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MONDAY, OC.TOHKIl 7, I t»l 2.
SOLOMON REINCARNATED.
Judge Boyd J. Tnllman, of the
Superior bench of King county, in
ihe slate c»f Washington, has re
cently handed down a decision I<»
1he effect I hat in swapping horses
'IIn? parties to the transaction
must, protect themselves with
guarantees or suffer the conse
quences of their poor horse judg
ment, will he hailed with delight
by the few and scattered horse
men who remain over in this au
tomobile era. The swapping of
horses is not a commercial mai
ler Ilia! can lie made properly
amenable In the laws of com
merce; it is something higher. II
is an art and an intellectual pas
lime. and those who practice il
.should In- allowed a liberal lati
tude.
When a man goes In a grocery
store In buy a can of beans he
does not voluntarily enter into a
contest of wits and judgment withi
ilie grocery man any more than!
lie does when lie boards a street
rar and pays the conductor a
nickel for a ride. IJut when a man
Iradcs horses with another man,
il is a fair open-and-shut con-!
lest in which the best man is en-J
titled to the rewards of his su-!
periorily.
The horse is there in plain
sight: he may be spavined, brok
en winded, have hots, the heaves,
or may be balky; or he may be
1he acme of equine- perfection,
kind, gentle, city broke so that
Hie children can drive him. There
are infinite possibilities in the
Imrse. for the trader to realize,
witji what talents he has. It mayj
lie I lie business of the government j
In pass pure food laws for Ihej
protection <»f the man who buys,
a can of beans, but to try to reg-j
nlale his horse trading is pater-!
nalisin gone lo extremes.
lie made ;i nicpo mailer of sr>i-«li«l (
business. I«*l il be so specified!
willi I lie exchange of guarantees. {
abstracts r»f title and bills ofi
*alo. Bui if swapping is lo re-i
main I bo noble pastime that de
lighted and cheered our forefalh-j
r-i's down In I bo linn* of David i
llarnm, lol Ibo law keep ils bands,
off. Horso trading is 0110 of Mm
mosl effective slimnlanls lo im-1
aginative fid ion llial wo know of;!
il makes orators, actors and pbil-j
osopbors; il is to Ibo mind what
Voir is lo Ibo body; it koops Ibo
eompolilivo spirit alive and Ibo
muiI free from Ibo lainl of gaso
line.
Thereforo all bail lo Judpe Tall-!
man. who lias llnis preserved Ibe
inalienable rinlils of Ibe horse-'
man. Caveat emptor forever.
DROPPING CANAL PROTESTS.
The sentiment seems l<» bo
paining ground in F.uopre llial
Ibe protests against Ibo Panama
oanal bill wore loo basly and lia.l
no real fonndalion upon wliirb
to rest. The newspapers abroad
are making some amends for I heir
earlier erJIieisni by paying elab
orate and effusive compliments
op the wonderful work accom
plished ami Ibe tremendous dis
play of engineering skill on the
part of the Americans in Ibeir
conquest of Ibo islbnius.
The fact that the canal is to
be opened so much earlier I ban
was anticipated has aroused
among Ibo foreign newspaper* a
deep interest in Ibe canal and in
III - possibilities which lie before
I lie commerce of |be world in the
opening of I In; now trade routes
within such a sborl distance of
lime in the future.
All of Ihese compliments nat
urally are rather more grateful
to Ibo American heart than Ibe
harsh and hasly denunciations of
the United States for the propos
al to treat the canal as part of
the regular system of waterways
f under the jurisdiction of . the
United States and therefore to
make its use free to vessels en
gaged in the domestic commerce
, of the country, while charging
tolls upon all vejsels, including
those of the United States, en
gaged in foreign commerce of any
kind. Yet, in the attitude which
1 the foreign newspapers took up
1 on this subject they but follow
ed the lead of a considerable
, number of American newspapers
1 which, for some occult reason,
are bitterly hostile to every meas
ure which would tend to promote
I he use of the canal as a route
f«»r domestic trade.
