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I of Quality Made to Meas
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and Summer 1916.' Quality
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already so many friends in Val
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four weeks.
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EVERYTHING
F1RS1 CLASS
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VALDEZ ROCKED
BV EARTHQUAKES
Residents Aroused in Middle of the
Night by Earth Movement but
No Damage was Done.
Valdez was rocked by an earth
quake last night but the movi ment,
which lasted for nearly sixty seconds,
was not of sufficient violence to ore
ate any alarm and occasioned -no
damage. The clocks at the Signal
Corps office both stopped at l:R7i es
tablishing the official time of the dis
turbance.
The earth tremor, according to
those who were on the street when
the first shock was felt, say that the
movement' came from the westward;
and was not accompanied by the usu
al rumbling noise from the' eUttu
which preceded the heavy bar th quake
experienced ,in this district in 1912
before Katmat blew up. There w v>
no sudden Jar but the oscillatory
movement was sufficient to arome
many who had been asleep.
Several Valdez people whb passed
through the San Francisco earth
quake and Are declare that the move
ment of the earth was very sim. <
but not as severe as that whL h caus
ed the destruction of the city. In
the California disaster the tremor*
continued to grow In severity but
last night after the first shock thjy
gradually subsided.
The earthquake which was expe
rienced in Valdez in January, 1911,
was very violent and would undoubt
edly have caused large buildings if
constructed of brick to have tumbled.
Nugget jewelry made to order at
the Valdez Drug Co., by Q. . O.
Reinka. tf
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For good Home-cooked meals try
Jjl-o M Oloon on TTnhflrf Qfroot •
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Phone 69
SEIZE
TWO AMERICANS
San Francisco Couple Taken Off Uni
ted Fruit Liner when Vessel
Touched at Jamaica Port.
WASHINGTON, D, C., Feb. IB.—
Secretary Lansing of the State De
partment* is investigating the case of
two Americans, said to be Mr. and
Mrs. Hermann, of San Francisco, who
were taken off a United Fruit Com
pany’s liner at Kingston, Jamaica,
while en route to Colon. The passen
gers reported that the couple had
been sent to the detention camp at
Kingston.
When the liner stopped at Kings
ton on her return voyage notice wat
Siven by the port authorities that
tone of the pasesngers aboard would
e allowed ashore unless provided
vith passports properly vised.
Investigation has shown that tbe
lame of Mr. and Mrs. M. Hermanc
appear in the San Franoisco directory
and the British authorities will be
required to offer'fa*! explanation for
their arrests.
CONFETTI DANCE
1 BIS SUCCESS
Crowd Voted that Dance Last Night
Was One of the Best Ever
Held in Valdez.
The confetti dance given at Eagle
Hall last night by the Eagles was one
of the best attended of the season
and the big crowd present voted it
the most enjoyable social event of
the winter. The members of the
aerie had been industrious and the
big hall was beautifully dot orated
with streamers of serpentine • .itwin
ed among the cluster lights and
hanging from the ceiling. > ags of
confetti were also supplied the guests
and caused much merr^nent as the
dancers were sprinkled with the stuff.
Light refreshments were served
during the evening and the dance d'd
not break up until long after mid
night. The music was furnished by
Plnkus orchestra a~d added greatly
to the enjoyment of the dancers.
ALLIES MOST PAT
GERMAN Wifi DEBT
Imperial Chancellor Issues Btt lenient
In Which He Says Germany
Will Dictate Peace Tern.*.
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BERLIN, Peb.16.—Herrven Qeth
mann-Hollwegi Chancellor -it the
German empire, has Issued a state*
meat in which he says that the Ger
man government m reckoning .on ae
coring a big Indemnity from the ene
my nations after the war with which
to pay the German war debt.
He has declared that the com
merce of Germany to sale if the na
tioas in the entente do not declare a
boycott against German products at
tho close of hostilities. The state
ment of the German chaiicellor
breathes success and doea not take
into account any possibility . r Ger
many being forced to sue for peace.
*,*■ The Chancellor asserts tint with
the complete restoration of railroad
trains with the Near East t>.»t sup
plies will be brought into G ••many
from KumRnta. Turkey and Bulgaria,
anil that the food scarcity wil1 he' re
lieved. Hb declares that Germany is
ready to make peace,, but ihut she
must Insist upon her own terms as a
means of protecting the empire from
again being Involved In war.
The district court convened this
mofnlnf at. W o'clock for the Feb
ruary term and erne adjourned by
Clerk of the Court Arthur Lang un
til the arrive! of Judge Fred ML
Brown. Mr. Lang, received, a. dispatch
from Judge Brown who was them at
Juneau en route to Valdas on tke
steamer Alameda. >
New program at The Liberty The
atre tonight. •
WANTED: Experienced woman de
sires work as cook or maid. Refer
oneoa given. Address Prospector.
TWO STEAMERS
. PASS JUNEAU
Admiral Farragut and Alameda Both
Dae to Reach Valdez Daring
the Next Two Days.
The steamer Admiral Farragut, of
the Admiral Une, which sailed from
Seattle last Wbdneadey evening for
Valdez, passed Juneau yesterday at
4 o’clock en route for Yakutat. She
will call at Katalla if the weather is
favorable. and is expected to reach
ValdezThtifsday morning, S. G.,Wing
and oneljwnhr passenger are aboard
for Valdpz from Seattle.
The Alameda of the Alaska Steam
ship Company's fleet, passed Juneau
ast night, at 6 o'clock northward
:ound. The steamer left Seattle at 9
o’clock Friday night and is making
good tftjdjlV '■■J'he passengers on the
AlamedityXr&id' Seattle for Valdez are
Tyidge Ffiad'M.'Brown and wife, Fred
^pjeclpugh, Mrs. Mooney, W. M.
3huUzi;iyiicbael Jordan. The steam
eighty passengers for Cor
doVi'and material for the construc
tion work on the icebreaker at Mile
19 on the Copper River railroad and
it is believed that she will be delayed
in Cordova for twenty-four hours.
The Admiral Farragut is bringing
ten days mail from Seattle.
GABLESHIP HAS
BEEN DELAYED
Believed She is Waiting for Shipment
of New Cable from East De
layed by Blockades.
It is reported that the cableshlp
Burnside which was due to sail from
Seattle for Alaska today in order to
repair the breaks in the cable did
not leave and may be delayed for
several days. It is believed that the
deleiy has been occasioned by new
cable coming from the east failing
to arrive at Seattle bwing to the rail
roads in the mountain division be
ing blocked. '' .
Immediately after the cablo ser
vice has been restored between Val
dez and Seattle, and between Valdez
and Seward, it is announced that all
night service will be inaugurated.
The night service duHng the first
few months after its inception will
apply only to Sitka, Vdldez and Fair
banks but it is believed that it will
also be extended to Cordova and Se
ward before the season is advanced.
lit
Rivers and Harbors Annual Appro
priation Measure Carries Sum
*■ -y tS'* \ y ■ • • '*•*'<
for Alaskan Stream.
.WASHINGTON, a C., Fib 15.—
It la announced that the annual riven
end harbors appropriation bill,as be
ing considered by the House commit
tee contains forty thousand dollars
for the Improvement of navigation on
the Tolovana rlv^r. •
The bill for the Alaska appropri
ation waB originally introduced by
Dolegate Wlckersham who withdrew
his measure when the appropriation
for which he was asking was Includ
es In the rivtraand harbor3 annual
appropriation.
In speaking before the committee
Delegate Wlckersham said the ap
propriation was being asked to re
move a log Jam .near the head of the
Tolovana river And to dear the chan
nel of obstructions for steamers. Ha
asserts the improvements will reduce
the 6031 ot land,QK supplies in the
new, interior placer camp fully fifty
percent,'. • ... .
PROMISED DAND HAS
PAY ON SEVERAL GREKS
Since the cotf wave hit the In
terlor little neWhas been received
from the Toiotana district, owing
to the fact 'helMpractlcally no one
was traveling. Yesterday morning
Albert Higgins, who has been In the
Tolovana foi some months, reached
Fairbanks, 11»<■ first one in many days
and brought good nows with him.
Protect Yourself
Against Theft and Fire ,'
i
By Placing Your Valuables In a
Safe Place.
We Jiave 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
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The Largest Stock of Candies in the North
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Flashlights show ju
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Percolators make
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I DONALDSO.Y KHBttLI
Ln. Fort Ltscum . Lf*. Valdaa
8:18 a.m. 8:45 a.ft
[ l:ll p.m. 4:88 p.aa
i TUESDAYS
8:18 Aft 8:48 Aft
1:18 p.m. 8:88 p.ft
4:10 p.m. . 8:88 Rft
SATURDAYS *
I 14! ^
I. fiS.fttfwMt:
on tba aetond ana Yanri
each month, thaaa dart
oloan ’bottatA
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Hie states that before ha left the
Mike Hobs tide during the early
part of last week Dave Cascaded
Pad cross-cut, kls property on Moose
creek for a distance of 20 feet and
Pad dirt that would run to the
toot. He w.is continuing the cross
cut work and lntenu— to determine
Pow wide the payatreak Is.
On Bear creek George Grant Is
iown to bedrock on 6 above, and
has then* feet of AM A't pars
about l#^s-Pt* TUB aCrtkB
caused consioerabto reneweu motto *>t
on Bear creek.
i Regarding the rest of tb* district.
;Mr. Higgins has nothing new to re
port. In coming out from the Tole*
vana Mr. Higgins was held up ht
Olnes for four days on account of
the extremely cold weather—Fair
banks Time*,
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