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Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13
POLITICS ARE-LIKE WAR!

After glancing over the returns of Saturdays Republican primaries, it is apparent to the most casual Observ- CT that the Republican party has no chance whatever to get anything out of the coming election if 1t remains as badly divided against itself as indicat- ed by the returns. At Juneau the two factions went at it hammer and
 tongs and split the ticket so badly it will take some strong wire-pulling by prominent. leaders to mend the fences in time to do anything before cleo don. In Valdez the split manifested itself by several of the delegates bolt ing the ticket agreed upon and run ming dark horses-some even voting for a man for place on the ticket who is an avowed democrat. The main trouble with politics in Alaska seems to be that every voter consid- CTS himself a politician and will brook no interference with their privileges by the heads of the party. With eight candidates in the field here,
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13
MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1916
VALDEZ NO EXCEPTION.

In almost every camp you will find men who have just made little mon- sy and who are overcome by burn ing desire to have a newspaper. With the inevitable innocence of men who have spent their lives in vast places they are perfectly convinced that they can outstrip all other competitors in the newspaper field. In Nome, Fair banks, and every other camp they have jumped in with absolute confi- dence and have jumped out beauti- fully plucked. If a man of means is intelligent he knows the difficulties that beset every other sort of busi- ness but the man who grabs 8 little money and has emptiness in his up- per works is unable to discern these difficulties unless he gets persona! acquaintance with them. It is the old old story of fools jumping in where angels fear to tread.-Ex.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13
GIFT AT THE FACTS.

President Wilson has decided that nothing shall be left undone in an effort to capture and punish General Villa and his crew of bandits for their outrage in New Mexico.
 There is no doubt that the murder CTS should be brought to justice, but there is another phase of the situa- r.nn which demands attention.
 After all the Mexicans are peo- rle young in self government and not 'wholly responsible.
 Left to their own devices they would have settled their difficulties before now. First they were hamper cd by American interference and then by European intrigue.
 The invasion of American soil and the shooting down of American civil hans in their own homes at night by an invader in time of peace is fear ful outrage.
 But what of the men who financed the crime?
 There's the great offense.
 If the government at Washington knows that this invasion was financ- sd by another country, in secret effort to embroil this country in war, 1t is the right of the American people to know the facts. If 1t is financed .y American munlllon manufacturers in an effort to stir the people up to spending vast sums for armament let for murder.
 Let's get at the facts behind this eptrage.-Alaska Post.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13
THEY WERE ORGANIZED

A planter down in Kentucky had just employed negro as mule driver. He handed him a brand new blacksnake cnmbed up on seat be- hind a pair of mules and asked the darky if he could use the whip. With out a word the mule driver drew the black lash between his fingers, swung it over his head and licked a butter fly from clover blossom alongside the road over which they were trav- cling.
 "That isn't so bad," remarked the planter. "Can you hit that honey bee over there.".
 Again the negro swung the whip and the honey bee fell dead.
 Noting a pair of humble bees on still another blossom, the darky swished them out of existence with the cracker of his new blacksnake and drew further admiration from his new employer.
 A HLLlS luTLA6I diOH6 IhS pinhSSA spied a hornets nest in bush be- spied a hornets nest in a bust be- side the highway. Two or tbree hor- nets were assembled at the entrance to the nest.
 "Can you hit them. sam," he inquired.
 "Yes, sah; I kin," replied the ,dar- key, "but I ant agon' to; deys or ganized. ."-Ex
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13
oisraeii and the Editor.

