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SATURDAY, MAY, 26, 1017
A NEW GERMAN PARTY
The most potent and vital force in
the world today, the one that is most
affecting all the nations on the globe
is not war, but democracy. War is
only the outward expression of the
inward driving force.
Autocratic power held by the rul
ing classes of the world has kept this
force suppressed for centuries, as in
the cases of Russia and China, but
the desire for more liberty and free
dom has been on the increase, and in
many countries the smouldering em
bers have burst into flames that have
swept away all obstacles.
Russia the other day with very lit
tle disturbance, overturned the exist
ing government, which had ruled the
empire for 650 years. China, with
her countless millions, dethroned the
Manchus and are today making enor
mous headway toward unlimited dev
elopment. The Russians are working
out a scheme of democratic represent
ative government by which all classes
will have an opportunity to enjoy the
right of life, liberty and happiness.
Numerous reforms have been in
troduced in liberal England and
France. In republics from one end of
the world to other democracy 1s on
ihe increase. A few days ago the su
preme court of the United States up
held a law for the betterment of work
ing conditions affecting a large num
ber of wage workers.
And recently there have come re
ports from Germany, of the formation
of a new party, whose aims are said
1o be practically identical with those
of the Russians revolutionary party
held when it was organized. Without
a thought of revolt against the Ger
man government, it is opposed to the
war policy and the foreign policies of
the Hohenzollerns. The backbone of
this new party is said to be composed
of the younger men of the middle
classes—the solid element of any
country.
There are numerous indications
that the people of Germany are grow
ing tired of the way the affairs of the
country are being handled by the
present government. If the new party
which is being formed is not crushed
out by the iron hand of the Prussian
military power, it may yet prove to be
the salvation of the nation.
No nation now at war with Ger
many has any desire to dismember
the German country, nor to annihil
ate the German country, nor to anni
hilate the German people. Every one
of them would welcome the over
throw of the kaiser and his ideas and
the establishment of some form of
representative government that the
people of Germany could participate
in to such an extent that a repetition
of the present world catastrophe
would he impossible. We hope that
the aims of the new German party
are realized. This looks to us as Ger
many’s one way out.—Exchange.
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The girl who has all the voluptu
ous curves of a bed slat may look
skinny to you, but she knows that
she is merely graceful.
WHY is it a man never gets real
sensitive about his hair until he has
n’t any?
STEAM HEAT NEWLY FURNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
MRS. E. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
WHY NOT DISTRIBUTE WAR TAX?
The proposed levying ,of a special
war tax of $1,800,000,000 has creat
ed an nnusual disturbance in Con
gress. Protests against such a tax at
a time when high prices are so pre
valent, are country wide. But the an
swer to the protest is that the war
will cost a tremendous sum and that
it is not fair that all of the cost be
passed on to future generations—that
we of the present, expecting to bene
fit from the war—should share a part
of its cost.
It does seem, however, that the sug
gestion that instead of levying the
tax for payment in a single year it
be distributed over a number of years
is sensible. It certainly would be much
more popular if the American peo
! pie were to know that they have a
: decade, for instance, in which to pay
I the tax, and it would cause them to
'withhold much of the criticism now
| heard. To levy special taxes for such
a vast sum on top of the ordinary
! taxes and the relatively high cost of
! necessities, is certainly going to make
••the white man’s burden" in this
'country a grueling grind.
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THE Groom wears ConventionVl
j black when he is being married
But he doesn’s do his mourning un
| til after he is married.
WE do not know much. But we do
knows that a desire to study palmistry
I isn't what makes the Hand Holder’s
j Union such^a popular organization.
SWEARING is a nasty habit. But
have you ever noticed how it lessens
the pain when you use a stream of
| cuss wor<Js?
THERE was never a girl who was
so much in love with a man that mar
rying him didn’t enable her to out
grow it.
WHEN we hear a smart politician
denouncing politics he reminds us of
a red-nosed Prohibitionist denouncing
rum.
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CARDINAL SENDS
CONGRATULATIONS
AMSTERDAM, May 26.—Cardinal
Mercier, who has been the chief thorn
in the side of Germany since the war
began, is reported by the Echo de
Beige today to have written a letter
to President Wilson congratulating
him upon the entry of the United
i States in the war against Germany.
The cardinal is said by the Echo de
j Beige to have "expressed rejoicing
iover the appearance of the United
States on the side of the entente
powers.
Cardinal Mercier ; . archbishop of
Malines, Belgium, and he refused to
leave Belgium when the Germans in
vaded the country. He brought about
so much opposition to the cruelties in
flicted by the Germans upon the peo
ple of Belgium that he was once ar
rested by the German military au
thorities but was afterwards released
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(ONLY SEASONED MARINES
ACCOMPANY EXPEDITION
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, Veterans will go -with Pershing to
Eran«*e—Recruit 10,000 Men
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WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 26.—
It is announced that only the most
seasoned marine corps will accom
pany Pershing on the expedition to
France. Veteran regulars will be clios
i en to accompany the infantry dvision,
land to replace these, an effort will
!be made to recruit ten thousand ad
jditional men for the marine corps,
who will undergo a thorough training
before being assigned to duty.
WILSON ORDERS NAVAL
CLASS GRADUATED JUNE
' Need Officers for the Greatly Increas
ed Naval’ j'orce at Once
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i WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 26 -
President Wilson today issued in
structions that the third year naval
class at Anapolis be graduated on
June 2S to provide officers for the
j greatly enlarged naval force.
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VIOLENTLY INSANE MAN
IS ARRESTED AT KODIAK
Advices received this morning ai
; the Marshal’s office from Dgputy Mar
shal Karl Armstrong at Kodiak, states
that a man, name not given, was tak
on violently insane at Uyak recently
and that he seriously wounded twc
men with a knife before he was sub
dued. While being taken from Uyak
to Kodiak he in some manner ob
tained possession of a knife and again
^ent on a rampage, seriously cutting
two other men before he was disarm
ed.
Catholic Church.
Mass 8:30 and 10:30 a. m
Sunday School Immediately fol- i
lowing Mass.
Evening Services 7 p. m.
—Father A. Fletcher.' S. J.
Episcopal Church Services
Sunday May 27, 1917 being Whit-!
I Sunday.
i Morning service and Sermon 11
|a. m.
Sunday school 12 m.
Evening service and sermon 8 p.
jm.
Subject of sermon for the morning
service will be “Our Flag" and the
theme will be "Memorial Day.” A
cordial invitation is given to all to
attend this service and learn the ori
gin. symbol and hope of our National
Flag.
REV. GEORGE JOHN Z1NN
Christian Science Society
Pioneer Hall
Sunday Service 11 a. m.
i Subject of Lesson Sermon. "Soul
and Body.”
Sunday School 12:15.
Wednesday Evening Meetings at 8
o’clock.
Free reading room open Wednes
day from 2until 5 and from 7 until
8 p. m.
All are welcome to attend the meet-,
lings and visit the reading room. |
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First Congregational Church , ;
Rev. R. Demain Nlcholls. pastor. |
Sunday May 27. 1917.
11 a. m. Worship and Sermon:;
! “Truth and Love.”
12 noon, the Sunday School lesson,;
"The Holy Spirit,” (Pentecost.)
^8 p. m.. Song Service and Sermon: (
“The Old Flag and the New Patriot
ism.”
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Thursday, 7:30 p. m., the mid-week!
meeting. Brief study of the S. S. les-|
son. followed by the course. "The i
| Message of Jesus, to Our Modern |
Life.”
j Thursday afternoon the Ladies' Aid
! will give a public tea, in connection
wth the Parcel Post Sale, (postponed
■ since the week after Easter.) The
ladies of Valdez cordially jnvited.
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Benefit Dance
FOR BALL TEAMS
SATURDAY,‘MAY 26
EAGLE HALL
'many soldikkk gathered
AT SAN DIEGO CANTONMENT
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i SAN DIEGO, May 26.—Fully thir
ty thousand soldiers are gathered
here at a military camp, a number ol
whom have been recently recruited
and are undergoing military training.
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Modified Censorship' Certain
I WASHINGTON, D. C„ May 26 —
’Political leaders here assert that a
; modified censorship provision will
1 surely be attached to the Ecpionagc
! bill, now being considered by a Con
ference Committee.
TO ENLIST IN THE
U. S. ARMY
FOR PERTICOURS SEE
Maj. DAVISON
Road Commission Office
A New Location
rr» HIS store wishes to announce that
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after today we will he located in
the Seattle Hotel building. New fixtures and
extensive alterations and remodeling have turn
\
ed these rooms into a semi-permanent quat
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ters from which we will be prepared to deal
forth the old time Blum service and quality.
