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H. B. HELBY, Editor and PrtfrM*.
VALDES. ALASKA
Published Daily Encept Sunday
Entered as Second-Class Mall Matter.
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Ailvertlalna Kataa on Application.
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 86. 1917
I WANT A FRIEND.
I WANT a friend who will shout "Hey.
Jack!"
•’Hello!" and "How d' d.i?'
I want a friend who will emlle and
nod.
A Mend who Is close to the heart of God.
A friend who knows of the soli and the
sod.
Oh. a friend like that is stanch and true!
I want a friend who will grip my bend
With a grip that makes me wince.
A friend whose list la big and strong.
A friend who labors the whole day long,
Who tackles his task with a battle song.
Aye, be Is the man to be called a prince!
1 want a friend, be he rich or poor.
If his heart is clean and clear.
A man who la loved by children all
And romping boys respond to his call.
I want him near when the shadows fall.
God give ua such men for our safety here!
1 want a friend when I’m old and worn
And the Anger of Death la marking my
end
1 want a friend to sit «t my side.
A friend to love, a friend who has cried.
To steady my hand as I cross the divide.
I’ll petition umi for socli a friend.
-Jack Wolf
KKKP OUT <XMMJK I.ABOR
There are several good reasons
why It would be unwise to admit, ei
ther in limited numbers or for a lim
ited time laborers of Chinese or Jap
anese nationality. The first and de
cisive reason is that the people of
those races cannot be assipnilated by
inter-marriage. We ought not add to
the number of people in this country
that cannot be merged in the compos
ite American citizenship. Further
more, even though we are experienc
ing temporary labor shortage, we
ought not admit a class of laborers
whose standard of living makes them
unfair competitors with the American
workman. To admit the Chinese or
Japanese for a limited period of time,
with an agreement that they would
return to their own countries later,
would arouse a feeling of antagonism
that would be injurious to our future
relations with the nations across the
Pacific. We can consistently defend
a policy which prohibits ibbigratlon
of any except members of the white
race, and no other nation can take of
fense so long as we adhere to that
policy. If we once depart from the
principle, we shall be in the attitude
of endeavoring to use other nations
for our selfish purposes and assum
ing that we can do so at our pleas
ure. Such an attitude would, of
course, be as distasteful to them as it
would be to us if the situation were
reversed.
NO .STIGMA TO DRAFT
Newspapers very justly criticise a
poster recently Issued which urged
that young men volunteer for the U.
S. Army and thus “avoid the stigma
of being drafted.” There is and ought
not be any stigma in connection with I
the draft, so long as a man does not
try dishonorably to evade It. The
purpose of the law was to place upon
every cltlsen within the specified ages
an equal liability to military service.
To wait until be has been legally call
ed is as much the right of the cltlsen
as it is his right to wait until the spe
cified time to pay his taxes. The man
who volunteers Is deserving of special
commendation, but there 1b no stig
ma upon the man who waits his turn
in the selective draft, especially since
the war department is not prepared to
house, equip and train the men if they
volunteered in numbers in excess of
the draft.
THIRTEEN has always been re
garded as an unlucky number. Amer
ican taxpayers .will consider it more
sinister than ever upon hearing that
the war budget for the next fiscal year
calls for thirteen billions.
A CITIZEN hu no constitutional
right to keep booze in the house if
the state wishes to forbid it the Uni
ted States supreme court has decided.
So the old "pursonal Mberty and eon
stituflonai right’' arhior, already
Worn pretty thin, must be discarded
by John Barleycorn in his last stand.
Congregational Xmas Tree
The Congregational Xfllas tree ser
vices were heartily enjoyed by a large
crowd present Monday evening. An
interesting program of recitations and
music had been prepared by the vari
ous classes under the supervision of
heir teachers. Several amusing acts
were rendered. Among those worthy
of note was that of Clarice Crawford.
Mrs. R. L. Clifton gave a solo and
Mrs. Quinn astisted the choir.
One of the most enjoyable features
of the evening was a genuine Santa
who furnished candy, gifts and amuse
ment for young and old alike.
Sixteen Below Today
The government barographic ther
mometer recorded —16 as the lowest
temperature today. After the wind
dropped last night the mercury went
down with it. and had it been blow
ing a gale the temperature would
have gone to —100 below.
Sixty-Bix degrees below zero at Cop
per Center this morning and Corporal
Rowbottom, the government mail car
rier arrived at the station. And 66
below on the trail is no Joke, as many
of the old timers can attest.
Valdez Believes in Tobacco
Sixty-five dollars and twenty-five
cents is the amount of a New York
draft received at division headquar
ters this week from Dr. Jos A. Silver
man of Valdez. Alaska, Chairman of
the Valdez Red Cross Chapter, to be
used in purchasing tobacco for the
boys in France.
This sum was contributed by Val
dez citizens. The Fraternal Order of
Eagles is responsible for 646 of this
amount.
It is not at all surprising that our
sourdough members should think of
tobacco when the question of furnish
ing something substantial for the boys
in the trenches was raised, for it is not
so long ago that they can remember
just how satisfying a bit of the weed
tasted after a long day’s work filling
their pokeB with nuggets. — Red
Cross Bulletin.
