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H. B. SELBY, Editor and Proprietor.
VALDEZ. ALASKA
Published Dally Except Sunday
Entered as Second-Clasa Mall Matter,
July 23. 1912. at the poetofflcei of Valde*.
Alaska, under act of March 3, 1879.
Mus'noHs Otllce and Editorial Rooma
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A.ivertlslna Kates on Application.
Tt’EH IIAY, MARCH B. 1918
Food will win
the War;
don’t waste it!
THE SEA WALL.
rvCT at the edge of the old sea wall.
Where the dark ehuU In with a fear
ful thrill.
1 feel the urge of an alien cal).
The surge of the wild wind's will.
TJEHIND are the lights of the little
town.
But 1 am not one with them.
And here, where the tumbling breakers
frown,
I stand at the Future’s hem.
AND the weary wash of the sea Is
sweet.
Its moan Is a song 1 love
As It swirls and tugs at the gray wall's
feet
And murmurs to me above.
AND I stand at the edge of the old sea
wall
With my arms flung wide to the open
sea,
And out of my own heart rushes the call
That the wind will make friends with
me.
—Jane McLean.
CHEER UP THE SOLDIERS:
If you have a son In the service
write to him. If one of your family,
whether a distant or near relation,
is with the colors, write to him. If
you have a friend in the service write
to him. If, In brief, you have kith or
kin serving under your country’s flag,
remember that nothing is more ap
preciated in an army camp than news
from home.
Hundreds of thousands of men now
serving in the cantonments or in
France are hungry for news—not
news of war preparation of war’s de
lays; not news of what the kaiser’s
submarines are doing; not news of
how far Haig has driven Hindenburg
in the last raid—not that, but news
of what Neighbor Jones is doing, whe
ther Sister Sally has again “made up"
with her beau; how dad’s crop of oats
is progressing; news of the sudden
demise of Uncle Sam Smith, of the
engagement of Cousin Mary to J. Per
clval Browne, the young fellow who
boarded last summer with Auntie
Prue. That’s what Johnnie wants to
hear about when he goes marching to
war.
And newspapers—they are a verit
able fount of information for the'
aforesaid Johnnie. He scans ’em from
kiver to klver—from page l to page
12, reading everything from patent
medicine advertisements to out-of
town society in the hope of glimpsing
the name of an acquaintance.
In that masterpiece of R. H. Dana,
Jr., “Two Years Before the Mast,”
this illuminating paragraph appears:
"Having got all the news we could
we pulled ashore; and, as soon as we
reached the house, I, as might be sup
posed, proceeded directly to open my
bundle and found a reasonable sup
ply of ducks, llanncl shirts, shoes, etc.
and, what was still more valuable, a
packet of eleven letters: These I sat
up nearly all night'to read, and put
them carefuljy away, to be read and
re-read again and again at my leisure.
. ...Then came a half a doz
en newspapers. No one has ever been
on a distant voyage, and after a long
absence received a newspaper from
home who cannot understand the de
light that they give one. I read every
part of them—the houses to let;
things lost or stolen, auction sales and
all. Nothing carries you so entirely
to a place, and makes you feel so per
fectly at home, as a newspaper.”
The same feelings of intolerable
loneliness, suddenly dissipated by the
appearance of a newspaper from
home, has been experienced by every
person who has been in R. H. Dana's
shoes. There are persons in Valdez
who hug to their breasts some little
sheet, slatternly In make-up, a daub
of black Ink, not worthy the glance
of an individual to whom it means
only a newspaper and nothing more,
but prized by them because t takes
them in spirit back to the “Home
Town,” to old friends and familiar
associations.
The man in the army may be en
vied by you for the excitement that
is his lot and for the new vista that
is opened to him In travel, but mean
while he is wondering what is “going
on” at home and longing for a word
of news and of cheer.
AN Exchange tells a story of a boy
who took a sack of rabbits to town
to sell and returned home at night
with the contents of his bag intact.
Upon being asked why he did not sell
the rabbits he stated that he stood
around all day and no one asked him
what he had in the sack. Many mer
chants are like the boy, they expect
to sell goods by placing them upon
their shelves and never-telling the
public about what they have for sale.
AND NOW we are advised to win
the war by wearing a soft shirt. There
are so many ways apparently of win
ning the war that we hope the old
American way of walloping the other
fellow will not be overlooked.
