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MONDAY, APRIL 19, 1915.
MR. HILL LOOKS AHEAD AGAIN.
More than once the ability of James
J. Hill, the builder of the Great North
ern, to “see ahead” has been demon
strated. Therefore his predictions as
to the duration of the war in Eu
rope, and its effect on Interest rates
and the prices of wheat will attract
attention. His idea that peace will
come long before the supply of men
is exhausted is based upon the appar
ent limitations on financial resources.
t When the fighting has ceased, Mr.
Hill believes that the European na
tions will offer more for money than
any one in the United States is will
ing to pay and that interest rates in
consequence will be very high. The
soldiers, when peace is established,
will turn to the soil, and wheat and
other farm products will be cheap—
Mr. Hill would not be surprised if
wheat should be sold on the farm at
s 70 cents a bushel in 1916. According
| to this forecast by a man who is dis
i tinguished in railroad building, in
finance and in agriculture, the war
, will be over in a year—perhaps in
less time. The prophecy is worth
keeping in mind.
—
DIVERTING THE TIDE OF IMMI
GRATION.
To what extent the canal will shift
the million or more immigrants per
year during the next six years is a
grave problem to the people of the
Pacific coast. Extravagant tales have
been circulated of the hundreds of
thousands who were paying for tick
ets on monthly plan and only wait
ing for transportation to open through
the canal. Careful investigation, how
'.ever, suggests no real foundation for
; such figures, but rather the consensus
of opinion seems to be that the tide
will turn this way naturally and grad
ually. To what extent that tide will
rise will largely depend upon how the
, immigrant is take care of after he
'arrives. Upon that point also hinges
the far more important question,
I “Will he be an asset or a liability?”
in this latter question the w'est faces
a tremendous responsibility and an
unusual opportunity. Suppose, as the
writer believes probable, one million
are attracted hither during the next
six years. To the extent they are ex
ploited they will become city liabili
ties in the form of slums, labor trou
bles, etc. To the extent they are di
rected with kindly sympathy to a
.right understanding of Amer'can citi
zenship, to become producers on the
•vacant land that everywhere is wait
ing, they will become real assets.—
^Engineering Magazine.
"Hark from the tomb, a doleful
sound.” One Roosevelt has emerged
rom oblivion to suggest that the gov
>mment should hasten public works,
;.uch as the building of the Alaskan
iailways. Simultaneously the Out
look, of New York, publishes an arti
cle on the red tape and bureaucratic
Methods which have held Alaska
?>ack. As Roosevelt is personally and
hrectly responsible for the stagna
tion in Alaska, and the Outlook was
•'ne of the periodicals muckraking the
jountry, even to the extent of send
jig a correspondent to the country,
,nd then refusing to publish his ar
cles because they treated Alaska
lirly—it is indeed ludicrous to see
ils expert politician and the publica
on crawling into the band wagon
ad shouting for Alaska. The north
rn territory can get along very well
ithout either Roosevelt or the Out
ok; and as Plnchot, Glavls and Oth
• enemies of Alaska have been lost
the square deal now being given
i the territory, so Roosevelt and
e Outlook can best be forgotten.—
Eiilway and Marine News.
Lieut. Dougherty, chief signal offi
r for the military cable and tele
aph line, who has made a trip of
jpection of the stations in the in
rior, is expected to reach town to
y, having left Wort man’s this morn
j. The Soft enow, however, makes
LVel Slow and difficult and the
H of his arrival cannot be guessed
with ahy degree of certainty.
Mflces to rent over Valdez brug Co.
ALDRICH BURIED
IN PROVIDENCE
PROVIDENCE, R. I., April 19.—The
funeral services over the remains of
former Senator Aldrich was held yes
terday afternoon. Ex-president W. H.
Taft, J. D. Rockefeller and other
prominent men in political and busi
ness life in the nation were honorary
pallbearers. A large number of peo
ple lined the streets as the casket
was taken from the home to the
churcn and from the church to the
grave.
germansIetake
LOST POSITIONS
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(Continued from page 1.)
ties in Bukowina are assuming a more
violent character. From 10 o’clock
this morning until 1 an artillery -duel
raged over the plains of Mahala and
Rarancea, between Ostritza and Bo
jan. The waters of the Pruth are
carrying away the bodies of soldiers
who attempted to cross. The Russians
will wait for the Pruth to subside be
fore initiating operations against
Czernowitz. The population of Buk
owina suffers so much from hunger
and the continual change of regime
that a revolution is feared.
_
Bulgars Ask What They Get.
SOFIA, April 19.—General Pau left
today for Nish. Before leaving he
had a long interview with the Min
ister for War. The Volia, the minis
terial organ, writes:
"If the entente powers believe in
the strength of the Bulgarian army,
why do they not previously state in
concrete form what compensation Bul
garia will obtain on going into action?
Every Bulgarian will march where
he is led when he knows the reward
is guaranteed.”
