Who sees the label in your coat? The
tailor.
Who sees the trade mark on your collar?
The laundryman.
Who sees the hall mark in your hat? !
Everybody you know unless you hide
it.
Knox Hats have a trade mark you can
let anyone see. And the Fall and
Winter hats are here ready for your
inspection.
Priced $3.50, $4.00 and $5.00.
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V&ldez Mercantile Co.
STEAM HEATED HOT AND COLD BATHS
Copper Block Hotel
VALDEZ, ALASKA
“The House of Comfort”
PHONE 7 FOR MEN ONLY
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VY Wont 8trictly fre*h ES«*> Butter, Fruit
I Oil ff glU an(j Groceries, and appreciate
prompt deliveries, try
KING’S GROCERY
Phone 188
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Finest Hotel in the Interior—Well Heated, Clean Roods.
Bar in Connection* Rates Reasonable
Independent Laundry Co.
Hatibfactio'n Guaranteed | j Foot. Keybtone Ave
Telephone 66 ' 1 Rou^h Dry 10c lb
SEVERE WINTERS AJtE
EXPERIENCED IN SERBIA.
WASHINGTON: Serbian -winters
are severe and cheerless with dull
skies and sharp, damp winds scour
ing the valley, while intense cold set
tles upon the exposed uplands. In
the lowlands adjacent to the Danube
winter weather is milder, but the
ground through many days in spongy
with dampness. In the mountainous
districts, however, the cold is bit
ter as that which deadens the Rus
sian steppes during January and Feb
ruary, and most of Serbia is includ
ed in the mountainous area. The
north central section in the Danube
valley, the northwest section, in the
Save valley, and a belt northwest,
through the heart of the country, the
Morava valley, together, constitute
the sum total of the important low
land areas of Serbia. In the north
ern lowlands, the winters are like
those of central Germany, while in
the Morava valley the cold is much
greater.
Upland Serbia has only two clearly
defined seasons—winter and summer.
There are scarcely any transition pe
riods between the cold; arid the beat.
Summer lasts between May and Oct
ober, which latter month is wet and
chilly. The chill wetness lasts some
times well into November. Mists
hover over the valleys until toward
noon and congeal on the mountain
sides. Going is accomplished thru a
characterless damp, which is not
snow, or slush or mud, but an inde
terminate combination of all three,
Supported otfer the ground in a por
Vus coating by a rlbwork of froien
lw. The snowfall Is considerable
^k generally covers the hills thru
winter.._____r__
Fluctuations in temperature are
great. A humid heat of 100 to 10*
degrees sometimes oppressing the val
leys for days at a time, where win
ter temepartures are experienced fre
quently of from 13 to 20 degrees be
low zero. In the mountainous dis
tricts, on the other hand, summer is
cool and pleasant among the high
groves of conifers and oaks. Trav
elers who have spent winters in
search of sport have brought back
arctic stories about buying their
cream in chunks and carrying it on
their wanderings wrapped in a sheet
of paper, and of handling fresh eggs
without the shells as successfully as
though these had been hard boiled.
Winters in the high lands of Serbia
are as strenuous as those of Russia.
The lines of the contending armies
are now drawn up through the areas
visited by the coldest winter, which
are found in the southern and cen
tral parts of the kingdom. Here, In
the southern and central mountains,
despite the fact that Serbia’s climate
is generally described as being mild,
winter reigns with stern arctic sway.
Among the hardiest peasants in the
Balkans, people inured to exposure,
labor and all manner of difficulties,
are bred in these cold uplands, and
It is their homes which are now com
ing within the battle zones.
The Serbians are noted for their
love of poetry and song, and are a
home-loving people, collecting in the
community houses of an evening,
where the young people sing the old
songs of war and love, which they are
so fond of, while the old people knit
or play a kind of game resembling
chess.
Immense herds of hogs roam the
woods in summer and fatten on the
oak mast.
Government Starts Action in Admi
ralty Court Against Alameda
for Breaking Bines.
The United States government,
through U. S. District Attorney
Spence’s office, has started suit in
Admiralty to libel the steamship Ala
meda, of the Alaska Steamship com
pany’s fleet, for $12,000 for having
caused breaks in the government ca
bles in Valdez harbor on December
17, 1913.
The complaint charges that the Al
ameda in raising and lowering her
anchors fouled, broke and severed
the cables, resulting in the libelant
being forced to expend in the sum of
$8000 in the repair of the cables.
That the cables were out of commis
sion for a period of a few hours over
six days and that libelant was dam
lged in the further sum of $4,000.
The complaint further alleges that
the anchors of the ship were allowed
.o drag for some hours and were per
mitted to become entangled in the
cables through carejessness and that
he fouling and breaking of the cables
'.ould have been avoided.
It was believed the papers would
be served on the Captain of the Ala
meda while she was in port last night,
mt for some reason the vessel was
allowed to depart without their hav
ng being served.
