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1917 MARCH 1917
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MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1917
THE MOCKING BIRD.
HE didn't know much music
When first he oame along,
An' all the birds were wonderin'
Why he didn’t sing a song.
They primped their feathers in the sun
An’ sung their sweetest notes,
An' music jest come on the run
From all their purty throats.
But still that bird was silent
In summer time an’ fall;
He jest set still an' listened
An’ he wouldn’t sing at all.
But one night when them songsters
Was tired out an' still,
An’ the wind sighed down the valley
An’ went ereepin’ up the hill;
When the stars was all a-tremble
In the dreamin' fields o’ blue.
An’ the daisy in the darkness
Felt the failin’ o’ the dew—
There comes a sound o’ melody
No mortal ever heard,
An’ all the birds seemed singin'
From the throat o' one sweet bird.
Then the other birds went Mayin'
In a land too fur to call,
Fer there warn't no use in stayin’
■When one bird could sing fer all!
—Frank 1„ Stanton.
DANGEROUS GROUND.
THE German crisis cannot and .
should not distract public attention
from the fact that Great Britain, in
its latest decrees affecting neutral
‘■•hipping, is pursuing policies identi
cal with those that wer<> responsible
lor the clash between that country
and the young American republic in
1812, says the Seattle Sunday Times
of February 25.
The new order in council covers
three points, all of which are inter
esting and two of which are particu
larly important:
First—A vessel encountered at sea
proceeding to or from a neutral coun
try affording means of access to ene
my territory without calling at a port
in British or Allied territory shall un
less the contrary be established, be
deemed to be carrying goods with en
emy destination or of enemy origin.
Second—Any vessel carrying goods
with enemy destination or of enemy
origin shall be liable to capture and
condemnation.
Third—Goods on such a vessel of
enemy origin or destination shall be
liable to capture and condemnation.
In other words, failure of a ship
plying for instance between New N’trk
and Holland, to call at a British port
is deemed prima facie evidence that
it is carrying contraband. The bur
den of proof to the contrary rests
wholly upon the carrier.
A presumtive case against the ship
having thus been established, the ves
sel becomes liable to capture and
condemnation.
Obviously, therefore, every carrier
tc Holland and Scandinavian coun
tries must put into a British port or
by its failure to do so, it will be deem
ed a carrier of contraband, and will
be liable to capture and condemnation
as a prize of war.
FLOATING KIDNEY.
I knew a person once whose life
was rendered miserable by "floating
kidney." It didn't seem to do him
any harm, but the doctor, his friend,
had told him that he had it. He had
diagnosed the case. As I say, this
floating kidney, whatever it may be,
never harmed him any, but he had it.
And now Dr. Richard C. Cabot,
who has come out with a handbook
of medicine for the layman, confesses
that "floating kidney" is about as
dangerous as being kissed by a maid
en aunt when you are a boy. Dr.
Cabot calls attention to the fact that
the only harm from "floating kidney”
is mental. The person who learns
that he has one is frightened and
made nervous. "Floating kidney,"
the doctor says, "is a perfectly harm
less peculiarity or privilege, not a dis
ease. and sensible doctors, when they
find it, keep it dark.”
That is right. If you have' a kid
ney, fixed or floating, please shut up
about it. Nature has hidden it care
fully out of sight and has not men
tioned it.
And that reminds me that one o*
these old natural-footpaths, some
where out in Oregon or Washington,
has discovered that apricots, unspray
ed, if eaten with sugar, will cure "kid
ney trouble.” I don’t know what kid
ney trouble is. but if you have it, eat
a box of aprijots and keep still abou.
it. You will get well.—Minneapolis
Journal.
CACHE KOK DIHHENHIOX.
A whole volume might be written
on the causes of the dissensions that
occasionally show up in the ranks of
the Democratic organization in Alas
ka; silvortongued orators might sport
for hours, but neither of these could
bare the cause more clearly to public
view than does the following from
the Idittrod Pioneer:
“During the past week a petition
has been circulated by Deputy United
States Marshal Percy Charles asking
the reappointment of L. T. Erwin as
marshal for this division. The peti
tion does not appear to have been pre
sented in the name of the Democrats
of this section, but seems to have been
an appeal to all citizens, and espe
cially the business men, and it has re
ceived the signatures of men of all
parties, and some, indeed, who were
not citizens. In fact, an appeal to the
Democratic voters alone by Mr. Char
les would have been ill-advised, in
view of the fact that he is the Repub
lican committeeman from this pre
cinct.”
And when added to the above we
have J. F. A. Strong and Charles Div
idson the case is complete.
POTATOES are now selling at front
$75 to $85 per ton in New York. Sev
enteen years ago this month we paid
$2.50 for two pounds of potatoes in
Dawson, which was at the rate of
$2500 per ton, but we only bought
two pounds. In those days one small
potato and a half pound of meat were
good for forty gallons of stew, ti >
principal ingredient of which was w*>
ter from the Yukon river. But ever
at that we sympathize with the New
Yorkers with potatoes selling at only
$100 per ton in Douglas.— Dougla:
Island News..
SENATOR W. L. Jones of Wash
ington states that out of seven hun
dred postal communications from his
constituents in this state only
one man,—a resident of North Yaki
ma—wants war. This poll seems to
indicate that about the only war sen
timent in the United States is in the
extreme New England states. No
where is there enthusiasm for war, as
there was in 1898.
A RARE and almost extinct speci
men of the genus homo was discov
ered in an Arkansas county in the
northwest corner of the State last
week: a man who had never heard
of the war—he was deaf; and who
had never expressed an opinion on
either side, and was therefore abso
lutely neutral; but alas! he was also
dumb.
ALASKANS have quit registering
delight at the succulent orange or
rich banana. They are too cheap!
Nowadays when we want to get on a
real burst of extravagance we set our
incisors into a potato. At 6 cents a
pound they have every other luxury
backed off the map for extravagance.
IF YOU are a “live one” you will
Imagine that your trade will be miss
ed at the place where you did all the
spending. But you won’t. Statistics
show there is one born every minute
to take your place.
WHY is it that the guy who is so
strong for preparedness always for
gets to take an umbrella along with
him when it rains.
AFTER some men get outside of
the 15th beer they imagine they are
the only real orators and that every
body else is deaf.
MARRIAGE is a good thing but the
man who used to wear a shirt a month
generally gets a wife who makes him
change four times a week.
STEAM HEAT NEWLY FURNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
>1KS. E. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
SOME men refuse to pay cash for
things because they know they won't
get credit for it.
NEWS dispatches state that th-1
German press has been muzzled.
Lucky, lucky Germany!
THE man who prates of honest toil
spends all his life trying to pay off
the interest on the mortgage.
AS long as people insist on trying
to get something for nothing the
Bunco man will continue to flourish
A REFORMER is generally a mar.
who thinks everybody else is a crook.
TWO SYRIANS PLAN
BOMB OUTRAGE
YOUNGSTOWN O.. Mar. 5.—Police
today arrested two Syrians, Albert
and F. Solomon who are being held
pending investigation of information
that they intended to blow up the
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Com
pany plant here. The men firt were
arrested on a highway robbery charge.
Both were loaded with dynamite and
subsequent investigations, police say,
elicited the information they intended
the blast the steel plant. The Youngs
town Sheet and Tube company's
plant is the largest in the Hahoning
Valley, employing 10,000 men.
BONK DRY MEASURE
I’ASSES IN KANSAS
TOPEKA, Kas., Mar. 5.—The Kan
sas bone dry bill passed the Senate
in final roll call this afternoon. It
now only requires the signature of
the governor and publication in the
official state paper to make prohibi
tion really prohibitory in Kansas.
DIES RATHER THAN
KILL HIS BROTHERS
HALSTEAD, Kas., Mar. 5.—Her
man Ditman, a wealthy German far
mer living near here, took two kinds
of poison today from the effects of
which, he died, rather than go into
the United States army and fight two
brothers in the German army, as he
believed he would have to do. He left
a large family.
KEYS OK PITTSBURG
POSTOFFICE STOLEN
PITTSBURGH, March 5.—Guards,
were stationed about the corridors of
the Federal building here today fol
lowing discovery that a key ring with
keys to all of the important offices
including the Department of Justice
had been stolen. The post office m
located on the lower floor of the
building and the keys would admit
the holders to offices in which big
stocks of stamps and money orders
are kept.
PAYS FOR HIS BEER
WITH ONE POTATO
MONROE, Wis.„ Mar. 5.—“Glass
of Dark” said a Wisconsin farmer to
a Monroe bartender today, and hav
ing quaffed his beer he laid a potato
on the bar.
“There, I guess that’s worth a
beer,” he said, and started to leave.
“Wait a minute," shouted the bar
keep. “You’ve got* another beer com
ing.”
Armored Submarines Latest
GALVESTON, Tex., Mar. 5.—Ger
many has put into service a fleet of
armored submarines against which
the guns of merchant ships are power
less, according to a British sea cap
tain who arrived here today. He says
a submarine of this type has been
captured by one of the allied patrol
boats.
lT. S .Can Seize Ships
WASHINGTON, D. C„ March 5. —
Pull power to take ships on docks ill
the United States under construction
for foreigners is given th<s President
in time of war or “national emer
gency” by the terms of the amend
ments to the shipping bill introduced
in the House late yesterday.
The amendments which give the
president drastic powers in time of
emergency, such as the present, were
formulated by the House committee
In merchant marine in conference
with members of the shipping hoard.
300,000 Die of Carelessness
WASHINGTON, D. C., Mar. 2.—
Lack of proper care in the home
costs the nation 300,000 young lives
each year. Tl^is was tre estimate to
day of Alexander P. Claxton, director
of the bureau of education.
“This fact is hardly recognized,"
Claxton told the Congress of Mothers
and the Parent-Teacher Association,
in joint session. "And yet, if Ger
mans or Japanese were to invade the
country and kill 300,000, he continu
ed, millions would be spent in forc
ing a retreat.”
Spuds are Burned Up
HOULTON, Me.. Mar. 2.—Two
thousand barrels of potatoes were
burned today in a potato house at
Ashland, owned by Allen & Co. They
were valued at $7 per barrel.
FIRST SHOWING
.of.
STETSON and 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
$5,000 ROLL IS STOLEN
FROM SLEEPER ON TRAIN
TACOMA, Mar. 2.—B. Weinston.
Portland clothing broker, was robbed
of $5,000 while asleep on the night
Northern Pacific Portland-Seattle
train, according to a report to the po
lice early this morning.
Weinston slept in a parlor chair,
lie said he carried the roll in a hip
pocket. When near Centralia Wein
s-'ton discovered that a slit in his
pocket had been made with a sharp
instrument and the roll removed.
T. W. Hawkins, of the well known
firm of Brown & Hawkins of Seward
and Anchorage, was a through pas
senger on the Admiral Watson, after
an extended visit to the States.
LOCAL BREVITIES
A new stock of A1 Fruit Tablets
Candy Kitchen. tf
Location notices, Dotn quartz and
placer, at the Miner office.
Fresh candy at the Emporium, tf
Pnre Fresh Drugs at the Valdez
Drug Store. tf
For fine Candies see our stock.
Valdez Drug Co. tf
Candy Kitchen. tf
Complete line of Bulk Chocolates.
Anything in nugget and ivory Jew
elry at Valdez Drug Co.
