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Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12
NATIVES DEMAND
 RIGHTS C|T]LENS

Delegates from seven different na- tive Indian settlements met in con- vention in Juneau recently to take the initial steps in the formation of a society to be known as the Alaska Native Brotherhood. The main idea is to unite all the nativ of Alaska in one common brotherhood and stamp out tribal relations with the ul- innate object of demanding the rights of citizenship. They have adopted as their slogan. No sTaxation Without Representation "'
 Said one Of the best known of the delegates: Every member of the brotherhood that is to be formed will be eligible to citizenship as far as morals and education are concerned. We hold that to tax us without the rights of citizenship is unjust and un- American"
 Delegates from the following set dement's were present: Silka, Killis- moo, Klawock, Shakan, Wrangell, Klu- kwan, Hoonah and Haines.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12
NO DIVIDENDS
 0N NEW HAVEN
For First Time in Forty Years Rail- road Passes Regular Divi-
 dend Period.

NEW YORK, Dec. 12.-The board of directors of the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad today passed resolution that no dividends be paid to stockholders at this time.
 The action of the board caused no excitement on the exchange, because it was expected the road, not having earned enough to meet the regular expenses of operation, besides which many heavy damage judgments have been secured by passengers who were injured in the many wrecks of the past two years.
 For years the directors of the rail road have never misseed a payment of regular quarterly dividend and the stock was considered one of the best investments in the east. The poor management of the line under Pres ident Mellen is general blamed for the financial wrecking of the prop erty.
 Howard Elliott, railroad manager we'll known in the west, is now presi- dent of the system.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12
Minnesota Great Iron State.

Because of it's great wealth and ex- tensive development of iron ores, Min nesota ranks ninth among all the states in the value of it's mineral pro- duction. In :ts output of iron ore Min nesota far outranks all other states, and during the last three years it has contributed both in quantity and val ue considerably more than half of the iron ore produced and marketed in the United States, according to Ed ward w. Parker, of the United States Geological Survey. In 1912 the total marketed production of iron ore in the United States was57, ,O17,6 ,614 long tons, valued at $107,050, ,153, of which Minnesota contributed 34,249,813 long tons, valued at $61,805,017 By far the
 in the state is derived from the Mesa bi iron range, now the most import ant iron-producins district of the world The Mesabi is the youngest of the great iron ranges, the Cuyun:, range, which has eben developed in the last two or thr years, not hav- ing attained notable prominence at the close Of 1912, III which year its production amounted to ,739 long tons. The Mesabi range was opened in 1892, and yielded production in that year of less than 30,O00 tons. In 1894 it yielded nearly 2,000,00O tons; in 1902 it produced over, 100000 tons, or nearly half of the total out put of the Lake Superior iron ore. The Mesabi range reached it's high est producing point in 1912, with an output of 32,604,756 long tons.
 Exclusive of the iron ore the value Of the mineral products of Minneso- ta in 1912 was s4,S67,712. Of these less important products the principal items are from the quarries and clay pits, which yield products of almost equal value. In 1911 the clay pro- ducts, exclusive of pottery, were val ued at $1,611,040, and the stone out put at $1,S45,746.
 The total value of the mineral pro- ducts in Minnesota in 1912 was $66,- 672,729, against $53,395,SS1 in 1911, an increase of $13,276,S4S.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12
AMUNDSEN PLANS
 NORTH POLE TRIP

COPENHAGEN, Dec. 12.-Raold Amundsen, who first discovered the South pole, said today that he feels certain that his Arctic vessel Tram will be able to pass through the Pan anna canal, escorted by the American battleships. and then proceed to San Francisco in time to make the start in June, 1914, for the new North pole expedition.
 Amundsen will leave Norway for New York early in January. He will be accompanied by two men, who will be members of his expedition. These three will proceed at once to San Francisco, where they will take les sons in aviation from Christopeerson. The Amundsen expedition will be equipped with two large hydro-aero- planes.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12
Men for the West.

