Just opened a shipment
of very pood looking
styles in womens9 shoes.
A half dozen different
styles are shown.
Prices $4.50 to $7.50.
Valdez Mercantile Co. »
Just Received
on S. S. Spokane, a fresh and
complete line of Hass Candies in
1, 2, 3 and 5 lb. boxes, also a
complete line of Pipe and Smo
king articles.
LEVY & ROSS
ALASKA INVESTMENT CO.
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks
j Agts. for EQUITABLE Life Ins.
Public
Accounting
Stenography
Reed Bldg.
Phone. 196
r WEIGH THE COST
CRESCENT
BAKING
POWDER
Weighed in tlie scales of econ
omy will not be found want
ing.— When you pay only 25
cents per pound for the bost
of baking powders you save on
every cake, on every biscuit.
AT ALL GROCERS
25c lb.
CRESCENT MFG. CO.,
Seattle, Wash.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE:
Lvs. Fort Llscum Lvs. Valdez
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS.
1:16 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS.
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:0 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.
See Marcus Misslca, ladies’ and
gents’ tailor, up-to-date fur remodel
ing, cleaning, pressing and altera
tions. Guarantee perfect satisfac
tion. Next to Senate saloon. tf
Have you tried our poker chip
candy and also our new line of chew
ing gum, Candy Kitchen tf
A new assortment of silk waists in
Crepe de Chine and Taffeta, just re
ceived at E. Winter’s. tt
We sell marshmailews in bulk at
the Candy Kitchen. tf
Vrospector ads bring results.
No Matrimonial Agency.
“No men will be allowed in this of
fice after this date. Any infringement
oS this rule will result in a change of
operator,” is a new rule posted in
i he office of the Prince William Sound
Water, Power, Light & Telephone
Co. There is considerable conjec
ture as to whether President Quinn
has adopted thi3 rule for the improve
ment of an already excellent service
or to cut down the constantly increas
ing number of wedding presents he
is called upon to make to operators
entering the troubled sea of matri
mony.
GUARDSMEN ARE SHOT
BY SENTINEL ON DUTY
DUOGLAS, Ariz., Jen. 4.—Three
guardsmen are in the military hos
pital here suffering from slight
wounds said to have been inflicted
by a Colorado guardsman on sentry
duty Friday night. John E. Roar*.
Troop A. Montano cavalry; Sergt F.
A. Williams and Bugler Clare H.
Scribner of the Second battalion Colo
rado infantry, were shot when, ac
cording to a report at headquarters
at Camp Harry Clarke, Roark a
tempted to escape from the guari
house.
Pianist Claims Record
SAN ANTONIO, Tex., Dec. 30.—
After more than 63 hours contin
uous piano playing, E. J. Leach 01'
Knoxville, Tenn., claimed a new
world's record here last night. The
former record was 62 hours 50 min
utes and 32 seconds.
CARTOON AROUSES
GERMAN FEELING
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 4.—A car
toon of Emperor Wilhelm of Ger
many was ordered out of the win
dows of a holiday art shop by the
police here today. The cartoon de
picted the emperor garbed in a fel
on’s suit and sitting shackled in a
British prison. German sympathizers,
the police said, threatened to wreck
the art store.
, Chris Tjosevig left on the Alameda
for Seattle on business gffanected
with his mining property.’
Leigh N&erer, after spending sev
eral months in Valdes, left on the
Alameda to return to the States.
CANADIAN SURVEY
B0A1 jSWRECKED
IN QUEEN CHARLOTTE SOUND
Thrilling Rescue of Crew Through
Bolling Surf by the Crew of the
Steamer Humboldt—Two Remain
on Island.
Shipwrecked on a lonely island In
the dead of winter, without shelter
and with a limited supply of food
and finally to slide down a slack rope
Into the boiling surf, surrounding
(he island, in order to be rescued,
is the experience of the members '.f
the crew of the Canadian Survey boat
Stadia, who were rescued from Storm
Island in Queen Charlotte sound by
the crew of the steamer Humboldt
last Wednesday. The men had been
on the island for seven days when
rescued, and although they had not
ruffered greatly they all showed
plainly the effects of the exposure to
which they had been subjected.
Early this morning when the Hur*
boldt landed at Juneau Captain Bau
ghman gave a graphic account of the
rescue of the shipwrecked men by
the members of his gallant crew.
“Wednesday morning at 2 o’clock,
while passing Storm island,” said
Capt. Baughman, “we saw a red light
burning as a distress signal. It was
loo dark to make out whether the
light was on an island or on a ship
ashore, so we cruised around until
daylight. We made several attempts
to get in during the night but on ac
count of the heavy seas running and
he numerous reefs in the vicinity
of the island we were unable to do sc.
