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VALDEZ, ALASKA
Published Daily Except Sunday
Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter,
July 23. 1912, at the postomcei of Valdea.
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Food will win
the War;
don’t waste it!
oAVING UP.
THE birds sing In the summer tune. In
winter gone are they.
The squirrel cannot sing for nuts, bul
stores the nuts away.
And when In winter time the days are
very cold and dark
He taps his little treasure box; Is happy
as a lark.
THE man who saves a little cash, and
salts away the stuff,
On future rainy days, you'll find, will al
ways have enough.
He. like the squirrel, earns the praise h*
gets from thoughtful men.
On rainy days he’ll eat his store—then
save it up again
IF you have hoarded cash or nuts you’l,
never have to beg—
But there are times when I disdain the
biggest storage egg.
And there’s a thing that you can store
with profit and win praise
just a hunk of summer sunshine to be
used on wintry days
rpHAT man is lust plain average who
•L smiles when skies are blue
And growls whenever things look black.
You know that.this Is true.
But he's worth backing every time who
travels on his nerve
And has on every dismal day some sun
shine In reserve.
-Grlf Alexander.
-=-> ' !
WILSON’S LONE HAND
Henry Watterson writes in the
Courier-Journal of the controversy
between the President and Senator
Chamberlain:
“f cannot help thinking it the off
spring of a certain isolation which, in
his private relations with public men,
the president too much indulges. The
plaint comes from Washington that
he neither gives, nor receives, confi
dences. Perhaps this is why he seems
prone to quarrels, nor averse on oc
casion to falling out with his friends.
‘‘Senator Chamberlain has surely
been ojje of these. He is of the presi
dent’s party. He is, moreover, chair
man of the military committee of the
senate. His New York deliverance
may have been imprudent, but it was
not an attack upon the administra
tion to be hotly resented and it was
wholly within his right. A chieftain
more patient and tactful—may I noti
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say wiser—would not have made a
curt stand-and-dellver demand upon
such a senator. Indeed, he yrould not
have written at all—the matter too
urgent and important—but would
have sent for Mr. Chamberlain, have
heard him, have communed with him,
have prayed with him. He might gent
ly and affectionately have "cussed"
him, that particular form of friendly
pressure' being sometimes most ef
fectual. An angry controversy be
tween such persons at this time is
clearly to give aid and comfort to the
enemy, and if the president and sen
ator were mere private citizens the
Vwo of them might regard themselves
lucky to escape indictment under the
espionage act.
“We are going to win the war. Nev
er a quibble about that. To believe
otherwise is to believe the world Is
coming to an end. Truly, otherwise
it were not worth living in. Yet we
may not win it “fust off” and "hands
down," and if it be prolonged, par
lous times are ahead for W’oodrow
Wilson. It were meanwhile well for
him to prepare for them. He will
need all the help he can get. The pro
posed war cabinet may be premature.
But if he should defeat it now and it
becomes necessary later along he
makes in advance an uncomfortable
bed for his administration to lie in.
Nothing short of victory this year
will save him and the party that calls
itself Democracy the coming fall el
ections, and, with an opposition
house, and maybe a hostile senate,
the war still going on in 1920, good
by to the succession.”
THE death of Chris Peterson, a lo
cal carpenter in Seattle as he was pre
paring to return to his home in this
city, is a sad blow to his many friends.
Chris was universally liked by all
with whom he came In contact. Of a
companionable disposition, he made
many friends, and all will mourn his
sudden demise.
VICTORIA, B. C., will observe a
Puritan sabbath from now on. Every
form of amusement will be stopped,
and no excursion or picnic parties per
mitted. Inasmuch as that city has al
ways been quiet enough to cause a
deaf mute to die of lonesomeness, the
innovation shows some indications of
progressiveness.
DINING CAR railway waiters tes
tified before a commission last week
that they received $25 per month for
their services on certain western
roads, furnishing their own food and
getting home at the end of a run the
best they could. And yet we have men
right here in Valdez who would call
them unpatriotic if they asked more
pay. _ _
THE Germans claim to have a ce
ment boat which is lighter than wood
and more durable. Made of hot air
probably.
Quincy Ham and Cornelius Egg
have dissolved iJ&rtnership in De
troit, according to a Detroit dispatch.
They have not been seen together in
Valdez for many a day.
FISH PRICES GOOD
WASHINGTON: High prices for
fish foods have enabled carp fishers
of the Pacific coast to make contracts
for the sale of their catch in the East
and the bureau of fisheries has been
notified that from two to five carloads
weekly will be sMpped across the con
tinent.
NOT ALL HIS FAULT
Incident Shows Peril of Loneli
ness in Big City.
f. _
Youngster Easily Led Astray When
Home Folks Fettled to Keep In
Touch With Him—Whole Sor
mon in Judge's Comment.
The warden of I.- street jail in
New York city silt at his desk busily
working on some records when there
walked Into the oflicc Liaviil I’.aseoin
from a little rural community tucked
awuy in the fur hills of Vermont, lie
was a pathetic, wizened figure as he
1 stood there in agony and embarrass
ment twirling his hat and waiting for
the warden to look up. There wus
heart hunger In his eyes that smote
the mao at the desk with pity.
“Is Joseph Bu scorn a—a prisoner
here?” he finally stammered. He could
hardly bring his tongue to say the
word.
"Yes,” said the warden promptly.
"We had a young man by that name
brought In night before last for bur
glnry. Struck tne as the wrong kind of
fellow to he In that business; too In
nocent-looking and too straightfor
ward-appearing. Are you his father?”
"Yes,” said the old man as he
dropped wearily Into the proffered
chair. “I don’t see how he ever came
to do that sort of thing. It Isn’t ac
cordin’ to his brlngln’ up. Me and his
mother never had no education to
speak of, but we was always honest,
and brought the children up strict
like. He’s been In New York lesa’n
six months.”
“Wait a minute and I’ll call him In
and see what he has to say for him
self," said the warden as he touched
a button on the desk.
In a few moments a clean, open
faced young fellow was brought In by
a guard, and one of those agonizing
scenes that only Jails behold ensued.
When the first shock of the meeting
was over the warden said to the young
man:
“Now tell your father and me how
you got Into this scrape. Nothing
you say will be used against you at
your trial.”
“When I first came to New York,”
the young man began, "everything
went all right. I got a Job and found j
a good boarding house. I didn’t feel
homesick at first, because I was so In- |
terested In my work through the day. I
and at night It was Interesting to go !
out and see the sights. But after I
got used to my Job and had seen most |
of the sights I had more time to think
and to get homesick and lonesome. The
folks at home didn’t write, and I didn't
know anyone here. I used to sit In my i
room-evenings and picture the toma- j
toes ripening on the window sills at j
home, and I could see my mother qpov- j
Ing about the yard In the sunshine
and dad plowing In the back forty. I
could almost smell the apples In the
orchard and hear the dry corn leaves
rustling, and It all made me so home
sick and lonesome I Just had to go
out and walk the streets. That was j
the way I ran Into the gang I was j
caught with. I guess they used me as
a tool. Anyhow, I got caught at the
first attempt.”
“That sounds straight, and If I’m
any Judge of faces I guess It Is
straight.” said the warden. “I want
you to get your story before the Judge
through your attorney. Your record
has been clean till now, and I think It
will make a difference in the sentence.'
The trial was held and the facts pro
sented to the Judge. “Sentence bus
pended,” he announced at the close
with a gruffness of voice to hide his
emotion. Then he added, looking at
the father, “If I had my way I’d Im
pose a Jail sentence on parents who
let their boys and girls come to this
city and don’t write them at least
twice a week to let them know that
some one In the world cares for then
and Is thinking of them. More young
people go wrong In this city from lone
someness than we shall ever know
You should have had backbone to
stand alone, young man. B^t as your
parents are partlceps crimlnls, and 1
can’t sentence them, I’ll suspend you
sentence. Next case!”—Youth’s Com
panlon.
Hooverlzed Country Breakfast.
Excerpt from the Hooverlzed fooi
experience of the man who edits th'
“Missouri Notes” column In the Kan
sas City Times:
“The friends who entertained ur
warned us that they were living verj
frugally and proved the assertion at
every meal. For example, for break
fast one morning we had nothing but
cereal and real cream, home-made
sausage, fried potato cakes, stewed
fruit, hot biscuit, two kinds of pre
serves and coffee. The menu for the
next morning, as announced the night
before, was nothing but waffles, and
that’s all they had, with the exception
of bacon and eggs and a few little side
dishes. We horrified our hosteSh that
morning by eating only 29 waffles. Our
allotment was 37, and she said It wn
unpatriotic not to clean the platter.”
Beautiful Feet in Hartford.
