UILT by master
JlZ shoe makers; on
lines that appeal
to both the eye and foot;
made of the best of
leathers and materials
throughout, the Packard
shoe is qualified and
guaranteed to give abso- •
lute satisfaction and ser
vice.
Prices $5 and $6.
Valdez Mercantile Go.
I FISHING SCHOONER
LOSI IN DECEIBEI
Schooner Operating Out of Tacoma
Lost at Cape Decision and Crew
Believed to Be Lost.
Wreckage of the fishing schooner
Edison which has been missing fot
several weeks has been found on the
beach near Cape Decision by the crew
of the schooner Alamera, according
to the Ketchikan Miner.
The Edison cleared from Ketchi
kan custom house on December 5,
and on December 14 she was reported
by a passing vessel as headed for the
halibut fishing banks and was never
seen again until her wreckage was
found on the beach. She carried t
crew of five men and it is feared that
all were drowned or perished fron
the cold weather if they reached
shore. Two of the dories which she
carried were found on the beach
They had been badly broken up and
all hope of the members of the crew
surviving has been abandoned.
Prospector Ads bring results.
THE ILES ELECTRIC POWER PLANT
Has been incorporated under the laws of the
State of Washington as the
INTERMOUNTAIN TRACTION I POWER CO.
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, Supt. ALFRED B. ILES, V. Pres. & Tress.
«“ TONY’S PLACES1
EVERYTHING ANTON CARLSON,
FIRST CLASS Manager.
AMERICAN NAVY BE
SECOND IN THE WORLD
If administration preparedness
plans are carried out the American
navy will be the second largest in size
in the world in 1921 and will be far
larger than that of any other coun
try in the world except Great Britain,
and in point of efficiency, it is staged
by naval experts that it will be strong
er than the British navy was at the
outbreak of the war. The number
and size of the vessels built by Bri
tain since the beginning of the pres
ent war can merely be conjectured.
The American navy, if the program
is carried, will be composed as fol
lows:
Battleships, first line . 27
Battle cruisers . 6
Battleships, .second line . 26
Armored cruisers ;. 10
Scout cruisers . 10
Cruisers, first class. 6
Cruisers, second class . 3
Cruisers, third class . 10
Destroyers. 108
Torpedo boats (about) . 160
Fleet submarines . 18
Coast submarines.167
Monitors . 6
Gunboats. 20
Supply ships . 4
Fuel ships. 13
Transports . 4
Tenders to Torpedo vessels .». 3
Special types . 8
Ammunition ships .... 2
Pictures developed at the Valdez
Drug Company.* tt.
SHAMROCK GOGS TO
PORT WELLS TOMOROW
The launch Shamrock Is taking or
cargo today at the Valdez dock pre
paratory to leaving tomorrow morn
ing for Port Wells and other point?
on Prince William Sound. The
launch has missed several trips owing
to the high winds and cold weather
which prevailed for ten days and she
will carry a number of miners down
the Sound who are anxious to return
to their work of developing mining
properties. The Shamrock will go to
Bay of Isles, Knight’s Island, in or
der to deliver the pump and other
machinery ordered by cable for P. J.
Bonner and associates who are de
veloping a big copper mine there.
The Shamrock will carry mail,
passenger sand freight and will call
at all points where mines are being
developed. Capt Marcum delayed
his sailing in order to get the latest
mail from the Alameda.
NATIVE CONVICTED ON
STATUTORY CHARGE
Paul Gregorof, a young native of
Bllamar, was brought up to the Val
dez Jail last night on the launch
Shamrock. He was in charge of IT
S. Deputy Marshal Chas. Knot-lie, and
had been sentenced by U. S. ComuilS
sloner Ward Estey of Ellamar. i
serve ninety days in Jail, having be •
convicted on a statutory charge.
The Liberty Theatre re-opens Sun
day with one of the best programs
ever shown in Valdez.
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in •]
Beef, Mutton, Pork, Veal, Poultry j
and Produce. j
; Sole A tents (or MAYFLOWER BUTTER and EGGS. Phono 29 \
> PINZON AR
Imported and Domestic
Wines, Liquors end Cigars
:m Phone 69
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jufim.ui IhlftL
uni tMNSIVE
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Capture and Trial of Dynamiter Cost
the Government Eighty
Ti.0Uij-.nd Dollars.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 28.—It ii
learned that the trial of M. Schmid
who was convicted of having mur
dered Chas. Hagerty, an employe of
the Los Angeles Times when the plant
and building of that newspaper was
destroyed by a dynamits explosion,
cost the United States governmenf
eighty thousand dollars.
The enormous expense bill of the
prosecution was due to the fact that
scores of witnesses were brought here
during the trial from all parts of the
United States to testify against the
accused. The Burns Detective agencj
had also employed a number of me
on the case during the years which
Schmidt evaded capture while livinr
on Puget Sound.
The amount of money spent by the
defense, which was furnished by the
labor unions through America, has
not been made public but it is be
lieved to be equal to that spen| by the
government.
NORTHWESTERN
SAFE III SEATTLE
Vews that She Was Covered with Ice
Attracts Crowd of Sightseers to
Dock to Greet Her.
SEATTLE, Jan. 28.—The steamer
Northwestern of the Alaska Steam
ship fleet arrived in Seattle from the
lorth on Wednesday evening looking
as if she had come from the North
Pole. She was covered with ice to a
depth of several inches and attracted
a large crowd to the dock when she
landed.
The news of the steamer’s plight
had been received by wireless during
the afternoon and was given publicity
in the afternoon press and hundreds
of Alaskans and others were on hand
to welcome her arrival. The officers
say that the storm encountered north
of Juneau was the worst ever experi
enced and that intense cold weather
prevailed during the whole trip.
They say thit when the steamer ar
rived in Juneau it was necessary to
cut the ice from around the state
-oom doors in order to liberate the
nassengers who had kept to their
-ooms during the rough weather. The
forward . rail had been carried away
vnd the steamer, aside from being
•overed with ice, showed that she
had battled with the elements.
TWENTY ANCHORAGE
WOMEN CONVICTED.
According to telegraphic advices
-eceived by the U. S. Marshal’s office
this afternoon from Anchorage, twen
ty of the women who had been ar
rested for selling liquor without li
censes have been convicted. Sen
tence has not been imposed as yet
and It is believed that the punishment
will be severe as the women have
' een repeatedly warned that convic
tions might mean Jell sentences with
out the option of paying, a fine. The
trial of ten other defendants on sim
ilar charges is now in progress be
fore U. S. Commissioner David at
Anchorage.
Notice to Patrons.
The full number of teachers having
’ow returned to the Ursullne Con
vent, lessons will be resumed on ■
Monday, January 24.
The Nuns hope to welcome all their
former pupils and many more. Your
generous and deeply appreciated pat
ronage is earnestly requested.
A commercial course will form e
special part of the curriculum and
careful attention will be given a to
Mathematics, English, French, Ger
man, Spanish, Italian, Latin, Plano.
Violin, Guitar, Mandolin, Harp and
Bmtyrpidary..
For further particulars apply to
Mother Superior.
Happy Moore has announced that
he will keep the open air skating rink
free from snow and in good condi
tion as long as the weather is mild
enough for the young hopefuls of Val
des to enjoy the sport.
Mrs. Lang, wife of Arthur Lang,
clerk of the district court, returned
on the Alameda last night from a vis
it of several weeks with friends and
relatives in Washington state.
INTERIOR MINERS GET
FAVORABLE RATES ON ORE
The American Yukon Navigation
company, which recently made con
tracts with the miners of interior
Alaska for transporting their anti
mony ores to the smelters in the
States, have given rates which will
result in many of the low gride
properties becoming producers. The
rates will apply only to antimony
a res sacked and carried at shipper’s
■Isk. From Tenana river points to
Seattle on shipments of from 25u to
500 tons the rate will be $12 per
ion, on shipments over 600 tors a
rate of $10 has been established. An
additional charge of $1 per ton is
made if the ore is sent to San Fran
cisco or $2 extra if the ore is sent to
the smelter at San Pedro.
YOUTHFUL BANDITS
CAREER GUT SHORT
IVckpociket who was Subjected to
Sweating Process Furnishes Clue
to Their Identity.
CHICAGO, Jan. 28.—The Chicago
police have rounded up the youthful
bandits who robbed the Washington
Park bank yesterday afternoon, when
they secured fifteen thousand dollars
of the bank's funds. Most of the loot
has been recovered as the boys had
not had time to spend the money or
dispose of it.
Immediately after the robbery a
police net was spread around the dis
trict where the robbery occurred and
hundreds of suspects were gathered
in. Twenty of the suspects were sub
jected to the sweating process by the
police and detectives until a pick
pocket furnished the police with a
clue to the identity of the bandits.
All of the boys are under twenty
years of age and the police are work
ing on the theory that they were act
ing for some noted crook who had or
ganized the robbery of the bank
mm to be
ON SUPREME BENCH
Boston Lawyer who Acquired Repu
tation as Reformer Wilson’s
Choice for Position.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 28.—PreSi
ient Wilson has sent the name of
Louis D. Brandeis, to the senate to be
:onfirmed as associate justice of the
United States court to" succeed Jus
dee Lamar, who died at his home in
Atlanta, Georgia, on January 2, 191b
The new associate justice acquired
i national reputation as a reformer
pears ago when he successfully pros
ecuted the cases against the rally ay
rompanies In Monnesota, when they
ittempted to establish rates detrimen
tal to farming communities. He was
lounsel for Gifford Pinchot while the
latter was chief of the forestry serv
ice and succeeded in recovering mil
lions of acres of timber and oil lands
to which title had wrongfully been as
sured from the government.
STEAMER ALAMEDA
PASSES TO WESTWARD
The steamer Alameda of the Alas
ta Steamship company’s fleet, reach
ed Valdez shortly after midnight last
light and sailed for Seward two hours
ater. The officers report that they
escaped the heavy storms but experl
;nced cold weather for the on tiro trip
lorthward. Considerable difficulty
was experienced in securing a supply
>f fresh water as the water systems
it Juneau, Yakutat and Cordova were
irozen. The steamer will.turn south
ward at Seward and Is expected to
•each Valdez some time tomorro / on
ler return trip.
The incoming passengers on the
teamer were Miss L. Wh*te, C. J.
Lawson ar.d wife, W. Cuddy, Mrs. Ar
fhur Lang, H. Ashby and Raymond
Meyer from Seattle; George C. Haze
let was a passenger from Cordova.
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everybody come to tha new fad
dance, the “Conflettt Dance,” given
hy the Eagle*,' February 14, 19m
Watch the locals.
SKAGWAYITES WILL NOW
DEVELOPS THEIR MINES
An enthusiastic meeting of a few
>ver twenty of those who have faith
In the future of Skagway and believe
that the mountain* close to the city
tan be made to yield gold and stiver
tnd copper in paying quantities met
it the Bledsoe stagf^an. 13. and took
preliminary steps in the organisation
Protect Yourself
Against Theft and Fire >
1 ‘
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
Varied] Sweets Nut Chocolates
Glace Fruit French Mixed
Old Fashioned Chocolate Supreme
Home Made Specials
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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.
"Do It Electrically”
Electric
Vacanm Cleaner
makes a cleaner and
healthier home;
Irons sare steps, time
and patience;
Warming Pads can
he kept at an even
temperature;
Flashlights show yon
the way at night—
Matches are dan
gerous.
Safety First
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The Fire Alarm
Bells Located At
Keystone and McKin
ley, Keystone and
Fourth, Court and
McKinley, Broad
way and Sixth, Ru
dolph and McKinley,
Alaska and Fourth,
Sherman and Nizina,
will be rang daily at 12
M. If yon do not bear
bell nearest yon please
notify Central.
Electric
'V .
Percolators' make
best coffee;
Toasters make de
delicioos toast:
Grills fry a harry-ap
meal cannot bo equ
aled;
Fixtures, Reading
Lamps, Shades, etc.
Quality
Always
Agent j for Dayton Silent Electric House Pump
EVERYTHING ELECTRICAL.
Alaska Water, Light and Tele. Co.
l55Room» wift brih-50 SampleBoowJ
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lm Fort Llscum Lr«. Yalta
8:15 a.m. 1:46 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:15 a.m. 0:45 a.®.
1:16 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS i
1:15 p.m. A:O0„pfm.
7:00 p.m 10:30 p.m.
' There will be no trip ot the lannta
on the aecond ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used 00
clean bolters.
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ot an association to take np and con
tinue the development ot two groups
ot olaima held by Mr. Bledsoe near
Heed tails, says the Skagway Alaiican.
Probably as many as were at the
meeting sent assurances that tl ey
would join In the enterprise. The as
aay reports exhibited by Mr. Bledsoe
Bhowed values from $1 to $60 per
ton from the.surfaoe are encouragtag
and If sufficient bodies of ore can
be developed there la no doubt that
Skagw&y will experience a revival of
business which will remind old-timers
of the earlydays. ft is expected that
several months’ .* development work
will be necessary to determine (he
value of the claims.