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VALDKli ALASKA
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July 23. 1912. at the nostofflce of Valdes.
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' WEDNESDAY, MAY 1. 1018
JAPAN’S MOVE NOT A MENACE
It is fair to assume that the land
ing of a small force of troops by the
British and Japanese at Vladivostok
is entirely without color of aggres
sion. The reason for the decision has
not been given officially, but appar
ently is to protect Japanese and Brit
ish citizens and property, and in that
event an Indefinite number of paral
lels might be drawn from our own ac
tions in Latin-America.
It is folly to think of either En
gland or Japan alienating the sympa
thies of the United States in its pol
icy toward Russia. Both nations have
been scrupulously deferential in deal
ing with this country as a co-belliger
ent. President Wilson has maneuver
ed to retain the friendship of the Bol
sheviki by assuring Russia of Ameri
can sympathy with the revolution,
and if the Bolsheviki listen to Ger
man propaganda designed to show
that the allies are not in harmony
they are either predisposed to Ger
many or have learned utterly nothing
from their experience with the Prus
sian war makers. The allies are justi
fied in protecting their nationals and
the fact that Japan and Great Brit
ain are acting together is assurance
that the move is not national but in
ternational.
There is a considerable sentiment
in this country which favors the in
vasion of Siberia by Japanese troops
to meet the German menace. If Jap
anese interests are actually threaten
ed that sentiment probably would be
almost unanimous. But there appears
no good reason, from a military or
moral standpoint, why Japan should
undertake an expedition, and there
fore our government has not approv
ed such a course. That our govern
ment’s position is correct for the pres
ent, at least, there is little question.
It would be a splendid example of
Bolshevik consistency for the quasi
government of Russia to declare war
against Japan after making a humil
iating peace with Germany. Also it
would be a splendid victory for Prus
sian “diplomacy” in Russia.
GERMAN MISCALCULATION
It can be here stated that these
torn hosts, our allies, have accom-i
plisbed the greatest feat in the his
tory of the world. They have stopped
a German drive that seemed invinc
ible. The Germans allowed 30 per
cent., it is said, for miscalculation.
That is, they credited the allies with
being 30 per cent stronger than they
knew them to be. Surely nothing on
earth could stand before their drive,
even though that something were 30
per cent stronger than reckoned.
Today Germany knows as she nev
er knew before, that she cannot es
timate the tenacity of the French or
British soldiers. She knows that she
has all along underestimated the
fighting qualities of these free peo
ple. She is beginning to understand
that there is another element in war
fare besides numbers of men and
weight of guns. It must be getting
through even the thick head of a Ger
man military commander that there
is something superior in the British
and French to their own dumb sol
diers.
Manhood! That is what Germany
miscalculated. Courage! She failed to
put it upon paper! Grit, determination
not to allow the Huns to pass, right
eousness of the cause and the inspira
tion that comes from righteousness—
that is what Germany could not cal
culate. And, thank God for these vir
tues of the British and French—our
allies—for the barbarians are not in
Paris and they are not bathing in the
waters at Calais.
The Swiss government has ordered
300,000 gas masks, and the meaning
of the order Is not likely to be misun
derstood in Berlin. Readiness to fight
gives the only assurance of peace
when the Teutons are in a mood for
murdering and stealing.—Los An
geles Times.
ONE can be so rotten nasty as to!
disgust even the political buzzards.
Had the Boob suppressed its menda
cious publication and Mrs. Hatcher’s
untruths never been uttered, iiaioneyj
might have had a chance but with the j
crowd behind him it was impossible
from the first. The Maloney campaign
was so palpably unfair and bore the
earmarks of the professional trick
ster at the head of territorial politics
for the past several years, that it dis
gusted the clean intelligent vote and!
threw it to Sulzer in bunches. The'
day is past in the territory wrhen slap-'
stick politics, fought under cover byi
anonymous publishers can hope to
convince the sane and rational voter. |
The man who prostitutes his office un-!
der the "trading with the enemy” act
should expect no mercy from the par- j
ty he betrayed.
