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TUESDAY, OUTOIIER 24, l»lfl
\ M.IKS' VIEW OK Si ll. ISSUE.
Nobody seriously expected that the
Administration would accept the po
, sit ion of the entente allies that all
submarines, whether classed as war
ships or merchantmen, should be
l ined from neutral harbors. For
the State Department to have ruled
otherwise would have been a gross
piece of unneutrality.
It is highly entertaining to a neu
tral nation to observe how every
move of the belligerents is dictated
by selfish interest. Germany con
tended that neutrals should surren
der the principle of visit and" search
in the case of a submarine because
of the changed conditions of naval
war wrought by the advent of an un
dersea weapon. This wfis its attitude
during the Lusitania controversy—
that by reason of the danger of being
rammed or sunk by shell fire, a sub
marine should not even be required
to give warning before sinking an
enemy liner even though that liner
< arried non-combatants.
It also was contended for the same
ieason that no steamer should be al
lowed to carry weapons even for de
fensive purposes and the German gov
ernment announced its intention to
treat a sbclligerants war vessels so
at tiled.
* In* position of tin* German gov
ernment in each instance was in con
tl 1ft with the recognized rules of in
ternational law ami the United States
could not. without surrendering its
rights, and the rights of lesser neu
trals. yield to a change in establish
ed custom during the progress of the
war.
Now. the allies, with interests as
selfish as those of Germany, advance
the claim that neutrals should intern
men lmnt or war submarines which
enter their ports for supplies or for
any other reason. In saying that
neiiira) submarines incur a grave risk
in navigating the regions frequented
by enemy submarines the allies hint
that a neutral submersible might be
' unk by mistake. Somehow that
smacks of the very arguments advanc
ed by tin* Germans in the early part
of the war in declaring the British
isles to he in a war zone. It was
'hen pointed out that neutrals should
i eep beyond this so-called war zone
lor tin* reason that they might be
mistaken for British steamers.
\dmitledly the allies are placed at
n disadvantage in dealing with the
submarine menace, but likewise Ger
many is at a disadvantage in visiting
mid searching Britisli vessels at sea.
\ilcr all. tho odds are practically bai
aneed and certainly it is not the busi
ii"ss of this country to concede a sin
gle point to either belligerent.
I'll 10 IIKIHT-IIOUR COMMISSION.
The Adamson law, enacted by Con
gress a! the close of the last session,
as a means of averting a threatened
nation-wide strike of trainmen, pro
vides that, beginning January 1, 1917,
< ‘dil hours shall in contract for la
bor and service, be deemed a day's
work and the measure and standard
of a day's work for the purpose of
■ ■ekoning the compensation of all
employes who are now, or may here
after be employed by any common
carrier by railroad, except railroads la
dependency owned and operated, not
exceeding 100 miles in length, elec
tric street railroads, ant!'electric in
terurban railroads, from any state or
territory in the United States or the
District of Columbia, to any other
state or territory or District of Colum
bia, to any other state or territory
or district, and so on.
Section two of the measure pro
vides that the President shall appoint
a com mission of three to observe the
operation and effects of the institu
tion of the eight-hour working stan
* dard and the facts and conditions af
fecting the relation between such
common carriers in interstate busi
ness and their employes during a
period of not less than *?x months and
report within thirty days thereafter
to the President and to Congress.
At Omaha, Neb., where the Presi
dent was visiting, announcement was
made of the selection of Gen. George
Ooethals. formerly chief engineer of
tlie Panama canal; Edgar E. Clark,
of the interstate commerce commis
sion, and George Kublee of the fed
eral trade commission to constitute
the hoard named. Gen. Goethals will
act as chairman. The board, as at
present composed, will command a
very large measure of public confi
dence.
As the law does not go Into effect
until January t, the observations of
the board beginning then, will extend
to July 1. while its findings need not
lu> submitted until August 1, 1917.
The duty assigned to this body Is one
of extraordinary Importance. Upon
its findings will be formed, to a great
extent, the final opinion of the coun
try regarding the wisdom of the ten
tative settlement of the disagreement
between the railways and their em
ployee, brought about by President
Wilson. The excitement of a presi
dential campaign will then have
ceased and the question of creating
a standard labor day of eight hours
can be settled with regard to econom
ics, rather than with reference to
partisanship.
An intelligent observation of the
workings of the Adamson law, and an
honest and wise decision thereon, will
probably have the effect of preventing
friction between the railway compa
nies and the trainmen, for a consid
erable period at least. It is to be
hoped, considering the far-reaching
influence of the findings, that there
may be no political meddling of any
kind with the workings of the board.
—Christian Science Monitor.
BUSINESS SITUATION REVIEWED.
All indications point to a continu
ance of active business indefinitely.
It. is believed that, in thORe countries
where general trade is booming at
present, business will not only remain
active but will continue to expand.
It is daily reaching new high ground.
Figures showing the volume of in
dustry are unprecedented. It is im
possible to measure the future by
anything in the past, so far as com
mercial activity is concerned. In the
circumstances one would think that
great caution would be exercised in
all transactions. On the contrary,
more confidence is manifested by bus
iness men generally, than has been
the case before in a number of years.
Merchants and manufacturers seem
to have reached the conclusion that
as long as the war lasts there will be
an unceasing demand for iron, steel,
copper, leather goods, automobiles,
foodstuffs and such other things as
are being supplied by neutral coun
tries to the belligerents, to say noth
ing of the constantly growing domes
tic demands for these products in the
countries producing them. There are
no indications of a cessation of hos
tilities, but the opinion obtains that
when peac6 does come it will come
quickly and with very little warning.
What will happen then is a matter of
conjecture; but it is noted that there
is, just now, less discussion, in busi
ness circles; regarding the probable
end of the war, than there was some
time ago. Consequently business in
moving ahead as if it had complete
ly adjusted itself to war conditions.
The most disturbing development
in the commercial world is the con
tinually climbing prices of commodi
ties. It is conservatively estimated
that the average of commodity prices
is fully 35 per cent higher than two
years ago. Some people are inclined
to make the figure even larger. It i?
certain that rates are still ascending
and without any probability of an
early check.
Various remedies have been pro
posed to meet the situation, but none
has been deemed satisfactory. Plac
ing an embargo on foodstuff ship
ments from the United States would
probably make prices tumble but it
would prove disastrous to many inno
cent people in other lands, and would
be reactionary upon business in the
United States. This proposition has
been discussed in some quarters, but
has not met with general favor. The
conviction is growing that the na
tions of the world are interdependent.
There can be no genuine prosperity in
one quarter of the earth that is not
shared by the rest of the world. Con
sequently, there cannot be hard times
and disaster in one part of the world
in which the whole people do not to
some extent participate.
The prosperity now enjoyed by the
neutral countries is more or less arti
ficial. It is, nevertheless, a good thing
that good business is being experienc
ed by them, for it will the better en
able them to supply the needs of the
war-ridden countries, both new and
after the war has ceasee. The stream
of gold flowing into the United States
from other lands is unceasing and it
seems that the United States is very
largely profiting by the war. To a
certain extent this is true.
When, however, the war is over,
and reconstruction throughout Eu
rope begins, the gold currert will
doubtless turn toward Europe. The
accumulation of wealth in the Uni
ted States then will be of vast bene
fit in the European rehabilitation pro
gram. It may mean lower commod
ity prices and less industrial activity
in the neutral countries, but in the
end, the evening-up process will be
beneficial to all.—Christian Science
Monitor.
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TIME—AND ITS VALVE.
What is the most valuable thing in
the world? Gold? No. Diamonds
and rubles? Certainly not! Char
acter? Very valuable Indeed, far bet
ter than wealth, precious stones or
gold—but not the most valuable:
Good Health? While good health is
an absolute essential in every well
rounded life, and cannot be dispensed
with In the winning of any great suc
cess, priceless when measured by its
relation to human accomplishments
—even this la not the most valuable
thing in the world.
What then cai\ it be, transcending
in value gold, jewels, character,
health? Why, Time, of course! For
given Time, all of these other valu
able things may be earned, created,
built up, developed; but without Time
cannot be produced, and are value
less as possessions. Wealth may take
unto itself wings, and fly away. Work,
skill and patience will replace it.
There are probably more magnificent
gems still burled in the hidden re
cesses of the earth than have ever
been exhumed. Diamonds an^-tides
lost, stolen or destroyed, may hi re
covered or repro#uc*d. Character,
though warped, strained or twfcted,
may be restored by sufficient thAught
and effort; while even good heaah, It
self, may sometimes be recovers! yd
rebuilt by faithfQl strivings, fruit,
however, once lost, Is gone fyOTer,
and neither wealth, labor, prayre/fen
treaties nor regrets can recovefril.
