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Useful Information.
Cablo ofTlcc hours:
Week days 9 a. in. to 9 p. in.
ogndayH and holidays 9 to 10
, na. and 5 to 0 p. in.
PostofTice hours:
Week days 9 a. in. lo f» p. in.
Sundays and holidays 12 in. to
p**n.
The Indian
The following now world's
Accords wnro inado on tliu
Indian Molorcyclo l»y F,d.
Ilnsha at J,nn Angeles, Gal.,
April r>Mi, 1912:
1 milo 37 4-5 seconds.
2 milos, 1 inin. 1H 2-5 hoc.
1 miles, 1 min. 59 90c.
I miles, 2 rnin. 39 3-5 sec.
i miles, 3 rnin. 20 4-5 see.
1 miles, 4 rnin. 1 3-5 see.
f mljes, 4 min. 42 3-5 sec.
{rr >s, 5 min. 24 sec.
1 r 48, 0 min. 5 sec.
O..1II08, fl min. 45 4-5 seo.
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A SMALL MOTOR
attached to the Sowing
Machino takes away the
hard manual work of the
seamstross. It roll eves
her of the back breaking
tread and loaves her only
the steering of her work
under the needle.
It's a real home comfort.
Every woman should have
one attached to her
machine.
The electric man will
give particulars.
Alaska Water, Light &, Tel. 0).
Vaidez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam nnd Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Well Point*.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description. Hose Valve*,
Iron Pipe,! Fittings.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Throe fast rounds of a famous
prize tight at the Majestic to
night.
John House will In* a passen
ger to Seward ami liaek <>n (In1
Alame<la.
Judj-re Cushman ami family arc
spending the day out to the gla
eier photographing the iee pile.
The freighter Latouehe arriv
ed in port I his morning with
powder and gasoline for the deal
ers of this section.
Hew \V. If. Xiegler left thi
afternoon on the launch Nebula
for Ellatnnr, where he will liok
services and look out for I In
needs of the natives.
Reports from Columbia basii
state that the Columbia glacie:
took on an accelerated motioi
since the terrestrial disturban
ces of the 01 h inst. The glacie
is said to he moving more rap
idly than ever before known
breaking at the water's edge ev
ery few moments and putting th
glaciers on the. Copper River roa
in the second class of nature'
glacial shows. The roar of th
breaking ice is constant, fillin,
the bay with ber^s of all size>
evidently Valdez is getting Hi
material to attract summer Irav
..i
MT. KATMAI ASHE8
ARE NEURAI
(Continued from page 1)
nil igneous rock ami while ii
slate of effusion was emptied in
to the. air 1 ik«> a spray and chill
cd mc condensed so quickly Ilia
it had no time Id rrystalize.
This dnsl is perfectly harmlos
and inert lo plant and animal lifY
save pos ihly whatever intlm-un
it may mechanically exert.
During eruptions such as Ilia
of Ml. Kalmaj acid vapors art
thrown out, tilling the air am
attaching ifsolf to these parti
cles; those acids, mostly sulpli
urous and nitrous, caused llu> de.
literious action «»f ihe ash whirl
foil here* on plant life, forminp
when it came in contact will
moisture, a nitrous acid.
This volcanic ash will, in tin
eoursl of lime, enrich Mm soil
as il begins I *» di'gi'iH'r.'ilt' and t<
he aeled upon hy tin* mineral ae.
ids found in tin* air ami earth.
Tonight; at tho Majestic.
" 'Spil/e' Sliannon's l.a<
Fight," a ilpnmu «• I I he prize l iiiK
showing three fast. rounds r»f i
lively houl. This |• i<*1111*<* is clem
cut, 110 flickering.
i?. "The. Itnrnance of pom
Cove." a -clever romerly ilrmut
well ni'lrtl.
.'I. "His Sister's r.liihlren." n
couple • of lively Kills furnish n
lol of fnn for themselves am
ol hers.
Polities in Alaska aro a good
ileal tikn u .Mexican revolution.
Sometimes there is much fight
ing over a large area; sometime*
the tlKliting is eonflneil to one
place, ami then again, soini'tim.'s
there i.4 110 lighting at nil. The
Alaska polil ieians, like I lie grens
ern in tin* Soulh, prohahly now
are preparing for I lie hig slrug
gle which Is to route later on.
Thorn are no Democrats in
Nome, sny the nilniore support
ers. That reminds one of the
nhl southern claim, that llt.'re
were no lighters in the north.
The morning following election
«»ilmorr will lie asking where
they nil enme from.
HOW THEY ORGANIZE j
NATIONAL OONVENTIONS|
The question lias frequently
been raised of lute as to what
body has the deriding voice on
scaling delegations at a nation
al convention.
Right here is where the na
tional committer enjoys its brief
season of real importance. It is
charged with the responsibility
of making tin; temporary roll of
delegates for the convention. That
temporary roll of delegates may
mean the success of one candi
date or the defeat of another. II
is the vital thing of the prelim
inaries, and may easily be the
most vital thing in the fortunes
of a party or its defeat.
r or example, suppose there
has bo en a fi^rli L between two
men for delegates to the eonven
iestion—a tight carried into many
of the states and fought ont in
stale eouvenlions or in primar
ies. These factional tights are
nnieh more hitler than any oilier
political battles, and there are
always charges that I he appar
ent victors are victors because of
fraud <tr collusion, or some oth
er high erinie or misdemeanor.
II is I he business of the nation
al eommillee. being fn charge r»f
I he eonvenlion. iniisl provide
some sort of a list of delegates
with which to heign business.
Inasmuch as credentials are filed
with the committee and all 110
Iices • • f contests made there, tlicj
committee does the preliminary
sifting and hands to the con
vention its lisfs of delegates who
appear to be legal delegates on
the face of the returns and cre
dentials tiled with the committee.
This is the theory; hul, i»f course,
contesting delegates are entitled
' to' take their cases before Hie
! credentials committee of the con
vention, or to the floor of the con
vention itself, 011 appeal from the
1 decision of the credential com
mittee. This often happens—but
1 it often does not happen, too.
In many cases the contestants
having been thrown out by the
" national committee and thrown
• out again by the credentials com
mittee, quit in disgust. In most
i cases the credentials committee
having in charge the making of
} tlie permanent roll of the conven
'* lion, accepts the work of the na
; tional eommillee and adopts tin
* temporary roll as I lie permanent
'* roll—and I here you are!
"i I*ersisleut contestants often
! get as far as the floor of I he con
' veil lion hall, where Ihey usually
get the hook for the third am]
"j last lime; for I lie convention, in
; all ordinary cases, supports tin1
i report of the credentials eoniniil
, I tee, just as the credentials com
Imiltee supports the temporary
_jr"ll of the national eommillee.
I j If contestants have an unusual
l-l.v meritorious case a compromise
< is sometimes made by allowing
bolh the silting delegates and
\ I he contestants half a vote each.
which salves wounded feelings
I and doesn't alfecl the general ro
, suit.
11 It is Mm* province <>r Hie na
ilionnl ri mi in >11 cr In select t !»••
• 11*1111m>i*at*y officers of the nnu
vent ion— I hi- chairman. secretary.
( clerks «»f various kinds. ami oili
er essenl ial port ions of I In* ma—
jrhiiirry. In llio case of a con.
vciilion like llic one of I90i,
where Moosrvi-ll was iioininaI(><l.
or lite l»envcr convention of
' I MlOR, where Mrvaii was nominal
ii'il, 11m• canditlalc made a careful
'rlinirf of 111<• pivsidilirf official*.
Imlli temporary ami permanent.
Inasmuch iis ilo' llrsl or;:an
' i/.alion must he Icuiporarv, «•>
jfhal Ili»' convention itself may
, j lift-i«|*' on ils permanent or^an
.j i/al i< tii— Dial is. in order I hat lli;il
lift ion may lit' carried oul--lhis
ij^ivcs a chance for Iwo keynote
(speeches, one Iiy llie Ifiiiporarx
: chairman and one hy 111«• perma
! iwnl chairman. II is usual In se_
: If#*I prominent parly men who
'am frood keynoters I«» make these
j speeches and lo preside. The
.candidates and parly managers
I always lake llie precanlinn lo
know exactly whnl these orators
will say. If (here Is a enntesl hy
several candidates with voles llie
Upievlion of n presiding olTicer is
'of I he nlmosl importance; ami.
afler llie convenlion is lempnr
arlly organized, I If re is a Mulil
before llie coinniillee on pcrmn
nenl organization lo secure lhi-<
advantage. •
The chairninn selceled is usu
ally inoffensive lo all. has good
lungs ami is safe as In senti
ment. If lie doesn't know how
to run llie eonvenlion there are
plenty of aide seamen round who
will run it fnr him. Indeed, they
will run it for him whether he
knowjB how or not.
PROFESSIONAL
L. V. RAY
ATTORNEY AT LAW
SEWARD, - ALAHKA
Patents Mining Incorporations
CHARLES G. GANTY
FRANK H. FOSTER
Lawyers
Alaska Securities Bl'd'g vaUz
DR. GERMAN
Phone 19 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Druit store. Ofllce hours
9a.ni., toOp. m.,7 p.m.. to 9 i>. to. Sunduys
by aiipoimment All work Kuarantced.
LOCAL HEMS
Keystone bath house furniture
for sale cheap.
FOR REXT-Three-room house,
furnished or unfurnished, and
cabin. Inquire H. R. Miller, opp.
Road commission barn, Front SI.
klO.
It costs no more to get your
clothing cleaned and pressed at
Silverman's. Phone 11)8.
Advertising in the Prospector
brings results. Try it. |
Drawing and Painting.
Mrs. R. Kinsman will organize
a class in drawing and oil paint
ing during the coining week. All
wishing to join call at lu:r resi
dence on McKinlcy street.
Silverman will call for and de
iver your goods, 'phone 198.
The only practical tailor In
Valdez, Ben Silveiman. 'Phone
198.
The Seward Gateway is on 3ale
at the Valdez Drug Co. If
The Grand hotel under new
management. Rooms 50c and up.
Laundry in connection. Mrs. H.
Sharts.
ASSAYER
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Twelve yearn at Tacomii Smelter
Opposite Electric Light Ofllce
Ml Work GutmIkJ and Promptly Attended To
VALDEZ, ALASKA
DYRUS «V. HARRINGTON
Mining Engineer and
U. S. Dep'y Surveyor
Issay Oftlce in ValUez
Connection Alabku
Mail Order 1 Promptly Atteaded to
VOLL. & BARKER
CHEMISTS, AS8AYKR8 AND
MININO ENGINEERS
Accuracy iruuranteed and prompt returns.
Established 1881
McKinley St.. Opposite V. B. & M Co.
Valdez, Alaska
A. M. DierinRer
VALDEZ TRANSFER CO.
General Trucking and Freighting
to all parts of the interior.
Positively no coal delivered un
less paid for In advance
Office on Wall St . Phone GO
New York Life
Insurance Co.
W. H. CRARY, Representative
, Valdez, Alaska. Phone 41 j
QR. H. COCKERILLE
Dentist
Whaling Building VALDEZ
Weather Report.
.Barometric pressure 29.543
Temperature at G p. m...5i
Maximum temperature... .GO
Minimum t'mperature.. . .15
Mean temperature
Preeipitat ion Oo.
Cloudy, fresh breeze S. \V.
E. M. BLADE, ODscrvcr.
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPE'CIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Delivery
I
Card Party. j
The I,ad it's < iiiil«l of I lit* church
of I lie Kpiphany, will Kivc a card
parly in Mimse hall 011 Friday cv-'
. ... . . 1
I'liiiiK. t<» which every <nio is in-!
■viti'd. <•stint* will he called al. j
8:30 sharp. Admission 50 cimiIs.I
Augustine and Kyor
I Victoria cliocolnlcs. ,Ww siiip
| men( received on |hc Sampson.,
, ()\vl I >ruw C.o., Inc.
FOIt SAi.K—(»n«* dining lahh',.
! (i rliair**. I sidfhonrd, I chiton-,
' i«'cc. I -priny col, I carp"*! swn-p. :
r«M*. Impiir»' nntr'ninjrs .Mr«. II. I!..
• '.iishnian. I; I .'I
si:i.i.in«; hit «mr -lock «.r:
' It I i 11 i lll'I'X .'il C«»rl I'M' n«'.\t .'in d;t>>. |
• .Mrs. s. I!. <;h*a>«»n. 7- I ,
IN BANKRUPTCY.
1 In flu* l>i«lric|. Court for Hit* Ter-!
rit«»ry of Alaska, Third Divis-j
ion.
In I he mailer of I lie bankruptcy!
of Knight's Island Consolidated
Copper Company, of Alaska, a
corporal ion, bankrupt.--No. i. in
bankruptcy. Notice of sHI lenient
of mri'i\rr's final account ami
reports.
Notice is hereby priven I bat \V.
J. Morton, I In* receiver in I be an
cillary proceedings berein, Inn
rendered and presented fur sel
llcnu'iil ;m<l fiI• ■ <I in said court, *
bis final account and Pcpfirl ofM
bis ailniinisiration of said es- |
late; and Hint M »n lay, the, Iwcii
ly-fourth ('J'iIM day or June,
t'.M2, al li'U Mil oYlock ii. in.,
at. Ilii' court room «»f said court,
at Vabb'Z, Territory of Alaska,
lias born duly appointed by the ,
judge of said court, for the tlnal i
bearing "n «aid reports and fli«*
tlnal set I lenient of said account, 4
at wbicb lime and place any per- i
son interested in Ibo rstnle or llie |
said bankrupt may appear and
tile exceptions in writfnpr to I lie
said reports and account, and
contest I be same.
Dated at. Valdez, Alaska, this
Olh day of June, 1011.
W. J. MORTON, Receiver.
First pub. June fl, 1912,
Last pub. June 12, 1012. 1
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Carl F. Harlman, Mabel
Ilarlman and L. VV. Russell: You
and each of you aro hereby noti
fied that there has been expended
during the year 1911 in labor oil
those certain lode mining claims
situated on Long Cilacier River
Kotsina River drainage, Chitina
recording district, Alaska, to
wit: The Lucy, Alice, (ieorge,
Hed Lead, Anaconda. Kimna, Dick,
.Maud, Susie, Rose, Iiig Jim, Lit
tle Jim, Phyllis and North Star,
I lie sum of $l,'iOO.OQ (fourteen
Ir.ndred dollars), lawful money
of the I'nitod Stales, the amount
required hv law to hold said
claims for I ho year following (ho
performance of the amiual labor:
that said expenditure for labor
af« rcsaid was made by Patrick
Murphy and James l-'isli, (lie co
fiwners of said < aims. And un
less within ninetv days after the
completion of the puhliealioti of
this notice, to-wil: within ninety
(lays afler the Uth day of July,
I0r„\ you contribute your portion
nf the expenses of the aforesaid
nnnual labor for said ver.r, your
interest in said lode claims will
be forfeited and become the prop
[•rly of the undersigned, who an
>our co-owners.
PATRICK Mt'RPHY.
JAM ICS FISH.
Dale of first pub. April 10, '12.
Dale of last pub. July y, 1912.
If you are out of letterhead*
•all and see our new line »>f bond
capers. The finest ever brought
o Valdez.
NOTICt.
Till' nlVieo «»f Mil' 1'liiI<*«I SI;11<1M
'oiiniii.xHiiifior f«»r Vnldiv prrriiurt.
ins Imm'ji lliin ilny I'immonpiI !<» Ilm
'nnli'1'ly xido of Hnflcrvntioii a va
lues h« two on MrKinloy ami 11 •»—
inrt hItccIr In Ynldc/. Alaska.
Tims. U. SIIK1»AUI>,
Commissioner.
If you wnnl jour elothi** cl« no
il ami prC88Cd 'plume
98.