Do You Need a Pipe?
We Have Them in All Styles
and Sizes at
The Buffet
.1194 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1917
PIONEER CONTRACTOR and BUILDER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING.
Will take contracts 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 j S. BLUM & CO., Valdez, and Cordova,
BANKERS ( B. M. BEH RENDS, Juneau, Alaska.
Merchants Cafe
Phone 63 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Chne. Fischer, Propr.
. Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
* Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector 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
Independent Steam Laundry
'Satisfaction Guaranteed I
| Telephone 66 I
I Foot Keystone Ave
I Rough Dry 11c lb
THE SENATE
ANGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS, BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms._Phone 35
PORT WELLS MILL
AND
LUMBER COMPANY
Orders taken for sized and
dressed lumber.
THE PINZON VALDEZ, ALASKA
Going To Fairbanks?
Ask For the Sheldon Service
SHELDON AUTO STAGE LINE
Through Service from Valdes to
Fairbanks and all Interior Points.
For further information call on or
address
THE AGENT, at the Prospector Office
SUBMARINES IN WARFARE.
Only Man af Iron Narvaa and Quick
Daeiaion Can Work Tham.
"It calls for men of Iron nerves and
quick decision to man our submarines
either In peace or war." writes Frank
E. Evans in 8L Nicholas. “Subma
rine experts look uj»on the factor of
nerves as the most iru|>ortant of all.
and they have trlveu to It the title of
calculation.
‘‘Within the cramped walls that arc
the home of the crew are housed the
most intricate mechanisms that man
has Invented for warfare Outside Its
steel walls are mines, Brent nets of
wire, explosives, shells ami seaplaues.
all devised for its destruction, and tile
sharp keels of ships that slice through
them us a knife cuts cheese. The
smallest shell can penetrate them, and
nets can hold the submarine as help
less ns a child in the jrrasp of a clant
“Duncer lies everywhere for the tl
(rer of the seas. The oeeun in which
It lives Is a powder tank that waits
hut for a spark. Only nerves of Iron
can cope npainst such an array of.ene- i
mies. The slightest hesitation of Its
captain in the face of any of them
meaDS the end of his ship and his
crew.
"As one expert has put It. the whole
A B C of submarine warfare Is to act
at an Instant's warning with nerves of
steel."
MAKING GASES LIQUID.
Knowledge of the "Critical Tempera
ture’* Solved the Problem.
Id regard to the boiling points of
liquid, there Is an upper limit to the
point at which a thing boils—that is,
changes to the state of vapor. It is
called the critical temperature. No
matter bow great a pressure exists on
a substance, if It is at a temperature
greater than its critical it will change
to vapor anyhow.
The ignorance of this point held
back the making of liquefied gases—
such as air, carbon dioxide, etc.—for
many years The experimenters tried
to liquefy gases at ordinary teroj*era
jtures by enormous pressures, whereas
if they had Just cooled the gases be
low their critical temperatures before
applying the pressure liquefaction
would have ensued immediately.
This is the method employed today
in making liquid air. The air is com
pressed at first and then allowed to
| issue from a small orifice, thus ex
panding and cooling; is then pumped
back and compressed by the pump, al
lowed to go through the orifice again,
i thus cooling still more, until at last it
: is below the critical temperature, when
| the compression caused by the pump
liquefies it.
Nature of Sloop.
Investigation by scientists of the na
ture of the sleep of persons In normal
health shows that It varies according
to the dally diet and the different hours
at which sleep Is begun. Altogether
the Ideal hour for retiring Is 10 o’clock.
The sleep of a person going to bed
regularly at approximately this time
gradually augments In Intensity for the
space of an hour. It then suddenly be
comes very profound, reaching Its max
imum Intensity at about 11:30 o'clock.
Within five or six minutes from this
time it has been found that the sleep
begins to be less deep. In an hour the
sleeper Is again In the same condition
of slumber as at about 11:15. From
this time until after 2 o’clock the rest
is steady and light. From 2 until 4
It augments, and then it consistently
diminishes until it ceases at the cus
tomary time of rising.
8tevenson at Noyon.
The Cathedral of Noyon, in France,
exercised a great fascination over Rob
ert Louis Stevenson. "I have seldom
looked on the east end of a church
with more complete sympathy,” be
wrote. “As it flanges out in three
wide terraces and settles down broad
ly on the earth it looks like the poop
of some great old buttleshlp. There is
a roll in the ground, and the towers
Just appear above the pitch of the roof,
as though the good ship were bowing
lazily over an Atlantic swell. At any
moment it might be a hundred feet
away from you, mounting the next bil
low. At any moment a window might
open and some old admiral thrust forth
a cocked hat and make an observa
tion.”—London Chronicle.
—mere are two sides to every argu
ment,” said the ready made philoso
pher.
“Yes,” replied the gloomy person,
"but it makes a difference which side
you choose. There are two sides to a
piece of fly paper.”
DONATED MmMILLAX GOES
OVER ROUTE OF COOK.
FREEPORT, Sept. 28.—The route
of Dr. Frederick Cook in his Journey
toward the north pole was retraced by
Donald MacMillan, the explorer, who
has returned from the Arctic, accord
ing to a statement of MacMillan at
the home of relatives here.
MacMillan said that accompanied
by an Eskimo, who traveled with Dr.