Time unlike money is portionedlaut
to the average man and woinaa lr.
fair and equitable measure. Bambig
accidents—the unexpected vifrel
tudes of life—“three score and 1A”
years is the usual Inheritance. FflHh
ermore, it is the one thing InSofe
which Is forever ahead of f,ko
grasp, to spend, to use, wisely aad
well if we choose; but never behind,
because once past, it Is neither oio-s
nor another’s to be used again, there
fore useless, worthless, non-existentJ
What is your attitude toward timer
Do you regard it as the greatest treas
ure in existence? Then cnrefully
hoard it every shining moment, and
use it as it passes 'to purchase the
maximum it will procure for you. Do
you constantly strive with yourself to
make an increasingly better use of
each passing hour?
Again, we repeat, are you keenly
alive to the value'of every moment of
this supremely valuable inheritance,
spending it so wisely and well that
when the supply runs low, and shad
ows lengthen, you can welcome the
approach of the very last hour, juid
cheerfully say: “It was a rich inher
itance, and I have spent It well.Tt
Ford Times. <1
THE PRESENT WAR in EurJfte
has exploded one theory. Instead If
England protecting the Colonies tl^e
Colonies have shown themselves able
to furnish protection for the mother
country.
Sofia Admits Invasion ,
SOFIA, Oct. 24.—The number of
Rumanians who have invaded Bul
garia is placed at several battalions
by the Bulgarian war office. A state
ment announcing the passage af the
Danube by the invaders says:| \ \
"On the Danube, near Liamo^ W
tween Rutschuck and TurtulliB the
enemy conveyed to our hanks ii floats
several battalions. Measure* %ave
been taken to attack this forfte.ft
lilQl'OR PERMITS SHOW I
ooo per Cent «k4wth
Seven times as many liquift per
mits were issued during the mllth of
September as in the month AnJau
uary, just nine months after til law
prohibiting the sale of intoxmting
liquor went into effect. The fttires
on record show the insurance ons&l
licenses in the month just pasll in
a+e8Hodflhhdnorth rltfl oHp Via.,
comparison to the fifty-one issues in
January. Other Records kept in the
auditor’s office show that of the OT9
marriags licenses issued this yetb,
forty-seven were issued during Sefl>
tember, an average number.
GENERAL CADORNA.
Commander In Chief
of All the Italian Armiea.
Candy Kitchen
L W. HUNT—In Owl Drag Stern.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
hot-r-COLD
VALDEZ LODGES
NO 168
Free aad Accepted Maeeai
Jteguiar communication* nrst Wed
nesday In each month In McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welooms.
P. M. BROWN, W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
L O. O. F. No. 6
Meets every Monday evening In Mc
Kinley Hall at 8:00 o'clock.
Visiting members cordially invited to
attend these meetings.
C. C. RUDOLPH, N. G.
T. G. QUINN, 8ec.
Cardinal Gibbons
Strong for Temperance
but Opposed to
Prohibition
All doubt as to tbe position of Car
dinal Gibbons on tbe liquor question
lias been dispelled by blB announce
ment that he stands for local option
end temperance and is against pro-,
hlbltion. Bishop Potter. Rev. Lyman
Abbott and other noted dignitarioa
of the Protestant faith have previ
ously gone on record to the same ef
fect.
This special dispatoh from Balto
'tnore, Cardinal Gibbons’ home, la car
tied by the New York World i
! Cardinal Gibbons declared httnself
opposed to the State-Wide Prohibi
tion Bill now pending In the Legis
lature. To a delegation of buatneas
men who Called upon him he said:
"I am strongly opposed to any
.Statewide Prohibition Bill being pass
ed because I believe such a law is
impossible of enforcement In a city
the sice of Baltimore. A law of this
kind interferes with personal liberty
and rights and oreates hypocrisy. The
history of the world demonstrates
that people always have and always
will indulge in Intoxicating liquors.
Such a law would deprive the State
of a large revenue without accom
plishing results.
Favors Tem|»eranre.
“However, I am in favor of tem
perance, and whenever it is my pleas
ure to confirm a class of boys I al
ways exact from them a pledge to ab
stain from the use of intoxicants un
til they become of age. I am also
a firm believer in local option.
