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Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-18

Ia saloonkeeper, and he stated that the liquor dealers of that town were now buying Valdez beer almost exclusive ly. When asked why they had not done so before he blamed the contro- versy between the two towns.
 It is unnecessary to enter into de tails as to who started the trouble; it doesn't take much to start trouble in Alaska; but nevertheless it pre- vailed for several years, and the quan- tity of the excellent Valdez product which is now going to surrounding towns is indicative of what Valdez has lost in this one line alone.
 Only by friendly relations between the various towns can Alaska secure the maximum of development, just as by unity of purpose among its resi- dents can a community progress. Quarrels, local and otherwise, have been the means of retarding the growth of the country more than any other one thing, not excluding the Conservation farce," and just so long as these factional and communal diff ferences exist just so long will devel- opment and progress be retarded.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-18
FRIDAY, MAY 1S, 1916
POLITICAL COAL IN ALASKA

A petition presented in the Senate by MT. Jones, of Washington, from the Chamber of Commerce of Cor dova, Alaska, shows curious misun- derstanding of the majestic theory and practice which the federal gov ernment follows. There are three availabe Alaskan coal fields, Bering river, Matanuska, and Nenana. In the days &of darkness private capital would have been allowed to develop mineral resources. You can't buy coal lands. You may lease them. A pri- vate railroad can only lease coal lands for its own use. This privilege is value!ess for the small amount us- ed by the railroad cannot be mined cheaply.
 A railroad wants coal to transport as we'll as to burn. But enlightened laws forbid an Alaskan railroad to carry coal mined by it or in which it has any interest. The railroad can't own or lease coal lands, neither can a coal company own railroad. If the two'combine, they are guilty of conspiracy or unlawful combination. the Copper River & Northwestern runs nearly half way to the Boring fields. Once it took an option on some 5000 acres in those fields, surveyed and would have built road and. dug coal mines. The stern parent at Wash ington forbade the crime. The Cop per River & Northwestern people were accused of conspiracy and mon- opolistic intention. Their coal land title was torn up. Virtue was vindi- cated. The coal needed for the devel- opment of the rich copper region stretching a hundred miles along the Copper river and Chitina valleys is safe in the bowels of the earth. The owners of claims have spent their money and time in vain. Save for the one great mine for which the Copper River & Northwestern was built, the mineral treasur is mostly helpless and useless. No railroad, no coal; no coal no railroad; no railroad, no cop per; no coal, no copper; mighty in- dustry in choked, but let us praise the famous wisdom of congress, of con servation! Virgin Alaska!
 Leased lands mean government railroads. To all intent and purpose there can be no private railroad building in Alaska. Irrespective of the law, who is going to face gov ernment competition? Coal for Alas kan use, coal for industry, is vital
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-18
OCCURRENCES
 THROUGHOUT COUNTRY

< Joseph Thomas of Markleys- + .* burg, Pa., butchered hog which + t dressed 1,020 pounds. It was < < three years old and eleven feet + t long. + t Jacob Hayes, a veteran of the + i Civil War, at the age of 75, a + | resident of Winslow, Ind, was + f reported as cutting full third |
 < set of teeth. He had never had Y
 4 his teeth pulled; they wore *
 + away. e. Y + Mrs. Josephine Davis Hill, of * * Millbrook, Ala, became grand *
 < mother at 29 years of age. < 4 Mrs. George Juris, of Dead + < wood Gulch, Idaho, had a IT. | # months old white Leghorn pull |
 < let which laid an egg measuring < t nine and one-half inches in cir < t conference. It contained sec ' + ond perfect egg. t * Cannon, Georgia, town of ! < FPS inhabitants, has nine dis |
 + tinct, religious denominations, |
 l. six of which have places of wor- |
 + ship. The town is said to be ab- < < solutely free from pickering, too. ' < < T. + !. * < +t * j. + < * <. |: <
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-18
ALASKA'S MODERATE NEEDS

From the sale of seal and fox skins obtained on a few rocky islands, the government has, during the past 25 yeaxsl1deIiyed a direct revenue al- |rnosfs vsll1s (lle 1Stal purchase price Fof E dmmense territory. There |ara3 xaiy 20.0oo white per ss1s e37itory, as against four |hundS ion persons in China, yet
 last *yDa he trade of the contin- ental United States with Alaska was i've million dollars in excess of the United States total trade with China.
 It reached s73,OO0,000 and will be over SSO,0O0,000 this year.
 Alaska is asking Congress to ap-
 propriate $S,247,000 for railroad con-
 struction this year; this money is an
 investment, not a donation. The rail-
 road will be running and earning in-
 terest long after the channels of a,
 hundred improved" creeks have
 shoaled up again. For aids of naviga-
 tion in the difficult waters million
 lis asked. The law obliges every con-
 tractor to hang out red lantern to mark a dangerous evacuation on public street. Shall the government do less for the marine highway?
 The item for wagon roads carries $32O,O0O. Since wagon roads are the feeders for the government railroad, the item might be doubled and still leave profit. For geological and land surveys $15O,00O is asked. This is bagatelle compared with the value of the an- nual mineral production. The cable and telegraph returns out of commer- cial receipts form the $35O,000 ask
 ed for operation. The protection of the salmon supply survey is worth $90,000, and justice requires that the $190,00O requested for Indian schools and medical relief be given without a murmur.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-18

necessity. Watch the benevolent gov ernnnent in the railroad business. The Cordovan petitioners recite that un' | der the act of Congress of March IT, ii1914, the president has had surveyed and ordered built a line from Seward
 to Fairbanks, with branch to the
 Matanuska coal fields, 504 miles,
 while nearly 500 miles are yet to be located y-that; the designated mileage
 will open the Matanuska and Nenana
 coal fislds;& but mot the Bering, the
 nearest to ths market of all the Alas
 kan coal.,jlands. The distance from Nenana' to Fairbanks is 104 miles, from Matanuska to Seward 1884, from Bering river to Cordova is 68. The estimated costs with time of biuld- ing railroads to the three fields IS
 3,O0O,O00 and three years, $7,000-
 900 and three years, $1,00O,000 and six months. Do the simple CordOvans wonder at the governments choice. They plead in their innocence that the Boring coal, being the nearest and necessary for great copper mining and smelling, the government should build the thirty miles of road from the terminus of the Copper River & Northwestern to the Boring field, and 20 miles additional to tap the Ka- talla oil field.
 The memorandum of Senator Wes- ley Jones says naively that "the prin- cipal value of the (Bering river) coal is for local uses." The main value of Alaska coal, of Alaskan resources in general, is political. Unmined, it fills the bunkers of the simon-pure "conservationists." Shall they lack fuel that the Copper River valley may be prosperous? MT. Jones bares the bones of truth in another part of his argument:
 "The Boring coal has long been the subject of political controversy. The most astonishing lies (why astonish ing?) have been told about it and re- tailed to the public for political pur- poses. The Ballinger-Pinchot quar- rel ragged about it. The enemies of the Taft administration used it freely as weapon of attack in the Cunning ham coal cases, and the Controller Bay incident. Its uses for such pur- poses ought to have passed. The time seems to have come when 1t should be put to it's natural uses.'
 Its natural uses are political. Ever since 1896 congress has passed six acts about Alaska coal lands. Alaska coal remains political Congress must have occupation.
 MT. Jones quotes the Interstate Commerce Law against discrimina- tion, and asks:
 "If it is criminal for private cor poration to strangle and kill one To- cality while it upbuilds another, should not the government itself re- frain from doing the same thing?" $
 The, government can do no wrong;s but it is sure to have an interesting time in it's railroad business.-New York Times.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-18
QUARRELs HURT PROSPERITY.

An interesting conversation took place a few days ago in Cordova, in- teresting to the residents of both towns, and illustrates to how great an extent both, towps have been in- jured by the petty squabbling that has prevailed for some years past between them. The Cordova gentleman was
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-18

Mir. and Mrs. s. A. A.>Hemple return ed on the Alaska after a visit of sev- eral months in the States. During their trip MT. and Mrs. Temple visited all the principal cities of the Coast and the East
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-18
INSTALLS NEW ENGINE
 IN LAUNCH N. & s.

Wm. Callaghan has entirely repair ed and refitted the launch N. & 8. and has installed new 23 h. p. Un- ion gasoline engine. The craft is now in first class shape, and is one of the best sea boats on the Sound. MT. Callaghan will operate the boat on the sound whenever business offers. He left this morning for Ellamar, where he will take on quantity of freight for Kanikluk. N
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-18

Z Parties not receiving their papers before 6:O0 o'clock should telephone the office and a special messenger will be sent with one. Turn your con-
 plaints in to the office. tf
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-05-18

Call andssee our new spring stock |of wallpal just arrived on the Str. NorthwestAs Some soi the latest patterns. CsG. Rudolph. If
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
TOWN RUINED BY
S15,OOO,OOO FIRE

Christiania, Norway, Jan. Is, via
London, 3:05 p. ma third of the
city of Bergen, a thriving Norwegian
seaport with population OF 10000,
was destroyed last night by fire.
Two lives are reported to have been
lost and 1000 persons are homeless
The property damage is estimated at
S15,000,000.
The contlagration is said to be the
worst ever recorded in Norway. The
business section, with its old wholesale
houses, several of the largest of the
hotels, number of schools. the cleo
trio plant and banks and newspaper
buildings was the part burned.
The difficulties of the 1000 persons
now without homes was increased BY
the fact that the largest storage
houses, filled with provisions for sup
plying the surrounding country were
burned down. 1t is harder to obtain
groceries today than at any time since
the outbreak of the war.
Bergen never was so Furnishing as
at the beginning of the present year,
and these conditions being due largely
to the increased merchant marine.
Bergen is one of the oldest and most
picturesque towns in Norway, and it
ranks first of the Norwegian ship own
ing centers. II is built on hilly pen
insula and Is situated at the end of
a deep bay 100 miles northwest of
Christiania. Through Bergen passes
large part of the foreign trade OF
Norway Fleets of vessels bring the
produce of the northern fisheries to
the seaport
Bergen has repeatedly suffered from
fire as in 1902 and 1855, and the broad
open spaces which interrupt the
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
Moline VISITOR
STRUCK BY AUTO
Julius Claus of Illinois City is Victim
OF Accident Which Occurred
Shortly After His Arrival.

AS result of being run over by
Ford car Saturday evening, julius
Claus of Illinois City is in the Moline
city hospital, badly bruised, but not
permanently injured. Claus, who had
just arrived in Moline for a visit. was
knocked down and the wheels are
thought to have passed over him He
will be out of the hospital in week,
according to DR.. Perry Vessel, attend
ing physician.
The accident occurred at Fourth
avenue, between Thirteenth and Four
teenth streets, shortly after Satur-
day evening. The auto was backing
UP to the curb and supposition is that
Claus had just stepped off the curb,
preparatory to crossing the street.
His face was painfully cut and his
body was bruised DR.. Vessel was
called and had the man removed to
the hospital
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
PLUNCES DOWN
SHAFT TO DEATH
AxeI Link. Nine Owner Near Matlier-
vile. Is Killed in 10 Foot FAN
at Noon Today.
Especial to The Argus.

Matherville, Ill, Jan. 11.-Axel
Link. mine owner. was instantly killed
when he fell distance OF 43 feet
down the shaft of the Seldom Seen
mine, one-half mile south Of here. The
body was found shortly after Il
O'Clock this noon by one of the en-
ployes. His neck had been fractured
Coroner Mackey of Aledo was notified
and started to this place to hold an
inquest.
No one saw Mr.. Link fall, but it is
supposed the accident happened some
time between IL and Il o'clock. He
had been working around the mouth
OF the shaft, which is unprotected. Mr..
Link and Dave Hogan, ais2 Of Math-
erville, own the mine, which they
purchased seven months ago. Prior
TO that Link operated a mine near
Sunny Hill Link was 40 years of age
and leaves a wife and eight children,
five sons and three daughters.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
TRINITY MEMBERS
HOLD EXERCISES
New Place of Worship for Moline Con-
gregatiOn Is Dedicated Is
land Pastor Participates.

The new Trinity Lutheran church
of Moline was yesterday afternoon
dedicated as a permanent place of
worship. The site of the old bluff sta
ton in that city is now occupied by
the edifice of one of the most -four
ishing congregations of the city, plans
of members to some day have church
home Of their own, away from the
downtown business district, has been
realized.
The building was crowded to capac-
ity by those who have, for several
years gathered for services in the
building at Fifth avenue and Fifteenth
street, as well as by representatives
OF practically all congregations
throughout the city. The act of dedi-
cation itself, participated in by Luth-
eran ministers Of the two cities, was
preceded by an address by the Rev. A.
F. Bergstrom of the Swedish Luther
an church, and was followed by one
by the Rev l. O. Nothstein of the Grace
church, Rock Island.
The act of dedication was led by the
Rev. A. F. Bergstrom. and was closed
with invoking divine blessing on
the house and the repeating of the
Lords prayer by 'the ministers. Rev.
S. NJ. Miller, pastor OF the church and
the man, who, above all others, de-
serves credit for the realization of
the dreams Of a church home, made
closing remarks. in which he expressed
the congregation thanks to those who
had assisted in the dedication by be-
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
PERSONAL POINTS

Mrs Wallace Treichler left Satur-
day for Los Angeles, Cal, where she
will spend the winter
Helen. little daughter of Mr.. ami
Mrs. John Jordan. 207 Sixth avenue,
is conHalescent after severe alta *
Of pneumonia. The child was taken i'll
while visiting with her parents IN
Iowa.
Gus Kirsch, day patrol driver. yes
terday was taken to St Anthony's
hospital, where he was operated on
He suffered an acute attack of appen-
dicitis. He is getting along nicely to-
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. l. H. Redfern. Waterloo,
Iowa. are the guests Of Mr. and Mrs
W. G. Xander. Payne apartments.
Swain Pearson and daughter, Miss
Alice, left Sunday night for Hot
Springs, Ark, and various other points
OF interest in the south.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
Andrew JOHNSON
TALKS IN MOLINE
Lecturer in Address Before $50
Moline Men DeplOres Failure OF
Men 10 Save Their Money.

Dr. Andrew Johnson of Phila-
delphia, speaking at the mems big
meeting at the Moline Y. NJ. c. A.
Sunday afternoon, deplored failure of
the modern young man, married or
unmarried, TO live within his income,
and the present tendency TO place a
dollar sign on everything.
In spite Of the cold weather, the at
tendance was more than $50 and the
audience was composed of a represen-
tative body of Moline's citizens. DR..
Johnson's lecture was enthusiastically
received.
The doctors subject, eli and Den
mis- proved 10 be broad one, cover
ing a multitude Of ideas, which all
tended, however, to bring out the
thought that there are two types of
men, Ell and Dennis, the one of the
sort that gets all he can from the
community and keeps it, the other
who gives himself, his life, his work,
to the community.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
TO INVESTIGATE
POWER CO. PLANS
Moline City Council Fears That Free.
ton of Building at Fourth
Street May Block River.

The Moline city council will make
investigation of intentions of the Peo-
pies Power company in regard to its
proposed new building at the foot Of
Fourth street as they may affect the
sewer system of that city.
The outlet of Molines entire sewer
system is at Fourth street. The main
trunks from Fifteenth street connect
there with other pipes and empty into
the river.
For some time the power company
has been filling in near this outlet and
recently a building permit was taken
out for a structure which it is said
| will be erected Immediately east of
the present buildings. This, it is said,
would be directly in the path of the
sewer
The city council fears that this may
result in blocking the sewer and that
the city will have to go to the expense
of continuing it under the power COM
panys new building or past it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
MOTHER AND HER SON
ACCIDENT VICTIMS

While working in the kitchen of her
nome, 434 Fortieth street, Moline, Mrs.
James Hanson, Sr.. fell and broke her
left forearm at the wrist shortly after
noon Saturday. Mrs. Hanson was
standing on a rug, which slipped in
some manner and the arm was broken
when she extended it to lessen the
force of the fall.
short time after Mrs. Hanson's ac-
cldent, her son, Hjalmar, II years old,
Tell on the icy pavement, tearing the
hgaments of his right shoulder. DR..
Ferry Vessel attended both cases
The boy is not seriously injured and
will be around soon.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

ing present and by contributing to
the Offering.
Musical numbers by the MendeIs-
sohn quartet of Augustana college and
Trinity quartet were enjoyable fea-
lures of the afternoon. Complete pro-
gram:
Song-Trinity quartet.
Hymn Congregation.
Dedicatory address-Rev A. f. Berg
Strom.
Song-Mendelssohn quartet.
Act of dedication
Hymn-Congregation.
Violin solo-Mrs. S. NJ Miller.
Offering.
Song-Trinity quartet.
Address-The Rev. |. o. Nothstein.
Song-Mendelssohn quartet.
Closing remarks-Rev. S. NJ. Miller.
neutrality-suspicious.
Benediction.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
COMMISsIONASKS
COMP ANY'SPLANS
Tri.City Railway Officials Invited to
Explain to Council What They
Propose to Do.
To DISCUSS FOUR INNOVATIONS
Resolution Also Passed Providing
That Peoples Power Company In
stall 90 More Street Lights.

