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Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18
ON ALASKA
 IS A CLASSIC

William D. Boyce, publisher of the Saturday Blade, of Chicago, who was a member of the Seattle Chamber of Commerce party which visited Alas ka in the summer of 1914, immedi- ately following his tour of the north ern territory published a book set ting forth his impressions and views of Alaska. The following is what might be termed the peroration and is produced here because it is enti- tied to rank among the classics.
 And now reluctantly my pen and Alaska part, but not forever. How can I forget this big, poor, rich ter ritory? So long as I can secure the public ear through my pen and voice will try to help Alaska to her own, so long will I advocate making Alas ka a colony of the United States in- stead of territory. This country of contradictions with the Arctic ocean on one side, and the warm Japan cur rent on the other; this far north country of perpetual spring and win ter; this country of glaciers and of strawberries; this land of the mid night sun and sunless midday; this country of highest mountains and deepest sea; this country of longest rivers and fairest flowers; this coun- try of widest animals and tamest seals: this country where the rein deer gets fatter in the winter than in the summer; this country of richest mines and poorest transportation; this country of bravest men and low est outcasts-may you some day be intrusted to work out your own sal vation as you alone can do 1t, with Uncle Sam lending you a helping hand"
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18
ANCIENT MEALTIMES.
When They Rose at 5. Dined at anc
 Supped at s.

When They Rose at 5. Dined at g and
 Supped at s.
 The change in. mealtimes is evi' denced by the old "rlme:
 To rise at five and dine at nine.
 To sup at five and bed at nine.
 Will make a man live to ninety y-nine.
 But one suspected that the change Is in the names of the meals rather than in the hours. Our ancestors would have termed our luncheon din ner and our dinner supper. It is n curious fact that in some of the OK ford colleges. where the founders made allowances for the meals of the stu dents. much larger sum is allotted for supper than for dinner, implying that the former was the more sub stantial meal. Taken at or 6 o'clock. it was really "early dinner.
 Some particulars of the mealtimes of our ancestors may be found in William Harrison's Prescription of England, published in 15SS:
 With US the nobility, gentry and students do ordinarily go to dinner at il before noon and to supper at 5 or between 5 and 6 at afternoon. The merchants dine and sup seldom before l2 at noon and 6 at night, especially in London. The husbandmen dine also at high noon. as they call 1t. and cup at [ or 8. but out of the term in our universities the scholars dine at 10. As for the poorest sort, they generally dine and sup when they may. so that to talk of their order of repast it were but needless matter" "-London Chron icle
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18

fleet of the .-.lerican Transatlantic Company. ,;' .s'.~
 Great Britain does not accept as bona ffde American the ownership of these vessels, has blacklisted them, threatened to seize them, and has selzed three of them. Without await ing the formality of the British prize courts these three ships have been requisitioned by the British govern ment, and the state department and the government of the United States are left floundering around Fin precisely the mire that senators had pointed out would follow the the enactment of the ship registry law without providing for the bona fde character of the American own ship of vessels seeking our registry.
 AS the law now is Japanese ships may be sold to an American corpor- ation and these Japanese owners paid for them with the stock of the corporation. In law the vessels would be American owned, and en- titled to American registry. In fact, they could be owned, commanded, officered and manned by Japanese. In the same way ships owned by citizens of any other country could be brought under American registry.
 Ch;oouo Herald
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18
GOOD PROGRAM
 AT THE LIBERY

The following. program Is on at the Liberty Theatre tonight.
 Old Enough to Be Grandpa-The Flying A and American Film Con- pany presents William Grawood and Vivian Rich in Old Enough to Be Grandpa. A gorgeous farce drama from Mutual Movie; some film.
 Nipped-a Domino film in two parts entitled, Nipped, plot in which an American Secret Service man hears the Japanese plotting and Japanese girl falls in love with an American artist. and there the trouble begins. Taken in Mexico.i
 Fatty's Jonah Day--a Keystone comedy in which Fatty is taken away as murderer, and Fatty's reading of Three Weeks and saying "Gee!" gets him into trouble. Roscoe Ar buckle in the title role. a laugh from start to finish.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18
Melbourne, . City That Planned.


