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VALDEZ. ALASKA
Published Dally Except Sunday
Entered aa Second-Class Mall Matter.
July 23, 1912. at thepostofflce of Valdes.
Alaska, under act of March 3. 1879.
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THE OLD TIME FIGHTER8.
NOW, the old brigades, they want
to go
At the country's call, for to face
the foe
As they did on the battlefields of
old.
Their hair Is gray, but their hearts pure
gold.
For don’t I see, where the old flag flies.
The old warfire in my old man's eyes?
And the beat of a drum—it stirs him so.
He forgets his crutches; he wants to go.
But I tell him: "There, In the easy chair,
Is the place for you, with the whitenin’
hair.
•You’ve seen your battles, and, lost or
won.
For you the flash of the flghtln’s done.”/
But sudden he sees the troops march byl
And the wave o’ the flags neath the
springtime sky.
It’s "The Star Spangled Banner” and
"Dixie,” you know,
And he's up and ready; he wants to go.
For the land’s on Are, by hills and glades,
And they want to be In It—the old bri
gades!
Must they sit by In silence, like shadows
of night,
When even the women are wantin’ to
fight?
So it's no use to tell ’em, the old gray
and blue,
"Stand back and be still!" when the war
cry rings true.
White locks on their foreheads, but hearts
of pure gold.
They’re sons of the country who never
grow old.
—Frank L. Stanton.
THE dispatch received yesterday
regarding the action of the Everett
Chamber of Commerce attempting to
annul the tariff rates of the Pacific
Steamship Company otherwise known
as the Admiral LiDe, came as a sur
prise to Alaskans, who could see no
necessity of the Everett chamber,
which does no business with the Ter
ritory, assuming the title of protec
tor and confidenital adviser of our
citzens. While Alaskans have known
of the consolidation and advance in
the tariff for many months no com
plaint has been made from this end
for the reason that Alaskans realize
that it is impossible to get something
for nothing, and that to secure good
steamships on ths run they must be
well paid. Food prices have advanc
ed tremendously, fuel oil has doubl
ed, the cost of service has increased.
To overcome these liabilities the com
panies were forced to raise both
freight and passenger rates. At the
present time any kind of a bottom
can realize enormous profits by en
gaging in the Atlantic coast trade.
But to compel the companies to re
duce their tariffs to a point where
they would be acceptable to many
people would mean to run at a dir
ect loss, and in case of loss Alaska
could depend upon losing its splen
did service. Freight and passenger
rates are not the only thing exorbit
ant in Alaska. Everything else is high.
Food, clothing, fuel, house rent, and
all the noncomitants which make up
this fleeting span called life. Alas
kans are used to paying the price,
without kicking, so long as they get
the service; and the steamship ser
vice to northern waters has been ex
ceptionally good the past few years.
While many parties undoubtedly are
of the opinion that the steamships
are getting more than a fair share of
the profits accruing from a business
in the northland, these same people
would undoubtedly have the same
opinion if the fare and freight were
cut in twain. Mose people have It in
for a corporation anyway, and in
their prejudice are prone to overlook
the fact that corporations must make
a profit the same as the individual,
and that large holdings enable cheap
er service than individuals can give.
But, at any rate, we believe that agi
tation at this time, when large, fat.
juicy charters are awaiting every bot
tom that can be kept afloat, will be
damaging to the, territory. In that if
compelled to run at a loss or at a
small margin of profit the steamers
will be thrown onto other runs to
the detriment of Alaska. And it
makes very little difference to we of
the north whether prices are high or
prices are low, providing the pres
ent excellent service is maintained,
as the butcher, the baker and the con
sumer all charge accordingly for
their services, maintaining the equil
ibrium of prices, and thus striking a
balance.
AS an evidence of the wide circula
tion of the Miner and Prospector, C.
H. Golden is still receiving congratu
lations upon his narrow escape from
the bear which tackled him while on
a prospecting trip this summer. The
latest congratulations came from New
York at a point on the Hudson river,
where bears are mythical animals,
used to scare bad children, or ampli
fy the prowess of some traveling
sportsmen. All of which is entirely
superfluous, as any one who knows
“Goldy” and his record for getting
away from ursus middendorfl can at
test. The bear that catches our popu
lar citizens will need an accelerator
and a cut-out, as well as a degrpe
of speed impossible in the animal
kingdom.
■ ■ --
THE man who plays the “oornpah”
in the Moose band has a new Instru
ment. Ths is not an unusual occur
rence in a band, hut what we started
to say was that our citizens should
help our band more than they do.
The boys are practicing persevering
ly and are really rendering some ex
cellent music. And a town without a
band is like a house full of children
with the molasses jug empty. Some
thing lacking. Let’s get in and help
the boys out with our support, both
financial and moral. They are play
ing their time against our money, and
up to the present we seem to have all
the best of it.
