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VALDEZ. ALASKA
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July 23, 1912. at the postofflce of Valdes,
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MONDAY. JULY 2. 1017
A NEW GAME
Diplomatically, the war has assum
ed some of the aspects of a gigantic
political campaign such as we have
known in the United States. The two
parties which are contending for votes
are democracy and autocracy and in
the role of the people is a vast empire
which knows vaguely what it wants
but is not sure of the way to its goal
— Russia.
When Russia uncrowned the czar
and removed all semblance of mon
archy it knew what it did not want—
and that is tyranny; conversely, it re
alized that some kind of self-rule, in
which no individual claiming author
ity by divine right, should supplant
czarism. Whether that system of gov
ernment should be a democracy, or
anarchy, was for a time a decidedly
uncertain question; and even yet, the
precise form which it will assume in
the end is a matter of conjecture.
The entente allies, including the
United States, saw that for Russia to
remain a self-governing nation, it
must stand by its engagements and
continue the war against German im
perialism. England and France sent
representatives to Petrograd to take
the stump for democracy. President
Wilson delivered a long-distance ad
dress to the Russian people, impress
ing upon them the logic of a vote
against absolutism. Meanwhile Elihu
Root and his colleagues were speed
ing across the Pacific and Siberia to
argue the case of the allies and to
show to Russia how false are the
kaiser's promises with which he seeks
to inveigle the provisional govern
ment into a separate peace.
The German diplomats, quite nat
urally, had lost little time in playing
their game in Russia. Of course they
did not take the stump and argue
the cause of kingly crowns, but they
sought to show that by negotiating
a separate peace on the Russian for
mula—“no annexations and no in
demnities”—the country would profit
immediately, and moreover would re
ceive the financial support of Ger
many.
Returns to date indicate that there
is to be a landslide for democracy;
that the kaiser has again been defeat
ed in the game of diplomacy; that
Russia, to the best of its ability, will
continue the war on behalf of the al
lies. World sentiment, which is
against the German monarchy, dom
inates the Russian people just as it
dominates all majorities outside the
central empires.
THE Ketchikan-Progressive Miner
in an attempt at sarcasm about as
funny as a boil on the back of one’s
neck, apologizes to the Prospector for
an editorial in this paper denounc
ing the attempts of certain papers
of the territory with Republican pro
clivities to dominate the nomination
for Governor in the Territory, and
says that notwithstanding the Gov
ernor's attempt to be. fair to demo
crats and republicans alike, the Min
er-Progressive would have turned
down its endorsement had it known
the Prospector objected to its eulo
gies. Be that as it may, we do not
consider any apologies forthcoming
nor do we expect any from the er
ratic editor of the Ketchikan-Guber
natorial bugle. If he, in common with
other editors of the Republican faith
is under obligations to the governor
for favors rendered, we can cite
many democratic editors who have
received no favors from the Juneau
booster for democracy. If the editor
of the Miner-Progressive considers
the governor’s regime highly bene
ficial to the republican party of Al
aska, we can show Him many demo
crats of this commonwealth who have
grown lean in the shadow of the ter
ritorial capitol, while Wickersham
Democrats, Wickersham Republicans,
and Wickersham independents have
waxed hale and hearty at the ex
pense of the deserving democratic
aspirants. If the editor of the Ketchi
kan Daily Booster can spare valuable
space to print columns of panegyrics
upon the governor’s administration of
Jefferson democracy, we consider that
his business and the Governor’s mis
fortune.
NOW THAT the onerous duty of
running this great territory has been
taken out of the hands of the Demo
cratic party by "that little bunch of
office seeking politicians” engaged in
the hopeless task of whitewashing
the Governor, why not give ’em the
dovernor provided he will run on the
Republican ticket next election? This
probably would not suit his cham
pions so well as forcing him upon
the Democratic party in hopes of
catching the stray crumbs from the
gubernatorial table.
NOW Constantine knows how it
feels to be an ex-czar—with the dif
ference that Mr. Romanoff is not al
lowed to leave his own country and
probably has a continuous case of
gooseflesh lest the anarchists get hold
of the government.
THE French senator who dethron
ed Constantine forty-eight hours af
ter he arrived in Athens must be the
Ty Cobb of the European big league.
IN LIEU of meat and potatoes the
German people are being fed up on
soft soap.
ROMANOFF IS IN JAIL
AGAIN AT SEWARD
Assentia Romanoff, who escaped
from the local jail, has been gathered
in after roaming from Seward home
to Seldovia, according to word re
ceived on the Farragut.