 There is and always has been great amount of public spirit in Melbourne. due. in large part, to the Scotch ele- ment that has predominated from the beginning "The first citizens. led by Scots. as Il rule. set to york with mag nificent faith in the future. A city was planned worthy of being the capital Of iO.OOO.OOO people, and the public build ings were designed on the same gener' ous scale. The soil on the site was deep and rich. That suggested tree planting. aud most of the streets are today relieved by handsome foliage. and the parks which ring the city round have trees worthy of the forests of Europe. The avenue of elms in Fitzroy gardens certainly represents that tree at it's best-Bisbop E. E. Hoss in Dallas News.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18

The high price of copper has caus- ed many of the claims in this dis tract, which were allowed by their owners to revert to the government after several years assessment work had been performed, to be relocated. Several prospectors left yesterday morning for Knights island where they will put their stakes on ground which they have been watching for several years.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18
Tn. Blind man's Lantern.

A blind man in Khoota "a Caucasian village, came back from the river one night bringing pitcher of water and carrying in his hand a lighted lantern Some one meeting him said: You're blind. It's all the same to you whether it's day or night. Of what use to you is a iantern?" "I don't carry the Ian. tern in order to see the road" replied the blind man, but to keep some fool ike you from running against me and breaking my pitcher"
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18
APPRAISER REPORTS ON
 GUGGENHEIM ESTATE

NEW YORK, Jan. 18.-The tax ap- praiser of this city has reported that the estate of the late Benjamin Gug- genheim, who was one of the victims of the Titanic disaster when that lin CT was sunk in mid-Atlantic when she collided with an iceberg, is valued at two million six hundred thousand dollars.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18

Cordova claims to be the most eco- nomically conducted city in the ter ritory. Valdez is perhaps the most extravagantly administered. Three and the mayor who have persisted in overriding the wishes of the taxpayers, have cost the city over $2,OO0, with nothing yet to show for the money,
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18

Three tons of freight arrived on the steamer Northwestern for Valdez merchants last night. At 75c per ton this would amount to $2.25--nearly enough to pay "Honest Johns" wages at what he estimates himself to be worth,
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18

Harry Whittemore, of Seward, to a number of Valdez people, was a passenger on the North western last night returning home from a trip to the States.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18

Coal is reported to be $40 per ton in Rome. We merely call the editor of the Stars attention to this fact, so that he might prove himself a friend to the poor Italian by advising them how the price can be lowered.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18
Wil Serve Silver Tea.

The deaconesses of the Congrega- tional church will serve 8 Silver Tea in the lecture room of the church be- tween the hours of 2 and o'clock on afternoon, to which all are cordially invited.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18

Pete Cashman came in from Wort mans last night and reports the road in good condition with the exception of a, short distance close to town. He is contemplating moving his family into town in order that his little daughter may attend the Valdez school. l~a
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18

Capt. A. E. Lathrop of Cordova, who operates a string of Empress theatres in the Alaskan coast towns. was a, through passenger on the Northwestern last night for Seward, and will return on the same boat.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18

What freezes our cerebellum near the edges is how Honest John could spend seven years in Cordova and the city still remain so prosper ous.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18
Antagonists.

How many who have deemed them. selves antagonists will smile hereafter when they look back upon the worlds wide harvest feld and perceive that In unconscious brotherhood they were helping to bind the seifsame sheafs- Ha wthorne.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18
Not Gay One.

Not Gay one. Do you believe all men are gay dc ceivers?" asked Mrs. Twobble. "No. indeed" answered Mrs. Dub waite. There's MT. Dubwaite. for in. stance"
 "Yesr ''ln his efforts to deceive me he even goes so far aa to shed tears."-Birming. ham Age-Hernid.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18
No EMape.

Esella-I understand your sister mar. ried a struggling young man! Gus Yes; he struggled hard, but he couldn't get away from her.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18

The Senator has not been heard from for so long we suggest that a relief expedition be organized.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18

Man h an initiative creature. and whoever b foremost leads the herd.- Schiller
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18

Valdez Drug Company nave Q fine
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18
LOCAL BKEVITIES.

