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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26
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Mekran is the name given to that
stretch of waste which extends from
the mouth Of the sacred Indus, to
the bosom OF which the Htndoo wo-
man is prone to intrust her child, to
the Persian Gulf
Parched by a tropic sun, scorned by
any breeze that might bring it mo1s-
ture. tortured by sand storms that are
all-enveloping and next to suffocat-
ing, Mekran is given the palm as the
least attractive land Inhabited by
man.
For there are people who live
lhere-strange, abandoned, isolated
tribes with various race charac-
teristics, seemingly outcasts of past
so distant that all trace OF their ORR
gin is lost. Some of them are Mon
long past waves of that race that have
swept over Asia. More are of Arab
characteristics but so long detached
as to have lost the language Of their
lforefather1 Some are Ethiopian.
proba bly, the descendants or slaves
who sought to escape from their mas
| tiers in the long ago. All are the
driftwood of history stranded here
when the world was young.
| Yet Mekran was not always land
desolate and forsaken. stunned by the
outside world. Lost upon it's plains
are to be found the remnants of
storage dams that were built in a
time SO ancient that history has no
record of a people that might have
constructed them. Yet 80 correct was
the engineer which, In these distant
days. brought Irrigation to lost
people that reconstruction of these
iancient plants is being considered for
the relief of this sorrowful land OF
today. Upon the hillsides beneath
these reservoirs may still be seen the
terraces that were built by a lost
people and upon which they evidently
grew crops as they are today culti-
waited in China. But for b hundred
centuries these terraces have known
no blade Of grass.
Upon these. plains are the stark
remains of cities of yore-1ying like
the skeletons OF prospectors bleached
by the sun of time. Thrifty, happy
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26

NEW YORK, Aug. .26.-There are
on Manhattan Ise forty friendly sons
of Nippon dwellers, If you will, from
the land OF the setting sun, who are
rabid golf bugs. All of these japanese
business men have been bitten by tnat
strange insect which ends otherwise
perfectly reasonable men to chasing
ouinfne pills around a COW pasture.
They Journey to the North Jersey
Country Club at Arcola and play the
fearsome foursome. After one of the
games the other day, T. Awoki, an
importer. was dining with friends on
the yeranda At another table ne
saw. a couple eating some fish. he
was unable when the waiter came TO
think Of the word fish although ne
speaks excellent English.
.ewaiter bring me some of that food
with the sDangles" The Description q
was SO good that the waiter got ~
without cracking smile.
when Frank i. Cobb. the brilliant
editorial chief of the World. was
working in a small city in Michigan
there used to be man employed IN
the business Office who was known
eor +alkinp the most tnconsequ entail
snail talk. He was what broadway
" One day he came up to Mr.. Cobb's
desk rubbing his hands excited4y ana
apparently Just about to reveal a
great discovery.
EEL" he said. 1T suppose you
have observed that the Majestic
Cafeteria has closed.
As q matter Of fact Cobb did not
.row there was such q place. but
supposed from the way it was told
! IN that there had ibeens murder. cut
ting scrape ora big fight in the place.
NO. he replied. II didn't near
shout it. What happened3
{ s.Well." was the 'bana1 reply. they
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26
Beware che Promoter!

eve are going to have great pros
perity in the United States. the great
ses ever known. L predict that. when
prosperity comes. all the promoters
and swindIers who have been less In
evidence for the last several years
win again be in the field, more &C
tive than ever. If past experience Is
q guide. they will take millions Ioul
OF the savings Of the people, who are
now working hard to get the money
-Joseph Chapman, Minneapolis
banker.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26
KEEP AWAY THOSE GRAY
Hans WITH sAGI TEA.
With suIpIlnr. il Restores 4 Natural
] DrkShade. Guaranteed.

Saee Tea, confined Nth sulphur: ~
for darkentng gray hair. Ans.ea1, S 9h l IL
ing 10 malCeltheS mixture your 81 - -
HfrukSS9ste ~ At contains all Of the
Virfiies OF the good old-fashioneo PREP.
No maftee how long you. h9sEe =, oe 30
ieaEing "a Rosy, mstrons and yolIea11saI
1ooSing Entirely unlike (. dyes; 70
49, win Ir11ow yoti are using Su1pn0-
SnsS,"At II -rSrSovss aandru& and 5ceepg
ne1s Rray hairs from showing The
Clifton Ghemical Cos Newarls =. =.
n, srefn1la orica II II falls. Get bot-
tie of SuIpho-Sage to-day rom - !. I. q
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26
-. .n,,,,msnds Chamberlain's Collie.

s "a, sn,;nmends Chambeflain's Collie
- CSsoiara and DfarrhOea Remedy.
Der never hesitate to recommend
.1,s,a !, f,ariafn's cold, Cholera and
nsarrhoea Remedy writes Sol VIII
iiams. merchant, Jesse. Tenn. II sell
I 1. Of It than OF any other prepara--
tions Of IKE character. have used
It nnyself and found 1t gave me more
relief than anything else have ever
tried for the same purpose" Obtain
able OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26

Imports entered at thirteen princi-
pal customs districts Of the LATED
States for the week endfng august 8.
1915. were valued at $34294sg0poo;s
duty collected thereon, IS. = . Z.e "
an average ad yalorem duty of ten
DER cent. compared with an annual
Average ad valorem of 7-6 per cent
for 1913, under Republican law.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26

4 The New York Times anna1ist in
Hey number on wholesale prices of
1wenty-five leading articles of food
FOR the first week. in August, 1915,
was 145.17, compared with 1887 for
the first week In August, 1913. I'M
der Republican law. The index num-
Der for the year 914 was 4 46.7 com
pared with 1928 for the year
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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26

George w. Perkins has written q
,1etter to the New York Evening Post
what he calls the Wilson
tariff" But Mr.. Perkins, by his plan
| to maintain the Progressive party
Organization, is the most potent sup
bort the Wilson tariff" has. which
however. Is not saying much.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26
FOR MANY THINGS.

Premiums are given for Cattle,
horses, poultry. grain dairy PRODUCES:
cookery, flowers, art work. sewtngs
vehicles, household articles, mechani-
cal-fmplements, vegetables, fruits anE
many other things at the Centrar
West Virginia Fair to be held AL
gust 81, September ]. 2 and at
Clarksburg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26

populations once went in ana ont OF
houses that have withered like leaves
In the fame which left but an ash
to Indicate the veins through which
once flowed the sap of vigor IN q
stream of life Mekran is a vast
stretch of the -earth's surface into
which has been written the age-iong
tragedy OF thirst
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26
War Saves Them.

Men and women of an earlier gen
Grafton have clear recollection OF
..blackstrap" mo1asses, byproduct
of the manufacture of cane sugar:
II was a common article OF food hall
8 century ago but the children of to-
day scarcely know it even by name.
But the European war has suddenly
created large demand for it for use
IN making denatured alcohol. which
in turn, is used in making smokesAs
powder.
A Atty per cent increase in the
price OF b1ackstrap has been a great
help to the. cane sugar producers
and has further Impressed upon
their minds the fact that the Eu-
ropean war alone has saved them
from the disastrous consequences OF
Democratic tariff law.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26
..r,wo Souls with Single Thought,

.sMr. Carranza and the persons who
cooperate with him are OF the pro-
found conviction that if the American
government would know the true sit
nation in Mexico it would understand
that the only possible, just and &C
ceptable solution would be to leave
the revolution to follow its natural
course until the complete victory OF
the party representing greater neces-
sites and popularity. Carranzas
mole to the in-American Confer
ence,
lciple, and so do you, that every PEG
iDle has the right to determine its own
form OF government; and
eighty per cent OF the people OF Mex
leo never had '1ook-fn' in determin-
ing who should he their governor
lor what their government should
| he. IS It's none Of my business
and 1t is none of your business how
! long they take in determining "
Iat is mono of my business, and 1t Is
none of yours, how they go about the
/ 1busfness. The country is theirs. The
i government is theirs. The liberty,
tfl1ey can get it-and God speed them
an getting its theirs. And so far
as INV influence goes, while an
president nobody shall interfere VIII
+ +hem 7e
aHave not European nations taken
as long as they wanted and split as
much blood as they pleased in set
thing their affairs? And shall we deny
that to Mexico because she is weak
No, / say," woodrow Wilson's
speech at indianapolis.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26

when he was returning to town the
reporter aecosted him and learned
that each year at the same time
Thomson paid the visit, placed the
flowers ON the grave and sat downto
mourn the loss Of his old time
friend. s5i, 81, =,8ss
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26

