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Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-08-13
FANATICS CLUB
CRIPPLE TO DEATH

EVERETT, Aug. 13.-Believing
Bob Silester was possessed of al evil
spirit, George Johns, James ;efer-
son, Lena Jefferson and Rosey Wild
er beat Silester to death with clubs
yesterday afternoon and buried his
body in sand. All are halfbreeds aud
live on the road between Marysville
and Tulalip reservation. They are
Shakers and possessed the idea that
the world would come to and end at
midnight. In this belief they refused
TO eat. The four were at Johns house
yesterday, fitting themselves for the
end, when Silester, who was a Grip
pie, appeared. One of them. in line
with their belief in driving out evil
spirits, threw a bucket of water on
Silester. and another put bucket on
Silester's head. They threw him down
and he was held there by one of the
party while the women took clubs
and beat him on the body until he
was dead. Some children also were
compelled to beat the helpless Sill
ester, and then his body was covered
with sand. The slayers spent the night
in the woods, singing and shouting.
The sheriff and coroner were noti-
fed by another Indian today and brot
the four prisoners here. They believe
all Indians are possessed of evil spir-
its that have to be driven out by bodi-
ly punishment Johns has had some
schooling and is an athlete. They
have been preparing for the worlds
end for two weeks.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-08-13
Looks After German interests

WASHINGTON, d. c., Aug. 13.-
DR.. Carl P. Hubscher, secretary OF
legation, has become charge DAT
flares for Switzerland and has taken
charge of German interests in Wash
ington with the departure of Dr.
Paul Ritter, the retiring Swiss min
lister, who assumes his new post al
The Hague. DR.. H. Sulzer, the new
minister from Switzerland, is expect
ed to arrive in Washington late in
August.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-08-13

A new line of Crepe Declines in
all the leading shades, just received
at E. Winters. tt
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-08-13
Strike Practically Over

GLOBE, Ariz., Aug. 13.-The
strike oftho copper miners which has
tied up production in the Globe-Mi-
ami district since July l is "practic-
ally at an end" according to a state
ment issued by former Governor Geo.
w. p. Hunt tonight. Mr.. Hunts state
ment was made in connection with
leading operators were held today by
Federal Mediator John Mcbride
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-08-13
Notice To The Public

Registration Blanks for persons
subject to registration for military
purposes may be found at the Pros
pector Office, Valdez. ONCE hours s
to IL m. to 8 p. m. The period OF
registration extends from a. m. on
the second day of July to 9 p. m,
on the second day of September,
Sundays and legal holidays excepted.
JAMES PATTERSON
VIM. MEALS
]. A. SILvERMAN
If Registration Board
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-08-13
Notice of Special Election

Notice is hereby given that spe-
cial election will be held in the City
Hall, in the Town of Valdez, Alaska,
on August 22nd, 1917, between the
hours Of 9 O'Clock a. m, and o'clock
p. m, on said date, for the purpose of
electing a Treasurer of the Valdez
School Board, to fill the unexpired
term of F. M. Boyle, resigned.
VALDEZ SCHOOL BOARD,
By w. A. DOLAN, Director.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-08-13
DONALDSON SCHEDULE

The following schedule for the har-
Dor boat Lit. c. v. Donaldson" will
take effect today. All orders to the
contrary are revoked.
Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays.
and Fridays:
I've. Fort Liscum Leave Valdez
1915 p. m. 1880 p. m.
TUESDAY
1915 p. m. 900 p. m.
1880 p. m. $500 p. m.
SATURDAY
1915 p. m. 1880 p. m.
1915 p. m. 1880 p. m.
There will be no trips Of the boat
on the End and 4th Fridays Of each
month, these days being used to clean
boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of the
above will be made without notice
only to meet exigencies Of the SER
vice.
All official business between VAL
dec and the Post should be arranged
for transaction, where possible. %
that advantage will be taken Of the
scheduled trips and extra trips will
be made 1t . minimum and made only
when urgently needed.
q. r. KOEHLER,
LIST. 1t. 18th Infantry, A. q. n.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-08-13
Packers Strike Settled

TACOMA, Aug. 13.-The strike in
the Carstens packing plant was set
tied tonight, the company acceding
to the demand for an eight-hour day
with present pay for ten hours. The
question of overtime was left open.
Straight pay is to be given for the
present and time and a half later.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-08-13
SAILOR IS
KILLED BY JAPANESE

