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MONDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1910
BEFOULING THEIR NESTS.
It is hard to understand the moral
and mental make-up of a man who
will deliberately and wilfully fight the
Interests of the city in which he
makes his home, and use his brains
and ability toward building up some
other city at the expense of the one
in which he lives. But such is the
fact, if we Judge the emanations re
cently published in our anarchistic
eompetitior. Just what figment of
fevered fancy can inspire a man to
deliberately knock an industry which
spends thousands of dollars among
the merchants of Valdez and among
her citizens, is hard to fathom. If
the road commission were of no use
whatever to our city, it should be
jealously guarded for the sake of the
money it scatters so freely through
out this district and along the Fair
banks road. It maintains offices at
this point with a payroll of over a
thousand dollars per month, all of
which is spent in Valdez and Fair
banks. It has a clerical force of com
petent, brainy men, whose presence is
a welcome addition to our social ac
tivities. No man can conscientiously
accuse one of its members of doing
anything but his best for our commu
nity, and that, in many cases, with
out thanks from the very parties
whose families are enabled to live
in comfort off the money received
from road commission work.
But for the sake of some political
•affiliations, which should have abso
lutely no bearing whatever upon an
important industry, these local agita
tors are constantly belittling the ef
forts of the commission and trying to
assist our delegate in his nefarious
plan of removing the office to Juneau.
It has been said that “it is an ill
bird that befouls its own nest,” but
this saying is too mild to lit the case.
Any man with a soul so dead to civic
pride that he is willing to sacrifice a
big payroll for the sake of petty poli
tics has a soul so small that it would
rattle in a hazlenut shell.
We have no desire to devote any '
further space to these malcontents,
knowing that they will work out their
own downfall if left alone.
For the sake of the future welfare j
of our city, let up on knocking your
own-bread and butter. If it appeas-1
eth your soul to pour out the vials
of wrath upon our defenseless head,
we are willing to become the target
of every foul-mouthed, fevered agita
tor who is ame to pound a typewriter,
but if you love your town don’t knock \
its payrolls. !
TO-NIGHT TO-NIGHT
THE EMPRESS
Owing to length only one show each evening at 8 o’clock sharp
SIX REEL PARAMOUNT FEATURE
Martin Eden
Written by Jack London
Admission 25c. All Children 10c.
Wednesday Change-All Comedy-Thurtday Ch’ge—Feature Comedy
INCREASE EFFICIENCY.
Valdez has a splendid volunteer
fire department, with several capable
firemen, but the city handicaps the
service by not appropriating moneys
for more modern machinery and
equipment with which to handle in
cipient blazes, which are often too
'small to pay for working the large
steamer, and which if quickly extin
guished would cause little damage.
In nearly every small village in the
states and in all the large cities, a
! large chemical extinguisher is mount
led upon the chassis of a Ford car,
'and used by the chief and assistant
to get to the sceqe of the conflagra
tion quickly. Eighty per cent of the
fires are thus put out before they as
sume dangerous proportions, ami in
; every case the damage to furniture or
'goods is very small; this not being the
case where water is played upon the
blaze.
Fire Chief Finical has long advo
cated the purchase of such equip
ment, but so far has been unable to
get the city fathers to see the great
usefulness of the apparatus. He has
been forced to hold balls and other
money-making amusements for the
purpose of raising money which
should have cheerfully been appro
priated upon his request. Such ap
paratus would lower the excessive
cost of insurance and save hundreds
of dollars to the city, and might, pos
sibly check another serious fire, such
as we had this year in our city.
There is little use of putting capa
ble, experienced men in the firehall,
and then not following their advice.
One fire would more than pay the
cost of such appliances, and the ad
ded security would be worth all it
cost. By improving our fire fighting
equipment our city would undoubted
ly get cheaper rates of insurance.
The money recently expended on
senseless lawsuits would have pur
chased this apparatus, and still left
a surplus. There is no use collecting
taxes and forcing an excessive levy
upon our people if the money is to
be spent foolishly.
If we can’t have peace among the
factions in our city, at least let us
work to the common end of upbuild
ing the city and perfecting those nu
merous advantages we have. No man
should be so indifferent to the city’s
welfare as to compel the firemen to
put up with inefficient apparatus, and
it should be the duty of every tax
payer to insist that the past exorbi
tant levy be spent where it will do
the taxpayers some good.
NO CHANCE FOR STATEHOOD.
