One of those beautiful
MEERSCHAUM PIPES
at the
BUFFET
would make a delightful Xmas gift.
1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1911
PIONEER CONTRACTOR all BUILDER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING
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 j S. BLUM A CO„ Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS | B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaafca.
Merchant’s Cafe
Phone 03 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Chns. Fischer, Propr.
GLASSES FINE WATCH
FITTED REPAIRING
G. O. Reinke
Has a fine assortment of ivory and nug
get jewelry, all prices.
Lavalliers from $6.00 to $100.00
Howard and Hamilton watches from
$27.50 to $150.00
Gall on me when contemplating purchss-'
ing a diamond and get my prices.
LIBERTY BONDS TAKEN
Bracelet watches from $18 to $75.
Nugget Jewelry Made to Order
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valvee, How, Pipe and Fitting*
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed I { Foot Keyateoe Ate
Telephone M I I Roarb Dry 11* lb
THE SENATE
AN«|B CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms._Phone 3S
They let you know
you are smoking—
they "SATISFY”!
Chesterfield
• CIGARETTES
ofIMPORTED and DOMESTIC toiaaos-Blmded
“MW—-1
A dog team and two meo loft Wort*
man .for Valdes at 1 p. m. yeoterday.
High winda in reported at many
point* in th* Interior.
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(Jen. Crowder Says Conscription Fea
j
lure of Government Principles
From Now On
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WASHINGTON. D. <\. Dec. 7.
Man power exerted on the fields of
France will bring glorious victory to
the arms of the I'nited States. Pro-j
vost General Crowder declared re
cently in a statement of the ain\p. ac-]
compllshnients and future of the sel-1
ective draft system. After reviewing j
present conditions and necessities,
Gen. Crowder predicted that the con
scription system would become a per
manent part of the governmental sys
tem for war.
Every precaution possible lias been
taken with the new draft regulations.
Gen Crowder said, to conserve eco
nomic interest, but the paramount
duty of the country is to raise an ef
fective fighting force.
•‘We are committed to this war,".!
the general continued, "and we ought
to fight It in the most effective fash
ion possible to us. The necessity of
raising an army is paramount. The
decrease in the labor supply must be
adjusted in some way other than by
shutting off recruitment. That it can
be adjusted there is no question. !
Must Maintain Balance
"The problem is not to maintain
the labor supply of agricultural and i
every industry intact. It is to make{
withdrawal of man In the most scien- ]
tliic manner possible. I think we havei
done that and what is offered here is
the basis for a nice balance between
our two necessities.
"But we shall not, under that, con
fine our participation in this conflict
to the baking of bread and the sharp
ening of the swords of other men.
"This war will be won militarily
on the devoted fields of France.
Doubtless it will be won by the side
which is able to place behind its army
the prevailing ounce of provision.
"But the blow that shatters the
German line and extinguishes auto
cracy from the face of the earth will
be the blow of a man’s right arm and
not the insiduous stroke of a shrewd
trader.”
General Crowder pays high tribute
to the zeal and patriotism of more
than 30,000 men who compose the
machinery of the selective system.
With but ten weeks for the task, the
first national army increment of 687,
000 men was drawn, he says, by a
nation “moving breathlessly, sup
ported by the governors of the States
and by the members bf the selection
boards with a patriotism, devotion
and unselfish zeal that remains an In
spiration.”
System Was Faulty
But the system Itself was lacking,
he adds. ‘‘We hacked the first incre
ment of our armies with a broad axe
because there was time for no greater
refinement. We must pare future in
crements away with greater discrimi
nation. The selective system must be
carried to its logical conclusion and
we must meet Prussian efficiency with
greater American effectiveness.”
In conclusion General Crowder as
serts that the volunteer method of
raising armies is gone forever.
“The principle of selection has been
tried and proved by our people," he
adds. “I am led to believe-that they
approve it with substantial unanim
ity.
“The principle of selection is estab
lished. The system of selection Im
proved as we can improve it must
become and remain a permanent part
of our governmental system for war.
“It is for this reason that I say
we are standing not at the portals
of a past but rather at the threshhold
of a future.”
SEWARD MEN HELD
FOR ACTION GRAND JURY
Advices received at the Marshal's
office from Seward state that Fred
Bunce and W. E. Jackson of that place
were given a hearing In the Commis
sioner’s court and were bound over
to await the action of the next grand
Jury. The men are charged with ob
taining goods under false pretenses.
It being alleged that they purchased
a quantity of goods from Wm. Sauers
and tendered a check in payment for
the same. When presented at the bank
for payment there were no funds to
meet same. It is alleged that the men
knew they had no funds In the bank,
as another check drawn by them had
been refused payment before they
drew the one in favor of Sauers.
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Notice to Pioneers
A regular meeting of Igloo No. 7
will be held Friday evening at which
time the nomination of officers will
take place. All members are urged
to be present.
J. G. SNYDER,
St Rec. Sec’y.
CATERPILLARS CAUSE RASH !
Several Caeee of Blood Poiaonlng Re> !
ported at Emergency Hospital of
Salt Lake City.
No leas than fours-ases of blood pol- 1
soiling and hoily rash caused by a |
virulent variety of ewterpillnr have
been reported to the emergency hos
pital. say* the Salt l.nke Tribune. Mrs. I
Mean R. Dayne* of X7fi South West
Temple street, appealed to the city
idlieials for advice in regard to a msh
that bud broken out on her baby's
back. Mrs. 1 lay lies said she had found
hq ordinary looking yellow caterpillar
in her baby's clothing and discovered
the rash later. She was advised to
cull in a physician immediately.
"f'nterpillnrs are the larvae of a
lepidopterous Insect, not necessarily a j
butterfly, in the first stuge of meta- 1
morphosls," according to Webster. The
larvue of such insects as the geoin
etrid moth or the hawk moth are ;
smooth and are not poisonous. The 1
large yellow haired ones have u pencil
of hairs that Umk like horns and a
fasicule of hairs that resembles a tall.
It la the atlng from these hairs that i
poisons, aaflt Is almost impossible for 1
the insect to bite.
No case of a caterpillar sting has J
proved fatal, so far as the officials of
the Salt Lake hospitals know. Mothers
were advised to keep their very young
children off lawns and from beneath
trees, unless some one was In attend
ance to watch them.
George Williams, thlrt.v-elght years
old, of 537 South Weat Temple, also I
of Salt Lake, was bitten on the thigh |
by a caterpillar while In bed. Within |
an hour the poison had spread through
his entire system and a rash had j
broken out on his arttls and hark. Be i
was treated at the emergency hos- J
pltal, bringing fhe caterpillar with i
him.
WRITES HIMSELF TO DEATH
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Anagram Writing From Shakespeare's
Works Takes Vitality of Noted
British Author.
The death of Capt. Basil Willett
Charles Hood, the British author, was
brought about by his excessive at
tempts at anagram writing from Shake
speare’s works, according to testimony
at the inquest In LondoD. He was
flft.v-three years old and a former offi
cer of the Prince of Wales’ West York
shire regiment.
The coroner, according to the Lon
don Times, said It was evident what
caused death. Captain Hood was en
gaged in a laborious undertaking, con
structing writing out of the crypto
grams which he alleged that he found
in Shakespeare.
“There are reams of writing hare.”
said the coroner. “Every single let
ter is written most carefully, and it
must take months to file all this stuff
about secret writing and various mes
sages which he purported to have
found concealed by means of crypto
grams in Hamlet and other plays. It
seems to me that he has been working
very late at night and all day at this
rubbish—It cannot be called anything
else—and has been exhausting himself
and wearing out his nervous system by
going without a proper amount of
nourishment because he thought his
brain more active on an empty stom
ach. All the time he was using his
strength In this way he was exhaust
lag bis strength.”
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Soldiers' Chance of Life.
If you, a drafted man, believe that
Ctatlstlcs tell the truth, you will feel as
safe in France as you usually do in
the streets of New York. So says Rog
er W. Babson, the eminent statis
tician, according to Popular Science
Monthly. Furthermore, he says that
the man who is connected with the
heavy field artillery is no more likely
to be killed than one In the employ of
a railroad. However, he does not hold
out such high hopes for the lieuten
ants, sergeants and corporals, the
death rate being very much greater
among officers than among privates.
Also, the mortality la higher among
volunteer corps than among drafted
men. Sixty men per thousand are now
being killed In the war; and about ISO
men out of each thousand are
wounded.
On* Year to Travel 25 Mil**.
Rudolph Manderson, chief of the
Southern party of Stefensson arctic
expedition, has received a letter from
Rev. H. Girling, Emanuel, Saskatoon,
who for the last three years has been
trying to reach the so-called blond
Eskimos. The little boat in which
three missionaries comprising the
party were traveling was blown up
by an explosion last spring, and they
lost the greater part of their supplies.
In a year's time the party had suc
ceeded in traveling only 25 miles along
the coast, so great were the difficul
ties experienced.
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Should Keep Tim* With Feet.
Th* wrist watch has been made pop
ular by the boys in khaki. It is much
more convenient they find to turn up
their sleeve and note the time than it
is to dig in their Jeans to discover it.
But, according to a facetious member
of the camp at Van Cortlandt Park, It
looks as if the cherished fad will be |
sent to the discard. “The old man,”
meaning, of course, th* colonel, he said,
“is very much up in the air about wrist
watches. What he wants mostly is for
rookies to keep tlm* with their feet.”
Yum, Yum.
“George I"
“Yes, dearr
“They say there Is danger of •
sugar shortage.”
“What do I car* a* long as X ban
yes, sweetneasr
WHEN FLAMES FILL
THE FACTORY
despair Oils the owner who has
neglected to look after his in
surance. We handle the insur
ance of some very large con
cerns. We place it in the best
companies, pay the premiums
promptly and attend to renew
als. Let us do that for you
It will not cost you anything
for our service.
Valdez Heal Estate Agency
Tonyas Place rEE
Orders to ANTON CARLSON, Manager.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle 9 a. m.—
Dec. 2—S. S. Alameda
Dec. 8—S. S. Alaska
Dec. 16—S. S. Victoria
Dec. 24—S. S. Alameda
Valdez to Seattle—
Dec. 6—S. S. Victoria
Dec. 10—S. S. Alameda
Dec. 18—S. Alaska
Dec. 23—S. S. Victoria
Call at KetcMkan, Juneau, Coraova, Kllamar, Fort Llscum, Val
dez, Latouche, and Seward.
S. S. Alaska sailing from Seattle Dec. Sth connects with S. S. Dora
at Seward for Alaska Peninsula ports.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau. Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, dkagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdes and La
touche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
VALDEZ DOCK CO„ Local Agent
Pacific
STEAMSHIP
company
Phene No. 1. VALDEZ DOCK CO., Agent, Valdez Alaska.
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships Offer Frequent,
PERFECT SERVICE
»
Between All Points in
ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
Leave Seattle 10 a. m.—
Dec. 10—S. S. Adm. Evans
Dec 17
Dec. 28—S. S. Adm. Evans
(for Kodiak)
Prom Valdez to Seattle—
I>t“c. 2—S. S. Adin. Evans
lJec. 20.—S. S. Adm. Evans
Dec. 27
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Monday, Friday and Saturday for
SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES,
San Francisco to Los Angeles, Daily Except Sunday
San Francisco to San Diego, Monday, Thursday and Saturday.
IF YOUR TICKET READS “PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY"
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST.
LOUIE’S CAFE
Open Day and Night McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROVICH, Propr.
Take a look at our new line of
postcards and pictures of the Canyon
etc. Valdez Drag Store. tf
If it isn't an Eastman it Isn't a
Kodak. We carry a complete line of
Eastman Kodaks and supplies. Val
des Drug Store. tf
A special on stationery at the Val
des Drug 8tore. Box paper, worth
from 60c to $1.00 now *6c.‘ tf
Ansco Films Will
lit any standard make o f camera.
They are the standard. Guy E. Cam
eron. •
A. M. DIERINGEB
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Point*.
autos for hire
' DAY OR RIGHT
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
Ntt PaW Mr in Advance
KATALLA OUEEN
Capt Otto Elfttrom
Weekly tripe to Port Welle
and all Booed Potato.
FOB CHARTER FOR PAR
TIES OR TOWING
'or ratoe and ■ailing da tea aee
CAPT. OTTO ELFBTROM,
On Boat, Valdea Dock
Candy Hen
L W. HUNT—b 0-1 Di St rii
FOUNTAIN D R S
HOT..C ID
▲ nioe line of e» enter tocls e*
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Len^'i Ho* Cud;* at Hut’i
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