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AWIHWAGK. ALASKA. FRIDAY, .MAY 4. 1!U7.
AS TO CONCRETE SIDEWALKS.
Tin' suggestion that concrete sidewalks he hnilt along
Kouith avenue would undoubtedly improve the looks at this
main husines- street. It must he admitted that the present
walk is too narrow to accommodate the traffic. It i- just a
question of dollar- and cent-. The lot owner- have been dig
ging up quite freely the last few months, and it i- a debatable
matter as to whether the concrete walks should he installed t itis
y ear or wait until next y ear. A person who has .just dug up $7.)
or $80 fora sidewalk in front of his husines- place can not grow
verv enthusiastic over an additional expense in this direction
immediately. The fact of the matter is. that this town lias
grown beyond all expectations. When the present sidewalks
were laid, it was figured that they would suffice tor several
vears. No one could foreset* the remarkable anil substantial j
growth of tin* community. There can he no question now as
to the permanence and stability of Anchorage. We have got
such a start now that we simply can't he headed oft. Every
thing is coming our way. The Times believes in progressive
ness and likes to see substantial improvements made, to the
end that the town will present an inviting appearance. The
building of concrete sidewalks would undoubtedly add to the
value of adjoining property. Such increase would more than
offset the price of the improvement. But at the same time some
of our lot owners may feel that they cannot afford the improve
ment at this time, unless it could Ik* made on a basis of partial
payments. And. of course, the cost of construction would have
to be taken into consideration. The Times is inclined, on the
whole, to favor the improvement, but before it is undertaken,
the wishes of the majority of the lot owners should bo con
sulted.
It is all very well for non-lot owners to shout loud and 1
long for these public improvements, which the lot owners must
pay for. but we submit that the people who foot the hills should
i*o consulted, as being the most concerned. We have faith that
those in authority hero will take a similar view.
The first of May. the first water assessment became due.
These assessments are strung out over a period of five years,
and thus are not harsh on any lot owner. If concrete sidewalk
could he built along Fourth avenue, and the cost of building be
)>aid in four or five annual assessments, we are of the opinion
that the improvement would m»*et with general favor.
WE MUST REALIZE WE ARE AT WAR.
The little talk that Secretary of the Interior lame gave
a delegation of governor' will serve to remind us. in no un
certain terms, that this nation is at war with a mighty power
ful opponent, and will tend to arouse our interest in the situa
tion that confront' u>. Some of n> have felt that a revolution
in Germany, which, indications strongly pointed to. anil still
j*oint to. for that matter, would bring an end to the war. But
it i' not safe to rely on such an eventuality. The revolution
may come, and it may not come. It i- for this nation to figure
that it will not come and that the war will continue until one
side or the other cries enough. Hence, it is that the adminis
tration is marshalling all the resources of the nation, to li e
end that they may lie applied, in ease of need.
It is a self-evident fact that does not need to !>■ concealed
that the indiscriminate submarine campaign waged by the Ten
tonic powers i- proving effective as against the allied powers,
‘treat Britain. Franco and Belgium, among the belligerents,
and the neutral Scandinavian countries are suffering a tre
■tendons loss in shipping and there is a consequent threatened
shortage of food supplies. The need of the hour, it appears, i'
For the United States to supply the immediate wants in the
matter of foodstuffs and tonnage to our allies.
The vires tell us that a naval ship will soon arrive at Our
dova. for the purpose of gathering up all recruit' that wish to
serve in the army or navy, as the ease may be. While details
are lacking, we presume that it is intended that the voting men
of Vnehorage. as well as other Alaska town-, who may wish to
enlist, shall go to Cordova and take passagq on the naval -hip.
We should like to see thi- vessel loaded to the guard' with
young men who wish to represent this big territory in the r.a
lion's military service.
BELGIUM AND NORTHERN FRANCE ON THE
VERGE OF STARVATION. SAYS AMERICAN
XKW Yt >RK. May d.—Herbert t . Hoover, in charge of the
Belgian relief work, arrived r. Xew York last night, being sum
moned to take • . arge of the government food control problem
in the I'nited State- "lake every gxtod American. 1 have come
over to do my share. My new duty is too hig a proposition to
discus- at thi- time.” Hoover -aixl that of late, because of
the food -hortagx', due to tin Herman submarine eanipaign.
Belgium ami northern France bad almost beep reduced to star
v at ion. In the imiu-trial distriet- in Belgium. 'u said, the
mortality had multiplied by three.
The Stores That Have What You Want When You Want It.
Loussac’s Daily Gossip
FIJI PAY, MAY 4, 1!H7.
Vol. I. No. 217. ANCHORAGE, ALASKA. 4th and D
How many of you have read R. Service’s '“Rhymes of a Red Cross Man’ ?
Yet they are rhymes well worth reading. The impressions ot a man with
a highly developed sense of understanding the realities of lift-, writing of
things he saw anil lived, drawing pictures of war, and life in the camp,
with the touch of a great artist. Robert Service has again shown us a new
side of his versatile character. The book is published in a neat cloth bind
ing at $1.25 and Red Leather binding at $1.75.
\Ve have also a number of new copyrights of 1917.
