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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY SI, 101V
“FORGET THEE."
«*»“^ORGET thee 7” If to dream by
1 night and muse on thee by
I-* day.
A If all the worship, deep and wild,
a poet heart can pay,
If prayers In absence breathed for thee to
heaven's protecting power,
If winged thoughts that flit to thee—a
thousand in an hour,
If busy fancy blending thee with all my
future lot—
If this thou call'st "forgetting,” thou In
deed shalt be forgot!
"Forget thee?" Bid the forest birds for
get their sweetest tune;
"Forget thee?" Bid the sea forget to
swell beneath the moon,
Bid the thirsty flowers forget to drink the
eve’s refreshing dew;
Thyself forget thlno "own dear land" and
Its “mountains wild and blue;"
Forget each old familiar face, each long
remembered spot—
When these things are forgot by thee then
thou.shalt be forgot!
Keep, If thou wilt, thy maiden peace, still
calm and fancy free,
For God forbid thy gladsome heart should
grow less glad for me;
Tet while that heart is still unwon, O bid
not mine to rove.
But let It nurse its humble faith and un- j
complaining love.
If these, preserved for patient years, at !
last avail me not.
Forget me then, but ne’er believe that ■
thou canst be forgot!
—John Moultrie.
THE IMMIGRANT AS AN ASSET.
Why does the immigrant amigrate? i
In a letter printed in The American
Machinist (Newr York. November 9)
under the above heading, Jan Spaan
der, of Brooklyn, N. Y., thinks that
deliberation on this question might
induce a kinder attitude toward ourj
hew citizens from abroad. He writes: |
"If the average American had a,
clearer insight into why people from I
the other side come here, he would j
not be so overbearing; he certainly i
would not. tease, loon down upon, and :
often underpay the ‘greenhorn.’ Hei
would not insist upon harsher en-fl
trance rules; he would join the editor |
of The American Machinist and other j
broad-minded men in clamoring for
more night-schools to teach English
and to give instruction in the history
and ideals of this great country. The
good-will thus shiwn would he the
finest example of beautiful Ameri
canism, and it might cause the immi
grant to be less suspicious It even 1
might make him (I said ‘him,’ not j
‘you’) willing to assimilate.
The last sentence nr-.y seem trange ,
to you. hut is it not stranger to hear j
that most immigrants look down on |
me American co-worker? The child-j
ioh way in which the latter treats j
Ihe foreigner, who lacks mentally!
nothing but a seiund language forces;
the immigrant to regard the Ameri- j
can as not altogether up to standard, i
Tire underestimation of Ihe immi-j
grant is mainly caused by the distort- j
4-ci ideas 'Americans have concerning!
living conditions in various European
countries. These conceptions are
based.on out-of-time tales and on ridi
culous women-labor stories which as I
a rule are ‘substantiated’ i*y pi uto
ptaphs.
Living conditions in several Kuro
in an countries arn by fa' better than
in America, and labor laws and sani
tary conditions nere are backward
indeed compared with those of most
v.hite men’s countries. This can be
proved by figures and facts. To un
derstand the immigrant, the Ameri
can must get rid of ilie idea that it
was hunger that drove him across.
The actual, main reasons for imrni
giation are Wanderlust, compulsory
military service and above all the ex
isting class distinction, unbearable to
any free-born man. That is why the
immigrants are tho best, most coura
geous, the most, advanced of the
‘class’ they come froir. My statement
is backed by the many admirable
qualities of the American He is the
immigrant’s child. Above all, the
immigrant couples are unselfish. They
give up, knowingly, all that in dear
to them; they ofter their whole fu
ture to give the children a chance as
iney invariably put it.”
CASK OF HTfUM GILL
V 11 \ * . ' r.
"If Hi Oill took the alleged bribe,"
says the Seattle Star, "he deserves no
sympathy. If he didn’t, there are a
lot of people who owe him a most
earnest apology.”
Obviously; yet neither proposition
[adequately fits the ease
If guilty, he no\ only drterves no
jbympnthy, but, as a double-dealing
I grafter, merits Ignominy aad the
Sternest chastisement the law can in
flict.
If innocent, if his character has
been smirched by fa’se witnesses, if
the authorities hare clumsily fallen
linto a net set by vengeful bootleggers
I to save their rascally skins, then "a
most earnest apology" from “a lot of
people” would fall far short of right
ing the heinous wrong involved in the
semi-public proceedings affecting him
to date.
