May, but messages will be I
immediately sent to ascertain if the :
proposition is agreeable to him.
Progressive leaders who claim to
have Roosevelt’s confidence assert ]
that he will make the race. ‘
SIGNA NUS GATHER FROM
MANY STATES OF UNION
WASHINGTON, April 14.—Signa
Nub from all over the East gathered
here today for the “first division con
vention.” The exercises will culmi
nate in a banquet tomorrow night at
which Wade H. Ellis, former assistant
attorney general, ■ • Representatives;
Clayton, Evans, Edwards and Helm,
with a number of other prominent of
ficials, will participate.
WEATHER RECORD. '
Taken at 8:00 a. m. Snow is given
■,\.i depth on level, in inches.
Locations— Temp. Snow
Monday, April 14, 1914.
Wortman’s, clear, windy . . 76
Summit, cloudy, windy .... 132
Beaver Dam, cloudy, calm 28 56
Teikhell, cloudy, windy ... 18 52
Tonsina, clouddy, windy .. 10 17
Copper Center, cloudy, calm 12 12
Gullcana, cloudy, calm .... 10 2p
Hogan’s, cloudy, .calm .... 12 25
Paxson’s, clear, calm . 10 20
Wortman’s—Trail drifted.
Summit—Trail closed.
Beaver Dam—Trail drifted.
Teikhell—Trail drifted.
Tonsina—Trail open.
Copper Center—Trail fair
Gulkana—Trail heavy.
Hogan’s—Trail heavy.
Paxson’s—Trail open.
Valdez, April 13, 1914.
Barometric Pressure . 29.336
Temperature a^ 7 p. m. 24
Maximum Temperature . 33
Minimum Temperature .23
Mean Temperature.. 28
Precipitation .. .<1
Partly cloudy, strong breeze, wind.
N. E. thirty miles. Snowed at night.
Music 1 Music! Music!
All the latest popular must: at the
Valdes . Drug Store.
The Alameda returned from Seward
about four o’clock this afternoon and
sailed for Seattle one hour later. She
carried a number of outgoing pas
sengers. . „s, ' \
BETTER CHARITY
FUND SYSTEM
Cleveland Plan Revolutionizes
Method of Administration.
HELP WHERE IT IS NEEDED.
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Unification Scheme Designed to Guard
Against Possibility of Philanthropic
Bequests Outliving Their Usefulness.:
Provides For Conditions Which Givers
Cannot Foresee.
Cleveland. O.. is to have a founda
tion for philanthropic and charitable
purposes which is intended to group
together a large number of bequests
and donations of all sizes and to insure
the expenditure of their income where,
in tlie opinion of the trustees of the
fund, the money will do the most good
to the people of the city.
Under the'plan as worked out a man
may leave his property in trust for
such individual beneficiaries as he may
name during their lives, the income on
their death to he expended by the trus
tees of the foundation for such philan
thropic work as in their opinion seems
most deserving at the time.
On the other hand, if he wishes to
do so the donor may indicate the phil
anthropic purpose for which he de
sires the money to be used, and it will
be used for this purpose until, in the
opinlou of the trustees, the need for
the money in this direction is no longer
felt
The Aims Described.
When fids occurs the trustees will
have the power to turn the income
hack into the general fund and to ex
pend it as they believe will most bene
fit the city and its inhabitants.
Frederick II. Goff originated the plan.
He worked over it for two months with
various men and women of Cleveland
Interested in philanthropic undertak
ings.
"The plan as it has been worked
out," says Mr. Goff, “provides for a
sort of community trust to he known
ns the Cleveland foundation. The
Cleveland Trust company is to act as
trustee, and the trust propertles .il re to
be controlled ami managed by the com
pany. The income of the foundation,
when available, is to be disbursed by a
committee of five trustees.
"The committee is to have absolute
control of the disposition of the income
of the fund. The members of the com
mittee are to hold office for five years,
one member being elected every year.
“The committee will serve without
compensation. There will be a paid
secretary to be appointed by the trus
fees.
ine trustees win publish umiiialJy
in the Cleveland newspapers u state
ment of all the donations, the Income
received by the trustees in Hie preced
ing year and the disbursements. The
accounts will he audited annually by
public accountants, and visitorial pow
ers will be given to the attorney gen
eral of the state and to the law officer
of the city—the corporation counsel.
“It is intended that the philanthropic
purpose of the foundation shall be
broad enough to include scientific re
search. the prevention of disease and
of poverty, educational and hospital
purposes, playgrounds, recreation cen
ters and any other purpose which in
the opinion of- the trustees will most
benefit the Inhabitants of the city.
Funds That Cutlivs Usefulness.
“Under the' present system of tie-1
quests for such purposes it not infre
quently happens that bj the time the
money is available for the charitable
use designated by the testator the need
for it has passed.
“There are many funds In existence,
which are tied up by a provision that
they be used for a specific purpose,
which have long ago outlived their use
fulness because the need which existed
when tbe testator made the bequest
bas been outgrown. We have such
funds today in Cleveland and in oth
er parts of tbe country.
"An extreme example is the Eri&lisb
fund established many years ago for
buying spinning wheels for the girls of
England. Spinning wheels have given
way to machinery, but the fuuU's pur
pose is in black and white. St Louis
has a large fund tbe founder of which
prescribed that its income should be
used to assist the pioneers who were
traveling overland from the east to
settle In the great west It was a
worthy cause in those days, but tbe
fund bas outlived tbe need to supply
which it was created."
