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.lulv 23, 1912. at the postofflce ot \aldez,
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THI'KSDAY, MAY 17, 11)17
Hl'KIXKSS W'l l-l. HIM
Secretary McAdoo, of the treasury,
says that America’s war with Ger
many can be financed without dis
turbing the business structure of the
nation. In spite of the flow of billions
of dollars into the channels of war.
the commercial ■ life of the country
will go on as before, and, in fact,
the nation’s prosperity after the per
iod of readjustment is over, prob
ably will increase rather than dim
inish.
The country has been preparing fov
the war for more than two years,
its sound banking system is its first
!ine of defense. Moreover,—and per
haps this is tin* most important of
all—the people have become adusted
to a condition of war. so that they
have not been suddenly thrown off
(heir balance by the declaration of
hostilities. The actual shock of war,
-,o far as the commercial factor is
toncerned, lias been negligible. There
has been no panic, no running around
hi circles.
The l'ood question is the only source
of uncertainty, but the government
is taking steps to handle that, and
with a bumper harvest of many sta
ples in sight, prices should be lower
next winter than they are today.
Speculation will be eliminated and
the people will benefit to the extent
of millions of dollars thereby.
The country is making enormous
'oans to the entente allies. This mon
ey— or practically all of it—will be
spent in the United States. It will raise
the credit of the allies and stimu
late business. The loans, consequent- j
ly, are really an Impulse to American I
prosperity, in spite of the fact that |
the interest rates to the allies are;
low. From now on the entente na
tions will he able to buy whatever j
they desire here without being ini
danger of having their credit im
paired.
The business situation is encour
aging. There need be no slackening
'in the prosperous trend of commerce.
It behooves the people to increase the >
output of foodstuffs and to eliminate
waste, but business should be, and
will he, kept humming. •
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FIGHT OVKR THNSOKSHIP
The most serious defeat President '■
Wilson has sustained in congress
since war was declared with Germany j
came yesterday when the house struck
out the administration censorshop j
clause in the espionage bill, it was de
feated for the president because he
not only openly approved of the of-j
fending section but sent an emissary
to the house to work for its passage, j
The bill as originally drawn plac- |
ed absolute authority in the hands [
of the president to determine what I
should and what should not be pub-!
lished regarding the war. The prin- j
cipal basis of objection was that such
a bill denied the Constitutional grant j
of free speech, and the fear was en
tertained that such a weapon should
not be placed in anybody’s hands, be- j
[cause it could be employed to pro
hibit the newspapers front criticising;
the acts of any official. ;
President Wilson said publicly that!
be welcomed constructive criticism of |
his own acts, but this waiver failed j
to convince congress that the censor-1
ship bill would not be abused—not. !
perhaps by the president but by some 1
of his subordinates.
The substitute passed by the house
|intends to meet the criticism which
led to the defeat of the adininistra-1
tion section. The president is graft
ed broad powers in defining subjects ,
! which shall not be subject to public !
[comment, but the right of the press
ito criticise official acts or official pol
jieies shall not be abridged. In other
! words, the house aims to confine the
censorship to matters, which, if re-1
jveaied. would be of- military value)
to tlie enemy.
No loyal newspaper will object to ;
such a censorship. In fact, it is ab- !
solutely necessary. But to go beyond
!fbat is to move in the same direction
| as the czar or the kaiser moved in
[suppressing free speech.
' A BELLIGERENT EVANGELIST
t -
"Billy” Sunday, like the renown
led colonel, is spectacular, and like
the colonel he is a scrapper, and he
| does not "hit soft.” In one of his ser- [
Inions in New York the other night
[he paused in his assaults upon the
[devil and all bis handiwork to shy
!a few brickbats at the kaiser anti still
more at the slackers who get mar
I ried in the hope of escaping conscrip
I tion.
After saying the ancestors of many
in his audience had come through
Castle Garden of Ellis Island to seek |
THE EMPRESS
THURSDAY EAGLE HALL 8 SHARP
INTRODUCTORY PICTURE - P1CT0GRAPH
THE EMPRESS CIRCUIT PRESENTS
THE POPULAR STAR *
MARY PICKFORD
IN THE CELEBRATED PLAY
“LITTLE PAL”
A FIVE ACT PARAMOUNT FEATURE
Regular Admission - - - 25c
STEAM HEAT NEWLY FURNISHED |
SEATTLE HOTEL i j
MRS. E. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA |
liberty under the American (lag. he,
laced out thus:
"That flag is now unfurled. Wc^
have been assailed by the enemy.
They've spit in our face and hurled
insftlts into our teeth. Surely when,
we unfurl the flag we’ll not deny loy
alty to it. The fellow who will make
the skirt and petticoat of some girl the;
shelter behind which he evades the
service of Uncle Sam-—oh, he’s a
slacker and a coward and he comes
mighty close to being n traitor! It's
a disgrace when there are twice as
many applications at the marriage
bureaus oft Brooklyn and New ^ orU
as there are at the recruiting station.
And the fighting evangelist, after
swatting the slackers, addressed him
self to another section of the congre
gation by saying: "You women have
your part for service too. You can
all oin the Red Cross or take up,
war relief work."
It is encouraging to note that Sun
day is not merely a battler in the pul-’
pit and a pacifist on the battlefield.
TKDDY WOl'Id) DRAFT
A Id/ COUKUK MKN
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NEW. YORK. May 17.—Colonel
Roosevelt, and Henry L. Stimson,
former secretary of war, in addresses
here yesterday before 2,000 college!
men, deplored the "amazing" lack of
interest exhibited by college gradu
ates in the training camps for officers. J
Their remarks were prompted by i
the reading of a report which quoted:
figures showing New York City, with
the largest number of college men in
the country, was far behind other cit
ies in the Union.
Col. Roosevelt said he was "shock
ed, surprised and pained” by the fig
ures. i
"Any Vnan with a college educa
tion” the colonel continued, “ is re- (
creant to the republic until he treats I
the advantage he has had as impos- ,
ing on him the duty of additional ser :
vice to his country.
“Unless your reasons are over
whelming you ought to be ashamed
not to volunteer, and if 1 had my way
in the selective draft I would pick
out every blessed college man who
had not volunteered.”
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| TERRIBLE CONDITIONS
PREVAIL IN FRANCE
LONDON, May 17.—T. P. O'Con
nor\vho has just returned from a vis
it to the devastated district recently
wrested by the Allies from the grip
of the Hun invader, has written a
[graphic description of the terrible!
conditions prevailing France. He saw-,
that * destruction and atrocity have
been reduced lo a science and was
carried out with the sanction of the
German Government. Abominations
were practiced which cannot be told
in print.
BASEBALL FANS ARE
REQUESTED TO MEET
All baseball players and patrons
of the sport are requested to meet
at the baseball grounds at 7 o'clock
this evening for the purpose of ar
ranging for putting the grounds in
shape for the season.
FOR SALE—A bargain, one small
Victor Phonograph. Enquire Pros
pector.
iTWO GERMAN VESSELS
AT SAMOA ARK SEIZED
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PAGO PAGO, Samoa—Information
that a state of war has been declared j
between the United States and Ger
many was made public here by Com
mander John M. Poyer, the governor
of American Samoa Saturday, April,
7, after the two German steamships
j in the harbor had first been seized by,
j naval detachments. It is understood
; here the fact that a state of war had
ibeen declared reached the commander
! about 7 o'clock that morning, the
German ships were seized half an
j hour later.
The vessels were the Elsass, 6.591
tons, on the Nolf, 340 tons. The tak
ing of the German ships was accom
plished quietly.
j The officers of thirty-five men of
the crews of the evssels ' were at
! breakfast when the bluejactes hoard
ed the ship. The breakfast was con
tinued later ashore. The officers have
'been given quarters in the station
barracks and the sailors confined in
the building used by the island gov
ernment as a jail. While some of the
| parts of the Elsass' engines were re
moved about February 1. when the
I first news arrived of the break of
j diplomatic relations between the Uni
I ted States and Germany, her hull, ei:
gines and boilers are generally be
lieved to be in good condition.
('apt. Duncan Stewart, with the
launch Eagle, will leave tomorrow
j morning for Latouche, where he will
I remain for the summer.
A full and complete line of Cigars,
Cigarettes. Smoking Tobacco and
Pipes. Valdez Drug Co. tf
—
All of the latest Books. Magazines
' and News Papers received on each
boat. Valdez Drug Co. tf
j HILL BROS/ COFFEE, THE BLEND PERFECTION.
Fresh Fruits
and Vegetables
REQUENT shipments of fresh goods enable us to have
* on sale at all times a complete supply of choice fruits and
Vegetables including
NKW POTATOES
NEW CABBAGK
< tdMBKRH
TOMATO KS
ASPABAGrH
(.BEEN PKPPKKS
(A I'lA KliOWKR
CHOU KST AI'I'LKS
oranoks
MANANAS
FLORIDA URAI'KFRITT
STRAWBKKKIKS
OKANITS
I'AKSLFTV
BAKERY CREATIONS---Fresh Breads, Cakes, -Doughnuts, Cookies
and other Bakery Delicacies always ready tor delivery
I
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
GOOD GOODS
■ " Phone 12 ..- ■ ■ ■■ ■ —
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
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.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE, ‘
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance i
Subscribe for the Prospector.
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New Records
Two hundred Columbia Phono
graph Records of the latest music
received on the last boat at the Owl.
Good dance records. tf
HELG11M GETS A
NEW GOVERNOR
AMSTERDAM. May 17.— Baron
Friederich von Falkenhausen has
been appointed the new governor gen
eral of Belgium and has arrived at
Brussels to take up the new duties
of his office. .
A fresh lot of Haas’ Candies receiv
ed on last boat, from 50 cents to 52
a box. Valdez Drug Co. tf
EVERY SAVIN6
IS * BI6 SAVING,
These days—economize with
CRESCENT
BAKING
}
POWDER
The perfect dough raiser—
costs half the price of the high
priced cream of tartar kind
and raises .the dough better.
\SK VOI R GROt'KR
One Pound 25c.
Crescent Mfg. Co., Seattle Wash.
LOUIE S CAFE
Open Day ami Ni^bt .McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAKOVICH, Propr.
Candy Kitchen
E. W. HUNT—Id Owl Drug Store.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT COLD
VALDEZ CAFE & BAKERY
Cakesy Cookies & Bubs, 15c per dozen.
French, R»e and While Bread 12 1-2
cents per loaf. Orders taken for special
occasions
CHRIST ROGSTAl), Piopr.
PHONE 17 - Tkre* d««r« k||ow Owl Dr«s
WE PAY
28 rents jier pound for Copper
18 cents per pound for Brass
Ac lb. for Rubber Shoes.
7c lb. for J/ead.
820.00 per ton for cast iron.
815 per ton Wrought Iron.
5c i>er lb. for Rope.
:tlgC per pound for Rags.
820.00 per ton for Paper.
27c |ier doz. Beer Bottles, <|ts.
17c doz. Beer Bottles, pints.
K. O. B. SEATTLE.
ATLAS JUNK CO.
1042 Railroad Avenue, So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, prop.
SlRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Are. Sewa d. Alaska
i Arctic Hotel
I
Watch This
Space
PHONE 133 MRS. SYRIKG, Prop
' Ice Cream every day at tlie^ Key
: stone. If
Just received, a new line or Toilet
Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co
I
CITY EXPRESS, Phone S3; ready
to transfe. that .baggage tor you. tf
A pretty line of colored crochet
cotton and stamped pillow slips at
the Xecrtlecraft Shop.
| '
l Ice cream every day, specials on
'Sunday ;;t Hunt's Candy Kitchen, tf
PHOFESSIONAL C'.XKIIS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
Olliers o\er V ulilr#. Ilrug ( u.
Phone 'IS McKinley Street
Con tract Surgeon, U. S. Army
A. A. Surgeon, l.' S Public Health Serv
(Marine HospitlU >
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National I'nWeralty
Waahlugton, D. C.
DENTIST
In Valdez Since ISDN
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in XVhaling Building
D0N0H0E & DIMOND
A TTOR N E V S-AT-LA W
OIBee Opposite Court House
Phone S« VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS a- E RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNBYS-AT-LAW
Offices la Whaling Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
.11 XEAl\ ALASKA
Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Private Rooms
Terms Reasonable
JOS. A. SILVERMAN, Pk.C..M. D. Prop.
Jos. A. Silverman Ph. G. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SI KG BOX
Office hours--1 lo 4 p. m --7 to 8 p. m.
Sunday by Appointment
Res. Tel. 170 Office Tel. 19
Boyle Block Valdez
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free aad Accepted Maaoat
Regular Communlrations first Wed
nesday In each month In McKinley,
Hall. Visitors always welcome. L
F. M. BROWN, W. M. ]
ED WOOD, Secretary.
Valdez Miners Union No. i 88
Western Federation of Miners
W. M CONLEY President.
3ranite Mine
Geo. M. Barry Secretary.
! Valdez Alaska.