®ljp Daily Droayerlor
PUBLISHED BT
PROSPECTOR PUBLISHING CO.
H. B. SELBY, Editor and Proprietor.
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Published Dally Except Sunday_
Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter,
July 23. 1912. at the postofflce of Valdes,
Alaska, under act of March 3, 1879.
..unties* offlce and Editorial Rooms
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auvertlBlntr Hates on Application
MONBAY, JAM ARY 21. HUH
Food will \vin
the War;
don’t waste it!
THE TEMPLE OF THE SOUL.
OUL8 are built la temples sr#
Sunken deep, unseen, unknown.
Lies the sure foundation stone;
Then the courses framed to bear
Lift the cloisters pillared fair.
LaM of all the airy' spire.
Soaring heavenward, higher and higher.
Nearest sun and nearest star.
Souls are bulll as temples are—
Inch by Inch In gradual rise
Mount the layered masonries.
Warring questions have their day.
Kings arise and pass away.
Laborers vanish one by one.
Still the temple is not don*,
j Still completion seems afar.
j Souls are built as temples are—
Here a carving rich and quaint.
There the image of a saint;
Here n de<p liued pane to te'.l
Sacred truth or miracle:
Every little helps the much,
Every careful, careless touch
Adds a charm or leaves a scar.
Souls are built as temples are—
Baaed on truth's eternal law,
Sure and steadfast, without flaw.
Through the sunshine, through the
snows.
ftp and on the building goes:
Every fair thing finds Us place.
Every hard thing lends a grace.
Every hand nt i.v make "r rnor.
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OOli. HAKVEY AT THE HAT
Col. George Harvey, the man who
is responsible for the election of
Woodrow Wilson to the governor
ship of New Jersey and later to the
presidency of the United States, has
contended from the beginning of the
war that the United States should or
ganize a war council of the country's
leading statesmen at once and not
wait for an upheaval like those which
have overthrown many administra
tions in the European governments.
In the latest issue of the North
American Review Col. Harvey again
deals with this subject:
"It is a fearful responsibility that
fate has put upon the president.” he
says, "and he has the sympathies and
the prayers of millions, but it is none
the less maddening that he should
persist in attempting to bear the
whole burden alone. Again we im
plore him to abolish the latest make
shift of a war council, comprising ov
erworked heads of departments
charged to meet once a week, and
draw to his aid the five biggest minds
of the country—men of the calibre
of Chief Justice Edward D. White and
Elihu Root—and hold them at work
every day and every hour that may
be within the range of physical pos
sibilities. Surely, If, as the president
warned our allies, unified direction Is
essential abroad, it is no less requis
ite at home.”
Col. Harvey thinks the change re
cently made in creating a new war
council, consisting of the old board
of national defense and five addi
tional supernumeraries, was for the
worse rather than for the better. The
larger the body, he points out, the
less useful it is bound to be. "In point
of fact,” he goes on, “the new coun
cil is not a council at all; it is a week
ly town meeting, ‘held every Monday
morning,' when at all times each
member should be at his desk.”
Great Britain’s greatest difficulty
in organizing for the war was in the
unwieldiness of its war council. Final*
ly Lloyd George simply took an axe
and slashed right and left, and when
he had finished, a compact but ef
fective organization composed of big
men was the result. Will America
have to come to that?
THK PARLOR PIG
The Department of Commerce is
pretty hard up for something to keep
its horde- of clerkB going. Under dkte
of December 6th the country was
sprinkled with a bulletin "for imme
diate release” announcing that $29,
000 worth of food animals were kill
ed on the tracks of the Central Geor
gia Railway during the first nine
months of this year. This is made a
basis of estimate for the entire coun
try, or a loss of $3,680,000 annual
ly. Cattle, hogs, and geese are includ
ed in the "casualties." The Depart
ment of Commerce ought to know
that the northern and western far
mers keep their hogs penned up.
Hogs are not permitted to become in
timate associates of our families, and
that swaggering, free-lancing, devil
may-care democracy characteristics of
the George razor-back would never
for a moment be tolerated by us in
the North and West. The Georgians
may think we are putting on airs, but
the Commerce bulletin is pretty good
proof that the pig which holds un
disputed possession of a corner in the
front parlor is the pig which sooner
or later comes to grief in argument
with a locomotive.
AMKRHW'S TROTZKYS
Leon Trotzky emerges big in the
news from Russia. Trotzky is the man
who says that Russia must be social
ized on the destructive Trotzky model
even if the country is to be deprived
of “its last loaf of bread, its last |
piece of leather, and its last plate of
steel” in the process. That is Trotzky's
ultimatum to every factory owner, ev
ery land proprietor, every man with
a few rubles in his pocket, in all Rus
sia just now.
A few months ago Trotzky was
preaching the same doctrine of des
truction in New York. He was pres
enting the same ultimatum to ever> j
factory manager, every landowner, ev
ery man with a bank account, in New
York and America. He never got into
the news until he returned to Rus
sia.
How many Trotzkys are there if 1
New York and America, formulating
the same ultimatum without getting
into the news? And what kind of news
will it be when they do get into it?
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BL.AHI’HKMY!
The Atlanta Constitution, chief ex
ponent of Democratic policies in the
South, demands the removal of Post
master General Burleson on the
ground that he has sacrificed the ef
ficiency of the postal service. Fortun
ate for you. Brother Howell, that you
are such a powerful factor in politics.
If you were an ordinary editor you
wouldn’t dare talk that way.
KXKCl’TIY'K ORDKIt
Upon request of the Secretary of
tlie Interior dated January 5, 1918.
and in accordance with the authority
conferred upon me by section 3 chap
ter 55, Session Laws of Alaska, 1917,
’’An Act to regulate and limit the
hours of employment for all wage
and salary earners in the Territory
of Alaska, to declare the violation
thereof a misdemeanor and to pre
scribe punishment therefor,” approv
ed May 3, 1917, the restrictions of
said chapter 55, Session Laws of Al
aska. 1917, are lierehy suspended so
far as they may apply to the regula
tion of the hours of employment of
all wage and salary earners in Alaska
employed in taking, preparing and
canning of clams and other shell-fish
such suspension to have force and ef
fect beginning January 7, 1918, and
to continue for a period of one year
and not longer, unless the present
war shall not have been terminated
within that time.
Given under my hand and the Seal
of the Territory of Alaska, in Juneau,
the capital, this seventh day of Janu
ary, in the year of our Lord, one
thousand nine hundred and eighteen,
and of the independence of the Uni
ted States the one hundred and for
ty-second.
(Signed) J. E. A. STRONG.
Governor.
By the Governor:
(Signed) CHAS. E. DAVIDSON,
Ex-officio Secretary of Alaska.
Judge—It seems to me that you're
a good-for-nothing rogue. Have you
ever earned a dollar in your life?
Prisoner—Yes. your honor; 1 voted
for you once..
Ike Hamburger and son Louis will
leave for home on one of the next
steamers, according to information re
ceived here this week. Mrs. Hamburg
er and the girls are visiting in Cal
ifornia.
STEAM HEATKD NKWIiT FURXIBHHD
SEATTLE HOTEL
MBS. S. KILL, Pvopr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
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RELIGION OF THE CHILDREN
8plrlt of Faith, Hope and Love Toward
the Fathfr and Mother Is Off
spring's World.
We need not follow the antiquarians
back Into the eru of the cave dwellers
in our search for tb>- origin of religion.
Religion Is reborn in the Idrth of every
hube. soya Lyiiiiin Ahltott in the Out
look. He net ds no teacher to tell him
that he Is lieigdent on his mother
for his food, and a widening sense of
his helpless d'-pemlence on her grows
with Ids widening experience. Her
service to him awakens his gratitude
her brooding love for him inspires in
him an answering lov#.
If she Is wise as well as an affec
tionate mother, he ettrlv recognizes
her authority aid learns that prompt
ohtsjlenoe is tine secret of happiness.
If site loves anil honors her husband"
her child's love and honor follows
liers to tltc strong stranger. If she
has piety as well us human affection,
lie dimly perceives in Iter prayers
at his bedside an experience which
lie presently wishes he might share.
Thus there grows tip In him a spirit
of dependence, gratitude, love, rever
ence. obedience, faith—and this spirit
Is religion. It antedates all theology,
precedes thought, transcends defini
tion. Tin* spirit of fnltb. hope and
hive toward father and inotlier la the
child's religion. The conception «f
Hod and his duties toward Ood comes
later.
TURNS THOUGHT TO RELIGION
Destruction by Shell of Statue That
Stood Somewhere in Oalicla Re
sulted in Many Reproduction*.
Yes, war decs turn men's thought*
to religion, tin to gay. Immoral Buda
pest. You find It today a city of sober
people. You find In many of the shop
windows the reproduction of a famous
statue that stood "somewhere In Oall
ela." relates the Christian Herald.
It wa* a large crucifix. A battle
pivoted around It. A shell struck the ,
statue, tore away the entire cross and
left the figure of I lie Christ Standing
and unscathed. This event made h
tremendous impression upon the Hun
gariaus.
The story of It went .through the j
army like wildfire. At Budapest miDi- I
ature statues, showing the destroyed '
cross and the intact figure of the
Christ, were at once manufactured,
and put on sale. You can find them
now, expensive or cheap. Id nearly
every Hungarian home.
The pity of it In that It seems to I
Luke a war to make some |»eople think \
of these tilings. :
Make Your Own Fat Compound.
Many folks object to paying the pres
ent high price for lard, but realise that
at the price of hogs and with the prob
able future demand it la unlikely that
tlie price will be reduced soon. It be
comes Important, then, to find a cheap
er satisfactory substitute. Ur. Louise
Stanley of the Missouri college of ug
riculture. suggests that liousewive:
consider suet ns u source of cheap fat
Suet has not been as extensively usee i
as lard on account of its harder con j
sistency. It enu be obtained at about
10 cents a pound. From this can In
obtained 14 ounces of pure fat at r
cost of 12 cents n pound. In order t<
brlng this to the consistency of lurd
it is only necessary to add oil In tin i
proportion of one of oil to two part.' >
of suet. This gives a compound fat •
which Is very satisfactory for genera! .
household use. Cottonseed oil or corn |
011 can now be obtained at about 21 '
cents a pound. On the basis of th< !
above proportions a satisfactory lard |
substitute can be had at a cost of l.r- j
cents a pound.
Light Best Suited to Eyes.
Recent Investigations into the kind
of light best suited to the eyes have
Important practical significance. The
studies were made from the point of
view of “contrast" to determine the
ideal contrast between the object
bulked at and the surrounding back
ground. It was found that the usual
contrast in brightness between objects
out of doors rarely exceeds the ratio
of 1 to 20. The eye can detect eon
trusts :is delicate as 98 to 100. In
doors, contrast In light and shadow
often runs as high us 1 to 200, and a
dark window frame against a bright
sky presents u contrast of 1 to 10,000
The scale of contrasts best suited to
the eye lies J^tween 1 to 20 and 1 to
100.
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Agriculture in France.
Tlie French government has under
taken to supply the depleted ranks of
the fanners and to give assistance to
the amateur funner by means of a
correspondence course, which has been
eagerly received. The pupil receives
instructions as to a course of reading,
the management of a small experimen
tal plot, the carrying out of simple
experiments, visits to- neighboring
farms, etc. The Union of Agricultural
Syndicates, which has assumed charge
of this work for the government, bus
appointed a number of “monitors” to
supervise the work of pupils. The pu
pils prepare monthly examination pa
pers and render monthly reports.
To Reduce Airplane Explosions.
Airplanes equipped with machine
3uns run u certain degree of risk from
an explosion caused by the flame at
the muzzle of the gun. Hence consid
erable study has been devoted to ob
viating this danger, and a yoang Flor
entine chemist is said to have, recent
ly given a demonstration before an
Italian military commission of a aew
powder Invented by bln which bums
without either flame or smoke and
does not flare on detonation.
THE FOOD ADMINISTRATION
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Urges economy in the conduct of a business in order
that commodities may reach the consumer at the
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICES
We are trying these economies and we have reduced our prices
Fisher’s Blend, Centennial Pest A; Crahain Flour, 49 lb. sack
Per sack,...I..$3.50
Corn Meal, Centennial Best Ac Craham F'lour, 9 lb. sack
Per sack.75
Best Carolina Head Rice, per pound.12*/»
Best Japanese Rice, per pound.10
Bayo Beans, per pound.15
Fancy Evaporated Prunes, per pound.15
Fancy Evaporated Peaches, per pound.17|/2
Fancy Evaporated Apples, 3 pounds for. 30
Roast and Corned Beef, 2 lb. cans. 35
Roast and Corned Beef, 1 lb. cans. 35
Roast Mutton, 2 lb. cans. 30
Van Camps Pork & Beans, small size, 2 cans for. 35
Van Camps Pork & Beans, medium size,. 25
Van Camps Pork & Beans, large size. 35
Wesson Salad Oil, small size . .45
Wesson Salad Oil, medium size. 35
Molasses 2 lb. can. 20
Corn Starch “Best”, per package.10
This is not a sale, These are our regular prices,
WE BUYIR1GHT WE SELL RIGHT
S. BLUM AND COMPANY
GOOD GOODS
Corporal Rowbottom left Copper
Center this morning south with mail.
The mercury registers 18 above and
21 inches of snow.
We will accept Liberty Bonds for
stock in the Valdes Iron Works.
Make your money earn 2S per oant
Instead of 4 per cent tf
CITY EXPRB98. Phone 82; ready
to transfe. tiiat for yon. t*
HOTEL SEXTON
Seward Alaska
Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public’s
home.
European Plan.
HOTEL SEXTON
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
All Warm, Onbride Boopu
Transient Trade Solicited
Special Retea by the Week or Moetli
Bathe le CoeeeeCtOB
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING, Prey
SAFETY FIRST
Travel On The
“SHAMROCK”
Prompt Service
D.D. STEWART Maeter
LAUNCH DELLA
Capt. H. L. Rider
Weekly trips from Vsides to
EUamar, Landlock, Pidalgo and
way porta. Passengers landed
at all points.
Carrying freight and pi—en
tl , . *>
For rat— apply on board.
CAFT. H. la BOR
Hot-Point Electric Heelers end
Cooking-Appliances at the Emporium.
Christmas goods coming on the next
boot. tf
VALDEZ
HE TOWN OF VALDEZ
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-i
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 dubrooma and many
lodges 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 dty their outfitting port, and
drawing from its reserve ai 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 moat 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
cunvAT to m iotbuor
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raomwoitAt OABM.
DR. R GOGKER1LLE
DENTIST
la Valdai Since 1898
PHONIC 110
Office Koom* le Wbiltnf Balktlac
DONOHOE & DIMOND
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LYONS & RITCHIE
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ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D_
JUNEAU, ALASKA
GImnm fitted lAnxea Ground
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Private
Terms Reasonable
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Jo* A. SatBrmaPkG.il. D.
PHYSICIAN AMD STROBOM j
OBn ham 1 U 4y.a -7 lalp.a. j
9ond*y by Appointment
Ho*. Tel. 17« Office TeL It ]
Boyle Block Volta :
LOVE A MEALS
Insurance
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Fire-Surety Bonds-Life
THE SOUTHERN
MRS. BLACKWELL, Prop.
Nice, Clean Rooms
Baths In Connection
PRICES REASONABLE
Phone 1*4
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VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
fUcuUr Communications drat wad
ueaday In seed monta In IfcKInli*
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
WALTER ELLIOT, W. M.
C. C. REYNOLDS, See.
Valdez Miners Union Ns. 188
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