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PROSPECTOR PUBUSHING CO.
H. B. SELBY, Editor and Proprietor.
VALDBZ, ALASKA
Published Dally Except Sunday
Entered as Second-Class Mail Matter,
July 23, 1912. at the postotllce of Valdex,
Alaska, under act of March 3, 1879
Business Otllce ’and Editorial Rooms,
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Food will win
the War;
don’t waste it!
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 27, l»18
THE HANDY MAN.
THE handy man around the hou»»
Can mend a broken lock.
Or neatly set a pane of glass.
Or start a striking clock.
He knows exactly what to do
To fix a wornout hose.
And has expedients on tap
For countless other woes.
The handy man around the house
Need never lack for work;
He’ll always find a host of tasks
That other people shirk.
He seldom has deposits In
A lot of savings banks:
Folks keep him always busy, but
He gets his pay In thanks.
-Somerville Journal
THE KAISER NOW THREATENS
SCANDINAVIA
What is the kaiser’s game in Scan
dinavia? The question is causing con
siderable speculation in Europe. Ger
man newspapers and publicists, di
rected by the German military lead
ers, have suddenly turned loose a
broadside denunciation of the Scan
dinavian countries accusing them of
leaning to the entente.
The European diplomats the expla
nation is that Germany seeks to make
of the Aland Islands another Heligo
land. The islands, which are describ
ed as being geographically as much a
part of Sweden as Nova Scotia is of
Canada, have been occupied by the
kaiser's forces. Germany designs to
make Finland a minor German king
dom, with the emperor’s son Oscar on
the throne, and thus to erect a new
challenge, not only to Russia, the
Scandinavian countries— but to the
whole world. The German flag now
flies over Finland’s public buildings
and who will say that it will ever be
lowered, except through force?
The world knows that the Scandi
navian countries, with the possible ex
ception of Norway, have not been
strongly pro-ally. The bulk of the
populations_are anti-German, but the
courts are not. Sweden is regarded as
the most pro-German of neutral coun
tries unless the exception of Spain. It
was long feared that Sweden might
join the central powers. Germany has
secured 35 per cent of its steel for its
munitions from that kingdom. Den
mark, like Sweden, has never feeen re
garded as pro-entente.
The trutn seems 10 De mai. uer
many now feels It Is In a position to
ignore the Scandinavian peninsula in
its ambitious schemes in the north.
Whatever move it makes will be di
rected by “military necessity” and
should Sweden, Norway and Den
mark lie in the path of Prussian 'kul
tur’ they also will feel the iron heel
that crushed Belgium.
ESCHEW LOCAL POLITICS
One of the most sensible sugges
tions which we have beard concern
ing the duties of citizens while the
war is on is that so far as it is pos
sible the people endeavor to eschew
local politics. It is contended by some
who are very earnest in conserving
the public's energies largely for war
purposes that local political activities
should be discouraged; that where
public officials have proved loyal and
reasonably efficient they be permitted,
where the law does not prohibit it, to
continue in office. It is further con
tended that a vigorous campaign for
nominations and election would di
vert the public’s mind from more im
portant things, divide the community,
and thus interrupt the general pro
gram of the war’s activities.
In our judgment, if ever there was
an excuse for laying aside politics it
is now that the nation is being sore
ly tried with its greatest war. There
is plenty for the people to do in pro->
moting those things necessary to the
success of the war without becoming
involved in a heated political contro
versy when bo little 1b at stake as to
whether one group of citizens are
continued in office or are turned out
of office for another group.
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HOW TO HKLP
You can help your fellowmen. you
must help your fellowmen; but the
only way you can help them is by
being the noblest and best man that
it is possible for you to be. I watch
I lie workman upon the building which
by and by is to soar into the skies, to
toss Us binnacles up to the heaven,
and I see hint looking up and won
dering where those pinnacles are to
be, measuring the feet, wondering
how they are to he built: and all the
time he is dramming a rotten brick
Into tho building just where he has
been set to work. Uet him forget the
pinacles, if he will, or hold only the
floating image of them for his in
spiration; but the thing he must do
is to put a brave, strong honest and
substantial life Into the building just
where he is now at work.—Phillip
Brooks.
THAT was a very interesting per
sonal opinion given ly a federal judge
in Kentucky, to the effect that Mr.
McAdoo, secretary of the treasury,
has no authority in law to act as di
rector-general of railroads, to which
post he was appointed by the presi
dent. The court holds that the law
authorizing the government to take
over railroads specified the secretary
of war In particular, so that In fact
nobody but Secretary Baker has legal!
power to operate the roads. It will
be recalled that the president, In a
message to congress, said that he and
Secretary Baker "easily agreed” up
on Mr. McAdoo as the man most fitted
to assume the task of director-general
and he was appointed for that rea
son. The opinion raises a novel point
but it is hardly probable that the
trains will stop running on account of
it.
HERE is a tip to newly-weds who
would escape from army service. It is
taken from the Bible—Deuteronomy,
chapter 24, verse 5—and is cited by
a St. Louis man in his appeal for ex
emption which is now before one of
the district boards: “When a man
hath taken a new wife he shall not
go out to war, neither shall he be
charged with any business; but he
shall be free at home for one year and
shall cheer up his wife which he hath
taken.” However, the efficacy of s«ch
an appeal cannot be guaranteed.
The lawyer was drawing up old
Furrow’s will.
“I hereby bequeath all my prop
erty to my wife," dictated the son of
the soil. “Got that?”
“Yes,” continued the lawyer.
“On condition that she marries
again within a year.”
The legal light sat back puzzled.
“But why?”
"Because,” was the reply, "I want
somebody to be sorry I died!”
Took Her Choice
The burglar’s wife was in the wit
ness chair and the prosecuting coun
sel was conducting a vigorous and un
pleasant cross-eamination.
“Madam, you are the wife of this
man?”
“Yes.”
“You knew he was a burglar when
you married him?”
“Yes.”
“How did you come to contract a
matrimonial alliance with such a
man?”
"Well,” snapped the witness, "I
was getting old, and had to choose be
tween a lawyer and a burglar."
HAVE YOU REGISTERED?
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. *
Corporal Rowbottom and Privates
Roseguard and Krupitza left Beaver
Dam this morning for Teikhell.
DONALDSON rtCHEDULM
The following schedule for the har
bor boat “Lt. C. V. Donaldson’ will
take effect today. All orders to the
contrary are revoked.
Monday. Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays:
Lve. Fort Llscum Leave Valdes
8:16 a. m. *• “•
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAY
1:16 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 6:00 p. m.
SATURDAY
1:16 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
7:16 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
11:16 p.m. 12:00 m. m.
There will be no trips of the boat
on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each
month, these days being used to clean
■oilers.
Special trips or cancelling of the
ibove will be made without notice
■nly to meet exigencies of the ser
vice. „ ,
All official Easiness oetween Val
dez and the Post should be arranged
tor transaction, where possible, so
i hat advantage will be taken of the
scheduled trips and extra drips will
be made at a minimum and made only
when urgently needed.
O. R. KOEHLER,
Capt. 14th Infantry, A. Q. M.
THE HORRORS Of
WARJEMED
(Continued from Page One)
"In spite of war we ‘dress’ for din-,
ner, which dressing consists of tak- ]
ing off one's licit and putting on shiny |
puttees and shoes.
“1 have visited many hospitals, in
cluding the wonderful one hewn out
of rock under the famous citadel. The
trips are exceedingly dangerous and
we had to take shelter under rocks
or crouch in the bottom of trenches
while bullets and shells whiz over our
heads. When 1 tell you that I crawled
up to a listening post and saw a Ger
man soldier 15 yards off with his eiye
to a peephole blinking at me, you can
see how near we are to the enemy
lines. In many places we had to dash
across open spots, one by one, in or
der not to draw fire. As a rule the ene
my does not waste ammunition upon
one soldier, altho they have a nasty
habit of changing their mind.
“I have visited over a hundred
military posts and towns, and the sys
tematic devastation of the country by
the enemy is one of the things one
can hardly forgive the Boches. Acres
and acres of fruit trees have been
chopped down and the trees left ly
ing where they fell showing they
were not needed for wood. All girls
over 14 years of age have been taken
away. One poor woman with whom
I stopped had her two girls, 14 and
16 taken away by the Germans.
“The only time I feel like smiling
is when I see German prisoners of war
forced to rebuild the places they have
destroyed. They systematically tore
up the French cemeteries, and turn
ed the bodies out of the metal coffins
to use the metal. Everywhere one
sees the arrogance of the Prussian of
ficer. They live in luxury in bomb
proof houses v^hile the men are lock
ed up in cages so they cannot escape
the shell fire. Always the best of ev
erything for the officers and the worst
of everthing for their men. Such a
contrast to the British and French
system where the men are looked af
ter first and the officers last. The
French officers and men fraternize op
enly yet the discipline is perfect. The
French soldier goes about his duties
because they are for his country—
not because he will be punished if he
fails to perform them.”
DAILY WEATHER REPORT
March 26, 1918. March 27, 1918
7:00 p. m. 7:00 a. m.
29.623 Barometer 29.691
20 Temperature 13
30 Maximum 20
12 Minimum 10
21 Mean 15
26 In. Snow on ground 26 In.
Cloudy, calm. Clear, calm.
—Myrtle F. Billings, Obs.
HAVE YOU REGISTERED?
New Luncheon Goods
Luxury Sardines in Olive Oil, twenty five cents.
Kippered Tuna Fish for sandwiches.
Ham Bologna Sausage
Purity Cross Goods
I Creamed Chicken a la King
Lobster a la Newberg
Welsh Rarebit
Graceo Spaghetti
Camembert Clieese
Roquefort Clieese
liimburger Clieese
Full Cream Clieese
Uluehill Green Chill Cheese
Breakfast Cheese
Kraft (Chili flavor) Cheese
Oregon Cheese
S. BLUM & COMPANY
Member of the United States Food Administration
License number G-48525
GOOD GOODS --- RIGHT PRICES
HAVE YOU REGISTERED?
For flrst-ciass meals ana good serr
ice at reasonable prices try tbe Mer
’bants’ Cafe. t!
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
HOTEL SEXTON
Seward Alaska
Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public's
home.
European Plan.
HOTEL SEXTON
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
/ .
CHAS. ,A. SULZER
Candidate For Re-election
As
DELEGATE TO CONGRESS
From Alaska
“In deciding to enter the primaries as a candidate for Delegate to
Congress from Alaska, I feel Impelled to make a brief statement to
the people of the territory. It Is now nearly a year since I was seated
in the House as Alaska’s representative to congress. During the most
of this time the United States has been engaged in a world war, and
every resource of the nation, including money and man power is be
ing devoted to the single purpose of winning this great war. Every
member of congress in considering legislation for the nation, has
placed the country’s war needs above all needs and requirements and
has subordinated his desires to the military establishment of the
United States.
"Alaska hits responded nobly to the nation’s call. She haB given
her share willingly and unstlntingly. When the democratic party
went before the people of Alaska in November, nineteen sixteen, it
stood for a certain constructiye program which embodied as Its prin
cipal elements a wider measure of home rule for the territory, and a
sane and rational policy in the development of natural resources and
every possible aid fo the pioneers of the country.
“I have introduced among others the following bills in congress
which I am pressing for passage as opportunity affords:
"Oranting Alaska full territorial form of government with home
rule the dominating principle.
“Regulating the fisheries of Alaska along lines that will be fair
to all, and the protection of the salmon supply from depletion. ,
"Making changes in the homestead laws by abolishing the eighty
rod reservation.
"Authorizing free surveys of homesteads in Isolated sections.
“Changing the game laws so as to give the people a better oppor
tunity to use the game of the country without its being slaughtered.
"Extending the federal farm loan act to Alaska.
"Providing for the care of Alaska’s insane within the territory.
“At all times I have endeavored to keep constantly in' mind the
needs of the territory and the people of the territory. In spite of the
war some measure of progress has been achieved. I have assisted in
passing a law which helped the prospector by suspending assessment
work on claims during the years nineteen seventeen and nineteen
eighteen. The extension of the wireless and cable system in Alaska has
been accomplished with bright prospects for a further extension.
“Recognition has been forced for Alaska in the matter of appoint
ments to the second series of training camps for officers. Contracts
which prevented the farmers of the interior from supplying army
posts with their vegetables are cancelled.
“Suggestions and requests that I again go before the people of
Alaska have come to me from Alaskans all over the territory. Reit
erating my desire to serve the best interests of Alaska I am submit
ting my name as a candidate for the democratic nomination for
Delegate to Congress.”
FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
F. and A. M.
Valdez Lodge No. 168
REGULAR communications, first
Wednesday in each month in Ma
sonic Hall. Visitors always wel
come.
WALTER ELLIOT, W. M.
C. G. REYNOLDS, Sec.
L 0. 0. F.
1 Valdez, No, 6
Meets every Monday night at s:uu
o’clock p. m., In Odd Fellows’
Hall. Visiting members cordially
Invited to attend these meetings.
OTTO ELFSTROM, N. G.
R. D. NICHOLLS, Secretary.
Fraternal Order Eagles
Valdez Aerie No. 1971
Meets every Friday night in Eagle
Hall. Visiting Members cordially In
vited to attend these meetings.
ED. WOOD, W. P.
C. J. TODD. Sec.
Order of Eastern Star
Valdez Chapter No. 5
STATED communications, first and
third Tuesdays of each month at
Masonic Han. Visiting members
always welcome.
RENA E. CRAWFORD, W. M.
J. A. SILVERMAN. M. D. Sec'y.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
Frank Gustafson, President,
Valdes Alaska.
GEORGE M. BARRY Secretary.
Valdes Alaska.
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Travel On The
“SHAMROCK”
Prompt Service
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LAUNCH DELLA I
Capt. H. L. Rider J
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Weekly trips from Valdes to *
Ellamar, Landlock, Fldalgo and f
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way |>orts. Passengers landed +
at all points. J
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Carrying frelglit and paasen- <■
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For rates apply on board. {
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Contract Surgeon U. 8. Army
A. A. Surgeon. U. S. Marine Hospital
and
Public Health Service
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Sundays by Appointment
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of all Surgical and Medical
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