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VALDEZ. ALASKA ' .
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Entered as Second-Claas Mall Matter,
July 23. 1912. at the postofflce of Valdea,
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REASON FOR EXEMPTING MAR
RIED MEN
Senator Weeks has addressed a
communication to the President in
which he argues strongly against the
altered policy of the government in
making it more difficult for married
men to be excused from the draft. He
says:
"Drafting married men with fam
ilies, except in the case where mar-,
riage has been entered into for the
purpose of escaping the draft, is eco
nomically an unsound policy. And it
is unwise from the standpoint of suc
cessful prosecution of the war to take
married men as long as there are suf
ficient numbers of single men to meet
the government’s requirements."
Continuing Senator Weeks says:
"It will mean very materially add
ed burdens to the government in car
ing for dependents, and it increases
the distress of mind of at least one
person for every one drafted.”
There is logic in the claim that the
drafting of married men, when there
are so many hundreds of thousands
of single men capable of military ser
vice, is economically unsound.
President Wilson appears to take
the same view of the situation, for he
says in reply to Senator Weeks:
Your point or view witn respect
to the drafting of men with families
is undoubtedly well taken, and 1 have
reason to believe it is much in the
mind at least of most of the drafting
boards. I shall take pleasure in call
ing attention of the war department
again to it.”
There is much work to be done in
the United States by those who do not
go to war if the war is to be success
ful. And if It is found necessary to
Separate men from families when
marriages were contracted in good
faith and without a purpose to evade
the draft, it would seem but econom
ical wisdom to excuse married men
from the first national army. If the
war is to continue there will be plen
ty of time for them to serve, and pit
ty of opportunity, too, but if it is the
purpose of the government to make
the war as small a hardship as pos
sible, then there should not be the
breaking of family ties more than is
- absolutely necessary. ^
THE WHARF PROPOSITION1
THE proposition advanced by the
Valdez Packing Company to purchase
the City wharf outright has raised a
bogy man in the minds of some of
the citizens which will not down.
Those who do not see a deep laid
plan of the Dock Company gain
possession of tbe wharf construe all
manner of dire catastrophles result
ant from tbe sale. While the wharf is
a valuable property and many peo
ple think it has had a mythical effect
upon the price of fuel and other ar
ticles of merchandise handled by mer
chants, we do not believe, personally
that It has kept, prices down at alf.
If Mr. Lathrop or any other man had
wished to raise the price of an article
there is nothing to prevent it save
the will of the party handling the
goods. If coal sold today for $25 a
ton we do not believe the city could
handle it, any more than it can han
dle printing, merchandise or other
commodiles because the price is high.
Personally the Prospector does not
care a hoot one way or the other
whether the wharf is sold or whether
the wharf is not sold. We pay for
what we get, and pay the top price,
and ask no favors in cheaper rates
or rebates. The only argument in fav
or of the sale of the wharf is that it
would enable the city to square up its
debts, to draw $100 per year taxes
on it from the packing company, and
to eliminate the city paying for its
upkeep in case the cannery moves to
a more advantageous location. If any
man can bring an argument In favor
of keeping the wharf, other than the
hypothetical one that it will event
uslyy pass into the hands of the Dock
Company, the columns of this paper
are open, and the people would be
pleased to be informed on the ques
tion. But, as the matter now stands,
the Packing Company can go to Gal
ena Bay and put up its own build
ings and wharf at a price not to ex
ceed the price asked for the dock by
two thousand dollars. It will be free
from city taxes and city dictation; it
will be closer to the fish, and will have
an advantage in many ways over the
present location. It will not have to
pay the city one dollar and can trade
with Cordova or the States, at the
same figure it gets its goods here. The
case tax will go to the territory and
the city not receive one dollar. Up
to the time the Packing Company
took over the wharf It was not bring
ing in one hundred dollars per year.
Its sole use was the Post boat. It
was deteriorating rapidly and in ano
ther year or so will necessitate re
building at great expense to the tax
payers.
The matter is strictly up to tne cm
zens of the town. If they wish to keep
it it can never be sold. If they wish
to sell it is can be sold. But we be
lieve the matter should* be looked at
in a business and not a personal way.
Personalities never help a city, nor
do they settle arguments. If you do
not believe the dock should be sold,
and have a good argument why it
should not. let us have it. And if you
have an argument as to why it should
be sold, we would also be pleased to
print it, But there is no use of work
ing up an excitement which might
prove dangerous to those affected
with schlerosis or heart trouble. Keep
calm until you can see where you are
hurt.
Thief, Take Notice
The party who took the magneto
from the Packard car on the Valdez
trail is notified to replace it at onfce,
as it is known who did it.
k24 OWNER.
FOR RENT—One 3-room furnish
ed house. Also 1 two-room furnished
cabin. See Rudolph. tf
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Ice Ice Ice
Delivered to all parts of the town,
lc. per pound. Love-Whitley Co. tf
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Notice of Sale
Special sale on jewelry at the Val
dez Drug. Everything half price. tf
In the District Court for the Terri
tory of Alaska, Third Division.
