STRONG APPEAL
BY R. JENNINGS
Addresses a Juneau Audience and
Makes a Telling Speech in
Behalf of Democracy
To a parked and enlhusiaslic
.audience which lllh'd Elk's hull lo
overflowing, Robert \V. Jennings,
Democratic nominee for Con
gress, spoke last night on the is
sues of the campaign. He ef
fectively compared the platforms
of the parties in Alaska, and ap
parently convinced his audience
that the Democratic party was
entitled to the suiTrages of every
true Alaskan.
Mr. Jennings said that Mr. Oil
more is running on a platform
endorsing Taft and yet demand
ing territorial government for
Alaska—that is, tho division of
Alaska into counties, the elec
tion of county attorney, county
auditor, clerk, and so forth,
"whose salaries are all to be paid
by the people of Alaska."
"Taft has refused lo give us
even the power to make our own
laws," he declared, "thai is all
we asked for. Now Ihe Taft,
Shackleford, Gilmore combine
would kill us wilh loo much kind
ness.'"
'I'llis generosity reminded I lie
speaker of a hotel keeper who had
no! a dollar In pay his help, so lie
satisfied them hy raising I heir
wages.
"< J i I inorc." derlared I In* speak
er. "has been Wiekershani's prin
cipal lieutenant al Nome. and un
der I hi* rules would nol have Immmi
allowed a seat in the convention
which nominated him, Tor." said
Mr. Jennings. "Ihe fchaeklefonl
colcrie exaeted au oath thai no
one could participate in Ihe con
venlion unless he voted for Orr,"
and contended that to elccl (lil
niore would he In endorse Tafl
for all his administration has
done to Alaska.
"Wiekersham," said I h«* speak
er, turning his addition from the
Republican candidate lo the pres
ent incumbent, "is running on a
platform endorsing Roosevelt—
and Roosevelt is I he great prime
mover in the two greatest ills
from which Alaska suffers--1 he
locking up of all Ihe coal and oil
and pulling all of Southeastern
Alaska in a forest reserve. Wick
ershani arrogates to himself all
the credit for the passage <»f Ihe
bill for an elective legislature,
but iIn* Democrats are entitled lo
the credit for that—that is Dem
ocuatic thunder, and Wick simply
look il because it was popular.
When hi» was on I lie bench ho
.opposed it," and 11»*' speaker read
Wiekershain's letter to Governor
lingual' when I lit* former was on
the hench, commending the lat
ter for opposing ('ale's ell'ort to
j»re| home rule for Alaska. "Wick
ersham said that then il was
Fourth «»f July stuff," continu'ed
Mr. Jennings, and contended thai
I he credit for home rule for Alas
ka is due |o I lie Democratic the
ory of local self-government. "As
long as the House of Representa
tives was Republican, neither Calo
nor Wickersham could move a peg
for home rule, but as soon as the
Democrats got in power in the
House, they passed the bill un
animously, yet Wickersham ex
ploits it as an achievement of his
own.
"A vote for Wickersham is a
vote for Roosevelt, and a vote for
Roosevelt is a vote for the for
est reserve and for the locking
up of the coal and the oil and for
the entire policy of Gilford Pin
chot.
"The election of either Wick
crsham or Gilmore says to the
people of the United States: 4YVc
in Alaska like these things Roose
velt and Pinchot and Taft have
put upon us—feed us some more
of it/
"Socialism 'is a matter of
world-wide politics, but Alaska
should not concern herself with
it just at present., for Alaska
needs things, and needs them
now, not in the future; our in
terests arc here. We are cold
and hungry; we have billions of
tons of coal but ;iot a pound to
burn; our land is locked up. Ev
erybody must concede thai some
thing is wrong with the present
system nf civili/.ation, but it is
not tlii* part <»f wisdom for Alas
ka to try l<» change it. What
would Krauczunas d<» in Con
gress ?
"Alaska needs a Democrat in
Congress because he will be in
accord with the dominant parly.
He will be in with the parly lead
ers. lie will attend their caucus
es; he will know their program;
he will know how to strike and
what to strike for. Oilinore would,
so to ^peak, be an outcast; Wick
ersham would bn unaffiliated and
unattached and Rrauczunas would
be out of his element."—Juneau
Dispatch.
Watch for one of the biggest
events of the season. Everybody
invited. Objectionable characters
not admitted. Come one, come
all to the Eagle hall. Just a hard
time ball, that's all. June 20.
Now is
The Time
To advertise. If business is quiet
invigorate it by bringing your
wares before the buyer. No mer
chant ever succeeded by outting
down his advertising just because
money tightened up a little. On
the other hand the merohant who
gets the money It the ons who
oreates a demand for his wares
through the advertising columns
of the newspaper.
If you have something for sale
writ* up an advertisement telling
Its merits. We will bring It be
fore the people and are oonfldent
It will bring results. Try It.
