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FRIDAY, APRIL 17. 1914.
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ALASKA’S HEROES.
Some psychologists have declared
that there is no such a thing as an
absolutely unselfish action, and that
no on is ever moved by a purely
altruistic emotion. Probably those
pschologists have gained this opinion
from a study of their own sentiments
for it is quite certain that such a
conclusion could not have been reach
ed from a thorough study of the class
of humanity that is represented by the
sturdy American pioneers, says the
Alaska Citizen.
No better test of recent times has
been made of men’s unselfishness
than that which was mace when '.iie
search was recently being carried on
for the body of Mrs. Lizzie Slropp
following the snow slide near Wort
man’s, in which she and P. O. Berg
lund were killed. Exposed to a bit
ter cold and the dangers of more
slides, a large force of men worked
night and day for several days to
uncover the body These men re
ceived nothing for their efforts, ex
cept the food they ate while at work,
and that was provided for them by
the mayor of Valdez.
It was not because these men knew
the victims of the slides personally
or that they could expect in any
manner any sort of rew’ard, that they
underwent such severe hardships
There was not even the possible
chance that the world would ever
know of their connection with the
difficult task. They performed the
work and suffered night and day the
intense cold through the promptings
of their unselfish humanity.
Many a general and many an ad
miral have been immortalized for less
bravery and less personal sacrifice
than marked the heroic efforts oi
these worthy Alaskans, who have re
turned to their daily routine in life
without any effort to let the world
know of their identity.
RELIEF FOR THE PRESIDENT.
Kvery once in a while some public
official offers a proposition of such
plain good sense that there seems
no possibility of taking issue with it.
This is the case with a measure in
troduced by Senator Works, of Cali
fornia, providing for a commission to
tae off the hands of the president
the troublesome job of naming feder
al employes
A report made three years ago
shows that 9,fM6 appointments are
stride by the president and confirm
ed by the Senate, and that 993 ap
pointments are made without the
necessity of the Senate’s confirma
tion.
In addition there is an average of
almost 1,000 appointments, including
promotions, to be made in the army
and another 600 in the navy 'each
year. It is impossible to conceive
of the president giving any real
thought to the task of seltfeUhJg these
men, many of them foy jpt>iitlon&far
removed from Washington, 'and at
the same time to give any thought
to the multitude of other duties that
are his.
As a matter of fact, presidents' have
not pretended in the past to do much
more than accept the recommenda
tions of United States senators and
congressmen. So there has grown
up the pernicious patronage system,
which has done more to keep bad
men in and good men out of congress
than any one other feature of our
governmental organization.
Senator Works proposes that a
commission of three men shall be
appointed to serve during the term
of the president appointing them,
whose sole duty It shall be to con
sider all applications for,. appoint
ments not controlled by civil service
laws and to recommend to the pres
ident those applicants most compe
tent to hold the offices they seek.
The senator proposes In his. bill tha,t
the president may either appoint of
rejept, or the Senate confirm or .re-;
fuse to confirm, a person so. recom
mended. \. .
The object of the bill thus is seen
to be simply to relieve the president
and our national legislator* of 'ka
objectionable duty. , ,- « *
President Wilson has endeavored
to obtain relief from th 1b difficult
part of his work by detailing it in
large part to the members of his
cabinet. The result has been that
the cabinet members have been so
swamped by applicants nnd their
friends that some of them have been
tremendously hindered in their efforts
to carry out the real work for which
they were appointed.
Senator Works’ plan would put fed
eral employment on something close
to a merit basis. It will he interest
ing to note how the other senators,
long accustomed to the patronage
system, will receive it. Tlx.
LOOKS LIKE BLUE SKY.
Reports that come from Olympia
of the incorporation of a large num
ber of companies for the stated pur
pose of doing business of one kind
or another in Alaska /would seem
to furnish argument for the advo
cates of a “blue sky” law. It may
be that every company thus far or
ganized is for legitimate purposes.
