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VALDEZ. ALASKA
Published Dally Except Sunday
Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter,
July 23. 1912, at the uostolttce or Valde*.
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THURSDAY, MARCH 14, 11)18
Food will win
the War;
don’t waste it!
BROTHER.
OU come to show me your smart
new uniform.
Display proudly your gun, your
sword. .
Twirl your new mustaches as the
leftenants do In London,
And bruise my lips to show me how stiff
It really
We talk rapidly, gayly. not quite coher
ently. .
Of your leaving, of the tobacco you prerer.
Of the other men and tne palshlp In the
trenches.
Of wonderful experiences with real things
that you will tell me about
When you come back. • • *
Then all at once we are silent—
An empty, dreadful silence • • •
Until you crush me In our old bear hug
And whisper. "Now. sis. • • • sis.” • • •
And I stare at your face with dry. un
seeing eyes
And hear dimly another brother whisper
ing. far away.
"Nun, schwesterchen • • • schwester
chen.” • • *
—Frances In New York Tribune.
HUNTING THE SPY
“There is a good deal of hysteria
about this question of disloyalty, and
persons everywhere are interested and
trying to get themselves into the
limelight through it. Nine-tenths of
the cases reported to us are absurd,
having arisen from heresay or even
personal enmity; but there are cases
We are considering which involve per
sons from thoughtless school teachers
to German citizens.
The quotation is from part of a
statement made by the executive sec
retary of the state Council of Defense.
It shows that human nature is a fix
ed quality. Every nation in Europe
has had its spy hysteria, notably En
gland, and the same thing is true of
all parts of this country. Because the
disloyalist as a rule works in the dark
and because most citizens feel it is
their patriotic duty to run a spy to
his lair, all sorts of grotesque yarns
have been circulated—and withal a
few real enemies of the country have
been bagged.
Obviously, It is the duty of every
loyal American to act as a secret ser
vice agent for the government. If he
unearths disloyalty it Is the govern
ment’s business to stamp it out. But
THE EMPRESS
THURSDAY EAGLE HALL 8 SHARP
COMEDY NIGHT
THE FAMOUS COMEDIANS
Billy Mason, Hank Mann, and Chas.
Conklin
IN SIX LAUGH PROVOKING REELS
IF YOU LIKE COMEDY DO NOT
MISS THIS
ALSO
/
A TRIP TO NORFOLK VIRGINIA
Admission 30c
the individual who makes a charge
of disloyalty against another out of
pure malice is deserving of punish
ment for slander. The worst enemy
is not likely to be your next door
neighbor who disagrees with you on
whether the war will end this year
or next, but the cringing plotter who
sets fire to standing timber and ware
houses and pours sand into the cylin
der of an industrial engine. At any
rate that is the experience of the Pa
cific Northwest.
Yet it Is a well known fact that the
enemy is as versatile as Joseph’s coat
was colorful. He appears in all guises
and is as adroit us a propagandist as
in the role of dynamiter. This circum
stance adds to the difficulty of spot
ting him and gives rise to the hysteria
of spy hunting. It is a good rule,
however, to exercise common sense
in the chase lest the hunter work In
calculable harm without accomplish
ing any real good.
FIXING FOOD PRICES
It is claimed for the food adminis
tration that it is the best conducted
department at Washington. Undoubt
edly some very powerful arguments
can be made in support of this claim.
Admittedly Hoover has committed
some mistakes and made some wrong
diagnoses, but by and large, he, has
done admirably in the face of an un
precedented situation.
The question of fixing prices of
foodstuffs is ilustrative of the magni
tude of the problem faced by the food
administrator. For example, the wheat
problem: Last year the price of wheat
was fixed by President Wilson at
$2.20 a bushel after congress had au
thorized a price of $2 per bushel. Re
cently price fixing bills were introduc
ed in congress, the result of which
was that the farmers held back their
wheat in the hope of getting more
than $2.20 this year and the shortage
became so acute that there was dan
ger many mills would have to close
down. The president cut the Gordian
knot by fixing the 1918 price at $2.20
a bushel.
The question is whether a high
price should be fixed to stimulate pro
duction or a less price apparently to
benefit the consumer. Production ra
ther than price is regarded as the de
sideratum now, but even at that a
balance must be struck. In England
Lloyd George’s theory has been that a
maximum price rather than a mini
mum price should be fixed to increase
crop output and as the war goes on
and the food situation grows more
acute the trend of opinion is in the
same direction.