Prospector
KENAI DREDGE
WORKS PERFECT
A Monster Machine Patented by a
Former Citizen of Valdez
Makes Good.
Charles (l. Hubbard h'lls I In*
Seward Gab-wav that the Ilotch
ford dredge that was installed last
sumeiii'r is working, and working
right. It is not only digging and
dredging up to expectations, but
it is saving the gold and it is
handling the heavy wash and
handling it in a way that while it
was hoped for, it was not really
expected. The dredge has been
in charge of Mr. Rotchford, the
inventor, who at all times has had
the utmost faith in the ultimate
success of the dredge as soon as
it could be adjusted and tuned up
to meet the conditions existing
on Kenai'river.
The faith of the inventor
seems to have been well found
ed for as soon as a pool had been
excavated wherein the dredge
could tloat, it began to dig and
now handles 500-pound boulders
with ease. The dredge that is
now being used will have a ca
pacity of from five to seven hun
dred cubic yards of gravel per
day and this with only 12-horse
power.
Mr. Hubbard slates lhal they
arc now working in much rich
er values than heretofore and dial
In- expected lo be taking oul pood
money Irmii now on. llo .brought,
up some very interesting pictures
showing Hie eliararlep of Hie
wash, the dredge and tailing
slacker in aelion and many olh
er interesting views from about
I lie properly.
Two dollars line for any one
caught in the hall wilh a stiff col
lar on al the hard limes ball.
WISE CONSERVATION
WHICH CONSERVES
( Continued fioin nape 1)
Snyder, of Tenakee, wa, offered
the privilege of taking over lhat
report under the same terms.
Such a policy niusl appeal lo
everyone who realizes that I he
rights of the public should be
superior to the small cabin land
lord's rights to profits, especially
as the small cabin landlord would
have been permitted to retain and
rent Hie cabins already built.
And now comes the decision of
the solicitor of the Departmenf
of Agriculture, who holds lhat the
Alaska medicinal springs reser
vations are in the same class wilh
the coal land reservations, which,
unlike the forestry reservations,
are simply a "lie up" reservation,
and lhal no official has any right,
without additional legislation, to
grant leases or rent I he ground.
USUAL CONDITIONS
AGAIN PREVAIL
( Continued from page, 1;
itibeneath lhe mantle of volcanic ;
ash. Tin1 recent rains have
clcari'il fIk* water ami f is no
shortage of drinking water now.
ami although there is a shortage
of fish al present. Ihis is thought
lo be only temporary. Soma of
the natives arc being lakon carp
of by Ih«» government ami seem
|o lake kindly to the treatment.
Special Rate for Fourth of July.
TIip Alaska Steamship Com
pany will sell round trip tickets
from Valdez lo Seward and from
Valdez In Cordova and relnrn for
•$7 for the round trip. Parlies
wishing lo lake advantage of
special rale will leave here for
Seward ami Cordova on I he steam
er Alameda, sailing from here
about the first of July, returning
on the sleamer Mariposa about
the 7th of July. For further in
formation please apply at the of
fice of the company.
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.,
Valdez Dock Company, Agents,
Noodles, Noodles, Noodles I
Genuine Chinese noodlos and
Chop Suey at tho Valdez Cafe.
Frank Kernan and VV. T. Oil
more are registered at the Copper
block.
H. I,. Jaynes and Paul Hoffman
have roturned from a prospect
ing trip lo Knights Island.
Now York, May 2 i—When the
stock market was inactive some
of the room traders in .Wall St.
made a betting pool on the pres
idential nominations, the consen
sus of bettors being as follows:
2 to 1 that Taft will not b°
next president.
r> to \ that llooscvelt will not
gel nomination.
2 to 1 that Speaker Clark will
not get Democratic nomnaition.
4. to 1 that Woodrow Wilson
will not get nomination.
10 to 1 that \V. J. Bryan will
not he nominated.
The Big Place ha5 American
Press pictures of Taft and Roose
velt in their different poses dur
ing the New Jersey election.
The Big Place
Al. White
Proprietor
SHAMPOOING and MANICURING
Well Groomed Ladies and Gentle
men Appreciate My Services.
Private bath room for ladies.
Corns Removed, Without Pain, $1.00
8ENORITA MENDEZ
Phone 185 Wall St.
THE OIL TOWN 18
WAKING UP
[ ( Continued from page 1}
pany have sent out for a rotary
driller, with which they will do
much more rapid work than the
present system. They expect the
new drill to be at work within 30
days.
The new oil rigs are on their
way north. One is on the Bertha,
for the Alaska Oil Fields com
pany, and I be oilier will lie on
the next Sampson for fhe Royal
Oil company.
A fish sailm'.v has been eslab
lisbed al Cbilkal with a capacity
o.f 2.500 barrels. In*. J. Mor
rison is al Ibc bead of lliis en
terprise and has interested with
bim a number of Ib<* Gorliam can
nintr people.
