We Wish You All a
Merry Christmas
. A
TO-NIGHT
THIS STORE
WILL
REMAIN OPEN
FOR
XMAS SHOPPING
Valdez Mercantile Co.
MERRY CHRISTMAS
AT MOOSE HALL
Cliristmas Dinner will Be Served in
Afternoon and Dance in Even
ing—Tree for Children.
Big preparations are being made
at Moose Hall for the celebration of
the Seventeenth Annual dinner which
will be served at 4 o’clock Christmas
afternoon. In past years Moose Hall
has been crowded by the Moose and
their friends and this year will be no
exception. The committee on ar
rangements are Dr. Cockerille, Adam
Swan and Mrs. Osborne, and they can
be depended upon to see that there
is no lack of good things to eat.
A Christmas tree will be provided
for the children and each child is
sure to receive something to please
them and add to their happiness
The hall has been tastefully deco
rated for the occasion, the members
having spent considerable time under
the direction of Jos. Burke in secur
ing an artistic and pleasing effect. The
dinner will be followed by the regu
lar Saturday evening dance.
ONLY FEW HOURS LEFT
FOR XMAS SHOPPING
With few exceptions the mercan
tile establishments of Valdez will be
closed all day Christmas in order to
give their employes an opportunity
of enjoying the day with their fami
lies and friends. Housekeepers should
remember that they have only a-few
more hours in which to complete
their Christmas shopping as well as
providing for Sunday.
The stores of Valdez are unusually
well supplied with Christmas stocks,
and report that the holiday trade has
been fully up to expectations. The
demand for toys indicates that there
will be few children in Valdez who
will be overlooked by Santa Claus.
The meat shops have an abundance
of geese, turkeys, chickens, suckling
pigs, and fancy meats and report a
good holiday trade. They will also
be closed all day Christmas and Sun
day.
ED 8PEARSTED WINS
THIRTY POUND TURKEY
Ticket No. 6780, held by Ed. Spear
sted, the well known miner, won the
thirty pound gobbler which has been
on exhibition in the window of the
Liberty theatre during the past week.
Ticket No. 1457 won • the second
prize, a fifteen pound turkey, but the
holder of the lucky ticket does not
appear to be aware of his good luck,
as the bird has remained unclaimed.
M. J. Callaghan, the holder of ticket
No. 909 will claim the turkey tonight
if the holder of No. 1457 fails to put
in an appearance. Spearsted claim
ed his bird last night after the show.
The fourth ticket drawn was No.
3511.
j CHURCH CHRISTMAS TREE
ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT.
A Christmas tree entertainment
will be given in the Congregational
church this evening, beginning at 8
o’clock, to which all the children of
Valdez are invited. Each of the lit
tle ones will receive some gift and
parents are requested to bring llieir
children. During the entertainment
a number of Christmas carols will
be rendered under the direction of
Mrs. Wm. Kraemer.
MIDNIGHT MUSS
CATHOLIC CHURCH
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Leading Musicians of City will take
Part in Commemoration Service
Tonight in Church.
High mass begins to night at mid
night in commemoration of the hours
of Jesus Christ’s birth 1916 years
ago. A select choir will sing Gou
nod’s Mass in C.
The musical program is as follows:
Organ Voluntary .Dorothy Miller
Adeste Pideles .Baritone Solo
Harry King
Kyrie Eleison . Choir
Veni Creator . Bass Solo
John Surrhyne
Offertory—Ave Maria .Selected
Sanctus . Choir
Agnus Dei . Choir
Communion Angelic Salutation.
.John Surrhyne, Rose Johnson
Violin and Harp Accompaniment
Personnel of the Choir—Mrs. O. P.
Hubbard, Mr. Jos. Moran and Miss
Rose Johnson, sopranos; Mrs. H. Mil
ler, alto; Harry King, baritone; John
Surrhyne, C. C. Rudolph, K. Rudolph,
bassos.
All are welcome to attend the ser
vice.
V. H. S.
Will stage the three act comedy,
“Captain. Rackett,” on Wednesday
and Thursday of next week. It is a
sidesplitting comedy in three acts.
Don’t forget 29th and 30th.
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
Wholesale'and Retail Dealers in
Beef, Mutton, Pork, Veal, Poultry
and Produce.
Sole Agents for MAYFLOWER BUTTER and EGGS. Phone 29
- PINZON BAR
Imported and Domestic
Wines, Liquors end Cigars
Phone 69
WILSON TEAMS
MOVING FREIGHT
«
Ramsay-Rutherford Mine Supplies
Will Be Delivered When Condi
tions are More Favorable.
Jas. E. Wilson, the freighter, who
has the contract for delivering one
hundred and sixty tons of machinery
and supplies to the Ramsay-Ruther
ford mine has started the work and
is employing several teams in taking
the freight from the Valdez dock to
a point near the dyke, north of town.
The freight consists of gasoline in
drums, dynamite, lumber and min
ing machinery, and will be delivered
to the mine when conditions are fav
orable for freighting over the glacier.
Persons who are familiar with gla
cier travel state that the Valdez gla
cier has been robbed of many of
its terrors as the crevasses which ap
peared to be bottomless before the
heavy thaw of last summer, as mere
potholes as compared with former
seasons.
Wilson and his men have been
freighting over the glacier for sev
eral years and are fully acquainted
with the work. He has lost several
pack animals through their falling
Into crevasses while packing to the
mines during the summer months,
but none of his men have suffered ac
cidents.
SAYS GERMAN NAVY'
WOULD ATTACK U. 8.
LONDON: Discussing the peace
problem the London Spectator says
that just as Germany in 1S71 would
conclude peace only with a Drench na
tional assembly especially appointed
for the purpose, with power to bind
the whole nation, so must the Allies
not make peace with the Kaiser and
Junker caste who made war. but with
the German people.
The terms of peace must provide
security for the whole world. If the
German fleet were left intact the Ger
mans, finding Europe too hard a nut
to crack, would turn their eyes on
America.
"They would say of the South
American Continent,” continued the
Spectator, “as Marshal Blucher said
of London: ‘What a continent to
plunder.’ Next they would method!*
cally, wprk out plans for the con
quest and control of South America,
a preliminary, if the United States ob
jected, being of course the destruc
tion of the American fleet and the
holding of the great coastal cities to
ransom.
"The moment the harrying of
America actually began, the feeling
for our own flesh and blood—far, far
stronger in parent than in child—
would flame up here and make us
stand forth as the protagonists of the
Monroe Doctrine. Whatever some of
our people might say owing to tem
porary annoyance with America for
somewhat sorry part played by her
Government during the war, we
should never stand for seeing New
York and Boston bombarded by the
German fleet or the Panama seized
and fortified by uermany.”
STATE OIL INSPECTION
LAW KNOCKED OUT.
OLYMPIA: Overruling the de
murrer of the state against the com
plaint of the Standard Oil company,
Superior Judge Wright yesterday ren
dered a decision that knocks out the
oil inspection law of Washington,
enacted in 1903, which has resulted
in ^nore than $300,000 profit since it
has been in effect. It was its profit
able nature that caused the downfall
of the law, as Judge Wright held
that it violated several sections of the
of the United States and Washington
constitutions, which forbid the tax
ation of one industry alone which
prohibit a state enacting legislation
prejudicial to the industries of an
other state and which deny the state
the right to assess a tax under the
subterfuge of an inspection fee.
United Carol Services.
The Protestant congregation of
Valdez have arranged to unite in spe
cial Christmas Carol services which
will be held in the Congregational
church Sunday at 11 a. m. and 7:30
p. m. The singing of beautiful
Christmas Carols, both new and old,
will be the principal feature of the
services. Brief Christmas addresses
will be delivered by Rev. J. F. Duns
tan. A cordial invitation is extend
ed to all.
No Congregational services will be
held on Christmas day.
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Popular Pastor HI.
Rev. J. F. Dunstan, pasor of the
Congregational church, is suffering
from a severe attack of the la grippe
and is confined to his home. Mrs.
Dunstan has Just recovered from an
attack of the disease.
Just Received
A Frje assortment hand painted
china suitable for Xmas.
Also Fresh Rose Beads from Cali
fornia.
New leather goods suitable for
presents; fancy pillow tops in
felt and leather.
All lands of smoker’s articles.
Universal Electric percolators,
Eastman Kodaks and supplies.
Japanese baskets one-fourth off.
Christmas candies—see onr as
sortment
Valdez Drug Co.
POST OFFICE BOXES
ARE HEARD FOOD
Loss of Revenue from Boxes May
Cause Valdez Office to Drop
Into the Fourth Class.
Postmaster Jefferson, who was
disappointed in his hopes of being
comfortably located in the new
quarters In the Kannitz building be
fore the New Year, has received a
cable stating that the lock boxes for
the office were shipped from Ind
ianapolis on December 4.
One o£ the worst features in conn
ection with the long delay which has
taken place in restoring the Valdez
nostoffice to its former standing be
fore the big fire in July last is the
loss of revenue to the office from box
rentals.
Postoffices are graded according to
the earning of the year ending June
30, and as the local office has al
ready lost the rentals for nearly six
months this fact will come dangerou
sly close to putting the Valdez office
into the fourth class. This will mean
a reduction of the postmaster’s sal
ary as the department always re
fuses to make allowances, no matter
What the cause of the loss of reven
ue. The salaries for the postmasters
of fourth class offices is $1,000 and
under, while that of the third class
range from $1,-100 to $2,000 acc
ording to the revenues of the offices.
Well, whatcha know about this?
Two hours of steady laughter at the
Liberty Theatre next Wednesday and
Thursday evenings. Don’t miss “Cap
tain Rackett,” the spicy three-act
comedy by the Valdez High School.
TIDE TABLES FOR VALDEZ.
Predictions for high and low water
are taken from the official tide tables
prepared by the U. S. Coast and Geo
detic Survey. The time given for
high and low water is Valdez time,
and the figures immediately follow
ing the time, indicate the height of
the tide at Valdez. To find the depth
of water, add the tabular height to
the soundings given on the chart,
unless a minus (—) sign is used be
fore the height, in which case sub
tract it.
Friday, December 84.
High—2:28 am, 7.0; 1:29 pm, 9.2
Low—7:26 am, 3.3; 8:22 pm. —0.6
MATINEE
—At The—
EMPRESS
ON CHRISTMAS DAY
at 2:00 P. M. (
A chance for those that cannot
attend this great feature on
Xmas Eve or Xmas Night.
I Empress droit Presents
M’LISS
IN 5 ACTS, BY BRET HARTE
Specially fine change on Sunday
Evening _
Protect Yourself
Against Theft and Fire ,
By Placing Your Valuables Irt 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.
THE PINZON
■-!— 1 L -
Making a Specialty of Haas & Sons’ Candy
We Have
Varied Sweets Nut Chocolates
Glace Fruit French Mixed
Old Fashioned Chocolate Supreme
Home Made Specials
,
The Largest Stock of Candies in tjfrljlorth
CHMIDTS BAKERY
FOR GOOD THINGS TO EAT
Doughnuts what am—Cakes and Cookies.
Wiegels High Grade Candies.
Delicatessen and Lunch Goods—Bread 3 for 25c. Call 156
Valdez Dock Co. phone no. t
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
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.
Tills simple little wonder-worker changes your dewing Machine
(old or new) Into an electric self-operating labor saver.
Find out wliat the Sew-E-Z means In health and comfort.
Remember—you never touch the wheel; Sew-E-Z makes it run
automatically right. No broken threads; no jerks—just a silent
steady motiont which stops the instant you remove your foot
from the pedal.
Alaska Water, Light and Tele. Co.
Saturday, December 23.
High—3:01 am, 7.1; 2:06 pm, 8.8
Low—8:06 am, 3.3; 8:66 pm, —0.2
Sunday, December 20.
High—3:36 am, 7.2; 2:46 pm, 8.2
Low—8:42 am, 3.3; 9:28 pm, 0.2
Monday, December 27
High—4:11 am, 7.4; 3:31 pm, 7.5
Low—9:44 am, 3.2; 10:06 pm, 0.8
Tuesday, December 28.
High—5:00 am, 8.4; 3:62 pm, 7.3
Low—10:01 am, 4.1; 10:60 pm, 1.1
Wednesday, December 20.
High—6:32 am, 8.0; 6:37 pm, 6.0
Low—11:56 am, 2.6..
Thursday, December 80.
High—6:21 am, 8.4; 7:06 pm, 6.6.
Low—11:81 am. 8.1; 1:14 pm, 1.6
Friday, December SI.
High—7:16 am, 8.9; 8:40 pm. 6.6
Low—12:27 am, 2.7; 2:30 pm, 1.0
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvs. Fort Liscum Lra. Valdei
8:16 a.m. 9:46 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p,m. ;
TUESDAYS
8:16 a.m. 0:46 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:80 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m 10:80 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
dean boilers.