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Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-17
Notice of Special Meeting of the Stockholders of the Valdez Electric Company.

Notice is hereby given that a spec ial meeting of the stockholders of the Valdez Electric Company, will be held at the offices of the company, in he town of Valdez, Alaska, on Thursday, the 22nd day of April, 1915, at the hour of 2 o'clock, in the after noon of said day. for the purpose of considering the question of increasing the capital stock of said company, from it's present capitalization, name ly twenty-five thousand dollars, dl- viled into twenty-five hundred shares of the par value of ten dollars each, to the sum of one hundred thousand dollars, which shall be divided into one hundred thousand snares Of the par value of one dollar each. Also authorizing the company to amend It's articles of incorporation, so that It's indebtedness may be increased to a sum not to exceed fifty thousand dol lars, with full power to issue bonds in payment of all of it's indebted ness, and to mortgage or otherwise hypothecate it's property or any part thereof, for the purpose of securing such indebtedness. Also authorizing the company to amend it's articles of incorporation, so that it may acquire by purchase or otherwise water rights, water power, and the lands incident al thereto, and that it may reduce the number of it's directors from seven to three.
 And you are hereby notified to be present at said meeting either in per son, or by your regularly authorized proxy or attorney in fact for the pur- pose of considering said questions.
 This notice is hereby served on you by publication thereof, in the Valdez Daily Prospector, newspaper published at Valdez, Alaska, which lis the principal place of business of said company. Said notice will be published in said newspaper for eight consecutive weeks, beginning with the issue of February 24th, 1916,, and end ing with the issue of April 21st, 1915. [ Witness our hands as directors of said company, this 23rd day of Feb ruary, 1915.
 E F. M. BOYLE,
 B. B. RITCHIE,
 w. M. FINICAL, GEO. J. LOVE,
 Directors.
 The Prospector office for job worx.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-17
Notice Of Election.

Notice is hereby given that a Gen cral Municipal Election will he held in the Town of Valdez. Alaska, on the sixth day of April, 1915, for the purpose of electing seven members of the Common Council, who shall hold office for the term of one year, and until their successors are elected and qualified; also one member of the Valdez School Board who shall serve as director for 2 term of three years and until his successor is elect ed and qualified.
 The Town Hall has been designat- ed as the polling place for said elec- tion.
 Said election shall commence at o'clock a. m. and shall continue un- til o'clock p. m. of the same day, without closing the polls.
 R. E. ASHBY,
 Town Clerk. Publications March 8, 15. 22. 2e;
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-17
Yes. He Was All Riaht.

George R. Sims account of forget ting his own address and having to look it up in the telephone directory was capped by friend. of mine. says a writer in the London Sphere, who told story of man trying to tell him from what he had been suffering. II have been very ill.," he said, with with with"- and could get no fur ther. And then suddenly 1t came to him. with loss ot memory. But." he added. "I'm all right now"
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-17
She Was Frank.

The moving picture director was hay ing trouble in getting one of the scenes right. The girl was supposed to resist an attempt to kiss her, but the re hearsal was far from satisfactory.
 Think. now." said the director. coaching her. haven't you ever tried to stop young man from kissing you?"
 'No." was the girls frank reply London Answers.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-17
Failures.

stand up. Julius Caesar. Didn't you have tits?"
 Yes. your honor."
 Weren't you bald?"
 'I was. your honor"
 "A dyspeptic?"
 II was''
 Didn't you write your commentaries for political effect!"
 II did. your honor."
 "Thereby proving yourself without character. Below normal weight:" "I was. your honor"
 "Then step over there with Napo- leon. Alexander. Hannibal. Newton. Charlemagne, Kant. Pope, William Pitt and William of Orange"
 "What's the matter with them. your honor"
 Matter enough. They are all defec- tives. They've failed tc pass our tests. v Life.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-17
Modern superoiIious sness.

M0ueFn SUp0roIt0uSheSS. My ancestors came over in the May flower."
 "Yes?" rejoined Mrs. Cumrox. ~''l understand that the fare was really quite low. But. gracious me, the bout must have been terribly overcrowded :" Washington Star.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-17
Nothing Left.

Have you." asked the judge of a recently convicted man. anything to offer the court before sentence is passed?"
 "No. your honor." replied the pris- oner. My lawyer took my last far thing" "-Tondon Tit. Bits.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-17
A Matter of Taste.