Apart from the inadequate hypoth
etical conclusions, ‘.lie Fost-Intelligen
cer, though preferring Hiram to 111,
j heartily subscribes to the Star’s fair
isumming up of the case of the mayor:
We’ve seen H- Gill in the spot
light of publicity a good many times
id inng his vr-nr» in politics,
j "We’ve heard HI called a good
I many names; we’ve cilled him a good
many ourselves.
“We’ve heard fol^s say he’s crazy;
we’ve heard folks say he’s 'a tool of
the interests’: we’ve heard folks say
ne 8 an I. w. \v.
“We’ve enjoyed his whimsicalities;
'we’ve cussed his stubbornness: we've
! condoned and critic zed his impetu
osity.
I “But, even i;i the nitterness of a
recall campaign and a graft convic
tion of a chief of police in 1911, Hi
iGill’s personal honesty remained un
challenged.
“For the first time in a political ca
reer extending over twenty years is
|he publicly accused of accepting mon
ley to betray his olHciai trust,
j “This charg ■ is not only made by a
confessed booileirgnr but apparently,
in full realization of its seriousness,
ly the United States government.
‘If Hi Gill took the alleged bribe,
he deserves no sympathy--after hav
ing been given his chance to come
back and make good.
"If he didn’t, there are a lot of
people in Seattle who owe him a most
earnest apology.
“And, in the meantime, let us be
open-minded.
“Let us await the 1'acts.’’
By all means, let us await the
i facts. Let us not, until proof is in
;controvertibly supplied, accept with
out cautious reservation the confes
sions of men caught redhanded in
criminal activities and readily prepar
ed, no doubt, to perjure their very
souls for immunity baths. Yes, be
open-minded and wait.—Post-Intelli
gencer.
THOSE grumblers who are assert
ing that “There’s nothing stirring” in
Valdez, evidently overlook the wind
and snow.
ONE ARREST MADE IN
POWDER EXPLOSION !
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NEW YORK, Jan. 31—One man i
was arrested today and two others, it j
is expected, will be taken in custody j
tomorrow, following an investigation j
of the explosion at the Du Pont works 1
several days ago. Chief of Police Mil-1
ler, of Pompton Lakes, N. J., said to- 1
night. The man under arrest, it was j
said, was employed at the plant only [
one day.
Hot drinks are in full swing at the
Candy Kitchen. tf
Why not a VICTROLA? We have
them from *16 up. Valdez Drug
Co. tf
Miner Ade. bring KMBUI/fB.
TORTURE IN TRIALS.
This krbtitfi System Wm U«*d la
Eursp* far Canturi#*.
Th* use of torture in order to eligt
Information from persona accused of
crime, barbarous as it is, was little
practiced before mediaeval times. Ua
der Greek and Roihan laW torture win
only allowed upon staves, though In the
latter days of the empire it was em
ployed against free citizens if they had
been accused of treason to the emperor
It seems to have become part of tb<
law in Europe about the thirteenth ceo
tury. From the fourteenth century
downward torture was a part of the
legal system of most European coun
tries. The Italian municipalities used
it to a very large extent In Germany
elaborate apparatus existed for Its in
diction in the dungeons of the feudal
castles and In the town balls of the
cities.
It was used in the prisons of Ger
many when the philanthropist Howard
visited them In 1770. In France it wan
part of the law until abolished by the
revolution, and in Scotland it was used
until the reign of Queen Anne. The
use* of torture seems never to have been
wholly sanctioned by the law of Eng
land, although it was used frequently
by order of the king in the Tudor pe
riod. The royal council claimed the
iwwer of directing torture warrants
against state prisoners in the tower,
and under James I. and Charles I. tor
ture was resorted to in state trials.—
Chicago Herald.
AN OVERWORKED WORD.
This Writer Suggest* That “Very’’ Be
Given a Long Rest.
There is a word that once possessed
a vigor and a power that la altogether
lost, “Verily, verily’’—“in truth, in
truth.” Now it ia “very,” and, though
it still means “In truth,’’ it has become
so weakened by usage that It conveys
no force whatever.
You meet men on the street and say,
•‘It Is a very flue day.” What do you
mean? Probaby you mean, “How do
you do?” What you have said is sim
ply a salutatiou. But if you should
say to nie, “It is a fine day," you prob
ably mean it is a fine day. That little
word “very” has been so weakened, so
frayed at the edges, that it harms
rather than helps Its companions.
So, gentle reader, I would say to you
if I had arbitrary power over your
speech, “This week 1 will allow you
only two ‘veries,’" and, though for a
time such restraint may make you self
conscious, yet It will force you to grope
about for musty treasures in the store
house of your memory and furbish up
old adjectives and adverbs, even drive
you now and again to a careful ap
praisal of your best slang, and when
this temporary self consciousness shall
pass not only your vigor of speech, but
your exactitude and clarity of thought
will be the better for it That is a gain
(hilt will be worth all the sacrifice.—
Burges Johnson in Century.
Do You Like Horehound?
Your grandfather did in the bygone
days, when he was a little boy and his
father did not mind how much he had.
for it was considered “good for Ills Bys
tem.”
In Egypt the plant was called "bull's
blood" and “eye of a star” and was
one of those many plants that in those
days were eaten to protect the person
from iioison.
llorehound, horseradish, coriander,
lettuce and nettle are the five bitter
herbs ordered to be eaten by the Jews
at the feast of the Passover, and the
first lias had long service, as you can
guess, for it is the seed of Ilorus—hore
liound—which the Egyptian priests ded
icated to the god of that name, though
nobody knows how it came to get the
ending “hound."—Exchange.
Fealty of Partner*.
A member of the New York supreme
court, reproving a New York firm of
architects for canceling an agreement, !
says, “Authorities unanimously agree j
that there is scarcely any relation hi
life which calls for more absolute good
faith than the relation of partners.”
Also, “A purer and more elevated
morality is demanded of partners than
the common morality of the trade.”
The meaning is that an individual who
transacts business for himself may
look out solely for himself, while a |
partner must never consider his own
advantage apart from that of his asso
ciates.—Exchange.
Versatile.
“Do you know," she simpered, “you
are the first real actor 1 ever met. It
must be extremely interesting to act
the parts created by the master dram
atists like Shakespeare and"—
“Now you’re talkin’, kid,” he broke j
iu. “I just eat that Shakespeare stuff
alive. Why, I played in Shakespeare’s
’East Lynne’ for two whole seasons,
and part of the time I played a horn
in the orchestra.”—New York World.
Firth of Forth Bridge.
The bridge'across the Firth of Forth
iu Scotland is a cantilever bridge erect
ed 1883-90. The two main sp. s art
each 1,710 feet long. The total length
of the bridge is 8,295 feet; the towers
are 343 feet high; the bridge contains
51,000 tons of steel and cost about
$13,000,000.
Delicately Eliminated.
“How did you get Mrs. Bounce out of
your bridge club? Did you ask her to
resign?”
“No, we didn’t like to do that, but we
all resigned except Mrs. Bounce, and
then we all got together and formed a
cew club.”—New York Times.
We cannot control the evil tongues of
ethers, bat a good Ufe enables us to
despise them.—Cato.
-Our Hardware Department
you will now find a complete stock—Our line
of Shelf Hardware, Granite Ware, Cuttlery,
Tools, etc., is the most complete in town.
...IN...
Furnishing Goods, Clothing,
Shoes, Underwear, Caps, Bedding, etc., you
will find assortments priced right.
See the Khaki Covered Down Comforters
for trail use.
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
GOOD GOODS
LOCATED IN THE FORMER INGRAM A BUSH BUILDING, McKINLEY STREET
VALDEZ CAFE
AND BAKERY :
Fresh Bread and Pastry always on hand
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
BERGSTROM A ROGSTAD, Props.
PHONE 17 — Thrss doers Mew Owl Drag
LOST—Small gold beauty pin at
'Odd Fellows or Moose hall. Finder
i
'please leave at Prospector office or
call 214. .°.t
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I KILLS FOE AND HIMSELF
IN TUNNEL-DARK TRAIN
i HAZARD, Ky.. Jan. Jl.—In the
{darkness of a tunnel on a Lexington
j& Eastern passenger train today, S.
|C. Huddleston, a millionaire lumber
man, of Huntington, W. Va., was shot
{twice and killed and his companion,
j Robert B. Franklin, manager of the
j Letcher Building and Supply Com
pany of Whiteburg, Ky., shot and
'killed himself before passengers on
!the speeding train were aware that
a tragedy had occurred.
When the trains emerged from the
|tunnel the lights showed Huddleston's
| body between the seats of the car,
■ and the body of Franklin prostrated I
in the aisle with an automatic p'stol!
still clutched in his hand. Both men
had died instantly. The flashes and
reports of three shots in the darkness
was all the other passengers kuew
of the tragedy until they emerged
{from the tunnel and saw the bodies
lof the two men. Huddleston had been
{shot in the breast and Franklin had a
bullet wound in his head.
The shooting occurr3d as the train
was nearing Hazard and both bodies
were brought here and held awaiting j
instructions from relatives. It is be- j
lieved that the shooting was the cli-!
max of business difficulties which 1
threatened financial destruction fo j
Franklin through the manipulation!
of the lumber market by Huddleston, j
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Have you tried our poker chip i
candy and also our new line of chew-1
ing gum, Candy Kitchen tf j
I
Do You Complain
of High Prices?
It Is a constant reminder to
the discerning housewife of a
staple food sold at a minimum
price. Crescent gives full ef
ficacy at half the cost of oth
ers. Countless families recog
nize this.
AT ALL GROCERS
25c lb.
OIUSBC/J&NT MFG. OO.,
Beattie, Wach.
Candy Wen
E. W. HUNT—b Owl Draf Store.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT-COLD
LOUIE’S CAFE
Everything First class
Open Day and Night
ANDY MAROVICH, Prop.
ATLAS JUNK CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF JUNK
Buyers of Metal, Rubber, Ma
nila Rope, Sacks, Machinery,
Pipe, Hides, Furs and Bottles.
1043 Railroad Avenue, So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. h»io»
SlRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Atc, Seward. Alaska
GREEK ATTEMPTS HIS
LIFE AT KENNEOOTT
A Greek about 22 years of age.
with an unpronounceable name, at
tempted to commit suicide at Kenne- >
cott on Sunday afternoon by blow - j
ing off the top of his head. He was J
a well dressed young man. and made!
application for work at the office of'
the Kennecott Copper Corporation. I
Upon being informed that there was j
no employment open, the Greek re- j
marked that life was not woith liv- j
ing unless he secured work. In the >
presence of several members of the j
office force he drew a gun from his j
pocket which he placed in his mouth ;
and pulled the trigger. The bullet |
entered the roof of his mouth and j
came out at the base of his skull.
The Greek was immediately remov-1
ed to the hospital, where Ins condi- i
tiou is serious. As an infection has 1
pet in from the powder, it is doubt
ful if he will recover from the self- ;
inflicted wound.
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10-MILK STRING OK U. S.
WARSHIPS MOVKS SOUTH
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NORFOLK, Va., Jan. 31.—Heaicd!
by the flagship Pennsylvania and
voyaging about a half mile apart in
single file, the Atlantic battleship
fleet sailed from the southern drill
grounds yesterday for Guantanar o, i
where the ships will practice in the(
winter maneuvers and target practice. 1
said to be the most extensive ever'
planned by the American navy.
Thirty-two war vessels including
all but two of the powerful dread
noughts made up the division. Other
destroyer divisions will join the fleet
en route.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS. ^
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
Office* over Valdez Drug Co.
Phone ’15 McKinley Street
Contract Surgeon. U. S. Army
A. A. Surgeon. U S. Public Health Serv
(Marine Hospital)
JOS. A. SILVERMAN, PH. 6. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Over Owl Drug Co.
— OFFICE HOURS:
1 to 4 P. M. 7 to S P. M
Sunday by Appointment.
Res. Phone 170 Office Phone 1<»
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National L' nl remit y
VVaahlngtoa, D. C.
DENTIST f
Fourteen Years In Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offlce Oppoalte Conrt Honae
Phone M VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LfONS « fl XlTCHia
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTOREETS-AT.LAW
Oflleen In “ Sating Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIVJL ENGINEER
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
McKinley Street opposite V. M. Store.
Valdez, Alaska
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free and Accepted Maaoaa
Regular Communications nrst Wed
nesday In each month In McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN, W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
W. H. GARNER, President.
Granite Mine
CHAS. McCALLUM. Secretary.
Valdez Alaska. J
The Beet Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warn, Light Rooau -The Hoaae of Coafort
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rates By the Meath
PHONE 133 MRS. SYRING, Prep
NOTICE—Electrical heaters, cook
ers, percolators, vacuum-cleaners,
will be advanced in prices after New
years, by the manufacturers. Stock
oh hand will be sold at prevailing
prices, at the Hmporina.