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Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
..OUT OF THE DARKNESS
 AT EMPRESS TONIGHT

Charlotte Walker. in the stirring play, "Out of the Darkness" will be presented at the Empress Theatre in photoplay this evening. The play fol- lows:
 Helen Scott. a beautiful young wo- man of society. is the owner of the Scott Cannery. business which nets her great profit but in the manage ment of which she does not take any interest. placing her affairs in the hands of an uncle. Frequently. the terrible conditions under which the women employed in the cannery are forced to work are brought to Helen S attention but she frivolously casts them aside.
 While sailing one night in a small boat off the Florida coast, the craft is run down by steamer and Helen. on her rescue is found to be seriously injured by blow on her head. She recovers her physical strength, but her memory is gone and she cannot tell her name. Kind friends care for her and obtain a position for her in the Scott Cannery.
 There she experiences the terrible working conditions which she form erly in the old life has refused to bet ter. Harvey Brooks, young superin- tendent, who is interested in better ing conditions, takes an interest in Helen. They fall in love. Slowly. Hell ems memory returns and she at last declares herself the owner of the fac tory. and by promise of immediately eradicating the evils she thwarts a great strike which would have ruined her. Brooks, the superintendent, and Helen work out their scheme of bet terment together.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
SI.ACkERS WILL BE
 CONFINED IN LOCkUP

SEATTLE. July T.. - Eighteen alleged evaders of the selective draft were arraigned today in the United States court. Five men pleaded guilty. two not guilty. and the others were given until next week to enter pleas. Carl G. Gilman, one of those who pleaded guilty, admitted that he was an Industrial Worker of the World and was sentenced to eight in the county jail at Belling- ham. as also were David Anderson and Charles Gray. alleged to be Industrial Workers. Bearnard Schmidt was sen fenced to thirty days and the fifth man. Harry Hart said he had been registered and had lost his card. This claim will be investigated, and sen tence withheld meanwhile.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
CREMATORY SENDS
 HER WRONG ASHES

NEW YORK. July 17.-Trial of Mrs Rosalies Stahl's SIG. 900 damage suit against William Neckar crema- Stahl OF the stand Mrs. Stahl al- leges that after she had sent her hus- bands ashes tc th- crematOry they sent back the ashes of someone else.
 A label on the sealed urn of ashes returned to her bore her husbands cremated April 31. 1916. Mrs. Stahl thinks this strange because there never was an April with 31 days. and her husband didn't die until May 5.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
J. B. A. Dance

number of the young men of Val deg treated the members of the J. B. A. Club to a dancing party Monday evening in return for several good times given them. Moose Hall was rented for the evening and two-peice orchestra. Reinke and Weber secur- ed. The hall and reception room were gay with streamers and red, white and blue and wild flowers. Three long ta- bles were spread in the reception room where a bountiful supper was served at midnight to about thirty couples. The officers of the Unalga were ex- tended an invitation to attend. which they gladly accepted. This was with out doubt the incest dance given here in some time and it is hoped that they may be repeated quite often.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
NEW JUROR
 MOONEY TRIAL
TALESMAN DISMISSED FOR
 PHYSICAL INFIRMITIES
John Welby, a Juror in the Mooney Trial Dismissed for Disability and Chosen in His Place.

SAN FRANCISCO. July 17.-John Welby, juror in the Mooney trial was dismissed today for physical in and William s. Dean was chosen in his place. The defense has exercised but few of its peremptory challenges as yet. and it is believed that the case will come to trial before the end of the week. Mrs. Mooney, is the wife of T. J. Mooney. who was to death early this year for in the San Francisco bomb outrages during preparedness par ade held here last year. Mooney was granted new trial and the prosecu- tion is endeavoring to show his wife was a member of the famous band of dynamiters and purchased explosives for the gang.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
SOCIALIST PARTY
 TOO PR0-GERMAN
UPTON SINCLAIR, NOVELIST.
 AUTHOR, SOCIALIST RESIGNS
Man Who Wrote "The Jungle" ''The Cry for Justice" and Other Promi- nent Socialist Works, Says Party Too PrO-GerInan for Him.

LOS ANGELES, July 17.-UptOn Sinclair. Socialist writer. novelist. au- thor and social worker today sent his resignation to the Socialist party say ing that its doctrine was too German ed writers on Socialist subjects of the day. and is best known by his book written after the stockyards investi- gation in 1896, when he was one of a committee appointed by the presi- dent to see if things were as bad as reported. "The Jungle" had a tre- mendous sale, and brought MT. Sin clair speedily into prominence as a writer.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
MYSTERIOUS DISEASE
 KILLING OFF HORSES

TOULOUSE. France. July IT, Cavalry horses have been dying in large numbers from mysterious dis ease Tn different regions of the south of France. The mortality has reached 60 per cent to 70 per cent of new contingents arriving at Toulouse. Al bi, Bordeaux. Narbonne and Perpig- nan. Horses apparently sound and well when they are unlOaded from the cars die so soon after being stabled that it is impossible to treat them This situation dates from 1914. soon after the declaration of war. The nor tality was greatest in the spring Of 1915 and it is still alarming.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
POLICE PROBING DEATH OF
 PRETTY 'MOVIE" ACTRESS

VENICE. Cal, July 17.-Police here are today Investigating the su- eide Af beautiful Ruth Morgan, mov- ing picture actress, who ended her life in her apartments last night by drinking poison.
 Known among the photo players as Miss Ruth Morgan, the young wo- man in real life was Mrs. Frank Smith. She and her husband have been separated for some time, it was said
 After taking the poison, Miss Nor gan ran into the apartment of a girl friend and cried "I have taken pois- on." With that she fell unconscious and died soon afterwards.
 Miss Morgan has played with va rious moving picture companies here for about two years and was much seen with leading actresses. Until re- gently she and been the life of dances and parties among the play folk. but for the last few days she had been unhappy and complained that she felt ill
 The body is at an undertaking par Tor while word is awaited from MT. and Mrs G. Belthauser of Columbus Ohio. parents of the deceased.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
PLOT ID KILL
 <>RUSS|AN GENERAL >
GERMANY HAS SENT / > / >>> SPIES TO DO WORK
department of Russia Jn- earth> Gigantic Plot to AsSassinate Men Appointed to Kill.

PETROGRAD. July 17.-EXtra pre- cautions are being taken today to pro tect General Brusiloff and other pro- minent officials of the War Office. whom it is reported Germany has sent TOO spies to Russia to aSsaSsinate. ac- cording to plot alleged to have been discovered today by the Intelligence Department. The notifications of the plot extend to many parts of the em- pire. and every effort is being made to apprehend the assassins before they can accomplish their purpose.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
I. w. WIS Populated

CLIFTON. Ariz., July 17.-Miners in the Clifton n-Morenci-Metcalf dis trict are not in sympathy with the methods and tactics of the Industrial Workers of the World and will not permit their entrance into the dis trict if it is possible to keep them out, John Donnelly. president of the State Federation of Labor, said today. He added that when the strike order was issued, his men helped the copper companies to close down their fur naces and have kept the mines dry by operating the pumps.
 Deputy Sheriffs stopped parade of Mexican miners late yesterday.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
STEAMSHIP OWNERS
 ARE UNEASY
FEAR PRESIDENT WILL TAKE
 OVER PACIFIC COAST BOATS
President Alexander. of the Admiral Steamship Company Asks President to Spare Boats of His Company, as They Are Needed.

SEATTLE. July 17.-President H. r Alexander of the Pacific Coast Steamship Company. widely known as the Admiral Line, is in Washington, D. C.. where he went to plead with President Wilson and government of- ficials to spare the vessels of the steamship company for use of the ka. The President has issued an or der communicating all vessels. and it is feared a serious hardship will be worked on the people of the Pacific Coast if the steamships are taken off.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
SUB BASE FOUND BY
 PATROL OFF IRELAND

NEW YORK. July 17-The World states that the officers of an Ameri- can steamer arriving at an Ameri- can coast report that British patrol boats off the north coast of Ireland discovered a German submarine base on Tory Island a fortnight ago.
 The base was supplied by confed- crates among the inhabitants of the island and six of the ringleaders were shot, The supplies of oil cached on the island were confiscated.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
NOME WOMAN
 RECEIVES CROSS
ALASKAN DOGS TRANSPORT
 SHELLS TO ISOLATED POST
Scotty Allen Transport Ninety Tons of Explosives Thru Raging Blizzard to Front.