EMIL HURJA WILL
GO TO EUROPE
Alaskan Student at Washington Uni
versity will go to Peace Con
ference at The Hague.
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SEATTLE, Nov. 30.—When Henry
Ford’s peace ship sails front New
York for Europe, carrying the
American peace advocates ' to The
Hague conference, Alaska will be rep
resented in the person of Emil Hurja,
a former Fairbanks newspaperman.
When Henry: Ford requested Pres
dent Suzallo, of five- University of
Washington, to appoint a representa
tive of the University to go to Eu
rope he selected the young Alaskan,
who will leave immediately New
York, as the steamer sails at an earlv
date.
Hurja has been attending the Uni
versity of Washington since coming
from Alaska and has acquired con
siderable fame as a writer of short
.Alaskan stctfies.
DON’T FORGET THE
OEKSTRK’T SKIT EE.
If you want to give your support
.oward keeping Everyman's club
house open for the winter be sure to
jo to the Liberty theatre next
Thursday evening, where the "Dees
trict Skule” will be presented by a
company of local artists. Below are
a few of the great attractions:
Professor Davis as Jedediah Jud
kins will debate the all important
questions of the hour at the Liberty
aext Thursday.
Harry Whitley as Si Spareribs will
take the dunce stool at the Liberty
next Thursday.
• George Robbins as Danny Doolit
tle will tell what little he knows.
Mrs. Harrington as Faith Flanni
ga’n will make a speech.
Harry King, the sweet singer of
the Copper do a stunt.
Dr. Cockerille as Peter Pullham
debate.
Miss Spence, as Weany Worster.
Mrs. Caswell as Etetty Bobbitt, and
Walter Elliott as Willie Wiseman.
You will be convulsed with laugh
ter and declare it the best thing you
ever saw in your life.
Before the gangplank is on the deck,
Joe is there your baggage to check.
He knows just where you want to go,
And his auto bus is not so slow.
When leaving Valdez it Is just as well
To wait until you hear Joe's bell.
He never yet has missed a boat
But connects with all that ever floats.
Joe never sleeps day or night,
He does his best to treat you right.
The traveling publio well can bless
The man who runs the City Express.
All you do—Just Phone Eight Two,
The City Express will see you thru.
tf
Basketball league Formed.
FAIRBANKS. Nov. 30.—Fair
banks now hgs a basketball league
sith four teams representing local
business houses in the league.
THE HOLY GRAIL
Story of tho Groan Crystal Vasa of tha
Ruins of Cssarsa.
Few places are more absolutely cit
ies of tbe past tbau Cesarea. Some
one baa spoken of tbe remains of its
ancient glory as tbe "ruin of ruins."
the medieval town wblcb was twice
rebuilt by tbe crusaders covered
scarcely a tenth of tbe area occupied
by the city as St i’aul knew it. and
the ruins that we see today are chief
ly tbe relics of the medieval city,
wblcb was Itself built out of tbe rains
of tbe ancient city.
What a rich quarry Cesarea has been
for other city builders Is shown by tbe
fact that though it has been-drawn
upon for all these centuries for mar
ble and granite and sandstone. It is
not yet absolutely exhausted, but still
affords building material for the peas
ants of the vicinity.
The green crystal vase wblcb was
found here when Baldwin 1., tbe great
crusader, captured the city at the be
ginning of the twelfth century, says
the Christian Herald, gave rise to tbe
-story of tbe Holy Grail, which has in
spired so many legends and poems,
for Baldwin and his followers believed
that it was the one that was used at
tbe last supper by our Lord, when be
gave his disciples tbe cup of wine and
said: "Drink ye all of it. This do in
remembrance of me.”
SEX ATTRACTION.
It Is th« Controlling Force In About
Every Human Effort.
We cannot escape from tbe fact that
sex attraction is tbe great event in hu
man life. Sex is the controlling force
in nearly all of human efforts. War.
for instance, is only an exaggerated
form of the sex instinct. Neither lit
erature nor art would exist In any ap
preciable degree without sex. Men
work, tight, sing, paint, live and die
for the love of woman.
In only one field of human activity
is there no taint of sex feeling, and
that is science. Science Is cold and
dispassionate. It has imagination, hut
the imagination of the explorer and
not the lover. Science has only one
aim and end—the discovery of truth.
Science is another world from the hot
earth of economic and military eonipe
tition. which have for their cuds the
attainment of Jove and marriage.
Through science mankind will grad
ually throw off some of the sex slavery
and reach a new and possibly happier
stage in its development.—Richmond
Timcs-Dispatch.
The Story of a Long Namo.
A northern man who was visiting in
Baltimore stopped on the street due
day to have his shoes polished. A
bright eyed little black boy stepped
forward to give tbe desired shine. Be
coming interested in the little chap,
the northerner asked his name, to
which the hoy promptly replied:
••(leu. snh."
After a few moments of silence the
northerner continued, "I suppose that
is an abbreviation for General’,.
The word ",abbreviation" gave the
little fellow pause. However, he was
equal to the occasion and recovered
himself. "No, sail.” he said: "’tain't
'xactly dat. Mu shore ’mmgh name
am Genesis xxx, lid. So Shall My Right
eousness Answer for Me in Time to
Come Washington Carter, but dey jest
calls me Gen l or short.”—Youth’s Com
panion.
Antiquity of the Hog.
The two most important and most
intimately associated products of In
diana are corn ami hogs. The Chinese
elitiui to have bred a yd domesticated
tlie hog 4.000 years before the Chris
tian era. The ancient Egyptians knew
the hog. and tills animal is depleted on
their monuments. The use of the meat
of the hog was prohibited by the .lews,
and it was considered that in hot coun
tries it produced skin diseases. The
Moslems under Mohammedan law are
also prohibited from using pork. The
hog was unknown in America until in
troduced from Europe by tile early nav
igators. In the South American forests
are great droves of wild hogs, the de
scendants of hogs brought over by the
Spaniards.—Chicago Journal.
A Match For Him.
A cockney angler, thinking his high
land boatman was not treating him
with the respect due to bis station, ex
postulated thus:
“I.ook here, my good man. you don't
seem to grasp who 1 am. Do you know
that my family has been entitled to
bear arms for the last 2U0 years?"
“Hoots; that’s nothing!” was the re
ply. “My ancestors have been eutitled
to bare legs for the last 2,000 years.”—
London Mirror.
Had to Cator to AM.
“1 don’t like the way this hotel is
ran!” carped a peevish youug traveling
salesman.
“Neither do i.” replied the landlord
of Pruntytown tavern, “but I've got to
entertain all the fools that come along
as well as the sensible people. "—Judge.
Eithar Way.
SUicua— 1 can't decide which one of
those two girls i want to marry. Cyn
leus—Well, parry either oue of them
and you’ll discover that you got the
wrong one.—Philadelphia Record.
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AM a Risk.
“It's a case of love at first sight.”
“Well, maybe It will work out all
right I took four years to select my
husband, and look what I got”—De
troit Flee Press.
-> - i . « n -
Reelize that doing good la the only
certainly happy action of a man’s life.
—81r Philip 8tdney
CITY EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS AND NEVER MISSES \ TRAIN
Auto for Hir e Day or Night.
Buy and Sell Anything.
Phone 82 J. A. SPENARD, Prop.
Jas. E. Wilson, Freighter
Large or Small Deliveries Made
To Any Part of the Country.
PROMPT SERVICE GUARANTEED VALDEZ, ALASKA
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Beat of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE NAFSTED. M«r.
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 68 Chas. Fischer, Propr.
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY !
Real Estate, Insurance, General Brokerage
Absentees Business Properly Handled |
Treat Building, Alaska Ave. Telephone No. 60 ,
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PM MBING,- STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING.
Sheet Metal Work, Mine Air Pipe, Pi; e and Fittings, Valves, Etc.
Motor Boat Supplies, Paints and Oils,
located on Valdez Dock, Opposite Prospector Office. Phone
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co. I
PUGET SOUND Admiral PUGET SOUND
California Lilia Alaska |
ALASKA |
Steamers sail from Seattle at 9 P. M. on 6
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH §
I Steamer Sailing t5th cnlla Illnmnn nml Kodiak—All Sailing enll at Knlk V
and Aneliornge. !*
CALIFORNIA §
Seattle to Sun Frnnelae© every Wednemlny nml Stittdhy. connecting 'vlth W
Steamer* Vnle nml Hnrvnnl tor Southern California*
Ripht reserved to chanpre schedule without notice Q
RICHARD J. RIXOWOOl), Mgr., Seattle; VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Ajct. g
ALASKAi
STEAMSHIP CO. ]
S. S. Mariposa, S. S. Alameda and S. S. Northwestern •
sail from Seattle the6th, 12th, 18th,24th and 30th
EVERY MONTH j
4
From Valdez soulh—7th, 13th, 19th, 25th and 31th for Cor- J
dova, Skagway, Juneau, Wrangal), Ketchikan and Seattle. 3
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep 4
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, EUamar, Valdes and La- 4
touche. Explosives, S. S. Seward, on the 5th; Latouche. on the 15th; S. S. ^
Cordova. 25th of each month—right reserved to change this schedule 4
without notice. J
F. D. TRACY, Gen’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO.. Local Agent. |
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When You Leave
For the Outside
take the
"MILWAUKEE”
One road—one management—one service all the way
through to Chicago. It’s the Short Line to the East
over
THE NEW STEEL TRAIL
For information and literature write or ask
J. C. MARTIN, Agent, Valdez, Alaska.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE & ST, PAUL RY.
A. E. HARRIS, Freight and Passenger Agt,
Juneau, Alaska.