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FRIDAY, MARC H 30, 1017
WOMEN AFTER THE M AR.
It is an interesting question wheth-;
er by the time the war ends we shall
l ave heard the last of the ancient and
time-worn aphorism that woman's
place is at home. We do not realize
as we should in a more literal sense
then ever before whole nations are
now at war. Often in the past huge
armies have been raised, even to the
j oint of draining the nation of its
male population, but never before
have great powers brought into the j
struggle and enlisted in their svppo*t'
all the human forces capable In any'
way of helping their cause.
For the first time in human bis-j
tory woman has been mobilized as an j
additional arm of the service. She I
does not shoulder a rifle or hurl gren - i
tides or aim field pieces. But neither 1
is she content merely to fall into the*
jdaces left vacant by the men who]
have marched to the front: she en-i
gages also in work directly connected |
with war.
The process has been gradual and
piecemeal, not the working out of a (
complete and predetermined plan:1
but the result is a revolution. Woino:
1 y the myriad-—which is a definite ,
number and not a symbol of infinity—j
are working in munitions factories j
and other establishments that are j
making equipment and supplies for ]
the men in the field: they are run
ning street cars, they are tilling the;
fields, they have replaced men in a
hundred occupations for which long
standing prejudice has regardea them
;,s unfit. In every country that is
now at war women are “doing their
l it" as generally and as efficiently as
the men. There are few “slackers”
among them.
That is a revolution ami revciu-i
tions never go backward. When
peace is restored, women will be hold
ing millions of jobs that were left va
cant by men who took their way to
the trenches and who were swallowed
up forever. They will continue to hold
those jobs, partly because they have
earned them by their faithfulness in
times of stress, partly because there
will be need of every hand an->. eve
and brain to repair the awful waste —
Souths’ Companion.
THEY SAY.
They say that Smithman spends
his life in dodging bills he ought to
pay. They say that Biftkin beats his
wife, and feeds his children bran and
hay. They say that Jinx, the dry
goods prince burned down his store
with fell intent. They say that Jasper
Julius Quince held up an orphan for
a cent. Thus Rumor, with its evil
tongue, goes drifting through the
busy mart, and baseless, vicious tales
are sprung, which wreck your fame
and break your heart. The busy
scandal monger cries, “Of course the
yarn may not be true, but still they
say that Reuben Wise steals chickens
every night or two." Then Reuben
in his native town, becomes a shunned
and lonely man, “They Say” has ruin
ed his renown, and made him outcast
troni his clan. The scandal-monger
drifts along, and makes his old ac
customed noise: “They say Jane Juice
is going wrong—she’s much too
friendly with the boys.” Then Jane
from social scenes is missed, in ev
ery glance she finds a freeze; “They
Say” ha* barred her from bridge
whist, and banned her from the Pur
ple Teas. Old Booze has scattered
woe and sin and broken heart* along
his way. but he plays second violin.
1 often think, beside “They Say.”—
; Walt Mason in Farm Journal.
HERE TOO!
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BUSINESS is improving and Use
i town growing in such a satisfactory
way that little or no attention is br
! ing paid to the approaching municipal
election. Cordova is a united m l
| prosperous community and has no
time for factional strife. This is as
it should be.—Cordova Times.
FIGURING it all around there ore
probably as many bath rooms in
houses where nobody takes a bath at:
there are sun-parlors where there is
no sunshine.
AFTER you have roamed around ’
the world for a while you will discov
er that the dues are raised more fre
quently than they are reduced.
ONLY one person enjoys being flat
tered more than a woman and that is
a man.
SOME women may regard a hus
! band as a meal ticket, but it is dif
j ferent with a farmer’s wife.
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IT IS possible for a woman to be
perfect Ihirty-sipw at the belt and a
perfect zero at the head.
IT IS awful to pay an income tax
but it is fine to owe it.
RUMANIAN KINO IS
FORBIDDEN TO RETURN
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STUTTGART, March 30.—The Ul-1
ner Tageblatt learns from Sigmarin
gen, the birthplace and former home
of King Ferndinand of Rumania, that
this fugitive ruler is firmly resolved
to abdicate no matter how the war |
ends.
According to the Ulm papers the
king, who has transferred his tempo
rary residence from Jassy to Russia(
recently wrote to his brother, Prince
Wilhelm of Hohenzollern-Bigmarin
gen, that he was never to enter Ru
mania again. The ruler expressed the!
wish that he be permitted to return
to the castle of his ancestors after the
war. but his brother, who has public
ly branded him as an infamous trai
tor. will not hear of a reconciliation.
The private fortune of the king,
amounting to $4,000,000 or $5,000,-,
000 is mostly deposited in German
hanks, but he will undoubtedly get ’’
back after the war but will not l>
permitted to return to his forme*
home when he turns his crown over to
his oldest son, Crown Prince Carol.
