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WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1016
COPPER PROSPERITY
In the various branches of Amer
ican production that are adding mat
erially to the country’s wealth cop
per has made an extraordinary show
ing. In 1914 American mines yielded
$205,000,000 worth of copper; in
1915 the output totaled $288,000,009
in value. At the rate of production
for the first four months of the cur-'
rent year American copper production
will reach the great total of $550,000
000 for 1916.
War demands has awakened this
somnolent industry and made produc
tion highly profitable. The cost of
production is estimated at from 8 to
10 cents per pound. Before the war
the market price was around 12 cents.
Consumers are now paying 28 to 30
cents per pound for it and glad to get
it.
Alaska copper mining has been
greatly stimulated, with the other
fields. The Kennecott mines have been
developed into large producers, and
others are increasing their output.
With the newly developed Chilean
fields, these will produce this year
approximately 252,000,000 pounds.
The British government purchased
200,000,000 pounds of copper from
American interests last month, the
largest single sale ever made in this
country.
Though receipts from this one
American industry are coming in at
the rate of half a billion dollars a
year, steel and iron production has
. made an equally proportionate gain
in gross value. The production of the
farms is another important element
of America’s new wealth, and com
modities generally have gone to very
profitable levels. When the slacken
ing of prices come, after war, it will
find a very considerable proportion
of the world’s wealth in American
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, ; YOUR GIRL?
js she following the fashions set
,by the undressed chorus girls of the
stage?
Is she bedecked in flimsy garments
meant to dispiay the contour of a
shapely figure?
Is her walking dress cut so low that
one would think she was on the way
to the opera and so high that the
color of her stockings is discernable?
Are her fingers, neck and arms
covered with gaudy jewels, cheaply
imitated on the five and ten cent
counters?
Is her face rouged and powdered
with the freedom of the brazen dem
imonde?
Is she dining, drinking and danc
ing with the giddy midnight throng
in an atmosphere of excitement?
Is she joy-riding on Sunday and
neglecting the church of her father
and mother?
Is the pursuit of pleasure frivolity,
and fashion the consuming passion
of her heart?
Is she going the pace in a restless
desire to shine in the blazing light
of the cabaret and to be known as
one of the fast set?
Is she walking the primrose path of
dalliance with no thought of the jour
iney’s dreadful end?
I Are her conpanions lifting her up
or dragging her down?
1 Is she seeking the love of one true
j man or basking in the sunshine of
jmany without manhood?
I Is modesty a mockery, the prayer
| book and Bible relics of the past and
j mother's advice the played out whim
|of the antiquated?
I Is she no longer a comfort to those
■at home, the confiding delight of her
'mother and the pride of the family
' circle?
If this is your daughter, are you
proud of her?Look at her latest phot
ograph. Then take down the picture
of her mother and grandmother.
Which do you like the better? And
which do the men of real worth pre
fer?—Leslie’s.
THE HIGH COST OK WORKING
The anthracite coal strike has been
settled. Wages of the miners are to
be increased $10,000,000 a year and
coal goes up 40 cents a ton. The pay
envelope is to be larger and the peo
ple will foot the bill. This was easy.
But what about the railroad strike?
It' the railways accede’ to the demands
of their employes for an increase of
I wages estimated at $100,000,000 a
iyear, how will they provide this enor
mous amount unless the raise pas
senger rates and freight rates? That
; could be done easily if the Interstate
Commerce Commission would con
sent and the public pay.
If it is not done, what will become
of the railroads? One-sixth of them
are now in the hands of receivers and
the Interstate Commerce Commission
has not lifted a finger to help them.
Let us realize the situation as it
really is. The high cost of living is
due to the high cost of working. High
er wages for the coal miners means
higher cost for coal. Higher wages
for the railroads or for any other
great industry means an increased
cost to the public.
The American workingman lives
better than the worker in any other
country. He is more efficient, more
highly educated, and constitutes a
more important element. 31 our citK
zenship. We believe in hig^ wages, in
good living and the best workers, for
this means the best workmanship.
The American Federation of Labor
says that organized labor in the Unit
THE EMPRESS
To-Night - and - Wednesday
One Show this evening at 8:10 sharp
The Empress Circuit Presents
“CHECKERS”
i
5-Act Comedy Drama
PLAYED BY THOS. W. ROSS AND KATHERINE
LA SALLE.
Checkers is one of the most pleasing
Comedy Dramas shown on the screen
and has 300 beautiful scenes, includ
ing fine horse races.
Admission 25c Children 10c
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another bargain - -
SWEET PICKLES—Mixed
and Straight.
SOl'R PICKLES—Mixed and
Straight.
CHOW CHOW—French Mm
tard—Chill
SAUCE—Mexican H6t Relish.
INDIA RELISH—
IN GLASS PINT FRUIT JARS—AT 20 CENTS PER JAR, ONLY
KING’S GROCERY ™ONE
GUARANTEED EGGS, THREE DOZEN FOR ONE DOLLAR
..I
ed States had a record last year with
higher wages and shorter hours and
less unemployment than ever before.
It was a record year, also, for high
prices. The cost of living never was
greater. It was a record year for high
(axes and higher rents.
We may as well make up our mind3
that all of these things go together.
You can’t have higher wages and
shorter hours with a lower cost of
living, and lower rents and taxes.
The big pay envelope and full din
der pail and general prosperity for the
working masses are always welcome,
but let no one murmur if, as a result,
the cost of living is increased and the
burden of the rentpayer'and tax pay
er made heavier.
Some one must always foot the bill.
The high cost of working and the higii
cost of living go together.—Leslie's.
BRYAN IN THE CONVENTION
—
Since Nebraska bas failed to send
William Jennings Bryan as a deie^
gate to the Democratic national con-;
vention. there is serious doubt as to,,
whether the Commoner will be able
to take any part, at all in the deliber
ations of the conventions. He received
a number cf votes as an alternate,
but the primary law of Nebraska docs
not provide for the election of alter
nates, and Bryan’s name had to be
written in by the voters. Apparently
this action has no force, and it is
probable that the elected delegates
will be thoughtful enough'to retire
in favor of Mr. Bryan, but with his
usual astuteness the former Secretary
of State may yet find some way to ap
pear in the convention in a capacity
other than that of newspaper corres
pondent.
Tlie action of the convention with
rc-spect to its candidate is a foregone
conclusion. The character of the plat
form, however, is still an open mat
ter. The friends of President Wilson
undoubtedly will make an effort tci
write into , the platform a complete
indorsement of his foreign policy in
cluding the notes to which Mr. Bryan
objected and which caused his resig
nation from the cabinet.
There will be a clean-cut issue be
tween the President, on the one side,
and Bryan, on the other, with respect
to foreign policy and military prepar
edness or against it.. It must make r
choice between arbitration, unsup
ported by defensive power, as recoin
mended by Mr. Bryan, if he is noi
actually present, will be represented
by some of his followers. There
seems to be a general expectation
that the Democratic convention, will
be a peaceful affair. The sharp line of
demarcation between the policies of
Wilson and the policies of Bryan
make it certain, however, that there
will be a sensational struggle for the
control of the Democratic party and
the formulation of its platform.—P.I.
RAILROAD TO COAL
FIELD THIS YEAR
•That the government railroad will
reach the Matanuska coal fields this
season seems now to be an assured
fact. Senator L. V. Ray, who has
just returned from a trip over the line
beyond Anchorage, says that the rails
have been laid half way across the
bridge that spans Matanuska river
and this brings them.nearly half way,
the distance from that river to Chick
aloon being'about thirty-nine miles.
The officials are reported as being
certain that nothing will prevent the
completion of the road to the coal
fields before winter.
It has also been stated that Fire
Island is to be made the base for
work on Turnagain Arm as supplies
can be shipped from there without
interference with the tides. Contracts
have already been let for the nine
miles out from Anchorage in this dir
ection, a pdrtion of the line that will
place Anchorage on the mail line.—
Gateway.
DEATH CLAIMS AGED
PIONEER IN SLEEP
John W. Price, one of the pioneers
of Juneau, died at his home in' that
city on May 17. He was the father
of Thomas C. Price, of Anchorage,
democratic, candidate for the terri
torial senate at the last election. The
Juneau Empire of May 17 contained
the following account of Mr. Price’s
death:
John W. Price, aij Alaskan pioneer
and a resident of Juneau for the
past 20 years, died at his home on
the Salmon Creek road at '3 o’clock
this morning of old age. Death was
peaceful, coming when its victim was
asleep. Mr. Price was 74 years old
and leaves a wife, two sons who "are
in Juneau at present, John and Mort,
and one son Thomas C., who for
many yeafs resided at Cordova, but
is now at Anchorage, another, Chas.
D., of Treadwell, and one daughter,
Mrs. Charles Kragg.
The Latest Ford Joke.
* A man bought a Ford car and
started out of town, with the motor
missing in one cylinder. A smart guy
on the sidewalk yelled out, "Say,
mister, yer engine’s missing.”
“By gosh!" said the farmer, “I
knew somethin’ was mlssln’ ’bout this
here machine. I got it too cheap.”
SHOWS BY BIBLE WAR
WILL END NEXT MONTH
NEW YORK.—Charles Burnham,
theatrical manager, has produced
Scriptural authority for declaring to
a day just when hostilities will cease.
Turning to Revelations, chapter 13,
verse 18, he read: ‘‘Here is wisdom.
He that hath understanding, let him
count the number of the beast; for it
is the number of a man; and his num
ber is six hundred and sixty-six.”
Continuing, Mr. Burnham said
“There are six letters in the name of
K-a-i-s-e-r. To make sure count them
and repeat the figures in a single
column, thus:
6
6
6 I
6
6
6
"Now before these numerals place1
the number of each letter in Kaiser as ■
it stands in the alphabet, beginning;
with K, the eleventh letter.
"The result will be as follows: j
K—11-6.
A— 1-6
I— 9-6
S—19-6
B>—^ o-6
R—1S-6 <
I
666.
"Thus,” added Burnham, "we have!
Bible authority for predicting that j
the great war will end after a period
of 666 days, having not two months j
to run.” i
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❖ ODD OCCURRENCES *
❖ THROUGHOUT COUNTRY. ❖
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What physicians describe as a rare
and curious case ot' tinnitus was that
of a tive-year old girl in Philadel
phia, in whose head a sound resemb
ling the ticking of a watch could be
be plainly heard. (
Miss Sarah D. Robbins, of Harwich
Center, Mass., owns a Rhode Island
Red hen that has laid an egg with
three yolks. The egg measured 7 V2 1
and 5 % inches around the ends and
middle respectively.
R. W. Josey, living near Ridley,
Ga., claims to have the largest family j
in Georgia. He has 21 children liv-1
ing out of twenty-five born to him.
The first girl in five generations
was born to the family of E. G. Cran
dall, at Parsons, Kansas.
A workingman burned his feet in
South Norwalk, Conn., while dis
mantling a baker’s ov^n in which
there had been no fire for four years.
It had previously been in use 31 .
years.
RADIO OPERATOR HAS
PARALYTIC STROKE :
M. Musgrave, wireless operator onj
the S. S. Dora, lies at the Seward \
general hospital dangerously ill from I
the effects of a stroke of paralysis\
which he suffered yesterday evening.,
Musgrave, who had been in his I
usual health, bad just finished his:
dinner last evening when the attack!
came. Dr. J. H. Romig was called j
and the man removed to the hospital, j
While not entirely unconscious being
able to answer some questions by;
signs, he cannot speak, nor move his!
limbs on the right side. j
The Alaska Steamship Company
and the Order of Pioneers here, of
which Musgrave is a member, are
making an effort to communicate with
his relatives who live on the Atlan
tic coast. Local physicians are of the
opinion that he will live, though it is
doubtful whether he will walk again.
Musgrave is the oldest wireless op
erator in the Alaskan service and
probably on the Pacific coast. He is
an experienced electrician in all lines,
having at one time held a high posi
tion with the United Fruit company
on the Atlantic coast for whom he.in
stalled electric plants in many central
and South American ports.
Panoramic views of Child’s and
Miles graciers, Dawson, Valdez and
Wrangel on sale at Valdez Drug Co. *
LOUIE’S CAFE
Everything First class
Open Day and Night
ANDY MAROVICH, Prop.
Arcade Cafe
OJ*»N AliL NIGHT
Everything First Class
Lightning Service
Jack CaMa • . Pwmriator
...—1 1 1 ... “ »" Jl~-y
VALDEZ LODGE
NOIM
Vim Mi iNtfUi **«»»■»
Regular Communication* nrat yy *w
neaday in each month in MoKinley
a...,
1 ED WOOD, Secretary*
The finest stockings
—the neatest socks
And every pair guar
* anteed to wear for
six months or new<
hose free. |
EVERY box of Hole
proof contains a defi
nite, printed guaran
tee with a coupon for
each pair.
Six pairs of cotton Hole
proof for men, women
and children are guaran
teed to wear six months
without a hole.
Three pairs of silk Hole
proof for men and women
are guaranteed to wear
three months without a
hole.
If any pairs fail, send
them back and the man- i
utacturers will gladly ar\u promptly send you new pairs in
exchange. Even the gauzy, summer weights are guaranteed.
Yet, most people buy iloleprocf for their style, perfect fit
and fine appearance.
Think of the darning they save, and the expense too, of buying new
hose every week or two. Don’t you think you ought to buy
Holeproof? Ask us to show you lbs new colors and various
grades, $1.50 to $2.Ci'J a box.
S. BLUM & CO -
GOOD GOODS
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
Merchandise
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
Candy Kitchen
E. W. HUNT—b Owl Drag Store.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT-COLD
Alaska Jewelry Go.
With Owl Drug Co.
All Kinds of Nugget and
Ivory Jewelry.
Developing and Printing
Photo Supplies Phone 40
The Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Wue, Light Rmsi-TLc Haim of CAefart
rates; reasonable
BATH ROOM Sy«cUl R»te» By>b« Morfb
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING. Prop.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Comp!
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Budding
Telephone No. 60
.' am. i i' ■ ..
General Trucking and Freighting
' to all Interior Points.
LIVERY snd FEED STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National University,
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years in Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
JOHN LYONS E If RITCHIB
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices In Whaling Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
DONOHOE & D1MGND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 34 VALDEZ. ALASKA
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIVIL ENGINEER
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
McKinley Street opposite V. M. Store.
Valdez, Alaska
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
ED. WOOD. Proprietor
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
mm^wtfn'the dollar.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.