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Mill, Wages $3.50 per week while
learning; experienced hands can
earn from Sc. 90 to $500 per week.
Steady work guaranteed. Apply
at mill, corner Pitt and Wilkes
street ;. 212-5W.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-22
LITTLE KNOWN OF
 NEW COLD BAY STRIKE

Sam soupeoff, the mining engineer who returned from the westward on the Dora last evening, took particular care to inquire into the facts about the Cold Bay strike while he was in that region but nothing definite could be ascertained. The strike is about 40 miles from Cold Bay and the two men who left Seward some time ago for the strike were still at the bay when the Dora arrived going west ward. They were gone when the boat got back and it is supposed that they had hit out for the scene of the find. MT. Soupcoff, however, met man named Kiss who had been to the strike and who said it looked all right to him. This man had store somewhere in the neighborhood.- Gateway.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-22
THE LICENSE QUESTION.

The enumerators appointed by lh. commissioner are now at work taking a census of the town on the liquor li- cense question. While the cnumera- tors, of course, are not permitted to divulge the standing of the commn- nifty on the question until their re- port is finished and turned over to the authorities, the general converse tion heard on the street appears to be largely in favor of the granting of li- censes. This sentiment is voiced by many who are generally lukewarm on the question, and we believed it indi- cates the trend of the general crin- ion. At this time the town can ill afford to lose the money accruing from the liquor licenses. Tho muni- cipality is in debt. and it will need every dollar it can raise to pay off this indebtedness and provide for the running expenses of the schools and the town.
 In the event that the town goes dry it will mean that the taxable property of the town will have to be assessed at least $200,000 higher than last year to make up the defic- iency. The taxpayers believe that they are already assessed at all their prop erty worth, and will not welcome an increase at this time, when the busi- ness of the town is not as flourish ing as it might be.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-22
REPUBLICAN CLUB IS
 FORMED AT SEWARD

Col. B. F. Willard, who has just re- turned from the convention at Sew ard. states that following the conven- tion the delegates from the Third di- vision formed a republican club. the object of which is the promotion of cleaner politics in the territory. Offi- cers were elected. and committeeman selected for the various precincts, whose duty it will be to keep in touch with each other and to build up and strengthen the party organization throughout the territory. It will work to remove the one-man rule from territorial politics. and permit every republican to have a voice in the naming of the party candidates.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-22
CONTRACTS LET ON
 THE ALASKA NORTHERN

Contracts have been let by the Alaska Engineering Commission for station work on the Seward end of the new government railroad The first contracts were let to J. Skogh < Co. and o. RingstrOm & Co.,, who will work between miles 2 and g on the Alaska Northern and the contracts must be completed by July 20. The work consists Of making two cuts. one for each of the contractors. in the vicinity of Mile 8.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-22
SATURDAY, APRIL 22, 1916
INCONSISTENT.

Z Politicians who attended the Sew.
 ard convention state that the stick
 Ing point over which the delegate and
 9he members of the party could not
 %gree, was the plank in the platform
 which gave the federal patronage to
 She committeeman Of the several di-
 9isions. Possibly this is true. but on
 he other hand there are inconsistent
 platform and the action of the con-
 sention so glaring that the delegate
 nay we'll have baked on them in
 tead of the question of patronage.
 Wick may, it is true, have desired to
 handle the patronage of the territory.
 or it would mean added strength to
 ,is candidacy, but the acts Of the con-
 1ention, so inconsistent with the plat
 .orm, may also have been an impor- 5ant factor in the refusal of the dele gate to accept the terms proffered. < One of the important blanks of ' he platform adopted at the conven- < ion, proclaims that all Alaska offices shall be filled by Alaskans. This solank is an important one, and if car Fled out would mean a material Throughout the territory. but when Mhe convention, immediately follow ting the adoption of this platform. elects C. D. Murane as national com fmitteeman and w. A. Gilmore as one sof the delegates to the national con- 5vention. it demonstrates beyond al! .question that the platform was meaningless instrument to the politi scians. and was adopted only as means of catching the votes of the people, and that it's principles were mot considered binding upon either the political leaders or their candi- dates.
 , c. D. Murane was never an Alas kan in the true sense of the word. It is true that he resided in Alaska for several years while he filled the position of District Attorney for the Third Division and as Judge in the Second But he has no legal residence in Alaska at this time, and for sev- ieral years past he has lived in Seat tile. He is a member of the bar of that city, and to become such he must be an acknowledged resident of King county. If MT. Murane is resident of King county the only manner in which he might be considered resi- dent of Alaska is to acknowledge the claim Seattle has made that Alaska belongs to that city anyway, and should be governed from there. This is all right if Alaskans do not object.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-22

