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Valdez daily prospector., 1912-02-29
MUNSON GETS
 TWO YEARS
Will be Taken to McNeiI's on This Trip of the Ala
 meda

Seward, Feb. 29.--Frank Nun son was sentenced by Judge CuSh- man this morning tO serve two years in the penilrntiary on Me Nril's island. He will be taken cut on the Alameda this trip.
 MunSOn'S attorneys applied for q rehearing of inc case and the motion was argued before he court yesterday.
 The case of Brown X Hawkins NS. Bank of seward was argued yesterday and was given to the jury.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-02-29
SERVICE
 EARLY TOMORROW
Alameda Is Expected Back From Westward About Noon To-
 morrow

The funeral services al Eagle hall over inc body of Charles shelley will be held at O:3O sharp tomorrow morning. The body has been cmbalmed and will Dc expressed on the Alameda to his old home in Indiana. Before leaving for the westward the cap tain of the Alameda telephoned up town that he expected to be back in Valdez about noon ioInOr- row as Inc had orders to make n hurried trip.
 Eagle hall has been draprd and llr funeral services of the order arc very impressive. The Eagles will assemble al the hall al 10 o'clock in order that there may br no confusion. The services will br attended by all the fratcr- nal organizations as well as by the members of inc Miners un- ion and citizens generally.
 The Eagles also request that the business houses be closed during the service tO permit of all citizens paying their last re- spccls to the deceased.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-02-29
MORRIS SLAYER
 IS ACQUITTED
Wife of Dead Millionaire Will Now Take Action to Con-
 test Will

RrdW"uh, Gal. Feb. 2S.--SanI- url Timothy. in" chauffeur who shot and killed J. J. Moore. thr san Francisco millionaire coal dealer. has been acquitted nn the plea of Srlf-Irf.nSr.
 Moore was jealous of Timothy and attempted in kill him for talk ing Mrs. Moore joy riding. II was proved that the dead man fired two SfniS before Timothy opened fire and killed his aSSailani. Moor" diSinh"riIrl his wife in his will. lraying her but Sl. and will ing his fortune to children of q former marriage. IL iS announced that she will contest the will. but has delayed entering suit fearing the effect inc evidence might hayr upon the trial of Timothy for murder.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-02-29
Breaks Bowling Record.

Chicag".--Thr worlds best mark for bowling. although not standing as a record, was moved l3 points higher recently when Iindgrrn and w. Richter dropped .iOI pins in three games in dou- hlrS.
 X few days previous Lindgrcn :and Bangari scored i,f08 pins. The marks in the games were phenomenal, each man bowling well above the 200 mark in each lrial. Lindgrrn'S total was 7I7 and Richtcr's 7Oi.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-02-29
MARTIN HARRAIS WOULD
 BE NATIONAL COMMITTEEMAN
DEFEATED IN DEMOCRATIC PR MARIES HIKES TO CREEKS TO GATHER UP PROXIES FOR THE VALDEZ CONVENTION
 --REPURLIcaNs avoR ROOSEVELT

Fairbanks. Feb. 29.--Tc Rrpub- lican primaries will be held here on March 10. A split is expect ed in the party and Roosevelt club is being organized to elect officers next Monday. 4 majority of the Republicans in the Panama valley favor Roosevelt for prcsi- dent.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-02-29
FIND PAY ON ..
 BEAVER CREEK
Tributary of Big Cinema Is At tracing the Fairbanks
 Miners

Fairbanks, Feb. 29.--The dis covcry of pay in several places on Beaver creek. tributary of the south fork of the Big Cinema, is causing quite a move in that di- rection.
 Three outfits have been work ing on the creek since fall and better pay has been found in the diggingS. The creek has been stakrd over several timrs but lit tie work has been done by way of development.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-02-29
LABOR BUREAU
 WILL INVESTIGATE
Refusal of Congress to Investi- gate Strike Has Drawn
 Critic 'Sm

Washington, Feb. 29.--Thr fed '.'ral bureau of labor will invcsti- gale the Lawrence strike and the conditions of the employees of the mills.
 The action of congress in re- fuSing to appoint a committee to investigate the strike has drawn criticism from labor leaders which will be felt in many sec iinnS during the coming cam paign.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-02-29

