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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1016
DEMAND FOR TRAINED MEN.
“Never,” says the report of the
Secretary of Commerce, "has the de
mand for scientific and technically
trained men been so great as at pres
ent. This has resulted in the loss cf
many well-trained men in the bureau
of standard’s staff”—and the secre
tary proceeds to say that the time
has come when the government must
either dispense with the services of
such experts or pay them higher srl
aries.
The permanent loss to the govern
ment of its highly trained attaches
would be deplorable but it is never
theless encouraging to note that the
opportunities for experts are better
today than ever. So far as the gov
ernment is concerned it is in a po
sition to protect itself, and there is
no reason to lose sleep over that
score. The increasing demand for
men skilled in the sciences is an in
centive—or should be an incentive—
to the youth who is undecided in his
choice of a career. It lights the path
way of endeavor and is a spur toj
ambition. i
One of the most noticeable effects
of the European war is to “speed up”
production and to intensify efficien
cy. The United States, next to Ger
many perhaps, has been the foremost
nation for several years in the effi
ciency movement. It was the marvel
ous German organization and thor
oughness when‘the war broke out
that forced every other fighting na
tion in Europe to cast aside the
shackles of sloth and indifference and
substitute an aggressive policy of na
tional and international co-operation
and effort. England, formerly an ef
ficient nation, had fallen behind and
even today, after two and a half
years of war, is in the throes of a re
organization of government which in
volves basically the question of effi
ciency.
The American people also have
been stimulated by the re-birth of
scientific organization in Europe.
They have speeded up almost every
industrial agency to meet the growing
demand for our output abroad. Mu
nitions making is the most striking
example of this fact, but the making
of warstuffs has so many ramifica
tions that this example alone is in
complete. Oun mines, our farms, our
mills, our railroads all have been
touched by the grim but magic wand
of Mars and are on a maximum ca
pacity basis.
All those things have naturally
called in their wake the services of
tbe most capable and best trained
men of tbe nation. Technical skill
and efficiency, and not the question
of salary, are the determining facto*
Chemical experts, mechanical ex
perts, mineralogy experts and^ex
perts in every other branch of scien
tific development are in as great de
mand in this country as the products
of their efforts are in demand abroai.
The opportunities for the youi.g
man of ambition are legion. The
world is being energized anew. Spe
cial training is the watchword. The
world is an oyster for the man win
knows. It is a hard road and only
the energetic tread it to the heights
which mean success. But at the end
is the rainbow. And it is worth the
effort.
RUSSIA WANTS NO PEACE.
Possibly the general public was
somewhat surprised by the prompt
action of the Russian duma in reject
ing, by unanimous vote, the German
peace proposal. It was rather ex
pected that if any of the allied na
tions leaned toward peace that na
tion was Russia. But the Czar’s em
pire was the first to spurn peace.
The duma’s answer to Germany
was probably intended to emphasize
the fact that Russia does not purpo>e
to cease fighting until her “national
aspirations’* are realized, and that the
Russian people are not weary of the
war nor crushed by successive de
teats. If any national body in Rus
sia can be said to be representative
3t the people, that body Is the duma,
and it may be a reasonable assump
tion that whether the rulers did or
lid not start the war it is the Inten
tion of the people, so far as Russia
is concerned at least, to finish it—••
and that sentiment seems to prevail
elsewhere also.
| Of course Russia does not intend
■to abandon her cherished dream of
an outlet to warm water through the
Dardanelles, and now is her oppor
tunity—no doubt the greatest that
will come in decades if not in centu
ries. Moreover the Muscovites will
not give up Poland without a strug
gle.
A German officer was quoted a few
clays ago as saying that Germany can
force Russia to sue for peace and wii!
do so unless the entente accept peace.
He asserts that Russia’s army is de
moralized, without adequate leader
ship and without equipment. It can
not be denied, whatever the situa
tion may be, that Russia has shown
lemarkable resiliency and great re
cuperative powers and evidently the
Czar’s empire does not think it can
be forced to yield so long as its al
lies are faithful.
It can be expected that if Russia
continues to maintain a defiant at
titude and nothing comes of peace
negotiations, the “bear .:hat walks
like a man” will have a chance to
test his mettle against the entire
available force of the German mili
tary machine.
IS A WOMAN A “PERSON.”
