Buster Brown Shoes for
Children—the Spring line
is here complete—they’re
the best assortmen^qf Chil
dren’s Shoes this store has
ever shown. See the win
dow display.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
PHONE 44 Fresh Fruits—Fresh Vegetables
AMOCAT CANNED GOODS
Washington Creamery Butter, Fresh Ranch Eggs, Cheese
HEINZ 57 VARIETIES
KEYSTONE PRODUCE CO.,E <j^'.Su*
IMG THEFT ADMITTED
III* IMKIKKEEI'ER
LOS ANGELES, April 3.—Ancel C. j
Boyett, 25 years old, is held a prison
er in the county jail here pending the
issuance of a formal complaint charg
ing embezzlement following a volun
tary confession he was alleged to
have made that he had taken funds'
aggregating $35,000 or $40,000 from
? he Los Angeles branch of the Bank
,nf Italy, where he was employed as
general bookkeeper.
Boyett. according to Thomas Lee j
Woolwine, district attorney, made the j
confession Thursday night, twelve
hours before the state bank examiner
• vas to make an examination of the
books in his department of the bank.
Boyet said that he began his steal
ing about 10 months ago. and since
had made regular week end trips to
Tia Juana. Mexico, where he lost
large sums betting on horse races and
.inlaying games of chance. He told his
wife what he was doing and she told
him to go to the authorities and take
his medicine.
t/.VlUiK CANNERY AT
PORT NEMilK JUAN |
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Steve Rowe, who returned to town
ast evening front Port Nellie Juan, j
where he has been employed for some j
■>ime past on the cannery being erect
i d at that place, states that the plant
ts one of the largest and most com- j
plete on the Sound. The main can-j
nery building is a two-story struc
ture 40x180 feet, and in addition
itbere is a boiler and a retort house |
40x60 feet and two stories in height;
id warehouse 40x160 feet, a Chink
house, bunk house and cook house.
The company plans Ashing on an
•extensive scale, and will employ four
purse seine boats, six gill net boats,
und a cannery tender, and in addition
will put into use six beach seines.
YOUTH IS SOUGHT
FOR THEFT OF’ *1»,OOU
'SEATTLE, April 3.—George Lind
>ay Haydon, 19 years old. a bank
messenger, formerly employed at the
First National Bank of Seattle, is be
.'iag sought by detectives on allega
tions -of the bank officials that he ap
propriated $19,000 in bills of $500
•denomination each from a registered
letter he was taking to the postoffice
two weeks ago.
A search is being conducted at the
request of two surety companies, as
■1he bank is more than covered in the
loss.
HayJon is alleged to have been giv
•«b several registered letters at the
bank on March 15 to be taken to the
irostoffice. At some point before ha
•entered a sub-postofflee station near
ihe bank, he is alleged to have open
ed an envelope containing $19,000
in $500 bills. >, .
fiKRMANY WOULD RENT
VE88EL8 TO HOLLAND
THE HAGUE. April 3 —The Dutch
• foreign ice in a statement In refer
ence to .iie seven Dutch steamships
torpedoed off Falmouth recently says
ihat the German government offered
to pay an indemility for the loss of
members of the crews and to help the
owners by facilitating the purchase
•of German ships after the war. This
offer the statement adds, was made
“on considerations of humanity and
•v.ood neighborship.”
Further steps led to a reconsidera
tion of the offer by Germany which
now offers German ships for rental
"on reasonable conditions."
Holland, it is stated, rejected the
oiler and the owners, under the cir
cumstances. also refused to accept th i
proposal of indemnification for the
crews.
W TO OF 11)02 VIXTAGK
GIVKX STATH I.U KXSK
OM MIMA. Wash., April 3.—The
automobile division of the secretary
oT state's ofilce is displaying with ton
-iderable pride an application for a
1317 license for a Knoz 5-passenger
automobile of 1902 make with an old
Fairbanks-Morse one-cylinder 8.2
horsepower engine. Deputy Foster,
in charge of the auto division, believes
this machine to be the only one of
its kind in captivity. It will be op
erated for hire. This is the first time
it has been licensed in Washington
having been shipped recently from
Holyoke, Mass., to this state. The
power in this machine can be appre
ciated when it is compared with the
average jitney of at least twenty
horsepower motor.
