HOUSE FURNISHERS, TOOL, BUILDER’S HARDWARE
GAS ENGINES AND BOAT SUPPLIES
NORTHWESTERN HARDWARE CO.
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S. S. Admiral Farragut I
From Seattle Due Cordova Sails South
May 28 June 3 ’ June 9
Through tickets sold to all California points.
Three sailings a week from Seattle.
Steamers President, Governor, Queen, Admiral
Schley and Admiral Dewey.
See agent for special summer excursion rates.
W. A. NOURSE, AgentEMPRESS BLDG. M
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\ ^ STEAMSHIP CO.
This company reserves the right to change schedule of eteamers
without notice. ■' •* 1
Leaves Seattle For Seattle
May 1.ALASKA .May 12
8.NORTHWESTERN . 19
16.ALAMEDA . 27
The freighters Cordova, Latouche, Juneau, Valdez
and. Ketchikan also make regular trips.
Tickets on sale at up-town office Alaska Steamship Bldg. Bag
gage or freight will not be received at the dock later than one hour
before sailing time.
J’H. BUNCH, G. F. & P. Agt S. R. HEDGES, Agent.
I ALASKA TRANSFER i
| COMPANY j
| Transfer Storage Coal & Wood |
:$ . —■ . %
j AUTO SERVICE-DAY or NIGHT |
Office—Northern Hotel Building. Phone 86. $
THE NORTHERN CLUB
FRED HAEF, PROP. PHONE «4"7
POOL, CARDS, TOBACCO
SOFT DRINKS OF ALL KINDS
THE POPULAR CORNER
CORDOVA ALASKA
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I Cordova Sheet Metal Works |
1 ~ HANDY ANDY’S TIN SHOP
B Phones— SHOP 143 RtS. 160-2R .
B General Sheet Metal Work. tove Pipes and Smoke Stacks Made
B and Repaired (any size). g|
f Now that the weather Is warmer go take a look at your smoke pipes J
TODAY and have them repal ed before another cold snap comes
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Loggers Attention!
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\fter February 1st we will pav $10.00 for
Hemlock and $1150 for Spruce
GOVERNMENT SCALE
Cordova Mill & Lumber Co.
WASHINGTON, May 23.—With
establishment of a regular airplane
mail service between Washington
and New York, the postoffice consid
ers that the project is experimental
only in the sense that a now familiar
means of locomotion is to be prac
tically to a new use. The war has
demonstrated effectively that the air
plane as a conveyance is almost as
dependable and safe as an automo
bile, so the only real obstacle in the
way of successfully operating the new
air line lies in maintaining service un
der all kinds of weather conditions.
The war department has furnished
twelve large training planes for use
in the new service. Aviators have
been detailed from the ranks of fight
ing airmen, as war department offi
cials feel that the newly-commissioned
fliers will acquire valuable training
in piloting the big mail carriers over
long cross-country flights.
i The planes, each capable of a mini
^ mum speed of ninety miles an hour,
are built along the lines of the regu
lation bombing machine. They are
one-seaters, as a maximum of space
is desired in the fuselage for the stor
ing of mail bags.
The schedule provides for the de
parture of one plane each day from
both Washington and New York.jnhg
machines leave promptly at ll:Srr in
the morning, and it is hoped to have
the mail deposited at the terminals
not more than three hours later. Start
ing from the Mall in Washington, near
the Washington monument, the trip
to Philadelphia, about 135 miles, is
PA’npp.tprl thp mimHp in nHmif an hmir
and twenty minutes. At the hangars
in North Philadelphia another ma
chine will be waiting, ready to start
the flight to New York as soon as the
incoming plane lands and the trans -
fer of mail bags is made. The second
leg of the journey, from Philadelphia
to Belmont field, in the Long Island
suburbs of New York, should be made
in about an hour. The larger planes
carry about 600 pounds of mail, or
approximately 24,000 letters. The
smaller machines will carry about half
that amount.
Emergency landing fields will be
Established at Baltimore and Havse
de Grace, Md.; Wilmington, Del., and
at either Princeton or New Bruns
wick, N. J. In the case of a machine
breaking down at some interurban
point in its journey, the mail sacks
will be rushed by motor truck fo the
nearest railroad station, where they
will be sent forward in care of a
courier.
The rate of postage has been estab
lished by law at 24 cents an ounce
or fraction thereof. However, this
entitles the sender to have the letter
forwarded to the addressee by spe
cial delivery service, in case the air
plane arrives too late for the regular
city deliveries.
Letters mailed at Washington, Phil
adelphia or New York for delivery in
any part of the country may have
their delivery facilitated by sending
them on the first part of the journey
by airplane. In each city postmasters
have designated the stations and the
hours at which letters for airplane
dispatch may be mailed.
A special stamp has been designed
for the new service. It has a red
border, and shows an airplane in
flight on a blue field.
The first stamp was sold to Post
master General Burleson, who ad
dressed a letter to Postmaster Pat
ten of New York. After caneellatior
of the stamp the letter was auto
graphed by President Wilson and
placed in the first consignment ol
mail directed to New York. The let
ter will be sold at auction, the pro
ceeds to be devoted to war relief
During the first months or the serv
ice no flights will be made when
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stonn conditions make the journey
very precarious. On those days the
sacks will be forwarded by rail and
delivered by special delivery service.
Otto Praeger, second assistant post
master general, who has charge of the
new service, believes that sufficient
experience will be gained during the
summer to make possible ah effec
tive maintenance of the service dur
ing the winter. The great difficulty
is in landing successfully in a heavy
i fog, rain or snowstorm.
As the present routes prove suc
, cessful, plans will be made for ex-j
panding the service next spring to
I other parts of the country. The first
! extension, Mr. Praeger says, probably
will be from New York to Boston. To
j eliminate delay arrangements are be- i
j ing worked out for the construction
of large nets on the roofs of the cen- (
tral postoffices, so that the bags may i
j be dropped while the machine is in j
j flight.
IIISKI EXPORTS FOR MM
TOTH ONLY S1.SM.77S
Exports of Alaska products, includ
ing gold and bullion, for the month
of April totaled $1,504,775, according
to figures prepared and issued for pub
lication by the Juneau customs house.
The shipment of copper ore for the
month was very light, the entire
amount totaling only $843,631, while
there was no canned salmon shipped.
The detailed statement as issuod is
as follows:
Ouviee •...$ 681
Fresh fish, other than
salmon .. 120,626
! I’ickled fish . 31,863
Fresh salmon . 43,174
I Canned clams. 500
; Shrimps . 987
! Other fish products. 70
| Furs . 10,360
Ivory . 11
Jewelry . 75
Oils, animal. 21
j Copper ore . 843,631
Lead ore . 5,888
Wood and products. 3,200
I All other articles . 771
Total . $1,061,798
I U. S. goods returned. 66,879
Foreign merchandise . 26,394
Total . $1,154,071
Gold bullion . 146,611
Gold ore . 167,916
Silver ore . 36,177
Grand total .$1,504,775
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FOR RENT—Caoins. See Dooley.
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The Red Dragon
CORDOVA, ALASKA
Headquarters of Cordova
Chapter American Red Cross.
Club House founded in 1908
by Episcopal church. Open
from 1 p. m. to 10 p. m.
REV E. P. ZIEGLER
Supt
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THURSDAY 1
OK'S MEAL
wheatless
vn no break ciaklm.
nfTH l* MEAEIAH KX*H
j OMTDUH1MO WHEAT
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NOTICE
By order of the town council, all
ownerless and vicious dogs will be
removed from the street.
FRED BROTHERSON,
Chief of Police.
Cordova
Sheet Metal Works
J. A. COHRS, Prop.
Phones
Shop, 143 Res., 160—2-R.
General Sheet Metal Work,
Smokestacks, Boats and other
Tanks, all sizes; Boat Flywheel
Pans, Garbage and Ash Cans.
REPAIR WORK DONE
SUMMONS FOR PUBLICATION
IN THE DISTRICT COURT FOR
THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA,
THIRD DIVISION.
Ruby Nevins, Plaintiff, vs. James
Nevins, Defendant.
To James Nevins: You are hereby
notified that you have been sued in!
the above-entitled cause, in the above
named court, by Ruby Nevins; that
said suit is brought by her to secure
a decree of divorce from you; and
unless you appear and answer her j
complaint filed in said cause, within j
thirty days after completion of pub-I
lication of this summons against you; j
to-wit, within thirty days after June J
24, 1918, your default will be entered
and said plaintiff will apply to the |
court to grant the relief asked in her !
complaint.
This publication of summons is
made pursuant to an order duly made
in said court on May 9. 1918, by Hon. |
Fred M. Brown, the judge presiding |
therein.
Dated, May 10, 1918.
ARTHUR LANG,
Clerk 1
(Court Seal)
By C. H. WILCOX, Deputy.
First Publication1, May 14, 1918.
PIANO TUNER
Geo. Anderson, Piano Expert
and Factory Representative
for High Grade Pianos and
Player Pianos, Will Be in
Cordova this summer.
GEO. ANDERSON
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Alaskan Hotel
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BEVERAGE Co.
VALDEZ JUNEAU
KENNY HOLDEN’S
Pool and Billiard Parlors
CIGARS, SOFT DRINKS AND TOBACCO
FIRST-CLASS BARBER SHOP
IN CONNECTION
MUSIC EVERY NIGHT PHONE 15
Alaskan Grill
M. E. HOLBEN, Prop.
The Place To Eat
Everything In Season
Service The BEST
Boxes For Large Or Tray Service
Smalf Parties Our Specialty
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Manhattan Hotel
R. W. FERRELL, Prop.
Electric Lighted. Hot Water. Turkish and Tub
Baths.
OPPOSITE CORDOVA GRILL, CORDOVA. ALASKA.
PHONE 99