Valdez Daily Prospector
IHTUMSHUD By THE
Prospector Publishing Co.
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One Dollar per Month: Twel"» Dollars per Year
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY G, 1912.
EXTRA MILEAGE MEANS HIGH
1 ER RATE8.
The Fairbanks Times has
changed its slogan from "Eight
Days to the States" to "A Gov
ernment Railroad from Tidewater
to Fairbanks." It attempted to
enthuse (he Fairbanks commer
cial club to get busy and endorse
and work for the project, but fail
ed in getting results. The Times
then called a mass meeting for
lomorrow night, believing the citi
zens in mass meeting assembled
.would adopt the course which the
club had failed to lake through
indifference or neglect.
nic Times is rigni m appeal
ing to the citizens to work for tho
construction of a railroad to tho
interior. Tim people of interior
Alaska will reap greater benefit
from Ihe construction of such-a
railroad than will any portion of
the coast, with the possible ex
ception of |lie town which is lo
cated at the ocean terminus. All
(owns 011 the coast, look alike to
Ihein. Their interests demands
that the route be selected which
will guarantee Ihe shortest pos
sible haul of their poods from
tidewater to the interior. The
•people (»f (he interior will have to
pay the rates which must be
charged lo provide payment of
I lie interest on bonds for the con
struction of Ihe railroad and pro
vide for its maintenance and op
crating: expenses.
Should Ihe government select
a route which necessitates the
"building of an extra 50 or 100
miles of road when a shorter
route could have been selected,
it will work a great injustice lo
the people of interior Alaska. The
cost of constructing extra miles
of railroad and operating trains
over I hem will increase the pas
senger and freight charges. Ev
ery Ion of freight lo or from Ihe
interior and every ticket purchas
ed will bear llieir portion of Ihe
extra expense.
There are many people in Fair
banks and interior Alaska who
have come over Ihe trail to Val
dez for years. They appreciate
ihe difference in the distance
since ihe road has been short
ened by Ihe government in build
ing Ihe wagon road. The road via 1
Yaldez has always been consider
ed Ihe shortest and most feasible
route from Ihe inl'M'ior lo lide
waler. The wisdom of the se
lection of this route by Ihe army
engineers has never been ques
tioned. It should he Ihe aim of
the government to build Iherail
load via Ihe roule which will
prove of greatest benefit to Alas
ka as a whole and especially the
interior. The government would
do well lo consider the reports
of its engineers whose advice it
followed when Ihe wagon road
vas built from Valdez.
ANDY'S MONUMENT
8HOULD BE OF 8TEEL
London. Feb. (>.—A St nine of
Andrew Carnegie is (<» In*'erected
in Dunfennline in recognition of
the, ironmaster's benefactions to
his natal town. The decision was
reached at today's meeting of the
Town council of Dunfermline, and
Ihe proposal was greeted with
much enthusiasm. The exact
form the statue is to take has not
been decided upon, Ihe council-/
lors appeared lo be in favor of a
standing figure of Mr. Carnegie
wearing his doctor's robes, and
with one of his hands stretched
out holding a book.
Ohlna Night Tonight.
A complete change of program
at Ihe Orpheum tonight. Also t*
km- lot of china ornaments will
be given away to the lucky cou<
pon holders attending the show
Don't miss Ihe fun. Program:
Orchestra, selections.
"Death of Don Juan/' Lord By*
ron's great poetical tragedy and
a film masterpiece.
Illustrated song, Mr. CilliH.
"Price of Vanity," interesting
moral.
"Call of the open flange,"
pitched battle between mountain
eers and cowboys, a western fea
ture.
Grand prize drawing of chin**
A Matter of Doubt.
Here you may read of a wealthy
bachclor who killed himself be
cause he was so lonely. One
hates to ask what he thought of
the other and more obvious al
ternative; there arc nothing hut
the facts to go by.—Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
LIGHTNING FRIGHTENS
■ NATIVE8 OF KODIAK
.■ \ ' ?—• !
One Sunday evening as we were
about to start for church, some
of the hoys eanVo running in to
say that the sky was on fire. The
lire proved to he llashos of light
ning, not very vivid ones but suf
ficiently bright to frighten chil
dren who had never seen anything
of the kind before.
In all probability a hard thun
der storm such as people are ac
customed to in the middle and
eastern states would scare the
children in the orphanage almost
to death.—Kodiak Mission News
Letter.
If the sale of tickets be taken
as an indication of the success of
the ball to be given by the Arctic
Brotherhood it will be the biggest
affair ever seen in Yaldez.
LOOKS FOR SPLIT
IN DEMOCRATIC PARTY
William Havward, sterolary of
the Republican National coinmit
'oo, admitted recently before a
New York audience that I he Re
publican parly must conduct a
mighty campaign Ibis year lo \yin.
"Bui it has faced ugly facts
before," ho said; "it has boon as
sailed and villifled since its birth,
and yet it has won every cam
paign bill two in GO years. I am
not one of those Republicans who
believe it necessary lo repudiate
tho administration of President
Taft for the party to win. In tho
light of calm reasoning with a
spirit <>f fair play, future histor
ians will give credit lo that ad
ministration as an honest, able
and fearless one.
"Not much longer can tbe Dem
ocratic attack upon the pork bar
rel at Washington be withstood.
Already are heard the rumblings
of the volcanoes and earthquakes
which will dismember Democracy
and I predict that in less llian
00 days there will be a row on
in their parly which will make our
troubles look insignificant in
deed, and by the. lime tho Demo
crat io convention adjourns and
Ihe defealed candidates return
home, there will be enough sore
ness in their loaf to make it ab
solutely unpalatable to the Amer
ican people."
GIRL DISOWNED BY
MOTHER IS SUICIDE
An unnatural mother's letter
telling a story of a child unwol
romod and despised at birth and
later spurned to tho point of be
ing disowned, is held hv Ihe au
thorities as largely responsible
for tin? act of Leola Killon, 10
years old, who swallowed 15
grains of strychnine and died in
her room at a hoarding house in
Winfleld, Kan., recently.
Tho girl's mother lives in Wich
ita. The letter says in part:
"You know I never did want you
in Ihe first place. I don't care
for you now. I would not do any
thing for you if you were dying,
and, as I say, you couldn't come
to see me if I were dying."
WORKMEN ARE ABU8INQ
THE LIABILITY LAW
The Navy department may ap
peal to congress to modify the
liability act of 1900 on the ground
that the navy yard workmen per
sist in disregarding the measures
taken by the authorities for their
protection against injury. It is
said thatr although 300 pairs of
protective goggles wore provided
at the Mare Island navy yard to
save the eyes of the workers in
the furnace shops, inspectors re
cently could not find a single pair
in use.
Nearly 10,000 navy yard em
ployes were treated last year by
the naval surgeons for various in
juries and there is some complaint
that the generosity of the govern
ment has been abused. It is sug
gested that the existing art be
amended so as to make sure that
the employes are physically ftt
before going to work and to pro
vide that they shall receive only
00 per cent instead of full pay
during the disability.
Yes.
There will be another big show
at the Majestic tonight. The big
circus picture took so well Sun
day night that there has been
many requests that it be shown
again tonight for the benefit of
those who did not attend Sunday
night. All children accompanied
by their parents will be admitted
free. Watch for Thursday night's
program.
lt/Tajestic
1 V M C. N. JONES, Mgr.
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Complete change of program:
Sundays, Tuesdays, Thursday
and Saturday.
Saturday Matinee at 2:30 p. m.
Children under 14, 10 c.
If You're Pleased Tell Others,
If not. tell us.
PICTURES WORTH WHILE
TWO SHOWS NIGHTLY 8 and 0:18
MISS O'MALLEY, PianUt
MINING ENGINEER
L.. W. STORM. E. M.
RmromTm on Minkb
Patknt Sumvmvm
Qmnmbal Mining ENaiNmmniNQ
phonk No. foa
F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and]
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Ofllcc Id Harrington Blrit;.
on Water Front Res- P 189
MISCELLANEOUS
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every Tuesday evening at « o'clock in
Kattle Hall All members requested t» at
tend T G. QUINN. Artie Chief
Valdes Lodge No. 168
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday in
each month in McKinley Hall. Visitors always
welcome.
Janies M. Patterson,.W. M
C. C. Reynolds. Sec
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O.F.
V isItinK and local Odd Fellows are re
quested to register their name with the
Valdez Odd Fellows' Club. Itettular
meetings, first nnd third Monday.
Call on P. S. HfTNT. Secretary.
FOE
VAL.DKZ AKHIK No. 1971
Meet every Friday. 8 n. m- Knicle Hall
BUY YOUR BREAD at
VALDEZ BAKERY
Nothing but best materials used.
FRESH BREAD DAIL\
All kinds of Cakes, Pies, etc.
made to order
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