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THURSDAY, JANUARY 20, 1010
THEODORE VS. THEODORE.
There is an impression over this
glorious realm that Theodore Piurton
of Ohio, has put one over on Theo
dore Roosevelt of New York, and that
the “putting over” operation was
done neatly and expeditiously.
The two Theodores—Burton and
Roosevelt—long ago parted company
politically. The question of national
defense was the rock on which they
split. Senator Burton for many
years has been one of the foremost
advocates of peace and disarmament
and his work In connection with the
Carnegie foundation for peace attract
ed attention not only in America, but
in other countries.
The other Theodore—Theodore
Roosevelt—never has cared particu
larly about peace. On the whole war
suits him just as well, and if the
people of some other country reach
a state of mind where they are spoil
ing for a scrap, he would like to ac
commodate them.
It Is known that Col. Roosevelt has
been strongly set against Burton as
a presidential candidate.
“Burton will never do; he Is too
much of a mollycoddle on the peace
question,” the colonel Is quoted as
saying.
It 18 Known mat me coiuuei ai me
opportune time intended to take a
hand to prevent the nomination of
Burton, and that his basis of attack
would have been Burton’s views in
opposition, as the colonel saw it, to
adequate national defense. He was
getting ready to pillory Senator Bur
ton as assort of Chinafied statesman
and to show that the American peo
ple want the other kind of a leader
—one who will strike out right from
the shoulder.
And then, presto! Something hap
pened. Senator Burton slipped one
across. He came out in an authoriz
ed statement for national prepared
ness. He declared that the opinions
any man had held prior to the Euro
pean war ought not to be charged
against him now, as conditions had
changed entirely. He was now in
favor of a strong army and navy. He
believed the United States ought to
be able to put up a “front"—that was
the word he used—in order to keep
other nations of a bullying disposi
tion from tramping on Uncle Sam’s
corns.
The statement which Col. Roose
velt was expected to issue for the pur
pose of blowing Senator Burton out
of the water is now a back number.
It has no more relevancy to present
and future conditions than an alma
nac of the vintage of 1870. Burton
always has been more than half way
acceptable to Progressives, and now
the colonel has lost his last chance
to put him in the "in-bad” class with
that element.—Cordova Times.
It you were sick would you go to
a blacksmith for repairs? Why then
do you go to a lung mechanic for in
formation about machinery when you
have mechanics in your home town
that stay there the year around, and
depend on their knowledge and abil
ity to do your work satisfactorily for
their existence as mechanics. Try the
Valdez Iron Works; we are hem to
stay with your assistance. th-tf.
Pasteurized Whipping Cream and
pure Buttermilk at Love-Whitley’a.
Bargains at the Emporium; open
from 9 a. m. to 9 p. m. •
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HOKE SMITH WANTS
SENATE TO ACT
Denounces British Interference with
Commerce of Neutrals and
Would Favor an Embargo.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 20.—
3enator Hoke Smith, of Georgia, in
n jpcech delivered on the {loot of the
r-.nat.e, bitterly denounced '.no inter
ference of the British gove rinent
with the commerce of the neutral na
lions of the world. He ee iared
that he notes sent by Secretary l.an
sing protesting against »ho seizure
of American ships had been too fee
ble and had been ignored by the Brit
ish, or had been answered by new in
dignities and violations of interna
tional law.
Senator Smith urged the senate tn
act in bringing pressure upon Presi
dent Wilson to take steps which
would compel the belligerent nations
of Europe to respect the right of
American ships to enter any port in
the world in order that the com
merce of this country might not suf
fer.
The Georgia statesman believes a
threat on the part of America to place
an embargo on supplies and muni
tions of war from this country to En
gland would bring a speedy termina
tion of tfce blockade maintained by
the British fleet which'has prevented
American products being sent to the
central European powers. He has an
nounced that he will introduce a res
nlution placing an embargo on mu
nitions to Europe and says ho will
press the matter until the administra
tion is forced to act. He is reported
to have the support of the Democratic
members in'the senate whose constit
uencies are in the cotton growing
states, which have suffered the loss
nf millions of dollars through the
blockade.
STORM GENERAL
OVER ALASKA
Mercury Drops to Fourteen Below
With Sixty Mile Gale and Keeps
Valdez People Indoors.
