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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1917
FUTURE OF SHIPBUILDING.
The ruthless destruction of ocean
shipping by German submarines em
phasizes the growing importance of
tbe ship-building industry. England
admits that she has lojt 4.000,000
tons during the war and hundreds of
thousands of tons have been lost by
e ther countries. The destruction has
been going on at so rapid a rate that
woo.ien ships are coming back into
their own because of the high prices
of steel and the inability of the steel
yards to keep up with the demand.
In this connection the Seattle Post
intelligencer quotes some illuminat
ing figures to show that “Puget
Sound yards are likely to be called
upon for all the wooden ships they
can build for an indefinite term of
years. It says:
American shipbuilding plants may
regard the “ruthless" sea warfare
promised by Germany with some com
posure. Just now these yards have
from three to fiye year3 of good busi
ness before them. If Germany is
-ible to carry out her threats, if Us
force of commerce destroyers is to be
increased by 300 new submarines, tl.
shipyards of the world may have an
indefinite term of industry ahead of
them.
Since the war began something like
2,500 commerce carriers have been
destroyed, comprising a tonnage of
5.000,000. Germany has approxi
mately 4,400,000 tons interned and
the British and French governments
have commandeered more than 12,
000,000 tons for national use, and
this is likely to fit only for scrap be
fore the war is over. World com
merce is now carried on by approxi
mately one-half the tonnage in use
before the war. After-war needs will
require a total of perhaps 60,000,000
tons. From 35,000,000 to 40,000,000
tons must be built, this under the es
timate based on losses up to tire p-es
ent time.
Much of the new tonnage will be
wooden. Iron and steel are to con
tinue high in price and impossible to
supply in adequate quantities. Every
shipyard in the country will be
crowded to capacity and the ring of
the hammer and the sound of the saw
will be heard from Seattle, Washing
ton, to Portland, Maine. '
BRYAN'S PEACE PLANS.
In an article recently published in
Eastern papers, William J. Bryan, the
great Commoner, outlined the follow
ing plans to keep the nation out of
war:
First, we can postpone until the
war is over the settlement of any de
pute which cannot now be settled by
peaceful means.
Second, we can k^ep Americans olT
belligerent ships.
Third, we can refuse clearance to
ships of the United States and other
neutral countries carrying contraband
and passengers on the same ship.
Fourth, we can withdraw protec
tion from American citizens who are
willing to jeopardize the Nation by
traveling as seamen with contraband
on American or neutral vessels.
Fifth, we can, if necessary, keep all
American vessels out of the danger
zone for the present, just as the May
or of a city keeps citizens in their
homes when a mob is in possession of
the streets.
Sixth, Congress, which has exclu
sive power to declare war, can sub
mit the declaration to a referendum
vote making exception in case of act
ual invasion.
We cannot depend upon precedent
to meet an unprecedented situation.
Other alternatives are likely to be
suggested.
The most important thing is that
the officials at Washington shall know
lhat the people at home protest
against entering this war on either
side, with its frightful expenditure of
blood and treasure; that they are not
willing to send American soldiers
across the Atlantic to march under
the banner of any European monarch
or die on European soil in settlement
of European quarrels, and the; they
are not willing to surrender the op
portunity to render a supreme serv
ice to the world as a friend to all and
peacemaker when peace is possible.
THE proposed cannery to be estab
lished on the City dock by John Emel
will be ready to start operations t»y
April 1. Mr. Emel reports that he
has secured the necessary machines (
boats, cans and capital to go throug. i
with his plans, and it will be but a
short time until the whistle of the
cannery will join that of the laundry;
most welcome music to any town.
THE NEW sawmill under consid
eration by Contractor Charles Craw
ford will add considerably to the pay
roll of Valdez. Mr. Crawford employs
a number of men now. and the saw
mill will make him the largest em
ployer of labor in the city.
GEESE arc reported to be $30 each
in Germany. Those Germans must be
trying to emulate Alaskan Christinas
prices. __
THE EMPRESS
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TONIGHT 8 p.m. TONIGHT
BIG DOUBLE PROGRAM
DUSTIN FARNUM
IN THE FIVE ACT FEATURE
“Captain
LOIS MEREDITH
IN THE PRETTY FIVE ACT FEATURE
HELP WANTED
Tomorrow-NIOBE 5 act comedy drama
Regular Admission ... - 2Sc
STEAM HEAT NEWL1T FURNISHED
SEATTLE HOTEL
MRS. E. MILL, Propr.
VALDEZ ALASKA
BOUNDARY LINES*
A Clearing 875 Milta Long 8«paratM
Alaska From Canada. ’
Boundaries’between countries, states
and counties and between cities and
the country surrounding them are
marked in various wuys. Sometimes
it is by a stone post or monument; of
ten a county is separated from an ad
joining county by u public road, which
is surveyed purposely on the county
line.
