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EDW. T. McNALLY
M’Nally & Maitland
Lumber
Wood
We carry a complete stock of common dimension. Fin
ish that is CLEAR and properly kiln-dried.
SALES AGENTS
3
ESKA CREEK COAL CO.
COAL $8.00 PER TON
Yard and Office Foot of 6 St.
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Phone 41R
MONTANA POOL
The Art Palace of Anchorage.
The First Building in Anchorage.
Carrying a high grade line of cigars, cigarettes, to
baccos. Strongest Fruit Department in the city.
Classical music rendered every aftf moon and even
ing. Piano and violin. You will like i
Have your mail sent to Montana Pool Room. You
can get it any time.
You are welcome ! ! Let’s get acquainted this winter.
A. CHIMENTQ and ALEX TSAKUMIS, Proprietors.
BANKING BY MAIL
It makes no difference where you are located, you
can send us your gold dust or checks and we will place
them to your credit, acknowledging receipt and furnish
ing you with a check book so you can draw money when
needed; or, if you prefer, we will place the money on de
posit in our Savings Department where it will earn 4 per
cent interest.
We will be pleased to attend to any business you
wish transacted anywhere.
German-American Mercantile Bank
SEATTLE - - WASHINGTON.
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THE HOUSE OF CLEAN
SPORT.
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MONARCH
WORLD'S
BEST
ROB ARTS’ BILLIARD
AND BOWLING
PARLORS.
P. O. Opposite.
SERVICE BARBER
SHOP.
ROBARTS BUILDING
Shampooing and Face Massage
A Specialty.
UNION CIGAR STORE *i
4th Are. Bet. C and B Sts.
Choice line of Cigars and
Tobaccos,
Confectionery and
Soft Drinks.
Meet Your Friends at the
UNION CIGAR STORE
GUS STIPOVICH and
OTTO GUSTOSON, Props,
All the good things in the baking
line at the North Pole. 429
Lost—My appetite until I
meal at Cameron's Cafe.
had a
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CHOVIN SUPPLY
5th and C.
Carries Everything in Electri
cal Supplies and Fixtures
to make a happy Home
Agent for
FRISCO STANDARD
GAS ENGINES.
Central Barber Shop
Modem Equipment Throughout
New Sanitary Bathroom in
Connection.
417 4th Avenue.
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Kitak Show Case Co. i
Furniture, Cabinets.
Bonk and Office Fixtures
Made To Order $
Kiln Dried & Seasoned Lumber
|j Factory Opposite White House
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jjTHE FAIRBANKS
4th and D
lj MEN’S CLOTHIERS
j j ROY FAIRBANKS, Prop.
Phone 43-Y for car, day or night.
Wood and coal a specialty. Universal
Taxi and Transfer. 126
ELECTRIFIED
WATER IS II
B DEFENSE
Twenty-five years ago Thomas A.
Edison was asked in New York if he
had ever thought of a plan to aid this
country to win a victory in case of
war, says the Pacific Postal Press.
In view of Mr. Edison being appoint
ed with other noted scientists on the
board of defense recently his answer
at that time assumes special interest.
“That,” said he, “is what I want to
talk about. It is true I have invented
an electric torpedo, the Sims electric
torpedo, which we have sold out to the
Armstrong Gun company, but it is not
in that kind of thing that I take pride.
What I want to see is some foreign
country coming to attack us on our
own ground. That is what I want to
see, and I think electricity will play
such a part in war when that time
comes as will make gunpowder and
dynamite sit in humble security with
the obsolete flint arrowhead. Every
electrician, when that times comes will
have his plant for making the life of
his enemy electrically uncomfortable.
“Here is one item of defense which
I have in mind. I have never written
or spoken of it before. With 25 men
in a fort I can make that fort absolut
ely impregnable, so far as an assault
is concerned, and I should only need
25 men to do it. This is not guess
work but a matter of scientific cer
tainty. Some years ago when the
wires loaded with heavy electric cur
rent began to go underground I pre
dicted there would be danger of the
firemen receiving a deadly shock by
the electricity running down the
streams of water which might cross
the wires.
in eacn iort l would put an alter
nating machine of 2000 volts capacity.
One wire would be grounded. A man
would govern a stream of water of
about 400 pounds pressure to the
square inch, with which the 20,000 volt
alternating current would be connect
ed. The man would simply move this
stream of water back and forth with
his hand playing on an enemy and
mowing them down with absolute pre
cision. Every man touched by the
water would complete the circuit, get
the full force of th<T alternating cur
rent and never know what happened
to him. The men trying to take a fort
by assault though they may come by
tens_of thousands against a handful
would be cut to the ground beyond
any hope of escape.
Foreign soldiers undertaking to
whip America could walk around such
a fort as mine but they could never
get through it. It would not be neces
sary to deal out absolute death unless
the operator felt like it.
“He could modify the current so as
to simply stun everybody and then
might walk outside, pick up the stun
ned generals and others worth keep
could 'also make prisoners of the oth
ers if convenient, turn on the full
force of the current or play the hose
on them once more and send them to
the happy hunting grounds for good.”
