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Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1916
IT IS HIS RECORD THAT HURTS.

Some of Wickersham's supporters are plaintively asserting that the Del egate is being abused by those who are opposing his candidacy for re- election as Delegate to Congress. The only basis for the contention is the circumstance that the press, plat form speakers and people who really know the facts are spreading his re- cord before the people of the Terri tory. The thing about Mir. Grigsby's 8 speech for instance, and the articles that cause the thick-and-thin, right Wick men to vince is that they fortified their assertions with the printed record. It is their record that hurts. And if quoting Wickersham's record constitutes an abuse it is time for the people of Alaska to choose a representative in Congress who will make a different sort of record.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

out the small things for comparison and will not give him the credit for the big things he has done. We hate to think that the Delegate has this idea of the treatment being accorded him. He has received better treat ment at the hands of his constituents than any politician we have ever seen. He has only to make claim and in the face of almost incontro' vertible proof to the contrary, he is believed. No matter what the Cor gressional Record, his brother Cor gressmen or any person familiar with his recrrd may say, the howl goes up that the proof is prejuticed or not germane to the controversy. It places his opponents in the peculiar condi, tion of endeavoring to learn a man to see, smell, feel and hear, as his wor- shippers refuse absolutely to believe the evidences of their senses.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
COAL FROM ALASKA.

Now there is news for Alaska of more importance to our people, and possibly more interesting that the re- port about the work of Stefansson' s Canadian exploring expedition that was sent to the Times from Nome last week by Dr. Anderson. He and his associates are bring to Seattle, with a collection of Eskimo folk songs and cats cradle games, some specimens of copper which they found. But the copper deposits are not in the United States Territory, being situated lit tie east of Alaska, and they have no commercial value because they are practically inaccessible. We have an abundance of copper in Alaska, at places where 1t can easily be mined and shipped to our Pacific coast states which received $26.O0O.0O0 worth of 1t last year. And we also have in Alaska an enormous quantity of coal. The news we are going to say some thing about relates to this coal and 8 railroad.
 The first trainload of coal from the famous and very extensive Matanus- ka coal field was brought down by rail to tidewater, at Anchorage, dis tance of 71 miles. on the 18th. This railroad is a new one that the gov ernment has been building with mon- ey appropriated by Congress. When the Matanuska mine or deposits were reached last week the achievements were celebrated with as much warmth of appreciation az could be found in so cold country. A party of enthu- siastic citizens was carried to the coal fields from Anchorage in a special train chartered by the little city's chamber of commerce. In this party were officers of the Engineering Con- mission which supervised construc- tion of the railroad, and the Rev. Pe- ter Trimble Rowe, Bishop of Alaska. They saw the first trainload of coal beginning it's journey to the port of Anchorage and a ship.
 This is good news for Alaska and for the people and industries of our Pacific Coast States. There is no end of coal up there. The cost of coal in Oregon, Washington and California will be largely reduced. Last year we received nearly $67,OOO,OOO worth of copper, canned salmon. furs, gold, and silver from this great northern Territory, which was bought in 1867 for only $7,2OO.0OO. Hereafter much will be added for coal.-New York Times.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
cHL0R0F0RM IN SURGERY.
The Horrors That Were Stopped by its
 Uss as an Anassthstio.

The Horrors That Were Stopped by its
 uss as an Anassthstio.
 Sir James Simpson, who was con. nected with the medical department of Edinburgh university. If not actually the discoverer of chloroform, was at any rate the first to introduce it's en- ployment as an anaesthetic into sur gical practice. This was in 1848.
 Previously all operations were per. formed without anaesthetics. the pa. ttent being drugged with whisky and held down by strong men while the op eration was performed. No medical discovery ever did more to alleviate human suffering.
 Sir James is generally given credit for the actual discovery of chloroform. but 1t is stated in some works that 1t was discovered some years previous to his first experiments by an American doc tor named Guthrie and by a French physician named Souberian. In any case, 1t was Dr. Simpson who proved its great value as an anaesthetic, and the room in which he made his first ex. perlments still exists in Edinburgh
 The story goes that he tried the chloroform on himself and two medical friends. They proved its efficacy by simultaneously falling beneath the table. Sir James had considerable prejudice to overcome before chlor0 form was adopted generally by the medical profession, 1t being denounced at one time as dangerous to health. morals and religion. - Pearson's Weekly.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
OUR DELEGATE cleims to be

OUR DELEGATE claims to be a Republican. He may be, we have no method of ascertaining his innermost thoughts, but it has struck us as ex- tremely peculiar that a candidate can claim to be Republican and fight capital, fight the corporations, fight the government, fight the advent of capital into his district, and pass up the Republicans of the cities he visits entirely and train with rabid anti everythings like the John Frame fac tion at Anchorage. We believe that MT. Wickersha:n should depend upol the voters of the party he is affiliated with to elect him and not depend upon the disgruntled elements of all par ties to place him in a position where he is arbiter between capital and legislation. The most rabid anarch- ist we could pick in the territory would not be as bitter an enemy to capital as Wick claims he is, and yet he pretends to affiliate with the party who put the cap in capital.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
AFRICAN ELEPHANTS.
They May Be In Captivity, but They
 Arc Never In Subjsction.

They May Be In Captivity, but They
 Arc Never In subjsetion.
 For many reasons the chase of the elephant stands at the npex of sport ranks with the lion and the African buffalo. He is the only beast that fears no other. While be will almost invari. ably run from the scent of man he Is as invariably ready to attack on the slightest provocation. Fear does not exist for him. His overwhelming bulk. power, speed and intelligence make him supreme beyond the range Of ri. valry.
 As though this were not enough to establish his pre-eminence. he alone carries a trophy which is one of the staple products of the industrial world The value of ivory rises. It never fiuc tuates. Nor is this all In the mind of the east the elephant is intimately associated with dignity. pomp. pageant. ry and kingship. But in the mind of the native African he Is king-a king In his own right.
 In this regard let 1t be affirmed that no elephant born fin Africa has ever do cilely paced hippodromed stage. trun. dled a circus wagon or taken children for a ride in the park. Those sleep. walking cattle known to the American public as elephants come from India and are mere distant cousins to the king. You may have seen the African elephant in captivity, but never in sub jection. Chain him to the floor behind iron bars, and after ten years he is still quick to throw muck in the face of the man that teers at him.-George Agnew Chamberlin in Century
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
NOT ALWAYS FOR WICK.

Congressman Albert Johnson. wht tries to make up a record that would give Delegate Wickersham credit foI the Alaska railroad bill Is the same Albert Johnson who two years age had a controversy with Wickersham as to the authorship of bill waving the assessment work required al Nome. Johnson introduced the bill and it proved very unpopular at Nome. Wickersham criticised the bill. Johnson replied that 1t was Wickersham who wrote it. and favor- cd 1t. Wickersham denied the allega- tion.-Empire.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
CORAL REEFS.
Naturs's Methods In Building Thsss
 SNashell Monuments.

Naturs's Methods In Building Thsss
 Snashell Monuments.
 Coral reefs surround many of the Is lands in the Pacific. They protect the lowlands from the washing of the waves, and the still waters inclOsed by them are the only harbors of refuge for ships. The reefs themselves furnish the greatest peril to navigation, and if there were no inlet through which a vessel could enter their protected cir cle they would be danger and nothing else.
 But almost every reef has such an inlet. It is necessary result of the laws under which the forces of nature work. To understand this we must see how these reefs are formed.
 Chemically the reef cOrals are almost pure carbonate of lime. the substance of ordinary limestone and marble. The reef grows us the shell of the oyster or any other shellfish grows. It is itself the common and undivided shell of in numerable polypi. or minute insects, which are being produced and are dying in successive generations.
 These tiny beings get all their living from the waters of the sea. It is from this source also that they derive the salts of lime from which they secrete the bony structure that remains after the animal is dead.
 The coral polypi cannot live in fresh water. Their food supply is brought to them by the waves and currents of the sea. AS a result 1t Is found that direct. ly opposite the mouth of the stream from the island the reef does not grow. There will be the inlet to the inclosed waters.-Los Angeles Times.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
Tho Seal RlnQ.

