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VALDEZ, ALASKA ! '
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July 23, 1912. at the postofflce of Valdes,
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1917
PIERETTE G0E8.
TJIERETTE has gone, but It was not
*■ Exactly that she died.
Bo much as vanished and forgot
To say where she would hide.
rpO keep a sudden rendezvous
It came Into her mind
That she was late. What could she do
But leave distress behind?
A FRAID of being in disgrace.
And hurrying to dress.
She heard there was another place
In need of loveliness.
C9HE went so softly and so soon—
™ Sh! Hardly made a stir;
But, going, took the stars and moon
And sun away with her.
—William Griffith in Poetry.
WHY ALASKA WENT l)KV.
-—.
The Douglas Island News says that
the anti-prohibitionists in Alaska can
blame the California Liquor Dealers’
association of San Francisco for put
ting Alaska in line for a seat on the
water wagon. Early last spring ev
ery newspaper in Alaska was called
upon by a representative of that as
sociation and nearly every paper in
Alaska contracted for the publication
of literature to be furnished them by
the association, which was very pro
per from a business standpoint. Hav
ing secured space the purchasers in
augurated so strong a campaign call
ing attention to the booze industry
that people who had never before
stopped to think on the subject read
up for themselves and as a result
snowed the sale or manufacture of
liquor in the Territory under by an
avalanche of votes.
YVK TAKE SO KISK.
According to reports, a great Ueal
of talk is going on in Seattle these
<lays about the anticipated upheaval
among the federal office holders in
Alaska. It Is reported that with verv
few exceptions, a general cleanup wil'
be made soon.
As a rule former Alaskans and oth
ers in Seattle have had a whole lot to
saiy about everything Alaskan; par
ticularly about the government of the
country. As a matter of history, they
have had much more to say than the
EAGLE HALL
The Empress-Temporary
TONIGHT ~ 8 p.m. TONIGHT
“SPARK FROM THE EMBERS”
2 reel story full of interest
> ■;, < < « ' ■
“THE BOOK AGENT”-Comedy
“IN THE SUNSHINE”
VIVIAN RICH in a dramatic, pathetic, novel feature
“ALL AT SEA”
KEYSTONE COMEDY, The Best Ever
SATURDAY - Special Show - THE UNAFRAID
Regular Admission .... 25c
real Alaskan*, and apparently they
have not changed any. But since we
have no right to say anything it doer,
not matter to us who has the say,
we candidly admit that we shall live
in the hope that some day Alaskans
—real Alaskans, mind you, shall have
all the say and relievo that busy
bunch of Seattleites and the President
of that duty. Until then we must ex
pect that every Tom. Dick or Harry
will make it his business to continue
in inefficiency in office. But as wc
said before, with a few exceptions—
I doggone tew—a clean sweep cou:d
not result in giving us a more effi
cient bunch of federal officials tha .
we have now. So, let the carpetbag
gers come, we shall welcome. Rest
ling in the confidence that we canno-.
|possibly lose much.— Ketchikan Min
I «r-Progressive.
j WHAT DOES IT MEAN?
Not only in Europe but in this
country we hear that the women are
fast adopting overalls for their daily
work. They are acquiring the habit
fast. They find them convenient and
if no fool notion enters their heads
to decorate them with frills or may
be wear them decollette, the fashion j
may become very popular. If the
women confine themselves to conve
nience, the men will have a chance to
say good night to the skirts sooner
than they think for.—Exchange.
TO REGULATE EVERYTHING.
Opposition of the board of govern
ors of the Cincinnati Advertisers'
Club to the Randall Advertising bill
pending in congress is timely and sen
sible. This measure, if enacted into
law, is to withhold from the mail3
any publication or printed matter ad
vertising intoxicating liquors for sale
Enactment of this o;si into law
will establish a precedent which
quickly and easily may lead to gov
ernmental censorship of all printed
matter. If it becomes unlawful to
publish advertising relating to tnc
sale of intoxicating liquores it will
be but a step to prohibit the adver
tising of tobacco, of certain under
wear, of stockings, or of any other
commodity in which is a large port'on
of the public is interested. It would
almost appear that a law so drastic
in its operation wou,ld be in contra
vention of the constitutional guaran- j
tees to the press.—Exchange.
