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PUBLISHED BT
PROSPECTOR PUBLISHING CO.
H. B. HKLBY, Editor and Proprietor.
VALDEZ. ALASKA
Published Dally Except Sunday
Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter,
July 23, 1912, at the postoffice of Valdes,
Alaska, under act or March 3, 1878.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, J»I7
GO SIjOW, BOY
The average young man feels that
he must wear a necktie that would
cause a tin lizzie to take to the ditch,
and who spends all his wages and a
little more trying to keep up with
his "crowd” is preparing for a life of
hardships and disappointments. It is
not necessary for a young man to go
with the boys to every theatre that
comes along, take in all the dances
and balls, and feed the cute thing
that shares the payroll with you lob
ster a la newburg and pate de foie
gras to keep from drawing a reputa
tion as a piker among the girls. Let
the other fellow spend their money
chasing the girls wno expect these
things and look around for a sensi
ble, home-loving girl who now and
then asks you to be more economi
cal. A prodigal wife is a millstone
around a workingman’s neck, and not
lor you my boy. Like “bugs” and
fast motor boats, these things are
only for the idle rich; the men who
keep the world strewn with money
that you and 1 and the rest of us
may live to pay our debts.
Try saving your money. The boy
who strikes a pace that exhausts his
payroll generally winds up in the
hands of the receiver with several
other things gone along with his mon
ey.
Learn to go slow. Don’t think that
you must have everything the other
fellow does, including jaundice and a
sluggish liver from keeping late
hours. You are building up a store
of health that must last you all the
rest of your life. Be careful of it. It
is more precious than jewels and
precious stones.
Don’t thins you must have an au
to or speed "bug” because your
friend has one; and put in all your
time buying gasoline and paying re
pair bills. John D. can make is faster
than you can burn it, and H. Ford
has built up a vast fortune out of the
fools’ money. The auto will soon get
old to you and you will next want a
flying machine and a funeral.
Learn to go slow. Watch the other
fellow and see where he makes his
mistakes, and then avoid making the
same error. Fast living means a short
stay on earth with a limited ticket
to the hereafter. Don’t be in too big
a hurry to finish your education.
Wise men study all their lives. The
Hill of Endeavor is always between
you and the end of your journey.
Don’t be in a hurry to take the
other fellow’s bait. Take time to
think it over and if possible, obtain
Borne other man’s advice that you
can depend upon. If a thing is as
good as its promoter claims it is, it
will be there tomorrow or the next
day, and the day after. Half the world
lives on the mistakes of the other
half. The man who desires to get rich
quick generally helps the sure-thing
man to pile up a fortune. Riches are
least part of life. A good name, firm
friends, the love of a child, good
health and an amiable disposition
cannot be bought. They must be buili
up. In the words of our old chum
Bill, "Who steals our purse steals
ten cents, but the man who gets our
good name will have to go some.”
WHY EXEMPT OFFICEHOLDERS?
There is a widespread dissatisfac
tion in the United States because the
terms of the conscription act exempts
from military service those who are
holding government, state, county or
municipal offices.
It would seem from the provisions
of that exemption clause that the bu
reaucrats of the country had had
written into that a law provision es
pecially favorable to them.
Just why an employe of the postal
service, of the revenue service, of the
immigration service, of the agricul
tural department or of the various
other departments of federal or lo
cal government should escape mili
tary duty will require more explain
THEEMPRESS
TUESDAY EAGLE HALL 8 SHARP
Introductory Picture
Siberia
THE EMPRESS CIRCUIT PRESENTS
BESSIE BARRISCALE and BRUCE M’RAE in
“The Green Swamp”
A FOUR PART TRIANGLE FEATURE
FRED MACE with POLLY MORAN in
“Love Will Conquer”
A TWO PART KEYSTONE TRIANGLE COMEDY.
Thursday—‘THE BECKONING FLAME”
Regular Admission - - 25c
STEAM HEAT NEWLY FURNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
MRS. E. MILL, Prop*.
VALDEZ ' . ALASKA
Ins than is had through considering
the fact that he is now a government
employe. Certainly hie services are
not indispenBible, because there is no
man in any branch of the government
whose situation cannot be filled al
most on the instant. Many of these
situations could be well filled by per
sons who are unable to meet the
strict requirements of a physical or
mental examination or who are in ex
cess of the military age.
To exempt able-bodied officehold
ers and require young men engaged
in business of occupied with various
professional duties to serve is a fea
ture of the law so unjust and so in
equitable as to invite adverse criti
cism.
It may be that practically every
member of Congress has one or more
relatives engaged in the government
service and that this fact conspired
to have them write into the law spe
cial protection for their own. Hut
whether this improper motive actuat
ed the lawmakers or whether it was
merely that they provided for such
exemptions thoughtlessly they should
correct the law and make military
service universal with no eceptiocs
but such as are extended to the young
men of the country engaged in civil
pursuits.
If we are to have universal service
let it be universal and not subject to
such atacks as are afforded through
the favors shown those now on the
public payrolls
Demand $6 a Day
1R0NW00D, Mich., Aug. 7.—De
mands for a daily wage for under
ground miners and of $4 and eight
hours’ work for surface men was
made today by a committee of the 1.
W. W. on mineowners in this district.
The demands were mailed in regist
ered letters to operators or their rep
resentatives and include imperative
requests for a favorable answer by 7
o'clock tomorrow night.
VATERLAND ENGINES SAFE
Captain Ruaar Wouldn’t De
stroy Giant Gorman Ship*
When the government seised the big
German ship Vaterland at Hoboken.
