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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1915
NEW ELECTION
LAW IN FOOCE
Municipal Law Passed by Last Legis
lature makes all Offices of the
Municipality Rlective.
Agitation has been started in Fair
banks and Seward to comply with
the new municipal law as passed by
the last legislature. The law pro
vides that fifty electors may call a
meeting for the purpose provided in
the Act. Under its provisions all in
corporated towns in Alaska shall in
future be divided into cities of the
First class and cities of the Second
class. If the people ratify the
clauses of the law governing such
matters mayors of the First class cit
ies will be elected directly by the
people, also city clerk, attorney and
treasurer. The mayor will be elected
for one year, anu the six councilmen
will be elected for terms of two years
but after election they will draw lots
to decide who must retire at the end
of one year.
Following is iiie new law govern
ing municipal elections:
An Act designating incorporated
towns in the Territory of Alaska as
incorporated cities of the First class
and incorporav._cities of the Second
class; pro».~.ug -for fixing the time
of municipal elections by ordinance
providing for the election of a mayor
and common council in cities of the
First class; providing for the election
of city oiliciais in cities of the First
class and repealing all acts and parts
of acts in conflict therewith.
Be It Enacted by the Legislature
of the Territory of Alaska:
Section 1. That all incorporated
towns in the Territory of Alaska shall
hereafter be designated as cities of
the First class and Cities of the Sec
ond class.
Pec. 2. That the common councils
in cities of the First class and the
„onrd of trustees in cities of the Sec
ond class, shall, by ordinance, fix the
time of holding ail municipal and
school elections within the bounda
ries of the municipal corporation.
Sec. 3. There shall be elected in
every incorporated city of the First
class in the Territory of Alaska at
the next regular election after the
ratification of 'this section,, a mayor
and common council, consisting of
six councilmen. The term of office
of the mayor shall be one year, and
of the councilmen two years; pro
vided that immediately after the
council shall be assembled in conse
quence of the first election, under this
section they shall by lot or drawing
be equally divided into ttvo classes.
The seats of councilmen of the first
class shall be vacated at the end of
-one year, and when their successors
are elected and qualified; and the
seats of councilmen of the Second
class at the end of two years, and
when their successors are elected and
qualified so that three members of
the council shall be elected annually
thereafter for a term of two years.
A mayor shall also be elected for a
term of one year and until his suc
cessor is elected and qualified at each
annual election thereafter.
Sec. 4. It shall be the duty of
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the mayor so elected to preside at
meetings of the common council, to
approve or disapprove of all ordi
nances or resolutions passed by the
common council, to sign all warrants
drawn on the city treasury, and to
exercise a general supervision over
the affairs of the city in which he has
been elected. The mayor shall be
the executive head of the city. He
shall have authority to veto any or
dinance or {resolution passed by the
common council, and any ordinance
or resolution so ■ vetoed shall be re
turned to the common council at the
next regular meeting, together witn a
statement from the mayor giving the
reasons for his veto. Any ordinance
so vetoed by the mayor may be pass
ed by a majority of the common
council, in which case it shall be
come effective without the signature
of the mayor. If the mayor neither
signs nor vetoes an ordinance or reso
lution before the next regular meet
ing of the common council after its
passage, it sha., become effective
without his signature.
Sec 5. Sections three and four of
this act nor any of the provisions of
the said sections shall be in force or
effect, or in any way applicable to
any incorporated city of the First
class until ratified by a majority of
the qualified voters of such city vot
ing upon the ratification of said Sec
tions three and four'at any regular
Or special election in said city.
Sec. 6. There shall be elected in
every incorporated city of the First
class in the Territory of Alaska at
the next regular election after the
rai.-i.-uiion of this secuon, one city
clerk, one cuy treasurer and one city
attorney.
Sec 7. The duties of the city
clerk, city treasurer and city attor
ney, shall be the same duties impos
’d upon such officers by laws enact
ed, and such additional duties as the
I common council of the city in which
such clerk, treasurer or attorney
shall have been elected, may from
time to time impose. The city clerk,
cit> treasurer and city attorney shall
be elected at each regular annual
election held for the election of city
officials after the ratification of this
section, and they shall hold office for
one year and until their successors
are electeu and qualified, unless soon
er removed by the council for cause.
The qualification of the official pro
vided for in Sections six and seven
of this Act shall be the same as those
now required for like posititions in
cities of the First class in the Terri
tory of Alaska.
Sec. 8. Sections six and seven of
this Act. nor any of the provisions
of the said sections shall be in force
or effect, or in any way apply to any
incorporated city of the First class
until ratified by a majority of the
qualified electors of such city voting
upon the ratifications of said Sections
six and seven at any regular or spe
cial election in said city.
