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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1915
Statement of Ownership.
:atement of the ownership, man
nent, Circulation, etc., of the Val
Daily Prospector, published daily
raldez, Alaska, required by the
of of August 24, i912:
anager, Elliott Stewart,
ditor, H. B. Selby,
ublishers, Eliott Stewart and H.
elby.
wners (stockholders holding one
cent or more of total amount of
k) Elliott Stewart and H. B.
|y.
nown bondholders, mortgagees
other security holders, holding 1
cent or more of total amount of
is, mortgages or other securities:
ihardt Bros. & Spindler, Seattle,
h., and Mergenthaler Linotype
pany, Brooklyn, N. Y.
ELLIOTT STEWART, Mgr.
H. B. SELBY, Editor,
worn to before me this 1st day of
iber, 1915.
JAMES FISH, Notary.
ISSUE IS SIDESTEPPED.
Mr. Morris’s answer yesterday
ur article on “Long Range Legis
>n,” he does not advance any ar
ent worthy of the name to refute
statement that La Follette, aij
id senator, was responsible for
seaman’s bill. When Andrew
lseth, editor of the Coast Sea
’s Journal, and Secretary of the
3t Seaman’s Union, drew up the
it was aimed exclusively at Asi
i, a wave of sentiment existing
nst the Japanese at the time, and
y labor leader in that state
pounding his congressman on the
: urging legislation against the
i of Nippon. Furuseth, in his boy
1 days, was a seaman, and prob
a good one, as he is a very in
gent and capable man at the
ent time. The last ten or fifteen
•s he has edited the Coast Sea
’s Journal. Always rabid, he has
doped into one of the strongest
s in San Francisco. At the time
bill was drawn, it was presented
he California senators, but they
sed to introduce it on the very
ind we stated—that it would
e the merchant marine off the
i seas, and accomplish no good
the American sailor. Senator ali
enator in coastwise states was
id to introduce the bill, but all
ed it down on the ground that it
too strong in its provisions. La
ette,' then a rising statesman, and
rainy, influential one,- also; was
,’oached with the bill, and it at
> attracted him, chiefly on account
he prestige it would bring him
i many unionists throughout the
itry, and also because it was
-something. The bill was intro
3d at its first reading, and was
sed and revamped until Furuseth
self lost control of it. La Follette
.ng a strong following at the time,
as passed despite the protests of
y democratic and republican sen
s that it would prove very harm
to American shipping interests,
so it has proven to be.
^r. Morris erroneously mixes our
itwise shipping with our merchant
ine. Coastwise shipping is gov
ad by entirely different laws than
els which ply the high seas as the
er’s crews and equipment may
fnder the laws of another nation,
entirely different from American
a. On the P. & O. boats, running
in England to the Orient, the ships
manned with a few English speak
ioflicers, and the entire crew other
3 is composed of Lascars, Malays,
ians, or Portuguese, not one of
im understands a word of English
vould touch English food if starv
' The orders are given to their
d man and he transmits them in
;i to the crew. The absence of ac
3nts on the P. & O. line shows
l proficiency in the English lan
ge is not a gauge of seamanship,
e-tenths of the seamen on our
>s, coastwise and others, are of
idinavian descent. The reason
this is that a Scandinavian from
ironment, is compelled to be a sal
if he gets away from his native
1, as, on account of the topbgra
of the country, the bulk of the
iness is handled by water. The
;ers ’in those latitude are always
gh, and this develops seamanship
i high degree. We do nqt dispute
fact that the English are good
ors; though njany of their ships
captained by Scandinavians.
rh£ reason that the Oriental lines
1 be put out of business is that
they are forced Into competition with
countries allowing shipowners to em
ploy cheap labor, whereas, our mer
chant marine, according to the La
Follette law, must employ high-pric
ed men. It is not a question of show
ing consideration to the seamen of
other nations; it is the question of
one businessman’s dollar producing
as large a profit as the other man’s
dollar. If it does not, the greater
cost rate inevitably gives way to the
smaller. Every business man knows
that, and tries to cheapen his prod
uct. A hundred years ago our mer
chant marine was as large as any oth
er nations. Our ships sailed the sev
en seas, and the sound of the calking
hammer could be heard in every
Maine port. Today the great ship
yards are silent, and the ways have
fallen into decay, because shipowners
cannot compete with other countries;
hampered by our onerous laws, and
unprotected by a subsidy. The Pan
ama tolls bill has put our coastwise
trade out of business, because a for
eign ship can load at New York, clear
for San Francisco, and get cheaper
tolls through the canal th.an can an
American vessel. The rate of $1.20
per ton cubic measure, imposed upon
American ships makes freight rates
higher on a ship of small tonnage
than if shipped by rail.
It is not the fact that England is
a great nation that has forced Ameri
can ships off the sea, nor the fact that
capital prefers inland investments.
Wherever American enterprise has
entered into competition with Eng
lish methods the American has, in
nearly every case, won the prize, both
on sea and land. American papers
and American shops today in London
do a greater business than English
concerns. The American department
stores are the pride and envy of Lon
don. American capital has been En
gland’s bulwark, even as it is in the
present war. What has driven the
American flag off the high seas is
rabid legislation; legislation by men
intemperate in action and mind; leg
islation by fanatics and disorganizers,
whose ear is ever tuned for popular
sentiment; legislation by anti-every
things and against every one who has
more than they have; legislation by
senators of the La Follette type, who
care more for popular clamor than
national pride.
This is what has taken our flag
down and hoisted the English jack
over thousands of American bottoms.
The pendulum is slowly swinging the
other way, but it will take years to
repair the damage done by the irre
sponsibles.
Communicated.
Fort Liscum, Sept. 30, 1915.
Editor Prospector:
Sir: The Fort Liscum Social club
will hold its dance as per schedule on
the evening of October 2, and thereby
hangs a tale. During the past few
days I have heard some unkind re
marks by Valdezians, concerning our
“stubborness,” in insisting upon hav
ing our dance on October 2. In spite
of the fact that the Valdez Fire De
partment contemplate holding a
dance on the same date. For the
benefit of those who have been mis
informed I wish to elucidate.
The following are facts: The Fort
Liscum Social club had planned a
dance at the post for September 25.
This date was relinquished, however,
because the ladies of Valdez announc
ed that they intended to arrange for
a dance in Valdez the same evening.
The "Liscum Club gallantly withdrew
and announced publicly on Septem
ber 22 that the dance at the post
would surely take place on October 2.
Two days later, on September 24, the
Valdez firemen met and on the 26th
announced that they intended so con
duct a dance on October 2, the pro
ceeds to go toward improving the
Valdez ffre-fighting apparatus.
The firemen then practically de
manded that we again postpone the
post dance. We naturally were un
desirous of again disappointing our
friends, and refused the request of
the firemen. Now we are being vili
fied.
Permit me to state that we are
thoroughly in sympathy with the ef
forts of the Valdez “firemen” to
raise funds for so worthy a purpose,
and would gladly lend our assistance
but the firemen used poor judgment
in selecting a date on which they
knew we intended holding the post
dance, and they presumed considera
bly when they so peremptorily de
manded that we again step aside.
I hope this explanation of our po
sition will clear the atmosphere and
that the amicable relations between
the people of Valdez and those of Lis
cum will remain undisturbed.
I wish to repeat our dance will
come off as per schedule, October 2.
Respectfully,
SAMUEL FISHER.
What Is That “Mission,” Anyhow?
The Mission consists of instruction
on Christian doctrine for the enlight
enment; of the mind and exhortation
for ths strengthening of the will. The
instructions are based on |)ible Chris
tianity. The sermons proper are a
direct logical exposition of the great
Scriptural truths. After having
touched on the Origin and Dignity of
Man, we consider the noble destiny
that is held out to him as a reward
of the proper use of his God-given
powers. Sin or rebellion against
God's law a,e apprehended by the con
science, is shown in its folly and re
pulsiveness as the one obstacle to
man’s everlasting happiness. Aver
sion to it and conversion to QoA by
repentance is strongly urged. To en
sure persevering loyalty to conscience
and to God human frailty is fortified
against the seductions of temptation
by the salutary fear of hell or the loss
of heaven as the direct consequence
of unrepented disregard of God’s
law. The inevitableness of death
serves as a corrective for undue at
tachment to the good things of the
world and the judgment that follows
helps to independence of character.
The wondrous mercy and noble
kindness of God and the glad wel
come extended to the repentant rebel
breaks down man’s pride and induces
submission to God because He is
good. The panorama of the redemp
tion is unfolded when God in human
form presents himself as “The Way,
the Truth and the Life,” inviting
mankind to put itself under His lead
ership. Christ’s life, labors, suffer
ings are dwelt on in grateful remem
brance as an example and stimulus to
us, whilst the glory of His Resurrec
tion and Ascension is held up as the
type of the glory that waits on our
own loyalty and submission to God’s
law.
REV. JNO. T. CORBETT, S. J.
THK WASHRAG.
The washrag must go! The United
States Public Health Service Agency
has so decided, says Leslie’s. II
must follow the towel, the drinking
cup, the hair brush, and the habit
of kissing. We knew it was coming.
Next we expect that an embargo will
we placed on shaking hands and on
the use of straps for the stand-ups in
street cars. After they have once
been handled they will have to be de
stroyed. There might be a wandering
germ that would locate on some
body’s palm. With all our fads and
fancies, are we any healthier than our
forebears were? Do we live longer?
Do we bring up better children? Are
we better ourselves physically or mor
ally? But what’s the use? In the
caustic words of the Fort Worth Star
we believe:
“Finally the culmination of multi
plied statutes and pan-human regu
lation may be a general law for every
imaginable act and situation, a spe
cial commission to administer the
law, a select board to keep tab on
the commission, a body of sociologi
cal experts to watch the board, a cen
tral body of scientific managers to
card index and time the experts, a
popular recall to keep the council
properly intimidated, and elections
of some kind at least once a month
to keep the voters employed and vig
ilant.”
LET THE PEOPLE RULE.
(Leslie’s Weekly.)
In ice dealer in Meuntchen, N. J.,
was fined $75 and costs for selling
ice on Sunday, though in open court
he explained that he had given the
ice away to a customer who pleaded
he had a sick baby. A policeman
happened to see the transaction and
arrested the dealer.
At Port Jervis, N. Y., recently, a
prominent citizen was fined $36.60
for killing a squirrel that was ruining
a fine English walnut tree in his yard.
The game protector brought suit.
A police judge in Muskogee, Okla
homa, recently fined an Indian wom
an $1,000,000 and sentenced her to
ninety-nine years in jail because, he
said, she was always getting drunk
and making trouble.
While celebrating the feast of a pa
tron saint in the Italian quarter of
New York the past week, one of the
crowd disputed with a peddlar over a
penny purchase. A fight ensued and
a seven-year-old boy, an innocent by
stander, and three adults were shot,
and three men arrested—all over one
cent.
It were better that the sick baby
died and that the tree was killed by
the squirrel than have the majesty of
the law abridged.
Let the thinking people rule.
Many mining properties have been
opened the past year around Valdez
that promise to become great produc
ers. Prince William Sound is at
tracting much‘attention among capi
talists in the east, and when the war
is over things will begin to hum in
this locality. All you need to do is
to hold on and sit tight. All things
come to he who waits. Even death.
The aborigines predict a hard win
ter, and it would be well for our citi
zens to prepare for it. Lay in your
coal supply now, while the weather
is good and save the poor horses and
drivers much suffering later.
Sixty-five Backs of mail were re
ceived by Postmaster Jefferson at 8
o'clock this morning, and with the as
sistance of two clerks, it was distrib
uted by 11 o’clock. Pretty quick
work, what!
Do You Know How to Choose a
Good Wife? •
4<Who's Your Tailor?11—
The question that made the
best tailor house in America,
Ed. V. Price & Co.,
The house that made a million
men well dressed,
S. Blum & Co.
Who will show you the line.
Associate the first two, remember
the last, and the combination
spells satisfaction.
S. Blum & Co.
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Graduate Norses—Private Roams for Patients
For Torms?and Particulars'Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge,
Arcade Cafe
OPEN UNTIL 8 P.|M.
We Grew Our Own Vegetables
Private Tables
Jack Callin-_ Proprietor
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INSTALL A PROPER
alarm SYSTEM ,
Fresh cream and buttermilk always
on hand at Love-Whltley’s. tf
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National University,
Washington, D. C.
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phone THE DENTIST
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p. m. Sunday by appointment.
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Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month in McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
A. E. GRIGSBY, W. M.
ED. WOOD, Secretary.
Red Cross Hospital
Keystone and^Hobart Sts.
OPEN TO ALL PHYSICIANS.
Private Rooms forlPatients.
Phone 144 MRS. C. H WILCOX. Matron
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
.GEORGE' SEXTON*. PROP.
STRICTLY FIRST CLA8S
Fourth Ave, Seward, Alaska
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: Somebody
i With Money
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■ “back” a good plan, a good
! idea, a good business ven
5 ture or a good mining pros
'f pect; otherwise a good many
t of today’s successful hu*i
! ness enterprises would still
j be mere dreams.
\ Advertising has brought
l about a majority, of the in
Itroductions of the man with
the idea, the man with a
prospect, or business to the
man with the dollar.
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SULTS.
Stanton Auto Stage Line
TWICE A WEEK AUTOMOBILE
TRIPS TO TEIKHELL.
Regular trips twice a month to
Gulkana, leaving Valdez the 1st
and 15th of each month. j
Mail, Freight and Passengers
taken to all intermediate points.
Special Trips by Arrangement
JOE STANTON, Mgr. Tel. 8SS5
The Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warm, Light Roomt-The House of.Comfert
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rates^By the MuatA
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Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
ROBERT'SHAFFER. President.
Granite Mine
CHAS. McCALLUM. Secretary.
, Valdez, Alaska.
Dougherty & Ferguson
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The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office In Puizon Cigar Store
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLK.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance