Let It Rain!
We can’t stop it, but we
can keep you dry and
comfy in one of our new
KENYON
JCenreign Coats
Just the thing for a raw, chilly
day or wet, uncertain weather.
Both Garbardine and Slip-on
styles in the latest patterns for
Men and Women.
Price from $10 to $20.
Valdez Mercantile Co., Inc.
TRUE VALUES
On the basis ot Security and Service
we solicit your account.
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
For Sale By
ALASKA WATER LIGHT & TEL. CO.
a.
Dougherty & Ferguson
GENERAL
MERCHANDISE
The best groceries received
on every boat,
Fresh vegetables, fruits
and nuts.
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J-JUGO FELS
Centractor and Builder
Day Work it Desired
WORK GUARANTEED
City Express
Meets|all|boats.
WE buy, rent, and sell£houses, cab
ins furniture atnd everything else
Phone 82
H. O. SMITH
Expert Painter and Paperlunger
First Class Work Guaranteed
RUDOLPH'S PAINT STORE.
Cable Office Moure.
Week days 9 a. m.. to 9 p. in.
Sundays and holidays 9 to 10 a. ni,
and 6 to d p. «l
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PITTMAN HELP
ABOLISH RESERVE
WASHINGTON, May 11.—Senator
Pittman of Nevada announced today
to several Alaskans in this city that
he would do everything in h's pow
er to secure the abolishment of the
Cbugach forest reserve in South
western Alaska and that he had every
hope that the bill would be passed,
as the Territorials Committee had
recommended it.
Emoprium open from 1 to 9 p. in.
Don’t miss the opportunity to buy a
silk evening gown or fine underwear
at prices away below cost. First
come, first served. tf
Good Business House for Sale.
Good business Mock for sale on
Keystone avenue, Valdez, Alaska.
Apply to owner, Mrs. S. E. Gleason. *tf
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.Notice of Sale of Real Property.
In the Commissioner’s Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division.
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of I. D.
Flynn, deceased.—Notice of Sale of
Real Property.
Notice Is hereby given that in pur
suance of an order of the above en
titled court, made on the 30th day of
April, 1914, in the matter of the es
tate of I. D. Flynn, deceased, the un
dersigned, the administrator of' said
estate, will sell at public auction, to
the highest bidder for cash, in lawful
money of the United States, and sub
ject to the confirmation by said court,
on Saturday, the 30th day of May,
1914, at 2 o’clock, in the afternoon
of said day, at the front door of the
court room of ”ie above entitled court,
in the Town „f Valdez, Alaska, all
the right, title and interest of the
said I. D. Flyim, at the time of his
death, and all the right, title and in
terest, that the estate has by opera
tion of law or otherwise, acquired
other than or in addition to that of
the said I. D. Flynn, at the time of
his death, in hhd to that certain piece
or parcel of land, namely an undi
vided one-third interest In and to lot
1M in Elock seven (7), in the said
town of. Valdez, Alaska. Dated at
Valdez, Alaska, this 30th day of Ap
ril, 1914.
W. T. SCOTT,
Administrator of the Estate of I. D.
Flynn, deceased.
First publication Ajril 30, 1914.
Last publication May 20, 2914.
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BRITISH £EL£BRATE
LONDON, May 11.—Artillery sa
lutes were fired in St. James Park,
London, at Windsor and all the big
naval stations today, in honor of the
‘ourth anniversary of King George’s
accession to the throne. Flags were
flown on all government buildings,
and British warships in all parts of
the world "dressed ship,” but. these
were the only official celebrations.
The king and queen, with other mem
bers of the royal family, placed
wreaths on the grave of the late King
Edward at Windsor, and attended a
private memorial service at St.
George’s chapel. King George cele
brates his 49th birthday on June 3,
having been born in 1865. He suc
ceeded his ftither May 11, 1910, and
was crowned June 22, 1911. In 1893
he married Princess Mary of Teck,
who had been engaged to his elder
brother, the late Duke of Plarence
(died 1892), and by whom he has five
sons and one daughter.
