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MONDAY, KKBIH’AKY IH. 1:118
Food will win
the War;
don’t waste it!
WHEN DADDY SING*.
WHKN daddy sings ha keeps hia
ohin
Tressed tight against hia
chest.
And Just before the folks be
gin
He gives his voice a test
And growls, "Do, do," first high than
low.
To see which way sound* best'.
When daddy sing* it make* him frown
Or wrinkle up his nose.
Ha waves one finger up and doown
The way llie music goes.
And when the song lasts very long
He rises on hi* toes.
“Black Joe" and "Cradle of the Deep.”
He growl* them extra strong.
I don’t see why he cares a heap
Whatever words belong.
You Just hear "Turn «i tdd.v urn"
When daddy sings a song
—Burges Johnson In Everybody's Maga> j
line.
THE ROSE.
OH. what s the sweetest flower that
grows.
The rose, the rose!
The wild rose in the orchard hedge.
The rambler at the window ledge
The sweet briar at the garden gate.
The monthly rose that lingers late.
THE Btulely flower with stem so tall
It fits tlie vases in the hail.
The red. red rose with royal air
That lover sends to lady fair.
The velvet rose so dark and line.
The rose with hundred leaves and nine.
Oh. what's the proudest flower that grow*?
The rose, the rose!
-Si. Nicholas
OCR SHIPPING PROGRAM
One of the most discouraging de
lays in our war program has been our
failure to measure up to our own
standard in the construction of shipB
with which to meet the inroads of the
ll-hoats. To date the country has not
accomplished what it could accom
plish if it were 100 per cent efficient
— or even less by 33 per cent.
Fortunately, some headway has
been made. The everlasting personal
quarrels which have handicapped con
struction have not completely para
lyzed the national energy. But there
are grave doubts that the shipping
board will be able to carry out its
program calling for the construction
of 6,000,000 tons of new shipping
this year. Most of our tonnage acces
sion in the past has come from the
seizure of enemy vessels and the
commandeering of those already
building in this country. In the fu
ture nothing but new tonnage will
count.
u was raiiueu wneii we uuiereu
the war that our most important
single contribution to the allied cause
would be to supply the need of wbat
Lloyd George called “ships, more
shipB and yet more ships.” A state
ment of Sir Eric Geddes, British first
lord, made a few days ago/diplomat
ically urges us to speed up our pro
gram.
“ ‘Ships and yet more ships,” he
said, “is still the most important
corollary of the war. How far can we
rely on American efforts for these
ships? I have no doubt the United
States will do its utmost but I want
to urge again the vital importance of
its merchant shipping program. When
we first asked the United States for
ships there was a quick response. In
no way can the United States help
more than by building ships. Is she
succeeding? Is she throwing her best
brains and energy into it? It is a
worthy contribution to our great
cause. I hope she is."
Sir Eric Geddes knew, us we know,
that our “best brains and energy"
are not exercised In the production
of merchant bottoms. It is with a
sense of humiliation that the people
-of this country must confess the fact,
but our ship building program has
been the least efficiently and the least
successfully managed for our various
activities. Where the biggest results
were called for the smallest have been
attained.
Yet there is reason for optimism.
The prospect for the execution of a
large shipbuilding program this year
is encouraging. The country probably
will not come up to the standard set
for itself—It will not "bridge the At
lantic”—but the outlook is by no
means unpromising.
GUTTING INTO THU WAR
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Gradually we are getting deeper
into the world's red war. Onr en
trance is different from that of most
of the other belligerents. Instead of
being thrown pell mell we are edging
in bv degrees. The ability of the other
jallied nations to hold tlit* enemy and
l even to make progress against him
make it possible for the United States
to prepare fully before it engages the
foe.