In some of the southern states coun
ties which allow cattle to run at large
are often separated from those which
do not by n fence. The boundary be
tween Alaska and Canada is marked
by a clear strip in the woods 875 miles
long. •
When a highway passes from one
country into another the traveler is
made aware of the fact by the customs
officials. Sometimes also, as in France,
a tax is collected on country produce
entering the, cities. But in thinly set
tied sections of the United States tin*
boundaries between counties and even
between states are not always marked,
and, though known to the inhabitants,
are often not to be recognized by a
stranger.
One notable instance of a marked
boundary Ls the great wall of China,
which extends for a distance of more
than 1,300 miles along what was once
the frontier of that empire.—Christian
Herald.
FOUR POSTER BEDSTEADS.
A Legacy From the Daya When People
8lept In Boxee.
In medieval times, when life was
very insecure, it was usual for people
lo sleep on a bed which was surround
ed by sides of boards with strong posts
at the four corners. These sides con
tained eliding doors, which could be
fastened Inside.
When men retired to rest they took
a weapon with them. If attacked in
ihe night they were aroused by the
noise made by the crashing in of their
wooden defense and were aide to de
fend themselves.
When the law became strong enough
to protect humau life the sides of the
bedstead were gradually- dispensed
with, but the four posts remained. The
boxlike bedstead still survives In the
rural parts of Scotland and Is almost
accessary where the earthen floors and
Imperfect ceilings cause much damp
Emily Bronte in “Wutbering Heights”
describes one of these liedsteads in the
old mansions as forming a "little clos
et.” Mr. Lockwood, who had to sleep
hi It. says. ”1 slid hack the panel sides,
got in with my light, pulled them* to
gether again and felt secure.”—London
Stumlard.
Penalty of tha Peach.
The Egyptians appear to have been
acquainted with what is commonly
called prussic acid, the most deadly of
poisons. It is Held that, they distilled it
from certain plants and trees, notably
the peach. In the Louvre there is an
ancient Egyptian papyrus from which
the following has been deciphered:
“Pronounce not the name of I. A. O.
under the penalty of the peach.” This
has been supposed to be a death warn
ins to those who might be tempted t>>
reveal mysteries in connection with the
religious rites of the priests.
The Romans probably learned of prus
sic acid from the Egyptians. History
has it that In the reign of Tiberius a
Roman knight accused of treason drank
poison uml immediately fell dead at
the feet of the senators, a significant
circumstance, inasmuch as no other
poison has the almost instantaneous
effect of prussic acid.
A Poor Prooa Agent.
Max O’Rell was exceedingly popular
as a lecturer, and the way in which
his mother viewed the suggestion that
her son should take to the platform is
worth repetition. She wrote to him
from the native village which she had
never left for more than a day to say
that she did not think appearing before
audiences to be reputable business, and
when he repUed that he had decided to
do it^aud bad signed a contract to that
effect the dear old lady wrote back
that she was “still” his loving mother
and that she would tell no one in the
village about it.
On* Beyond.
Willis—Do you think that moving
pictures are the ultimate development
of dramatic art? (Mills— No. There
wjll be one more. On the legitimate
stage you can get along with brains
and no beauty; in the movies you can
get along with beauty and no brains,
and the next stage of development will
be one where you can get by without
either.—Life.
Perfectly Reaeonabi*.
The picture show bad started and
seven-year-old Ruth sat watching in
tently when she beard a man behind
her exclaim pettishly:
“I can’t see a thing, madam.”
“Mother,” demanded Ruth, “why
does he cofne here if he can’t see?”
Pbotoplay Magazine.
Disappointed.
“So you advise me not to sue?" said
the client.
“I do," said the lawyer.
“Well,” returned the disappointed
client, "it seems strange that when a
man pays for advice he can’t get the
kind he wants.”
Limited to One.
Friend—Woman, as some one has
said, is a creature of moods. Henry
Peck—My wife ain't. She's always in
,-he imperative.—Boston Transcript.
Be wiser than other people if you
■an. but do not t'll them so.—Chester
field.
G°°4 Phone 12 1 Moderate
Good* | Price?
$2.50 per bex-APPLES-$2.50 per bex
We have received another shipment of those choice
quality apples and will sell them at this
price while they last.
Fruits and Vegetables
To receive the best that the market affords in these lines, purchase here.
We have—
FLORIDA RUSSETT GRAPH FRUIT CAULIFLOWER
ORANGES LETTUCE «(
BANANAS ARTICHOKES
CRANBERRIES PARSLEY
RHUBARB CELERY
And a fine assortment of staple vegetables.
“Holly-hurst” the money back egg,-50c a dozen.
In Domestic and Imported Cheese, We Offer
WISCONSIN TWIN CAMEMBRKT
OREGON CREAM
LIMBURG KK PIMENTO
ROQUEFORT GREEN CHILI
S. BLUM & CO., Inci
GOOD GOODS
GROC ERIES AND OFFICE L OCATED IN THE FORMER K|NG GROCERY BUILDING
! OUR idea of opulence is to be able
4o go into a restaurant and order a
'nice round steak, medium thick.
