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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1915.
THE SCHOOL BOARD.
Interest in local politics is becom
ing more manifest as the date of the
municipal elections draw closer and
it is reported that there will be no
shortage of candidates from which to
select the men or women who will
have the guidance of the city’s af
fairs during the coming year.
In addition to the members of the
town council there will be two mem
bers of the school board, the trustee
and clerk, to be elected by the voters
of Valdez at the election on April 6.
Judge Bunnell, who was clerk of the
board, resigned when he received his
appointment as federal judge for the
Fourth division. Dr. A. Von Gunth
er, who has served three years as
director of the school board, feeling
that he has served his term and ac
quitted himself of his duty in that
position is understood as desirous
that the place be filled by some oth
er person. The third member of the
board, Mrs. Albert White, was elected
treasurer last April for two years and
will be a member of the board for
one more year.
Valdez children, since the earliest
days of the town, have always enjoy
ed exceptional educational facilities
and this in turn has exercised a most
beneficial Influence on the business
and social life of the community.
It has made Valdez the greatest
home town on the Alaskan coast with
the exception of Juneau. Mine own
ers and others having business in
Alaska, appreciating the educational
advantages afforded by the public
echools in Valdez, availed themselves
of the pleasure of having their chil
dren with them, knowing that their
offsprings would suffer no handicap to
their education by living in Valdez
and attending the public schools.
Valdez has always been fortunate
in its selection of members of the
school board and the wisdom of the
citizens has been reflected by the
high standard of the schools. Grad
uates from the local high school are
admitted to many of the leading uni
versities in the states without further
qualifications than the fact that they
are graduates of the Valdez high
school. This is not always the case
where pupils are graduated '£rom
schools in towns the size of Valdez.
Only the highest standard in the
teaching staff brings this advantage
to the graduates from public schools
when they pass to colleges in pursuit
of higher education.
Among those who have been urged
by their friends to permit their
names to go before the votes of Val
dez at the election on April 6th for
members of the school board are
Mrs. William Kramer and Dr. H.
Cockerille, and It is understood that
they have favorably considered the
proposition. Both are too well known
to require any introduction. Before
coming to Valdez Mrs. Kramer was
principal of the Cordova public
schools and received the highest pos
sible testimony of her merit inas
much as the Cordova school board
wished to retain her In that position.
Dr. H. Cockerille Is a pioneer Alas
kan, a resident of Valdez for many
years and \(;11 qualified for the office.
Mrs. Albert White, Mrs. William
Kramer and Dr. H. Cockerille would
compose the personnel of a school
board to which the citizens of Val
dez could safely entrust their schools,
knowing that under their guidance the
public schools would be kept up to
the highest standard.
Cyclone Buck and Wing Dancing.
At the Orpheum tonight will be
shown the following interesting pic
tures and extra vaudeville:
“The Female of Species,” Rex two
part drama featuring Lois Weber and
Phillip Smalley.
"The Wife’s Burglar,” a comedy
that will sure cure your blues.
Vaudeville, Baney In Dutch comedy
and cyclone buck and wing dancing.
“Oh, Heine! Oh Heine!” a Dutch
sketch that will make you laugh.
Fred. Wilson, Charles Wetzler ar
rived in town from Mineral creek last
evening.
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commerce to Austria and Turkey and
that they will receive the same treat
ment as Germany.
Says Germans Are Discouraged.
ROTTERDAM, Feb. 26.—Travelers
from interior Germany state that the
joy which was manifest everywhere
when the victorious German army
narched through Belgium has given
place to gloom and that the German
populace are fearful of the outcome
'of the war. Unable to secure raw
materials the industries of the coun
try have suffered and stagnation pre
vail in every line not directly con
cerned in the manufacture of war ma
terial. The only meat which the
poor have had for weeks is horse
meat and but small quantities of that.
They are aroused to a show of en
thusiasm and hope when victories
are reported but cannot understand
why, with all the victories, the Ger
man army does not get anywhere af
ter seven months of war. The homes
and hospitals are full of wounded and
crippled men and there is scarcely
a home which has not lost some male
member of the family.
