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FRIDAY, JANUARY 28, 1016
ALL ROADS LED
TO DOCTOR'S DOOM
Alaskans Troop In Steady Stream to
Physician's Quarters at Hotel
Frye—Mystery Is Cleared.
Mystery, deep, dark and profound,
which has pervaded the Frye Hotel
for several days past, has been
cleared up and like all mysteries its
-solution was simple—after it had
' been solved.
Several days ago a prominent phy
sician from Valdez registered. He
hadn’t been in Jiis room half an hour
. when a well know steamship man
whose name is known from Harbor
Island to Smith Cove showed up.
“Is the doctor in?” he inquired of
the young lady at the telephone
switch. The doctor was in. Would
he please go right up to the doctor’s
room?
“Come on, fellows, I guess it’s all
right,” said the called to a group of
other Alaskans who accompanied
him. Manager Watched them to the
•levator. Their faces wreathed in
smiles, they returned to the lobby.
Thirty minutes later a delegation
from the Arctic Club showed up.
“Is the doctor in;' the leader ask
ad. The doctor was in. Would they
go up to his room? They would.
~ Three minutes later another prom
inent steamship man appeared.
,. “Is the doctor in?” he asked. The
doctor was in. Would he go up to the
doctor’s room? He would.
Pretty soon an Alaska mining man
showed up again. He went through
the usual formula and then took the
elavator. Ten minutes later the
steamship man who was the first vis
itor appeared with a new gang.
“Say, „ where are an those fellows
going?” asked Watt. “They musi be
wearing out that carpet on the sixth
"Boor.”
Delegation after delegation cr.me
and went all day long. He would
talk to the doctor himself.
“Gettin’ pretty popular,” he h'.ited,
as the meu.co came down to dinner.
“Yes,” was me reply. “A lot of the
boys have dropped in to call on me.
Most of ’em want to talk politics.”
After dinner the crowds came thick
and fast. The stream of callers con
tinued until the doctor left for New
York. Then Watt went to make an
examination. He wanted to see If it
would be necessary to put down a new
carpet to replace the on that had
been worn by the tramping of many
feet between the elevator and the doc
tor’s room.
It was then that he solved the mys
tery. The doctor is a believer in pre
paredness. A pile of bottles were on
the floor and they had been drained
to their last drop.
“Colses!” said Watt bitterly.—Se
attle Times, January 17.
BRITISH LOSSES
IRE VERY REM
Turkish Dispatches Confirm Report
that British Expeditionary
Force Was Defeated.
BERLIN, Jan. 28.—Dispatches
from Constantinople confirm the news
received yesterday that the Turkish
forces had severely defeated the Brit
ish troops in Mesopotamia which
were trying to force they way to the
rescue of the British troops at Kute
lamara.
The official advices to the German
war office reports that the British
suffered the loss of fifteen thousand
men killed and twenty thousand cap
tured, and that the expeditionary
force under General Aylmars is in
retreat to the coast.
The Turkish express confidence
that the entire British army with
which General Alymars was trying
to form a connection will be captur
ed as it is believed they have nearly
exhausted their ammunition. The
force is surrounded by overwhelming
numbers of Turks and Arabs and it is
believed they will surrender when it
is realized that no help from the
coast can reach them.
The besieged British force at Ku
telamara number ten thousand men
and is composed of' Indian, New
Zealand and Australian troops which
were drawn from Gallipoli peninsula.
R. E. Capers, attorney for the Cop
per River & Northwestern railroad at
Cordova, was a passenger on the Al
ameda from Seattle to Cordova.
Engineer Cooper, who has been
making a survey of the Alaska Mines
corporation property at Fidaigo bay,
returned to town last night on the
launch Elvira.
THE EMPRESS
The Empress Circuit Presents the Paramount Feature
In 5 Acts ^
MARY PICKFORD
Assisted by the Famous Players Co. in
“THE EAGLE’S MATE”
A Vitally Gripping Drama of the Mountain Feuds.
To-night and Saturday Eve
Only One Show at 8:00 Sharp
Admission 25c. All Children 10c.
When you Seen Paramount Feature you know you are see
ing the best. They spell “PERFECTl ON ” in mov
lag pictures. Don’t miss any of them.
■SEEKERS ARE
COINING TO ALASKA
Governor Strong Believes Alaska will
Have Hundred Thousand White
Residents in 1920.
Speaking of the agricultural pos
sibilities of the Territory in his an
nual report Governor Strong declares
that the population is now coming to
reclaim the wilderness and establish
homes. In the past year hundreds of
homesteads have been taken up, crops
of various kinds have been planted,
live stock brought into the territory,
dairies have been started, and an era
of permanent agricultural possibilit
ies of Alaska are no longer a matter
of doubt. The Territory offers to many
people an opportunity for attaching
themselves to the soil. It is an accept
ed fact that there are too many idle
men in the cities of this natldn and
too many idle acres in the country.
Alaska needs population in order
that its many latent resources may
be developed, and to do this, access
to the Territory's agricultural lands
should be made as free as possible.
The man who is anxious to till the
soil is fairly entitled to every en
couragement that the government
can give him. Uhnecessary restriction
should be removed; he should re
ceive aid from the government if he
needs it, for a period of years, by the
advancement of money to be return
ed at a low rate of interest within a
stipulated time. But what about the
markets for his product? These will
be provided by the industrial develop
ment of the Territory. It may be stat
ed as a postulate that Alaska is quite
capable of producing all the farm
products that will be needed by a
population of several millions, with
the possible exception of wheat. And
it is quite within the realm of prob
ability that enough wheat can be
grown to supply all the demands. The
Nenana valley is potentially the
wheat field of Alaska. But it is, com
paratively speaking, an unbroken
wilderness.
It nas oeen esumaieu lum
has 30,000 square miles of agricul
tural lands, besides tracts suitable
for gracing.
The white population of Alaska is
now estimated at 44,000, an increase
of 5,000 in the past year, and the
Governor fully believes that the cen
sus of 1920 will show a population
of at least 100,000. Alaska in time
will have a large population of fish
erfolk, who while prosecuting their
marine occupations, will also culti
vate the land where they have found
anchorage grounds for their homes.
Weather Report.
Valdez, Jan. 27, 1916,
Barometric pressure .3C.:*68
Temperature 7 p. m.—12
Maximum . 9
Minimum ..—18
Mean temperature.— 9
Clear, light wind northeast, 8
miles.
Yesterday was the coldest day of
the year, the minimum of —18 be
ing the record, with an average tem
perature of —9 all day.
Interior Weather.
Valdez, January 28, 1916.
Fairbanks, —12; 11 inches snow;
cloudy, calm.
Salcha, —14; 15 inches of snow;
cloudy, calm, trail good.
Richardson, —13; 16 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail good.
McCarthy, —10; 22 inches snov;
clear, calm, trail good.
Donnelly, —25; 18 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail fair.
McCallum, —26; 45 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail good.
Paxson, —24; 30 inches #snow;
clear, calm, trail drifted.
Hogan, —23; 21 inches snc-w;
clear, calm, trail good.
Gulkana, —3ft; 21 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Copper Center, —34; 20 tinnes of
snow; clear, calm, trail drifted.
Tonslna, —37; 18 Inches cloudy,
calm, trail drifted.
Telkhell, —30; 36 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail good.
Beaver Dam, —32; 46 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail good.
Beaver Dam, —32; 46 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail drifted
.Summit, —12; 10 feet of w;
cloudy, light wind, trail drifted.
Wortman's, —10; 40 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail dosed to north;
heavy drifted south.
George Christo, who has been doing
assessment work on the Hemple cop
per claims at Landlock bay, returned
to town last night on the launch
Shamrock.
Jeff Devenney and R. L. Hendrick
son left for the Three-in-One mine 'at
Bhonp Bay to resume development
work on the property.
FREIGHTERS MUST
AWAIT MORE SNOW
, Joe Stanton the freighter, who
:ame in yesterday afternoon from the
;lacier where he had been delivering
freight to the Ramsay-Ritherford
nine, reports that the high vlnd
;wept the snow from the flats, leav
ing the ground bare in spots. lie
jays that the work of freighting the
supplies to the wine will of necessity
be delayed until (he arrival of more
snow.
The cashier’s office of the Signal
Corps is receiving a fresh coat of
paint in order to cover over unsightly
spots caused by the removal of stove
pipes when the steam heating system
was installed. W. Brennan is do:ng
the work.
Johnny De Hart, the Bllamar youth
who left on one of the last boats to
attend the native school at Chemawa,
Oregon, has written Valdez friends
that he is homesick for Alaska al
ready. He reports between four and
five inches of snow on the ground and
says it is far colder there than in
Valdez or Bllamar.
The Liberty Theatre will open with
a matinee Sunday for the children.
LAUNCH TRAVELLER
ESCAPED FROM ICE
The launch Traveller, which was
reported in Seward to have been lost
by being crushed in the ice in Cook
Inlet, is reported to be safe at An
chorage. The Traveller has been
making a survey of the winter har
bor conditions in the Inlet for the
Alaskan Engineering commission and
was fortunate in reaching her home
port before the storm set in. It has
since been learned that the launch
crushed by the ice was the Onward,
whose crew escaped to Fire Islandl
They are without shelter and it is
feared that they may have perished
in the cold or from starvation.
“The Eagle’s Mate” at the Empress
Theatre Is drawing large crowds. The
plot is a good one and the pictures ex
ceptionally fine. One show at 8:10.
Valdez Drug Company nave a fine
line of School Stationery. tf.
Nugget jewelry made to order at
the Valdez Drug Co., by G. O.
Relnke. tf
W. Cuddy, manager of the Valdez
Mercantile company, returned on the
Alameda last night from a brief busi
ness trip which included Seattle, Ta
coma and Portland. He reports that
cold weather prevailed outside while
he was there and that he is glad to
get back home to Valdez.
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
Merchandise
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts.
Copper River
Draying Co
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Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of th^ Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdes
ED. WOOD. Proprietor
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 many
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 dollar.
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PROSPECTOR FOR RE
SULTS.
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(INCORPORATED)
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$20 or More
And Who Hasn't Learned to Come Here
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Unconsciously men everywhere have
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DR. H. COCKERILLE
firailnnte National University.
Washington. D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years In Valdes.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Building
DR. GERMAN
phones 10 THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug Store. Of
fice hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., 7 to 9
p. m. Sunday by appointment.
All Work Guaranteed.
E. C. DALTON, M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Phone_42
Alaska Avenue Valdez, Alaska
DONOHOE & DIMCND
ATrORXRYS-AT-LAW
Office Opponlte Court Houee
Phone S4 VALDEZ# ALASKA
JOHN LYONS B. B. RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTOHNEYS-AT-LAW
OBna la Wkillag Bulldlsjg
Phase 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Wettern Federation of Miner*
* ROBERT SHAFFER. FmUwrt.
Granite Mine.
CHA3. MeCALLUM. Secretary,
Velde*. Alealn
A. M. DIERIJiGER
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
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The Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
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Arctic Hotel
Vim, Lifkt Roomi-Tke Hem of Coalert
RATES -REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Ralea Bp the Meatft
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING, fo*.
VALDEZ LODGE
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