VALDEZ BEST STORE
New Butterick Patterns Here
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BUTTERICK Patterns and Butterick
Fashions are here. The fashions illus
trate the New Stylo tendencies—the New
Style Capes, fuller sleeves* high collars, shir
red waists and jackets. The fashion sheets
are free for the asking.
New Ginghams at 15c a Yard
ALWAYS a much used fabric for early
sewing, and here you’ll find a full as
sortment of plain colors as well as a pretty
selection of checks and stripes. Price a
yard 15c.
Dress Goods, Very Special, 75c
THERE are precisely ten pieces in the
assortment—colors are blacky P®y» tan*
melrose, brown and red. Fabrics are Pan
ama, Mohair and Brilliantines. Regular
values run as high as $1.^75—Your choice a
yard 75c.
Valdez Mercantile Co.
g TONY’S PLACE’S8
EVERYTHING
FIRS’! CLASS
ANTON CARLSON,
Manager.
ILLEGAL« ;
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Two Fairbanks Citizens Have Been
Indicted by Grand Jury/for Il
legal! Vo ting Last Flection.
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FAIRBANKS. Feb. 24.—Carl Sel
berg and Hal Bailey, the latter a lo
cal merchant, have been indicted by
the grand jury on the charge’ of ille
gal voting at the last territorial elec
tion. Selberg had only taken out his
first citizenship papers but belieyCd
that he bad a right to vote.
Bailey was born in Vancouver, B.
C., of American patents, and had liv
ed 23 years in Canada. He admitted
that he had always voted since he
came to America. Two years ago he
was thrown off the jury and advised
by the court that he was dot a citi
zen of the United States. During the
last territorial election he voted after
his name had been taken off the list.
'This year Bailey was again drawn
on 'tfie jury and upon examination he
declared that he was not a citizen.
When asked by Judge Bunnell if he
had voted at the last election Bailey
replied in the affirmative but said
that he had been advised hy Judge
Wickersham that he was a citizen of
this country and had a right to vote.
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Trying to Benefit Natives.
That much more could be accom
plished in the way of doing good
among the natives qf interior Alaska
if they ‘Were banded together fnore
instead of being so widely settled, is
the opinion of George W. Boulter,
superintendent of government In
dian schools along the Yukon river.
At the present time the villages of
the natives are widely scattered, ma
ing it practically impossible for the
children to be given a chance to at
tend schools* or for any of the na
tives to obtain medical treatment
in case of sickness. At the present
time Mr. Boulter is tring to get the
Koyukuk and Louden Indians to con
centrate in one village and to that
end he has offered bis assistance in
helping to secure a patent to a piece
of land midway between Louden and
Koyukuk. The older natives do not
take kindly to the idea Of moving
from the villages which have been a
home to them and their foregathers
tor many generations, but tie gov
ernment agent hopes that the young
er generation will prevail in the af
fairs Of the tribes.
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FREIGHTER LATOUCHE
' DUE HERE TOMORROW
j Tbe freighter Latouche of the Alas
ka Steamship company is discharg
ing freight at Cordova this afternoon
and will arrive in Valdez at 8 o’clock
tomorrow morning. She is bringing
tiro hundred tons of coal for Valdez
and forty thohsand feet of lumber
for the Valdez Dock company. The
freighter is reported to have brought
a large shipment of railroad equip
ment for the Copper River railroad,
including a number of new cars, ties
and rails. ' ■ 1 ■
The members of the Kangaroo
club entertained with a theatre party
at the Empress on Tuesday evening.
Owen Meals is contemplating
building an up to date garage and
autp repair shop on Broadway.
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Wines, Liquors sod Cigars
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Hat tun! AINERT
Slit IS STILL ON
One of tlie Contestants was On the
Admiral Farragut but Other
May be Using Gasboat.
The race between Alexander Brad
ford and H. H. Waller for the can
nery site of'Herendeen bay In Ber
ing sea is hot finished yet and there
Is considerable speculation to the
westward 'as to which of the men will
be the first to reach the Juneau land
office to file his location.
The cannery site is worth from
$35,000 to $50,000 and the race be
tween Waller and Bradford began lr
January with Waller in the lead and
when the Admiral Farragut passed
southward the other day he was a
passenger on her bound for Juneau
Bradford Is believed to be speeding
across the Gulf of Alaska in a gas
boat headed for Juneau in an effort
to head Waller off and file his loca
tion first.
Bradford arrived at the cannery
site six hours ahead of Waller but
the latter finished his survey first
and Btarted on the return trip. Brad
ford had made the last lap of his
westward trip in a schooner which
was commandered by the U. S. dep
uty marshal at Unga to make the trip
to King Cove to investigate a murder
and this may have cost him the val
uable cannery site.
CZAR OF RUSSIA
VISI1S IRE DUMA
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Is First Ruler to Do Ho and People
Are Rejoicing Relieving that
New Era In Launched.
PETROGRAD, Feb. 24.—The visit
of the Czar to the Russian Duma
while the house was in session caused
great rejoicing throughout the na
tion as it is believed that the visit
precedes a new union of the govern
ment and the people. The visit of
the Czar was the first of any Russian
ruler to the house while the repre
sentatives of the people were present,
and resulted in great enthusiasm
among the members.
The Czar urged the Duma to tran
sact the pending legislation as quick
ly as possible so as to provide all ne
cessary measures to conserve the re
sources of#the nation. He said that
the Russian troops were gaining vic
tories along the western frontier and
in the Caucasus and that a glorious
victory would ultimately be won by
the Russian army.
SOLOMON DERBY WON
BY AYER'S DOG TEAM
The Solomon Derby dog race,
which is one of the leading sporting
events Of the winter tor the Seward
pehinsula people, was run off on
February 16th and was won by Fred
Ayer In' six hours "and five minutes.
The trails were very hedvy and the
time is considered very good ttttddr
the circumstances. Ayercarried one
dog home trith him as ihd rules of
the race require that all dogs start
ing the race must be brought back.
Sappala won second money and Del
ex en a third.
FAIRBANKS MEN ARE
ACQUITTED OF MURDER
FAIRBANKS: William O’Connor
and Julius Miller have been freed
of the charge of murdering Mrs.
Rowe last July. The grand jury
young that the evidence of the chief
witness against the two men was not
corroborated and it decided that the
uncorroborated estlmony of one man
wa3 not sufficient to hold men on
such a serious charge. Miller has
been held on another charge but
O’Connor is at liberty,' and the mur
der of two women in this dlvtsloh
last spring and summer Will most
likely pass into history without the
punishment of anyone.
LILLY CAFE OPENS
DOORS FOR BUSINESS
The Lilly Cafe, Valdez latest cafe
and restaurant, opened its doors for
patronage this morning and if the
first day's business is any criterion,
the Lilly is sure to be one of the pop
ular dining rooms in Alaska. Mrs.
Lilly, the proprietor has announced
that a special opening will be held
on Sunday Between 5 and 8 o’clock
when a special dinner will be served
with music.
NEW BRIDGE OVER
RIVER AT SEWARD
Alaskan Engineering Commission
Will Moke Effort to Open Track
Between Seward and Mile 84.
Docks that will cost at least fifty
thousand dollars, a new bridge across
Resurrection river, the regrading of
the Alaska Northern railroad and the
cutting of thousands of ties are a few
of the things which the Alaskan En
gineering commission has promised
Seward in the near future. Author
ization has been received from Wash
ington for line changes between Sew
ard and Mile 12, where the grade
will be raised several feet. The
bridge planned for Resurrection river
s a five-span, timber truss bridge of
he best type.
The Seward newspapers of Febru
ary 21 state that a new gang of men
had been put to work that morning
o aid in clearing the track to Mile
34 a^d that the work would be con
tinued until service could be restor
ed. The snowfall was not sufficient
to block the engines but at many
places the frozen slush will have to be
cut away.
MANY KILLED WHEN
8NOWSLIDE BURIES CITY
BERLIN, Feb. 24.—Advices from
Vienna tell of a disaster which oc
curred at Salzburg, a city in Austro
wnnKary, when a snowslide swept
down the mountains and covered a
art of the residential district. The
dispatch states that the bodies of fif
ty-five dead have been recovered from
the slide, that fifty-nine persons wore
injured and thirty are missing.
SAYS CENTRAL POWERS
WILL FORCE PEACE SOON
BERLIN: The Sofia correspon
dent of the Vossiclie Zeitung tele
graph the summary of an interview
with the Bulgarian Generalissimo
Schekow. He said:
“After the victories achieved and
the sacrifices by the Bulgarian people
and army, there can be no doubt that
Bulgaria stands on the threshhold of
the brilliant future, all the more be
cause army and people are one in the
purpose of continuing the fighting to
a successful end.
“Montenegro’s capitulation has
great political significance. It was
a heavy blow for the Allies. One may
already safely assume that because
of the Montenegrins’ capitulation
the plan for action against Saloniki
has greatly lost its importance.
“The French will probably give up
that adventure at a psychological
moment and withdraw their troops
fr om Saloniki. This will probably
cause a Cabinet crisis in France, and
bring the radicals into power.
“One cannot yet say where peace
will be concluded, but it is of no par
ticular importance. This much is cer
tain: Germany and her allies will
forco peace upon her enemies this
year in any event, and perhaps in the
very near future, about Spring.
, “Spring will in any event bring
great and decisive events. Everything
points to the conclusion that Italy
will make separate peace by Spring
at the latest because she will have be
come eoaVinefed that tike quadruple
Entente cannot gharanteo 'ultimate
vjfctpfy and. because internal. condi
tions' vgill force her t?r make peace.”
! Tjhe launch ^haiqrock, Capt. Tim
Marcum, left early this morning for
points down the Sound, carrying the
mail, passengers and freight for Bl
lamar, Fidalgo Bay and Irish Cove.
She had a big barge in tow which was
loaded With, lumber for the Alaska
Mines Corporation at Fidalgo Bay
and supplies for Gus Hogblbom’s
crew of men engaged in the work of
building the wharf for the Dickey
Alaska Mining company at Irish
Cove.
CALLS PREPAREDNESS
A RICH MAN'S SCARE
WASHINGTON: A bill which its
author says "is likely to make Wall
Street howl and the Morgana and the
Rockefellers set up and gnash their
teeth,” was introduced in the House
by Representative Warren Worth
Bailey, a pacifist- Democrat from
Pennsylvania and close friend of Wil
liam Jennings Bryan.
Mr. Bailey, who is a vigorous op
ponent of the Administration’s pre
paredness program, wants an amend
ment to the Underwood Tariff act
that will levy a high income tax on
all incomes above $10,000. His bill
proposes a 5 per cent, tax on incombs
between $10,000 and $$0,000 and a
graduated scale of increase that will
call for a 50 per cent tax on all in
comes above $500,000.
“I regard this preparedness hulla
baloo as essentially a rich man's
scare.” said Mff Bailey. “It Btarted
Protect Yourself
Against Theft and Fire
By Placing Your Valuables In a
Safe PlaceT r
We have Safety Deposit Boxes to
rent as low as five dollars a year
The First Bank of Valdez
Resources 9240,000. *
THE PINZON
Making a Specialty of Haas & Sons’ Candy
We Have
Varied Sweets Nut Chocolates
Glace Fruit French Mixed
Old Fashioned Chocolate Supreme
Home Made Specials
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.
“Do It Electrically”
Electric
Y*cwp Cleaner
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DON AIiDSON SOPDOLB
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Lyb. Fort LlBcam hr*. ^elde*
8:16 a.m. 8:45 a.m.
1:15 p.m. 4:90 p.m.
TUESDAYS
8:16 a.m. 9:46 a.m.
1:16 p.m. 8:90 p.m.
4:89 pA. 6:99 p.m.
SATURDAYS
1:16 pm. 4:00 p.m.
7:09 p.m 19:M p.m.
Thor* will be no trip of the launch
on theeeoond ana fourth •rtdayo of
eecfa month, these day* betas need to
clean boiler*
with those financially interested In
forcing Congress to squander money |
on the national defenses and it has
been kept going by politicians who
hope to profit financially out of the
terrors which so-called defense leer
guea are spreading with amazing in
dustry. Whether the Morgans, the
Rockefellers, Garys, Schwabs and the
Btoteaburys can maintain their pa
triotism at fever heat in the face of
a surtax on big Incomes running nit
to 50 per cent remains to be sew- *
“If tbe forces of big bu ******
to plunge this country into • satur
nalia of extravagance fur war pur
poses in time of peace they should
put up the money.”