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MONDAY, NOVEMBER, 5, 1017
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BIRDS.
CJURE, maybe ye've heard the atorm
” thrush
Whistlin' bold in March,
Before there's a primrose peepin' out
Or a wee red cone on tne larch;
Whistlin' the sun to come out o' the cloud
An' the wind to come over the sea.
But for all he can whistle so clear and
loud.
He’s never the bird for me
CJURE. maybe ye’ve seen the song thrush
” After an April rain
Blip from In under the drlppln' leaves.
Wishful to sing again.
An' low wl' love whim he's near the nest
An’ loud from the top o' the tree.
But for all he can Rutter the heart In
your breast.
He’s never the bird for me.
SURE, maybe ye've heard the cushadoo
Callin’ his mate in May,
When one sweet thought Is the whole of
his life.
An' he tells It the one sweet way.
But my heart Is sore at the cushadoo.
Pilled with his own soft glee.
Over and over his "me an' you!”
He's never the bird for me.
SURE, maybe ye've heard the red breast J
singln’ his lone on a thorn.
Mindin' himself of the dear days lost. I
Brave wtd his heart forlorn.
The time Is In dark November,
An' not spring hnp.-s'has he.
"Remember." he sing*, "remember!”
Ay. thon’s the wee bird for me.
—Moira O'Neill
UNCLE SAM'S BIGGEST JOB
The United States, a nation now
famous for its success in carrying thru
big enterprises, is today up against
the biggest job it has tackled in all its
history. Its achievements in the past
are dwarfed into significance in com
parison with the task which lies be
fore it in its war agatnst German au
tocracy.
Fortunately, the people have no
reason to labor under any 'delusion
as to the magnitude of the enterprise
which they have undertaken. They
realize that the war must be waged
3,500 miles from home and that we
must be practically self reliant thru
out the war, in addition to rendering
substantial aid to the allies. We must
supply our own ships to carry our
troops and supplies, build our own
docks in France—because those now
in use already are overcrowded—con
struct our own railroads to the front
for the same reason, furnish our own
ammunition and food for our men and
fight our own battles so far as we
. are able.
The record of congress illuminates
our part in the war. Appropriations
which compare with ordinary appro
priations as the Panama canal com
pares with an irrigation ditch would
not have been made except for wag
ing an aggressive war of self-defense.
Millions of dollars were voted without
a dissenting voice because those bil
lions were absolutely necessary to
the conduct of the war. We are wag-t
log war od a billion dollar scale be
cause there is no other way in whict
to win it.
But appropriations of money and
fighting men do not in themselves wit
modern wars. Nations, not soldiers
wage wars today. It is the full powei
of Germany, not alone its magnificent
army, that we must break; and that
result can be accomplished only thru
j the full and undivided strength ol
the American nation. We must, to thi
hest of our ability, subscribe to lib
| erly bonds, keep the industrial wheelt
j turning, help the Red Cross and in
j fact back up our fighting men, whom
' we have sent to the front, with every
jounce of our strength, financial, mor
j al and physical.
Our part is to win the war. We
I have entered the struggle on behali
of our own democratic institutions,
our individual and national liberties
and on behalf of humanity in general.
The shortest road to peace is thru
successful war.
A BLOW BKIOW THK BKLT.
Every dollar that you send out of
Valdez for goods that may be had in
Valdez is In reality a blow at the
growth of your home city—a blow be
low the belt.
These thoughtless out of town pur
chases in the aggregate are keeping
Valdez people—maybe your friends
and neighbors—out of employment.
The greater the volume of business
done by Valdez merchants in all lines,
the greater the volume of money
kept in Valdez—and the greater the
number of people employed in Val
dez.
The business houses of Seattle or
Tacoma contribute nothing to the
support of Valdez. They sell nothing
that cannot be bought in Valdez. If
you want a dollar for a home insti
tution you do not go to Seattle for it,
do you? You collect it from the
merchants and citizens of Valdez.
Your shoe man can give you as
good shoes, the hardware man as good
hardware, the grocer as good grocer
ies, as you can get in Seattle. But
you say he sells dearer. So do you
and you and you sell your product
dearer. Therefore the result is the
same.
There is this difference. The pur
chase from your home merchant
must be satisfactory or you will take
it back to him. The purchase from
out-of-town concerns is not seen until
it is unwrapped. You have no chanqt*
for a satisfactory adjustment.
If you get your Income from Val
dez; if your living is made in Val
dez, be loyal,
Don’t hit Valdez below the belt.
Spend Valdez money in Valdez and
be known as a true town builder in
stead of a town destroyer.
BOL# PASHA, The alleged Ger
man spy, not only plotted to corrupt
the French press in the hope of start
ing a peace propaganda, but was in
volved in machinations in this coun
try designed to enable Germany to
establish a protectorate over Mex
ico, according to information from
Paris. It is evident, however, ihat
“Boloi8m,” as Lloyd George calls it,
will have a boomerang effect.
WE suspect that division No. 3,
class No. 1, in the army’s scheme for
segregating the registered men, will
be notable for the number of blanks
it contains—considering the fact that
it will be filled out by men rather than
their wives. Here it is: “Married man
dependent upon wife for support."
THE escape of the Russian fleet
at a time when it appeared certain
that it would be wiped out by the
Germans is in accord with Russian
traditions. The Russians have long
been known as excellent retreaters—
as well as superb fighters when they
want to fight.
A PRIVATE soldier in a Texas
training camp has just sold his seat
on the New York stock exchange for
$30,000 and invested his money in
604 liberty bonds. In other words he
has more faith in a sure thing than
in a gamble.
UNCLE SAM has just paid $5,
000,000 for 6,000,000 Mexican pesos,
which are normally worth about 48
cents each in United States money,
All of which shows that after all a
Mexican peso is not to be sneezed at.
The freighter Valdez arrived in
port last night with a cargo of coal
and general freight for our mer
chants.
A temperature of five degrees above
zero is reported here last night by
he local weather observer.
STEAM HEAT NEWLY FURNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
MRS. E. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
RED ('Rods CHAPTER
BE ORGANIZED E1J.AMAR
ELLAMAR, Nov. 5.—A Red Cross
Chapter will be organized at Ellamar
within the next few days, a number
of ladles. Including Mrs. Wiles, Mrs.
Lawson, Mrs. Mlddelkamp, Mrs. Pad
en, Mrs. Rowe, Mrs. Spangler and the
Misses Helen and Elizabeth Bennett
I being interested in the movement,
j The splendid new dance hall and
| movie theatre recently started by the
j Ellamar Mining Company has been
'completed, and is one of the best In
! the North. It is 30x70 feet in size,
t with hardwood floors, two dressing
I rooms with hot and cold water, and
j a fine stage. That the residents of this
j thriving village will enjoy this fine
j place goes without saying.
] The moving picture machine, one
j of the best on the market, has arrived
: and will begin operating next week. i
L. L. Mlddelkamp was a Valdez
visitor Sunday and Monday.
Wm. Wagner, who runs one of the,
largest fox farms in Prince William ■
Sound, made a visit to Valdez Sun- i
day on the Tokeh Lou in the inter- '
ests of his business.
Mrs. L. L. Middelkamp has been
visting relatives in Valdez the past ;
week.
Over 100 men are now employed at i
the mine here, and our city is assum
ing quite metropolitan airs.
Mr. and Mrs. Martin Anderson, who
were visiting in Valdez recently have
returned home.
The schools here are giving splen
did satisfaction under the manage
ment of Miss Elizabeth Bennett, who
recently opened her fall term with
14 scholars.
PICKET BOAT FOUNDERS
TWELVE MEN PERISH
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov, 5.—
j It was announced here today that a
! picket boat of the battleship Michigan
has foundered in home waters, and
twelve of its crew are believed to
have perished.
LONE ROBBER IN OREGON
MAKES A POOR HAUL
—
EUGENE, ORE, Nov. 5.—A lone
robber held up the First National
Bank of Springfield, Oregon, today
and secured about $200 in bills and
escaped on a bicycle.
He covered the men in the cages
with two guns.
President C. L. Scott invited the
man to come in and help himeslf.
The president believes the man Is in
i
: sane.
PRO-GERMAN BEEF
EATERS HINDER U. S.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Nov. 5.—
; Attempts of a pro-German element
i in San Francisco to frustrate the gov
| ernment’8 food conservation policy
| were reported to the food administra
i tion today by its advisory committee
of California hotel men.
has informed me,” says the vice chair
“A committee of restaurant men
man of the hotel committee, “that a
large pro-German element in San
I Francisco, who patronize their places
i of business, are insisting on having
j beef served to them on our beefless
i Tuesdays, threatening that if they do
I not serve beef to them they will cease
j to have meals in the restaurants."
j WILSON WOULD SHUT
DOWN ON LUXURY WORKS
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Nov. 5.—
! Restriction of production of mater
ials not essential to war is under ser
ious consideration by President Wil
son, and action may be taken soon.
Two courses have been generally dis
cussed. Under one, the war industries
board would enter into voluntary
agreements with specific manufactur
ers of nonessentials to reduce their
out put gradually. Under the other,
the president would issue a general
request to manufacturers and rely on
their patriotism to follow the sugges
tion. The power behind both plans
would be the government’s authority
to hold up coal shipments to recal
citrant producers and to control trans
portation through the priority direc
tor of the war industries board.
Too Mach Money.
Mr. Spuffingstein and his son were
walking down the main street the
other day when a large sideshow pos
ter caught the eye of little Ikey.
"Oh, fadder,” he cried, "gif me a
genickel to see the sea serpent.”
"Vasteful boy,” exclaimed his par
ent. “Vantlng to pay a genickel to
see a sea serpent. Here's a magnify
ing glass; go and And a vurm.”
It Depends.
“I see they are manufacturing as
bestos shingles now which will not
burn,” said the father.
"I guess that will depend upon
where they are used,” said little John
ny reflectively.
The Petersburg postofflce has grown
from a third-class office to a second
class office the past year, the receipts
running over $1000.
WHEN YOU HAVE FISH.
Hew te Teet end Prepare It and Hew
It 8hould 6a Served.
All flab must, of niurw, lie strictly
frcsb. If It is easily pulled from the
bones It Is u sure sign the flsb la stale.
The brightness of the eye Is another
test of freshness nnd one that cannot
be remedied artificially. For this reason
a purchaser should Pc suspicious of any
fish from which the e, es have been re
moved or fish ottered for sale without
the head. The skin should lie smooth
and mi wrinkled and the color fresh anil
clear. Dip In S’ aiding w ater for a few
seconds to remove the scales or skin.
Always soak sali fish in salt water
Instead of fresh water. The strong
taste usually so dllhcult to destroy will
be entirely removed and the lish n ill Pe
more pnlntulile limn when soaked In
fresh water.
Fish eoutuln the same kind of nutri
ents as other food materials. When
accompanied by bread and butter, po
tatoes. green vegetables and fruit, they
provide a diet that will supply all the
demands of the body. All sorts of fish
may l>e boiled, steamed, baked, plank
ed, fried, stutfed, scalloped, served in
cream, made into ramekins. cnspiettes.
salads, served hot or cold In Jolly, pot
ted nnd pickled. At a conventional
dinner flsli follows the soup and may
be served with potatoes and cucumber
or lettuce salad. At a home dinner it
takes the place of meat. Do not serve
a sweet or heavy dessert at the close
of a fish dinner, as the combination la
not good. Toffee may be served, bnt
tea is to be avoided after fish.—Wash
ington Star.
NOT A RIVAL OF THE SUN.
This Shows How Puny Is th« World’s
Biggest Artificial Light.
Perhaps Hie biggest artificial light lu
the world is the 50,000,000 caudle pow
er light installed at the falls of Niag
ara. When this gigantic installation
was made It was claimed te be the
nearest approach to real sunshine ever
devised by man. and that uihj be true.
But it is interesting tu ascertain, if
possible, bow much it fell sbert of the
actual output of light by eur great
luminary, and. strangely enough, there
are figures in existence which enable
a comparison to be made. Tet it may
la* stated at once that these figures
are so stupendous as to leave the bii
man mind absolutely "lu tbe dark."
Professor Young made a calculation
some years ago, based upon careful
and repeated experiments, of the total
quantity of sunlight given out by our
auu. and be found it to be a quan
tity represented by caudles running to
twenty-eight figures, candie power be
ing the official unit.
How many lights equal to the Niag
ara installation would It require to
match Dame Nature's big installation
which appears above the horizon so
regularly day by day? More big fig
ures! It would require 31.500,000,00*1
000,000,000 lights Just as powerful a
the biggest man Las accomplished "on
his own." So even T'ucle Sam will
have to try again. The Niagara Illu
mination Is “some" light, but old Sol
is equal to three and one-half quiutil
lions of them!—Pearson’s Weekly.
Watson and Iraland.
Sir William Watson has earned the
right to be termed Ireland’s poetical
champion, although be was horn in
Yorkshire and is of Yorkshire ancestry
on both sides. Home rulers Bay that
there is no more terse deseription of the
position of Erin than that contained in
the famous lines of Ills "Ode on the
Day of the Coronation of King Ed
ward VII.:”
• • • The lovely and the lonely bride
Whom we have welded but have never
won.
His first volume of poems was put)
lislied at his father’s expense. Ten
years later not twenty copies bad been
sold. Six years after the publication
of his second volume he had gained no
success. Today he is regarded as our
greatest liviug |ioet.—London Standard.
An Historic Battle.
Tbe great battle of Creey was fought
on Aug. 24. in 1344. It was here that
Edward the Black Prince gained hon
or. Tbe blind king of the Bohemians
was slain and tbe ornaments on his
sword were adopted as the coat of arms
of the princes of Wales, tbe coat of arms
being three ostrich feathers -with tbe
words “loh Dien.” It was at this bat
tle also that cannon were used for tbe
first time in history.
Ha Likad Candor.
"Ladies and Gentlemen-It baa never
been my lot to face a more empty bead
ed. Billy looking bnncb of people, and 1
hope I will never be booked for this
town again. It is not a pleasure to be
here, and Sit* per cent of you won’t be
able to understand wbat 1 am talking
about. We shall now proceed with the
lecture. Sly subject Is. Truth—Candor
—Know Thyself.’ *’—Richmond Tlmes
Dlspatch.
Soma Man Ara Brutaa.
"Ah,” sighed Mrs. Jenkins, “we’re nev
er sure of anything In this world.”
“Yes we are.” replied her husband.
"Whenever you are quiet for half a
minute 1 am sure that you’ll say some
thing soon or bust, and I’ve never mlss
id it yet”—Boston Transcript.
Nor For Anything Elae.
"That messenger boy could never
make a political success.”
"Why not?”
"Because he never could be Induced
to run for office." — Baltimore American.
Tha Loading Rivar.
You may not have beard much of tha
Aa, but tt la the world’s leading river.
You know In wbat kind of Uat—New
York Tribune.
These clothes
like old friends
are always
welcomed
Trad* Mark
Once you get acquainted with the style,
the reliable quality of all wool fabrics
and the good tailoring in
Styleplus 417
you will always like them.
Still $17 for Fall. You will wonder how the
makers have been able to continue such quality
so long at the old price. All models and fabrics.
The New Styleplus *21 Grade
— also the greatest value at this price—has
been added.
Every Styleplus garment is guaranteed to give
satisfaction and to be the full measure of value
at either price — Suits and Overcoats.
S. BLUM & COMPANY
Corporal Johns and Corporal Row
bottom left TelkheM on their way
north this morning.
Four degrees below zero is report
ed at Thompson Pass this morning.
HOTEL SEXTON
Seward Alaska
Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
The traveling public’s
home.
European Plan.
HOTEL SEXTON
(vALDEZH0SPiT/5r
Private Rooms
Taras Reasonable
JOS. A. SILVttHAJt, rv. G., M. D. Fn*.
! Jos. A t Overman PL G. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SVROBON
Office heve~l te 4 p. ■ --7 to S p. a.
Sunday by Appointment
Ree. TeL 174 Offlce TeL It
Boyle Block Valdes !
Arctic Hotel
✓
All Warn, Outside Rooms
Transient Trade Solicited
Special Rates by the Week or Month
Baths In Connection
PHONE 1U MRS. STRING. Pnp
Valdez Miners Ifnloo No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
W. M. CONLEY Prasidaat.
Valdes Alaska.
GEORGE M. BARRY Sacralary.
_Valdas Alaska._
IJ. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Hione 166.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. WICK.ES MERRITT
Offices in Flsb Building, adjoining
Tllllkum Club. ,
Phono 00. McKinley Street.
Contract Surgeon. U. S. Army
A. A Burgeon. U S. Public Hnnlth Snry
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
“UjjjNJIettwuil La Itc ratty
DENTIST
In Valdes Since 1808
PHONE HO
Office Rooms In Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORN H YS.AT-LA W
Office Opposite Casrl Hpane
Phene It VALDES. ALASKA
JOHN LIONS m W RITCHIE
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORRBVa.AT.LAW
Offices m wbnllng Balls lag
Pbean 1»I VALDEZ. ALASKA
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
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Fire-Surety Bonds-Life ,
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 188
P. M. BROWN. W. M.
ED WOOD. Secretary.
Caa You Beat It?
Six room house, partly furnished
with bath. If taken at once only
9500. Mrs. Fred Cameron. tt