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TUESDAY, JANUARY II, 1»I6
THE MINERS’ FRIEND.
Our local “tihist-buster” is making
a strong plea for the patronage of
the miners of Valdez district. While
in Juneau John Frame ran a paper
for the employers, the# purpose of
which was to break the then newly
organized miners’ union.
He failed, of course, as the union
was too strong for him. and founded
too solidly upon the principles of get
ting a fair wage for a day’s work, but
nevertheless John fought the miners
consistently and bitterly for months.
And while we are at it, why not tell
them John, how you were once a de
voted Guggenheim slave; how you
"bent the sycophantic knee to the
big interests for years, and now are
so bitterly opposed to all corpora
tions?
Not that we blame you, John, for
we believe that Guggenheim stunt
was the only sensible thing you have
ever done in your long newspaper ca
reer; but tell us how you come to be
a “Guggy” in Cordova and an “anti
Qnggy” in Valdez.
We would be tickled to death to
print some of your union-busting
articles, John, just to show the min
ers, from your own words, what a
true, loyal friend you have always
been to the laboring man.
BRITAIN’S COLOSSAL DEFEAT.
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The withdrawal of 260,000 men
from the Anzac and Suvla region is
nothing else than a colossal defeat
for Great Britain—a defeat that may
have the most serious consequences
throughout Islam.
The policy of Great Britain up to
the beginning of the present war was
to conciliate the Mohammedans,
while at the same time impressing
them with the pomp and military
power of the British empire. Like the
Romans, the British have carefully
respected the religions and religious
worship of subject peoples. Any god,
worshiped in any fashion, was agree
able to the conquerors so long as the
money rolled in and their grip on the
territory and government was undis
turbed At the same time insurrec
tion was broken with a ruthlessness
that made the Roman name a terror
throur.V out the vorld When the Ro
mans were found to be mortal and
easily defeated the empire went to
pierces ih a dozen places.
The present war compelled Great
Britain to attack the very heart of Is
lam. The attempt to take Constan*
tinople meant the intended ovrrrta >w
of the capital of Islam and the humil
iation, perhaps the execution, of the
head of the church. There was ap
prehension throughout the Moham
medan world, which the British gov
ernors and agents met with consum
-mate skill. They were forceo to cope
with German propagandists every
where, hut succeeded in preventing
any serious revolt in the empire. That
all was not well however was proved
when the Arab tribes in Arabia and
Mesopotamia turned against the Brit
ish after leading them aga'nst the
Turks, and nearly destroyed the ex
pedition against Bagdad. The Brit
ish forces in Mesopotamia are now
fighting for their lives in consequence
of the Moslem revolt.
Now comes the defeat of the Brit
ish operating against Constantinople,
after the loss of more than two hun
dred thousand lifes. What are the
Mohammedans in Egypt, Arabia and
Persia to think of this collapse of an
arms thought invincible? Are they
not likely to conclude that Britain
is mortal and about to be defeated?
(They believe what they see and do not
count upon such remote and invisible
[resources as finances and economic
'pressure. In a struggle between Mo
hammedan and Christian at the gates
of Islam the Christian has been beat
en back with enormous losses. This
news will reach the farthest corners
of the British Empire in the East, and
the effect of the news may be worse
[than the actual defeat at Gallipoli.
Nothing but dire necessity couin
have forced Great Britain to take this
step, which so greatly impairs her
prestige throughout the East. The
certainty that greater losses were in
prospect, that the men at Gallipoli
were in danger of death by thirst and
exhaustion and the fear that the re
inforced Turks might at any time
actually drive the British forces into
the sea, were the causes for the with
drawal. Constantinople stands, and
the crescent floats defiantly over St.
Sophia. The most formidable attempt
ever made to drive the Turk from Eu
rope has failed, at least for the time
being, and every believer in Mahomet
from Constantinople to Borneo may
hail it as a signal for revolt.
THE BRUTE INSTINCT OK MAN
Who is it in Fairbanks who de
lights to torture animals? Who is the
wholesale dog poisoner of this city
to whom is attributed the death of
many valuable animals? These are
questions which have been asked by
many Fairbanksans more than once
and it is probable that he would be
harshly dealt with by owners of the
dogs, or by the authorities if the id
entity could once be discovered.
Worse than rne poisoners of dogs,
however, is the man or child who
delights to see a dog suffer. For in
poisoning dogs the poisoners occa
sion loss to the owners of the
animal excepting the fact that the
dog loses its life. But the person
who puts turpentine or other skin
irritating substances on a dog just
to see it suffer is worse yet.