The stream of immigrants through the Panama gateway is not likely to have the effect on organized labor that the Federation of Labor seems to fear Their diversion from Eastern to Western ports ought to rather les sen their menace to American crafts men. Practically all of these new corners will be expert husbandmen, who will be brought through the canal to within easy distance of the farm acreage that needs them. Doubtless all of them would prefer to seek, in this new land, the vocation with which they are familiar and that Of fers opportunities for them to acquire what they never could have secured at home-their own piece of land This new opportunity will guide them away from the congested centers of the East, and the West needs them wants them and will welcome them as tillers of our millions of acres of valuable, idle farm land. Rather than a menace, it looks new opportunity to get men for the West
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12
Man Boasts Can Eat Any Two Un
 der Table.

LAWRENCE, Mass-Charles w. Glidden, who calls himself the cham pion food destroyer of the world" has issued a challenge that he can eat more in three hours than any two men together. He holds three worlds records" Among his claimed gas trOnOmic featS are:
 Forty pounds of watermelon in one hour.
 Seventy-eight pancakes in seven teen minutes.
 Six boiled dinners at one meal.
 One hundred and thirty-two eggs raw, scrambled, fried, boiled and poached-at one meal
 Fifty-eight ears of corn at one sit ting.
 Glidden says he doubts the accuracy of the count of a man recently eat ing fifteen dozen eggs at meal
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12
Diet as a Hobby.

The government has gone so far as to go. on record. through circular, warning the people about the fads in diet. Many of the so-called dietestic experts are self-deceived, while oth- CTS are pure fakers. the government authorities declare. The circular goes on to say that "a mans chances of health ere better when he eats with moderation diet made up of clean, wholesome, ordinary foods prepared in the usual way" There is no doubt a lot, of fakery about diet, but never theless you don't want to belong to the class of gormandizers who "dig their own graves with their teeth" |" Farmers have learned that they have to give their stock proper diet, and why should not human dietary be op- en to improvement. People as a rule live too high. They demand meat that is entirely tender so that they won't have to give 1t much chewing; they want bread that has been robbed Of It's most essential ingredients, and so on. Diet as hobby might be harm full but 2 reasonable care in the mat ter of diet is q mighty good thing.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12
BRING. PRESSURE
 UPON HUE[RTA
Mexico City Merchants Desire to Ef- feet Peaceful Settlement With
 General carranza.

MEXICO CITY, Dec. 12.-Tentative efforts are being made by merchants and business men of tn city along with a number of government officials to induce Provisional President Huer- ta to ascertain if possible if General Carranza will agree to cease fighting for the purpose of holding an cleo tion with himself as a candidate, or if he will not run then permit some other Mexican to run who is satis- factory to him.
 The purpose is to secure the with drawal of General Huerta from the head of the government with as lit tie fighting as possible, the depleted treasury, the revolt among the sol diers, who have not been paid for many months, making it impossible for to remain for many months at the the head of the government.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12
WOULD PREVENT
 GUGG CONTROL
Senator Poindexter Says Cham Der riain-
 peIs Private Operation.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.-Senator Poindexter, of Washington, yesterday made an attack upon the Chamber lain-Wickersham railroad bill. claim ing that under the provisions of the measure, the government will be com pelled to allow the road to be operat- ed by private parties and he also asserted that, presumably, the opera tion would be by the Guggenheim in- terests.
 The Washington senator is oppos- ed to Guggenheim operation or con trol of the transportation of the ter ritory and will insist upon a bill pro viding for government ownership and government operation of Alaska rail roads
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12
Rare Metals.

