Valdez Daily Prospector
PUBLISHED BY THE
Prospector Publishing Co.
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ne Dollar per Month: Twelve Dollars per Year
SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1912.
PUBLIC CONSCIENCE.
Public conscience is an ex
pression of those things which
the public feels it should do, just
as private conscience is the guide
of action for the individual. The
pulse of public conscience may be
well felt in the laws that are on
the statute books; it may bo bet
ter fell in enforcement of those
laws. Public sentiment may work
a long time before it finds expres
sion on the statute books, and the
laws may be long on the statute
books before they become effect
ive, there may be a' minority of
I he people who y«*L feel that their
rights are being trampled upon,
although the public conscience
may decree that these so-called
rights arc rights to do things det
rimental to public welfare and
public morals.
rite recent forced discontinua
I i«• 11 of I he series of prize fights be
ing given in Taeoma under (he
name of athletic ronlesls is an
example of the outworking of pub
lie conscience. Although men may
no| see why I hey may not bruise
each olher for I lie sake of win
ning prizes, public conscience de
crees Iliiil such a performance is
del ri menial lo public morals, audi
fiiunciafes I hat opinion in a law
prohibiting the charging of en
trance fees and I he hanging of
prizes which make such liphls
po«..iblc.
The public conscience regard
ing the so-called social evil has
taken an advanced stand by the
enunciation of a law prohibiting
all official recognition of the vice,
although many persons express
the opinion that public practice
cannot be made lo conform to
public conscience in this respect.
The quickening of public con
science has been shown here and
there in laws prohibiting prize
fights, lotteries, gambling and re
stricting the sale of liquor, etc.,
just as it was previously shown
in the prohibition of the white
slave (rafTic in the civilized coun
1 ries.
In Taconia, the public con
science was aroused by the evil of
I he treating habit among young
men, and public opinion of thej
evil was crystalizcd in a law which
has not, since its passage, receiv
ed the same support of public
opinion.
Public sentiment is now thor
oughly aroused by fearful ar
raignments of modern industry on
account of the low wages paid lo
girls, who are thereby driven from
the paths of virtue, and public
conscience is attempting lo find
expression in minimum wage laws
and oilier reguallions.
One of the chief virtues of such
laws is thai they help lo ..land
ardize and gautrc public moral
opinion. They do not always,
however. efTeel Ihe reforms for
which they are framed, and they
require constant vigilance to se
cure their en forc^men I .—Taconia
I.cdger.
WINE PATENT RULING.
Tlii- ;i|>|>11<*;iI i• >ii of I h«> KasI Ti
fnnii' Consolidated Mining com
pany, of I'lab, for patent to ils
mining claims, has been * I «"• n i # •«I by,
the land department of I h«* IJ. S. j
government on (ln> grounds Ibnf
I hi* properly * i f the company lias
nol been developed fo such an ex
tent Ibal if i* a producing and
paying mine. This decision simply
moans Ibal, boreaflor, no titles
will pass from Ihn government. lo
I,be claim bolder, unless il fan bo
shown Ibal ibo properly in ques
tion is on a producing and proflt
making basis; a condition only at
tained aflor years of development,
and Ibo expenditure of a large
amount of money.
This kindergarten and idiotic
decision by the land department
has stirred mining circles from
cooler to circumference. In our
opinion il is idiocy unromparable
ami could only omonale from gov
ernment officials whose slate of
mentality should bo investigated
by a board of lunacy, and who
have progressed so far in senile
decay as to make them objects of
sympathy, if not ridicule, of the
country at largo.
If this decision is allowed to
stand it will be a constant men
ace to the mining industry; it will
discourage prospecting and claim
location; for if this is the real at
titude of the government, the
prospector may hesitate to stake
a claim for fear that some wild
eyed and presumptive department
official will declare the location
invalid because the croppings do
not carry $20 gold pieces already
coined; and the claim owner will
be loth to carry on development
when the wise ones in Washing
ton are to be the judges of what
constitutes a promising piece of
mining ground, and whether or
not it is good judgment to go
furlher in the search for payable
ore bodies, the existence of which
are indicated by the presence of
seams and stringers, small sur
face values and hungry croppings.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The mosl noticeable part of the
Roosevelt bandwagon is I lie lon
guo.
If a man can't make good al Ilie
bottom lie can't make good al the
top.
Now comes the report that the
Republican party in Georgia is
split in two. Poor fellow!
The politician is about I ho on
ly individual who escapes penally
for failure to keep his promises.
The great reformer Thomas \V.
Lawson is no more, lie is just
an ordinary stock gambler again.
No eclipse of the sun this year.
Nevertheless several' "favorite
{•oils" are tpiile slire to lie eelipsed.
There's a mighty hig dilVerence
between having folks laugh with
you and having them laupli at
you.
II is not necessary in these days
for a man to keep a cow. If he
owns a good cow *he will keep
him.
Colonel Roosevelt is allowing
the impression to get abroad that
he is in favor of the recall into
ofTice.
The. king of Abyssinia offers to
sell his title and job for $200,000.
Don't all speak at once for this
great bargain.
The Watorbury (Conn.) Repub
lican advises its readers to vote
for Taft, pray for Roosevelt and
bet on Wilson.
Washington reports indicate
that the department of justice is
still determined to put tlie bath
tub trust into hot water.
While men are usually liberal
in I heir commendation of a good
loser, the fact remains that a good
loser is generally a poor winner.
Chauneey Depew, over in Paris,
is giving out daily interviews pre
dicting President Tafl's re-elec
tion. Mr. Depew is just as big
a joker as ever.
Many of the towns and cities of
I lie United Stales boast of fine
streets, but the best of them make
poor educational institutions for
I he boys of the country.
A fioriiinn aeronaut says he
(Minks it would be safe to sail
across Hip Allanlic. lie js safe so
long as lie confines his nplivitips
I«» f11i11kink of Hip pxploil.
A man lias Iippii nrrpslpd in
f5|pyp|and (in Hip charge of steal
ing $118 worth of hnl|pr and eggs.
Chanccs arp Itial af Ilia! Iip slolp
enough for a <*f|iiarp meal.
Anyway, nonp of Hip Rppnbli
can aspirants for Ihe prpsidpnlial
nominal ion has yp| hepn handi
capped by the announced snpporl
of Senator Stephenson of Wiscon
sin.
II is just possible Ilia! Colonpl
Roosevelt did not carp much about
Ihe presidential nominal ion un
til some of th* administration Re
publican* Ir>|f| him hp could not
have II.
A Npw York congressman has
demanded an investigation of Hi?
sausage industry. His arguments
on Hip subject Indicate lhat hp
bplipvps Ihe sausage industry is
going lo the dogs.
The railroads have already an
nounced lhat they will give ro
duccd rates in the spring to west
bound travelers, which will, of
course, increase Ihe passenger
traffic in that direction.
THE MAJESTIC
H. C. DAVIS
Complete Change of Pro
gram Tuesday, Thursday
and Sunday
One Show Week Days' - - 8 P. M.
Two Showa Smdiys 8 ud 9:15 P. M.
Somebody
With Money
always has been found to
"back" a good plan, a
good idea, a good busi
ness venture or a good
mining prospect-other
wise a good many of to
day's successful business
enterprises would still be
mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the
introductions of the man
with the idea, the man
with a prospect or busi
ness t<> tlie man with (Ik*
dollar.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
Launches and Lighters
For Sale, Rent or Charter
Weekly service to'lEllamar
Landlock and Fidalgo
Capt. D. E. MORRIS. City Dock
SHAMPOOING and MANICURING
Well Groomed Ladiea and Gentle
men Appreciate My Services.
Private bath room for ladies.
Corn* Removed, Without Pain, $1.00
8ENORITA MENDEZ
Phone i85 Wall St.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
VALOMZ. ALASKA
ftmPORTS ON MlNBB
Patknt Sumvmva
(mmnbbal Mining Bnoinkkrino
Pmonb No. ios
F. BUTTERWORTH
'Civil Engineer and'
,U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Res- Phone. Ifl9
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