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Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01
ENGLAND DEMANDS
 ARBITRATION Insists We Have No Right to AL low American Ships Through
 the Canal Toll-free.

Washington, D. c., March l.-- The English ambassador has presented a note to Secretary of State Knox from his government presenting a strong protest against the canal tolls as ar ranged for by congress and ap- proved by President Taft. He claims it is a violation of the treaty rights of his government and that the matter should be presented to a board of arbitra- tion at The Hague.
 The canal tolls allow American ships trading from one Ameri- can port to another American port to pass through the canal free of tolls, and this is object cd to by England as an unfair ad- vantage to American ships. The regulations also provide trans continental railroad ships shall be refused admittance to the ca nal,
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01
STEAMER YUKON
 PASSED JUNEAU
Has Number of Outfits for valdez Hnino companies--ASach'n- 7
 
 cry for Power Plant.

The steamer Yukon passed Ju- neau last night at midnight and is due here Monday evening, af- ter making stops at Katalla and Cordova.
 The Baxter outfit for the Gold Creek hydraulic property, consist ing of plant and supplies, will be landed here and sent to Gold creek on scows, as will also the material for the Solomon basin power plant being erected by the Alaska Wafer. Light X Telephone company.
 The Camcron-Johnson con- ,pany have a large outfit aboard and it will be taken over the snow to the claims seven miles from Shoup bay.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01

Washington, D. C., March l.--' The pujO committee, which has been Investigating the money trust of the United States, today handed in it's reports. The chairman reported that a trust did exist and that J. Pierpont Morgan was the active head of it. He urges that the mails be de- nied to the stock exchanges, which are loosely run, and that strict rules for the clearing houses of the states be enacted by congress to prevent the shut ting out of small outside banks and the monopolizing of a dis trict by the big banks, which op- crate branches and prevent the clearing of rival banks. thus forc-
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01
TWENTY DEAD
 IN HOTEL FIRE
Building Proves a Death Trap and Mon and Women Jump
 From tho Windows.

Omaha, Neb., March 1.-The Dewey hotel. a sec0nd-class hotel of this town, was completely de- stroyed by fire last night and % lives were lost.
 The fire started in the middle of the night, and when the guests were awakened they found the hall doors locked and many of those who escaped were forced to jump from the windows. Those who did not wait for the nets were horribly injured by jump ing into the street.
 A few guests on the lower floors were awakened and sue ceeded in making their escape in their night clothes.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01
PANAMA CANAL BE !. OPENED. 0k TIME .~
Con. ooe4hais Says Sliding Earth Will Hot Delay, as Will
 Soon be Dred0ed.

Panama, March i:--Following comment on the anticipated slide of earth into the canal prism, es- timated at ;3,OO0,0O0 cubic yards, the removal of which it was said would delay the work, Col. Goeth- als announced this afternoon that there would be no delay in the formal opening. Water Will De turned into Culebra cut Oct. l., he said, and all work after that date would be done by dredges working in water.
 This means that any ship now in the Panama trade can De passed through the canal at the end of October.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01
Twins 36 Hours Apart.

New York. March i.--Twins born 36 hours apart. which, ac- , or0ing to physicians, is rare, oc- cured in Ynnkers fast week. The boy arrived Monday morning. and on Tuesiay afternoon the glrl was born. lDr. Clarence w. Buckmaster sad the children were born io Mrs. Detlan Troy, of 3 Dale place. At the Troy home it was said the mother and twins were doing well.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01
TAFT vET0ES
 LIQUOR BILL
Effort to Prevent Shipments in- to Dry States Blocked by
 the President.

Washington, D. C.. March i.-- President: Taft vetoed the bill prohibiting the passage of liquor into dry states by interstate car riers. The Senate immediately passed the bill over his veto and it was sent to the House.
 President Taft insists that the states have power enough to stop the sale of liquor within their borders and that it was not with in the province of the United States government to interfere.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01
TROUBLE, AMONG
 SUFFRAGETTES
Alice Paul Washington Says Jones' Army Too Dirty to
 Present Wilson Message.

Washington. D. c.. March I.-- The army of Suifraeettes arriv- ed here will a message from New York which they desire to pre- sent to President Wilson. and which they walked rom New York to deliver.
 Alice Paul Washington. a lrad- ing suffragette of the capital city, objected to the presentation be- cause she said that General Jones and her army were too dirty af- ter their long walk and that they looked like frights, and then the fun commenced.
 General Jones and the rem nant: of her army said that they were tired of being dictated to by those who only talked suffrage while sitting around a hot stove or in nice parlor, while they did all the work, and that no so- ciety leader like Miss Washing ton was going to get the honors after they had done all the work, and they wanted Miss Washing ton to- know it, and if she did not understand that they would make it palmer. The ladies re- fuse to speak to one another.
 General Jones and her army were a sorry sight when they ar rived here.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01
MANY ARRIVING
 IN CAPITAL CITY
Marching Clubs From Every State Now in Washington for
 n Big Event

Washington. D. c.. March 1.-- Thousands are arriving in the city every day from all parts of the country [" participate in the inaugural parad" next Tuesday, Marching clubs from every state in the Union will hr in line. most of them having arrived.
 The prtreSsinn wifi be one of the largest ever held at the in- auguraf ion of pres ldrnt. All the hotels and rnnning houses are filled and are turning guests away every day.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01
six-FooTER AT 13,
 AND STILL GOING UP

CunnellSville, Pa.--SOmerset county, this state, has i3-year- old boy $ feet $ inches tall and still growing. For two years he has been wearing long trousers, and his fond parents are puzzled what to do with him. because he UutgrOwS his clothes before he Outwears them.
 He is we'll developed and strong and weighs in the neighborhOOd of POO pounds. Although normal at birth and when a child, within the past two years he began to sprout up to an enormous height and a special bed was construct ed before he could obtain rest.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01
MAOERO'S SBR0THER
 HAS BEEN KILLED
Troops Kill Brother of Former President and the Situation
 Clears for Huerta.

Mexico City, March l.-- Emile Madero, a brother of the former president. was killed today while leading company Of rebels against the city of Monterey.
 General Huerta now feels cer- lain of his position as he has disposed of three of the Madcro brothers and has executed many of the leaders of the nppnSi ion and will continue to arrest all who offer any opposition [" his control. The situation. in the south is considered as very en- ruuraging since Inc death of Madrro.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01
ARMIES SUFFERING
 FROM THE COLD
Allies and Turks Have Strenuous Time of it With winter
 Weather and Storms.

London, March 1.-The Allies and the Turks are having a hard time of it with the wintry wealth CT. The snow and the storms are worse this year than for many years past, and have caused un- told suffering among the soldiers of both sides, who are lilly clad for winter service.
 Both armies are inactive be- cause of the storms and cold weather prevailing. No decisive action is expected until the weather mOderateS.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01
DERIC0 ARRIVES:
 AND GOES WEST

Tht steamer Derisu. of the Steamship Co.,. arrived this afternoon at , and left in an hour for Seward. where she will take the Dora's run to un- alaska.
 The DerigO brought five tons of powder for Valdez.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01
Fine Change Tonight.

Great pictures at the Orpheum tonight, with another fine change Sunday eve. Tonight:
 The PrOdigal, Love of Island Maid, Anonymous Letter, The AL bertOs.
 Sunday evening:
 Page Canadian History, The Woman Haters, Pathe Weekly. Leap Year Proposals.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01

FOR SALE--Paxsons roadhouse, store and postoffice business. probably as good and complete a plant, in as good location, as there is in Alaska. Undoubtedly the best roadhOuse stand on the Fairbanks trail. Reason for offer ing for sale want to go outside. For particulars address A. J. Pax son. Paxson, Alaska.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01

Dr. Dalton has moved his of flee from the Reed building on the wharf to offices over the Val deZ Drug Co.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01

F.. D. Retling has been elected Arctic Chief of the new A. R. camp al Petersburg.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01

Juneau has about decided to build new school house this summer.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01

FOR RENT--Five room house on sherman St. Inquire of Mrs. II. Leavel.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01

Geo. Reinke, the watch repairer and ieweler. is at the Valdez Drug company.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01

Reinke, expert repairer, at the Valdez Drug company.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-03-01

If you want all the news all the lime. read the prospectOr.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16

| deftly mingled in the dam as it rises
The poles oyerlie and many completed
dams inclined, half-closed shears and
compasses of poles. Thus dam is doubly
braced. The weight against 1t is resisted
both by the end-on poles that are parallel
to the flow and by those set at an angle
to ii.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16
BEAVER IS MOST
INTELLIGENT OF
ALL WILD ANIMALS
His Reasoning Power Cor
responds to That of Man.
Gave Lessons to
Indians

The beaver is the smartest of all wild
animals. lie has mental process which
corresponds to the reasoning power in
man. Also he IS genuine historical ce-
lebrity. No other animal has cut such
2 figure in tie development of the North
American continent our history with the
beaver left out would be like Hamlet
without Hamlet.
Before the white man came beavers
were distributed over North America per.
haps moro widely than any other animal
The beaver population was probably dens-
est to the southwest of Hudson bay and
about the headwaters of the Missouri and
Columbia rivers. Along the thousands
of smaller streams throughout North
America there was colony after colony,
dam after dam, in close succession, some-
times as many as 800 beaver ponds to the
mile.
The beaver population at the beginning
of the seventeenth century was upward
of 10O000,O0O, distributed over an area of
approximately 100000 square miles.
What the beaver did for the continent
In the way of making farm land may be
seen in part even at this late day. Many
OF the tillable lands of New England were
formed by the dams and ponds of the
beaver. There are hundreds of valleys
in Illinois, Kansas. Missouri, Kentucky
and other states whose rich surface soil
was spread upon them by the activities
of beaver throughout untold generations
Inc majority of dams are made of slen-
der green poles, which are placed length
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16
A BILLION DOLLARS
ON THE IMPERATOR
On Last Voyage 500 Passen-
gers Possessed Huge
Sum of Money

Probably the most remarkable "revelry
by night" ever held on the high seas was
that which crowned the last voyage Oh
the steamer Imperator. About 800 Ameri-
cans, dancers, and spectators, crowded
the ships ballroom for the final festivity
before the arrival in New York. And the
fortunes of this half thousand persons
have been estimated as reaching the
enormous total of 81, 900, 100000.
For look who travelled on the Imperator1
Put Elbert TT. Gary and Mrs. Gary first
Mr.. Gary alone, chairman of the board OF
directors of the United States Steel cor.
poration, has a personal fortune estimated
at s50,0OO00O. He has an interest in banks
railroads and industrial corporations. the
aggregate capitalization of which is M fl
the billions.
Then we have Mr.. and Mrs Harry
Payne Whitney and their young daughter
Miss Flora. Mr. Whitney is understood
to have inherited not less than $40 900, ,OoC
from his father, says a New York CORE.
| spondent of the Chicago Tribune.
Ono of his fellow passengers was the
broker, b. NJ Baruch, we'll known on tbs
street as Barney" who is thought &c
have taken some S2O,0Oo,o0O out of the
stock market.
Another well to do broker and society
man, who probably would have led the
cotillion at the ball if they'd had one, is
James Cutting of New York and New-
port. Mr. Cutting has frequently been re-
ported as engaged to the wealthy and
beautiful widow, Mrs. William B. Leeds.
Also on the passenger list were Louis
c. Tiffany, whose fathers estate was es-
timated at $20,000,000. The major portion
went to Louis.
Charles 7. Crocker, the grandson of q
California forty miner, has been cred
tied with fortune of $20,0OO,00O in
Guiding what his wife brought him
The great wealth of John r. Drexel.
the Philadelphia banker and of Oscar
Straus, the merchant prince, needs no
comment. Both were on the Imperator
And so was Harry s. Black, formerly
the active head of the "Skyscraper
Trust"
Jules s. Bache. rich banker, re-
turned on the Imperator SO did many
other men of wealth and prominence.
Nor was all the money represented
at the ball in the hands of men, For
was not Mrs. oliver Fl. p. Belmont
present, whose husband is supposed TO
have left her $4,000, 900? And Mrs w.
x. Vanderbilt also was on the ship.
1t really was some party, and what
was the ball like? Really, the short
and siEaple summary loved by the vii
lage newspaper fits this party, too
"a good time was had by ALL" The
affair took place in the rose ballroom,
a large and beautiful apartment just
opposite the restaurant And here's a
fashion tip from the highest circles.
According tc an observant eyewitness,
u slit skirt.
But, though they tang6ed briskly.
they were most discreet and modest
about it. No standards OF propriety
were set at defiance.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16
One Cause of Bad
Complexion-the Cure
(From Family Physician.)

