Valdez Daily Prospector
PUBLISHED BY THE
Prospector Publishing Co.
TERM It
One Dollar per Month: Twelve Dollars per Year
WEDNESDAY, JULY 3, 1012.
Democratic Ticket
For President—
WOODROW WIL80N.
For Vice-President—
TH08. R. MARSHALL.
For Delegate to Congress—
ROBERT W. JENNINGS.
LAWS SINUOSITIES.
Lawyers arc reported puzzled
over a Supreme Court decision,
announced, and if it gives I lie lay
public a headache trying to un
derstand it, it need not cause
wonder. A promoter living in
New York and a promoter living
in Massachusetts promoted a
mining and smelling company,!
and while they held ils stock sold
In it properly at enormous pro
lils. They then sold I ho slock lo
1 h•» public, bnt when (lie "inno
cent" stockholder-* discovered
I ho profits rcaiied by (he pro
moters, 11it was ordered in the
Now York courts to recover the
m<>ney for Ihe cnnipany. The
New York courts decided that tlmj
company <*<»i11«I nut recover, and
in 1008 the United Stales Su
preme Court <>f thai day uph.'ld
Ihe decision.
Subsequently a similar suit
was entered in Massachusetts.
The Bay state courts decided for
Ihe company, contrary to the New
York decision upheld by the I'nit
«il States Supreme Court and the
Massachusetts decision was ap
pealed to Ihe supreme federal
tribunal on the contention that
the Massachusetts courts were
controlled by I lie "full faith ami
credit" clause of thai "full faith
and credit shall be given in each
state to Ihe public acts, records
and judicial proceedings of every
oilier stale." This was Ihe only
question before Ihe Supreme
Court which decided that I be
promoters must pay over lo Ihe
company under Ihe Massachu
setts decision Ihe sum of Sl,_i
100,000 willi interest. or *-,5oii._ >
000.
Since M.ms Ihe Supreme Court!
it 11111si be i*«*111<*n11»«*i*«mI has been J
virlualK made over, live new
justice.-, having been appointed, i
This ir.o-sl ruling is calculated I
t«i jar Ihe promoting business loj
ils I'oiiuda I ions. Wlial is there
left lo encourage enterprises il
Ihe euormoiis prolils made in Ihe
process of promotion are lo be
turned over lo |he stockholders?
If the lawyers are puzzled, Ihe
promoters must be paralyzed.
THE ANTI-TREATING LAW.
Much interest will he attracted
lo I 1ip efforts of the police au
I Imril ics Id en force Tacoma's
ant i-lreal ing law, I In* constitu
tionality of wliirh has been up
held hy I he SI ;i le Supreme ('on rl.
The law has been a dead-letler
for many moon*, pending a de
rision of I lie lesl cases.
KfTorls have been made in
mhny stales and rilies lo enforce
Mich laws, hul Hie result has nev
er hcen satisfactory, chiefly he
cause puhlic sentiment has not
been sirong enough behind the
measure. The sent imenl against
treating usually rests with thrive
who do not pafroni/.e the insti
fulioiis in which treating is pop
ular.
II is worlh while, however, lo
have the attempt made to en
force the law. No law or ordi
nance should he allowed to be
come or remain a dead-leller. If
a law cannot be enforced, deter
mined effort to cnforce it will
result in its repeal. The mili—
Ircaliim law, like other dead-let
ters, should be cither enforced or
repealed,—Tacoma Tribune.
EDITORIAL NOTE8.
Champ f'.lnrk knows who liil
Hilly Patterson.
Wilson niul Marshall make a
strong pair In draw to.
Un»lcrwoo<l says ho is going I"
support Wilson; so is pvory Term
or rn I. Why not?
Marshall wires his congratula
tions to Wilson. It is now up to
the New Jersey man to congrat
ulate himself in having such a
strong running mate.
The political insurrectos have
broken out in Nome since Billy
Gilmore's departure.
So Col. Watterson thinks Tod
dy is a devil. That is hell, and
the Colonel knows it.
Eighteen prize lights on the
Fourth of July doesn't sound
much like a sane Fourth.
Evidently Teddy will refuse to
place his sign of approval on the
Democratic nomination.
The Alaska delegates to the
national convention did them
selves proud. They proved their
loyalty to Clark and yet led oft'
in the final slump to Wilson.
The past two weeks of lire
works in hicago and Baltimore
lias been more than sufficient for
any Fourth of July, so we may
expect tomorrow t«> be a sane
Fourl h.
<Seo. Baldwin will not It'll his
audiencc tonight that a vole for
Wirkershani is a tacit endorse
mi'iil of Roosevelt's policy re
garding Alaskan affairs. To re
turn Wiekershani to Congress as
a deciple of Roosevelt is to t<• 11
the people of Ihe stales that we
are prosperous under our pres
ent system of non-net ion and
conservat ion.
The strongest argument offer
ed for the re-election of Jud^c
Wiekershani is his indefatigable
efforts to abolish the road com
mission and save the money an
nually spent on Alaska roads and
trails, to the general govern
ment. Men who earn their liv
ing by labor will not feel the
abolishment of Ihe commission,
as there is always plenty of work
to be bad at remunerative wages.
If I ho citizens of the Ileserva
Ii<hi will guarantee u<> 1 I » inter,
lore Wiili exist iug arrangements
legardinv I he red light dislric:
*\r beli2ve lln? local n Avers llial
be can ho prevailed upon to re
lease Delegate Wiekersham fro. i
his promise no| to extend the
corporation limits of the munic
ipality. Without such an under
standing on the part <>f Ihe in
hahitanls of the Reservalion,
.1 inlfJTt* <>. 1'. Iluhhard will con
1 in in* to act as delegate to Con
gross in this particular mall ■•r.
