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STEWART ft SELBY, Proprietors
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Published Dally Except Sunday
Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter,
July 23. 1912, at the postoffice of Valdez,
Alaska, under act or March 3, 1879.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
Dally Prospector.
By carrier, per month .• LOS
3y mail, per annum .$10.00
The Weekly Miner.
The Dally Prospector and Weekly
Miner, by mail, to one address
only, per year .$12.50
Business Office and Editorial Rooms,
Sy carrier, per month .$ .40
By mail, per annum —.$ $.00
The Daily Prospector and Week
ly Miner, by carrier, to one ad
dress. per month .$ 1.2G
TEL, 152
Advertising; Rates on Application.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER IT, HMD
I’l'flLlC HARD TO PLEASE.
One day the editor is an amiable
angel and the next a clammy toad, to
be spurned with loathing. It all de
pends whether he is viewed with the
rosy spectacles of smug complacency
or the baleful vision of one who rises
from liis couch suffering from liver
trouble amf with a bad taste in his
mouth. The fate of the newspaper
man is that of the neutral nation or
the private peacemaker. In the one
case lie is buffeted on nil his bor
der, and in the other he is Kicked in
the siats by both husband arid wife,
says Eugene Brown in the los .entr
ies Times.
The frailties or excesses of ~Iio edi
tor are given to the wiioie world *n
black ink on white paper. His short
comings and long goings are public
property. More often lie is abused
for what he does not rather than for
what he does.
The favorite passion of f.he irre
sponsible layman is to own a news
paper long enough to rip "Somebody
up the back. Yet if the editor dees
happen to tread on the tail of a coat
the result is either a libel suit, a tight
or a lost subscriber. Editorial praise
is seldom appreciated, but edi‘orial
criticism is always strongly and hot
ly resented. Speak kind words about
Smith for a whole lifetime and he
will contentedly accept them as his
due, but let a dinky little item creep
in that places him in an unpleasant
position and all the good things that
have gone before are forgotten. He
never tried to do the paper any good
before, but now he takes up a club
and axe and does all the damage pos
sible. He raves and rages like a
wildcat.
If through friendship or sympathy
a paper withholds the publication oe
some unhappy bit of news concerning
a hitherto respected citizen that per
son will carelessly express a gratitude
he does not feel. But if the public
learn of the suppression the roar
may be heard for miles. To the or
dinary reader the greatest newspaper
crime in (he world is the suppression
of salacious news. And yet the pa
per is merely the editor’s show win
dow in which he may rightfully place
sueli of his wares as he elects.
In a time when there is a great
war, a political campaign, prohibi
tion, suffrage, baseball, taxation,
dancing, Mexico, Japan, tunnel bor- j
ing and a few other disturbing fat- !
tors in the public mind the editor!
who can keep iiis bark from the |
shoals is some pilot. In mental make
up he would be a mixture of Mach
iavelli and Sir Galahad.
If the newspaper contains ur.uoual
reports of German victories if there
is criticism of British methods, or if
the editor surreptitiously nibbles a
pretzel he is promptly accused of be
ing a spy of the kaiser and one of
the right bowers of the German chan
cellor. If a paper puts glaring head
lines over a dispatch about the Ger
man lines being swept back at Ver
dun or the editor takes' to playing
cricket instead of peanuchle, Kari
Hofmeister will call him up on the
phone and accuse him of making
shells for the allies.
If the newspaper prints the state
ment of a grape grower that the pro
hibition amendment would destroy
bis vineyard, Rev. Dr. Xasty will
write a letter telling how it grlc-ves
him sorely to have to denounce i nn
from the pulpit as a hireling of the
liquor interests. If the paper give ,
an interview with a celebrated scien
tist showing that if three lingers of
alcohol are shot into the hind leg of
a grown man his children will go mad
the bartender at the Blue Moon will
pause in his work long enough to or
der his paper stopped and declare tie
editor is a narrow-minded I’untan,
In politics nobody can he pleased.
If you sing a littie song for a protec
tive tariff other partisans will want
to know why. an American cannot
stand behind our noble president. If
a paper does happen to chip in a good
word for or praise some official act
of our noble president the Old Guard
throws out open hints of treachery.
Presently a sharp featured person
with an impatient step and a palpa
ble grouch comes in. He is Hannibai
J. Dc Soto. “How about this?” he i
exclaims. “Here we had the greatest
meeting ever held in the Ninety
ninth precinct. Alka Hall was full.
