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/., VALDEZ, ALASKA
' “The House of Comfort”
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KINK RULERS IN EXILE
OR HELD IN DURANCE
PARI3: The flight of the Monte
negrin royal family brings the num
ber of sovereigns in exile or held in
durance during the war up to nine.
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth
are serving on the battle front at
Flanders.
King Peter of Serbia, is undergoing
a complete rest cure in Greece.
King Nicholas is reorganizing the
Montenegrin army.
Queen Milena has arrived at Ly
ons.
Prince William of Wied, Albania’s
ruler, fled at the beginning of the
war.
The Duchess of Luxemburg and
Shah of Persia are virtually prisoners
In their own castles.
KheAJue Abbas Hilmi of Egypt has
been deposed and exiled by the Brit
ish.
HOUSE IS REAL PEACE .
* ENVOY SAY BRITISH
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LONDON: High government offi
cials have stated that Colonel House.
Confidential friend of President Wil
son, is making his trip to Europe at
the instigation of Ambassador Bern
storff. They declare that Bernstorff
suggested to the American govern
ment that a man of ability be sent as
an emissary to the capitals of the na
tions at war to find out the sentiment
in regard to peace. Col. House is
expected to pass through England on
his return trip to America about Feb
ruary 19, and it is claimed that after
visiting the belligerents that he will
be in a position to suggest basic peace
proposals which will be favorably re
ceived by all sides.
Firemen Fighting Kate.
The Fairbanks fire department has
joined in the campaign being waged
there for the extermination of rats,
which are said to have caused the
destruction of thousands of dollars
worth of property annually. The ro
dents appear to thrive wonderfully
in the interior town and increase
with remarkable rapidity.
Says Roosevelt Prevaricated
NEW YORK: George K. Chervie,
who was with Theodore Roosevelt
in his South American expedition,
and who recently returned from the
Amazon jungles, told the members of
the Explorer’s Club at their annual
dinner that Colonel Roosevelt did
not discover the “River of Doubt” as
the Brazilian government had known
of the stream’s existence.
you like to see a great
strip—costing thousands of dollars—
\bloVn up before your eyes and sunk
tb^the bottom of the Pacific ocean?
That is only one of the thrilling scenes you’ll see
in the great five-reel Mutual Masterpicture,
The Quest
Apd you will enjoy the superb acting of beauti
* ful Margarita Fischer as “Nai,” the chiefs daughter;
JowE- Singleton, Harry Pollard and others.
You’ll want to 1: e down on the tropical isle in
the Pacific—when you see these pictures—
TONIGHT, FRIDAY & SATURDAY NIGHTS
MARGARITA FfSCHER»h"TIIE QUEST* §§
TtVTRMtT WrrBAL KMICURCIUIl
I’lodueed liy American.
NAN CHRISTY w-THE QUESt"
>iv« PART MUTUAL MMlIWCTUtt
frmlut'iKl by Auiei'icau.
THE UBERTY
eta TAXES ARE
BEING COLLECTED
Report Says that Many Operators
Who Have Mude Large Profits
Failed to Pay Their Taxes.
J. H. Cobb, chief consul for the ter
ritory in the collection of revenue,
has issued the following statement
of the work of his office during the
past year:
Hack taxes collected thro
thiB office .$ 16,591.25
Aggregate amt of judg
ments obtned for taxes
unpaid and pending
in U. S. Court of Ap
peals at San Francis
co (test cases) . 13,491.69
Aggregate amt of taxes
(exclusive of interest)
due and for which par
ties owing have signed
agreements to pay on
affirmance of the test
cases . 220,042.76
Total amt in judgments
ments directly or indi
rectly (exc of int.). 233,634.44
Accrued int, approx-. 10,000.00
The back taxes in the First and
Third Divisions have been very near
ly cleared up. There are only a few
against whom suits will have to be
brought in these two divisions.
From the Second and Fourth Di
visions, returned and payments have
been fairly well made from laun
dries, telephone companies, attor
neys, doctors, dentists and automo
biles. But very few payments or even
returns have been made by the min
ing industry. Many operators who are
known to have made large profits,
have so far not only failed to pay
their taxes, but have ignored all let
ters sent from this office demanding
a compliance with the law.
i It has so far been the policy of the
Territorial Officers to administer the
law in a spirit of fairness and liber
ality. All who in good faith desired
to test the law were given the oppor
tunity to do so. without being pen
alized, and those who desired to
settle their debts to the Territory
were allowed to do so, by paying the
amount of the taxes and accrued in
terest. The policy of fairness to all
will be continued. But it is intended
to exact penalties hereafter from all
those who have persistently ignored
the law and refused a compliance
with it’s provisions.
In some sections there appears to
be an impression that the laws passed
by the people of Alaska through their
legislature are mere jokes, and that
they can be safely ignored. Stepe
will shortly be taken to correct this
view.
While with the incomplete data
now on hand no very definite state
ment can be made as to this amount
of taxes still due the Territory, yet
there is enough to safely say that if
the revenue law3 of the Territory
are sustained by the Court- of- last
resort the treasury will have a cash
balance on hand when the next legis
lature meets of not less than $250,0
00.00. It may exceed $300,000.00
Conclave In Juneau.
All-bodies, of the Ancient and Ac
cepted Scottish Rite of Free Masonry
in Southeastern Alaska are holding
their fourth annual reunion in Ju
neau this week. The conclave began
on February 7th and will end on Feb
ruary 11th, and includes all degrees
from the fourth to the thirty secbnd.
On the evening of the 11th the ses
sion wijl close with a banquet for all
Scottish Rite Masons. It is reported
that a large class is being given the
work in all degrees.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Remember!
If it was not for the Liberty The
ater the price for seeing movie pic
tures in Valdez would be 50c.
If you were sick would you go to
a blacksmith for repairs? Why then
do you go to a lung mechanic for in
formation about machinery when you
have mechanics in your home town
that stay there the year around, and
depend on their knowledge and abil
ity to do your work satisfactorily for
their existence as mechanics. Try the
Valdez Iron Works; we are here to
stay with your assistance. th-tf.
Pictures developed at the Valde?
Drug Company. tf.
Valdez Drug company uave a tine
line of School Stationery tf
Anything in the Jewelry line at the
Valdez Drug Co. tf
Remember! '
If it was not for the Liberty Thea
ter the price for seeing movie pic
tures in Valdez would be 60c.
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HALIBUT STEAMER
IIA1) NARROW ESCAPE
The steam halibut boat James Car
ruthers, which operates out of Prince
Rupert, had a narrow escape from
being wrecked during the great storm
which swept southeastern Alaska last
week. The boat had been on the hal
ibut grounds when the storm caught
her and when picked up by the An
drew Kelly had only sufficient coal In
her bunkers to steam ten miles and
had been entirely out of provisions
for two days. She was encased with
lice, her ventilators and upper works
being covered to a depth of eighteen
inches. The crew had spent 48 hours
[chopping ice and were exhausted
jwhen their plight was discovered.
The captain believed that she would
not have lasted more than four
hours longer as she was top-heavy
from the ice. She carried a crew of
twenty men.
RICH SHALLOW GROUND
BEEN FOUND NEAR NOME.
The Nome Nugget says that al
though little information has been
given out, inside information is to
the effect that Maus & Co., working
on Dexter creek, have located very
rich pay. The locators are said to
fear litigation and kept their find se
cret until after January 1, when a
number of claims which had previ
ously been staked but uot represent
ed, reverted to the government. The
pay is found within five feet of tjm
grass roots and it is said that three
| feet of it will average better than
■ 25 cents per pan.
I BIG PERCENTAGE OF
MIDSHIPMEN ARE FIRED
| ANAPOLIS: Two hundred and
'twenty midshipmen, a quarter of the
‘entire enrollment, have been asked
to resign because of failure in the
annual examinations. The resigna
tions have been asked for as the first
step in the effort to make the navy as
efficient as possible. Hitherto, the
authorities say, the examinations
were conducted in a way which indi
cated that they were of no impor
tance and slipshod methods had crept
in.
JUNEAU BREWERY BE
ENLARGED IMMEDIATELY
Believing that Alaska will refuse
to endorse prohibition when the ques
tion is submitted to the voters of the
territory, the proprietors of the Eagle
brewery at Juneau are preparing to
double the capacity of their plant.
Mr. Zyiida, the manager of the plant,
after making a trip through South
eastern Alaska declared that the con
census of opinion in Alaska is that
the “temperance law in Washington
is a colossal farce.”
FREEZES HIS NOSE
WHILE SLEEPING
In a letter received recently from
Rapids, It is stated that Fred Miller,
proprietor of Yost's roadhouse,
; awakened on the morning of Janu
ary 20, to find his nose frostbitten.
Fred had not adjusted his fires
properly the night before and dur
ing the wee sma’ hours they burned
out. He now has a home-made pat
ent furnace which he claims wi
make it impossible for it to get cold
in the roadhouse again.—Fairbanks
News-Miner.
Chas. Lawson and bride, will
leave on the launch B. F. M. for the
Granite mine, Hobo bay, where Mr.
Lawson will be employed as master
mechanic.
Mrs. B. F. Millard is coming up
from Port .Wells on the Admiral
Evans and will accompany Senator
Millard on a trip to the stateB.
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Remember.
If it was not for the Liberty The
ater the price for seeing movie pic
tures in Valdex would be 60c.
W. C. Baird, who has been taking
orders from the Valdez merchants
for shoes aud shirts, will leave on the
Admiral Evans for Cordova.
Mrs. Albert Grigsby is suffering
from a very sore arm as the result
of a fall on the icy sidewalk. The
arm is badly swollen and it may pos
sibly have to be examined under tHe
X-Ray to determine if the bone is
fractured.
George Pulver, of the Sea Coast
Mining company, is under the doc
tor’s care for injuries sustained -by
slipping and falling on the sidewalk.
The launch B. F. M. which was to
have gone to Port Wells this morn
ing cancelled the trip owing to the
severe storm which is raging on the
bay. The boat had a hard trip coming
up the Sound on Tuesday and Capt.
Swanson did not relish the idea of
tackling another one so soon.
Panoramic views of Child’s and
Miles glaciers, Dawson, Valdes and
Wrangel on sale at the Valdes Drug
store. t!
CITY EXPRESS
will guarantee that both you and your baggage will
reach the boat on time—Let us do the
worrying.
J. A. SPENARD, Proprietor Phone 82
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Independent Steam Laundry
Satisfaction Guaranteed | | Foot Keystone Ave
Telephone 66 I 1 Itoujfh Dry ICe lb
UPPER T0NS1NA ROAD HOUSE
Beat of Menla—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. . TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE NAFSTED. Mgr.
MERCHANT’S CAFE
FRESH UR HAD AND PASTRY DAILY
Phone 03 Elias. Fischer, Propr.
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j VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY j
Real Estate, Insurance, General Brokerage
t Absentees Business Properly Handled
t Treat Building, Alaska Ave. Telephone No. 60
Mead’s Sheet Metal Works
I'LI MBING, STEAM AND HOT WATER HEATING,
Sheet Metal Work, Mine Air Pipe, Pipe and Fittings, Valves. Etc.
Motor Boat Supplies, Paints and. Oils.
Located on Valdez Dock, Opposite Prospector Office. Phone 24
ALASKA
STEAMSHIP CO.
; 8. 8. ALAMEDA AND 8. 8. NORTHWESTERN SAIL FROM 8E
I ATTLE THE 16TH, 20T1I AND 30TH,
EVERY MONTH
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! FROM VALDEZ SOUTH—8TH, 18TH, 28TH, FOR CORDOVA.
; JUNEAU, WRANGEL, KETCHIKAN AND SEATTLE.
« Regular freight service for Ketchikan, Wrangell. Juneau. Sheep
< Creek. Treadwell. Douglas, Skagway, Cordova, Ellamar. Valdes and La
« touche. Explosives, S. S. Seward, on the 5th; Latourhe. on the 16th; S. S.
t Cordova. 25th of each month—right reserved to change this schedule
i without notice.
• P. D. TRACY. Gcn’l Agent VALDEZ DOCK CO.. Local Agent.
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Pacific Alaska Navigation Co.
PUGET SOUND PUGET SOUND
California Alaska
ALASKA
Steamers sail from Seattle at 9 P. M. on ]
5th, 15th, 25th—EVERY MONTH
St earner Sailing 15th calln lllatnna and Kodiak—All Sailing call at Kaik ]
and Anchorage. '
CALIFORNIA
Seattle to San Francisco every Wednesday aad Snnduy. rounectlag with j
Steaniera Vale aad Harvard fur Southern California.
Right reserved to change schedule without notice j
IHCnARH J. HI.VGWOOU, Mgr., Seattle! VALDEZ DOCK Co., l.ocnl Agt. |
When You Leave
For the Outside
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take the
“MILWAUKEE”
One'Voad—one management--*cne service all the way
through to Chicago. It’s the Short Line to the East
over
THE NEW STEEL TRAIL
For information and literature write or ask
J. C. MARTIN, Agent, Valdez, Alaska.
CHICAGO, MILWAUKEE A ST, PAUL RY.
A. E. HARRIS, Freight and Passenger Agt,
Juneau, Alaska.