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Captain Austin Lathrop, of Cordo
va, yesterday p}gh<d a lease with
Mrs. William M. Blackwell, for the
new theatre to be erected on the
Blackwell lot next to the First Bftiik
of Valdez. The building evill be 25
feet wide and 100 feet fn ileptb, .and
the lower floor will be ukpd for a
show house. ; The celling will be 16
feet high and a balcony will bo bitilt
containing "t number of finely equip
ped boxes for theatre parties.
; Captain Lathrop, who owns and
^operates the Empress at Cordova,
rand is bui'ding ({bother house at An
chorgae and will also have one at
Seward, stated to a representative of
the Prospector that: “We will have
■ a ciropit of high-olas* pictures
houses. /‘Afl of them will be finely
equipped. The new equipment for
the Valdez house will arrive here in
a short time and will consist of op
era chairs, .each 20. inches wide, a
■ fine new machine will he installed
and the house will bo provided with
three exits to insure safety : n the
event of a fire or panic. A big lobby
the full width of the front will be
provided. The shows v-111 be largely
features, the latest obtainable.’i
TRACTION EMPLOYEES V/
CO OUT ON STRIKE.
■ * ALBANY, N. \Y., Sept. 7.—More
than 1,000 employees of the local
traction compary have gone on a
strike, demand ng more wages and
.shorter hours. The police are main
taining order, lhe cars of the com
pany are in the haras ar.d no attempt
will be made to run them until the
strikebreakers reach liefe'from New
York and Chicago. < 1
The militia'msy be called up9n if
it becomes neee. sary to have state
troops patrol the streets and guard
the car barns.
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ARMY AEROPLANE HAS
f VALh OF aoo FEET.
BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Sept. 7.—
One of the new ^rmy aeroplanes was
destroyed today es a result of a fall
of 200 feet. The machine was being
used by the military observers, who
•were watehing the concentration of
Mexican troops across the border.
Something went wrorg with the
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not the slight
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a doubt when
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YOU bring your
prescription to a drug
store — investigajj^ 4h
Valdez Drug - Ob’s pre
scription department.
steering gear anl the machine wsif
(famed to the ?«*rth. Tne operator
madh several vf.ln attempts to right
the machined and succee .ed partially
so. that thecall was broken and al
though thd aero jlane is a wreck the
hviator^Wad' the observer were opt'
killed v^Both are npw In the mili
tary .hospital, where it is said they
will recover.
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We will give 10 .per cent; extra be
sides our Are sale discount on all
boys’, clothing until Saturday^ S.'1
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POSTOFFiCE INSPECTOR
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Postofflee Inspector Neil, who came
from the westward on *he Mariposa,
is seeking a,location for'the Valdez
postofflee. The department will
lease for from five to ten years, re-;
quires a builtffng that, the otyner will i
heat the postofflee, and the lights,
must also be'furnished by the own-1
er, along with the postofflee equip
ment of boxes, etc.
Those wishing to build for or rentj
to the postal authorities are request
ed to^pall upon Postmaster Jefferson
or Inspector Neil, who will give!
them the n°cessary blanks and speci
fications. The building must be about
26 feet wide and from forty to sixty
feet in depth, with a rear or side
entrance for the delivery of the mail.;
It must also be centrally- situated'
for the convenience of the people.
STEAMER ALAMfDA
DUE THURSDAY
The Alaska Steamship Company!
liner Alamedat^uissed Juneau at mid-j
night last night and is expected to.
reach Valdez about noon Thursday,
calling first at ’Skagway and Cordo-1
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COU NOII,M AX KINO H AS A
CLOSE CALL FROM DROWNING
Councilman King had a close call'
from being drowned .Sunday, in the;
waters of Mineral Creek. Together!
with his son, Porter, he was attempt
ing to ford the stream, when he was
swept off his feet and into a pot-hole.
Struggling desperately, Mr. King
was drawn under twice, and was
just about exhausted, when Porter
succeeded tn catching him by the
coat and lifting him into shallow
water.
It was-a'dose call and Mr. King
is receiving the congratulations of
his friends on his niirrow escape.
RUSsIa^ ARE NEEDING
•*"" MORE MUNITIONS.
PETROGRAD, Sept. 7.—The Czar
has issued a personal appeal to the
workers in the government and in
private munition factories to speed'
the manufacture of munitions of war
so that the armies of the Empire
may be victorius. The army is fight
ing desperately and is taking a terri
blejtpll of lives from the invaders,
* ‘v^jonstantly forced to retreat
| because or 1*1^ exhaustion of shells
which are stu ’SfciyMsary in large
quantities mnap* the new system of
warfare, _!
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The following are the conditions
governing the gift of the Ford Au
tomobile advertised by the Pinzon:
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.
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DANCE TONIGHT
H FOftf LISCUM
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y: The Fort Liscum social club will
give one of .their ehjoypble dances
tonight in tlie big hall' the post.
The invitations will be mailed this
afternoon. The big government
|teamer Donaldson will leave the
City Dock at 8:30 for the post, tak
ing the Valdez guests of the club to
the fort, and will return between 1
and 1:30 with those who cross the
Bay. •£
The club'midnight suppers have
become famous and an exceptionally
fine one will be served this evening.
Fine music will also’be provided, and
a eoo£ time is assured to those wnci,
attend.
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GERMAN PREACHER*
KISSEN ENGLISHMAN.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 7.—A Teuton
preacher, attending the Peace Con
vention now being b$ld' in this city,
publicly kissed a' preacher of the
High Church of England on both
cheeks,. to.*£how thai he held no ani
mosity and expiessed a hope that the
warring nations would soon be at
peace, <aad that-the dreadful slaugh
ter of "young men and the conse
quent suffering and pain for the
women and children of the nations of
Europe would soon end. The con
vention arose as one man and cheer
ed the Lutheran minister for many
minutes.
REGENCY EORt -TURKEY ?
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Young Turks Said to be Uncertain
of Grown Prince.
LONDON, Sept. 7.—An Athens
dispatch to the Daily Telegraph
says:
“At a recent meeting the Young
Turks the. question of a regency was
discussed on the ground that sultan
Mohammed V. is far from well and
incapable of attending to affairs of
state.
“The situation !s complicated, how
ever, by the knowledge that Crown
Prince Yussof Irzedin is lukewarm
in, his attitude toward, the war. In
the hope of convincing the Crown
Prince that all Is <going well party
leaders recently persuaded him to pay,
a personal visit to the Dardanelles
front.” »,
ROCKEFELLER ifltT HARD'
IN BAYONNE REPORT.
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CHICAGO, Sept. 7.—The,-report of
George P. West an^'C. T. tfCfienery,
who investigated flhe Ju$;' 1915,
strike of Standard^pil Company em
ployes at Bayonne, N J., fpr the
United States Commission on.,Indus
trial Relations, was made public to
night by Frank P. Walsh, chairman
of the commission.
The report sard in part that the
strike was against the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey, and that the
company was the most,iinportant of
the Standard. Oil- gfoupe, agd this
group is the principal contributor to
the wealth, prestige and power of the
largest estate in the country, if not
in the world, that of Mr. ibhp.- D.
Rockefeller, Sr., and hfs Immedfate
family. The facts regard in# '.jSe,
company’s labor policies must^thet«£
fore be more significant, because of
the tremendous power wielded by
the group of men who control this
industry, and because of their an
nounced Attentions to enter the .field
of industrial relations with ia
to widening theic influence ftpd ..ac
tively propagatihg what they d,eem
to be the proper theories and princi
ples that should govern the relations
between employer ahd employee.”
The following findings of fact are
to ,tie considered in the llght'of the
foregoing:
“The Standard Oil Cctippany of
New Jersey, although eonfdbrtipg an
enormously profitable enterprise, yet
pays wages too low to maintain a
family on a comfortable, healthful
basis. 'if ■
“It fixes wages, not' -with' relation
to what the employee has earned,
but rather on how little he can liye.
Such conditions are unhealthy so-;,
daily, ai\d is not for the uplift and
betterment of rum kind. We find the
sheriff acted hastily and officiously,
and that 'a little moral p^hm^ijion
and£personal appeal could have pre
vented any bloodshed. We there
fore place the blame on ther Stan
dard Oil Company and the sheriff
who too zealously executed its or
ders.” • ' ' ’’
Masonic Notice.
Special &mmunlcatlon Wednes
day, September 8. Work in the E. A.
Degree.
ED. WOOD, Becy.
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Suits pressed for $1 oO at Bllver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198. tf
lee! leet lee!
One cent a pound dellvepd to any
part of the oity. Phone Loye-Whlt
ley Company. ■ -. ‘tf.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Surveyor tFred Butterwqrth left
this mofnlng.'for Mineral Creek to Jo
some surveying. ^
The'Shamrock came up from Port
Weils yesterday and leaves tomor
row morning for Ellamar and Fidal
go Bay
B. S. 'ftiiltse, who has been at iTls
mining ca&p^at Egylik Bay f >r the
past few mOftths, came to Valdez
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M. L. Tatum came' up from Port
Wells Monday.
The 3tsr:ton stage is expected back
in Valdez tomorrow.
W. E. Dunkel returned from the
westward on the Mariposa.
LOST—A gold watch pin; finder
please return,to the Prospectors*
Kodak Supplies at the Valdez
Drug Company. ' ** * tf
Owel Meals, who took the mail to
Gulkana, i expected back tomorrow.
Ed Wood is hatiling gravel into
the alley in the rear of the Treat
building.
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A new Ford car recently ordered
for t.-ie Stanton Stafie line by Agent
Owen Meals, of.thw^Ford Company,
will reach Valdet on the- Alameda,
due Thursday.
Pictures developed at the Valdez
Drug Company.. tf.
Valdez Drug Company have a fine
line of School Stationery. tf.
