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FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 1915.
ABOUT FRIENDS OF SELF-GOV
ERNMENT.
Don’t forget that the fight is not
really one for immediate statehood
for Alaska. It is in fact a fight to
substitute the demand for statehood
for that of “full territorial form of
government.” It is a movement to
prevent immediate action on the
suggestion of President Taft in 1912
and President Wilson in 1913 that the
time has arrived for “full territorial
form of government” for Alaska. It
is an effort to delay the application
of more complete self-government to
Alaska.
Those who are demanding “imme
diate” statehood are still opposing a
“full territorial form of government,”
or suggesting that it come piecemeal.
They still contend that “full territor
ial form of government” is too ex
pensive, and in doing so they admit
that they do not want a state gov
ernment now. They simply want de
lay in the extension of more home
rule for Alaska.
Let us have a “full territorial form
of government” bilk from congress
next winter and the present support
ers of that method of gaining a wider
measure of self-government will be
the stoutest fighters next year and
in the subsequent years for statehood
of all the people in Alaska. This is
not an empty promise. It is a state
ment of fact. The people of Alaska
know who have been the hardest
fighters for self-government. They
know that the real supporters of self
government are those who are now
fighting for “full territorial form of
government.” They supported the
Wickersham legislative bill with
might and main—and with it in full
force, they immediately began asking
for more. Give them more, and they
will fight for still more.
Delegate Wickersham, when urging
ihe passage of the legislative assem
bly bill, said it would be a start,
and with it gained we could ask for
more powers. The supoprters of “full
territorial government,” who accepted
him at his word, and urged the pass
age of his bill, are now asking that
the next step be taken. When we
take (hat next step, the next will be
statehood. They are urging contin
uous progress in government along
practical lines.
The people are not going to per
mit politicians to pull the wool over
their eyes in this matter.—Juneau
Empire.
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.
Laurence develops and prints ko
dak pictures. Work guaranteed. tf
Public stenographer, Miss E. E.
Johnson at the Southern Hotel. k2
Father Cremont, bishop of the Cath
olic church in Alaska, returned to
this city today from the states.
For pure drugs see window of Val
dez Drug Co. tf
The women’s auxiliary of the Pio
| neers will give a “cotton ball’ next
Saturday at Eagle hall and every
body is expected to come and enjoy
, themselves.
Don’t forget the cotton ball at Eagle
hall on Saturday night. The women’s
■ auxiliary of the Pioneers will see that
you have a good time.
i G. O. Reinke, the watchmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co.
All work guaranteed.
,| Alder wood for sale at $5.00 a cord,
jfour-foot length. Phone 195. k 6
_
! See Tod Winter for your watch and
ewelry repairing at E. Winter’s store.
Ill work guaranteed. T
Orpheum Tonight.
Program for tonight:
Animated Weekly of interesting
vents.
“Sophia of the Films,” serial com
ly No. 2.
Gypsy romance, romantic drama.
“Transformation of Prudence," a
veil story.
Comfortable chairs now installed.
To The Taxpayers And Citizens
The question of renewing saloon licenses in the town of Valdez
for another year will soon be put to you by officials appointed for
that purpose by order of the District Court, and as the result of this
canvass will greatly affect the entire business interests of this com
munity.
THE VALDEZ COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION
has passed a resolution favoring the continuance of the liquor bust
j ness for another year for the following reasons:
1st. The question does not involve prohibition for Alaska, and
if the saloons of Valdez are closed it will not prevent liquor still
being consumed in this town.
2nd. If Valdez votes “dry” much business that now comes to
Valdez will be diverted to Co rdova and Seward, which have already
voted “wet” by a big majority.
3rd. To deprive a man of his business, without giving him time
to dispose of his property, and to adjust himself to the new condi
tions is manifestly unfair.
4th. If the city is deprived of the revenue from the saloons
at this time it will seriously interfere with the proper administra
tion of municipal and school affairs, as the. city has no means of
providing for a deficit.
5th. If the whole of Alaska goes “dry” the legislature or con
gress will make some provision for making up the deficiency caused
by the loss of liquor licenses, but no change can be made in the
law that would be applicable for the coming year
IF YOU WISH TO MAINTAIN THE SCHOOLS AT A HIGH
STANDARD,
IF YOU WISH TO AVOID BEING TAXED TO THE LIMIT,
IF YOU WISH TO MAINTAIN THE CREDIT OF THE TOWN
OF VALDEZ,
IF YOU WISH TO PROMOTE THE BUSINESS INTERESTS ,
OF THE ENTIRE COMMUNITY— !
THEN IT IS UP TO YOU TO VOTE “YES” WHEN THE TIME
COMES.
A circular giving fuller information on this subject has been
prepared and can be obtained upon request from
THE VALDEZ COMMERCIAL ASSOCIATION
ALL ABOUT THAT
MAFYLAND STORY
(Continued from page 1.)
sake of possible beneficial results, I
at once called attention to the fact
that such an expenditure would be
without legal authority, but expressed
my willingness to vote for it if it
appeared to be the general wish of
the people of the town. Every other
member of the council made the same
statement. We were assured that the
business men generally had suggest
ed that the town assume the burden
of entertainment, as it had done more
than once before.
Managed By Committee.
A committee of entertainment was
appointed by the mayor. It was com
posed of about a dozen business and
professional men. They looked after
everything and provided for every
thing. Dances were given in Moose
hall and Eagle hall, two in each. I,
believe a smoker was given in the
Tillikum club. No charge was made
by the club for the services of its
own steward or for the liquids and
cigars consumed out of the club’s
stock. The committee did employ an
extra bartender and ordered expen
sive punches and perhaps some other
decoctions from saloons. This is
shown in the statement of expenses.
The Tillikum club did not draw a sou
baubee from the town treasury. It
presented no bill for the inroads on
its own stocks.
The whole town knew of this ex
penditure at the lime and if anybody
grumbled he did not do it loud enough
to be heard by the council.
Numerous precedents for this use
of city money for admitted public
purposes without strict legal author
ity can be found in council records
for many years back. Valdez has al
ways been liberal in such matters. I
will cite three others that occurred
during the three years I w'as on the
council.
The Hubbard Fund.
In the fall of 1911 O. P. Hubbard
was sent to Washington to work for
a Valdez railroad. No responsible
person had promised him any definite
amount but he thought he was entit
led to $1,000. After he went to Wash
ington he drew sight drafts on the
chamber of commerce. The last was
for $150. He had previously received
$900. The draft was presented to the
committee in charge and as they had
about drained the town dry on that
matter they came to the council and
asked that the city pay the draft.
The council was reluctant. I' stated
that I would vote for the city to pay
it if the amount could not be raised
by private subscription. The coun
cil all agreed. I told Mr. Hemple
and Mr. Lang of the Valdez Bank &
Mercantile Co. that if they would hold
the draft the city would guarantee
ultimate payment. They held it. I
then started a fresh subscription pa
per with $5.00, cash down. I had
previously paid $10.00 to the Hubbard
fund. Father Van der Pol paid $5.00,
and nobody else in town would pay
anything. Everybody who ever goes
in on these public subscriptions had
already given up to the limit. I re
member that T. E. Wikidel, who had
worked hard on the matter, told me
that he could not get another dollar.
After six or seven weeks the coun
cil voted the $140 deficiency.
The Stropp Case.
In February, 1914, the body of Mrs.
Lizzie Stropp was buried deep in a
snowslide in Keystone canyon. It was
no business of the city but Valdez
pride was aroused and the council
was urged to have the body excavat
ed. The town seemed to be unani
mous in the matter. A troop of men
offered to do the work if they were
boarded. They did recover the body
»d the council paid the expense—
$354. Fart of this has been paid out
of the money found on the woman’s
person—$365. The funeral expense
was $150. By order of the nrobate
court $150 has been paid on the city’s
claim, and on final settlement a little
more will be received. I have acted
as administrator, expressly waiving
compensation, either as administrator
or attorney.
Mineral Creek Road.
Last summer an appropriation was
wanted to help build a better road up
Mineral creek. The city can only vote
money for roads outside the town on
unanimous vote of the entire council.
Some members were absent from the
city but we voted the appropriation
nevertheless—I think $150. I also sub
scribed $10.00 personally. How much
did the professional knockers and
kickers chip in?
The men in and out of the coun
cil who have advocated these expen
ditures and others like them for many
years are the men who pay heavy
taxes and always put their names
down on every subscription for a pub
lic or charitable purpose.
E. E. RITCHIE.
The Maryland Statement.
Following is the statement of the
Maryland entertainment expense:
Warrant No. Name. Amount.
3949 Peter Korth labor I 4.00
3950 Eagle Aerie rent 10.00
3951 Dan Grennig labor 5.00
3952 W. Schmidt labor 5.00
3953 Louie’s Cafe Dinner
for band 19.00
3954 Orpheum Theater
Show for crew 25.00
3955 Reinke Orchestra
Music 22.50
3956 Buffet Bar Punch 17.50
3957 Al. White Liquors 56.95
3963 R. Schmidt 13.15
3984 Guy Cameron Music 20.00
3985 A. Pinkus 20.00
Notice our display adv. in this pa
per. It is worth 10 cents to you to
read it. Yakima Fruit Co. tf
Leading Him On.
“Would you cull for help if I tried
to kiss you?”
“No, but 1 would be almost sure that
you must hare been drinking some
tiling to give you courage.”—Chicago
Herald.
Couldn’t Afford to Wait.
New Mnld—Would you mind giving
me a recommendation, ma’am?
Mistress—Why, you’ve only just
come!
New Maid—Yes, ma’am, but you may
not want to give me one when I'm leav
ing.—Pittsburgh Press.