Growth is the inevitable result of work done in the right direction.
L. E. Waterman, a pioneer of one of the greatest enterprises in our
country—the manufacture of Fountain Pens—has made the "Waterman
Ideal Foundtain Pen” a name familiar in Madagascar as well as in New
York City, in the trenches of Europe’s battlefields and in a mine tunnel in
Alaska. It was not extensive advertising that educated the public to the
use of his fountain pen. it was the high quality of the pen as a whole, the
honesty of his claims for it, the broad policy of trying to fit the pen for
the customer, not the customer to the pen—and not the least factor was
the guarantee that went with each pen. W hen buying one—and you will
do it sooner or later—it is well to remember that you can get just the
point you want—we have them in stock, or else we will get it for you. And
we will be very willing to mail a pen to you for trial if you will tell us what
kind of a point you prefer, medium, fine, manifold or stub. The prices are
from $2.50 to $7.50. depending upon the size of the gold point, and of course
we also carry the higher price pens up to $40.00.
Send us your orders for Eastman Kodak Films, your developing and
printing. We carry the best Eastman Kodaks made.
A medicine chest is of great importance and value in a camp. \ou
could get a small assortment of household remedies at a reasonable cost,
and it may mean a whole lot to you in an emergency. Johnson & John
son, the manufacturers of the famous Red Cross line, are putting out a
Utility Kit—13 different articles for 50c. Also a large outfit in a metal
case for use in mines, camps or road houses, at $12.50 each. \ou should
not be without one.
Do vou want your shaving to be a pleasure instead of a bother? If
you do—-then try a bottle of Koken’s Lilac Toilet Water, a pint bottle for
$1.25.
Creme Dore is a new Chocolate. It is made by the house of Krause,
famous for the quality of their candy. We cannot describe iL all we know
is that it is as delicious a sweet as we have ever tasted, ,5c and $1.50
per box.
Our business in Victor Machines and Records is improving right along.
We find it necessary to have new records on every boat and you can always
find the latest Broadway Hit at Loussac’s.
The new DuBarry Parisian Ivory Mirror is a marvel. We would like
to show it to you.
Come in to see us—You are always welcome.
Immediate Service to the t amps.
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Sfi and careful in taking. “Were they good?” ‘‘Yes they
jjj are splendid!” We hear the above every day in our es- w
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•5 The particular, painstaking men on the Government jjj
* Job keep my mail box full. New accounts opened daily, jjj
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<hir line is unexcelled.
A New Department Created. jjS
INTERIOR DECORATIONS. |
Halls. Auditoriums. Banquet Rooms, also peruia jjj
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Ask to see our liue of small decorations for Wed
on-;;*. Parties. Luncheonettes. Neat Suggestions.
A show-case full of the latest novelties. Quite chic.
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RUSSIAN CAPITAL
WILL BE CHANGED
TO FORMER NAME
AMSTERDAM. Apri! IT —The Ger
man correspondent on the Russian
Sat'''’...-.-. frontier report that the Rus
sian provisional government intends
to change the name of the capital
hack to St. Petersburg. The govern
ment is raid to have deeded upon
this because Petrograd recalls to ev
en.' Russian the saddest time n Rus
sian history.
STATUE OF LINCOLN
A GIFT FROM RUSSIA
NEW YORK. April 17.—George
Barnard, the sculptor, is to give a
replica of his statue of Lincoln. Liber
ator and Democrat, to the Russian
people, and it probably will be erected
somewhere in Petrograd. The presen
tation will be made through the
Friends of Russian Freedom.
Read the Anchorage Times and be
an Anchorage booster.
i TONIGHT, FRIDAY, MAY 4.__ |
A Triangle Play, Intensely Tragic, gj
And a Keystone Comedy
I “The Price of Power” |
S With Orrin Johnson, and Superb Cast §j
1 “He Did and He Did9nt” |
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| ADMISSION 25 CENTS CHILDREN 10 CENTS g
FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR
BUILDING OF ROADS AND TRAILS IN ALASKA
JUXEAl', May 4.—The senate last night passed the house
bill appropriating $400,000 for road and trail building in Alas
ka, $100,000 to be exjjended in each division. The senate also
passed the general eight-hour hill and the bill giving claim
owners prior rights on the water in streams adjoining or run
ning through their claims, both of which had passed the lower
house. Another important measure passed by the senate,
which lias been passed by the house, was one providing for the
direct election of national committeemen and delegates to na
tional conventions.
IN THE SENATE.
The house passed the senate memorial allowing claim own
yis to pay $100 in cash, in lieu of doing assessment work on
mining claims, payment to be added to foad funds hi the dis
trict in which the mining claim is located. Other hills passed
by the house, which had previously been passed by the senate,
were: Providing for the leasing of school lands; uniform laws
with respect to partnerships; regulating the manner of select
ing juror.-; and specifying that the attorney-general shall pro
vide a torm ot ottieial ballots to 1h* used in elections.
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TRAINS ARE WITHDRAWN.
XhW > (>RK, May 4.—Owing to the war, one train on
, each ot the gieat transcontinental lines has been withdrawn
from service, to he employed for any emergency.
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