Your Children^ Stores Should
Be Correctly Fitted
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OS^ of tke foot troubles of after years
may be traced back to some pair of
shoes that were bought Apr strength or
appearance sake and but scant atten
tion paid to the proper fitting. We believe in
selling the shoe that may be best suited to the
child’s foot, and our stock of children’s shoes
consists of sensible, foot-form lasts, such as
the Pla-Mate, Billy^jhister, Hardpan and Dor
othy Junior—Your wants from the heaviest
and most servicable, to the softest and dres
■ siest of leathers, in sizes from the smallest
2 up to the biggest 5; priced from $1.50 to $4.
Fit and wear positively guaranteed.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
THE ILES ELECTRIC POWER PLANT
Has been incorporated under the laws of the
State of Washington as the
INTERMOUNTAIN TRACTION & POWER CO.
and will soon be ready to extend its lines to any mine
on the mainland within 40 miles of Valdez.
If you are interested in cheaper lights and power see us.
LOUIS E. JOHNSON, Supt. ALFRED B. ILES, V. Pres. & Tress.
■ST TONY’S PLACE’SS'
EVERYTHING ANTON CARLSON,
FIRST CLASS Manager.
HEAVY RAINS
IN CALIFORNIA
Miles of Southern Pacific Track
Washed Away and Passenger
Schedules Cancelled.
LOS ANGELES, Jan.17.—Terrific
rains which have fallen in lower
California have caused the valleys to
be flooded to a depth of four inches.
The rains were in the nature of
cloudbursts and many miles of the
Southern Pacific tracks have been
washed away.
All railroad traffic in the lower
portion of the state has been demor
alized and passenger train schedules
have been cancelled for the time be
ing. The street car service to many
of the surrounding towns from Los
Angeles has been put out of commis
sion and business In the city has
suffered.
Last Time Tonight.
Charlie Chaplin, the funmaker, and
a well -balanced program at the Lib
erty tonight.
THREE DISMISSED FROM
ACADEMY FOR DRINKING.
WASHINGTON. D. C.. Jan. 17.—
Two more midshipmen at the Naval
Academy at Annapolis have been re
commended for dismissal for infrac
tions of the regulations. Capt. E. W.
Eberle, superintendent of the acad
emy, recommended the dismissals.
Secretary Daniels called upon the
midshipmen, whose names were with
held by the Navy Department, for a
statement. Both have written frank
letters to Mr. Daniels admitting the
allegation that they drank intoxi
cants. The young men asked for
clemency, stating that this was their
Brst offense, that they regretted it,
and that they would not repeat the
act.
The allegations against these two
midshipmen also include smoking, it
being shown that they smoked clan
lestinely on the roof of Bancroft Hall,
sne of the academy buildings, and
that they ran from an officer who
went toward them at the time.
Three midshipment were dismissed
from the acedemy last week for in
fractions of the rules.
Not all the good mechanics are in
jail There is one good one at large.
Once in a while try the Valdes Iron
Works. We guarantee our work Is
as good as can be done anywhere, In
blacksmithlng, machine work or au
togeneous welding. m-tf
FRYE -BRUHN CO. i
Wholesale and Retail Dealers in J
| Beef, Mutton, Pork, Veal, Poultry j
v and Produce.
Sole Agents for MAYFLOWER BUTTER and EGGS. Phone 29 ]
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MANY WANT COAL
LANDS OF ALASKA
Measure Passed by Congress Affects
One Hundred and Fifty Bil
lion Tons of Coal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17—The land
leasing measure passed by the House
last Saturday empowering the Secre
tary of the Department of the Inte
rior to make leases for coal and oil
lands in the United States and Alas
ka, will affect one hundred and fifty
billion tons of coal and ninety bil
lion dollars worth of phosphates.
It is estimated that more than 50
per cent of the coal lands which come
under the leasing law are located in
Alaska. The phosphate beds are lo
cated In the southern states, and are
reserved by the government, as the
phosphate deposits are valuable for
fertilizers.
Secretary Lane, of the Department
of the Interior, has announced that
his department has received hun
dreds of applications for leases on
coal lands in Alaska, Indicating that
there will be a rush to develop the
coal deposits of the north in view of
the general development of the ter
ritpry.
