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Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

will not learn even in that. It is well known that the most highly prized asset of swindling promoters is list of the names and addresses of per sons who have fallen" for some ear Her scheme. Next to that first arti- cle of the swindler's creed averring that "suckers are born every min ute," stands second, "Once a suck CT, always sucker"
 Yet though the synic aver that it is useless to try to protect fools against their own folly, it is neces- sary to keep on trying. How neces- sary is evidenced by the fact that no less than 1900 lottery swindles got far enough fin one year to attract gov ernment attention. Some undoubted- ly went on their nefarious way un- noticed, but the evil of it was at least mitigated by trying to mitigate it. Chicago Herald.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05
OUR COMPETITORS CREED.

"I believe that nothing is right believe that everything is wrong. believe that I alone have the right ideas. The town is wrong, the people are wrong, the teachers are wrong the church is wrong, and the things they do are all wrong, and they are doing the wrong things in the wrong way anyhow.
 "I believe could fix things if they would let me. If they don't I will get some other fellows like myself and we will have a law passed to make others do things the way we want them done. - ''''' * ,'"''
 "I do not believe that the town ought to grow. It is too big anyhow believe in fighting every public i'm provement and spelling everybody pleasure I am always to the front in opposing things and never yet have I advanced an idea or supported a movement that would make the town I live in better or add to the pleasure of man, woman or child.
 "I am opposed to all progress and am happiest when I am at funeral.
 "I believe in starting reforms that will take the joy out of life.
 "It's a sad world and I am glad of it."-EX,
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05
NINETEEN HUNDRED LOTTERIES.
Erin go Bragh!

Since the exile of the once famous Louisiana lottery about twenty years ago many have doubtless formed the opinion that that special form of the the gambling mania had gone almost wholly out of fashion in this country. Of course there have been plenty of "get-rich-quick" swindles numbering their victims by millions, but these were usually cloaked as Invest ments" and did not openly appeal to the appetite for bald chance-taking.
 Therefore it is somewhat surpris- ing to find stated in the annual re- port of Postmaster General Burleson that during the last year no less than 1900 lotteries have been barred from the mails, some of them of great mag nitude, involving in one case an at- tempt to sell "chances" totaling no less than $13,0OO,000, with the boat of leash prizes" of $500,000. How much "chance" the biters really had is evident on comparing the boat of $500,OO0 with the proposed collec- tion of $13,000,O00.
 Experience is dear school" said Poor Richard long ago, "but men will learn in no other" Apparently many
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05
THE KEEL CANAL

The Kiel Canal is the result of an idea which ripened through cen turies. From 1900 on projects for connecting the Baltic and North seas by way of a water route thru the northern peninsula were con sidered spasmodically, but not until 1887 was the foundation stone of the canal laid. The waterway was formally declared open in 1895, and since then the original canal has been extensively improved. It extends from the northern suburbs of Kiel to the mouth of the Elbe at sea level, the locks at either end merely serving to neutralize the tides. The canal is 60 miles long, 30 feet deep and suf- ficiently wide enough to permit the largest man-o-war to pass through. It takes a steamer from eight to nine hours to make the passage. It's or iginal cost was $39,000,O00, but many more millions have been spent on it since for improvements.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05
Brown bear should not be protect.


 ed.
 New cables should be laid to re- place the old ones and there should be an additional cable laid between Alaska and Seattle.
 Press rates between Seattle and the coast towns of the territory are still high and should be reduced" Additional powers for the enact ment of laws by the territorial legis- lature.
 The sooner statehood is granted the greater will be the benefits accru- ling to the people. Weight limit of mail to the inter- for towns should be increased. Regarding MetIakahtla-"Legis- lation is needed defining the political status of these indians, and to en- able them to attain citizenship should they possess the necessary qualifications. Surveys of lands of the Anette islands should be made ard the Indians given title to them in severalty. Authorization should be granted tor the Alaska militia. Launch for use of special en- ployes in prosecuting those giving liquor to the indians. White men should be prohibited from occupying land in indian will lages.
 Need of trails is strongly urged.
 Library and museum building is a necessity.
 More funds for schools are neces- sary to keep present school districts going. ' '% '' Sum of $1,000 for building school houses should be increased to $2,O0O. Number children for forming dis |trict should be reduced from 20 to |15. Mine experiment stations to be |established near Juneau.
 Legislation for the utilization of water power.
 Federal buildings in Juneau to house various departments to cost not less than $350,000.
 Government, instead of the terri tory should pay the clerk hire in the governors office.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

