Men’s Trousers
^ shipment of
Men’s Trousers in
blue and grey mix
tures has just been
unpacked.
Priced a pair
$4.00, $6.00, $7.00
Knox hats and Ben
jamin suits are best.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
LOST—Small class pin, set with
three pearls and having letters P. H.
S. ’15 on black field. Finder return to
Prospector and receive reward. tf
PAID advertisement
VOTE FOR
JAMES L. GALEN
Republican Candidate for
Road Commissioner
Primary Election Tuesday, April 30.
In a letter received recently by
friends of Ignatius Daniels, who left
some time ago for the outside, he
states that he is getting four dollars
per day for working in the shipyards
and that the work is not as laborious
as he expected to find it.
Residence property has always been
a good investment in this city, and no
person leaving for the outside has had
to go off and board up their buildings,
or leave them a prey to the elements,
as in many Alaskan towns. Desirable
property is always easily sold and
shows that our citizens have unlimit
ed faith in the town.
A new line of Johnson’s Candy at
the Valdez Drug Co. tf
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
FOR REPRESENTATIVE
On the Republican Ticket
Third Division, Territory of Alaska
JOSEPH L. REED
OF VALDEZ, ALASKA
Subject to the Will of the Voters at the
Primary Election, A pril 30,1918
If elected I promise to give the Third Divi
sion and the Territory of Alaska efficient
painstaking service, with a view to legisla
tion for the masses and not the classes. I
respectfully solicit the votes of the electors
of the Third Division for this office, and ask
them to thoroughly investigate my qualifi
cations for the position.
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
H. P. SULLIVAN
CANDIDATE FOR NOMINATION AS
ROAD COMMISSIONER
ON THE
REPUBLICAN TICKET
AT THE
Primaries April 30, 1918
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
JAMES H. PATTERSON
of VALDEZ, ALASKA.
Has filed for Representative for the
Third Division, Democratic ticket.
Born In New York In 1876. Game to Alaska In 1898. Prospected In
all camps In the interior Including Dawson. Resident of Valdes
for fifteen years. Twice mayor of Valdes and several times sleet
ed as councilman. Blacksmith by trade. If he receives the nomi
nation Mr. Patterson promises to give his time and attention to leg
islation for Alaskans.
DEATH OK SALLOWS
Modern German Pirates Deserve
Fate of Buccaneers of Old.
Sailers Serving en United States
Merchant Marine Teday Knew
Man Whs Remembered Fate
ef Spanish Freeboetera.
Stories sf piratical methods em
ployed by German submarine com
manders In burning undefended mer
chant vessels and mistreating defense
less crews are no novelty to thousands
of mariners on the Atlantic coast, such
as,are now enrolling for service In the
new merchant marine.
Some ef these sailors, who are to
man the emergency fleet of merchant
ships being constructed for the United
States shipping board to take supplies
to our armies In France, actually knew
men who suffered at the hands of the
last pirates of the Spanish main,
whose methods were similar to those
of the Germans.
Among the men who reported for
duty as mates recently at the recruit
ing headquarters of the shipping board
were some from the Massachusetts
coast who had known a survivor of the
last ship taken by Spanish pirates of
the Caribbean. This was Capt.
Thomas Fuller of Salem, who died In
1906 at the age of ninety-four.
Captain Fuller was able seaman In
the crew of the brig Mexican of Salem
In 1882 when, laden with saltpeter and
tea, with $20,000 In silver stowed un
der the cabin floor, she sailed from
her home port for Rio.
On August 29, near the coast of
Cuba, the schooner was held up by a
vessel described as "a long, low,
straight topsail schooner of about 100
tons, painted black,” which hailed and
requested the captain of the Mexican
j to send a boat alongside with his pa
pers.
The boat was sent, and came back
In charge of an Ill-looking armed crew
of pirates from the Spanish main, who
drove the crew of the Mexican below
decks, fastened down the hatches, and
began looting the vessel. Finding the ]
silver, they 6ent It aboard their own
ship.
The pirates next cut the sails and
rigging of the brig to pieces and start
ed a fire In the galley on deck, which
they expected would soon destroy the
I brig. They then departed for their
own vessel, and sailed away In search
of other victims.
But they had neglected to fasten j
down the cabin skylight. Through this
! the brig’s captain crawled, and, getting
i to the fire, splashed water on It until
i he had It In control. He then caused It
' to smoke heavily until the enemy was
! out of sight.
The crew rerlgged their vessel, and
favored by a gale made their escape
. from each a dangerous neighborhood.
Salem sailors today recall with sat
j lsfaction that the long arm of Justice
' meted out retribution to the pirates.
A few months later a Salem vessel
| was In the harbor of St. Thomas,
j when a low, black schooner anchored
| near her. The Salem captain was
suspicious, and Inventing an excuse
went aboard the schooner for a call.
! On her deck he saw two spars painted
black which he recognized as belong
ing to the Mexican.
That night the stranger left the har
bor. but the Salem captain notified a
, British man-of-war cuptaln of her
character.
A few months later the British brig
of-war Curlew caught the black stran
ger In the Nazareth river, a slaving
locality on the west coast of Africa.
The pirate crew fled to the shore and
found shelter with a native. They
were hunted hard, and four were taken.
Later 11 others were taken at Fernan
do Po and St. Thomas.
The pirates were conveyed to Boston
for trial, and found guilty of the at
tack on the Mexican. Their captain,
Pedro Gilbert, assumed Innocence and
the air of an Injured gentleman. He
was found guilty, with four others. In
sentencing the five to death. Judge
Joseph Story used language that re
duced the ceurt to tears, closing with
these words to the condemned men:
"And In bidding you. as far as l can
presume to know, an eternal farewell,
I offer up my earnest prayer that Al
mighty God may In hla Infinite mercy
and goodness have mercy on your
souls.”
The five men were hanged In Boston,
and with their exit piracy ended In
the western world.
How They Became 8ammles.
It has been reserved to the Paris
Figaro to discover. In the American
slang dictionary, the “true” origin of
the tern; “Sammy” as expressive of the
Aineri an “Tommy,” says the Christian
Scie»c-.< Monitor. The expression did
not originate In France, but at West
Point, In 1870, when a certain Lieuten
ant Mills was manager of the meas.
The fare Included some formidable
sandwiches of bread and molasses.
Only the cadet who had consumed six
of these substantial sandwiches In suc
cession was allowed to bear the appel
lation of "Sammy I” All of which
aonnda like a vary plausible attempt,
on tho part of the French pollu, to dis
claim credit for the cognomen which
caused so much dissatisfaction with
the American troops when It was first
heard at a French landing port
Can Now Buy tingle Shoes.
Single oboes have boon pnt on sale
In London, marked at apodal prices.
This has been dona as a concession to
tho many one-legged men BMMfcargad
from tho am/.
STEAMER SAILINGS
Steamship Victoria— Sailed south
from Valdez, Tuesday, March 5.
Admiral Evans—Sailed from Seattle
for Valdez, Monday, March 6. Goes
thru to Kodiak.
Steamship Northwestern—Sails north
from Seattle March 2.
Steamship Admiral Watson— Will
sail north from Seattle March 8.
ODE TO ARMY BLANKETS
Here's a bit of real soldier dogger
el, Inclosed in a soldier’s letter from
France, author unknown. It is said to
be one of the most popular ballads In
use among members of the American
expeditionary force:
I’m here with my army blankets.
As thin as a slice of ham;
A German spy I think was the guy
Who made ’em for Uncle Sam.
How do I sleep? Don't kid me;
My bedtick is filled with straw,
And lumps and humps and big fat
bumps
That punch me until I’m raw.
Me and my two thin glankets
As thin as my last thin dime;
As thin, I guess, as a chorus girl’s
dress;
Well, I have one heck of a time.
I pull ’em up from the bottom,
(My nighties are B. V. D.’s)
A couple of yanks to cover my shanks,
And then my tootsies freeze.
You could use ’em for porous plas
ters.
Or maybe to strain the soup;
My pillow’s my shoes when I try to
snooze,
And I’ve chilblains and cough and
croup.
Me and my two thin blankets
Bundled up under my chin;
I Yes, a German spy, 1 think was the
guy.
And gosh, but he made ’em thin!
SHIIMMNG, METALS AND
OILS SWING FORWARD
NEW YORK: Dealings (luring the
brief session of the stock market were
mainly in the nature of a settlement
of contracts over the holidays.. The
tone was Irregular at the outset, spe
cialties alone showing substantial
gains. Later the general list improv
ed, shipping, metals and oils coming
forward. Rails, except coalers, were
under moderate pressure and U. S.
steel moved in a narrow area. The
closing was firm. Sales approximated
250,000 shares. Liberty first 4’s at
96.25 and second 4's at 95.10 made
new low records, and 3's selling ati
97.70 to 97.64.
| The snow has all blown off the gla
i cier and it is now a deep blue color.
: Uut little snow remains on the flat
since the recent heavy gale.
FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN
One sewing machine.
One dress form.
One 9x12 rug.
Telephone 119 or call at the resi
dence of George Kirk. * k9
DONALDSON IW7HEDUL1
The following schedule for the har
bor boat "Lt. C. V. Donaldson” will
take effect today. All orders to the
contrary are revoked.
Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays:
Lve. Fort Liscum Leave Valdes
8:16 a. m. »:45 a. m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAY
1:16 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 6:00 p. m.
SATURDAY
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:16 p. m. 10:80 p. m.
11:16 p. m. 12:00 m. m.
There will be no trips of the boal
on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of each
month, these days being used to clean
boilers.
Special trips or cancelling of the
above will be made without notice
only to meet exigencies of the ser
vlce. „ .
All official I aslness Detween Val
des and the Post should be arranged
tor transaction, where possible, so
that advantage will be taken of the
scheduled trips and extra trips will
be made at a minimum and made only
when urgently needed.
Q. R. KOEHLER.
Capt. 14th Infantry. A. Q. M.
For llrst-ciass meals ana good serv
ice at reasonable prices try tbe Mer
chants' Cate. tf
FOR SALE
Launch 16ft. x 4 1-2 ft. x 2 inches,
with 3 h. p. Mullln’s Engine, hull in
fine condition, $75.00. Inquire Pros
pector Office. tf
FURS MADE UP
Furs remodeled, also - new skins
made up in all the latest styles. Prices
very reasonable. Special attention
paid to Alaska trade. All work guar
anteed. Richmond Furs, 805 Cham
ber of Commerce Bldg, Tacoma,
Wash. tf
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
VALDEZ, ALASKA
Capital paid up - ■ - $ 25,000
Surplus and undivided
profits - ... 10,000
Total resources • • 250,000
We are prepared to extend to our customers
every facility consistent with sound conservative
banking and solicit your account on that basis,
be it large or small.
Territorial Depositary
Valdez Dock Co # PHONE NO. 1
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Has all the requirements,
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