Valdez Daily Prospector
I'lTIILISliKl> by tiik
Prospector Publishing Co.
TKKVS
One Dollar i>cr Month: Twelve Dollars ucr Year
SATI ItHAY. MAY 18, I «>l J.
EDMUND SMITH.
It is willi regret llial we have
In nolo Ihf departure of Kdmund
itli ami his family from our
midst. While if is Irur Mr. Smith
will not entirely sever his pro
fessional relations with Valdez,
vet we shall no(. have him here
:is in I In; past nine years, al
ways ready lo give his best en
deavors for the uplift of the enm
munity. Mr. Smith has been a
prominent eili/.en of the com
munity and will leave behind him
the impress of his work. The
I'roSpeelor wishes him every suc
eess in his new home and assures
him a warm welcome should he
.iKain decide l<» become a resident
of Valdez.
THE DIKE.
<>n Monday the leu-day period
elapsing between the passage. of
an acl. of congress and ils ap
proval by |ho president, will make
• In- dike appropriation a law
whelher I In* prcsidenl sinus il nr
!e|s il pass over. AI 1J o'clock
Monday ni^lil. (In* $55,000 appro
priation becomes available, and
we can ex pec I a! once some move
mi Iho pari of iIn* War depart
ment lo carry mil I In* will of con-j
(ipess, The army is fully alive lo
ihe necessity of immediale acl ion
as is evidenced by Ibe early se-j
lection of the engineers who are:
to have charge of (lie work. TO]
all probability the government j
parly will sail for the north on1
steamers sailing tile :Mlli. This!
will bring I hem here in ample
time to work lo advantage, asj
much brush has lo be cnl and.
that cannot lie done until Ihcj
-now has practically disappeared.)
5
THE RED FLAG OF ANARCHY, i
j
The rc<|-lla*r demonstration in;
Seattle recently is an imlicat imi J
of how Ihe seed of anarchy i.s he-,
ginning to sprout ami throw oil',
ils poison into an atmosphere!
where there has been and should !
tie lovalty and idiedience lo law.
II explains wh> the federal conrl.
in 111 a I dislricf has been so care
ful in 11a I ura I iz inn c it i/ens. Judge
ilanford has been talking plain
Jy |o applicants ahoul Ihe dulie
and obligations of cili/enship in;
America, which Ihe Post-lnle|_
ligcnccr says will do much lo aid
newly nalnrali/.ed cili/eiis I" form
correct estimates of Ihe proper'
use and value of American cili-,
zcnsli ip.
Xo| unlil after the assassina-,
-4 ion of William McKinley al linf— •
falo did congress make any ailc-1
• piale cll'orl to prevent anarch-i
i^ls from coming into Ibis oouii-l
try. The admission of anarch- i
isls i« uol now allowable under
(lie law. IiiiI. of course, il is noli
possible lo keep Ihciil oil! alio- ,
Ret her. and hence Ihe need of ex- |
erci>inp such care as .tudpe Ilan
ford has einphasi/.ed in passing
upon Ihe applications for cili/.cn-!
ship papers.
There is al this lime special
need lor care in guardiu;: against
Ihe admission of aliens who are,
noi in sympalhy with American
political i list il ill ions and ideals.
There is bul lillle prejudice
agaiusl aliens of any puce in j
America. Mill I here is a well do-:
lined and sober opinion, held by j
many intelligent men. that enough
Tare has md been exercised by j
public officials in guarding:
against Ihe admission inlo Ibis'
country of men and women who
hold views so radically at var
iance with Ihe views of a majority>
of Americans on political (pies-1
lious as |o make Ihem wholly un-j
desirable, and il is for this rea
son Hint Judge Ilanford and
others are now exercising a
gren'.'T ainonnl of care ingraiiS.
nig cili/i nship papers to aliens.
They are doing more than ihe
law io<pi'rcs of Iheiu, and cer
tainly no well-intent ioiied alien
has a riuhl to object lo a ri»rid
compliance with Ihe law.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
II i* now <i|)|uii't'iil lh>»f III«*
««liijii.« ii rittlil jintr!,' Iri
niijrlf\
Hnrrv Tlimv N snid In hp bp_
Ii;i\ iii!-r liintMcIf jn Mill h'nwnn.
Thai's an argument in favor of
keeping liini there as In* never be
haved anywhere else.
There iniisl be a long- wailing
list for membership in Ili«* Au
anais cltili.
While il is said thai hul few
ran stand prosperity, we are will
ing to take a chance.
Patten, the wheat gambler, was
caught at It is own game when the
stair of life took a tumble.
The New Orleans youth who
ran $30,000 in debt on a salary
of $5 a week missed his railing.
The favorite theme in our
school is the coming vacation ami
the chances of lish biting freely.
If there is anything fairer and
brighter than a day in June on
Princc William sound, il is a day
in May.
Now that we have begun clean
sing the town let's keep up the
good work until the job is thor
oughly well done.
Some people have an overpow
ering desire to handle other peo
ple's money when they can't lake
care of I heir own.
II was saiii of a miserly man
who was llmuplil to lit* living nf
pneu mmi ia. ** 11 11 hrinjr mil thai
disease iu «I•>I»I lo liiin. Tor sure."
Dr. Wiley says Ih«*r«* is nnlh
in^r I lial shrinks sn much as a
ham. Kvidcnl ly flie doctor has
had little In «|u with a |• IiI i<*a 1
himiii.
A Chicago liny ft * 11 fnnr -lnr_
ics nn a cement walk*without in— j
jtirin^ himsi'lf. .tusl another e\-_ I
ninple nf the toughness of C.hiea
jro citizens.
Our llcpuhlican friends who arc
looking hopefully forward In a
Bryan stampede iu Ball iiuore will
meet with sad disappointment.
There can he no surprises in lliej
expected.
j
Teddy says Phc Washington del- |
elation was stolen from him. {
Just Ihf way. Krnm passing the I
Ananias epithet it has gotten J
dnwil to "tllief." Was there ever
one elected president ?
. ,
Hev. f'larenee lliclicson. the I
this I nil murderer of one nf his!
sweethearts, will pay the penally'
nf his crime snnn. lie slmnid 1
he thankful I'nr having heen pcr
ed In live this IniipT.
Tn rniilllerarl tile ('.olniud's as
sert inn that lie wnuhl he unuii
nated iu rhicajm. Tafl says lie
has a ma.jnrity nf the delegates
pledged lo him, willmnl taking
into consideration I!•«* dmihlful
ones.
Washington Drnmrrals cheer
ed Bryan's name, hu! voted stead
ily for (ilark. although a pre
concerted movement among the
Wilson, Bryan and Harmon men
was made to stampede the mn
venl ion.
Those sulfratreltes who are
pmlest iiiK against man's assum
ed superiority iu giving their lives
for women iu time of peril are
the loinlest sniffers when some
male hrule declines to surrender
his seal iu a street car.
Iii Cleveland. Ohio, I In* city «»l'_
fers a ri'wiiril of one *•«•!»I fur ev
ery My delivered (lend al I he rily
hall Willi I lie result I h a I school
children have resolved them
selves into a brigade of My swat
lers. This ofl'er holds good for
I wo weeks.
Taft nion from Washingloit
slale insist that inasmuch as
.lodge (hishmaii was appointed to
the federal bench from Alaska,
il is Ihejp rlghl to name his sue
eessor for Ihe northern lerrilory.
of course, this is a mailer which
does not concern Alaskans in Ihe
least.
A certain writer has said that
no newspaper which look Irulli
for its standard would make a
pecuniary success. The press
might return Ihe compliment, by
remarking thai no minister who
IoId ihe Irulli ahoul his congre
gation, alive or dead, would oc
'V'upv Ihe pulpil much longer Ihnn
»>u the Sunday afterward. The
press and clergy go hand in hand
willi the whitewash brush, rosy
spectacles magnifying little vir
tues and kindly throwing little
deformities into oblivion. The
pulpit, the pen ami Ilio grave
stone arc partners in saint-mak
ing.
Italy lias nut consulted the in
habitants of Tripoli in Ihe dis
position of that territory, neith
er is J'ranee worrying herself
ahout the attitude of Morroeans
as to her plans regarding that
eounlry. So it is with the poli
ticians with reference to Alaska.
Alaska can kick, fume and pro
test, but she can't bile, so the
powers that he don't rare.
THE MAJESTIC
AMUSEMENT CO.
H. C. 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
Jaok Surryhne, Musical Director.
INDEPENDENT MESSENGER Ce.
and
VALDEZ VACUUM CLEANING Co.
LATOUCHE & PECK. Mora.
Office Smythie'i Tailor Shop I'hone* 102
Scrrice to All Parts ol Town. Calti Aoiwcred Promptly
Basinets Co«f idrntii1
House and Carpet Cleaning
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Well Point*.
SHeet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Iron Pipe, Fittings.
MINING ENGINEER !
L. W. STORM. E. M.
VaLDEZ. ALASKA
Reports on Mines
Patent Surveys
Gknebal. Mining Enoineerino
'Phone No. toa
F. BUTTERWORTH
I
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Onicc in Harrington Hliljr.
on WaliT Front K«'S- I'bone. 1S9
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Moot p\rry Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in
Katrle Hall All members rentiesteJ t° at
tend D. H. SI.KEM. Artie Chief
Valdes IyOdge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons!
Regular Communications first Wednesday In
each month in McKinley Hall. Visitors always
welcome.
James II. Patterson..\V. M
C. C. Reynolds, Sec
1.0.
O.F.
VlMllnsr and local Odd Fellows nre re
quested to register their name with the
Valilez Odd Fellows' Club. Hctfulnr
meetings, Unit and third Monday.
Cull on 1*. S. HHNT. Secret nrv.
FOE
VALDKZ A Kill K No. 1971
MrPt every Friday. 81>. m. Knirlc Hall
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing hut bent roAt-erlftl* lifted.
FRESH BREAD DAIL/Y
All klnc1n of CakeH, I'Iph, ot<».
marie to order
WOOD A HENRICtl, Prop..
Fagerberg Bros.
NTZINA, AT.A8KA
General Merchandise
Miner* & Prospector* Supplies
Fraah Good»-.Re«>on«bla Price*
FRESH EGGS
Do You Enjoy Eating Fresh Laid Eggs?
We have just 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.
I'Veiithtintr anil » assengprs to all parts
of thi? inter ) ir. tit-ni-rul Trucking
fckl. Wood, - Proprietor
McKinley St.- VuUIcz
Il^up Hotel
SEATflLE
CtfAS. PEJtUr, MOB.
THE BEST Or EVERYTHING
IN THE HEART OT TBI CITY -
135 RooKsWimBATM-505i)*PU Rooxs
When|lDjSeward (Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Phop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Scwahd, Alaska
FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
AT
DOUGHERTY & FERGUSON1!
PlIONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmern
Funeral Directors
Ron* 148 GEO. ROBBINS, Mgr.
Steam Heat r, . . .. t
Electric Lights
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms All Modern Conveniences
Good
Goods
THE BUFFET
Good
Goods
i: Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and ¥ ¥ T1V/IDI7D ant* Building *
Puget Sound LiUlVlDILlX, Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
the
Fairbanks Bar
George Krau, Proprietor
Pool, Cigars, Liquors
Courteous Treatment Phone 100
Ingram & Bush Dealers
Just Arrived Direct from the]
Factories a Large Shipment qf
INTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regal* EL SIDELO, Senator*, Millionaires
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
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We do a
general
Banking
Business
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BAN K E R S
CAPITAL | 2 0 0.0 00.111
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Certificates of Deposit.