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B. B. SELBY, Editor and Proprietor.
VALDEZ, AI.ASKA
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July 21. 1*12. at the postofllce of Valdes,
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Food will win
the War;
don’t waste it!
FRIDAY, APRIL 5, 1918 •
WISDOM.
WHEN I have ceased to break my
wings
Against the faultlncsa of thing*
And learned that compromise*
wait ,
Behind each hardly opened gate.
When I can look life in the eyes
Grown calm and very coldly wise.
Ufe will have given me th,e truth
And taken In ezchange-my youth.
-Sara Teasdal*.
SHIPPING BOARD SQUABBLES
Little Wonder that much of the en
thusiasm incident to the first proposal
to defeat the submarine menace by
"bridging the Atlantic” with ships has
been lost. Tbe people of the United
States are just as determined as ever
to carry the program through, but the
eternal wrangling that has marked
the course of the plans has given rise
to disgust and indignation. The whirl
wind hoorah for the big idea has been
chilled.
It has long been realized that this
country’s biggest immediate asset as
a member of the allied group was its
ability to turn out ships faster than
the U-boats could sink them. Lloyd
George said that the allies needed
“ships, more ships and yet more
ships." Recent statement of high
British leaders, who are in a position
to understand the submarine situa
tion, have emphasized that salient
fact. It is realized that with the de
fensive measures that have been per
fected by the allies, a correlated plan
of ship construction, effectively car
ried out, would soon reduce the sub
marine to a very inferior standing as
an offensive weapon.
First the controversy was over the
question of whether we should build
steel or wooden vessels. After drag
ging along for weeks it finally was
solved by a thorough shake-up in the
emergency fleet organization. Now the
quarrel has been renewed, taking a
different angle, and again we are in
formed the bottom has fallen out of
the organization because what appears
to be a trivial controversy and ano
ther reorganization has been effected
in thp hope of getting more co-opera
tion on the part of those in charge.
The chairman of the board says
that good progress is being made in
new construction. That at least is en
couraging; but it is impossible to es
cape the opinion that this "good pro
gress” is due rather to the irresist
ible first impulse of public opinion
rather than to any special efficiency
of the different government organiza
tions in charge of the work. More
over, we can imagine that much bet
ter results would be shown If the pro
gram had not been marred by person
ad fueds.
The senate now proposes to investi
gate the situation. If investigation
would accom$ghh. any material good,
that would b£1w thing to have; but
it is somewhat doubtful that it will
clarify the atmosphere. What is want
ed is results and any man who can
not measure up to this standard
should be summarily kicked out. Per
haps it will be necessary ultimately to
plane practical men in charge from
top to bottom. That should have been
done at the beginning.
^^JIJfNTROL OP THE AIR
Coincident with the
of the war department'
American battle plan'M'
way to Europe, came a
the American front
inans were absolute
air over the American sector.
man airplanes," said an Associated
Press dispatch, "come and go over the
American lines almost at will," and|
the officers and men are wondering
when the planes will be ready.
It la hardly surprising, In view of
the fact that no effort to huild up the
aerial arm of our service was made
until we actually got into the war,
that the enemy controls the air. Our
only hope in this respect Is to bor
row machines from England and
France, If they have any to spare.
The war brought a realization that
mastery of the air is one of the prere
quisites of victory in modern war
fare. Every belligerent nation recog
nizes this indisputable military fact
and all are straining to their utmost
to gain supremecy. When it was an
nounced that the United States was
preparing to build a glgantio fleet of
machines to drive the enemy from the
air, the Germans put forth their ut
most efforts to match our enterprise,
and judging from the opinion at the
front their new planes are appearing
jt the front before our own are ready.
Yet the United States has made a
remarkable showing. The Germans
had the advantage of aircraft works
already in operation. We not only
have been forced to build our own
planes but have developed a new mot
or and practically designed a new
type of machine.
The first machines now en route to
France, although few In number, are
on their way five months ahead of
schedule. Engines are being manufact
ured in large quantities and the ‘peak’
of production will be reached in a few
weeks.
The problem of supply, however,
is imposing. The secretary of war says
that forty-six men are required on
the ground for every plane in the air;
that for every plane in the air there
must be two replacement planes on
the ground and one training plane for
every pilot who eventually reaches
the front, with a spare engine for each
plane. At best the life of a plane Is
but two months and the engine must
be overhauled every seventy-five
hours. The problem in this country of
getting enough skilled mechanics on
short notice and of obtaining a suf
ficient supply of seasoned spruce and
other things which go into airplanes
also has presented an obstacle to
speed.
Yet the first planes are being de
livered in France five months ahead
of time. The aircraft board has made
an exceptional showing in the time it
has been engaged in executing its pro
gram and within a few months ma
chines will be going to France by the
hundreds instead of by tens.
The reason why the enemy con
trols the air on the American sector
is not due to any incompetency of the
aircraft board but to the misfortune
that the program was not undertaken
three years ago.
HOW TO RUN A NEWSPAPER
“Is my subscription due?” asked
the man with the bone-dry voice of
the editor as he entered and leaned up
against the ink roller.
The editor, diplomatically omitting
mention of the four statements and
six circular letters previously mailed,
answered that he believed it was.
“ I always like to keep these mat
ters straight,” said the man with the
bone-dry voice in a tone of modest
virtue, “and make it a point to drop
in and inquire.