The Democratic primaries on Tuesday resulted in a turnduwn of R. F. Roth. John Moe. J. liar mon CaSkcy, Martin IIarraiS and other Old-linr Democrats. liar rals is now gathering proxies al the primaries on the creeks. He wants to go to the Valdez conven- ton and has an ambition to be elected a national committeeman.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-02-29
ARE PERFORMING
 HOME INDUSTRY
Fairbanks Miners Are Having Stamp Mills Made at
 Home

Fairbanks, Feb. 29--Bumbaugh k Hamilton's machine shop are Hnaking a 1,000-pound casting for ahc McGillivray-Fishcr stamp mill which is being erected on ahc Extension of the Ncwsboy lead on Cleary creek.
 This is the third fivc-stamp mill which has been made in the iocal foundry. The quartz out Took is very bright in this camp.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-02-29

race the Democrats figure there is a chance of the split in the Re- publican ranks widening. They frankly admit they fear Roosevelt more than Taft, but do not believe he will secure the nomination.
 Roosevelrs platform contains several blanks similar to the tim
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-02-29
WILSON HAS
 LEMONADE COMING UP

An optimisl has been well de- fined by Woodrow Wilson as n man who makes lemonade out of the lemon you hand him. The Rev. Dr. W. w. Weeks, of Spring field, Mass, recently defined tho pessimist as the man who turns out all the lights Co see how dark ii is. Of the two attitudes, which is more to be desired of life?
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-02-29

Der which will be used in con- Structing the Baltimore platform and should he receive the nomi- nation at Chicago the Democrats might find it necessary to strengthen theirs in some ways and might possibly result in an other choice for candidate.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-02-29

tiOnal convention called for June 25 at Baltimore.
 Many of them believe the time between the Republican cOnvcn- tion which will be held in Chica- go on March s and the date set for the Democratic convention is too short. With Roosevelt in the
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-02-29
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL CONVENTION MAY
 BE POSTPONED FOR A SHORT PERIOD
Entrance of Roosevelt In Race Has Caused Leaders More Time Between Republican Nomination At Chi
 cago and Convention At Baltimore.

Washington, Feb. 29.--The en- trance of Colonel Roosevelt into the pre- sidential race has inject ed a doubt in the minds of many of the leaders of the Democrat ic party. They are evenly di- vided about poslponing the ma
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-02-29
Moonlight Episode.

They sat in silence on the beach: she was a somewhat an cirnt peach. She shut her eyes, this ancient miss. expecting him to steal a kiss. But his was un- heroic clay, and so he merely stole away.--LOuisville Courirr-JOur- nal.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-02-29

Elghiy-four per cent. of Pur- to Ric0'S trade during the fiscal year ended June 30, 1911. was with the United States.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-02-29

The passion play has arrived on this boat for the Orpheum thcatcr. This film of grandeur will br shown al great expense.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-02-29

The excellent teegraphc Prospector Is not It's usual standard went out of commission during lent all day The report from the interior but the Canadian line went down this the isolation Is complete
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-27
WAY TO FREEDOM
Ingenuity OF Prisoners in Effort 10 es.
cape Awakened the Admiration
Of Their Jailer.

Amongst the prisoners In the French
convict settlement Of New Caledonia
were two marine engineers who not
long ago received pardon strange
as IL may scem-for making a daring
and ingenious attempt to escape
Living together in the same hut.
these men were engaged for years In
digging n secret tunnel from their hut
to the beach AZ the end Of the tunnel
they followed out chamber, IN
which. with pieces Of driftwood and
n,,le bits rf steel and iron Struggled
into the hat. they fashioned boat
the metal Irins at first used 10 make
tools and i.ierwards to form bolts and
rivets
Then with infinite pains they built
On engine TO propel the boat, and aft
or laborirg nightly for seven years
they completed their task
Everything vss ready except the
provisioning ~ the vessel. when they
we're betrayed by fellow-conyict TO
whom they bad conhded their plan
But so impressed was the French com
manda1t by their marvellous energy
skill. and patience that he managed
after a year 10 obtain a pardon Tor
them
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-27
HALF CENT
a WORD AFTER
FIRST INSERTION
STILL BELIEVE IN S0RCERY
pupes FIJI Golfers OF the BLACK Art"
to Overlooking Even In These
Enlightened Days.

What, after all. do the members OF
this submerged guild really supply to
the hardy Adventures who seek them
out? In its broadcast outlines, for
tune-telling is probably always the
same The best that can be offered
TO youthful eagerness is a loyer-a
legacy-a iourney-a letter. The
most precious intelligence that an old
er woman can receive concerns tho
good fortune OF her husband or her
child For II should not be supposed
that the clientele OF any sorceress
is made up entirely OF lovesick maid
ems. Stout elderly women with large
commonplace families and individual
outlooks that cannot possibly hold any
hint OF romance appear TO find the uni
versal pastime quite as congenial.
Iiabitual patrons of the art do.
however. fall into several classes. as
their own statements reveal. One N
the orderly, unimaginative. but BY
no means unintelligent type who con
siders II prudent TO invest s. yearly
or halfyearly in n budget OF compre-
hensive practical advice from an ex-
pert In prophecy-somewhat IA she.
at regular intervals. engages a seam
stress and visits a dentist She re-
serves the right. OF course. TO dlscred.
II, even TO flout the advice after she
has received Il, as she would the dag
nosis OF a physician who has not in
spired confidence; but In general Il
! gives her sense OF security and ad-
ministrative competence to have tho
next six months. for instance. plotted
out In advance II she pays the con
siderable fee that has been mentioned
she ought. OF course. 10 get fairly en-
tertainIng return. and II she II thrifty
she should see that she gets a little
astrology thrown In Apart from the
sheer glamour Of the starry science.
II is found that II greatly ilatters the
sense OF personal importance to learn
the bearing OF the planetary course
upon ones individual Affairs, aud TO
discover how constant and how init
mate this mysterious influence Is
Harpers Weekly.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-27
More Likely.

NOTICE OF INTENTION 20 apply TO the
Legislature of Texas, which convenes in January.
1919 for the passage Of an act or acts authoriz-
ing the Gulf. Colorado and santa re Kasway
Company TO purchase or lease inc pfgpcr'ies
now owned and hereafter acquired by The Concho.
San Saba and Llano Valley Railroad Company,
The Texas and Gulf Railway Company. The
Gulf and Interstate Railway Company OF leNas'
and ths Beaumon; Wharf and Terminal COMPANY,
and authorizing the Gulf. Colorado and santa
Re Railway Company 90 lease that pofI1n Of
the railroad Of The pccos and Northern Texas
Railway Company extending from Cosinan,
Texas. 20 Swcctwaier, Texas, or % auihoritc
The pecos and Northern Texas Railway Company
60 contract with the Gulf. Colorado AMI santa
Pc Railway Company Tor the operation by the
officers Of the Gulf. Colombo and Santa fe kah-
way Company Of said railroad between ONcinAn
ard Swcetwatef
Inc undersigned viii apply to the LEGISLATURE
az Texas. which cunvcncs IN January, lblb' iot
the passage az an act or acts authorizing the
Gulf Colorado and Santa Re Railway SuihlL'ny
20 purchase OF lease the railroads and ohcf prop
erty now owned and hereafter acquired BY The
Concho. San Saba and Llano valley kAuIoan
Company and 80 purC haic OF lease tht ta"'
roads and other property now owned ana Hele,
otter acquired by The Texas ana -eH Na.1"1y
C0fruany and 90 purchase or lease the faiioaa'
and other property now owned and hereafter &C
quirod by The Gulf and Interstate Railway Com
pany o; Texas, and 10 purchase or lease we iAll'
roads and other property now owned "a, anu ~ nv
Terminal Company, such lease or leases u eA-
ecuted. 70 include the branches and extensions
81 such railroads. and each OF them that may
be thereafter constructed; also authorizing INC
Gulf. Colorado and Santa Fe Railway SempahJ
90 lease the railroad of The Pecos and Noftheih
Texas Railway Company extending ifnn VOC. Voc,
man 20 Swcetwater. Texas, or IN the alteinslge
70 authorize The Pcoos and Northern ieA s.
Railway Company 10 contract WIN the uGl,
Colorado and Santa Pc Railway Company i3r
the operation by the officers Of the Gui' C9l9iAa'
and Santa Pc Railway Company OF SAD EAl-
road, for account Of The Pccos and Noi'hefl
IeNas Railway Company. -, 80. N ~
GULF, COLORADO AND SANTA Fb KALI
By +. p. RIriEY. President. ...
THE CONCHO. SAN SABA AND LIAM
VALLEY RAILROAD COMPANl'
By l.. U. IESisoS, President.
THE TEXAS AND GULF RAILWAY COM'
By l. II. KEEFE. President. ....,
THE GULF AND INTERSTATE RAILWAY
COMPANY or TENAS,
By L. =. FEAuiERstoSE, ptcsiient
BEAUMONT WHARF AND TERMINAL. COM
By Z. p. RIrtEY, President -
THE PECOS AND NORTHERN 4EAAs
RAILWAY COMPANY,
b. Z. 4. RuLEr. President.
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-27
Shall Iceland DRINK

