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Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05
PURSE OF $500
 FOR THE DOG RACES

ANCHORAGE: The local Kennel club is making progress in the ar arrangements for the Seward-Anchor- age dog race which will rival the Nome derby. It is now planned to have the race start and finish at An chorage the first year, Seward the second year and alternate each year. Seward and Anchorage will each sub scribe $750, making $1,500 available for prizes. the first being 5000 and the second $500. It is planned to run the race sometime in March when the trail will be at it's best.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05
NEAR BEER CASE
 WILL |: BE l: TESTED 1
Saloonmen of Seattle are Evading t!.e Prohibition Law and Many
 Arrests are Made.

SEATTLE, Jan. 5.-It is very prob- able that the privileges extended to proprietcrs of certain cafes where dancing was permitted to continue after the prohibition law went into effect, will De rescinded as they have attempted to evade the law by serv- ing near beer which is believed to contain more than the legal percent age of alcohol. Several saloonkeep- CTS who dispensed the liquor have been arrested.
 Several police have been detailed to watch the cafes where 1t is report. ed intoxicated persons have been no. ticed in as great numbers as before the law went into effect.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05
ALAMEDA DUE
 SOMETIME TOMORROW

Latest advices received by the To- cal Signal Corps office from Cordova are to the effect that the steamer Ala
 meda had reached there and was dis
 charging freight The captain had reported that he would leave for Val deg at midnight and would be in Val deg tomorrow morning. The Ala
 meda brings ten passengers from Se-
 attle and has nine days mail.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

nocent character will result in com- plications for the party. All cameras, opera glasses, etc., must be aban- doned at the German border and turned over to the German officers who have been given the task of con- ducting the foreigners through the Kaiser's country.
 The property of the delegates which was surrendered to the German authorities will be forwarded to the Hague few hours later and will oc- casion the delegates no great incon- venience, while permitting them an opportunity of reaching their destina- tion in safety
 It is understood that the German government has declined the request of Ford's secretary who remained with the party, to permit of German citizens taking part in the conference at the Hague, and that admittance to the empire will be denied the mem bers of the party as private citizens.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05
SWANSON AND CREW
 BRAVING THE STORM

Chas. Swanson and his cref of men and teams which left Valdez yester. day reports that there have been a number of heavy snowslides there and that the trail is heavy,
 The unusually heavy snowfall in this section is bound to cause slides in the mountains and travellers are cautioned against taking unnecessary chances, especially when mildar weather sets in.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

COPENHAGEN, Jan. 5.-The Fora peace delegation has been detained here one week and will leave for The Hague Friday next on special train provided by the German government.
 When the members of the party leave here they will be given no op- portunity of seeing any portion of Germany, as the greater portion of the trip will be made at night with the coach wi iiltlows carefully screened, nor will any of the delegates be per mitted to touch German soil as sthe coach doors will be locked and sen tries posted to prevent any violation of the Imperial order allowing the foreigners to pass through German territory.
 The delegates have been instructed that they will not be permitted to carry any written, typewritten or printed papers with them and that the eoncealment of papers even of an in-
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05
Russians Capture Railroad.

Russians Capture RaiIrOad.
 PETROGRAD, Jan. 5.-Oficial ad- vices have been received from the Galician war front announcing that Russian troops have captured the railroad north of Czernowitz, sever- ing all rail communication and isolat ing the army. which evacuated the city. The Russian generals gre prese- ing their advantage and the Aus |trians are retreating to the Carpa- thian mountains but are hampered by the deep snow. r.. .....
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

took place and before he could leave
 the room the ship had listed so that the passengers were thrown together and crawled to the lifeboats.
 When the liner listed it was inn
 possible to launch the lifeboats on
 the port side and only five of those on the starboard were gotten into the
 water before the steamer plunged to the bottom. Grant was drawn underneath by the suction caused by the vessel when she sank but came to the surface near Ia lifeboat which a number of men were trying to right. He states that the sea was black with the strug- gling and drowning people whose cries were heartrending. Grant be- lieves that Consul McNeely. who was len route to Arabia. where he repre- Isents the American government. was undoubtedly drowned as he was seen
 to be struggling in the water.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

PETROGRAD, Jan. 5.-The war office in an official bulletin issued this morning announces that the Russian offensive movement in Galicia con- tinues and that the Austrian troops have evacuated the city of Czerno- witz. The heights commanding the city were captured by the Russians several days ago after desperate fighting, which resulted in several hundred prisoners being captured with the guns commanding the city.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

the Russian offensive movement to break through the Austrian lines in Galicia. It is admitted that the Aus trian troops have been withdrawn from Czernowitz for strategic pur- poses owing to the enemy having cap tured the principal forts guarding the city. The offensive movement has lasted for several days and is said to have shown no signs of abatement as the Russians are apparently well equipped with munitions.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05
Germany Sending Troops.