See the Egyptian and South Amen
can dancing girls at the Central Wess
Virginia Fair at Clarkspurg, August
81, Septembe 3 and 8.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26

The net balance in the general
fund Of the national treasury drop
ped to $5a,4S1. 490 during thesWeeAA
ending Saturday, August -, COM
pared with over $13O,O0O,OOO wv
years ago. The deficit. from July !
10 August IA was $24,FI4 % sc.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26
I senfous devices Belts lifts and
chutes. it is said. will % everything

butataIk. ~ ss
Prominent New Yorkers are urg-
ing that the idea Of expediting the
delivery system like the one in use
in London where one can despatch g
morning local note with full prospect
of getting an answer between lunch
econ and dinner y
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26

are going to put In a new. ventlIatlns
system"
The horrors of militarism at the
Plattsburg business mems TRAINING
camp have begun The public shud-
ders at the first atrocity and waits
with .bated breath for further par
ticulars. 1t seems that. the officers
in their gold braid and without
warning cruelty took silver coffee
percolator away from recruit.
{ The new postofice building now
cpened as a part of the Grand Central
Terminal group is a mechanical de-
vice. The handling Of mails is ex-
pedited seyenty-fve per cent by IL
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26

Of called the
I've" hoI5
be declared
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26
THURsDAY. AUGUST Is. 1915.

An Evening Echo.
We shall escape the uphill by
never turning back. G4NR1SFlNA-]i
KoSSETTI.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26

,Agntce bit OF sentiment was re
yealed on the Bowery the other day.
Harry Thompson, who was the
Original mayor of the Bowery, was
q life long friend ofssTony Pastor,
the theatrical man. They went
through many trying periods to-
The other day a reporter on an
otherSassignment happened to- see
Thompson on board a train for GEM
etery near the city carving DE
bnnch of roses. He followed and
saw him place the flowers on Pas
tors grave.
n,1an ta sat down hy the mound
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26

Then he sat down by the mound
and remained silently for an hour.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26

are going to put in new ventIlating
system.''
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-08-26
CROP MAPS.

44 & s. Sc & 80 So =
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18

A Fairbanks newspaper sees in the trouble arising in that camp from the mining laws passed by the last legislature a proof of incompetency on the part of some of the legisla- tors. This is hardly fair. The great majority of the men who sat in the second and in the first session of the legislature were representative of the country and could hardly be de- scribed as being below the standard of Alaskan intelligence. There is no legislature on earth, from the very highest down, which does not possess it's quota of incompetents. That is one of the inevitable drawbacks of . liberal suffrage, and it is one of the drawbacks that will remain as long as democratic government ex- ists and If mankind remains in the same general mental status. Incom- potency of some is, therefore, to be taken as an indication of something pleasant rather than of the reverse and we should not cavil too severely. The one great fault of the Alaska leg islature has been so far that the members of it have failed to ascer- tain the opinions of the men who are to suffer or reap benefits and for this the electors themselves are much to blame as they have voted men again and again into office without ques- tion or promise-All Alaska Re- view.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the regular annual meeting of the stock holders of Fidalgo-Alaska Copper Company will held at the Company's office, being the law office of Dono- hoe & Dimond, in the town of Val deg, Alaska, on Monday, the 4th day of October, 1915, at the hour of two o'clock in the afternoon of said day, at which meeting the directors of said Company shall be elected for the en- suing year. There will also be con- sidered at said meeting a proposi- tion to sell and dispose of all of the Company's property at Fidalgo Bay, Alaska, consisting of twenty lode or quartz mining claims, together with the improvements thereon; there will also be considered such other busi- ness as may regularly come before said meeting.
 T. J. DONOHOE, President. First pub. Sept. IS, 1915.
 Last pub. Oct. 2, 1915.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18

The Wrangell Sentinel is waiting patiently, so it says, for the press of Southeastern Alaska to take up the question of the division of the ter 'ritory. The Sentinel expresses no opinion of its own, but calls upon the dailies of the territory to "unlim- Der their guns" It is probably just as hard for the big dailies to get in- terested in the proposition as it is for the little ones. Alaska is doing very we'll as it is, and it is hard to understand how division would help to solve the problems that present emselves.-Dougla News.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18
SATURDAY, SEPT. IS, 1915
DOES NOT FAVOR DIVISION.

The discussion on the division of Alaska is really silly and positively harmful. It is silly because such a discussion in Alaska itself is futile. Alaska cannot divide hereself, and it is harmful because it gives the im- pression that the people of the four divisions hate each other, which is a wrong impression and hurts us all equally with people outside and par ticularly with the official circles in Washington.
 There seems to be no sufficient reason for this talk of dividing the Territory Surely the First Division would not consider the loss of few thousands of dollars of the forest fun,, good cause for cutting itself away from it's young sisters. We have got along we'll together, have all helped to secure whatever meas ure of self-government we enjoy and have all equally shared in the honor of carving a commonwealth from the wilderness.
 The time will come when Alaska will divide almost automatically, but that will be the time when the period of preliminary development has pass ed and when the growth of popula- tion will make division necessary. Until that time let us hold our peace and work shoulder to shoulder as in the past. All together can do infin- itely more than all the parts can do separately. These division debates make us look like babies playing Se-
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18
PIONEERS PLANNING
 HOME FOR INFERIOR.

The Fairbanks Igloo of Pioneers are working for the establishment of home for indigent pioneers at the Big Cinema Hot Springs. Dan Dris- coll, the Fairbanks representative in the territorial legislature, is the mov- ing spirit in the matter and is receiv- ing the support of the entire com munity. At the first session of the Alaska legislature bill was intro duced by Driscoll providing for the appropriation of $6000 for a Pio- neer's Home in the interior. The bill carried with it an appropriation of $5O00 for the first years mainte- nance of the home. The bill passed. The appropriation was renewed at the last session of the legislature. A committee, consisting of the govern or. the delegate and the surveyor general of the Territory were named to have charge of the selection of the site and the establishment of the home. Delegate Wickersham, at the suggestion of the other members of the committee, recently investigated the proposed site at the Big Cinema Hot Springs and his report that the location was suitable in every way has added to the activity of Fair banks Pioneers to secure the home as soon as possible.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18
THREE WELL-KNOWN MEN
 ARE RELIEVED DROWNED.

It is believed that "Musher" Kel- ly, Charles Anderson and man named Jacobson have been drowned in the Copper river. They were re- turning in a small boat from the La kina river and when within short distance of Chitina, their boat upset, since which time there has been noth- ing seen of the men or the boat.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18
LAW WILL
 PRODUCE GOOD SUPPLIES

The Territorial revenue law IS working better than its authors be- lieved it would, according to Terri torial Counsel J. H. Cobb. That it will produce more money than the legislature appropriated is the belief of both MT. Cobb and Territorial income from taxes will amount to $z0O,OOO or $225, 5,O0O-which will probably be from $50,0O0 to $75,000 in excess of the expenditures under the appropriation bills. While MT. Smith said that they had made no attempt to make any estimates, he thought 1t likely that MT. Cobb's fig ures are not far out of the way.
 "That the law will produce more than the expenditures will amount to there is no reason to doubt" said MT. Smith. "It is almost certain that a good many of the Legislative appropriations will not be used in full, and the income is likely to be quite lot in excess of the total ap- propriations.
 If the law should work out as MT. Cobb and MT. Smith expect it to de- velop there should be no extra ses- sion of the Legislature, the Third session of the Alaska Legislative As sembly will find surplus of from $10O,OOO to $2O0,000 when it con- venes next year. The wide range of this estimate is due to uncertainty as to the growth of Alaska during the year and consequent uncertainty as to increase in revenue production in 1916 over 1915.
 "The best part of the measure, said MT. Cobb, ''is that it pro- duces a large revenue without great cost in it's collection, but the burden falls on those who possess the abil- ity to pay the tax, and it is borne by the natural resources of the coun- try rather than by struggling home builders"
 The revenue law was adopted by Juo 1SS dAtOA O PAOtA oStOu NS bate. Many of the members of the Legislature favored the valuation of property and the collection of pro rata tax from it. Others opposed this system on account of the cost that the assessment and collection of taxes under it would entail. The property assessment plan would have required assessors in each division with numerous deputies and tax col lectors.
 The system adopted is a license and income tax, based in part on the license tax system of the Federal gov ernment. The taxes are collected directly by the Territorial treasurer. The system has great merit-Juneau Empire.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18
NORTHWESTERN IS DUE
 EARLY THIS EVENING.

