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VALDEZ. ALASKA
Published Dally Except Bunday _
Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter.
Julv 23, 1912. at the postofflce of Valdes,
Alaska, under act of March >. 1979.
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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER B, 1917
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WHAT'8 THE USE?
WHAT’S the use of crying?
The pun will shine again
What's the use of sighing7
Life Isn't wholly rain.
You will not always have
to stand
The cold old world's abuse.
Some day you'll get the upper band.
Bo what’s the use?
What’s the use of moaning?
It will not alter things.
What's the use of groaning
Beneath misfortune’s stings?
Perhaps you'll be an ace some day,
Though now you are a deuce.
But no one makes complaining pay.
Bo what's the use?
—Unidentified.
REAL GIVING.
rpHERE Is no special
Charm or bliss
In giving what
You'll never miss.
The only gift
Worth while and real
la that your
Pocketliodk will feel.
—Detroit Free Press
ALASKA ROADBl’l LDEK
Brig. Gen. W. P. Richardson, who
has so long and so well served the Al
aska communites in opening the wild
erness by means of communicating
roads and trails, has been called to
report at Washington for duty, and
it is likely that he is to be detached
from his important work in the nortn,
to perhaps more important work for
the nation.
uen. Kicnartison s long service in
Alaska has builded him a monument
in good roads that will endure long.
When he was first made chairman
of the Alaska Road Commission there
were not more than six miles of wag
on roads in the territory. Today 980
miles of wagon roads, 600 miles of
winter trails and 2,000 miles of pio
neer trails are under the jurisdiction
of the commission. Blazing a way
through the Alaska wilderness has
been a tremendous task, beset with
difficulties, not only in accomplishing
the work, but often in getting federal
support for it. Ju^t now the new Al
aska railroad promises to greatly as
sist the communicating lines of the
territory, but Gen. Richardson’s roads
will always be useful, always neces
sary to the full utility of the rail
line, and even more are needed. One
road in particular, the Valdez trail,
is to become a great scenic highway,
increasing in popularity and use as
its utility becomes known to tourists.
The Alaska Bureau of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce and Commerc
ial Club entertains Gen. Richardson
at luncheon today, and this will fur
nish an opportunity to Seattle men to
express personal appreciation f6r his
splendid work in the North. The Post
Intelligencer desires to join with these
in voicing appreciation on behalf of
the communities and peoples be hat
served so well.—Beattie P. 1.
NEW DIVISION NEEDED
The movement started in Anchor
age for the creation of a new Jodie
isl division In Alaska with headquar
ters In this city, Ib not viewed witt
favor by the Valdez Prospector, whict
apparently is fearful of losing ppri
of the business brought there by thf
court each year.
i The Times does not blame the citi
j zens of Valdez for hanging on all thf
I court business they can get until
' their last breath is spent. They need
I the business, and were it not such
j costly charity for the people of this
city, the Times would gladly advo
cate allowing Valdez to cling to all
the returns it is possible to realize
from its last resource.
However, even in opposing the con
tention of Anchorage that a new di
vision is needed here, the Prospector
asserts that no revenue is derived
from the business at Anchorage. It
thus appears to be a dog-ln-the-man
ger proposition with them. They do
not want our busness, yet they are
! averse to letting us keep it at home.
The fact of the matter Is there can
be no good argument advanced
against the creation of a new judicial
division for the Anchorage district.
Ths vicinity is growing rapidly and
the busness each year is increasing,
and unless relief soon is offered the
burden to our people will become in
to’>;rable.—Anchorage Times.
SPEAKING OUT
I keep learning that there is noth
ing which reaches men’s hearts like
talking straight out the convictions
and emotions of your innermost soul.
Those who hear may not agree with
you; or they may not understand ful
! ly, but something incalculable, somp
I thing vital, passes. And as for a boy
! or girl it is one of the sorriest of mis
| takes to talk down to them; almost
| always your lad of 15 thinks more
I simply, more fundamentally, than
I you do; and what he accepts as good
j coin is not facts or precepts, but feel
I ing and convictions—life. And why
' shouldn’t he speak out?—David
j Grayson.