We have observed that a large nit,
jority of the men who traverse out
residential streets In this time of snow
and Ice wear overshoes of some kind
and that the large majority of women
do not. Whether It la woman suffrage
or plain recklessness that accounts for
this difference we cannot say. It can
not be because overshoes are unbe
coming to a woman, for those wearing
them look very trim,—Hartford Oour
ant
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All Standard Grades Canned Vegetables, 3 cans.50
All Del Monte Vegetables Except Aspasagas, per can.20
Bar and Powdered Sugar, per pound.\2[ j
Pearl Barley, per pound.12*
Kingsford Corn or Gloss Starch, per package.12*/_.
Lily Gloss Starch, per package..12*^ .
Elastic Starch, per package.12.'4
Continental Best and Riverside Corn Starch, per pkg.10
Lux Powdered Soap, per package.12* o
Fancy Seeded Raisins, per package .12*/j
New Arrivals In Wheat Substitute
BARLEY FLOUR OAT FLOUR HOMINY GRITS
WHITE AND YELLOW CORN MEAL ’
RYE FLOUR BUCKWHEAT FLOUR
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GOOD GOODS—We Have Them
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
F. and A. M.
Valdez Lodge No. 168
REGULAR communications, nrst
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. G.
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.
Valdez Miners Union Ho. 188
WmUtb Federation of Miner*
W. M. CONLEY President.
Valdes Alaska.
GEORGE M. BARRY Secratary.
Veld ax Alaska
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LAUNCH DELLA
CapL H. L. Rider \
Weekly tripe from Valdes to
Ellamar, Landlock, Fldalgo and
way ports. Passengers landed
at all points.
Carrying freight and paaeen>
gers.
For rates apply w board.
OAPT. H. la HIPER
Hot-Polni Electric Heaters and
Cooking-Appliances at the Emporium.
Christmas goods coming on the next
boat. tf
VALDEZ
The town of valdez
is situated at the head of
Prince William Sound,
and is a city of probably one thou
sand population. It is the center
of the mining industry on the
Sound, both copper and gold, and
is adjacent to and within easy
hauling distance of the salmon
grounds, many fresh water rivers
and streams in Valdez Bay bring
ing the fish in great numbers to
within sight of the town. The
city has one good cannery, which
will operate two lines the coming
season, employing probably one
hundred and fifty persons.
The city offers good opportuni
ties for a fish saltery, a fertilizer
factory, a glue factory, a tin can
factory and a box shook factory,
all subsidiary to the fish packing
business. The city owns its own
wharf and the Valdez Dock Com
pany, which also owns a splendid
wharf is willing to give prospec
tive investors a chance for sites.
VALDEZ has a progressive
citizenry, with good high schools,
churches, free reading room and
library, good clubrooms and many
lodges and organizations. Rents
are very cheap, and living is but
little higher than in the States.
Many gold and copper mines
are contiguous to Valdez, making
this city their outfitting port, and
drawing from its reserve of labor.
The climate is very healthful, the
extremes of heat and cold being
rarely experienced. The mercury
rarely falls below —15 in the win
ter and 70 above is the highest
summer temperature. The sum
mers are delightful and the win
ters far better than those of the
Northern Central or Eastern
States.
VALDEZ is the coast terminal
of the government military high
way to the Interior. During the
summer months autos may reach
Fairbanks from Valdez in 36
hours running time, over a fine
road, through the most magnifi
cent scenery on the North Amer
ican continent. In winter teams
or dog sleds may be had at all
times.
VALDEZ has a number of first
class hotels and restaurants, and
the traveler and miner can be as
sured of comfortable lodging?
a minimum expense. Parties de
siring to outfit for mining or pros
pecting can do so at our stores
far cheaper than in the States,
with men of experience to help se
lect their outfits.
If you are coming to Alaska
the Land of Opportunity, and de
sire a good home town among a
fine class of citizens, buy your
ticket to y
VALDEZ
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. H. COCKER1LLE
Graduate Natloaal Uelvereltr
Waehlnften, D. C.
DENTIST
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JUNEAU, ALASKA
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Seward Alaska
Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public’s*
home.
European Plan.
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LOVE & MEALS
Insurance
Fire-Surety Bonds-Life
VALDEZHOSPITAL
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Terms Reasonable
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office bears—1 te 4 p. ■ -7 le 8 p. m.
Sunday by Appointment
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Baths in Connection
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