After perusing Secretary Lane’s
announced intentions as to the gov
ernment of Alaska, published in late
dispatches, it looks as if the cherish
ed plan to make Alaska a state
will not materialize for some time
to come. The Secretary announced
that he would recommend that the
Government retain control of Alaska
for many years yet, as her admittance
to statehood would cause her to be
come the prey of corporations and
the monied interests. Just how tte
Territory is expected to develop with
out the help of corporations and mon
ied interests deponent sayeth not, but
if any generation will need Alaska
more than her pioneers do, the Sec
retary is welcome to keep her in cold
storage for their uses. The govern
ment is doing a great deal for Alas
ka, but not more than she could do
for herself. The Secretary’s railroad
plans will undoubtedly release an
enormous sum of money among our
citizens, and every effort should be
made to show that we appreciate our
good luck. But we "kinder hone”
for the time when this grand old Ter
ritory can be developed without in
terference with the powers that be.
Capital will never take hold of a
country where strings are held on it,
and it is circumscribed by ill-advised
legislation.
IRRESPONSIBLE PAPERS.
The Seward Gateway fittingly ar
raigns those papers which have been
recently started for the embarrass
ment of the railway commission at
Anchorage, and says that they can do
no good and will result in much
harm to the communities in which
they are located. The Gateway’s ar
ticle hits the nail squarely on the
head, and should be endorsed by ev
ery thinking man in the Territory of
Alaska. When a publication is “fer
ninst” the government, the church,
the sanctity of the home, the virtue
of women, and everything and every
body who does not chime in with its
discord, it is bound to have a detri
mental effect upon the growth of a
community. A town is often unjustly
judged by its publications, and par
ties outside reading the effusions of
some of our mongrel papers must
believe that we are a bunch of an
archists, instead of ^peaceful, law
abiding citizens.
AN UNAPPRECIATED SONG.
If Kaiser Wilhelm doesn’t like a
song that somebody has written
about him, all he has to do is to say
so, and it dies a quick, painless death.
The author may or may not go to jail.
In England, all King George has to
do in similar cases it to but frown
slightly and the piece is automatically
barred from publication or public
rendition and the author is ostracis
ed by all right minded Britons.
Just now President Wilson is per
turbed by the perpetration of a pair
of New York song writers, who,
learning that his fiancee is descend
ed from Pocahontas, dashed off a lay
celebrating the love of the white
chief for his Indian princess. The
guilty authors sent their composition
to the White House and can’t under
stand the President’s reply that the
song pains him and he will be oblig
ed if it is suppressed. They think
he is wrong about it and refuse to
suppress it. And the President is
helpless. It is one of the penalties
a Democrat has to pay for democra
cy.—Tacoma ii*oune.
When we hear a man with a con
stitution like a horse whining that
somebody is trying to starve him to
death, it makes us chortle at his
claims of being a pioneer. What pio
neer would ever starve to death in
this land of plenty?. Why even a Si
wash can make a living in Alaska.
A man who would sit down and su
pinely allow some one to starve him
to death in Valdez is not a pioneer—
he’s not even a “near” pioneer, as a
true Son of the North would not al
low any obstancle to overcome his
manhood. Such talk is but a poorly
put play for sympathy.
Judging from the terrific howl
sent up by our local agitators, our
feeble efforts to convince them of the
error of their ways must have struck
them In a sore spot.
We have been accused by Capri
cornus of being amphibious,—living
partly on land and partly in the wa
ter. That don’t jar us a bit, Corny,
as anyone who is acquainted with our
competitor can never accuse him of
having even a speaking acquaintance
with water.
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Interior Weather.
Valdez, Alaska, Dec. 20, 1915.
Fairbanks, —13; 10 inches snow;
cloudy, calm.
Salcha, —22; 11 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail good.
Richardson, —18; 14 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail good.
McCarthy, —;19; 18 inches Bnow;
clear, calm, trail good.
Donnelly, —19; 19 inches snow;
clear, light wind, trail good.
McCallum, zero, 42 Inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Paxson, zero; 20 inches of snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Hogan, —6; 18 incheB of snow;
cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Gulkana, —11; 19 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Copper Center, —10; 18 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail good.
Tonslna, —6; 17 inches of snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Telkhell, —4; 26 inches of snow;
cloudy, calm, trails good.
Beaver Dam, zero; 37 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail heavy.
Sumfnlt, 6 above; 66 inches snow;
cloudy,, trail heavy, drifted.
Wortman’s 11 above; 36 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail heavy.