FIRE DEPARTMENT
IS CALLED OUT
A fire alarm was sent,in early yes
terday morning from the residence
of Mrs. Tjosvig 01} Nizina avenue,
when the shingles on the roof of
her residence caught fire. The chem
ical cart was started on the run for
the scene of the fire by a few early
risers, but it was not needed as a
bucket of water soon extinguished the
flames. Tony Wendler came rushing
to the fire puffing like a steam en
gine, carrying a fire extinguisher in
one hand and a barrel of beer in the
other. Tony said the extinguisher
was to put out the fire and the beer
was for use of the firemen—if need
ed. Tony packed the empty extin
guisher back, also an empty keg.
Engineer Graham, as usual, soon
had steam up in the big engine and
was ready for business.
MARIPOSA PASSED
SKAGWAY TODAY
Tlie steamer Mariposa left Skag
way at ti o’clock this morning for
Valdez and should reach here Wed
nesday morning. The steamer has
a large number of Valdez passengers
aboard.
BABY ARRIVES
AT LANG HOME
The stork arrived at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Lang this
morning, leaving a bouncing baby boy
weighing nine pounds. Both mother
and child are doing well.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
W. Jacks' left for Gold creek this
morning.
Glasses $1.00 and up. G. O. Reinke
at Valdez Drug Co. tf
C. Olson left for Mineral creek this
morning.
Have your watch repaired at the
Valdez Drug Co. by an experienced
workman. . All work guaranteed and
promptly done tf
Fine Keystone comedy at the Or
pheum tonight. A big laugh.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198.
Charles Whalen left for Mineral
creek yesterday.
Nugget Jewelry made to order by
G. O. Reinke at the Valdez Drug Co.
Just received on the last boat 1,96$
cans of paint. C. C. RUDOLPH, tf
W. Wilcox is suffering with the
la grippe at his camp on Mineral
creek.
G. O. Reinke, the watcninaker and
Jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co. All
work guaranteed.
Muelcl Music! Music!
All the latest popular music at the
Valdez Drug Store.
Suits pressed for tl.O* at Silver
man's, the tailor. Telephone IPS.
FAVORS FEDERAL
GONTROLOF WIRES
Representative Lewis Argues
For His New Bill.
MANY SUPPORT THE PLAN.
Terms of Contracts With Government
Would Make Purchase a Simple Mat
ter and Companies Could Easily Be
Forced to Sell—Success of Parcel
Post Considered a Factor.
Washington.—Advocacy of govern
ment ownership of all telegraph and
telephone lines; the introduction of a
bill providing for such purchases by
Uncle Sam; the action of the Hell Tel
ephone system and Western Union Tel- '
egruph companies in voluntarily dis
-solving what the attorney general of
the United States termed a trust, and
the tremendous success of the parcel
post system during the tirst year of
Its history have directed more atten
tion toward the purchase of the wires
than anything else in the history of
tile country.
The measure has both supporters and
opponents. President Wilson's decla
ration that he has never said one way
or the other whether he favored the
bill or not was Interesting. For years
the question has been agitated off and
on, here aiyl there, but no concrete ac
tion has ever before been taken.
The purchase of the wires by the
government would be a simple matter,
provided, of course, the many millions
necessary to buy the stock could be
obtained. There is an old provision
in the original franchises granted by
the government that if the congress
wishes at any time to buy the compa
nies the directors will be forced to sell.
These are the terms of the contract*
with the government under which the
companies are now operating. The
price to be paid shall be determined
by a board consisting of three men.
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REPRESENTATIVE DAVID J. LEWIS.
The companies are to name one, the
government one. and these two shall
select the third.
Representative Lewis has introduced
in the house a hill providing for the
taking over of the wires by Dncle Sam.
In introducing the bill Mr. Lewis said
In part: .
Investigation discloses that our tele
graphic rates are the highest among twen
ty countries, runntng,,from 26 cents to Jl,
while In other countries they average
about 12 cents, or a cent a word. The re
sult is that we rank ninth as telegraph
users, with one and one-tenth telegrams
a person to our credit per annum, while
in New Zealand, with the twelve cent rate
and our price and wage levels, the use of
the telegraph reaches as high as eight
telegrams a person.
The telegraph service Is a relatively de
clining Institution, and it would be un
wise to postallze It alone as a single serv
ice. For ten years in England the num
ber of telegrams has been actually sta
tionary.
Our toll and long distance telephone
rates compare with those of other coun
tries even Icbs favorably than do our tele
graph rates. The average interurban re
ceipt In Germany is but 4 cents; here It
averages 20 cents. The long distance rates
here are made on a scale of 6 mills a
mile for a three minute conversation as
against an average charge of about 7 mills
a mile received by the railways for trans
porting a ton of freight.
We are one of three countries where the
charge of a local call exceeds the letter
postage rate.
The subscribers’ rates In American
cities, compared with continental cities,
are about three times as high; for ex
ample, New York, where 6.400 calls, about
fifteen a day, under a measured service
tariff cost more tlian the four unlimited
yearly rates of London, Parts. Berlin and
Stockholm together.
$30,000 INSURANCE ON TREE.
Fence Guards Alligator Pear Which
Netted Owner $3,206.
Los Angeles. Cql.—The most valua
ble fruit tree In the world, an avocado,
or alligator pear, the property of H. A.
Woodworth, a Whittier rancher, has
been insured for $30,000 by Lloyd’s of
London against firs or front
: j This tree Inst season netted Mr.
Woodworth $3,206 in fruit and ‘ bud
wood; the latter being used in an effort
to propagate other alligator pear trees.
' To pretectr hln .prlie tree from mar
nt$<te$:»* Ifttsdworth has bfijlt S
lath'Aaoes anoand It thirty feet high.
Valdez Electric
Company
Phone 57 Copper B**K
ARCADE CAFE
IS THE BEST PLACE TO EAT
DA1TCBV IN CONNECTION
DANHI\ I EVEHYTnjNG good
PRIVATE DINING ROOM
JACK CAIJ-IN & CO.
BEST PLAGE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
Crawford Building, opposite Tele
phone Exchange.
t 7 a in to 9 a m
' MEALSt Lunch 12 in to I |> in
t I to 7 p in
BOARD & ROOM $50 per Mo.
LAUNCH BRIGHTON
-FOR
PORT WELLS and
Way Ports.
FOR SPECIAL TRIPS SEE CAPT. STAMEY
VALDEZ DOCK
STEAM LAUNCH N & S
Leave* from Valdez dock for
SHOUP BAY
and way points at 10 a. m. Daily
W. J. CALLAGHAN.
THREE M
Powerful Fast Commodious
Passengers, Freighting
and Towing.
See CAPT. MORRIS, Valdez Dock.
MILK—MILK—MILK
Fresh Milk and Cream
VALDEZ DAIRY
Telephone orders to Phone 187
i CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every! Tuesday evening at K o’clock I!.
Kagle Hall. All members are requested to
attend. T. G. QUINN, Arctic Chief
S. MCNIKCK. Secretary
Valdez Lodge
No 168,
Free ami Accepted Masons
Regular Communications tlrst Wednesday iq
each mou;h in McKinley Hall Visitors always
welcome.
A. K U MUSHY. VV. M.
C. C- Reynolds. Sec
L. W. STORM. E. M.
VALOBZ. ALASKA
Rsportb oh Minks
Patbnt Sunybyb
(Sbnbs.l Mining Enginbbring
Pmonb /Jo. iob
Local Valdez
SOCIALIST PARTY
Meets Thursdays at
8 o’clock at
the local quarters back of
Ingrain & Bush’s Cigar Store
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