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uly 23. 1912. at the postofflce of Valdez
Dnska, under act of March 3, 1879.
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thk Knockkrs.
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(Detroit Free Press.)
i know he must be doing well.
I know he’s getting on,
His work has now begun to tell.
His struggle time has goner
He now has passed the dreary days,
' The lonesome ones and grim.
And now is treading better ways.
For folks are knocking him.
His skill has caught the eye of men,
His worth is seen at last;
He’s letf the throng that knew him
when
His skies were overcast.
gMe’s won the laurel for his brow
By toil and pluck and vim.
And he is doing real work now.
For folks are knocking him.
The Knocker is a curious cuss.
He never starts to whine
Or fling his envious shafts at us
Until our work is fine.
It’s only men with skill to do
I Real work he tries to block.
And so congratulations to
The man the knockers knock.
THK KVIL THAT MKN DO.
THE recollection of a single bad
ict will many times outlive the good
j-.»f a lit- tinif. Although we prefe
to believe that the intiuence of a wel
[spent liie is felt through succeeding
■generations, yet it does seem that
{•‘The evil that men do live after
them," while "The good is oft interred
with their bones." There are liuiner
|ous instances of persons whose places
[in history and in the memories ol
jmen are fixed by a single misdeed
[rather than by the many acts of vir
tue which have preceded it. In the
shadow of the evil the good is forgot
ten. One misstep coining at the end
of a career of usefulness and right
jiving will obliterate or obscure the
goodness of a life time. j
Judas Iscariot is remembered as
the disciple who betrayed his Savior.
Only through years of unremitting
martyrdom wras Peter able to save his
name from going down in history
simply as that of the one who denied
his Master. Benedict Arnold’s name
suggests nothing but a betrayer of
his country, yet his acts of gallantry
and heroism in its defense might well
serve as an inspiration to the youth
and manhood of the land. Marechal
Bazaine, who faithfully served France
: for forty years, participating in many
battles and campaigns in Spain, Alge
ria, Italy, the Crimea, and Mexico, is
solely remembered by his capitulatio.;
i at Metz, when three marshalls, over
ti.000 officers, and 173,000 men be
1 came prisoners of war. For this act
, this man who had received the higli
jest military honors from his country
was court-martialed and sentenced to
'depredation aiul death a sentence
commuted to 30 years' imprisonment.
; The shadow cast upon his name by
1 his duel with Alexander Hamilton
with the resulting charge of murder,
I and his trial lor treason following his
• attempt to seize Mexico—crimes of
which he was never convicted—al
■ most wholly overclouds any recollec
I tion of the brilliancy of the earlier
! achievements of Aaron Burr. He lives
‘in the minds of posterity as a liber
i tine, a murderer and a would-be trai
; tor. rather than a brave soldier, an as
jtute statesman of the keenest intel
lect,, or a vice-president of the United
! States who lacked a single vote of be
ing made its president.
; Thousands wno nave iur^uum
| Ferdinand de Lesseps constructed the
! Suez canal remember his connection
j with the Panama scandal. The old
; man who had successfully performed
! one of the great engineering feats of
^the age and had been decorated and
otherwise honored by his own and for
eign governments died, aged, broken
hearted and disgraced under the shad
ow of a prison sentence from serving
which he was saved only by ill health
and a timely death. The reputation
gained by three score years of honest
endeavor and honorable achievement
was destroyed almost over night.
Scores of men are in prison or liv
ing under the shadow of an accusa
tion whose lives had been models of
uprightness and probity, who were
highly esteemed by their fellowmen
but who, in a moment of weakness
met temptation and fell. Because
of the one lone wrongful act their
years of rectitude and helpful service
are often forgotten and a monument
of infamy erected to their memory.
Happily, society is no longer prone
to ‘‘keep a man down.” and those who
survive and have the strength to make
the attempt are given full opportuni
ty of removing the stigma from their
name and find many hands stretched
out and ready to help them back to
the pedestal from which they have
fallen.—The Editorial.
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DOING GOOD WORK.
The advices received here tod* "
front Washington tliat the allowan*.
for clerk hire in the local postoffice
had been increased through the ef
forts to Delegate Sulzer, and that he
was working hard for a new postoffice
building for Valdez, indicates that
the new delegate is a man of action,
and that he has lost no time in going
after what his constituents desire.
