Valdez Daily Prospector
PUIIL.ISHKD By THE
Prospector Publishing Co.
TElt.VS
One Dollar per Month: Twelve Dollars per Year
WEDNESDAY. JULY 2 i, 1912.
Dtemocratic Ticket
For President—
WOODROW WILSON.
For Vice-President—
THOS. R. MARSHALL.
For Delegate to Congress—
ROBERT W. JENNINGS.
THE GROWTH OF CORPORA
TIONS.
j
Oiif of I In* reassuring signs of
commercial and induslrial de
velopment is furnished in Hi.'1
slalislical report of Ili«* issuance
of new slock securities which for
fin.' lir.d six nionihs of I '.112 lias
been greater llian any previous
half-year in I lie country's his
tory, vvilli the except ion of I he
.vix months which witnessed the
organization of the Unil *«l Stales
Sleel corporation and some oilier!
similar large industrial cmnhi- !
nations. i
Statistic* prepared l»y I lie New
York Journal •»1' Commerce .show
111 a I I it* I w January I ami Juno
|«M2. no li-ss llian *1.557.
I »•». ioi» ill* now limnl ami slock is
sues were announced hy railroad
and iiidu.-l rial companies. com
pared willi a |ol;il of # 1,221), 170,
!>50 in llii' corresponding six
months of 1911, this year's fig
ures being the largest, willi the
except ion noled above, for any
similar period. The authority rc- _
sponsible for I lie statistics in,
question duly notes that when Iho|
I.'niled Stales Sleet securities
were represented I hey created as'
a mailer of fact an exchange for!
issues already outstanding. and
it very properly ealls attention In;
the fart i hat the linn res for Ihej
liasl -ix months include refund-,
in^ operations and exchanges of
new for old issues lo an extent ;
of probably 25 per cent «»I the lo-'
tal. Willi allowance for this fad.I
the iielivjly in the erealion of new!
.-.ecurities >inee January I has'
been notable.
It is pointed out Unit, of th.,!
total, sh i I ,o 11 .sun consisted ofj
shares, bonds and notes of rail
roads. il decrease of sjc | i ,.'{S5.1 U(), j
but thai I tie s7 I 0. I o l.Ono of newj
industrial issues represented an
increase of no less llian $ .'J i
054,550. Indeed the inference is!
drawn I It11 the disadvantages i
willi whieb the railways of the!
I'liiled Stales are now eonlendinu'
ha- eurlailed their ability to mar
ket new securities, while III" in-i
dti-l rial oruani/al ions have found
a remlier market for llirir oll'ers
• •I new eapilal ohlipal ions on ae- •
eoii'ii ••!' Iho hi'-hev income rid urn
lb-* l:i 11 •• r a> a i • I • i• a M'o rd to in-.
\»._:i.» ~.
'i'lu— !; - are siilVieii'iil
11!••••.• lb..i 'lie resiI investors of
lli.. i*i iihIi'v. ! hi* pi'n;ili« who pi;!")'
(heir i-ioi'.') in >|oiak< ami l*oni|-,
of |enilim:ile enterprise, ami in —
• 111 -1 r ie». do nol sliiii"' Iho altered
I• • ar "f 11 • .* speculator-' that the
|<>di*ral ! >•!• !• l*i I it i: t 'if i i <|-|n •; ;i I i< i|| -
i«: work in- «*•• iii to l !ii« eoun'ry. •
Th"\ * how that 111 • • • i- a rea-.
-••mild" r.-v ard I'm- in\.-<l mcnts
in 11«• isi•1 i> i oiidiiet ed ri'ierpris
• that rr'\" nothinv I • f**:i»■ or
eoiiceaI rrom Iho law. The July
dividend- ili-b:i!'-eii!enl m !'a\" :»1 - 1
wo broken a rd. fueiii*■hinjf1
siili-lfinl ial pf of I bill 111• • Ini-i
ii"ss of ihe country is clean and
wolid ill Ihe core, despite what
po|ii jeal prophets of eahimily may
wav between this lllld November. :
INTEMPERATE PROHIBITION
ISTS.
