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SATURDAY, MARCH 10, U»I7
MEXICO’S PROGRESS.
MEXICAN politicians cannot be
charged with failing to learn. A new
constitution which has just been
completed and signed at Queretaro
t>y representatives of Carransa'y gov
• rr.ment contains proof of tiiis. The
exigencies of Latin-Americar politics
nave caused the “constituent conven
tion” as it was called, to hedge the of
fice of president with the sturdiest
safeguards.
One of the most interesting provi
sions, and one which could be fol
lowed by the United States, is the abo
lition of the office of vice president.
The Mexican affliction of Caesarian
ambition is responsible for this c'ause,
Too frequently the volatile Latin
American vice president starts a lit
tle boom of his own, and the president
is found a messy corpse, with the ton
-P'V'itor in the saddle and a lively
•trap in store. The constitution pro
vines that no member ol the cabinet
>r member of the president's family
.-nail succeed the president in case of
death or disability, thus aiming at a
ilynastical trend and requires that va
cancies must be tilled only by vote of
* ’(ingress. Re-election of the presi
dent is also prohibited.
It is interesting to note tliat while
the Mexican constitution contains
much advanced legislation, it is dem
ocratic rather than socialistic. In
fact, it modeled very largely oil the
Lnited States constitution. Radical
labor laws, including the eight-hour
lay feature are provided, and com
pulsory arbitration, profit-sharing, an
ti-trust laws, a national department
of health; compulsory military educa
tion. and partial woman suffrage con
stitute other constitutional features.
As a national charter the new con
stitution is above the heads of the
Mexican people. In ffcc* it is much
more liberal than the American con
stitution, and far in advance of it in
regard to labor laws and anti-trust
laws. If the move for general edu
cation, which has been started in*
Mexico, is anything more than a mere
ideal a time may come when Mexicans
are capable of self-government under
so advanced an instrument. If that
time ever comes Mexico will head
many of the so-called civilized 11a
I
I tions.
THK TAIL OF THK I'll*.
Once upon a time an Ignorant ami
| Immature Pup met an Intelligent and
j Rational Human Being,
j "Wait a minute," said the Ignorant
and Immature Pup. "I want to snow
j you something." Thereupon lie set
, to whirling rapidly in a vain cnort to
j catch his tail.
"1 don’t see that you're getting any*
! where," observed the Intelligent and >
j Rational Human Being with an air.
; of ponderous wisdom.
| “Xor I," agreed the Ignorant and
; Immature Pup. “That’s just the
! point I wanted to bring out. Now,
i having established the fact that it is
i desirable to get somewhere. I want
you to observe how similar to this per
formance of mine is the way you Hu
man Beings act about your wages and
prices. You raise the wages of work
men so that they may buy more and
then you raise prices so that they can
buy less and then you raise the wages
to reach the prices and then you raise
prices in order to offset the wages
t nd—”
“Come, come, enough of this non
sense!” expostulated the Intelligent
and Rational Human Being. “Do you
think I’m a fool to stand here talking
to an Ignorant and Immature Fup”—
—Ellis O. Jones, in Life.
THE small blaze last night showed
how quickly our people turn out to
a fire. Two or three lodges were in
session and a basketball game was in
progress at Moose Hall, but before the
bell ceased ringing two hundred per
sons were in the streets, headed for
the fire hall. It speaks well for the
protection afforded the town in case
of fire; and it also shows that our
people have been burnt out so often
they are getting fire-shy.
l’HAX('KLI,OK SOUNDS
VICTORY NOTE
BERLIN. March 10.—Chancellor
von Bethmann-Hollwog’s address to
the Reichstag, postponed from last
week, was delivered today. The chan
cellor said:
“While our soldiers on the front
stand in the drum lire of the trenches
and our submarines defying deaL. j
hasten through the seas, while we at
home have no other—absolutely no
other—task hut to produce cannon,
ammunition and food and to distri
bute victuals with justice; in the
midst of this struggle for life and for
the future of our empire, intensified
to the extreme, there is only one no
cessity of the day which dominates all
questions of policy, both foreign and
domestic—to fight and gain victory.”
The chancellor pointed ou that the
German nation in the reichstag’s last
vote granting new war credits, dem
onstrated to the whole world its read
iness to continue the struggle until its
enemies were ready for peace.
('apt. Smith with the Patfinder left
this morning for Laudlock. Ellamar,
and other sound points with mail and
passengers.
THE EMPRESS
TONIGHT 8 p. m. TONIGHT
ALL COMEDY PROGRAM
PATHE NEWS
JACK SPRAT SCALE OF LOVE-CDMFDT.
OF LOVED THE LSOIES-COIMf.
THE LITTLE PURITAN-CDMEDV
GIVING THEM FITS-COMEOT.
SUNDAY-Fatty and Mabel in a Comedy
Regular Admission - 25c
STEAM HEAT NEWLY FURNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
MRS. K. MILL, I*ropr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
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THE ROAD TO SUCCESS.
