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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, '12,
PROTECTING THE SEAL.
Ono of I ho pond moasuros pass
ed al I he last session of congress
was I ho hill establishing a closed
period of s'»ino years, during
which il will ho forbidden f«i
hulohor soal in sand nary in I lion"
brooding ground on I ho Prihilof
islands. Tho provonlion «»f fur
llior bulohory of soal for a lorni
of years will a I. leas! permit of
fho dolorminaHion where I he
Iruih lies belwoon conflicting
I hoorios.
While 111«> «ii»a| islands wore
leased to privale ooinpanios. per
inillod in kill seal in sanctuary.
Iho steady depletion of the herd
was uniformly laid nl Iho donr o!
I lie pelagic scalers. (lit* men who
linnlod |lie seal on Ihi' high sois
in a sporlsnianlike way. I.aus
wi.m'o liaised and rigidly onforood.
al greal expoiiso lo Iho iroasnry.
In pnl a slop |o Ibis practice. A
valuable and growing industry of
Ihi.s stale was killed and the men
engaged in it werg ruined. The
industry of pelagic sealing to.k
refuge in Canada, from which il
was finally driven by agreement
] el ween the United States and
Oreat Britain; but the Canadian
sealers were compensated h.- the
United States fur the destruction
<»f their industry. Then the in
dustry was transferred to Japan
and, in turn, the Japanese seal
ers were bought off under recent
I real ics.
Tho seal herd became steadily
depleted, notwithstanding all of
the onslaughts on those who fol
lowed sealing on the high seas.
It was the steady contention of
the pelagic sealers that the true
reason of the decline of Iho herd
was the ruthless slaughter on
land, by the lessees, of all of the
young seal, leaving none save the
old ami decrepit to produce the
race. This had been the result
under Russian occupancy, when
the herd sunk |o even smaller
numbers than today, when cow
soal were religiously protected
and pelagic sealing was absolute
ly unknown. The herd, under
Russian ownership, regained its
former proportions after a period
of Ion years, during which lime
slaughter on land was rigidly pro
hibited. .The same result may
follow the adoption of the new
policy on Iho pari of Ihe govern
ment of the United Stales.—Posl
liilelligonoor.
GERMANY STRAINS AT HER
BONDS.
Tin* position of (iprmany is Hint
of ;i giant who iipoiIs clhow room
and whoso neighbors refuse lo
yiv:» il |o him. Shut »n on I In*
easl, west nml south hy great
military powers, 011 Mm north hy
tin- naval power of Great Itrilain.
Germany j< expanding in popp .
lalion ami commerce till I hey
crowd these hounds. Though lb"
hirlh rain has fallen .'rom 12..'I
per 1000 in 1875 lo 31.0 per 1000
in 1000, (h«» deeroase in the deal;)
rale from 20.3 por 1000 in 187!>
(«» 10 por 1000 in 101") largely
compensates. Thoro is n dccroas.»
in the marriage ralo r.nd I her.3
an- now i.l birth* In each mar
riage, romparod with <1.5 jn tho
dorado of IR02 lo 100?, hul the
hirlh rale slill exceeds thai of
England or Franro.
Tho nel Rain in population by
excess «»f birth* ovor death*-has
begun a decrease, hul. ,1s alill
nearly 000,000 a yoar. And Ger
many's teeming millions now slay
nl homo. Emigration, which
from 1R8I lo 1885 averaged 200,
ooo a yoar, now is but nno-fonth
as groat and is more than offset
hy tho numhor of returning emi
grants.
With this growth of pnpula
lion ha* romn an expansion of in
dustries which is reflected in Ger
mnny'o leap ahead of France In
volume of exportg and imports
, during the decade ending in 1900.
The annual total is increasing so
much faster than that of Britain
that in twelve or fifteen years al
, the present rate it will equal that
country's figures. The growing
pressure of the population op the
empire's capacity; to support its
people with the products of Us
i own. soil is revealed by the rcla
1 lively higher increase in volume
of imports than in volume of ex
; ports shown each year. While the
i population was increasing 29 per
, cent. the total weallh of llie em
pire increased '50 per cent.
A nation thus swelling in popu
lation, industry and weallh de
mands room in which lo expand,
hut rivals shut her in and deny
her access l<> Hie unpeopled, or
only half-peopled, regions of the
earth, (iermany sees that by force
alone can lioi* bonds be broken.
Therefore expense is not stinted
to maintain an army and navy
which shall be powerful enough,
when I ho time to strike comes, lo
• defy her combined enemies. Soon
jer or later, unless fSermnny is
given an onllel, she will force on.
IT PAYS TO ADVERTISE.
| The one thing taught by the
'primary Heelions so far held in
Jibe stales is that it is the can
didate who advertises who gels
it he nominal ion. From all over
I lie country where the primary
i system has been adopted. from
candidates of high and low de
: gree of liulli parties conies the
jvi'i'diel — it pays to advertise,
i Of course, all men. cannot ^o
j a I i| like Hoosevelt, who spent
! sr»i>,nno .ill advertising his eau-|
jdidaey in I lie New York papers j
'and sr>M,nO<i in the lloslon pa-J
I pers. bill even for Ih«• minor of-'
tiees the candidate who adverl-l
lises is I lie man w ho has won oul !
everywhere this year.
Senator Jonathan Bourne, fatli-:
er of the primary, was one of
those who 11 i<l not believe in ad
vertising. . T,ef my pood deeds ad
vertise me. was his thought. He
had his name put on I he ticket
and then let nature lake its
course. The oilier fellow adver
tised in I ho newspapers and
Jonathan will slay home for six
| more years.
i In I he primary election for
governor of Florida, E. M. Scm
Iple declared he did not believe in'
advertising. The other candidate
did. Occasionally Seniple got a
vole, but he was snowed under.
In politics, as in other things,
it pays to advertise.
PRESS COMMENT.
Ami now Id lis join in the
praud old hymn. "Everybody Lies
Inil Teddy."—New York Sun.
All parlies in seeking campaign
funds seein anxious lliis lime lo
avoiil an embarrassment of rich
es.— Boshm Transcript.
II inusl pe| Colonei lloosevell
[pretty mad lo have lo huy gaso
line of the Standard Oil company.
| >hio si ale Journal.
| ' Supreme Dictator" js I he li
llle home hy the head of the I.ov
al Order of Moose. How antici
patorily appropriate.—Host on
Transcript.
The more Colonel Roosevelt
thinks ahoul his past life, the
more he can't renicmher a single
mistake lie ever made.--Columbus
; ()hio Slate Journal.
I A special meeting of the An
lanias Club has heen called |o act
upon the waiting list. II is prob
able lhal the quarters of the club
will he enlarged.--Hoston Adver
i I iser.
| .No bosses in the new parly.
j"Hosses." you will note, is in I lie
i plural.—Hurlington Hawkeye.
The newly rich in New York
seem lo he mostly members of the
police force.— Philadelphia Press.
Excursionists bound for Arina
gaddou would do well lo see lhal
I heir ticket* have a return cou
pon.—Washington Post.
They will do something for jus
tice a| last in New York. The
statue fiver the city hall will be
regilded.--HutTah» Inquirer.
"You cannot check Ibis move
ment." says a friend of the Col
onel, We hIi^H have to ask Mr.
Oeorge W. PeHcins about that.—
Harper's Weekly.
The fact that Lieutenant Beck
er has so much on deposit in Now
York banks must bo distinctly en
couraging to his lawyers.—Phila
delphia Inquirer.
Bubacrib* for lk« Prospector.
NOTIOE.
Notice is hereby given that the
regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Valdez Min
ing company will he held at said
cqmpany's off.ce in the town of
VaJjjiezy Alaska, on Monday,; thp
seventh. da£ of October, J912, at
the hour oi two o'clock p. m., at
which meeting the directors of
said company shall be elected for
the ensuing year, and such other
business transacted as may reg
ularly come before said meeting.
W. H. CHARY,
Secretary.
Limited amount of treasury
stock of the Royal Development
Cold Mining Company for sale for
5 cents a share. Money to he used
for development work. Inquire of
John Ekemo, or phone James Pat
Iterson, 202.
