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Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-23
Ship Human Skin for Use.

BALTIMORE. Jan. 23.-Twenty square inches Of human skin which the physicians Of St. Luke's hospital will graft on the body of Harry Stab Ter. who was burned in an explosion several months ago. will arrive to- 'Eorrow from the Rockefeller Institute of New York, having been procured from volunteers by Dr. Simon Flex- ner The skin was shipped at the request of Dr. Barrett c. Catlin. of St. Luke's, who after having already grafted 2 great quantity of skin on the patient, was unable to find any one who would make further sacri- fees. The specialists of the Rocke feller Institute are deeply interested for it will be the first time in the history of modern surgery, accord ing to Dr. Catlin, whe nskin shipped from another city will be used in an operation.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-23
SULzER CHARGES
 BE INVESTIGATED
Boss Murphy Offered to Stop In--, peachment of Suizer Graft
 Probe at Albany.

NEW YORK. Jan. 2%.-The grand jury today commenced the probe in to the charges made by Assemblyman Sulzer, former governor of this state, that Boss Murphy, of Tammany Hall, had offered 10 stop the impeachment of Sulzer provided the governor would stop the probe into the graft of pub lie funds by Tammany politicians.
 District Attorney Whitman is in rersonal charge of the investigations and has promised that if the former governor can in any way substantiate the charge that Boss Murphy will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law
 Assemblyman Sulzer made the charge few days ago and the dis trict attorney immediately started the investigation. as he has been very act i've for many months in trying to place some of the responsibility of the many gratis on state funds at the door of the Tammany chief. but to date has been unsuccessful.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-23
JAPS THROW SCARE
 INTO CONGRESS
Committee Decides to Postpone Hear- ina on Exclusion Act indefinite
 Iv so as Not to Offend Them.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.--The sud .ten opposition of the Japanese for eign office to the alien land bills and the exclusion of Japanese citizens from western states, the direct charge of the foreign minister, Malino. that Secretary of State Bryan had refused to answer the note of the Japanese government in which they protested against the action of the California alien act and the proposed exclusion act included n the present immigra- sion bill before congress. has caused much alarm here and the House to- day. for fear of offending Japan, de- eided to postpone indefinitely the Bearing on the Asiatic exclusion bill.
 The Japanese have shown dis position to resent the refusal of Secretary Bryan to answer the note and they show much bitterness be- .,ause of t' proposed exclusion act.
 The Secretary of State refused to make any statement regarding the negotiations between the two coun- !ries.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-23
|MUNDAY .:SH|ELS
 WIN LAW POINT
Must be Charged With Misdemeanor and Not With Felony-Prosecu-
 ton is Limited.

SEATTLE. Jan Attorneys who are defending Archie Shisls and Charles Munday scored victory this morning over the government attor neys, when they secured from Judge Neterer a ruling limiting the prose cution of the defendants to a charge of misdcneancr and forcing the gov ernment attorneys to drop the felony prosecution.
 The defendants are jubilant at the result of the first conflict with the representatives of the government md are confident that they will be acquitted of the charge of attempt ing to defraud the government out of valuable coal lands in the Boring river section of Alaska.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-23

BOSTON, Jan 23 At the office here of the Granby Consolidated Mining and Smelling Company it was announced today that the directors of the corporation had set aside $100, 800 for development work on the copper claims of the corpora ion To cated in Solomon Basin. near Val dez, Alaska, and that the work on the property would commence imme Ciately.
 The officials of the company claim that the report of the engineers who examined the cla ms is such as to justify the expenditure of large sums of money in development work al ready done on the claims indicates that this will become one of the larg- est copper properties in Alaska. and the close proximity of the group to the beach insures cheap transporta tion after the mines are once on a shipping basis.
 The money will be spent in erect ing wharf OH the beach and ore bins on the shore, large mine buildings, mess house. and needed buildings for the operation of the mine and the proper housing of the men to be em- ployed.
 tramway will also be built from the ore bins in the basin to the load ing bins on the beach, where the ore will be loaded on company steamers
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-23
Turn Government Into Socialism.