Sec. 9. All vacancies in the office
of mayor, city clerk, city treasurer
or city attorney shall be declared and
filled by the common council in the
same manner as vacancies in the com
mon council are declared and filled
under Capter 46, Alaska session Laws
1913, and amendments thereto.
Sec. 10. Upon a petition of fifty
qualified electors in any city of the
First class, the matter of ratifica
tion of Sections 3 and 4, or the ratifi
cation of Sections 3 and 4, and also
Sections 6 and 7, of this Act, shall
be referred by the common council
*o a vote of the people. At the same
elections there shall be placed upon
the official ballot at such city election
the names of such electors as may be
candidates for the offices of mayor
and councilmen, city clerk, city treas
urer or city attorney. In case a ma
iority of the votes cast at such elec
tion shall be in favor of ratifying
Sections 6 and 7, then the candidates
receiving the highest number of votes
for the office for which each was a
candidate shall be declared elected
and take office upon qualifying and
filing bond as required uy the council.
Sec. 11. All acts and parts of
acts, so far as they are in conflict
with this act, are hereby repealed.
Approved, April 28, 1915.
Chas. Wetzler and Sam Poteet re
corded a group of six mineral claims
located on Mineral creek last week.
The claims adjoin property already
held by their associates and it is un
derstood that Mr. Poteet has gone to
the States to finance the development
of properties.
Christmas Is Coming.
And would it not be well to con
sider something in the line of photo
sundries for your friends. A trim
ming board for 40c or 60c; Brownie
Enlarger for $2.00 and up; Negative
Albums, Print Roller, Flash Sheet
Holder, Tripod or some of the many
other desirable things. I might have
just the thing you want. Those rela
tives and friends in the states appro*
date pictures more than anything
else, especially if they are of Alaska.
Call at my place in the Cliff House,
tf P. S. HUNT.
Valdez Drug Company have a fine
line of Sohool Stationery. tf.
ENGLISH ROYAL NAMES.
Ths Present Reign, the House of Hen
over, 8tarted With George I.
The use of surnames was introduced
into England by the Normans and for
a long time were used only by the no
bility. The earlier kings, therefore,
had no claim of any sort to a family
name, but are often designated by
some quality, as Alfred the Great, Ed
gar the Peaceable, Edward the Martyr,
etc.
Kings do not have family names
which exactly agree with those of com
mon people, their titles or estates more
often giving them what corresponds to
a surname. The kings from William
the Conqueror to Stephen (1066-1164)
were of the Norman line. The Plan
tagenets received their name from the
adoption by Geoffrey, Count of Anjou,
of the broom (plante de genet) as an
Insignia. This name was borne by
the kings from Henry II. to Richard II.
(1164-1486).
The Tudor line, which includes the
rulers from Henry VII. to Elizabeth
(1485-1603), received their name from
Owen Tudor, a Welshman, who mar
ried the widowed queen of Henry V.
and whose grandson was Henry VII.
The Stuart line Includes the rulers
from James I. to Anne (1603-1702). The
name Is derived fom the Important of
fice of stewasd to the royal household
of Scotland.
The house of Hanover, whose fam
ily name Is often given as Guelph,
started with George I., of whom George
V. is a direct descendant—Philadel
phia Press.
SONG OF THE SWAN.
A Vocal Dirge About Which Poets and
Naturalists Disagree.
There Is an air of legendary mys
tery about the swan. Some swans are
mute, but most have sonorous voices
of surprising power and reach. Poetic
tradition declares that the swan sings
In dying, and so we have the familiar
phrase to Indicate the last effort of a
poet—"swan song." Othello exclaims.
“I will play the swan and die In mu
sic." And Portia says in "The Mer
chant of Venice." "He makes a swan
like end. fading in music."
A hundred other poets have used sim
ilar expressions, and yet naturalists
declare that the swan does not make
any music in dying, though it may
make a noise. And these same nntur
allsts aver that the great vocal pow
ers of swans are due to a special
sounding apparatus formed by “the
coiling of the long trachea (wlndplpei
within the sternum" (breast boner
The crane, whose trumpet call, when
a flock is setting off for a long, high
flight, can be heard from above the
clouds after the birds are out of sight,
is furnished with a similar vocal in
strument.
The swan Is famous for Its longevity
It Is said to live a hundred years, and
there Is at least one recorded Instance
of a bird In captivity living seventy
years. It Is longer lived than the
raven.—Garrett P. Servlss In Washing
ton Post
A Curious Trail.
All sorts of devices have been used
to mark a line of march. A unique
method of •‘blazing the trail” is still to
be seen in Africa. Arthur J. Hayes
mentions the subject in his “Source of
the Blue Nile.”