Look at a section of skin under the
microscope and you will readily UNDER
stand why cosmetics generally injure
the complication" says DR.. II. Robert
Mackenzie. THE skin, smooth as IL
looks to the naked eye, under the glass
exhibits a lacework of tiny holes,
mouths OF myriads of little glands. To
keep the skin healthy these holes must
be unobstructed, that the perspiration
and natural--oil can have free outlet.
Should the glands be blocked up with
irritating gritty particles common
result of using powders and creams,
Nature retailates by causing sallow-
ness. roughness, blotches or pimples.
LAS a substitute for all cosmetics l
recommend ordinary mercolized wax.
1t not only does what the various face
preparations are supposed to accom-
plish, but it's peculiar absorbent action
frees the pores from the daily accumu-
lation of impurities, also absorbing the
devitalized particles OF surface skin.
This produces a natural, healthy, youth
full complexion. One ounce of this
wax, to be had at any drugstore, usual :
y suffices to rejuvenate the poorest
complexion. 1t is put on nightly like
'cold cream and washed off mornings"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16
SHREWD SALESMAN
CATCHES KHED|VE

| When L. Alexander Powell was the con-
| sular representative of the United States
| at Alexandria he received a call one
morning from the president of an Amer
ican concern engaged in the manufacture
Of agricultural and well-drilling machin-
cry. This man explained that he was
passing through Egypt and asked if it
would be possible to obtain an audience
with the Khedve
Agriculture and its attendant problems
of irrigation and fertilization constitute
the sole hobby and amusement of the
I<hedive. He is consequently a ready and
liberal purchaser of all improved types of
agricultural machinery, which he puts to
practical use on his great estates. The
request OF my compatriot was duly trans
lnltted to the grand master of ceremonies
ana shortly thereafter a reply reached
me that named the day and hour when
ms highness would receive us at the pal
ace of Ras-el-Tin, says the Buffalo Times.
tfock-coated and top-hatted we drove
TO the palace on the day appointed, were
received by the officials of the household
aud shown into the audience room. where
ms nlshness stood awaiting us. After a
cordial greeting the <hedive drew me
uoWh beside him on small sofa and mo-
tioheu TO my companion to take a chair
opposite u.s.
1T gives me particular pleasure be-
gam TO present Mr.. X. to your nighnes-,
as ne Is an authority on agricultural ma
chhery, subject In which your high
ness Is, know, much Interested"
Say, khedive," exclaimed nv fellow
countryman. suddenly leaning forward
and emphasizing every sentence by war-
sing his finger under the Khedives au-
gust nose, I've got the niftiest little
proposition In well drilling machinerv
that ever struck this burg, and IL yo1,
don't jump at the chance to get in on the
ground floor, then all I've got to saw Is
that you've throwing away the chance or
your lifetime"
The Khedive, being naturally quite nm
accustomed to this form of verbal assa,,lt
and still more unaccustomed to hnvirp
anyone waggle finger under his nose
at first drew back haughtily. Then the
humor OF the situation dawned rpon hin,
and as the river OF talk, which is one of
the chief relianees of the trained Amer
lean salesman, flowed steadily on he he
came interested in spite of himself Now
and then he interjected a pertinent cues
ton and ended the audience by giving the
American an order for several Thousand
dollars worth of American machinery
which when last heard of it, was giving.
excellent satisfaction on the royal farms
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16

II am the mayor. Do you say you
know Harry Thaw wel1?"
Yes, sir; do" replied the soap
seller
well, in order to protect these, my
people, from fraud, I must question
you. What institution did Harry Thaw
escape from?"
What's that got TO do with it?''
'I want to see II you know what
you're talking about"
Harry escaped from Bellevue hos
pital, New York"
Correct" said the mayor. I guess
you're all right. Go ahead and sell
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16
your soap. I'll take a cake. "

your soap. I'll take a cake"
Mayor Waller bought a cake OF the
soap and about so others followed suit.
They each paid so cents to the street
merchant, says a Delhi, Tex, dispatch
to the New York Tribune
Poor Harry" said the mayor, as he
went away Il knew him we'll 1 wish
1 could go to his assistance"
Today the people who bought the
SOAP are saying it is worthless. The
young man has left town. The Morn
ing Bazoo hints that the mayor got a
rake-off. 1t also says that Thaw es-
capped from Matteawan, not Bellevue.
The whole town is talking.
There is much indignation.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16

wise with the flow for the bottom, and
set braeed with the end upstream a foot
or so higher than the downstream end.
With these there are occasionally used
small limby trees. The large end of the
tree is placed up stream and the small
bushy end down stream, says Beaver
World
II in a current these sometimes are
weighted with mud and stones. Short,
stout stocks and long, slender poles are
The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16

L
Walker CHANGED to hear the street mer-
chants assertion and decided ito ques-
tion him bit.
"Leok here, young fellow!" said he.
~~~~~~~~~s~~~~~~~->~>-
ured was on the jefferson river in Mon
tana, near the mouth of Pipestone creek.
This was three feet six inches In dame
ter.
The beaver sits upright, with forepaws
against the tree, or clasping it; half
squatting on his hind legs. with tail either
extended behind as prop or folded be-
meath him as u seat, he Tits his head from
side to side and makes deep holes into
the tree about 16 inches above the ground
In the overwhelming majority Of beaver
cut trees that I have seen most of the
cutting was done from one side-from one
seat, as it were.
Though the notch taken out was rudeIy
done, 1t was after the fashion OF the AK
man. The heavier bites above and below
then, driving his teeth behind the piece
thus cut off, will wedge, pry or pull out
the chip, Outlines In doing this he ap-
pears to use his jaw as a lever. With the
aspen, or with other trees equally soft,
about one hour is required to gnaw down
four-inch sapling. With one bite ne
will snip off limb from half to three
quarters of an inch in diameter
After tree is felled on land the limbs
are cut and the trunk is gnawed into
sections. The length of these sections ap-
pears to depend upon the size of the tree
trunk and also the distance to the water
the number OF beavers to assist in it's
transportation and the character of the
trail. Commonly a six or eight-inch tree
is cut into lengths of about four to six
feet. If the tree falls into the water of
the pond or canal it is. if the limbs are
not too long, transported butt foremost
to the desired spot in it's uncut, un-
trimmed entirety. Ofttmes with a large
tree the trunk is left and only the limbs
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-11-16
The Mayor Knew T'haw

A young man who was selling soap
at the corner Of Main and Kickapoo
streets here attracted a big crowd by
declaring he was a close friend of
Harry Thaw. Mayor Cyrus Perkins
Walker CHANGED to hear the street mer-
chants assertion and decided ito ques-
tion him a bit
Look here. young fellow!' said he.
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-31
State Mas0ns Elect.

Nashville, Tenn, Jan. IS
Grand officers for the year were
elected this afternoon at meet.
Ing of the grand chapter Ten
nessee Masons. All of the old
officers were promoted, includ,
ing; Michael +. Flenniken,
Knoxville, grand high priest,
Charles M. Hunt, Grand juno
ton, deputy grand high priest ;
Samuel W. Williams Hartman,
grand king; Phillip N. Matlock,
kenton, grand scribe; Charles
FL. Smart, Nashville, grsnd cap
tain of the host; James H..
Swami, ST., Bristol, grand prin-
cipal sojourner; Joseph A. Fow
Ter, Memphis, grand royal arch
captain; Frank Il. BARLEY,
White Pine, grand master sec.
ond vail; A. G. Bowen, Nash,
vile, grand. master third Will
John Wetzler, Somerville, grand
master first vail: Barnard A.
Phillips, Nashville, grand senti;
mel; Henry Klein, Nashville.
Representative of Masonic Lii
The Lexington progress. (Lexington, Tenn.) 1884-current, 1913-01-31
From Poplar Springs.

Prof. f. X. McCollum is teach
ing here and has IS students en-
rolled.
Considerable sickness in the
community.
Clarence johnson has been
very sick but is improving.
V. q. Corbett is visiting home
folks and has been very sick but
is improving.
Miss Lula Stratton is in very
low condition.
II. O. Courtney and G. w.
Wilson have built nice resi-
denees.
J. II. Williams has rcmodeled
his buildings.
j. Y. Anderson has erected o
nice home.
J. M. Corbitt is remodeling
his residence.
Chicken pox is raging in the
Poplar Spring school, Martha
McMinn being one of the vic.
Tins.
School Girl.