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MONDAY. hK.r.K.Mltr.lt J. I'.M.'.i
CANADA'S POLITICAL TROU
BLES.
.Mi helical inii«» ;»r • • thai I In*
ISordeu ministry in «lit:!:t«l;i is
rilling In ;i defeat ami I li.it an
appeal may have to he made Id
1 lie country before next spring on
I wo issues in which I lie I' 11 iI 1
SI a I es is i 111 ere-| eil.
Sip Wilfred Lauricr. I lie Lihcr
;il leader mid former premier, is
using every ell'orl lo keep I lie re
ciprocity issue alive an<| practi
cally all the Western Canada
provinces are demanding the rat
ifications of the agreement, which
has hcen adopted hy the I'niled
Slates. (Uitario is said to he
1111*11 iUK towards reciprocity and
every live-elect ion shows a weak
ening of the Horden ministry's
liol(| on the public.
The second issue is the report
Ih'al Borden, during his recent
visit to London, pledged Canada
to spend #00,000,000 for six
dreadnoughts to be turned over
to th.? imperial navy. That is a
big proposition for Canada to
carry through, and there are sev
eral millions of her citizens who
■would fight, it bitterly. The strong
X?rench population would oppose
it almost to a man, while serious
people everywhere" in Canada
would think long before agreeing
to any such expense. They are
loyal but they do not believe that
the* empire should call upon them
to any such extent in a time of
no pressing need.
The United Slates woud cer
tainly have a concern over such
a naval expenditure by Canada,
and as the Laurier forces are op
enly opposed to the proposition,
this country would not worry
much it conditions should con
spire lo a restoration in Canada
to a Liberal ministry.
TRENTON AND WASHINGTON.
11m11t't• 111;11• ■ I\ iiflfi' liis inaugu
ral inn. WihmIi'iiw Wilson will
convene omjrress in i'.nI r fordi
nsipy session.
Tn Woodl'oVV Wilson. I III* t'll'C
I i<»11 returns mean something
111*1 pc I han llif dislrihul ion of til©
oiViri»s auiiin^ Democrats. To
W'ooilpow Wilson, a Deinocpatir
Iomisi.', a I>.'»uorpalic senate ami
a I >eniocral ic president mean tin*
csippyiim on) of IVuiocral ic
pledges. To Wooili'ow Wilson
lljc ItcnuM'pal i«' plal fopni is not a
nicpc slisim In catch voles, lull a
ssicpc,| <*«i\•• 11<i111 willl III - people,
willi every p|cd~e lo lie carried
on I in l.'llep ai'l in spipil.
The jjpesil ruck upon which the
Tall ailmini.-l ral ion split was llie
fnilupe o| Mr. Tall'- couuress in
keep the cm\cuiiul ■.* «• |' III" t'hica
pi» plal form of I tins. There was
a plain aupecuieiil in llial plat
form I" make Ih.' tariff reprcsenl
Hie ililVcreiice helwccn Hie eosl of
production ill home ami abroad,
plus a pc'asoiiahle ppolll fur Hie
American manufaclurcr. \hlrich.
I'aync ami I'aumm inel Ihis
pic Ipe willi a revision upward,
an,| I'pesideiiI Tafl coinmillcd
I hi" fatal hlml'ier of declaring it
"I he hesl I»Pi IT evep emiclcd," a
ih.M'laralion Hint Hie country an
swepeil wilh a heinoeralic house
in IDIii.
II was this failure h,v the Tafl
administration to redeem plat
form pledues thai opened Iheway
for Hie Moosewll invasion. Mr.
Ahlrich. Mr. Payne and Mr. f'.an
iioii created opporlunity for Sag
amore Mill, and Haunmore Mill
profiled to the limit from their
folly. Because he chose lo drift
rather than drive. President Tafl
became the mournful viclim of
a losl opportunity.
Woodrow Wilson's first move
is augury thnl his campaign
platform will be his While Mouse
platform and that his pre-clcc
lion pledges will be the guide to
lii* post-election performance*.
That is the character of his of
ficial record as governor of New
Jersey. There he kept the faith,
ami translated into law every
pledge of the campaign.
I (is purpose respecting an ex
tra session is sign that the rec
ord Trenton is to become the
record at Washington.
EDITORIAL NOTES.
Nnle followed in Taft's slump.
Tlr*I's It»>ally fur you.
II is npparcnl thai the Turk's
moving season is in I he Inle fall.
Down in Juneau they have ski
lled. Ill- political slat.* to their
liking.
The eallinp uf euurt this niorn
| i11^ prepai'i'd the ranis for the
; til st dl'iiw.
j llai'\ard's I'uuihall s<|uad i« do_
; iii^ heller work llian some of ils
j graduates.
Sclie 'ule "Iv" is beginning to
'feel the effects of I lull April s.»s_
I sion 11 j* congress.
j -
i The rapid consumption of heer
has nothing in eouimon with the
i tii-eal while plague.
II is strange how mueh heller)
Tall can see Wilson's opporluu-j
lilies lllilll lie I'Oiihl see his own !
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Itilchic won the lightweight
championship on a foul. Thai's
pretty much the way the Demo
era Is got in.
.Madero might have made a
leu strike by employing "Halkan
heroes'1 when I hey get. through
with the Turks.
Two girl hoboes are in custody
at Baker City, Ore. Women are
invading all activities of life and
some of the inactivities.
A blind banker of Paris has
confessed to having misused $2,
000,000 of a client's money. He
has sfen the error of his ways.
This war in southeastern Eu
rope can't be very serious, as
(here has been no special de
man,| for Missouri's mule crop.
The disgruntled fellow who
rould see nothing to be thankful
for evidently forgot that h.? was
not a resident of Constantinople.
Fairbanksans (iml il difficult lo
understand why they should trav
el four hundred miles lo find jus
tice. Well, it's all in I he water;
It is really astonishing how j
many bad filings the averag.' pol- :
itician can Nee in the Oregon
system. It inuHl reueli the* spot.
After pleading for the McNa
inarus, Lincoln SteiTins is now
putting in a word in. behalf of
Lieut Becker. StelYins i.s a raw
gtiesser.
| Indications aiv I hat I lie elec
j I ion count will lie completed in
! California hy the time of the op
|eninig of the Panama-Pacific ex
; posit ion.
-
| If iill I lie present da\ Demo
crats in Alaska were to have vot
ed last Angnst, Jennings would
have received sin "overwhelming
majority.
Winter hits this seel ion of tlx?
glohe with great regularity, and,
str.ange to relate, each recurring
cold season shows undiminish
ed staying dualities.
Secretary of Agrienltlire Wil
son. in recording the htimper
crops of I lie past year forgot to
make mention of the unusually
large crop of Democrats.
A Itepnhliean paper sa> s the
laritV is not going to lie revised
in Hie house o|- its friends. Mill
it's dead sill heing re\ ise |
good and p'lity .just the same.
Never was there a greater er
ror made than to attribute Tail's
defeat to ('id. Iloosevelt, when ev
eryone knows thai the pri.'sid.Mil's
own ad\ isers are I lie real assas
sins.
With A. It. lodges in Vancouver
and Senile, and possibly other
towns. I he disl incl ively Alaskan
ordKr will have lost its charm.
It will .go the way of many of
our pioneer institutions.
The seal of the Ananias Club
may be movd to Europe, where
it will be more convenient to
some of I he war correspondents.
We haven't much immediate
need for it here, anyway.
A Fairbanks hunter recently
killed p bull moose with a 22
rille.
The railway commissioners say
that they want proof of the ag
ricultural possibilities of the
Tanana valley. Here it is: flan
ford cultivated three acres of
ground, and from these three
acres lie got 12,000 pounds of po
tatoes. Besides the potatoes he
got some other vegetables on his
ground. The potatoes are mealy
and the equal of any of the out
side spuds thai come into the
territory. Mr. Ifanford has good
reason to feel proud of his record.
— Fairbanks Citizen.
Now is
The
Time
To ndvertiso. If business is quiet
invigorate it by bringing your
wares before the buyer. No mer
chant ever succeeded by cutting
down his advertising Just beoause
money tightenod up a little. On
the other hand the merohant who
gets the money Is the one who
creates a demand for his wares
through the advertising columns
of the newspaper.
If you have something for sale
write up an advertisement telling
Its merits. We will bring It be
fore the people and are confident
It will bring results. Try It.
Given Away Free
A BEAUTIFUL DOLL-Life Size
With every 50-CENT PURCHASE in our Toy Department we will give you a
ticket entitling you to one chance on the above doll.
Drawing will be held at 7. P. M.f December 24th 1912
Our Toy Department is complete and the largest in Alaska.
\
We also have a large line of goods
for presents for ladies and gentlemen,
Such as Smokers' Sets, Combination Tie Sets, Tie Holders, Military Brus
es, Cut Glass, Silver Deposit Ware, Imported China, Hammered Bra
Ware, and many other articles for the house, too numerous to mention.
Will be pleased to have you call
Copper River
Draying Co.
FrolghtlDK *od passengers to all t>aris
of the lotcrior. General Trucking
feki. Wood, - Proprietor
MoKioley St. Valdet
s£ UP HOT)
SEATTLE
Cm as. Perry, mop.
THE BEST 0T EVERYTHING
IN THE HEART OF THE CITY
1v59ooKsWiTnBftTn-505imHf Rooms
0098 KHMl
T h o m ort r>rof.cro3oive I
store keepers all ovcr.lho i
country uso c!« c'rioity for J
lighting, W! y iw if? •
Bec2<ro
It p. 1:r;V-'a . iitore.
It is CI*• n
11 fiivc..'. L*? ;tv.' -bso.
IIclot'.s • ih«air. .
It len^" it*** • ? » u'tfiiiy to
any coc'vativo
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ALASKA WATER, LI6HT fc TEL. CO. ,
Steam Heat Electric 1Mb
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms All Modern Convenience*
Good
Goods
THE BUFFET
Good
Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF1
Native and | ¥ TR/fDrO and Building
Puget Sound JL«\^ IVjiEjJUjMv Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
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VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Free Delivery
A rguments May Be Disputed, But
"Facts Are Facts/'
It i a fact that Valdez beer is a food and not a tonic.
Ask any doctor you know. Valdez beer aids digestion. Use
it a few times with your meals and you'll find we're right.
If you drink h«»cr you should use Valdez beer in preference fo
others. First, becausc of its unquestionable high quaUty.
Second, becauso it is a home product; brewed in your home
town and all who are interested in the growth and prosper
ity of Valdez should patroniz home products.
VALDEZ BREWING AND BOTTLING CO.
We do a
gneral
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Business
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rear of
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department
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