the soldiers of the victorious army naturally goes the palm of victory, but one is inclined to reserve the greener laurels of the hero for the dogged few who give themselves as a willing sacrifice, foredoomed and that their comrades may be saved.
 A dispatch from London tells how two companies of the Royal Innis- killing Fusiliers, one of the Irish reg iments in the British divisions that have been retiring from Serbia, gal lantly made this sacrifice. Tremen- dously outnumbered by the Bulga- rian forces, without artillery support, they still held a ridge until the rest of the British forces had chance to retire and prepare new defensive position. Hardly one of the Irish men escaped. But they did not fall until they had done their work and once more shown the mettle of the race from which they came.
 "They stayed and died" In the Pantheon which the Ireland of Home Rule will raise to perpetuate the names and shelter the memory of the deeds which have added luster to the race these now unnamed heroes will not be forgotten. Some tablets will stand therein inscrlDed with the names of all the Kellys, Burkes and Sheas, who have known how to light the weary stretches and the wearfer memories of lost campaign with the fade1ess splendor of high and hero- ice death.
 Erin go Bragh!
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

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Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 5, 1916
so GOES THE WORLD.

Did we ever stop to think how lit tie. we would affect the world if we were to drop off, as it were. Of course some of us have thought this matter over, but a good many others have not from the way some act. Some people act as though the old world would stop if they were to die. That is all a mistake. Dip up spoon full of water from the sea and you will have a part of the sea, just as important part as any other; yet the sea will roar on, roll and toss as the tide drags it about, despite the loss of part of itself. The individual does not amount to much as an indi- vidual. Minus an individual, the world goes on just the same, and Only limited number of persons in closest, touch with the individual so much as miss him for a moment. Then why should we think that the world cannot go along without us?
 Individuals vary as to intelligence, activity and size. Some men are of more importance in community than others by reason of their usefulness, generosity, unselfishness or leader ship. However, the human race has never been impeded on its onward march by the falling of an individual. As a matter of fact, we believe that the world would go on even if we were to drop off ourselves.-Ex.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05
THERE ARE NO MAN-ANGELS.

The Centralia Hub has often wor- ried about the absence of "man-an- gels' in the pictures and paintings, and after some investigation it gives the reason for the districination' to it's readers:
 Always was a bit puzzled as to why the picture books and artists and story tellers always depicted an angel as something with form and face of feminine fetchingness, surrounded by snowy wings of wondrous winsome- ness, and in an attempt to get at the bottom of the puzzle started out in the Sherlock Holmesing business on my own hook, and I found out that when the church needs new carpet the pastor calls on the Ladies' Aid So- ciety for 1t, and when the deacons get behind with the pastors pay they call on the Ladies' Aid Society, and when the mortgage on the place of worship falls due it is the Ladies' Aid Society that comes to the rescue and beats the sheriff out of job, and on Sun day when the pastor goes into the pulpit to point the way to the land of angels and perpetual life he usually faces a lot of women, and the mid week meetings are the same thing, only more so, and I have deduced that the treason that no one paints a man-angel fs because there ain't no such animal, and now what puzzles me is what they are going to do with the men preachers.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

The city will appeal two of the tax cases, one against the sharehold- CTS of the First National Bank and the other against the Valdez Dock |Company's lumber and coal. Times are hard and pickings scarce, and we must keep the Senator in pocket money. A great play is made by our competitor that the Senator will do- nate his services in these cases, but we invite any of our readers who have ever seen the Senator donate any thing for the city to come forward and stand on their head. He has do- mated nearly thousand dollars of the city's money toward paying legal fees, of which he was the chief recipi- ent, and it appears that there Is more to follow. .
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05
GOVERNORS RECOMMENDATIONS

