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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1913.
HEADED FOR ALASKA.
Once more does it look as if we
might have a steamship line to Alas
ke. We say "it looks" that way, and
that is as far as we dare go. It is
not that the best business interests
of the city fail to realize the advan
tage which the establishment of regu
lar transportation facilities between
this city and Alaskan ports would
bring, but somehow all efforts made
in that direction, and there have been
many of them during the past ten or
twelve years, have been fate dto fail
ure. It has not been easy to un
derstand just why, but the fact has
been painfully palpable.
The potential value of Alaskan com
merce is something in which the
shrewdest business men of this sec
tion have an abundant faith; and that
Portland by the circumstances should
profit by a fair share of this com
merce is a theoretical conclusion with
which we have thus far failed to
conform in practice. On numerous
occasions there has been the pros
pect of getting down to business in
the premises, but in every instance
some covert fact or influence has de
feated the purpose.
We are optimistic enough to believe
that this sort of thing cannot go on
forever. This city is in a position
to maintain profitable trade relations
with Alaska, and those trade relations
are bound to be established sooner
or later. We prefer to think that the
initial step is at last about to be tak
en.
Even if the first enterprise of this
sort be classified as one of first be
ginning, it ought to be a matter of
local business pride and business in
terest to make it a success. If there
should be genuine and practical effort
in that direction, it will not be long
before the business will grow of it
self, and wtihout the need of other
than ordinary business support. Alas
kan people want to trade with us.
They have assured us of that repeat
edly and emphatically. It is up to us
to reciprocate, and to profit by the
reciprocity. -Portland Telegram.
THE PIONEERS' HOME.
The Alaska Pioneers’ Honrn. which
was established by an act of the Ter
ritorial Legislature is fast filling up.
and it promises to be taxed to its
capacity before six months shall have
elapsed. The average age of the in
mates of the home is over sixty-seven
years, and the average time of resi
dence exceeds twenty years. The sad
dest feature to be noted is the fact
that among them are a number who
are nearly if not quite entirely help
less, paralysis and rheumatism being
the contributory diseases that have
caused this condition.
The legislature appropriated the
sum of ten thousand dollars for the
maintenance of the Home for the de
cennium, but the steady increase in
the number of pic neers applying for
admission bids fair to exhaust the
appropriation before the next meeting
of the legislature. The Home is be
ing conducted in as economical a
manner as is consistent with the
health and comfort of the inmates.
The. public might be reminded that
gifts of newspapers and magazines,
for these old pioneers will be wel
come, and as the season of Christ
mas is approaching they should not
be overlooked when presents are be
ing considered by those who are more
fortunate.
Speaking of the high cost of living
a recent report of the London Board
of Trade states that except among
the richer people of Great Britain,
the cost of living has increased but
slightly in the past thirty years,
while there has been noticeable in
crease in wage rates. Different In
the United States, where the high
cost of living has given everyone a
jolt, while the cost of high living is
always soaring.
Fresh eastern” oysters at the Vai
dez Cafe. tf
If the men who stood on the street
corners last night criticising the work
of the fire department had spent half
the energy they used working their
jaws in helping to pull the hose cart,
chemicals, hook and ladder, and oth
er apparatus to the scene of the fire,
there would have been less cause for
the criticism.
The members of the fire department
ran to the fire hall to get the en
gines, while the men who usually do
'the loafing and the talking stood on
the street corners watching the
flames eat their way through the
roof of the building and telling how
the work should be done.
The question in China now is
whether Dr. Sun fat Sen will join
the Manchus to form a Bull Moose
party and stand at Armageddon.
That the Duchess of Fife has thirty
eight hats is not so remarkable as
l the fact that she had the time to
1
| decide upon so many.
i A Washington girl is to sacrifice
two fingers that she may have a nose,
while with some men two fingers give
them red noses.
it is said that the'tango will be the
favorite society dance this winter.
Society never W'as much of a place
for an old man.
It’s such a fine old world that but
for our motto, “Live and let live,”
we’d never oblige the undertaker by
leaving it.
THE TIDES.
Thursday, November 13.
High tide 11:12 a. m.
Low tide 5:06 a. in., 6:07 p. m.
Friday, November 14.
High tide 12:28 a. m., 11:43 a. m.
Low tide 5:36 a. m., 6:39 p. m.
Saturday, November 15.
High tide 1:08 «. in., 12:14 p. m.
Low tide 6:06 a. m., 7:17 p. m.
Sunday, November 16.
High tide 1:46 a. m., 12:47 p. m.
Low tide 6:41 a. m., 7:57 p. m.
Monday, November 17.
High tide 2:27 a. m., 1:28 p. in.
Low tide 7:23 a. m., 8:41 p. m.
Tuesday, November 18.
High tide 3:17 a. m., 2:12 p. m. j
Low tide 8:11 a. m., 9:30 p. m. !
Wednesday, November 19.
High tide 4:16 a. m., 3:04 p. m.
Low tide 9:06 a. m., 10:27 p. m.
Thursday, November 20.
High tide 5:20 a. m., 4:17 p. m.
Low tide 10:24 a. in., 11:29 p. m.
Friday, November 21.
High tide 6:24 a. m., 5:44 p. in.
Low tide 11:57 a. m.
Saturday, November 22.
High tide 7:21 a. ill., 7:16 p. in.
Low tide 12:36 a. ill., 1:30 p. in.
Sunday', November 23.
High tide 8:11 a. in., 8:35 p. in.
Low tide 1:38 a. in., 2:39 p. ill.
Monday, November 24.
High tide 8:57 a. m., 9:43 p. in.
Low tide 2:34 a. ill., 3:39 p. m.
Tuesday, November 25.
High tide 9:39 a. m„ 10:38 p. in.
Low tide 3:22 a. in., 4:26 p. m.
Wednesday, November 26.
High tide 10:19 a. m„ 11:28 p. m.
Loiv tide 4:08 a. m., 5:16 p. m.
Thursday, November- 27.
High tide 11:02 a. m.
Low tide 4:48 a. m., 6:00 p. m.
Friday, November 28.
High tide 12:18 a. m., 11:43 a. m.
Low tide 5:30 a. m., 6:43 p. m.
Saturday, November 29.
High tide 1:05 a. m„ 12:25 p. in.
Low tide 6:13 a. ni„ 7:29 p. in.
Sunday, November 30.
High tide 1:51 a. m„ 1:37 p. ni.
Low tide 6:57 a. m., 8:12 p. ni.
The Fly.
(By George Fitch.)
The fly is only a little thing but
he is as unpopular as if he were a
trust. He is unpopular for three rea
sons: 1—because he gets up too ear
ly in the morning; 2—because he
comes where he hasn’t been invited,
and 3—because he does not keep his
feet clean.
The fly hasn’t a thing to do in the
world and could well afford to sleep
until 10 o’clock. Instead he gets up
at daybreak and fl'es around the near
est bedroom like a French monoplane
going after the Gordon-Bennett cup.
When he has finished 1,100 circuits
he cools off by flying 700 times around
the exposed ear of the person who
supposes himself to be sleeping in
that room. Then he sits down on
the forehead of said person and digs
holes in his skin with all the vim
of a small boy excavating in a piano
with a new jackknife.
Because of these actions a great
many taxpayers wake at 5 a. m. en
tirely against their will and spend
the next three hours hating the fly
and planning for his ultimate ruin.
The fly also attends meals with
out being asked, spends long hours
in parlors, whose owners he does not
even know by name, and sneaks
into kitchens through leaky screen
floors and gorges himself on food in
I tended for others. Because of this
j failing a great many flies get thrown
] out of American homes. It is pos
| sible to throw a fly out of the house
, without ruining him permanently but
j very few people take the trouble to
I practice up in this art.
j Worst of all is the fly's well known
; carelessness about his feet. He is
Uhe small boy of the insect tribe and
Hikes nothing better than to wade
I around knee deep in microbes and
jVhen track them all over the house.
I Until the fly sleeps later, rings the
j door bell before visiting strangers,
| and soaks his feet in carbolic acid
; each evening, he can never hope to
j become popular in this country and
'swatting him will continue to be the
I great American exercise.
Life Saved by Rubber Tube.
