“BUFFET”
“The old reliable stand”
A place to meet your friends
for RECREATION.
PHONE 7.
1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD W
PIONEER CONTRACTOR IN 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 St CO, Valdes, and Cordova,
BANKERS | B. M. BEH RENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
Merchant’s Cafe
Pbone 63 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Cluw. Ptocher, Propr.
TREAT YOUR8KL*F
TO A NEW SLIT
or overcoat tor Xmas. Come in
today and select the cloth from
our assortment of elegant and
exclusive fabrics from the very
best mills. The cost will not be
unreasonable. And our reputa
tion is a guarantee that the
style and tailoring will be irre
proachable.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve*, Ho*e, Pipe and Fitting*
Valdez Po*’1* Oppoaite Pro*p*ctor
YOUR CX)LLAR8 WILL
FEEL FINK
around your neck if we launder
them. No rough edges or torn
button holes to aggravate you
and chafe your skin. Your shirts
too. will be just stiff enough
and faultlessly ironed. In short,
you’ll receive the greatest sat
isfaction for the least money.
Shall we call today?
INDEPENDENT
STEAM LAUNDRY
CIGARS AND BILLIARDS
Nicrly Fumhhed Room*, Phone 35
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TOBACCO AND CIGARS
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GafflcL?4.ChocoiatcJ’
po6l and billiards
PHONE 69 Me Kinley St, Valdez
Xbm Goods
and useful articles ar* now coming
on oTsry boat, for. tbo Emporium, tt
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YnMlf jQflfe Price*
Halibut .07 cants a pound, at*
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Dock; halibut .05 cents pound on
I Aching grounds; black cod .01 1-1
cents.
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PAPER <X>. GETS SWAT
PROM LABOR SECRETARY
PORTLAND, Ore., Jan. 9.—Effort*
of President Wilson's mediation com
mission, headed by Secretary of Labor
Wilson, which spent several days In
Portland during November, to settle
the strike against the paper mills at
Oregon City, failed because officials
of the paper company refused to ar
bitrate, according to a statement by
the commission, made public here.
“Despite the admission of the man-,
nger of the Crown Willamette Paper ]
company’s mill at Oregon City that
part of the wage scale was too low I
and despite the reasonableness of aij
least some of the demands as a sub-1
ject matter for negotiation between
the management and itB man,’’ the
labor commission’s report states, “the
company has refused all attempts at
a conference between the men and the
management and has consistently re
jected all tenders of mediation made
by state and federal officials and An
ally by the president's mediation com
mission;
"In Its present attitude the com
pany is disregarding modern stand
ards of industrial adjustment and is
unresponsive to enlightened concep
tions of patriotism by business men.
The guiding consideration of the com
pany Is an unchallenged control over
its employes.”
The Crown Willamette Paper Com
pany is the owner of three paper mills
in Oregon and Washington. The con
trolling authorities of the company
are in San Francisco, the report de
clares.
The report was made public by
Colonel Brice P. Disque, of the sprucei
production division of the United
States army with whom it had been
left.
RAILROADS HELD NOT TO
BLAME FOR SHORTAGE
NEW YORK. Jan. 9.—Coal short
ages In various parts of the country
"cannot fairly be attributed altogeth
er to lack of tranpsortation," said a
statement issued here last night hy
Fairfax Harrison; chairman of the
railroads' war board. The problem is
primarily one of distribution, "for
which the public must share the res
ponsibility.” the statement declares.
Figures showing that the railroads
of the country had hauled approxi
mately 61.000,000 tons more of coal
from April to November, Inclusive,
than they did in the same period last
year, were contained in the statement
which follows;
“Reports of shortage of coal are
being published from many parts of
the country. This is due chiefly to the
enormous increase in the demands
for coal and to other causes, but it
cannot be fairly attributed altogether
to lack of transportation.
“The railroads' appeal from the
general statement being made upon
this subject to the incontrovertible
facts in the records of the railroads
show not only that the coal operators
have produced more coal than ever be
fore, but that in the eight months.
April and November, inclusive, the
railroads have hauled and delivered
175,986 more carloads, or about 10,
000,000 more tons of anthracite than
in the game month of 1916. This was
an Increase of 15 per cent over the
best record previously made."
"Two Bit" Clubs Formed
WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan., 9.
“Two bit" clubs are being formed un
der direction of war savings commu
tes in a number of cities. Members
agreed to buy one 25 cent thrift
stamp every day.
424 WAR VESSELS NOW
BUILDING FOR U. S, NAVY
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WASHINGTON. D. C., Jan.. 9.—
Secretary Daniels was the first wit
ness summoned today before the
house naval sutt-committee designat
ed to investigate the navy’s war ac
tivities.
Secretary Daniels gave a general
review of what the navy has been do-!
ing, avoiding, as he explained, dis
closing any facts that would be of val
ue to the enemy. He told how the
navy is now building 424 capital and
other important ships.
Discussing the use of submarine
chasers, he said, they were regarded
as a necessity and there was “no
great enthusiasm” about them as a
weapon for permanent effectiveness.
Naval aviation, he said, has made
gratifying strides, but has been ham
pered by lack of manufacturing fa
cilities. Secretary Daniels praised the
co-ordination between the personnel
of the navy and the personnel of the
allies. ^ _
NO FIGHTING YESTERDAY;
WEATHER TOO BAD
ROME, Jan. 9.—Virtually no fight
ing occurred yesterday on the north
ern front, the weather being too bad.
, Hot-Point Electric Hasten and
CookJpg-AppUaacee at theEmporUm.
Christmas goods coming on the amt
boat ■» M i
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LEARNING to forget beauty
Difficult Lesson far Woman, A Marts
English Writer, In Deaerlblng tha
Agad Quean Alexandra.
There la no more difficult lesson for
a woman to learn than that of learning
how to forget that she has been beauti
ful." writes a clever English woman.
"tine afternoon I saw Queen Alex
andra driving slowly In her open motor
through the gates at ll.vde Park cor
ner. For the first time It ’occurred to
me that this rarely lovely queen Is now
an old woman nearing four-score years
of age. Perhaps she had forgotten to
he alert, ns is her nsunl custom, or per
haps the hent of the day had fatigued
her. Hut at any rate there was a
touch of tragedy In the thought that
Queen Alexandra Is learning slowly,
but surely, that extreme beiinty can
fHde although the charm of person
ality can challenge the attack of time.
“I fancy It must have heen the queen
mother's costume that brought this
idea most surety before me. She was
wearing a mantle or cloak made of
some material In shade of Iridescent
blue spangles with a close frilling of
bluck lace all round the edge. Her hat
or bonnet was of the uauul royal shape
and built of Jetted stuff to tnutch her
cloak, with a small white aigrette
studding erect In front.
“Under ordinary circumstances one
would regard Mils quaint nineteenth
century toilet of the queen mother’s as
a characteristic conventionality, hut
somehow on this sunny afternoon It
represented to me a sacrifice to the In
evitable.”
WHY COAT WAS UNBUTTONED
Private, Usable to Speak English.
Give* Explanation After Hie
Second Reprimand.
A private of foreign extraction re
cently appeared at reveille with his
overcoat unbuttoned, contrary to reg
ulation*. relate* a cantonment corre
spondent. The colonel, w ho happened
tit |>e on the scene, noticed thin dia
crepuncy; lie called the man out of
the rank*, took him to hi* office and
delivered a stern lecture on the neces
sity of military exactitude. During
the admonition the private maintained
a dignified silence. When the colonel
had finished, he pointed to the door.
The man went out.
The following morning lie appeared
at reveille wtfh his coat again unbut
toned. When ihe formality was con
cluded, the captain called him to one
side.
“Didn’t the colonel tell you to keep
your coat buttom-d?" he demanded.
The private regarded him blankly.
“1 say, didn't the colonel tell you
to keep your coal buttonedV"
The man looked al the officer with
a puzzled expression.
“Me no splk Bllgllsh." lie affirmed
mildly.
Camera Lense* Wanted.
The United Stales signal corps has
Issued an appeal lo the owners of all
high-grade iiuneras. The signul corps
needs the lenses of their machines for
war work. It is known that the Unit
ed States bureau of standards has
so!v»mI I In- problem of manufacturing
high-grade optical glass for aircraft
camera lenses, hut apparently they
cannot lie produced In quantity fast
enough to equip our fleet of airplanes.
The United States has always been a
great field for amateur photographers,
anil there are a large iititnher of high
grade Kuropetin-uindc lenses scattered
shout the country. These lenses the
signal corps want* to buy. Long fo
cus lenses working at large aperture*
are the only kind which can he u*ed.
Eye* Made of Rubber.
Kverybody knows that eyes were
made to rubber. Very few know that
eye* are now being made of rubber.
This is one of the million results of the
war. notes a correspondent.
Gian* eyes are always more or less
uncomfortable, and frequently unsight
ly. anti It Is Interesting, therefore
when the deformities of war are so
serious a subject of consideration, to
learn that two French workers, Mine.
I/craaltre aud Teullllerea. have evolved
an entirely new method of replacing a
lost eye. By ihe use of a combination
of a hard and soft rubber substance
they have achieved their Him and arc
pmduclng an eye that looks well and j
feels well.
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Revolution Headquarters.
Of nil Boston's early taverns none
were of more historic Interest Mild
mine dispensed greater good cheer
than the Green Dragon, which stood
until recent years when It had to he
torn down in order thut the strep'
might lie widened. The (Ireeu Dragon
wns railed a “nest of treason” by the
British because of the way In whteli
the spirit of liberty nourished here and j
the fact that many meetings held for>
the purpose of furthering the cause of
American independence were held uu
der Its roof. Daniel Webster called
It the “headquarters of the Revolu
tion." i
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Flavine as Antiseptic Falla.
Flavine, or acrlflnvlne. which has re
cently been called flic Ideal antiseptic
for use In wounds. Is unequivocally
condemned by Lieut. Alexander Flem
Ing of the British Army Medical corps
after a aeries of experiments with its
effect upon his own blood, upon ml
crobes and upon pus. The Lancet pub
llnhes bis experiments In detail, and
his conclusions are that strong solu
tions of flavine have a more destruc
tive action on the blood than on the
microbes, and that weak solutions
have po antiseptic effect worth new
Homing.
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WHEN FLAMES FILL
THE FACTOR If
despair Alls the owner who has
neglected to took 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 chat for you.
It will not cost you anything
for our service.
Valdez Real Estate Agency
Phone No. I. VALDEZ DOCK CO.. Agent, Valdez Alaska.
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships Offer Frequent,
PERFECT SERVICE
Between All Points in
ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
1jMv« Beattie 10 a. m.—
Jan. 8—8. S. Adm. Evans.
Jan. 20—8. 8. -
Jan. 28—8. 8. Adm. Evans
From Valdes to Seattle—
Jan. 20—S. S. Adm. Evans.
Keb. 1—S. S. -
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.
IFJfOUR TICKET READS “PACIFIC STEAMSHIP; COMPANY”
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle 9 a. m.—
Jan. 10—S. S. Victoria
Jan. 16—S. S. Northwestern.
Jan. 24—S. S. Alaska.
Valdez to Seattle—
Jan. 5—S. S. Alameda.
Jan. 11—S. S. Alaska.
Jan. 17— S. S Victoria.
Call at Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova. Ellamar. Fort Liscum, Valdez,
Datouche and Seward, except S. S. Victoria which sails via “outside"
route between Seattle and Cordova.
S. S. Victoria, sailing from Seattle January 10th connects with
S. S. I)ora at Seward for Alaska Peninsula Ports.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan. Wrangell, Juneau. Sheep
Creek, Treadwell. Douglas, Skagway, Cordova. Ellamar, Valdes and Da -
touche. Explosives Right reserved to change schedule without notice
VALDEZ DOCK fll. Local Agrat
Valdez Transfer Co.
A. M. DIERINGER, Proprietor
Office on Valdez Dock, Next to Prospector
Building.
General Trucking and Freighting to all
Interior Points
AUTOS FOR HIRE,
DAY OR NIGHT
No Coal Delivered Unless Paid in Advance
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A complete line of fountain pens,
perfumes, stationery, etc., at the
Valdez Drug Store. Buy your Xmas
gifts there. tf
PORTIGESE REPRESS
GERMAN RAH) IN YPRES
BONBON, Jan. 9.—Troops from
Portugal, near Baventie, north of Ar
ras, last night repressed an attempted
German raid, according to an offic
ial statement issued today from Brit
ish headquarters in France and Bel
gium. The German artillery was ac
tlve in the Ypres sector. The state
ment reads:
“A raid attempted by the enemy
last night southeast of Haventie was
repressed by Portugese troops. Except
for hostile artillery activity in the
neighborhood of Paschendaele there
is nothing further to report.”
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Anything you want in the line of
photography—Jenner can do it for
you. tf
John Honan, a prominent mining
man of Seward, is a passenger on the
iteamshlp Alaska from Seattle.
They do the one
♦King joe have al
ways wished a
cigarette would do;
they satisfy—aad
yet they’re MILD.