That great statesman O. B. Gosh was
the principal orator and his speech
was a masterful one and yet you give i
us only twenty lines. I was chair-1
man of the meeting and you don’t
even mention my name, and I have
taken your paper ten years. But
when Ham Lewis or Bever.dge is here:
you give him a whole column. That’s,
a h—1 of a way to treat home indus-,
tries. You can stop my paper and
Gosh wants to stop his.”
The ladies also have their peevish
moments. There are a lot of ’em
who don’t want to vote and they
register anger when the suffragettes
get any publicity. If the editor has
something about the beautiful tones
of Cyrella Santeen and does not men- [
tion the dinner party of Mrs. Gotrox
there is a wild burst of indignation.
If Mrs. Pee Wee entertains Mrs. Jaw
Much they are both sore if an over- j
w'orked editor fails to mention their I
jitney doings. If the Angels are giv
en glory the Tiger fans all sob out
that they are not getting a square
deal. If the paper declines to give
a hundred dollars worth of advertis
ing to the conundrum contest for the,
benefit of the home for indigent rab
bits a disgruntled committee will
serve notice that sundry subscrip
tions and advertising will be missing
next month.
In the olden days when a man ac
quired a full-sized grudge against a
newspaper he was apt to go hunting
the editor armed with horse pistols
and other venomous cutlery. Nowa
days he merely rings him up on the,
phone, calls him a dodo-domed dere-‘
THE EMPRESS
“THE LAMB”
TRIANGLE 5 ACT FINE ART FEATURE
Sunday-^ITS NO LAUGHING MATTER”~Comedy
8 p. m. Sharp. Regular Admiaeion
lict and asks that the paper be stop
ped. It can’t be done. That partic
ular subscription may be canceled but
the paper never stops.
If an editor is good he is a sissy;
if be is bad he is a devil. If he rec
ognizes the licensed saloon he is a
soak; if he votes for prohibition he
is a bigot. If he shouts for Teddy he
wants war; if he doesn’t he is a mol
lycoddle. If he prints all the news
he's a ghoul; if he doesn't he's a
coward. If he tells the truth he is a
rnanace; if he doesn't he is a skunk.
If he goes to church he is a hypo
crite; if he doesn’t he’s an atheist. If
he’s liberal he’s a'spendthrift; if h>
saves his money he’s a tightwad. If
he's affable lie's a bore; if he is seri
ous lie's a grouch.
THK WI.NTKK MAIL HKHVICK.
The establishment of a winter mail
service between Valdez and Willow
Creek would undoubtedly be of great
benefit to the citizens of Valdez, as
the past summer demonstrated that
the travel diverted to Valdez by the
establishment of the summer sched
ule was of incalculable benefit to ev
ery merchant in our city, as well as
hotel keepers and others. A great
number of persons traveled over the
trail as a result of the excellent auto
service, and much beneficial adver
tising for our city re-a •( there-'
from.
With a winter mail service between
Valdez and Interior points additional
advertising for our city vvouid thus
be secured, and a great many dollars,
dropped in the coffers of our rner
chants, which would otherwise he
diverted to points on the Copper Riv
er railroad. Our citizens, as a body,
with possibly a few exceptions, are
unanimously in favor of this service,
as it keeps our people in touch with
interior stations, and cements the ties
which bind the inhabitants of these
isolated points to Valdez.
Let us get in and work with the
Road Commission and the Chamber
of Commerce for the great benefits
which will accrue from receiving
mail regularly from the interior. Drop
all prejudice and pique and get in
and drill. We can secure this serv
ice by co-operative work, and it will
add one more enterprise to the city
and a great many dollars to our in
come.
SHOWER blessings on some people
and they’ll yelp because it isn't a
cloud burst.
WHY does it give us so much pleas
ure to advertise our neighbor's
faults and so much pain to advertise
his virtues.
SOME women imagine that all the
men who do not believe in marriage
are bachelors. Far from it, Ignatius,
far from it!
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THE Fool Killer should let the oth
ar varieties alone for a while and de
mote his entire attention to the man
who slams you on the back with a
hst like a ham every time lie meets
cou.
IT IS HARD to believe it, but if
cou want to know what that sweet,
little peaches and cream will look
like when she is forty go home with
her and watch her mother for a
while.
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UNLESS you are a munitions man-,
ufacturer or have a corner on food
stuffs it is hard to convince yourself
that Prosperity is touching you with
her golden wand with flour $15 per
barrel and meat almost prohibitive.;
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COAL is selling for $12.50 per ton
in New Jersey. Seattle is paying I
$8.50 per tan for coal delivered. The
citizens of Valdez are paying $18;
and at Seward and Anchorage, next- j
door neighbors to the great coal j
fields, the price is $2 per ton higher i
than Valdez.
