Valdez Daily Prospector
t'UIILISHED By THE
Prospector Publishing Co.
TlIUfH
One Dollar per Month: Twelve Dollars per Year
TUESDAY, MAY 7, 1912.
IT WILL COME.
The 'Hondo of Congress has
passed a hill requiring candidates)
for the nomination for president
-or other federal office to publish
their campaign expenses, the
source and distribution of them.
The bill was prepared by Con
gressman Henry, of Texas, and
was adopted without opposition
and sent to the senate, where it
will rest in a nice comfy pigeon
hole for time without end.
This question of the publica
tion of campaign expenses before
and after elections has become
very much of a joke, although the
public who have been demanding
just such legislation look upon it
as a very serious matter, govern
ing a subject of which they were
entitled to all tin* information
possible. However, the politicians
have thought otherwise and when
forced lo make a showing they
have enacted bills through which
a battleship might be driven
without leaving a trace, behind.
It would be of intense interest
and value just now to know who
is footing the hills for the var
ious candidates for the nomina
tion at Chicago and Baltimore,
but. there is no prospect of such
a bill passing a body which will
accept a Lorimer or a Stephen
son as one of its members.
Eventually the people will succeed
in securing more definite infor
mal ion relative to money used and
I he influences behind candidates
for public office. In most, cases
these influences would within
themselves make or break the
candidate. Men, organizations!
and corporal ions are not spend-j
ing hundreds of thousands «»f dol- |
lars simply because Jones or
Smith are good fellows, and. on;
the other hand, they are not. al all J
backward in I lie lavish use of
nroney, if I heir candidate be will- !
iiij^r and in a position lo subserve!
their business interests. Public!
interest. however, lias not yd |
been educated or aroused lo the j
noinl of making litis demand and.
insist in^r upon coin|>lianc«' with'
it. I'iiI iI sin'li demand is made I
in terms that cannot, lie mistak-j
en, the voters will he compelled '
to lake the candidates for what;
they appraise themselves, as wcl| j
as jnd^inpr them hy their records,
before and after election.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
(himmins' presidential boom is :
evidentlv set on rnhher tires.
Why not make campaign lies)
snhject to recall? Taft's Winona j
speech for instance.
Reports slill continue Ihal llirj
Mississippi suffers from insom- I
nia ami wont remain in iIs bed. ]
WVII. if wo don't waul, to recall j
I ho judges or Ihoir decisions wo!
might rocall a lot of raulankorousj
lawyers.
Judging from om» candidate's
lalk of aiiolhor there isn't a sin
gle micro-organism of honesty in
either.
Tho worst l ho Tafl nion can
say of lho colonel'* victories is:
"They're moro iiumorous than
edifyin'."
Tho memory of what wo spo.nl.
foolishly in youth niakos very
poor jam. for the crust of pov
erty in our old age.
Wood row Wilson shows him
self to ho quite a tactician, lie
has thrown his advance guard to
protect his rear.
The Seattle Times was in er
ror when it gave the meaning of
"I. W. W." as I Wont Work. Its
membership works hard keeping
others from working.
If Senator Bourne will appraise
his own worth at the figure put
upon it hy the Oregon voters he
will not he charged with being
egol isl ic.
Robert W. Jennings, Democrat
ic, candidate for delegate from
Alaska, is one of the Alaska op
timists who believe that Alaska
can raise enough money by mod
erate taxation to run the ma
chinery of home rule. "What
you want is to make capital pay
its just proportion of tho taxes in
Alaska," he said at a Democrat
ic rally in Juneau recently. "The
Treadwell mine pays a tax on its
stamps amounting to $3,000 a
year. If the Treadwell mine were
in the state of Washington, the
officers of the company would not
grumble at paying $50,000 a year
in taxes." Mr. Jennings believes
that self-government is the key
note of progress in the territory.
President Taft's candidacy in
Maryland fel| under the shadow
of the capitol's dome.
The administration steam roll
er ran into soft ground in I he vi
cinity of the Potomiac.
California presidential primar
ies will not take place until the
24th of this month.
Evidently Col. Roosevelt is not
working to win the Nobel peace
prize for a second term.
Valdez is more interested in the
capital to bo invested here than
in Ihe affairs of the oapilol in
Washington.
The Society for the Prevention
nf Unnecessary Noise have not yet
protested against presidential
candidates.
Two machines have been in
stalled bv the government to wash
money and two candidates are
burning money.
Looking over recent election
returns we can see why the ad
min islmt ion forces are so oppos
ed to presidential preference pri
maries.
Andrew Carnegie says the Unit
ed States will be prosperous for
another hundred years. If pros
P"rit.v is kept in cold storage it
should last longer than that.
John Moo tells a fanciful tale
of ihe disruption of the lalo Dem
ocratic convention. II has a sub
dued lone, as if il eanie through
a red light.
Tin* governor of Arizona thinks
;i11 stale i-xi'cnl ivi-s should spend
al least ono nigh I in Ihe peni
tentiary each year. 'JVrm entire
ly |(»o short in most cases.
II cost Major Archibald Hulls!
his life hy being sent to Home as
a special envoy I«» arrange I In* I
<Iut• sI if»11 «»f precedence of a ear-J
diual al a public function.
The announcemenl of some
lime ago that President Tafl in
sisted on .lames Schoolcraft Sher
man as his running male, il now
appears, was made only f<»r New
York primary consumption.
The weal est. harm |o he done
I he woman's suffrage amendment
is l>y I lie employment of profes
sional female campaign boosters
on I he slump. Such a class do
not represent the womanhood of
America.
And I Ik* Republican <lrnl>s, with
all I ho venom at I heir command,
Icll Ihe American people lhal
Ilieii* deliberate action through a
free ballot box in recalling judie
inl officers, is no belter than
murder. IT lljal. lie true I lie
American people will soon bo a
nation of butchers.
Since mining men and states
men in the United Stales and
Alaska have entered upon a ser
ious discussion of the subject of
leasing public resources, (ho
mining laws and customs of
Western Australia have been used
for frequent illustration. There
are many excellent features in
vogue in Western Australia, in
addition to the leasing system,
from which Americans may learn
profitable lessons. The mines de
partment of Western Australia
maintains public stamp mills,
and is quick to establish new
mills wherever encouragement of
the mining industry is needed.
Furthermore, the government
pays a subsidy on shipments of
oro from undeveloped mines, Ihe
amount of subsidy increasing
with the depth from which the
oro is hoisted. That is to say.
when a minor opens a prospect,
or re-opens an abandoned pros
pect, he may have his ore crush
ed at Ihe slate stanvp mills at
considerable reductions from the
charges which going mines must
pay. The slate also profits by
this arrangement because Ihe
larger supply of oro keeps tho
stamp mills employed continu
ously, which is better economy
than running for a fow weeks and
then shutting down for a few
weeks.—Fairbanks Times.
Dr. Camicia's condition was
somewhat improved today, though
in a dangerous condition. lie was
takon to the Hospital of the fSood
Samaritan. During his present
illness lie has told his friends
that he would not pull through,
and I hat he wished after his just
debts were paid his estate should
go to a public library for the
children of Valdez.
THE MAJESTIC
AMUSEMENT CO.
• t ■; ■
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 8urryhne, Musical Director.
INDEPENDENT MESSENGER Co.
and
VALDEZ VACUUM CLEANING Co.
LATOUCHE & PECK. Man.
Office Smjrthie's Tailor Shop Phone 102
Sanrice to AO Parti oi Tows. Call* Aoivtrn) Promptly
Baiineu Confidential
House and Carpet Cleaning
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Well Point*.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Iron Pipe, Fittings.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. B. M.
VaLOEZ. ALASKA
Reports on Minks
Patent Suryeys
Qenebal. Mining Enoineerino
Phone No. ioa
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Office In Harrington Hliln.
on Water Front Res. l'hone. 189
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
A *B*
Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in
K»trle Hall'. All members requested to at
tend T" G. QUINN. ArtioChief
Valdes I/Odge
No 168.
Free and Accepted MasonsT
Regular Communications first Wednesday in
each month In McKlnley Hal). Visitors always
welcome.
James H. Patterson,. W. M
C. C- Reynolds, Sec
1.0.
0. F.
Visiting and local Odd Fcllown are rc
nueated to register their name with the
Vajdez Odd Fellows' Club. Regular
raftings, first and third Monday.
Call on P. a. HONT. Seoretarv.
FOE
VALDBV5 AERIK No. 1871
Meet every Friday, Bp. m. Engle Hftll
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but best materials nsed.
FRESH BREAD DAIL\
All kinds of Cakes, Pies, etc.
made to order
WOOD Sc. HENRtCH, Prop*.
Fagerberg Bros.
, JflZ^NA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners 6c Prospectors Supplies
FrMh QooJa -RMMiutiU Mmi
Until the season is over to buy your
rainy day wearing apparels. Get the
worth Of your money by 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.
Froitfhtintr anil passen(rers to all parts
of the Interior. General Trucking
fcJd. Wood, - Proprietor
MeKinley St.* Valdez
Ifcup Hotel
"SEATUC
C//AS. PERPY, MGJf.
THE BEST or EVEPYTtllNG
in the heart or THicnr ■,
135RDOHsWlmBmt-50SunuRDaMS
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
G.EOROe SEXTON,
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Scwamd, Alaska
FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
AT
DOUGHERTY & FERGUSON
PHONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmers
Funeral Directora
148 GEO. ROBBINS, Mfr.
Steam Heat Electric Ligbta
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Room* All Modern Conveniences
G o o d Tlir OlirrrT Good
Goods J flL Dull L S Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and ¥ ¥ Tll/ID I7D and Building
Puget Sound LUlVlDllilV Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
Fairbanks 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, Regal* EL SIDELO, Senators, Millionaires
SMOKECRAFT, Rein* Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
0
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
We do a
general
Banking
Business
SBLUM & €>
— 'HCOWPOWATPO
BANKERS
C A F? ■ T A _ $ 200.0 0 0
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
departnent
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Certificates ot Deposit