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INTERM^gWTAIN TRACTION & POWER CO.
and will soon be ready to exterid its lines to any mine
on the mainland within 4flrmiles of Valdez._
If you are interested in cheaper lights and power see us.
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Mother Jones Settles Factional Fight
Which Threatened to Disrupt
the Labor Organization.
INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 22.—The
factional fight in the ranks of the
United Mine Workers of America,
which threatened to disrupt the or
ganization, has been amicably settled
through the good offices of Mother
Jones.
Owing to rumors of misappropria
tion of the funds of the organization
a factional fight had developed in
which the executive officers of the un
ion were charged with having appro
priated to themselves hundreds of
thousands of dollars that had been
raised by the local unions throughout
America in order to create a huge
strike fund.
The demands of the insurgents that
the books of the union be audited and
the report submitted to the members
were denied by the executive officers
and a split in the ranks of the organ
ization was threatened. A vote was
taken on the question of revealing
the inside working of the union to
the public and the executive officers
were overwhelmingly sustained.
Mother Jones, who has led and won
many labor strikes, has induced the
factional leaders to shake hands and
agree to work together for the wel
fare of the workers. |
CONVICTS ESCAPE
TERRORIZE CITY
CUMMINGS, Mo., Jan. 22.—This
place was terrorized last night by
twenty convicts who escaped from
the penitentiary by cutting their way
through a two foot board with an
ordinary kitchen knife which they
had concealed from the vigilance of
the guards.
Following their escape from the
penitentiary the convicts looted a
hardware store and armed themselves
with guns and revolvers. The au
thorities were powerless to cope with
the desperadoes and they held the
town at their mercy all night. -
The convicts have barricaded them
selves In the hills near the town, and
as they are heavily armed It is be
lieved they will light to the death
before surrendering. Several of the
men were serving life sentencs. Gov.
Ma?or has been asked to send the
state militia to effect the recapture
of the desperate convicts.
Fancy stationery at the Valde2
Drug Store. *
WANTED: Experienced woman de-J
sires work as cook or maid. Refer-]
ences given. Address Prospector, j
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton, Pork, Veal, Poultry
and Produce.
Sole AsentJ for MAYFLOWER BUTTER and EGGS. Phone 29
Phone 60
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WHY NORWEGIANS WERE
NOT WITH EXPEDITION
NEW YORK: Letters on the
steamer arriving yesterday from the
members of the Ford Peace Commis
sion give the first real reason why
tho Norwegian Peace Party declined
to have anything to do with the Ford
Commission. Several dispatches in
dicate that the bone of contention
was Mme. Rosika Schwimmer. This
was the truth but the dispatches car
ried very little about the matter. The
letters yesterday stated that the feel
ing in Norway was very bitter against
the expedition because of not immedi
ately expelling Mme. Schwimmer.
They believed she would only retard
the movement for which the expedi
tion was planned, as the woman in
question is a most prominent Hunga
rian and it developed to the Norwe
gians she was an active member and
really directing the Ford operations.
RECORDS OF EARLIER
EXPLORER ARE FOUND
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EDMONTON: News of a discovery
by the Canadian explorer, Steffans
son, of records made by one of the
Franklin Arctic exploration parties
62 years ago, is contained in the de
tailed report of his explorations re
ceived here recently.
The records were those left by Mc
Cllntock, an explorer, who Jieaded a
party which went in seach of Frank
lin, in 1853. Curiously they were
found by Steffansson in the same
month and same date of the month
as they were deposited June 15, 1853.
By another coincidence, McClintock’s
records, left in a cavern near Cape
McClintock, tell of this explorer’s in
tention to travel three days’ west- ]
ward in search of new land. Steffans
son instead traveled three days north
and made his discovery of a new con
tinent, as has been recorded.
In a cavern were various records,
some of which were illegible after so
great a lapse of time. Those that
could be read recorded the fact that
the ancient party were all well, on
their way from the southeastern coast
and about to proceed west.
Steffansson is now in camp on the
north end of Bank’s Land, if he has
not already reached Prince Patrick
Island. At the latter place he expects
to establish a winter base as far north
as possible, in February he will start
an exploring trip over the ice of the
Beaufort Sea. The explorer is of the
opinion that the newly found land he
has discovered will not extend very
far west.
BRITISH LEFT ROOTY
ON GALLIPpLI PENINSULA
CONSTANTINOPLE: The war of
fice says the officers sorting the booty
taken when the British retired from
the Sulva and Anzac fronts have not
yet completed their task, but the fol
lowing articles have been added to
the original list: 1,000,000 sand
bags, 1,000 tents, 1 mortar, 180 kilo
meters of telephone wire and more
ammunition.
Valdez Drug Company have a line
line of School Stationery. tf.
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ADMIRAL WATSON
BE ON BUN AGAIN
Admiral Line Planning to Dispatch
Steamer from Seattle to Alaska
Every Sunday Morning.
It is reported from Seattle that the
steamer Admiral Watson of the Pa
cific Alaska Navigation company’s
Alaska fleet, which was rammed and
sunk In the Seattle harbor last Octo
ber, will be ready to resume her run
at an early date this spring.
Commencing March 5 the Admiral
Watson will join the Admiral Evans
and Admiral Farragut in serving the
Southwestern Alaska trade and a
vessel of that line will leave Seattle
every Sunday at 11 a. m.
The Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
has plso purchased two big freighters
which have been plying on the At
lantic coast. The vessels will be
brought to the Pacific by way of the
Panama canal and are due to reach
Puget Sound early in March. They
are now receiving an overhauling in
the east and will be ready for ser
vice when they arrive at Seattle. The
company will then be prepared to
handle all powder and gasoline ship
ments which form a fair portion of
the Alaskan business.
ELLAMAR WHARF
REPORTED DOWN
Extent of Damage Not Fully Known
But Admiral Evans was Unable
to Take On Ore Shipment.
Passengers coming up the Sound
on the Admiral Evans this morning
report that the big storm which has
prevailed during the past several days
has resulted in considerable damage
to the wharf and ore bunkers at Ella
mar. It is stated that the old dock
was broken down near the cofferdam,
and that the big new wharf which
was erected two years ago had been
damaged so that the Admiral Evans
was unable to load ore.
The report of the damage to the El
lamar dock by the storm has caused
Manager Reiter of* the Alaska Mines
corporation, to be apprehensive as to
the damage which may have been sus
tained by the dock which his com
pany is constructing at Fidalgo bay.
The dock is in course of construction
and if hit by a gale damage might re
sult which would delay the shipment
of one thousand tons of copper ore
which is ready to he sent to the Taco
ma Bmelter. Captain Glasscock, of
the Admiral Evans, promised that he
would run his boat into the bay to
ascertain if any damage had resulted
from the storm and would wire Mr.
ilelter from Cordova the result of his
investigations.
It is reported that the launch
Hyak, owned by Guy Banta* was sunk
in deep water in EU&mar hay, and
'.hat she is lost. Other launches are
also reported to have been swamped
or battered to pieces by the storm.
MOOSE AND FRIENDS
WILL DANCE TONIGHT
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The entertainment committee of
he Valdez Moose have announced
'hat they will give theiT regular Sat
urday evening dance in Moose Hall
'.his evening. These dances are very
nopular with the young people of Val
dez and are always well attended.
The music will 'he furnished by the
Plnkus orchestra.
Merchant Extends Thanks.
I wish to extend sincere thanks to
vhe good people of Valdez and the
members of the Valdez Fire depart
ment for the help extended to me dur
ing and following the lire yesterday
which destroyed my place of busi
ness. I believe the firemen are de
serving of the highest praise for the
manner in which they combatted the
flames and In preventing the Are
spreading to adloining buildings. To
the many friends who volunteered
and assisted me in recovering the por
tion of my stock which was not de
stroyed by the lire I'can 'only extend
my thanks at this time and assure
them that I hope to bo of service tb
them In a more fortunate manner.
Through the aid of willing workers I
hate been enabled to save some of my
stock which would otherwise have
been lost, and I feel deeply grateful
to the people of Valdez.
RUDOLPH SCHMIDT.
Far good home-cooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street *
WORST WEATHER
IN FIFTEEN YEARS
Admiral Evans Had Difficulty in
Making Landings at Seward
and Latuoche Wharves.
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The steamer Admiral Evans arriv
ed in Valdez shortly after 5 o’clock
this morning and sailed again for the
south after a short stay.
Captain Glasscock, who is in com
mand of the steamer, reports that he
has experienced the worst weather
this trip since he began coming to
Alaska fifteen years ago. A terrific
wind was blowing at Seward while
the Admiral Evans was there and at
Latouche the vessel was delayed in
sailing until after midnight owing to
a heavy snowstorm.
When the vessel reached Ellamar
she was unable to land and Captain
Glasscock anchored in the bay but the
gale caused the steamer to drag an
chor and she was forced to leave. The
captain says that the cold weather
causes a dense vapor to raise from
the ocean which covers everything
with ice. The Captain had his face
severely frosted and one of his sail
ors had his hands badly frozen.
The Evans had a hard time in mak
ing a landing when she arrived at
Seward and was obliged to make two
attempts before getting a line on the
dock. The water pipes there had
been frozen and the steamer was un
able to secura a fresh supply. The
cook had scarcely sufficient water
with which to make coffee.
Hobo Bay, where the Granite mine
is located, was visited by the Admiral
Evans, and the officers report that
calm weather prevailed there. It was
the only quiet spot found on the run.
An attempt was made to secure a sup
ply of water at the mine but the wa
ter pipes froze almost as soon as the
water was turned on.
Card of Thanks.
We wish to extend our heartfelt
thanks to the many friends, especial
ly Mrs. Dan Grennig and Mrs. JefT De
venney, who so kindly aided in ar
ranging for the funeral and offering
sympathy in our bereavement for the
death of our little daughter.
MRS. SAMUEL JONES.
MR. SAMUEL L. JONES.
Hotpoint Electric Heaters, Cookers,
Bakers, Percolators and Vacuum
Cleaners arrived on the last boat for
the Emporium. tf ■
Weather Report.
Valdez, Jan. 21, 131G.
Barometric pressure . 30.083
Temperature 7 p. m.— 2
Maximum temperature . — 3
Minimum temperature .— 8
Mean temperature . — 2.5
Clear, stormy, wind northeast 60
miles.
Interior Weather.
Valdez, Alaska, Jan. 22, 1916.
Fairbanks, —65; 12 inches snow;
cloudy, windy.
Salcha, —58; 18 inches snow;
cloudy, windy, trail drifted.
Richardson, —76; 23 Inches of
snow; cloudy, light wind, trail fair.
McCarthy, —67; 21 inches snow;
cloudy, windy, trail drifted.
Donnelly, —60; 20 isches snow;
cloudy, windy, trail fair.
McCallum, —65; 43 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Paxson, —43; 30 inches snow;
cloudy, windy, trail drifted.
Hogan, —22; 22 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail drifted.
Gulkana, —64; 21 inches spow;
clear, calm, trail drifted.
Copper Center, —55; 17 Inches of
snow; clear,-calm, trail drifted.
Tonsina,—61;, 18 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail drifted. *
Teikhell, —40; 36 inches snow;
clear, calm, trail drifted.
Beaver Dam, —21 inches snbw;
cloudy, stormy, trail drifted.
Summit, —18; 9 feet of snow;
cloudy, windy, trail drifted.
Wortman’s, —10; 40 inches snow;
clear, stormy, trail drifted.
3U3MARINES OP LARGE
TYPE STRONGLY URGED
WASHINGTON: Seagoing subma
rines of two thousand tons displace
ment probably soon will te sodght for
the American navy as a result of the
lessons learned by navy department
experts from the European war and
recent maneouvers of the Atlantic
fleet, ft Is possible that the first five
submarines included in the adminis
tration’s five-year building program
will approach this size, although the
estimates subinitted were based on
boats of 1800 tons.
In contrast to this development of
a type of glint submarines, naval of
ficers are Inclined to believe the so
called coast defense boats will be
standardized at about 400 tons dis
placement. The name should be, It la
asserted, harbor defense rather than
coast defense craft as it has been
demonstrated that the sphere of ac
tion of these boats is limited to 100
miles or less off-shore.
Vlrtuany all seagoing flag officers
of the commissioned personnel gen
erally of the submarine flotillas are
said to favor building larger oraft for
sea work. Some officers, it is said,
believe that the smaller submarines
should be abandoned entirely but
others believe that it has been shown
that there era two distinct fields of
activity for submarines which should
be recognized. In shallow waters of
the coast it is said the bjg boatp
would be almost useless because of
theii; draft. f
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Protect Yourself
Against Theft and Fire/
By Placing Your Valuables In a
Safe Place.
We have Safety Deposit Boxes to
rent as low as five dollars a year
The First Bank of Valdez
Resources $240,000.
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THE PINZON
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Have--^>'
Varied Sweets Nut Chocolates
Glace Fruit French Mixed
Old Fashioned Chocolate Supreme
Home Made Specials y
The Largest Stock of Candies in the North
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
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HERE'S the wonderful little Sewing Machine Attachment
which runs the machine for you. At last you can sew with
out foot pedaling; absolutely without the slightest effort.
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(old or new) into an electric self-operathjjjTlabor saver.
Find out what the Sew-E-Z means in health and comfort.
Remember—you never touch the wheel; Sew-E-Z mukes It run
automatically right. No broken threads; no jerks—Just a silent
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from the pedal.
Alaska Water, Light and Tele. Co.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lva. Fort Llscum Lvs. Valdea
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. 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS >
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.0>.
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 dan being used to
dean boilers.