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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1015
1JB8T WE FORGET.
Crowding twenty-four hours of real
living into each day and busily occu
pied except during the sleeping ses
session with their own affairs, Alas
kans are about as complacent a peo
ple as any that swears fealty to the
Stars and Stripes. This, in the sense
that they will put up with a lot with
out making any uproar; or, in other
words, their ability to “grin and bear
it” has been cultivated to the point
where exhortations to rebel against
galling injustices are most likely to
elicit the answer, “What’s the use?”
One does not have to be a sour
dough of very ancient vintage fo re
member the tribulations of political
origin, that were forever outcropping
in the territory, and which left a
soreness like unto that experienced
by Job when his boils were heading
up, but had to be bourne with a firti
tude quite equal to that of the proph
et of old.
It is not hard to recall the days
during which Hoggatt was governor
when the big corporations of til1
Southeast got all the recognition that
was coming to Alaska; nor yet the
later period when Hoggatt discredit
ed, Walter Clark, a cog of the same
wheel, did his best to emulate the
man whose place he had been surrep
titiously appointed to fill. Such lit
tle episodes as the holding up the
building of the detention hospital for
a couple of years after the appropri
ation was made, because Mr. Clark
did not like the color of the dele
gate’s eyes, help to perpetuate Wal
ter’s memory.
Nor does the oldtimer find it hard
to recall the payment of the Oklaho
ma political debt responsible for the
Fourth division being decorated with
Judge Si Reid and his cohorts. Those
times, when decisions in pending
suits were peddled to the highest bid
der. were too exciting to be lightly
forgotten.
Even less a strain on the memory
brines to mind the days when the
recent district attorney took unto
himself the task of regulating the
morals of all else than himself, and
found more means for creating petty
annoyances' than ever existed in the
New England Blue haws.
These, and many other pestiferous
unkindnesses Alaskans have had to
bear as the result of misdirected en
ergies of former administrations.
They are past, and wisdom would
dictate that the dead past he allowed
to bury its dead, were it not that by
being too previous with the obse
quies a more pleasing task might be
overlooked.
It might be well hefore these mem
ories are relegated to ghostland, that
thev be used for purposes of com
parison. Best we forget, in our com
placence, that our present state is one
devoutly to be thankful for.
For more than two years Alaska's
little old ship of state has been rid
ing in waters undisturbed by a rip
ple. She is making more progress
every day, and gathering headway
right along. The governor, enjoying
everybody’s confidence, receives at
Washington the regard to which he is
rightfully entitled. Our judge has
earned a reputation such as should
be the ambition of one holding his
high office. The marshal’s endeavor
is to run his office to best suit the
needs of the district with which none
is more familiar. And the district at
torney is exercising the good sense
God gave him and thereby making
a most enviable record for himself.
So that it is well for us, once in a
while, to compare the present with
the past, to the end that we may not
neglect the necssary steps to make
impossible a recurrence of the old
days.—Fairbanks Times.
Harper’s Weekly, after a thorough
investigation, shows that many of the
correspondents of the New York pa
pers are purely imaginary beings,
having no more real flesh and blood
than a painted totem. Stuff pertain
ing to the great events of the war is
written in New - York or elsewhere,
some 5000 miles-frota the great bat
tlefields, and coloreij, to su^t the, de
sires of the serWcU 'HSn*glnaiy bat
tles are fought, fictitious names of
correspondents given, supposedly in
Paris, London, Petrograd, or perhaps
in the gory trenches of one side or
the other where shells are falling all
around them while they calmly send
news to their papers. Nine out of ten
of these papers have no correspon
dents, and are merly subsidized ef
fusions of mendacity.
And now that the meeting of the
Get-Together Club is beginning to
bear fruit, let us sit back and watch
the town grow.
A news item says: “Former Wife
Wants Quarter of a Million.” If we
are any judge of wives, they are
all in the same boat, irrespective of
enumeration.
Those British women who are talk
ing polygamy should allow the men
a chance to express their views. One
good healthy wife, with the price of
necessities sky-high, is more than a
man can support now.
There is no need for the United
States to worry about the massacre
of the Armenians by the Turks. If
we will only possess our souls with
patience another month or so there
will be no more Armenians to massa
cre.
It has been a very uneventful week
along the Mexican border. No one
has been shot for four days now; and
not a ranch has been raided for a
week. Perhaps Funston’s orders to
our troops to return their fire if
shot at may have something to do
with it.
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The New York jingoists are making
much out of the surprising verbosity
of Lieut. Fay, the alleged German of
fier, arrested for violating the neu
trality laws. It is a surprise such
a talkative personage pould keep still
long enough to have made the won
derful plans he alleges to have made. '
He is not fitted for the spy business;
he should hire out for a phonograph
record.
MORE ARRESTS FOR
801 CONSPIRACY
Nephew of Wealthy German Manu
facturer Arrested in New York
in Connection With Plot.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.—Max Brei
tung.a prominent club man of this
city and nephew of the wealthy Ger
man-American who purchased the
steamer Dacia and attempted to send
a cargo of American cotton from Gal
veston to Germany, has been arrested
in connection with a conspiracy to de
stroy the munition factories in the
United States
Tt is reported that scores of promi
nent German-Amer'cans are under
surveillance to prevent their disap
pearance as they are believed to be
implicated in the conspiracy. The
conspirators are being held without
bail pending the investigation.
WINTER AUTO SERVICE
EOR TOLOV WA CAMP.
Fairbanks: Determined to make
the Chatanika route the most suit
able for traffic to the Tolovana dis
trict, N. G. Cox, the Chatanika hotel
man has purchased the two narrow
gauge cars which Jlob Sheldon used
on the trail last winter and will press
them into service to the new camp.
At the present time men are at work
on the cars, making them into one
six wheel car. The front wheels of
one car are being removed so that the
forward end of that auto may be at
tached to the rear end of the other.
In this way he will have a four-wheel
drive, which will give the light ma
chine exceptionally high power.
Immediately after the freeze-up
the car will be put Into service from
Chatanika to Brooks and Mr. Cox
says that the people will see ulti
mately that the road from the rail
road terminus is better than any
other. He has been a consistent
booster for the Chatanika route and
is determined not to quit until he
makes others see “the light.”
Perfects Diabetes Cure.
CLEVELAND, Oct. 27.—A cure
for diabetes which may rank with the
greatest medical discoveries of the
world has been developed by the
Rockefeller Foundation of Medical
research. The cure is described in
the current issue of the American
Journal of Medical Science. It is an
nounced that the basis of the remedy
is bicarbonate of sodium.
DON’T LET THEM FOOL YOU.—
I am still in the photo work and as
well, if not better fitted to do your
finishing work than ever. I have
merely moved my place up stairs in
the Cliff house, temporarily, which
I have been running for the past four
years, and have more photo goods in
stock than any other place in town.
Amateur finishing work can be left
with my son in the Candy Kitchen.
tf ,■ P. S. HUNT.
Alleged German Officers Says He
Planned to Bribe Captains of
Vessels to go to Germany.
NEW YORK, Oct. 27.—Lieut. Rob
ert Fay, the German army officer who
has been arrested for conspiracy to
violate the neutrality laws of the
United States by wrecking munition
factories and dynamiting steamships
carrying cargoes to the Allies, has
confessed that he planned to bribe
the captains of Russian ships to run
their cargoes of copper to German
ports instead of delivering it to Rus
sia or England.
His confession has served to draw
attention to the fact that several
ships of neutral nations carrying car
goes for Russian ports during the
earlier stages of the war were report
ed captured by the Germans on the
North sea even after the British fleet
had cleared the German cruisers from
the waters, and it is believed that
the officers may have been bribed.
CABLES WERE BURNED
IN GREAT JULY FIRE.
When the cable crew of the Burn
side raised the old cable from the
Valdez tideflat over which the fire of
July last had raged it was found that
the insulation had been burned off,
and explained why the local office
of the Signal Corps has been having
difficulty in communicating with Cor
dova and Seward.
There are three cables over the
tideflats fromthe Signal Corps office
to deep water, one of which connects
with Fort Liscum, another to Seat
tle, and a third which branches to
Cordova and Seward. • The Fort Lis
cum cable was entirely out of com
mission and the others showed the ef
fects of the intense heat to which
they had been subjected. The cables
were not buried and as the tide was
out when the fire occurred the insula
tion was destroyed, creating a fault.
Lieut. Grggg of the Signal Corps,
in charge of the cable work, expects
to complete the repairs this evening.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
John Bouse, chief deputy U. S.
marshal, was a passenger on the Ad
miral Farragut last night for Sew
ard.
Wells-Fargo Money Orders and
Traveler’s checks are payable any
where in the United States or Cana
da. D. F. Millard, Copper Blk. tf
United States Marshal F. R. Bren
neman went to Seward last night on
the Admiral Farragut to attend the
term of court which convenes the.e
next Monday.
Don’t forget that the Eagles are
going to turn loose Saturday evening
next at Eagle Hall and will spring
something which will make the chee
chacos sit up and take notice.
Ftsr good home-cooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. *
M. J. Callahan, the well known
miner, left for Fidalgo bay this morn
Lng to accept the position of mine su
perintendent of the Fidalgo-Alaska
Copper company until the return of
Mr. Stahl, the company’s superinten
dent from the states with his family.
Don’t forget the Eagles old-time
'98 Hallowe’en dance, Saturday, Oct.
