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PROSPECTOR PUBLISHING CO.
H. M. SKI.KV, Kdltor and ProprifUir.
\ tl.ntlZ. AI.A8KA
1‘ul.lished I>ai1> Kxcept Sunday
Kntet e.l a.* >ei -ind-i'lase Mail Matter,
J ti 1 > _J la) at the L.oBtortlce uf Valdei.
Alaska -in-let act i-f March 3. 187#. _
.jeneee •* -e and Kdltorial Rooms.
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. :\| lie • * Katie 1111 8 I-plira tli-1.
i im i:si*AA t i itm \i;\ t. i us
Food will win
the War;
don’t waste it!
THE MILLIONAIRES POVERTY.
HOUGH U« world rnay sa> J m a
intlUonair e
I iiffil » friend.
n.ou» h the v *ii l«l decide I'm free
Ir in can
1 nre.l a friend.
For the world sea* only mj mansion
grand,
My ato* kn and bonds, my Jewels arid land.
It simply can't see, don t > ou understand.
I need a friend.
Thoug millions would glndix step Into j
in\ place—
I need a frielnl
Though millions rr* struggling t<* follow
my pace—
I need n friend.
For the million** .**• a only ti e silver arid
gold.
The tilings wnich tu market h'« bartered
and Mild.
And the' simply «un t grasp it. e cu when .
they are told
1 lie il a fi lend
Though ii.itions i' iln«n to tne ts.wer 1
possess
1 need a friend
Though b\fK>« rhes kite* I ar tin feet and 1
caress
I need a friei.o.
For fills* is well know- to prophet and
seer.
That both would forsake r..e with poverty ,
ne:? r—
Forsake me mi>*1 slum me with !«*\*,r h
tear—
■d a f Hen 1 . ,
m.l. TilK TtllUKHt IMIlt llKS
Kven men w ho smoke incessantly,
probably cannot fully appreciate what ;
"the weed" means to the boys in the j
trenches in time of extraordinary;
stress Yet they can realize to a much
finer degree how comforting a com
rade a pipe is to the fighting soldier.
Thousands of soldiers attest to the
fact, so do returning Americans, so
does General Black Jack Pershing
himself
A fighting man. writing a request
for tobacco, said that in the excite
ment of going over the top. the sol
diers feel “so mad all through” that
they devote no thought to themselves
and all they want is to locate the hat
ed Boche. bayonet or grenade him and
gain the objective. Hut when the ob
jective is achieved and the trench is
being held, reaction s?ts in on ac
count of the suspense of awaiting the
almost inevitable counter attack, and
then the need of a stimulant is over
powering At that moment the soldier,
if he uses tobacco, would give a
month's wages for a "smoke” should
be unfortunately he without
We at home should not quibble
about whether we should strive to
keep .» steady stream of tobacco tins
flowing into France. That is the mov
ing principle on which the Prospector
lias initiated the tobacco fund move
ment for I!MV Frankly, we have to
-•Hl'-anr -li nitons about l,cepi: g tie
Tobacco pnlicho- of the boys tilled, ac
cording lo tin ir personal ta les, a id
deem it a privilege to be of some as
sistance in providing them with 'he
small < Feature comforts which to li
make tlic lives of cur soldiers nior.
j hgtsant.
The tobaco fund cnmpaigi. is now
• in and all contributions will lie cr< d
iled and acknowledged publicly, tin
l»*ss the donor desires that li is name
In withheld A small donation will
mean little to the giver but will be a
life saver" tor a soldier somewhere
in France.
I \ V KSTMKNTS IN WAK TIMK
It appears that the wild cat stock
salesman, who flourished more abun
dantly before the days of the blue-sky
laws than now. is maneuvering to
separate the widow from her mite of
liberty bonds. A few days ago Secre
tary McAdoo. of the treasury, issued
a warning to head off this movement,
by urging bond investors to beware
of irresponsible persons offering oth
er seeurities in exchange for their
liberty bonds.
Mr. McAdoo rightly appealed to
bondholders to "hold fast to the best
investment in the world,” saying that
"while some of the securities or so
called securities offered in exchange
for government bonds, are of sound
value, there is no doubt that a large
percentage of them are worthless."
Dealing with a kindred subject
Collier's Weekly says:
"One allows for a certain margin
of shallow- headedness in the human
race, lint that people need to be warn
ed against the fake investments at
this time seeks rather a large order
tor credulity. Anyone with sense
enough to count his cash ought to
know that there never were such real
rewards offered for savings as Hre be
ing offered now. Stocks can be bought
to yield s per cent and bonds to
yield fi -gilt-edged, sterling solid
stuff, and in endless variety. Any
banker or businessman acquainted
with finance tan give his dolla/s in
enterprises for producing synthetic
pork or grapevine gasoline or a de
vice for smelling out submarines at
sea, how is good advice going to reach
his seat of consciousness?
"To our mind, the success of the
liberty loans and the war savings cer
tificates shows clearly enough that
most of our intelligent people know
where to put their money."
WTI-SAI.OON MKASl'KK
An anti-saloon measure has receiv
ed enough signatures to go on the bal
lot in California to be voted on in
November. It abolishes saloons and
barrooms, forbids the sale of whis
ky, brandy and other strong alcoholic
drinks hut allows sale of wines and
beer containing less than 17 per cent
alcohol, with meals at restaurants and
clubs. Such stiles may take place only
between noon and midnight. The'init
iative petition for the measure lhas
125.000 signatures, about 50,000
more than the law requires.
THE EMPRESS
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THE BRILLIANT AND CHARMING SCREEN STAR
“MARGUERITE SNOW”
IN
“THE UPSTART”
A sparkling satirical Comedy drama based upon the
successful stage production of the same name.
Hearst Pathe News
Admission 30c
SUNDAY, THEDA BARA IN ‘HER DOUBLE LIFE'
THE Pruastan house of lords has
re-affirmed the divine right of Icings.
In connection with a resolution re
cently passed by the Junker house was
this commentary: “The President of
the United States has asked if the
German negotiations at Brest-Ltto
| vsk are in the name of the majority
' of the reichstag or in the name of
the military party. For our part, we
I affirm that it is the German emperor,
who. in the terms of the constitution
has the exclusive right to make war
or peace " Nov, where aro those apol
i ogists for the German system who
as.-ert that the kaiser's government
a> (). mot ratic as our own?
THE contrast between the vision
ary -pir:l which animates the Bolshe
v iki and the practical comprehension
of actual conditions hy the British
labor party is strikingly evident. The
former, misguided into the belief that
they can establish a modern Utopia,
are at the point of being crushed by
ruthless imperialists. The latter, who
are under no illusions as to Ger
many's objects in the war. have lined
up for the war program of Premier
I.lovd George and President Wilson.
The difference is that hetween dream
ers and sophisticated men.
Meatevs. Wheatless, Pork lose Days
Tuesday is our meatless day
And we must not forget.
To save it for our soldier boys
For the war is not ended yet.
Now Wednesday is our wheatlees day
And we should all save wheat,
So don't turn up your nose at corn.
For it's very good to eat.
Then when Saturday rolls around
once more.
We ll eat no pork or things like
that,
Because our hoys who are fighting
Need it all to keep them fat.
They say the men around our city,
They are looking much too fat,
So I think we'll all save sugar
As a remedy for that.
By Mrs. C. R. C.
TAKING LIBERTY LOAN
HONDH IN TRADE;
"I hope that the merchants of the|
country, upon a more careful consid-;
eration of the subject, will discontin-1
ue their efforts to sell merchandise
and take payment in Liberty Loan
Bonds," says Secretary McAdoo.
The Secretary states that ht^haa
no doubt that merchants offer^Pfe
take Liberty Loan Bonds in exchange
for merchandise are actuated by pat
riotic motives, but that such transac-j
lions tend to defeat a oritnary object'
of the bond sales, as they discourage
thrift and increase expenditures.
Bonds so taken in exchange in most
cases are immediately sold in the op-'
en market, which tends to suppress:
the market price and adversely af-J
feet sales of future issues.
The strongest efforts are made by !
the Treasury Department to have;
these Government bonds purchased (
for permanent investment by the peo-1
pie and paid for out of savings, thus!
not only providing funds for the Gov-j
eminent but effecting conservation of!
labor and material; exchanging themi
for merchandise therefore defeats j
this purpose.
Fresh Veal
A choice lot of fresh veal receiv
ed by the Love-Whitley co. tf
for SALE—Three National cash
I registers and one four foot fireproof
| safe. Inquire of the Prospector. kl2
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Clearly Explained.
"Please tell me. professor. what la a
perlpht-aslaV’
"Mndam. It Is simply a circumlocu
tory and pleonastic cycle of oratorical
aonorosity. circumscribing an atom of
Ideality lost In a verbal profundity.”
"Thank you. sir.”
Short For Which?
Mrs. Hlueblood— We dined a) fresco
| last evening
Mrs. New rich -1 think I’ve met hitr
[ somewhere? is bis first name Albert
lor Alfred?—Boston Transcript
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Marks of a Great Man.
A really great man Is known by
three signs— generosity In the design
humanity In the execution and modern
tlon In success. Bismarck.
Groatest Inland Sea.
The greatest inland sea Is the Cas
pian sea. which is 700 miles long and
270 miles w ide.
An indiscreet utatt Is an unsealed let
j ter Fvery one can read tl -''btimfort
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 168*
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RYE BREAD
Boil and mash two medium si/.ed potatoes. When lukewarm
add one yeast cake previously softened in warm water. Add
enough white flour to make a stiff batter. Leave in a warm place
over night.
In the morning add two teaspoons salt and one tablespoon mo
lasses and enough rye flour to make a stiff dough.
ISotk: A wooden paddle will be very helpful w'hen first adding
the rye flour and until the dough becomes stiff enough to work
without sticking.
Let the dough rise to about double in bulk. Then mould into
three loaves and let rise again and bake in moderate oven from
an hour and fifteen to an hour and twenty minutes.
This recipe is furinshed by our driver, Mr. Nels Jepson. who
will gladly give any further information desired.