AMERICAN pugilistic talent, fre
quently criticised as of no real value
to the country, is to be enlisted for
the war. James J. Corbett, former
heavyweight champion of the world,
has been appointed by the govern
ment as chairman of the department
committee on athletic instruction,
and serving with him will be such
punchful highbrows as "Kid McCoy”
and Mike Donovan. The duties of the
commission will be to gather the
most famous boxers of the country
together to teach boxing tactics to the
soldiers on the ground that it will
be helpful in bayonet fighting and
other war activities.
OUR citizens’ attention is called to
that section of the territorial stat
utes made and provided, wherein a
penalty is attached for failure to send
children of school age to the little
red schoolhouse in the snowdrifts.
The school board is on the track of
several alleged offenders, and the
truant officer will catch you if you
don't watch out.
TROOPS from the entire Pacific
Coast and Northwest will train at
American Lake camp. California will
furnish 23,000 drafted men; Wash
ngton, 7,296; Oregon, 717; Alaska
696; Utah, 2,370; Wyoming, 810;
Montana, 7,782; Nevada, 1,651 and
Idaho, 2,287. Camp Lewis is destin
ed to play an important part in the
military affairs of the nation.
A DISPATCH from the City of
Mexico says that a peso is worth but
75 cents. And Mexico is but little
head of the United States at that, as
a dollar in the United States will pur
chase but 62 cents worth of what
it did two years ago. And dollars
appear to be as much of a rarity as
a peso.
' STEAM HEAT NEWLY FURNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
MRS. E. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
PREVENTION OF DISEASE.
Unci* Sam Will Give You Free Advloe
on Thie Vital Subject.
Health Insurance has grown to he
more and more recognised as a vital
(actor in the welfare of any comrnu
nity. Vigorous campaigning on the
part of federal, state and municipal
health authorities has led to the pre
vention of a great deul of unneces
sary disease, hut to be really success
ful the co-operutlon of citizens is con
sidered essential.
“You have Insured your merchandise
against loss," says a bulletin of the
United States public health service.
“You have insured your house and barn
against tire. You have perhaps even
taken out an insurance policy to pro
vide the necessaries of life for your
family In case you become ill. But
have you given to the question of pre
venting such illness the thought and
study that so Important a matter de
serves V"
The United States public health serv.
ice devotes much of Its time and ef
fort to the study of preventable dis
eases and has Issued numerous pam
phlets containing the fundamental
principles of disease prevention. They
are sent free of charge on request.
Among them are Included "Typhoid
Fever—Its Causation and Prevention,"
“Prevention of Malaria,” “The Preven
tiou of Pellagra.” "Tuberculosis— Its
Predisposing Causes," “Hay Fever
and Its Prevention,” “Infantile Paraly
sis” and "The Care of the Baby."
EARTH’S ATMOSPHERE.
Something About tho Sea of Air In
Which Wo Live.
We crawl about on the bottom of n
aea of air. Only very remitly have
we learned to awlm In It. We call the
performance "flying.”
The gaseous mixture comitoslng this
ocean of air is so fluid and transparent
that we hardly realize its presence
Doubtless tl-lies lu like manner are not
conscious of the water In which they
swim.
Hut the air is much deuser than we
imagine. A sinull child blows up a toy
balloon, l’rohubly the air inside the
Inflated rubber bug is at a pressure
no more thun two atmospheres, yet tin
balloon has become in effect a solid
object. A cubic foot of air weighs
considerably- over un ounce. A dr.
goods box three feet cube will contain
two and one-half iiounds of air. Tin
men ns, of course, at sea level.
As one climbs a mountain or goes up
in a balloon the air becomes thinner,
its density diminishing steadily until
perhaps l.V) or 2<>0 miles from the sur
face of the earth there is vlrtually
none of it left. It is reckoned that one
half of the entire hulk of the atmos
phere is below the three mile level.
The sea of air is a warm sea, con
serving tlic heat delivered by the sun
u|mm the earth. If it were suddenly
removed we should find ourselves ex
posed to the cold of outer space (40!
below zero I-".) and would l»e frozen.—
Philadelphia Press.
Mastered the Servant Problem.
An article in the Woman's Home
Companion says that U2 per cent of the
women in this country do all their own
work, and the. writer adds that hel
per thulur domestic problem has been
solved by a scientifically planned and
pretty kitchen that serves as a dining
room also. Numerous devices and in
novations have been contrived by her
that make this mom artistic and at
tractive as well as useful.
“We think that for us we have elim
inated the servant problem,” she de
clares, "for to my mind If one’s life
can be so planned that daily wants arc
reduced to the minimum and efficient
agencies by which to supply those
wants raised to the maximum the en
tire problem lias been met and solved.”
Concerning Freeh Shaves.
"I always feel more satisfied with
life after getting a nice, fresh shave,”
observed Bromidius Vane.
“So do I,” acidly answered Joshua
Lott, the ungentle cynic. “In fact,
whenever I get a shave I Insist on get
ting a fresh one. Nothing Irritates me
more than to have an old, sbelfworu
shave palmed off on me. This would
be a gladder world if stale, secoud
bund sbuves and expressions could be
baulshcd together.”—Lamb.
Misdirection of Efficiency.
Is the art of efficiency by any chance
misdirected- misdirected toward prod
ucts as an end In Itself Instead of to
ward the development of vitally Initia
tive human individuals, Joyous work
ers to whom product Is a byproduct,
wealtli an incident; men who for the
very joy of the working work explo
sively V—Industrial Management.
Tongue Could Tell,
“Last night. George, you told me you
loved me more than tongue eould tell,
and, oh, George, that wasn't true!”
“Why, darling, what do you ndtan?''
“I mean that it wasn’t more than
my little Us< tiler's tongue could tell.
He heard It all!”
Puzzlad Him.
“Women are so awfully hard to un
derstand.”
“What's the matter now?”
“Three of them have refused to mar
ry me. I wonder what sort of a man
they are looking for anyhow.” — De
troit Free Tress,
Pessimistic.
Optimist—A gran’ mornln’ the morn!
Misanthrope (grudgingly) — It’s no
a’thegitber 111—(brightening) but, eh,
mou, think o’ the national debt!—Lon
don Sketch.
Between two worlds life hovers like
a etar.—Byron.
Stoves can be purchased here on installments and easy payments
arranged for.
How much Coal
Do You Bum?
THIS is a question that you frequently hear, especially now,
as we get that “Fall Feeling” in the air telling us that winter
is not far off. A good stove that saves fuel soon pays for itself.
Cole’s Hot Blast
require less fuel for heat given than any other heater. Easy
to regulate and air tight. Fire may he held for hours. Cole’s
have a one-piece fire-box that will not warp or buckle.
La Clade Oak
For those who prefer an open front door heater for burning
mixed fuel these stoves can’t be beat.
Monarch Ranges
Made of all rust-proof steel, large fire-box and oven, easy to
heat and control—the ideal baker.
Lang’s Famous Pacific
An all steel range, made on a sanitary base. All heat and
smoke is drawn completely over and around oven before go
ing up the stack—a real fuel saver.
Stove Boards, Coal Hods, Fire Shovels, Stovepipe
S. Blum & Company
GOOD GOODS
A Through Ticket
Via
Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. PaulJRy.
Saves Money
Insures Comfort
By buying a through ticket
you save from $10 to $15 as
against buying to Seattle
and rebuying there.
By buying over the C. M. &
St. P. Ry., you are assured
of the comfort that comes
from riding behind an elec
tric locomotive—the most
powerful in all the world—
and that personal attention
which is a feature of “Mil
waukee” service.
; For tickets, berth reservations
and other particulars consult
your nearest Steamship Agent.
A. P. CHAPMAN, JR.
Asst. Gen’l Passenger Agent
Seattle, Wash.
J. F. BAHJ,
('Ity Ticket Agent
Second .and Cherry
Seattle, Wash.
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and the interests of the Church.
R. J. CRIMONT, S. J.
Bp. Vic. Ap. Alaska.
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Use Rexall Hair Tonic and you will
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HOTEL SEXTON
Seward Alaska
Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public’s
home.
European Plan.
HOTEL SEXTON
WE PAY
Lead 8 l-2c a pound.
Rags $2.75 a hundred.
Cast iron $33 a ton.
Rope 5c a pound.
Brass 18c a pound.
Copper 27 l-8c a pound.
Rubber 7 l-2c a pound.
Reer bottles 27c a dozen.
F. O. B. SEATTLE.
ATLAS JUNK( CO.
1843 Railroad Avenue, So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
aaaneax8xtt&xaa^^
Launch Patsy £
; for Charter Anwyliere on c
5 VALDEZ BAY <
f At any Time Day or Night C
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Arctic Hotel
All Warm, Uutslde Rooms
Transient Trade Solicited
Si>ecial Rates by the Week or Month
Baths in Connection
PHONE 133 MRS. SYR1NG. Pnp
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. WICKES’MERRITT
Offices in Fish Building, adjoining
Tlllikum Club.
Phoue *15 MrKkatey Street
Contract Surgeon, 0. S. Army
A. > Purgeon, U S. Public Health Sere.
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
DENTIST
In Valdez Since 1808
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court Bouee
Phoue M VALDEZ. 4LASKA '
JOHN LYONS m K RITCHIB
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
OBecu tu »haling Building
Phoue 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt.'D.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
Glasses Pitted Lenses Ground
LOVE & MEALS
Insurance
Fire-Surety Bonds-Life
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
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Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
W. M. CONLEY Preeideet.
Valdes Alaska.
GEORGE M. BARRY Secretary.
^Alaska,
VALDEZ LODGE
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