30th. *
Suits pressed tor $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198. tf
Don’t forget the Eagles’ oldtime ’98
Hallowe’en dance, Saturday, October
30th. - tf
How does a ride to Camp Comfort
with a dance and a dinner before re
turning Btrike you? Fresh killed
chickens and Alaska vegetables at
your command. For particulars see
CITY EXPRESS.
tf Phone 82.
If you are going east travel via
Great Northern Ry. For rates see D.
F. Millard, Agent, Copper Block. tf
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Fresh cream and buttermilk al
ways on hand at Love-Whitley’s. tf
Fresh Oysters received on every
boat.—Frye-Bruhn Co. tf
"Pure, fresh Milk, Cream, Butter
nd Cheese. Phone 32.” tf
Fresh cream and buttermilk always
on hand at Love-Whitley’s. tf
“Pure, fresh Milk, Cream, Butter
and Cheese. Phone 32.” tf
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the talloi. Telephone 198. tf
S. BLUM & CO.
Wish to announce a
complete stock of
Winter Supplies
such as
Cole’s Hot Blast Heaters ~
Perfection Oil Heaters
All Wool White Blankets
All Wool Grey Blankets
All Wool Fancy Blankets
Lambswool Comforters
Eiderdown Comforters
also
Ladies’, Children’s and Men’s
Woolen Hose, Mitts and Gloves
Change Tonight.
Entire change of program tonight
at The Liberty Theatre. Spend the
evening in a warm, steam heated,
comfortable place. Among the early
attractions coming to that theatre
are Lillian Russell in "Wildfire,” 5
acts; Charley Chaplin, that great fun
maker, and “Across the Pacific in 5
acts.”
St. Elias Hotel for rent. Apply to
Rudolph. k 11-1
Chas. McCallum was a passenger
on the Shamrock this morning for
Fidalgo and will make the round trip.
Kodak Supplies at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf
A 6-room and a 3-room house,
furnished, for rent by Rudolph, kll-1
B. L. Johnson, of the U. S. geologi
cal survey, accompanied by his wife
will leave on the Alameda for the
states.
Mrs. M. Berger and Miss H. Cush
man arrived in Valdez last night on
the Admiral Farragut, having come
over the trail from Fairbanks to
Chitina in one of the auto stages.
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. • *
Pictures developed at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf.
Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osland’s
Prices reasonable. *
Valdez Drug Company nave a fine
line of School Stationery. tf
Masonic Notice.
Special communication F. & A. M.
Wednesday night. Work in second
degree. Visitors always welcome.
ED. WOOD, Sec.
Valdez Hospital
Larged and Bed Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Graduale Norses—Private Rooms for Patients
For Termeland Psrticulan!Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge,
Copper River
Drying Co
Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
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ED. WOOD, Proprietor
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National University,
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Years In Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
DR. GERMAN
phons to THE DENTIST
Office rooms over Owl Drug Store. Of
fice hours 9 a. m. to 6 p. m., 7 to 9
p. m. Sunday by appointment.
All Work Guaranteed.
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 34 VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS E. E. RITCHIE
' LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Offices in Whaling Iluildiitg
Phone 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA
VAIjDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free anil Accepted llnsonH.
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month in McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
A. 10. GRIGSBY, W. M.
ED. WOOD, Secretary.
Red Cross Hospital
Keystone and,Hobart Sts.
OPEN TO ALL PHYSICIANS.
Private Rooms for Patients.
Phone 144 MRS. C. H WILCOX. Matron
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON.PROP
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward, Alaska
somebody
With Money
always has been found to
“back” a good plan, a good
idea, a good business ven
ture or a good mining pros
pect; otherwise a good many
of today’s successful busi
ness enterprises would still
be mere dreams.
Advertising has brought
about a majority of the in
troductions of the man with
the idea, the man with a
prospect, or business to the
man with the dollar.
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ADVERTISE IN THE
I PROSPECTOR FOR re
; SULTS.
The Best Place in Valdez to
Stop at is the
[Arctic Hotel
Warm, Light Rooms--The House of Cemiaet
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rates;By the MmA
PHONE 133 MRS. SYRJNG. Pn».
»Shamrock j
CAPT. TIM MARCUM
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Sails for Port Wells, Portage jj
Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday jj
at 9:00 a. m., from the Val- >!
dez Dock Company’s Dock, j
For Ellamar, Landlock Bay, jj
and Fidalgo, every Wednea- jj
day, 9:00 a. m., from Val- *
dez Dock Company’s D'Ck. jj
For Rates, Apply or.Po-,t. 3
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Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
ROBERT'SHAFFER. President.
I Granite^ Min#
CUAS. McCALLUM, Secretary,
Valdez, Alaska.
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
Merchandise
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits, and
nuts. |
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
' Office In Pinzon Cigar Store
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLK.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance