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MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1915
LET THE PEOPLE RULE.
When the Pennsylvania legislature
adjourned lately, the members were
throwing piles of bills in the air and
howling down with shouts and cat
calls those who tried to speak. Sneez
ing powders and malodorous chemi
cals were scattered throughout the
house until it made women visitors
sick.
Press dispatches relate tnat tne en
tire State legislature of Wisconsin
■was invited to see a prize fight and
accepted the invitation.
Several Congressmen, Maryland
state employes and an Ohio State
Senator were among the 148 men
trapped in a police raid on a Balti
more gambling joint.
State legislators in Texas are paid
$5 a day for the first two months of
the session and thereafter only $2 a
day, and there is a general exodus of
the members when the first two
months have expired, regardless of
the amount of business that may re
main unfinished.
Members of Congress receive twen
ty cents a mile for each session they
attend, as mileage compensation, but
the majority of them are opposed to
allowing the railroads two cents a
mile for passenger traffic
A man named O’Brien, nominated
for Judge of the Juvenile court in
Indianapolis was found to be an ex
convict who had gone under an as
sumed name. The court, ordered his
name removed from the ballot and
the order was promptly obeyed be
fore election day.
A politician who had been work
ing as a plumber was appointed war
den of Sing Sing, one of the great
est penal institutions in the world.
Within a few weeks he was discharg
ed for showing favoritism to a con
victed ex-banker.
Let the people rule!—Leslie’s.
WHY THE PEOPLE ARE TIRED.
For one I am tired of the revolu
tionists who call themselves “re
formers.” I am weary of men who
would pull down our system of gov
ernment in order to correct evils
which lie beyond the utmost power
of the wisest legislators and the most
skillfully framed legislation,, I can
not follow men who know no way to
get the rats out of the barn except by
burning it to the ground. What we
need is not more probings but more
piety, not revolution but religion. It
is not big business but bad business
that we should fear, and we will have
bad business by individuals and cor
porations despite congresses and
courts until the nation is Christian in
fact as well as in name.—Bishop
Warren A. Candler of Georgia,
In this year of our lord we cannot
see where civilization has advanced
much beyond that of the thirteenth
century. Thousands of people gath
ered in an Illinois town yesterday—
the Lord’s day—to see a black soul
sped to its maker by the strong arm
of the law. Whether the man was
guilty of the most disgusting crime
on the statute books is not argued
here; the fact that so many people
could be found to gloat in the suffer
ings of another human being is un
believable. Public executions are
never beneficial, because the fear of
the law is lost sight of by a morbid
curiosity. The crowd wanted to see
the death penalty administered and
paid no heed to the lesson supposed
to be taught. It Is a fearful thing,
a horrible, vulgar exhibition of hum
an frailty that should not repeated.
At the rate the war is claiming
victims England, Russia, France and
Germany will soon become manless
nations. The death rate has been
appalling, and in England and
France many economists believe that
polygamy will be the ultimate result.
All the strong, virile men have gone
to the wars, and the crop is bejng
harvested—cripples, imbeciles and
broken doT»n men returning to their
homes by the thousands. What the
result will be cannot be foretold by
even the most enlightened, but the
cost has already far exceeded the
gains, and only the stubborn pride of
the rulers of those countries prolongs
a senseless conflict.
Insurrection in Russia, insubordi
nation In England, and dissatisfac
tion in the colonies, threaten to put
• speedy termination to the present
little exchange of pleasantries among
the European powers. This will un
doubtedly be the last great world war.
The terrible lesson cost of the pres
ent conflict in money and lives has
| learned the nations a beneficial les
;son, and in years to come arbitration
| will be forced on disgruntled rulers,
without regard for their feelings in
the matter.
New York has broken all known
| clearing house records the past week,
! something like $813,000,000 having
| changed hands. However, after J. P.
Morgan and his confreres get theirs,
the balance of us will see very little
of those millions.
All indications point to a strenu
ous campaign the coming year, as
the Democrats in Charleston have
already indulged in gunplay, and sev
eral republicans in Chicago were re
cently arrested for ballot-box stuf
fing.
A communication, "As It Appears
to Me,” by one of our prominent
contributors, has been unavoidably
crowded out today but will appear in
tomorrow’s issue.
DEMOCRATS FIR
ORDER A GUARD
Major Hyde Nominated Democratic
Candidate for Mayor by Small
Majority—Party Disrupted.
CHARI.ESTON, S. C., Oct. 18.—
The excitement which followed the
fatal shooting of two newspapermen
and wounding of several others dur
ing the canvass of the votes in the
municipal primaries here Saturday,
has subsided and the city is under
military guard.
The completed canvass shows that
Major Hyde has been nominated the
Democratic candidate for the mayor- j
alty by a small majority. It is feared
that the fatal shooting has disrupted
the Democrats in this state, as the
factions are about of equal strength
and will prevent their candidate
from being elected. The election will
be held next month and it is feared
that further bloodshed will result as
the fatal shooting has caused old
quarrels to be revived.
Italy Wants More Money.
NEW YORK, Oct. 18.—The Ital-!
ian government is in the market to
borrow $25,000,000 from American
bankers. As was the case in the An
glo-French loan the Italian govern
ment offers no securities or collateral
other than government notes. It is
believed that Italian bankers through
out the United States will subscribe
for the loan from patriotic sentiment.
The Italian purchases in the United
States approximates $1,000,000 daily
and the new loan is for the purpose'
of meeting expenditures already in-i
curred.
Skofland Well Known.
FAIRBANKS, Oct. 18.—Charles
Skofland, who suicided here last Sat
urday night in the California saloon,
has a brother here who is one of the
largest mining operators on Cleary
creek. Deceased had not been drink*
ing as first reported and had not been
despondent or shown any signs of
mental trouble since coming to Fair
banks last spring. He was a native
of Norway and was 33 years of age.
He formerly worked at Katalla and
on Nugget creek, near McCarty.
Allies to Blame.
LONDON, Oct. 18.—The corres
pondent of a London daily has cabled
his paper that the Dardanelles cam
paign must be lost to the Allies if
the Balkahs join the Teutons. He
declares that Greece could have been
kept on the side of the Allies had
they offered to stand the expense of
the mobilization of the Greek army.
The Allies refused to loan Greece the
money and Germany by paying for
the mobilization has secured a new
force of nearly one million trained
men, which may be the deciding
force in the campaign.
New Show.
The Liberty Theatre has for its
program, "Love Victorious," a spe
cial well-known feature in three reels.
Levy the Cartoonist, and a well
known Keystone Comedy, The Rag
time Band, a total of five reels.
No change of prices at the Liberty
Theatre; admission 26 cents. The
next feature following will be “The
Master Criminal,” as presented by
The World Film Co. For a comfort
able evening visit the Liberty Thea
tre, steam heated and comfortable
on the coldest nights.
HELP WANTED—Woman, all
round laundry worker, must be good
body ironer, to begin work about
Oct. 12. Independent Laundry, tf
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
OR NO GRILDREN
Bearer of San Francisco Request to
Congress, Says Motherhood be
Denied Until Vote Granted.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Oct. 18.—
Mrs. Sarah BradfiCld, who will be the
bearer of the San Francisco petition
to congress urging the administration
to favor the national suffrage amend
ment, has announced that many of
the women of California have decid
ed to deny themselves the privilege
of motherhood until they receive the
right to vote at all elections.
Mrs. Bradfield says she does not
expect President Wilson to favor the
national amendment, although he has
announced that he will vote for wom
an suffrage in New Jersey next Mon
day. She declares that while the
question of “cradle dodging” as it
has been termed by the California
press was not officially acted upon at
the recent convention in San Fran
cisco that hundreds of the delegates
to the convention are working in
their states to gain advocates to the
plan which it is believed will force
recognition from’congress.
Tonight Five Reels.
The Liberty theatre announces its
program tonight featuring Love Vic
torious, with other well balanced pro
gram. The Liberty Theatre is now
steam-heated.
DEBATE AT EVERYMAN’S
CLUB HOUSE TONIGHT.
At Everyman’s club house tonight
Fred Fish and Elmer Kidwell will
attempt to establish beyond dispute
that Alaska should be admitted into
the Union. Emmett Egan and The
resa Johnson will argue the affirma
tive. All four of the students are
clever debaters and some interesting
facts concerning Alaska ape sure to
be brought out during the debate.
Each side has chosen one judge and
the two judges will name a third to
settle the momentous question which
the people of the United States will
probably be called upon at some fu
ture date to settle for all time.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Don’t forget the Eagles’ oldtime ’98
Hallowe’en dance, Saturday, October
30th. tf
Get a can of Melba Peaches FREE
at S. Blum & Co.’s. tf
Don’t forget the Eagles old-time
'98 Hallowe’en dance, Saturday, Oct.
30th. *
Get a can of Melba Peaches FREE
at S. Blum & Company’s store. tf.
FOR SALE—Fruit jars. Phone
Mrs. Butterworth. tf
Get a can of Melba Peaches FREE
at S. Blum & Co.’s. tf.
“Pure, fresh Milk, Cream, Butter
and Cheese. Phone 32.’’ tf
FOR RENT—Furnished house, 3
rooms, furnished house, 2 rooms, $10.
Also cabin. All down town. Apply
James Fish, next door to Tillicum
Club. 2t
Valdez Drug Company have a fine
line of School Stationery. tf
Kodak Supplier at me Valdez
Drug Company. tf
“Pure, fresh Milk, Cream, Butter
and Cheese. Phone 32.” tf
LOST—At Moose Hall, Saturday
evening, silk umbrella. Party who
took same by mistake please return
to Mrs. A. B. Grigsby.
DON’T LET THEM POOL YOU.—
I am still in the photo work and as
well, if not better fitted to do your
finishing work than ever. I have
merely moved my place up stairs in
the Cliff house, temporarily, which
I have been running for the past four
years, and have more photo goods in
stock than any other place in town.
Amateur finishing work can be' left
with my son in the Candy Kitchen.
tf P. S. HUNT.
Just received, a lot of samples, no
two alike, of hair ornaments, stamp
ed articles for embroidery, wool
hoods and scarfs, at The Emporium.
If you are going east travel via
Great Northern Ey. For rates see D.
F. Millard, Agent, Copper Block. tf
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. •
Pictures developed at the Valdes
Drug Company. tf.
Del Monte
The 1915 pack of the famous Del Monte Fruits
and. Vegetables is now in the market and we
take pleasure in showing the entire line.
All New Goods—All This Year’s Pack
The quality of the Del Monte brand has been clearly
shown by being awarded the only
First Grand Prize
f —
at the San Francisco and San Diego Fairs against all
competition
To further introduce this line we will give away twenty dozen
of the famous Melba Peaches—one can free with every dollar
purchase of Del Monte Fruits and Vegetables—one only to a
customer.
All Del Monte Fruits, 25c per can, $2.75 per doz.
All Del Monte Vegetables, 20c per can, $2.25 per doz.
Del Monte Solid Pack Tomatoes, 15c per can.
Del Monte Standard Tomatoes, 10c per can. \
S. BLUM & CO.
GOOD GOODS
Passing of a Pioneer.
The passing of A. C. Brown,
through accidental killing by his son,
ends the career of one of the few
oldtimers of Alaska. Brown was
born at Wrangell, Alaska, some 52
years ago, and resided in the land of
his nativity until his tragic death a
few weeks ago. In his early man
hood days, he was an agent or factor
for the Alaska Commercial company,
a rich concern which held dominion
in the Northland for a long period
succeeding the American occupation.
While in charge of a station at Ista
lick, he heroically rescued the crew
of the S. S. C. G. White, which was
wrecked off Kodiak in the fall of '88,
and received therefor a special re
ward from the U. S. government.
This is said to have been the most
daring rescue in the history of the
Northland.—Cook Inlet Pioneer.
Liberty Theatre.
Five good long reels will be shown
tonight, including that well known
feature, Love Victorious.
The Liberty Theatre is steam-heat
ed throughout and will be most com
fortable on the coldest of nights.
Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osland’s
Prices reasonable._*
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Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
[ Graduate Norses—Private Rooms for Patients
j For Terms'andParticulars’Apply to !
| E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge, {
RAW FURS
Highest Prices Paid for
BLACK, SILVER, CROSS,
RED AND BLUE
FOX PELTS
OSCAR CARD
75 West Marion Street
SEATTLE, WASH.
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
ED. WOOD, Proprietor
Wells-Fargo Money Orders and
Traveler's checks are payable any
where in the United States or Cana
da. D. F. Millard, Copper Blk. tf
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National Unlveralty.
Wattliington, D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years in Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
DR. GERMAN
phone THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug Store. Of
fice hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., 7 to 9
p. m. Sunday by appointment.
All Work Guaranteed.
DONOHOE & DIMGND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court Houie
Phone 34 VALDEZ. ^LASKA
JOHN I.YON.S E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Officea In YVhnling Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free and Accepted Mason*.
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month in McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
A. E. GRIGSBY, W. M.
ED. WOOD, Secretary.
Red Cross Hospital
Keystone and.Hobart Sts.
OPEN TO ALL PHYSICIANS.
Private Rooms for Patients.
Phone 144 MRS. C. H WILCOX, Matron
- When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON.Prop
SiRICTLv FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward, Alaska
Somebody :
With Money j
always has been found to j
“back” a good plan, a good 3
idea, a good business ven- jj
ture or a good mining pros- 5
pect: otherwise a good many |j
of today’s successful busi- -
ness enterprises would still |j
be mere dreams. * j
Advertising has brought i
about a majority of the in- !j
troductions of the man with 1
the idea, the man with a 3
prospect, or business to the ]
man with the dollar. 3
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ADVERTISE IN THE j
PROSPECTOR FOR RE- ]
SULTS. a
The Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warm, Light Rooms--The House of Confwt
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rates^By the Muatk
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING, Pop
w Shamrock |
CAPT. TIM MARCUM *
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Sails for Port Wells, Portage 4
Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday 2
at 9:00 a. m., from the Val- 4
dez Dock Company’s Dock. Jj
For Ellamar, Landlock Bay, *j
and Fidalgo, every Wednes- 2
day, 9:00 a. m„ from Val- 4
dez Dock Company’s Dock. |j
For Rates, Apply on Boat. j
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
ROBERT'SHAFFER, President.
Granite Mine
CHAS. McCALLUM. Secretary,
Valdez. Alaska.
Dougherty & Fergusoi
GENERAL
Merchandise
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The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and t
nuts.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office In Pinzdn Ciglar Store
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
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LIVERY and FEED STABffe.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Us*
less Paid for in Advance