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TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1913.
CHEAPER BEEF FROM SOUTH
AMERICA.
i Dr. Melvin, chief of the Bureau
of Animal Industry at Washington,
makes the cheering report that South
America is producing vast quanti
ties of excellent grades of beef and
mutton and is capable of producing
much more. He reports that Ura
guay and Argentine cattle are of fine
grade and that an effort is being
made in Brazil to improve the grade
of cattle there, since the export
prospects have been improved by the
removal of the United States tariff
on cattle and meat. Argentine and
Uraguay have Durhams, Herefords
and Polled Angus stock, a better
grade of beef cattle than was former
ly used in this country.
J'eople in this country have had the
idea that the South American cattle
were raised on the wild grass of that
country, but Mr. Melvin explains that
most of the Argentine cattle are fed
on alfalfa pastures. When England
is getting Argentine beef at eight to
nine cents a pound wholesale, there
is no reason why we should not get
a share of it. American packing in
terests are said to have engaged all
the refrigerating space in South
American teamships for some time
to come, and they have their own
plants in South America. But this
will not necessarily prevent us from
getting Argentine beef, and, with the I
tariff removed, getting it on approxi
mately the same basis as England.
Where ther,e is such an enormous
demand, we may reasonably expect
competition ‘o meet it.
One of the packers’ agents express
es the fear that “Americans will not
like alfalfa-fed beef,” and I here is
evidently an attempt to create a
prejudice against tli South Ameri
can product. But if they can get it
cheaper, housekeepers will determine
for themselves whether they like the
taste or not. Some of the protected
American steaks and roasts have not
been the best on earth. Consumers
would like to get a taste of South
Aemrican mutton and beef.
An • An Oklahoma Indian who had
been declared legally dead by the
courts returned to lind that all his
property had passed into the hands
of others. Ordinarily they do not
wait until an Indian is dead to take
his property away from him.
It is declared that there has been
a drop of $(58,000,000 i ntelephone
securities, as a result of the recent
investigation by the federal govern
ment. Just another proof that talk
is not always cheap.
Mrs. Pankhurst declares that the
militant suffragettes will hereafter
refuse to be tried by male juries.
Heretofore they have refused to be
tried by any brand of juries.
Now comes the Department of Ag
riculture and insists that the crow
is a friend of the farmer, instead of
being a pest. The department, of
course, would not defend the cow
without caws.
“The School Master in Politics” at
Washington has notified congress
that there will he no recess but that
members will be “kept in” until the
legislative program has been carried
out.
Our ambassador to France has
rented a house for $15,000 a year.
'He does not explain what he expects
to do with the other $2,500 of his
salary.
HUERTA DEFIES
ADMINISTRATION
(Continued from page 1.)
the position President Wilson has
taken in the Mexican muddle by pub
licity stating that me United States
would not intervene in M xican af
fairs nut then allow his Secretary of
State to deliver an ultimatum, the
refusal of Huerta to comply with the
terms of the ultimatum making it
necessary to intervene and land
troops on Mexican soil. . It is openly
stated by many that this government
must land troops in the next few
days or allow Huerta to deal with the
rebels in his own way.
LAREDO, Texas, Nov. 18.—Three
thousand Americans, mostly women
and children, reached this city from
the interior of Coahuila after the
most terrible hardsnips. Men enough
accompanied the women to protect
them from any attack by roving
bands of rebels or bandits but the
women and children were forced to
tvalk many miles and arrived here
footsore and weary. The members
of the party claim that much anti
American sentiment is prevailent in
the interior of Mexico and that only
a strong show of force at the mining
camps where Americans and English
men are banded together prevent
open hostilities. The mining compa
nies are maintaining strong forces
about the works to prevent the des
truction of mining plants worth many
millions of dollars and also to pre
vent attacks by the roving bands of
bandits. Many mining companies
pay tribute to the federal and rebel
forces to secure protection.
Weather Report.
Nov. 17. 1913.
Barometric Pressure ..29.500
Temperature at 7 p. m.16
Maximum Temperature .23
Minimum Temperature .11
Mean Temperature .17
Precipitation .31 j
Cloudy, light breeze, wind N. E. ;
ten miles, snow from 12:50 p. m. to
7 p. m.
L. JONES.
Taxes Due.
Taxes for the Town of Valdez, j
Alaska, for the year 1913 are now due J
and payable at my office, at the of
tice of the U. S. commissioner.
Taxes will. become delinquent on
the first Monday of December, 1913, j
at 6 o’clock p. m. and unleses paid j
prior thereto ten per centum will be
added to the amount thereof.
Town warrants will be accepted in !
payment of taxes, but no interest will |
be allowed after November 3, 1913.
Office hours: Two to 4:30 p. m. ex
cept Sundays and holidays.
C. C. REYNOLDS,
Town Treasurer.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 3rd
day of November, 1913.
Hand laundry, corner of Hobart
street and Keystone avenue. Flannels
end silks a specialty.
MRS. H. SHARTS & CO.
Prospectors,
Don’t neglect your health on the trail.
The VALDEZ DRUG CO.
is prepared to fill your medicine kit
with the purest and best of drugs,
medicines, and surgical bandages.
The Nemo.
Fundamental principles upon which
Nemo Corsets are based are Hygien
ics, Fashion, Durability and Stability.
Once a Nemo wearer, always a Ne
mo wearer. At E. WINTER'S, the
Ladies’ Furnisher.
Fresh Seal shipped oysters on ev
ery boat for Frye-Bruhn Co.
PROFESSIONAL
Dr. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate of National University
Washington, D. C.
DENTIST
Phone 92 IFeurteen jreanfin
Office in Whaling building VALDEZ
Next to cable office
DR. GERMAN
phone ,9 THE dentist
Office rooms over Owl Drug store. Office hours
9 a. m.. to 6 p. in.. 7 p, m.. tott p. m. Sundays
by appointment All work guaranteed
C E. BUNNELL
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Offices Wall Street
Phone 3i VALDEZ
E. E. RITCHIE
r, A VV Y K R
PHONE i;i# Valdez, Alaska
JOHN LYONS
ATTORNEY ATJLAW
All Mining Business Given Prompt
Attention.
WHALING BLDG. VALDEZ i
MINING ENGINEER |
F. BUTTERWORTH
ICivil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Kes. Phone. 188 j
L. W. STORM. E. M.
Valdez, alaska
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VALDEZ, ALASKA
Valdez Lodge
No 168.
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Regular Communications first Wednesday in
each month in McKinley Hall Visitors always
welcome.
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C. O. Reynolds. Sec
VALDEZ LODGE NO. 6.1.0. 0. F
Meets every Monday at H p. in. in
ODD FELLOWS’HALL
VisitinK Brothers especially invited
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CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet eery Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock Id
Rattle Hal). All members are requested to
attend. S. McnTKCE. Arctic Chief
LAUNCH BRIGHTON
CAPT. STAMEY.
Leave* once a week from
VALDEZ DOCK! for
PORT WELLS and
Way Porta.
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VALDEZ DAIRY
Telephone order* to Phone 187
Holiday
Announcement
We wish to announce to the people
of Valdez that we are now displaying
a large line of goods for the holidays
--INCLUDING
For Children
A large line of Toys
such as
Dolls, all sises
Baby Carriages
Rocking Horses
Rocking Chairs
Express Wagons
Children’s Pianos
Toy Animals
Children’s Books
All kinds of Games
For Ladies
Silver Deposit ware
Cut Glass, all the latest
styles
Leather Sewing Bags
Manicure Sets
Writing Sets
Scissors Sets
Imported China
Fancy Cups and Saucers
Leather Card Sets
Leather Handbags
For Men
Smoking Jackets
Bathrobes
Neckties
Mufflers
Fur I^ined Gloves
Comb and Brush Sets
Collar and Cuff Sets
Traveling Sets
leather Satchels
Men’s Slippers
Ladies’ and Children’s
Fur Sets
and many other articles too
numerous to mention
These goods have all been bought direct through importing
houses from Europe and large munufacturers in this country
which enables us to sell them at bed-rock prices, thus saving
you the trouble of sending out for your Holiday Gifts.
We will be pleased to have you call
and inspect our various lines
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