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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1913.
PROTECTS THE BIRDS BUT
NOT THE FISH.
The Ketchikan Mail enters a
strong protest against the wan
ton destruction of food fish
which is made by fishermen ev
ery year and raps the govern
ment for maintaining men to
protect useless birds but makes
no attempt to protect the valu
able food product of the sea:
‘‘Forrester island is a small
rocky island on the west coast
of Dali island and twenty-live
miles from shore. It is the nat
ural feeding ground of herring,
king salmon and cohoes in great
quantities. The herring are after
a small bug in Liu- water, Ihe
king salmon and cohoes are af
ter the herring and the trollers
arc after the king salmon. In
th« spring and until about July
the lish caught there are very
small and poor, but after the
tenth of July the large lish com
mence to be caught and the small
ones all disappear. These later
lish are all large and fat and are
worth a great deal more to the
mild curj| men than I be early I
catch.
iimv tm 11111 vi tint, nit ii n"i
the canneries will neither one
buy cohoes that ure caught by
the trollers early in the season.
They evade the law by claiming
that these lirsh are hybrids, but
men who have been handling lisli
for I he last fifteen or twenty
years all say they are cohoes
that have not fully matured and
are not ready to spawn. These
fish, if left alone until after July,
would increase in size and hard
en up so that they could be used
by the canneries, but they are at
the presold lime killed and
thrown overboard iii great <|u«in— j
til ies.
"Men who have been trolling
oil the island this past summer
say that ten cohoes per day per
man for hand trullings is a very
conservative eslimale. The pow
er boats which lisli willi three1
lines and cover more territory
will easily average forty lisli per
day. Thus, il is easy to see that
with lour hundred hand trollers
and lifly power boats working
there is an average of six thou
sand lisli per day wasted. These
fish, if sold at the prevailing price
for cohoes, are worth ^yoo per
day. If these lisli were left alone
until after the first of July I lie.'
could be used and would not have
to tie killed uselessly. If they
were allowed to reach I he streams
and mature they would mater
ially increase the salmon run in
future years and much good
would result.
"The United Stales government
keeps a man on the island every
summer to protect the birds that
have absolutely no value as a
food product, but lish that are
good to eat and are <)f great, value
as food are absolutely uncared
for. The mild cure men should
be compelled to buy and use these
lish or else the island should In
closed to Irollers until such • a
time as the lish were of a size to
be of value. It is the opinion
of a great many men who have
trolled for years that, if the is
land were elp'^ejJ .tp. tlteiw, alto
gether the lish would have a
chance to feed unfrfolesfod! and*
Would increase in size and could
still be caught at places -which
are not natural feeding grounds.
The irollers would thus make as
much in the long run and this
waste of a food product would be
stopped.” _
BEEF PUCES SOARING AGAIN.
Beef prices, so far as the con
sumer is concerned, are up an
other notch and reports from
the packing centers indicate that
the high price mark has not yet
been reached. The prediction is
made that the placing of beef on
the free list will not cause any
material lowering of the prices.
as (he world’s supply of cattle is
at low ebbe and that there will
be no considerable relief Hintil
there is a revival of the’ cattle
raising industry.
The supply on the farms of the
United States has been decreas
ing. Hut with all the falling off
that has been recorded we are
far in the lead as a meat export
ing and producing nation. The
total value of meat entering into
international trade is approxi
mately $-450,000,000 a year and
'one-third of it comes from the
United Slatets.
The total of our exports of
meat for the liscal year ending
with this month will be about
$150,000,000, while the 1912 to
tal for Argentina was $07,000,
000, for Australia in 1911, $31,
‘000,000, for New Zealand, $21,
000,000, for Canada, $14,000,000,
and for Uruguay, $11,000,000.
Those six countries arc the great
meat-exporting nations. It will
be noticed that our total exceeds
the sum of all the other five. The
total number of food animals in
the United States is approximate
ly 109,000,000 and exceeds by a
large margin the number in any
Other country/. While twe have
been permitting our beef supply
to dwindle there has been only
slight decreases in our exports of
pork products.