"It is true that the use of wines
and liquors Is often abused and leads
to lamentable regrets. What Is more
harmless, for instance, than the or
gan of the tongue? We all know
the social and domestic joy and utility
derived from conversation, and yet
the bad use of the tongue daily leads
to lying and misrepresentation, to
quarrels and slanders, to bloodshed
and often to even murder. But would
we be justified in putting a padlock on
our mouths because of the misuse
of the tongue? We should regulate
the use of intoxicants as we would
regulate the use of our tongues, by
proper safeguards and restraints."
The following account is from the
Chicago Herald:
l>ry Laws Create Hypocrisy..
Here is what Cardinal Gibbons has
to say on the question:
“A law of this kind interferes with
personal liberty and rights and cre
ates hypocrisy in the people.
"Further, I am opposed to the pas
sage of such a law because it would
deprive the State of a large revenue
without accomplishing results, and
that, too, at a time when both the city
and State are very much in need of
revenue produced. .
y “And whenever the majority of the
citizens of a county or any portion
of a State want to vote on the ques
tion of local option their wishes are
to be considered."
After committing himself to the
foregoing statements. Cardinal Gib
bons explained to the Baltimore Sun
j that he had made his remarks as
i strong as possible because he felt
that some persons had been partly
I misguided as to his stand on the pro
—Adv.
German Bombs Destructive.
The bomba dropped by the German
Zeppelins in U^eir raid on Regent
Street were said to have been partic
ularly destructive, but Jack Blake
says he will bet a thousand dollars
they will never have the slightest ef
fect upon any concrete chimney he
constructs. If you need your flues
filled call on Blake. He docs all kinds
of cement work. tf
Steam Heated Rooms, 60c, 76c and
$1 per day at the Arizona. tf
The N. & S. leaves the Valdez dock
on regular sailing days. See adv.
Just received, a new line of Toilet
Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co.
Notice.
The Woman's Auxiliary, Pioneers
of Alaska, will give a dance at Eagles
Hall, Thanksgiving night, November
30, 1916. tf
Location notices, both quarts and
placer, for sale at the Prospector of
fice.
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’a.
Prices reasonable. *
Malted Milk, hot and cold, phos
phates of all kinds, and hot drinks
at Hunt’s.
Don’t forget the Clearance Sale at
the Owl Drug Co.
Banquet Steel Ranges, plain and
polished tops, at Mead’s. tf
Subscribe for the Prospector.
New Heaters from ■ $ 12.50 ap,
Wood Stoves, Pipe, Cooking Utensls
and Wash Boards at'Rudolph’s. tf
Jonathan Apples, Concord Grapes,
C'asabas, Crabapples, Cranberries,
Peaches, Etc., at the Keystone Pro
duce Co. 3t
Fox’s fresh Crab Cocktails at the
Love-Whitley Co. tf
When you want something good to
eat try the Merchants’ Cafe, open all
night. tf
YOUR CAN >ATES
IS
1 On the ■“>Satisfaction Platform**
\ should be the Nationally Famous
Style Plus Suits
Mallory Hats .
Nettlaton Shoes
Hail Schaffner & Man fine clothing
For Sale Only At
S. Blum & Co.
Good Goods
TAC ilA “GLASS" IS FOUND
• TO IIK JUST ItOOZK
-TvtdOMA, Oct. 24.—Ten large
wood (A cases labeled “glass,” con
taini|2 one thousand quarts of bond
ed whftky and five barrels containing
500 qlarts, valued at $4,500, were
confiscf fed and Sam Casimir, said by
the offnrs to have supplied bootleg
gers InVacoma and vicinity since the
first oUthe year, was arrested In a
raid male last night near Long View
by Shi®ft Robert Longmire and a
deputy!?
OeoJL Martin, truck driver, who
was dnMng a machine containing
some Axhe liquor, was arrested or. a
chargaH unlawful transportation of
whiskf»2Both were later released on
$750 KQ each. The two officers
founAlxiother cases containing whis
ky ctAMe^ in an old barn.
Bef? jl'oiir Buttons On Tightly
A§ tome to the Moose Hay Fri
day Baht,1. at fLp. m. and hear the
LadA Minstrels In songs, jokes and
dan A. It
a8 ap-to-date fine of cook stoves
AndSiqges at Mead's. tf
Sie dollars in this
m will multi>
\ fast if you do
/your trading
th the home
[rchants.
The
home
merchant
H
< can
supply
’ every
want.
