Vaidez Daily Prospector
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TUESDAY, AUGUST G, 1912.
Democratic Ticket
For President—
WOO DHOW WILSON.
For Vice-President—
THOS. It. MARSHALL.
For Delegate to Congress—
ROBERT W. JENNINGS.
ALBERT J. DALY.
The sudden dcalh of Mr. Albert
J. Daly, Democratic national com
mitteeman for Alaska, came as a
distinct shock to our people, of
no matter what political faith. At
the time of his rash act he was
in the very prime of life, and was
blessed with about everything a
normal man could ask for. A good
and beautiful wife, lovely chil
dren, an abundance of this world's
goods, an apparently long life
ahead and a host of warm per
sonal friends, who believed in
him because they knew him.
The worst in Albert »T. Daly the
world saw; the best his friends
knew, 'lie was spirited, quick
tempered and scosilive l»» a de
gree. What he said in the heal
of debate, he rope 11 led lo a de
gree greater than his antagonist,
lie was of a forgiving nature and
sought rather his brother man's
friendship than hatred. Natural
ly, in his public life he made en
emies as well as friends. Dy his
own hand he has silenced them
all. We cannot conceive but that
his untimely end was but the re
sult of a temporarily disordered
brain.
NEWSPAPER ACCURACY.
Taleott Williams, director of the
Columbia University school of
journalism, lo open next fall, hits
the nail on the head when he says
the young newspaper man must be
taught, above all things, accu
racy. He must be taught to write
clearly and forcefully, how to
gather news and how |o write it
quickly, Iml if accuracy is not
learned, all the resl is of little use.i
The inaccurate newspaper re-1
porler can't hold a position long.)
Jle is a troublemaker and his em
ployer can't all'ord lo keep him.
The best of newspaper men now!
and then make errors because of:
I lie liasle with which I lie news
musl be gathered for daily puhli
cafion, Iml if a man ishabitually,
inaccurale he is soon found oul.l
for the public is not backward
ahoul complaining.
There i^ a current popular no
lion llial newspapers are inaeu
rale. II is Hie fashion lo "say,
"Yon can't believe what you see
in I he newspapers," yet I lie very
persons who make «,ueh comments
are ever turning lo the news
papers lo find I lie Irulh a'toul a
lire or an accident or an arrest.
The newspaper man is so I rained,
1hat he can gel the facts more
quickly I ban could a member of
any oilier profession.
Talcnf I William* comments on I
this mnllcr ns follows: "The
newspaper is a daily scoff for ils
imireuraey, but jl is far more ac
cural e I linn die world about it.
The vnrintions from exnet fact3
which lake plnce in newspaper re
ports, hnslily gathered hy men
willing and unwilling witnesses
(one is as dangerous as the oili
er do not vary from die Iriilli
n.j much ns the testimony in a
court, where Ihe witnesses are all
under path and Ihe craft of elicit
ing information hy examination
has been settled and developed
through generations."
A good deal of the opinion thai
newspapers are innccurale is due]
to Ihe fael Hint people who see
an accident, for example, tell dif
ferent stories about how il hap
pened. II is Ihe business of a re
porter lo sift Ihe conflicting state
ments ami arrive nl the truth by
going to |ho original sources
wherever il is possible lo do so.
A man who sees whnl is after
ward written about expeels Ihe
story lo inllv with what he <*nw
fir thought he snw. If il doesn't
ho is disposed to declnre tha item
incorrect, wherens the reporter
wns fnr more nccurale than the
critic would hnve been had he un
dertaken to write an account oJ
what happened.
Talcott Williams compares the
newspaper man to the naturalist
who describes new species. "Those
who have worked in the system
atic field in either botany or zool
ogy," says Williams, "and have
dwelt with the plants or animals
of a region little known, where
a single type specimen had fur
nished the whole description, arc
very well aware how difficult the
work of the naturalist is, how
rare are those travelers or col
lectors who are able to report a
new plant or animal with accu
racy, and how wide are the vari
ations of these reports."
Truth is difficult to And and it
not easy to tell. Newspaper
men ire trained as no others to
find it and also to tell it quickly.
There are newspapers that pur
posely distort the truth, but they
are few and soon become odious.
EDITORIAL MOTES.
Former Judge Han ford has been
given his tickof of leave—from the
bench.
Our delegate, no doubt, is giv
ing the dike bill due attention
while doing politics in the Windy
City.
Consulting the spirits is a fa
vorite diversion for many men,
hut the mistake often conies in
the blend selected.
A week from today will he the
end of a long drawn out cam
paign in which the winner will he
I In? greatest loser.
Some men can never make hay
while the sun shines, hecau.se they
are generally found "hitting the
hay" about that time.
Roosevelt says he wont he the
Progressive candidate unless the
convention draws such a platform
as he desire.*. Why a convention?
Have the number or judg£3
constituting the court of com
merce been reduced on the hypo
thesis that live will graft less than
seven.
Judging from the crowd that
sometimes expresses a desire to
go to heaven, you can't much
hlame the fellow who .prefers the
other place.
Lieutenant Becker, of the New
York police force has withdrawn
his plea of not guilty. Probably
preparing in straddle the charge
preferred against him.
Congress i*< frying hard enough
to give us a rest by adjourning,
lint somehow, they find it a hard
job to let go, there being so much
politics yet remaining undone.
If Wickersham could not afford
to campaign while the home rule
hill was pending in congress, how
can he help the measure by fol
lowing the Bull Moose to Chicago.
We would suggest that the noti
fication committee break the news
gently to Wood row Wilson. A
sudden shock might result were
lie briskly told of the great honor
conferred upon him.
'I lie news that there is plenty
of Vancouver money to invest in
Valedz mining property will re
sult n the keys of the city being
turned over to the investing citi
zens of that enterprising burg.
We can assure leli commander
of I ho Maryland that his vessel
will Uud ample water in (ho har
bor, good anchorage and spitce
enough to execute ns fancy a turn
as I hat made by Schley in front of
Santiago.
LOOAL BREVITIE8.
Campbell, the man suspected of
killing tlio Nelson brothers in the
Kuskokwim country, in being tak
en to Ihe Idilarod from Ruby for
his preliminary hearing.
«
H. f.. Engloke ami M. R. lies
kolli, of (Chicago, who have been
lioro looking over Ihe Mayfleld
properties return to their home
on IhiH evening's Sampson, where
(hoy will await I ho report of En
gineer Greono, who oxamiucd Ihe
property.
(Captain Dobbins, lormerly own
er of the steamer Monarch, is
planning a cannery for Ihe mouth
of Ihe Yukon, ell ropresent<« out
side capital.
Subscribe for '.he Prospector
KODIAK CATTLE
BE SENT INSIDE
Volcanic Outburst May Cause the
Abandonment of Kodiak Ex
perimental tSatlon
As the agricultural experimen
tal station at Kodiak has been
buried beneath from one foot to
three feet of volcanic ash, it i3
probable that the Galloway cattle
there will be shipped to the oth
er «-talions in Alaska, about half
of the hardy slock going to Fair
banks.
This is the inference to be
drawn from a letter received by
J. W. Neal, of the government
farm at Ester Siding, near Fair
banks, from Prof. G. G. eGorgeson,
in charge of the work in Alaska.
In this letter the superintendent
was instructed not to sell any
more hay from I he Fairbanks
farm.
At the time of the volcanic
eruption in the southwest hay was
rushed to Kodiak island that the
herd of 10ft cattle might not
starve.
According to the Fairbanks,
Daily News-Miner Major J. F. A.,
Strong will break into I lie news- i
paper Held again np«rn bis return.
II i» said that Il'iby is bis i»b-j
ject ivc.
Launches and Lighters
For Sale, Rent or Charter
Weekly service to'[EUamar
Landlock and Fidalgo
Cupt- 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 St.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. E. M.
VALDKZ. ALASKA
Rbpoktb ON Minkb
Patknt Survmvs
Qenkbal Mining Cnqinbbrinq
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F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
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Drugs and Druggist Sundries
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