Valdez Daily Prospector
PUBLISHED By THE
Prospector Publishing Co.
THKMS
One Dollar per Month: Twelve Dollars per Year
FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1912.
DIKE A8SURED.
The passage by I In* himsc *»f
the Valdez dike bill assures the
.(own safety fi*«>111 future ravages
of the glacial floods. It will do
more than that. Citizens of Val
dez. unlike the inhabitants of
nfost Alaska towns, call this place
home; here they raise their fam
ilies; it is here they have de
marked the battlefield of their
lives. The ensured stability of
the town and the townsile itself,
for that matter, will result in the
building of better and perma
nent structures; a better class of
homes will be erected; gardens
will be laid out and trees plant
ed. "Milling camp" appearances
will give way to the modern city
and a prosperous community will
prove an object lesson to those
from I lie slates who visit us that
life in Alaska is no different than
it is in any of Ihe northern
stales, where nature dresses
earth in a mantle <•!' while as she
does in Alaska. Citizens of Val
dez will long remember Ihe sec
ond day of May, I'.M-'. as the dale
from.which the community's true
growth sprang.
WORTHY OF REFLECTION.
Too many well thinking ami
disposed citizens haw been
•*aught by the political philos
ophy (aught hy the Socialists to
catch I he unwary, without going
into the real inwardness of the
rnovcincnt. The action of the
Washington Stale Socialist con
vention in hooting out of I heir
hall the mover of a resolution to
place the American flag on the!
rostrum, ami his subsequent ex- j
pulsion from the party, v.a* no j
uncalculaled move, hut. on Ihe. j
contrary was in line with the well j
defined determination to over-1
throw the government when lhe|
power to do so comes to their
hands. Only four years ago Vic-j
Lor I*. Herger. now member of
congress, in the Soeial Herald <>f
July 21, 1wrote umler his'
own signature:
"II is eas\ |<> predict I hat I lie j
safely and hope of (his eonnlry!
will finally lie in one direct ion--j
that of a \io|eit| ami Moody rev-i
olulion. Therefore. I say. each of*
;»e *.no,ono Sue alisi w* -i>, and
of |lie 2,(MHi.n(Mi workiiignien who
instinctively incline our way.
should, beside doing much read
ing ami still more thinking, al
so have a good rifle and the nec
essary rounds id' ammunition in
his home and he prepared to hack
up his hallol with his bullets if
necessary."
Kvcry vote for Socialism casl
in Alaska would be a ballot casl
for Ihn retarding of the develop
ment of the territory for a dec
ade oi» more. II is safe lo as
sert the people of the t'nitcd
Stales will not give aulonmy to a
people tainted with disloyally.
WOMEN VOTERS.
It is lini'tlly proper lo class llie
woman's sntTrage question as a
"wave" any more than any of I he
great questions which have in
limes pasl heen placed before llie
American people. Woman's suf
frage has heen more or less nf an
issue for half a ecnlury, makiiiK
slow hut steady headway miliI one
afler anolher of llie stales have
Kiven woman the franchise. The
arguments made on behalf of
women being given voting priv
ileges are irrefutable and must
sooner or later prevail over an
opposition whose grounds are
untenable.
The man who nrgues that his
wife's place is in llie kitchen pro
claims himself married lo a cook
with the sole object and ambition
of seeing the mother of his chil
dren remain a cook. The other
fellow who insists that wom.m
have not the intellectual power
to decide public questions, laril
ly admits that he is gifted with
hnl half his father's brains, be
ing his mot her'h son as well as
his father's. The fact is, as
shown in history, all our great
est men have taken their mental
powers from; the maternal side;
their physique from the pater
nal. The average moral man
who has given the subject
thought, will candidly admit that
his mother will average up fair
ly well with the men of his ac
quaintance, both mentally and
morally; that her bent for good
is about as keen as that of the
man about town, and that she is
about as charitably disposed to
wards those of the species as are
those of the opposite sex. Where
woman has been tried she has
not been found wanting; be it by
the side of the hearth, at the sick
bed, in heading great uplift move
ments, or even on the battlefield
when conditions required her
presence there.
i The men were no braver than
j I he women when the ill-faled Ti
tanic went. to the bottom. In past
ages they faced the funeral pyre,
(he headman's axe and the gib
bet as stoically as man. The on
ly sound reason we can give why
women have not in times past had
tlie franchise, is beoause man, in
his inlinile egotism, has deemed
himself a superior being. It is
to be hoped the Alaska home rule
hill which will become a law some
day will contain the cause en
franchising women.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Itohcrl Todd Lincoln, the an
I'lhcsis of his father, says his
father'"abhorred such doctrines
as are preached by the progres
sives." Wonder when good old
Abe heard of I hose doctrines of
which his I rust lawyer son
speaks ?
Yesterday morning I Ik* Pros
pcclor brought the news loJudge
C-ushman of his eonliriualion. In
I lit* evening il brought In all I lie
glad tidings of th<> final pass
ap> «»r |In* dike. bill. Anything
more we can do?
Tin- Yaldezean who did no| re
joice al I hr good message brought
Iht'in by I ho Prospector last ev
<'iii 11 f-r is not. worthy of being
called a loyal townsman. Hut he
has not been found yet.
The proverbial seven lives of
I In* cat isn't a patch lo the swat
lings Vahlez has received in the
pasl. and right hero wo give no
lirr that "we h'aint goin' to lake
no more."
