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VAL9MW. ALASKA
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Alaska, under act or March 8, 1879.
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Advertising Kates on Application.
MCI HAY, (NTIHtKK «, I»l«
THAT Kilt OK A’OI’RH.
"Thai kid of yours is a wonder—but
so are all of them. All kids are won
ders; they would not be kids if they
xi-Tc not; they have been wonders
since the commencement of time, and
they will continue to be to the end
of time. In fact, there is not any
thing in the world more wonderful
than a boy. unless it is a girl.
Hut that kid of yours- Isn't be the
finest ever? Why. folks say he looks
like you. and that's all that is neces
sary. Derides, he lias such old ways;
he is a regular little man. He knows
more than any one would ever dream
of his knowing—and he is never at
fault. The other boys pick on him;
that's why he fights at times Sure,
your kid never was to blame in a
scrap. That nasty Jones boy across
the street or around the corner start
ed it; he is a terror, but your kid—
why lie would be a marvel of perfec
tion if it were not for other kids.
Then your own kid is so full of
enthusiasm and energy; it is almost
impossible for him to keep his cloth
ing clean. You dress him and start
him out and he returns with his shoes
muddy and his clothes torn. Of course
lie never went into the mud; those
nasty kids pushed him in; and be
never tore his clothes; those other
kids tore them for him. If it were
not for the kids he plays with you*
kid would be a model of neatness.
Hut. lor the moment, let us be hon
est and forget it is your own kid. I^et
iis consider that it is any kid. For,
know ye, all of them are holy terrors.
That's why they make great men
and great women after they grow up.!
That's why they are worth while. If
your own kid was as clever and as
good as you believe him to be he
would not amount to a cuss. If he
was kept as clean as you would like
him to be he would die of cleanliness.
If be did not wear out his clothes,
and fight and scratch his brothers
and sisters, and tear holes in a saw
dust doll just to see the sawdust run
out he would be abnormal. That is
why you should have a great deal of
charity for »*te other fellow’s kid;;
because the Chances are he is just ex !
actly like your own kid. — Exchange.
WITH HOLLAND, Switzerland,
Sweden. Norway. Denmark. Spain and ,
Greece still at peace, after being for j
more than two years almost in the
center of the European maelstrom,
the maintenance of neutrality on the
part of the United States does not ap
pear to have been the result of any
wonder working. Those European na
tions have skirted the edge of the war
from the outset of the conflict and
are constantly in an embarrassing po
sition as between two great groups
of belligerents. The United states is
3,000 miles from the war. separated
by the Atlantic and also by political
lines from the warring nation, nnd Is
consequently in far less danger than
the neutrals of Europe of being em
broiled in the struggle. There is no
occasion for going to war. unless we
desire it.
AN eminent divine slates that
there will be a great spiritual awak
ening after the war. To our mind it!
will be directly the opposite. When ,
the layman hears one of Clod's repre- j
sentatives praying for a nation to lev
annihilated, preaching the gospel of j
murder, rapine and thievery; sees him
urge young men into the ranks to kill
their fellow men,—while he will not
claim there is no Clod, he will un-j
doubtedly reflect that there is no re
ligion. Christ did not teach his disci
pies to slay, to hum and steal the
other nation's property; He said to
turn the other cheek to the smiter.
MANY of the warring nations are
talking of reverting to barbarism to
repopu4ate the world after the war.
This talk of polygamy and national
lewdness fills one with disgust when
one reflects how unnecessary it all is
if one or the other nations would sac
rifice one tenth of the pride they must
sacrifice to become as low in the mor
al scale as they are planning.
OUT of 50 messages directed to
United States firms by foreign firms
and censored by the British, hut five
of them were delivered in their origi
nal form. The balance were re-ad
dressed to English and Canadian firms
in the same line of business and the
balance mutilated until they could
not be read.
THE trouble with fooling yourself
is that you get into the habit of im
agining that you can fool other peo
ple. That’s how most of us get our
big jolts.