In 1880. after a tierce battle with the
Abyssiuiaus. the dervishes pursued
their foes as far as the lake district.
The mahdi's men had small knowledge
of geography and little topographical
intelligence. So the advance party, in
order to mark the route for those who
came after and ulso to guide the force
on their return Journey, twisted the
saplings along the way into living
knots. The war ended, but the tied up
trees grew and flourished, but uu
couthly twisted and distorted, and are
now the only reminders of that uprls
ing of the dervishes.
The Moth and the Flame.
The moth plunges headlong Into the
flames because of the way its body is
constructed. There are two symmetri
cal points, exactly alike chemically, on
the moth’s body—namely, its eyes. If
the rays of light modify the chemical
condition of one side more than the
other, then the moth's power of move
ment Is affected. There is a stronger
muscular tension on one side than on
the other, and the moth Is forced to
move toward the source of light If.
however, one of the eyes is removed
the chemical symmetry Is destroyed,
and Instead of plunging into the flame
it moves about in a circle.
Flimsy Finance.
“I started In life on borrowed cap!
tal,” said Mr. Cassius Cliex.
"And now you have no debts what
ever ?"
“On the contrary. 1 expanded toy
credit so that 1 could go on borrowing
more and more.”—Washington Star.
Taking Her Seriously.
‘I’ve begUD to think that fellow is
really seriously m love with me.”
“What makes you think so?”
“He’s taken me to the theater three
times now, and not once has he ever
tried to kiss me good night.’’—Detroit
Free Press.
A Paying Wall.
Bill—Why. he has a well on bla
place.
JUl—Tea. he’s way behind the times.
“Behind nothing! It’s an oil well!”—
Tonkers Statesman.
First and Last.
Sunday School Teacher—Johnny, who
were your first parents? New Pupil
Same as now—Mr. and Mrs. John Hen
ry Jones!—Puck.
“I Didn’t Know You Had It!”
Said the customer, and yet we have over
5,000 VARIETIES
of merchandise on our shelves. We have
1,200 varieties of groceries; 2,600 kinds
of Hardware; and about 1,200 different
kinds of clothing.
We can’t put all this stuff in the window,
and it would take up too much space in
the Prospector, so
“If you don't see what you want ask for it"
s. BLUM & co.
GOOD GOODS
LEWIS RIVER STRIKE
IS REPORTED RICH
James Brennan and Thomas Setter
have arrived at Anchorage with a
considerable quantity of gold dust
which they sluiced at Lewis river.
The miners bring a good report of
the diggings and assert that they
took out $200 from four cuts in the
last four days that they worked. It
was reported some time ago that the
ground was turning out well but it
was not believed that it would pay
to work except on a big scale but the
fact that two men took out $200 In
four days, shows that the ground is
very rich.
■ -
Program at The Liberty Theatre.
The Liberty Theatre has on its
program tonight five of the latest
reels of films. There will be, as usu
al, two shows, one at 7:30 p. m. and
the other at 9:00 p. m.
1. The Lesson—A picture that
will prove its worth to all that see it.
2. The Tavern of Tragedy—An
excellent two-reel feature showing
conditions in the time of the Civil
War, featuring Dorothy Gish, the Mu
tual Star. See this picture. Mutual
Movies kill time.
4. Her Nerve—Showing how a
woman risks her life for the man she
loves. A fast motor boat and auto
scene that cannot be beat.
4. Scenes of Beautiful France—
Showing beautiful France in all its
splendors before the war broke out.
5. I Should Worry—That well
known funny man, Max Asher, does
the stunts and his wife says, "I
should worry,” even when he goes to
jail.
A good long show from now on at
the Liberty Theatre for 25 cents.
LOST—Lady’s watch and • nugget
fob, between the Empress theatre and
Valdez Dock. Liberal reward for re
turn of same to Prospector office, tf
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p. m. Sunday by appointment.
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nesday in each month In McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
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Private Rooms for Patients.
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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 busi
ness enterprises would still
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.
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Sails for Port Wells, Portage
Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday
at 9:00 a. m., from the Val
dez Dock Company's Dock.
For Ellamar, Lanfllock Bay.
and Fidalgo, every Wednes
day, 9:00 a. m.t from Val
dez Dock Company’s Dock.
For Rates, Apply on Boat.
The Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warm, Light Rooms—The House of Comfort
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rates By the Mouth
PHONE 133 MRS )>YRING. Pro*
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
ROBERT SHAFFER. Pr*«id*nt.
Granite Mine
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary,
Valdes, Alaska,
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
Merchandise
The best groceries received
on every boat,
i
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office In Pinzon Cigar Store
General Trucking and Freighting;
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLER
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Bonds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
ices Paid for in Advance