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Valdez daily prospector., 1917-09-19
PETROGRAD PREPARES
FOR EVENTUALLY

PETROGRAD, Sept. 19.-Although
Petrograd, in the opinion of various
military authorities, is in no immedi-
ate danger on account of the fall OF
Riga, preparations are being made
against the evenuality of an unexpect-
ed descent by the Germans. The tenn
porary government has appointed a
special civil commission with author
ity to preserve order. The cabinet has
decided that there is as yet no need
for the government to be transferred
elsewhere.
Although there are no signs Of a
panic there are elements in the popu-
lation, particularly members of the
wealthy class, who are leaving or ct
tempting to leave in large numbers
Many business firms are considering
transferring their headquarters to
Moscow, Mini Novgorod or some 9TH
er provincial city.
According to the newspapers the
present Russian front represents the
arc of a circle from the mouth of the
river IA southeastwards about forty
miles from Riga. Dvinsk, according
to reports, is still holding out.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-09-19

be their favorite newspaper.
The boys will long for news from
their own town.
Consequently, the most acceptable
present you can give to a departing
soldier boy or sailor laddie is sub.
scription to the newspaper that will
give him an account Of the happen
ings in Blighty.
1t will be sent to him first to the
training camp and later will follow
him regularly wherever he goes.
For a few cents a day your soldier
son, friend or lover may have a con-
tinuous record of things back home.
And how it will hearten and en-
terrain him when in trench, camp, or
on board ship,-Buffalo News.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-09-19
SNOW CAPPED ARAFAT.
Il Overlooks the Lands Of the "Czar
the Sultan and the SHAH"

the Sultan and the SHAH"
Great Ararat, which shoulders its
way some 1900 feet up into the Ar
menian sky and looks down on the
lands Of the GEAR, the sultan and the
shah," although SO truly the rallying
point, as it were, for the Armenian
people, is quite unknown to the native
Armenian by this name.
The people who actually dwell with
In sight of its great snow capped dome,
who look out toward 1t over the plain
from Erivan. some thirty miles away
to the north. or from the frontier
mountain slopes away to the south call
it by variety Of names. If they are
Armenians they call it "Massis;" if
Turks, "Ag!lri Dagh," and II Persians,
"Kuh-i-Nuh." or the Mountain of
Noah"
There are really. Of course, two
mountains, or, rather, there is one vast
mass out OF which rise two peaks
their bases continent at a height of
$500 feet, their SUBMITS about seven
miles apart"
Little Ararat, upon whose slopes 1t Is
that the territories Of the three king
doms actually meet, is some 1900 feet
lower than it's big brother, but none
the less. with its 12.S4O feet, 1t is none
SO little.'-ArgOnaut.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-09-19
AVOID PREJUDICE.
II 10 an Evil Thing That Wsrps Juds.
mont and Breeds Injustice.

h 10 an Evil Thing That Wsrps Juds.
mont and Breeds Injustice.
Prejudice Is an insidicus thing. II
rreeps into the soul unaware. 1t leads
us to say and do wrong things; 1t
warps our judgment and leads to in
justice, unkindness and even cruelty.
1t paves the way for hatred and NAL
Ice. In proportion as We learn to clear
our minds of prejudice we become bet.
ter men and women; we win friends
and dissolve enmities; we are more
worthy of respect and confidence.
No one wants to be judged by false
standards that prejudice sets up. Be-
ware Of judging others in such light.
Prejudice cramps the mind and the
heart; 1t stands in the way Of rightful
growth of character. 1t Is wise to
search your heart and IL you find pref
udice there to set about to root it out
wholly
Do not be sure you Of all men are
unprejudiced. That is the danger, for
prejudice is guarded by vanity. Seek
to he just In all things, small as well
as great. In all the relations Of life be
sure you are not judging another, not
for his error, but from your prejudice
For the worst thing about this weak.
ness is that 1t breeds injustice and un.
kindness and malice. 1t hurts innocent
folk and makes no one happier.-Mil
waukee Sentinel.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-09-19
New EnaIand's Charms.