“What a story that would make for
the newspapers,” said Edison, as he
concluded.
WELCOME, LITTLE STRANGER.
An interesting event occurred in the
household of an eminent scientist not
long ago. The professor, like most
professors, is very absent-minded.
The new arrival was announced by
the nurse to the professor, who chan
ced at the time to be in his study, very
much absorbed in some abtruse cal
culation.
“Professor,” said the nurse, very
proudly, “it’s a boy.”
The professor looked up half under
standing! y.
“Well,” said he, “ask him what he
wants.”—Answers.
GEORGE OSBORNE
The Leading Jeweler and Optician.
We are closing out our entire line of
Gorham’s Sterling silver ware. We
have on hand a complete line in the
two most up-to-date and artistic pat
terns. Don’t fail to take advantage of
the big sale in Gorham’s sterling sil
ver ware. Our stock is complete and
up-to-date. Closing out at cost. 391
Shoe Shine Stand—Robarts.
For Sale—Coal oil at Hotel Morri
son. $10.00 per case._ 525
Inlet Soda Works
W. A. TAYLOR, Proprietor
Manufacturers of all kinds of
MINERAL WATERS, SODA
CIDER, SYRUPS.
AGENTS FOR GRAPE JUICE
Anchorage - - Alaska
UNITED SUITES
IT IME ITS
WASHINGTON, D. C—Secretary
Daniels has decided that the United
States will make its own navy pro
jectiles if United States manufactur
es cannot supply them at reasonable
rates. While no official announce
ment has been made, it was officially
hinted Wednesday that the arrange'
ment whereby Hadficlds the British
concern, was to supply $3,000,000 or
more of projectiles, is off.
The navy department will this week
advertise for machinery to equip a
government projectile plant. Admi
ral Fletcher, coincidentally, will look
for a suitable site for the government
factory. He was so instructed Wed
nesday. This action was decided upon
despite a communication from the
British minister of munitions saying
Hadfields might be able to supply the
projectiles wanted within 15 or 16
months.
One American firm, the secretary
said Wednesday, has offered to lease
its plant or to sell outright. The de
partment will consider any proposi
tion the company will make, he said.
The secretary would not divulge the
company’s name. The communica
tion from the minister of munitions,
Mr. Daniels said, would not affect the
present status of the projectile situa
tion, since the advice was merely that
the contracts were held up under
“present exigencies.” The fact that
the contract might be filled after
about 12 months was “merely the
opinion of representatives of the
British firm, and it is not known how
long present exigencies will last,”
Mr. Daniels said.
QUINN BOARDING
HOUSE.
Board by the Day or Week.
Comer 3rd and C St.
THE SYDNEY
LAURENCE CO.
COMMERCIAL AND
PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Interior, Flashlight Work a
Specialty.
Kodak Developing and Printing
HARMONY THEATRE.
i BAXTER’S
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MAGAZINES
PERIODICALS
NEWSPAPERS
Panorama Photographs
Anchorage and
Mount McKinley
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Pioneer Sheet
Metal Works
YUKON STOVES
— AND —
HEATERS
Corner Fifth and C Sta.
Anchorage - - Alaska
B. C. NICHOLS
WATCH MAKER AND
JEWELER.
Anchorage, Alaska
CARROL & CO.
Fourth St., near E
MEN’S OUTFITTERS
Complete stock of Clothing,
Shoes and furnishings.
Wood and coal delivered to any
part of the city. Phone 43-Y. Uni
versal Taxi and Transfer. 125
Wood—Phone 40-R. 186
Union Laundry
and Bath House
Fourth Are., Between H and i
Anchorage ' *
OUR WORK IS GUARANTEED
—and—
SANITARY
THE LARGEST AND CLEANEST
BATH TUBS IN ANCHORAGE
Sanitary Market
The only told storage plant in con
nection with market In Anchorage.
Home-made Sausages. Fruits. Veg
etables, Butter and Eggs, at whole
sale. Restaurants and roadhouses,
specie' attention.
tth Ave.. Bet, H and I Sts.
E. E. KURTZ & CO.
FREDERICfeNELSON
SEATTLE
Invite you to send to them f for
such items in FURNITURE/ and
DRY GOODS as cannot be readily
supplied by the merchants your
own community. j
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All such orders received by
FREDERICK & NELSON i receive
the prompt, personal attention of
an expert shopper, and Parcel Post
shipments are sent POSTAGE
PAID to any point in Ah
Lunches, sandwiches and
the North Pole Bakery.
cfoffee at
429
Stop at Peterson’s Hotel.
399
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DELAYS
Have made it impossible to have our new quarters ready for occupancy on March
tii'st as was intended. This makes it necessary for us to remain in our present store for
several days longer. In the meantime, although most of our goods are ready for mov
ing, much of our stock yet remains unpacked. Rather than move these goods, we will
sell them at greatly reduced prices.
The announcement of the date of our removal to our new store will be made
later.
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