IN about two more months Valdez
i building boom will start, and then
| things will hum until fall. i
_ _ |
i NOW that the road appropriation
j has been taken away from Valdez we
wish to call the attention of our pes-1
simists to the fact that we still have
| the post and cable office if any other
city desires them.
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! OLD-TIME CHAMPION
EAILH TO COMK BACK
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j SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 26.—De
tails of the futile attempt of old man
i “Bill” Squires to come back and how
! he went back into fistic oblivion were
iieceived here today from Sydney, Aus
tralia, where the heavyweight was re
|cently defeated.
Squires, whose chief claim to dis
itinction lies in his humiliating knock
I out in a local ring by Tommy Burns
^ in less than one round, re-entered the
iring with nothing but hope, and now
! that is going.
Bill s opponent was Dave Smith
ex-heavyweight champion of Austra
lia. Dave still had a little of his old
time ability, but Bill had nothing.
He started furiously, but couldn t
stand his own pace. In each round
he nearly fell from sheer fatigue
brought on hy his own exertion. He
was too tired to stand, so he dropped
before a weak blow, never to enter j
the squared circle again.
For Sale.
Lop-Eared Malamute Dog, 15 mos.
old, weight 103 lbs.; price f. o. b. Val
dez $76.00. Address, Box 232,
Douglas, Alaska. k3-l-17
Hot drinks are in full swing at the I
Candy Kitchen. tf
Unfailing
Satisfaction
Is one of the many reasons
why
CRESCENT
BAKINS
POWDER
Ik Increasing in popular favor.
SOLD BY GROCERS
POUND TIN 25c
CRESCENT MFG. CO.,
Seattle, Wash.
LOUIE’S CAFE
Open Day and N’iglit McKinley Street, Below Cable Office
Fresh Bread, Pies, Cakes,
All Kinds of Pastry for Sale.
EVERYTHING THE BEST ANDY MAROVICH, Pro pa.
Candy Wen
L V. HUNT—b(M Dra, Start.
FOUNTAIN DRINKS
HOT- -COLO
ATLAS JUNK CO.
VbltMh mad Retail Deafen la
AIX KINDS OF JUNK
Buyers of Metal, Rubber, Ma
nila Rope, Sacks, Machinery,
Pipe, Hides, Furs and Bottles.
1043 Railroad Atcsm, So.
SKATTLE, WASH.
When b Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON. »nor
S'lRICTLV FIRST CLAS6.
Fourth Ave, Seward. Alaska
The Best Place m Valdez to
Stop at is the
Arctic Hotel
Warn, light RaaaM—The Haaae ef (Wert
RATES REASONABLE
BATHROOM Space! Rata* By the Maath
PHONE 133 MRS. STRING. Piep
VALDEZ CAFE
AND BAKERY
FiNk Bra ad aad Paatry a*way» oo bud
OPEN DAY AND NIGHT
BERGSTROM * ROGSTAD. Prop*.
PHONE 17 - Tfcraadaan lainr Otd Dn«
In every line or manuractured ar
ticles there is usually one maker who
sets the standard of excellence. The
Rexall Products set sack a standard
for the United States in Drags, Per
fumes, Toilet Articles and in fact, for
every article which they manufacture.
The OWL.DRUG GO., exclusive agentr
f r Taldee. tf
A new stock of A1 Fruit Tablets
Candy Kitchen. tf
PROFESSIONAL C.Ui^.
DR. S. WICKES MERRITT f
ever Val4a Drag Cm.
Pkoae ’16 MdUaky Strm
Contract Surgeon, U. S. Array
A. A. Surgeon. U & Public Health Serv
(Marine Hospital)
JOS. A. SILVERMAN, PtL 6. M. &
PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON
Owr Owl Drag Co.
—OFFICE HOURS: N
1 to 4 P. H. 7 to 8 P. M
Sunday by Appointment.
Res. Phone *7« Office Phone IP
ROBERT SIMPSON Opt.».
JINHAU, ALASKA *
(Hasses Fitted Leases Groand
DR. H. COCKERILLE
Oniaate Natlaaal Ualwnlt;
WukliflM. D. U
DENTIST
Fourteen Years la Valdes.
PHONE 110 |
Office Rooms la Whaling Building
DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTOHNBVS-AT-1.AW
Olice UpiMwUc Coart Hoaor
Phoor .W VALDRZ. AlASK^
JOHN LI ONS <E s. «M'CHl.S
LYONS & RITCHIE
A’l’TORA l.'V VA I .LA »
ua«n (a " •>•!:•( Hnlldla*
PkMC 101 V ALOBZ. ALASKA
VALDES LODGE
MO 108 y
mi ut Accepted Vuou>
Regular Communications first Wed
nesday In each month In MoKlnley
■•a »“-*.• iriKo^irw*
HD WOOD, Secretary.
Valdez Miners Union No. 188
Western Federation of Miners
W. H. GARNER, President,
Granite Mine
GUST KRING, Secratary.
Valdes Alaska.