PETROGRAD, Jan. 5.-Latest ad- vices from Kaminietz, headquarters of the Russian offensive movement in Southeastern Galicia state that German troops are being sent from the Balkans states to reinforce the Austrian troops defending Czerno- witz.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

If you need repairs on machinery, consult us and if 1t is to your advan- tage financially to send outside for the repairs we are not afraid to tell you 50. We want your good will as we'll as your money. Us means Valdez Iron Works. w-tf
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

Berlin Reports Fighting.
 BERLIN, Jan. 5.-Advices from Vienna report desperate attempts of
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05
LAND LINES DOWN
 NEAR DELTA DIVIDE

The local office of the Signal Corps reportr that the land lines to inte- rior Alaska are out of commission, a break having occurred sometime last night between Paxson's and Mccall lam, near tho Delta divide.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

The launch Shamrock will leave ts,- morrow morning for Ellamar with a load of supplies for the copper town.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

Our fresh candy arrived on this last boat late for the holidays. 12h cents half pound at the Emporium.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05
AMERICAN PASSENGER IS
 SAVED FROM THE PERSIA

CHARLES GRANT. WHO REACHED ALEXANDRIA, EGYPT. HAS MADE AFFIDAVIT WITHOUT WARM EXPLOSION TERRIFIC BOARD SIDE APPEARED BLOWN AwAY-sAYs CONSUL McNEELY UNDOUBTEDLY DRowNED-sEA WAS BLACK WITH STRUGGLING VICTIMS.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

~ Panoramic views of Child's and Miles glaciers, Dawson, Valdez and Wrangel on sale at the Valdez Drug store. 1
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

William Morton, the we'll known miner, is i'll and is confined to his room at the Albemarle hotel.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

Just reetlsed the finest line of neckties ever shown In Valdez, at Bon Silverman's. ~.+ .r
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05
FORD DELEGATES CANNOT.
 TOUCH SOIL OF GERMANY

vrACE EXPEDITION WILL THROUGH GERMANY AT NIGHT WHEN WINDOWS WILL BE COVERED AND DOORS LOCKED WITH GUARDS STANDING sENTRY-MEMBERs MUST sURREN- DER ALL PAPERS AND CONCEAIa1ENT EVEN INNOCENT DOCUMENTS WILL DIsCOMFITURE OF GUILTY PAR TY-wmL PREVENTED FROM SEEING THE COUNTRY
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05
AuSTRIANS HAVE EVACUATED
 THE CITY OF CzERN0W|Tz

COMMANDING WERE CAPTURED BY RUSSIANS sEV ERAL WHEN PRISONERS NUMBER OF GUNS WERE TAKEN-vIENNA DISPATCHES ADMIT THAT CITY HAS BEEN ABANDONED OFFENSIVE MOVEMENT STILL. CoNTINUEs-PErRoGRAD ADvICEs SAY THE AUSTRIAN TROOPS SOUTHEASTERN GALICIA BEEN ISOLATED.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-01-05

Hats Cleaned and Blocked. Hats cleaned and blocked; suits cleaned and pressed.
 If GUY F. CAMERON.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10
BY DOROTHY DIX.

