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EDNESDAY, JANUARY lO, 1917
SONG OF THANKSGIVING.
)r the armies of the faithful
Lives that passed and left no name,
>r the glory that illumines
Patriot souls of deathless fame;
or the people’s prophets—leaders.
Loyal to the living word,—
rr all heroes of the spirit,
Give we thanks to Thee, O Lord!
I
rd of Justice, save the people
From the war of race and creed;
rom the strife of class and faction—
i Make our Nation free indeed,
eep her faith in simple manhood
Strong as when her lif ebegan;
ill it finds its full fruitio n
In the Brotherhood of Man!
_—Wm. P. Merrill.
A WORLD BANKING POWER.
Financially speaking the govern
lent took an exceptionally impor
int step the latter part of December
hen it authorized the appoinment of
le bank of England as a foreign cor
espondent of the federal reserve
ank of New York and gave the elev
n other reserve bankB the right to
articipate in the agency relations,
his act of the federal board wan de
igned to establish financial connec
iona abroad through which the posi
ion of the United States as a world
sanker may be strengthened and the
Vmerican dollar maintained as the
,tandard of exchange.
Sit is said that connections with
ther foreign governmental institu
lons are foreshadowed by this ac
ion. The Bank of England is the
rst foreign correspondent autlioriz
d since the operation of the new
nancial system of this couutry and
{probably the Bank of France will oe'
the second. >
In addition to being the first step
by the government toward going aft
er foreign business, according to ad
vices from Washington, authorization
of this appointment is a part of gen
eral plans for establishing financial
connections that will strengthen the
United States as a creditor natioi. in
commercial competition which nr./b
ably will result when the war closes,
and to provide a ready means to off
set any tendency on the parf of for
eign bankers to withdra : the huge
supply of gold which has acvimuiat
ed here during the war.
TI e action marks a radical depart
ure from the previous Alien :inl pol
icy of the country, inasmuch as it
places the government of the United
States and Great Britain for the first
time, in direct, continual financial
relationship
The first effect, it is thought will
be noticeable in transactions which
might otherwise involve the expor
tation of gold from this country, as
the connection with the Bank of En
gland will afford a channel through
which American banks can readly
purchase British notes and securities
to meet any tendency toward gold ex
portation. It also will tend, off.i ials
believe, to bring about a beUer feel-*
ing and understanding be'ween the
bankers of the two countries Wheth
er operations through the connection
will be extensive officials admit it
is difficult to forecast. They might
be on a tremendous Rcale, it is said,
and on the other hand, migh1 be com
paratively light in volume.
The effect of the relationship, prob
ably will be studied carefully oefore
similar authorizations are made <n
the case of other govern uent-con
trolled banks abroad.
DOOR TO PEACE JAMMED.
The allies did not surprise auybody
with their reply to the central pow
ers. They performed according to
schedule. In rejecting the Teutonic
proposal, and incidentally in verbally
stripping the hide off the German
[government they followed the line
of action which had been forecast.
The German proposal, they said, is
“ineffective and insincere” gnd is a
“war maneuver” rather than a peace
maneuver.
But a significant part of the reply
was in what it did not say. It re
jected the German overtures with
out rejecting peace—and conceiva
bly that is important. The allies said
that the enemy had offered nothing
which might form the basis of a peace
conference. That is to say, because
Germany offered no terms the en
tente could not consider them; bat
it did not decline to consider terms
if terms were offered.
Germany has made it known that
she will make her tentative terms
known to the allies rather than block
the way to possible peace. Conse
quently the next move will be for
Germany to inform President Wilson
in confidence what those conditions
are—if, indeed, that has not been j
done already.
It all depends on whether the a'
lies are willing after the kaiser s
terms are known to them to dispatch
delegates to a peace conference to be
announced at some later date. In
their reply the allies intimated that
Germany would have to offer tei*. »j
of a conquered nation rather than of
a conquerer before they would con
sider them. The question is: VViU
the Central powers now yield enough
to induce their enemies to enter upon
a conference. Of course they will of
fer as little as possible, and yet Just
enough to induce the Entente to en
ter a conference. The whole peace
situation now ievolves about this
point. While Germany has been emi
nently successful in her campaigns,
her people long for peace, if it can
be secured without dishoner or dis
memberment. Great Britain's talk
of dividing up the German fleet, re
EAGLE HALL
The Empress-Temporary
To-night 8: P.M. To-night
Fine Triangle Program
PATHE NEWS
“The Strategist”
“Matrimony”
4 act extraordinary drama
“His Father’s Footsteps”
2 reel Keystone Comedy
REGULAR ADMISSION 25c
Show again next Sunday Eve., give us a
boost and see us grow.
talnlng possession of her colonies,
and sequestering King William on ar
Island is so much poppycock, and as
Impossible of accomplishment as If
the same thing had been proposed bv
the Kaiser. Germany recognizes that
the most the central powers can hope
for is a draw, and is willing to call
It that, and start over. England’s
opportunities for a conquest of Ger
many passed when they dug in on
the Somme. She can accomplish
nothing more by perpetuating th«
conflict.
What little degree of optimism can
be derived fiom so uncertain a situa
tion, a degree of hopefulness is to
be found in the fact that while the
door to peace is slightly jammed it
has not been barred. Indeed, the
preliminary negotiations have reach
ed such a stage that the person who
invests in “war babies” now is run
ning a real risk of losing his mon-v.
TO MAKE A TOWN GROW.
WHAT makes a town grow? Is 't
the location? No, Chicago chose the
worst location possible for a future
city, in the midst of a huge swamp,
filled with mosquitoes and stagnant
water. Yet today Chicago is a tre
mendously large city. Is it popula
tion? No. We have seen cities
start off with forty thousand popula
tion, and pinch out before the year
was over. Is it the natural wealth
surrounding a city? No. If that
were so, Iowa and Missouri would
be world centers, as every form of
natural wealth is in those states i ■
great abundance. Is it climate? No.
South Florida has the most congenial
climate in the world and her cities
will never reach the 100,000 mark.
Well, what does make a city, if lo
cation, natural wealth, population,
and climate do not? The enterprise
of a community makes it flourish as
Jonah’s gourd or wither and decay
A community full of hustling, optin’
istic people will make a city in a des
ert. Their faith will attract others
until the marts of the world can be
supplied by their energization. A
community of pessimists, calamity
howlers and listless people will kill
the most flourishing town in exis
tence. It is not necessary to cariy
your personal quarrels into public
places. Give the stranger the im
pression that you iive in the best town
in the best country in existence. Do
not make him sorry he cast his lot
with you by knocking your town at
every opportunity. Carry your op
timism into your business. Get you’
envelopes and letterheads pointed
with a brief sketch of Valdez and
her wonderful mineral fields upon
them. Snow outsiders that this is
the gateway to the interior. Let the
world know that this is a good home
town with excellent schools, good
churches, a university for higher ed
ucation and a chance of a job for
every man who desires it. Alaska
has the advantages, it rests with you
and your neighbor to show their at
tractive side.
TONIGHT the Empress show
house will re-open in Valdez, at the
Eagles’ Hall. This opening is in
the nature of an experiment, Mana
ger Pinkus states. If the house se
cures the patronage it is entitled to
the Empress will rebuild on its pres
ent site, and the new show house will
be larger and better than the old one.
If patronage is small and the people
indifferent the probabilities are that
Mr. Lathrop will surrender the field
and Valdez will be out of the Empress
circuit. Aside from the amusement
part of the proposition, have you ever
stopped to think how much money
this popular playhouse spends in our
city? It employs several people at
good wages. They spend their money
in the city, and everybody derives
a benefit from it. If the show house
leaves the town this payroll will be
lost. If the proper support is given
to the enterprise Mr. Lathrop will
erect a show house larger and better
than the one destroyed, with a seat
ing capacity of 400 or 500, and with
the very latest appliances known to
the movie world. It will be an orna
ment to the town and constant source
of satisfaction to theatre-goers. Do
you want to see a fine show house i
in the city? If you do give the Em
press all the patronage possible.
. — _
IF George Treat erects the large
building contemplated by him on the
corner of McKinley and Alaska ave
nue, and if the proposed government
building, the $100,000 S. Blum Ai.
Co. building, the Empress theatre
building, Louie’s Cafe, and the big
Pinzon building are all constructed
the coming summer, Valdez will wit
ness one of the largest building
booms she haB ever experienced.
And these buildings will all be as
nearly fire-proof as it is possible to
make them. After the big fire of
1916 there was more work and more
money floating around in our city than
for years previously. The coming
summer promises to even eclipse that
of 1916.
HOW many times have you shatter-,
ed your New Year’s resolutions in
the past ten days?
OUR
Big, Clean, New Stock
Of Staple And Fancy
GROCERIES
Arrived on the Mariposa; now if you want good goods, good
service and everything the market affords- Call 12
Blum’s Grocery Shop
13 for Clothing and Hardware next to the Buffet.
v■*«*
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
/
THE prohibition bill presented by
Delegate Wickersham, is so drastic
that it is hardly conceivable that it
will pass Congress and become a bill.