II is quite probable that, as the
real meaning of the free toll pro
vision becomes understood abroad
there will be a complete cessa
tion of the attacks upon this
country. The criticisms .were
based upon a misunderstanding.
THE SOCIALIST ATTITUDE.
i
j Volers who have been follow
ing the growth of the Socialist
parly as a political oiyaniza'iui.
should iio| lose sight .if the fact
that the Socialist party, like other
political organization-;, is bving
rapidly di*u!«i into ra iical- and
conservatives, the alignment that
i must eventually mark ll>v .Iivi♦■ —
ji- ji of the I i,,- poliiica! parlies in
ll.is eonnlr."
lu their ( invention Indian
apolis it ni:~i> he the Socialists
toiind lhein."ives divided into
conseraliv <<nd radic i'. On the
one hand wrs the inaj<:iilv fa\or
liif.' peacefi-j methods of propo.
gauda only, ; i.d on I lie •»' li.-r |;an.l
vas a iniIit*• iiI and npvie-»iv«' ml- !
r.orily fav.<rii:g llie use ■»!' |
v !mi. il appeared needful
c-.w. ;
'J'liis opinion was
revealed jn I he following amend
ment to llu? parly's constitution
adopted in the convention b.v a
vote of 191 to 90:
"Any member of the parly who '
opposes political action or advo- •
calcs sabotage or other methods '
of violence as a weapon of the 1
working class to aid in its eman
cipation shall be expelled from
the membership of the party. Po
litical action shall be construed
to mean participation in elections
for public office and practical leg- (
jslative and administrative work
along the tines of I he Socialist
parly platform," '
The adoption of I his amend
ment did not complete its adop
tion by the party. II was sent
hack to I he parly for action. A
favorable referendum vote of the
entire membership of I he party
throughout the United States is
necessary, and jt is at Ihis refer
endum that the intra-parly bit
terness which oozes out through |
Socialist organs and leaders, and
is hut barely indicated to outsid
ers by the proposed amendment,
may show a lineup of irreconcil
able factions, and a possible
breaking up of Ilir» present Social
is I parly in In I wo sections.
To understand the situation a
word of explanation is needed.
The sinion-purf, logical Socialist
theorist foresees, as a result of
evolulionary forces at work in
economics as elsewhere, the es
tablishment, finally, of a labor na
tion, not a reform of existing' po
litical systems merely.
Hut in the meantime inn«l So
cialists advocate advances in the
direction of present reforms,
while stating that they are fa
voring these advances merely as
opporlunities. ft is all patch
work. The opportunist factions
are now uppermost jn all the
strong Socialist parly organiza
tions, and consequently Socialist
platforms declare for particular
and immediate reforms; but this
is in the face of constant efforts
by professed Socialists to bring
about the abandonment of oppor
tunist policies as hostile lo So
cialism.
The Chicago Public, which has
made a study of tfie Socialist
trend of thought, finds in the So
cialist parly three general fac
tions representing as many poli
cies. These are:
First, the political Socialists,
those favoring political action
only. These dominate the party.
Second, those favoring "direct
action" as well a* political ac
tion. While direct action does
not necessarily mean violent ac
tion, if does contemplate violence
when necessary to its ends. The
Industrial Workers of the World
are of this body.
Third, is the "Chicago" body
of Industrial! Workers. This
body regards political action as
futile. It favors direct action ex
clusively,
The violent method, whether
called "direct action," "sabotage,"
^'syndicalism," or "industrial un
ionism," is what Ihe aniendmen
to the party's constitution, pas3C<
ht Indianapolis and sent down t<
the party itself for action, i<
aimed at. The party, or Ihe con.
servative section of it, purpose}
purging itself of the hot headi
who give it a had name.
Very obviously the Americai:
people have acquired a distorted
idea of the relative importance
of things. In these strenuous
days of Hull Mooses, Standpat
ters .and Democrats, the people
havo lost sight of the one great
thing in American life. Half ol
the people aro unable to tell you
which of the great teams will win
the world's championship and n
big bunch of the "long green."
TIDE TABLES
Monday, October 7.
High titles, 10:00 a. hi., 9:55 p. in.
Low tiih's, 3:45 a. in., 3:55 p. in.
Tuesday, October S.
High lidos, 10:33 a. in., 10.50 p m
I.ow tides, i :20 a. m., i:30 p m.
Wednesday, October 9.
High tide, 11:13 a. m.
Low lides, 5:02 a. in., 5:25 p. in.
Thursday, October 10.
High lides, I I :49 a. in ,l I :.'I8 p. in
Low I idos, 5:4.0 a. in., 0:0'j p. in
Friday, October 11.
High tides,. 12:22 a. in., 12:22 p.m.
Low lidos, 0:1 1 a. in., 0:12 p. m.
Saturday, October 13.
Ili^li lidos. l:0i p. in., 12:55 p. m.
Low lidos, 0:i5 a. hi., 7:25 p. in.
Notice of Annual Meeting.
Xolico is hereby given that I ho
i-ognlar annual nteoling of the
*lorkhohlcrs of the Royal Devel
ipnient Cold Mining Company will
tie held at the office of Ihe com
pany on Keystone avenue (Eli
.arson's residence) on Monday,
October 14, 1912, for the purpose
>f electing a board of directors to
;orve for the ensuing year and the
ransaction of such other busines3
is may come before the meeting.
Meeting at 8 p. m. sharp.
JOHN EKEMO, Acting Sec'y.
Limited amount of treasury
slock of the Royal Development
jSold Mining Company for sale for
> cents a share. Money to be used
'or development work. Inquire of
rohn Ekeino, or phone James Pat
erson, 202.
Cable Office Hours.
Week days 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
Sundays and holidays 9 to 10
.. m. and 5 to C p. m.
Postoffice Hours.
Week days 9 a. m. to G p. m.
Sundays and holidays 12 noon
,o 2 p. m.
MINING ENGINEER
L. IV. STORM. E. M.
VAL.DEALASKA
tMPOHTB ON MlNMf
Patmnt Sumrmra
Mimno tfna/wti/ttdo
fHONm No. toa
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F. BUTTERWORTH
Civil Engineer and
U. S. Deputy Land and
Mineral Surveyor
Blue Printing Hps. Phone. 1W
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CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Mm every Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock In
I'mtle Hull All members renuesttd to at
tend D. II. St«RRM. A#lcChlef
Valdes Lodge
. No .168.
Free and Acccpte-J Maaona
Regular Communications flr« Wednesday In
each month In MoKtnley Hall Vlsi'ora always
weloome.
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VlnlUnjr nod loe«l Odd Fellow* uro re
fiumtfd to rctfiftter their name with the
VBldcz Odd Fallow*' Club. RotruUr
meeting*. Brut ind third Monday.
Call <fh P. S. HrTNT. Mecretarv.
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Lean Men
Tall Men
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We invite each and everyone of you to
visit our store and inspect our large line df
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SMART CLOTHES
MEN'S SUITS
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arriving on every boat.
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Prices from 15 tp 35 dollars.
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Notice of Annua| Meeting.
Notice is hereby aiven that the
regular annual meeling of the
stockholder? of thejSealey-Davis
Mining Co. will be held at the of
fice, of the compapy in Valdez,
Alaska, on Tuesday, the 8th day
of October, 1912, a^t the hour of
2 p. m. for the purpose of elect
ing a board of diraclor3 to serve
for the ensuing year and the
transaction of such other busi
ness as may come before the
meeting. Transfer books will be
closed October 5th.
SEALEY-DAVIS MINING CO.,
II. F. Suessdorf, Sccrctary.
Copper River
Draying Co.
Freighting and passangers to all parts
of the interior. General Trucking
Wd. Wood, „ - \ Proprietor
McKinley St. Valder
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Exclusive Cigar
Dealers
Special Price To The Trade
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general
Banking
Business
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CAPITAL $ 200 000."0
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rear of
mercantile
department
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