No. 15 in Bankruptcy
Notice of Meeting of Creditors to Con
sider Final Report and Account of
Trustee.
In the matter of the Seacoast Mining
Company, a Corporation, Bank
rupt.
To the Creditors bf Seacoast Mining
Company, a Corporation Organiz
ed Under the Laws of the Territory
of Alaska, a Bankrupt.
Notice is hereby given that on Sat
urday, the 6th day of October, A. D.,
1917, at the hour of 1 o’clock in the
afternoon of said day there will be a
meeting of the creditors of the above
named bankrupt at the court room of
the above named Court at Valdez, in
said Terrltbry and Division, to exam
ine and pass upon the final report and
account of John Lyons, the Trustee
herein, which was filed herein on the
14th day of September, 1917, and to
transact such other business as may
properly come before said meeting.
• Dated at Valdes, Alaska, September
14, 1917.
W. 8. BONNIFIELD,
Referee in Bankruptcy.
Publish Sept. 17 and 18.
STEAM HEAT ... . NEWLY FURNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
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VALDEZ ■ * ALASKA
LOOK SUCCESSFUL |
Have Ceafldanoa In Youraalf and Shaw
It In Yaur Mannar.
To be successful you must look sue
ceuful. It 'jwt will carry yourself
with a seif confident air It Inspires
others with the belief In your ability
and your idcceas.’ You get to bdlieve
In It yoursWf. You begin to walk as If
yon were master of yourself. You will
believe In your ability to do thlugs, ami
you are confident of results.
It does not take a keen observer to
pick out a successful deulcr. If he Is
prosryrmis every step, every move
ment, every look, Indicates It. There
Is a great deal in assuming the part of
the character you desire to play In this
drama of life.
There is nothing negative about the
positive man. He Is a success, ami.
like Hercules, he has conquered the
moment he looks upon you. This Is
personal magnetism. Cultivate It, then
you will not need bolstering up. Learn
to stand alone. Your very silence
should carry power. I^arn the value
of reserve force.
Self confidence Is the power to mar
shal nil the faculties and unite theli
strength In one mighty.cable. It mat
tors not wlnit your talents may Is-,
what your abilities or ambition rna.v
l>e. If you are lacking In self confldehce
you can never use them to the best ad
vantage. Self trust Is as necessary as
ability.
Concentrate your facilities and youi
good qualities. Carry yourself with a
self eoufident air and you will win still
more confidence. Failure or success
has its true worth In these two little
words, "I can’t,” or ‘T will." Look
successful!—Author Unknown.
DEER AND THEIR HORNS.
They Gat a New Pair Each Year, and
tha Braveat Gat tha BiggMt,
Ah every year horses abed tbeir old
coats for new ones, bo the deer In our
forests or parka drop their horns.
Then. In about thirteen weeks, a new
pair of horns arrives, but they are ten
der and easily hurt.
X deer's new horns are called “vel
vet" because they grow Inside of a
tough skin which is coarse and brown,
like plush. For a long time be will
uot thrash Ids horns in the brush, li
would be too painful.
When a deer is without horns b<
feels weak. When the new horns start
and grow he begins to feel stronp
again. After uwldle he tosses bis head
from side to side every day, and then
he runs rapidly through the brush and
undergrowth.
As bis new horns become big they
also become less easily hurt. In run
ning through the brush tbe outer skin,
or “velvet,” is broken and peeled away.
In the springtime the “velvet” drops
off. The deer Is then very proud of
bis new clothes.
If a deer Is not afraid of pain he will
try out bis new horns long before his
mates do. He will not wait until the
“velvet” is gone. Wherever this outer
skin is broken too soon the horn grows
longer and larger. Thus it Is that tbe
bravest deer has the biggest pair of
horns.—Albany Argus.
“Solid Gold."
Commercially speaking, the term
"soll-l gold" is a misnomer, since such
gold has not been used for many, many
yearH. Some of the ancient Roman
Jewelry and some of that of tlje ren
aissance period was, indeed, made of
pure gold, worked up by hand with the
crudest of tools, but since the old days
there has been a constantly Increasing
employment of alloys, for the reason
that Jewelers found that the harder the
gold waa rendered br good alloys the
greater lta wearing ..ualltles and the
more secure, therefore, was the setting
of the geUis It contained. Nowadays
jewelry is of 18. 14 or 10 carats, ac
cording to the design and character of
the article, aud It is much more fre
quently 10 than 18 carats.
Old Tima Spelling Reform.
Centuries ago spelling reformers
published whole works ini the “rational
si>elllng” aud 14ft an Interested or un
interested public to take them or leave
them, as witness the following, pub
lished in 1680: “AEsopz Fable's in tru
prto-grapby with Grammar-notz.
Heryuntoo ar al’ao Joolned the abort
sentences of the wyz Cato itriprinted
with lyk form and order; both of which
Autorz ar translated out of Latin Intoo
English. By William Bullokar.”
Fixed Ammunition.