--~---->~-> Among the recommendations made in the annual report of Governor Strong are the following: Opening of coal mines so as to pro- vide cheap fuel. Aid from the government even to the point of loaning money at low rate of interest for taking up farm lands.
 Removal of restrictions 80 that the resources may be developed.
 Competent regulation of the fishing interests by the Bureau of Fisheries in order to conserve this natural wealth.
 Government ownership and opera tion of hatcheries.
 The granting If possible of termi- nal rates to the Crank Trunk Pacific railway to shippers of halibut al Ketchikan, to keep the halibut indus. try in Alaska.
 Prohibit the use of herring for fer. tilizer and oil.
 To have the government make sur. veys for settlers without any cost tc the latter.
 Reindeer industry should be on. couraged among the Aleuts.
 The early completion of govern. ment railroads.
 Larger appropriations for medical care of natives. ,..
 Natives should not be placed on reservations.
 More aids to navigation impera. tive.
 "It should be within the power o1 some executive branch. of the govern. ment to regulate the shipping from Alaska of wild fur-bearing animals and likewise to regulate the indis. criminate digging by irresponsible parties of young foxes from their nests for the ostensible purpose oi utilizing them for fox farming"
 Uncertainty of title of. hot springs land has retarded their development and should be attended to-.
 Insane persons should be cared fol in Alaska.
 Il Detention hospitals should be util ixed.
 "Thre are many peculiarities" ir the Alaska game laws which need fix
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

We'll be pleased to publish both the letter to the Attorney General and the letter from the Attorney Gen. eral in regard to those indictments. According to our old friend, John Henry Dubb's argument, when cheechaco attorney can come in here and show twelve Alaska grand jury men how to run their business" there must be something rotten on Wick ersham row.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05
THEY STAYED AND DIED.

The sternest test of the mettle of the soldier comes during retreat.
 The successful conduct of rear guard actions which will enable the major part of force to elude a superior enemy involves a courage, discipline and willingness to sacrifice oneself greater than is usually required. To
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

No, Capricornus, we are not afraid of those laweuits being appealed. We are afraid that we will have to pay for them after they are appealed. If the appellants had to stand the loss 1t would not worry us one bit.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

The city's winning those two tax cases sounds like selling coal at $8 per ton. Almost most any old ex- planation seems to pass, and get the money.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

Pasteurfxed whipping Cream and uura Buttsrmilk at Love-Whitley's.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22
Tauenner's Bill to Pension u. S. Embloyes


a
The bill
Committee
close the whole problem
contrbutory
TaVenner bill believe the employees civil
ed'a ia mcost
As bill provides
for period less than fifteen at the
annuity according length from 20
o
At empoye request
the head fifteen
of has rendered,
of
the will be placed in the existing
provision that will the opposition the a of
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22
Gloom mDispe11ers
WHY DAD WAS THERE,

The young man and the girl We're
standing outside the front door having q
final chat after his evening call. He was
leaning against the door post, talking in
low tones. Presently the young lady
looked around to discover her father in
the doorway, clad in a dressing gown.
why, father, what in the world is the
matterf' she inquired.
"John," said the father, addressing
himself to the young man, you know 1
have never complained about your stay
ing late, and Pm not going to complain
OF that now but, for goodness sake,
stop leaning against the bell push, anY
let the rest of the family get some
sleep."-Chicago Journal.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22
Away From Wall Street and Washington


bill authorizing
will decline to
diplomatic relations with Germany severed
distance Washington
to
shipments of NUM-
thrill aboard
foolhardy American
a
ammunition and armament
of
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Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22
HoU We Got Our Names

