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PUBLISHBD BY
STEWART * SELBY, Proprietor*
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Published Dally Except Sunday
Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter,
July 23, 1912. at the postofflce of Valde*.
Alaska, under act of March 3, H79.
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MONDAY, MAY 7, 1917
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Sunshine breaks through the clouds
of May and with the departure of the
snow and the quickening of life under
the genial heat of the sun. comes the
vernal urge. On days like we have
been having the past week, what Val
dez citizens’ fingers do not itch to get
busy with the shovel and hoe? Of the
two phases of the spring operations on
the peace tetr.'.in, that commonly
known as ‘‘spring fever," we make
good to assert, is overshadowed by
that which impels a man to shed his
coat, take an extra notch it: his belt,
or hoist up his galluses a peg. and lead
a bayonet charge on the insensate
clod.
American history hardly records a
time when this vernal impulse can he
put to more practical use, or to more
patriotic use. than the year of our
Lord 1917. To yield to it fully now
in to join the Defense League, the Pre
paredness parade, the Home Ouard
and other patriotic organizations all
in one. It is a response to a call to
the Dolors. It is even more than that
—it is a meal ticket at a time when
meal tickets are an extremely expen
sive luxury; and this business of spad
ing up the corner lot or making two
beans grow where last spring only one
blade of grass burgeoned is the most
patriotic of all businesses.
Perhaps you have observed - it
your possession thereof is limited
that a dollar has not got the kick it
used to have. It value now is mostly
ephemeral, ('ut one of your cart
wheels into arcs representing frac
tions of your grocery bill, and you
will notice that the arcs have grown
larger in proportion as the value of
your dollar has shrunk. In terms of
potatoes for instance, the motto on
your one-spot should not be "E Pluri
bus Unum,” but should be the Latin
phrase for plain United States, “Pew
In One.” Your Goddess of Liberty is
as big as ever in dimensions but is
worth about a dollar Mex., or one
peso, in contrast with her value
three years ago. The unconscienceless
speculator has demonetized our na
tional medium of exchange.
Thus the business of raising your
own spuds, your own parsnips, tur
nips and those other root crops which
grow luxuriously in Valdez takes on
a new importance which is understood
in every household. The world faces
a food famine; the word has gone
forth by the Secretary of Agriculture
and prominent economists; the hand
writing has appeared upon the wall;
our people have been warned time and
again. If America cannot meet the
test we also, along with the other
countries, are certain to share the dis
astrous consequences of that famine.
What each man raises may not seem
to affect the aggregate but it reduces
just so much the danger of a short
age—a shortage which will make the
present war-time prices look like a
new quarter in a mudhole.
So take your first hunch, get out
your spade, shed your coat, join the
great spring drive and dig in!
NO I'KAf'K IN SIGHT.
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IT is pleasant to mull over the
hope that Germany is on its last legs
anil that peace is looming in the of
ling. Occasional reports from Eu
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MRS. E. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
rope encourage this hope. News of
the allied successes on the western
front, coupled with the growing dis
sension in the central empires, some
times leads us to believe that victory
is in sight.
Obviously, nobody can tell even ap
proximately when the end will come.
It is impossible to gauge the signifi
cance of the good omens which ap
pear on the horizon. We cannot know
how serious are the internal trounloE
of German, but Ambassador Gerard
in the press dispatches today, states
that they cannot amount to ranch, as
none but weaklings are left at home, j
Nor are we in a position to determine
how thoroughly tired of the war the
dual monarchly lias become. Like
wise. the effect of the great allied of
fense in France is unknown. All these
inspire hope, but the reports in last
week's dispatches that the Entente
forces lost nearly a hundred thousand
men in the fighting around Arras,
is proof positive that the German re
sistance is no/ broken.
It is noteworthy that the allied
leaders'1*! Washington have not in
any way relaxed their energy toward
enlisting the fullest co-operation of
our government. As a matter of fact
they do" not expect peace in anything
like the near future. They discount
the probability of a revolution in Ger
many. They doubt that Austria-Hun
gary will break away from the domi
nation of Germany. They do not be
lieve that the allies in the west are
at the point of breaking through the
German defenses.
In other words, the allies, who are
I in a much better position to get the
correct perspective on the war than
we are, entertain no conviction that
Germany is at the point of being de
feated. They know that Germany is
suffering but that she is neither
starved nor discouraged—also that
its resisting power, though greatly
impaired, is not at the breaking >
point. They realize that possibilities ■
are not probabilities.
This country must strain its re- j
sources to eo-operate with the Alilesj
jin bringing the war to a successful i
! termination—and the thorough-going,
j system that is being adopted by the
j government to wage a protracted
! struggle if need be is founded on the
j facts known to the allies.
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i THE Anchorage Times, owned oy |
! Charley Herron, the “Sunny Jim" of!
! the Matanuska Divide, iiays that the j
j editor of the Prospector is a chronic |
' grouch and that “since the present;
! control has assumed charge" the pa-!
! per does not represent the people of j
Valdez." Right hack at you. Herr,
'old sport. If we thought that the j
crimes represented the people of An- j
jchorage we would send for our erring i
| and absent ones to come home. But ,
' the Prospector and the Times could |
| not. occupy the same political bed, ;
j lienee the “control that assumed j
!charge“ must expect a lingualistic slap .
i on the wrist once in a while. With j
i deep humility we accept the criticism i
! for what it is worth,—but we’ll keep ;
lour eye on our court house and other;
; sources of income to the town.
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THE Austrian ambassador, who is I
preparing to leave for his own coun- j
try, on the eve of his departure urges j
his countrymen to refrain from plots
against the American government,
stating that they can do the mother
country no good and will only result
in harm to themselves. And this is
exceedingly good advice. Had the
German citizens of the United States
refrained from their senseless plots
and incendiary acts they would have
had more sympathy front our people
and the probability of a declaration of
war been more remote. Damage to
property, even an enemy’s, is not to
be countenanced in any civilized coun
try. and should bring swift punish
ment upon the plotters.
NEW dispatches today indicate that
the embargo on publishing steamship
arrivals and departures will be lifted
on newspapers. This is well and pro
!per as the censorship was a useless
and senseless one and caused Alaskans j
I a great deal of inconvenience and un- |
necessary worry. While such a ruling ;
! tfy the department may have been.
I and may still be. necessary on the east;
i coast where the menace from subma-!
I rine raids is real, Alaskans will never j
j be any closer to the war than at thej
present time. While there is a prob
ability that a raider might escape the!
i vigilance of the combined fleets and j
! pay a visit to Alaskan waters, it is
j hardly probable, as the reward would :
not be great enough to compensate the I
j enemy for the expense. On the other
j hand it it of vital necessity that our
^citizens be informed of the movements j
of steamers, as at this season of the!
year many of us have friends and rel- |
atives coming north, and must pre- j
pare to meet them. I
MR. BALFOUR, head of the Brit
ish commission now in this country,
pays us a compliment when he says
that the entente would not think of
asking this country to depart from its
established policy regarding entang
ling alliances. “No treaty,” he says,
“could increase our unbounded con
fidence that the United States, having
come intoVhe war, will see it through
to the great end we all hope for.”
This fits the case precisely. The al
lies know that this country is in the
war to a finish. Equally so with En
gland and France. Also they know
that to ask us to abandon our policy
against “entangling ‘alliances”— and
it is just as well to remember that
Washington advised only against
“permanent” alliances—would be to;
arouse needless discussion over an is- j
sue which ought not to be raised at
all.
THE Anchorage Times is greatly,
worried over the attempt of Alaskan j
Democrats to oust Governor Strong)
and pays a glowing eulogy to Alaska's)
hightest official. Inasmuch as the)
Times is a hybrid Republican organ it
would seem eminently proper for this
paper to keep its hands off and allow (
the Democrats to select their own gov-1
ernor. Championship of the governor j
front such a force would be the great-1
est injury he could receive.
TIMS proposal to raise the present
tax on whiskey from $1.10 a gallon
to $5.41 will place that article of
consumption at about 50 cents a drink
and a diminutive drink at that.
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IT MIGHT be advisable to leave our j
white duck suits and Panama hats j
in hock until the present spell of
frigidity is over.
WHILE mother longs for the day
the baby will be President father is
satisfied if he will only be able to
support himself when he grows up. i
It is stated that Opportunity some
times knocks. We might also state
that there are others engaged in the
business.
MOST people are so greedy that you
do not have to waste time fixing up
the bait.
DO you ever remember of a Ke
tormer going on a vacation unless the
igate receipts began to peter out.
WHILE it may be bad taste to wear
j low-neck dresses it certainly shows
good form.
ONE sign of old age is the comfort
ia man gets out of a pair of old slip
! pers. _
THE letters you forget to mail do
not get you into half the trouble those
[do you forget to burn.
MANY a man has sustained a com
pound fracture of a reputation by
jumping at conclusions.
THE man who preaches that noth
ing is impossible should eat an onion
and try to lie out of it.
DON'T curse your luck. Most of it
is self-made.
THE thinner the veneer on the gold !
brick the brighter it glitters.
Ice cream every day, specials on
Sunday at Hunt’s Candy Kitchen, tf!
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The launch T. N. B.. Capt. Bert
Cooper arrived in port yesterday from:
Ellamar, Landlock and Fidalgo, with J
a number of passengers and a con-j
signment of freight.
Assayer Snow of Ellamar, accom- j
panied by Mrs. Snow, were arrivals in '
town last evening.
Walter Sherrod of Ellamar is a vis-;
itor in town.
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AH Sundaes will be 20c at Hunt’s
Candy Kitchen hereafter. 2t
Captain William L. Rodgers.
Your Spring Hat
should have wearing qualities, style
and be especially suited to your
particular style of beauty.
Stetson Hats
have style and wearing qualities and our new
spring stock is so well balanced as to give you
several choices of the new shapes and shades.
Black are always good, and for those who de
sire something different we are prepared to show
the newest in Battleship Grey, Marine Blue,
Lead and Slate. Price from $5 up.
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
GOOD GOODS
Ingram & Bush Building
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
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
Dentist Kills a Bear.
While hunting on Gold Creek yes
terday Dr. Cockerill, our local den
tist, killed one of the largest bears
ever seen in this vicinity. The animal
was in fine condition, sleek and fat,
and had an excellent hide. Doctor
Cockerille brought%im down the sec
ond shot at a distance of about 300
yards.
Bears Have Finished Bleep.
Bears have finished their winter’s
sleep and are coming out in numbers
according to recent reports, several
fine ones having been killed in this
vicinity the past few days.
E. Banzer of Fidalgo, came up last
evening on the T. N. B. for a visit in
town.
THIS SOLVES
THE PROBLEM
<►» high cost, of living. Raise
your dough with
CRESCENT
BAKING
POWDER
The most economical of all
leaveners—costs half the price
of the old fashioned cream of
tarfjir kind anti raises the
dough l»etter.
ASK YOUR GROCER
One Pound 25c.
Ciesceit Mfg. Co., Seattle Wash.
Open l»a> and Night McKinley Street, Below ('able Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
Al| Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
KVKRYTH1NG THK BKST ANDY MAROVItH, Propr.
Candy Kitchen
E. W. HUNT—1» Owl Drug Store.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT COLD
VALDEZ CAFE & BAKERY
Cakes, Cookies & Boos, 15c per dosea.
Freacb, Rvc aod White Bread 12 1-2
ceots per loaf. Orders takea for special
occasioas
CHRIST ROGSTAI), Pi opi-.
PHONE 17 - Tlree iaars kelaw.Owt Dra*
WE PAY
28 rents per jM>nnd for Popper
18 rents per pound for Brass
Hr fb. for Robber Shoes.
7c n». for Lead.
$20.00 per ton for east iron.
$15 per ton W'rought Iron. t
5c per lb. for Rope.
3 Vt c per pound for Rags.
$20.00 per ton for Paper.
27c per dor. Beer Bottles, qts.
17c dor. Beer Bottles, pints.
F. O. B. SEATTLE.
ATLAS JUNK CO.
1043 Railroad Avenue, So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
When la Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. PROP
StRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fonrth Ave, Seward. Alaska
Arctic Hotel
Watch This
PHONE 133 MRS. SYRING, Prep
Remember your friends by sending
them a Panoramic View,'a new lot
just receive-<l. Valdez Drug Co. tf
For first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cale. tf
Location inotices, both quartz and
I placer, for sale at the Prospector of
fice. (
A fresh f(ot of Haas- Candies receiv
ed on last ^boat, from SO cents to -2
a box. Valdez Drug Co. tf
PROFESSION.! I, C \ ROS
DR. S. W1CKES MERRITT
OlliccN over \ nlile/ l)ruK « o.
Plume *15 McMnley Street
Contract .Surueon, U. S. Army
A. \. Surgeon, U S Public Health Serv
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Giilule Nattool lal.rraltj
WaaUailoa, D. C.
DENTIST
In Valdez Since IS!IS
PHONE 110
Office Rooms la Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTOR.VEYS-AT-LAW
OIBce Opposite Court Bouse
Chose S« VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LEONE AS S RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS- AT- L A W
UffltM la Whaling Building
Phone 1«) VALDBZ. ALASKA
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
U'XEAr, ALASKA
Glasses Fitted lenses Ground
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Private Rooms
Terms Reasonable
JOS. A. SILVERMAN, Pk. G., M. D. Prop.
Jos. A. Silverman Ph. G. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AMI SfRtlKON
OHkt hours—1 to 4 p. n> —7 to 8 p. m.
Sunday by Appointment
Res. Tel. I 7 G Office Tel. 19
Boyle Block Valdez
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 108
Free and Accepted Mason*
Regular Communications first wed
| uesdav in each month in McKinley ,
\ Hall. Visitors always welcome. \
F. M. BROWN, W. M.
i ED WOOD, Secretary.
j Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
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W. M CONLEY Preeident.
Granite Min*.
Geo. M. Barr; Secretary.
Valdez Alaska.