MONDAY is Lincoln’s birthday ]
Could the great Emancipator arise!
trom his tomb and wal.t forth among
his people he would be both surpris-1
td and hurt at the misstatements ar.d
injustice petpetraled in his name. A j
man of broad views and unfailing
love for all the people, he would fin '
himself hopelessly thrust into the
background by the present day poli
ticiars. Lincoln was one of the
greatest men of his time, but the Lin
coln of history is as much differen
from the real Lincoln as day is ircin
night. All the sentimental, sickiy
drivel attributed to Lincoln has caus
ed the Nation to lose sight of the reel
man, and the people of an hundred
years hence will know as little of the
real life of this greatest of Presidents
as they do ot the immortal Washing
ton.
THE man who scolds a child be
cause it doesn't know why it >s
afraid in the dark is the same fellow
who is afraid to die, but doesn’t
know why.
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IT is a safe bet that the man who
knows he doesn’t know anything
about people knows more than tIk
nan who thinks he knows.
* IT is with deep regret that the
Prospector notes the departure in the
near future of those'young men of
the Signal Corps whose names were
listed yesterday. All of them have
time after time placed this paper un
der many obligations to them for
thelr unfailing courtesy and attention
to Dusine88, and it will be hard to
get together a corps of more efflcleii.
and gentlemanly operators for the
Valdez end of the U. S. cable.
A WOMAN n ay not know anvthirg
about here husband's business bu.
she does know that he has no right
to have a stenographer who is better
looking than she is.
THE stingiest woman lives in Coi
dova. She gave her husband one sock
for a Christmas present and saved
the other for his birthday.
ANY time two people can live as
cheaply as one it is because they
are compelled to.
ANY time a man runs around with
a chip on his shoulder it is a safe
bet it dropped from his head.
OUR idea of a wise man is a fellow
who can get through the world with
out letting it know what a fool he is.
J. L. Steele left this morning for
the Standard mine at LamllocR bay,
where he is engaged in opening up
thf property.
HE KNEW A GOOD PLAY.
The Sagacious Canine Didn’t Evan
Hava to Road It.
One day 1 brought to tny rooms in
Twenty-third street a box of old man
uscripts. Death aud Trap, a bulldog
and fox terrier, stood by and looked
on idly while 1 us idly looked over the
plays. Suddenly Trap flew at a heap
of manuscripts and seized a printed
book. We tried to get it from him.
lie dashed about the room, under and
over the bed.
The landlady opened the door. Out
went Trap, nearly upsetting my land
lady. My brother Sam and 1 rushed
after the dog. Trap headed down
Twenty-third street direct to the Ly
ceum theater, play in mouth. In and
out among cabs and cars, pedestrians
aud jehus, that wonderful dog went
directly to the box office of the theater.
Frank Bunce, the business manager,
beheld him. "What has he got there?”
said he. "A play.” said 1. "Does he
want me to read it?” said Bunce. “If
you please," 1 replied. "Take it up
stairs to Mr. Frohman." said the busi
ness manager.
Twas done. Frohman read it. He
accepted aud produced it. The play
had been written twenty years before
for my father by Madison Morton and
Robert Reece. They called it “Trade.”
Frohinun christened it "The Highest
Bidder." The play was a great suc
cess und started both Dan Frohman
and myself on the waters of prosper
ity.—Edward II. Sothern’s "The Mel
ancholy Tale of ‘Me.’ ”
A Useful Storm.