II have summered the New England
ers and wintered them; they wear
says ROllin Lynde HART In the Cen
fury. II have fought with them and
made it up. l have tried Montana
Paris, tOo-and been willing to return
Nowhere am l freer. One can spend
little or much. dress az he chooses
know whom he will, devour beans Of
spurn them. dig potatoes, clans OIL
Greek roots, and be a man for a. that
among friends somewhat slow to TAKE
mold, but incapable Of letting go. Al
warm hearted as the MOntanians, they
are as liberal; at moments have come
near saying, The further east you q
the further west you get love the
west. love the south. Accident, mo-
choice, brought ME to New England
In her own quaint phrase, l like here.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-09-19
MIDDLE-AGED SLACkERS

Not all the slackers are in the age
prescribed by the selective conscrip-
ton act. Thousands of husky men be-
tween the ages of 81 and As are
standing around vociferOusly berat-
ing the young men who seek to evade
military service and overlooking the
fact that the government could use
them. There are many millions of
men in the country who are able to
help the government, but who are
waiting for a provost guard and
bayonet to bring the fact home to
them that they are slackers. All they
need to do is to go to the recruiting
officer in their home city or a near
by post and enlist. The man who does
not do a thing until he is forced to
is as unpatriotic as the man who Is
unwilling to go after he is chosen.
Men of military age in Valdez, Alas
ka or the States do not escape the
moral responsibility of helping the
government because they were born
prior to 1886 or after 1872. If they
are physically fit and If they can go
into the service without deserving
needy dependents they should be very
chary of shouting Stacker and CRITICS.
ing others. A great mistake was made
that the government did not set the
CONSUMPTION age from FL to SO, u.s.
ing the physically fit between these
ages and compelling the rest to mo-
bilize as home guards. The maximum
age is set too low. There are many
men under SO who are as hale and
hardy as other young men of rs, and
it also must be remembered that there
will be as many slackers in the next
draft, and in every draft up to SEN
ility as in the present one.
Therefore, do not criticise your
brother until you do something for
the government yourself. There is a
place for you in the army, and If you
are a man you will fill it without
forcing the government to the ex-
pense of a draft.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-09-19
The Great Tropical Belt.

Between the thirtieth parallel OF
north latitude, which runs through
New Orleans, north Africa, northern
India and southern China, and the
thirtieth parallel Of south latitude
which cuts through southern Brazil
the southern tip Of Africa and the
southern part Of Australia, is half the
land area of the world outside the
polar regions and one-half the worlds
population. Yet the commerce Of this
great tropical belt. with half the land
area and half the world population. il
but one-sixth that Of the international
commerce of the world, and 1t has but
one-seventh Of the worlds railways de-
spite tho fact that the temperate zones
are anxiously calling for its products
Of food and manufacturing material.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-09-19
SOMETHING FOR HIM TO READ

A great deal is being said about
seeing to it that our soldiers and
sailors get something to read.
That something" has been partic-
ularized to a certain extent. At any
rate it has been suggested that or
CARNATIONS be formed as clearing
houses through which stories and
magazines be sent to the men in the
trenches and on the ships.
And the fact has been emphasized
that our boys do not want magazines
of the vintage of 1900, but real, live,
up-to-date reading matter.
It is obvious that the most accept
able something to read" for these
men who are doing their bit" would
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-09-19
Where We Aim.

william Dean HOwells In one Of his
talks about literature said: Good lit
erature is always condemned on it's
first appearance. That is because, be-
ing original, 1t Is new and strange.
Shelley's work was bitterly condemn
ed at first. So was Coleridge's. So
was WordswOrth's. So was Stephen
Cranes" Mr.. Howells paused. then
added impressively, "StOnes are only
thrown at those trees which are heavy
with fruit"
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-09-19
Not MslodieusIy Gifted.

"DolIt you love our song, The Star
Spangied BannerY"
II d." replied Senator Sorghum.
'Then why don't you Join in the
chorus?'
"My friend. the way for me to show
real affection for a song is not to try
to sing it."-Washington Star.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-09-19

Rev. FIR. Van der Pol, S. j., arriv-
ed on the steamer Mariposa last night
from Cordova, and will assume Aarge
of st. Xavier church and rectory, Rev.
FIR. Fletcher having departed for Sew
ard, where he will remain this win
ter.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-09-19

Furnished rooms at Mrs ISLANDS.
Prices reasonable.
Use Rexall Hair Tonic and you will
use no other. Valdez Drug Store. tt
Just received all the latest popu-
lar songs at G. o. Reinke's. tt
CITY EXPRESS, Phone So; ready
to transfe. that baggage for you. tt
Complete line Of Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. tt
Bargains IN souvenir spoons at Geo.
o. Reinke's. u
Ice cream every day, specials on
Sunday at Hunts Candy Kitchen. II
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-09-19
4 YANKEE HABIT

Charwomen at the Y. M. c. A. hut
training camp in England went on
strike, but the Yankee tars, practic-
ed in holystoning the decks, got busy
and scrubbed the place up just the
same. 1t is a Yankee habit, this clean
ing-up BUSINESS, as will be found when
we get into action over yonder.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-09-19
A Scientific ousstian.