Turn Government Into Socialism.
 Senator Williams stated that he would oppose the turning over of the country to Socialism, which was sure to follow the passage of govern ment constructed, owned or operat- ed railroad, for it meant but the be- ginning of 8 long campaign for gov ernment ownership of everything. The function of government" de clared the southern senator, was to govern, and private industry can bet ter be trusted to enter the fields of commerce and build railroads, which they are perfectly willing to do whenever justification can be shown and profit is likely to follow such an investment.
 The Democrats won the last cleo tion and secured the endorsement of the people of the country on prom ise of economy and now they pro
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-23
GUNMEN CAUSE
 POLICE TROUBLE
Captured-Murder squealer- Gangs Frequently Clash.

NEW YORK, Jan B More than a score of people have been shot the past few weeks in this city by the gunmen of the Eas; Side in he bat ties they have had among themselves. For several hours yesterday the pc lice battled with gang of gunmen and after g long fight succeeded in capturing four of them. while the bal ance escaped over the roofs of she tenements and disappeared in the haunts of the crooks, where they are safe from attack by the police.
 The police are unable to control the East Side gangs and frequent clashes are reported between the gangs, and in most cases the by islanders have been shot. Yester- days battle followed the killing by the members of the Gas House gang of Squealer Murphy. who had inform ed the police against members of the gang.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-23

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.--After d long debate the Senate is unable to come to any agreement on whether the government constructed railroad proposed for Alaska shall be oper- ated by the government or leased to some transportation company under the supervision 'of the Interstate Commerce Commission, which is to be authorized to fix rates and exercise the same control over the Alaska railroad as it now exercises over the railroads of the states.
 President May Decide.
 It $ probable that if no agreement is reached soon that the matter will be left entirely to the discretion of President Wilson.
 Opposition Formidable.
 As the Senate was about to vote yesterday on the railroad measure the opposition to the bill became so for midable that it was determined to postpone the NOle uHtll tOudy. oeP" eral senators insisted that they had not had time enough to speak on the measure and that the government cons truction of railroad was so far reaching in it's influence on future actions of the government, and in volved the expenditure of so large d sum of money that it might better not be pushed through without full consideration.
 Pittman Still Fighting
 Senator Pittman, in his address yes terday afternoon stated that the un- tied States needed more gold. and that for the gold output, which would be increased by the building of this railroad, if for no other reason, the expenditure of the $40,00O0 900 was justified.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-23
SEATTLE-ALASkA
 RAILROAD PLANNED
Sir Richard Mcbride, of British Co., lumbia, Would Annex Yukon
 Territory as First Step.

VANCOUVER, Jan. 23.~Sir Rich ard Mcbride, of British Columbia, to- !ay wrote to Premier Borden urging the annexation of the Yukon terri Eory to British Columbia in order that the province would be in condition to construct q railroad from this city 70 Dawson and connect with road proposed from Seattle to Alaska which he claimed was destined to op- ~n up the largest unexploited min eral belt in the world, containing gold and copper in quantities large enough to supply the demand of the world for many years.
 Sir Richard urges the annexation ss the first step of the plan and lat er on by government aid and private construction he proposes to build the line from this city to the Alaska boundary and also into the White rlver section.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-23
OPPONENTS OF ALASKA BILL FIGHTING;
 ARE SURE THEY WILL DEFEAT MEASURE
Friends Will Not Bring Senator and Would Aid Socialists Outcome
 of Is In Doubt--Delay Dangerous

