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SATURDAY, JANUARY 8, 1816
NEARLY EVERYBODY IS SICK.
At last! Everybody is sick of the
muckrakers, the busters and smash
ers who have had business at their
mercy for nearly a decade. The viru
lent attacks of the muckers on our
captains of industry are subsiding.
Even the stage is discovering that the
business man is worthy of commen
dation. We have had surfeit of plays
and movies portraying captains of in
dustries as monsters of greed. Now
a drama conies in which a captain of
industry is a heroic figure. When he
speaks of the business man as the
audacious one who changes the des
ert into the blooming garden, drives
his railroads over the mountains to
open a way for trade and commerce,
builds the factory and fills the pay en
velope, the audience with rounds of
applause testifies its approval. We
congratulate George Broadhurst on
the striking and interesting play at
48th Street Theatre, New York, enti
tled, "What Money Can’t Buy,” and
we congratulate director Wm. A.
Brady that he has seen the light of
the changing day. And we enter a
protest against the moving pictures
that are being shown all over this
country appealing to the basest and
most selfish passions of the mob by
portraying our captains of industry
as oppressors of the weak, deserving
the dagger of the assassin and the
bomb of the dynamiter. Censorship
which permits the continuance of
these performances is deserving of
the severest rebuke. It is not sur
prising that while these moving pic
tures are tolerated the red flag of
the anarchist is increasing its follow
ing.—Exchange.
STU11IOU8NE88.
_
Lincoln was a singularly studious
■an—not studious in the ordinary
conventional sense. To be studious
ia the ordinary conventional sense, if
I may judge by my observation of a
university, is to do the things you
have to do and not understand them
particularly. But to be studious in
'-the sense in which Mr. Lincoln was
studious is to follow eagerly and fear
lessly the curiosity of a mind which
will not be satisfied unless it under
stands. That is a deep studiousness,
that is the thing which lays bare the
map of life and enables men to under
stand the circumstances in which they
hue as nothing else can do.—Wood
rew Wilson.
CANDIDATES WANTED
All those whose ambition is to be
some a delegate from congress from
Alaska should come forward and give
the people a chane to study their
qualifications and standing, to know
what party they belong and all that,
in Alaska to run in at the last mom
ent ah unknown quantity for candid
ate will not do. This has been proven
several times. The voters want to
know. They have become inquisitive
and will not give Tom, Dick or Harry
their suport just because he belongs
to this or that party, or because he
ia endorsed by this or that machine.
The voters want a man with the
courage of his conviction and not tied
to this or that faction. In other words
they want a man who will not fool
them, but who will fight their battle.
After a certain amount of consid
eration had been digested, if we had
anything to do with the nomination
--THE
EMPRESS
TO-NIGHT
2 Show*—at 8 and 9:20,iharp
PROGRAM
PATHE WEEKLY NEWS
OUT OP THE PAST,
Two-Part Drama with a Good
Plot.
COURTSHIP OP THE COOKS
A Comedy full of Laughs.
Swell Program on Sunday
AifaiMiinn_125c _ and 10c.
of candidates, we would say let
there be two candidates, one a Re
publican and the other a Democrat,
and we would conclude by nomin
ating John Rustgard as the Repub
lican candidate and Senator Sulzer
as the Democratic candidate, and the
voters would have a pair to pull for.
Both men’s integrity is impeachable.
Both are men who enjoy the confid
ence of every voter. Both advocate
honest primary elections and gover
nment. No underhand work with
either of them. • Unfortunately, we
have no authority to nominate any
body, not even an assistant district
atorney. However, we give ourselves
the authority to hope that those who
have, will induce these men to become
candidates. And provided honest
men are wanted no better can be
found.—Ketchikan Miner— Progres
sive.
BIG BIL.lv AX THK EMPRESS
THEATRE COMING WEEK
On Monday evening at the Em
press Theatre will be shown a Para
mount feature, “The Pride of Jen
nico.” This one of the oldest stories
published, and was read and laughed
and cried over by Uur mothers and
fathers when they were young. It is
a thrilling, absorbing plot, and must
be seen to be appreciated.
On Thursday will be shown Win. A.
Hesse’s scenic and wild animal pic
tures of Alaska, including scenes in
and around Valdez, and giving the
only pictures of the famous Katmai
eruption.
This eruption on the Alaska penin
[sula, was one of the greatest volcanic
disturbances ever recorded by man,
and it is estimated that the temper
ature of the entire world was lowered
about 12 degrees below normal Ac
cording to the chief of the Katmai
village, the volcana had been active
as long as he could remember, until
1909, three years prior to the vio
lent outburst, it became dormant.
Katmai is of the explosive type of
volcanoes, and rises to a height of
7,000 feet. The impounding gases
discharged the material to a great
height, and it is certain that the ash
from Katmai encircled the globe.
The eruption of Katmai occurred
on the afternoon of June 6, 1912.
Notwithstanding the fact that the na
tive village was entirely destroyed,
there was no loss of life, owing to
the prompt rescue of the natives by
the revenue cutters.
The eruption made such a change
in the landscape that those familiar
with it could not tell where their
homes stood. The valleys once oc
cupied by streams navigable to ordi
nary row boats, were now a mixture
of pumice stone and water from hill
side to hillside. Ascent of the ash
covered slopes was tried, but was
found impossible. The next expedi
tion began June 34, and continued
all that day, that night, all day June
24, all night and all day of June 25,
carrying heavy packs without rest or
sleep, and, like the first was a fail
ure. The third trip was successfully
made in forty-eight hours, having no
heavy packs to carry.
All insect and animal life was kill
ed, with the exception of bears and
foxes. Clam beds were destroyed
on Afognak 100 miles away. No fish
can now live in the Katmai river,
which at that time supported the in
habitants of the village with Us sal
These pictures also show the fa
mous child’s glacier, with its im
mense ice river, 300 feet high; num
erous sea lions at home on the rocks;
moose and caribou, and is the only
film company taking pictures of Ko
diak bears, the largest in the world.
To get this picture the artist laid all
night on an island a few hundred
yards from shore waiting for the bear
to come for his breakfast.
A scene at the great whale fishery
1b also shown, and the turn of the
tide, on Cooks Inlet. The tide rushes
in like a huge tidal wave, and is only
exceeded by the Bay of Fundy. Nau
tical tables show a height of 62 feet.
Besides these there are pictures of
prominent personages, all the princi
pal cities, and other scenes of inter
est.
These pictures will be shown at
The Empress Thursday night.
THREE LINKS ORGANIZING
SOON AT SEWARl)
The Odd Fellows at Seward have
taken dpflnate steps toward the or
ganisation of a lodge of that order
at Seward. The Territory of Alaska
is under the jurisdiction of the grand
lodge of the state of Washington,
and as the district deputy grand
master for Alaska has already given
his approval of the application for a
charter there is nttle doubt that the
three link fraternity will soon be
represented at Seward. A canvas
shown that there are about fifty mem
bers of the order residing perman
ently in the town.
Sifat. R. vfr. Millard of the Granite
Mine, will return to Hobo Bay tomor
row on the launch B. F. M. When
he came up from the mine Wednes
day he brought $16,000 in gold
bricks, the result of the last cleanup
|GERMAN DESERTERS WILL
STAY IN AMERICA.
NEW YORK: Wilhelm Knapp and
Albert Ohlhof, the German army de
serters, who arrived in New York
last month as stowaways on the Hol
land-American freighter Osterdyke,
from Amsterdam, will be allowed to
remain in the United States. When
they arrived they were sent to Ellis
island ordered by the immigrat
ion officers to be sent back but their
friends have intervened and they will
stay in America. They claim to have
fought in the German army up to
October 15, when they escaped into
Holland. In pleading to be allowed
to stay in this country they told of
hardships in the trenches, with little
food and many hard knocks.
“When the war began,” Knapp
said, “we were all fired with patriot
ism because we thought the father
land was being attacked, but after
wards we found that our lives were
being sacrificed for, the benefit of the
war lords.
“On fighting days our rations con
sisted of a loaf of rye bread, with
water every twenty-four hours, and
after fourteen days in trencher we
had to do excercises all day when we
came out. It is hard to present arms
and do parade steps and look uncon
cerned when shell are exploding all
around you. I have seen officers un
der warm shelter, lying in bed, while
wounded soldiers lay outside on the
straw. That is not comradeship. A
great many men are killed now try
ing to desert in Holland.”