Suits pressed for $1 at Silver
man’s, the tailoi. Telephone 198. tf
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Fish Commissioner E. M. Ball Is
stopping at the Copper Block, liaV
injf’arrived from fcoppen Center,
where he was investigating condi
tions along the 'f’opper River.
The management of the Liberty
show house has, installed an electric
fan to keep the building well venti
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Deputy United States Marshal Paul
Buckley, from Unalaska, reached
Valdez on .the Mariposa to attend the
Septem^p, term of court. Deputy
Buckler-brought a prisoner from
Neknak^for trial.
The steamer Admiral Evans sailed
for Seattle yesterday morning at 7:30
o’clock, The boat had a capacity
load of passengers , and a big ship
ment of canned srltnonfrom the can
neries toi the westward..
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We .are still felling Men’s Shoes,
Salts,-*<Overcoatii, Suit Cases, etc., at
Eire Sale Prices until Saturday. S.’
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Fire Chief Finical has arranged
for the sale at cost to the ►people of
Valdez of the Pyrene fire extinguish
er, which is said to be the best" of its
kind in existence. For a small fire
they are invincible. '
Captain ^athrop left for Cordova
yesterday on the launch Waif, after
signing a contract with-jVfrs. Black
well ..for a lease on the movie show
hough to be built at once on the
Blackwell lot.
No Anchorage mail -/as brought
Valdez-on the Admiral Watson or
Rie Mariposa The mail clerks of
the two boats each figured the other
would take the mail, which was un
intentially left on the wharf at An
chorage.
A. large number-of people patron
ized the Ladies Ghild Boston din
ner, given last night at the Every
man’s Club Rooms. The dinner of
baked beans and ham was enjoyed
by all who attended.
George C. Treat is building a new
sidewalk fro^ the corner of Wall and
McKinley streets to the Valdez Dock
company office and the passengers
to and from the boat will soon be
able to reach the business section of
the city witnout walking through the
mud.
Taking advantage of the half holi
day at the stores yesterday a number
(Of the employes of the Valdez Mer
cantile Company went -to Sawmill
Bay on the Anita, and killed several
hundred ducks. The party consist
ed of Manager Cuddy, Marvin Bur
ford, William Meals, Walter Elliott,
Prof. Davis and Sergt. Douglas
New Fall Hats at E. Winter’s.
A fine assortment of silk dress
patterns, just received, including
messalines, poplins, chiffon cloth,‘taf
fetas, satins and velvet corduroys.
Prices to suit the times. tf.
Card of Thsuiks.
We wish to thank all those who so
kindly packed oufPbelongings from
our home when tf was in danger of
being burned a few days ago.
’ MR- AND MRS. CAPRI8.
Pure Fresh Drugs at the Valdes
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Marshal L. T. Erwin arrived in
Fairbanks this week with David To
beek, sentenced to serve six months
for theft from a cabin.
The First Bank of Valdez
CAPITAL $25 000.
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OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE
S. BLUM JOHN LYONS
> M. BLUM J. M. LATHROP
E. B. WHEAT W. M. WILSON
JAFET UNDEBERG \
TERRITORIAL DEPOSI^R^,.
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Cor. McKinley and Broadway VALDEZ, ALASKA.
Finest Pool and Billiard Room
In Alaska.
El Belmont ( I ADC i E1 Sidello
Admiration \ I Or\I VsJ ( Carabana
We handle only the Best
Cigars and Tobaccos.
Haas and Vogan Candie;
Free Auto Tickets
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PHONE 7 VALDEZ, ALASKA
Valdez Dock Co.
JOBBER IN
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NOTICE
Starting August 1, 1915, the following rates for Electric
/. Current will be in effect:
Flat Rath on a 40' watt basis
One light. .$1.00 per Month Two lights.. $1.50 per month
Each light over two-50c per month.
> METER RATES:
25 kild-watt hours. .8 cents per K. W. H.
25 to 100 K. W. H.!..7 " “
100 to 200 “ .6 “
200 to300 “ .5* “ “
All ove*300 K. W. H....5 “ "
f This means consumption in any one month.
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Current for heating only.... .2 cents per K. W. H.
Motor Power—5 horsepower and over. .4 “ “ “
Minimum rate on each meter installed.$1.00 per month
, l TELEPHONES
Residence •, $2.00* per month ; ^ Business.. $4.00 per month
Each additional phone on same line, $1.00
Alaska Water, Light & Telephone Co.
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CAPT. TIM MABQUM
Sails for Phrt Wells, Portage
Bay, Granite Mine, Saturday
at #:00 a.-to-, from the Val
des DoekJ Company'a Dock,.,
For Ellatou, Landlook Bay, i
and Fidadgo, every Wednee- ■
day._l:fO a. m.. from Val
des uedk Company's Dock.
For Rates, Apply ©a Boat.
Copper Riyer .
Draying Co -
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Freighting and Passengers »
to ail parts of the Interior.
GENERAL TRUCKING
McKinley Street, Valdes
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