Valdez Daily Prospector
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One Dollar per Month: Twelve Dollars per Year
WEDNESDAY, JULY 31, 19i 2.
Democratic Ticket
For President—
WOODROW WILSON.
Tor Vice-President—
THOS. R. MARSHALL.
For Delegate to Congress—
ROBERT W. JENNINGS.
ILLITERACY AND STATISTICS.
The queer little man in Dickens
who had as a burden of his re
frain through life, "Figures can't
lie," fount! in the end that they
could at least be misleading and
lie had never delved into census
reports either! From the census
reports one set of statisticians
gather (lint the" percentage of
children of school ago in our
schools today is less than it was
ten years ago and draws a hor
rible fear of increasing illiteracy.
Another set declares that the av
erage of attendance is far great
er-Ilia! I lie seeming loss is occa
sioned by the fart that previous
statistics were inaccurate and
thai I he present lists are very
complete and cites the fact that
compulsory education has been
s<> extended Hint tin* proportion
of children in schools must be
greater.
Perhaps il was somewhat eon
luseil by these various interpre
tations of plain iigures who began
the pleasant task of looking ov
er old town and state records of
a century and more ago to coun
teract the depressing fact that in
Ibis land of free schools there is
still almost forty per cent of il- '
literacy. This hopeful investiga
tor found that a century ago many
a man holding property and even 1
ofTice and deemed a person of sub- 1
sialic in his community was oblig- \
ed lo sign deeds with his"inark"j"
or witness papers by the same il-j
literati' sign. From this invest i-j
gat ion and its figures 11n* worker J
deduces two conclusions, viz:i.
Thai if tlir prominent eiti/.tMi of|
a century ago could not. write it 1
is probable that very few indeed
of his less successful brethren
could do so. and. secondly, since!
seldom a paper nowadays is wit-j'
nessed by a mark. I lie percentage j'
of illiteracy j-» far less Ihail form-*'
erly.
Statistics are delight fully likej
theology, a ureal comfort to be-!'
lievers and capable of countless!'
inlerprelal ions.
TREATY VOIDABLE.
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Hnnni* Tji>I«m\ l'»• i*iiii• i* minister!
10 Spa in, and ;i writer "I i 111 «• i*n a - !,
limial law. |)111»1 i^)i<• <I mi opi'ii lei— |
I • • i* €-«»i• I «• 11<I i nvr i luil I In* I lay- L
1 *si111!•••'!"•»I«• Irealv is v«»iilsilu'-i
can>e <«| Hi.- ^ilnali'in arising «• 111 j1
nf l?anaina'< dinjr lilt* canal
/!• it.' In I• 11• I'11i 1 «»<I Stales.
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"There is in» room fur liair
i
splilliny i>m 111 a I point,' writes (
Mr. ' I" a > I«»i *. "Williin I lie canal
/.111h■ Ihi' 1'niI(•«I Slalrs is sovop-'i
fipn l*i 11* purposes i»r i n I <*1*11111 inn
a I law . I'mler I In- law il is well ,'
^••11 li'il Dial a I real v heroines
voidable. iinl void, whenever a
rliaiiKi' lias l<ik«'ii place in I lie
T111111 a 11 m • 111 a I conditions existing 1
al I ln> I iiiii< il was made."
Tin' writer «|nn|es Hall. I lie j'
Kimlisli authority mi m^riinl inn
al law in support nf Mial ronton- '
linn.
Mr. Taylor refer** In Russia's
repinlialimi in IH70 r»f certain pnr
Ijfins «»f ilie irealv nf Paris relat
ing In I ho Ulaek sea ami contends
11 set a precedent upon which the
fulled Stales may ad. In con
clusion llie writer contends in
pari:
"We must fake I lie linn *lnnd
ninler I lie well defined principle f»f
flic internalimial law as proinul
ualed liv the Hussian precedent in
1870. flial afler there has hceii
nn essential change in llie condi
tion* existing al llie lime the
Irealv was made il heroines void
able. in |hat way we can justly
lifl the rpic-dimi out of the do
main nf llie international arhifrn
I inn where We could never ohfain
a fair hearing, into llie domain of
diplomatic negotiation will) Oreal
Mrilain where we will he sure lo
receive fair and friendly consid
eration."
EDITORIAL NOTES.
The Colonel's red bandana may
confuse the Socialists.
Teddy says he is ready to touch
off the Are works in Chicago.
How can the Prohibitionists
possibly support a "full ticket?"
Even Alaska offers a varied as
sortment of politics, some with
mud and some without.
The heavy advances in the price
of stock has brought Torth no quo
tations in the price of bolts.
