Have you tried the new
Pocket Billiard Tables
at the
BUFFET
18S4 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1917
PIONEER CONTRACTOR Iri 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 I S. BLUM * CO, V aid ex, and Cordova,
BANKERS j a. M. BEHRENDS, Jtmeau, Alaaka.
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Merchant's Cafe
niOM 08 OPKN DAY AND NIGHT chw. Fischer, Propr.
Jl'ST AN ORDINARY ♦
GOOD FIT {
isn't sufficient for our standard %
of tailoring. The garments must j
fit perfectly at every point or it •
is no sale with «s. We would 3.
like to show you our skill by J
making that new suit for you. ♦
Drop in and select the cloth and 4
leave the rest to us. Don’t wor- 4
ry about the cost. We don’t J
break you or come anywhere «
near it. a
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Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve*, How, Pipe and Fitting*
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
YOUR COLLARS WILL [
KEEL KINK «
around your neck if we launder >
them. No rough edges or torn I
button holes to aggravate you ;
and chafe your skin. Your shirts >
too. will be just stiff enough \
and faultlessly Ironed. In short, jj
you’ll receive the greatest sat- «
isfaction for the least money. I
Shall we call today? J
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POOL AND BILLIARDS
PHONE 69 Me Kinley St, Valdez
Xafti Otodt
and usrta) article* «M no* eomin*
on #tM7 bo«{, fa# tk* *m pertain. ti
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Dock; halibut .09 cent* pound oa
fishing grounds; black cod .02 2-1
cents.
SULTAN IS FUND OF READING
Turkey'* Ruler for Week* at a Tint*
Shut* Hlmeelf In Private Suite,
8urrounded With Book*.
Although the sultan of Turkey I*
reputed to be the laziest potentate In
Europe, he Is passionately fond of
reading. For weeks nt a time he will
shut himself In Ills prlvnfe suite, sur
rounded by literature of nil klnds
rl tiH.il cal works, novels, magazines and
newspapers. With the exception of
his personal aiPndant* and ministers
of stale, no hue Is allowed in the liu
pofiul sanctuary during the sultan's
literary ’’flls.”
But the snltnn Is nt something of a
disadvantage, says n Brit.sli weekly.
Iierniise his knowledge of European
languages Is limited.
In order to overcome the difficulty
he employs a translation office. Here
there are officials who speak all the
languages of Europe and ,*M* E*18*
They read all the political and Illus
trated newspapers «»f ImjMirtnnce. and
translate ertructs from them for the
sultan. There are 15 superior trans
lators. called dragoman secretaries, in
iliuf office, *ud their pay Is from ten
to forty Turkish pounds monthly.
They do not limit their translations
to political publications; they trans
late novels and romances In alt lan
guages for the Snltnn. and many
thousand volumes of their work have
found their way into the Imperial lib
rary. They are all written on thick,
white, royal, octavo, gilt-edge paper,
and are fastened together with
green and red ribbon* by the transla
tors themselves.
After circulating through the harem
they are preserved In the library. The
sultan’s fhvorlte reading Is criminal
romances. He subscribes to all news
papers that contain reports of the
proceedings In the law courts, and
there Is no famous writer of stories
of (Time In ny language whose works
have not been translated for hlui.
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HOW TO USE COAL PROPERLY
Hmim Should Not P* Alleged to Be
come So Warm That Door* and
Window* Arc Opened.
If you want to save c<ml never ill
low the bonne to get so hot that yon
have to throw open the windows ami
doors. Thermostats are cheap these
days. They automatically slow dowu
the fire when the temperature Is ris
ing to the ’•ncomfortahle point.
To get 11..* most out of the heat In
coal, the house air should he changed
once an hour. Arrangements for such
a change should have been made when
the house was hullt. But If that was
overlooked when the house was built
you enn get the change of air In sev
eral way*, says a writer In the Ameri
can Magazine. I do not believe In get
ting this result by having loose win
dows, ns we used to do on the farm.
I prefer tight windows, carefully
weather-stripped. If that lias not been
arrange!] for. or if the cost Is too
great, 1 find that storm windows are
relatively cheup. Then, air slots which
let In air when you want it are good.
