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FRIDAY, MARCH 2, 1917
VALENTINE WEATHER.
ALENTINE weather! And keen
through the chill of It
You can feel somehow the throb
and the thrill of it,
Just the blithe feeling that enters
each sparrow head
When aly Dan Cupid makes sharper his
arrowhead—
That roguish rascal who seems to monop
olize
All of the love arts—among them improp
er lies!
Valentine weather! The snow's on the
ground about;
Rosy of cheek Is the lad hi his ‘ round
about;”
Maidens go clad In their soft fluffy, furry
tilings
That were-once worn by the growling or
purry things.
And see the postman, poor fellow, what
will he do
Bending his back with a burden of billets
doux!
Valentins weather! The old and the young
again
Write the same language and talk the
same tongue again.
And you and 1, love, shall we not have
pert in it.
All the old rapture and all the old heart
in it?
Turn back life's pages and Join in the Joy
agatn
And Just be happy—a girl and a boy again!
-Life.
AMKRH A’S PART IN WAR.
Would the United States, as an en-1
eniy of Germany, be a help or a hin- j
dranee to the Allies? That is a query
that has occupied arm chair strate
gists ever since the war started, but it
is looming to the fore now with a
greater significance than ever, because
it need no longer be considered an j
academic question. Opinions on the J
question, of course, are divided, and j
it would be impossible-to answer it:
with finality.
Dispatches from London said that j
the British public frankly rejoiced at;
the American government’s action in j
breaking relations with Germany. The
view was expressed in some newspa
pers in allied countries, particularly
in France, that Ame'rica’s actual par
ticipation in the war would measura
bly shorten it. German paper also are
divided in their opinions, although
the majority take, the view that we
could not materially injure the cen
tral powers for the reasuu that our
money, our sympathy and our food j
supplies have been poured into En-:
gland, and Germany has been able to)
withstand the brunt, while the weight \
of our military and naval arm would
be more than offset by the increased
damage unrestricted submarine war
fare will inflict upon England.
Advices from Washington say that
entente diplomats frankly hope the
United States will stay out of war.
They think Germany has deliberately
provoked war with the United Statea
in order to prevent munitions and
foodstuffs from being shipped to the
allies.
That this view does nut differ mate
rially from that held by the German
leaders is a reasonable conclusion—
that is, it can be accepted as such
if Germany’s actions in the past few
days can be taken as any criterion;
and there is no indication whatever
that Germany will modify her subma
rine program. The key to success, in
the German eyes, is the starvation of
England, and England can be starved
only by the exclusipn of food supphes
from the United States, and apparent
ly her enmity would the quicker con
summate Germany's purpose, so she
thinks.
In the even of war it is not contid
ered likely that an American army
would be sent to France. It would
take at least a year to equip and train
an army for the trenches, and the
question of transportation would be
a difficult one in the event our ports
were blockaded by submarines. Pos
sibly too, the war would he over in
that time; and it is also possible that
the people would refuse to serve in
an overseas campaign. The navv
would be kept extremely busy in
guarding the sea lanes but that, ac
cording to unofficial expressions at
Washington, probably is about as far
tt our military aid would go—unless
of course, the war should be prolong
ed for several years. In this even;
the United States with its immense
population, would feel the pinch of
hunger far quicker than the Entente
Allies.
The fact seems to be that we can
inflict comparatively little injury on
Germany if we try, nor can Germany
seriously menace us so long as the
Allies control the seas, except to de
stroy our commerce. In any evert
our pocketbook would be likely .'o
exercise a more potent influence in
the war than any other weapon we
have.
XOKTH DAKOTA FARMERS.
The entire country is showing in
terest in the political experiment of
North Dakota farmers which now is
in the horny hands of the agricultu
ralists. The farmers’ movement in
the general election last fall won a
sweeping victory. A league of far
mers, composed of 40,000 men, nomi
nated candidates, and conducted a
campaign on state-owned grain ele
vators within the state and at rail
way terminals and similar issues of
a class nature.
The farmers’ nominee for goveruo.*
was elected by a vote of nearly five
to one and the league captured every
other elective offl^ except one. Tt
also elected three justices of the’ su
preme court, who favor state owned
public utilities, as well as more than
three-fourths of the membership of
the house of representatives. In .I n
senate the farmers are outnumbered
by three.
The organization demands state
ownership of flour mills, insurance
against fire and hail, a state packing
plant, rural credits and for the ex
emption of rural credits from taxa
tion.
The movement is directed by what
is known as the non-partisan political
league, which was organized two
years ago as a protest against specu
lation on the board of trade and the
alleged manipulation of the price r T
grains. It soon became a political
factor and because North Dakota is
essentially an agricultural state its
membership was able to dominate the
situatioi at the election of 1916
The league sustained a severe de
feat a few days ago when it proposed
a new constitution for the state con
taining radical provisions. The bill
was defeated in the senate by a small
majority and as this proposal was the
center of the legislative program the
farmers have been somewhat taken
aback.
There is a serious question whether
a government controlled by one class
of people—whether farmers, lawyers,
merchants or laboring men—can be
to the best interests of a state; and
that is why the North Dakota experi
ment is attracting general attention.
SWEDEN has run so short in food
supplies that she has passed a decree
prohibiting the peeling of potatoes,
and reduced her daily bread ration
by half.
CACHES SUPPLIES
FDR GERMAN RAIDER
SAN DIEGO, March 2.—Accord
ing to various reports brought here
indicate that a German vessel has
been operating along the Mexican
coast in the vicinity of Magdelena
bay, and it is believed that it has
been caching supplies for a German
i aider.
IS ASLEEP TWENTY-NINE
MONTHS FROM SHELL SHOCK
PARIS, March 2.—Hatman, the1
French soldier who sustained shell
chock at the battle of the Marne and
has since been in a state of coma, has
been sent from Perigueux to Paris to
be examined by specialists. He was
carried to the train on specially made
wicker bed, and was accompanied by
his wife, who was constantly with him
in the hospital at Perigueux. During
the last few days he has been seen to
turn in his bed like an ordinary sleep
er, and when he has had enough o£
the liquid food which is given him he
turns his head away, these being the
only signs of consciousness he has
given for twenty-nine months.
STEAM HEAT NEWLY FURNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
Mits. E. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
TIDE TABLES FOR MARCH.
Compiled for Valdes Bay, by T:.e
Prospector:
Friday, March 2—
First high tide 7:02 a. m , 7.2
Second high tide 9:21 p. m., 5.3
First low tide 0:10 a. m., 3.7
Second low tide 2:47 p. m., 1.2
Saturday, March 3—
First high tide 8:26 a. m., 7.2
Second high tide 10:15 p. m., 5.8
First low tide 2:07 a. m., 3.8
Second low tide 3:49 p. m., 0.9
! Sunday, March 4—
First high tide 9:30 a. m., 7.6
Second high tide 10:52 p. in., ii.3
First low tide 3:29 a. m., 3.4
Second low tide 4:33 p. m., 0.5
Monday, March 5—
First High tide 10:18 a. m„ 7.9
Second high tide 11:21 p. m., 6.8
First low tide 4:20 a. m., 2.8
Second low tide 5:07 p. m., 0.3
Tuesday, March 6—
First High Tide 10:59 a. m„ 8.2.
Second High Tide 11:47 p. m., 7.3.
First Low Tide 4:59 a. m., 2.1.
Second Low Tide 5:35 p. m., 0.1.
Wednesday, March 7—
First High Tide 11:36 a. m.. 8.4.
First Low Tide 5:33 a. m., 1.5.
Second Low Tide 6:00 p. m., 0.1.
Thursday, March 8—
First High Tide 0:09 a. m., 7.8.
Second High Tide 12:09 p. in., 8.4.
First Low Tide 6:05 a. m., 1.0.
Second Low Tide 6:24 p. m., 0.1.
Friday, March 9—
First High'Tide 0:34 a. m., 8.1.
Second High Tide 12:41 p. m., 8.3.
First Low Tide 6:36 a. m., 0.4.
Second Low Tide 6:47 p. m., 0.3.
Saturday, March 10—
First High Tide 0:58 a. m., 8.5.
Second High Tide 1:15 p. m., 8.1.
First Low Tide 7:08 a. m., 0.0.
Second Low Tide 7:12 p. m., 0.5.
Sunday, March 11—
First High Tide 1:25 a. m., 8.7.
Second High Tide 1:49 p. m., 7.7.
First Low Tide 7:45 a. m., —0.2.
Second Low Tide 7:39 p. m., 0.9.
Monday, March 12—
First High Tide 1:50 a. in., 8.8.
Second High Tide 2:25 p. m., 7.2
First Low Tide 8:16 a. m., —0.3.
Second Low Tide 8:07 p. ni.. 1.4.
Tuesday. March 13—
First High Tide, 2:19 a. in., S.9.
Second High Tide 3:06 p. m.. 8.5. j
First Low Tide 8:56 a. in., —-0.1.
Second Low Tide 8:38 p. in., 1.9.
Wednesday, March 14—
F’irst High Tide 2:54 a. in., 8.7.
Second High Tide 3:55 p. in., 5.9.
First Low Tide 9:44 a. m., 0.1.
Second Low Tide 9:16 p. m., 2.5.
Thursday, March 15—
F’irst High Tide 3:37 a. ni., 8.5.
Second High Tide 5:03 p. m.. 5 3. j
First Low ri :'.e 10:42 a. m., 0.5.
Second Low Tide 10:05 p. in.. 3.0.
