Spring Samples of
Packard Shp^s Here
HE Packard Wnk containing all the
new shoe \sty]es for the yepr 1916
arrived on fl|ie last boat. Men desir
ing something different, or those who
have trouble finding\ a comfortable last
will do well to inspect qieiines. Delivery
takes about four weeks.
Packard Shoes are priced at $5.00 and $6.00.
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Valdez Mercantile Co.
T TONY’S PLACES
EVERYTHING
FIRST CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
CABLE IS FARTED
SOUTH OF SITKA
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Marconi System is Working Twenty
Four Hours Each Hay to Han
dle Volume of Business.
The local office of the Signal Corps
has received information from Ju
neau that, the break in the govern
ment cable between Valdez and Seat
tle occurred about one hundred and
thirty miles south of Sitka, near the
point where it parted last fall.
It is not expected that the cable
ship Burnside, which is reported to
be at Seattle, will leave for the north
for several days as she will require
to take on fuel and supplies for the
trip.
The Marconi system is reported to
be burdened with business and is op
erating during the full twenty-four
hours handling the commercial and
press business of Alaska, which has
been thrown upon it by the break in
the cable. *
The Dominion line is reported to
be in working condition and interior
Alaska newspapers are routing their
press via that line. >
Notice to 1. O. O. F.
The Installation of officers which
was to have taken place tonight has
been postponed until Monday eve
ning, January 10, when the Joint
installation of officers of the Inde
pendent Order of OUu Fellows and
the Rebekahs will be held at 8:00
o’clock.
CHAS. E. SEALEY.
Sec. Valdez Lodge No. 6, I. O. O. F '
Dr. E. C. Dalton was called across
the bay this forenoon to assist Dr.
Duckwall, the Post surgeon, in an
operation to be performed upon Mrs.
Schwechten, the wife of Sergeant
Schwechten.
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FOR SALE—Heating stove, apply
Lieut. L. A. Kunzig. tf
STUDENTS POSTPONE ,
SHOW INDEFINITELY
The students of the Valdez High
school, who had planned another pro
duction of the three-act comedy,
“Captain Rackett,” at the Liberty
Theatre tonight, have abandoned the
fight against the elements and have
postponed their show indefinitely.
W. R. Moore, who announced a
grand opening of his open air skat
ing rink for this evening, has made
no statement to the contrary, but it
is not believed that the opening if
held will bring out a record crowd.
“Happy” is beginning to feel that
there is a hoodoo on his rink as this
is the third time he has arranged a
grand opening, only to be put out of
commission by events over which he
had no control.
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NENANA COAL IS
GRADE LIGNITE
FAIRBANKS: U. S., Marshal L.
T. Erwin writes the Fairbanks Times
from Washington as follows:
“The secretary of the interior au
thorizes the statement that he and
President Wilson are positively de
termined that the railroad shall be
built to Fairbanks.
“Regarding the Fairbanks bridge,
Colonel Richardson, chairman of the
Alaska road commission, tells me that
the money is now available for the
construction of a temporary bridge,
extending across the Chena river
from the foot of Cushman street, in
the spring free of charge to the city
of Fairbanks. Using this bridge as
a working basis the falsework will
be put in for a permanent steel bridge
which will be constructed under the
direction of the engineer officer of
the commission as rapidly as weather
conditions permit. '
The government analyses that have
been taken of the lignite coal taken
from the Nenana ledges show that it
is low in ash and high in heating
qualities, and suited to any com
mercial use. It is considered to be
superior to that taken from the gov
ernment mine at Williston, N. D.,
and far above the average of lignite
coal.
Fancy biationery at the Valdez
Drug Store. •
Far good, nome-oooked meals try
Mrs. M. Olson, on Hobart Street. ♦
FRYE-BRUHN CO.
WkolauleW Retail Dealer* in \
Beef, Mutton, Pork, Veal, Poultry
f and Produce.
Sole Agents for MAYFLOWER BUTTER and EGGS. Phone 29
f
'A Imported and Domestic
Wines, Liquors and Cigars
Phone 69
TWO TAX CASES
TO BE APPEALED
Cases Against Shareholders of First
National Bank and Valdez Dock
Co. On Lumber to Appeal.
/
The meeting of the Valdez city
council last night was of short dura
tion, only business of a routine na
ture coming . before the meeting.
Those present were Coiincilmen
Heckey, Thomas, Finical and von
Gunther, Acting Mayor King presid
ing.
' Bills aggregating $840.63, repre
senting the general expenses of the
city, Including the schools, for the
month of December were presented
and referred to the finance commit
tee.
Other bills to the amount of $36.76,
which were incurred in connection
with the rScent litigation in which
the city was: involved over the tax
cases' were approved and warrants
will be drawn for the amounts.
It was stated that two of the tax
cases which .were decided against the
city by Judge Brown will be appealed
to the hither court. The cases are
those of the shareholders of the' First
National Bank and the Valdez Dock
company lumber and coal case.
The bills for the schools for the
month of December aggregated $710.
60, and brought out considerable dis
cussion on the right of the school
board to allow a full month's salary
to the teachers unless they gave the
service.- The’finance committee will
confer with the board and caution
them against exceeding their limit
for the school year.
• •The bills from the Alaska Water,
Light and Power company for the
month of December, the longest
month ■ of tbe year, amounted to
$111.78. ’
NORTHWEST STORM
NITS PORT WELLS
Worst Storm in the History of that
Section Raged on New Year's
Day—Cold Followed.
The launch Shamrock, Capt. Tim
Marcum, returned from Port Wells
last night and was fortunate in reach
ing the dock before the storm struck
the bay’ Capt. Marcum report%’onc.
of the pleasantest trips of the slason
and says that near summer woather
prevailed at Golden and other Port
Wells points on Sunday and Monday
last.
Captain Marcum brings news that
the most severe storm ever known in
the Port Wells district raged on New
Year’s day, when a hurricane swept
down out of Harrtman and College
fjords. Dories were thrown on the
beach and the water of the Sound ws«
lashed into foam. ,
Cold weather followed the wind
storm and resulted in the water
pipes of the Granite mine freezing
and requiring the mill to be shut
down for two days until the damage
could be repaired. ’■
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STORK GLADDENS HOME
OF GRANITE COUPLE.
The home of Mr. and Mrs. J. S.
Raymon, of the Granite mine, was
visited by the stork on Sunday, De
cember 5, 1916, when a line nine
pound boy was born. Mother1 end
child are both doing well. This is
the second time the stork has vlsHed
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond
since they came to the coast from the
interior.
Mr. Raymond is the son of Captain
N. B. Raymond, of Whitehorse own
ing the steamer Pauline, and Mrs.
Raymond was formerly Miss Edna
Powell, daughter of Mr. ana Mrs. Ed
ward Powell of Dawson. Hothfwere
very popular in the younger circles in
Dawson and their many friends will
rejoice with them.
Billy Hogan, the well known Port
Wells miner, came up the Sound last
night on the launch Shamrock and
will spend a few days in town be'orc
returning to his property on Ferry
Arm.
A camera has been deigned for
reading electric, gaafand water met
ers and recording readings.
The Australian government plant
cannons how in use is estimated to
develop 26,000,000 horsepower.
A spring attachment to prevent
the lid falling off features a recent
ly patented tea kettle. ,,
GERMANY BOUGHT COPPER
FOR SPECULATION
That statement about German buy
ing of copper to the tune of 200,000,
000 pounds, for delivery after the
War, went the rounds of the daily
press without contradiction. We un
derstand that moBt of the metal
agencies have sold copper to Ger
many for delivery when the trade
route is open again. Some of the cop
per bought by Germans at low figures
early in the war has been resold at
New York on the advance in price.— I
Mining Science.
Hard Luck for “Happy."
* “Happy” Moore, who has been in
dustriously working on his open-air
skating rink, back of the road com
mission office, has had the hardest
kind of hard luck again. Just as he
gets ready to open his rink and gar
ner a few slmoleons for his hard la
bor Old Boreas swoops down and piles
four or five feet of snow on the rink
site. This hasn't phased “Happy” so
far, as he haB moved as much snow
an army of White Wings in New York,
but his persistence certainly is enti
tled to a substantial reward.
FORD AND BRYAN
UNITE FUR FIGHT
Reported that Bryan will Organize
| Fight on Floor of House Against
National Defense Plan.
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NEW YORK. Jan. 5.—Henry Ford,
who is financing the peace expedition
to Europe for the purpose of calling
the soldiers, will wage a campaign
against President Wilson’s national
defense policy and will have the sup
port of William Jennings Bryan, for
mer secretary of state.
The two peace advocates have held
a number of conferences since Mr.
Ford’s return from Europe and it is
understood that they will organize a
fight on the floor of congress to de
feat the administration’s defensive
measure.
It is reported today that Repre
sentative Mann, the minority leader
of the lower house, will co-operate
with the administration in securing
defense legislation if the Democrats
advance it as a non-partisan measure
otherwise the Republicans will fight
it.
Weather Report.
Valdez, Jan. 4, 1915.
Barometer pressure..29.384
Temperature 7 p. m.23
Maximum temperature .23
Minifnum temperature 4
Mean temperature .*..13.5
Precipitation .43
Cloudy, wind northeast, 6 miles,
snowed from 10 a. m. to 7 p. m.
Interior Weather.
Valdez, Jan. 5, 1916.
Wire down from Paxson to Fair
banks.
Paxson, —20; 33 inches snow;
cloudy, high wipd, trail bad.
Hogan, —18; 20 inches of snow;
cloudy; windy, trail drifted.
Onlkana, —4; 20 inches snow;
clear, windy, trail drifted.
Copper Center, —6; 18 inches of
snow; cloudy, windy, trail drifted. >
Tonsina, —1; 30 inches of snow;
cloudy, high wind, trail drifted.
Teikhell. —3; 14 inchesiof snow:
windy, stormy, trail drifted.
Beaver Dam, zero; 42 inches snow:
cloudy, stormy, trail drifted.
Summit, 2 above; 8 feet of snow;
storming, high wind, trail drifted.
Wortman’s, 6 above; 40 inches of
snow; high wind, trail drifted, closed
north.
GRA88 WIDOWS APPEAL
MOSTLY TO BACHELORS.
SACRAMENTO: That there Is a
strong affinity between bachelors and
divorcees is shown by a report Just is
sued by Chief George D. Leslie, of
the state bureau of Vital satistics.
Although the great bulk of mar
riages take place between single men
and single women, the most striking
gains are shown by person of former
matrimonial experience, particularly
those for whom the previous mar
riage was ended by divorce rather
than by death.
The weddings between bachelors
and divorcees totaled 2,166 in 1914,
or 6.7 per Cent of all marriage*,
while unions between bachelors and
widows were only 1,614 or 6.1 per
cent. Mfreover. the tendency for
bachelors*^) marry divorcees seems
to be liiij|t*iiln(i continuously. Thus
the per 'o«Et[ of total marriages which
were udlWI between bachelors and
divorcees rose successively in the
whole eight years from 1907 to 1914
as follows: 4.6, 4.9, 6.2, 6.8, 6.9, 6.1,
6.2 and 6.7 per cent.
Marriages also take place between
Protect Yourself
Against Theft and Fire /
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 $240,000.
THE PINZON
Making a Specialty of Haas & Sons’ Candy
Have^^^
Varied Sweets
Glace Fruit
Old Fashioned
■ Nut Chocolates
French' Mixed
Chocolate Supreme
„ Home Made Specials V .
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The Largest Stock of Candies in the North
Valdez Dock Co . PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
Sew-E-Z
> * ERE’8 the wonderful little Sewing Machine Attachment
U which runs the machine for you. At last you can sew with
jL A out foot pedaling; absolutely without the slightest effort.
Thh rfniri'n little wonder-worker changes your Sewing Machine
(old or new) into an electric self-operating labor saver.
Find out what the Sew-E-Z means in health and comfort.
Remember—you never touch the wheel; Sew-E-Z makes it run
Reilly right. Mo broken threads; no Juries—Just a silent
steady motion i which stops the Instant you remove your foot
from the pedal.
Alaska Water, Light and Tele. Co.
Chas. Perry
Seattle
*14 Complete Services
IN THE HEART OF THE OIY
ISBBaomawitii beHi-50 Sample Ro«ns|
DONALDSON SCHEDULE
Lvs. Fort Liscum Lts. Valdez
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m. **
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
TUESDAYS '
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 2:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m 10:30 p.m.
There will be no trip of the launch
on the second ana fourth Fridays of
each month, these days helng'Vised to
clean boilers.
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single women and divorced men,
somewhat more often than between
spinsters more often than between
less degree than between bachelors
and divorcees.
Where men or women who have
been married befor$ wed again with
those of like prior experience, the
mate chose nls more often a widow
or widower bereft by death than a
person of either sex left alone by
court decree.
It Is reported that Major Davidson
who comes to relieve Lieut. L. A.
Kunsig as disbursing officer of the
Alaska Road commission, is a passen
ger on the Alameda. He has been at
Juneau for some time looking after
his private interests while en rout*
north.
Nugget jewelry made to order at
i the Valdes Drug Co., by O. O.
I Relnke. tf