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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 15, 1915.
HAITI.
The proposed protectorate over
Haiti was inevitable. Since the down
fall of Toussaint L’Overture, disor
der has been the rule in that coun
try. From the massacre of the white
inhabitants under Dessalines in 1804
until the recent massacres at Port
au Prince, Haiti has rarely been for
any considerable time at peace. Most
of its rulers have met violent deaths.
Dartiguenave, the new President, is
the first to be elected in many years
in an orderly way, but the presence
of a body of American marines was
perhaps more influential in prevent
ing .disorder that the disposition of
the successful candidate’s rivals to
accept the result. Haiti is clearly in
capable of self-government without
assistance and the assistance of tHe
United States will render may tend to
restore order and develop the admin
istrative capacity among the citizens.
Our modified protectorate has work
ed very well in Cuba. In Santo Do
mingo, where the authority claimed
by the United States is much less
than it would be in Haiti, there would
have been much less trouble if the
Washington authorities had been
more careful in the selection of their
representatives. In such countries
revolution is a regular profession.
Plausible rascals live by stirring up
strife. The arrangements the United
States now proposes to make in re
gard to the customs receipts in Hai
ti, however, will destroy the revolu
tionist’s profession. These moneys
will be applied to the payment of in
terests on foreign debts, but also to
the expenses of the government.
The treaty which has been outlin
ed and which must be submitted to
the United States Senate is suscepti
ble of improvement. The specifica
tion of the term of ten years as a
time limit to the protectorate might
well be omitted, or an equivalent to
the Platt amendment, which keeps
our influence always active in Cuba,
might be incorporated. But the plan
as a whole cannot arouse serious ob
jection. It is not open to the objec
tion some of the Middle Western
members of Congress think they see
in the pending treaties with Nicar
augua, Honduras and Cost Rica, that
"Wall Street” can derive profits
from it. The objections to those Cen
tral American treaties are puerile.
Politicians, however, can find profits
in the Haiti arrangement if they are
permitted to. If the various collec
tors are not carefully selected, if our
diplomatic officials are to be men of
the Sullivan type, there will be scan
dals and our hold on the respect of
the Haitians will be materially di
minished.
At the outset the conditions are
promising. There may be delays, that
is natural; the Haitians must thor
oughly comprehend the advantages
they will derive from the arrange
ment; but there is no likelihood that
the plan will be defeated. Thereaf
ter, as much will depend upon the
discretion with which the matter is
treated at Washington as upon the
traditional indisposition of Haitians
to do things in an orderly way.
A RECORD TRULY REMARKABLE.
A striking feature of the statistics
as to German war casualties up to
June 1—statistics, by the way, of
English compilation, and therefore
not influenced by favorable prejudice
—is that of deaths from disease
among the Kaiser’s soldiers. The
number since the war started is com
puted at 15,808.
If accepted as approximately cor
rect—and reasons for doubting It
are not either abundant or strong—
the figures make a showing for Ger
man efficiency which, considering the
size of the German armies, and the
hardships they have undergone, is
more than magnificent. It is nothing
less than amazing.
Not many years ago it was taken
for granted that in every war and in
every army the deaths by disease
would far outnumber those caused
by bullet and steel. There is now,
however, a new science of sanitation
and hygiene, applicable in war as in
peace. The various enteric diseases,
which are those from which soldiers
in the field formerly suffered most,
now are, or at any rate can be, easily
controlled or altogether banished.
The conditions of military service,
dangerous as they are to health for
the negligent or unenlightened, also
give the scientific sanitarian his very
beat chance to show what he can do.
As an army surgeon he issues orders
that are obeyed, not advice that is
heeded or ignored as its recipients
choose. His authority is supreme,
and his will is enforced with military
discipline.
There are others still, and they
are not all in the Balkans, either, but
the old officers who sniff and sneer
and call effeminate the precautions
that keep soldiers well are fast dis
appearing. Probably all the armies
in the great war are making disease
records, which whether as good as
Germany’s or not, are far better than
those of other and not very remote
days.
EDITORIAL OPTIMISM.
The Douglas Island News, in an
ill-tempered editorial in a recent is
sue, jumps on the United States sol
diers with both feet, and winds up
with the opinion that the United
States soldier is the most useless ar
ticle on the face of the earth. Our
Brother of the Long Quill evidently
arose in a bad humor that morning,
or else he is evidently not well ac
quainted with our soldier boys.
Were he in Valdez, now, instead of
belching up his breakfast in so un
gentlemanly a manner, he would
have nothing but praise for the rep
resentatives of this grand Republic.
Just what this city would do with
out the army and signal corps boys
would be hard to understand, as they
are the life of our city socially and
as pleasant and gentlemanly a bunch
as it were ever our pleasure to meet.
In all their long years of residence
in Valdez there has never been a
word of complaint from our citizens
in regard to our soldiery, and our
solicitude is they may be taken away
from us by war's alarums. Evidently
the , irritable editor saw a Douglas
policeman, and mistook him for a sol
dier.
Many parties coming from the in
terior by way of Cordova have ex
claimed, “If I had only known you
had auto stages running jjesularly, 1
would have come that way. and saved
time.” This is the unkindest cut of
all, for this disseminator of truths
for this locality has spent column aft
er column of real good space, boost
ing this aforesaid auto route. Evi
dently our paper is not so widely read
in the interior as it should be, or our
subscribers skip the news features
and absorb the baseball dope. We
have five perfectly good Fords and
other autos, running to the interior,
with as accommodating a bunch of
drivers as heart could wish. The
service is regular and cheap, and
parties coming from the interior will
do well to patronize them.
According to scientists Alaska is
gradually changing in climate, and
in a few score more years will be
come a tropical country again. It
would sound real queer to sit under
a palm tree with a glass of something
cool and hear some old sourdough
tell about the time it went 'steen de
grees below zero when he mushed
that winter from Dawson to Fair
banks.
The Governor of South Carolina
must have been over confabbing with
the Governor of North Carolina to
day. At any >ate South Carolina
went dry by a vote of three to one.
What will those crackers do next.
Whereever there is a country there
is an Irishman, and wherever one
Irishman congregates may be found
another is perhaps the accounting for
the many jovial Sons of Hibernia in
the Northland.
Once more the knocker is abroad
in the land. This time it is the car
penter and he makes money at it.
So if you're not a carpenter, stop
knocking, there’s nothing in it.
It Is about time some civilized
country sent a protest to President
Wilson in the . name of humanity,
urging the prosecution of the Frank
lynchers.
Valdez is crowded with those seek
ing and dispensing justice this week,
and our streets present a truly metro
politan aspect.
According to the dispatches Riga
has as many lives as the proverbial
oat.
New Fall Hats at E. Winter’s.
A fine assortment of silk dress pat
terns just received, including mesBa
lines, poplins, chiffon cloth, taffetas,
satins and velvet corduroys. Prices
to suit the times. tf.
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SPECIAL FEATURE TONIGHT
“One of a Million,” the greatest
war picture in Foui Acts ever pro
duced at The Liberty Theatre to
night. *
Ice! Ice! Ice!
One cent a pound delivered to any
part of the city. Phone Love-Whit
ley Company. tf.
Call and see our new line of Heat
ers, Cook Stoves and Ranges just re
ceived on the Farragut. Prices reas
onable. C. C. Rudolph. k21
ALASKA OLDT1MERS
MEET IN VALDEZ.
A. R. McConahay, better known to
his friends as “Long Shorty,” is in
Valdez for the first time, although
he has been in Alaska for twenty
nine years without having made a
trip to the outside. He has resided
in the Cook Inlet country for twen
ty-three years, and previous to going
to the westward he lived in Sitka,
that being the most prominent town
in Southeastern Alaska at the time.
Since coming to Valdez Mr. Mc
Conahay has met several old friends
of early days, Mark Tatrfm being one
of them. The two old-timers have
been renewing friendships and prom
ise to see more of each other in the
coming years than during the period
since they parted at Sitka more than
twenty years ago.
Special Feature Tonight.
"One of a Million,” the greatest
war picture ever produced; in four
acts at The Liberty Theatre tonight.
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LOCAL BREVITIES.
Miss Katherine Monohan is com
ing back on the Mariposa.
Furnished cabin for rent, two
rooms; newly papered and painted.
Inquire Rudolph’s store. kl6
Mrs. Ray Millard left for the Gran
ite mine on the B. F. M. this morn
ing.
Found—Gold pin at club rooms;
owner can have same by paying for
this ad and inquiring of Mrs. Whit
ley. *
The road commission office has
been moved into the Valdez Bank
and Trust company office.
Nemo Corsets at E. Winter's, tf
The launch B. F. M. left for the
Granite mine this morning with a
large list of passengers.
Love-Whitley still sell ice. *
Senator B. F. Millard left this
morning on the B. F. M. for the
Granite mine.
Rubber footwear to fit all at S.
Blum & Co. . ( *
Sidney Carter, chief clerk of the
road commission, is returning to
Valdez on the Mariposa.
Pictures developed at the Valdez
Drug Company. / tf.
Fancy Stationery at the Valdez
Drug Store. *
The Admiral liner Admiral Farra
gut has not been reported from the
westward up to the time of going
to press.
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. •
See S. Blum & Co., for the latest
styles in Boys and Youths Hats. *
Mark Tatum, the well known min
ing man, will leave for the outside
on the next steamer, having complet
ed his season’s work. His family now
reside in Portland.
Valdez Drug Company have a fine
line of Schopl Stationery. tf.
Men’s waterproof Dress Coats,
$7.50 and up. S. Blum & Co. *
Price’s Candy and other new goods
at the Emporium. *
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, "the tailoi. Telephone 198. tf
For Sale—Bargain; three-room
house, partly furnished. Enquire of
Mrs. D. T. Greenig. 9-tf
Cast iron, brass, bronze and alumi
num welded. Valdez Iron Works.
w*
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Kodak Supplies at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man's, the tailor. Telephone 198. tf
Just received, a large line of Lino
leum, Rugs and Mattresses. S. Blum
& Co. *
The Woman’s Auxiliary of the Pio
neers of Alaska will give a dance on
Alaska Day. *
For good home-cooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. •
Tonight.
The Liberty Theatre announces
for tonight its second feature in Four
Acts, “One of a Million,” the great
est preachment against war ever pro
duced. *
Ladles Aid Meets Tomorrow.
The Ladies' Aid will meet at the
parsonage of the Congregational
Church, at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon.
MISS SUSIE SPENCE,
HI 6-11 v Secretary.
Stanfield’s Famous Unshrinkable
Underwear for sale at S. Blum &’Co.
Every garment guaranteed. *
WeHave Decided to Reduce
The High Cost of Living
t
By Reducing the Price
of the Staff of Life
Centennial Best Flour, reduced to $1.75 per sack
Fisher's Blend Flour, reduced to $2.00 per sack
Hard Wheat Flour, reduced to $2.25 per sack
4-X Soft Wheat Flour, reduced to $3.25 per 100 lbs
S. BLUM & CO.
GOOD GOODS
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Graduate Nurses-r Private Rooms for Patients
For Terms’and Particulars' Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge,
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TIDE TABLES FOR VALDEZ.
Predictions for high and low water
are taken from the official tide tables
[ prepared by the U. S. Coast and Geo
detic Survey. The time given for
high and low water is Valdez time,
and the figures immediately follow
ing the time, indicate the height of
the tide at Valdez. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to
the soundings given on the chart,
unless a minus (—) sign is used be
fore the height, in which case sub
tract it.
Wednesday, September 15, 1915.
High, 4:20 a. m„ 9.1; 4:56 p. m.,
12.2.
Low, 9:39 a. m., 3.1; ll:y7 p. m„
0.8.
Thursday, September 16, 1915.
High, 5:48 a. m., 8.5; 5:07 p. m.,
11.7.
Low.; 10:28 p. m., 3.9.
Friday, September 17, 1915.
