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PUBLISHBD BT
ATHWART # SELBY, Proprietor*
VALDKZ, ALASKA
Published Daily Except Sunday_
Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter,
July 23. 1912. at the postolUce of Valdez,
Alaska, under act of March 3, 1879.
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THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1010
WOMIr '.-.’HAT HE PAID?
The Juneau Dispatch Saturday, ac
cording to a message received here,
announced that in view of the Dele
gate's record, it had decided to "de
vote every energy to his re-election to
congress as repiesentative fr >m Alas
l»a." This set our thinking machine
aworking to land square against the
question: Wonder what the Delegate
paid? To accuse another of buying
or selling out is wrong; but when
we consider that this latest purchase,
if it was a purchase, is not the first
one in which the -Delegate is in
volved, nor is it the first time the
Dispatch has switched olT, the ques
tion becomes natural, lie that as it
may, we hate like sixty to see the
Dispatch making such a flimsy ex
cuse as the Delegate's “recordi' to
change from the right to the wrong
road through which to travel during
this cuinnaign. This being our con
viction. we naturally infer a sale.
However, should time prove the in
ference wrong, an apology is herebj
appended.—Progressive-Miner.
A .Ml it lid! N l’TOPI A,
Evidently the world has lots more
people than it requires. Millions and
millions of the hone and sinew of
Europe are now engaged in the un
productive pastime of cutting the
throats of each other to the exclu
sion of all less exciting pastimes, ai^
still the fields of the world are pro
ducing more than enough to feed the
world. Even the fields of the Con
ti:!! Powers are producing enough to
iced their own population although
most of the men in the prime of life
in those countries have left the
ploughshare for the rifle. This all
shows that the task of making a liv
ing is a minor one. If we were sal
Itfied with the fruits of the earth as
Adam and Eve had to be we could,
each and all of us, make a living by
working an hour or two each day.
That is the reason, perhaps, why the
warmer countries became peopled
first. In them good old days a fel
low could kill the fatted calf, pluck ]
the luscious fruit, dig a few spu/s
and take a siesta for the remainder of
the day with an unsewed shirt wrap
ped around him.
This is what Socialists point out •>
us now, and while a man finds it im
possible to vote for a Socialist candi
date for the Juneau legislature, the
picture Is an alluring one. You know
we could do without all the rest of
the stuff. All we need would be a
couple of good bear skins and a plot ■
of ground. Not being able to grow
tobacco we could get along without
It. Eve had no Jewelry so why should
any of her daughters have it? As n
matter of fact the so-called struggle
for a living is only a struggle for
what we could live without. We I
struggle for the accumulation of
money and the extra pleasures that
money brings. Socialists tell us that
non-producers are useless and If this
is so every man on earth is useless
most of the time because the man
who is really engaged in work of pro
duction is producing more than he
needs so that he might exchnngo the
surplus for coin. Hut it is because
one man can easily produce more
than he needs that the great war in
Europe is possible today. A com
paratively small number of produc
ers can supply an unproducing world.
—Seward Post
I)K8PONI>F,.\('Y.
I sonietinit's think when I am tired
of writing dippy verse that naught
to which I have aspired is worth a
tinker's curse. I look around with
gloomy eyes in these, my woeful
moods and everything beneath the
skies seems bargain-counter goods ;
"All men are false, all women fierce,"
I cry with scornful jeers, and then
proceed to shed a tierce of efferves
cent tears. “There's nothing perma
nent but woe and that’s a cinch,’ says
I; "there is no virtue here below,;
and truth itself's a lie." Hut when I
stop to think a while, this fact comes
home to me; my system is too full of
bile—I need some boneset tea. And
when I drink about six quarts, this!
life seems a delight; my liver actively
cavorts, my stomach's working righ1.
| And then all men, and women too,
.seem lovely and serene and^thus per
|chance, it is with you. () specialist
I in spleen! You roast this good old
merry globe, and make the swear
words buzz, and think you're harder j
up than Job, the gentleman of Uz; j
you cry alackhday! alas! and rend
your tear-wet garb, when all ycut,
need is sassafras or t'other useful
jyarb!—Walt Mason.
