Send your broken pipe
to the
“B U F F E T”
Pipe Hospital
1894 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1911
PIONEER CONTRACTOR mi BUILDER
OF ALASKA
CAN HANDLE ANY CLASS OF BUILDING
Building material of all kinds, and several gi ades of
wall board kept in stock at all times
OFFICE AND FACTORY, VALDEZ ALASKA
Phone 18
REFERENCES I S. BLUM Sc CO., Valdez, and. Cordo.a,
BANKERS '( B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alauka.
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Merchant s Cafe
Phone 63 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Cbes. Fischer, Propr.
WHEN YOU PUT ON
THE TOP COAT
we have tailored tor you, your
tirst thought will be how com
fortably it fits. A look in the
glass will at once demonstrate
its smartness, distinction and
individuality. And your satis
faction will be heightened by
the knowledge that you haven’t
had to pay extravagantly for
such high class tailoring.
BEN SILVERMAN
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLUMBING STOVES and RANGES HEATING
MO TOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valve*, Ho»e, Pipe and Fitting*
Veldez Dock. Oppotite PrcwapectorOMIce^^^^^^^TriepHone^^^
OUR MACHINERY
Is thoroughly up-to-date. It en
ables us to turn out perfect
work in a short time. This ma
chinery does more than wash
the articles sent to us. It prac
tically serilizes them too. Send
your things ehre this week as a
test. That will demonstrate the
superiority of our work. We al
so wash and clean carpets.
Phone 166.
INDEPENDENT
STEAM LAUNDRY
THE SENATE
4HGUS CHISHOLM—FRANK GUSTAFSON
CIGARS AND BILLIARDS
Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
THE PINZON
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
CafiioJ1 ^Chocolatc-P
POOL AND BILLIARDS
PHONE 69 Me Kinley St., Valdez j
Xmas Good*
4 u»etul article* arc now coming
on arerr boat, lor Hie Bmporlnm. tt
.19 cn*ta n.apud. .Cm
Dock; halibut .05 casts pound on
fishing grounds; black cod .01 1-1,
cants.
O. W. LONG.
Valdes Iron Works. If yon Uni
SORCERERS BURNED AT STAKE
Cuttom of an Early Agt When Thou
sand* of Unfortunate Student*
Wore Put to Death.
Alchemist* often believed thiit by
deep thought they could find h way to
turn base metals Into gold, hut al
chemy Itself was much deeper and
broader than this, according to a writ
er. It whs supposed at this time that
there were seven heavenly bodies—
the sun. moon. Mars. Mercury. Venus.
Jupiter and Saturn—and seven metals
—gold, silver, iron, mercury, copper,
tin and lead. There were also seven
days in a week and seven colors in a
rainbow. There were* twelve signs in
the zodiac, twelve months in the year,
twelve precious stones, sind twelve
parts to the body. It seemed to the
alchemists thHt there must be some
hidden connection between these
things of nature, and In trying to find
it they spent much time In watching
the sky and in (lending over their
crucibles ami retorts.
I airing an age when superstition
was rife snrh nocturnal activities
could not fall to arouse suspicion, and
to he accused of being a sorcerer was
generally followed hy burning at the
stake. Many thousands of such un
fortunate students were put to death
during these dark centuries, hut In
spite of the dangers men secretly
studied alchemy.
RUSSIAN NAMES WERE EASY
Pronunciation Not to Be Compared
With Talk Between Baby and
Parrot, Proud Parent Boasts.
Reference nt n social session was
made fo lingual dexterity when Con
gressman John M. Kvans of Montana,
said lie was reminded of a little Inci
dent along tlrnt line.
Down at Ihe cigar store one night
the regulars were talking about the
war add remarking how If gave one
something worse than face ache to pro
nounce the Russiiin names that appear
In the news.
“Those Russian names are nothing."
remarked a man named Johnson, with
an expansive smile. “You Just ought
to hear what 1 stack tip against in my
own home every day of my life."
“What’s that?" demanded one of the
regulars, ama/edly. "Do you menu
that you have somebody In your family
who can put a kink In those Russian
syllable twists?"
“Well, I should say that I have," re
joined Johnson. "You should come
around some time anti hear the baby
and the parrot when they get to talk
ing together."
Africa Second Largest.