The steamer Northwestern arrived at Cordova last night from the south, and sailed for Valdez at 1 o'clock this afternoon, and should arrive about o'clock this evening. It is not known if the steamer will call at Ellamar on the way up, in which event she is not expected until about 10 o'clock
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18

The visible effects of the Rambler Mining company were sold at public auction this afternoon by the United States Marshal's office to satisfy judgment of $190 secured by A. J. Dimond against the company.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18

Why not be original? Because Nebuchadnezzer ate grass and got away with it in the good old days when the world was young, is no sign you would not land in the nut-factory if you tried it now.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18
EDITORIAL OPTIMISM.

Old Uncle Pete says that lots of fellows think of sawin' wood, and a great many can talk of sawin' wood intelligent like, but it's the fellow that greases up the buck saw and lights into the wood pile that can toast his shins before the fire in the winter.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18

Valdez needs first-class cigar fac tory. A manufacturer making good cigar at a fair price could do well here, as all Alaskans use the weed more or less, and pay good prices for their smokes. A town of 1900 good spenders would support a cigar factory very nicely.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18
Congregational Church.

Congregational Church. Rev. J. F. Dunstan, pastor. Sunday services will be held as fol- lows:
 1O:45, Prayer meeting.
 11:OO, Devotional service. Sub ject, Temptation"
 12:OO, Sunday School; topic, Temperance"
 7:15, Song Service.
 7:3O, Gospel Service. Subject, "The Hallmark of a Christian" Hearty singing. Bright, brotherly service.
 Tuesday at 7:S0, Bible Study cir cle. Topic, Life of Jacob" Thursday afternoon, Ladies' Aid Society.
 Thursday at 7:30, Prayer Meeting. Preparations are being made for States and Nations" social on Fri day evening, October l.
 Church of the Epiphany. Rector, Rev. Edw. H. Molony. Morning Prayer and Sermon, Il 8. m.
 Sunday School. 12 m.
 Evening Prayer and Sermon, 1880 o'clock.
 All welcome.
 The Woman's Auxiliary of the Pio- neers of Alaska will give dance on Alaska Day.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18

More new machinery, better news service, and a better paper for Val deg will be the aim of the Prospec- tor the coming month. Your support will help gain these things, and incl dentally help the town.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18

And next comes the Electric Light & Power company with nice, big office structure to be erected the com ing month. If things keep on some of our sister cities afflicted with ne- crosis will be starting a conf1agra- tion. Valdez is bigger, brighter and better than ever since the fire.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18

And lest you forget, tomorrow is the Sabbath. Whether you go to church or go fishing, so spend the day that you will look with tolerance upon the frailties of others.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18

The Russians have again retreat ed, been victorious and retreated again, until our war correspondent has finally given up in despair.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18

We would greatly appreciate hav- ing news phoned in to us, local, so- cial, religious, political or other wise. We could even stand a linn ited number of verses on the beau, ties of Valdez, but if it is a knock send a hammer with it. Ours is lost
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18
MRS. E. WINTER

MRS. D. WINTER Will retrim or make your hats to order. Satisfaction guaranteed. Sev- eral years experience before coming to Valdez.
 LADIES' FURNISHING STORE, If. Mckinley Street.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18

Local merchants report a good business and are laying in immense stocks for the winter trade.
Valdez daily prospector., 1915-09-18

Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osland's Prices reasonable.