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TUESDAY, APRIL 13, 1915.
ABOLISHING THE MINIMUMS.
The abolishing of the Stock Ex
change minimum prices under the
conditions of world-wide financial dis
turbance is a declaration of financial
independence of unmistakable im
portance We declare our readiness
to take the 'world’s sales of any
thing, stocks or goods, and to pay
gold at a time when the world is
sacrificing all it possesses for gold.
There is nothing we need less, and
nothing other nations need so much,
not even munitions, for gold and
munitions are interchangeable. In
fact our stock of gold is so great
that it is threatening. The danger
is that if it is not released for legi
timate trade uses it will be absorbed
in speculative excesses. Gold is too
cheap for wholesome conditions here, j
and it is too dear for wholesome con
ditions abroad. Germany boasts of
its finances in vain when its exchange
is at such a discount. In less de
gree that is true of London, where
the bank rate has ceased to cor
rect the exchanges.
The abolition of the minimums will
be most generally considered in con
nection with the Stock Exchange. Its
effect wlil be greatest off the Stock
Exchange. Yesterday’s figures of
trade are more important than even
the rising prices on the Exchange,
and acquire significance in connection
with the abolition of the minimums.
A gain of ten million dollars in im
ports in a single week, at a time
when reduction of imports has been
the economic marvel, shows where
the foreign sellers are making their
sacrifices. It has been recognized
that we should be making a good
trade by exchanging dear goods for
cheap American stocks. It is a bet
ter bargain to exchange dear goods
for cheap goods, and let the securi
ties reflect the betterment of trade.
It is only by buying foreign goods
of sure worth that we can hope to
continue to trade largely with
‘abroad.” We can afford to take
short-term foreign paper in exchange
for goods, but we cannot afford to
turn our gold into foreign national
loans, nor even into American .se
curities. By buying goods we can sell
goods without limit. By disbursing
our gold for investments, either
American or foreign, we soon would
come to the end of what now seems
inexhaustible.
Taken together, the abolishing of
the minimums and the increase of
imports are the best signs we have
had for many months, not in a spec
ulative or Stock Exchange sense, but
in the hope of buying what we need
cheap, and selling others what they
need so much that we cah set the
prices. True prosperity lies rather in
good commodity markets than in good
security markets. They may be good
when trade is bad, but when trade
is good the security markets may be
left to themselves. Foreign buyers
will be more interested in our staple
markets than in our stock markets.
They will but what they must at
sellers’ prices and we can choose what
we will take at buyers’ prices. They
can be trusted in self-interest not to
sacrifice anything they must sell be
yond their necessities, and we have
it in our ftower to decide whether
they must sacrifice our securities or
their goods. The growing imports
signify that they prefer to sacrifice
their goods. It will be a relief to
both markets, and will tend to relax
the deadlock throughout the world.
—New York Times.
“Avenged
“Avenged” at the Orpheum to
night, also “The Legend of the Phan
tom Tribe,” in two parts.
RELIEF STEAMER
IS TORPEDOED
ROTTERDAM, April 13.—The Brit
ish steamer Harpalyce, loaded with
food supplies for the Belgians and
flying the flag of the Belgian relief
commission, which all the belligerent
nations had promised to respect, was
sunk by a torpedo from a German
submarine while miles from shore in
the North Sea. Thirty of the crew
were drowned while twenty members
of the crew were picked up and
landed in Holland.
The relief vessel was flying the
flag of the commission and had
painted on her sides and stern the
fact that she carried nothing but
supplies for the Belgian people.
As the German admiralty has giv
en to the neutral nations interested
in the relief work the assurance that
ships loaded with supplies for the Bel
gians and carrying no other freight
would be given safe conduct across
the sea it is supposed that the cap
tain of the submarine believed it was
a British freighter or else acting up
on his own desires, sunk the ship in
spite of orders to the contrary. The
Holland government will make a
strong protest to the German gov
ernment as also will the American
State Department.
British May Stop Relief Work.
LONDON, April 13—The British
government may stop shipments of
food to Belgium because of the sink
ing of the steamer Harpalyce by the
Germans. This is the second ship
under charter to the commission
which has been torpedoed and un
less satisfactory assurances are giv
en to the government from Germany
through the United States or some
other neutral nation that in future the
ships carrying food for the Belgians
will not be molested the admiralty
will prohibit the sailing of the ships.