LONDON, Aug. 13.-At Belfast 8
Japanese seamen have been remand
ed charged with the murder of Rob-
bert Scarborough, an American sail
or. The men were in q Glasgow
steamer. A dispute arose on cooking,
ranged that the matter should be set
tied by a fight on shore. Scarborough
was thrown down, and 1t was alleged
that when on the ground he was
stabbed five times in the back by one
of the accused.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-08-13
Cannery Strike Ends

SAN JOSE. Calf, Aug. 13.-An
agreement between the canneries and
their striking employees, making con-
cessiOns on both sides, was negotia-
ted tonight through Harris Vein
stock, representing the state of Cal
ifornia, and Ralph P. Merritt, federal
mediator.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-08-13
FARRAGUT ARRIVES
AND SAILS SOUTHWARK

The steamer Admiral Farragut ar
rived at about $3.50 this morning and
sailed south an hour later with the
following passengers: Mrs. Geo. c.
Treat, Mrs. Lottie Brown, P. v. Coop
er, for Seattle; Meyer Blum, Rev.
George John linn and Jim Wilson for
Cordova.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-08-13

Notice is hereby given that claims
against the Valdez Brewing G Bottl.
ing Company are required by order
of the district court to be presented
to the undersigned not later than Sep
TENDER 10, 1917.
OTTO HAERING, Receiver,
Valdez Brewing & Bottling Co.
First publication, Aug. II.
Last publication, Sept. /.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-08-13
LABORITES TO SEND
DELEGATION STOCKHOLM

LONDON. Aug. 13.-At confer
held at Westminster, it was voted to
send delegates to the Stockholm con-
sultive conference. The vote stood
1,O46,OOO in favor of sending the
delegates to the conference to $4,000
against.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-08-13
MAIL LEAVES FOR INTERIOR
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING

Oluf Olesen will leave early We'd
nesday morning for the interior with
mail and passengers. Parties desiring
passage or freight Accommodations call
at the Buffet.
Valdez daily prospector. (Valdez, Alaska) 1905-1918, 1917-08-13
FORT LIsCUM TAKES
GAME FROM VALDEZ

In an interesting game full of
horseshoes, good plays, medium
plays and bad plays, Fort Liscum
took the game from Valdez yester-
day by score of 10 to 9. Liscum s
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17

send tho money to the fund, but I
don't want to be murdered for mean
ness. Then L hit the big idea. Every
time L smoke my tobacco boy over
there shall smoke, II could not
smoke more than L do or he would
have no time to be ~ soldier. So this
is how am going to give my tobacco
boy his smokes: Every time | buy
tobacco L put an equal amount into
the Our Boys in France Tobacco
Fund-a dimes worth of tobacco for
me, q dimes worth OF tobacco for
him; dollars worth of tobacco for
me, dollars worth of tobacco for
him. And he will .aves some left
over to give his bunkies, because |
pay 80 cents a pound for my smok-
Ing tobacco, and the fund can buy
good tobacco for him at less than a
third of that.
So there you are! For every cent
1 spend for tobacco. pipes or cigars
while the war lasts, chink! goes a
cent into Our Boys in France To-
bacco Fund. 1t is easy. YOU CAN
DO 1T. If you are smoker, adopt
a tobacco boy and pay for his
smokes. Friend, your own old pipe
tastes twice as sweet when you know
your tobacco boy over yonder is hav-
ing a smoke on you at the same
| time
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17

smoke a pipe. and 1 smoke too
much. My wife says so. my doctor
says so. my insurance man says so,
and know so. But keep right on.
! smoke after breakfast. after lunch,
after, dinner, after 1 go to bed.
smoke all the time. Tobacco is half
my life. 1 could not live without it,
someone would kill me. I quit using
tobacco once for awhile. and If had
not begun again my wife or someone
would have killed me, l was so cross
and cranky. l use a lot of tobacco.
If l was one of the boys in the
trenches and did not have my to-
bacco would be so blue and cross
and ugly that my comrades would
hold me UP above the edge of the
trench and let the Dutchies pot me.
They would be glad to get rid of me.
A man must have tobacco.
Well, there is an Our Boys in
France Tobacco Fund, to send to-
bacco to Sammees over there.
have tobacco-adopted one of the
Sammees. 1 don't know his name.
but he is my tobacco boy, my own
personal nicotine soldier-my smoke
son. It is like this: I wondered what
1 ought to do about this Our Boys in
France Tobacco Fund. First
thought 1 would give up tobacco and
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17
FIVE OF ROBBER
BAND ARE HELD
Colored Men Charged With
Many Thefts Will Come
Before Court

Five members of the gang of COL
ored men rounded up last week by
Detectives Shuler and Specie were
held by Alderman Landis in the sum
of $1,000 each when given hearings
in police court late Saturday after
noon. The sixth negro was dis
charged, as no evidence was found
against him. He had been living
with the gang at their shanty in the
rear of 512 Walnut street, but
claimed that he knew nothing of
their activities.
A. R. Calder, 1900 Bellevue road,
identified the watch, valued at $3.50,
pawned at Market street shop for
IS. as his property. The case on
which Mr.. Calder's name was en-
graVed had been removed. James
Harrison. the young negro identified
as the man who had pawned the
watch, said in court that two white
men had given him the watch. One
watch taken from the Calder home
! is 80 years old. A pearl necklace and
two or three rings were also taken.
! OF the loot secured only the one
watch has turned up.
William H. Heard was wearing a
suit made by an exclusive Harrisburg
tailor for George NJ. Whitney, 1905
-NO4 III SCIouu street, Wnen captured.
! The Whitney home was entered last
week. Several suits of clothing. a
! handbag and other articles were
| taken. An effort had been made to
] erase Mr.. Whitney's initials from
the handbag. but without success.
The handbag was secured.
! Other members of the gang were
charged with having taken goous
from the Adams Express Company
and had been in the employ of that
concern for about week One men,
ber of the gang was held for receiv-
/ ing stolen goods.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17

|neat was black. tough. and had a
horrible strong taste.
We never again tried to eat crow,
Yet I have heard German women
BAY with resignation. THE war won't
be over until we have to eat rats
Thank heaven 1 got out OF Germany
before that happened!
Butter was s2.50 a pound and each
person was permitted less than one
fifth of a pound a week. Each person
zgot one loaf of bread week. Bread
is . marks so pfennigs-62 cents-a
caf, one loaf weighing little over
wo pounds. The bread is almost
black. and sour and hard. They say
| II Germany it is made partly OF saw
Ziust 1 know it is neither good-tast-
|ng nor satisfying.
Ice is very scarce. Icemen will not
|cary ice above the third floor. If
|Eou live on the fourth floor, as we
Ziid, YOU have to go out and buy it.
#It is about 25 cents a pound. To keep
bur food cool we would put it in
Iwater.
There was no coffee in all Ger
Znany, a substitute said to be made
#from roasted barley being used in
zstead. I could not drink it. Also
zthere was no tea. a substitute bein,s
made of apple leaves. 1 could not
drink that.
Birdseod IS one dollar pound.
Dogs are taxed SIS a year. At that
Jew dogs are seen, and no cats.
The most appetizing thing we had
for months before I left was a soup
zwe made of flour and water and lit
Ele bit OF butter. so our unappetizing
meals can be imagined.
No Candy and Ice Cream
We had no milk whatever. 1t was
useless to try to buy any. All the
milk was kept for the babies and the
sick people.
We had to use saccharine instead of
Sugar and that is so hard on the sys-
EN- that stopped using it, preferrinS
10 go without. Saccharine used as
he German people are using ii now
n such quantities will ruin any con-
btitution.
Candy-I forgot what 1t looked like.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17
SEARCHING FOR
DARING ROBBERS
Four Houses Entered During
Night; Secure Money
and Food

It's bad enough to be robbed OF
ones spare change, but to require a
man to search the house for his
trousers in his 'nightie" Sunday
morning is adding insult to injury,
according TO Derry street residents.
Saturday night some person or per-
sons entered four houses in Derry
street. Two of the dwellings are
within the city limits. These rob-
berries were reported to the police
department.
At 2717 Derry street a thief entered
the Gilmore home by opening a win
dow on the first floor. Sneaking into
the second-floor bedroom occupied by
the head of the house, he took Mr.
Gilmore's trousers. securing thirty
cents. The trousers were left in the
kitchen.
The next haul was made at the
Ulrich home in Twenty y-ninth street
near Derry. Here S1.1O was secured
The Walters home, adjoining was
then visited. Mrs. Walters heard a
noise and met the thief in the hall
way. She called to neighbors, and
the man huriedly left the building
| She did not have an opportunity &c
see the intruder's face, and is unable
to furnish a good description of the
midnight visitor.
At $3.50 Derry street, someone en-.
tered the home of Mervin Beam, and
took quantity of potatoes and sew
eral cans of fruit from the cellar
without disturbing the family.
No clue has been found to the per-
petrators of the daring robberies, but
the police are investigating
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17
Personal and Social Items
ofTowns Along West Shore

Lieutenant David NJ. Rupp, of An
napolis Junction. Md. spent Sunday
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. S. S.
Rupp, at Shiremanstown.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. Alvin Wrightstone
and grandson. Junior stalter. of
Shiremanstown. are home from trip
to warwick, n. Y, and Partridge,
New Jersey.
Mr.. and Mrs. James L. Ensminger,
son Maurice Ensminger, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles d. Baum. of Lebanon,
motored to Shiremanstown on Sum
day, where they spent the day with
Mrs. Baum's sister.
Vance II. Wolfe, Paul L. Wolfe and
Chester Beamer, of Shiremanstown.
motored to Carlisle on Sunday.
Miss Kathryn Zimmerman, of St
Johns, spent Sunday with her mother
and sisters at Shiremanstown.
Mrs. John w. Wolfe. of Shiremans-
town. spent Sunday with her sister,
Mrs. George Wolfe. at Mechanicsburg.
Miss Sue A. Kline. of Shiremans-
town. spent Sunday with her mother
at Liverpool
Mrs. Walter S. Zimmerman and son,
Walter r. Zimmerman and Mrs. d. Y.
Zimmerman are home from Shippens-
burg, where they attended the flu
neral of the formers father. Daniel
B. Russell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Strong and
family have returned to Hagerstown
after visiting relatives at Shiremans-
town.
Mrs. Daniel Vert. OF Plainfield.
spent Saturday with her son, Frank
Vert. and Mrs. Vert, at Shiremans-
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leon d. Zerbe and son
Keith, of Shiremanstown, spent a day
with the formers parents at Spring
Lake.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. b. Wentz and
daughter. Miss Lucille Wentz. of
Plainfield. motored to Shiremanstown,
where they spent Sunday with the
formers daughter. Mrs. George X.
EshIaDnan
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17
Big American Liner
Attacked by U-Boat,
But Torpedo Misses

An Atlantic Port, Sept. II. - A
submarine attack on an American
steamship, one of the largest liners
in transatlantic service, was reported
by several of the 100 passengers.
which included United States Army
officers. on the vessels arrival here
yesterday The mechanism of a tor
pedo fired by U-boat went wrong
just before the missile seemed about
TO hit the ship. The torpedo leaped
into the air, was DETECTED from it's
course and passed to the stern Of
the steamship.
The attack took place two days
after the liner had left a European
port.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17
VEGETABLE CURIOSITY

Mount Joy, Pa, Sept. II. - Among
the curiosities in the vegetable line at
George w. Hensers store. at Quarry
Vile. is potato and bone grown
together. The former is quiteA long
one and grown into the bone to the
depth of three inches, or almost half
through it.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17
FATrENING BIG HERD OF CATTLE

Mount Joy. Pa, Sept. Il. = DIR. T.
c. Detweiler has just made a purchase
of 270 head of young cattle that he
will place on his two farms, at Uni
corn and Fairmount. This is one of
the largest lots bought by one farmer
in this part of the county. 1t is his
intention to help them until they are
suitable for butchering purposes.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17

Marietta, Pa, Sept. 1.-THE first
case of infantile paralysis reported
from Pequot township, resulted ia
tally Saturday night in the death of
Rhodda Hess, aged four years. The
child was i'll but a day.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17
REUNION AT RESERVOIR PARK

Marietta. Pa, Sept. 17.-On Sep
tember 22 the Reem family, one of
the largest in the state, will hold it's
annual outing at Reservoir Park,
Harrisburg. The committee has re-
ceived word that many states will
be represented.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17
My Tobacco Boy
BY ELLIS PARKER BUTLER
OF the Vigilantes.

EDITORS NOTEThis to
is
bearing address
receiving the package send
soldier in trenches
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17
BIG INDUSTRIES HELP
BUY SOLDIERS SMOKES
CONTINUED from First Page.J

Harrisburg residents and those of
some Central Pennsylvania towns re-
spended generously. When the con-
tributions were counted this morn
ing an even 500 had been turned IN.
This will keep four hundred
American soldiers supplied with tho
brands they love for one week. But
it is only u drop in the bucket. There
are hundreds of -four hundreds"
over there and when it comes to-
choosing tobacco they are all aristo-
Gratis.
Get Full Value
BY an arrangement with several
of the biggest flag" makers in the
country every quarter sent in to the
fund buys forty-five cents worth OF
tobacco for soldier.
1t is a cheap way to earn the eter-
nal gratitude of man at the front
and he will acknowledge your con-
tribution with a postcard thanking
you for remembering him.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17

This of thirty daily lessons is offered the
selected for service the National Army practical help
in getting started in the right way 1t is informal in tone
and does attempt give binding rules and directions
These contained the various manuals regulations
of the United States Army to which this Course merely
Introductory.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17

PRESIDENT BACK IN CAPITAL
Washington, Sept. II. President
and Mrs. Wilson returned to Wash
ington shortly before 8 o'clock. last
night.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17
6ANPAN DID Me 4
WORLD OF GOOD

lays Mrs. NJ. Z. Johnson, 149 Adams
ltreet, Steelton, Pa. Il have been
roubled for a long time with a bad
tomach and rheumatism.
My stomach would become dis
ended with gas after eating, and
lad severe pains. Was bothered
constantly with the rheumatic pains
shoulder and limbs, also in my
back. l felt feverish and worn out
(ll the time. Then again, my stom-
(ch would get awful sore. and would
Jet dreadful pains over my eyes,
hen would get dizzy and weak,
L tried all kinds of patent medi-
ine, but had to fall back on San
an to get well.
IT cleaned out my ailments in a
apid manner.
Il am not bothered with stomach
rouble, headaches, rheumatism,
izzy spells, etc. Sanpan surely did
ne world of good"
Sanpan is being introduced at Kel-
er's Drug Store, 405 Market street.
harrisburg, by the Sanpan man in
erson.
Our sales are becoming very large
merit wins.-Adv.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17
DEATH FROM PARALYSIS

Sc McNeirs Pain Exterminator. Ag.
Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-09-17
HOME-READING COURSE FOR
CITIZEN-SOLDIERS

Department rights reprint
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-25
Try This If You
Have Dandruff

There is one sure way that never fails
to remove dandruff completely and that
is to dissolve it. This destroys it en-
tirely. To do this, just get about four
ounces of plain, ordinary liquid arvon !;
apply it at night when retiring; use
enough to moisten the scalp and rub it
IN gently with IT,, finger tips.
BY morning, most if not all, of your
dandruff will be gone, and three or four
more applications will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
sign and trace of it. no matter how much
dandruff you may have
You will find, too, that all itching and
digging OF the scalp will stop instantly,
and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous,
glossy, silky and soft, and look and feel
hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any drug
store. :" 1t is inexpensive, and four
ounces is all you will need. This simple
remedy has never been known to fail.
Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1917-09-25
HOME FOODS ARE IMMUNE.

Mr., H0oyers great food conserva
ton drive seems to have suffered late
ly from a counter attack The food
administration and department of ag
riculture have both felt It necessar,
to issue statements to meet what looks
like deliberate propaganda agains
food canning.
Reports have been circulated to the
effect that the government intends tt
take from every family all canned
goods in excess of lao quarts. Word
has gone thru the country that the
government, in urging the canning,
drying and storing of fruits and vege-
tables, has really been scheming' TO
get great stores of foodstnif in en-
venient form to handle, preparatory
TO communicating or connscating il
and shipping it to Europe.
Strange as 1t may seem, these re.
ports have been believed by great
numbers of people. Families in wide
~ h'"ht'itb n''libHS nave uUUlllitU
when questioned, that they inten
to put up less fruit than they needed
for their own use, because they didn't
care to lose 1t after doing all the
work.
Responsible representatives of the
government declare positively that
there is no such intention whatever.
The only purpose the federal author.
tiles have in mind in urging house
wives everywhere TO can and preserve
surplus fruits and vegetables Is thai
their own families may have cheap
er and more plentiful supply than
they could have otherwise. This as.
surance is to be taken at its face
value and should be given the widest
circulation All household stores of
food are safe.