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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1915
MORE I’ORK. ....
One thousand more dollars of the
city’s tax money was voted at last
last night’s meeting of the council,
for the purpose of trying to appeal
the city tax cases.
This represents 2 per cent on $60,
000, or more than three times what
the city can gain by these suits in six
years If it wins. If it loses no one
hut those forcing the suits will be
the gainers; the money will have
gone to pay outside attorneys and
will not do any man in the city one
dollar’s worth of good.
The total amount of moneys ex
pended on these useless cases up to
date, including the present $1000.00
gratuitously handed out to our non
resident attorney, will total up about
$1850.00.
This is not a large sum, but when
it is recollected that the city is spend
ing $1850.00 to attempt to collect
$500 additional taxes from Arms
which have already paid vastly more
than their pro rata of the city’s up
keep, it looks like saving at the spigot
and wasting at the bung.
Sophistry and abuse cannot dis
guise the purpose of these suits. All
the twaddle from non-taxpaying par
ties about forcing corporations to pay
"their just taxes” will not cover up
the fact that the attempted tax is an
other attempt to do by taxation what
they have failed to do by force: kill
off our enterprises.
When you figure that the Dock
Company last year paid over $1,000
to the city for the privilege of doing
business in our city it would seem
that it were enough for one concern
to pay for their share of the upkeep
of a town of 1200 to 1500 persons.
The Bank of Valdez also paid lib
erally on a fair and equitable basis.
But our non-resident attorney and
his non-taxpaying friend has said that
this is not enough. Make them pay
all you can; then spend the money
they pay in to us in maaing them pay
more.
It would take the assessed valua
tion from $90,000 worth of property
to pay the cost of these suits up to
the present time. If they win they
receive back approximately $500.
Does this demonstrate good busi
ness ability or merely a desire for
petty revenge—obtained at the cost
of the taxpayers?
Oh, let ’em spend it; we’ve got
plenty more!
Now that you have got it. whatye
goin’ to do with it?
“And they digged a pit for their
enemies and themselves fell in it.”
So far it has only cost $1675 which
may be charged off to experience.
V ' ■* • ' 1
As an evidence of the eternal fit
ness of things we pay the money and
our honorable opponents spend it.
Anyway, we can rest assured they
will leave enough In the treasury
to pay their salaries.
Anyway we will be good sports,
and wish the gang a merry, merry
Christmas with their money.
Portland has declared against
dancing on tables New Year’s eve.
We expect Portland is in for a gloomy
old time, as what is New Year’s Eve
without dancing on a table?
-THE
EMPRESS
TO-NIGHT
2 Shows—at 8 and 9:20,sharp
PROGRAM
A MAN FROM THE EAST—
STOPPING THE LIMITED—
Comedy.
LOVE AND FLAMES—
Comedy
SHERLOCK BONEHEAD
Comedy
Thursday, tomorrow, another
fine change with Maurice Cos
telle and Norma Talmadge.
Admission 25c and 10c.
The city attorney wouicx take the
right of appeal from the taxpayer but
he is willing to spend $1850 to pre
serve the right for the city.
What a nice peaceable town we
could make this by allowing the min
ority to have their way: There
would be no one left in town.
Villa’s followers ratified his peace
compact by shooting up the town of
Jaurez yesterday. We have an idea
a residence in the United States is go
ing to prove awfully tame for Villa.
We plead guilty to catching the
crabs, Corny, but after a few months
residence in our thriving burg it looks
to us as if the sucker crop was pretty
well harvested before we came.
Carnegie is said to have already
expended $400,000,000 of his im
mense fortune. He won’t have so
much of an edge on Valdez at that,
if he’ll give the gang a little more
time.
We are pleased to announce to the
taxpayers that by close economy and
shaving expenses we may be able to
buy a sixteen-foot plank toward a
new sidewalk, by the end of the pres
ent fiscal year.
