Valdez Daily Prospector
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THURSDAY. APRIL Id. I'.'uJ
FREER USE OF SCHOOL HOUSES
The federal Bureau of Kdu
*cn,lion has been devoting eon- i
sideralde allenlion and Invesl.i-j
gal ion to | be larger use of schoolj
buildings for ,civic and - social i
purposes, with l lie,1 result that
recoiiiin'eiidal ion is made that the
school buildings of the nation,
instead of being used for but six ;
hours a day for live days of the.
week and eight or nine months I
of (lie year, lie turned into real,
civic and social centers and used j
every day and night of I lie year j
foe lectures, entertainments, re-j
creation and oilier civic and so-j
cial purposes.
Both ul ililai'ian and idealistic j
arguments support Ibis freer use i
of the school buildings. A school I
bouse that is used only live or j
six'hours a day for forty weeks
of the year cannot be called aj
fully productive investment. This
is the primary use and purpose,
to be sure, but in addition there
is ample opportunity for making
school houses civic and social
centers of almost continuous ac
tivity to the greal advantage and
benelif of (he general public.
Nothing can be more helpful j
than the establishment of social j
centers for tin* evening gather- j
ings of people of all ages for mu
tual improvement along the lines
of literature, art, scWnce, his
tory, economies, civics, and all I
the tilings that contribute to iho j
intelligence and fidelity of the |
citizenship. Work of this kind j
is of the. greatest value to a com- ;
munity and worth a greal effort. [
With the school Ionise as a so- i
cial center there would probably j
tie a decrease in the presen (drill j
of young men and young women j
to downtown streets where I hey 1
lose llleir heller impulses in mis- :
craldc commonplace or worse. 1
RAILROADS AND PROSPERITY.
I)Haileil i*i*|airls nf railway
earnings Ini' January I'urnisli a
key In I lie remarkable up-lurn in
business I briiugliiiui I lit* eounlry.
’J’lie gross revenues of the Ainer- j
iean railways ailvaneeil 19 per |
cent over January of Iasi yearj
ami I he nel revenues increased j
45 per cent, a rat in llial is really
exf raordinary.
ilcflurus I'rnin all I he mure ini— ;
porlanl mads I'urnisli gross
earnings for January llial aggre
gate 8258.98 1,887, an increase nf
I8.n per cent over January. 1912.
Nel earnings for the lirsI iniiulh
of this year amounted In 8(50,
859,88 5, a gain of 55.8 per cell I
over January of Iasi year, ran up
12.5 per cent. The following fig
uratively portrays the. fads:
dross earnings for January,
4 918, 8258,081.887; January,
4912, 8212.7 42.852: increase per
centage, 18.9.
Operating expenses fur Janu
ary, 1918, 8192.(58(5,008: January,
1912, 8171.18(5,7151: increase per
centage, 12.5.
Nel earnings for January. 1918,
8(50,895,88 4; January, 1912, 841.
555,591: increase percentage for
in>tIt years, 45.8.
The detailed reporl shows llial
the greatesl gains were made' by
I he Pacific roads. pari icularly
I hose reaching I he Puget Sound
country. These showed an in
crease of 215.15 per ccnl, llie av
erage increase being reduced by
losses in some of I he Kaslern
lines.
The powers have demanded a
speedy terminal ion of Hie Balkan
war. The powers should address
I heir remarks lo Turkey.
Statistics show llial there were
8,427,000,000 conversations over
the nation's telephones last year.
Now you can understand why you
so often gol (lie “Line's lur'.y”
signal.
Former (iovernor Dockery of
Missouri has landed a job as as
sistant postmaster general. It
will be noticed, however, that he
did not get the place until after
he, parted with his chin whisk
ers.
There will be 21W Democrats
and 145 Republicans in the House
of the Sixty-third congress, and
some twenty or more of the mem
bers classified as Repuhlicas will
not vole1 with the old organiza
tion.
II I lie New York Yaclil chili
(■annul oiler another cup that Sir
Thomas could try for with his
(1(1-fooler. built to cross the
ocean, it should at least oiler to
carr> home for him in its own
hunt any prize that lie may win.
BONDS.
IS> (leorgc Filch
A In uni is a <|uiel, handsome
! 11 i i ■ < • < • nl' pa | MM' which ci is I s s|.(Kin.
i ami can earn as much immcy i,i
a year as a bright buy.
\ 11<11111 consists nl' a preamble
w hich mi one can read because
Ihc type is set so cbisely. and a
lad consisting id' a large number
ci coupons. Whenever .I he dale
on a enupnn arrives, the owner
can lake a sharp pair of scissors
ami chop s;io or $(’>() mil of his
bond. II is as easy as culling a
recipe oul of a newspaper. Many
a nian who isn't talented enough
In lalk In a hook agent sils down
every six months with a pile of
bonds and a pair of sharp scis
sors and carves mil a few thou
sand dollars while he is smoking
half a cigarelle.
liomls are issued hy compan
ies or cities which need the
money and I lie coupons reprii
senl inleresl. When a coupon be
comes due and I lie company has
no money with which In pay the
inleresl, the man«who owns I lie
coupon gives a loud shriek and
runs around in circles until con
fidence has been restored and the
receivers have done (heir duty.
Nothing is so vexatious as to clip
a coupon which ought to he worth
$firt and then tind ,that it lias
gone dry like a cow and will not
give down.
