Do You Need a Pipe?
W e Have Them in All Styles
and Sizes at
The Buffet
i 1991CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1917
PIONEER CONTRACTOR wd ROILDER
OF ALASKA
I CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING.
| Will take contract* on wharves, bridges, fish traps in any
part of Prince William sound.
Building material of all kinds, and several grades of wall ,
board kept in stock at all times.
; OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ, ALASKA-PHONE 18
REFERENCES i S. BLUM A CO., Valdes, and Cordova,
BANKERS ( B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
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Merchant’s Cafe
Phone 68 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Cbns. Fischer, Propr.
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office Telephone 24
OUR SUITINGS PORTRAY
A GALAXY OP DESIGN
That carry exclusiveness so
much in demand. The tailoring
is faultless, the fit perfect, the
goods superb, the cost low. It
is needless to wear Ill-fitting
garments when we will make
you a suit to your measure for
the same money. See our sam
ples.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR 4
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Independent Steam laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66 I
I Foot Keystone Ave
I Rough Dry 11c lb
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nfcely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
Alaska Agricultural and
Industrial Fair
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TO BE HELD AT
ANCHORAGE
ALASKA
September 3, 4 and 5
$5,000 Paid in Prizes for Exhibits
. Reduced Rates on all Steamers
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All Alaska and Her
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Friends are Invited
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COAL OPERATORS ARB
AFTER LARGE PROFITS
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 31.—Wm. Scott,
president of the Missouri & Illinois
company, which leases coal mines
near Bellville, 111., yesterday testified
at the Inquiry into the Missouri coal
trade that it is the policy of the coal
men to make all they can, both in
war and in peace. Asked as to his
ideas of a fair profit during war, he
said:
“There is no limit. We get what1
we can. Everybody is doing that, in-1
eluding the farmer.”
"Do youthink it is right?” asked
Assistant Attorney General Gose of
Missouri.
“I am not qualified to say,” was the
reply. “I am doing all 1 can to get
what I can.”
He said the highest price he had
obtained recently for coal was $6 a
ton for six-inch Carterville lump.
"How do you justify charging $6
for something that costs less than $2
to produce?” asked the assistant at
torney General.
"Because you can get it,” was the
reply. “You are a lawyer and you
wouldn't do a piece of work for $5
if you could get $10 for it.”
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Big l,ahor Day Dance
The Order of Alaskan Moose will
give a big Labor Day dance Monday,
September 3, at Moose Hall. Good
music has been obtained and the
dance floor has been put in excellent
condition.
Lowney’s box Candles at Hunt’s
Candy Kitchen. rf
Many people are arriving in An
. chorage from the surrounding coun
try to attend the Agricultural Fair.
Public Notice
A contract will be let for the slash
ing and clearing of a sled trail from
the span bridge on Mineral Creek,
known as the Millard Bridge to a
point near the Gold King cabin on
Shoup Bay. For a copy of the speci
fications and proposal forms apply at
the office of the Divisional Road Com
' mission, Valdez. KSl
Public Notice
A contract will be let for the
slashing and clearing of a road from
the span bridge on Mineral Creek
known as Millard Bridge to McIn
tosh’s Road House Bridge a distance
of about 18,700 feet. For a copy of
the specifications and proposal forms
apply at the office of the Divisional
Road Commission, Valdez. kSl
Public Notice
A contract will be let for the clear
1 ing and grubbing of a road to extend
from the foot of McKinley street at
' the dike to the span bridge on Min
> eral Creek known as the Millard
Bridge, a distance of about 23,000
feet. For a copy of the specifications
and proposal forms apply at the of
fice of the Divisional Road Commis
sion, Valdez. kSl
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Tbe following schedule for the har
1 bor boat “Lt. C. V. Donaldson” will
take effect today. All orders to the
contrary are revoked.
Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays:
Lve. Fort Liscum Leave Valdez
8:16 a. m. 9:46 a. m.
1:16 p. m. 4:30 p. m.
TUESDAY
I 1:16 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 6:00 p. m.
SATURDAY
1:16 p. m. 4:30 p. m.
7:16 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
There will be no trips of the boat
on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each
month, these days being used to clean
boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of the
above will be made without notice
only to meet exigencies of the ser
vice.
All official taslness between Val
dez and the Post should be arranged
for transaction, where possible, so
that advantage will be taken of the
scheduled trips and extra trips will
be made at a minimum and made only
when urgently needed.
O. R. KOEHLER,
1st. Lt. 14th Infantry. A. Q. M
By GEORGE NEWLOVE, M. R. C.
BOMBS FROM AIRPLANES.
Simple Device Thai Aide In Dropping
tho Mieeiloe Aoeuratoly.
At the numerous aerial bombing
schools pilots and observers are taught
how to drop liombs accurately on sta
tionary and moving objects on the
ground and on captive balloons.
Bomba of all classes are used, from the
eight pound high explosive Isiinb to the
20U pound bomb as well as the phos
phorus and rochamblte bombs.
The Instrument that is used In direct
ing the pluciug of a bomb on tne object
aimed at Is a simple device and Is pro
vtded with several adlustments that
can be made almost Instantly. One id
these gives the sliced at which the ma
chine is traveling, another Is an ordl
nary water level, anil both In conjoin
tlou with two mirrors which show tin
pilot the ground below serve to aim
the Isfiub. The wind lias to he serious
ly considered when dropping bombs
and most bombs are dropped up wind.
Bomb dropping is u most important
branch of tile air sendee, and pi; t.
have been known to drop bombs on en
einy trains and transports from fairh
good heights and also on the vita!
parts of bridges and on depots and
railway Junctions, munition plants, aer
odromes and submarine bases.—Sclen
title American.