Disraeli would dearly have liked to suspend the London Globe years ago when that paper. then Whig organ. fell foul of him over his "Vindication of the English Constitution" Few edi- tors have ever been so roughly abused as in Disraeli's letter to the Times: Ut is not my passion for notoriety that has induced me to tweak the editor of the Globe by the nose and to infict sundry kicks upon the baser part of his base body. to make him eat dirt and his own words, fouler than any filth. but because wished to show to the world what miserable poltroon, what a craven ,dullard, what a literary scarecrow. what a mere thing. stuffed with straw and rubbish, Is the soidisant director of public opinion and ohacial organ of Whig politics. ."-London Opin- lon
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13

Alaska towns seems to be unfor- tunate in that when blaze once starts it seems nearly impossible to get it under control until it inf1icts enormous damage. Some of the main causes of these disastrous conflagra- tions are the fiimsy style of architec- ture and character of flues built in the houses. A stovepipe struck through a hole in the roof characterizes nine out of ten Alaskan structures and during cold spells these vents become heated to an alarming exent. A good building ordinance and chemical fire engine would reduce most of the losses from these fires to min- imum.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13
IS MADE TO
 SELI--NOT TO DRINK .''

This is the sign prominently dis played throughout the big distillery at Walkerville, Ont, one of the larg- est in Canada. Most of the employees of the concern are teetotallers. Po- lice records for Walkerville, which is built around the whisky industry, show fewer arrests for drunkenness than for almost any other city of it's size in the dominion.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13

The loss of the big new plant of the Alaska Evening Post will be a heavy blow to Seward. The paper which was started at-a cost of about $1O,00O last fall. has not been a sue cess financially, but it was an impor- tant factor in the future upbuilding of the railroad terminal, and had al- ready achieved much prominence in the newspaper field of Alaska, with It's breezy editorials and splendid news service. While Seward already had the newspaper field covered by an efficient paper before the advent of the Post, the latter paper covered a field of it's own, and was a splendid exponent of Alaska journalism.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13
GET RICH QUICK. SCHEMES.
For Big investors They May Work. but
 Not For Small Ones.

Those who labor hard for their money and who have still more ardu- ous struggle iD saving smal! sums" says a banker in the American Maga- zine. naturally fall easy victims i'll many instances to the desire for sud den riches Hut the fatal error lies in supk,sing that the person of small If he or she loses they lose all. The large capitalist and the professional money lender have the law of averages working with them. They can afford to sink money into twenty ventures If they make n thousand per cent on one. They are protected by the law of chance, the average safety of their in vestments depending upon no single risk.
 Risk is necessary part of bnsi- ness, but should be borne by the strong, never by the weak. The promoter who talks about the small investor being given the same opportunities as the very rich is indulging in bunk, He always forgets to say that safe 2 per cent bond or 6 per cent mort gage. cold. impersonal Repositories for funds,' will at the end of five years have paid their owners 30 per cent to 35 per cent following for compound in- terest) and that the vast majority of new ventures with big promises will have paid nothing.
 "Only the man who eau afford to take risks has any business to look for an investment that will make him rich quickly"
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13
Kick os the Gun.

When a young American joins the national guard or. following that in- stinct which not even long city life can entirely. kill. takes gun and starts out as . hunter, one of the ear Hest surprises he gets is that nasty hard kick his arearm gives him.
 But the kick of the big guns in war is tremendous. Some of the guns jump Into the air In others mechanism takes up the rebound and the gun slides back into place.
 ? It is q curious fact that each of these great guns takes it's kick in way all its own.-New York World
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13
BATTLED FOR THEIR BRIDES.
The Most Thrilling Wedding Day In
 the Worlds History.

Do you know what was the most thrilling wedding day in the history of the world? There have been many romantic marriages and many nuptial services that had to be deferred be cause of the opposition of parent or rivcl. but all of them pale into dingy gray when compared with the colOrful spectacle of the abduction and recap ture of the Venetian brides in the early winter of 023. when Candin0 H., the noble doge was lending his presence to the biggest wedding party in the history of the Church of San Pietro. It had long been the custom for all the noble brides to be married on St. Ma ry's day. It was. moreover. the GUS tom for the brides to bring with them all their jewels and their dowries. in gold coin, inclosed in handsomely carv- ed chests.
 The latter fact was well known in Trieste, that ancient Roman colony which was the harbor for"bands of pi- rates who were most clever navigators. On this richest of all St. Mary's we'd ding days the ceremony for more than a score of brides had already begun when the pirates from Trieste burst into the church. captured the brides and their dowries and carried them to the waiting boats. Thanks to the Trunkmnkers' union. there were sev- eral boats waiting. and in these the be- reft bridegrooms and the sturdy trunk makers gave pursuit There was 3 battle royal one of the most thrilling sea fights on record. dowries and brides were recovered. and before mid night all haA been safely married.- St. Louis Globe Democrat
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13
Strychnine.

The number of plants used for medic inal purposes in the Philippines is very large. A few are recognized as sources of standard medicines. but the number having commercial value Is decidedly small From one. the St Ignatius bean (Strychnos ignatil,. the strychnine of commerce Is extracted.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13

nominated at a so-called Harmony" meeting a few days previous. there were many different opinions as to how the election should be conduct ed, with our Democratic friends but ting in on the side.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13

City politics are warming up a tri- fie, although it is not definitely an- nounced who will be on the respec- tive tickets. =.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13

We only see in lifetime a dozen faces marked with the peace of con- tented splrit.-Beecher.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13

Our merchants report business un- usually good with many large orders being filled for the mining companies.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13

\ Woman's Revenge, featuring Miriam Nesbit as the Keen-Witted Girl Criminal at the Empress tonight in two parts. Also Pathe News and two scream comedies.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13
, Combination Spoiled.

He-She married il fool with barrels Of money. She-Then why isn't she happy? He--Marringe brought him to his senses.-BostOn Transcript.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13
Y. M. c. A. Notice.

. All members and contributors to the Y. M. c. A. are requested to at- tend special meeting at the Fire Hall this evening at 8 o'clock.
 JAS. FISH, Sec'y.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13
Patient.

Her Father-The fact is. I cannot give my daughter a dowry just at pres ent. Suitor-That's all right. sir. ] can love her for herself alone in the meantime.-BOsten Transcript
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13
Avoid the rush by registering now

Al White is building neat office in the building adjacent to his thea tre building.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13

Pure Fresh Drugs at sne Valdez Drug Store
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13

Yesterday was the first Sunday in Lent, and. many fine sermons were delivered on the significance of the season by the pastors of our churches.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13

Thirty-eight passengers are on the Admiral Farragut,. which will reach this port tomorrow, and many oi them will leave for the interior over the Richardson trail.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13
LOCAL BREVITIES.

LOCAL bttEVll1Eo.
 Furnished rooms at Mrs. Us1and's. Prices reasonable. ' Anything in the tewelry line at the Valdez Drug Co. a
 Pictures developed at the Valdez Drug Company. M.
 Just received a shipment of fresh Halibut and Black Cod at Frye Bruhn's. If
 Hotpoint Electric Heaters, Cookers. Bakers, Percolators and Vacuum Cleaners arrived on the last boat for the Emporium. If
 Just Received--the latest Popular Songs and Music. Valdez Drug Co. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13

The recent heavy winds have again blown most of the snow off the flats, and freighters are finding hard sled ding to get to the Rutherford-Ra Ram say mine out by the glacier.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13

. Voters should take advantage of
 the fine weather and register.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13

Just Received--the latest Popular Songs and Music. Valdez Drug Co. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13

Seward has had two, disastrous fires the past six months, Valdez two, and Fairbanks one. It is 8 toss up which city has the next one, with the chances in favor of Anchorage.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13

Furnished rooms at Mrs. Os1and's B.. Prices reasonable.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-03-13

= Anything in the jewelry line at the Valdez Drug Co. n
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-25
Meredith and for Harding.