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I.KTTING UKOROK IM> IT.
News dispatches sdate that 6,000
■ Canadians were killed during the
tierce fighting in the vicinity of the
Sommo front !ast week. A careful
perusal of the war news would indi
cate that the sturdy Colonists have
been picked to hear the brunt of the
fighting on this bloody battle front.
The Reason Why
Although it is not necessary to explain to those who know me—
to those who understand—that I am engaged in a great public under
taking—an INDEPENDENT SMELTER.
There are some who are bound to criticise. Some whose inter
ests are opposed to the interests of the public. Such as these grasp
every opportunity to spread false rumors.
And if there is no legitimate opportunity these OPPORTUN
ISTS manufacture rumors in the vain hope of curtailing my useful
ness to the community.
On September First—September Morn—I laid my cards face
up on the table.
I DECLARED MY INTENTIONS TO RECOVER EVERY
PIECE OF LOOTED PROPERTY AND EVERY DOLLAR OF
LOOTED MONEY AND OUT OF THE PROCEEDS PAY ALL
THE OLD CREDITORS IN FULL.
My self respect and sense of fair play demands this. Also—and
above all—it is my duty to my stockholders and to my creditors and
tc the friends who trust me.
Had the Valdez properties purchased by me in 1907 been hon
estly administered while I was absent, sick and helpless every dollar
of debts would have been paid off years ago and my stockholders
would today have the bulk of the properties.
Where are the unfaithful servants of the old Reynolds-Alaska
Development Company today? In places of wealth and favor—
where previously they had nothing.
THEY WERE TRUSTED AND BETRAYED THE TRUST.
They seem to be prosperous while my people have suffered loss.
Today these opportunists are systematically spreading insidious
attacks among my friends in Alaska and in the East. v
While my organization is working night and day to establish a
—Smelter for the benefit of INDEPENDENT ALASKANS.
And while many loyal Alaskans are helping us in this work what
are the opportunists doing?
Using their time and my stockholders’ money to oppose us.
Every resident of Valdez can be fully informed of the FACTS—
the truth—the whole truth.
Where do YOU stand ?
Afe YOU for VALDEZ?
Or are you helping to grind the axe of selfish men who “got
theirs” and do not want to be disturbed in their fancied security. I
need no help in my private warfare. I will deal with the opportun
ists in the.courts and fight out the issue legally.
My lawyers are preparing for this.
But do not permit anyone to confuse the issues. You of Valdez
require a Smelter. WORK FOR THE SMELTER FOR ALDEZ.
Never mind side issues. These will be managed by our organiza
tion in a competent manner. They know how. v
Just boost for the SMELTER.
BOOST FOR A SMELTER AT VALDEZ.
We are doing our part. Please do yours—everyone of you who
IS A LOYAL ALASKAN!
Cordially.
HENRY DERR REYNOLDS.
Post Office Box 263. Valdez. Alaska.
IT was a foregone conclusion that
the man Krause would be found guilty
of murder of’ the first degree by a
Juneau Jury. Krause should have |
been given a fighting chance by n
change of venue. So far as we can '
see the authorities have proved noth
ing against him along the line of
murder, and have failed to produce
the corpse of any of his victims. So
long as there Is a bare chance of a
man being Innocent he should be
given the benefit of a doubt. Krause
is undoubtedly guilty of numerous
violations of the law, but a man
can hardly be called guilty of a crime
until It is proven beyond the shadow
of a doubt. The law gives every man
the right to a change of venue if he
believes that a community Is preju
diced against him, and If the minds
of Juneau's citizens were not preju
diced in this case they were undoubt
edly badly biased.
