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TUESDAY. EEliRUARY IB. 1013.
SAFEGUARD IMMIGRATION
While | here ran he mi object inn
lo I ho impnsilinn nl' a modified
literacy tosl niton all immipranls
<*ominp In mil' shores, still il must
Jte rouiomhoroil I ha I Iho proalesl
dapper I n mil' insl il ill inns dues
nni rulin' from men wlm oaiinul
read nr write. Iml from Iho more
able rascals, wlm have loll their
countries for Iho pond of I hose
counlries. The amount of evil
1.hal Iho ipnoranl man can do is
iusipnilioanl when compared with
that which may ho wrnuphl hy I he
oducalod criminal.
I,el.' US I iplileu lip I lie lull's
-which exclude professional crim
inals and mischief makers. I.el ■
ds apply slrielcr Icsls’ In men ol ;
anarchislic views and Id the ox
clusion of ('.astro, who is a pro
fessional rowilul ionisl. and Me
lius, wlm has boon convicted of
seokinp In slay not ahuio the
charader of a kiup Iml a if a wom
an he reparded as ennlmllinp
jirocedenl and we will ha\e done ,
mure, to raise the standard of uur
immipraliou Ilian we ever could
do Ihrouph Iho application "f lil
craey tests.
CHANGE OF ROUTES IMPERA
TIVE.
I*’, i r lit*' > t ir 11 n 11 lilies f 11 is win
ter a snnwsl hie ha- occurred mi
the Copper River railroad ami n\
-i‘r sixteen tons of mail for in
ferior Alaska is hloekaileil. with
no hope of gel I ing Ihrough lor
some time In roine. The local
wireless slalnm received a mes
sage from Xulalo la:-1 Wednes
day saying Mini Huh (irilVis had
left fur Idilarml I hat morning, lull
carried m* oiilside mail 1<u‘ the
reason ahoxe slated.
The last eousignmenl of lirst
dass mail reached Fairbanks Ihe
day before Ciirisl mas. sinee when
no mail wiialever has come in.
and none is expected until I he end
■of January.
Manx tons of inlerinr Alaska
mail outward hound is now pil
ing up in Fairbanks awaiting re
sumplion of I ravel mi Ihe Copper
River railroad, and a similar ..
i|j| Inn prevails regarding inw ard
bound mail at the nthefiend.
Postal officials at Ciirdova re
fuse in send t Im mail leiHpnrnrily
over llw Yaide/-Fairh.inks route,
while Jill eresl i*d Cmalovanls se|_
tislilydisregarding anx inlebesls
oUifsr Ilian I heir own ’ a: e cirru
dlai.'f-ng l‘epm,fs In Ihe elle.l thill
‘■the trail is md pa-snlde. They are
’ a fraid I bat once tin- true condi
tions luenine known, and the iin—
possibility of Maintaining a regu
lar wilder service oxer Ihe rail
road heroin".' rceugni/ed. Ihe cm.
ornmenl xxill change iji•• mule.
II Would lie mix is lhle flic I III -
arod and oilier camps In assisl
in securing a helli'r serx ice, and
they can do Ibis hx wiring llndr
proles! In W’ashiiiglmi al mice.
It. is very evident new thill Ihe
Copper Rixcr valley is not nego
tiable Mirnnglioul the wilder, and
a change of routes for the xvinler
mail service is impernl ive.— Idit
nroil Pioneer.
EDITORIAL !»OTES.
You may. if you wish, pick up
your grouches when* you drop
ped them. Tlnf if i< imf compul
sory.
i f
A Vienna cable sa>- the. Turks
are stronger,' Ilian ever.-1? That
probably means fbnf ! hoyywill he
able to run farther.
Nicholas,.of Russia, carries $5,-'
oon.oon in life insurance, but that
doesn’t, make him any more safe
from the attacks'of nihilists.
Chicago has a pair of bandits—
the man holds you up, and the
woman goes through yourpock
•
Ms. II’s n safe bet she’s married.
Cable reports say I hat the Rus
sian police are organizing for
graft purposes. Must have, been
taking lessons from the NewAnrk
police.
An Kastern professor has dis
covered nd-headed men seldom
marry red-headed women. Prob
ably each understands the temper
nf the other.