THE collapse of the Russian gov
ernment, from which so much was
: expected, is a severe blow to' the al
! lied caase at this time. Had President
Kerensky been permitted to fulfill his
1 destiny, Russia would have become a
: real help to the allies in the war. The
! Bolsheviki, the radical Socialists of
the revolutionists, the Maximalists,
comprising the anarchist coast, and
; the Soldiers' and Peoples’ party, com
posed of the labor unions and the
military, have all been at swords'
points since the czar was deposed, and
have kept the country in a state of
revolution, negating the activities of
the loyalists, and hindering the army
'and navy in its attempt to assist the
allies. While President Kerensky was
| no less socialistic than the Bolshe
viki leader, Lenine, he counseled
! federaton in policy until the conclu
sion of the war, when socialism w'ould
naturally follow. Lenine advocated
the establishment of a socialstic state
immediately. The Bolsheviki are in
reality anarchists, in practice if not
in theory, and this, it is asserted, ac
counts for the enormous growth In
power in a country just emerging
from a tryannical monarchy. Until the
present war the Bolsheviki were a
wing of the social democratic party,
and could be recognized as socialists
of the Marxi&m school differing from
other socialists only on questions of
tactics.
THE W. C. T. U. has gone on rec
ord as being opposed to sending to
bacco to the troops. The Grange, a
farmers’ organization, has also adopt
ed resolutions denouncing the use of
tobacco by soldiers. It now remains
for some vegetarian to denounce the
bully beef, and for the meat eaters
to adopt resolutions asking that the
soldiers be asked to eschew vege
tables, and our usual bunch of cranks
will be playing true to form. While
tobacco might hurt a man who work
ed Indoor with no exercise, It Is bound
to be a mighty lot of comfort to the
man in a wet trench on a raw morn
ing, and persons opposed to Its use
should not deny our boys every com
fort or convenience that they desire.
WHILE the Dutchmen are confined
to the trenches, old General H. C.
Living stalks brazenly over the coun
try, doing more real harm than the
enemy.
IN one breath Hoover says the
prices of foodstuffs have "turned the
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corner and there ibould be a down
ward trend, and In another we are
told that the period of self-denial for
the American people has come. Per
haps, .however, these statements are
' not so irreconcilable as they appear
to be.
THE new Russian government is
; nothing if not frank. It says it does
jn't want to send its Baltic fleet against
the German fleet because it would
almost certainly get licked.
THAT strike of the hello girls of
Washington was a good deal like Fin
i negan's famous train.
A CORRESPONDENT states that
i he has noticed many bugs that look
! like berries, and asks how to tell the
i difference. We hardly know. You
| might taste them.
A SEATTLE woman is suing for a
divorce on the grounds that her hus
band is a German. That ought to be
grounds for most anything.
I
VALDKZ TRAIL TO BKCOMK
GRAND BCKNIC HIGHWAY
After the war the old Valdez trail,
on which many a hardy argonaut per
ished during the early days of the
gold rush, will become the grandest
scenic driveway in the world, accord
ing to Brigadier General Wilds P.
Richardson, pioneer road builder of
the North, who arrived yesterday
from Juneau. Gen. Richardson has
been chairman of the Alaska Road
Commission since Its creation in
1905, and through his enthusiasm
and perseverance in the work has
spanned the far reaches of the North
with 3.680 miles of wagon road,
winter trails and pioneer trails—
more than enough to reach from Seat
tle to New York
Gen. Richardson arrived on the
steamer Jefferson and is registered at
the Savoy hotel. He will leave Tues
day for Washington under orders to
report to the adjutant general for
duty and will probably be detached
from the chairmanship of the Alaska
Road Commission.
Wonderland Will be Opened
Necessarily being a man of broad
‘vision, eGn. Richardson's ambition is
■ to see the day when tourists from all
! parts of the world will ship their cars
to Valdez in the summer or early fall
and enjoy a motor trip of 370 miles
through the heart of Alaska to the
interior metropolis of Fairbanks.
"If present appropriations are con
tinued,” h6 says, “this hope will be
realized in another year or two. In
fact the journey was made in less
than two day’s running time this sum
mer. The trip will take the tourists;
of the future through a wonderland
of mountains, canyons, lakes and
mighty rivers and past mighty gla-1
ciers. They will cross two ranges of
mountains—the coast range, near
Valdez, and the interior range, a con
tinuation of the backbone of the Am
erican continent.
Sjiortmen’s Paradise
"The rod and gun enthusiasts will
find this the sportsman's paradise and
will be able to get big game within j
easy walking distance of the Valdez,
trail.”
When the Alaska Road Commis
sion was organized in 1905 and Gen.
Richardson, then a mayor of engi
neers in the army, was placed at the
head, there were not more than six
miles of wagon road in the entire ter
ritory. Today Gen. Richardson has
charge of 980 miles of wagon road,
600 miles of winter trail and 2,000
miles of pioneer trail, all construct
ed under his supervision.
t hangew in romnumiun
A number of changes have been |
made In the Alaska Road Commis
sion this year, due to the war. Col.
W. P. Richardson was detached from
duty on the first of September, and
commands a regiment at Camp Lew
is. He has been succeeded by Capt.
John Zug. Maj. J. C. Mehaffey has
Just been detached from the commis
sion and bis place will be taken by
Capt. W. H. Waugh.
Maj. MehafTey, accompanied Gen.
Richardson on the trip from Juneau
and will also proceed to Washing
ton to report for duty with the new
national army.
Gen. Richardson will be entertain
ed by the Alaska Bureau of the Seat
tle Chamber of Commerce at luncheon
at the Butler Hotel at 12:15 o’ clock.
—Seattle P. I.
Her tongue is a woman’s deadliest
weapon. And you can bet that they
are never arrested for carrying con
cealed weapons.
BOSTON, Nov. 9.—With only a
few scattering precincts missing fhru
out the State, Samuel S. McCall, Re
publican, has been re-elected for the
third term.
IMPORTANT MEETING OF
THE CIVIC LEAGUE
An Important meeting of the Civic
League will be held Saturday after
boon at. t>ree o’clock. Nor. 10, to
Mick in members ire earnOstty re
cheated to attend an important bust*
nes* is to be transacted. kll
CLOTHES DO COUNT.
They Dent Make a Man, but They Cov
er Nine-tenth* of MBn.
Clothes do make a difference. The;
shouldn't. of course, for real worth ban
nothing to do with clothes. But We
who meet folk casually must judge
very often by appearance. Margaret E
Bangster, Jr., writes in tlie Christian
: Ueiald.
I A girl with a blouse on that is fas
| tened by a safety pin instead of a
! button is very often lulieled "sloppy”
in our iuIiiiIk. although iier character
I may he beautiful. A man with a
| week's mud on his shoes is not very
i likely to ho given a responsible posi
; tlon. because It Is quite logical to tigure
{ out that a mini who neglects Ids sIi<k-s
i will neglect his work too. Perhaps tile
man. despite bis shoes, is a very coll
scieutious worker. But hew can the
casual observer know?
Many perfect housekeepers may wear
flannel wrappers to the breakfast ta
I hie: liut, though their homes may lie
I immaculate and their children wonder
[ fully brought up. If 1 were a man
choosing tlie woman to trust with my
home aud children Pd be inclined to
search for the woman who looked fresli
aud crisp and daiuty aud smiling a*
she poured my morning coffee.
"Clothes do not make a man.” Bo
runs the old adage. But. adds a mod
era clothing advertisement, "they cov
er nine-tenths of him!”
BIG INTEREST IN MUSIC.
Educator* Now Racogniza Ita Farraach
ing Cultural Valuo.
An intelligent interest in music of the
higher order is everywhere Increasing.
Well rounded educators have long since
recognized the farreachlng cultural
value of musical art. There la no com
plete education without muaic. That la
au outstanding fact In the most en
lightened countries of Europe. Music
is uow coming to he appreciated by all
individuals Identified with school or col
lege work In America.
hike all spiritual things, harmony has
its iisycliology. More, it has Its gram
mar and its rules of analysis and con
struct ion. Melody that stirs the emo
tions is the unadorned language of the
soul. Harmony Is intellectual to the
last degree, hut melody and harmony
united contribute to the true and the
beautiful as no other educational force
does.
Hence it is -that all inatitutious of
learning are giving ao much attention
to the serious study of music, especially
theory anil comjiosltlon. Some of the
choicest literature published In recent
years has been on musical toplca. The
universities are making a feature of lec
tures on music more than ever.—Bir
mingham Age Herald.
An Oriental Rum.
It was on Aug. -1. 11011, that Abdul
numen Ihn Ali was elected sultan of
eastern Africa by I he following strata
gaan: Having trained a parrot and a
II,te, he asscinMeil the chiefs in hie ten!
and urged upon them the naming of a
ruler of their growing empire. In the
midst of their delilieratlous the parrot
liercbed himself upon one of the poles
of the tent and pronounced distinctly.
“Victory and lamer to the lot of the
Klialif Abdiiliiunicii. commander o:
the faithful.” The lion then made his
way through the terrified assembly,
licked AIhIuI'k hand and lay down at
his feet. Heeply impressed with this
wonder and the manifest interference
of heaven, the natives unanimously pro
claimed him sultan.
Old Wall Street.
Well street in the days when Wash
lngton was the first president of the
United States, when Alexander Hamll
ton and Aaron Burr were rivals et the
bar. was [terhaps the most popular end
populous thoroughfare In New York.
It was so named because it followed
the Hue of the city's first defensive
stockade or "wall,” and throughout its
length were enacted many scenes that
are part of the nation's larger history.
Room at tha Tap.
Little Jennie bad been eating very
heartily, but she asked for another
piece of cake.
“Jennie,'' said her mother, “I don’t
believe I ought to give It to you. You
are about as full as a little girl can
possibly bp. Another mouthful and
you’ll surely burst." ,,
“But. .mamma, my neck's left yit!*'
said the little girl persuasively.—Ex
change. . .
Beat Him to It
“Did you tell yoar boss that you'd
alniply have to have a raise? Did you
tell lilui that you were wearing last
year's clothes?” ..
“No; he forestalled me with a long
wall about the horrors of having to use
a last season’s car.”—Louisville Cour
ier-Journal.
Incurably III.
“So you say you no longer sleep of
ulghts? Why don’t you consult a doc
tor?”
“It would do no good. It's not In
somnia that keeps me awake; It's the
baby.”—Baltimore American.
The Correct Word.
“Old Brown won't live long. He has
one foot to the grate already.”
“You mean one foot to the grave.”
“No; he’s going to be cremated.”
B oat on Transcript
Quite Lively.
City Boy—But la It not a bit lonesome
here? Country Boy—Oh, not at aB.
Why, only yesterday I was alma* van
over by an aatoasoMle wKh six people
to It!—Ufa,
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The man wbo does you a wrong has
«ead of pity. .
These clothes
like old friends
are always
welcomed
Tnfefthak
Once you get acquainted with the style,
the reliable quality of all wool fabrics
and the good tailoring in
»• •«* • « <«
you will always like them.
Still $17 for Fall. You will wonder how the
makers have been able to continue such quality
so long at the old price. All models and fabrics.
The New Styleplus f21 Grade
—also the greatest value at this price — has
been added.
Every Styleplus garment is guaranteed to give
satisfaction and to be the full measure of value
at either price — Suits and Overcoats.
S. BLUM & COMPANY
How about the old folks at home
this Xmas? Is there anything that
would please them better than your
photograph? Jenner the Photograph
er makes them in all styles especially
for Xmas gifts, but see him soon. k!2
HOTEL SEXTON
Seward Alaska
Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public's
home.
European Plan.
HOTEL SEXTON
VALDEZ HOSPITAL *
Private Room*
Tama Raaaonabla
JOS. A. ULV1MIAJ, IV C. U. D. Prc*.
Jo*. A. Sflvcmaa PL G.M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND 8URGBON
Office beert-1 to 4 y. m ~7 la ( y. a.
Sunday by Appointment
Ran. TaL 171 Offlca TaL It
Boyle Black Valdai
Arctic Hotel
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All Warm, Oatride Rooms
Transient Trade Bottrtted
Special Rates by tbs Week «r Month
Baths la Connection
PHONE 133 MIS. STUNG. Piey
Valdez Miners Union Ho. 188
Wnltn Federation of Moor*
W. M. CONLEY Pridd»at.
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GEORGE M. BARRY
J. E. WILSON
; t. . •••' v« '■
Freighting to ell points
t in. the third dWiftioh.
Horse* bought end sold.
Phone Itt.
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
Office* in Fish Bnilding, adjoining
Tllllknm Club.
Pfaone 00. McKinley Street.
Contract Surgeon. D. S. Army
A. A Surgeon, U 8. Public Health Serv.
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
CraSnat* National University.
DENTIST
la Valdez Since 1808
PHONE 110
Office Room* in Whaling ihii<w»|
DONOHOE & DIMOND
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