THE MEMBERS of the University
faculty are shaping up the courses
of the new institution for the first
icmester, a-id the on* look is very
bright for the new college. Many
young people have signified their in
lention of taking courses in the Uni
versity's classes, and a number of the
older ones will probably brush up a
little in subjects in which they have
1 ocome rustv.
MANY prospectors are coming in
to the city from the Interior to spend
the winter ir. Valdez, where ihey may
be in contact with the outside world
and rest up from the vicissitudes of
their summer’s work. The prospector
and miner earn all they get, and if
things were divided right in this old
world each seeker after the yellow
metal would find a paying mine.
SO far as is known Valdez has
never had an epidemic of any conta
gious disease. This is partly due to
the extreme healthfulness of our cli
mate and pure water, and partly due
to the efforts of the Civic League in
cleaning up the city before the hot
days of summer commence. Thera
is probably no city in Alaska where
the garbage and refuse is so care
fully handled as in Valdez.
BREAD PRICES are soaring and
it is suited that flour will go to five
dollars a sack unless congress places
an embargo on shipments of wheat
to the Allies. It looks as if the peo
ple of the United States were financ
ing the Allies campaign instead ot
J. P. Morgan's syndicate.
EVERY minute of the <lay now
brings Ford a profit of $66. His com
pany has in his treasury nearly sixty
millions in cash. He employs 34,600
men and women and he pays them a
minimum wage of $5 per day and
in addition divides $10,000 a year
in profits with them.
FOX skins will be the fashionable
fur this winter, according to New
York fashion sheets. So if Valdezans
wish to he in style they must throw
away their two hundred dollar sets of
marten and otter and buy red fox
for four seventy-five.
V ALDEZ presents an unusually
busy appearance at this season of the
year. Many large outfits are being
freighted over the divide before the
snow becomes loo deep, and the town
is filled with returning miners and
prospector*.
SEATTLE prohibitionists claim
they will put the country dry “from
the Mexican line to the North Pole.
If they would bend their efforts to
the weather Alaskans would have
more respect for the fanatics of the
Puget Sound metropolis.
IT IS said that it is an ill wind
which blows nobody good, but it is
hard to convince a woman whose
line full of freshly washed clothes
has been blown into the mud of the
truth of this old saying.
THE.Allies probably want a little
Greece to use in roasting Turkey.
Nick Meckem left this morning to
return to his mining property at
Teikhell. He will return in a few
days bringing a quantity of ore from
the new strike made on his claims.
C. M. Day left this morning with
his big truck with a load of supplies
for the telegraph stations out th?
line.
REP. CLAUDE KITCHIN.
“8mall Navy” Laadar Fight
PluUi by AiutricM Frws Anocbiuoa
Citation.
No. ISO.
In th« Commissioner's Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division,
Valdes Precinct, at Valdez.
In the Matter of the Estate of Kay
Reed, Deceased.
To Mrs. 8. K. Dixon, residing at 136
Vine Street, Klttanlng, Pennsyl
vania, and to all other unknown
heirs and devisees of the estate of
the above-named Kay Reed, de
ceased, if any there be:
You, and each of you, are hereby
notified that W. T. 8cott. the admin
istrator of the estate of Kay Reed,
deceased, has filed in the above en
titled court a petition praying for an
order to sell the real and personal
property belonging to said estate, such
real property consisting of Lot 22,
in Block 94 of the Valdez townslte
as shown on the official plat of Val
dez Townslte, sub-division of U. 8.
Survey No. 439, on file in the office
of the IJ. 8. Commissioner and Ex
Officio Recorder at Valdez, Alaska, In
Book 13A at Page 1, together with
all and singular the tenements and
hereditaments and appurtenances
thereunto belonging, for the purpose
of realizing sufficient money to pay
the costs and expenses of the admin
istration of the said estate and of
further legal claims against said es
tate, and you are further notified that
the time of hearing on said petition
has been set at the hour of 2 o’clock
in the afternoon of Wednesday, the
15th day of November, 1916, and the
place of hearing is fixed at the court
room of the above-named court in the
town of Valdez, Valdez Precinct,
Third Division, Territory of Alaska.
