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Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25
LETTER
 FROM THE FAR NORTH

Mrs. Van Valine, writing from Wainwright, in the far north, tells of her life there, where she is now isolated with her husband and little one. An idea of the manifold duties which fall to the lot of the teach CTS n the Bureau of Education can be formed from her letter. You see" 1" she says, i've have the coal, the coal trading, the checking, the reindeer work, the sewing, the medical work, also the church work and there is sure a variety here."
 She mentions that there is con- siderable amount of sickness there. "The ship doctor said that there was more here than any other place he had been. Six cases of tuberculo- sis. We have had two deaths and daily expect more.
 We live right on the eiacier with one foot of dirt between the house and the solid ice and the cold stor- age is great. Will killed twenty-four geese one afternoon, and l cleaned all of them and placed them in cold storage. We have them whenever we want them, and they taste good. There are also ptarmisan, reindeer and other geese and fine cider ducks n Barrow a week or so ago. He had three white men with him and sev- eral natives, who had gone ashore to hunt for a week, and strong wind came and carried his boat to sea in the ice. The karluk is fast in a piece of ice several miles square. He has not seen her since, but thought she was about 75 miles north of Bar row. Today we received letter from MT. Cram and he says Stefannson is still there and has had no word from the Karluk. Some of the natives saw smoke or what they thought was smoke a week ago, and he thinks maybe it was the Karluk going out through lead. He hopes so.
 We have had snow for long time here. The ice has been in here just once, when it sent Captain Beck lands boat ashore; then it went out and hasn't been back. There was some shore ice formed from some snow, and it left, then it came back the other night and went again, and this morning it is back again. Every one is in hopes it will stay now for the dog feed and seal for the natives is getting scarce, although they have some yet in cold storage since last winter.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1914
THE END OF WAR?

Scientists everywhere are pro foundly interested in discovery by Ernesto Ulivi, an eminent European professor, and if the claims of the sayant, who calls his discovery the Fray, are correct, there are startling possibilities in this latest achieve ment of science.
 Ulivi claims for the Fray that it is capable of destroying ammunition depots, aresnals, forts and battle ships s> these rays would seem to have the power of causing electric sparks upon all metallic objects with which they come in contact" says Current Literature in reviewing re- cent comments on the discovery; when the Trays are turned full up on a battleship electric sparks flash out everywhere in the interior and on the exterior of the vesesl; the deadly work is done as the sparks penetrate to the ammunition maga- zines.
 Ulivi blew up the gas meter in his laboratory by projecting Trays against it, and at the same time de stroyed his laboratory, according to his statement; moreover, at Trou- vile, in the presence of French off cers, he exploded three mines in the port by the same process.
 Of course the practical use to which we have put the Roentgen, or X-rays have made us perfectly familiar with the power and possibilities of rays But this whole field of apparently un- limited possibilities is still practical ly virgin. While we use X-rays, we do not know enough about them to use them up to maximum of their power. Nor is it anything to ou1 credit that we have not made greater progress in the use of rays.
 Long since common observation taught us that these light rays can be projected. Cats and other animals including human beings, can see in the dark, and that is but another way of saying that light waves or rays are projected from the eyes of these animals. The same thing may be said of cerain fowls, such, for in stance, as owls.
 The more interesting aspect of the Ulivi discovery is in the fact that, ii his claims are correct, the peace movement will find in the Trays a powerful votary; indeed, war, il seems, would become practically inn possible if the implements or war car be destroyed by these rays. It would be a great achivement for science il it could discover some force or az ency which would make war a thing of the past. and it may be that we will find this force or agency in the Ulivi rays.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25
Summons for Publication.

SNuIuOIIS IOI TNOtiSdlIOH.
 Theo. Emel, plaintiff, vs. w. tred Swanson and F. A. Hancock, defend ants-No. 653 Summons for Publica- tion.
 To the .above-named defendant, w. Fred Swanson:
 You are hereby required to appear in the district court for the Territory of Alaska, Third Division, within thirty days after the completion of publication of this summons against you, to-wit, within thirty days after the 18th of March, 1914; and answer the complaint of plaintiff filed here in, and unless you so appear and an swer the plaintiff will apply to the court for the relief demanded in the complaint, decreeing her to be the owner of the launch Anita, and that neither you nor your co-defendant has any interest in or title to the same Witness the Hon. Fred M Brown judge of said court. this 18th day of February, 1914. ARTHUR LANG,
 Clerk of the District Court, for the Territory of Alaska, Third Division By T. P. GERAGHTY, Deputy Clerk First publication Feb. IA. 1914.
 Last publication March 28, 1914.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25
Notice to Creditors.

