One of those beautiful
MEERSCHAUM PIPES
at the
buffet
would make a delightful Xmas gift.
1994 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1911
PIONEER CONTRACTOR and 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 A CO., Valdas. and Cordon,
BANKERS ( B. M. BEHRENDS, Juaaau, Alaaka.
Merchant’s Cafe
Pbone 63 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Cbes. Fischer, Propr.
GLASSES FINE WATCH
FITTED REPAIRING
G. O. Reinke
Has a fine assortment of ivory and nug
get jewelry, all prices.
Lavalliers from $6.00 to $100.00
Howard and Hamilton watches from
$27.50 to $150.00
Call on me when contemplating purchas
ing a diamond and get my prices.
LIBERTY BONDS TAKEN
Bracelet watches from.$18 to $75. _
Nugget Jewelry Made to Order
1
!uMCT4M«RS1NMjeO«
They do what no
other cigarette
ever did before:
they Satisfy—
and yet they’re
MILD!
BREWERY TURNED INTO
SAUERKRAUT FACTORY
VANCOUVER, Wash., Dec. 6.—
One thousand tons of sauerkraut is
being manufactured by the Interstate
Products company of this city, a new
enterprise for this place. The company
would put up more if the necessary
cabbage was available. Huge vats,
which were used in the making of beer
in the brewery formerly operated by
the Northern Brewing Company,
which plant is now operated by the
new company, are used to store the
kraut, which is given a special pro
cess E. Meuiler, manager of the com
pany is personally superintending
the manufacture of the kraut, and ev
ery precaution is being taken to in
sure cleanliness.
Tbe cabbage is closely trimmed be
fore being taken to tbe plant, and here
tbeouter leaves are removed before
the heads of cabbage are cored on a
special machine and cat into kraut
by another. The outer leaves are sold
to local dairymen for cow feed. About
fifteen people are employed in the
kraut department. The company baa
offers for It* entire /mtput, and If
conditions justify, will construct a
large building in the spring, so that
the 1918 kraut output will reach
3,000 tons. All of the cabbage is
grown in Clarke county.
The company Is also preparing a
clarified apple juice drink to be sold
in conjunction with ites other soft
drink productes.
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FOOD CONTROLLER HAS
IjOHT TWENTY POUNDS
GLASGOW. Dec. 5.—Baron Rhond
do, the food controller, in a speech
here today, referring to what he term
ed were suspicions that he was not
practicing what he preached, said that
whether due to rationing or to the
anxiety of office, his weight was re
duced by twenty-one pounds in the
last six months and he felt all the
better for it. Baron Rhondda added
that all the members of his depart
ment were carrying out rationing.
Notice to Subscribers
We have a large sum of money due
ub on subscriptions. We need It badly.
When the boy calls with your paper
try and pay him.
JACK INGRAM GIVES
FAIRBANKS TRAIL BOOST i
SEATTLE.—While the govern
ment road from Valdez to Fairbanks,
could not be considered an automo-'
bile highway, still It is being used by ,
machines,” said J. H. Ingram, who t
is at the Seattle from Valdez. “From I
Chitina, on the Copper River & North-j
western, the road is now open to Fair
banks, a distance of approximately,
325 miles. The government started '
work on the road In 1905, a hoard of |
three army engineers being in charge, j
and this summer directed its eflorts
to improving the drainage system,
maintenance and the spreading of a
little gravel. Throughout the sum
mer mail stages operate over the
road three times a week and during
I the winter a weekly service Is main-'
tained." Mr. Ingram says the road
is a great improvement over old trans
portation methods and that this will
| become even more apparent when the
war is over and normal business con
ditions are again established in Alas
ka. Just now labor is somewhat scarce
and the rising prices of all commodi*
ies have had the effect of cheapening
gold to such an extent that many
miners find the mining of the yellow
metal unprofitable and some proper
ties are being closed down.
I
PI KE KIEL NOW 18
DEMANDED IN STATE
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SEATTLE, Dec. 5.—’"Pure fuel”
Is one of the watchwords and we mean
to get after dealers who sell any oth
er kinds of products,” read a warning
t ocoal dealers in Washington, Issued
today by David Whitcomb, state fuel
administrator.
“If your coal is not as good in
quality as you are justified in ex
pecting it to be, let us know,” the
warning added.
No mixing or coal shall be done by!
the retailer. Mr. Whitcomb ruled Sat-j
urday, unless with the consent of the
authorities.
John F. Reardon, equipment in-1
spector for the public service commis
sion, and his assistant, T. S. McEach
ran, left today on a tour of the state
to discover whether carriers or ship
pers are failing to expedite move
ments of coal cars.
PONSES ON TRAIL
OK WRECKING GANG
HENRY ETTA, Okla., Dec. 5.—Two
trainmen were killed, another ser
iously injured and three passengers
hurt this morning when a St. Louis
& San Francisco express train plung
ed into obstructions placed on the
tracks ten miles from here.
