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| Now Is The Time To Buy Heaters
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Glacier winds started last Saturday and you know
what that means to poor stoves. We have a full line
of sizes of 1XL heaters-they have proven by every
test their superiority over other makes, ask the man
who owns one.
Hunt's Fruits for 1917
The first shipment of Hunt’s Canned
Fruits, all new pack, has just been received.
Hunts Fruits are the best the market af
fords-the only kind that are not lye peeled.
Received, Loganberries, Gooseberries,
Blackberries,Strawberries, Cherries, Grapes,
Green Gage Plums, Crawford Peaches,
Sliced Pineapple, Apricots.
MEN’S WEAR
We're constantly increasing
our stock of men's wear,we
want you to feel that this
is your store* a place where
the best can be had at the
most reasonable pricings.
PACKARD SHOES
KNOX HATS
CHIPPEWA SHOES
COMPLETE LINES OF
MEN’S FURNISHINGS
j Valdez Mercantile Company
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NO AMI SKMKNT
KONKKHHIOXS IN KAMI'S
WASHINGTON. I). C.. Oct. 23 —
Formal orders were Issued today dir
ecting that no concessions he grant
ed at training camps within the camp
precincts tor privately owned amuse
ments or recreation, in view of the
entertainment facilities planned by
the government.
Wherever possible, however, gov
ernment ground adjacent to the camps
or cantonments wiP be opened to pri
vate motion picture houses and the
like under control of the military au
thorities. Local ctizens’ associatons,
fostered by the training camp activit
ies commission, will aid the comman
ders in supervising these private en
terprises and allotting them some
space.
“Camp commanders," the order
says, “will not hesitate to close un
desirable amusement places located
on government property or to prevent.
by the use of provost guard or other
wise, the attendance of soldiers at
such amusement places located on
private property.”
Tlie concession on government
ground will be sold on a cash or per
setitage basis, the proceeds to be ap
plied to the expenses of institutions
having to do with the welfare of the
troops “within and without the
camps.”
KA I'KKT KIKI.K
SHOT K.M.IST IX A KM V
HONOLULP T. H.—Brigadier Gen
eral Santuel I. Johnson, head of the
national guard of Hawaii, will enter
the olticers training camp at Scho
field barracks as a plan ordinary
“rooky."
General Johnson is a military en
thusiast. Likewise he holds the rec
ard as the best rifle shot in either
the regular army or the national
guard and as an athlete second to
A THROUGH TICKET
By buying a through ticket you save from $10.00 to
$15.00 as against buying to Seattle and re-buying
there.
By buying over the G. M. & St. P. Ry. you are as
sured the comfort that comes from riding behind an
electric locomotive—the most powerful in all the
world— and that personal attention which is a fea
ture of “Milwaukee” service.
For tickets, berth reservations and other parti
culars consult your nearest Steamship Agent.
A. P. CHAPMAN. Jr.. J. F. BAHL,
Asst. General Passenger Agent City Passenger Agent,
Stuart Building, Second and Cherry,
Seattle, Washington.
THE PINZON
TOBACCO & CIGARS
POOL & BILLIARPS
PHONE 69 Me Kinley St, Valdes
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none in Hawaii. 'Although forty year-,
old, tlie general swam twenty-five
miles in the V. M. C. A. tank in three
days recenty. He is aso one of tlie
stars of the national guard football
team. Now. just to be sure lie's not
missing anything, the proposes to go
to the training camp as a private.
DAY'S DOINGS OF
THE DISTRICT COURT
When the District Court convened
at 2 o'clock yesterday afternoon a
roll call of the men summoned yes
terday morning to complete the panel
of the trial jury showed W. N. Cud
dy. Jack Cook, T. J. Devinney. F. J.
Ila’yes. Ed Nuhn, H. L. Hitler, K. E.
Rudolph and George Strixner present.
W. N. Cuddy was excused from atten
dance by the court. The remaining
(lunlilied and were sworn in as mem
bers of the jury.
! The trial of N'arciso Lacsamauu, in
flicted for the murder of J. J. Cun
Miinghum, at Larson bay. Kodiak Isl
i and. was commenced, Messrs Lyons
j A Ritchie appearing for the defend
ant. The drawing of the jury was
completed and the following jurors
were chosen to try the case: Earl
j Minds, C. E. Naud, C. H. Kraenier,
I W. H. Uailey, E. P. Cashman, Ed.
| Nuhn, Clarence Olson, John ltoseen,
j C. A. Schroeder, C. O. Cracroft, W.
j E. Hansel and Charles Wetzler.
District Attorney Munly made the
| opening statement for the government
I giving a description of the crime and
charging the accused with being one
of the principals. He was followed
by Attorney Ritchie for the defense,
who stated that he expected to prove
by the evidence that his client was
; innocent of the charge.
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I Deputy Marshal Karl Armstrong
| was the first witness on the stand for
| the government. He testified as to the
I situation of the cannery, the shape of
| the buildings and their situation with
regard to the scene of the crime,
which is alleged to have been commit
ted on a walk connecting the China
house with the cannery. He produc
ed a drawing illustrating the general
shape and size of the various build
ings.
He was followed by Dr. H. H.
Beck, the physician at the cannery
during the phst summer. Dr. Beck tes
tified as to the wounds received by
Cunningham, consisting of a great
many bruises and contusions about
the body and a knife wound near the
base of the neck. This wound, he stat
ed was more than five inches deep,
and penetrated the left lung. He stat
ed Cunningham lived from about
27 until about 8:30 o’clock on August
12:40, the time of the attack, on Aug.
29. During about ten hours of this
time Cunningham was conscious, but
from that time on was in a state of
coma which remained until death en
sued. Either the beating or the stab
wound, the Doctor stated, In his op
inion, was sufficient to cause death.
Tong LquIs, was the next witness
called by the government. He test!*
fled as to the cause of the tragedy,
whieh, he sod, grew out of a Quarrel
between one of the Filipinos and the
second Filipino boss, the quarrel
arising out of a dispute over the qual
ity of the food furnished, and the re
fusal of the man to go to work. He
described Cunningham's attempt to
slop the first. In which a number of
the Fllpinos had become engaged,
and the attack upon Cunningham by
several of the workmen, resulting In
Cunningham being severely beaten by
the men. who used box ends for wea
pons, and in his being stabbed and
kicked off the walk to the beach be
low. He also testified that after Cun
ningham had been kicked off the walk
one of the men Jumped down to the
beach,, but he could not see what this
man did there.
The court then adjourned until 10
o'clock tiiis morning.
At tills morning s session of the
court the grand jury returned 9 true
bill against C. O. Brown charging lar
ceny from the Amok Gold Mining Co.,
at Kodiak Island, on three counts.
The accused was arraigned and given
until tomorrow morning to plead. At
torney John Lyons represented the
accused.
The trial of Narcisco i.acsamanas,
charged with the murder of J. J. Cun
ningham, commenced yesterday, was
continued this morning. Isaac Mc
Candless, one of the employes at the
Larson Bay cannery was the first wit
ness called by the government. He
testified that he was in the cannery
building at the time of the trouble
and hearing a noise ran to the win
dow. He saw the fight on the walk,
saw Cunningham struck by the work
men and saw him stabbed and kick
ed from the walk to the beach.
Felix Yasas was the next witness
for the government. He did not speak
English and Paul Galang was sworn
as interpreter to translate his evi
dence. lie corroborated much of the
previous evidence regarding the cause
oftlie quarrel, and stated that he saw
the accused run in from the walk
with a knife in his hand; that the
knife appeared red. Could not say
tiiat it was blood, but looked like it;
knife was a sharp pointed one. At the
time of the fight on tlie walk he was
upstairs in the China house, but came
down in time to see the accused run
in from the walk.
Gahino Guertu was also a witness
for Hie government. He testified fie
was tile man with whom the second
Filipino boss quarreled about his
refusal to return to work. They ex
changed some blows. He went away
and did not see Tight on walk.
The government rested its case here
and at the request of Attorney Ritchie
for the defense, a recess of twenty
minutes was taken. When court again
convened at 11:15 Mr. Ritclie asked
fora further recess until 1:30 that he
might confer further with his client,
which was granted, and court ad
journed until that hour,
Gus Dgurf is making good head
way moving the old St. Elias Hotel
to its new position. The building was
recently purchased by Mrs. Black
well. and will he moved to her lots
oil McKinley street between Broadway
and Alaska avenues, and made into a
first- class hotel and rooming house.
SIHKCRIRE MILLION KOI*
LIBERTY LOAN RONDS j
CHICAGO, Oct. 13.—Proctor and
Gamble, a Cincinnati firm, joined, the
million dollars Liberty Loan subscrib
ers today.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Hunt will return
on the first boat from the westward.
Councilman E. Erickson returned
yesterday from Chitina, where he
went with one of the road commis
sion trucks.
Pete Cashman is busily engaged in
hauling his winter’s supply of fuel
with his auto truck and a pair of bug
gy wheels for a trailer.
SOME heating stoves at Mead’s. *
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
The following schedule (or the her*
bor boat "Lt. C. V. Donaldson" will
take effect today. All orders to the
contrary are revoked.
Monday, Wednesdays, Thursdays,
and Fridays:
Lve. Fort LI scum Leave Valdes
8:15 a. m. 8:46 a. m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
TUESDAY
1:16 p. m. 2:00 p. m.
4:30 p. m. 6:00 p. m.
SATURDAY
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
7:15 p. m. 10:30 p. m.
11:16 p. m. 12:00 m. m.
There will be no trips of the boat
on the tad and 4th Fridays of each
month, these days being used to clean
boilers.
Speelal trips or cancelling of the
above will be made without patios
on'” te meet ertgencles of the ser
THERE IS NO RECORDED INSTANCE
Of loss by fire of the contents of a modern
safe deposit vault.
Even in case of conflagration, you can rest
assured that your indispensable records, sc •
curities, contracts, deeds, leases, insurance
policy, will, etc., in the vault of the First
Bank of Valdez will be safe and intact.
You are invited to call and inspect what
perfect protection you can have here at little
cost.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
VALDEZ, ALASKA.
Valdez Dock Co # PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, toot of Wall street.
Motor. Coffee
Grinding
When The Sun Goes Down
Mr Merchant your show windows get in their best
work.
Might window shoppers are next day buyers.
Prince William Sound Water,
Power, Light & Telephone Co.
KEYSTONE PRODUCE Co.
HEINZ'S 57 VARIETIES
AMOCAT CANNED GOODS
Groceries, Butter, Eggs, Fruits, Vegetables,
Cigars, Tobaccoes and Confectionary.
Keystone and McKinley Streets
The mercury registers from 2 to
5 above from Fairbanks to Hogan,
and from 15 at Hogan to 21 at Beav
er Dam, the highest temperature on
the trail. From four to six Inches of
snow has fallen at all points, with
the exception of the pass, where it is
20 inches deep, and drifted.
Jim Wilson's freighting team left
Wortman this morning for Valdez
Charles Romohr is believed to be the
driver.
The mail north from Chitlna to
Fairbanks is reported to be stuck at
Munson’s today.
James Patterson and Earl Hinds
went Sunday goat hunting on the
range back of town and while they
^sw the tracks of several animals
they bagged none.
Snow is reported falling at Gul
kana. Copper Center and Tonsina,
with 5 inches already on the trail.
The mercury reached 29 here last
[night; the coldest so far reported
this summer.
CITY EXPRESS. Phone 82; ready
to transfe. Mai ii;iggabc for you. tf
For Irst-claaa meal* and good serv
ice at rseaoQ*bl* prices try the Mer
chants' Caff. tf
Use Resell Hair Tonic and yon will
use no other. Valdes Drug Store, tf
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland'f.
Prices reasonable. t
Just received ail the latest popu
lar Ming* *t 0. 0. Retake's. tf