In the United States Commissioners Court, ex 0fficio Judge in Probate, Valdez Precinct, Third Judicial Di- vision, Territory of Alaska.
 In the matter of the estate of Peter Steinmetz, deceased. w. A. Rystrom. administrator.--Noti to Creditors. Notice is hereby given by the un- dersigned. administrator of the estate of Peter Steinmetz, deceased, to the creditors of. and all persons having claims against the said estate, to ex- hibit them, with the necessary vouch- CTS, within six (6) months after the first publication of this notice, to the said administrator at the office of C. E. Bunnell, at Valdez, Alaska, the same being the place for the trans action of the business of said estate Dated at Valdez. Alaska, this 10th day of February, 1914.
 w. A. RYSTROM, Administrator of the estate of Peter Steinmetz, deceased.
 First publication Feb. II, 1914.
 Last publication March 1G, 1914..
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25
What Allied Him,

"They tell me you've lost your hired man."
 'Yep, best farm hand I ever had"
 "Sho! What wuz the natter"
 "Nothin'. Johns German. you know. and these here Germans hev what they call the wanderlust. It's somethin' thet keeps 'eIn movin' from one place to t'other and don't let 'em stay long anywheres."
 That's queer. ain't it? How long had John been with you?"
 "Only eleven years" Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25
NOTICE OF ELECTION.

Notice is hereby given that; pur- suant to an order made by the dis trict court of the Territory of Alaska, Third division, in the matter of the annexation of certain territory to the incorporated Town of Valdez, the common council of the Town of Val deg has called "n election to be held in said town and in the territory pro posed to be ann Xed to said town, on Saturday, March 21, 1914, to determ- inc whether said territory shall be so annexed as prayed for in the peti tion therefor, filed in said district court as provided by law. The de scription of said territory as set up in said petition, is as follows. to-wit:
 Beginning at Meander Corner No. of the Valdez townsite survey and running thence south, "A degrees, 19 minutes, IA seconds east, 2A0.63S feet; thence south 53 degrees, 32 minutes east, 122S.26 feet; thence south, "A degrees, 52 minutes east, 56S26 feet; thence south, 45 degrees, 43 minutes east 1862 feet; thence south. 30 degrees, 27 minutes west, 131.24 feet; thence south, 29 degrees, 12 minutes west, 12342 feet; thence south, IA degrees, 45 minutes west, 51.95 feet; thence north, 61 degrees, 27 minutes east, 5000 feet; thence north 28 degrees, 4S minutes west, 205O feet; thence south 61 degrees, 30 minutes west 57O0 feet, to place of beginning.
 At such election qualified electors are invited to vote upon said prop osition to annex said described ter ritory to the Town of Valdez by plac- ing upon their ballots the words For annexation to the Town of Valdez" or Against annexation to the Town of Valdez" or words equivalent there to.
 The polling place for such election in the Town of Valdez shall be in the hall of the common council on Broadway avenue. The polling place in 'the territory proposed to be an 1txed shall be in the ground floor roon, of the Fish building on McKin- ley street, adjoining the Tillikum Club. The polls shall be open from a. m. to 6 p. m. of March 21, 1914. The election board designated for the Town of Valdez is composed of the following persons: Judges-H. P. Sullivan, Louis Rosenthal. Thomas Hunt; clerks-J. J. Cavana, Dan Will cey.
 The election board designated for the territory proposed to be annexed is composed of the following persons :: Judges-Adam Swan. Oliva Maroise, J. H. Bell; clerks-Frank Willard, Robert Weber.
 The qualifications of an elector en- titled to vote at such election, pre- scribed by law, are as follows: He or she shall be a male or female per- son of the age of twenty-one years or more and shall be the owner of substantial property interests in land, building or improvements on land or tide land within the said corporation or the territory proposed to be an , nexed to or incorporated within such corporation.
 TOWN OF VALDEZ. By E. E. RITCHIE, Mayor. RANDALL B. ASHBY. Town Clerk.
 First publication Feb. 20, 1914. Last publication March 20, 1914.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25

