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iTURDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1915
i MORE FOR ROOSEVELT?”
well: why not?
‘Roosevelt.will fall in his attempt
jnite the Republican and Progres
53 parties and become the leader
both,” says Charles H. Betts, of
Lyons (N. Y.) Republican. He
ther says: “The intelligent citi
.ship of this country has now dis
ered that he is a man with no
id principles or permanent convic
ts. He has been on all sides of
:ry question, and his political con
ations rest on no more secure foun
:ion than the quicksand of expedi
]iy. The intelligent rank and file
the Republican party want no
ire of Roosevelt. They want for
;eader a statesman and not an un
■upulous demagog who shifts with
sry breeze like willows in the wind.
his unparalleled career of politi
1 hypocrisy. Col. Roosevelt has
ne more to prostitute the chastity
the pubilc mind than any other
in in American history. Not only
is, but he will never be called to
id the Republican party until vice
edominates over virtue and until
.rty loyalty is an acknowledged
ime and Jjarty treason is regarded
a supreme virtue. This will never
i so long as reason is the torch that
jhts and patriotism is the motive
,at moves mankind to political ae
on.”—
The above article appeared in the
rospector of July 25, 1914. For
>me reason it nettled me, and I im
lediately answered it though the an
iver was not offered for publication,
s the year 1916 approaches it may
e interesting to note the difference
f opinion between the laymen in
Jaska and the distinguished New
, 'ork Republican editor. The answer
ollows:
l Why no more for Mr. Roosevelt?
)o you believe with this New York
tepublican that Mr. Roosevelt will
. ail in his attempt to unite the Re
publican and Progressive parties?
.■from my own experience I am pre
tared to see him fail, but I do not
lee how that will prove anything but
;hat the old standpat politician is still
fearful lest his “permanent convic
tions” he shattered by the frank,
apen-mlnded and popular policies of
one Mr. Roosevelt. We would like
to know who Mr. Charles Betts con
siders “The intelligent citizenship of
this country?” By "Fixed princi
ples and permanent convictions” we
presume he means those of the late
but not lamented Mr. Taft; fixed, per
manent and entirely one-sided. In
this day of great and opposing organ
izations of capital and labor, the in
terests of this country demand an
open minded man even though he be
of no permanent convictions. I think
no disinterested person of mature
years, who has struggled to make an
honest living will think any the less
of the Colonel if his convictions have
been somewhat modified with time.
I know nothing of what Mr. Betts
forms “Prostituting the public mind”
unless it was telling the public frank
ly the actual conditions existing in
politics. Really, I think that this
‘ was the unpardonable crime for it
does seem a shame sometimes to
“wise the public.”
When “vice predominates and par
ty treason is regarded as a supreme
virtue.” Well, according to my ob
servations around here, it is about
time the Colonel was being called to
lead again.
The public today think little of
party loyalty and treason, but are in
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cllned to look more to the qualifica
tions of the man to lead and to show
fair play. As to "Patriotism being
the motive that moves mankind to
political action,” I think we may
spare the Colonel on that point, on
the ground that, possibly, politicians
ought not be grouped under the gen
eral term "mankind.”
No, Mr. Betts, you will need to ac
cuse the Colonel of some crime which
is not common to the average human
being before we will throw him down.
If you can prove that the fight which
has been made on him has caused
him to abandon his policy of fair
play for all, then will we vote against
him feeling we do him no wrong, but
it is poor policy of trying to rob him
of the credit and honor which is
rightfully his; for giving the devil
his due, he fears no man, and you
have yet to show me where any man,
through the public press, ever made
a successful attack on him.
“DYING HARD.”
ALASKAN TRADE.
Shipments from Alaska to Seattle
according to Port Warden Paysse’s
report for August, totalled a ton
nage of 13,567 and a monetary val
ue of $3,504,508. Shipments from
Seattle to the North in the same
period totalled a tonnage of 17,234
and a monetary value of $1,728,769.
An item of $1,539,268 represents
gold dust in the list of Alaskan ex
ports, leaving the balance of trade
between Seattle and Alaska pretty
nearly equal for the month in ques
tion.
A significant feature of the report
is that the shipments of salmon al
most total in value the gold dust ex
ports, yet the salmon industry is not
up to its usual mark this year.
Butter to the value of $50,000
went North in August. Alaska spent
$25,000 for coffee, $36,647 for con
densed milk, and $86,599 for eggs.
Fruit shipments reached a value of
$64,000 and the territory filled its
“sweet tooth” with $14,121 worth of
confectionery. Clothing, dry goods,
boots and shoes represent a total of
$119,013. The figures of the de
tailed report will truly enlighten any
business man who has fooled himself
into thing that the Alaskan trade
is not worthy of the same careful
handling and development that is
now bestowed on many less satisfac
tory territories.
IjOCAL brevities.