WITH freight rates mounting sky
ward on account of the large war
contracts and scarcity of vessels,!
it is a wonder that Alaska has as
efficient freight service as is main
tained. Any steamship nowadays
can make better money outside than
on the Alaska runs, but for the sake
a maintaining a lasting service boats
are kept on the Northern route which
might be doubling the returns by ac
cepting other contracts.
BY ACTUAL test one dollar has
been found to pay $150 worth of
bills in six weeks. A marked dollar
was placed in circulation by a Seat
tle newspaper and every man who re
ceived it was asked to report to the
paper what it had paid and to re
quest his patrons to do likewise. It
kept in active circulation for six
weeks and was then paid in to a mail
order house and retired from circu
lation. Had it remained in Seattle
one year it would have paid thou
sands of dollars in debts. This might
also be applied to any other city. By
keeping our money at home and in
active circulation it becomes a mighty
lever in building up a town.
IT 18 FOLLY for a merchant to
send out of the city for everything
he requires and expect the citizens
to stand unanimously behind him
with their trade. The peculiar con
ditions existing in our city make it
imperative for each to help the other
in every way possible, and keep as
many men working and as much
money in circulation as our limited
financial means will allow. By con
sidering our neighbor's business we
will be enabled to build up our own.
But the man who demands tlie trade
of his neighbors and wilfully passes
i:i :n. up when making his own pur
chases is entitled to no consideration
whatever from our people.
Alaska Gold Hill
Mining Company
OFIKRH ITS FIRST ISSIK OF
100,000 SHARKS OK STOTK AT lOc
Why You Should Huy Alaska (.old
Hill Mining Stock.
The company has ground pro
nounced by experts as warranting de
velopment.
lie money derived from the- sale of
stork v,-il! he «oent in tlie ground.
Preliminary r.rrangemo>U' for the
winter's work already made.
There is not one ce”t of ' idabted
ii ess.
Treasury stock only for sale.
The adjoining property viil be a
producer in a short while ,
This is a moving concern anil the
stock is going to be active.
Tile Alaska Gold Hill property is
in sight of Valdez and is backed and
managed by conservative people.
A dollar spent here is also a dollar
to help Valdez.
Slock on sale at the office of Sec
retary and Treasurer George J.
Love. Adv.—tf.
Dance Tonight at Liscum.
Tonight the Fort Liscum Social
Club will give one of its enjoyable
dances. The affairs of this organi
zation are too well known to need
any further statement than that they
are always most enjoyable. The Don
aldson will leave Valdez for Fort
Liscum at 8:15 o’clock this evening
for the benefit of those who wish to
attend, and will return about 1:30.
KITCHENER MONUMENT
IN ORKNEYS IS PLAN
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LONDON, Nov. 6.—Funds are be
ing raised by public subscription to
erect a monument to the late Lord
Kitchener, on Marwick Head, Islo
of Birsayl, Orkney, near the place
vhere the cruiser Hampshire went
down with the great war minister
aboard. The monument will he nr
such an elevation that it can he seen
an immense distance.
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ASTRONOMER AT SALEM
DISCOVERS NEW COMET i
SALEM, Ore., Nov. 16.—A large
comet believed to he uncharted was
discovered here by L. McAdams, an
astronomer, yesterday. The comet
was first seen about 20 degrees be- !
low and 20 degrees west ot the North j
Star. Its tail was about 30 degrees j
long and two degrees wide, point-:
ing down. Mr. McAdams is in con- j
Ftant communication with prominent:
astronomers throughout America,
and lias received no notification of i
the anticipated visit of the comet. j
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Indicted .Mail Acquitted.
COUER D'ALENE, Ida., Nov. 16—j
I). F. Han by, who resigned as audi- !
tor of Kootenai county and was in- '
dieted recently on a charge of mis- i
appropriation of public money, has |
been acquitted.
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CH AMBER TO ISSUE
A NEAT PAMPHLET
At the last meeting of the Cham
ber of Commerce a committee was
appointed for the purpose of getting
up a circular descriptive of the Val
dez-Fairbanks auto trail, for the pur
pose of boosting the trail as a means
of rapid travel between the coast and
the interior and as an ideal auto trip
for pleasure. As a result Rev. G. J.
Zinn, chairman of the committee, hat
submitted a very attractively design
ed circular calling the attention of
the traveling public to the many ad
vantages of the route, Its scenic at
tractions and the possibilities a trip
over the road affords the sportsman
and the angler. The circulars will
be printed and giv#n wide distribu
tion where they will attract the at
tention of tourists.