WARM WEATHER PREVAILS
PROM COAST TO INTERIOR
The coldest weather reported tins
morning from the stations between
Valdez and Fairbanks was 15 above
at McCallum. Fairbanks and Wort
man each reported 25 above and Mc
Carty 26 above. Richardson report
ed the highest temperature, 39 above
and Salcha and Tonsina next with
34 above. The other stations report
ed temperatures ranging from 28 to
32 above. The maximum local tem
perature during the past 12 hours,
ending at 7 o’clock this morning was
27, at which point the thermometer
stood at that hour, and the minimum
temperature was 23. The barometer
is steadily declining.
A. Ammon is shipping his horses to
Cordova^n the Northwestern and will
accompany them on that steamer, en
route to the copper country, where he
will spend the summer doing devel
opment on his valuable copper prop
erties.
DUKE OF AOSTA.
Italian Considered by
Alliea as King of Greece.
■ If 11 1 ' 1 =»
FIRST SHOWING
.of.
STETSON—MALLOR Y
1917_ Spring Hats
in all the latest popular styles
and shades are now on display at
our store in the former Ingram &
Bush Building-come in and look
. them over.
Stetson $5.00 Mallory $4.00
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
GOOD GOODS
KNIFE BLADE IN MAN’S
JAW FOR FIVE YEARS
ST. LOUIS, Mar. 2.—A jack
knife blade, over two inches long, an
an inch wide was taken from the right
jaw of Marion Chavis a Mexican, in
St. Mary’s hospital. East St. Louis.
The surgeon who performed the oper
ation said the blade appeared to have
been encysted in the jaw for five
years. The patient has been unable
to talk sufficiently to explain how it
tame there.
Chavis is a sheep butcher at the
Swilt packing house. Three v eeks
ago a roller fell and struck him o
the jaw. A serious swelling resulted
and an X-ray examination for what
was at first supposed to be a fracture
of the bone, showed the presence of
a foreign substance.
It now appears that the blade had
been broken off in the man's cheek,
and that a protecting tissue was form
ed about it which rendered it harm
less until the recent accident. This
accident broke the end of the blade
and caused a new inflammation which
is now yielding to treatment
Apple Growers Meet
SEATTLE, Mar. .—Apple growers
from Washington, Idaho and Oregon
met here yesterday for a two day's
session. Apples and other prob
lems are the subjects of discussion.
William F. Gwin, vice president and
general manager, and H. G. Fletcher,
sales manager of the Northwestern
Fruit Exchange; J. B. Adams, of
Leavenworth, Wash., president of the
Skookum Packers' Association, and
A. R. Rule, vice president and gen
eral manager of the North Ameri
can Fruit Exchange of New York,
were among those that addressed the
meeting today. Charles J. Brand, of
Washington, D. C., chief of the office
of markets and rural organization
will deliver an address today.
“MEET MY OTHER HUBBY"
SAYS WIFE TO SPOUSE
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, Mar. 2.—C.
D. Palmer has sworn off on matri
mony after two weeks of it.
“It was all right,” he told the court
when he appeared demanding an im
Unfailing
Satisfaction
Is one of the many reasons
why
CRESCENT
BAKING
POWDER
Is increasing in popular fayor.
SOM) BY GROCERS
POUND TIN 25c
CRESCENT MhXi. CO.,
Seattle, Wash.
LOUIE’S CAFE
Open Day and Nl^ht McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All[Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROVICH, Propr.
Gandy Kitchen
E. W. HUNT-hOwi Dr of Store.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT- . COLD
ATLAS JUNK CO.
WMcmIc and Retail Dealers in
ALL KINDS OK JUNK
Buyers of Metal, Rubber, Ma
nila Rope, Sacks, Machinery,
Pipe, Hides, Furs and Bottles.
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mediate divorce, “until my wife want
ed to bring her other husband to live
with us.”
“Her other husband?" the judge in
(juired in an amazed tone.
“Yes, judge, her other husband,”
said Palmer. “We were married Janu
ary 22, 1917. We got along all right
till one. day she introduced me to
another guy. ‘This is my other hus
band,’ she said smiling, ‘and he is
coming to live with us. Won’t that
be nice?”
Palmer explained that he didn't
know his wife had a husband when
he married her.
The defendant in the action may
be prosecuted for bigamy, it is said.
Palmer will get his divorce.
' For Rent.
Five-room house completely furn
ished. Modern conveniences.
2t ALASKA INV. CO.
A new stock of A1 Fruit Tablets
Candy Kitchen. tf
Have you tried our Boston Mints
in bulk at the Candy Kitchen. tf
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Office* ever Velde* Drug Co.
I'bvne ’IS McKlele.r Street
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Over Owl Drug Co.
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F. M. BROWN, W. M.
ED WOOD, Secretary.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
W. H. GARNER. President.
Granite Mine ,
GUST KR1NC, Secretary.
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