It is
beyond
under
standing
why
some
people
will take
the dol
lars a way
from this
town by
trading
else
where.
:: Your first duty
:: is to your home
i: town.
:: Have some civic
i: pride.
i: Trade at home.
PROFESSION Alt CAROS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
OlHeeN over Ynldes Drug Co.
I’hone ’IS McKinley Street
Contract Surireon, U. S. Army
A. A. SurKCon, U S. Public Health fierv.
(Marine Hoepital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National Hal remit y,
W anhlngrten, 1). C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years In Valdes.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTOKNEY9-AT-UW
Oilier Opposite Court House
Phone M VALUES. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS r. K UITUHIB
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTOHNKYS-AT-LAW
UScn la Whaling Building
Pkon 101 VALIIR'A. ALASKA
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIVIL ENGINEER
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
McKinLy Street oppueite V. M. Store.
Valdez, Alaaka
LOCAL BREVITIES
We offer—
10,000 shares Sweepstake at market, j
6.000 shures Teikhell Gold.
5.000 shares Alaska-Homestake.
Alaska lnv. Co. 2t
A Big Shipment.
Just received, a fresh line of Haas
Candies, the kind you like, at Levy &
Ross.’ tf
George Bitlel Missing.
Information wanted of the above
party who left home (New York
City) in 1898. His mother and fam
ily are watching and waiting for him.
Address CHRIS BITTEL. Box 323,
Albany, New York. kOct26
A new line of women’s sweaters,
cap and cap sets at E. Winters’.
Anything in nugget and ivory jew
elry at Valdez Drug Co.
PACIFIC NORTHWEST IS
HI'IIjIHNti MANY SHIPS
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Oct. 24.—
There are being built iu the Pacilic
Northwest 37 ships with tonnage ca
pacity of 292,000, of which 11 are
wooden vessels of class of semi-Diesel
auxiliary power propellers with ton
nage of 77,000. The larger propor
tion are steel vessels, 26 in number,
with capacity of 215,000 tons, and of
this number four are contracted for
by United States government. Value
>f vessels under construction aud con
tracted for aggregates $32,000,000.
-gains(,e.NWt3 FotarttnusNwoM-NW
Damaged Airship Seen.
ESBJERG, Denmark. Oct. 24.—
fishermen who arrived here report
hat they sighted a partly submerged
Seppelin about 35 miles northwest of
lylt island on Monday. The airship
vas surrounded by German destroy
srs and two larger vessels were at
emptlng to keep the airship afloat.
\
For first-class meals and good serv
es at reasonable prices try the Mer
■hants’ Cafe. tf
FREEZING HOI NTH OF
MERCERY FOUND
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 24.—
The freezing point of mercury. It was
announced by the bureau of standards
today, after a careful investigation,
is —38.87 degrees centigrade, or
—37.97 degrees farenheit. The bu
rueu used platinum resistance ther
mometors for measuring the temper
ature. It announced* that the result
is in accord with the British investi
gations and that the matter is of im
portance to thermometer makers as
marking the lowest limit to which a
mercurial thermometer may be used.
latrge Export Sugar Order.
NEW YORK, Oct. 24.—Negotla- •
tions for what is said to be the larg
est single transaction in refined su
gar with any one nation have been
completed by the Federal Sugar Re
fining Company, which has announc
ed the sale of 30,000 tons to a foreign
government, the identity of which
was not disclosed.
The purchase involves about $3,
500,000 and shipments are to be made
in January, February and March. Im
mediate shipments of 18,500 tons to
the British commission, Greece and
France were also announced.
Dyes His Hair Red
KANSAS CITY, Mo.. Oct. 24.—W.
I. Watson, of El Paso, Tex., former
tax collector of El Paso county, was
arrested here early today, charged
with embezzlement of country funds
during his tenure of office. When ar
rested Watson’s hair was dyed rad.
The detectives who made the arrest
said that Watson had admitted his
identity.
The Beet Piece' in Valdes to
Stop at'is the
Arctic Hotel
Ware, Licit Raaea-TW Haaaaaf Caefrtt
RATES REASONABLE
BATHROOM Syadal Rata* By Ha Marti
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING, Ph»
Copper River
DrayingCo
Freighting and Paasengan
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdes
ED. WOOD. Proprietor
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer .
Company
Office pn Alaska Avenue, in
George C Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Genetal Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FBED STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less raid for in Advance