And you and each of you are here
by cited to appear In the above-named
court at the time fixed for the hear
ing on said petition and show cause,
If any there be, why an order of sale
should not be made as prayed for in
said petition.
In Witness Whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the seal
of said Probate Court At Valdez,
Alaska, this 12th day of September,
1916.
(Seal) ' OEO. J. LOVE.
Commissioner and Ex-Officio Probate
Judge.
First publication Sept. 14, 1916.
Last publication Oct. 12, 1916. 6t
Notice to Oredltors.
In the matter of the Estatd of Melena
Laviosa, Deceased:
Notice Is hereby given by the un
dersigned. the executor of the estate
of Melena Laviosa, deceased, to the
creditors of said estate and to all per
sons having claims against said es
tate to exhibit the same, with the nec
essary vouchers within six months
after the 21st day of September, 1916,
to said executor at the office of Dono
lioe & Dimond, his attorneys in said
matter at Valdez, Alaska, the said of
fice being the place for the transac
tion of the business of said estate.
The date of the first publication of
this notice is the 21st day of Septem
ber, 1916.
ARTHUR B. LAVIOSA,
Executor.
Donohoe & Dimond, Attorneys for
Executor.
Hub. Sept. 21, 18, Oct. 6. 12. 4t
Statement of Ownership.
Statement of Ownership, Manage
ment, Circulation, etc., of the Valdez
Daily Prospector, published daily ex
cept Sunday at Valdez, Alaska, re
quired by the Act of August 24, 1912:
Manager, Elliott Stewart.
Editor, H. B. Selby.
Publishers, Elliott Stewart and
Harry B. Selby.
Owners (stockholders holding one
per cent or more of total amount of
stock) Elliott Stewart and Harry B.
Selby.
Known bondholders, mortgagees,
and other security holders, holding
one per cent or more of total amount
of bonds, mortgages or other securi
ties, none.
Average daily circulation for last
preceding month, 602 paid copies.
ELLIOTT STEWART, Mgr.
H. p. SELBY, Editor.
Sworn to before me this 1st day of
October, 1916.
ANTONY J. DIMOND,
Notary Public.
My commission expires Mar. 13, 1917.
WANTED—Work by a splendid
housekeeper. Best of references. Ap
ply Mrs. Syring. 3t
When a girl is introduced to a
young man she always looks at his
hands to discover whether he works.
When you want something good to
eat try the Merchants' Cafe, open all
night. tf
For first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. tf
L O. O. F. No. 6
Meets every Monday evening In Mc
Kinley Hall at 8:00 o’clock.
Visiting members cordially invited to
attend these meetings.
C. C. RUDOLPH, N. G.
T. G. QUINN, Sec. 4
Valdez Miners Uelon No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
ROBERT SHAFFER.PreaUeat.
Granite Minn
CHAS. McCALLUM. Secretary.
Valdes Alaska.
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 188
Free u< Accepted Maccca
Regular Communication* first Wsd
uesday In each month In McKinlsy
Hall Visitors always welcome.
P. M. BROWN, W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
LOUIE'S CAFE
' Everytluag First dus
Open Day and Night
ANDY MAROVICH, Prop.
When b Seward Step at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
OIORGI SEXTON, Prop
SlfllCTLT FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ato. Ssward. Alaska
BIG CLEARANCE SALE
OF
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MEN’S AND YOUTHS’ SUITS
Men’s Suits, Regular Value up to $35.00,
sales price from $5.00 to $15.00
Young Men’s Suits, $12.50 values, sales
price $6.25.
Men’s Cravanetted Overcoats, $25.00
values, $7.50.
These goods are worth full value but are* broken‘in sizes. If we
have your size you ran get a bargain.
S. BLUM & COMPANY, Inc.
GOOD GOODS
I’ROKKHSIONAIi t'ARDH.
DR. S. WICKES MERRIH
OIMren nvrr Vililn Drug Co.
