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FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 11)17
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CHAP WHO DOESN’T CARE.
YOU'LL, find him at a thousand posts—
the chap who doesn't care;
He's drawing pay from day to day; you’ll
find him everywhere.
And though his work be good or bad, to
him It's all the same,
He loiters on the walks of life without a
single aim.
His errors never trouble him, the cost's
not his to bear.
Bo long as others feel the pain this fellow
doesn't care.
HE doesn't care that he may be the
cause of real distress,
Hay be the stumbling block that bars the I
way to man's success;
His one desire Is Just to rid himself of
tasks that irk.
He seeks relief from labor, not the splen
dor of his work.
He brings no spirit to his Job, no love of
what Is fair,
And views the ruin In his wake and says
he doesn’t care. —
—Detroit Free Press.
COOLING OFF THE ALLIES
‘‘Punitive damages, the dismember
ment of empires, the establishment of
selfish and exclusive economic lea
gues, we deem inexpedient and in the
end worse than futile, no proper ba
sis for a peace of any kind, least of
all for an enduring peace.”
This sentence was sandwitched in
to President Wilson’s reply to the
pope’s proposal for peace. It is one
of the most significant utterances of
the president to the pontiff, to Ger
many and to the world. It shows that
the United States will not be party
to any grand scheme of conquest and
incorporation. In other words, the
United States is not fighting for any
ambitious territorial program that
may be harbored by any of Its allies,
but has its own aims, clear and defi
nite.
Of course, it is hardly to be expect
ed that in the peace conference this
country will attempt to make a peace
exclusively according to its own sel
fish part in the war. Undoubtedly it
will recognize the aims of the allies
and indorse certain proposals intend
ed to compensate such nations as Bel
gium and France for the destruction
that has been visited upon them by
the kaiser’s military machine. It may
recognize the claim of France to Al
sace and Lorraine, although its at
titude may be to urge a compromise
in regard to the issue involving these
provinces, which will aim to make
them neither wholly German nor
'wholly French. No hint of the presi
dent’s position on this question has
ever become publicly known and pro
bably nothing will be known until the
councillors are seated at the peace
ble.
Perhaps the most interesting phase
of the peace problems touched upon
by the president is that the United
---
States looks upon "selfish economic
leagues" as inexpedient and "worse
than futile." The celebrated Paris
conference, held before this country
entered the war was regarded by the
world as the precursor of just such
an economic league as that to which
the president referred—that is, it was
intended to proclaim a "war after the
war.”
Apparently, however, the temper
of the entente has cooled somewhat,
for the view from allied quarters is
that the president's reply to the Vati
can is complete in itself and speaks
for the allies. If that is the ease, the
allies are ready to abandon any plans
they may entertain for an economic
league intended to crush Germany’s
commerce, and this change of atti
tude is a hopeful sign.
There will be a spirit of compro
mise at the peace conference. On the
great and vital questions the allies
table.
the United States will lie wnoiesome
in bringing about an enduring peace
—a peace in which the seed of old
world powers will not be planted.
And if that happily is the case,
America’s part in the war will have
been justified regardless of other con
siderations, and the United States will
be blessed by future mankind.
ON THK FIRING LINE
Of course we don’t hear much
about what is actually being done to
transfer America’s fighting men to
the scene of action—The battlefields
of France; and we shall not hear
much about the details until it is all
over. But probably there are a great
many more men in France today than
nine out of ten person would estimate
and more are being rushed to the
front as circumstances admt.
The announcement that a “large
contingent” of American artillery has
reached France and has been in
training for some time, offers a clue
to what is going on behind the scenes.
These men were mobilized quickly,
efficiently and noiselessly and sent
abroad—the public knows not when
nor whence. It is reasonable to as
sume, however, that the government
is not allowing grass to grow under
its feet but will mass as many men
in France as it can get there during
the fall and winter in order that way
may be clear for the citizen army in
the spring.
The present enlisted strength of
the army, not counting the men
drawn by selective conscription, is
more than 800,000. It is announced
that probably most of the national
guardsmen will go to Europe during
the winter. It is evdent, therefore,
that when spring comes the Ameri
can olive drab will be much in evi
dence on the firing line.
Without doubt the United States
could have had a much larger force
of men in Europe today than it has,
if the demand had been Imperative.
There has been no need for a super
rush program. Yet it is obvious that
a well ordered program is being car
red out according to schedule.
THE United States has found that
less than one-half of 1 per cent of
will be adamant, but the influence of
the merchantmen convoyed by war
ships, or less than one vessel out of
every 200 is sunk by submarines.