MOVIES WINNING
POPULAR FAVOR
NEW YORK, April 13.—Despite des
perate efforts of the “legit” to stem
the tide of popularity of the “mov
ies” invasions of Broadway by the
film shows is increasing rather than
decreasing. New movie houses are
now in the midst of spring openings.
Gotham’s "moving picture city” popu
ation is also increasing. While act
ors and actresses claim that the
movies are sending them to the soup
houses and bread lines, the movie
promoters insist that more work than
ever is being given. The trouble to
me seems that new actors and act
resses are getting the jobs—the movie
kind with the facile faces—while
those that cannot adapt themselves
to the new craze are suffering. Last
week witnessed the launching of sev
eral new feature films and the sur
render of more “legit” stars to the
wiles of the movie magnates’ rolls of
yellowbacks. Such stars of drama as
William Faversham and James K.
Hackett have signed contracts to cre
ate a new bunch of matinee admir
ers via the screen route.
Jitneys May Cause Labor Fight.
CLEVELAND, O., April 13.—If jit
neys become permanently establish
ed in this city it is predicted that a
lurisdietional fight between the
street carmen’s union and the chauf
feurs’ union will result. The nation
al organization of the street carmen
will insist, it is said, on operators of
jitney busses being affiliated with the
organization. It is believed that the
chauffeurs’ union will also claim the
operators.
The Breed-Before-You-Die policy
now being advanced and actually
practiced in some of the European
countries engaged in war, is an insult
to womanhood, a blight on mother
hood and a reproach to modern civ
ilization. It is said that many cou
ples are marrying without practically
any previous acquaintance, the man
to comply with the edict, “Breed-Be
fore-You-Dle,” the woman that she
may say that she has a husband at
the front. What will the harvest be?
—Whitehorse Star.
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska, April 13, 1915.
STATION U>ove Below, Snow In- WEATHER CONDITIONS
Donnelly . 32 Cloudy, strong south wind.
McCallum . 22 8 Clear, calm, trail good.
Paxson’s . 32 6 Clear, calm, trail good.
Hogan . 30 Clear, calm, trail soft.
Gulkana . 24 Cloudy, calm, trail bare.
Copper Center.20 Cloudy, calm, trati bare.
Tonsina . 25 20 Clear, calm, trail fair.
Teikhell . 25 22 Clear, calm, trail fair.
Beaver Dam . 38 43 Cloudy, calm, trail soft.
Summit ...'. 30 90 Clear, calm, trail soft.
Wbrtman’s . 35 24 Clear, calm, trail soft.
ALASKA DOG RICE
RUN TOMORROW
NOME, April 13.—The Nome Ken
nel Club, In charge of the Alaska
Sweepstakes which will he pulled off
tomorrow, report six entries with
the prospect of several additions by
10 o’clock tonight, when the entries
close.
The Alaska dog race absorbs pub
lic interest and thousands of dollars
have been wagered on the outcome.
Scotty Allen, who has won several
of the contests, Seppala, Paul Kjeg
sted, and Fred. Ayer are among those
who have entered.
JAPANESE NAVE
MINE DISASTEB
TOKIO, April 13.—Three hundred
mine workers in the coal mines at
Shimonoseki were killed today be
cause of the explosion of coal gas.
The government has sent troops to
foid the mine workers to recover the
bodies, which are several hundred
feet below the surface. Few men in
the mine escaped as the explosion
was one of the worst in the history
of coal mining in Japan.
New spring coats direct from New
York at E. Winter’s. tf
FEARED ALASKA BEAUTIES
WOULD GET HER BEAU
BUTTE, Mont., April 13.—Fearing
he would see someone he liked bet
ter while he was in Alaska, a young
woman forced Charles Hyland to en
ter a contract to marry March 1,
1918, providing he matches her $5,
000 with an equal sum. The latter
provision was Hyland’s, who did not.
want to accept any money from his
bride-to-be, and was going to ’’make
his pile” in Alaska. He gave her
a plain gold wedding ring to be worn
for the first time March 1, 1918, if
he is successful in his chase for gold.
The authorities would not reveal the
girl’s name.
Truth Will Ever Prevail.
Up-to-date business men thoroughly
understand modern advertising as a
business proposition.
They fully realize that they buy
advertising service as a wholesale
selling agent, just as they employ
salesmen.
They keep their names and goods
before the public to make sales or
create a demand. They do this hon
estly or else they ultimately fail.
Our local merchants are doing this
truthfully and in a businesslike man
ner. Consider their ads. carefully
and take advantage of inducements
they offer you.
Scrambled Eggs.
Three White Pass sleighs laden
with eggs and being hauled down the
river en route to the foot of Lake
Lebarge, broke through the ice April
2 near the mouth of the Tahkini riv
er thirteen miles below Whitehorse.
The team hauling the sleds, which
were being trailed, did not get into
the water. While nearly three hun
dred cases of the eggs were in the
water for a short time, only a few
dozen cases were broken. The others
were rescued as speedily as -possible
and were brought back to White
horse on Monday, when Supt. Cash
put a force of “egg wipers” to work
with the result that the most of the
consignment will be little the worse
for the accident, but the profit of
transportation will be rudely shatter
ed. The local freight shed now pre
sents a scene worth witnessing—
something like 100,000 eggs lying on
Canvas on the floor. The “fillers”
are being dried and the eggs will be
repacked. As the shipment was des
tined for Fairbanks from Seattle, the
'eggs are in bond and cannot be dis
posed of locally. For this reason all
damaged eggs, even those but slight
ly cracked, have been thrown into
the river.—Whitehorse Star.
Jitneys In Capital.
WASHINGTON, April 13—Wash
ington soon is to have jitney buses.
To meet the problems their coming
will offer, the district commissioners
have been thinking hard. Licenses
will be required and autos attempt
ing to operate without licenses will
be classed as “illejitneys” and so
treated. Liability Insurance may be
required. Definite routes will be laid
out and the buses required to follow
them. It is believed the coming of
the jitneys will reduce present con
gestion on many street railway lines.
Something new ih piece goods, al
so summer hats for ladies and chil
dren received on last boat at E.
Winter's. tf
You Will Find at Our Store the Best MEDIUM
PRICED Line of Clothes on the Market.
The STYLE PLUS LINE Which
Sells for
You pay us no more
than you would
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pay in New York,^
Chicago or Seattle.
The same clothes,
the same price
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right here
in Valdez.
If we cannot suit you with STYLE PLUS Clothes perhaps a suit made by
HART SCHAFFNER & MARX might appeal to you. We are the SOLE
AGENTS in Valdez for these high class clothes, famous all over the world
for STYLE, FIT and WEAR. We have a complete up to date stock of
them in prices from $20.00 up.
We also carry suits for
$12.50 and $15.00.
If you are in need of a suit we feel sure we can please you.
GROCERIES
We are still selling groceries at cut prices, the
same as advertised last week.
LOW PRICES FRESH GOODS
and plenty of them.
s. BLUM & co.
GOOD GOODS
RUSSIANS CLAIM
GREAT VICTORY
(Continued from page 1.)
miles distant and one of the strong
est frontier forts on the German
French border.
No Changes for Week.
No changes have been made in the
relative positions of the opposing
armies for a week. The French con
tinue to bring forward the new arm
ies which have been drilling and
made ready while the British force
is also being hurried to the battle
line for the spring offensive campaign
against the entrenched German line.,
No News From Dardanelles.
The admiralty continues its silence
regarding operations against the
Turkish forts guarding the Darda
nelles. No statement has been made
for several days, indicating that the
assaults have been abandoned or that
the government is preparing for great
er activity against the forts guarding
Constantinople.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Nick Meehan will leave for Teikhell
in the morning.
Bill Siutz will leave for Teikhell
tomorrow morning.
The launch Brighton arrived from
Port Wells yesterday.
Bert Berry arrived from Port Wells
yesterday on the Brighton.
The Masonic meeting for Wednes
day,-April 14, has been postponed
one week. Albert E. Grigsby, W. M.
G. O. Reinke, the watchmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co.
411 work guaranteed. #
E. Amundson arrived in town from
the Ramsay-Rutherford property last
.evening.
If you want all ta«* new* all the
time read the Daily Praspeetar.
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ALL KINDS OF
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Native and f I IH4DI7D and Buddin«
Puget Sound JLi C/IVlOlLlV Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
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Patronize a Home Industry
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa, S. S. Alameda and S. S. Northwestern
sail from Seattle the 6th, 12th, 18th, 24th and 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez aouth—7th, 13th, 19th, 25th and 31th for Cor
dova, Skagway, Juneau, Wrangall, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Wrangell. Juneau. Sheep oreek Treadwell
Douglas Skagway, Cordova. Ellamar. Valdez and Latouche. Explosives. S S Seward
S S Seward. 5th1 S S Latouohe. 15th: S S Cordova. *5th of eaoh month—Right re
served to change this schedule without notice. |
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