Cook, he picked up the trail near
Cape Thomas Hubbard and followed
It to what the Eskimo said was Dr.
Cook's farthest north camping place, j
This camp was about one day’s march ■
from Cape Thomas Hubbard and from !
there to the pole would have been a
journey of many days, according to
MacMillan. From the camp the trail
led in a zigzag direction across Ells
merland.
MacMillan also interviewed another
Eskimo who was with Cook. He said
that on a map he had traveled Cook's
route across Ellesmerland and that it
was identical with the one that had
been traversed by MacMillan and the
Eskimo.
Record of Dr. Kane's explorations
were found by MacMillan at Rensaler
Harbor. In one of Dr. Kane's huts
was a large piece of paper with sev
eral words cut in it with a knife.
1.IQIOR SKIZKI) BY
MARSHAL AT A NCHORAG K
Five barrels and six cases of beer
were recently seized at Anchorage by
deputy marshals. The liquor was in
a ware house and was taken to the
federal jail building on a search war
rant alleging that the liquor had been
brot illegally into the community.
The beer, it is declared, is a part of
the liquor that James Gay, until re
cently government custodian of li
quor shipments, released to Joseph
Morris without orders from the mar
shal's office.
John Ridy was a Juneau passen
ger on the Admiral Farragut.
Don’t forget the big dance given by
the Moose Band Saturday.
Use Rexall Hair Tome and you will
use no other. Valdez Drug Store, tf
Notice of Equalization
Notice is hereby given that the
Common Council of the Town of Val
dez, Alaska, will meet as a Board of
Equalization on the second Monday
of October (8th) and on the Tuesday
next following (9th), and on Thurs
day next following the third Monday
in October (18th) between the hours
of 8 and 9 P. M. on each of said days,
for the purpose of equalizing the 1917
assessment roll. All persons protest
ing against their assessed valuations,
will present such protests in proper
form on these dates.
The assessment roll is now in pos
session of the Town Clerk and open
for public inspection at the Town
Hall.
k Oct. 3 W. M. MEALS,
Town Clerk.
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.
Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays:
Lve. Fort Liscum Leave Valdes
8:16 a. xn. 9:46 a. in.
1:16 w- m. 4:80 p. in.
TUESDAY
1:16 p. in. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 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.
opecim nips ur tnutouins vi wuo
above will be made without notice
only to meet exigencies of the ser
vice.
All official business 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 OEOROB NEWLOVE, M. R. C.
They do the one thing
you have always
wished a
cigarette
would do;
kand that
They Sat
isfy —and
yet they’re
MILD.
WHEN FLAMES FILL
THE FACTORY
despair Alls the owner who has
neglected to look after hla 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 Estate Agency
SB Tony’s Place ZT
Orders to ANTON CARLSON, Manager.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle 9 a. m.—
Supt. 25—S. S. Alameda.
Sept. 30—S. S. Alaska
Oct. 6—S. S. Mariposa
Oct. 12—S. S. Northwestern
Oct. 18—S. S. Alameda
Valdez to SeatJe—
Oct. 5—S. S. Alameda
Oct. 12—S. S. Alaska
Oct. 16—S. S. Mariposa
Oct. 24—S. S. Northwestern
Oct. 28.—S. S. Alameda
Call at Ketchikan, Juneau, Ska way, Cordova, Ellamar, Fort Lls
cum, Valdez, Latoucbe, Seward aid Anchorage,
Except—S. S. Northwestern and S. S. Alaska do not call at
Skagway Southbound.
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.
F. B. TRACY, Un'l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agent
Phone No. 1. VALDEZ DOCK CO., Agent, Valdez Alaska.
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships Offer Frequent,
PERFECT SERVICE
Between All Points in
ALASKA and CAUFORNIA
_
Leave Seattle 10 a. m.—
Sept. 24—S. S. Adm. Watson
• For Kodiak)
Oct. 2—S. S. Adm. Evans
Oct. 10—S. S. Adm. Farragut
Oct. 18.—S. S. Adm. Watson
From Valdez to Seattle—
Sept. 2S—S. S. Adm. Farragut
Oct. 7—S. S. Adm. Watson
Oct. 14—S. S. Adm. Evans
Oct. 22—S. S. Adm. Farragut
Oct. 30.—S. S. Adm. Watson
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.
LOUIE S CAFE
Open Day and Night McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROVICH, Propr.
Take a look at our new line of
postcarda and pictures of the Canyon
etc. Valdes Drug Store. tf
If It Isn’t an Eastman it isn't a
Kodak. We carry a complete line of
Eastman Kodaks and supplies. Val
dez Drug Store. tf
A special on stationery at the Val
dez Drug 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. Ouy E. Cam
eron. tf
A. M. DIERINGER
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
Genet al Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
AUTOS FOR HIRE
DAT OR NIGHT
Positively No Coal Delivered Un
less Paid for in Advance
I
Capt.[Otto[Elfstrom ^TX
Weekly trips to Port Wells
and all Sound Points.
FOR CHARTER FOR PAR
TIES OR TOWING
S _
'or rates and sailing dates see
CAPT. OTTO ELFSTROM,
On Boat, Valdes Bock
Candy Kitchen
L W. HUNT—h Owl Drag Stan.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT-COLD
A nice line of caipenter *oola at
Rudolph'#. tf
Lowney’# Box Candle# at Hunt’#
Candy Kitchen. tf