Have you noticed the
Box Candy Display
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at the
“BUFFET”
1194 CHAS. R. CRAWFORD 1911
PIONEER CONTRACTOR anl 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 J S. BLUM A CO., Valdex, and Cordo.a,
BANKERS ( B. M. BEHRENDS, Juneau, Alaaka.
Merchants Cafe
Phone 63 OPEN DAY AND NIGHT Chiw. Fischer, Propr.
YOl’LL CERTAINLY
ENJOY A LOOK
At yourself when you array
yourself in the suit we have tail
ored for you. The perfect fit, the
smartly distinctive cut of the
garments will tell you at a
glance that you are at last en
rolled in the really good dress
er class. And at no greater ex
pense than usual, as our prices
will plainly prove.
BEN SILVERMAN
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
plumbing STOVES and RANGES heating
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES, PAINTS and OILS
Mine Air Pipe, Valves, Hose, Pipe and Fittings
Valdez Dock. Opposite Prospector Office. Telephone 24
I THE SENATE
J FRANK GUSTAFSON, Proprietor.
t CIGARS AND BILLIARDS
► Nicely Furnished Rooms. Phone 35
THE P1NZON
TOBACCO AND CIGARS
POOL AND BILLIARDS
PHONE 69 • Me Kinley St, Valdez
i Valdez Transfer Co.
A. M. DIERINGER, Proprietor
Office on Valdez Dock, Next to Prospector
Building.
General Trucking and Freighting to all
Interior Points
AUTOS FOR HIRE,
DAY OR NIGHT
No Coal Delivered Unless Paid in Advance
“AN AWFH, mr
Armed with • number of copies of
her speech at Juneau of which she
seemed intensely proud. Mrs. Cornel
ias E. Hatcher, the alleged territorial
representative of the W. C. T. U„ on
her way to the westward, arrived
from the south yesterday. The Juneau
Dispatch with undying love for the
lady who “speaks for democracy,"
had printed the speech probably free
of charge for the Maloney'exponent,
in the .Maloney organ, "The Boob."
Her reception at Valdez was a frost
in every sense of the word, the citi
zens not approving the abuse and vili
fication heaped upon T. .1. Donohoe,
a resident of this city, whom Mrs.
Hatcher especially singled out for
vicious attacks and slangy innuendo.
A representative of the Prospector
asked a number of passengers on the
Northwestern how she made out in
her campaign coming up from Ju
neau. and they replied: “She is an
awful pest. Sulzer ought to place her
on the payroll. She is making him
votes by the hundred."
Ed Kundeen employed by the North
Midas company was married to Miss
Annie Peterson by Commissioner Ber
ry recently. Tile young couple will re
side at Strelna.
For tirst-ciass meats ana good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants' Cafe. U
Anything you want in the line of
photography—Jenner can do It for
you. tf
JOHNSTON CHOCOLATES
just received at the Valdez Drug
Co. tf
NI'CGET AND IVORY
and Alaskan jewelry, Valdez Drug
Co. tf
The order discontinuing the post
office at Chisana has been rescinded,
the residents making a strong pro
test.
Summons for Publication
No. 934
In the District Court for the Territory
of Alaska, Third Division.
Lucile V. Flett, Plaintiff,
vs
Scott Lewis Flett, Defendant.
To Scott Lewis Flett: You are here
by notified that you are named as de
fendant in a suit brought by the
above-named plaintiff to secure a de
cree of absolute divorce from you, in
the above-named court and that un
less you appear and answer or other
wise plead to plaintiff’s complaint fil
ed in said cause within thirty days
after completion of publication of
this summons, to-wit; within thirty
days after May 15, 1918, your de
fault will be entered and plaintiff will
apply to the court for the relief ask
ed in her complaint.
This publication of summons is
made pursuant to an order duly made
on March 12, 1918 by Hon. Fred M.
Brown, judge of the above-named
court.
Dated, April 2, 1918.
ARTHUR LANG,
(Seal) Clerk District Court.
By C. H. WILCOX,
Deputy Clerk.
First publication, April 3, 1918.
Last publication. May 8, 1918.
OLD METHOD OF TRANSPORT j
Raft aa Uaed in America Today Has I
Ita Counterpart in Every Coun
. try in the World.
“The raft lias heen used for centu
ries for carrying various cargoes.” |
" rites Ihiy Allen Willey in St. Nirho
I Ins. “It carried Kgy|itian cotton on
j the Nile; It i- in service on the Kongo
I river in Africa end the Canges in In
i ilia; hut the raft which is its own
1 -argil is that coni)ioscd of logs—a
method of water trnasportation that
: originated In Nova Scotia a half con
i turj ago.
“Tree trunks cut from Nova Scotia
forests were moved on wooden rollers
to one of the liarhors. where the lug'
were piled in layers and hound to !
j get tier with twisted wire rope. The
I raft was to lie taken to a lumber mil!
! on New York harbor, where the logs
i were to he cut into timber for Imilding
j purposes. Tn haul the raft while on
I the sea. one end of a heavy wire rope
! was fastened to its how. the other was
secured to the rear deck of a steam
j tugboat. It started on its ocean Jour
j ney, but never reached its destination,
for a gale of wind sprung up. the low
ing rope parted, and the raft drifted
out to sea. I.uter. some of the logs
were found washed ashore on the Nor
wegian coast.
in uie nortnweai me transportation
| of lumber In rafts Is very extensive. ;
{ They are of enormous dimensions. In
shape closely resembling a cigar, hav- |
Ing Ita greatest number at the middle j
and tapering to a point at both ends. 1
While these rafts are of varying sizes, i
the smallest usually contains at leaat
five thousand pieces of timber, ranging j
from 80 to 110 feet In length and from
two to nearly flve feet in diameter at i
the butt.
“Consequently, some of the rufts
made In this peculiar fashion are near- ;
ly as long as the largest transatlantic ,
liners, measuring no less than 650 feet
from end to end.”
Effect of War on Trade.
It would be Impossible to give in de
tail the effect of the European war on i
American trade, but partial statements
show the approximate effect on some
branches of trade. Thus it appears
that during the first 20 months of war
our exixirts of articles used expressly
for war purposes amounted to $1,092,
582,249. The smallest shipments were
In the opening month of the war, Aug
ust, 1914, when such exports amount
ed to only $8,551,011 and Increased al
most steudlly up to March, 1910, when
the total was $114,826,426. For the
20 months the exports of explosives
amounted to $166,159,515; gunpowder,
$104,005,785; cartridges, $40,308,017;
dynamite. $3,211,073; commercial au
tomobiles $82,607,125; mules, $30,026,
591j horses, $125,241,206; airplanes,
$7.4fil.7JJ7; firearms, $20,140,981; mls
celfdneous iron and steel, Including
empty shells, $111,603,316; rubber. In
cluding auto tires, $38,8.'>8.708; barbed
and plain wire, $14,485,385. According
to statistics of the United States de
partment of commerce, more than
three-quarters of the total export
trade of the United States in 1910
went to the allied nations of Europe,
and this including only war exports,
and not provisions or foodstuffs.
Mrs. A. C. Dowling, wife of Depu
ty Marshal A. C. Dowling, sailed for
Valdez this morning on the steam
ship Alameda, after a visit of some
conths outside.
Jack Harris and Grover Gordon
who run a fox ranch at Wooded Isl
and recently took 25 handsome blue
fox pelts Into Cordova.
PAID ADVERTISEMENT
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VOTE FOR
HENRY A. SLATER
FOR
REPRESENTATIVE
ON THE REPBULICAN TICKET
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PRIMARY ELECTION, TUESDAY, APRIL 30
ATTENTION!
Mining and Cannery Men
We can fill and deliver your
order for all kinds of native
lumber at short notice.
ADDRESS VALDEZ *or GRANITE, ALASKA
Port Wells Mill & Lumber Co.
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CITY EXPRESS. Phono 82; ready
to tranafe. taut baggage tor yon. tf
Mrs. I. \V. Johnston, wife of Lieut
Johnston of the Post is a passenger
on the Alameda.
A native known as Ous employed
at the Orca cannery at Cordova died
recently from tuberculosis.
The Cordova Machinery Works has
moved into new quarters on the dock.
They do the one
thing you have al
ways w ished a
cigarette would do;
they satisfy and
yet they’re MILD.
LOUIE’S CAFE
Open Day and Night McKinley 8treet, Below Cable Offlce
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale
EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROVICH, Propr.
The Hrave Eire Laddies
j
Will do what they can but they j
cannot save you from loss no j
matter how quickly they put j
out the fire. The only sure j
protection against fire Ioes is a j
policy in a good company such j
as we represent. Let us Issue j
one to you today. You may j
have a fire tonight. 'You Never !
Can Tell." ;
C. B. SMITH
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Valdez Real Estate Agency j
lMione No. I. VAliDEZ DOCK CO., Agent, Valdez Alaska.
Our Large Fleet of Magnificent Steamships Offer Frequent,
PERFECT SERVICE
Between All Points in
ALASKA and CALIFORNIA
lyeave Seattle 10 a. m.— From Valdez to Seattle—
April 6—S. S. Adm. Watson, April 6—S. S. Adm. Farragut
(For Seldovia) April 17—S. S. Adm. Watson
April 19—S. S. Adm. Farragut May 1—S. S. Adm. Farragut
(For Anchorage)
May 3—S. S. Adm. Farragut
(For Anchorage)
CALIFORNIA ROUTE
Leave Seattle Monday, Friday and Sunday for
San Francisco.
Frequent service between San Francisco, Los Angeles
and San Diego
IF YOUR TICKET READS “PACIFIC STEAMSHIP COMPANY”
YOU ARE ASSURED THE VERY BEST.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
From Seattle 9 a. m.—
April 8—S S. Alaska
April 16—S. S. Northwestern
April 24—S. S. Alameda
Valdez to Seattle— ‘
April 2—S. S. Northwestern *
April 8—S. S. Alameda J
April 19—S. S. Alaska jj
April 25—S. S. Northwestern h
Call at Ketchikan, Juneau, Cordova. Ellamar, Fort Llscum, Valdex, j
Latoucbe and Seward. ]
S. S. Alaska sailing from Seattle March Sth connects with S. S. ’
Dora at Seward for Alaska Peninsula points. j
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell, Juneau, Sheep
Creek. Treadwell, Douglas, Bka^way, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdes and Da
touche. Explosives. Right reserved to change schedule without notice.
VALDEZ DOCK CO. Local Agent
WHEN YOU SEE OUK
LAUNDRY WORK
•you'll be surprised to think how
you have been putting up with
just ordinary laundering. Both
men and women find our serv
ice so far superior that no In
ducement can bring them to try
any other laundry. We Invite a
trial. Our work Is our best ar
gument.
_ INDEPENDENT
STEAM LAUNDRY