An Actor's Wish.
Georg!* Adc. oil tils rerurn from a
visit to Camp Mills at Mlncola. brought
a story hack home, says the Indianapo
lis News. While In New York city Mr.
Ade dropped ill at the Lambs dub.
where a lot of actors past war age
were sitting arnnml talking about the
trenches. Everybody was anxious to
*ght, but all said they were too old.
flihe of the company said he regretted
greatly that he was not eligible, but
he hoped that lie might do his bit in
some way on this side. He said: “I
would even be willing to go to France
on the next transport If I could get
the kind of war Job 1 have In mind.''
“What’s tbatT" asked another actor.
“^ell." replied the would-be warrior,
"i should like to go to the front as the
chauffeur for i general with a yellow
strtik.”
Friends in Need.
Gov. Thomas B. Campbell, in an
argument In favor of an excess profit
tax. said In Phoenix:
“These fellows are great friends
of the government, but When It comes
to being taxed. Why. then—then
they’re like Murphy.
“ ’Cheer *ip. man!’ said Murphy to
Dooley. ‘Yes look as If yez didn't
have a friend in the whole wurrld.’
“ ‘CM haven't. nayther,’ Dooley I
groaned.
"'G’wau!' cried Murphy heartily.
’If It ain’t money yez want to borry.
O'm as good a frliid as ever yez had.’ ”
Bullet-Proof Tire*.
Experiments made at the North
western Military and Naval academy
apparently show that onr beat pneu
matic automobile tires are fairly Im
mune from injury from rifle bullets,
and ft would be interesting to know
how much trouble lias 6een qgperi
enced from (his cause oh the Euro
pean front, says the Scientific Ameri
can. It Is probable, however, that this
Is the least of the causes of trouble,
and that punctures resulting from
running over rough ground, and the
debris of bnt'B'* wrecked villages art
far more serious.
Blxty Miles an Hour Climbing Speed.
A modern ulr’plafae Weighing as much
as a small touring car without any
pas.aeng«w* erin climb at the rite of SO
ini 1 eh am Dour. The aviator would say
that tfflk machine's rate of ascension is
1.3Q0 fpet a minute. 8pch an airplane
would lu|ve an engine of a brake horse
power of ISO. Tty aifyjane cUmbla'g
gf&wea'Miwi
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lures and offered to again test it when|
per ferted.
Service on Border
In the summer of 1916, Gen. Cro-j
zier said, on his own initiative and
without funds having been appro
priated. he bought 3.r>0 Lewis guns
for use with British ammunition on j
the Mexican border. Letters front of-.
fleers having charge of the guns critl-j
rising the Lewis guns adversely, were,
produced and Gen. Crozier said that!
In the border service tbe Lewis gun
was generally proven inferior to the
Itennet-Mercier and Vickers.
A report from the January school
of musketry stating that the Lewis
gun "as at present developed is not
a satisfactory arm,” also was produc
ed by Gen. Crozier.
Congressional appropriations for
machine guns prior to 1916. when
$12,000,000 was authorized, Gen.
Crozier said, “had been very meagre.
“Because of machine gun develop
ment and the large 1916 appropria
tion, Gen. Crozier said, Secretary
Baker decided to appoint a special
board organized in September, 1916,
and which arranged for the tests of
May. 1917.
In the meantime, Gen. Crozier said,
the board ordered 4,600 Vickera guns,
suspended the order at the request of
the Lewis people, but later took 4,000
Vickers guns in September, 1916. The
Vickers gun at that time, Qen. Cro
zier said, had been proved the best for
American ammunition. It was evi
dent, he said, that good Lewis guns
were being made in England for use
with British ammunition and poor
I^ewis guns were being made in this
country.
When war with Germany became
imminent, Gen. Crozier 6aid, he ask
ed for 5,000 Lewis guns. On April 12,
he said. 1,300 Lewis guns were or
dered; 4,400 more on June 12, and
2,000 more June 1$.
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GUAKII KEPT OVER
HUMAN RESOURCES
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 15.—
The struggle of nine of the warring
countries to strengthen their human
resources by making labor conditions
tolerable for children who must work
and by providing schools to leach
them how to do better work are re
counted in Child Labor in Warring
Countries, a brief review of foreign
reports issued by the National Chil
dren’s Bureau.