But the people of the North have had the statement flung at them so many times and from so many different directions that they are not able to govern themselves, like the Filipinos and other semi-civilized races, that it does not set well any more, and we believe they are likely to revolt against any attempt to govern them from the Spirit City"
 MT. Gilmore was a resident of Alas ka for number of years. but he has given up his residence in the North, and like MT. Murane, is now resi- dent of Seattle. MT. Gilmore, as an Alaskan, was probably entitled to any honor the convention might bestow upon him, but when he ceased to be an Alaskan, when he became resi- dent of Seattle and had absorbed the Seattle ideas regarding Alaska he be- came as much of carpet-bagger as any federal official sent here from the States.
 There are plenty of able Alaskans. There is no need to go outside of the country for federal officials or party representatives. Until the Seattle bunch is eliminated from Alaska poli- tics, the candidates named by the party will have as much chance of election at the hands of the people as the proverbial snowfall will have of maintaining it's frigid condition ill the regions of perpetual fire.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-22
ANCHORAGE IS SAID TO
 BE 4 CHEAP TOWN

The Seward Gateway is authority for the statement that a full meal can be obtained in the new railroad town of Anchorage for 35 cents. Word has also been received from there that at least 600 people now residents of Anchorage, are preparing to move to Matanuska Junction, to be on the ground floor in the next railroad town.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-22

Joe Spenard will attempt to get away for Anchorage on the Farragut. The steamer is loaded about to ca pacity for that place, and until she arrives here he will not know wheth- CT he can get accommodations for his freight or not.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-22

Paul Beran, a member of the Sig nal Corps, who recently arrived from the States, left this morning for Pax son, where he will be stationed. He was accompanied by Private Sulberg. who was stationed on the summit of Thompson Pass during the winter months.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-22

Sergeant Little, who for the past two years has been cashier in the To- cal cable office, turned the duties over today to Sergeant Pittman who will be his successor. and will leave with his family on the Admiral Far ragut. for Seattle, where he will be stationed.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-22

Sergeant Lynch, who has been at the local cable office for the past two years, will leave on the Admiral Far ragut for Seward, where he will be stationed
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-22

BUSINESS CHANCES-Let us know your wants. We have some ex- cellent opportunities to offer. Alas ka Inv. Co. km
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-22

While Nome is generally consider ed an up-to-date city by all who have resided there, the truth is at last out The "Perils of Pauline" has just reaching the moving picture houses in that burg.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-22

Services will be held tomorrow a: Valdez churches in commemoration of the resurrection of Christ. Splen- did musical programs have been ar ranged.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-04-22

Tommy Donohoe made the round trip down the sound with Capt. Tim Marcum on the Shamrock.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-27

VILLAS INCENTIVE.-It is agreed
by every one that raids by Mexicans
upon U. S. territory must be prevent
ed. There is one thing, however,
that cannot be overlooked, and that
is one Of the chief reasons for these
raids.
Some few years ago when Pancho
Villa was a power in Mexico he was
recognized by United States govern
ment to the extent of being inter
viewed by American officers and was
allowed to receive munitions of war.
PanChO Villa was always very friend
Iy to this country and was in this re
spect the opposite Of CarTanza.
Just before the battle of Aqua
Prieta between the Villa and the
CaTanza forces the administration
at Washington permitted Carranza
soldiers to go around to the rear of
Villas army over United States ter
ritOry and over American railroads.
This violation Of neutrality resulted
in the smashing of Villas army and
made him very bitter.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-27

Villa had divided up thousands Of
acres of land among the poems, from
whom it had been robbed by special
privilege, and he had freed the poems
from seldom.
Next November we shall see how
many men will vote for Middle
head" Doc Wilson and his Un-AmeTi-
can pOrk-barrel congress. The DEM
Ocrats claim Pres. Wilson kept this
country out of war. AS far as 1 can
see, he has mUddled until he has
played right into the hands Of Hearst
and Co.
Kept up out of war? BAH
Corinthian.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-27


and Co.
Kept up out of war? Bah!-
Corinthian.
OBSERVATION. - The govern
mental system needs UprOOting be-
cause it stimulates the warlike ardor
that keeps nations apart.
Advising men to enter the church
is imprudent, for men in holy orders
can no more guide the human race
than Holsters can understand the
psychology Of Orientals.
Landlords seek refuge in Christ
and charge eXOrbitant rent for
wretched tenements.
The Unfaithfullness of lawmakers
proves the shauOwness Of the repre-
sentative system.
He has no conscience who ap-
proves competition. The latter makes
mortals more ferociOus than ami
mails.
Archbishops inhabit palatial quar-
tiers and frequent the social functions
of wealth, yet request humans of
lOwly origin to be frugal.
Those are UndeseTving Of regard
who disdain to soil their hands at
manual labor.
Sweaters are not superior to can
nibals; eating men is no worse than
sweating men.
Prelates advocate lovable persUa-
sion and Iaud the operations of artil-
leTy!
Opposing the lords of commerce is
an ethical obligation, for the mis-
chievOus work Of these foxy swim
dlers beget industrial wars.
The shouters for God cannot toll
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-27