Take nine parts public money
ami one part opportunity. Fla
vor sirMiigly willi a taste for high
life. Add a dash of oblivion to
consequences, ami sprinkle lib
erally with I lie wiles of abandon
ed women. Shake together in
nlI—niglil revels and joy rides.
1'onr through the sieve of bad
nssoeiations to remove any par
ticles of character or conscience
which may he left and lloal a
sprig of inevitable exposure on
lop as garnish. This is the fa
mous Consequence Cocktail now
heing enjoyed in the for.miiosI
penitentiaries of the land.
EMPIRE DRILL TO
WORK ON KENAI
( Continued from page 1)
The syndicate will place an
Empire drill on the ground in
charge of an expert, who will
leave Seattle with the drill on the
2'.111 and will thoroughly drill the
ground.
In addition lo I lie Towle ground
which consists of I (»() acres I he
syndicate have taken ground he
longing lo llatchey and associa
tes, which lie® alongside of Ihe
Towle ground. Halchey and Tom
Towle have been prospecting Ihe
ground all spring nud from the
results obtained are sure that
Ihe work of the drill will only
serve lo show up how rich Ihe
deposit is, and believe that there
is no chance for Ihe deal lo fall
through on account of a lark of
values.
OLD 8TEAMER
QOE8 ASHOnE
While I»«• iijfr lowed tip Conk in
lei bv I he Fieri lift, 11»»» old slern
wheeler Jim? Mull hews mine very
near foundering, but Ihc steamer
succeeded in drugging Ihe linlk
inlo Ship creek harbor, where il
was cut adrift and was washed
ashore. On board I ho Matthews
were several cases of gasoline for
inlef boat* and ofher supplies,
but Ihe loss Is not great. The
launches on tho Inlet, however,
will he inconvenienced by a
^horlflgn of gasoline.
Valdez Real Estate.
If you have a house to rent
list it with the Valdez Real Es
tate Agency, Wall street.
Salvr.tor beer, a special home
brew, on draft at all places.
TOM MAGILL
GENERAL UPHOL8TEIIER
AND CARPET LAYER
At V. B. & M. G. Phone 8
SHAMPOOING and MANICURING
Well Groomed Ladies and Gentle
men Appreciate My Service*.
Private bath room for ladies.
Corna Removed, Without Pain, $1.00
SENORITA IMENDEZ
Phone 185 Wall St.
THE MAJESTIC
AMUSEMENT CO.
. H. G. DAVIS, Mgr.
Complete change of program on
Sunday, 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.
LA TOVC11E & PECK. Mom.
Office Smythie'i Tailor Shop I'hooe 102
Service to AU Parti of Town. CalU Answered Promptly
Basinets Confidential
House and Carpet Cleaning
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Rkpoktb on Minkb
Patknt Surveys
Qknkbml. Minino EnaiNmmmno
'Pmourn No. »os
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Ties- Phone. Itt»
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
>X.B.
Meet every Tuesday evening nt H o'elocU in
Kairic Hull All members requested t° at
lend I). H. SL.KKM. ArtleChlef
Valdes Lodge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications Hrst Wednesday io
each month in McKinley Hull. Visitors always
welcome.
James II. Patterson..\V. M
C. C. Reynolds. Sec
1.0.
O.F.
Vlsitintr and local Odd Fellows arc re
quested to register their mime with the
Valdez Odd Fellows' Club. Regular
meetings. Ilrst and third Monday.
Call on P. S. HUNT. Secretary.
FOE
VAT.DK/. AKKIE No. 1871
Meet every Friday, 81». m. Eairle Hall
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but best materials used.
FRESH BREAD DAIIA
All kiuritt of Caken, Pies, etc.
made to order
WOOD A. HENRICH, Propi.
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospector* Supplies
FraaH Goodt»Rea*onabla Pric«»
rm:T U R S
Mi,VII LAN FUR & WOO! CO*
Til N \ IMH I'« . "Hi s «,
Wll If E FVMl II LA lift
p
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SHOW YOUR COLORS
Decorate your place of business for the Fourth
We Have a Complete Line of
FLAGS AND BUNTING
and Decorating Supplies
Also Decorate Yourself
With one of our Stylish Suits
PRICES $ 12.50 to $35.00
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Copper River
Draying Co.
Frelttlilint; and passengers to all parts
of the interior. General Trucking
fckl. Wood, . - Proprietor
McKinley St.* Valtlez
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It UP flOT]
SEATTLE
CffAS. Pemy, mop.
THE BEST Or EVEDYTHINd
IN THE HEART OF THE CITY
135RoOMSWlTHttoTH-50StHHll?OOMS
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop.
strictly first class
Fourth Ave Seward, Alaska
FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
AT
DOUGHERTY & FERGUSON
PHONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Emhalmers
Funeral Directors
pfcn* 148 GEO. ROBBIN3, Mgr.
Steam Heat Electric Lights
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms All Modern Conveniences
Good TUr niirrrT Good
Goods I nt DUrrtl Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and ¥ ¥ TlV^Ol713 an^ Building
Puget Sound w IVlljIliIV Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Delivery
Ingram & Bush Dealers °
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
INTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regal* EL SIDELO, Senator*, Millionaires
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delnjonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENT A, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
We do a
general
Banking
Business
S'BLUM & <S
— INCORPORATED —
BANKERS
C A PI T A L $ ZOO. CCO 0/
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Int&vst on Time Certificate* et Dep—it.