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THE FEARS OF GREECE.
It is a cut s coiuin*mar.v mi ilu
. dative futility of ihe terrible saeri- •
tices made in tin* double war ol the j
War Hast that Greece, which seem - !
id to have gained most from the
struggle, should now be praying tin
powers to defend her trom tlie ag
gressions of Turkey. When the treaty
of “peace” with Turkey, approved by
the Conference of Ambassadors at
London, was signed, the increase in
territory for Greece was estimated at
r,«,000 square kilometers, and the in
crease in population at 1,1100,000. This
was nearly as much as had been
gained by Bulgaria and Servia com
bined. The losses in killed and
wounded were estimated at 68,000,
about the same as those of Servia
and less than half those of Bulgaria.
Meanwhile Turkey had lost 124,000
square kilometers of territory and
nearly 4,000,000 population. The
statesmen in the European capitals
were speculating on how long it would,
be before Turkey broke up and on
the future progress of Greece. Ta
day Turkey is menacing Greece and
M. Venizelos is making the rounds
of the European Chancelleries, seek
ing friendly intervention. Surely the
whirligig of Time has brought its re
venges swiftly.
Probably the Greek Premier will
ultimately get what lie is seeking.
Germany, which has secured much i
influence in Turkey and has obtain- 1
ed an important part ill the develop- j
ment of its army, will hardly coun j
tenanee aggression toward Greece, j
which would he conducted chiefly by !
means of the navy, where tlie inilu
ence of England is predominant. |
Great Britain is sincerely interested I
in the postponement to the latest j
possible date of any new conflict ill ,
tlie Near East, and Russia is still
more so, wishing tiMe to develop the |
diplomatic advantages she now pos
sesses Italy can have no desire to j
see the power with which she lias j
just closed a costly and successful |
contest strengthened in the Aegari and j
in tihe Mediterranean and the i
strength of Greece diminished. That j
the countries and races which have |
been fighting each other in the Bal
kan peninsula, have reached a stable
relation with each other cannot at all
be assumed, but it is not likely that
their equilibrium, unstable as it must
lie, will be seriously disturbed at
present. The strain of the last fif
teen months has been very great and
costly, not only to the nations im
mediately involved hut for all Eu- ,
rope. It is a fair inference that Tut -1
key will not. he allowed to provoke n J
renewal of it. Ex.
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CAMPAIGN FUNDS OPPOSED
As Sir. Whitman lias .jjsi been
elected to. high office in circumstan
ces that rendered unnecessary or even
expedient the spending; of much
money for campaign expenses either
by him or in bis behalf, he natural
ly inclines more than do most men
holding or seeking political positions
to reprehend the use of campaign
funds, no mat ter how well within
existing laws the use may be. lie is.
of course, sound in declaring that be
tween the buying and the influencing
of votes by the expenditure of mon
ey the difference is not, in a last an
alysis, essential.
But differences other than essen
tial do count, sometimes for a great
deal, and it certainly marks a great
advance that, however it may he as
to the collection of campaign funds,
their spending lias come 10 be for
the most part w-ltnt. is called legiti
mate. Though probably as many
votes as ever are offered for sale,
purchasers have retired from the
market because they have no trust
worthy means of compelling deliv
ery or of nowing that it, has been
made in New York state, where the
Australian ballot is used. The up
to-date corruptionist collects all he j
can from candidates, partisans, and
contractors, and puts as much as he:
dares In his own pocket. The rest
he spends on campaign trimmings and
t mbroideries. These last are' harmful
ehielly as excusing the collections.
Mr. Whitman advised that all really
necessary election expenses he paid
by the state, and that all others lie
forbidden. The experiment has been
made in several parts of the West,
with results that as yet, at least, have
not led to the political millennium or
excited any great amount of popular
enthusiasm. The plan works well
enough, however, and we me) ionic
i.o it in lime. Nobody takes parades
mil red lire and banners very si r
iously. nowadays, lint oratory still tuts I
iis i liarm, and it takes motley to biro
tails It is true, but useless, in say
that arguments are better presented
n print. More people will listen than
will read, and candidates bate n> re
member that the newspapers will !
