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(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11.—Dried
cocoanuts, used as a base in many
face creams, soaps and beautifying
preparations, are being rushed into
this port from the southern seas at
an unprecedented rate, to meet the
demand according to shipping men
here.
The trade name for the dried nuts
is copra, and so designated it figures
in many romantic tales of the warm
latitudes of the Pacific. Formerly it
was brought almost exclusively by
schooners which lazied about the
archipelagoes picking it up but the
demand of late has become so great
and the price so correspondingly high
that it is brought profitably as cargo
by transpacific liners, at war time
freight rates.
The dried cocoanut is hoisted from
the holds with scoops, like coal, and
cascades down into hoppers. The
best copra is sacked as it comes from
these hoppers; inferior grades are
shoveled into wagons and hauled to
factories. Wharf loungers esteem the
fragments a delicacy, and whittle the
meat from the broken shells.
The feat of the Chicago packer who
is said to have saved every part oi
the pig except the squeal, has been
equaled by a concern handling copra
here. Ordinarily used for its oil alone
is now being made to yield a food
base, complexion oil. explosive com
ponent, throat prophylactic, seasick
preventative, gun oil and candy com
ponent by this local firm.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 11.—The'
unusual strength of the northwest'
trade winds this season is being com-[
mented on by captains entering this
port. The captain of a dutch linerj
declared he had to buck so many!
strong trade winds after leaving Yo-j
kohama on a trip to this city that he
had but two pounds of coal in his
bunkers when he reached Honolulu.
The bunkers, he stated, had been well
filled at the start of the volage “but
the trades sapped so much of the
vessel’s strength that the coal melt
ed like snow before the sun.”
The passengers, he said, were not
aware of the possHnlity of the vessel
being driven toward the line to wal
low fuelless, foodless and with little
* chance of being sighted.
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Forest Supervisor Weigle, of Alas
ka, with headquarters at Ketchikan,
j Is authority for the statement that a
! boulevard will be built around Eyak
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lake next spring. He says the money
is now available and the work will
proceed, providing the necessary la
j bor can be secured.
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(By Associated Press)
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 11.—The
government has been asked lo issue
a six cent piece for use after the ex
pected general raise of street care
fares from five to six cents, accord
ing to statements made to the state
railroad commission by street car of
ficials here. These officials told the
commission that the six cent fare is
bound to come on account of the in
creased supply costs, and that 131
cities in the United States had al
ready petitioned for such increase.
COLLEGE WOMEN ARE !■
DOING PATRIOTIC TURN
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BOZEMAN, Montana. Dec. 11.—The
women of the Montana State college
have signed a pledge to eat but six
\ small pieces or candy a week and but
■ one tablespoonful of sugar a day as
j their part in the sugar conservation
I movement. They will maintain this
j rutiou until January 15. or longer If
necessary.
The pledge was arranged in accord
ance with the suggestion of Profes
sor Alfred Atkinson, federal food
commissioner for the state of Mon
tana.
i The "omen students have already
plegeu themselves to save as much as
possible in the consumption of other j
foodstuffs.
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Qualify standards in materials are assured by the Collegian
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!up an orgahization of skilled workman who rank foremost
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General Merchandise '
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fast and commodious steamers tailing between Seattle, Ketch
ikan. Wrangeil, Juneau, Skagway, Cordova, Valdez. Seward
Leaves Leaves Cordova
Seattle. for Seattle.
November 27 VICTORIA December 4
December 1 ALAM EDA December 8
The freighters Cordova, Latoucke, Juneau, Valdez
and Ketchikan also make regular trips.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of steamers
without notice.
Tickets on sale at up town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Baggage
or freight will not be received at the dcak later than one hour before
sailing time.
F. B. TRACY, s. R. HEDGES,
General Agent Agent
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—Next Steamer—
S. S. ADM IRA I. EVANS
Leaves Seattle.December 14th
Arrives Cordova, Westbound .December 20th
Leaves Cordova, Southbound.December 20th
_Next Sailing from Seattle January 1st.
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Through Tickets to All Parts of the United States and Canada.
Right Reserved to Chance Schedule of Steamers Without Notice.
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