Enterprise.
Guest—What became of the bellhop
who was here before?
Boy—He bought a weighing machine
and expects to be a millionaire soon.
Guest—How’s that?
Boy—ne heard about people tipping
the scales.—St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
Sporting Term.
A heavy plunger.—Philadelphia riec- |
ord. _ i
Not a Chance.
A man’s a fool who thinks of balking
A woman when her tongue would spin.
6he always says, “There’s no use talk
ing!"
When she Intends to start right In.
—St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
9 Simple.
"How can I keep my toes from going
to aleep?"
"Don’t let them turn In.”—Philadet
Dbla Record.
Another Big Sale
IN going through our stock we
found a number of articles on
which we are either overstocked, or
which we intend replacing with
other lines. Whatever the reason,
we are going to make the following
offerings at sacrifice prices:
Judging from our experiences with recent
sales we feel certain that these bargains are
going to be snapped up, so
COME EARLY!
Lace Curtains
Eight pair formerly Cfln
$1.00; now per pair.JUu
Eight pair formerly $1.50 and
$3.00; now a.j
per pair.0 ' lUU
Chenille Portieres
A few pairs of heavy Chenille
portieres formerly $4 00; now
pair.$2.00
Curtainnet
Silkoline and Curtain-net form
erly 15 and 20c; 1 flft
now per yard.■ Uu
$1.00 Raincoats $1.00
One and one-half dozen of them
for both men and women. They
have been in stock for some
time, but are in fair condition;
were formerly $5.00 «..< nn
and $6.00, now.ij I lUU
Ladies’ Hose
Five dozen Lisle lace hose, the
“Farwest,” was good value at
75c; now nn J n
per pair.JO I " Ju
Four dozen black cotton, the
famous "Burson Hose,” j r_
regular 35c. now. I Jli
75c Pajamas 75c
One and one-half dozen in
Flannelette; form- 7C«
erly $150, now. I Ju
12 l-2c Men’s Socks 12 l-2c
Eighteen dozen in fancy cotton
and lisle; formerly 4 f) 4 f)n
35 and 50c pair, now. I Z l“Zl»
$1.00 Watches $1.00
These are the Panama Canal
watches; are stem wind md
stem set, keep good time. Reg
ular $1.50 val- Az
ue, now.0 I >UU
75c Rubbers 75c
We have a lot of low storm
Rubbers and Eversticks; just
the thing for this time of year.
All sizes, formerly t 7Ca
$1.00 and $1.25, now.I Ju
Bedspreads
Six, formerly $1.50; ..p
now, each.IJu
Six, formerly $4.00 and $4.50;
each .$2.50
Toweling
Eight pieces bleached and un
bleached toweling; former price
20c; now
per yard . I UU
Cretonnes and Draperies
A few pieces of Cretonne and
draperies; regular price 20c
and 25c; now, j »*
per yard. I Uu
50c Boys Pants 50c
In peg tops to fit boys from 7
to 16 years of age; formerly
$1.00 to $1.25 pair; Cflft
now per pair. 3Uu
Children’s Hose
A full line of black heavy-rib
bed hose for boys and girls;
regular * p
25c, now. I DC
Infants' Cashmere hose in pink,
blue, white and black; Ofln
regular 35c, now.ZUu
75c Men’s Shirts 75c
One lot of negligee shirts in
wool, satine and madras. A
few of these sold formerly for
$1 50, but most of them for
$2.50 to $5.00. -,*■
now .lull
One lot of soft and stiff bosom
dress shirts in standard makes;
formerly $1.50 "7p
to $2.00, now.I DC
25c Children’s Underwear 25c
One lot of two-piece garments,
broken sizes, sold formerly
from 50c to OK A
$1.00, now.ZDC
We still have some men’s dress
shirts at 50c; some men’s shoes
at $2.50; broken sizes in Gold
Seal Boots at .$5.00
Our Grocery Sale
still continues and our prices as well as the quality of
our goods will make it expensive and unsatisfactory
for you to trade elsewhere.
S. BLUM & CO.
GOOD GOODS
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners*
H. M. CARTER. President.
Granite Mine
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary,
V aides,} Alaska.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. Pro*.
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Fourth Avi Seward. Alarra «
Send the Prospector To Your Friends In The States
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska, April 30, 1915.
STATION Vbove Below, Snow In. VVEATHEHCONDITJONS
Donnelly . 30 1 Clear, south winds, trail muddy.
McCallum . 12 4 Clear, south winds, trail soft.
Paxson’s . 27 3 Clear, windy, trail muddy.
Hogan . 27 Clear, calm, trail bare.
Gulkana. 23 Clear, calm, trail bare.
Copper Center.29 r, calm, trail bare.
Telkhell . 40 6 Clear, calm, trail muddy.
Beaver Dam. 30 35 Clear, calm, trail soft.
Wortman’s ., 49 6 Clear, calm, trail blocked.