We opine Col. lloosevelt knows
more about the high price of pri
maries than he does of living.
-
California standpatters are now
calling themselves progressives.
What is there in a name anyhow?
A Chicago preacher is planning
a church "for women only." Bet
ter have a woman preacher then.
Judging from the number of
"with regrets" there are a few
governors who de ire to continue
serving fho dear people.
The difference between Judges
Archibald and llanford was that
I he former was too wide-awake
;md I lie laller loo sleepy.
Kansas, il is said, loads I lie
A'nrld in I he number of wind mills,
but there's one at Oyster Bay
Ail jell oul-fops I hem all.
Is I lie National Progressive
parly called I lie lliird parly in I
lionor ill' Iln> ratio in which I hey!
will ciMile under the wire?
The fact (hat Japan has no
swear words oilier than "bora"
(fool) probably accounts for the
silence of their base ball fans.
The Republicans who decry the
.bird party movement so loudly
lave evidently overlooked the fact
hat they were once a third party.
There are many people in Val
ley. who would like to know how
nany Wickershani votes were
nade with George Baldwin's
[>200.
Mr. Roosevelt promises thai he
vill have no sleam roller al his
••invention, having seen before
land that no aiiti-delcgalos were
decled.
Not all aphorisms are true, for
nslance it is said no two things
ire alike. Is there any dill'ereuce
m'I ween a coward and an auony
nons wriler.
The Prohibitionisls announce
bill they can win this year if
hey can only beat Governor Wil
iini. That's ju*1 the way Presi
lenl Tall and Gol. Roosevelt feel
i b< hi I if.
Two of the candidates for pros
dent of Panama withdrew jusl
lefoje |lie voting bewail, thereby
<avin^ themselves I lie humilia
ioii that is coming lo Mr. Tafl
II November.
II lonk S'iiator I.a l-'olhilo I.
•oo words in which to express his
•pinion of llonscvell, when any
dandpaller can d«» if in three
vords and say more, which goes
• • show I hat Republican progres
sives are prolix.
Fairbanks politicians do not
ake kindly lo the appointmcnl of
i Nome man lo the bench of (he
nterior metropolis. If I In* Fair
milks politicians would stand pat
'or a few moments maybe they'll
ic in on the deal.
THE HIGH WATERS
WASH OUT ROADS
Hoavy Rains Along Tanana Wash
Out Bridges and
Culvorts
llrnvy mill* in I In* np|»i»r Tim
nnn hnvp rnn.m'VI ninny hriflws In
lie wn.Hluwl mil, nrrnrriinff I" Frocl.
Clinton, llio frrinhlcr. Clinton
Klnrlrwi from hore nbnul n week
nr<» f'»r Hirhnrrison wilh n lonrl of
fmitfhl, bnl when ho r'onrhed Hnn
ner creek he found that the bridg<
a 100-foot structure, had been
washed out by the heavy rains am
the goods had to be ferried across
Clinton says that the tributary
slreams to the Tanana are the
highest that he has seen them for
years. The smallest creeks were
raging torrents and the Tanana
itself was well over its banks. The
freighter says that the Salcha ifl
still running fuller than at any
time this season, although the
other streams are gradually re
ceding.
The culverts over Canyon creek
were also washed out, as were
many smaller ones along the way.
Along with Clinton came Com
missioner Griffin, of the upper
Tanana settlement. Concerning
mining activity in that vicinity,
the judge stated that all outfits
were busy and that more placer
work was being done on Tender
foot creek this season than at any
time for many years. In addition,
Commissioner Griffin stated there
were a number of quartz pros
pectors in the field, probing for
ledges at Ihe head of Tenderfoot
creek.
About §2,000 damage was done
!o the government road between
Richardson and Fairbanks by the
recent cloudburst, mostly by
washing out culverts and small
bridges.
Salvator beer, .1 special home
brew, on draft at all places.
Handsome oak folding hod,
springs, niallross and pillow.
Host over $50; soil fen* $20.
Soo in window of Fraclioil.
Ask Dr. Daggelk
Launches and Lighters
For Sale, Rent or Charter
Weekly service to Ellamar
L&ndlock and Fidalgo
Capt. D. E. MORRIS. City Dock
SHAMPOOING and MANICURING
Well Groomed Ladies and Gentle
men Appreciate My Services.
Private bath room for ladies.
Corns Removed, Without Pain, $1.00
SENORITA MENDEZ
Phone 185 Wall SI.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
VaLOKZ. ALASKA
RmRonra on Minks
Patent Surveys
Genesal Mining Enone erino
'Phone No. io^
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civi) Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing !<«•*. Phono. 1«>
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