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VALDEZ. ALASKA
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July 23. 1912, at the postofflce of Valdes,
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 1916
PROHIBITION DOUBTFUL.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
people of the Territory”have voted by
an overwhelming majority in favor
of prohibition, the question arises as
to how prohibition is to be brought
about. It will be noted, says the Pe
tersburg Report, that the proposed
act, in Section 4, barely says that, if
approved no liquor licenses shall be
granted after January 1, 1918.
To discontinue the granting of li
censes would require a change by con
gress in the Organic Act, as at pres
ent the power of making laws for
licensing sale of liquors in Alaska is
vested in the national law-making
body.
Further, the proposed law is silent
as to illicit selling, and there is no re
striction whatever on the shipping in
of liquors in any quantity.
Also, measures would be necessary
for securing from other sources funds
for municipalities and schools. The
Organic Act prohibits the levying by
municipalities of taxes in excess of
20 mills. Most towns in the terri
tory now levy up to the limit, and in
addition have the license money. A
movement to amend the Organic Act
so as to permit a higher tax levy
would meet with strong opposition
from many sources, on account of the
greatly larger proportion of the ter
ritory’s taxable property—mines and
canneries—being owned by outside
capital.
Mercantile and other business en
terprises, aside from liquor dealers,
already pay substantial license tax
under federal act, in addition to mu
nicipal taxes.
In consequence of these condi
tions, the only method which ap
pears available to make up for loss
of license money would be for the
legislature to enact a poll-tax meas
ure, and such tax would necessarily
have to be pretty stiff—probably not
less than $25 per poll.
MUCH ADO.
. t
The old home town! How it still
retains a “pull" on the affections in
spite of long absences! And how It (
reminds us of the paltry and trivial
issues of youth; issues that then
Beemed so important though now for
gotten.
Indeed the old home town is a ver
i{a61e: ^metery’W’fie 1sintf#ioris,
anti howiStfiny tt dpeakiir ftf'oi^1 tfrfn
srftfry “ilves^ ■?t:'-bliftigi$iJhs haSifcPto
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the drama of yoqth and shofs us
that however Important we may have
regarded our affairs, the march of
time made of them petty details.
About all our early heroes, the or
ators who enthralled us, the athletes
who dazed us with their skill and en
durance, the men and women whom
we regarded as of superior clay, these
have fallen into the long sleep and
nothing matters to them now. Yet in
their day our little world revolved
around them.
So it has been with humanity from
the beginning. It has mistaken its
temporary stay for a peimanent con
dition. It has planned and schemed
and labored and fought, and waxed
great with its temporary importance,
and in the end it has pasRed like the
snuffing of a candle, and with it all
it» hopes and fears.
Perhaps-some of us, even now, are
attaching too much Importance to our
problems of life. Despite our fears,
there is nothing cataclysmal likely to
happen through the falling awry of
our personal plans. No doubt we
should live longer, and more happily,
if we accomplished our responsibili-j
ties without worry. It might take a<
bit of the friction from life if we re
called, from time to time, that tills J
old world will move along quite as
well without us; tbaC the sun will!
rise, the birds sing, the children play,'
the soldiers go to war, humanity will
love and hate,-, and ships will go out
to sea, for a long time after we have
ceased to play our little parts in the
shifting scenes of human life on this
sphere.—Cordova Times.
A CURIOUS PHASE.
Notwithstanding the fact that prac
tically every newspaper in the coun
try, Republican and Democratic
alike, have conceded the re-election
of President Wilson, Chairman Will
cox and Candidate Hughes are appar
ently the only ones holding out. Just
why they refuse to admit defeat is a
question which can only be explained
by the fact that they are not good
losers.
And another mystery is that there
should be such a wide difference in
the territorial election figures. Sev
eral of the newspapers which have
been giving Delegate Wickersham the
lead, have been publishing figures
that could not possibly have been ob
tained anywhere outside of a vivid
imagination.
THE more an oldtimer thinks of
the vote given to Sulzer against
Wickersham the more he is amazed.
