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THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1915.
OUR WARM WEATHER
“The shifting of the Japan current
is the cause of our present cold spell,”
said L. M. Tyrrell yesterday. “If you
have noticed the mild weather in
Alaska you can see that the Japan
current has shunted past the Aleutian
islands and is causing mild weather
in that part of the northwest. It has
not been so cold in Alaska this win
ter as it has been here. I have no
ticed the weather reports from day to
day and have been struck with the
mildness of the winter there. The ex
planation is easy. The winds have
drifted the ice in a line extending
south of-the Aleutian islands and the
Japan current has been turned from
its usual course and deflected along
the Alaskan coast. As a consequence
we have lost the modifying effect
along the coast off the sound and are
having colder weather, while Alaska
is having unusually warm weather for
this time of the year. The change will
come when the ice floe breaks up
and the Japan current returns to its
natural channel. It is hard to say
when this will happen, but it is liable
to come at any time. The winds have
caused present conditions and if they
shift the current will soon wear its
way through the ice floe and return
in its course along the soound. We
will then have a Chinook wind and
warmer weather.”—North Yakima Re
publican.
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INTRENCHMENTS.
In the reports of the w*.r in Eu
rope it is frequency stated that the
advance lines of the armies threw
up intrenchments, and it is difficult
for the ordinary reader to understand
how this is done, for him anything
like fortification appears to be a mat
ter of considerable time and labor,
which could not be accomplished with
the enemy raining shot and shell.
What these protections are and how
they are formed is clearly explained
in the Scientific American by a mil
itary expert in an interesting story
about fortifications generally:
The advancing line may have sut-1
fered great loss, or- the ammunition j
may be running low. At all events,
it finds itself unable to gain ground
to the front. To retreat would be
fatal. It must remain where it is
•—some of the men find natural cov
er, but many must provide artificial
protection from the enemy’s rifle fire.
The men are lying down as flat as
they can. To rise, even to a kneel
ing position, means death or a dis
abling wound. The necessity for cov
er under these circumstances caused
men to devise the lying down trench,
sometimes called the skirmisher’s
trench. It gives cover from rifle fire
to a man lying down, but it is ab
solutely no protection from shrapnel
bullets.
The height of the parapet should
not exceed 1 foot. The trench itself
is about 2% feet wide and about 6
feet long. It can be constructed by
one man in soft ground, using the
portable intrenching tools, in about
20 minutes. Under fire, as outlined
in the foregoing, the man being
compelled to remain in the prone po
sition, he can mask himself from
view in from 10 to 15 minutes and
complete the trench in 40 to 45 min
utes. In this position and in view
of the small number of portable in
trenching tools carried by the com
pany, the man would be obliged to
use his knife bayonet to loosen the
earth and the cover of his meat can
to shovel it in front of him. One of
the methods of working suggested
by the text books is to dig a trench
18 inches wide as far back as the
knees; roll into it and dig 12 inches
wide along the side of It and down
to the feet; then roll into the sec
ond cut and extend the first one back
to the feet.
This trench was seldom used in the
Manchurian war. The best that can
be said for it is that men can obtain
slight cover under a hot Are with a
minimum of casualties because It in
volves less digging, and they are par
tially protected from the very begin
ning of the work.
NON-PARTISANS ABE
IN THE SADDLE
Control Ten of the Sixteen Votes of
the House — Senate Is
More Even.
That there are hundreds of appli
cants for the minor positions to be
given out by the Alaska legislators is
the report from Juneau. It, is also re
ported that the members are profit
ing by the experience of two years
ago and are not appointing inexper
ienced persons to positions simply be
cause the government is footing the
bill.
The Juneau Dispatcn reports tne
political complexion of the legislature
ns follows:
In the house and senate there are
thirteen Non-partisan members, five
Democratic members and five Inde
pendent members.
In the senate alone there are three
Non-partisan, two Democratic and two
Independent and one Labor member,
The latter was elected last Saturday
and may not be permitted to take
his seat when he arrives as contest
proceedings are talked of being made
against his elation.
In the house are ten Non-partisan
members, three Democratic and three
Independent members. The following
gives the line-up.
For the Senate.
Non-partisan—O. P. Hubbard, of
Valdez; Dan Sutherland, o! Ruby: O.
P. Gaustad, of Chatanika.
Democratic—J. M. Tanner, of Skag
way; Chas. A. Sulzer, of Sulzer.
Independent—Frank A. Aldrich, of
Nome; B. F. Millard, of Valdez.
Labor—Thos. McGann, of Nome.
For the House.
Non-partisan—William E. Britt, of
Juneau; John G. Heid, of Juneau; Ar
thur G. Shoup, of Sitka; John R.
Heckman, of Ketchikan; Charles M.
Day, of Valdez; John Noon, of Sew
ard; T. B. Tansy, of Kennicott; E.
B. Collins, of Fox Gulch; Dan Dris
coll, of Fairbanks; C. K. Snow, of
Ruby.
Democratic—Janies P. Daly, of
Kougarok; Thomas Holland, of Chit
ina; William T. Burns, of Chatanika.
Independent—Nate Coombs, of
Nome; W. Getchell, of Nome; Martin
Moran, of Nome.
DELEGATE LEAVES
FOR CALIFORNIA
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WASHINGTON, March 4.—Dele
gate James Wickersham, accompan
ied by Mrs. Wickersham, left Wash
ington this morning for California.
They will visit San Diego and San
Francisco before leaving for Alaska,
where they will spend the summer.
JUNEAU CABLE UP
END DOWN UMID
The Juneau cable was in commis
sion for several hours last night but
is silent again today. The cableship
Burnside is believed to be working on
the cable removing worn out portions
and laying new lines.
Masonic Meeting.
A special communication of Valdez
Lodge No. 168 F. and A. Masons will
be held in the Masonic hall at 8
o’clock tomorrow night. Work in the
first degree. Visiting brothers are
welcome.
Socialist Notice.
Dr. E. P. German will speak at the
Socialist meeting tonight at 8 p. m.
sharp. Everybody welcome.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
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Tony Ross leaves on the Admiral
Watson for Portland and the east.
Andy Berglund left this morning for
Wortman’s with provisions for Pete
Cashman.
A. G. D. Sherbimen arrived on the
last steamer and is registered at the
Copper Block.
The Scandinavian Club met last
night, about fifty couples present. A
good time is reported and there will
be another big dance next week.
ie nevertheless an ugly thing.
In the land of the blind one-eye is
king.
UtvJtnVtU i .. LiliSCTT
Th« Gift Left by the Old Turk Was
Properly Bestowed.
A Turkish story runs that, (lying, «
pious man bequeathed a fortune to his
son, charging him to give £100 to the
meanest man he could find and £100 to
the most foolish.
The most foolish man is another
story. As to the meanest, accounts
agreed that a certain cadi filled the bill.
Accordingly the dutiful son offered him
E100.
“But 1 can’t tukg your £100.” said
the cadi. “I never knew your father.
7.'here was no reason why he should
leave me the money.”
“It’s yours nil right." persisted the
rftourning youth.
“I might take it in a fictitious trans
action,” said the cadi, relenting. “Sup
pose—I’ll tell you what I’ll do. I’ll sell
you all that snow in the courtyard for
£100.
The young man agreed, willing to bo
quit of his trust on any terms. Next
day he was arrested, taken before the
cadi and ordered to remove his snow
at once. As this was a command the
young man was utterly unable to ex
ecute. he was fined £20 by the cadi for
contumacy.
“At least.” tiie young man said rue
fully as he left the court, “father's
£100 went to the right man.”—New
York World.
RUSSIA A DANCING NATION.
And Red Is the All Pervading Color of
the Real Native.
“Red is ihe obsessing color of the
real Russian. His word for beautiful
is ‘preskrasnee,’ ” says a writer,
which means literally ‘very red.’ A
peasant girl in gala dress is red from
the scarf on her head to her bright red
boots, often relieved only by the white
blouse, on which again is red embroid
ery. The snow white steps of state in
the Kremlin are called the 'red stairs'
as a tribute to their beauty and with
no suggestion of their color.
“Russia is not barbaric. It is simple
and childlike, whence its enormous
charm. And it is a dancing nation: the
dances are national, unique and quite
unorientnl. Peasants may be seen in
their log built villages dancing away
until they almost drop from fatigue.
The Russian dance is full of vitality,
spontaneous and strenuous: the east
ern dance is restrained, suggestive and
sometimes sinuous.
“Russian literature Is supposed to be
consistently gloomy. Of course there is
a tendency to depression, but it would
be equally correct to assume that Ger
man literature consists only of clas
sical annotations and scientific treat
ises.”—Chicago News.
Insulated Wires.
To keep electricity iu the wires, to
prevent it from escaping, which it is
always trying to do, the wires have to
he bandaged up in some substance
through which the electricity cannot
peuertate. This is called insulation.
A wire is said to be insulated when it
is wrapped in nonconducting covers.
Dry hair is tlie best material: next
rank glass, mica, porcelain, rubber,
lava, oils, silk, cotton, etc. The wires
used about ordinary buildings are in
sulated with rubber, oils, varnish and
dry cloth. Some of the smaller wires,
for electric bolls, etc., are merely cov
ered with closely woven silk or cotton
threads. The best known conductor of
electricity is silver, but it is too costly
to lie used commercially. Copper ranks
next and is generally used for electric
wiring.—New York World. i
Did Her Work at Night.
Mrs. Catherine.Gore, who wrote sev
enty novels between 1824 and 18f>l.
worked on a strange plan. When .1. It.
Plnnche visited Paris in 1827 he found
Mrs. Gore living in the Place Vendome
writing novels, plays, articles for mag
azines—almost every description of lit
erature flowing from Iter indefatigable
pen. He says: " ‘How do you manage
it?’ I asked her. ’I receive, as you
know, a few friends at dinner every
evening. They leave me at 10 or 11.
when I retire to my room and write
till 7 or 8 in the morning. Then 1 go
to bed till noon, when I breakfast,
after which I drive out and pay visits,
returning at 4 to dress Tor dinner. As
soon as my friends hnve departed I go
to work nil night again.’ ’’
Fat* of Marshal Ney.
It has been maintained by many that
the famous Marshal Ney. whom Na
poleon called the “bravest of t.he
brave.’’ was not executed, ns history
makes him out to have been, but suc
ceeded. by ;the help of friends, in mak
ing his escape to America, where he
lived to an advnnced age. dying in
peace in his own bed. The . theory as
advocated by many is that Ney went to
North Carolina, became u school teach
er and made many friends, to the more
intimate of whom he confided Ills se
cret. But there is not much to the
story except its novelty.—New York
American.
B/ ths Explosion Route.
History Professor — The Americans
are the acknowledged reformers of the
world. Now, can you even mention,
my denr sir, any Englishman who en
deavored to raise legislation to n high
er plane? Student — Yes. sir: Guy
Fawkes.—Harvnrd Lampoon.
Thsy Use a Lot of Coal.
The coal required for one Journey be
tween Liverpool and New York by the
present day big Atlantic liners would
dll twenty-two trains of thirty trucks,
pack truck containing ten tons.
Going to law Is losing a cow for the
ake of a cat.—Chinese Proverb.
Copyright Hart Scha.-.ncr tc Marx
—JU » .
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annoyance; you’ll be dressed in per
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Notice To Creditors.
In the matter of the estate of George
Hansen, deceased.
Notice is hereby given by the un
dersigned, administrator of the es
tate of George Hansen, deceased, to
the creditors thereof, and to all per
sons having claims against said es
tate, to exhibit the same with the
necessary vouchers, within six months
after tljf first publication of this no
tice, to-wit, within six months after
the 24th day of February, 1915, to
said administrator, at the office of
Donohoe & Dimond, his attorneys in
said matter, at Valdez, Alaska, the
same being the place for the trans
action of the business of said es
tate.
The date of the first publication
of this notice is the 24th day of Feb
ruary, 1915.
A. S. JENSEN, Administrator.
Notice To Creditors.
In the Commissioner’s Court for the
Territory of Alaska. Third Divis
ion. At Valdez. In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of IV.
II. Blackwell, deceased.—Notice to
Creditors.
Notice is hereby given that the un
dersigned has been regularly appoint
ed as the executrix of the estate of
W. H. Blackwell, deceased, and cred
itors and all other persons, having
claims against said estate, are here
by notified to exhibit the same to me,
together with the necessary proof
thereof, at my place of business at
Valdez, Alaska, within six months af
ter the first publication of this no
tice, the same being the place for the
transaction of all business in connec
tion with said estate. Dated at Val
dez, Alaska, this 13th day of Febru
ary, 1915.
MRS, W. H. BLACKWELL,
Executrix of the estate of W. H.
Blackwell, deceased.
Date of first publication Feb. 16, 1915.
Date of last publication March 16,
1916.
Their Ambition.
"When you women begin to vote,
nsked the politician of the old school,
“do you expect the men to go on pay
ing the bills when you go to lunch with
them?"
"No," the suffragist replied “We
expect to have things so well regulated
tbnt It will be safe for a woman to go
to lunch In almost any respectable
place without a men to protect her
from insult”—Chicago Record-Herald.
Bold risking is half winning.
He whom the shoe fits may put It
on.
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Weather Report.
Valdez, March 3, 1915.
Barometric pressure .29,275
Temperature at 7 p. m. 25
Maximum temperature ..38
Minimum temperature . 25
Mean temperature . 311-2
'Precipitation.01
Partly cloudy, light air. Snowed
from 9:30 a. m. to 10 a. m. and from
2:30 p. m. to 3:30 p. m.
ARCADE CAFE
"We Never Close.”
Private Dining Room.
The Beet of Everything. We Bake Oar Own
Bread and Poetry. Bread for'Sale.
Jack Callin-•Proprietor
Valdez Hospital
Urgnt and Beat Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Graduate Nurses—Private Room for Patients
For Terms'and Particulars Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge.
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska, March 4, 1915.
STATION Above! Below, Snow In. WEATHER CONDITIONS
Dnonelly . 2 7
McCallum . 0 22
Paxsn’s . 17 34
Hogan . 5 15
Gulkana . 4 14
Copper Center .... 15 10
Tonslna . 5 25
Telkhell . 5 26
Beaver Dam . 12 38
Summit . 9 70
Wortman’s ........ 28 , 38
Cloudy, calm, trail tair.
Clear, calm, trail good.
Clear, calm, trail good.
Cloudy, windy, trail good.
Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Cloudy, calm, trail good.
Cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Cloudy, calm, trail fair. .
Light wind, cloudy, trail drifted. p
Clear, calm, trail good.