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Valdez daily prospector., 1912-10-17
THE IHNoko pIaatMos ARE MAkINo GOOD
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 itself, with prospects of a much larger one.
 According to Mir. Sellers the country is full of likely-looking creeks and while Colorado is be- licvcd to offer the best induce mcnts l." the prospcclor, other creeks in the ncighborhood are likely tn show up we'll. Porphy- rytic dikcS cut through the whole district. and there is no doubt about it's being q fin,. prospect ing country.
 Mr. Sellers says that pay has been proved on Fox for a dis lance of 1000 feet, and 10 feet in width, at least. It is about iS or 20 feet tO bedrock, with 6 feet of gravel running 5 cents tn the l'an in coarse -D.n These r". Sulls were obtained hy Mir. Scl- lcrS himself.
 On EldOrado crc'3i, d Tributary of Colorado, Fred Anderson and another Shnvelcd into all S-foot SlulccbnX from the rim, and af- ter three or four hours work cleaned up S7.50 Tn coarse gold. which MT. Anderson has with him
 on Colorado creek, Mir. Sellers has a lay on the Star of Hone association. al the mouth of FL dorado. He has completed ar engagements N put a boiler on the ground and will put in the WIili"r prospecting. Other lays ar" l"i "n the Star of Hope and also on the Oregon association. which Is the next claim below Tn" owners of the ground arc Insisting upon a certain amount or work, and laymen must be in a position to start up by the first week in November. Colorado creek has about four sIuccheads or water all the time, and the ground. which is for the most part frozen. is about 20 feet to bedrock.
 The proposed townsitc at Flor 'nce landing has been abandon ed, and a new townsite locatcd several miles farther up the In- hok", and nearer io the dig Elngs. The new site has bccp named Cripple city and is a scene or great activity. Several sub Stan'laI log buildings are going up and men arc busy getting out ana hauling logs for more. The f"Wnspr"plc met recently in min CTS meeting and passed resolu- lions agreeing that no town lots should bc slaked by power of attornoy.-Pionecr.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-10-17
TAKES KINDLY ID
 ANIAK D|GG|NGS
The ltarUd Pioneer say ys:

The ltarUd Pioneer says:
 Professor J. r. Ncwsom, the emnient geolOgist who is suppOs- cd to be connected with the Gug- gcnheims, returned from his trip to the Aniak via Georgetown re- gently.
 The professor. made tour of inspection of Aniak camp, and although he has not told us so, wr have it from authentic sources that he does not think ill of the district. Indeed. our in- formani tells Us that Tony Zim- norman, who has a lay on Mar vel creek. took particular pa Gs |" show Inc professor that hc had at least s25O,OOO in sigh, apart il. m what else ihrrr mi.:l.t Dc inc creek.
 Prof. NcwSom will leave on one of Inc first bnalS for the Outside.
 Later information from Mr. Buu q iS that the court will ad- j"urn sine die. in Cur,luva today. Judge Ovcrlicld will hold term of court in Cordova, opening No- vcmber iith. Judge Lyons con rening court in Valdez November 18th. A grand jury has been called for Valdez December 2nd. Deputy Marshals Evans and De- line will bring inc prisoners back irony CordOra on the Alameda All witnesses have been not flied not to go to COrdOva.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-10-17

The fDutch lunch" at N. schmidrs, next to Blum's. 'Trytt.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-10-17
MILITARY VIEW
 ALASKA'S DEFENCE