'•arely print except for pay a cam I
paign essay which lias not first been 1
read or recited before an audience. j
WEhIHER RECORD.
Token ut 8:0(1 a. in. Snmv is riven
is- depth on level, in inches.
Locations— Temp. Snow
Friday, January 30, 1914.
WotJinan's, cloudy, snowing in f.7
(uniniil, cloudy, lighl wind si
Beaver Hum, cloudy, calm . . In 13
Teikhell, snowing . no
Tonsina, clear, calm . Is lo
Copper Center, clear, calm 10
Gulkann, cloudy, calm ... 2<i 12
Hogan’s, cloudy, calm . .. 11
I’axson’s, cloudy, calm .1 24
The trail is in good condition with
the exception of Wortman's, Summit
and Beaver Dam. where it is drifted
and heavy.
Thursday, January 29, 1914.
Wortman’s. clear, calm . 2 56
Summit, clear, calm . 79
Beaver Dam. clear, calm . . 2" 12
Teikhell, clear, calm . HO
Tonsina, clear, calm . la 10
Copper Center, clear, calm 1 1
Gulkana, clear, calm . :t" 12
Hogan’s, clear, calm . 14
PnxKon’s, clear, calm _ is 24
Valdez, Jan. 29. 1914.
Barometric Pressure .29.594
Temperature at 7 p. m. 1
Maximum Temperature .11
Minimum Temperature . 5
‘Mean Temperature . ::
(Tear, calm, wind N. K. two miles.
GOLD PRODUCTION OF
THE WORLD DROPS
WASHINGTON.—The world's pro
duction of gold fell oil $11,000,000
during 1913. Most ol' this loss was
due to wat and strikes.
George II. Roberts, Director of the
Mint, recently made public his esti
mate of 11 total gold production in
1913 of $455,000,000.
The total production of tie- I'nitcd
States was $88,301,028, a decrease of
about $5,000,000. Director Roberts
made no comment on the cause of J
this. The gold production of Mex- !
ico also fell off about $5,0imi,hmo. This
is attributed to the unrest and war
in that country. The gold production
of the Transvaal fe'l $5,000,000 be
hind its record of 1912 on account
of the miners' strike.
Australia lost about $l,O0o.oOOv
This, Mr. Roberts explained, was a
continuation of a decline, that has
been going on for several years.
The gold output of Canada increas -
ed about $2,700,000, while the Brit
ish Indian output showed an increase
of about $1,000,000.
California leads n gold production
among the states of the I'nited
States, her total being $20,015,4-47.
Colorado is close behind with $18,~
420,031, while Alaska is third, with
$14,782,512. Nevada is the leading
silver producer, her total being $9.
123 229.
The following production in the
leading states is as follow's:
Alaska, gold $14,782,512: silver
$229,453.
Arizona, gold $3,803,039: silver
$2,049,766.
California, gold $20,015,447: silvet
$923,087.
Colorado, gold $18,420,031: silver
$5,536,837.
Idaho, gold$l, 366,605; silver $5,
787,077.
Montana, gold $3,078,202: silver
$7,880,166.
Nevada, gold $12,279,131: silver
$9,123,229.
New Mexico, gold $811,086 silver
$921,943.
North Carolina, gold $111,142: sit
ver SI,371.
$95,870.
South Dakota, gold $7,197,198: sil
ver $101,69"?.
Utah, gold $3,400,105, f liver $7.
416,664.
Virginia, gold $3,514 • silver, $14,330.
Washington gold $'<92,(.21: silver
$159,038.
Wyoming, gold $30,191: silver $2
254.
Philippine Islands, gold $787,039;.
silver $6,029.