High, 7:40 a. m., 8.5; 6:38 p. m.,
11.4.
Low, 12:51 a. m„ 1.0; 11:68 a. m.,
4.3.
Saturday, septemDcr jw, iwia.
High, 9:00 a. m„ 9.1; 8:10 p. m.,
11.5.
Low, 2:20 a. m„ 0.8; 1:58 p. m.,
4.1.
Sunday, September 19, 1915.
High, 9:61 a. m„ 9.9; 9:21 p. m„
11.8.
Low, 3:24 a. Tn., 0.4; 3:20 p. m.,
3.3.
Monday, September 20, 1915.
High, 10:32 a. m., 10.7; 10:19 p.
m., 12.1. i
Low, 3:13 a. m., 0.1; 4:18 p. m.
2.3.
Tuesday, September 21, 1915.
• High, 11.07 a. m„ 11.5; 11:07 p.
m., 12.3.
Low, 4:63 a. m., 0.0; 5:05 p. m.,
1.4.
Wednesday, September 22, 1915.
High, 11:38 a. m., 12.0; 11:50 p.
m., 12.2. •
Low, 5:28 a. m., 0.2; 6:45 p. m„
0.6.
Thursday, September 28, 1915.
High, .; 12:08 p. m., 12.4.
Low, 6:00 a. m., 0.4; 6:22 p. m.,
0.1.
Friday, septenmer at, i»io.
High, 12:30 a. m„ 12.0; 12:36 p.
m., 12.6.
Low, 6:23 a. m., 0.8; 6:66 p. m„
—0.2.
Saturday, September 25, 1015.
High, 1:08 a. m., 11.6; 1:02 p. m.,
12 6
Low, 6:65 a. m., 1.3; 7:30 p. m.,
—0.2.
Sunday, September 20, 1015.
High, 1:44 a. m„ 11.1; 1:30 p.
m., 12.4.
Low, 7^.21 a. m„ 1.9; 8:04 p. m.,
0.0.
Monday, September 27, 1015.
High, 2:21 a. m., 10.4; 1:57 p. m.,
12.1.
Low, 7:49 a. m., 2.6; 8:41 p. m.,
0.4.
Tuesday, September 28, 1015.
High, 3:01 a. m., 9.7; 2:29 p. m.,
11.7.
Low, 8:17 a. m., 3.1; 9:22 p. m.,
1.0.
Wednesday, September 20, 1015.
High, 3:47 a. m.,,9.0; 3:04 p. m.,
11.2.
Low, 8:60 a. m , 3.7; 10:12 p. m.,
1.6.
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National l.'niverNity,
Wanhington, D.
DENTIST
fourteen Yearn in Valdez
PHONE 110
Ofliee lloonin in Whaling lluilding
DR. GERMAN
,.„o>E 10 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug Store. Of
fice hours, 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., 7 to 9 p. m.
Sundays by appointment.
All Work Guaranteed
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office OppoMiie Court House
Rhone 34 VALDEZ, ALASKA
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VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
i ^ Free ami Accepted Masons.
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month in McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
A. E. GRIGSBY. W. M.
ED. WOOD, Secretary.
Red Cross Hospital
Keystone andIHobart Sts.
OPEN TO ALL PHYSICIANS.
Private Rooms for|Patients.
Phone 144 MRS. C. H WILCOX. Matron
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. Prop.
SlRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward, 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.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
Stanton Auto Stage Line
TWICE A WEEK AUTOMOBILE
TRIPS TO TEIKHELL
Regular trips twice a month to
Uulkana, leaving Valdez the 1st
and 15th of each month.
Mail, Freight and Passengera
taken to all intermediate points.
Special Trips by Arrangement
JOE STANTON, Mgr. Tel.
The Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
Warm, Light Rooms—The House of .Comfort
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rates.By the Meolh
PHONE 133 MRS. SYRINC, Prap.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
ROBERT*!SHAFFER, President.
Granite Mine
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary,
_ Valdez, Alaska.
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
Merchandise
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office In Pinzon Ggar Store
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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