It provides that no person can keep
any intoxicants on his own premises
and looks to the confiscation of any
vessel found carrying liquor. There
are a number of other provisions
in the bill which make it extra “dry”
and prevents the lover of the joyjuice
from indulging in his favorite bev
erage.
HAVE you learned to write it
1-9-1-7 ?
For good home-cooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart street. *
LOST—The Empress lost a day
book, film record, camera and pack
age of goods. Please return to Fry -
Bruhn’s.
Miner Ads. bring RESULTS.
; .» - --
Pictures and Panoramic Views
make fine presents. Valdez Drug
Co. 1 tf
The Home of the Pat-a-Cake. At
Love-Wh:;)ey Co.v tf
PERSHING’S MEN ARK
VICTIMS OP STORM
WASHINGTON, D. C. Jan. 1(>.—
Heavy damage to the equipment of'
Major-General Pershing’s command
in Mexico was reported by letter to
day to the War Department, telling
of the storm which swept his lines oil
Christmas Day. Masts of the wireless
stations at Colonia Dublan and El
Valle were blown down and Field
hospital No. 3 was demolished. The
commissary store house and many
other structures were badly damag
ed.
At least 75 per cent of the tent
age at Coldnia Dudlan was destroy
ed and telegraphic communication
was interrupted along the line.
Judge C. E. Bunnell left on the
Mariposa for Juneau, having complet
ed the work here for which ho came.
He will go on to the States after a
short stay in Juneau.
Compare the Cost
Count the Saving
CRESCENT
BAKING
POWDER
Is used by countless house
wives who have determined
that they must have the beet
at the lowest cost. Crescent
is a perfect leavener; it's price
is reasonable.
AT A1>L GROCERS
r 26c lb.
CRESCENT MEG. CO.,
Seattle, Wash.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
Offlees over Valdes Drag Co.
Phone 'IB MeKlaley Street
Contract Surgeon, U. S. Army
A. A. Surgeon, U S. Public Health Serv.
(Marine Hospital)
JOS. A. SILVERMAN, PH. 6. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Over Owl Drug Co.
Phone 10
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years In Valdes.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Building
J. L. REED
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
J
Phone Xti VALDEZ, ALASKA
I
EDMUND SMITH
LAWYER
Suite 1212 American Bank Building,
SEATTLE, WASH.
8peoial Attention Given to all Alaska
Business.
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIVIL ENGINEER
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
McKinley Street opposite V. M. Store.
Valdez, Alaska
$50,000,000
That's the value of Alaska’s min
eral production for 1916. There is no
more profitable business than mining.
A glance at our mining investments
will convince you that they are mon
ey-makers. Alaska Inv. Co. St
fuel famine at Sait Luke
SALT LAKE CITY, Jan. 10.—
With one car of coal arriving in Salt
Lake during the last twenty-four
hours ,the city is facing a fuel fam
ine. Retail dealers have been forced
to refuse further orders and the situa
tion is regarded as acute.
Banquet Steei naoges, plain and
polished tops, at Mead’s. tf
Try the Cottage Dining Room for
good home-cooked meals. Mrs. M.
Rucker. Phone 181. tf
We have all outBide rooms, well
lighted, and well ventilated at the
St. Elias. tf
Anything In nugget and lvery Jew
elry at Valdes Drug Co.
All kinds of cocktails. At the
Candy Kitchen. tf
Two Hundred of the latest Colum
bia Phonograph Records just receiv
ed on the Alameda. Owl Drag Co. tf
The Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel 1
Warn, Light Room--The Hotue of C oaf art
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rate! Bp the Month
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING, Pap
ATLAS JUNK CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF JUNK
Buyers of Metal, Rubber, Ma
nila Rope, Sacks, Machinery,
Pipe, Hides, Furs and Bottles.
1043 Railroad Avenue, So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
Candy Wen
E. W. HUNT—In Owl Drof Store.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT-COLD
LOUIE’S CAFE
Everything First class
Open Day and Night
ANDY MAROVICH, Prop.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
W. H. GARNER. President.
Granite Minn
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary.
Valdes Alaska.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. Prop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Aye, Seward. Alaska
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free and Accepted Masoua
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month in McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN, W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
New Sub Launched.
SEATTLE, Jan. 10.—United States
coast defense submarine N-l was
launched this morning from the yard
of the Seattle Construction & Dry
Dock company. The diver was chris
tened by Mrs. Guy E. Davis, wife of
Lieut. Davis of the navy.
“Matrimony,” a Triangle feature,
tonight at the Empress theatre, tem
porarily in Eagle Hall. The usual
admission, 25 cents.
Mrs. Charles Lawson returned last
evening from Fort Liscum.