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VALDEZ. ALASKA
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July 23. 1912, at the j.ostotlicei of Valdea.
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FRIDAY. MARCH IB. 1918
Food will win’
the War;
don’t waste it!|
.THE ADVENTURER.
Hk. did not come in the red dawn.
He did not come at noon.
And all the long bright highway
Lay lonelv to the moon
AND never more, we know now.
Will he come wandering down
The breezy hollows of the hills
Into the quiet town.
FOR he has heard a voice cry
A starry faint "Ahoy!”
Far up the wind and followed
Unquestioning after Joy.
BUT we are long forgetting
The quiet way he went.
With looks of- love and gentle scons
So sweetly, subtly blent.
WE cannot cease to wonder,
We two who loved him, how
He fares along the windy ways
His feet must travel now
BUT we must draw the curtain
And fasten bolts and bars
And talk, here In the firelight.
Of him beneath the stars.
—Odell SheparA,
BEWARE OF ADAM-ZAD
Several reports have come out of
Russia to the effect that many Rus
sian people would welcome the com
ing of the Germans in the expectation
that the invaders would re-establish
order and make an end of Bolshevism
and all its attendant ills. How large
a group this faction comprises can
not be estimated, but it is symptom
atic of the Russian state of mind.
Despite the apparent breaking up of
the czar’s empire, however, it is in
credible that the Ruslans, when they
again become settled, will look with
any greater favor on kaiserism than
on czarism. They destroyed an age
old tyranny in deposing Nicholas II.
and it is not reasonable to believe that
they will be satisfied with another
William II. or any of his Prussian
princes. The truth Is that the coun
try, which is just emerging from the
most far-reaching revolution of mod
em times, is still in a “state of flux.”
It hardly knows what it wants, or
wanting anything, knows how to get
it.
Yet this is t,he history of revolu
tions. It required decades for France
to settle from the effects of the revo
lution of 1789. Russia can hardly be
expected to recover from its sudder.
debauch in a year. It differs from
France in that it is not a well-knit or
ganism, fired by patriotism, but it is
composed of so many diverse and dis
cordant elements and is so vast a ter
ritory, that it lacks the outward un
ity which most other nations possess.
But it is reasonable to believe that
the spirit of patriotism is merely dor
mant or that in time it will flare up
and consume whatever country or
force that attempts to stifle the fun
damental liberties of the country. The
foundation of nationalism laid by
Peter the Great more than 200 years
ago will not be easily shaken.
At present the Germans have in
calculable advantages in an over
whelming forct. Militarily, they can
do what they like with Russia. But
when the real spirit of the empire
awakens—as it will ultimately—the
aatocrats will find no welcome from
“A^m-Zad, the bear that walks like
a man.”
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OUR SHIPBUILDING “PROGRAM”
A speaker in the British house de
clared that England was not keeping
up with its schedule (or ship produc
tion and that the United States was
falling considerably short of what it
had planned to do. Thus the only two
countries which can be relied upon
to defeat the German U-boat are not
coming up to their expectations.
Our enemies call us a nation of
bluffers and sometimes It seems that
' the Impeachment Is justified. We have
done a lot of boosting of what we
were going to ,do, but we aren’t do
ing It. Of course, as the nation of
greatest developed resources, we ex
pect much of ourselves and other
countries look to us to keep our peace
record for big things untarnished ev
en in war. Nobody but knows tnat we
possess not only the resources but al-1
so the energy and the genius to ac-1
coniplish whatever we set out to do.1
The problem is to mobilize the cnei
gy and to apply the genius.
It must be confessed, too. that ouri
shipbuilding program, though more
promising now than it ever has been,
is far behind schedule. As some crit
ic observes, it is still a"program.”,
Disgraceful squabbles at Washington!
and labor difficulties linve been at topi
and bottom. This year’s program calls!
for the building of 6,000,000 tons of,
ships to offset U-boat losses, but the'
real question is whether, at the pres
ent and prospective rate of output,
the actual total will be half that
amount. Last year about 7,000,000
tons of ships were sunk and in spite
of the efficiency of the American and
British navies the submarines are
still practically maintaining their rec
ord in spite of periodic assurances
that the "U-boat is held.”
This war has been described as a
war of transportation. Particularly
so far as the United States is concern
ed, and generally so far as the whole
allied cause is affected, that Is a true
characterization. If any distinction Is
to be drawn, American ships are a
more effective contribution to the al
lies now than American soldiers.
KEEP THE BALL ROLLING
There can be no doubt but that the
series of articles published in the
Prospector frorii time to time regard
ing trading at home have been widely
read and many of them copied by the
papers of other towns who are also
boosting for trading at home.
Let’s keep the ball rolling.
The merchant, the doctor, the law
yer, the citizen and business man
who keeps his money home has ‘a
chance to spend it again when it re
turns to him.
When it goes outside it is lost for
ever.
We must boost eternally to make1
this the best town in the best part
of the territory.
Valdez has a reputation for her pro
gressive spirit.
Keep up the good work.
Buy at home;
First, last and
ALL THE TIME.
The Pacific Steamship Company
has made another change in its sched
ule, which will be found In *lts regu
lar advertisement on another page.
The steamship Admiral Watson sail
ing on April 6 goes thru to Seldovia
and the steamship Admiral Farragut
sailing on the 19th goes through to
Anchorage. This will be the opening
of navigation on Cook Inlet.
HEADS DURYEA WAR RELIEF
Mrs. Nina Larre Duryea of New
York, head of the Duryea War Relief
In France and a noted author and
beauty, has returned from Paris to en
deavor to raise money for a perpetual
fund which will continue the work of
relief in some form after the war.
The Duryea Relief has given a splen
did account of Itself and has managed,
in spite of many changes In shifting
scenes of the war-relief theater, to
maintain its personnel. In the last
year, Mrs. Duryea reports, clothing has
been distributed to 9,610 refugees, to
641 soldiers, to 5.568 prisoners, to 914
women In need of babies layettes, to
14,960 wounded In hospitals; 374 hos
pitals have been aided and 82,000
I dressings have been sent out
Deep Breathing.
Air tree It you put It In youretlL—
Sign In Montclair (K. J.) garage.
PURCHASE OF BARLEY
FOR MALTING IS STOPPED
SPOKANE: The purchase of barley
and other grains for malting purposes
has been stopped by order of the Uni
ted States food administration.
Charles Hebberd, federal food ad
ministration at Washington:
“All maltsters are directed until
rules governing maltsters are issued
to cease all purchases of barley and ,
other grains for malting. The United
Slates food administration estimates
maltsters have on hand a sufficient
supply of barley and other grains to
last from three to six months. De
tailed rules governing purchase and
holding of grain by maltsters will be
issued shortly. In the meantime pur
chases are entirely forbidden in or
der to insure greater supply of cer
eal which may be substituted for
wheat.”
ADDITIONAL LETTERS ARE
INTRODUCED BY HENEY
CHICAGO: More letters, some of
them opposing legislation in various
states, were introduced by Francis J.
Heney today at the federal trade com
mission’s packing Inquiry.
They ranged from advice to in
crease the employment of negro lab
or and a caution to drop union men
at Denver without allowing unionism
to appear as the cause, to opposition
against the eight-hour law in Illinois
and against a Kansas act intended to
regulate and shorten hours of women.
NEW YORK STAGGERS
THROUGH WINTER GALE
NEW YORK: New York and New
Yorkers staggered today under the
force of an eighty-four-mlle gale that
blew out of a clear sky. Pedestrians
were blown about almost helplessly.
Two girls were knocked down and in
jured severely. Two tugboats collid
ed off the Statute of Liberty, one of
them sinking.
Aboard this tug was Captain J.
Turnpull, of a British steamship. He
is believed to have been drowned.
OFFICIALS THOUGHT
HU NKKDKD REST
WASHINGTON: Sixty-one years of
continuous service as a clerk in the
naval observatory here recently brot
Thos. Harrison, 109 years old, a no
tice that he could have a six months’
vacation with pay.
Today Senator Jones of Washing
ton asked congress to retire the old
man on a pension of $50 a month. It
had been proposed to ask for $100 a
month, but the old clerk asked to
have the sum cut in half.
SAN FRANCISCO MAN
MADE OIL DIRECTOR
WASHINGTON: D. M. Edson, of
San Francisco, was made federal oil
director today for the Pacific coast.
He will serve under Mark L. Requa,
chief of the oil division of the fuel
adminitsration.
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
CHAS. A. SULZER
Candidate For Re-election
As
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
From Alaska
"In deciding to enter the primaries as a candidate for Delegate to
Congress from Alaska, I feel impelled to make a brief statement to
the people of the territory. It is now nearly a year since I was seated
in the House as Alaska’s representative to congress. During the most
of this time the United States has been engaged In a world war, and
every resource of the nation, Including money and man power Is be
ing devoted to the single purpose of winning this great war. Every
member of congress In considering legislation for the nation, has
placed the country’s war needs above all needs and requirements and
has subordinated his desires to the military establishment of the
United States.
“Alaska has responded nobly to the nation’s call. She has given
her share willingly and unstlntingly. When the democratic party
went before the people of Alaska in November, nineteen sixteen, it
stood for a certain constructive program which embodied as Its prin
cipal elements a wider measure of home rule for the territory, and a
sane and rational policy in the development of natural resources and
every possible aid to the pioneers of the country.
“I have introduced among others the following bills in congress
which I am pressing for passage as opportunity affords: .
"Granting Alaska full territorial form of government with home
rule the dominating principle.
"Regulating the fisheries of Alaska along lines that will be fair
to all, and the protection of the salmon supply from depletion.
“Making changes in the homestead laws by abolishing the eighty
rod reservation.
"Authorizing free surveys of homesteads in isolated sectlona
"Changing the game laws so as to give the people a better oppor
tunity to use the game of the country without its being slaughtered.
“Extending the federal farm loan act to Alaska.
"Providing for the care of Alaska’s Insane within the territory.
"At all times I have endeavored to keep constantly In mind the
needs of the territory and the people of the territory. In spite of the
war some measure of progress has been achieved. I have assisted in
passing a law which helped the prospector by suspending assessment
work on claims during the years nineteen seventeen and nineteen
eighteen. The extension of the wireless and cable system In Alaska has
been accomplished with bright prospects for a further extension.
"Recognition has been forced for Alaska in the matter of appoint
ments to the second series of training camps for officers. Contracts
which prevented the farmers of the Interior from supplying army
posts with their vegetables are cancelled.
“Suggestions and requests that I again go before the people of
Alaska hake come to me from Alaskans all over the territory. Reit
erating my desire to serve the best Interests of Alaska I am submit
ting my name as a candidate for the democratic nomination for
Delegate to Congress.”
NEW SPRING HATS
We have just opened
a shipment of
M ALLORY
CRAVENETTED
HATS
NEW SHAPES AND SHADES
These hats being cravenetted will not spot
from rain and will hold their shape much
better than a hat not waterproofed.
Priced at $4.50 and $5.00.
S. BLUM & COMPANY
Member of the United States Food Administration
License number G-48525
GOOD GOODS --- RIGHT PRICES
The mercury touched zero the last
two nights at Valdez, the lowest for
some time.
MARCH TIDE TABLE
Friday, March 16.—
First high tide 1:35 a. m., 10.3.
Second high tide 2:16 p. m., 8.4.
First low tide 8:04 a. h., —1.7.
Saturday, March 16.—
First high tide, 2:16 a. m., 10.1.
Second high tide 3:06 p. m., 7.5.
First low tide 8:63 a. m., —1.4.
Second low tide 8:43 p. m., 1.1.
Just received all the latest popu
lar songs at G. O. Relnke’s. tl
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NOTICE
By order of the Attorney General
of the United States:
All Germans who have not taken
out their full citizenship papers must
report to the postmaster betw^gn the
dates of March 18th and 23rd and be
registered.
Aliens will give strict attention to
this notice as any alien who falls to
register will be prosecuted.
P. R. BRENNEMAN,
if U. S. Marshal.
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
F. and A. M.
Valdez Lodge No. 168
REGULAR communications, first
Wednesday in each month in Ma
sonic H&ll. Visitors always wel
come.
WALTER ELLIOT, W. M.
C. C. REYNOLDS, Sec.
L 0. 0. F.
Valdez, No, 6
Meets every Monday night at 8:00
o’clock p. m., in Odd Fellows’
Hall. Visiting members cordially
invited to attend these meetings.
OTTO ELFSTROM, N. G.
R. D. NICHOLLS, Secretary.
Fraternal Order Eagles
Valdez Aerie No. 1971
Meets every Friday night In Eagle
Hall. Visiting Members cordially In
vited to attend these meetings.
ED. WOOD, W. P.
C. J. TODD, Sec.
Order of Eastern Star
Valdez Chapter No. 5
STATED communications, first and
third Tuesdays of each month at
Masonic Hall. Visiting members
always welcome.
RENA E. CRAWFORD. W. M.
J. A. SILVERMAN, M. D. Sec'y.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
Frank Gustafson, President,
Valdes Alaska.
GEORGE M. BARRY Seciatair.
_Valdes Alaska.
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