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SUNDAY—7 Reels—Wonderful Submarine Pictures.
STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDKZ, A LANKA
“The House of Comfort”
PHONE 7 FOR MEN ONLY
(Paid Advertisement)
This Is What an Old Sourdough Says:
The name of Mr. George I). Schofield, for ATTORNEY GEN
ERAL, was mentioned today in the presence of Captain Charles L.
Peabody who made the followin' statement:
“Yes, I know Mr. Schofield, and regardless of his POLITICK
he is, in my opinion, more than an ATTORNEY, he is a LAWYER
and an ORATOR.
Mr. Schofield is a man of very strong personality, resourceful,
reliable and capable und with hi-- wonderful mental ability and Ids
capacity fur rapid thinking, I feel confident that I lie voting people
of ALASKA are making no mistake in selecting him for their
ATTORNEY GENERAL.”
Till-: DISTINCTION Ol-'
VOI’K AI*1‘KAHANCR
will In- un<|uostioned if you
make its your tailor. There is
a snappiness about our suits
and overcoats that at once
stamps the wearer as a dresser
of taste and discrimination.
We would like to make you a
suit or overcoat as a test. We
know it would result iu your
permanent custom.
BEN SILVERMAN
TIIK TAILOR
(Paid Advertisement)
For
Attorney General
of Alaska
GEORGE GRIGSBY
Election November 7.
INSURANCE\
orriCE
IT’H TOO LATH
to run down to our office after
insurance on your house and
furniture after the fire breaks
out. You should have thought
about that matter long before
as we have advised. We are
going to ask you again to make
that a duty—call here and let
us write you a policy. You
will never regret the protec
tion it affords.
Valdez Keal Mutate Agency
Imported and Domestic
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
Phone 69
Watson Sails South.
The steamer Admiral Watson ar
rived in port about 11 o’clock last
night and sailed (or the south about
11:45. Her passengers (or the south
booked from here were C. M. Mitch
ell, A. C. Jones, A. E. Moore, Rich
ard Wakelln, F. H. Mlnard and wife,
Sumner S. Smith and H. C. Machen.
A man may get a lot of comfort
out of paying $9 for a box of cigars
but it is different is he is forced to
pay $9 for a ton of coal.
SACRED TREE OF SPAIN.
And Its Connection With the Anoient
Euskarian Language.
You all know about the Charter oak,
tlint tree that figured in the fight for
Independence of the American colonies,
uud perhaps you have heard of other
trees with national significance.
Did you ever hear of the sacred tree
of Spain and the means by which it Is
perpetuated? It stands close to the
town of Guernica, in Biscay, and under
Its spreading follnge the general Jun
tas are inaugurated. Several centu
ries ago, when Spain was a loosely
tied bundle of more or less independent
states, the lords of Biscay took their
oath under one of the parents of this
same tree, where a stone bench was
provided for their use, as symbolic of
the enduring solidity of their reign.
In some respects the tree shows a deep
er symbolism than is to be found in
the bench of hewn stone, for both the
family dignity and the Euskarian lan
guage are banded from father to son.
In that Isolated region a form of
speech that Is utterly different from
both French and Spanish has been
maintained since the beginnings of Eu
ropean civilization because each father
made it his business to instill into his
eldest son the idea that it was bis
duty to perpetuate his language and
’. e peculiar Institutions of his race.
The- tree of the Basques is one of the
hardiest of all the hardy things to be
found around the bay of Biscay and
the Pyrenees mountains. The one that
Is now standing was taken from the
parent tree In 1780 and hnd been grow
ing for thirty years when its 300-year
old progenitor succumbed to age and a
hard windstorm. Another shoot was
started from this one forty years ago.
—St. Louis Globe-Democrat
CHINESE LETTER CARRIERS.
Feats They Must Perform Would Tire
a Hsrculee.
i How many of our own postmen
would care to transfer tlielr services to
the Chinese postofflce?
To get Into the postal service in Chi
na Is not an easy matter.
In the first place an applicant must
have strength and courage, and in or
der to gain these he must be prepared
to undergo a very queer method of
training. He must wunder through
mountains and valleys, forests and
coves. The exact time to be occupied
in a trip of this sort is fixed by the
law, and a very heavy fine is imposed
for any unnecessary delay.
The would be postman must repeat
these trips at night, and if he listens
to the bad Bplrlt, thereby failing to ap
pear at the required time at a specified
place he is sure to lose his chance of
being a postman.
Hut that is not all, for he is obliged
to carry enormous weights for many
miles and must return with bis burden
within a given time, though his road
usually takes him through districts
thick with bandits.
In training, the postman eats very lit
tle—though he Is used to this—and tries
every training exercise. Then comes
his real examination, under the direc
tion of the government officials. He is
taken into a large room, where, sus
pended from a high beam, are very
heavy sacks filled with rocks. He must
give a swinging motion to all these
sacks, run to and fro between them,
carefully guarding himself against a
blow from the heavy weights.—London
Globe.
Ancient Football.
Philip Stubbes wrote in 1583 in his
book on “The Auatoinie of Abuses:”
“For as concerning football I pro
test unto you it may rather be called
a freendly klnde of fight than a play
of recreation; a bloody and murthering
practice than a felowly sporte of pas
ty me. For dooth not every one lye In
wulght for his Adverserle, seeking to
overthrow him and to picke him on his
nose, though it be on hard stones, so
that by this meanes sometimes their
backB, sometimes their legs, sometimes
their arms, sometimes one part thrust
out of Joyut, nometlmes another; some
times the noses gush out with blood,
sometimes their eyes start out—fight
ing, brawling, contention, quarrel pick
ing, murther, homicide and great effu
sion of blood, as experience dayly
teaeheth.”
Beethoven’* Fite of Rage.
Beethoven's behavior was often atro
cious. In giving lessons to young la
dies be would sometimes tear the
music to pieces and scatter it about the
floor or even smash the furniture.
Once when playing In company there
was some interruption. “I play no
longer for such hogs!" he cried and
left the piano. He once called Prince
Lobkowitz an ass because a bassoon
player happened to be absent—Dole’s
“Famous Composers.”
Homs of a Dilemma.
We apply the term “horns of a di
lemma’’ to a situation In which a per
son Is confronted by two opposite and
conflicting lines of conduct the advan
tages or disadvantages of which appear
to balance; hence the analogy to the
“boms" of an animal.
Humility Not All.
Humility Is the part of wisdom and
Is idost becoming in men. But let no
one discourage self reliance. It Is of
all the greatest quality of true manli
ness.—Louis Kessuth.
Evidently 8he Did.
“Does your wife like pets?"
“She must I rarely go home with
out finding her In one."—Boston Tran
script
WUOLD JAIL FOR
' TAKINGJ DRINK
Arizona Plans Most Drastic I,aw of
All—Prohibition Increases
('rime, Hays Pn|H*r.
Arizona climatically and prohibi
tionally speaking, is said to be the
"dryest” state in the union. In ad
dition to their efforts to prevent the
shipment of liquor into Arizona, the
prohibitionists aro trying to put a
bill through the legislature making it
an imprlsonable offense to drink li
quor.
The result of the "dry" law adopt
ed by Arizona in 1914 is told in thh
story from Tombstone (Ariz.) to tin
Douglas (Arfiz.) Daily Interna
tional:
The county jail at the present lino
contains more prisoners than it ha>
for a number of years. There are 5:
now on the register at that institu
tion. Of that number 18 are serving
time sentences of from 80 to CO days,
five for violation of the prohibition
amendment, two for simple assault,
and one for gambling; eight for pet
ty larceny; one for carrying a deadly
weapon, and one alleged insane. Of
those held to await the action of the
superior court there are three for
highway robbery; three for burglary;
two for statutory rape; 1C for viola
tion of the prohibition amendment;
two for resisting an officer; one for
grand larceny; one for an assault
with a deadly weapon and one for
passing a bogus check.
