Valdez Daily Praspector
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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1914.
COMMISSIONER RIGGS, BOOSTER
Alaskans have reason to feel proud
of Thomas Riggs, Jr., member of the
Alaska engineering commission. He
is one of the best informed men re
garding Alaskan conditions that the
territory has ever produced, and he
is using his knowledge, on every pos
sible occasion, to further the inter
ests of the territory.
Mr. Riggs believes, like President
Wilson, that if one railroad will help
Alaska, two railroads will help it
more, and he evidences his confidence
in the future of the territory by pre
dicting that some day we will have
two trunk lines connecting the inter
ior with the coast.
Mr. Riggs also believes that the
interior country should be provided
with a central power plant, operat
ed by the government in connection
with the railroad. His knowledge of
conditions has convinced him that
such a plant is absolutely necessary
to the development of the gold plac
ers of the inland valleys which can
not be worked profitably under pres
ent conditions. He appreciates the
need of government assistance to re
cover the millions in gold which un
derlays the niggerheads throughout
the district, and which is scattered
through the ledges in the hills adja
cent to Fairbanks.
He knows what the people of in
‘erior Alaska are up against, and he
is making good use of his opportunity'
to inform outsiders regarding our
needs and prospects. That he will
continue to boost for us after he
reaches Washington goes without say
ing. He is an Alaskan. Like the rest
of us, he was attracted to the north
land by the lure of gold, and he has
been here so long that he now re
gards Alaska as his home. Being one
of us, he naturally is anxious to see
the country developed, and in his
official capacity as a member of the
Alaska engineering commission he
can do a great deal for us at Wash
ington, by recommendation tjo the
administration, and throughout the
country generally, by boosting as he
has done already during his stay in
Seattle, and as he doubtless will con
tinue to do so long as he remains on
the outside.—Fairbanks Times.
THE IMMIGRANT.
I am the immigrant.
Since the dawn of creation my rest
less feet have beaten new paths
across the earth.
My uneasy bark has tossed on all
seas.
My wanderlust was born of the
craving for more liberty, and a bet
ter wage for the sweat of my face.
I looked toward the United States
with eyes kindled by the fires of am
bition and heart quickened with a
new-born hope.
I approached its gates with great
• c tations.
. I entered in with hope.
I have shouldered my burden as
the American man-or-all-work.
I contribute eighty-five per cent, of
all the labor in the slaughtering and
meat packing business.
1 do seven-tenths of the bituminous
coal mining.
I do seventy-eight per cent, of all
the work in the woolen mills.
I contribute nine-tenths of all the
labor in the cotton mills.
I make nineteen-twentieths of all
the clothing.
I manufacture more than half the
shoes.
I build four-fifths of all the furni
ture.
I make half of the collars, cuffs and
shirts.
I turn out four-fifths of all the
leather.
I make half the gloves.
I refine nearly nineteen-twentieths
of the sugar.
I make half of the tobacco and ci
gars.
And yet, I am the great American
problem.
(When I pour out my blood on your
altar of labor, and lay down my life
as a sacrifice to your god of toll, men
make no more comment than at the
fall of a sparrow.
But my brawn is woven Into the
I
warp and woof of your national being.
My children shall be your children,
and your land shall be my Jand, be
cause my sweat and my blood will
cement the foundations of the Amer
ica of tomorrow.—Jewish Immigrant
■Bulletin.
WHITE HIT
EOEMLLIHS
PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 8.—Eddie
Collins has been sold to the Chicago
Americans. The deal was made sev
eral days ago and announced today.
Ed. Plank has jumped to the Brook
lyn Federals and will be in the Tip
Tops team next season.
KAISER CLAIMS
GREAT VICTOR!
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ance of the fleet which will not ven
turis out at this time. The big Zep
i pelin works at Priederichshafen have
been building a number of extra
large Zeppelins and the fleet is ready
for operations.
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Von Kluck Knew His Quarries.
PARIS, Dec. 8.—According to the
Figaro, Gen. von Kluck knew the
quarries near Soissons, which have
proved such an effective barrier to
the French advance, long before his
army was compelled to seek their
shelter after the defeat on the Marne.
The Soissons correspondent of the
paper says that in the spring of 1913
an elderly German registered as M.
Kluck at the principal hotel of the
town, where his affability charmed
every one. He showed great interest
in the quarries, which, owing to the
friable nature of the stone, have mere
ly a historical value because 200 Rus
sians took refuge there in 1814 and
offered a prolonged resistance until
they were finally smoked out by Na
poleon’s troops. “M. Kluck” spent a
good deal of time exploring them and
listened attentively to the stories
about the Russians. Soon afterward
a German company bought the quar
ries, ostensibly as a mushroom farm,
retaining possession until the out
break of hostilities. The hotel keep
er and others who met “M. Kluck”
now assert that he is the original of
the photographs of the German gener
alissimo.
Rumania wants To Mix In Big War.
BUCHARET, Dec. 8.—Rumania is
fairly wild to get into the war. It
seems certain that in the end it wiil
do so. The royal family oppose it.
It might not do so if popular opin
ion favored Germany, for Rumanian
royalty is strongly pro-German.
The people, however, are for Rus
sia. This is partly owing to the two
countries’ racial relationship. It is
also for the more material reason
that the Rumanians want to acquire
the Austrian provinces of Transylvna
ia and Btikovina.
It Rumania were on Germany s side
—which is out of the question in any
event, on account of its Russian sym
pathies—it naturally couldn’t get this
territory, Austria being the Germans’
ally. It is not entirely certain that
it can get them both from Russia,
either. The czar presumably would
have no objection to seeing Transyl
vania Rumanianized, but he has al
ready pretty effectually conquered
Bukovina and may want to keep it
for himself.
This undoubtedly explains why Ru
mania has kept out of the war so
long. The people do not take into
consideration the fact that any ma
terial advantage may be gained by
waiting, and are very impatient. Ru
manian diplomats, however, are anx
ious to wait until some very critical
stage for the allies, and especially for
Russia, is reached. They figure that
they can drive a better bargain .at
such a time.
STEAMER ALAMEDA
SAILS SOUTH
The steamer Alameda reached Val
dez at 2 this morning and sailed for
Seattle an hour later. The boat was
ordered to stop at Latouche and load
ore, the order coming after the ship
had sailed from Seward. The change
| in plans delayed her arrival in Val
dez. The following passengers left
| here on the boat: Mrs. T. R. Shep
ard, Mrs. H. Morgan, Charles G. Sim
mons, Dr. M. M. Hopkins, Mrs. Geo.
White.
LOCAL brevities.
Mark Gleason left for the Ramsay
Itutherford property this morning.
Over a dozen varieties of apples to
pick from at the Yakima Fruit Co. tf
If you warn au rne news all the
time, read the Prospector.
George Fawcett, of S. Blum & Co.,
left last night for Cordova.
G. O. Reinke, tne watchmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co.
All work guaranteed.
Art leather goods make appropri
ate Xmas presents. See Valdez Drug
Company. tf
Prescriptions carefully compound
ed at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Mrs. T. R. Shepard left on the Ala
meda for Seattle.
Remington and smith Premier type
writers for sale or rent at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
Bargains in holiday goods, wearing
apparel and articles of every-day want
at the Emporium. tf
Dr. M. M. Hopkins left for Bel
lingham on the Alameda.
Home cooked meals at Mrs. Matil
da Olson’s on Hobart street. Phone
219. Dinner served at 6 p. m. tf
Beautiful hand-painted vases just
received at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Suits pressed for J1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Tel- phone 198.
Billy Little passed through on the
Alameda on his way to visit his moth
er in Illinois.
Yakima netted Gem spuds, 17 lbs.
for 50c at Yakima Fruit Co. tf
Miss Alice Coles grabbed the dia
mond ring at the grab sale in Plant
& Co.
Before purchasing Christmas pres
ents drop in and see the stock on dis
play at Valdez Drug Co. tf
See Tod Winter ror your watch and
jewelry repairing at E. Winter’s store.
All work guaranteed. tf
Cooking apples $2 per box at the
Yakima Fruit Co. tf
Ask Us tor
Christmas
Suggestions
3F you dont see what you
want in this store, ask for it;
we probably have it; if we
haven’t, we’ll get it for you.
We can’t give you a complete
list of Christmas things for men,
in the space we have here; but
we’ll send you one if you care
for it.
Hart Schaf fner & Marx clothes
—Suits, Overcoats—head the list
—you couldn’t give a better gift
for $20 or $25 or $30 or $35.
Latest Styles of Neckwear
Bath Robes
Smoking Jackets
Lined and Un lined Gloves
Suit Cases and Bags
Shoes and Slippers
Stetson Hats
Gordon & Ferguson Fur Caps.
Initialed and Plain Handker’fs
Silk Handk’fs and Mufflers
Toys for the Children
Largo stock of cut glass and Paris
ian ivory at Valdez Drug Co. tt
Latest popular copyrights and clas
sics at Valdez Drug Co. tf
FOUND on Keystone avenue, two
sets of dog harness. Owner can have
same by calling at residence of Wni.
Dolan on Keystone avenue. tf
Suits pressed Tor J1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
The most exquisite hand-painted
china ever seen in Valdez at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
?■—Men’s heavy wool hose 25c pair
at Emporium. tf
A nice line of art pictures just re
ceived from New York at Valdez
Drug Co. tf
Sweat Baths.
First-class sweat baths and mas
sage parlors at room 5, Montana, tf
Get a Skate On.
Go to the Valdez Rink; five-piece
orchestra every Sunday, Tuesday and
Friday. tf
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska, December 8, 1914.
STATION Above Below Snow. In. WEATHER CONDITIONS
Wortman’s .. 5 4 Clear, calm, trail good.
Summit . 21 24 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Beaver Dam . 5 20 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Tiekhell . 0 24 Cloudy, calm, trail in good condition.
Tonsina . 0 15 Trail open, cloudy, northeast wind.
Copper Center. 4 4 Clear, trail good.
Gulkana . 5 3 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Hogan . 12 2 Calm, cloudy, open trail.
Paxson’s . 5 5 Cloudy, trail good.
McCallum . 20 5 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Donnelly . 35 Clear, calm, snow in patches.
BRIDGE AT DIN ANT, FRANCE, DYNAMITED.
Photo by American Pregg Aggoclatlon.
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OP
Native and f f J1V/ID17D and Buildin«
Puget Sound JLj U lViOllilV Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
Received On The Alameda
Casabas, Green Peppers, Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Bananas, Cauliflow
er, Naval Oranges, Lettuce, Cabbage, Carrots, Turnips, Rutabagas,
Lemons, Spanish Onions, Popcorn, Walnuts, Almonds.
We have in stock the following varieties of apples: Delicious,
Spitzenbergs, Winter Banana. Wine Sap, Newton, Pippen, Arkansas
Black, Winter Permain, Rome Beauty, R. I Greening, Ben Davis, Red
Cheek Pippen, Red Belflour, Yakima Reds, and Albemarel Pippen, with
prices from $2.00 to $2.75 per box. Phones 55.
The Yakima Fruit Company
* Pacific Alaska!
Navigation Company;
Alaska Pacific S. S. Co. Alaska Coast Co. j
PUGET SOUND-ALASKA ROUTE
Steamers sail from Seattle
Nov. 15th, Dec. 5th and 25th
via the Inside Passage for Ketchikan, Juneau, Yakutat, Ka-:
talla, Cordova, Valdez, Seward, Cook Inlet points and Kodiak. ;
PUGET SOUND—CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Seattle-San Francisco, connecting with steamers Yale and;
Harvard for southern California ports. j
Birtit reserved to change dates and steamers without notice
VALDEZ DOCK CO.
Local Agent
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S. S. Mariposa and S. S. Alameda sail from Seattle
the 1st, 8th, 16th and 24th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south -7th, 15th, 23rd and 30th for Cordova,
Juneau, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Juneau. Sheep creek Treadwell. Douglas
Cordova. Ellamar. Valdes and Latouohe. Explosives. S S Seward. S S SewarA 5th
S S Latouohe. 15th: S S Cordova. *5th of each month-Rlght reserved to change this
schedule without notice.
F B. Tracy, Genl Agt- V«M*« Dock Co, Locol A«t.
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