It is to Gustsvus Adolphus of Sweden,
whose reign,began in 1611, that history
gives credit for the invention of fixed
ammunition'. Id1 his cartridges the bul
lets and the charge were united in a
paper case. It was not, however, until
1860 that the first Successful metallic
cartridge was patented by an American.
He Didn’t Mind.
ddr. Hardhead—I have called, sir, to
aslc you for the baud of your daugh
ter. Old Gentleman (with emotion)—
She Is the only child I have, and her
mother la gone. Mr. Hardhead (has
tily)—Oh, that’s no objection, sir, I as
sure you.—London Telegraph.
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Apparently 8e.
*T can’t find that record by Sousa's
band. Do you know what became of
It?”
"No. I guess somebody stole a march
on us.”—Harvard lampoon.
1 The Egotist
She—Who would you rather be If
lyou were not yourself? He—I can’t
ispy that I have any second choice.—
IBoaton Transcript
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d tie who guides public opinion moves
■the hand that moves the world.—Rufus
iCbette. VV ;v* ’ V
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at Blum’s
A feather down comforter has a decided advantage over the
ordinary kind, being lighter and warmer than those which
are cotton or wool filled. Some excellent values are offered here^
Extra large, brown denim cover, size 7x8 ft., $25.
Extra size, fancy sateen cover, 7x8 ft., $20.
Regular size, blue denim cover, 56x66 in., $15.
Regular 56x66 in., fancy sateen cover, $10.
In addition to the above you will also find a complete as
sortment of other [bedding at this store; woolen blankets, sheet
blankets, pillows, sheets and pillow cases and cotton filled
comforters—all at very reasonable prices.
|S. Blum & Company
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GOOD GOODS
LAUNCH DELLA
L. Rider
Weekly trips from Valdez to
Ellamar, Landlock, Fidalgo and
way ports. Passengers landed
at all points.
Carrying freight and passen
gers.
For rates apply on board.
CAPT. H. Jj. RIDER
A Through Ticket
Via
Chicago, Milwaukee
&St. PaulRy.
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Saves Money
Insures Comfort
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| By buying a through ticket
you save from $10 to $15 as
i against buying to Seattle
, and rebuying there.
By buying over the C. M. &
St. P. Ry., you are assured
of the comfort that comes
from riding behind an elec:
• trie locomotive—the most
■ powerful'in all the world—
1 and that personal attention
• which is a feature of “Mil
waukee’* hervice.
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For tickets, berth reservations
and other particulars consult
your nearest Steamship Agent.
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A. P. CHAPMAN, JR.
Asst. Geu'l Passenger Agent
Beattie, Wash,
t . 71 * f. i v T ■
J. F. BAHL
City Ticket Agent
Second and Cherry
Seattle, Wash.
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. *
Use RexalJ Hair Tonic and you will
use no other. Valdez Drug Store, tf
Just received all the latest popu
lar songs at G. O. Relnke’s. tf
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to transfe* that baggage for you. tf
Complete line of Bulk Chccolatea.
Candy Kitchen. ft
Bargains in souvenir spoons at Geo.
0. Relnke’s. ft
Ice cream every day, specials oh
Sunday at Hunt's CanOy Kitchen, tf
HOTEL SEXTON
Seward Alaaka
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Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public’s
home.
European Plan.
HOTEL SEXTON
Li- - -
Launch Patsy
for Charter An wy here on
VALDEZ BAY
At any Time Day or Night
J. D. Jefferson
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Arctic Hotel
AD Warm, Outside Rooms
Transient Trade Solicited
Special Rates by the Week or Month
Baths In Connection
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING Pray
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
,Horses bought and sold.
jPbone 166."
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the Aleutian Island to regard The
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.and the Interests of the Church.
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acribers a large size picture of Bishop
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PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. W1CK.ES MERRITT
Offices in Fish Building, adjoining
Tilllkum Club.
Phone 90. McKinley Street.
Contract Surgeon. D. S. Army
A. A Burgeon. U S. Public Health Sery
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKER1LLE
Gralnate Natlo>al t'alvpraity(
Waikliftai, D. C.
DENTIST
In Valdez Since 1898
PHONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND *
STTOBNEYS.AT.LAW
OKee Opposite Court House
Phouo H VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS m B RITCHIB
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORBBYS-AT-LAW
unites Is «» tails* Bullets*
psoue ibs valdez. alaska
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
Glasses Fitted Leases Ground
LOVE & MEALS
Insurance
Fire-Surety Bonds-Life
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
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* Terms Reaaoaable
i JOS. A. SILVERMAN. rfc.C-.ILB.rne.
Jos. A. Silverman PL G. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office heart—1 to 4 p. ■ —7 tot|.a
Sunday by Appointment
Res. Tel. 176 Offlce Tel. 19
Boyle Block Valdea
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
W. M. CONLEY PraaMaet. -
VaMas Alaska.
GEORGE M. BARRY Sacratary,
VaMas Alaska.
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
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RinUr Communication* ftrat woo
uoadi*jT In aach month In McKlnUj
Baa Vlaltom alwaya waloanaa.
P. pi, BROWN, W. M.
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