- Is announced that the New York
university is eoine To establish a
Il school OF manners. and that the de-
gree Of NJ E.-AIagister Elegantiarium
may be conferred on such students as
perfect themselves in the etiquet Of po-
lice society.
This news sounds almost too sool
TO Toe true. Let us hope. howver. thar
such "a course Of study is really 20 be
established iu one OF our great schools.
and that b. viii be compulsory, for
nothing is more sadly needed
For whatever other charms and vir-
tues the American youth may possess.
good manners are seldom among them
As child be is almost Invariably a
little savage As hobbledhoy he is
generally "a hoodlum. and as a grown
man ne rs only too often AN awkward
hluuderer, who is like a bull in the So
cial china shop
ON every side we encounter multi
tudes or men who have intelligence
force. power men who have achieved
success i'm their own particular calling.
but who are as ignorant as babes OF
any OF the -races Of human intercourse
They cannot eulcr or leave room
without falling over their own feet
they DO not know what 10 say when
90 pay or receive q compliment.
HopciesSly Founder.
1T DINNER parties YOU may sec them
hopeiessly Laundering around among
the silverware- AT restaurants YOU may
observe them with their less twiued
like snakes around their chair legs.
graspiug their forks as n they Were
about io harpoou an attacking whale.
anu alas YOU may even pass away am
evening listening 20 them eat their
soup
OF course. we excuse such men by
saying that they have been too busy
with big affairs 20 give their attention
% such small matters as the proper use
OF fork or spoon We say thaL Dc s.
more important that "a man heart
should be OF gold than that he should
wear the right sort OF coat for the oc-
casiou. and we Try 10 gloss over his
boorishness 10y calling him a rough
diamond
All of which is sheer nonsense No
body viii contend that a rough dis-
moud is ass valuable as one that is cut
and polished. and the truth Us that
while man may succeed without good
manners. me would succeed better with
them To know how TO do things. TO
possess what the French call savior
faire. is always a help. never a handi-
cap in life.
Girls ire Taught Manners.
People have always appreciated THIS
fact So FAR as women were concerned.
Iu all girls schools special attention
is paid TO deportmeut, and girls are
taught the uiceties OF etiquer that they
perhaps do rot have an opportunity to
learn iu their own homes
But apparently the mothers Of the
same families make no effort 10 iustili
into their boys. and the lads
win storm into the room with their
caps ON. They viii never stop to speak
TO the visitors. and only -ruut Dog Way
OF reply when addressed
And when these boys age sent off To-
school no effort seems to be made go
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

~ n.y. l thought from the way YOU
/ first rushed over here all excited Ike.
trat you We're going" said Uncle VIZ
gily, surprised like
= would 20 If you'd 20 along went
ON Billie But j. You don't go. I can't
for / thought maybe you'd take me-
as haven't amy money. and you
-Oh, Z see laughed Uncle Wi-eiIv.
"N ell ] guess after ALL that / am go
ing 10 the circus Come along. well
so together Where Is ~
Down on the big meadow said
Billie, now smiling and happy. as he
went on with the rabbit geutleman-
and soon they saw many other anil
mai boys and girls going TO the show
iu the tent
7 wish Z could tell you an that hap
pened II the circus. but this story is
about Uncle WISELY and the pillow. ana
lts pretty nearly time J said something
about that part. ] think
Anyhow. AT the circus there was
pink lemonade, peanuts. red. white and
blue balloons animals doing tricks.
animal clowns turning SOmersaults
We're tired. and his neck all stretched
out of shape, trying 10 look three ways
al once
When Uncle WigEily and Billie went
IN the animal tent there. they SAW the
big elephant trying TO reach. with his
trunk, ! peanut that was outside the
ropes Some one had thrown NJ there,
and as the elephant was chained fast,
he could NOT walk out and get it,
til get IL for yoE.' said Uncle Wig
SHY kindly. and he picked up the pea
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

Of different makes and cOlors so that
he looks like am animated parchWorN
quilt. but if ne and another youth who
knew how 10 dress applied for the same
job che good clothes would get IT,
Is n Handicap.
a man might be q genius and yet
eat peas with his knife. but he would
have a hard time getting close enough
to those who might help him to get q
chance 10 show what he could do.
A man may have almost sUperhuman
ability in any line. but If he is rude
and crude in his manners. if he does not
know how to please. he lives and dies
neglected
on the other hand. the man who has
what we call a charming personality.
who is gracious in speech and polite
i'm manners. finds a helping hand al
ways at his elbow and a friendly
shoulder ready TO boost him up the lad
der
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

ton. bur had demanded bIu,+1,- 49,.
the father knew of those lef+r,-.- " i pa.
had been returned unopened "iii1ii
Ezra. never strong in characta- ,,
now 700 utoAeh ana subdued 10 re-
sent the Young mans rlarlr.s.
speech. and made "a clean brr. ii-' -
the whole affair. Withholding r(.+1,=ot
sOfteninS nothing What dIfferc,-.l'
could IL make augustus was 5s--.i
Jane might be going T. die -'
The Possibility.
His voice ,i,.,! oroAe as ne spoke Of this
gentle hand on the bowed sho,-i5,.
Please God she'll get ,reI1--. i,o
murmured. his throat contrsc-in..
painfully
But even as he said IL he rar,e,,-
bered what life might mean no brr
what horror of anguish she r-ir1- p
have to face. IT he could orIv roI,.
her could only let her wnok tbs+ tc
would believe ~ her la spite OF the
" hole world
IT there is any change. VIII ,o-,
send me word he begged 1vhe, d..
was leaving the house.
Ezra looked al him curfousIv and
something he saw i'm the frank fv.s
snote him as he remembered how he
lad deceived this man He must have
loved Jane very much. he Thought
weakly.
yes. yes. III let You know. I'll LET
YOU know" the father promised.
As Edward SandcrsoE went SOFTLY
down tile steps. he heard a low moan
from the room over the porch where
the window was stretched wide omen
He recollected that this used 10 lie
James room
A mist came TO his eyes and he
clenched his hands until the nails bin
into the flesh. That this thing should
have come TO HER-the sweetest me
dearest-oh. he could not bear il.
When he had reached his own rooms
and sat down 10 think De tried ro
derive some comfort i'm rejecting that.
after all. Jane had never returned his
letters TO him
She had been sacrificed to q con-
scienceless sutton and TO weak
father.
Between them they've crushed her
killed henry darling. my darling,T
he ErOaned.
And although he was a great. strong
man. he was not ashamed when he
broke down and sobbed like n woman.
fTO BE COntinuedl
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

the next few days. He knew "a news
paper man who had been put on this
case Sauders9n sought him out and
tried 10 make him talk
II was through him that he learned
o. the horrible suspicion that was
growing in Milton. He learned. too.
mat perhaps the suspected wife would
never be brought 10 trial. that she was
so III that she might die.
OF course he Edward Sanderson.
knew that it was all "a hideOus mis-
take, Just as that wicked marriage
TO believe that Jane had sold herself
until his letters to her had come
back unopened He had sometimes
wondered since her marriage If she
had really known of those epistles.
For he had written several times after
getting back his first unopened letter.
but all ms communicate had been
returned He had even sent Jane
note few DAYS before he met her
and Reeves walking on Fifth avenue
When he saw her with Reeves there
he knew tn7t she was married and had
never written TO her after that
Now, however. ne must know the
truth And one day ne boarded
train for Milton
He wondered afterward how he had
endured the hours spent i'm thar Jour
ney out there and back. and the ordeal
OF seeing and talking To her father
in the room in which he had sat and
talked with her in days that were
dead
The lure of the spring was over the
land on this afternoon in early May.
The buds on the fruit trees were be-
ginning to swell. The grass was "a
light green the smell Of growing
things was I'm the air. bluebird
flew over the little lawn iu front OF
The Hardy house as Sanders0u went up
The path.
His talk with Ezra--now changed
TO bent old man-was brief Ned
had said little by way OF rStroduc-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

nut and gave IL 10 the elephant. who
soon chewed il all up
You are very kind spoke the big
rubbery-n6se chap THAT was a cood
favor YOU did me. and II I ever can
I'll do one for you"
Pooh, An elephant can't do a rab-
bit favor. said Billie.
~Hush- cried Uncle WiggIv. You
must be polite. my little goat boy
thank you. he went on to the ele-
phant- And T shall be glad TO have
one Of your favors-'
Then the bunny uncle and the goat
chap went on 10 look at more Of the
circus. until a. was all over
Now about the pillow
The next day Uncle WiEgilv wanted
TO pillow up some Of his farm so he
could plant more potatoes TO have for
winter Ground. YOU know. must be
made nice and soft with plOws. rakes
or hoes before you plant seed. a
pillow is like a big hoe. and IL scratches
Up the brown earth
Well. Uncle WiEgily got ont his
pillow and haruessed to IL a donkey
friend of his who pulled the earth
digger But somehow or other. this
time the donkey could not pull the
pillow
The ground is too hard. he said.
ae he sadly stood near the fence i'm
the field i cannot pillow H. ] guess
You can't plant an- thing more on your
farm. Uncle Wiegilv-"
That rs TOO bad spoke the bunny
uncle Il wonder II 1 could not help
you pull the plow~
SO Uncle WisSiiy got fin the harness
with the donkey. but even the both
OF them could not pull the plov
through the hard ground
"oh. dear" said Mr.. Tou-eaTs.
what can we do All Of a sudden he
heard "a jolly voice saving
Please let me help YOU. 7 ann very
strong. and I can easily pun that pillow.
III scratch up the land for YOU
And there stood the circus elephant
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10


