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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-17
says UNCLE CAV

If I knew how to conquer Incidence,
mild excuses and petty annoyances,
would know how to conquer the world.
1t is the little things that make
hash of hopes. Solomon knew what
allied the human race when he cried
out, Take for us the little foxes that
spoil the grapes"
Incidence is a pleasant and plausible
companion who, having been welcomed
in our hours. Of rest, presumes to stay
through the hour that should have been
devoted to labor. And few of us have
the courage 20 cast off her soothing
caresses and bid her be gone. Innocent
of face and insidious, this Delilah has
shorn many Samson of his strength.
More men go on the rocks through
ones. Heavy eating makes our tissues
f1abby and clogs our brains. A little
drink now and then upSets the internal
economy of our physical being and
gives the brain another back-set. Too
much tobacco takes the edge off u.s.
and too much sleep or too much wake
fulness puts us further out of condition.
None of these things is serious in itself
but the combination-and there are few
of us who are not familiar with it
makes a selling platter of the man who
should never have been anything but
a winner.
He who is the prey of petty annoy
ances has no strength left to combat
real troubles. The nervous creature
who is constantly conscious of familiar
noises, who cannot overlook fancied
Sights, and who takes seriously every
trifling difficulty is one step from
madness and incapable of giving sane
attention to the weighty problems of
life.
Solomon is a little out of fashion
nowadays, but he knew human nature.
which has not changed since Adam
awoke with the light Of the first sun in
his eyes. And Solomon laid great en-
phasis upon ''the little foxes."-(Copy-
right, 1912, by W. E. Williams
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-17
FROM OTHER PENS
is TOBACCO IMMORAL?

| The general conference of the Meth
odist Episcopal church amid "a din of
cheering which lasted several minutes
adopted a resolution prohibiting the
election of any person to office in the
conference who uses tobacco. The
conference has shown itself as positive
in it's convictions. about tobacco as it
was uncertain and irresolute upon the
question of the difference between race
track and stock gambling. But what
is there immoral about tobacco any
more than about coffee or tea or Linn
burger cheese? Tobacco does not lie
or steal or violate any of the Ten Com
mandments. Opinion, medical equally
with lay, continues to differ on the
subject of it's physical effects. 1t may
foul the mouth and soil the clothes
and make a chimney of the nose" as
little Robbie Reed said, but it does not
madden to crime nor does 1t encourage
vice. A great many good churchmen
have used tobacco, a great many
philosophers and philanthropfsts and
men whom the world has held in the
highest esteem. It's use by anybody is
generally regarded not as matter or
conscience but of personal Judgment
based on individual views of the de-
gree of self indulgence involved. To
disQualify members of the Methodist
church from holding office in the or
ganization on this ground is of course
the concern of that denomination and
not of the public. But with so many
real evils in the world to combat is It
WE1l6 TO WdSl6 DlOTdl energy OH
such a negligible question New
York World.
PARLIAM-- RAD MANNERS
The scene in the Prussian diet
Gandtag) on Friday last, which led 70
the repeated forcible expulsion of
socialist member, perhaps was but an
instance of personal bad manners, and
in any case it is nothing more than
what used to happen not infrequently
in the British house of commons dur
ing the strenuous days of the former
Irish agitation. Still, there is no doubt
that the atmosphere in Germany Is
rather tense just now, and the great
gains of the Socialists and Radicals
have developed a spirit of confidence
which easily leads to a display of ag-
gressiveness. Urbane manners never
have been the strong point of radical
leaders, who learn to their cost THAI
hne words and gentle treatment but
ter no parsnips.' AS for the legal
point involved in the forcible expul-
sion of a member contrary to the gen.
eral statute covering the case, that
may be left to the courts to settle.
Just the same, Deputy Borchardt was
relying upon a guaranteed immunity to
make himself as obnoxious as possible
by his irritating, nagging, and often
sive Observation-Disclosures Herald.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-17

Clifford Pinchot wanted some info--
nation the other day and he got it. He
was making the usual progressive
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-17
KANSAS COMMENT
VITAL STATISTICs.

Thanks to the recent measures pro-
viding for the compilation of vital
statistics in this state, Kansas is
more accurately informed in regard
to the birth, deaths and marriages
than almost any state of the union
Physicians, undertakers, ministers
and others who have to do with the
recording of vital statistics are re-
quired under strict penalty to make
accurate and full reports of all that
come under their jurisdiction and the
result has been quite gratifying to
the department of statistics of the
government, which has complained
with good reason at the lax methods
that prevail in so many places and
make it difficult to secure definite
information in regard to matters of
big importance. Inheritance of prop
erty, records that mean much to in
dividuals in establishing dates in per-
sonal history and many other points
no less important hinge upon the prop
err compilation of such statistics and
there is ample reason for the attach
ment of a penalty on the officer re-
sponsible who fails in his duty.
Kansas now knows each month
about the births, deaths and mar
riages of the entire state and the
knowledge is accurate, a condition
that, according to the bureau of
statistics, prevails in only few other
states in tn, union.-Salina Journal.
THE SIX-YEAR TERM
According to washington dispatches
the movement for constitutional
amendment limiting the president to
one term has received a great impetus
because Mr.. Taft has been driven to
the necessity of taking the stump
against Colonel Roosevelt. "Senti-
ment," it is stated, sis almost univer-
sal for so altering the constitution that
the president will not be obliged to
devote a large part of his time to in
surfing his denomination and re-elec-
ton" The probability that practical
ly all the states will at the end OF an
other year four years, have presiden-
tial preference primary laws, is an
other very good reason for the adop-
ton of the six-year term. This ar
rangement will mean practically two
campaigns for aspirants for the presi-
dency. Many people doubtless believe
that Mr.. Taft's taking the stump has
resulted in some sacrifice of dignity,
though at the same time justifying his
course by existing circumstances.
These would be pleased to see a six
year term adopted which would pre-
vent the arising of any necessity for
the participation by a president In the
active work of a campaign.-Leaven-
worth Times.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-17
RY THE WAY
RY HARYHY PARl

Perhaps you have noticed the wop
who got into an aviation field over
the fence insteAa of by the front gate,
ernits the loudest boiler when the bird
man fails to gos UP against choppy
hurricane.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-05-17

A jury has held that the Oklahoma
judge who killed his son in self de-
Tense was not guilty of anything, but
the same jury didn't have the nerve
to add that it was a pleasant task be-
cause it was well done.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-23
NEARLY LOSE
 THEIR LIVES
Boundary Survey Party Are Thrown Into Waters by Break
 ing of Ice Jam

Asa C. Baldwin reached Dan creek June 25th with his party of boundary survey workers and proceeded toward the head wa tcrs of the Chitina to cooperate with Mr. Eaton's party, now in that field. Mir. Baldwin's work on this trip was particularly haz- ardOus owing to light but con- tinuous falls of snow up to as late as July 10.
 The high water in ScOlai creek and the upper Nizina caused con- siderable delay, the ice backing up the water and then coming down with lightning speed with the break-up of the jam. On one occasion an ice jam gave way while the entire party were cross ing the river and they only reach ed the shore with the greatest difficulty.
 MT. Baldwin speaks in the very terms of the undaunted courage of the men of his party, who did lot of perilous mOun- tain climbing in the Scolai noun tains without ever hinching. The fOggy weather proved a great drawback in taking observations, and the party was considerably later arriving here than they ex- pccted. In the upper Chitina it is expected that the work will be completed early in September and that both parties will reach Nc Carthy about September fl.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-23

Salvador beer, a special home brew, on draft at all places.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-23

'The murder was committed at the conclusion of a heated dispute between this fellow whom We all knew as Frank and the Jap foreman, who is in charge of the cannery's Jap crew. It seems that Frank was under contract to work at the cannery during the sum- mer. Becoming dissatisfied at working for $50 a month along side of the Japs, Frank determin- cd to sieal away to Hoonah on a launch Sunday night. His plans were evidently communicated to the foreman. At the cannery float, just a few minutes before Frank had intended leaving, the foreman accosted him. What the argument was I don't know. know that Frank was stabbed twice, the first thrust of the long knife being fatal. The wound was in the neck. The Jap then stab- bed Frank again in the back as the mortally wounded man was falling. A number of Franks fel- low workers, among them being Costello, rushed 10 the dock to disarm the murderer. Casting aside his knife, the slayer drew a gun and fired at random into the crowd. Costrllo's lung was p-erccd. Supcrini 3ndcnt John
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-23

