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MONDAY, or.TOHKH _'H I <11 J
THIS WAR UNLIKE MOST WARS
notable pcculiaril} mi' I he
war Jjvlworu lurkcx and I lie
.Balkan stales i.s the eagerness
of lhe ecui uioii .soldiers ou both
pities lu yet al each other.
Jtarely, indeed, in limes al all
modern, has I here been much of
personal hostility between the
individual units in the contend
ing armies. In I lie raye of
actual battle, of course, they
have always been willigng
enough lo kill each oilier, but
in I heir calmer moments the
soldiers in niosi recent wars
have realized i:iid acted upon the
i-calizahni that I he causes of
conflict were not sncli as to ne
eessilale or oven to excuse hat
red between man and man.
('.i\il wars are supposed in he
particularly bitter, ami yel eases
• •f brief fraternization off t'n
i"D and <"onfederale soldiers
were innumerable, for hoth re
gretted the necessity for warj
and hoth were glad when it was
f.\er and they could resume the
ordinary ainenjties u»f civiljzed
i'"ifrhhor«. There will be none
of this iu the so-called Near
East. In that distracted corner
of Europe everybody on each
side of the dividing: line tin*
£ood reaison to hale everybody
aeros< Ih«' border, and the mom-,
ory of cruel outrages,, of massa
cres and robbery, suffered and
inflicted, replaces considerations
of abstract patriotism and pol_j
icy. i
Til's will make I In* slru
plm it particularly ferocious one,
with 11<>11«• pivip nr expert inp
<|uarler. II also explains why
(•nr iuiuuipranl.s from I hi' Hoi-.
];an Peninsula hav,, so promptly;
and eapcrly responded to thci
rail for meii, though every one)
i>l" 1111*111 knows Ihf cerlain hard-!
.vliip,, ami prohaldc agonies that:
await- him. lie sees also the,
opportunity for avvenginp ruth-'
le.»s oppression ami repeal inp";
aueieni reprisals.
The hostilities of anf apimis-<
1
tu relipioiis are also in action j
l>> create. as always, a culmiu-!
atim; rapern ss to kill ami a{
•-1111• ii11at.i11k willingness to ilic. j
Faith i< still ferviil, over in that]
region, and creeds somelliinp|
for which men will still fiplil to
the death. Those who praise
I he past at the expense of the
pre sen f -ho.lid observe the ill
nation well, for i' is more than a
reminder of what existed every
where iii other days no! very
TiMie le -it i< a survival of thai,
fiolden Ape which ileame ?o
hriiihth- in iiiv>chvopeie eve«.
Record cf Downward Slidu
Tin- I aide of total \o|e., tie
delegate to conprcss in Satur
day '•» I'rospeetor eoiitamed a
I\po^:raplijcaI error which made
1 lie nuiiiher wroiip for lOUH. |'o|
|owin« are the eorreel figures
showiup Alaska'- decline miner
IMuchotism. which the Hull
Moose delegate Seeks to per
petuate;
IOOX OGIT,
10 10 \ Ol'fi'J
101? H i in
THE CAMPAIGN LIE.
The campaign lies arr beginning
to circulate, and thoy will likely
grow thick as the legislative fight,
nenrs an end. One of tho improba
ble stories Is to the <*ffee^ that the
voters of Valdez have reached a sil
ent understanding that, practically
the entire voting population of that
town will Btand rtogrtlhor In support
of tlielr fwo resident candidates for
tho Senate and two aspHrants for the
J/egislaAnre. If Valdez can get to
gether on ony such harmonious basis
then truly may we goon look for the
dawn of <ho mlllenlum. The story
sounds too Improbable to 1>e given
George E. Baldwin
CANDIDATE OF THE HOME RULE PARTY
If Elected I^Will Give My Best Efforts
to [Accomplish the [Greatest Good to
the Greatest Number of Alaskans.
Extract from'address by George E. Baldwin of Val
dez, to the American Mining Congress, Chicago,
October 27, 1911:
EVERY RIGHT MINDED CIVILIZED MAN ABHORS WASTE
PARTICULARLY OF SOMETHING THAT CAN NEVER BE RE
PLACED; BUT THE DOCTRINE THAT THIS IS THE LA^t
GENERATION OF INVENTORS AND SCIENTISTS THAT WILL
LIVE AND THAT THE MANY FORCES OF NATURE NOW GO
ING TO 'WASTE, COMPARED TO WHICH ALL THE COAL
IN THE WORLD IS AS A TALLOW DIP TO A THOUSAND
ARC LIGHTS, THAT THESE SOURCES OF POWER WILL
NEVER BE HARNESSED BY MAN, AND THAT THE PRES
ENT GENERATION MUST BE STARVED AS WE ALASKANS
ARE BEING STARVED, WELI^-WORDS FAIL ME WHEN I
ATTEMPT TO EXPRESS MY OPINION OF SUCH CRIMINAL
FOOLISHNESS.