The seal ring dates back to the days of the Old Testament, and products of the glyptic art, as gem engraving was called, were known in the most remote times. In Exodus xviii, TYPO, men. ton Is made of the following stones. upon which the names of the twelve children of Israel were engraved: The sardius. the topaz, the carbuncle, the emerald, the sapphire, the diamond. the figure, the agate, the amethyst. beryl. onyx and jasper. In verse of the same chapter we find mention of the engraving of signets upon the hardest stones. It is believed that the Egyptians instructed the Israelites in the art of stone engraving. The Egyp tans used the lapidary's wheel and emery powder and knew the use of the diamond in engraving other hard stones Among the Assyrian and Babylonian ruins were found fine spec. linens H signets on gems. many of them set in rings.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
IN THE Washington State prima,

IN THE Washington State Primary Republican candidates for United States senator received a total of 173.00O votes ana Democratic candi- dates less than 30.0OC. Inasmuch as the Democratic vote of Washington at elections is more than half the Re publican vote the primary vote goes a long way toward proving that Poin dexter was nominated by Democratic votes to be the Republican candidate for Senator. His margin over Hum- phrey was 5000. of which was about 30,000 or 10000 " ere apparently cast by Democrats.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
THE MALAMUTE.

When we have lived for some time in Alaska we pay little attention to the extraordinary place occupied by the malamute in Alaskan life altho the brute permeates almost every phase of 1t. He is to Alaska what the camel is to Arabia He is indigo nous to the soil of the Territory. He gives local color to stories of Alaska as a kangaroo gives 1t to Australia and long ago Alaska would have prob ably enshrined him as it's national and only beloved emblem if he were only pretty enough and could conduct himself with anything approaching gentility.
 It is impossible anywhere in the whole length and breadth of the Ter ritory to get away from him. Touch at Petersburg or Wrangell or Ketchi- kan for the first time coming north and you will hear his chorus. Steam down the Yukon river. up the Tax hini. the Panama. any of them and the first intimation you receive that you are approaching a village comes from the malamute answer to the steam whistle. Travel the trail and you either have him along as your best friend or you must hide your ba- con to keep some stray specimen from eating 1t. Enter a modern town and he rur.s between your legs on the side walk.
 The malamute is a peculiar beast On the trail he is mans best friend. He has made the gold discoveries and the consequent development of the Territory possible. The malamute has opened Alaska to man. The oth- CT side of the malamute, however, Is that he is a treacherous wretch. Over and over again when he Is travelling in packs he has taken human lives. Near the city of Nome @ few years ago pack almost completely devour- ed a boy in his teens. But he Is not to blame for all this. He probably threw the boy down first in play and then saw no harm in doing the rest. He Is only a dog.
 In nature he Is just like the terri tory and its native inhabitants. For this reason he Is worth studying. He is an uncultivated type of dog as the Territory and the Territory's natives are uncultivated. No three things in the world harmonize with such poetic perfection in their three different spheres as the wilder parts of Alaska, especially near the mouth of the Yu- kon and the Native and the Mala- mute. Each of them Is possessed of an uncanny peace of exterior and of latent and fatal fierceness. Nothing can kill so quickly in the wilderness when it becomes aroused and of the Malamute and Native the same holds true. The Malamute is not only in- digenous to the land but he Is . part of 1t. He grows as naturally out of 1t as weeds grow out of uncultivated ground. Let us hope that as the coun- try and its original inhabitants only need care to flourish the Malamute only needs the same to make him an animal of which we might be proud Seward Gateway.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
SHIP LINE FROM COAST
 TO NORWAY ANNOUNCED

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1s.-A mo- tor ship line between San Francisco and Norway is to be inaugurated next month by the Norwegian-Pacific line. a Scandinavian concern, 1t was an nounced today. The Bayard, motor chip now en route from Christiana to Boston, which is due here late this month, will be the first of the new line to call.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
JIM HAM TO ENTER
 DRESSING CONTEST

LOS ANGELES. Oct. 16.-Sartor- ially beyond reproach. Senator J. Lewis. of Illinois, arrived here today in good time to enter Los Angeles contest for the best dressed man. Whether MT. Lewis will enlist his fla nous waistcoats and other habili- ments in the race is not yet known to a certainty. but friends here say mo-
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
Dublin Castle.

Dublin castle has a history of over seven centuries, for 1t was King John who in 1904 ordered 1t to be built, well fortified, with good losses and thick walls strong enough to defend or con. trol the city" Henry TIL. when about to visit Ireland in 1243, ordered the ad dition of a hall. with sufficient win dows and glass easements" and other improvements were made in succeed. Ing reigns. particularly by the Duke of Clarence, son e Edward ILL, who as viceroy spent much money on the cas- tie to make 1t convenient (as his father complained when called upon to pay) flor his sports and other pleasures. London Standard.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
Ice Running in Cinema slough.

Reports from the Interior this morning state that fee is running in the Cinema slough at Fairbanks. and that the inhabitants of the Inland me- tropolis are settling down for the winter after an extremely prosperous year.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
Trail Very Heavy,

Parties coming over the trail from the Interior report it is very heavy. and badly cut up by Days. auto trucks. Between WOrtman's and the Summit it is stated that t is nearly impas- sable on account of the deep ruts made by the trucks.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

CONGRESSMAN Johnson stated while on a recent tour of Alaska, that the Territory would be set back six years In case 1t did not return James Wickersham to Congress. We believe the Congressman was looking in the wrong direction.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
Sleeps; Death 3 Feet Away.

NEW HAVEN, Conn.,, Oct. IT, John Riordan of New Haven climbed on an electric engine and went to sleep within three feet of a wire car rying 1000 volts. Having escaped death he was arrested and fined for trespassing.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
Locker Law Is Unconstitutional

KNOXVILLE, Tenn.---The so-call- ed locker law" which prohibits the maintenance of lockers for bars or buffets in clubs in Tennessee has been held unconstitutional by the state supreme court. The law was enacted by the 1915 general assembly.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
TYneXrifer for Deaf MuteS

PARIS. Oct. 5.-To enable those unacquaintcd with any sign language to converse with deaf mutes French man has invented device resembling typewriter which raises letters to spell words as keys are pressed.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

A WEEK or two ago Berlin an- nounced that the Teutons had annih,- lated the Rumarian army. Late news indicates that the Rumanians don't know how to stay dead.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
Realistic Play.

Cant you children play without con- dnually ringing the doorbellr' asked mother, who had been trying in vain to get an afternoon nap.
 "No, mother" said Alice, fits quite impossible. You see, Edith and I are playing house, and Freddie is the col lector."-St Louis Post Dispatch
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

JUDGE wICKERsHAM, in his speech likened his detractors to a man who could see hair mile away but could not see the COW. In other words he meant that the men who ara attacking his- -raanrd. are .niokins
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

The Golden North has steam heat ed rooms. q
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

Canaries. Singers and females, fin- est stock. now is the time to buy. Mrs.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

For good home-cooked meals try Mrs. M. Olson. on Hobart street.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
Lono Time Between shoxsr,.

Long Inc botW00n 8hoW0ro.
 Tn 1912 rain fell in the nitrate terri. tory of Chile for the nrst lime in near ly half a century, and for the first time in mans memory the coast towns were free from dust.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

Fancy Stationery at the VAlde, Drug Store. ti
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

How about that photo you promised to send home? Go to B. Jenner. the Photographer. and have 1t taken to- day. It only takes a few minutes. ti
 Don't fail to attend the grocery sale at Blum's.
 Aliens fresh Eastern Transplanted Oysters, counts, selects and stand ards at Love-Whitley Co. If
 Just Received--the latest Popular Songs and Music. Valdez Drug Co. If
 Fox's Chocolate Tea. at Love- Whitley Co.'s. If
 Valdez Drug Company has a fine line of School Stationery. If
 Don't fail to attend the grocery sale at Blum's.
 S& w canned fruits and vegetables at Blum's.
 For good home-cooked meals try Mrs. M. Olson. on Hobart street. Nuts and Fruits. Chocolate Cover ed, at Hunts.
 Pioneer Bunk House.
 You can do your own cooking and at the Pioneer Bunk house on Keystone Avenue. Price $2.50 per week. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

Nuts and Fruits. Chocolate Cover ed, at Hunts.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
Enough Said.

"Thrifsy, is she"
 "Thriftyi I won't go into long dis course. merely tell you that she banks money in December
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17
VILLA MURDERS ONLY
 SURVIVOR OF MASSACRE

FL PASO, Oct. 16.-Caesar Sala, a naturalized Mexican, but Italian by birth and the only person of foreign birth who escaped in the Santa Ysabel massacre, was slain by Villa person ally when the bandit chieftain enter ed Cusihuriachic, according to a wit ness arriving here today.
 The bandits were terrorizing the town and Sala who kept a store ther. went to plead with Villa to stop at tacks upon young girls. Villas only answer was to shoot the man dead.
 
 See our windows for Bargains at the Owl Drug Co.
 For all kinds of cement work see Blake. If The Golden North has steam heat ed rooms. If
 Fancy Stationery at the Valdez Drug Store. If
 Fox's fresh Shrimp Meat at Love Whitley Co.'S. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

For all kinds of cement work se Blake.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

Fox's fresh Shrimp Meat at Love Whitley Co.'S. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

Just as you are pleased at finding -faufts yeu are -displeased at finding perfection.-Lavater
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

S & w canned fruits and vegetable, at Blum's.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

See our windows for Bargains a the Owl Drug Co.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

Valdez Drug Company has a fine line of School Stationery. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

Don't fail to attend the grocery sale at Blum's.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

Don't fail to attend the grocery sal at Blum's.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

Aliens fresh Eastern Transplantet Oysters, counts. selects and stand ards at Love-Whitley. Co. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

A new line of heaters priced right, at Mead's. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

Ding. dong, hear that bell and City Express goes by like-well. we check your baggage, trunks and grips by day or night: we meet all ships. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

Kodak Supplies at the valdss DrLg Company. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

For first-class meals and good serv- ice at reasonable prices try the Aer- chants Cafe. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

Banquet Steel Ranges. plain and polished tops. at Mead's. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

Subscribe for the Prospsctor.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

FOx's Chocolate Tea, at Love- Whitley Co.'s. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

Don't forget the Clearance Sale at the Owl Drug Go.
Valdez daily prospector., 1916-10-17

Just Received--the latest Popular Songs and Music. Valdez Drug Go. If
The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-01-13
PERPETUAL MOTION
 AT LAST IS SOLVED

T. l.. Harris of Banks, Ala, writes The Age-Herald that he has solved an age long question for he has invented an en- zine that will run continuously by air power generated by itself. Mir. Harris says all he needs is some financial help. Here is his letter:
 'I have in mind. an idea of self >eeding air engine. an attachment for an engine which will compress it's own air and keep the engine going without taking up it's power.
 Instead of using boiler, fire, wood, coal and water and fireman will need only a chamber for air, an air pump or two; and those air pumps will be run by the same engine that is pulling other power without destroying the power for other work.
 'I am sure of it's success. My idea if put in operation will revoiutionize the machinery power of the world. have made application for a patent.
 q write this because l am not finan- cially able to fix up model properly and put through the patents, and get it op sale. If some one will help me to get this model perfected and patents through. I will give him one-third interest In the Tatent. T. L. HARRIS
 Banks, Ala.