Suits pressed tor $1.00 at Silter
man’s, thi tailor. Telephone 198. tf
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. *
Fancy Stationery at the Valdez
Drug Store. *
Fresh cream and buttermilk al
ways on hand at Love-Whitley’s. tf
Valdez Drug Company have a fine
line, of School Stationery. tf
Fresh cream and buttermilk always
pn hand at Love-Whitley’s. tf
Frame Your Pictures
At Hunt’s for Christmas or your
home. Remember every day gets
busier from now until Christmas.
Samples and prices can be seen at
the Valdez Candy Kitchen. tf
Fresh Oysters received on every
boat.—Frye-Bruhn Co. tf
Kodak Supplies at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf
WANTED—Double bed, mattress
and springs, in fair condition. Iron
bedstead preferred. Write “R”, in
care of the Prospector, stating price
and condition. Must be cheap for
cash. tf
FOR SALE—My home on Fifth
street, near Reservation avenue.
Five rooms, bath, large shVd, lot 50x
150, poultry house and yard on rear
end of lot.—F. Butterworth. tf
A special get-together service will
be held Sunday evening in the Con
gregational church at seven thirty.
Rev. J. F. Dunstan will speak on
“Brotherhood.”
Young People’s Society.
A meeting will be held Sunday at
6 p. m. in the Congregational lec
ture room to organize a Young Peo
ple’s Society of Christian Endeavor.
Leader, Mrs. J. F. Dunstan. All
young people are cordially invited.
Congregational Church.
Rev. J. F. Dunstan, pastor.
The following services will be held
on Sunday:
\10:46, Prayer Meeting.
11:00, Devotional Service, subject,
“The Child to the Midst.”
12:00, Sunday School.
7:19, Song Service.
7:30,., Get-Together Service, Spe
cial address to men, subject, “Broth
erhood.”, .
Monday evening, Officer’s meeting.
Tuesday at 7:30, Bible Study CirJ
cle.
Thursday afternoon, Ladies' Aid.
Thursday at 7:30, Church meeting.
DROWNING OUT A FIRE
High Prsasurs Water 8tr«am» That
Tear Down Room Partitions.
Just think of picking up a pond or
a small reservoir containing about 30,
000 gallons of water and throwing it
bodily at a fire, and then picking up
another pond or reservoir containing
the same amount of water and throw
ing that at the fire within a moment’s
time, and keeping up this performance
every minute for an hour until the fire
is drenched with nearly 2,000.000 gal
lons of water! Quite a “bucket bri
gade,” eh?
Practically that is what the New
York fire department does today with
its high pressure system, for with this
method of water supply the firemen
can obtain 30,000 gallons of water a
minute and, if necessary, at a maxi
mum pressure of 300 pounds to the
square inch — sufficient pressure or
"pushing power” behind the stream to
carry it from the street to the top of
an eight story building or even higher.
It has the greatest possible advantage
over the “throwing” method, since the
firemen, with the aid of their water
towers and monitor nozzles, can direct
right into the heart of the fire this im
mense volume of water—enormous
streams that smash windows, tear
down partitions, sweep aside merchan
dise and squirm, twist and force them
selves into every nook and corner of
a building, searching out the fire bet
ter than the firemen can and smother
ing it before it can reach the danger
mark.
And this is why that in a portion of
New York city noted a few years ago
for destructive fires the big fire has. in
a sense, disappeared.—Charles T. Hill
in St. Nicholas.
THE CORNCOB 'PIPE
At Times It’s Risky, and It Doesn’t Go
Well With a Silk Hat.
The corncob pipe is a democratic in
stitution. One evidencethe fact that
this country is not so democratic as
foreigners believe is that, according to
the code of an American gentleman,
the corncob pipe must not be smoked
while wearing a silk hat On the oth
er hand, it may be for this reason that
Americans so seldom affect the silk
hat.
But some men find difficulty In
adapting themselves to the “Missouri
meerschaum." They contend that the
first puff from a new corncob pipe Is
like a breath from the nether regions
This aversion arises from the circum
stance that like a sponge, a new cob
pipe should be dipped in water before
it is used. After the first pipeful of
tobacco has been smoked it will be
found that a liberal coat of ashes has
attached itself to the walls of the pipe,
rendering it thereafter much less like
ly to burn the tongue than if it were
initiated without the formality of bap
tism.
There is one place, however, where
the cob pipe is distinctly dangerous,
and that is in the mouth of a beginner
in the mellow arc of smoking. Moth
ers who dreud the day when their sons
shall feel obliged to assert their en
trance into man's estate by acquiring
a taste of tobacco will do well to buy
a corncob pipe and leave it carelessly
about the bouse. In time it will be
missed. So will the boy’s appetite
But the appetite will come back.—In
dianapolis News.
, Artificial Skies.