Itecenl results will lend a new
incentive In ihi* ehamher of coni
nieree lo eontinue their harmon
ious labors with renewed vigor.
We rail fe«-1 the rnsll of bel
ief t inies.
'I'hi' surressful ending of lliej
light for I In* dike bill illustrates]
what ran be accomplished by a I
"long pull, a strong pull and a I
pull altogether." Let's do ill
again.
Seal lie and Taconia arc rejoic
ing in thai a yeast factory build
ing is being raised between lire
two towns. What else could I hey!
expert of new yeast ?
Our worst, troubles are now ov
er and the city council will have
little |o do bul pay olT the town's
indebtedness.
The dcalh of Homer Daven
port removes from the newspaper
world one of its most trenchant
cartoonists.
And now Alaska is blamed for
furnishing the iceberg which
caused the sinking of |lie Tilan
ir.
Tlir old college slate remem
bered C.liainp Clark as the young
college president.
Intervention in Mexico is but
another phase of the steam roll
er process.
The united efforts of Cordova
and Seward keep Valdez from
stagnating.
Born — May 2, 11)12, of a stal
worth slaying race, the City of
Valdez.
The new dike was "wet down"
with considerable gusto, last ev
ening.
The Ananias club is now in
general session in Washington,
I). C.
What arc I lie indications of a
change of color in the Harrais
hat?
Apparently the Narrais hat has
been knocked into a cocked hat.
It was the whole hog or none
'.villi Teddy.
Drugs and Drug Sundries.
Largest stock of goods in any
drug store in Alaska. Owl Drug
Co., Inc.
Frightful
A young Boston woman, ex
tremely athletic, rides very well,
and seated astride her horse, she
resembles a beautiful boy. Rid
ing one day in her masculine
habit, she had the misfortune lo
be thrown. An old sea captain
hastened to her aid. Raising her
gently, he touched a corset, and
shouted in wild alarm in a by
slander: "(«el. a doctor, quick!
Here's a young chap's ribs ruii
nin' north and south instead (if
east and west."—Mariner's Ad
vocate.
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.
LATOUCHE & PECK. Mart.
Office Smythie's Tailor Shop Phone 102
Scrricc to AU Partt of Town. Calls Aniwertd Promptly
Boiincu Confident^'
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
, 1
L. W. STORM. E. M. \
V AL.OEZ. ALASKA
Reports on Minks
Patent Surveys
Genesal. Mining Engineering
Phone No. ios |
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Olllce In Hurrinnton Illdir.
on Water Front Ucs- Phone. 189
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in
Kattle Hall- All members requests J t° at
tend T- O. QUINN. ArticChief
Valdes lyodge
No 168.
*Free and Accepted MnsonsI
Regular Communications first Wednesday in
each month in McKinley Hall. Visitors always
welcome.
James H. Patterson,.\V. M
C. C Reynolds. Sec
1.0.
0. F.
VlMtlnsr and local Odd Fellows are re
quested to register their name with the
Valdez Odd Fellows' Club. Regular
meetings, first and third Monday.
Call on P. S. HUNT. Secretary.
FOE
VALDF//5 AKRIK No. IQ7I
Meet every Friday, 81». m. Katrle Hall
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but bent material* used.
FRESH BREAD DAILY
All kind* of Caken, Plea, etc.
made to order
WOOD St HENRtCH, Prop..
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General ^erchaadite
Miner* Sl Protpkctort Supplies
Prwli Goadi-IUuMubU Pric«*
DON"
Until the season irepger to buy your
rainy day wearingpjp|>arels. Get the
worth of your money t»y buying early
COME TODAY
We are showing a large line of
Ladies' and Men's Rubber Coats,
Men's Dress Rain Coats
Ladies', Men's and Children's Wet Weather and Walking
Shoes. Also a fine line of
LADIES' AND MEN'S UMBRELLAS
Copper River
Draying Co.
FreitMirint: unit iiass^nirers to all parts
of tlit' interi-jr. Gi-nrial Trucking
titl. Wood, 2 - Proprietor
McKinlcy St.* VuMcz
|1«up Horn
£l/J?OPMALx
SJEATriJ?
C//AS. Peppy, mop.
THE BEST Or EVERYTHING
IN THE HEART Or THEClTT .
135tosWiTHfarit-50SAiffiiRooHS
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop.
strictly first class
Fourth Ave Seward, Alaska
FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
AT
D0U6HERTY & FERGUSON
PHONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmers
Funeral Directors
pS™. MR GEO. ROBBINS, Mgr.
Steam Heat Electric LigbU
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms Al! Modern Convenience*
L7/. THE BUFFET -7/1
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and f | TliVIDirO and Building
Puget Sound L v/ IYIDLiIa Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
the
Tairbanks Bar
George Krau, Proprietor
Pool, Cigars, Liquors
Courteous Treatment Phone 100
Ingram & Bush Dealers °
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
INTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regals EL SJDELO, Senators, Millionaire*
SMOKECRAFT, Rein* Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
We do a
general
Banking
Business
SBLUM &.
o. •
NCORPO R A ' r: O —
bankers
C A f: I T A L $ ? O O O00.
&
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
depaitieot
We Pap 4 Per Ciht Interest an Time Certificate* mi Detroit*