The election to congress of Mns
Jeannette Rankin of Montana, is
bound to result at Washington in
complications which may be discuss
ed with prejudice neither one way
THE EMPRESS
TONIGHT AT 8 O’CLOCK SHARP
PATHE NEWS WILL BE SHOWN FIRST
“The City”
The Latest and Greatest
Stage Success by
Clyde Fitch
5-ACT NEVER-TO-BE
FORGOTTEN
SENSATION
CARTOONS IN THE PARLOR-COMEDY
Charlie Chaplin On Sunday—Also “SNOBS”
REGULAR ADMISSION
nor the other on the general question
of feminine rights.
By the constitution the election ol
representatives in congress is a mat
ter of state right, subject to certain
conditions as to apportionment, citi
zenship and length of term. But
close upon acknowledgement of the
privileges of the commonwealth
comes a provision that the federal
legislature itself shall, in each of its
houses, be the judge of the qualifica
tions of its own members.
The constitution says the house ol
representatives shall be comjosod cl
‘'members" elected as prescribed and
that no “person” shall serve as a
member who does not meet certain
requirements. In these terms is no
indication of sex. But one require
ment for eligibility in a member is
that of residence in "that state in
which he shall be elected.” The issue
somebody is bound to raise will hinge
upon the intent behind that “he.”
Published portraits of Miss lban
kin carry their own assurance that
her admission would be a distinct
gain to the aesthetics of the house.
There are abundant guarantees of
abilities ranging in their application
from the comprehension of grave pub
lic questions and the practice of pure
politics to the concoction of the per
fect lemon pie. These details of qual
ification it appears must be subordi
nate to the conclusions of a house
masculine whether or not a woman
is a "person” in the meaning of the
constitution.—New York World.
VALDEZ THE SHORTER ROUTE
FAIRBANKS, like Seward, is at
last awakening to the fact that thr
government owned railroad, instead
of proving a blessing is likely to be
come a drawback to the future
growth of the town. It now look* as
if Fairbanks, like Seward, was des
tined to be on a spur of the railroad
instead of the main line, and that Ne
nana would be the Interior metropo
lis, just as Anchorage will be if the
government constructs wharfage fa
cilities at the railroad terminus on
Cook Inlet. By pulling in with Val
dez at the starKFairbanks couhl have
everted this calamity and been the
terminal of the inland road, instead
of a tank town, for while Valdez had
much the shorter and better haul for
the proposed road, it lacked the pull
to secure the road. With the great
exodus of inhabitants from Fair
banks to Nenana, the problem pre
sented is a grave one. If a railroad
could be constructed from Valdez tr
Fairbanks, it would tap a more fer
tile country than the road up the Su
f.itna, and the deep snows and cole'
w-inds of that valley would be elimi
nated. Besides, a passenger bound
lo the interior city could arrive ai
his destination before the boat could
Let from Valdez to Seward, a jour
ney of ten to fourteen hours. As the
matter now stands a party can tak?
auto in Valdez and get into Fair
banks before he would reach Anchor
age.
THE kaiser says that Germany has
won the war and intimates that s.,ch
is the reason why he has made a pro
posal for peace. That is just the ‘ jok
er” which the entente suspects. It
feais that the kaiser will prorose
the peace of a conquerer, and peace
on such a basis would be only a com
promise, for neither group of belli
gerents has been defeated. If it can
be arranged on a fifty-fifty basis,
fowever—with some kind of assur
ance that war would not break oat
again as soon as the peace pact was
Ligned—it wou!d be best for all cm
c-erned.
MISS Gudrun Bodrarsdottir Odd
son, a native of Reykholtsdal, Bor
jarsjarsdarsisla, Iceland, has applied
for American citizenship at San Fran
cisco. But the American melting pot
is a comfortable and roomy affair
and the name went into the cauld
;on without a hitch.
A ROSE by any otner name might
smell as sweet but Villa as a “revo
lutionist" would still be the same
bloody, double-dyed villain as Villa
the “bandit.”
NOW it is leported that Glenn
Curtis is working on a “wingless air
jlane” with assurance of success.
Now if somebody would only* invent
a noiseless soup!
THE Cordova Times states that
city is out of debt, and points with
pride to the payrolls of that city.
TWO TOWNS FALL
TO DIAZ FORCES
EL PASO, Dec. 29.—Puebla and
Jauapa have fallen into the hands of
Felix Diaz, and Jalapa is in the
hands of other revolutionary forces,
according to reports received today
by United States government agents
here. Skirmishing between de facto
and Villa forces was reported south
of Chihuahua City and near Santa
Rosalia.
Dr. Cockerille, who was laid up for
several days with an attack of rheum
atism, is now able to get about.
A Good Suit
for $17!
To prove to you that
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Clothes_M(.
*Tb* same price the world avrr'
measure up to our definition of a
“Good Suit,” we enumerate the fol
lowing points:
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
ing factory 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 the ablest fashion artists
has made a national reputation
by making STYLEPLUS.
8 Every STYLEPLUS has a
written guarantee.
We alone have the sale of this
“Good Suit for $17” here.
Buy One For New Year’s
* $
Copyright, 1915,
by
Henry Sonneborn
& Co., Inc.
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
GOOD GOODS.
Quiet In Macedonia.
PARIS, Dec. 29.—The oflicial com
munication here today in regard to
the campaign on the Macedonian front
says no important events occurre I
jesterday in that theatre of war.
The heavy fall of snow yesterday
and last night has made employment
for a number of snow shovellers to
oay.
A new line of Masters priced right,
at Mead’s. tf
Assorted Christmas Candies »♦.
Hunt’s Candy Kitchen. tf
Fresh Bveryday
Bread, cake, pies, cookies, cup
takes, doughnuts, etc. Also Angliak
plum and fruit oake at Blnm’s Bak
ery. tf
SEALSHIPT OYSTERS
Selects, New York Counts and
Standards, in bulk, at Love-Whitley
Co.’s. tf
Location notices, com quartz and
placer, at the Miner efice.
The Owl Drug Store can furnish
you with a 1917 Dairy. tf
All kinds of cocktails. At the
Candy Kitchen. tf
Just received, a new line of Toilet
Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Oo
For fine Candies see eur stock.
Valdez Drug Co. tf
Anything in nugget and ivory jew
elry at Yaldez Drug Co.
See Marcus Missick, iadies’ aai
gents’ tailor, up-to-date fur remodel
ing, cleaning, pressing and altera
tions. •uarantee perfect satisfac
tion. Next to Senato saloon. tf
Try the new Family Holiday Mix
ture at Hunt’s Candy Kitchen. Not
a fancy box but full of good candy.
5-pound box. 92.50. tf
Try the Cottage Dining Icoan for
good hone-cooked meals. Mrs. M.
Rucker. Phone 191. tf
The big Christmas Turkey Dinner,
with all the fixings, for 79 cents at
the Aroade.
PROFESSIONAL OARDS.
DR. S. W1CKES MERRITT
(MM* *Ter Yalta Dane Co.
Win* 15 SeKHta Street
flMWtt Surgeon, V. S. Along
A. A. Surgeon. B Si Public Iftaltk Sarr.
JBONOHOE & DUHOND
ATTOHNBYS-AT-LAW
•Kce •ggenlte Court ■uuae
Pkoue 14 YAM»«Z. ALASKA
JOHN u<mm m m nnoRf
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTBMWTUNMW
Mcm la •'tells* BaiMlig
Phaae 1*1 r*UK AUIIU
DR. H. COCKERIULE
(Muto ladiaal ValTarattr,
DENTIST
Powteea Teats ta Valdez.
PHOMB llO
Office Rooms ia WbaUos Bi1M1b|
ASA C. BALDWIN
aVIL ENGINEER
9. S, Mineral Surreysr
McKialoy Street opposite V. M. Store.
Valdez, Alaska
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ATLAS JUNK CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealer* In
ALL KINDS OF JUNK
Buyers of Metal, Rubber, Ma
nila Rope, Sacks, Machinery,
Pipe, Hides, Furs and Bottles.
1048 Ralbroad Avenue, So.
BRATTLE, WASH.
Candy Kitchen
& V. BOTH—MM Dna Stan.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HAT.- -«COll)
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
W. H. GARNER. President.
Granite Mine
CBAS. McCALLUM, Secretary.
Vaides Alaska.
The Beet Place in Valdes to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warn, U^t Iwi 4U Haase si Comfort
RATES; REASONABLE
BM1CM0M SfocM Ratos By do Mood
PRONE 133 MRS. STRING, Pi*?
FURNISHED ROOMS FOR
MEN
RATES REASONABLE
Nice dean rooms, good beds,
rooms rented by day, week, or
month. At the Hopkins House
MBA P. REED
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTpN, Prof
SiRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Are, Seward. Alaaka
VAliDKZ LODGE
NO 168
Prff and impM Masons
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday tn each month tn McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
P. M. BROWN, W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
LOOK’S CAFE
Everything FM due
Open Day and Night
ANDY MAHOVICH. Prop.
Tour picture will please the folks
at hone hotter than anything you can
tut then. Jeaaer the photographer k
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