New Dress Silks
-^71 HIS STORE is now showing a very
pretty collection of plain and fancy
^ Dress Silks that are especially sug
gestive for dance and party waists and
dresses.—Prices will he found to he very
reasonable.
NUMBER of needed items in domestics
and notions are now in—variegated and
plain colors in lustre cotton—featheredge
and medallion braids-nainsooks and long-cloth.
Curling irons, wire hairpins, darning cottons, etc.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
Wont 8trict,y fresh Egg*» Butter> Fruit
I Oil vl qPl and Groceries, and appreciate
prompt deliveries, try
KING’S GROCERY
Phone 188
HI SEES
SUBMARINE HEN
Destroyers Follow Waves of Air Bub
bles Which Mark the Path of
the Undersea Fighters.
NEW YORK, Oct. 8.—An Ameri
can correspondent who has recently
returned from England reports that
he was permitted by the British ad
miralty to witness the landing of a
German submarine which had been
captured in the steel net strung
across the English channel.
British auxiliary cruisers had been
following the tell-tale wave of air
bubbles which come to the surface
following the passage of the under
sea craft. The officers of the cruisers
knew that the submarine had headed
straight for the net and following the
bubbles were at the scene when the
German craft came to the surface to
clear itself of the entanglements.
The writer also describes standing
on the seacoast watching through his
binoculars three destroyers which
were steaming at half speed, two
abreast and one behind. Suddenly
the rear destroyer spurted forward
and gathered speed while the others
began zig-zagging and guns began
cracking. Soon the firing ceased and
the destroyers sailed away, but when
the tide came in the water was coat
ed with oil.
UNITED STATES WILL
HANDLE HAITIAN FINANCES
WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.—Official
advices have been received by the
Slate department announcing the rat
ification of the Haitian treaty with
the United States by the chamber of
deputies, giving the United States
control of the custom's receipts of
the republic for a period of twenty
years. The Haitian upper house has
not acted'on the treaty but will un
doubtedly favor the treaty being
signed.
Under the treaty the United States \
will have complete control of the
custom’s receipts of the republic as i
well as all moneys received by the j
Haitian government and in return
guarantees to provide the mainte
nance of order in the republic, to keep
up the public schools, provide for
courts, as well as public enterprises
favored by the Haitian government
for which funds are available.
MAIL TRUCK LEAVES
FAIRBANKS FOR CHITINA.!
I
FAIRBANKS, Oct. 8.—The second
of the Northern Commercial com-,
pany’s big Jeffrey Quad trucks left i
Fairbanks this morning for Chitina,!
carrying mall and a number of pas-,
sangers. The rate for the trip was’
$£*0 to Chitina but in future the rate
will be $100 each way. Bbbby Shel
don, the pioneer auto stage driver,
is handling one of the big machines,'
the company having bought his light;
machines to keep him from compet- [
ing with them for the passenger bus
iness. j
Kodak Supplies at the Valdez
Drug Company. tf
Engages in Eight to Effect His Cap
ture and Man Finally Forced
to Jump from Window.
BERKELEY, Cal., Oct. 8.—Bertha
Reeves, a student in the Berkeley col
lege, was awakened last night by the
presence of a burglar in her room and
instead of fainting or screaming for
help she sprang from her bed and
grappled with the robber.
The two were of equal strength
and a desperate fight ensued which
lasted for more than thirty minutes.
The burglar made, repeated attempts
to strangle the girl but her gymnas
tic training enabled her to prevent
him from securing a strangle hold on
her neck.
Miss Reeves says the robbers made
repeated efforts to break from her
grasp, but she was determined to
make him a prisoner. Finally the
man eluded her and jumped from
the second story window. The girl
is terribly battered and bruised as a
result of the encounter but suffered
no serious injuries. She is the hero
ine of her class.
SENATOR HOLIJS BEING
• SLED FOR DIVORCE.
CONCORD, N. H., Oct. 8.—Senator
Hollis is being sued by his wife tfor
a divorce and alimony. The couple
have not lived together for several
years, but it is reported that Mrs.
Hollis has always enjoyed a liberal
income from her husband.
NORTHWESTERN SAILED
FROM SEATTLE SUNDAY.
E. C. Niles, representing the Rem
ington Typewriter company in Alas
ka, who is now in Valdez, supplying
machines to purchasers, received a
message from Seattle this morning
stating that machines which he has
been expecting were shipped on tbe
steamer Northwestern, leaving Seattle
last Sunday. Owing to the cable be
ing out of commission the Seattle cor
respondent of the Prospector failed
to send the Northwestern’s sailing
date and the names of her passen
gers for Valdez.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Regular meeting Valdez Civic Lea
gue, Saturday, October 9th, at 3:00
o’clock at Everyman’s Club. All mem
bers urgently requested to attend. Im
portant business.
Mrs. Merchant, Milliner.
Hats remodeled and made to or
der. At Emporium. tf
Hot-point Irons, Heaters, Cookers,
and Electric appliances; men's and
women's suits, overalls and aprons,
at Emporium. *
Men’s waterproor Dress Coats,
$7.50 and up. S. Blum' & Co. *
"Get Out and Get Under," a time
ly talk to the people of Valdez by
Rev. J. F. Dunstan, Sunday evening.
WOULD DISRUPT
BRITISH EMPIRE
Press of England Fears that Kitchen
er’s Plan of Compulsory Enlist
ment Means Trouble.
LONDON, Oct. 8.—A tremendous
storm of indignaiion has been caused
throughout England by the advocacy
pf.compulsory enlistment by Lord
Kitchener, commander in chief of the
British army. Many of the British
editors have severely scored him for
urging conscription and openly de
clare that conscription would mean
internal rebellions which would dis
rupt empire.
Lord Kitchener has descended to
defend his position, and declares that
the people of England do not even
yet realize the gravity of the peril
with which the nation is faced. He
believes the leaders of the unions
which have prevented the men from
working overtime in the munition fac
tories or enlisting in defense of their
country should be forced into the
trenches before a German aggressive
movement and that they would
change their attitude and become ad
vocates of compulsory enlistment.
EXPLOSION WRECKS
POWDER HOUSE
Four Persons Killed and More than a
Dozen Injured when 5000 Lbs.
of Guncotton Explodes.
EMPORIUM, N. J., Oct. 8.—The
plant of the Aetna Powder company
near this city, was wiped out of ex
istence last night by an explosion of
five thousand pounds of guncotton.
A rollcall of the employes of the fac
tory indicates that only four men,
who were employed in the guncotton
department buildings are missing,
and a dozen other employes of the
company injured.
Had the explosion occurred during
the day-shift, hundreds of persons
would have been killed as the explo
sion caused the walls of the other
factory buildings to crumble and to
sink into a mass of wreckage.
The officials of the company are
mystified as to the cause of the ex
plosion as employes have always
been required to keep the guncotton,
which is exploded by the slightest
shock when dry, immersed in water
to prevent accidents. An investiga
tion of the explosion has been order
ed by the governor.
EMPEROR FRANCIS JOSEPH
NEARING DEATH’S DOOR.
ROME, Oct. 8.—Pope Benedict has
received advices from Vienna stating
that Emperor Francis Joseph, of Aus
tria, is dangerously ill and is not ex
pected to survive the day. The aged
emperor, who has been confined to
his bed for many months, believes
that his nation has been victorious
everywhere, and has planned for the
triumphal entry of his troops into the
various capitals of the nations in the
war.
KIPLING’S SON ESCAPED
FROM GERMAN ATTACK.
LONDON, Oct. 6.—Rudyard Kip
ling is the happiest man in Engia id;
today, as he has received a message
from the British trenches in France
stating that his only son, who was
reported to have been killed, is alive
and with his company at the front.
The young man became separated
from his company during a terrific
bombardment of their position by the
German artillery, but later reported !
to his superior officer and joined l'is '
company.
Notice.
There will be a meeting of the I
stockholders of the Royal Develop
ment Gold Mining company held at
Ely Larsen’s residence, October 15,
1915.
JOHN ECKIMO,
kll Secretary.
Value Received
At the Liberty Theatre tonight. *
Don’t forget the Eagles old-time
'98 Hallowe’en dance, Saturday, Oct.
30th. *
FOR SALE—One-eight Interest in
160 acreB of Mineral Creek placer ;
ground for $200. Money to be used
■ ...
for assessment work. Apply to “P”, ‘
Prospector Office. * i
LIQUOR DEALERS
CHARGE TRICKERY
\
Claim that Prohibitionist* Hired Re
peaters and Spent Money Brib
ing Voters of Hennepin.
MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 8.—The
Wholesale Liquor Dealers association
of this city have engaged counsel and
will make a fight to prevent prohibi
tion which passed with a small ma
jority at the election last Tuesday
from being enforced.
The liquor men claim that whole
sale bribery and fraudulent voting
was organized by the prohibition par
ty and they are now securing evi
dence which will be laid before the
grand jury, soon to convene. It is
charged that the prohibitionists spent
thousands of dollars in buying votes
and that some of the most active
workers in the interests of temper
ance are themselves repeaters.
Counsel for the saloon men claim
that the Minneapolis election, when
the frauds have been exposed, will
cause the trickery of Mayor Roberts,
of Terre Haute, and his agents to
seem insignificant when compared
iwith Tuesday’s election.
WILSON CONTEMPLATES NO
CHANGES IN TARIFF.
j WASHINGTON, Oct. 8.—It is offi
[ daily announced from the White
House that President Wilson favors
the retention of the present duty on
j sugar and that no general change of
! the tariff is contemplated by the ad
ministration.
It is stated that in all probabilities
! the income tax exemption will be re
duced to $2,000 and possibly to
$1500. At present incomes less
than $3000 are exempt from the tax.
ASSAY OFFICE CHARGES
HAVE BEEN REDUCED.
WASHINGTON, Oct. S.—The Seat
tle assay office has been ordered to
reduce the fees for assaying all met
!als. The reductions are sweeping,
.having been reduced from $3.00 to
j $1.00 per pound. The reduction is
'due to the activities of the Seattle
commercial bodies who have contend
ed that the excessive charges on
Alaska gold dust was causing the gold
to be taken to San Francisco and the
east to be sold.
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| Library Board will meet at 7:30
'o’clock tonight at the Club House.
COTTON WAREHOUSES AT
BOMBAY ARE DESTROYED.
BERLIN, Oct. 8.—Advices have
I been received here from Bombay, In
(dia, that the native uprisings against
i the British control have reached a
I stage where open warfare is expected
j to break out. It is reported that even
jin Bombay, the British stronghold,
the insuragents have engaged in riot
ing and have burned warehouses
containing cotton valued at millions
of dollars. The destruction of the
(cotton will result in thousands of
| employes of the cotton factories in
England being thrown out of employ
ment.
COL. GOETHALS HAS
WITHDRAWN RESIGNATION
| PANAMA, Oct. 8.—It is announced
! that President Wilson has prevailed
| upon Col. Goethals, who tendered his
i resignation as governor of the Pana
i ma Canal zone, to withdraw his res
I ignation and to continue to give the
, officials of the canal the benefit of
Ihis experience and advice,
i Col. Goethals will remain in Pan
; ama to fight the slides from Culebra
cut, which have been interrupting
traffic through the waterway.
Fairbanks shippers to Tolovana
are fleing offered a rate of 5 % cents
per pound on shipments of freight
i from Fairbanks to Tolovana. The
! miners of the district regard the new
rate as very fair and have taken in
large shipments of supplies.
I
| Rubber footwear to lit all at S.
Blum & Co. •
Value Received
At the Liberty Theatre tonight. *
See S Blum ft Co., for the latest
styles in Boys and Youths Hats. *
Fresh cream and buttermilk always
on hand at Lov d-Whit ley’s. tf
Valdez Weather Report.
Oct. 7, 1916.
Barometer pressure .29.614
Temperature 7 p. m.49
Maximum temperature.64
Minimum temperature .35
Mean temperature.47
Precipitation.01
Cloudy, fresh wind, northeast 25
miles, rained at night.
CITY EXPRESS
MEETS ALL BOATS AND NEVER MISSES \ TRAIN
Auto for Hlr e Day or Night.
Buy and Sell Anything.
Phone 82 3. A. SPENARD, Prop.
Jas. E. Wilson, Freighter
Large or Small Deliveries Made
To Any Part of the Country.
PROMPT SERVICE GUARANTEED VALDEZ, ALASKA
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Fbtest Hotel in the Interior-Well Heated, Clean Rooms.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH BREAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 68 Clias. Fisclier, Propr.
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL. STORE. - ' TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE nafsted. Mgr.
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Doing Business As Usual
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed | ! Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 I ' Rougfh Dry lCc lb
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
PLLMBING, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING,
Sheet Metal Work, Metallic Roofing, Mine Air Pipe, Pii>e and Fit
tings, Valves, Etc. Motor Boat Supplies.
Located on Broadway VALDEZ, ALASKA
Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
i t
PUGET SOUND
California
Admiral
Line
PUGET SOUND
Alaska
ALASKA
Steamers sail from Seattle at 9 P. M. on
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH
Steamer Sailing 15th calls Illamna and Kodiak—All Sailing call at Knlk
and Anchorage.
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Francisco every Wednesday and Sunday, connecting with
Stenmera Yale and Harvard far Southern California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice
RICHARD J. RINGWOOl), Mgr.. Seattle I VALDEZ DOCK CO., Local Agt.
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
S.[S. Mariposa, S. S. Alameda and S. S. Northwestern
sail from Seattle the 6th, 12th, 18th, 24th and 30th
EVERY MONTH
From Valdez south-7th, 13th, 19th, 25th and 31th for Cor
dova, Skagwajr, Juneau, Wrangall, Ketfchikan and Seattle.
Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell. Juneau, Sheep
Creek, Treadwell, Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar, Valdes and La
touche. Explosives, S. S. Sewara, on the 5th; Latouche, on the 15th; S. S.
Cordova, 25th of each month—right reserved to change this schedule
without notice.
P. B. TRACT. Sean Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO* Leeal Agent.