Professor Cleveland Abbe, tbe Amer
ican meteorologist, was generally cred
ited with being the father of scientific
weather forecasting. The possibility
of predicting tbe weather was first
considered at an International confer
euce at Brussels iu 1353, but the nec
essary impetus to the movement was
given in 1854, during the Crimean war.
by a violent storm iu the Bluck sea.
which cuuscd havoc among the allied
British and French vessels. One French
warship was wrecked, and in conse
quence of this disaster the astronomer
Le Verrler (the co-discoverer of Nep
tune, appropriately enough) was com
missioned by tbe French government
to investigate the meteorological con
ditions at the time of the storms.
Weatminster Gazette.
Then Ho Drifted.
“Miss Uppson—Mildred,” said the
poor but otherwise honest and ambi
tious youug man. “1 have paddled my
own canoe for years and feel sure I
can support you. Will you be my
wife?”
“Nothing doing in the canoe line,”
replied the haughty maid. “If you
had sailed your own yacht for years I
might have considered your proposal.”
-Chicago News.
Anxious- to Save Him.
“Wliat are you doing there?’’
“Figuring on the upkeep of au auto
mobile."
“You can’t afford to buy an automo
bile."
“I know it I’m just getting up some
data with which to convince a friend
of mine that be can’t afford to buy one
either."—Birmingham Age-Herald.
Weather or No.
“Now tell us." sternly demanded the
young legal luminary, whose brow
overhung like the back of a snapping
turtle, uddressing the cowering wit
ness. “what was the weather, if any.
upon the afternoon in question T—
I.ondon Saturday Journal.
Doubt* Heredity.
"Do you believe In heredity?”
"No.”
"Why not?”
"Look at the cheap skates that had
itreat auoestors.”—Detroit Free Press
Too Long.
Edith—Haven’t you and Jack been
engaged long enough to get married?
Ethel—Too long! He hasn't got a
cent left- 8t Louis Post-Dispatch.
£ood Phone 12 IMdMi*
Goods , frferes
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When you see S & W on the label you know that the contents
of the package are of unquestionable quality. We have re
plenished our stock of this brand of goods and ask you to
try some of the following
ROYAL ANNE CHERRIES STRING BEANS
BLACKBERRIES ASPARAGUS
STRAWBERRIES ASPARAGUS TIPS
LOGAN BERRIES
RASPBERRIES CABBAGE
SUCK!) PEACHES BEETS
YELLOW CLING PEACHES TOMATOES
APRICOTS PUMPKIN
GREEN GAGE PLUMS MIDGET SUGAR PEAS
PEARS ASSORTED JELLIES
SLICED PINEAPPLE ASSORTED PRESERVES
In our delicatessen department you will always find a selection
to tempt the jaded appetite
NUEFCHATEL CHEESE OREGON CREAM CHEESE
IMPORTED SWISH CHEESE CHIPPED BEEF
SLICED BACON
CHILE CHEESE
PIMENTO CHEESE SLICED RAW HAM
AMERICAN CHEESE BOILED HAM
In smoked and salted fish we offer
EASTERN COAST FIN NEK HADDIE SALT HERRING
SALT MACKERAL SALMON BELLIES
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
GOOD GOODS
GROCERIES AND OFFICE LOCATED IN THE FORMER KING GROCERY BUILDING
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MKKTING OK BANKERS
IN JINK IN SPOKANK
OLYMPIA, Feb. 8.— The executive
committee of the State Bankers As
sociation in Olympia today decided
to hold the next meeting of the asso
ciation in Spokane, June 14, 15, and
16.
New Seattle-Alaska Publication
The Alaska Colonist. Vol. 1, No. 1
has been received on our exchange
table. The publication is a monthly
one edited by William W. Rush, and
is published in Seattle. The object,
of the paper, as stated at the head
of its editorial column, is to pro
mote colonization, rational govern
ment and business freedom in Alas
ka. This sounds good, and mav mean
(xactly what it says, but we cannot
help feeling that Alaskans as a body,
will not view with favor even puc'j
kindly meant assistance coming from
the Spirit City. They are an ind- •
pendent sort of people, these Alas
kans, and they prefer to work out
their own problems, and to have their
mouthpiece in the territory. How
ever, the Colonist is a well edited
publication, contains some valuable
information for the prospective set
tler in Alaska, and also some infor
mation regarding conditions in the
Territory which are somewhat color
ed by the editor’s opinion rather
than by absolute facts.