The production of tungsten ore in the United States during 1912 was equivalent to about 1850 short tons carrying 50 per cent of tungsten tri- oxide, valued at $5O2,15S. The output for 1912 was larger than that for 1911, when 1,139 tons, valued at $4O7,- 1885 were produced. The total amount of tungsten produced in the world in 1912 was 9,115 short tons Tungsten finds considerable use in the manu- facture of tungsten incandescent lamps, which have now become con- mon even on street and railway cars, where the usage is especially severe An account of the tungsten industry in this and foreign countries is con tained in an advance chapter from Mineral Resources, 1912" on the pro- duction of cobalt, molybdenum, nick el, tantalum. tin, titanium, tungsten, uranium and vanadium, just issued by the United States Geological Sur vey. The uses which these metals have found in the arts and industries, the:r production throughout the world, ana advance; iii methods; of recovery and refining gre accurately described in the chapter, 3 copy of which may be obtained free on application to the Director of the Geological Survey, Washing, on, D. C.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12
Aerial Patrol for Wires.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 12.-Robert Fowler. an aviator, announced today that he had signed contract with power company to patrol its lines be- tween Oakland and Oroville in an aeroplane. and will make trips twice weekly. Headquarters for Fowler have been established at Sacramento. Because of difficulty in locating br0k- en wires and interrupted power ser vice the power company 1t upon the idea of employing an aviator, and when Fowler demonstrated. that the plan was feasible. contract was signed. A patrolman equipped with repair apparatus will ride with Fow Ter.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12
GERMAN FIRMS
 AGREE T0EXH|B|T
Will Send to San Francisco the Fin. est Display Their Country Has
 Ever Made.

BERLIN. Dec F. If an impression
 exists that Germany's refusal to par ticipate officially in the Panama-Paci.
 fic Exposition means that there will
 be no German exhibit at San. Fran
 cisco in 1915 it ought to be pointed
 out as soon and emphatically as pos
 sible that grave mitapprehension pre- vails. Germany, as a matter of fact, will be represented at San Francisco by the greatest display she has ever
 made at any exposition in history.
 One thousand four hundred great firms and corporations, representing practically every branch of German
 industry, have already definitely ar
 ranged to show wares at the Golden
 Gate. The Reichstag is about to be asked to vote $5O0,0O0 for a German
 building at the exposition. The great German steamship lines, persuaded of
 the limitless possibilities awaiting German export trade throughout the western Americas and the Far East in
 consequence of the opening of the Panama canal, have announced their I readiness to transport German ex-
 hibits to San Francisco free of cost.
 How completely opinion in German
 industrial and trade, circles and pub lie opinion in general has changed
 since the official boycott is shown by the action of the Association of German Chambers of Commerce and the League of German cities. Both of these great national bodies, speak ing respectively for commerce and the
 citizenship of the Empire, have come
 out formally and unreservedly on be- half of the greatest possible German representation at San Francisco.
 There is hardly branch of arts. crafts, or science in which Germany aspires for trade abroad which will not be worthily represented. German exports to he United States alone total $175 ,000, 900 {. year. those to Lat ; in America and th.4 East more than l twice as much. The Germans intend 10 make the PanamaPacific Exposi ton the basis Of 9 vigorous and force full campaign for fresh conquests.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12
Suffragists Riot.

SHEFFIELD, Eng. Dec. 12.--A wild suffragette disturbance occurred here last night. Philip Snowden, Socialist member of Parliament for Blackburn, attempted to address mo conscrip- tion" meeting arranged by the Labor party, but was howled down by the suffragettes, Stewards promptly took hand, and in the resulting scrim- make were attacked not only by the women, but also by male sympathiz, CTS. Some of the stewards were kicked and badly bruised In spite Of the fact that many of the disturb CTS were elected, the uproar persisted to such an extent that at the end of half an hour the meeting was aban- doned. ~ '''', >' '' ', ''' * 2 ' y.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12
Removal. Sale.

Removal sale-City Express store is removing to Adler's old stand. Win sell at your. own prices in order to move quickly. Come at once and pick out the bargains. Lynch &. Spenard
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12
Shark Swish" Newest Movement i,
 the Tango.

LONDON.-The shark, swish," a new form of tango. has become pop. ular in, Bohemian. cafes de danse," The dance gets its name from the fact that the, dip sideways by each couple is accentuated with the easy motion of a shark turning in the. water to seize its prey. 1t is danced sideways altogether and 'necessitates the latest creations in free motion tango dress eS. f., .. n
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12
U. S. to Stock Pacific Waters With
 Lobsters.

WASHINGTON.-In few days a refrigerated tank c>r will, start west carrying $500 Holsters, sent by the United States fish commission. The purpose is to stock the Pacific coast waters, now lacking in this variety ce sea food, with fine Maine lobsters In return the Pacific has sent to the east, 12,0Oo,OO0 eggs of the humpback salmon.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12

Gilbert Hummer, an insane patient from Alaska at the Morningside asy lum. died during October of cerebral hrmnlorhage.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12

Weather Conditions Thompson's Pass
 Trail drifted full during night: wind is blowing hard and drifting the SHOW. Not showing this morning.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12

James Duke Eas applied for a pat ont for his homestead near Nenana trading Iost
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12
Notice.

No ladies' night will be given at the Tillikum Club on Saturday.
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12

Blum's are showing a large line o, cut glass for Xmas
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12
WEATHER RECORD.

Friday, December 12, 1918. Taken at 500 8. m. Snow is given as depth on level.
 Locations Temp. Snow
Valdez daily prospector., 1913-12-12
GETTING RICH |S
 NOW DEAD EASY
Just Buy Stock in shushanna Min ing Company and Wealth Will
 Pour in (Maybe).

The following article appeared in the Seattle Sun of. a recent date. The Beeks referred to is probably the Beeks who held office under Judge
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-03-22

was. he had written her. following
infinitely her own specific directions
and inclosing his bankers address In
Paris. Naples and Cairo; and for many
passings Of moons he had opened his
foreign mail eagerly and hopefully.
But hope must have something to
feed upon. and after a struggle lasting
two years. she rendered up the ghost.
II wasn't the loss of money that
hurt: It was the finding Of dross metal
where he supposed there was naught
but gold. Perhaps HIS later shyness
was due as much to this disillusion-
ing incident as to his middle names.
isn't 1t droll, my dear?" the en-
chantress repeated; and George grew
redder and redder under the beautiful,
grateful eyes. Il must give him a draft
this very morning."
But Why, my dear Ma
dame" stammered George. You must
not -"
Fortune laughed. Somehow the quail
ity OF that laughter pierced Georges
confused brain as sometimes a shaft
OF sunlight rips into a fog. suddenly.
stiletto-like. 1t was full Of malice.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-03-22

gardens in Luxor is hung with, as 1t
were, a tapestry of deep yellow Mare
chal Mel roses and deep purple bou-
gainvillea-w wonderful cOlOTStudy OF
tnts. both rich and rare. Winter on
the Nile, indeed. is more like an ideal
summer. with warm days, which are
yet not eXhausting, and with cool eve
nings and early mornings. which pos
sess some marvellous quality OF fresh
ness and invigorating power of which
evenings and early mornings else
where seem bereft
For complete rest and refreshment
Of mind and body, | think. after con
siderable experience OF travel. that |
should send any one to Egypt I'm pref
erence to any other part of the world.
/ should not recommend much time
being spent in Cairo, as, interesting
city though it is in the older and ma
tive parts, it Is not Enthusiastically
Egyptian. and does not, unless. per
chance for the incorrigble town lover,
possess anything approaching to the
nameIess charm of the Nile and up
per Egypt.
Throughout the entire journey. last
ing about a fortnight. from Cairo to
Assuan. this abundant life Of the Nile
is ceaselessiy i'm evidence. In sum-
mer the dead season, ii might be less
apparent, but in winter or spring the
signs of people. habtations, domestic
animals. cultivation. wherever the eye
rests. are striking beyond all else In
the Egyptian landscape. In the win
ter there are crops TO be sown, water
ed, and tended. and by early spring
the first of these crops are ready for
harvest.
] do not think | speak for myself
alone when | say that ] have spent
day after day in the bows of Nile
steamer doing nothing whatever but
watching the scenes passed through,
without for a moment finding the days
too long
Apart from the life actually on the
river. with the passage Of boats. bear
ing the peculiar long Nile sails. man.
ned by bawling Arabs and laden with
strange cargoes of water jugs. sugar
cane. and maize. there is the life on
the shore itseif-the life OF a people
unfamiliar and yet familiar. because
they seem to have come out OF the
pages OF the family Bibles at whose ~
Illustrations we used to look in our
childhood, a people doing things az
they did them thousands of years ago,
living a life which we see to be real
because 1t goes on before our eyes,
and which yet seems a life OF long
ago
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-03-22