Jack Johnson is in town from the mine.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18

Kodak suppnes 2. .ne Valdez
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18
Somebody
 With Money

always has been found to '.back" a good plan, 2 good idea, . good business ven ture or a good mining pros pect :; otherwise a good many of today's successful busi-
 ness enterprises would still
 be mere dreams.
 >, Advertising has brought about a majority of the In
 trpductions of the man with
 the idea, the man with a prospect. or business to the man with the dollar. ADVERTISE IN THE
 PROSPECTOR FOR RE- SUITS.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-18

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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21
FLOODS IN CHINA
COVER GREAT AREA

Washington. Sept. 2o.--The flooda
along the Hwai river In Anhui Pro.
vince. China, are equal to, II not
greater, than the inundation Of 1908.
according to dispatches received By
the State Department today.
The American consul at Marking
wired that an area Of 1000 square
miles was submerged under from
three to thirteen feet of water. From
July IL to July 81 the waters reached
such a height as to submerge all ex.
cept very high ground in one area
estimated at seven thousand square
miles. The food extended throughout
eight districts in Northern Anhui,
The total population OF the flooded
area is 2.500.000 people.
It Is thought that comparatively few
lives have been lost, but there are
many thousands of destitute people,
nearly all of whom are now objects Of
charity. Practically all the autumn
crops in the eight districts were en-.
tirely destroyed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21
NEARLY THOUSAND
ALREADY ENROLLED

Especial to The Richmond virginian. }
Charlottesville, Va, Sept. 90
Nearly one thousand students are now
in attendance at the University of
Virginia and 1t Is probable that the
total enrolment will be in the neigh
borhood of 1.160. q gain OF one hun
dred over the figures for last year.
Statistics now available show the en-
rollment for the different departmen
to be as follows:
College, 511: Graduate School. a.;
Law School. 201; Medicine, 102, and
Engineering, 11s. There Is a slight
falling off in the law department,
which may be attributed to the moro
rigorous entrance requirements and
the limitations put on the matricula-
ton OF special students. There Is also
q small decrease In the medical school,
but this departments facilities are al
ways taxed to the utmost and the
entering class has to be limited. In
the other departments there are in
creased
University authorities are gratffed
at the showing thus far made. The
presence Of the militia on the Msxi-
can border has detained a number Of
students. Some are in active service
but more have temporary positions
doing the work of those who have had
to leave the State.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21
THE ONLY GIRL is
PLAEASINGLY PRESENTED

That Victor Herbert and Henry
Blossom. who set to music Frank
Mandefs clever comedy, Our Wives"
an old favorite Of theatregoers, did q
neat and pleasing bit of work was
emonstrated at the Academy of Mu-
sic last night when THE Only Girl"
was presented by sixteen capable
players-several of them attractive,
some OF them charming. and all OF
them good singers.
The piece is so constructed that a
variety of musical combinations ap-
pear naturally in the situations that
abound after the first act has been
partly done. Contrast was kept in
view by the producers throughout and
this factor added to the enjoyment Of
the play. In the musical program
was everything imaginable from solo
to sextette and contrast was observed
in these numbers as in the very char
acters themselves.
The story, too well known to call
for reteiting, is preserved as is also
the choice of the cleverest liues of
the old play. The music. a great deal
OF it incisive, pleases by its contrast
with the softer melody. the thread OF
which runs through the piece.
This contrast more striking and
more pleasing as 1t appears to hold
throughout the play. 1t holds in the
in the conversations. in the
music, in the pairing of the only girls
and of the happiest men tn"the world
and in the playing of the principals
and chorus.
In the former group Arthur Burk--
ley as Alan Kimbrough and Grace
Kennicott az Ruth Wilson: Tom Bur-
ton (Bunkie) and Helen Ford, dnin-
ty little girl with the suggestion of
lisp in the voice that comes from be-
hind what appears to be but two
teeth, and Esther Jarrett rs Patsy, a
present the better part of
the play. They are ably supported
by David Young as Saunders. Ernest
Woods and John Chandler as Cork
sey and Fresh respectively. and Ellen
and Lydia Crane and their respec-
tive STONY hearted jailers.'
The Only Girl' Is not the best mu-
steal comedy ever presented in Rich
mond. but 1t is good-well worth see
ing. either this afternoon or tonight.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21
NEW york COTTON MARKET.
tQuotations by Miller & Co.. Members
New York Cotton Exchange.j

