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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 191U.
ILLITERATE IMMIGRANTS
Si net* I In* Spanish-American
war wo have received I wo and
onc-ipiarlcr million immigrants
who wiTi' unable to read «»i* write
any la!ufniagc, nearly all «»t" whom
undoubtedly were nnahh' I <»
speak Knglish. Their only means
of communication was the spok
en work of Iheir mother tongue.
Naturally these immigrants
I end to congregate in foreign
roinnmnilies. Wholly dependent
-for information upon a fellow
ronntryman's word of mouth,
they are espeeially liable to e.\
plojtat ion.
Illiteraey shuts them out from
most opportunities for better
ing themselves. Inevitably they
work for the lowest pay and,
coming in such numbers, there
js mo doubt they tend to de_
press the general level of wages
in the industries I.hey enter.
II is <111iI e I rui', as urged by
those who oppose a literary
test in our iinmigrat ion laws,
thai character is more important
I ban education, but the point
has no practical relevancy, be
cause il is practically impossi
ble lo frame any statutory lest
for haracter. II' there is to
lie any restrictions upon imini
gralion il should bar out the
least desirable and no candid
person will deny that, by and
large, the illiterate immigrant is
less desirable than the literate.
His illiteracy raises a strong
1>.esiimpt ion that lie has been
badly conditioned both politi
cally ami socially. H handicaps
him -tremendously in compre
hending American conditions
a|ml purposes.
We shall. iis a matter of
course, liar kowu criminals. I lie
insane and paupers. If there
is to be any liner discrimination.
As regards immigration from
Kuropoan countries, I lie literacy
lest ought to tie adopter!.
WINTER
Yesterday was summer ami to
day is wiitl— Iliink of that!
Those who have lived in Alas
ka; I'm- several years are pre
pared In have winter mine al
least once a year, Iml il a ques
l.nn il' niusl til' them were not
disagreeably surprised this
morning In liml simw upon the
gioiind. 'I'm he sure, in past
years the snow has fallen earlier
than this year, hut we have heen
having sueli lo\el\ lale-sumiiier
weather for the past :io days
thai we had all grown In hope
ami almost expect thai such
weather would continue here all
winter. hu!--lhis morning it
snowed.
l|oWe\er. I' is "heller as it is."
iNliuers ha\e heen waiing for
snow In fall to move supplies to
their claims, in the interest of
further development . Mer
chants have heen wailing for
snow and colder weahler. in the
interest or more business. Tile
children have heen longing for
snow and cold weal her, in the
their friends, the dogs, while the
dogs for I lie past six months
have heen eating I heir heart. <
out longing f«»r the "dog ila>s"
to mine again — this morning (lie
each one probably imagining
our streets as though possessed,
thai he is a whole dog team out
for a pleasure trip. W'lilli its
inanlle of snow the landscape
looks much cleaner, and winter
is stepping in upmi us in such
a ladyliku manner (li a I il would
lie unladylike nut to welcome the
hoary-headed old fellow gra
eionsly.
Anyway, we might as well ac
cepl winter in good spirit, be
cause it is here to slay for some
lime. And, so far as wo a re
concerned, we feel as Riley-does
nhoiil (lie changes in the weath
er:
"It ain't no use to worry and
complain
It'8 just as cheap and easy to
rejoice—
When (»od sorts out the weather
ityid sends snow,
Snow's our- choice."
—News-Miner.
« * EDITORIAL MOTES.
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• Its shameful to take thos"6 few
remaining vote's away from the
sage of Oyster Bay.
The Turks are willing tlint tin
Powers should sa.ve them as
much territory as possible.
The Mariposa is none loo
largo a ship to carry out both of
out si'alorial candidates.
We have seen nothing in the
pi ess dispatches of Itooscvclt
condoning with Tafl or • • t' I he
president telling the ex-presi
dent llial il was nil too «l—«| bad.
In view »r the recent discov
eries made it is surprising that
Wells-Furgo & Company did not
go into the hands nf a reeejver
a tin hi I b ago.
Ou the arrival of the Mari
posa in Seattle the people of that
effete country will have an op
portunity of gazing on a couple
<»f dozen Yaldez born youngsters.
Apparently the senatorial race
is long drawn out to give us
some occupation for I lie first
days of winter. Numbers of our
citizens will be kepi figuring for
two or three weeks yet.
ill is gad to think of I Ik* way
I hi*, llordnva hunch pot done mil
of Ih«• ii* «|uola of members- uf
the legislature. Maybe in I he
<lim future I hey will «lo business
where the voles are instead of
considering themselves the Third
.jud'eial division in its entirely.