Clipping coupons is mil good
exercise and one does not develop
any skill or learning thereby. Yet
it is a most popular pastime and
should he encouraged. If a mail
will refrain from smoking and
drinking and (he wearing of
speckled vests long enough to
savo '' 1,000, he can buy a seal
brown bond and can clip coupons
from it for forty years—after
which In* can I cadi* Ihc mangled
slump for a new tight green bond
and leach his grandson how to
clip
Sonic people buy automobiles,
fur coats, diamonds and tickets
III F.urope. Olliers buy red bonds,
blue liomls. pink bonds ami when
they gel enough for a mess they
slop working and begin to worry
over Hie stability of business. A
pffft'of liomls will lake bettor rare
!of a man than a daughter-in-law
or a poor farm.
Approach of Spring.
Tlie spring will soon be here;
| the snow will disappear; the liens
(Will cluck, the colts will buck, as
j will tha joyous sleer. How sweet
an April morn. The whole world i
seems reborn: and ancient men
waltz round again and laugh their
years to scorn. And grave and so
ber dumps forsake their quilling
frames, and cut up rough, play
blind man's hull', and kindred
leheorful g,.;nes. The pastors
hale to preach: the teachers hale
In teach; they'd like to play base
ball all day, or on the bleachers
! bleach. The lawyer tires of law;
I the windsmilti rests his jaw;
j they'd fain forget, the toil and
sweat, and play among the straw,
; The spring's the time lor play;
I let's pul our work away, with
jjoxous piels kirk up uiir heels,
j e'en I Imugli we're old and gray.
You see old llohhin I rot around
the UTirnyard. with Hashing eye
and tail on high, his hardens all
forgot. You see the muley row
that's .old and feeble now, turn
somersaults and plainer and
waltz, and stand upon her brow.
The rooster, old is he, and crip
pled as can he. yet nil his toes
lie stands and crows "My C.ouii
I ry. "I'is of Thee." Shall we in
spired galnots have less style
,llian I he hrtilefc? Oh. lei us rise
and lill the skies with echoing
loot-tools. WALT MASON.
The Secret Out.
"How would you explain I lie in- I
scrufalde Mona I.isn smile?" ask- !
od a man:
“Well." was I ne reply, "some
one has told a funny story and
the poor woman is smiling in lIn*
wrong place."
NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL
ACCOUNT.
a I h* United States Commission
er’s Court, ex Officio Judge in
Probate, Valdez Precinct, Ter
ritory of Alaska, Third Judic
ial Division.
In the matter of the estate of
,ouie Camicia, deceased, Jame9
Fish and W. H. Caswell, adminis
trators.—Notice of Hearing of Fi
nal Account.
Notice is hereby given that
James Fish and W. H. Caswell,
administrators of the estate of
Louis Camicia, deceased, have
rendered, filed and presented Tor
settlement their final account and
report of their administration of
the said estate, and that the 21st
day of April, 1913, at the hour of
2 o’clock p. m. of said day, at the
office of Thomas R. Shepard, ex
officio judge in probate of the
Valdez precinct, at Valdez, Alaska,
has been duly appointed by the
said court at the time and place
of settlement of said final account
and report, at which time and
place any person interested in
said estate may appear and file
his objections and exceptions to
s? id final account and report.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
19th day of February. 1913.
JAMES FISH.
W. II. CASWELL.
Administrators of the Estate of
Louis Camicia, deceased.
Dale of first pub. Feb. 19. 1913.
Date of last pub. April 21, 1913
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66 I
I Foot Keystone Ave
I Rongrh Dry 10c lb.
Valdez Dock Co . PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY and GRAIN
AGENTS FOR
Alaska Steamship Company
Alaska Coast Company
FOR SALE
2 1-2 H. P. Stationary Gasoline
Engine
A BARGAIN
Key a tone Dock Valdez Iron Works
SPRINGTIME
Means House Cleaning
And we are prepared to supply your wants in
STRAW MATTING, LINOLEUMS, RUGS,
ART SQUARES, ETC.
As a special inducement we are offering
All Wool Green and Red fillers at 75c the yd., former price $1.25.
Extra Super Ingrain Carpets at 50c the yd., former price 75c.
Burlaps in all Popular Shades.
MILK—MILK—MILK
Fresh Milk and Cream
valpez dairy
Telephone order* to Phone 187
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
No More, No Less
VALDEZ, ALASKA
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New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, ReprciCBUtire
Valdez, Alaska. Phone 41
THE SALESMAN
makes more sales and
makes them with greater
facility if his work is re
enforced by Electric Light.
It shows his goods to the
best advantage,and colors
may be readily matched
under its rays.
A brilliant electrically
lighted store stamps a
merchant as a hustler.
And trade follows light.
A. W. L. & T. Co.
i
THE
CUFF
ROOMS
Steam Heat
Always Clean
and Comfortable
Central Location
P. S. HUNT, Prop.
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freighting and passengers to aU parts
of the interior. timers.) Trucking
hid. Wood, - Proprietor
MoKiuicy St. Valdes
Steam Heat Electric Lights
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms AH Modern Conveniences
Good
Goods
THE BUFFET
Good
Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OP
^Native and f f HV/IDCD *nd Budding
Puget Sound 1j W 1V10lJ\ Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Order. Solicited Free Delivery
We do a
general
Banking
Business
rff’nTirrlrrVffl
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 per Uni Inter*# an lime Certificates at Deposit.