The Mir states that the relations
of Bulgaria with the representatives
of Germany and Austria are becom
ing strained. The Germans want to
become complete masters of Bulgaria
as they have become in Turkey, but
Bulgaria, says the Mir, must annul
the German loan and supply herself
with war materials elsewhere. As a
matter of fact, the Germans will not
allow the export of medicaments for
which Bulgaria paid long ago.
LUMBER MILL
RESUMES WORK
Manager Finical of the Copper Riv
er Lumber company resumed opera
tions at the local mill this morning
and will cut 250,000 feet of lumber
for the yard. During the past winter
the demand has been heavy for local
lumber and the yard has been cleaned
of certain sizes which will be imme
diately cut and the stock brought up
to the minute so that orders can be
tilled at a moment’s notice.
King Takes Pledge.
LONDON, April 19.—Ten thousand
churches yesterday celebrated the
taking of the pledge by King George.
At a mass meeting in central London
2,000 men signed the pledge not to
use intoxicating liquors.
Alameda Reaches Seattle.
SEATTLE, April 19.—The steamer
Alameda reached here last night from
Alaska and will sail north on the
24th inst., taking a capacity cargo
of freight and all the passengers the
ship has accommodations for.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
(The Rev. J. Dunstan and wife are
northbound passengers on the Mari
posa. Rev. Dunstan will take charge
of the Congregational church in this
city.
Dr. M. M. Hopkins and wife are re
turning to Valdez on the steamer
Mariposa.
The crossing from the courthouse
to the McKinley hall is being con
structed by federal prisoners. The
necessary lumber was furnished by
the city council.
The marshal’s office Is making up
a largo shipment of supplies to be
sent to Ship Creek for the new office
to be located at that point. Deputy
Marshal Warddell, now at katalla,
will be in charge of the new office..
’—‘—"T~ 4
John Miller, the Slate creek operat
or, is coming to Valdez on the Mari
posa.
New spring coats direct from New
York at E. Winter’s. tf
DEAD SOLDIERS
GADSE EPEDEMIG
Unburied Dead of Both Armies Lie
Unburied On Battlefields In
Northern France.
LONDON, April 1».—The constant
artillery firing, the swaying back and
forth of the battle-line with the con
sequent inability of either side to bury
the dead between the opposing arm
ies has caused the doctors to fear
that -one of the worst epidemics in
history will be staited unless the
most stringent rules and regulations
are enforced by the military authori
ties. ,
All the drinking water for the Brit
ish and French troops is being taken
from wells far in the rear of the
fighting line, but the troops cannot
always be depended upon to wait for
the distilled water, but on the con
trary they drink from polluted wells
at the front and in consequence
many of them have been taken sick.
CHICAGO STRIKE
IS_SETTLED
CHICAGO, April 19.—President
Metz of the carpenters union of this
city stated this morning that the un
ion officials and the contractors had
agreed to submit th trouble between
them to a board of arbitration for
settlement.
The men are to return to work
immediately and the raise in salary,
if any, is to be dated from today.
The carpenters union has notified the
other unions of the agreement and
the syympathetic strikes will be stop
ped at once.
suicidTfollows
DEATH OF WIFE
LONDON, April 19.—Baron Herbert
de Reuter, manager of the Reuter
telegraph service, committed suicide
today by shooting himself through the
head. De Reuter had grieved con
siderably over the death of his wife,
who passed away last Thursday after
a short illness.
WAIF BRINGS GASOLINE
FOR LOCAL CONSUMPTION
The launch Waif reached Valde?
this morning from Katalla, bringing a
cargo of Alaska gasoline for S. Blum
& Co. Captain Orr commands the
Waif.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
FOR SALE—Either one of my
horses with or without express wag
on. City Express. k 19
Joe Walters is in town from Ella
mar.
Fresh Koenigs, Augustine Kyer,
and Shull’s candies at Valdez Drug
Animated Weekly and change of
pictures tonight at the Orpheum.
Pete Olson arrived from Mineral
creek this morning.
Tv —v
See Tod Winter for your watch and
jewelry repairing at E. Winter’s store.
All work guaranteed. t
Ladies and children’s spring and
summer hats at The Emporium. tf
Something new ih piece goods, al
so summer hats for ladies and chil
dren received on last boat at E.
Winter’s. tf
Chinese noodleB and chop suey at
Valdez Cafe after 7 p. m. tf
Latest popular copyrights and clas
sics at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Co. tf
Have you tried the V. P. Co. brand
of eggs? If not do It now and note
the difference. The Yakima Fruit
Co. tf
Large stock of cut glass and Paris
ian Ivory at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Home cooked dinner served at Mrs.
M. Olson’s on Hobart street, $ o’clock
ou,,,weeK days, 6 o’clock on Sundays
Dinner 50 cei&t?. .... tf
Remington and Smith Premier type
writers for sale or rent at Valdez
•Drug Co. tf
STETSON HATS
The Old Reliable
You know the hat---you,ve worn it tor years, in
town and on the trail. You will agree with us that
it has been the most satisfactory hat you have ever
worn. There are other makes-perhaps some of them
just as good—none bet
ter, however. You don’t
have to take a chance—buy a STETSON.
