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SATURDAY, MARCH 14, 1914.
BUSINESS AND THE UNEMPLOY
ED.
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Secretary of Commerce Redfield, in
a recent address, punctured the con
tentions of the American Economist
and other standpatters that the pres
ence of large armies of unemployed
in the cities of the country has been
due to the operations of the tariff
law. He explained, as is generally
understood by those not seeking to
make political capital out of depress
ed economic conditions, that such
idleness ought not to be attributed
wholly to bad trade conditions. Re
viewing the world financial situation,
he found it not surprising that Euro
pean doubt and distress should have
their effect on this country. Added
to this were the local uncertainties
as to tariff, currency and business
legislation, and the natural causes at
tributed to suspension of trades and
industries during the winter months.
The “corner” w-as turned some time
ago. We have seen some great steel
plants and iron foundries increase op
erations to full time, and those that
were entirely shut down open up
again. The number of idle freight
cars has noticeably diminished since
the middle of January. There has
been a quickening a variety of busi
nesses associated w'ith the structural
and building lines. Mills have resum
ed operations in the Middle West,
and all these renewed activities have
combined to give a more cheerful as
pect to railroad prospects. The rail
roads still contribute a double voice,
but there seems to be an increasing
confidence that, whatever the rate de
cision may be, the subsequent hand
ling of the freight will be to the sal
isfaction of botli shipper and carrier.
Naturally, the tariff has a conspic
uous part in any comprehensive con
sideration of the business situation.
The low-er duties have added to our
food supply. As shown in government
statistics, during the last three
months of 1912. 112,000 head of cat
tle were imported as against 341,000
in the last three months of 1913. So,
too, with the grains, butter, fresh
meat, potatoes and other food pro
ducts. In 1912 the cost of fliving was
going up at an alarming rate. Very
little food was being imported. At the
close of 1913 prices were Irgher than
in 1912, but there is no doubt that
they would have been much higher
had it not been for the influx of
foreign foods on the markets. Since
December last wholesale prices have
declined. The last commodity report
issued by Bradsireets show's a down
ward trend. These importations have
not hurt the American manufacturer,
nor have they don injury to the
American farmer. The good that they
have accomplished js being slowly
made manifest and further evidence
of it may be expected as the months
of this new year pass into spring and
summer.
TEARING UP THE 31BLE.
Rev. Dr. Aked seems to continue to
maintain his place as a storm center
in the religious world.
A cit'zen of San Francisco, evident
ly wishing to express resentment to
ward the minister for his having re
nounced an orthodox bel ef publicly—
in the presence of a great crowd
lore up the Bible in his presence. If
one be made angry because a man of
influence renounces an orthodox be
lief, the act of tearing up the book
in which the doctrine so renounced
be set down, seems to be a little in
consistent. Why not tear up the doc
tor’s sermon rather, in that, to this
man, it, and not the Bible, offended?
It should be noted in this connection
that the dispatches are careful to say
that Dr. Aked has renounced the “or
thodox belief” in the virgin birth of
Christ—not in such birth itself. Just
what Dr. Aked’s views are on this
interesting subject these brief reports
do not give us to know.
But this is the age of the open
mind. The man and the woman who
goes groping ’round ixi distress be
cause he can see nothing to be thank
ful for, should be reminded of this
fact every morning bright and early,
before he has had time to get a grouch
on. Also he should look sharp, since
some one who is reasonably up-to
date may spring an ultra violet ray
on him, connect with his accumulated
bile and cause a discomfitting explo
sion. However, lest we forget, let
us quickly return to the birth ol'
Christ. There are some folks, un
able to accept the orthodox belief in
that story as written in the Bible,
who do still affect to be able to un
derstand how such a thing—as relat
ed in the Bible—might be true. To
these at least—and they are a very
respectable number—neiiher the Bible
nor Dr. Aked are at fault—only the
theatrically spectacular man who tore
the Bible up.—Ex.
Congregational Church.
Services will be held in the Con
gregational'church tomorrow as fol
lows :
At 11 a. m., sermon by the Rev.
C. S. Price on the subject, "The Mil
lenium.”
At 7:30 a sermon by Rev. Price
on the subject, "Christ and the Pass
ing of the Railroad Bill.”
There will be good music and sing
ing and you are cordially invited to
attend. The sermon in the evening
will be one that ought to appeal to you
and we expect to see you there.
Young People’s meeting at 6:30.
Everybody welcome.
Catholic Church.
Sunday services:
Confession * and holy communion.
8:30 a. m.