Old Jess Mushed Last Trail.
SEATTLE: Jesse F. Cochrane,
one of the earliest gold seekers in j
Alaska died here yesterday at the age i
of 93. Cochrane was one of the first
to visit Eagle, Rampart, Tanana and
other places, and finally started a
trading store at the place known as
•‘Cochrane’’ a short distance below
Fort Gibbons on the Yukon.
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH &READ AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 68 OPEN ALL NIGHT Ch*a. Fischer, Propr.
ST. ELIAS HOTEL
Under New Management
THOROUGHLY RENOVATED; WARM, LIGHT, OUTSIDE ROOMS
SPECIAL RATES TO PERMANENT GUESTS
PHONE 104 MRS. L. HOLT, Prop.
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLUMBING STOVES and RANGES HEATING
{MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
Candy Kitchen
E. W. HUNT—-In Owl Drbg Store.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT- COLD
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
ROBERT SHAFFER. President.
Granite Mine
CHAS. McCALLUM, Secretary,
Valdez Alaska.
LOUIE’S CAFE
Everything First class
Open Day and Night
ANDY MAROVICH, Prop.
LAUNCH N & S
Leaven every Wednesday at 0 a.
m. from Valdes Dock for Eella
mar, I.andloek, and Fidnlgo.
Leaven every Saturday at 0 a. m.
from Valdes Doek for Cedar Bay,
W'elln Bay, Port W'elln and Gran
ite Mine.
PORTAGE BAY AND OTHER
POINTS BY CONTRACT
W. J. CALLAGHAN
OWNER AND MASTER.
WILL START WORK ON
KNIGHT ISLAND CLAIMS j
Thomas Blakney will leave toinor
iow for Knight Island with a crew of
men to commence work on the Rua |
property recently acquired by W. A. |
Dickey. Mr. Dickey, who is now o’
his way to the states, will ship in at
an early date a large quantity of m
tliinery, including a power plant.!
compressor and machine drills for the
development ol the property on a
largo scale. In the meantime Mr.
Blakney and his crew will erect the
necessary bunkhouses and shops, and
expect to have them in readiness for
the reception of the machinery upon |
Us arrival.
Firemen .Meet Tonight.
A meeting of the Valdez Fire De
partment will be held in the City
Hall this evening at 8 o'clock. All
members of the department are re
quested to be present.
lyn pups, $10 and $15 each each.
Erich Lucas, Seward, Alaska. 11-30
The Golden .\ortfi has steam heat
ed rooms. tf
Banquet Steel nanges, plain and
polished tops, at Mead’s. tf
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An up-to-date line of cook stoves
and ranges at Mean’s. tf
Come and see our new line of nug
get and ivory ware at Alaska Jewelry
Company. tf
A Big Shipment.
Just received, a fresh line of Haas
Candies, the kind you like, at Levy &
Ross.’ tf
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
to transfer that baggage for you. tf
When you want something good to
eat try the Merchants’ Cafe, open all
night. tf
The Home of the Pat-a-Cake. At
Love-Wh:;)ey Co. tf
Location notices, both quarts and
placer, for sale at the Prospector of
fice.
Fancy Stationery at the Valdes
Drag Store. tf
professional cards.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
Offices over Ynltlcs. Drug Co.
Phone *15 McKinley Street
Contract Surgeon, U. s. Army
A. A. surgeon, i; s. Public Health Serv.
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
ln,Ter"ty
DENTIST
Fourteen Years in Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms in Whaling Building
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DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNE VS-AT-LA W
Office Opposite Court House
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Phone 34 VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS /s jr ritCHIB
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTOR NE YS-AT-LA W
Offices lo Whaling Rulldlng
Phone lOl VALDEZ. ALASKA
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIVIL ENGINEER
U. S. Mineral Surveyor
McKinley Street opposite V. M. Store.
Valdez, Alaska
PIONEERS OF ALASKA
IGLOO NO. SEVEN
Meets every Tuesday evening at 8:0(‘
o’clock in their hal! over U. S. Com
missioner’s office. Visitors are always
welcome.
T. H. HUNT, President.
E. G. AMES, Secretary.
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free aud Accepted Maaena.
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday ki each’ month In McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
P. M. BROWN, W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
A. M. DIERINGEE
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Genet al 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
The Best Placejin Valdes to
Stop mtida the
Arctic Hotel
Warn, Ugh liei-TW Hmm rf Ceafert
BATES! REASONABLE
BATHCMOM Special Rates By the Moetb
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