Price $5.00.
Our Grocery Sale Is Still on, With Plenty of Fresh
Stock to Supply Your Needs.
So Is Our Shoe Sale With a BUT.
We sold a lot of shoes at this sale, and no wonder. Never before
have shoes been sold in Valdez at these prices. Z?£/T---Now our
sizes are broken and our assortment much smaller, BUT--If you
can get a fit you get a bargain.
S. BLUM & CO.
GOOD GOODS
WILSON LEAVES
FORJHE MIOAS
Jim Wilson, with twenty-five head
of stock, went across the by this
morning to start the work of haul
ing the big steel cables from the
beach to the Midas. The huge rolls
of wire are to be sledded to the
basin before the snow goes, after
which they will be strung on the
towers and the aerial tramway will
then be in working condition.
BUY TOWN LOTS NORTHERN
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Valdez is not dead, only sleeping,
and it always wakes up in time to
go to work.
Buy when everyone else wants to
sell. If you buy when everyone wants
to buy you pay the top price.
Valdez has more mineral resources
close to it than any other town in
Alaska outside of Juneau.
Many gold and copper properties
are near Valdez awaiting only a little
labor or capital to develop them.
Valdez has had several "booms.” It
is soon to have another. Buy while
property is cheap.
Valdez will be on the map when
some other places are forgotten.
You can get 25 per cent, income
on property in Valdez at present
prices. ;
In the states if you get five per
cent, net out of rented property you
are ’ucky. In Valdez you can get
from 20 to 30 per cent, a year.
If you have any property to rent,
colectlons to be made, give your busi
ness to the Northern Real Estate
Exchange, located on Wall street,
phone 59. Live agents. Adv.
weatner Keport.
Valdez, April 18, 1915.
Barometric pressure .30,230
Temperature at 5 p. m. 35
Maximum temperature . 41
Minimum temperature . 30
Mean temperature . 351-2
Precipitation .15
Cloudy air, wind northeast 4 miles.
Rained at night and frequent showers
all day.
Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Dow and chil
dren are returning to Valdez on the
Mariposa which left Seattle last night.
TIDE TABLES PORT OF VALDEZ.
Compiled from the official tide ta
bles Issued by the Coast and Geodet
ic Survey. The time for high and
low water is for the Port of Valdes
and Is Valdez time. Immediately fol
lowing the t'me of high and low wa
ter "is given the height of the tide
in feet and tenths:
Monday, April 19.
High tide 2:10 a. m., 11.8; 3:36
p. m., 9.1.
Low tide 9:08 a. m„ 0.2; 8:38 p.
m., 3.4. .
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa, S. S. Alameda and S. S. Northwestern
sail from Seattle the 6th, 12th, 18th, 24th and 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez *outh-7th, 13th, 19th, 25th and 31th for Cor
dova, Skagway, Juneau, Wrangall, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Wrangell. Juneau, Sheep creek Treadwell.
Douglas Skagway. Cordova, Ellamar. Valdez and Latouche. Explosives. S S Seward.
S S Seward. 5th' S S Latouche. 15th: S S Cordova. S5th of eaoh month—Right re
served to change this schedule without notice.
F B.' Tracy, GenXAgt- Valdez Dock’Co., Local Agt
Copper Kiver Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OP
Native and I f T11/IQI7D and Building
Puget Sound JL.U1V1IjI1.IY Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right \y. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
In Contact.
"Do you ever hear from your broth
er in college?”
"Oh, yes. He keeps in constant
touch with father."—Wisconsin State
Journal.
Notice.
Notice is hereby given that the reg
ular annual meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Alaska Water, Light and
Telephone Company will be held at
6aid company’s office, in the Town
of Valdez, Alaska, on Monday, the
third day of May, 1915, at the hour
of two o’clock in the afternoon of
said day, at which meeting the di
rectors of said company shall be
elected for the ensuing year, and
such other business shall be trans
acted as may regularly come before
said meeting.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 17tii
day of April, 1915.
JONES H. KIRK,
Secretary.
First publication April 17, 1915.
Last publication May 1, 1915. •
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WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska, April 19. 1915.
STATION \bove Below, Snow In. WEATHER CONDITIONS
Donnelly . 30 Clear, strong southwest wind.
McCallum . 30 4 Clear, calm, trail fair.
Paxson’s . 30 4 Cloudy, calm, trail soft.
Hogan . 21 Clear, calm, -‘rail muddy.
Gulkana. 20 Clear, calm, trail bare.
Copper Center.35 Clear, calm, trail bare.
Tonslna .35 Clear, strong southeast wind.
’Teikhell .33 17 Clear, calm, trail •soft.
Beaver Dam. 37 37 Clear, dhlm, trail soft.
Sumrtttt 1. 83 §0 Clear, ctgn, trail soft.
Wortman's . 40 10 Clear, calm, trail soft.