The exiled king does not want to
stay in Russia, and as Germany and
Austria-Hungary are closed to him.
he may retire to England, as his wife
Queen Maria, is a British princess.
DESPERATE CRIMINALS
BREAK JAIL IN IDAHO
LEWISTON. Idaho. March 30.--;
Julius Freng, 18, charged with the
murder of Lester Gifford, a young i
farmer, on December 17, in a dispute;
over wages; Hal Burton, a negro held j
for grand larceny, and Nat Rodgers i
a federal prisoner, the latter charged I
with violating the prohibition law on
the Nez Perce Indian reservation, ear- i
ly yesterday broke jail here, the de-|
livery being discovered by the sheriff
at 1:30 p. m. The negro was cap-j
tured last night while in hiding un-;
der a building, and he said his two j
companions had stolen a large skiff:
and started down the Snake river.
The prisoners escaped through a!
well from which they had removed a i
section of the steel lining and a por- j
tion of the brick wall. Eleven other!
prisoners had remained, and these'
told the officers that the break occur- i
red at 3:30 yesterday morning.
! CARDIFF CLERKS MADE
FORTl/NES FROM WAR
CARDIFF, Wales, March 30.- Car
diff has become known as the Pitts
| burgh of the British isles. Like the
(American city, the coal mines are
largely responsible for its boom, al
though shipping has played no small
part. Some men who were shipping
j clerks two years ago now own a
; string of ships and coal miners are
making $100 a week.
Just to show that he has made a
lot of money, Cardiff invested 30,
000,000 pounds in the last British
war loan. This works out at the rate
of more than 150 pounds a head of
the population, and is the more re
! markable of all the contributions tha'
came from any one city in the British
Isles.
STEAM HEAT NEWLY FURNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
MRS. E. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
HOLIDAY BILLS
PASS THE SENATE
WILL BE SIGNED THIS EVENING
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Amended to Include Sundays liy the
Senate—Benson Introdufes Mine
lns|>eetion Hill—Allan Memorial to
Congress Passed.
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JUNEAU. March 30. The bills
making Lincoln's birthday and Sew
ard’s Day (March 30) a legal holiday
in Alaska, were passed by the Sen
ate this morning after they had been
amended making Sundays legal holi
days in the Territory. These bills, it
is expected, will be signed by the gov
ernor tonight at a reception to be
eiven to the legislators.
In the House Representative Ben
son introduced a bill providing for
the re-enactment of the old mine in
spection law and imposing additional
duties upon the inspectors with re
spect to the duties of operators, care
of the men. precautions for safety,
etc. The memorial to congress intro
duced by Representative Allan, ask
ing for larger appropriations for roads
and trails in the territory, was pussed.
BRITISH MAKE
DRIVING AT MAIN DEFENSES
Haig Wedging Into German Center
In Vicinity of St. Quentin—Capture
Four Villages—Intense Fighting—
llerlin Reports British Repulsed.
LONDON, March 30.— Intense in
terest in England is centered upon
the French front where the forces t.n
iler General Haig are driving a wedge
into the German defenses in the vi
cinity of St. Quentin, the main de
fense of the Hindenberg line. De
spite the resistance of the Germuns
the Britieh a.e steadily advancing and
within the past twenty-four hours
l.ave captured four more towns. The
lighting has been of the mos tinten
sive character and the German losses
I ave been exceedingly heavy.
Canadians Repulsed.
BERLIN, March 30.—The Cana
i.ians made four attacks yesterday
i t'ternoon on the German positions
at Neuville and St. Yaast, but were
lepulsed with heavy losses.
This Day in History
Feast Day of St. John Cliinacus;
St. Zobimus: St. Regulus, bishop of
Senlis.
Jesus rose from the tomb iif 80.
Black Monday Massacre in Dub
lin in 1209.
Bishop Ferrar, Bishop of Sa. Da
vid’s in Wales, burned.
Massachusetts sought to suppress
dissent in 1636.
Boston puritans commenced to set
tle at New Haven. Connecticut in
1638.
READY TO AID UNCLE SAM.
Dr. Edward Ryan, American Phy
sician, Helped Stricken Servians.
Photo by American Press Association.
After spending two years aiding the
medical relief work in the war stone in
Servia l>r. Edward Ryan has returned
home and lias offered Ids services t**
the American Red Cross.
Good
Goods
Phone 12
Moderate
Prices
In Our Delicatessen Department
today you will find
Jones’ Dairy Farm Sausage
SARATOGA ('HIPS
KIPI’KRKI) SALMON
Sl'MMKK SAISAGK
LIVKK SAISAGK
SALT MAf'KKKKL
SALMON BELLIKS
CHILE CHEESE
I’lMENTO CHEESE
Fresh Fruits and Vegetables
received on last boat.
