Valdez Daily Prospector
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Prospector Publishing Co.
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One Dollar jut Month: Twe'"» Dollars per Year
SATl'llDAY, A I'll II. IH, 11)12.
AS TO GILMORE'S POSITION.
Ml*. < S i I III* >■*«». of Nollie, pit's
into liii' campaign ahead of lis
under a severe handicap. For
four years In* was Ihe personal
representative of Judge Wirker
sliaiu's political interests ami all
if. represented. In fulfilling llial
position he certainly did not rep
resent I Ik* (iiiggenheims, the Con
nors or Shackleford, Iloggatt. el
al. To the contrary his every ael,
while he remained loyal (o (lie
present delegate, was inimical to
(he Republican parly during that
period. Today he stands out in
hold relief as (lie personal politi
cal representative of National
Committeeman Shackleford and
all Shackleford stands for. Neith
er side has changed its altitude.
"Either Mr. Oilmore was wrong
during the past four years or else
he is wrong now. How will lie
square himself with the voters?
,\Vill he enact the role of Dr.
Jekyl and Mr. Hyde or will he take
the voters into his confidence and j
tell them that four years in
Judge Wickershain's camp did i
not prove profitable to him from
a financial standpoint and that In*
'decided to align himself tin the
side of wealth and power? The
voters of Alaska are alert and will
demand of him an honest state-I
ment--a full confession, if you
please, of his failh--aud what
may be expected of him. We
op.nc Mr. Gilmore will experience
son\e difficulty in convincingly
explaining himself, lie will find
a soft and unhlazcd frail ahead,
which will lake expert snowshoe
ing to "break trail" ahead for the|
heavy load lie is pulling.
THE DYKE BILL.
The Congressional Hccord ofi
March M>, last, containing I In* j
discussion •»f I In* Yahlcz ilyki* bill
is at liaml. Tin' senate met un
der null* eight, which bills
arc considered by Ihc senate com
mittee of ihc whole, I«> rcporl
back bills lo which 110 ohji'dion
has hern offered. Whrn I In* dyke j
bill cann* tip for ronsii|i*ralion j
from |li<* coiiiinilI•••• on commerce,
Scnalor Overman, of .Norlli (!aro_ •
lina. objected on Ihe ground I ha I ■
Ihc appropriafion asked for was
for lln* prolfclion of fin- lown of!
Vabb'/. ami nol f«»r lln* prolec-j
lion of government properly ami!
further, thai lln- War ileparlinenl j
iliil nol reeiimmi'iiil lln* appro-!
prialion ami suggested thai il be I
in I roiltireil l>\ Ihc delegate from i
Alaska, lo which Scnalor Poin-;
I
ilexlcr poinleil mil I bat because
of sonic feeling between Alaska's!
delegate ami llic War department j
the latter washeil iis hamls of
the alfair ami would leave lliej
fate of ihe hill in llic hands of j
Ihc rcprcscnlal ivc of 111 a I tcrri
lory. Friends of lln1 bill filially
arranged lo liaxe a complcle rc
porl from lln* War department
along willi llic rceniiimcmlalions |
of Major Cavnunugh when Ihc
mallei' would be taken iip apain.
The liill S. .VJ7- appropri
aling ATT).mm fur Ihc prolcrlion
of Valdez, Alaska, from glacial
floods, was considered as in coin
lllittce of Ihe Whole.
Mr. Ililchcork: Mr. President,
I notice llial this bill comes from
the Committee on Commerce. II
appears to have been originally
for Ihc purpose of protecting
property belonging lo the United
Stales, but in the report from Ihc
Adjutant General the statement
is made that it is not deemed nec
essary for Ihe protection of prop
erly belonging to the Government
of the United Slates. It is pure
ly for Ihe protection of a town
from a local danger. If we once
set the precedent of beginning to
use money i/i the Treasury for
the protection of a town, I rlo not
know where we are going to end.