Mass and sermon, 10:30 a. m.
Sunday school, 2:00 p. m.
Rosary, instruction and benediction,
7:30 p. m.
FATHER VAN der POL, S. J..
Episcopal Church.
Services at the Church of the Epiph
any Sunday are:
Holy communion, 11 a. m.
Sunday school, 12 m.
Evensong, 7:30 p. m.
Pentecostal Mission.
Regular meetings: Sunday, 3 p. m.
and 7:30 p. m., also Monday, Tues
day, Thursday and Friday at 7:30.
Bible study each Monday evening.
WEATHER RECORD.
Taken at 8:00 a. m. Snow is given
as depth on level, in inches.
Locations— Temp. Snow
Saturday, March 14, 1914.
Wortman’s, Operator on trail, no re
port .
Summit, cloudy, calm .... 125
Beaver Dam, clear, calm . 7 78
Teikhell, cloudy, calm .... 1 87
Tonsina, clear, calm . 4 18
Copper Center, clear, calm -5 18
Gulkana, clear, calm . 5 28
Hoan's, clear, calm . 0 28
Paxson’s, cloudy, high North wind
. 2 30
Summit—Trail closed.
I Beaver Dam—Trail drifted.
Teikhell—Trail drifted.
Tonsina—Trail open.
Popper Center—Trail good.
Gulkana—Trail good.
Hogan’s—Trail good.
Paxson’s—Trail drifted.
Valdez, March 13, 1914.
Barometric Pressure .29.021
Temperature at 7 p. m.17
Maximum Temperature .25
Minimum Temperature .15
Mean Temperature .20
.'Precipitation .05
Cloudy, calm, wTind N. E. two miles.
Frequent, light snow all day.
Urge State Action.
j COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo., March
! 14.—Plans to request the government
j to assist in the preservation of his
j toric spots in Colorado will be dis
! cussed during the two days’ conven
ition of the Colorado Chapter of the
Daughters of the American Revolu
tion which began here today. Mrs.
Winfield Scott Tarbell, state regent,
presided.
Norway Had Prosperous Year.
CHRISTIANA, March 14.—That the
hist year was a prosperous one for
Norway is shown by the official gov
ernment report issued today showing
that the national wealth of the coun
crowns in 1912 to 3,883,619,000 in 1913,
an increase of approximately $250,
000,000.
Rear Admiral Retires.
WASHINGTON, March 14.—Rear
Admiral Charles E. Vreeland, ranking
member, next , to Admiral Dewey, of
the General Board of the United
States Navy, today was automatically
retired from the active service list.
Masons Lay- Cornerstone.
PITTSBURGH, Mareh 14.—Masons
froth all sections of the state gathered
here today for the laying of the cor
nerstone of the new Masonic Temple
In Fifth avenue, Schenley Farms,
which will fake place this afternoon.
Glasses $1.00 and up. CL- O. Reinke
at Valdes Drug Co. tf
BOLIVIA'S SACRED LAKE.
Over a Billion In Treaouro Said to Bo
Sunk In Ito Muddy Bed.
Legend has It that for more than 500
years the lake of Guatlvlta, at an ele
vation of 10,000 feet In Bolivia, hns
not only been held sacred to the gods
of the Indian tribes, but Into Its wa
ters the natives, with solemn ceremo
ny, used to cast their gold and silver
ornaments, gems and other valuables
as an offering to propitiate the evil
spirits. It has been estimated that in j
this manner treasure to the amount of ,
$1,500,000,000 found Its way to the bot- I
tom of the lake.
Many attempts were made to recov
er the treasure. The first was by the
Spaniards 250 years ago. They tried
(o drain off the waters of the lake, but
their engineering skill was not equal I
to the task. When they had drawn
off all but ten feet of the water they
were compelled to give up their pro- !
ject and take to dredging Instead. ;
They did succeed in recovering a small ;
part of the treasure in this way.
The most modern attempt was made j
twenty years ago by a company of !
Colombians and Englishmen. By dig- :
ging a tunnel 1,100 feet long down ;
the side of the mountain they succeed- :
ed in draining the lake, but then they
found to their dismay, instead of a
clear bottom, twenty-five feet of mud
covering the treasure. In all this com
pany spent $75,000 and recovered but j
$10,000 worth of gold and jewels be- \
fore they, too. abandoned the search. '
—Argonaut.
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A VERSATILE MONARCH. |
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Peter the Great of Russia Was a Real i
Jack of All Trades.
All historians agree that Peter the
Great of Russia was a man of various
accomplishments. After he became
emperor be worked as a shipbuilder
In Amsterdam. His object was to
stud; the construction of ships that
the information gained as an ordinary
workman might aid him in establish
ing a first class navy in his own coun
try. He also studied anatomy and
seemed to delight in dissecting human
bodies. He is said to have acted as
executioner on several occasions, one
being when, after the siege of Narva,
certain soldiers disobeyed orders,
whereupon he sentenced them to death
and killed them himself. He was also
wont to fiog criminals with his own
bands.
He practiced us a surgeou in his own
country, where he was accustomed to
perform amputations as well as to
bleed persons and druw teeth. Iu his
pockets he usually carried a ease of
surgical instruments. His versatility
Is indicated by the relics preserved in
Peter's museum, St. Petersburg, where
there are ship models, a chandelier and
other iron articles and Ivory figures,
all his own construction In the same
place there is at present on exhibition
a wax model of the great emperor
wearing a pair of shoes and a wig
made by himself.—London Standard.
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Willing to Oblige.
Brilliant sunshine made the garden
party enjoyable. The garden really
was a garden, and. though most of the
guests clustered on the lawn, one or
two wiser oeople sauntered around the
rose bordered paths.
Two of these were seated in a quiet
part of the garden enjoying the scent
of the flowers aud the solitude. They
were engaged Presently a mutual
friend sauntered down the path and
noticed them.
"You two seetn to be enjoying your
selves over here all alone,” said he.
“We are," said the girl and, being
a girl, managed to look pleased to see
him. "Won't you Join ns?"
“Sorry, I can't.” answered the friend
“not being a clergyman. But I’ll go
and find one If you say so."—New York
Mail _
Couldn’t Afford to Run.
When Jacob M. Dickinson, formerly
secretary of war, as a member of tbe
Alaskan boundary tribunal was called
upon suddenly to make his argument
because Sir Edward Carson had con
cluded his remarks one day abend of
time he began by telling a story: "So
far from feeling any sense of confi
dence.” he said to the pse.sident of the
court. ”1 am in a position very deeply
to sympathize with the feeling of the
Confederate soldier who. when the bat
tie line was sweeping forward in the
Inst fearful charge at Cblcknmalign
and a rabbit jumped up and ran
through to the rear, cried out: 'Run.
cottontail! If 1 did not have uuy more
character at stake than you have I
would run too.' "
Remembered It.
"What," said a teacher to a boy with
a slow memory, who had tried in vain
to tell the name of the schoolmaster;
"can't you remember your master's
name?”
"N-no, sir."
“My name Is Brown, blockheadl"
"Yes. sir."
"Well, now see If you cnu repeat It.
What is my name?”
"Brown Blockhead, sir.''—Exchange.
Youth and Age.
Boys leave the farm perhaps be
cause they want to see more of the
world than 100 acres, though when
most men are fifty years old they'd
be quite willing to trade the world
for 100 acres.—St Louis Globe-Demo
crat.
Reoiprooity.
Talkative Berber (about to lather)—
Dp you minis shutting your mouth, sir?
Patient One—No; do you? — Loudon
' Opinion.
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Seif conquest H -the greatest ef vic
tories.-Phuo.
The 17th of Ireland
Calls for a Green
TIE, HAT OR SUIT
We have them or
any other kind of
a Tie, Hat or Suit
you want.
Suits From
$12.50 to $40.00
Our line of Blue
Serge suits is the
most complete in
town and are
Priced From
$12.50 to $35.00
Get a Tango Shirt for the
Dance- - Something new.
GOOD GOODS
NOTICE OF ELECTION.
Notice is hereby given that; pur
suant to an order made by the dis
trict court of the Territory of Alaska,
Third division, in the matter of the
annexation of certain territory to the
incorporated Town of Valdez, the
common council of the Town of Val
dez has called -n election to be held I
in said town and in the territory pro !
posed to be ann xed to said town, on I
Saturday, March 21, 1914, to determ- I
ine whether said territory shall he I
30annexed as prayed for in the peti I
tion therefor, tiled in said district j
court as provided by law. The de
scription of said territory as set up
in said petition, is as follows, to-wit:
Beginning at Meander Corner No.
1 of the Valdez townsite survey and
running thence south, 24 degrees, 19
minutes, 14 seconds east, 240.638 j
feet; thence south 53 degrees, 32 j
minutes east, 1228.26 feet: thence
south, 74 degrees, 52 minutes east, '
568.26 feet; thence south, 45 degrees,
43 minutes east, 136.62 feet; thence
south, 30 degrees, 27 miuutes west,
131.24 feet; thence south, 29 degrees,
12 minutes west, 123.42 feet; thence
south, 14 degrees, 45 minutes west,
51.95 feet; thence north, 61 degrees,
27 minutes east, 5000 feet; thence
north, 28 degrees, 48 minutes west,
2050 feet; thence south 61 degrees,
30 minutes west, 5700 feet, to place
of beginning.
At such election qualilied electors
are invited to vote upon said prop
osition to annex said described ter
ritory to the Town of Valdez by plac
ing upon their ballots the words "For
annexation to the Town of Valdez,"
or "Against annexation to the Town
of Valdez,” or words equivalent there
to.
The polling place for such election
in the Town of Valdez shall be in
the hall of t.he common council on
Broadway avenue. The polling place
in the territory proposed to be an- .
t axed shall be in the ground Hoot
room of the Fish building on McKin
ley street, adjoining the Tillikuni
i’lt’b. The polls shall be open from
9 a. in. to 6 p. m. of March 21, 1914
The election board designated foi
the Town of Valdez is composed of the
following persons: Judges—H. P.
Sullivan, Louis Rosenthal, Thomas
Hunt: clerks -J. J. Cavana, Dan Wil
cey.
The election board designated ior
the territory proposed to be annexed
is composed of the following persons:
Judges—Adam Swan, Oliva Maroise.
J. H. Bell; clerks—Frank Millard.
Robert Weber.
The qualifications of an elector en -
titled to vote at such election, pre
scribed by law, are as follows: He or
she shall be a male or female per
son of the age of twenty-one years
or more and shall be the owner of
substantial property interests in land,
building or improvements on land or
tide land within the said corporation
or the territory proposed to be an
nexed to or Incorporated within such
corporation.
TOWN OF VALDEZ.
By E. E. RITCHIE, Mayor.
RANDALL E. ASHBY,
Town Clerk.
' First publication Feb. 20, 1914.
i Last publication March 20, 1914. '
Hospital of the Good Samaritan.
For $6.00 we will give you a ticket
entitling you to hospital service and
care for any eight weeks out of the
/ear from date of your ticket, when
^capacitated by Injury or sickness.
6ee W. H Ziegler.
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
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Meet entry Tuesday evening at 3 ociuotlt
ICat/le Hall All n»**tnbers are req.‘esteci te
nt tend. T. (l. glJINN. Arctic Chief
S. M<’NIK(’K. Secretary
Local Valdez
SOCIALIST PARTY
Meets Thursdays at
8 o’clock at
the local quarters back of
Ingram & Bush’s Cigar Store
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Summons for Publication.
Theo. Emel, plaintiff, vs. VY. l ied
Swanson and F. A. Hancock, defend
ants.—No. 653. Summons for Publica
tion.
To the above-named defendant,
W. Fred Swanson:
You are hereby required to appear
in the district court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division, within
thirty days after the completion of
publication of this summons against
you, to-wit, within thirty days after
the 28th of March, 1914; and answer
the complaint of plaintiff filed here
in, and unless you so appear and an
swer the plaintiff will apply to the
court for the relief demanded in the
complaint, decreeing her to be the
owner of the launch Anita, and.that
neither you nor your co-defendant has
any interest in or title to the same.
Witness the Hon. Fred M. Brown,
judge of said court, this 13th day of
February, 1914. ARTHUR LANG,
Clerk of the District Court, for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division.
By T. P. GEUAGHTY, Deputy Clerk.
First publication Feb. 14, 1914.
Last publication March 28, 1914.
Notice to Creditors.
in the United States Commissioner's
Court, ex officio Judge in Probate,
Valdez Precinct, Third Judicial Di
vision, Territory of Alaska.
In the matter of the estate of Peter
Steinmetz, deceased. W. A. Rystrom,
administrator.—Notice to Creditors.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, administrator of the estate
of Peter Steinmetz, deceased, to the
creditors of, and all persons having
claims against the said estate, to ex
hibit them, with the necessary vouch
ers, within six (6) months after the
first publication of this notice, to the
said administrator at the office of C.
E. Bunnell, at Valdez, Alaska, the
same being the place for the trans
action of the business of said estate.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 10th
day of February, 1914.
W. A. RYSTROM, .
Administrator of the estate of Peter
Steinmetz, deceased.
First publication Feb. 11, 1914.
Last publication Maroh 16, 1914.
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Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
IWashington.ID. C.
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