Dr. German. I lie Valde/. den
list. is being kep| lm*y lien* al
bis profession.
Tile Amalgamated 1 >e\i>lopnif ill .
company are now employing 00 (
men ami will increase Ibis force'
wit bin a short lime.
The. launch Triton is now to
I lie westward supplying Seward
willi illuminaling oil ami gaso
line. On bee return from Seward
she will stop al Drier bay, Knight
Island, and there lake on machin
ery purchased by George Baldwin
from the receiver of I be defunct
Knigbt Island Consolidated Min
im? company, for Valdez, after
which she will return to Katal
ia and load gasoline and petro
leum for the Valde/. market.
G. V. Frost, of this eily, is now
in Valdez on legal business.
NOTICE OF SALE.
Notice is hereby given lliaf Hie
undersigned, in accordance with
the provis'ons of Section 278. of
Chapter 20, Part V, of the Civil
Code for the Territory of Alaska,
will, on Friday. July 10. 1012, at
the hour of 2 o'clock p. in. of said
day, at the warehouse of the un
dersigned, the Valdez Dock Com
pany, on the Valdez Dock at Val
dez. Alaska, offer for sale and
sell at public auction, to the
hifrhest bidder for ca*h. the fol
lowing described personal prop
erly, lo-wit:
I case drugs.
1 bundle mops.
2 pacnkages printed matter.
I goat skin.
I roll mattress.
I box husks.
21 cases nmpev beer bottles.
I case cigars.
t sjjrn P. P.
1 box bandages.
1 trunk and contents, no mark.
I trunk and contents, no mark.
I trunk and contents, no mark.
i bundle blankets, no mark.
1 bundle blankets, no mark.
t bundle blankets, no mark.
1 small forge. J
t set Edison primary batteries.
3 oil cups.
1 large cans caustic soda.
2 small cans caustic, soda.
ft hot Hep special battery oil.
10 pieces solder.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
201 h.day of June. 20lh day of
20th day of June, 1012.
VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY.
Rv C. If. KRAEMEFl, Sec'y.
Dale of Urst pub. June 21, '12.
Dale of last. pub. July 13, 1012.
Valdez Real Estate.
If >ou have a house to rent
list it with the Valdez Real Es
tate Agency. Wall street.
FOR
CARPENTER WORK
HER
Holm & HanseH
Near FTurrlnifton BuIMIdk
PROMT HT. VAT.DKZ
I
COAL GOAL
VALDEZ DOCK CO. or VALDEZ TRANSFER CO
Alaska Coast Co.
The "INSIDE ROUTE"
To Juneau, Puget Sound Ports *nd Southeastern Alaska
Steamer Admiral! Sampson leave# Seattle - June 15
Steamer BertKa, leaves Seattle .... June 20
Steamer Admiral Sampson leaves Seattle - July 5
Connecting at Seattle with steamers of the Alaska-Pacific Steamship Oo. for
Southern California ports. Sailings every Monday and Thursday. Through
Service and Low Rates. Right reserved to chance steamers and sailing dates
B. F. WATSON VALDEZ DOCK CO.
General Agent Local Agent
Independent Laundry Cn.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 60 I I Roujfh Dry ine lb.
IT'S IN THE BREWING
PILSENER STYLE
THE BEER THAT MADE VALDEZ FAMOUS
A Home Product For Home People
FOR SALE EVERYWHERE
Patronize HOME Industry and Keep Your
Money at HOME
VALDEZ BREWING AND MALTING CO.
4 SAILINGS MONTHLY 4
Via JUNEAU and KETCHIKAN
The Largest and Best Equipped Steamships in
the Alaskan Service, ALAMEDA and MARI
POSA, leave every eight days, All the
Year 'Round for Cordova and Seattle via. In
side Passage.
TRAVEL AND SHIP VIA.|
ALASKA STEAMSHIP CO.
fVALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
The Side Board
Day & Greenig [Proprietors]
WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS
Furnished and Unfurnished Rooms
For Housekeeping, Sleeping and Offices. Rates
Reasonable
Foot of w«ii st ARCHIBALD BLOCK
Port Wells
THE LAUNCH
BRIGHTON
Leaves Valdez for Port
| Wells every Tuesday carry
\ Ing passengers and freight,
[ touching at all way points
| where business offers.
» ^
| Special trips Can Be Arranged
I
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street ' Phone 159
iUm, roofing and
*M»UdJn« pap«r«. roofifijr p4«ch. Nat, ea
»'VJ?r U,h' tnilUUr,'
Hardware. Shop and job worli of all kind*
Window*, Doors, Moulding, Finish
ing Lumbar
Aaanta far Falrbub, Mom* A Co. •
Th« Prospector la th« paptr to
buy.