Mr. Poifldexter: Mr. President,
I should simply like to suggest
lo the .Senator from Nebraska
that the same condition with re
lation to Ihe Federal Government
floes not obtain in Alaska which
obtains In any other Territory
of Ihe United Stales. The rc
markabe condition exists there
lhaf, although it. is an American
population of intelligent pioneer*,
Ihev have never been allowed any
degree whatever of self-govern
ment, nnd Ihev have no oppor
tunity jo raise taxes to protect,
themselves against conditions of
this kind. Alaska is an appan
age of Ihe United Slates, abso
lutely subject anil tributary to
the United States in every way,
and Ihe obligation, I think, rests
upon the United States fo assume
the responsibilities which go
with the government of a terri
tory.
Senator Nelson: Yaldez is sit
uated at head of Valdez ■ Hay,
which is a tributary «»f Prince
William Sound. II is at the foot
of a great big glacier—Valdez
(•lacier. The government has a
military post there, and it is the
terminus of the military road
leading from there to Fairbanks
on the Tanana river. It is, as 1
have said, right at the foot of a
I glacier, wliieli is continually
II hawing. The town and the pub
I lie buildings, the telegraph of
fice, the poslolTicc, the signal stsi—
lion, and other buildings there
'are threatened and in danger. I
| might say that Valdoz is also a
[ terminal station of the telegraph
cable system of Alaska. The
whole telegraph and cable service
in that country is under lliceon
trol of the Federal (•overninent.
and not in private hands. This
case comes clearly under the
claim of protecting property of
the United States. The commit
tee have reported that the amount
be reduced from $75,000 to $55,
000, as recommended by the (Sov
1 eminent officers.
Mr. Hoot: Mr. President. be
fore the bill goes over le| ine
say a word. After what the Sen
ator from Washington (Mr. Poin
dcxlcr) has said. I dare say tin*
Senator from Nebraska (Mr.
Hitchcock) will realize Ibat I 1mt«»
is a great difference between our
action regarding this town in
Alaska and our action generally.
Not only is there Government
nropcrty at Valdez, not only are
the telegraph and tbo cable lines
there under the control of the
Government, but we arc the leg
islature for that Territory. The
people there have not a self-gov
ernment; we are their govern
ment. Alaska is the property of
the United States, regarding
which we are to make rules and
regulations. We built the cable.
Congress for a series of years
made liberal appropriations to
build the cable to this point; to
build the land telegraph line; and
to build I lie military road which
comes down to Valdez; and this
is nothing more than an addi
tional appropriation, following
the settled policy of the Govern
ment fur the development of that
unorganized Territory of the
I'nited States, which is without
any Territorial government, and
following the recognized ami es
tablished policy for the develop
ment of that region, and insur
ing communication.
I think the position taken by
the War department was not .jus
tified. T think the interests of
the War department—that is, the
interests that have long been un
der the. charge of the War de
partment—called upon them to
ask for this appropriation. The
Assistant Secretary expressed his
approval of the measure.
Mr. Overman: I desire to say
that if we gel full information
from the War department, which
we have not. and if I am satisfied
this money is needed for the pro
tection of any interest of the gov
ernment. I shall not object to the
bill.
t'nder llule Kighl the bill went
over.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Tin* dense ignorance of con
gress nil affairs Alaskan would
In* laughable if ii wcri' not so ser
ions. .Iiisl j niafri n<» Senator
II ilclii'ock in referring lo an
Alaskan approprial ion: "I nn
< l«*rs I si 11«I these (owns have f Ik* i i*
own revenues ami I heir own
nivalis «»r looking after mailers"
I>*>rl;ii11 i11k lo I heir safely,
wlis'ii congress lias so hedged the
Ii111iI of taxation ami prohibited
I In* iiM'iiI'i'iiik of indebtedness
lliiil our in ii ii ii* i pa I i I i«*s ran hnre
ly make ends meet.
han Sutherland lias no valid
reason in heroine a candidate for
delegate oil I lie grounds lie lie
serves a \ imlieal ion. No Alaskan
needs vindication from I Ii •• arls
of fhe Republican parly. This
was a rase where "a knock is. a
hoosl."
Allorney (ieneral Wickershani
might impiire into I he political
trust engineered hy ('dark, Har
mon and Underwood. Such an in
vestiKalion would have Ihc ad
vantage at least of nut hurting
Republican prospects.
Iii these dnys of Clark and Har
inon prestige Woodrow Wilson
must lie looking longingly on the
shades of llenry Waterson and
Col. Harvey.
