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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1915.
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WHEAT EMBARGO IS IDLE TALK.
There is not the slightest probabil
ity that the notion of an embargo
on wheat exports from the United
States will be seriously considered,
in or out of congress. The proposal
is one more instance of an unhappy
tendency to rush excitedly into ex
treme conclusions from phenomena
which have not been studied, and to
insist on violent remedies witfiout
the least consideration of what they
would involve. Ever since the war
broke out. intelligent observers have
recognized that the greatest bulwark
of this country’s position, in the
world-wide economic storm, was the
fact of an American wheat crop larg
er by 17 per cent, than the largest
previous harvest, and the certainty
of an unusual demand for our sur
plus wheat by European markets,
ihe results of that situation have
been remarkable. In June, our farm
ers have begun to talk of unremun
erative prices, in consequence of a
surplus beyond the market’s power
to absorb. But Europe, under war
conditions, has taken so great a part
of that surplus as to insure wealth
and prosperity to the farming west,
and to play an essential part in turn
ing all the foreign exchanges in this
country’s favor. A month ago, peo
ple emotionally disposed were talk
ing of these conditions as a sign that
Providence is on the side of the Unit
ed States. The emotions of today
would strike down this industrial
and commercial bulwark at one blow.
If congress or the administration
were soberly to investigate and re
port on the high price of wheat, a
situation of rare interest in econom
ic history would be set forth. If it
were susceptible of proof that the
nresent high prices are a direct re
sult of a speculative corner, there
would no doubt be practical ways
of dealing with such a situation. But
when newspaper comment tells us
that “an embargo for a few months
would be a natural and proper rem
edy,” not only because the foreign de
mand has raised the price, but be
cause it “may be more powerful in
compelling peace than invincible arm
ies or matchless navies,” the plain
common-sense of the average citizen
will draw its own conclusions. Why
not apply this beneficent infiueunce
towards peace by an embargo on all
our exports to Europe? That would
be a shorter road. As for the ques
tion of who really caused the $1.45
per bushel price, we have some recol
lection of a public bulletin of advice
to American farmers, issued from gov
ernment offices at Washington in mid
summer, urging producers not to sell
their wheat in a hurry, but to hold
for higher prices. Perhaps, the De
partment of Agriculture meant the
farmer not to hold for more than
a dollar per bushel. But how could
he in his innocence have suspected
that he was to stop there?—New
York Post.
THE PERIL OF AUSTRIA.
If the Pope did say that ‘‘he feared
the disruption of Austria was inevi
table unless peace was brought about
within a short time," he merely gave
utterance to an opinion that has be
come very general. It seems not only
inevitable, but near at hand. Before
the war Is over or even near its end
we may see the downfall of the em
pire which, seventy years ago, domi
nated Europe. The greatness which
reached its height under Metternich
may soon end in destruction under
Burian.
At least in theory and on the face
of the official documents it was Aus
tria who begun the war, who brought
about the universal calamity, and her
punishment is as terrible as if her
guuilt were all that It seemed. She
entered on her ruinous course with
as much gayety of heart as did the
French in 1870, and the nonchalance
with wh'ch she embarked on the easy
task of destroying Servia had a re
buke almost melodramatic when her
crushed and broken armies fled helt
er-skelter back to Austrian soil.
In this case the strange obtuseness
of German diplomacy was matched
for once by an equal stupidity in the
military field. It was Austria’s task
to hold Russia back while Germany
was crushing France. She did not
hold Russia back; Russia today has
almost surrounded Hungary and is
sweeping through Bukowina, while
Transylvania is in imminent peril.
Not only could she not hold Russia
back, but she could not even defeat
Servia; her three invasions of the
little state have ended not only in
rout, but in paalysis and confusion
of military councils. Today she faces
Servia not only defeated, which would
be enough, but irresolute and plan
less, which is worse. The plan for
a fourth invasion seems to have fall
en to the ground with Count Berch
told’s disappearance from the For
eign Office, where, in July, he play
ed so sinister a part in checkmating
the attempts to avert the war.
Meanwhile the economic situation
in Austria is becoming serious, and
soldiers are kept from the firing line
to disperse mobs in such great cit
ies as Budapest. The signs of inter
nal dissension are too numerous to
be waved aside. The latest and prob
ably final disaster in Servia led to
ant(-governnient demonstrations, and
it is not possible longer to doubt the
growth of a feeling in Austria that
she is being sacrificed to the mili
tary needs of Germany.