Germany To Starve Prisoners.
LONDON, Feb. 26.—The London
Times prints a story from its Hol
land correspondent at Arnheim which
states that the German press is de
manding that the government starve
the British and French prisoners of
war in retaliation for the attempt of
the hostile nations to starve the Ger
man nation.
Germany Has Many Prisoners.
It is reported from Berlin that the
German prisoners of war now num
ber 1,250,000, over eight hundred
thousand of which are Russians. The
number of prisoners is a heavy drain
on the supplies of the country.
British Cruisers Damaged.
MONTEVIDIO, Feb. 26.—Recent ar
rivals coming here from the Falkland
Islands bring news that seven Brit
ish cruisers which took part in the
sea battle there and resulted in the
sinking of three German cruisers,
were badly disabled by the German
fire.
WILL OPERATE ON
VALDEZ UNFORTUNATE
Governor Strong has been notified
by the physicians at Morningside asy
lum, where the insane of Alaska are
cared for, that they believe it will
be necessary to perform an opera
tion on Benny Witt, recently taken
to the institution from Valdez. The
operation will be performed this
week. Witt is in good physical j
health and it is believed that after j
the operation he will fully recover. 1
He had a fight three years ago and j
was struck over the head with a bol- !
tie. A pressure of the skull on the
brain was the result of the melee!
and the demented man will be op- j
crated on by Seattle specialists.
SWISS TALE OF FRENCH
REFUSAL OF ALSACE
PARIS.—Certain French newspa
pers reprint with the consent of the
government censors an article pub
lished in the Democrate de Dele
mont, (Switzerland,) which says that
before the battle of the Marne a party
existed in France which was ready
to sign a peace agreement, at the
same time ceding to Germany the
towns of Briey and Nancy, French
Lorraine, the island of Madagascar,
and the protectorate of Morocco, as
well as paying an indemnity. The ar
ticle continues:
“General Joffre, the French com
mander-ln-chief, President Raymond
•Poincare, and most of the cabinet
ministers were opposed to the plan,
but the situation became so tense
as to make necessary the resigna
tion of Adolphe Messimy as minis
ter of war and the formation of a
ministry of national defense.
“After the battle of the Marne Ger
many proposed peace through ex
Premier Joseph Caillaux, offering to
give up the provinces of Alsace and
Lorraine, with the exception of
Strassburg, receiving in exchange a
small zone on the North Sea extend
ing from Calais to Dunkirk. France,
in addition, was to ackr^otwledge the
annexation of Belgium by Germany.
“The answer to this proposal was
the signing of a convention by the
Allies to make no separate peace.
After this M. Caillaux was appoint
ed to an important position In the
pay corps, but later was relieved of
this post and sent on a mission to
Brazil.”
Imported Japanese basxets at Val
dez Drug Oo. tf
An Armored Vessel of 1530.
Armored vessels of war had an earlier
erlgin than Is generally supposed. The
Knights of St. John of Jerusalem built
In 1530 a war galley, the Santa Anna,
which was protected with a cuirass of
lead, to its great advantage In sea :
fights. The Santa Anna had another ■
modern feature; a contemporary chron
icler narrates with pleased astonish
ment that the vessel carried a bakery,
which permitted the crew to enjoy the
luxury of fresh bread.—Paris Nou
velles.
Force of an Auto Smash.
If a motorcar is wrecked when going
forty miles an hour its occupant is
thrown out against a wall, a post or a
fence with the same force that he
would strike if he fell to the ground
from a height of 53.78 feet To get an
idea of what the force of this Impact
might be stand on a wall or a house
53.78 feet high, look down and contem
plate the Jump.
If the car is going sixty miles an
hour the impact is equivalent to a fall
of 121 feet.—New York World.
More Beyond.
On very ancient Spanish coins there
Is a picture of the strait of Gibraltar
nnd beneath the Latin words “Ne plus
ultra” (there is nothing beyond).
In the days when those coins were
made that was the belief of the then
known world—there was nothing be
yond the strait but a wide waste of
western sea.
Then came Columbus, who sailed
away over the waste of waters to dis
cover a new world, nnd on the newer
coins the "ne” was omitted, leaving
only "plus ultra” (more beyond).
Swiss Women Shoeblacks.
In England the shoeblack’s calling
has always been a monopoly of the
men, but In at least one Swiss town it
is invaded by women. On emerging
from the railway station at Zurich one
sees three middle aged women kneeling
at their wooden blocks, and enger to
shine the travelers’ boots. When no
customers are forthcoming the shoe
blackesses of Zurich spend their time
knitting stockings, an industry closely
allied to the main vocation of. their
lives.—London Globe.
An Obliging Enemy.
A negro truck driver backed his i
wagon Into the space allotted to a
rival transfer concern at a railway
freight depot in Dallas, Tex.
“Hey, dar. niggah!’’ yelled the driver
on whose territory the other had trans
gressed. “I’ll knock yo’ outa yo’ house
an’ home ef yo’ don’t back up!"
“I’s got no home,” retorted the
offending driver. “Now whut yo' gonna
do ’bout dat?”
“I’ll dig yo’ one, niggah—I'll dig yo’
one!”—Saturday Evening Post
Short and to the Point.
A coal merchant who was a man of
few words once wrote to an agent the
following brief letter:
“Dear Jones—1;’"
In due time the agent's reply came
as follows:
“Dear Sir. Sinclair—1:’”
The coal dealer’s letter, translated,
said, “See my coal on,” which Is the
| semicolon expressed verbally.
The agent Informed the dealer that
the coal was shipped by saying simply,
“Col-on.”
The Tower of Famine.
The Torre della Fame, or Tower of
Famine, was noted for its grewsome
history. It once stood in Pisa, Italy,
hut there are now no traces of it.
Count Ugolino della Gberardesca.
whom Dante immortalized, was the
head of the Guelphs, and because of
his tyranny and accredited attempts to
place his country in bondage he was
antagonized and finally conquered by
the chief of the Ghibelllnes, who im
prisoned him, with his two sons and
two grandsons, in this tower, the slow
method of starvation being employed
as the manner of tbeir death. The
door of the tower was locked and the
keys thrown into the Arno.
Killing the Hand*.
Tbe practiee of kissing the bands
was instituted by the early Roman rul
ers as a mark of subjection as much as
one of respect, and under the first Cae
sars the custom was kept up, but only
for a time. These worthies conceived
the idea that the proper homage due to
their exalted station called for less fa
miliar modes of obeisance, so the privi
lege of kissing the emperor’s hand was
reserved as a special mark of conde
scension or distinction for officers of
high rank. Roman fathers considered
the practice of kissing of so delicate a
nature that they never kissed their
wives in the presence of their daugh
ters.
TRUE PHILOSOPHY.
To be -a philosopher is not
merely to have subtle thoughts nor
even to found a school. True
philosophy is so to love wisdom as
to live, according to its dictates, a
life of simplicity, independence,
magnanimity and trust. It is to
solve some of the many problems
of life, not only theoretically, but
practically.—Thoreau.
Snowflake Corn on Cob
Packed in New Brunswick, Maine, the
Home of Sweet Corn.
The most[’delicious you have ever tasted.
Six large full ears in a can.
Price $1.00
Costs more—Is worth more.
Your money back if not more satisfactory than other brands.
The steamship companies on Jan
uary 1 advanced the rates for car
rying indigents from $22.50 to $30
rom Southwestern Alaska points to
Seattle.
Weather Report.
Valdez, Feb. 25, 1915.
Barometric pressure .29,830
Temperature at 7 p. m. 7
Maximum temperature . 28
Minimum temperature . 3
Mean temperature . 15 1-2
Public Notice.
I will return to Valdez and reopen
my assay office about June 1. Any
one wishing to pay bills due one
please deposit to my credit at First
Bank of Valdez.
GEORGE F. WHITE.
In Bankruptcy.
In the District Court tor the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division.
In the matter of E. \V. Blackwood,
bankrupt.—No. 12. In Bankruptcy.
