BALLOONS USED
AS BUOYS IN
THECLOUDS
LONDON, March 3 (Correspondent
of the Associated Press).—Baliooni
are used as buoys above the clouds
to mark the course of the long-dis
tance airplane mail service from Mar
quise, near Boulogne, France, to Co
logne, Germany, says an announce
ment of the Royal air force, which is
operating this service. Each ballooi
is marked with signs to indicate t<
the airplane pilot its exact localty
and thus enable the pilots to shape
their course anew when the weathei
is bad or the clouds are very low
The balloons also mark the landing
grounds for the airplanes. Observers
in the ballooons are required to reporl
the condition of weather above the
cloud layer, the speed and direction ol
wind and to pass this information tc
the nearest wireless station for trans
mission to the airplane pilots.
A chain of wireless stations has beer
organized along the routes for the
transmission of weather reports, and
if the pilot of the airplane is compelled
to make a forced landing he is ex
pected to report his location by wire
less or telephone to the nearest wire
less station, so that a motor trucli
can be dispatched to recover the mails
and render assistance to the airplane
As it is the intention of the Royai
air force to maintain a night mail serv
ice on this route, a chain of light
houses also has been established, and
later, it is announced, the balloons
will be fitted for carrying signal lights
and remaining aloft at night as a fur
ther guide to the pilots.
Should a pilot loose his way in the
clouds, arrangements have been made
whereby he will be able to get in
communication with a wireless sta
tion from which he can receive direc
tions how to proceed to the nearest
landing ground. This wireless guid
ance is expected to be useful in bad
weather or in night flying.
Emergency grounds have been locat
ed along the route in addition to the
regular terminals, and the airplanes
carry pigeons to be used as messen
gers in case of accident.
This through service from Mar
quise to fcologne presents difficulties
because of the range of hills 2,000 feet
high between the flat country of
northern France and the valley of the
Rhine. This stretch of hilly country
has few places suitable for landing
and pilots flying above it frequently
encounter clouds and bad weather.
The Royal Air Force has for some
time been carrying mail regularly be
tween Marquise and Valenciennes and
Namur, Belgium; and between Valen
ciennes and Spa, the headquarters of
the armistice commission.
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EQUAL RIGHTS
i IN PORTO RICO
' SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, March 1!
(Correspondence of the Associate)
Press).-—That women in Porto Rice
should share all rights granted to mer
under the existlnig laws is the pro
posal of an act introduced in the house
of representatives by Representative
Gonzales Mena.
The Woman’s League of Porto Rico
with more than 2,500 members
throughout the island, and which is
working to obtain the vote for women
is not in favor of the bill, as it is con
sielered too sweeping in its terms. The
league fears that if the vote is giver
to ignorant and illiterate women
throughout the island it will mean
only more votes to be controlled bj
the politicians.
It wants votes only for women whe
can read and write, more for educa
tional and patriotic reasons than foi
political purposes, and the women ex
pect to use their influence and powei
in social, charitable, moral and intel
lectual ways.
Under the control of the Woman’s
League of Porto Rico the woman suf
frage movement has made consider
able advance, considering that it has
been in progress only two years. Foi
many years Porto Rico has held the
usual Latin-Ameriean idea of woman’s
place in life.
Bills providing for woman suffrage
were introduced last year in the legis
lature. but failed to pass, while nol
very strong hopes are entertained o!
the bill recently introduced, which ir
any case is thought by the league tc
be too far-reaching. Members of the
league, however, say they are not dis
couraged, and will continue their wort
until the women of Porto Rico whe
can read and write are given the vote
to be used for the moral and social
benefit of the island.
BROWERSTAGE
DOES ITS BIT
FORSOLDIER
“Chitina, Alaska, March 21.
“To all Drivers on the Brower Stage
Line:
"Please carry bearer to Fairbanks
without any charge.
(Signed) “JOHN BROWER.”
The above Indited order tells a
story probably as well as any words
could probably do. Outside of the ac
commodation afforded by the generous
gift of transportation it meant much
to the person to whom it wras given, a
discharged soldier who was coming to
the Northland.
Landing in Chitina with less than
forty dollars in his pocket the “dough
boy” was headed for the interior to
see the great country of which he had
been told. That amount of money
would not pay his road house ex
penses much less his transportation.
The action of the owner of the stage
line has made it possible for the boy
who “took a chance” to visit the coun
try and look it over. Somewhere in
this broad expanse of territory there
is a niche that will hold a future for
him and such a spirit as his should
not go unrewarded. The ex-soldier
will get along, his spirit will not be de
nied, and what success he may attain
will in a measure be attributed to a
thoughtful action in a time of need.
The country needs men of both these
classes.
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stigmatic lenses replaced. See Os
borne.
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our ham and eggs. Now 50 cents at
the City Bakery. 2-6t
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^ DR. W. W. COUNCIL *
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office and Residence, Cordova
General Hospital ^Ostrander
Building).
Phones—Residence, 115; Office, 132
DR. W. H. CHASE
PHYSICIAN and SURGEON
Office over Cordova Drug Store.
Calls may be left at Cordova
Drug Store.
Residence, Alaska Hotel.
DR. W. D’ARCY CHACE *
PHY6ICIAN and SURGEON
WINDSOR HOTEL
Hours:
1 p. m. to 3 p. m. and 7 p. m. to 8 p. m.
DR. CHAS. DAGGETT
Northern Hotel Building, Cordova
Hours 9 a. m. to 9 p. m.
DENTISTRY
Special attention to
Prophylaxis and Pyorrhea
PHONE 200
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DONOHOE & DIMOND
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW
Office*:
CORDOVA and VALDEZ
FRANK H. FOSTER
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
ROOM 1. OSTRANDER BUILDING
F. F. MEDLEY
ATTORNEY AND COUNSELLOR
AT LAW
Room 1, Adams Block
CORDOVA, ALASKA
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Will accept a limited number of
pupils for
PIANO INSTRUCTION
Studio, Empress Bldg. Phone 29-2
1 MRS. T. N. HUBBERT
TEACHER OF VOICE AND PIANO
Residence:
Street Leading to Dock
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DANCING INSTRUCTIONS
Phone 135
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Cordova
Adjustment
Company
K. G. ROBINSON, Mgr.
Collections, Reports,
Insurance
Oatrander Bldg., Cordova, Alaska
NEW NEEDLE ART SHOP
All kinds ot Stamped Em
broidery Goods, Fancy Knitting
Yarns. Sweaters and Socks
knit to order.
Lessons Given In
EMBROIDERY, KNITTING
AND CROCHET WORK
IDA DOWALDER
C St., Adams Bldg.
p * -n
Keist Furniture
Company
la the Place to Buy
New and Second-Hand
Household Goods
OUR PRICES ARE RIGHT
Next door to Alaska 8. 8. Office
JUST RECEIVED
SHIPMENT OF
COLGATE’S
SOAPS
PERFUMES
TOILET WATER
TALCUM POWDERS
COLGATE’S
PURE OLIVE OIL SOAP
FOR THE BABY
A PURE NEUTRAL SOAP made from
GREEN OLIVE OIL obtained from the fruit
by pressure. Its color is due to the presence
of the natural coloring matter of the olive,
and fades on exposure to bright light. Its
odor is derived solely from the pure oil used
in its making. A pure neutral soap for
baby’s toilet.
NORTHERN DRUG CO.
X 1 “THE DRUG STORE OF ALASKA”
UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT
"SERVICE” is our motto
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How Much More Economical, Pleasant
and Satisfactory to
Send the family
wash to us
where it will be washed and ironed as care
fully and faultlessly as you or your laun
dress do it.
Gives You a Whole Day
for More Important Duties
Eliminate the disagreeable wash day in
your home. Take advantage of Modern
Times, Modern Ways of the
MODERN LAUNDRY
Your Phone Call Will Bring Our Solicitor.
Phone 66
FRANK A. JONES, Prop.
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BUY OR NOT
Come in and look over Detmer’s
New Line of Woolens while the
assortment is large.
SUITS $45.00 AND UP
Tom Hubbert
Auntie Keating’s
Wee
Shop
ha* outgrown ita original
location, and hat removed
Into the .
WILLIAMS BUILDING
First 8treet
with a complete line of
Men’s, Women’s and Chil
dren's Goods.
Come In and look my
stock over.
CORDOVA MACHINE
WORKS
E. R. GARNES, Prop.
Residence Phone 101-3
Shop Phone 182
Machine Work of all Kinds,
Blacksmi thing, General Repair
ing, Horse Shoeing, Oxy-Acety
lene Welding and Cutting.
AUTOMOBILES
REPAIRED
Office and 8hop: City Dock
CORDOVA, Alaska.
Out of Town Jobs Given 8trlet
Attention.
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For the
Victory
Liberty Loan
Loan it to Uncle Sam
and thus help
pay the expenses of the
Great World War