GERMANY PROTESTS
BRITISH SEIZURE
Action of British Government in
Seizing German Attaches Papers
Violates International Law.
WASHINGTON, D. C.. Jan. 17.—
Ambassador Bernstorff, of Germany,
has entered a protest with Secretary
Lansing over the seizure of Captain
von Papen’s papers and letters while
he was en route from America to his
home in Germany. The ambassador
asserts that the action of the British
officers in interfering with the Ger
man official is in violation of interna
tional law as he was guaranteed safe
conduct through the war zone.
It is not believed in official circles
here that President Wilson will de
mand the return of the papers taken
from Captain von Papen by the Brit
ish officers as he has announced that
the American government would take
no official recognition of the contents
of the letters, copies of which have
been sent to the American ambassy at
London.
Weather Report.
Valdez, Jan. 16, 1916.
Barometric pressure .30.627
Temperature 6 p. m.14
Maximum temperature .20
Minimum temperature . 8
Mean temperature.14
Clear, wiuu northeast 6 miles.
Interior Weather.
Valdez, January 17, 1916.
Fairbanks, 6 above, 11 Inches of
snow; cloudy, calm.
Salcha, 2 below; 11 inches snow;
cloudy, windy, trait fair.
Richardson, 8 below; 18 Inches of
snow; clear, calm, trail fair.
McCarthy, zero;; 23 inches of snow;
Clear, light wind, trail fair.
Donnelly, 22 above; 46 Inches of
snow; dear, windy, trail fair.
McCallum, 12 below, 44 inches of
snow; clear, windy, trail good.
Paxson, 2 below; 22 inches snow;
cloudy, windy, trail heavy.
Hogan, 6 below; 21 inches snow;
cloudy, calm, trail heavy.
Gulkana, 16 below; 20 inches of
snow; cloudy, oalm, trail fair.
Copper Center, 12 below, 17 inches
snow; clear, calm, trail good.
Tonslna, 22 bdow; 18 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Teikhell, 14 below; 19 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail heavy.
Beaver Dam, 16 below; 44 inches
of snow; cloudy, calm, trail fair.
Summit, 4 above; 9 feet of snow;
cloudy, windy, trail drlftbd.
Wortman’s, 10 above; 40 inches of
snow; cloudy, calm, trail fair; north
heavy.
Empress Program Tonight.
Paths Weekly News, showing the
8. 8. Arabic, torpedoed by German
submarine.
« The MA8 iWhp Vanished, exciting
detective story. !
a By the. povernor'a Orders, Maurice
And Helen. Costello in two-part dra
pe- • ■.-• - ■
, Champion Hear Slayer, an animal
comedy that Is a scream.
' Subecrihe for the Prospector.
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REPUBLICAN CLUB
ELECTS SECRETARY
At a recent meeting of the Valdez
Republican club J. L. Reed wa* elect
ed permanent secretary-treasurer of
the organization. All persons desir
ing to affiliate with the club are re
quested to sign the constitution
which was approved at the last meet
ing and is now In the custody of the
secretary at his office on Wall street.
The Club, which was organized last
month, started out with a good mem
bership and many members of the
party have signed signed the roll. In
view of the fact that Territorial Com
mitteeman Herron has called a meet
ing of the committee to be held in
Seward on January 27, when the time
and place for the Territorial conven
tion will be decided upon, the Repub
licans are taking an active interest
in the affairs of the party and are
identifying themselves with the club.
SEWARD WILL 60
TO RUSSIAN PORT
Steanier Victoria, Which has Been
on the Nome Run Will Come
North as a Freighter.
SEATTLE, Jan. 16.—The steamer
Victoria, of the Alaska Steamship
company’s Nome fleet, will replace
the freighter Seward on the South
western Alaskan run for a number of
trips and will begin loading one mil
lion feet of ties for the Copper River
& Northwestern railroad tomorrow.