The production of silver amounted
to 67,601,111 ounces, valued at $50,
648,871. The production in 1912 wot
63,766,600 ounces.
RENO’S KNELL AS
DIVORCE^ MECCA
Six Months’ Residence Law
Made Little City Famous.
BUSY MART FOR FOUR YEARS
During That Period 2,216 Actions Were
Filed There, and the Final Rush Was
Heavy—More Recently the Number
of Men In Quest of Quick Freedom
Showed Marked Increase.
1 lie Reno divorce colony isn't wlmt
it used to be. No longer will dissatis
fied married folks be able to settle in
the Nevada city for six months and
then obtain freedom from their mates.
That procedure will hereafter take one
whole year.
Willi this change the foremost in
ducement to divorce seekers from ulli- ,
er states is eliminated and the advan
tages of short residence requirement,
as may yet be enjoyed in two oilier
states, under equally broad bases for
causes of art ion, can have its only se- ;
quel the diverting of future divorce
activities from Nevada.
Last Minute Rush.
l'ur I'uiir years, from 1910 to 1911, j
Reno has occupied a spot light position
in the attention of the world. The di
vorce colony during (his four year pe
riod mi inhered 2.250 men and women.
Ninety-one persons rushed in just as
tlie curtain was about to fall during
December, the last day breaking all
daily records for the four years in tile 1
history of the "colony.”
The last rush brought the utimhcr ol
divorce seekers from other states up to
approximately U50—590 women and 200 j
men—making the proportion 00 and 40
per cent greater in favor of the men
than it previously was. Until then j
fully 75 per cent of the total were wo
men.
Reno's Four Years' Record.
The total number of actions filed dar
ing the colony’s period of greatest ac- 1
tivit.v extending through tlie past four j
years to Jail 1. 1914. follows: 1910. I
492 cases; 1911. 540 eases; 1912. 5K8 j
eases; 191.'!. 590 cases; grand total, J
2.210 cases.
Mighty per ecu I of the total number
tilid were granted decrees; 95 per cent
of tlie prominent applications from the
Atlantic coast secured decrees. The
greatest number of actions tiled in any
one month was m2 in December, 191”.
t'niiimmiities furnishing tlie greatest
number of colonists slam! in the fol
lowing order: New York, : laiifornia.
I'amnia. New Jersey, Massachusetts,
Illinois and Pennsylvania.
There have iioeii recently annul ttii: -
l.y divorcee:-: at iieno under assumed j
or using their maiden names, for tlie i
purpose of covering their identity. A i
year ago tills numher was double what ;
it is now .Many gave up this effort to i
prevent .dentideation, learning from !
the experience of others who preceded |
them that it is generally useless. I
About 120 of the colony have inline j
diately remarried, at Reno in most in i
stances, to their "aflinities.” who have j
been simultaneously living there, ei j
tlier also for divorces or to be with j
their prospective husbands or wives j
In several instances each never met ;
the other until one or the other arriv
ed in Reno.
WIDER WAR ON GERMS.
Public Health Service Has Big Pro
gram For Current Year.
The public health service is looking
forward to the biggest year's work it
has ever undertaken. From the moun
tains of Kentucky, where two held hos
pitals and dispensaries are teaching the
mountain people how to combat pel
lagra, to the water fronts of San Fran
cisco and Seattle, where federal ex
perts are helping state authorities to
preveut the carrying of plague germs
by rats and squirrels, the service has
pushed its activities into many tin usual
Molds.
Much of the research work of the
health service is done in the hygienic
laboratory in Washington. in the
search for the means by which infan
tile paralysis is transmitted experts
(lu re succeeded during the last, year in
carrying germs from one monkey to
another by the bite of a stable fly.
Rut where this succeeded once it fail
ed on all other attempts. The public
health service is still working on the
problem.
Practically every phase of sanitation
is being studied and taught by otiicials
as fast as funds permit.
