Do You Need a Pipe?
We Have Them in All Styles
and Sizes at
The Buffet
1891CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1917
PIONEER CONTRACTOR nil OOILDER
OF ALASKA
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 & CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS ( B. M. B EH RENDS, Juneau, Alaaka.
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Merchant’s Cafe
Phone 63 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Chs*. Fischer, Propr.
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve*, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prozpecttor Office. Telephone 24
LET US MEASURE YOU
for your new suit and let us do
it now. The new fabrics in serge,
worsted, thibet, etc., are in and
we are prepared to cut them in
to suits of class and snap at a
very low rate considering the
quality of the cloth and the tail
oring. Do it now.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
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Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed I I Foot Keysione Ave
Telephone 66 I I Rough llc ,b
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
PORT WELLS MILL
AND
LUMBER COMPANY
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Orders taken for sized and
dressed lumber.
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, THE PINZON VALDEZ, ALASKA
Going To Fairbanks?
Ask For the Sheldon Service
SHELDON AUTO STAGE LINE
Through Service from Valdez to
Fairbanks and all Interior Points.
For further information call on or
address
THE AGENT, at the Prospector Off ice
THE THRONE IN THE HOME.
Wh*n Tw» Should Aula as Ona to In
sura Rssl Happiness.
“A man may iulld a throne for the
woman he loves," says the Mother’s
Magazine, "but he will find that to
make her a queen he must mount it be
side her, for only where two rule as one
can either hold true sway. Whether i
married or single, we do not live unto j
ourselves alone. All the world some- ,
how Is affected by what we are, and in
the married state we have a greater ]
obligation than merely to keep the
peace or to observe the conventions or
to demonstrate how we can improve j
ui>o» God’s law of life and love.
"It Is well that we should use every :
God given power of mind and spirit,
every quality and grace and virtue nt
our command, liefore and after, In or
der to live up to the privileges and re
sponsibilities of marriage. But mar
riage fortunately is a thing of the
heart rHther than of the Intellect, and
it is our wrong attitude of mind to
ward matrimony that would drag It
down to our own level and limit of
comprehension and make it a merely
human mistake instead of a divine gift.
“If we would make it a blessing in
stead of a curse, if we would have it
encompass all of our needs in Joy and
sorrow, if we would have it endure
with us through life aud eteruit.v as the
sublime fact of our existence, we must
live up to it hour by hour in a spirit
of faith and hoiie and charity.”
BOMBS FROM AIRPLANES.
Simple Device Thet Aida In Dropping
the Mieeilee Accurately.
At tbe numeroua aerial bombing
ecboola pilots and observers are taught
how to drop tiombs accurately on sta
tionary and movlug objects on tbe
ground and on captive balloons.
Bombs of all classes are used, from tbe
eight pound high explosive bomb to the
300 pound bomb as well as tbe phos
phorus and rochamblte bombs.
The Instrument that Is used In direct
lng the placing of a bomb on tbe object
aimed at Is a simple device and Is pro
vlded with several adjustments that
can be made almost Instantly.. One of
these gives the speed at which the ma
chine Is traveling, another is an ordi
nary water level, and both In conjunc
tion with two mirrors which show the
pilot tbe ground below serve to aim
the bomb. The wind has to be serious,
ly considered when dropping bombs,
and most bombs are dropped up wind.
Bomb dropping la a most Important
branch of tbe air service, and pilots
have been known to drop bombs on en
emy trains and transports from fairly
good helgbtB and also on tbe vital
parts of bridges and on depots and
railway Junctions, munition plants, aer
odromes and submarine bases.—Scien
tide American. .
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The Track of th« Earth.
It the sun aud earth aud the earth'e
orbit could be seen, then the track of
the earth would be a spiral around that
of the aun. Go take a broomstick, wind
wire around It like thread on a spool,
take out the stick and stretch the coil
until the space between each turn is.
sa.v, one-third of an inch and make a
hundred turns of the wire. Then this
spiral or coll would represent the track
of the eaith through space during a
hundred years. The sun moves toward
the Btar Vega at a speed of twelve
miles per second and carries the earth,
all the planets aud 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.
▲ German military critic said that
Robert IB. Lee was America’s ablest
eoldier. But wbeu lee's army of ln
vaalon 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 Chamberaburg was a military blun
der for which he was not responsible.
The officer In all America's wars who
did the moat burning, hacking and rob
bing was Benedict Arnold after be bad
turned traitor to bis country. But the
chief effect of it was to solidify the col
onists Into an effort to win the Revolu
tion.—Girard in Philadelphia Ledger.
A Real Provide nos.
Mr. Younghusband reached home late
for dinner.
"1 got pinched for s|>eeding on the
way home," be explained rather abeep
lably. "Have to appear tomorrow morn
ing and gat ‘110 or fifteen days.’ ”
Mrs. Younghusband fervently clapped
two blistered little bands. “What a
provldencel” ahe cried devoutly. “You
moat take the fifteen days, John! The
cook baa jnat left!”—Harper’s Maga
slne.
Heme Ground Commeal.
Claan up the old coffee grinder or buy
a new one and grind your own com
meal for grlddlecakes, muffins and
bread. If you do not like bread made
of commeal alone use some wheat
flour with It Since borne ground com
meal does not keep long It is better to
buy whole com by the bushel and grind
for meal aa needed.—New York Sun.
Not an economist
"Are you practicing food economy?”
"I tried It out, but it didn’t work.”
"What was the trouble?”
“My husband simply refused to eat
the cold fried egg that was left over
from the day before.” — Detroit Free
Press.
Its Usee.
“Pop, tell me one thing.”
“What is It, son?”