The prospect for better Industrial
education for England has lately been
strengthened by the bill Introduced
in the British parliament by Herbert
Fisher, president of the board of ed
ucation.
In Italy, as well as in France and
England, standards of labor protec
tion were relaxed at the beginning of
the war, only to be restored and
strengthened as experience showed
that long hours, night and Sunday
work, with their evil effects on health
and efficiency, did not pay.
And Russia, according to informa
tloh received since the bulletin went
to press, has found it necessary to
withdraw the power given her minis
ter of labor and industry early in the
War to grant exemption to concerns
doing war work from the laws regu
lating hours and employment of wo
men and children under 17.
Canada. New Zealand, and Aus
tralia have maintained practically un
changed through three years of war
strain their high standards of protec
tion for working children.
OBSERVATION CARS
TO BE TAKEN OFF
CHICAGO. Jan. 15.—Immediate
curtailment of the luxurious passen
ger service equipment was among the
first step taken today by some of the
railroads With headquarters in Chi
cago when the government took con
trol of the nation's rail ByBtems.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
announced that it would eliminate
both observation and buffet smoking
cars from its trains. The change will
be made between Chicago, Milwaukee
and Minneapolis at once and on the
lines to Kansas City and Omaha next
week. Officials said the discontinu
ance of this heavy equipment will re
sult in a considerable saving of fuel.
Second Call
We will accept Liberty Bonds tor
stock in the Valdes Iron Works.
Make your money earn 26 per cent
Instead of 4 per cent tf
PEACE BIG TOPIC OF
GERMANY'S PAPERS
AMSTERDAM, Jin. 16.—-The Ber:
llh paperA dflitfc on* the tmportince Of
the tire«t-Lftb«sk pdafce titgofotfbna.
frft VtitiOCtitidg CKyf:
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WHkCN FLAMES FILL
THK 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 Real KM ate Agency
* Phone No. 1. VALDEZ DOCK CO.. Agent, Vnldez Alaska.
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships Offer Frequent,
PERFECT SERVICE
Between All Points in
ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
Leave Seattle IS a. m.— From Valdez to Seattle—
Jan. 12.—S. S. Admiral Evans.Jan. 22- -S. S. Admiral Evans
Jan. 20—8. S. -
Jnfi. SO—8. 8. Admiral Evans ' 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.
IF YOUR TICKET READS “PACIFIC STEAMSHIP^COMPANY”
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle 9 &. m.—
Jan. 10—S. 8. Victoria
Jan. 16—8. 8. Northwestern.
Jan. 24—8. 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 Llscum. Valdez,
Latouche and Seward, except 8. 8. Victoria which sails via “outside"
route between Seattle and Cordova.
S. S. Victoria, sailing from Seattle January 10th connects with
S. S. Dora at Seward for Alaska Peninsula Ports.
(tegular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell. Juneau. Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, dkagway. Cordova. Bllamar. Valdes and La
touche. Explosives Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
VALDKZ DOCK CO. Local A grot
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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
“The result so far Is an agreement
in principle on those questions calcu
lated to form the outlines of a fu
ture peace. It is of the greatest im
portance that this fact be noted by the
Russian negotiations themselves. The
most democratic government in the
world has hereby given testimony
that the central powers’ peace policy
is entirely free of all lust of conquest,
all striving after violence."
The Tageblatt says:
“Now ft is a ouestion whether
those who are ready for peace will
overthrow the wall erected and duly
strengthened by Chauvinists. Mean
while, nothing can so contribute to
shake the wall of arms as this new
public diplomacy.”
The Vorwaerts says:
"The German government will hav
seriously to consider whether further
negotiations are possible on the basis
of the Russian program, with due re
gard to the preservation of the vital
interests of the people. The Russian
peace program is framed in such
theoretical and abstract terms that
a number of concrete poiuts in the
contention cannot at once be decided.”
CONSID’ABLE
talk’s goin’ on J
?bout thar not bein’ ^
enough money in
cirkalation. The real trouble
is, when it gets to some folks,
it stops cit^alatin\