pose by this railroad bill to devote four-fifths of the income tax to one poor outlying territory. If the Dem ocratic senators pass this bill they will be untrue to the promises made to the people in the party platform drafted at the convention in Balti- more"
 House Opponents Active.
 The congressman who are opposed to the bill are exceptionally active and knowing the hopelessness of at tacking the bill in the lower cham Der they are lobbying among the members of the Senate to defeat the bill The cry of Socialism has been raised and many doubtful senators and representatives are wavering.
 The friends of the measure, the Alaskans here, who are urging it's passage, and the administration lead CTS who are pushing the bill, are alarmed but are hopeful that it can be forced through the Senate today before any more recruits are secured against the measure by the cy of the government aiding Socialism Should this opposition continue much longer the friends of the bill fear that the administration may withdraw it's powerful influence, fearing that the passage of the measure may disrupt the party organization. which has so far been successful in passing leeis- lation desired by the administration.
 The conlplacency Of the opponents of the bill has greatly alarmed the friends of the bill. who fear that they have boiled the opposition and are sure of the result. The friends of the bill are now more anxious to prevent "a vote until they are more sure O: their following
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-23
Big Lines Begin Rate War.

LONDON, Jan. 23.-The first move in an Atlantic rate war that will. it is expected, be more disastrous to the steamship companies than those of 1904 and 1907-S is reported by the Vienna correspondent of the Liver pool Journal of Commerce He avs: "The Hamburg American Line has failed to settle its differences With the North German Lloyd and has de- cided to reduce rates before the i'm portant meeting of tho North Allan tic Conference on Jan, 25. The agents at continental por-s have been noti- fled by the British and Continental steamship lines that they are reluct- antly compelled to folio wthis decis- ion. and there is reason to believe 1ha, the existing agreements will be terminated after Jan. 25." ...
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-23
Win Pay the People.

The Nevada senator spoke for some time and assured the members of the upper House that the people of the United States would be repaid many times for the investment of the money necessary to build the road by the in creased output from the north be- sides the tremendous amount of sup plies which would be purchased in the United States by the thousands and thousands of people who would flock into Alaska when transporta tion is assured.
 Williams Denounces Bill.
 Senator Williams, of Mississippi denounced the bill as undemocratfc and said the proposal to sell bonds was but an indirect method of rob ping the treasury and cloaked the real purpose of the authors of the bill. who desired to obtain the govern ment purse.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-23
ST.. LOUIS WANTS
 REGIONAL BANK
o1Qo Bankars-kansas City Also an Applicant.

SIT. LOUIS. Jan. 23--Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo and Secretary of Agriculture Houston. the special committee on organization of the regional banks to be established un- uer the recently enacted currency law. reached this city today to hold a hearing regarding the advisability of esta ablishins regional bank here.
 The bankers of this city insist that St. Louis should have such bank and should not be forced to clear through the Chicago banks, as is pro posed by the Windy City bankers. As only eight banks are to be estab- lished the committee are hard press ed to select the cities in which they are to be located.
 Secretary McAdoo. however. has announced that the banks of New York are to lose the financial power heretofore held by them. The bank CTS of New York are insistent that regional bank be established in that city. which will he large enough 10 command the respect of the large government banks of European coun- tries, with which it will have to do business.
 From here the committee Will go to Kansas Cifv which is a)so clor,- bring for the establishment of bank in that city and later the com mittee will go to San Francisco, Port land, Seattle and Spokane.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-23
FOXY PROMOTERS
 CALLED 10 TIME
Receivers of Frisco Road Start Suit Against Former Officers, Who
 Gutted the Company.

ST. LOUIS, Jan 23.---The receiv- CTS of the St. Louis and San Fran cisco railroad today commenced suits against the former officials of the railroad to recover the moneys al legged to have been stolen from the road by the sale to the Frisco" of many branch lines at prices much in excess of the cost and the differences being the profits of the insiders"
 Benjamin F. Yoakum, chairman of the board of directors prior to the receivership, is defendant in a suit to recover $2,0O0,000. Ten of the directors are being sued for an az gregate of $14.00O,000 in proportion to the profits they made out of the sales to the railroad of side lines of road
 The old, old system of building feeders of the road under contracts which netted big profits and the pur chase of other lines and the resale to the sucker corporation" were fol- lowed.
 The road was "milked" of every cent in the treasury and at the time of the appointment of the receiver $2,00o,0O in unpaid general expense accounts were on the books, although the company had just sold $lO,000,- 900 worth of bonds and had received the money for them.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-23
NAVAL EXPANSION
 VERY EXPENSIVE
England Has Deficit of $25,0OO, ,0Oo as Result of Last Years War
 ship Building.