Phone '13 McKinley Street
Contract Surgeon, U. S. Army
A. A. Surgeon,
U. S. Public Health Serv.
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate .National University
Washington. U. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Yearn In Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNBYS-AT-I.AW
Office Oppoalte Court Houae
Phone St VAI.DKZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS E K RITCHIB
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Ofleeo In Whaling Building
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIVIL ENGINEER
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
McKinley Street opposite V. M. Store.
Valdez, Alaska
Convicted of Murder.
HILLSBORO. Ore.. Oct. 5.—Ben
nett Thompson who was last week
convicted of the murder of Mrs. Helen
Jennings May 15 last, was today sen
tenced to life imprisonment hv Judge
Baglcy. When asked if he ha'1 any
thing to say Thompson replied: “All
I can say Is that I did not contort
the murder; that I do not know who
committed it, and that I hope some
day that It will be proved that I a a
not guilty.” Attorneys have asked
for a stay of execution for 60 days
to file a motion for a new trial.
Many letters Registered.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 5.—
Registered letters are increasing in
the post office department, 629,352
letters having been registered the
past year. The registration service
has grown to include the insurance
of parcels and last year 60,042,690
receipts were issued by postolflces in
this country for registration and in
surance.
New Fall Hate
New fall hats Just arrived at E.
Winters. tf
Drug Company. tf
Nuts and Fruits, Chocolate Cover
ed, at Hunt’s.
See Blake for Cement Blocks. If
Ding, dong, hear that bell and City
Express goes by liko—well, we check
your baggage, trunks and grips by
day or night; we meet all ships, tf
Turkish Baths. *
Go to the Turkish Baths next to
the postofflce. Shower baths, 26c;
steam baths, 60c. tf
s
How about that photo you promised
to send home? Go to B. Jenner, the
Photographer, and have it taken to
day. It only takes a few minutes, tf
Workingmen's Home.
Back of the postofflce. Bunks with
out blankets, $1.60 per week; with
blankets $1.76. Do your own cook
ing. tf
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YOI TAX OKKKK
><>ur wife is it lire insurance
IMiliry mi your home. Imagine
her grief ami your remorse if
I lie home wen* ilestroyed and
you hail no money Ui replace
il. No prudent man goes with
oul insurance. Prove your pru
dence and affection hy having
us insure you today.
Valdez lieal Kslale Agency
i I’anl \*h iTli'i'iiiciit I
For
Attorney General
of Alaska
GEORGE GRIGSBY
Election November 7.
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting and Passengers
| to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
ED. WOOD. Proprietor
See our windows for Hargains ut
the Owl Drug Co.
Malted Milk Chocolate at the Vnl
dez Candy Kitchen.
Stop ttiut Infernal Kacket
Show your wife how much you
love her and send that noisy old
pump to the Valdez Iron Works and
let them remove the peace disturber,
your neighbors will appreciate It. tf
Malted. Milk, hot and cold, phos'
phates of all kinds,*and_lint drink
at Hunt’s.
An up-to-date line of cook stoves
and ranges at Mead's. tf
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Geneial Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE.
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Unt'
less Paid for in Advance
LAUNCH N & S
I.euveN every Wednesday at • a*
in. from \ aide* Dork for Kella
miir* l.andlork. and KldaUxo.
1,1‘HieN every Saturday at • a. is
from Valdes Doek for Cedar Bay*
Welt* lla>. Port Well** and Graa»
lie >llne. _
I'OKTAflK BAY AND OTHER
1*01 NTH BY CONTRACT
W. J. CALLAGHAN
OAVNRIt AND MASTRH.
HOMES to LEASE
We have houses.in desirable locations and we
will have others later. We will rebuild or improve
to suit acceptable tenants, but will rent, on yearly
lease only.
We want permanent tenants not transients.
TERMS MODERATE.
Apply to
CHARLES A. EBY
Manager Real Estate Department H. D. Reynolds
Company, Valdez, Alaska.
CM