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TUESDAY, JULY 17, 1917
BRAINS
Perhaps, the greatest asset a naan
can have, is a plethora of brains.
Speaking for others, with no previous
experience on the subject, there is no
pleasure so keen and satisfying as to
know that you know what you are
talking about;—and how few of us
do. It matters not whether he is dis
cussing the average rainfall in China
or the recidivation of the genus homo,
the average man believes he is the
particular mulberry on the tree and
seeks to cover up by bombast and
bluster the fact that he does not know
what he is talking about, and never
could know and understand. What a
relief it would be to the tired busi
ness man to have a clerk or an
employe who would admit that he
did not know, and stick to it, instead
of trying to cover up his mistakes by
excuses. What a relief it would be to
the world in general if a man dis
cussed only the subjects he was fam
iliar with and acknowledged his de
ficiences in other matters. If you
don’t know a thing why not say so.
Your petty little fraud in attempt
ingto convince others you do know
is so transparent as to be positively
painful. Whatever your avocation or
pursuit in this sinful life, try for a
year admitting you do not know and
see how much more you are respected
I when you do know. The greatest
| trouble today is that a man’s mouth
is a sort of brain detector as well as
a general destroyer of health and mor
ality. One can look wise, and get
away with it for a time, but the in
evitable day comes when he opens his
yawning chasm of f^lse pretenses, and
then his hearer’s opinions drop with
a dull thud. How many men do you
know today who, with the seat of
their pants like a mirror, try to
buttonhole you and tell you how J.
P. Morgan or the President should
run things. How many brilliant fi
nancial scheme are unfolded to you
daily by village Rothschilds who could
not raise enuf money to buy dog feed
for a skye terrier. Brains are like a
person's aura, they are intangible,
yet felt; but God Almighty never in
tended the only evidence of their ex
istence should be viva voce.
LOSING TRADE
VALDEZ has spent something in
the neighborhood of $5,600,700,234
in charity and outside projects since
the town was constructed from the
primitive fastnesses of an Alaskan
glade. That is she has spent that much
if the past two years’ expenditures
are an index of her prodigality. Most,
if not all of this money has gone out
side, where the white lights burn un
til the we sma’ hours, and the wine
comes out packed in ice in buckets.
And she has always had her ear to
the ground to help in worthy, and
oft times, unworthy charity. But to
day the man coming into the city
from down the Sound must be an
acrobat of no mean skill if he suc
ceeds in landing from his small boat
and can count that day a fortunate
one in which he does not lose a strake
or a carlin or some other appurten
ance essential to a boat’s anatomy by
contact with the unyielding surface
of a piling or a wharf. Many thous
ands of dollars are going to Cordova
and other towns on account of the
poor landing facilities and exposed
roadstead. Every day or so the Pros
pector receives a stimulus in shape
of a prodigious kick because the town
does not provide shelter for small
craft. Ann it is all so unnecessary.
While our love for the starving Bel
gians reaches the nth degree, we be
lieve the money spent for these lit
tle brothers could have been of great
er benefit to the city,and while we
might not have received one tenth of
the blessings bestowed upon us by the
heathens, who use our charity for
pinch-beck jewelry and phonographs,
by spending our money driving pil
ing, %e believe that a satisfied cus
tomer is more precious than pearls.
A row of piling and a few boom sticks
would make a shelter for several doz
THE EMPRESS
TUESDAY EAGLE HALL 8 SHARP
Introductory Picture—Pathe News
THE EMPRESS CIRCUIT PRESENTS
America’s Beautiful Actress
CHARLOTTE WALKER
*in a stirring play by Hector Turnbull, entitled
“Out of Darkness”
~ THE CAST ^ '
HELEN SCOTT.-. Charlotte Walker
Harvey Brooks .. Thomas Meighan
Jennie Sands. Marjorie Daw
Jennie’s Mother . Mrs. Loyala O’Comor
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Thursday-Marie Doro in “The Wood Nymph”
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MRS. E. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ .. ALASKA
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en boats. Several dozen boats would
make dollars grow in the city where
cents are taken in now. The money
spent on different projects since the
first of the year would have put in
a shelter for small boats that would
have caused Valdez to become fam
ous among the captains of the mos
quito fleet. No less than half a dozen
skippers have told us their trade goes
to Cordova for the reason that they
never know whether they will have a
i puncture or a blowout when they tie
up in our port. We have the timber,
the piledriver and the place, but the
spirit is woefully lacking.
PRANCE AND “TEDDY"
When American troops marched
through Paris on the Fourth, they
were given a reception equal to that
accorded deliverers, for to the French
America is a deliverer. According to
the Associated Press correspondent it
is estimated that fully a million peo
ple witnessed the stirring and inspir
ing spectacle.
‘‘The people," says the correspond
ent, "called out affectionatefy ‘Sam
mies’ and ‘Teddies.’ The name Teddy
became suddenly popular as an ex
pression of good will, perhaps because
it is easily pronounced by the French.
Children from all the primary schools
in the quarter were given the best
places. Along part of the avenue Dau
mesnil there were thousands of them
calling, ‘Teddy, Teddy, Teddy,’ and
throwing flowers. The American sol
diers, affected by all this enthusiasm
smiled and waved their hands at the
children.”
Probably the designation of the
Parisians found their inspiration in
the term of affection applied to the
now familiar British soldiers—“Tom
mie”; but they show that in France
T. R. enjoys a standing and popular
ity as great as that of Uncle Sam.
The French have accorded a stir
ring welcome to General Pershing,
commander of the American division
sent to France by order of the Presi
dent. His reception was not due to any
personal popularity of Pershing, for
although he is a military hero at
home, he was not known in France.
But he is a fine upstanding, soldierly
figure and the personification of
America. Consequently the poilus
hailed him with great enthusiasm.
Imagine, then, what a reception
the former president would have re
ceived had he led his regiment thru
the streets of Paris. It has been frank
ly admitted that the primary object
of sending the American vanguard to
the battle front at this time was to
cheer up the French and demonstrate
to them that the United States, which
their ancestors helped to make a free
nation, has not forgotten its debt of
gratitude. The Yankee Teddies, of
ficered by the magnetic and dynamic
ex-president would have taken the;
Parisian capital by storm, and the
cry of “Teddy” would have run from
one end of the French firing line to
the other. There are millions of Amer-1
cans who would like to see the col-1
onel sent to France today—if not at;
the head of a body of troops, then as
a kind of cheerer-up extraordinary.
Two of his sons already are with Per-,
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CORDOVA ALASKA.
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Good Goods
shing’s army, but the distinguished
6ire remains at home, his service re
jected.
Prance is still crying for Teddy.
Why not send him?
ONLY AN INCIDENT—BIT PLEAS
ING.
The Anchorage Times accuses the
Alaska Board of Road Commissioners
of neglecting the development feature
of road building in Alaska because
among the fine things Col. Richard
son in a recent interview said for the
Coast to Fairbanks Road was that it
would be when finished the greatest
scenic highway in the world. The
Times says the time has not arrived
for Alaska to go into scenic highway
building. Which may be all true
enough, but Col. Richardson nor any
one else has £ssertf*TJ that the Coast
to Fairbanks road is most useful for
scenic purposes. In fact the scenic
feature of this road is but an inci
dent. It was built to further the de
velopment of Alaska, and it is doing
it. Not only is it doing that, but there
have been hundreds of thousands of
dollars spent on it that would be all
but wasted if the road were not kept
up and improved. We cannot afford
to have this very useful property neg
addition to its other useful qualities
it will be the “finest scenic highway
lected, and we are all glad that in
in the world.”—Empire.
HARD LIQUORS TO GO
For the time being, at least, a set
tlement is being reached on the liquor
agitation at the national capital. The
President is to authorize the manu
facture of light wines and light beers,
but there will be absolute prohibition
of the manufacture of “hard” liquors
such as whiskies, brandies, etc.
It is furthermore announced that
the leaders of the prohibition move
ment are to cease their agitation for
a national “dry” law on the solicita
tion of the President, who has con
vinced them, it is stated, that it were
better to acquiesce in a plan certain
of success than to insist upon a dras
tic measure that may not muster
enough votes to become law.
This appears to be a sensible solu
tion of a question that has taken
much of the time of Congress that
could be devoted to matters of more
pressing importance.
THE Anchorage Times asks why
should the other cities in Alaska be
jealous of Anchorage. While we know
there is a sell in it somewhere we will
bite. Tell us, Bro. Bones, why should
they?
LOST—One bundle of fair weath
er, two days sunshine and a moon
light night between Valdez and Wort
man. Finder please return and re
ceive package of gloomy days left by
mistake.
Wbeo Id Seward Stop at tbe
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, PROP.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward, Alaska
Complete line of Bulk Chocolates.
Candy Kitchen. tf
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 108
Free aad Accepted Maaaa*
Regular Communications first Wed
uesday In each month In McKinle)
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
F. M BROWN, W. M.
ED WOOD. Secretary.
WE PAY
Cast Iron $25 per ton.
Wrought Iron $18 per ton._
Copper $26 per ton.
Brass $18 per ton.
Lead 8V4c per pound.
Rubber 7^c per pound.
Qt. Beer Bottles 27He per doz.
Pint Beer Bottles 17H per doz.
Rags $2.50 per 100 pounds.
Pa|ter $1.00 per 100 pounds.
Manila Rope 4ttc per pound.
F. O. B. SEATTLE.
ATLAS JUNK CO.
1643 Railroad Avenue, So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
Launch Patsy
for Charter Anwyhere on
VALDEZ BAY
At any Time Day or Night
J. D. Jefferson
VALDEZ, ALASKA
LAUNCH
PATHFINDER
CAPT. BYRON SMITH
Sailing weekly oat of Valdea
will deliver passengers, mail, ex
press and fast freight at any
point on Prince William Sound.
RATES REASONABLE
Periodical service by agree
ment to outlying camps a spe
cialty.
CAPT. BYRON SMITH
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.
AUTOS FOB HIRE
DAY OR NIGHT
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
PROFESSIONAL. CARDS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
Offices in Fish Building, adjoining
Tillikum Club.
Phone *15 McKinley Street
Contract Surgeon, C. S. Army
A. > Surgeon, U S. Public Health Serv.
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National I'alveratty.
Waahington, D. C.
DENTIST
In Valdez Since 1898 «
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMO/^D
ATT OK.\ KY1-AT-LAW
Court Hour
Phoae M YAIJDKZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS a K RITCHIB
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNKYLAT-LAW
once* la «*' haling Balldlag
Phone 101 VALDEL ALASKA
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Private Rooms
Terms Reasonable
JOS. A. SILVERMAN. FL.G..M. D. r™*.
Jos. A. Silverman PL G. ML 9.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office beve—1 te 4 p. ■ —7 te 8 p. ■.
Sunday by Appointment
Res. Tel. 176 Office TeL 19
Boyle Block Valdez
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
W. M. CONLEY President,
Valdes Alaska.
GEORGE M. BARRY Secretary,
Valdes Alaska.
Candy Kitchen
L W. HUNT—h Owl Drag Store.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
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