Fill Whitivw Job You Hold to tho
Boot of Your Ability.
“In climbing the ladder of success
what have you learned that you could
pass on as uid to other struggling
young men?” I asked H. I*. Davison of
J. P. Morgan & Co.' “Did you conceive
any shining gonl and bend everything
to getting there?"
“Xo,” he replied emphatically. “What
ever job I had was to me always the
very best job in the world, and I tried
to till it. 1 made no elaborate plans
For the future. If 1 had any system in
my labor it was first to do my own
work: second, to teach the fellow be
low me how to take my place: third, to
learn how to till the position ahead of
me.
"Boys mul young men should not Im
agine that tlit-ir work is so unimpor
tant that nobody takes note of liow
they do it. It does not take long to
Ibid out whether u boy is on bis toes
watching how lie can best be of help In
a situation *r whether he merely sits
down and waits to he told what to do.
The simple virtues of willingness, read
iness. alertness and courtesy will carry
a boy further than mere smartness.
“Perhaps it will not be out of place
for me to describe an Incident which
may carry a lesson for the young men
you are anxious to help. One day
when I was tidier a customer offered
me a very tine gold pen. I went right
Into the office uiul asked If this man
bad any loan from the bank. I ex
plained that lie had asked me to accept
the gift. The bank promptly acted,
and It was not long before the fellow
was In bankruptcy. The simple course
I took saved (he bank a good deal of
money.”- B. Forbes In Ijeslle's.
EQUINE ARTFUL DODGERS.
Daafnaaa and Lamanaaa That Wara
Juat Pura Bluff.
We all know, of course, the livery
uag who pretends to be deaf. You
tell ldui to "get up,” aud he getteth not
up: you duck to him, and he accel
ernteth not his pace. Is he deaf? Not
he. You know, by a certain rolling of
his eye and wiggling of his ears, that lie
hears you perfectly well. His deafness
is pure IdufT. It is like the lameness
which some shrewd old nags sometimes
pill on.
Will a home pretend to lie lame when
he is not? Some homes certainly will.
Two or three years ago the Nomad
was driving a livery nag on a road in
Vermont, when the animal suddenly
began to limit terribly; couldn't go off
a slow walk. It wan pretty serious,
for a Journey of about twenty miles
had just been begun. Knowing a man
on the road who was a practical horse
man. the Xoiuad drove up to his door
and submitted the animal to the ex
port's examination. The mun looked at
the horse's feet, examined his legs
looked him over thoroughly. “l>id the
horse go a" right when you started
out?" lie asked. Yes; the horse had
gone all right for three or four miles.
"Well," said the exjiert, “this horse is
shuumiliig; there is nothing the muttc:
with him."
Then he addressed some plain lan
guage to Dobbin, advising him with
some sharpness to cut it all out and go
along as he ought to. The Nomad
touched the horse with the whip, and
he trotted on to the end of the Journey
without the slightest limp.—Nomad In
Boston Transcript.
Swearing on the Bible.
The method of swearing by the Bible
came iido use at a very early period,
practically with the establishment of
courts of law in Christian countries,
it was tlie ordinary method of swear
ing when America was settled by Eu
ropeans and was naturally adopted
here. Oaths were common before the
Christian era. and any form may la
used thHt conforms t<* the religious be
lief oi the iK-rson to be sworn. He
brews are often sworn on the Penta
teuch, keeping on their hats, and their
oath ends with the words. “So help me.
Jehovah.” A Mohammedan is sworn on
the Koran.—Philadelphia Press.
He Made the Sale.
“Yes, the property is cheap enough.
Why do you want to sell it?"
"You won’t give me away?”
“Xo.”
"Well, sir, it's because I'm the only
man in this neighborhood that doesn't
move iu high society, and I'm lone
some.”—! 'hicago Tribune
Sample.
“George didn’t keep his engagement
with me last night,” said the girl who
was betrothed to him.
“I’d give him a piece of my rnidd.”
said her mother.
“Just a little sample of married life.”
suggested father.—Cleveland Leader.
A Biting Sentiment.
You have to he careful even about
[laying compliments. Bill Miser, who
used to write ads. for a tobacco house,
got himself in bad when he started
writing copy for a butter concern and
wrote “Guaranteed not to bite the
tongue.”—Bosto i Globe.
A Real Autocrat.
"Here’s the photograph of a famous
maitre d’hotel. He has a stern and
haughty look.”
“Hasn't he, though? 1 dare say that
fellow wouldn’t unbend for any tip less
than a $100 bill.”—Birmingham Age
Herald.
Car on the Brain.
“Do you know how to handle an
emergency?”
“Is that going to be one of the new
makesV"—Baltimore American.
The feeble howl with the wolves
bray with the asses and bleat with
(he sheep.—Roland.
Good
Goods
Phone 12
Moderate
Prices
A Satisfied Customer
is the best advertisement any concern can have
When you leave our Grocery Dept, you carry
satisfaction with you. You are satisfied with
our service, satisfied with our prices and when
you have put the groceries you have purchased
to the test you will be satisfied more than
ever. Good Goods at Moderate Prices is our
Motto.
In Fresh and Staple Fruits & Vegetables, we offer
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KHIBAKB
CRANBERRIES
CAI’LIFIjOWER
CELERY
KLORIDA TOMATOES
RUTABAGAS
PARSNIPS
CARROTS
BEETS
KJiORIDA GRAPE ERl'IT
ORANGES
LEMONS
Jone’s Dairy Farm Sausage, on hand.
For Poaching, Boiling, Frying and for any use in which a strictly fresh egg is
required, use “HOLLYHURST” the “money back” egg.
Our Bakery Department offers the largest and best line of Fancy and
Staple Pastry in town. Try our Graham Bread.
S. BLUM & CO., Inc.
GOOD GOODS
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VALDEZ HOSPITAL
A finely equipped institution
for the care and treatment of
cases of every character. Skill
ed nurses in attendance.
Private Rooms.
Terms Reasonable.
jos. A. . ilverman Ph. G. F.s. D.
Proprietor.
Boyle Block Valdez
Local Option Bill Killed
TRENTON, N. J.. March 10.—The
senate local option bill was defeated
by the lower house last night, 39 to
19.
Urges Dry -Nation
BOISE, Idaho. March 10.—The
Idaho senate yesterday adopted a
memorial to congress asking the sab
mission of an amendment to the fed
eral constitution to prohibit the man
ufacture of intoxicants in the United
States.
Meat in ('old Storage
CHICAGO, March 10.—More than
33,000,000 pounds and ham, bacon
and beef were discovered yesterday
in two cold storage warehouses in
the stockyards city the federal in
vestigators said.
SUPREME COURT DECISIONS
HANDED DOWN RECENTLY
WASHINGTON, D. C.. March 10.—
Among the notable decisions handed
down by the United States supreme
court today are the following:
British claimants to the German
prize ship Appam at Newport were
upheld in their suit to regain posses
sion of the vessel and cargo.
The German reservist Wernerhorn.
cused of dynamiting the interna
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CRESCENT
BAKING
POWDER
RAISES
THE DOUGH
Hence its Popularity
25c lb. Can.
SOLD BY GROCERS
ORESCENT MFC. OO.,
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 Kitchen
E. W. HUNT—!■ Owl Dm* Store.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT- COLD
ATLAS JUNK CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
ALL KINDS OF JUNK
Buyers of Metal, Rubber, Ma
nila Rope, Sacks, Machinery,
Pipe, Hides, Furs and Bottles.
1043 Railroad Avenue, So.
SEATTLE, WASH.
The Best Place in Valdes to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warn, Light Rooat-The Hoote of Coafort
RATES REASONABLE
BATH ROOM Special Rate* Bp the Mood
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING, Prop
VALDEZ CAFE & BAKERY;
Cakes, Cookies k Bins, 15c per dozen. J
French, Rye aad Wkite Bread 12 1-2 j
cents per loaf. Orders taken for special J
occasions. J
BERGSTROM St ROGSTAD. Prop*. <
PHONE 17 - Three deer* below Owl Orel j
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. PROP
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave. Seward. Alaska
tional bridge near Vanceboro, Maine,
lost his claim that his offense was a
justifiable act of war.
The cargo clause in the tariff law
granting a 5 per cent discount in du
ties on imports brought to the United
States in American ships was annulled
as unconstitutional.
The Washington state industrial
insurance act, the New York compul
sory workman’s compensation law.
and the Iowa workman’s compensa
tion code were upheld.
PROFESSION AL CARDS. (
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT
Ofttcen «vrr,Valdea Drug Co.
Phone ’15 McKinley Street
Contract Surgeon. U. S. Array
A. A. Surgeon, U S. Public Health Serv
(Marine Hospital)
JOS. A. SILVERMAN, PH. 6. M. 0.
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Over Owl Drug Co.
— OFFICE HOURS:
1 to 4 P. M. 7 to 8 P. M
Sunday by Appointment.
Res. Phone 17« office Phone IP
DR. H. COCKERILLE
saaswirare1
DENTIST
Fourteen Tears In Valdez.
PHONE 110
Office Rooms In Whaling Enildlng
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office Opooalte Court House
Phone M VAI.DE/. ALASKA
JOHN LYONS e. !t K ITCH I lii
LYONS & RITCHIE
ATTORNEYS- AT-I.A W
Office* Id m <.*ll»« HuIIDIuk
Phone lOI Value/- ALASKA
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt. D.
JUNEAU, ALASKA
Glasses Fitted I/enses (iround
VAIiDKZ LODGE
NO 108
Free aad Accepted Maaum*
Regular Communications first Wat
nesday In each month In McKinley
Hall. Visitors always welcome.
F. M. BROWN, W. M
ED WOOD, Secretary.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miner*
W. H. GARNER. PremUnt.
Granite Mine
GUST KJMNG, Secretary.
Velde* Alaska.