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MONDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1912.
CAPITAL VERSUS FATE.
Capital lias spent $.'10,000,000
drying to build ami maintain rail
-Toads from Ihe southern coast of
Alaska,, starling from three in
itial points other than the most
.northerly ice-free port in North
•America, the port favored li
nearly all competent engineers.'
who have studied I lie situation. j
Capital is often said lo lie Iim — ;
id, and it might as well he mi- I
xlerstood that capital is morel
often stupid than otherwise. As
sociation with large bundles of j
4ucre senilis In breed the fatuous j
^notion thai ils possessor knows j
^«rverything. When Ihe Copper |
Hiver & Northwestern was Until-|
Jy started from Cordova, I be de
cision was made by four New
Ufork directors, outvoting three
Alaska directors—Hawkins, Jar- I
wis and Birch, who favored Yal- j
^Whenever a railroad tried to!
"iwild out of Cordova, Katalla or|(
"Seward, the inhabitants of the ,
flavored town appointed the fu
dMral of Valde/. for the next seh
■4Mm, and Valde/. folks used to feel ,
*(nite nervous. The year 1910 |
-4was positively fixed for the death
"ihe glacier town."
Then fate, with unpardonable j
ijjjgrelspect for the wisdom and j
-•^mcrees of moneybags, exposed
-»bW deposits near Valde/. Pros- !
9*etors and miners got busy and j
sAave since revealed a gol l belt j
-**0 vast extent and apparently of j
9jhenomeiwil richness. Willi some !
Anip from capital that is will- '
-^inf to work without a permit I;
Citin Perkins, they are making'
j* mining district around Valde/..:
Kt lias not (tome on as fast as *
Aaman impalienee would like, but
~*t is coming as swiftly as <piarlz
-Void dislriets ordinarily develop, i,
Oopper milling is growing, loo.
The obseipiies have been in-i
olefin itely post polled. At I lie elee- j (
4i 11 two weeks ago Valde/ cast j
aalmost precisely I lie same nII111- j
*er of votes as Seward. Cordova, ;
«yak and Katalla combined. And :
4fce little mining camps adjacent '
.*© Valde/. cast one-lbin! as many I
mm the town.
Valde/. is well satisfied with I
Aerself and extends best wishes •
Jk> her little .«islcrs. hoping I hey!
soon grow bigger ami wear !
longer skirls.
HOMICIDES AND THE LAW. 1
Justice I >i,(',i.iirsc\ i.f I In- Mass
achusetts Superior I has fur
nished III** Aim-ririiii Prison as-j
sociatmn with some interest ing j
statistics «»f crime ami its pun- !
iRhrncnl llial r:iitin* ipicslion
wheth"r i • 11111 -11111»* ii i ilHi-r- ami i
whether our wlmh -*> >l cm of j
crimitiiil law enforcement is m»l •,
wrongl> l»aI ami iuipropcrl\ ex- j
eculetd.
The I ii tic,| Slalc>. according
to the official reports, has a I
yearly rale of ||H homicide* for J
«ach l.OOtt.oiiu of tin* population j
against less than 15 in Italy, h'ss
than !•'< in Canada, less I linn nine
in Grent Mrilnin ami less than
■five in (iermauy.
The roniparison hclweuu Xi'\v
York and l.omlon is striking, Lon
don, with a population of 7,000,
Q00, hiid hul 10 murders last
■year. Five of I lie murderers com.,
sriilted suicide ami len were con
victed n'"l HI her ? \*'t uled
committed lo an insane asylum
JFour escaped nrresl. New York,
on the other hand, had 110 homi
cides bill only 15 convictions re
sulted. Chicago had 202 killings
in the same yonr hul only one
was hnnged, 15 were imprisoned
and Ihe rest either no! arrested
or set free.
Thes" figures would indicate
t,hat the relative cerlninty of ar
Test and punishment has nlinost
^Ue4d a premium on crime in
Haw York, Chicago and other
large cities. In view of the rec
ord, foreigners should not be
blamed too severely for-looking,
upon the United Stales as a law
less country.
Little hope of reform iri this
direction can be" expected urilil
there is a radical change in the
methods of legal procedure in
criminal cases, by the limitation
of the power of the judges, the
establishment <>f more stringent
rules governing the admission of
evidence and the »liminatioii of
technicalities which have been
employed as a means of saving
criminals from deserved punish
ment .
CHECKING THE LAW'S DE
LAYS.
Tin* Supremo t'ourt of the
I'nited States has taken an im
portant step toward removing tin'
causes <»f popular complaint
against the judiciary in I his
country, by directing a sweeping
reform in the rules governing
equity proceedings iu the feder
al courts. Most of these rules
were copied from the Knglish
common law procedure and have
been practically unchanged since
Hi adoption of our const il ut ion.