Africa Is the second largest of the
continental divisions of the earth, con
taining 11.632.000 square miles. Ku
rope contains 3.671.004: Asia. 17.47b,
280;'North America. 7.1 IfS.OtHt; South
America, 7.344.000. At ..utbroak
of the present war. August. 1014. Ku
ropean states had established prolec
torates over It. By agreement, flrent
Britain controlled about 3.700.001!
square miles; France. 4.422.000; tier
many, 031.000; Belgium. 000.000; For
tugal. 704.000; Spain. f>02.00b. with na
five ownership ignored everywhere
These areas of control have undergone
material changes since the war began
and no doubt will be further changed
at Its conclusion. The different areas
have been held and governed as col
onies. the only polities being a contest
among the nations to obtain and hold
as much as possible. It has been what
might he called in common phrase “a
grab game” on a large scale, with a
continent as the spoils.
Death to the Puppies.
The details of the snatching from
this life of four hrlndle Boston hulls
In the prime of their puppyhood were
recited when a woman reviewed her
married life In the court of domestic
relations In New York. “Only last
week.” she said, “mir bulldog. Ida, had
a faintly that would have been worth
$200 If It had grown. My husband
went to a veterinarian and the doctor
told him if they wouldn't take milk out
of a saucer to put some milk In his
own mouth, hut a nipple In his mouth
and feed them that way. Just like dog
fanciers do. At first he didn't even
want to do It.”
“Well.” said the court, “and what
has that to do with the case?”
“Because when he did do It, I tell
you, the dogs died.”
Profits In Shipbuilding.
The sale of the schooner Olynn. the
first oceun commerce carrier built
south of Newport News since the war
began, Ims brought out facts, says the
Manufacturers’ Itecord. showing the
remarkable profits to he made from
shipbuilding and the operation of
freight ships under war conditions.
The company made a profit of 25 per
cent on the building of the vessel; her
purchaser, James S. Bralley, Jr., re
ceived $52,000 freight for the voyage
to Italy with naval stores and then
sold her to French Interests for $90,000.
After deducting $21,500 for Insurance,
outfitting and provisioning and the sal
ariea and wages, the Olynn netted hlrh
$45,500 In six months.
Making Mineral Wool.
An American firm operating in Aus
tralia has -started works near Mel
bourne for turning the local bnsalt into
“mineral wool” for use as an Insulator
in packing machinery and Ice chests
und as a substitute for asbestos, ac
cording to the Scientific American.
The basalt Is melted down with a pro
portion of freestone and limestone and
then steam, at an iiiunense pressure, la
forced through the fluid. The liquid
rock, thus aerated, flies Into the air
nod falls in flake*, on the floor.
PHIIJPPINKH WILL
ROOST FOOD OUTPUT
MANILA, Feb. 1.—To enable the
Pbilipipne islands to play their part
in saving the world from the pinch of
hunger, the Philippine congress has
passed a hill through both houses au
thorizing the appointment of an ad
ministrator to take charge of a cam
paign fort he stimulation of food pro
duction. Compulsory labor is one of
the means the Philippine secretary of
agriculture is authorized to adopt, if
necessaty.
In this connection, the long expect
ed bill to permit the importation of
Chinese laborers has been Introduced
in congress. It provides that they
shall lie allowed to remain in tills
country only five years and may not
acquire any property during this per
iod of contract. At the end of five
years they will be returned liy the
government to the country whence
they came.
Strong opposition to this bill is ex
pected from the labir interests. If it
Sis approved, it must go to the con
gress of the United States for final
approval, since the Philippine con
gress is not authorized to act alone
on immigration questions.
Another hill is under consideration
compelling the registration of all able
bodied men who are without work.
Municipal governments are empow
ered to offer them work of some son
and, if they refuse, to send them to
jail.
There is also a proposed measure
enabling the government to fix the
prices of all food products and invest
ing the secretary of commerce and
communications with the powers of
dictator In this matter. He will seize
all business connected with the sale
of food stuffs that is being run at an
exorbitant profit.
It is expected that, in some form
both the stimulation of food produc
tion and the regulation of food prices
will surely become a law. In each
case the regulation will continue in
force till a year after the war.
ALASKAN HOARDS KKPORT
OLYMPIA, Knb. 1.—It is announc
ed by Captain Irvin W. Zeigaus, head
of the Washington selective service
department, that 450 cards of Wash
ington state registrants have been re
ceived from four Alaska boards.
These are the first sent in as the re
sult of the request from Governor Lis
ter sent to Provost General Crowder,
calling attention to the situation. The
Alaska local boards reporting were
Ketchikan, Cordova, Valdez and Ju
neau.
AVIATORS' ROM'S
MAY HK STOPPKD
I -
1 WASHINGTON. IX C„ Feb. 1.
I The War Department advocates dis
| continuing for the period of the war
| the extra pay allowance for men in
j the aviation service. It has been found
l that, while aviation is the most haz
ardous branch of the service in peace
times, it is safer than the infantry in
war times.
The conclusion was reached after
exhaustive study of the allies' casu
alties in both lines of duty during
the past three years.
WHY UN IS
NOT SENTiABROAD
Food Commissioner Says Thai Kuro
pean People are not Prepared
for Corn Bread
Since Americans are asked to con
serve wheat and use corn in order
to furnish the Allies with wheat, the
question naturally arises why can
not European countries eat corn meal
bread as well as Americans. This is
explained in a statement sent Federal
Food Administrator Royal A. Gun
nison, for Alaska, by Herbert Hoov
er. as follows:
Why don't we ship ?orn to Europe
and eat wheat in America?
The United States Food Adminis
tration has been answering that ques
tion for the past six months.
In the first place the question im
plies an untruth—we are shipping
corn to Europe. We are shipping just
as much as those people over there
are prepared to utilize.
Except in Italy there are few mills
in Europe prepared to grind corn.
People in Europe are not familiar
with corn. Not only are they not
prepared to grind it, but the people
in the homes do not know how to
use it. It would take months and
months to teach them. It Is far sim
pler and far quicker to send them
wheat than to Undertake an educa
tional campaign that would acquaint
them with corn usage.
All of the European countries are
using corn to the greatest extent
of their power. In none of the allied
lands eaa all-wheat bread be bakepl.
An admixture of at least 20 per e*tit
i
is being required In ail of them. In
some, this admixture may go as high
of 50 per cent. Fractlc&lly ail of the
bread consumed in Europe is made in
commercial bakeries. Oorh bread !s
not considered at its best except when
fresh. It would he almost Impossible
to supply individual consumers with
fresh corn bread from commercial
bakeries, and the housewife in Eu
rope is not prepared to bake it at
home.
These are only a few the reas
ons why America should consume
more corn. One of the others and
the most important one—is that corn
Vs one of the most nutritious, pala
table. adaptable foods in this coun
try. Its uses are almost countless
It is as good for breakfast as it is
for lunch; as good for lunch it is
for supper; as good for supper as it
is for dinner. We could multiply by
many times the amount of corn we
normally consume and still tie heal
thier and stronger than wo are today
and we would have helped relieve
the food strain under which Kuru|>>
is striving lo send our first line of d*
fense across the Herman border.
They do what no
other cigarette
ever did before:
they Satisfy—
and yet they*re
MILD!
The Kruve Fire I<addJes
Will do what they can but they
cannot save you from loss no
matter how quickly they put
out the fire. The only sure
protection against fire loss Is a
policy in a good company such
as we represent. Let us issue
one to you today. You may
have a fire tonight. 'You Never
Can Tell.”
C. B. SMITH
Valdez Beal Estate Agency
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IMione No. I. VALDEZ DOCK CO.. Agent, Valdez Alaska.
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships Offer Frequent,
PERFECT SERVICE
Between All Points in
ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
Leave Seattle 10 a. m.— Prom Valder to Seattle—
Keb. £>. S. S. Adm. Evans p,.),. lg—g g Adm Evans
(tor Kodiak)
Keb. 17.- S. S. Spokane. Keb. 27.—S. S. Spokane.
S. S. Curacao sails from Seattle Keb. 1st currying explosives and
general freight.
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.
W ALASKA
= \ STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle 9 a. m.— Valdez to Seattle—
Feb. 1.—S. S. Victoria Jan. 25.—S. S. Northwestern
Feb.' 8.—S. S. Northwestern Feb. 1.—S. S. Alaska
Feb. 16.—S S. Alaska Feb. 7.—S S Victoria
Call at Ketchikan, Juneau. Cordova. Ellamar. Fort Llscum, Valdes,
Latoucbe and Seward, except S. S. Victoria which sails via “outside"
route between Seattle and Cordova.
S S. Northwestern Sailing from Seattle Feb. 8th connects with S. S.
Dora at Seward for Alaska Peninsula points.
Regular freight service for Katchlkan. Wrangell, Juneau. Sheep
Creek. Treadwell. Deuglaa, Skagway, Cordova. Ellamar. Valdes and La
touche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
VALDEE DOCK CO. Local Agent
Valdez Transfer Co.
A. M. DIERINGER, Prpprietor
Office on Valdez Dock, Next to Prospector
Building.
General Trucking and Freighting to all
Interior Points
AUTOS FOR HIRE,
DAY OR NIGHT
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