5. Blum & Co., Inc.
Good Goods.
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
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,
Teaming of All Kinds
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
SEATTLE GUARDSMEN
fr'EANTING ON WHALE
SEATTLE. May 26.—Without fat,
bone or gristle, a ton of whale meal
retailed in Seattle yesterday at 10
cents a pound. Hotels and restau
tants took 800 pounds and the re
maining was divided between two
downtown markets. The supply was
cleaned up in a hurry. The meat is
like coarse beef steak and has a de
licious flavor. It is said to be more
nutritious than beef. The meat was
supplied by the American Pacific
Whaling company of Aberdeen. The
company has put new equipments on
jits boats for the sanitary handling of
the lean meat, which is the first por
tion removed.
Those who tried the whale meat
Raises the
Dough for Half
In these days of high prices
why not nse
BAKING
POWDER
It costs only half the price of
the old-fashioned cream of tar
tar kind and raises the dougli
better.
IKK YOUR GROCER
One Pound 25c.
Crescent Mtg. Co.. Seattle Wash.
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 MAROV1CH, Propr.
Candy Kitchen
E. W. HUNT—In Owl Dra( Store.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT COLD
VALDEZ CAFE & BAKERY
Cakes, Cookies & Boos, 15c per dozen.
French, R»e end White Bread 12 1-2
cents per Ioa(. Orders taken (or special
ThHIST KOGST.%1), Piopr.
PHQNE 17 — Urrc torn below Owl Drag
WE PAY
2S cents per |H>unt] for Copper
18 cents per pound for Brass
Sc Ih. for Rubber Shoes.
7c lb. for Lead.
$20.00 per ton for cast Iron.
$15 per ton Wrought Iron.
5c per lb. for Rope.
SUc 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.
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When 1b Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. PHOr
S i RICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave, Seward. Alaska
yesterday say it is delicious and are
asking for more. Hotel cooks are ex
perimenting with whale- hamburger,
stew and fricassee.
"There should be no foolish notions
against eating whale meat.” said Mr.
jSchupp, manager of the whaling com
pany, “The whale is a mammal, just
as much as a cow is, and a perfectly
clean, proper mammal and living
on healthy seafoods. Whale meat is
slightly higher in food value than
beef. Its cost is considerable lower."
1 Mr. Schupp says there is doubt of
his company being able to supply the
'whale meat in any sufficient quant
jity to break the price of the other
meat. Only a comparatively small
portion of the whale is used and they
are scarce. *
!XEW YORK DISTRICT
WILL SCBSCRIBE BILLION
NEW YORK, May 20.—Fnancial
experts here estimate that tlie New
i York Federal reserve district will sub
, scribe not less than a billion dollars
to the Liberty loan.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
Office* over Valdez Drue I n.
Phone ’15 VleRInlcy Street
Contract .Surgeon, L". S Army
A. A. .Surgeon, L' S. Public Health Serv.
(Marine Hospital]
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate National Inlirrilt;,
Watklagtoi, D. C.
DENTIST
In Valdez Since ISMS
PHONE 110
Office Room* in Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opposite Court House
Phone 54 VALDEZ. ALASKA
JOHN LTONK £. E RITCHIB
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEY ■- fT-LA W
Offices la whaling Building
Phone lOl VALDEZ. ALASKA
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
Jl’NEAU, ALASKA
Glasses Fitted Lenses Ground
VALDEZHOSPITAL
Private Rooms
Terms Reasonable
JOS. A. SILVERMAN. Pk. G.. M. D. Pr.p.
i Jos. A. Silverman Ph. G. M. D.
PHYSICIAN AND SLRGKOX ;
Office hours" 1 lo 4 p. in —7 to 8 p. ■.
Sunday by Appointment
Rea. Tel. 176 Office Tel. 19
Boyle Block Yaltlez
VALDEZ LODGE
NO 168
Free aad Accepted Maaoaa.
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday in each month in McKlnl-y
Hall. Visitors always welcome. >
P. M. BROWN. W. M.
ED WOOD. Secretary.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
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W. M. CONLEY F -
GEORGE M. BAI