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TUESDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1917 4
SHOULD THROTTLE TRAITORS
Treason stalks abroad in the land
and hydra-headed sedition has been
exposed in many quarters. Soap-box
' orators, Pro-Germans and unmasked
pacifists are permitted to denounce
the government’s course in the war,
to injure the nation's cause by saying
it should have kept out of the con
flict, to help the enemy by cunning
ly trying to poison the minds of Amer
icans against our allies. All these
things are of daily occurence.
It is a favorite scheme of the Ger
man propagandists to attempt to play
upon the psychology of their ene
mies. They do not dare come out in
the open if they are alien enemies,
but they quietly and insidiously chant
their hymn of hate against Great Brit
ain in the hope of creating dissen
sion and ill-feeling. They seek to im
plant in the minds of the people the
notion that this is not the people's
war—In spite of the record—but that
it was fostered by Wall street, which
was netting vastly jnore.ijut of tl|p
war before the ,Uniif)d States entered
It than It Is tod*y. They use every de
vice and trick in the, hope of, dojng
some good turn for Jhe ‘‘Vaterland.’’
The psychological leads to the phy
sical. The I. W. W. have been found
to be an organization honeycombed
with treason, based on principles sub
versive of our institutions. A branch
of the socialists is also working for
the kaiser and has earned the iron
cross. The agitators, in fact, have hud
their way so long that it is difficult
for them to understand that condi
tions have changed. Even now, after
six months of war, tlie government
is hesitating to deal drastically with
the enemies of the country and of the
government. The 1. W. W. activities
in the forests and harvest fields and
tlie disaster at the Mare Island navy
yard are the fruits of the policy mark
ed by too much leniency; and in ev
ery instance it is the loyal American
and not the enemy or the traitor who
has suffered from misplaced modera
tion.
The soldier who offers himself in
the country's cause, the mother who is
prepared to sacrifice her son on the
alter of freedom, the welfare of the
nation itself, demands that the gov
ernment silence the preachers of se
dition and the authors of enemy and
treasonable conspiracies. The time to
do it is now.
PROHIBITION HEM* WHISKEY
Arguing from the undisputed fact
that the production of whisky in the
United States increased 19 per cent in
the last fiscal year—that is, the year
ended the 30th of last June—the New
York World earnestly attempts to
prove that “prohibition helps whis
ky.” The process of reasoning is not
complicated. In the year 1916-17 so
many states, counties and cities went
dry; in the same period more whis
ky was made than the year before.
Therefore, the more prohibition, the
greater the market for strong drink.
This is a typical anti-prohibition
syllogism, and succumbs like the rest
to analytical attack. If it were true
that the internal revenue figures on
which the World's contention is bas
ed represented actual consumption of
so much whisky the argument might
hold together more successfully. Bui
few people are sufficiently ingenious
to beleve that the figures mean any
such thing. What they do mean is
that a certain amount of spirit was
taken out of bond from the distiller’s
warehouse during the period mention
ed. It is a matter of common know
ledge that when a state goes dry there
is a rush on the part of wholesalers,
retailers and consumers to "stock
up” in preparation for the new state
of things. Abnormal amounts of liquor
are thus brought, so to speak, into
circulation.
Beside the local stocking-up pro
cesses there has been under way since
the first of this year a national whisky
hoarding movement, in anticipation
of the closing of the distilleries which
took place a week ago. Distilleries
SATURDAY EAGLE RAIL 8 SMART
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THE EMPRESS CIRCUIT PRESENTS
RALPH HER2 as Sites Gilworthy of the Uplift
Society, IRENE HOWLlBY as Fifi Melotte in
the 5 part Comedy Drama
While attempting to reform the world, UNCLE
SILAS meets the fascinating FIFI, and after
that events move fast and furiously.
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COMING NEXT WEEK
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Regular Admission - 25c
BimtM HEAT NEWLY FURNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
MRS. B. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALX&kX. *
have worked overtime. Every liquor
warehouse in the country Is filled
to its capacity.,. Every dealer carries
fu large. a supply M he can afford.
But wheq the present supply is gone
there will be no more until the end
of the war, and possibly not then. It
is In this manner, that "prohibition
helps whisky."—Spokane Spokesman
Review.
FRIDAY IS COlil'MIil'S D.\Y
Friday, October 12, is Columbus
Day. Four hundred and twenty-fixe
years ago the intrepid Genoese ex
plorer ran the prow of his boat upon
the sands of a new world at a plpce
called Cat Island, and took posses
sion in the name of Queen Isabella of
Spain, who financed the expedition.
The geographical society had not
come into existence at that time or
very likely the claims of Chris would
have been disputed, and these hardy
argonauts of rockingchair fame would
have brought forth another claimant
for the honor. Be that as it m.iy Col
umbus has received all the credit up
to the present time, chiefly because
Teddy has been so busy promoting the
war that he’has had no time to ex
amine Chris's antecedents. Much has
happened In America since Colum
bus discovered it. The fox-trot and
bunny-hug have heen discovered;
Heinz has invented 57 varieties of
pickles, and Lord Northcllffe has
proven to his satisfaction that the
war was started somewhere in Eu
rope. Appendicitis and Chauvinism
have also become popular. California
has become noted as a winter home
for Alaskaps, and tjie. pripe. of flour
has gone up eight.dollars per barrel.,
Beyond these few historical facts the
country is in about the same state
as discovered hy Columbus. A few
more savages roam our streets and
society is wearing less clothes than
the aborigines erstwhile smocked by
the Genoese captain. Money has also
assumed an important place in the af
fairs of the new world. The wampum
found by Chris would buy yams, furs
and a few etceteras, but the hard
money now in gene-al circulation can
purchase the soul of a sinner or a
ticket to hell with equal facility. Col
umbus was clothed with metal yclept i
armour by the ancient warriprs,
while the only weapons used in'pres
ent day warfare is a venomous ton
gue and a swollen bank-roll. Colum
bus probably would not recognize one
of the many hundred places claimed
as the spot where he first saw the light
as Cuba and San Salvadore are spot
ted with them. The ashes of the great
discoverer lie in a beautiful vault in I
Havana. Had he lived until Friday feel
would have been quite an old miq,
But he would have .been proud of the
country named a^er him.
THE $7,000,000,000 war deficiency
bill which was passed by the house
recently, includes the following ap
propriations: $13,000,000 for small
arms for target practice; $220,277,
000 for automatic machine guns;
$095,100,000 for field and siege can
non, and $16,630,000 for armored
motor cars. The urgent need of these
munitions is attested by the fact that
the bill was passed without a dissent
ing vote. It has been the expressed
opinion of the kaiser and other lead
ers in Germany that America’s part
In the war could be discounted be
cause America is not ready—and this
bill reveals the basis of the German
logic. Of course we shall get ready
after awhile but we should have been
ready before the war started. In that
case probably we should not have had
to go to war at all.
GONG HESS forgot to pass any ade
quate protection measures at this
term, and it is doubtful if such will
ever be passed now. Whether it is
better to depend upon legitimate
business methods to finance the coun
try or whether it is better to appeal
to the people for every little thing re
quired from socks to tobacco for the
Tommies remains to he demonstrated.
It was believed that President Wil
son would formulate some plans
whereby a duty could be charged on
imports, as it was known that he was
In favor of such measures, but the
old guard was evidently too strong
for him.
AN exchange says that a woman
who is a widow three times cannot I
marry in Rome. But why should she? j
A woman who is a widow three timesl
and would seek to marry the fourth
time should not be allowed to marry
any place. She'd fce nutty.
A RED SKIN makes a white man.
according to a ruling of the Minne
sota exempton board, in response to a
query as to whether an Indian might
be, considered eligible to a company
composed exclusively of whites. Sol
diers, it appears, are unlike beauty
in that they are more than skin deep
THE best piece of news yesterday
was1 not that Kerensky did so and
so' but that flour dropped again.