That the blizzard and low tempera
ture which has prevailed in Valdez
since yesterday morning is general
throughout Alaska is indicated by the
reports from the interior anC coatt
points. The storm is the wo^t which
has struck Valdez for years and has
served to keep everybody indoors un
'.ess absolute necessity demands their
Facing the gale. The mercury drop
ped to 14 below at the court house
last night and the wind attained a ve
locity of nearly sixty miles aw hour.
Pour below zero was the coldest
weather reported here during the
the past five years.
The officers of the Northw*s*€i-.i
which was in port yesterday morn1 ij:
reported that a terrific gale was blow
ing at Seward while the vessel was
in that port and that the weather
was intensely cold.
The weather report from interior
Alaska as received by the Signal
Corps shows that new records for low
temperature are being established at
points north of the Delta divide and
along the Tanana and lower Yukon
river. At Richardson, on the Tanana
river, near the mouth of the Rig Del
ta, the mercury Is reported to have,
dropped to 77 degrees below zero,
the coldest ever recorded in the Ta
nana valley since the establishment
of the telegraph line to the Interior.
The telegraph operators at Wort
man’s report that a terrific gale raged
there all night and that they feared
for a time that the station would col
lapse. Sleep was out of the ques
tion.
Both telegraph lines to the interior
were out of cpm mission this mom
ing but communication was restored
shortly before noon, showing that
some member of the Signal Corps
had risked big life In the 'storm to
repair the damage done by the storm.
The Interior weather report as f..r
nlshed by ^he Signal Corps follow r.
Gulkana, 23 below.
McCallum’s, 36 below.
Pax son’s, 32 below. *
> Donnelly’s, 66 below.
McCarthy’s,. 67 below.
Richardson, 77 below.
Fort Gibbon, 66 below.
The Birches, 72 below. ..
Min to, 70 below.
Far good nome-oooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street •
FORESAW HIS DOWNFALL
Napoleon Had Planned to Secure a
Home In This Country.
When Joseph Kniiuparte left me. the
impression on m.v mind was that hud
he not been Napoleon's brother he
would have passed for a very remark
able man.
1 had almost forgot to mention that
the conversation having Incidentally
turned toward Ills chateau at Itorden
town he mentioned as the principal
reason for choosing that situation a
conversation with Napoleon. I think
Immediately or not long ufter Napo
leon's return from Russia. They were
alone together, and his brother, luylng
a large map of the United Stutes. on a
table, said:
“ ‘Joseph, It Is very probable that the
time is not distant when you and I will
be forced to seek an asylum In the
United States. Come, let us look out
the best spot'
"After a careful examination they
decided that the most desirable place
was somewhere between the Delaware
and Hudson in the state uf New Jcr
sey. Napoleon was destined to a slow
and painful sacrifice, hut Joseph found
refuge lu the United States and was
governed in his selection of a home by
the recollection of the prophetic inter
view with his brother.”—I-'rom on Un
published Manuscript of James Ii
Paulding in Harper's Magazine.
BANANAS AS FOOD.
The Best Way to Serve Them Is Baked
When Full Ripe.
Children under three years of age do
not chew their food thoroughly.; they
bolt it For this reason they should
not have bananas to eat uncooked
Bananas are nutritious, but they are
an Indigestible food unless they are
well masticated. They are more easily
digested when cooked than when eaten
raw.
The most digestible form of cooked
banana Is the baked one. Tills Is pre
pared first by washing the fruit, then
cutting a small piece from each eud
of the bananas' ins when preparing a
sweet potato for baking). Place the
bananas to he baked on a tin pie plate
or similar dish In a hot oven. When
they feel tender after pricking with a
fork they ore well baked. Dork brown
or brown stained bananas (not the
bright yellow ones) are best for eating,
either raw or baked.
After the fruit Is baked It Is placed
on a platter and served ns a meat It
Is not. however, turned out of the skin.
When ready to eat it split the skin and
banana lengthwise of the fruit; season
it with salt, popper and a little butter. .
In warm weather baked bananas
may he used to take the place of meat
at a meal.—Philadelphia Record.
“Pins and Naadles."
