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WI I1NESIIAY, »ll I.Y ID. 1S1«
\ Cl ri lli.lt AN TAM.I K.
If the Republican Territorial Com
mittee meets and nominates a candi
date for Delegate to Congress from
the Territoiv. it will complicate mat
ters for the G. O. P. While Wick
cannot be considered the nominee of
the party by any chance, there are
persons who will believe that he is.
and vote accordingly. On the other
hand the Wickersham vote is pretty
thoroughly canvassed, and it is be
lieved that he will receive a large
part of the vote of his admirers of the
last election, who could not be turned
from their allegiance to Wickersham.
r.o matter what arguments were pre
sented against his fitness. Wicker
sham is not a strong man in Wash
ington. hut, unfortunately, he is a
, *rong man at home. His hypnotic
power over the voter is unquestioned.
No matter what he does against a
community he has succeeded in mak
ing his admirers in that community
believe it was lor the community's
good that he chastises them, and he
gets away with it. No matter how
rambling and illogical his actions,
the words which flow from his lips
are taken as pearls of wisdom by his
admirers, and they kiss the rod that
smites them.
Wickersham is a good politician, a
wonderful politician: He has the
game at his fingers’ end and plays
the keys in perfect harmony. His
rule is supreme and unquestioned.
If the party stands in his way, to hell
with the party. While lauded as a
leader by his friends his record in
congress has shown him to be below
the average in results; not because
he is not honest, capable and intel
ligent, but because he will brook no
dictation or advice from his peers.
In the language of one of Washing
ton's foremost politicians, "He is a
man you cannot work with in har
mony.’*
This is our great objection to
Wickersham. We can not accuse him
of being a trickster, nor of being
.crooked, dishonest or incapable, for
he is none of these things; but he
lacks co-ordination. In baseball par
lance he plays to the grandstand and
obliterates team-work, so vitally nec
essary in getting results as a con
gressman. He will not accept the
dictates of party or constituents. He
wants our votes but wants to run the
■fcp.me alone and untrammeled by the
folks at home.
This is why we do not believe the
present Delegate is the man to repre
sent Alaska, and certainly not the
man to represent the Republican par
ty of Alaska. Wick is a political hy
brid and depends on the hybrid vote
for election; and a hybrid in congress
can get nowhere.
But It will take a strong man to
beat Wickersham. The Republicans
cannot do it; the Democrats have a
chance. The nomination of another
man on the Republican ticket will
detract from the Republican vote and
■ will tangle the voter up until he will
I he forced to vote at random, not
I knowing who is the authorized can
didate. Of course, the Territorial
Committee has the power to keep the
; Delegate's name off the ticket as a
Republican, but. the resultant outcry
!by liis adherents would bring hint
votes from those who would believe
! him wronged.
It would be much better now for
the Republican party to drop the idea
of nominating a candidate for Dele
jgate and throw their full strength to
I Sulzer. The labor vote is against
Wickersham and the corporation vote
is against Wickersham. and between
them both it should give Sulzer a
good majority. If Wick can be pried
away from the public crib for two
years his influence will be destroyed
to an extent that will render him
harmless for years to come. Many
prominent Republicans have openly
favored supporting Sulzer. and it
I would he good politics to drop the
j idea of a Republican nominee and
i throw all the votes possible to the
Democratic nominee.
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IK) YOl' KNOW?
Are you educated? Do you know
the reason for common things we see
around us every day? Is your educa
tion general or along university lines,
where you are lost if you get out of
the beaten track? Below is a list of
questions that will test your general
knowledge, and it you can answer
seventy per cent of them you are well
read; if you can’t you had better get
a few books and study up:
Why Is the ocean never still?
Where does the wind begin?
What makes an echo?
Why does a ball bounce?
Why can't we see in the dark?
What are eyebrows for?
Why are tears salt?
Why does the kettle sing?
What makes a fog?
Where do thoughts come from?
Why does a stick float?
How do we go to sleep?
What makes a bee hum?
Does a plant eat?
Is a stone alive?
What makes a watch go?
Could the sky fall down?
Why cannot animals talk?
What makes a whirlpool?
What is radium?
What is mist made of?
Why is the sky blue?
Why do stars twinkle?
What makes water boil?
Why is snow white?
Why is sugar sweet?
How do you taste?
What makes a cat purr?
Why has water no taste?
What is smoke? ;<v
Why is yawning catching? * "*'
Why does salt melt snow?
What is air made of?
Why does hair turn gray?
What keeps the stars in place?
Why is foam white.
What makes us sneeze?
Have fishes any feeling?
Why don’t we fall off the earth?
How do flies walk on the ceiling?
Why does milk turn sour?
What makes us hungry?
Why do we dream?
How does our hair stand on end?
Why do finger nails grow?
What causes conscience?
Why do we perspire when scared?
Why does the ocean moan?
THE EMPRESS
A BIG PROGRAM TO-NIGHT
PATHE NEVvS - Interesting Events;
AN INTERCEPTED VENGEANCE
A Powerful Drama
DIVES OF THE JUNGDE—Hear the
Dions Roar.
GEO. ADE FABDE COMEDY
THE TIP AND THE TREASURE
THE HIGHWAYMAN—Comedy
To-Night at 8:15. Regular Admission
THURSDAY—A WOMAN’S RESURRECTION
BETTY NANSEN and EDWARD JOSE
If You Use Cereals This Will Interest You
Puffed Rice, Quaker Oat*, (three sizes). Force, Com
Flakes, Grape Nuts, H. O. Oats. Kimble’s, Cream of
Wheat, Germta, Shredded Wheat, Roman Meal, Uncle
Sam’s Food and Mother's Oats, all carried in stock.
WE ARK STILL SELLING EXTRA FIXE SUGAR
PEAS, BEANS AND CORN, TWO FOR 25 CENTS.
And the Rolled Oats with the Prizes.
KING’S GROCERY PRONE 188
There are no catch questions here,
but all are simple elementary sub
jects in their class, but can you an
swer them?
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UNION VOTE FOR SULZER.
THE union vote of Alaska as well
as the workingman's vote, has turned
to Charles A. Sulzer. for Delegate to
Congress. Mr. Suizer's record as a
friend to unionism stands without re
proach, and he was the first mine
operator in the Territory to inaugu
rate the eight-hour day. While other
candidates solicited the union men'?
votes and promptly forgot them after
election, Sulzer has shown his inter
est in the union movement by inau
gurating reforms and granting the
shorter workday unsolicited. His
workmen are behind him to a man,
and the miners' unions of southeast
ern Alaska have endorsed him unani
mously; and the endorsement came
without solicitation from Mr. Sulzer.
Alaska will pass through the most
important period of her reconstruc
tion during the next four years, and
it is important that we have a strong,
brainy man in Congress; one who will
iook out for Labor's interests as well
as Capital's. The laboring men do
inot want the best of it, but they are
entitled to a decent wage and decent
hours. Every man in this world is
entitled to a living, and to a certain
i amount of luxuries and comforts. To
get them the laws must be so amend
ed as to protect the workman as well
as the boss. Mr. Sulzer is not radi
cal in his ideas of reform, and is not.
an extremist. His views on *he lahop
question are safe and sane for all par
ties concerned. The reforms he has
inaugurated in his own mine was
done before he expected to be a can
didate and without request from h’s
men. He made them because they’
increased the comfort arid happiness
of the workmen.
Such actions show a friendly feel
ing tor Labor, and evince a desire
to better conditions. How different
from a man who will suck pap from
enemies of Labor for years after his.
election, and then make a grandstand
play at the eleventh hour in hopes of
securing the labor vote.
Mr. Sulzer is capable, honest, fear
less and a friend alike to both em
ploye and employer; his friendship
for the unions is unquestion. He is
for the unions is unquestioned. He is
GOVERNMENTAL AUTOCRACY.
All of the Alaska newspapers have
had their experience with the cabM
but it remained for the Ketchikan
Progressive Miner to receive a jolt
from which it has not as yet fully re
covered. Upon a recent sailing of
the Alameda from Seattle, a list of
the departing passengers was filed
but before it could be sent the cable
went out of commission. Upon the
arrival of the Alameda at Ketchikan
and not yet having received the list
by cable the Progressive-Miner noti-;
tied the cable office that the item filed
had no news value and would not ac
cept it. The local operator notified
the Seattle office and was informed
that it the paper refused to accept
the item now antiquated, no more
press would be sent it. This message
should be framed, photographed and
exhibited at all the county fairs as
an argument against government
ownership.—Exchange.
ALASKA’S WANTS.
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Alaska wants statehood? Of course
she does, and she wants 100.000 in
habitants; and she wants a country
teeming with all the institutions of
civilization; she wants railroads and
automobile roads and her coasts and
harbors and rivers choked with traf
fic. And she is going to have all of
them in good time. In the mean
time she wants self-government and
she wants it now. She wants self
government now partly because she
wants the other things to follow.—
Juneau Empire.
WHEN politics get warmed up and
the air is filled with recriminations
and "jawbone,” why don’t you be a
good sport and remember that it is
“politics,” and forget it? No man
can ever be successful as a politician
or as a business man until he learns
to control his temper and smile, no
matter how hard the augur is twist
ed. You can’t hurt the average poli
tician’s feelings, because he has learn
ed to play the game; and the average
business man should take a leaf from
the politician’s book.
Just received, a fresh line of Aug
justine & Kyer’s box candieB, at
[Hunt’s Candy Kitchen. tf
; New art goods received at E. Win
ter’s. tf
Banquet Steel Ranges, plain and
polished tops, at Mead’s. tf
Kenton brand pressed ham at Love
Whitley Co.’s. tf
Shellac, varnish, stains, enamel
paints and bronze at Mead’s tf
Homemade Taffy at the Valdez
Candy Kitchen. tf
PLAY SAFE
Don't wait too long to
put up your season's
FRUITS and JELLIES
We Have a Complete Line of
Economy Fruit Jars, Mason’s
Fruit Jars, Jelly Glasses, Jar
Tops and Rubbers.
And What Is More:
Sugar at the Old Price.
S. BLUM & CO., INC
GOOD GOODS
FORBIDDEN TO SHIP
LIQl'OR OVER RAILROAD]
To put an end to the peddling of li- J
quor by bootleggers in camps along
the railroad the following order was
issued today preventing the shipment
of wet goods over the line, says the
Seward Post.
To all concerned: In view of a re
cent announcement by Judge Brown,!
that retail liquor dealers are not per- i
mitted to act as distributers of liquor
or make shipment of the same to
parts outside of their licensed place
of business, shipment of liquor by
saloon keepers will hereafter not be
accepted by the Alaska Northern rail
way.
In case such shipments are offered
by private individuals, proof will be
required that such liquor is not in
tended for sale and that the shipment
is not made in violation of the law.
Employes of the Alaska Northern
Railway company and the Alaskan
Engineering commission are instruct
ed to see that tbig order is carried
into effect.
Any employe who receives ship
ments of this character on his own
personal account, either for forward
ing over the railway or at destina
tion, will be subject to dismissal.
R. J. WEIR,
Engineer in Charge.
Cement Work and Brick Laying.
CHIMNEY BLOCKS. Concrete Brick
and Building Blocks; any size. Any
thing in Cement line and Bricklay
ing. J. J. BLAKE, Fifth and Key
stone, Phone 138..
For Sale.
Nearly new, 21 foot dory, with
3 1-2 h. p. Fulton engine. Canvas
covered, SNAP $135.00. ALASKA
1NV. CO. 2t
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
Alaska Jewelry Go.
With Owl Drug Co.
All Kinds of Nugget and
Ivory Jewelry.
Developing and Printing
Photo Supplies Phone 40
I .
The Best Place m Valdez to“
Stop at is the;
Arctic Hotel
Warn, Light Rs«Ba-The Houe of Caarfart
rates; reasonable
| BATH ROOM Special Rate* BjJthe Marti
1 PHONE 133 MRS. STRING, Prop
Candy Kitchen
E. W. HUNT—Id Owl Drag Store.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT--COLD
THE ST. ELIAS
WM. CONLEY, Prop.
Everything First Class
All Outside Rooms.
Phone 104. Keystone Ave.
FOR SALE
COPPER PROPERTY
EXCELLENT SHOWING
1500 Feet from Beatson Mine.
Close to tide water... An excellent op*
port unity for man with little money
to make large profit. Price and terms
reasonable. Apply
PETER CANA VARA,
Latonche, Alaska
LAUNCH N & S
Leaven every Wednenday at 9 a.
m. from Valdes Doek for Eella
mar, Landloek, and Fidalgo.
Leaven every Saturday at 9 a. m.
from Valdes Doek for Cedar Bay,
Well* Bay, Port Wells and Gran
ite Mine.
PORTAGE BAY AND OTHER
POINTS BY CONTRACT
W. J. CALLAGHAN
OWNER AND MASTER.
LOUIE’S CAFE
Everything First class
Open Day and Night
ANDY MAROVICH, Prop.
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free Nd Accepted liao>a.
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday In each month In McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN, W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interim*.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
J. *,. !
ED. WOOD, Proprietor
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIVIL ENGINEER
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
McKinley Street opposite V. M. Store.
Valdez, Alaska
DR. H. COCKERILLE
w^sasJttsrs1 u",Ter*,t7>
DENTIST
Fourteen Years In Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
D0N0H0E & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 34 VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS E. K RITCHIB
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices In Whaling Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
General 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
:_
Somebody
With Money
always has been found to
“back” a good plan, a good
idea, a good business ven
ture or a good mining pros
pect ; otherwise a good raahy
of today’s successful busi
ness enterprises would still
be-mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the in
troductions of the man with
the idea, the man with a
prospect, or business to the
man with the doHal.
ADVERTISE IN THE
PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.