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Knox Hats Are Here
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In great Fashion Centers—in towns and
cities everywhere—KNOX HATS are al
ways accorded first place.
The invisible line that separates real style
and quality from the make-believe is
shown at a glance in the Knox.
And the new Fall Styles are now ready
for your inspection—nifty novelties as
well as the staple numbers.
Priced at $5.00
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Valdez Mercantile Co.
WV Xkf f 8trict,y ^re8*1 Eggs, Butter, Fruit
I Oil VY 3.RI antj Groceries, and appreciate
prompt deliveries, try
ICING’S GROCERY
Phone 188
2? Keystone Produce Co.
E_ G. AMES. Manager
Fresh Eggs, Butter, Fruit, Vegetables
Cor. Keystone Are. and McKinley St. PHONE 44.
CARGO OF COPPER
IS AWAITING SHIPS.
Passengers from Cordova state the
wharf at Cordova and the tracks are
lined with cars loaded with copper
ore from the Bonanza and Jumbo
mines at Kennicott, awaiting ship
ment to the Tacoma smelter. The
loss of the Edith and the Mariposa
has prevented the ore from being
shipped regularly and the yards are
now filled with cars carrying ore
valued at $1,000,000. The City of
Puebla, it is understood, will take a
capacity cargo, which will relieve the.
situation. There are seventy-ni. e
cars of ore and fourteen cars of slime
awaiting shipment to the smelter.
DISGUSTED WITH PARTNERS
AND BURNED OUTFIT.
One nf Uie most effective means of
dissolving a partnership that has
come to Aght in some time was un
dertaken a few days ago by some
Greeks, who have been working on
Buff, a tributary of Arctic creek dur
ing the spring in conjunction with
some men of other nationality. Ac
cording to the story told by recent
arrivals, the men happened to have
a falling out because of the Greeks
having to do all of the work while
their partners emulated Sam Dun
ham’s new breed of miners who “just
loafed around town with the sports.”
The Greeks soon grew tired, and dis
gusted with this procedure, and after
TO-NIGHT
-AT THE-4
LIBERTY THEATRE
Four Reels of Sensations and
Surprises
The Master Criminal
A FEATURE OF MERIT
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No Raise in Prices Admission 25c
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many remonstrances failing to bring
their recalcitrant partners to terms,
gathered the entire outfit of tents,
grub and other impediments into a
big pile and after soaking it with
oil set fire to the heap and returned
to town. One of the non-workers ar
rived on the scene in time to save a
couple of sluice boxes but everything
else was destroyed by the hostile sons
oftJreece, including the blankets and
personal belongings of the condemn
ed partners,—Nome Nugget.
From Alaska in a Dory.
The seaworthiness of the ordinary
codfishing dory was given a new
demonstration with the arrival in
San Francisco on the evening of Aug
ust 16 of Thomas R. Thompson and
John Abrams, after a trip of 2200
miles from Unga, Alaska, in such a
boat. Their first stop was at Casper,
on the Mendocino coast, where they
put in three days for repairs after
colloding with a log. Their boat was
one regarded as too old for codfish
ing and they bought it at Unga for
$6. Putting on a canvas deck they
left Unga, July 3. Three severe gales
were weathered in safety and a bad
ly needed supply of fresh water and
food was secured from the steamer
Esquimau on the way down.—Paci
fic Fisherman.
Don’t forget the dance to be given
by the Pioneer Women of Alaska at
Eagle Hall next Saturday night, Octo
ber 23. • k24
CALIFORNIA OIL\
SOUGHT BY NAVY.
WASHINGTON, D. C„ Oct. 20.—
Secretary of the Navy Daniels has as
signed a naval officer to co-operate
with the Department of Justice in se
curing title to oil lands In Bakers
field, California, district, valued at
several million dollars. If the gov
ernment can recover these lands,
which are now held by squatters. Dan
iels said they will be retained for fu
ture use of the navy.
The secretary said he had aban
doned the plan for the navy to se
cure oil lands in Oklahoma, and to
construct a pipe line to get the pro
duct out. All available money, he
said; will be invested in the oil prop
erty which can be developed from
time to time as the needs of the navy
make necessary.
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NEW ARIZONA CAMP
IS BEING BOOMED.
Oatman, Arizona, is the latest gold
mining camp to be boomed in the
(states, and judging from conservative
reports by competent mining men the
camp has some merit although it is
not expected to live up to the claims
of the Oatman people that it “will
develop a gold output of extent and
value comparable with the great Rand
gold belt of South Africa.”
' Geographical conditions in the Ari
zona district are similar to those in
that part of Tonopah where the veins
are covered by a flow of eruptive rock.
At Oatman the caprock is a rhyolite
that is later than the vein formation.
The ancient formation existing at the
time of this rhyolite flow, can be
traced by following the line where
the Rhyolite has softened the rock
below.
Owing to Arizona having adopted
statewide prohibition it is reported
that a number of miners who former
ly spent their money on drink have
formed development companies and
are sinking shafts through the rhyo
lite cap in search of the ore. A num
ber of Alaskan miners have looked
the camp overiand have decided that
the possibilities in the north are
greater where ope does not have
to do his prospecting underground
at an enormous expense.
PROSECUTOR DISMISSES
ELECTION FRAUD CASES.
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' INDIANAPOLIS, Oct. 29.—The
failure of the government prosecution
to secure a conviction in the case of
Mayor Bell, charged witll having or
ganized frauds in connection with the
municipal election, the Government
Prosecutor Taggert yesterday made a
motion that the charges against the
others, numbering eleven, be dis
missed.
GEORGE MAX HAS PLAN
TO END EUROPEAN WAR.
George Max Esterly has an Ingeni
ous plan for routing the enemy from
the tretfches in the European war.
He says that water is more effective
than powder and having had consid
erable experience in mining knows
whereof he speaks. Acccording to
his idea, the expense would be com
paratively small in comparison-with
the vast sums of money that are be
ing shot away by the artillery and
the results would he more eirective.
Mr. Esterly says that on his min
ing claims in the Nizina district that
under an eighty pound working pres
sure he can throw a six inch stream
of water two hundred feet. He be
lieves that if giants were placed in
the trenches, say 500 feet apart, or
ten to the mile, that with ten inch
nozzles, u#der 200 pound pressure,
enough water could be sent into the
camp of the enemy with sufficient
force to not only flood and bury the
troops, but also to clear the ground
and put it back into condition for
agricultural purposes. If lakes are
available a hydro-electric power
could be installed, but if not the pow
er could be transmitted from any dis
tance necessary. These plants, Mr.
Esterly argues, would be useful even
after the war ends, whereas all the
powderi,and shells now used are a
total monetary loss.
Of course it remained for an Alas
kan to devise some new, effective
and inexpensive kind of warfare, for
the Europeans to adopt in case they
want to end the present war in a
hurry.
MORE NEWSPAPER
CHANGES RUMOR,
Another change Is said to have
taken place in the journalistic world
of Seward. This is just mentioned
to cover an item of news. There is
nothing sensational or unexpected
stfout it, so there is no use in going
into details, although, on the other
hand, the- readers of the Gateway
kre owed at least a suggestion of all
legitimate items of news. If any of
our readers wish to go to the bother
of referring back to the editorial
page of the Gateway of June 17, he
will see something that covers the
whole thing by prediction. . I
A PAIR OF SHOESTRINGS.
The Matter of Length and How to Tie
a Bowknot That Will Hold.
A shoestring Is "six-fourths" long
when one does not specify the length
required. "Six-fourths of What?" Is
likely to be the question put by the
layman.
When a man buys a new pair of
shoes the strings In them are just long
enough. When he buys the next pair
of shoestrings they are too long. The
strings that come with the shoes are
four-fourths long, the next pair will
be six-fourths unless the purchaser
asks for and can get four-fourths.
These lengths have to do with men’s
high shoes. There is not the same
trouble in the case of low shoes. *
Some shoestrings will wear a long
time, but they will become brown. Oth
ers will not wear so long* but will
retain their original blackness. The .
strong strings that turn brown are of
linen or very strong cotton. The oth
ers are of mixed fibers that hold their
color.
Many people prefer the less durable
shoestring, not only because It holds
its color, but because being of a lesB
hard fiber It stays tied better than
the other. A few of the millions of
shoestring wearers know how to tie a
bowknot that won't come untied. The
method can be explained without a dia
gram.
Instead of tucking the bow once
over before drawing the knot tight,
tuck It twice over. A fiddle string used
for a shoestring would not come un-'
tied If the knot were made in that
way. This knot can be untied In the
same way as the other, by pulling at
the ends.—Philadelphia Record.
TRAPPED A SEAGULL
Queer Contest of Strength Between •
Bird and a Bivalve.
At first thought it is hard to imagine
how a clam could endanger the life of
u bird. That such a strange circum
stance is not impossible is shown by
the following Incident:
A settler on one of the small islands
near Vancouver was returning to his
home by way of a bench of hard sanil
when he beheld an unusually large
flock of seagulls gathered in a compact
mass and beating with beaks and
wings upon the sand. Evidently they
were attacking some enemy. Over
head dozens of gulls wheeled and
screamed in evident excitement.
The settler was almost upon the
fighting birds before they burst apart
and Hew. chattering, toward the clouds.
