Valdez Daily Prospector
I'UULISHKD By THE
Prospector Publishing Co.
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One Dollur per Month: Twelve Dollars per Year
SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1912
DIED LIKE HEROES
In Ilu» midst of mosl profound
sorrow there cannot but come a
feeling pride and satisfaction
in realizing Unit one springs
from a race who knows how to
die. The scene pictured in yes
terday's dispatches of the sink
ing of (lie Titanic, is one that will
never pade, and will be written in
our songs of the brave and hero
ic. The men on the Titanic were
of the mould from which great
nations rise; I hey were men who
did big things jo life and met
deatli with that calmness which
conies only to those who know
how to live as well as to die. It
was sublime grandeur when I he
ship's band played "Nearer My
Clod to Thee," with the doomed
passengers lending their voices
to the anthem. It was the high
est type of bravery, where men,
gifted with all the world can give,
refusing to lake a place in the
lifeboats because others were
more competent to man the frail
craft and hohlirig their loved ones
were at hand. They were men
who calmly bid themselves good
bye .11 the face of eternity.
The mothers, wives and chil
dren who were saved are the suf
ferers. Their grief will be the
greater by reason of the unselfish
sacrifice on the pari of their
loved ones. Bui in thai irradica
ble grief inevitably must come a
sense of pride in having been of
those who could face death as an
Anglo-Saxon. This feeling will
be shared by every member of
the race; it will be .111 incentive
lo us all lo be better, bigger, and
braver men. .In face of the past
we can well exclaim "Oil, death
where is thy sling; oh. grave, thy
victory."
No craven blotted the picture,
of heroism K.very man did bis
duly, no mailer what his station.
Rich and poor were on a plane,
both to meet (Sod as men who
knew how lo die.
CHARACTER BRACING
This little round world of ours
is k«'I I i"f-r out of «111iI iI>ri 11 iiI when [
il beoMill's necessary for any of J
(Is iniialiilanls I•» do either husi-;
noss or politics through 111 •» ui<>— j
<Ii11111 or certificates of jfood rhar- ,
ael.er. When tin* character of aj
man becomes so iiail 111 a I il is •
necessary for him lo secure alii- j
davits showing I lie conlrary loj
what llii* public generally !»«•!i#»vi* j
lo lie I lie I nil 11. il is lime thai in-I
dividual lie relegated lo Ihe level j
lo which lie rightfully belongs.)
When a man aspires lo lie a lead
er of men. he must expect to have
himself as well as his motives
analyzed hy hi* fellow men. An
allhlavil si^neil ami sworn to hy
Tom. hick or Harry does no| im
prove chararrer. hnl naturally
would lead one lo ask why the
necessity for character hearing ?
Au ordinarily decent man. one j
possessing self respect, and bidd
ing some regard for Ihe rights
of his fellow men. can n<» any-1
where in Ihe world on Ihe hl'oa.l
good chararler. hut on Ihe other
hand. Ihe man whose morals are
badly warped and twisted and
whose sense of right and wrong
is hlunled hy years of moral dis
sipation— Ihe'near criminal as it
were, may need nil allhlavil tes
tifying In his good character—fnr
wrniiK doing doth make us all
cowards, and pnssildy the oath of
another, no mailer who it may he.
acls as a brace to his loitering
courage. Men who aspire in po
sitions of honor, however, should
have no need of calling help lo
establish a character they never
possessed.
THE QUADRENNIAL JOKE.
Tho civil servloo commissioners at.
Washington have Issued their regular
quadrennial bulletin notifying fedoral
office holders that they must not tak«
any actlvo pnrt In political affairs.
The federal office holders are obey
ing the order by running tho steam
roller over evory opponent of the ad
ministration whonever a convention
Is held as was evidenced In Mississ
ippi where sixteen out of the tw<er*ty
Tlaft delegates to the nations! con
vention are fdderal offloe holders.
Federal laws are very explicit In
bidding employes 0 of tho clasnlfled
service from actively participating In
politics. The employes are protected
from the importunities of campaign
managers and need not contribute
any portion of their earnings to pol
itical committees. They are also for
bidden to hold offices in political or
ganizations. The law has been rea
sonably enforce*! for several years
so far as lotter carriers and other
employes in the classified service
are concerned but na attempt has ev
er been made to have <the law extend
ed to federal office holders who are
! appointed by the president.
These are the men whose activities
in politics have caused so much strife
in party ranks and so much com
plaint from the people.
The enactment of a law by con
gress putting postmasters, collectors
of customs, marshals internal revenue
officials and others in the classified
service would go far toward putting
an end to the activities of the feder
al patronage holders who use their
positions to dictate political affairs
in their states. It would seem to
be wholly desirable to have these
men understand that they are ap
pointed to servo the people and not
the political partiea.'
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Tin; Post-Intelligencer says tin*
difficulty with which the army is
having in getting recruits is due
to good times. Certainly these
good times are nol to be found in
the army.