The best of everything in box
Chocolates at the Cdndy Kitchen tf
Why not a V1CTROLA? We have
them from $15 up. Valdez Drug
Co. tf
Just Received— rh< latest Popular
Songs and Music. Valdez Dreg Co. tf
CHVY EXPRESS, Phone 98; ready
to tranefe. tliat baggage for yon. tf
Furnished rooms at Mrs oaland’s. I
Prices reasonable. *
THE DOUGH
CRESCENT
BAKING
POWDER
For the Modest Price of
25c lb. Can.
SOU) BY GROOKRS
CRESCENT MFG. GO.,
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 MAROVICH. Propr.
Candy nan
L V. HUNT—b Owl Drat Start.
; FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT-COLD
ATLAS JUNK CO.
Wfeoteaale and Retail Deatm m
ALL KINDS OF JUNK
Buyers of Metal, Rubber, Ma
aila Rope, Sacks, Maabinery,
Pipe, Hides, Furs and Bottles.
1043 Railroad Areaaw, Sa.
HHATTLK, WASH.
The Best Place lr. Valdez to
Stop at Is the
Arctic Hotel
Warn, Ugta Ksst-Tk Hhh af Caafart
RATES REASONABLE
BATHROOM Social Rato By tic lUtl
RHONE 133 MRS. STRil»€. R>a»
VALDEZ CAFE & BAKERY
Cakes, Caokies ft Bus, 15c per dozen.
Frcack, Rye aad Wkite Bread 12 1-2
cents par leaf. Opdnrs taken for special
occasions. **
BERGSTROM R ROG8TAD, Prop*.
PHONE 17 - Ikes desss Ms* <M Bn*
INTERIOR TEMPERATURE
TAKES A DECIDED DROP
Colder weather prevails throughout
the entire interior country between
Valdez and Fairbanks, according t.i
this morning's report, a drop of fro. -.
6 to 31 degrees having occurred with
in the past 24 hour6. Teikhell and
Copper Center report 10 below zero.
Thompson Pass 6 below, Beaver Dam
3 below, and Paxson and Gulkana
zero. All other stations report from
3 to 26 above, the latter temperature
being at Donnelly. Fairbanks reports
10 above. The local weather is also
colder, reaching a minimum of !
above last night. The barometer is
slowly rising, indicating fair weather. J
. t .
Big Fire In Belgium.
AMSTERDAM, March 6.—Several
buildings of the famous Cockerill j
Works at Seraing, five miles south-!
west of Liege. Belgium, have been df- j
stroyed through an incendiary fire.
The loss to the plant, which comprises
iron works and machine shops, mak
ing it one of the largest in Europe,
will be $500,000, it is estimated.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
OffleeM over Yatdex Draff Co.
Phone *15 NrKhlrr Street
Contract Surgeon. T\ S Army
A. A. .Surgeon, U S. Public Health Serv
(Marine Hospital)
JOS. k SHJERMAI, PR. 6. 4 l.
PmtOGlAN AND SGROHON
Over Owl Drag Go.
—OFFICB HOURS:
1 t* 4 P. 1. 1 to ( P M
9hndsiy by Appointment.
Ree. Phone 170 Office Phone 1*
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt.».
JUNRAU, ALASKA
Ghtwen Fitted Lenses Gronnd ^
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Graduate Nuttonnl tfatrerottr.
Wuklnftn. D. G
DENTIST
ft>n«w Ton In Yaides.
PHOhR ISO
Office Rooms In WhnR^ Baffidias
DONOHOE & DIMOND
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Office >»«dtr Cmt Honor
Phone M RALDKZ. ALASKA
JOHN LIONS C r R|TCH;»
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORMSti-AT-tiW
Office# la M kaltnff Balldlag
Phone 1M VALDES. ALASKA
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VALDEZ LODGE
NO 108
Free iN AmpteT Nawir
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday la each month In MoKInley
Sail Visitors always welcome.
F. M BROWN, W. M.
TO WOOD, Secretary.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
W. H. GARKER. IWdaet.
Graaite Mum
GUST UUNG. Secretary.
Valdes Alaska.
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. Prop.
SlRICTLV FIRST CLASS
Fourth Are, Seward.