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TIT.SDAY, .MARCH IS. 10 13.
PEACE AND AFTER.
The dispatches trom I he other
fiide of the Atlantic all indicate
I he near approach of peace in the
Balkan Peninsula and definitely
report extraordinary increase ol
expcndilure in preparation for
war. Now that the danger seems
well past of a general .European
conflict as an outcome of the
struggle in the Balkans, lhis
hasty and strenuous addition to
armaments shows a deep feeling
of distrust as to the remoter fu
ture. it is a sign that a near and
portentous element has entered
into the problem of existence for
all of the great Powers.
BfUt with all these peaceful
auguries cheerfully proclaimed,
Germany is straining her resour
ces to I ho utmost to make an
added expenditure of $300,000.
000 on her armies, and France,
planning to spend $100,000,000,
is going hack to a longer term
of military service for her young
men, involving a still greater
economic burden, while the ex
pens in iMitfiiiim tut- m pm* »»
slant increase in the navy and
trying' to introduce universal mil
itary training. Peace approaches
and the chief nations as by a
■common impulse make ready at
tremendous cost for war. Why?
It is because the Balkan Allies,
with their actual and potential
military force, have seriously
changed the balance of power in
Kurope. No one knows what they
will do: any one can see that
they may ilo much, and the re
sponsible Statesmen feel forced
to be prepared for any emergen
cy. So far the disturbance lias
been fell most by the Triple Al
liance. The part that Austria
undertook to play in the earlier
stages of the Balkan war was
deeply offensive- to Servia. and
was hardly less so to Bulgaria.
It compelled, or impelled, Russia
to take an attitude that was ser
iously threatening, and probably
only the influence of the German
Kaiser, cordially backed by (treat
Britain, dually secured that un
derstanding which for the pres
ent has relieved the strain. But
the fact remains that Austria is
the object of resentment and sus
picion among the Allies, and that
in any trouble that may come to
the Triple Alliance this might be
a source of weakness. The nec
essity which Italy must feel to
keep on good terms with her
neighbors in the Mediterranean,
with France and with Greece, now
that she has assumed control of
Tripoli, is also an element with
jvhich the Triple Alliance must
reckon.
It is these uncertainties that
induce Germany to strengthen her
army and France hers. They
leave the ultimate prospect ob
scure anil troubling. But it, must
be borne in mind that since last
September the peace of Kurope
has been kept in the face of very
grave difficulties and that appar
ently the nearer the Powers, arm
ed to the teeth, come lo war, the
more they dread to enter upon it.
RAILROADS AND PROSPERITY.
The railroad traffic of the
country, like all other lines of
business, continues In forge
ahead by long strides. This is
evident not only in reduction <d
the number of idle cars, but in
reported earnings. On the first of
February there remained only 37,
200 cars not in use on the lines
of the Foiled Slates and Canada
and of these 22,183, or 00 per
cent, were set rolling within the
next two weeks, leaving only 15,
0/7 idle cars on the 15th of that
month. This in mid-winter.
The railway earnings, gross
for the United States, in 1912
brok ■ the record at $3,045,778.
327, which was $220,312,032 mor<
than in 1911. "Steady mainten
ance of tremendous consumption
on iron and steel products
strengthens the hope that highly
prosperous conditions will con
tinue throughout the year." says
The Iron Trade Review.
There is the authority of James
J' Hill, none belter, for report that
business conditions in the North
west are excellent, "possibly the
ties! ever known,” and other good
authority testifying the business
activity and enthusiasm of the
entire Mississippi valley. Rail
tonnage and domestic commerce
arc around their highest in the j
history of tin* country and our j
foreign trade continues in most :
encouraging volume.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
! i pus). I dd you e\ or not ice j
i whgt bard work if is lo keep on j
j doing not li ing ?
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| That Boston girl who lias ne\ - j
jer been kissed is probablv her !
jown explanation.
However, as for hobble-skirled j
woman, bow can she expect Io j
i "win in a walk ?"
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| Tim French are a versatile lot; j
| the men can run for president and j
I pull rdf a duel I lie same day.
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| Tile dealer who advelrised "hay
| pipes and musical instruments”
will never go In I he Ananias rluh.
I
i The manufacturers are out with
the Bulgarian Idouse and I lie
Balkan suit and they don't care
whether Adrianople is raptured
or not.
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I The suffragists in Missouri, in j
| their campaign, are feeding the
legislators and politicians with
apples, apparently unmindful of
the fact that legislators and poli
ticians prefer plums.
Now comes a New York phy
jsieian with the charge that ham
i is unhealthy. Seems to he some
imistake about that. All the ham
It u the market is guaranteed as
l having been cured.
Another victim was added to
tin; booze1 crop at Skagway re
cently when a young man, waiter
on one of the coast, steamers, fell
from (tie wharf while intoxicated
and dashed out his brains on the
rocks below. Old J. B. Corn is
: collecting an unusually large head
I tax in the North this winter.