Order to Show Cause.
Whereas, Application has been
made by the above-named bankrupt
for a discharge, as provided by Sec
tion 14-a of the bankruptcy law of
1898; now, on motion of Donohoe &
Dimond, attorneys for such bankrupt,
It is ordered:
That all creditors of E. W. Black
wood, a bankrupt, as well as all
other parties in interest, show cause,
at a hearing to be had on such ap
plication before the District Court for
the Territory of Alaska, Third Divis
ion, at Valdez, in said Territory and
Division, on the 8th day of March,
A. D., 1915, or as soon thereafter as
such hearing may be had, why such
application should net be granted.
That notice of such hearing be
given by mailing a copy of this or
der at least ten days prior to the
date set for such hearing to each of
the creditors, parties in interest and
attorneys entitled to notice of pro
ceedings herein, and by publishing a
'copy hereof in the Valdez Daily Pros
pector, at Valdez, Alaska, not later
than one week prior to such date.
That such notice be so given by or
under the direction of the clerk of
this court.
Done in open court at Valdez, Alas
ka, this 15th day of February, A. D.
1915.
FRED. M. BROWN, Judge.
Notice To Creditors.
In the Commissioner’s Court for the
Territory of Alaska. Third Divis
ion. At Valdez. In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of W.
H. Blackwell, deceased.—Notice to
Creditors.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been regularly appoint
ed as the executrix of the estate of
W. H. Blackwell, deceased, and cred
itors and all other persons, having
claims against said estate, are here
by notified to exhibit the same to me,
together with the necessary proof
thereof, at my place of business at
Valdez, Alaska, within six months af
ter the first publication of this no
tice, the same being the place for the
transaction of all business in connec
tion with said estate. Dated at Val
dez, Alaska, this 13th day of Febru
ary, 1915.
MRS, W. H. BLACKWELL,
Executrix of the estate of W. H.
Blackwell, deceased.
Date of first publication Feb. 16, 1915.
Date of last publication March 16,
1915.
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa and S. S. Alameda sail from Seattle
the 1st, 8th, 16th and 24th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south—7th, 15th, 23rd and 30th for Cordova,
Juneau, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Juneau, Sheep creek Treadwell, Douglas
Cordova, Ellamar. Valdez and I.atouche. Explosives. S S Seward. S S Seward. 5th'
S S I.atouche, 15th: S S Cordova. 25th of eaoh month—Right reserved to change this
schedule without notice.
F B. Tracy, Gen’l Agt- Valdax Dock Co., Local Agt.
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Beat Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Gra lasts Nartss—Private Roods far Patieats
For Tsrms'and Particulars Apply to
E. C. DALTON. M, D., Pbyaiciaa is Cbargs.
RED GROSS HOSPITAL
PRIVATE ROOMS.
Open to All Physicians
MISS JONES,
Hobart Street. Mairoa.
ARCADE CAFE
“We Never Close.”
Private Dining Room.
The Beet of Everythin*. We Bake Our Own
Bread and Pastry. Bread for Sale.
Jack CalKn . • Proprietor
BEST PLACE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
Moved to Reed Building, on Wall
Street, next to Road CommiMion
S7 a m to 9 a m
Lunch 12 m to I p m
( to 7 ( m
BOARD 4k ROOM *80 per Mo.
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska, Feb. 26, 1915.
STATION Above Below, Snow In. WEATHEK CONDITIONS
Donnelly . 6 8 Clear, calm, trail fair.
McCallum . IB 26 Clear, calm, trail fair.
Paxson's . 1 32 Clear, calm, trail heavy.
Hogan . 13 15 Clear, calm, trail good.
Oulkana . B 14 Clear, calm, trail good.
Clipper Center. 10 10 Cloudy, rain, trail good.
tonslna . 5 25 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Teikhell . 3 25 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Beaver Dam . 2 41 Cloudy, calm, trail heavy.
Summit . 14 66 Clear, calm, trail fair.
Wortman's . 18 42 Cloudy, calm, trail partly drifted.