But under the present statute there
is not sufficient certainty that this is
the case.
There should be more investiga- :
tion of such proposed companies than
the secretary of state is prepared to
makei Indeed the secretary must j
accept the filing of any organization, !
no matter what doubts he may have, j
if the slight legal requirements are
complied with.
The joint legislative comm’ttee is
urging an initiative measure, the first
of the "Seven Sisters,” whereby the
work of filing articles of incorpora
tion would be transferred from the
secretary of state to the public ser
vice commission, and providing that
the commission investigate such pro
posed companies and their incorpor
ators before accepting the filing.
This is another of the Seven Sisters
worthy of the support of the people
of the state.—Seattle Sun.
Up to the time of going to press
no report had been received from
Seattle indicating that the steamer
Admiral Evans had left last night up
on her schedule time for Valdez. It is
possible that the boat will be de
layed making additional repairs.
Why Osteopathy is Not Massage
First: Because the lesser cannot
include the greater. Osteopathy is
both a science and att art. Aw a
science it includes the broad sciences
of Biology. Anatomy, Physiology and
Pathology. Its scope and its thera
peutics, while independent and orig
inal, are coextensive with the field
known as medical and surgical. Mass -
age is nothing of the sort.
Second: Because, as an art, osteo
pathy is wider in its application tlian|
I either medicine or surgery singly, j
treating with conspicuous success a
wide range of cases in both fields.
It does not require less intelligence and
scientific attainment to represent os
teopathy properly than either medi
cine or surgery. Massage is not per
mitted to assume responsibility for
the full care of disease except under
a physician’s direction. The osteo
path by contrast is himself a physi
cian
Third: Because, insofar as their
work is parallel—that Is. where they
attempt te accomplish similar,, things,
—they work by entirely different
principles and with a technique en
tirely dissimilar. Osteopathy frees
up pressure on blood vessels and
nerves by adjusting displacements of
bone, cartilage, ligament, tendon, fas
cia or muscle wherever it is found,
and by- relaxing contractures of mus
cle and ligaments wherever existent,
whether these be due to prior dis
placement, congestion as from taking
cold, over-work of the nerves, or yet
other Causes. Finally, in order to
stimulate circulation after such ob
structions are removed, osteopathy
does not rub or apply pressure over
the veins, but manipulates the ner
vous system tbrough'lts various cen
ters, either to stimulate or inhibit
energy, so that the vasomotor ap
paratus may bring about the desir
ed action in a physiological manner
—that is, by increasing heart action
and opening up the channels of cir
culation. Massage deals with an ef
fect; osteopathy concerns Itself pri
marily with causes.
Fourth: Osteopathy does not con
sist of ruleB of action; its technique
is not mastered by mere imitation,
and it is a matter of common remark
that no two osteopaths treat the same
case in exactly the same way. Its
practitioners are taught to. Reason out
each case from the conditions exist
ing and to apply principles of cor
rection, ad^stipent and normalisation
in the most common sense way! -»
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For Trade
I would trade one of ths.be«t/est
denee lots with good -residence on
same for tunnel work dn property on.
Landlock bay. This Is a ..good home
and' could bp.Mated «t all times, as
it Is centraOy^mcated, or sold to,-sped
advantage. -?' 8. A. HBMPLK.
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HAS ALL HER TEETH AT 72. j
Michigan Woman’s Set "Perfect but For ’
Three Small Fillings.
Battle Creek. Midi.—A woman seven
ty-two years old with all her own teeth
and only three liny Idlings is Hie dis
covery made al an institution here.
The woman is 'Miss Helen Simons, a
Lansing school teacher.. A physician I
made the discovery a few days ago i
when lie was lecturing. He took oc i
caslon to state that few people ovei 1
fifty had all their ow n teeth. He then i
asked till in Hie audience who were j
over llfty and retained ail their own
teeth to raise tlicit right hands. Miss
Simons was the only one.