Nothing is ever totally lost or de-
stroyed," said the professor Of physics.
"In that case" said the simple and
frank person, "how do you explain the
fact that everybody loses umbrellas
and you never meet anybody who has
found one?'
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-09-19

Donnelly, McCarty and Teikhell re-
port snow, with the rest of the trail
cloudy with the exception of Wort
man, where rain is reported.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-09-19
Quite Natural.

1.-The people In the fiat opposite
bought their piano at auction"
II suspected as much; it's going, 60
ing, going all the time."-Boston Tran.
script.
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-09-19
Ice-Ico-Ice

lCo-IC0-1Co
Delivered to all parts of the town.
1c. per pound. Love- Whitley Co. If
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-09-19

Ice cream every day, specials on
Sunday at Hunts Candy Kitchen. II
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-09-19

Complete line Of Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. II
Valdez daily prospector., 1917-09-19

Bargains IN souvenir spoons at Geo.
O. Reinke's. u
The Benson signal., 1917-03-03
Bought Cattle i'm Mexico

Tombstone Prospector: Lorenzo
Wright Saturday entered into part
nership with Will Goodman, of the
St. David country, in the purchase
of 147 head of cattle faom the
Camou cattle ranches of Sonora,
and the new firm has secured a
range on the boundary of Cochise
and Santa Cruz counties. Bert
Policy bought 70 head at the same
time which he will Craze near
Hereford, and Joe Downs bought
so head to be placed on his land in
the Sulphur Springs valley. The
cattle industry is prospecting, and
stock owners expect 1917 to be
banner year. a..
The Benson signal., 1917-03-03
Had a Pleasant Auto Tour

Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Roberts and
children returned last Satur day
evening from an auto tour of about
ten days. They went first to Tue
son, where visit of two or three
days was made at the home of Mrs.
Skinner, a sister of Mr., Roberts.
Leaving Tucson the route toward
Noga1es was taken, where another
visit was made to the home of Mrs.
Roberts sister, Mrs. Taylor. After
a pleasant stay in the border city
the course was laid for the return
home, passing through Sonoita,
Elgin and other points en- route.
This is the first visit Of Mr.. Rob
erts to the Elgin-S -Sonoita country
in about twenty years and he noted
the many great changes and i'm
provements made and its present
rapid advance as a farming COM
mu1ity.
Coming from Sonoita the road on
the east side of the river, the Ben
SON. Tombstone road was used from
Fairbank, the shorter route On the
west side not being in good con-
dition Mr.. Roberts said the roads
generally were in fine shape and he
recommends this route for any one
wishing a pleasant outing. His
speedometer showed 1O4 miles from
Nogales to his home, about three
miles from town, the last three
miles of road being the worst on
the trip.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-03
: New Artesian Well

A new artesian we'll flowing at
the rate of about forty gallons a
minute has just been finished by
Heber Martin on the 15-acre tract
of Mr.. J. A. Gumm, adjoining the
G. c. Woods place, on the north
side of town. Mr.. Gumm expects
to build upon the place in the near
future, and thinks this well will
furnish water sufficient to irrigate
the entire tract. He will plant ten
acres In tomatoes for the cannery
this spring.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-03
Lecture Tonight

An illustrated lantern slide lee
ture will be given this. evening at
T7:30 o'clock at the High School by
Mr., A. l., Paschall, county agri-
cultural agent. The subject will
be The Dangers of the House
Fly; How to Avoid Them" Slides
on gardening and other subjects
will also be shown. Everybody is
invited and no admission charge
made. This should be of interest
to everybody of the town and COM
munity.\
Rev. Mr.. Curry, of Webb, will
preach at the Presbyterian Church
tomorrow morning and evening.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-03
State Rangers May
Be Revived
Advocates of Law Enforce
ment Are in Favor of
the Movement

Two bills have been presented ii,
the present legislature that may
have an important bearing on the
suppression of bootlegging. One
is the changing of the penalty of
bootlegging from misdemeanor to
a felony, and the other a law to
provide for a revival of the state
ranger force.
The Tucson Star has an article
concerning the work of running
down lawbreakers in the past, from
which the following extract is
taken:
During the six years that the
Arizona rangers were in the field
four thousand arrests were made.
Notorious bands of outlaws which
had boldly operated in Arizona
were broken up and dispersed. If
they again take the saddle and take
up the trails of the bootleggers there
will be wholesale cleaning of boot
leggers.
The reorganization of the State
Rangers will be upon the same
plan as the old, the bill introduced
in the legislature providing for a
captain, lieutenant, and four SER
geants and twenty privates. Each
ranger must furnish his own mount,
rifle, sixshooter, pack animal and
camp outfit The personnel of the
organization, aside from the officers,
will not be revealed to the public,
and the operations of the rangers
in behalf of law and order will pro-
gress secretly.
With force of rangers, skilled
in trailing, riding and shooting, fa-
1nilar with the secret passes, and
trained in ambush tactics, the boot
leggers will be compelled to aban-
don Arizona. Cowboys who can
shoot the waffle from a rooster S
neck, roll a tin can up hill with an
airgun, or drive spike into log
with rife bullets, as the Arizona
rangers employed their idle time in
camp, will put fear into the hearts
of the bootlegger.
Captain Burt Mossman was the
first captain of the Arizona rangers.
Bands of outlaws were operating
in all'parts of the territory. Herds
of cattle and horses had been driven
from the ranges into New Mexico
and sold, trains were robbed, and
the changing of brands on the open
range was a common practice when
The Benson signal., 1917-03-03
Loyal Order Of Road
Builders
Now Carrying Out Spring
Campaign of Highway
Improvement.

The Benson volunteer road work
ers who for two weeks or more
have been engaged in improving
the road east of town, ON the Ben
SON Dragon section of the main
highway, finished up Wednesday
and on Thursday transferred their
labors to the road west of town.
This section, from Benson to the
Pima county line, is a part of the
Benson cutoff of the Borderland
and Old Spanish Trails transconti-
mental routes, and therefore a high
way of more than local importance
There is no difficult work, as the
road as constructed two years ago,
with occasional repairs, is still in
pretty good shape.
Saturday and the Tuesday fol-
lowing (the .27th) work was per-
formed on the piece of road be-
tween the Etz corner and the big
hill to the east.
J. The names of those represented
are as follows:
SATURDAY, FEB. "a.
Bank of Benson, man and team.
Cochise County. three men and
one team.
S. B. Moss, man and team.
H. P. Merrill, powder and caps,
value $500, J.
Chas, F. Moss, two men and car
III TUESDAY, FEB. II.
w. D. Martinez, one man.
20 c. L. Rucker. one man.
Cochise County, four men anc
two teams. -
n Chas. F. Moss, two men and car
+ WEDNESDAY, FEB. 2s.
Between Benson and the Pima
County Line.
Cochise County, two men and
two teams.
Chas. F. Moss, two men and car
THURSDAY, MARCH i.
w. D. Martinez, one man
Cochise County, two men anc
one team.
Benson Lumber and Commercial
Co., man and team.
Chas. F. Moss, man and car.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-03
Cochise Gets Another Judge

Phoenix Mar. 1.-The Senate has
passed the Roberts bill giving Co
chise county an additional superior
Judge Roberts himself voted against
his own bill and Claypool, Fergu-
son, Whipple and Winsor followed
his example. The bill carries the
emergency clause and becomes 9
law as soon as passed by the House
and signed by the Governor.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-03
HIGH SCHOOL NOT ES

Extra-a-a! Extra-a-a! The Soph-
omore Cyclone, right off the press,
first edition. Yes indeed, the little
Sophs did themselves proud. Con-
gratulations, Sophomores. Congrat-
ulations, Miss O'Brien.
Miss Sporleder went on duty
last Monday. In addition to the Do
mestic Science work, she will have
charge of Freshman English and
the Arithmetic class. Welcome Miss
Spor1eder.
We alI join in thanking Mrs.
Robertson for accommodating us SO
willingly by supervising the Do
mestic Art. department for the last
few weeks. We heartily endorse Mrs.
Robertson pedagogic methods in
that they are practical. Moreover
they are DaSeQ On common sense.
Miss Hews made a. very interest
ing talk before the student body
last Monday.
Miss Julia Treu is absent this
week because of illness.
Miss Thereaux was visitor at
the High School last Tuesday.
Rumors are ahoat regarding a
Junior Student Body track and
field meet. It is expected that the
Junior class will challenge the whole
Student Body for a meet to be held
in the near future.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-03