S. BLUM AND COMPANY
GOOD GOODS
FRATERNAIj ORGANIZATIONS j
F. and A. M.
Valdez Lodge No. 168
REGULAR communications. first;
Wednesday in each month in Ma
sonic Hall. Visitors always wel- i
come. _...
WALTER ELLIOT. W M.
C. C. REYNOLDS. Sec.
1.0.0. F.j
1 Valdes. No. 6
Meals every Monday night at a:ou
* S'*clock p. m . In Odd Fellows
Hall. Visiting members cordially
invited to attend these meetings.
OTTO ELF8TROM, N. G.
R. D. NICHOLES, Secretary, i
____!
Fraternal Order Eagles
Valdez Aerie No. 1971
Meets every Friday night in Eagle i
Hall. Visiting Members cordially m-j
vlted to attend these meetings.
ED. WOOD. W. I’.
C J. TODD. Sec.
j
Order of Eastern Star
Valdez Chapter No. 5
STATED communications, first and
third Tuesdays of each month at
Masonic Hajl. Visiting members
always welcome.
RENA E. CRAWFORD. W. M.
J. A. SILVERMAN. M. D. Sec y
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Minor*
W. M. CONLEY PrssfaUel.
Vsidos AWu
GEOEGEM.
SAFETY FIRST
Travel On The
“SHAMROCK”
Prompt Service
D. D. STEWART Master
LAUNCH DELLA
Capt. H. L. Rider
Weekly trips from Valdez to
Ellamar, Landlock, Fidalgo and
way porta. Passengers landed
at all points.
Carrying freight and passen
gers.
For rates apply on board.
CAPT. H. L. RIDER
■/i
Hot-Polm Electric Heaters and
Cooking-Appliances at the Emporium.
Christmas goods coming on the next
boat. tf
VALDEZ
The town of valdez
is situated at the head of
Prince William Sound,
and is a city of probably one thou
sand population. It is the center
of the mining industry on the;
Sound, both copper and gold, and j
is adjacent to and within easy i
hauling distance of the salmon |
grounds, many fresh water rivers I
and streams in Valdez Bay bring- j
ing the fish in great numbers to1
within sight of the town. The'
city has one good cannery, which.
will operate two lines the coming!
season, employing probably one
hundred and fifty persons.
The city offers good opportuni
ties for a fish saltery, a fertilizer
factory, a glue factory, a tin can
factory and a box shook factory,
all subsidiary to the fish packing
business. The city owns its own;
wharf and the Valdez Dock Com-!
pany, which also owns a splendid
wharf is willing to give prospec
tive investors a chance for sites.
VALDEZ has a progressive
citizenry, with good high schools,
churches, free reading room and
library, good clubrooms and many
lodges and organizations. Rents
are very cheap, and living is but
little higher than in the States.
Many gold and copper mines
are contiguous to Valdez, making
this city their outfitting port, and
drawing from its reserve of labor.
The climate is very healthful, the
extremes of heat and cold being
rarely experienced. The mercury
rarely falls below —15 in the win
ter and 70 above is the highest
summer temperature. The sum
mers are delightful and the win
ters far better than those of the
Northern Central or Eastern
States.
VALDEZ is the coast terminal
of the government military high
way to the Interior. During the
summer months autos may reach
Fairbanks from Valdez in 36
hours running time, over a fine
road, through the most magnifi
cent scenery on the North Amer
ican continent. In winter teams
or dog sleds may be had at all
times.
VALDEZ has a number of first
class hotels and restaurants, and
the traveler and miner can be as
sured of comfortable lodgings
a minimum expense. Parties de
siring to outfit for mining or pros
pecting can do so at our stores
far cheaper than in the States,
with men of experience to help se
lect their outfits.
If you are coming to Alaska
the Land of Opportunity, and de
sire a good home town among a
fine class of citizens, buy your
ticket to
VALDEZ
GATEWAY TO THE INTERIOR
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Oradaate Natioaal Ualveratty
Washington. D. C.
DENTIST
In Valdez Since ISOS
PHONE llO
Office Kmimn In Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEY S-A I-LA H
Office Opposite (part Hvaw
Phone Si \ A I.DKZ. UA»h.«
JOHN UlUNI c a HITCH.a
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS- AT -LA H
Offia-ea la “ aallaf Hulldla*
PApar lei VaLDBK. ALASKA
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D
JUNEAU, ALASKA
Kitted Lenses Ground
VALDEZHOSPITAL
Private Rooms
Terms Reasonable
W- a. SU.VMHAK, rk t. m. d. rm.
Jos. A. Silverman PL C M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office keen—1 to 4 p. m -7 to 8 p. a.
Sunday by Appointment
Res. Tel. 176 Office TeL 1*
Boyle Block Valdes
LOVE & MEALS
Insurance
Fire-Surety Bonds-Life
HOTEL SEXTON
Seward Alaska
Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public’s
home.
European Plan.
HOTEL SEXTON
Arctic Hotel
All Warm, Outside Rooms
Transient Trade Solicited
Special Rates bjr the Week or Month
Baths In Connection
PHONE 1J3 BBS. SYBIH£, rnn
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