I'mler the new rule, there will
lie a radical change in the man
ner of issuing an<| dually bear
ing temporary restraining or
ders and a desirable reform iu
I lie disposition of appeals uuide
mi lechiiicalities and immaterial
iMTors. The lower courts will lie
instructed to dismiss such ap
peal . instead of following prece
dents and ordering new trials i
upon them. -
'I'lif law's .It-lays have become
i positive scandal. particularly in
I In* federal courts, where I In* in_ -
<1 il til ion nf a suit lias usually 1
»een looked 111mm 1 as insui-iiik IiI —
igalion I hat would extend over
i period of years. Corporations N
une taken ad van I age' of tcchni- |
^alities and the methods of pro- |'
•edure to appeal their eases and
,vear oul llie oilier parlies to tin
litigation. The new order of the
;ourt will put an end to this prae
ice. '
It will be in order now for tin*
date courts to follow the exam- 1
ih1 of (lie highest judicial trib
unal and reform the methods of i
•ourt procedure to the end that
technicalities may be eliminated !
is ; eause for new trials and
«P"edy disposition made of I it i_
■ralion. When this is done there I
Aill In' a lessening of Hn> demand
Tor the recall of I li«» .judieiary and 1
i restoration of I lie' people's cou
lldence in the law and I lie ad- i
ministration of it by On* eourts. I
: j
New arrivals on Northwestern)
--coats. onc-pj<>ce dresses and)
•veiling ymvns at Harvey's Tog- j
1
- NovpmbQiv has-long-boon, a-bad
month for turkey in America. * It
seems to be that way in Europe
this 'year.
If there is a regular mail ser
vice to Bermuda /lov. Wilson
cant' escape as long as office
seekers can gel 2-eont stamps.
And Ecuador is ribbing up a
revolution right in the busy sea
sun. .lust like th". Prohibition
party trying to get attention in
polii ies.
Frank Munsey before elect inn
figured oul a Bull Moose victory,
but cautiously admitted that his
lignites "might be wild." lie is
eoufideut iif the wildness now.
A governor elected by lill votes,
insuring «i contest, will give Kan
sas a -.streak of jt*xeitcm'cnl -to
beat anything it has had since the
county seal lights of the eight
ies.
"Tile Public" observes that thu
Mull Moose "facility for finding
new folks to fool as fast as those
lie is through with have found
him oul must have some psy
chological reason."
If you want, all the news all th?
ime read the Prospector
1
Schedule for Launch Donaldson.
Fort Liscu'v. Alaok.., Aug. 2,
1912.—Olfiee of the Quartcrnias-1
Ler: •
Tlic following schedule for the;
aunch Lieut. C. V. Donaldson will I
ake efTect Monday, Aug. 5, 1912.1
Ml orders in conflict herewith arc
•evoked:
Leave Leave
Days— Ft. Liscum Valdez
iIonday8 ...8:15 a.m. 10:45 a in.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
Tuesdays ..8:15a.m. 10.45a.m.
2:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m.
5:00 p. m. 5:30 p. m.
>Vednesdays8:15 a. m. 10:45 a.m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
rhursday ..8:15a.m. 10:45a.m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
Fridays ...8:15a.m. 10:45a.m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
Saturdays .2:00 p. in. 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
Sundays, snch trips as may be or
dered.
. There will be no trips for the
aunch on the second and fourth j
Fridays each month, these days,
icing used to clean boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of
ibove will be made without no
ice, only to meet the emergen
ces of the service.
Ry order of Lieut.-Col. O'Ncil.
L. A. KUNZIO.
1st Lieut. 301 h Infantry, Qunr
master.
Now is
The
Time
To advertise. If buslnoss is quioi
invigorate it by bringing your
wares before the buyer. No mer
chant ever succeeded by cutting
down his advertising Just beoause
money tightened up a little. On
the other hand the merchant who
gets the money Is the one who
creates a demand for his wares
through the advertising columns
of the newspaper.
If you have something for sale
write up an advertisement telling
Its merits. We will bring It be
fore the people and are confident
It will bring results. Try It.
_• '■'! * Jfl"'"*• **
Amoving on Every Boat
Large Lines of
Holiday Goods
Watch For Our Announcement
r
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freighting anil passengers to all parts
of the interior. General Trucking
Wd. Wood,
Proprietor
McKinley St. Valdei*
tl«w Horn
SEATTLE
C/fAs. Perry, mop.
THE BrSTOrEYEPYTHIWj
IN TI1C HU®T OF TUCCTTT
135tooi<sWiTnBftTH-505mni8ooH3
good reasons
Tho mort progressive
store keepers all over tho
country use eleclricity for ;
lighting. Why toil?
Because
It makes a lighter store.
It is cleanly.
It gives less trouble.
Itdoes not pollutetheair.
It lenc's itsolf roadily to
any special decorative
effect.
It shows up colors to
good advantage.
T'hone for our expert to
talk It over with you.
ALASKA WATER, LIGHT k TEL. CO.
Steam Heat
Electric LigAu
THE COPPER BLOCK
FImIjt Furnished Rooms
All Modern Conveniences
Good
Goods
THE BUFFET
Good
Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and
Puget Sound
LUMBER Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right
W. M. FINICAL, Mgr.
Patronize a Home Industry
Phone 18
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited
Free Delivery
Ingram & Bush
Exclusive Cigar
Dealers
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
INTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regal* EL SIDELO, Senator*, Millionaire*
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
We do a
general
Banking
Business
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S-BLUM & <S
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BANKERS
C A Pi T A L f. 20 Q.OOO.°P
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest an Time Certificate* of Depaeit.