The FirstBank of Valdez
CAPITAL $25,000.
45s PAID ON TIME DEPOSITS
OUR STOCKHOLDERS ARE
S. BLUM JOHN LYONS
M. BLUM J. M. LATHROP
E. B. WHEAT W. M. WILSON
JAFET UNDEBERG
TERRITORIAL DEPOSITORY.
Valdez Dock Co. PHONE NO. 1
JOBBER IN
COAL, HAY
and GRAIN
Office, foot of Wall street.
VALDEZ SHEET METAL WORKS
Plumbing. Steam and Hot Water Heating.
MOTOR BOAT SUPPLIES
Pumps. Well-Points. Valves JI Water. Steam and Suction
and Packing. /V Hose.
PIPE AND FITTINGS
Independent Laundry Co.
Satisfaction Guaranteed I
Telephone 66 I
I Foot Keystone Ave
I Rough Dry lOo lb.
WHY PAY MORE
COMPARE OUR PRICES WITH OTHERS
Rainier Beer, per case, quarts ..... $5.00
Rainier Beer, per case, pints.$5.50
All Brands of Bottled Goods
In Bond, per quart . . $1.65
beers
Rainier, Four Quarts for .... $1.00
Rainier, Six Pints for .... $1.00
Budweiser, Five Pints for .... $1.00
Budweiser, Three Quarts for . $1.00
WINES
Port, Sherry, Claret, Riesling, Sauterne,
Angelica, Muscatel.
Highest Standard Brands, 75 cents Per Quart.
Free Delivery to all parts of the City. Why Pay More?
Buy Your Holiday Wines and Liquors at
The Big Place.
Valdez Hospital
Largest and Best Equipped Hospital
in Southwestern Alaska.
Graduate Nurses—Private Rooms for Patients
For Terms'and Particulars Apply to
E. C. DALTON, M, D., Physician in Charge.
RED GROSS HOSPITAL I
PRIVATE ROOMS.
Open to All Physicians *
MISS JONES,
Hobart Street. Matron.
If you want all the news all the
time, read the Prospector.
"Waldefc Lodge
No 168,
Free and Accepted Masons
Regular Communications first Wednesday in
each month in McKinley Hall Visitors always
weloome.
A. E. GRIGSBY. W. M.
C. C. Reynolds. Seo
TIDE TABLE8 PORT OF VALDEZ.
Compiled from the official tide ta
bles Issued by the Coast and Geodet
ic Survey. The time for high and
low water is for the Port of Valdez
and is Valdez time. Immediately fol
lowing the time of high and low wa
ter is given the height of the tide
in feet and tenths:
Thursday, Dec. 31.
High tide 12:12 a. m., 6.7; 11:02
a. m., 9.6.
Low tide 4:59 a. m., 3.9; 6:18 p.
m., 0.6.
The most exquisite hand-painted
ohtna ever seen in Valdes at Valdes
Drug; Co. tf
CLOTHIERS WILL
START A STRIKE
Agreement Made Last Year Is To Be
Broken—Workers Demand
Higher Pay.
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—The cloth
ing workers of this city threaten to
go on strike for higher wages. The
workers insist that they cannot live
on the amount of pay received from
the manufacturers.
The announcement of the strike
com,es as a surprise to the Manufac
turers Association because of the
agreement made last year for a
schedule of wages to last for three
years and the agreement that the
manufacturers would employ none
but union men and women. The un
ion was recognized as the Employees
Association and all workers were au
tomatically taken into the union and
the dues subtracted from their pay.
It was hoped that this arrangemen*
would do away with all strikes and
that the Manufacturers Association
and the clothing workers would be
able to settle any differences that
might come up between the two.
The strike if called will effect 70,
000 people.
MILLIONS LOST
III Ml FIELDS
LONDON, Dec. 31.—The IJloyds
insurance underwriters posted today
a list of the neutral vessels lost in
the North Sea and the Baltic Sea
by striking mines since the war
•started. The list shows that 19 ships
flying the flag of the three Sandi
navian countries have been lost and
three ships with Holland register.
The value of the 22 ships is $10,000,
000. The neutral countries, which
have lost heavily, have protested to
Germany against the laying of mines
in violation of the rules of war but
the protest continues to go unheeded.
TEH BlillsOF
FAHMj’RODUCE
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31—The Ag
ricultural Department announces to
day that the value of farm produce
for the last year totals $10,000,000,
000, which is $80,000,000 more than
the value of the produce of any pre
vious year and sets a new record.
The farmers will be exceptionally
prosperous and it is expected as a
result that the prosperity will be car
ried into every trade and business.
MARIPOSA DUE
HERE ME O'CLOCK
The steamer Mariposa is due in
Valdez at 6 this evening and will sad
«ft 7 for Seattle.
MOOSE WILL KEEP
OPEN HOUSE
The Order of Alaska Moose will
keep open house tomorrow. A com
mittee of ladies have been named to
have charge of the reception whicn
will be given the people of Valdez
and strangers now in the city.
Weather Report.
Valdez, Dec. 30, 1914.
Barometric pressure .29,243
Temperature at 7 p. m. 26
Maximum temperature . 28
Minimum temperature . 12
Mean, temperature ..... 20
Partly cloudy, ’ got wind northeast
10 miles.
Attention, Eaglet!
I On New Year’s night there will be
installation of officers. All members
should attend. Something doing, F.
>0. E.
Civic League Meets Saturday.
The Valdes Civic League will meet
on Saturday afternoon at 3 o’clock
ht the city hall.
GOVERNOR BLEASE
GRANTS PARDONS
Fifty More Are Freed, Making a To
tal of 1,540 Convicts Pardoned
In Four Years.
COLUMBIA, S. C„ Dec. 31.—Gov
ernor Blease today pardoned 55 more
convicts as a New Year’s present
to the criminals. This brings the to
tal pardons given by Gov. Blease dur
ing his term of four years up to J,
540.
Many of the men released have
been found guilty of murder in the
first degree. The police charge that
crime has increased considerably
since the pardons were given as the
fear of the consequences no longer
deters criminals.
SHIP PURCHASE
BILL REPORTED
Wilson Measure for Government
Owned Steamship Line Is Re
ported Favorably.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.—The
Senate Commerce Committee today
recommended the administration bill
to appropriate $50,000,000 with which
to purchase steamships and operate
a trans-Atlantic service. The bill
will be vigorously fought by anti
government ownership men and by
the senators opposed to entering a
business which may result in the gov
ernment becoming involved in the Eu
ropean war.
The opponents of the Wilson bill
Insist that hundreds of ships are idle
in the United States and will not
take the chances of running the
blockades and mine fields of the Eu
ropean waters. These ships are fly
ing neutral flags. The government
boats should not take chances which
private owners refuse to risk, is the
opinion of many.
The law passed at the last session
kilowing the transfer of ships from
other flags to American register has
resulted in many ships owned oy
Americans but heretofore operated
under German or British flags be
cause of the stringent rules of the
American government, being trans
ferred to change to American regis
ter.
BRIGHTON LEAVES
IN THE MORNING
The launch Brighton, Capt. Stamey,
leaves in the morning for Port Wells
with the mail and freight. A number
of passengers will also leave on the
Brighton for down Sound points.
storesmT
NEW YEAR’S DAY
All the business houses of Valdez
will close tomorrow. The day will
be observed as a holiday by the mer
chants of the town.
LOCAL brevities.
Father Cremont is expected to*re
turn from Seward on the steamer
Mariposa and services will be held
in the Catholic church tomorrow
morning at 8:30.
Suits pressed for $1.00 at Silver
man’s the tailor. Telephone 198.
Sterling silver (cut of Valdez) sou
venir hat pins 90c at the Emporium.
Imported Japanese baskets at Val
dez Drug Co. tf
LOST one arctic at Moose hall on
Christmas night. The arctic left is
size 3 1-2. The one taken by mis
take has the name Faust inside the
arctic. Notify Mrs. Faust.
Sweat Bath*.
First-class sweat baths and mas
sage parlors at room 6, Montana, tf
S&CcumZci, ^/ni^A^uwrri'
PRODUCERS and CONSUMERS EXCHANGE -Valdez
----—ADAM SWAN, Managmr.- -- --
Inventor*, Importer*, Manufacturer* and producers:—We handle good* on
consignment and Cut-Out Go-Between Profit* a* direct Conveyor* and
Distributor* to the Users, Wearer* and Cunsumer* of Home Furnishings,
Household Utensils. Electric Appliances, Wearing apparel, Notions, Sta
tionery, Jewelry, Cutlery, Novelties, Toilet Articles, Dainties, etc., etc.
VALDEZ ELECTRIC COMPANY
THE CONSUMERS* COMPANY
Office in Copper Block, on Broadway
From Kiver to Kiver
When you buy a Box of Apples from us we Guarantee
every apple from cover to cover.
We repack every box before delivery.
Remember: By Their Fruits You Shall Know Them.
Delivery. Phones 55.
The Yakima Fruit Company I
UPPER TONSINA ROAD HOUSE
Best of Meals—Prices Reasonable
GENERAL STORE. - TRADING POST.
Telephone connects with Chitina.
General Freighting. KNUTE! NAFSTED. Mgr.
Chas. R. Crawford WaU Street Phone 159
Plate Glass, Window Glass, Roofing and Building Papers, Roofing
Pitch, Lime, Cement, Plaster Lath, Shingles, Builders’ Hard*
ware, Shop and Job Work of all kinds.
Windows, Doors, Moulding, Finishing Lumber. FAiRBAtfic^MORSE* co
List Your Houses with the
VALDEZ REAL ESTATE AGENCY
Houses for Rent or Sale. Collections Made.
C. B. SMITH, Proprietor. Office on Wall Street.
When in Chitina Stop at the
CHITINA HOTEL
Fiacit Hotel in the Interior—Well Heated, Clean Roome.
Bar in Connection. Rates Reasonable
HANS SCHMIDT
HAS CONFESSED
NEW YORK, Dec. 31.—Picturing
himself as a liar, yielding "in a weak
moment to the temptation to tell
the truth,” Hans Schmidt, the form
er priest now under sentence of
death for the murder of Anna Aumul
ler, has written a letter to Assistant
District Attorney Delehanty, in which
he admits that his pretended insan
ity at his trial was a sham, and says
that he did not cut up the Aumuller
woman while she was alive, but in
duced Dr. Muret to perform an oper
ation upon her, from the effects of
which she died. Mr. Delehanty re
ceived the letter yesterday, but did
not comment upon it.
Schmidt began his letter by say
ing that his insanity plea was an ar
rangement between himself and Dr.
Muret, by which both hoped to es
cape punishment for the illegal oper
ation and its result. Concerning the
alienists who examined him, he
wrote: "They should have said’
‘This man Schmidt is not legally in
sane, but a most astounding darned
fool and sublime jackass.’ ” Schmidt
admitted in his letter that he had lit
tle hope of convincing the public that
he did not cut up the woman alive.
"I am now in next neighborhood
of the death chair,” he wrote, “and
growing kind of familiar with it. "f
the people should unexpectedly decide
that I should not die In the chair it
will not make much difference. There
is nothing to hope for in my life.”
Concluding, Schmidt wrote that his
one consolation while confessing to
murder and pleading insanity was
that he was doing “one decent thing”
in beeping his word to save friends
to whom he “had promised to stick
it out all alone.” He had now lOBt
even this consolation, he said, by be
coming a "common squealer/’
Harvey’s Toggery Retiring From
Business.
We are closing out our entire stock
below cost Fixtures for sale. tf
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Only The Best
Smokers Can Now Enjoy
the Best
Juan De Fuca Cigars
U. S. Government Inspected.
Made In Bond
Ingram & Bush
SOLE AGENTS
When In Seward Stop at the
COLEMAN HOUSE
GEORGE SEXTON, Prop.
STRICTLY FIRST CLASS
Fourth Ave Seward. Alarka <
A. M. DieritiKer Ik
Valdez Transfer
Company
General Trucking and Freight*
ing to all interior points
LIVERY and FEED STABL&
STORAGF
Teaming of all kindr
Positively oo coal dellieied
anless paid lor ~la advance
DONALDSON SCHEDULE. *
Leaves Fort Liscum. Leaves Valdez
8:16 a. m. 9:45 a. m.
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m. .
TUESDAYS i
8:15 a. m. 9:45 a. m. J
1:15 p. m. 2:00 p. m. Y
4:30 p. m. 6:00 p. m.
SATURDAYS
1:15 p. m. 4:00 p. m.
7:00 p. m. 10:30 p. m. i
There will be no trips at the laump
on the secoLd and fourth Fridays of
each month, these days being used
to clean hollars.