Valdez Daily Prospector
1'UIILISHKD By THE
Prospector Publishing Co.
THItMS
One Dollar i>cr Month: Twelve Dollars per Year
SATURDAY, MAY II, 1912.
MOTHER'S DAY.
Tomorrow, the second Sunday
in May, has been set aside as
"Mothers' Day." We believe it
was Col. Roosevelt who suggest
ed the day and its purpose.
Mothers' Day, one might imag
ine, was a peculiarly Alaskan
observation, for in no other land
over which the Stars and Stripes
wave, have there been more men
who have severed all lies with
those left behind. Not, perhaps,
I hat our men are different than
those of other localities, but
rather, that conditions in the ear
lier days were such that corres
pondence was either very difficult
if not impossible. Of mail serv
ice, there was often none or else
it was bad or indifferent. The
hardy prospector went into the
unknown depths of a new coun
try, <Mii of the healen paths.
Successes were not as frequent
ly marked as failures, wilh I he
inevitable result that home, lire
side, mother and family were
laid aside as of the past. Years
rolled on and I lien came a fear
lo write Icsl we learn Ibal moth
er had gone wilh the missing
son's name on her lips.
Yes, Mothers* day should be i
a grand day for Alaskans. On
I h;il day, all of us who are si ill
blessed wilh mother's presence
on earth, should devole a portion
of ihe day lo telling mother
those things she likes best to
hear. We should be able to say
to her, thai Iliongh our material
successes have been few. yet we
sland upright among men. That
as we rest under Ihe star light or
are delving in I lie bowels of the
earth our thoughts often recur
lo her and to home ami Ihe loved
ones. Such a Idler, we owe lo
her lo write. To ourselves we
owe much more. II js for us lo
remember her sacrifices in our
behalf; Ihe wealth of love she
lavished upon us; Ihe ends lo
which she would have gone fori
our well being. There is nothings
on earlli so pure, unselfish and j
self-sacrificing as mother love;:
nothing so inlinile Ibal one hu
man can nive another. I.el us.
I hen, on the morrow, make J
amends for our past silence, and <
wrile lo mother Ihe outpourings!
of our hearts and lliank (iod Ibal i
lie, in Mis infiinile mercy, has |
permitted mother lo remain nil- ;
lit her long and last wish had
been allained—she had heard \
from her long lost hoy.
DEFENSE OF THE FLAG.
Tln» recent instills I«> .the
American llag on I lie pari of Mm
sedil ions elements Ihal have been
preaching "revolution" in IliI'a
citle Norl hwesl. I he most hra/nn
lv offending «»f which was Hie
jeering refusal nf the stale con
vention nf I he Socialist parly Ir»
hang up Ili<» nalinnal banner. has
gone deeper llian the agitators j
responsible probably bargained j
for. The courts have been start
led inln making a mure severe
examination of I In* "social" be
liefs of candidates for cici/.en
ship. ami al Aberdeen not only
lias tin* list- of halls f*»r meetings
• •f |he Industrial Workers of (lie
VVorhl heen forbidden, hnl Social
ists there have heen warned Hint
if Ihev persist in siding with
1 hose of revolutionary preach
ments I hoy will he liable to the
same restraints.
One of the federal judges of
Washington not lon« ago declar
ed Ihal the time has come when
those who are loyal to the llag
and I lie constitution must take
the aggressive. In the lasl few
days there have come reports
from several cities in the state
and in Oregon that the men of all
men whose loyalty lo the flaK has
been proved —the veterans of the
(livil war—have followed flint ad
vice. The Loyal Legion of Loyal
ists i" the name given lo the or
ganization now being formed by
the veterans, I he purpose of
which is lo combat, insull to the
(lag, detlafice of the constitution
and Ihe preachment of sedition
and anarchy. There is no rea
son why Ihe movement, thus be
gun should not. spread through
out the entire country, and every
gnod citizen should hope that it
will.
There is no excusing insult to
the flag by any of the import
ed "social" doctrines tliut arc
being interpreted in such widely
different ways by their different
expounders. Words such as
these of Richard Perin, in the
Socialist New York Gall of Feb
ruary 10, this year: "Yes, I
trampled on it, and I spit upon
your flag, not mine. I loathe the
Stars and Stripes. * * * To
hell with your Hay," are vile un
der whatever guise of faith or
belief or ism they are uttered.
Patriotism must givo this sort of
open sedition blow for blow.
EDITORIAL NOTE8.
There is no "After me, <iaston"
in Taft's speeches referring to
Roosevelt.
II is now up to the Republi
cans to accuse Hughes of ingrat
itude.
Since Easier the ladies do not.
appear prone to throw their hats
in the ring.
Ex-Senator Aldrich has in
structed Ins stain delegates to
vole for Taft.
No new picture of Ihe Taft
smile has been taken since the
Maryland primaries.
II looks as if I Ik* (iilmorc press
bureau was working upon I In*
credulity • >I" I In' Alaska papers.
Then1 ran bo no doubt of the
dike hill aft it having passed Iln>
Senate twice ami I lie Mouse once.
Like lloosevell, Hughes has
reached (lie reeeplive stapc oT I he
campaign ami may \el laml the
plum.
Those of our citizens who do
mil like our Hag should he de
nationalized and those who are
mil citizens deported.
Four hundred rebels wore kill
ed in a recent Mexican bat lie.
We always did claim the world
was gelling bettor.
The man whoso memory is so
poor as |o forget his mother will
cerlainly fail lo remember llio
dale his nolc is duo.
It is pleasing lo nolo the Mari
posa carries a sulllcient number
nf life boats to accommodate her
capacity list of passengers.
Some nf I he Republican lead-I
ers are beginning lo fear I hat I
Col. liryan will no| be a prosi-j
ib'ul ial candidate this year.
Tall says William l)ean llow
ells is the greatest American
writer of fiction. Of course he
excepts his own press agents.
Ami imw llmt celebrated alien
isl, Secretary Knox, pronounces
Teddy insane. There an1 sonic
who think him a genius, while
slill others, well, what's the use?
Down Seattle way, I lie red Mag
was forcibly taken from a Social
ist procession and demands have
been made that the (lap; he not
permitted to he carried in the fu
ture, as a result of repealed in
sults !<• the Stars and Stripes.
Al a called meeting of Demo
crats in Idilarod it was resolved
that Martin llarrais should witli
draw from the delegate race in
favor of Jennings. There were
thirty Democrats al the meeting,
hut their action is representative
of the sentiment prevailing
throughout this camp.--Pioneer.
The local chapter of the Amer
ican Mining Congress might ini
tiate a movement with the end in
view of having a number of well
known mining experts, as they
come during the summer, give
talks to miners on subjects of
imirfediate interest to them. In
that way much could be learned.
The Native Hons and Daugh
ters of the (lolden North are to
celebrate the longest day of the
year, commencing June - I, mid
night, and ending June JJ, mid
night, with a baseball game. The
interim will be taken up with all
kinds of amusements under the
auspices of I he Arctic Brother
hood. Why not put Valdcz in the
game?
"At best, it wil| be only a mud
slinging conies!, and in as much
as the Colonel has had the more
experience of the two. it is
doubtful if the president will he
able to "slay to the finish." It
Is almost certain he will come
Vmif of the battle besmeared and
bedraggled, and it is a question if
he can get cleaned up again in
lime for election," suys the Fair
bunks Times.
Underwood announces thai he
is in Ihe race to stay. There is
such a thing as staying long
enough lo get left.
The Prospector is not so much
muddled over the election of Ja
fet Linderberg as a delegate to
the Rep. national convention,
when it was known he would not
attend, as we are to fathom what
Ihe big and little Shacks are up
to.
THE MAJESTIC
AMUSEMENT CO.
H. C. DAVIS, Mgr.
Complete change of program on
8unday, Tuesday and Thursday
Week days one show at 8 p. m.
Sundays two shows at 8 and
9:15 p. m.
VAUDEVILLE SPECIALTIES
PICTURES WORTH WHILE
Jack Surryhne, Musical Director.
INDEPENDENT MESSENGER Co.
and
VALDEZ VACUUM CLEANING Co.
LATOUCUE & PECK. Mora.
Office Smytbie's Tailor Shop Phone 102
Scrricc lo AU Parti ol Town. Calls Answered Promptly
Baiioeu Confidential
House and Carpet Cleaning
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Well Points.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Iron Pipe, Fittings.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Rkromtb on Minkb
Patent Surveys
Qbnebal. Mining E nqinb m ni no
'Phonm No. »oa
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Ofllce in Harrington Iild?.
on Water Front lies- l'honc. Ift9
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in
Kwle Hall- All members requested to at
tend D. H. SLKEM. ArtlcChlef
Valdes Lodge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons?
KCirular Communications first Wednesday in
each month In McKlnley Hall. Visitors alwuys
weloomc.
James II. Patterson,,W. M
C. C- Reynolds. Sec
1.0. (
iO.F.
Vlsltinff and local Odd Fellows arc re
quested to register their name with the
Valdez Odd Fellows' Club. Reitular
meetings, first and third Monday.
Call on P. S. HUNT. Secretary.
FOE
VALDEZ AKRIB No 1971
Meet every Friday. 8 »>. m. Kntrtc Hall
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Nothing but beat material* used.
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All kindu of Cake«, Ple», etc.
made to order
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PRICE VERY LITTLE HIGHER
THE ASSORTMENT CONSISTS OF
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Rose leaves preserves
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Cresca pickled walnuts
Cresca Camembert cheese
Cresca salted pecans
Cresca salted almonds
Cresca salted Alberts
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Undertaker, Embalmers
Funeral Directors
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Steam Heat Electric LigbU
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