Valdez Daily Prospoctoi
PUBLISHED BY THK
Prospector Publishing Co.
TERMS.
Daily Prospector.
By carrier, per month....$ 1.00
By mail, per annum 10.00
The Weekly Miner.
By carrier, per month 40c
By mail, per annum $3.00
The Daily Prospector and Weekl>
Miner, by carrier, to one addross
only aftor September 1st..$1.25
The Daily Prospector and Weekly
Miner by mail to one address
only $12.50
Business Office and Editoria
Rooms, Phone No. 222.
J-'llll >A Y, .XOVKMItKR 15, I y I 2.
EDUCATORS WERE DECEIVED.
For a year or so past I here
lias been frequent puhlicalion of
slal<>11ic111s to tin* elTerl thai
Svente A ri'licii ins, a Swedish
scientist of world-wide repute,
it a«l been experiment inn willi
»•!<*<•Irieity as a means of hasten
ing the physical ami mental
prowl h of children. It was de
clared that group* «»f them liv
ing ami studying' in rooms where
I hey were constantly though mi —
roiisciotisly subjected to a slifrlil
degree of electrilical ion develop.
e«| in hot h hoilv ami miml more
rapiilly than iliil oilier like groups
used as "controls'" ami n>>1 llms
indue need.
Assertions as "I fad made h\
Arrhenius an* accepted as Inn*,
ami it is m> \v<>ml<ai'. therefore.
Ihal these statements attracted
(he attention <>1° educators in
many countries, including I his
one, or ihal there should have
beee n<) little desire Id duplicate
his announced siicccssi's. Kven
here in New York, where experi
ment iiiK of any kind is curiously
rare--except when we make be
lated application of discoveries
long in use elsewhere and call it
experimenting:, to the great
amusement of all the initiate—
the Board of rluucation was ask
ed fur permission and money for
fitting: up several school rooms
after the new Swedish plan. The
permission an,j the money were
not granted, and it is just as
well, perhaps, ihal they were not.
II now appears, or al least one
l-Vancis Marie, writing in Cosmos
of Paris, says, that inquiries ad
dressed by him to Arrhenius have
hroughl t lie reply that so far as
he knows Ihe stories ahoul elec
trified houses and school rooms
were products <»f unassisted im
agination. based on no facts
whatever.
Lacking the weight of the
Swedish seient ist "s name, of
course the electrical education
scheme loses most of its former
attractiveness. Vet is il a pret
ty scheme, and not obviously or
11 < i ' ~ ~il I "III- 111 iI » I ill *. i * I 11 r-. .
'riii- powers ill' electI'jcily arc so
in<tu> ami sii myslcrimis llial
11111 i*i* is a sort «• r plausibility in
I in* i-xpiM-lalioii llial l»y increas
ing I In* aiii'Minl «»f il llial accom
panies all activities of the liu
mail Inuly. those activities cnnhl
!••• correspomliiiKly increased.
A L08S TO ALA8KA.
I'lii' elect inn of William Snl/.er
In In- jiiiviM'iiiir uf llii* vreal stale
of New York i> ;i distinct triumph
for llii* Iii'iniMTats •»I" that slate
«i in I nl' the mi I ion. I • 111 il is also a
ilislinrl lu>> in Alaska.
T;i in many ri'ru<.rn iznl Snt/cr's
jiiTs isl encv Miinr years affn si in I
mimjjIiI in eliminate him hv rnn
ii i11A: 111iii fur rniiuress in ;i lie
pnhliraii sirmiylin|il Snlzcr won.
ami alnnit I In* tirsl tiling l hat lie
•tut when lie pu| o\er In Wash
ington was In appoint himself
sponsor. rhampiiiii ami chapcr
mie fur Alaska lie kimws his
Maskn I lie average ritv poli
I Irian knows Ills ward, nn«] for
yi'nrs he tills heen introducing
hills, writing lei I res. making
speeches ami llplltinK lit every
j 1111111 ill the load for heller fed
eral repoffiiil|on of Maskan pco_
pie and needs lie has iirenmplish
rd inneli In furl, niosl of the
11• y i«I,*11 i11n llial has lieen einirled
hv roimress for I III' IhjI I erilienl of
Alaskan roinlilions hears Ih•• Snl
Zer i lllpr ill I. even if lie II il s heell
eniilpelh'd. on account of |Hilili
eaI eoiiditions, to permit some
other enimresMiiiaii to uel tin*
credit.
Snl/er. as uoM'riior of .New
York, will have his hands full and
Iiverllowiim with other respoiisl
hilil ies ami ilnl ies, and Alaska vv ill
Irmporarily mifTer from his ah
sence from the halls of congress.
His election, however, makes him
a big figure and a big factor in
national affairs, and it is hoped
that his influence may be felt in
shaping the policies of the Dem
ocratic administration to the end
that thoro may be some intelli
gent legislation, too long defer
red, for I he benefit of Alaska,
thereby benefit ling the whole
American people.—Tacoma Led
ger.
MORE DRINKING AND SMOK
ING.
Reformers concerned wilh the
regulation of the nation's person
al habits will find cause for hit
ler disillusion in Hie increased
consumption of whiskey, beer and
cigarettes reported by the Com.
iiiiasioner of Internal Revenue.
According to the lax returns,
\50,(100 more gallons of whiskey
an,| Mi'o.ooo more barrels of beer
were consumed in the third tjuar
jter of this year than during the
same quarter of mil, and eigar
I el I e consumption rose by a bil
lion. to a total of 3,800,000.000.