' Freeh taffy, chews and brittle®, at
Hunt’s Candy Kitchen. tf
FOItMKK KOMCKMAN
CAUGHT GAMBLING
George Hickman, formerly night
watchman at Cordova, was caught
conducting a gambling game recently
ih his cabin at Cordova. Five others
were taking a hand in the game when
Deputy Marshal Fursman made his
raid, and were gathered in. They
were Charles McQuarrie, Norman
Rice, J. V. Carter. J. D. Bogart and
John Graham. Although caught red
handed, the offenders refused to
plead guilty and secured legal ser
vices of former chief of police George
Dooley to defend them. Notwithstand
ing the best efforts of Dooley the Jury
returned a verdict of guilty and Com
missioned Medley imposed a fine of
$150.00 against McQuarrie, because
this was the second time he had been
caught in the act within two Weeks;
$75 against Hickman and $25 each
against Rice, Carter, Bogart and Gra
ham. In default of payment of fine
McQuarrie is spending 75 days in the
Cordova Jail. The remainder of the
party paid their fines.
LIEUTENANT BALDWIN
MARRIED AT SEATTLE
A Seattle paper of recent date
gives the following account of the
wedding of A. C. Baldwin, of Val
dez, who left here recently to enter
the officers' training camp at San
Francisco:
“On Saturday, December 8, the
marriage of Miss Lillian Louise
Smith to Lieutenant Asa C. Baldwin
was solemnized in the presence of the
immediate relatives, at the home of
the bride’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. El
liot C. Smith, 726 Belmont Ave. N.
Dr. M. A. Matthews performed the
ceremony.
“Miss Smith is a graduate of the
University of Washington and a mem
ber of the Delta Gamma sorority. Lt.
Balwwin is an alumnus of Western
Reserve University and a member of
Beta Theta pi fraternity. After the
completion of the Alaska Boundary
Survey, Lt. Baldwin was engaged In
engineering practice in Alaska. He
received his commission at the sec
ond officers’ training camp at the
Presidio, and will be stationed at
Camp Lewis.
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VALDEZ ALASKA
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CHEETAHS USED FOR HUNTERS
Are Regarded m the Swiftest af Ani
mals—OSNIblRe Speed, Courage
•rtf StolNIWh Ability.
The fastest animal on four lege Is
said to be the cheetah or hunting leop
ard, which is |»art of the establish
ment of many an Indian noble.
The cheetah is a ‘all, rangy spotted
cat as large as the America puma and
Is the only one of the large cats which
lias been domesticated so that It may
be controlled In the open field by the
voice of man.
This hunting eat Is a wonderful cotn
hinftion of speed, courage and stalk
ing ability : indeed, the chief weuknest
of hunting with the cheetah ns a sport
is that the cheetah does everything
and has all the fun.
Any traveler who vlBlts an Indian
potentate in the excellent hunting re
gions along the foothills of the Hima
layas will he sure to be taken hunting
with the prince’s Cheetahs. These for
mal hunts are specially dull, as
the game Is commonly driven by beat
ers utmost under the nose of the cut.
which merely butchers ft. On more
informal hunts, however, there la much
maneuvering with the cart in which
the cheetahs are held until the ani
mals see the quarry, which la usually
some sort of deer. Then the cheetah
Is unhooded ami either proceeds by
an elaborate stalk to approach and kill
the deer or If it Is close to make one
of those lightning rushes from which
nothing on earth Is Meet enough to es
cape. Occasionally a buck, taken by
surprise, will turn and catch the
springing cat upon his horns, thus
turning the tables completely.
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HE BELIEVES IN PUBLICITY
Dutiful Husband Assists Wife In Ne
celvlng, and Wants Hla Friends
to Know It.
A small, rather timid-looking man
entered a newiqtaper office and ap
proached the clerk.
“Are you ihe man who takes In so
clety news?” he queried with an ap
pealing look.
“Ves, sir." cheerfully replied Ihe
young man at the desk. “1 can take
any kind of news. What have you
got?"
“Why. It’s Just this way.” said Ihe
caller, lowering his voice. “My wife
gH\e h porty last night. It waa a bril
liant affair, and I am Willing to
pay to have this rejwirt of It put In thd
paper."
"We clout rliMW anything ror pub
i llshlug society news.” explained the
|clerk, at the same time taking die
| proffered manuscript and looking It
I over.
"Tlmt’s all right.’’ was the reply.
! “You don’t get me. I wrote this up
myself, and 1 put In a line thnt says.
‘Mr. Halfback assisted his dlatliv
smlshed wife in receiving the guests.'
That’s the way 1 want It to go In.
and I don’t care what the cost Is, abso
lutely don't care what the cost Is. I
want my friends to know, by George,
that 1 still belong to the family."—
Llpplncott's Magazine.
Oil the Skin Also.
In describing the means by which
the Hawailans. before contact with
civilized peoples brought about the
deterioration of this splendid race
kept their skins in healthy condition.
V. MacCtniighcy says In the Scientific
Monthly that they nol only bathed
daily in the sea and In fresh water,
hat oiled their bodies with coconut
j"‘l
Commenting on ihis latter practice,
'the Journal of the American Medical
| Association says the effectiveness of
bathing is well recognized today, “but
we fall t<> realize the unquestionable
merit In the injunctions with oil that
undoubtedly confer a suppleness and
pliancy to the skin quite contrary to
ihe extreme detergent action of the
water hath. It Is not without hygienic
significance thnt the skin Is normally
lubricated by a suhaeeous secretion
which the hath tends to remove, often
to a degree no longer compatible with
a perfect epidermis.”
Has Never Been Captured.
Throughout the little kingdom of j
Liechtenstein, which lies between
Switzerland iitnl Ansrria, are many
shrines, little (Tosses, and crumbling j
castles. One of the latter, beside the
village of Balzera. has stood 1.000 years
end never Ims been captured. The
Swtaff tried to take It In 1499
from Its baron. Overlooking the Rhine,
the ruins recall the days when
robber barons extracted h tariff from
every boat which passed in front
of their domains. Most of the Inhabit
ants are farmers. They grow flax
malse, apples, ia»ars. plums, and vege
tables. Liechtenstein practically ex
ists on Its own bread, cheese, milk,
honey and wine. Cattle graze on Its
fertile meadows and the flrs of th*
mountains furnish wood for heat.
The Elephant
Nature supplies elephants with
tusks as weapons for defense as well
as for uprooting trees In search for
food. Their small eyes are supplied
with a nictitating film to rid them of
dirt and small flies. They take mud
baths to stand off the sun at Ita hob
test as well as to keep off the many
small1 Insects which annoy them. Na
tare also provides a number of small
birds which stay on them continually,
living on the small flies and other In
sects found on their backs.
The elephant’s only equal In combat
,ta the rhinoceros, hot neither la usu
ally belligerently Inclined toward the
other. The elephant’s only deadly en
emy la the human tvary hunter.
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FUEL SAVERS
We have added a new heater
/
to our line that is
Economical to burn,
Durable in Construction,
Sightly to the eye.
This stove comes in the two sizes
most wanted.
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Also a full line of The Cole’s Hot Blast
: Stove. The most economical heater on the
market.
S. BLUM AND COMPANY
GOOD GOODS
Candy Wan
L W. HUNT—b Owl Drat Stara.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT— COLD
LAUNCH DELLA
Capt. H. L. Rider
Weekly trips from Valdez to
Ellamar, Landlock, Fidalgo and
way |>orts. Passengers landed
at all points.
Carrying freight and passen
gers.
For rates apply on board.
CAPT. H. L RIMER
THE SOUTHERN
MRS. BLACKWELL, Prop.
Nice, Clean Rooms
Bathe ht Connection
PRICKS REASONABLE
PHode 104
J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation el Miners
W. M. CONLEY rMdte
CEOIlCe **• nAJVMj*Xu£Z
Suggestion
A nice display of hand-painted pic
tures at Rudolph’s if
Mark Gleason, accompanied by Mrs.
Gleason, left this morning for the
Hemple Copper property at Landlock,
on the launch Della, Cajlt H. L. Rider.
Mr. Gleason is foreman for Mr. Hem
pie.
A number of men left this morning
for Landlock to start work od the
Hemple copper property, which will
operate for the next ninety days.
Ansco Films Will
At any standard make o t camera.
They are the standard. Guy E. Cam
eron. tf
Read This
Get yonr Xmas tree decorations at
Rudolph's. tf
Christmas Suggestion**
Some very pretty fur sets tor the
little girls. Baby's crocheted silk
caps. Little kid shock with pink and
bine trimmings. Sweaters, three-piece
darling sets and leggings. E. Winter.
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OYSTERS
A nice lot of Fox's Fresh Oyster
Cocktails just reeel red by the Lo re
Whitley Co. tf
Just reoelred a new line of Pyra
in Ivory suitable tor Christmas gifts'
at the Valdes Drug Store. tf
Arctic Hotel
All Warn, Outside Boons
Transient Trade Solicited
Special Bates by the Week or Month
' Baths la Connection
PHONE 1*3 VIS. STUMC. Pray
SAFETY FIRST
Travel On The
"SHAMROCK”
Prompt Sorriea
D.D. STEWART Mwtor
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. W1CKES MERRITT
Offlcas in Flab Building, adjoining
Tllllkum Club.
Phone BO. McKinley Street.
Contract Surgeon, O. 8. Army
A. A Burgeon. U 8. Public Health Sere
(Marine Hospital)
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Orelut* Natleaal ITelrtraltr
DENTIST
In Valdez Since 1898
PHONE 110
Oflcr Rooms In Whaling BeihHej
DONOHOE & DIMOND
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JUMBAU, ALASKA
OllMW Fitted I/mam Ground
VALDEZ HOSPITAL
PHnU Rooms
Terms Reasonable
JOS. A. SILVUMAM. IV C.. H. D. Fra*.
Jos. A. Liberman PL G.M. D.
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Office War*--1 te 4 p. ■ —7 te 6 p. a.
Sunday by Appointment'
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