Martin llarrais announced in
Seward tlicit tie was being suppor
ted by Mayor Ritchie and ex-May
or Doyle. If all of Hamas
strength is of a similar nature
tie will be left lo vole for liiill
fcelf.
Holli I lie salmon earners and
the rump politicians make extru
sive use of aflidavit s io their re
spective businesses.
When the officers ami men of
tlie Kith infantry leave the north
the people of Valdez will have
lost many a friend.
When Harry Delaney gets out
of durance vile lie can rehabilitate
himself with an aflidavit of char
acter.
The greatest privation to the
baseball fan is to live in Alaska
where the daily scor.'s are not
received.
Cordovans have evidently
('•night the smeller trust ailment
of taking everything in sinlil.
Snow slides can now he heard
hours in which well regulated
snow slides generally work.
The past mild winter fur
nishes material for reminiscen
ces for the oldest inhabitant.
Taft's anli;: itliy to the cecal'J
must come i':om anticipation of
next .\o\emb •r'.x vole
The person who makes threats
seldom has the nerve to carry
them mil.
There are lessons lo be
learned even from n great marine
disaster.
•loliii Kriinic is now estrniiiK an
"Iimih'sI livinpr <mi| nf |hi|itirn."
Edward E. Cushman, judge of the
Third judicial division of Alaska is <o
bo elevated to the federal judgeship
of the western division of the atato
of Washington. The federal Judge
ship is an exalted position, and held
for life if the occupant so desires. It
affords the Gateway great pleasure
to commend this appointment. It is
a deserved reward to an official who
has served Alaska faithfully and well
who has during his tenure on the
bench in this division conscientiously
endeavored to deal out Justice fairly
and Impartially; who has kept his
court free from scandal, and Inslnua*
tlon, and who commands the respect,
confidence, and admira/tlon of all, re
gardless of party affiliation or voca
tion In life. Alaska, this division es
pecially, will regret 1>o lose the «er
vloes of this tried and »true man, who
holds the most Important position In
natives, robbed caches and were ed
it you want your clothcs clean
ed and pressed 'phone Silverman,
198.
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Week days one show at 8 p. m.
Sundays two shows at 8 and
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Jack Surryhne, Musical Director.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Rmronrm or* Minks
Patknt SumrKYB
Qmnkbal. Mining Enoinm mm/No
Pmonu No. ios
F. BUTTERWORTH
[Civil Engineer and]
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Offlcc In HarriDKton Bldfr.
on Water Front Res- Phone. 189
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Valde/. Odd Fellows' Club. Regular
meetings, tlrst and third Monday.
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Meet every Friday. H i>. m. Kunle Hall
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing hnt best materials used.
FRESH BREAD DAI LA
All kinds of Cakes, Pies, etc.
made to order
WOOD & HENRICH, Prop..
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Fresh Goods—Reasonable Prices
Notice of Forfeiture. .
To Ambrose Bell and Norman
Merchant: Yon arc hereby noti
fied that I have expended one
thousand ($1,000) dollars in la
aor and improvements upon the
Peerless, Lincoln, Clara Dell,
Mammoth and Gravina, claims of
the Peerless group; the Isabella
Mid Humdinger of the Isabella
arroup; the Badger and TIawkeye
)f the Badger and Hawkeye group;
the Pearl claim located in tne
Kotsina river drainage Chitina
district.
In order to hold said premise
under the provisions of section
2324 Revised Statutes of the Unit
ed States, being the amount re
quired to hold the same for the
year ending Jan. 1. 1912. And if
within 90 days after this notioe
>y publication you fail or refuse
Lo contribute your proportion of
auch expenditure as co-owners
your interest in said claims will
become the property of the sub
scriber under said section 2324.
TOM LARSON.
By Matt Larson, attorney in fact.
First pub. Jan. 13, 1912.
Last pub. April 14, 1912.
Valdez Sheet Metal Worksl
Manufacturer! of
YAKSHAW STOVES]
Plumbing, Slum| and Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Wall Points.
Shaat Matal Work of Every
Description, Hom Valves,
Iron Pipe, Pittings. '
ALASKA PRODUCT
Just Received a Cargo
of the Famous
Katalla Gasoline
Costs a Great Deal Less
Goes a Great Deal Farther
WE ARE SOLE AGENTS
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freltflitinir and passengers to all parts
of the interior. General Trucking
bid. Wood, * - Proprietor
McKlnlcy St. Valdez
|1«up Hotel
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AT
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Undertaker, Embalmers
Funeral Directors
PjE"J ,4* GEO. ROBBINS, Mgr.
Steam* Heat Electric Light.
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furni.hed Room. All Modem Convenience.
Good
Goods
THE BUFFET
Good
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Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
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Puget Sound 1-i^J Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
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the
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George Krau, Proprietor
Pool, Cigars, Liquors
Courteous Treatment Phone 100
Ingram & Bush iti'"'™*Cigar
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
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anking
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