For he had determined to return to
America with a pound or two on his
letter of credit, and the success OF
this determination was based upon
many sacrifice in comfort, sacrifices
he had never confided TO his parents.
IL was not in the nature OF things 10
confess that the first woman he had
met In his wanderings should have
been the last. AS he took the girls
hand, with the Interior intent of hold
ing it till death do us part, he won
dered why she had laughed like that.
The echo of 1t still rang In his ears.
And while he could not have described
it. he knew instinctively that it had
been born of bitter thought.
They chatted for a quarter OF an
hour or more. and managed famousiy.
IL seemed to him that Fortune Ched-
soye was the first young woman he
had ever met who could pull away
sudden barriers and open up pathways
for speech. who. when he was about
to founder into some cul-de-sac. guided
him adroitly into an alley round IT.
Not once was II necessary TO drag
In the weather, that perennial II
threadbare topic. He was truly aston
ished at the ease with which he sus-
tanned his part in the conversation.
and began to think pretty well OF
himself. II did not occur to him that
when two clever and attractive women
set forth to make a man talk (al-
ways excepting he is dumb, they new
er fail to succeed. To do this they
contrive to bring the conversation
within the small circle Of his work.
his travels, his preferences, his ambi-
tons. To be sure. all this is not fully
extracted in fifteen minutes, but
woman obtains In that time good
idea Of the ground plan.
Two distinct purposes controlled the
women in this instance. One desired
to interest Elm. while the other sought
to learn whether he was stupid or only
shy.
At last, when he left them to change
his clothes and hurry down to Cooks.
to complete the bargain for the Yhior-
des. he had advanced SO amazingly
well that they had accepted his invi-
tation to the polo-match that after
noon. He felt that invisible Mercuri-
al wings had sprouted from his heels.
for in running up the stairs, he was
aware of no gravitative resistance.
That this anomaly tan acquaintance
with two women about whom he knew
nothing) might be looked upon
askance by those who conformed to
the laws and bylaws OF social usages.
worried him not in the least. On the
contrary. he was thinking that he
would be the envy OF every other man
out at the club that afternoon.
(TO BE CONTINUED.J
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-03-22
PLEDGE WAR ON AIGRETTE
New York Women Also Place Ban on
Much-Prized Bird of Para
disc Ornament.

New York.-Pledges never again to
wear the much-prized plumage of
either the bird of paradise or the
aigrette are being signed by many
women prominent in society here
Mrs. II. Fairfield Osborn. who is
the president of the American Mu-
scum of Natural History. started the
pledge-taking at a club meeting, when
1t was resolved that everything pos
sible should be done to protect from
extinction the two birds whose plum
age has been much sought by women
Of fashion.
The women pledge-takers are mere
~ members OF the women's auxiliary
OF the New York Geological society.
BY formal resolution they indorsed
the principle OF federal protection of
birds. embodied in the Mclean bill
now before congress
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-03-22
But Now He Had Run Against Some
thing That Caused His Nerve to
Forsake Him.

81 came. sir, In answer to your ad-
yertisement. You said you wanted
to employ a man who was total
stranger to fear"
Are you a brave mani"
Il am. sir. | have given proof OF
my courage In many parts OF the
world"
Yes"
81 have faced bullets In Mexico and
machetes In Cuba"
"Good!"
81 helped to defend the missionaries
against the Boxers, am ! was pres
emit at the siege Of Port Arthur"
Fine"
81 have fought the Infatuated walrus
OF Bafin bay and the maddened bull
elephants of Central Africa and /
went through an Armenian massacre
without losing my nerve"
you seem to be the man ! want
Would you be willing to go out on
a field In front Of 10000 fair-minded.
sport-loving Americans and umpire a
baseball game honestly. deciding
against tho homo team vhsn neces-
.SarIf'