Four inches of snow is reported in
the gap in the summit.
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WHY send out for your printing when we can '
furnish you with anything needed in stationery for
the office and store.
A dollar kept at home is a dollar saved ,to &® ££*??* ]
munity. ^f yop send for your needs Vour ^neighbor 1
W*M follow your example and we all simer. Thb town 1
that is up and coming is the t»wq .with,an abiding
faith in its future, and how can you mputpn ybUr
.faith mine city wnen you buy all tyou eat mid wear
outside?
t feeers, Sawbuck i Bunk have busted more towns i
than they have built up, and you neyer saw a dollar
of your money ever come back to you.
m When you send your money outside to the old re
liable printing houses of Seattle and Tacoma you
may get a cheaper Job in every Sense of the word,
ana you may also have to pay a higher pride for it. 0
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, Hupadon notices, both, quartz and plaper; warran- 1
,ty deeds, mill site location notices, proofs of labor, .
quit clai mdeeds, amended location notices, and all
kinds of legal blatiks at The Prospector Office.
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We sell a good quality of typewriter paper at $1.50
5er bo*, a better quality for $2 and the best Crane’s
apanese Linen for $2.50, legal size.
Why not let us print you 100 calling cards in the
latest style type, for $1.50.
Value ab6ve everything
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•T* HAT’S our idea
* at this store; to
give you the greatest
possible value> in
clothes—value in the
style, value in the fit.
value in the quality,
tailoring, and in the
long wear.
And hecause we
feel this way, we’ve
arranged to take care
of you in Hart Schaff
ner & Marx clothes.
They give you more
1 value than any other
'Tright Hart Bchaffner A Kan clothes we know of.
Considering what you get for your money
they’re the lowest priced clothes made; they’re
so good we can guarantee you complete satis
faction or your money back.
The tiew patterns for fall are here; wor
steds, tweeids, cheviots in iridescent fabrics in all
the good colorings; it’s a wonderful collection of
fine all-wool weaves. You’re sure to find just
the thing you’re looking for.
Satisfaction guaranteed
or your money back
S. Blum and CdhtUlahy
The Home of Hart Schaffner <& Marx Clothes
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J. E WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
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Arctic Hotel
All Warm, Outside Rooms
Transient Trade Solicited
! Special Rates by the Week or Month
Baths In Connection
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING. Prsp
Launch Patsy j
for Charter Anwyber* on
VALDEZ BAT
At any or Nifcht *
J. D. Jefferson
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LAUNCH DELLA
Capt H. L. Rider
Weekly trips from Valdes to
Ellamar, Liadlock, Fidalgo and
way ports. Passengers landed
at all points.
Carrying freight and passen
gers.
For rates apply on board.
CAPT. H. L. RIDER
HOTEL SEXTON
Seward Alaska
Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public's
home.
European Plan.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
r DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
Offices in Fish Building, Adjoining
Tillikum Club.
Plione 90. McKinley Street.
Contract Surgeon, l). S. Army
A. > Surgeon. U S. Public Health Serr
(Karine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate Natloaal Ualveralty.
Waahlagtoa, D. C.
DENTIST
In Valdez Since 180S
PHONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNBYS-AT-LAW
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OBe* Oanaalte Caart Haaae
Phaaa M VALDEZ. ALASKA
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JUNEAU, ALASKA
Glasses Fitted I^nsea Ground
iJOVE & MEALS
Insurance
Fire-Surety Bonds-Life
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
Private Rooms
Terms Reasonable
JOS. A. SILVERMAN, n. a, M. D. tnp.
Jos. A. Silverman Ph. G. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Offic* hoar*—1 to 4 p. ■ —7 to 8 p. a.
Sunday by Appointment
Rea. Tel. 1.76 Office Tel. 19
Boyle Block Volte
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