ORANGES
KliOKIDA GKAPK FRUIT
IJflTTUCE
GRKKX PEPPERS
RADISHES
PARSLEY
RHUBARB
ONION SETS
and a fine line of Staple Vegetables.
For Fresh Pies, Layer Cakes, Cookies, Rolls, Doughnuts,
Bread of all kinds, try us
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
GOOD GOODS
PHONE 12 IN FORMER H. P. KING BLDG.
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
A finely equipped institution
for the care and treatment of
cases of every character. Skill
ed nurses in attendance.
Private Rooms.
Terms Reasonable.
Jos. A. Silverman Ph. G. M. D.
Proprietor.
Boyle Block VnlUe*
Jf. E. WILSON
Freighting to all paints
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
First meeting of Congress under
the Constitution held in 1789.
Andrew Jackson’s army in Missis
sippi disbanded in 1813.
Allies defeated the French before
Paris in 1814.
Florida organized as a territory
in 1822.
Election riots in Kansas in 1855.
Privateering abolished in Europe
in 1856.
Geore 1. proclaimed King of Greece
in 1863.
Congress repealed the direct Tax
Act in 1864.
Treaty with Russia for the pur
chase of Alaska concluded.
Trial of impeachment charges
against President Johnson begun in
1868.
Notice to the Public.
All persons naviug articles stored
in the warehouse on the City Dock
are requested to remove the same on
cr before April 4, 1917.
JAMES PATTERSON.
4t Mayor.
T. J. Devinney returned to the Cube
mine yesterday afternoon after spor.d
ing a coupel of days in town.
IN THE OVEN
AND OUT
RAISES THE
DOUGH
SOLD BY GROOHKB ,
25c lb. Can.
ORK8CENT MMi. CO.,
Seattle, Wiwrti.
LOUIE’S CAFE
Open Day and Night McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROVIOH, Propr.
Candy Kitchen
E. W. HUNT—!■ Owl Dru* Store. |
; FOUNTAIN DRINKS
hot COLD I
WE PAY
28 cents |»er pound for Copper
18 cent* per pound for Brass
8c lb. for Rubber Shoes.
7c lb. for liead.
$20.00 per ton for cast iron.
$15 per ton Wrought Iron.
5c |»er lb. for Rope.
3 *3 c per pound for Rags.
$20.00 per ton for Paper.
27c per doz. Beer Bottles, qts.
17c doz. Beer Bottles, pints.
F. O. B. SEATTLE.
ATLAS JUNK CO.
1043 Railroad Avenue, So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
VALDEZ CAFE & BAKERY;
Cake*, Coakie* ft Ban, 15c par dasea. ]
Freack, Bye aad Wkite Bread 12 1-2 j
cuts per loaf.* Order* take* far special •
occasion. .
BERGSTROM ft ROCSTAD. Praps. '
PHONE! 17 - Iks* fcsr* Msw Owl Draa ,
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Pro*
SlRICTLV FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward. Alaska
Arctic Hotel
Is for the present closed.
Watch for the Opening An- i
noun cement.
PHONE 133 MRS. SYRINC, Pr»p I
Cor first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. tf
lyowney's Box Candies at Hunt's
Candy Kitchen. tf
Full line Koenig's Chocolates al
Keystone Produce Co. tf
A fresh lot of Haas’ Candles receiv
ed on last boat, from 50 cents to 52
a box. Valdez Drug Co. tf
CITY EXPRESS, Phone 82; ready
| to transfe. tl.nt baggage for you. tf
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
*
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
(‘filer* over Volilex Drug Co.
I'hone '15 Meklnley >lrre<*
Contract Surgeon, t*. S \rtny
A. A. Surgeon. U S. J’ublic Health Serv
(Marine Hospital>
JOS. A. SILVERMAN, PH. 6. 4 D.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Over Owl Drug Co.
— OFFICE HOCUS:
1 to 4 P. M. 7 to S P. M
Sunday by Appointment.
Res. Phone 170 Office Phone li*
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Gradaate National Hair emit?
Waahlngtoa, D. (,'.
DENTIST *
Fourteen Tears In Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTOBNKYS-AT-LAW
OSIee Opposite Court Hour
Phone 34 VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LIONS C IT KITCHIS
LYONS & RITCHIE
-LAW
Ofltlcra to »* Hgliiig Bulldlag
Phone 101 YaLDRK. ALASKA
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
JUNE AC, ALASKA
Glas*ew Fitted lenses Ground
VAJjDKZ 1/ODGK
NO 108
fret and Accepted Mason*
Regular Communications (lrst Wed
nesday in each month In McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN, W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188 J
Western Federation of Miner*
W. H. GARNER. Preaident.
Granite Minn
GUST KR1NG, Secretary.
Valdes Alaska.
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’s
Prices reasonable. •
A new line ol aeaters priced right
at Mead's. tt