THAT farm lands in Bucks Coun-j
ty, Pennsylvania, have recently been i
sold at auction as low as $4.17 an
acre, is accounted for in some quar
ters on the theory that, while an or
dinary laborer in a munition plant
can earn from sixty-five cents to $1
an hour, the farmer is doing well if
he earns twenty cents an hour. But
this comparison will not hold good
generally. Whether the farmer in
“Old Bucks,” or elsewhere in the Uni
ted States, makes twenty or three
times twenty cents an hour, depends
on the kind of farm he has and, more
particularly, the kind of work he puts
into it. The farmer who toils as hard
and intelligently for himself as a man
must toil in a munition factory does
not need to leave home to find lucra
tive employment.—Christian Science
Monitor.
ONE of the dryest jokes we have
heard for some time is about the
Irishman and the Scotchman who
stepped in to have a drink and the
Irishman found he had no money.
PARTIES taking a life subscription
to the Miner at IS.50 per year will
be given a 150,000 Liberty bond if at
the expiration of that time they say
they have not received their money’s
worth.
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THE government has taken over
the railroads but a man can still at
tempt to butt a train off the track
with a flivver.
IN MANY places Sulzer defeated
Wickersham on the Republican tick
et, which is returning good for evil.
AFTER the first ballot was cast i
there was no longer any doubt as to I
the result.
O BOOB, where is thy sting; oj
Hatcher where is thy victory?
IT IS now "The Boobs.”
WASHINGTON’S GOVERNOR
SAILS FOR ALASKA
SEATTLE, May 1.—Governor Ern
est Lister and wife sailed on the
steamship Alaska this afternoon on a
round trip thru the territory. He will
will return on the steamer.
HEAVY ARTILERY DUELS
AMERICAN FRONT, May 1.
Heavy Artillery duels have character
ized the past 48 hours fighting on the
American sector between Amiens and
Paris.
Mrs. Countand is a Valdez passen
ger on the boat which left Seattle this
afternoon
Advertise in the Dally Prospector.
LIEUT. COL NENADOVITCH
Lieut Col. Mlchallo Nenadovltch,
military attaohe of the 8erblan mlaalon
to the United State*, who hae been
wounded numerous times, but whose
physique Is apparently Impaired only
by'the loss of an arm. He Is a cousin
of King Peter and served during a part
of the war as aide do camp to the
crown prince.
POPULARITY OF BLUE GRASS
Kentucky Soldier*, en Return March
From tattle ef Tippecanoe, Oath
dred Seed fa Indiana.
The tradition that the Kentucky sol
di era who fought at Tippecanoe took
back with them the aeed that haa made
blue grass famoua In central Ken
tucky, haa never been questioned or
seemed to require authentic proof, de
clares a writer. Mrs. Levering says,
in her “Authentic Indiana
“It was on the return march from
the battle of Tippecanoe that the sol
diers from Kentucky gathered the aeed
of the blue grass which they found
growing In Indiana, and carried it
home with them, thinking it was a su
perior variety because it satisfied the
hunger of their horses so well that
they would not eat corn. It flourished
so well on the limestone soil of central
Kentucky that it made that state fa
mous.” This statement was based on
information obtained from early set
tlers of Indiana. Kentucky was not
known as the blue grass state until
many years after the battle of Tippe
canoe.
As long as slavery existed, Ken
tucky, lying south of the Ohio river,
was classed as a Southern state. It
never was classed as a central West
ern or middle Western state along
with Ohio and Indiana. In the census
report of 1910, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois,
Michigan and Wisconsin were classed
as “East North Central states" and
Kentucky, Tennessee, Alabama and
Mississippi as “East South Central
states."
When Indiana was admitted to the
Union, In 1816. It consisted of 18 coun
ties, via.: Wayne. Pranklln, Dearborn,
Switserland, Jefferson, Clark, Wash
ington. Harrison, Knox, Gibson, Posey,
Warrick and Perry. In the subsequent
creation of 79 Counties out of these,
making 92, the boundaries of the orig
inal 18 counties underwent material
changes.
