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STEWART * SELBY, Proprietor*
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Published Daily Except Sunday
Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter,
July 23. 1912. at the postofflce of Valdez,
Alaska, under act oi March 3, 1879.
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FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1017
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IS IT WORTH WHILE?
IS It worth while that we Jostle a
brother
Bearing his load on the rough
road of life?
Is it worth while that we Jeer at
each other
In blackness of heart—that we
war to the knife?
God pity us all In our pitiful strife.
f'l OD pity us all as we Jostle each
other.
God pardon us all for the triumphs
we feel
When a fellow goes down 'neath
his load on the heather.
Pierced to the heart; words are
keener than steel
And mightier far for woe or for
weal.
TS^ERE it not well, in this brief
» ’ little Journey
On over the isthmus, down into
the tide.
We give him a fish instead of a
serpent.
Ere folding the hands to be and
abide
Forever and aye in dust at his
side?
LOOK at the roses saluting each
other;
Look at the herds all at peace on
t*pe plain.
Man, and man only, makes war on
his brother
And laughs in his heart at his
peril and pain,
Shamed by the beasts that go
dowi on the plain.
IS it worth while that we battle to
humble
Some poor fellow soldier down
into the dust?
God pity us all! Time eftsoon will
tumble
All of us together like leaves in
a gust.
Humbled indeed down into the
dust. —Joaquin Miller.
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THE POTATO.
I
Surely never did any humble veg-,
etable have such honor thrust upon 1
it as is being thrust in these day upon !
the potato. Not only in belligerent
countries, but in neutral countries
also, the potato is one of the great
concerns of people and officials alike
Its price is a subject of vigorous dis
cussion in Chicago as it is in London
or Berlin, and its cultivation is as
pressing a matter in Michigan as in
the Fen country or Norfolk or one the
sandy plains of Pomerania. And now
comes word of an order that has been
issued to the various training camps
throughout the United Kingdom or
daining. that, wherever possible, the
land surrounding such camp shall be
prepared for the growing of potatoes.
With that promptitude which char
acterizes action in these days, tl e or
der will, no doubt, be put into imme-i
diate effect and it will seem as if seed i
potatoes, conscious of a great and un- j
wonted importance, hurled them-,
selves into sacks and deployed tlit in- j
selves in multitudes all over the coun-j
fry, since in all places possible where
there is a camp there will be potatoes.
The one thing which cannot fail to
strike anyone who has thought at all;
deeply about it is the way in wlUth j
the great subject does not seem, soi
far. to have touched Ireland. Ireland j
for many years so intimately asso-i
dated with potatoes, has in these days)
no special word to say about them.!
The explanation is that where Michi
gan grows potatoes over thousands of
almost uninterrupted acres and the
Fen country over hundreds, Ireland
grows them for the most part in a i
countless number of patches.
Now, this new regard for the pota
to outside of Ireland, is all very well
in its way. It is, however, only a
gassing honor. With the advent of
more peaceful times, potatoes, in En
gland it is certain, will return to
their accustomed position. Once more
will they be simply taken for granted
and year in and year out in ceaseless
relays, be viewed by an ind’fferent
public in countless green grocers’
shops.
But in Ireland all is different.
Here is no spirit of-tlme serving. The
potato is sure of its position. It holds
ia place and an honored one. It is
| a recognized subject of converse and
i inquiry and its sowing and lifting are
I times of great promise and greet ful
I fllment. And Is It the spring of the
year and do two womeni meet at the
crossroads and put down" their mar
iket baskets the better to engage in
the obvious work before them? Then
when the prospects of the immediate
icrop are exhausted, the great ques
tion as a whole remains. There is
last year's crop to be recalled, ‘.he
extraordinary good fortune of a cer
tain neighbor, a well-known case
throughout the countryside, the curi
ous ways of potatoes, and so, natu
rally enough, by easy stages to crows,
and from crows, after full discusFion
of their habits and their knowing
ways, back again to potatoes. So,
when the present flurry about it is
passed into history will be the potato
continue to send up its tender green
and blossom above the brown soil,
'honored as it is lifted from the
.ground, honored as it lies straw cjv
jered in the pit “in the lone time of
'the year,” honored as it is roasted
amidst the glowing ashes of the peat
ifire.—Christian Science Monitor.
WAR’S DEVASTATION.
—
In 29 months, since the beginning
of the war up to January 1, 2246
merchant vessels, ranging from sniaU
fishing smacks to the largest liners,
have been destroyed as a result of the
!operations of the belligerents on th.
I seas, principally by mines and sub
1 marines.
i
The gross tonnage, exclusive of a
considerable number whose tonnage
is not recorded was 3,982,556 tons, or
more than the tonnage owned by any
nation except Great Britain, Germany
and the United States. Of the total
1,149 vessels with an aggregate ton
nage of $2,082,683 tons, were de
stroyed in 1916. Norway, Italy,
France, Belgium, Holland, the United
States, Denmark, Greece, and Spain
lost more merchant shipping in the
last twelve months than in the pre
ceding seventeen, the campaign af
fecting neutral vessels having been
particularly active recently.—Ex.
ONE reason why the recent niuni-J
tions factory explosions were not |
more deadly is that the shells were
found filled with sawdust but some
enterprising American who had put
one over on Johnny Bull.
EMPRESS SUNDAY SHOW
IN EAGLE HALL \
Pathe News.
That Minstrel Man—Comedy.
Lovers’ Luck—Fatty in Comedy.
Molly McIntyre in the Special five
act feature, ‘Her Great Hour.”
One Plus One—Final Comedy and
a big laugh.
The hall is warm so don’t be afraid
to patronize us.
PIjOTTERS OF MEXICAN
RAID MAY BE JAILED
WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan. 27.—
It is rumored that arrests will be
made in connection with the c 'Utem
plated raid of Texans upon Mexico
which was frustrated yesterday when
the move became known to United
States secret service agents.
While no direct report on the next
development of the raid ha3 been
made, advices received from El Paso
today and also from military authori
ties along the border indicate that
several hundreds were involved and
that the ringleaders are running to
cover, but they are kept under close
surveillance by secret service n en.
The government authorities believe
here that the raid was hatched at this
time in order that the withdrawal of
Pershing’s command might be re
scinded and abandoned.
Sensational developments are ex
pected within the next few days.
The Difference.
“Well, George,” said the president
of the company to old George, "how
goes it?”
“Fair to middiin.” answered the
man as he continued to curry a large
bay horse. “Me and this here horse
has worked for your firm for ton
years.”
“Well, well,” said the president a
little embariassed as he thought of
the small pay George was receiving.
“And I suppose you are both pretty
highly valued, George, eh?"
"Wal,” said George, “the both of
us took sick last week and they got
a doctor for the hoss but they jest
docked my pay.”—Utica Observer.
Leper at luirge.
VALLEJO, Calif., Jan. 27.—Anton
Banantes, a leper assigned to an iso
lated shack near the county hospital,
is missing and mothers are keep ug
their children indoors.
No man hunt will be organized Be
cause no man can be found who is
willing to lead the chase against the
outcast.
A scow on which Banates lived for
a while was burned last night. He
left his shack at the county hotpital
'.ate yesterday.
TRAPPED IN A STOKEHOLE.
! The Pete That Firemen on a Wareh .
Are Liable to Meet.
The soldiers who fight with least rec- j
ognition In the battles at sea are the
stokers of the destroyers running at !
full speed. Eight men work under the
command of a stoker petty officer in a
space so narrow that movement of any j
kind seems impossible. There is a fur
nace in front and one in tbe back,
i Sandwiched in between is a maze of
levers, pipes, pumps and gear,
j Yet within these close quarters the
j stokers find space to perform their
' heartbreaking toil in an atmosphere al- ;
most too hot to breathe, says the Pop
ular Science Monthly. When the men j
are at their posts the iron hatch is
1 closed down, and the air sucked in
through a ventilator has to pass
through the furnace before it gets to |
them.
So long as tbe pumps work well and j
tbo evaporated water is displaced with |
automatic regularity by fresh neither j
tbe tubes nor tbe boiler casting can
get dangerously hot. But sometimes
without apparent cause the water slow
ly descends below the level. Some- j
times tbe cause of mischief is a leak
age—a pipe brokeu or a joint strained
that allows the water to escape.
If it can be remedied, well and good. \
But if not and the water continues
to drop steadily tbe stoker petty offlcei ;
has but oue duty to perform—to keep j
tbe hatchway from being opened by I
tbe frenzied stokers, thus allowing ,
the flames to escape and destroy tbe
entire vessel. The heroes who perish
in the stokeholds like so many rats
caught In a fiery trap are not even j
listed.
THE ODOR OF SPICES.
Often1 Used by Writers to Stimulate
Their Imagination.
On some portions of the globe spices i
are worth more than gold or silver.
“In tbe arctic region spices are es
seutial to health and happiness." writes
an explorer. “A dash of pepper, a i
pinch of ground cinnamon, a little nut- j
meg or a pincn or ginger root revives
tbe jaded appetite wonderfully in tbe
north. I have seen shipwrecked sailors
fight over an ounce of spices with
more fierceness than they ever did for
money.”
Tbe psychological effect of spices is
of more importance than the physiolog
ical. Many writers have confessed
their Inability to write without the
odor of spices in their rooms. One
great musician composed his master
piece under the influence of cinnamon
and cloves steaming in a kettle of pre
serves in a neighbor's kitchen. There
after lie composed only when steamed
cloves and cinnamon were on hand.
Tlie food of one man, however, verj
often happens to be more or less vio
lent poison for another. In the annals i
of insane asylums there are many cases i
on record where the odor of cloves, '
cinnamon, pepper, allspice or ginger ,
has driven patients into violent par
oxysms.
Yet all the world loves spices. In j
the fear that the source of supply j
would eventually become exhausted ;
chemists have sought to make spices \
synthetically. They have succeeded in 1
a number of Instances to such an ex
tent that cheap adulterations are some
times used.—Exchange.
Force of Light.
Light has an actual mechanical pres
sure and can he measured in the lab- i
oratory. It hus been found that the ,
sun’s light in itself presses against the !
earth with a force something like 70,- !
000 tons. As the surface of a sphere J
varies as the square of the radius, and j
as the volume or mass varies as the !
cube of the radius, and as the me- ;
chanical pressure of light on the whole !
surface varies as that surface, and as
the force of gravity varies as the mass. '
if a sphere is made smaller and smaller j
it is easily seen that the pressure of '
light does not decrease so fast as the 1
force of gravity, so bodies beyond a |
certain minuteness could not reach the j
sun, but would be repelled by the me 1
chanical fdrce of its light
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Saving.
Some women formed a resolution to
do something about the high cost of |
living. “Something,” they insisted,
with lofty courage, “that will count!” j
Accordingly they banded together .
and so perfected themselves in the art I
of making up their minds that whereas |
it had hitherto taken a salesgirl an i
average of two hours to sell a yard of
ribbon she could now turn the trick in I
twenty minutes Bat.
The economic saving, of course, was |
in the aggregate enormous, making it j
self felt all down the line.—New York
Post.
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Mapping Our Country.
Although the geological survey has .
been busily at work for thirty-five !
years, only about 40 per cent of the
land of the United States is yet accu
rately mapped. W. M. Davis of Har
vard university remarks in Science that !
at the present rate it will take about a |
century to complete the map.
Open to Conviction.
“Do you, Mr. Stacks, think that a i
rich man can go through the eye of a j
needle?”
“I don’t know. 1 will, however, ad- (
mit that my lawyers have dragged me
through some very small loopholes.”—
Puck.
How It Work*.
Mrs. Crawford—Her mother slaved
all her life in order to give her an ed
ucation. Mrs. Crabshaw—Now she’s
turned around and is trying to educate
her mother.—Life.
Forty Is the old age of youth; fifty
is the youth of old age —Victor Hugo
Good
Goods
Phone 12
Moderate
Prices
Another Apple Sale
Special price $2.50 per box.
These are choice quality apples and our stock comprises the fol
lowing varietiesr—STAYMAN, WINESAP, ROME BEAUTY,
DELICIOUS, SPITZENBERG and NEWTON PIPPIN..
In Fresh and Staple Vegetables and
Fruits We Offer:
HIBBARD Sgi ASH
1'KI.KRY
LKTTl'CK
BRUSSEL SPKOI TN
(TITMBKKS
CAULIFLOWER
PARSLEY
PARSNIPS
BEETS
RUTABAGAS
CARROTS
CABBAGE
SWEET SPUDS
RHUBARB
ORANGES
RUSSET GRAPE KRl l«'
We have some fine red Salmon Bellies.
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
GOOD GOODS
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! VALDEZ CAFE!
I AND BAKERY !
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•> Fresh Bread snd Pastry always on hand V
t OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
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Detective Hears Queer Noises.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 27.—Queer
noises in the room where Harry K.
T haw attempted to kill hin.self caus
ed a private detective guarding the
place to become hysterical today, end
when the police found him he had
shattered the chandelier with several
pistol shots and was lying uncon
scious on a lounge. The shooting
caused intense excitement in the vi
cinity. He was placed there to guard
the house troni vandals who weTo
carving up and carrying off the furn
itme and walls in tin; room, win re
Thaw was found.
Conserve light Supply
AMSTERDAM, Jan. 27.—Shows at
this place have been ordered to close
at 11 p. m. and all cafes at midnigh.,
in order to conserve the supply of
light. The hour for the closing o’
shops will soon be made earlier and
many trains will be discontinued on
account of the shortage of coal.
Seed Fight Settled.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 27.—
By a vote of 44 to 73 the House has
settled in the uusal way the annual
flight over the appropriation for dis
tribution of free garden seeds. As
adopted the appropriation carries a
quarter of a million.
I,. F. Washburn will leave on the
Mariposa for Cordova en route to
Tazlina with Lars Holland's bridge i
crew.
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FOP RENT—Five room Bouse on |
Broadway, partially furnished, Mrs.
M. M. Hopkins. 1 if
For nrst-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. tf
There is a Just
Price.
CRESCENT
POWDER
Is sold at a price that is a just
price. Just one price—One
Just price. It saves the house
wife money. It gives the
housewife perfect service.
AT ACT, GROCERS
25c lb.
ORESCENT MEG. OO.,
Seattle, Wash.
Candy Kitchen
E. W. HUNT—Id Owl Drag Store.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT- -COLD
LOUIE'S CAFE
Everything First class
Open Day and Night
ANDY MAROVICH, Prop.
ATLAS JUNK CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealer* in
ALL KINDS OK JUNK
Buyers of Metal, Rubber, Ma
nila Rope, Sacks, Machinery,
Pipe, Hides, Furs and Bottles.
1043 Railroad Avenue, So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
PENSION PROPOSED FOR
CERTAIN AGED CITIZENS
W ASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 2,7.—
Every American citizen more than 65
years old who is incapable of man
ual labor and whose annual income
is less than $200 would get a pension
of $2 a week under a bill before the
House pension committee. Repre
sentative Sherwood of Ohio is author
of the bill.
Will Ran Railroad.
MANILA, P. I., Jan. 27.—Eugene '
E. Reed of New Hampshire, who was |
nominated a member of the Philip- !
pine commission last year, has been |
chosen to be president of the Manila I
railway, which recently was purchas :
ed by the government.
HAND LAUNDRY—Alaska ave- j
nue, next to Rudolph Schmidt’s, work j
by the hour. All work guaranteed j
Phone 182. :!t
We have all outside rooms, well ;
lighted, and well ventilated at th* j
St. Elias. :?j
In every line of manufactured ar- j
tides there is usually one maker who i
sets the standard of excellence. The
Rexall Products set such a standard ;
for the United States in Drugs, Per
fumes, Toilet Articles and in fact, for j
every article which they manufacture, j
The OWL DRUG CO., exclusive agenu I
for Valdez. ft !
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Location notices, both Quartz and
placer, for sale at the Prospector of
fice. |
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You can have your picture taken j
day or night by Jenner the Photog-1
rapher. tf j
For the most efficient servloe and .
satisfaction go to the St. Eliac. 1 ’ ■
Fresh candy at the Emporium, tf
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Bread, rolls and pastry of all kinds |
fresh every day, for sale while they ;
last, at the Merchant’s Cafe. 1-f-lm
PROFESSIONAL CARDS. j
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT ♦
Olliers over Valdes 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
Over Owl Drug Co.
OFFICE HOURS: ^
1 to 4 P. M. 7 to H I’. V
Sunday by Appointment.
Res. Phone I7« Office Phone !»
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST *
Fourteen Years In Valdez.
PHONE 110 V
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Coart Hoase
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Phone 34 VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LIONS £ It R!TCH;S
LYONS & RITCHIE *
ATTORNEYS-A'l-LA W
Offices to *• holing Bnlldtng
Phone ioi valdez. alaska
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIVIL ENGINEER >
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
McKinley Street opposite V. M. Store.
Valdez, Alaska
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free and Accepted Mason*
Regular Communications first Wed-jk
uesday In each month In McKinley*^
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN. W. M.
ED WOOD. Secretary.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188 ]
Western Federation of Miners
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W. H. GARNER. President.
Granite Mine
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary.
Valdez Alaska.
The Best Place m V aid ex to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warn, Light Rooas--The House of Coafert
RATES REASONABLE ^
BATH ROOM Special Rates By the Month
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING, fvip
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON,Prof
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward. Alaska