The Woman-I'd rather live on bread and water than on charity. The Tramp -Yes. mum: there's no accountin' fer taste.- .delphia Ledger. EF'1
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-17
Fairly Warned.

Cholly-Before 1 met you l thought of nothing but making money. Ethel We'll. keep right on! Pop ain't so rich as folks think! -Dallas News.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-17
Storm Center.

"'Uneasy lies the head that wears crown"
 "In a republic it is the presidents private secretary who acquires the in, somnia."-- Kansas City Journal.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-17

Luck counts once in awhile: brainz count al the time.-W. H. Tough.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-17
Effective Covering.

When the train bandit was cap tured was he covered with confusion p
 ''No. sir: with the train crews rs- volvers." Baltimore American. <
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-17

He who will not reason is big0t; be who cannot Ia fool: he who dares not is ! slave. : Byron. -.,.,s-
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-17

The Prospector office for job worx.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-03-17

Imported Japanese Dasxers ar Val des Drug Co. t
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-18
BOUNTY ON GRASSHOPPERS
New Hampshire Reaped Pest When
Hay Crop Failed

White River Junction, Sept. 1S-Jo-
seph Saladino, who operates what is
known as the Houghton stock farm at
Oxford n. H., has had an experience
with grasshoppers this season. The
farm has $50 acres of tillage land,
with a fine meadow reaching to the
Connecticut river From the meadow
Mr. Saladino cut but one load of hay
The grasshoppers got the rest.
The pests also damaged the oat
crop to such an extent that he did not
thresh it.
BY an act OF the New Hampshire
legislature a bounty of one dollar per
bushel is paid on grasshoppers. In
stead of moving hay Mr.. Saladino
moved for grasshoppers and was sue
cessful in gathering u bushels, re-
ceiving twice as much money as the
value of the hay harvested He at
tached sacks to his rakes and caught
the hoppers by driving over the fields
i'll the customary way.
Despite his short hay crop Mr.. Sail
dino has an exhibitor of Ayrshire cat
tie at the state fair showing 16 head
OF fine stock.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-18
AUSTRIA THREATENS DEATH
To Subjects Who Work in Factories
Providing Munitions for Allies.

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 17.-Advertise
mcnts appeared in the Austrian and
Hungarian newspapers throughout
Pennsylvania today notifying sub
jccts of Austria that they would be
punished by death if they worked in
factories making munitions for the
allies. Baron Won Hansen, the Aus.
trian consul here, admitted that he
was responsible for the advertise.
ments and that he was acting under
instructions from Vienna and from
the Austrian representative at Wash.
ington.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-18
BIG INCREASE IN SEALS

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE Off.
Gals of the Bureau of Fisheries resi-
dent in Alaska have completed the
regular summer census of fur seals
The first step in taking this census is
to count in July at the time of the
formation of harems, and this gives a
preliminary figure. The next count
takes place in August and includes
the pups. The complete count shows
that the seal herds have increased
during the last year by 10000 head,
and that now, at the close of the
breeding season, there are approx
mately one-third of million seals of
both sexes and all ages.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-18
Cont Believe Either Side.

An American newspaper CORES.
pondent who was lately detained for
Investigation at Il British port was
asked by u puzzled admiral why he
wanted to go to GermanyrH Didn't
the American people credit the Brit
Danish captain of the ship. who took
his passengers part why should
they?' bluntly asked the captain, and
after some hesitation the correspond
ent was allowed to go on his way.
There is indeed no reason why we
should give unlimited credit to re.
ports from any of the belligerent
countries. No doubt the British ad.
miral was quite sincere in thinking
that statement from British
source ought to carry conviction, and
that mendacity is to be looked for in
statements from German sources.
But to neutrals both sources are
tainted because both are partisan. IF
the British censorship could realize
that a story from one side carries lit
tie weight until the other side is
heard from it would modify its re-
strictlons. To keep German news
bottled up is impossible, and even
the slightest suspicion OF its being
edited in transmission carries the i'm
preston that England is afraid of the
truth, which is by no means the case
A laundering censorship may easily
make the world think that ugly facts
are being Systematically concealed.
Springfield Republican.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-18
J. n. HUSTIS PRESIDENT

Montpelier, Sept. 16.-At the annu.
al meeting of the Montpelier & Wells
River and Barre & Chelsea Railroad
companies this morning the follow
ing officers were elected: President,
j. Ii. Hustis, Boston; vice-president,
II. Il. Folsom Lyndonville; clerk and
treasurer, j. G. Farwell, Montpelier;
assistant treasurer, IL. T.. Fisher, Bos.
ton; comptroller, w. j. Hobbs, Bos-
ton,
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-18
Many Complaints Heard.