WIFE’S FEAR WAS AROUSED j
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Stranger's Inquiry About Hubby's De
scription Was Merely to Warn
Against Unhealthy Coconuts.
He entered the ladies’ sitting room
at the railway station, walked np to a
woman whoso husband had left the
room about ten minutes previously, and
calmly inquired t "Madam, your hun
baud want out to see tbs river, didn’t
her
“Yea—why?” the asked, turning pale
in an Instant
“He was n tall man, wasn’t he?"
“He was,” she replied, rising up and
turning still paler.
“Had red hair?”
“He had. Oh, what has happened r
“Weighed about 180 pounds?”
“Yes—yes! Where Is he—where Is
my husband?” she exclaimed.
"Couldn't swim, could he?”
“He’s drowned—my husband la
drowned!" she walled.
“Had a silver watch chain?” contin
ued the Stranger.
"Where Is my husband? Where Is
the hodyr she gasped.
“Do not get excited, madam. Did
your husband have on a gray suit?”
“Yes. Oh. Thomas—my Thomas 1”
“And lace-up boots?”
“T,et me see him—let me see him I”
she cried.
“Come this way, madam, but do not
get excited. There is your husband
across the street at that fruit-stand?”
“Why. yes. that’s him; that—that’s
my husband!” she exclaimed Joyfully.
“I thought you said he was drowned.’’
"No, madam, I did not. I saw him
buying ii coconut, and I believe It te
be ray duty to say to you that coco
nuts are not heslth.v at this season of
the year.”
Tha Emblem of France.
The fleur de Us Is the emblem of
France, and Is believed to be the
white-flowered Florentine Iris, the
flower de luce. "What sayest thou,
my fair flower de !u£e?” says the Eng
lish king to the French princess In
Shakespeare’s play. The French have
a pretty legend of their itly which tells
that at the baptism of King Clovis,
of the long and perfumed hair, a blue
banner came fluttering down from
heaven over which were sprinkled
golden flenr de 11s. From that time
they appear on the arms of the country.
They have a verb, “fleurdeHser,” mean
ing to embroider scattered flowers over
a fabric, or. as embroiderers say, to
“pepper with flowers.” Edward III
borrowed the lilies of France after hla
war with that country and they were
borne by England until the beginning
of the nineteenth century.
Cock and Bull 8tory.
Cock fighting Is still the national
sport of the Dominicans, although It is
declining in popularity. Under the na
tional gambling laws cock fighting may
be prohibited. It may, however, be li
censed by the various municipalities,
and It usually Is, as It yields them a
good revenue. While bull fighting Is
permitted in the Dominican republic.
It has never been popular In this Island.
At long Intervals a toreador comes here
en route from Spain to Peru or Mex
ico, and a few bull fights are held in
the various towns, but they do not at
tract a large attendance.' There are
no professional bull fighters among the
Dominicans.—Commercial Reports.
Poor Financier.
He—Well have to give up our Intend
ed summer trip. My account at the bank
Is already overdrawn.
She—Oh, John, you are such a
wretched financier. Why don't yon
keep your account (n a bank that has
plenty of money I—Boston TranscrlDt.
Fresh Cookies
Wefhave just opened a new line of the Na
tional'Biscuit Company’s delicious cookies.
They are fine.
Somethingfthat will appeal to those who wish to save—
Solid Pack Peaches, Gallon tin.75c
Solid Pack Apricots, Gallon tin.75c
Solid Pack Apples, Gallon tin.60c
Solid Pack Blackberries, Gallon tin.80c
Solid Pack Pumpkin, Gallon tin.55c
Solid Pack Squash, Gallon tin.55c
Solid Pack String Beans, Gallon tin.75c
Solid Pack Peas, Gallon tin.75c
Solid Pack Spinach, Gallon tin.75c
Solid Pack Tomatoes, Gallon tin.65c
Puree Tomatoes, Gallon tin.55c
S. [BLUM & COMPANY
Member of the United States Food Administration
License number G-4S52S
GOOD GOODS --- RIGHT PRICES
Twenty per cent of the world’s ves
sels have been destroyed by U boats
or Is Interned In neutral harbors.