FIFTY years from now when we
tell about this winter some body is
going to think we are lying.
GOSSIPS have autos beaten to a
frazzle when it comes to running peo
ple down.
YOUR country is calling you, but
many people are temporarily afflicted
with deafness.
Victor Macey left on the Victoria
for Seattle.
John Noon, candidate for represen
tative in the democratic primaries
was a passenger on the steamship
Victoria for Walla Walla, Washing-1
ton, on a business trip. He will re
turn in about two weeks.
TH E EMPRESS
TUESDAY EAGLE HALL 8 SHARP
YOUR FAVORITE COMEDIAN
JOHN BARRYMORE
IN
NEARLY A KING
Mr. Barrymore appears at his best, funnier than ever.
COMEDY OF ROMANCE AND ADVENTURE
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Admission 30c
LEGAL NOTICES
ORDINANCE NO. 87.
To provide for General Municipal El
ections in the Town of Valdez and
Registration of Voters thereof.
Qualification* of Officers
Section 3. The qualifications of
members of the Common Council, orj
School Hoard, shall be as follows;
Any qualified elector, duly entitled to
vote for members of the Common
Council shall be eligible for election
as a member thereof and an elector
duly qualified to vote for members of
the School Hoard shall be eligible for
election as a member thereof.
Nomination of Candidates
Section 2. Any person possessing,
the qualifications of a candidate for
office or member of the Common
Council, or member of the School;
Hoard, as defined in Section 3 of this
Ordinance, may become a candidate'
at any general election upon a written
petition to the Common Council,
which petition must bear the signa
tures of at least ten per cent of the
registered voters for such election.
Any such petition must be filed with :
the Town Clerk at least five days pre-1
ceding such election and the Official
Ballot shall not contain the name of
any candidate otherwise nominated.
A petition for a candidate must not
bear the name of more than one can
didate, otherwise the petition must
be rejected and the name of the can
didate shall not be printed on the
Official Ballot. _
Notice of Election
Notice is hereby given that a Gen
eral Municipal Election will be held
at the Town Hall, in the Town of Val
dez, Territory of Alaska, on the sec
ond day of April 1918, for the pur
pose of electing seven members of
the Common Council of the Town of
Valdez, who shall hold office for the
term of one year, and until their suc
cessors are elected and qualified; also
one member of the School Board who
shall serve as President for a term of
three years and until his or her suc
cessor 1b elected and qualified.
The polling place for said election
to be at the Town Hall in the said
town of Valdez. Said election shall
commence at nine o’clock a. m. and
continue until seven o’clock p. m. of
the same day without closing the
noils.
for the attention of good
business men
i
GOOD business men who want to be as well
dresed as ever, and who want to save a little
, money on the side, are buying ready-made clothes at
this store.
They get the best all-wool fabrics, the most authen
tic style, perfect tailoring, and a guaranteed fit.
We offer this service in
i HART SCHAFFNER
& MARX CLOTHES
—better ones aren’t made.
The suit in the picture is what we call medium
stout, for men who are not exactly stout, yet a little
heavier than usual. It is just one of the many models
we have here for fitting every figure.
Ooprrlgh t i.ul ouutBun AUaxz
The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
S. BLUM AND COMPANY
GOOD GOODS—We Have Them
The Judges of Election are Neal
O'Conner, W. H. Palmer and Ed.
Dickey; the Clerks are Thos. H. Hunt
and Clinton Egan.
Done by order of the Common
Council of the Town of Valdez, Ter
ritory of Alaska.
WM. M. MEALS,
k5__Town Clerk.
Notice of Registration of Voters
Notice is hereby given that the
registration books for the registration
of voters at the municipal election to
be held in and for the Town of Val
dez, Territory of Alaska, on the 2nd
day of April 1918, will be open at
the office of the Town Registrar in
the Town Hall, in said town on the
2nd day of March 1918, between the
hours of 10 and 12 a. m. and 2 and
4 p. m. of said day, and will remain
open for such registration between
like hours, excepting Sunday, until 8
o’clock p. m. on the day preceding
said election.
John A. McGilvray has been named
by the Common Council as Registrar
and will enter on said books of regis
tration the names of all persons resi
dent of the Town of Valdez, who are
qualified to vote or who will be qual
ified voters at the date of said elec
tion, upon their application in person
at his said office within the hours
named and between the dates men
tioned.
Done by order of Common Coun
cil of the Town of Valdez, Territory
of Alaska.
WM. M. MEALS,
k5 Town Clerk.
Anaco Films Will
fit any standard make o t camera.
They are the standard. Uuy E. Cam
eron. tt
Just received all the latest popu
tar songs at G. O. Relnke’s. tt
NOTICE
By order of the Attorney General
of the United States:
All Germans who have not taken
out their full citizenship papers must
report to the postmaster between the
dates of March 18th and 23rd and be
registered.
Aliens will give strict attention to
this notice as any alien who falls to
register will be prosecuted.
F. R. BRENNEMAN,
tf U. S. Marshal.
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
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CHAS. A. SULZER
Candidate For Re-election
As
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
From Alaska
“In deciding to enter the primaries as a candidate for Delegate to
Congress from Alaska. I feel Impelled to make a brief statement to
the people of the territory. It Is now nearly a year since I was seated
in the House as Alaska’s representative to oongreas. During the most
of this time the United States haa been engaged In a world war. and
every resource of the nation. Including money and man power Is be
ing devoted to the single purpose of winning this great war. Every
member of congress In considering legislation for the nation, has
placed the country’s war needs above all needs and requirements and
has subordinated hts desires to the military establishment of the
United States.
"Alaska has responded nobly to the nation’s call. Sbe haa given
her share willingly and unstlntlngly. When the democratic party
want before the people of Alaska In November, nineteen sixteen. It
stood for a certain constructive program which embodied as Its Prin
cipal elements a wider measure of home rule for the territory, and a
sane and rational policy In the development of natural resources and
every possible aid to the pioneers of the country*
**I have Introduced among others the following bills In congress
which I am pressing for passage as opportunity affords:
“Granting Alaska full territorial form of government with home
rule the dominating principle.
“Regulating the fisheries of Alaska along lines that will be fair
to all. and the protection of the salmon supply from depletion.
"Making changes in the homestead laws by abolishing the eighty
rod reservation.
“Authorizing free surveys of homesteads In Isolated sectlona
“Changing the game laws so as to give the people a better oppor
tunity to use the game of the country without Its being slaughtered.
“Extending the federal farm loan act to Alaska.
"Providing for the care of Alaska’s insane within the territory.
"At all times I have endeavored to keep constantly in mind the
needs of the territory and the people of the territory. In spite of the
war some measure of progress has been achieved. I have assisted In
passing a law which helped the prospector by suspending assessment
work on olalms during the years nineteen seventeen and nineteen
eighteen. The extension of the wireless and cable system in Alaska has
been accomplished with bright prospects for a further extension.
“Recognition ha* been forced for Alaska in the matter of appoint
ments to the second series of training camps for officers. Contracts
which prevented the farmers of the interior from supplying army
posts with their vegetables are cancelled.
“Suggestions and requests that I again go before the people of
Alaskahave come to me from AlSskahty all over the terrltpry. Reit
erating thy desire to serve the best infitteets of Alaska I am submit
ting my Same aS a’ candidate Ear the democratic nomination Cor
Delegate to Gangrene.”
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
F. and A.*M.
Valdez Lodee'No. 168
REGULAR communications, first
Wednesday in each month in Ma
sonic Hall. Visitors always wel
come.
WALTER ELLIOT, W. M.
C. C. REYNOLDS, Sec.
I. 0. 0. F.
Valdez, No, 6
Meets every Monday nigni ai s.uu
o’clock p. m., In Odd Fellows’
Hall. Visiting members cordially
invited to attend these meetings.
OTTO ELFSTROM, N. G.
R. D. NICHOLLS, Secretary.
Fraternal Order Eagles
Valdez Aerie No. 1971
Meets every Friday night in Eagle
Hall. Visiting Members cordially in
vited to attend these meetings.
ED. WOOD, W. P.
C. J. TODD, Sec.
Order of Eastern Star
Valdez Chapter No. 5
STATED communications, first and
third Tuesdays of each month at
Masonic Hall. Visiting members
always welcome.
RENA E. CRAWFORD, W. M.
J. A. SILVERMAN, M. D. Sec’y.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Waiters Fadaratios of Mnara
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Weekly trips from Valdes to
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way ports. I’aasentjers landed
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