IDE TO YIELD
ABSORPTION PROCESS IS NEW
METHOD THAT HAS BEEN
SUCCESSFULLY INVOKED.
COMPRESSION WAS OLD WAY.
Discovery of More Efficacious Opera
tion Will Result in Great Benefit to
Government—Described in Federal
Bulletin.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.—At the
present moment, when the country’s
needs for gasoline threaten to out
strip supplies, a new means for ob
taining gasoline is of greatest im
portance. Such a new source is dis
closed in a government bulletin enti
tled “Extraction of Gasoline from
Natural Gas by Absorption Methods,”
by George A. Burrell, P. M. Biddison,
and G. G. Oberfcll. The bulletin is
an important contribution to the liter
ature on the extraction of gasoline
from natural gas.
The extraction of gasoline from nat
ural gas by compression and conden
sation has been an important and rap
..Jdly ^growing industry in recent years.
In 1915 about 65,000,000 gallons were
produced by such methods, while l'ri!
estimated production \ya§ j
100,000,000 gallons. This gasoline is j
of doubled importance in that it can
be blended with naphthas otherwise
..^.unsatisfactory for use in the automo
bile atld made into an acceptable mo
tor spirit.
Different from Older Process.
The absorption process is quite dif
„ from the older compression j
process it mi heretofore has not been ,
described in literature. It is a meth- i
od only recently commercially applied
to natural gas yielding the same qual-!
it? of gasoline and. fapablq of being (
applied under conditions where the j
"older process could not be employed ;
profitably. By it the gasoline in nat-1
ural gas, though extremely lean, can
be absorbed in oil from which it is
separated by distillation. Natural
gases yielding less than one pint of
gasoline from each 1,000 cubic feet of
the gas have been treated with com
mercial success, where formerly this 1
gasoline had gone to waste and had
constituted u 50'UrcS cf much trouble
and expense in the pipe lines.
* ;» Tremendous Importance.
In view of the present needs of gas
oline for war and industrial purposes,
this additional quantity of gasoline,
heretofore a waste and source of ex
pense, is of tremendous importance
and may be considered as an excellent
illustration of the results the bureau
of mines is obtaining in its investiga
tions for reducing wastes and increas
ing efficiency in the petroleum in
dustry.
The bulletin treats fully the under-!
lying principles of the absorption pro
cess, as well as the methods for test- i
ing natural gases for gasoline, the
construction and operation of absorp
tion plans, and records the results ob
tained by several plants of demon- ;
strated commercial success. While so
far restricted in commercial use to the
treatment of large volumes of gases
too lean for profitable treatment by
compression, it is not thought to be
limited to that field but is believed to
be capable of extension into condi
tion where compressors are now being
employed.
The Track of the Earth.
If the sun and earth and the earth’s j
orbit could be seen, then the track of i
the earth would be a spiral around
the sun. Go take a broomstick, wind
wire around it like thread on a spool
take out the stick and stretch the coil
until the space between each turn is
say, one-third of an inch and make a
hundred turns of the wire. Then this
spiral or coil would represent the
track of the earth through space dur
ing a hundred years. The sun moves
toward the star Vega at a speed of
twelve miles per second and carries
the earth, all the planets and their
moons along. But they all move
around the sun at the same time and
therefore traverse spirals, represent
ed fairly by extended coils of wire.
OUR MARINE CORPS.
Do you know the definition of the
word “corps” ? If you do your advan
tage over the man in the street is
considerable, for the word in itself
signifies a large fighting force so
completely equipped in all branches
that it can act as an independent ar
my. And that is what our marine
corps is—a fully equipped little army,
representing infantry, cavalry, artil
lery, signal service, engineers, ma
chine gun men, aviators and hospital
service.
The varied nature of the marine’s
duties is reflected in the dress uni
form, his dearly prized “blues.” The
trousers are the color of the infan
tryman’s but the stripe is red, like
that on the uniform of the artillery.
His coat is a dark nautical blue, but
if he wears chevrons on it they are
yellow, like a cavalryman’s. As an
example of cosmopolitanism his cap
device bears a relief map of half the
globe. An eagle with outspread
wings surmounts the globe, and a
fouled anchor shows in the back
ground. To “tell” a marine at a
glance whatever his uniform or his
rank, look on the front of the hat or
the cap for that globe. It is the dis
tinguishing emblem of a marine the
world over.
Great Britain is the only other
power that has, in our sense of the
word, a real marine corps, and the
cap device of the British marine also
has a globe in the center of the de
sign.—Charles Phelps Cushing in the
New York Independent.
NEEDED HERE
BUSINESS MEN URGE NECESSI
TY OF FEDERAL AND TER
RITORIAL STRUCTURES.
COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED
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Plans for obtaining a government
building for the use of the various
federal offices here and a barracks i
structure for the accommodation of the j
Home Guard and the Loyal league i
were discussed at the luncheon meet-!
ing yesterday in the Mint Grill of the'
Anchorage Chamber of Commerce. ■
Action was likewise taken to have the j
department of justice designate this
city as a place for the holding cf
regular grand jury and trial terms of
the district court.
Erection cf Tederal Building.
The proposal for the erection of a
federal building will be taken up with
the United States authorities in Wash
ington city.
The matter of the construction of a
barracks will be submitted to Gover
nor J. F. A. Strong. The Home Guards
and the Loyal League are territorial
military organizations and supplying
them with a suitable place for drilling
and training is a question for the
consideration of the territorial offi
cials.
The committee that will take up the
matter with Governor Strong is com
posed of Dr. F. M. Boyle, J. H. Rob
inson and E. M. Huff.
Statistics Regarding Expense.
In support of the application for
l'egular terms of court here, the cham
ber of commerce will forward to At
torney General Thomas W. Gregory:
statistics to show the heavy extra ex- j
pense now incurred by the government
in adjudicating at Valdez civil and
criminal legal business originating
here and in this vicinity. To compile
these statistics and to forward them to
the attorney general a committee was
appointed consisting of United States
Commissioner Leopold David, Dr. F.
M. Boyle, Arthur Frame, E. L. Be
dell and J. H. Waller.
BOMBS FROM AIRPLANES.
At the numerous aerial bombing j
school pilots and observers are taught j
how to drop bombs accurately on sta- '
tionary and moving objects on the !
ground and on captive balloons.
Bombs of all classes are used, from
the eight-pound high-explosive bomb
to the 200-pound bomb as well as the
phosphorus and rochambite bombs.
The instrument that it used in di
recting the placing of the bomb on
the object aimed at is a simple device
and is provided with several adjust
ments that can be made almost in
stantly. One of these gives the speed
at which the machine is traveling, an
other is an ordinary water level, and
both in conjunction with two mirrors,
which show the pilot the ground be
low serve to aim the bomb. The wind
has to be seriously considered when
dropping bombs, and most bombs are
dropped up-wind.
Bomb dropping is a most import
ant branch of the air service, and pi
lots have been known to drop bombs
on enemy trains and transports from
fairly good heights and also on the
vital parts of bridges and on depots
and railway junctions, munition
plants, aerodromes and submarine
bases.—Scientific American.
Home Ground Commeal.
Clean up the old coffee grinder or
buy a new one and grind your own
cornmeal for griddlecakes, muffins and
bread. If you do not like bread made
of commeal alone use some wheat
flour with it. Since home ground corn
meal do-es not keep long it is better
to buy whole corn by the bushel and
grind for meal as needed.—New York
Sun.
NIGHT SCHOOL
ADOSTO ITS
ORIGINAL1RK
INTEREST OF ADULTS INCREAS
ES IN CURRICULM OF PRAC
TICAL STUDIES.
The night school which has *oeen or
ganized in connection with the An
chorage public school is growing and
considerable interest is manifested in
the various departments. The school
board is enthusiastic in its support of
the movemnt and undoubtedly it will
be a peimanent feature of the school.
The following classes are now arrang
ed:
Stenography, typewriting, book
keeping, reading, spelling, English
and arithmetic.
Other classes will be organized as
occasion may demand.
The night school is intended for ad
ult persons of all ages who have been
deprived of educational opportunities
earlier in life; natives of foreign
countries who wish to learn the prac
tical use of the English language; per
sons desiring to improve their spare
time in extending or broadening their
education by taking up special studies
of any nature and students in the up- i
per grades of the day school who are j
behind with their work or who wish to !
make advanced standing. .
increase in Attendance.
The increased attendance in the
night school has been such that it has
become necessary to increase the
teaching staff. Hereafter classes will
be offered four nights every week for
all students instead of two nights as
heretofore. It is expected that the
pi'esent enrollment will be doubled be
fore another month. Already five
teachers are employed and others will
be added as the needs of students may
demand.
The management is anxious to in
crease the night school enrollment to
the greatest number possible and feels
that there is no other way by which
the community can be better served, j
Studies for Different Nights.
Monday and Wednesday nights,!
stenography and typewriting, com-!
mercial arithmetic, commercial Eng
lish and reading or English for begin-;
iners are taught; Tuesday and Thurs
days, bookkeping, typewriting, spell
ing, writing and elementary arithmet-1
ic are taught.
Regularly enrolled students may at-j
tend as many classes as they desire.
OUT SHIPMENT!
OF VEGETABLES
TWELVE TONS OF MATANUSKA
PRODUCTS WILL BE PUT ON
MARKETS IN STATES.
Carring the first shipment of any j
considerable quantity of vegetables!
ever sent from Alaska to the states, j
the United States army transport:
Crook left here late yesterday after- j
noon direct for Seattle. In her hold ,
are twelve tons of produce, mostly !
turnips and potatoes, that were raised !
by farmers in the Matanuska district, j
The vegetables will be marketed in the
states and if this business venture
proves successful other shipments of a ,
similar character will be made.
Among the passengers on the
Crook are four young men of Anchor
age who are bound to the states to
join the colors. They formally enlist
ed here with Postmaster F. B. Wood.
They are William J. Murphy, 22 years
old, son of C. M. Murphy, of this city,
who has chosen the engineer corps;
Harry L. Townsend, age 24 years,
navy; Thomas B. Holmes ,age 29,
navy and Harrold B. Radcliffe, age 23,
engineer corps.
There are eighty-six cabin passen
gers and 186 steerage passengers on
the Crook.
FOUR ARE HELD ON
LIQUOR CHARGES
HICKS IS DISMISSED AND MOR
RIS, KRAUSE, GOODMAN AND
PETERSON BOUND OVER.
Harry Hicks was discharged and
Joseph Morris, Edward Krause, W. A.
Goodman and William E. Peterson
were held to await the action of the
grand jury on charges of aiding and
abetting the illegal sale of liquor
here following hearings before Unit
ed States Commissioner Leopold Da
vid.
The hearing of Hicks, Morris,
Krause and Goodman was held this
morning and that of Peterson yes
terday afternoon. The bail of Morris
was fixed at $3,000 and that of the
others at $2,000. All furnished bonds
and are at liberty.
The principal witness for the gov
ernment in all the cases was James
Gay, who recently confessed to hav
ing trafficked in intoxicants while he
was the government custodian of li
quor shipments arriving here.
In dismissing Hicks, the commis
sioner held there was not sufficient
evidence in corroboration of the tes
timony of Gay to tend to establish the
prisoner’s guil.t In the other four
cases the commissioner decided that
the corroborating evidence was suffi
cient to justify the holding of the ac
cused men to the grand jury.
Daniel Stamos, propreitor of the
Liberty Cafe, was fined $25 yesterday
on the charge of having permitted
gambling in his place of business.
ANTI-GERMAN
PARADE HELD
IN ARGENTINE
TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND MEN I
TAKE PART IN DEMONSTRA- |
TION IN BUENOS AIRES.
SENTIMENT STRONG FOR WAR1
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Teuton Diplomat’s Advice to His
Home Government to Submarine
Southern Republic’s Ships Enrages
Populace Against Kaiser.
By Anchorage KiiillO.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentine, Sept. j
29.—Two hundred thousand men par-;
ticipated here in a monster parade!
that was organized and held as a dem
onstration of ill-feeling toward Ger
many. Many deputies and senators of
Argentine’s national legislative body
had places in the column. Vast crowds
assembled along the route of the par
ade and cheered the marchers and the
banners, all which expressed senti>
ments unfavorable to the Teutons. ]
Favor Immediate War.
The great majority of Argentine'
citizens favor an immediate declara
tion of war against Germany. As de
tails are ascertained regarding the in
formation transmitted surreptitiously
through the Swedish legation by
Count Luxburg, the German chax-ge
here, to the German foreign office in
Berlin the antagonism of the public
becomes more intense. It has ngw
been established that the count noti
fied Berlin of the sailings of not only
entente and neutral vessels but also of
Argentine craft, and that with regard
to all the ships, irespective of their |
nationality, he urged they be torped-,
oed “without leaving any trace” of
their destruction.
Resentment Turns to Rage.
That the count should have violated
the neutrality of Argentine by send
ing secret messages relative to the
sailings of any vessels caused deep
resentment on the part of the Argen
tine people but that, while pretending
to be friendly to their country, he
should urge the destruction of their
ships, and the killing of all the crews, I
so as to leave “no trace” of submarine
activity has enraged beyond measure
the populace against Germany.
The presence of national legislators
in the parade is significant o fthe fact
that many deputies and senators favor j
an immediate declaration of war,
without waiting for further parleys
for an explanation from Germany.
MARTIN MINE YIELD
IS $100 EVERY DAY
MILO KELLY BRINGS TO TOWN
GLOWING REPORTS FROM
WILOW CREEK DISTRICT.
Glowing reports of the Willow creek
district were bi'ought here yesterday
by Milo Kelly, who returned to Anchor
age to remain indefinitely. Mr. Kelly
says the mines now operating in the
Willow creek district are in good pay
ing ore. He declared that William
Martin is working in the richest ore in
the history of the Martin mine and
that he is cleaning up more than $100
per day from his new strike.
Mr. Kelly is interested in several
properties in the district and has un
bounded faith in the future of the
camp. He has recently uncovered a
rich vein on his property adjoining the
Independence property and has let a
tunnel contract on the Brooklyn prop
erty in which he is interested with
Judge Leopold David and Anchorage
associates.
Countless thousands of caribou are
crossing the Yukon in their annual mi
gration. One band, numbering 10,000
is heading for a point near Dawson,
and the meat supply of that city for
I the winter is assured.
But that is not the only ad
vantage of good plumbing.
"giiwdeivd" guaranteed fixtures
installed by us insure a sanitary
home and lasting service.
Kennedy & Fiske
SHOP NEXT TO ANCHORAGE
HOTEL
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THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE §
PETERSON’S
1 If you are dry and want something “soft” and refresh- |
g ing. It’s a Home-like Place and you are always welcome. $
® Both the Pool and Billiard Tables are new and the lovers g
| of the cue hang out at |
| Fourth Ave„ bet. C and I) C. F. PETERSON, Prop. I
HARBOR 11
WILL START
WILLIAM GERIG, IN CHARGE OF
IMPROVEMENTS, WILL FILL
AROUND WAREHOUSES.
DREDGE WILL SOON BE READY
Engineering Commission Leases to
Roberts and Edmiston Large Tract
of Land Adjoining Village of
Roosevelt.
William Gerig who has charge foj,
the Alaskan Engineering commission j
of the proposed improvements to the
harbor here announces that active op-!
erations will begin the coming week
and that the first work to be done will
be filling in around the warehouses j
along the north side of First avenue. I
As soon as this is completed the |
straightening out of the channel be-;
tween the C street bridge and the
mouth of Ship creek will be com-j
menced,
The dredge is now completely as- {
sembled and only a few minor adjust- j
ments are necessary before putting it j
in operation.
Tract of Land Leased.
The Alaskan Engineering Commis
sion through the land and industrial
department, announces the granting
of a year’s lease to Roberts and Ed
miston of a considerable tract of land
adjoining the village of Roosevelt on
the old Alaska Northern railroad
about twenty-one miles from Seward.
The tract has a frontage on Lake j
Kenai of about 300 feet. The lessees j
will operated the saw mill which is lo-1
cated on the track and will raft most of
the timber used in the mill from
across Kenai.
Roth Lessees Well Known.
Both lessees are well known, Mr.
Roberts having been the postmaster
at Roosevelt.
This leased ground is a part of the'
land recently reserved by the order of \
President Wilson for the use of the
Alaskan Engineering Commission.
The land which has been withdrawn
has a total frontage on Lake Kenai of
2395 feet.
DREDGE WILL BEGIN
WORK HRS WEEK
SUBSTANTIAL PROGRESS WILL
BE MADE ON HARBOR IM
PROVEMENT THIS FALL.
The dredge of the Alaskan Engi
neering commission is about to start
tjie work of improving the harbor
here. The heavy task of assembling
the dredge’s huge parts has now been
done. Yesterday morning the
ladder for the dredge was attached
and is now a working part of the ma-!
chinery. The only other accessories j
to be installed are the huge poles j
known as spuds, which will be at
tached to the dredge to hold it in place
while it is in operation.
The mud and silt which will be re-'
moved in straightening out the chan-,
nel of Ship creek will be deposited by
the dredge around the warehouses
along the north side of the govern
ment railroad tracks.
By Wednesday at the latest the
dredge should be operating in fine con
dition and with good weather for the
next month substantial progress will
be made in the harbor work.
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CAPITAL GIT!
SEAT OF MUSCOVITE GOVERN
MENT MAY BE MOVED TO
MOSCOW BY AUTHORITIES.
TREASURY FUNDS SENT AWAY
Business Men Are Shipping Their
Stocks and Banks Their Money to
Places of Safety and Thousands oft
Persons Have Fled.
Py Anchorage Radio,
PETROGRAD, Sept. 27.—As a re
sult of successes achieved by German
troops advancing from Riga, partial
evacuation of Petrograd is taking
place. Officials have not yet decided
whether to move the seat of govern
ment to Moscow7, but the mere fact
such action is considered by the auth
orities has Convinced the public that
the miltiary situation and the danger
to the capital are graver than report
ed in the newspapers or official state
ments. *
Reports are current and not denied
by the authorities that the govern
ment has sent to Moscow the treasury
funds and also large quantities of
military stores, such as food, clothing
and numerous extra rifles, which
would not be needed by troops in de
fense of the city.
Business men are shipping their
stocks and banks their money to Mos
cow, and wealthy residents are send
ing away their household treasures.
Thousands of persons have left the
city in the last two days.
Strict censorship imposes silence on
all matters of a military nature. This
silence is interpreted by the public as
a means taken by the government to
conceal heavy reverses to Russian
armies.
THRONE IN THE HOME.
Where Two Should Rule as One to
Insure Happiness.
“A man may build a throne for the
woman he loves,” says the Mother’s
Magazine, “but he will find that to
make her a queen he must mount it
beside her, for only where two rule as
one can either hold true sway. Whe
ther married or single we do not live
unto ourselves alone. All the world
somehow is affected by what we are,
and in the married state we have a
greater obligation than merely to *
keep the peace or to observe the con- <
veptions or to demonstrate how we
van improve upon God’s law of life
and love.
“It is well that we should use every
God given power of mind and spirit,
every quality and grace and virtue
at our command, before and after, in
order to live up to the privileges and
responsibilities of marriage. But
marriage fortunately is a thing of
the heart rather than of the intellect,
and it is our wrong attitude of mind
toward matrimony that would drag
it down to our own level and limit of
comprehension and make it a merely
human mistake instead of a divine
gift.
I “If we would make it a blessing in
stead of a curse, if we would have it
encompass all of our needs in joy and
| sorrow, if we would have it endure
with us through life and eternity as
the sublime fact of our existence, we
must live up to it hour by hour in
a spirit of faith and hope and char- t*.
ity.”