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PROSPECTOR PUBLISHING CO.
H. B. SELBY, Editor and Proprietor.
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Published Dally Except Sunday
^Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter,
luly 23. 1912, at the postofflce of Valdes,
Alaska, under act of March 3, 1873.
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TUESDAY OCTOBER 16, 1917
TO THE FLAG.
UNFURL! Unfurl!
Oh, hag of mine!
And let the wide world take
Thla meeaage from your flapping
folds,
"America’s awake!"
The eagle's sleep
Is o'er at last,
And now his wings are free
To cleave the sky and send his cry
Aoross the land and sea!
Until the end
We pledge you now
The oath our fathers gave;
That while we live with strength to give
Triumphant you shall wave.
Unfurl! Unfurl!
Oh, flag of mine!
And let the wide world take
This message from your flapping folds,
"America’s awake!”
—John Kemble of the Vlgilantea
THE WEEKLY PAYROLL
THE weekly payroll made up in
the banks and business houses of Val
dez amounts to many thousands of
dollars. A vast amount of wealth is
put into circulation each week in Val
dez.
These thousands of dollars in turn
are put into circulation each week
to pay rent, to buy food, to buy clo
thing, for entertainments, for the mo
vies, for the doctor, the butcher, the
baker, the grocer and the thousand
and one things which compose the
fleeting existence called life.
’ Opportunity knocks at the gates of
* our city each day of our life, but she
has never knocked so strongly as now.
Your dollars can do more for you to
day than at any time in your career.
Dozens of persons In Valdez are awak
ening to the fact that to build up a
town you must spend your money as
well as your time in it.
This week you will probably buy
something. It may cost one dollar or
it may cost a hundred. Have you thot
about how quickly that dollar will
come back to you if you spend it in
Valdez. If you send it to Seattle it is
gone so far as any good can accrue
from its purchasing power.
The tangible assets of a city are
those which arise from every day pur
chases. A city rich in loyalty is more
wealthy than one whose inhabitants
are lip patriots.
Valdez merchants will do their best
to serve you if you but give them a
chance. They can get the article you
want if you will allow theni to.
Valdez is Your market place—the
place where you make your living.
Buy in Valdez and watch the town
grow.
THK DRAFT IN I77«
To t'ne suffragettes who would boy
cott the Liberty Loan and to other
women who fail to enter into the spir
it of the second war for democracy
against autocracy, the example of Ab
igail Adams is worthy of emulation^
In a letter to John Adams, whoj^l
then at Philadelpb'a laboriny|
young republic, Mrs. Adam%j
September 29, 1776, from Bfl
Mass., in reference to tne narvests:
"Forty men are now drafted from
this town. More than one-half, from
16 to 50, are now in the service. •
* * I hardly think you can be,
sensible how much we are thinned out
in this province. If it is necessary to
make any more drafts upon us the
women must reap the harvests. I am
willing to do my part. I believe 1
could gather corn and husk It, but
I should make a poor figure at dig
ging potatoes.”
The Louisville Times, quoting this
part of Abigail Adams’ letter, uses
the Incident to "point a moral.” Very
appropriately it says:
"That was no child’s play draft.
Let the male and female squawKers
of today think over that. And Abi
gail Adams was merely one of the
thousands of women who shucked
corn—many did also dig potatoes—
in order that we who came after
them might be free. Let those who
think their feet tread the high places
remember Abigail Adams, afterward
mistress of the White House, when
they find war work they consider be
neath them.”
John Adams, we are told by his
tory— despite the abnegations per
formed and the sacrifices made by him
and his for the sake of liberty—was
yet worldly enough to wonder, later
along, whether future generations of
Americans would by understanding
and sympathetic preservation of the
simple revolutionary ideal prove
themselves worthy of the sufferings
then endured.
CONGRESS probably hU the news
papers harder than any other business
in the recently enacted war taxes, and
in some instances displayed almost
THE VIPRESS
TUESDAY EAGLE HALL 8 SHARP
THE EMPRESS CIRCUIT PRESENTS
HELL MORGAN’S GIRL
A Gripping Story of the San Francisco Earthquake?