After being for a long time in a con
strained attitude a peculiar numbness
and pricking are often felt in the. arm.
leg or foot This Is caused by some
interruption to the circulation and can
usually be removed by rubbing or ex
ercise. The reason of the sensation,
which Is decidedly uncomfortable while
it lasts, is that pressure for a certain
length of time deadens the sensibility
of u nerve. When this pressure la sud
denly removed, as straightening out
the leg after sitting with it doubled
underneath the body, aedslbllity grad
ually returns to the nerve. aiid as each
nerve fiber -composing the' trunk re
gains Its normal condition of sensibil
ity a pricking sensation- is felt and
these successive prickings from the
successive awakenings of the numer
ous fibers have not Inaptly been called
"pins and needles.”
Why Wet Land Is Cold.
C. G. Hopkins, soil exiiert. says that
five times as much beat is required to
evaporate water from the surface of
a soil as would be needed to raise the
temperature of the same amount of
water from the freezing to the boiling
point, says Farm and Fireside. This
explains why wet and poorly drained
soils are cold.
Tile drainage removes the excess
of water. Then the heat of the sun is
able to make some headway in warm
ing the soil. But If the soil Is con
tinually saturated with water the con
stant evaporation keeps the tempera
ture down in spite of the sun’s warmth.
When Your Eye* “Snap.”
When you read lu books and things
that So-and-so's eyes "snapped" with
excitement or anger you are not to
suppose that bis (or ben.orbs made a
snapping sound as they glanced about
the room. We have It on uo less au
authority than the Journal of the
American Medical Association that the
eyes of man “can move accurately,
noiselessly, with the greatest precision
to any object In any part of the Held
of vision."
Overpledged.
•lend me 910. old man. I pledge yon
my word of honor I'll pay it buck next
Saturday."
“Bofry. but 1 loaned you Hfteen oh
that security a mouth ago I'll bare to
ask you to pot op something more tan
gible this time."—Pittsburgh Proas.
In Meter CirolMr
“Now, ma." cautioned pa. '(don’t
force too muck on your guests at din
ner"
“What then?" sniffed ma.
"Make it a sociability ran and not
an endurance contest"—LoulevUle Cou
rier-Journal. "
Pie Rough‘Weather.
"f think I've gut a winner th ladles'
footgear"
-What la Itr
“I'm working on a scheme to pat
ehlffon nround the topa .of overshoes.”
—Kansas CM? Journal.
WILD ALL THROUGH.
The American Bay Lynx la an Animal
That Can’t Be Tamed.
We call Uiui the American wildcat,
although he is of a different species
from the wildcat of Europe. His real
name is hay lynx, uud he Is closely
associated with that other animal of
America, the Canadian lynx. The Eu
ropean wildcat is really the ancestor
of the domestic cat. hut you can't
domesticate the hay lynx of America.
He is wild all the way through.
He gets his front name from his col
or. which is a yellowish brown orjbay.
His tail is short, which has given him
another name—bobcat Unlike most
cats, he Is a good swimmer, and his
hind feet are partly webbed.
The bay lynx frequents mountain
woodlands in the less settled portions
of America, and sometimes he makes
his presence dreaded by his raids on
poultry. He Is also a persistent rob
ber of birds' nests, and he will eat
both birds and eggs. He will also de
vour squirrels, rabbits, wild turkeys
and anything tktft isn’t too big for him
to kill.
His nppetlte for animals has led peo
ple to fear him, although be will sel
dom attack human beings—only when
he thinks he has to defend himself.
He usually builds a nest of moss and
leaves in a hollow tree.—Philadelphia
North American.
SCIENCE OF NOSES. '
In Size and Shape, It is said, is snown
the Wearer’s Character^
Nasogruphy reveals the character,
habits and inclinations of people by a
simple Inspection of noses. According
to the -system, the nose should be as
long as possible, and this is a sign of
merit, |»wer and genius. Examples—
Napoleon and Caesar, both 'of whom
had large noses. A straight nose de
notes a just, serious and energetic
mind, the Roman nose a propensity for
adventure and n wide nose with open
nostrils is a mark of great sensuality.
A cleft nose shows benevolence. It
was the nose of St.'Vincent de Paul.
The curved tlcshy nose is a mark of
domination and cruelty. Catherine de
Medici and Elizabeth of England had
noses of this kind. The curved, thin
nose, on the contrary. Is a mark of a
brilliant mind, but vain and disposed
to be Ironical. It is the nose of a
dreamer, a poet or a crjtie. If the line
of the rose is re-entrante—that is. If
the nose is turned up—it denotes that
its owuer has a weak mind, sometimes
coarse, nnd generally playful, pleasant
and frolicsome. A pale nose denotes
egotism, envy, heartlessness. The
quick, passionate, sanguine man has a
strongly colored nose of uniform shade.
—London Tit-Bits.
A Great Military Peat,
Nonza, In Corsica, Is very proud of
the story of a great military feat per
formed there long ago. It is told In
"Romantic Corsica.” by George Ren
wlck.
The French In 1708 had subjugated
all the northern cape with the excep
tion of the tower of Nonza. which for
a considerable time sustained a close
siege. Attacking parties were driven
back by a fierce fire, but at last the
garrison agreed to surrender If allow
ed to march out wi& all the honors
of war. This was conceded, and old
Captain Cascella appeared, staggering
under a load of muskets and pistols.
“Why Is the garrison so long In com
ing out?” asked the French com
mander.
“It Is here, sir,” replied Cascella. “I
am the. garrison.”
Needs No Lightning Rod.
A building 0.000 feet above sea level
should be protected by lightning rods,
one thinks, but the astronomical obser
vatory at Mount Etna has nut und
does not need such protection. The
observatory Is near the summit of the
volcauo. and the stream of vapor con
stantly rising from the cruter acts as a
natural conductor, draining the elec
tricity out of the clouds, so that light
ning is seldom seen there.
If This Insect Had Wingsl
Yon can excuse a child for calling a
whale a fish, but listen to this young
ster, who Is reported In the Boston
Transcript:
Child at Library—Please giVe me a
book on whales.
A book on natural history with a
chapter devoted to whal«s Is brought.
The Child—Oh. I don't mean a hook
on the Insect I mean the country!"
Simple Directions.
“My dear," wild she. "please run and
bring me the needle from the hay
stack."
“I don’t know which haystack.”
“Look In all the haystacks. You
can't miss It. There's only one needle."
—Prom “More Jonathan Papers."
Woman’s Doairo to Attract
Owing to the system under which ws
live, where man Is a valuable prey,
woman has contracted the habit of
try big to attract. Even Aggressive In
solence on her part may conceal the
desire to attract by exasperating.-W.
L. George In Atlantic.
Has to Be
"Our Alimony club is very econom
ics!"
“Well. It goes without saying that so
alimony club has to husband its means."
—Baltimore American.
Classified.
“How- would you classify s telephone
girl? Is hers s business or s profes
sion ?
“Neither; It is s cslllng.”-Cll»rlstlsn
Register. _
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miss. The prices are reduced tp |
_make it worth while for you to 1
buy now. j
Men’s Cra^enette Overcoats, $20 value, now - $10.00 ■
Men’s Cravenette Raincoats were $15 & $20, * $7.50 j
Heavy Blanket-lined Canvas Coats, $5 & $6 quality, now $2.50 «
Men’s Smoking Jackets, $4 & $5 quality, now - $2.50 j
Corduroy Coats at half price. |' I
Buckskin-lined Corduroy Vests,r$5 quality, now - $2.50 •
Moleskin blanket-lined Teamster’s Overcoats, fur collar, *
were $15, no* - . . $10.00
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All Boys* Suits and Overcoats at *
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25 per cent off on
Ladies’ Furs
Children’s Furs,
Men’s Fur Collars.
Reduced to j
Men’s Stock Ties - 25c *
Silk Mufflers - 50c
Way’s Knitted Mufflers 25c c
4
Men’s Dress Shirts, $1.50' and $2.00 [quality, j
now - - - 75c 1
Men’s Negligee'Shirts, $1.50 to $5.00 quality,
now - One-half off «
Boss-of-the-Road Mackinaws, in blue, brown
and gray, $5.00 quality, selling now for $2.50 ^
Malone Mackinaws, were $6.00, now - -$4.00
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of today’s successful busi
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Advertising has brought
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Fourth Aye, Seward, Alaska
Arcade Cafe
OPEN UNTIL 9 P.M.
We Serve Corona Coffee
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Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE
STORAGE,
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Positively No Coal Delivered U»>
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