Nelson mustered force of men and with rifles taken from the company store subdued the Jap disturber, who by this time was surrounded by a score of his cOuntrymen. The murderer would have been taken in custody at once, but it was feared a race war would have broken out that night and what might have hap pcned in that event is a matter of conjecture. The body of the dead man was removed to a build ing and locked up. The Santa Rita set out early in the morning for Juneau with Costello"
 At a coroner's inquest held ov- er the remains of the murdered man the jury found the Japanese, whose name is o. Ito, guilty of murder i'll the first degree.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-23
NOTICE OF FINAL HEARING.

In the United States Commission
 CTS Court. eX OffiCiO Judge in
 Probate, Valdez Precinct. Ter
 ritory of Alaska, Third Judic-
 ial Division.
 In the matter of the estate of Thomas V. Smith, deceased, Geo. c. Treat, administrator.-Nol of Final Hearing.
 Notice is hereby given that Geo. C.. Treat. administrator of the estate, of Thomas V. smith, de- ceased, has rendered, filed and presented for settlement his final account and report of his admin istratiOn for the said estate, and that the 17th day of September, 1912 at the hour of 2 o'clock D. m. of said day. at the Probate Court of the Valdez Precinct at Valdez. Alaska, has been duly ap- pointed by the said Court as the time and place of settlement of said final account and report, at which time and place any person interested in said estate may ap- pear and file his objections and exceptions to said final account and report.
 Dated at Valdez. Alaska. this 18th day of July, 1912.
 GEO. c. TREAT, Administrator for the estate of
 Thomas V. Smith, deceased.
 Date of first pub. July iS, 1912.
 Date of last pub. Aug. i8, 1912.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-23
JAP FOREMEAN
 KILLS WHITE MAN
Stabs Man Because He Attempted to Break Ills Contract by
 Leaving Cannery

An American, said to be known only by the name of Frank, stab bed to death by the Japanese foreman of the Northwestern Fisheries company cannery at Dundas bay at midnight Sunday, and Thomas Costello, a Mexican cannery hand, lying in St. Ann hospital with a gunshot wound in his right lung, are incidents in connection with the first murder case to be reported in many months, details of which were brought to Juneau yesterday af- ternoOn. Says an eye witness 10 the killing:
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-23
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Tn the Probate Court, Valdez Pre-
 cinct, Third Judicial Division,
 Territory of Alaska.
 In the matter of the estate of I. D. Flynn, dcceascd.-Notice to Creditors.
 Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, administrator of the estate of I. ID. Flynn, deceased, to the creditors of and all per- sons having claims against the said estate, to exhibit them with the necessary vouchers within six (6) months after The first pub lication of this notice, to the said administrator at the office of Frank C. Weber, at Valdez, Alas ka, the same being the place for the transaction of the business of said estate.
 Dated at Valdez, Alaska. this f2th day of July, 1912.
 NJ. M. HOPKINS, Administrator of the estate of I.
 D. Flynn. deceased.
 First pub. July i2, f9i2.
 Last pub. Aug. t3, 1912.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-23
HE WAS DROWNED IN BOOZE
 ONLY DAMPENED IN WATER
SAILOR WASHED ASHORE FROM HAYDEN BROWN DID NOT DIE AS REPORTED, BUT TU RMS UP DUcEDLY DRUNK IN
 TACOMA MUNICIPAL BAsTILE

Karl Wcstcrlund. a sailor, who at last reports was left dead on the beach of Montague island, ofr Prince Wi jam sound, Alaska, af- fer the barge Hayden Brown was dashed to pieces on that rocky coast, made a spectacular reap pcarance at Tacoma yesterday, when he rolled out of a police pa trol auto and into the police sta tion, where he was instantly re- cognized as an old offender of alcoholic propensities. Too in toxicated to talk intelligcntly, Westerlund was just able to ad- init that he was the same man who was left for dead on the is- land shore, and to declare inco- herently that he had been saved by the Indians.
 When the Hayden Brown was cut loose from the tug Pioneer and dashed on the Montague is- land rocks on May i2, Wcsterlund and August Palmer, two sailors on the barge, were the only two
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-23
QUARTZ IN
 THE FORTYM|LE
Mother Camp of the Yukon Still Holding It's Own-Now In
 Quartz

Satisfied that the head of the Fortymile region is a good quartz field, A. w. Kendall plans to go into the district again this fall. Kendall is a recent arrival in Fairbanks, having reached here from Dawson on the steamer Robert Kerr, which pulled into Cinema several days ago. Kendall is an Old-time Fortymiler and is now renewing acquaintanceshfp with other Fortymilers in the Fairbanks district,
 Kendall, together with w. R. Smith, has been prospecting and trapping on Ladue creek in the head of the Fortymile basin, for three or four years. Last win ter, while out trapping they came upon an outcrop that looked fla vorable to them. Going back to camp they procured few short drills and several sticks of pow der and returned to the outcrop- ping. With little effort they un- covered the ledge, but were not able to determine it's width.
 Samples were removed from the lode and taken to Dawson, where assays developed that the rock had value of about $2O to the ton. Not until the result of as- says of rock sent to San Fran cisco Is known, will plans for de- finite development work on the claims be started.-Fairbanks Times.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-23

men to reach shore alive. Palmer was rescued six days later by the
 lighthouse tender Arneria, and later arrived in Seattle on the steamship Admiral Sampson, the Armeria having run ashore after picking up the casLaway. Palmer declared that Westcrlund died af- ter getting ashore from the wrecked barge. His death was presumed to have resulted from cold and exposure and injuries sustained in landing through the surf.
 At the Tacoma jail the subriety of Wcstcrlund is being awaited eagerly by those who desire to hear the tale of his adventures after being picked up by the na- tivcs on the bleak island. Ap- he came south from Alaska either by working his passage or as a StOwaway, with out bOthering lo make known his identify. Why Palmer reported him dead also remains to be lcarned.-Scattlc Times.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-23
WANT WIRELESS
 IN THE YUKON

The early summers forest fires in the Yukon, destroying miles of the telegraph wires, has caused the people to ask that the wire less system br installed. Says the Dawson News:
 The board of trade has adopted q resolution favnring the install lation of a wireless telegraph sys- .tem throughout the Yukon terri tory as guarantee of uninter- ruptcd communication with the out side. Tue recent fires in the Yukon forests have demonstrated the unrcliability of the present service, and 1t is the hope of DawsOnites that the government can be induced to install the more modern system.
 li k estimated that fully 50 miles of telegraph poles were burned by the forest fires which ragged along the Yukon. Breaks in the wires occurred at several places and repairsw ere impOssi- blr. while the fires burned near the line.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-23
Weather Report.

Barometric pressure .29.050 Temperature at ' D. m.. .6f Maximum temperature. TIT Minimum temperature. .. .45 Mean temperature. ....... ..6i Clear, strong brcezo N. E.
 E. M. BLADE. Opservcr.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-23
Valdez Real Estate,

If you have a house to rent list it with the Valdez Real Els. tate Agency, Wall street.
Valdez daily prospector., 1912-07-23

Salv tor beer, a special home brew, on draft at all places.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-05-30
CITY TAKES OVER
WATER PLANT

The city yesterday closed negOtia-
tions with the Pacific Power & Light
Co. and, without any strings attached
to the plant, took absolute control OF the
water plant after the company had ac-
eepted the funds raised By the three
local banks, the Butler Bank, the First
National bank and the Hood River
Bank & Trust Co. The recent revision
of the city charter at the special cleo
tion held for that purpose made It pos
sible for the city 10 increase its gen
eral indebtedness from five to ten
thousand dollars and 10 incur a special
Indebtedness to care for the payment
Of tie purchase price as set by the
condemnation jury last fall. The war
rants were drawn for this purpose and
the banks assumed them, paying cash
to the Pacific Power & Light Co.
With the installation Of the tltera-
tion system, and after the reservoir on
the Heights is repaired and new pipe
line laid, the city will have an ade-
quate supply Of water this sumner.
The bottom fell out of the reservoir
last week. Hugh Smith, who has
charge Of the water department, also
noticed that when any great pressure
was placed on the pipe line leading
down from the Lyman-Smith spring,
the system failed TO hold. Tie city
has ordered 800 feet Of pipe to take the
place Of that needing repair.
The net earnings Of the water sys-
TEN now amount to about S4500, about
S2700 of which Will be used to install
the filter system and repairs. Miss
Johnson, the superintendent of the
water department, reports that the
revenue from the system for this
month has been more than 81, 300.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-05-30
UNION BEGINS
ADDITIONAL STORAGE

The Hood River Apple Growers
Union has begun the excavation at the
east end of the old warehouse for the
additional cold storage structure to be
finished before September /. The new
building, which with the old building,
will furnish capacity for 200, 600 boxes
of fruit, will be 1870 by 40 feet. Il. O.
Hall has the contract for the excava-
tion. The old receiving sheds and the
building occupied by AL. Whitehead are
being demolished.
1t is probable that manager Of the
Union was decided on at preliminary
meeting last night of the board of
directors. From the statements of c.
W. Hooker, who is in charge Of the
shipments Of strawberries, the new
manager will be known within the
next day or two While Mr.. Hooker
did not know who the new man would
be yesterday afternoon, he stated that
he would be an eastern man. A rumor
has been circulated to the effect that
John F. Moore, formerly manager of
the Grand Junction, Colo, Union.
would receive the appointment. This
rumor was declared to be without
basis. l., h. Ireland, who has been
east on business for the Union, re-
turned last night in time to be present
at sthe meeting of the board of drec-
tors
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-05-30
PROSPERITY

Never count your chickens before
they're batched " says an old adage
The Northwest's products may not be
quite hatched yet, but looking at the
incubator and applying our ears to its
ventilators we can hear the bumper
apple crops, grain crops, carloads of
livestock and tons of small fruits
'peeping, 'peeping." They are
piping The hands of the orchard
ist and farmer have made the best of
preparations and Mother Nature has
done the rest, and, indeed, it looks
very much as though we can do little
counting before the actual Matching.
From the bright outlook it's at least
not amiss to make predictions. Every
prospect points to prosperity for the
northwest. The presidential year
won't be long, lean one for Oregon
by any means. Wheat, cherries, APP
plies, potatoes and beef and sheep.
The farmer will be happy in a snug
comfortable home with a good sized
bank account. The merchant can
wear a smile; for his trade will be
good. Unleash the dogs, when the
election is over, mot war dogs, but
hounds of prosperity for we are going
to move along commercially here il
the Northwest.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1912-05-30
The Vacuous Life.

People without any form Of religion,
without superstition, devoid of any
thought of the future state, have been
found in the interior forests Of Suma-
ira. according to DR. Wilhelm Volz, the
geologist of the University of Breslau,
who made extensive journeys though
the island There he found the Kubus,
as he named them, who are scarcely
TO be distinguished from the small
manlike ape of the -Malayan
countries, They are wanderers through
the forest seeking food They have no
property They are not hunters, but
simply collectors. They seek merely
sufficient nuts, fruits and other edible
growths to keep them alive The Ku-
bus wage very little warfare upon the
small amount of animal life in their
silent aud somber land The only no
tion he could get from them OF DIFF
ference between a live and dead per-
son was that the dead do not breathe.
He infers that they are lmmeasurably
inferior to the paleolithic man Of Eu.
rope who fashioned tools and hunted
big game with his flint tipped arrow
and knife Intellectual atrOphy is the
result of the Kubus' environment The
words they know are almost as few as
the ideas thew trv to ex9ress.-Chicago