“We waited until after 8 o cloci:
when it was light enough for U3 to
get in close to the land. We then saw
that the light was on top of the blu<f
end that there were six men on the
island. The work boat with the first
mate and three men was put over
he side and cruised around trying
to find a landing placeon the sout i
side of the island but they were uri
rble to do bo.
“We then shifted to the north
side of the island and tried again
without any results. I then asked
the mate if he could get a line ashore
and he said ‘I can with a large boat.’
“The seas were so rough here that
we were forced to pour quantities of
oil on the water before were were
able to lower one of the big life
boats.
“This boat with the mate and five
men in it then went in close to the
island and managed to get a line
ashore which was made fast to the
top of a tree on the bluff. The shore
at this point was almost perpendicu
lar and the surf was breaking heav
ily and dashing up the side. A ring
buoy was placed on the ..main line
and two running lines made'fast, oue
being held in the boat and the other
by the men on the shore. J
“As soon at this line had beep,
made secure, the men one »y*one
on the island would place the buoy
around their waists and slide over
the bluff into the boiling surf be
low. They were in constant danger
of-being dashed back against the
rocks, but the fellows in the boat
managed to pull each of them free
and to the boat before any accident
of that kind happened.
“One of the men had heart trouble,
so he claimed and as there was
weeks provisions on the island he el
ected to stay behind rather than to
risk the surf. Another man decide1
to stay with him. We finished the
work of getting the men off the is
land by noon and proceeded north.
The men were landed at Ketchikan
and will leave there for the south on
the Prince Rupert.”
First mate Olaf H. Hanson was
very reticent about the affair. “We
didn’t do anything wonderful,” he
said. “What we did was all in a
day’s work and there was no danger
about It. We had to be careful to keep
from being dashed on a reef by the
undertow of the surges, but we came
through all right. There was a bad
reef on each side of us and it was
rather ticklish work for a short time
but there was nothing wonderful
about it: But I will admit that if
the Humboldt had a crew of China
men, as some of the American boats
have, the men would still have been
on the Island.”
The men on the island were wreck
ed on December 13th when their boat,
the Stadia, was driven on the rocks
of the island by a strong ground
swell. The Stadia had been anchored
near the spot of the wreck for sever
al days previous, and on ,Wednesday
tried to cross Queen Charlotte Sound
northbound. The boat- was driven
back by the heavy seas and again
sought for anchorage, but in some
manner missed the spot and crashed
upon the rocks. The members of the
crew managed to make the island in
safety and to save enough provisions
from the wreck to last them unt’l
rescued.
The rescued men were T. L. M -
Clellan, Joseph E. Osborne, Joseph
Nlcholls and Clifford Gardner. H. T.
Gardner and Tadda Buran remained
on the island. Those in the Hum
boldt’s lifeboats which effected tin
rescue with Mate Hansen were Carl
Lorentzen, Tobey Smith, J. Thomsen
J. Anderson and R. Budd.—Empire.
Steamship Sailings
Mariposa—Sailed from Seattle for
1 Valdez, Jan. 2.
| Spokane—Sailed from Seattle for Val
dez, Jan. 2.
Alameda—Sailed south from Valdez
Jan. 4.
Admiral Watson—Sailed west from
Valdez Dec. 28.
Dally Weather Report
Valdez, Alaska, Jau. 3, 1917
Barometric pressure .29.724
Temperature at 7 p. m. —16
Maximum temperature . 11
Minimum temperature . —21
Mean temperature . —6
Clear, calm, 24 inches snow on
ground.
—Myrtle, F. Billings, Ohs.
Interior Weather
Fairbanks 55 below, 8 inches snow,
clair calm.
Salcha 56 below, 10 inches snow,
clear calm, mail south yesterday,
north 7:50 a. m.
Richardson 34 below, 5 inches of
snow, cloudy, calm, trail fine.
McCarty 40 below, clr uay cal l, 7
inches of snow, cleir calm. tr*il fair.
Donnelly 40 below, cloudy cairn,
7 inches of snow, trail fair south mail
by 1:25 yesterday
McCallum 45 below, 37 inches of
snow, clear, calm, trail good, mail
north 1 p. m. yesterday
Paxson 45 below. 15 inches snow,
north wind, trail heavy.
Hogan 40 below, clear calm, trail
fair, 15 inches of snow. Sourdough- -
south stage out four passengers
j north stage out no passengers.
! Gulkana, 45 below 7 inches snow,
I clear calm, trail good.
Copper Center, 44 below ?0 i ches
;ot snow, cloudy calm, trail good.
Tonsina 39 below, 20 inches of
snow, part cloudy, calm, trail heavy.
Teikhell 35 below, hazy light
inortheast wind 26 inches of snow,
trail fair.
Beaver Dam 30 oelcw 10 inches of
snow, cloudy calm, trail drifted full.
Thompson’s Pasc 36 below, 50
inches of snow, trail drifted. Kudides
and Taylor south S a. m.
Wortman 20 below, 24 inches of
snow, snowing, calm trail drifted
north and south.
Notice of Public Auction.
There will be sold at public auction
at Fort Liscum, at 3 p. m., Tuesdaj.
January 9, the following described
articles formerly belonging to Capt.
Duckwall:
1 Oil Stove and Bake Oven.
1 Cnina Closet, mahogany
i 2 White Screens.
1 Davenport and Mattress.
^ 1 Round Library Table, fumed oak
\ 1 brown Reed Rocker, leather oat.
1 Brass Bed and Mattress.
1 Priiltess Dresser, mahogany.
1 Wicker Chair, straight legs.
1 White Dresser and Stool
1 Writing Table.
1 Washboard.
1 Porch Swing.
1 Camera, tripod, carrying case,
with several plate holders.
TERMS OF SALE—Cash only, no
checks accepted. Right reserved to
reject any and all bids or to suspend
sale. All goods will be delivered at
the city dock in Valdez, after which
they will be at the purchaser’s risk.
S. FISHER,
Fort Liscum, Alaska. k9
Rev. Father Crimont, came over
cn the Alameda from Seward and
will spend several days in town.
The Alameda stopped both at La
touche and Ellamar on her return
from the westward, taking on ore at
both places.
J. L. Galen returned on the Ala
meda from a business trip to the
westward.
Prof. Davis and Miss Hon were re
turning passengers of the Alameda
from a trip to Seward.
Martin Ellingston will be a pas
senger for Cordova on the steamship
Admiral Watson,
Best cooking apples, $2.25 per box.
Keystone Produce Co. 3t
Come and see our new line of nug
get and Ivory ware at Alaska Jewelry
Company. tf
Why not a VICTROLA? We have
them from $^5 up. Valdes Drug
Ce. tf
All kinds of cocktails. At the
Candy Kitchen. tf
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
/ /
will open as soon as new
quarters can be established
which will be in a day or two. •
e regret the inconvenience
caused our customers.
THE FIRST BANK OF VALDEZ
Just Received
A fine line of Watches, Gents and Ladies,
solid gold diamond mounted, gold filled, Laval
liers from $2.50 to $75.00; solid gold Guff But
tons, Diamond Sets, Waldemar Sets, Diamonds,
mounted and loose, also a full line of Nugget and
Ivory Jewelry.
Nugget, Ivory and Copper Glance Jewelry Made to
Order
VALDEZ DRUG C(X
JE WELR Y DEPA RTMENT
• ^
Valdez Dock Co. phone no. i
JOBBER IN
>
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and ' ;
LUMBER
/
Office, foot of Wall street
Notice To Our Patrons
Owing ifo the damage to light
and telephone equipment we
ask our subscribers to these
services to be patient. We will *
repair the damage as soon as
possible.
Prince William Sound Water,
Power, Light & Tele. Co.
You will find a nice assortment of
all the latest novelties, such as hand
kerchiefs, collars and pretty silk un
dergarments at E. Winter’s. tf
Fresh Everyday *
Bread, cake, pies, cookies, cup
cakes, doughnuts, etc. Also English
plum and fruit cake at Blum’s Bak
ery. tf
Home-made Mince Pies at the Ar
cade. tf
An up-to-date line of cook stoves
and ranges at Mead’s. tf
Banquet Steel nanges, plain and
polished tops, at Mead’s. tf
A full line of pyralin ivery at Owl
Drug Co. tf
Old-Fashioned Hoarhound lumDs
at Hunt’s Candy Kitchen. tf
When you want something good to
eat try the Merchants’ Cafe, open all
night. tf
SEALSHIPT OYSTERS
Selects, New York Counts and
Standards, in bulk, at Love-Whltley
Co.’s. , tf
1 • 1
A new line of neaters priced right,
at Mead’s. t^.
A new assortment of toilet ^ater* .
and perfumes. 'Owl brug Co. \ / tf
- 4
Furnished rooms at Mrs Osland’s.
Prices reasonable. •
Pictures and Panoramic Views
make fine present*. Valdes Drug
Co. tt ^
The Home of the P&t-a-Cake. At
Love-Wh:;)ey Co. tf