This summer seems to have pro
duced an unusual amount of sickness.
Many complain of headaches, lame
backs, rheumatism, biliousness and
of being always tired" Aches, pains
and ills caused by the kidneys failing
to do their work and throw the poi
sonous waste from the system yield
quickly to Foley Kidney Pills. They
help elimination, give sound sleep
and make you feel well and strong.
They are tonic in action.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-18

Miss Christy Il. Williams, the Ran.
dolph girl who as a companion at Lin
den lodge in Brattleboro, came into
public notice last winter by carving
in snow several images Of ,,wonipn,
was married recently to Scott l.. Bar
Der of Brattleboro.v MS i{N
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-18
PosToFFlcE CLERK 80 YEARS
Miss Katharine Meldon Who Died
Recently in Rutland.

Miss katherine Meldon, clerk in
the Rutland post-ofice for 80 years
and for the greater part of that time
at the money order window, died
Wednesday at her home. She was a
sister OF Postmaster Patrick NJ Mel
don and of Miss Eleanor j. Meldon,
teacher of French in the Rutland
high school.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1915-09-18
LOCKWOOD & BUSG
IA Contractors, and Builders N

Estimates on new Buildings. Repairs, etc.,
promptly made. Shop in rear DR.. A. z.
Cutler Block, Main St. Telephone Il. F.
lockwood or M. Z. Buss
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21
TO MAKE FIGHT
| TO LOWER SALARIES
EASTERN RAILROADS SAID TO he
| PLANNING WAGE CUTTING
CAMPAIGN.

New York. Feb. Gothic railroads
of the Eastern territory have entered
la campaign for II reduction :
spring in the pay Of employs from
engineers down to trackmen.
This will affect the earnings OF
about 10000 men, and n payroll APP
nroximating $500. 00e. 600 per annum.
Fifty-two railroads are identified
with the movement. and the terri
tory covered by these lines lies east
OF Chicago, and roughly is that for
which an increase in freight rates has
recently been granted
The basis for the campaign In the
professed inability of the carriers 20
pay existing dividends, even with the
higher freight rates, so long as the
demands OF labor are excessive, the
necessity exists fer carrying employees
on the payroll who produce nothing,
and the high cost of extra service
from employees continues.
Underlying this. however. is the
purpose of the railroads TO meet the
threat of the Brotherhood OF Loco
motive Engineers that will start a
fight for higher wages in the East
when the award In the case Of the
Western enginemen is settled next
spring. The arbitration board. now
sitting in Chicago. expects to make
its report about the end OF April.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21
OYSTERS TO DE CERTIFIED.
Gotham Adopts Federal Regulations
For Htyalyes.

New York, Feb. 2o.---Those wealthy
New York epicnres. In whose dietary
the oyster takes prominent part,
and who consume about 1850 900, G0o
of the bivalves each year, will welcome
the news that hereafter they can en-
joy the luscious and wholesome norsel
without apprehension as TO the after
, effects
At a meeting of the Federal, State
and city health authorities with the
state Conservation Commission, and
the Legislative Committee of the New
York state Oystermen's Protective
Association today, the oyster was ele~
waited to a deserved place among the
other pure food products
Two expert haeteriologists repre-
sentine each OF the governments, after
long session. during which many ex-
haustive reports were read. decided to
adopt the stringent federal standard
of methods Of inspection in the grow
ing and sale OF the oysters These
methods have hitherto applied only to
interstate commerce in the oyster trade
and todays action directly affects
over IS. zoe acres of oyster beds, In
Guiding the famous ones at Great South
Bay. where the Blue Points are
farmed.
Under the proposed change oysters
from each OF the various beds viii
be examined at regular intervals by
expert baeteriologLsts. and if they are
found to be pure certificates will be
Issued for their sale
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21
WILL TALK ABOUT
PHILADELPHIA TRIP
MANY WILL TESTIFY OF SPLI,N.
DID EFFECT OF BILLY
SUNDAYS MEETINGS.

The Billy Sunday Echo Meeting
which will he held this afternoon AT
$3.50 O'Clock IN the Central Y, NJ. G..
A. hall Grace and Seventh Streets,
promises to he one of the strongest
meetings in years. The doors will
open at 3:15. and the meeting will
begin promptly. There will be five
minute talks by leading ministers and
laymen.
Working Up To It. by Rev. j. \.
VIM. pastor of Barton Heights
Methodist Church: "Philadelphia and
the Association" by Rev. w. Asbury
Christian, of Union station Mctrodist
Church: our Visit To the Sunday
Home" Rev. Russell Cecil, d. d, Of
the Second Presbyterian Church; THE
Tabernacle and the Music" Rev. G..
w. Kemper. of Hanover-Avenue
Christian Church; The Booze Ser
mon Rev. s. II. Templeman. North
side baptist Church: pennsylvania
Railroad Night" w. l.. Austin, of Mil
Ter x Rhoads. and Rev. j. X. john
son of Nenable-Street Baptist
Church. Outside or the Tabernacle
Rev. Wesley Baker. PorterStreet
Presbyterian Church; business
Mems View of It," l.. Howard Jenk-
ins and j. IL. Campbell,
General Secretary Mckee Will
speak on the Three Great Mems
Meetings" and The Awful Blow on
Booze" These talks will be short
and to the point, and Will be followed
by two minute testimonials from
about seven other pastors and lay
men, some Of whom went to Phtia :
delphia a absolutely prejudiced, and
came back captivated. not by emo
ton or excitement but by the mani
fest power of the spirit working
through this man. Billy Sunday. who
has been so wonderfully used of Goa.
and whose memory Of faces. names
and places makes him master among
men. When in Philadelphia Mr.. Nc
kee asked him billy, do you re-
member the church in which you
spoke in Mckeesport twen-y-six years
ago?" Yes. Mack" he quickly re-
Piled, 1T was a double decker
Among those who will speak are
Revs X. II Potts, J. X. Joliin,
Starke Jett Gerald Culberson, j. j.
Bradford and MessrS. r. II. Magiil,
w. r. Murphy and :. F. Bishop.
on last Wednesday night probably
s.000 heard AIR Sunday in his great
message, What Shall the End BE -
including 5000 men in the employ
of the Pennsylvania Railroad. who
almost filieI The main portion OF the
big tabernacle. Again on Thursday
night he delivered the same message
to over 8. 900 men, and it Is esti-
mated that over 2.00o- of them were
Masons. the University Lodge being
present with over six hundred In at
tendance. Out of this body of excel
LEM men ii is said that fully zoo hit
the sawdust trail aud surrendered
their lives to Jesus Christ.
1t win be some meeting at the As
sociation hall this afternoon. Mrs.
Wesley Baker will sing Brighten the
Corner Where You Are and Hugh
Bugg will sing a tenor solo. There
will be no long talks. Be on hand
promptly at $3.50, and the peetins
will be closed before . O'Clock. 1t
will be run on Billy Sunday schedule
time Men who have come back from
Philadelphia with fun hearts will find
II hard to quit. but they Will have to-,
for the gong will be rung on them.
Doors open at 3:l5.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21
PETERSBURG
MUCH INTEREST IN
M|O-YtAR MEET
MANY EVENTS OF NOTE ON
! WEEKS W. c. II. u.
! PROGRAM.

Petersburg, Va, Feb. 20.-~Much
interest is being manifested In the
meeting of the Mid ear Executive
State Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, to he held in the Market
Street M. r.. Church. this city, dur
ing the coming week.
A reception will he given by the
Petersburg branch Of the w. c. r. l..
on Monday evening in honor of the
executive body, at which 1t il ex.
pected "a large number of those in
terested in the work will be present.
On Tuesday evening. the 23d, a
medal contest will be held, partici-
pated in by young boys and girls from
Carson.
on Wednesday the W. G. r. II In
stitute will be held. which greatly
increases interest in the work
The executive body will be the
guests of the local w. c. T. l.. three
days. and at the closing exercises
Monday night public address will
be delivered by the State president OF
ono Of the states leading w. G. r. l..
organizers.
The public generally is invited To
attend all these meetings Special
music is being arranged for ali the
sessions, which are expected IL. result
in much benefit To the community.
The Petersburg branch Of the w
c. 7. L. is composed Of some of the
most consecrated temperance work
ers in the State and their efforts In
behalf Of the cause have boon widely
felt.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21
CONSTRUCT CUT OFF
AROUND FARMv|llE
NORFOLK AND WESTERN TAKES
ADVANTAGE OF THE WIN
sTON HILL