Wickersham seemed to have a hold
on the Territory that no one under
heaven could have loosened. At this
moment it looks as though Sulzer had
a big chance to win whatever may
come later, and if is hard to grasp
what a political,revolution in thp Ter
ritory this fact indicates. His attacks
on the Road Commission was one of
the -chief causes in the change in sen
timent People. will not stand for
any filthy attacks on a man’s private
habits. We all remember what Lin
coln, said , when General ,Grant - was
.accused of drinking too much. After
! Sulzer’s vote we may all be excused
if we inquire what brand is most
popular with the Sulzerites and Dick
ites. And at that Sulzer’s brother
came very near being a candidate for
tfliT Pfttabition
ticket.—Seward ^
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THE EMPRESS
V~ ticA~tt VW**• W stb
The Facihating ttClMC Actress
» • • • - • ?/•••■•» t> IO-'X
“The Crucible”
Friday “The Dancing Girl” 5 Acts
8 p. m. Sharp. Regular Admission
'! TT-;• • • •••.:m
j n PAtf TO advertise.
Joseph Beecham, who died the
other day, demonstrated that if one
has something to sell worth selling
fortune is only consequent upon let
ling the world know about it.
Beecham was an English farm boy
whose greatest ambition was to be a
horse doctor. He invented a pill and
brought it before the public with such
results that he was decorated by the
Czar of Russia, in order probably to
avoid sampling his pills, and created
a baronet by his king for the same
reason. He accumulated a personal
fortune of 1140,000,000 out of those
infinitesimal, globules of misery and
caused the world to marvel.
Beecham was neyer satisfied if bis
name was not before the public. He
.advertised on every fence and bill
hoard and . spent millions of dollars
in the newspapers advertising his
pills.
Wherever men read the wonders of
Beeeham’s Pills were dilated upon in
large type. People became curious
and took his stuff to see if it would
cure them, and it generally did—
of taking the pills. As we remember
them they were not the dainty little
pellets patented by an American gen
tleman named Carter, but large,
clumsy globules of mysteriously
mixed drugs, and with a taste like
a spinster’s kiss at a church social—
one of the six for -a quarter variety.
They made up in bulk and deadly
accuracy for what they lacked in i
daintiness.
But they sold—through liberal ad
vertising; but whether the purchaser
got anything out of them but a sur
prised liver is hard to say.
It illustrates the potency of adver
tising to the nth power, when a poor,
unknown farm boy could make a pill
for a horse and convince human be
ings it would cure dvery ill flesh is
heir to.
THE best way to get rid of our
burdens is to make light of them.
A MAN fights to a great disadvan
tage when he fights with those who
have nothing to lose.
I SAY wisdom is gathered on foot,
along country roads. Collect your
ideas where you can, alley, boulevard,
office, lecture hall, theatre, dinner
table, picture gallery, library, wharf,
street car, opera house or court room,
but test them on the road. Con
fronted with the realities of soil and
salt water and the character shaped
by these they will look vastly less
momently or vastly more so.—Atlan
tic Monthly.
PITTMAN TO VISIT
ALASKA IN SPRING
Senator Key Pittman will be un
able to visit Alaska this fall as he
had intended. A telegram received
from him by Governor J. F. A.
Strong says that his presence will
be required in Washington and that
it will prevent him coming to Alas
ka until next Spring.
Senator Pilttman’s telegram to
Gov. Strong was in response to a
telegram of congratulations from the
latter to Senator Pittman upon the
latter’s election to the United States
Senate.
Senator Pittman received more
telegrams of congratulation from Al
aska,; perhaps than any other victor
at the last election except the Presi
dent. Many of them have received)
replies among them Governor J. F.
A. Strong and Territorial Surveyor C.
E. Davidson.
The telegram to Gov. Strong fol
lows:
"Keno, wev., xsov. 12, 1916.
"Hon. J. F. A. Strong, Governor of
Alaska, Juneau, Alaska.
“Your kind telegram of congratu
lations upon behalf of Mrs. Strong
and yourself and many others of my
Alaska friends is sincerely appreciat
ed. It will be my pleasure to continue
my efforts on behalf of the develop
ment of Alaska. I regret that my
presence in Washington prevents me
from coming to Alaska until next
Spring.
"KEY PITTMAN.”
WORKING MEN PUT ON BIG
SHOW AT KETCHIKAN (TOWN
With seven hundred workingmen
from the government railroad from
the transport Crook ashore in Ketch
ikan last Saturday the wildest 24
hours in the history of that place is
reported. The workingmen had their
pockets well filled with their sum
mer’s wages, notwithstanding they
wece going out at government ex
pense, and Ketchikan is a wet town.
They had recently sailed from the dry
town of Anchorage.
Saturday night special police as
sisted the transport officials to search
the men as they were taken aboard.