There was a thrill some mouths ago
tlvhen It was announced that the Am
erican troops had entered the trenches
for training. This was repeated with
the announcement just made that our
troops have occupied a sector of the
French front in Lorraine. A number
of casualties have been sustained dur
ing the training period—though in
reality they were insignificant so far i
as numbers go—but it may be assur
ed now that the casualty lists will be
come longer weekly. We are shortly
to have half a million men in Franc*,
and that means that when the spring
drive opens a considerable percentage
of these troops will be on the firing
line. i
However, there is comfort in know
ing that our army will not In hurled
against the seasoned Germans un
trained. In addition to the training
obtained in this country they will be
given battle practice behind the lines
and then trained In the trenches. Sir
Douglas Haig, generalissimo of the
British forces, recently said that com
plete training was absolutely essent
ial and the same view has been taken
by General Pershing. The great disas
ter suffered by the British at Mons
will be spared the American forces.
It is gratifying to know that Persh
ing's men will be ussigued to a sector
of their own—that there will be an
American sector—rather than distri
buted among the armies of the Brit-1
ishand French as fillers of gaps. It
will stir the national pride to know j
that our men will fight as a unit.
THK PUMP THAT FAII<K1>
DID you ever hear of'the Valdez
fellow who sent to Squeers-Sawbuck
for a pump? Well, he received it all
right, and for a time he chuckled over
the idea of his neighbor paying a dol
lar more for his pump at the local
stores. One day this man's imported
pump got out of order. He sent out
to the catalog house for repairs, and
borrowed water for three weeks from
the neighbor he had tagged as fool
ish for trading at home.
He received his parts by the last
boat, and there was some mistake in
the order or carelessness on the part
of a shipping clerk, for the parts do
not fit. and he will be forced to send
them back, and again borrow water
from his neighbor who trades at
home.
Six weelcs time wasted 10 save a
dollar. The woman of the house must
be saving with water, and a general
spell of bad temper hangs over the
once happy home.
Had the man bought his pump at
home in the first place he would have
had the parts in place an hour after
the old water wagon stopped run
ning.
There are lots of fellows buying j
pumps in Valdez today. Men who
wonder why they never get farther
ahead than their neighbor altbo they1
work as hard and try to save every j
nickel.
The reason is that they are trying
to lift themselves by their bootstraps.
They are trying to make a living in
one town and build up another. They
are tearing down their own payroll
and the money which should come
back to them is lost forever.
A dollar is not much money. Some
times it appears not worth more than
26 cents on the dollar, but if spent
at home It will pay a thousand dol
lars worth of debts in time.
If sent outside it pays one dollar’s
worth of the man’s debts who sends
It outside.
But remember the man with the
pump, and •
BUY AT HOME._
PRIZE OFFERED
The Prospector received the fol
lowing letter from Seward this morn
ing. which is highly interesting if we
knew what it was about. The writer
says:
“After a thorough perusal of your
publication of January 26, we wish
to compliment you upon the splendid
manner in which the paper is gotten
up. The many Items of telegraphic
news, local news, etc., are very In
teresting, particularly the two arti
cles of the ninety-elgbters, and
“Something Doing in Valdez In 1918"
(Holiday season.) We might add,
however, that In some cases, you deal
Quite strongly with the “Bolshevlki."
“TWO READERS."
i While we have never attempted to
win any medals by pleasing Seward
readers, the last paragraph haa caus
ed us to scratch our head and wipe
our fevered brow in an effort to find
a proper answer to the puzzle. We
give It up. If any of our readers can
step forward and give us an answer
it will save us a long sick spell.
THAT mailed fist of the kaiser has
linen used on the people of Germany
with success. The ingrained discipline
coupled with other circumstances un
favorable to the strikers, appears to
have prevented a dangerous situa
tion in Germany from flowering into
u revolution. The army controls the
country for Germany is militarized
through and through, and so long as
the army is obedient to its masters an
interna) collapse is Impossible.
THK Holsneviki debauch, accord
ing to patriotic and intelligent Rus
sians, will be short-lived. Moonshine
vodka is giving the anarchists the no
tion that they are the real Moses of
the revolution.