“Is the line that ships have to crosa
sa the sea where they hang the ocean's
amah?’—Baltimore Amprtcap.
FROM OUR EXCHANGES j
—
June Dhvis, held in tbe Ketchikan
jail for disorderly conduct will bring ’
chaiges against Dr. Damourette for
some fancied wrong and also for fur
nishing her with morphine.
helix Mandora, of Ketchikan was
recently fined $120 for peddling booze
to the natives with the alternative of
spending tiO days in jail.
K^uiik Miller recently has his foot
severely crushed by a falling timber
at the Ketchikan i’ower Company. Mr.
Miller, a wrestler and boxer, had a
match scheduled to take place in two
weeks with Mr. Lestern but had to
postpone it.
\V. H. Llourke, lecently arrested in
Juneau on a fugitive warrant charge,
will be taken to Spokane to face
charges of grand larceny, in connec
tion with a timber deal. Bourke
claims that he was not entirely to
blame as his partner went back on
him. He had a nervous breakdown
after the failure in Spokane and had
come North in hope of bettering his
health and resources.
Harold Hansen, of Ketchikan, the
owner of a small gas boat, entered
tbe craft one night recently and
struck a match to light a lamp. Es
caping gasoline had filled the boat
with gas and an explosion followed
blowing tbe roof off the cabin and set
ting fire to tbe boat, which burned
and sunk. Hanson escaped to tbe
float, badly burned about the bead
and face.
Sarah Lott, a native girl, while
working at tbe Lake Bay cannery re
cently, got her hand caught in the
machinery, and sustained injuries
which necessitated the amputation of
the thumb and index finger of the
right hand. Several bones of her wrist
were also removed.
Dr. Sugden, the well-known lectur
er on Alaska and producer of motion
pictures of Alaska scenery, built a
raft recently and with several others
shot the famous Whitehorse rapids,
while from the rear of the raft mo
tion pictures of the scene were taken.
Later Dr. Sugden shot the rapids in
a canoe while a cameraman on the
shore shot him.
Hunter Found Dead
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore., Sept. 22.
—The body of Horace Marshall, civil
engineer at the Klamath Indian
agency, who disappeared while hunt
ing near Fort Klamath three weeks
ago, was found yesterday. There was
a bullet wound in the head. The coro
ner sent out messenger^ to bring in
the body.
Notice of Annual Meeting
Notice is hereby given that the
regular annual meeting of the Stock
holders of the Fidalgo-Alaska Cop
per Company will be held at said
Company's office, being the law office
of Donuhoe & Dimond, in the town of
Valdez, Alaska, on Monday the 1st
day of October, 1917, at the hour of
2 o’clock p. m. at which meeting dir
ectors of said company shall be elec
ed for the ensuing year. Also there
will be considered the question of
distributing among the stockholders
certain funds now on hand arising
from the sale of the Company’s min
ing claims situated on Fidalgo Bay,
Alaska, and such other business shall
be transacted that may legally or.
regularly come before said meeting.
T. J. DONOHOE, President.
First publication Saturday Sept. 15.
Second publication Saturday Sept. 22.
Third publcation Saturday Sept. 29.
Thief Take Notice
The party who took the magneto
from the Packard car on the Valdez
trail is notified to replace it at once,
as it is known who did lt.
k24 OWNER.
A nice line of Eartbern Teapots
at Rudolph’s. tf
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
The following schedule for the har
bor boat "Lt. C. V. Donaldson" will
take effect today. All orders to the
contrary are revoked.
ftonday, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays:
Lve. Fort Llscum Leave Valdez
8:16 a. m. 9:46 a. m.
1:16 p. m. 4:80 p. m.
TUESDAY
1:16 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:80 p. m. 6:00 p. m.
SATURDAY
1:16 p. m. 4:30 p. m.
7:16 p. m. 10:80 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 eyigencles of the ser
vice.
All official kaslness between Val
des 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 NEWLOVB, M. R. C.
WHEN FLAMES (ILL
THE FACTORY
despair Alls 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 Ileal Estate Agency
§§*“? Tonyas Place ZT
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.
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Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova. Ellamar, Valdes and La
touche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
P. B. TRACY, Gea’I Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO„ Local Agent
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rhone 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.—
Sept. 8.—S. S. Adm. Evans,
(for Kodiak.)
Sept. 16.—S. S. Adm. Farragut
Sept. 24.—S. S. Adm. Watson,
(for Kodiak)
Oct. 2.—S. S. Admiral Evans.
From 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 Monday, Friday and Saturday for
SAN FRANCISCO, LOS ANGELES,5
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.
iSVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROVICH, Propr.
Take a look at our new line ot
postcards and pictures ot the Canyon
etc. Valdes Drue Store. tt
It it isn’t an Eastman it isn’t a
Kodak. We carry a complete line ot
Eastman Kodaks and supplies. Val
dez Drue Store. tt
A special on stationery at the Val
dez Drue Store. Box paper, worth
from 50c to $1.00 now 25c. tf
Ansco Films Will
fit any standard make o f camera.
They are the standard. Guy E. Cam
eron. tt
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George G Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
AUTOS FOR HIRE
DAY OR NIGHT
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
KAMA QUEEN
Capt.[Otto[Elfstrom 3TX
Weekly tripe to Port Wells
and all Sound Points.
FOR CHARTER FOR PAR
TIES OR TOWING
'or rates and sailing dates see
CAPT. OTTO ELF8TROM,
On Boat, Valdes Dock
j Candy Kitchen l
f E. W. HUNT—b Or' Drag Store. m
(FOUNTAIN DRINKS \
hot-COLO i
A nice line of carpenter tools at
Rudolph's. tf
Lowney's Box Candles <* Hunt’s
Candy Kitchen. tf