4 resolution was adopted by the
city council this afternoon, as pre-
scented by Mayor McConochie, inviting
officials of the Tri-City Railway COM
pany to meet with the municipal COM
mission at date TO be decided later
to discuss certain innovations which
the council has urged, but which have
not as yet been instituted by the trac-
ton company.
The questions to be discussed, the
resolution states, are as follows;
Failure Of company 10 provide Ia
minute service for people residing in
the former village Of Sears.
Establishment of extra car service
during the rush hours, particularly
between and 6 o'clock in the even
ing
Why the company has failed to place
double-truck cars on the Long View
line, as requested in a resolution pass
ed some time ago by the council.
The extension of one line Of the com
pany into the thickly populated south
west section of the city.
Two of the proposed changes have
been advocated by the Southwest I'm
provement association, namely, the
15-minute service for Sears and the
extension OF another line into the re
captIy- aDnaYed Territory
Orders 90 Lights.
A second resolution, submitted b!
Commissioner \. E. Juhl, was adopt
ed. providing that the Peoples Powel
company place 20 new lights at cor
ners in the territory south OF Aikel
street and west of Twelfth street
This resolution was also urged by th'
Southwest Improvement association
1t provides that the lights be PLACED
at points designated by the commls
sioner of streets.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

streets are intended as a safeguard
against the spread of flames
Many of the houses still are timber
built and painted white
The chief buildings in the city are
the National museum, large public
library. the cathedral and a marine
biological station.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
HARVESTING ICE TO
BE USED AT ARSENAL

Work of harvesting 1900 tons of ice
for the Island arsenal was half COM
pleted today. Fifty workmen are en-
gagged in the task and it is expected
they will finish cutting in a couple of
days. The work was started Satur-
day. The government plant consumes
on the average of 100 tons per month.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
Prominent Nan Killed by Auto oas

Bloomington, III, Jan. t.
Beach, aged As. prominent lhsafa., !.
man. was found dead in his garage !.
day from petromortis. Beach was y :,
merry with the Standard on COMP =,
at Atlanta. Ga, New YORK anu - :,
cago. He was working on the Au'V@'
bile when overcome
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
School Blown Up BY Explosion.

West Liberty, Iowa, Jan. li,-aA i
plosion in the furnace room " \
grade school here caused the 0es's
ton OF the building by ire he. asss,
7 and 9 o'clock this mefnlne. !.
was no one in the structure wnea !
explosion occurred and its cause !
not been determined The 1872
$4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
rexa> uns lis Coldest Wealhe'.

Dallas, Tex. Jan l7.-fhe 'o'. -.
weather Of the winter with ihe = !,
erature 30 degrees above zero. W u
ported today from The Texas run ii
produce district around bfo~n9
Ample warning had been ssss+ ,.a
growers. however. and extensive :.
age is not feared
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
Fire Hampers Wire Service.

Dixon, Ill, Jan. l7.--All the tele-
phones in Dixon were out OF service
today because of fire which destroyed
the telephone plant and for time yes
terday threatened the business district
The property loss was $4,000.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
MRS. PANKHURS1
TO Be ADMITTED

Washington, Jan. 17-Mrs. Emns'
line Pankhurst, the suffragist lesas'
now on parole in New York under Y
immigration authorities, will be ioiI
ally admitted to the United s'ss
soon after the papers in her case fea'-
Washington. :.
President Wilson is opposed 70 .
exclusion. Mrs. Pankhurst IS so''
ing in behalf OF the Serbian lste
movement
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
$50 FACTORIES ARE
CLOSED BY STRIKERS

Philadelphia. Pa. Jan. Il. 49, Six
strike here today for higher wages and
better working conditions, About two
hundred and. fifty factories are closed.
Among the demands of the strikers
are l. per cent wage increase, min
imum wage Of So a week for women
and IS for men, All factories are
picketed.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17

Buy home of Reidy Bros.
Tri-City Towel Supply company.
For express, call William Trefz

Charles Christmann, president OF the
GermanAmerican alliance for Illinois
will this evening at O'Clock address
the January meeting of the Mems So
ciety of the German Evangelical
church. The meeting will be held in
the church and Mr.. Christmann will
talk of the work in which he is en-
gagged.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-17
Attention X. of {.

Members are requested to meet at
X. of c. hall TO attend the regular
meeting Tuesday evening, at s p. N.