Maximilian Harden contemptuously
says that Germany should cease wast
ing her energies in defending an ally
who is incapable of defending her
self. There is probahly something to
be said on both sides; but there is
some evidence that a bitter feeling
is growing between Austria and Ger
many. Harden is brutal but truth
ful, and the signs of Austria’s im
pending downfall are as apparent in
Prussia as in Rome.
In this state of things it is simply
ridiculous for von Moltke to say that
“the Russian masses have entirely
collapsed.” When Austria failed in
her task of holding Russia back it
became necessary for Germany to
hurry Turkey into the war; and for
the sake of making a diversion in
Russia’s rear and relieving the pres
sure in Bukowina and Transylvania
the unfortunate Turks were sent on
that mad march to death through the
passes of the Caucasus mountains.
It ended in • the • virtual destruction
of three of the best corps in the Turk
ish army, and Russia’s attention was
•not diverted for an instant.
To this has come the iridescent
dream of Franz Ferdinand; the vi
sion of saving Austria by devouring
her southern neighbors promises to
end in a world wide catastrophe in
which Austria will be the first to fall.
The assassination at Sera.ievo spared
Franz Ferdinand the pain of seeing
the ruin of his plans and the end of
his hopes.—New York Times.
COLONIZING NEGROES.
Representative Quin, of Mississip
pi, observed in the House the other
day tnat "everybody would be better
off if we could colonize the negroes
somewhere.” This utterance is in
tended strictly for northern consump
tion. One thing which would incite
a riot anywhere within the borders
of his own state would be any sug
gestion to remove from it any portion
of its negro population, upon which
the state depends for its subsistence.
If Mississippi had to depend upon its
white population to produce its crops
or to do its other w'ork it would face
bankruptcy at once.
When it comes to state legislation,
rather than to stump speeches in con
gress, this fact is recognized clearly,
and drastic laws are in force there
to prevent, if possible, any loss to
the state of any portion of its negro
population. Here, for example, is a
section from the Mississippi laws of
1912, taken from a recent bulletin of
the bureau of labor statistics of the
federal government:
“Each emigrant or employment ag
ent, or person engaged in hiring
negroes or soliciting emigrants or
laborers in this state to go beyond
the limits of the state, must pay an
annual license of five hundred dol
lars ($500) in every county in which
he operates or solicits emigrants or
laborers.”
A fine of $5,000 and imprisonment
for six months at hard labor are the
penalties for trying to induce labor
ers to leave the state in the ab
sence of such a license. m
The laws of the same state provide
severe penalties for any person who
shall induce any laborer or “renter”
to leave his employment. They also
provide jail sentences up to six
months’ time for any laborer who
“jumps his job” after having entered
into a contract of employment.—Seat
tle Post-Intelligencer.
Beautiful hand-painted vases just
received at Valdez Drug Co. tf
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
WILL NOT SELL
CARGO OF VESSEL
British Want To Buy Wilhelmina’s
Cargo for the Belgian Relief
Commission.
LONDON, Feb. 9.—T-e owners of
the Wilhelmina have refused an offer
to sell the cargo of the vessel to the
Beligan relief committee. The com
pany was offered the purchase price
of the cargo with the present freight
rates from Texas to Liverpool added
but they refuse to even consider the
proposit'on.
The Wilhelmina, previous to the
outbreak of the war, belonged to a
German steamship company and was
interned in an American port when
war was declared in order to prevent
her becoming a war prize of some
nation hostile to Germany. Later the
vessel was purchased by an Amer
ican and registered under the Ameri
can flag. She was loaded with a car
go of cotton destined for Germany.
The vessel cleared ffom an American
port before the British government
had declared cotton a contraband
when shipped to Germany and the
owners of the cargo are evidently in
sisting upon their right to fill their
contract by delivering the cotton to
some German port.
WEALTHY SPOKANE
DRUGGIST KILLED
Was Beaten a d Robbed By Thugs
Last Saturday Night—Scores of
Vagrants Arrested
SPOKANE, Feb. 9.—Dr. U. P.
Simms, a wealthy druggist of this
city, is dead from injuries received
at the hands of unknown thugs who
robbed and beat him into an uncon
scious condition late last Saturday
night.
The outrage, following as it does
a series of holdups, has caused in
tense indignation among the citizens.
The police have been subjected to
severe criticism and have made scores
of arrests in the hope of being able
to secure some evidence front the
vagrants as to the guilty parties.
woinIants
COURT CLERKSHIP
List of Applicants for Position In
Fairbanks District Constant
ly Growing.
