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PUBLISHED BY
STEWART * SELBY, Proprietor*
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Published Dally Except Sunday
Bntered a* Second-Class Malt Matter,
July 28. 1912, at the postofflce of Valdes,
Alaska, under act of March 3, 1878.
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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 11) 1«
A TIME FOR FAIR DISCUSSION.
The American Federation of Labor
announces its unalterable determina
tion to fight any attempt to enact
laws in this country which shall for
bid both sides in a labor dispute from
beginning labor war until there has
been an inquiry on behalf of the gen
eral public and an impartial deter
mination of the merits of the quarrel.
The Federation declares that any
such law will Impose a form of in
voluntary servitude.
This is merely an attempt to make
an argument by calling hard names.
Nobody who favors compulsory me
diation thinks of making any- man
work for nothing and nobody seeks
to compel individuals to remain in an
employment indefinitely against their
wills. The proposal is that men who
have chosen a certain work for i hem
selves and desire to continue in that
work, but at higher pay or under im
proved conditions, shall not all walk
put at once and shall not be locked
out to the harm of the third persons
whose rights are as sacred as the
rights of those engaged in the dis
pute. That is something very differ
ent from involuntary servitude.
The subject of compuleory media
tion is one that must be fully and
fairly discussed in this country. We
were brought to the brink of a great
railway strike a few months ago and
that was averted by the passage of a
law which seeks to force upon the
railroads certain burdens which they
are unwilling to bear. The railway
trainmen accepted a law of that
character in their favor and are pro
ceeding to act under it. The Feder
ation’s attempt to close all argument
and start a fight now before the sub
ject comes up for general discussion
is not wise and fair.—Exchange.
NEWNESS UNDER THE SUN.
It was a wearied Solomon, bored
no doubt to the point of tears, for
reasons that may or may not be ob
vious—it depends upon the point of
view—who, in his now remote time,
found that there was “nothing new
under the sun.” In one way, beyond
question, the progress of the centu
ries has tended immeasurably to
strengthen Solomon"s despairing doc
trine of tne staleness of ail things. A
leaf taken recently from the cere
ments of a mummy, declared to be
more nor less than a page of an en
cyclopedia—that supposed invention
of modern progress. An entry on this
page concerns one Dorlon who con
structed a notable machine for the
slaying of men, which, In the hope
that it would necessitate peace, he
named "The Ender of War.”
How many humane inventors have
since traveled on the road of Dorlon?
And how many machines have since
been constructed to slay men, but no
end of war in sight through all the
ages that have passed since Dorlon’s
day. The very doctrine of present
decadence, which is the universal be
lief in our modernity we used to call
fin de seicle, turns out to be of im
measurable antiquity. The only ex
lant bit of written human speech, a
papyrus, discovered some time since,
the age of which is reckoned at sixty
centuries, is a wail at the sad falling
off of the then modern world. As
furedly there are a great many eld
hings under the sun.
There is a subject, however, upon
which Solomon, with all his wisdom,
was not qualified to say the final
word. It is a resanoble assumption
that a man who hsd a thousand wives
had more than his share of mortal
joys and tribulations. The freshness
of life does not lie in the complexity
of accumulations of civilization, in
books (of the making of which there
seems to be less end than ever) or
even in the latest products of inven
tion and science—telephones, wireless
telegraphy, flying machines and the
rest. It lies in the heart and soul of
man and each of us may be as young
today as the first primeval man or yet
the sprightly and cheerful brother,
the anthropoids 1 ape. Those who lis
ten always hear instead of the words
of Solomon, the wise and weary,
those words of
"Immortal bards who sung
Divine ideas below
That always find us young,
And always kept us so.”
—Juneau Empire.
SPEAKING OF SOLIDS.
Mr. Hughes and some of his sup
porters sought to make headway in
the late campaign by attempting to
revive the old sectional issue against
“a solid south."
Take your map and look at the re
sult.
Mr. Hughes was turned down not
only by the solid South but by the sol
id West. In fact, near'y the whole
country was solid against bin. except
the corner around New York and in
New England, there being just a
speck in New England that, voted for
Wilson to balance a speck in the Far
West that voted for Hughes.
All in all, as judged by the election,
it is a solid country against a solid
Northeast.—Courier-Journal.
THE PRESIDENT’S message is a
disappointment to many people who
looked for an expression of opinion
on vital matters at issue. No men
tion was made of a food embargo, so
favored by certain sections of the
country; no mention was made of any
plans to stop speculations in food
stuffs; no mention was made of p,o
paredness legislation; no mention
was made of curtailing the a :tivities
of speculators in cereals; the issue
between the United States and Mexi
co was not touched upon, and very
few matters of interest to the prole
tariat were mentioned. Legislation
to protect 200,000 railway trainmen,
THE EMPRESS
TO-NIGHT AT 8:P.M.
ALL COMEDY PROGRAM
"HAZELS TWO HUSBANDS”
What will she do with them?
"AMBROSE DARED WALRUS"
2 reel comedy with a punch.
"DIRTY WORK IN«LAUNDRY"
2 reel comedy with Ford Sterling.
CIVILISATION NEXT MONDAY
already receiving a high wage scale,
was gone into at length, and the Cor
rupt practices bill was also deemed
of sufficient Importance to take up
several minutes of his hearers' time.
One hundred million peoplo will be
greatly disappointed with the lack of
Information supplied by the annual
document, and are hungrily waiting
to learn the stand the administration
will take on matters of real impor
tance.
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SHOP early and often.
IF WE wait a few weeks longer
to act on that winter mail contract it
will not be needed.
IT IS certain that the Thanksgiv
ing turkey did not grieve ovor those
boycotts.
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IF you really want a good town
why not pationize those who are try
ing to make it so.
IF you want to find out what it is
going to cost you to live the ensuing
month size up your pile. It will take
it all.
AFTER Sherman’s raid to the sea
a nation has got a crust that will de
nounce the importation of a few Bel
gians.
THE large quantity of new ma
chinery piled up on the wharf indi
cates that the coming mining season
will be a busy one.
IT IS a welcome relief for the gla
cier wind to subside and a Lowe riv
er breeze spring up. How fortunate
that there are but two directions from
which the wind can blow.
GEN. FUNSTON is passing away
the time on the border by a series of
sham battles between the troops. If
Frederick had the authority he could
And the real article a few miles south
of his expensive playground.
THE Kaiser has lost seven fine
Zeppelins, each of which cost prob
ably several hundred thousand dol
lars in raids on England. He prob
ably thinks it was worth the prise
but the crews of the ill-fated crafts
would undoubtedly differ with him.
THOSE U. S. Signal Corps opera
tors who spend the long, dreary win
ters months cooped up in a little ca')in
on the Summit should have tablets
erected to their memoty as martyrs,
to the cause of civilization. It is
more dreary than tending a lighthouse
on a barren isle.
THE men who are willing to keep
on fighting—the Kaiser, the Czar and
the King, together with Asquith,
Gray, Law, and the ministers of the
other countries—are not paying any
:hing for the privilege. Their bodies
are safe and well fed and their spir
its undaunted—so long as the men in
the trenches do their work.
NEW ROAD FOR
REGION WILL BE ASKED
SEATTLE, ^.Dec. 8.—Lieut. Col.
Wilds P. Richardson, U. S. jA^ chair- j
man of the Alaska Road Commission,
will urge the war department to con
struct a trunk line road tq. open up ,
the Seward Peninsula, according to
a number of Nome residents now in ;
Seattle. The proposed road would
run from Nome to Candle Creek, and
cost approximately $200,000, says
the Times.
The Nome Chamber of Commerce
\yill start a letter writing campaign,
which will notify every Senator and
every member of Congress that the
road is essential to the success of the
mining development of the region.
At present the inhabitants of Candle
Creek and other mining centers on
Kotzebue Sound are compelled to de
pend on the mosquito fleet plying
Bering Sea during the summer.
Last season because of hea.vy gales,
many of them were compelled to re
main in during the winter or make
the 300-mile trip over unbroken trails
to Nome. The construction of a trail
will enable them to get out by auto
mobile or team.
A comprehensive road system for
the Seward Peninsula has been out
lined by the Nome Chamber of Com
merce and as soon as the Candle
Creek road is constructed another
will be run along the coast to the
Cape Prince of Wales district, where
the miners also are dependent on the
storm-tossed mosquito fleet for trans
portation.
The Alaska Bureau of the Seattle
Chamber of Commerce will be asked
to urge the proposition at Washing
ton.
SEALSHIPT OYSTERS
Selects, New York Counts and
Standards, in bulk, at Love-Whltley
Co.’s. * tf
Pictures and Panoramic Views
make fine presents. Valdez Drug
Co. tf
Home-made Mince Pies at the Ar
oade. tf
Select Your HoHflw Gifts Now!
Every department
greets you with the
right goods
My Headquarters
Phone 12 4tfb^n
Do your shopping
early before the as
sortments are broken
A Few Xmas Suggestions
For The House
CUT GLASS CAFSEROLBS,
ELECTRIC PERCOLATORS,
LUNCH SETS, FANCY BLANKETS,
DOWN COMFORTERS, ETC.
AN EDISON DIAMOND DISC
PHONOGRAPH.
FOR LADIES
KAYSER’S SILK HOSE
KAYSER’S SILK UNDER
WEAR
LADIES’ SUIT CASES
LADIES’ TRAVELING
BAGS.
LADIES’ WARDROBE
TRUNKS
LADIES’ TRAVELING
CLOCKS
LADIES’ DRESSES
LADIES’ COATS
LADIES’ WAISTS
LADIES’ WARM SLIPPERS
FOR MEN
MEN’S GLOVES
MEN’S TIES
MEN’S SOCKS
MEN’S SILK MUFFLERS
MEN’S SMOKER SETS
MEN’S SAFETY RAZORS
HART, SCHAF F N E R &
MARX SUITS
STYLE PLUS $17 SUITS
MEN’S OVERCOATS
MEN’S MACKINAWS
FOR CHILDREN
TOYS, COMFY SUPPERS, MACKINAW SETS, OVERCOATS,
HANDKERCHIEFS, ETC. i
Any Parcel Wrapped ready for Mailing.
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
GOOD GOODS
'1 he Home of the Pat-a-Cake. At
.ove-Wh:;Jey Co. tf
A aew assortment of toileit water'
ind perfumes. Owl Drug Co. tf
lee our Hand Painted Xmas Cards
ind Booklets. Valdez Drug Co. tf
The Merchants
of This Town
HEEP PAY
THE TAXES
WAT U
They are VITALLY IN
TERESTED HERE.
DON’T STAND IN YOUR
OWN LIGHT AND GO
OUT OF TOWN TO SHOP.
The home merchant’s
prosperity MEANS YOUR
PROSPERITY.
TRADE AT HOME
LOUIE’S CAFE
Everytfcaf Fnt due
Open Day and Night
ANDY MAROVICH, Prop.
Cart Kitchen
E. W. HUNT—b Owl Dm* Star*.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT-COLD
TALDBE LODGE
NO 108
Fm ul Awe»«t4 Mmmu
Regular Communications urst wca
uesday in each month In McKinley
Hail. Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN. W. M.
BD WOOD, Secretary.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Geneial Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
LIVERY and FEED STABLE.
STORAGE,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. WICKE5 MERRITT
Oners over Valdes Drag Co.
Phone ’If McKinley Street
Contract Surgeon, U. S. Army
A. A. Surgeon, II S. Public Health Serv.
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Oradaate Rational University.
Washington. D. C.
DENTIST
Fourteen Yssrs In Valdes.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Boll ding
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
4
once Opposite Conrt House
Phone M VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS e. K RITCHIB
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Oflcea la Wballa* BaUdlng
Phoae 101 VALDEZ. ALASKA '
ASA C. BALDWIN
CIVIL ENGINEER
V. S. Mineral Surveyor
McKinley Street opposite V. M. Store.
VaMen. Alaska -
Stop that Infernal Racket
Show your wife how much you
love her and send that noioy old *
pump to the Valdei Iron Works and
let them remove the peace disturber,
your neighbors will appreciate it. tf ,
Prospector ads bring results.