1 Wants
A real fit,
Easy comfort,
Clean cut style
-in foot apparel. .
SHOES
are guaranteed to give you more
of these three quali
ties than any other
shoe you can buy
for the money.
Valdez Mercantile Co., Inc.
TRUE VALUES
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On the basis ot Security and Service
we solicit your account.
WE DO A BANKING BUSINESS EXCLUSIVELY.
VALDEZ BANK & TRUST CO.
VALDEZ MINERS UNION 188
Western Federation of Miners
Meets Every Tuesday Evening at
7:30 p. m. at Miners’ Hall
H. M. CARTER, Pre*.,
ANTON DAHL8TR6M, Secy.
City Express
Meets all boats.
WE buy, rent, and selllhouses, cab
ins furniture and everything else
Phone 82
H. O; SMITH
Expert Painter and Paperhanger
First Class Work Guaranteed
RUDOLPH’S PAINT STORE.
HOUSE COMMITTEE
FOR SUFFRAGETTES
• ■ e .
Judiciary Committee Favor Granting
Votes to Women—Requires Con
stitutional Amendment.
WASHINGTON, May The House
Judiciary committee today reported
the bill providing for a constitution
al amendmenl to the constitution al
lowing women the right to vote. The
committee strongly favored the adop
tion of the bTll and the submitting to
the states of the proposition to give
nation wide suffrage to women.
The bill must secure a two-thirds
majority of both houses before it can
be submitted to the states for rati
fication and will become part of the
Constitution of the United States
when three-fourths of the states by
conventions or through the various
state legislatures adopt the amend
ment.
It is doubted by the advocates of
equal suffrage 'f the required two
thirds vote can be received from the
present bouse.
YUKON HR
SOON ICE FREE
DAWSON, May 6.—The Yukon riv
er is breaking up at this place and
reports from the mounte dpolice along
the river indicate that .navigation to
the lower end of Lake Labarge will
be started wUhin the next ten days
as the ice is rotten and going fast.
Large caches of supplies, fresh po
tatoes, vegetables, fruits and egge and
such qther merchandise as the
stores at Dawson are short of have
been sledded to the lower end of
the lake by the White Pass and Y’u
kon railroad and will be sent north
as soon its possible.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198.
The latest style hats just received
on the Sampson for Mrs. Winter, tf
G. O. Reinke, the watcnmaker and
jeweler, is at the Valdez Drug Co. All
work guaranteed.
Just received on the last boat 1,964
cans of paint. C. C. RUDOLPH, tf
Suits pressed for $1.0 at Silver
man’s, the tailor. Telephone 198.
Glasses $1.00 and up. G. O. Reinke
at Valdez Drug Co. tf
assets inabilities I
Real estate first mortgage RiantT i ?.... .*312.909.94 Legal reserve to protect all policy contracts. American
U. S. bonds, state, county and ^aunlcipal bonds and Experience and 3 per cent and 3V6 per cent inter
warrants . . ...,. i,!hU^ • • • •• • ",/ • • •,•••••••• • • y • • In • est (being $38,965.00 more than required by the laws
o, tt. SU,. .rW„WnSton ,,nd «V6....re .h«„
Otter., assets- l%Haing agents’balances secured .... 5,989.20. . required,by the laws of most states) .$466,24162 (
Accrued interest ..... 19,887.43 . Reserve to provide for Accident and Health benefits 36,182.16 ;
Net amount of outstanding and deferred premiums (in- Accident and Sickness claims reported, no proofs re
_ eluded in^Bjesprve and charged as Liability).. , _. oissna
L, Accident andiHealth premiums 0Utstanaffi£t6Ss thfiih 90 *"’oa ceived . ’ '
daya... 9,308.28 Accrued taxes, not due... 3,762.67
Cash on hand-r , , Dividends to Policyholders accumulated, and interest
In Home Office.8,229.63 . . >, thereof ... 3,484.80
m Banks, including $45,080.61 at inte’st 74,018.32 8«,247.8a All other liabilities .. . 2,783.29
Furniture fixtures printed matter and stationery, etc., ' Surplus to Policyholders (including capital). 175,415.45 ,
gapj.;(not. ext"nded);\;.......rot,..
COMPARATIVE GROWTH
INCOME ADMITTED ASSETS RESERVES INSURANCE IN FORCE
1907..- 155,459.00 $179,177.00 |$32,*25.00 $1,904,500.00
19DQ...-.. $143,477.09 $267,521.89 $114,695.00 $3475475.00
1811 ._ $282,941$) $428,568.00 $279,126.00 $6,681257.00
1913.. $386,195.00 $680,063.00 $492,429.00 $8,640,266.90
The year 1913 wa* moot profitable to the Northern Life. Large gains were made in business, in as
sets and in .surplus. About $125,Q00 was added-to the assets. The insurance in force December 31st,
1913, exceeded eight million six hxndred thnusand.
: THfe NORTHERN W& i
lb. NORTHERN LIFE INSURANCE!* WW»*>ubbr J»«. lb.Hb.<»m. j
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BIG SMOKED
WAS_SOCCE$S
The smoker given last night at
Eagle hall fey the boys of the Every
man’s Clubhouse was a most enjoyable
affair. The big hall was crowded to
the doors and the talent was excep
tionally good. Wrestling matches,
boxing boifl.s, music by Weaver and
Jteinkov plenty of smokes, lots to eat
and a general good time made the
evening exceptionally pleasant.
I
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The steamer Northwestern is ex - 1
peeted to reach Cordova shortly after |
midnight tonight and is due in Val - |
dez about noon tomorrow. j
NEW INSURANCE AGENCY
ESTABLISHED IN VALDEZ)
Major A. E. Ransom, representing i
the Northern Life Insurance Com -1
pany, has established an agency of j
the company in this city and has I
appointed E. A L. Palmer as the lo- j
cal agent. The company is one of)
the most substantial doing business)
in the West and writes accident and j
life insurance, provides for the pay
ment of wages during illness and
when incapacitated by illness or ac
cident from working. Major Ransom
will remain in Valdez a short time
anil has been exceptionally success
ful in writing new risks. Mr. Palmer
will be remembered by old-timers,
as he spent several years in Valdez j
clerking for the Hemple & Dougherty i
Company. j
Notice to Bidders
To Alaska Water. Light and Tele-'
phone Co., Valdez, Alaska; and Val
dez Electric Co., Valdez, Alaska.
Dear .Sirs: You are hereby notified
that at a regular meeting of the Val
dez City Council held May 4, 1914,
it was there and then ordered that ihe
Streets and Street Lighting commit
tee notify the Valdez Electric Co. and
the Alaska Water, Light and Tele-1
phone Co. to submit bids for all city
light for*the term of one year, and it
must be taken in consideration that ;
the Reservation part of the town will J
be well lighted before fall. All bids j
must be sealed and delivered before
4 p. m. Monday. May lS, 1914. Ad
dress or deliver bids to chairman of
said committee, after which said com -
mirtee will open bids and submit the
lowest bid to the council. 1
Al,. WHITE, Chairman,
JOHN LYONS,
WM. THOMAS,
Committee on Streets and Street
Lighting. adv.
_l
The sawmill whistle blows on time.
Set your clocks.
See the fine pictures tonight at the
Orpheum. Change tomorrow evening.
R. Carlysle left yesterday for Ella
mar.
Guy Banta will return to Galena
bay in the morning.
Notice of Sale of Real Property.
In the Commissioner’s Court for the
Territory of Alaska, Third Division.
In Probate.
In the matter of the estate of I. D.
Flynn, deceased.—Notice of Sale of
Real Property.
Notice is hereby given that in pur
suance of an order of the above en
titled court, made on the 30th day of
April, 1914, in the matter of the es
tate of I. D. Flynn, deceased, the un
dersigned, the administrator of said
estate, will sell at public auction, to
the highest bidder for cash, in lawful
money of the United States, and sub
ject to the confirmation by said court,
■on Saturday, the 30th day of .Hay,
1914, at 2 o’clock, in the afternoon
!of said day, at the front door of the
court room of the above entitle^ court,
in the Town of Valdez, Alaska, all
the right, title and Interest Of the
said I. D. Flynn, at the time of hlsj
death, and all the right, title and in
terest, that the estate has by opera
tion of law or otherwise, acquired
other than or In addition to that of
the said I. D. Flynn, at the time of
his death, in and to that certain piece
or parcel of land, namely an undi
vided one-third interest in and to lot
V/i, in Block seven (7), lh the said
town of Valdez, Alaska. Dated at
Valdez, Alaska, this 30th day of Ap
ril, 1914.
W. T. SCOTT.
Administrator of the Estate of I. D.
£SV«KX« April w .....
Last publication May 29,1914.
Valdez Electric
Company
Phone 57 cSSSST&ie
ARCADE CAFE
IS THE BEST PLACE TO EAT
’RiKFRY in connection
DBIVDR 1 EVERYTH!\G GOOD
PRIVATE DININC ROOM
JACK CALUN & CO.
BEST PLAGE TO EAT
MRS. ST. MARIE’S
Crawford Building, opposite Tele
phone Exchange.
f 7 a nri to 9 a in
' MEALS J Lunch 12 m to 1 i* in
t 6 to 7 p in
BOARD & ROOM *50 per Mo.
LAUNCH BRIGHTON
-FOR
PORT WELLS and
Way Port*.
FOR SPECIAL TRIPS SEE CAPT. STAMEY
VALDEZ DOCK
STEAM LAUNCH N.& S
Leaves from Valdez dock for j
SHOUP BAY !
and way point* at 10 a. m. Daily
W. J. CALLAGHAN.
THREE M
Powerful Fast Commodious
. j—
Passengers, Freighting
and Towing.
See CAPT. MORRIS, Valdez Dock.
J-JUGO FELS
Contractor and Builder
Day Work if Desired
Estimate* Furnished
WORK GUARANTEED
CAMP VALDEZ No. 10
Meet every; Tuesday evenlnir at S o'elocu In
Eaele Hall. All members arc requested to
attend. T. O. QDINN. ArctioChief
S. MCNIECK. Secretary
Valdez Lodge
No 168,.
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday in
each month In McKinley Hall Visitors always
welcome.
A. F. GRIGSBY. W. M.
0. C. Reynolds* Sec
4.. W. STORM. E. M.
VALDBZ. ALASKA
Nasoars os Misss
SArmsr Suarmra
Gssbsal Mihiso Bsoistmaisa
. Shos* No. ios
Local Valdez
SOCIALIST PARTY
Meets Thursdays at
8 o’clock at
the local quarters back of
Ingram & Bush’s Cigar Store