ONK way of obeying the govern
ment's injunction, "save a shovelful
of coal,'' Is sifting the ashes, but, ac
cording to a New York paper, some
persons would rather fight in the
trenches than do it.
THE fuel administrator of Wash
ington says that he has adopted the
slogan of “pure fuel.” Now we shall
need a Dr. Harvey Wiley to tell us
when the coal is adulterated.
THERE has been some dispute as
to whether wo are fighting Germany
or the German people—but so far as
results go it doesn’t make much dif
ference.
NOTICE TO LAUNCH OWNERS
The City wishes to provide some
kind of shelter for the small boats
that ply the Sound waters, and will
be pleased to have suggestions from
boat operators as to the most feasible
plan of construction. Address all
communications to W. M. Meals,
City Clerk.
Otis Osgood, a Valdez registrant, on
Saturday appliedto and obtained from
the Valdez Local Board a certificate
permitting him to enlist in the army,
andthis morning went to Fort Lis
cum to take the physical examina
tion. Mr. Osgood desires to enlist in
the infantry, but desires to see some
active service. If accepted he will be
sent to some training camp in the
States.
The steamship Latouche arrived at
the Granby thiB morning for a load
of ore, and will take out several
thousand tons of the metal necessary
to %?in the war.
A minimum temperature of zero is
given by the Valdez observer for this
station last night.
DAILY WEATHER REPORT
Feb. 17, 1918 Feb. 18, 1918
7:00 p. m. 7:00 a. m.
30.130 Barometer 30.376
19 Temperature 0
20 Maximum 20
15 Minimum 0
17.6 Mean 10
. 18 Precipitation Trace
3 Snow fall —
37 in. Snow on ground 37 in.
Cloudy, snowing. Clear, calm,
calm.
—Myrtle F. Billings, Obs.
TRAIL WEATHER REPORT
Fairbanks. 18 above, snowing,
calm, about 5 Inches new snow.
Salcha, 16 above, cloudy, calm,
snowing, trail fair, 18 inches snow.
Little Delta, stage north 6 a. m.
date, no passengers.
Richardson, 4 above, snowing, 6
inches fresh snow, snowing, 21 Inches
snow on ground, trail bad.
McCarty, 10 below, dear, calm,
trail fair, 15 inches snow.
Donnelly, 10 above, cloudy, south
wind, trail drifted, snow 26 Inches.
McCallum, zero, 48 inches snow
calm, clear, trail fair. Mail south
noon yesterday.
Paxson, zero, clear, calm, 43 Inches
snow, trail heavy, mail 7 passengers
south 6 a. m., mall 4 passengers
north 5 a. m.
Hogan, 4 below, calm, trail good,
31 inches snow. One freight team
through.
Gulkana, 20 below, 33 inches snow,
clear, calm, trail good.
Copper Center, 20 below, clear,
calm, 30 inches Bnow, trail heavy,
stage north 5:30 this a. m. no passen
gers.
Tonsina, 16 below, clear, calm, 43
Inches snow, trail fair. Nicholas ar
rived yesterday p. m.
Teikhell, 6 below, clear, calm, snow
58 Inches, trail fair, Rowbottom re
turned p. m. yesterday.
Beaver Dam, 10 below, clear, calm,
53 inches, snow, trail closed.
Thompson Pass, 2 below, cloudy,
calm, snowing. 76 Inches snow, trail
closed. |
Wortmans, 10 above, clear, calm,
40 laches snow, trail dosed.
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New Floor Covering
9x12 seamless Axminister rug~$35
9x12 ” reversible Tyran rug-$20
6-9x9 ” ” Ingrain rug-$7.50
9x12 ” ” ” ” $12
White Jap Matting, 50c yard.
Printed Linoleum, $1 yard.
Inlaid Linoleum, A grade, $2 yard.
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An excellent assortment of small
rugs 27x54 and 36x72 in Velvets
and Axministers, from $3.50 to $6.
S. BLUM AND COMPANY
GOOD GOODS—We Have Them
FRA TURN Ali ORGAKIZATIOWB
F. and A. M.
Valdez Lodge No. 168
REGULAR communications, first
Wednesday in each month in Ma
sonic Hall. Visitors always wel
come.
WALTER ELLIOT, W. M.
C. C. REYNOLDS, Sec.
L 0. 0. F.
Valdez, Me, 6
. .. . le.Va * n • 6 • AA
iuvvva v » j wvuuh/ “ ~ ”
o’clock p. m., In Odd FellowB’
Hall. Visiting members cordially
invited to attend these meetings.
OTTO ELF8TROM, N. 0.
R. D. NICHOLLS, Secretary.
Fraternal Order Eagles
Valdez Aerie No. 1971
Meets every Friday night in Eagle
Hall. Visiting Members cordially in
vited to attend these meetings.
ED. WOOD, W. P.
C. J. TODD, Sec.
Order of Eastern Star
YaMti Chapter No. 5
STATED communications, first and
third Tuesdays of each month at
Masonic Hall. Visiting members
always welcome.
RENA E. CRAWFORD. W. M.
J. A. SILVERMAN. M. D. Sec’y.
Valdez Miaars Union No. 188
Western Federation el Mteera
W. M. CONLEY friilliM.
Veldae **—*
GEORGE M. BARRY Seerteerr.
_ VeHee Alete
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Travel On The
“SHAMROCK”
Prompt Service
D. D. STEWART Master
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LAUNCH DELLA
Capt. H. L. Rider
Weekly trips from Valdes to
Ellsmar, Lsndlock, Fldalgo and
way ports. Passengers landed
at all points.
Carrying freight and passes*
gers.
> For rates apply on board.
CAPT. H. L ROM
Hot-Polni Electric Heater* and
Cooking-Appliances at the Emporium
Christmas goods coming on the nextj
boat 11
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VALDEZ
|
The town of valdez j
is situated at the head of
Prince William Sound,!
and is a city of probably one thou
sand population. It is the center
of the mining industry on the
Sound, both copper and gold, and
is adjacent to and within easy
hauling distance of the salmon
grounds, many fresh water rivers
and streams in Valdez Bay bring
ing the fish in great numbers to
within sight of the town. The
city has one good cannery, which
will operate two lines the coming
season, employing probably one
hundred and fifty persons.
The city offers good opportuni
ties for a fish saltery, a fertilizer
factory, a glue factory, a tin can
factory and a box shook factory,
all subsidiary to the fish packing
business. The city owns its own
wharf and the Valdez Dock Com
pany, which also owns a splendid
wharf is willing to give prospec
tive investors a chance for sites.
VALDEZ has a progressive
citizenry, with good high schools,
churches, free reading room and
library, good clubrooms and many
lodgea and organizations. Rents
are very cheap, and living is but
little higher than in the States.
Many gold and copper mines
are contiguous to Valdez, making
this city their outfitting port, and
drawing from its reserve of labor.
The climate is very healthful, the
extremes of heat and cold being
rarely experienced. The mercury
rarely falls »below —15 in the win
ter and 70 above is the highest
summer temperature. The sum
mers are delightful and the win
ters far better than those of the
Northern Central or Eastern
States.
VALDEZ is the coast terminal
of the government military high
way to the Interior. During the
summer months autos may reach
Fairbanks from Valdez in 36
hours running time, over a fine
road, through the most magnifi
cent scenery on the North Amer
ican continent. In winter teams
or dog sleds may be had at all
times.
VALDEZ has a number of first
class hotels and restaurants, and
the traveler and miner can be as
sured of comfortable lodgings -
a minimum expense. Parties de
siring to outfit for mining or pros
pecting can do so at our stores
far cheaper than in the States,
with men of experience to help se
lect their outfits.
If you are coming to Alaska
the Land of Opportunity, and de
sire a good home town among a
fine class of citizens, buy your
ticket to , ....
VALDEZ
GATVWAV VO ID IHI—IOSt
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dnrfult National I'alvrnltt
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