LONDON. Jan. 23.-The policy of Joseph Chamberlain for larger . navy, which will at all times be as large as the navies Of any two Eu- ropean powers which may combine against England, has resulted ia a deficit the past year Of $25,0O0.O00 and threatens next year to bcto.sie even larger.
 All efforts to stay the naval craze in England and Germany have been unavailing. Germany refuses to con- siier 8 naval compact. claiming that hor naval policy is arranged by law and that therefore the foreign sec retary cannot negotiate any treaty binding upon parliament.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-23
llomorrhaae Kills An Aviator.

NEW YORK. Jan. 23.~-Aviator Hamilton. at one time parachute jumper, who had gained such fame for his daring leaps into space and later turned aviator. died here to- day as result of hemorrhage.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-23

.The Mcintosh teams returned to Valdez at noon today from the inter- for and they report tho road as in excellent condition.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-23

H. F.. Ellis .s stopping at the But Ter in Seattle.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-23

Great horse racing pictures at the Orpheum tonight. Full of excitement. Don't m'ss them. Change tomorrow.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-01-23
CRANKY WILL SPEND $100,000
 ON MIDAS GROUP 0F CLAIMS ANNOUNCEMENT COMPANY OFFICE eosToN-wtLL TRAmwAY BUNkERs, MINE BUILDINGS PLACE THE
 PROPERTY SHIPPING sAsIs-oREcToRs

and sent to the company smelter in British Columbia.
 Besides the necessary mine build inas and the tramway and wharf. the engineers of the company plan the driving of a number of tunnels to tap the ore and the necessary cross cuts and stopes so that as soon as tram and wharf are completed the mine will be shipping.
 Engineers who have examined the group of claims for the company claim that the proper'y has sufficient development work done on it to dem- onstrate that it will be large pro ducer of copper and to assure the making Of mine. The ore also car ries, some gold and silver.
 Judge John Lyons the local attor ney for the company, when shown the above dispatch stated that he had received no new advices from the company. but felt sure that the work planned last fall by the engineers who visited the claims would be carried out at an early date. as IS evidenced by the calling of bids for the piling needed to build the wharf at the foot of Solomon gulch and the construc- ton of bine on the beach. Judge not authorized to make any public statement of the intentions of the company.
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-06-18
FIVE RULES FOR BORROWING MONEY

FIVE RULES FOR BORROWING MONEY
LIVE designed that there magic
about credit Farmers Bulletin $685. How tn Use
Farm Credit which the department has published Unless
the farmer who thinking of borrowing fully understands
these rules and willing be guided by them the
advice him don't AS tits there probably almost
farmers this country suffering much from
too little credit.
Of these rules the three most important
Make that purpose which the borrowed
be used will produce than needed to the
debt.
The length of time the debt should have close
on the productive life of the for which the
money is borrowed
should be made time loans for the gradual
reduction of the principal.
The course key the wise of credit
buy of sort with which make more
money difference folly and foresight
ravagance and thrift the borrowed for
will produce enough back principal and interest and leave
fair margin of profit for the borrower into the bargain
borrowed for foolish it will produce nothing and
queny will be nothing the loan From this of
comparatively little whether the interest be high
low the of the principal that the chief difficulty
Rules and deal with the satisfactory of
Underneath them both the principles The loan must
be repaid with money itself For example if the
used machine that will last 10 years. the machine must
enough in that time itself it WILL The
oan therefore, should be entirely repaid before the 10
the farmer will lose the transaction paying out in
benefit in On the other hand if too early
repayment machine will have had sufficient
opportunity make the requisite and the borrower may
have difficulty in raising elsewhere Rule provides for some
form of amortization the system by which the principal repaid
nstment that the amount of the loan continually dmn
the charges also Such system
quite feasible when the loan really productive when
the borrower definite each Tables showing the
payments required off principal and interest in varying
periods time appended to the bulletin and recommended
the serious consideration of who conemptes
ing
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-06-18
WE SHOULD Worry

ssHE extremely weather during few days has
played havoc with cherries arriving Front Sat-
urdays arrivals extremely heavy and the bulk of these
after being rushed into out in rather shape
therefore there considerable ogade offerings the
ket this morning
Local Bngs just coming forward and are of rather good
By that time offerings of these varieties from the earlier sections
will have disappeared"
The above from the daily Portland market
and Of interest to the Kennewk cherry nasmuch
tells him how fortunate he is Heavy receipts slumpng
hard the fellow who has cherries sell but
that the Kennewck has already sold his crop
turned his attention to peaches and apricots
This Portland market only emphasizes the advantage
which the Columbia River valley holds other sections when
growing the early fruits The Kennewck grower
and the markets before the umps It
thing be ahead of the glu rather than behind it.
NEWSPA PERS FIRST AS MEDIUM
THE report special investigating committee presented to the
caed that industry which constantly growing and
which involves about 600 capital newspaper adj
veng considered absolutely essential prosperity and develop
ment
The report by p Kemble Cincinnati chairman
the associations special committee merchandising
Using.
Every central station advertise in order grow" Mr.
Kemb said Yearly semyearly advertising appropriations
should be decided Use all newspapers but on
those giving the best audience Limit one idea
Spend the time and the copyright regardless
of getting the into the mind of the reader Advertise
continuously. -
Newspapers placed first among advertising mediums
by Mr. keble whose suggestions based long nvespa
tons all parts of the country made the special of bis
organization
HE thing for the business bear in mind in
with the Fourth of July celebration people of Kennec
are 10 De the hosts and it role than
The committee will need workers carrying
out the and their should fullest
When asked help let's get coats off
make the celebration success. = ~
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1914-06-18
The Tale of
The Tun-A-Lum SilO

u IN y 0111 AS4111 kJ11O
Who received a letter the other day
From lumber firm in nearby town,
Who are turning the wheels of progress around
Wiz sa'd F r sl10s aaS za5S AND pLANs
Designed Pc Jig BY experts-using only stock lumber
As just TUNE Lumber
Some sample prices were quoted, too,
When canvassed by agents for sio firms
Who charge more money and give less returns.
Now. this young farmer is nobody's fool;
Where he learned the value Of hard earned cash;
So he read those prices once, twice. thrice;
Then ne rubbed his eyes and scratched his head,
ten foot silo just 20 feet high
By any farmer with FREE PLANS ms aCo Mi
9 asi hard
For Eighty-Four Dollars in his own home town.
There The: never was money more prudenty spent
With me its question of dollars and cents
But how can they do it, cannot see
Inderseling Shears Sawbuck is a new one on me-
And asked the author if he meant to say
That I ne could do as the letter said
The lumberman smiled and answered this way:
You see we have money for patent to paw
Uur Sllo material is here in our yard.
Lean sell you that sio for Eighty dollars today
10 be taken and paid for in October, say,
The The same so with patented stave and door,
AND no better will cost hundred and fifty dollars
TUM-A-LUM SILO' coated inside and out
Lass just as long with many superior points thereabout
I'VE We lo WE'LL! a said the farmer 7 plainly
I'm anxious to sign up my order today
For that kind of prices can't be here to stay
He doesn't fear drouh the deadly black rust us'
Hell! have plenty of feed to last him till Spring
GREAT PROFITS FOR YOU A 'TUM-A-LUM SILO"
WILL BRING
'sSee Mounsey about it,
TUM-A-LUM LUMBER co. |