LAREDO, Tex, Feb. 25.-The Mex ican federal troops across the border today hung Clement Vergara, an American, because he had complained that the troops were stealing his cat tle He was taken out to the near est post and hung. The State depart ment has ordered an investigation of the killing
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25
What Chanqed Him.

Mistress (finding visitor in the kitch- en)-Who is this. Mary? Mary (con- fused)-My brother. nm. Mistress (suspiciously)-You're not much alike. Mary (stammering apologetically)-We were. nm, but he's just had his beard shaved off, and that makes him look different. t."-Philadelphia Ledger.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25
COURT UPHOLDS
 MINE SAFETY LAW

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.--The Su- preme Court today handed down a de cision upholding the Pennsylvania mine safety law, which the operators held was unconstitutional. The court held that upon the broad view of pub lie policy that the law should be up held.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25

Hospital of the Good Samaritan.
 For $6.0O we will give you ticket entitling ysu to hospital service and care for any eight weeks out of the year from date of your ticket. when incapacstated by indary or sickness. See W. H. Ziegier.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25

FL PASO, Tex, Feb. 25.-Feeling runs high here against Gen. Villa, the murderer of William Benton, who had a large number of friends in this city. Extra guards have been placed On the border to prevent any open hostilities between the Americans and the Mex jeans.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25
MORE TROOPS FOR
 CITY OF MEXICO
(Continued from page 1.)

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25.-The State department is in receipt of a dis stating that Gen. Villa has refused the request of the consul that the body of William s. Benton, the Englishman who was assassinated by the rebel general, be turned over to the United States government. Villa has, how ever, agreed that the widow of the dead man and several doctors may visit the cemetery, have the body ex- humed and examined.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25
Modern Structures,

Whats the matter with this eleva- tor?" asked the nervous man. You keep trying to run it through the roof"
 You'll have to excuse me-" replied the operator. "I'm not used to one of these little twenty story buildings."- Washington Star.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25

He is half done who has made | good beginDing. Old Saying.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25
SINGULAR DREAMS.
"Poetic" Effusion That Drew Tears of
 Pathos From the Sleeper.

Lord Roberts records a remarkable dream. In October, 1853, his father, to whom he was acting as aid-de-camp at Peshawar, India, had issued invitations for dance. Two days before 1t was to take place he was silent and de spondent during breakfast and eventu ally told his son that he had had an unpleasant dream, which had visited him several times before and had al ways been followed by the death of a near relation. As the day wore on his depression grew, and he wanted to put off the dance. His son dissuaded him, but that night the dream return ed, and the dance was then postponed. '"The next morning the post brought news of the sudden death of the half sister at Lahore with whom I had stayed on my way to Peshawar."
 Many people have dreamed poetry in their sleep. The London Chronicle tells of one man who awoke from a dream with the tears streaming down his face at the pathos of the following lines:
 Walker with three eyes, Walker with two, Something to think of, Something to do.
 But the limit of absurdity in this curious art was achieved by the wom- an who composed whole epic in her sleep. On awaking she found that she could remember only the concluding couplet:
 Admiral Kinkums and his seven daugh
 ters
 Hung in a bark suspended OCT the waters
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25

If you want all the news all the time, tread the Prospectsr.-
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25

If you want all the news all the time, read the Prespector.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25

B. P. Cashman reached town this afternoon.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25
aio.tinn ouar tha Victim.

Gioatino Over the Victim. "Your teeth are in pretty bad cODdi- tion.''
 '.rhey must be" sighed the patient You look so happy."-Judge.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25
TIDE TABLES
Wednesday, February 25.

Wednesday, February 25. High tide, 12:46 a. m. and 12:34 p. m. Low tide, 6:35 8. m. and 7:03 p. m.
 Thursday, February 26. High tide, 1:10 a. m. and 1:07 p. m. Low tide, 7:07 a. m. and 7:26 p. m.
 Friday, February 27. High tide, 1883 a. m. and 1:39 p. m. Low tide, 7:3S 8. m. and 7:49 p. m.
 Saturday, February 2s. High tide, 1856 a. m. and 2:13 p. m. Low tide, 8:11 a. m. and SIP D. m.
 Sunrise and Sunset.
 North latitude 61 degrees, 1914. Feb. 20, sun rises 7:30 a. m., sun sets 500 p. m.
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25
WEATHER RECORD.

Taken at 500 a. m. Snow is given as depth on level, in inches.
 Locations Temp. Snow
Valdez daily prospector., 1914-02-25

L. ". STORM, E. ".
 VALDEZ. ALASKA REPORTS ON MiNES eATEMr SyRxEys GEHEsAL MINING ENe,WEERiN
 7HoKE No. Ios
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-21
Former Newarker Kills
Himself by Hanging
in Queens County Jail

David Daggert, thirty-one years old,
formerly of this city, committed sui
eide in the Queens county jail in New
York yesterday by hanging himself
from the cell door. Daggett was
Respondent because he had been con-
fined in Jail for more than two months
without trial.
paggert's mother. Mrs. M. H. Bow
man, lives at S. Stratford place, this
city. Daggert Is married and has
one small child. His wife and child
are said to be with theatrical COM
pany In the West. and have not been
notified of his death.
Daggert was arrested July IL at
Far RoclSaway charged with carrying
concealed weapons. He was held for
the grand jury, and being unable to
secure BAIL was committed to Jail.
The prisoner constantly protested
his innocence and begged for the OPP
portunity to prove it at his trial. Els
wife and child visited him frequently
at the jail. While religious services
were held at the Jail yesterday. Dag
CERT made a rope by ripping his
shirt into shreds and hanged him
self He left the following note adj
dressed to his wife:
'I am innocent of this charge. as
you know. Those things found on me
did not belong to me, but they be-
Ionged to ---------. He refused to come
forward and help me out Of this trou-
Bile. / hope he win get sufficient pun
ishmefit for betraying me-"
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-21
ASK RECEIVER FOR
POWER COMPANY
'Stockholder of International
Renews Application, charg-
ing Encouragement.


) TRENTON, Sept. 2l.-Henry w.
Bull. OF New York, today made ap-
! plication to the Court of Chancery
I for the appointment of receiver for
tthe International Power Company
/ Bull, who is stakeholder, alleges
: that the company Is insolVent anu
says the officers have mismanaged ~.
chancellor Walker made an order Tor
I the company to show cause here Oc-
tober why a receiver should not be
: appointed.
This is a renewal of an application
: made some time since, but not
pressed the purpose at that time
: being to compel the bringing of the
: ccmpanys books into the State The
I. books were brought into the state
land examined by a certified public
accountant with the result that the
I receivership proceedings have been
renewed.
The international Power Company
Z is principally holding company ano
! 1t is stated in today's petition that
) the chief asset of the company for
I, nerly consisted OF stock of the Amer
y lean Locomotive Company. which, II
+. is charged, was sold from time &c
[. time by Joseph H. Hoadley, president
of the International Company.
1t is further charged that Hoadles
! In accounting for the sale of the
. stock of the American Locomotive
: Company turned over to the Inter
national Company certain bonds OF
the Manhattan Transit Company and
!. certain shares of stock of the Ameri-
= can and British Manufacturing Com
pany.
!. It is further charged that through
a fictitious adjustment upon the
books of the International Company
Z an indebtedness Of Hoadley to the
International Power Company OF
I, over $780, 900 was wiped out.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-21
WAR LOAN PLAN
GREAT SUCCESS,
BERLIN REPORTS
81 $50, 900, 900 More Than
Half Subscribed Already,
It Is Declared.