Alaska's representative in Con
gress will take a long time in be
coming acquainted with the numer
ous Hull Moose representatives In
tlmt body. The Hull Moosers, how
ever, will be a little better than was
Victor Hergr, for they have just
enough members to "second the mo
tion.''
The Juneau Hoard tin convassing "th
August election returns did not 'throw
out the Afognak election returns,
but held that the judges In correct
ing the date set by tine commissioner
had cured all defects <in the calling
of the election, hence the vote was
conn tied, witth the result that Kodiak
citizens were the only ones dlsran
chised by the commissioner's error.
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OTHER'S WIFE
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Big Judgement Facaa Rich -Rancher In
Alienation Cace, RmuU of Not
Appearing
l.os AnRolt's, .Nov. 7--l»ccausr in* did
not appear in court, J. Soniorvlllo, a rich
ranrlter, races' a Judgment or J? 100,000
U. 0. Ilcnsrh, a railroad employee, sunt
Somervllle for *100,000 for tlio alienation
of .Mrs. HcnsrhVs affections. Afti'r hear
liiK* evidence and reading lovo letters al
leged to have been written by Somervllle
to liciisi'irs 10-year-old wife. Judge
llordwell rendered Judgment for the
plaintiff.
KILLS HIMSELF
JR A GIRL
San I'raiH-isfo, Nov. lulled my
self over tills jrirl--." Those were tlie
last words littered by It. \V. Stout, 73
McAllister street, who died l».v strych
nine polsottltiR today. Letters address
ed to lum from Pinole, «:al., were found
in his possession, but none or his ef
fects tend to east any lijtht on (lie iden
tity or the girl.
GARUSO'SWTFE
GETS JAILED
Milan, Italy, .Nov. 7--Knrlco Caruso, the
(fraud opera tenor, is the victor here to
day in his suit* for slander npafust Site
nor a Ada liiaclictll, liis former coniinon
law wife. The public prosecutor fee-,
onunended that she In: sentenced to one
year's iruprisonment and lluetl *?»<>. Ca
ruso was loudly cheered when the veriliet
was announced.
HE ASKED
TOO MUCH
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OCEAN PAHK, Cal., November 6.
—Gordon Bird, an architect, Insisted
on havling "never to nag" appended
to the "love, honor and obey" clause
of his marriage contract. Miss Flo
rence Lutz couldn't see dt. She
went, back to mother.
Now is
The
Time
To advertiso. If business Is quiet
invigorate it by bringing your
wares before the buyer. No mer
chant ever suooeeded by outtlng
down his advertising Just beoause
money tightened up a little. On
the other hand the merohant who
gets the money Is the onr who
creates a demand for hli. wares
through the advertising rolumns
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 oonfldent
it will bring results. Try It.
Lost! Lost! Lost!
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One Election Hat
STETSON'S BEST
The same was lost on Wilson Street
Between Taft and Roosevelt Streets
s ^
Owner can have same by applying to the undersigned
and paying the small sum of Five Dollars.
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freighting and passengers to all parts
of the Interior. General Trucking
hid. Wood, - L Proprietor
MoKinley St. Valdei*
!1«up Horn
'SEATTLE
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store keepers all over the
country use electricity for
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Because
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It is cleanly.
It gives less trouble.
Itdoes not pollutothealr.
It lends Itself readily to
any special decorative
effect.
It shows up colors to
good advantage.
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talk It over with you.
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Steam Heat Electric Lights
THE COPPER BLOCK
Finely Furnished Rooms All Modern Conveniences
Good T||r niirrrT G 0 °d
Goods I nt DUiTlI Goods
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OL-'
Native and 1 ¥ l]yi|Pl7P ant^ Building
Puget Sound JLi vJ IVJLEjI-jIx Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
VALDEZ DRUG CO.
Drugs and Druggist Sundries
PRESCRIPTION SPECIALISTS
Telephone Orders Solicited Free Delivery
Ingram & Bush Dealers
Just Arrived Direct from the
Factories a Large Shipment of
1NTEGRIDAD, Rex, Regal* EL SIDELOf Senator*, Millionaires
SMOKECRAFT, Reina Victoria, Delmonico BELMONT, Monarch
REPRESENTA, Medio, Full Value, Madrid
Box Trade Solicited at Seattle Prices
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