If lh«* Prohibitioni.sfs. in *e$
xinii al Atlaiilie f.ily-which is a
• Iu»'*«i* place In Hold a Prohibitinn ,
conventinn arc UdliiiK the
alioul conditions. someone should ]
Iiirn in a hurry-tip call for Ilm
pnlrol wagon ami have President (
'I'llfl. r.oloncl Hnnsevelt, fJnvcrnor
Wood row Wilson ami all of tin*]
lenders of ilie hig parlies and
purls of parlies pimdied for
drunkenness. The temporary
elniirnian of I h »• I * i*< di ih i I ion con
\ en I i« »n lino preferred I lie charges.
Ii's up lo somebody In perform
I lie duly (if making I he arrests.
On 1 lie aulhnrily of I his .same
leniporary clinirman we have if
I hat President Tafl has pracli.
rally turned I lie White Mouse ov—
or as a sort of executive <»lTico I
for (lie ruin traffic; Colonel!
Roosevelt's overindulgence in but
tcriuilk and the wine of ambition
| lias lilted him for cell No. 1 in
the chronic inebriates' ward and
Ihc Democratic party intends, if
successful in November, to change
the name of the White House to
"Murphy's Place" and serve
knockout drops from the (able in
the slate dining room.
We shudder to think of the fu
ture of this republic should eith
er of the candidates named in the
indictment of the Prohibitionists
be selected in November, provid
ed, of course, the temporary
chairman at Atlantic City has the
situation sized up right. Should
one of those candidates succeed
at the polls, we would naturally
expect lo see the president of the
National Brewers' association
made Secretary of State; the rep
resentative of the National Retail
Liquor Dealers' association ap
pointed Attorney General; "Mike
I lie Hil<'" named as Postmaster
(Jeneral. and oilier cabinet and
appointive olVices passed around
among the liquor dealers who
have the strongest pull with their
respective slate legislatures,
"liudweisor is a Friend of Mine'
would replace |ho "Star Spangled
lhinner" as the national anthem!
and the lower tier of olVices in
the nalmnal capitol al Washing
Ion would be turned into one
mammoth rathskeller. As prompt
ly, as possible (lie internal rev
enue lax would be removed from I
whiskey and beer ;md placed on!
wale'r.
'I'll i -s hire as I of l In1 I't 11111*«* is!
«IiiiI<• as logical ami sensible as!
Ilial sent "ii| by | In- Prohibit ion ]
( m > I i I i«- a 1 iiH'tl icine 111 a 1< •* i*s al AI — *
1 a 111 it* C.ily. The whole I • • 11«I • * 11«* >' t
ami I rend of I li«r limes is Inward
a better observance ami practice
«»f tin? rules (if true temperance.
The lime is rapidly approaching
when I he habitual drinker will be
tabooed socially and, what is ev
en more important, find the bars
up against bis promotion in ev
ery line of professional, indus
trial and commercial activity.!
There are those who are confident!
thai it will mil be many years be
fore tin' saloon as an institution!
will be a thing of the past. True
friends of temperance are work
ins; along these lines. The great |
ohslaeles in I heir march of pro-!
urcss are being placed by the in
temperance in word and action ofi
I lie political Mroliibit mnisl s.-Ta- I
coma Tribune.
Japanese Canneryman Confesses1
the Doed and is Now Under
Arrest
Marshal Faulkner v\a-» advised
b> a telegram from Deputy Mar-'
.-li.il Fels. of I'eler.-Jnirg. W ednes- j
da> morning that the body of a
man had been foiind near Hie Ho>e
Inlet cannery b> tin* ci*e\\ of the
I". S. S. <!edliev. The corpse
• a i
«i;o\ved every imliealion of i>imi*—
der. |: had Ihree inilb I hides, a |
deep ••»ii. and a rnpe lied ai'i'iiml
I he neck. The te|cgr;iiii from
l'"eI : aid Ilia' «'.oiniiiis-ioner Sul
/.i i. i i' Sul/.rr, had gone I«» Hie
>ce11e with n coroner's jury. Three J
Korean*, employed al the Hose
Inlet cannery, were suspected.j
The plan) is operated by I lie Fug-!
lebr W'eisse company.
A later telegram eived by!
.Marshal Faulkner Friday evening
contained news that a Japanese
cannery worker had confessed Jo j
the murder and had been brought
In Ketchikan by Supt. I,arson, of j
the Hose Inlet cannery, Assist-i
ant District Attorney Nye and a
special officer. The scene of the;
murder is HH miles southwest
from Ketchikan.
Snlvaf.nr hccr, n Hpoefal Ixm/o
hrow, on rtrnfl nl all places.