N. J., It was found that seemingly the
engines of the vessel were undamaged,
unlike those of others. If upon a fur
tber examination It Is found that the
engines of the Vaterland, the world's
biggest ship, have been tampered with.
It is believed that her captain, Hans
Ruser. knew nothing about it.
General Orders No. 98
The cantonment for troops of the
National Army and camps for troops
>f the National Guard are named, as
tbown below, In honor of the men
lamed who contributed their lives to
:he development of the United States
ind the acquisition by American citl
senship of its present status:
American lake, Washington, 91st
Division, troops from Washington,
Dregon, California, Nevada, Utah,
Idaho, Montana, Wyoming. Named
2amp Lewis, in honor of Capt. Meri
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Going To Fairbanks?
Ask For the Sheldon Service
SHELDON AUTO STAGE LINE
Through Service from Valdes to
Fairbanks and all Interior Points.
For further information call on or
address
THE AGENT, at the Prospector Off ice
n
Show Your Patriotism
by displaying the American Flag; elegant tub silks, sizes
16x24, 24x36, 32x40. Prices $1, $2 and $3.50 each.
Water Repellant Clothing
Men’s Coats and Trousers of waterproof khaiki cloths—
f
garments made to stand wear and tear.
Women’s Bib Over All
something new in women’s garments—sensible and prac
tical, light in weight, neat grey stripe, with tight button
cuff bottoms.
Men’s Negligee Shirts
recent arrivals from Clnett, Peabody—the Arrow brand—
plain and fancy patterns with either soft or laundried cuff
S. BLUM|&|CO.,lInc.
Good Goods
wether Lewis, U. S. A., born in Vir
ginia, commander of the Lewis and
Clark expedition to the mouth of the
Columbia in 1804.
Linda Vista, Calif., 40th, old 19th
Division, troops from California, Ne
vada, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New
Mexico, named Camp Kearney in hon
or of Brig. Gen. S. W. Kearney, U. S.
A„ born In New Jersey. Commander
of expedition to California in Mexi
can war, establishing possession of
much of this territory for the U. S.
Palo Alto/^t'alifornia, 41st, old
20th Division. Troops from Washing
ton, Oregon, Montana, Idaho and Wy
oming. Named Camp Fremont, in
honor of Maj. Gen. J. C. Fremont, U.
S. A., known as “The Pathfinder.”
Explorer of the west in 1842-49; U.
S. Senator from California, 1850-51.
Nominated for President from Calif
ornia, 1856.
Arctic Hotel
All Warm, Outside Rooms
Transient Trade Solicited
Special Rates by the Week or Month
Raths in Connection
PHONE 133 MRS.(STR1NC. Pis*.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON.Fsor
SlRICTLY FIRST CLA86
Fourth Are, Seward. Alaska
LAUNCH DELLA \
Capt. H. L. Rider J
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Weekly trips from Valdez to ♦
Ellamar, Landlock, Fidalgo and ♦
jj way ports. Passengers landed ♦
f at all points. J
t !
» Carrying freight and passen- +
| gers. ♦
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{ CAPT. H. L. RIDER J
Complete line cf Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. tf
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 188
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Regular Commurjcatlon. flret Wed
need ay In each month In McKinley
Hall. Visitor* always welcome.
F. M. BROWN. W. M.
ED WOOD. Secretary.
WE PAY
Cast Iron $25 per ton.
Wrought Iron $18 per ton._
Copper $28 per ton.
Brass $18 per ton.
Lead 8V4c per pound.
Rubber 7 Vi c per pound.
Qt. Beer Bottles 27Vic per doz.
Pint Beer Bottles 17% per dez.
Rags $2.50 per 100 pounds.
Paper $1.00 per 100 pounds.
Manila Rope 4Ht per pound.
F. O. B. SEATTLE.
ATLAS JUNK CO.
1843 Railroad Avenue, So.
SEATTLE. WASH.
LAUNCH
PATHFINDER
CAPT. BYRON SMITH
Sailing weekly oat of Valdez
will deliver passengers, mail, ex
press and fast freight at any
point on Prince William Sound.
RATES REASONABLE
Periodical service by agree
ment to outlying camps a spe
cialty.
CAPT. BYRON SMITH
VALDEZ, ALASKA
■**4****m***4iiii*4i» I I I
Launch Patsy
for Charter Anwyhere on
VALDEZ BAT
At any Time Day or Night
J. D. Jefferson
VALDEZ, ALASKA
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and Freighting
to ay Interior Points.
AUT08 FOR HIRE
DAY OR NIGHT
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. WICKJES MERRITT
Offices in Fish Building, adjoining
Tillikum Club.
Phone ’13 MeKhaiey Street
Contract Surgeon, C. S. Army
A. A Surgeon. U 8. Public Health Sery.
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graiutt National I’alveralty,
Waahlaglaa, D. C.
DENTIST
In Valdez Since 1898
PHONB 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Oflee Opaoolte Coart Hoaae
Phoae St VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS g B R ITCH IB
LYONS & RITCHIE
A TTORNB Y S-AT>LA W
OBeee la baling Bn tiding
Phaae 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
Glasses Fitted Leasee Ground
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Private Rooms
Terms Reasonable
JQ5. a. SILVEIUIAW. n. c.. n. p.
Jw. A. S Overman Pk. G. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office keen-1 to 4 p. ■ -7 to 8 p. m.
Sunday by Appointment
Rea. Tel. 176 Office Tel. 1»
Boyle Block Valdes
Candy Wen
E. W. HUNT—la Owl Drag Start.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT--coin
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188