A petition signed by many women
of Fairbanks has been presented to
Judge Bunnell asking him to appoint
Miss Clara C. Held clerk of the court
of toe Fourth division. Miss Held has
had long experience in court work,
having worked in a United States
commissioner’s office, U, S. district
attorney’s office, and in the office of
the clerk of the court. The other
applicants for the office are: Chief
Deputy Marshal J. E. Clark, Assist
ant District Attorney G. Ellis Gard
ner, Wallace Cathcart, Fred A. Mar
tin, G. A. Olson, Ed. Stier, L. F.
Protzman, B. J. McGinnis and W. F.
Whitley.
A good story comes from Fairbanks
in connection with the numerous pe
titions which are being circulated
asking Judge Bunnell to appoint the
person favored by those circulating
the petitions. The citizens have got
the habit and just attach their names
to the list without reading the peti
ton. It appears that John Moe, the
erstwhile Democratic leader, found
it necessary to circulate a petition
to secure a renewal of his saloon
license and left petitions around at
several places where they could re
ceive the signatures of the citizens.
When Moe’s petition is presented
to the court officials they will be
surprised at the popularity of the
genial gentleman among the fair sex,
as it contains the names of several
good Christian workers who bellev
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Sufficient Cause.
“Ho married her because ber first
husband left her.”
“Why, that was hardly a good rea
son to marry a woman.”
-He left her StiUO.OOO."—Philadelphia
Record.
eti they were boosting for an appli
cant for tho clerkship.
Big Laughs Tonight.
A big laugh at the Orpheum: new
pictures tonight. Read the following
program:
“The Shadow,” Pearl White in a
good story.
“Dolly Tomboy,” IMP. comedy full
of fun.
“The Fugitive,” a fine drama.
"Dick’s Discomfort,” a co^iedy that
will make a hit.
"Smallpox Scare,” a comedy that
you will want to see the second time.
All scream comedies at the Orph
eum tonight. Don’t miss them.
TIDE TABLES PORT OF VALDE7.
Complied from the official tide t« ■
bles issued by the Coast and Geodet
ic Survey. The time for high and
low water is for the Port of Valdez
and is Valdez time. Immediately fol
lowing the time of high and low wa
ter is given the height of the tide
In feet and tenths:
Tuesday, February 9.
High tide 7:27 a. m„ 12; 9:48 p.
m„ 8.8.
Low tide 12:36 a. m„ 3.6; 3:14 p.
m., 0.1.
Saturday, February 13.
High tide 12:07 a. m., 10.8; 11:38
p. m„ 13.1.
Low tide 5:34 a. m., 2.0; 6:24 p.
m., 1.4.
Sunday, February 14.
High tide 12:41 a. m„ 11.3; 12:22
p. m., 13.1.
Low tide 6:16 a. m„ 1.8; 6:58 p.
m., 1.3.
Wednesday, February 10.
High tide 8:46 a. m„ 9.2; 10:45 p.
m., 9.4.
Low tide 2:14 a. m., 3.7; 4:17 p.
m., 0.6.
Thursday, February 11.
High tide 9:54 a. m., 12.6; 11:30
p. m., 10.1.
Low tide 3:40 a. m., 3.3; 3:59 p.
m., 1.1.
Friday, February 12.
High ‘ide 10:60 a. m„ 13.0.
Low tide 4:44 a. m., 2.6; 5:48 p.
m.. 1.4.
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S. S. Mariposa and S. S. Alameda sail from Seattle
the 1st, 8th, 16th and 24th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south--7th, 15th, 23rd and 30th for Cordova,
Juneau, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Juneau. Sheep creek Treadwell, Douglas
Cordova Ellamar. Valdez and Latouche. Explosives. S S Seward. S S Seward. 5th’
S S Latouche. 15th; S S Cordova. 25th of each month—Right reserved to change this
schedule without notioe.
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WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez. Alaska, Peb. 9, 1915.
STATION Above Below, Snow In. WEATHER CONDITIONS
Donnelly . 26 3 Cloudy, high winds, poor trail.
McCallum . 20 24 Clear, windy, trail open.
Paxson’s . 20 18 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Hogan . 4 17 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Gulkana . 10 18 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Copper Center - 1 10 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Tonslna . 0 23 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Teikhell . 15 25 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Beaver Dam. 7 37 Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Summit . 28 60 Cloudy, windy, trail open.
Wortman’s . 29 43 Snowing, cklm. trail good.