Far godh home-cooked meals try
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“Everything But The Turkey.**
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Corn on Cob
Stuffed Olives
Roquefort Cheese
Plum Pudding
Glace Fruit
Cranberries
Mixed Nuts
Chestnuts
Asparagus
Tiny Green Beans
Grape Jelly
Stuffed Figs
Sardine Paste
Xmas Peas
Tomatoes
Stuffed Mangoes
Cucumbers
Lettuce
Turkish Figs
Euchred Figs
Mince Meat
Oranges
Grapes
Tiny Wax Beans
Cauliflower
Stuffed Dates
Hoyt’s Fruit Cake
Ripe Olives
Sardine Canape
Merry Widow Cocktail
Cream of Celery Soup
Olives Salted Nuts
Celery
Turkey Giblets on Toast
Del Monte Petit Pois
Roast Turkey
Blue Point Oyster Dressing
Mushroom Gravy
Sweet Potatoes. Southern Style
French Spinach
Cucumber Shells
Mrs. C’s. Fig Pudding-Caramel Sauce
Pumpkin Pie
Mixed Nuts Cheese Fruits
Black Coffee
Grape Juice
Sweet Cider
Stuffed Mangoes
Fruit Pudding
Italian Olive Oil
Potted Chicken
Dainty Cakes
Crystallized Ginger
Bent’s Water Wafers
Cluster Raisins
Cherries in Maraschino
Calarab Figs
Table Vinegars
Camembert Cheese
Major Gray’s Chutney
Tiny Peas
French Peas
Domino Sugar
Pate Foi Gras
Japanese Crab Meat
Blue Point Oysters
French Sardines
Hill’s Coffee
Canned Shrimps
Campbell’s Soups
Heinz’s Soups
Melba Peaches
Asparagus Tips
RECIPE.
MERRV WIDOW COCKTAIL: Take a can
of Oseko Crab Meat and Del Monte As
paragus Tips and add mayonnaise dress
ing made of Marca Dante Olive Oil; mix
well; put mixture in individual sherbet
glasses surrounded by cracked ice.
RECIPE.
CARAMEL SAUCE: Melt one-third cop of
sugar in spider, to a light brown; add,
very gradually, half cup of boiling wa
ter; simmer ten minutes; add one pint
cream and set over hot water until the
caramel liquifies.
S. Blum & Co., Inc.
Everything but the Turkey.
Weather Report.
Valdez, Dec. 19, 1915.
Barometric pressure .28.874
Temperature 5 p. m.19
Minimum temperature .. 2
Mean temperature .10.5
Precipitation .02
Cloudy, light wind, northeast 12
miles; snowed at night.
Bargains at the Emporium; open
from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. *
Mining Company Pays.
The territorial treasurer has re
ceived a check for the 1913-14 tax
against the Kennecott Mines company
the big Guggenheim corporation pro
ducing copper to the westward. The
company pays one-half of one per
cent net to the territory.
Tonight
A fine show, over 5000 feet of fllm
in live reels at the Liberty Theatre
tonight. Save your turkey tickets
Notice of Library Board.
Under the rules of the Library
Board the reading room is reserved
for men only every evening with the
exception of Friday. On Friday eve
ning the Literary Society or any oth
er club or organization desiring the
use of the room muse see either Mr.
Lang, the President of the Board, or
Mrs. Kraemer, Secretary.
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National University,
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years In Valdez.
phony: no
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
DR. GERMAN
phone 1» THE dentist
Office rooms over Owl Drug Store. Of-'
flee hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., 7 to 9
p. m. Sunday by appointment.
All Work Guaranteed.
E. C. DALTON, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Phone 42
Alaska Avenue Valdex, Alaska
DONOHOE & DIMGND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Ofln Oppoilte Coart Hoaie
Phone 84 VALDES. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS B. B. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
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Ofllcei fa Wtillas Balldla*
— . -•- . .... «'S* nr*Wiser A V A«V A
Arcade Cafe
OPEN UNTIL 9 P. M.
We Serve Corona Coffee
Strictly Fresh Eggs.
Jack Callin■ _Proprietor
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free and Accepted Maaona.
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month in McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
A. E. GRIGSBY. W. M.
ED. WOOD. Secretary.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. Prop
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward, Alaska
Valdez Miners Union No. 188 j
Western Federation of Miners
ROBERT SHAFFER. President.
_ Granite Mine
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary.
Valdez. Alaska.
Red Cross Hospital
Keystoneland Hobart Sts.
OPEN TO ALL PHYSICIANS.
Private Rooms for Patients.
Phone 144 MRS. C. H WILCOX. Matron
The Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Wans, Light Rooms-The House of Comfort
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rates Bp the Month
PHONE 133 MRS. SYRING, Prop.
Copper River
. Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
' to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
RQ. WOOD. Pronrkstor
IMiJ'^EATTLE
1^ -4 Complete Services
IN THE HEARTOF THE CITY
1155fipoms with bath-50 Sample Rooms
Launch Shamrock
CAPT. TIM MARCUM
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Sails for Port Wells, Portage
Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday
at 9:00 a. m., from the Val
dez Dock Company’s Dock.
For Ellamar, Landlock Bay,
and Fidalgo, every Wednes
day, 9:00 a. m., from Val
dez Dock Company’s Dock.
For Rates, Apply on Boat.
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
Merchandise
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company 4
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
Ceorge C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABU&
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance