One of those beautiful
MEERSCHAUM PIPES
at the
BUFFET
would make a delightful Xmas gift.
rn CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1917
PIONEER CONTRACTOR id ROIDER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY GLASS 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., Vald£a, ud Cordora,
BANKERS j B. M. BEH RENDS, Juooaa, Alaaka.
Merchant’s Cafe
none 83 OPEN DAT AMD NIGHT flhw. Fischer, Propr.
1/HT VS HBASCR8 TO
for your new suit and lot aa do
It new. The new fabrics in aorta,
wonted, thlbet, etc., are la and
we are prepared to cot them In
to suite of clan and snap at a
▼ery low rate eonstderlnt the
osallty of the cloth and the tatl
oring. Do It now.
BEN SILVERMAN
THE TAILOR
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve*, Hon, Pipe and Fitting*
Valdes Dock. Opposite Pruspsrtrir Office. Telephone 8-0
Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed |
Telephone 6* I
I Foot Keyitioae Avt
Roach Dry lie lb
THE SZNATE
AN4UB CHISHOLM—PRANK ODWiKBON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
fliriJy Furnished Rooms._Phone 3S
THE PINZON
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
Mmm
Uafiicj’^LChoGoiatcJ’
POOL AND BILLIARDS
PHONE 68 Me Kinley St., Valdez
STRONG RUSSIANS NOW
WITH COSSACK READER
STOCKHOLM, Dec. 10 —Ira Nel
son Morris American minister to Swe
den, today announced that he bad re
ceived advices from Russia that
Michael Rodzlanko, former president
of the durna, and General Michael
IAlexieff, ex-commander-in-chief of
the Russian armies, had Joined Gen
eral Kaledines, hetman of the Don.
CossackB, and that the Ukrainian par
liament bad adopted resolutions
against tOenaial Kladhwp ■-*
CLARENCE M- IDE,
COLLECTOR CUSTOMS, DEAR
SEATTLE, Dec. 10.—Clarence W.
Ide, former collector of customs, and
a well known politician of this city,
died yesterday.
A complete line of fountain pens,
perfumes, stationery, etc., at the
Y*14es Drug Store. Bay your Xmas
gifts there. tf
Rainer Cereal Beverage, non-in*
tr>gkn#eg at *. ***** tt
DECEMBER TIDES
First high tide 7:31 a. m., 8.0
Seoand high tide 8:21 p. m„ 6.9.
First law tide 0:34 a. m., 3.1.
Sacond low tide 2:27 p. m., 2.7
Sunday, Dec. 9.—
Flret high tide 8:15 a. m., 8.4.
Second high tide 9:30 p. m., 8.1.
First low tide 1:38 a. m., 3.4.
Second low tide 3:21 p .m., 1.9.
Monday, Dec. 10.—
First high tide 8:57 a. m., 8.9.
Second high tide 10:24 p. m., 6.4.
First low tide 2:22 a. m., 3.6.
Second low tide 4:05 p in., 1.0.
Tuesday, Dec. 11.—
First high tide 9:36 a. ni.f 9.3.
Second high tide 11:09 p. m., 6.7.
First low tide 3:12 a. m., 3.6.
Second low tide 4:44 p. m., 0.3.
Wednesday, Dec. 12.
First high tide 10:16 a. in., 9.8.
Second high tide 11:61 p. ra., 7.0.
First low tide 3:58 a m., 3.6.
Second low tide 5:21 p. ui., —0.4.
Thursday, Dec. 13.—
First high tide 10:66 a. m., 10.3.
First low tide 4:41 a. m., 3.4.
Second low tide 6:00 p. m., —1.0.
Friday, Dec. 14.—
First high tide 0:30 a. m., 7.3.
Second high tide 11:36 a. m., 10.6.
First low tida 6:26 a. m„ 3.3.
Second low tide 6:38 P- m., —1-3.
Trail Weather Report
Fairbanks—25 below, clear, calm.
Salcba—60 below, dear, light
north wind, 7 inches snow, trail fair.
Munsons—Lenot south to Richard -
son, 2 dog teams south a. m. date.
Little Delta—Stage north 7 a. m.
date.
Richardson—50 below, clam, clear.
McCarty—54 below, clear, calm,
trail fair.
Donnelly—50 below, clear, calm,
trail fair, snow 11 Inches, sled north
8 a. m.
McCallums—28 below, snow 22 in.
clear, calm, trail fair. Mail south noon
yesterday.
Paxson—30 below, 15 inches snow,
calm, clear, trail fair. Mail south date,
mail north date no passengers.
Hogan-—TO, below, clear, windy
snow 17 inches, trail drifted.
Gulkana—12 below, 20 inches of
snow, clear, high north wind, trail
badly drifted. Terrill’s outfit north
7 a. m., Valdez Creek City south 8
a. m.
Copper Center, 45 below, 18 inches
ofp snow; clear, calm, trail good;
stage north 6 a. m. date.
Tonsina, 11 below, clear, high
wind, 36 inches of snow; trail drifted,
no traffic.
Teikhell, clear, calm, snow 37 in.;
trail bad.
Beaver Dam, zero, cloudy, north
wind, enow 36 inches, trail drifted.
Thompson Pass, 5 below, cloudy,
northwest wind, trail drifted, 45 in.
of snow.
Wortman, 8 above, heavy snow
storm. 30 Inches, trail drifted; Corp.
Rowbottoiu arrived 1 p. m. yesterday.
Daily Weather lle|»ort
Dec. 9. 1917 Dec. 10. 1917
7:00 p. ni. 7:00 a. m.
29.912 Barometer 30.083
16 Temperature 17
22 Maximum 17
13 Minimum 12
17.5 Mean 14.5
8 Snow on ground 8
Clear, strong Clear, strong
north wind. north wind. 4
Myrtle F. Billings. Ohs.
Xmas Goods
and useful articles are now coming
on every boat, for the Emporium, tf
Toys! ®»js! Toys!
Of ail descriptions at tbs Valdes
Drag Store. tf
HOTEL SEXTON
Swward Alaska
Geo. Sexton, Proprietor.
Tbe'traveling public’s
home.
European Plan.
HOTEL SEXTON
LAUNCH DELLA
C*pL H. L. Ritter
. >
Weekly tripe from Veldes to
Hllamar, Leodlock, Fldalgo and
way ports. Passengers landed
at all points.
Carrying freight and passes*
gers.
For rates apply os board.
CAPT. E L RIDER
♦
MILL USE HOfiuu otifcSTNUTs !
■
H«r«Uf*n Ignored, Well-Knowm Nvt !
la to Have Place With Other
War Munitions.
“Horse chestnuts for munitions." It
Is a sober headline in the English pa
pers. Hooray for ihe horse chestant!
hut they are not going to shoot It at
the German*, declares the Boaton
Transcript. The horse chestnut crop 1
Is being harvested in England under |
Ihe orders of the “director of propel- I
Ihfit supplies"—direful title!—for use
in the plnee of large quantities pf
grain used In eonneellon with muiil- |
tions whleh grain is hereby released
for use aw food. '
We are not told Just bow this re- J
leased grain ha* been used in the limn
ufacture of munitions. That would be !
giving Information to the enemy. Bui I
In any ease, horse chestnuts will do 1
the business, and all England is put ,
at work by government circular col- 1
lectlng them. Collection will be car- |
rled out by local committees formed ,
lu coaneetion with the schools. It is
particularly requested that nut* should j
not be gathered until they . re fully
ripe, so unripe nuts sre of no vslne
for the purpose.
I,et ur lie gian xnai a patriotic use
hna been found for the horse chestnut.
Heretofore It has been available only
for purposes of Juvenile ornamenta
tion, or. whan carried In the right
hand trousers pocket, (or adult rheu
matism- Not even pig* will eat home
chestnuts. But how many millions of
them could easily be gathered in New
Ite gland! Do you want the New Bug
land borae chestnut crop. Mr. Baber?
If ao, yon have only to ask for It.
JOURNALISM THE JAPAN WAY
One Publisher Find* Suppression of
Sensational Newt Dooa Not Moot
With Approval.
To ascertain the tant.ee of his load
ers with regard to sensational stories,
according to the Bast and West News
bureau, Motoao Blkichchlro. editor of
the Yomlurl, recently “held oat” the
story of the double suicide pact be
tween the daughter of Conht Yoahl
kawa, vice president of the privy coun
cil, and her chauffeur, with the re
sult that the following day be was del
uged with letters from Indignant read
ers of his paper, many of them charg
ing him with accepting bribes from the
Yoshikawa family. Every other news
paper In Tokyo printed the story Amer
ican fashion.
Elklehcblro based his action on a
desire to protect the public from
scandalous conduct. It Is said the
young editor Is now convinced of the
truth of the saying of the late CSiarles
A. Dana that “whatever the Almighty
permits to happen la fit to print.” To
deny the Insinuation that the Yoshi
kawa family paid him to leave out the
story, he printed: “The Yoshikawa
family at ouee engaged a press agent
and supplied the paper with complete
details of the affair.”
He later indulged in h long article
about the aims of a newspaper, ad
mitting that his attitude was a dar
ing one. He confessed that If he fol
lowed the advices of the very few
readers who approved his course, “he
wonld have no hope of continuing In
business.”
Still Own* Violet Shop.
In the French chamber of deputies
the lawyers and doctors are most nu
merous ; hut one deputy Is a veteri
nary, another Is a news agent, another
la a miner, another a comedian, an
other a tinsmith, another makes wood
en shoos, another is a confectioner.
Others are professors, and one. who
represents Upper Garonne. Is s dealer
la violets. Time was—and It Is a long
time ago—when he sold those sweet
and modest dowers over the counter In
person. Mow. with e modesty equal
to that of the violet, he has withdrawn
himself from so public a position. But
he still owns a shop alongside the Ho
tel do la Poste In Toulouse, a shop
where violets, and only vloleta, are
•old.
Feeding Mia Soldi*re.
Although he would a great deal
rather be taklpg part In cavalry raids,
Cept. John C. Pegram, fqr 15 year* At
tached to the cavalry of the United
States army, ie now putting In some
very herd strokes In the way of com
missary preparedness, so that If an
army travels on its stomach, an It does,
according to tradition, the United
States forces will be able to go very
far Indeed. Captain Pegram has been
detailed by the war department to rep
resent the commissary department at
the camps of the eastern and north
eastern departments. Me hq» bf«n In
Mew York for gome time co-operating
with the hotel and restaurant men who
are enlisting cooks for the new army.
Proved He Wu a Driver.
HI left England a political alave;
X shall return to it a free woman."
remarked Mrs. Poakhurat recently at
a meeting of Russian Suffragists.
“But,” she continued, gravely, “It Is
not the possession of the vote that
counts, it Is the knowing how to use
it." And In order to Illustrate her
contention she proceeded to tell the
story of the pedestrian who had nearly
been run over by a taxi.
“Top don’t know how to drive!"
cried the angry man, as he brushed the
mud from his clothes.
“Don't It” cried the no lees Infuri
ated driver. “Here’s my driver's cer
tified te/’
“I don’t believe It’e yours,** wus toe
retort.
“Nat miner gagped ton Indignant
driver. "Why, I bOPgW it n ,|gl
who’s gone into toe a nay, and paid
Mm for It*
WHEN FLAMES KILL
THE FACTORY
despair Alls tbs owner who baa
neglected to look after bia In
surance. We handle the insur
ance of some very large con
cerns. We place it in the beat
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 Real Estate .Agency
S"~! Tony’s Place 'SS1
Orders to ANTON CARLSON, Manager.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle 9 a. m —
Dec. 2—S. 8. Alameda
Dec. &—8. 8. Alaska
Dec. 19—8. S. Vivaria
Dec. 24—8. 8. Alameda
Valdez to Seattle—
Dec. 6—S. S. Victoria
Dee. 10-—8. 8. Alameda
Dec. 18—S. 0. Alaska
Dee. 28—8. 8. Victoria
Lau at Ketchikan, Juneau, Lomova, Kllamar, Fort Llecum, Val
dez, La touche, and Seward.
S. S. Alaska sailing from -Seattle Dec. 8th connects with S. S. Dora
at Seward tor Alaska Peninsula ports.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau. Sheep
Creek, TreadweB, Douglas dkagway, Cordova. Ellamar, Valdee and La
touche. Explosives. Kljtu »e^hy)ge schedule without notice
Plwne l«o. 1. VALDEZ DOCK CO., Agent, Valdes Alaska.
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships Offer Frequent,
PERFECT SERVICE
Between All Points in
ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
Lmt« Seattle 10 a. m.—
! Dec. 10—8. 8. Adm. Evans
Dee 17
Dec. 28—8. S. Adm. Evans
(for Kodiak)
From Valdes to Seattle—
Dec. 2—S. S. Adm. Evans
Dec. 20.—S. S. Adm. Evans
Doc. 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 TOUR TICKET READS “PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY”
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST.
LOUIE’S CAFE
Open Dey wd McKinley Street, Below Cebto Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
■SVKKYTHING THIS BEST ANDY MABOVICH. Propr.
A. M. DIERINGRR
Valdez Transfer
Campy
Office en Aleak* Avenue, in
George C Trent Building
Telephone No. 60
—
Genet al Trucking and Freighting
te all Interior Paints.
AUTOS FOB HIBB
day ob newt
Positively No Coal Delivered Up
less Paid for in Advance
Take a look at our now Has of
postcards and plotures of the Canyon
etc. Valdes Drug Store. It
It It Isn’t an Eastman It Isn’t a
Kodak. We carry a oomplete line of
Eastman Kodaks and supplies. Val
des Drug Store. .If
A special on stationery at the Val
des Drag Store. Box paper, worth
from soe to |1.M pqw lie,
KATfllLA OUEEN
Capt. Otto Elfrirop
Weekly trip* to Port WeUa
and «U Sound Points.
FOR CHARTER FOR PAR.
TIES OR TOWING
'or rates and sailing dates see
CAPT. OTTO BLFSTROM,
On Boat, Valdes Dock
Candy Kitchen
L W. HUNT—b Owl Drag Stan.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT-COLD
▲ nloo Una of e»rpvi:er tool* at
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