A study of the situation wbuld
indicate that a shortage of sup
ply in this country such as will
further and seriously curtail our
export, trade would be felt abroad
to such an extent as would be
likely to produce increased prices
there. If a third of the world’s
available supply were to be dim- i
inated it is plain to see what
would happen to the cost of meat
from Australia, Argentina, New
Zealand and other producing
countries. They are nations we
would have to depend on, loo, to
make up our own shortage and
they would offer little opportun
ity for cheap meats to the Amer
ican consumer. It therefore be
hooves us to supply ourselves.
Transparent Clothes.
Cl real Scull ami Oreal Caesar!
An old-fashioned geezer is shock
ed hy your feminine clothes, with
skirls that are slilled to show
off silk knitted host*, garters, and
fixings like those. A small piece'
of satin you can’t wrap a cat in
will make a grown woman a
gown: live ounces of shoddy will
tog .out a hotly, ami then slit
goes prancing through town. The
shorl-waisted fatty, the girl tall
ami shitty, the maiden as thin
as a rasp, go hy in their Imlddes
till man's reason wobbles, ami
old-timers sit up and gasp. If
this lit' the fashion dressmakers
should cash in, but that they’ll
object to, alas! They wold he
contented till they have invented
a woman’s regalia of glass. Do
dressmakers’ patrons e'er think
of the matrons of old, bless their
various names,*their stalely way
going in drapery flowing, those
queenly and dignified dames?
Oh, maiden! Oh, widder! Just
pause and consider your fashion,
contrasted with their. Then,
Marys and Hesses, put on modest
dresses, and throw your fierce
rags down the stairs.
WALT MASON.
Tim Marcum, with the “Katal
la (Jucon,” has taken I he run of
the launch “Ida” to Slump hay
and way ports for the next ten
days. The Ida will be on the
ways yundergoing repairs, after
which she will again lie placed on
the run.
George Herman returned from
Port Wells on the Brighton last
night. He reports good progress
being made in elfcaring the site
for the mill and everything will
be in readiness when the machin
ery arrives from Seattle.
Victor Sedgewick has taken the
position made vacant at the Val
dez Mercantile company by the
appointment of Albert Dowling
■as'ffeputy marshal. John Emel
has been placed on the wagon
and will do the delivering.
Geo. ReinkP. the watch repairer
and jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug
company.
NOTICE.
Notice is hereby given that the
Common Council of the Town of
Valdez, Alaska, will meet as a
Board of Equalization to equal
ize the taxes of the said town for
the year 1913 on each of the fol
lowing dates: On the thirteenth
and fourteenth of October, from
eight' to nine o’clock p. in., on
each of said days; on the twenty
third day of October, from eight
to nine o’clock p. m., on said
day, and as much longer as may
be necessary to complete the
business brought before it. The
assessment hooks are now open
for inspecion at my office.
By order of the Common Coun
cil. RANDALL E. ASHBY,
Town Clerk.
New fall coats and pattern hats
just received on the Northwest
ern at Harvey’s Toggery.
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION.
In the United States District
Court for the Territory of
Alaska, Third Division.
Fred L. Peck, plaintiff, vs. An
nie Peck, defendant.—No. 610.—
Summons for Publication.
The President of the United
States of America, greeting:
To the above-named defend
ant, Annie Peck:
You are hereby required to ap
pear in the District Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Third divis
ion, within thirty (30) days after
the completion of the service of
this summons upon you, and an
swer the complaint of the above
named plaintiff, the original of
said complaint is on file with the
clerk of the above court, at Val
dez, Alaska, and unless you so !
appear and answer, the plaintiff
will apply to the Court for the
relief demanded in said com
plaint.
This action is brought to se
cure a divorce from the defend
ant upon the grounds of deser
tion and abandonment, and this
summons is served upon you by
publication thereof, pursuant to
an order of the above Court,
made and entered on the 27th day
of June, 1913.
Witness the Honorable Fred
M. Brown, Judge of said Court,
this 30th dav of August, in the
yerir of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred arid thirteen, and of
our independence the one hun
dred and thirty-seventh.
ARTHUR LANG,
(Seal) Clerk.
First pub. Aug. 30, 1913.
Last pub. Oct. 6, 1913.
PUBLICATION OF SUMMONS.
In the District Court for the Ter
ritory of Alaska. Third Divi
sion. At Valdez.
Zemro S. Moore, plaintiff, vs.
Josephine Moore, defendent—No.
010—Summons.
The President of the United
Slates, Greeting:
To the above named defendent.
You are hereby required lo ap
pear in the District Court, for
the Territory of Alaska, in (lie
Third Division thereof, at the
town of Valdez, in said Territory,
within thirty days after the
completion of the publication of
this summons, lo-wit, withfti
thirty days after the 17ill day of
October, 1913, and answer the
complaint of the plaintiff on file
in said court, and unless you so
appear and answer, the plaintiff
will take judgement against you,
and apply to the court for the re
lief demanded in said complaint,
which is for a divorce and disso
lution of the marriage contract,
which now exists between you and
the plaintiff.
This summons is served on you
by publication thereof, pursuant
to an order, made and entered by
Hon. Robert W. Jennings, Judge
of the above entitled court on the
2nd. day of September, 1913.
Witness the,Hon. Robert W.
Jennings, Judge' of said court
this 3rd. day of September. 1913.
ARTHUR LANG, Clerk.
(Seal).
By TWOS. S. SCOTT, Deputy.
Date of first pub. Sept. 3, 1913.
Date of last pub. Oct. 17, 1913.
Notice of Annual Meeting.
Notice is hereby given that the
regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of the Sealey-Davis
Mining Co. will be held at the ol'
liee of I he company in Valdez,
Alaska, on Tuesday, the 7th day
of October, 1913, at the hour of
2 p. m. for the purpose of elect
ing a board of directors to serve
for the ensuing year and the
transaction of such other busi
ness as may come before the
j meeting,, Transfer books will be
closed October 3rd.
I SEALEY-DAVIS MINING CO.,
1 H. F. Suessdorf. Secretary.
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Don't neglect your health on the trail.
The VALDEZ DRUG CO.
it prepared to fill your medicine kit
with die purest and best of drugs,
medicines, and surgical bandages.
BE A WINNER
Clothes may not make the man
but good clothes have got many
a man a good job.
We are showing the latest styles of
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fine
Suits and Overcoats.
See Our Window.
Sole Agents for
Hart Schaffner & Marx Fine Clothes.
Copper River
Draying Co
Freighting anti passengers to all parts
of the interior. General Trucking
bid. Wood, - Proprietor
McKiniey St. Valdes
ffcup Hotel
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If you want, to sell or buy any
second-hand furniture, stoves,
etc., call up City Express. Tele
phone 82.
Schedule or the Donaldson.
The following schedule for
launch “Lieut. 0. V. Donaldson.”
will take effect today. All orders
lo the contrary are revoked.
Daily, Saturday and Sunday, ex
cepted :
Leave Fort Liseuin, Alaska,
8:J5 a. ni. and 1:15 p. in.
Leave Valdez, Alaska, 9:45 a.
in. and 4:00 p. in.
Tuesdays:
Leave Fort Liseuin, Alaska,
8:15 a. in. 1:15 p. in. and 5:00 p.
iii.
Leave Valdez, Alaska, 0:48 a.
in. 2:00 p..in. and 5:30 p. ni.
Saturdays: .
Leave Fort A-iscum, Alaska.
1:15 p..iH. and 7 :00 p. in.
Leave Valdez, Alaska, 4:00 p.
m. and 10:30 p. m..
There will be no trips for the
launch on the 2nd and ,4th Fri
days of each month, these days
being used to clean hollers.
Soecial trips or cancelling of
the above will be made without
notice only to meet the exigen
cies of the service.
By order of Lieut. Col. O’Neil.
R. G. SHERRARD,
Second Lieut. 30th ' Infantry,
Quartermaster.
Hospital or tho Good Samaritan.
For $6 we will give you a tic
ket entitling: you to hospital ser
vice and ca^e for any eight weeks
out of the year from date of your
ticket, when incapacitated by in
jury or sickness.
See W. H. ZIEGLER.
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Wall Street Phone 159
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Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finish
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Agents for Fairbanks, Morse & Co.
Valdez Sheet Metal Works
Manufacturers of
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Plumbing, Steam and Hot
Water Heating, Pump* and
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