Valdez Daily Prospector
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THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 1912.
Democratic Ticket
For President—
WOODROW WIL80N.
For Vice-President—
TH08. R. MARSHALL.
For Delegate to Congress—
ROBERT W. JENNINGS.
WHERE WE ARE BEING JOBBED
Strange things are happening
these days. Since Judge Wiek
ersham's visit to Cordova last
summer the Cordova Alaskan has
ceased its bitter attacks upon him,
in fact it has a good word for our
delegate every now and then. Lat
er Delegate Wiekersham intro
duced in Congress a hill appro
priating $100,000 for the erection
of a federal building in the rail
road town and lias bc.Mi working
hard to secure its passage. In the
meantime the marshal's office
here has heen asked hy the De
parliiient «»f .Tusliee t«» estimate
I he amount oT floor spare needed
in the proposed structure for liis^
office and those of the other oITi-i
cials which tends to show that
there is a preconcerted movement
to remove the seal of civil gov
ernment for the Third division
from Vahlez to Cordova, with the
aid and consent of Delegate Wiek
ersham. When Steve Birch came
here recently he was met at the
wharf by George E. Baldwin, inj
whose company he kept during
his stay here and with whom he
kept company on the steamer re
luming to Cordova, th3 two be
ing inseparable during the voy
age.
Now, in Cordova town nothing
is done for the public interest
without first consulting Steve
Birch. Immediately following the |
Cordova trip. Mr. Baldwin re-j
turned here, arranged his pri-j
valt* business nml liiinsolf:
awav to the copper country toj
campaign in the interest of James j
Wiekersham, giving out the in-(
formation lliat he was escaping;
from any further participation inj
polities. Both he and Steve Birch,
have been in the. copper country,
together and are! to all appear-1
nnccs, carrying out ii prcconceiv-J
ed program to help in the elec- j
lion of Delegate Wiekersham.
II will also he remembered that ;
when Delegate \\ icKershani l«i.->l (
left Vahlez. upon his arrival inj
Seattle, he made a speech in I he J
Aiclic club1, in which he said he
would lay aside all his aniniosi-j
ties, stop lighting and devote his!
time in attempting to pass con
structive legislation for Alaska.)
At the lime his speech was bailed,
with delight by the Seattle pa-j
pers. who presaged an era of;
prosperity for the north. Since j
that date the Wiekersham papers j
have slopped all unkind allusions
to Mr. Birch. The pro railroad j
papers have stopped asking
"Where is Steve llirch?" Jimging
from the fact that Delegate James
Wiekersham has never done aj
single thing for Vahlez. a eoui-j
111 u 11 ity which gave him its unit
ed support, and is now attempt-)
jug. or at least abetting in the re-j
jnoval of the federal olTices from
tlii* city to Cordova, the home of
his former arch enemies, leads us
to believe that I here is truth in
(he rumor which gained currency
last summer that Wiekersham
and the (iuggeiiheinis had buried
the bloody shirt and in the future
would not cross each other in im
portant matters.
We would ask the voters of Val
dez where they come olT in the
deal between Wiekersham and the
sponsor of the railroad town?
Those who cannot see through the
transparent duplicity of our del
egate are in sad need of the ser
vices of an adept optician.
THE WORLD, THE FLE8H AND
THE DEVIL.
'"This \v»»rM rnn be us Inrw* as
"•in1 makes il, and we eerlaiiily
rannol make il very largo up here,
we have not I he material I" bufTd
wilh, nor Ihe foundation to builrl
on."-Nome Nugget.
Tho writer evidently is as
much at sea in his philosophy as
he is in his English. Had he
stopped wilh the first thought ex
pressed, without any qualifica
tions, he would have said some
thing worth remembering.
Life is what we make it, as the
world we live in is exactly what
we have builded. No matter
whether we live in the arctic, tem
perate or torrid zone, the quality
of our lives depend almost wholly
upon ourselves. In any Alaska
community we can pick such as
sociates as we wish and in I heir
company we can progress or go
backward.
Books are as easily obtainable
in Alaska as elsewhere; conditions
of health better lhan In most
places. The mental attitude of
the Nugget writer is warped, and
touches strongly of disloyalty to
Alaska in general and Nome in
particular. Either the Nugget is
lacking in responsibility to the
people of Seward peninsula or
else Nome is peopled by men and
women imbued with feelings akin
to those of the editor of the Nug
get.