The other live are held under mur
der charges. With the addition of
the ten cases held to await the action
from Douglas and Blsbee it looks as
though (no term would be well con
tinued into the month of July.
Great Britain Horry
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 12.—
Informal expressions of regret havt
been made by Great Britain to the
state department for seizure at Hong
kong of American owned goods con
signed to Manila on hoard the steam
ers Chinese Prince Kafu and Almeric.
It was learned today that in response
to a vigorous protest hy the United
States assurances hnve been given
that there will be no more such seiz
ures.
The British action first was explain
ed on the ground that the goods were
consigned to blacklisted firms. I-ater
it was claimed that several of tin
firms were ringleaders in a junta nl
leged to be seeking to cause a rebel
lion in India.
The seizure of packages from the
Chinese Prince caused very bitter
feeling in Manila and a maximum fine
was levied on her w.hen she entered
port with her manifest shortage. The
fine was later reduced to $25,000 and
finally rebated when the missing
goods arrived on another ship.
George Bittel Missing.
Information wanted of the above
party who left home (News York
City) in 1898. His mother and fam
ily are watching and waiting for him
Address CHRIS BITTKL, Box 323.
Albany, New York. kOct25
for Desirable Business
locations and property call up the
Alaska Inv. Co. 2t
LOST: Green enameled brooch
center two bleeding hearts. Finder
please return to Mrs. C. I*. Top I iff and
receive reward. 2t
For first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. tf
FOR RENT: Chair space in the
Post-Office Barber Shop. $5 per week.
Phone 227. . tf
The people who brood over their
troubles evidently want to hatch out
more.
A Big Shipment.
Just received, a fresh line of Haas
Candies, the kind you like, at Levy A
It OSS.' tf
The Golden North has steam heat
ed rooms. tf
For all kinds of cement work see
Blake. tf
For steam heated rooms come to
the Golden North. tf
A new line or neaters priced right,
at Mead's. tf
Some very pretty knit jackets and
caps for the babies at E. Winter's.
Just Received— the latest Popular
Songs and Music. Valdez Drug Co. tf
Workingmen's Home.
Back of the postoflice. Bunks with
out blankets. $1.50 per week; with
blankets $1.75. Do your own cook
ing. tf
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Stop that Infernal Racket
Show your wife how much you
love her and send that noisy old
pump to the Valdez Iron Works and
let them remove the peace disturber,
your neighbors will appreciate it. tf
Ding, dong, hear that bell and City
Express goes by like—well, we check
your baggage, trunks and grips by
day or night; we meet ull ships, tf
Your Attention
Is respectfully requested for the fol
lowing notice. The Kraternal Order
of Kagles, Valdez Aerie 1971, will
hold one of their delightful dances
on Hallowe’en night, Tuesday, Octo
ber .71. Everyone cordially invited,
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Pioneer ltunk House.
You can do your own cooking and
housekeeping at the Pioneer Bunk
house on Keystone Avenue. Price
$2.50 per week. tf'
LOUIE’S CAFE
Everything First class
Open Day and Night
ANDY MAROVICH, Prop.
Early or Late
Phone 48
Baggage Transferred
al a reasonable rate
Sonnie’s Express
Office at
SONNIE’S NEW
& SECOND HAND STORE
Men’s Furnishings
LAUNCH N&S
l.covea every Weilneeday at 9 a.
ni. from Voider Dock for Bella*
mar. I.andlock. and Kldalgo.
l.eavea every Saturday at 9 a. m.
from Voider Dock for Cedar Bay.
Welle lluy. Fort Welle aid tiraa
Ite Mloe.
PORTAGE BAY AND OTHER
POINTS BY CONTRACT
W. J. CALLAGHAN
OWNER AND MASTER.
