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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1918
NEW ARMY SCHEME.
When President Wilson accepted
Lindley M. Garrison’s resignation as
Secretary of War, he administered
pho lethal potion to the ‘‘Continental
Army” scheme. The plan had found
little active support either in con
gress or out, and it is extremely
doubtful whether the President, by
throwing his whole support behind it,
could have carried it through. A
large number of Democrats as well
as Republicans opposed the system
and in sacrificing the Secretary of
War instead of backing him up, the
President simply recognized the ex
igencies of politics.
The Garrison plan—formerly the
Wilson plan also—failed in spite of
its admirable but impracticable feat
ures to arouse a particle of enthusi
asm in the country, and probably
this is the reason why its support
dwindled in congress to such an ex
tent that its defeat was foredoomed.
The President failed to tell the
people much in his stump speeches
on preparedness, but he learned a
thing or two. He learned that the
people stand for adequate prepared
ness against invasion. He learned
that they want a navy capable of de
fending our shores from aggression,
but want it only for the purposes of
defense. He learned that they want
effective coast defenses. Also he
learned that the people do not want
the burden of a large standing army,
although undoubtedly they do want
a larger army than they have, and
they are willing to spend a reason
able amount in preparedness, pro
vided it does not get into the hands
of the Fricks ai»u the Morgans.
The continental army scheme hav
ing died a-borning, congress is now
considering a plan for enlarging and
federalizing the militia, which is now
purely a state organization, if the
unilitia can be made subject to the call
•f the war department for maneuvers
as well as for active service and it
can be so organized that its reputa
tion as a strikebreaking establish
ment can be removed, it is possible
tliat it offers the solution to the mili
tary problem now facing the country.
However, there is a widespread
reeling that the cost of maintaining
the army and navy is- altogether too
largo in comparison to results ob
tained. If Germany can build a navy
second to none for $500,000,000 less
than we have already spent, the peo
ple are demanding to know what be
comes of the money. That it does
not go to the officers and men is an
assured fact, and if the politicians
get it, it is high time that the graft
ers are relegated to the background
and an efficiency expert employed.
The people will be willing to have
an army and navy if they can be as
sored they will get what they pay for.
TO ANNIHILATE NAVIES.
A well known resident of South
eastern Alaska claims to have invent
ed a plan whereby he can destroy
the combined fleets of the world.
"Their destruction, ho says, would
not entail an expenditure of more
than fifty million dollars, and it
would bo complete. This death-deal
ing Inventor alleges that he has given
much thought to the perfection of a
plan that would quickly put an end
to all war, thus placing himself in
I Competition with the great apostle
of peace, Henry Ford. It would in
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volve the destruction of many lives,
it is true, and much money value,
at a trifling expense, ccomparatively
speaking, and the end would juctify
the means. The inventor refuses to
give any inkling of the means he
would employ to . emcompass the
wholesale annihilation of a war fleet
no matter how large it may be. He
will submit his plan to the Navy
Department, for its adoption, should
it be found practicable. The inventor,
with true faith in his invention, de
clares that he is a patriotic American
and that ha has no desire to reap a
fortune from his brain product, but
that he will be quite content to hand
it over to the United States for a mo
dest consideration.—Juneau Empire.
Tho United States wants all the
powers to agree to disarm liners ab
solutely in time of war. Germany
goes one better by announcing her
decision to treat all armed,merchant
men as warships and informing all
the neutral powers “that they may
warn their citizens against further
entrusting their lives and property
to armed merchantmen belonging to
the powers at war with the German
empire.” Under the circumstances,
however, there is little likelihood that
the Allies will accept the American
suggestion unless Germany scuttle’s
all her own submarines—but that
brings up the same old endless chain
controversy.
The outburst of feeling in Japan
against Great Britain finds its source
in commercialism—where nearly all
international jealousies arise, direct
ly or indirectly. England’s position'
in China, if maintained, is a menace
to Japanese designs. The Celestial
republic is the battleground for a
bloodless war that is developing, if
not already raging, i.etween the Occi
dent, represented by Britain, and the
Orient, represented by Nippon. The
Anglo-Japanese Alliance, because it
is an unholy alliance, cannot exist
long under such conditions.
Down in Juneau a man placed sev
eral hundred thousand dolars in the
hands of a friend, for safekeeping.
After a time the pair fell out and
engaged in a game of fisticuffs. The
man who had deposited his money
with his friend demanded it, and
upon being refused went before the
courts which decided that the money
belonged to the man in whose pos
session it was, as the fight had de
stroyed the rights of ownership. This
is but a hypothesis, and is the way
that a nation’s morals are subverted
by mercenary matters in time of war.
But isn’t it queer reasoning?
Oregon’s member of the Ford peace
expedition returned a strong convert
to preparedness. How Henry must
regret all that money wasted on
him.
MILLARD may re candidate
FOR DELEGATE’S SEAT IF
JUNEAU EMPIRE: B. F. Millard,
of Valdez, will, not be a candidate on
the Republican ticket for Delegate
to Congress if—
That was the way Mr. Millard dis
cussed his candidacy with an 'Empire
representative the other day while
he was in Juneau: en route south on
the Admiral Evans.
Mr. Millard was asked point blank
whether he was a candidate or not.
Ho stated that many had asked him
to run and if—
Mr. Millard said he had been ac
tive in the business development of
Alaska and had always participated
in a small way in the political .devel
opment. He had not thought very se
riously of the delegateship. If there
is to be a quiet election, and provided
Delegate Wickersham is not shown
to be a formidable candidate, Mr.
Millard may consent to let his name
go broadcast to be dallied with. if—-,
if—.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert Grigsby and
family have moved to the residence
formerly occupied by Lieut. Weeks,
on Sherman street, nearly opposite
the school house.
II VITA HOD HAS RAILROAD
BOOM THINKS A LAWYER
In the mail that Coke Hill found
accumulated for him on his return
from Tanana was a letter from a
Philadelphia lawyer regarding some
property in lditarod, and the lawyer
said: *‘I notice by the newspapers
that a railroad has just been ran in
to lditarod. Will this cause any ma
terial change in the value or rental
of the property?"
Verily the newspapers of Alaska
have no monopoly as to misinforma
tion.—(lditarod pioneer.)
TWO MILLION DOLLAR
STEEL PLANT PLANNED.
CHATTANOOGA. Feb. 29.—A syn
dicate of local capitalists has been
organized with a capitalization of two
million dollars and will erect a steel
plant here to engage in the manufac
ture of structural steel. The com
pany It Is announced, owns a vast
tract of mineral, ground and will
mine and smelt their own ores.
PREPARING FOR”
BIG BUSINESS
All Transportation Companies Serv
ing Alaskan Porte Have Big
Business in Sight for Season.
SEATTLE, Feb. 29.—The officials
of all steamship companies operating
to Alaska from Puget Sound antici
pate a record-breaking business this
summer and are making every prepa
ration for handling it.
The operations of the Alaskan En
gineering commission are expected
to keep several freighters employed
in transporting supplies and material
to the north. The commission has
announced that if the full appropria
tion asked for this year’s operations
are made by congress that between
fifteen hundred and two thousand
men will be employed and that a vast
quantity of material will be required
to be sent to Seward and Anchorage.
The transportation companies op
erating to Southwestern Alaskan
ports say they are sure of good busi
ness as the products of the mines in
the Copper River valley and on
Prince William Sound will furnish
cargoes on the southbound trips,
high price of copper has stimulated
the mines to their fullest capacity and
the ore shipments to the smelter are
steadily increasing as new properties
reach the shipping stage.
Indications also point to heavier
shipments than usual to interior
Alaska and already there is a heavy
demand for freight space on the first
steamers leaving St. Michael after
the opening of navigation on the Yu
kon route, tl is also announced that
several new steamers will be placed
in commission on the Yukon river if
the Alaskan Engineering commission
decided to begin construction work
from the interior end of the the rail
road during the summer.
AUTOMOBILE LINE
TO FAIRBANKS
Frame Brothers will Operate Regular
Service Between Valdez and
Fairbanks Coming Summer.