In such case, of course, the public
must suffer by paying higher prices
for food but the advocates of the min
imum price doctrine argue that a high
price for an essential that will be pro
duced is preferable to a theoretically
low price for one that will not be pro
duced.
THOSE Anchorage soldiers who
were refused admission to a public
function should petition for a trans
fer to Valdez. The soldiers are always
honored guests of the Valdez citizens
who recognize them as gentlemen and
social equals. Valdez could not do
without her soldier boys in social af
fairs.
TE ONLY thing that has arisen
lately to cause gray hairs is the ques
tion of how a candidate can be against
machine politics and then come out
with the Juneau Dispatch as its chief
supporter. A man must either be a
democrat or republican, and If he is
against the party who raised him to
a seat among the mighty what excuse
has he to offer for soliciting votes
from the party he affects to despise?
DON'T worry about the eight-hour
law until it affects you. So far, the
men who are yelling the loudest about j
it are men who never worked eight:
hours at a stretch in their lives. The j
law will not be suspended and cm-,
ployes will continue to work on an j
eight-hour basis, which will rob the :
demagogic politician of much of his !
thunder.
I
NOTICK TO CONTRACTORS
Proposals will l>e rereived at post-'
office until 5:00 p. ni. April 1C. 1918.
for the performance of the following
automobile service:
From Valdez, by Beaver Dam, Ton
slna (n. o.), Copper Center, Gulkana.
Paxson (n. o.), Richardson and Sal
chaket, to Fairbanks, Alaska, one
round trip per week, running time
eight days in each direction, during
the period from June 4th, 1918, to
September 30, 1918, weight of mail,
three hundred (300) pounds each
way.
Also the following:
From Chitina, by Copper Center,
Gulkana, Paxson (n. o.), Richardson,
and Salchaket, to Fairbanks, Alaska,
one round trip per week, running time
seven days in each direction, during
the period from June 4, 1918, to Sep
tember 30, 1918, weight of mail, three
hundred (300) pounds each way.
Note: But one of these routes will
be let.
The contractor will be required to
perform this service on a schedule
satisfactory to the Department and
will be required to delay his depart
ure from Valdez or Chitina for thirty
six (36) hours, in order to make con
nection with mails from Seattle.
No bond will be required of the suc
cessful bidder, but a satisfactory
guarantee will be required from a res
ponsible party, vouching for the good
faith and ability of the bidder. Such
guarantee should accompany each
proposal.
Postmasters will please post these
advertisements and give the matter
such publicity as possible without ex
pense to the Department.
Bids on this service should be made
by stating the price per round trip.
R. C. KNOX,
Superintendent.
SANDS OF WAIKIKI BEACH
RECEIVE COMPOSER’S BODY
HONOLULU: The sands of the
beach at Waikiki will receive tomor
row the ashes of G. H. Stover, who
made the spot famous with his song,
"On the Beach at Waikiki.” It was
the wishes of the composer, express
ed just before he died, recently in
Denver.
A large number of engineering em
ployes from Anchorage were passen
gers on tfce steamship Northwestern
this morning on their way to the out
side, where they will $nllst in Major
Mears engineering company.
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
CHAS. A. SULZER
Candidate For Re-election
As
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
From Alaska
“In deciding to enter the primaries as a candidate for Delegate to
Congress from Alaska, I feel Impelled to make a brief statement to
the people of the territory. It Is now nearly a year since I was seated
in the House as Alaska’s representative to congress. During the most
of this time the United States has been engaged in a world war, and
every resource of the nation, including money and man power la be
ing devoted to the single purpose of winning this great war. Every
member of congress in considering legislation for the nation, has
placed -the country’s war needs above all needs and requirements and
has subordinated his desires to the military establishment of the
United States.
“Alaska nas responded nobly to the nation’s call. She has given
her share willingly and unstintlngly. When the democratic party
went before the people of Alaska In November, nineteen sixteen, it
stood for a certain constructive program which embodied as its prin
cipal elements a wider measure of home rule for the territory, and a
Bane and rational policy In the development of natural resources and
every possible aid to the pioneers of the country.
“I have introduced among others the following bills in congress
which I am pressing for passage as opportunity affords:
“Granting Alaska full territorial form of government with home
rule the domiuating principle.
“Regulating the fisheries of Alaska along lines that will be fair
to all, and the protection of the Balmon supply from depletion.
“Making changes in the homestead laws by abolishing the eighty
rod reservation.
"Authorizing free surveys of homesteads in isolated sections.
"Changing the game laws so as to give the people a better oppor
tunity to use the game of the country without Its being slaughtered.
“Extending the federal farm loan act to Alaska.
“Providing for the care of Alaska’s insane within the territory.
“At all times I h vo e’ deavored to keep constantly In mind the
needs of tho te ' n > .• d the people of the territory. In Bplte of the
war some met "i* e of i rogie s has been achieved. I have assisted in
pat si g a aw w o h h-’.acd the prospector by suspending assessment
work o • 'alum dm i .. the years nineteen seventeen and nineteen
eighteen. The r'<* > ;■*< of ihe wire es; and cable system In Alaska has
boon a comp blurt w.;•» bright prospects for a further extension.
“HecoKMtlo- ha ’ oK' forced for Alaska In the matter of appoint
ments to the e o d series of training camps for officers. Contracts
which prevented tho farmers of the Interior from supplying army
posts with their vegetables are cancelled.
“Suggestions a d requests that 1 again go before the people of
Alaska have come to me from Alaskans all over the territory. Reit
erating my desire to serve the best interests of Alaska I am submit
ting my name as a candidate for the democratic nomination for
Delegate to Congress.”
NEW SPRING HATS
We have just opened
a shipment of ^
M ALLORY
CRAVENETTED
HATS
NEW SHAPES AND SHADES
These hats being cravenetted will not spot
from rain and will hold their shape much
better than a hat not waterproofed.
Priced at $4.50 and $5.00.
S. BLUM & COMPANY
Member of the United States Food Administration
License number G-4S525
GOOD GOODS --- RIGHT PRICES
MAKCH TIDE TABLE
Thursday, March 14.—
First high tide 0:56 a. m., 10.1.
Second high tide 1:28 p. m., 9.1.
First low tide 7:17 a. m., —1.6.
Second low tide 7:25 p. m., —0.4.
Friday, March 15.—
First high tide 1:35 a. m., 10.3.
Second high tide 2:16 p. m., 8.4.
First low tide 8:04 a. h., —1.7.
Saturday, March 16.—
First high tide, 2:16 a. m., 10.1.
Second high tide 3:06 p. m., 7.5.
Flrst(.low tide 8:53 a. m., —1.4.
Second low tide 8:43 p. m., 1.1.
Just received all the latest popu
lar songs at Q. O. Relnke’s. tf
“
NOTICE
By order of the Attorney General
of the United States:
All Germans who have not taken
out their full citizenship papers must
report to the postmaster between the
dates of March 18th and 23rd and be
registered.
Allens will give strict attention to
this notice as any alien who fails to
register will be prosecuted.
F. R. BRENNEMAN,
tf U. S. Marshal.
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
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.
k I. 0. 0. F.
^ Valdez, No, 6
Meets every Monday night at 8:00
o’clock p. m„ In Odd Fellows’
Hall. Visiting members cordially
invited to attend these meetings.
OTTO ELFSTROM. N. G.
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
Valdez 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 Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
Frank Gustafson, President,
Valdes Alaska.
GEORGE M. BARRY Secretary.
Velde* Alaska.
SAFETY FIRST
Travel On The
“SHAMROCK”
Prompt Service
D.D. STEWART Master
LAUNCH DELLA]
Capt. H. L. Rider j
*
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Weekly trips from Valdes to |j
Kllamar, Landlock, Fidalgo and j
way |torts. Passengers landed j
at all points. j
Carrying freight and passed- j
gers. ]
For rates apply on board. 3
CAPT. H. Is RIDER j
PROFESSIONAL. CARDS.
DR. H. COCKERILLE
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, DENTIST
la Valdez Since 1808
PHOYE 110
Office Rooms Above Louie's Cafe
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Ofllre Opposite Court House
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ATTORNEYS. AT-LAW
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JUNEAU, ALASKA
Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground
Arctic Hotel
All Warm, Outside Rooms
Transient Trade Solicited
Special Rates bj the Week or Month
Raths In Connection
PHONE 133 MIS. SYRINC, Pnp
LOVE & MEALS
Insurance
Fire-Surety Bonds-Life
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Private Room*
Terms Reasonable
JOS. A. SILVERMAN, PL.C..M. D. Pn*
Jos. A. . ilrerman Pfc. G. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND 8URGBON
Office keen--1 te 4 p. a —7 te 8 p. m.
Sunday by Appointment
Rea. Tel. 176 Office Tel. 1>
Boyle Block Valdee
HOTEL SEXTON
Seward Alaska
Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public's
home.
European Plan.
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