Seward is engaging in her usual
free-for-all winter scrap among the
commercial bodies. Life in this
great commonwealth would not be
homelike without discord and dissen
sion in our internal affairs.
Many of our churches are prepar
ing to celebrate a good old fashioned
Christmas, by having a tree and ap
propriate ceremonies Christmas Eve.
The churches have excellent choirs
and they are preparing some excel
cent Christmas programs for the oc
casion. ’•
It is a fitting commentary to the
unjustness of present conditions
when a man who does not pay one
cent toward the support of the town
nor the schools can strut around and
exclaim, “We’ll show ’em tha>t they
have got to pay their share of the
taxes!”
As an index to the prosperity per
meating the country from the big mu
nition orders, we would cite the fact
that a Pittsburg bank, located in the
war belt, has failed, carrying down
with it the savings of thirty thou
sand school children. Again we ask,
who gets the money?
THE DIVINE SARAH
IS NEARING DEATH
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—Private
cables have been received here from
Paris conveying the information that
Sarah Bernhardt, the noted prima
donna, is dying. It is reported that
she never recovered from the shock
sustained when her leg was ampu
tated last year and that she is near
ing death.
FIFTY MILLION CREDIT
HAS BEEN ARRANGED
NEW YORK, Dec. 22.—It is an
nounced that the London bankers
have completed arrangements for a
fifty million dollars six months cred
it with a syndicate of American banks
In order that shipments cf gold' to
the United States would not be nec
essary'. The credits will be secured
by American stocks and Lords held
by British investors.
GENERAL ELECTRIC CO.
INTERESTED IN ALASKA.
The Seward Gateway states that
negotiations have been completed
whereby the General Electric com
pany of New York, the largest elec
trical manufacturing concern in the
United States, have purchased the
holdings of the Valdez Creek Mining
company. This piece of placer
ground is one of the largest and
most valuable in Alaska. The elec
trical company will take charge of
the ground immediately and will car
ry on operations on a larger scale
than ever before.
According to rror. ueorge >d,
Riggs, of the botany department,
University of Washington, a year’s
output of potash from the kelp beds
of Puget Sound and Alaska would
bring more than $6,000,000 at the
present war prices of that commod
ity. He says that kelp is abundant
and easily accessible and that a num
ber of factories giving employment
to hundreds of men, could be kept
busy every working day of the year.
He believes that fifty thousand tons
of kelp could be harvested each year
along the Pacific coast. Potash,
which ordinarily sold for $40 per
ton-before the war is now worth $400
per ton. The kelp beds He from
Mexico to Alaska, but are not all com
mercially accessible.
Nugget jewelry made to order at
the Valdes Drug Co., by G. O.
Reinke. ft
Bargains at the Emporium; open
from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. *
HTORKN BE CIjOSED
FOR TWO DAYS
It is announced that the stores will
be closed all day Saturday, Christ
mas, in order that the employes of
the various mercantile establishments
of the city may have an opportunity
of enjoying their'Christmas. Valdez
housekeepers and men who live in
cabins, are urged to do their market
ing tomorrow as Friday is expected
to be an unusually heavy day for
business and deliveries may not be as
prompt as desired.
LiOCAL brevities.
George Herman is in town from
the Cliff mine.
Pictures developed at the Valde2
Drug Company. tf.
Chris Peterovich is a visitor in
town for a few days from the Cliff
mine.
The Woman's Guild will meet at
the home of Mrs. Whitley on Thurs
day afternoon at 2:30 o’clock. The
ladles announce that they have a
number of dolls, fancy work and use
ful articles suitable for holiday gifts
which are for' sale. k-23
The Crystal Baths Barber shop will
close at 4 o’clock on Christmas Day,
Saturday, December 25. k-26
Just received ,the finest line of
neckties ever shown in Valdez, at
Ben Silverman’s.
