Get a Skate On
and enjoy yourself. The ice is
fine and we have just received
a Consignment of
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Union and Winslow Ice Skates
for both men and women—All
sizes, and priced a pair at $1.50
and $1.75.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
THE ILES ELECTRIC POWER PLANT
Has been incorporated under the laws of the
State of Washington as the_
INTERMOUNTAIN TRACTION I POWER OIL
and will soon be ready to extend its lines to any mine
on the mainland within 40 miles of Valdez.
If you are interested in cheaper lights and power see us.
LOUIS E. JOHNSON, Snpt. ‘ ALFRED B. ILES, V. Pres. & Tress.
V VT V T . . ..
T TONY’S PLACE’S1
EVERYTHING A
FIRST CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
DEFICIENCY BILL
NEXT TUESDAY
Measure Which Includes Money for
Alaska Railroad will be Favor
ably Reported to House.
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WASHINGTON, D. C., Jan. 20.—
The twelve million dollar emergency
appropriation bill which was referred
to the House committee on Appropri
ations will be reported back to the
House next Tuesday with the recom
mendation that it be favorably act
ed upon.
It is reported that the bill includes
the two million dollar emergency ap
propriation asked by Secretary Lane,
of the department of the Interior, for
the purpose of continuing construc
tion of the government railroad In
Alaska. A poll of the members of
both houses has been taken and
shows that the appropriation will
pass when it comes up next week
with a safe majority.
It is expected that a fight will de
velop in the bouse over the appro
priation of $8,500,000 from which
the amount in the emergency appro-;
priation will be deducted. Senator
Nelson, of Minnesota, is spoken of as
the leader of the opposition to ex
tending the railroad into interior
Alaska at the present time. It is be
lieved, however, that the administra
tion will line up its forces and will
make the appropriation party meas
ure should strong opposition develop.
Commissioner Edes has reported
that during the past season the work
progressed at an astonishing rate
and that more construction work was
accomplished than had been believed
possible according' to the estimates.
He has said that should the appro
priation be favorably acted upon by
congress that the railroad from An
chorage to the Matanuska coal fields
will be completed during the present
year as well as the road out from
Seward connected with the Matanus
ka coal road.
Harry Whitley, of the firm of Love
Whitley, is treating his friends to
something new in the buttermilk line.
He has secured the agency for the fa
mous “Loctoiv” brand of buttermilk,
which is the product of the Mutual
Creamery company of Seattle. It is
not buttermilk in the ordinary sense,
as the milk from which it is made is
not skimmed of the cream. It is sure
to prove a favorite beverage in Val
dez.
ANCHORAGE MILL IS
Tilhbiitu OUT LUMBER
W. T, Normile, of the North Side
Lumber Company, started his local
sawntiU plant today. He plans on
being able to saw from eight to ten
thousand feet of lumber per day, and
the product will relieve.the present
Shortage in the town. The local saw
mill will prove quite an aid to the
toira, the payroll and expenses at
tached to its operation being( about
*260 per day. The completed pro
duct will likewise give employment
to carpenters, so one may-figure that,
with the expense* .of operating the
plant, the sale of tambqf and the em
ployment given by'reifton of such
sale, $500 or $600 per day will be put
in circulation.—Cook Inlet Pioneer.
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
'4 | Wholesale and Retail Dealer* in
Beef, Mutton, Pork, Veal, Poultry
.and Produce.
Sole A?ents lor MAYFLOWER BUTTER and EGGS. , Phono 29
imported «nd Pompatic ; ^
WilHB, UfllBIS '
EXPLOSION DUE
NAVY DEO TXPE
Commander of Submarine E-2 De
clares that Use of Gas Detectors
Had Been Urged Long Ago.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.—L.eutenant
Cooke, commander of the submarine
E-2, testifying before the committee
of naval officers appointed to inves
tigate the explosion on the submarine
last week which caused the deaths
of four persons, declared that the
disaster was due to the red tape regu
lations of the navy department.
The officer asserts that the explo
sion, which occurred while the bat
teries were being recharged, was due
to accumulation of gas which was li
able to occur at any time. Complaints
had been lodged with the department
that the system of charging the bat
teries was dangerous unless hydro
gen detectors were employed but the
complaints had apparently been ig
nored.
It is believed that the testimony oi
the commander of the submarine will
result in a general shaking up of the
department similar to that which fol
lowed the investigation of the Iosb of
the submarine in Honolulu harbor to
gether with her crew.
MJSTRIAN PEACE
TERMS DECLINED
Rome Reports that the Montenegro
Troops Have Resumed Fight
ing as Terms Not Good.
ROME, Jan. 20.—It is reported
from Cettinje that the Montenegro
troops who were said to have sur
rendered to the Austrian troops at
Orabavo have again resumed fighting
as the terms of peace offered by the
Austrian government were unsatis
factory.
Details as to the terms which were
offered King Nicholas’ country have
not been received. It is believed
that the Austrian government would
be satisfied with nothing less than
the abolition of ^impendence oi
Montenegro, and making it one oi
the Austrian provinces.
It is also believed that the plan ol
the Austrian commander of the victo
rious troops.to concentrate the entire
male population in certain districts,
which would compel their being sep
arated from their families until aftei
the close of the war, has been a de
termining factor in the refusal of the
Montenegrins to accept the peace
terms offered. The dispatches indi
cate that a majority of King Nicho
las’ troops have made their way into
Albania where they have joined the
Serbian forces who retreated Intc
the mountains before the Bulgarian
invaders.
JAP FISHERMEN WERE
SENT BACK HOME
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JUNEAU: Some inside news if
coining to light about the famout
sail Of the Japanese fishermen across
the,Pacific ocean. The Japs, it wil
be recalled, were found in the Queer
Charlotte islands, last summer. TTui
told a story of shipwreck and ge:
oral hardship which was a deep s«
yarn with new trimmings. . They wer<
taken to Prince Rupert, B. C., exam
ined and sent back.
What is probably the real versior
has just appeared in the China Fre<
Press as well as in the Osaka Main
ichi. ‘ The eight Japs who belonged
to Utsuml Muru, Ehnle Prefecture
conceived the. idea of reaching Amer
lea They bought a fishing schooner
the intention being to smuggle in
Supplied with rice, sweet potatiei
and water, the left the coast of Shlk
oku in June, and after sailing 41
days they made the Queen Charlotti
islands. ,
They were brought to Prince Ru
pert, examined apd sent back to Ja
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j CIVIC LEAGUE CARO
PARTY POSTPONES
. i \ 1* *o|"it ■'■i~ — •
; Tie ladles of the Valdes Clrie Lea
gue, [who planned to hold a aard part:
rieSt! Saturday at the rectorf of thi
i Eplebopal church, > have announce!
that i owing to the weather the part’
1 has, been postponed untll Saturda:
afteTnoon, January It. ' .
WANTED; Experienced woman do
sir# wort as cook or maid. Refer
cades given. Address. Prospector.
VICE INCREASE DUE
LOW WAGE SCALE
Vice Committee Appointed by Ohio
State Senate Recommends Min
imum Wage Scole.
SPRINGFIELD, Jan. 20.—The
committee appointed by the Ohio
State senate to investigate and re
port upon the industrial and social
conditions of the State in order to
ascertain the cause of the increase
of vice in the State, has filed its re
port with Governor Willis.
The report, which is exhaustive and
covers the question of vice from ev
ery angle, declares that poverty in the
large cities is the principal cause of
prostitution. It is said that the ranks
of the underworld have been filled by
girls who were formerly in domestic
service where they lacked social sta
tus and were barred from many of
the pleasures of life enjoyed by their
more fortunate sisters.
It is declared that the unregulated
wage conditions which have prevail
ed in the State bred immorality as
many girls employed in the factories
were earning insufficient to provide
the barest necessities of life and were
forced into lives of shame unless they
had ohmes of their own. The com
mittee also reports that hundreds of
married women are being employed
in factories and workshops at wage
scales which would not provide for
girls who had to rely upon their own
earnings.
It is urged that the passage of a
measure providing a minimum wage
scale of not less than eight dollars
per week is necessary if the govern
ment wishes to protect the girl work
ers of the large cities.
WAR HAS CAUSED
AMERICA BIG LOSS
Exports for Fiscal Year Ending June
80, 1015, Shows Decrease of
Many Million Dollars.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 20.—The re
port of the Department of Commerce
to Congress for the fiscal year end
ing June 30, 1915, shows that the
European war has caused a decrease
in the exports of the United States of
one hundred and ninety-two million
dollars as compared with that of the
previous twelve months.
The decrease in the exports, the Re
port says, is due directly to the Eu
ropean war. Prior to the beginning
of hostilities Germany was one of the
best customers of American products,
having Imported goods to the value
of Voi4,794,276 during the year end
ing June 30, 1914. The blockaded
the German coast by the British and
French warships caused an almost
complete Interruption of trade be
tween America and the Central Euro
pean countries.. The loss of the Ger
man trade by reason of the block
ade has proved a severe blow to th<
cotton industry of; the United States
The increase In- the exports of cop
per, steel and all class of war mate
: rials has been enormous, especially
to England and Russia.
The report, covering as it does th«
twelve month?-directly following tin
beginning-of. hostilities in Europe
' shows that during the* six months fol
1 lowing the opening of the war ex
ports decreased at the rate of mon
than three hundred million dollar)
annually. This was due in part tc
' the sudden termination of the Ger
man and Austrian demand for Amer
ican goods and the complete chan#,
which the war worked in the econom
lc conditions of the belligerent' na
tions of Europe. '
Pictures developed at the Valdei
i Drug Company. tt
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A tne display of nugget Jewelry a
■ Valdes Drug Co. t
»• L"1'
Furnished rooms at Mrs. Osland’s
Prices reasonable. *
Pure Frosh Druga at the Valdei
» Drug Store. •
Brooms S8c, Me and lOo; for th<
’ best at the Emporium.; tt
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I FORTY MILES OF R. It.
WILL BE AI/TEREI
H ' — .jue i * Mviu '
. It has been fairly well establishes
now that the length ot tbe AlMki
. Northern railroad to he altered - ant
. rebuilt will be forty miles. . .The re
location force has recently flnisbst
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.
THE PINZON
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 the North
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO, 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
Sew-E-Z
HERE’S the wonderful little Sewing Machine Attariuncnt
which rtlns the machine for yon. At last you can sew with
out foot pedaling; absolutely without the slightest effort.
This simple little wonder-worker changes your Sewing
(old or new) into an electric pelf-operating labor saver.
Find out what 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 motion which stops the Instant you remove your foot
from the pedaL
Alaska Water, Light and Tele. Co.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lts. Fort Llsoam v Lts. Valdes
..8:15 a.m. 8:46 Am.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a.m. 8:46 a.BL
1:16 p.m. 8:00 p.m
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
- . V ' .' SATURDAYS -
1:16 p.m.' i 4:68 pas.
1:00 p.m. 10:30 pm
There will be no trip of tho laeam
on the second ana fourth Fridays
each month, those days being used »
olean boilers. ,,
its labors so far as the field work Is
concerned but the office work has yet
' to be finished. Until that, time it will
i not be possible to tell exactly' ibe
amount Of dirt to be moved and the
number of men tQ. be employed. The
. commission authorities are unablei to
say what dad will be made of the
emergency kppropriatidB' provided It
is granted by congress! They hare
bepn asked to express an opinion ai
to Whether some of it would be used
in repairs on the Alaska Northern or
not but no answer is ready although
there Is V'tdeling' that the present
road Would be prepared so (bat Sew
ard might be made the baa* of the
new work of extension at this end of
lthe;gap between SeWard end Anckob
| age*—Seward Gateway.