New York Sept, 20.-Heavy offer
inRs weakened the cotton market to-
day, Initial quotations were seven to
eleven points lower owing TO a lack
of response to the rise here Tuesday
by Liverpool and continued fair
weather in the South. The market
was unsettled by reports that the sub
/ marine controversy with Germany
might be reopened. following a dis
patch from Consui-General Skinner.
at London. telling of the sinking of
British steamer on which there were
two Americans. The late afternoon
was marked by no special trading
feature Prices fuctuated irreRularly,
increased offerings from local sources
being met on rallies. while around
sc for December there appeared to
be a demand of a trade character.
The close was steady al a net decline
OF sixteen TO twenty points.
Spot at Liverpool was in moderate
demand at an advance OF Ave points
on the basis or & so for middling up
land. Futures in the English market
closed irregular at a net decline OF
two and ore hat points to an ad-
vance OF one-haf a point Spot here
was quiet 1ftsNr points lower. Spot
at New Orleans was stady and I'M
changed al 1888 for middling. The
lAG = 1sA-f
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21
CHICAGO GRAIN MARKET.
fo1otatieAs by Miller a Co., Membe rs
Chicago Boa~d of Traded

Chicago BOARD of Trade,
n Chicago. Sept 2o.-The wheat mar
hot showed cons!d erable strength
early and late today, but during mid
eea0on there was a weak tone be-
cause OF the increased offerings by
many 1of the weakened profession
- There was less said about the
Navy takings Of cash wheat by the
auents OF the various governments
abroad. but their purchases were up
10 the offerings in both the United
States and Canada.
The September future closed here
pAc-fourth cent higher, the Deem
Der one-e.ghth high 10 one-eighth
slowsr. and the May future was off
seae-eighth cent. While resting spots
stcr the day were around the bottom
sJevUes Of the week, there was a Arm
eeeilng and little wheat was for sale
S4uStng the last few minutes OF the
~. The sales were led by some of
- larger holders IN the trade.
N IhAre was more or less encourage
smonf In the wheat news from abroad.
snrgoes were l-2 q Sd. higher. with
- latter for winters. Spot wheat at
e&Ayerpool was one-haif lower, that
sAfket falling to reflect the closing
Ksrength At Chicago on Tuesday. The
&penion IN grain circles on both sides
E1e the ocean is that the Dardanelles
Slu not be opened to commercial
ping during this fall or winter. al
nopgh the possibility of 1t being
mnsd II still before the speculative
Nssd. and It 10 brought out as a
wish factor on all advances.
oroign governments are giving
NDrencs to American wheat at the
- time, ~ they fear that an en-
~ viii b placed on this wheat
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21

ELECTS COUNCIL.

Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
Charlottesville, Va. Sept 10
Greater Charlottesville held it's first
election today. The following were
elected aldermen: Marshall Timber
lake. Albert 8. Boiling. R. G. Walker
and William D. Harris Councilman
are F. w. Twyman. James E. Gisa-
son, Prof. w. NJ. Forester. W. e.
Graves, William F. Long. r. w. Sou
der and w. T. Elliott. There was 4
tie vote for councilman in the first
ward between N. G. Wingfeld and r.
E. Yowell. and the choice is to be
decided by lot.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21
IheaterS
Bringing Up Father In Politics.

Second in the series of George Nc
Manuss famous cartoon comedies,
Bringing Up Father In Politics."
comes to the Bijou next week. 1t is
entirely new this season from begin
ming to end New story. new scenery,
costumes and music, as we'll as some
new faces; but the principal characters
which have made the famous cartoons
are retained as a matter of course.
This Offering may we'll be described as
continuous succession of screams
Of laughter" a rafting. sure. quick
fire musical potpourri Of comical side
Of politics, with hits and misses timed
to the minnta and geared to the Sc
cond. presented in three rallies and
punch. Some Of the special features
are: The palitical parade with never
ending panorama OF ludicrous situa-
tons and funny characters. Fathers
suffragette speech, which is funnier
than any stump speech you have ever
heard, mothers new partisan gowns
and fathers old political opinions.
Oswald in the bal masque as a ballet
girl. These are all set to lingering and
enhancing melodies which are sweetly
sung by chorus Of charming damsels.
about whose beauty there can be no
question. This Is by far the best and
most pretentious production Gus Hill
has offered. in fact it is the most en-
pertaining and likeable musical comedy
attraction you are likely to have an
opportunity to attend this season.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21
Cnffonsoed nj

= New York, Sept 20.--The cotton
oeed oil market was firm with near
months showing the best advances
There were claims OF an impending
halter export business, -presumahls-
through the North of Europe South
ogn houses were among the buyers of
contracts. Western interests were on
both sides of the list
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21
Boehling Beats Senators.

Cleveland, Sept. 20.-Boehling
pitched his best game since joining
the Indians and beat Washington to-
day. to 2. Boehling allowed six
hits, three Of which were made by
Elmer Smith, who figured in the trade
which brought Boehling here. A two
run rally in the seventh gave the In
dams victory
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21
A Dancing Christmas Celebration.

The yuletide celebration in Christ
mas Eva At Home" the mammoth
spectacle on the program of the AL
G. Field Greater Minstrels this sea-
son, Is made the occasion for dancing
that about runs the gamut of styles
UP to date.
The neighbors OF the old darby
Uncle Amos have gathered for holi-
day festivities and the jingling Christ
mas music sets their feet "agoing."
The ''Pahson is there and as the dane
ing gets now fast and now furious, now
eccentric and whimsical. and now for
NAL. he warns his flock. You must
stop these didos-these antics. 'Tisn't
right, tisn't right"
But as the jubilauon grows and
grows, and the parishioners give one
darky dance after the other the old
pahson can not control himself any
longer, and his feet. too. Join in"
In the dancing that follows. nothing
is overlooked
The AL. G. Field Minstrels are at
the Academy tomorrow and Saturday
and Saturday matinee.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21
Fftx Sparks Out Again.

Fitzhugh Lee Suarks, who had been
i'll with typhoid fever for seven weeks
was able to get about yesterday. He
was heartily welcomed by his many
friends.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21
Money Market.

New York Sept. 20.-Money on call
today opened at per cent. high 3.
bow 2 Ia. close 2 LIZ. Most of the
a0aaa were at 3-4 per cent.
Time money was dull Rates, 3
per cent for sixty to ninety DAYS,
l-4d3 "a per cent for four TO 1--WE
mOnths per cent for six months.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21
st. Louis.

SuHlHIHry. TWO bASe nltB-MAr-
sans. Hendrix. Pratt. Groom. Passed
balls-Hartley. Stolen bases-Shot-
ton, Gedeon (2), Miller. Bases or
Balls--Off Groom. 8; off Russell, 3:
off Eisher-1- Struck out-By Groom,
2; by Russell, 2. Umpires-Connolly
and Chill. Time-1:51.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21
Sugar Market,

New York, Sept 20-Raw sugar
0rmer. Centrifugal 5.64: molasses
AT. Refined. steady, fine granulnted,
u 40 IN so
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21

Wholesale Quotations on Change)
Richmond. Va. Sept 20 1915
WHEAT-Car lots'
No. Q Red, W'n new u 1853
No. 2 Red Va. tnew) 146 %
No. Red (new) 80. q IA
Va. bag lots (new).. 100 q $40
Va. bag lots. for seed
tnsw) -. ....... 14o q las
CoRN--car Lots:
No. White .,.. q, -
No. ) White ......... n %
No. Mixed .......... u %
No. Mixed ......., u %
Va. bag lots (whits). ~ q -
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21
RICHMOND FRUIT MARKET.

Wholesale quotations furnished by the
Blalock Fruit and Produce Co
Richmond Va, Sept. 20 1915.
VFGETABIES
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21
DRAW CLOSER
Continued From Fifth PagA)

CONTINUED From Fifth ParA)
feated by Cincinnati today, IL to 4.
The Reds fell into a batting streak.
gathering seventeen hits, including
six doubles, two triples and a home
run off Rudolph. Nepf and Barnes
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21

New York. Sept. 20.-There was q
lull in curb trading today. but with
out any appreciable weakening in the
general position of stocks
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21
STATEMENT THE FINANCIAL CONDITION OF
Broad Street Bank

la, MADE
CORPORATION COMMISSION " ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-09-21

Summary: Two base hit-Smith.
Stolen bases-Milan. Shanks. Sacn-
fee hits-Shanks (2). Milan, Smith,
Ayers. Bases on balls-Off Boehling,
5; OF Ayers. 8: Struck out-By Ayers,
2 Hit by pitcher-By Ayers. Wamby.
Wild pitch-Boehling. Double play
Graney to O'Neill. Umpires-O'Loush-
lin and Nallin.