Romanoff now faces a charge of
stealing a boat from the government
in addition to the original statutory
charge referringto mis-treatment of
his step-daughter. When he gave
himself up at Seldovia Romanoff gave
as his reason for escaping his desire
to “have a talk with his wife.”
When he left jail here he was in
trousers and underclothes, without
shoes, hot or coat. When he gave
himself up he was fully clothed and
armed. Romanoff stole a dory from
the Alaska Engineering Commission
at Kern creek and sailed it down the
inlet to some point below Point Pos
session where he traded it for a smal
ler boat, rifle, ammunition and food
supplies sufficient to reach home.—
Gateway.
TWENTY-THREE STATES
BECOME BONE DRY
WASHINGTON, D. C., July 2.—
Twenty-three states became bone dry
Sunday as a result of the Reed Dry
Territory amendment to the interstate
shipments of liquor, and eleven others
are partly affected. Five, including
Alaska, will be affected at a future
date.
Notice Eastern Stars
Every member of the Eastern Star
is requested to be at the lodge rooms
at eight o’clock this evening as im
portant business will come before the
meeting. '
STEAM HEAT NEWLY FURNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
MRS. E. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
ALLIES MUST
ATTAIN AIMS
PEACE WITHOUT VICTORY
WOULD BE DISASTER
.Must Have Indemnities fur Property
Destroyed by Teutons—Ask Guar
antees Against Repetition of Ollier
Wars—Allies Must Keep Lighting.
GLASGOW, Scotland, July 2.—
"Peace can only come in the world
when the allies have attained their
aims and objectives,” said Lord
George in a speech here today. "Peace
before victory would be the greatest
disaster in the history of mankind. In
demnities tconstitute the essential
part of the mechanism of civilization.
Without indemnities there would be
no guarantee against the continuance
or repetition of other wars.”
JAPANESE CONVICTED OF
TRESPASS ON RESERVATION
The case against Charles Ujioka for
trespass upon the reservation at Tatit
lek was tried today before Commis
sioner Love and after weighing the
evidence his Honor found the defend
ent guilty and assessed a tine of ten
dollars and costs against him. This
is the case arising out of hauling a
seine upon the beach at Fish Bay, in
violation of the statute requiring per
mission from the agent to encroach
upon reservation shores. C. W. Cook
has warned all fishermen to stay
away from the reservation with their
nets, as the Indians desire the water
for themselves.
ROAD COMMISSION ORDERS
INCREASE IN WAGES
Supt. Jack Ingram, of the local of
fice of the Road Commission, received
a wire today authorizing him to raise
the wages of cooks, teamsters and
laborers fifty cents per day. This will
make $4.15 per day for labor on the
roads and trails of the territory, and
will be a welcome rebuttal Of the H.
C. L. Supt. Ingram has just returned
from a trip as far as Teikhell and
states that the roads are now in fine
shape, and with the exception of a
few ruts there is nothing to prevent
fast time being made to the interior.
MAIL LEAVES FOR
INTERIOR YESTERDAY
The Valdez-Gulkana mail stage left
yesterday morning about 7 o’clock,
with a full load of mail and freight,
but no passengers. Olaf Olesen, the
driver stated that the roads were fine,
and that he experienced no difficulty
in climbing the Summit with his Ford
car and trailer.
TO ENLIST IN THE
U. S. NAVY
FOR PARTICULARS SEE
Str SATURN
CORDOVA ALASKA.
Your Fourth of July Tie a new and up to date line of
neckwear for the Fourth in the latest patterns and colorings.
Clothing Preparedness for
the Day we Celebrate
FOR many of our >ut in tin* hills
friends, July the Fourth is the
big dress up occasion. We believe
in Preparedness and have assembled
many of the best that is good in Men’s
Wear for your convenience.
Mallory Hats tin* cravenetted felt
that is rain proofed.
Stetson Hats in the newest shapes
and shades.
Crossett and Dry Sox Shoes, for com
fort, style and service.
Hart. Schaffner and Marx Clothes have al
ways been top-notchers for style and
quality.
Style-Plus Clothes the great $17 value—the price remains
the same
Negligee and Soft Shirts; your ideas in shirts, plain and
fancy patterns in silks and tine shirtings. Sport, shirts in plain
white.
“We Strive to Make This Store a Place W here Your Ideas
of Merchandise and Service are Realized.”