Senator Lorimer's influence in
his home state must have waned,
judging frdm Roosevelt's vole
received at (he preferential pri
maries.
In his capacity as llepuhlican
candidate, Mr. flilmore will ho
called upon to explain his views
upon the question of corrupting
courts,, tampering with juries
and suborning witnesses.
A cut of tlfly per cent in our
telegraph lolls should materially
increase the business of I tie gov
ernment telegraph and cable
lines. It is an experiment worth
trying.
The llarrais hat with the So
cialist dent will be In evidence in
the side show tonight.
The. Socialist parly is consid
ering: Ilu> ailvisabililv of estab
lishing a religion of its own.
That would conic under I he head
of municipal ownership, would it
not ? '
President Tsifl will see anoth
er specter when the home rule
hill conies waltzing up to the
While House for signature.
The promotion of Judge C.usli
uian will he felt rrom Copper
Center to the Aleutian islands—
among* the commissioners.
If. according '«» 'he Socialist
doctrine, mail gets what lie pro
duces, what will he the profes
sional Socialist's wane?
There's a great rustling ahouf
the court house these days. A
crumb has fallen from the po
litical sideboard.
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
9:16 p. m.
VAUDEVILLE SPECIALTIES
PICTURES WORTH WHILE
Jack Surryhne, Musical Director.
MINING ENGINEER ;
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Rbrortb on Minks
Patmnt Surveys
Qbnbbal. Mining Enoinbbrino
f*HONB Mo. toa
F. BUTTERWORTH
[Civil Engineer and"
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Olllce in Harrington Hlrtir.
on Water Front Res. Phone. 1H9
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
A.B
Meet every Tuesday evening at K o'clock in
Kat:lc Hull All members requests 1 to at
tend T* G. QUINJJ. ArticChief
Valdes Lodge
No 168.
i'tcc anu Accepted Masons
Hctfiilar Communications llrst Wednesday in
each month in McKtntoy Hall. Visitors always
welcome.
James II. Patterson,.W. M
C. C. Reynolds. Sec
I.0.<
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Visliinir and local OcUl Fellows are re
quested to register their name with the
Vnldez Odil Fellows' Club. Regular
meetings, first and third Monday.
Call on 1*. S. HUNT. Secretary.
F O E
VALDKZ AKKIK No. 1071
Meet every Friday, 8 n. m. KukIc Hall
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but bent materials used.
FRESH BREAD DAILY
All kinds of Cakes, Pies, etc.
made to order
WOOD Sc HENRICH, Prop..
Fagerberg Bros.
NIZINA, ALASKA
General Merchandise
Miners & prospectors Supplies
Freah Coodi-^Mionabl* t*ric«a
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturer! of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbino, Steam* and Hot
Wotor Hoating, Pump* and
W«ll Point*. '
Shoot Metal Work of Er«nr
D*>»eription, Hoi* Volvo*,
Iron Pipo, Fitting*.
25 25
HIGH TOP SHOES
FOR
Miners and Prospectors
25
Different Styles to Select From
Also Ladies' and Boys' High Top Walking Shoes
25 25
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freighting anil passengers to all parts
of the interior. General Trucking
hid. Wood, . - Proprietor
McKloley St. Vuliles
|l««p Horn
"Sfxrrur
Cmas. Perry, mop.
THE BEST Or EVERYTHING
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STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Sewaro, Alaska
FISHER'S BLEND
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["AT
DOUGHERTY & FERGUSON:
PHONE 2.
Valdez Undertaking: Co.
Undertaker, Embalmera
Funeral Directors
l4* GEO. ROBBINS, Mgr.
Steam Heat ....
blectnc Lights
THE COPPER BLOCK
F.nely Furnuhed Room, A„ Modern Conven.ence.
Good
THE BUFFET
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Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and ¥ ¥ TiyyipCP ant^ Building
Puget Sound i^UIVlDlliiv Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
Zbt
Tairbanks Bar
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Pool, Cigars, Liquors
Courteous Treatment Phone 100
Ingram & Bush Dealers
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
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SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT. Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
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general
Banking
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rear of
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deputaent
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Certificate* of Deposit.