The first announcement of the au
tomobile service for next season is
made by Grover Frame, who states
that be and his brother will operate
a line of Ford cars during tho entire
season of 1916. The service will be
started as soon as the snow permits
the passage over the summit and will
be operated from Fairbanks south as
far as the deep snow will permit,
early in the spring.
The outlook for the entire Tanana
and Yukon valleys is very bright and
a big passenger business is expected.
The great saving in time by this
route as against the all water route
induced many persons to travel this
way last summer, and in spite of the
poor condition of the roads the trip
was made in from sixty to one hun
dred hours.
Weather Report.
Valdez, Feb. 28, 191(1.
Barometer pressure .89.920
Temperature 7 p. m.2*
Maximum temperature.31
Minimum temperature .20
Mean temperature.26.5
Clear, fresh wind, northeast 20
miles.
Interior Weather.
Valdes, Alaska, Feb. 29, 1916.
Fairbanks, —27; cloudy, calm.
Salcha, —21; cloudy, calm.
Richardson, —22; cloudy, calm.
McCarthy. —16; cloudy, calm,
trail heavy.
Paxson, —10; 27 inches of snow;
cloudy, windy, trail good.
Hogan, —4; 26 inches of snow;
clear, calm, trail fair.
Gulkana, 6 above; 29 Inches of
snow; clear, windy, trail good.
Copper Center, —5; 16 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail good.
Tonslna, 4 above; trail good, clear,
calm. !
Teikhell, —10; 48 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail drifted.
Beaver Dam. 8 above; 6 inches of
snow; ojoudy, calm, trail drifted.
Summit, 107 inches of snow;
storming, trail drifted.
Wortman’s, 14 above; 66 inches of
snow; cloudy, windy, trail closed.
Change Tonight.
Swell arranged program tonight at
the Liberty. tour reels of solid
amusement. Visit the Liberty tonight
and see a good show. *
PREPAREDNESS
Seems To Be the Slogan of This Country at Present.
The Slogan of the Housewife at All Times Should Be,
The Best Quality j>f Groceries
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We Carry Such Goods as '
Hill’s Coffee, Del Monte Fruits and Vegetables, :
Centennial Flour, Cresca Fancy Canned Goods
Fisher’s Blend Flour, Beech Nut Grape Jelly
And everything that’s good in Groceries and Provisions. ’
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Every Boat Brings Us Seasonable Fresh Fruits and
Vegetables.
Our Prices on Groceries Make It Expensive for You to Trade Elsewhere.
S. BLUM & CO.,I^
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DONALDSON SOHEDULB
Lvs. Fort Li scum Lvb. Valdes
8:15 a.m. 9:46 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:16 a.m. 9:46 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:CO p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
TIDE TABLES FOR MARCH.
The table given below is for high
and low water in Valdez Bay, for
the month of March, 1916.
Wednesday, March 1.
High, 10:09 am. 9.6; 11:17 pm, 7.8.
Low, 3:52 am. 3.0: 4:57 pm.—0.7.
Thursday, March 2.
High, 10:57 am, 10.0.
Low, 4:51 am, 2.0; 5:37 pm, —1.0.
Friday, March 8.
High, 11:53 pm. 8.6; 11:44 am. 10.1.
Low, 5:41 am, 1.1; 6:16 pm. —1.0.
Saturday, March 4.
High, 12:27 am, 9.3; 12:31 pm, 10.0.
Low, 5:26 am, 0.3; 6:49 pm, —0.7.
Sunday, March S.
High, 12:59 am, 9.7; 1:13 pm, 9.6.
Low, 7:08 am, —0.1; 7:21 pm. —0.2
Monday, March 6.
High, 1:28 am. 9.9; 1:54 pm, 9.0.
Low, 7:48 am, —0.3; 7:51 pm —0.5
Tuesday, March 7.
High. 2:04 am, 9.9; 2:34 pm, 8.2.
Low, 8:27 am, —0.2; 8:21 pm, 1.3.
Wednesday, March 8.
High, 2:84 am, 8.6; 3:14 pm, 7.3
Low, 9:06 am, 0.2; 8:52 pm, 2.0.
Thursday, March 9.
High, 3:06 am, 9.1; 3:59 pm, 6.5.
