TUNGSTEN IK
NEW METAL WILL SPEED UP
MACHINE-TOOL CUTTING
IN MANUFACTURING
BRIDGEPORT. Conn., Feb., 20.
'3b—Tests here of a new metal pro
ducer! by Krupps indicates that a
revolution in manufactuving pro
cesses is at hand which will make it
possible to speed up greatly the
machines used in making hun
dreds of different automobile parts
and in practically all processes in
volving the cutting, grinding or
drilling of metals in quantity pro
duction
In trials at thp Bullard Machine j
Tool Co., plant the Krupp metal, i
used in a high-speed machine, cut j
thru steel at the rate of 230 feet a
second or nearly twice the speed
which the finest cutting steels now j
n use achieve. At high speeds the !
Krupp tool broke, but it was ap-|
narent'y not the fault of the metal,
out dim to the melting of the brass
which field the cutting edge in
place. The new metal cut thru
cast iron at 600 feet a second, or
more than four times the speed
.7hich could be achieved with the
finest high-speed steels.
The metal is the hardest thing
known next to diamond. Krupp
has christened it widia. a contrac
tion of. “wie diamant” or “like dia
mond”. It cuts glass of porcelain
as a steel knife whittles wood. It
takes a keener edge than any steel
and holds It longer.
The great drawback of widia Is
'he price. Krupp is selling it at j
$500 a pound, or more than double :
nte value of gold, altho the mater- ;
lals of which widia is composed are
comparatively cheap. It is an al- :
loy of tungsten, carbon and cobalt, j
The process of manufacture is ex- ;
pensive, but the chief reason for I
tiie staggering price is the fact that!
"he K' upp Steel Works now holds a
monopoly on its production and is
charging what the traffic will bear.
Krupi i has licensed the General
Electric Co., the Ludlum Steel Co.,
and the Firth Sterling Steel Co., to !
menu lecture the tungsten-carbon ■ ■
cobalt metal for heavier royalties,
n.nd they are required by their con- |
tract with the German corporation ;
to keep the price up to $500 a i
pound
An order has been received at
Cordova, from the Valdez mar- j
shal’s office, cutting the pay of
jailors $15 per month. It is under- j
stood the order effects all jailers
in the Third Division.
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CLASSIFItU ADVERTISING
FOR RENT—Partlv furnished
hocse Urbach’s.
Famished house to rent. Sec
McKay.
WANTED—Work by hoar or day,
General housework except cook
ing: also garden work. Phone
Madison 19 for Sam, Japanese
boy
FOR SALE—Power boat “Alasco 2”
in seaworthy condition at Unga
station. The last of oar power
boats equipped with 40 h. p.
Union gas engine; 17 tons gross,
5 tons net. Price $3,000. For par
ticulars apply to our agent Ed
Person, Unga, or Alaska Cod
fish Co. San Francisco. Also
have on sale hand dories and
power launches at very low
prices.
A VERY SICK BOY —
Glen Sandbeck, in charge of the
mailing department of the Gate
way and who is over in Anchor
age, with his mother, for medical
' observation, did not return home
last evening as had been expected.
Glen and his mother may come
home Saturday.
John A. Lilja, railroad employee
in the Cordova shops, suffered a
had Vv
when his knife slipped and sliced
fingers and veins.
What ho! Robert Knapp, former
Seward school boy, now of Anchor
age, is with the rooters who came
over with the Inlet team last night.
J. II. Wilcox, right hand ma
the Mayor of Moose Pass, was
; among those present when today’s
, train steamed out of the depot
| for the north country.
! Seward schools will be closed
for half a day tomorrow; reason—
George Washington’s birthday.
R. C. Gehling, well known Lake
Kenai resident, came into town
last night.
The past winter in the Yukon is
reported as being the mildest ever
seen or known by the Indians and
Oldtimers.
Ray Badden, resident of Cordo
va for 20 years, has purchased an
interest in the Club Pool and Bil- !
liard Hall.
POLISH BORDER GUARD
MOST FIGHT WOLVES
WARSAW. Fob.. 20. UP)—Fire
works are being used bv Polish
soldiers this winter as the mo"t ef
fective means of fighting off hun
grv narks of wolves from Soviet
Russia.
nitterly cold weather has made
.volves more during than usual, and
gunfire is ineffective in frightening
them r.wav. but a dozen skyrockets
exploded toward a pack sends them
racing back acoss the frontier.
The Government has ordered the
Polish frontier guard to take spec
ial measures for protecting the
population from the danger ci
wolves.
CLEANLINESS and the best of
meats our motto. Fry-Bruhn’s.
EASTMAN KODaKS AND PHO
TOGRAPH1C SUPPLIES. Schaller
i- ^ Alaska Shop.
GERHART
JOHNSEN
CONTRACTOR
PLASTERING
&
STUCCO WORK
P. O. Box 473 — Seward, Aaa.
| JUNEAU’S FIFTIETH YEAR
In 1879, Juneau, a Frenchman,
discovered gold in an Alaskan creek
which they named Gold Creek, and
at the mouth of this creek founded
a town first called Harrisburg and
later called Juneau.
Golden Wheel Lighters, $7.50 ami
p. SCilALI.ERER’S ALASKA SHOP !
H. Kuring, Lutheran minister,
who arrived from Anchorage last
evening to hold services here, left
again this morning.
PETERSBURG SHRIMPS, ALSO
BOOTH OYSTERS, PINT AND
QUART CANS, AT BROWN &
HAWKINS CORP.
SUNTRANA I
HEALY RIVER COAL
jfrh man
need freeze.
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to pleas<
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the coal
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Dont’s experiment; buy coal that’s
certain to please every member of
your household. We sell an honest
ton of coal that will give your fur
nace less trouble and will give you
more comfort than any fuel you
ever spent your money for.
( “Light a Lucky Strike
whenever yon crave Sweets
Tjou cant dance unless
you are slender ”
O * George White,
noted theatrical producer
"You can*t dance unless you are slen
der. Light a Lucky Strike whenever you
crave sweets. That’s what I discovered
when I was active on the stage as a
dancer. And, now I pass it on as ad
vice to all my girls. The toasted flavor
of Luckies is an appealing alternative
for a sweet and quickly satisfies. Toast
ing has removed all impurities and
Luckies cannot irritate the throat.**
George White
(\ Authorities attribute the
• enormous increase in Ciga
rette smoking to the improvement in
the process of Cigarette manufacture
by the application of heat. It is true that
during 1928, Lucky Strike Cigarettes
showed a greater increase than all
other Cigarettes combined. This surely
confirms the public’s confidence in
the superiority of Lucky Strike*
George White,
Producer of “The
Scandals” with the
MissesLoisEckhart
and Peggy Mosely
of “The Scandals
of 1928.”
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"It's toasted”
No Throat Irritation-No Cough*
Coast to coast radio hook-up every Saturday night through the National Broadcasting Company’s
network. The Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra in "The Tunes that made Broadway, Broadway.”
@1929
The American Tobacco Co.,
Manufacturers
Reach for a
Lucky instead
of a sweet.