Knapp said his war experience be
gan at Louvain, and from then on
it was one battle after another, and
they all looked alike to him, except
that it rained harder at Charleroi
than during the affair at Mauberg.
When Emperor William visited the
trenches the soldiers were not allow
ed to look at him, Knapp said. With
regard to the Crown Prince the de
serters had nothing to say, but shrug
ged their shoulders.
Knapp and Ohlhof met Schulz on
the Boomjes at Rotterdam a month
ago, and when they told him they j
had deserted he ran away. Both have
gained weight on the Ellis Island diet
and are contented with the food and
quarters, except that it is too warm
for them ^ter lying in the trenches
more than a year.
Knapp says if he can get out and
find employment he will send for his
wife.
MOOSE AND FRIENDS
Wild. DANCE TONIGHT
The Moose will give their regular
Saturday evening dance at Moose
Hall this evening to which all are in
vited. A goo,, time is promised all
who attend. The music will be furn
ished by the Pinkus orchestra.
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COMMISSION MAY REDUCE
SEWARD WHARFAGE RATES
Alaska Post: A revision of wharf
age rates over the Seward dock and
other waterfront improvements of vi
tal importance are under considera
tion by the Alaskan engineering com
mission.
This matter became public today,
when it was stated at headquarters
that the question of a radical revision
of wharfage rates on building mate
rial, fuel and other commodities was
being considered.
The commission also has under ad
visement the question of providing
better landing facilities for sand and
gravel, which has to be brought here
from other parts of Resurrection hay
on barges.
WANTS DITTY ON
HALIRUT RESTORED.
The Ketchikan Commercial club
wants the re-establishment of the
duty of one cent per pound on hali
but in order to again build up Amer
ican towns with the American Ash
ing industry which is now going to
Prince Rupert. While the action of
the Ketchikan people is commendable
we fear that the action is somewhat
late as it will require a number of
years to have the duty again restor
ed—unless the administration hap
pens to change.
KNIK RIVER BRIDGE
NOT STRONG ENOUGH
The Weekly Alaskan, printed at
Anchorage, reports that the new
bridge recently constructed by the
Alaskan Engineering commission
across Knik river has been found to
be too lightly constructed and in dan
ger of going out. It is said that it
will require more piling for each bent
across the river and that the open
ing of the bridge to traffic will be de
layed until January 16th.
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Mrs. von Ounther jqqd daughter
Lena, were passengers from Valdes
on the Alameda this morning en
route for Tacoma where they ' will
visit relatives. Mrs. von Gunther
will return to Valdes next spring, but
Lena will remain outside for some
time as she will enter a school there.
New Tonight.
A new show at the Liberty Thea
teo tnnlrht
BROAD PASS IS A
GLACIAL VALLEY
Is Treated (Exhaustively in a Special
Bulletin Issued by the U. K.
IJeologica.1 Survey. ’
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The Broad Pass region of Alaska, j
which has long been, considered a
possible source of mineral wealth,
has taken on additional interest since
the announcement of the route chosen
for the new government railroad con-:
necting the Pacific coast with the in
terior of Alaska.
In anticipation of the probable de
mand for information about this re
gion the United States geological sur
vey began the work of mapping its
topography and geology in 1913, and
now presents the results of the work
in Bulletin 60S, by F. H. Moffit, “The
Broad Pass Region, Alaska.”
Broad Pass is the western part of
a wide, glacial valley, which is bor
dered by steep, straight mountain j
walls which lie parallel with a great j
ea3t-west range on the north and con
nects the uppe^ valleys of Cbulitna
and Susitna rivers. Nenana river, a
tributary of^the Tanana, occupies the
eastern part of the region. The val
ley of Jack river, which cross Broid
Pass just above the narrow valley of
the Nenana, before that stream passes
through the Alaska range, provides
the route by which the railroad will
cross from the Susitna-Chulitna
drainage basin to that of the Tanana.