NOME, July 17.-Mrs. C. E. Darl- ing of Nome, today received a medal of honor, won by the Alaskan dogs taken to the French front last year by Scotty Allen. the well-known dog musher. During a raging blizzard on the French frontier, which lasted four days and nights. the dogs trans ported ninety tons of shells to isolat- ed posts on the battlefelds, to points which it was impossible to reach by other means of transportation. For this reason, and because Mrs. Darling was the originator of the movement to use Alaskan dogs on the battle fields, the French government has sent her a war cross.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
COnciliatOrs Appointed

WASHINGTON, D. C., July IT, of J. s. Myers and John Mcbride. as federal conciliators to confer with operators and workers in the copper mine strike at Arizona was announced by the department of lab or today. Although no reports have been received from either of the agents. department officials believed the men to be already engaged in the work. as they were sent from Texas and Utah fields to days ago. The de- partment denied that former Govern or Hunt had been appointed as a con- ciliator and added that such appoint meut appeared unnecessary and un- likely at this time.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
CLARK SAYS
 INTENDS TO CLOSE MINES

BUTTE. Mont, July 1..-Former Senator Clark. copper mining mag nate. has announced to government mediatOrS here lie will flood every pound of ore. before he will recognize the recently organized metal workers union. members of which are now on strike.
 More federal mediators are or their way here to make a last effort to set tie the labor troubles which today have practically closed every mire in this section.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
VOLUNTEERS ARE ASKED
 TO JOIN "SCICIDE CLUB

FORT SHERIDAN, Ill.,. July IT, Calls for five volunteers among the student officers here to join the "sui- eide club" were received today. The suicide club" is the sobriquet for the machine gun companies. These or ganizations are said to be responsible for half the fatalities in Europe Un- cle Sam's order calls for five men from each officers training camp.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
MANY NEW FEATURES
 COMING TO EMPRESS

Pictures to be at the Empress dur ing the next two weeks.
 Marie Doro in the Wood Lymph: .: Harry Gribbon with Keystone play CTS in "Perils of the Park: Maud Allen. the international danseuse, in "Rugmaker's Daughter: Lenore Ul- rich, star of the Bird of Paradise in "Kilmeny": Pauline Frederick in the great emotional drama Sold. and Kathryn Williams in the "Ros- ary."
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17

MT. s. A. Jacobson. well-known Valdez carpenter and cabinet maker, who has been engaged at Charles Crawford's cabinet shop and sash and door factory for some time. will leave on one of the early boats for the States to make his future home. MT. Jacobson is fine workman and has made many friends here, who re- gret exceedingly to see him go out side.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
SEATTLE MAYOR
 TAXES ACTION WILL FORCE STREET CAR
 COMPANY RESUME SERVICE Strike Ties Up Industries of City Causing Much Inconvenience. and Mayor Says Run or Forfeit Char ter-Tacoma Strike Not settled.

SEATTLE. July 11.-Mayor Hiram Gill today notified the street car of ficials that if they wished to hold their charters and do business in Se attle they must resume service at once. The employees of the street car system went on strike yesterday. and a complete tie-up was the result, Ta- coma strikers are also out, and no cars are running in either city.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
Phone Girls Win Strike

ABERDEEN, July 17.-Telephone operators in Aberdeen and Hoquiam who had been locked out were return ed to work today under advance in pay of 25 cents a day. Girls from Se- ,attle who had come to replace them returned home today.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
GUARD MOBILIZATION
 GOES ON RAPIDLY
GENERALIZATION AS TO
 PAY BEGAN SUNDAY
One Hundred and Thirty Thousand Members of National Guard Are Ready to Send to Concentration Camp>-Pay Started Sunday.

WASHINGTON, D. C.. July IT, About hundred and thirty thousand or over half the strength Of the na- tional guard, was mobiiized vest erday, and are now readytO go to the con- centration camps to prepare for ser vice in France The soldiers started to draw their pay from the United States government Sunday.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
Norton Easily Defeated

GOLDFIELD, New. July 17.-Wil- lie Meehan. the San Francisco heavy weight boxer, easily defeated Al Nor ton in a ten-round bout here last night. Meehan in every round inflict- ed severe punishment with his left to Norton's body. There was but lit tie clinching and the men fought fast. No knock downs were scored.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
CANOE PASS TRAP
 HAS BEEN COMPLETED

The fish trap under construction for the Canoe Pass Packing Co.,, at the entrance to Gravina Bay. near Red Head. has been completed, and will be used during the humpback and silver salmon run.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
TROOPS FIGHTING
 RIGA ID RUMAN|A
RUSSIAN FRONT
 A BATTLE LINE
Germans Are Bringing Up Troops From Italian and French Fronts to stem Tide of Advance-Iine Are Being Shifted and Rearranged.