Once upon time given names were
the. only names in use. One was Tom,
Dick or Harry, and that was all there
was about it. Our present surnames
arose from nicknames, says the Amer.
lean Boy" Thus Tom the Tailor became
in time Tom Tailor, and his descendants
used Taylor as family name.
The most familiar of our surnames
were taken from the occupations of our
forefathers, as Smiths, Bakers, Brewers,
etc. Many men, moving to new towns,
had the name of the place from which
they had come fastened upon them.
Others took names like Pope, King and
Bishop from playing those parts in plays.
Iiogg and Bacon are simple. Purcell de-
veloped from pourcel, meaning little pig.
Gait and Grice are old dialect words Of
the same meaning, Tod meant fox,
Fitchie was pole cat, and so the keen
student of language traces the begin
nings of our names in the old dialects.
Some of the nicknames were originally
distinctly complimentary, as Seely for
silly, Cameron for crooked nose, and Ken.
nedy for ugly head. Grace developed
from gras or fat.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22
STATEMENT
CONGRESS AUGUST 4

DENVER published
of oloredo
law
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ownership land daily ecuaton
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print on the revers I o
addresses publisher
Tint
Manager-Edward j. Hines, 200 California
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subscribed before this lst day of April
EMILY ROBERTS, Public
tMy commission September 22 1910
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22
A NeU Body, NelU Faith and Ne,O Policy

While The Bulletin doubted whether anything could
The that the Civic
eighthour all railroad
policy
ished Denver commercial body
which the interests Of
Association has
affiliate
pulling forward direction
this
policy faith proclaimed the
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22
LITTLE PATRIOT

"All this talk of hyphenated citizenship
has evidently had its effect upon a Den.
yer youngster, American born, who re.
Gently rebelled fiercely when his Italian
father whipped him for some misde.
meanor.
But, Tommaso, your father has Il
right to whip you when you are bad, y
some one of the family said.
Tommaso's eyes flashed. II am a cit
izen OF the United States" he declared.
DO you think l am going to let any
foreigner lick mef"
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22
THE MANS PART.

William" said Mrs. Sterne, as she
looked up from the paper. ut says here
that man is trying to get separation
from his wife just because she went
thru his pockets while he was asleep"
"Uh-huhi' replied William, indis-
tinctly.
William" said the lady, firmly,
don't you dare to sit there and uh- huh
mel What would you do il you yoke
up and found me going thru your pock
cts :"
"Who, mef" answered William, wear
ily, remembering that only an hour OF 20
ago he had handed over all his wages TO
the ''mastnr" of the house. "Pd just get
up and help you search, my dear"
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22

Denver's new Civic and Commercial
Association is making a right start and
indicates that wisdom has grown out
of the errors of the old Chamber of
Commerce. The new civic body has de-
cided to hear both sides of industrial
questions. Therefore, after giving rep
resentatives OF the railroad manage
ments hearing in opposition to the
eight hour demands of 100000 brother
hood men, an invitation was presented
the local Transportation Brotherhoods
Publicity Committee to give their side
of the question at Fridays noon lunch
con in the Albany hotel.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22
wAsHINGToN'S DIFFICULTY.

Senator Elkins, deploring the dishon.
est methods of one type of business men,
said, with smile:
ut brings back to me dialogue
once heard in Southern school.
Children said the teacher, be dill
gent and stendfast, and you will succeed.
Take the case of George Washington,
whose birthday we are soon to celebrate.
Do you remember my telling you of the
great difficulty Washington had to con-
tend WITH
Yes, ma'am,' said little boy. He
couldn't tell lie
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22
How Our Easter Sunday Derived Its Name


the pingtme the of bleak
of
of
the ostar the goddess of
northern
of
pcha lamb which in time
The fixing the Easter
A D.
after the first full after
has ever sim
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22
DOES SEEM LONG TIME.

A school teacher who had been telling
a class of small pupils the story of the
discovery of America by Columbus, ended
it with:
And all this happened more than 400
years ago"
A little boy, his eyes wide open with
wonder. said, after a moments thought,
oh, my, what n memory you've got {"
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22
NOT WASTING 1T.

