Valdez Daily Prospector
ritHMSIlKD By THK
Prospector Publishing Co.
TKIIVS
One Dollar i»rr Month: Twulve Dollars per Year
WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 1912.
ATTEND THE SERVICES.
11 would certainly appear I lie*
proper thing to do lo have the
school children altend Ihe funer
al services of Ihe late Dr.. ('a
micia. lie was one i»f our oldest
citizens and one who always held
Ihe interests of Valdez at heart.
Realizing the difficulties he had
!«» surmount in obtaining an edu
ration he expressed a wish that
his estate should go lo a library
to be established for Hie school
children of Valdez. As the heirs
of his estate, whatever it may be,
it would bit but titling that those
who were remembered by him in
his waning days, should renmin
bi* Ihe good old man, now that
he has gone to his denial rest.
MARTIN HARRAIS' FRIENDS.
MarUn llarrais' excuse lo llie
volcrs of Juneau for his candi
dacy on I lie rump Democrat io
ticket, is 1ml I lie beginning (»f
!lu» imi• I <»f a candidacy begotten
in (In* brains of a coterie of po
litical pirates lo sacrifice parly
ami individuals for their own ad
vancement. Wo believe Mi". llar
rais fold tin* IrnIli when lie said
In* came lo |ht> Yahlcz conven
tion willi lii.s own vole and those
of his proxies instructed for Jen
nings. lie has said as well, lhat
he did nol conic here willi po
litical ambitions and was not a
candidate for delegate until John
Moo, of Fairbanks' red light dis
trict, aided and abcltcd by O'Con
nor -«nd Franw. cajoled him into
boiling thf convent ion and foist
ing himself on lo the people as
an aspirant for a seat in con
stress. lb' and his co-laborers
knew full well they had no
.-landing in the parly. 1ml hoped
that by endorsing Mryan. to have
lhat element of Democracy . be
hind their ^atiie lo control Alas
ka politics. Frame and O'Con
nor have no| I lie faintest idea
thai llarrais will be elected; he
was selected because i| was
thought lie had money and money
is necessary L«» those who sleep
in hotels and eat in restaurants
and yet have no visible means
of support. II was a case where
in the bo|| stood l<> win and with
no chance to lose, as neither man
could possibly hope lit gain pref
erence in I lie regular organiz
ation. The Democracy of Alaska
know John Frame and William
O'Connor loo well |o place (hem
in positions of trust and prefer
ment. William O'Connor for
national commit lecmnn! John
Frame al the head of the terri
torial machinery of the party!
Ye Of »ds and lit lie fishes! Much
has been laid at the door of Dem
ocracy. but never thai. Mr. IJar
ra!:-. will come oul of this cam
paign a sadder, but a wiser, man.
He will have learned something
about politics and the class of
men who make a vocation of pol
itics ami iin avocation of real
honest toil, lie js now playing
(lie jjaine of "heads you w in and
tails I lose.''
FROM EXPERIENCE.
Apropos I lie resolution made
las| work by tlit* Alaskan In print
ffee news when il is news, SI roller
While, from Mis wealth or cx
porienoe as a purveyor of news
from Iln> "everglades of Florida
lo williin lln* shadow of the north
pole," has I lie following hil of
advice to offer:
"The Skagway Daily Alaskan,
having in several instances late
ly deferred Ihe publication of lo
cal news at Ihe request of I hose
concerned, only |o read Ihe same
news a day or Iwo Ial«*r in ex
chanRes. has made a resolution lo
I he effect lhaf horenftor II will
not only publish rumors thai sa
vor of news, valine suspicions,
'flashes.' and everything bronchi
fo ii \ in Dial lime honored * I. i I -
Me 11 i f*< I * roule.
"In Ihe HkIiI of c\'pi>rielice ex
tending from fhe Florida ever
glades lo within the shadow of
the norlh pole, wo advise the
Alaskan in all candor: Don't
„voii do if.