FLAGS BUNTING
Good Goods S. BLUM & CO*9 Good Goods
Our Public Health Service.
In the fields of preventive medicine
and In all matters In which the public
health is concerned the public health
service does work which is not only un
surpassed but unequaled In any coun
try of the world. This Is recognized
and fully appreciated In Europe, and
recently In one of the chief medical
journals of Europe high praise was
given to the service for the extremely
valuable Information with regard to
disease and preventive medicine which
was disseminated by the agency of its '
bulletins and other publications, in j
fact, the United States public health j
service Is unique and Is an institution j
of which this country has every reason :
to be proud. It remains as an ever j
ready foundation upon which to erect
the department of public health when- ;
ever congress shall see fit to establish ,
it—Medical Record.
Guessing a Star.
Mira, the wonderful stnr In the con i
stellation Cetus it be VVhalei. stands ;
foremost among those varinble stars
which have produced so much guess
work. Besides the theory that Its
even mouths' variations are due to the
flickering up and down of gas, it has
been conjectured that this distant sun
la subject to particularly acute sun
| spots, that its obscurations are due to
eclipse by huge planets revolving round
It and even, according to Maupertuls.
that It Is uot spherical in shape, as
j other heavenly bodies are, so that we
I see it sometimes in sections, soine
j times In plane. Occasionally, as in
I1789 and 1839. It has blazed up actual- !
j ly to first magnitude, while from 1672
I to 1676 It disappeared altogether.—Bos
ton Transcript
STAND UP TO BE COUNTED
8anator Aahurst 8aya Tim*
Haa Coma For All of Ua.
Photu by AmnK.i. ••• •- AAsuuation.
“The time hits come to stand up and
be counted,” said Senator Ashurst of
Arizona. “If we are to keep this na
tion powerful und able to work out the
problems that w'ill confront it we must
keep an unweakened fiber. We must
face problems as we find them, not as
we would like to have them presented
What does It profit a nation if It keeps
its hide unpuuctured and rots Its
beartr
Complete line of Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. tf
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 108
Free aad Accepted Maaoaa
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday In each month In McKlnle?
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN, W. M.
ED WOOD. Secretary.
WE PAY
Cast Iron $25 per ton.
Wrought Iron $18 per ton.
Copper $26 per ton.
Brass $18 per ton.
lead 8Hc per |>ound.
Rubber 7%c per pound.
Qt. Beer Bottles 27He per doz.
Pint Beer Bottles 17H per doz.
Rags $2.50 per 100 pounds.
Paper $1.00 per 100 pounds.
Manila Rope 4 He per pound.
F. O. B. SEATTLE. •
ATLAS JUNK CO.
1043 Railroad Avenue, So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
Launch Patsy
for Charter Anwyhere on
VALDEZ BAY
At any Time Day or Night
J. D. Jefferson
VALDEZ, ALASKA
LAUNCH
PATHFINDER
CAPT. BYRON SMITH
Sailing weekly out of Valdez
will deliver passengers, mail, ex
press and fast freight at any
point on Prince William Sound.
RATES REASONABLE
Periodical service by agree
ment to outlying camps a spe
cialty.
CAPT. BYRON SMITH
VALDEZ, ALASKA
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Genes al Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
PROFESSIONAL CARDS. 1
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
Offices in Fish Building, adjoining
Tillikum Club.
Phone *15 slcKAniey Street
Contract Surgeon, U. S. Army
A. > Surgeon, U 8. Public Health Sere.
'Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE *
Graduate National lalverntty,
Washington, D. C.
DENTI3T
In Valdez Since 1898
PHONE 110
' Office Rooms in Wballi^g Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYLAT-LAW
OBre Opposite Court Bonne
Phone M VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LIONS m K RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-L AW j
UMrn Ib »Balias Bulldlm*
Phoac iei Valdez. Alaska
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground
I
I
VALDEZHOSPITAL
Private Rooms
Terms Reasonable
JOS. A. SILVERMAN. Pfc. t. M. D. Pra*.
Jos. A. £ Overman PL G.M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office koar*--l to 4 p. ■ —7 to 8 p. s.
Sunday by Appointment
Res. Tel. 176 Office Tel. 19
Boyle Block Valdez
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
W. M. CONLEY President.
Vsldes Alaska.
GEORGE M. BARRY Secretary.
Valdes Alaska.
i Candy Kitchen
L W. HUNT—b Owl Dm* Store.
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