Tile incident was so unusual that she
was examined by a number of den j
lists. They pronounced her teeth un
usually good. The three small Idlings
in her teeth were put in more ns a pre
ventive than because her teetli were
decayed. She says they were slightly
discolored, and. although there was no
sign of decay, she took the dentist's
advice and had them tided. Miss Si- |
mens is the daughter of Anson Simons,
one of the pioneer settlers of Lansing.
She is also a sister of the late B. F.
Simons of tbnt-eity. .
FIRST SEES FLAG AT 24.
Thinks It Copy of a Cattle Brand and
Likes the Idea.
Deliver.—"Big Hank," as he intro
duced himself to a policeman, an un
gainly youth of twenty-four, who had
spent his boyhood on a cattle ranch in
Wyoming, had never seen an American
flag until he came to Denver to attend
a turnfest.
The naUonul emblem draped over the
welcome arch attracted liis attention
as he walked along Broadway.
“I see,” be said wonderiugly to the
patrolman. “It's a sort of a brand like
they put on cows.
"That’s a rigid bright idea, now. ain't j
it?” he added as he turned away to [
watch a popcorn popper, which also j
was a “brilliant invention" to him. t
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DIGS FOR BAIT, FINDS GOLD.'
Timberman Now Seeking Capital to
Develop His Claim.
Troy. Mont.—An unusually rich dis
covery of free milling gold was mude
recently on the Yakt river, seven miles
east of Troy, by Frederick Stevens, a
timberman. who has gone to lies
Moines, la., to enlist capital in develop
ing the claim he located before coming
out.
The discovery was the result of acci
dent, the gold hearing quartz having
been unearthed while Stevens was dig
ging in the rocks along the river for
fish bait Tbe ore also carries fair
values In ruby silver.
20-YEAR-OLD YOUTH
A BANK PRESIDENT
Young Moody In Foil Charge i
of Galveston Institution.
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Galveston. Tex. - Barely twenty years j
of age, W. I- Moody 3d has been j
elected president of the American
Bank and Trust company of Galves j
ten. He Is said to be tbe youngest
bank president in the United States.
Despite bis youth, be is no novice
in the banking business, and be is di
recting tbe straits of iris bank like a
veteran. It is a state bank; with a
capital of (SO,000. It was organised '
several months ago. with W. L. Moody
2d as president and bis son as vice ,
president. Tbe senior Moody resigned
recently and tbe son was elected to
tbe place. His disability as a minor ;
was removed by law last year. He Is ;
conducting the business on his own
Initiative and is using his own discre
tion entirely in making loans and in
vestments. He Is respected among
Galveston and south Texas business
men for his keen business /Insight. j
Young Moody comes of a family of j
bankers, his grandfather. \V. T.. Moody, j
being president of one of the oldest j
banks in the state, and his father j
president of the City National hank j
of Galveston.
RELEASED AFTER 40 YEARS.
Sent to the Penitentiary When 27,
Faces New Life at 67.
Ban Quentiu. Gal.-Having spent
more than forty years of sixty-seven
years of ots life In San Quentin and
Folsom prisons. Unde Six. wlio says
be was born a burglar, walked out of
the penitentiary a free man. having
been paroled by the state board of
prison directors.
Uncle Six says he will start life all
over again and endeavor to make a
man. of himself.
‘ Uncle Six. was seut up from-San
Francisco for burglary.
Convict Makoo Bogus Coin. ' -
Nashville. Teun.—That a convict In
the-Tennessee state prlaon has been
engaged in counterfeiting operations
was discovered1 when the prison au
thorities. found the remainder of plan
ter of parls molds for small coin# in
the ceD of. Sent Howerton, serving a
sentence for murder. The authorities
began thetr search oti information fur
ninhed- by another iouvict. Howertoa.
tt I# said, #Mtt«* the metal by means
of • wire attache* fo a« slertrtc fight
ti* hts nett. ,.
FACE about, Man! !