"Away down where Ihe yellow
jessamines unfold I heir delicate
petals in January lo Ihe sun
kissed zephyrs, where Ihe rose
and I ho orange blossom vie. in
distilling their perfumes, where
ihe sonorous snort of the ajliga
lor is wnflcd from whither to
whencr, the editor of tli«» Star,
then in the three-button cutaway
period of age and inexperience,
made a resolution similar In thai
of the Alaskan. . . . (Kxeuse
few of upward of a quart wliicli
the editor sheds every time his
thoughts revert to that benight
ed era of his youth).
That resolution was un
swervingly earried out for two
weeks, during whieh lime we were
I shot at nine times (three weap
'<iiis missed lire), horsewhipped
six :«ines, sandbagged four times,
received eighty-five threatening
(•'iters and were turned down
cold by half a dozen young ladies
to whom we were engaged.
"Don't do it, we say. No writ
er can do justice to himself when
he is compelled (o lay down his
pen in the midst of an editorial
on Tariff or International Trade.
Relations to pick bird shot out
of his legs with the office tweez
ers. Besides, it does not pay to
have your surface all scarrcd up
merely to satisfy morbid curiosity
for news. To this day when we
go swimming or strip for a prize
tight, we present a rough brok
en surface similar to that, of the
stale of North Carolina.
"To be on the safe side, news
should not be published until it
lias been both liar room and La
dies Aid talk for a week or ten
days. f!o and have a look at. the
! baby before mentioning the birth.
| We added to a family onre on re
port and a week later, on re
I cowring consciousness, the fig
ure* on the wall paper in that
j hospital ward looked like a liump
[ ty dnmpty circus.
"Publishing news is not. a
I mark of greatness. II is in j
j knowing what, not to publish.
'Therefore, Mr. Alaskan, you bad I
belter follow along Ihe old lines
news to your exchanges.
"Break tli.it resolution, if you
would preserve your system in
lacl and your surface unbroken."!
EDITORIAL NOTES.
II looks as it' Madero is doiim j
some 'intervening mi his own ac-|
count. \
Since yeslerilay California lias '
become an unimportant slate to J
tin; Taft people.
The Mexiean rebels have •
found that, there is a kick left in j
their government.
Tin' present wealhcr cmwli- i
lions compensate us for not liv-!
ing in 1 .os Angeles or San Diego, i
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Members of Ihe Baltimore con-J
venlion will see the latest in J
waistcoats when "Dude" l.ewis
presides.
Th*1 Northern Commercial
company is lighting R. W. Jen
nings. This is another boost for
the Juneau man.
The bearing of T. Roosevelt,
Jr., during his tlrst day on Wall
street, is described as modest.
.Blood will tell.
The Women's California Tafl
C.luhs must, like Teddy, have gone
back on the president, .judging
from, the press dispatches.
A half eaphi of the vintage of
InIrecently sold for fcJ.fiOfl.
Now Ihe reason fowl are kept so
long in cold storage i-» quite
clear.
Where there is life there is
hope applies lo Alaska Repuhli
| cans in view of Ihe Cordova Alas
I kan's kick against its "pea nut"
j politicians. An air of restored
! confidence was quile noticeable
among Iho federal brigade.
Inasmuch ns John Moo has
apologized U) I In* voters of Fair
banks for having politically as
sociated wilh William O'Connor,
il Is now tip lo O'Connor lo apol
ogize for having cnllahnrated
with Mr. Moo ami Iho public will
'rest satisfied.
Heavy sale* of copper have
[ hoen reporlod during Iho last
I Iwo day*, one of Iho largest of
j Iho soiling agencies having dis
I posed of r»,00n Inns al from 1 f»
! in |rt 1-8 cents a pound for
j eleelrolyl jc. for delivery in thirty j
I days. Spot coppof is scarce, and
j Iho hulk of Iho melal now hoing
• offered is for .Inly delivery.
The continued strength in Iho
copper issnos, especially Amal
gamated, adds In Iho holiof that
Iho price nf Iho melal will Jjo ad
vanced In seventeen cents with
in a cninparalivelv shnrl time.
In fact Ihore is nnt a producer
who is willing t«> say at llic pre*
onl. time just .where the prion of
th«; metal wilj slop. What tliey
fear is a runaway market. Cop
per is growing scarcer abroad.
Th«« fortnightly statistics issued
in London today show that the
slocks have decreased til tons,
while I ho visible supply has dc- !
i creased Til tons.
The launch B. F. M. brought
foiir of Hill Holmes' horses
from Columbia basin, where
they wore engaged in packing
supplies to the Mayfield camp.
THE MAJESTIC
AMUSEMENT CO.
H. G. DAVIS, Mgr.
Complete change of program on
8unday, Tuesday and Thursday
Week days one show at 8 p. m.
8undays 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 TOUCHE & PECK. Mgra.
OHice Smythie'* Tailor Shop I'hone 102
Service to AD Parti of Town. Calls Answered Promptly
Business Confidential
House and Carpet Cleaning
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Well Points.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Iron Pipe, Fittings.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. B. M.
VALOEZ. ALASKA
Reports on Minks
Patent Surveys
Qenesal. Mining Enoineerino
'Phone No. ioa |
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Oilier in Harrington llltlft.
on Water Front lies- l'hone. 1TO
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDE2 No. 10
A »B*
Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o'eloeU In
Ka+rle Hall All members re«|UeHte 1t° at- |
tend D. H. SI.KEM. ArticChlef
Valdes Lodge
No 168.
Free und Accepted MasonsT
(tegular Communications first Wednesday in
eiich month in McKinley Hull. Visitors always
welcome.
.Tames II. Patterson..W. M
C. C. Reynolds. Sec
1.0.
O.F.
Visiting and local Odd Fellows aro re
quested to reifister llielr name with the
Voldei 0«1(1 Fellows' Club. Keirular
meetings. first and third Monday.
Call on P. S. HCNT. Sccrctarv.
FOE
VALDKZ AKKIK No. 1971
Mpct every Friday, 8u.ro- KukIc Hall
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but h««t material* nsrfl.
FRESH BREAD DAIL\
All klrnln of Caken, Plea, etc.
made to order ;....
WOOD A HENRICH, Prop*.
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZ1NA, ALA8KA
General Merchandise
Miner* & Prospectors Supplies
Fmb Gm4i-Rmi»mM« Prk«i
FRESH EGGS
Do You Enjoy Elating Fresh Laid Eggs?
We have jnst started a Chicken
Ranch and will be able to supply
our customers with Fresh Eggs
EVERY EGG GUARANTEED
Our chicken ranch is located in our window
so see for yourself.
Copper River
Draying Co.
Kreiirhlinir and passengers i<> all parts
of the irueri ir. Ci-m-rul Truck iriif
fekl. Wood, - Proprietor I
i
I
McKinley St.- VaUlez j
|l«up Hotel
El/fiOPFAN
sarrur
CffAS. P£M?Y, MSJf.
THE BEST OF EVERYTHING
IN THE IfEAUT Or TBECflT ,
135Rmm$WmiBwH-50S>MHiliooHs
WhenJIn'Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop.
strictly first class
Fourth Ave Scward, Alaska
FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
AT
DOUGHERTY & FERGUSON
PHONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmers
Funeral Directors
PhonS 148 GEO. ROBBINS, Mgr.
Steam Heat E,ectric LigbU
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furm.hed Room. Al! Modern Conven.ence.
Good
Goods
THE BUFFET
Good
Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL. KINDS OF
Native and T ¥ 111/10171? ant^ building
Puget Sound Li U IVlDlLlX Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
the
Tairbanks 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 S1DELO, 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
S'BLUM & <S
— INCOR P O R AT E D —
CAPITAL $ 200.000.0?
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Iniereat on Time Certificate9 of Dep*ait.