One. however, lay flapping upon the
ground, und the man saw that a mon
ster dam held the gull's beak in a vise
like grip. It was too heavy for the.
bird to fly away with, and for all the
gull’s frantic struggles it could not
loosen the clam’s tenacious grip.
With his hunting knife the man
pried open the shells und freed the cap
tive. The gull was exhausted front its
desperate efforts and at first could only
stagger like a drunken suilor toward
the water. Finally, however, it flew
| away and soon returned in the van of
a cloud of gulls come to inspect the en
emy that had trapped one of their
tribe.—St Andrews Beacon.
Lip Reading Detective*.
! In a Vienna school for the deaf and
dumb, where lip reading is taught, a
course lias been established for tiie spe
cial purpose of teaching the art to de
tectives. The possibilities of lip read
ing. says the author of the account in
the Volta Review, have been exagger
ated. But they are sufficient to cause
authorities to think the Instruction of
detectives worth while. When a de
tective becomes proficient, he is able
to learn something of the conversation
between people who are visible, but out
of earshot. The article says that at
from 50 to 100 feet it is possible for an
expert to get the general run of a con
versation. Some reading has been done
with glasses at a distance of 125 feet.
Instruction and practice in the art
must he very thorough if the detective
Is to use it to real advantage in his
work.
Transforming Clothesline Posts.
A suburban resident grew tired of
the wooden clothesline posts In his
back yard. He Incased them In chicken
wire netting and planted sprouts of
honeysuckle around the posts. He then
nailed a little bird house to the top of
each. In a short time the honeysuckle
had completely covered the unsightly
posts and a pair of bluebirds built a
nest in one of the houses. Many df
this man’s neighbors took up the idea,
and honeysuckle vines and bird houses
now make the clothesline posts of bis
locality a pride to their owners.—House
and Garden.
Her Other Half.
Society Dame—Oh. doctor. I’m so
sorely troubled with ennui. Doctor—
I-I’m! Why don't .you Interest your
self in finding out bow the other half
lives? Society Dame—Gracious! Why.
I’m not looking for a divorce.—Chicago
News.
Time Something Started.
“Have you noticed the dock?” be
aBked at the hour of midnight
"Yes. I have.” she replied, with a
yawn.
“It hasn’t been going for three hours.”
“Neither have.you.”—Yonkers States
man.
Deserved Tribute.
“You see. we have done everything
possible to preserve Plymouth Rock."
“And I don't blame ye. New Eng
land owes a heap to that breed of hen.”
—Kansas City Journal.
Some mot hers teach their babies to
talk—and then expect them to keep
nttll.—Indlanapotls Star.
CITY EXPRESS
MEETS AIJj BOATS AND NEVEIt MISSES 4 TRAIN
Auto for Hir e Day or Night.
Buy and Sell Anything.
Phone 82 J. A. SPENARD. Prop.
Jas. E. Wilson, Freighter
Large or Small Deliveries Made
To Any Part of the Country.
PROMPT SERVICE GUARANTEED VALDEZ, ALASKA
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Finn!Hotel ia the Interior— -Well Heated, Clean Roonu
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 03 Elms. FIsclier, Propr.
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE nafsted. Mgr.
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGLKCY
Doing Business As Usual
Independent Laundry Ce.
Satisfaction Guaranteed
Telephone 66
I Foot Keystone Ave
[ Roujfh Dry 10c lb
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLLMBING, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING,
Sheet Metal Work, Metallic Hoofing, Mine Air Pipe, Pipe ami l it'
(lugs, Valves, Etc. Motor Boat Supplies.
Located on Broadway VALDEZ, ALASKA
i Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
j PUGET SOUND
California
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Admiral
PUGET SOUND
Alaska
ALASKA
Steamers sail from Seattle at 9 P. M. on
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH
Steamer Balling 15th calls Illamna and Kodiak—All Balling call at Kulk
and Anchorage.
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to Baa Francisco every Wednesday and Sunday, connecting with
Steamers Yale and Harvard for Sonthern California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice
RICHARD J. RINGWOOD, Mgr, Seattlei VALDEZ DOCK CO, Local Agt.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S.[S. Mariposa, S. S. Alameda and S. S. Northwestern
sail from Seattle the 6th, 12th, 18th, 24th and 30th
EVERY MONTH
From VtlJtx south—7th, 13th, 19th, 25th and 31th for Cor
dova, Skagway, Juneau, Wrangsdl, Ketchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Wrangell, Juneau. Sheep
Creek Treadwell. Douglas. Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdes and La
ttJache. Explosives, s is. SewarJ.on the 5th; Latouche, on the 15th; S. S.
Cordova. 26th of each month—right reserved to change thle schedule
..without notion .. .. . .. .- -«
r. B. TRACY, Qea*l Ageat VALDHI DOCK CO, Local Ageat.