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE ON PE
TITION TO 8ELL LAND.
n the United States Commission
er's Court, for the Territory of
Alaska, Valdez Precinct. In
Probate.
In the matter of the guardian-;
hin of the estate of Nel« Oscar
all, a mentally incompetent per
on.—Order to Show Cause on Pe
tion to sell Land.
The United States of America
o N«»ls Oscar Sail, Charles (i. Sail,
,e\vis Sail, Albert Sail jmd Marie
Watson, and to all persons in
crested in the above-named es
ate or in the sale of lands he
nnaing to said estate:
The petition of Charles O.
all, as guardian of the estate of
he above-named Nels Oscar Sail,
mentally incompetent person,
ring duly tiled in this court, r?p-.
esenling that it. would he for the
M'liotil of the estate of said in-!
oiupetent person and of all per-'
oils interested therein that, rer-j
am lands and mining property of |
aid menially incompetent person
'escribed therein he sold, and
raying I hat, license he granted
t<> the said Charles <•. Sail, as
uardian, to sell the same;
- Now, therefore, you and each
of you are hereby cited, ordered
and required to show cause, if
ny you have, before this court,
t the United States Commis3ion
r's court ~oom in the court house
n the town of Valdez, in the above
named precinct in the Territory
of Alaska, on the 7th daV of Oc
tober, 1912, at 2 o'clock p. m.,
why the prayer (f said petition
hould not be granted.
Done fn open court at Valdez,;
Alaska, this 26th day of August,;
1912.
THOMAS R. SHEPARD, '
Judge of the United States Com
missioner's Court in and for the
Valdez Precinct, Territory of
Alaska.-In Probate.
Charles Loring and E. E. Ritchie,
Attorneys for Petitioner.
First pub. September 7. 1912.
Last pub. October 5, 1912.
MINING ENGINEER
L. W. STORM. B. M.
VALDEZ. ALASKA
Rbroktb on Minks
Patknt SunvBYs
Qbnkbal Mining E nginmmkino
Phonk No. ioa
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Res- Phone. JS9
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
• »i r
Meet every Tuesday ereninc at 8 o'rlocU in
Katrle Hall All members requested t« in
tend D. H. SLKKM. ArtleChlef
Valdez I/Odge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons
Kenulur Communications ttrst Wednesday io
ench month in McKinlcy Hall Visitors always
welcome.
James II. P-itt«n "m,.W. M
C. C. Reynolds. Kec
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O.F.
VUU1-IR and local Odd Fellow* arc re
nucited to reitiator their nunc with the
Valdez Old Fellowa' Club, Reiiular
meetings, first and third Monday.
Call on P. S. HITVT. Secretary.
FOE
VALDEZ AERIE v0. J97I
Meet every Friday, 8 p. m. Kwrle H»U
-',V"FU RSI
MrVII' ?K 11!?. K W'S's". CO I
DO YOU WANT TO MAKE MONEY?
The Old Saying, "Money Saved Is Money Earned"
The ladies of Valdez and vicinity have surely been
making money this past week by attending
our enourmous clearance sale of
LADIES SHOES.
This sale will positively end next Saturday, Octo
ber 5th, 1912. Don't forget the date if
you want bargains.
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freighting and passengers to all parts
of the interior. General Trucking
bid. Wood, „ - Proprietor
MoKlnley St. Va)(lex;
|f«»p Hon
S&TTZJr
CtfAs. Perry, mob.
THE BIST Or EVEPYTHINti
in the mart or man
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<> When In Seward Stop at the ;;
i| COLEMAN HOUSE |
i> GEORGE SEXTON, PROP.
<► STRICTLY FIRST CLASS \
l( Fourth Ave SrwAno, Alaska <
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Good
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THE BUFFET
Good
Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and ¥ ¥ Tl\/fT*>T7P ant* Building
Puget Sound . 1-4 VX IVIIjIIjIX Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 1 8
Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Delivery
Ingram & Bush Dealers
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
INTEGRIDAD, Res, Regal* EL SIDELO, Senators, Millionaire*
SMOKECRAFT, Rein* Victoria, Delitionico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
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