Thrills and Ssnsatlons Galore.
YOU HATE HER YOU LOVE HER
YOU CONDEMN HER
YOU DOUBT HER YOU PITY HER
SHE'S WONDERFUL
Coming Next Tuesday,
20,000 Leagues Under
the Sea
Admission - 25 Cents
STEAM HEAT ‘ NEWLY FURNISHED
MRS. E. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
human sagacity in the diabolical man
ner in which an extra burden was laid
upon the small publishers. Postmas
ter General Burleson has at all times
shown a spirit of animosity toward
the printing business, but it was not
believed that he would be able to put
over so gigantic and brazen a levy
upon the press. Publishers will be
compelled to separate and measure
and weigh every Issue ot their pub
lications to determine which is read
ing matter and which is advertising.
They will be compelled to separate
their mailings Into eight zones and
pay a different zone rate for each.
They are also compelled to pay a dif
ferent zone rate each year for four
years, the increase going up quarter
ly until the maximum is reached.
WHERE ARE OUR HOYS?
It certainly seems as If the War De
partment might be more sensible In
its censorship of the location of Am
erican troops in France. No possible
harm can arise from announcing the
safe arrival of the various units, or of
their general location. All British
colonies do this. Our censorship at
Washington has been grotesque from
the beginning. It was hoped to make
It Impossible for newspapers to print
DMjlfeig whatever, but that was too
Congress. Nevertheless, we are
Dented the things which are most im
portant to individuals and which can
not harm the government. Inasmuch
as the Creel publicity bureau has be
come the laughing stock of the coun
try, it is about time to take up the
matter in a sane way and relieve the
anxieties of fathers and mothers who
are needlessly suffering because of
the owlish wisdom at Washington that
dictates an altogether excessive sup
pression of even the routine facts of
the war.—Philadelphia Bulletin.
Old papers in ouucnes of 100 a<
this office, only 10 cents. tf
For Brst-clas* meals and good serv
Ice at reasonable prices try the Mar
chants' Cafe. tf
A pretty line of colored crochet
otton and stamped pillow slips at
be Neediecraft Shop. tf
Ice Ice Ice
Delivered to all parts of the town,
lc. per pound. Love-Whitley Co. tf
CITY EXPRESS. Phone 82; ready
to transfe* tuat hagKugv (or you. tf
Complete line of Bulk Chocolates
Candy Kitchen. tf
NEW GOODS
LADIES’ WHITE RIBBED UNION UNDERWEAR in non
shrinking wool and mercerized worsted, in both high and
Dutch neck, elbow and long sleeve, ankle and knee lengths;
Mi*.___13.00 AND 13.50
MISSES’ WHITE NON-SHRINKING.WOOL AND MER
CERIZED WORSTED UNION SUITS in high neck, long
sleeve, and ankle length; sizes 8 years to
Peyrs^Pricedat__$1.75 AND $2.00
BOYS’ AND CHILDREN’S TWO-PIECE HEAVY WOOL
RIBBED UNDERWEAR in sizes 6 years to 15 years;
Priced at (TO flfl
per Suit. _u)L.UU
WOMEN’S AND CHILDREN’S KNITTED CAPS, Mitts,
Gloves and Hose.
NEW OUTINGS AND GINGHAMS, 2()
“THE LUZON,” SILK UMBRELLA, in red, *1 tt]
green and purple, very nifty; at.iM.JU
S. BLUM & COMPANY
GOOD GOODS
The Zharoff family, with the ex
ception of George and Mike, left yes
terday for Anchorage to spend the
winter. The two boys will remain in
Valdez for a time.
Mrs. H. R. Miller and daughter
Ruth, who arrived in town on the
steamship Alaska Sunday, have de
cided to remain in Valdez this win
ter, and are occupying their home in
the west end of town.
I
Kenneth Rudolph and Tom Selby
left this morning for points out the
trail after the elusive goat. They will
return with numerous species of cap
| ricornus.
$ $ $
SAVED
WHY send out for your printing when we can
furnish you with anything needed in stationery for
the office and store.
A dollar kept at home is a dollar saved to the com
munity. If you send for your needs your neighbor
will follow your example and we all suffer. The town
that is up and coming is the town with an abiding
faith in its future, and how can you maintain your
faith in the city when you buy all you eat and wear
outside?
Beers, Sawbuck & Bunk have busted more towns
than they have built up, and you never saw a dollar
of your money ever come back to you.
When you send your money outside to the old re
liable printing houses of Seattle and Tacoma you
may get a cheaper job in every sense of the word,
and you may also have to pay a higher price for it.
Location notices, both quartz and placer; warran
ty deeds, mill site location notices, proofs of labor,
quit clai mdeeds, amended location notices, and all
kinds of legal blanks at The Prospector Office.
We sell a good quality of typewriter paper at $1.50
per box, a better quality for $2 and the best Crane’s
Japanese Linen for $2.50, legal size.
Why not let us print you 100 calling cards in the
latest style type, for $1.50.
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COMMISSIONER WILSON
WILL BUILD BRIDGE
Regarding the communication in
Saturday’s Miner from McCarthy
bearing on the proposed Nizinl bridge
I would like to state that the party
who made the erroneous statement re
garding three men getting drowned
in the Nizina during the past season
was misinformed, as no one in Mc
Carthy or in any other part of the
district has any^knowledge of such
drownings taking place nor has any
drowning taken place since the crea
tion of the Divisional Road Commis
sion. Regarding the building of the
bridge, probably the party does not
know or has not taken the pains to
inform himself that the Divisional
Road Commission has plans under
way for the survey and letting of the
contract for the above mentioned
bridge, and are prepared to give their
full attention to the work as soon
as the proper season arrives.
JAMES E. WILSON
Chairman Divisional Road Commis
sion.
HOTEL SEXTON
Seward Alaska
Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public’s
home.
European Plan.
HOTEL SEXTON
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Waiters Federation of Maori
W. M. CONLEY Praaidant.
Valdai Alaska.
GEORGE M. BARRY Sactataty,
Valdai AUaka.
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
LAUNCH DELLA
Capt. H. L. Rider
Weekly trips from Valdes to
Ellamar, Landlock, Fidalgo and
way ports. Passengers landed
at all points.
Carrying freight and passen*
For rates apply on board.
CAPT. H. L. RIDER
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
dr. s. wick.es m^rritt
Offices in Fish Building, adjoining
TlUIkum Club.
Phoae 00. McKinley Street.
Contract Surgeon. 0. 8. Army
A. > Surgeon. U 8. Public Health 8ery
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Oradnate National Viltmlti
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
In Valdez Since 1808
PHONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Bnlldlng
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTOHNE YS-AT-LA W
<•*« Opposite Court Hoaae
PhaAe %* VALDKZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS C W HITCH I»
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
OSiM >a a haltas BnlMlse
Phase 101 YALf>BZ. ALASKA
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground
LOVE & MEALS
Insurance
Fire-Surety Bonds-Life
VALDEZHOSPITAL
Private Rooms
Terms Reasonable
JOS. A. S1LVEIMAN. PL. C.. M. 0. P~».
Jos. A. Silverman PL G.M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office keeri--l te 4 p. m --7 te 8 p. m.
Sunday by Appointment
Res. Tel. X7« Office TeL 1»
Boyle Block Valdes
Arctic Hotel
All Warm, Outside Rooms
Transient Trade Solicited
Special Rates bjr the Week or Month
Baths In Connection
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING. Pmp
VALDEZ LODGE
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Regular Communication* Or*t Waa
uaaday la aach month In MoKlnl*?
Halt Vial tors always walcoma
F. M. BROWN. W. M.
BD WOOD. Sacra tar7.