Valdez Daily Prospector
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PUBLISHED BY THB ' 1 !
Prospector Publishing Co.
TKHVH
De Dollar p«r Month: Twelve Dollars per Year
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, J912.
NEW MANAGEMENT..
With (his issue the new ninn
agemeht of the Prospector as
sumes control of Ihe paper and its
policy. It will he the aim of the
publishers to continue the Pros
pector as a first-class up-to-date
newspaper, aiming always in giv
ing it*! subscribers all the news
til to print *>itd at the same time
building up growing industries of
Yaldez and the country tributary
to it, as well as taking a promi
nent pari in bringing before the
• iu I side world the thousands of
business opportunities ottered by
Alaska to men of energy and cap
ital.
In the future the Prospector
will be independent in politics. II
will not, however, be backward in
•wpresing its opinion on any sub
ject of public concern.
THE WEEKLY MINER.
AII it llic lirsl uf Se pi cii) I mm' I lie
•-ubseription lists of tin* Pros
pector and AIiiii'i* will he eonso|i_i
dated. tin- price of both papers lie- j
iny lowered I«» si.25 a month. de-l
livered. Tlii' ilaily will remain ;isj
at proent. si per mouth. ami I lie* ]
wi'i'kly in mils. A similar re
duction will In* made to adverlis
i'i's making use «>f both publica
tion*, lliiis permitting tin* public
In share willi us the bem-llls of
I hi' consolidat i«»n.
II will he I lie aim of tin- pres
ent management to keep up llic
high standard of the weekly is
sue, which will continue to he is
sued on Sunday mornings, giving
a resume of the week's doings, and
featuring especially the growth of
mining on Prince William sound
and the country contiguous to
Valdez.
THE ELECTION.
The result of the election in II.e
Icrrilory came as a surprise. We
had led ourselves to believe I lie
people of |In* norlbland had tired
of being humbugged; we were
mistaken; and Barnum's well
known axiom still holds good, at
least as far as we of this terri
tory are concerned.
The people have spoken, and we
have hut |o submit, to the will of
the majority, fraught with danger,
as I he result will be t o Alaska, and
Valdez in particular. The result
of tlie election will be heralded
throughout the slates as an en
dorsement of Roosevelt and his
conservation policy; it will not
augment the favor in which Alas
ka is held by tin* present admin
istration; it will not help us with
Mr. Tafl's successor in office or
with the next Democratic con
gress.
Mr. Wickersham is the gainer;
Alaska's progress will pay the
freight; the Hull Moose will claim
the first victory of the campaign.
GAMBLING AND POLICE GRAFT.
The lesson of the New York po
lice scandal is too plain to need
♦•peeial emphasis. Whenever the
police make peace with the gam
blers it must always be on terms
which finally will bring discredit
on the police. The Rosenthal
tragedy wa^ a logical outcome of
the unholy alliance between the
police and the gamblers of that
city.
When I fir* police begin lo wink
nl. Ihe, law in behalf of gamblers,
Kraft is at the bottom of if. Police
Kra f| is inevitable when I In.* po
lice permit gambling. More than
thai, a species of favoritism al
ways will develop in such circum
stance*. The police will begin to
favor one sel of lawbreakers.
Gamblers' feuds will begef police
feuds. One policeman or officer
will not unnaturally think that
he has as goofl a moral right to
allow gambling and lake graft
from gamblers as any other po
liceman or officer, ami the result
inevitably is bad feeling jn Ihe po
lice department ami the evil con-1
sequences of laek of discipline,
disorganization and demoraliza
tion, and a chance for a tragedy,
such as that which snuffed Rosen
thal's life out.
New York's scandal is of shnck
ing magnitude. Hut for a while
af least the hideous revelations
which have followed the killing of
Rosenthal will clear the air in the
metropolis. It will afTqrd the big
cjty af qhapcef to purge itself of|
sbme of»its sopial evijs. The pucg
ing will confer "no lasting beneflt
oh New York. Ga'mui.ing will be
resumed. Police graft will fol
low. Some day there will be an
other scandal to shock the nation.
It is human nature-bad human
nature. But the purging will do
temporary good, and that is worth
wnile.
THE BOUNDLE88 WEST.
Ever since the American colon
ies were first planted "the bound
less West" has been a phrase to
conjure with, a beckoning hand
and a beacon of hope to men and
women ambiti >u<$ to betler fTioir
condition.
The geographical location of
"I he boundless West" has chagn
ed from time to time, steadily re
ceding in the direction of the set
ting sun until it embraced the
coast line of the Pacific ocean.
The West, however, is still defin
able as that part of our country
stretching back from the Missis
sippi valley, and although it has
come to contain nearly a third
of our population, il is yet full
of boundless opportunities for the
fortune builder who knows how to
utilize its magnificent resources.
The development of this groat
country has gone on*steadily, al
l hough not always at a steady
pace. The apparent slowing up
of Ihe la<l year or so has appeared
to those mosl observing and eon
versanl willi it as a husbanding or
^alheriug up of strength for an
other gresif forward movement lo_i
ward which the logic of events is
PI a i 111 > pointing. The West i-' • • I — J
ling ready for Ihe impetus the fast '
appro,aeliiug eoinpletion of the
Panama Canal is sure to give.
"The boundless west" will hold a
more important place in tIn* at
tention of the world in Ihe years
to come than ever before.
PARLIAMENTARY PEACE CON
FERENCE.
Represent ative Stilzer, of New
York, a conspicuous advocate r>f
I ho peacp movcmonl, has asked
congress to authorize the presi
dent of I ho United States "lo ex
jend ail invitation to all the mem
bers of the national legislative
bodies of the various nations of
tin' world to assemble in Wash
ington, District of Columbia, in
Hip United States, during the fall
of the year 1915, lo discuss mat
ters rplating to universal peace,
and make recommendalions for
such action as will enable said
national legislative bodies to 1»p of
grealpr sPrvicp in ]>romoting con
cord and peace among the na
tions of the earth."
The purpose of thp resolution
for one tiling is lo give official
recognition by this country I«» Hip
proposed internal ional parlia
mentary confprpnee on Hip sub
ject of ppacp. It is a part of the
crusade also against the increas
ing burden of armament*, a bur
den against which there is loud
and increasing complaint in all
Hie morp advanced countries of
the world.
Moroovpr, Hip conference pro
posed in the Sul/.er resolution is
peculiarly significant, because it
recognizes the intimate relation
between the peace movement and
public treasuries. Peace, after
all, largely is a purse-string prob
lem, and it may be doubted wheth
pr we could do more to promote
the cause of world peace than to
convince Hip nipn who compose
the parliament* of the world that
the limit has been reached in
Jargp expenditures for arma
ments.
In any event, the proposed con,
ferenec would bring the powers of
the world into closer union, and in
many important ways would do
much good.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
It is mi longer a question of
who will have the spending of I ho
money.
Young As tor inado his arrival
Just in lime to escape the turmoil
of Ihc. Alaskn election.
President Tnfl has nmdo up his
mind to have no InrifT legislation
durinpr Ihis session of congress.
Progressive Valdez.
Wiekersham All Others
J 008 277 52
1010 ion 157
1012 HO 221
Progressive Ssward.
Wiekersham All Otehrs
1008 52 51
1010 02 03
1012 12 146
"THE MAJESTIC
H. O. DAVIS
Complete Change of Pro
gram Tuesday, Thursday
and Sunday
One Show Week Day* - - 8 P. M.
Two Show* Sndaya 8 and 9:15 P. M.
Somebody
With Money
always lias been found to
"back" a good plan, a
good idea, a good busi
ness venture or a good
mining prospect-other
wise a good many of to
day's successful business
enterprises would si ill be
mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the
introductions of I he man
with the idea, the man
with ;i prospect or busi
ness to Ihi* man with the
dollar.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPF.CYC" FOR RE
SULTS.
Launches and Lighters
For Sale, Rent or Charter
Weekly service to~[EHamar
Landlock and Fidalgo
Cwpt- 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
RmromTB on Minks
Patent Surveys
Qenesal Mining Enoineerino
Phone No. toa
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer andj
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Res. Phone. IB9
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every Tuesday evening at 8 o'elock in
Ka«le Hall All members reciuesltJ t° at
tend D. H. SLEEM. ArtlcChief
Valdeaj Lodge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday lo
each month In McKloley Hall. Visitors always
welcome.
James H. Patterson..W. M
C. C- Reynolds, 8eo
1.0.
>0.F
Visiting *ndloc*10dd Fellows Are re
guested to register their name with the
Valdee Odd Fellow* Club. ReiruUr
J— ji A'.iui»'—* .
FOE
VAL.DF.Z AKRIK No. 1971
Meet crcry fTrl4«y. iMn- KmTI* Halt)
|McMIH&N FIJR a Audi GO
AI'IILIS, 1INN
win Tj£ rjlh nj•«I1Ui aiis
x , ' 1. \
Pay Y our Election Bets
With
STETSON HAT
We Carry All Styles and Shapes
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freighting and passengers to all parts
of the interior. General Trucking
fcJd. Wood, „ • Proprietor
McKlnley St.* Valdei
H«»p Hon
'SEATTLE
Cm AS. PERftr, MO A.
TUT BEST Or EVEPYTHINfi
IN THE HEART OF THE CITY
135RponsWimB>m-50SMmiBooM3
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORCC SEXTON, PnOP.
8TRICTLV FIR8T C LA 6 8
Fourth Ave Scward, a.la«ka
FISHER'S BLEND
FLOUR
AT
D0U6HERTY & FERGUSON
PHONE 2.
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Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmer«
Funeral Director*
R2: 148 GEO. ROBBtNS, M#r.
Steam H«t( Electric Ligbta
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms All Modern Conveniences
ooV<: THE BUFFET s.v.t
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and ¥ ¥ T1\/|Q1713 am* Building
Puget Sound L U lVllDEilX. Material
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 Large Shipment of
1NTEGRIDAD, Rex, RegaW EL SIDELO, Senator*, Millionaire*
SMOKECRAFT, Rein* Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
We do a
general
Banking
Business
j S- BLUM & (2*
INCORPORATEO —
I BANKERS
I CAPITAL $ ?OO OOO.s»
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Certificates of Deposit.