Low, 9:49 am, 0.8; 9:24 pm, 2.8.
Friday, March 10.
High, 3:42 am, 8.6; 4:63 pm, 5.7.
Low, 10:39 am, 1.4; 10:00 pm, 3.6.
Saturday, March 11.
High, 4:26 am, 7.9; 6:23 pm, 5.1.
Low, 11:46 am, 2.0; 10:48 pm, 4.1.
Sunday, March 12.
High, 5:27 am, 7.4; S:26 pm, 5.2.
Low, 1:32 pm, 3,t.
Monday, March 18.
High, 6:16 am, 7.3; 9:43 pm, 6.6.
Low. 0:08 am, 4.6; 2:59 pm, 2.0.
Tuesday, March 14.
High, 8:23 am, 7.3; 10:20 pm, 6.2.
Low. 2:18 am. 4.6; 3:64 pm, 1.5.
Wednesday, March IB.
High, 9:38 am, 7.7; 10:52 pm, 6.8.
Low, 3:56 am, 3.9; 4:31 pm, 1.2.
Thursday, March 16.
High, 10:18 am, 8.8; 11:16 pm, 7.6.
Low, 4:31 am, 3.1; 5:01 pm, 0.8.
Friday, March 17.
High. 11:01 am, 8.6.
Low, 4:69 am. 2.3: 5:27 pm, 0.6
Saturday, March 18.
High, 11:40 pm, 8.1; 11:37 am 8.8.
Low, 6:34 am, 1.4; 6:52 pm, —0.5.
Sunday, March 19.
High, 0:04 am, 8.7; 12:15 pm, 8.9.
Low, 6:09 am, —0.7; 6:19 pm, —0.6
Monday, March 20.
High, 12:30 am, 9.3; 12:52 pm, 8.8.
Low. 6:44 am. 0.0; 8:47 pm, —0.8.
Tuesday, March 21.
I High, 12:67 am, 9.7; 1:31 pm, 8.6.
iLow. 7:31 am, —0.5; 7:19 pm, 1.2.
Wednesday, March za.
High, 1:28 am, 10.0: 2:12 pm, 8.0.
Low, 8:01 am, —0.7; 7:61 pm. 1.8.
Thursday, March 28.
High, 2:02 am, 10.0; 2:68 pm, 7.3.
Low, 8:46 am,—0.6; 8:28 pm, 2.1.
Friday, March 24.
High, 2:41 am, 9.8; 3:62 pm, 6.6.
Low, 9:36 am, —0.3; 9:07 pm, 2.8.
Saturday, March 25.
High, 3:88 am, 9.4; 4:69 pm, 6.0.
Low, 10:37 am, —0.3; 10:01 pm, 3.4
Sunday, March 20.
High, 4:37 am, 8.8; 6:34 pm, 6.7.
Low, 11:64 am, —0.7; 11:14 pm, 3.9
Monday, March 27.
High, 6:46 am, 8.4; 8:02 pm. 6.1
Low, 1:26 pm, —0.8.
Tuesday, March 28.
High, 7:22 am, 8.2; 9:18 pm, 6.8.
Low, 1:02 am, 3.3; 2:46 pm, —0.6.
Wednesday, March 29.
High, 8:60 am, 8.4; 10:04 pm, 7.7.
Low, 2.48 am, 3.3; 3:42 pm, 0.4.
Thursday, March 80,
High, 9:67 am, 8.7; 10:44 pm, 8.6.
Low, 3:66 am, 2.2; 4:27 pm, —0.2,
Friday, March 81.
High. 10:61 am, 9.0; 11:18 pm, 9.8.
Low, 4.48 am, 1.1; 8:06 pro, —0.2.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
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always has been found to
“back” a good plan, a good
idea, a good business ven
ture or a good mining pros
pect ; otherwise a good many
of today’s successful busi
ness enterprises would still
be mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the in
troductions of the man with
the idea, the man with a
prospect, or business to the
man with the dollar
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PHONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Building
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flee hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., 7 to )
p. m. Sunday by appointment.
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Phone 42
Alaska Avenue Valdes, Alaska
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Arcade Cafe
OPEN ALL NIGHT
Private Dining Room with Electric
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