The Norfolk and Western Railway
ed cutaway around Farmville, for a
distance of thirty-seyen miles. An
order authorizing the work was en-
tered yesterday by the State Corpo-
ration Commission.
The order was entered under the
terms of "A bill passed by the present
General Assembly, as offered by MI.
Winston. Of Farmville, and amended
by Hugh A. White. of Rockbridge.
The original bill allowed the Nor
folk and Western to construct the
cutoff without having Its charter
amended by the State Corporation
Commission The Constitution pro-
vides that when railway company's
charter is amended II surrenders all
special privileges contained therein.
The railroad, wishing 10 construct the
line without losing whatever special
privileges II may possess, had bin
introduced in the Legislature author
izing the construction. Mr. White
scotched the plan by so amending the
bill that the company would be in all
particulars as IL 1t had its charter
! amended by the commission for the
purposes desired. II was then passed
Under the decree of the commission
pany Is authorized to construct "a low
grade connecting line beginning near
Burkeviiie, in Nottoway County and
running TO Il point near Pamplin, In
Appomattox County.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21
"A kENTITs - BELLE
IL GREAT SUCCESS

Petershnra. Va, Feb 2o.--The
lively comedy, a Kentucky Belle -
presented at the Il. Il, School Friday
night under ,he direction of Mr.,
James d. Mckinney, was great
success. The large auditorium was
packed 10 its utmost capacity and
more than four hundred people were
turned away, unable to gain admit
lance.
Miss Sue Webb, as Isabel: Miss I.u-
cia Neaves. as Miss Marian, and Ell
,ner Brisiow. as John Cason Gordon
acted their parts like professionals.
Miss Annie Adams. as Marie Van Har-
irnaer, and all of the east, deserve
special mention. The costumes We're
very pretty. the singing good and the
stage setting presented very pleas
ing picture. The play will be re-
peated next Thursday night. and not
next Friday night, ns announced at
the last performance. and all unused
tickets Will he accepted at this per-
formance. as business manager. Miss
May Harrison deserves n great deal
Of credit and quite good sum will
be realized. which will 60 to the i'm
provement fund OF the Second Bap-
fist Church Don't miss It next
Thursday evening. Performance be-
gins at $50. Doors open at 7:45.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21
\ TREAT IN STORE
FOR PETERSBURG PEOPLE

Petersburg. Va. Feb. 2O.-A real
treat Is in store for the pleasure Tow
ing public 90 Petersburg during the
coming week, the special feature of
the weeks entertainments being a
Colonial entertainment America" to
he presented at Stonewau Jackson
school on Tuesday evening by the
same cast which recently presented
ana repeated several times "TncIe
Ephraim's Summer Boarders" The
east Is composed of the best local tall
ent and the singing will be specsa.
attraction.
When You and 1 Were Young.
Maggie by Mr.. Ollin Rogers: When
Dream Of Old Erin" with Mr.. Her.
bert Jordan in solo with the male
quartet: Roll On. Thou Deep and
DARK Blue Ocean" by Charles H.
Stewart: n duet, "DoSt Thou Love Me,
Sister Ruth by Miss Mamie Shack
leford and Mr.. Harvey Baxter: a
quartet, Loves Old Sweet Song by
Messrs. Petzold, Wilkerson. Jorda n
ard f.aher.~. and solo. Silver
Threads Among the Gold" by Mr..
Charles Billion and many others, are
the feature numbers of the program,
which wsH consist of two parts.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-02-21
BOTTENUS is SQUELCHED.
Did Land Once Business In Fake
Town Lots.

New York, Feb. 2o.--James Bot
tenus, head Of the James Realty Com
pany. and his chief agent, Mrs Rose
Stack. were found guilty In the United
States District Court today of operat-
ing fraudulent scheme through the
mails. In which a puzzle was used to
induce people TO purchase swanpy,
Undiscovered land at the foot OF the
Watching Mountains in New Jersey.
They will be sentenced Tuesday,
Bottenus offered a lot 20 by 100 to
each person who sent in correct
answer TO the puzzle which had been
inserted in an advertisement. In rnrai
papers. The puzzle was so easy that
no one could fail 10 solve it Then, 1t
Is said, Bottenus would send 10 each
lot winner and tell him that building
laws had been passed prohibiting the
erection OF houses on o lot 20 by 100,
and that it would be necessary for
him To buy the adjoining lot. For
each OF these lots Bottenrs got s2a
to $50. having paid SO each for them.