DISPATCHES state that skirts will
be worn longer this season. Of course
they will, they couldn't be any short
er, and be a skirt.
THE woman who will spend the
afternoon and evening playing bridge
at two bits a corner never can un
derstand why her husband wants to
“make those fool election bets.”
line Up For Valdez
YOUR opportunity is TODAY.
Tomorrow may be TOO LATE.
Many Valdez Citizens are awake and working.
Working for the SMELTER.
They want the Smelter for Valdez.
Other communities are awake.
Very much awake.
A delegation from Katalla invaded Valdez to get the
Smelter for Katalla.
They offer advantages which command consideration.
They represent solid business principles and solid business
men of high standing.
REYNOLDS-ALASKA CORPORATION was organ
ized primarily to finance erect and operate an INDEPEN
DENT ALASKAN SMELTER.
The Eastern Investors who are interested in the ultimate
financing of the corporation have expressed no choice as to
location.
My personal preference is for VALDEZ—but I am not
prejudiced in the matter.
Nor will I oppose the location of the Smelter at some
other place.
An Independent Smelter anywhere in this section of
Alaska will fill the requirements of the Copper Mines in which
my family and business associates are financially interested.
We want the Smelter. We want it at once. We are work
ing in the utmost harmony for the Smelter.
But it is up to Valdez if Valdez wants the smelter.
I have outlined the advantages to you and to the com
munity.
Time is passing swiftly.
_Many of you are mentally asleep.__
Opportunity knocks at the door of Valdez.
IT IS TIME TO WAKE UP.
Your opportunity is TODAY!
Any citizen who shirks his duty to Valdez is not a loyal
citizen.
We can get the Smelter at Valdez only by working for it.
Just as the only way to get anything worth while is to
work for it and work hard.
Have YOU who are reading this done YOUR part?
Will you—NOW?
Cordially,
HENRY DERR REYNOLDS.
Postoffice Box 263, Valdez, Alaska.
SEATTLE banks contain deposits
of $99,000,000 lacking a few thou
sands.
ANOTHER reason why the boys
may be handicapped is that they take
after their father.
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SIT down and figure it out and
you may discover that your luck is
not as bad as your management.
THIS is a queer old world. The
New Englander writes the wild West
ern stories and the cheechaco tells
of the mysteries of the frozen North.
THE high cost of living was a mere
pup In the days when a woman crank
ed the machine thnt stood in a wash
tub instead of a machine that stands
in a garage.
THE novelists write about a wom
an “being speechless with rage,” but
any married man can tell you that
is a darned lie. The madder a woman
gets the faster she can talk.
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WHEN a man tips the waiter a dol
lar he never asks him what In the
Sam Hill he did with the dollar he
gave him last week; but it is differ
ent when he gives his wife a dollar.
IT USED to be considered not re
spectable to see a young girl hang
around public places after ten o’clock
at night; and nowadays it is not po
lite to arrive before ten.
THE man who knows It all never
gets anywhere. The greatest and most
1 successful men are those who have
!the largest libraries of reference and
are not too lazy to use them.
RETURNING prospectors state that
the Indians prophesy a long, cold
winter with much snow. This proph
esy added to that of flour reaching *5
per sack is enough to daunt the most
fearless.
JOHN E. BAM-AINE spent *4026.
'02 in his unsuccessful campaign for
n nomination for Congress in the First
District of Washington, according to
the affidavit he was required by law
to file. Oh. well. John can sell an
other Seward lot and get back that
little bit of money.
. ,
; Olllt oltl friend John is still worry
ing through the columns of the Ah
! chorage Star over the amount of taxes
some Valdez business men will be
(compelled to pay. If John is forced
I to pay any taxes at Anchorage this
' year( and he generally slid around
them in Valdez), he will have troubles
enough of his own to worry about.
Jubscrlbe for the Prospector.
HUMOR IN VISITORS’ BOOKS.
Witty Comments Left Behind by Dis
gusted Hotel Guests.