Tonight at the Majostlc.
I. "Tlii1 Will." inlor
esliiiK rirania hy flic Vlla^raph
rniiipnii>.
!?. "Tin* SurKiMMi's
ii hcanfifill Imvp slory.
.'I. "(Id Mich lliill mill Knril,"
.«cc li»i\v Ihcy «lIfl il an»l wliiiI hap
pcncil.
. ('.omiiiK "Yilaprraph Monthly."
Bring your Job work to Mm
Prospector r»ITIc«.
I
The concentration plant at
Kennecott lias been closed down
until a new foundation can be
placed under the building. Mr.
O'Neil, who buit the piers for the
Copper River bridges, is at pres
ent in Kennccott and wil superin
tend the work of building the
fouudal ions.
Subscribe for the Prospector.
TOM MAGILL
GENERAL UPHOLSTERER
AND CARPET LAYER
Al V. B. & M. C. Phone 8
SHAMPOOING and MANICURING
Well Groomed Ladiea and Gentle
men Appreciate My Services.
Private Jpath room for ladies.
Corna Removed, Without Pain, $1.00
SENORITA MENDEZ
Phone 185 Wall St.
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
9:15 p. m.
VAUDEVILLE SPECIALTIES
PICTURES WORTH WHILE
Jack Surryhne, Musical Director.,
INDEPENDENT MESSENGER Co.il
I
and
VALDEZ VACUUM CLEANING Co.!
/, A TOUCHE & PECK. Mom.
Office Sroylhie't Tailor Shop I'bone 102
Service to All Parti of Town. Calls Answered Promptly
Business Confidential
House and Carpet Cleaning
MINING ENGINEER ■
U. W. STORM. E. M.
VALDEZ. ALASKA
Reports on Mineb
Patent Surveys
Qenebal Mining Engineering
'Phone No. 103
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing K.is. Phono. ISO ;
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
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VliUJry. •'•Ill I-VIImus' l ili•>. Hivoixr
i! ••flings, first ninl thinl Moruliiv.
• 'iii! fill I*. III'N'I . Sf<Ti'tnrv.
FOE
VAI.DK/ AKItIB Xo. ir.t
Mi -l every Kritlny. 8 «». w- Knvlc Hull
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but boBt materials lined.
FRESH BREAD DAILA
All kinds of Cakes, Pies, etc.
made to order
WOOD A HENRICH, Prop*.
Fagerberg Bros.
N1Z1NA, ALA8KA
General Merchandise
Miners & Prospectors Supplies
Freih Good«--Rei»«oni*ble Pricfi
i
$17,000.00
The last rock brought in from Teikhell assayed that
amount
Everybody
Is going to Teikhell to prospect
Everybody
Is wearing DUXBACK Clothing to keep dry
We carry a complete line of Groceries, Pro
visions, Hardware, Dynamite and Caps
Copper River
Draying Co.
Krctehiint; uiul i>ass«'n»j<?rs to all parts
of the Interior. ISoneral Trucking
y<l. Wood, , - Proprietor
McKinley St.- ValUcz
|1«up Hotel
SfXTZZJE
Cm as. Pemy, mop.
the best or evepything
IN THE KEART OF THE CITY
13i>RooMsWimllATH-505jMPuRooMS
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GECRGE SI. XT ON. Pbop.
STRICTLY KinST CLASS
Fourth Ave Sew*no. Ai»s>*
FISHER'S BUND
FLOUR
1
AT
DOUGHERTY &, FERGUSON
I'UONK 2.
Valdez Undertaking Co.
Undertaker, Embalmcrn
Funeral Directora
Phon« GEO. ROBBINS, Mgr.
Steam Heat Electric Light.
THE COPPER BLOCK
F.nely Furni.hed Room. Al! Modern Convenience.
gooti jitr DitrrcT G°°d
Goods | f]£ uUriLl Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and ¥ ¥ TIV/|1317¥^ Building
Puget Sound JLtvJ IVJIi^IZ^JlV Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs antl Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone OrcTei s Solicited Free Delivety
Ingram & Bush fZtt'r Ci0"r
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
INTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regal* EL SIDELO, Senator*, Millionaires
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Dclmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENT A, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
We do a
general
Banking
Business
S* BLUM & <S
— I N CO P P O PATE D —
BAN KERS
CAPITAL $ 200,000»
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest on Time Certificates ot Deposit.