Several years residence in the
Seward metropolis has taught us
that the mentally dyspeptic writ
er does not reflect the sentiment
of the people, whose mouthpiece
he is presumed to be. The peo
ple of Nome, like those of other
Alaskan communities, have learn
ed to like this northland, and their
love for our beautiful summers
and invigorating winters, togeth
er with the natural lives led in the
north, is year by year wedding
them in closer bonds to a nature
undefllcd and a lift? unspoilt by the
artificial bars of a false society to
which we must submit on the out
side.
Tin* lark of a I'oundation to
build iipi hi is iKil a fault of Alaska
life, il is a weakness prevalent 111
lli«' slater. 8ociall>, wo may lack
monkey and dog dinners and re
ceptions, so do we slianis, hy
pocrisy and unnaturalness. We
have here the ground cleared, fig
uratively speaking, upon which lo
model the same society founded
by our pioneer forebears. We can
give our offspring health, a robust
manliness and a fair education,
without spoiling a good mechanic
or laborer to make a mediocre
professional man. The demands
of society arc not such as to com
pel us to put all our earnings on
our backs and to maintain such
establishments as lo keep us eler
naly in debt.
II looks much as if the editor
of the Nugget was tiring of the
simple life and is yearning for the
flesh pots of Egypt on a maximum
wage of ft 12 per.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
My, my, how the Colonel will
Iremhle when I hi' pissanls cross
his trail.
Pipe dreams by (••h'graph ap
pear to be a failing with some
iH'ai politicians.
The New York police depart
ment have an effective way of si
lencing disturbing witnesses.
If the Maryland passes us up
it will not be the Hrsl time we ha v.1
been jilted by the present admin
istration.
There are some people who at
tempt to write who appear to know
more about illicit wives (whatev
er that may mean' than they do
about virtue.
Probably I he New York police
lieutenant's knowledge of the ef
ficiency of the third degree has
something I** do with his willing
ness lo 'fess lip.
The Hull Moose herd appear to
be scattered pretty badly by Re
publican effort?. We hear'from
them in every state organizing for
Ili«: fnl1 elections.
Tho Alaska brand of Bull
Moose were evidently only needed
temporarily as rump contestant?.
With a convention r»f real, Iruly
delegates they am politely told to
slop outside.
As the eleelion approaches Hip
defeat «»f .Tamos Wickcrshani be
jcomes more eerlain. Willi bis
jburial in oblivion will again come
I ho day when progress will be
jfome I bo watchword ami material
I advancement, the slogan.
II is a self-evident fact thai
Delegate Wiekersham is more in
lenl upon avenging himself upon
Col. Richardson than lie is to helf
Valdez. Had ho ever evinced the
least interest in the welfare ol
this community-had he ever per
formed one act for its benefit, wr
might think differently.
There need be no fear but that
all of Wickershain's letters to the
Secretary of War opposing any
further appropriations for roads
in Alaska will be published if the
Prospector can obtain a certified
copy of the same from the mili
tary committee of the House, to
whom it has been referred. The
committee have been asked to for
ward such a copy.
Weather Report.
Barometric pressure 30.100
Temperature at 7 p. in...50
Maximum temperature... .53
Minimum temperature... . <i7
Mvan temperature 50
Precipitation 20
Cloudy, light Breeze N. E. Rain
during night.
E. M. BLADE, ODscrver.
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.
In the United States Commission
er's Court, ex officio judge in
Probate, Yaldez Precinct, Ter
ritory of Alaska, Third Judic
ial Division.
ion.
Louis Cainieia, deceased.-Notice
to creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the
undersigned administrators of the
estate of Louis Camicia, deceas
ed, to the creditors of, and all per
sons having claims against th3
said estate, to exhibit them with
the necessary vouchers, within
six (C) months aflcr the first pub
lication of this notice, to (he said
administrators at the office of C.
E. Bunnell, at Valdez, Alaska, the
same being the place for the
Itrnnsactiou of the business of said
estate.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this
1st dav (if August, 1912.
.TAMES FISH. 1
W. HI. CASWELL. .
Administrators of the Estate of;
Louis Camicia, doct'iised. j
First pub. Au^. I. 1912.
Last pub. Aug. 31, 1912.
Launches and Lighters
For Sale, Rent or Charter
Weekly service to Ellamar
Landlock and Fidalgo
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SHAMPOOING and MANICURING
Well Groomed Ladies and Gentle
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Private bath room for ladies.
Corn* Removed, Without Pain, $1.00
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