It is revealed that American war
craft have been convoying merchant
ships to the war zone, where they
are escorted by destroyers, and the
success of this plan no doubt accounts
largely for the big destroyer program.
Every resource is being directed
against the U-boats and the Germans
must realize by now that the diver
campaign cannot win.
HOW dear to the heart is the
steady subscriber, who pays in ad
vance on the first of each year; whd
lays down his money and does it
quite gladly and casts round the of
fice a halo of cheer. He never says
“stop it, I cannot afford it, I’m get
ting more papers than now I can
read.” But always says "Send it; our
people all like it; in fact, we all
think it a help and a need.” How
welcome his check when it reaches
our sanctum, how it makes our heart
throb and pulses dance; We outward
ly thank him, we inwardly bless him
—the steady subscriber who pays in
advance.
Three mushers are on their way
in from Tonsina today. They are be
lieved to be a part of the Miller out
fit.
SEVEN FRENCH STEAMERS
TORPEDOED IN WEEK
PARIS, Sept. 28.—Seven French
steamers were torpedoed In the past
seven days by German submarines.
STEAM HEAT NEWLY FURNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
MRS. E. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
VILLAGES OF GALICIA.
Whtrt Family, Cattle and Fowls All
Livo In Two Rooms.
Tbe villages of Uallcla are eapeclal
i ly interesting on Sundays and holi
days. when the national costumes are
donned.
Tbe cottages are generally made of
stone or board plastered over and are
1 then covered with a coat of whitewash
I The straw roof is frequently crowned
1 with green growing moss, which adds
i to its picturesque uppearance if not to
its healthfulness. Water Is drawn
from the wells by a long pole balanced
near the center. These wells have a
decided old world appearance.
The interior of the cottages, is usual
! ly divided into two rooms; In one
1 room llie entire family lives, eats and
sleeps; in the other, in mure or less
harmonious contentment, dwell the
j cows, pigs, chickens and geese. No
i household would lie complete without
] s number of geese.
Around the cottages a uuinher of chil
dren are sure to lie seeu playing. A
dozen or twenty or thirty of such cot
tages. each separated only by a small
yard, make up a village. If there Is a
marriageable daughter in the house
(lie lintel of the door and the window
surroundings are ornamented with lit
tle Irregular bauds, which is a notice
to the marriageable young men.—Chris
tian Ileraid.
VALUE IN DEAD LETTERS.
—
The Lose and Trouble That Are Caused
by Sheer Carelessness.
More than two and a quarter million
dollars' worth of checks, drafts, money
orders and other valuable papers were
found in undelivered letter* by the
dead letter office during the last year,
and practically all were restored to
their owners.
The first assistant postmaster gen
eral announces that the dead letter di
vision handled 10.830.800 letters and
parcels during the y^ar. a slight in
crease over the previous year. One
third of these letters and parcels, or
3.077,104, was delivered, 101,485 con
tained things of value without clew to
their senders and were held for claim
ants, 7.010,436 had to be destroyed
and 41.775 still are being investigated
Jn addition to the valuable papers,
with a face value of $2,303,110, found
In undelivered letters, many contained
stamps, and some currency was found
loose In the mails.
The dead mail received by the dead
letter division during the year contain
ed *177,700 misdirected letters, 115,70*1
unaddressed letters, 228.700 letters held
for postage, 440.200 letters written on
hotel'letter paper by persons unknowu
to the hotels and 104.700 letters boar
ing fictitious signatures.
Army Aviation 8ervice<
Significant, ,'n view of the popular
conception of flying as extreme dare
deviltry, la the record of the United
States army aviation service from
Jan. 1 to Dec. 26, 1916. During that
period 7,087 flights were made by mill
tary pilots. In all 3,357 hours were
spent in the air, which means that
more than nine hours each day of the
year some soldier airman was aloft.
The distance traveled amounted to ap
proxlmately 251,775 miles, or slightly
more than ten times the clrcumfer
ence of the earth. There was no fa
tality. Evidently these figures can
not be fairly compared with current
railroad and motorcar statistics. Con
trasts are not needed, however, to ac
cent their import. Sane flying is not
yet accident proof and possibly never
will be, but neither is it extremely
foolhardy.—Searle Hendee In Popular
Mechanics Magazine.
Richard the Hunchback.
Of all the kings of England perhaps
Richard, the hunchback, has the most
sinister reputation, his only rival being
the crafty John. He died on Bosworth
field fighting for the crown he had
gained by murder. It is a matter of
history as well as of Shakespeare—
not always the same thing—that the
tide of success turned against Richard
when Lord Stanley took himself and
bis men from bis side to that of Rich
mond. When hard pressed Richard
cried: “I am king of England! 1 will
not budge an inch.” Then, being over
whelmed, be died, crying: ‘‘Treason!
Treason!”
Where Knowledge Stopped.
Bill—Do you know you borrowed $2
from me over six months ago?
Gill—Ves, I know that
“And do you know you have never
paid me?”
“Why, yes. 1 know that"
“Do you know when you are going
to pay me?"
"Well, say, you don’t expect me to
know everything, do you?”—Pittsburgh
Chronicle-Telegraph.
Eskimo* and Whales.
The Eskimos use every part of the
whale. The oil Is light, fuel and food
for them; the flesh, food; the whale
bone and true bone are used in making
sledges, huts, boats, spears and har
poons; the sinews form thread and
twine; the thin membranes, window
glass.
Never Unwelcome News.
Katharine—When a person already
knows a thing he certainly hates hav
ing some one tell him about it Tom
How about the girl who knows she la
pretty?—Stray Stories.
Eat Their Way.
Earthworms swallow the earth which
la in their way as they are making their
galleries through the soil.
Temperance and labor ars the two
real physicians of man.
A Good Suit
for $17!
To prove to you that
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Clothes ft”
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“The same price the world over."
measure up to our definition of a
“Good Suit,” we enumerate the fol
lowing points:
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1 All wool fabrics.
2 Uncommon patterns.
3 Lined with high grade serge.
4 The understructure of the suit
is made of good grade canvas
and haircloth shrunk in water.
5 Tailoring by trained workmen
in the largest individual cloth
ingl’actory in the world. Hand
work is applied to all the im
portant parts.
6 Models for all men. Special
ones for young men.
7 One of theablest fashion artists
has made a national reputation
by making STYLEPLUS.
8 Every STYLEPLUS has a
written guarantee.
f We alone have the sale of this
“Good Suit for $17” here.
S. Blum & Company
GOOD GOODS
Copyright, 1915,
by
Henry Sonnrborn
It Co.. Inc.
LAUNCH DELLA
Capt. H. L. Rider
Weekly trips from Valdez to
Ellamar, Landlock, Fldalgo and
way [torts. Passengers landed
at all points.
Carrying freight and passen
gers.
For rates apply on board.
CAPT. H. L. RIDER
A Through Ticket
Via
Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul|Ry.
Saves Money
Insures Comfort
By buying a through ticket
you save from $10 to $15 as
against buying to Seattle
and rebuying there.
By buying over the C. M. &
St. P. Ry., you are assured
of the comfort that comes
from riding behind an elec
tric locomotive—the most
powerful in all the world—
and that personal attention
which is a feature of “Mil
waukee” service.
For tickets, berth reservations
and other particulars consult
your nearest Steamship Agent.
A. P. CHAPMAN, JR.
Asst. Gen'l Passenger Agent
Seattle, Wash.
J. fr. BAHL
City Ticket Agent
Second and Cherry
Seattle, Wash.
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’a
Prices reasonable. *
Notice of Sale
Special sale on jewelry at the Val
dez Drug. Everything half price, tf
Ice—Ice—Ice
Delivered to all parts of the town,
lc. per pound. Love-Whitley Co. tf
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HOTEL SEXTON
Seward Alaska
Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public’s
home.
European Plan.
HOTEL SEXTON
Launch Patsy
for Charter Anwybere on
VALDEZ BAY
At any Time Day or Night
J. D. Jefferson
VALDEZ, ALASKA
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
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*
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people of the Vicariate of Alaska and
the Aleutian Island to regard The
Catholic Northwest Progress as the
official source of information for all
that pertains to their religious life
and the Interests of the Church.
R. J. CRIMONT, S. J.
Bp. Vic. Ap. Alaska.
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Tillikum Club.
Phone 90. McKinley Street.
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> curteoD. U S. Public Health Serv.
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKER ILLE
(iradaate National University,
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
In Valdez Since 1898
PHONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
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Pkoae M VALDEL ALASKA
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ATTORNBITS. AT-LAW
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Pkoae 1S1 VALDEL ALASKA
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PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Office keart—1 te 4 p. ■ —7 te 8 p. a.
Sunday by Appointment
Res. Tel. 176 Office TeL 19
Boyle Block Valdes