Pretty New Wash Fabrics
Evidence that spring is surely on the
way. About a dozen pretty $ew patterns
in voiles and lawns now on display.
Materials twenty-seven inches wide.
Priced 25c and 35c
A New Silk Hose
To be a regular number from now on
• and we believe it will prove a mighty
popular seller. Comes in a splendid
quality silk--can be had at present in
black only.
Priced a Pair $1.25
Eiderdown QuBtf
Also new-come covered with a twil
led Khaiki already for service. Two
sizes are shown.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
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Prosecutor LundJn of Seattle, Wants
Police Officers Removed From Jobs
Until Charges Against Them Have
Been Cleared U|».
SEATTLE. Murch 1.—Police Cap
tain Powers, who was arrested yes
terday on the charge of accepting a
bribe, has requested that he be sus
pended until the trial of the case has
been completed and his innocence es
tablished. Prosecutor Lundin has
silso demanded that Chief of Police
Beckingham and the three detectives
indicted by the Federal grand jury
for complicity in the bootlegging com
bine, also be suspended from duty un
til the matter has been cleared up
through a trial of their cases. The
prosecutor states that he proposes to
clean' up the city and that further ai
rests will follow as the result of
months of investigation, which lias
revealed a mass of evidence against
the accused.
LOST—Botwecu blacksmith shop
; .d C 'age Dining Room, watch fob. j
Pindc return to Prospector. It:
SUBMARINE WIND BLOWS
SOMEBODY GOOD
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NEW YORK, March 1—Germany’s
unrestricted submarine warfare Will
soon have a favorable effect on the
pocketbooks ol housewives according'
to food investigators actins for Jos.
Iiartigan, commissioner of weights
and measures.
“There are indications that con
signors and consignees of perishables
food freight on piers, in boats, in
yar-ds and Ip storage here,” th econi
m ssioner said, ''will place the food,on
the New York market today or to
morrow. They will do tli's not only
because" of the perishable nature of
the products, but because of the de
murrage, Insurance and other high
charges they ars incurring ”
Must Remain' at Rome
LONDON, Mar. '.'—A law ha8 been
passed by the Australian government
according to a Reuter dispatch from
Melbourne, forbidding the departure
of wonie^ or children for Europe
under any circumstances.
A1 White at Juneau
The Juneau Empire states that A1
White of Valdez is registered at the
3ynda hotel in that city, and expects
to remain there during the session of
the Territorial legislature.
WANTED—Work by the day or
hour. Phone No. 166. 4t
Try our satln-fthiBh hard candies
in bulk at the Candy Kitchen. tf
For first-class meals and good serv
ice at reasonable prices try the Mer
chants’ Cafe. tt
TIDE TABLES FOR MARCH.
Compiled for Valdez Bay, by T.io
Prospector: »
Thursday, March 1—
First high tide 6:40 a. m , 7.6
Second high tide 7:55 p. m., 4.9
First low tide 1:17 p. m., 1.4
Friday, March 2—
First high tide 7:02 a. m., 7.2
Second high tide 9:21 p. m., 5.3
First low tide 0:10 a. m., 3.7
Second low tide 2:47 p. m.. 1.2
Saturday, March 3—
First high tide 3:26 a. m., 7.2
Second high tide 10:15 p. m., 5.'8
First low tide 2:07 a. m., 3.8
Second low tide 3:49 p. m., 0.9
Sunday, March 4—
First high tide 9:30 a. m., 7.5
Second high tide 10:52 p. ni.. 0.3
First low tide 3:29 a. m., 3.4
Second low tide 4:33 p. m.. 0.5
Monday, March 5—
First High tide 10:18 a. in.. 7.9
Second high tide 11:21 p. m„ 6.3
First low tide 4:20 a. m„ 2.8
Second low tide 5:07 p. m.. 0.3
Tuesday, March 6—
First High Tide 10:59 a. m„ 8.2.
Second High Tide 11:47 p. m„ 7.3.
First Low Tide 4:69 a. ra., 2.1.
Second Low Tide 5:35 p. m., 0.1.
Wednesday, March 7—
First High Tide 11:36 a. m.. 8.4.
First Low Tide 5:33 a. m„ 1.5.
Second Low Tide 6:00 p. m., 0.1.
Thursday, March 8—
First High Tide 0:09 a. m., 7.8.
Second High Tide 12:09 p. in., 8.4.
First Low Tide 6:05 a. m„ 1.0.
Second Low Tide 6:24 p. ra., 0.1. ,
Friday, March 9—
First High Tide 0:34 a. ni., 8.1.
Second High Tide 12:41 p. m., 8.3.
First Low Tide 6:36 a. m., 0.4.
Second Low Tide 6:47 p. ra., 0.3.
- Saturday, March 10—
First High Tide 0:58 a. m., 8.5.
Second High Tide 1:15 p. m., 8.1.
F'irst Low Tide 7:08 a. ra., 0.0.
Second Low Tide 7:12 p. m., 0.5.
Sunday, March 11—
F'irst High Tide 1:25 a. in., 8.7.
Second Higl^ Tide 1:49 p. m., 7.7.
First Low Tide 7:45 a. m., --0.2.
Second Low Tide 7:39 p. in., 0.9.
Monday. March 12—
First High Tide 1:50 a. in.. 8.8.
Second High Tide 2:25 p. 111., 7.2
First Low Tide 8:16 a. ni., —0.:!.
Second Low Tide 8:07 p. in.. 1.4.
Tuesday, March 13
First High Tide, 2:19 a. in.. 8.9.
Second High Tide 3:06 p. m„ 6.5.
First Low Tide 8:56 a. m., —-0.1.
Second Low Tide S:38 p. in., 1.9.
Wednesday, March 14—
I First High Tide 2:5 t a. 111., S 7.
! Second High Tide 3:53 p. 111., 5.9.
| F'irst Low Tide 9:44 a. 111., 0.1.
: Second Low Tide 9:16 p. in., 2.5.
Thursday, March 15—
F’irst High Tide 3:37 a. ra., 8.5.
Second High Tide 5:03 p. 111., 5 3.
First Low Tide 10:42 a. in., 0.5.
■Second Low Tide 10:05 p. 111., 3.0.
Cement Man Ends life
SAX JOSE, Cal.. Mer. 1.—Om»
Schmidt, heavy stockholder in the
I Portland Cement Company, consoli
dated. former operator of a sugar
: refinery at Crockett and owner of
sugar plantations in Hawaii, was
found dead, with a pistol by his side,
in a field here last night. Schmidt
bad been practicing with a revolver
l for some time, the police learned,
! studying the penetrating power of
, bullets, and had been talking of cod'
mining suicide. He retired from ac
tive business connections about eight
month ago on account of ill health. He
formerly lived in Honolulu.
ROAD APPROPRIATION 18
RESTORED IN THE 8ENATE
WASHINGTON. D. C„ March 1 —
The Military Appropriation bill is up
for consideration in the Senate, and
amendments have been made adding
$37,000,000 to the appropriations,
among Which is the aum of $500,000
for the construction of roads and
trails in Alaska, whldh was cut out by
the House.
Bethlehem's Bid «d Shells
fer the Orited States Na?y
Tp ihi Amurkmn Ppopk.
The Seocetayy of (he Navy hat awarded
aonttaMa ilhountin* to over tS,0OO>O«O
tea«<*i*bbidti* for H lad 164a*b
srsr.^&'jrsisB
bidden. ' ' ... *
i'tejfSSr.it.STbu'ra.'X
lie ia edtftled lotn6*the fats'Upon
which are Ouraaivae bid for thia work. '
Twa years ape we taah eeuiwujts
paisa of HMSjm, (Jp la ^
not a strap!? shell has beaa ac
aeptsd by the Government, al
though we have expended, tn
wegde, ■urtbrUdi.’ete., hi tbeae
orders'tCM(Ml,’and ws have am
received aSIWGtJt POLLAK an
tn. nddialnm m hlead in|mmatsffa ^
totmuS riigt JKgjffb fw
ha thebght cf oaraperieace, andhav
faw no Other beats, we bidfai64nch
•hell* approximately the same rate per
pound as that which the Navy Depart
ment actually dwbrded a 144 neb tbtofl
eon tract one year ago.
Bethlehem Steel.Company
CHAS. M. SCHWAB. Cluirmas
KUGF.NK G CRACK, PranBuK
Steamship
T » .•* * « » », • ' »» * - ►
Northwestern—Sailed west from Val
dez, Feb. 28.
Admiral Watson—Sailed for Valdez
from Seattle, Feb. 25.
Alaska—Sailed south from Valdaz
25.
Admiral Farragut—Sailed south
from Valdez, Feb. 25.
Admiral Evans—Sailed south from
Valdez, Feb. 9.
Mariposa—Sailed south from Valde
to Seattle, February 15.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE:
Lvs. Fort Liscum Lvs. Valdez
8:15 a.m. 9:45 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 4:90 p.m.
TUESDAYS.
8:16 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.
7:9 p.m. ^9:36 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.
Daily Weather Report.
Feb. 28. 1917, 7 p.m.
Barometric pressure .30.594
Temperature .17
Maximum temperature .29
Minimum temperature . 0
Mean temperature .14.5
Snow on ground . .25
Cloudy, calm.
March 1, 1917, 7 a. m.
Barometric pressure .30.462
Temperature .22
Maximum temperature .22
Minimum temperature .14
Mean temperature.18
Precipitation .lo
Snow fall . 3.5
Snow on ground .28.5
Cloudy, snowing.
—M. F Billings. Ohs.
Interior Weather.
Valdez, March 1. 1917. j
Fairbanks—32 above, 17 inches •>t'1
snow; cloudy, windy.
Salcha—34 above; 15 inches snow,
cloudy, high south wind, trail good;
mail 7 passengers north 7 a. m. data. ■
Hillar with double ender north 7:30
Munson—Mail with five passenger;;
south 6 a. m.
Richardsou—37 above; 5 inches of
snow; cloudy, high wind, trail good.
McCarty—20 above; 5 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Donnelly—30 above; 12 inches of
snow; cloudy, strong south wind:
trail good; north mail left Rapids
7:30 a. m.; south mail by 11a. in.
McCallum—20 above: 55 inches oi
snow; cloudy, south wind, trail good;
stage north noon yesterday.
Pax son—20 above; 20 inches »t
snow; cloudy, calm, trail good; A. It.
C. team south 6 a. m.
Hogan—18 above; “2 incites of|
snow; clear, calm, trail good.
Sourdough—Stage north, 2 pat j
tengers. Stage south, 1 passenger; \
3 freight teams south.
Gulkana—10 above: 7 inches of I
snow; cloudy, calm, trail good; two!
N. C. teams south 7 a. m.
Copper ('enter—20 above; 10 in.!
of snow; cloudy, light wind; trail!
good; two A. R. C. teams south; one
north 7 a. m.
Tonsina—22 above; 18 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail fine.
Telkhell—20 above; 35 Inches of
snow; south wind; snowing, trail
fair
Beaver Dam—20 above; snowing,
calm, 50 inches of snow; trail heavy.
Thompson Pass—18 above; 85 in.
of snow; snowing, trail closed; Bro
gan and Rowbottom south 12:30 yes
terday.
Wortman—16 above; 34 inches of
snow; snowing; trail drifted; Brogan
and Rowbottom south with dog team
7 a. m. this morning.
MUCH PR AIRE ACCORDED
CREW OF THE LACONIA
LONDON, March 1.—The greatest
measure of praise iB accorded the offi
cers and crew of the steamer Laconia
for the coolness and courage display
ed during the period following the
torpedoing of thaft vessel. The^excel
lent discipline displayed by these men
unquestionably resulted in bringiug
down of the loss of life to a very
small number.
ENTENTE BLOCKADE
IS STARVING GREEKS
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Mar. 1.—
The Greek legation in a statement
issued here, says famine in resulting
from the entente blockade' of the
coast of Greece ,and the poor -classes
are living on herbs and grass. It Is
also declared that despite compliance
with the ultimatum of the allies,
there has been no ' relaxations of
tbe blockade measures.
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Tonight the Empress will show a
fine Triangle program in Eagle Hall. |
A five reel drkma and a three reel j
comedy. See the advertised program.
It is a good show so don’t miss It j
Next show on Saturday evening.
I
REPORT OF THE FINANCIAL CONDITION
THE FIRST BANK Of VAIBEZ
located at Valdez, Territory of Alaska, at the closi of busi
ness on the 15th day of February, 1917.
RESOURCES
Loans arid Discounts .... . $ 89,106.55
Overdrafts . 374.48
Bonds and Warrants. 70.884.37
Furniture and Fixtures . 3,591.95
Other Real Estate Owned. 1.000.00
Checks on other Banks and other cash items 2,316.00
CASH ON HAND AND
SIGHT EXCHANGE . 109,550.92
TOTAL . $276,824.27
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock Paid In. $ 25.000.00
Surplus Fund. 1,000.00
Undivided Profits . 6,4^8.68
Due to Banks—Deposits. . 4 480 12
DEPOSITS . 239,855.47
Certified Checks . 30.00
TOTAL ..._.$276,824.27
United States of America, Territorr of Alaska. Third Judicial Divi
sion, ss.
I, J. W. GILSON, Cashier oi the above-named bank, do solemnly
swear that the foregoing statement is true to the best of my knowl
edge and belief. J. w. GILSON,
Cashier.
Correct Attest:
E. B. WHEAT.
JOHN LYONS,
J. C. MARTIN.
Directors.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 19th day of February,
1917.
(Notarial Seal) ANTHONY J. DIMOND.
Notary Public in and for the Territory of Alaska.
My Commission Expires March 13. 1917.
ALASKA INVESTMENT CO.
Real Estate, Insurance, Mining Stocks
Agts. for EQUITABLE Life Ins.
’ Public
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Valdez Dock Co . PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street
Electrical Supplies
Qnly the/best manufacturers are repre
sented in our stock. All electrical
Supplies we sell are guaranteed
products.
Make your electrical purchases here
and have the assurance of absolute
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satisfaction, and quality.
Prince William Sound Water,
Power, Light & Tele. Co.
Candy Kitchen. tf
Complete line of Bulk Chocolates.
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Why not a VICtR01*A? Wa hare
them from $16 up. Valdes Brag
Co. tf
Anything in nugget and leery Jew
elry at Valdes Draft Co.
We have a fresh line of Augustine
Kyer box candies at the Candy Kitch
en. tf
Miner Ads. bring RESULTS.
The best of everything In box
Chocolates at the Candy Kitchen tf
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Pictures and Panoramic Views
make fine presents. Valdes Drug
Co.*'’ ' tf
Location notions, both quarts and
placer, for sale at the Prospector of
Only a first-class drug store can
secure an agency for Rexall product*
The Owl Drug Store, exclusive agent.*
for Valdez. tf