After the editor looked thru two
books, eight galleys and nine proofs,
he ascertained that the subscription
had expired eleven months before.
“I will drop in the next time 1
have a spare dollar and pay up. I al
ways like to * keep these matters
straight,” said the man with the bone
dry voice.
The editor halted on hiB way to un
lock the cash drawer. The subscriber
then passed out, leaving the front
door open, and sat down with the
crowd In front of the court house and
discoursed till dinner time on fire
insurance, rate making and how to
run a newspaper.—Ex.
FURS MADE UP
Furs remodeled, aieo new skins
made up in all the latest styles. Prices
very reasonable. Special attention
paid to Alaska trade. All work guar
anteed. Richmond Furs, 306 Cham
ber of Commerce Bldg, Tacoma,
Wash. tf
,i;£V .. -
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’ ‘ a new line of Eastman Kodak sup
plies, Valdez Drug Co. tf
DAILY WEATHER REPORT
April 4. 1018 April 6, 1918.
7:00 p. m. 7:00
29.930 Barometer 30.074
20 Temperature 20
42 Maximum 20
20 Minimum 8
31 Mean 14
92 in. Snow on ground 92 In.
P. cloudy, calm. Cloudy, calm.
—Myrtle F. Billings, Obs.
Isbed rooms at Mrs Osland’s.
ces reasonable. '
NORTHWESTERN SAILS SOUTH
The steamship Northwestern arriv
ed in port at 1:00 o’clock this morn
in&and sailed south an hour later.
kflPand Mrs. Wm. Jacobson were ln
fXning passengers from Latouche.
I Outgoing passengers were: Olaf lar
son, and R. D. Nlcholls tor Seattle;
Robt Schmidt, Hans Christensen, Nets
Jensen, John Paulson, Paul Paulson,
John E. Hughes, Lars Holltnd, Geo.
Brown, J. D. Hamilton, Otto Spang
ler for Cordova.
NOTICE
A meeting of the Valdez Republican
Club will be held at the office of C.
B. Smith at 8 p. m., Friday. All Re
publicans are requested to attend.
2t J. L. REED, Secretary.
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The Indies Aid Annual Fun Maker
and Money Getter
You make the money, they make the
fun.
They get the money, you get the fun.
Fifteen degrees below zero is the
coldest temperature prevailing today
on the trail, the mercury at McCal
lum recording this temperature. Fair
banks reports 8 below. Zero weather
Is reported from Copper Center and
Tonsina.
Have a cup of tea at the Japanese
Tea Room, served by fair maids of
Japan. Moose Hall, April 10th. k6
All vessels sailing west from Se
attle after the 8th inst, will go thru
to Anchorage.
Fine line of Crackers and Cakes.
Best ever. Keystone Produce Co. tf
SEASON CHANGED
Harry King states that by placing
the clock back an hour the season has
been retarded a month, and Instead of
this being April it is yet March. And
he proves bis point by the weather we
are having.
20 per cent off on all Heinz Goods.
Keystone Produce Co. tf
' "Sawmill’’ Jack Hanson was a pas
senger on the steamer Northwestern
last night from Anchorage on his way
to the States.
Por Orst-class meats ana good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. tf
SOLDIER VOTE
WILL NOT BE TAKEN
WASHINGTON: A formal recom
mendation against any attempt to re
cord the soldier vote in France for
elections held during the war has
been prepared by the war department.
After obtaining the opinion of Gen
eral Pershing and his staff and of de
partment officials on this side it was
learned tonight the department has
determined that no practical method
of taking tbe vote of members of the
expeditionary forces can be devised.
The subject was brought up recent
ly by a western state which proposed
a scheme of its own for obtaining the
vote of its citizens in France. While it
might be possible for a single state
to accomplish this, the army holds
that extension of that privilege to all
states would impose a burden upon
the military forces at the front that
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 h!s desires to fhe military establishment of the
United States.
“Alaska has responded nobly to tbe nation's call. She has given
her share willingly and unstintingly. When the democratic party
went before the people of Alaska in November, nineteen sixteen, it
stood for a certain constructive 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 to the pioneers of the country.
“I have introduced among others the following bills in congress
which I am pressing for passage as opportunity affords:
“Granting 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 tbfe 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."
Lades Walkover Shoes
w E have just received a
portion of our Spring line
of Ladie’s Shoes including blacky
tan and white.
Most of these have nine inch
tops in both Military and Louis
Heel
t.
v>
Priced at $5.50 to $11.00.
S. Blum & Co.
Member of tbe U. S. Food Administration
License Number G48525
This Store will close at Noon Patriotic Day.
would seriously impair their effic
iency.
Existing orders fully provide for
the recording of votes of soldiers on
this side
Don’t forget the big carnival at
Moose Hall, April 10th. k6
LAUNCH DELLA
Capt. H. L. Rider
Weekly trips from Valdes to
RUamar, Landlock, Fldalgo and
way ports. Passengers landed
at all points.
Carrying freight and passen
gers.
For rales apply on board.
CAPT. H. L. RIDER
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. C. REYNOLDS, Sec.
L 0. 0. F.
Valdes, No, t
Meets every Monday night at 8:00
o’clock p. m., in Odd Fellows’
Hall. Visiting members cordially!
Invited to attend these meetings.
OTTO ELFSTROM, N. O.
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 Hall. Visiting members
always welcome.
RENA E. CRAWFORD, W. M.
J. A. SILVERMAN. M. D. Sec’y.
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