Kid ’8 tricks^ they call it. And
yet, what an atmosphere of cruelty
must surround that “kid” in its home
life if it persists in practicing such
atrocities. And even grown men
and wdmen have been known to
“turpentine” a dog just to see it
run around the block and hear it
yelp.
It is said that man reverts to the
savage once his brute instincts are
aroused. He deliberately does things
which he knows will cause suffer
ing to the lower animals which hap
pen to be in his power. Nobody
blames a person for having a little
fun, but the person who deliberately
tortures animals in the pursuit of a
good time is not to be tolerated.
This story is occasioned by the
fact that the pet dog of a well
known Fairbanks ladie came home
one day last week in a terrible
state of suffering. It had been
“turpentined,” the fluid having been
distributed all over its body. Its
Dreast was raw wnere me turpentine
had been applied. The lady, of
course had done all she could to
ameliorate the suffering of her pet,
but she says that if she could find
the brute who applied the turpentine
she would try to cause him just
as much suffering in any way she
could, be it a man, woman or child.
Fpr a child who is old enough, to
know the effect of putting turpen
tine on a dog also knows that it is
wrong to do so.
Economics say that a man’s rights
exists so long as they do not intrude
upon the rights of his fellowman.
Therefore every man has the right to
TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT
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protect the rights of helpless animals
instead of despoiling him.—Fair
banks Citizen.
WICK’S DEVELOPMENT BOARD.
The people of Alaska should watch
the so-called development board leg
islation that is pending in Congress
with more than usual care. It is
fraught with dangerous possibilities.
The danger is all the greater because
the end sought to be attained by the
Secretary of the Interior is merito
rious, and the measure prepared in
his department is not only right in
principle but • satisfactory in detail.
The bill introduced by Delegate Wick
ersham in the last Congress, which is
presumably the same bill that he in
troduced at the beginning of the pres
ent Congressional session contains
provisions that should be eliminated
because they bestow upon the devel
opment board functions that should
be retained by the people of the Ter
ritory.
The Wickersham bill continues the
Federal license tax law and gives the
development board full control over
the Alaska fund which is produced
by a Federal tax on the people of
Alaska. It gives the development
board control over Alaska educational
and many other matters that are pro
per subjects for Territorial control.
The bill practically provides Federal
commission government instead of
full territorial form of government.
It contains far too much of the origi
nal commission idea that was the cen
tral idea of the original Cale bill, pre
pared bft^.udge Wickersham, and sub
sequently included in the Beveridge
bill, and leaves too little room for
self-government.
What Alaska needs above all else
is “full Territorial form of govern
ment.” This should be provided for
first, and the development board
should have conferred upon it those
functions that are purely Federal in
their character. Not a thing that
should be left for the people of Alas
ka should be included in the enumer-1
ation of those powers that are given j
the development board.
The people of Alaska should pro-;
test against the passage of the Wick
ersham development board bill in its
present form. If such a measure is
to be passed before the bill enlarg
ing the powers of the Territorial gov
ernment is passed, by all means let it
be the Chamberlain bill, which in
general turns all purely Federal mat
ters in Alaska over to the develop
ment board.—Empire.
From a material standpoint the
success or failure of no legitimate
newspaper is involved in the election
day fortunes of any political party, j
but its very life is involved in the ma
terial welfare of its community. Those
who attempt to brand a real news
paper as an “organ,, or fools if they
take those who make the newspaper
to be fools. Any legitimate newspa
per, having a general circulation and
advertising patronage, can afford to
defy a political organization, but no
legitimate newspaper can afford not
to support what it believes to be for
the general welfare. Nor can it af
ford to see injustice done or merit go
unrewarded except over its protest.
The Star says that it is going to
petition Congress for laws to give cit
ies control of their waterfronts A bit
ago the Star was just as confident
that the Senator’s laws were going to
do the same thing. The truth of tiie
matter is that you couldn’t pry any
portion of Alaska away from the ad
ministration with a handspike. It is
not only too lucrative a plaything b it
the political patronage is too great
If Delegate Wickersham were in
favor of self-government for the peo
ple of Alaska he would press a self
government measure before confer
ring practically all of the powers of
government that are worth while
upon a Federal board. Else he would
strike from his development board
measure all those powers that prop
erly belong to the people of Alaska.
The people of Alaska will not get
Statehood until the rank and file of
the people demand it. Thus far only
Wickersham machine politicians and
Jim crow papers are asking for imme
diate Statehood—and they are asking
for it in order to head off a demand
for self-government for the Territory.
