Gas Boat Supplies
INTERESTING news for every
boat owner—You can now buy at
this store all the fixings needed for
your boat. We welcome your in
spection at any time. There are:
Full lines of galvanized goods, as
shackles, rope thimbles, ring bolts,
lacing eyes, chain plates, halyard
deck blocks, steering wheels;
Port and starboard lights, mast
lights, anchor lights, combination
lights;
Fog horns and signal horns, trip
gongs, bilgepumps;
Fresh batteries, spark plugs, bat
tery connections, switches, spark
coils, tape, fire extinguishers, etc.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
T TONY’S PLACE’S1
EVERYTHING
FIRS'! CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
--THE
EMPRESS
TO-NIGHT
PROGRAM
Pathe News, Bray’s Cartoons,
War News, Ktc.
“Romance of the Nary.” V. L.
8. K. Drama, with Orma Haw
ley, Louise Huff, Karl Met
caffe, Kdgar Jones.
“I Lily in Bohemia.” Lillian
Walker in good comedy.
A Fool There Was (the Vam
pire) Thursday.
Admission 25c and 10c.
GUINEA HENS TO BE
NEW ALASKA INDUSTRY
JUNEAU.—W. S. Wagner, proprie
tor of Wagner’s cafe, had a half
dozen guinea hens shipped here from
Seattle for use in his restaurant.
But before he had time to, kill the
pretty birds some of Juneau’s .live
wires, who are always on the look
out for something for Alaska, bought
the birds and will try to, raise guinea
hens in Alaska. Jack Hayes took tw®i
Mr. Lemke of the Peerless Bakery*
took two, and the other two wore tak*
en by a rancher.
Mr. Wagner is of the opinion that
they will do well in this country
and will send for more at once.
Miss aKthryn Monahan, deputy
clerk of the district court, who has
been in Cordova for several days past
on court business, returned home on
the Admiral Farragut this afternoon.
Fancy .stationery at the Valdez
pril<r S t-.ro » *
The Swedish Club held their regu-;'
lar Tuesday evening dance last night
in the Valdez Athletic Club hall. A;
good time was enjoyed by all those
who attended. Gua Djarf, Pau
Swanson and Earl Wathey furnished
the music. A splendid lunch waj
served about midnight and shortli
after the dance broke up. |
Ktvr good nome-cooKed meals trl
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. *7
MARRIED MEN
OPPOSED TO m
MAY CHANCE PliAN TO RECRU*
Charge that Wholesale Exemptions;
Unmarried Men Constiautes a V'
lation of Pledge Given to Th<{
With Families. \
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LONDON, March 15.—The untj
pected call of married men to the c<c/l
ors has, brought a great many com
plaints to the newspapers protesting
that the .wholesale exemptions of un
married men is a virtual violation of
the pledge given by the authorities to
the married men that they would not
be called out until all available sin
gle men had- been recruited, and the
JIull recruiting committee has passed
resolutions that a serious injustice
has been done the married men who
attested under the Derby scheme un
less the government enforced compul
sory military service upon all unat
tested married men.
So serious has become the dissatis
faction throughout the entire country
that a change in the government pol
icy of recruiting may be forced.
Alaska Investment Co.
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks
Public Stenography Reed Building Accounting
Imported and Domestic
Wines, Liquors and Ciprs
Phone 69
HU’S SOUND FOR
eomniEM
HAS FOUGHT HIS LAST FIGHT
Father of Ross and John Heckey, of
tills City, Passes Away at His Home
in Delta, Colorado, at-the Ripe Ago
of Seventy-Three Years. "
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Ross and John Heckey of thfe&city
this. morning received the sad news
3t the death at Delta, Colorado, of
their father, William Henry Heckey,
at the ripe age of 73 years.
Mr. Heckey was born at Dayton,
Ohio, in 1843, and at the outbreak of
the Civil War, when in his eighteenth
year, joined that brave band of vol
unteers which made up the famous
94th Infantry, Ohio Volunteers. He
' isrved the flag of his country bravely
during the entire period of the war,
having been engaged in the bloody
battles of Stone River, Nashville,
Lookout.Mountain, Atlanta, and Mur
physboro, under the redoubtable Gen.
Thomas, and was also in the famous
march to the sea with Gen. Sherman.
At the close of the war, when Mr.
Heckey was mustered out, he return
ed to his home in Ohio, and being of
an adventurous disposition joined:
that band of pioneers which paved;
the way westward for the march of
civilization, finally settling at Delta,;
Colorado, which has been his home;
for several years.
He raised a family of eleven chil-i
dren, five boys and one girl still liv-j
,lng, of which R. H. Heckey of this
city is the oldest. One brother and;
ij. »iy reslf' *♦« of Ohio, one:
vjjj
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V-e
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pie'anU ;/ - - . Te,* Will c- ft, ana
those who wish for green onions may
have their longings satiated. The lat
ter, however, must be called for. But,
although a lunch is to be served, it
may be just as well for the dancers to
eat dinner before coming, as the stock
of green apples in the market is
somewhat limited.
The gentlemen are requested to
wear white gloves and green neckties,
and to bar anything red, except, pos
sibly, socks. The idea is to keep the
green above and the red, if any, be
neath. The committee does not pre
sume to prescribe what sort or color
of dress the ladies shall wear, but at
a later date they will offer a few gen
tle hints which it would be polite to
follow.
COUNCILMAN HECKEY
GOES TO MATANUSKA
Councilman Rosa Heckey handed
his resignation to the city council this
week, and left today on the Admiral
Farragut for Seward, where he will
take the trail to Anchorage, and from
thence to Matanuska, where he in
formed a representative pf thl? paper
that he would prohably take up one
of the rich homesteads in that section
and settle down to an urban life.
Mr. Heckey believes, the Matanus
ka country has great possibilities for
the small truck farmer, and will
erect a home on government land in
the coal country and send for his
family when navigation to Anchorage
opens.
Mr. Heckey has been a member of
the oily council the past term, and a
resident* of Valdez for many years.
He and his estimable family leave a
lipst of friends behind them who' wish
them good luck In their new home.
SET DAT*: FOR PARTY PRIMARY
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or jjy*
Nominations juv. Nade of Candidates
for Delegates to tihe Territorial
Convention at Juneau—Interesting
Address by A. J. Dimond.
Notwithstanding the inclemency of
.he weather a goodly number of the
members of the Democratic club as
sembled at the club quarters last
night in attendance of the regular
meeting of the club.
The matter of holding a primary
election for the purpose of choosing
delegates to the territorial conven
tion at Juneau was settled.
The date of Tuesday, March 24th,
was set for holding the primary,
which will be held in the city hall be
tween the hours of 1 and 6 p. m. A
committee, consisting of J. Devenney,
T. J. Donohoe and George Robbins,
was appointed by the chair to make
the necessary preparations for the
election and provide the ballots. This
committee will also act as election
judges.
The Club then proceeded to nomi
late candidates to be voted on for
delegates to the Territorial conven
tion, and the names of Dr. Henry
Cockerille, Heber Smith, R. P. Fergu
son, A. J. Meals, Jeff Devinney, A. Jj
Dimond, George Robbins, C. J. Todd,
Frank Lows, T. J. Donohoe, Elliott'
Stewart, J. McCoy, M. J. Callaghan,
Wm. Conley, John Hughes-and Karl
Miller were placed in nomination, 16
In all from which the voters will pick
eleven, the number of delegates al
lotted to Valdez.
Following the business meeting A.
J. Dimond gave an instructive and in
teresting address on the administra
tion plan for preparedness, and of the
conditions which made it essential
that the United States should be in a
position to hold its own with any na
tion on earth. His address was lis
tened to with marked attention and
at its close the speaker was warmly
applauded.
BIG LIST ON
S. S.FARRAGUT
OVER 1,000 TONS OP FREIGHT
Steamer leaves Seattle with More
Than Pour Hundred Pstssengers for
Northern Points—Has Coal for
Port Llsciun—Small Mall Cargo,.
The steamer Admiral Farragut ar
rived in port about 1 o’clock this aft
ernoon and left about 2:30 for the
westward. The steamer had a largo
number of passengers aboard for here
and points west.
When the Farragut left Seattle she
had aboard 1,000 tons of freight and
400 passengers. She stopped at Hoo
nah with machinery and a crew for
the A. P. cannery there and has a
quantity of coal aboard for Fort Lis
cum. The passengers for Valdes
were: J. A. Bourke, S. E. Wing, Jnoi
Amber, F. L. McNlece, Allan John
san Johnson, E. M. Ball, J. H. Ly
man, A. C. Baldwin, K. L. Monahan,
and 35 steerage.
PRISONERS COMING ' *
OVER FROM WESTWARD
The marshal’s office is in receipt of
advices from the westward stating
stating that Ebenezer Davidson, who
wrus charged with grand larceny at.
Anchorage, was given a hearing be
fore the United States commissioner
there and was bound over under
bonds of $1,600 to the grand jury.
Davidson is accused of stealing mon
ey from Tom Setter of Anchorage.
At Seward yesterday Oscar Bree
din was tried in the commissioner’s
court on the charge of assault. He
was found guilty and sentenced to
four months in the Valdez jail. Both
prisoners will be brought .^.ver to Val
dez at an early date. J8*X
--—mr
E. M. Ball, deputy iflsh commis
sioner for this division, was an arri
val on the Admiral Farragut from the
south. i
T. B. Watson, the new agent for
the Alaska Pacific Steamship Com
pany at Anchorage, was a passenger
for the westward on the Admiral Far
ragut.
A. C. Baldwin returned on the Ad
miral Farragut from a business trip
to Cordova.
We have die Facilities
For Properly Handling?
Your Business.
We issue Drafts on all parts of the world
Safe Deposit Boxes for Rent
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
RESOURCES $250,000.
THE PINZON
Making a Specialty of Haas & Sons’ Candy
We Have
Varied Sweets Nat Chocolates
Glace Fruit French Mixed
Old Fashioned Chocolate Supreme
Home Made Specials
The Largest Stock of Candies in the tforth
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, (foot of Wall street.
Alaska Water, Light &
Telephone Co.
Everything Electrical
lA Comfi/efe Services
I IN THE REACT OF THE CITY*,
1135jbomswiH» baft-50SftinplBBMma|
DONAJjDSON BCHKDULK
Ltij- Fort Ltaoum Ltb.' Yaldoa
8:16 a.m 9:45 a.m. *
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUK8DAY8
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 8:90 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:99 p.m. ,
SATURDAYS
1:16 p.m. 4:99 p.m.
7:00 p.m. 19:80 p.Sl
There wHl bo no trip of the Ikfltfi
on the aeoond ana fourth FrldagroC
each month, theee dan being used to
dean boiler*.
The Valdes Athletic Club will give
a dance this evening for members
only and their lady friends. The mu
sic will be furnished by Qua Djarf
and Paul Swanson.
Spring Samples In heavy weights,
for Alaska wear. Guy P. Caiuerou,
Tailor. u
S. L. Oliver and Bert Cooper left
today, with a large outfit, for Hobo
Bay, Where they will engage in devel
opment work on the property of the
Hobo Bay Mining Company, in which
they are lntereeted.
Valdez Drug uompany nave a One
line of Schtol Stationery. tf.