MSTeQltn anu lux Ildi uih6'
Meredith ranks high In his homo
town, among the most respected, most
trusted, most successful business men
and citizens of the metropolis of Iowa.
He won his place by hard work and
thrift and courage and brains man to
man. He is leading citizen of Iowa
as we'll as a leading business man. The
newspapers of his city are indorsins
him, the Register personally and poll
tically. the Capital, which has been
trying to keep its party hat on the SIDE
of its head. personally. Yesterday the
Capital disguised with the attacks on
Meredith while disclaiming active sup
port of the candidate editorialy in
iorsed the man in the strongest IAN
guage as citizen. business man ana
Iowan. II is significant as the CAPITA
was free to say and repeat editorially
in the primary campaign that Harding
IS unfit for governor Of Iowa. In Sioux
City one large daily is supporting Har-
ding for governor while the other
equally strong is denouncing him as
unfit for the office. A great numberf
OF republican papers are opposed TO
Harding on his record while greater
number are sitting silent and ashamed
of the candidate.
What shall we do for Iowa? Elect
Meredith 10 do or Harding TO un0o!
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-25
COLORADO.

Colorado is place where the ninble
tourist goes to spend the summer and
anything else that he happens to have
with him.
Just forty years ago Colorado was
admitted to the Union and at once be-
gan to vote the straight republican
ticket Four years ago. however, she
raised large crop of independent
voters who are harder to control than
a mustang pony with the hives. The
second largest crop Of Colorado is the
$50 gold piece. which Is dug out Of the
ground and then returned to its ma
tive lair by the eastern tourist.
Coiorado's chief charms are her cli-
mate and altitude. Thousands of Col
orado people. have become well fixed
merely by selling the climate OF that
section by the week and throwing in a
little breakfast food. Every summer
tourists from the sun blistered east
Journey to Colorado with travellers
cheques and prickly heat symp-
toms and get rid OF both without
the slightest difficulty. The cool, in
MIGRATING Colorado nights, which
stimulate the sale Of the canton flannel
nightg0wn, are great relief to the
fastener who has had to sleep out on
the lawn in a nesligee which would bar
him from the bathing beach.
The Colorado altitude can be felt
more distinctly from the top Of Pixies
Peak than anywhere else, and causes
the legs OF the tourist to wabble in
their orbit. Gold and silver mines are
so thick in Colorado that any indus
tr,ons citizen can start one with gar
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-25
UNTIL AFTER ELECTION.

Carranza has issued a statement or
decree which is practically assumption
of a dictatorship and gives him the
power of life and death over any per-
son within his assumed jurisdiction
without trial or appeal from the Will
of Carranza. He acknowledges thai
conditions are beyond his control in
Mexico and takes over to himself alb
solutism within the part Of that I'M
happy country over which ne has power
thru force. That leaves the aliegedly
governed section of Mexico precisely in
the same condition as those sections
where Villa or Zapata control
II is mere confession OF conditions
that all acquainted with the situation
knew beforehand. Mexico is ungov-
erned except as under the will of the
bandit chiefs or that other chief who
assumes to be president OF Mexico but
who confesses that he holds his tenure
merely by the force of arms and in
methods of the bandit chiefs.
Mexico is utterly unsafe for Ameri-
cans and Mexicans. Life is at the
mercy Of Zapata in his section, Villa
in his and Carranza in his. There is
no government in Mexico.
Yet the commissioners of the United
States are going thru the performance
Of meeting with Carranza's commits
sioners while a state OF war exists Ie-
gally and Pershing's men lie waiting in
the edges of a serious danger zone. Iowa
troops lie along the border cutting cac-
tus while politics awaits election day.
Carranza can no more protect the bor
der between this country and Mexico
than he can protect the border between
this country and Canada He has or
dered Pershing's men out. He pro-
poses TO adhere to his provision that
We must get.out of Mexico. But the
commissioners meet day after day
keeping US out of war until after
election day.
Pershing's men will have to stay
there if the border is TO be protected
Carranza can not and it is problem
at!ca! if ne desires to do it. Villa makes
head in northern Mexico. Still the
farce Of dealing with Carranza goes
on-until after election.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-25

preme command in Germany at the
outbreak Of the struggle, was retired
in disgrace after the battle Of the
Marine, and has since died. Won Fall
kenhayn, who succeeded the gloomy
Julius" wis dismissed because Of the
failure of the verdun assault. and Field
Marshal Won Hindenburg, who was an
old retired soldier and almost unknown
outside Of Germany before the war. has
come to the front. Grand Admiral Won
Tirpitz, the big boss" of the kaiser's
navy. has also passed into the discard.
While the Austrian command re-
mains nominally the same, the armies
Of Francis Joseph are now commanded
and directed almost exclusively by
Germans. and the Austrian leaders
have become mere figureheads. Sir
John French, upon whom England
pinned her hopes. has given way 20
Haig, and Kitchener. after being sub
jected 10 much bitter criticism: is dead.
Grand Duke Nicholas, the Russian
leader. was succeeded by the car IN
the supreme command, and sent to lead
the armies against the Turks. Hun
dreds OF officers in all the armies have
been found wanting when their reputa-
items were tried IN the crucible of war
fare Z
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-25

partment is conducting a steady. per-
sistent war against them but that Is
not enough. The heads of the depart
ment should flourish the big sticks and
then start a relentless drive" with all
the artillery, cavalry, infantry, sub
marines and ZeppeiinS trained on the
enemy. The liquor vendors are strong
ly entrenched. The only way they can
be taken is by storm. And the as
saulting force must be led by fear
less officer. with the determination of
one who has taken an oath TO stop at
nothing until the enemy has been
driven out.
Once upon a time man in Des
Moines was sneered at when he said
that he proposed to eliminate the red
Light district. Even respecta bic
people considered this form of vice a
necessary evil in q city. The man car
red out his threat and Des Moines was
acclaimed far and wide as a result
We are now confronted with an evil
that always follows in the wake OF
prohibition. Ordinary police methods
will never eliminate it. All the tricks
of the detective trade must be en-
ployed to combat It.
II all other means fail the sugges-
ton Is made to the chief OF police that
he call in two good police reporters
who are strangers TO the city. In a
weeks time they will furnish him with
enough evidence to enable him to
sweep the town clean.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-10-25
WHEN A WOMAN SEEMS WORK.

\ lady who finds it necessary TO So
cure employment recently advertised
for a place as hOuSeKeeper in the fam
lily of "a widower or bachelor" She
had written that an elderly woman
desired such a position but thru mis-
take the elderly" had been dropped in
the advertisement which appeared in
the classified columns of the T.R.
short time since. Her experience Is
given in a letter to the T.-R which is
reprinted in part here in the hope that
1t may bring a sense OF shame TO
those who insulted a respectable wom-
an in search of decent employment and
that il may afford others an idea Of
what lone woman faces when she
finds herself dependent on her own
exertions, even in decent Iowa
A short time ago l put al ad in the
T.-R. as follows:
WaNtei-By elderly woman. position
as housekeeper for widower or bach
elor.
Well. your people evidently objected
10 the elderly" for they omitted il,
and in consequence I received very
many answers from three states.
One fellow thought y might fill the
bill. if had no other fellows" said
further that it was always we'll 10 ask
this question
Another nice Zip boy who said he
drove medicine wagon, was "a" and
ir7E5raH me- n
"a high time" whatever that may
mean.
These are only samples OF most OF
the letters,
Some of the men needed a house,
keeper. gave references, were good, de-
cent people themselves and required
their household TO be the same kind
Like many other women, after passing
most OF our lives making comfortable
home Cor nrr own families. we know
this work better than anything else
and when it is necessary 10 earn we
turn to what we know most about.
trusting that last, clear call will come
while We are still able TO keep even
with the world. And we prefer men as
employers. Men look for results and
as a rule, don't nag. II the house is
clean and comfortable. meals we'll
cooked aud well served they don't care
whether biscuits or potatoes were pre-
pared first and treat Us with ordinary
decency when compelled 10 bless them. |
Do tell me why such letters are writ
ten to women who want only one thing
on the top side OF earth-work, and
wages for that work, since money |
is necessary while We stay here. Very
truly yours, An Elderly Woman.