A London dispatch tells of the
recent delivery of a post card that
was mailed from a station nine
mill's away in 190(1. They do bel
ter I ban in Tacoma.
.The Department of Agriculture
says that lightning may strike
more than once in the same place.
Usually, however, in the. political
sense, one stroke is amply siill'i
cicnr.
A Ohicap'n school teacher sel
tire lo a pupil's trousers by ex
ploding matches in bis back pock
et while spankinp him. Sounds
suspiciously like a school hoy
trick. I Imupll.
The latest novelty in dresses
has only (wo hooks, ('diners b\
he overworked husbands, temper
ed with the question as lo Imw
many billions are thrown in for
pood measure.
II has been proved conclusive
ly that a \oiinp woman can sup
port life on a week ill I'lliI
adelpliia. All that now remains
11> be proved is I bat life is wort h
support inp at I hat fipure.
One Titanic widow wauls s|,
(|(l(l,(ili(l damapes for file loss of
her husband, lie was in the the
atrical profession, where domesti
cated. house-broken husbands are
not .1 drop i in the ma rkel.
(kirdova doesn't seem to rare a
hurrah about the balance of Alas
ka so bmp as it can use I ncic
Sam's mail service for adyprljg
iiip purposes. Savors somewhat
of dop- in Ihe iiianpce.- HubyC.il
i/en.
Your Christmas presents from
ihr "folks hack home are without
doll I ! scattered a In UK I lie Copper
lti\e,. railroad line. There may
also lie a few remit I anres. You
may uel all of these some lime
next -ii mmer--may he... Ruhy Cit
izen.
SALTING THETA DOWN.
There's I roll hie ill si ore for the
K'cnl who never salts down a red
eenl. who looks upon cash as the
vcriesl I rash, fur foolish exlrav
afranre meant. Since money comes
nasy I inlay, lie thinks 'twill lie al
ways that way, and lie liunis up
I lie scads with the rnllickiutr lams
and warhles a madrifial fray. I(is
dollars are drawn when they're
due; mid rather than salt down
ta few, tie throws them, with,justs,
| at the robin red breasts, with
jr'iolous hullabaloo. I look down
i the scurrying years—for I’m the
i descendant of seers, and the
'spendthrift descry when his youth
is gone by, an object of pity and
tears. I see him parading the
street, on weary and ring-honey
feel, a-begging for dimes, for the
sake of old limes. In buy him
some sauerkraut local.. I see him
abandoned and sick, his pillow a
dornick or brick, and the peeler
comes by with a vulcanized eye
and swats him for luck with a
slick. I seo him when dying: he
groans, hut his anguish for no.
Ihin'g clones. And I hey carl him
away in the dawn cold and gray,
to Hie place where they bury cheap
bones. Don’t burn up your limpey.
my friend: don't squander or fool
ishly lend: though you say il is
dross and regret not ils loss, it's
a com fori and sI afV in I lie end.
WALT MASON.
SOCIETY WOMEN WEAR ’EM
AT “BAL MASQU£”
I'll iIii<l<‘111It ia. I' eli. 18.—Wear
inn I ifi-hI s_-l lie real art iele—wil I)
IlMiin I li h el capes dmopinn In the
rj’.nii'ii nf Ihe knees, I’llilailelpliia
syiciely vvinnen Imlay have Wil-^
jin111 Penn's slaiil old city nasi®
inn nvcr Ihe warmest I h inn--l hqj^
j^ill il a hal masinie—ever hel'T
’here. Tho event started last ninhf.
?!l lliii’l iciill nral hall and cunlin
iied ivikty, with mi sinn nf a let
up. <)nl\ a few nf the sneicly
wnineii tin i tin'll I In wear dresses,’’
and Ihnse whn did were renardi'd
with senrii. Sneiely eh;iraeteri/.ed ,
’the affair as. Ihe nm>| hrillianl
event in I lie sneial hislnry nf I he
city, hut Ihe averane I'hiladel
p h inn is nf the np in inn that if
William Penn's Irndy has iml
turned uver in its nra\e il missed
a li lie nppnrl n n it >.
