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STEWART * SELBY, Proprietors
VAI.DE*. ALASKA
Published Dally Except Sunday
Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter,
July 23, 1912, at the postofflce of Valdex,
Alaska, under act of March 3, 1879.
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TUE8DAY, NOVEMBER 21, 1916
A WORD WITH OUR CITIZENS.
From time to time, previous to the
election the Prospector took occasion
to call the attention of our people to
the fact that Anchorage was working
to secure the removal of the Post
from this city to the railroad town,
and that the project had the unquali
fied endorsement of our Delegate.
We discontinued our efTorts along
that line for the reason that whatever
we said on the question was taken
as campaign “dope,” and believed or
disbelieved according to the political
affiliations of the reader.
Now that the election is over and
we cannot be charged wUh> having
designs upon our Delegate,* we wish
to reiterate this statement, and back
it up with some strong documentary
evidence from our neighbors who a,re
vicariously trying to standardize the
industries of Alaska by placing them
all under one roof—her roof, as a
matter of course. j
If you have any regard for the fu
ture stability of our city we asji you
to read the following excerpts from
the "City of Brotherly Love” on the
ice-bound shores of Turnagain Arm:
"The establishment of a military
post in the vicinity of Anchorage
would be of vast financial benefit to
this community, in that the occupants
of the post would, in the course of!
the passing years, spend many a dol-1
lar with local business concerns. Fort\
Liscum has been of great aid to Val
dez. In fact, that town is kept going
in large part, by the government
funds that are contributed monthly
to the local merchants and business
houses. It is probable that a military
post would compose at least two
companies of regular troops, making
over 200 men. The families of the
officers and men would increase the
population by at least fifty. Together
with the private men always employ
ed around a military post, we should
say that a military post here would
have about 300 people—quite an aid
to the community. Let the military
post come by all means.—Anchorage
Times.
Is this proof enough for the
"Doubting Thomases,” or do you
wish to have it more firmly impressed j
upon your minds that if we do not'
fight desperately for our governmen
tal payrolls they are liable to be re
moved to our gracing neighbor? All
right, if you must have it, here is
more evidence:
There was some agitation along the
ilne of the establishment of a regu
lar military post at this point last
season and the Chamber of Commerce
took some action in the matter look
ing to the change from Liscum to
Anchorage. It was pointed out St
the time that Anchorage waa the log
ical point for the military post In that
troops could employ the railway line
in the matter of. transportation, if
the occasion should arise.'-Certainty
there is nothing hi the- feature of
trouble, either present or fn prospect,
that would call for troops for any spe
cific duty St this. point, afed hence
it is figured It is merely the prelimi
nary step in the removal of the mili
tary post from Fort Liscum to An
chorage, in harmony with having the
military post at the most advanta
geous point, from the standpoint of
transportation. Fort Liscum was es
tablished on Valdez Bay because of
the military road leading from Val
dez to the interior. The building of
the trunk line railway system from
Anchorage to the interior country
naturally changes the situation, giv
ing the advantage in the matter of
quick transportation 'to thiB point as
against Valdez.—Anchorage Times.
To the man whose mentality is
on the job longer than eight hours
a day will naturally come the inquiry::
“With whom was this question of re-1
moving Fort Liscum from Valdez to
Anchorage taken up” at the time it
was agitated by thee Anchorage Cham-'
her of Commerce? With whom would
it be taken up? With the Delegate,
Of course, and we charge now with
out fear of having onr statements
taken as campaign thunder tl|at our
Delegate is doing all in his power to
help the Anchorage Chamber of Com
merce secure the removal of the Post
from Valdez to that city.
It might be stated here in pass'ng
that he also promised Seward to help
her secure the Territorial capital'in
case he was elected, but we have
credited that to the same fount of
inspiration that brought out the har
bor- for-Nome promise- Politics!
We have been accused of crying
"wolf,” and as posing as an alarmist
because these things were called to'
the attention of our readers before
election, but we believed; and believe
now, tnat unless our citizens lane
united action that1 Valdez is slated
to lose both the Post and the Road
Commission before many seasons roll
around.
.Valdez cannot well afford to lose
these governmental organizations;
and their loss would be a sad blow to
our schools life, our merchants, our
social functions, and our city in gen
eral would suffer if these organiza
tions were taken from us.
Valdez should most bitterly resent
any attempt by Alaska’s representa
live, whoever he may be, to build
up Anchorage by tearing down this
section. Valdez needs all of this
class of citizens she can get..
SOME ELECTION CONTRARIETIES j
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The presidential election of 1916
has developed many inexplicable
facts and contrarieties, but the most
significant thing, perhaps, is that the
West has become a real factor in the
political situation. As those who
waited in deep suspense the past two
weeks realize, it was the West that
re-elected President Wilson. And it
was the West which proved the great
est surprise to the campaign leaders
ot both parties.
It has been a common belief for a
irreat many years that no candidate
could be (meaning that none was
likely to be) elected without the sup
port of New York. This is not the
first instance where New York ha*
failed to determine the result, but the
maximum in spite of that may be con
sidered to be a workable political ba
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“Tbe Girl of the fiolden West"
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A Jesse L. Laskey and David Belasco Feature
5 Act All Star Cast, Swell Scenes
Wednesday—“THE CRUCIBLE”~Five Acts.
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8 p. m. Sharp. Regular Admission
rometer, or was prior to 1916. If it
is held to be a reasonable assumption
that the candidate who gets New
York is almost certain of election, the
addition of Iattaaa. and Illinois can
be regarded as a “lead pipe cinch,**
far the reaso&< that, the party which
wins those thfte slates has a total
of eighty-nine electoral votes to start
with. And beirfdd$ ~as a rule, Indi
ana and Ohio go arm in arm into the
presidential arena.
Every political “certainty” was
knocked sky high at the election of
November 7. Charles E. Hughes won
New York, Indiana, Illinois, and
Pennsylvania, and yet he was not
elected. These four states which
would have meant a political land
slide in almost any election in the
past were overbalanced by the com
bined votes of nearly all the western
states and Ohio.
Hughes carried only .four states
west of (he Mississippi. These were.
Iowa, South Dakota, Oregon and
Minnesota. These four states totaled
thirty-five electoral .votes for the Re
publican' <candidate.’ Oregon, .with
five votes, is the only far western
state which went for Hughes. Altho
the-votes of all the states In the West
which supported Wilson are compar
atively small in electoral votes, their
total, with the Solid South, which is
democratic under almost any and all
circumstances, was sufficient to over
come Hughes’ tremendous lead in the
East. Wilson’s plurality in most of
the Western states was uncomfortably
small for the most part, but was
enough to leave no doubt as to the
ultimate outcome. Hughes carried
the East with the possible exception
of . New Hampshire, and that will ne
cessitate a recount to- remove all
doubt.
The outcome shows that the radi
cal West allied itself with the reac
tionary South, which is now in con
trol of congress. The alliance is one
of the inexplicable things of the cam
paign.
Another strange circumstance is
that the East and Middle-West which
have been the greatest beneficiaries of!
the European war, voted against Wil
son’s policies, while the West, which
has derived no particular advantage!
from the increased business incident
to the war supported Wilson. Possi
bly one explanation of this is—if ex
planations can be made—that the
East being closer to Europe was more1
deeply influenced than the West by'
the president’s foreign policy, and
that because of the war it realizes
to a greater degree than the West—
if that be possible—the need of a
protective tariff as the basis of our1
domestic policy. No doubt the dem-j
ocratic slogan, ‘‘He kept us out of.
war” had a great deal to do with the!
vote west of the Mississippi, for the
reason that in the East the president
does not appear in a haze or a senti
mental halo, as he is seen more, and
his policies appeal less to the com
mon people.
It seems fair to say that the wom-j
en's vote went largely to the presi
dent for the reason that he carried
ten odt of the twelve suffrage states.
Oregon and Illinois are the excep
tions. The cry that "He was against
woman suffrage.” undoubtedly lost
Wilson votes in Illinois, where he had
less chance to reach the population j
in smaller towns. Yet several West
ern states, where equal suffrage does
not obtain went to Wilson, indicating
that the progressives—a? they did in
Washington and California—gave
the president strong support.
Thpt the, president is personally
popular with the common people is
evident. His nimbleness of mind,
his unfailing courtesy and good na
ture and expansive smile appealed to
his.hearers. Westerners give Wilson
credit for some excellent legislation,
and they believe moreover, that if
he has made mistakes in his foreign
dealings, he has faced a task of more
than ordinary magnitude in keeping
this country as neutral as he has.
Whatever may have been the un
derlying cause for the spectacular
showing of the West in his favor, it
Is certain that the national commit
tees in the future will spend some of
their thunder west of the 90th meri-1
dian as well as in New York and In
diana.
DISPATCH GIVES UP.
ACCORDING to the latest unoffi
cial returns received by the Dispatch,
Charles A. Sulzer is now 150 votes in
the lead over James Wickrsham for
delegate to congress.—Juneau Dis
pat^i, Nov. 16.
THE bitterness with which the wet
and dry fight has been waged is il
lustrated in California where the rad
ical wets refused to vote for one of
the electors on the republican ticket
because he was a pronounced dry.