Mr. Goff said that $6,000,000 in be
quests. subject to life incomes for heirs
at law. already bnd been promised to
tbe foundation. .
HIGHEST SKYSCRAPER YET.
Pan-Ameriean Building, In New York,
to Be 894.6 Fact fait )
Plana for a pan-American building
to be erected on. tbe block bounded by
Broadway; Eighth avenue. Fifty
seventh ahd Fifty-eighth streets; Mew
Vork, and to be the highest building
In the world have been, filed. The
structure will be 804.0 feet high, will
have fifty-one stories and will cost
$12,000,000 . . . .
The Pan-American 'States associa
tion, which filed tbs pta*. proposes to
hate ii building fbfps trade relations
between, this < W »M Cefitral *o&
Boutn American uintrles may he fos
tered
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Stetson
| Hats
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FACE about, Man!
This store of ours
is the place to get
your Stetson—
New Spring Soft Hat
or Derby.
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For Sale By
ALASKA WATER LIGHT & TEL. CO.
From Bad to Worse.
Hcmmnudliaw's face wore a worried
look.
"I'm in trouble," he satil. "1 dou't
seem to be able to get up early in the
morning.”
“Why don ti-you get yourself a nice
little alarm clock?” the head book
keeper suggested.
"1 did, but J didn't bear the thing
when It went off.”
“Then why don’t you get a big one?”
“1 did that, too, and it made me lose
too much time.”
“Made you lose time?”
“Yes. It rang so loudly that it
awakened the man in the next room,
and he beat roe to the washroom.”—
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph.
Why Do They Do Thie?
Miss Prim (who is forty-one)—Yes, I
was thirty only last week. Think of
it! The caller (aged thirty-seven, with
a charming insincerity)—Dear me! 1
couldn't hate guessed you were more
than four years my senior. I will be
twenty-live next month. — Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
Life’s Fitful Fever.
"Terrible times these. The books
aren't St to raid, and the plays aren’t
St to see."
"Tough, eh ?”
"Yes. and. as usual, my wife hasn’t
a thing flt to wear.”—Louisville Oou
rier-.louruai.
Appropriate.
Fair Worshiper—Wbat is that sad,
sad air you’re plnylng, professor? The
Professor—Dat iss Beethoven’s “Fare
well to the Piau<>.” I see dose install
ment people coming mit der vau.—Puck.
Frequently/the Way.
. “It seems to me that made a very
sound argument.” . . .
"Ye.s. nud (lid, you notice he made
very little uolse about- it?’’—Chicago
Record Ilernld. - * - x- -
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if yoiPwbuld learn the value of mon
ey go and try to borrow some, for be
that'goe* a-borrowing goes a-aorrow
Ing.—Benjamin Franklin.
ft you want ait toe news all »e
Utne, read the Prospector
Clean Your Sidewalk*!
All sidewalks in the town of Val
dez must be cleared «f snow by April
15 or the city will hare same clean
ed and the cost thereof will be taxed
against the property.
WILLARD SCOTT, City Marshal.
MILK—MILK—MILK
Fre»h"MiIk and Cream
VALDEZ DAIRY
Telephone orders to Phone 187
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and note.
STEAM UUNCH N & S
Leaves from Vaider dock for
SHOUP BAY
and way points at 10 a. m. Daily
W. J. CALLAGHAN.
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
L.
Meet every' Tuesday eveninir at a o'CiiKK It
Kuirle Hall All members are red jested tt
attend. T. (i. QUINN.'Arctic Chiel
S. MCNIKCK. Secretary
Valdes Lodge
No 168,
Free nod Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday 10
each month in McKinley Hall Visitors always
welcome.
A. B. GRIGSBY. W. M.
c: C. Reynolds. Sec
L. W. STORM. E. M.
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ftrttT Sumrmra
atsttat Miming ewniw«*»iwa
I SSOSI Wo. Ml
Local Valdez
SOCIALIST PARTY
Meets Thursdays at
8 o'clock at
the local quarters back of
1 Ingram & Busk's Cigar Store
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
Waahmflton.lD. C."
DENTIST
Phone 110 Fourteen years »•
Office Rooms over VALDEZ
Valdez Drill? Co.
DR. GERMAN
| phonr* 19 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over «>w; L>nur store. Office Uouri
9 a. m . to tt i>. »>.. 7 p. m..u>9 p. tn Sundays
by appointment A!i work mmranteed
DR. C. H. VANCE
the osteopath
Graduate American School of
Osteopathy. KikrsviUe. Mo.
OFFICE HOOKS -» U12a.. 1 US ». a.. » hr
TREATMENT 98.50
Treat halites. Well Tirol. PHONE Ml
C E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Offices Wall Street
Phone 3i VALDKZ
E. E. RITCHIE
r. A VV Y E H
phonk’i^ Valdez, 'Alaska
F. BUTTERWORTH
jCivil Engineer end
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Latouche, Alaska. ®
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT* RESULTS
'No More, No Less
VALDEZ, ALASKA
VJUJffiZ MINERS UNION 188
Wokn FrimfiM K Hurt
Meet* Every Tueaday Evening e*
7:30 p. m. at Miner*' Hall
H. M'. CARTER, Wen*
ANTON OAHUETROM, Eaay.
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