Whenever a bottle of liquor was
found it was destroyed, as it was fear
ed too much booze aboard would
cause rioting and bloodshed.
Fourteen Below at Tonsina.
The mercury stands at —14 at
Tonsina today, with prospects of
colder weather yet to come.
SULSffStlfL1 !t
IMS LEAD
Lewis Sul. Wck.
First Division .... 300 2409 1891
Second Division— 128 589 762
Fourth Division.... 210 1540 1517
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, Totals .. 638 4538 4170
Vote by Precincts—
Susitna . 4 0 16
Cache Creek . 119
McDougall . 7 9 13
Willow Creek . 2 5 9
Hope . 0 14 21
Wasflla, .. 6 10 8
tyobijeTelt . 3 16 12
.. 1 2 11
Moose Creek . 16 18 11
Moose Pass . 7 1
PtdaTgo V.. 2 7
Land lock . 3 5
Granite . 12 13 27
La touche . 3 34 22
Copper Center .... 2 6 10
llatanuska . 47 41 46
Ellamar . 6 30 18
Ouzinka . 36 5
Cliff Mine . 5 6 8
Seward . 183 268 j
Valdez . 12 237 202
Anchorage. 218 336 432
Cordova. 34 167 201
Jirdwood. 4 30 16
Katalla . 1 24 16
Granby . 11 13
Teikhell . 4 7 j
Unalaska. 2 67 30
Kodiak . 66 67
Bonanza . 4 9
Jumbo . .... 13 6
Kennecott . 24 23!
Strelna . 9 9
Chitina . 7 45 32
Eyak . 17 30 40
Allen . 2 4 3
Tiekel . 6 4 11
8ourdough. .... 6
Afognak. 11 15 45
Seldovia . 11 23 65
Unga . 1 61 32
McCarthy . 8 51 84
Knik . 11 43
449 1636 1894
Sulzer's lead over Wickersham ...110
Notice to the Public.
To the Citizens of the Town of Val
dez; both Real and Property Own
ers:
The Common Council of the Town
of Valdez meets the first and third
Tuesdays of each month to transact,
equalize and adjust any business
within the power of said Council. If
for any reason the said meeting
nights are not convenient a special
meeting will be called by request to
equalize or adjust any grievance or
protests, and we respectfully request
any person haring a grievance or pro
test to first meet ‘With "said Council:
before applying to the Courts. ■ '
JAMES PATTERSON;
d&w-2t ' “r'" ■* i: 1‘Mhyor.
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Ladles’ Aid to Meet.
The Ladles' Ala'will triebt fb ths
lecture rooin of the COngrtighUonal
churcb oh Thursday 'aftefnooif" at
2:30. Mrs. Dow will h'b‘hbBtesh.
TeikheB Gold Looferf Prdfnfctttf.'
We offei* 5O0O sharesbf‘the W611
known Teikhell Gold at 5c per share.
This mine 1b only a short distance
from Meckein Teikhell Bdnknta. Re
member one good investment1 iS worth
a life-time of labor. ‘ Alaska Inr.
Co. 2t ’
Your picture will please tne folks
at home better than anything you can
send them. Jenner the photographer
tf
k new line of beaters priced right,
at Mead’s. tf
A new line ef hand painted china.
Owl Drug Co. tf
FOR SALE—Thoroughbred Lew
ellyn pups, $10 and $15 each. Erick
Lucas, Seward, Alaska. 11-30
A full line of pyralin ivory at Owl
Drug Co. tf
SONNIE~
Will Buy
Bed Springs and Mattresses.
Stoves, Ranges and Heaters.
Trunks, Suit Cases, War Bags.
Folding Cots, Blankets, Quilts.
Tarpaulins, Tents, Camp Outfits,
Office Furniture, Safes, Typewriters
House Furniture, Carpets, Rugs,
Mining Tools, Steel, Etc.
Mechanics’ Tools of All Kinds.
Cooking Utensils, Desks, Etc.
Phonographs, Sewing Machines,
White Enamel Bath Tubs, Sinks,
Basins, Store Fixtures,
Dog Sleds, Hand Sleds,
Snow Shoes, Skiis, Etc.
PHONE 48
Sonnie’s New & Second Hand Store
HIGHEST PRICES PAID
MERCHANTS CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
. Phone «8 OPEN A»_ NIGHT : Chae. Fischer, Propr.
