SECRETARY DANIELS PLANS
GREATEST NAVY IN WORLD
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DECLARES THAT UNITED STATES MI ST HAVE NAVY OF FORTY
EIGHT NEW WARSHIPS TO COMMAND RESPECT OF VICTORI
OUS NATIONS IN THE EUROPEAN WAR-t-SOUTH AMERICAN NA
TIONS FEAR RESULT SHOULD TEUTONS WIN THE WAR—PAN
AMERICAN LEAGUE MAY BE FORMED.
WASHINGTON, D. C., Oct. 8.—
Secretary Daniels of the navy depart
ment, is planning a greater navy than
any the world has ever seen and if
his plans are carried to fruition, every
nation in North, Central and South
America will have hut one flag on the
sea and that will be the Stars and
Stripes.
President Wilson and Secretary
Daniels are considering and planning
for a continuation of the administra
tion’s warship building policy, the
number of vessels for which congress
at its next session will be asked to
make appropriations, and the estimat
ed cost of the warships. It is stated
that the President will ask the senate
to confer and advise with him as to
the Naval program.
Secretary Daniels has figured that
forty-eight new and modern warships
must be added to the navy in order
to place the United States on a foot
ing where she can command the re
spect of the European nations and
prevent their seizing the Panama ca
nal or violating the Monroe doctrine
in Central and South America.
The secretary has under contem
plation a plan to organize a Pan
American league, which would in
clude all the principal nations of Cen
tral and South America, e&ch of
whom will build a number of war
ships or help the United States bear
the added burden of the great navy
which would afford protection to all
from encroachment by European na
tions.
The South American countries fear
the result of the European war to
the British colonies in the Americas
should the Teutons eventually win in
the great struggle which is now being
waged to the death. Should Ger
many win she will undoubtedly at
tempt to take possession of the Brit
ish colonies, which would give her na
val bases from which to attack the
United States or the South American
countries at their most vulnerable
points.
It is understood that many South
American countries have urged the
matter of forming the Pan-American
league upon President Wilson and
that he has decided to ask the advice
of the upper house in the matter.
The president has told the naval
advisory board that he favors a navy
for the United States which could
command the respect of all the na
tions of the world.
To the Creditors of the Valdez Bank
and Trust Company.
The undersigned, receiver of the
Valdez Bank & Trust Co., now has
sufficient funds on hand to pay all
known creditors of the bank. This
money will be paid by check on the
First Bank of Valdez drawn in favor
of the several creditors. Except as to
the few accounts now balanced no
payments can be made until Monday,
October 11, but beginning with that
date payments will be made as rap
idly as possible. All depositors are
requested to bring or send in their
individual deposit books immediately.
Drafts or cashier’s checks issued by
the bank and now unpaid will be paid
only on presentation of the original
draft or check. Payments will be
made at the former offices of the bank
between the hours of 10 a. m. and 12
m. and 1 to 3 p. m.
ANTHONY J. DIMOND.
Receiver Valdez Bank & Trust Co.
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Tonight.
At the Liberty Theatre, J. Warren
Kerrigan in Jacques Jaggard’s mas
terpiece, “Value Received.” *
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Fresh
Beef, Pork, Veal, Mutton,
Poultry, and Provisions.
Fresh Stock on Every Boat.
PHONE 29.
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AT THE
PINZON BAR
The following are the conditions
governing the gift of the Ford Au
tomobile advertised by the Pinson:
With each One Dollar purchase one
Coupon will be given entitling the
holder to one chance on the car—
absolutely free of charge.
The car to be given during Christ
mas week.
Family trade solicited. All orders
delivered. Remember a Dollar pur
chase entitles*you to one Coupon.
PINZON BAR
PHONE 69
SPEAKER CLARK
SHARES HONORS
Says Wife of Sheriff Keally Prevented
Missouri Mob From Hanging
Negro Murderer.
BOWLING GREEN, Mo., Oct. 8.—
Speaker Champ Clark, who prevented
the lynching of a negro by a mob,
declines to bear the honors alone,
and declares that the wife of the sher
iff in whose charge the prisoner was
confined, is entitled to the honor of
having saved the state of Missouri
from bearing the stain of another
lynching.
Speaker Clark states that the wife
of the sheriff parleyed with the lead
ers of the mob until he could summon
help and lead the rescuers against
the mob. The mob threatened to give
battle to the rescuers but were per
suaded by his eloquence to let the
negro, who is accused-of murder, se
cure a fair trial.
DEPOSITORS WILL
RECEIVE CHECKS
Receiver Dimond Will Issue Checks
on First Bank of Valdez for
Amounts Due Depositors.
As will be seen by notice in anoth
er column in this issue of the Pros
pector, Attorney A. J. Dimond, re
ceiver of the Valdez Bank & Trust
company, has received funds from
the stockholders of the bank to pay
off the depositors whose money has
been tied up since July 31, when the
bank closed its doors.
Owing to the cable being out of
commission, which prevented direct
communication with Seattle, the mat
ter has been in abeyance for several
days but Mr. Dimond received a ca
ble this morning notifying him that
money sufficient to pay off the deposi
tors of the bank was in the German
American bank, of Seattle, and that
checks drawn by him in payment of
the accounts would be honored by the
First Bank of Valdez.
The amount which the outside
stockholders of the local bank placed
to the credit of the receiver is $22,
500, sufficient to pay off most of the
depositors and outstanding drafts of
the bank. The total amounts of de
posits and unhonored drafts aggre
gates in excess of $25,000 and a num
ber of the largest depositors agreed
with the receiver to waive payment of
their accounts at this time in order
that the other depositors might re
ceive their money. Among the cred
itors of the bank who have shown
such commendable public spirit are
S. A. Hemple, M. Morie, the Valdez
Drug company, John Lyons and Ar
thur Lang.
Beginning Monday checks will be
issued to depositors by Receiver Di
mond for the amounts to their cred
its as shown by the bank’s books. De
positors are requested to send their
bank books to the receiver in order
that their accounts may be balanced
and payments made.
GRAND JURY HIS
MMRfPORT
Cliff Mine Case Reopened for Sub
mission of New Evidence—Mc
Carthy Merchants Gets
Judgment.
The case of the Cliff mine in which
Edmund Smith, Geo. C. Treat and
Logan Archibald Bued H. E. Ellis for
a twenty per cent interest in the Cliff
mine, which was taken under advise
ment by the court yesterday after
noon at the close of arguments, was
reopened this morning for the sub
mission of additional important tes
timony,
W. W. Harvey, the McCarty mer
chant, who sued the Copper River
railroad for loss occasioned by trans
mission of messages over their wire
to Cordova, was awarded damages to
the extent of his claim. t
The case of the Alaska Northern
railroad stockholders - against John
E. Ballaine, set for trial on October
11, was set back on the calendar and
will come up for trial one week later,
on October IS. The principals in the
case and their counsel are coming
from the outside on the first boats.
The grand Jury, which has been in
session since September 14, died its
report this afternoon and was dis
charged by the court. ' '
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YOU want
not the slight
est shadow of
a doubt when
YOU bring your
prescription to a drug
store — investigate the
Valdez Drug Co’s pre
scription department.
TEUTON’S ARMIES
1 E SERBIA
(Continued from Page One.)
is reported to be assembling in the
| north to join Bulgaria when she is
(attacked by the Allies. The definite
(promise of Bulgaria to the Teutons
■has relieved the Turkish troops sta
j tioned along the Bulgarian border,
:ar.d they will join forces with the
Bulgars in forcing a passage through
Serbia to meet the German armies
coming from the north an.d east.
Bulgars Waiting for Germans.
ATHENS, Oct. 8.—The premier of
Bulgaria has assured the government
of Greece that Bulgaria will not take
the offensive against Serbia until the
Teutons begin an aggressive and op
pressive invasion of Serbia and ex
presses the hope that Greece will pre
vail upon the Allies to induce Ruma
nit to permit of munitions passing
through that country to Turkey.
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Allies Army in Greece.
LONDON, Oct. 8.—It is announced
that an army of seventy thousand
British and French troops have been
landed at Salonika to attack the
Turkish and Bulgarian troops from
the south. The Allies have ignored
the protests of King Constantine, of
Greece, believing that he does not
represent the true sentiment of his
countrymen, who are bitter against
Bulgaria and the Ottoman Empire.
Italians to Spare Trieste.
ROME, Oct. 8.—The Italian troops
have been instructed not to bombard
the Austrian city of Trieste, but to
isolate it by throwing a guard around
the city which it is believed will soon
cause it to capitulate. The city which
formerly formed a part of Italy, is
still populated largely by Italians.
Germans Are Repulsed.
PARIS, Oct. 8.—Pour determined
German attacks to recover the ground
captured by the French in the first
days of the drive west of Sonchez
were repulsed with heavy losses to
the Teutons. Heavy artillery bom
bardments are reported from other
sections, especially west of Tahure,
where the Germans attempted to take
the French trenches but were driven
back.
Tonight.
At the Liberty Theatre J. Warren
Kerrigan in Jacques Jaggard’s mas
terpiece, “Value Received.’’ *
Just received, a large line of Lino
leum, Rugs and Mattresses. S. Blum
& Co. •
THE
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CONTINUOUS SHOW
YOU CAN ALWAYS DEPEND
ON SEEING A GOOD SHOW AT
THE LIBERTY.
MORE FEATURES TO
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Admission 25c Children 10c
Copper River
Draying Co
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Freighting and Passengers
to all parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdez
KD. WOOD, Proprietor
The First Bank of Valdez
CAPITAL $25 000.
AX PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE
S. BLUM JOHN LYONS
M. BLUM J. M. LATHROP
. E. B. WHEAT W. M. WILSON
JAFET LINOEBERG
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITORY.
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The After-Hours
Salesman
MANY concerns lose money every night by not attract
ing the attention of the crowds 'on the streets in the
evening. On the other hand, many other concerns pros
per because they employ the after-hours salesman—Elec
tric Light. You can readily pick out these stores on the
busiest thoroughfares—their show windows pourftig a
brilliant flood of light upward, outward and downward,
thereby adding an attraction to the goods displayed not
obtainable in any other way. Few people can resist a
glance at the beautiful effect—most people stop and ad
mire it. The proprietors of these shops are well versed
in all modern methods which make for success in devel
oping trade. They know that the lavish use of electric
light pays, and use Edison Mazda Lamps to obtain it at
a minimum cost.
Alaska Water, Light and
Telephone Company
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdez
8:15 a.m. 9:46 a.m.
1:15 p.m. ' 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:15 p.m. v 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
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