It might be a good plan for our
competitor, who has not been in town
long enough to get acquainted with
its industries, to refrain from com
menting upon our city’s needs until
he is sure he will not damage an in
dustry already here and doing busi
ness. ■■
Not the least among the unbeliev
able political statements issued hr the
describing the Colonel as a “passive”
candidate.
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Turn over, Corny, you have the
nightmare about these “attempted
removals” from office.
Panoramic views of Child's and
Miles glaciers, Dawson, Vdldes and
Wrangel on sale at the Va|des Drug
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The Home of Rice Hutchins Shoes.
LADIES’ SHOES
$3.50
$4.00
$4.50
$5.00
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LADIES’ SHOES
Rice and
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We Include All the Latest Novelties in Our Stock
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The House of Courtesy
Qet
Them
Now
Copper River
Draying Co
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Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
ED. WOOD, Proprietor
LOCAL BREVITIES.
WANTED: Experienced woman de
sires work as cook or maid. Refer
ences given. Address Prospector.
Nugget jewelry made to order at
the Valdez Drug Co., by G. O.
Reinke. **
Notice to Contractors.
Sealed proposals will be opened by
the Lighthouse Inspector, Ketchikan,
Alaska, at 2 o’clock p. m., January
81, 1916, for lightering about 400
tons of miscellaneous freight from
Katalla anchorage to Cape St. Elias
Light Station, Alaska. Specifications
and forms for proposal may be secur
ed by applying to above offices or to
the Postmasters at Katalla, Seward,
sr Cordova, Alaska. 8t-eod.
Democratic Meeting.
The Valdez Democratic club will
meet at the office of U. 8. Commis
sioner George Love at 8 o’clock on
Tuesday evening. All meihbers are
requested to be present.
2t W. M. FINICAL. 8ec.
Pure Fresh Drugs st the Valdes
Drug Store. *
Brooms 26o, 85c and 60c; lor the
best at the Emporium. tt
Far good home-coolcep meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart 8treet. •
Anything in the Jewelry line at the
Valdes Drug Co. tt
Bargains at the Emporium; open
from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. *
Furnished rooms at Mrs. Oeland's.
Prices reasonable. *
Pasteurised Whipping Cream and
pure Buttermilk at Love-Whitley’s;
Valdes Drug Company nave a fine
line ot School Stationery. tt.
Pictures developed at the Valdes
Drug Company. it
Drug CoAHahy. ‘‘ it
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Hats Cleaned and Stocked.
Hats cleaned and blocked; suits
cleaned and preeaed.
it OtJt P. CAMBRON
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Mrs. Frantsen came up from the
CHS mine on the launch Blrira this
aftornnnn . . . . -.
Arcade Cafe
OPEN UNTIL • P.M.
*We Serve Corona Coffee
Strictly Fresh Eggs.
Jack Celtic . Proprietor
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National IJiiiwraltj.
Waa blast on. D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Tears in Valdes.
PHONE 110 '
Office Booms in Whaling Building
DR. GERMAN
phonk » THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug Store. Of
fice hoars 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'4-2
Alaska Avenue Valdez, Alaska
DONOHOE & DIMGND
ATTORNEY 8-A T-LAW
OUrr OwMltt Court Houitr
(•hour B4 VALDEZ. ALASKA j
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LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices in Whaling Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA i
V A LDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Kree aad Accepted Maceac.
Regular Communications first wea
nesday In each month In McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
A. E. GRIGSBY. W. M.
ED. WOOD, Secretary.
Somebody
With Money
always has > been- found to
"back” a good plan, a good
Idea, a good business ven
ture or a good mining pros
pect; otherwise a good many
of today's successful busi
ness enterprises would still
be mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the in
troductions of the man with
man with a
prospect, or business to the
man with the dollar.
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ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
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. Preaideat.
Granite Mine.
CHAS. McCALLUM. Secretary.
__Vaider, Aleefca.
The Beat Place in Valdex to
Stop at ia the
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Arctic Hotel
Warn, Ufkt Races-Tl* Hotte cf.CcefertQ
RATES ;REA30NaAe
BATH ROOM Special Ratas Bp As NaaA
PHONE 133 MBS. STRING. Pn*
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, PROP.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Are, Seward, Alaska
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. 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
as mmmi
' CAPT. OTM MARCtTM
Sails (or Port Wells, Portae*
Bay. Granite Kino, Satarday
at 9:00, a. m.. from tl»s Yak
do* Dock Company's Dook
do* Dook Company’s Dook.
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