The upper parts of streams tributary
to Chulitna and Jack rivers, overlap
each other within Broad Pass, there
being no appreciable divide between,
so that the grades from the head of
the Chulitna to the head of the Su
sitna are gentle and there is no ob
struction. North and south of Broad
Pass are high mountains. Those on
the north are part of the great range
from which, only 70 miles to the
west, rise Mount McKinley and near
by on the east, Cathedral mountain
and Mount Hayes. There is a fair
growth of timber in the larger val
leys. but most of the country is above
timber line. This region has long
been a favorite hunting ground for
the Indians of the Susitna valley.
The geologic conditions in the re
gion appear (o be favorable to min
eralization, but no valuable ore bod
ies have yet been discovered. The
most favorao.e reports come from
the district just west of Broad Pass,
near the head of Chulitna river,
where prospecting has been carried
on for several years. Valdez creek,
an important gold placer district, lies
about 30 miles eapt of the pass. Along
some of the streams between Ijtroad
Pass and Valdez creek there are
prospects of placer gold, which, how
ever, has not been found in commer
cial quantity. Copper prospects, too,
have be’en discovered in several parts
of the region, and at one place. Coal
Creek, there is a small area of coal.
The railroad, which will probably
soon reach this region, will aid great
ly in its development. The wealth of
the Broad Pass region appears to be
mineral rather than agricultural, and
it can be profitably exploited only by
a greater population and through
better means of transportation.
Congregational Church.
Rev. J. F. Dunstan, pastor.
Sunday services:
11:00. 'Devotional Service. Ser
mon, "Ambassadors.” Children’s
story, “How a Thistle 8aved a Na
tion.”
12:00. Sunday school.
1:30. Evangelistic Service. Ad
dress, "At the Cross Roads.”
Monday evening, caibnet meeting.
Thursday afternoon, Ladies’ Aid.
Thursday evening. Annual Church
meeting.
S
FOREIGN OFFICE UPHOLDS '
THE DANISH COMPACT.
LONDON: A strong defense of
the Foreign Office in regard to the
much debated Danish trading agree
ment is made the Daily Chronicle
this morning. The newspaper inti
mates that the version of the agree
ment which has been circulated by a
Danish commercial paper and to
which various speakers in Parlia
ment have referred is a travesty of
the real agreement and “evidently
was published by the enemy to cre
ate a misunderstanding. The reason
for its non-publication officially is to
be found in Danish objections and
n^t in tb,e Brltlah Fpreign Office** **
luctance to allow s public examina
tion of its policy.
The Chronicle says the Danish
agreement does not impair British
sea power nor does the agreement
with the Netherlands Overseas trust.
It expresses the wish that r.imllar ar
rangements could be concluded with
Sweden which so far has declined to
make one because of its hammering
offset.
& Hum Sc (£a,
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Shoes for
Ladies
Kitchen Utensils
The monarch range is
a fuel saver. Burns wood
or coal. Second to none as a
baker.
Cole’s Hot Blast
j \
/ Heaters
Redqjfnized as the best and cheap
est heater to be had.
\ No. 12 Priced at $18.50
y No. 121) Priced at $20.00
No. ISO Priced $25.00
No. 18 Priced at.$27.50
Perfection Coal Oil Heater
Priced $7.50.
Aluminum,
Granite Ware
White Enamel
and Tinware.
groceries in Alaska.
The most
Complete
stock of
staple
and fancy
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[■;Aa)enwof,)
Sole Agents.
Large
shipments
of fresh
fruits and
vegetables
on every
boat.
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S. BLUM & CO.
GOOD GOODS
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PHONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Bonding
DR. GERMAN
phone » THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drag Store. Of
flce boars 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., 7 to 9
p. m. Sunday by appointment.
All Work Guaranteed.
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Phono|.42 v
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ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
timer Opposite Court Houee
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ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office* la Whaling Bnlldlng
Phone 101 VALDEZ, ALASKA
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
the idea, the man with a
prospect, or business to the
man with the dollar.
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SULTS.
Just received .the finest line of
neckties ever shown In Valdes, at
Ben Btlvennan’e. '
Arcade Cafe
OPEN UNTIL 9 P.M.
We Serve Corona Coffee
Strictly Fresh Eggs.
Jack C«lKn- _Proprietor {
Dougherty & Ferguson
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The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
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Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, is
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60,
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Sails for Port Wells, Portae*
Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday
at 9:00 a. m., from the Val
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day, 9:00 a. m.. from Valr
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