THESE LAMENTING JEREMIAHS WHO MOURN OVER..
THE EXHAUSTION OF OUR NATURAL RESOUROES PAY
ALL THEIR ATTENTION TO THAT 8ECTION OF THE COUN
TRY WHERE THE POPULATION 18 8PARSE, WHILE THE
RESOURCES IN THE SECTION OF THE COUNTRY WHERE
THE'POPULATION IS b£Ntf E'ARE BEING USED AS CIRCUM
STANCES DEMAND WITHOUT.ANY OF TtitiR VALUABLE'
ADVICE 'AND 'ASSISTANCE.
ONE OF THE PROBLEMS OF OUR NATION 18 TO RE
STRICT THE PEOPLE OF OUR COUNTRY FROM CONGRE
GATING IN THE CENTERS OF POPULATION; YET THESE
RADICAL CONSERVATIONISTS DEMAND THE CONTINU
ANCE OF AND EXTEN8ION OF, A SYSTEM WHICH 18 DE
POPULATING THIS TERRITORY, IN WHICH AT PRESENT
THERE IS ONLY ONE HUMAN.BEING, MAN, WOMAN, OHILD
' SIWASH SQUAW AND PAPPOOSE FOR EVERY SEVEN
THOUSAND, SEVEN HUNDRED ACRES.
ALASKA IS BEING LITERALLY STARVED TO DEATH.
WE HAVE FOREST RESERVES, MILITARY RESERVES,, ONE
OF THEM ONE HUNDRED MILES IN DIAMETER, COAL RE
SERVES, FI8H RE8ERVES, NAVAL RESERVES, 8EAL RE
SERVES, BIRD RESERVES, AND I SUPPOSE BY THIS TIME,
•BUG RE8ERVES, AND CRANKS CRYING FOR STILL MORE
9ESERVE8.
ANNOUNCEMENT:
TO THB ELECTORS OF THE THIRD DIVISION:
I hereby announce myself as a candidate for Representa
tive to the Territorial Legislative Assembly from the
Third Division <-f Alaska, subject, to the will of the voters
of said district. 1 stand on a strictly Non-Partisan ticket,
ardjf elected, will'do my utmost for the good of the en
tire district and work for the interests of Alaska in gen
eral. I am engaged in gold quartz mining in the Willow
creek gold camp, and I feel that the mining interests
sho I Ik* repiesented in the Territorial Assembly.
Kespect fully,
Knik, Alaska, Oct 7, 1IM».
."WILO K ELLY.
Vote for
R. D. GRAY
of Katalla,
Non-Partizan Nominee for the
Lower House
any iktIoub thought.—Cordova A1n«
knn.
Room nnd hoard nf. the Grand
llotol * 1.50 per dny. Homo cook
ed rnonls nnd good bed*. Mrs. M.
Phnrls.
Subwcribe foi liir I'roMprcioi t
Vote for
FRANK E. YOUNGS
For Representative
Jack Frost Has Arrived
i m —————
DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE
WINTER IS HALF OVER
Keep Warm and
Save Doctor BiHs
WE ARE HEADQUARTERS FOR
WOOL BLANKETS
EIDERDOWN COMFORTERS
COTTON COMFORTERS
FUR ROBES
FUR COATS
FUR CAPS
MACKINAW CLOTHINQ
FELT SHOES
FELT SLIPPERS
FLANNEL NIGHTGOWNS
WOOLEN UNDERWEAR
MENS SWEATER8
LADIES SWEATERS
CHILDRENS SWEATERS
SOLE AGENTS FOR
Coles Hot Blast Heating Stoves
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freighting and passengers to all parts
of the interior. General Trucking
bkl. Wood, • Proprietor
|
McKinley St. Vuldez
IW Horn
SCATri£
Cm as. Perry, mgr.
TUT REST Or EVERYTHING
IN THE BEART Or THE CITY
135RooHsWintfaTH-50StMHt Booms
GOOD REASONS
Tho most progressive j
store keepers all over the \
country use electricity for j
lighting. Why is it?
Because
It makes a lightor 3tore. i
It is cleanly.
It gives loss trouble.
Itdoes notpollutetheair. j
It lends itself readily to
any special decorative
effect.
It shows up colors to
good advantage.
'Phone for our expert to
talk it over with you.
ALASKA WATER, LI6HT k TEL. CO.
S,**m Electric Li.il.
Finely Furnished Room* All Modern Convenience*
Good fur nurrrT Good
Goods THE BUFFET Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL, KINDS OF
Native and ¥ ¥ T]yy|DI7D an<^ Building
Puget Sound JLi U lVlI3lL«l!v Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited
Free Delivery
Ingram & Bush SEES" ciaar
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
INTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regal* EL SIDELO, Senators, Millionaire*
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
Special Price To The Trade
We do a:
general
Banking
Business
SBLUM & G
— INCORPO«ATF.O —
BANKERS
CAPITAL $ 200 000"
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest rm Time Certificates of Deposit.