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This Day in History.
Feast day of St. Paul. Bishop: St.
Basil, Martyr; St. Lea, widow, St.
•Catherine of Sweden.
Final decree against the Knight
Templars issued in 1312.
Thomas, Earl of Lancaster, behead
ed in 1322.
Indians kill 347 colonists in Vir
ginia in 1622.
Stamp Act imposed by England on
.'American Colonies in 1766.
'^General Braxton Bragg of the Con
federate army born in 1817.
Duel fought by United States Com
modores Decatur and Barron in 1820.
Famili<»» 0f Napoleon and Charles
X. bani' J from France in 1832.
Am ss bombarded Vera Cruz,
Mexic 1847.
Sec fattle of Balaklava in the
'Crimeai. ar in 1865.
Earthquake killed 5.000 people at
‘Quito, Ecuador, in 1859.
Louisiana ratified the Confederate!
■‘Constitution in 1861.
Bismarck created a prince in 1871*
United States closed Bering Sea to
:^I1 nations unlawfully hunting the
fur seal in T889.
Jews expelled from Russia in 1910.
TAIL OF CAT BRINGS
YAKIMA CATASTROPHE
YAKIM, March 22.—The refusal of
a southern mammy employed in a
Yakima home to cook a Belgian hare
because, she said; the skinned tail
was too long, h» raised cain with
the Belgian hare tjtgrket and aroused
the suspicion that “Belgian Cats”
have been drafted to overcome- a
shortage in the hare supply. The fact
that a number of family mousers
failed to respond to the call of the
'rning milk about the time of the
• ;-tail hare episode has helped to
t . . ate suspicion in homes where rab
bit stew had become establ' bed in
a place of honor on the familj enu.
Thrifty housewives, keen to take!
advantage of an opportunity to swat
the high cost of living, have been
generous patrons of a vendor of Bel- j
gian hare, whose products always j
were always delivered minus the fur. j
The demand grew as the price of beef !
ascended and there was a boom in
the Belgian hare market. Had it not
been for the colored cook’s aversion
to long tails where short tails are
the style, the vendor of rabbit meat
might have become a ickfeller in his
line. Now the business not only has
dropped off but those who buy de
mand the hare with his jacket on. j
GERMANY FLANS
TO DIVIDE BELGIUM
AMSTERDAM, March 22.—The ci
vil administration of Belgium will be
divided with the Flemish part having
Brussels as the capital and the Wal
loon part with Namur as the capital
according to a copy of the Berliner
Tageblatt, received here dealing with
a plan to grant independence for the
Flemish nation.
Referring to the Flemish movement'
the Cologne Gazette says it does not
aim at the foundation of an independ
ent state but an autonomous adminis
tration which has long been desired
by a majority of the Flemish peo
ple.
CARR A NS! A GENERAL
DINED BY GERMANS
EL PASO, Tex,, March 22.—Ameri
can passengers arriving here from
( hihuahua City brought the first news
of a banquet which was given in the
Chihuahua state capitol by the Ger
man residents of that city in honor of
General Francisco Murguia, comman
der of the northeastern military zone.
According to the passengers, speeches
were made at the banquet in abuse
of the American people and the lT. S
CARNIVAL CLOSES
IN BLAZE OF GLORY
The Carnival and Pure Pood Show
came to a close last night after a suc
cessful run of two days. A large
crowd turned out last night to witness
the awarding of the prizes in the var
ious contests and to hear the orches
tra which donated its services for the
occasion. The music was splendid
and each selection was heartily ap
plauded. One gentleman remarked
that he hadn't heard anything better
since he had heard Sousa.
Mrs. S. Jensen and Mrs. James Pat
terson were appointed to count the
eggs in the baskets. The result was
fifty-seven dozen and eight, or 692
eggs. The first prize went to Jack
Carroll who guessed 690 eggs. The
second prize was divided between
three contestants who guessed 57
dozen. Two dozen eggs were awarded
j to S. O. Casler. Mr. F. G. Davis, and j
Mrs. William Schmidt. The third
j prize was likewise divided, one dozen
jegg- going to each of the following:
! Abe Botway( Mrs. A. R. Boyd, and;
| Wm. Dolan. Jr. In the contest fori
j (he most popular man. Mr. J. J. Mo-1
tyka. won with 550 votes. The prize
I was a hat from S. Blum. In the most
I homely man contest Abe Botway
jeasily won out over F. J. Hayes by
! twenty one votes, winning one dozen
| cabinet photos from Jenner the Pho
i tographer. Mr. Hayes was hopelessly
! outclassed from the first, as the ladies
I refused to vote for him on account of
' his “being so nice even if he is ugly.”
'Sam Knudsen was admitted to be a
I prize winner hut the ladies refused
| to hurt Lis feeling by entering him in
j the contest. This little pulchritudi
ioous controversy netted the fund the
!sum of $189.45, and had the contes
tants been up to form their friends
I would have wagered thousands on
them.
I In the free drawing contest held by
|S. Blum & Co. the lucky number. 141,
! was held by Miss Pearl Miller, who
j was given a 5 pound can of Hill’s Cof
fee. The second number, 112, was
i held by Mrs. J. Paterson who won
[six cans of 8. & VV. Fruit. The third
i prize, six cans S. & \V. vegetables,
went to Mr. Vcrdow, who held 131.
The free Slnlide Show proved ir
tesistable to the young folks, who
formed in a long line to gain en
trance.
In yesterday's write up credit was
j not given Mrs. Wathey for her inval
uable work at the pure food booth;
1 to Mrs. Conway who occupied the for
tune teller's booth, nor to Mrs. 8nod
I grass who worked faithfully to make
I the voting contest a success.
Rev. Nicholls was the artist re
[sponsible for all the signs and paint
ings. His services were one of the
[things that made the carnival a sih
; cess.
Mrs. Charles Crawford deserves
I credit for the entire idea and was
largely instrumental in carrying out
the affair so smoothly. The Ladies'
Aid have much credit due them for
one of the most successful events ovei
staged in Valdez.
COI IIT OFFICIALS WILL
LKA VK FOIl .McCAilTHY
Judge F. M. Drown, District Attor
! ney Spence, Clerk Arthur Lang and
Deputy Clerk John Miller will leave
j on the Northwestern from McCarthy
| to look into matters connected with
the granting of liquor licenses at that
place. They will return to Cordova in
time to open court there on April 2.
Miner Ikds. bring RESULTS.
SUGGESTS CENSORSHIP.
Daily Papara Aakad by Captain
ftuah ta Eliminata Military Itama.
Photo by American Press Association
Captain W. It. Rush. 0. S. N.. com
mandant of the First naval district,
which comprises nearly the whole
coast of New England, recently issued
an appeal to the press of New England
for co-operation to the end that the
preparations made for the defense of
the north Atlantic coast line may not
be betrayed. The comilUhdant sug
gests a “censorship from within” to
avoid exaggerated or thoughtless pub
licity contrary to the common good.
Steamship Sailings
Alameda—Sailed south from Viiidez
March 8.
Admiral Watson—Sailed south from
Valdez March 9.
Alaska—Sailed south from Valdez,
March 19.
Admiral Farragut—Sailed south from
Valdez, March 20.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE:
Lvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdez
8:15 a.m. 9:45 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. 4:00 p.m.
7:0 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
Daily Weather Re|H»rt
Valdez, March, 21, 1917
Barometric pressure .29.332
Temperature at 7 p. m.. 25
Maximum temperature .34
Minimum temperature .21
Mean temperature .•.27.5
Snow on ground .27 inches!
Partly cloudy, calm.
Valdez, March 22, 1917
Barometric pressure .28.898
Temperature at 7 a. m.20
Maximum temperature .25
Minimum temperature .16
Mean temperature .20.5
Snow on ground .27 inches
Cloudy, call".
—Myrtle F. Billings. Ohs.
Daily Trail Re|iort
Fairbanks—20 above, 11 inches of j
snow, cloudy, windy.
Salcha—5 above, 14 inches snow,|
partly cloudy, trail good, Sheldon's!
two auios south 2 p. m. no passen
gers. Slater south yesterday. Stage j
north 7:30 a. m. date 3 passengers.!
Richardson—1 above, 6 inches of;
snow, clear calm, trail fair.
McCarty—8 below: 6 inches snow; •
clear, calm, trail fair.
Donnelly—zero. 12 inches of snow; i
calm, clear, trail good; N. C. freight-!
ers south this morning; north mail!
left Rapids 8 a. m.; two tickets and!
17 ties: 2 passengers.
McCailum—5'above; 45 inches of J
snow; clear, calm, trail good; stage
north 1 p. m. yesterday; Sheldon’s
outfit north G a. in. date. Six passen
gers; Birch witli ten horses liortn at
7 a. m.
Paxson—8 above. 22 inches snow;
calm, clear, trail good; Sheldon's j
autos south, 2 passengers, 9 a. m.;j
Sheldon's outfit north 6 passengers.
Hogan's—8 above; 22 inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail good. Sour
dough—Stage north 4 passengers;
stage south 1 passenger; two double
er.ders north: 2 men with Meiers
freight team north.
Gulkaua—G above; 10 inches of
snow; part cloudy, calm, trail good;
Pinkerton outfit north 8 head of
horses; man and woman north with
double ender; N. C. team north; A.
R. C. team north; N. C. team south.
Copper Center—10 above; 12 in.
snow; clear, calm; trail good; no
traffic.
Tonsina—18 above; snow 14 in.,
clear, calm, trail good; Huggins' ar
rived 4 p. m.; Rowbottom and Capt.
Nolan left Chitina 7 a. m. for Copper
Center.
Teikhell—10 above 35 inches of
snow; cloudy north wind; snowing,
trail fair; Loder and Arrowsmilh go
ing north 8:30 a. m.
Beaver Dam—13 above; north
wind; cloudy; 48 inches of enow;
trail soft.
Thompson Pass—16 above; 96 in.
of snow; storming; musher north
7:30 a. m.
Wortman’s—24 above; 60 inches
of snow; cloudy, strong north wind;
trail bad.
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credit transactions when assured that
the Insurance element has been prop
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policy at once.
2t ALASKA INVESTMENT CO.
Hot drinks are in full swing at the
Candy Kitchen. tf
Just received, a new line or Toilet
Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drag Co
Furnished rooms at Mrs osland’s
Prices reasonable. *
Lowney’s Box Candies at Hunt's
Candy Kitchen. tf
A new line ol heaters priced right,
at Mead’s. tf
A new stock of Al Fruit Tablets
Candy Kitchen. tf
Anything In nugget and ivory jew
elry at Valdet Drug Co.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
Resources over $300,000.
Drafts sold on all Foreign Countries.
Wells Fargo Travellers checks tor sale
Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent.
DEPOSITARY FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
AND POST OFFICE SAVIN6S BANK.
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GERMANS URGE U. S.
PHYSICIANS TO RETURN
BERLIN, March 22.—The Ameri
can physicians' expedition under the
direction of Dr. Edward F. Nippert
of Cincinnati has returned to Us base
at Deutsch Eylau, where it will con
tinue its work under the direction
of the New York committee.
The American physicians’ unit op
erating under the direction of the
German-Austrian Aid society of Chi
cago. has returned to Graudenz in re
sponse to instruction from Chicago.
The German military authorities
were very cordial In their insistence
that the American units continue the
work and have given a written as
surance that the members will be
permitted to leave Germany whenever
they desire.
The American unit at Naumburg
has discontinued its work there after
donating its model hospital equip
ment to the municipality.
Jack McCarthy has taken a posi
tion with the Merchant’s Cafe.
Have you tried our Boston Mints
in bulk at the Candy Kitchen. tf
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Fine Cauliflower and Lettuce, Key
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TIDE TABLES *X)R MARCH.
(Compiled for Valdez Bay.)
Thursday, March 2r—
First High Tide 11:42 a. m., 9.4.
First Low Tide 5:34 a. m., —0.4.
Second Low Tide 5:52 p. m., —0.7.
Friday, March 23—
First High Tide 0:04 a. m.. 9.7.
Second High Tide 12:30 p. m.. 9.3.
First Low Tide 6:20 a. m. —1.2.
Second Low Tide 6:30 p. m., —0.4.
Sunday, March 25—
First High Tide 1:16 a. m.. 10.2.
Second High Tide 2:00 p. m.. 8.3.
First Low Tide 7:46 a. m., —1.6.
Second Low Tide 7:41 p. m., 0.7.
Monday, March 26
First High Tide 1:53 a. m., 9.9.
Second High Tide 3:05 p. ui . 7.5.
First Low Tide 8:29 a. m.. —1.2.
Second Low Tide 8:17 p. m., 1.4.
Tuesday. March 27—
First High Tide 2:30 a. m., 9.4.
Second High Tide 3:32 p. ra., 6.7.
First Low Tide 9:13 a. m., —0.6. .
Second Low Tide 8:54 p. m., 2.2.
Wednesday, March 2s—
First High Tide 3:11 a. ni.. S.7.
Second High Tide 4:27 p. m., 6.0.
First Low Tide 10:02 a. m., 0.2.
Second Low Tide 9:35 p. m„ 2.9.
Thursday, March 29—
First High Tide 3:56 a. m„
Second High Tide 5:40 p. m., 5.4. <
First Low Tide 1:01 a. m., 0.9. *
Second Low Tide 10:27 p. m., 3.5.
Firday, March 30—
First High Tide 4:54 a. m., 7.2.
Second High Tide 7:14 p. m., 5.3.
First Low Tide 12:18 p. m.t 1.6.
Second Low Tide 11:47 p. ra., 3.9.
Saturday, March 31—
First High Tide 6:16 a. m.. 6.8.
Second High Tide 8:35 p. m., 6.6
First Low Tide 1:48 p. m., 1.6.
'Second Low Tide 7:05 p. m., 0.1.