THE BUNCH OF 18TH ST. - I
think the boys who live in the vicin-
ity Of 18th and Rockwell SITS. should
have a square deal
If they play ball on the empty lot
they are chased. If they play on the
streets they are chased.
If they sing there is somebody to
swear out a warrant for them.
In summer evenings if they stay in
the summer garden they are called
can rUshers and cigarette fiends.
If they whistle they are said to be
making fun of the neighbOrs."
If they are laid off they are called
buns. So what chance has a boy in
this vicinity?-One of the Bunch.
The day book. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1911-1917, 1916-06-27

sure he is sensible and healthy. SAT-
est way of all, speak to mother, if
you have one.
1t is easy to find each other if one
is not too particular. You know
there is good in the worst of us and
bad in the best of us. Sensible and
healthy are two qualities which are
impOTtant.-H. E. Scheck.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12
Daddy sBedtirne
~ Robbie Wasn't
DTO1V- Asked to the
Fairy Ball.

doing errand for his mother and daddy
i had him about It,
When Jack Evelyn for their story daddy pretended
to bedtime hour
there little named Robbie
habit but By the time have finished
will what It
lived little house the edge Of the woods Now
night they held splendid ball
ball yearT OF tho
fairies said to her court day.
the
o spoke
different fairies tell
noa chill o stand
his
break
Robes
he sew which she working
table
said.
breakfast last his mother had
to herself sas$s
BuebeN looking sad
whispered the
but Robbie
go toths 544a$.ss4ss4
Coluuabine told that the
said won't TINT boy It's about bad to be
downright dtsobedient'
Robbie missed the fairy ball and all lovely
Robbie ~
would started being promptly obd right
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12
Abner Was Landed.

Charles F. Murphy, the Tammany
leader remarked a few days ago thai
when the fair girl casts her net tht
POOR fish might as we'll yield, and tolc
his story as an illustration. r.
Recently a man returned to his home
town after an absence of many years
and rambled down to the corner groc-
cry to get wise. ..
Il suppose" remarked the oldest in
habitant in handing him information
that you remember Sim Simpkins?'
"Oh, yes; knew Sim very WELL" an
swered the former resident. also knew
his daughter Mary. Went to schoo
with her. They say that after waiting
nearly fifteen years she married s
struggling young man." h
"Ain't no doubt about that strug
Gin part of it, was the grinning re-
joinder of the oldest inhabitant. "Seti
done his derndest, to git away. blu
Mary landed him, all right. ''-Philadcl
phia Telegraph. -
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12
The Similarity,

Patrick Higgins, who handles we'll
known line o. cigars and radiates good
humor, likes to tell this one on a GER
tain st. Louisan who served one term
in congress: .'.s
The new congressman happened into
a barber shop and sat down in the chair
of venerable negro barber.
Uncle" said the st. Louisan, II
guess you've shaved 4 good many
prominent men in your time, haven't
you?" -s
yes, sub, I has, sub" came The re-
ply. II has shaved senatuhs and cab
met membahs and congressman who
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12
Unreasonable.

A stranded traveller reluctantly TOOK
a room at somewhat shabby village
inn in England recently. He retired
to rest but ten minutes later came
downstairs again, with anger in his
face.
II must insist on having another
room, sir!" he informed the innkeeper
sternly.
Whats the matter with the one
you've got?" asked the latter. 4
Matter" snapped the angry man.
why, there are a couple of mice fight
ing-actually fighting-in corner of
it," -a-.......
well. SIR" replied mine host cold1y,
"and what dye expect for two shillings
a night-a bull fight 2"
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12

PeaIe Had Swung Around the Circle.
son into a real money getter: that to-
morrow. in real life. the other cakes
would come.
In one mental fash she would see
the thing this way and now that.
Then she began to look on the more
practical side of things, to turn round
and see where they stood. An order
for 5000 cakes in itself was not so
bad. 1t was the very largest they had
ever received, at any rate. They
would ship the 5000 promptly and
Brown & James would pay cash for
them in ten days. She made a rapid
calculation. They were giving old Mr..
Martin 3 cents q cake for them and
would get $1,000 back. That would
mean $3.50. She smoothed out the
frown id her pretty forehead and an
nounced aloud:
"Well, it means about $4,000 to us,
and cash too. After all. that's not so
bad"
Peale cheered up Immediately.
Cash." he repeated, rolling the word
round in his mouth and tasting it.
1.-The most beautiful word in the Eng
lish language
Except one" said Rodney, looking
at Mary. ...-.
(which is?' Peale queried.
"Love," said Rodney.
mo. cash." said Peale. "Why. look
here. Think what this means-$3,O OO."
"We'll discount Jones' note" said
Mary resolutely.
And it's only beginning" went on
Peale. "Give me back that telegram.
It'll be my letter Of credit, my pass
port and all the rest of it. I'll show it
to the advertising agents. They'll
trus. me Oh the strength of that"
(To Be Continued.)
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12
DOWN THE M,sslsslPPI.
Fast Shallow Boats to Capture ths
Froioht Business.

It was asserted for good while that
the mississippi could be deepened for
something like the price OF. the Panama
canal, and that channel for seagoin8
freighters and passenger steamers bi-
secting the United States would be
worth half DOZEN Panama canals.
The argument seemed reasonable
enough provided the temperamental
Father of Waters could be depended
upon to submit to the treatment pro-
posed and remain fit for navigation by
deep draft steamers after having been
made so. Upon this point there, we're
differences of opinion. Many engi-
neers believed the project feasible.
Shallow water transportation, with
320-horsepower barges as the "bot-
toms" and a down stream speed Of "a
miles an hour, expected Of them, Is to
be tried this year by the Inland Navi-
cation Company, with 100000 cap
ital. The plans outlined seem pa,actl-
cal. If they are, it may be found con-
siderably less expensive to revolution
ize river traffic by means of power
barges of great capacity than to revo-
lutionize the Mississippi.
Many rivers are much to meander-
ing even to permit the delivery of
freight rapidly but the Mississippi
runs a comparatively straight course
for 1000 miles. TT has something like
$1,000 miles of navigable affluents
which might become important feed
ers for the main waterway.
The Panama. canal has been COM
pleted. New Orleans has been made
virtually a Pacific port of the future.
The success of the power barge pro-
ject would be a great benefit to the
area drained by the Mississippi and
its tributaries. But it would leave the
mississippi Problem" unscSved, for
that is a problem not only of haula,ge
from the territory contiguous to the
river, but also of the reclamation Of
the drowned lands" along it's course
More than half century ago it was
said that when an iSthpian canal
should be dug the trade winds of the
Pacific would make the ports of China,
India and South Sea Islands down
hill'' from American docks. That time
has come. aud if it is not possible at
this time to ream out 1000 miles of the
channel Of the mississippi so that
freight originating in Minnesota may
be shipped in a single bottom to Bonn
bay or Sydney, it may at least be pos
sible to claim for the Mississippi
great share Of the freight which must
be transshipped at New Orleans for
foreign seaports.
The beginning Of the effort to do SO
is timely and the undertaking as Gs-
scribed seems likely to succeed
Louisville Courier Journal.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-02-12
Copyright, 1914-l9t5, by Rd Cooper
Megrue and Walter Hackett.
CHAPTER XIV.
Soar Bubbles.

CHAPTER XIV.
Soap Bubbles.
"~ KINS, skates, shirts. Where's
soap" Rodney recited to Mary
~ and Peale.
"Skylights, states, slides, /"
echoed Mary over his shoulder.
"Smelters, smokestacks, snuff" wen,
on Peale.
All, here It is-soap manufacturers
said Rodney at last. skimming down
the page. "Two-seven-six Broad. Here
is one Of fathers factories"
I've got one too-S74 Schuyler" said
Peale.
80 have I-4so Audubon" Mary
chimed in.
With one accord they dropped the
book and darted to the telephones,
shouting all together:
'Two-seven-six Broad"
"EourLeight-o Audubon"
'Three-seven-four Schuyler, and hur.
~. sweetie."
eth have to be old rose" said Rod
ney in an aside as he held the wire.
CASTLE il the cheapest" Peale sug-
gested.
Order small cakes" said the prudent
Mary. And then they all began again
together:
- @Hello. 10 this the Martin Soap com.
pany7 We want to get some soap
pink east1le-small cakes-4O, 900 or So.
600 cakes-immediate delivery. What's
the price7"
Hello, four eight-o Audubon. want
to find out IL can buy lot Of soap
right away-old rose-castile 600
cakes. We want it this afternoon"
Hello, son. want to buy lot of
soap, $4,000 cakes. Got to have some
of It today-smallest size CASTLE cakes
you keep. II you haven't old rose,
pink II do. Who am II None Of your
business"
This last message WITH It's bit Of airy
persidage. came from Peale, who look
ed ut the others and gave q large and
happy wink - he surveyed them wait
Ing at their receivers.
The tide had turned.
They could hardly wait TIL the soap
came in and was shipped out again to
Chicago. All three of them were as
excited as children waiting before the
doors that open on Christmas tree.
Fifty thousand cakes! It was an in
est1mabIe, an infinite, an incredible
number. Rodney had not an idea
whether q row Of 10000 cakes Of Ii
Soap would reach from our earth to
the moon or only from the Union no.
tel to the railroad terminal They came
and came, an endless chain. But when