Sky and air are the hardest things to
imitate on the stage, but this old prob
lem lias been solved. Clear sky, cloudy
sky and distance effects are obtained
by shooting light on a very carefully
built concrete dome. The smooth
white surface of the concrete reflects
the light rays in so many directions
that they all blend. At the same time
the light thrown on the dome is care
fully filtered to obtain just the right
color.
The combined result can be made to
give the impression that the roof over
the stage has been taken off to let the
sky in. Then, with a moving picture
machine in the wings, cloud effects
may be added without difficulty.—Sat
urday Evening Post.
Some Pet Aversions.
Julius Caesar was so much afraid of
thuuder that he wanted to get under
ground to escape from the terrible
noise. Queen Elizabeth always shud
dered when the word death was pro
nounced in her presence. Marshal
jj^uxe, who knew no fear in the hottest
battle, would flee with screams from a
cat Peter the Great dreaded always
to cross a bridge. Byron would not
help any one to salt at table nor would
be be helped, and if salt was spilled
be would leave bis meal unfinished.
Many such peculiarities could be cited
from the biographies of well known
men.
That's AM.
“Didn’t I see daughter in the kitcb
en yesterday?” inquired father.
“Yes.”
“That’s a hopeful sign.”
“Don’t be too hopeful.” said mother
wearily. “She is merely going to rend
a paper on domestic science at her
club.”—Louisville Courier-Journal.
Effective.
“The climax to his wooing was very
romantic. He proposed to her on the
verge of a mountain gorge.”
“What did she do?”
“8be threw him over.”
The Proof.
“X is the unknown quantity, isn’t
It?”
“Try to borrow one and you’ll soon
find out"—Baltimore American.
Early and provident fear la the moth
er of safety.—Burke.
WE. came to the conclusion long ago *
that certain men require tailored-to
order clothes and we procured the best
line in America—that of Ed. V. Price
& Co. of Chicago. The prices will please
you,
We know that we can fit YOU!
S. BLUM & COMPANY, INC.
Rubbers - - Rubbers—Rubbers
We are headquarters for the famous
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Men’s, Women’s and Children’s.
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Weather Report.
Barometric pressure .29.627
Temperature 7 p. m.16
Maximum temperature .33
Minimum temperature .9
Mean temperature .21
Clear, wind northeast, 2 miles.
Interior Weather.
Valdez, Nov. 6, 9 a. m.
Fairbanks, 16 above, 4 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, light wind.
Salcha, 6 above, 8 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Richardson, zero, 9 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail fair.
McCarty, 10 below, 7 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Donnelly, zero, 18 inches of snow;
cloudy, calm, trail fair.
McCallum, 6 below, 36 Inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail drifted.
Paxson’s, 12 below, 7 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Hogan, 12 below, 12 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail good.
Gulkana, 9 below, 10 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Copper Center, 6 above, 10 inches
of snow; cloudy, calm, trail good.
Tonsina, 2 above, 9 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail heavy.
Teikhell, 4 above, 6 inches snow;
cloudy, trail good.
Beaver Dam, zero, 16 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail heavy.
Wortman’s, 8 above, 2 inches of
snow, cloudy, calm, trail fair.
New for Tonight.
The Liberty Theatre has four good
reels for its show tonight, all new,
including the return of David Gregg,
feature in two acts. Entire new
show, tonight only. Change again
Sunday. *
Ladies’ buttons made from your
own material, any size. Guy F.
Cameron. tf
Received on last boat, Wearing Ap
parel, articles of every day needs, at
Emporium. Open from 12 to 9 p.
m. tf
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON,Prop
SlRIGTLV FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward, Alaska
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdes
ED. WOOD, Proprietor
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National University,
WaNliluKton, D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years In Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
DR. GERMAN
phone t8 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug Store. Of
fice hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., 7 to 9
p. m. Sunday by appointment.
All Work Guaranteed.
E. C. DALTON, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Phone 42
Alaska Avenue Valdez, Alaska
DONOHOE & DIMGND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court Houae
Phone 34 VALIM33K, ALASKA
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Ofllt'en In Whnllng Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free and Accepted Maaona.
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday In each month in McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
A. E. GRIGSBY, W. M.
ED. WOOD. Secretary.
Red Cross Hospital
Keystone and'.Hobart Sts.
OPEN TO ALL PHYSICIANS.
Private Rooms for Patients.
Phone 144 MRS. C. H WILCOX. Matron
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RATES REASONABLE
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2 CAPT. TIM MARCUM ±
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2 Sails for Port Wells, Portage 2
4, Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday 2
+ at 9:00 a. m., from the Val- +
2 dez Dock Company’s Dock. 2
2 For Ellamar, Landlock Bay,
4, and Fidalgo, every Wednes
+ day, 9:00 a. m., from Val
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2 For Bates, Apply on Boat.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
ROBERT SHAFFER. President.
Granite Mine
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary.
Valdez, Alaska.
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
Merchandise
The best groceries received
on every boat.
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office In Pinzon Cigar Store
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
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Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance