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| SATURDAY, APRIL 24, 1915.
RISE OF THE KRUPPS TO FAME
From the little blacksmith shop
founded at Essen in 1812 the mighty
firm of Krupps, the makers of Ger
man guns, has grown into the larg
est armament concern in the world.
Friedrich Krupp originated the
smithy and for fourteen years strug
gled against poverty lie died a poor
man and on his deathbed confided the
secrets he had discovered to his son
Alfred. It was more than twenty
years before Alfred Krupp gained re
cognition, but after obtaining fame
through exhibiting a forty-five-ton
cast ingot of steel at the Crystal
Palace exhibition in 1851 he never
looked back. When he died in 1887
GO,009 people followed him to the
grave. Today Krupp’s works cover
100 acres. Even before the war rush
the men employed 60,000 men at the
main works at Essen and thousands
of others at their collieries, ship
building yards and private testing
grounds. It is estimated that more
than 300,000 people depend on Krupps
for their livelihood.
At the works 40,000 cannons are
turned out every year.
Work at Krupps’ is conducted in
great secrecy; each worker is forbid
den to enter any office or workshop
not connected with his own depart
ment. He has a passport for his
special job and must take no interest
in any other. Hundreds of watch
men guard the secrets of the Krupps’
works day and night, and the grounds
are a mass of electric traps which
immediately signal the appearance of
an intruder.—Chicago Herald.
TEXAS FLOOD BAD
MAN! LIVES LOST
AUSTIN, Tex., April 24.—The re
ports reaching here today from all
parts of the Waller and Shoal val
leys bring the total dead up to fifty
and scores of people have been in
jured. The property loss is many
times that estimated from earlier dis
patches.
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ON HEHJV WEST
The steamer Cordova, the big Alas
ka Steamship company freighter, com
manded by Captain Tommy Moore,
reached Valdez this afternoon and
discharged gasoline and powder for
local merchants and then continued
her trip to Latouche, where she will
be loaded with ore for the Tacoma
smelter. The Cordova will make a
trip to the Bering sea as soon as she
reaches Seattle.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Twenty per cent, discount for cash
on anything in Rudolph’s store for
30 days beginning Wednesday, the
21st.
The launch B. F. M. arrived last ev
ening from Port Wells.
Clearance sale of rubbers; 25 and
35 cents in children, girls and boys
sizes at Snyder’s Store. k 25
Suits pressed for J1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
Supt Ray Millard arrived last ev
ening from the Granite property.
TRY TO BLOCK
THAW JURY TRIAL
NEW YORK, April 24.—'The at
torney-general of New York state an
nounced today that he would make an
appeal from the decision of the su
preme court justice granting Harry
Thaw a (rial by jury on ttie insanity
charge. It is feared that the jury will
acquit Thaw and therefore the state
will tight against a trial by jury.
mariposThebe
AT 10JO RIGHT
The steamer Mariposa, of the Alas
ka Steamship company lino, com
manded by Captain Charles O’Brien,
is due in Valdez at 10 tonight, having
reached Cordova at 2:30 this after
noon. The Mariposa has a large
party of government engineers head
ed by Lieut. Mears, a member of the
engineering commission.
Judge Bunnell has rendered a de-,
eision that upholds the act of the ter- j
ritorial legislature providing that any
citiezn may serve a summons in a
civil case. Heretofore, under the fed
eral law, a sumons could not be
served by anybody excetp a duly qual
itied officer. The decision of Judge
Bunnell is noteworthy, also, inasmuch
as it reverses a decision made by
Judge Fuller more than a year ago.
The issue was raised in a case
more than a year ago, the record
showing that a summons had been
served on the defendant by a citizen
over the age of twenty-one years, and
in conformity with the enactment of
the territorial legislature. The de
fendant demurred to the complaint,
alleging that the service was faulty,
in that it was not served by a mar
shal, and on the grounds that the ter
ritorial legislature had exceeded its
powers in modifying the court proced
ure. After the matter was submitted
to Judge Fuller, he upheld the demur
rer and held that the legislature has
no authority to pass such an act.
The decision of Judge Bunnell cov
ered eleven pages of typewritten mat
ter, and covers fully the history of
law-making for Alaska since the pur
chase of the territory In support of
his opinion Judge Bunnell cites the
case of the United States vs. John
Wigger, in which the Supreme Court
of the United States held that the
legislature had authority to regulate
procedure, so long as it did not in
terfere with the functions of the var
ious officers. 1
In conculding his opinion, Judge
Bunnell said:
“It does not appear tnat tne unueu
States marshal, by the amendment as
above set forth, has been deprived
of any authority, jurisdiction or func
tion. He stands as an officer of the
court to perform such services as
may be required of him by virtue of
his office. The territorial legislature
amended a section of the statute mak
ing it possible for plaintiff in an ac
tion to secure service of summons by
one other than the United States mar
shal. It appears to the court to be
one of those minor regulations hav
j ing to do with practice and procedure
within the scope of authority of the
territorial legislature, under and by
virtue of the act to create a legisla
tive assembly in the territory of Alas
ka, to confer legislative power there
in, and for other purposes.”
Several well known attorneys were
consulted regarding the ruling of the
court, and all agreed that the reason
ing, in the legal sense, as applied
by Judge Bunnell, was good, and they
thought his opinion would hold.
Dance Tonight for Convent.
Dance tonight at Moose hall, the
proceeds of which will be used for
the continuance of the work of the
Catholic convent. Fine music, and an
excellent lunch.
WEATHER BULLETIN.
Valdez, Alaska, April 24, 1915.
STATION \bove Below, Snow In. WEATHER CONDITIONS
Donnelly . 35 Cloudy, high southwest winds.
McCallum . 32 9 Clear, calm, trail soft.
Paxson’s . 37 3 Clear, calm, trail muddy.
Hogan . 35 Clear, windy, trail bare.
Gulkana . 30 Clear, windy, trail bare.
Copper Center .... 38 Clear, windy, trail bare.
Tonstna . 35 Cloudy, calm, trail muddy.
Teikhell . 40 10 Clear, calm, trail soft.
Beaver Dam . 36 37 Cloudy, calm, trail soft.
Wortman’s . 38 12 Closed for summer.
BLOODIEST BUTTLE
OF WHINE EOT
(Continued from page 1.)
men; Russian, 5,140 officers and 504,
210 men; Belgians, 647 officers, and
39,620 men; British, 520 officers, and
20,307 men.
Germans In Hungary To Avert Civil
War.
PETROGRAD, April 24.—Already
there are remarkable signs that the
most serious purpose of the large
German reinforcements now answer
ing the summons of the Hungarian
government is to overawe the rural
population, which is beginning to
threaten revolt. Should the Hungar
ian crisis burst into civil war be
hind the armies now facing the Rus
sians it is certain that von Ilinden
burg would immediately abandon his
lines facing the Narew from the north
and bring the main German army in
to western Poland, sending Manken
sen’s forces south again to try and
get elow the Russian position in
Hungary. The Germans in the north
have only one officer for about 400
men.
FOUND A FROG
IN BOY’S STOMACH
GOSHEN, Ind., April 24— Johnnie
Wolf is approaching the age of 20
months and is sound and happy. He
didn’t have a frog in his throat; it
was in his stomach. The youngster
1 began losing weight despite a hearty
! anpetLe The boy’s stomach was pho
! tcgr.iphed via X-ray, and a big lump
was seen. Doctors operated and
brought out a half-pound milk-fed
frog in the best of health. Mrs.
Harry Wolf believes Johnnie swal
lowed a tadpole when they visited
Mrs. Robert Gregory, his grandmoth
er in Syracuse, N. Y. They dram
hydrant water there. '
Fresh Vegetables On Evans.
Lettuce cucumbers, radishes, par
sley, rhubarb, carrots, asparagus,
grape fruit, oranges, bananas and
sweet cider. Yakima Fruit Co. tf
When the Minuet Was the Vogue.
In the days when It was the vogue
the stately minuet carried with It Its re
sponsibilities. Thus, for Instance, Aus
ten Leigh on the eighteenth century
minuet: “It was not every one who
felt qualified to make this public ex
hibition. and those ladies who intend
ed to dance minuets used to distin
guish themselves by wearing a partic
ular kind of lappet on their headdress,
i have heard also of another curious
proof of the respect in which this
dance was held. Gloves immaculately
clean were considered requisite for its
due performance, while gloves a little
soiled were thought good enough for a
country dance, and accordingly some
prudent ladies provided themselves
with two pairs for their several pur
poses.’—London Standard.
A Pleasant Moment.
“T am told," said a beautiful wo
man to a dub of a man the other day,
“that my lovely cousin. Miss X.. has
made a deep impression on you.”
"Is Miss X. your cousin?” burbled
the dub excitedly. “Indeed she did!
She is one of the loveliest girls I ever
met. I'll tell you just what kind of. a
hit she made with me. I met her at
the Dashes’ dinner, and she sat on the
other side of me. and 1 talked with her
the whole time, and i can’t even re
member who my dinner partner was.”
"1 thought not,” said the beautiful
woman dryly. “I was your dinner
partner.”—New York Globe.
A Boston Cook.
"Cook,” said the head of the Bos
ton household, “1 think you use too
much salt”
“1 assure you,” was the polite re
joinder, “that 1 restrict its use to the
absolute minimum compatible with
culinary exigencies.”—Seattle Post-ln
telllgencer.
Wrong Interpretation.
"I think tbe baby baa your hair,
ma’am," said tbe nurse girl, looking
pleasantly at her mistress
"Uraclous!” exclaimed tbe lady,
glancing up from her novel. “Run Into
tbe nursery and take It away from
him! What will he do next?”~Stray
Stories.
Discords.
“The very sound of some people’s
voices is exasperating.'
-Quite true. Especially when they
say ’Move on' or ‘Pay up.’"—Binning’
ham Age-Herald.
Uncertain ways unsafest are and
doubt a greater mischief than despair.
—Denham.__
Congregational Church.
Rev. J. F. Dunstan, of Seattle, will
arrive on the Mariposa tonight and
take charge of the work of this
church. He comes very highly rec
ommended by those who have heard
him.
The public is most cordially invit
ed to attend these services.
A new line of Valdez and Alaska
pennants and pillow tops at the Val
des Drug Co. tf
STETSON HATS
The Old Reliable
You know the hat—you’ve worn it tor years, in
town and on the trail. You will agree with us that
it has been the most satisfactory hat you have ever
worn. There are other makes-perhaps some of them
just as good—none bet
ter, however. You don’t
have to take a chance---btiy a STETSON.
Price $5.00.
Our Grocery Sale Is Still on, With Plenty of Fresh
Stock to Supply Your Needs.
So Is Our Shoe Sale With a BUT.
We sold a lot of shoes at this sale, and no wonder. Never before
have shoes been sold in Valdes at these prices. BUT---Now our
sises are broken and our assortment much smaller, BUT--If you
can get a fit you get a bargain.
S. BLUM & CO.
GOOD GOODS
BUY TOWN LOTS NORTHERN
REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Valdez is not dead, only sleeping,
and it always wakes up in time to
go to work.
Buy when everyone else wants to
sell. If you buy when everyone wants
to buy you pay the top price.
Valdez has more mineral resources
close to it than any other town in
Alaska outside of Juneau.
Many gold and copper properties
are near Valdez awaiting only a little
labor or capital to develop them.
Valdez has had several “booms.” It
is soon to have another. Buy while
property is cheap.
Valdez will be on the map when
some other places are forgotten.
You can get 25 per cent, income
on property in Valdez at present
prices.
In the states if you get five per
cent, net out of rented property you
are ’ucky. In Valdez you can get
from 20 to 30 per cent, a year.
If you have any property to rent,
colections to be made, give your busi
ness to the Northern Real Estate
Exchange, located on Wall street,
phone 59. Live agents. Adv.
Pioneers Dance May 1st.
Do not forget the dance to be giv
en by the Lady Pioneers on May 1st
at Eagle hall. Fine lunch, fine music.
Come and enjoy yourself. k m 2
Your Last Chance.
The Little Place has received on
the Northwestern: Bottled Bock Beer
and will be sold as long as it lasts,
four quarts for J1.00. As the Rainier
brewery suspends operations next
January, it will be likely that nd
more real bock beer will be brewed.
W. I. LEVY.
Notice of Forfeiture.
To Mrs. M. F. Roberts, her heirs
and administrators and to all it may
concern: You are hereby notified that
I have expended during the past year,
1914, the sum of $66.66 (sixty-six dol
lars and sixty-six cents) lawful money
of the United States in labor and im
provements upon your one-third inter
est in those mining claims lying and
being on Avery river, in the recording
precinct of Valdez, Alaska, which are
known as the Beauty Bird and Beauty
Bird No. 1, the location notices of
said claims being of record in the
office of the commissioner, and rec
orded at Valdez, Alaska, pages num
bered 95, 96, in Book 10, Mining Rec
ords. in order to hold said claims
under the provisions of section 2324
of the Revis d Statutes of the Unit
ed States, concerning annual labor
on mining claims, being the amount
required to ho’d said lode claims for
the period ending December, 1914.
And unless within ninety days after
the completion of the publication of
this notice to-wit: within ninety days
after the 7th day of June, 1915, you
contribute your proportion of such ex
penditure incurred in performing said
annual labor and improvements,
which is the sum of $66.66, your in
terest in said claims will become the
property of your co-partners, who have
made the required expenditure by the
terms of said section.
Dated at Valdez, Alaska, this 8tb
day of March, 1915.
JULIUS RONNING.
Last publication June 7. 1915.
Copper River Lumber Co., Inc.
ALL KINDS OF
Native and Y V TRADITD and Building
Puget Sound Li U IVIJJLJY Material
CONSTANTLY ON HAND
Prices Right W. M. FINICAL, Mgr. Phone 18
Patronize a Home Industry
TO-NIGHT
at the
ORPHEUM
will be shown the Famous Players Co. in THE
BISHOP’S CARRIAGE, and featuring MARY
PICKFORD. Five reels of extra expensive pic
tures for 25 cents.
If the patronage justfies we will order more
big specials.