(Paid Advertisement)
MR. WORKINGMAN
JOHN RONAN WAS PRESIDENT OF THIS
ASSOCIATION. CAN YOU VOTE
FOR HIM?
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■111 report to /ou for *ork lately rfootf hla arrival in the
Fairbanks Hinir.g District are to ptyblm lo *ork as soon as
you ptfaalbly can, not later than JtyLj _J^_,.1808. Ha Is to receAr
froa you f&.OO par tan hour day and board and bunk-house free of
chart*, also Su Association sard ehioS *111 entitle,hla to
dootor'* care and hospital treataent free, should he get hurt 01
inour sickness ahlls In your eaploy or In the euploy of any aeaber
of our Assoolaglon. Ha understands that he is to have nothing to do
•1th any unionJ federation or any other agttatera •hatsoavar, but
report directly to you laaedlately upon his arrival in Palrbanka
Mining District); and ha further undaratanda that should ha In any eay
violate tha conditions herein contained, he forfeits all his data
on you for eaployaent or to tha receipt of aa Association card.
CfJlfpLU /SMI// //J
I Agent Mine Owner* end Operator*
Association or Palrbanka Mining
District.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
Resources $250,000.
WE DO A GENERAL BANKING BUSINESS.
DRAFTS BOUGHT AND SOLD ON ANY PART
OF THE UNITED STATES AND EUROPE.
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent.
DEPOSITARY FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
[MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdes Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 I I Rouifh Dry 10c lb
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
■ST TONY’S PLACE ™1
EVERYTHING
FIRS’! CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
CHAS. R. CRAWFORD
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
Dealer in Agent for
Building Material. Machinery, Gas Engines
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle—
Sept. 20—S. S. Alaska.
Sept.. HO—S. S. Mariposa.
Oet. 5.— S. S. Northwestern.
Ort. 10—S. S. Alameda.
From Valdez
Kept. 2(1.—S. K. North western.
Oct. I—K. K. Alameda.
Oct. fl—K. S. Alaska.
Oct. 10—M. S. Mariposa.
Oct. 15—8. K. Northwestern.
Oct. 20—S. 8. Alameda.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau. Sheep
Creek. Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova. Ellatnar. Valdez and Da
touche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
g. B. THACY. tiea’I Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO.. Local Agent
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PUGET SOUND
California
Admiral
Line.
PUGET SOUND
Alaska
SAILINGS FROM SEATTLE— SAILINGS FROM VALDEZ.
Oct. I—S. S. Admiral Wataon— Oct. 6— S. S. Admiral Farragut
Anchorage and way porta. _ . ... „ „ ... .....
Oct. S—S. S. Admiral Evana—An- opt> ,J—*• s> A**"***’"1 Wataon—
choragc and way porta. Oct. 30—M. S. Admlrnl Evana.
Oct. IS—S. S. Admiral Farragat— Oct. 37—S. S. Admiral Farragut.
Oct. 23—S. S. Admiral Wataoa— 8—**• *■ Admiral Wataon.
Anchorage and way porta. Nov. Ill—S. S. Admlrnl Evnnu.
Oct. 20—S. S. Admiral Evana— Nov. 17—S. M. Admiral Farrngitt.
Anchorage and way porta.
Nov. 5—S. S. Admiral Farragut—
Anchorage and way porta.
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to Sab Franetaeo on the 5th of each month aid every Ave day*
thereafter, coaaeetlng with Steamer* Yale and Harvard for
Southern California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice
A. J. HAINES, Manager, Seattle.
Valdez Dock Company, Local Agents.
Over the Top of the World
by Electric Power.
The ••OLYMPIAN” and the "COLUMBIAN.” the Mil
waukee’s crack transcontinental trains are now hauled
over mountain harriers by electric iniwer. Take these
smooth riding ALL-STEEL trains and avoid the
smoke, soot and cinders incident to steam travel.
J. C. Marti*, VaMu, Pham 1 A. E. Hama, T. P. A. Juo.au. Alaska.
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway