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SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1:117
OUR DETACHED WAR.
IT IS anything but a pleasant pros
ect to realize that we are engaged in
war with another nation. Although
lie people of the United States are of
Imost one mind on the question of
;hat we should now do in dealing
with the submarine menace they will
Ljoice when they see the first beams
!f peace break through the war clouds
hat obscure the horizon. We shall
e glad to nave any condition end
hat prevents the citizens of our couii
ry from pursuing their usual avoca
ions. This country is not at war
hru any deep-seated hatred of Ger
nany or any other nation, but because
he President believes that no other
course is open to us.
Vet we can derive a vast amount of
atisfaction from the fact that we
lave entered into the struggle at the
isychological moment. There is no
rlory for this country in co-operating
ivith the powerful league of nations
hat are attempting to force the cen
rai powers to the wall. In a mood of
desperation Germany appears to have
drawn us into the struggle at a time
jwhen her military downfall seems as
sured by the inexorable pressure o.
iverwlielming numbers and over
whelming resources.
With tliis country at war with Ger
many hardly a ripple will appear on
the surface of our commercial life.
Our warfare will lie confined mainly
!o the seas, in clearing the lanes of
submarines. It is a necessary meas
ure of self-protection, of course, to
mobilize all our national resources for
uny emergency and to conduct as ag
gressive warfare as possible, but in
"omparison with the countries of Eu
rope our position still will be destach
ed.
It now looks as if the end of Arina
geddon might be proclaimed during
the course of another year, or two at
the most. If Germany suffers many
reverses in the field this year she may
offer terms acceptable to the allies; if
not her defeat is only a question of
additional months. The closer in she
draws her lines and the farther she
is driven hack the harder she will tie
to whip in a purely defensive warfare.
It is hoped, however, that the war
will he over this year— before we get
Swell into it- and that would be a
i blessing not only for 11s but for the
whole world.
THE Prospector wishes its readers
to understand that it is in no wise
! responsible for its correspondents'
j views or expressions. So long as ar
I tides are not libelous or defamatory
I we will take pleasure in publishing
I them. but we reserve the right to re
ject any communication when we be
jlieve it is to the best interests of the
| public to do so.
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THE article in yesterday's paper
headed “1 Wonder If We Could Try”
should have been credited to Mrs. Jas.
' Gilmore of this city, whose signature
I was in some manner omitted.
VILLA'S actions today attract so
little attention that we would advise
the gentleman to get another press
, agent.
Are You One of the Klite?
By Mrs. James Gilmour.
Would you learn a charm of manner,
When to smile and when to frown.
Then just come and watch the faces
of the Elite of our town.
Wise, haughty, old King Solomon
Would have been a simple clown
If while upon this earth he had
Met the elite of our town.
Oh, say, are you one of the elite?
They’re the proper thing, you
know,
| Oh, say, are you one of the elite.
Or are you just a common "Bo”?
Oil, dear, they are just the finest ever
Are the elite of our town.
| For how could anything be better
| Than the elite of our town.
)
If I skyward went tomorrow.
Back 1 fear I’d be sent down.
If 1 was not recommended
i By the elite of our town.
Fancy hearing St. Peter saying
Sorry, friend, to turn you down;
No one here can be admitted
But the elite of your town.
—Copyright Pending
Terrific Storm at Kodiak
j A letter received at the Marshal’s
j office from Deputy Marshal Karl Arm
j strong, at Kodiak, states that oi.
March 25th and 26th the worst storm
in his experience prevailed there. A
terrific gale was in progress, acconi
panied by a heavy snowfall, cover
ing the ground deep and drifting al
most over some of the houses. Along
the water front all the boats went
adrift, breaking, in many instances
two anchor ropes out, and creating
havoc with the fleet.
THE EMPRESS
TONIGHT 8 P. M. - TONIGHT
THE EMPRESS CIRCUIT PRESENTS
EDMUND BREEZE
IN THE FIVE ACT METRO FEATURE
The Spell of the Yukon
Also Ham and Bud in
For Sweet Charity
Sunday-THE RIVER OF ROMANCE-5 Acts
Regular Admission .... 25c
STEAM HEAT NEWLY FURNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
VIES. E. MILL, Prc*|>r.
VALDEZ ALASKA
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SCHOONER SUNK !
BY SUB ROE!
CREW LANDS SAFELY IN SPAIN
American Consul at Malaga lte|Kirt.i
American Schooner Edwin It. Hunt
Sunk In the Mediterranean hy Gun
I ire Emm Submarine.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 14.— <
The American consul at Malaga, ;
Spain, has reported to the State De- ;
partment that the crew of the Ameri- j
can schooner Edwin, Hunt ahandoned
their vessel in the Mediterranean on
April 7th while the vessel was under
fire fropt a submarine, and have been
landed safely. The schooner was sunk
by the fire from the submarine. The
Edwin K. Hunt was a schooner of
1132 tons, 191.8 feet long, 38.9 feet
beam, 19.4 feet depth of hold and
carried a crew of eight men. She was
built in 1892 at Bath, Maine.
hianyInusT i
EASTERN STATES
FEW COMING FROM THE SOI TH
Navy Department Reports Knlist
ments Going In at Kate of Five
Hundred Daily—Army Appears to
lie Popular Branch of Service.
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WASHINGTON. I). <\. April 14.— j
Reports from the Army and Navy
departments state that enlistments
for both branches of the service are
coming in briskly. The greatest num
ber of enlistments are in the eastern
states. Good reports also come in
irom the middle west but in the South
the enlistments are almost nothing.
About live hundred enlistments for \
the navy are being received daily tin-j
der the years enlistment plan. The J
Army, however, appears lo be the |
popular branch of service. j
STORM RAGING ON SI N
SAYS PROF. BOOTH ROY li j
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A storm, which has been brew ing I
for eleven years, is now raging in all
its fury on the surface of the sun. ac
cording to observations of Prof. S. L.
Boothroyd. head of t'ne department of i
astronomy at the University of Wash
ington. at Seattle.
“A tew (lays ago. i uuscrv™ m >
large groups of sun spots, containing
20 to 50 spots each from 8000 to
50,000 or 60,000 miles in diameter, j
and each caused by a storm similar
to the largest of our hurricanes,"
says Prof. Bootbroyd, in a letter re
ceived by a University of Washington
graduate at Juneau.
“These spots last from a lew days
;to several months and occur in great
est size and number at periods of 11
years. One of these periods of solar
storms is now due and accounts for
the large spots being observed.
"Just what causes the sun to be
troubled with storms at regular in
tervals of 11 years is not known.
There are several theories but none
• of them are accepted by scientists,
i it is probable that the periodicity is
due to some unknown cause arising
from the manner in which the sun
was evolved or to its physical struc
ture.”
The earth will feel the effects of
these solar disturbances, some 93,000
000 miles away, according to Profes
sor Boothroyd. Obesrvations covering
a period of 100 years show that there
is a distinct connection between the
electrical storms and appearances of
the aurora borealis and the appear
ance of sun spots. When the number
of sun spots is largest the electrical
disturbance is greatest. Prof. Booth
royd said that reports from the north
already indicate exceptional appear
ances of the aurora.
“Gali'eo was the first scientist to
observe sun spots in about 1610," said
Prof. Boothroyd. “Other men had un
doubtedly noticed them, but he was
the first to affirm that they were on
'the sun. Before that time, the sun
, had been worshipped, or at least it
• was thought a sacred object, and it
| was an offense to say that it was cov
ered with spots on its surface.”—Ju
neau Empire.
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Mariposa South Tonight.
The Mariposa is expected to arrive
here and sail south about 7 o'clock
this evening.
Anything in nugget and ivory jew
elry at Valdez Drug Co.
.Subscribe for the Prospector.
Garden Time Is Coming
Choice Variety of Seeds
OTHING tends to ((boost ” a com
^ munity like well kept gardens, either
_flower or vegetable, and Valdez gar
dens have long been the admiration and
wonder of visitors. To have a successful
gaiden you must first havegood, fresh seeds,
such as are adapted to the soil.
This store offers you selected seeds of
choice varieties—guaranteed fresh; also all
the necessary gardening implements such as
spades, rakes, hoes, trowels, etc.
Start a tew boxes ot plants now, and help re
duce the high cost ot living by having your own
vegetable garden this summer.
Protect your garden and flower bed* with our galvanized poultry
netting—-Comes three and five foot widths.
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
GOOD GOODS
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
OWL DRUG CO.
The; only JRexali; Store in
Valdez.
Pre»cription» a'Specialty.
Suiitfaction Guaranteed
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Budding
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and. Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of AH Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
Ice cream every day. specials on
Sunday at Hunt’s Candy Kitchen, tf
CITY EXPRESS, Phone ready
to transfe. t.:a.t. han~iibe tor you. tf
Full Line Koenig’s Chocolates at
Keystone Produce Co. tf
Fine assortment Koenigs Faster
Box Candies. Keystone Produce Co.
A Wholesome and
Worthy Product
But Hulf Dutribu
i Crescent Bikini Powder
and it mast be
tried by yoa to
be appreciated.
It abaolately
prevents any
falling of pastry
SOIJ) BY GROOBR8
25c lb. Can.
OMSBGBNT MKG. OO.,
Seattle, Mr»k4i.
LOUIE’S CAFE
0|>en Day'and Night .McKinley Street, Below fable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROVIfH, Propi.
Candy Kitchen!
E. W. HUNT—1» Owl Drag Stare. j
FOUNTAIN DRINKS !
HOT COLD j
WE PAY
2K cents per pound for t opper
IK cents per pound for Brass
Hr lb. for Rubber Shoes.
7c lb. for Lead.
$20.00 per ton for cast iron.
$15 per ton Wrought Iron.
5c per lb. for Rope.
:! c per pound for Rags.
$20.00 |»er ton for Paper.
27c |»er do*. Beer Bottles, qts.
17c doz. Beer Bottles, pints.
P. O. B. SEATTLE.
ATLAS JUNK CO.
104:1 Railroad Avenue. So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
VALDEZ CAFE & BAKERY;
Cakes, Cookies ft Bom, 15c per doses.
French, Rye nod White Bread 12 1-2 ■
cents per loaf." Orders takes for special ,
occasions. \
BERGSTROM A ROGSTAD, Prop.. i
PHONES 17 - Three 4aars WtevrtOwl Drs* j
When Id Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. Pnof
SlRICTLV FIRST CUSS
Fourth Ave, Seward. Alaska
Arctic Hotel
Watch This
Space
PHONE 133 MRS. SYRING, Pr*p
A new line of Heaters priced right,
at Mead’s. tf
A fresh lot of Haas' Candies receiv
ed on last boat, from 50 cents to 52
a box. Vaidez Drug Co. tf
All of the latest Books, Magazines
and News Papers received on each
boat. Valdez Drug Co. tf
Kowney’s Box Candies at Hunt's
Candy Kitchen. **
Fresh candy at the Emporium, tf
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. W1CKES MERRITT
offln^ «Mfr \ mIiIp/. Drug < u.
IMiour *15 McKinley Street
« *-• S •; ry it. i \ S. Ari.iy
A A > I* S 1J*mlfh Serv
(Marine Hospital»
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DR. H. COCKER1LLE
Mradaate National Inler ratty
Washington. D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years In Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTOK NKYS-AT-I.A W
Oder Opposite Court House
Phone 34 VA1.REZ. ALASKA
JOHN l.fON* S K RITCHI*
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYa-AT-LA W
OBcea In “ haling Budding
Phone iai valdez. Alaska
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
Jl’NEAU, ALASKA
Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month in McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN. W. M
ED WOOD. Secretary
VALDEZ HOSPITAL §
Private Hooms
Terms Reasonable V
JOS. A. SILVERMAN, PL C.. M. D. Pr.» g
Jos. A. SilvermaB Ph. G. M. D. [
PHYSH1AN AN1» SURGEON !
Office k**pr»— 1 U 4 p. m —7 te 8 p. ■. j
Sunday by Appointment
Rm. Tel. 176 Office Tel. 19 2
Boyle Block Valdes >
Valdez Miners Union No. 188'
Western Federation of Miners
W. H. GARNER. President.
Granite Mine
GUST KRING. Secretary. .
Valdes Alaska.