Fancy Stationery at the Valdez
Drug Store. •
H. E. Ellis of the Cliff mine came
up the bay on the launch Viking this
morning and will return this after
noon.
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. •
Anything in the jewelry line at the
ValdW. Drug Co. tf
E. D. Reiter, manager of the Alas
ka Mines Corporation, went to Fidal
go bay this morning on the launch
Shamrock.
Hats Cleaned and Blocked.
Hats cleaned and blocked; suits
cleaned and pressed.
tf GUY F. CAMERON.
Kodak Supplies at the Valdez
Drug Comnany. tf
The launch B. F. M. went to the
Granite mine yesterday and will not
return to Valdez until after the be
ginning of the New Year when she
will bring the December cleanup of
the mill to Valdez.
Select your Xmas presents at E.
Winter’s. tf
Big dolls and little dolls for the
kiddles at E. Winter’s. tf
The launch Shamrock left this
morning for Fidalgo Bay with a scow
in tow. The scow is carrying the
piledriver outfit which will be used
in the construction of the Alaska
Mines Corporation wharf and ore
bunkers at Fidalgo bay.
Why not select one of those pretty
silk or wool dresses for your wife
for a Christmas present at E. Win
ter’s. tf
Brooms 25c, 35c and 50c; for the
best at the Emporium. tf
Logan Archibald, who has a gang
of men doing development work on
the Guthrie-Belili mining property
on Shoup bay, returned to town last
night. He reports that the work is
progressing very .satisfactorily and
that fine winter weather has prevail
ed in that section during the past
two weeks.
Valdez Drug Company nave a fine
line of School Stationery. tf.
Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. •
Turkeys for Christmas.
We have received a large ship
ment of fresh killed turkeys. Best
shipment ever brought to Alaska. Call
and inspect them. Love-Whitley. tf
You will And the latest novelties
in ladies’ neckwear at E. Winter’s, tf
A fine display of nugget jewelry at
Valdez Drug Co. tf
If you need repairs on machinery,
consult us and If it is to your advan
tage financially to send outside for
the repairs we are not afraid to tell
you so. We want your good will
as. well as your money. Us. means
Valdes Iron Works. w-tf
Far good home-cooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. *
Tickets for the Moose Christmas
dinner may be obtained by members
for themselves and friendB at the of
fice of D. F. Millard, Copper Block.
No reservations will be made after
Wednesday, Dec. 22. k23
Slum Sc QIn., Iluri
“Everything But The Turkey
(jUfriatmaa ilntu
Corn on Cob
Stuffed Olives
Roquefort Cheese
Plum Pudding
Glace Fruit
Cranberries
Mixed Nuts
Chestnuts
Asparagus
Tiny Green Beans
Grape Jelly
Stuffed Figs
Sardine Paste
Xmas Peas
Tomatoes
Stuffed Mangoes
Cucumbers
Lettuce
Turkish Figs
Euchred Figs
Mince Meat
Oranges
Grapes
Tiny Wax Beans
Cauliflower
Stuffed Dates
Hoyt’s Fruit Cake
Ripe Olives
Anchovy Canape
Fresh Tomato Cocktail
Consomme
Pimolas Celery - Salted Nuts
Saute Royal
Roast Turkey Dressing
Duchess Potatoes Giblet Gravy
Cauliflower au Gratin
Grape Juice Frappe
Pear Salad Wafers
Fruit Pudding Foamy Sauce
Black Coffee
Fresh Fruit Mixed Nuts
Pressed Figs
Glaced Fruit • Fancy Cookies
Grape Juice
Sweet Cider
Stuffed Mangoes
Fruit Pudding
Italian Olive Oil
Potted Chicken
Dainty Cakes
Crystallized Ginger
Bent’s Water Wafers
Cluster Raisins
Cherries in Maraschino
Calarab Figs
Table Vinegars
Camembert Cheese
Major Gray’s Chutney
Tiny Peas
French Peas
Domino Sugar
Pate Foi Gras
Japanese Crab Meat
Blue Point Oysters
French Sardines
Hill’s Coffee
Canned Shrimps
Campbell’s Soups
Heinz’s Soups
Melba Peaches
Asparagus Tips
RECIPE.