Inc Army and Navy Journal prints the following dispatch re- garding Alaslla's defense: "A perplcxing military prob lem Is growing out of the re- conimcndation in the rcorgani- Zation plans of the army pro posed by the general staff for the removal of troops from AL aska It is admitted and set forth in the report of the gen. cral stan that one regiment of infantry and two companies of the signal corps is not to be sc- rinuSly considered as a sufficient force for the defense of the ter rItory against an i,rmy that might be sent by an enemy tO occupy Alaska. This regiment Is acting only as police force and it is conlcndcd by the gen. cral stlf that the territory should furnish cunStahuIary for this purpose.
 'At the same lime this uurS- lion Is naturally raised: Is if :aafc policy to leave Alaska, with it's good mines and it's great mineral resources unprotected, A first class power. Japan. for instance. might capture Alas ka'S gold mines and obtain thereby sufficient funds in fin anrr war against this coun- try After the coal mines of AL aSka are developed they will be- come an important source of fuel for the Lilvy and thus add to AIaSka's importance from a military standpoint
 Then an enemy by capturing l'r territory would not only get valuable funds fo carry on war but also valuable naval base from which TLvaI operations could be conducted against this country.
 some students uf interna- tional politics insist that Alas ka would bc a more valuable prize i0 Japan in her present condition than the Philippines. What she needs is gold, and that iS tO bc found in Alaska.
 "This being true, it is now being suggested that. instead of reducing the army in Alaska, ii should bc incrcascd. More than that, il is thought that some slcD" should bc taken to in- crease the orejlnizatioh of mil- iiia in the territory. Alaska, it is argued, should prepare to CO., operate with the general gov ernment in defending itself. Steps should also De taken tow ard fortiflcation of her harbors. we'll as an incrdased mobile ar- my, should be maintained in the codhtfy.
 "If this policy is not pursued in dealing with the Alaska sit uation, it 'is evident that the lone regiment and few signal corps men now stationed Chere should be withdrawn. This force Is needed in proVidig for the de-
 fensc of the Panama canal, Ha-
 waii and the Philippines. The
 federal government should either abandon ail ides of defending Al
 aska in event of war or statiUn a sufficient force thcre for its
 adeduate protection. One Of two lprinciples should be adopted bJ congress-"
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-10-17

The Valdez Cafe is one good place to eat. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-10-17

Invitations are about to be is- sued for the A. B.'s dance on Halloween. The committee in charge arc giving forth every ef- fort to make the function a great social success.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-10-17
SIX CONV|CTS ARE
 YET AT LARGE

RAWLINS, Oct. i7. --- Order has been restored in the peni- trnliary. Six of the escaped con- viciS are still at large and are being pursued by posses.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-10-17

Ladies', misses and children. Toggcry.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-10-17
TIDE TABLES
euhdAy, October 18.

1uUuAy, Uotobor 18. High tides, 7:28 a. m., 5:39 D. m. Low tides, fl :a2 a. m., i:35 D. m.
 Saturday, October ID. High tides, 8:23 a. m., 7.:i5 D. m. Low tides, f0:03 a. m., i:56 D. m.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-10-17

Home cooked mcats and ham always on hanH at N. Schmidts.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-10-17
Weather Report.

Barometric Pressure .29.543 Temperaturt ' p. m.. ...38. Maximum Temperature. A. Minimum Temperature .34. Mean Temperature. ..39. Precipitation ............ .i3
 Cloudy, Light Breeze.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-10-17
VALDEZ
The heart Of tue gold belt

The most northerIy port in the world open to nav Igatfon the year round.
 The logical enterport to the great interior of Alaska; the salt water terminus of the great gov ernment wagon road Iead- Ing Into the Panama vaI- ley and the Yukon water shed.
 The seat of government of the Third judicial di- vision of Alaska.
 The headquarters of the Alaska Road Commission, of the Telegraph and Ca bIe systems.
 It is S6 miles nearer the Interior than any other coast oIty.
 It Is the headquarters of the largest fleet Of small craft In Southwest ern Alaska,
 1t has the largest popu- iation of any community in Southwestern Alaska.
 It has the best public schools and an accredited high school with a four- year course.
 It is the only sea coast town offering direct com- munication with the in- terior by wagon, summer or winter.
 Valdez offers the near- est and most direct route to the Matanuska coal f1eIds.
 It's harbor Is the most easily defended on the Pa cIfic coast and can ride the navies Of the world.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-04
TIME TO SUBSCRIBE

From the Bernie, Mo-, Star.
 A man who was too economical to pur- chase or 10 subscribe for a paper sent his little boy to borrow the copy taken by his neighbor. In his haste the boy ran over a Si stand of bees and in 10 minutes looked like a warty summer squash. His father, who ran to his assistance, and, failing to notice a baIbed wire fence. ran into that. cutting handful of flesh from his an atofny ant. running S4 pair of pants.
 The old cow took advantage of the gap in the fence and got into the cornfied and killed herself eating green corn. Hearing a racket, the wife ran out, upset a four gallon churn full of rich cream into basket of kittens, drowning the entire litter. In her haste she dropped s25 set If false teeth. The baby, hay ing been left alone, crawled through the spilled milk and into the parlor, running brand new $20 carpet During the ex- citement the oldest daughter ran away with the hired man, the dog broke up T setting hens and the calves got out and chewed the tails offn four fine shirts.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-04
UNDERwOOD RIGHT

From the Baltimore Sun.
 The Secretary of State has written to MT. Underwood, chairman of the House committee on ways and means, suggest ing that the tariff be putfnto the hands of the President to be used as club to coerce other countries into granting favorable treatment to American prod nets. It is the understanding that the President favors this policy.
 Such a policy would be misuse or the taxing power of the government. It would be an abuse of the power to regulate foreign commerce which the constitution commits to Congress. Trade flourishes more vigorously in the bright sunshine of friendly intercourse. You cannot ..club" people into doing busi- ness with you. The taxing power should be used for the purpose of producing revenue and for that purpose alone. To commit to the President or to any one man the power to declare industrial war with all the nations of the earth would be dangerous experiment. If we are determined to treat each nation com mercially as each nation treats us, then we should begin by reducing the tariff on Canadian goods to the same figure that Canada imposes on our goods. If we are determined to treat Germany and Brazil as they treat us. then why not treat England as England treats us? It is understood that MT. Underwood is opposed to the policy suggested in the. letter of Secretary Knox. MT. Un- derwood is right
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-04
Trying Out Il Pack

"That rabbit dog field trial did not come off according to the programme announced for the holiday week, but there was some fun had by individuals rabbit hunting here in Jefferson" said Percy Clark.
 My sportsmen friends, Cal J. and Billie w., tried a new pack of rabbit dogs Monday up near Pinson, and that section saw more dog ears and less dog to the ears than they ever saw before.
 ITO relate some points leading up to this New Years Day rabbit hunt l must first tell that Cal. J., being tired of the esthetlc tastes of those who keep pedigreed pointers and settlers, purchased six registered beages. Now a beagle told Uncle Stephen Williams, an ante-belum darkey, called them ''bugle hounds") has short legs and isknock kneed, and it's ears hang down almost to the ground when trailing. The voice of a beagle is not unlike a bugle of the simple type. Well, after few tryouts round about Roebuck Springs, Cal invited few special friends to join his hunt New Years Day. The start was up about Gilespy's and the finish has never been exactly located. Billy w, who shoots quail with unerring aim with a 20 guage' took 75 shells; 'Calr had 50. I know. l learned by wire that not a shot was fired. There was one lone jack rabbit 'dscivered' by Billy, and the bugle hounds made the welkin ring. My informant says that this sick rabbit took to a hole in the ground and was dug out
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-04
THE LusIrANIA,s pRopELLERs

The Rev II. A. Stimson in the Mission
 ary Herald.
 A year ago I crossed the ocean with Si William White, the expert employed by the British government in building the fast vessels of their navy. We,were on the Iusitania and he told me the story of that steamship. He was called in as counselor by the builders. When the boat was built. it was figured out that she should, make 23 or 2f knots an hohr As matter of fact. they could not get her above 22 knots. no matter how hard they drove the engines or how much coal they burned
 He instituted series of experiments. and it finally occurred to him that it was useless to try to drive tlfe engines harder The propellers, driven beyond a certain speed, beat up the water so rapidly that the air united with the water, with the effect tha. the propellers found no core sponding resistance. The water was too light It was as when man pushes his feet against pillow. It occurred to him to enlarge the blades of the propeller When he added 20 per cent to the area of the blade. raising it from 80 to 100 feet, at once tfe boat shot ahead up to the es- timated speed.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-04
New Shops At BoyIes

As a rule the railroads whose rails are laid in this city have not built here large shops for both repairs and new construction, and the opening by the Louisville and Nashville of large modern shops at Boyles is, therefore, an suspicious event. Possibly other companies will do likewise, and in the long run perhaps the railroad and yard congestion in the heart of the city will be wholly transferred to sub urban districts. This change has long been considered desirable and the Louisville and Nashville has conferred a benefit on this city by transferring it's shops to a district removed from the center of the city.
 The shops at Boyles have room to grow in and the employees can there find locations for comfortable homes. The change is an excellent one for the city, for the railroad, and for all em- ployes. The longer the shops are maintained in the new location the greater will appear the benefits to be derived from the change. Elbow room is an important matter for all sorts o folks and all sorts of enterprises.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-04
More Ahout Rnrker