With his leg caught in the tide
gates that protect the meadows at
New Haven, Conn., from overflow,
a 16-year-old boy faced death for four
! hours while strenuous efforts were
being made to effect his release. The
fire and police departments were call
ed out, and a rubber tube was in
serted in the boy’s mouth. Through
this he managed to breathe for hours
after the incoming tide had covered
his head. A trolley wrecker finally
succeeded in smashing one of the tide
gates, allowing the tide to flow over
the meadows and lowering the sur
face of the water so that the boy’s
head was again out of water, after
which it was possible to force the
gate enough to release his leg. Aside
from the shock the boy was appar
ently uninjured.
Fresh fish at the Valdez Cafe. tf
E. E. RITCHIE
A VY y K It
phone 1X6 Valdez, Alaska
JOHN LYONS
ATTORNEY ATJJLAW
All Mining Business Given Prompt
Attention.
WHALING BLDG. VALDEZ
MINING ENGINEER
F. BUTTERWORTH
;Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing U(.s. ,.hone. i*-*
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Valdez, alaska
Reports oh Mires
Patent Surveys
General Mining Engineering
Phone l\lo. 10a
Geo. f. white
The Assayer
Assaying and Ore Testing
CORRECT RESULTS
• No More, No Less
VALDEZ, ALASKA
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
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Meet every Tuesday evening at S o clock id
Eagle Hall. All members are requested to
attend. S. McNJKCK. Arctic Chief
Valdez Lodge
No 168.
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday In
each month In McKinley Hall Visitors always
welcome.
James H Patterson..W. M
C. C. Reynolds. Sec
VALDEZ'LODGE NO. 6,1.0. 0. F
Meets every Monday at 8 p. m. in
ODD FELLOWS HALL
Visiting Brothers especially invited
Wm. Thomas, b. o. P. S. Hub-.' p. <. sue
FURS FURS FURS
LADIES ATTENTION
Just received a large line of ladies’,
misses’ and children’s^
Stoles and Muffs
Made up of
Isabelle Cooney
Jap Mink
French Mole
Black Lynx
Brown Bear
Siberian Wolf
Grey Fox
Iceland Fox
We will be pleased to have you call
and inspect even if you are not
ready to buy.
These furs will be sold at Seattle prices
SEE OUR WINDOW.
A. M. DierinKer
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight
ing to all interior points
LIVERY ar d FEED STABLE
STORAGE
Teaming of all kinds'
Positively no coal delivered
unless paid for in advance
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C."
DENTIST
Phone 92 Fourteen yearafin
Office in Whaling building VALDEZ
Next to cable office
DR. GERMAN
Phone 10 THE DENTIST
i Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
9 a. m.. to 6 p. m., 7 p. m..to9 p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
C. E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Offices Wall Street
Phone 31 VALDEZ
POSITION wanted by experienced
woman as camp cook. Inquire at the
t'rovpcrtor office.
Fine watch and iove'ry r*pn;r!nt;
ail weak pttanntceii. u. V.•JT"rn
den. with Owl Pm? Co. . ;
Prospectors,
Don’t neglect your health on’the trail.
The VALDEZ DRUG CO.
is prepared td fill your medicine kit
with the purest and best of drugs,
medicines, and surgical bandages.
Chas. R. Crawford
Wall Street Phone 159
Plate glass, window glass, roofing and
building papers, roofing pitch, lime, ce
ment, plaster lath, shingles, builders*
hardware. Shop and job work of all kinds
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finish
ing Lumber
Agents for Fairbanks, Morse & Co.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works-,
Manufacturers of
YAKSHAW STOVES
Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pumps and
Well Points.
Sheet Metal Work of Every
Description, Hose Valves,
Irci °ipe, Fittings.
Small Stores Made Profitable
The amount of business done does not always depend on the
size of the store. Many small stores properly conducted
are doing more business than some of their larger neighbors
handling the same line of goods.
The amount of business done by a store of a given
size depends directly upon the effectiveness of '.lie methods
employed to draw trade.
One of the most effective methods is the use of good
light—plenty of light—electric light.
Light vp your store with Edison Mazda Lamps and
watch your business grow.
Our Lamp Man will advise you how to use them
as profitably as thousands of others are using them
throughout, the country.
A. W. L. & T. CO.
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