The freighter Seward, it is an
nounced, has been chartered to make
a number of trips between Puget
Sound and Vladivostok in the serv
ice of Grace & Co., the well known
shipping firm who have received a
contract from the Russian govern
ment for the delivery of one hun
dred and twenty thousand tons of
freight to the Russian port during the
next few months.
The Victoria will be sent north as
a freighter and will go direct to Cor
dova via the outside passage and on
her return trip will bring a cargo of
copper ore from the Kennecott mine
to the Tacoma smelter.
It is reported that the Alaska
Steamship company has received lib
eral offers for charters on other
freighters but have been forced to de
cline owing to'the heavy tonnage of
ore shipments which are being offer
ed by the Kennecott and other Alas
kan mining companies.
The new freighters recently pur
chased by the Alaska Steamship com
pany, the Bennington and the Burl
ington, will reach Puget Sound about
March 15, and will be pressed into
immediate service in order that the
Victoria may enter drydock to re
ceive her annual overhauling in prep
aration for the Nome service during
the coming season.
FOUR DIED IN
GAS EXPLOSION
Hall of Submarine E-2 Reported by
Navy Officials to Be Unharmed
by the Explosion.
NEW YORK, Jan. 17.—Officials of
the navy yard have announced that
inspection of the submarine E-2 has
shown that the vessel was not dam-:
pged by the explosion last Saturday,
which caused thb deaths of four per
sons and injuries to many others.
Ten of the Injured are in hospitals
and are reported to be recovering
from the effects of the gas.
The explosion occurred while the
batteries, Which are of the new Edi
son type, were being 'recharged with
hydrogen gas and the work of recov
ering the bodies of the men from the
vessel was delayed for more than an
hour owing to the gas preventing res
cuers from entering the room where
the explosion occurred.
Mystery shrouds the cause of the
explosion as the officials of the navy
barred representatives of the press
from the yards and have refused to_
discuss the accident. It is reported,
however, that Secretary Daniels has
appointed a committee of officials ot
the navy to investigate the explosion
to ascertain if this batteries are faulty
or 1t the explosion resulted from the
system of recharging.
>'' - flood Crowd at the liberty.
A lkrge crowd enjoyed the program
at the Liberty last night, and were
delighted with the antics ot Charlie
Chaplin and Mabel.
Protect Yourself j
Against Theft and Fire s
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
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<^We Have^s>
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 j
Valdez Dock Co . PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
GRAIN and
LUMBER
Office, foot of Wall street.
Sew-ErZ
HERE’S the wonderful Uttle Storing Kseht— a
which runs the machine for you. At last you eaa
oat foot pedaliag; absolutely without the. slight*
This simple little wonder-worker changes year flawing
"(old or new) Into an electric seif-operating labor saver.
Find out what the Sear-E-Z means In health apd comfort.
Remember—.you never touch the wheel; Sew-E-Z makes tt run
automatically right. Wo broken threads; no Jerka—jast a sDnpe
steady mOtiont which stops the Instant you remove your foot
from tbe pedal. ..(pi . p;'\ P'vP“f
Alaska Water, light and Tele. Co.
DONALDSON SCHEDULE*
Lvb. Fort Liscum Lrs.
8:16 a.m. 9:46
1:15 p.m. 4:00
TUESDAYS
8:16 a.m. 9:46 a.m. JS
1:16 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
4:30 p.m. 6:00 p.m.
. SATURDAYS
1:15 p.m. 4:00 p.m.
7:00 p.m. 10:^0 p.m.
There will bo no trip of tfco Iuh9
on tho second ana fourth TrtOapo of
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Sampling a drill hole by dynamite
iru successful at a mine near Joplin,
tfo., recently. The pole was down
L96 feet in ore. A tin torpedo 10 ft
long was made and charged with 50
lbs. of 40 pgr cent gelatine dynamite,
rhe two detonator#; war# oonaseted
jy insulated wire and the whole low
»red into the bore. The blast was
act off by an electric battery, rebutt
ing In water and rock* being shot
up 70 feet Into the air. Aaaaye ware
made of the ore blown out, indicat
ing fair aheet-gronad.
Hate Tlitanuil and Blocked.
Hata cleaned and Mocked; celts
cleaned and preened. >
tf OUT P. CAMBRON.
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