Some stime ago said R. II. Baugh yesterday, q was in conversation with George Adair, the well known sports man of Atlanta, when a general dis cussion of Fl. H. Barker occurred. MT Adair, having noted the work of Bar ker in supervising the construction of the splendid Atlanta golf course, praised the young Englishman as the best man in that line of work in America.
 T then told him that there was an effort on foot to procure the services of Barker for the construction of the Roe buck Springs Golf and Country club course. MT Adair, expressing the be- lief that we would not be able to ac- Quire his services, nevertheless eX- pressed the hope that we might sue ceed, declaring that the acquisition Of Barker would prove to be a big ad- vertsement not only for the club and Birmingham, but for the golf associa- tion of the entire south as well.
 Barker is not only one of the best players In America, but is perhaps at the very top of the profession of golf course supervision and golf instruc- tion."
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-04
Presidential Years and Business


 There is.a prevalent notion that a presidential year means a dull busi- ness year. While it is true that many presidential years have witnessed halting business conditions, if not acute depression, certain national campaign years have been coincident with high degree of prosperity. Going back to the 70s many men engaged in commercial pursuits to- day can recall the panic of 1873 and the hard times that followed. In 1879 there was a business revival, and 1880, the year that Garfield was elected, was a boom year.
 The year 1892 was one of marked prosperity. Prosperity startedin on the first of the year and continued until the spring of 1893. It used to be said that the election of democratic Pres ident would frighten capital and re- suit in panicy feeling generally. The fact is that with the inauguration of Grover Cleveland the first time, in March, 1885, business which had been extremely dull for four years be- came very buoyant and remained buoyant almost to the end of that ad- ministration.
 The year 1900 was another highly prosperous year. It was, indeed, the most prosperous of the three notably good presidential campaign years. After the depression of 1893-96 busi- ness began to recover slowly in '97. The year 1898 brought restored con- fidence, and 1899 marked the begin ming of the most prosperous era that this country has ever had. In the year 1900, when Mckinley was reelected, there was great boom throughout the land. It never seemed to occur to anyone that year to refer to presi- dential year as affecting business. In 1904 there was some Hull in busi- ness, but it was a very good year after all.
 This year, 1912, promises to bring great deal of prosperity. There are indications of decided industrial revival. The business of the country
 is in good shape, and it is felt now that the financial world will pay lit tie or no attention to the fact that a President is to be elected next No- vember.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-04
wALNUTs THE IDEAL FOOD

From the Chica Tribune.
 The food value of walnuts is very high They are very rich in fat, containing as much as 63 per cent. while the protens amount to nearly IS per cent. It has been calculated that 30 large walnut ker- nels contain as much fat as 2a pounds of lean heef. and yet the walnut is used as a supplement to a square meal. Added to this the glass of port, say two fluid ounces, contains besides 1S0 grains of all hocol, 70 grains of grape sugar. In the combination, therefore, we have all he elements which make for a complete diet, viz.: Fat, protein, carbohydrate, to which may be added mineral salts. Port and walnuts after a meal are, therefore, from nutritive point of view, ridiculous ex- cess" and may lead to digestive dis turbance. Both walnuts and port wine contain tannin, which is unsuited to some constitutions.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-04
GERMS IN YOUR MOUTH

IOlll lHt 4NtW Iolh lItSc.
 Some time ago health faddists de- clared the tooth brush =rter drying was deadly instrument owing to the germs on it. Perhaps the same might be said of nail brushes, hair brushes. side combs, round combs. and, to carry the matter further, gloves and socks might be included. Of course, germs are on tooth brushes, and germs are on nearly everything else, but tooth brushes certainly SCOUT most of the germs.out of the mouth.
 A bugologist experimenting on him. self figured out that every morning on waking up there were many billion germs in his mouth, but by giving his mouth five cold water rinsings-good, big mouthfuls-3,O00,O0 100000 of these were washed out. Then he found clean ing the teeth with a bristle tooth brush dislodged and brought away more germs than five rinsings with clear water. And further experiment proved that the use of tooth preparations to- gether with the tooth brush brought away about all the germs He rightly ridiculed the idea that a tooth brush. because it was used only with clear water, could be dangerous. inasmuch as such tooth brush would have few germs indeed as compared with the bil . lions already in the mouth. Washing out the mouth with water is better than leaving the mouth full of germs, and washing the, mouth out with a tooth brush and water is still better, but washing with a bristle brush and a good preparation is the very best.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-04
The Convict Question

''The decision of the Tennessee company never to try again to work convicts in the mines and the subsequent decision of the state to lease the Banner mines and work it's own convicts has called forth spirited citizen of Jefferson county, at least, and in that connection it might be of interest for all to know what our peighbors, the Goergians, think of the system in general" said man recently who visits Georgia occasionally.
 "The greater part of my time while in Georgia is spent in hotel in a town of considerable size, which is popular with the travelling public, and in that way I have been able to discuss things in general and the convict systems of Georgia and Alabama in particular. With out exception the men 1 have talked with have condemned in no uncertain teihns the placing of convicts in mines in Alabama ana praised the Georgia system of work
 ing them on the roads, They seem to think the worst part of our system Is the taking of sunshine and fresh air from those who are guilty only of minor of lenses and herding them with hardened criminals in the work to produce revenue for the state.
 'They believe. of course. that violations of the laws should be punished, but while they advocate taking a mans liberty for committing a crime. they denounce the taking of the afr and sunshine which God created for every man long as life lasts. They even go so far as to doubt the constitutional right of the state to force men to go underground to work for the profit of the state.
 "Alabamians may not at this time de- sire suggestions or comment from Geor- gians, but it strikes me that the condi- ton of the treasury and the public roads in the two states justifies their position and their loyalty to the Georgia convict system,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-04

From the Cincinnati Times-Star
 With almost every revolution of the earth on it's axis some revolution in the methods of living and of travelling by the earths people is reported.
 Who would have thought a few years ago that the time would come when verice would look upon its famous canals as offering too slow and too antiquated a mode of transportation for a wideawake city? Yet that seems to be what is hap pening. At least, the city fathers of the Queen of the Adriatic" are now con- sidering a plan for building a tunnel some 20 feet under the bed of the Grand canal and extending from the historic square of St. Mark to Lido, a popular bathing place two miles out in the lagoon. Should this tunnel be built it is natural to suppose that it would be but the first step in the construction of a system of subways.
 But let no one assume that just be- cause the Venetians have a notion that rapid transit would be advantageous to them there is any grave danger of the canals being filled up and sold as build ing lots and the gondoiers being com- pelledSto apply for jobs as guards on sub way trains. The subways may come, but the canals of Venice will stay. They will remain as they are if only to attract the usual quota of visitors from abroad. The busy Venetians themselves may prefer subterranean speed and stuffiness, but the thousands of pilgrims from other lands can be counted upon to continue to patronize the slower moving but far more picturesque gondoa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1912-01-04
POPULAR IN MISSISSIPPI

From the Montgomery Advertiser
 State Auditor Brooks smith, wearing an oscar Underwood button, is back from Meridian, Miss. MT. Smith thinks that Underwood could get strong support from the Mississippi delegation to the na- tional convention if 1t should be persuad- ed that he stood chance to get the nom ination.
 They know Oscar Underwood in Mis- sissippl and they admire him. said Mr. Smith. "They think he is the biggest dem ocrat the party has produced in many years. But Jnderwood's boom is new to them over there. The other fellows have been in the field longer. They have, to a degree, the old idea that a southern man could not win the nomina- ton or be elected if nominated. Still tine growing Underwood boom is making Itself felt in that state They are beginning to notice it and speculate on it. If Under woods friends take the proper steps, and if the Underwood causeScontinues to grow the recent past, it would not surprise me to see him get some support from Missis- sppl."
 In this connection it Is interesting to note the Underwood campaign commit tee of Birmingham has sent man into Mississippi to arouse interest in the can didacy of the Alabama congressman.