BERLIN. Sept. q, by wireless by
way of Sayville. Long Island.-Sub-
scriptions thus far received to the
German war loan have assured the
| brilliant success of the war loan plan.
! One paper speaks of the public re-
sponse as the victory OF those at the
| Somme."
The call was for 1900, 900, 900 marks
| q ,050, 900. 000). With number of re-
ports not yet received the total sub
scription to the imperial bonds al
ready is 2,940, 900, 900 marks. The
treasury certificates which were Of
fered to the amount of 100000, 900
marks have been oversubscribed by
26O, 200, 900 marks.
| The newspapers express pride that
this result has been reached without
| foreign subscription or the necessity
of sending subscription blanks to the
many do Germans now in the
| field. On account of the unexpected
success the final terms Of payment
have been postponed until December.
Last nights report from headquar-
tiers stated that the German armies In
France everywhere have assumed the
offensive against the strongly en-
trenehed enemy.
The Welsh explorer. Anders sven
Hedin, is a guest of Emperor William
at headquarters. He will be allowed
to visit the eastern and western
fronts in order to give a partisan
account of the situation.
Advices from Vienna deny the re-
port that Henryk Sienkiewicz, the
Polish writer and author of QUO
Vadis,' is a prisoner of war of the
Austrians. He is in Vienna enroute
for Tyrol and is preparing to write
a book on his experiences in the war.
The Crown Council at Bucharest.
capital of Rumana, on Saturday de-
eided to continue the strictest neu-
trality.
The Noyoe Vremya, of Petrograd,
reports that the destroyers of the
German embassy in Petrograd who
were arrested have now been re-
leased, as the destruction Of the en-
bassy was prompted by noble and
patriotic feelings
Dr. Fridtjof hansen, the ex-
ploref and author, is reported, at
Christiana, to have emphasized amid
roar of applause that Norway must
arrange the closest military union
With Sweden for safeguarding In
common their independence.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-21
Bride-t0-Be Thinks
Soldier Sweetheart
Victim of Foul Play

Police of Newark and New York
have been asked TO search for Charles
A. Hannul, twenty-nine years old, by
his young bride-to-be, Miss Helen p.
Brooks thinks that his absence Is due
have married here a week ago. Miss
Brooks thinks that his absnce Is due
to an accident or to foul play.
Hannul was to have married Miss
Brooks in Newark on Sunday, Sep
TENDER 10, but she has heard nothing
from him since several days before
that date His home is in Connecti-
cut. He was discharged week ago
Friday from the 1880 Company of
Coast Artillery, in which he had
served a term, and left the barracks
at Fort Terry with a check for nearly
800.
He has not been heard from since
leaving Fort Terry and 1t is not
known whether he cashed the check
Miss Brooks fears that he may have
cashed the check and have been as
saulted and robbed. According to her
story to the police, Miss Brooks lived
with a relative in Seventh avenue,
New York, and worked In a manu-
featuring establishment there, The
couple saved money for several
months to furnish an apartment in
this city.
They planned to marry at the end
Of Hannul's term of enlistment. Han
null had secured employment with a
firm in this city Miss Brooks gave
the, police an address in Hillside ave-
nue.. She could not be located at that
address today and is not known in the
neighborhood.
Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-09-21
Describes How Gen. Findlay,
Leading Assault, Died
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Sept 21.--The cores
pendent of the Daily Mall in France
describes the death of General Nell
Douglas Findlay, of the Royal Artil-
lery, as follows
when at dawn on Saturday the
British advance continued toward
Scissors, the enemy was fighting an
exceptionally fierce rear-guard action.
A terrible shell fire was directed
against our artillery under General
Findlay, temporarily situated in a
valley by the village of Prise. 1t
seemed a matter of moments when
we should have to spike our guns and
General F'indlay saw the urgency for
action.
Boys his voice echoed down the
line, we are going to get every gun
into position Then deliberately the
general approached the regimental
chaplain kneeling beside a gunner.
Here are some of my personal be-
longings, chaplain. See that they
don't go astray.'
zone by one our guns began to
blaze away and the general had q
word of encouragement and advice
for every man. In vain his staff tried
to persuade him to leave the danger
zone.
Our range was perfect, the Ger
man fire slackened and died away,
| and with a yell our men prepared to
advance. The outburst came toe
soon. One parting shell, exploding In
| a contract with Eindlay's horse, shat
tered man and beast"