The prevailing rate of exchange on Russian currency being very low a great
number of Russians are investing in this currency
Through our Seattle correspondent we have made arrangements whereby we
• can offer for sale. Russian currency at prevailing rate of Exchange .
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This currency may be left with us or our Seattle correspondent for safe keeping, or delivery may be
made at any point within a reasonable time.
THE FIRST BANK OF CORDOVA
SECURITY SERVICE SATISFACTION j
GERMAN PLANE BROUGHT DOWN IN FLAMES
French officers and pollus Inspecting the ruins of a German airplane
brought down In flames In t2ie> Alone district.
I Alaskan Hotel j
|j ROBERT GOTTSCHALK—Proprietors—ART CLONINGER ||
§■ “The House of Comfort." St
| THE BEST EQUIPPED HOTEL IN
ALASKA
Bar and Barber Shop in Connection. j|
i| Hot and Cold Water, Electric Bells,
s! Electric Lights, Steam Heat, Suites %
With Bath. J
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Carter & Bogart]
PAINTERS ANDPAPERHANGERS^
Estimates Furnished. Phone 75
An Up-to-date Line of Wallpaper and Glass.
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(By Associated Press)
SACRAMENTO. Calif., Dec. 7.—
Woodchoppers have been known to
ride about in six cylinder automo
biles, declining all proffered work,
and hay balers in parts of the San
Joaquin valley, after running wages
up to ten dollars a day, went on strike
for more, M. F. Tarpey of Fresno
told delegates to the California Fruit
Growers’ convention in an address
recently. He urged the importation
of Asiatic farm labor for the period
of the war, asserting that production
could be doubled, and the places of
the men who went to war would be
heldheld, pending their return. He
expressed doubt that labor unions
would persistently oppose such a
plan, because, he said, a high per
centage of workingmen's wages goes
to pay for food which will become
more expensive if it becomes scarc
er.
“We canot, and I hope we never
will, expect our women to take the
place of men on the farms and where
else are we to procure our help?”
Mr. Tarpey said.
“Our boys do not take kindly to
farm work. The high school in the
neighborhood in which I live has grad
uated a large number of boys during
f the past five years and U>'ls a lament
| able fact that none of these graduates
j returned to work with their fathers
upon the farm. And this is a com
munity where proprietary farmers,
largely predominate and where every
farmer has an automobile, singing
machine and baths, and mothers and
sisters of the boys do their washing
and mending.”
From 100,000 to 250,000 Chinese,
Mr. Tarpey said, already are at work
in Franc, and he quoted Ng Poon
Shew, editor of Chung Sai Yat Po. a
Chinese newspaper in San rFancisco,
as saying that China could spare “any
number of millions” for the work,
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subject to deportation when no long
er needed.
The farms, he said, were now
drawn upon to supply city vacancies
caused by the draft, although they
already faced a labor shortage.
“Varm work is, as a fact demon
strated, the least inviting to our
youth, the least followed from choice.”
Mr. Tarpey said, “Our farm help must
be sought from some other source.
“My only guide to a solution is the
experience of England and Prance
and other European countries active
ly engaged in war. Import for the
duration of the war a sufficiency of
dependable farm laborers to do farm
work only. Even our present abnorm
al production of food products can
be easily doubled by such a course
and were it trebled there will be need
tor it all.
"With the conditions facing us and
with the example of France and Eng
land before us—and England is re
ported to have several hundred thous
and Chinese now working in their
fields—would it not appear the part
of wisdom for this government to
provide for the importation of a suf
ficiency of Chinese or Japanese farm
laborers to do our farm drudgery
during the war, with the express
agreement that they are to enter in
to no other line of industry and that
they are to be reurned home at the
end of the war.
“The decent Labor Unionist who
relies upon his work to provide his
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needs is just as capable of reasoning
' out conditions as anybody else, and
j he will know that hands to provide
food during the war, and to be sent
out of the country after the war will j
be most helpful to hfm in every wav
and cannot effect him injuriously in j
any way.
"As food is the prime necessity of
life, and as food must be raised on the
farm, sufficient hand to produce that
food must be forthcoming.
“An adequate supply of farm labor
. affects no man's earning power in
juriously; it insures a sufficiency of
food at moderate prices; it gladdens
and brightens every home and quick
| ens and expands every human indus
, try.
j "Can we produce a sufficiency for
both ourselves and all our allies?
Most certainly we can to the full of
our own and their requirements; for
we ■ have the lands, the water, the
climate and the disposition.”
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Steamer Alameda is due from Se
attle at midnight with a number of
passengers for Cordova.
Ij. S. Fillinger. a Copper River rail
way employe, left today for Bremerton,
where he expects to secure employ
ment.
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Mrs. Ed. Kelter has gone to the
States on an extended visit.
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New gloves, kid, silk and wool at
Dougherty's.
i Seattle Cordova Anchorage
20 Years Experience Catering to the Wants of Alaskans
DOUGHERTY’S
... ON IMOttOrS ALAMEDA...
We will receive a complete stock of Xmas
Goods which was personally selected by our Mrs. J. C.
Dougherty on her recent eastern trip especially for
this store.
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It Will Pay You to Look Over Our Stock
WE CAN SAVE YOU MONEY
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The Newest in Staple and Fancy Silk Hosiery.
New Waists, Collars and Jabots.
New Gloves in Kid, Silk and Wool.
New Kimonas and Negligees, up to the instant in Style.
For Christmas Shoppers we are adequately prepared,
showing a line of novelties similar to the great Eastern Stores.
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Our Line of Shoes is Complete. All Styles and Sizes. The price of
them will surprise you. Complete line of FURS, Fox, Ermine, Mole,
Seal, Coney. Come in and Look us over. You’ll make this store
your Christmas Shopping Headquarters.
DOUGHERTYS
Michelson & Currier Bldg. C St. near Marshal’s Office
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