Big Man-Little boy, would you like
to have three eyesg
Little Boy-Betcher life ! would
Big Man-Where would you put your
third eyer In the back of your head
Little Boy-Naw I'd put it on de tip
o me finger; den I'd poke me finger
thru hole in de fence an watch de ball
gamel
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22

Among the evils considered worse than
war by peace-loving Theodore Roosevelt
is refusal of Mexican poems to submit to
exploitation by American land owners.
There he finds himself in agreement with
those other eminent peace advocates,
William Randolph Hearst, Harrison Grey
Otis and Senator Fall.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22
THIS is NO Joke.

A pneumogastricism in last weeks
issue was the means of bringing to hand
n few communications, some commcnda-
tory. others n little obscene. but the re.
suit was flattcring. Thanksl The day
oi running a labor paper With shirt
tail full Of type and hnlfpint bottle 10
gone.-Washington Trades Unonist. -
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22
AMBIDExTRoUs.

80 you can write with either hand,
Pat1" asked the officer.
"lis, sorr," replied Pat. When was
a bhoy me father trest his souli always
said to me; Pat. learn to cut your fin
ger nails wild yer left hand, for some day
We might lose Yer right!r
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22

The National Federation of WOmen's
Clubs is drawing special attention TO the
school manse. They call it a teacherage
in Washington, the first state to advo-
cate the building Of homes for teachers.
1t is believed that the highest type OF
teacher will be attracted to country dis
tricts and that the school manse will
become a social and civic ccnter.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22

May both races forgive us" said a
Colorado philosopher, ''yet if the lords of
Karma grant us our will. We shall in our
next incarnation be half Irish and half
Hebrew. For the Irishman is happy as
long as he has a dollar, and the Hebrew
always has it."
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22
WAS UNSELFISH.

Well, Fritz, you got birehed in school
todayt"
Yes, but it didn't hurt
But you certainly have been crying"
"oh, ] wanted to let the teacher have
a little pleasure GU, OF it,"
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22
Plenty of Room

If We divide the state of Illinois in
equal parts, one part to every human
being on earth, each one will have 5ONl0C
feet of ground or enough 'on which to
live. This is not so small as it appears,
for if We provide for the family unit as
people really live, instead of the in
dividual unit We get plot of land for
each family 5Ox5Oo.
Allowing that this is not enough for
the family, the goat and the cat, We will
give every human being an allotment
ten times that size. The human race
would then inhabit the eight states of
Illinois, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Arizona,
Michigan and Nevada, or one-eighth Of
the United States.
By dividing all of the United States
every human being would have about
eight times as much land as he would
need.
To allow still more literally on ac-
count of mountains and other areas than
man knows not yet how to use; let us
throw in Canada for good measure. By
an equal division of Canada and the
United States among the families now
living on earth, each family would have
more land than they could possibly work.
And it would leave the rest of the earth
without living soul.
So if anyone tells you that wars are
necessary to make room-tell him h. is
a hot air artist and poor one at that.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22

Unorganized workers complain a great
deal of the scant courtesy and small
consideration they receive from employ,
ers and their fellow workers who are in
the unions, and they don't seem to real
ize the cause of this. If they would all
join the unions OF their several crafts
and put their eenrgies at work in aid Of
the efforts the unions are making to i'm.
prove conditions for all workers they
would soon find a much larger quantity
and better quality of butter fat in their
share of the milk of human kindness.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22

Also the hired farm hand is coming
into his own. Recently contract was
signed between Patrick Green, farmer
of Grant township, near Danville, ILL.,.
and Milt Brady, in which Green agrees
to pay Brady $50 month for his serv-
ices as a farm workman, and to pay in
addition for the upkeep of the latter's
automobile. Green is to provide gaso-
line and oil for the machine turnout the
season.
Denver labor bulletin., 1916-04-22

When an angry wife sues her husband
for divorce because he wore mourning for
another woman, one wonders Just how to
please wife, anyhow.