II DWARD SANDEBSON had read OF
the gruesome tragedy in the city
- papers.
At first he found it hard 10 believe
the evidence Of his own senses. As
a rule he stunned the stories such as
this He had no morbid taste for the
horrible. But just as he was about
to turn his eyes away from the de-
tails Of the murder Of "a wealthy
farmer up the state the name Of the
place in which the crime had been
committed seemed TO start up out OF
the print and strike him.
Milton. he exclaimed The name
brought with IL a flood of memories.
and for a moment he Looked out of
the window Of his office at the strip
OF blue sky that showed above the
tor Of the brick building next door.
Al. would he ever forget Would
those bitter sweet memories ever
cease TO stab and Wound2
de glanced again AT the paper. tt
would be odd IT the name Of the per
son who had been killed were one
which he recalled He thought he had
forgotten everybody I'm Milton except
the one person who had filled al his
horizon And she was worse than dead
to him
And then he read the name of the
man she had married He was glad
he was alone now for the walls OF
the little office IN which he was
seated swan and swayed strangely
He srasped the edge of his desk with
both hands and read on, his eyes wide
and dark. his face pale and his breath
coming fast
Dead, Murdered And Jane-what
about Jane2 He must know. He
MUST know
PrcocCupnfiOn.
This thought possessed him day and
night. He ate little and slept less for
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

supplement their lack OF home training
in manners They are grounded i'm all
the arts and sciences except the most
important art and science of all which
is that Of making oneself agreeable TO
Cne's fellow creatures
For. when all is said and done. good
manners viii carry one further than
anything else in the world They are a
letter Of credit that every one OF Us
honors at sight. The clown may COM
pei our grudsiug respect. but we pre-
sent our hearts as q free sift 10 the
courticr
4 young man may be OF the most
sterling worth and yet wear q decollete
collar that exposes his Adams apple
and coat and trousers and waistcoa-
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

elephant pIowed- You did me a IA
vor after ALL"
and so the circus elephant had. And
IF the cough medicine doesn't hide IN
the pillboN- where the castor oil can
find 10 to slide Gown hill with. III tell
YOU next about Uncle WiEgily and the
rake-Copyrigh 1916, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10
Supply For Babies
In Vienna Notu Is Limited

Vienna. Austria. June 1o--0Iilk tickets for
young children are 20 De introduced IN Wen
ma Babies under one year OF age are 20
be allowed a pint and quarter OF milk a
day; those under two years, three-quarters
Of a uiu- The dairies are required 10
serve sufficient milk for this demand until
eight O'Clock in the morning
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10
School of Manners
Is Badly Needed

Dorothy Establishment Etiquette Department Uni
INSTRUMENTATION Often Lacking Poiteness and
of Human
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

harness of the pillow. and away he
walked as easily as a hot knife going
through butter. All over the farm he
pulled the sharp pillow until the earth
was all dug up and soft, and seeds
could be planted.
Thank YOU. very much said Uncle
Wiggily. who. with the donkey, had
been resting in the shade while the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

He did not have To- work that day.
Soon he took The doak-ys place in the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

William NJ. Ingraharn. assistant secretary
Of war has been a iudce and a mayor IN
the city Of Portland. Ne. from which place
he comes
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

Ten years ago not a single high school in
Michigan taught agriculture in any way
Today there are 80 high schools which fes-
ture The work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10

y DWARF sANDERsON had read OF
the gruesome tragedy in the city
H. naners
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-06-10
Bedtime Story For the Little One
UNCLE wIGGILY AND THE PHO,
By HOWARD, B. CARS.

/, II, Uncle WieEily. are YOU 60
ing2" cried Billie NastaiI,
the little goat boy. enc day