PETROGRAD. July 1.-The Rus sian front from Riga on the north to Rumania on the south is one vast battle line. with the Russians steadily pushing the central powers back. The Germans are rushing up troops from the Italian and French fronts and en- tirely rearranging their lines.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
STEAMER GRACE
 SENT TO BOTTOM

WASHINGTON, D. C., July IT, The American steamer Grace was tor oedoed yesterday by German sub marine. Three of the crew were killed md two of the naval guard injured.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
COMMITTEE REPORTS
 GIGANTIC AIRPLANE BILL

WASHINGTON. D. C.. July IT, The Senate Military Committee today reported out the munitions bill ap- propriating s64O.OOO.OO0 for air planes and recommended its passage.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
PACKING co.
 IS IN THE CLEAR

Word received from down the Bay is that the Carlisle Packing Company has already packed enough fish to clean up their expenses for the sea- son and are in the clear from now on. the rest of the pack representing pro- fit
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
Blood Pudding Cards Issued

STOCKHOLM. Sweden, July IT, Blood pudding cards" are the latest in rationing. They ave been issued in Malmo. entitling the holder to one pound of blood pudding weekly.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
TY COBB'S BATTING
 STREAK IS BROKEN

DETROIT, Mich. July 6.-Tyrus Cobb failed to hit safely in today's game here and broke his streak of thirty-five consecutive games in which he has hit safely. He still holds the major league record for forty games.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
RUSSIAN MINISTER'S
 RESIGN ONCE MORE

PETROGRAD. July 1.-The Min lster of Finance. NJ. Bark, and the Ministers of Education and public re- lief resigned today.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
Seattle Fish Quotations

SEATTLE, July 17.-Halibut 1S& cents; Sable fish. 4 cents; red snap per, 21a cents; pickled sable fish $13 her barrel
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-07-17
BAR SILVER BRINGS
 VERY HIGH PRICE

NEW YORK. July 17.-Bar silver is quoted today at S1Ac.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-10
MOOSEHEkRT MOVIES
 WERE MUCH ENJOYED
DIRECTOR GENERAL W. LEE PRO- VOL OF ST. LOUIS LECTURED
 ON INTERESTING PICTURES.

The entertainment the local lodge oL Moose provided for residents ana vis- tors last night in the Auditorium thea ter was certainly mucn enjoyed DN every one present. 1t was Moose heart movie night in every sense or the word, and yet the effort was not confined to films that had to dc with he great educational institution vI 'ho order exclusively. for those pres. ent saw in the pictures the Moose al heir great national conventions and a cheer and applause were generously siven when the movies brought into bold relief he local drum and busle corp. boosting" for Hot Springs and giving a physical and very pictures rue demonstration of advertising Hot Springs abroad
 W. Lee Procol. one of the noted ma ional directors of the order, whose headquarters are in St Louis, lectured m the pictures. He is master of this trt He knows his MoOsedom and his leart being in the work he added auch 10 the value of the film by a ucid and always interesting explana ion of each scene
 There was q portion of the film that
 lad to do with the objects and aim lf Moosedom that showed the work
 the order, a scenario as mterest-2e
 it was we'll told. while the pictures if Mooseneart left no room for doubt
 $ to the great undertaking this order
 as started and is maintaining ana increasing in worth daily
 All in all, the entertainment was a reat success and the local lodge
 hould feel proud of their effort, and 1r. Proyol happy in the knowledg, ha this interesting message was SC | we'll received and enjoyed
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-10
REAL PATRIOTISM IS
 EXPRESSED BY GERMANS

Philadelphia, Feb. 9.-Dr Charles ]. Hexamer, president of the National Ierman.Amcrican Alliance, tonight made public a letter urging members )f that organization to remain loyal Q America in the present national ,risis and advising them the alliance Wednesday night adopted resolutions .ndorsing the action of President Vii -on in severing diplomatic relations with Germany and decided to turl he funds collected for German rche' lver to the American Red Cross in case of war.
 President HeXamer said
 "The National German-Amerioan Al lance must in this crisis stand on the anne high plane of absolute American patriotism which 1t has always upheld ndunless it does so it has no right O exist in our country
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-10
TO MAKE SOLDIERS OF
 MAJOR LEAGUE PLNYERS
Would Mobilize the Base Ball Piaye-s and Give Them Military Training.


 New York, Feb. 9.-A plan to give all baseball players military training from the time they arrive at their Southern camps gp to the worlds ser es was outlined in a letter Cap tain T. l.. Huston ol the New York Americans -ent today to President E. E. Johnson of the American leasu". Huston was a captain cf engineers ti the Spauish-American war He assolt ed he had discussed with Major Cen er3l Leonard Wood his scheme for a baseball military training camp.
 Huston uggested to President John son that he clubs give one hoHr each morning and afternoon to military drill while in the Scuth and two lours each morning when they retrrn north instead of the regular mornine pr3 tice and a short drill in the afternoon. In the fall after the worlds series Huston suggested large military camp in the south for ma IT and mn or 'eague players. umpTes, club off. cials and newsparcr men who Vi.hed
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-10
THE HEN THAT LAYS.

8 th teN that pays If she does lot ny, kill her, but before you kin he- i've her E. A. Thomas Poultry Rem 'dy twice day for a week. and then you will not kill her for she will De )ayins you a profit It not only makes hens lay but it is a remedy for
 holera, Roun and Gapes We guar
 nteo it to cure or we refund your money. J. D. Grove.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-10
HOOVER TELLS OF
 CONDITIONS IN BELGIUM

Philadelphia Pa. Feb. 9.-Herben C. Hoover, chairman of the commls- sion for relief in Belgium, told mem bers of the City Club today that thers IS no starvation in Belgium at present and that there would be none "as long as the commission is given the funds 70 continue its work"
 He said that the Belgians are now healthy.
 But he added, it is the vital duty of Americans to give aid that this health may be maintained. Without this aid Belgiug must strve.'
 Mir Hoover said the relief commis sion is short between four and five million dollars month in its bud get
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-10
THE SPANISH LOssrS.

Madrid. Feb g. via Paris, 2:50 ?. m.-The Spanish Merchantle Marine which in Jaly l9ll co sisted cf Glo vessels with au aggregate tonnage of S46.49L up to January 3i had sus- tained losses Of ships to thc value Of aboat 700o0.00o pe.etas by reason of the war Seven steamships aggrega,- ing l8.00o tons and % other ships have been sunk by mines O. subW1- rines
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-10
ARE GUARDING BRIDGES.

St. Louis, Mo, Feb. 9.-The guards placed at the Eads bridge and at th2 municipal brid2e al the request of the Terminal Railroad As ociation con sists merely Of a policeman detailed Q watch the opening O. the Eads bridge tunnel into the Union station
 os, a TO iceman to watch the Fad bridge approach at the river front and che 10 watch the approach to the muniCipa. bridge.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-10
JACK DILLON ID BOX
 FRAHk MAkTElL HERE
GOOD BOUT IS CERTAIN FOR THE LOVERS OF SPORT THIS EVEN
 ING IN AUDITORIUM.

Eddie Barnsback, manager of the Vapor City Athletic Club, announces one of the greatest cards in the box ing hne thls c,ty has seen in mau! seasons, fer he has matched Frank Manteu, of Toledo. ono, against Jack Dillon. the bout to be staged in the Auditorium theater Monday night Feoruary 26.
 Manteu and Dillon have met before, their last engagement being a red hot fifteen round draw. The Buckeye box CT is very desirous of meeting the In dianapohs cave man again, and Dillon is equally willing to give him chance so the fans may look for something out of the ordinary when these two face cath other.
 Good Bout Tonight
 Tonight the main event will be be tween Jimmy Barry, of Cleveland, and Johnny Greeley, of Cincinnati This is the first time these fast boxers have ever squared off from one another. Greeley is we'll known here, having boxed in this city many times, and Barrys sole appearance was such as to stamp him as a worthy opponent for the Queen City ring general.
 There will also be two other bouts on the program tonight, opening with d merry battle royal the initial fea cure to be put on promtply at S;30 O. clock
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-10

Use Liggets Holuen rip tea foI making iced ta~. rhis tea is pro 'ured only from the early flowery 7ickings which in this country is ound in but few of the most exclusive torres, and then ct prices varying rom $2.00 to $500 a pound. Price 5l00 pound. For sac by R. G. Mor is Drug Co Phone 242. G-1O-tt
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-10
SEAMEN AT INAUGURAL.

Newport R. l., Feb 9.-A brigade # 800 apprentice seamen with band -ill go to Washington 10 take part in 1e inaugural ceremonies in accord ance with orders received at the naval training station here today This is the first time the brigade has cen asked to take part in the exc giSaS.
The Sentinel=record., 1917-02-10
TO SING PATRIOTIC SONGS.

Springfield, I!- Feb. Governor frank o Lowden today set the school week of February 1929 as time for he singing of national songs in the ublic and private schools of Illinois.
 One of the great unifying, national ling influences is the singing of our lat.oaal songs" said the governors proclamation