WANTS MEN STENOGRAPHERS.
Government Can’t Get Them at From
$840 to $900 a Year.
The United States government is in
urgent need of competent male stenog
raphers and typewriters The demand
far exceeds the supply.
The civil service commission will
Imld examinations in the larger cities
of the country .Ian 'J7 Salaries for
shorthand writers are small, ranging
from $840 to $!HM> a year, but opportu
nities for promotion are reasonably
rapid, it is stated.
Thirty-one and Wed Seven Times.
I,. It. Maynard, thirty-one years old,
of Rast Lynn. W. Va„ has Just taken
a seventh wife. Site was Rebecca Wil
son of Huntington. W. Va. Maynard
divorced three of bis wives end three
died. He aa/s each of the last then
25$ 25$ 25$
SPECIAL SALE
BOYS’ OVERCOATS
For One Week
Boys’ $6.00 Coats $4.50
Boys’ $7.50 “ $5.65
Boys’ $8.00 “ $6.00
Sizes from 5 years to 14 years.
Valdez Electric
Company
Phone 57 co^h'k
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the I’nited States Commissioner's
Court, ex-otlicio Judge In Probate, I
Valdez precinct, Third Judicial Di
vision, Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of Rob -
ert Martin, deceased. Notice to ered -
itors.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, administrator of the estate
of Robert Martin, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said estate, to ex
hibit them with the necessary vouch
ers, within six (6) months after the
first publication of this notice, to the
said administrator at the office of C.
E. Bunnell, at Valdez. Alaska, the
same being the place for the trans
tion of the business of said estate.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, lhis i:>lh
dav of January. 1911.
W. H. CASWELI..
Administrator of the estate of Robert
Martin, deceased.
Date of first publication Jan. 11.
* Date of last publication Feb. 17
Notice of Marshal's Sale.
United States of America, Third Di
vision, Territory of Alaska, ss.
Public notice *s hereby given, that
by virtue of a writ of execution, dated
January 9th, A. D. 1914, issued out
of the District Court, for the Third
division, Territory of Alaska, on a
judgment rendered in said Corn,, on
the 5th day of January, A. D. 1911.
in favor of the United States of
America, and against James Kish, ad
minis! rator of the estate of Louis Ca
m'eia. deceased, Angus Chisholm
Frank (lustafson, Max J. Solmrdt am
Jennie Raymond. 1 have, on this 9tl;
day of January, A. D. 1914, levied
upon i lie following described real es
tale, situated in the town of Valdez.
Territory of Alaska, to-wit:
Lot nine t9) in Block B: lot three
<:?) in Block two (2); lot four (I)
in block twenty-four (21). of (he
Valdez Townsile, according lo tin
official plat f said townsile on iii,
| in the office of the recorder for -aid
| precinct, and that I will, according
ly. offer said real estate for sale, at
public vendue to the lUgliost and host
bidder, for cash, on the third day ol
March A D. 1914, at two o'clock p.
m., til the front door of the Court
House, Valdez, Alaska.
Dated at Valdez. Alaska, January
9, 1914.
F. R. BRENNEMAN,
It. S. Marshal, Third Division. Ter
ritory of Alaska.
First publication January 10, 1914
Last publication February 21, 1914.
Dougherty & Ferguson
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Tonsorial Parlors
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BATH ROOM
in Valdez.
Fine, Large Tubs--Plenty Hot Water
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SHOUP BAY
and way points at 10 a. m. Daily
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Fine Line otICittars and Tobacco;
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PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
IWashington,' D. C.
DENTIST
Phone 92 ' Fourteen years’ in
Office in Whaling building VALDEZ
Next to cable office
DR. GERMAN
THE DENTIST
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E. E. RITCHIE
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PiioNKt.ar Valdt/., Alaska
F. BUTTERWORTH
"Civil Engineer and
U. S. D- puty Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Latouche, Alaska.
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Valdez, alaska
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