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TIME TO ACT.
The Federal officials are certainly
to be congratulated if the recent raids
throughout the country have effective
ly ended the Industrial Workers of
the World activities. If the same of
ficials only had the power to raid the
Industrial I. W. W.’s who are boosting
prices and holding up necessities the
nation would be at a point where it
could really accomplish something.
If the government lacks the power to
disband this treasonable aggregation
of price boosters why not take it, as
in the case of the weaker brethren
who organize under a different name.
The un-Americau propaganda of
price boosting, while the people groan
under their burdens has given rise to
the very grave suspicion that there is
not concerted, earnest effort being
made to alleviate conditions. The
prices of but few articles dropped at
all, and the most of them have taken
another leap in the air; for joy, as it
were, that they are to be regulated.
The government has the power to
put down sedition and treason where
ever found, why is it not possible to
give the people an honest, forcpful
regulatipn of necessities. The ?rar
has been in progress nearly nine
months and the wrangling solpns at
the nation's capital cannot yet agree
on a war tax, especially where it
touches their interests.
Drastic measures may be necessary
before these plunderers find out that
the nation is tired of being held up
for profit; but when the awakening
comes the reaction will be but the
stronger for the delay.
President Wilson lias importuned
Congress to hasten legislation, and
lias been rebuffed at every turn, lie
lias asked for action and he gets ora
tory. He lias the power to sway ar
mies, but has not the power to regu
late. The quicker this becomes a one
man war the better off the country
will lie, and the quicker the curb will
be placed upon the philanderers.
THAT Secretary McAdoo will
strike a snag this time when he at
tempts to place his advertising in
the smaller newspapers of the country
for the sale of liberty loan bonds is
self-evident by the action taken by
the editors and proprietors of over
six thousand papers in the United
States, who have taken the position
that while they are willing to print
the news they will absolutely refuse
to give advertising space free. The
last Liberty Loan Bonds series had
one million dollars appropriated for
its publicity, which all went to the
Providence Journal, the New York
World and the Lord Northcliff pap
ers, the smaller publications being
left out entirely. When the first loan
was floated the smaller papers were
asked for free publicity, and they
gave of it to spare. They cut the
cheese and the larger papers ate it
leaving the crumbs of patriotic effort
for the publishers. The country pap
ers are being ridden to death by free
advertising arising from war needs.
They are getting tired of it; conse
quently when the next bond issue is
brought before the public the secre
tary's cheap tricks will get it no pub
licity without it is paid for.
THAT two hundred pounds of yel
low metal brought in from Slate creek
by the Miller outfit yesterday looks
good, but it explodes the old theory
that a man can walk out of the hills
with enough dust to lead a life of
indolence and ease afterwards. If
200 pounds only equals about $50,
000 a man could not carry out enough
to buy a modern t-bone.
AND now MacMillan, the explorer,
takes a poke at poor old Doctor
Cook. And time will probably show
that they all lied.
WHY should a man feed and nour
ish his enemies and give them vitality
to kick your slats out when they get
a chance. If a man has not the
sense to realize when he is well off
what does ot profit a man to try to
explain it to him.
THE VIPRESS
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SATURDAY EAGLE HALL 8 SHARP
THE EMPRESS CIRCUIT PRESENTS
A SPECIAL PROGRAM OF NEWS, TRAVEL and
COMEDY.
Pictograph of interetting events - - Travel- A trip to the
Royal Gorge and the Colorado Canon.
“Our Lobster Supply”
“An Awful Romance”
“Luke’s Society Mixup”
SUNDAY-Blanche Sweet in ‘THE SECRET SIN”
COMING about October 10th.
“Hell Morgan’s Girl”
Regular Admission .... 25c
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MARTYRS TO GIRDLES.
A Native Prat eat Ageinet Feminine
Fashion* lit Japan.
A caustic Japanese critic, Salto Man,
baa tbig to aay lu the Tokyo Advertiser
•bout women's fashions In Japan:
“Archaic costume*. especially those
universally worn by ladies, demand rp
form. The Indigent world can lie cloth,
ed out of the materials wasted In sur
geons kimono sleeves. Nothing Is so
absurd as the long, heavy, peudulant
sleeves attached to a girl’s holiday ki
mono. They serve no puntose, impede
locomotion and ure a pitiful spectacle.
The girdle is more cumbrous and ex
pensive, especially those woven In one
piece of heaviest silk.
"Formerly the latter were only worn
at weddlngs-uiid state affulrs; now ev
ery geisha hus one. Every wife must
have one to sport at the theater. In
price this nuiruohl varies Trom 30 to
1,000 yen (#15 to #500) and upward. To
girdle it requires ull the strength of a
well built husband or futlier. 1 do not
know any Jupanese womun who ever
succeeded in putting on one herself.
“It is over three feet wide, folded Into
half that width when wont, and its 1
iength is three times the full height of j
its wearer. In weight it Is terrific, '
thickly cinhroidcied as it Is with gold- :
en threads. It is cblefest attraction In !
the whole dress scheme of Japanese ■
womanhood. One might as well ask a
womun to discard her hair us It. Every
well dressed Japanese lady Is a martyr
to her girdles. Her entire waist Is cov
ered with layers of belting. From the
view|xtlnt of health the girdle (dbl) Is
a most vile contrivance, as every doc
tor asserts.” -
REALISTIC STAGECRAFT. !
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The Electric Light Is Reeponeible For
Many Innovations.
The introduction of electric light was,
of course, responsible for greater Inno
vations In tbe art of stage decoration
than any other one thing. It was now
possible to light up equally well any
portion of tbe sttpge, and so tbe “apron"
was dispensed with and the picture
frame proscenium Introduced.
Tbe cry for realism which Ibsen's
dramas had aroused was now taken
up by the scene builders with enthusi
astic vigor, and “uature” was repro
duced lu every material detail. “We
must show life exactly as It Is,” be
came their motto.
These changes naturally also had an
effect upon the actors themselves and
upon what they said. Formerly the
actors were continually conscious of
the presence of the audience, and to a
jousiderable degree addressed It di
rectly. Now they could interpret the
story on the stage, entirely Ignoring. ■
apparently, the presence of the audi
ence.
This change in the conception of the
play as a whole, us being made up not
alone of dialogue and recitation, hut
also of action and pdctorlal representa
tion, has had a very farreachlng effect
on our present day conception of the
drama.—Review of Reviews.
Luminous Eyss.
Cats among animals and owls among
birds, says \V. H. Hudson in his book,
“Idle Days In l’atagonla,” are the most
highly favored of any creatures In the
matter of luminous eyes. "The feline
eyes, ns of a puma or a wildcat, blaz
ing with wrath, sometimes affect one
like an electric shock, hut for intense
brilliance tbe yellow globes of tbe owl
ere unparalleled." Mr. Hudson asserts
that nature has done comparatively lit
tle for the human eye either In these
terrifying spilendors or in beauty. He
says that in Brazil he was greatly Im
pressed with the magnificent appear
ance of many of tbe negro women, but
that if they bad only possessed tbe
“golden lrldes" of certain Intensely
black tropdcal birds their “unique love
llnesa” would have been complete.
Pr«paradn«aa on the Farm.
Ere% farmer ought to believe In pre
paredness. says Farm and Fireside, the
kind of preparedness tbat provides
tested rather than guessed seed corn;
that sees tbat all farm machinery Ip
carefully looked over and the ba^ly
u[om or broken parts replace^ befcjre
the beginning of the rush season; that
makes ready a supply of bolts arid
taps, extra tap rlnga and clevises, sin
gletrees and at least one extra pair of
doubletrees. Man labor and horse la
bor are too expensive and time too pre
cious to take chances of risks which
might easily be avoided.
A Regiment.
In military terms a "squad” la part of
a company.
A captain commands a company, and
he has under him a first lieutenant and
a second lieutenant
A major commpuds a battalion, which
la made up. of four companies. A regi
ment le commanded by a colonel, and It
comprises three battalions, so that a
regiment is made up of twelve com
panies.
Fresh Air as Medicine.
It has taken centuries for us to find
out and know that fresh air Is the cure
of consumption, pneumonia and colds,
and probably It will tajee another cen
tury to make us know and use fresh
air as a preventive of tbese and some
other diseases.
Filling a Naad.
“I'm doing iny best to get ahead,"
asserted Cholly.
“Wdl. heaven knows you need one,"
asserted, Dplly.—Puck.
Thp Crop That Is Always Short.
Knicker—What la the most needed
grain crop! Bocker-Oralns of sense.
—Mew Tork Sun.
I call that man Idlf who might hfi
better maployed.—Socratee.
Something New-Japanese
Pottery & China Novelties
A direct importation, consisting of many useful and
ornamental little novelties in Japanese pottery and
chinaware, appropriate for any occasion and much ap
preciated as gifts.
Japanese Pottery
Cleverly moulded and designed, this new addition to
artistic pottery is patterned alter the old bronzes,
the dull brown greens are in keeping and will har
monize with any furnishings. Many useful peices are
to be had in this selection such as odd vases, bowls,
book ends, cigar and tobacco jars, ash receivers
and candle sticks.
Blue Butterfly China
Dainty Japanese china, decorated with the new Blue
Buttertly Design now so much in demand; Cups and
saucers, cracker and cheese dishes, salad plates, cel
ery trays, nut trays, mayonaise bowls, cake plates,
sugar and creamers, etc.
S. Blum & Company
GOOD GOODS
LAUNCH DELLA
Capt. H. L. Rider
Weekly trips from Valdes to
Fliamar, Landlock, Fidalgo and
way ports. Passengers landed
at all points.
Carrying freight and passen
gers.
For rates apply on board.
CAPT. H. L. RIDER
A Through Ticket
Via
Chicago, Milwaukee
& St. Paul [Ry.
Saves Money
Insures Comfort
By buying a through ticket
you save from $10 to $15 as
against buying to Seattle
and rebuying there.
By buying over the C. M. &
St. P. Ry., you are assured
of the comfort that comes
from riding behind an elec
tric locomotive—the most
powerful in all thf world—
and that personal attention
which is a feature of “Mil
waukee” service.
For tickets, berth reservations
and other particulars consult
your nearest Steamship Agent.
A. P. CHAPMAN. JR.
Aset. Gen’l Passenger Agent
Seattle, Wash.
J. F. BAHli
City Ticket Agent
Second and Cherry
Seattle, Wash.
Purnlsbed rooms at Mrs Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. *
Notice of Sale
Special sale on Jewelry at the Val
dez Drug. Everything half price. tf
Ice—Ice—ice
Delivered to all parts of the town,
lc. per pound. Love-Whltley Co. tf
Just received a new fall and win
ter line of ladies coats, at E. Win
ter’s. tf
Conflate line Of Bulb Chocolates,
Candy Kitchen. tf
Bargains in souvenir spoons at Geo.
o. Rtints’*. tf
Arctic Hotel
All Warm, Uutside Rooms
Transient Trade Solicited
Special Rates by the Week or Month
Baths in Connection
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING. Pray
Launch Patsy
for Charter Anwyhere on
VALDEZ BAT
At any Time Day or Night
J. D. Jefferson
VALDEZ, ALASKA
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J. E. WILSON
Freighting to all points
in the third division.
Horses bought and sold.
Phone 166.
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Offices in Fish Building, adjoining
Tilllkum Club.
Phone 00. McKinley Street.
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(Marine Hospital)
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Glasses Fitted Leases Grooad
LOVE & MEALS
Fire-Surety Bonds-Life
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PHYSICIAN AND 8URGBON
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Sunday by Appointment
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Boyle Block Valdai
Valdez Miners Union He. 188
Waiters Federation el Miner*
W. M. CONLEY Pnddm.
Valdai Alaaka.
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