This increased addiction to li
quors and tobacco has occurred
in spili* of a prohibition senli
I nieiit which has found expression
i 111 riM-i'in yr«n> ill muni ll»'\\ «' • > 111 —
jpulsory nh'sIinence Icpislnlion on
I statute books, as well as in I In*
'regulations of railroad ami in
dustrial corporations ami in tin*
face, of a notable extension «• I' iln>
agitation ayainsl smoking in pub
lic plan's.
No doubt I In- I'nmlnmeiilnl I
cans"' of lln* increase in both
cast's is Hit' possession liv lln*
public of more money to speml
for inloxieanls ami loliacco. Ilow
I'ver interesting I lie tlerlncl ion
| may lie as an economic index to
prosperity, it contains a disap
pointing: commentary tin the pro
gress of reform on these partic
ular lines.--New York World. i
NOME MAN CATCHES
WHALE8 WITH NETS !
Opposite (lie month til Snake
river Ben Nygren catches beluga
whales with a net. lie has al
ready succeeded in capturing
about 2d of I he brutes this year,
in addition to one sea lion and
a new industry of a small kind
promises to come from the work.
The substance of the whales is
sold for dog feed and quite a
trade is carried nn. In addition
the hides may be used for mak
ing porpoise leather. Porpoise
leather, so called, is nothing but
the hide of beluga whales. It is
used for laces, etc.
Room and board at the Grand I
Hotel §1.50 per day. Home cook-]
ed meals and good beds. Mrs. H.j
Sharts.
JERSEY - STRIKES
, ME EXPENSIVE
Trenlon, N. §., Nov. 15.—Ac
cording to figures compiled by the
Stale Bureau of Vital Statistics,
$1,960,547 was lost in New Jer
sey in the lasl year through
strikes.
The total number of days lost
was 1,004,635 and 32,3 i i per
sons were affected by the ninely
seven strikes.
SUN cult leader
SUED FDR DAMAGES
I
Chicago/ Nov. 15.—Oloinau Zar
Aduslil dlanish, leader of the
"Sun Cull," called by his adher
ent s "Ihe master," now under in
diet men I iu (he federal court on
charges of shipment of improp
er lileralure. was sued today for
$7,000 hy Mrs. Kllen Nelson
Marx, formerly of Kansas City,
Kan. She charges that Danish
lost more than $7,000 which she
intrusted to him to invest, for her.
i
Schedule for Launch Donaldson, i
Fort Liscu.'V. Alaok^, Aug. 2,!
1912.--OfTicc of the Quartcrmas-'
tor: !
The following schedule Tor the
l.iunch Lieut. G. V. Donaldson will
take effect Monday, Aug. 5, 1912.
All orders in conflict herewith a?-c
revoked:
Leave Leave
Days— Ft. Liscum Valdez
Mondays ...8:15 a.m. 10:45 a in.
1:15 p. rn. 4 :00 p. m.
Tuesdays ..8:15 a.m. 10:45 a. in.
2:00 p. m. 2:30 p. m.
5:00 p. m. 5:30 p. m.
Wcdnesdays8:15 a. m. 10:45 a. m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
Thursday ..8:15a.m. 10:45a.m.
1:15 p. m. 4 :00 p. m.
Fridays ...8:15a.m. 10:45a.m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
Saturdays .2:00 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7 :00 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
Sundays, such trips as may be or
dered.
There will be no trips for the
launch on the second and fourth
Fridays each month, these days
being used to clean boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of
above will be made without no
tice, only to meet the emergen-'
cies of the service.
By order of Lieut.-Col. O'Neil.
L. A. KUNZIG,
1st Lieut. .10th Infantry, Quar
master.
Now is
The
Time
To advertise. If business is quiet
Invigorate it by bringing your
wares before the buyer. No mer
chant ever succeeded by cutting
down his advertising Just beoause
money tightened up a little. On
the other hand the merohant who
gets the money is the one who
creates a demand for his wares
through the advertising columns
of the newspaper.
If you have something for sate
write up an advertisement telling
Its merits. We will bring It be
fore the people and are confident
it will bring results. Try It.
prosPcct°r
Arriving en Every Beat
Large Lines of
Holiday Goods
Watch For Our Announcement
Copper River
Draying Co,
Fratirfttini; ami pasHcnuera to all part
of the interior. (lonorul Truokini
hid. Wood,
Propriefcoi
McKlnley St, Vuldex*
kw Hon
SEATri£
CftAs. Pan Man.
THE BEST Or EVERYTHING
IN THE HEART OF THE CITY
135RdoksWithBAth-505m ki Boohs
GOOD REASONS
The most progressive
store keepers all over the
country use electricity for
lighting. Why is It?
Because
It makes a lighter store.
It Is cleanly.
It gives less trouble.
It does not pollute the air.
It lends itself roadily to
any special decorative
effect.
It shows up colors to
good advantage.
rPhone for our expert to
talk It ov$r with you.
ALASKA WATER, LIGHT 4, TEL. CO,
aiMin ne«i Electric Li|6t*
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Room* All Modern Conveniences
Good TUC DIIEXET G °0 d
Goods I fit DUrrHI Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALTj KINDS OF
Native and 1 ¥ T1V/IDI7D ant^ Building
Puget Sound Li vJ Material
I
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
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 Lar^e Shipment of
1NTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regal* EL SIDEI.O, Senator*, Millionaire*
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Valu«, Madrid .
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
We do a
general
Banking
Business!
S* BLUM &. <&
HCOR^'OPATED
BANKERS
C A P i TAL $ 2 Q O, O 0 0."
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Certificates of Depvsit.