This store of ours
j is the place to get
your Stetson—
New Spring Soft Hat
[ or Derby._'_I
For Sale By
ALASKA WATER LIGHT & TEL. CO.
WEATHER RECORD
Taken at 8:TO a. m. Snow is given
as depth on level, in inches.
Locations— Temp. Snow
Friday, April 17, 1914.
Wortman’s, clear calm ... 37 76
Summit*.'clear, windy .... 132
Beaver Dam, clear, calm .. 12 60
Teikbell, clear, calm. 18 72
Tonsina, clear, calm . 10 22
Copper Center, clear, calm 12 IS
Gulkana, clear, calm. 5 29
Hogan’s, clear, calm . 13 26
Paxson’B, clear, calm . 20
Wortman’s—Trail open.
Summit—Trail drifted.
Beaver Dam—Trail open.
Teikhell—Trail drifted.
Tonsina- -Trail open.
Gulkana Trail good.
Hogan's- -Trail drifted.
Paxson’s—Trail open.
Valdez. April 16, 1914.
Barometric Pressure .. 30.047
Temperature at 7 p. a. 21
Maximum Temperature •. 29
Minimum Temperature . 14
Mean Temperature . 21.5
Partly cloudy, light breeze, wind N.
E. ten miles.
SEATTLE, April 17.—The , power
schooner Bender Brothers, which last
winter was burned. to the water’s
edge by Are, which'caught While she
was lying at Pier .L has been char
tered by the 'West Const Grocery
Co. to carry* supplies to the TCuako
kwim river for the Moravian Mission
at Bethel.
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, If foreigp feingar chahged as often
as.;their, cfhlneta, the Jobs wouldn’t
be worth an ambassadorship to Rus
sia. '
Clean Yobr Sidewalks!
Ali sidewalks in the town of Val -
dez must be cleared ef snow by April
15 or the city will have same clean
ed and the cost thereof will be taxed
asainst the property.
WILLARD SCOTT, City Marshal.
MILK-MILK-MILK
Fre»h“Milk and Cream
VALDEZ DAIRY
Telephone order* to Phone 187
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries received
en every boat,
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Fresh vegetables, fruits
’ and nuts. »
STEM LAUNCH N & S
Leave* from Valdez dock for
SHOUP BAY
and way point* at 10 a. m. Daily
W. J. CALLAGHAN.
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
A.B
Meet every* Tuesday eyeninn at d o'clota la
Kaale Hall. All members are req jested to
attend T. «■ QUINN. Aretio Cbiel
r S. MCNJECK. Seej-stary
Valdez Lodge
No 168,
Free and Accepted Masons .
Regular Communications Brat Wednesday to
each month in MoKiuley Ball Visitors always
welcome.
A.;*. GRIGSBY. W. fa.
C. C. Reynolds. Boo
L. W. STORM. E. M.
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PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of Naliooat Univerw**
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DENTIST
Phone 110 hi - i«
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Valdez Dnur Co
DR. GERMAN
Phon, » THE DENTIST
OUee roouis ovr • >wl Urutf store. Office fcouro
du.B.. tofln. oi.. i p. tn.. to# i*. in Sunday*
by appointment All worU truaranteert
DR. C. H. VANCE
the OSTEOPATH
Graduate American Vhonl of
Osteopathy. Idlers villa Mo.
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TREATMENT »S.BO
Treat ka.l*ii, Wall Ttw*. M*RS Ml
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNKY-AT- LA W
Offices Wall S'raet
Fluiae 31 V ALD62
E. E. RITCHIE
I. A W V E H
phone:!.# Valdez, Alaska
F. BUTTERWORTH
'Civil Engineer end
II. S. Deputy Lend end
Mineral Surveyor
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! Blue Printing Letoucbe, Ah*g'
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
No More, No Leee
VALDEZ, ALASKA*
VALDEZ-HIKERS UNOU188
Mi. AMk ll WiM
Meet* Every Tweed ay Evening «
7:30 p. m. at Miner** Mall
H. M. CARTER, Pr**,
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