Captain Mossman and his rangers
took the field. The first year of their
work showed 125 arrests of noto-
rious outlaws Only one ranger los t
his life in the many encounters
with outlaws, and several despera-
does were killed and wounded.
Lieut.. Harry Wheeler. furnished
the most spectacular episodes of
Captain Ryning's incumbency as
head of the rangers.
At Tucson one evening as Lieut..
Wheeler was walking up Congress
street, man stepped out of gam-
bling house and bumped into him.
Don't go in there, !" said the
man. There is hold-up, going
ON in there d
Lieut.. Wheeler brushed the man
aside and said: That's just the
game I'm looking for.e'
AS Wheeler entered the bandit
opened fire on him and when the
smoke cleared the desperate was
lying on the floor mortally wounded.
Lieut.. Wheeler took the man to a
hospital and remained with him
until he died.
At Benson later on Lieutenant
Wheeler attempted to arrest man
named Tracy, wanted in Califor-
MIA, and as he approached the man
opened FIRE. Three bullets whizzed
close to him as the ranger leisure
ly walked toward his assailant, and
it was not until the mans gun
spoke the fourth TINS that the ran
ger whipped ont his six-shooter
and killed Tracy
Lieut.. Wheeler, now sheriff of
Cochise county, is is noted for his
bravery and cool, deliberate action
as an officer. Of the men he has
killed he has heard their guns
speak with almost deadly aim be-
fore he opened fire. J With all the
fearlessness and determination,
there is mingled the sympathy and
tenderness of child. In his en-
forcement of the prohibition law,
in Cochise county he complained
that the penalty tor violation of the
law is merely that imposed for mis-
demeanors, and does not warrant
am officer in shooting a bootlegger
who refuses to halt at his COM
mand. Making the penalty fell
ony gives new aspect to violations
of the prohibition amendment
With the rangers again in the
field the DOOtlegger VINO attempts
to operate in Arizona will find it a
hazardous undertaking
R. D. Brown, travelling salesman
of the King Candy Co., of Fort
Worth, Texas, presented each one
of the girls of the Benson High
School basketball team with a
pound box Of candy one day this
--.ao1r The GIRLS voted Mr.. Brown
The Benson signal., 1917-03-03
FRIDAY, MARCH 2.

Elias Summers, one man.
Chas. E. Goetz, one man.
A. w. Bard, one man.
Benson Lumber & Commercial
Co., man and team
Cochise County, man and team.
Chas. F. Moss, man and car.
Work will be continued next
week.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-03

Mr.. H. G. Watson, one of the
best known and most popular trav-
cling men making Benson, repre-
senting the Jas. A. Dick Co., OF
FL Paso, was in town Wednesday
on his farewell trip for that firm.
He has an offer from a large man
ufacturing concern, but is unde-
cided whether he will represent
them in Texas or Georgia. Mr..
Watson has made host of friends
in his trips to Benson, who will
wish him much success wherever he
goes.
The Benson signal., 1917-03-03

R. D. Brown, travelling salesman
of the King Candy Co., of Fort
Worth, Texas, presented each one
of the girls of the Benson High
School basketball team with a
pound box Of candy one day this
week. The girls voted Mr.. Brown
to be a regular Handy King
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-26

with free wool and free meat" And the price of mutton goes up.
 He steps raising beef because he can- not compete with beef fed on the great fields of Soutn America. And the price of beef goes up here.
 What applies to the farmer applies to the industries. We have here in America wha. we need or the power to produce it.
 All that is necessary is that, like brothers in one famny, we should buy of each other, in preference to buying of strangers across the water.
 And the immediate necessity is to enact such tariff laws as will make Americans buy of each other instead if competing as to which shall get work done by the cheapest labor of Europe.
 Newspapers politicians, office hold CTS. all the citizens and particularly those that work with their hands. should realize what the present low tariff policy of .he United Gtates will mean once this war ends
 While the war lasted we were not flooded with European goods-be- cause they were all murdering each l other and had no time to manufac- .2,, Once the war ends they will all turn to us to our accumulation of money The loss of the money would not be SC serious. But the idleness of our men would be very serious.
 And nothing hut wise, adequate tariff legislation will prevent that idleness.
 Judge Geary, who has conducted with singular wisdom and public spirit the great industry of which he is the head, talks not for himself as much as for the smallest worker in his steel corporation when he speaks as he speaks as he does about :he tariff.
 Let the workers remember this Such men as Judge Gary and others will easily survive hard times and low tariff. Their dividends may suffer temporarily-but that can be endured
 What cannot be endured is loss oi work, loss of the weekly salary-and that is the loss that will face mil lions of workers in the United States if adequate tariff protection is not supplied.
The Nome daily nugget., 1917-03-26

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