The engine plowed into the trap at
terrific speed, then toppled over a
steep embankment and rolled twenty
feet below into a hollow. The engi
neer, a student fireman and the regu
lar fireman were buried under the
wreckage. The three injured passen
gers have not been identified.
A posse of 100 sheriff's deputies,
home guardsmen and state officials
searched the surrounding country
throughout the day but found no trace
of the men who caused the wreck. Of
ficials declare it their belief that the
! wreck was plotted and executed by
j I. W. W. members.
FEDERAL FOOD ADMINISTRATOR
GIVES REGULATIONS SUGAR
The Federal Food Administration
,has established the following ruled
with reference to the retail sale of
sugar in this state and desires the co
operation of all grocerB in securing
the observance of same:
First*—Sales to family consumers
to be limited to $1.00 purchases.
Second—hotels, restaurants, board
ing houses, etc., requiring more than
that amount will be permitted to pur
chase a ten day’s supply.
Third—Formers or others living
at a dstance from the city will be
permitted to purchase in twenty-live
pound lots.
Fourth-—All grocers are requested
to report to the Federal Food Admin
istration, Spokane, the names and ad
dresses of all purchasers buying in
quantities In excess of $1.00 lots.
Fifth—Sugar shall not be used as
a leader for special sales or to en
courage the sale of other merchan
dise.
There is, as you know, no shortage
of sugar In the Northwest. These rules
are established in order to reduce the
normal consumption of sugar, which
is badly needed for shipment to our
armies abroad and to the allies.
Venizelos to Visit America
LONDON. Dec. 5.—Premier Veni
zelos, of Greecee, who is here confer
ring with the British government and
will also have a conference with Col
onel E. M. Huose, head of the Ameri
can mission, regarding the war, an
nounced today his Intention of visiting
the United States next spring. He will
be accompanied by M. Versselopulo,
manager of the Orient bank in Athens,
and expects to visit the chief cities of
America.
Sybasribe for the Prospector.
WHY RUSSIA WANTS i.EPUBUC
Any Other Form of Government Would
Present Many Difficulties, If
Not Impossible.
A lust point to which I •vt-h to cull
attention Is thnt from the fir^i honr
:>f the revolntion the republican ides
made extraordlii! ry pn.'tess In the i
minds of nil classes, writes ‘Taptain
X" in Scribners. I live anion*.' Uns
dtms and could therefore watch its
growth dny by day. Mon of letters
ind inen of huvim *s. mere'.utils, litmn
: lot's, lawyers, professors— I saw them,
tiro after another, come to‘the same
way of thinking. For the first weeks
it seemed Impossible t<, many of a
conservative turn of mind thnt thorp
should be a Russian republic. They
said:
"Our conntry I* not ripe for one.
Think of all the hard experience*
which you French went through before
the republic was really ai home In
France, and yet your people sre high
ly developed, while ours are not.” And
so on. These same men have now
come round, little by little, to the re
publican idea. One reason la that
any other form of government would
present many difficulties. If. indeed, it
Is not Impossible. The Romanoff dy
nasty la discredited, to say the least;
It Is not conceivable that It should ba
reinstated, and there are no other
available aspirants to the throne, even
supposing that the nation wished to
return to a monarchy.
Anyone who* feels Inclined to pro
nounce Judgment upon the Russian
revolution should bear this In mind;
the old regime was so deteatuble that
any new one. even If far from perfect,
cannot be worse. From the military
point of view, which Is of course what
Is most interesting to Russia’s allies,
the former system, or want of it. had
so disorganised the whole country that
It was becoming more and more diffi
cult to carry on the war. It is hard
i to see bow now either the Russians or
I we of the allies can suffer by the
change, because what has been thrown
1 away was absolutely worthless. That
; should always be In our minds when
i we are inclined to criticise Russia, in
order that we may keep onr proper
: mental perspective and see things as
they really are.
MEN KNITTING FOR SOLDIERS
Show Remarkable Ability at Clicking
the Long Needlea—Ono an Ex
pert at Tatting.
The art of knitting has long been
considered exclusively a feminine ac
complishment. but the theory that man
hss not patience or inclination to
spend his leisure hours in clicking the
| needles has been exploded in Califor
| niu, where wonders never cease.
A dispatch from Ked Bluff, Tehama
! county, records that Gorham King,
manager of a department store there,
has almost completed his first knitted
set, consisting of a sweater, muffler
wristlets and a pair of socks, for some
soldier in France.
King spent his vacation at Moon
stone Beach, and there he learned to
knit iu au effort to forestall a threat
ened nervous breakdown. His sister
and mother have vouched for his pro
ficiency in the art, and say, besides,
that knitting lias cured him of much
of his nervousness. It is no uncom
mon sight, say the natives of Red
Bluff, to see him drop his work at the
store and sit down for a ‘‘speH” of
kulttlng.
W. F. Baird, assistant cashier of a
bank at Woodland. Cal., is another
convert. He is said to have won the
plaudits of the fair ones in that city
since his wife disclosed the fact that
“Will is the best tatter in Woodland.”
With knitting now in vogue It develops
that the banker has also mastered
that art. Baird is widely known in
baseball circles.
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Problem for Engine Builders.
The farm tractor engine has been
described as a 90 per cent engine be
cause It la under load the majority
of its time. The motor truck engine
might be spoken of aa a 40 per cent
one, 8nd the motor car engine as a
15 per cent powerplant. In that It is
rarely If ever working at full power,
such as the airplane engine la Be
cause of this greater load on the air
plane englbv, its manufacture Is much
more dlblculc. One engineer has stat
ed that building 100,000 airplane en
gines would be much more difficult
than building 1,500,000 motor car en
gines.
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Judge Was Emphatla
In his volume of recollections Bal
four Browne tells a story of Justice
Martin, a bluff lawyer, who was noted
for his “bulls.”
One of these Is still remembered as
probably the best example ever uttered
by a judge In bis official capacity.
He was sentencing a man who bad
been convicted of sheep-stealing, and
after treating the unfortunate prisoner
to a lengthy lecture on the enormity of
his offense, he wound up as follows:
“My man, if you had been tried for
I this eighty yeurs ago, you would have
| been hung tomorrow morning.
War Making New Word*.
New activities are steadily produc
ing new words, and, coined as they are,
for the most part, under stress of cir
cumstances, they make no pretense at
preserving philological amenities. The
latest, like so many others, comes from
Prance. “This afternoon," writes an
officer, in a letter from the front, "we
motored over to the Tankodrotne.” As
one writer very Justly exclaims: "And
only a year ago ws had yet to lean
what tanks were 1'*—Christian Science
Monitor.
WHEN FLAMES FILL
THE FACTORY j
<
despair 011s the owner who has j
neglected to look after his in- j
durance. We handle the Insur- !
ance of some very large con- j
cerns. We place it in the bet>t
companies, pay the premiums
promptly and attend to renew
als. Let us do that for you.
ft will not cost you anything
for our service.
Valdez Heal Estate Agency
SsKS Tony’s Place TS*
Orders to ANTON CARLSON, Manager.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle 9 a. m —
Dec. 2—S. S. Alameda
Dec. 8—S. S. Alaaka
Dec. 16—S. S. Victoria
Dec. 24—"S. S. Alameda
Valdez to Seattle
Dee. 5—S. S. Victoria
Dec. 10—S. S. Alameda
Dec. 18—S. 9. Alaska
Dec. 23—S. S. Victoria
Call at Ketchikan, Juneau, Corcrova, KUatyar, Fort Ltscum, Val
dez, Latouche, and Seward.
S. S. Alaska sailing from Seattle Dec. 8th connects with S. S. Dora
at Seward for Alaska Peninsula ports.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell. Juneau. Sheep
Creek, Treadwell. Douglas, dkagway. Cordova. Ellamar, Valdes and La
touche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
VALDEZ DOCK CO, Local Agent
Phene No. 1. VALDEZ DOCK CO., Agent, Valdes Alaska.
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships Offer Frequent, •
PERFECT SERVICE
Between All Points in
ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
Leave Seattle 10 a. m.—
Dec. 10—S. S. Adm. Evans
Dec 17
Dec. 28—S. S. Adm. Evans
(for Kodiak)
Prom Valdez to Seattle
Dee. 2—S. S. Adm. Evans
Dec. 20.—S. S. Adm. Evans
Dec. 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 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 MAROVIGH. Propr.
Take a look at our new Una of
postcards and pictures of the Canyon
etc. Valdez Drug Store. tf
If It isn't an Eastman It isn’t a
Kodak. We carry a complete line of
Kodaks and supplies. Val
dez Drug Store. tf
A special on stationery at the Val
dez Drug Store. Box paper, worth
from 60c to 91.00 now 96c. tf
Aasco Films Will
fit any standard make o f camera.
They are the standard. Ouy B. Cam
eron. **
A. M. DIERINGBR
Valdez Transfer
Company
Office on Alaska Avenue, in
George C. Treat Building
Telephone No. 60
General Trucking and Freighting
to all Interior Points.
AUTOS FOR BntB
DAY OB NIGHT
Positively No Coal Delivered Vfr
kaAU far in AOnamm
KATALLA QUEEN
Capt. Otto Elfstrom
*
Weekly tri|« to Port WelU
and all Sound Points.
TOR CHARTER FOR PAR
TIES OR TOWING
'or rates and sailing dates see
OAPT. OTTO ELFSTROM.
On Boat, Valdes Dock
Candy Kitchen i
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FOUNTAIN D .r-KS
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