The custom of keeping books In ho
tels and boarding houses and asking
visitors to leave behind them some
written record of their stay has been
productive of many witty effusions, the
humor of which, however, could scarce
ly be appreciated In some cases by
“mine host”
It was Quin, the actor, says London
Tlt-Blts, who many years ago wrote
the following at the once famed Peli
can inn near Newbury:
The famous Inn at Speenhamland,
That stands beneath the hill.
May well be called the Pelican
From Its enormous bill.
A hotel keeper in Argentina proudly
points to the following recommenda
tion written by an English visitor:
“If you have no objection to garlic
In your food, treacle in your wine,
mosquitoes in your bedroom and dis
honesty in your landlord; if you are
content with a saucer for yoor bath
and if you like being hurled out of bed
in the morning by an earthquake I
can, ty*>m experience, recommend this
hoteL”
Needless to say the landlord could
not read English.
At a pretentious suburban hotel, says
the London Truth, one may read: “I
have pleasure in testifying to the bon
ton of this hotel. Every one dresses
for dinner except the cook. The pro
prietors give the cook next to nothing
to drees for dinner.” And at an old
established posting house In Lanca
shire some ambiguous visitor entered
this remark: “The food here is excep
tional I feel hungry every day.”
WORK OF THE BEAVERS.
Wonderful Skill and Activity of Theee
Clever Dam Builders.
There are probably few examples of
animal Industry and constructive abil
ity more widely known than those of
the beaver—every one carries from bis
school days a general notion that bea
vers build dams and other thing*—and,
though there may be a considerable
margin between popular belief and the
limits of fact, enough remains to at
tach a high degree of Interest to the
beaver.
With their very powerful teeth they
can cat through a branch three Inches
thick In as many minutes. The pieces
cut off are held by the teeth and fore
spot where they are to be used and
fitted Into place. The fitting la by no
means carelessly carried out, and the
beaver seems to have some fairly defi
nite Idea of the also and length of the
piece he needs.
The beaver makes his home prima
rily by burrowing In the bank of n
stream, and the purpose of the dam la
to maintain the water ata fixed height,
so that the entrance to the burrow la
always covered as a protection from
enemies.
Though, however, the beaver baa In
telligence enough for the building of
his dam, ha has not sufficient to know
when to stop building, and so he In
creases the structure and raises the
level of his pool until burrowing up
ward no longer serves to keep hla
house above water, and ao ha raises
the height of bis walls and roof by
building with branches and mod the
well known dome shaped “lodges.”
Notice to Creditor*.
In the Matter of the Batata of Max
Schneur, Deceased.
Notice Is hereby given by the un
dersigned, the administrator of the
estate of Max Schneur, deceased, to
the creditors of said estate and to all
persons having claims against said
estate, to exhibit- the same with the
necessary vouchers to said adminis
trators the office , of Donohoe A
Dlmond, his attorneys in said matter
at Valdez, Alaska, the said office be
ing the place for the transaction of
the business of said estate, within six
months after the first publication of
this notice, to-wlt, within six months
after the 22nd day of September,
1916.
The date of the first publication of
this notice is the 22nd day of Septem
ber. 1916.
W. T. SCOTT,
Administrator.
Donohoe A Dlmond, Attorneys for
Administrator.
Publish Sept. 22, 29, Oct. 6. 13. 4t
Publication of Summons.
No. 856.
In the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska. Third Division.
Fred L. Peck. Plaintiff, vs. Annie L.
Peck, Defendant.
The-Presldent of the United States of
America, Greeting:
To the above-named defendant, An
nie L. Peck:
You are hereby notified that you
are required to appear in the District
Court for the Territory of Alaska,
Third Division, within thirty days
after the completion of the publica
tion of this summons against you, to
wit, within thirty days after October
I 20, 1916, and answer the complaint
|of plaintiff; and unless you so appear
! plaintiff will apply to the court for
the relief asked for in his complaint,
to-wit, a decree of absolute divorce
from you.
This publication of summons is
: made pursuant to an order therefor
'duly made by Hon. Fred M. Brown,
Judge of the above entitled court on
September 8. 1916.
Witness the Hon. Fred M. Brown,
Judge of said Court and the seal
thereof, this 8th day of September.
1916.
ARTHUR LANG.
Clerk.
First publication Sept. 8, 1916.
Last publication Oct. 13, 1916.
Statement of Ownership.
Statement of Ownership, Manage
ment, Circulation, etc., of the Valdez
Daily Prospector, published dally ex
cept Sunday at Valdez, Alaska, re
quired by the Act of August 24, 1912:
Manager, Elliott Stewart.
Editor, H. B. Selby.
Publishers, Elliott Stewart and
Harry B. Selby.
Owners (stockholders holding one
per cent or more of total amount of
stock) Elliott Stewart and Harry B.
Selby.
Known bondholders, mortgagees,
and other security holders, holding
one per cent or more of total amount
of bonds, mortgages or other securi
ties, none.
Average dally circulation for last
preceding month, 602 paid copies.
ELLIOTT STEWART, Mgr,
H. B. SELBY, Editor.
Sworn to before me this 1st day of
Octoher, 1916.
ANTONY J. DIMOND,
Notary Public.
My commission expires Mar. 13, 1917.
AN editorial ifi the Star calls upon
"all good Democrats" to unite in sup
port of Wickersham and Wickershum
is calling upon all "good Republi
cans" to support his candidacy, there
by leaving the question as to just
what party should support Mr. Wick
ersham. •• No "good" Democrat can
vote for a man who is fighting Mr.
j Wilson and no “good” Republican
i can vote for a man who appeals to
the Democrats for their support.
Carbureters, magnetos, batteries,
spark plugs aud colls at Mead’s. tf
Pictures developed at the Valdes
Drug Company. tf
Nuts and Fruits, Chocolate Cover
ed, at Hunt’s.
WANTED—Work by a splendid
housekeeper. Best of references. Ap
ply Mrs. Syrlng. 3t
When you want something good to
eat try the Merchants' Cafe, open all
night. tf
For first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. tf
L O. O. F. No. 6
Meets every Monday evening in Mc
Kinley Hall at 8:00 o’clock.
Visiting members cordially invited to
attend these meetings.
C. C. RUDOLPH, N. G.
T. G. QUINN, Sec.
Valdez Miners Union Ho. 188
Weatera Federation at Miner*
ROBERT SHAFFER. Prelitri.
Cradle Mia*
CHAS. McCALLUM. Secretary,
Veldes Aleeke.
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 188 '
■free ui Accepted Pimm
Regular Communication* first Wad*
uesday la saeh month In McKinley
HalL Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN. W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
LOUIE’S CAFE
Erarytkiag Fkit chat
Open Day end Night
ANDY MAROVICH. Prop.
Wkca la Seward Step at tike
COLEMAN HOUSE
atOROK IIXTON. <*»op
STWICTLV FIRST CLASS
roBrtS Ats. g«WMi AIaaIm
BIG CLEARANCE SALE
OF
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MEN’S AND YOUTHS’ SUITS
Men’s Suits, Regular Value up to $35.00,
sales price from $5.00 to $15.00
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Young Men’s Suits, $12.50 values, sales
price $6.25.
Men’s Cravanetted Overcoats, $25.00
values, $7.50.
These goods are worth full value but are broken in sizes. If we
have your size you can get a bargain.
S. BLUM & COMPANY, Inc.
GOOD GOODS
PROFESSION Ala CARDS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
IIBrn over \ aides Drug ( o.
Phone ’IS MrKlaley Street
('ontrad .Surgeon, It. S. Army
A. A. Surgeqn.
U. S Public Health Sen
(Marine Hoapltnl)
DR. R COCKERILLE
Graduate Natloaal llalTeralt?
Waahlagtaa, D. C,
DENTIST
Fourteen Years In Valdes.
PHONE llO
Office Rooms In Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
OBr* Opposite Coart Horn
Phoae M VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONA B K RITCHIB
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
oaer* la Whallap Bulldlap
Pkoa* lOl VALDEZ. ALASKA
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIVIL ENGINEER
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
McKinley Street opposite V. M. Store.
Valdez. Alaska
SKIRTS LONGER AND
LESS FLARING, EDICT
NEW YORK, Oct. «.—Longer afid
less flaring skirts are indicated by the
fall fashions, says the semi-annual
report of the Silk Association'of
America. They will be of ankle
length, frequently made of pleats and
requiring as much or more material
than last season.
Haris fashions have not favored the
extremely short and freakish skirts
which have been worn here this year.
The wearing of these skirts unques
tionably increased the demand for
fancy silk hosiery, but the fashions
have not met the approval of leaders
of the modes in Paris.
HEALTH OF PONTIFF
IS DECLARED NORMAL
ROME, Oct. 6.—A report having
been circulated that Hope Benedict
was indisposed, it was said at the
Vatican today that the health of the
Pope was normal, notwithstanding
the strain imposed by his arduous la
bors during the war. The pontllT te
ceived seven persons in private audi
ence today and several hundred in
collective audience.
New Fall Hate
New fall hats just arrived at E.
Winters. tf
See Blake for Cement Blocks. If
Ding, dong, hear that bell and City
Express goes by like—well, we check
your baggage, trunks and grips by
day or night; we meet all ships, tf
Turkish Baths.
Go to the Turkish Baths next to
the postofflce. Shower baths, 2Sc;
steam baths, 50c. tf
How about that photo you promised
to send home? Go to B. Jenner, the
Photographer, and hare It taken to
day. It only takes a few. minutes, tf
Workingmen’s Home.
Back of the postoffice. Bunks with
out blankets, $1-50 per week; with
blankets (1.75. Do your own cook
ing. tt
Tin: r.csr ciit
Vol (AX Ob'l'KK
jour wife is it lire Insurance
liolirj on jour Inline. Imagine
lier Kiiil' uiul jour remorse If
llie luiiiu* were destroyed wild
joii Innl iio iiioncy lo replace
il. No priuli'iil iiiiiu Kites witli
oul insurance. I’rove your pru
ili'ni e :iinl iilfei'l ion liy liming
10 in ure joii today.
X uliliv. Ileal l-Nlale Agency
( I Vl\ rrltM'incnt i
For
Attorney General
of Alaska
GEORGE GRIGSBY
Election November 7.
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
ED. WOOD. Proprietor
See our windows for Hart-mis at
the Owl Drug Co.
Malted Milk Chocolate at the Yal
dez Candy Kitchen.
Stop that lufernal Racket
Show your wife how much you
love her and send that noisy old
pump to the Valdez Iron Works and
let them remove the peace disturber,
your neighbors will appreciate It. tf
Malted Milk, hot and cold, phos
phates of all kinds, and hot drinks
at Hunt’s.
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An up-to-date line of cook stoves
and rauges at Mead's. It
I
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, iin
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Geneial 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
LAUNCH N & S
l.envr* every UedseMlay at 9 a.
in. Iioni \ ti I lira l)«M-k for Kella
mar. I.MUillork. anal l-'AUalico.
I.tavrs every Saturday at » a. at.
from \ nlilex Dork for Cedar Bay,
Well* Hoy. fort Well* and <*raa
Hr 'line.
l*ORT.UiK BAY AM) OTHER
POINTS BY CONTRACT
W. J. CALLAGHAN
OUAKH A Mil 1I ANTRK.
HOMES to LEASE
We have houses in desirable locations and we
will have others later. We will rebuild or improve
to suit acceptable tenants, but will rent on yearly
lease only.
We want permanent tenants not transients.
' TERMS MODERATE.
Apply to
CHARLES A. EBY
Manager Real Estate Department H. D. Reynolds
Company, Valdez, Alaska.