There is not enough left to transport
all the food Europe must have unless
it is in concentrated form. The con
centrated foods, those containing the
greatest nourishment in the least
shipping space are beef, pork, mutton,
wheat, sugar and fats.
Stuffed eggplant makes a good dish
for a vegetarian dinner.
CITY EXPRE88, Phone 82; ready
to transfe, tuat baggage for you t'
If it isn't an Eastman is isn’t a
kodak. Valdez Drug Co., tf
FISH
Black cod, red snapper and halibut,
just received by Love-Whitley Com
pany, tf
just received all tbe latest popu
lar songs at O. O. Relnke's.- tt
DONALDSON ACHEDULB
The following schedule for tbe har
bor boat "Lt. C. V. Donaldson" will
take effect today. All orders to the
contrary are revoked.
Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays:
Lve. Port Llscum
8:16 a. m.
1:16 p. m.
Leave Valdes
9:48 a. m.
4:00 p. m.
TUESDAY j
1:16 p. m.
4:80 p. m.
A: 00 p. m.
6:00 p. m. .
SATURDAY
1:16 p. m.
7:16 p. m.
11:16 p. m.
4:00 p. m.
10:80 p. m.
12:00 m. m.
There will be no trips of the boat
on the 2nd and 4tb Fridays of each
month,- these days being used to clean
boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of the
above will be made without notice
only to meet exigencies of the ser
vice.
All offlclal badness Detween Val
des and the Post should be arranged
for transaction, where posdble, so
that advantage will be taken of the
scheduled trips and extra trips will
be made at a minimum and made only
when urgently needed.
O. R. KOBHLBP,
Capt. 14th Infantry, A. Q. 1L
HOTEL SEXTON
Seward Alaska
Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public’s
home.
European Plan.
HOTEL SEXTON
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
JOS. A. SILVERMAN Ph.G.,M.D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Contract Surgeon U. S. Army
A. A. Surgeon, U. 8. Marine Hospital
and
Public Health Service
OFFICE HOURS:
1 to 4 P. M. 7 to 8 P. M.
Sundays by Appointment
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Insurance
Fire-Surety Bonds-Life
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All Warm, Outside Rooms
Transient Trade Solicited
Special Rates by the Week or Month
Baths In Connection
PHONE in MS. STUNG, flop
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FRATERNAL, ORGANIZATIONS
F. and A. M.
Valdez Lodge No. 168
REGULAR communications, first
Wednesday in each month in Ma
sonic Hall. Visitors always wel
come.
WALTER ELLIOT, W. M.
C. C. REYNOLDS, Sec.
L 0. 0. F.
Valdez, No, 6
Meets every Monday night at 8:00
o'clock p. m„ in Odd Fellows'
Hall. Visiting members cordially
invited to attend these meetings.
OTTO ELFSTROM, N. O.
R. D. NICHOLLS, Secretary.
Fraternal Order Eagles
Valdez Aerie No. 1971
Meets every Friday night in Eagle
Hall. Visiting Members cordially in
vited to attend these meetings.
ED. WOOD, W. P.
C. J. TODD. Sec.
Order of Eastern Star
Valdez Chapter No. 5
STATED communications, first and
third Tuesdays of each month at
Masonic Hall. Visiting members
always welcome.
RENA E. CRAWFORD, W. M.
J. A. SILVERMAN. M. D. Sec’y.
Vnldiz Minors Union No. 188
Wstm F«Uratioa of Mbm
Frank Gustafson, President,
Valdai Alaska.
GEORGE M. BARRY Sacx alary.
VoMss Als*.
SAFETY FIRST
Travel On The
“SHAMROCK”
Prompt Service
D.D. STEWART Master
LAUNCH DELLA
■ Capt. H. L. Rider
Weekly tripe from Valdes to
Ell&mar, Landlock, Fidalgo and
tray ports. Passengers landed
at all points.
f
Carrying freight and paasen*
gen.
For rates apply on board.
CAPT. H. L RIDER