Si inie nf till’ debit laid es ;illd
matrons wore what they called
live costumes, lint it is reported
snine nf Ihe inas.ijncrs .just
limnnlil* almin the * failin'’ and
I in III s. lea\ inn I III’ rest nf I lie cos
I lime at home. Towards ninrn .
inn. il is said. Ihe revelry hmke !
all pre\ inns reenrds. and il was I
hinted sonic nf Ihe dances sleti_|
lied hy the sneielv wnineii made
Ihe ‘'Ihinny Hnn." "Tnrke.x Tmi'
and lialhis Dip”^Tnfdi like flu !
en|l\ eal inllill wall z. S_
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■lllsl received ill Harveys T'.m- j
irer.v. ;i new line nf dry nnnds in j
slapies and novelties, also Ill’s!- |
class drcssinakinn: niiisipierade j.
suits desj-ned and made In 'dcr. j
I 'OH 11 PINT-- Five rnnm house !
Oil Sherman SI. I! M | II ire n f M I'S, !
II. I .cave!.
To the Public.
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Yalilr/ Iiank & yi’i'iisl mun|iany. i
fur \\Ininiv we In/fpn'nk 1111■ u• • ■ • ■ 1 ;
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Yalil<‘z. AEi>ka. Jan. l’9, 1919. ,
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keystone Avc
Telephone (!(!_ I ! lloup'h Dry 10c lb.
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JOBBER IN
HAY AND GRAIN
PHONE NO. I.
Agent for
ALASKA STEAMSHIP GO. ALASKA COAST. COMPANY.
FOR SALE
2 1-2 H. P. Stationary Gasoline
Engine
A BARGAIN
Keystone Dock Valdez Iron Works
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Lenten Suggestions
Norway Mackerel, Mackerel in Oil,
Sweedish Anchovies, Imported Sar
dines, Sardine Paste, Minced Clams,
Blue Point Oysters, Clam Chowder,
Findon Haddock, Fish Balls, Salt Sal
mon, Codfish Bricks, Alaska Red Sal
mon, Norway Fish Balls, Tureene
Clams, S. S. Oysters, Yarmouth
Bloaters, Kippered Herring, Ham
burg Eels. Salmon Steaks in Cans.
Copper River
Draying Co.
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Krei^iitini' and pass<frisers to all inirts
• >? ih«* interior. <deneial Trucking
Hi Vi'c.j'1, • Proprietor
• McKintey St, Valdez4
flsrUP Horn
fUPOPEJtN-. r|>iyr|
mmW'sMrnt
||p" CtiAS. Pemy, mgr.
$mi BEST OF EVERYTHING
I N THE HEART OF THE CITY
135RoomsWithBath-505akpieRoohs
Tho most progressive
store keepers ail over the
country use electricity for
lighting. Why is it?
Because
It makes a tighter store.
!t is do.:nly„
It gives less trouble.
It does not pollute the air.
It lends itself readily to
any special decorative
effect.
It shove up colors to
pood advantage.
’Phone for o»v c :oert to
talk it ov- . v. i: . v oa.
ALASKA WATER. LIGHT & TEL. CO,
Steam Heat
Finely Furnished Rooms All Modern Conveniences
Good
Goods
t
THE BUFFET
Good
Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
^Native and I ¥ Tl\/fDI7D &*>d Building
Puget Sound I-* vJ 1V1I3JlLIy Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND f
•r «
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ DRUG Jiff):*
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited
Free Delivery
Arguments May Be Disputed, But
(<Fccts A re I c cts. ”
Hi a fact t fiat Valdez beer is a food and not a tonic.
As!; any doctor yon know. Valdez beer aids digestion. Use
it a few times with your meals and you’ll lind we’re right.
If you drink beer you should use Valdez beer in prefer nice to
others. First, because of He unquestionable high quality;
Second, because it is.a home pr ducLi JjjfgSved in your home,
town and all who are interested in t^jv^rowlti and prosper
ity ol Valdez, should palroniz home products.
VALDEZ BREWING AND BOTTLING CO.
We do a
general
Banking
Business
We Pay 4 Per Cent Interest an Tijm Certificates ot Deposit.
Bank in
rear of
mercantile
department