Whatever might be said of the
■ good taste, or lack of good taste,
■ in Delegate Wickersham using
|"the time of the joint session of
the legislature last night in al
! tacking members of that body,
| none will question the wisdom of
| the vole permitting the delegate
J to congress to continue with his
I address.—Juneau Empire.
Notice of First Mootings of Di
rectors and Stockholders of
Mineral King Mining Company.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned, a majority of the
persons named, in the articles of
incorporation of the Mineral King
Mining Company, a corporation
formed under the laws of the Ter
rilory of Alaska and the articles
of incorporation whereof were
tiled on March IT, 1913, in the of
liee of tin1 clerk of the district
court of Hie Third division of said
Territory at Valdez, Alaska, as the
lirsf hoard of directors of said
corporation, to (ieorge II. Her
mann. A. A. Evermaim and Albert
II. Willmore, who are all I tie per
sons named in said articles as
composing said first hoard of di
rectors. that a regular meeting of
said hoard of directors, being the
first meeting of said board,
will be convened and held
for I lie purposes of com
oleling the organization of said
corporation, offering its capital
slock'for subscription, and trans
acting any other business of said
corporation that may properly be
brought before said board, on the
lentil day id' April. 1913, at 3
o'clock p. m.. at the bunkbouse of
the Mineral King Mine on Hetties
Ha.* Port Wells, Alaska.
And notice is also hereby giv
en by the undersigned to all whom
it may concern that a regular
meeting, being the first meeting,
of the stockholders of said cor
poration. including all subscrib
ers for said capital thereof, will
be convened and held, for the pur
poses of making and adopting by
laws for its government and
transacting any other business of
said corporation that may prop
erly be brought before said stock
holders, on said tenth day of Ap
ril. 1913, at four o'clock p. m., i
at said bunkbouse of the Mineral |
King Mine on Hetties Haw Port
Wells, Alaska. j
Dated at Valdez. Alaska. Ibis'
I Tib day of March, 1913.
CEORDE H. HERMANN.
A. A. EVERMANN, i
Directors.
First pub. March 17, 1913.
East pub. April 8,1913. j
NOTICE OF HEARING OF FINAL
ACCOUNT.
n (li<* United Slates 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
Louis Camicia, deceased, James
Fish and W. II. Caswell, adminis
trators.—Notice of Hearing of Fi
nal Account.
Notice is hereby given that
James Fish and \V. If. 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 n. 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
said final account and report.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
191 h day of February, 1913.
JAMF.S FISH.
W. H. CASWELL.
Administrators of the Estate of
Louis Camicia, deceased.
Date of first pub. Feb. 19, 1913.
Date of last pub. April 21, 1913
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ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO. ALASKA COAST COMPANY.
FOR SALE
2 1-2 H. P. Stationary Gasoline
Engine
A BARGAIN
Keystone Dock Valdez Iron Works
Every Boat
brings something new to this store.
The S. S. Sampson brought us some
Carter & Holmes Easter Neck Wear
for men;
Robert Johnson & Rand Shoes
for men, women and children. Come in and
see them, they show real class.
Daily Prospector and Weekl]
Miner $1.25 the mo. deliverer
Economical
Ironing .
To iron economically
you must not waste
heat.
Ironingwith ordinary
flat irons is very waste
ful of heat; most of the
heat goes up the kitchen
chimney; a lot of it is
wasted in charring the
ironing pad and in
scorching the clothes.
Ironing with a
G-E Electric
Flat Iron
is quite different — all the
heat is in the iron, ready to
go into the pieces ironed in
stead of going into the loom
or up the kitchen chimney.
None of it is wasted.
To use only the amount of
heat actually needed for
ironing, be it either heavy
damp pieces or laces,
embroidery or other light
goods is reel economy.
That’s why G-E Irons are
used in thousands of homes
throughout the country.
We keep all styles and sizes
—Let ussendyou one on trial.
Alaska Water, Light
& Telephone Co.
H-Bl
Steam Heat Electric Lights < >
THE COPPER BLOCK !
Finely Furniihed Room* All Modern Convenience* J |
Good Tyr □nrrrT Good;
Goods I IlL DUiTLI Good s \\
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
^Native and ¥ ¥ TiyADCD and Building
Puget Sound IjUIV1IjLiI\ Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone IS
Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Delivery
Arguments May Be Disputed, But ]
“Facts Are bads.” |
It i a fact that Valdez beer is a food and not a tonic, j
Ask any doctor you know. Valdez beer aids digestion. Use j
it a few times with your meals and you'll find we’re right. \
If you drink beer you should use Valdez beer in preference to j
others. First, because of its unquestionable high quality. ,
Second, because it is a home pr dud; brewed in your home j
town aiid all who are interested in the growth and prosper- j
jlv of Valdez should patronize home products.
VALDEZ BREWING AND BOTTLING CO.
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