All Ready VM Paints and
Varnishes tn Paint the Town
Not one bit too early to start the good
work—And here, at this store, you’ll
find the requirements to do the job.
There are:—
WHITE LEAD LINSEED OIL
FULLER’S DECORET VARNISH
STAIN
FULLER’S Rubber Cement FLOOR
PAINT
FILLER’S WHITE ENAMEL
FULLER’S FLOOR VARNISH No. 15
FULLER’S JAPAN DRYER •
FULLER’S ENGINE PAINT
FULLER’ ^ BOAT PAINT
FULLER’S INSIDE AND OUTSIDE
WHITE PAINT
FULLER’S COLORS IN OIL
I^et’s make Valdes the cleanest town in
the north—A little paint will help a lot
Valdez Mercantile Co.
■sr TONY’S PLACE™"
EVERYTHING £
F1RS1 CLASS ^
1 ANTON CARLSON,
* Manager.
CHAS. R. CRAWFORD
CONTRACTOR AND BUILDER
Dealer in Agent for
Building Material. Machinery, Gas Engines
J>I,AI XTIFFS RECOVER
JUDGMENT FOR §4,574.50
In the case of E. B. Roy vs. the
Kenai Mining and Milling Company.
James E. O’Reilly and Frank E.
Youngs, tried before the District
Court yesterday, the plaintiff recov
ered judgment on a i>romissory note
for $4;574.5G together with interest,
costs and attorneys fees of $200.00
against the defendants. An off-set
of $200.00 was granted defendants
for assessment work performed on
certain mining claims during the year
1914. J. L. Reed and Charles G.
Ganty represented plaintiff and J. J.
Finnegan appeared for defendants.
JURY FINDS KRAUSE
GUILTY ON ON*: FOUNT.
JUNEAU, April 14.—After b.'ing
out for four hours the jury in the
ease of Edward Krause, returned a
verdict at S o’clock last night of
guilty as charged.
The trial was on the charge of im
personating an officer, and is the first
case to come up under the eight in
dictments returned against the pris
oner. The charge was that Krauc .’
impersonated a federal officer and
served a subpoena upon WhilHam
Christie in October of last ye t- A
few days later Christie disappeared
and has never been heard of since.
The defense inaugurated no evidence
relying upon arguments and techiii
calities to secure a verdict of aci tit
tal.
Krause is suspected of having com
mitted several murders during the
past two years, and the district at
torney’s office is weaving a strong
net of circumstantial evidence around
him, which will be presented to the
grand jury within a short tim6. In
the meantime indictments charging
forgery and other crimes have been
returned against the prisoner, and if
found guilty on these charges the
penalties will aggregate more than
a life sentence.
It is said that the Canadian author
itiee at Victoria are also waiting to
secure him on the charge of forging
a mortgage.
T. J. Quinn, President of the AlSs
ka Water, Light & Telephone com
pany, left for Seattle on the Admiral
Watson this morning. While in Se
attle he will arrange for the increas
ing of the height of^the dam or the
installing of an oil-burning auxiliary
planf and will probably put in both
improvements. As the dam must be
raised early in the summer, Mr.
Quinn will immediately see to the ar
rangements.
C. E. Martin, one of the jurymen
drawn lor service in the present term
of court, came over from Seward on
the Watson.
Alaska Investment Co.
Real Estate. Insurance, Mining Stocks
Public
Stenography
Accounting
Reed Bldg.
a* a a a A A A <&
Phone. 196
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Imported and Domestic
Wines, linunrs and Cigars
Phone 69
JAP MURDERER
WILLJOT HANG
GOES TO MCNEIL FOR LIKE
Says “Thank You," When Message la
Read to Him Commuting Death
Penalty to, Imprisonment—Gives
Sword to Deputy Marshal.
"Thank you.” ^
In his slow, precise, Japanese man
ner, accompanied by a broad griu.
this was ail that O. Itow, .-the Japa
nese said when shown a telegram by
Marshal Harry Bishop and Deputy
William Casey, jr., informed that in
stead of being hanged on April 17,
his sentence had been commuted to
life imprisonment in the federal peni
tentiary at McNeil’s Island.
In token of his esteem towards
William Casey, jr., Itow presented
the latter with the long, curved Japa
nese sword with which he had killed
his victim at the cannery, and for
which he was sentenced to be hang
ed first on February 18th, 1916, and
for which a part of a scaffold had
been built when an order from the
President, upon the request of the
Japanese ambassador, gave him a re
prieve of 60 days.
The sword has a hone handle and
is distinctly a Japanese weapon. It
has a long, curved blade, sharp as a
razor on one edge, coming to a point,
and is a decidedly ugly looking wea
pon. It is a relic of the old Sumurt.
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COMPULSORY SERVICE ADVISED
At a Session of Delegates from Cana
dian Recruiting Leagues Plan is
Formulated for Raising Troops for
the War.
OTTAWA, April 14.—At a large
meeting of Delegates from the re
cruiting leagues througout the coun
try, assembled here to consider the
raising of troops for service in Eur
ope, a plan was formulated for com
pulsory service in the army, which,
it was declared, had now become nec
essary if the Dominion was to sup
ply the number of troops required.
It was stated that there had been
a great falling off in the number of
enlistments of late, and that some
measure must be taken at once to
fill up the ranks of the regiments
now forming. Compulsory service in
the army, was declared to be the only
means by which the necessary troops
could be raised.
DOINGS OF THE
DISTRICT COURT
The case of A. Buffo vs. The Land
lock Bay Mining Co., an action to re
cover for services, was continued un
til April 26.
The case of j. lageman, trustee, et
al. vs. Al. White et al., was continued
until April 17.
Order was issued by the Court fdr
the publication of summons in the
case of Guj^ F. Cameron vs. Mae E.
Cameron, action to set aside title to
real estate.
In the case of Mike Martin vs. Pa
cific Alaska Navigation Co., defen
dant was grantee an extension of fif
teen days in which to file an answer.
The actio nis to recover value of lost
baggage.
W. R. Cantrell, one of the Seward
jurymen, was an arrival from the
westward on the Watson.
Artful Dodger.'
"Oh, doctor, I feel, funny inside 1”
"What have yon been eating?”
"That’s Just the trouble, doctor. 1
ain’t had nothing'to eat for a week.
Could you spare a copper?”—London
Firefly.
HER VALDEZ
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REPORTED LEG BE TAKEN OFF j
Todd Date, Injured In Washington
Logging Camp, In Providence Hos
pital in Seattle—Will he Taken
Elsewhere for Treatment.
Recent arrivals from Seattle state
that about ten days ago Todd Date,
formerly of this city, was in the
Providence Hospital in that city, suf
fering from a severely injured leg,
which it was expected would have to
be amputated to save his life.
He is said to have received his in
jury while employed in a logging
camp, and if the limb was removed
he would be entitled to the sum of
$75,000 from the State Industrial In
surance fund. A letter received on
the last boat states that Mr. Date
had been examined by the state phy
sician. who said that there was a
chance to save the wounded limb,
and he was to he sent to another hos
pital for treatment.
FIRE DESTROYS
CLOVER BLOCK
850,000 BLAZE IX BELLINGHAM
Teacher Occupying Apartment Sec
ond Story is Overcome by Smoke
and is Hecued with IHiHrulty—
Partly Covered By Insurance.
BELLINGHAM, Appi is'.—A fire
destroyed the Clover Block in this
city last night, entailing a loss of
more than fifty thousand dollars.
The building was a three story
brick block, situated on Holly street,
and is a total loss. Among the heav
iest losers among the occupants are
Gage-Dodsou clothing store and the
Selby & Harris, stationery store, both
of which firms carried large stocks.
Miss Clara Ford, a teacher, who
occupied quarters in the second story
of,the building, narrowly- escaped"
death in the flames. She was over
come by the smoke, and was rescued
by the firemen with difficulty.
The origin of the fire is unknown,
and the flames had made consider
able headway before being discover
ed. The loss is partly- covered by in
surance.
SHOWS LIGHT
LOKKIMGE
NEW SIGNAL LIGHT INVENTED
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Dry Cell Signal Ramp Which Will
Throw Its Rays 150 Miles Has
Been Brought Out by Member of
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Coast and Geodetic Survey.
WASHINGTON, D. C., April 14.—
The invention of a dry-cell electric
signal light capable of projecting its
rays 150 miles and through compara
tively thick smoke and haze was an-'
nounced today by the Coast and Geo
detic Survey.
The light, said to be 150 times as
powerful as the acetylene lamps now
in use, was perfected by E. G. Fisch
er, chief of the Survey’s Instrument
Bureau. It will be used on surveys
in the mountains of the West, where
the distance between stations fre
quently is more than 100 miles.
ADMIRAL EVANS PASSED
JUNEAU LAST NIGHT.
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The steamship Admiral Evans,
northbound, passed Juneau at 11:00
o’clock last night, according to re
ports received here this morning by
the local cable office. This will bring
her into Valdez some time Sunday
morning.
She will arrive in Seward sortie
time Monday, thus giving the Repub
lican delegates ample time to fix up
their slates for the convention to be
held there Wednesday, April 19.
The Evans has a large passenger
list for the railroad toyns, and is re
sorted loaded to the guards with
freight.
C. F. Hewitt, whoi'wHl serve on the
trial jury in the District Court, came
jver on the Watson from Seward.
We have the Facilities!
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For Properly Handling
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We issue Drafts on all parts of the world i
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Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent 1
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ I
RESOURCES $250,000. :
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THE PINZON
Cigars, Fruits, Candies
OPTIMOS MARCA RICAS
REPRESENTAS EE SIDEEOS ]
BARRETTS EOVERAS j
JUAN de FUCAS VAN DYCKS j
MONOPOEES C ARAB AN AS WEBSTERS ]
Haas & Sons Celebrated Candies—
Always Fresh. I
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1 :
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
We Are Agents For The
Dayton Electric House Pumps?
Which have fewer parts, rgn more
easily and quietly, require less
attention and cost less per year of
service than >any other pump on
the market.
And the
“Thor 5” Vacuum Cleaner
This is one of the finest household
cleaners ever made for the low
price at which it sells.
We stand back of both the above machines.
Alaska Water Light & Tel. Co.
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DONALDSON SCHEDULE
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Lys. Port Llscum Lys. Valdes
8:16 a.m. 9:46 a.m.
1:16 p/m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a.m. 9:46 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. 10:30 p;m.
There wHl be no trip of the launch
on the second ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean hollers.
Many property owners have not
heeded the council's demand that
they shovel the snow from their side
walks. Monday, was the last day of
grace, and it is now liable t« be done
it the expense of the property.
Pasteurized Whipping Cream and
jure Buttermilk at Love-Whitley’s.
A shipment of forty-eight kegs of
Valdes'beer was sent out on the Wat
son for Cordova, this morning, by the
Valdez Brewing & Bottling C^>.
The owners of small craft along the
water front are painting and prepar
ing their boats for the summer sea
son.