The allowance for clerk hire here, and
in other towns of Alaska, was cut
some months ago without regard to
the needs of the offices, on the recom
mendation of an inspector who appar
ently placed economy before effi
ciency. As a result the offices have
suffered or the postmasters have been
compelled to make up the deficien-1
cies themselves. That the delegate j
has succeeded in getting this false
economy set aside and reasonable
compensation indicates that he is j
thoroughly alive to the situation and j
that notwithstanding he is a new man i
ne has sufficient influence to get what j
he goes after.
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MRS. K. MILL, Dropi*.
VALDEZ ALASKA 1
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THE last thing a newspaper should
do In a small town is to take up every
little thing calculated to Inflame the
feelings of its dtisenry and. taking
sides, enter into a brisk fight against,
the alleged evils. A little reflection
will convince anyone that this is so.
A paper is published primarily for its
news service. Its readers are not in
terested in the ideals of its editor,
his brand of politics or his opinion
on the Copernican theoiy. They want
news: and that is the sole and only
reason they pay for the paper. More
two by six papers have gone on the
rocks of adversity by dividing its field
into factions and espousing one side
or the other than from any other
cause. It if takes sides it should do
it for pay, and not from choice. It
should tarefuliy steer clear of the
character-wrecking "they say.” and
confine its energies to raking up news
for its readers. The man who has
a grouch at another man should not
expect a paper to do his fighting for
him. The chances are that if it did
he would be the first man to find fault
with it for its sycophancy.
PRESIDENT GOMPERS’ assertion
that labor would agree not to strike
during the continuance of the war
with Germany, appears to he some
what far-fetched, if true, and calculat
ed to give labor the worst of the bar
gain. A laboring man's marketable
commodity is his work, and if he is
bound by an agreement not to raise
his price while capital and the specu
lators have no limit to their prices
but the blue sky, it can clearly be
seen that if an exorbitant price is de
manded for food stuffs during the
continuance of the present war. the
laboring man would get the worst of
the bargain. What President Com
pers should have said, and probably
did say, was that labor would not
strike during the war if capital would
agree co maintain prices at their pres
ent standard. Otherwise we fear that
the alleged representative of labor
will find that he has made an agree
ment impossible to keep.
CUBA'S declaration of war against
the Central Powers smacks strongly
of diplomatic bombast. Cuba has no
cause for complaint against Germany.
She has no navy, no army, no invest
ments in a merchant marine, and if a
census could be taken of the popula
tion it would be found that about
nine-tenths of the population could
not state whether Germany was a na
tion or an exotic. Cuba, like Jess
Willard, may have seen a chance for
a little cheap advertising and grabbed
at it.
EVERY collar s worth of st.uie
thing to eat produced in Alaska means
another dollar that will remain in the
Territory to work for its development.
WANTS bi-partisan
COMMITTEE NAMED
WASHINGTON, I). C„ April 10.
A joint resolution was introduced in
the House and Senate today by Rep
resentative Madden of Illinois and
Senator Weeks of Massachusetts, pro
viding for the appointment of a com
mittee of six members each from
House and Senate, and equally divid
ed politically, for the purpose of con-!
ducting the war.
TO BUILD SlIB CHASERS
AT BREMERTON NAVV YARD
WASHINGTON. D. C„ April 10.—
Secretary of the Navy Daniels this
morning issued orders for the con
struction of twenty-five submarine
chasers at the Bremerton Navy Yard
on Puget’Sound at a cost of thirty
thousand dollars each.
WANTS MONEY FOR THE
SUFFERING BELGIANS
WASHINGTON, D. C„ April 9.—
Senator Sterling of South Dakota to
day introduced a bill providing for
the appropriation of $25,000,000 for
the relief of the suffering Belgians.
Paul Denndoff, of Kodiak, who has
frequently been here as an interpre
ter in cases in the district court, was
a passenger on the Evans for Sitka,
where he will reside in the future.
Webster’s New International Dic
tionary, strictly up to date; come in
and look it over. Valdez Drug Co. if
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Remember your friends by sending |
them a Panoramic View, a new lot!
Just received. Valdez Drug Co. tf
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For first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. tf
Ice cream every day, specials on
Sunday at Hunt’s Candy Kitchen, tf
Complete line cf Bulk Chccolates.
Candy Kitchen. tt
Location notices, both quartz and
placer, for sale at the Prospector of
fice.
Full line Koenig’s Chocolates at
Keystone Produce Co. tf
Prospector ads bring results.
- — -- — - Ingram & Bush Building
Clothing and Hardware Department*.
Featuring new shapes and shades of Mallory Hats tor spring at
four dollars-—you*ll pay more tor hats worth less.
Honesty in Merchandising
; HERE is an old saying that “honesty is the
best policy”. This should apply to merchan
dising as among other dealings with your
fellow men. Honest unvarnished advertising of
honest merchandise at honest prices combined with
honest service is the policy of this firm—a square
deal all-around. This store has long enjoyed a repu
tation for quantity and quality, old line merchandise
and plenty of it, whose standards have stood the
test of years.
Former King’s Grocery
Grocery Sc Delicatessen Departments
: Offering specials in tasty sausages including both domestic and imported, such as,
| Kenton Special, Canvas B Bologna, Lunch Tongue, Liverworst, German Salam, '
Star Golidorg and Jones’ Little Pig Dairy Sausage. Phone 12.
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
vXvXvXvXvXvXvXvXvKvXvXv’GOOD GOODS •x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-xvxvxvx-x-;
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points j
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
OWL DRUG CO.
The? only JRexall Store in
Valdez.
Prescriptions a Specialty.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
A. M. DIERINGER .
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Budding
Telephone No. 60
Genet al 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
May Capture Oil Fields.
EL PASO. April 6. Many Ger
mans are crossing the border and arc
reported making their way to the
British owned oil fields at Tampico.
Full Line Koenig’s Chocolates at
Keystone Produce Co. if
Fine assortment Koenig's Easter
Box Candies. Keystone Produce Co.
k Wholesome and
Worthy Product
Hut Half Describes
Crescentjaking Powder
and it mut be
tried by you to
be appreciated. *
It absolutely
prevents any
I
falling of pastry
HOLD HY GROOHRK
25c lb. Can.
CRH8CENT MKG. CO.,
Seattle, Wiuii.
L< lUIE’S CAFE
Open Day anil Niglit McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROVIOH. Propr.
Candy Kitchen
' E. W. HUNT—la Owl Draf Store. j
j FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT COLD |
WE PAY
28 cent* per pound for Copper
18 cent* per pound for Brass
8c lb. for Rubber Shoes.
7c lb. for Lead.
$20.00 per ton for cast iron.
$15 per ton Wrought Iron.
5c per lb. for Rope.
:l Uf j*er jH>und for Rags.
$20.00 |>er ton for Paper.
27c per doz. Beer Bottles, qts.
17c doz. Beer Bottles, pint*.
K. O. B. SEATTLE.
ATLAS JUNK CO.
1043 Railroad Avenue, So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
VALDEZ CAFE & BAKERY
(Jikti, Caakiet I But, 15c per detea.
Frnck, Rye ud White Bread 12 1-2
ceatt per leaf." Ordert taken far special
' eccatiaat.
b BERGSTROM * ROGSTAD. Props
i PHONEI17 - Three deers helewOwl Drag
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON.
SlRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward. MaHka
Arctic Hotel
Watch This
Space
PHONE 133 MRS. SYRING, Prop
A new line oi aeaters priced right,
at Mead’s. tf
A fresh lot of Haas’ Candies receiv
ed on last boat, from 50 cents to S2
a box. Valdez Drug Co. tf
All of the latest Books. Magazines
and News Papers received on eaeh
boat. Valdez Drug Co. tf
J
i Fine assortment Koenig’s Easter
j Box Candies. Keystone Produce Co.
| Fresh candy at the Emporium. *t
PROFESSION.*I. C.\RDS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
ovrr \ ai Idr/ DruK Co.
IMmmip *15 M«*l\lnle> Strrer
< *t#uti art Suin«M>n, IAriny
,\. A. Mii'utioti, i S i’uMic Health Serv.i
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National tJnleernltr
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Ysars In Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTOH > BY S-AT-LA tt
Olllve Opovalte l ourl House
Phone M VAI.DKZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS C K K ITCH ZB
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTtlRNBYH-AT-lAW
OMrea In » >»IUg Rniltllnc
Phone IOI Y.ALDE& ALASKA
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
.Il’NEAtT, ALASKA
Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground
VAliDKZ liODOK
NO 106
Free sad Accepted Mnou
Regular Communications first Wed
uesday In each month in McKlnle>
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN, W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Private Rooms
Terms Reasonable
JOS. A. SILVERMAN. Pk. G.. M. D. Prep. I
Jos. A. Silvern*! Pb. G. M. D.
I’HYSH'IAN AND SCRGRON
OHk* bovi-1 to 4 p. ■ —7 to 8 p. a.
Sunday by Appointment
Rea. Tel. 176 Office Tel. 19
IJoyle Block Valdez
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
W. H. GARNER. President.
Granite Mine
GUST KRING. Secretary.
Valdez Alaaka.