To drink or not to drink? That Ia
the question now provoking a lively
discussion In althing. the parliament
of iceland. ~ It's sessions IN Reiha'
yik. the capital. The new king OF
Denmark is preparing TO visit Iceland
which Is a part OF his possessions But
in the island there Is rigorous law
which has been in force since the be-
ginning of this year interdicting the
use of alcoholic dfiaks and champagne
under the severcst penalties. Now IL
Is asked what "a to be done when a
ba,auet is rendered to the sovereign.
VIII they MI the glasses or will they
leave them empty? What shall be done
when the king OF Denmark rises to
take his midnight rouse?
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-27
Russlan Cold

The Russian empire i-cluding 81.
IBERIA. was nth in rank 10 the world
a. producer % gold in 1871. ~.
.ordlng 10 the United States geologi-
,al survey The output is stated as
So SOS 600. which Is. however. a de-
crease 81 more than ten million dol.
lars compared with The figures Tor
1910. This decrease Is duo mainly 70
he shortage az water .n 1911 in The
placer workings 90 Siberia The Rus
fian production Of gold has boon
generally increasing aud "a vast
placer gold field undoubtedly awaits
development Goa north Siberia al.
though this development may b. long
DELAYED The value ~ all the gold
produced IN the United States from
1872 10 the end 81 1911 Is estimated
a. J3a5s f63 500. the value Of The oil.
yer at 81 62s az 600
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-27
sma'les, Republic in World.

The smallest republic is not San Ma
rino. as usually supposed. but the d.
minutive island Tayolara, about seven
and one.half miles of the coast Of
Sardinia. This island is only one and
one.ffth miles wide. and las whole
population numbers but ffty-hye In
1886 Tavolara was granted indepor-
dence by Carl Albert. and certain
sartcleoni assumed he title OF king.
under the name OF laul l. He died
IN May, 1882. In 1856 the Tayolarians
proclaimed the republic. and. accord
DC to their constitution. president
elected every ten yea.a
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-27
If You Are in Doubt Trial Will Convince you that
Daily News Classified Ads
Surely Get Results--.l2 Words Three Times. 25c

LOST-Black leather purse, envel-
ope shape. green lining. containing
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Miss Vermilllon. also check book on
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for reward
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-27
FOR SALE.

FOR sALE-Ten sections improved
ranch, 90 sections improved ranch,
both in Hutchinson county, these
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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-27
Wlllinu 10 Do ANYTHING.

A little girl, now famous artist,
long ago was caught using her crayons
on Sunday As the forbidden Joys
we're taken from her she sobbed out:
Mamma. do let me have them. I'll
draw a church an'-a-a-graveyard
II you will"
Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-27

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ly furnished near Denver depot. Suit
able for two or three families or no
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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-27

WANTED-One to eight cars good
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LOST AND FOUND.

LOST One small mink neck-piece
on Christmas eve. Phone 296 and
receive reward 46-4c
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BIG DIFFERENCE

BIC DIFFERENCE
MY husband can DO most anything
He's a real jack Of all trades"
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Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1912-12-27

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LOST-One brown mink child's
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FOR Handsome suite OF Of
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"she said was going 70 lose a tail
lark gentleman friend. and that blend
lady Vas my enemy.
Its your own fault; told you 10 20
10 a . cent fortune teller
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-06

fritely. But | have already told
them"
THE devil you have!" Ryanne drop.
per his cigarette into the ash.tray. III
remember rightly, you asked me to
Say nothing"
Il know" said George, visibly ON
barrassed. 81 forgot"
well. the fat is In the fire. / dare
say that | can get round It, 1t was
risky. Women like TO talk. | expect
every hour to hear of some one ar.
irving from Bagdad."
There's no boat from that direction
till next week" informed George, who
was a stickler on timetables.
There are other ways Of getting
into Egypt. Know anything about
Nacing-canslsfS
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-06

because 1t wouldn't be real: II
would be going to the moon A IN
Coney Island"
Wrong, absolutely wrong. II I
Iold you that am a stakeholder in
this company, and that the adventure
OF the Yhiordes rug was for
my special benefit, what would Won
say?"
say George turned a serious
c~ountenance toward the a~dyenturer,
Why the whole thing Is absurd on
inc race OF it. As a joke, 1t might go:
but as a genuine affair, utterly impos.
sible."
No quietly. 81 admit that II
sounds absurd. yes; but ten years ago
they'd have locked up, as insane, a
man who said that he could fly. But
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-06

gale at sea shreds 9 canvas. He fell
a bit panicky. He had always planned
a courtship of a year or so, meetings
separations, and remeetings, pleasur
able expectations, little junkets to the
aters and country places; in brief, tt
witness the rose grow and unfold
somewhere he had read or heard thai
courtship was the plummet which
sounded the depths of compatibility
He knew nothing of Fortune Ched
soye, save that she was beautiful to
his eyes, and that she was as different
from the ordinary run of girls as yon.
der noon vas from the stars.
Again she stopped, leaning over the
parapet and staring down at the wa.
ter swirling past the stone embank-
ment. He did likewise, resting upon
his folded arms. Suddenly his tongue
became alive; and quietly, without
hesltancy or embarrassment, he began
to tell her OF his school life, his life
at home. And the name In which
he spoke Of his mother warmed her;
and she was strangely and wonder
ingly attracted.
"Of course, the mother meant the
best In the world when she gave me
Percival Algernon; and because she
meant the best, l have rarely tried to
hide them. What was good enough for
her to give was good enough for me
to keep. 1t is simply that l have been
foolish about 1t, supersensitive. |
should have laughed and accepted the
thing as a joke; instead, l made the
fatal o. of trying to run away and
hide. But, taking the name in full"
lightly, ut sounds as incongruous as
playing Traumerei on a steam-piano."
He expected her to laugh, but her
heart was too full of the old ache.
This young man, kindly, gentle, intel
llgent, If shy, was a love-child. And
she? An offspring, the loneliest of
the lonely, the child that wasn't want
ed. Many a time she had thought of
dinging all to the winds, Of running
away and hiding where they never
should find her, of working with her
own hands for her bread and butter. |
Little they'd have cared. But always
he rebel spirit died within her as she
stepped outside the villa gates. To
behind for unknown ~privations
certain assured comforts, things Of
which she was fond, things to which
the was used, she couldn't do it, she
ust couldn't. Morally and physically
The was a little coward.
Let us 60 in" she said sharply.
Another moment, and she would have
)een In tears.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1912-12-06
sYNoPsIa

George PorcivGl Algernon Jones, Vice
president OF the Metropolitan Oriental
Rug company OF New York, thIrsting for
romance. IL in Cairo on a business trip.
Horace Ryanne arrives at tho hotel in
Cairo with . carefully guarded bundle.
Ryanne sells Jones the famous holy Yhi-
ordes rug which he admits having stolen
IRON a pasta at BaRdad Jones meets
Major Callahan and later Ia introduced to
Fortune Chedsoyc by n woman 10 whom
ne had loaned no pounds At Monte Carlo
come months previously, and who turns
out to be Fortunes mother. Jones takes
Mrs. C~hedsoye and Fortune TO n polo
game. Fortune returns 10 Jones' the
money borrowed by her mother. Mrs.
Chedsoye appears 10 be engaged In some
mysterious enterprise unknown to the
daughter.