OLDEST SALOON MAN IN
INTERIOR TO QUIT BUSINESS
“Colonel” William H. McPhee, past
grand president of the* Pioneers of
Alaska, and the oldest saloon man in
Fairbanks and the interior, both in
age and point of number of years
in business has announced his retire
ment. That is, when his liquor license
expires on May 24 next it will not be
renewed. What he will do then Bill
does not say, but he thinks that he
will quit Alaska for good and all. He
implies, however, that he may possi
bly get into something else for a
time if the opportunity offers.
Mr. McPhee, who is the proprietor
of the Washington saloon, will proba
bly be the first man to quit business.
He could renew his license and con
tinue until the first day of January,
1918, but he has definitely decided
not to do so. Most of the other sa^
loon licenses of Fairbanks establish
ments expire in June next, and many
of the saloon men are expected to
continue in business until the prohi
bition law takes effect on January
1, 1918.
British Ready Retaliate
WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. S.—
British Ambassador Spring-Rice to
day presented to the state depart
ment England’s reply to Germany's
charge of the misuse of the hospital
ships, with the request that it be
forwarded to Germany.
The British memorandum threat
ened reprisals if hospital ships are
sunk.
LOUIE’S CAFE
0|ien Day an<l Night McKinley Street, Below ('able Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
EVERYTHING THE BEST. ANDY MAROVK'll, Propr.
Candy Kitchen
E. W. HUNT—la Owl Dra( Store.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT- COLD
ATLAS JUNK CO.
Wholesale sad Retail Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF JUNK
Buyers of Metal, Rubber, Ma
nila Rope. Sacks, Machinery,
l’ipe. Hides, Furs and Bottles.
1043 Railroad Avenue, So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGS SEXTON, *>mor
SlRIGTLV FIRST C1.A66
Fourth Are, Seward. Alaska
The Best Place m Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warn, Li fit Rooms--'The Honse of Comfort
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rates By the Month
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING, Prop
VALDEZ CAFE
AND BAKERY
Frosh Broad aadfadry always aa hand
OPEN DAV AND NIGHT
BERGSTROM A ROGSTAD. Props.
PHONE 17 - Tires desrs Uisw Owl Dray
COUNTY AUDITOR FAILS
TO APPEAR FOR TRIAL
PROSSER, Feb. 8.—J. C. Syfford,
auditor of Benton county, against
whom four complaints were filed on
Wednesday charging him with unlaw
fully giving liquor to parties in the
office of the county commissioners
has failed to appear for trial. He
was at liberty on his own recogniz
ance and it is said he went East on
a late train Wednesday evening.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
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DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
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Ofiler* over Valdez Drug Co.
Phone '15 McKinley Street
Contract Surgeon, U. S. Army
A. A. Surgeon, U S. Public Health Serv
(Marine Hospital)
JOS. A. SILVERMAN, PH. 6. M/D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Oyer Owl Drug Co.
— OFFICE HOURS:
1 to 4 P. M. 7 to S P. M
Sunday by Appointment. ,
Res. Phone 170 Office Phone 1»
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground
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DR. H. COCKER1LLE
Graduate National Lnlreralty
Washington. D. C.
DENTIST
a* V • ,
Fourteen Years in Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTOHNBYS-AT-LAW
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OHer Opposite Court House
Phone M VA LDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LFON6 f. f >; • ts.*H :ny
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-*'! .1,4 U
Ottl.es Is '• <•elli.it Brlldlif
Phone i*i yaldez. Alaska
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 108
Free aad Accepted Manoa%
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month In McKinley^
Hall. Visitors always welcome. V
T. 11. BROWN, W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
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Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
W. H GARNER. Prseideat,
Graaita Mine
CHAS. McCALLUM. Secretary.
Valdes Alaska.
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