There is no question that the liquor
“issue” was one of tho decisive fac
tors in California.
IF YOU are one of those who voted
for Wickersham and bet on Sulzer
you are sure of some small com
fort—but hardly the 50-50 kind un
less your wager was larger than your
sentiments.
WHEN ALASKA WAS DRY.
The Seward Gateway, in a recent
issue, says that it is not geperagy
known that Alaska was once a dry
Territory; .The-'Gateway editor U evi
dently not a sourdough, or he would
have known that Alaska was never'
“Dry” since the white man first in
vaded the country. In the early days
it was contrary to the statutes to
bring liquor of any description into
the Territory, but once in, and with
a revenue license costing $25, which
was also easily obtained, there was
nothing to prevent the possessor of
booze from selling it. A close watch
was kept at Seattle to prevent liquor
shipments leaving there for the north,
and many were seize dby the customs
officials, but there was never any lack
of booze, and there were any num
ber of saloons doing a rushing busi
ness and doing it openly.
BE BROAD-MINDED.
If we could only keep from, petti
ness, life in a small town would be
relieved from many of its irritations,
but pettiness is bound to come when
people become too familiar with each
other and pay too much attention to
little local personal affairs. It is
strange how polite we can be to a
stranger and how rude to a person
with whom we are intimate. All of
us remember when ^e were kidB, get
ting chided for being rude to a sis
ter or brother and over-nice to some
other fellow’s sister. We also re
member how the polite conduct of
some juvenile visitor was held up to
us as a maddening example, but we
did not understand then that the vis
itor’s politeness was due to his an
familiarity. The child is father to
the man and the man remains a child
in many things. He forgets to -be
ordinarily courteous when be be
comes too familiar, and if we could
only all realize how much this means
in the relations of man to man ahd
woman to woman we should consid
er courtesy a gift from heaven.—
Seward Gateway.
THE democrats control the senate
apparently but are not in control of
the lower house of congress. The
division is so close, however, that
neither party may yet safely claim the
house. Louisiana and Minnesota
each sent one progressive to con
gress, New York returned its lone so
cialist and Massachusetts put an in
dependent on the job. Alaska has
apparently placed a democrat in the
place of another "independent.” Ob
viously these “rank outsiders” are
likely to hold the balance of power
on many strictly party questions and
they can be counted on to be real fac
tors in the situation. , We suspect
that they will find themselves exceed
ingly popular with 'both the demo
crats and republicans if they con
tinue to maintain their independence
and divide their factors.
Considering the facial "issues” of
the campaign it was appropriate that
Mr. Wilson and Mr. Marshall should
win only by a close shave.
WE suppose there aye Jotg of peo
ple who will say the European war
was to blame for the defeat of Mr.
Wickersham.
MARSHAL pOFEMAN CARRIES
MISS FLORENCE HAUGHIAN
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Frank Hoffman stood on the cold
dock and anxiously awaited the arrl- j
yal of the Admiral Evans. He spoke
to no man and from the fact that he
was so distrait and nervous no man
spoke to him more than once. Like
a caged lion, or better, like a school
boy waiting for his turn at the Fri
day afternoon exercises, Frank 'paced
back and forth on the dock always
entreating holding out his arms in
supplication towards the cruel tide
that was so slow in bearing the Evans
and her precious cargo to shore. Aft
er what seemed hours to Frank, but
but which in reality was only the
matter of a lew njoments the passen
gers disembarked and the secret was
out.
They were married this morning
by Judge Leopold David in the pres
ence of J. J. Sturgis and Annie Stur
gis and will make their future home
in Matanuska.
Miss Florence Haughian who came
all the way from Seattle to marry
Frank proves without doubt that he
is a man of discernment and good
judgment. Everybody knows and
admires Frank, who is so ably up
holding the laws of the land in his
capacity of deputy marshal with his
headquarters at Matanuska. Let The
Daily Times be among the many who
•vish Mr. and Mrs. Hoffman the pleas
ures and happiness of an ideal mar
ried life.—Anchorage Times.
Alice Egan returned to school yes
terday after an absence of five days
when she was confined to her home
with a sprained ankle.
New Quartermaster at Seattle.
SEATTLE, Nov. 21.—Lieut. Col.
William P. Hart has been appointed
army quartermaster here, relieving
Puhlin. •
MERCHANTS CASE
fRKSH BREAD AND , fASTRY DAILY
Phone 08 , p*RN /;■ Chne. JStochOr, Propr.
ST. ELIAS HOTEL
Under New Management
THOROUGHLY RENOVATED; WARM. LIGHT. OUTSIDE ROOMS
SPECIAL RATES TO PERMANENT GUESTS
_PHONE 104_ MRS. L. HOLT, Prop.
Mead’s Sheet Meta] Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTQ* BQAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Ak V|d^ea, Hoaa, I^p* anTntUnga
ValJw Poct-Oppodto Prowxctor Offloa. Tnlnptiona 24^
LOUIE’S CAFE
. Emythhf Fnt dus
Open Day and Night
ANDY MARDVIck, Prop.
LAUNCH N & S
Learn every Wedaesday at • a.
, pa. treat Vaides Deck tor Bella
' att, Uallaek, sad Fid ala A.
leaves every Saturday at 7 p. na.
trots Valdes t>«ek for Cedar Bay,
wells Bdy, rort wells aad Oraa
Ite Wae,
PORTAGE BAY AND OTHER
POINTS BY CONTRACT.
W. J. CALLAGHAN
OWilER AMD MASTER.
Candy Kitchen
E. W. HUNT—Id Owl Drag Store.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT-- -COLD
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
ROBERT SHAFFER. President.
Granite Minn
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary,
Valdez Alaska.
Is Admitted to Practice.
W. F. Bonnifleld. jr., has been ad
mitted to practice in the courts of
Alaska by Judge Brown of the Dis
trict Court. The order of the court
was made on motion of Attorney A.
J. Diamond. Mr. Bonnifleld is a
graduate of a law school, and has
practiced in the courts of Nevada for
several years. Mr. Bonnifleld is the
son of Mrs. L. A. Dupuy of this city,:
and came here recently to make his
home. He will probabjy open an of
fice here within a short time and en
ter into the practice of his profession.
Second Iceland Boat
NEW YORK, Nov. 21.—What is
said to be the second ship from Ice
land to reach American shore since
the days of Lief the Lucky one tboha>
and years ago, arrived at this port^
when the little steamer Godafo'ss
docked with a cargo of skins and her
ring. She brought 'over thirty-seven
farmers from Iceland who will set
tle in the Canadian Northwest.
FOR RENT—Three-room house,
Sherman street, furnished, ready to
move in, rent moderate, man and
wife preferred; apply Mrs. A. C.
Dowling, Sherman street. tf
FOR RENT-—One 4-room and one
10-room, house on Broadway. Fur
nished. Mrs. M. M. Hopkins. 5t
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to transfer that baggage for you. tf
Notice to the Public.
Notice is hereby given that I vol
untarily dissolved partnership with
Mrs. Louisa A. Chisholm, in the
laundry business conducted on Mc
Kinley street, Valdez, Alaska, on Nov.
11, 1916, and will therefore, not be
responsible for any debts or bills
contracted for, on or after above date.
3t CAPTAIN JOSEPH JANDOS.
The Golden North has steam heat
ed rooms. tf
The Home of the Pat-a-Cake. At
I.ove-Wh:;)ey Co. tf
When you want something good to
eat try the Merchants’ Cafe, open all
night. tf
Location notices, both quarts and
placer, for sale at the Prospector of
fice.
—'ii $&&&&!** qw.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
0«e*»»T»r Valdes Drag Co.
Phone 'IB McKinley Street
Contract Surgeon, U. 8. Army
A.’A. Surgeon. V 8. Public Health Serr.
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
* OraMni** MaMinid ValYerafltv
WaaMatta^Sr" nmwmwmt*
DENTIST
Fourteen Y«u* la Valdes.
phom no
Offlc* Rooms 'tu Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORBflEYB.AT-LAW
OMee Opposite Conrt House
Phone M VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN L.TONB & jc KITCHIB
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices In Whaling Building
| Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
; PIONEERS OF ALASKA
IGL(X) NO. SEVEN *
Meets every Tuesday evening at 8:00
o’clock in their hall over U. ii. Com
missioner’s office. Visitors are always
welcome.
T. H. HUNT, President. ^
E. G. AMES, Secretary.
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 1M
Frrr mad Accepted Hum
Regular Communications flret Wed
nesday In each-month In McKinley
Hall. VI el tors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN, W. M. <
ED WOOD, Secretary.
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIVIL ENGINEER
U. S. Mineral Survey er
McKmtey Street opposite V. M. Store.
Vaides, Alaska
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer'
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Trent Building f
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un- ^
less Paid for in Advance
The Best Place"in Valdez to
Stop at' is the
Arctic Hotel
Warm, Light Room*--The Hoaae of Comfort
rates: reasonable
BATH-ROOM Special Rataa By the Month
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING, Prop
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When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Pnoe. ^
STRICTLY FIRST CLASs\
Fourth Ats, Seward. Alssks