The Treok of the Earth.
If the sun and earth and the earth's
orbit c^uld lie seen, then the track of
the earth would be a spiral around that
of the sun. Go take a broomstick, wind
wire around It like thread on a spool,
take out the stick and stretch the coll
until the siiace between each turn la,
■ay, one-tblrd of an Inch and make a
hundred turna of the wire. Then this
spiral or coll would represent the track
of the earth through space during a
hundred years. The auu moves toward
the star Vega at a speed of twelve
miles per second and carries the earth,
all the planets and their moons along.
But they all move around the sun at
the same time and therefore traverse
spirals, represented fairly by extended
colls of wire.
A Comparison.
A German military critic said that
Robert E. I-**e was America's ablest
aoldier. But when l#t'a army of In
vasion came up into Pennsylvania It
didn’t cut down a tree, trample a gar
den or ateal a pig. Indeed, Lee was so
good a soldier that he said the burning
of Chambersburg was a military blun
der for which he was not responsible.
The officer In all America's wars who
did the most burning, hacking and rob
blng was Benedict Arnold after he bad
turned traitor to bis country. But the
chief effect of it was to solidify the col
onlsts Into an effort to win the Revolu
tlon—Girard in Philadelphia I/edgcr.
A Real Providence^
Mr. Younghusband reached home late
for dinner.
"I got pinched for spoiling on the
way home," be explained rather sheep
lahly. "Have to appear tomorrow morn
lng and get *$10 or fifteen days.’ ”
Mra. Younghusband fervently clap]>ed
two blistered little hands. "What a
provldencer she cried devoutly. "You
must take the fifteen days, John! Th<
cook has Just left!"- Harper's Mngu
tine.
Captain Hugh Rodman.
“They do the one thing
I've always wished
a cigarette would do;
They Satisfy
-yet they're Mild!”
WHEN FLAMES KILL f
THE EACTOBY j
despair Alls the owner who has |
neglected to look after his in- f
surance. We handle the Insur- S
ance of some very large con- |
cerns. We place it in the best g
companies, pay the premiums $
promptly and attend to renew- |
ala. Let us do that for you. 2
It will not cost you anything g
for our service. %
Valdez. Heal Estate Agency }
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li¥rS Tony’s Place rSSE jj
•' Orders to ANTON CARLSON, Manager. ;;
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ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle 9 a. m.—
Aug. 27.—S. S. Northwestern
Sept. 2.—S. S. Alameda
Sept. 7.—S. S. Alaska
Sept. 13.—S. S. Mariposa
Sept. 19.—S. S. Northwestern
Valdez to Seattle—
Aug. 27.—S. S Alaska
Sept. 1.—S. S. Mariposa
Sept. 8.—S. S. Northwestern
Sept. 12.—S. S Alameda
Sept. 19.—S. S. Alaska
call at Ketchikan, Juneau, Ska way, Cordova, Ellamar, Fort Lla
cum, Valdez, Latouche, Seward aid Anchorage,
Except—S. S. Northwestern and S. S. Alaska do not call at
Skagway Southbound.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau. Sheep
Creek, Treadwell. Douglas, Skagway, Cordova. Ellamar, Valdes and La
toyche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
P. B. TRACY, Gen’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO„ Local Agent
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Pacific Steamship Co.
(ADMIRAL LINE)
Our targe Fleet of Magnificent Steamships offer Frequent, PER
FECT SERVICE Between all Points in
Alaska and California
From Seattle 10 a. m.—
Sept. 8.—S. S. Adm. Evans,
(tor Kodiak.)
Sept. 16.—S. S. Adm. Farragut
Sept. 24.—S. S. Adm. Watson,
(for Kodiak)
Oet. 2.—S. S. Admiral Evans.
Valdez to Seattle—
Aug. 27.—S. S. Adm. Evans.
Sept. 4.—S. S. Adm Farragut
Sept. 20.—S. S. Adm. Evans.
Sept. 28.—S. S. Adm. Farragut
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays (or San Francisco,
Los Angeles
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Mondays, Thursday and Saturdays.
IF YOUR TICKET READS PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST
For Full Particulars Address
Phone 1 VALDEZ DOCK COMPANY Valdez, Alaska
For Sale at a Bargain—Road House
At DRY CREEK on Chitina-Fairbanks Trail
15 acres cleared ground, two fox cor
rals, good house and dog house. Good
auto road by premises. Mail, tri
weekly. Price includes all furniture
and fixtures. Price if sold 0CAA A A j
by August 15th. . *«Wv.VU
Address Nelson J. McCrary, c°T,ra£anter J
LOUIE’S CAFE
Open Day and Night McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinda^of JPastry for Sale.
EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROVICH, Propr.
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Patten mining stock tor sale, $5
_ per share. Inquire Prospector Office.
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Take a look at our new line of
postcards and pictures of the Canyon
etc. Valdez Drug Store. tf
Shampooing makes your hair more
beautiful when curled by the perman
ent wave. Demonstration at the Van
itie Shop. tr
A special on stationery at the Val
dez Drug Store. Box paper, worth
from 50c to $1.00 now 25c. tf
Why Curl Tour Hair Every Day?
Permanent, natural hair waving Is
a great comfort to ladles with straight
stringy or oily hair. Not affected by
water or fog. Vanltla Shop. tf
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Ansco Films Will
lit any standard make o f camera.
They are the standard. Guy B. Cam
eron. tf
Capt. Otto Elfstrom
Weekly trips to Port Wells
and all Sound Points.
FOR CHARTER FOJt PAR*
TIES OR TOWi'.G
'or rates and sailing dates s~*
GAFT. OTTO EU 9TPOM,
On Boat, Valdes Dock