ST. ELIAS HOTEL
Under New Management ' **“ ’ ’ ' ~
THOROUGHLY RENOVATED; WARM, JAGHT, OUTSIDE ROOMS
SPECIAL RATES TO FBRMANEN^ QUESTS
PHONE 104* ' MRS. l/hOLT, Prop.
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
puwbwc STOVES antf RANGES Mmc
: MOTOR.B9AT SUPPLIES. PAlNTruMl OILS
^?f»a
V*^P^P»*P<l^jrrny«4»rOHl»a> U* ^.4ffW»iH,n4
LOOK’S CAFE
Erajttifef Fnt due '
Open Day aiidP Nigfit
ANDY MAROVICH. Prop.
LAUNCH N & S
Uma evert Wetaealay at B fe
rn. froaa Valita Dock tor Kella
aaar. Ualloek. aai rUalaa.
Leavee every Satardar at 7 a. m.
froaa Vaides pock for Cedar Bar.
W«Ua Bar. Art Welk aad Ovaa
He Mlae.
- PORTAGE BAY AND OTHER
POINTS BY CONTRACT
W. J. CALLAGHAN
OWNER AND MASTER.
Candy Kitchen
E. V. HUNT—b Owl Drag Store.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT-—COLD
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
ROBERT SHAFFER. President.
Granite Mine.
CHAS. McCAiXUM^SecretjuT^
HIS TWO TENSE MOMENTS.
Ow a Ninth Inning .Crisis, Jh« Other a
Dinner Table Climax.
1 heard a prominent Cambridge man i
tall of .t)»e tWA mqst^enae momenta of
bia life. But the tension in each case
was different .* ......
“1 doubt If I ever shall forget either
eoMSlon.”-he said reflectively. IThey
were big momenta. (
“The first was when 1 was In col
lege.. 1,.was.captain pf tip .baseball
team that year. We came to the end of
the ninth. Wn.neede& eue <3u^t» tie
the score and another to win the game.
Two men were down and two on thet
sacks when I came to bat And for•
once In my career I did It I hned out
a three bagger right ovar tbe railroad
track. When .1 felt it .go—well., that
was one oocaeiom •: .> ; « m. .
“And the other.” . He ehockled. but
a alow flush crept over his cheeks. “It
was thirty years ago. soon after 1 left
college. I went over to see a girl I
thought was pretty nice and to meet
her folks for tbe first time. I went on
a Sunday. All the men were away.
An.l they bad duck for dinner.” He
stopped. “Ever carve a duck?” he
asked meaningly. “No, neither bad 1
before. Nor have 1 since.” His flush
deepened. “I never even went to see
that girl again,” he added plaintively
—Boston Journal.
FOR RENT—Three-room house.
Sherman street, furnished, ready to
move in, rent moderate, man and
wife preferred; apply Mrs. A. C.
Dowling, Sherman street. tf
Phone 48
Sonnie’s New and Second Hand
Store. Highest prices paid. tt
FOR RENT—One 4-room and one
10-room house on Broadway. Fur
nished. yrs. M. M. Hopkins. 5t
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to transfer that baggage for you. tf
The Golden North has steam heat
ed rooms. tf
The Home of the Pat-a-Cake. At
Love-Wh:; ley Co. tf
When you want something good to
eat try the Merchants’ Cafe, open all
night. tf
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Location notices, both quarts and
placer, for sale at the Prospector of
fice.
PBORBSMOBTAL dm.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
**■■* *“ KtKUw Street
Contract Surgeon, U. S: AfnSy -
A. A. Surgeon. V 8, PuWlc Health Serv.
(Msrtaa Hospital)
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DR. H. COCKERILLE
Watteau University,
DENTIST
. Fourteen Tttti la Valdes.
raoni tie
Odea Rooms In 'Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
attorneys-at-law
OH** Opposite Coart Henne
Pho** M YALDES. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS a E RITCHia
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices In Whaling Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
IGLOO NO. SEVEN
Meets every Tuesday evening at 8:00
o’clock in their hall over U. S. Com
missioner’s office. Visitors are always
welcome.
T. H. HUNT, President.
E. G. AMES, Secretary.
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VALDEZ LODGE
NO 108
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CIVIL ENGINEER
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Office on Alaska Avenue, in
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
The Best Placejin Valdez to
Stop at Is the
Arctic Hotel
Warn, Light Rooa*--The Hoaae of Comfort
rates: reasonable
BATH-ROOM Special Rate* By the Month
PHONE 1U MRS. STRING, Prop
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON.PROP
SlRKSTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward. Alaska