SAUTE ROYAL.: One can Star Brand Lob
ster, cut in dice. One can Oseka Crab
cut in dice. One can Blue Point Oysters.
Boil together. One can Del Monte Toma
toes, one Sliced Onion, one green Pep
per, a spring of Celery, and a very small
piece of garlic. When well cooked
strain. Make another sauce of half cup
' Jersey butter, three tablespoons flour,
one half cup cream, one half cup of the
oyster liquor, a little lemon juice, salt
and paprika. Then add the tomato sauce
and when well blended add the lobster,
crab and oysters. Serve in a border of
rice cooked in water with a slice of but
ter and salt.
RECIPE.
PEAR SALAD: Pill the open
canned Del Monte Pears (halved) with
preserved Canton Ginger, cut fine. Place
pear on crisp lettuce leaf. Surround
with whipped cream garnished with thin
slices of preserved ginger.
TOMATO COCKTAIL: Peel and chill small
choice Tomatoes. Cut in quarters, then
cut quarters in three parts. Rub a bowl
with a clove of garlic cut in half, two ta
blespoonfuls tomato catsup, one table
spoonful mushroom catsup, one table
spoonful lemon Juice, one-fourth tea
spoonful Worcestershire sauce, three
drops tobasco sauce. Mix and serve in
tall glass.
S. Blum & Co., Inc.
This Store will be closed all day Saturday and Sunday
Socialist Meeting.
Valdez Local Socialist Party of
Alaska, all members requested to be
present at a special meeting Thurs
day evening, 8 o’clock, at the office
of Ohas. G. Ganty. k-23
A Good Show.
A good show at the Liberty Thea
tre tonight. Visit the Liberty The
atre and receive a coupon to win the
turkeys.
Fresh Olympia Oysters, freBh hull
ed shrimp, fresh whipped cream and
other table delicacies for the Christ
mas table at Love-Whitley’s. hi25
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 109
Free and Accepted Masons. j
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month in McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
A. E. GRIGSBY, W. M.
ED. WOOD, Secretary.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. PROP.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Aye, Seward, Alaska
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
Merchandise
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
ROBERT SHAFFER^FVmMsbJ^
CHAS. MeCALLUMjS^craUn^
Red Cross Hospital
KmtoM'ud Hobart St*.
OPEN TO ALL PHYSICIANS.
Private Room* far PatWot*.
Phan* 144 MRS. C H WILCOX. Matron
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National Unlvemitj,
Waahlnfftoa, D. C.
DENTIST
Kourteen Years in Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
DR. GERMAN
phone: » THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Ovrl Drug Store. Of
fice hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., 7 to 9
p. m. Sunday by appointment.
All Work Guaranteed.
E. C. DALTON, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Phone 42
Alaska Avcnne Valdez, Alaska
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
phone 34 VALDEZ* ALASKA
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNKYS-AT-LAW
Offices In Whaling Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
Arcade Cafe
OPEN UNTIL S P. M.
We Serve Corona Coffee
Strictly Fresh Eggs.
Jacfc C«IHn . .
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
■ -—
McKinley Street, Valdes
ED. WOOD, Proprietor
The Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warm, Li flit Rooma—The Home ef Confect
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Ratea By the Meath
PHONE 133 MRS SYRING, Pier
m Shamrock
OAPT. TIM MARCUM
Sails for Port Wells, Portage
Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday
at 9:00 a. m„ from the Val
dez Dock Company’s Dock.
For Ellamar, Landlock Bay.
and Fidalgo, every Wednes
day, 9:00 a. m„ from Val
dez Dock Company’s Dock.
For Rates, Apply on Boat.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company 4
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
Ceorge G Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
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