Steve Itowe and Dick Rogers were
arrivals in town last evening from
fort Nellie Juan.
Chris Tjosovig and family were out
going passengers on the Alameda for
an extended visit in the States.
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t’huto by American Preu Aueociatlon
Mile. Helene liutrleu, who baa been
dyihg over the trenches In Fram e and
Belgium, la a recent arrival in the
United States. She says America baa
been ao generous in relief for France
that if the United States needed her
services she would willingly give them
In nart Dormant
MMT WARSHIPS
SUNK Bf SUBS
NKARLY EQUAL TO V. 8. NAVY
Combined Tonnafje* Come* Within
tto.ooo Ton* liess Than Total l*. 8.
Navy—Combined Tonnajte of Rus
sia and Japan.
BKKLIN, April ;t. Kntente losses
in warships have now reached a total
af 850,000 tons, says an Overseas
N'ews agency announcement today.
This computation includes the French
battleship of the Danton class rer« ni
ly announced to have heeti sunk by a
Berman submarine in the Mediterra
nean. The statement says:
"By the destruction of a ship of the
Danton class, the warship losses of
our enemies excluding auxiliary ships,
have reached in round numbers 800,
000 displacements. This is equal to
the combined tonnage of Russia and
Japan at the beginning of the war an 1
is only 60,000 tons less than the ton
aage of the United States navy which
was the third largest in the world at
the beginning of the war.”
BAKOK ADRIFT WITH
FOUR MKN OX IT
SEATTLE: The tug Daniel Kern,
under charter to the Alaskan engi
neering commitsion, towing the barge
Columbia No. 38 from the mouth ol
the Columbia river toward Alaska
with lumber, lost her tow last iiight.
The tug arrived here for repairs. The
towing hawser snapped and Charles
Swanson, deck hand on the tug was
killed by a whirling rope.
The barge with four men aboard is
adrift oil the west coast of Washing
ton.
Bl'IfiAltS ARK DESERTING
SAV SERBIAN OKKICKRK
LONDON. April 3.—Semi-official
dispatches from Serbian headquarters
in the last few days have reported se
rious trouble among the Bulgarian
troops around Monastir. Several reg
iments are reported to have deserted
in a body as the result of friction over
supplies and their relations with their
Teutonic allies. According to these
reports it have been necessary to re
arrange several large units of the Bul
garian army, distributing troops ot
suspected loyalty to places where they
could do no harm.
EIGHT KILLED WHEN
TRAIN HITS TREE
ASTORIA, Oregon.. April 3.—Eight
men were killed outright and eight
others injured near Grays River,
Washington, yesterday when a tree 2b
inches in diameter was blown down
and fell on a flat car on which the men
were riding.
The dead:
ANDREW JACOBSON,
ALEG DAHLEEN,
CARL BERG.
L. B. STEVENS.
A. PATTRELLA,
J. DISARIO,
-VANDELLARL
The injured:
F. A. Young.
Lawrence Swanson.
Edward Poulso.
Alex Arnio.
Fred Makio.
Mike Digginsappe.
Martin Arcey.
Frank Porman.
All of the dead and injured were
loggers who had recently come from
Portland. A heavy wind storm pre
vailed at the time when the accident
occurred.
ENGLAND WIDENS
HER DANGER ZONEj
WASHINGTON, D. C.. April 3.
An extension ot the area of danger
to shipping off the mouths of the
Weser and Elbe rivers, where the
allies are employing mines and other
devices in their efforts to block eg
ress from the great German naval
base, is announced in a British for
eign office note cabled to the state
department today by Ambassador
Page.
The line formerly running from a
point four miles off tbe Danish and
Dutch coast, after April 1 will ex
tend between points three miles off
the Danish and Dutch coasts and in
clude all waters to the eastward ex
cept the territorial waters of these
countries.
Clement B. Hill and Vance D.
Stine, both former members of the
U. S. Signal Corps and stationed at
the local telegraph office, but recently
with the telegraph and telephone de
partment of the Alaska Engineering
Commission at Anchorage, were pas
sengers on the Alameda bound for
the outside.
Steamship Sailings
Alaska— Passed Juneau northbound,
April 3.
Alameda—Sailed south from Valdez.
April 3.
Admiral Evans—Sailed west from
V'aldez April 2.
Admiral Farragut—Sailed from Seat
tle for Valdez April 1.
Northwestern— Sailed south from
Valdez March 25.
Admiral Watson—Sailed west from
Valdez. March 28.
DONALDSON MCHKRl'LK:
Lvs. Fort Liscum l.vs. Valdez
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TCKSDAYS.
S:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 2:u0 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
SATCKDAVS.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
<•0 p.m. 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used to
clean boilers.
Daily Weather Report.
April 2. 1917. April 3, 1917,
7:00 P. M. 7:00 A. M.
30.078 Barometer 30.040
23 Temperature 12
40 Maximum 24
23 Minimum 8
26.5 Mean 16
21 in. Snow on ground 21 in.
Clear, calm. Clear, calm.
—Myrtle F. Billings. Obs.
Tills liny In History.
Feast Day of Sts. Agape, Chionis
and Irene, martyrs; St. Ulpian of
Tyne, martyr; St. Nicetlas; St. Rich
ard, of Dover.
Prince Arthur, English prince, was
murdered in 1203.
Fernando Georges confirmed asj
Lord Proprietor of Maine in 1639.
Presbyterianism made the state re- i
ligion of England by Parliament in
1646.
Simon Kenton, American Indian’
fighter, born in 1755.
Prussia seized Hanover in 1801.
Conflagration in Augusta, Ga., in!
1 829. /
Steamer Glencoe exploded at St.,
Louis and 83 persons killed in 1852.!
Republican capital of Mexico es- j
tahlished at Monterey in 1864.
Federal troops occupied Richmond,
in 1865.
Earthquake at Antioch. Syria.,
killed 1600 in 1872.
Earthquake on the Island of Chios,
killed 4000 in 1881.
Fire in New Orleans caused a lossj
of $2,650,000 in 1892.
Avalanche killed 150 persons at
Chilkoot Pass, Alaska, in 1898.
Fire at Atlantic City, N. J.. caused
a loss of $1,000,000 in 1902.
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MAYOR MITCHELL
MUST PROVE ASSERTION j
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ALBANY, N. Y„ April 3.—The
Senate today unanimously resolved to
summon Mayor Mitchell of New York
to substantiate his recent statement
that State Senator Wagner, the Demo
cratic minority leader, is “apparent
ly working more (or Germany than
for America. ” This statement was
made in connection with the work
about the ockaway Point fort site. I
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HARVARD MAY BE TURNED
INTO A TRAINING CAMP
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 3.--A
semi-official announcement that in
the event of war the college year at
Harvard university probably would be'
terminated within a short time and j
the university plant turned into a
military training camp, was made to
day. The announcement was in the
form of an editorial in the Harvard
Crimson.
The articles you ordered have ar-j
rived at the Emporium. tf;
Mrs. Manuel Swanson left on the;
Alameda to attend the term of court)
at Cordova.
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Full Line Koenig’s Chocolates at;
Keystone Produce Co. tf
P. H. Daley, the well known min-;
ing man, left on the Alameda for a;
trip to the States.
All of the latest Books, Magazines |
and News Papers received on each;
boat. Valdez Drag Co. tf
Rev. Father Fletcher left on the.
Alameda for Cordova where he will!
remain about two weeks.
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Just received, a new line or Toilet;
Waters and Perfumes. Owl Drug Co j
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Lowney’s Box Candies at Hunt's1
Candy Kitchen. tf i
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Fine assortment Koenig's Easter j
Box Candies. Keystone Produce Co.;
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A new tine of Beaters priced right (
at Mead’s. tf j
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
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Resources over $300,000.
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Drafts sold on all Foreign Countries.
Wells Fargo Travellers checks tor **
Safe Deposit Boxes For Rent.
DEPOSITARY FOR THE TERRITORY OF ALASKA
AND POST OFFICE SAVINGS BANK:
ALASKA INVESTMENT CO.
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks
Agts. for EQUITABLE Life Ins.
Public
Accounting
Stenography
Reed Bldg.
Phoae. 1U€
Valdez Dock Co # PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street
Electrical Supplies
Only the best manufacturers are repre- ,
sented in our stock. All electrical *
supplies we sell are guaranteed
products.
✓
Make your electrical purchases here
and have the assurance of absolute
satisfaction and quality.
Prince William Sound Water,
Power, Light & Tele. Co.
MOLD HOLDINGS ARE
GREATEST IN HISTORY
WASHINGTON. D. C.. April 3.—
Charles H. Worden, a noted Pacifist,
railed on President Wilson yesterday
ind told the President that the gold
holdings of the United States now
mounted to more than three billion
iollars, and that it had doubled in
he last five years.
Guild Notice
The Woman’s Guild will postpone
their meeting on Thursday afternoo i
because of the funeral of L. Graham.
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TIDE TABLES FOR APRIL.
Compiled for Valdez Bay.
Tuesday, April 3—
First high tide 9:55 a. m., 7.2.
Second high tide 10:32 p. m?, 7.2.
First low tide 3:58 a. m., 2.5.
Second low tide 4:20 p. m., 1.2.
Wednesday, April 4—
First high tide 10:38 a. m., 7.5.
Second high tide 10:58 p. m., 7.8.
First low tide 4:36 a. m., 1.7.
Second low tide 4:49 p. m., 1.2.
Thursday, April 6—
First high tide 11:16 a. m., 7.7.
Second high tide 11:24 p. m., 8.3.
First low tide 5:10 a. m., 1.0.
Second low tide 5:16 p. m.. 1.1.
Friday. April 6—
First high tide 11:61 a. m., 7.9.
Second high tide 11:49 p. m., 8.8.
First low tide 5:42 a. m.. 0.3.
Second low tide 6:42 p. m.. 1.2.
Saturday, April 7—
First high tide 12:27 p. m., 7.9.
First low tide 6:14 a. m., —0.3.
Second low tide 6:09 p. m., 1.3.
Sunday, April 8—
First high tide 0:16 a. m., 9.2.
Second high tide 1:04 p. m., 7.8.
First low tide 6:46 a. m., —0.8.
Second low tide 6:38 p. m.. 1.6.
Monday. April 9—
First High Tide 0:43 a. m., 9.4.
Second high tide 1:39 p. m.. 7.5.
First low tide 7:21 a. m., —1.0.
Second low tide 7:09 p. m., 1.8.
Tuesday, April 10—
First high tide 1:16 a. m., 9.5.
Second high tide 2:19 p. m., 7.1.
First low tide 7:58 a. m., —1.0.
Second low tide 7:42 p. m., 2.1.
Wednesday, April 11—
First high tide 1:50 a. m., 9.4.
Second high tide 3:04 p. m., 6.6.
First low tide 8:41 a. m., —0.8.
Second low tide 8:39 p. m., 2.5.
Thursday, Apm rz—
First high tide 2:30 a. m„ 9.2.
Second high tide 3:58 p. m„ 6.1.
First low tide 9:30 a. m., —0.4.
Second low tide 9:04 p. m., 3.0.
Friday, April 13—
Float high tide 3:18 a. m., 8.7. ^
Second high tide 5:06 p. m., 5.9.
First low tide li*:27 a. ip.. 0.9. |
Second low tide 10:04 p. n* 3.4.
Saturday. April 14— ^ 5
First high tide 4:22 a. m.. 8.2.
Second high tide 6:28 p. m.. 6.0. ^
First low tide 11:37 a. m.. 0.4.
Second low tide 11:26 p.'tn.. 3.6.
Sunday. April 15— «
First high tide 5:42 a. in. 7.7. .
Second high Aide 7:44 p. m., 6.5.
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