ill TO BE
EMPLOYED IN
FISH CANNERY,
SEATTLE, Feb, 8.—“Do you know
that you have never eaten a sar
dine?" asked Capt. A. M.. Harris, man
ager of the Alaska Sardine & Her
ring Fisheries, at Port Walter, who
is at the Arlington, says the Seattle
Post-Intelligencer.
“The word sardine is just a trade
name; in reality the canned fish are
mostly a branch of the herring fam
ily. The French sardine is known
as the pilchard; the Maine and Cali
fornia sardine are nothing more
than young herring. Norway’s prized
sardines are of a species called bris
ling, while the sardine of Alaska
is a small variety of the herring fam
ily. __
“When the company started opera
tions last year it intended to pack sar
dines, but the little fish are somewhat
erratic in their habits and didn’t show
up. We had a fine run of herring and
attempted something new in the line
of packing for the United States. The
sardine business is one of the indus
tries that was helped by the war. Up
until wartime the people of the United
States depended upon Scotland for
their supply of kippered herring. The
war cut off the supply.
“Last year the company brought
in eighty Scotch women from the old
country and Canada under the ex
pert labor clause and we packed some
20,000 cases of the kippered herring.
The company has made it a rule to
hire nothing but white labor and wo
men wherever possible. Of course,
they are not as efficient as the Chinese
of the salmon cannery, but then one
can keep a plant much more sanitary.
We have cottages for the women work
ing at the plant and are planning on a
large dormitory and assembly hall for
those employed. The company during
the next season will have to depend
upon women from the states, as w«»
had to send back all the women from
Canada and Scotland.”
EDW. T. McNALLY
WM. MAITLAND
M’Nally & Maitland
Lumber
Wood
We carry a complete stock of common dimension. Fin
ish that is CLEAR and properly kiln-dried.
SALES AGENTS
ESKA CREEK COAL CO.
COAL $8.00 PER TON
Yard and Office Foot of 6 St.
Phone 41R
BANKING BY MAIL
It makes nb difference where you are located, you
can send us your gold dust or checks and we will place
them to your credit, acknowledging receipt and furnish
ing you with a check book so you can draw money when
needed j or, if you prefer, we will place the money on de
posit in our Savings Department where it will earn 4 per
cent interest.
We will be pleased to attend to any business you
wish transacted anywhere.
German-American Mercantile Bank
SEATTLE - - WASHINGTON.
THE HOUSE OF CLEAN
SPORT.
iJheRB.CCa
MONARCH
WORLDS
BEST
ROB ARTS’ BILLIARD
AND BOWLING
PARLORS.
P. O. Opposite.
p.o;o:oio:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o.o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o,G
SERVICE BARBER
SHOP.
ROBARTS BUILDING
Shampooing and Face Massage
A Specialty.
OriOlOlOlOlClOlO.OlOlClOlOlOlOlOlOlOlOlOlOlOlOjDr)
UNION CIGAR STORE
4th Are. Bet. C and B Sts.
Choice line of Cigars and
Tobaccos,
Confectionery and
Soft DrinkB.
Meet Your Friends at the
UNION CIGAR STORK
GUS STIPOVICH and
OTTO GUSTOSON, Props.
SRRH
CHOVIN SUPPLY
5th and C.
Carries Everything in Electri
cal Supplies and Fixtures
to make a happy Home
Agent for
FRISCO STANDARD
GAS ENGINES.
Central Barber Shop
Modern Equipment Throughout
New Sanitary Bathroom in
Connection.
417 4th Avenue.
Kitak Show Case Co.
Furniture, Cabinets.
Bank and Office Fixtures
Made To Order
Kiln Dried & Seasoned Lumber
|j Factory Opposite White House
3®C
o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o:o^o;o:o:c:o<o:o;o:o:o:o:o
[ITHE FAIRBANKS!
|! 4th and D j \
}i-ii
9 MEN’S CLOTHIERS
11 ROY FAIRBANKS, Prop, j j
GEN.GOETHALS
FAVORS CHANGE
IN CANAL TOLLS
BOSTON, Feb. 4.—Modification of
the Taft agreement with Panama, ex
tension of facilities for the display
and storage of United States manu
factures at the terminals of the Pan
ama canal and new rulings on toll
rates, were urged by Maj.-Gen. George
W. Goethals, former governor of the
Panama canal zone, at the dinner of
the second field day of the Associated
Industries of Massachusetts in the
Boston City club last night. General
Goethals opened his address with an
account of the slides at the canal
which have hindered the work, but
made the statement that there is “ev
ery reason to hope that the difficulty
from the slides is over.”
In obtaining this strip of land the
United States was granted all the
rights of sovereignty by the Republic
of Panama, but since then the Taft
agreement has altered conditions so
that everything is subject to duty ex
cept building supplies and materials
needed for the use of the engineers
and helpers. This material includes
coal and fuel oil, which are sold to
private interests.
Special emphasis was laid on the
improving relations between the Unit
ed States and South and Central
America which will result with more
intimate industrial contact. General
Goethals advocated the establishment
of large warehouses at each terminal
city of the canal by United States
concerns so that South American buy
ers may see our wares and compare
them with the French and German
products which are displayed in South
and Central American cities.
There is nothing at the Canal Zone
to induce United States citizens to go
there, he said, as the fertile soil from
the hills has been washed into the val
leys, which are now mostly lakes. In
1910 when it was finally established
that the costs were less than original
ly estimated, the question of the con
struction of coaling stations was tak
en up, with the result that there are
now two coal pockets on each side of
the canal and a drydock on the Pacific
side.
Under no conditon, he said, should
oversea countries be allowed to get
a foothold on the Canal Zone while
the United States has complete
charge. The question of tolls is a seri
ous one, he said, as under the present
rulings British ships are allowed to go
through the canal for about 11 per
cent less tolls than United States ves
sels, because the British steamers
have sheltered decks and the United
States craft are largely without them.
U-BOAT ATTACKS
ON MERCHANT SHIPS
LONDON, England—Neutral and
allied merchant shipping continues to
suffer from the depredations of bel
ligerent submarines, and among the
ships recently sunk are Danish, Span
ish, Swedish and Greek vessels. Ac
cording to some reports the Germans
are employing submarines of an ex
traordinarily large size, but the
Christian Science Monitor is informed
that none of these craft have as yet
been encountered by the ships of the
royal navy. Whatever the size of the
undersea craft, they have been instru
mental in sinking a good many mer
chantmen in open waters, where it is
more difficult to hunt them down, or
to limit their activities. Though pre
cise details of localities are not pub
lished, it is no secret that the coast
of Norway and the waters around
Spain and in the Mediterranean have
been the scene of active operations.
The U-49, which sank the Columbian,
and, it is reported, the U-50, are still
lying around loose on the route to the
Mediterranean.
Among the Danish ships recently
sunk was the steamer Ragner. She
was torpedoed by the U-49 at 5 p. m.
on Saturday, Nov. 11, while on the
way from Cardiff to Marseilles, with
a cargo of coal. Her crew of 21 were
taken on board the submarine, which
continued its activities while carrying
these unwilling passengers. Next
day the submarine hailed the Dutch
steamer Leda and having examined
her papers, transferred the crew of
the Ragner to the Leda and disap
peared. The Leda put in at Vigo,
Spain, and landed the submarine vic
tims. The Ragner was a vessel of
2123 tons and was owned by L. H.
Carl of Copenhagen.
Several Swedish ships have been
sunk, including the Astrid, the Lok
ken, 1954 tons, the Ullvang 639 tons,
and the Torridal 688 tons. The As
trid was sunk on the route between
Stockholm and Ravmo, Finland.
Among the Spanish ships was the Oiz
Mendi, sunk at 5 in the afternoon of
Tuesday, Nov. 14. She was manned
by a crew of 24 and was owned at
Bilbao. Her tonnage was 2104 gross
and 1250 net. The captain and crew
have been landed. British ships sunk
were the steamship Sarah Radcliffe,
the Polpedn, and the F. Matarazzo.
The Sarah Radcliffe is a Cardiff boat
of 3333 gross tonnage and 2132 net,
built in 1896. The Norwegian steam
er Hudin landed 28 of the crew, who
reported that their ship was both tor
pedoed and shelled before she sank.
They were unable to save any of their
effects. The F. Matarazzo had a ton
nage of 2823 and the Polpedn was of
1610 tons. The Greek vessels Styli
ani Bebis, 3000 tons, the Barbara 2831
tons and the Joannis, have also fallen
victims to submarines, but details of
the attacks upon them are not as yet
available. A British vessel of 4574
tons—the St. Leonards—has been
damaged, according to a message from
Havre, while on her voyage from
Philadelphia, but is making for port
with the assistance of tugs.
Storm or no storm I eat at Camer
on’s Cafe. 354
Shoe Shine Stand—Roberts.
Inlet Soda Works
W. A. TAYLOR, Proprietor
Manufacturers of all kinds of
MINERAL WATERS, SODA
CIDER, SYRUPS.
AGENTS FOR GRAPE JUICE
Anchorage - - Alaska
NEW CRESCENT HOTEL
F. W, REDWOOD & CO., Props.
Warm Rooms. Moderate Rates. Hot
Baths.
Cor. Fourth and C. Anchorage
QUINN BOARDING
HOUSE.
Board by the Day or Week.
lj
Corner 3rd and C St.
THE SYDNEY
LAURENCE CO.
COMMERCIAL AND
PICTORIAL PHOTOGRAPHY
Interior, Flashlight Work a
Specialty.
Kodak Developing and Printing
HARMONY THEATRE.
fc——————>
BAXTER’S
MAGAZINES
PERIODICALS
NEWSPAPERS
Panorama Photographs
Anchorage and
Mount McKinley
Pioneer Sheet
Metal Works
YUKON STOVES
— AND —
HEATERS
Corner Fifth and C Sta.
Anchorage • - Alaska
CARROL & CO.
Fourth St., near E
MEN’S OUTFITTERS
Complete stock of Clothing,
Shoes and furnishings.
Wood and coal delivered to any
part of the city. Phone 43-Y. Uni
rersa! Taxi and Tnuwf.. 12f>
Fine Job Printing at Times office.
Union Laundry
and Bath House
Fourth Are., Between H and I,
Anchorage
OUR WORK IS GUARANTEED
—and—
SANITARY
the largest and cleanest
BATH TUBS IN ANCHORAGE
THE COOK INLET
TRANSFER CO.
WOOD AND ICE
A SPECIALTY.
Sanitary Market
The only told storage plant in con.
nection with market in Anchorage.
Home-made Sausages. Fruits. Veg
etables. Rutter and Eggs, at whole
sale. Restaurants and roadhouses,
spooia' attention.
Ith Ave.. Bet H and I Sts.
E. E. KURTZ & CO.
FREDERICfeNELSON
Invite you to send to them for
such items in FURNITURE and
DRY GOODS as cannot be readily
supplied by the merchants in your
own community.
All such orders received by
FREDERICK & NELSON receive
the prompt, personal attention of
an expert shopper, and Parcel Post
shipments are sent POSTAGE
PAID to any point in Alaska.
Lunches, sandwiches and coffee at
SEATTLE
)
Vole Bakery. > 429
Stop at Peterson’s Hotel. | 399
UNAVOIDABLE
-jt DELAYS
Have made it impossible to have our new quarters ready for occupancy on March
first as was intended. This makes it necessary for us to remain in our present store for
several days longer. In the meantime, although most of our goods are ready for mov
ing, much of our stock yet remains unpacked. Rather than move these goods, we will
sell them at greatly reduced prices.
The announcement of the date of our removal to our new store will be made
later.
WATCH THIS SPACE
S
Sfi
s
5fi
s
s
SH
w
*
tfi
*
*
*
*
s
w
s
s
■
^ STYLE SHOP ^
iag|grafi!iaiBianiii^jriM»ir.iiEiiir»i«Ji!«faii!iBraiiiiar>iiBiafBiiaiifi!f»ifBfgR5iiUBiBii!iBiiiiaia#BigiaEBfi5iafai;a